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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-06-12
II FLY QUESTION

The season is fast approaching
when it will be time to consider the
Ely Question" in all its important de-
tails. A word in suggestion as to how
to best regulate the pests, so that they
will do the least harm, will not come
amiss, either to the family doctor or
his patients.
The condition is very easily handled
if one will but apply common sense
methods and keep up a routine of
eternal vigilance, which is the Price
Of Success" in all matter where germ
life is concerned.
The first consideration is to have the
swill containers confined in some close
house or larger box. For a container
nothing is better than a 25-pound but
ter firkin. This is good for two rea-
sons. 1t is cheap and can be thrown
away, and a new one obtained two or
three times during the season. A
metal one rusts easily and is not SO
good. Brace the cover with one or
two cleats and put in a few extra
nails in the hoops.
Now first make a good hot suds Of
hot water and soap pawder to which
has been added a good half cup Of
sulpho-napthol. With a broom clean
out the swill house thoroughly and
leave it open for half a day in the
bright sunshine. Include the con-
tainer in this process. Put some clean
newspapers on the floor of the house
and under the c~ontainer. From the
druggist get a pound of common moth
balls, and tie these in a bag OF cheese
cloth, and hang this up in the swill
house. This will last the whole sum
mer. Obtain a gallon can of benzine
and put half a pound of moth balls into
this and set it in the swill house where
it can be easily handled. Instruct
everyone who puts swill or offal OF
any kind into the container to sprinkle
a little Benzine compound over 1t and
once a day, remove the cover and turn
a little Of the compound into the cover
and replace it again on the tub.
Now this is all there is to the trick
as far as swill is concerned. II stable
manure is the offending agent, why
the same rule holds good, only modi
fed to suit the case.
Now, flies lay eggs in offal. These
eggs hatch to maggots in about &
week or less. These maggots turr
again into flies, who repeat the pro
cess a thousand fold in another week
The mother fly will no go where there
is an odor of naphthol. Benzine ant
naphthol kills maggots at once, and al
vermin for that matter. Kill the mag
COTS, prevent the fly from laying an,
more eggs, and you have no more
flies In your area.
This idea has been carried out will
marked for two seasons b.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-06-12

the writer, and he therefore gives 1t
as a tried and true remedy for con
trolling an agent that causes a lot of
trouble and serious illness every sea-
son, which may be avoided by a little
watchfulness on the part Of each
householder.
When the swill man takes the swill,
wash the container with the hot suds,
prepared as given at the opening of
this article, and let it dry in the sun
before returning to the house. Change
the newspapers, and start fresh again.
Journal of Therapeutics and
Dietics.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-06-12
CULTIVATION OF CORN

(By Manly Champlin, Assistant Ag-
ronomist.)
There are several kinds of cultiva-
tors on the market including double
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
Direct or Alternating Currents.

1t doesn't matter much the how and
why Of the difference between direct
current and an alternating current II
only you can tell which you are using.
or course you have to know this be-
cause appliances are made for one or
the other, and no appliance made for
an alternating current can be used
where direct current Is supplied. or
vice versa So to order intelligently
you must either ask somebody who
knows or find out for yourself Here is
a simple way TO tell which is which:
Hold simple magnet bar near light
ed incandescent lamp. If the current
is alternating the filament- that is. the
part inside the lamp from which the
light emana ates- will vibrate: IL the cur
rent Is direct the filament will be at
tracted or repealed as the positive or
the negative pole Of the magnet is held
near the lamp. New York Sun.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
Onion Corn Remedy

Here is very simple remedy for
corns. but one which is ordinarily most
effective Boil the strong outer skin
OF an onion until it is quite tender
and then bind it ON to the toe with .
linen bandage while still warm Put
fresh applications on night and morn
Ing for two or three days when the
corn should detach itself. The scar will
soon disappear and the corn will NOT
return Chicago Record Herald
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
A BIT OF HUMAN NATURE.
How Heart Throb Specialist" Got
Her First Job.

In the Woman's Home Companion
appears a confession of heart throb
specialist newspaper woman who
after many failures made success In
New York Following is her own story
of her first success:
Il had dropped into criminal court
room principally to escape the heat Of
the street. A young girl was being
tried for attempted suicide. Perhaps
because my own failure looked so dark
could read real drama between the
faltering lines of her testimony.
Here was an old story to the report
ers. | knew they would turn IN brief
items, bare facts. | talked about the
girl with the probation officer assigned
to the case, with the girl, with her EN-
ployers. and | secured photographs. in
Guiding one OF the corner where she
tried to end it all, cubbyhole much
ike MY own. Then wrote as If her
story were mine.
With the power born of desperation
| forced my way into the presence Of
a Sunday editor who had spoken few
kind words to me- | begged him to
read my story while the girls case was
still in the public eye
For a wonder he did read it while
sat beside him. When be finished he
touched several buttons, and men fair
ly tumbed into the room.
After giving them orders he seemed
m vi IL t,tn a
stared at me over his glasses.
Let's see. You've been in here be-
fore. haven't you?
"'Yes. ] brought you letter from
Mr.. Blank Of the - News.
'HumphI A story like that Is worth
thirty letters Of Introduction. Con
founded nuisance letters are. Don't
believe in EN- Sold much stuffY
Nothing unless you have bought
that story
His eyes twinkled.
"'Oh. I've bought 1t all right. | for
got TO mention we pay $50 for story
like that with the pictures. l suppose
that is all righty
"All right?
Il closed my eyes. / saw q clean hall
room. with real window ledge over
which | could look out upon quiet
city garden. saw a telegraph opera
tor clicking off message to an anx-
ious mother And tasted beefsteak-
thick, juicy, rare!
When ! opened my eyes once more
the Sunday editor was at the door. He
flung his order over his shoulder:
"'Wait till come back
"'In a few minutes he was seated
beside me again. and could hardly be-
Iieve my ears. He was offering me a
position on the staffr
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
A Tiny Death Dealer.

A most agonizing death Is caused by
an insect half the size of pea-a
small black spider. 1t lives in Peru. In
South America. This spiders venom
scorches up the blood vessels and
spreads through all the tissues. causing
the most fearful agony human being
can have to bear. The worst of it Is
that the victim lives at least two days.
enduring unthinkable anguish the
whole time. The spider Is luckily not
common 1t is known as the 'specky,"
and when q man who knows what the
bite means is bitten he generally blows
out his brains.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14

the very peak OF the bow. called ror
me to reverse. rang for full speed
astern and threw the wheel hard to
port
The fog lifted for an instant and
dead ahead Of me | saw scow with
Dynamite written on her side and a
red hag hoatine above her | knew
that meant she was loaded with dyua-
mite. and the Lord pity us II we ran
her down | kept the wheel hard over
and ii seemed To me the engineer WIS
an eternity in getting the engine re-
versed We Just grazed the dynamite
scow | learned afterward that she
had been in tow Of a tug and that the
hawser broke and the tug crew had
lost sight OF the scow in the fog.
when got home that night my
wife pointed ont gray hair the first
bad ever had.
My next bad scare came one Sunday
when | was captain Of another excur-
sion steamer We were at the pier
loading paSsengerSs There were two
hawsers out TO the pier, and the one
astern broke. The gangplanks were
out. and, it being a very hot day, peo-
pie were docking aboard There were
at least seventy five persons on the two
gangplanks when the hawser broke.
and the boat commenced to drift from
the pier. | yelled. and the crew tried
to force the passengers off the gang.
panks. but those in the rear kept push
ing, and the crew was helpless.
There was only one thing to do. |
rang for reversed engines. With the
bow line out the reversing of the boat
naturally backed her up against the
dock and held her there, but that bow
hawser was an old one, and If 1t broke
the boat would back away and dump
every one Oh the gangplanks into the
river
ITO me it seemed like an age, but 1t
was really not more than minute un-
til they had another line out astern and
could stop the engine. That caused
several gray hairs.
I'm all my experience I've never had
a serious accident; but, as you see, |
have head full of gray hairs caused
by things that almost happened" =
New York Sun.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
What English Means.

Mrs Smith What are you reading,
John? Mr. Smith, am reading Her.
bert Spencer's principles of Biology y
Mrs Smith Why what-whats that
John? Mr.. Smith Herbert Spencer
Biology" Let me read you an ex-
tract-his definition of life Listen;
ut consists Of the definite combina.
tions Of Heterogeneous changes, but
simultaneous and successive, In com
bination with external coexisteI ces and
sequences.
Why. John, what in the world is the
man talking about?"
II am astonished at you. Jane. Why
this is the work of the great English
scientist"
Yes. | know. but what is he writing
about?"
HE is defining life. told you What
did you suppose he was writing
about?"
Good gracious. | thought he was
trying to get patent on a clothes
horse London Tit Bits.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
LONDON'S QUEER MARKET.
All Its Wares Are Strewn Upon the
Cobbled Pavements.

There are many queer markets scat.
London among It's many other unique
features, is the proud possessor OF
what is perhaps the strangest and most
extraordinary Of them ALL
At the Caledonia market, Islington,
whence the great metropolis draws a
large proportion of its meat supply, the
cobbled papements, with their count
less rows of white fenced pens, are
usually given up to the display Of fat
stock, but Fridays "a change comes
DER the spirit of the dream" The
cobbled pavements are there, the white
pens still break up the wide expanse,
but no cattle or sheep are to be seen.
On that day the great market is Civ
Ell over to a throng of miscellaneous
traders, whose wares provide the most
amazing contrasts imaginable. There
Is nothing In the whole gamut OF hu-
man devices and needs which one may
not come across displayed in some odd
collection set forth ON the cobblestones.
The traders use few counters or stalls.
Each Of them, whether he has a stock
worth three or four hundred pounds or
a few rusty old bolts and spindles
which one might reasonably, expect to
purchase for shilling or two, dumps
his wares on the pavement of the mar
ket. Moreover, at this remarkable
place there are markets within mar
kets, each taking its regular turn and
place during the day and then packing
up and vanishing The market was
opened by Prince Albert, Queen yicto-
ria's consort, about sixty years ago
Wide World Magazine.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
Wager of Battle.

In 1917 one Richard Thornton, called
to the bar of the kings bench charged
with the murder of Mary Ashford, In
open court threw down his glove and
defied his accuser, whereupon there
was a pretty to do. Wager of battle
it was supposed had died natural
death in the dark ages, but Lord Ell
lenborough after much consultation Of
precedent held that 1t was still the
law of England and ordered a field to
upon declining combat, the prisoner
was discharged. Next year parliament
passed an act abolisbing this privilege
Of appeal to the strong right arm.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
No Use For Fresh Air.

Old time doctors bad no faith in the
virtues of fresh air Andrew Boorde
in his "Compendyous Regiment or
Dietary of Heth." published 1912.
writes ITO bedward and also in the
morning use to have a fire in your
chamber. to waste and consume evil
vapours within the chamber. for the
breath of man may putrify the air
within the chamber. In the night let
the windows of your house. specially
of your chamber. be closed let your
nightcap be Of scarlet. and this. do
advertise you. to cause to be made a
good thick quilt of cotton. or else of
pure flocks or of clean wool. and let
the covering of II be of white fustian.
and lay 1t OH the feather bed that you
do lie on. London Chronicle.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
STUDY YOUR HEALTH.
A Mushroom Can Live In Cellar, but
Don't Be a Mushroom.

In the American Magazine William
Johnston says that 1t is probably your
own fault If you are all the time catch
Ing colds or having Indigestion or head
aches. He goes on to say:
Mature intends every human being
10 be strong and we'll Moyt disease Is
either ignorance or carelessness, Ba-
bies-even the babies of sickly. igno-
rant, incompetent parents--are given u
pretty good start by nature. If chill
dren get sickly ii nearly always Is the
fault Of the persons taking care Of
them. Ii when they grow up they re-
| main unhealthy 1t is largely their own
fault.
But you protest. I can't help 1t II
inherit q weak stomach oh, yea
you can.
did you ever Systematically study
your stomach? Ii you were going to be
lawyer you would study law If you
were going to be stenographer you
wcnid study shorthand. If you are go
ing 70 be healthy study health.
Most people know more abont the
care OI IuSlT CiOtUbS ludH tuey 10
about the care OF their health. Study
your diet. Find out what the effects
of the various foods are Ask yourself
Ii you are getting enough exercise.
Keep tabs until you find what it is that
disagrees with you. Leave strictly
alone the food-and the drinks-t that
your stomach scods you bout.
Make up your mind to be healthy.
Go to the three best doctors. the three
that nature has provided free for ev-
erybody-fresh air, fresh water and
sunlight. Get as much Of all three
whenever you can.
"A mushroom can live in cellar. but
don't be mushroom
IF you eat right. drink lots Of water.
sleep in fresh air and get out in the
sunshine you'll soon forget to be sick.
"And perfect health is long stride
toward perfect happiness"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
Birds Shot With Water.

Shooting hum ming bird with the
smallest bird shot made Is ont OF the
question, for the tiniest seeds Of lead
would destroy his coat The only way
in which the bird can be captured for
commercial purposes is TO shoot him
with a drop of water from blowgun
or a fine jet from small syringe.
Skillfully directed. the water stuns
him He falls into silken net and
before be recovers consciousness is
suspended over cyanide jar This
must be done quickly. for If he comes
to his senses before the cyanide whifr
snuffs out his life be is sure to ruin
his plumage in his struggles to escape
Humming birds vary in size from spe-
cimens perhaps half as large as a
sparrow to those scarcely bigger than
bee
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
SHARES IN IN ENGLISH.
Puzzles For Foreigners Who Ars
Learning tho Language.

1t is hard for the person to whom
English is his native tongue to realize
what struggle the foreigner has to
understand some Of the peculiaritIea
of our spelling and pronunciation. One
foreigner gives the following descrip-
ton Of his first lesson In an English
class.
We have been given a book to learn
the letters. | arrive at the class, hav-
ing learned them perfectly.
Soon, In the course of the lesson, we
have the word Low. Love-" pro-
nounce 1t, thinking the w has the
sound Of v.
NO; it is pronounced To-" says tho
teacher.
"rhen why is the W thereY / In
quire, mystified
1T is there because that is the way
the word is spelled" responds the
teacher, but it is silent Never mind
why; 1t Is sufficient to know that it is
there
Before long we come to now.
Pronounce ii" says the teacher.
mo" / reply.
"Why will you not?" she asks me.
1t Is some time before she under
stands that l am trying to pronounce
the word when / say mo" Then she
declares that, although Low is 10. now
Is now.
IF you want to make it no." she ex
plains kindly, "you put k before It."
You may believe l am bewildered
However, l memorize that now is
now. The next word is SNOW.
pronounce it like now with an be-
fore it. The teacher laughs. The W ia
again become silent, apparently for no
reason, and the word Is called sno
But that is not all. Later | find that
If you drop the n from snow you can
pronounce 1t whichever way you like
Youths Companion.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
A WABBLY COMPLIMENT.
1t Came While the Comedian Was
WORKING the DIGNITY Act

Francis Wilson. the actor. always a
collector OF Napoleonic relics. had
played at town in northern New York
state. and on the morning following his
performance. while ON the way 10 his
train, be passed an antique shop and
saw in the show window cameo with
the head OF the great Corsican upon it.
He went In to dicker for 1t.
The deal was about closed when the
shopkeeper. nearsighted elderly
man squlnted at Wilson and said:
Look here, amt you an actor?"
Wilson drew himself up.
II am clergyman" he said in an
offended tone.
II beg your pardon" said the dealer.
You see, | thought you looked some
thing like that singing fellow. Francis
Wilson"
Il hope" said Wilson with great dig
nifty. that you would not liken me to
a mere comic opera comedian
We'll" said the shopkeeper with a
superior air. II seen him at the opera
house last night. and to tell you the
truth he wasn't so awful rotten =
Saturday Evening Post
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
BLuNDERs or ARTISTS.
Curious Examples In the Dome of the
National Capitol.

| In the dome OF the capitol at Wash
1 ington there are eight great paintings
carefully designed and executed by the
| artists for the adjournment of the na-
tons greatest building. Yet five OF
| them are either defective in technique
or In error as to natural or historical
/ facts.
| One of the best known pictures Is
| that in which Washington is shown
resigning his commission to the Cont
| mental congress. There are two young
! girls, almost life size. standing In the
| foreground They are very pretty
| young girls. but one of them has three
| hands One left hand rests. on the
| shoulder of her companions: another
left hand Is round her companion s
waist Doubtless the artist Trumbull
painted both hands to see which pose
he preferred and then forgot to paint
out the superfiuous hand
Diagonally across the rotunda is tn
painting of the baptism of Pocahontas.
Sitting in the foreground is Opecan-
canough, the uncle of Pocahontas. He
Is barefooted. and the artist has CIV
en- him six toes on his left foot.
In the painting of The landing of Co
Iumbus. which used to be reproduced
on the five dollar banknote. the artist
has painted three flags. They are very
we'll drawn, but one lis blowing east,
one west and one south. which indi-
Gates very variable condition OF the
wind on that famous day.
In the picture of the surrender of
Cornwallis General Washington is con
spicuous seated upon white horse.
But General Washington was not pres
ent at the surrender. CORVALLIS did
not surrender his army in person. but
sent subordinate officer to do so. Ac-
cordingly Washington detailed an otti-
Ger OF corresponding rank to receive
the surrender 1t would have been a
breach of military etiquette for Wash
ington to be present.
The fifth picture. Signing of the
Declaration of Independence at Phila.
delphia on July 4, 1776." Is wrong only
in the title. The Declaration of lnde-
pendence was adopted on July 4. but
it was not signed by the members of
the congress until Aug 2. l776.-
Youths Companion
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
FACING SERIOUS DANGER.
Things That Almost Happen Some
times Bring Gray Hairs.

1T is the things that almost happen
which cause gray hairs in this bust
ness rather than the things that actual,
ly occur, said veteran captain of an
excursion boat
Every captain of passenger carry
ing boat has the sinking Of the Titanic,
the Slocum disaster and such accidents
on bis mind continually. but somehow
it's not the accidents that really occur
that bring gray hairs
my first gray hair appeared when
was thirty three years old. Then | was
running boat to Coney Island. and in
the lower bay fog settled down thicker
than mush. held a compass course.
and everything went smoothly enough
until 1t was almost time to change the
course and head from the bay toward
Coney. / had heard q boat-by her
whistle | knew she was towing tug
pass me further up the bay.
Even though / could not see the
bow of my boat | was hanging with
my head out Of the pilot house window
and straining my eyes to see. when my
qnartermaster, who was standing on