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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-08-09

where houses or Offices are well
screened. in such places the breeding
OF flies will be stopped to u large ex-
tent and their numbers VIII be ma
terially reduced In that locality.
The country houses are few indeed
where flies are not to be found in
considerable numbers in the Kitchen
as Well as in the dining room. The
proximity of the stable. and the col
lection Of food refuse awaiting to be
carried to the pigs, are some of the
strong attractions for flies In country
places. 1t is a well-nigh hopeless Job
keeping flies out of the kitchen. how
ever well-screened may be the doors
and windows, IL such attractions re-
main long so near the house.
II a room Is darkened by shutting
up all blinds and drawing the curtains,
except one small opening. most. if not
all. the flies in that room will congre-
gate to that place where light is enter
ing, to get out of the darkness, as they
love light rather than darkness
differing from some people in this re-
gard as referred to in the Scriptures.
The above mentioned method is one
way, in which a dining room may be
quickly rid of a large number of these
troublesome crc~tures. When they
appear at the point where light IS
entering. they may be assisted out Of
a window, from which the screen has
been temporarily removed, by the mid
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81 . fan or folded newspaper. after
whseh the room may be relighted.
The use q fiy-paper is helpful, with
the addition Of screens. IN securing
the few remaining members Of the
hy family that persist In staying after
their friends have departed hence.
Other nuisances about country
places which attract flies In abun-
daMee. are. unsanliary out-hoases.
chicken-yards and badly kept barn
gaf1s. A little thought and work
on these subjects could easily improve
such conditions. A closed out-closet.
where slaeked lime Is used, will effect
ually put stop TO the fly visits in thar
quarter.
In the city conditions are aemew hat
different, but whore flies are invited
they are on hand in great numbers
a nearby stable ii the city Usually
means a swarm Of flies in the sur
rounding houses. unless every other
means IS used 10 offset tho stable con-
ditions Another very common city
condition which is a great ny attrac-
ton, is tho garbage pail. which often
sets Just outside the kitchen door. or
not very far from it. This viii at
tract flies even II 1t Is covered all the
time when refuse Is not being put
into II. These receptacies are not
properly cared for very often, and are
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-08-09

Mai VIM o. owen. surgeon III
the United States Army. pointed out
that during the Spanish American
War. there were ia our four camps
chickamauga, Alger. Mead and Jack
sonville all Oh American soil lover
1900 cases Of typhoid fever, with
1860 deaths of Tho finest young men
OF our countryi These deaths were
certainly caused by ignoring The laws
81 sanitation. and one Of those lEws
IL to provide clean food, which cannot
be such II flies have been allowed to
walk over t.
Dr. H. o. Howard, Chief Of the
Bureau Of Entomology. Department
OF Agriculture points out that not
only such Intestinal diseases as
typhoid fever may be carried BIZ
flies. but cholera as Well he advises
that tho common house fy be called
the "Typhoidfy.r This is certainly
giving II a very bad namel
We certainly would not Ike the idea
of seeing flies upon cur food which
had previously been feasting upon de-
caying fish, dead animal matter. a
spittoun, or other very objectionable
resting place. That flies are In the
habit Of visiting such spots and then
lighting on food Is well known to all
Before describing how to remedy
the difficulty to q large extent, there
IS this 70 be said about 1t. however.
that in all epidemics or outbreaks Of
any disease, there are those who do
not get the malady even among
those who have not had IL before.
~. y.
is at a high standard they are
healthy" and health is the best
known protection against disease Of
any description.
We cannot Improve our bodily con
dition in a minute, but. taking things
az we find them today. we can reduce
the dangers which beHet us. and one
Of these dangers Will be found In car
riers Of disease.
As the fly plays large and useful
part in the economy Of nature as a
scavenger. removing foul matter
which would produce a pestilence
were il not removed AZ all, he will
probably always remain With us to a
certain extent. no matter how des-
perately we endoavor to extermlnate
him from the face OF the earth.
The fy like most other creatures.
is not without more or iess natural
enemies, among them being the com
mon house centipede which destroys
quite a number of them. The house
spiders also catch few, both in those
wonderful webs, and by the creeping
up and jumping maneuvre, as many
have probably witnessed. Even In
the larval state It is also attacked by
parasites or destroyed by beetles, so
We may see that It's life IS not all as
sweet as Midsummer Nights
Dream even If 1t escapes the hy-
paper In later life,
Dr j. Q. Howard states that the
most effective enemy is fungous
disease which makes great rayages
among them. PARTICULARS toward the
close Of the rs season. Fly.epldemies
81 disease would have To be ION the
job" most Of the time 10 keep up with
The abundant breeding facilities Of
this small. but wonderful creature.
seelng each female may lay fplr
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everything, and is found In every part
OF the house during the summer and
fall seasons, The mouth OF this fly
Is not fitted for biting. as many people
imagine, so II a fly bites you in your
house, it Is probably the stable fiy,
which is so much like The common
house fly that only ar entomologist
could distinguish the difference. Tho
stable fly Is provided with skin-piere-
ing Instruments which the house fly
does not possess.
While mentioning the stable ay 1t
would be most appropriate to speak
Of the horse ~. although he il rnrely
found IN the house. and then he tries
his best to get out. There will be
seen. while examining the accom-
panying drawing Of his biting appar-
atus. d very sharp knife on each side
OF a central sucking tube, pointing
directly downward two hooked in
struments next TO the knives and two
feeiers on the outside OF these. The
feelers first locate good point OF
attack. when the knives are plunged
into the thick hide Of the horse
making him } vince or groanAand
then the sucking tube is Inserted and
LIZ pi'hd ultNi " ups All iHeSc NhTlphS
fly tools are encased yithln the pro-a
boscis, except the feelefs, when not in
actual use. You Will at once see that
this Is very formidable outfit for
such a small animal as a fly TO carry
about The very meagre mouth out
fit of our common house fly VIII BIO
seen to be very modest by comparison
with that Of the horse hy.
ffet.L
sists OF a very peculiar folded trunk
ending in a double fold at the bottom.
which IS well bordered with hairs.
The folded sides, Of this lower portion
arc. opened up when in operation, so
that large surface may be covered
and goodies" taksn in by ny-whole-
sale. just above the end Of this suck
ing pad. ara seem two feelers. which
readily reach the surface on which
sthe fly Is resting when the sucker Is
sfolded up In front between them. The
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-08-09

any meat which Is left where handy
for Il to do SO. There Is. also another
species OF ny litte black variety
called the window fly. which some
may take for the young Of the house
fly, who do not Know that all files
emerge from the pnparian state full
fledged. adult flies.
Another very well known species.
also, is that very small fly. often
called ''gnat." which is seen lowering
about the overripe fruit which may
have been left on the sideboard for
few days
As the fly Is q scavenger, he is not
only a very aisagreeable pest but
dirty creature to have walking over
our eatables. The favprite laryaI
food Of our common house ny Is horse
manure, although II VIII also breed in
cow manure and human excrefnent.
making it far from safe animal to
have about our dwellings II any such
mentioned material Is IN the locality.
While outbreaks Of typhoid fever
have occurred during the winter sea-
son when no flies were present. they
have also occurred where camps OF
soldiers We're not properly taken care
of regarding the rs nuisance. and
evidence traced the Infection as being
carried from exereia to- food sppblies.
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paper before being delivered to the
stores or customers Nobody knows
how many flies from the cityss dirty
streets have walked over your bread
before YOU take a bite Of 1t, and this
measure would insure more cleanIi-
ness In that food product at any rate
No food, except fruits with skins
which are to be removed before eat
ing, should be left uncovered In the
house where flies may get on or into
ii. Some city sanitarians are requir-
ing now that fruit and candy venders
cover their wares from the flies, and
keep such sticky fruits as figs and
dates under glass TO protect them
from street dust as well as files. 1t is
also important that meat cutting
blocks III markets should be kept
scraped very clean daily. as much FOUL
matter accumulates upon them If they
are not carefully cared for in this
way.
We are living In what might be
called the sanitary age, but even
though the spirit of personal and en-
Yironmental cleanliness Is in the air.
and great reforms are on hand far and
near, there are those not far from US
if we live In the midst of con-
5ested city who do not care 10 make
the effort to keep up with the process
sion. and still are content to exist In
unsanitary surroundings.
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left standing too long near the kiteh-
en-.
In some cities IT is the custom to
place them out in front every morn
ing for the city collection. a daily
collection is about as much as may be
expected, bur now and then pail is
missed, or not set out, and then trou-
Bile begins. 1t is 80 handy to keep
these pals near the kitchen door that
very few viii take the trouble to walk
to- them If placed near the back gate,
even II that is only fifteen feet from
the door, but Il would mean great
difference IN the number Of faies in the
kitchen If they could be Induced to
take the extra length of walk. We
may cover Up the garbage can by our
door, but we can't cover up the smell
nnarat,ng therefrom. and that is
what brings the flies.
All hread should be wrapped in
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-08-09
.. S. GOVERNMENT AvIAroRs.

II AVING established a school Of av-
"a iation. the United States govern
ment is enrolling its corps OF
"birdmen" One Of the rules for the
men who join the aviation corps is
that they must be in perfect health.
They are placed under rigid tests as
regards their physical conditions. and
any small defect Will keep an officer
from becoming an aviator. The largest
OF the government aviation schools
is located at College Park. Just out
side Of Washington, y. G.. where doz-
ems Of young officers are now atteenpt-
ing to master the art Of flying.
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large numbers By other methods.
efen r temporary results seem to be
potent. In places where tne collection
81 decayjng animal or vegetable mat
ter may be prevented. where stable
manure II saturated with Kerosene oil
and removed as soon as practicable.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1913-08-09
" I.Y trouble is present IN many

%w LIZ trouble Is present In many
g. city housesand most country
ones because those who live in
them do not know how to get
rid Of the pest--they accept their
presence as a necessary evil.o
There are quite number OF mem
beers Of the hy family which may be
found in houses where such pests are
tolerated. but the so-called house-fy
is by far the most abundant OF ali.
This. as you all know. is the medium
sized grayish fly which lights on
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'sets" Of eggs. numbering about one
hundred and Twenty Or more to each
set, during the season. AZ the time
from the laying Of the eggs 10 the
emerging from the pupal state is
about ten days, we may see how
quiokly q new army Of these anifnala
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-16
WASP STING MAKES
POOR CRIPPLE WALK
Feels "HOt Needle" Pierce His
Ankle and Runs.

st. Louis.-Charles Wightman, dep
uty county clerk at Clayton, told how
he had just been able to walk without
crutches for the first time In thirty
eight of the forty-two years of his life,
He fell when he was four years old
and injured both legs permanently.
He said that a neighbor had told him
a snake story just before he went to
bed. Ii was a tale Of a black snake
ever so many feet long and an incredi-
bic number of inches thick, which the
neighbor had said he had killed.
Charles woke up in the morning with
the story still in mind. He thought
how comfortable it was to live in a
country where one could sleep In peace
instead of In one Of those countries
where. he had heard, snakes some
times creep in and share ones bed.
Reveling in the thought, he thrust
his right leg deeper under the covers.
Then something that stung like a hot
needle pierced his ankle.
II sprang out of bed and ran and
stumbled twelve feet across the ROOM"
he said. "It was the first time | had
taken 81 many steps unassisted since /
was a baby"
And was it really a snake?" he was
asked.
mo. 1t was a wasp" And be show
ed the ankle where the sting had swol-
len it.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-16

Nearly everybody is obliged more CT
less to take n laxative. There are Of
course a few exceptions. 4 great many
people also need occasionally to take a
tonic. Probably few households exist
that do not make use Of tonics and
laXatives.
The remedy Peruna is a laxative
tonic. 1t not only operates as a gentle
laxative, but also as q tonic.
The benefit derived from such a
remedy is n great deal more in the
prevention of disease than in the cure.
After a person has really become sick,
either with an acute or chronic all
ment, the rule should be to employ a
physician, or some one who can give
the case his personal attention. But
long before this happens the person
will complain Of this or that symptom,
which is not severe enough TO interfere
with his regular activities. If at this
place before the disease has really
gained a fOothold i'm the system, a per-
son was to take a dose or two of a
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-16
AN UNUSUAL MORTGAGE.
Farmer Puts Up Chickens, Hogs and
Revolver as Security.

80 ~~~N
Washington, Ga.-There was placed
on record I'm the office of the clerk of
Wilkes county what is considered the
most unusual mortgage ever recorded
I'm this or any other county.
The security named i'm the recorded
instrument consists Of the following
valuable property-to wit: Nine chick
en- hens, two SOW hogs and a 81 caliber
pistol" The amount Of the debt thus
secured is $23. and 1t is provided that
If the obligation is not met at maturity
the property mentioned therein shall
be sold at public outcry. All home
stead exemption rights are waived by
the maker of the mortgage.
The question is being asked, Does
this mortgage emphasize the increas-
ing value of the hog and hominy'
propaganda, or is il but another indi-
cation of the extreme stringency in
the land about which so much has been
said and written-which?"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-16
CRAZY WooDPECKERS, THESE.
Failing to Find Aeorns, They Gather
Pebbles For Food.

San Francisco.-The woodpeckers OF
Sonoma county are suffering from n
mild sort of insanity, according to an
erudite document issued by the Muse
um Of Vertebrate Zoology Of the Uni
yersity of California. The document
says:
The reason why California wood
peckers In the vicinity of Sonoma
mountain should have stored pebbles
instead Of the customary acorns is a
mystery.
I'VE know that instinct works as au-
tomatically as an alarm clock. In the
failure of an acorn crop it would seem
possible that the w~oodpecker might in
stinctively have stored some other
available kind of food, but to have
chosen stones instead of some sort of
food carries the analogy too far
1T seems as though any bird with
the intelligence Of the California wood
pecker which would make the same
mistake ought to be classed as insane"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-16
A TONIC LAXATIVE
Pe-ru-na, an Upto-Date Family Medicine That
Should Be In Every Home

good tonic laxative the great majority
of cases Of sickness would be pre-
vented.
Peruna is a remedy that should be
kept in the house. It's virtue as a
preventive to disease is the thing |
wish chiefly to emphasize.
a slight condition of constipation
may lead to serious sluggishness of
the bowels, biliousness, re-absorption
Of poisonous material and finally
sickness. Or apathy of the stomach
in which the foOd is not relished, may
gradually lead to atomic dyspepsia or
to the acquisition of some acute dis
ease. For either one of these condi-
tons n few doses of the tonic laxative
Peruna would set matters right. This
is why the remedy should always be
kept handy by.
When once the value of Peruna as a
household remedy is understood MO
home would be without it. Cathartics.
pills and powders would be discarded.
Irritating t0uics would be no longer
taken. Alcoholic drinks would have no
place. With a few doses of Peruna a
vigorous appetite is produced and if
there be IA s"luggishness of the
bowels their function Is gradually re-
stored.
Most laxatives are weakening In
their effect. A tonic laxative guards
against this weakening effect. Until
right living has become so thoroughly
established that all medicines are su-
p%erfluous, Peruna will be needed. 1t is
exactly the remedy that meets numer-
Gus necessities of the household. Sold
at all drug stores.
Mr.. John T.. Perkins, 90 Whiting St,
Plymouth, Mass, writes: 81 think Pc
runa is q number one medicine. / was
troubled with catarrh and bowel COM
plant. 1 tried several doctors, but
could only find temporary relief. I
took Peruna and am glad to say that
it cured my catarrh and corrected M
bowels" PERUNA IS FOR SALE AT
ALL DRUG STORES.
SPECIAL NOTICE-Many persons
are making inquiries for the old
time Peruna. To such would say,
this formula is now put out under the
name of KA-TAR-NO, manufactured
by KATHARINE Company, Columbus,
Ohio. Write them and they will be
pleased to send you a free booklet
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-16
TO SUCCEED STEPHENSON
Lieutenant Governor Morris Seeks
Wisconsin S~enatorshlp.

La Crosse, Wis, June 16.-Iieu-
tenant Governor Tom Morris, a resi-
dent of La Crosse. has announced his
candidacy for United States senator
to succeed Isaac Stephenson. His
candidacy will go before the Repub-
lean voters of Wisconsin at the pri-
maries in September, 1914. His an
nouncement is made early to clear up
the situation. because there has been
some discussion also of his possible
candidacy for governor.
This action Of the lieutenant gov
ernor is the first step in what is *
pected to be one of the hardest fights
yet witnessed in state politics, with
the La Toilette forces backing Nor
ris lined up on n side and the Nc
Govern forces on the other. Governor
McGovern is generally counted on to
be the opposition candidate.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-16

said. I'm strikes, as in wan there are
destruction and ruin. but there are
times when they cannot be avoided.
II look upon the department Of labor
as a mean Of helping to bring nearer
year by year the goal of social justice.
Every man Is entitled to the full social
equivalent of what he produces. The
problem is TO arrive at that condition.
Capital and labor are partners.
Capital without labor Is ineffective;
labor without capital is idle. Capital
Is animate; labor gives 1t life. The
one can produce nothing without the
employment of the other. To be effec-
tive capital and labor must serve each
other. Their interests diverge when
they come to divide what they have
produced. These two elements should
sit down together and work out a plan
by which the division of profits will be
fair, with due regard for the rights Of
EACH"
1t has been feared by advocates OF
the ''open shop that Secretary Wilson
would lean a little closer to organized
labor than he should do in this country
of all sorts of labor. But he denies
that he is to be a union labor officer of
the government. He believes that la
boring people should organize and that
q union labor man., as a rule, is more
fit than the nonunion worker.
with the growing industries" said
Mr.. Wilson. "there is no longer that
personal relation between employer
and employed that formerly existed.
The employer is compelled TO deal
with larger numbers. The employee
as an individual cannot make as salts
factory a contract with the employer
as he can when he unites with his fell
low workers and fellow men. That is
what makes a labor movement neces
sary.
'"The department of labor was insti-
tuted to obtain by the rule of reason
that is, by striking a basis where the
employer can compete with rivals and
also pay satisfactory wages-a fair and
amicable adjustment of all trade dis
putes. This would be a rule of a
based upon facts.
1.-THE purposes for which the depart
ment of labor was established will
have been accomplished IL we can
bring capital and labor together upon
q just basis"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-06-16
WOULD AVOID ALL
LABOR DISPUTES
Industrial Peace Chief Aim Of
Secretary Wilson.
TO UPLIFT CONDITIONS.

Capital and Labor Are Partners, and
Each Should Have Voice In Deter
mining the Terms" He s-Ooesnt
Favor Strikes.
Misunderstanding Bauchop VII.
son. secretary of labor, is a strong,
sturdy man, with blond hair, fair face,
lighting gray blue eyes and a Scotch
accent. He was born at B~lantyre,
Scotland, April 2, 1862, and came TO
this country nine years later. Settling
with his parents in Tioga county, at
Arnot, Pa, he became a mine worker
at the age Of ten The following year,
Just after he had passed his eleventh
year, he was made a half member of
the Mine Workers union. He obtain
ed his early education from a small
village school and i'm rough and tumble
debates in union meetings. lie vas
elected to the Sixtieth, S~ixty-frst and
Sixty-second congresses. March A he
was appointed secretary of the new
department Of labor.
This, briefly, is the story of the man
WHY is the first TO hold a particular
cabinet Office.
what this department hopes to do
primarily" said Secretary Wilson, lis
to try to bring about such conditions
that 'uplift' work in industrial centers
will not be needed. We are proceeding
on the assumption that capital and la
Dor are partners, capital furnishing
the material ready for use and labor
the vitalizing force. Capital and la
Dor should each have a voice in deter
mining the terms of the partnership"
Secretary Wilson thinks that a strike
is like a wal between nations-to be
resorted to when all other efforts have
failed.
Il would not favor a strike If any
thing else was left for me to do" he