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oil may be used to an advantage. This
is applied to the water as thin surface
film. A low grade of kerosene is best.
The heavier oils, such as crude oil, are
worthless, because they collect in
blotches on the surface and do not form
a thin even coating. One ounce of oil
is sufficient for Is square feet of sur
face. 1t is best applied as spray. One
application is usually good for two
weeks or more, but should be renewed
whenever the film of oil fails to cover
the surface Of the water.
Protective liquids for repelling the
mosquitoes, consisting of spirits of cam
phor, oil of pennyroyal, oil Of pepper
mint, etc, are recommended. A few
drops on a bath towel suspended over
the pillow or rubbed on the face and
hands, is supposed to repel the mos
uuitoes. A mixture recommended highly
is composed of:
Essential oil of oranges -.--...-.-.3C grains
|Camphorated alcohol -..,.,-.....-...3o grains
Oil of cedar ar.........-.................15 grains
Remedies for Mosquito Bites.
Moist toilet soap rubbed over the
puncture; ammonia, or alcohol (appled
externally are said to relieve the i1ri-
tation.
Cockroaches.
Cockroaches are another of the dis
gusting pests which sometimes gain en-
trance; and if once thoroughly estab-
lished, they are difficult to eradicate.
A thorough house cleaning is Of first
Importance; all cracks and crevices
should be treated with gasoline and ther
filled with putty or similar material.
Poisons, such as sweet chocolate am
powdered borax or phosphorus paste
may be scattered about the runways Of
the reaches.
A simple trap known as the Graham
trap is described by Professor Wash
burn. The trap consists Of flatbot
toned flask Of the type in the accom-
panying figure. Fig. 2.) A paper cont
| is fitted into the mouth Of the flask ant
held in place with vaseline smearet
around the inside of the neck. A smaller
cone is fitted into the larger and II
glued to the wall of the larger cone
The smaller opening of The two eone'
is the same about three eights inch il
diameter. The most tempting bait seem
to be banana peelings. The cage shoul'
be placed near the runs Of the reaches
preferably in situation whore there ii
little light and noise.
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In particularly obstinate cases hydro
cyanic acid gas fumigation, (See Fleasl
should be given.
Bedbugs.
Bedbugs, like coc&r aches, may ceca-
sionally gain entrance 20 our houseb dd.
In these times of much travel and fre-
quent transient visitors, one need feel
it no disgrace to find bedbugs in the
house; but, as some one has remarked,
"we should feel disgraced to retain
them long in our midst. .
A thorough overhauling of the furnl-
ture and rooms should be made. The
woodwork must have special attention.
Every crack and crevice should be treat
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Professor Lovett tells Housewives How Control Insects
A G

Dissolve the sugar in the water, plac-
ing in double boiler and heating gen
|tly. Dissolve the arsenite in a little
hot water and add, stirring constantly.
Place in vessel and label poison. Moisten
a sponge with the solution and place 1T
in can with a tin cover. Punch few
holes in the cover and place the can in
a position easily accessible to the ants.
Ant tape is the best material for use
as a barrier to protect materials from
ants. 1t is prepared as follows: Pre-
pare saturated solution of corrosive
sublimate by placing an excess OF cry
stalls in water and heating in a granite
or earthenware vessel (not lron). Cool
and filter Soak common cotton tape
in this solution for several hours, re-
move, hang out and dry. Tie the strips
of tape about the legs Of tables, etc.
Ants will not cross these strips for
year or more.
Carbon bisulfide is inflammable. DO
not handle near stove nor nave any
fire or spark about when using.
The sodium arsenite and the corrosive
sublimate solutions are poisonous. They
should be plainly labeled and handled
with all due caution.
Carpet Beetles and Clothes Moths.
Expensive carpets are often injured
and winter clothing, laid away for the
summer, may be attacked by the larvae
of these pests.
Clothing and carpets should be hung
in the sunlight, thoroughly beaten and
aired before storing away. The cloth
| ing should be placed in cardboard boxes
or heavy paper sacks and the edges and
cracks sealed with gummed paper.
Spraying infected materials with gaso-
lime or steam cleaning will rid them Of
the pest.
Stored Product Insect Pests.
Corn meal dried fruit, etc, are some
times found infested with worms or
minute beetles.
Clean out the containers thoroughly
and wash with boiling soap suds. Then
carefully rinse and dry.
Heat the infested material in the
oven. A temperature Of 125 to $50 de-
grees, Fahrenheit, will kill all stages
of these stored pests.
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ed with corrosive sublimate or gasoline.
Gasoline is probably the better to
handle. A small spray pump may be
used and the bedding, walls and floors
given a thorough soaking. Repeat the
treatment in nine days, For aggravated
cases, hydrocyanic acid gas fumigation
(See Fleas) should be given.
Ants.
Ants sometimes become troublesome
about the house. Several species of
ants will assume this habit, crawling
into and over foods and food products.
With forms which have their colonies
outside, one may treat them with carbon
bisulfide and wipe out the entire colony.
With sharp stick punch holes in the
soil, over and about the hill Treat
each hole with tablespoonful of the
liquid.
Two poisons are used inside the house
to attract the ants. Both have the ad-
vantage of not killing instantly The
ants carry the poison to the colony and
feed the developing brood on it. Sub.
sequently the colony is killed out.
No. !:
Tartar Emetic .............-..-.-..---.--3 grams
Syrup ounces
Mix the materials and place on bits
of china or chips near the runways OF
the ants.
No. 2:
Sugar ...........................2l pounds
Water pint
Sodium arsenite ...........-...l-3 teaspoonful
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Fleas are different to coutrol and one
must make their eradication business
for time, in order to successfully lid
the premises of this irritating pest.
House pets should be examined and il
infested, wash thoroughly with carbolic
soap, repeating the bath at least Every
week for time. Wash the floors and
walls with strong soap suds, then spray
or wash with gasoline. Substitute rugs
for carpets; take these up frequently,
shake and air well.
Where the pest does not yield to the
above treatments, the hydrocyan,c ae'd
gas fumigation should &c given Be
cause Of the deadly nature Of these
fumes, the work should be under the di-
rection Of an expert in the uso of the
gas.
Mosquitoes.
Oregon is remarkably free from mos
quito plaques. In limited areas at GER
tain periods OF the year, however, this
obnoxious little offender with its plain
tive song and irritating bite may be-
come nuisance.
Mosquitoes breed in bodies Of stagnant
water and the little active wrigglers 30
common in watering troughs and stor-
age tanks are mosquitoes in the making.
Where storage tanks of any sort are
necessary, they should be carefully
screened. Tin cans, bottles and pans
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CINGE earliest history certain in
- sects have been recognized as


- sects have been recognized as
pests of the household, either be-
cause of what they actually destroyed
or due to the irritation and annoyance
caused by their presence
Until comparatively recent years, the
house fly was considered necessary
nuisance because of its activities as a
scavenger. 1t is now known to carry
typhoid fever, tuberculosis, cholera,
dysentery and probably several other
diseases as serious.
The careful screening of doors and
windows and the use of fly traps and
sticky fly paper viii remain important
means of control. A . per cent formal
dehyde solution is useful in destroying
flies. A 40 per cent solution of formal
dehyde may be obtained at any drug
store. Place the dilute solution in flat
dishes about the rooms where flies oc-
cur. Cover all food in the evening,
leaving the formaldehyde exposed. If
milk or little honey and vinegar are
used instead of water to dilute the for
maldehyde the solution is even more
effective.
Kidding House Of Flies.
To rid the house of flies, darken the
rooms, leaving a single window or door
open. Then burn cones Of pyrethrum in
the rooms. The powdered pyrethrum
may be moistened, moulded into cones
about the size of chocolate drop and
dried in the oven with a slow heat. To
use the cone, place it in plate or on a
bit of crockery and light the apex. A
single cone to the room is usually suffi-
cient.
About 20 or 30 drops Of carbolic acid
placed on a heated shovel or similar i'm
plement will volotalize and kill all the
flies in an ordinary room.
The contents of open outhouses and
similar breeding places, where not con-
yeniently screened, should be treated
weekly with chloride of lime.
To rid a community Of flies, which
is, after all, the more practical method,
requires community action for the aboli-
tion Of breeding places. This is a
measure well worthy Of the attention
of civic leagues and municipal authori-
ties. The house fly is truly menace
to health. 1t may be controlled with
but little labor or expense where every
citizen in community cooperates to
this end.
Fleas.
Upon returning to house which has
been vacated for tha summer, one some
times finds it overrun with fleas. Gig
1.) Outbuildings aud yards under Ger
tain conditions may have similar in
festation.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-27
STUDENT AID
ASKED BY Y. M.
EMPLOYMENT WANTED FOR ]
LARGE NUMBER OF DAKOTA
WESLEYAN STUDENTS
THE COMING YEAR.

The enrolment at Dakota Wesley
IN university for the coming school
year promises to set a new mark
Those who are in close touch with
The student life of the state conf
iently expect the incoming fresh
nan class at Wesleyan to pass the
one hundred mark.
Among these new students are
Young men and ONE who have al
'eady won for themselves marks OF
distinction in the high school BRA
-o%rical, declamatory, and athletic
contests OF the past year. Some of
nese men will add materially to the
trengtli of Nesleyan's football team
his fall.
Because of the crop conditions
throughout the state there will be an
unusually large number OF students
Aid committee OF the university, in
conjunction with the employment
bureau OF the Young Mems Christian
association, is canvassing the city
locating positions that are available
for students. .
The committee will spare no eli
fort to secure the right man for any
position that the business men OF
Mitchell may have to offer. Hearty
cooperation is earnestly desired in
this work.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-27
SOAKING RAIN
FELL LAST NIGHT
PRACTICALLY WHOLE STATE is
COVERED BY DRENCHING
Al EARLY HOUR TODAY.

Most of the state of South Dakota
vas visited by a generous downpour
If rain which fell at an early hour
his morning. The rainfall ranged
rom half an inch to an inch in
iepth and was especially heavy
.long the course of the Missouri
liver. 1t was accompanied by a heavy
Electrical storm.
In Mitchell. the rain started soon
fter 2:30 O'Clock this morning and
asted until after 4 O'Clock. BY Z
o'clock it still threatened further
l%ownpour, but the skies cleared off
~ 8 o'clock. Electrical disturbances
'eatured the storm. The rainfall
amounted to so of an inch.
The rain was especially heavy west
If Mitchell. At White Lake, Plank
nton, Kimball and Chamberlain ii
gas reported that the downpour
cached an inch. West of the river,
! good rain was reported from Muir
10 to Rapid City. East of Mitchell.
S far Is Canton the rain ranged
rom a quarter to half an inch in
lepth.
The rain extended as far north as
W~oonsocket, amounting to nearly
an inch. From Woonsocket north tt
lberseen the precipitation was no.
% heavy. Rain was reported from
he south at Yankton, Vermillior
and Running Water.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-27
READY TO WORK
ON CORN PALACE
STAGING WILL BE ERECTED
NEXT WEEK.-BIG FALL FES-
TlVAL OPENS FIVE WEEKS
FROM MONDAY.

Under the supervision of John
Michels. workmen will ommenc
next week to erect scaffolding about
the Corn Palace building, preparing
to ripping off the shell of old corn
and grasses and fitting the new We
neer that will distinguish the struc-
ture Of 1914.
1t is estimated by Mr.. Michels that
it will tage about a week to cover
the building with staging, which
will stay in place until the building
is completely redecorated. The work
OF mailing on the new corn, with the
cane and grasses, will be started by
September Z or s..
The decorations this year will be
designed by DR.. F. d.. ellis and VIM.
eKarney, who have had charge of
this feature for the past few years.
Reports from the farmers raising the
corn and other grains used in the
decorations of the corn palace indi-
cate that the quality will be fully up
to previous years.
No trouble is anticipated in having
building ready for the opening
of the annual fall festival, just five
weeks from Monday.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-27
TWO CROOKS
IN THE Tolls
PAM OF THIEVES WHO STOLE
SUIT CASES In JAlIa.-AT.
TEMPT PAIL ESCAPE DUR
ING NIGHT.

Two. men, believed to- be wanted in
other cities on larceny charges, were
arrested by the police at 6 O'Clock
last evening and will be brought to
trial. tomorrow morning for the theft
of suit cases from the Milwaukee
station. Both confessed to the crime
this morning.
a charge OF grand larceny will be
preferred against larry Mitchell, who
confessed that he stole a bag at the
station belonging to John p, Tucker,
Of Minneapolis, a travelling man. Mr..
Tucker went to Chamberlain yester-
day and will return In time for the
trial tomorrow,
Alfred sSignon, an Italian in COM
pany with Mitchell, was arrested for
the theftss'of a suit case belonging to
Pearl aF'afrchild, of Hecla, s. Is. The
suit case was stolen from Mr.. Fair
child IN the morning and was not
valuable enough to cause a charge of
grand larceny. Sigon also stole Two
coats from automobiles, according 10.
his confession.
During the night, Mitchell was Civ
en- a case knife by one Of the pris-
:oners in the Jail and had nearly saw
ed intWo the lever to the paddock hold
ing him in his cell. The paddock
was changed when the night force
discovered Mitchell at work. and this
morning both men We're taken to the
county jail. for safer keeping.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-27
MOBBING STORY
GIVEN DENIAL
DEPUTY SHERIFF. OF SANBORN
COUNTY DECLARES THAT
CHARGES AGINST HIM.
SELF WE'RE IN
FOUNDED

Denial that he nai violated the
state law prohibiting the sale of
cigarettes was made in a letter re-
ceived this morning by The R.pupIi-
can from T.. +. Falkowski. of Woon-
socket, present deputy sheriff and
candidate for elect;ou as sheriff this
fall. who had been arrested on this
charge. His letter followed the story
of the mobbing of an AEti-Saloon
detective and the Presbyterian min
lister at Woonsocket Monday night.
Mr.. Falkowski declared that he
was ex%onerated In the eyes of the
people by the failure OF the two com
%plaipants, Rev. Charles II Miller
and the A~nti-Saloon league agent, to
make good their charges. they hay
ing refused to furnish the bond re-
CURED by law.
This does not speak we'll for
them, to say the least wrote Mr..
Falkowski. "Regardipg the would
be Anti-Saloon league secret service
operative George Saith. Il cream
buyer at washington Springs, lie
failed to produce his credentials when
they We're demanded and was there
fore considered nothing more tnan a
Spy W. common Sitdh OOhlIlS IOI
cheap %notoriety by trulnping mp
charges.
These action were promptly and
vigorously resented in the only way
which the gentleman would be likely
to understand and appreciate. Fur
thermore, the clergyman was not
molested in any way nor did any
robbery take place. The object of the
party or parties thought to have at
Hacked the honorable detective was
not robbery, but the teaching of a
sound lesson to n who badly need.
ed It,. 8E
4 have not been proven guilty oil
breaking any law of our state. II
this country a man is innocent unit
he is proven guilty. / hold myself
to be an honest man, hold office AZ
deputy sheriff in this county ant
have been nominated as a candidat,
for sheriff at the next general cleo
ton
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-27
ELEVATOR BURNS
UP AT LETCHER
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING All A.
EARLY HOUR SATURDAY
MORNING.-BUT LIT
TIE WAS STORED

Letcher, S. D.-The grain eleva-
tor OF the Farmers Elevator com
pany was struck by lightning about
3 O'Clock Saturday and complete
ly destroyed by fire. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000, most of which was
covered by insurance
An engine was sent UP from Nit
chell to pull the freight cars, on the
Milwaukee tracks away from the
burning elevator, but citizens had
pushed the cars out of danger before
its arrival. The fire was not noticed
until about S o'clock, but the blaze
had gained such Roadway that moth
ing could be done.
The elevator was sold by Guy w
Crawford to the Farmers Elevator
Company about six weeks ago. But
for the fact that but comparatively
little grain was in the elevator at the
time of the fire, the loss would have
been much greater.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-27
COUNTY VALUES
AS EQUALIZED
TENTED STATEMENT OF AC-
TION OF STATE TAX COM
MISSION ON DAWSON
COUNTY ASSESS
MENT.

The following table shows the
equalized valuations as fixed by the
county. Board of. Equalization, and
inally determined by the State Tax
Commission, for Dawson county for
|1914.
The County Board of Equalization
in 1913 fixed the average value of
agricultural lands in the. county and
returned the same to- the Tax Com
mission at $5Sy36 per acre, which was
reduced by the Tax Commission in
order to- %equalize the valuation with
other counties to $46i94i per acre.
The county board fixed ;the. average
valuation per acre fer 1914 at $4S.6S
an acre, and the tax com mission rails
ed the valuation 5 per cent or $51.11
per acre. T.. .
Assessed Valuation.
Lands, $48.6S. Raised 5 per cent.
Horses, l yr. old, S37.S6. Lowered
90 per cent.
Horses, 2 yrs. old, $685.. Lower
ed ) per cent.
Horses, 3 yrs. old. $96,62. Lower
ed, 5 per cent.
Cattle, 1'year old, $20,93. No
change.
Cattle, 2 yrs. old, $3.50. Lowered
10 per cent.
Cows. sss.61. No change.
Other cattle. $3.50. Lowered 5
per cent.
Hogs, 1897. No change.
Sheep, $3.50. Raised 5 per cent.
Wagons, etc, $26.50. No change.
: Pianos, $126.13. Lowered, 5 per
cent.
Autos, $425.76. No. change.
Motor cycles, %s112.S1.- Lowered
20 per cent.
Engines, s527.2a. Lowered rs
per cent.
Threshers. s227.5o. No change.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-27
POPE Plus x

.--4H fHNH MIr.. t-t aHHHU F
There was no reason why Giuseppe
Sarto should have become Pope Plus
X except that he al loved so much.
And surely that were reason enough.
His elevation demonstrated it.
Not since Sixtus v, say the Cath
Ollie historians, has II so lowly been
raised to the head of the Catholic
church. Sixtus began as a swineherd
His progress upward was due to I'M
questioned talent. In the case of
Sarto, his selection came because of
his gentleness and kindness and
goodness.
Beginning as an humble priest he
worked with SO little thought of self
and SO much of devotion to his
church that in time he was selected
as patriarch of Venice. And it is
agreed that never has there been
one In that position so beloved as
a sarto. However, SO humble was
he, so little did he think of his own
advancement that, when he journey
ed to the conclave which made him
pope, he purchased a return ticket.
Plus was not the statesman that
Leo was. but his intense interest In
the internal government OF his
church resulted in changes which
the Catholic clergy describe as al,
most revolutionary. His one hope
and prayer seemed to be to instil.
more of the spirit of true religion
into the church Of which he was the
head. 1t is because of his service
along these lines that he will Ions
be remembered by his own,followWers
For all of his gentleness, Plus was
suncomprgmising sin his adherence te
the orthodox Catholic teaching and
his opposition to the Modernists who
would work some change In the ten
ets@of the Catholic church, was un-
yfeiuing.
This simple son Of a poor letter
carrier Of Riese has taught the
world how much can be done by the
practice Of love. AS a result his mem.
Dry is reverenced in every walk ant
by every kind Of Christian whateve.
his creed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-27
PAYS TRIBUTE
TO POPE Plus
FATHER O'FL.AHERTY SAYS HIS
INTERNAL WORK MAKES
HIM ONE OF GREATEST
OF PONTIFFS..

THE Catholic church the world
over will mourn the death of Pope
Plus X. as the passing of one of the
greatest of the dong line of pontitfs,'
said Father O'F1aherty, when asked
for an expression today
Pope Plus kept himself free
from any conflict with governmental
powers, perhaps to a greater extent
than any predecessor. He busted
himself with the internal work of
the church and brought about re-
forms of Importance of which can
scarcely be appreciated by those out
side of the church. For example, he
brought about a revolutionary change
ia1 establishing daily communion, In
place of communion once or twice a
year. AS this requires confession
and freedom from sin in order to
bring about the state of grace, it may
readily be understood that this daily
communion is a constant influence
for good in the lives of the Catholics.
The change was so great an innoya-
ton, however, that many were not
sure what the effect would be. But
now the world over it is agreed that
the wisdom of Pope Plus in ordering
this change has been fully demon
strated.
I'm my opinion, the European war
brought a great burden of sorrow up
on the late pontiff. 1t, should be re-
m~embered. that in the last conclave,
Austria alone of all the government
of the world still retained the right
OF veto upon the election of a pope.
This is believed by some of the out
siders to have prevented the selection
of Rampolla. Shortly afterward the
rules of the church were so changed
that no longer does Austria possess
the right of veto. Then following
the Balkan war, the pope entered in
10 a %condordat, with Servia, whereby
the Servian Catholic church came
directly under the jurisdiction of the
pope, whereas prior to that time it
was under the general direction OF
the Catholic hierarchy. This per
maps had something to do with wild
enlng the breach between Austria
and Seryia. 1t is known further that
the pope himself made a personal ap-
peal to the Austrian emperor, with
whom he had been especially friend
ly as patriarch of Venice. to avoid
the threatened war but the appeal
passed unheeded.
While the Catholic church of
course takes no sides in any war. the
unprovoked attack upon and devas-
tation of Belgium, perhaps the most
Catholic of all the European coun-
tries, shocked Catholics the word
over and must have ineNpressibly
saddened the pope himself. This was
no doubt the more bitter for HIM
because Germany and Austria are
also IN large part Catholic.
Perhaps the assembling of the con-
clave for the selection of a successor
to Plus X may be delayed somewhat
by the state of war, as the cardinals
will be expected to attend from all
the countries involved. Whenever
war existed in Italy, the concfaye has
in the past been postponed until
peace prevailed. The election of
Plus TX was delayed by reason Of
the fact that Italy was at war, but
as Italy is neutral now, it NAV he
that h 'conclave can be brought to-
gether without a great deal Of de-
lay" ~