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% PREVENT
OUTBREAK OF
STABLE FLY

/ washington, Aug. 1.-THE stock
hen OF north Texas, Oklahoma and
he grain belt to the north are now
&onfronted with conditions which
Say bring ABOUT a serious outbreak
y the stable fly similar to that ex-
berienced in north Texas and other
arts OF the grain belt In 1912. The
n-called stable fly is the insect
which closely resembles the horse
1ly, but is capable of causing much
annoyance to live stock by its pain
ul bite, which is inflicted with
sharp probcscis or beak. 1t is some
Times spoken of as the biting house
fly." wild fly" or straw fly" When
= Is not biting the point OF this
tsak may be seen projecting slightly
In front Of the head. The body of
che insect is also slightly more ro-
pst than that OF the housefly, and
the abdomen rather than distinctly
Arked with dark patches.
= The unusually large grain crop OF
his year will give rise to very
rge number OF straw stacks. A
considerable number of flies are
now present and with period OF
Riny weather we may expect horde
them three weeks later. 1t has
eeen shown by investigations con-
Quoted by the bureau of entomology
hat these flies breed extensively in
termenting straw. Oat straw and
Elce straw are preferred by the fly
fpr Its breeding, although in the alb
ence of these the straw OF wheat. rye
Qr barley, II in the proper state of
fermentation, will produce large
numbers of them.
Manure acts as a breeding medium
throughout the year: this is especial
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DRUGS EXCITE YOUR
KIDNEYS, USE SALTS
II Your Back Hurts OF Bladder Both
ers. Drink Lots of Water.

When your Kidneys hurt and your
back feels sore, don't get scared and
proceed to laod your stomach with q
lot OF drugs that excite the kidneys
and irritate the entire urinary tract.
Keep your kidneys clean like you
keep your bowels clean, by flushing
them 18th a mild. harmless salts
whic removes the body's urinous
was and stimulates them to their
nor al activity. The function OF the
XII leys is to filter the blood. In "a
n 4rs they strain from it 500 grains
{ acid and waste, SO we can readily
understand the vital Importance Of
Keeping the kidneys active.
+ Drink lots OF water-you can't
dTink too mucn; also get from any
bAarmacist about four ounces of Jad
Salts: take taptespoonful in glasu
Of YAter before Breakfast each MORN
ing Tor few days and your kidneys
WI act fine. This famous salts 10
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Large size cake of best 10c Toilet
Soap, now &c per cake.
Delicately perfumed Royal Honey
Toilet Soap, large cakes, 6 for 25c.
Household Ammonia, 15c quart
size bottles, now Sc.
Large can Of scented toilet pow
der, old rose, violet and carnation.
now &c.
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The Natural Stimulus Re
quired is Not the Pur-
sative Kind.
Mess Pin Are Better u Thso~. Aw.y.

Important as 1t to keep the bowels open,
1t should be remembered that such action
does not necessarily mean that the. liver
Is natural liver tonic. but not q bowel
mover. 1t works In the liver cells to assist
In the natural md necessary function Of
converting from the blood certain constitu-
cnts into what are known as aAsimilable
products. These are readily absorbed Into
the body tissues to constantly provide new
and healthy material for that which 10
being destroyed by the energy Of tissue
changes
The presence OF any blood trouble natur-
ally suggests a sluggish liver. but there is
required those medicinal properties which,
upon reaching the liver, still retain their
cata!ytlc cnerPv to keep on through the
blood circulation to do battle with impur-
tiles wherever they may have settled.
Rheumatism, catarrh, anemla. most skin
diseases and other results of. impure blood,
while duplicating the liver by their morbid
influences, are quickly checked by 8. 8. s.
Its action throughout the blood circulation
results in THE stimulation of the tissue cells
to the healthy and judicious selection Of
their own essential nutriment.
You can get 4. q. g. in any drug store.
but insist upon having It.
Take no chance by permitting anyone to
recommend a substitute. And II your blood
consult n specialist. address The Swift Spe-
cif'o ComDany. 526 Swift Bldg, Atlanta, Ga,
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ly true OF horse manure. The favor
abieness OF the substance for breed
ing is increased when straw used as
beding is intermixed. Although ma
nure produces sufficient number OF
stable flies to prove very annoying
to stock 1t appears that very severe
and widespread outbreaks are large
ly attributable to the breeding of the
pest in straw stacks. The destruc-
tion of the stable fly in the first In
stance may be brought about by the
scattering OF the manure upon fields,
thus causing the drying out OF
breeding material and the consequent:
destruction OF the larvae. Where 1t
ia not practicable to scatter the ma
nure on fields the same results may
be accomplished by treating it with
borax at the rate OF .62 pounds to
eight bushels OF manure. The Bow-
dered borax should be scattered over
the entire surface OF the manure
pile. AS fresh manure is added 1t
should be treated with borax at in
tervals of five days to insure the de-
struction OF the house fly as we'll Us
the stable fly. Borax has an fnju-
rious effect upon crops when used in
excessive amounts. 1t is therefore
necessary where the manure is to- be
applied to soil for cropping that
quantities not greatly in excess OF
the above amount be used on the ma
nure.
In the grain growing section the
care of the straw after threshing is
by far the most important step in the
control of this pest. 1t has been de-
.termined that fermenting oat. straw
is far more favorable as a breeding
medium for the stable fly than Is
wheat straw or other vegetable mat
ter. Where rice is grown hordes OF
flies are often bred out in the fer
menting straw and chaff from this
crop. Oat straw is also much more
highly priced for feeding hve stock
than is wheat straw. The shortage
of foodstuffs over much of the grain
belt for the last few years has caused
the farmers to depend largely upon
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ing Cape Of Good Hope; Nats,. the
Transvaal. and Oranve River Colony.
area $4,000 square miles population
5000, 900; military strength, British
imperial troops, $500; and local or
ganizations.
Other British Possessions In Az
rica-British East Africa, with an
area of 275.0OO square miles. and
population Of 5.OO0,O00.0O0 is left
almost wholly to the natives for de-
fense. The same is true of British
Central Africa. Somaliland. Zanzibar.
Ba sutoland, the territory of Bechu-
anas. Rhodesia. Nigeria. the Gold
Coast, Lagos, Sierra Leone and Gam
bia.
In the Indian Ocean-Scattered
British possessions or protectorates
are St. Helena, Ascension. Tristan.
deAcuntra, Mauritius, the Seychelles
Chogos, and other islands and the
islands OF st. Paul and Amsterdam.
All told these islands have popula-
tion of about 100000; but their mill
tary strength is practically negli-
gible.
British Colonies in North America
Canada, with an area of 100000
square miles; population 100000;
has a military strength Of permanent
and reserve forces amounting to
about $4,000 men. Newfoundland
and Labrador have an area of 5O,-
900 square milse and population OF
100000. Off the coast OF Florida
are the Bermuda Islands, with an
area of twenty square miles and a
population of 1900, whose military
strength is given as 1,340 men.
In the West Indies-British pos
sessions comprise Jamaica, Turks and
Cairos Islands, the Cayman Islands,
the Windward Islands, the Leeward
Islands, Trinidad and Tobago. with a
total area of $4,000 square miles and
q population of about 100000. OF
these the most important are Jamai-
ca, with a military strength of 1,064
and with strong Qualifications al
Port Royal.
In Central and South America
British Honduras and British Gui
ana, the former with an area of T..
562 square miles and population Of
37,500, and the latter with an area
of lO4. 900 square miles and popu.
lation of 100000. "t| 1-
In the Pacific Ocean-The Com
monwealth of Australia, comprising
New South Wales, Victoria, Queens
land. South Australia, Western Aus
tralia, and Tasmania, with a tota
area OF about 100000 square mile,
and population of about 100000
The principal ports are protected b!
Notifications and the military fore
es Of the Commonwealth show a tota
of $4,000 men. Sydney is a frs
class naval station and the headnuar
ters of the British fleet In Australia
Pacific islands of lesser i'm port
ance are the Fiji groups. British New
Guiana, the Tonga islands, Tanning
Phoenix, the Gilberts, Ellice, tn
Solomons. Pitcrairn and Ducie.
FRENCH POSSESSIONS.
Colonies and Dependencies.
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area 100000 square miles. popuIa-
tion 100000. The effective total
of the French army OF occupation is
given as $4,000 men, while the ma
tive troops number 1900.
Algeria--On the northern coast of
Africa; area 343,5OO square miles.
European population 750.OOO. native
1000, 900. Garrisoned by the Nine
teenth French Army corps and six
regiments OF native troops.
French India-(Pondichcrr on
the southeastern coast Of India, 80
miles south of Madras. Area 1876
square miles; population 276,5OO.
French lndo China-East OF Siam.
north or Singapore, south OF Hong
kong. Area $500 square miles.
population 17.0OD,0OO. Military force
consists OF 1851 Europeans and 49,
S6S native troops commanded by
French general of division. Naval
forces, one gunboat, three destroyers.
several torpedo boats and two sub
marines. ~
Equatorial Africa-Or the French
Congo. West coast Of. Africa. be-
tween Kamerun. German colony.
and the Belgian Congo: area 669, ,i,OO
square miles; white population 200,
native 9,OO0.OO0. Military force 5ss
Europeans, 7.145 natives.
Madagascar-Off the east coast OF
Africa: area 22S,5OO square miles;
French population 10000; native
s.500.O0O. Military forces 2.411 Eu-
ropeans, 6,376 natives.
In the Indian Ocean-The Mayotte
Island and Camoro Islands, between
Madagascar and Africa, and the Is
lands OF Reunion. st. Paul, Amster-
dam and kerguelen.
French Somali Coast-Western
coast OF Red Sea. opposite Alden; area
$40 square miles; population 2OS,-
900.
French West Africa-Comprises
Senegal. French Guinea, the Ivory
Coast, Dahomey and Mauritania, Sen
egambia and Nigeria: area 1900, 900
square miles: European population
5000, 900: Africans 10000, 200 men.
Tunis-On the northern coast OF
Africa: area $4,000 square miles:
population 1900. 900; military force
1880 men.
French Guiana-West of Venezu-
ella; area 3O.5OO square miles; pop
ulation $4,000.
Martinique-West Indies: area
1855 square miles; population 144,-
900.
Guadeloupe-West Indies; area
6Ss square miles; population 212,-
OOJ.
st. Pierre and Miquelon-South OF
Newfoundland; area of both islands
93 square miles: population 1852.
In the Pacific Ocean-New Gale
donta and its dependencies; the Wal
lis Archipelago. the Loyalty Islands,
the Huon Island and the New He
brides. Other French establish
ments in Oceana, scattered over n
wide area, are the Island of Tahiti.
tho Society Islands, the Marquezas,
the Tuamoto group, the Leeward
group and other lesser islands. To-
tai area S,744 square miles; total
population 1,1OO.
GERMAN COLONIES AND DEPEND
ENCIES.
| tTsing-Tau) On the
east coast OF the Province of Shan
tung, area 200 square miles: garri-
sob OF 3,125; composed Of German
marines and Chinese soldiers: popu-
lation 16S, 900.
Togo-On the west coast Of Africa.
between the Gold coast tBritish) ant
Dahomey tFrench): area 33,7Ot
square miles; white population 36S
native 1,030,OOO; military force
small.
| Kamerun-West coast OF Africa
between Nigeria tFrench) and the
French Congo. Area 191 900 square
miles: white population 1,S70. ma
tive 100000.
German Southwest Africa-Wes'
coast OF Africa, north OF Cape Col
The chronicle=news., 1914-08-07
HOW TO CURE A sPRAIN

A sprain may be cured in about
one-third the time required by the
usual treatment by applying Cham
berlain's Liniment and observing the
directions with each bottle. For sale
by all dealers.
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ITALIAN FOREIGN DEPEND.
i ENC1EG

sEritrea-On the west coast of the
Red Sea; area 45,8OO square miles; /;
coast line go miles; population 45O,-
600: military force 127 Officers,
4 4,484 men.
Somaliland-On the east coast OF
Africa, south OF Eritrea: area l39,-
43O square miles; population 4Oo.-
ooo .nnw
Tientsin-In China, a concession
of II square miles on the left bank
of the Pei-ho. Population 1,7OO.
Tripoli and Cyrenaica-On the
northern coast of Africa, between
Egypt and Algerip: area 100000
square miles; native population $685.
l76; European 5000.
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ony; area 322,450 square miles;
white population 1850. native 49,
900.
German East Africa-Between
British East Africa on the north and
Portuguese East Africa on the south;
area $4,000 square miles: white
population 5,336. native 7.645,OO.
In Nne Pacific Ocean-Germany
has as its colonies or dependencies.
Kaiser Wilhelm's Land. The Bis
marck group, the Caroline, the Pelew,
the Marianne. the Solomon and the
Marshall islands, and among the Sa-
moan group the Islands OF Savaii and
lIpoIu. Her totay Pacific possessions
have an area of $4,000 square miles;
a white population OF 1,934 and 6S4,-
ann natives
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BRlTAIN'S EMPIRE
IS WIDESPREAD

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The chronicle=news., 1914-08-07
der what became OF your kidney
trouble and backache.

AT THE PH0TOPLAY.
Today at the Photoplay the fifth
episode of the greatest picture ever
made, 1.-THE Million Dollar Mystrey."
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-02-04
J. S. Crowther's Auction.

The undersigned. residing just
north of. the Rockville postofice, on
the Lancaster Potosi road, having
rented his farm, will offer for sale
at auction, commencing at 10 o'clock
a. m. on
: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1914
The following described property:
Head Horses One black mare, 7
yrs. old. weight 1900; one brown mare
yrs. old, weight 100; one black
mare, weight 1000; one black gelding
10 yrs. old. weight 1850; one colt com
ing yrs. old.
% Head Cattle-17 COWS and heifers
from to years. 2 with calves at
side, 4 steers coming 3, and steers
coming years old.
Hogs large brood sows, % shoats.
About 100 chickens.
Hay and Grain-30 tons Of hay more
or less; 1000 bu. Of corn more or less /;
1000 bu Of oats more or less.
Machinery and other articles
Binder, mower, hay loader. hay rake,
manure spraader, corn planter; two
cultiyators; Case gang plow new
two stubble plows; Hin sod pillow !;
horse disc two wagons two seated
carriage; one seated buggy; bob sled !;
section steel harrow hay rack hog
rack Simplex cream separator, 1000
pounds scales; so gal. feed cooker;
tank. heater; two sets heavy work
harness, one nearly new; one set
driving harness. single harness; one
3-horse evener for wagon one large
iron kettle and other articles.
Terms Sums Of $40 and under cash !;
over that amount one year time on
bankable note, at per cent.
J. S. CROWTHER.
P. A Bishop Auctioneer:
c. ]. Ragatz, Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-02-04
Pat McLaughlin's Auction.

The undersigned. having sold his
farm, located just north of Potosi
creamery in the village of Potosi,
will offer for sale at auction begin
ming promptly at 1 O. clock p. N. on
WEDN FEBRUARY, II, 1914
The following described property
3 Head Horses One bay mare S
years old, with foHl. weight 1900 !;
one black mare coming yrs. old in
spring, weight about 100; one draft
mare colt coming yrs old
10 Head Cattle Five are choice
milch cows, all coming fresh in the
spring five calves coming one year
old, three steers AMI two heifers
Two good brood sows, due to
farrow in March.
Farm Machinery Etc. One good
Ruba wagon one new horse sleigh /;
one ? seated sarrey, with both shafts
and pole one seated light spring
wagon; one good Empire separator,
400 Id. capacity one IA inch stubble
pillow; one section spring harrow !;
one 6-shovel cultivator; one double.
shovel coin cultivator; one horse
Diamond pillow; one Mccormick
mower; one grubbing machine good
as new with 100 IT. steel cable; one
set double work harness
Hay and GRAIN About six tons
good hay in shed; about 100 bushels
good corn, gathered before frost.
A quantity of household furniture,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-02-04
AuCtiOnBuIIetin
Robert Kinney's Auction.

The undersigned, residing one mile
west of Lancaster on Beetown and
Hurricane road will sell at auction
comm encing at II a. IN. on
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY II, 1914
The following described property
90 Head Cattle -16 choice milch
cows most of which are Jerseys, 2
cows freshened in September; in
December, 2 freshened in January and
to freshen soon, to frRshen in
spring, l COW to freshen in June, 1
heifer coming , yrs. old, to freshen
in March. l heifer, year old last
fall last spring heifer calves;
September heifer; Jersey bull, one
year old.
6 Head Horses One bay mare IA
years old sired by Lumpwood and her
dam was Tossie D. one flley years
cid coming three, sired by Mr. Hin
man; year old gelding, coming 2,
sired by Royal Custer. This is a
big, growthy colt and will make
PAGER if handled right; colt coming
one year old, by Mr. Human. These
colts are all out of above mare
draft bred colt coming years old
draft bred colt coming years old.
10 Head Swine-One DurOc jersey
stock hog. pure bred 10 fail pigs.
pure bred Dur0c Jerseys; 4 fall pigs,
I>.oI
Hay, Grain, Etc. -Abou Is tons of
hay in BAN; 100 bushels of good seed
oats.
Machinery Daering grain binder,
Mccormick mower, Emerson hay rake ;
Emerson corn pillow; 1 z q 0. corn
planter, nearly new; National
manure spreader; disc; one 16-inch
riding pillow, nearly new; 14inch
walking pillow, seeder; top buggy
milk wagon; tanning mill; corn
shelter, hay rack and other articles
too numerous to mention.
Lunch at noon
Terms: Sums Of $40 90 and under,
cash; on sums over this amount one
years time will be given on approved
bankable notes bearing per cent in
terest.
Nothing is to be removed from
place until settled for.
R. q. KINNEY.
J. c. Vesperman, Auctioneer.
l. A. Clark, Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-02-04
James BeIscamper's Auction.
j. G Vesperman, Auctioneer.
L. A. CLARK, Clerk.

The undersigned, residing 81 miles
south Of Hurricane, 81 miles south
w5st of Lancaster and five miles
northwest Of Potosi, having sold my
farm, will offer for sale at auction on
The premises, commencing at 10
O'Clock a NJ on
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 20, 1914,
The following described property
Head Horses One black mare,
with white on face, coming yrs
old weight about 1850; one SORE
horse coming yrs old, weight about
1900; one black mare coming yrs.
old weight 1850; one bay horse about
IL years old weight about 100; one
black horse coming 3 yrs. old, weight
about 1850: one black mare coming 2
yrs. old. weight about 900. two colts
coming | year old, a bay and a black.
IA Head CattIe-Six good milcn
COWS coming fresh in the 4qEing one
heifer coming yrs. old; one steer
coming 2 yrs. old; six calves, four
steers and two heifers.
Eighteen Good Shoats Seven tur-
keys Of which two are gobhlers
bout % chickens
Farm Machinery, Etc. One Nc
Cormick binder; one Mccormick hay
rake, one mower, one gang pillow, one
walking pillow, two cosn plows. one
walking and one riding one disc; one
harrow, two corn planters with two
rolls wire; hay rack, hog rack, thTea
farm wagons, single top buggy, one
double buggy. one set work harness,
one set buggy harness one single
harness, l grind stone. wheel barrow
set blacksmith tools, farm tools Of
various kinds, a quantity Of lumber
and numerous other articles
A quantity of seed corn, timothy
sees, straw pile etc.
Lunch at noon.
Terms-All SUMS of $40 and under,
cash. On sums over that amount q
credit of one year S time will be
given on approved bankable notes
bearing per cent interest.
JAMES BELSCAMPER.
Rob Travis, Auctioneer.
G. j. Ragatz, Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-02-04

one bull, coming one VI old; 8 spring
calves
Ga Head Hogs 30 good selected
brood sows; 43 fall shoats l stock
hog About $50 chickens.
Farm Machinery One Minnie
Binder. one Plano mower, one Thomas
bay loader, hay tedder, one Standard
side delivery hay rake, one hay rake,
two seeders-one tiger and one Hoosier
seeder, one 4-horse disc with seeder
attachment, one 3-horse disc with
seeder attachment, 4 corn cultivators.
one 3 horse evener, one Standard self
rake reaper, one Case corn planter
one 14-in pillow, one IS in pillow. one
Emerson gang pillow IA in, one Great
Western manure spreader, one two
shovel corn pillow; one horse harrow;
one 2horse harrow, one harrow cart,
one tanning mill, one platform scale,
capacity 1000 pounds, feed cooker.
cap 80 gal. one iron kettle, capacity
"a gal; one new tank heater, one
shoveling board, one DeLaval cream
separator, capacity $50 pounds; 2
farm wagons. one set wagon springs,
1000 pounds, one Noble buggy, two
hob sleds, one cutter, two hog racks,
one hay rack, two sets work harness.
one single harness, collars, two
good cross-cut saws, grain sacks,
Hay and Grain 200 bu. corn, more
or less; 500 bu. oats more or les, 70
tons hay in barn
Household furniture-2 extension
tables one china closet, one bed, one
kitchen cabinet, and many other
articles too numerous to mention
Lunch at noon.
Terms: Sums of $40 90 and under,
cash /; on sums over this amount one
years time will be given on APP
proved bankable notes bearing per
cent interest
THOMAS HARTMAN.
j. G Vesperman, Auctioneer.
L. A. Clark Clerk.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1914-02-04
Harvey Reeds Auction.

By reason of i'll health of his wife
the undersigned, residing Z of g
! mile west and mile south of Ian.
caster, on the James Ellis farm, will
offer for sale at auction, beginning
at l o'clock on
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY II,
The following described property:
IL Head Cattle-5 good mich
COWS; one Guernsey bull; 3 head of
steers; ? heifers.
4 Head Horses -One black mare
Is years, family horse; bay horse
9 years old, drives single or double,
weight 1850; one gray horse 9 years
old, weight 1900; bay horses years
old, weight 1900.
4 Head of good brood sows.
Hay and Grain-250 blu of oats
more or less; $50 bu of corn more or
less; about IL tons of good clover
hay, in the barn.
Farm Machiney-One wide tire
wagon, one narrow tire wagon, one
single top buggy, one 2-seated
buggy one Mccormick mower, one
good corn planter, Thomas hay
loader, two 3-horse disc, hay rake,
2-section harrow, hay rack, hog
rack, wood rack, bob sleigh, one
seeder, walking corn pillow, l riding
corn plOw two 16-1n. stubbla pl)ws,
one cutter, tank heater, shovel
plow, 3 horse evener, one potato
hitler, one pair wagon springs, ice
saw and tOngs, iron kettle, one vice.
one set Of work harness, 2 single
harness, one new saddle and riding
bride.
Two bu. seed corn; about 10 bu.
early potatoes and 10 bu. late
potatoes.
Household furniture-6 good
dining chairs one kitchen table.
Lunch at noon.
Terms as usual.
Property settled for before it is
moved from the place
HARVEY REED, Prop
j. G. Vesperman. Auctloneer.
L. A. Clark, Clerk.