THE COLUMBIAN. BL00MSRtrO THE COLUMBIAN. lU.nOMSBURG, I'A. TltUK.KDAY, MAY 13, 1909. Weekly Press News Letter. On Timely Topics of Plant Pett. From the Division of Economic Zoology-Department of Agricul ture. By II. A. Surface, State Zoologist, Harrihburg, Pa., May 4, 1909. No. 1. TREATMENT OF SEED TOTATOKS TO PREVENT SCAB. The subject of the treatment of seed potatoes to prevent scab was brought to the attention of the Di vision of Economic Zoology of the Department of Agriculture of Penn sylvania by Mr. R. J. Belt of Wells ville, York Co., Pa., Treasurer of the Wells Whip Company. Mr. Belt treated his potatoes with bi chloride of murcury, having dis solved two ounces of corrosive sub limate in 15 gallons of water. Thres times this quantity of the mixture was used ou 40 bushels of potatoes. State Zoologist H. A. Surface re plied that he prefers formalin to corrosive sublimate for scab trett menf. This is because the forma lin, or formaldehyde, dissolves im mediately in water, it being a liq uid itself when in the commercial form, and it does not corrode any material by coining in contact with and drying upon it as the corrosive sublimate might do. After having killed the disease germs it evapo rate s and is gone, so that no evil after-effects can come from it. It is quickly and easily prepared, and hs action upon one's hand, will not bs. anywhere near as serious as the corrosive sublimate solution. To prepare the mixture put 30 gallons of water into a barrel, to which add one pint of the formalin aoluticn. This about equals one half ounce to a gallon. This may appear weak, bur it is strong enough to destroy the scab germs. Put the potatoes in bagf, and the bags into barrels, and pour enough of the foregoing solution of forma lin and water into the barrel to cover the bags, and let stand for an hour. After that take the po tatoes out cf the bags and let them drain. Other potatoes can be put in the bags and immersed for the treatment. The liquid can be used again and again as long as any re mains. It should be kept covered to prevent escape of the fumes or evaporation, and it would be well to strengthen it occasionally by ad ding a little more of the. solution. The potatoes can be treated either before or after cutting, but if they ire not to be planted soon, dipping before cutting is best. They can ae dried in crates or in barrels, or spread on the barn floor, after the ame has been swept completely ind.scrubbed with a solution of the rormaliu or bichloride, whichever Is being used. DO NOT SPRAY BLOSSOMS. The owners of fruit trees who in tend spraying their trees to pre vent diseases and kill the codling noth larva are advised by Prof. Surface of the Division of Econo nic Zoology of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture not to pray the blossoms, but to wait un .il after the petals have dropped, r more than three-fourths are lown. Injury will be caused to he blossoms if they are sprayed vhen open, but the spraying should aot be delayed after the blossoms tave fallen. To secure the best results the spray must be applied within six days after the blossoms all, and a second spraying should e done ten days or two weeks af er the first application to prove ef ectual. The following are the objections o spraying tree when in bloom: 1. There is no definite pest for vhich the spray is applicable at aat time, and each spraying should e for something definite. tate of Ohio, City of ) Toledo, Lucas County. ) ss' Frank J. Cheney makes oath uat ae is senior partner of the firm f F. J. Cheney & Co., doing busi ess in vne City of Toledo, County nd state aforesaid, and that said rm will pay the sum of ONE lUNDREu DOLLARS for each nd every case of Catarrh that can ot be cured by the use of Hall's -atarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and sub cribed in my presence, this 6th lay of December, A. D. 1886. fSHAi 1 A- W- GLEASON, t&EALJ NoTARY Pt,HrT' Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken in irnally, and acts directly on the lood and mucous surfaces of the ystem. Send for testimonials ee. . J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggisst, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills forcou-btipation. 2. The very young fruit is lia ble to be injured by the spray liq uid falling upon it at this lime Spraying when in bloom is a very sure way of thinning the fruit crop, but it is vtry unscientific and un satisfactory. 3. Sprayi lg blossoms with poi son results iu the destruction of oees. Bees are necessary for fer tilization and setting of the fruit. 4. The delay of only a short time, or until just after the blos soms fall, give the proper time for spraying for the codling moth and for plant diseases and does not re sult in the destruction of fruit or bees. The proper spraying mate rial is the Bordeaux Mixture to which an arsenical poison such as Paris green or arsenate of lead is added. There are two spraying strengths for this liquid according to the hardiness of the tree or plant to be sprayed. Spray the apple, pear, quince and potato with the strong lormula which calls f jr 3 lbs Milestone and 4 lbs. of quick lime in 50 gallons of water, with one or two lbs, of arsenate of lead added to this. If Paris green is ued, in stead of the arsenate of lead i lb. should be used to each 50 gallons. The weak formula calls for one half of the above quantities of blue stone, lime and arsenate of lead in 50 gallons of water. This is used on peach and plum trees cu account of tueir tender bark, and on similar delicate plants. Peach and plum trees do not need to be sprayed immediately after blossoming, but these and the grapes should be sprayed for wormy fruit, making the application after the fruit reaches the size of buckshot. A FAMOUS HEALTH BUILDER. A medicine that will clean, the bowel, and pnt them In condition to do their proper work unaided will do mora than anything else to preserve health And strength. Bach medicine Is the tonic laxatire herb tea, Lane's Family Medicine. Oct a S6c. pack aee to-day at any dmgfrltt's or dealer's. No matter what you have tried before, try this famous herb Democratic State Committee. Date ol State Convention Referred to Central Committee. The Democratic State Executive Committee at a meeting on Tuesday afternoon decided to refer to the Central Committee the se lection of a date for this year's State convention. The State Cen tral Committee will meet for this purpose July 1. It is probable that a date in the latter part of August will be selected for the convention. State Chairman Arthur G. De walt of Allentowu, presided at Tuesday's meeting. Other mem bers present were: Chas. P. Don nelly, of Philadelphia; William J. Brennan, of Pittsburg; Dr. J. C. Amig, of Lewistown, and John F. An:ona, of Reading. Messrs. Bren nan and Dewslt were appointed as a sub committee to pass upon changes in the rule of various county committees. Attorneys Reprimanded. Because no cases were ready for trial at the openining of court on Monday morning, Judge Evans stated that if such a thing occurred again he would continue the cases, and discharge the jurors. The following letters are held at the Bloomsburg, Pa., postoffice: Mr. Chis. Appleman, Mrs. Mary Keiner; Cards: Mr. Jerry C. Lord, (3), Mrs. Letha Rhone, Miss Han nah Rutan (2). WANTED Trustworthy man or wom an in each county to advertise, receive orders and manage business for New York Mail Order House. fi8. 00 weekly; position permanent; no investment re quired. Previous experience not essen tial to engaging. Spare time valuable. Enclose self addresed envelope for full Wholasale Dept., 103 Park Avk., Nf.w I UK. -IVIOt. - . . WAN I bU. .aa'esmen to represent us in the sale of our High Grade Goods. Don't delay, apply at once. Steady employment; liberal terms. experience not necessary. ALLEN NURSURY CO., ROCHESTER, N. Y. 5-i3-4mos. Holidays. Pennsylvania is now well provid ed with holidavs. With addition of Columbus day, the le- gat nouaays in ttie Keystone state now number u, beine New Year's day, Lincoln's birthday, spring election aay, wastungton s birth' day, Good Friday, Memorial day, Independence day, Labor day, Col umbus day, fall election day 1 hanksei vine and Chrisma TViie gives the workingman and others ine opportunity tor a little relaxa tion ou an average of once a month, ana mere seems no reason why people will not be the better for the it G t-i 1 1 d r n Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA EXILES OF THE NORTH. White Men Along Cumberland Sound Where New le Two Year. Old. Probably the last white man to heat of the death of Pope Leo will be tlx Itev. James Peck, an Anglican nils nionary laboring among the Esqulmaui In Cumberland Sound, an Inlet on th vast unexplored area north of Hudson Hay. He did not learn of the death ol Queen Victoria for eighteen month' after Its occurrence, when a storm tossnd whaler entered the region and Imparted to him the news In July i:2. This devoted clorlc has estab lifihed himself In that far-off countrj in order to bring to the pagan Esqul mans the blessings of the Christine filth; but the extreme to which man will go in the pursuit f wealth ar i!hntrted by the fact that there ar two whaling stations In the same re glon. the principals of which, a Gor man and a Scotchman, have been thirty and twenty-seven years there. respectively, without once leaving. t umberland Sound U 250 mile, north of Hudson Strait, and is one ol t;.e most desolate, cheerless region, In the world. Two whaling station' arj established there, at Kekkerton and P.lackhead. and the fishing Is dona liy the Esquimau. These, throusri intercourse with civilized men smith" urp of civilized weapons, have quiti lost their native art of killing the levi athans with the primitive harpoons ol bone and flint which their ancestorj Imrled with stout arni3 from sealskin kayr.ks. tiring out the great creature! by Inflated skin buoys attached tc open of walrus hide. Instead, the Esqnlmaus of to-dav pursue the hunt after the civilized ff-him in stout wooden boats, with R!oel harpnoni and lines of hemp :i-l the Industry pays chiefly because lira libor is so cheap, being paid for I:i g'loda and necessaries of life. A3 Y;s been the experience with aborig inal races elsewhere, the Esquimau cr.n no longer return to hh primitive condition of existence. He would cer tainty starve if he did, and. therefore, he must rely on the white man, ta whom he becomes a dependent a 3lave, Indeed. In all but the name. At Kekkertai the factor is a Mr. Mulch, a Scotchman, who for twenty seven years has remained wedded ta his solitary existence. The Blackhead station Is controlled by Mr. Sheridan, a Cerman, who has been thirty years there. Both have amaised considera ble wealth, but evince no Inclination to return to the outer world, with all the marvels of science and art which have marked the advancement of the ast generation. Every two years a whiling steamer from Scotland visitj hem, bringing supplies for them and heir Esquimau followers and remov i the stocks of whale oil, whalebone, lltlps. ivory and other articles of trade iccumulatod In the meantime. W.'ith these self-exiled settler! OTioy has no meaning. Everything s dnr-.i by barter; every service paid for with a fragment of Iron or a pound t blsoult. The profits of the venture gi to the credit of their accounts Id Aberdeen, where the products are marketed, and, possibly, when beyond their labor, the3e two recluse3 may make their way brick to civilization to mourn the lost advantages they are now too eld to enjoy. They live !a frame houses, the only ones besides the clergyman's In that northern land. They fare on panned fods, eked out with venison from the rrusk ox of the interior or steak from whales captured, a by no mean? unappetizing dish. But they are not averse to the raw seal, bear and wal rus which Esqulmaus affect for no mnn can maitaln his strength more t' an a season or two in that latitude wthout consuming large quantities of rw fat meat. Montreal Star. The Power of a Crowd. A French writer, whose book on 'The Crowd" should be read by (.very thought.'ul American, has pointed out the danger. In these times, of freo public expressloj, thru may come from the crowd, or the mob, misled, as it too commonly is. by any silver-tongued hlatlvrsklt-i. or self-seeking de'.ur.gcguc, who may. for the time being, command atten tion. With the ext?ns!or. of the right of suffrage, public op'nion cr.n make Its power felt at the io'.ls, by '.he election of thos'J who rerivjriit it. If the pujlic mind cm be in flamed by glih-tongued oratorr-epainst any class of the coriiiuuiiit; , rind if a muck-raking press-., whiori always speks to follow, rather th; n to lead, aldr In stirring uo u disturbance, it Is easy to understand how the i.ust violent, inequitable, and unjust lavs can be passed, to Injure cciain In terests, and even certain Individuals. 1 he cntl-trust craze has gone to sucn length in some of our States, notably In Texas, that no busines has bean left unmolested, yet. In thtte very States, and notably In Texas, combl. rations of cotton growers, organiza tions of labor agreements by farmers. to regulate and control the prices of commodities and of 'abor, have not been disturbed, -jasper in Leslie's ATjekl). kbUCTR ClANand MICHAHIC a mauatllia for tverybodv. Learn about eltctricitr, tlx coming irtc, ind how to AND um toon. Simula, enc UcaMullofictutt. Sun- pi copy fret If vou boo All paper. 11.00 ytu. lampion Pub. Co. Beacoa St.. Boatoa. Mav PhOtOarratphY I avarybodr. AMaaiCAM phutugkafhv uacbaa II. Baauttf ul plclurat, moota ly priaa coaleata, ptctura criticism, quaattoaa an- warad. Sam pla copy froa ' I you nantloa thtt pa par. ' ftHarleial isPtMiograihii it., Boatoa, iiaaa. Hiarna at.. SHERIFF'S SALE. By virtue of a writ of Levari Facias issued out of the Court of Common Pleas of Columbia County, Pennsylva nia, and to me directed, there will be sold at public sale nt the Court House, In the Sheriff's Office at Bloomsburg, county and state aforesaid, on SATURDAY, JUNE 5th, 1909, at 3 o'clock, P. M. the following de scribed real estate: TRACT NO. ONE: -All that piece, parcel and tract of land situate in Scott Township, Columbia County, bounded and described as follows, to wit: Beginningat stone corner, in the pub- I.' ,1 1 1 . - . . r , . "v. urn.,, ic-tvuii; tiuill r.spy IO l.IgUT. street; thence south in said road nine degrees east fifty-six perches to a stone corner in said road: thence by land of Sarah Snyder south twenty-nine and one-fourth degrees, east, forty nine and nine tenths perches to a stone corner; thence south sixty and three-fourths de grees west, six perches to a stone cor ner: thence south twentv-nine decrees and one-fourth east, thirty-three perches tt a stone corner: thence bv land of C. W. Kline south seventv-seven and one- balf degrees east, seventv-six and six tenths rods to a stone, formerly Dine corner; thence north seventy-six degrees east, eighty-one and five-tenths rods to a stone comer in the public road, leading from Espy to residence of Ellis Ring rose; theme bv centre of said road and land of slid Ellis Rintrrose, north twen- ty-ninoand three-fourths degrees west, one hundred and sixty-four and four- tenths rods to a stone corner; thence north seventy-six degrees east, forty three and nine-tenths rods to a stone corner; thence north twelve and one fourth degrees west, nine and nine tenths rods to a stone corner in the pub lic road leading from the residence of Joseph Heckman to Wm. J. Hidlay's; thence in centre of sai.1 road and land of m. J. Hidlay, south seventy-seven and one-fourth degrees west, one hun dred and sixty and eight-tenths perches to a stone corner in the public road, the place of beginning, containing ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY EIGHT ACRES AND TWENTY FIVE PERCHES of land, being a tarm in good state of cultivation, upon which is erected a TWO-STORY BRICK DWELL ING HOUSE, bank barn and out buildings, fruit trees and running water. A ridge of lime stone suitable for a quarry is also upon the premises. TRACT NO. TWO: All that piece parcel and'tract of land situate in the village of Espy, county and state afore said, bounded and described as follows, to wit: Beginning at the corner of Market and Second Streets, on the westerly side of Market Street; thence westwardly along Second Street eighty-two and one-half feet to corner of lot "of Ebenezer Case "No. 54," thence southwardly along line of said lot one hundred and seventy three and one-fourth feet to an alley; thence along said alley eastwardly eighty-two and one-half feet to Market Street aforesaid, thence northwardly along said Street, one hundred and seventy-three and one-fourth feet to Second Street, the place of beginning, improved with a TWO-STORY FRAME DWELL ING HOUSE AND BARN, out buildings and fruit trees. Seized, taken into execution at the suit of George B. Markle, Trustee, vs. C is. rohe, Administrator ot VV m. C. Robinson, deceased, Laura Robinson, and Charles Schug, Terre-Tenant, and to be sold as the property of Wm. C Kobinson, deceased. CHARLES B. ENT, J. Q. Creveling, Sheriff. Attorney. IN RE APPLICATION OF THE BLOOMSBURG LITERARY IN STITUTE FOR AMENDMENTS TO CHARTER AND CHANGE OF NAME. Notice is hereby given that a petition was presented to the Court of Common Pleas of Columbia County on the 12th day of May, A. D., 1909, by the Blooms burg Literary Institute to make the fol lowing amendments to its charter, to wn; Amending the name, style and title of the corporation from "The Bloomsburg Literary Institute' to the "Bloomsburg Literary Insti'ute and State Normal School of the Sixth District"; increas ing the number of trustees from nine to eighteen; changing the time of the An nual Stockholders Meeting from the first Saturday to first Monday in May; designating the officers of the corpora tion as President, Vice-f resident. Sec retary and Treasurer; the manenr and mode of election and appointment of trustees; increasing the quorum of the Board of I rustees from hve to seven; fixing the capital stock at $ 39,490,00, di vided into 1997 shares, prohibiting divi dends upon the capital stock of the cor poration and enlarging the purposes and scope of the institution; whereupon the following Interlocutory Decree was en tered, to-wit: And now May 12th, 1909; the forego ing petition having been presented and read, and it appearing to the Court that due notice of this application and these Sroceedings were given to the Auditor eneral, on the 5th day of May 1909, and the court upon consideration there of being of the opinion that the said amendments and change of name of said corporation will be lawful, beneficial, and not injurious to the community and not in conflict with the requirements of the Constitution or the laws of the Com monwealth, it is therefore ordered that said petition or writing be filed in the office of the Prothonotary of the court, and notice thereof be inserted in two newspapers printed in said county, for three weeks, setting forth that said ap plication has been made, and that a final decree will be made on the 14th day of June, 1909, at 10 o'clock, A. M., in con formity with the prayer of the petition, unless sufficient reason be shown why the same should not be done. BLOOMSBURG LITERARY INSTITUTE, 5-i3-4t. per N. U. Funk, Solicitor. FapniFopSaic A ""'liiiFarnuir.MSutei .OOO rofit-Pav. Statea. Strout'i aaaaaBaBaBaBaBaaaaa new Monthly Bulletin ot Kfil Bargains, proluaely Uluatrated. mailed rni wa pay our rl. K. lira. t. A.JIKUUI IU HootCI, The R. E. Hartman Store Bloomsburg:, Pa. HAS JUST BEEN OPENED with an entirely new stock, no old goods of any kind. We are starting on new plans. Every person's dol lar has the same value here. No Favoritisms, No Credits. Your money will buy just what your neighbor gets No more, no less. We pro pose showing all the new things just as soon as they are put on the market, and at prices that will please every buyer. Come and See Our New Store. The R. E, Hartman Store Bloomsburg, Pa. Alexander Brothers & Co. Cigars, Tobacco, Pipes, and Confectionery. Pine Candies. Fresh Every Week. 2EiriT-5r Gooes a. 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