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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.
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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).
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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
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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.
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