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THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOAlSBUa
THE COLUMBIAN.
BLOOMSBURG, I'A.
THURSDAY, JULY 15. H09.
The Zoological Press Bulletin
of the Division of Zoology, Penn-
STlvania Department of Aencul
tnre. Timely Topics of Plants and
Pests Discussed eekly. By 11. A
Surface, State Zoologist.
CULTIVATE THE ORCHARD.
"The young orchard should be
cultivated. " says State Zoologist
Surface, "but not with grain or
erasscrops. Corn, potatoes, beans,
or other vegetables, well cultivated.
are ideal for a young orchard. The
ground should be stirred every two
r three weeks until the middle of
Auzust. In going through the or
chard with the harrow, care should
be taken not to injure, bruise, or
'bark' the trees. To avoid tlua the
horses ought to be uiu.zled and the
outside portions of traces and whif-
fletrees padded.
In going through some young
orchards early in the season, for
the purpose of demonstrating prun
ing, Prof. Surface found many cas
es of trees which had been serious
ly damaged through being grazed
by whiffletrees, or struck or bitten
by the horses. In going through
the orchard rub off all unnecessary
sprouts.
GETTING RID OF ANTS ON LAWN.
A letter addressed to the Penna.
Department of Agriculture was re
ferred to State Zoologist Surface,
in which the writer asked for in
formation as to how to get rid ot
ants on his lawn, and stated that a
certain fluid had been recommended
to him by the Department, the
name of which he had forgotten.
Prof. Surface replied that the
material which he recommended,
to which the writer had reference,
for destroying ants on lawns, is
carbon bisulfide, and then contin
ued as follows: "This is a foul
smelling liquid which volatilizes,
and the fumes of which at once de
stroy the pests. Make holes in the
grouud near their nests. Make
these to a depth of a foot or more,
ind from one to two or three feet
part, according to the porocity of
ihe soil. Pour into each hole from
ne-third to one-half teacupful of
bisulfide of carbon, and close it
tfith earth by tramping it in. It
may possibl' increase the efficiency
ijy covering the holes with wet
blankets, or something to hold the
fumes down for a while. Keep
are away from the l.quid and its
as. It will not inj are vegetation."
SHOT HOLE BORERS ARE SERIOUS
PESTS.
One of many letters recently re
eived by the Division of Zoology
f the Penna Department of Agri
tulture. Harrisburg, in reference to
he inroads of insect pests was
vorded as follows:
"Enclosed find a small collection
f insects. They attacked an ap
le tree and killed it in four days.
They bore a small hole through the
ark. Please let me know the
ame of the insects and how to kill
hem."
Prof. II. A. Surface, the State
loologist, replied to this letter as
ollows: The pests you sent us,
.nd which are boring in your ap
le trees, are shot-hole borers, or
ark borers, sometimes called Sco
tids. They are serious enemies
f fruit trees, as you have seen,
'ou should cut and burn all trees
r branches infested by them, in
rder to keep them from spreading 1
i other trees. They attack only
-ees that are declining, and there
i no real remedy for them, because
ley work beneath the bark,
owever, you may possibly aid the
ees to overcome their effects by
igging about them, cultivating
tern, mulching them, fertilizing
nem and watering them; water
i-equeutly notwithstanding the
lins, using one teaspoonful of ni
rate of soda in each gallon of wa--r.
Whatever you cau do to make
he tree gain vigor or growth will
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be worth while. No sprays will
reich this pest."
WAGE WAR AGAINST FLIES.
House flies have not become, up
to this time, as numerous as they
usually are t the outset of July.
The cause of this may be ascribed
to the cool, wet weather of this
very backward seison. But they
will soon be plenty enough, and it
behooves everybody to wage an
incessant warfare against them.
They are the filthiest of all insect
pests, and are carriers of disease
germs. They pollute the food man
eats, and may infect him with the
germs of tuberculosis, diphtheria,
typhoid fever, and other communi
cable diseases.
This is the information sent out
from the Division of Zoology of the
Penna. Department of Agriculture,
which brands the house fly as about
the worst enemy of mankind, and
recommends that timely action be
taken to keep the evil due to its in
vasion at a minimum. Prof. H. A.
Surface, the Zoologist of the Divi
sion, recommends the immediate
screening of windows and doors;
the keeping of food screened, espe
cially milk; the keeping ol flies
away from sick persons, especially
those suffering with contagious
diseases; and the catching and de
stroying of flies as they appear.
Sticky fly paper, traps and liq
uid poisons are among the things
to use in killinsr the flies, but the
latest, cheapest and best is a solu
tion of formalin or formaldehyde in
water. A spoonful of this liquid
put into a quarter of a pint of wa
ter and set where they can find it
and drink it will be enough to kill
all the flies in the room. . A cheap
and perfectly reliable fly poison,
one which is not dangerous to hu
man life, is bichromate of potash
in solution. Dissolve one dram of
the drug, which can be obtained at
auy pharmacy, in two ounces of
water, and add a little sugar as
sweetening. Put some of this so
lution in shallow dishes, and dis-
dribute them throughout the house.
To quickly clear apartments
where there are many flies, burn
pyrethrum in the room. Keep the
dy nuisance at a minimum by the
use of disinfectants in garbage box
es and cans, on manure piles and
among all refuse. This can be
done by freely sprinkling with
cuionae ot lime or with kerosene.
Keep house sewers and drains in
good order, and covered, and re
pair all leaks at once. It is of the
utmost importance to clean all sta
bles, pig pens and other breeding
places of "The Filthy Fly" at least
once a week.
Pour kerosene into the drains.
Cuspidors should be cleaned fre
quently; certainly once a day. Keep
a 5 per cent, solution ot carbolic
acid in them constantly. Do not
allow decaying organic material of
any kind on or near your premises,
nor allow dirt to accumulate in cor
ners, or behind doors. If extra
care in observing cleanliness is
used, and the directions above giv
en are faithfully carried out, the
fly nuisance can be greatly mitigat
ed. Mother Gray'i Sweet Powders (or Children,
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A Curious Find.
A curious find was mant a (tvu
days ago in the wood tract back of
Shohola, Pike county, Pa , which
is being cut off and converted into
mraDer Dy tne Pennsylvania Lum
ber Company. A huge pine tree
was cut down, but the butt was de
fective and in order to secure n
sound end to the log, the diseased
pornon was cut on. in doing so it
was found that this nortion of the
tree was hollow and the aperture
naa grown over so that it was not
observable to the wood-chopper. In
the hollow was an old-fashioned
flint-lock musket, such as was in
use by the pioneers of that region.
a.s me spot wnere the musket was
revealed is in the neighborhood of
the bloody battles of Minisink,
which occurred between the whites
and Indians on July 22, 1779, in
which the former wtre defeated, it
is supposable that the gun may h,ave
belonged to one of the wounded
stragglers of the defeated patriots,
who had wandered off and died in
the woods.
TAXPAYERS TAKE NOTICE.
An Appeal from Town taxes for
I99 will Le held Saturday, July
17th, 1909, at the Council Room,
between the hours of 2 and 5 P. M.
liY ORDER OF THK COUNCIL.
It.
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
m
FALSE ALARMS
Kept U?irg the Circuit with Their
Codlci and Routing Out
the firemen.
Fuaimit, N J.-There Is a red ant
colony lu tula city that has been send
lug In false akin.ig over the fire alarm
Usraph ryutera and getting the fire
n.en out of bed two and three times
at eight rlg.it along. City Electrician
Walter V. Shanu-r stood watching
their researches the other night while
the firemen wtre Jumping In and out
of bed as the whistle blew, and stop
ped for nearly an hour.
Shapter had been searching for the
cause of the pranks of the fire alarm
and had no success. But finally he
opened up box 38, at Waldron avenue
and Whittridge place, which Is In the
locality where the trouble seemed to
exist, and there the whole secret was
revealed to him.
"There must have been about a
thousand ants In that little box," said
Shapter. "They almost filled It. Most
of them were scurrying around seem
ingly with no object, but when I look
ed closer I found they were carrying
the dead away. Forming long lines,
they would run up to the bottom of
the box where there was a heap of
dead ants, each one would pick up one
of them and struggle out of a crevice
down the pole to the ground. At first
I could not Imagine what had killed
them, but as I watched 1 saw the
whole thing.
"While one detachment of the army
was carrying awa the dead another
detachment was lining up for another
sncrilice. First a group would form
on the metal plate at the bottom of
the box. Others would take positions
ahead of them, and as the line
stretched out I saw they were heading
for an exposed part of the circuit Just
above. As soon as the line was com
pleted and the last little red ant took
his position, tall in the grip of his fol
lower and fore feet at the exposed
part, the circuit would be shorted and
the whole of it would be going through
their little bodies. There was a flash
and a sort of a click. The whistle
blew In the distance and there was
a heap of dead ants at the bottom of
the box on which the carriers at once
began to busy themselves.
"Fascinated, I watched It for near
ly an hour and I couldn't tell you how
many ants I saw go to their death. I
marvelled at It and tried to guess
what their object was. I'm sorry the
men were bothered by the whistle, but
I am glad I saw that wonderful sight"
BOSS OF THE SENATE.
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New Lines Appear on Sen. Aldrlch'a
Face as a Result of His
Tariff Labors.
RATTLER YIELDS TO RATS.
Snake Killed by Two Rodents Intend
ed for His Breakfast
Dalton, Ga. Two big gray rats
fought a battle with a rattlesnake
here and the rats won. The snake
was purchased by a grocery firm for
a window display. Early in the morn
ing two big rats were obtained as food
for the snake.
When the rats were placed In the
cage with the snake it made no ef
fort to molest them. A crowd gather
ed to witness the snake and the rats,
but It was over an hour before the
rattler moved to attack.
The rats showed flight from the
start. While the snake was after one
the other would be plunging Its teeth
Into the Bnake's body. After an hour
the snake succumbed. One rat was
nearly dead, while the other appar
ently was unharmed.
As a tribute to its valor, the un
hurt rat was released. The rattler
measured seven feet In length.
Painted Husband's Nose.
Indianapolis, Ind. In the trial ot a
divorce suit Mrs. Dora Rost, who was
the defendant, testified that for years
she had been compelled to paint her
husband's nose before he went to
work. The presiding Judge was
greatly surprised, and asked the wit
ness to explain. "Mr. Rost drank so
hard that bis nose got red, and I was
afraid he would lose his position be
cause his employers would know he
was drinking," said the woman.
"Occultos" Is a Mystery.
London. Something really mysteri
ous, something to arouse the curiosity
and the interest ot everybody, Is being
exhibited at the Coliseum. It Is a
full-sized figure of an old gentleman,
and la called "Occultos." You can
take his bead from his body and re
move his legs, and you see nothing
beyond a few springs, and yet this
model when put together will give
long verbal answers to questions, and
will move his bead ftDj hla legs. .
.MS
FEEDING STUFFS LAW.
A new feeding studs law was en
acted by the last Legislature to
take tffect the first day of August
next. This new law limits the
amount of ground corn cobs and
oat hull that can be used in mixed
feeds; prohibits the use of rice
hulls, peanut hulls and weed seeds
as adulterants in concentrated com
mercial feeding stuffs, and so makes
it possible to free the markets of
Pennsylvania from undesirable
feeds.
The co operation! of all manu
facturers of and dealers in feed
stuffs, as well as the public press,
is solicited in the effort to carry out
the provisions cf this new law.
Copies of the law will be sent to
any person making application to
the Department of Agriculture,
Harrisburg, Pa., for the same.
Wood-Choppers of AustrsMa.
The Australian choppers are Merger
men, and might be taken for cnythlnn
rather than lumbermen. "Oh, we are
fairly strong," said Mr. MacLarenj
"but, you know, it does not reiuire
strength to chop. It Is a knack. A
ten-year-old boy. If he cuts clean, will
otitchop a grown man. Much depends,
of course, upon the axe used. We
use American tools entirely In fact
nothing but American tools is used ia
the Australian bush. Axes for use In
competitions are kept In prime condt
tlon; even the handles are given spe
cial treatment of rosin rubbing, of
we bone them as baseball players
bone the handles of their bats. In
London we shaved a man on the
stage with ono of our axes. Razor
teelT Yes; all good tools are of razof
steel. Almost anybody can sharpen
an axe, but when It comes to a saw,
there Is as much skill required to dO
a good Job as In drawlne a nletura.
For Instance. I have lived tn camp
all my life, yet I cannot sharpen h
saw properly. It takes Jackson to do
that, and you should see htm- ever
morning bevelling the edges of each
loom or the crosscut we use." Lee.
lie's Weekly.
CHARTER NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that an amplica
tion will be made to the Governor of the
state of Pennsylvania, on Monday, the
aftth day of July, A. D., 1909, by Lewis
S. Clewell. Adam Hummel, Christian A.
Small, A. J. Hummell, and William B.
Ferguson, and others, under the Act of
Assembly of the State of Pennsylvania.
entitled "an act to provide for the incor
poration and regulation of certain corpo
rations, approved me 2jtn ot April,
1S74. and supplements thereto for the
charter of an intended corporation to be
called Bloomsburg Brick Manufacturing
and Construction Company, the charac
ter and object of which is the manufac
turing of brick and construction of build
ings and for these purposes to have and
enjoy all the rights, benefits and privi
leges of the said Act of Assembly and
supplements thereto.
Christian A. Small.
7-8-3t, Solicitor.
CHARTER APPLICATION
XoltctofAppttoattonur Cliarur.
Notice is hereby given that application
will be made by E. R. Sponsler, M. I,
I..OW, A. W. Duy, C. M. Creveling. and
W. F. Lowrv to the Governor of Penn?
sylvan ia on the 19th dayof July A. D,
1909, at 10 a, m , under the provisions of
an Act of Assembly, entitled "An Act
to provide for the incorporation and
regulation of certain corporations,"
approved tne 29U1 iay ot April, A L)
1874, and the supplements thereto, for
a Charter for an intended corporation to
be called "Catawissa Electric Company",
the character and object of which is to
supply light, heat and power, or any of
them, by electricity to the Borough of
Catawissa, County of Columbia, and State
of Pennsylvania, and to such persons,
partnerships and corporations residing
therein cr odjacent thereto, as may
desire the same, and for these purposes
to have, possess and enjoy all the rights,
benefits and privileges of said Act of
Assembly and the supplements thereto,
confered,
A. W. Duy.
W. H. Sponsler,
7-1 3t Solicitors.
CHARTER APPLICATION
Solice of Application for Charter.
Notice is hereby given that application
will be made by E. R. Sponsler, M, I.
Low, A. W. Duy, C. M. Creveling and
W. F. Lowry to the Governor of Penn
sylvania on the 19th day of July A. D.
1909, at 10 a. m.. under the provisions
of an Act of Assembly entitled "An Act
to provide for the incorporation and reg
ulation of certain corporations", approv
ed the 29th day of April, A. D., 1874,
and the supplements thereto, for a chart
er tor an intended corporation to be
called "Mifflin Township Electric Com
pany", the character and object of which
is to supply light, heat and power, or any
of them, by electricity to the township
of Mifflin, County of Columbia, State of
Pennsylvania, and to such persons, part
nerships and corporations residing there
in or adjacent thereto, ns may desire the
same, (lid for these purposes to have,
possess and enjoy all rights, benefits and
privileges of said Act of Assembly and
the supplements thereto, confered.
A. W. Duy.
W. II: SI'onsi.fr,
7-' 3t Solicitors.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Usui of milium 11. Lord, aieetiu-a, hitr of tit
I'oiri, of Blooinrljurg, Ji.
Notice is lieu by gi vi :i that letters of
administration oil the i.-tate of William
H. Lord, late of the Town of Blooms
burg. Pa., deceased have been granted
to the undersigned, administrator, to
whom nil persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make payments, and
those having tiainis or demands will
make known the same without ik lav to
FRED E. LORD,
Administrator, Espy, Pa.
J. G. Fkkkzk, Atty. 6-io-6t.
The R. E. Hartman Store
Bloomsburg:, Pa. J
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.
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o
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ASK YOUR DEALER FOR THEM.
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IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF
Carpets, Rugs, Hatting and
Draperies, Oil Cloth and
Window Curtains
You Will Find a Nice Line at
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