THE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMsflURO. 3-:000-0000000f3 OUR BOYS I and GIRLS 5 f 5 S. i-crc-: c-t-oj-c04-ccc-i-o A KNOTTY QUESTION How You C?n Mystify Ycur Frii-ijs with n Hnnderkchicf. Tl.i.t i' t very .lauiniii:; anil dcrcp tiw trick. Vol ask any one fur a )i:tiil';t'i -chief, and tie the ends liriuly liv:il!ier i;i a dmi'ilc knot, nllmvlm; him to fee! It, ml: the ends :ia ti::!it I i,n lie i'!ca:cs. Voi then throw the ! lenicr f llii' handkerchief over the 1 kiioi. ;i!nl i',s: tiie pi'inei tii hold It ti;;l:t lietween lii.i linger and thumb. You a;!: hl:u If the knot i.i till there. to which he will answer In the alliimu tlv.'. Yini then take hold of any part of the handkerchief, and direct the holder to drop the handkei c liief at the word "three." You count: "0::c, two, three," at which vord he loosen his hold of the handkerchief, nad there a no vestige left of the knot. The method of managing this trick is as follows: Taltc the handkerchief nnd tie the ends in a simple knot, keeping one end tight and the other end looHe. We will rail the tight end A nnd the loose one H. Keep A al ways In the right hand, and on the Ft retch horizontally, nnd the handker chief will look as in the cut. I)o tills when you tie it the second time, and How Knot is Tied. draw l! tight, which will then form a double tie round A, but will not hold it firm. When you throw the hand kerchief over the knot, you draw out A with the linger and thumb of the kit hand, und the knot will appar ently remain tlrm, although in reality it is nothing but a iouble twist of silk, which, of course, falls loose when the handkerchief is dropped. When Pony Turned the Tables. Johnny hid a pony; How hard lie did ride! He visited most every place In nil the country wide. Hut one day little pony l'eclded she would rest. And go she simply wouldn't. Though Johnny coaxed his best. Right still stood little pony In the middle of the road. And Johnny silt upon her. A very heavy load. He coaxed her and lie kicked her And then the pony, dear, So nngry grew she threw him Right in a creek quite near A 6 o (S s a And at last when Johnny Came out, In sorry plight, He uald: "Poor little pony, Vou nerved u bad boy light" Friday. It's heaps of fun to bu a boy When Friday cornea along; That day a boy don't mind a bit. No mutter what goes wrong. Sometimes on Friday we ure good. A reg'lar model class. The teacher smiles at three, and says, "The first lino riso and pnss." Wo get our hnts; our books we strap; And whistling a tune, We hurry out. There's nothing like A Friday afternoon. Y'ou say It's odd that Friday should A part so noted play? Just ask a boy; he'll tell you why; The next Is Saturday. NOTES AND COMMENTS. Now lli.it I lie lootliall season is over, the (-Untitle; m-hm.-u lias come in lo Uecj tip the nvcrajv: 1110 taliiy. Kitijj Leopold, the Hc-d monarch of HelRiuni, is .scriouMy ill, and lit tle hope is ttiteit.iincd for his re covet y. The foundations of the original Harvard College lluikliiig appar ently have been unearthed in exca vating the Cambridge, Mass., subway. "You can never succeed by ntirs- ing defeat," exclaims the Hughe- ville Miii. Von can if corn salve. you use the pi ope t The feather boa of a woman on an Amsterdam Avenue car, in New Vorii n Sunday, caught fire and ' tnnile finite n rum mi l w-iii Ssiir t-ert- I likely felt hot under the collar. The Chicago City Couucil has recently passed an ordinance re quiring that in cases of a delay of over ten minutes on Surface or ele vated lines, fares must be refunded to the passengers. Shenandoah had a destructive fire last Friday night which burned several buildings. OA-ing to the scant supply of water, it appeared for a time that a large section of the town was doomed. The latest advice of Dr. Horace Fletcher, the exponent of rational eating, is that soup should bechew ed. Ve are eagerly awaiting his instructions to run the atmosphere through a meat grinder betore breathing. Declaring that the annual loss to the farmers of Kansas on account of chinch bugs is from $.s,ooo,ooo to $25,000,000, I).-. J. 1'. Headlee of the Kansas State Agricultural college is experimenting with meth ods of destroying the pest. The Hoard of Ivngineers of the Ouebec Bridge, which fell a couple ot years ago while in course of con struction, has called tor bids for the removal of the wreckage of the old bridge and the building of the new substructure. With snow flying through the air, and the streams frozen over; with the thermometers going down, and the coal bills going up; with water pipes bursting and with Christmas nearly here, a Milton contemporary spreads the interrog ative headline before its readers, "Is Winter Here ?" Yes, friends, it is. Williatusport and Lock Haven are hoping to be connected by a trolley line within a year. The line if built will connect with the exist ing trolley system of Williatusport at Newberry and the tracks will pass through a populous section to Jersey Shore, Nippono Park and Avis at which latter point the line will go through Woolrich aud Great Island to the Lock Haven Termi nus. A Worcester, Massachusetts man claims that an aeroplane of his in vention flew from Worcester to New York, then to Boston and back to Worcester one night last Septem ber, carrying three passengers. He refuses to tell where he keeps the machine, or to give any particulars of its construction. Before giving out any more tals of remarkable flights, it would be well for him to consider that most of us are from Missouri. Henry Clews ha J the nerve to address a suffragette meeting in Brooklyn on Sunday and tell them why he thought women should not vote. TI12 horrid man ! Half the audience arose and very justly rais ed Cain when he finished his speech. One of the more radical of the gen tle ladies even went so far as to call Mr. Clews a nasty old thing ! The poor man was alone in his predica ment, as all of the husbands were at home taking care of the young sters. Cyrus Towusend Brady, Naval Academy graduate, author and Epis copal priest, has had a new experi ence. His parish, St. George's Kansas City, being without a church the Jewish Congregation of B'nai Jehudah offered its edifice as a place of worship for his parishioners. Dr. Brady, accepting the courtesy, now finds himself conducting Christian services in a Jewish synagogue. "The action of the Jews seems to me a significant example of modern church comity," said Dr. Brady. "Their generous offer U the first of the kind I have heard of." The Zoological Press Bulletin, of the Division of Zoology, Penn sylvania Department of Agricul ture. Timely T pics of Plants and Pests Discussed Weekly. Ity II. A. Surface, State Zoologist. lUiAUNC. WITH Til K WOO'.LY APHIS. Some infested apple twigs were received from Franklin coun'.y at the Division of Zoobgy of the Pennsylvania Department of Agri culture, a:.d the pe:soii sending them was of the opinion that the trees were infested when they kit the nursery. In tcpotting upon these twigs. State Zoologist Sur face wrote ns follows: "The npple twigs which you sc,lt arc illft's'-'d with an insect known as I lie Woolly Aphts. It is not the rtgttl.tr Apple Aphis but a wor.-c p?st, for the reason that it feeds not only on the bark of twigs but also on the roots. You are lia ble to receive these pests from any nurserymen, or they may come to your trees after you get them from l the nursery. ' I would recommend that you spray your trees soon, with any good contact insecticide, such as is recommended for San Jose Scale. I.iine sulfur wash will do for this. Be sure that the spray liquid i.i blown into all knots and cracks where these pests inhabit, "The worst feature about the Woolly Aphis is that it attacks the rcots, and this you can not well determine without making special examination for it. It produces knots which keep the sap from flowing well through them, wheth er they be on the roots or branches, and it also keeps these places in about the same condition as sores on animals. Where the insects are on the' roots the best thing to do is ti remove the soil enough to ex pose them, and at once cover the infested places with powdered to ha co or tobacco dust, which in itself is a valuable fertilizer, and then replace the soil, and you may be sure the pests will be killed. Remember that powdered tobacco is better than tobacco stems tor this purpose. "If you do not wish to go to the trouble and expense of spraying the trees for the Woolly Aphis, and if they have no San Jose Scale, or other pests, that would demand a winter spray with contact insec ticides, such as liine sttlfiir wash, you can treat this pest efficiently and much cheaper by simply using a paint brush, and painting the spots where it cccttrs with a con tact insecticide, such as one pound of whale oil soap dissolved in one gallon of water, or extra sirong lime-sulfur solution, or twenty per cent, kerosene emulsion, or such other materials as are efficient and satisfactory for San Jose Scale." MAKING T1IK LIMK-SUI.l'fR WASH. At this time of the year owners of fruit trees are preparing to spray their trees before the setting in of freezing weather. It consequently happens that many of the letters received at the Division of Zoology of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture coutiin queries in re gard to spraying. No matter how often published, information is still requested as to the making of the lime-sulfur solution, the quality of lime to use, whether iron kettles in which the solution is boiled will be damaged, etc The following re plies to tlie question! contained in a letter recently received by State Zoologist Surface, of Harrisburg, will, therefore, be read with inter est: "Replying to your recent letter asking about the best formula for spraying for San Jose Scale, I beg to say there is certainly nothing better than the boiled lime-sulfur wash, either commercial or home boiled. If one has much scale he should spray his trees in the fall or winter, at auy time after the leaves fall, aud again in the spring when the buds are swelling. If they are not badly infested the springspray ing should be sufficient. Thorough ness is essential. To make this mixture, fresh lime or quick lime is needed. Air-slaked lime will not do for the reason that the air-slaked lime has uudegoue a chemical change, and is not the same sub stance, chemically, as the quick lime aud does not make the same chemical union. It is more inert or inactive. "It is possible to keep lime in the same chemical form as the quick lime or fresh lime if you will slake it in water at once and keep it b'tieat'j water, or, . in other words, keep enough water over it to keep it in the form of a paste or putty. When you want to use it, take three times as much of the lime paste as you would of the dry material. "It is impossible to spray too often with the lime-sulfur wash. If you use other materials, especially oils, it is possible to do so; and, in fact, the oft.ener you 'spray with them the greater will be the danger to the trees. "The boiled lime-sulfur wash is We Wa:ii to Send : r- : 1 r , , " 7 t, TUB DB.!.L'X3 CU:iIM"..S I'At;;:i( t. .. ... i .w -..I If you car; n'.Mut t'.ic quality, character, and iinprcssivcnus ( f your stationery- those ssmplvs will he valuable to you. 1 hey siinxv you wlist r.-aily impressive, productivc'stationcry'li;. They kIiow you l ieuicsi forms on COLTON BOND; hand somvly printed, l'tho tr.-J tic-itamped in harmorit.us color comhir.c'.ionr.. If yen buy tr.ir!t:.-j ::t.-.t! w.cry ;-.a r.rcd these sr.mplc?. -They tell you how to jut t'..e m itt i.-. prci.' ivc, most productive sta tionery. Thcv s'.io.v you how your !etttr-hcad or check woulJ look 011 COI I ON i-OM). They demonstrate and tell you why, of all Ivind pirc-r;, COUPON BOND is best qualified to serve you, an J why it is tlv first choice of tVisc who recognize the tictuai t ii-tr.r-.-.u .'.cr c' hi.;h-r.ra.!s stationery. COLUMBIAN PRINTING HOUSE, Bloomsburg, Pa. made by boiling seventeen pounds of sulfur and twenty-two of lime with enough water to boil, and then adding enough to make fifty gallons. It will not injure an iron kettle, but it will destroy copper. You can clean the kettle with hot vinegar." -. - - . - Comet Not Yet Visible to the Eye. A contemporary last week ad vised its readers to look for Hal ley's comet on Saturday evening, as it would be nsible to the naked eye at that time. If anybody craned his neck heavenward in search of the ethereal wanderer, he was dis appointed. The comet is still in visible, except through large tele scopes, and it will remain so until early in the new year. Its nearest approach to the earth in its heaven ly joy ride will occur in May of next year, when it will be a glor ious sight in the western sky. It is interesting to note that this comet, which approaches the sun every seventy-fifth year, has been observed twenty-four times pre vious to Us present appearance, of which observations there are re cords exstant, and it is very proba ble that Chinese records dated 467 B. C. refer to this same body. Don't be impatient. Some time in January you may see the comet, which will grow continually brighter until May, when it will begin to fade, becoming invisible again about September. Cornell for Reform. The Cornell University faculty on Saturday adopted a resolution advocating strong reform in the rules governing football. The resolution says: "W'ith a view to securing greater safety of life and limb and higher standards of honor and fair play, it is the in sistent opinion of this faculty that the contipuance of football as a gr.tne for undergraduates depends upon an effective revision and en forcement of the rules regulating the game." -- - - Siwkkkks who sav they have tried everything without benefit ure the people we ure looking for. We want them to know from glad exjierienee that Kly's Cream liuliu will conquer Cold in the Head, Hay Fever, und ob stinate forms of Nasul Catarrh. This remedy nets directly on the inflamed, sensitive membranes. Cleansing, sooth ing and healing. One trial will con vince vou ot lla lieuung power, rriee 50c. All druggists, or mailed by Ely Bro., 61I Warren St., New York. Ice Trust Got a Frost in Court. The Americau Ice Company, one of the greatest corporations which lives by dealing in the necessities of life, was found guilty last Friday in the New York Supreme Court, of restricting competition in and at tempting to create a monopoly of the sale of ice. A five thousand dollar fine was imposed. It is pos sible that this company, which sup plies eight millions of customers, may ultimately be dissolved. CASTOR I A Tor Infants and Children. His Kind You Have Always Bought Boars the "y yT Signature of LZaW4Uc "1 VM Trolley Time Tables. Cars leave Market Square, Bloomsburg for Berwick; iArt '4 I'J I I a. m. v. M. 5.00 12.5" 540 I. so 6.2K 2 SO 0.50 3-5' 7-5" 4-50 8.50 5-5" 9.50 0.50 10.50 I ( 50 " Kirst car !eaves Market Square for Berwick on Sunday at 6.50 a. m. 5 U From Power House. Saturday Night Only. Cars leave Berwick for Danville: A. M. M. P. M. 6.00 12.00 (.oo 7.00 r. m. 7.00 7.20 1. 00 8.00 S.oo 2.00 q 00 g 00 3.00 "to.oo 10.00 4.00 1T.OO 11.00 5.00 1 2.00 t 1. 00 First car leaves Berwick for Danville on Sunday at S.oo a. m. Bloomsburg Only. t Saturday Night to Bloomsburg Only. Cars leave Market Square, Blooms bu'g, for Danville: A. M. r. M, 5.10 12.10 0.00 1. 10 7.10 2.10 S.to 3.10 ().io 4.10 P. M. 6.10 7.10 S.io J.10 10. 10 J 1. 10 10.10 5-io u.io First car leaves Market Square for Danville 'on Sunday at 7.10 a. m. Saturday Night Only. Cars leave Danville for Berwick: A. M. M. P. M. 6.00 12.00 6.00 7.00 P. M. 7-o 8.00 1 .00 S.oo 9.00 2.00 I. 00 10:00 3.00 10.00 1 1 .00 4 00 1 1 .00 5.00 12. OO First car leaves Danville for Berwick on Sunday at 8.00 a. m. Blooms-burir Only. Saturday Night to Bloomsburg Only. Cars leave Market Square, Bloomsburg for Catawissa: A. M. 5-3 6.15 t7.oo q.oo M. P. M. 12.00 6.00 P. m. t7.oo l.oo 8.00 t2.oo q.oo 3.00 10.10 4.00 Ml. 00 5.00 1 1 0.00 1 l.oo First car leaves Market Square for Catawissa on Sunday at 7.00 a. m. Saturday Night Only, t P. R. R. Connections. Cars leave Catawissa for Bloomsburg: A. M. P. M. P. M. 5 50 12.30 6.30 6.35 1.30 7-30 7.30 2.30 8.30 8.30 3-3o 9-3 O.30 4-3" '-3 10.30 5-3o "3" 11.30 First ear leaves Catawissa for Blooms burg on Sunday at 7.30 a. m. Saturday Night Only. fl IIVIIUUiU 1.U..IISUU S' i?i Plu's f:rn-n fWn Si M$ ii quickly ni.'uariicj. Vfo,-" T, Civet Roiitt at Ones. jj isi'c,. It i-h-miHi'H, Bout hea, iVyo henU und protect.! fttHrtStaac tlio diseased iiieuu hriuio resulliug t'rma Ctiturrh and drives away a Cold ia the Uoiid quickly. Kestoror. the Si.'UHfbof 'l'asto anil Smell. Full iz" !ii) ets. Ht lmgginU or by miiil. Liquid IVenm Balm f-ir nu in otninii '.-i'i 75 ets. Ely BrotUurs, 50 Wiivron Street, New Vork, Bloomsburg & Sullivan Railroad. 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