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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20

made of cork. Next, take the skinner
and plate in one hand and lay the edge
of the plate on the edge of the decanter,
and then with the other hand connect
the ladle with the skinner and hold
them until you find the exact position in
which they will balance each other. The
quite probable that you will fail, and in
that case your audience will be much
amused at seeing & ilnmer, ladle and
plate come down with a rush on the in
nocent decanter. After a few trials
however, you will become an adept at
the trick and it will then be your turn to
laugh at those who doubted your abili-
ty to perform tn Y. Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20

Mrs. Lee Kaufman, who lives near
Lyndon, Kan, has a cat that is rearing
a rather strange family. Some time ago,
while Mrs. Kaufman was in the yard,
she heard a squealing and commotion
coming from a large hole in the ground
which was close by. She was afraid to
put her hand in the hole and investigate
the cause of the sounds, and, when the
men came from the fields at noon, she
called their attention to the occurrence.
They procured spades and dug into the
hole, unearthing a mother coon in her
nest with three tiny ones about day
old The old coon escaped, and the little
ones, after being admired for some time,
were given to the cat to devour, which
was licking its chops near by, as if hun
cry for the little fellows. The cat
smelled them, and then began licking
their little bodies, afterward hunting a
bed for herself. to which she took the
little coons and adopted them One of
them died, but the other two are living
and will soon be larger than their foster
mother.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20
TRICK IN BALANCING.
After n Few Trials 1t Can BE Mastered
by Anyone Whose Hand Is
Reasonably Steady

If you want to amuse some young
persons, get decanter, plate, ladle
and a skinner, and then tell them that
you intend to balance the ladle and the
skinner in the manner shown in the
accompanying picture. OF course, they
will be incredulous, but, if your hand is
reasonably steady, you will be able to
do the trick.
First, hang the skinner by its handle
from the edge of the plate and keep it in
position by means Of a small wedge
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20
A SONG OF DUTY.

Sorrow comes and sorrow goes,
Life is fecked with shine and shower,
Now the tear of grieVing flows,
Now we smile in happy hour;
Death awaits us, every one
Toiler. dreamer teacher writer
Let US then, ere life be done,
Make the world a little brighter!
Burdens that our neighbors bear
Easier let us try to make them;
Chains, perhaps, our neighbors wear,
Let us do our best to break them.
From the straitened brain and mind
Let us loose the binding fetter,
Let US, as the Lord designed,
Make the world little better!
Selfish brooding sears the soul,
Makes the heart a nest of sorrows,
Darkening the shining goal
OF the sun-illumined morrows;
Wherefore should our lives be spent
Daily growing blind and binder?
Let us, as the Master meant,
Make the world a little kinder!
Denis A. Mccarthy, in Good Counsel
Magazine.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20
LOOP-THE-LOOP DEVICE.
BY "A New Method, Just Invented, the
Cycle Rider OvercOmes the Force
of GravitatiOn.

Robert Edwin and George A. Hoff-
man, two Cleveland men, have recently
perfected a new loop the loop device.
The device consists of two parts prop
er, the outside frame and the wheel,
which is Is feet in diameter. The wheel
is so constructed that it revolves in
side of a rim by means of pulley bear
ings connected together, at minimum
friction. 1t is estimated that a cycle
rider, inside the wheel at an angle of
about 70 degrees, will cause the wheel
to revolve at a speed of l 300 feet per
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20
Musicians of Briny Deep.

Many fish can produce musical sounds.
The red gurnard has earned the name of
seacock from the growing noise which
it makes, while another species is called
the piper Others, notably two species
of ophidium, have sound-producing ap-
paratus, consisting of small, movable
bones, which can be made to produce a.
sharp rattle. The curious drumming"
made by the Mediterranean fish known
as the malgre can be heard from a
depth of 80 fathomS
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20
NATURAL AMPHITHEATER.
Freak of the Ohio River Has Initiated
the Architecture of the Greeks
and Romans.

All the works of man are merely imi-
.~Vyn Of nature, but often there are Gu
rious 2Syersals, such as the structure
formed~by the Ohio river, near Evans-
vile, Ind. The ancients, no doubt, pro-
cured their inspiration for the great
amphitheaters from the peculiar forma-
ton of mountain sides, and between
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20
Origin of MetenrnInnr-

Meteorology owes its origin to Italy,
which, as DR.. H. c. Bolton notes, pro-
duced every one of the fundamental in
struments now used in weather observa-
tions. The hygrometer was invented
about 1450 by Nicholas de Cusa; anemom-
eter, 1873, by Egnatio Dante; thermom-
eter, 1895, by Calico; raingauge, 1889,
by Cartelli; barometer. 1913, by Torri-
cellir
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20
THE STORY OF DICK.
Faithful SenEuII Which Kept Tryst
for a Period of Twenty-FOur
Consecutive Years.

Out in the ocean, about four miles off
the shore of Rhode Island and just south
of Narragansett bay, is anchored Bren-
tons Reef lightship. Some go years ago
the lonely watchers on the ship had their
attention attracted by seagull that so
far put aside his wild nature as to swim
close to the vessel in search of food The
frienC!iness and trustfulness of the bird
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20

Evansville, and Henderson, Ky, It
would seem as if Dame Nature had imi-
tated the architecture of the Greeks and
Romans. The yellow banks for miles
show the stages of the falling water in
great Lodges. At one point, where the
waters swirl inland, regular series of
circular steps has appeared, and if one
were in Italy. he might fancy he was
looking on the remains of some old
Roman circus.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20

1t has been noted that vessels may
float down stream faster than the water.
The explanation is that both the water
and the floating objects are being pulled
down hill by gravity, but the water lie
much more retarded by friction.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20

Some interesting relics of the great
Armada have been found in Tobermory
bay, where one of the Spanish galleons
was sunk. A bronze breech-loading
cannon, dated 1853, is among the finds.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1903-08-20

-SOCICK, Uncle Amos, somebody's
killed MariOryl"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-15
A TRIPLE TRAGEDY.
indian I'm Northorn Wisconsin Finds
InterIociscd Deer Horns-Three
Bucks Fought to " Finish.

An Indian from the F1ambeau reser-
ration in northern Wisconsin recently
.ame INTO the fishing resort of Squaw
Lake with curiosity in the way of
ieer horns he wished to sell. Failing
10 make SALE he took the horns back
o the reservation. The Montreal Wit
ness describes his treasure as three
tets of antlers inextricably interlocked.
Two sets OF antlers so locked are rare,
out not unknown. II is believed that
he Flambeau Chippeway has the only
set of three-locked antlers in the world.
The accident could have happened
only In one way. Two bucks of equal
strength were fighting in the forest
and became locked. Then. while they
Sere still struggling. third buck ap-.
peared and charged them both, prob
ably repeatedly, until its own horns
became fastened
The Indian says he found the horns
north of Flambeau Lake, about a mile
from the water. They were lying on
the side of a hill. and there were no
bones near them The condition Of the
horns proved that the fight occurred
not more than two years ago The
antlers were alf of full-g~own bucks,
showing eight and ten points each.
The third pair had been driven into
the others just above where they were
Joined, and the branches of them were
about equally locked with the branches
Of the others.
They were not broken or clipped in
any way. which seems to indicate that
when the third buck had made his last
charge he was fastened so firmly that
there was no room for any one OF his
points to play in the forks of the
others. indeed, all the horns were so
stoutly Joined that they could not be
moved at ell. They are as rigid as II
nodded in that fashion from steel
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-15

Dpment of the inner leaves. Thorough
freezing is fatal, but the lowest tenn
perature at which freezing will not
take place is most desirable. Not
only does this temperature hold the
plant in the desired condition of great
ly suspended activities, but 1t renders
next to impossible the growth of in
furious fungi, which would speedily
wilt and rot it. In order, then, to ap-
proach the temperature sought, the
house should be so snugly constructed
rs to provide against freezing. Again,
1t should be so provided with venti-
lating appliances that at any time ad-
vantage may be taken Of any cold in
tervals to rapidly and effectively chill
the house, after which it might be Sc
curely closed for a warmer period, and,
with this inclosed lower temperature
remains for time at a point more
nearly that desired.-Farmers Review.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-15
A UTILITARIAN KITE,
Uses of the Cody AerOpInne as De-
scribed by It's JnventOr-With-
stands strong Breeze

My invention, Mr.. S. r. Cody writes,
in his article in the Pearson's, explain
ing his recent invention, II have called
the Cody Aeroplane.' One of the main
objects aimed at in the construction Of
the aeroplane is utility for reconnoiter-
Ing purposes-during any weather, day
or night--in time Of war, both on land
and at sea.
"In its present stage 1t has been proved
quite practical as a carrier and support
for wireless telegraph apparatus, for
taking photographs at any given alti-
tude, man-lifting and signaling.
During my recent experiments at
sea 1t has been conclusively proved that
my aeroplane will fly successfully with
a vessel that is going full steam ahead
with beam gale; the same success in
flying has been achieved on land, with
no more than seven or eight-mile
breeze.
Then, again, | have experienced a
wind Of 5S miles an hour, and perhaps
the strength of such force will be bet
ter understood and realized when | say
that 1t is almost strong enough to up
root trees and carry away solidly-built
frame houses"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-15
Grows to be Used in Traps, Instead of
Pigeons.

The Susquehanna correspondent OF
the Scranton Tribune says. Three
Scranton young men are in the mount
aims in this vicinity under contract
with a Philadelphia sporting club to
capture 1000 live crows, to be used
in traps instead of pigeons. Twenty
five cents per crow is the price to be
paid. There is colony of crows near
Gulf Summit, estimated at 5000.
They gather In such large numbers
that large tree limbs are broken down
with their weight, and the whirrlng OF
their wings can be heard for miles.
When they are hungry they will at
tack cattle and sheep in the fields.
Three Carbondale gunners in Sept
ember visited the roost and killed 500
of the black birds in four hours. The
Scranton trappers have with them a
big paraphernalia including a large
number of traps and poultry crates.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-15
Corsets and Gems Both Barbarous.

Corsets ? Barbarous Jewelry {?
Barbarous This was the prevailing
opinion of the many women assembled
in Harrisburg in congress last week
who debated the wearing OF these
articles, which for many years have
been believed to be aids to the beauty
and shapeliness Of the sex.
Luckily, perhaps, for the consist
eucy of women--ior many would not
have cared to go on record-no vote
was taken on the subject, and an in
formal condemnation was all that was
vouchsafed.
The congress cheered to the echo
the statement of the American repre-
sentatives that women have vote in
five of the States of the Union.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-15
HEIGHT OF FRUIT TREES.
Tendency of Progressive Orchnrdists
Now Is to Lower Heads for All
Kinds of Fruits.

There is considerable difference of
opinion among orchardists as to the
height at which fruit trees should be
headed. In the eastern states there are
many who think the trunks should be
tour to flve feet, and some of the ap-
pie orchards have bodies taller than
this However well this may be for the
eastern conditions, 1t is not the proper
way to train trees anywhere in the CEN
tral and western states, and in the east
the tendency is to lower heads. The
more recently planted apple orchards
are rarely over two to three feet to
the lower branches, and the pear Or
chards from one to two feet.
Any one who has had experience in the
west knows that the hot suns and al
most constant summer winds work
havoc In orchards that are headed high.
The flat-headed apple tree borer works
In the trunks and large branches that
are exposed to the sun. | have seen
apple trees in northern Texas that
were badly attacked by this insect al
most ten feet from the ground. In
Kansas and Missouri 1t is not so abun-
dant and destructive, but nearly all the
apple trees with tall, bare trunks have
borers on them
Tall heads give the wind greater
power over the roots, which strains
them unduly, often causing the trees to
incline to the northeast or fall to the
grounds. The fruit is much harder to
gather from tall headed trees than from
those with low heads.
Spraying is much more easily done
on low-headed trees. apd the same is
true of pruning. There does not seem
to be any good reason for heading fruit
trees high. except that they are trouble
some to cultivate when the branches
are very close to the ground. This
can be largely overcome by using tools
that are made to meet these require
ments.-Midland Farmer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-15

first cut shows the exterior of such
cellar, and the second the interior. The
storing of celery for the winter trade
and the present methods of keeping
celery are defective for commercial
purposes. being either too wasteful or
requiring too much labor. b. Nj. Dug
gar. of the Cornell station, says: "To
continue its vitality. succulence and
crispness, celery must continue in the
storage house very slow growth, a
growth sufficient to establish the roots
In the soil and to complete the devel-
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-15
Telephone Everywhere.

The telephone has made the word
" hello" a universal greeting in every
place on the globe where language IS
spoken by wire. An languages, Eng
hsh, German, French and Spanish
and the thousand and one others are
transmitted faithfully by the telephone,
so that the Interpretation of the tcle-
phone might be said to be universal.
No matter, however, what the nation.
ality of the speaker may be or what
vernacu'ar he may employ, every
telephone message in all languages Is
preceded by the great American
Z" hello"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-15
INTERESTING LOT OF MEN.
Crew-usuaIIy Includes Some Left
Handed Men-SniIors Handy.

They are an interesting lot Of men
the wreckers-as described by Mr.. Day
Allen Wiley in his article on Minute
Men of the Rall, i'll Pearsons. Selected
from the veterans in the car shops,
they are "all-round" mechanics; but
brains as well as fingers are needed,
and a man has to be quick-witted to
get into this gang. In the fifteen or
twenty which make up the average
crew, you can generally find two or
three who are little men, for there are
tight places in a wreck where little
men can do considerable work in prop
ping up or loosening part, crawling
into holes which no one else could
reach. The boss wrecker tries to get
two or three "left-handers" also, as
their services are valuable in hammer
Ing away in corners where a right
handed man would be useless. Some of
the best wrecking crews in the country
include a number Of sailors. The half
bitches and other knots that only the
seamen can make are of great service
in securely fastening lines to portions
OF the wreck and to the locomotive
used in pulling it away. The "old
salts" are familiar with the assistance
that combination of pulleys will give,
for they have been taught 1t on ship
board. while usually they are very
strong and wiry. Consequently man
of this kind who is "out of tob" can
frequently go with the wreckipg crew.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-15
Points on Plant breeding

nd-pollination has very limited
field of usefulness. as It is difficult to do
a large volume of work. When two va
rieties OF apples are to be crossed, one
tree can have some OF its branches top
worked, after which natural forces will
do the work of pollinating In crossing
different plants 1t has been found that
the true hybrids do not appear till about
the third generation. II is therefore, a
mistake not to SOW the seeds from the
first paintings. Scions for solomon
chards should be selected from bearing
trees.-Mtdlaud Farmer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-15
Importance of u Grange Home.

The grange is In no sense a migra-
tory institution, as is proved by its
ritualistic and fixed forms Of work.
No grange can hold successful meet
ings within the full intents of the Or
der, says Mr.. George b. Horton, un-
less 1t secures or provides for itself a
fixed and regular place for holding
meetings. Said place should be such
as to permit the seating and working
Of the grange In full form as provided
In the ritual. If from necessity a
grange Is meeting here and there or
In such place that the members cannot
in fact conduct a real grange the mem
bers should consider 1t first and i'm
perative duty to the life of the grange
to secure or build some kind Of a
structure which the members may call
their grange home. This place may be
ever 50 humble and entirely within the
limits of the possibilities of the mem
bers to provide, but in and around it
can be gathered and fixed the evil
dences Of permanency.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-15
Carry Out the Programme.

Not only has the number of oranges
increased more rapidly in 1908 than
ever before, but many old oranges re-
port large accessions to their member
ship. This Is as 1t should be, but the
objects of the grange should not be
lost sight Of in the hour of increased
numerical strength, remarks the New
England Farmer. Discipline, educa-
ton, co-operation-these cannot be sac
rifced even for numbers without loss
of power and diminished influence.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-15

Beauty is born in the blood. Beauty is.
more than "skin deep" it is blood deep.
When the blood is tainted by disease the
flesh will feel it and the skin will show it.
Sallow or muddy compilations, pimplcs,
blotches, and eruptons are only the surface
signs of impure blood. Face washes, lotions,
complexion powders, may paliate the evils
but they cannot cure the disease, The only
cure is to cleanse the blood of the poisonous
matter which is the cause Of the outbreak in
the flesh and skin. Impure blood can be
absolutely purified by the use of DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery. Its effect on
flesh and skin is marked. Sores heal and
disappear. The skin becomes smooth, and
regains its natural color. The eyes brighten
and sparkle, the whole body is radiant with
the brightness and beauty Of health. Gold
en- Medical Discovery" contains no alcohol,
whiskey or other intoxicant and is absolute
ly free fIom opium, cocaine and other mar
cotics. The use of DIR. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets, assists the action of the "Discovery,"
by cleansing the system of clogging matter.
A tooth that aches generally feels as big
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-15
Oupid's Victim At l0l.
csaienariar Makes His Sixth Matrimonial
verture, Choosing Bride Of Ninety-Nine

The Rev. Samuel Tucker, of Gum
point, Ohio, has filed marriage certi-
fcate in which ii is stated that the
bridegroom is Io1 years and one
month OLD and the bride ninety-nine
years old. For the bridegroom, Jerre
Bosarth, Of Kenner's Brook, 1t was
the sixth matrimonial venture, and
the fourth Tor the bride, Mrs. Julia
Ann Jenkins.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-15
AUDITORS NOTICE.

Estate OF Samuel s. Lolorp late OF Madison
Township, deceased.
The undersigned appointed an auditor by the
Orphans Court OF Columbia county to make
distribution OF the funds In the hands OF John
@. Wolf, administrator or the estate OF Samuel
5. Lowry, late OF Madison township, deceased,
will sit at the Office or John G. Freeze in the
town OF Bloomsbury, on Tuesday Nov. 8, 1903 at
9 O'Clock a. m, to perform the duties OF his ap-
pointment, when and where all parties inter-
ested In the fund In the hands of the adminis-
traitor or said deceased Will appear and prove
the same or be forever debarred from coming
In on said fund. EDWARD j. FLYNN,
lO-S4 4t Auditor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-15
HOW DOES THE GRANGE STAND =?

HOW DOES THE GRANGE STAND d? !
The great Lyric Poet of Scotland and
of the world gave expression to a uni
versal desire when he exclaimed:
80 w'u'd some power the giftie gle us
To see oursers as lthers see us,
The patrons of Pennsylvania have
long been conscious of great growth
and felt that they were the strongest
farm organization in the State but il
has been left for other disnterested
and high official authority to show the
standing of the order here. The fol-
lowing compilation is taken from the
U. S. Senate Document I46 and is a
report from the Interstate Commerce
Commission to the Senate upon Sim
FORMATION concerning the list of Ma
tional, State and Local Commercial
Organizations, also National, State
and Local Agricultural Associations
of the United States" February 10,
1908 ordered to be printed. This
document is a public one and may
readily be obtained. 1t is not entirely
accurate as it underestimates the num-
Der of Oranges but it is fair to pre-
sumo that the proportion of Oranges
to other organizations is not far from
right. There are several National AS
sociations that have an Office here
but having no State or County branch
es are not counted.
Tobacco Growers Association, I.
Five States Milk Producers Assn. 2
Forestry Assn, State I, local, I.
Poultry Union, State I, local 1.
Horticultural ASSN, State 1, local 3
Dairy Union, State I, local 5.
Local Farmers Union, I.
Fair Association, State, I.
County and Local Aricultural AS
sociation, Al.
State Farmers Alliance and Indus
trial Union, T.
County and Local, S.
Local Farmers Clubs, 9,
Oranges, State I; County, a..
Subordinate, sos.
Comment is unnecessary.
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A CELLAR FOR CELERY.
Improved storage system. Rccom-
mendcJ by the Cornell N. W
Experiment station.

When celery is grown in consider
able quantities it is necessary to have
a place in which to store it. 1t is also
advisable to construct the place early
in the season to make sure that it is
ready when needed. We show two
cuts of an improved storage for celery
that has recently been illustrated by
the Cornell Experiment station. The
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-15

The X-ray operators at Guys hospital,
London, where the most extensive use
has been made of X-rays in the treat
ment of disease, suggest that the severe
disturbances reported by Mr.. Edison as
coming from the G-rays are really from
the ultraviolet rays, for in their large
experience in the application of X-rays
in skin diseases no such accidents have
occurred