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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03

The moth-proof storage recepta-
Gle will soon be sought by every
housewife. for witt the presence OF
SIMMER the winter woolen apparel
and blankets, etc, have to be dis
posed of for another season. The
difficulty with most of these devices
is that they are not tight enough to
prevent the entrance OF moths and
bugs. Boxes or chests with loose
fitting lids are not satisfactory, as
the Objectionable insects manage to
discover the smallest crevice, and
the apparent security is mask for
thelr undisturbed destruction. A
Western manufacturer overcomes
,his difficulty by the use of practi-
cnlly Theoretically sealed receptacle,
which he secures by the use of a
packing of rubber gas tubing. This
le placed inside the rim OF the cover,
and the tubing or packing being of
such size as to make a tight fit.
Fastening Is arranged through holes
In one side of the tubing from
which project nails points adapted to
engage IN openings in the coYer.
When made OF canvas or other ilex-
iblc material such a receptacle pos
sesses the advantage. in addition to
low cost. of not requiring much
spf ce for storage when out of use,
snj yet having all the merits OF an
expensive wooden chest.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
A Plan to Danish Fatigue,

II we are to believe an emf
mont authority, DR.. Wolfgang Wei
chardt. of Berlin, has made a very
important contribution to the sci
ence of physiology. II the conclu-
sions drawn from experiments are
substantiated, fatigue and exhaus-
ton will: be hing of the past. To
Danish sleeI mess it. will only be ne
ccssary to drink an antitoxin.
Henceforth such thing as SOM
nolent policemen Will be unknown.
Women who are fond OF talking will
be able to renew the tagging inter-
est of their victims with an occa-
sional hypodermic injection of the
new sti nulant Factory and Office
employees will lead a strenuous life
indeed when the vigilant inspector
makes the rounds with a syringe full
OF serum.-Scientitc American.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
PLAGUE ExACTs GREAT TOLL.
Since 1906 There Have Been 3,5OO,.
900 Deaths.


Three million FIVE hundred thou
sand deaths is the terrible toll the
plague has exacted in India since
1896. During the week of April 1
Of this years the terrible record OF
plague mortality throughout India
was 57,702 deaths and 65,7S9 cases
reported.
Commenting on these startling
figures, the Lancet says:
I'm 1903 the number Of deaths
from plague in India was $4,000;
In 1904 It was 100000. or the
deaths more than 100000 occurred
In one province. and that province
was the Punjaub, the one from which
some Of our best Indian soldiers are
recruited.
The Punjaub Is not a large prov
ince. its actual population being
about 10000, 900, and yet the deaths
in the Punjaub during 1904 from
plague amounted to over $4,000 In
the course OF twelve weeks only.
What would be thought, said or
done In England II in the course OF
twelve weeks over 100000 persons
were swept OF by one disease!
Surely there would be something like
q panic.
I'VE think that the policy OF con-
cealment-or the absence Of policy
that has necessitated concealment--
has gone on long enough.
Three and half millions OF peo-
pie have died from plague in India
since 1896. and the proposal to send
out two psychologists to look into
the cause Of the tragedy strikes us
as farcical."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
DISEASE OF GRAPES.
May be Prevented II Given Proper
Treatment and Care.

The vines should be thoroughly
cleaned at this season then; II sub
iect to black rot. the buds should
be spraye just az they begin to
open. with bordeaux mixture. Give a
second spraying la about ten days
and a third when the fruit is well
set.
OF course, the number of treat
nents depend on the season and, II
1t should prove very rainy one,
extra sIraying should be given at
days until the frui begins to turn.
Another disease which troubles
grapes ~ called downy mildew. This
may also be- prevented by a careful
following Of the directions given for
black rot; In fact the two are very
apt to be found together and the
same treatment Is successful with
both. Downy mildew. as a rule. ap-
pears later in the season than
black rot; SO It is not necessary to
begin the treatment as early as for
black ret where II occurs alone.
Anthracnose Is another and quite
serious disease. The directions
given above should be followed most
Thoroughly In com Dating this dis
ease; for 4. does not readily yield to
treatment. The vines should also
be carefully examined before the
leaves put out. and whenever large
scars are seen they should be cut
out
One more disease Is powdery mil
dew; but. as rule, 1t causes little
trouble as 1t generally comes on too
late in me season to do much harm.
However. when 1t occurs every year,
applications OF nmmoniacal will
hold 1t in check.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
HOW GERMANY GETS TRADE.
Leaves no Stone Unturncd In Order
Get Lions Share.

The American people have no con-
ception of the vigor and aggressive
ness with which Germany is urging
her claims in the foreign markets
and circumventing so far as possible
she efforts of other countries to se-
cure share OF the foreign trade.
It is German influence, exerted
through certain well-known chan
nels, that has helped to defeat our
ship-subsidy bills, and other plans
and measures designed to develop
and promote our foreign commerce.
1t Is the same policy that has led to
the formation of the German syndi-
cate to help defeat Mr.. Chamber
lain's protective tariff Alert,
shrewd. resourceful and indefatiga-
bio, the manufacturers and business
headers of Germany are leaving no
stone unturned in their efforts to
capture a lions share of the worlds
trade.
The reports Of our foreign Con-
suls located in German cities and in
the trade centers of Africa, South
America and Asia. have been filled
for several years past with accounts
Of the means and measures devised
by the German Government and Ger
man business men to push the sale Of
German goods in every quarter Of
the world. OF a score of recent con-
aular reports, all except one devote
. large amount OF space to describe
the work that Germany is doing in
the development of her trade inter
ests abroad, frequently contrasted
with our feeble and inadequate eff
forts along the same line.-ALeslies 3
Weekly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
THE JOLLY HOUSEwRECKER
Reckless He May Seem, but He Is
Rcall, Systematic.

The housewrecker may seem to
be very reckless sort of individual,
but really there is much method In
his madnes. He may seem to be rip
ping and smashing and tearing
things up the back and generally re-
Sardless. but actually he never
breaks anything that can be disposed
of more prohtably whole, though as
to everything else he is always most
economical Of time and labor.
So, when he is about to tear down
n building, he puts up on the front
Of 1t covered wooden chute with
It's open mouth Mt the top on a level
with the floor OF the top story. and
Its spoutlike opening at the bottom
high enough above the ground to al
low wagon to be driven under It;
and as he tears down the walls Of
that upper story he tosses the bricks
from It into the mouth of the chute
to go slam-banging gaily down It and
be shot out at the spout straight in
to the wagon ready to be carried
away. all without any interme late
handling.
AS he tears away story after story
Sf the structure the housewrecker
shortens the chute, TO bring It's wide
receptive mouth down to the level
OF the floor on which he Is working;
and SO he continues down until he
comes, in the case, for instance, of a
high stoop dwelling in process of
demolition, to the pnrlor floor.
From such floor the chute
would no longer carry the bricks
down by gravity, and here he adopts
other methods. From the sill of one
Of the parlor windows he builds out
over tie sidewalk to the street a
platform on which wheelbarrows
can be wheeled, aud this takes the
place o' the chute When 1t comes
to the cellar. why. there it's differ
ent; from there more or less stuff
must be picked up and carried; but
the housewrecker never picks up and
carries anything that he can drop.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
SHERIFF'S SALE.

BY virtue OF writ OF fl ia issued out OF the
Court OF Common Pleas OF Columbia county,
and to me directed, there will be exposed to
public sale at the Court House In Bloomsbury,
Pa, on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 70, 1905,
at two o'clock p. m.
All that certain lot of land situate on the
north westerly corner OF Fairview avenue and
Mercer street in Michaels addition to the Bor-
ough OF West Berwick, In the county or Co
iumbia and state OF Pennsylvania, bounded and
described as follows to wit: On the east by
Mercer street, on the south by Fairview avenue
and on the north by Britain street, being forty
five feet In width and one hundred and sixty
feet In depth, containing 72OO square feet OF
land and being numbered and designated as lot
No 2Oi Michaels addition 20 West Bel wick,
Pennsylvania. whereon is erected a small
FRAME BLACKSMITH SHOP.
Seized, taken In execution at the suit OF d.
A. Michael vs.. ]. z. Merrell and to be sold as
the property of j. K. Merrell.
W. W. BLACK,
CHAs. G. EVANS, Atty. Sheriff.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03

The plan OF maintaining the chill
dren Of the poor-or such as may be
In the poorhouses or "unions"-in
cottages and homes of that charac-
ter is finding very general adoption
in England, no less than 1873
unions" now maintaining the chill
dren away from the pauperizing ef-
fects Of poorhouse associations. The
,unty Of London paid out 72 cents
per head OF Its population for tho
half year on poor account.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03

Public notice is hereby given that IN July
zItn lSOo, Joint petition was presented to the
court o, quarter SESSIONS of the County Of Co
inmDla, oy the Reformed churcn and the Saint
MatIhews Evangelical Lutheran church both OF
Ine Iown OF bloomsbury, Pa. p~avinv for a de-
cree OF said Court for the abandonment as q
Durlal place OF the old graveyard, owned by
Ihe sald churches as tenants In common, sit
nate on the southeast corner OF First and
CeLtre streets in the said Town OF Bloomsbury,
anu LOT leave to remove the remains OF the
dean tne-efrom. to so re other suitable burial
Rroahas In the vicinity, in accordance with the
Ac,s OF Assembly In such case made and pro-
vided; whereupon u was ordered and directed
D Dy vne said Court that hearing be had in open
court for the purpose, for all parties interested
@ 70 oe heard, their proofs and ALLEGATIONS, on
monday the 4th day OF September 1908 next, be-
ing The nrst day OF the September sessions OF
court, az II o'clock in the forenoon; and that
previous public notice OF the said hearing be
given by advertisement for three successive
weeks IN two newspapers published In the said
Town OF PlOomsburg
st. Matthew's Evangelical
Lutheran Church.
Reformed Church.
VIM. Chrisman,
N. U. Funk,
attys for Petitioners
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
Chestnuts n Paving CrOD.

The boys may be interested to
know tnat chestnuts prove a very
profitable crop. Experts claim that
an orchard of chestnuts will bring
greater returns to the owner than an
apple orchard of the same size, as
the nuts are retailed on the street
corners at about six dollars bushel,
while the Italian who sells roasted
chestnuts receives pay for them at
the rate Of at least eight dollars a
bushel. The tree is one of the most
rapid growers, and has been known
to bear fruit at five years Of age
st. Nicholas.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
Fruit Cup.

Mix IN punch bowl one large
pineapple grated. a quart of straw
berries crushed. the juice of a large
grape fruit. the Juice of six oranges.
end thai Of three lemons. Dissolve
pound and half Of granulated
sugar In quart of boiling water
When IL gets cold stir 1t through
the fruit Put big piece of ice in
the bowl. If too strong Of the fruit
Juices add more water till 1t is quite
palatabie. Then serve in cups.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
To Starch Napkins.

A good laundress never allows her
napkins to be TOO stiff They are
glossy aid Just stiff enough, and this
Is how 1t 10 done; after washing
them she dries them. in the air II
possible
She then dips large. soft, clean
cloth into starch and rolls the dry
napkins in This, spreading them out
on the starched cloth, which also Is
apread out. rolling up all together.
When ironed, they will have ac-
ruired the desired satiny stiffness
which Is such charm in a we'll
iaundered article.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03

Spruce gum is very scarce and
very high. What little there is In
the market brings 8 cents an ounce
II retail. Some dealers think 1t is
due not 80 much to the scarcity Of
the gum in the trees as to the few
gum pickers. Gum picking Is hard
work and nets but steady wage
and work to the picker. whereas
work in the woods has been steady
at high wages for the past few years.
Lewiston (Me.) Journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
To Suppress Cock Growing.

Portsmouth. Eng, has passed an
ordinance for the suppression of cock
growing. The chicken fanciers say
It cannot be suppressed but the Lon
don News says that partial rem
sdy consists in placing the perch
whore the cock roosts SO high that
when he stands up to crow he
knocks his head against the roof and
desists. A swinging board hung
ever his head answers the same pur-
pose. It says.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
One She Buried.

Dumley-I met fellow to-day
who was simply nutty about buried
treasure: couldn't talk Of anything
else.
Peckham-That reminds me of
my wife.
Dumley-Oh, does she talk about
one?
PeckLam-Yes; her first husband.
I'm her second. you know.-Phila-
delphia Press.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
Looking Ahead.

Marrying on salary has been
the making of many young men,"
urged father.
Eyes, l know that" replied the
spoiled son. But suppose your wife
loses her salary. Think what a posi-
ton 1t leaves you n."-Cincinnat
Commercial-Tribun
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
Works Both Ways.

The Patiently greatest trouble
is insomnia. doctor. | can't get any
sleep at ALL"
Doctor-Oh, that's easily reme-
died. Before retiring soak your feet
In hot water"
Patient-But I don't think the
trouble is in my feet, doctor. II
1t seems to be in my head"
Doctor-"Oh. well, soak your
head"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
A Sympathetic Investor,

II understand that Rojestvensky
II afraid Of mines"
Some of those Russians are pret.
ty good financiers," answered the
man who doesn't read the news. II
quite agree with him. Every ne
. promoter talks about a mine to me
I run. Star.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
Unkind Comment.

1T was simply a question of YER
acity between u.s." said the Oldest
tnhabitant. He said | was a liar
and / said he was a liar"
HUH" rejoined the village post
master. That's the first time / ever
heard of either of you telling the
truth"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
Shipbuilders Coming Here

Many British skilled shipbuilders,
till recently employed In the Eng
lish naval dockyards, are emigratlng
to the United States, where they
hope to find employment in the ex-
pected expansion Of the American
navy.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
AUDITORS NOTICE.
VIM. Chrisman,
N. U. Funk.
attys for Petitioners.

Estdte or Sarah Ye00er, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned,
an auditor appointed by the Orphans Court OF
columbia county, to make distribution or the
funds In the hands or Lloyd Yeager and Alfred
Yeager, trustees OF Sarah Yeager, deceased,
VIII sit TO perform the duties OF his appoint-
ment at his office No. 40 Main street In the town
OF Bloomsourg, Pa, on Friday August 4th, 1905,
at ten o'clock In the forenoon OF said day, when
and where all persons interested IN said estate
may appear and make their claims or forever
be debarred from coming In on said FUND
VIM. G. JOHNSTON,
20 30 Auditor
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
Tooth Stainers of Asia.

The trade of tooth stainer. fol-
lowed In eastern Asia. is as odd a
calling as any. The natives prefer
black teeth to the whittier kind, and
the tooth stainer, with a little box
Of brushes and coloring matter, calls
on his customers and stains their
teeth. The process is not unlike that
OF blacking a boot, for fine polish
Is given to the teeth.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
Suffered a Loss.

80 the specialist said you'd have
to give up smoking for awhile, eh?"
"Yes, and he also said I'd have to
give up SIS for good.--Collier's
Weekly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03

She-Do you sing?
He-Yes, indeed; and my singing
Is very affecting. II | do say 1t my
self. Why, only last Sunday sung
for the prisoners In the county Jail
and many OF them actually shed
tears"
She-Because they couldn't get
away no doubt"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03

The reason the electrician cold"
is so often accompanied by sore
throat Is according to a doctor
whose location brings him many
such cases, that the draught made
by the fan carries so much dust with
1t. THE fact Is" says this author
ity, that the air stirred by the fan
Is not fresh air, unless the fan is
backed up against an open window.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
To Wash Silver,

For washing silver, put a tea
spoonful of borax IN the suds. Have
the water hot, wash in hot water
and polish with linen towels. Put a
little borax into water to wash
glasses of any kind dry with soft
cloth that leaves no lint. and they
will be beautifully clear.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
Pauper Children In Italy.

Among the beggar children of
southern Italy there is rarely one
who looks i'll fed. Though food is
scarce, the sunshine and their life
in the open air do much toward
nourishing their bodies.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03

BY virtue OF Sundry wrts OF Fl. Fa. issued
out OF the Court OF Common Pleas OF Columbia
county and TO me directed there will be exposed
TO public sale at the Court House in Blooms
burg, county and state aforesaid on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1905,
at two o'clock p. m. All that certain piece or
town lot OF land being situate In the village OF
Rohrsburg, Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
bounded and described as follows to wit. Be
ginning a. post on Main street OF said village
OF Rohrsburg; thence by lot now or formerly II
John McMertrie south seventy-elght and one
half degrees east one hundred and fifteen and
one half feet TO post and one fourth degrees
west ninety and three fourths feet to post:
thence by land OF the said p d Appleman north
seventy-elght and one half degrees west one
hundred and fifteen and one half feet to post;
thence by said Main street north eleven and
one fourth degrees east ninety y and three fourths
feet to the pace OF beginning containing thirty
eight and one III perches OF land strict meas
ure whereon is erected
TWO STORY FRAME DWELL
ING HOUSE,
barn and out buildings.
Seized taken In execution at the suit OF @. NJ.
Swayze use VS. p. d. Appleman and to be sold as
the property OF p. d. Appleman.
W. W, BLACK,
FISHER, Attorney. Sheriff.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03

One of the great unsolved mys-
teries of the Rangeley Lakes is the
thousands and thousands of dead
smelts which appear annually float
ing on the surface OF the lake and
lining the shores.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
To Clean Chamois.

Chamois leather should be washed
in lukewarm suds and rinsed In
clean suds of the same temperature,
Sometimes 1t is rinsed In clean wa
ter, which Is a mistake, as it in
variably feels hard when dry after
this treatment.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
To the Point.

Doctor Gruff-Your husband, ma.
dam, needs rest.
Il know that. doctor; but he won't
listen to me-"
Doctor Gruff: IF you would make
1t unnecessary for him to listen to
you, madam, l think that will be
rest enough"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
Rescue Work Among Convicts

Mrs. Ballington Booth Is asking
5000 men to pledge themselves for
81 a month each for one year to be
devoted to the forwarding of her
rescue work among convicts and ex-
convicts.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03

The first bull fight in Madrid af-
ter the repeal of the Sunday law was
witnessed by 10000 persons and
$4,000 more waited outside the
ring to get prompt news of the re-
suits.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
A Talented Princess.

1t is said that the Princess Charles
of Denmark can bind a book, steer
a boat, pull an oar, knit stocking,
take a photograph, play chess and
speak five languages.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
Highest Concrete Chimney

A concrete chimney that has been
completed recently for a Tacoma
smelter is 307 feet In height and is
said to be the highest in the world
of its kind.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
Missions In Africr.

Christian missions In Africa are
threatened by the so-called Bthio-
plan movement, whose cry is, Africa
for the Africans"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
How Wills are Made I'm China

In China man cannot by will dis
pose of his land in favor of any one
person, whether relative or strang-
or. 1t must be distributed among all
his male children without excep-
ton.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
Too True,

Hubby-Which half is It that
doesn't know how the other half
lives?
Wifey-The better half.-An-
swers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
SHERIFFS SALE.

BY virtue OF a writ OF Levarl Facias issued
out Of the Court Of Common Poleas OF Columbia
county and to me directed there will be expos
ed to public sale at the Court House In Blooms
burg, county and state aforesaid on
SATURDAY, AUGUST 90, 1905,
at two o'clock p. m. All that certain lot or
piece OF land situate In the town Of Bloomsbury
aforesaid at the southwest corner OF Brugler's
alley and Market street Of the said town Of
Bloomsbury, Pa, bounded and described as
follows: feginnlDg ut the southwest corner Of
Bruger's alley and Market street. thence south
sixty-two and one half degrees west by said
Brugler's alley ore hundred and nlnety-eght
feet; thence by an alley south twenty-six and
three-fourth degrees east nifty feet to lot OF
Laura L. Wilson; thence by said lot of Laura
L. Wilson nor h sixty-twJ and ore half degree
east ore hundred and ninety eight feet tc
Market street aforesaid; thence by said Marke'
street north twenty.slx and three fourtns de-
grees west nifty feet TO the place OF beginning,
containing nine thousand nine hundred square
feet be the same more or less, whereon is erect
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
Latest for Sea Sickness.

Bright red spectacles accompanied
by internal doses of calomel, form
new German specific agent against
sea sickness.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
TWO STORY BRICK DWELL
ING HOUSE,

and out buildings.
Seized, taken In execution at the suit OF
Martha NJ. Drinker and Margery A. Barley.
executrix OF Charles q. Barkley, deceased vs.
James S Wilson and TO be sold as the property
Of James s. Wilson.
W. w. BLACK,
FREEZE, Attorney. Sheriff.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03

In Bavaria railway carriages are
disinfected at the end o every jour
ney.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
SHERIFF0S SALE.

FREEZE, Attorney.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1905-08-03
REMOVAL OF CEMETERY.

CHAs. G. EVANS, Atty.