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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-23
Vacuum RefriC orators.

The bottle that keeps it's contents
hot or cold for hours was no catch.
penny invention. The glass vacuum
jacket was first devised by Lord De.
war in 1895 for his experiments in
liQuefying air and gas, The same
vacuum principle, if applied to large
o. small refrigerators, especially in
Il @ tropics, would be great bless.
Inc But, oh you Refrigerator Trust!
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-23
Aids a Diver to Lift.

The difficulty a diver experiences
lifting weights beneath the water
partly overcome by new Italian
vention, which has been formally
opted by that government. The
9chanism is diving suit, the arti-
ial arms Of which are worked
nm the inside By the wearer. The
1erage thus obtained enables the
yer to lift objects heavier than he
dld otherwise handle. In addition
s this improvement over the old
ethod a high-power electric light
at will penetrate the water for
me distance is placed in the hel.
ct.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-23
RECORD CATCH OF MULLET.
100000 Pounds Landed by Fishln!
Fleet in Search of Menhaden.

Beaufort, n. ca catch of mullet
aggregating half a million pounds,
said to be the largest ever landed on
the Atlantic Coast, was made off this
port by deep-sea fishermen.
The fishermen went to sea early in
search of menhaden, but their boats
ran into schools of mullets miles long,
and each vessel was loaded TO the
gunwales with them.
The catch was brought to market
here and the entire working force
is preparing the fish for shipment.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-23
RADlUM SUPPLY FOR ALL TIME
Rich Strike Has Been Made by Or.
Wilkins in California.

Kennetta, Cal.-Dr. S. wilkins, who
has Just arrived here, said enough
pitchblende has been discovered on
the McCloud River, north of this place
to supply the world with radium for
all time.
Dr. Wilkins had in his possession
fine specimens of the precious stuff,
and so impressed were some business
men with his story that they decided
to send an expert to visit the newly
discovered ledge. 1t is twenty miles
up the McCloud River from the con-
fuence of that stream with the Pitt
River.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-23
DENTAL WORK 5000 YEARS OLD
False Tooth in Jaw Taken From
Etruscan Tomb Seen in Berlin.

Berlin--A piece of dental work g.
600 years old was exhibited at the
International Dental Congress in this
city. 1t is a human jaw taken from
an Etruscan tomb and has calfs
tooth held in place by gold fittings,
The workmanship is excellent and
seemingly as fresh as though done
yesterday. The exhibit is the proper
ty OF DR.. Guerini, of Naples.
Emperor Williams exhibit includes
Roman forceps and other dental tools
of Tie second century.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-23
THIS INSECT BEFRIENDs THE FRUIT
GROWER,


An insect, slightly resembling
the dragon fly, was received at the
Division of Zoology of the Pennsyl-
vania Department of Agriculture
by State Zoologist Surface, accom-
PANEL by a letter having the name
attached of a prominent Luzerne
county physician, who wrote: The
enclosed specimen is highly destruc-
tive to my maple shade trees.
Kindly inform me what to do"
The specimen proved to be a
Thalessa, which State Zoologist
Surface pronounced "a destroyer Of
other insects, and. especially, of
some of the worst enemies of trees. /"
In this respect it is like the lady
bug, which feeds upon the San Jose
scale. The Thalessa has long au-
tennae and tail composed of three
black hairs, like those of a horse S
tail, each about three inches long.
These form a long tube which it
inserts in the holes made in trees
by borers, and having encountered
borer it deposits its eggs in or
near it. These eggs develop larvae
which feed upon the borer and de-
stroy it. Owners of fruit and shade
trees, instead of destroying the
Thalessa, should protect and pre-
serve this useful insect.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-23
LINCOLN HEAD ON new CENT
How the Designer Selected the Model
Photograph for the Face on
tba Coi,
the Coin.

New York, y. Y.-Victor d. Bren.
ner of this city is the designer Of the
Lincoln head. which appears on the
new cent. issued by the government
from the Philadelphia mint Although
Russian by birth, Mr. Brenner has
found his oportunity in this country
while yet a young man, and he rc.
sents any designation other than that
OF a thoroughly loyal American
With the approach Of the centen.
NAL Of Lincoln's birth. Mr.. Brenner
long student of the anti-slavery
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-23

DENTISTRY AS APPLIED TO TREES.
State Zoologist Surface found a
letter in the mail sent to the Divis-
ion of Zoology of the Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture, asking
how to prevent decay in tree from
making further progress. The writ
er said "We have a cherry tree
whose trunk has rotted considera.
bly,. What can be done to save the
tree Is it good plan to cut out
the dead part and fill up the hole
with cement ?"
Professor Surface replied The
proper treatment for the cavity of
your cherry tree is to clean this
out, removing the decayed wood +;
then wash or spray the interior with
an antiseptic, such as a two per
cent. solution of formalin, or a very
dilute solution of mercury bi-chlor-
ide, which is corrosive sublimate;
then paint it with ordinary paint of
any kind, and finally fill the cavity
with any kind of cement, or use
one part of Portland cement with
about four or five parts of sand.
"This is practically nothing else
than the principle of modern dent
istry applied to the preservation OF
the tree. The dentist cleans out
the cavity of decaying tooth, ap-
plies an antiseptic to prevent fur
ther decay, and fills the tooth with
some substance that by preservation
will prevent the possibility of fur
ther decay. We are coming to see
that the treatment OF all living
things for ills and Affections is based
upon the same fundamental biolog-
ical principle" "
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-23
NOT ACCORDING TO SCIENCE.
Astronomer Condemns Assertions Of
Possible communicated.


Williams Bay, Wis.-Communica-
tion with other planets is by no means
likely, according to a resolution unan-
imously adopted by the Astronomical
and Astrophysical Society of Ameri-
ca, in session at the Yerkes Observa-
tory, on Lake Geneva. The resolution
says:
'As the public, through misrepre-
sentation of the views of certain as
tronomers, has formed the impression
that communication with other plan
cts is at present possible, the Astro-
nomical and Astrophysical Society of
America desires to express it's belief
that all such proposals fall outside
the range of sober contemporary sci
ence."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-23
Where People 1.-Two Long

Turkey holds the record for the
mber OF aged persons in proper
In to the population.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-09-23

A fine new line of Wedding IN
vitations just received at this OH &C.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-10
REsCUEs COLORED CHILD.
Engineer on Fast Moving Train Acts
the Hero.

Rocky Mount, N. c., March A.
The Record says heroism, as is pic.
tured by the novel, the like of which
is seldom seen, was that displayei
by Engineer George Bailey Monday
morning at point one mile south
of GAINESVILLE, on the branch line
of the Atlantic Coast Line from this
city to Plymouth. His act Of hero
ism saved the life of a child at the
peril of his own, and many person
has been styled a hero who didn't en-
danger his own safety half so much
as did the act of the engineer.
Monday morning be was the engin.
eer in charge of passenger train No.
SIS bound for this city, and his traiL
was running about 25 miles an hour,
when it rounded a curve and he no.
ticed, not hundred yards ahead, {
colored child, too young to be aware
of it's impending danger, playing on
the track. The engineer knew thai
to apply emergency brakes woulc
imperil the lives of every passenge:
on the train, for the tax on the tracF
would most likely result in derail.
ment, so he cut off the steam from
his engine and made a dash for the
running board and from this to {
position on the cow-catcher Of train
and as the engine reached the chile
playing on the track he caught It's
dress and pulled the child upon the
engine from its impending danger
and saved its life.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-10
WILL HAVE TO BORROW.
Comptroller General Shows Need for
Tax Law Reforms.

Columbia, March 6.-The Record
says because of additional appropria-
ions after the ways and means COM
nittee had reported the bill to the
general assent bly,, there will be de-
icit of about SIS, 1000 over and above
the estimated revenue. This is the
estimate by Comptroller General
Jones after an examination Of the
appropriation bill.
The revenue Of 1909 based on e
levy of 5 IA mills will be S1,424,-
532 and to this are added the fol-
lowing incomes: Insurance depart
nents, s5S,0O0; secretary of State,
s15,O0O; license fees from comp
+roller general, sSS,oO0; income tax,
s7,50O; board Of fisheries, $1,000;
railroads, telegraphs and telephone
companies for the support Of the
-ailroad commission, s11,70o, max
ing 8. total of s1,613,252. The
amount of appropriations for 1909
was sl,627,339, leaving a deficit
Of S14,127.
The State of South Carolina must
borrow the constitutional limit OF
$500 900 this year until the taxes for
1909 are available. In the opinion
If the comptroller general this bor-
rowing will continue until the leg1s-
lature puts a sufficient penalty on
the non-payment of taxes to force
every property owner to payments
promptly.
The semi-annual interest OF the
public debt is due on December 81
and at that time there will not be
enough money in the treasury to
meet the payments so that a loan
is absolutely necessary. This loan
con rot be returned until some time
in February or March when the rest
| of the 1903 taxes are sent in.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-10
SEVEN MEN HANGED.
Louisiana Had a Regular Hanging
Bee on Friday.

New Orleans, March 6.-Seven
men, all of whom were negroes, were
legally executed in the State of Louis
lana Friday.
At Port Allen, west Baton Rouge
parish, three men died on the same
scaffold. Two Of those, Wallace and
Ben Jones, were brothers and were
accused Of killing C. H. Hall, rail
road conductor, while the other.
Chas. Davis, murdered W. H. Boat
ner, a guard at the State peniten-
tlary, Davis, at the time being a con-
vict
Charles Madison committed the
crime of assault and was hung in
Calcasieu parish.
The others, all murderers, were
Jack Ratier, ST. Mary's parish; Viii
lie Williams, Jefferson parish; An
drew Washington, Madison parish.
jim Collier, who was to have been
hanged today for murder in Madison
parish, was granted reDrieve.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-10
WHAT IT DID COST.
Fairbanks Paid For and Took That
Ink Stand.

Washington, March 6.-When ne
Leaves Office today, Vice President
Fairbanks will take with him the
beautiful inkstand, which has orna-
mentsd his desk for the past four
wears. This inkstand has been the
subject of considerable interest be-
cs use of the published stories that
it had cost $500.
According to custom the presiding
officer of the senate is privileged to
de- sign and have manufactured such
Ornamental ink receptacle as he fan
ci S and the one procured by Mr.
F. irbanks was made by a manufact,
u!ing jeweler Of New York.
The criticism of the reputed cost
OF this stand has ranked in Mr.
F irbanks' heart for four years, ano
tc lay he sent to Secretary Bennett
a check for 5000, which was the
&C .ual cost Of the ornament, and an
ncunced that he would take it will
him.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-10
NAIL POUCHES STOLEN.
Found Cut in Shreds in Ditch at


Denmark.
On Tuesday night one of the mail
pouches bound for Augusta! was
found in a ditch, near the depot,
cut into shreds and with number
Ct lettres lying scattered on the
ground near by.
Ordinarily the pouch contains be-
tween 800 and 400 lettres, and the
person who stole it from the Den
mark depot is supposed to have ap-
oropriated all except the thirty that
were found. There is no clue to the
idt nifty of the mail robber, but the
authorities are working on the case.
The Seaboard Air Line train from
New York to Florida Is due at Den
mark at eight minutes after ! O'Clock
ir the morning, and it leaves several
pouches of mail there, to be picked
uo by the Southern train from
Charleston to Augusta, which is due
T. Denmark about 2 O'Clock. The
pouches contain no registered mail
and are sealed and in charge of the
baggage master from Denmark to
Augusta.
While they are at Denmark a ne
gro porter at the depot was supposed
ID watch them until the Southern
hound train for Augusta Is due. On
Friday morning last, when the train
headed for this city arrived at Den
mark, there was one pouch missing,
and it was not found until the police
nan picked up the fragments in a
ditch Tuesday night.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-10
WOUNDED BE CALLER.
Girl Shot in Thigh After Quarrel
Over q Game.

New York. March 3.-Agnes
Welch, a seventeen-year-old girl en-
ployed By the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, is in the hospital to-
day after having been shot in the
thigh by Harold Miller, an electric
ian.
Miller was calling on the girl at
her home in Brooklyn, and they
ouarreled while playing game OF
parchesi. The police say that ne
became angered because OF her ret
erence to another young man. ana
suggested that they decide whether
h. was to cal by throwing dice.
A struggle followed, in which the
girl was wounded. She said after
ward that she believed Miller did not
shoot Intentionally, but the ponce
placed him under arrest.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-10
VICE PRESIDENT HONORED.
The Senator's Give Mr.. Fairbanks Sill
yer Service.

yer ScEFlCe.
Washington, March Behind
closed doors the senate todays paid
to Vice President Fairbanks one OF
the most remarkable tributes ever
given a presiding officer. He was
presented with a magnificent silver
service costing s1,1S5, as the gift OF
the entire body of senators. and with
loving cup as the present of the
Democratic members.
The presentation of the silver ser
vice was made By Senator McCumber.
Senator Daniel spoke for the minor
ity. declaiming upon Mr.. Fairbanks
uniform fairness. He suggested that
If at any time Mr. Fairbanks should
tire OF the monotonous service in the
Republican party the Democrats
would be glad to welcome him.
He factiously suggested that it
would not be well for Mr.. Fairbanks
to take more than one daugat from
the fagon before breakfast, II 1t
should happen to get filed with 9TH
er than milk.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-10
TIDE TURNS SOUTH
SAYS A PROMINENT COLORADO
FARMER.
Who Says the West Has Had Its
Day, In Letter to Commissioner
Watson.

Watson.
Columbia, S. c., March 4.-"The
tide has turned to the South, the
West has had its day." is the text
of a letter received by Commissioner
Watson from a prominent farmer,
near Denver, Colo. After months
Of painstaking labor in advertising
this Stale and section the returns
are beginning to come in. The
letter states that party OF Western
farmers will visit South Carolina
in Aprial and wish to look over
some unimproved land with the idea
Of buying it and cultivating it with
the improved Western methods.
Commissioner Watson was partic-
ularly gratifed with the letter. 1t is
one Of a large number he has re-
ceived lately along the same lines
which proves that the advertising of
the States resources in the West
has brought results. AS stated III
his last reports this work has now
reached stage when the immigra-
ton work will no longer be neces-
sary and from indications many set
tiers from the West and Northwest
will be secured within the next few
months.
AS a result of the work Of Prof.
Ira B. Williams and Commissioner
Watson in field work and demon
stration farm methods last year.
every county in the State is taking
an active interest in the plans.
There are now in this State &c field
agents working under. Prof. Williams
and since the first of the year ar
rangements have been made in the
counties of York, Lancaster, Lee,
Sumter, Darlington, Clarendon and
later Florence, for the work, this
in addition to the counties already
operated. Before the end of the
year Commissioner Watson hopes to
have the work going ahead in every
county in the State with the ex-
2eption of about seven, that are not
actively interested in agriculture.
Efforts will be made for cred
table exhibit from this State at
the Corn and Cotton Exposition tc
be held in Chicago during the fall.
Commissioner Watson has received
authority from the general assembly
to use such parts Of the celebrated
South Carolina display as he may
wish and he will take up with ths
manufacturers of South Carolina the
leed for display of the products OF
corn and cotton with view to Sc
curing sufficient contributions tc
take the exhibit to Chicago and
maintain it there for short, time.
The expense would be very light and
it is believed that the exhibit would
be paying investment for the en-
tire State. There are no funds
in the hands Of the COM
mission or for the work and there.
fore he will ask the people most in
terested to contribute.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-10
BLOWN FROM TRACK.
Gale of Wind Plays Strange Prank
With a Train.

Wilmington. \. c.. March 3.-A
gale of what, which, accompanied by
gale of wind, which, accompanied by
morning, struck the middle of a 90
car Wilnlington-hound Atlantic Coast
Line train which was standing at
a water tank at Dudley. near Colds
boro. and blew five of the cars clear
of the line and overturned one on
the track. There was no other dam
age.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-10
CHARGED WITH ARSON.
Two White Men Arrested for Burn
ing a House.

Greenville, March 3.-Warrants
have been sworn out for the arrest
of two white men, charging them
with burning the home of William
Britton. white man, who was con-
victed at the recent term Of the Cen
eral Session Court of murder and
sentenced to life. Britton'S wife was
living in the house and narrowly es-
capped being burned with it. She
says the men burned it because she
reported their stills to the officers.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-10
WORST IN YEARS
The Atlantic Coast From New
York to M9rferk
BURIED In SNOW
The Storm is Very Destructive to the
Telegraphic Lines and Large Areas
Are Practically Isolated-The FL
nancial Loss is Well Nigh Incal-
culable-Three Are Dead In n. Y.

New York, March 4-As the re-
suit of a March blizzard which swept
down unannounced during the night,
the middle Atlantic seaDoard from
New York to Norfolk found itself
today buried in an avalanche Of snow
and swept by destructive winds.
For a time here today conditions
seemed to threaten a repetition Of
the great blizzard Of March II. 1888.
but tonight the storm sunk to less
alarming proportions.
For the telephone and telegraph
companies the storm was one Of the
worst in years. The worst Of the
snow hurricane struck e wedge OF
territory which included Washington
and Baltimore. The region south of
Philadelphia was wellnigh blank
on the map for the greater part Of
the day.
Reports from Perryville, Md, said
tonight that for 80 miles beyond that
point every wire is down. These lines
include some Of the best and most
extensively constructed wires in the
country.
The first train from Washington
to reach Jersey City today arrived
at 5 o'clock this afternoon and it was
due at 7:OS a. N.
In New York city three lives were
lost in the sinking of six Baltimore.
& Ohio coal barges at st. George,
Staten Island. In New York harbor
barges under tow were blown ashore,
while tugs and small, beats went
scurrying for cover.
Between Baltimore and Washing
ton hundreds Of telegraph poles we're
carried down By the weight of snow
and ice and the wind. North and
east of the city trains are merely
creeping along without aid Of tel
egraphic orders. It may be week
before normal conditions are restor-
ed.
At no previous time in the city's
history has the street car service
received so severe blow. The f.
nancial loss is incalcuable. Thous-
ands of people who expected to at
tend the Inauguration in Washing
ton where unable to obtain trans
portation there.
Washington was swept by the biz
zard early this morning, which in
.erfered very materially with the in
auguration program. President Taft
took the oath of Office in the Senate
Chamber instead Of in the open air
as is customary.
The snow covered everything and
the wind was biting cold. Those who
were on the streets to see the pa
rade, and the paraders themselves,
suffered very much from the cold.
snow and slush filed the streets to
he depth of foot or more in places.
rhe wind threshed many Of the city's
,rettiest decorations to threads.
The immense reviewing stands along
he line of march were made :wel!
high untenable, and many Of them
had to be deserted.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-03-10
HANGED FOR ASSAULT.
4 Fiend Pays the Penalty OF HIS
Heinous Crime.
EcinouS CrllEe.

Wilmington, \. c.. March 3.-Nll-
liam Ward, a negro half-breed, was
hanged at Clinton. \. c., prlVaeeis
today for a criminal assault upon
Mrs. Mollie Mcleod, white woman
near that place. He made no con-
fession. A party OF curious specta-
tors who had climbed tree to W.T.
ness the execution inside the jail
enclosure were precipitated to the
ground by the breaking OF limb
and several of them were slightly
injured