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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-11
SPANISH BEAUTY
STRANGLES RIVAL
Women Quarrel Over Man Whom
Both Love and One Chokes
Other 10 Death.

MADRID. Sept ia news dispatch
today from Alhaurin de la Tore, in
Malaga province. tells Of the arrest
there Of Ana Ravera on a murder
charge, the beautiful young girl having
choked to death her rival in love, An
tonia Morales.
Ana and Antonio qus rreled over the
affections Of q man with whom they
both were in love. Antonio slapped
Ana's face and in her jealous rage the
latter seized Antonio by the throat and
strangled her to death.
There is much sympathy for the i'm
prisoned girl and an effort Is being
made to ameliorate her punishment
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-11
PREMIUM ON SURETY
BONDS MADE LESS

Aided by Chairman Tawney, Of the
house Committee on Appropriations.
the Postofhce Department has induced
the surety companies which furnish
bonds for postal employees 10 reduce
their rates OF premium lis per cent.
Postmaster General Hitchcock has is
no bond shall be accented from any
surety or bond company which shall
cost mort than IS per cent in excess
Of the rate Of premium for a Ike bond
during the calerdar year 1893 Begin
mig January 1 the companies increased
iheir rate from 81 20 s. % "a s.. COO Here
after they will be paid gl35 a $1,000
IN Dehalt or the postal employees,
Chairman TaWnev threatened to have
his committee report legislation which
would practically wipe out the business
OF the surety companies with the de-
partments. II Is understood that other
departments will follow the lead OF
the pOstOfice.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-11

The Continuation OF This story VIII
BE Found In TOmOrrOyv's Edi-
ton of The Times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-11
WILLOW

CORE BALVE-the old reliable-has
been removing coTns for % years.
Many unsolicited testimonials. The
pain goes first. next the corn. No loss
by evaporation One box sufficient IOr
family.
loo AT all drug stores. or from
xoS1ER E4sSS CO., Baltimore,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-11
W. K. JOHNSON'S BODY
WILL ARRIVE TODAY
Funeral Arrangements for Bank
ers Youngest Son Not
Yet Made.

The body Of william X. Johnson,
son OF the former president OF the
Citizens National Bank, OF this city.
who died in Colombo. Ceylon. while
on HIS wedding tour more than four
months ago. viii arrive here this
afternoon from Boston. where 81 was
landed yesterday from the Buchnal
line steamer Kasama. .. H. Z. John
son, a brother. will accompany the
body here. Arrangements for the
funeral viii be made later.
William K Johnson was the young
est Of four sons. He had been away
from this city about eighteen months
with his bride. who was Miss Emo
Ham. Of Mexico City. daughter OF
Frederick Ham, q prominent banker,
when he was stricken with heart
disease
Their marriage took place IN Mexico
City about a year ago, following a
romantic courtship, which began on
the steamship on which Mr.. Johnson
and Miss Ham were returning from
broad.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-11
SHIP IS SEARCHING
FOR LOST STEAMER
Little Hope Felt for the Waratah
Lost at Sea for More Than
a Month.

CAPETOWN. Sept lin the faint
hope that the steamer Wsratah which.
with 300 passengers and crew aboard.
has been lost at sea for more than a
month. may yet be afiOat. the search
shin Sabine left here today 10 make
another search for the WaTatah Adj
miral Egerton, in command Of the
British ships here, believes that the
Waratah Is still adrift though helpless.
The Sabine has a full crew aboard, in
Guiding a crew % man the scarchIights.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-09-11
DROWNED IN PUDDLE

PATERSON, y. J., Sept Il.-Patrlck
Shortell was drowned here in a pool
of water FIVE inches deep. While re-
turning 20 his home he stumbled and
fell. His head hit the pavement. stun
ming him, and he drowned before he
recovered consciousness.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
Meerschaum Runninu Out.

Unless a fresh source of supply is
found, meerschaum will soon be worth
double as much as it is to-day. The
article was introduced into Europe, so
far as it's use for pipes is concerned
through Turkey. This was about the
year 1850. A large supply was also
found in Ruhla, in Germany, near the
Thuringia Forest, which, until recent.
ly, gave employment to about five
thousand hands. Many of the most
notable among the German sculptors
had their first training as carvers Of
meerschaum pipe bowls. The supply,
however has now almost ceased, and
the only important beds in the world
to-day are in Asia Minor. The indus
try there is now controlled by Ameri-
can and British capital, with the re-
suit that the stuff is now fifty per
cent. dearer than it was few years
ago, with the prospect of further
advance in price at an early date
Dundee Advertiser.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
FOR PEACH. TREE BOXERS.

There is no more serious pest of
the peach tree in Pennsylvania
than the Peach Tree Borer. 1t is
the larva of Clear-wing moth,
which flies by day, darting quickly
from place to place. The egg is
laid during July and August on
the bark at the base of the tree,
and aft1r some days the larva OF
grub matches and commences to
feed at the surface of the bark, f.
nally eating its way through and
boring up and down and across be-
meath the bark, often cutting off
the total sap supply, and causing
the tree to wither as though scald-
ed. After the pests have passed
beneath the bark, they are con-
cealed and can not easily be reach
ed with insecticides. They should
then be killed by cutting them out,
always cutting lengthwise rather
than crosswise of the bark, or by
piercing them with pointed wire,
when they will die. This, how.
ever, is crest loss of time, and is,
of course, after some injury has
been done to the tree. By far the
best plan is to prevent this injury
and the necessity of cutting them
out by covering the base of the
trunk of the tree with some liquid
material that will prevent the moth
from laying its eggs; or, destroy
the larvae before they enter the
bark. The best time of year for
this is the latter part of June, when
the base of each tree should be
sprayed with boiled lime-sulfur
wash, either commercial or home
boiled, the same as for San Jose
Scale, applying to each tree from
pint to three pints, according to
size. The best way to do this is
with spray pump, with short
extension rod, carrying the nozzles
at an angle. but where there are
only few trees it can be applied
with a whithwash brush. Paint
ing near the ground and below with
whitehead and raw linseed oil will
serve the same purpose, and be
safe, as has been proven by Prof.
H. A. Surface in his experiments.
Mr.. ]. L. Shroy. of Lancaster
Co., writes to Prof. Surface that he
has succeeded perfectly in prevent
ing the borer by rubbing the base
of the tree with equal parts flowers
of sulfur and salt, in June and
again in August.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
Birds That Deceive.

"All birds are not so innocent as
they would SEEM" says a naturalist.
Take, for instance, the goose. Most
people have heard a goose hiss when
threatened by danger. Well, that is a
trick on the birds part. In past ages,
when the mother goose was sitting
on her nest among the reeds, she
somehow learned that this action
made her head and neck simulate a
snake. So it formed a fine defense.
The lapwing is another deceiver.
II you approach her nest, she will set
up dismal outcry and run backward
and forward. trailing one wing on the
ground, as though it were broken.
thinking to pick her up, you follow.
Thus she lures you away from her
young.
In times Of drought the thrush acts
a lie. He will beat upon the ground
with his claws like a dancer. BY this
he makes the earthworms think it is
raining. Up they come. and then the
willy thrush dimes luxuriantly. Lon
don Answers.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
Mathematics Versus Poetry,

Some men are so practical that it
is utterly impossible for them to take
in even the barest idea of poetical ex-
preston. They are like people who
look at all beautiful things with eyes
that seek only for what use may be
made of them. 1t is said that young
professor of mathematics in one of
our universities once boasted to a
friend that he neither knew nor cared
to know anything about poetry. for it
was "all lot of impractical rot" His
friend thought he might feel different
ly If he read some stirring poem by
one of the greater writer's, and gave
him Tennyson's Charge of the Light
Brigade" as a test. The mathemati-
clan took up The volume and read
thus:
Half league, half league, half a
league onward.
Then he banged the book down on
the table, snorting. Bah; II the man
meant a league and half. why didn't
he say SOL"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
pYeiNo REAL FLOWERS.
How the Ingenious May Produee
Some Rare Floral Effects.

Every once In a while some florist
gets busy and puts some odd-colored
blossoms in his window as an extra
attraction to the display" said club
man. Il Just noticed one down the
street 1t consisted of a bunch of i'm.
possibly green carnations. At first
glance good many people thought
they were made Of paper, but they
got interested when they found out
that they were natural Now. any.
body who wants to have any of these
freak flowers can get them by buying
some kind of aniline ink, any color
desired. Carnations are the easiest
to color-white ones of course. Put
their stems in a glass filled with ink.
Their stems are soft and in a short
while the larger veins in their petals
are filled with the ink. Don't let them
absorb too much color; they're prettier
with just so much. Then remove them
and put them in a vase of salt water.
lilies OF the valley lend themselves
to this scheme also; in fact, any white
selfstemmed flower may be used"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01

busting the plauts with air-slacked
lime mixed with hellebore. This,
however, is only a repellant driv-
ing off the insects, but not killing
them. To destroy them a poison
must be used.
The larvae can be killed by us
ing tobacco dust in the soil around
the plants; or, stick few holes,
four or five inches deep, in each
hill and insert teaspoonful of CAL
cium carbide, filling the hole with
earth. Land plaster with turpen-
tine is also preventive, and it may
be added that a pinch of nitrate of
soda in each hill will act both as all
insecticide and a fertilizer.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
CHARTER APPLICATION

NctCt " ABDtttUttONyW NN' W.
Notice is hereby given that application
will be made by Z. X. Sponsler, NJ. |.
Low, A. w. Duy, e. NJ. Creveling, and
w. F. Lowry to the Governor of PENN
sylvania on the 10th 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
regulation of certain corporations, y
approved the 2oth day of April, A D.,
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 or 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,
conferred,
A. w. DUY,
w. II. SPoSsLER,
~ at Solicitors.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
Bacteria in School Glass.

A cup which had been in use nine
days IN a school was clear thin
glass. 1t was broken into a number of
pieces and properly stained for exami-
nation with q microscope magnifying
LOCO d!ameters. The human cells
ccraped from the lips of the drinkers
were so numerous on the upper third
Of the glass that the head of a pin
could not be placed anywhere without
touching ceveral of these bits of skin.
The saliva by running down on the
inSiGc OF the glass had carried cells
and bacteria to the bottom. Here,
however, they were less than one-third
as abundant as at the brim.
BY counting the cells present in only
fsty different areas on the glass as
seen under the microscope it was esti.
mated that the cup contained over 20,.
600 human cells or bits of dead skin.
AS many as $50 germs were seen
clinging to a single cell, and very few
cells showed less than ten germs. Be-
tween the cells were thousands of
germs left there by the smears of sa-
Iva deposited by the drinkers. Not
less than 100 900 bacteria were pres
ent on every square inch Of the
glass.-Leavenworth (Kan.) Times.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
The Three ACES Of Man.

Report by young English school.
girl Of lecture on PHASES Of Human
Life-Youth. Manhood, and Age:
I'm youth we look forward to the
wicked things we will do when We
grow up-this Is the state of limo
cence. In manhood we do the wicked
things Of which We thought in our
youth-this is the prime of life. In
old age We are sorry for the wicked
things We did In manhood-this is the
time Of our dotage. e."-Christian Reg.
lister.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
HOw's Thisp

We offer One Hundred Dollars
ward for any case of Catarrh that
mot be cured by Halls Catarrh
sure.
!. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known
s.J. Cheney for the last IS years,
nd believe him perfectly honora-
le in all business transactions and
,uancially able to carry out any OBJ
cations made by his firm.
WALpING, KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists Toledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
rnally, acting directly upon the
,ood and mucous surfaces OF the
stem. Testimonials sent free
rice IS cents per bottle. Sold BY
a Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills tor con
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01

Miss Annie Derret, who for the
past thirty-eight years has lived
with her sister Mrs. ]. R. Town
send on Normal Hill, succumbed to
an attack of lagrippe on Saturday
morning after an illness of two
weeks. Besides Mrs. Townsend,
she is survived by sister, Mrs. c..
w. Blackmore, of Newport, Eng
land.
The funeral service was conduct
ed at her late home by the Rev.
Mr.. Diggles of St. Paul's Church
Monday morning. Interment was
made in Rosemont cemetery.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
WESTON. Ocean .to-0cean Walker.

Said recently; when you feel down
and out, feel there is no use living, just
take your bad thoughts with you and
walk them off. Before you have walked
a mile things will look roster Just try
it," Have you noticed the increase in
walking of late in every community?
Many attribute it to the comfort which
Aliens Foot Ease, the antiseptic powder
to be shaken into the shoes, gives to the
millions now using it. AS Weston has
said, "lt has real merit" 6-3-4t.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
FLECKENSTlNE.-LEIDY.

Mr.. Carl Fleckenstine and Miss
Dora Leidy, both of Orangeville,
were united in wedlock on We'd
nesday evening, at the home Of the
brides sister, Miss Agnes Leidy, in
Bloomsbury. Rev. A. Houtz of
Orangevi!le performed the ceremo-
ny. A number of relatives and
friends were present.
Mr.. Fleckenstiue is son of for
mer county treasurer G.. S. Fleck-
enstine, and the bride was popu-
lar school teacher.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
~ st
CHARTER APPLICATION


Notice is hereby given that application
will be made by Z. r. Sponsler, NJ. /.
Low, A. w. Duy, c. NJ. Creveling and
w. F. Lowry to the Governor of Penn
sylvania on the 10th day of July A. d.
1900, 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" approx
ed the 2eth day of April, A. D., 1874,
and the supplements thereto, for chart
er tor an intended corporation to be
called "Mifilin 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 Mfflin, County of Columbia, State of
Pennsylvania, and to such persons, part
nerships and corporations residing there
in or adjacent thereto. as may desire the
same, and for these purposes to have
possess and enjoy all rights, benefits and
privileges of said Act of Assembly and
the supplements thereto, conferred.
A. w. DUY,
w. H. SPoNsLFR,
IL st Solicitors.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Estate or Wtltdm H. Lord, deceased, late OF the
TOtcn OF Bloomsbury, Pa.
Notice is hereby given that letters of
administration on the estate of William
H. Lord, late of the Town of Blooms
burg. Pa, deceased, have been granted
to the undersigned, administrator. to
whom all persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make payments, and
those having claims or demands will
make known the same without delay to
FRED Z. LORD,
Administrator, Espy, Pa.
J. G. FREEZE, Atty. 6-Io-6t.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
THE STRIPED BEETLE.


The striped cucumber beetle is
20 be reckoned with in the month
Of June by tie growers of cucum-
oers, squashes, pumpkins and mel
,ns. In some seasons the beetles
rave been known to destroy large
patches of these members of the
uelon family in a few days. State
,oologist Surface, of Harrisburg,
yives the following information, in
condensed form, in regard to this
pest:
The beetles are about one-fourth
f an inch long and are yellow,
18th two black stripes extending
engthwise on each wing cover.
they commence at once to chew
loles in the leaves, and even eat off
he young stems. There are two
istinct broods. the second appear
,g about the middle of August.
he eggs are laid in the ground
sear the roots upon which the lar
ae feed, often causing the plants
0 wither without apparent cause.
The earliest measure is to pre-
ent damage by covering young
lants with net or cloth with a
ner mesh than the common mos
,uito netting. They will not crowd
nrough mosquito netting if lime
nd turpentine be placed on the
round within it. The adults can
killed by an arsenical poison,
Ike Paris green, which can be ap-
lied either as a powder or in liq-
id form. Ifas powder, it should
busted on the plants after hav-
,g been mixed with thirty times
5 bulk of air-slacked lime or -four
In applying poisons as a liquid,
Sc not over one-third of pound
Paris green or two pounds OF ar
.nate of lead in fifty gallons OF
'ater.
The beetle can be kept away by
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01

WANTED-Trustworthy man or wom-
an in each county to advertise, receive
orders and manage business for New
York Mail Order House. $500 weekly:
position permanent; no investment re.
quired. Previous experience not essen
tial to engaging. Spare time valuable
Enclose self addressed envelope for full
particulars. ADDRESS. CLARKE Co.,
Wholesale Dept, 1903 PARK AVE, New
YORK. 5-I3-Iot.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
The Geological Press Bulletin


of the Division of Zoology, Penn
sylvania Department of Agricul-
ture. Timely Topics of Plants and
Pests Discussed Weekly. BY H. A.
Surface, State Zoologist.
THE ROSE LEAF HOPPER.
At this season of the year, when
the roses are in bloom, the DANA
ging effects of the Leaf-hoppers, or
"white bugs under rose leaves,
are most noticeable. because every
body is attracted to the beautiful
blooms, and then confronted with
the spectacle of bleached and with.
ering leaves and bushes being de-
nuded Of foliage.
The rose leaf hopper is most ac-
tive in its operations about the mid
die of June. Prof. H. A. Surface,
the State Zoologist, Harrisburg,
says: "It has a piercing or sucto-
rial mouth, and consequently does
not eat away the tissue of the plant,
but injects a poison and sucks the
Juices. Owing 10 their immense
numbers they cause considerable
damage. The eggs are laid on the
under side of the leaves. The
young are hatched there, and first
look like small white plant lice, but
are active and run quickly. The
white cast-off skins remain on the
under sides of the leaves. The
young insects have no wings, and,
therefore, do not fly, and cannot
escape the insecticides applied as
sprays. When full grown they are
light ip color and winged, and jump
and fly quickly, and may escape
the spray. Where the hoppers are
at work the upper sides of the
leaves will present grayish ap-
pea rance along the mid-ribs. The
whitened leaf denotes their pres
ence.
"Spray the under side of the
leaves with solution made by dis
solving one pound of whale-oil
soap in six gallons of water, or
with a very strong tobacco decoc-
ton, or eight per cent. kerosene
emulsion or very strong solution
Of any kind of soap. Being suck
ing insects, they can not be killed
by the arsenical poisons, which are
used effectively against the chew
ing insects. IT the insects hop to
the ground you can destroy them
by spraying the ground with a
stronger solution which will not
there do any injury to the plants"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1909-07-01
Descriptions:

Two story and attic, brick
and frame. l3 rooms. Lot
about 66 by 2l2 feet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-19
CLEARS THE COMPLEXION
OVERNIGHT
PimpIes, Rash, Eruptions, Etc, Quickly
Eradicated by New Skin Remedy

Ever since its discovery, poslam' tne
new skin remedy, has, in its eXtraorul-
nary accomplishments, exceeded tne
most sanguine expectations of the emil
nent specialist who gave it to the
world. 1t has cured thousands OF cases
of eczema and eradicated facial ana
other disfigurements of years stand
ing. The terrible itching attending
eczema is stopped with the first appil-
cation, giving proof of its curative
properties at the very outset.
In less serious skin affections, such
as pimples, rash, herpes, blackheads,
acne, BARRIERS itch, etc, results snow
after an overnight application, only
a small quantity being required to Ell
feet a cure. Those who use poSlam
for these minor skin troubles should
Immediately secure one of the special
50-cent packages recently adopted TO
meet such needs. Both the 50-cent
package and the regular 81 jar may be
obtained in Augusta at Coughlln
Pharmacy and other leading drug
stores.
Samples for experimental purposes
may he had free of charge by writing
direct to the Emergency Laboratories,
80 West Twenty fifth Street, New
York City.