G THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURG. PA. BABY INCUBATORS lent In Parlf Ilaleee the V.Htle One la Glee Cmm Thff Inpubntor baby Is a dlstlngmlshd Ckt In mfdtral circles now. The Ma ternity HoKpltal In Parts has a whole ward of Incubators, and there's a baby n every Incubator. Of cou rue, the durnttoa of the treat ment. If no It may le called, entirely depends on the condition of the new barn child. Often a otay of one or two weeks In the licubator will trannform a moribund mite Into a healthy, kick tag child, and occasionally a baby re mains the temporary tenant of his glass mother from forty to fifty days. BVsrtunotely it Is comparatively easy to see when the baby has had enough oC the Incubator, for when that Is the ease, Instead of placidly slerplnft away 8m long hours, it turns fretful, cries, and mokes vigorous , attempts to stretch Its limbs. Before the Introduction of the baby Incubator M per cent of the children born at the Maternlte weighing leos tsan four pounds died within a few hoars or days of their birth; sow, tbanks to fhe Incubator, more than naif that number are saved to become active French citizens. The principle of the baby Incubator differs vwy little from that so long and so successfully practised in the Incu bators lined for hatching chickens. Bath eonnl8t of a case divided Into two eatnpartments, of which the lower one contain!! the boiling water, which, kept at an even temperature, warms the "lltQe stranger" lying above. When the baby begins to kick and Orow Its tiny arms the doctor takes It out of Its glass case and puts It In a, cradle, nnd In a few days It goes borne with Its mother. American doctors are getting so that ttey think no more of a glass case baby than they do of a case of every day measles. Philip Armour, the mil-Bon-dollnr baby of Chicago, lived In bia incubator for n long time, and he's jnst about a healthy and lively a lit tto fellow as If he had been born with out a penny to his name. American Woman's Home Journal. Jk nieycle Made for Two Thounaort. The blcyclo built for two created a sensation not long ago. The bicycle built for two thousand Is the latest novelty. It Is to be the great attrac tion of the Paris exhibition of 1900, and will be the largest bicycle ever built. This monster wheel will le two thou send times as large as au ordi nary bike, and constructed after the manner of the Eiffel Tower. There are to be two large entrances one at the bottom of each of Its wheels cut ricbt through the tires. Winding stair ways lead from the doors up the front and back of eoch wheel through the toward and rear standards to the backbone of the machine. Thence antra 1 steps ascend to the handle-bar and saddle. The stairs are lighted throughout By numerous windows of quaint de sign, through which a great variety of views can be obtained as the sight seer mounts to the top of the struc ture. The tfockbone of the big bicycle will contain a large apartment to be used as m baiKiueting-hall. One long table will tun down the centre through Its en tire length, at which six hundred per sona may be seated comfortably. A Brave Act, An anecdote illustrative of the de voted gallantry of tho native East In dian soldiers has been told by an En glish writer who was an eye-witness af the deed. In an expedition against a tribe of hill robbers, a little party of twenty-five soldiers got Into a stockade- and were surrounded, by four times that number of the natives. They would have been shot down to a man If they had ventured on a sortie. Then. It was that a young Goorkha stepped forward and said to the ofH ecr In command: "Sir, I will jump on top of the para pet; and the enemy will fire at me; tnen we shall be able to rush on them before they can reload." 'Before the officer could remonstrate, tbe Goorkha sprang upon the parapet and waved his sword. In an lnstaut ballets by the score were whtstliug around hiin, but, strange to say, he was not hit. When every musket was emptied, be leaped from the parapet, rytng: "Now, sir, come on!" and, his com rades following, the enemy was driven In a headlong rout. A Menagerie Tnrm. The thousand-acre menagerie farm ia Merced county Is putting the "glor tons climate of California" to a new and Interesting use, says the San Fran cisco Argonaut. On It will be tried au experiment In tbe breeding of ele phants, hippopotami, lions, tigers, 11a axas, nllgaus, kangaroos and other trop ical and exotic animals such as are In common demand for purposes of exhi bition. The design is to obtain the rand it Ions suited to every sort of ani mal used for exhibition, and the pro prietor thinks that he can come nearer to realising these conditions In Call Bocsla than anywhere else. Natives of tbe various countries from which the aalmais come, who are accustomed to tbetr ways, will be employed to look after them. A Peculiar Iluilneii Deal. Warren E. Burton has sold tbe Bur ton House, HuMey, Wis., for $30,000. at Which $7,000 was paid In cash and tbe balance In postage stamps, the amber being 8,000,000. This Is prob ably one of the most remarkable busi ness transections ever recorded In the West, and will call renewed attention to the widespread Interest In philate ly. New Tork Tribune, The Twenty-Eighth Annual Convention of tha Columbia Uounty Sabbath School Association. On Thursday morning the first ses- m . 1 a t sion ot the iwenty-fcignm Annual Convention of the Sabbath School Association was called to order at 10:30 o'clock by the President Myron 1. Low. The weather was all that could be desired and the audience room at the Christian church at Ben ton, in which the convention was held, was filled with an expectant au dience. The devotional exercises were conducted by Rev. H. L. Malt man, of Benton. His topic was "The Holy Spirit." He hoped that the delegates had not come to the con vention expecting to receive the Holy Spirit but that they had brought him with them and that he would dwell in their hearts and endow them all with rich blessings. President Low in a few appropriate remarks welcomed the delegates and urged upon them the necessity of having the presence of the Holy Spirit. He said, " Let us believe that he will be with us. Let us look to Jesus for his help. Larger liberty in the Lord Jesus Christ is what we need to be able to work more effectively in Iiis cause." Secretary Spear in his report gave an encouraging account of the schools throughout the county. He reported 144 schools in the county with a membership of 15599 officers, teachers and scholars. This shows an increase over the previous year. Following this Mr. S. D. Neyhard gave an excellent report of the State Convention held at Carlisle in Oct. 1896. He stated that the reports presented showed that great advance ment had been made during the year. The counties in the State entitled to rank as banner counties are Columbia, Union, Snyder and Sullivan. The subject of Temperance was then taken up and discussed by Prof. C. H. Albert, of Bloomsburg, Miss Eva Rupert, of Bloomsburg, and Rev. Albert Smith, of Berwick. Prof. Al bert made a plea for temperanc along the line of reading as well as the use of intoxicants. He said we must be careful about bringing into the home books that are hurtful and literature that will do young people more harm than we can ever conceive of. Also the matter of placing temptation in the way of any one. He gave an instance of a young girl who was a confirmed drunkard at the age ot eighteen. She said she had received her first glass of wine at her father's table, and now this father would give all he was worth, about a million and a half dollars, to see her cured of the awful appetite that had been fostered in his own home. Miss Rupert spoke of temperance in its narrow sense. She said, " If all the money expended for drink last year were coined into silver dollars and they were laid side by side it would make a line that would reach from New York to St. Louis. What a sorld of good might have been done with this money. It is very urgent upon us that we do all we can to put down this curse of intemper ance. If we are peifectly willing to have the Spirit use us he will do it God is the one unit in this universe. Everyone else is a cipher. Place the cipher to the left, or wrong side of the unit and you still have the unit. Place a ciphdr on the right side of the unit and the value of the unit is ten times as great as when standing alone. Keep on placing ciphers to the right of the unit and you multiply by ten every time. Thus when we are on the right side of God our efforts are blessed every time. Rev. Albert Smith claimed that up on the officers and teachers of the Sunday School and upon the parents rested the responsibility of influencing our yonng people along the lines just mentioned, temperance in the use of intoxicants, temperance in reading, and attending places where we should not be found. Following his talk the meeting closed with the benediction. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. At the conclusion of a short song service devotional exercises were con ducted by Rev. Albert Smith assisted by Rev. James Martyn. The Work of the Holy Spirit being the topic. Mr. Smith stated that his work was to give evidence that Christ was on his throne in Heaven to speak in the churches ; to show unto us the things of Christ ; to administer the affairs of the church 1 and to annoint Christians for service. The following committees were then appointed by the President : On Nominations, Prof. R. Kocher, Mrs. C. E. Yorks, W. H. Gables, J. H. Henrie, R. F. Whitmoyer and W. C. Thomas. On Resolutions, J. Frank Kline, Mrs. W. D. Berkley, E. M. Creveling. On Place, C. W. Yeagei, S. D. Neyhard, Mrs. Kelchner. On Audit, W. R. Kocher, Mrs. Noetling, L. P. Kline. Pro. Albert then talked on " The Ube of the Bible." (a) In the pre paration of the lesson 1 (b) In the Sunday School. He used the lesson of the coming Sabbath to illustrate how he would use the Bible, 'first in preparing the lesson, ami then Dy:roweu, uioomsDurg. having the pupils look up'- the refer-1 Statistical Secretary -A ence connected with it. He said every pupil should have a Bible and in these times when one could be se cured so easily there was no excuse for being without. He also stated that more Bibles had been sold in the last two years than in the previous ten years. Mr. H. R. Bower, County Fields man, followed with an account of the work done in the county. The num ber of visits made to schools were 159, the institute sessions held were 129 and the number of miles traveled to do this work were 5344. He urged upon the teachers the necessity of teaching the books of the Bible, the authors of the different books, the number of chapters in each book and all such supplementary work as will make the pupils familiar with the book of all books. This report was accept ed by a rising vote. Rev. Mr. Womer then opened the parliament on some "Hows" in Sun day School work. Some of them were : How can I increase the at tendance in my class ? Be sure to notice every boy and girl in the com munity and give them a personal in vitation to come into the Sunday School. A personal invitation will do more to accomplish this end than any thing else yon can do. How to interest boys and girls after you get them in ? The living word of God coming from a heart of love that has been touched by the Holy Spirit will interest and hold the scholars better than all the entertaining stories and treats in the world. How can I lead my boys and girls early in life to commit their way unto the Lord? Go to them personally. Pray for and with them. Give them your hand and urge upon them the necessity of making this step. Many of the delegates gave instances of what pe sonal work and prayer will do in the service of the Master. THURSDAY EVENING. After the usual song service, devo tional exercises were conducted by Rev. Harry Minsker. The Personal ity of the Holy Spirit was brought out and emphasized by means of a num ber of Bible references. Mrs. J. W. Barnes was then intro-1 ducted and gave a talk on " Right Beginnings." Her illustration of her first lesson in sewing was very apt. In beginning she had forgotten to tie the knot firmly and when her work was tested it would not hold because of a wrong beginning. One of the begin ning points in Sunday School work lies outside the Sunday School and this is home co-operation and must be secured. It can be done by visita tion, holding Mother's Social, by hav ing a Home Department, and by sending reports home to the parents. Another beginning point is teaching missions. Teach the child to give freely. There is a lesson in the way the heathen mother teaches her child to give. When the child is very small the mother takes it in her arms and placing a piece of money in its hand goes before the idol and teaches it to drop the money before it. Over and over again this is done until the child drops it willingly. An address on the Sunday School in relation to Good Citizenship was delivered by Rev. McLinn, of Bloomsburg. He said " The Sunday School is for the training and salva tion of the children." The church will never suffer by teaching a true and holy citizenship. It takes a genuine Christian to be the best citizen. Take the history of the Jewish people. Just in proportion as they failed to obey Gods law did they fail in their government. The source of government is God. Law and Government are as natural in Heaven as it is for us to breathe. We just consecrate our all to God, even down to our citizenship. Let us teach the children in the Sunday School the dignity of office. An office bearer is just as much a minis ter as one who preaches the Gospel. You say " mix up religion and poli tics." Yes, we want them mixed. Teach the boys the sacredness of the ballot and that they dare not be recreant to the high trust God has put upon them," At the conclusion the audience was dismissed with the benediction. FRIDAY MORNING. Devotional exercises were conduct ed by Rev. Oliver Albertson, of Ben ton, Topic "The Emblems of the Holy Spirit." He dwelled particular- ! lv on the dove as being emblematic of the peace that we should have in our hearts through the presence of the Holy Spirit. District President's Hour was taken up and the roll of president's called. Reports were re ceived from all but one. The major, ity reported in person, but those who were not able to be present sent reports. The reports were very en couraging. The nominating committee report accepted and adopted as follows : President Myron I. Low, Lime Ridge. Vice-Presidents C. H. Albert, Bloomsburg ; Rev. H. L. Maltman, Benton 1 J. B. .Nuss, Mainville. Recording Secretaries Miss Eva Rupert, Bloomsburg j Miss Martha W. Spear, Cabin Run. Treasurer Mrs. Anna McHenry, Stillwater. Fieldsmen H. R. Bower, Berwick; Home Department Secretary j S. D. Neyhard, Bloomsburg. Delegates to State Convention Rev. Albert Smith, Prof. R. Kocher, Howard Hess, R. F. Whitmoyer, V. C. Thomas, J. L. Wolverton, J. P. Kline, D. A. Shultz, Cyrus White, H. M. Yocum. An open parliament on the strong and weak points in your Sunday School was conducted by Rev. B. C. Conner, of Bloomsburg. Some of the strong points mentioned were : Faithful teachers, blackboard work, prompt and regular attendance of Superintendent, good music, a Home Department class. Some of the weak points were : No teacher's meeting, unfaithful teachers, not enough Bibles in the Sunday School, a failure on the part of the school to hold the boys beyond a certain age, a seeming indiflerence on the part of teachers for the salva tion of souls. Cordial greetings from Hon. John Wanamaker and Dr. C. J. Kephart were read in the convention and the audience was then dismissed with prayer. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. An excellent song service was fol lowed by devotional exercises on "The Gift of the Holy Spirit " con ducted by Rev. G. H. Hemmingway, of Bloomsburg. He said, "to accom plish anything in service for the Mas ter we must have the Holy Spirit. He will be given to us. The only way to have his help is to prepare for his reception. The preparation neces sary is a patient waiting before God in prayer and we shall have this gift from the Father." The roll call of schools followed and 102 schools reported by contribu tions and 97 by delegates. There were 2 1 pastors present and 1 7 super intendents. The study of child nature was then discussed by Mrs. Barnes. She said we must fit our teaching to the nature ot the child and in order to do this the child must be studied. Character is the stamp set upon life by its acts and as the early years contain the germ of life childhood is the right time to teach right ideas. A child is in unconscious relation to God, and it is our duty to bring him into con sciousness of this relation. We can only reach a child through his indivi dual hie. Teaching a child consists in training a child to think, feel and work. To teach a child to think and feel without teaching him to work is not real teaching. We must also keep in mind the limitations of a child. (1) A child is limited as to his power of attention. Never try to keep his attention on one thing long. (2) A child's power to reason is limit ed. Teach by means of objects. (3) His power of imagination is limit ed by his experience. Use illustra tions that are familiar. Above all in your teaching, love the child so much that your life will be a mirror of the divine life, so that in vour contact with him the divine life may shine through you." The report of the committee on resolutions was accepted as follows : Whereas, another year's work of the Columbia County Sabbath School Association has passed, and God, our Heavenly Father, has showered bless ings upon us and permitted us to as semble in an other County Conven tion be it Resolved : that it is with a pro found sense of our duties that we come before His presence with hum ble and grateful hearts to pay homage to Him who created and preserves the world, and that we implore His divine guidance as we go forth to begin another year's work in His name. " That we recognize the import ance of the work done by our execu tive committee and the district presi dents. (3) That we urge upon our Sunday School Workers the adoption of a Home Department in each Sun day bchool and the use of the Bibles as- a text book in the Sunday School. (4) That we pledge ourselves - anew to the overthrow of intemperance in its many forms. (5) That we extend our hearty thanks to the people of Benton for their kind hospitality and iu an who nave contributed m any way 10 mane tins convention a suc cess. (6) 1 hat we endeavor in the coming year to live nearer to Christ and to do more personal work to bring children under their saving power. T F . I a .a in a lew closing words the presi dent urged all delecates, teachers and workers to keep close to Jesus and by nis neip to go on in the work, assur ed of success by his presence rrayers tor more entus consecration to the work closed the session,' and the audience was dismissed at the close of one of the most practical and helpful conventions Columbia County has ever known. An earnest prayer and desire for the presence of the Holy Spirit was characteristic of the entire convention. The music con ducted by Dr. Care)-, of Benton, and Mr. F. B. ri art man added much to the success of the meetings. 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