'HE COLUMBIAN. BLOOMSBURO. PA jgfaturday iQiglvi E. DAVISON llnnd, Vt . CIIIMA CLOSET. oooooooooooo a ; THE WORLD'S CHMP.ON LIAR. ' Feb. 7. '09 (Acts 4:32:0:11). Light and darknons, truth and er ror, health and slrkness, honesty rid hypocrisy, reality and counter fult In this world exist side by aide, and tt Is sometimes difficult to dis tinguish the genuine from the apurl ous. Fraud and adulteration every where abounds, and even religion U bj exception to the rule. Founder of Annnlim Hub. The founder of the Ananias class posed as a great hearted philanthro pist. He gave ostentatiously to the cause. He expected to be held up as a model by the church and re ceive credit for self-sacrlflclng de motion. But the Almighty upset his well-laid plans, smote him with leaven's lightning at the very foot of the altar,, and hung him up in the pillory of the world's execration as the champion liar of the ages. fie saw others putting their prop erty into a common fund for the re lief of the poor and the support of the church, and he recognized a chance to make himself conspicuous, and at tho samo time keep an anchor to windward for an emergency. Ananias and Sapphlra, his wife, en tered Into a secret agreement to pretend to give up all their posses sions,' while In reality salting down a good Bhare of it, to fall hack upon If anything unforeseen turned up. The apostles suspected for some cause that Ananias was crooked, so when he laid down the mouey for his real estate at their feet, Peter said,, "Did you sell the land for so much?" "Yes," said Ananias. Dead! as quick as that. Sapphlra came In, sot knowing what had happened. The same question, the same reply, the same result. Drastic treatment, but It stopped the hypocrisy right then and there. The early church bad other troubles but there never was another Ananias and Sapphlra. Kobody ever attempted after that to lie to the Holy Ghost. People Inside and outside the church began to deal with It circumspectly. They might sot agree with It but they began to lave a very real respect for It; some thing like the respect of the man 'who does not understand electricity hut who knows enough not to pick p a live wire. Prevaricators .NuincriMis. Liars! They are not all dead yet. Now that they seldom If ever, drop dead while falsifying, prevaricators are a numerous brood. They have even Improved . upon the decalogue and have manufactured lies which are not lies, and falsehoods that de ceive tho very elect. So now we have white lies Instead of black lies, and lies of all the colors of the rainbow. The consequence Is we have a vast amount of the Devil's coin In circulation that can hardly be distinguished from the genuine coin of the realm. At any rate It passes currency In modern society and we all drink at It, puss It along to somebody elBe, and havo not the courage to hold It up to Investiga tion, denounce It, and relegate it to the Junk shop of the counterfeit and tho vile. No Lie Insignificant. It is the universal verdict that Ananias was the champion liar be cause he lied about such a great thing and In such a public manner. But no He Js insignificant. Tou may coiu.'der It so, because it relates to such an Insignificant thing. You would despise a statesman who would He about some question of in ternational Importance, or an execu tor who would He about the value of an estate, or a historian who would lie about an occurrence of world wide Importance. But when a thing is Insignificant in itself, of such small concern that a man could put the article In his vest pocket, why should he take his place In the Ananias class? For the very rea son that there are no shades and gradations of moral character. If a man Hob he is a liar no matter how Insignificant the thing he lies about. The thing may be small, but the He Is bigger than the Pyramids, and as ponderable. There la. no such thing as a "sharp trade" known In the throne room of eternal Justice. There, truth Is truth, and a He Is a He, and right Is right, and wrong Is wrong. Wo need not waste any time discussing whether, under cer tain imaginable conditions, a Ha would be justifiable, not once in r. thousand years are such conditions met. We shall have all we can at tend to to keep our record straight In the real experlencea of life, with out bothering our heads about what we might do If we should ever hap pen to be placed In such circum stances as we can imagine. Let It be settled once for ail that no man Is obliged to be dishonest. Men can be truthful under all circumstances. Children can be truthful. Merchants can be truthful. Statesmen can be truthful, historians can be truthful, ed Mora can be truthful, teachers can be truthful, all men can be truth ful. A Urlted States Pension Com mission put up in his office this mot to, "dad hates n liar!" and ,thnt motto stored every man In tho face who entered that office to do busi ness with the pension department. That Is a good motto to bant? nn any-vr.:rs. Convenient Article of Furniture Thnt Can lie Made at Home. The Homestead gives a description of a home-made china closet. Tha base shelf, or table part, Is 30 inches high and should bo from 3 8 to CO Inches long, depending on tlx; sizo of the room In which tt will be placed when finished. The width of the table top should be from 20 to 24 Inches, and the cabinet, or top part, Is 12 Inches wide and from 48 i5n sis Mr- I HOME-MADE CHINA CLOSET, to 60 Inches high. The back of tho cabinet Is of three-eighths beaded celling, and, with the exception of the crown mold and the legs, the table Is built of seven-eighths or three-quarter Inch lumber. The shelves have either small grooves plowed In them or Btnall halt rounds nailed on the rear portion of them for holding the plates In an upright position, the grooves being preferred. The hooks for the cups, etc., are placed where desired, also the shelves, and the size of tho plates must regulate the distance between them. Many families have one or more pieces of old, wornout furniture of oak or some nice hard wood. These could be used very nicely, but should pine or any of the soft woods be used, when same has been sandpa pered nicely, apply one or two coats of any' stain desired. When dry, again sandpaper and give as many coats as necessary to produce the desired color, but sandpaper well be fore applying the varnish. The Uses of a Hot Iron. To remove shiny spots from black woolen garments place the garment, whether coat, trousers or dress, on an Ironing board. Wring a cloth from water, spread carefully over the garment, then pass a hot flatlron back and forth just above the wet cloth as closely as you can without touching It. The nap will rise and the shine disappear. , If you suspect that there are moths In your carpets, try to lo cate their hiding place. Wring a coarso cloth out of clean water and spread It smooth on the spot In the carpet where you think the moths are. Iron the wet cloth with a hot Iron. The steam will kill the moths and eggs. NOVEL KITCHEN KKMINDEIt. IngenlouN Device Saves Time and Thought for llusy HouNewivea. A Tennessee genius has Invented a kitchen reminder that should earn blm the thanks of the busy house wives. Like many time-saving de vices, It 1b simpler than the system It supplants. A card or board Is notched on two sides, and opposite each month Is written the name of some household article or article of food, auch as soap, starch, sugar, eggs, etc. A series of strings or rub ber bands are then tied around the card, loosely enough that they may be moved Into any notch desired. In stead of writing out a dally list for tradesmen, the housewife needs sim ply to atach the string In the notches indicating the article required. The same results can be obtained by hav ing a bundle of strings tied In a knot In the center, with their fiee ends long enough to be fastened in the slits on the edges of the card. To Cleanse a Foul Lamp. Those who use kerosene-oil lamps know how the dirt accumulates In the bottom of the lamp and clogs the wlck, thus affecting the light. To prevent this take a few lengths of knitting yarn, tie up Into a small bag, clipping out all around so that ends of the wool may be loose. Drop this Into the lamp and It will gather up the dirt, making the oil look clear. It can be renewed as often as necessary. Influence of Wull Taper. Remember that blue colored wall paper, unless' It gets lots of sun, makes a room have a cold appear ance. Striped paper apparently In creases the height, use It In your low rooms. A plain wall with deep frler.e, having lots of bold drawing and full of color, makes a strong room and gives chance for hanging etchings, plaster casts, skrtchlnrs, etc. . LACKAWANNA RAILROAD. "THE ROAD OF ANTHRACITE. : If you contemplate spending the Sum mer months in Florida or California, call upon our local ticket agent for particulars. 11 H ...PRINTING... MUCH of the work that is done in this office is of kinds that can be done by hand only. Nine-tenths of all job printing done in any country office must be done by hand. It can't be done with a machine. This office is fully equipped to do all kinds of print ing at the lowest prices consistent with good work. A Large Stock is Carried in ENVELOPES, LETTER HEADS, NOTE HEaDS, BILL HEADS, STATEMENTS, SHIPPING TAGS, BUSINESS CARDS, VISITING CARDS, INVITA TIONS, ANNOUNCEMENTS, CARD BOARD, BOOK PAPERS, COVER PAPERS, &c. And Everything in the Printing Line If you have been a customer of ours, you know the character of our work. If not, we shall bo glad to fill a trial order. Among other things in our line are Dodgers, Posters, Sale Bills, Pamphlets, Books, Re ceipts, Orders, Check Books, Ruled Work, Half tones, Line Cuts, Engraved Work, Stock Certifi cates, Bonds, &c, &c. No trouble to show goods and give estimates. The Columbian Printing House, GEO.'e. ELWELL, Proprietor. Entrance First Floor, through Roys' Jewelry Store. Next to Bloomsburg National Bank. BLOOMSBURG, PA. 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Represent Seventeen a pood Compaoieu bs there are in the World, and all losses promptly adjusted and paid at their office. DR. W. H. HOUSE SURGEON DENTIST Office Barton's Building. Main belo Market, Bloomsburj, Pa ' All styles of work done in a superior manner. All work warranted as represented. TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAIlf by the use of Gas, and free of chargt when artificialteeth are inserted. Open nil hours during the day DR. M. J. HESS DENTISTRY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES Crown and bridge work a specialty ; Corner Main and Centre streets Bloomsburg, Pa. Columbia & Montour Telephone. J. J. BROWN, M. D. THE EYE A SPECIALTY. Eyes tested and fitted with glasses. No Sunday work. 311 Market St., Bloomsburg, Pa. Hours 10 to 8 Telephont J. S. JOHN M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON ' Office and residence, 410 Main St 7-30'ir BLOOMSBURG. PA EDWARD J. FLYNN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CENTRALIA, PA. Office, Liddicot Building, Locust Ave. H. MONTGOMERY SMITH, ATTORNIY-AT LAW, Office t Ent building, II-16-99 WILLIAM C. JOHNSTON, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Office In Wells' Building, over W. McK i noiuware oiore, . Bloomsburg. Will be in Millville on Tuesdays. Montour Telephone. Bell Telephone H. BIFRMAN. M. D. Homoeopathic Physician and Sumo Office and Residence, Fourth St I Office Hours : 1 to a p. tn. 5:30 to 8 p. m. BLOOMSBURG. PA C. WATSON McKELVY, Fire Insurance Agent. Represent twelve of the strongest com pauies in me woriu, among which are Franklin, of Phils Pcnn. to.ii.' Q ueen of N . Y. AVeM Chester, K . Y. I'wiu jui ni'a, mi if. Offer: Claik Etildine, aid Flco
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