THE COLUMBIAN, BLOOMSBURO. Pa
Saturday Qight
E. DAVISON
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ORIGINAL DOIjCJS SOCIETY
March 14. '09 (Acts 8: 31-43).
Tho In8trumetit which Immortalized
Moses, the great Hebrew lawgiver,
was a rod which he had cut from a
thicket on the mountain side, but
that ordinary stick became In hid
bands a scepter, by which he broko
the power and humbled the pride of
the mighty Egyptian empire. Tho
article by which the Israelite woman
Is Identified was a little oil In a
crulae, but that modicum of oil b?
Game a veritable oil well which
changed her poverty . to afflence.
Gideon's army wrought Its greatest
victory with a lamp, a pitcher Bnd
a trumpet. The walls of Jericho fell
down In ruin when the besieging host
blew a mighty blast on a fot of crook
ed ram's horns, and shouted with a
great shout. The memorable incident
in the life of Mary, sister of Lazarus,
was the alabaster box of ointment of
spikenard which she broke upon the
feet of Christ. The odor Is In the air
to-day. The nameless widow In the
gospel stands forever as the em
bodiment of charity and devotion with
the offering of her two mites, which
make only a farthing. We can hear
their jingle every time the contribu
tion box goes round.
Made Famous By a Needle.
And here In this lesson, there Is a
woman, Illustrious forever, beraust
of the Implement In her fingers a
common sewing needle. Every sew
ing circle, Dorcas society, ladies' aid
or female benevolent organization of
the church of whatever name, la the
direct result of the needle In the
liajids of Dorcas, who lived in Joppa,
and who was a Christian disciple.
Peter raised her from the dead, and
as far as the record goes she has not
departed thin life since. We can hear
the rustle of her garments wherever
godly women are gathered together
to sew for the poor. And multitudes
of widows and orphans are comforta
bly clad and protected with the coau
and garments which Dorcas is still
making. She uses a sewing machine
in these modern days, but I warrant
you her stitchej do not rip nor her
buttons fly off at the least provocation.
She recognizes that even unfortunate
widows have some pride in their .ap
pearance, and Bhe does not humiliate
them by presenting old cast-off, out
of date clothing that she would not
wear herself, but Dims to keep ko rue
where near the styles In vogue, that
her beneficiaries may be fashionably.
IX not richly dressed. The Creator,
who constructed, the delicate flnger3
of Dorcas to hold a sewing needle, by
that very act pointed out her rcaiia
of uuefulnc33. Tho sewing machine la
the needle a thousand time3 multi
plied, and t'.ie necessity for Its product
has a thousand times Increased. "Tho
poor ye have always with you and
whensoaver ye wili ye may do thein
good."
Sewing Circle Slanderers.
There la a great, deal of cheap and
senseless criticism of Dorcas soeie
Me3 and all Kindred organization!.
They are charged with being gchooU
of tittle-tattle. Their service Is thought
to consist of one part needlo work
aud nine parts gossip. While they
mend rents In clothing with their
needles thpy are said to tear holea in
character wlfh their tongues. Deeply
concerned for the welfaro of distant
heathen It is reported that they turn
their neighbors' wrong side out. Gross
libel on a wortly institution! A gos
sip and a scandal-monger will bo a
gossip and a scandal-monger any
where, and such unsanctifled women
may sometimes poidon a whole sew
ing society, but such Instances are
rare and exceptional. In the mnjor
ity of cases .ove select a he materials,
love threads the needles, love pays
the express on the goods.
Just as Joppu in the New Teiita
ment was conspicuous for Just onu
thing that It was tho home of Dor
cas, so many a church and pnutor
would never be heard of, were it not
for the band of elect women in that
community who supports religious
worship there. No matter how de
based a town or country district may
be, some godly woman can always
be found there to keep the altar fires
burning. And many 'an otherwise
(ihurchless settlement is saved from
the fate of Sodom and Gomorrha, on
account of a nand'ul of consecrated
women. They organize a Sund ly
school. They conduct a prayer meet
lug. They clothe the neglected chil
dren. They pay the preacher for an
occasional sermon. They raise money
to pay for fuel ana lights, and cabinet
organ, and carpet and bell. If such
things were left for the men of such
communities, It would' never be done
If Dorcas had a husband be was of
so little account that his name is
not even metioned In the New Testa
ment story, and if she was a malde.i
lady it Is apparent that she got along
very 'well without one. She was
mother and sister and daughter and
friend to a whole city of needy souU.
Without ostentation, and without
hope of reward, and certainly with
not the slightest Idea that she was
doing anything that would make her
name immortal, she piled her needle
iti tho Interest of all the needy about
her and stitched her name into the
very warp and woof of history's un
rolling fabric. Dorcas societies have
nothing to be ashamed of, either In
their present employment or their
originator, Dorcas, the needle woman
af Joppa.
NO CBEVICESJB CORNERS.
Refrigerator Built on the Lines of the
Porcelain Bathtub.
An unclean refrigerator can never
be a good refrigerator, and the proper
care of this very necessary article is
always more or less a care to the
housekeeper. Grent advances have
been made In the construction of re
frigerators mainly by the elimination
of all cracks and crevices which might
offer a lodging place for particle i of
food. The perf ctlon of this schema
llrff-i
seems to be In the manufacture of the
Interior lining of the refrigerator In
one piece, being pressed out of the
sheet metal and enameled in the same
manner as tho porcelain bathtubs.
This leaves all the interior surfaces
entirely smooth so that every part
may be reached with the cleaning
cloth or brush. Another advantage
claimed is the positive Immunity
from leaks.
THE BUTTERFLY MARKET.
Once $3,000 was Quoted as the Value
of a Rare Specimen.
There are many butterflies whose
value to collectors is' very great, but
although $3,000 has been quoted as
the value of a specimen, this is an ex
aggerated price.
Some years ago the female of a cer
tain variety was much sought after by
collectors, and only one' or two speci
mens had been obtained. A clever fel
low centred all his efforts upon ob
taining a large supply of this particu
lar Insect. , Unfortunately, he killed
his own market by putting them all
up for sale at once a.nd Instead of
realizing a large figure for each speci
men he only sold a few.
There are specimens at our own
Natural History Museum to-day which
are of considerable value, and one
which has the largest expanse of wing
of any known butterfly was once
pointed out by a collector who had
obtained It as being worth $1,500. A
contrast to this huge Insect Is a tiny
specimen from Ceylon which meas
ures about half an Inch across.
The value of an Insect ' varies In
proportion to tho amount of money
spent in gettln- It, and when some
rich collector has had to equip and
send out a complete expedition In or
der to obtain a specimen or two of,
one particular butterfly, one cjtn un
derstand him pricing such specimens
according to tho cost of the expedi
tion, and It is In thlB way that so
many fancy values are heard of. Any
thing up to $150 a pair, however, is
not an uncommon price.
EXPERIMENT IN DYNAMICS.
Odd Movements of a Spool of Thread
and Pencil.
A half-unrolled spool of thread Is
placed on a table and the thread
THE experiment;
pulled horizontally from the under
side of It. the spool, contrary to gen
eral expectation, will roll towards the
hand. In conm ctlon with this It is
interesting to note that if the cylinder
is larger In diameter at the point
around which tho thread Is wound
than It Is at the points on which it
rolls, it will roll away from the hand
when the thread is pulled. This ex
periment can be tried by passing a
pencil through a spoo and resting the
ends of ;t on two books as In the il
lustration. Also, if the thread be
drawn jJrora the under side of a full
spool resting on a flat surface the
spool will not move in either direction.
The Ocean Cables.
There are about 225,000 miles of
cable in all at the bottom of the sea,
representing $250,000,000, each line
costing about $1,000 a mile to wake
and lay. The aver-ge useful life of a
cable nowadays is anything between
thirty and forty years, according to
circumstances. About 6,000,000 mes
sages ae ronvoyed by the world's ca
bles throughout the year, or 15,000 a
day, the working speed of any one ca
ble being up to 100 words a minute
under present conditions. About 99
per cent, of these are sent in code or
cipher.
New Deoolng Dodgj. '
The latest species of professional
beggar In New York city asks for s
nickel with which to pay his fare tc
LACKAWANNA
RAILROAD.
"THE ROAD
OF
ANTHRACITE. '
r."' If you contemplate spending the Sum
mer months in Florida or California, call
upon our local ticket agent for particulars.
. . . 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 Largo 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 be 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.
Professional Cards
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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Columbian Building 2n Flotr
Bloomsburg, Pa.
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ATTORN EV AT LAW.
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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Office Over First National Bank.
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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
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ATTORNEY-AT LAW.
Office with Grant Herring,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
In Orangeville Wednesday each week
A. L. FRITZ.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office Bloomsliurg Nat'l Bank Bidg.
Bloomsburg, Pa.
J. H. MAIZE
ATTOR NEY-AT- LAW, INSURANCE,
AND REAL ESTATE AGENT
Office in Townsend's Building
Bloomsburg, Pa,
N U. FUNK
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Ent's Building, Court House Square
Bloomsburg, Pa.
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Insurance and Real Estat
agents and brokers.
N. W, Corne Main and Centre Sta,
Bloomsburg, Pa.
Represent Seventeen as good Companie
as mere are in tne w orm, ana aa
losses promptly adjusted and
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SURGEON DENTIST
Office Barton's Building, Main below
Market. Blnnmshiiror Pa
All styles of work done in a superio
manner. All work warranted as
represented.
TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT PAW
by the use of Gas, and free of charge
wnen arnncialteeth are inserted.
Open all hours during the day
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DENTISTRY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES'
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(Corner Main and Centre streets
Bloomsburg, Pa.
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Eyes tested andfitted with glasses.
' Sunday work.
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7-3-iy BLOOMSBURG, PA
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CENTRALIA, PA.
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H. MONTGOMERY SMITH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office 1 Ent building, Il-i6-ff
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ATTORNIY-AT-LAW.
Office In Wells' Building, over W. McK
neoer s Hardware btore,
Bloomsburg.
Will be in Millvilleon Tuesdays.
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Homoeopathic Physician and Svaoao
Office and Residence, Fourth St.l
Office Hours: " 'P-
BLOOMSBURG, PA
C. WATSON McKELVY,
Fire Insurance Agent.
Represent twelve of tbe strongest com
paniea in tne world, among
which are
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Queen of N . Y. Westohcuter, N. Y.
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Offer: Clatk Buildine. 2nd Floo
the nearest hospital. I