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International Bible Lesson for Jan. 0,
1910 (Matt. 3:13-17; Matt. 4:1-11).
The gosppl of
Matthew was
written by a .low,
t o converted
Jews to prove
that Jorub Christ
was the Jowiah
Mrttslnh. The au
thor. Matthew,
woh a converted
custom house of
ficer, or tax ya'.h
erer, who l'.:ul
given up lilu bus
Inesa nt tho rT
sonal Invitation
of Christ, to become nn Itine . nt
preacher of the Ronpel lie prochihrnd.
fully persuaded in his own mind that
bin Master whs what He clai:'i'il to
be, the Kinc of the .lews. Hence,
the pofpel of Matthew is full of refer
ences to the Old Testament, the ,K-w-l.-ih
scriptures, passages la-Inn i''.nf.
ed from the prophecy nnd the hopo of
Israel. The genealogy of Christ he
truces back to King David to k-Iiow
that he has the rlyht to sit as David's
foii upon David's throne. Thin we
tind the word kingdom ii(5 times in
this gospel, the phrase, "the kiiKT'lu n
of heaven." 3-' times, and nowhere
else In the New Testament. Matthew,
till tho way through set foth
the fact that "This Is Jesus, the l::r
of the Jews. We have r.een the her
ald of tho king in John the Haptlat.
Notice now, the inauguration of the
king.
Inaugural Ceremony.
Monnreha are Inducted into oM'ce
by solemn ceremonies, und from the
moment when they are invested with
the purple they break nway from the
old lifo and all things become new.
Daptlsm was an ordinance of Ciod. in
troductory to the new dispensation,
and as Bitch Jesus submitted to it. Anil
while, In His case, it waa not un act
expressive of confession of sin. It was
His Investiture with the awful dignity
of the Messiah, a ceremony In which
the opening heavens and the De
scending Spirit bore witness to the
divine approval and consecration. For
tho people, baptism was the symbol
of their separation from sin and conse
cration to God; In His case it was the
symbol of separation from His hither
to private life and the assumption of
his royalty as Messiah-King. John
had opened the door of the new king
dom. From the wilderness of sin the
peoplo had flocked Into It. Now from
the seclusion of thirty years' of prepar
ation Jesus entered it as both King
and Priest. Hero Is where He took
nn His roval nrerogati ves. Here He
received the seal of His mission the
fullness of power by the Holy Spirit.
And here the proclamation Is made In
reverberating thunder from the open
ed heavens, "This is My Iieloved Sou,
iu whom 1 am well pleased:
The King Tested.
No sooner waa the King lnaugurat
nl than He was tested as to His king
ly (lualltles. It must he shown to all
tho ages that Ho reigned by divine
right, that He was holy, Harmless, un
defiled, separate from sinners. Or
na tho RrHntin-fi nuts. "Then was
Jesus led up of the spirit into the
wilderness to be tempted of the devil."
Whatever else is Involved in those
words, it Is pretty certain that dur
ing that forty days, two kingdoms met
In inexorable warfare, and at its close
Christ stood forth the conqueror over
every possible temptation that can ap
peal to man.
Three-Fold Temptation.
Lyman Abbott sums up the tempta
tions: The temptation wan three-fold
nnd it took place In regular progres
sion. The first appealed to the body;
the second to love of admiration; the
third to love of power. The first was
to mere bodily appetite; the second
to a more honorable desire for fame;
the third to a noble ambition pervert
ed. The first called for an act miracu
lous: the second for one ostentatious
and presumptuous; the third for one
blasphemously wicked. The first waa
disguised as an appeal to reason; the
second was speciously an appeal to
the Scriptures; the third was a bold and
naked revelation of Satan. The first
was the most doceptlvo; the second
tho most plausible; tho third the most
audacious. In the first Satan tried to
mislead by biding the Bin; In the sec
ond, by sanctioning the sin, because
of the greater good to be accomplished
by It; Jn the third, to compensate for
sin by a promised reward.
The First Adam and the Second.
It is Interesting to trace In Chrlafs
temptation, a perfect anology to the
temptation In the Garden of Kden.
There, a.) herq, the appeal was made
to the lust of the llesh, the lust of the
eyes, and the pride of life. The ap
peal waa first to appetite. Eve saw
that the tree was good for food. Tho
appeal was next to the aesthetic na
ture. She saw that It was pleasant to
the eyes. And thirdly, the appeal waa
to spiritual pride. She saw that the
tree was to be desired to make one
wise. In the flrst instance the attack
succeeded; In the second it failed.
The first Adam fell in a garden; the
fcecond Adam was a victor in a wilder
ness; Adam the first was conquered
in a garden and made It a wilder
veea; Adam, the second, conquered in
a wilderness, and made It a paradise.
A Balancing Jack.
Any boy who has it little skill In
whittling can make the unique and
amusing toy shown In tho accompany
ing picture.
The best wood for tho purpose la
white pine, which is port enough to
he shnped with very little trouble.
For the hend nnd bust of the figure
use a piece of pine about four Inches
In length, and an Inch or an inch and
a half square.
Make n slit In each side of the fie-
tiro to receive the wines. Thev fthonld
be made of pine, too, ant trlmtne.l
quite thin, their length lieins r.hout
twice that of the figure. Shape theia
r - j
neatly and then smooth them off with
nn Mil n:l tier' Indeed the whole figure
should be smoothed off In that way.
As the figure is to he balanced on
the cork of an upri;;ht bottle, it la
necessary that the wings t hould be of
exactly the same weight, and that
they should be placed on exactly oppo
site sides of the bust. Remember tills
In making the slits in which the wings
are to bo fitted.
Of course, this picture represents a
painted figure, and not a plain white
pine one. Most boys have a box of
water-colors, and they can be used to
paint the figure. It ia better to put on
a light coat of "arnish after the paint
dries. This will keep It from rubbing
off.
The effect of such a figure as It
turns around on its perch Is very
amusing and its oddity makes It attractive.
Ive
In rntv-y
h?Avd - me. re
pterity o "Ticne.
rThy me; -CrtCQ
C Avi, nd
Vm o'oino'.-to see
as I'm Awfully
U-t-e -
the pAriTVy's The
The Game of Wolf.
The Chinese- and Japanese boys,
thirteen years old and under, play a
serpent game which la quite exciting.
A dozen or more boya form in line, each
fellow with his handa on the shoul
ders of the boy In front of hiin. One
of the fellows is the "Wolf." The
boy at tho head of the line ia the
"head" of the serpent, and the laat
la the "tall." The Wolf stands near
tho head of the serpent until the sig
nal is given. Then he tries to caicn
the "tall" without touching any other
part of the snake. The boys who form
the body of the serpent protect the
"tall" by wreathing about in all sorts
of twists, to prevent the Wolf from
catching the "tall." This must be
done without breaking the line. When
the "tail" Is caught, the Wolf becomes
the "head" and the "tail" becomes the
Wolf. The last boy in line is the
"tail." The game can be continued
until every boy has been the Wolf.
The Walrus's Defenses.
A full-grown walrus will weigh as
much as two thousand pounds; a
mountainous mass of muscle and blub
ber. He Is armed with tusks of Ivory,
sometimes two feet in length, and
when from his upreared bulk theso
formidable weapons are plunged down
ward upon an enemy, they are as re
sistless as the drop of a guillotine.
Such a thick layer of blubber lies un
der the skin that he is practically clad
In an armor impervious to teeth and
claws alike. So, unless the bear Is
greatly favored by luck, he has little
chance to overthrow tola antagonist.
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. . . 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, &o.
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. ELWELX, 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 an- Floor
Bloomsburg, Pa.
A. N. YOST,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Wirt Building, Court House Squ
Bloomsburg, Pa.
RALPH. R.JOHN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Ent K jilding, next to Court Iloost
Bloomsburg, Pa.
FRED IK.ELER,
ATTORNEY-AT LAW
Office Over First National Bank.
Bloomsburg, Pa,
W. H. RIIAVVN,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office Comer of 3rd and Main SU.
CATAWISSA, PA.
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ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office with Grant Herring,
Blocnclurg, Ta.
In Crangeville Wednesday each week
A. L. FRITZ,
ATTORNEY-AT LAW.
Office Bloomslmrg Nat'l Pank Bldg.
Bloomsburg, Fa.
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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, INSURANCE,
AND REAL ESTATE AGENT
Oflke 116 North Street,
Bloomsburg, Pa,
N U. FUNK
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Ent's Building, Court House Squan
Bloomsburg, Pa.
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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CENTRALIA, PA.
Office, Liddicot Building, Locust Ave.
H. MONTGOMERY SMITH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Office : Ent building, IX-lfrff
WILLIAM C. JOHNSTON,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Officejin Wells Building, over W. McK
Reber's Hardware Store,
Bloomsburg.
J. S. JOHN M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office and residence, 410 Main St
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M. P. LUTZ & SON,
Insurance and Real Estate
agents and brokers.
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SURGEON DENTIST
Office Barton's Building. Main below
Market. RlnntnuViMrrr To
All styles of work dono in a superio
uiumici , mi worn warranted as
represented.
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DENTISTRY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES
Crown and bridge work a specialty
Corner Main and Centre streets
Bloomsburg, Pa.
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Hours 10 to 8 TelephoM
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Homeopathic Physician and Surob
Office and Residence, Fourth St.l
Office Hours : ianV 8 P- m-
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C. WATSON McKELVY,
Fire Insurance Agent.
Represent twelve of the strongest 00m
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