The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-09-21
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.
AMARANTII.

cial agencyO.
finds out how ma,
herit ted, aud no calculN..
out how long it will be bef0rT with our
will die and whether he can staHd y Er,-
fractory temper until lao does die, and o.
ho enters the relation, for he says. III
cannot stand 1t, then through the divorce
law will back ont" That process Is go-
Ing on all tho time. and men onter into tue
relation without any moral principle, with
ont any affection. and it IL "a much mat
ter OF stock speculation ms anything that
was transacted yesterday In Union Pacific,
Wabash aud Delaware and Lackawanna.
Now su ppose a man understood, ms he
ought TO understand, that Il he goes into
that relation there II no possibility oi his
getting cut or no probability. He would
be- more slow to put his neck In tue yoke.
He should say 10 himself, "Rather than u
Caribbean whlrwnd with whole feet Of
shipping in its arms, give me zephyr on .
fields Of sun shine and gardens OF peace.
Rigorous divorce law will also hnier I
women from the fatal mistake OF marrying /
men TO reform them. IL Il young man, by /
twenty-five years OF age OF thirty years OF /
nge, have the habit OF strong drink fixed |
on him. hs Is rs certainly bound for
drunkards grave as that u train starting
! out from the Grand Central depot ut
o'clock tomorrow morning is hound for
Albany. The train may not reach Albany,
I for II may be thrown from the track. TIL"
Young man may not reach drunEnrds
! grave, IOE SOulthnllE NhioW HAhi ON
| the iron track OF evil habit But tho proba-
blllty Is that the train that starts .o-mor.
row morning at 8 O'Clock for Albany viii
get there, aud the probability is that tho
young man who has the habit OF str1ng
drink fixed ON him before tweuty.nvY
or thirty years OF nge will nrrive
at n drunkurd's grave She knows
ha lriuks, although he tries TO hide II
by chewing cloves. Everybody knows
he drinks. Parents warn; ne,ghbors
.tn tvil
she will reform him. II she Is unsuccess-
ful in the experiment, why, then. the di-
vorce law will omancipate her, because
habltual drunkenness Is cause Tor df-
vorce in Indiana. Kentucky, Florida, Con-
necticut and nearly all the states. 80 the
poor thing goes to tue altar of sncrihce III
YOU will show mo the poverty struGN
streets in any city. l will show you tue
homes OF the women who married mon 10
reform them In one case out OF ten thou.
sand It may be n successful experiment.
never saw the successful experiment. But
have rigorous divorce Inv, and that
woman will say. "If am affianced TO that
man, 1t is for life, and IL now, in the ardor
of his young love and l the prze 20 bc
won he will not give up his cups, whon he
las won the prize surely he will not give
up his cups" And 80 that woman will say
to the mani "No. sir; yon are already mar
ried to the club, amt you are married to
that evil habit, and so you are married
twice, and you are n bigamist. Col!
Let me say to all young people, before
You give your heart and hand In holy n
lance, use all caution. Inquire outside as
to habits. explore the dlsposittoD, scrutin.
ize tho taste, question the ANCESTRY ana
ffnd ont the ambitions. Do not take the
heroes and heroines OF cheap novels for /,
model. Do not put your lifetime happi-
ness in he keeping of Il inan who has Il
t reputation Of being l,ttls loose in morals
or In the keeping OF n woman who dresses
i'm obesity. Remember that, while good
looks are II kindly gilt OF GOD, wrinkles or
accident may Gesr oil them. Remember
| that Byron was no more celebrated for his
beauty than for his depravity. Remember
= that Absalom's hate was not moro splendid
v than his habils were despcable. Nenr itl
4 Hear II! The only foundation for happy
I marriage that ever has been or ever Will
4 be IL good character Ask the counsel OF
, father and mother in this most important
step OF your life. They are good advisers
q They are the best friends you over had
b They made more sacrifices :vr you thal
. any one else ever did.
. And let me say to those Of You WHO ar'
p in happy married union, avoid first q'ier
:, rels; have no unexplained correspondents,
II with former admirers; cultivate no gus
/ piclons; In n moment OF bad temper do moi
t rush out aud tell the neighbore; do not lie,
4 any OF those Sadahouts OF society unlohf
i in your house their baggage OF CAB anc
n little .attle: do not make 1t an tnvnrinbl'
d rule TO stand on your rights; learn how I,
:. npologlze do not bs so proud or so stub
II born or 80 devllish Tint you will not make
I up Remember that the worst domestic
II misiortunes ard most scandaous divorst
Il cases started from little infclctes. Th
Il whole piled rp train OF ten rail ears tsle
sccped and smashed nj the foot OF nn ON
10 bankment 100 feet down same to that ca
It tastrophe by getting two or three inchn
/" off tho track. Some OF the greatest domes
Il tic misfcrtunes and the widest resoundinJ
ii divorce cases have started from little mis-
d Understandings that were allowed to 10 OF
N and go on until home end respectnbilit
10 and religion and immortal soul went dow
e, in the crash.
~ Fellow cltiacas rs we'll rs fellow Chris
g tians, let us have II divine rage ngaias
T. anything that wars on tho marriage atntc
" Blessed institution Instead OF two arm
70 to fight tho battle of life, four; Instead Q
NJ two eyes to scrutinize the path OF lie, loul
j. instead OF two shoulders to lifs The bnrde
W OF life, four; twice the energy twice tb
Is courage, twice the holy ambition, twic
T. the probability of worldly success, twle
In the prospects ~ heaven. into that matr
es monial bower God fetchcs two souls. Out
IN side tho bower, room for all contentious
IN and nll chickering's, nnd all controversies
=, but inside that bower thGro is room IN
y only one guest-tho angel oil love. lac
ne that angel stand ut the floral DOORWAY c
IL this Edenic bower with drawn sword .
9, hew down the worst foe of that over-
lr oasy divorce. And for evory pGradlso lot
W may there be n paradise regnincc. An
20 after we quit our home here may we hav
Us n brighter home in heaven; Mt thc window
il of which, this moment, arc familiar fnct
IN watching for our arrival and Mondcrln
us why 30 long Ta tarry.