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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-11-27

Purpose is what gives life meaning.
Circumstances may change, but God
never does.
The breadth of Christianity depends on
its depth.
God puts consolation only where He has
6rst put pain.
Early athletics will not suffice for the
heavenly race.
In this life there is but one sure happi-
ness-to live for others.
Expect God to help you when you have
prayed for His assistance.
True greatness is ability to serve coupled
with meek and quiet spirit.
When the Lord is in our hearts His hand
will be seen in our works.
Never take your eye off the cross, as all
the lines of salvation centre there.
Poverty of possessions need not be dis
creditable; poverty of life always is.
A thousand times better are the men
who do than the weaklings who only know.
The loving judgments of friends are
harder to bear than the harsh ones OF foes.
All Gods providences are but His
touches of the strings of the great instru-
ment of the world
When you step upon one promise you
will always find higher and better one
before you.
The self-centred life comes to nought:
the Christ-centred life ever continues in
enlargement.
There are some lessons which can only
be learned in the garden, and beneath the
shadow of the cross.--The Rams Horn.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-11-27

saviour saves- us not only rom the pen.
atty OF sin but from the power OF sin, from
the penalty when He died upon the cross,
from the power as He sits to-day on Gods
right hand with barred side and outstretch.
ing hands. Let the evening hour be the
time when you meet Him. Mr.. Meyer
gives an illustration Of the mother who
goes about the room at night gathering up
the playtbings of her children. putting
away their books and clothing and saying.
y always straighten up the room at night
after they are asleep, and this is what
affairs of the day il we will but let Him.
Fifth, "As the Father has sent Me even
so send l you" This is what Jesus said
to the disciples. We must realize that we
have divine commission TO work, and
we must also realize that we have q divine
promise Of strength, ! like the illustration
used by the Rev. +. b. Meyer of the old
artist who toiled away during the day
upon his model and finished it at night
as he supposed, but there were the marks
Of imperfecton, because his hand had lost
its cunning, but when he has gone from
his work his son, real artist, takes away
the marks of old age and makes the model
in the morning to look at it and say.
why, can work as well as ever did"
and this is but picture of what Christ
will do II we will but yield ourselves to
Him.
Sixth "And He breathed upon them"
He will come as near to us as that and
as the breath of God made Adam living
soul and His breathing upon the disciples
sent them forth to conquer, so His breath
ing upon us will change our lives ii we
will but breathe in of what He breathcs
out. and we shall have power in proper
ton as we do it, For all that win come
to us MS the result Of three-fold expe-
rience am most devoutly thankful.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-11-27
nprupIsn In a New York Court.

1t is characteristic of almost all the
prisoners except the drunks that their chief
concern is to secure a delay They plead
and beg Tor an adjournment. which they
know will only postpone the inevitable for
a day or two, and that although, through
their inability to obtain bail, they viii
have to stay in prison just the same. The
most plausible explanation is that they all
are fatalists, always hoping that something
unexpected may turn up to stave off the
impending catastrophe. The drunks, on
the other hand, are more eager to face the
arbiter of their fates, knowing that moth.
ing worse than a fine is likely to befall
them, and that the sooner it is imposed
the sooner it may be paid or served off.
And then there is the chance, If the mag,
istrate is in good humor, that they may
get away unscathed at once.
As rule, although not seldom still in
their cups, they are loath to make any in.
eliminating admissions. mo, SIR" pro.
tested man who kept himself from fall
ing only by holding on nervously TO the
bar; "Pm not drunk, cause no ones
drunk who's not falling all over himself"
Excuses of the most wonderful kind some
of them really ingenious, Others merely
ridiculous, are put forward when the fu-
tility Of feigning innocence has been dis
covered. The cleverest explanation of that
kind that l ever heard was advanced by .
man who, when taxed with having dis
played unmistakable signs of intoxication,
simply replied that he was a painter by
trade
THAT has nothing to do with your con.
dition," said the magistrate.
"Of course IL has, reloined the prison
er. Il was painting a barber's pole, and
kept on twisting about after the stripes
until / got so dizzy that the cop thought
| was boozy. Edward Biorkman, in the
Century.
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CHRISTIAN ENDHAvOR TOPICS.
Nov. 3o--"Missions: A Meeting Ia the Inter
est Of Foreign Missions" lisa. xiv. 1928.

Scripture Verscs-1. John Ill. 16;
Matt xviii. .33; Rom. K. 10, IA, Is;
John XIV. 16: Prov. XII %; Gal. vi. 8;
John XIV. 8; Luke xiii, II, 20; Ps.
lxxii. s; John xii. 32.
Lesson Thoughts.
It was not intended that those TO
whom Christ made known his pur-
pose Of grace should preserve It as
o profound secret. The command was
and is. go ye and teach"
II we put forth no helping hand to
the poor and perishing 1t matters not
what pretentions to piety we may
make. we are not true disciples of
Christ.
The more we have Of the mission.
ary spirit the stronger do we be.
come. "In watering others, our own
souls shall be watered."
Selections.
"Oh. the Joy to see thee reigning,
Thee our own beloved Lord
Every tongue thy name confessing;
Worship, honor, glory, blessing.
Brought to thee with glad accord.
Thee, our Master and our friend,
INDICATED and enthroned!
Unto earth's remotest end
Gloriled, adored and owned"
At the end Of the first thousand
years after the birth OF Chist there
were fifty million Christians, in a.
d. 1900, one hundred million Chris
tians; in A. d. 1S00 two hundred
million Christians; in A. ID. 1880,
four hundred and fifteen million
Christians. One cannot study these
figures and remark upon the amazing
increase not only In numbers, but in
the ratio OF increase. without becom.
ing convinced that we are in the age
of Christ's widening Kingdom.
A half pint of beans was sent to
a missionary meeting with the re-
quest that they be planted for three
years and the result be given to
missions. 1t was done, and the net
result was over four hundred dollars.
How quickly and easily the world
would be won to Christ IL every con.
vert became converter!
II Gods people would all set to
work every day to pray with the
whole heart. THY Kingdom come
and then would set to work to see
that his will was done in their own
lives, his kingdom would come thou
sands of years soon.
Suggested Hymns.
Conquering now and still to conquer.
Preach the Gospel, sound 1t forth.
Great Jehovah, mighty Lord.
Speed away, speed away on your mis-
sion of light.
The morning light Is breaking.
Work. for the night is coming.
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EPWORTH LEAGUE MEETING TOPICS
Nov. 3o-A Cure for the Worlds Woe.-Isa
IS. IZ.l3.

The lesson occurs in the midst Of
prophecy concerning the coming of
the kingdom of Messiah. God first as.
serts his authority and ownership OF
earth, yet declares that he often hides
himself in his providence. Yet in all
his ways he designs to redeem and
save his people. The climax of the
lesson is in the twenty-second verse,
where "all the ends of the earth" are
invited to "look and live" Every be.
ing in the universe shall make con.
fesston, having the sacredness OF an
oath, that Jehovah is all-supreme,
righteous, Just, and merciful. Angels,
devils. and men shall confess Christ
In him shall be the cure of sin. The
one cure of the trouble of this world
is q personal faith in Jesus Christ. AS
the serpent bitten Israelites looked
upon the brazen serpent and lived, so
faith in the uplifted Christ saves from
sin. The duty is to look TO Jesus.
Looking means vastly more than see.
ing; it implies both considering and
choosing. 1t implies real faith i'll
Christ II is addressed to 'all the
ends of the EARTH" There is a uni.
versal atonement made for sin. Who
soever will may come" The universal
Gospel carries the obligation to take
it to all. If Christ can save all we
must do our utmost to let all know
the glad news"
The object in looking is to he saved
Men are now lost. Without Christ
there is no salvation. For the trouble
there is a gracious cure. For the
worlds woe there is blessed joy and
peace. This we are to press upon the
| -
dead in trespasses and sins; there is
"life for look at the Crucified One"
Look and live. Look in order to live.
Look because there Is life nowhere
else. The reason of this gracious re.
suit is found in the fact that the Christ
Is God, and that there is none else.
Out of Christ there is absolutely no
hope. All human PHILOSOPHERS fail to
save men; the Gospel actually does.
Other arms of help are powerless, but
the grace OF Christ Is sufficient to
save. Suffering. discipline, culture,
development, and moral precepts are
unable to cure men of sin. But look.
ing to Jesus, the personal faith in
Christ, does effect cure. And it is
because he is God.
The Gospel can cure from Trouble.
Sorrow Despair. Anxiety. Disap.
pointment. Temptation. Fear. Hope.
lessness. Sin. A gentleman heard
street preacher, as he was passing by,
say, None other name" The words
rang In his soul. BY the blessing of
God he awoke to the new life. 81 see
1t all" he said; II have been trying to
be saved by my own works, my re.
pentance. my prayers, my reformation.
see my mistake 1t is Jesus only
that can save"
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Tho Evil Among Women.

Sir Thomas Barlow, one of the KingI
physicians, touched upon a most impOr.
tant subject, which greatly concerns social
conditions in Great Britain. in recent
address upon Present Day Dangers Of In
temperance Among Women and the Besf
Methods of Meeting Them" Lack Of oc
cupation and childlessness among women,
whose husbands leave them during the
day; worry. bodily weakness, nagging and
pains which women have to suffer, ha
mentioned as some OF the causes. Caset
OF heredity were rare, and the encourage,
ment OF example in youth was more Otter
the cause.
Drink, he said, might become disease
but it started as an indulgence. Drugs
shampooing and galvanio treatment wert
all described as Of little use as cures. Rest
and removal Of the cause were the only
real remedies.
Even doctors and nurses, he said. were
foolish enough to say, Why deprive womer
patients. of the thing which gives them
comfort? It was necessary to stop tha'
damnable thing. 1t could be done, pro-
vided there were no friends who were such
criminal lunatics as to smuggle in alcohol
The lecturer would have teetotal DOCTOR
and nurses.
DR.. Barlow having dealt with the medi.
cal aspect of the question. the Bishop OF
London added that he had had case after
case Of character and life spoiled among
the rich by alcohol and morphia.
Turing to the East End, which he knows
SO well, the Bishop said that out of l00t
women in an East End workhouse to-day
500 were there from alcohol. and that nine.
| ty per cent. of women with children in
! the workhouse infrmary were thers
through alcohol.
Apropos of the drink question Mr. Will.
lam S. Caine. NJ. p, who has discovered
some startling facts in connection with tho
drink question in India, will bring then
before the House of Commons.
Within the last few years there has beer
l25 per cent. increase in the consumption
of LIQUOR in India. although the population
has increased only seventeen and a hall
per cent. Mr.. Caine will suggest that the
Government apply the local veto act tc
India to support the better class of Mo.
hammedans and Hindoos in their attempt
to prevent the spread of alcoholism.
LIQUOR is. of course, a Government mo
nopoly in India, and temperance people
here are agitating against the continuance
80 these conditions.
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THE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE or iNTEMPERANcE.

Poem; The Great spider--Reasons why
Women Drink-sir #. Harlow, british
Kings Physician, Speaks of the DAN
sers of the Habit and Remedy
"A spider sat in his basement den,
Weaving his snares for the souls Of men.
81 will not work with my hands," quotF
he,
"An easier pathway must open for me-"
He spreads his tables OF greenish baizc,
And many a cunning trap he lays;
The marble balls are smooth and whites
The den is blazing with floods of light;
Behind the bar the spider stands;
There is not wise man in the land
But will lose his wit and become fool
If he yields himself to the spiders rule.
There is not man so strong and brave,
But the spider will dis him shameful
grave;
There is not youth so noble and fair,
But will learn TO drink and gamble anf
swear
In the spiders den. But do not. pray,
Dare to dispute the spiders sway.
II you sweep the den with the laws stronf
broom
Perhaps you might make cleaner room.
But then. men are fearful-a little afraid,
In fact, on the spiders to make raid;
Twould stir up excitement, and spiders
must live;
So our dear household treasures we pa
tiently give.
The spider still sits in his basement den.
Lying in wait for the souls Of men.
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"A Swedish temperance society has beer
organized at Milbank, S. d., with sixty
eight members.
Local option as TO sale of spirits in coun
try parishes of Sweden has long been es
tablished, with the happiest results
In 1901, Jamestown, Ohio, had saloons
the tax rate was $2.70 on the hundred.
During 1902, with no saloons, the rate oS
taxation was s2.45 on the hundred.
The retail liquor dealers OF Corsicapa
Texas, announce that they have effected an
organization for the purpose of aiding otii
GERS TO enforce the law for the control Of
saloons.
Father Siebenfrercher, Of the Catholic
Church, has recently preached total absti
nence in Catholic theological seminarief
with such effect that nine total abstinence
societies have been organized among these
priests IN training.
IL is said that the labor bureau inyestz
cations show that more than ueyenty-five
per cent. OF the employers Of skilled labor
IN the United States require total ahsti-
nence OF their employees, as do fifty pcr
cent. OF the employers OF unskilled labor.
In Mississippi, when saloons existed. 10
was almost impossible to keep help. and
large families were destitute because ol
drirkenncss Now men who were In
rags, under saloon rule, are prosperous and
happy. II is also asserted that counties
which are free from che yoke could not ho
Induced 70 again license The liquor traffic. 4
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WANTED THE MARKET RATE
Prospective Bankrupt Sought Informa'
ton Before His Failure.

Prospective Bankrupt Sought Informa'
tion Before His Failure.
According to Mr.. John Clafln, pres
ident of the ii. b. Clafiin company, his
father, the founder of the house, made
Il strong effort to maintain personal
relations with his customers. He al
ways encouraged buyers to come to
him for friendly talk. and as far as
possible he advised them concerning
the matters in hand.
Ons day a customer called, and az
he entered the private office Mr.. Claf
lin looked up from his desk and
called; Hello, how are you feeling to
day?"
I'm feeling fine, Mr.. Claiiin; never
was better"
And how is the business?"
"Oh, that's different. Mr.. Clafin.
think must have a failure"
What A failure? How is that?
Haven't you made money!"
Il used to. Mr.. Clafin, but not now;
business is bad, very bad, Mr.. Clafin,
and think must FAM
"Well, now. Pm sorry. But viii Il
be bad failure? How much will you
pay?"
"Ah, that is what want to see you
about. How much are they paying
now. Mr.. Claflin2"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-11-27

To the best comes the time when their
very good is evil spoken. of. 1t takes good
ness to understand goodness. The pure in
the life of God when manifested in the
saints. Few trials are more keen than the
misrepresentation of goodness. An evil
motive imputed to a sanity deed is as the
sting of serpent. The clouds of defama.
tion lower at some time over every sanity
heart. The life of the saint is hidden and
cannot be understood by the worldling
Sitting still'' is the only possibility. Time
exerts remedial influence, and such rem.
edy that it cannot exert the One to whom
the saints are dead will. He will bring out
our goodness as the light and our right
eousness as the MONDAY Episcopal Re
cordar
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Work Makes Men.

Work is given to men not only, nor so
much, perhaps, because the world needs it.
Men make work, but work makes men.
i is a place for making men. A Workshop
is not place for making machinery, for
lifting engines and turning cylinders; it is
place for making souls for fitting in the
virtues to ones life; for turning out hon
est, modest, whole-natured men. For
Providence cares less for winning causes
should be great and true; cares nothing
that reforms should drag their cause from
year to year bewilderingly. but that men
and nations, in carrying them out, should
find there, education, discipline, unselfsh-
ness and growth in grace.-Henry Drum
tnOpb
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The Way to the Cross,

None of us can tell for what God ia edu.
eating us. We fret and murmur at the
narrow sound and daily task of ordinary
life, not realizing that It is only thus that
we can be prepared for the high and holy
office which awaits us. We must descend
before we can ascend. We must take the
way of the cross submissvely and patient
ly il we would tread the way OF light We
must endure the polishing IL we would be
shafts in the quiver of Emmanuel. Gods
will comes TO thee and me in daily circum-
stances. in little things usually as in great;
meet them brayely; be at your best al.
ways. though the occasion be one of the
very least; dignity the smallest summons
by the greatness OF your response.--F. b.
Mayer
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setrer man the Genuine.

The plutocratic father finds his
daughter in tears.
How now?" he asks. Are you not
happy with the noble count to whom
you were married with great eclat and
at much expense?"
"Oh, papal" weeps the beauteous
heiress, hinging herself into his arms
and breaking two cigars and the crys
tai of his watch. "Oh, papa 1t IL
terriblel | discover that he is bogus
count"
There, there" soothes the father
with a smile of relief. That's all
right. 1t won't cost near so much to
keep him and. besides. he will not be
above going to work"
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True GraRtnnas.

Whether We do little or great things is
comparatively minor matter. But
whether all that we do is done as in God 3
sight, and at Gods appointment and com.
mand, is ever a mighty matter. Few OF us
are. set at mighty Undertakings, but all Of
Us, have the opportunity of giving a cup Of
cold water TO a little one in Gods king
dom in the spirit that viii be recognized
as gift TO the King Of kings. As st. Au.
gustine expressed it.. Little things are lit.
tie things. but faithfulness in little things
greatness. Sunday. School Times.
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How He SAW II.

Uncle 81 (agriculturist) live heain
the New York ZOO is great.
Uncle Jo countrywide joker Wal
guess They've got the unmtigated
ass, and money sharks. and countr,
suckers, and Chicago Holsters, and
Wall street bulls, and stock exchange
bears. and peacocks c. fashion. and
monkey-faced dudes, and society apes
and old hen reformers. and gawkies,
and snipes, and snakes of vice. and
Tammany tigers, and owl cars, and
Standard Oil bogs, and doves of peace.
and dogs OF war, an -
Uncle Silas-Say Jo, want gallon
of that same cider.--Life.
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The Other Fellow.

What do you think of these ere
frusts?" asked Farmer Bootjack.
"All wrong-tur'ble things" replied
Farmer Sweetfiag. "Gov'ment bednt
orter allow them to exist. BY the
way" he added, with chuckle. II
guess thet milk association hes got
the pesky milk dealers right where we
want em now. They'll hev to come
down with our price for the milk or
else quit sellin'. ."--Terre Haute Ga.
zette.
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TOO Good a Liar.

A young man from Banffshire was
spending his holidays In Aberdeen
While walking on "the green" In com
pany with his uncle, he was surprised
to see so many kites flying. Observing
one far higher than the rest. ho called
his uncie's attention and asked IL ever
ne had seen kite flying as high be
fore, Did ever see aae as high
afore? Man, Jamie, that's naething
for hae seen some o. them clean DOT
o sicht.'- Scottish American.
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Divorce In the Family.

A curious instance of the spread Of
divorce. as viewed In single family.
is related by the Independence Beige.
A few days ago. at Brussels, proceed
ings were begun in a case in which a
wife sought divorce, which has since
been granted. During the evidence It
transpired that the divorced woman
had had two sisters already divorced,
their father is divorced husband.
and they have brother whose case Ia
pending.
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A World RanutifuI.

ger, envy, regrets, fears, disorder, discord
and inharmony. Every second brighten
your world with love and joy and peace
and hope. Every minute expand your
world by unfolding yourself. Every hour
open your eyes wider TO the grand and
beautiful sights in your world; open your
of divine music which comes OF love, broth.
erhood, tenderness, kindness, gentleness,
cheerfulness and contentment. Then
from hour to hour, day by day, year by
year your world will become more beauti-
full
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willing Obedience.

God calls us to duty, and the only right
answer is obedience. II it can be glad and
willing and loving obedience, happy are
get enjoyment and blessing from the task
or not, the call must be obeyed. The will
OF God must be done for the sake of God,
not for the sake of ourselves. Undertake
the duty and step by step God will pro-
vide the disposition. We can at least
will and the whole heart. We cannot be-
gin with that. But we can begin with
what we have. God calls. Ii is better to
obey blnderingly than not to obey at all.
George Hodges. ID. ID.
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The Pleasures of Polo.

James H. Proctor of the Myopia
Hunt club, Boston, treasures a unique
souvenir of his last game of polo. He
recently received terrific blow In
the mouth from an opponents club.
The jaw was broken and one tooth left
deeply imbedded in the head of the
mallet. This piece Of ivory In it's
wooden setting is now one OF the
most conspicuous trophies In Mr.
Proctor's collection.
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victims of Alcoholism. !.

Examination of the records of the Cor
oner's Office of Chicago shows that the
the saloon evil is steadily diminishing since
the enforcement of the midnight closing
law in January, 1901. Coroner Traegef
gave out the figures which disclose the fact
that in similar periods of time before and
after the issuance of the order to close al
midnight the number of cases traced to
this source has decreased almost thirty
per cent.