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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-04

This is. after all, the first and last lesson
for the Christian workers. Be clean, pure
of heart and simple in motive. See 20 it
that there is no friction between your will
and Christ's BE adjusted in gear, well set
and iointed. Subdue your own activities
as much as your own natural lethargy.
Stand still till God impels YOU. Wait till
He works in You to will and TO do of His
pleasure. Exercise faith that God should
accomplish in you the greater results DOS
sible to the capacity of your nature. Let
there be no thought of what you can do
for God. but all thought of what God can
do through you. Nothing will make you
so intense and ceaseless in your activity as
this. There will be an end of cowardice
and of pride. OF cowardce, because you
will find yourself borne along by an ire.
sistible impulse. Of pride. because you
will have no occasion to boast As soon
might Mlton's pen have been proud of
writing the Paradise Lost as YOU of
what Christ may have done through YOU.
Shall the axe boast itself against him that
heweth Herewith? or shall the saw mag
nifty itself against him that shaketh it?-
Rev +. Il. Never.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-04
Horse Does a Wateh.poa Stunt.

A prominent citizen of Gridley, Cal
has horse that does excellent ser
vice as watchdog. But for the won,
derful intelligence and faithfulness OF
the animal which occupies corral
next to the chicken house, thief
would have made his escape with 9
batch of valuable poultry.
During the night the proprietor was
awakened by racket in the henyard
and, on taking a cautious look, saw in
the dim light a marauder coming out
OF the henhouse with sack. At the
same time the horse with vicious
squeal. went toward the thief and
wheeling about began to kick at him
The thief dropped the sack of chick
ems and ran. with the horse after him,
the horse actually biting out mouth,
ful of the mans coattalls as he scaled
the corral fence. The bag contained
eight chickens.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-04

A prisoner in one OF our State peniten-
tiaries writes that he thoroughly compre-
hends the kindness Of his unkind condi-
ton" He has learned to trust "the fight
against inhospitable surroundings" to be
the means of developing in him power TO
resist the adversities which he is likely to
tunate would the world be il all men
could learn to see the kindness in unkind-
ness. Not only would the rigor of the law
then always work out its purposed object
of reclamation and restoration, as it seems
TO be doing in this case. but under the inf
nitely juster government OF God sinners
beneficent punishments' Yea, even Chris.
tians would forbear TO murmur at Attic.
tions and necessities until they saw what
quality of character their Lord desired to
strengthen in them by His loving disci-
Dline-Chicago Interior
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-04
COMMERCIAL REVIEW.
0eneraI Trade Conditions

r. G.. Dun & Co.'S "Weckly Review
says: Voluntary increase in wages by
some OF the largest railway systems in
the country bear eloquent testimony
to the amount OF business handled in
the past and emphasize the confidence
OF officials in continued heavy traffic
Moreover by this addition OF large
sums TO the purchasing power OF rail-
way employees there is assurance Of
a larger demand for all staple lines OF
merchandise. Temporarily, sales OF
seasonable lines OF wearing apparel are
retarded by mild weather, but this loss
will be fully made tip when low temper
ature becomes general.
Preparations for holiday trade are
on an unprecedented scale, especially
at interior points. There is no relief
as to the congestion OF railway traffic.
nor any immediate prospect OF free
movements at the points OF most seri-
ous blockade. Coal freight is steadily
gaining, and all railway earnings thus
TAR reported for November exceed last
years by 50 per cent. and those OF 1000
by I5.o per cent.
Orders are now coming forward for
iron and steel products that have been
held back many months in expectation
OF an easier market. Instead OF max
ing concessions, however. producers
ask premiums for early delivery and
hesitate to accept contracts where ma
terial and fuel are not in sight. No
relief is reported as to the movement
OF coke, nor is any anticipated for
some time to come; in fact one author
ity suggests that the situation will not
be normal before April. Imports re-
levc some departments OF the industry.
Plans for constructive work are now
increasing. and very large tonnage
OF structural material will be required.
AS the present congestion is due to in
adequate facilities the most important
inquiry is for railway enuipmcnt.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-04
Thirteen Reasons For Total Abs.ln.ass

l. Intoxicating beverages are unneces-
sary. Many persons live in health and La
Dor in the hardest occupations without
them.
2. These liquors are dsar. They are so
in themselves, and in comparison with
other articles of diet. Ardent spirits are
destitute of nutritiye qualities; while wines
beer and cider contain an exceedingly
small portion OF nourishment. In a gallon
Of ale there is about as much as in a penny
worth of bread.
3. Intoxicating liquors weaken the mind.
They are enemies put into the mouth that
steal away the brains.
4. They always endanger the character
and often ruin it. They infame the i'm
agination, appetites and passions. Through
their influence multitudes have BEEN
plunged into guilt and eternal destructions
and even some wise and good men have,
for season, been covered with shame and
dehlement. Witness Noah and Lot
8. 1t enlarges and multiplies our jails,
poorhouses, hospitals and lunatic asylums.
This is certified by our judges, magistrates
physicians chaplains of prisons and other
competent and reliable authorities. IL
means great extension OF crime and mis-
cry, as well as a large augmentation of
taxes.
6. The general practice of temperance,
would help to fill our schools and places of +
worship. Sobriety is likely to lead to
thoughtfulness, and that, in connection
with better clothing and more comfortable
homes, will result, by the Divine blessing,
in the attendance at the house of God OF
many who were formerly absentees.
Z. Personal abstinence gives us much
more influence over drunkards. They arc
far more likely to sign the pledge and keep,
it when advised by those who, distinguished
for sobriety and religion, have also set the
example of nephalism, or avoidance OF
strong drink
s. 1t tends to fill the treasury of the
Christian church and to raise its spirituaEl
character. In nearly all sections of it
funds are constantly wanted to carry oni
the moral machinery. Backslidings and
expulsions, too, are continually occurrinFl
throughout Christendom owing to strong
! drink. !
! 8. As pioneer, temperance hastens the
| conversion of the world. Means sufficient
for universal evangelization would be pro-
| vided. the minds and hearts of Christiansi
improved. the number of earnest workers.
multiplied, and in other ways the grand
consummation would be accelerated
! TO- 1t will vastly aid in multiplying the
inhabitants OF heaven. In the case of
many it has been and will be stepping
stone to Christ and eternal life.
IL. 1t increases the JOY of angels. The
repentance of sinner always swells their
gladness, and the abandonment of strong
drink is often the first stage of prodigious
reformation.
u. 1t underInines the throne of Satan.
When delivered from the demon Of intem-
perance, many escape altogether from the
thralldom of the great slave master of the
| universe.
l3. II glorifes God. His honor is neces-
sarily promoted by the diffusion of purity
! and happiness.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-04
A prunkard.. Last Will. /,

Only recently a young man, ruined by
strong drink, committed suicide in New
paper. entitled. my last will and tesla.
ment," which read as follows: II leave to
society ruined character. / leave to my
father and mother as much misery as. In
their feeble state, they can bear. 1 leave
to my brothers and sisters the memory of
my, mis;,spent life. l leave, to my wife a
ory that their father fills a drunkard's
grave, and has gona to drunkard's hell %
The fact that, through the legalized saloons
of this country, thousands of our innocent
boys are lured away to similar sad fate
"a drunkard's hell"-each wear pierces
the hearts of thoughtful parents with panEs
of indescribable pain
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-04
Peculiar Freak of Wind.

One of the most peculiar freaks
that the wind played recently was on
the Presbyterian church at New Hart
ford, Eng. 1t blew the sleeple, above
the belfry, out of plumb about twenty
five degrees, so that the spIre point
cd in a northwesterly direction. and
it was feared that it might fall.
When, the next morning, a number
of men were engaged in Strengthening
it and strengthening the supports, the
wind veered round and blew 1t back
almost to its original position.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-04
LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Iron and steel workers at Whining.
ton, Del, have organized a union.
South Wales engineers have been
conceded an advance of IS. week.
Pttsburg (Pa.) river employees are
TO be combined in one big organiza-
ton.
Cleveland (Eng.) miners have been
granted an increase in wages OF 3 per
cent.
The Russian government has insti-
tuted an eight-hour day in all the State
workshops.
Belgian miners have resolved to re-
commence an agitation for an advance
OF IS per cent.
The Brotherhood of Submarine Di.
vers OF the United States and Canada
is a new organization.
Engineers in South Africa average
I2s. 4d. per day, and the hours of labor
vary from 4S to 81 a week
Scotch coal miners have asked for
an increase in wages and it is now being
considered by the mine owners.
Street-car employees at Rochester, N.
y, will shortly demand recognition OF
the union and an increase in pay.
Striking Western Union messenger
boys at TeXarkana, Ark, returned to
work at an increase OF So month.
Union iron molders OF Indianapolis,
Ind, have united in an effort to union.
ize all the ''light-work" iron men in
the city.
Union delivery drivers at San Fran.
cisco will demand reduction OF work.
ing hours to 10 day and continu,
ance OF existing wages, to go into ef.
feet December /.
The General Federation OF Trade
Unions OF Great Britain has 78 affili-
ated unions, with total paying mem.
bership OF 42I,772.
The membership OF the Boot and
Shoe Workers Union throughout the
country has doubled in the past six
months.
Carpenters in Atlanta, Ga, are dis,
cussing the eight-hour day proposition
and devising plans for its Introduction
in that city.
Portland (Maine) electric street rail
way employees will form union o.
those not hitherto organized. to be
called the Local Union OF the Broth
erhood OF Portland.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-04
Live Stock.

Chicago, Cattle, Mostly 10a15c lower,
good to prime steers So 0Oa6 So; medium
81 00a5 10; stockers and feeders SO 90
al SO; cows, 81 40a4 80; heifers 90 OOa
. 90; Texas-fed steers SO 00a4 90. Hogs,
Mixed and butchers s. 95a8 35; good to
choice, heavy $6 20aG AZ; Sheep, sheep
and lambs slow to lower; good to choice
whethers 81 5oa4 90; Western sheep
50 50a5 90.
East Liberty, Cattle steady; choice
10 l5a6 40; prime 81 75a8 90. Hogs,
prime heavy Sc 40a6 45. mediums $6 40;
heavy Workers $6 40a6 40. Sheep steady,
Best wethers 50 60a3 50 culls and COM
mon 81 50a2 90; choice lambs s. 25a5 40.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-04
Power of shelIs.

In 1870 an ordinary shell when n
burst broke into from nineteen to thir.
ty pieces. To-day it bursts into 240.
Shrapnel fire in 1870 scattered only
thirty-seven death-dealing missiles.
Now 1t scatters $40. A bomb weigh.
ing about 10 pounds thirty years age
would have burst into forty-two frag.
ments. To-day when il is charged
with pcroxilene II breaks up into 1900
pieces, each OF which is hurled with
much greater velocity than the larger
Jumps which were scattered by gun.
powder explosion.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-04
PsopIe Who Eat Clover.

Some of the Indians In Mendocino
County. California, use clover as an
article OF food. They eat 1t, as ami
mails do, leaves, stems. flower heads
and all. They can be seen In the
clover fields eating the fragrant grass
by handfuls. They also make use OF
many plants, such as seaweeds, fungi.
lichens, ferns and conifers. that white
people neglect, employing some for
their fibers. others for their medicinal
properties. and others for the nutri-
tious value of their seeds.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-04
THE RELIGIOUS LIFE
READING FOR THE QUIET HOUR
WHEN THE SOUL INVITES ITSELF

Poem: At His Eeet--How an Unusual BUR-
den Braveiy Borne Resulted In the
Blessing of n Sacred Memory-God
Gives Grace After Sorrow.
Lord, since have not wealth's increase
To make my diadem,
Take Thou the little gifts OF peaes
And weave it out OF them.
The little chirping praise Of birds
That wakes me day by day,
The little laughing, friendly words
That help me on my way.
The little tasks Thou givest me
Appointed hour by hour.
The little gifts of love i see
In sun and breeze and shower.
The little self-denials dear
In love and hope divine. 7
The triumphs over iaithless fear
Known to no eyes but Thine
Weave them together. one by one,
BY Thy dear touch made sweet.
And daily when the crown is done,
I'll cast it at Thy feet.
Mabel Earl in Christian Endeavor
World
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-04
A Gigantic Bible.

The most costly book in the Royal
library at Stockholm is Bible. II
Is no wonder that It is considered
precious, for there is not another just
like 1t in the world. In weight and
size alone 1t is unique. 1t is said that
160 asses skins were used for its
parchment leaves. There are 500
pages of writing and each page falls
but one inch short Of being yard in
length. The width OF the leaves is
twenty inches. The covers are solid
plauks, four inches thick.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-04

No duty. however hard and pcrilous,
should be feared one-balf so much as fail.
ure in the duty. People sometimes shrink
from responsibility, saying they dare not
accept it because IL is so great. But in
shrinking from duty they are really en-
countering a far more serious condition
than that which they evade 1t is a great
deal easier to do what God gives us to do,
no matter how hard il is. than to face the
responsibility of not doing It, We have
abundant assurances that we shall receive
all the strength we need TO perform any
duty God allots to us, but il we fall out Of
thing which we ought To do, we find our
selves at once out of harmony with Gods
law and Gods providence, and cannot es-
cane the consequences of our failure.-J. X.
Miller.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-04

A California saloonist, who objected To
the Salvation Army conducting open-air
meetings outside his house. turned the hose
upon the gathering, drenching not only the
soldiers, but two bystanders who were
ter entered into negotiations with the pro
prietors of the block of buildings in which
the. public house was situated, purchased Il
and subsequently elected the publican,
handing the property over to the army.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-04

Rev. George Warren, chaplain of the
Missouri penitentiary, says that out of the
2279 convicts in the prison at the time he
made an investigation eighty-fve per cent.
Of the entire number came there directly.
through the influence OF liquor, and that
five per cent. of the remainder came There
indirectly from the same cause That Is.
1000 OF the convicts in the Missouri peni-
tentiary as the result Of the licensed liquor
traffic in that State.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-04

eve live by admiration, hope and love-"
Wordsworth tells us-not, therefore, by
contempt, despondency and hatred. These
contract and narrow the soul, as the 9TH
ers enlarge 1t. The more a man heartily
admires,. the more he takes into his nature
the goodness and beauty which excite his
admiration. His being grows up toward
what thus evokes his enthusiasm And the
habit Of admiration is the outcome of a
moral discipline which represses peevish
and fault-finding dispositions and seeks the
admirable IN every situation and every per-
son that life brings to us. BE we en-
larged, implies 'learn to admire and
praieo -
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-04
THE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE or INTEMPERANcE.

Poem; spurReon's Little sonR-A Batch ef
Strong Reasons why n IL Destrssfs -
Refrain From Drinking Alcoholic Bsv~
erages--Escape the Thraidom of Rusua<
Yes, wen rob the poor man Of his beers 4
And give him coat instead;
Well put good boots on his feet
And a hat on the top of his head.
We'll rob him OF rags and disgrace.
Give him water that's sparkling and
clear
And he'll thank us with radiant face,
For the water that's better than beer.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-04
Famous aoer SCOUT Here.

Capt. p. j. Wiser. late chief of the
Boer scouts, has come TO this country
to live. He is rs years old and stands
six feet eight and half inches in his
stockings. He wants to go West and
see the rough riders there. and thinks
he has seen about as much rough rid.
ing as any man who ever straddled q
horse.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-04

Who is there who dares to say that when
old age is reached there is not as much
laid by in that soul wrapped in its weary
body as there was in the infant full of lat
ent power? We know not where the in
fant's forces come from, nor where the
teaches us anything il teaches us that
forces such as these are eternal in the same
sense that matter is eternal and space end
less.-Erank Bolles,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-04
The Needed Guide.

Christ is the needed guide through the
devious paths and temptations of this life.
lie is 4 king in the purest and best sense,
to whom we can with gladness yield our
selves. He is the hope OF glory for the
plain man, and he who possesses that hope
is the strong man.-Rev. M. +. johnson.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-04

The best way to Chrstianize people is
by our own Christian example and show
ing them love and helpfulness Rev. Mr..
Baker.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-04


What is thy name! and he might have
sald hevealer. can see him as he huIres
away from his old home when his mother
ho Loiu nm OF the just anger of Esau, and
w oenoiu MN teeing to the north. The night
uoihes quickly upon him, and he lands
upon certain place and tarries there all
n,snl, and this place is Bethel. II is bleak
anu barren. His only pillow is the stones
bbooH. bo MN, and as he falls upon the ground
ne sleeps and as he sleeps he dreams, and
iin in TINS dream he beholds the ladder which
heon me TO say that earth has always
rhe; hen mixed TO heaven, not with a golden
aan cnaa az the poet sings not with the silken
cIano oi grav'tation as the scientist de.
tbas THESE certainly, hut before all OF
incarnat i heaven en- united in Him who became
ihina ~ isue years ago. The interestina
reacsas ~ nne about this ladder is that il
ne we are IN poverty, possibly in suffering.
befenaps IN despair, but the ladder is iust
Of = us, BRING Your burdens to the foot
w anu let the ascending angels bear
\ scsr1 en away and then wait until the de-
uno,sg angels bring heavens blessing
NJ was spu. ion will notice that when he
E 6.beasy asleep, that he had his revelation OF
IIhad ~ Ills eyes were closed, his fever
In othaeu, ms excitement had subsidized.
bebelds words he lost himself and then he
'S weary, selfish, busy, self-life Of ours,
's snail see Him.
cronn, 'arE never sings when il is on the
n Yanu, b,a, Inc moment it leaves the ground
/tho9 9Hsts INTO song, but just the instant
tbc ~ :. ioids ITS wings IL begins To drop TO
inr e"Jn, a.,J 20 let us mount up this morn
bu, 5 , "nu as we mount let us rejoice that
or eussas, sassincs, which ia the olden time stood
'''s7 ana syn may stand for power.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-26
THE GIRL WHO is LOVED,
Affection Is Necessary to Give Her
Cheerful Disposition.

A woman cannot be said to be truly
attractive or popular unless she is low
ed and admired by the members of her
ewn sex as well as the opposite. She
must be welcomed by all, old and
young. male and female, or she cannot
be called an attractive woman without
reservation
She must be herself her best self, at
oil times and with all people. She
must think and act for herself and ex-
press her own opinions rather than try
to copy some person she may admire
or who is admired by the lords of Gre
alton. individuality, when combined
with polite manner and tact, is always
attractive. A woman's happy infec-
tious laugh is better than medicine or
advice, and her CHEEKY presence is as
welcome as the sunshine
A girl to be truly popular never says
mean things about other girls, thinking
that the men will like her better, and
she doesn't try to monopoli"e the at
tentions of all the men at once, but is
willing to let other girls have their
share of admiration and attention
along with her. She doesn't nope and
retreat within herself if there are no
men about to admire her, but she cheer
fully sets about making the best of
matters without them and making
such companions as she has happier
and brighter for her presence.
If she has grievance, she keeps it
to herself. for woman with griev-
ance is very soon voted bore The
weeping. fainting, sad eyed young
woman is very much out of style now
adays, not only in novels but in real
life, and the healthy. happy, indie
pendent, cheerful and sunny girl has
totally eclipsed her in popularity
American Queen.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-12-26
Dress Economy.

81 have made the subject of how to
make clothes last study" says So
ciety woman, land it is surprising how
much difference it makes how Il gown
is donncd. 1t should be put on slowly
and carefully. \ little pull or jerk
each time it is put on soon ruins the
best of gowns.
"Never use pins. They not only tear
the fabric. but are uncertain at all
times. DO not economize on dresSmak-
ers. If you cant afford good material
and a good drcssmaker also, econo-
mize ON the former One dress well
made is better than half dozen poor
ly made. In conclusion, buy as good
material as you can. Have it made by
a good drcssmaker, then take plenty of
time TO get into it,
when you are in it, have respect for
the dress. Walk with a quiet, even
step. Give it good chance, and it
will do something for you Remember
that the best of gowns, like the gar
ment of righteousness, must be well
worm"