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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-03-12
Epw0RTY LEAGUE MEETING TOPICS.
March l5-The Young Christians Pleasures
The Recreation Of Body, Mint and Soui.
I Coz. 6. 10; 10, 3i.Jj.

Youth wants life TO be glad; and
youth Is likely to want life TO be gay.
IF | become q Christian will life lose
its colCr. its exhliaration, its pleas.
ures?" This question many q young
man has asked himself. One real
source of color and exhiliaration to
the young Christian should be his Joy
in his work. He comes to it with
zest. He enters into the spirit of 1t.
and II you watch him you will some
times see his eyes sparkle with the
delight of 1t.
Then there Is his pleasure in all
that the personal friendship of his
Master means to him. The inner
movement of his life has been tuned
to a new music, and this gives him
pleasure, rich and deep. Then the
fine relations of friendship and SER
vice which come to him as a Chris.
tion. these are JOY to him. So. in
stead of being loser he Is a gamer in
pure, true pleasure by being a Chris
ton His pleasures have not the un.
derside of bitterness and regret which
belong to so many of the pleasures
offered to men,
And now another question in the
way Of amusements. How shall he
decide which ones he may claim? The
advice of Wesleys mother, Amy
pleasure which does not leave a
sting" may well be remembered by
him as he chooses. We may put the
truth briefly by saying. Whatever
wealicns me or weakens my power to
help others. this | must keep out of
my life. If this rule is followed hon
estly. the young Christian will keep
out of danger. With this standard
shall we hesitate to give up dancing.
to give up cards. to give up the
theater?
The history of dancing, the history
Of the theater. the history of the play
ing of cards, If one could read but a
few of the terribly black chapters,
lurid with the fires of passion. the
heartless story Of greed. the tragedies
of broken hearts and blackened lives.
surely it would be enough. The shuttle
of the cards would seem the symbol
of that playing fact and loose with
moral Issues which robs life of it's
luster. The rising OF the curtain at
the play we would feel to be too often
the symbol OF outraged decency. The
dance would suggest the requiem of
purity.
Life has it's pleasures, its glad, Sc
rene pleasures. its manly sports. its
time for mirth. These belong to the
young Christian. They are a part of
Gods gift. But his pleasures should
be those from which he can turn un-
blushingly to meet his Saviour's gaze.
But the pleasures foul with the sug.
gestiOn of moral decay-from these
the Christian turns. and Is the gamer,
the great gamer. by turning from
them.
Gladness in recreation, gladness in
work. gladness in service-these he
will find and they will far surpass the
monument-glintings of the counterfeit
pleasures which attempt to pass in
the currency of the worlds. life
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-03-12
GUARD DOGS AGAINST oMALLPox
Vaccination Now Popular for the
Household Pets.

The veterinary surgeon was vacci-
mating big Newfoundland dog. The
animal was muzzlcd and an assistant
held Its head. says the Philadelphia
Record. A space the size of silver
dollar was shaven clean on It's back.
and here the virus was being applied.
II choose this spot to work on" said
the surgeon. because the dog can't
scratch himself here. II vaccinated
him on the leg he would be apt to irri.
tate the wound and make 1t very sore.
The vaccination OF dogs is new" he
went on. but It is a very good thing
| wonder that II was never tried before
this year. Many valuable dogs have
died from time to time Of smallpox.
There have. indeed. been cases where
whole packs OF hounds have contract
ed the disease. and their killing has
been necessary. I advocate every pups
vaccination. When dogs take small
pox they take 1t badly. Their death is
nearly always bound to follow. When
they recover they are not dishgured,
their hair hiding the pock marks. but
they 80 seldom recover that this fact
hardly counts for much. Vaccination
ls the thing for valuable dogs.
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rha plnnlfied Usher.

In one of the boxes at a social af
fair at the Waldorf the other evening
were two or three young women rath.
er thinly clad. Their cAaperon called
to one Of the ushers.
II wish you would have that win
dow behind us closed" she said.
certainly. madame" he responded
politely. Tswill send for man to do
II without delay"
The party waited quarter of an
hour. and then sthe chaperon made
another complaint to the usher.
II will see to It At once" he said.
After ten minutes more she called
him again. II shall have to close that
window myself. unless 1t IL attended
to Immediately" she exclaimed.
by no means. madame" he said,
with the utmost Difference. Unless
the man comes very soon I viii do II
myself"
And the condescending Individual
was only a minor member OF tho great
society OF fiunkies. at that.-New
Ycr,- Nall and Evn~sss
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Gods ODDortunItv

Some one has said that each human life
is another opportunity for God to display
His grace and power" So it is and the
thought will grow upon you as you meii-
tate upon it. Just think, II am Gods OPP
portunity," Isn't it wonderful! Isn't it
glorious! When we look at others whom
God has richly blessed and honored in SER
vice we can see how it is. but do we ever
think OF ourselves as Gods opportunity:
Every one that responds to Gods call.
Come" gives God large place in the
world. Every one who obeys Gods com-
mand, GO" assists God in gaining lary.
or place in the hearts of men. Every re-
generated heart and life is a new garden in
which God plants His seeds OF love and
grace; a fountain out OF which flow con.
slant streams of healing power. Take it
home and say TO yourself, II am Gods cp-
portunity." Be that, and your life will be.
come unutterably grand, and your exper.
journal
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Making Others Happy,

d When You rise in the morning form n
resolution to make the day happy one to
fellow creature. Is is easily done left.
off garment to the man who needs it,
kind word to the sorrowful, an encourag.
ing expression to the strving-trihes in
the twenty.four hours. And il YOU are
young depend upon it. it will tell when you
are old. and il you are old rest assured il
will send yon gently and happily down the
stream of time to eternity By the most
simple arthmetieal sum look at the result.
II you send one person. only one, happily
through each day. that is 385 in the course
OF the year. And supposing You live forty
years only after you commence that course
of medicine, you have made l4,6O0 beings
happy. at all events for a time.-Sydney
Smith
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"Those r,aisted Youngsters"

There are so many sons OF Muraf
.Halstead that no one outside OF the
family has ever been able TO keep
count Of them. However. one intro
duced himself to Major General Char
fee the other day and reminded him
that two of his brothers had served
under him In China. Yes" said the
General. his eye lighting up. Il know
them both very we'll" They almost
worship the ground you walk on. Gen
eral: they talk only Of you when at
home. OF your brave deeds. OF the at
fectlon every soldier has for you. OF
-" The General. hastily interrupt
ing: stop. stop" I'm afraid those
youngsters have talked too much.-
Both OF them are First Lieutenants.
yet to him are only youngsters" OF
whom he is very proud.
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Not New EnqIand Hospitality.

Senator Hoar. at the New England
dinner that was held recently In Phil
adelphia. talked about New England
hospitality
1T is better now than 1t used to
be-" he said. but 1t will still stand i'm
provement here and there. | remem
ber how I dined, not long ago, with
Connecticut farmer. a boyhcod friend
of mine. For dinner there was tur
key. 1t was an excellent bird and J
ate Of 1t heartily. I said:
"'John. this turkey will make q fine
hash tomorrow
"'Yes. George. 1t wiil.' the farmer
answered. provided that you leave on
now
THAT was not New England hospt
tally. either II was Just Joke" con,
cluded Senator Hosr.
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Tom porance Extending.

Greater temperance in the use of intoxi.
cant5 is extending among all reasonable
men. The dangers Of such stimulation are
recognized the moro Gs intelligence spreads
and increases. Intemperancc is dreaded as
a. lamentable disease. Habits of intoxica.
are now reprobated as indecent or la.
mented as evidences of deplorab,e ply.
steal disorder. The consumption of alcohol
at dinners has diminished greatly, and
modern business exacts concentration Of
industry incompatible with excessive drink.
ing. But legal prohibition has proved in
practical operation an unavailing remedy
for the evil it set out 50 confidently to cure
and remove finally from society.-New
Yorl: Sun.
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Insanity Caused by Drink.

In recent interview Frederick Richard.
son. o. the Bedford Insane Asylum. Of
Bedford, H.. said that "the increased in.
sanity, especially among young people, is
largely die to alcoholic stimulants and
drugs" This il not the verdict of the
temperance advocate. but that Of an expert
in lunacy. who gives the results of years of
practical observation. Here is his opinion:
"Fass living has caused more cases of
mental weakness than anything else
Drinking and tho use of narcotics, princi.
pally opium. seem to be the natural result
Of a rapid rise, hen shattered health and
insanity. The whole country is living fast.
er and faster. The Stock Exchange is con.
tr!bu.ing its quota to the number OF insane
snd people from every walk in life are
paced. under our care. We have learned
tha health OF brain and body"
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Encouragement.

DR.. j. f. Miller, speaking OF the impor.
tance of guarding against discoura cement,
tells US some pain, practical truths. He
says: When once we come under its inhu.
enco, it makes us weak. robbing us of our
hope and making towards of u.s. Many
life is discrowned and drawn down to fail.
ure through encouragement. 1t is surely
q sad picture-this greatest of the o.d pro.
phets lying there under the little bush. in
the wilderness. longing to die. If Elijah
had died then and there what an inglorious
ending il would have made of his life! As
It was, however, he lived to do further Go.
rious work and to see great results from
his contest with idolatry God was kinder
to him than he knew. 1t is wrong to wish
ourselves dead. Life is Gods gift TO us, a
sacred trust for which We shall have to
give. account. While God keeps US living
Ho has somsthins for US to do. Our pray.
er should be for grace to do our duty
brayely and well unto the end From Eli.
jeh's after experience we learn that we
= should never be cast down by any diseonr.
aging experiences. The things we think
have failed are often only slowly ripening
into rich success. We have only to be
faithful to God and to duty, and we may
always rejoice. What seems failure is cf.
ten bost success"
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According to the daily papers the village
OF Fulton. Kalamazoo County, Michigan,
has taken a novel method to prevent the
\. hotel was built. and il was learned that
the proprietor was TO be given license
for bar, in the hitherto temperance vii.
lage. When the temperance people
learned OF this they dug up law OF 1904
which fotbids tn. location OF saloon
within eighty rods OF a cemetery. Then
they. organized cemetery association. i'll
Clerk, and located tho ,,at within eighty
rods of the hotel" Good! A cemetery
even is far better than saloon.
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An Un.rrsns ssashsmsn.

sure to bring down its victim sooner or
later, whether he be high or low, in the so.
cial or intellectual scale. And futtering
oil about him will always be the wounded
hearts OF mother, father, wife, children,
sisters. brothers and friends. while beyond
ruined virtue and
At least six hearts on an average carry .
lifelong ovcrshadowing, dreary sorrow for
every victim alcohol brings down. The un-
dertow OF all family and social life is large
ly silent sorrow and dreary heartache over
the victims of alcohol No. whisky never
misses fire. never. -.
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HER DOUGH "RlZ" ALL RIGHT.
The Embarrassing Experience Of a
kind-Hearted Woman.

vvoTVdUs
A medicine bottle, mirror and
bunch of keys, all sticking to a chunk
Of dough as large as your head was
the sight that met a SkowhegaE
woman's view when she opened her
satchel in the Skowhegan car en-
route to Lewiston.
She had wondered for some time
what 1t was that was swelling out
the sides of her satchel in such an
unproportionate manner, and she
opened the satchel to find out. She
struggled to. close, it, but she could
not. The. man in the rear seat looked
over her back to see what the matter
was. The conductor stopped to look
at her in her helpless state.
Whats the matter, madam" he,
inquired.
"Oh. nothing. Bread is rising, can't
you see? Oh. get away!"
She got her fingers in the dough
and then she got mad. She tried to
pull them. She tried to close the
satchel. but 1t would not close.
"Confound that thing" she said
and the satchel, comb, mirror and
dough disappeared out through o
window
When she tells her friends about
the case now she laughs at the horrid
fellow-passenger and conductor, but
she did not feel like 1t then.
She was coming to visit friend IN
Lewiston. This friend admired her
bread very much and said it was the
best in the world. so. not having any
bread ready to bring with her. she
seized upon large piece Of dough
which was rising in pan before the
fire and wrapping 1t in a napkin she
placed 1t In her grip with the above
result.--Lewiston Evening journal.
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Lesson Thoughts.

Lesson thoughts.
Let not your heart be troubled
commanded Christ. That Is as binding
a command as any in the Decalogue.
And since Christ commands 1t, 1t must
be possible"
Like as a father A fathers
wishes anticipate his childrens with
eagerness; 60 do Gods.
"A father withholds nothing from
his children except for their good.
Neither does God.
"A father permits no one to surpass
linn In love for his children: neither
does God.
take care OF themselves than by doing
nothing and letting the father do 1t
all. That, Is mans best way Of taking
care of himself"
Selections.
We trust as we love. and we trust
where we love; II you love Christ
much. surely you will trust him much.
o holy trust. o endless sense of rest!
Like the beloved John
To lay his head upon the Savior's
breast and thus to journey on,
WIllcT oi pcautlui hhho, Schh
Newton. compared the troubles that
come to the Christian in the course
OF year to great bundle Of sticks
But in his mercy God gives the Chris
tian only one stick day. We could
easily manage it II we did not insist
upon carrying yesterdays stick over
again to-day, and adding the burden
! OF tomorrow to our load before we are
required to bear 1t.
The word providence" means fore
sight" Our Father In heaven Is like
many a father on the earth who looks
ahead to discover what will be the
needs OF his child during future years,
and provides for them long before the
child himself has taken any thought
at all for the future.
Suggested Hymns.
A shelter In the time OF storm.
Blest Jesus, grant US strength.
He leadeth me.
am trusting thee, Lord Jesus.
Jesus, thou Refuge OF the soul.
Lord foP tomorrow and Its needs.
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draw his ideals from his idols.
Heights of conservation may follow
depths OF conviction.
The seats in heaven will not be as
signed by the size of our heads.
When man is in the right he is not
AFRAID OF being misrepresented.
The hand will feel cold to man when
the heart is not in touch with God.
Grasping a dime may keep you out
OF heaven as much as greed for a dol
lar.
The habit into which you put your
heart will either be holy or a harm
full one.
Perfection may be like the North
Star. impossible to. touch but good to
steer by.
You cannot pull a. man out OF the
mire OF sin by throwing rocks of CEN
sure at him.
A mushy religion will not make men.
Patience is fruit plucked only in
the gardens of pain.
God is the only one who can be
trusted with vengeance.
The only way to exclude the evil is
to entertain the good.
He who follows the guidance of all
reaches the goal of none.
Sentimental tenderness to the crimi-
nal may be cruelty to his victims.
Only the Insignificant man counts
anything as Insignificant.
Some people complain because it
costs an egg to ket chick.
Watching others is often an attempt
to hide our own weaknesses.
The attempt to be good fellow
has often prevented being a good man.
The church without responsibility
for lost society has no relation to the
Savior
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a,,II pIooIno for treasure.

The Isle of Pines. south OF Cuba
Is the original Of Robert Louis Steven
sons "Treasure Island" Prof. John
FINLEY has been visiting the island
and In writing OF the experience says
that. even at this late and unromantio
day. he found men digging for treas
ure there.
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Tho Brand Of Drink.

Sin sets its seal upon the human face as
dstin ,tiyely as righteousness, says the
Union Signal. An article in New Or
leans paper states the fact that expe.
rienced barkeepers can tell what a man
drinks by the peculiar discoloration Of his
skin. There is, it appears, a livery of
whisky, of brandy, beer, absinthe each one
doing its deadly work with strict individu.
ality. In no little corner OF the creation is
law imperative, whether it be the law OF
life or the law OF sin and death.
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Faith . state Of Tho sanI.

II matters not how faith comes. whether
through the intellect, as in the case OF 81.
Thomas, or in the heart, as in the case Of
st. John. or as the result of long educs'
tion, az in the case OF st. Peter. God has
many ways Of bringing different characters
to faith. but that blessed thing which the
Bible calls faith is state OF soul in which
the things OF God become glorious certain
ties.-F. w. Robertson.
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A striking illustration.

Imagine the sensation OF public horror
procession of lC0 teams were being driven
down Broadway to the battery on the
morning of January ], each with its cargo
OF 500 loaves OF bread. for the purpose Of
pitching the whole $4,000 loaves OF bread
IN the water. and this to continue for the
3O5 WORKING days of this year. Yet this is
which attends the consumption of grain In
the vat and the stiil.-National Advocate,
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There are two. ways of giving thanks
one by the lips and tho other by the, life,
The two ought always to be together, but
sneh is not always the case. "LiD thanks"
will surely accompany or flow from 'iife
thanks, but it is not always true that
the spoken Thank you is accompanied
by life gratitude. There is not enough Of
or life. We all take things too much for
granted. We seem to assume that the
world owes US at least living and forget
too often that whatever comes to Us
through the world is sent us "from above,
from the Father Of Lights"
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Mak. Use OF Endowmen,s.

az Existence !. not given to be wasted T.
vancing and executing trifing ones. Time
has been freely given, and with it high
capacity to live worthily and sure
strength to do well. Let me remeu,bef
that ] am responsible for the use male
OF these endowments.-Dor Dix.
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This Raid Aae.

A steel skyscraper In New York
Is to be taken down to make room
for = more modern structure. The or
sdnal building was erected IN 1898,
but . now looked upon as out Of date.
The age II steel is. indeed. rapid
age.
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THE RELIGIOUS LIFE
READING FOR THE QUIET HOUR
WHEN THE SOUL INVITES ITSELF.

Poem; Teach MO Thy wny-It is q Chris.
tian's Duty to Get Along Peacenbiy
With All Sorts and Conditions OF Men
BE Tolerant.
Teach me Thy way. Oh, Lord!
Help me to know
The devious, hidden path
That j must go.
] am too weak and blind,
My way alone to find
Oh. lest l go astray,
Teach me Thy way!
Teach me Thy way, Oh, Lord!
Help me to see,
The clear. the shining road
That leads to Thee.
In ignorance l stand,
And wait Thy guiding hand,
In tender love each day.
Teach me Thy way!
Miss Emily II. Watson, in New York
Observer.
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Ian Maelarsn In Poor Health
Reports in regard to the III hsal'
of Ian Maclaren are causing anxieu
among his friends. Mr.. Watson ny
cancelled all engagements UP to JUN
1 and viii take . much-naadad rssl
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RAMS HORN BLASTS.
EARS are the dew

EARS are the dew
>f the spirit.
A freely relig-
ion will never warm
his cold world.
To conceal truth
s to CONCEAL the
cart.
The milder vir-
ues may be as mas
terful as the wilder
'oices.
Blessed is the
man who does not
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CHRISTIAN ENDEAYOR ToP.Cj.


Scripture Verses-Psa. xxxvii. s.;
xxxiy 8; Jer xvii. 81; Tim. vi. II;
Acts iv. 12 Eph. v. II; John A; Psa.
xii. s; Jas. v. Z; Psa. xl. s.; xxxiv. %;
xvii I
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Welsh Words Very Similar
IN North Wales the Welsh word sof
nov" IL "rwan." In South Wales "
Is "rwan" spelt backwards--vix'
"nawr."
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foresight has its limitations. l'F
other things.
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