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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
EPWORTH LEAGUE MEETING TOPICS
Jun. H-Use Every Opportunity. e Tim. 4. ~

Preach the word; be urgent in sea.
son, out of season; reprove, rebuke,
exhort. with all long-suffering and
teaching q Tim. 4. 81 To use many
OF the opportunities that are pre-
sented, the Christian disciple must rec.
ognize the value of work for individ.
uals. BY far the larger number of op
portunities are CT this kind. There are
some. and notably DR.. H. Clay Trum.
bul, editor of the Sunday School
Times, who believes that this is the
most valuable channel of effort in
soul-winning.
DR.. j. o. Peck. one of the most sue
cessful revival pastors in the history
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
states that of the thousands of con
verts very many were led to decision
one by one in his personal interviews
with them before they came to the
public service. Mr.. Moody's great ca
reer as soul-winner began in his
early years in Chicago, when he cher.
ished a fixed purpose and habit to
converse with at least one soul every
day in the interests of that souls sal
vation. Who can measure the results
II all Christ's followers, young and
old, men and women, were using the
countless opportunities offered in the
home. in school, in business, in pro
fessional life. in social life. in travel,
on the street, to win others to our
Master.
Much more use should be made, by
lay members of the Church. of oppor.
tunities to arrange and hold religious
leo 20 s,I,
in those already held. Church broth.
erhoods are showing how such work
Is possible. The Christian travelling
men. the "Gideons," furnish many an
inspiring example. The train carry.
ing some of their delegates to the ma
tional convention at Cedar Rapids, Ia.
was detained at junction. An open
air meeting was held on the depot
platform; and the conductor was con.
verted.
The Gideons undertook last winter
revival work in a small church and
the first week had fifteen conversions
Even the student pastor could be pres.
ent only part of the time, but the
work went on by the presence OF
these active volunteers. Again, a lew
OF their number at a hotel in an In.
terror city invited the other travelling
men and the clerk to go with them to
the Sunday evening preaching service.
Their numbers were augmented at two
other hotels on the way, so that soy.
enty men in a body were ushered into
the church. The pastor laid aside his
sermon and addressed them, and then
called out some from their own ranks,
and remarkable meeting resulted.
Why should not hundreds Of other men
OF the churches seize the abundant op.
portunities ever at hand for similar
enterprise for Christ?
A chief lesson to be learned Is that
OF tact and persistence. Another les
son Is confidence In the help of the
Holy Spirit, in the Spiritual hunger
OF souls. and that God can use what
sOever gift or talent is brought to him.
I'm the morning SOW thy seed, and n
the evening withhold not thy hand !;
for thou knowest not which shall pros /.
per. whether this or that. or whether
they both shall be alike good"
(Eeeles. IL g.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
IMMUNE TO BEE POISON
4piarists Get So They Don't Much Mind
Being stung.


That person who has been often
stung by bees becomes in time immune
% the poison of the sting is asserted bp
DIR. ii. Il. Parker. He reports tina,
when he first began to keep bees he
vas frequently stung. and that each
sting was attended with acute pain.
but that as time went on the pain and
swelling became less. In the follow
Ing year, while transferring hive
Of bees, he had an experience which
le thus relates
sting followed sting In succession.
IN legs, arms. fingers, neck and face.
imagined what a picture l would pre-
;ent-closcd eyes and swollen hands
and feet. l worked on. and so did
The bees. | could feel the needle.like
thrust. but then it did not seem TO
pain as much. and Mt last I finished
the task. With aching head. slight
nausea and vertigo slowly coming on
left my task with sigh of relief for
what was accomplished and filled with
wOnderment ms to what my personal
appearance would be.
Imagine my astonishment TO find
merely slightly raised red spots. like
little pimples. with the red sting in
the centre. as the result of each and
every sting. 1 must have had some.
thing like forty of them on various
parts of my body. My clothes were
full of them: but, they being 80 thick,
did not allow the sting to penetrate.
The dizziness. nausea and headache
left me and Richard was himself
again
when again visited my bees l did
not dread the singing properties any
longer, at least not as much so as for.
merly, and then. and ever since. |
have found that when bee does sting
me the pain is only sharp for an In
stant and there Is an absence of the
after-swelling. l have since been stune
many more times than I was at that
time. and vet none of the symptom,
above referred to have been repro
luced. Am 1 not. therefore. immune
of the poison of the honey bee, at leas,
to certain extent?
"All authorities on bee culture state
the fact. as n crumb of comfort to
novices in beekeeping, that the poison
of bee will produce less and less eff.
feet upon their systems. old beekeep.
ers,' it is said. like Mithridates, appear
almost to thrive on the poison ITSELF
Hulsh speaks of seeing the bald head
of Bonner. n celebrated practical apiar.
list, covered with stings, which seemed
to produce upon him no unpleasant
effect Rev. Mr.. Kleine advises be.
ginners to allow themselves to be stun1
frequently. assuring them that in two
seasons their systems will become ac'
customed to the poison. In conclu.
sion, let me state that l firmly believe
that the beekeeper becomes inoculated
with the poison of the bee and usually
becomes proof, or at least immune,
against it, is no more to be doubted
than the fact that vaccination Is
preventive against smallpox"
apolis Journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
The GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
THE VICE OF INTEMPERANcE.
Pertinent Advice tn Young Men-Lessons
Drawn From the Failure of Many Brii.
liant Men 70 Attain the Positions to
Which Their Talents Entitie Them.

Some time AGO. in a nrominent social
,,nb in an adjoining city. ! attended dis
tinguished Gathering in celebration of the
twenty ffth anniversary of political
event. During the evening n very well
inown United States Senator. being called
,ron TO speak. beenn by inducing in rem.
iniscenres OF the time WHOM this no'itical
went had tnken p,sca, He recalled the
men who with himself had entered public
lie shortly before that time-nen of bril-.
INT talents and high education some OF
yhom had been classmates with him in
'o'lege. many nj whom were members OF
distinguished families. who booan with
hoh prospects and noble ambitions. and
then he said. Almost all these men ore
lead. and the majority OF them died of
lrink!" The remark was made in q com
panv OF men who had boon drinking and
some OF whom were drinking in the inter
GALS of the talk. There were a hundred
vine glasses around him. and unless my
memory is at fault. the Senator had n
wine glass before him. il not in his hand
when he said it, hut it seemed to me that
had never heard so strong temperance
'ncturc az that. These vour~ NOV were the
over Of the community. the highest and
he best according to all our standards of
'olecton. fit to join in society and public
'ife. ct to be useful fnr their fellow man
md their country. and with sincere pur.
md Of thenselves-and the maioritv had
lied Of drink Not one Of them had ever
contemplated or dreamed of srrh thino
when they ho1an thei- career Probable il
such an endino had been held up before
them they would have Shrunl; from it with
he utmost horror. Fvorv ona of them
you'd have resented with indignation the
suggestion that such IN end could possibly
,oro to his career. But there was the NV.
ful fact. the majority of them had died OF
drink. The lights had cone ont. the dia.
nonds had turned to ashes. tho usefulness
y waste, the brilliant careers TO disgrace,
tho hopes Of themselves and their friends
nad been DESTROYED. the talents and the
education. the abiltv ard the STRENGTH and
the MANHOOD had frer overthrown.
1uanched in everlas ting darkness. and bur.
ed out Of SIGHT. The majority of thcm had
iicd NJ drink. 1t was not what thev ev.
pectea: it was not what they wished: it
wns "ot what thev deemed possible But
: his ins;iious fcn had deceived them. and
the saying Of the wise NAV comes back
with an awful Significance "Who-oe"or is
deceived thereby is not wise.'-By Hon.
John /. Platt
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
Wolves Afraid Of Music.

An inciden. Just reported from
SiVas via constantinople proves that
music frightens wolves. The musl
,ians returning to their village from
4 wedding party were overtaken by q
snowstorm, and sought refuge in o
deserted mill. They were just get
ting comfortable when they saw q
number OF wolves run In their direc.
lion. For a mode OF defense one OF
Tie men began playing on his lnstru.
ment, and the others joined him. The
music SO terrified the animals that
hey attempted to run away. and as
the door was closed they began fight
ing. Several OF them were torn TO
pieces. the survivors eventually escap
ing through u hole In the wall The
Incident Is vouched for by the Gov.
srnment Gazette of sivas
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
The Crusade In Brief.

Tho Society Of Friends, with 800 minis.
ters, returns $50 as abstniners.
Out OF 1000 newspapers in the State Of
Kansas. 787, it is said. will not publish a
liquor advertisement at any price.
The French Chamber Of Deputies has ap.
nropriated s240.0 over the protest OF the
Minister Of War, for the purpose OF sup.
plying the troops with wine.
According to figures issued by the United
Kingdom Alliance il appears that out OF
2eS7 Congregational ministers in that coun.
try 1851 are total abstainers, and of 800 stu.
dents for the ministry all but nineteen are
teetotalers.
In Liverpool 500 public houses are visited
weekly by the Salvation Army, and a pub.
lican has been induced 70 give up his busi-
meas
The ffiy-sixth annual report Of the Penn
sylyania COMMISSIONER on Lunacy shows
that the increase OF insanity from intem-
perance is from SO per cent in 1900 10 an
per cent. in 1902. The ratio OF intemper-
ance TO any other cause 10 given as five to
one.
As the immediate rcsult OF tho closing OF
the saloons in Santa Monica, Cal, which
was accomplished last year, her bank de-
posits have increased $4,000 dusing pc
riod OF three months. AZ against tho same
three months under license. Her arrests
for drunkenness have fallen Oh eighty per
cent q :.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
Conundrums.

Why is a fish dealer never gener-
GUS? Because his business makes
him sell fish.
How many soft boiled eggs could
the giant Goliath eat on an empty
stomach? One.
When Is a cow not a COW? Whep
she Is turned into pasture.
Why is fish hook like the letter
F.? Because 1t will make an eel feel
Why is a man taking a nap like 0
man reading a paper? Because he's
enjoying his (s) nooze (news).
What holds all the snuff In the
world? No one nose.
What Is the difference between
hill and a pill? One is hard to get W
and the other Is hard to get down.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
The Legs Of the Tenor.

. Alfred Ord writes a Cleveland paper
inQuiring "Why tenor singers are fat.
knock-kneed and have legs like a pi
amor" The man In our town who used
TO sing high mosquito tenor way up
In II used to have legs that would
have made . broomstick appear corpu'
lent. He was also thinner than faith.
srs excuse on lodge night--Milwau.
;kes Journal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
Tho Sting of ConScI ence.

IN o. Ohio town n sa,oonkonrcr was socr.
hv friend walking bark and forrh bcfore
his saloon as if in deem thought. The
friend asked him what was the matter. He
answered.
ooh. nothing"
The next day the friend sew hin, walking
the same way. and again asked him what
was the matter.
Have the crusaders been after vou?"
mo. but have -eceived nostal signed
by three ladies'. The husbcnd Of the first
is one of my customers, and is rapidly be-
coming a drunkard. A son of the second
is one Of my customers. and is inst startinc
in on drnnkard's course. The husband
nf the third was one OF nv customers and
died dr,,nkard. 1t cuts close, and can't
stand it,"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
A Foe to Missions Everywhere.

The Rev. DR.. Brown. Sccretary of For.
sign Missions Of the Presbyterian Church,
saws:
'Jn nv travels in foreign fields I learned
That not only the customs OF the people
binder missionary activities. but 7 found
the slime OF the pit "a represented in the
American saloon, had been transferred to
those fields.
"There is brewery in Jnr',sn'em.
There is distillery on Mt. Lebanon.
There are American saloons in Damas-
,us"
The saloon ia the church's greatest foe
IN its foreign missionary worl'. The mis-
'ionnrv goes to Christianize, while the rum
'hon follows in his steps to DESTROY his
work-even to hurl the pecple back into
worse than heathen darkness.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
Prayers breathe hope and prayer with.
out hope is sinful prayer.--Joln Sergieff.
Match Spark Blinded Him.

Anerew Seranki of Homestead. Pa.
las been made totally blind In most
peculiar manner. Four years age
while he was beside his brother Johr
me latter struck a match to light hii
'ipe. when particle of the fame few
mo the left eye OF Andrew and do
strpyed the sight.
Recently Seranki himself struck 0
nst to light a cigarette. when ., bar
acie OF the match dew into his righ.
sye and 70 Affected that ego that Il d
sad hs viii be totally blind.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
Grog Evolution.

Mr.. Headlev. in his recent work on
Problems OF Evolution" intimates ''tha.
drunkenness eventually improves the ply
slquies of a nation hy wedding out all but
lhe most robust drinkers
Commenting on this the editor Of the
Pittsburg Press says: There is food for a
great deal of controversy in this suggestion
and perhaps for some thought. But il
drunkenness weeds out feeble drinkers,
transmitted diseased wills and fraii phy.
siques to their descendants? And does it
not, on the other hand, impair the ply.
siqucs OF the hardest? The moral and
commercial sentiment against intemperance
is everywhere on the increase. and the law
can we'll afford to regard it with increasing
severity.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
Need Of an Aroused Conscience.

The Toronto Guardian. in summing I'D
the results Of the recent prohibition cam.
The greatest need IS ar aroused Christian
conscience within The Christian churches
Alcoholic drink is not necessary as bev-
erage aid il ia ruinous to health. home,
business and society. The traffic in alco.
holic drink is not necessary - IL is the
source of the greatest evils. The Christian
churches have had it in their mower to
overthrow the traffic in alcoholic drink,
and tn thus prevent much of its evil effect.
The very essence Of Christianity is a self.
sacrificing life for the good of others--for
the salvation OF the imperiled and the lost.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
Your Choice, Young Man.

Near, so very near. to God,
Nearer l cannot be:
For in the person of His Son,
/ am as near as He"
Whom or what should one in that faith
fear?
Your choice. young man. is between hav.
ing no confidence and having all conf
dence. between having fear and being fear.
less, between being timid and being cour.
ageous, between being weak in a sense OF
your unaided strength, and being strong
in the strength OF faith. which confidently
takes hold OF the eternal God, and of His
unfailing power and promises. Therefore,
in all your course in life, and in every
emergency, have the manly courage of faith
and in the strength and cheer of that,
Write on your doors the saying, wise and
old,
BE boldl be bold and everywhere--be
bold:
Be not too bold; yet better the excess
less"
-4Sk Sunday School Times.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10

scripture We ses.-1 Sam. 2:7. &.
prov. 1922; J. ii. 5:19; Luke 1e.11.
nldn. $50; Col. :. 3; / Peter 2:7: Psa
2:5. jas
les55n Thoughts.
Not outward things. but the inward
spirit not possession, but character:
lot what one has, but what he is: not
what he acquires, but what he be-
-oines, Is the real measure of a mans
success in life.
wealth of any kind is valuable only
while 1t lasts. Worldly wealth has no
assured endurance; fire may destroy IL.
rOois may overwhelm 1t, death at any
moment may separate from 1t. But
he man who Is rich toward God has
possessions which moth and rust can.
lot corrupt, thieves cannot steal and
aven death cannot deprive him of
mem, Tor they endure unto everlasting
.ife.
Selections.
mans living Is one thing: his life
another. Money may supply a liv.
hg' but 1t can never minister to life
ihere Is an Arabian tale of q shin.
wrecked sailor who was starving when
-e found a bag which seemed to con.
ain bread. What was his disappoint.
mcht when he found in it nothing but
'earls What were pearls to him
When he was starving?
No man can tell whether he is rich
)r poor by turning to his ledger. 1t Ia
ne heart that makes a man rich. He
rich or poor according to what he is.
lot according to what he has.
Dean Trench, in one of his poers.
els tat ancient story OF the banlsneI
tings--ho" a king learning. that at
ONE time, as yet unknown, he would
>e banishel to islands beyond the hor.
zon OF the sea, he sent over there
reasures. prepared houses and gar.
lens for his future life, till he looked
With more Joy to the land where his
reasures were than the kingdom
which he enjoyed. So may we lay up
reasures in heaven.
Suggested Hymns.
Empty me Of self. dear Savior.
Fade, fade. each earthly 10y.
do not ask for earthly store.
Lord. for tomorrow and its needs.
Cast thy bread upon the waters.
Is thy ruse of comfort failing?
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10

An advertising periodical says tha'
when one Of two merchants In "
same line of trade udvertises and ~
other does not. the latter pays ~, ~
vertising bill Of the former In 'ose y
trade. This II true in measure; y
the gain OF the advertiser Il not ~
tied to the trade which he wins tson
the other. His advertising creas1
trade. II induces people to buy ~.
would not otherwise feel impe''eo :
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
The Bible.

>. From the apostolic age till the present
hour have there been attacks made upon
the Bible from every conceivable source.
have attacked it? They are dead. The
book on any science written fifty years ago
is out OF date to-day. Meantime, what of
the Bible? There has not been taken from
It one 'jot. or title" The presses of the
world can hardly keep pace with the mill
w. A. Bartlett.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
President. Children Axh.sI.

, President Roosevelt has never rid.
den bicycle since he has risen to his
present high station. but ali Of biz
children ride. and are otter seen
awhsel. They are familiar with ali
the good rides around Washington and
naturally attract much attention.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10

In 1902 no fewer than 40.40i persons
emigrated from Ireland. all Of whom
except 211 we're natives. Since 1851
nearly 100000 have left their Irish
homes for the colonies or Unitsd
0tAtaa-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10

A woman is never so lonely as when she
knows secret and has no one to tell it to.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-06-10
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvOR TOPICS.
June h-"Gold or God" Luke IS; 1880.

scripture We ses.-1 Sam. 2:7. 8:
rroV. lO;22; J. II. 5:19; Luke 1911;
Elh. 3:S; Col. :. 8; Peter. 2:7; Psa,
no.: :o's; Matt. I .9-21; Tim. 6:17; Jas.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-06-26
Trade Report.

Evidence multiplies that the past
week saw the turning point for the
lettering of crop, trade and labor mat
tiers. improvement in these lines con-
tinued and, accelerated by the wet
weather of the last week, has begun to
be reflected in actual demand at the
west and south. Although cool, rainy
weather is still drawback at the east,
many signs of progress in the right di-
rectioA are noticed. Northwest advices
are of course largely favorable and
the same is true on the Pacific coast.
Cereal prices favor holders, not, as
heretofore, because of fears of domes-
tic crop damage, but because of ex-
pected increase in foreign necessities.
Some drawbacks are of course to be
noted.
Wool is steady at the east, while
selling readily enough at the leading
western primary markets.
Lumber is feeling the effects of ex-
listing strikes and the encouragement
caused by labor troubles generally, but
is still well held at primary points.
Wheat, including flour, exports for
the week ending June IS, aggregate
S,617415 bushels. Wheat exports since
July l aggregate 21S,OS9, 537 bushels.
Business failures numbered 165.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-06-26
Marcum Jury DISAGREE.

Jackson, KY, June 21.-The jury re
ported it was unable to agree, and
shortly after o'clock it was dis
charged, so that there will be another
trial.
The dominant faction evidently ex-
pected acquittal, but there was at least
one juror who would not so report.
Judge Redwine has decided to trans
fer the Jett-White case to Cynthiana
for the next trial.
1t is stated from a semi-official
source that the jury stood II for con-
victim and one for acquittal in the
Jet case and seven for conviction and
five for acquittal in the White case.
Judge Redwine, of his own accord,
changed the venue to Cynthiana at the
next term of court. Cynthiana is not
in Judge Redwine's district. He sur
prised the spectators by ordering the
prisoners sent to Lexington under a
detachment of soldiers and accompa-
MED by Ellison Jones.
Lexington, Ky.-Captain Even, on
hearing what the judge had done, said
he would remain here until Monday
night and then either go to parts I'M
known or apply for board at the Lex
ington jail. He said he was afraid he
would be assassinated by Jackson men
even here. AS Even is the only eye
witness against Jet and White who
will testify, it is feared that he will be
disposed of before the new trials at
Cynthiana and he was warned from
Jackson today.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-06-26
Auto Records Broken.

MISUNDERSTANDING Oldfeld of
Dayton, Ohio, broke the worlds record
for automobiles on an elliptical mile
track from one to five miles by driv-
ing his machine mile in SO 3-5 sec
onds, and not satisfied with this per-
Torrance, kept going, and broke every
record from one to five miles, clipping
% 2-5 seconds off the five mile record,
held by Winton, by going the distance
in 5:O4 3-5. He drives his red devil, -
which was designed by himself. The
records were made in a pursuit race
with Tom Cooper of Detroit, who drove
his 1899" The former worlds record
for one mile was 1:O1 2-5, held by Old
field himself. He received $1,000 for
breaking the record.
The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1903-06-26
OREGON NOTES.

The Willamette, Columbia and
Snake rivers are either at stand or
are falling.
M. V. Leasia was found guilty of
murder in the second degree by the
jury at Portland. The maximum pen
atty for the crime is life Imprisonment.
Leasia is the man who on May "a went
to the home of his divorced wife's
father and shot the father, after which
he compelled his former wife to flee
with him.
Edward Dixon, a special agent of the
interior department, is now in eastern
Washington, warning cattlemen and
others who have fenced in government
lands to tear down the distractions.