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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-15
EPWOnTH LEAGUt LESSONS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1s.
My Covenant With the People of eoa.

IL
Psa. 81. 6; Nal. 3 5, C Cor. s. 81.
Our lesson has special reference to
our covenant as Il member of the
League to God and to our fellow men,
bers. The VOWS of church member
ship are sacred. The pledge of the
League does not add to those so much
rs 1t defines and emphasizes certain
features of that covenant. The pledge
Is easily and naturally divided into
three separate general divisions.
A Covenant of Personal Holiness
We Methodists believe in a very high
standard of personal experience We
believe the highest standards of ex-
perience and life" to be nothing less
than entire conservation and perfect
love. This personal holiness we
should seek earnestly" and not only
so but help others to attain to this
experience. We are under special
obligation in view of the pledge to do
this
A Covenant of Personal Abstinence.
There are some prevalent indulgences
which we as members of the Epworth
League have promised TO abstain
from. Certain forms of wDr ~
amusements tha church he's put 4-.Ier
ban as dangerous to the snritual lif>.
How can we be consistent member
and ignore this? In certain com.
munities this Is hard part of the
covenant TO keep. But how can we
raise up stalwart and spiritual rlca
of Christians without the recognition
that we are to come out from the
world and be clean in life and influ-
ence? God has covenanted to do Ger.
tain things for us under certain con.
ditions. We have pledged him that
we would not do certain questionable
things. God will keep his pledge
will we keep ours?
A Covenant of Personal Co-opera.
ton. The church needs our service.
The League will fail unless we help
We need universal participation. We
ought to be ashamed of being "a sponge
taking in all the time aad not giving
out We are to. be laborers together
with God. We are TO contribute TO
the interest of both League and church
services. We have made solemn
pledge of loyalty to God and his
church. Let us recognize its sacred
ness and keep It,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-15
THE ROAD OF BY AND BY
The Truth of Some Old Proverbs Regard
Ing Procrsstination.

The Truth of Some Old Proverbs Regard
Ing Procrsstination.
There's Spanish proverb TO this eff
feet: "Tbe road of by and by leads to
the town of Never" Most proverbs
are the concentrated statements of i'm
portant truths. and this is not an ex-
ception. We are all familiar with the
men who are going to do great things
by and by. They are to be found in all
ranks and all vocations.
There was a scholar who talked for
half a lifetime of the great book he
was going to produce. He purchased
an ample supply of stationery and in
dulged in many sanguine dreams of the
reputation his book would bring him.
but when lie died not a line had been
written
He was . man of talent. and could
have written book that would have
done him credit but the fatal habit of
procrastination made his life barren OF
results.
The active and successful workers
of all-ages have been quick TO decide
and prompt TO act They wasted no
time in talking of what they intended
to do but set 10 work and did it.
Write me an article on the financial
question" said busy city editor to
gentleman of elegant leisure.
Il will some day" was the reply.
The editor shrugged his shoulders.
and wrote the article himself i'm time
for tile morrow's paper. 1t seems to
be true that the busiest men undertake
new tasks most readily. They are so
trained and disciplined, mentally, that
they are always in condition TO work.
No one is likely TO achieve large sue
cess in any field who consumes too
much time in getting ready.
The general must be ready to march
at five minutes notice. Ii lie requires
week of preparation the foe will be
out of his reach, or will have struck
the first blow and gained the first ad-
vantage
Another proverb contains an equal
amount of truth: "The man who hesi-
tates is lost" A friend of ours was Of
fered a real estate investment at q
very favorable price He knew it TO be
a decided bargain, but he was in the
habit of making up his mind at his
leisure At the end of fortnight he
concluded to make the purchase. Three
days later he made an effort and called
upon the party with whom he meant
to deal and signified his acceptance.
'My dear SIR was the response, 81
gave deed of the place two days af-
ter offered it to you to another party.
If you wanted it why didn't you say so
at the time:"
Shakespeare says, "There is tide in
the affairs of men, which, taken at the
flood leads on TO fortune" But if the
tide is allowed to ebb the chance of
fortune floats away.
"The mill can never grind again
With water that has passed"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-15
Refused to Treat CrarIna.

The court physicians in Russia, says
the London Lancet, have hitherto been
almost exclusively German. Some
time ago, when the Czarina was suf-
fering from some affection of the
throat, the Gear summoned Russian
physician named Bctkine.
When this doctor requested the Gar
ina to remove the wraps from her
throat in order that he might examine
her larynx, she declined to do SO, say
ing no doctors had ever made such Il
request. DR.. Botkine, who is an in
dependent man, Immediately left her
presence. The Gar. after hearing of
the circumstances, appointed Dr, Bot
kline court physician.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-15
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES
NOVEMBER NINETEENTH.
Medical Missions lat Homo and
Abroad) Mark 1:29.34.

Medical Missions (at Homo and
Abroad) MARK 1:2e.a4.
First the synagogue (v.29), and then
\ the healing. Evangelistic and medical
| missions MIST go hand in hand.
There is no need to tell christ of
any Sic person in any part of the
| world; He Is always the first by the
sickbed ". 800.
Christs is no distant command.
! but He takes men and women "by the
hand' w. 81. One OF His out.
stretched hands is .'. medical mis-
sionary.
While the medical missionary is
healing the body, he is also driving
the devils out of the soul (v. 32).
Medical Missions.
IL was said of DR.. John G. Kerr OF
China that two of the difficult opera-
tions he was constantly performing
would, II performed and paid for at
home, have more than paid his years
salary as a missionary.
DR.. Chamberlain of India, when two
New York Physicians told him il was
impossible that he could have had in
MS critical operations SO large a per-
centage of recovery, answered that
on the mission field unbelief does not
hinder the workings of Gods power
as 1t does in the United States.
1t is said that the great medical
missionary DR.. Asahel Grant of Per.
sia. had twenty times more inter
course with the Mohammedans than
the missionary who was sent out ex.
I pressly to labor among them but was
not a physician.
The medical missionary must be far
more sltillful than the average ply
sician or surgeon at home. because
he has TO work usually without com
petent nurses or assistants. and per.
form all operations alone.
In the Johns Hopkins Hospital the
cost OF each patient is s2.33 day: in
the hospital of Urumia, Persia, 1t is
less than seven cents a day.
There are more physicians and
medical workers in Chicago than in
all of India and China together.
In the United States we have one
physician to every six or seven hun
dred persons. We send out one
medical missionary TO every two mil.
lion of the heathen
Christian work cannot be carried
on in the best way without some
money, and though our society work
need cost but little. and though En-.
deavorers everywhere give most of
their money to the church, yet some
money is needed to pay for topic
cards. hymn-books, a little social en-
tertainment Eow and then, and liter.
ature useful in carrying on the
work.
This money is best raised by the
system of annual pledges, and cer-
tain part of what is pledged should
be definitely set aside for the socie.
ty, the rest to be used for the church
expenses and for missions.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-15
Measuring Eye Jumps.

We know that an eye, at ordinary
reading distance. takes in about one
inch Of a line at time and that In
reading a line of an ordinary book the
eyes make five or six distinct jumps
But as the movements are so very mi.
mute and rapid how have they been
studied?
A beam of light is thrown upon the
corner Of the eye, and this beam Is re-
flecsed by the cornea on photograph
ic plate, says the jewelers. Weekly
AS the eye moves In reading. the re.
fiected beam also moves, and upon
developing the plate, which is also
kept moving, zIgzag line is found A
study of such Photographic tracinss
shows that the eyes In turning back
to pick up the next line have some
dificulty In SO doing. The longer the
line of print the greater the effort
and for this reason we may eorclns'c
thSs narrow line is better FOR 40 ave-
than long one. and II the line be
much wider than the ordinary neVn
paper column there Is greater e;lor'.
involved. a q. !,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-15
A Polite Child.

A Roslyn man was praising Clar-
ence II. Mackays little daughter Kath-
crime, who has been enrolled as pu-
pill in the Roslyn public school, of
which Mrs. Mackay is director. II
went TO see Mrs. Mackay one day on
school business" he said. land as
was taking leave her little girl, who
was playing in the hail. rose politely
and opened the door for me. | was
very much pleased with this atten-
ton.
Thank you | said. 4 am sorry
TO give you so much trouble
''Oh.' she answered. I am only sor-
ry | am not letting you in New
York Tribune.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-15
What Becomes of Hairpins.

The question. What becomes OF
pins?' is often asked, but it might as
fittlngly be asked of hairpins, and it
is one which no one is able to solve.
More than five billions of hairpins are
made and sold annually in the British
Isles, and as they are not things that
wear out. where do they go? They
have been scattered broadcast all over
the world, and they leave no trace be-
hind, but as they are so cheap nobody
begrudges n fresh packet when the
supply runs low. says Home Notes.
A wealthy manufacturer once re-
marked: 1T isn't the amount people
use, but the amount they waste that
turns the pennies into pounds"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-15
First Recognized Musical Notes.

When Guido of Arezzo in the elev.
enth century first employed the sylla
bles of the present solfeggio he took
the initial syllables of six lines OF a
hymn to st. John the Baptist, of which
the music, ancient even in his time,
had the peculiarity that the first syl.
liable of each line. except the last, was
sung one note higher than the first syl.
liable of the line next preceding. So
long as the heXachord remained In
use the gamut was represented by the
syllables ut, re, mi, ia. sol, la. When
the heptachord came into use lie
Marie, in the seventeenth century.
added 81 for the seventh note. The
syllable te is found in the musical
system OF Galin.Parls-Cheve repre-
senting do sharp. This system was
the work of Pere Calm in the early
years of the last century and seems TO
have been in some sort a precursor
OF the method known as the Tonic
Sofia.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-15
Tho Reward of Earnestness. .

Christ met multitudes of men in
Jericho one day. But so far as we
know He picked out only two for
special blessing. The reason was that
these two We're the most in earnest.
Bartimeus would be heard though 9TH
ers tried to hush his voice; Zaecheus
would see, though the crowd over
topped him. So these two won the re-
wards of earnestness. A vague de-
sire will never bring lis close to Christ;
we must be in byterlan.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-15
smusgled Goods IN Cork Lea.

Isaac Halten, restaurant keep II
OF Breslau. nas been arrested on the
Russian frontier for smuggling arms
ana tobacco. The customs officers
VINO suspected him of carrying on q
systematic contraband trade, searched
Herr Halten, even to unsvrewlng his
cork leg. Inside the limb were found
two new revolvers, together with
boxes OF cartridges, besides largo quan.
titles OF cigars and cigarettes. The
authorities Immediately confiscated
the limb. forgetting the fact that Hsl.
ten could not walk without 1t. He
had to be carried in the arms of two
custom house officials to the guard.
house.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-15

One Hoosler was loading natboat
with hoop-poles. Another Hoosler, on
the rivers banks was supervising the
loading. He shouted down;
How many's you fellers need Gown
there:"
"Oh-h A good deal"
"Wa-al, but how many?'
"Wa-al, considerable"
"Ya-as, but | want to know just
how many
"Wa-al, Il right smart chance"
Interlocutor ton the river bank. in a
relieved tone)--"rhen why didn't you
uns say so sooner?"-Ilarper's Week
" -
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-15

honor OF the Cherokee Cadmus." an
Indian who had perfected syllable
alphabet and taught his people TO read
before Mrs. Trollope arrived In Cincin-
natl. The peace chief is less pictur-
esque than the war chief of the Rain.
in-the-Face type, but he has managed
the business of adaptation surprising
ly well, on the whole.--New York Post
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-15
ro,k Forbidden Views OF citads,.

While on his vacation Robert
Greaves Of Adams took two splendid
Views OF the Interior of the citadel at
tae f0t et Halifax, NJ s, Although
The attempt would have probably re.
suited seriously for Greaves had he
becn discovered, he says that he was
ignorant OF the fact that his action
was forbidden and that he acted en-.
tirely without deceit when he took the
pictures.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-15

They had just finished breakfast, and
1.-The woman Of the future was about 10
start downtown, when her husband
arose from the table. placed his arms
about her neck and kissed her.
Dearest he murmured softly. IL
love you more than words can tell
"Qh, you do. ch?' she rejoined. sus-
pIciously. "What is II nova new
silk lat OF Il pair OF trousers r. Chi
caso NsWs.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-15
How George Fox Learned pa,lonce

l found something within me that
would not be sweet and patient and
kind. | did what could TO keep it
down, but 1t was there. l besought
Jesus to do something for me, and
when l gave Him my will He came
into my heart, and took out all that
would not be patient, and then He
shut the door.-George Fox.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-15

Probably the largest loaf of bread
ever baked has been on exhibition at
the Minnesota state fair It was four.
teen feet long, two and half feet
through. ahd weighed 500 rounds
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-15

Gods trials, nobly borne. in obe-
dience TO His righteous will, are the
paths to victorious triumph. - y. A.
Brooke.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-15
War Chiefs
i'm Peace
...----------...s-.,-.---.--s.-...-

HE death of Rain-in-the-
z Face in South Dakota re-
, moved one of the few re-
/ naming Sioux leaders who
were associated with SIT
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-04-20
OF

The name Easter is of Saxon orig
in, being derived from that of the
Goddess Estera, in whose honor sac
rifices and celebrations took place at
the opening of spring. With the a6-
vent of Christianity these heather
ceremonies we're discontinued, but as
they had occurred at the time of the
year when the resurrection of Christ
was celebrated by the church the old
name was applied to the new festival.
With the Latin races, however, the
crucifixion and resurrection of Christ
having occurred at the time of the
Jewish passover. they have called the
festival by name suggesting that
fact, thus the French name for Eas
ter is Paques and the Spanish Pas
Qua.
AS with all the other great festivals
of the church. the date when Easter
should be celebrated has been the
cause of bitter controversy. The
Eastern church insisted that it should
be celebrated on the day of the month
on which the event commemorated
occurred, and as the crucifxion IL
supposed to have taken place on the
fourteenth of Nison, the first Jewish
month or Passover, on that date it
was commemorated, and the resurrec-
tion two days later. on the sixteenth,
regardless of whether those dates
came on Friday and Sunday or not
The Western church entirely dis
carded the day of the month in ar
ranging for the celebration and in
bot wi oh oil
ways be concentrated on a Friday
and the resurrection on Sunday.
The matter finally came up for ad-
justment before the Council of Nj
caea, in 1926, which decided in favor
of the Western contention. but the
Eastern church refused to change its
custom and thus gave rise to what is
known as the 'quartodeciman here,
sy."
At the time of the adoption OF the
Gregorian calendar it was debated
whether the feast of Easter should be
given a fixed date or left movable as
before, and the decision was finally
reached in favor of the latter plan,
as conforming to the ancient custom
of the church. Easter therefore is al
ways the first Sunday after the full
moon which happens upon or next
after the 21st of March (the equinox,
unless the full moon occ-r on Sun
day, when Easter is the following
Sunday It must be remembered,
however, that it is not the actual
moon is the heavens nor even tie
mean moon of the astronomers that
regulates the time of Easter. but ar
altogether imaginary moon, whose
periods are so contrived that the new
(calendar) moon always follows the
real new moon sometimes by two or
even three days. The effect of this
is that the 14th Of the calendar moon.
which had from the times of Moses
been considered full moon for ecclesi-
astical purposes. generally fell on the
18th or 10th of the real moon and
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-04-20
GOLD IN THE EAST.
Immense Amount Of Precious Metal
Waiting for the Miner.

Immense Amount of Precious Metal
Waiting for the Miner.
Il believe that from Halifax to Ten
nessee. in a line winding around
through Maryland, Virginia and the
Carolinas. there is going to be re-
Mobilization of gold mining" said Col.
A. B. Russ, of Montgomery county,
Md, at the National last week. says
the Washington Post. When the
miners went West in 1849 they left
this very field | am speaking of, and
after that field was explored they
came back to a richer field in Colo
RADIO, which they had entirely over
looked. After a time they went to
Alaska, and just a short time ago rich
fields were found in Nevada, from
which millions have been extracted.
But it seems to be little known that
right around this neighborhood of
Maryland and Virginia there are rich
deposits of the precious metal.
think 1t would surprise many people
to know that not long ago in my coun-
ty some gold was assayed that yielded
1886 to the ton, while the average
was $S to $40. In another place there
$4,000 was dug up in one day, and all
this by entirely crude methods. 1t
runs through vein of quartz some
eighty feet down. Near Great Falls
seven veins have been opened from
three to twenty feet wide. Six Colo
RADIO mining capitalists day or two
ago bought 600 acres of land in that
locality for the very purpose of ex-
ploring this. 1t is not confined to
that locality, either. have driven in
my buggy 600 miles from Maryland
down through the Carolinas and have
found many places where the same
conditions prevail. In South Carolina
there are mountains of iron ore that
have never been touched. tell you
the mineral resources of the eastern
South are unknown"
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-04-20

under such circumstances" he de-
manded, adding. before they could an
swer him, Il do; and warn you that
what you propose doing would be
equivalent to unchaining the demons
of hell"
The Englishmen looked uncomfort-
able; but Lockyer muttered something
about 1.-THE fortunes of war" and Nc
williams said: But the cruelty OF the
negroes can add little, after all. to the
punishment 1t has been decided to in
fiict upon New Orleans. The city is
to be given over TO fire and pillage."
This announcement, made with
something of a dramatic air. did not
seem to make the expected impression
upon LATTE; for he passed 1t by, and
said, somewhat impatiently. and with
unmistakable decision. Il repeat that
| cannot answer you before morning;
and such being the case. must re-
quest that you remain here over
night
The two officers had risen, and now
stood before him, their faces showing
mingled CONSERVATION and anger.
Are we to understand. sir. that this
is your decision?" demanded Capt.
Lockyer excitedly.
You are. unless You see at to give
up all further negotiations with me-
In case you accept what I suggest. !"
answered LATTE. you will send an or
der for your crew to return to the brig,
and to come for you at noon to-mor-
row"
The tone OF quiet authority accom-
panying the words appeared to leave
no alternative for the British officers,
who could only nod their assent, evil
IDENTIFY deeming 1t more diplomatic to
check the anger showing in their
faces.
Lafitte smiled, and moved toward
the door.
Now / must leave you; but will
place you in the care of Scipio. a
faithful old servant, who will attend
to your comfort"
They bowed stifIy. and he went out,
closing the door after him; and the
officers heard MIN lock it, and remove
the key.
Scipio soon appeared with lighted
lamp. This he placed upon the table,
and. taking notice of those present,
proceeded to work. with the result
that, in a few minutes, a CHEEKY fire
was blazing. And. as the Englishmen
drew their chairs to the hearth. the
old negro closed and barred the heavy
shutters. besides placing for the night
an iron bar across the already locked
door.
I'VE seem to be prisoners, rather
than guests" remarked Capt. McWil-
liams, in tone too guarded for his
words to reach the partially deaf ears
of Scipio. who was busy at the table.
ut is cheap price to pay, after all.
If it results in bringing him over to
u.s." said Lockyer. in the same low
tone. Those hands of his, and his
manner.-the whole cut of his jib,'-
suggest the idea of his being quite able
to hand lady her fan with the grace
of courtier; but they also suggest to
me, at least, his ability to clutch an
enemy by the throat and hurl him over
cliff, or make him walk the plank"
Ito be continued)