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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-05-12
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES
MAY Fifteenth
Topio-Christ's "VersilIes'.'-Jonn g.:
26 az. AZ ga

Topio-christ's "VersiiIes'.'--Jonn 6:
26. 80. AZ. So.
His "verily" sure. 2 Cor. 1: 1922.
A prayer "verily." Mark. IL: %.
A regeneration verify" John 8: 1.5.
A service verify" John 13: 12.17
A warning verify" John 10: 3S.
A promise verify" John 16: 23. "a
We may be sure that Christ knows
our inner motives. What folly 1t Is,
therefore, to hide them from our.
selvesl ". 26.)
1t is not a matter of little import
ance what we eat, but that determines
our physical life So our soul-food de.
termines our spiritual life ". 32).
It is never immaterial what we be.
lieve. True belief always works itself
out into life ". 47)
Christianity is not any halfway &C.
ceptance of Christ; it is the incorpor.
alton of Christ ". 53).
Suggestions.
.Christ's "verilies" show us what He
was most in earnest about; and those
are the things that we should be most
In earnest about.
Some people think that in order to
be judicial and well-balanced one must
never be enthusiastic and emphatic.
That is not mental poise but mental
stagnation.
Not all truth Is equally important.
The pedant makes no distinction in.
value between a use of the dative case
and statistics regarding temperance;
and thus he separates himself from
the wise man,
Christ dared make positive agirma-
tions; so shall we, II He speaks
through us
Other "verilies."
One of the "verilies" Matt. s: 1S)
asserts Christ's belief in the absolute
authority of the Bible. Shall we doubt
where He has set his seal?
Another of Christ's "verilies'' as.
serts the doom OF disbelievers Matt
10: 15.) Shall we hold that it is i'm
material what man believes?
Our Lords verify" is attached to
the promise OF reward for deeds of
kindness Matt. 10: 42). That is good
endorsement Of heavens promissory
note!
With the same emphasis Christ in
sisted upon the invincible power of
faith, even to the removal of noun
tains Matt. IT. 20). And yet every
day we are walking around our noun
tains!
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A Good Answer.

The question propounded by Mayor
Rose, Where will the people en-
ployed in the liquor business find
work when it is prohibited?" DR..
Dickie said:
"In one of our Michigan towns the
'wets' were wiped out the other day.
A saloonkeepers wife went over to a
neighbor's and began to storm about
the people taking away her husbands s
business. What am I going to do
when he has to close up?' she ex-
claimed.
"The neighbor had woman scrub
bing the floors, and this woman could
stand it no longer. I'll tell you what
you can do, she said, with flashing
eyes. My husband has been getting
twelve dollars a week, aud lie has
spent half OF 1t in your husbands
saloon. Now that the saloon is to be
closed, he can support me, and you
can have my job here at scrubbing.'
-Pittsburg Christian Advocate.
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Henson and Faith.

1t Is well TO bear in mind that most
of the so-called modern" difficulties
of belief are by no means new, but
have at recurring periods been put
prominently forward by thinkers
lost and gone" Whatever may be
the difficulties of intellectual appre.
hension, "belief would"--as has been
finely said--"cease to be itself. were
II capable OF mathematical demon.
stration,"
There are regions into which rea.
son cannot penetrate. and then faith
must go forward alone with its torch
to light the way" The history OF
reason shows conclusiyely that every
attempt to make It the only light OF
humanity has failed. you may
drive faith out by the door, but II
will return through the window"
blessed are they that have not seen,
and yet have believed" (John 20:
29.)-London Christian.
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Nsh1e> I'D
fRoAL HEhRST
hatbercd pr The
QUIET hoURD
SORROW.

Count each affection, whether light or
grave,
Gods messenger sent down to thee So
thou
With courtesy receive him; rise and bow,
And, ere his shadow pass thy threshold
crave
Permission first his heavenly feet to lave;
Then lay before him all thou hast. Allow
No cloud of passion to usurp thy brow,
Or mar thy hospitality; no wave
OF mortal tumult to obliterate
The souls marmoreal calmness. Grief
should be
Like joy, majestic, equable, sedate,
Confirming, cleansing, raising, making
free;
Strong to consume small troubles; to com
mand
Great thoughts, grave thoughts, thoughts
lasting to the end.
Thomas Aubrey de We're,
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Alfred II. Harrison In an article re.
Gently published in the Nineteenth
Century sets forth his belief In the
success OF any expedition which viii
simply drift across the North Pole.
Calculations based on the drift of
casks convince Mr.. Harrison that be
can fioat right across the centre OF the
Arctic Ocean within easy reach Of the
Pole. and that he will finally emerge
somewhere near spitzbergen. He ar
gues that an expedition when drifting
can house itself In Eskimo huts. and
that 1t can maintain itself by means
OF provisions safely cached on the Ice.
!, II Ii his idea to start at Pulen Island
In October OF this year or In 1911.
Three years supplies are TO be placed
on the ice.----scientific American.
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Steel Barrels.

Not all barrels are made Of wood
there are barrels made OF metal. A
steel barrel that comes from Ger
many, used in the importation OF ans
iline dye in powder form. is made
with fiat band of the metal, per.
haps eight inches In width. around
the middle, at the bulge of the barrel,
while the two ends of the barrel,
tapering from the middle section to
the heads. in the ordinary barrel
fashion, are made OF corrugated
steel with the .corrugations running
lengthwise.
The dye stun is heavy. 600 or 700
pounds to the barrel; but the steel
barrel remains rigid and carries It's
heavy load securely without rackins
o. twisting. New York Sun.
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I have read your quotations from
the address delivered recently by Dr..
I. Alexander MacNichol, and am
puzzled at the use of the word pes
simistic" in describing his sentiments.
Has any one proved that DR.. Mac
Nichol is wrong in his statements?
There are any number of people who
believe him to be right, and II he has
merely stated fact why should he
be called pessimistic?
The word optimism seems, through
common usage, to mean a white
washed, rose-tinted, sugar-coated de-
scription of the bitter things of life
which some men absolutely refuse to
see, and pessimism, instead of stand
Ing for the distorted vision of torpid
liver, is utilized wherever a man OBJ
serves actual conditions and describes
them exactly as they are, with no at
tempt either to gloss or darken them.
Apparently no two words in the
English language are more abused
than the two in question, and no in
telligent thinker is more wronged by
the public than when he is called a
pessimist for merely being truth
teller.
In view of these facts is it not pos
sible that DR.. MacNichol's suggestion
that the Government should use its
police power for the destruction of
alcoholism Ito save future genera
tions of school children) is something
more than pessimism?
Regardless of the fact that the
writer will also be called a pessimist
I have no hesitation In saying that
civilization is "soused" at the pres
ent time, and unless the Government
soon reforms itself and its people
there will be little vitality or longev-
ity left for coming generations
Lurana w. Sheldon, in the New York
Times.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-05-12
EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSONS
Our Motto-The Upward Look and the
UpIift.-Titus 2: lila; Heb. 12: e
SUNDAY, MAY is

Our Motto-The Upward Look and the
upIift.-Titus 2: lila; Heb. 12: e
I, 2, IL; John 8: II.
Titus 2: lila. The New Testament
church looked for the early return OF
our Lord to the earth. So there are
frequent references in the epistles to
the expected event, and Christians
were exhorted to shape their lives so
as to be In readiness for it. They
ought to live unworldly and careful
lives, constantly interpreting life and
adjusting themselves to life in the
light Of Christ's appearance.
We know now that the early church
misunderstood the purpose of Christ.
But that does not make the apostle s
advice any the less important. The
very best way to live the life of a
Christian in this present world Is to
live in the way that would meet our
Lords approval IL he we're suddenly
to appear in the midst OF us.
Hebrews 12: 1, 2, 12: Here Is an
other up look. The example of the
heroes of the faith is worth much, but
we look beyond all these, until we
see Jesus, author and perfector of our
faith. He Is example, inspiration, and
rewarder, all three.
But, looking unto Jesus, we dare not
ignore those who are all about us, and
who cannot see him. They will see
him, II at all, first our reflection of
his spirit and his teaching. The world
has many hands that hang down, be.
cause no one has shown how to lift
them in faith toward the cross Knees
are palsied which might hold firm II
the feet could be set on the Rock OF
Ages. There are many lame who
stumble in crooked paths. but who
might walk sure and steadily II the
ways of life were made more plain
and straight.
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BITTER WAR ON INT EMP FRANCE
SOLDIERS FIGHTING THIS CURSE
GREATLY CHEERED.
The CONSUMPTION of Liquor.


The American Prohibition Year
Book for 1910 is just to hand and
gives some interesting statistics on
the consumption of LIQUOR in this
country as compared with the United
Kingdom In 1889 the drink bill of
this country was sS4O,O00,0O0 as
against S750,000,000 for Great Brit
ain and Ireland; an expenditure of
S14 head against 500 head. In
1899 our bill was 81, 1,000,000,000
against 5000, 100000 for Britain; or
$14.40 q head against S23 a head.
In 1908 this country spent S1,675,-
100000 for liquor against $S00,000,-
900; or $19.22 a head against SIS a
head.
For the last ten years, owing large
ly to the increasing excise tax, the
English per capita consumption has
been steadily going down. So much
so that the nation is now saving an
nually S120,000,000 year as COM
pared with 1899. On the other hand
the consumption of liquor steadily
increased up to 1907, when 1t reached
the high water mark of S1,757, 7,000,-
900.
The only encouraging figure in the
long table, as far as this is concerned,
is the expenditure for 1908, which
shows a decrease of SS0,000,000
Unfortunately, that is just one-half
the increase which took place during
the year Immediately preceding. 1t
is to be regretted that the Year Book
does not give the figures for 1909.
as they are elsewhere stated to be
much more promising.
OF course, the above figures are all
only estimates. 1t is impossible to
get at The exact fact. But they are
perhaps close enough for the COM
parison based upon them.
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Back Into the Ing.

A man returned to his native In
diana village after having emigrated
to Kansas, some twenty years pre-
vious.
He asked about different ones he
had known in the old days, and final
ly Of old Nicodemus Bainbridge, the
town drunkard OF his time.
"Oh. he's dead" replied the one
questioned.
well, we'll! dead and buried, is
he?"
Nope, they didn't bury him"
Didn't bury him!" exclaimed the
former resident. well, then, what
did they do with his remains?"
"Oh, they Just poured them back
into the Jug.
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Neighborly Politeness.

1.-THE late James Whistler and Dr.
Sir James Browne Crichton at one
time dwelt next door to each other.
Whistler had very fine garden. and
as the doctor was fond Of flowers he
permitted his neighbor to have q door
into 1t. Sir James servants gather.
ing and destroying the flowers. Whist
Ter sent to inform him that he would
nail up the door. TO this orichton
caustically replied:
TELL him he may do anything but
paint It."
And tell him." rsioined whistler
that ho may say what he Will. III
take anything from him excepe
physic. New York Times.
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The DEVILS Own.

Referring to President Taft's defl-
milton of whisky the Philadelphia
North American aptly puts the mat
ter In the following language:
President Taft took 5000 words to
answer the question, What is whis-
ky?" He might have answered 1t In
three by adopting General Sherman's
definition of war.
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An Expensive Evil.

Slowly but surely sensible business
men are discovering the fact which
religious papers and temperance ad-
for every dollar received from saloon
taxes the saloon makes necessary the
expenditure of two dollars.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-05-12
sweden's King Temperate.

Stan correspondence to the Asso-
ciated Prohibition Press notes the
fact that the King of Sweden, on the
occasion OF the grand maneuvres at
Adaien, gave a dinner to some zoo
persons at which no wine nor beer
were served. The Information II
given also that no wine IL served upon
the ordinary table Of the King.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-05-12
DeeeneratIons From Alcohol.

No matter what the opinions or
theories OF the physician may be, the
recognised in the study and practice
of medicine.
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In His Bosom.

The bosom of Christ is the grave,
and the only grave of religious acri-
mony: we learn secrets there which
render It possible for US to be OF one
heart, II We may not yet be of one
mind, with all who lean upsn II with
us.-Dora Greenwell.
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DRAWN FROM LIFE"

First Lady-"Are you a surrsgetts.
too2"
Second Lady--"o. dear. mol I'm
happily married. Life.
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Trne Charity.

A keen, warm sympathy that
makes your brothers need your own
nothing abort OF that is really char
ity.--Phillips Brooks.
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Among applicant for eervIce

Among applicants Ter service as .
general housemaid In . Pittsburg
family was Q rawbonsd girl Of rather
forbiddtns aspect. do ron love shil-
dren?" asksd the mistress OF the
house. well. num-" responded the
girl, wkkh grim smils. that de-
nsras % ths vaSss."
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The Bishop Of Liverpool. speaking
ton the English spend $500. .ooc. q ) 900 n,
Q year IN strong drink. In 1--WE years
that would PAY the national debt
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There is an instrument OF EnglInh

There is an instrument OF English
invention which Is employed to deter
mine the measure OF the bio. of a
wAve. This instrument was used to
measure the wave-blow on the Sker-
ryvore rock. Scotland. There the
waves sweep in from the wide Allan
tic. In summer ftrce OF over 600
pounds TO the square foot was record
cd. In winter AZ high as ton to the
square foot was attained. These fg-
ures give some idea 40 to what ships.
lighthouses and other similar struct-
ures have to conteld with during
stress OF foul weather.
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The
Sunday School
INTERNATIONAL LESSON CON-
MENTS FOR MAY is.
Subject: Growing Hatred to Jesus,
Matt. 12:22-32. 3S-42-Com.
nit Verse Al.

GOLDEN TEXT.-"He that is not
with Me is against Me; and he that
gathereth not with Me scattereth
abroad. Matt. 1890.
TIME.-Midsumm A. d. 28.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27
FIRST AID.
A Case Where It Mas Applied Not
Wisely, but Too Well,

~S SNFFsSS wv
Wisely, but Too Well.
An extremely ludicrous incident &C.
Cured in a fashionable church on a re-
cent Sunday. A young lady, evidently
q stranger, of a naturally pale COM
plexion, accidentally let her handker-
chief fall on the floor. BY repeatedly
STOPPING to reach it furtively she at
tracted the notice of a gentleman in
the pew behind, who thought she was
about to faint.
With the best of motives, therefore,
he took her gently under the arms and
raised her up, greatly to her surprise.
AS she tried to release herself another
gentleman went to her assistance, and
before the young lady knew what was
into the aisle.
Naturally she was too much aston
ished to find words for protest, and
they had managed to half carry, half
lead, her some distance when she d.
rected an appealing look to another
gentleman in a pew, Al IL asking him
to help also. He, too, promptly rose
from his seat and helped to lift her up
and carry her into the vestry room.
There, as the three ~oflcious but we'll
meaning gentlemen were trying to force
the now thoroughly exasperated lady
into an armchair, she recovered her
powers Of speech, and the verbal ex-
plosion that followed, while it cleared
away the misunderstanding, moved the
very meek men who passed out of the
vestry to mutter in unison, "Never
again."
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He Wasn't an Execution.

1t was married mems night at the
revival meeting. "Let all you hus-
bands who have troubles in your
minds stand up"!' shouted the emotion
al breaches at the height Of his spasm.
Instantly every man in the church rose
to his feet except one "Ah." eX-
claimed the preacher, peering out at
this lone sitter, who occupied a chair
near the door and apart from the
others. "You are II in a Million
ut amt that" piped back this one
helplessly as the rest Of the congrega.
ton turned to gaze suspiciously at
him. Il can't get up; I'm paralyzed!"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27
The WAY IL Helms.

When Sir Andrew Clark, Mr.. Glad
stones physician, recommended a pa
tient to drink wine the latter expressed
some surprise, saying he thought Sir
Andrew was a temperance doctor, to
which Sir Andrew Clark replied:
"Oh, wine does sometimes help you
to get through work. For instance, l
have often twenty letters to answer
after dinner, and a pint of champagne
is a great help"
"lndeed,' said the patient, "does a
pint of champagne really help you to
answer the twenty letters?"
NO, no. said Sir Andrew. but
when I've had a pint of champagne l
don't care a rap whether I answer them
or not"
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A Tart Ansre-

The Rev. John Mcneil was holding
a revival service at Cardiff, Wales, and
announced that he would answer any
question about the Bible. At once a
note was sent up to him reading as
follows:
Dear Mr.. McNeill-If you are seek
ing to help young men, kindly tell me
who was Gains wife"
That seemed il poser, and the audi
encc waited with intense interest, tenn
pered with amusement, to see how the
good man would extricate himself.
After a pause he aid
Il love young men, especially young
inQuirers for light, and l would give
this young man a word of advice. II
Is this: Don't lose your souls salvation
looking after other peoples wives"
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Opportunitv.

rooiish is ne who says that at his door.
l knock but once, a furtive moment
stay,
rearing lest he shall hear, then haste
away,
Glad to escape him-to return no more
MOI SO; l knock and wait and DER and
DER "No
come back to summon him. Day after
day ~
l come to call the idler from his play
VI Wahe the dreamer with my vain up
roar. ~
Out or a thousand, haply, now and then
one. II he hear again and yet again,
VIII tardy rise and open languidly.
Inc rest, half puzzled, half ANNOYED re-
turn
IL play or sleep nor seek nor wish to
learn ~
, Who the untimely, clownish guest may
be.
s. -Whiiam II. Eddy in Atlantic.
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Didn't Keen a Diary,

At an important trial in a London
law court II Of the witnesses was
IN Irishwoman who was decidedly
hard to handle. She was particularly
categorical as to her dates and told
how "this happened at 4:27 on Tues
day, this at 6:33 on Friday" and so
on. At last the patience of the advo-
cate was exhausted.
"My dear woman" said the exas-
perated counsel, do you keep a diary p
mo, sir" replied the woman, "a
dramshOp."
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Might Como In HANDY,

a charming Louisville girl, the daugh-
ter OF 4 minister, has always been
famed for her habit of saving things
because they may come in handy, and
last summer the family told a story
on her which she would give a good
deal to suppress. She had been away
at White sulphur Springs and, being
especially popular, had become the re-
cipient of such a variety of souvenirs
that before coming home she sent one
trunk ahead in which she put many of
the various trinkets for her smaller
brothers and sisters and some summer
frocks which had become too faded for
wear. Her mother industriously un-
packed the trunk and finally, when
reaching the bottom, was transfixed to
find several hundred poker chips and
about half a dozen decks Of cards.
When her Mortified father later de-
manded an explanation the daughter
quite innocently and unconsciously
said:
"Why, father, they were left in the
room l vas occupying by some former
occupant, and 1 just took them because
I thought they might come in handy"
And even the minister smiled at her
explanation.-Louisville Times.
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Tho Abduction.

An Englishman from the rural dis
tricts who was on a visit to London
drew up in a four wheeler opposite
the British museum and, having alight-
cd, timidly approached the cabman and
rendered him 1 shilling and 6 pennies
rs his fare.
Cabby, deserving a half sovereign
among the coppers, whipped up his
horse and drove frantically away.
Hearing cries from the countryman,
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-04-27

who ran after the cab. he had an at
tack of deafness until, nearing Hol-
born viaduct, he was stopped by a po-
liceman.
The countryman, much out of
breath, soon came up with the cab.
and cabby mentally babe goodby t.
the half sovereign.
Il amt got nothin' Of his" said thu
driver, turning appealingly to the po-
licemaN.
Eyes, he hev!' yelled the hustcred
rountryman. Eye ran away wi me-
grandmother"
Suia cncu~h, there was the Old ne
still l.. TIE cED ard staring. pale W
fri9ht, Nt tie crc-d ana policeman.
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RIVER PRESS. Fort Benton


Fifty-two copies Of the WxBkLY RIVER Pass
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Install ments during the twelve months following
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Satisfied.


One evening a very tall man went
to the theater and took a prominent
seat in the third or fourth row from
the stage. Before the curtain rose a
cry Of Down in front" became gen.
eral from behind. The tall man, find
ing the eyes of the entire audience
turned toward him, felt obliged to do
something, and so he proceeded to
raise himself to a standing position
In such a manner, however, as to con-
vey an Impression that there was no
end to him. He was, in fact. nearly
seven feet high, and when at last he
had risen to his full height he slowly
glanced around at the astonished au-
dience and very deliberately remarked:
Gentlemen. to satisfy you that |
was sitting down l O. stand up"
A burst Of laughter and applause
followed, amidst which the manager.
with beaming face, came forward md
conducted the gentleman to a private
box.