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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-12-24

shopping hardships. 1t guaran-
alm Christmas to his own
was bound by family custom to
Nrlstmas presents for his rela-
tie had promised his sister that
"uld remember every one In the
But he was under no obligation
" Presents which would be vel
Why not give to each Of his rel
: some present which would be
IVY useless, inappropriate and
eauous? II would serve them right
NOlving him In the childish per-
.aaces Of the Christmas season. II
% a burlesque on the whole
,uslcality of Christmas giving. II
Hrltate and puzzle his relatives
Hooably deepen their hatred of
a. any rate, II would be a satire
sliy tradition, and thank good
1 wouldn't be conventional.
sidney Payson went into the
wpartment store and found him
\. The book counter.
@ "e You any work which would be
~e ior an elderly gentleman OF
SS habits and deep religious con-
sls'' he asked.
snave here the works OF Flavius
saus In two Volumes" replied the
y Woman.
heht I'll take them" he said.
w. .aem for my nephew Fred. He
Indian stories."
'aesgirl looked at him wonder
W. then, I want a love story"
-, Payson. II have a maiden
VINO is president Of a Ruskin
~u writes essays about Bud
want to give her book
,S about a girl named Mabel
"Sed by Sir Hector Something
NJ. Give me a book that Is full
and kisses and heaying bos-
h, all that sort OF rot. Get just
away from Ibsen and Howells
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Dear Brother: Greetings to you
from the happiest household in town.
thanks TO a generous Santa Claus In
the guise Of Uncle Sidney. must be-
gin by thanking you on my own ac.
count. How In the world did you learn
that Roman colors had come in again?
have always heard that men did not
follow the styles and could not be
trusted to select anything for a wom-
an. but It Is a libel, base libel, for
the scarf which you sent is quite the
most beautiful thing have received
this Christmas. have II draped over
the large picture In the parlor, and II
is the envy OF every one who has been
In today. A thousand. thousand thanks,
dear Sidney. II was perfectly sweet
Of you to remember me, and | call 1t
nothing less than a stroke OF genius to
think of anything so appropriate and
yet SO much out OF the ordinary.
John asks me to thank you-but
must tell you the story. One evening
last week we had little channg.dish
party after prayer meeting, and |
asked John to open bottle OF olives
for me. Well he broke the small blade
OF his knife trying to get the cork
out. He said II live to get down
town again. I'm going to buy a cork
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Where Love Is, There ls God.

Thoughts that disturb and trouble us
seldom come from God. 1t is generally
best to put them away. and throw our
self, with increased trust In him and
mistrust OF SELF at his feet. And never
forget, amid whatever may befall you
-dryness, coldness, desolation and
disappointment, consciousness of many
faults, and of great weakness and want
of faith-that where love is there God
is sure to be. He never yet has suf'
fered any soul to fall wholly from him
which, amid all It's frailties and falls
clings to him in love.-H. l.. Sidney
Lear.
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poreity" and will not reach perfection
until clothed with gloriiied body. The
text exhibits some privileges OF the
finally redeemed who will dwell In
the holy city, new Jerusalem"
Service.
His servants shall serve him" The
common idea OF heaven is as a place
OF rest, and II will be so. Earth Is
full Of weary ones, and the millions
who follow Buddhism, with its teach
ing Of annihilatlon as the final blessed
ness, are evidence of the craving for
rest. But heaven may be place OF
rest and OF service too. Says Mac
laren: Work at it's intensest, which
is pleasurabie work and level TO the
capacity OF the doer, Is the truest form
of rest In vacuity there are stings
and torments: 1t is only in joyous ac-
tivity which is not pushed to the ex'
tent OF strain and unwholesome effort
that the true rest Of man is to be
found"
What will the service be? Those
who are faithful over a few things
will be made rulers over many. In
the regeneration" the apostles will
sit on thrones, judging the 12 tribes
OF Israel Matt, 19:2S) and we hear
of saints who will rule over five cities
or ten duke 19): this seems to point
to millennial times, when the glori-
fled will share the government OF
earth. Again, Ephesians 2:7 shows
We have been saved that in the ages
TO come he might show the exceeding
riches OF his grace in his kindness to-
ward us through Christ Jesus" Won
dering angels will magnify the grace
of God in us One of large vision
says, I'VE know not what new worlds
may be created. what new spheres
may be opened for the exercise OF the
powers OF those who shall reign in
lie.
His servants shall do him prlestly
service" is the literal meaning OF the
phrase before u.s. While 1t will be all
werk, II will be all worship. 1t will
be the happy estate of Mary and
Martha combined. Work will be wor-
ship and worship will be work, yet in
both we shall rest, sitting at Jesus
feet.
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Overheard by Mr.. Mills.

At lunch, a Western Union Office
girl was reading a letter from a chum
to the other girls. Describing n new
dress the letter said: 1T is certain.
ly fin de steele
Fin de sickle" repeated one of the
girls, what does that mean?'
81 don't know. Fin sounds like
fish. Maybe II means II was trimmed
with fish et."-New York Sun.
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Al the First Sluns

or falling hair get Cuticura. II
works wonders. Touch spots OF dan
druff and itching with Cuticura oint-
ment, and follow next morning with a
hot shampoo OF Cuticura Soap. This
Mt once arrests falling hair and pro
notes hair growth. For free sample
each with 32.p. Skin Book address
post card: Cuticura, Dept. Y, Boston.
Sold eVerywhere.-Ady.
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Excuse me-" said Bridget, putting
her head in at the cashiers window,
"but do OF understand thot yea lind
money here on character"
"Why-yes," hesitated the cashier.
"Thin ord loike ilfty dhollars, sorr,
on moine," said Bridget, producing n
number of greasy references, "They's
slvin NV thin from me previous i'm
plyers-"
But the cashier had fed The idea
Of explaining the intricacies Of col
lateral to a lady with seven charac'
ters was too appalling.-Judge
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Lizzie Would STAY.

Mrs. Atwell had had quarrel with
her maid, Lizzie, and the maid re-
marked that she would leave.
Lizzie" said the mistress. severe
ly, you must stay until get another
girl"
Il intend to, num-" said Lizzie.
"Shure it's only right some wan should
tell her the kind Of n woman ye are. "
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looked not for
death, but for
the coming OF the
Lord. True, those
who are with
Christ are in a
blissful state, rest.
ing from their
labors, "at homo
with the Lord
and enjoying the
sweets Of Para.
disc (Phll. 1882,
Cor. SIS II. V.
margin; IL Cor.
12:4). But "man
Was mndn for cor.
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pynghi. Doubleday. Page q Col

-R. SIDNEY PAYSoN was
LII full OF the bitterness OF
Christmas-tide. Mr.. Pay.
son was the kind Of man
- who loved to tell invalids
that they we're not look.
ID ing as well as usual, and
kSS who frightened young hus-
bands by predicting that
,orld regret having married He
nut the seal Of approval on any
Undertaking. 1t was a matter
n with him that he never failed
The sinister motive for the act
ether people applauded. Some
nous friends used to say that
bad got the upper hand with
Mt there were others who indi-
that 1t might be bile.
sk Of the seething wrath and the
Of humiliation with which Mr..
h Payson set about his Christ
hopping! In the first place, to
spplng for Christmas presents
De most conventional thing that
/. could do, and Mr.. Payson
conventionalities. For another
the giving Of Christmas pres
arled with 1t some testimony of
Don, and Mr.. Payson regarded
tplay OF affection as one Of the
symptoms OF barbarous taste.
\ could have assembled his rela-
a Christmas gathering and
Ma few old family wounds, re-
Ia his brother and his two sis
d some OF their youthful follies,
banning them before the chill
NJ. Sidney Payson might have
nd to make out a rather merry
rnas. Instead OF that, he was
nned to go out and purchase
nd be as cheaply idotic as the
ruetched mortals with whom he
Wing carried along. No wonder
\ Chafed and rebelled and vainly
\ that he could hang crepe on
christmas tree in the universe.
Sidney Payson hated his task
\ was puzzled by II. After wan.
sthrough two stores and looking
y windows he had been unable
he one selection. 1t seemed to
bat all the articles offered for
wre singularly and uniformly in
riate. The custom of giving
farce In itself, and the storekeep'
II done what they could to make
kkenlng travesty.
10 ahead and buy a lot OF things
rAazard," he said to himself. 81
zre a hang whether they are ap
Flte or not"
bat moment he had an inspira
/ was an inspiration which
have come to no one except Mr.
Payson. 1t promised a speedy
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Bears the
Appreciatlon.

The governors wife was telling
Bridget about her husband.
MY husband, Bridget" she said
proudly, rs at the head Of the state
militia"
"oi thought as much. ma'am." said
Bridget, cheerfully; "ain't he got tn
foine malicious look!"
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Visible Proof.

"Clubleighs wife is deaf and
dumb"
Does she talk with her flngers?"
Il guess SO Clubleigh hasn't a dos
en- hairs left on his head"
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Starting Too hlah.

you told me before married you
that my slightest wish would be graft.
fed"
so | did, my dear, but had no
idea at that time that your slightest
wish would be limousine"
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Vision.

They shall see his face" This
seems to contradict some scriptures
which tell us man will never see God.
True. in sense We can never see
God. God is a spirit and cannot be
seen corporeally: we may never be-
hold more than symbol OF him, as
Stephen saw "the glory Of God" yet
this would not preclude our knowing
him, for spirit with spirit can meet"
Moreover, we shall not see God in
the sense OF finding him out to per
fection; he is inhIite and we shall
have always before us the JOY OF dis
covery.
But while this is true, We shall see
Jesus, who said, "He that hath seen
me hath seen the Father" He is the
word by whom God Is revealed. We
see now through a glass darkly, but
then, face to face. We would not min
imize the work OF the Holy Ghost in
us, revealing Christ, but the early
Christians longed to behold the face
Of their Lord: their cry uas. Even so,
come, Lord Jesus"
knowing as ! am known,
How shall love that word,
And oft repeat before the throne
Forever with the Lord"
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At the Front.

Il have enlisted as chauffeur
"Well, my boy drive your car like
a man and soldier"
Father. III spill my last drop OF
gasoline In defense OF my country"
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have been, and whether II would not
have been better after all am afraid
that am writing this like sentl.
mental school girl. but you must know
that | have been reading your charm.
Ing little book. and II has come to me
as message from you. Is II not real.
ly a confession, Sidney? You have
made me very happy. dear brother. I
feel more closely drawn to you than at
any time since we we're all together
at Christmas. at the old home. Come
and see me. Your loving sister,
"GERTRUDE."
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Its DEVELOPMENT.

"IIow does language grow7'
81 should suppose from the roots
OF the words"
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The wise young man keeps on the
right side Of his rich old uncle who 10
deaf in his left ear.
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His Wlfe,s WAYS.

Isn't your wife a clipper"
She's more, She's reyenue-cut-
ter!'-Judge
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INTERNATIONAL
SUNlAS0lOOL
LESSON
LESSON FOR DECEMBER 27
JESUS. THE WORLDS SAVIOR AND
KING.
By n. o. SELLERS, Acting Director OF
Sunday School Couae)
(Revlew.)

READING LEssON-II Cor. 5:li-2i.
GOLDEN TEXT-Far be II from me TO
glory. save In the cross OF our Lord Jesus
Christ Gal. 6:8 II. V.
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YOUR own DRUGGIST WILL TILL YOu
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A Vision Of the
Glori6ed
By REV. L. W. CosNElL
A.i.i.ni 10 the Dean. Moody Bible Institute
Chicago

TEXT-lIis servants shall serve him:
and they shall see his face: and his namo
snail be In their fOreheads Rev. 22:3, l.
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The Bible tells little of the inter
mediate state. The early Christians
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"Dear Brother: The secret is out l
suspected II all the time. 1t Is need
less for you to offer denial. Some
times when you have acted the cynic
7 have almost believed that you were
sincere. but each time | have been re-
ueved TO observe something In you
which told me that underneath your
assumed indifference there was
oenial current OF the romantic seDti-
ment of the youth and the lover. How
can be In doubt after receiving a
little book--a love story?
az knew, Sidney dear, that you would
remember me at Christmas. You have
always been the soul of thoughtful
ness, especially to those of us who un-
derstood you. / must. however. con-
fess that expected you to do the
deadly conventional thing and send
me something heavy and serious.
knew II would be book. All of my
friends send me books. That's what
comes of being president Of a literary
club But you are the only one. Sid
new who had the rare and kindly judg-
ment to appeal to the woman and not
TO the club president Because | am
interested in a serious literary move
mont Il need not follow that | want my
whole life to be overshadowed by the
giant, OF the kingdom Of letters. Al
though | would not dare confess 1t to
Mrs. Peabody or Mrs. Hutchens. there
are times when like to spend an art
ernoon with an old-fashioned love
story You are bachelor. Sidney, and
as for me, have long since ceased to
hlush at the casual mention OF old
maid II was not for us to know the
bittersweet experiences OF courtship
and marriage, and you will remember
that we have sometimes pitied the
beadlons infatuation OF sweethearts.
and have felt rather superior In our
freedom. And yet, Sidney, II we chose
to be perfectly candid with each other
dore SAY that both of us would con.
sess TO having known something about
,bnt which men call love. We might
confess that we had felt its subtle In
auepce. at times and places, and with
stirring uneasiness, as one detects q
draft We might go SO far as to ad-
Nit that sometimes we pause In our
lonely lives and wonder what might
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and Henry James as you can possibly
get"
Here is a book that all the girls in
the store say Is very good" replied
the young woman. 1T is called 'Vir
gie's Betrothal; or The Stranger al
Brentwood Manor It's by Imogene
Sybil Beauclerc."
IF it'e what II sounds to be, It's Just
what ] want" said Payson. showing
his teeth at the young woman with q
devilish glee. you say the girls here
In the store like III"
"Yes; Miss Simmons, in the hand
kerchief-box department, says It's just
grand"
"Ha! All right, I'll take e."
He felt his happiness rising as he
went through the store. The Joy shone
in his face as he stood at the skate
counter.
Il have brother who Is forty-six
years old and rather fat" he said to
the salesman. 81 don't suppose he's
been on the ice in twenty-five years
He wears a No. shoe. Give me a
pair OF skates for him."
A few minutes later he stood at the
silk counter.
What are those things?" he asked
pointing to some gayly colored silks
folded In boxes.
Those are scarfs."
well, II you've got one that has all
the colors Of the rainbow in II, I'll take
1t. ] want one with lots OF yellow and
red and green In It. | want something
that you can hear across the street
You see, have sister who prides
herself on her quiet taste. Her cos
tunes are marked by what you call
'unobtruslve elegance think she'd
rather die than wear one OF those
things, so ! want the biggest and
noisest one in the whole lot"
The girl didn't know what to make
OF Mr.. Paysons strange remarks, but
she was too busy to be kept wonder
ing.
Mr.. Payson's sisters husband Is the
president OF a church temperance so
clety, so Mr. Payson bought him a
buckhorn corkscrew.
There was one more present to buy
Let me see," said Mr.. Payson
What is there that could be OF nc
earthly use to girl Of six years old!'
Even as he spoke his eye fell on O
sign: Bargain sale OF neckwear."
81 don't believe she would care for
cravats," he said. Il guess I'll buy
some for her"
He saw a box OF cravats marked "2E
cents each"
why are those so cheap?" he asked
"Well, to tell the truth, they're out
of style"
That's good. I want eight OF them
oh, any eight will do. | want them
for a small niece of mine-a little cir
about six years old"
without indicating the least sur
prise, the salesman wrapped up the
cravats.
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Letters received by Mr.. Sidney Pay.
son In acknowledgment OF his Christ
mas presents:
Dear Brother: Pardon me for not
having acknowledged the receipt OF
your Christmas present. The fact is
that since the skates came have been
devotlng so much of my time to the
re.acquiring OF one Of my early accom-
plishments that / have not had much
time for writing. wish | could ex
press to you the delight felt when
opened the box and saw that you had
sent me a pair of skates. 1t was just
as II you had said to me: Will, my
boy. some people may think you are
getting on in years, but | know that
you're not / suddenly remembered
that the presents which | have been
receiving for several Christmases were
intended for an old man. have re
ceived easy-chairs, slippers, muiilers
smoking.jackets and the like. When
received the pair Of skates from you
| felt that twenty years had Deen llfteO
from my shoulders. How in the world
did you ever happen to think Of them
Did you really believe that my skating
DAYS we're not over? Well, they're not
went to the pond in the park or
Christmas day and worked at It fol
two hours and I had lot OF fun. My
ankles we're rather weak and fel
down twice. but without hurting my
self, managed to go through the mo
tions, and before left l skated with
a peach CT a pretty girl. Well, Sid,
owe this renewal OF my youth to you
Thank you many times. and believe
me to be, as ever, your affectionat'
brother WILLIAM"
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Imnnrtant 20 Moihnra

Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASToRIA, a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that II
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With the exception Of the temper
ance lesson, all the lessons OF the quar-
ter have to do with the death and res
direction OF our Lord. In the first
quarter we considered Jesus as the
great Teacher; in the second, he Is
presented chiefly as the seeking
Savior; in the third, we observed him
as he acted in judgment upon Israel
and sin; In this last, he is seen In his
supreme Office as Savior and king. The
king of love. he is also the worlds
Savior. Deny him his kingship, refuse
to become a subject Of that kingdom
Of which he is the head and we bring
upon ourselves the condemnation of a
righteous judgment. This past quar-
ter particularly reveals him In that
final ministry which resulted in the
initiation OF the new enterprise OF pro
claiming his gospel, to the end that
his kingdom shall be established. We
shall consider the lessons under four
headings:
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Likeness.

His name shall be In their fore
heads" This speaks Of ownership.
But 1t suggests likeness, too, for In
Scripture the name stands for mani
tested character; we shall have Gods
image stamped upon us. We seek to
be holy now, but there we shall have
attained. I'VE shall be like him"
There is no sin In heaven:
Behold that happy throng,
All glorious in their spotless robes,
All holy In their song!
"Our light affliction, which is but for
n moment, worketh for us far more
exceeding and eternal weight Of glory,
while we look not at the things which
are seen, but at the things which are
not seen: for the things which are
seen are temporal; but the things
which are not seen are eternal. For
we know that II our earthly house OF
this tabernacle were dissolved, we
have building Of God, a house not
made with hands, eternal In the heav'
ems" (II Cor. 4:17-5:D.
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Story Of the Cross.

~. His Passion. (9) This brings
us to the story of the cross itself, as
considered in this sequence of lessons.
Before that awe.inspiring, wonder
creating event we stand with barred
head. Here sin was unmasked and did
its utmost. Her also We behold grace
unveiled and active.
". The Post.Passlon Lessons. We
are now in new atmosphere and
light, new glory is to be seen. (lO)
In this lesson we behold the empty
tomb, for "He could not be holden OF
death" We share with them the glori-
Gus, the joyful consciousness that he
whom we have just seen die in ig-
nominy and shame and suffering is
now alive and ever liveth' to be our
advocate and everpresent friend. This
Is glorious fact, that OF the literal.
bodily resurrection OF Christ from
among the dead. Hallelujah! (lD In
lesson eleven this same thought is
again emphasized and with the sugges'
ton OF its accompanying obligation, In
that I'VE are witnesses Of these
things" These first disciples re-
ceived their great commission and
we're told how In infinite grace the
Savior and king first OF all calls his
followers into fellowship with him
self before they are sent out to carry
on those enterprises which are the
fruit of his death and resurrection.
12) In this is found the blessed record
of those last words Of him who
Showed himself alive after his pas
sion by many infallible proofs, being
seen Of them forty days, and speaking
OF the things concerning the kingdom
(Acts l:3). Here is not alone the UNI
questioned certainty OF the resurrec.
ton OF Christ from the dead, but the
record OF his present place "in the
heavenlies," whittier he assembled to
be with the Father, and also the glo
rious hope OF his coming again "in like
manner as ye saw him ascending"
Bodily he left this earth. bodily and
"in great glory" he is to return. Praise
his name!
In "Tarbells Teachers Guide" Is q
good suggestion for review Sunday,
viz, that series OF elliptical phrases
be written upon board or chart, that
will fix the chief idea or serve to re
call the lessons. as follows:
(D Let her alone (O For
ye have the poor (3) Where
soever this gospel shall be preached
(D Verify l say unto you,
One 90 For the Son Of Man
goeth (6) This is my blood
(O Take ye (S) My
soul is (9) Father, all things
|. (10) Watch and QD
My God, my N2) Why seeh
ye Q3) Ye shall be my
These phrases may be written upon
cards or slips of paper and distributed
to classes or individuals, the entire
sentence to be recited when called for,