FULTON COUNTY NEWS.
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Published Every Thursday.
B. W. Pt-CK, Editor.
McCONNELLSBURG, PA.
Thursday, Dec. 6, 1900.
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Sunday School Convention.
The Sunday School Convention
at Green llill Tuesday, November
27, 1900, was opened promptly at
10 o'clock a. m. with a praise ser
vice, followed by devotional oxer
ercise by the chairman, Rev. Ken
fort. Miss Seor not being present,
the address of welcome and re
sponse were omitted.
The first topic, "Some of the
Defects in our Sunday School
Work, and the Remedy," opened
by Rev. Dr. West, was listened to
with marked attention. He finds
the greatest defect is the absence
of the Bible in the class. The
teacher should dispense with .'ill
helps in the class. Mr. C. 11.
Hockensmith finds the irregular
attendance of teachers and ot'll
cers the greatest. A general dis
cussion followed, briugmg out
suggestions that will benefit all
who were present.
"The Best Means of Securing
Prompt and Regular Attendance
at Sunday School," was opened
by Rev. Sei fert. His best point
was, "regular attendance of
teachers and officers." In the
general discussion, a number of
good suggestions were offered,
"Postponing Children's Day ser
vices to a later date," "Parents
responsible," &c. About this
time, Rev. II. G. Clare, of St.
Thomas, appeared, and gavo the
Sunday school workers good ad
vice. On motion of Mr. J. S. Harris,
the chairman appointed a com
mittee on Permanent Organiza
tion, of territory embraced in
Licking Creek and Belfast town
ships. If in flie absence of the Address
of Welcome at the morning ses
sion any of the visitors had any
misgiving in regard to their being
welcome, they were set at rest
after partaking of the dinner pre
pared for them at the different
homes, and the welcome extend
ed by Miss Speer at the afternoon
session.
In the absence of Prof. Peck,
M. R. Shaffner, Esq., responded
in one of his earnest, happy, in
spiring speeches.
The first topic, "The best
means of stimulating and obtain
ing home help and co-operation
in Sunday school work," was
opened by Rev. Clare, followed
by lion. S. P. Wishart, Obed T.
Mellott and others. It was sug
gested that this could bo accom
plished by personal interviews
and getting them interested in
this work.
"Home Department Work,"
was opened by Rev. Dr. 11 inkle.
He knows it to be tho means of
much good and sees no objections
to conducting this department
successfully in rural districts.
By request ho gave an outline of
tho organization and work of this
department. The convention
adopted his suggestions, and a
Homo Department will bo organ
ized. At the evening session, after
devotional exercises by Rev. Dr.
West, the topic, "What consti
tutes a live Sunday school?" was
opened by Rev. Seifert, and occu
pied tho full time allotted to it by
all Sunday school workers pres
ent. Our veteran Sunday school
workers, Prof, and Mrs. B. W.
Peck were present at this ses
sion. The remaining, and lust, num.
ber of the program, "The Rela
tion of Congregation and Sunday
School," was discussed at length
by Rev. Hiuklo. His address en
couraged tho Sunday school
workers to a more consecrated
service.
The attention throughout the
entire session was of tho highest
i rder, and all were as one mind
and one aim to better the Sunday
school cause. The report of the
committee on Permanent Organi
zation was adopted as follows:
President, Miss Anna Speer; V.
P., C. U. Hockeusmith; Sec, If.
R. Sipes; Tre;js.,Miss Ora Dixon.
These persons are empowered to
select 1 lie time and place for hold
ing the next convention.
In addition to the workers
noted in this report as taking an
active interest, were Mrs. Clare
and Mrs. Seifert, and all of our
homo' workers. Tho convention
was enlivened by good singing
that added much to the interest
of tho sessions.
After adopting the following
resolutions the convention ad
journed. 1. Resolved, That we as Com
mittee on Resolutions, extend
thanks to all Pastors and Sunday
school workers, wh.) have so kind
ly assisted in making this con
vent ion a success, and given to all
a great spiritual uplift.
". Resolved, That we extend
many thanks to tho organist, and
to all who assisted in the music
which we all have so much enjoy
ed. .'!. Resolved, That we thank all
parents and friends of Sunday
schools, who have kindly attend
ed this Convention and so much
encouraged the Sunday school
work in this district.
Sthli.a Dkckvm,
Secretary.
DeWitt's Littlo Early Risers
are dainty little pills, but they
never fail to cloanse the liver, re
move obstructions and invigorate
the system. Trout's Drug
Store.
(ooil Kcason.
Two Irishmen, driving through
the country, noticed that many of
Ihe barns had weather-vanes in
the shape of huge roosters.
"Pat," said one man to the
other, "can you tell me why they
always have a rooster and uiver
a hin on tho top av thim barns?"
"Shure," replied Mike, "an' it
must be because av the difficulty
they'd havo in colliding the
The most effective little liver
pills made are DeWitt's Little
Early Risers. They never gripe.
Trout's Drug Store.
It's better to lay by money for
a rainy day than to borrow an
umbrella.
A philosopher A man who
never attempts to argue with a
woman.
MRS. OLIPHANT'S LAST VERSES.
Dlctatm on June 21, 1R07.)
On tho cilff of the world I Ho, I llo,
lluppv mid dying? and duzeil mid poor,
Loukir.gc up from tho vu:t nut floor
( Of tho inllnitu world that rihttf qIhjvo
To God and to faith and to love, lovo, lovel
11at wordd have I to that world to Bpeak,
Old and wtary and daned and weak,
Kruni the very low to the very high?
Only tliiH, and this Is all:
Ytuiu tlie frer.h frroen Boll to the wide blue iky.
Frmn KTi.'utnefcfi to wearinetu, life to death.
One Ood have we on whom to call.
One K'eat bond from which none can fulli
Love iielow, which Is life and breath.
And Love above, which Butitaincth alL
EPWONTH LEAGUE.
QUEER WEDDING PRESENTS.
Glfta Tlmt Were Not Appreciated by
TlioNt Whu IlecelveU Thuni.
Even at u ninrrlnije feast, 08 It
bomiih, there will sometimes bo tho en
vious or tho Jealous or tho inullelous.
A well known author recolvod from
a rlvnl man of letters u sonitibook con
taining a collection of ull tliu adverse
criticisms his works had ever received,
while u popular artist was presented
with u set of elementary works upon
self instruction In drawing and point
ing. Not long since a gentleman who Is a
passionate devotee of hunting received
us u lirldnl gift from uu anonymous
donor o complete set of false limbs, a
net of artlilclal teeth anil o couple of
i:in6 eyes-the whole of which must
have cost u considerable sum accom
panied by U Hole, tho writer of which
tainted that, by reason of tho recipi
ent's many fulls while following tho
hounds, some or all of these substitutes
would ultimately prove of uso.
An elderly, crusty tradesman, on
espousing a spinster of mature age,
was presented by a London undertaker
with two colllns for himself and wife,
"which, unlike most of tho other offer
ings you will receive, aro sure to bo
of service." Tho bridegroom rrsented
this singular If useful gift, und-it took
nil tht! efl'urts of mutual friends to
prevent u breach of the peace.
initially vexatious was tho gift re
ceived from his neighbors by an lu
llrm octogenarian who wedded a pleas
ure loving womuu more than 50 years
hin Junior. It was a largo brass cage,
"Intended" so ran Iho subscribers'
note "to restrain tho wayward flights
of a giddy young wife who has mar
ried o decrepit old fool for his money."
The. husband of a lady whoso grout
beauty hardly atoned for her sharp
tongue found uniting his wedding pres
ents a. s'olil's bridle or branks, a gift
from bis wife's sisters, with tho hope
that, "If Kute makci your life as un
bearable us she has mado ours, you
will not hesltato to put tho accompany
ing offuring to Its original uso." Lou
don Aamwem.
Tilp Far the AVpi-W ll.-Alnnlnnr De-O.
, How to I.lnlni" Text
Mmh. xill, 1-2:1.
Pome seeds fell by tho wayside, norrm
on stony places, some among thorns,
Borne Into gorul ground.
This paroblo Is a llternry gem, ex
quisitely beautiful In Its simplicity
and faithful picturing of the natural
scene, wonderfully discriminating In
Its moral application.
Wayside hearers, ilearltig tho word,
but understanding It not and having
all Its possible good snatched so quick
ly away. What o loss of effort! What
Irreparable loss of harvest! It Is well
4hm wo do not know how many there
art' In this company. It might para
lyzo effort If we realized what propor
tion of all hearers of sermons and re
ligious appeals are to be classed as
understanding not. Some people ap
pear to lie almost destitute of spiritual
appetite. The matters of religion are
strange and foreign to their thoughts
and outside their world. They under
stand neither the language nor the ex
periences. How, then, can they have
much Impression made? Soon the
whole affair pulses from mind.
Stony ground hearers. Easy to move
to tears and of quick sympathies. They
are glad to luur the story of salvation,
are resolved to be Christ's followers,
are reutly to speak uud pray and ex
hort. What Joyousness, what rapid
growth! Often there is great gladness
because. of the promise of quick and
abundant harvest from so little lnlsir.
Itut it ull passes us quickly as it sprung
up. No root. No depth of soli. Lost
seed. Lost time. Lost souls,
llow shall we hear?
Wo oii' too quick to give the appli
cation of this lesson to every ono but
self. How do I and how ought I to
hear? That Is the point of it all so
far as I uin concerned.
Have you ever considered how much
of seed In your own case has fallen on
beaten footpaths and been devoured
by the adversary at once? You listen
ed to a sermon or address, testimony
or exhortation, and went away unim
pressed, perhaps iu bitterness of soul
because It "hit" you. or the personali
ty und manner of the speaker or some
peculiarity of the thought cut athwart
your prejudices, lteware how you al
low too much wayside margin In your
heart Held, too many foot pot lis of hard
ground in your garden patch of spirit
ual life. Hotter break up some of the
fallow ground. I'low tip and mellow
the soil beaten hard by worldly cus
toms. There Is more iu this parable thuu Is
usually seen. (Set the truth In It as It
applies to yourself. Too often It is
read and the facts accepted ns If there
was no remedy for any of the defer'
pointed out. That wayside and sto
nnd thorny ground must ever remali
such and be a curse to Rolf und loss
to the owner.
Take another view of It. Why not
dig up those stones, root out those
thorns? If the ledges lie near the sur
face, bliuit out and 1111 In with good
soil. Thorough cultivation alouo pays.
If you are getting thlrtyfold, why not
o hundred? Use as much skill In your
religious life as the most thrifty mar
ket gardener does iu his work. Till
the soil and mix Intelligence with de
votion. "Herein Is my Father glorified, that
ye bear much fruit."
A Service of Sonur.
This can be made ono of the most
pleasant and prolitable of meetings
und can bo varied ulmost endlessly.
There should not be too much sing
ing, but more thinking. Read In uni
son or responslvely tho One Hundred
und Forty-seventh Psalui. Have some
orchestral Instruments to re-enforce
the organ In leading the singing.
Have some one prepare and read a
live minute sketch of the music of tho
early Christian church. Then sing as
o specimen of that early hynmology,
The day ol resumption, earth tell it all abroad,
The I'ubwover ol fclntlnc, the Pobtkiver ol God,
written by John of Damascus and
found In till modern church hymnals.
As a specimen of tho songs of the
middle ages slug "Jerusalem the Gold
en," composed In Latin by Uomard of
Cluny.
Have short sketches of Isauc Watts
and Charles Wesley and sing ono hymn
of each, such as "Jesus, Lover of My
Boul," nnd "I'll I'rulse My Muker
While I've Hreuth."
If the musicians ure competent, let
them render the gloria from Mozart's
"Twelfth Mass," ono of tho grandest
compositions In the whole range of sa
cred music.
The men who find easy situations are
those who have mustered dllllcuit ones.
Men who havo left hard places, with
the work undone, in order to Mud eas
ier ones do not succeed. The work
man who acknowledges himself beaten
In a task lie has chosen Is not sought
for to repeat the experiment. Those
who havo shown wisdom In selecting
their work and then have accomplished
It against all obstacles aro ulways in
llemand. Congregational 1st.
1I Hcm und K-4iin.
IVf you evrr think, when the fkit-s are blue
And the cloutU in the west (ire un umber hue
Anil a flhuthd rvd mid a hliimtmTlii white,
Thilt the ureal AM Father taki lieliht
In Beeinii If in children rmt uwhih t
Uu tho day been wenry, tho tuHk tieon lontrt
l.uy cure abide and let a noun
ltlKe to your lipii hb you kuko at tho Bky, '
For tho KlorleN ol lieuven Beem rlonMiiit by
And the great All t'uthcr sldftH the ai.enea.
For Bonio lite nt-ema but idle pluy,
While othira aie burdened wttii euro aiwoy
Uut idle Bccmiuu- oft bideB a puiu,
As the Bun oft nhiiu-B iu Rummer ruin,
And tho gn-ut All Father aeeu it ull.
And the beuuty ol Bun and cloud and sky
Thut Klldfl the west ub nluht draws nljh
Nut biiows tho love that will sufi-ly hold
Each truutliiK heurt ol this eurthly told
Till thu great All Futher lis. Is us home.
Antlm M. Mutual.
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To acknowledge our faults
when blamed is modesty; to tell
tho m to an intimate friend is
contidonco;to proclaim thorn pub
liuly is pride.
JOHNST
ON
Overcoats
O foiOMEN as low as $;?.L-; with
Q capes for HOWS, only fcl.!).".
Men's Overcoats in light grays
and line blacks.
Men's STORM OVERCOATS
with big collars.
We still have some MEN'S
Q S U ITS at .".( ), r0, $4.7.", &c.
Underwear.
p
0
Men's Underwear-extra heavy,
fleece-lined.
Women's Underwear, lleece-
V--(.liued, and Union Suits.
O- Children's Underwear, in Sin-5'jJ-'',gle,
and Union Suits.
M Overshoes.
at. ! :: Men's Over-
Mimes m nne
Huckle-Arctic,
-w Alaska. Cloth
' i f , " !tVt2 lined and self-
:vVf - r.' 'i I $ ;fcJr acting Sandals.
Blankets.
10-4 Cray Hlankets, heavy weight (i" cents.
All wool blankets in gray, red and white.
HOUSE HLANKETS from 77, cents up.
LAI' ROUES from i?!. to 5.00.
Men's and Hoys' heavy winter daps, and a thousand
and one other articles at very low prices.
Ladles'
Capes-
I t, Hi 11., I hh,Fur
and Coif. Ladies'
.jackets Fur lined
prices never so low.
Our Largo Store Room
proved to bo too small,
and we have been com
pelled to fit up an ad
joining room for
Ladies Wraps.
Ladies' and Chil
dren's Undcrwcar.Fus
cinators, Toques and
Ladies'Fur Collarettes,
Scarfs and MulTs. Ask
to see THESE GOODS.
kl'A
n; fin. .
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Wo want to call your attention to our
Line of Shoes.
NONE HETTER inFulton county.
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Ladies' Every
shoes at 1.0i.
Ladies' Jucry );iy
shoes, leather liiied.sl.::,.
Iidies Every );iy
shoes, full stayed hnek,
solid throughout (Win-,
ranted) $l.r).
Ladies' K'idgo shot's,
Kid lined, imoerviinisi t,.
M: - XT V'IZ water, 1.75.
Children's School Shoes from 88 to J)8 cents.
Men's Shoes in Kidgo, Russian Calf, Seal (high toi),
Calf, 1'atent Leather and Enameled.
Hoots from 1.50 to 2.75. Men's and Hoys' Kelt Hoots
from 1.68 to 2.50.
Elegant lino of Ladies'
Dress Good is
from Hie to fine Henriettas. A full line of French l-'laanels
50 inches wide, at 00 cents.
Children's Suits, 2 piece an. 1 5! piece suits, with short
pants. All sizes.
A beautiful lino of ladies' a. d children's Hand si hi is
from 2c to 1.00 each in cotton, f incy borders, JaK-nes
and linen.
J
K.
JOHNSTON
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At the Necktie Counter.
"Black 'neckties, if you please.
Drummondj'thesalesman, star- smile.
i a necktie of the right width cho
! sen, wrapped and handed to the
I troublesome customer with a
Good Manners at' Home
ed across the counter at the
speaker, as if his thoughts were
iu Egypt.
"What is it?" he said, at last.
"Black neckties. Silk.",
Drummond threw a box down.
The customer opened it. "These
are red and not silk," he said
quickly.
Tho next morning Sanders re
ceived a printed slip, notifying
him of his promotion in the store.
Drummond also received a slip,
but, it informed him that after
tho end of tho next week his ser
vices would no longer bo required
by Coltou & Co. Underneath the
printed form were written tho
"Nobody wears black sihf words, "Civility and efficiency
now," Drummond said, yawning j aro capital as well as money. You
and looking inditTereutly at the j wjil fail because you have neith
plaiu old man before him. Thouori
lie took up the box and throw it! "Who was the old bore?" de-
bnck into its place. i manded Drummond, in a fury.
"Have you none of tho laud 1 1 "It was John Culton, tho silent
want?" asked the-old man. i iiartnor of tho firm." said one of
"No; that kind of goods went j tho men. Youth's Companion.
out years ago. vve cion t Keep
'em," said tho salesman, insolent-
"There are plenty of black silk
ties," said Sanders, the man at
the next counter, in an under
tone. "I know; but what's the good
of bothering with an old back
number like that? Methodist
preacher I'll bet 5 to 1. Hut I
vias telling you about my cousins,
the Harts. The three' brothers
all left the village und came up to
town. One is now a railroad
boss, one a banker and the third
a sugar man- all of them millionaires."
"A lucky family. How
it?"
"They all had capital to start
wiuh. The man with capital wins
out every time. "
"Perhaps you have Hectics
black silk?" the old man said to
Just Saved His Life
It was a thrilling escape that
Charles Davis of Boworston, O.,
lately had from a frightful death.
For two years a severo lung troub
le constantly grew worse until it
seemed he must die of Consump
tion. Thou ho began to use Dr.
King's New Discovery and lately,
wrote: "It gavo instant relief
and effected a permanent cure."
Such wonderful cures havo for
25 years, proven its power to
cure all Throat, Chest and Lung
troubles. Price 50c and 1.00.
Every bottle guaranteed. Trial
was ; bottles free at W. S. Dickson's
Drug Store.
The Meyersdalo Commercial
published tho following item.
"Now it is said quinine injected
into a cancer tumor will cure it;
Sanders. He had been lingering ; that this is the proper remedy.
Men sometimes make money,
but money uevcr makes mon.
A fortune awaits tho inventor
of a boat that will iloat on a sea of
trouble.
near the counter.
"I think there are some, sir"
said Sanders taking down some
boxes. Ho opened ono after an
oiher, but there were no ties of
tho kind tho old man wanted.
Drummond, with a half-amused
stare at the persistent cus
tomer, turned away to gossip
and giggle with a salesgirl. San
ders anxiously took down box
after box.
"I am afraid 1 am giving you a
great deal of trouble," said the
old man kindly.
"That's what I'm hero for,"
said the sales-man, pleasantly.
"I am sure I shall find them."
If this is truo it is one of tho two
greatest discoveries of recent
years. Tho other one is that tar,
properly prepared is a specific
for consumption for all bronchial
troubles. Two ladies of town are
now under this treatment and
are improving rapidly."
Now is tho time when croup
and lung troubles prove rapidly
fatal. Tho only harmless reined y
that produces immediate results
is One Minute Cough Cure. It
is very pleasant to take and can
bo relied upon to quickly cure
coughs, colds and all lung dis
eases. It will prevent consump-
The box was found at last andtion. Trout's Drug Store.
Practical jokes are rarely in
dulged in by persons of nice per
ceptions, and teasing passes tho
bounds of good tasto when it
ceases to be a matter of pure fun
on all sides. Inquisitiveness is
always bad form. "Whom is
your letter from?." "What makes
your eyes so red?" are interfer
ences with one's rightful privacy.
A closed door should bo respect
ed and givo assurance of seclu
sion. Ono who is so disloyal as to re
peat to any outsider, however in
timate, anything to tho discredit
of the family deserves to forfeit
all family rights and privileges.
There are no terms strong
enough to condemn the vanity of
parents who will allow a daugh
ter's charms, prospects and ad
vantages to be advertised in the
public prints.
Society requires that whatever
their private relations, husband
and wife face tho world asa unit
harmonious and with interests
identical.
One thing good form impera
tively doinauds that by no mis
chance, no loss of selfcontrol,
shall family discords bo revealed
to strangers, children or ser
vants. Au uncontrolled voice is always
unmannerly and undignified.
A readiness to givo up iu little
things is the most tactful appeal
possible for a return of courtesy
at other times wh'eu the matter
may be of importance to us.
Personalities that aro mado to
do duty as family jokes are never
funny tostrangors. M rs.Burton
Kingsland in tho December La
dies' Home Journal.
Hundred .Million
year JOOO.
hv the
There will probably be from
;S50,000,000 to 500,000,000 people
in America and its possession by
the lapse of another century.
Nicaragua will ask for admission
to our Union after tho completion
of the great canal. Mexico will
be next. Europe seeking more
territory to tho south of us, will
cause many South and Central
American republics to bo voted
into the Union by thoir own peo
pleDecember Ladies' Home
Journal.
church i;i.c;.':n.in.
I'RKSltYTi'KiAN -Kev. V,'. A. V,Y
D., Pa.stur.
Sabbath school, !I:K.
Preueliiiif,r service- i itch altn
Sumbiy moruiiio' eo'itit in' ftem w
12th, lit llMi), iiml eery Sti:
evcnir.n lit ":.'!!).
Junior Christina Kmleuver at 2
Christian Kniletivor at ti:tKl.
Prayer meeting Weilnesilay evi
at 7 :()0.
Mi'.TlioDisT Keiseoi'-u. Kev. P
Ash, Pastor.
Sunday school til a. in.
J 'reaching every other Sunday ni
iny, cmintin:" i'roni A'j;:u-1 1-tl1
lt):.'!0 iiml every Kumlny evenir.
7:00.
Kpworlh r .cuyiie at : p. in.
Prayer meeting Tlinrsilay evi
at 7:00.
UNITHO PUKSUYTDItlAN -II'V. J
Grove, Pastor'
Sunday school at !I::H a. m.
Preaehinif every Sunday innrnin
10:30, and every other Siinciuy '
in counting from AiijuistlH, '
The alternate SabhaUi i-vciim
used by tho Young Tropic's t !
tian Union at. 7:00 . m.
Pruyer meeting Wednesday "
at 7:00.
EVANUI'.UCAl. lA'Tlir.KA.N'-lie-'
Wolf, Pastor.
Sundny school It :la a. in.
Christian Kudeavor at i.l'' I1- "'
Wednesday evening prayci' "
at 7:00.
Preaching morning and tiveui"-:
ery oilier Sundny, iluting
cemlicr I), IIMiO.
KKKoitMion- Kov. ('. M. Situ,
tor.
i -i i l n-'ta ii. in.
nuuuii.i nrm'i" m k
Christian Kndetivor at H:'"1 1'-" f
Wednesday evening 1'ra.vv "
at 7:00.
An
I) itnnertect
is always caused b
. uauuiuuu. .V- A
h cause improve
K ing ti e blood pur.
Ihlthjis stood the to
for thirty years
I QUART BOTTLB.
Ithas thousands o
5 h;ppv friends, TO
Battles seller
9 where at 3i
Wv.rcttMtalUfJ'iflll
B'or Snlw ut Trout'"
3