FULTON COUNTY NEWS.
Published Every Thursday.
B. W. Peck, Editor.
McCONNELLSBURG. PA.
Thursday. June 13. 1901.
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The Purposes of Education.
Written for the "News" by Dnvld H. Meyers.
Education is to iuspire the
love of truth as the supremest
gxd, and to clarify the vision of
the intellect to discern it.
We want men above deciding
great and eternal principles upon
narrow and selfish grounds. Our
advauced state of civilization has
evolved many complicated ques
tions respecting social duties
We want men capable of taking
up the complex questions, and of
turning all sides of them towards
the sun, and examining them by
the white light of reason, and not
under the false colors which
sophistry may throw upon them.
We want no men who will change
like the vanes of our steeples,
with the course of the popular
wind; but we want men who, like
mountains, will change the course
of the wind. We want no more
of those patriots who exhaust
their patriotism in lauding the
past; but we want patriots who
will do for the future what the
past has done for us. We want
men capable of deciding, not
merely what is right in principle
but what is right in means, to
accomplish what is right in prin
ciple. We want men who will
speak to this great people in
counsel and not in flatter'. We
want godlike men who can tame
the madness of the times, and
can say to the raging of human
passions, "Peace be still." Look
at our community divided into so
many parties on all questions of
social, national, and inter-national
duty; while, over all, stands al
most unheeded, the sublime form
of truth, eternally and indissolu
bly one. Now, what can save us
from endless contention, but the
love of truth? What can save us
and our children after us, from
eternal, implacable, universal war
but the power of impartial
thought? Most of those great
questions which make the pres
ent age boil and seethe like a cal
dron, will never be settled until
we have a generation of men who
were educated from childhood to
seek for truth and to revere jus
tice. In the middle of the eigh
teenth century, a great dispute
arose among astromoniers re
spocting one of the planets,
Some, in their folly, commenced
a war of words, and wrote hot
books against each other; others,
in their wisdom, improved their
telescopes, and soon settled the
question forever.
Education should imitate the
latter. If there are momentous
questions which, with present
lights, we cannot demonstrate
and determine, let us rear up
stronger and purer and more im
partial minds for the solemn ar
bitrament. Let it be forever and
ever inculcated that no bodily
"wounds or maim, no deformity
nor disease can bo so disabling or
painful, as errors; and that he
who heals us of our prejudices, is
is a thousand-fold more our ben
efactor, than he who heals us of
mortal maladies. Teach children
that no horror is so fatal as a
horror of truth because it does
not come from our leader or our
party. Then shall we have more
men who will think, as it were,
uiider oath not thousandth and
ten thousandth transmitters of
falsity not copyists of copyists,
and blind followers of blind fol
lowers; but men who can track
the Deity in his ways of wisdom.
A love of truth a love of truth!
this is the pool whose waters have
miraculous healing. And though
we cannot bequeath to posterity
this precious boon, in its perfect-
noss, yet we can icspire a love of
it, a reverence for it, a devotion
to it; and thus circumscribe and
weaken whatever is wrong- and
enlarge and strengthen whatev-!
or is right. What resources are
there in all nature, at all comparable-
to the- vast influx of jniwerof
every incoming generation of
children? Each embryo life is
more wonderful than the globe it
is sent to inhabit, and more glo
rious than the sun upon which it
1irst opens its eyes. Each, with
a fitting education, is capable of
adding something to the sum of
human happiness, and subtract
ing from the sum of human mis
ery, and many great souls
amongst them may become in
struments for turning the course
of uations, as the rivers of water
are turned. It is the duty of
moral and religious education to
employ and administer all these
capacities of good for lofty pur
poses of human beneficence.
"Suffer little children to come
unto me," said the Savior, "and
forbid them not, for of such is
the kingdom of Heaven." Aud
who shall dare say that philan
thropy aud religion cannot make
a better world than the
present, from beings like those
in the kingdom of Heaven?
Education must be universal.
It is well when the wise and the
learned discover new truths; but
how much bettor to diffuse the
truths already discovered anioug
the multitude! every addition to
human power; and while a philos
opher is discovering one new
truth, millions may be propagat
ed amongst the people. Diffusion
then, rather than discovery, is
the duty of our government. The
qualification of voters is as im
portant as the qualification of
governors. The theory of our
govern in cut is, not that all men,
however unfit, shall be voters,
but that every man, by the pow
er of reason aud the sense of du
ty, shall become lit to be a voter.
Finally, education alone can con
duct us to that enjoyment which
is, at once, best in reality aud in
finite in quantity.
Cod has revealed to us not by
ambiguous signs, but by his
mighty works; not in the disput
able language of human invention
but by the solid substance aud
reality of all things, what ho
holds to bo valuable, and what he
regards as of little account. The
latter he has created sparingly,
as though it were nothing worth,
while the former has poured
forth with uurneasurable munifi
cence. I suppose all the dia
monds ever found, could be hid
den under a bushel. Their quan
tity is little because their value is
small.
But iron ore, without which
mankind would always have been
barbarians without which they
would now relapse into barbar
ism he has strewed profusely
all over the earth. Compare the
scantiness of the pearl with the
extent of forests and coal fields;
of one, little has been created, be
cause it is worth little; of the otli
ers, much, because they are
worth much. His fountains of
naphtha, how few; and myrrh
and frankincense, ho v exiguous;
but who can fathom his reservoirs
of waters, or measure the light
and the air? This principle per
vades every realm of uature. Em
phatically is this plan manifested
when we come to ourselves. Up
to the point of competence, up to
the point of independence and
self-respect, few tilings are more
valuable than property; beyond
that point, few things are of less
value. However rich a man may
be, a certain number of thickness
es is all he can comfortably wear.
(Jive him a dozen palaces, he cau
live in but one at a time. Though
the commander be worth the
whole regiment, or ship's com
pany, ho cau have the animal
pleasure of eating only his own
rations, aud any animal eats with
as much relish as he.
Hence, the wealthiest, with all
their wealth, are driven back to a
cultivated mind, to betielicient
uses aud appropriations; and it is
theu, and then only, that a glor
ious vista of happiness opens out
into immensity and immortality.
Education then, is to show to our
youth, in early life, this broad hue
of deinarkation between the value
of those things that can be owned
by but one, and those which can
bo owned aud enjoyed by all. If
I own a ship, a house, a farm, or a
mass of metals called precious,
iny right to them is solo aud ex
clusive. No other man has u
right to trade with my ships, to
occupy my house, to gather my
harvests, or to appropriate my
treasures to his use. Hut not so
of the treasures of knowledge.
Th" same truth may eurich and
enable all intelligences at once,
luliuite diffusions subtracts noth
ing from depth. None are poor
because others are made rich. If
I own au exquisite picture or
statue, it is miuo exclusively.
Even though publicly exhibited,
but few could be charmed by its
beauties at the same time. It- is
incapable of bestowing a pleasure
simultaneous and universal.
Hut not so of the beauty of
moral sentiment; not so of the
feelings of conscious purity and
recitude. Those shed rapture
upon all, without deprivation of
any; may bo imparted aud still
possessed ;trausferred to millious,
yet never surrendered; carried
out of the world, and still left in
it. These may i in paradise man
kind, and undiluted, uuattenuat
ed, be sent around the whole orb
of being. Let education, theu,
teach children this great truth,
that God has so constituted this
world that whatever is really aud
truly valuable may bo possessed
by all, aud possessed in exhaust
less abundance. And now you,
who feel that you are patriots and
lovers of mankind, what bul
warks, what ramparts for free
dom cau you devise, so endurable
aud impregnable as intelligence
aud virtue?
Pareuts, among the happy
groups of children whom you
have at homo, more dear to you
than the blood in the fountain of
life, you have not a son nor a
daughter who, in this world of
temptation, is net destined to en
couuter perils more dangerous
than to walk a bridge of a single
plank over a dark and sweeping
torrent beneath. But it is in
your power and at your option,
with the means which Providence
will graciously vouchsafe to give
them, that firmness of intellect
ual movement and that keenness
of moral visiou, that light of
knowledge aud that omnijiotence
of virtue, by which, in the hour
of trial, they will bo able to walk
with- unfaltering step over the
deep and yawning abyss below,
and to rraeh the opposite shore
in safety aud honor.
Saves Two From Death.
"Our little daughter had an al
most fatal attack of whooping
cough and bronchitis," writes
Mrs. W. K. Haviland, of Armonk,
X. Y., "but, when all other reme
dies failed, we saved her life with
Dr. King's New Discovery. Our
niece, who had consumption in an
advauced stage, also used this
wonderful medicine and to-day
she is perfectly well." Desper
ate throat and lung diseases yield
to Dr. King's New Discovery as
to no other medicine on earth.
Infallible for Coughs aud Colds.
."iOc and 1.00 bottles guaranteed
by W. S. Dickson. Trial bottles
free.
An exchange says there is
nothing like throwing out a life
line to some poor, struggling
mortal who is about to sink for
the last time. There are men
around us about, to be shipwreck
ed who might be saved if only a
little help were granted in tho
niche of time- A loan of a few
dollars, the lending of a little
credit at the opportune moment,
has saved many a good man from
bankruptcy aud ruin. The
trouble with too many of us is
that we do not put ourselves in
the other man's place, that tho
golden rule is a glittering and
meaningless generality.
Tho billious, tired, nervous man
cannot successfully compete with
his healthy rival. Dewitt's Little
Early Risers the famous pills for
constipation will remove thecause
of your troubles. Trout's drug
store.
John Zeutmpers, living near
Halfway, Md., is experimenting
in the raising of coffee and pea
nuts. It has boon found that
both will grow readily in that
section. If no unforseen obstacle
arises, he will demonstrate
whether they cau bo cultivated
there profitably.
Africa has an area of practical
ly 1 l,r h ,000 square miles, some
thiug more than thrice that of
tho United States and its pos
sessions. Twenty years ago,
save for strips of territory along
the coasts, with occasional shal
low indentation Into the interior
it was in fact as well as in name,
the "dark continent."
Tho wolf at tho door is always
regarded as a rang outsider.
Santej's Host Faiwas L')i:;.,
The last piece sung by Mr.
Sankey was that one of nil his
compositions which has perhaps
brought him theinostfanio "The
Ninety and Niuo." Before sink
ing it he gave au account of its
birth. He was in Scotlaud at the
time, very many years ago. lie
was leaving Glasgow for Edms
burg with Mr. Moody, after hav
ing conducted services for three
mouths in tho former city. Going
to the railroad station, he stopped
at a news stand to buy a paper to
read upon the train. Something
in a copy of a religious paper
caught his eye, and he purchased
it for a penny. Settling down in
tho car, ho glanced over tho pa
per, and his eyo chanced to light
upon some little verses in tho cor
ner of the page. He was pleased
with them, and ho said to Mr.
Moody, "I've found my hymn."
But his companion had no ears
for the hymn then, being deeply
eugaged in reading a letter from
home. Mr. Sankey read the
verses aloud, but Mr. Moody did
not hear a word, as was developed
afterward.
Mr. Sankey tore off tho corner
of tho sheet and put tho verses in a
scrapbook in which lie pasted all
verses and sentiments and songs
which struck him as available ma
terial for his work. This scrap
book, by the way, was the origi
nation of tho Gospel hymns; but
that name was not bestowed by
either Mr. Sankey or Mr. Moody
but by a clergyman in the north
of England.
For several days Mr. Sankey
got no time to make a tune for the
verses which had struck him.
Then, one day in Edinsburg.there
was a great meeting, au uuusual
ly impressive meeting, aud the
subject was "The Good Shep
herd." When Dr.- Bonner closed
his talk, Mr. Moody beckoned to
his partner, aud asked him to
sing something appropriate. Mr.
Sankey could not think of nothing
but the 23d Psalm, and that had
been sung so often that he did not
like to repeat it. And then came
an inspiration, a second thought,
which was to sing the verses he
had cut from the paper. But the
third thought was how he could
sing them wheu he had no tune
for them. Then a fourth thought
came, and that was to sing tlx.
verses anyhow.
Ho put the verses in front of
him, touched his lingers to the
organ keys, opened his mouth
and sang. Ho did not know where
he was going to come out, and he
says that whatever there is in the
song, God gave him that emer
gency. Haviugtinished the verse
amid profound silence, ho took a
long breath, wondering if he could
sing the second in the same way.
He tried and accomplished it.aud
after that, through the other
verses, it was easy. When he
concluded, the meeting was all
broken down, the ministers cry
ing Scotch ministers at that,
Mr. Sankey explains and it was
the most intense moment he had
ever known. Mr. Moody came
down to where he sat and -do
manded to know where ho got the
song. Mr. Sankey replied that
ho had read it to him on tho train
but Mr. Moody said that he had
never heard a song like that. The
song was sung at every meeting
after that, aud was soon going
over the world. And while trav
eling in the highlands a short
time later, Mr. Sankey received a
letter from a lady at Melrose,
thanking him for singing the
verses written by her sister.
That sister was Elizabeth C. Cleii-
haue. Ho had named the sou;'
"The Lost Sheep, "but Mr. Moody
insisted upon calling it "Ninety
and Nine" whenever he announc
ed tho hymn, aud ultimately Mr.
Sankey had to adopt that name.
Denver Republican.
It's a good thiug to love your
enemies, but it's a better thiug
not to have any.
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I'an-Amci iviiii Imposition Now
OpLii.
The Cumberland Valley Kail
road Company has now on nale
regular Summer Excursion' tick
ots to Buffalo on account of Pan
American Exposition and to Ni
agara Falls. The rate from Nler
cersburg is 1,00. In addition
special excursion tickets to Buf
falo, good to return within ten
days from date of issue, wilt be
sold every day until October Ulst,
at rate of 11." from Mercers
burg. For tho accoin niodatiou of vis
itors to the Exposition the Penn
sylvania Knilroad Company has
put on two new trains in oacV di
rection, between IJarrisburg and
Buffalo, with which Cumberland
Valley trains make close connec
tion at Har'risburg. Nos. 4 and 10
reaching Buffalo at 8.00 P. M.
aud 7.Pi." A. M. respectively, Re
turning leave Buffalo at 8.00 P,
M. and 8.30 A. M. connecting
with trains 1 and U respectively.
The Waynesboro Driving As
sociation have 30 men aud 20
horses nt work on the race track,
which will be completed by the
end of the week. A twelve horse
stall stable has been erected. It
is 1 T0 by 2-4 feet, and the roof ex
tends over part of the track.
This is to be used to exercise the
horses when the track is unfit.
Seven Years In Bed.
"Will wonders ever cease?" in
quire the friends of Mrs. L. Pease
of Lawrence, Kan. They knew
she had been unable to leave her
bod in seven years on account of
kidney aud liver trouble, nervous
prostration aud general debility;
.but, "Three bottles of Electric
Bitters enabled me to walk," she
writes, "aud in three months I
felt like a new person. " Women
suffering from Headache, Back
acho.Nervousuess, Sleeplessness,
Melaucholy, Fainting aud Dizzy
Spells will find it a priceless
blessing. Try it. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Only 50c at W. S.
Dickson's.
Luke Mallou, on tho south
branch of the Potomac, near
Cumberland, tried to subdue a
vicious rani aud in a spirit of fun
made a wager with some friends
to ride the animal. Holding on
by tho horns of tho goat lie was
carried down a steep hill by the
animal, which was frightened and
ran agaiust a tree with such force
as to fatally hurt Mallou.
"The Doctors told me iny cough
was incurable One Minute Cough
Cure made mo a well mau," Nor
ris Silver, North Stratford, N. II.
Because you'vo not found re
lief from a stubborn cough don't
despair. One Minute Cough Cure
has cured thousands and it will
cure you. Safoaud sure. Trout's
drug storo.
Avoid eccentricities in note pa
per. Plain white unruled paper,
of medium size or delicate gray
or very pale blue paper, may be
used by a lady, but anything
startling or bizarre violates good
form. Juuo Ladies' Homo Jour
nal. Dyspeptics cannot bo long lived
because to live requires nourish
ment Food is not nourishing until
it is digested. A disordered
stomach cannot digest food, it
must have assistance. Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure digests all kinds
of food without aid from the
stomach, allowing it to rest and
rogaiu its natural functions. Its
elements are exactly tho same as
the uaturaly digestive liuids aud
it simply can't help but do you
good. Trout's drug store.
Beer drinkers in Munich are
gleefully hugging themselves be
cause of a now law. It imposes
on saloon keepers a lino of !:!",
with two weeks imprisonment,
if they serve a patron with a glass
of beer which has too deep a col
larthat is too much froth.
About au inch of froth is consid
ered tho legal quantity.
"A few months ago, food which
I ate for breakfast would not re
main on my stomach for half au
hour. I used one bottle of
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and can
now eat my breakfast and other
meals with a relish and my food
is thoroughly digested. Nothing
equals Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for
stomach troubles." II, S. Pitts,
Arlington, Tex.- Kodol Dyspepsia
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drug store.
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WITH twenty-live years' experience pur- 0
chasing goods in tho East, I have never
bought a lot of goods with which I am so 0
well pleased as those for thisspriug'strade. 0
I am prepared to offer you goods both in
quality aud quantity that cannot be sur- fs
passed, and at prices that will astonish' you 0
for their cheapness. t1 !
I CLOTHING 1 $
For boys 3 to 5 years of ago, we have X
those beautiful Vestee Suits; from 5 to 15, Q
two-piece suits; and for men, suits all sizes
and prices. We have only space to men- V
tion Black Diagonal cotton-worsted suits, .,. V
nice and dressy.at $2..r0. Meu's and Boys' " V
Overalls, cotton pants and iumners: also, a Sr
fine lino of Madras
Shirts ot 48 cents.
Hats
We have all tho latest things in Wool aud
Fur all colors. Straw Hats for Men aud
Boys Dross and everyday. Children's -Fancy
Skull Caps at 5 cents each.
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0 Men's good BuckledCreodmorc for 1.00.
0 Buckled Creedmore Tap solo and Iron
,K heel for 1.19. Mon's Fine Shoes in Kidiro.
0 Iono Calf, Tan aud Patent Leather. Ladies' s
X Kidgo and New Style Patent Leather for V
y 1.50. Children's Shoes from 25 cents, up. V
V The Trout season is now here, and we V1
? have split bamboo rods, single aud multi- O
O Ply'"?? reels, cotton, sea grass, and oiled 0
0 silk lines, plain and snooted hooks aud Ci
Q 3-foot leaders.
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Sash 12x20; 12x24; 12x28; 12x30; 12x32;
12 x 34; 12 x 36 inch and a quarter thick always
on hand.
Sash four lights to window from 45 cents to 70.
These sash are all primed and ready for the glass.
Both the doors and the sa"sh
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The bicycle has had its run as
a f id, but it v ill not disappear!
It has a legitiment sphere of use
fulness aud will continue with us
in tho tilling of that. People, as
a rule, w ill not go racing iu herds
over the country on wheels, just
to see how many milos they can
cover as was the recent practice
but the bicycle will continue to
provide an easy and pleasant
nioaus of locomotion, within its
limitations, for those who know
how to appreciate its advantages.
and Silk-front Dress
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Philadelphia.
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It is estimated that 1,000 Chi
nose have lost their lives by vio
lence and starvation about Peking
andTiou tsin since tho invasion
by the foreign armies. This fact
will hardly be of much assistance
to tho missionaries in their future
work.
Agricultu ral statistics sho w
that tho avorago yield of wheat
per o:re m the United States is a
iittlo loss than thirteen bushels,
and that of Indian corn a Iittlo
less than twenty-seven bushels.