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M. E. GHURCH DEDICATION.
Sketch of the Dedication of the Tyrone Church on
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Sunday , January 2oth , 1901.
The half-tone cuts herewith presented
show the new Methodist Episcopal
church at Tyrone , which was dedicated
for public worship , Sunday afternoon ,
the 20th inst. Tyrone is located on a
long stretch of level prairie on the main
road between Lebanon and Cambridge
and only about two miles north of the
Beaver Valley R. R.
This is an old settled portion of Red
Willow county , and while it contains no
town , has been for years u thickly-
settled , progressive farming district ,
with school church telephone
post-office , , ,
phone lines , blacksmith shop , and coun
try store. A town-site was surveyed here
some years ago. But the new rail-road
built about that time up the Beaver
valley , missed this place some distance ,
and the town-site was abandoned.
The history of public worship in this
vicinity dates from March , 1880 , when
Charles W. Moore and family removed
from Mercer county , Illinois , and located
here. It was a long- distance to the
nearest church. So public worship was
established in the home , the services be
ing attended at first by a few of the
nearest neighbors Two years later reg
ular preaching services began , and these
services in connection witli Sabbath-
school , have been kept up ever since.
Rev. 1 * . F. Thomas , a brother of R. H.
Thomas of Indinnol > : , was pastor , and
preached and -ang for MS in the old sod
school-house. Next year the conference
sent us Rev. C. C. Cramlall. A sod
church twenty by thirty-two feet was
built , in which a wonderful revival was
held that winter. This church was ded
icated by Rev. P C. Johnson , D. D.and
for twelve years was the only house of
worship in this country within a radius
of ten miles.
Itisati interesting reminiscence to note
that as times were too hard to permit of
;
a new stove in those early days , two of
the trustees , who were also members of
the school board , made use of the school
stove all one winter , carrying it in their
I hands each Sabbath from the schoolhouse -
1 house to the church and back , a distance
of two blocks or more.
A brief review of the church work here
during these years would , among other
things , include the following , viz : The
Sunday-school of which Frank Moore
was superintendent most of the time for
fifteen years. The good work done by
Mrs.Mary Richmondnow of Wilsonville ,
who for several j'ears resided here and
preached for us. Her eloquent sermons
and Bible expositions will linger with
many of us while life lasts. And the
efforts put forth for nearly twenty years
in behalf of the young people by Flor
ence Moore , in the Epworth League and
Sunday-school.
Mrs. Sallie Moore , whose name ap
pears on the memorial tablet which
adorns the interior of the church , had
for years prior to her death desireit to
see a place of worship erected here , such
as we now have. Her husband , whose
deatli preceded hers by some twelve
years , had expressed the same desire.
They are buried in Tyrone cemetery ad
joining this church ; and upon their
children and neighbors has devolved the
task of building the church they hac
both hoped to live to see , and on ground
which they had given in an early day for
this purpose.
The corner-stone of the new building
was laid November I. 1899 , by Rev. R. D.
Robertson. The church is frame twenty-
four by thirty-two feet , is neatly painted ,
and the cost , including donated labor , is
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looo. It is insured against loss by fire
and tornado. The trustees are J. C.
Moore , Frank Moore , and C. S. Blair.
These composed a building committee to
which was added W. P. Crosby and C. G.
Broman. The work was first interrupted
by severe winter weather , and again by
the drouth. Thanks are due those from
a distance who , in this time of need , sent
us ample funds to procure the fine pews
which grace the church.
The dedication was set for January
seth , and a large congregation was in at
tendance. There was a fine sermon by
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Rev.V. . E. Hardaway of Holdrege , fol
lowed by the solemn dedicatory services ,
in which he was assisted by Rev. Mayfield -
field of Lebanon , and by the pastor. Rev.
D. C. Hopson. A collection was in a
few minutes raised to provide payment
for the fine lamps , chairs , carpet , etc.
Miss Kate Smith was organist. The
singing was assisted by the Wilsonville
choir. A solo by D. F. Smith was a
pleasing feature.
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PASSING OF THE BELL.
R'o Longer Uned to Record the Joym
and S rrov of Hamnnity.
The solemn and Impressive custom of
announcing death by the tolling of the
church bell will soon be but a Tague
and distant memory. "The passing
bell" has Itself passed away , and. Its
slow measured accents no longer tell
the story of the departure of one more
soul. The brief notice in the daily pa
per , while it conveys explicit Informa
tion , fails to give something that the
bell's tolling carried with it. The sol
emn rhythmic tones awakened a mo
mentary vibration In the breast of each
listener and bade each pause for sym
pathy and meditation. The bell ad
monished the sinner to repent and
warned the thoughtless that time was
tlylng while it spoke clearly and com
prehensively and bade all scattered
and preoccupied inhabitants attend its
story.
The bell's voice is identified with all
the deepest and most sacred human
emotions. It has bespoken the joys and
sorrows of all mankind for centuries.
Is its voice to die away and have no
part in the life of the future ? The
wedding bells ring out no more save
In some song or story. The Christmas
chimes are seldom wafted to our ears.
The church bells ring but faintly now
and under constant protest. "The cur
few tolls the knell of parting day" only
In verse. A sunset gun today gives
greater satisfaction. The angelus
sounds merely in pictorial form , the
fire bells give place to still alarms , the
dinner bell is silenced in polite society ,
and sleigh bells are discarded.
What is the future of the bell that
happy silver tongue that has sung out
the joys of all the world , that solemn
tone that has mourned for the nation's
dead and voiced the nation's woes and
summoned to their knees the nation's
worshipers ? Atlantic Monthly.
QUARRIES OF OLD EGYPT.
"Where Stone For Pyramid * of the
Desert Wait Procured.
On the way to Phihe and the head o
the cataract , a short distance south o
Assouane come upon the ancien
quarries which supplied the granite
for the columns , statues and obelisks
throughout Egypt for many centuries
An obelisk which we saw lies in its
native bed. It is 03 feeb in length , am
three sides have been carefully cut
but for some unknown reason it was
never separated entirely from the par
cut rock. The surface bears the too
marks of the workmen. The grooves
in it show that it was to have been re
duced at the sides. It was supposed
that the stone was split from its bet
by drilling holes in the rock and filling
them with wooden wedges , which wen
afterward saturated with water , the
swelling wood furnishing the power.
From illustrations in the temples it is
clear that these great monuments were
floated down the river on flatboats and
rafts and then carried inland by art !
ficial canals or dragged overland bj
thousands of slaves. In one of the
tombs at Beni-EIassan is a picture il
lustrating the process. The great stone
is loaded upon a huge sled drawn by a
multitude of workmen. One man is en
gaged in pouring water upon the run
ners to prevent friction ; another stands
at the left of the statue and beats time
that the men may work in unison ,
while overseers , provided with whips ,
urge the laborers to their task. Wha1
king desired to extricate this block
from the quarry , why it was left here ,
what it was to commemorate , we can
never know. The riddle of the sphinx
is solved , but the riddle of the obelisk
in the quarry will no doubt remain
with us forever. Chautauquan.
To Avoid n Total Loss.
A Pittsburg man tells of a visit ho
made at a thrifty home in a nearby
town. The call was quite a pleasant
one and during the evening "Abey , "
the hopeful son of the family , was
sent to the cellar for refreshments for
the guests. lie could be heard grop
ing his way through the dark , and
then came the noise of something fall
ing and the crash of glass. "Abey's' '
mother uas plainly uneasy , but she
assumed the unnatural composure
which her society duties demanded.
Soon "Abey" came up with an armful
3f bottles.
"What was that noise we heard.
' ' " mother.
'Abey' ? asked the
"Nothing much , " replied "Abey. "
"I knocked over n bottle of milk and
it rolled down the steps and spilled. "
"Did you call the cat. 'Abey'V" asked
: he thrifty woman. Pittsburg News.
Freqnent Vaccination.
Although almost absolute immunity
is secured for a period of six mouths
jy vaccination , there is no certainty
teat its effects will continue beyond
: hat time. In the majority of cases it
Iocs , but the interval for which this
idditional benefit is enjoyed is variable.
Elence those who have studied the
natter most carefully recommend a
'resh operation if more than six
nonths have elapsed since the last one ,
f a person is liable to be subjected
: o peril , as in time of an epidemic.
Sew York Tribune.
Not "Wholly a Misfortune.
The Widow Yes. Henry's death is a
jreat loss to me , but I am thankful for
me thing he died before he could get
lis patent perfected.
Sympathizing Friericl Pardon me.
The Widow You don't understand ?
IVhy , in that case , you know , all the
noney he had would have gone sooner
ir later. Boston Transcript.
A Dresn Darg-ain.
Wife Oh , such a bargain ! I reached
$ lgg. Drive & Co.'s ahead of the crowd
his morning , and got enough stuff for
. perfectly elegant dress for $1.90.
Husband Hoopla ! You're an angel !
Vhat will It cost to get it made up ?
Wife 'Bout $30. New York Weekly
THE FIRST GERMAN PAPER.
Ben Frnnklln In 1732 Printed the
Flrnt Xeltunsr In America.
The first newspaper printed In the
German language in America was the
rhiladelphlsche Zeitung , published by
Benjamin Franklin in the year 1732.
The Pennsylvania Gazette for June
8-13 , 17o2 , contains the following an
nouncement :
"The Gazette will come out on Mon
day next and continue to be published
on Mondays.
"And on the Saturday following will
be published Philadelphische Zeitung ,
or Newspaper in High Dutch , which
will continue to be published on Satur
days once a fortnight , ready to be de
livered at Ten a Clock , to Country Sub
scribers. Advertisements are taken in
by tiie Printer hereof , or by Mr. Louis
Timothee , Language Master , who trans
lates them. "
j In undertaking tkls new enterprise
Franklin expected to secure a liberal
(
support from the German population of
the province , for whom he had been
doing considerable printing , but In this
lie was disappointed , and the publica
tion of the Zeltung was discontinued
after a few numbers had been issued.
The Zeitung was a small sheet of
four pages. Gby 9 inches , the text
printed in double columns with Roman
type , and at the bottom of the fourth
page bore the imprint : "Philadelphia :
Gedruckt bey B. Francklin in dor
Marck-stra * se. wo diese Zeitungen vor
5 Shillings des Jahrs zu bekommen ,
nnd Advertisements zu bestellen sind. "
The first number was issued June 10 ,
1732. and the second "Sonnabend den
24. .Tunl. 1732. " The publication of the
Zeitung , therefore , antedates by seven
years the Hoch-Deutsch Pennsyiva-
nische Geschiclit-Schreiber , published
by Christopher Saur. Chicago Times-
Herald.
-HIS HAT AND UMBRELLA.
Tills 3Inii Toolc n Qnlck Lniieheou
SiKii lit ItH Word.
He was undoubtedly from the coun
try. His umbrella , a big cotton affair ,
would have given him away even had
he not had one trousers leg tucked into
a boot. lie wandered into one of the
big quick luncheon places in lower
Broadway. lie was looking for some
thing to eat and was just sitting down
at a table when his eye caught a sign
which read : "Watch Your Hats ! The
Management Will Not Be Responsible
For Umbrellas and Hats Unless Check
ed by the Cashier. "
"Where's this here cashier ? " he ask
ed the woman who came to wait on
him.
"Up there in the little cage by the
door , " said the waitress.
The farmer stalked to the cashier's
desk and laid down his umbrella and a
big hat that was new five or six years
ago. The cashier looked up in amaze
ment
"Keep your hat. " she said. "It will
be all right. "
The farmer walked back to his table ,
read the sign again and thought it over.
Then lie climbed on a chair and took
the sign from its hook. He carried it
up to the cashier.
"What dors this mean ? " he asked.
People were beginning to laugh , and
the pretty cashier got red in the face.
She took the hat and umbrella and
wrote out a receipt. It was the first
time in her life that she had been ask
ed to check a hat. and she has been a
cashier more years than one. New
York Tribune.
She Wns Ahead.
Marjorie had just returned from a
visit to the old homestead in Tennessee ,
where a colored nurse nearly 100 years
old was still an inmate. It puz
zled her that Chloe should be called
"auntie" by her mother and the family ,
but at last she accepted the fact and
did likewise. Her playmates , troop
ing in to welcome her home , began to
enumerate their possessions acquired
during her absence.
"I've got a black pony. " crowed
Charlie exultantly.
"I've got a new baby brother , " cried
Jessie.
"M'tn ! That's nothing : I've got two
of 'em. " retorted Fred.
Marjorie's eyes flashed. "Oh ! " she
cried. "I've got a heap raore'n that :
I've got an auntie as old as Mefusela
find black as tar. " Leslie's Weekly.
Aroused Her Curiosity After All.
"Don't want any. " said a North Broad
way housekeeper from her second story
window to a street vender whose wag-
jn was standing a few steps away and
who had just pulled the bell.
"Don't want any what ? " gruflly ask
ed the arab. who hadn't had even a
chance to tell what his wares were.
"What have you got ? " asked the
liousekeeper , whose curiosity was get
ting the better of her annoyance.
"Oh. never mind. You don't want
my. Git up. Bob ! "
"Now. I wonder what that exasperat
ing man is selling , anyhow ? " she ex
claimed as the wagon disappeared
iround the corner. Baltimore Sun.
When Tvrelic Is Odd.
One would think that 12 wa j more
jntitled to bo considered an "oven"
lumber than 10. for its half is an
'even. " whereas the half of 10 is "odd. "
ret on the Stock Exchange 12 is an
'odd" number. The house takes five
shares as the basis of dealing , remarks
Commerce , and all multiples of five are
ousidered "even" numbers. Any in-
ermediato numbers are "odd , " and
) arceis of shares not divisible by 3
ire difficult to sell except at a reduced
rice.
That's Another Story.
When a poor young man marries a
ich girl , all the women say he is
nercenary : but when a rich man raar-
ies a rich girl they say such a love
s < ? ie most beautiful thing In the
vorld. New York Press.
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we are having a clear
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We have some bargains in
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Call and be convinced that
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goods , ladies' suits , capes , jack
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