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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOUKNAL , PJUDAY , JULY 1 , 1910 , 11 Ooo PEOPLE'S Sermon by CHARLES T. RUSSELL , Pftitor Brooklyn Tabernacle. i Louisville. Ky. , Juno 10. Pastor ItuHHcll of the Brooklyn Tabernacle , Now York , today addressed the Inter national Bible Students' Association here , imlng the above text lie also gave a public address under the ana- pices of the iiHfuiclntlon. He had crowd ed houses and earnest attention. On the above text ho said In part : I address you , dear friends , ns Chris- tlaim. students of God's Word , and not ns sectarians Although the world Is full of denominations , each claiming to bo the Church of Christ , we all admit that there is but the one "Church of the firstborns whose names are writ ten in heaven" ( Hebrews xll , 23) ) . This conviction Is being borne In upon us more and more as the days go by , and as the eyes of our understanding open more widely to the teachings of God's Word. Wo realize increasingly that our division means our shame in the eyes of the world , and that our Crccdal contradictions Imply that we arc not nil led In all things by the Holy Spirit , the teachings of which cannot be Yea and Nay upon the same subject It Is this Bcntiment which Is taking hold of the ministry of all denominations and mak ing them anxious for an outward show of Unity in Church Federation , which will shortly be effected. The Christian public , however , and especially Bible erudents , are not deeply sympathetic with the Federation idea. They real ize that at most It would be a gloss of deception so far as doctrinal oneness IB concerned ; and that otherwise It Is but a business or worldly combination. Bible Students are more and more coming to prefer the Lord's way the Scriptural way. They are coming to realize that what God's people need Is not more organization but less organi zation , not more explicit creeds but the one standard of fellowship which the Bible sets up. They are learning that this simple creed Is : a turning from sin and acceptance of the Lord Jesus as the Redeemer from sin and death and the full consecration of the believer , mind and body , to know and to do the Lord's will to the best of his ability , under the Lord's Providential guidance. Wo all see that this simple bond of fellowship Is the only one laid down In God's Word , and that whatso ever Is more than this Is injurious- bondage to men and to systems. We nil see that "the Church of the Living God whose names are written In heav en" Is composed exclusively of such as conform to the terms of this simple creed that these alone will constitute "the Body of Christ which Is the Church" "the Bride , the Lamb's wife. " whom he will accept and unite to himself - self in the end of this age. We all see that this class alone is referred to In the Scripture as "the elect" who are to be associated with the Savior In his glorious Spiritual Kingdom , which , in visible to men. is shortly to be estab lished in power and great glory for the blessing of natural Israel and through Ler for the blessing of all the families of the earth living and dead. "Workmen Not Ashamed. " Let us consider the latter part of our text first : The Apostle's suggestion is that Timothy and all the ministers of the Gospel of Christ are professedly tcorfcmrn. laboring under the guidance of God's Word. In the larger sense every Christian is a minister of the Gospel , or , as St Peter declares of all the consecrated , "Ye are a Royal Priesthood , a Holy People , a Peculiar Treasure. " In the end of the age will come a reckoning time , a showing of results. "Every man's work that be Lath wrought shall be made manifest" ( I Corinthians 111 , 13) ) . Our text urges that Timothy , and every faithful sen-ant of God should be so loyal to God and bis message that In the great time of examination in the end of this age preparatory to the Introduction of the Kingdom the showing shall be one of which we need not be ashamed. Let us , then , as Chris tian Bible Students of all denomina tions gathered here today , ask our selves respecting our own work In the world , and bow It must appear to God , to ourselves , and to our fellowmen yea. bow It must shortly be made manifest to all ! Let us call the rolL Baptist breth ren. What have you to show as work men who need not to be ashamed , rightly dividing the Word of Truth ? Methodist brethren , what say you ? Presbyterians , next Congregationalists - ists , Lutherans , Catholics all ! The answer of one is practically the answer of all : "We have so many hun dred Churches. They cost so many millions of dollars. Their steeples are so high. Their cost of maintenance is so much. The number of ministers is so many. The Church collections amount to so much. The amount col lected for foreign missions Is so much. The amount expended on fine choirs nnd elegant organs Is so much. The aggregated debts of all our churches is so much. The unpaid Interest on many of these debts Is so much. The time and energy expended In fairs , br.znnrs. etc. , to help pay the expendi tures is BO much. The number of Church membership Is so many. The number In Sunday Schools Is so many. " Many of our dear Christian friends eay , What lack we yet ? Have we not really attained the goal of our Church ambition ? Should wo build finer edi fices or pay larger salaries ? Are we not straining ourselves with collections oooPULPIT. . . . Workmen Needing Not to Be Ashamed. "Study lo Show Thyscll Approved Unto God , a Woikman That Need- etli Not to Be Ashamed , Rightly Divid ing the Word ol Truth" ( II Timothy u. 15) ) . ooO" " - in i-very turn/ What more coultl Uou link of us ? "We are rich and Increased In goods nml have nerd of nothing" iRevelation III. 1(5-101. ( In reply we may suppose the Lord to nsk , Where did I give you Instruction respecting these things ? Wherein my Word did you ( tnd the suggestion that what 1 desired you to do In the world was to erect great church edlllces , piles of stone and iron and mortar , polished woods and stained glass ? You are not rightly reading my Word. However good In Intention , you have failed to "rightly divide the Word of TruthT The Temple respecting which I gave Instruction Is the spiritual one , the Temple of the holy Spirit the Body of Christ which Is the Church. 1 fear that you have forgotten the true temple of God while roaring so many temples of earthly ma terials. Concerning the true Temple I Instructed you that "tho tcmplo of God is holy , which temple ye arc" "living stones" bolng shaped and pol ished "for the habitation of God through the Spirit. " Show me what you have accomplished In this way. Show me to what extent you have rightly divided my Word , and prop erly instructed mankind respecting my glorious character and my great Di vine Plan of the Agosl Show me fruitage of the glorious message ! How many In all the millions that you report arc "Nev Creatures In Christ Josus. " who "walk not after the flesh , but after the Spirit ? " Lot mo boar the message of my love and grace In Christ as you arc proclaiming It ! What mean those sectarian di visions amongst you ? Why are thorp so many Church edifices and so few saintly worshipers ? Who authorized you to put those creedal fences be tween my people to divide the flock ? Know ye not that 1 said , there Is one Hock and one Shepherd ? Why have you so neglected the spiritual Interests of my flock and their instruction in righteousness ? Why arc you so unable to rightly divide my Word ? Instead of coming together as one Church of the Living God whoso names are written in heaven you have divided Into hundreds of sects and parties ! in stead of taking my Word as a whole and rightly dividing its teachings as between the different ages and dispen sations of tny work , you have divided my Word in a sectarian manner. One" sect has made one selection from my Word and another sect has made an other selection. Thus ye array one part of my Word against another part of It. and hence get into confusion and conflict. What have you to answer for these things ? With shame of face we must all ac knowledge that "We have done those things which we ought not to have done and have left undone those things which we ought to have done , and there Is no help in us. " The proper thing for us to do , dear Christian friends , is to get down upon our knees before the Lord and in contrition of heart to acknowledge that we have wrought no deliverance In the earth ( Isaiah sxvl , IS ) : that our sectarian differences are our shame ; that the Ig norance that we have all been in re specting the Word of God Is humil iating. Now that our eyes are open so that wo can comprehend as never before the harmony of God's message from Genesis to Revelation , it moans a rich feast and blessing to our souls. The Word of God becomes more pro- clous to us dally as we become able to comprehend it Our duty is to fly to the assistance of our dear brethren and sisters In Christ , of all denomina tions , and to call upon them to Join with us in a determined stand for righteousness , for Truth , for God and for his Word. We must show thorn that ignorantly we and they have dishonored our God by misrepresentation of his character and misrepresentations of the real teachings of the Bible. Wo must point thorn to the fact that the Bible docs Aot teach that ail mankind except the "Elect" saints will be consigned to an eternity of torture at the hands of fireproof - proof demons. We must show them that the election of the Church during this age a saintly little flock does not moon Injury to the non-elect That , on the contrary , It Is the Divine pur pose that the elect saints with their great Redeemer in glory shall consti tute God's Kingdom. That his King dom when established will bind Satan , put down sin , banish ignorance , error and superstition and uplift mankind by "restitution , " by resurrection processes , up , up , up , to all that was lost In Eden by disobedience and to all se cured for Adam and his race through the great transaction at Calvary ( Acts III. 19-21) ) . "Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth. " Alas , how many Intelligent people have turned aside from following Christ and from hearing the voice of God through the Bible ! Alan , how many are looking to Theosophy , to Spiritism , to Christian Science , to Higher Criticism , to Evolution wan dering farther and farther dally from the "faith once delivered to the saints" ( Judo 111) ) . We fault them no more than we fault ourselves. As a whole we have been tcorkmen who need to lo ashamed. We have dishonored God through misunderstanding and misrep resenting his Word and his Character. We have driven away from God and the Bible eome of the moat Intelligent 01 our H'llowR. by reason of tne . tradlctory normenoe of onr creed * . The Apostle urges. "Study 10 hnw thyself approved unto God.V ar - not to suppose , therefore , ttini HIH highest of all science , that which per tains u the Dlrlno purpose and I hi- Divine plan , can tic acquired without ttudu. We are not In this claiming that study alone would brjng the de sired results of proper knowledge. We heartily agree In the Scriptural pro | > - nsltlon that "the world by wMmu knows not Owl. " We are not there fore to study along the lines of world * ly wisdom , but along the lines of "Unit wisdom that conictb from above" along ( he lines of the Inspired Scrip tures. We must study ! Whoever will not study will not know. "The secret of the Lord Is with them that rever ence Him. " And reverencing him means the giving of our best thoughts and talents to the study of his Word , that we may "know the things freely given to us of God" (1 ( Corinthians II. 12) ) . We should note further ns Bible stu dents that we must not study to be ap proved of men. but to have the Divine approval. This will bring to us. ns It did to the Master and his apostles , the disapprobation of the worldly-wise and nominally religious. It was the Chief Priests and Scribes and Pharisees , and not the common people of the Jews , nor the Roman soldiers , who wore guilty of the crucifixion of our Lord. And we must expect similar conditions , be cause , as the Apostle says , "As he was so are we in this world. " The class who called the Master Beelzebub is the same class which will oppose his foot step followers. God permits nil this with wise and loving forelntentlon. Nothing connect ed with the opposing forces Is In any sense of the word interfering with ills great Program. He set apart with Di vine wisdom this Gospel Age of nearly nineteen centuries for the sole purpose of selecting from the world "tho Church of the firstborns" the nntityp- leal Priests and Levltcs. The restric tion of his message , the darkening of counsel , the clashing of creeds , the op position of the world , the flesh and the Devil , are all wisely permitted with the forclntentlon on God's part that thus all through the Age the way of the cross In the footsteps of Jesus- should be a "narrow way , " so that comparatively few finding It would care to walk In it It is those few , that "little flock" zealous for God , for his Word , for righteousness , that be is now marking out as the prospective Joint-heirs with Jesus in his glorious Kingdom , which is to bless the world with full opportu nities for earthly salvation "restitu tion. " The trials of the faith , the pa tience , the love , the devotion of this "little flock" are all designed and not accidental. Satan and bis hosts may think to thwart the Divine Plan and may mislead and use humanity ns their tools , but it shall yet be seen that all of the Divine purposes shall be ac complished. The Word that has gone forth out of Jehovah's mouth shall prosper in the thing whereto he sent it St Paul declared of earthly Israel , that they enjoyed "much advantage every way , because to them were com mitted the oracles of God. " So now , dear friends , it seems to me that you and 1 and all sincere Christians the world around enjoy much advantage every way. Looking to the past we Ond great excuse for our dear forefa thers who. with sincerity of heart so misunderstood the Divine Word and so misinterpreted the spirit of the Master that they burned one another at the stake. We should not think so harshly of them for this us though they lived today under the greater ad vantages which we possess. Wo should sympathize with them. We should consider them as blinded by the great Adversary as was Saul of Tarsus , when he , as a member of the Sanhedrln. authorized the stoning of St Stephen. We should think of them sympathetically as St. Peter spoke of the Jews who crucified the Lord. He said , "I wet , brethren , that In Igno rance ye did It as did also your rul ers. " So also we should kindly , lov ingly cast a mantle of benevolence over similar conduct on the part of John Calvin and others of our forefa thers. But as we would not go to the Jewish rulers , nor to Saul of Tarsus for religious Instruction , neither should we go to Brother Calvin or others of our forefathers who were blinded , as he was , respecting the true character of God and the true Spirit of bis Word. Only within the past century have the masses of God's people been able even to read the Bible , If they had pos sessed It And only within the same time bavo they had the Bible to read. Our great hindrance has been that with Bibles In our hands and with ability to use them , we looked tor In struction to onr well-meaning fathers Instead of going to God's Word itself. Now by God's grace the eyes of our understanding are opened. The won derful Bibles of our day with their marginal references , their concord ances , etc. , and other assistances In Bible study ore bringing us in touch with the whole message of God's Word. Now one passage of Scripture throws light upon another and thus with Increasing brightness the Word of the Lord as a lamp gives light upon thp nathwav of his Church. How She Got the Job. "The one thing we demand from our employees. " said the head of the ofllco force , "is correctness In Ugures. " The applicant smoothed her hlpless skirt complacently. "I have never had any complaints on that score , " abe replied , with a glance of nssui-ance. Bystander. Anticipated. "I've ofteo marveled at your brll- Jlancy , your aptness at repartee , your" "If It's more than C shillings , old man , I can't do a thing tor you. I'm iiearlv broke myself.--London MalL i r Had a Medal From Emperor. Funeral services over the remains of Rev. Carl Martin , for the past two years pastor of the St. Johannes Evan- gellcal church here , who died suddenly from a hemorrhage of the lungs , were presided over by the Rev. Mr. Neil- marker of Columbus , Rev. Mr. Seiko of Madison and Rev. Mr. Mathleson of' Pierce , at 2 o'clock Thursday after noon at the family home on South See end street , after which the remains were taken to the church , where at 20 : ! ! further services were held. A very largo number of friends and relatives , Including Mr. Martin's daughter , Mrs. Henrietta Lucrniann of Dormice , Kan. , and his stepson. John Hermit of Rochester , Minn. , were In the funeral party. The German Sol diers' society , of which Mr. Martin was a member , aeted ns a guard of honor and marched In the procession with their rifles on their shoulders. Six members of this society , who were In the war between Germany and Aus tria in 1SCC. In which Rev. Mr. Martin won medals for bravery , acted as his pallbearers. They were as follows : Herman Mass , William Dohnc , William Hoofs , William Lehman , John Smith , William Sonendmann. Reaching the new Lutheran ceme tery , services were again held by all three ministers , each of whom deliv ered sections of the burial sermon. After this ceremony , the soldiers fired a salute over the grave of their dead comrade. Rev. Carl Martin was born in Ger many C9 years ago. He was drafted into the German army while still a young man. His career as a soldier was a long and interesting one .and that he was a brave and loyal soldier Is shown by the two gold medals which were Interred with his remains Thursday afternoon. In I860 he saw much active service in the war between Germany and Aus tria and received a gold medal from the emperor not only for being one of many hundred soldiers who had gone through much service without a repri mand , and for length of1 service , but also for coolness and bravery. This Is a medal , say the German soldiers , that is rarely given and only in case of ex traordinary merit does the soldier re ceive it. Besides this medal , Mr. Mar tin had a medal for regular service. "This medal , " said Rev. Mr. Martin to a friend not long ago , pointing to the insignia , "will be one thing which I will carry to my grave. " His remark was conveyed to his comrades , and when his body was slowly lowered to its last resting place two medals were pinned upon his breast. Rev. Carl Martin was it we'll educat ed man , and Is said to have been blessed with a remarkable memory. He was loved by his entire congrega tion and every person who ever came in contact with him was immediately his friend. He had friends all over the state and in the east , and was very popular here. He will be greatly miss ed by Norfolk. See Famous Passion Play. Nuremberg Bavaria , May 14. Spe cial to The News : The charms of travel still fascinate our minds and we leap on at rapid bounds ; one day we tour the hills of beautiful Florence , but two days later we sail on the Grand Canal of Venice in a gondola ; but another leap and we are coaching In the Tirolese Alps , and thus we keep our transit. A few days ago we visited the beau tiful modern Munich , the capital of Bavaria , a city of 580,000 people ; with its attractive parks and gardens , it is much like many of our own cities. It is a great railroad center. Here we visited the principal places of interest as the Royal palaoe , the Glyptothek and the Alto Plnakothek , the Glass palace and the English gar dens and then we chartered two au tomobiles and took in the surrounding county. From Munich we went to Obor Ammergau , In which the fam ous Passion play was presented and remained here two days. In this town of 1,800 people we met the great rush of people ; the trains going and coming were all full and It was hard to get a seat. We attend ed the play on Monday , May 1C , and that day there were 20,000 tourists In the town ; people were crowded in everywhere. Some paid ? 1 for a chair to sit in all night ; others stayed up nil night waiting for some one to leave so they could 'get their beds. But It Is said that July will be the real rush. It is surprising to note that the great majority of these tourists were Americans and that four-fifths of them are women. Either off for a summer outing or looking for a duke or a count. And really It Is very amazing how much these peculiar creatures cost. Yet American women hunt for them and often to their ser row. Wo would advocate Americans for Americans and less fortune or ti tle seeking and domestic life will be much happier for the women. Ober- Ammergau is a pleasant town , the people are plain and seemingly lion- est. Many of their homes are painted - ed on the outside with some scene or event of history and then their sta- hies and homes are all in the same building. I wish I could go in detail and give an account of the Passion play , this would take two hours speaking - , ing or writing and would cover half n page of The Daily News , so I must } close this part with a bare mention , j In general the presentation was very fine , the tableaux and groupings es pecially were fine. Anton Long rcpre- ] sented Jesus , and his part was to bo , admired , as also was that of the man | who acted Saint John , Saint Peter. Judas Iscariot , and Mary , who repre sented the mother of Josus. The j whole presentation gave the Impres- ( slon of the real crucifixion and the pierced side of the master and scone j on the cross was a very real act and In fact , only a few years ago the crucifixion was real and every ton f years a man was put to death In the Piny. Piny.After After seeing this , one can form a real i opinion of what Jesus endured at the I hands of the Roman soldiers and rulers , when lie was crucified. After a two days' stay In Obcr-Am- morgait wo returned to Munich and ' then I took a fast train to Nuremberg at which town 1 am now writing This is a city of 1130.000 people and is I divided by the river Pcgnltz. There aio i three flue old churches here name ly 1 Saint Lorenz , Our Lady , and Saint Sebald. It was hero that Durer the great painter , was born and lived for many years ; ns also the house of Hans , the cobbler poet , and his tomb. The most beautiful fountain Is the Tugeml llninnen. fountain of virtues , which Is made of bronze. The most strange and peculiar of all places here Is the Old Hurg castle , where the kings and queens lived. It is on a high cliff above the city , from which you can look away across the level country as far ns the eye can reach. Instruments of Torture , Besides the master paintings and the quaint furniture which arc now most valuable , for the castle was founded by Conrad II , the emperor In 1024 , almost 1,000 years ago. There Is the place of most Interest at the castle Is the chamber of torture. These were for the beggars , the musicians who did not play well , and the politi cal criminals. They are horrible In appearance and were used In the fif teenth , sixteenth and seventeenth cen turies. Here are spoons to pour hot lead In people's mouths , stretching ma chines on which to kill people. Saw one sword that was used to cut off the heads of 800 people. I shall describe one other it is Iron and on the out side looks like a former Nuremberg woman , but when It is opened It is full of sharp iron spikes , the criminal is put inside and then the machine closes up and the person is pierced with a thousand sharp nails , then lest the criminal still lives the body is dropped down through a machine with a thousand sharp knives and Is cut Into as many pieces. I think there were 1,000 different instruments of torture. We visited the market place , where most all the 'shop keepers are women. The women surely have a hard time over here , for we saw many as we passed through the country plowing with oxen in the fields. The men seem to loaf , play cards , and drink beer , which is the greatest profession with the native people. As we moved along the streets our party was taken in hand by the po lice , because we were walking on the wrong side of the street. Laws are very strict In Bavaria , but we soon were released and allowed to go on our way. Women are not allowed to look out of the windows into the streets. How I would like to see a copy of The News , for sometimes we go two weeks and never see an English pa per. Chas. Wayne Ray. The Picturesque Rhine. Island of Marken. Special to The News : Since my last letter from Ber lin we have been moving , for we saw the sights of Frankfort on the Mainz , and then Jumped to the poets' fair Bingen , on the Rhine river , and for location this is very beautiful. My mind has often been active concerning the famous Rhine valley and the won derful beauty , and I was not disap pointed in my dreams for the hills , mountains and landscape are elegant. The lofty hills are all terraced with beautiful vineyards and then there are old castes on either side of the river as the steamer glides down to ward the mouth. We passed the noted castles of Rheln- stein , Falkenburg , Sonneck , Helm- burg , St. Gear , Marxburg , Lahubeck and many others Jti&t as famous. The trip on a fast steamer lasted all day and was a pleasure to all our party. The river was filled with sihall and large boats and ships with passengers and freight plying up and down the river. river.We We broke our Journey by a stop at the city of Cologne , with a population of 430,000 people. 'The noted feature of this city is the iron bridge across the Rhine , and the famous old Ca thedral. We took a carriage here and drove to all the principal public build ings of the city. Leaving Cologne we traveled all day by train , out of Germany , into Hol land and stopped at Amsterdam. Germany is a prosperous and thriv ing country. The public highways are very good. The railroad stations are large , substantial , and many afo built of massive stone and are clean and well kept. On Sundays even the sta tion newspaper stands arc closed up tight , and the station Is quiet and or derly. Sunday In Germany Is not a beer drinking holiday , but the sturdy Ger mans are in their churches or quietly spending the day. I think some Amer ican Germans might well pattern af ter , the fatherland in keeping the Sab bath | , at least. The Germans are Industrious and hard ] workers , but are evidently push ing ] to the front commercially and hold an Important place In the world , and It speaks well for them that they are mostly Lutherans In religious be lief , and this faith kept sacred and practiced is making them a great na tion. Excited Over a Baby. Leaving Cologne wo came and are now In Amsterdam , the commercial capital ot Holland. Hero wo came Into the midst of the great celebra tion of the first coming of Queen Wilhelmlna to the city since the birth a year ago of the little girl named Juli ana. ana.The The city is wild with excitement and the streets are crowded so It Is al most Impossible to pass about. . There is far more excitement and stir over this one little girl , the heir ess of the throne , than we have In the United States over electing ton presi dents. For band after band march down the streets , nil classes of people ple have given up tholr work for a week to have n gain time. It is charmIng - Ing how they do things here. Wo have taken an excursion from Amsterdam out fifteen miles to the Island of Marken in the South Sea. The whole trip was Interesting. To begin wlt'i ' we started by a steam ship , next we took u locomotive trip for a few miles , then a motor boat , next a sail ship , then a houseboat , and then the tram car , and at last the steam launch. All thin in thirty miles of travel. Mnrkon has 1,000 people on the Island and all of whom are Pro- tCHtants. There are only eight farm ers on the Island , * all the others are fishermen. We were there on Saturday und all 111 sail ships were in the har bor for Sunday , so it was n great sight. These people are quaint , and odd. Many of them have never bee ( iff the little Island. They wear wooden shoes and dress in such peculiar costumes that yor would laugh yourself sick to see them 1,000 Years Behind Flap. They arc mostly very poor and live on scarcely nothing. There are , we say , 1,000 years be hind the times. They are very industrious , but have little chance to get anything ahead. Strange to say a. < good number ol them speak I igllsh. They are very soclajblc and polite and you never hear any swearing or see a drunken man. Amsterdam has 050,000 people am ! 6,000 ships call annually at her liar bors. bors.For For the first time In many weeks , we hear English spoken frequently In ho tcls , stores and on the streets. Time is passing swiftly and my first 30,000 mile trip may soon be over and 1 shall start on my second trip about June 15 , for another and a longer Journey. Chas. Wayne Ray. Bonesteel May Get Light Plant. Bonesteel , S. D. , June 25. Special to The News : C. A. Johnson of Fair fax was in town soliciting our people for electric lights. Mr. Johnson is n& soclated with E. A. Bullock of Norfolk in a lighting company and it is proposed . posed to have lights in Bonesteel in about ( sixty days. SATURDAY SIFTINGS. J. Baum has returned from a trip to Kansas City. Mrs. Nix and Mrs. Homer were in Omaha yesterday. B. T. Reid returned from a business trip at Columbus. C. L. Anderson has gone to Omaha and Lincoln on business. Mrs. William Degner and children of Hndar was In the city. M. Irvln and A. Koyen returned from a fishing trip at Wood Lake. A. J. Steckllng of the Laurel roller mills was in the city on business. Miss Alice Heckman of llosklns will spend Sunday at Meadow Grove. Mrs. Frank Winter , who has been here visiting with relatives , returned to her home at Crelghton. Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Gentle and son have returned from Creston , la. , where they spent a week's visit with Mr. Gen tie's parents. Mr. Gentle next week will resume his duties at the postof lice , his vacation leave having expired. Thomas Keegan of Kansas City hns accepted a position at the state hos pital here. There were seven leaks In the city water systems yesterday on account of the water department having both the electric and steam pumps working at the same time. Fifty bullheads and four fine black bass were caught by Harry Lodor and Mr. Adams In the Elkhorn yesterday. W. C. Ahlman is suffering from a sprained ankle as the result of stepping - ping from a street car at Omaha a few days ago. Rlngling Bros. ' circus will show at Sioux City July 9 , and it id reported they may show at Norfolk later in that month. The first locally raised ripe toma'to ' of the season has been plucked. The garden of Sol G. Mayer is accredited with that distinction. The Jenny Wren club will meet at the home of Mrs. C. L. Chaffee , 109 North Ninth street , on Wednesday , Shirley Engle assisting. Mrs. H. S. Thorpe will be taken to a Lincoln sanitarium Sunday for treat ment. Mr. Thorpe will accompany her. Miss Muriel Thorpe has gone to Omaha to stay with friends until her mother's return here. The Norfolk band gave a concert on Norfolk avenue last evening under the auspices of a traveling tent show , which Is playing a week's stand here. It sounded like last summer's con certs , which are greatly missed by many Norfolk people. Complaint is being expressed in Norfolk over the premature Fourth of July celebrating. Already firecrack ers are banging in the air and a good many people have expressed strong disapproval of permitting so much noise In advance of the Fourth. Mrs. A. W. Finkhouse returned from Excelsior Springs , Mo. , where she had been for several weeks taking treat ment for rheumatism. Mrs. Fink house , who was unable to walk when she left Norfolk , Is now able to walk around with ease. Mr. Finkhouse met her at Fremont. Fremont Herald : A young lady is now added to the list of alleged vic tims of W. L. Howard , the export dealer In Jewelry and worthless drafts , who Is being held In the county Jail awaiting county court trial. Miss Mud- ra Madea , daughter of John Madea of Stanton , yesterday claimed a diamond ring which Howard received together with ? 17.75 in cash in return for a worthless piece of paper. Captain C. L. Anderson , command ing officer of Company D , local militia , j IR In position to offer many of the young men of Norfolk n splendid op ' "S portunity to accompany "In company to Kcirt Rlloy , Kan. , In August when the local company goes there to camp. This encampment under the present rules of the government , which IIIIH done away with nil of the previous drawbaekH to camping , will make u line outing for the young men of Nor folk , who on application to Captain ' ' Anderson within the next few iliiyt * can accompany the Boldlera there. A rllle team of live enlisted men of the local company will bo sent to AHlilaml. Neb. , to participate In the shoot Ing contest on July 1. Fort Smith ( Ark. ) American : lly unanimous vote of the executive com mittee of the German Day celebration , to bo hold In Fort Smith the first week In October , next , A. J. Koenlgsteln. u leading and popular attorney of thin city , was selected as grand marshal of the parade , which will bo one of the principal events of the celebration. It Is the Intention to make the cole-bra tlon the largest one of any over held In this state , and from present Indica tions the people of Fort Smith will tm- tertaln from 10,000 to 20,000 visitors on this occasion. It IH expected that at least 5,000 people will take part In the grand parade. Mr. Koonlgstoln has requested until Saturday to deeldo If his business will permit him to ac cept the honor and responsibility Inci dental to this Important part of the festivities planned for this occasion. SHE SENT $50 BACK TO HIM. Norfolk Bachelor Recovers Last In stallment Sent to Fnkc Bride. One of the Norfolk bachelors who sonic time ago through n mntrlmonlal paper WUH about to got innrrlcd and who made several installments of money to his bride-elect , who failed to come to him , always pretending that her mother was ill , or had written him from several places In Nebraska that she was on the way and had to have "more money" to enable her to got to Norfolk , has received his last Install ment back by means of assistance from n Norfolk attorney. In the last letter It Is said the pros pective wife said she "had to have more money to come here to marry him , " and under these circumstances , through the violation of postal laws , he was able to get his money back. The other Installments , which arc said to aggregate about $50 , will prob ably never be Been again. Probably this bachelor will talk to some of the pretty Norfolk girls about matrimony before again enlisting the aid of mat rimonial papers. Old Cuming County Man. West Point , Neb. , June 25. Special to The News : William Knieval one of the oldest settlers and best known res idents of St. Charles township died \ at his farm home and was interred under Catholic auspices on Sunday. The deceased was 52 years of ago and a native of Germany. He had been a resident of Cuming county for over forty years. He Is survived by hl& wife and four children. The Immedi ate cause of death was pleurisy. Three-Fourths of an Inch at Raascri Farm , Two Inches Two Miles West. Farmers living two miles west of Norfolk report that a fine soaking rain fell there Friday afternoon. At the Ilaasch farm one mile west of here three-quarters of an Inch fell , while further west two inches of rain helped the crops wonderfully. The- gulch there , it is said , was filled'wltli water. Recovers the Watch. A. M. Wurtz , the Norfolk jeweler who was swindled out of $20.50 and a gold watch and fob by the grafter , Damon alias Howard , who passed n bogus check on him on May 25 , was lucky enough yesterday to receive the watch and fob from the Fremont au thorities. Constable Finkhouse re turned with the stolen property. The money , however , had already been paid other claimants who were vic tims of Damon and there was no more- left for Mr. Wurtz. When the Norfolk constable arrived in Fremont he was taken to the cell in which Damon was locked. He found him fast asleep on his cot. Shaking him by the shoulder , the con stable awakened him saying : "Do you know me ? " "Well , you are an officer I have seen before , I believe it was Norfolk. You wore a blue suit then. " "You are right , " said the officer. "F have come here to get that watch , fob and the money you got at Norfolk. " & * * + * & ? * * "Well , the watches and all the mon ey are gone , " replied Damon calmly. "No , they are not , " said a deputy sheriff who was standing near by. "There is one watch left. " "Well , don't give It to him , ho can't identify It , " said Damon. "Yes he can , he's got all the pa pers , " said the deputy sheriff , and the watch and fob was handed over to the Norfolk officer. "Do you remember taking this watch from a Jeweler at Norfolk ? " asked the constable , but Damon would not answer him. "Are you coming up to see us soon ? " questioned the Norfolk officer , and Da mon then shook his head sadly , prob ably sorry that he could not return. Damon , when captured by the Fre mont sheriff , had on his person n argo number of valuable watches and about $250 in cash , but the money and all the watches had already been call ed for by other victims of the swlji- dler. Had there been any money left when Flnkhouso arrived in Fremont , t would have probably been divided among the three Jewelers who were at the Jail endeavoring to recover some- \ of their Jewelry and money. These three went away empty handed. There were seventeen Nebraska and South Dakota Jewelers In all who reported to the Fremont authorities as bolng victims of Damon. Most of these were from South Dakota.