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THE NORFOLK "WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , FJtlDAY , JULY 22 , 1910. Ooo 060 PEOPLE'S PULPIT. . . "BE YE Sermon by RECONCILED CHARLES T. RUSSELL , TO GOD" Pastor Brooklyn Texl , "You lhat were sometime Tabernacle. ilicnnled , and enemies in your mind by wicked works , yet now linlh he rec onciled" ( Colossians i , 21) ) . - - Ooo Sunday , .Inly Id. Pastor Kussell of Ilrooklyn Tabernacle , New York , preached today from the above text , lie said In part- : In order to use a telescope to ad vantage we need first to obtain a proper focus on the object to be ex- iimlncd. And so It Is with the Divine 1'lan and Purpose. Looking at It with Ihe eye of faith through this Telescope of God's Word , adjustment of the fo cus Is necessary. Tills focusing of the "Word , Christian people in the past have very generally overlooked. AH a result the Divine Plan has a blurred nnd Indistinct appearance to our sight. The various word-pictures , symbols , types , allegories and plain statements of the Scriptures without this focusing together , make a very unsatisfactory nnd itondescript matter of Hie Gospel of Christ , one that Is unsatisfactory to everybody , one that the learned of our ilny have repudiated entirely mi am biguous collation that Is a source of vexation to millions of God's consecrated crated people. The dllllculty Is that the Telescope was tampered with dur ing the dark ages and the proper fo cus was lost. Since then Christian people have feared to readjust It. They liave gloried In the fact that they never changed thu focus. However , they have overlooked the fact that some ono else did change it for them long ago ami that the unsatisfactory view \ve have gotten is the result of this and Is entirely out of accord with the clear nnd beautiful vision of God's Grace nnd Truth and Mercy ami Love and Wisdom and Power as seen by the Apostles in the early Church. International Bible Students' Associa tion. Some of us , dear friends , Instead ot throwing away the Telescope of the "Word of ( Sod , are taking pleasure In cleaning the lenses of the dust of the dark ages and adjusting the fovus l > y a careful endeavor to speak where the Word of God speaks and to lie nilent where It Is silent , and to bring , as the Apostle suggests , our every thought Into captivity to the will of God In Christ as outlined In the Bible. The result , we all can testify , Is not only comforting , but happlfylng ; not only enlightening , but refreshing. Truly , as the Apostle suggests , we have come to "Times of Kefreshiug from the presence of the Lord. " And nil this , we perceive , is exactly what the Scriptures foretold , namely , that a falling away and darkening of the un derstanding would follow the death of the Apostles , but that In the cud of the age the darkness would begin to scatter before the oncoming light of the Sun of righteousness , In the morn ing of the New Dispensation of Mes siah's reign. In accord witli all this , note the fact that for centuries we have been over looking certain Scriptures while ac cepting others. We accepted the Apes tle's statement In our text respecting the reconciliation of the Church , but we overlooked entirely other Scriptures which speak of a still different recon ciliation "God through Christ recon ciling the world unto himself" ( II Co rinthians v , Hi ) . We should have noted the difference between the Church and the world In this and tunny other pas sages of Scripture. We should have remembered the Lord's words , "Ye are not of the world , even as I am not of the world. " We should have seen that the salvation add reconciling of the Church Is one thing and the salvation nnd reconciling of the world Is quite another thing ; that these are two dif ferent salvations the llrst to heaven ly , spiritual conditions and joint-heir- Hhip with Christ in his Kingdom ; the other to an earthly Inheritance , to wirlhly perfection and life everlasting nnd an Eden that Is to be world-wide Paradise restored , God's footstool made glorious. God's Purposes to Be Accomplished. Nevertheless nothing has been lost. No feature of the Divine Plan. has been thwarted , for these two salva tions do not progress at the same time. During this Gospel Age none are dived , nor desirous to lie saved , except those "drawn of the Father , " "called of God. " These have been privileged to approach ( Sod through the Son , whose name Is "the only name given Under heaven or amongst men whereby we must be saved" ( Acts Iv , 12) ) . Only those who take up their cross nnd fol low the Lamb through evil report nnd good report , faithful unto death , can now bo spirit-begotten ; In the resur rection , these will be spirit-born , mem bers of the Bride of Christ , the Lamb's Wife and Joint-heir with him In his Kingdom. It does not matter to the remainder of mankind that they have been allowed to remain in Ignorance of the great fact that God Is about to pour out upon humanity a great bless ing ; about to pour out his holy Spirit upon all classes ; about to establish the Kingdom of his dear Son for which we pray , "Thy Kingdom com < > ; " about to cniiBe the knowledge of tint Lord to Jill the whole earth ; about to give to every Ken and daughter of Adam one full , fair , righteous opportunity to come tea a knowledge of the Truth that they rany be saved. If the knowledge of God's grace hns proven to be a grand , glorious , inspir ing message to the sanctified In Chrlat Jesus , the Church of this Gospel Age , called to the heavenly calling , will not the messag" e.f reconciliation to the world , In due time , likewise bring to the world comfort , Joy , blessing as they shall be Invited to the earthly portion-to full restitution to human perfection to all that was lost by Adam and that is to he recovered by the saerllice of .Usus. No wonder the Scriptures assure us that the night of weeping Is nearly over and the mornIng - Ing of joy already dawning ! No won der the Apostle declares that "tho whole creation groaneth and travalleth In pain together , " and that they are "walling for the manifestation of the sons of God" ( Kom. vlll , 22 , I/ ! ) / . The work of this Gospel Age has been the calling , the testing , the prov ing , the lining , the polishing of these sons of God for the glorious heavenly stale to which they have been called. The Apostle urges that however hum ble the position of God's saints In the present life , "We know that when lie shall appear we shall be like him , for we shall see him as he Is. " When he shall appear In his'glory we also shall appear with him. When he shall reign as the King of kings and Lord of lords , when to him every knee shall bow and every tongue confess , the elect Church , his llride. will bo with him In his Throne , sharers of his glory nnd participants In his work the work of blessing and uplifting the world- reconciling the world to God. Calvin and Knox Wesley and Whit- field. Calvin , Knox nnd others of the re formers , we may then HOC , were ( julte right In their insistence that none at the present time are In a reconciled condition toward God except the com paratively few of our race the saints. These turn from sin to righteousness , turn from disobedience K > faith and consecration , and In and through the merit of the Kedeemer are acceptable as probationary members of the elect Church. If faithful they will shortly , in the "llrst resurrection , " constitute the Church of glory , the Bride , the Lamb's Wife and Joint-Heir. Brothers Wesley. Whltlield and oth ers were also right in their proposition Hint God was not content with electing merely a saintly handful , but surely loved the whole world and would sure ly give to every member of the race a full opportunity to come to a knowl edge of Christ and to seek a share In the merit of ills sacrifice for sins and nil opportunity for life everlasting. Those dear brethren contended ear- ifostly with each other over their differ ences , the one upholding the doctrine of Election , the other contending for the doctrine of Free Grace. Now we see that both were right ! Now we see that the election belongs to this Gospel Age and to the High Calling to the di vine nature and that In an age follow ing this Free Grace toward all of the race of Adam will prevail. "The knowledge of the Lord sball till the whole earth ; " "every knee shall bcw and every tongue confess. " Then those who , under the rule and assistance and uplifting Intluences of the "elect" will come into harmony with the Divine Law. will be blessed with full recon ciliation to God and eternal life on the human plane In Paradise restored wliile tlie Intelligently perverse , In stead of being everlastingly tortured , as we had supposed , will , ns the Apostle tle says , bo punished with everlasting destruction ( II Thessalonians 1 , 0) ) . "Hallelujah , What a Savior ! " From this viewpoint the glory of our Itedccmer and the glory of our heaven ly Father are multiplied a' million times. Our Kedeemer not only is to be the Savior of the "little Hock , " his Church , his Bride , on the spirit plane of glory , but additionally , through the agency of his Millennial Kingdom , he Is to be the Savior of the world. He "tasted death for every man , " ns the Scriptures declare , nnd , as they ex press It , "He shall see of the trnvnll of his soul and be satisfied" ( Isaiah Mil , 11) ) . Who could suppose that the Savior would be satisfied with the result of his Inbor If only about one In n million , ns members of his Church , reach the heavenly glory-land ? Who In our day could for n moment believe the suggestion of Brother Jona than Edwards , the great New England preacher , who declared that the Lord nnd his saints would , together , look over the battlements of heaven at their neighbors nnd friends and children suf fering nn eternity of untenable torture nt the hands of demons , and turn around and praise God the louder on this belmlf ? Poor Brother Edwards had , we believe , but a smnll concep tion of Divine Justice and lilvlno Love. And his dllllculty was tliat he did not see what Is now so distinct and clenr to Bible students , namely , that the Bi ble Hell to which all humanity goes Is not n place of torture nor of conscious ness at all , but the grave , sheol , hades , the tomb. Instead of Christ nnd the snlnts praising God because of the tortures or the poor groaning creation , the Di vine program shines lesplendently Knowing us that the Kedeemer and Ida Church will for -i thousand years be engaged In a missionary work of the subllmest and most gigantic character n work not only for n living remnant of the rnce , but one which will In- elude in its blessing all the thousands of millions of humanity under the Di vine sentence , "The wages of sin Is death. " Truly the Scriptures declare 141.an * - As the heavens nre higher than the earth , HO are God's ways higher than' ' man's ways and God's plans loftier than man's conceptions. | Notice next the context. St. Paul , after mentioning Christ us the Heitd of the Ilndy , the Church , who Is the first-begotten , the first-born from the dead , that In all things he might have the pre-eminence , adds , "For It please , ! the Father lhat In him slmuld all fill- nevs dwell , " and that ( after ) having made peace through the blond of hlu cross by him to reconcile all things liuto himself both the things In earth nnd things In heaven" ( Colossians I , 1S-20) ) . The Apostle Indicates the great scope of Christ's work as It shall be eventually when finished. He Is tip- pointed of the Father to establish peace and righteousness throughout the Uni verse. But he has not yet accom plished all of this. He has only begun. He hits died fpr the sins of the world , as well as for the sins of the Chun-h. But he has not yet offered to Justice the satisfaction for the world's sins : He first appears before God as the great Advocate for the elect Church , "called" of God in advance to be "the Bride , the Lnnib's Wife. " Note how the Apostle expresses this thought In our text , verso 21. The Church First Reconciled. "And you , that were sometime alienated , and enemies In your mind by wicked works , yet now hath lie reconciled In the body of his lleh through death , to present you holy and unblamable and unreprovablo In his ( the Father's ) sight , If ye continue In the faith , " etc. Who are these and why are they reconciled In advance of the remainder of the world brought In advance Into fellowship with the Father by the Ke deemer as his Bride ? These were by nature "children of wrath even as others. " By nature they were alien ated and enemies In their mind by wicked works. They were unlike the Kedeemer , who was "holy , harmless nnd undetlled ifnd separate from sin ners. " Why then did God's grace specially come to this class to us who nre of the Church of Christ , "accepted In the Beloved" one ? What did we do or could wo do to contribute to this favor of God bestowed upon us ? The Apostle assures us further along the same line , that the elect Church by nature was not superior to the world from which It was selected. He de clares that it contains not many great , not many learned , not many rich , but chiefly the poor of this world , rich in fnitli , many of them Ignoble as re spects birth and natural advantages of heredlity. The difference between these and others was , llrst , that they had "an ear to hear" the Divine mes sage. Sometimes this hearing ear came to them through sorrow nnd trib ulation. In their weariness and heavi ness they heard thu Master's voice. "Come unto me , all ye that labor nnd are henvy-hidoii and I will give you rest" ( Matthew si , US ) . They heard this voice , wliile some 01 their neigh bors more favorably situated heard it not. But a still further blessing came to them as they responded and drew near to the Lord by faith and prayer. Desiring to come nearer and nearer they strove to put away all filthiness of iho tlesli sin in Its every form the while realizing that they could not cleanse themselves. Then It was that the Master informed them of the terms upon which they might join his Church "The Body of Christ which Is the Church. " They must make full con- secrntlon of themselves to God and to righteousness , even unto death. They must do this with a full understanding thnt It would take them out of touch with the world and the spirit of the world , while bringing them Into closer relationship with the Father and with the Son. They were assured thnt If they thus presented their little all to God in the Redeemer's name and merit , tills great Redeemer would serve them ns their Advocate with the Father nnd Impute to them n suffi ciency of the merit of his sacrifice to make good the deficiencies of their Mesh. Thus only could the Fnthcr nc- topt their sacrifice of the earthly na ture and nil of Its rights nnd beget them with his holy Spirit to Joint- helrship with their Redeemer In all the glories and honors nuI ( blessed services for the world in his Kingdom of Glory which is to be set up as soon -as this Gospel Age shall have finished Its work of gathering out of the world the elect. Let It not be forgotten In this con nection thnt when the world shall bo reconciled to God In the future , the blessings of that reconciliation will come to them while still In their fallen state , to assist them to the recovery of nil thnt wns lost In Adam * Hence our Influence even with the worldly should bo to encourage them towards ns high Etandnrds of righteousness ns possi ble , knowing that whatever they may attain In the present life will be thnt much of nn ndvnntnge to them In the future life , and that In proportion to their degradation will be their difficul ties In connection with their restitu tion to perfection. So then godliness Is profitable , not only for the life thnt now Is. but nlso for thnt which is to come ; not only for the snlnts who hope to be of the "little flock" nnd associ ated with Christ in his Kingdom , but nlso for the world of mankind , whoso hope Is to be blessed under tliat reign of righteousness and Its uplifting In fluences. Well Answered. "Oh , no ; I don't claim to be any dif ferent or nny brighter than the bal ance of mankind. I expect I shall marry - ry some fool woman some of these days. " "If you ever marry that's the kind of a woman you will marry , all right. " Rochester Union. A Telltale Touch. "Is It true that sightless people can tell the color of things fjy touch1 some one asked a blind man. "Occasionally , yes , " canie the an swer. "If , for instance , I touched a redhot poker 1 could tell It was ned. " The Wealth of Madison. The following figures represent the final tnble showing the personal prop erty assessed valuation for Madison county towns nnd precincts : Norfolk city , $250.440 ; Norfolk outside. $53- $ S44 ; Valley. $511,011 ; Deer Creek , $81- 001 : Meadow Giove village. $1)1.301 ) ; Meadow Grove. $16.852 ; Tllden village. $ -14.SiU ! : Jefferson. $17,4GG ; Grove , $49.- f > ; t7 ; Highland , Ju..oiio : Battle Creek village ( Highland ) . $7,075 ; Battle Creek village ( Battle Creek ) , $59.3(15 ( ; Battle Creek. $31.81 ! ) ; Warnorvllle , $ aitni7 : ; Union , $5,409 : : ; Pnlrvlew. $09.133 : Schoolcraft , $02,018 ; Enierick , $ lO.Olli' ; Newman Grove village , $80- 810 ; Shell Creek , $4G,7GS ; Kahuna- zoo. $ ri < i,8o5 ; Green Garden , $ G8.9. > 2 ; Madison city , $115,910 ; Madison , $08- $ 104. There Is one boatman in Madison county who Is honest. At least there Is one boat reported In the Madison county assessment. It's value Is $40. The assessed valuation t > t Mndlson county diamonds Is $1S14 so that the total value of these gems , as report ed to the assessor is $11,070. There are 433 guntoters In the county and the average value of the weapons Is $ ( ! . , " , . " . There nre 101 ! automobiles own ed ami their average value , according to statements made by the assessor , is $53G.so. The bicycle fad has been given n knock-out blow , there are only 53 such vehicles and their average value Is $17.05. Of the women of Madison county 2.189 nt the least own sewing machines , and of the farmers S47 own cream seperators. There are 44 thresh ing machines within the limits of the county and SG corn shellers. 1,795 Dogs. Of the 10,000 dogs you have met , only 1,795 dog owners were honest enough to report to the assessor. Norfolk's assessed valuation for 1910 wns reported ns $227,969 , or $11- 14G less than the assessed valuation of 1909. This was raised 25 percent mak ing the 1910 nssessed valuation $2'5G- 440. This represents personal proper ty only , not Including railroads , tele graph or telephones. Make Cement at Niobrara ? Niobrara , Neb. , July 1C. Special to The News : With the cement busi ness in view two wealthy outside com panies are gradually establishing them selves near NIobrarn. Company No. 1 is buying many thousands of acres of land and paying for It. This land will be valuable either for agricultural or cement purposes. Company No. 2 is trying to "corner" and utilize the entire tremendous pow er of Nlobrnrn river. Engineers nre now busy surveying and measuring the power. At this time ,7,000 horse power is said to be the result of their calculations , but the end of their work Is not yet. This company will build a concrete dam ami a canal about seven miles up the river , nnd these will est more than one-half million dollars. The dam will back up the water and elevate It to n point where it will run into the canal , thus giving a good head and great power. The canal will be seventeen feet deep and seventy feet wide at the top. There will be ditches on both sides to catch the overflow. For many years astute citizens of Niobrara have seen the possibility of n great cement industry at tills place. Time and work have been expended in trying to interest eastern capital In the water power here nnd in the Nio brara clmlk rock from which incal culable quantities of cement can be made. It seems that the visions of our people are soon to be realized "in the concrete. " FRIDAY FACTS. E. P. Wentherhy returned from a business trip at Emerson. John King returned from a business trip at Spencer and Lynch. Mrs. Jollff and daughter of Gregory Horace Slsson , formerly of this city , but now n resident of Nebraska City , was Here calling on friends. Archie Gow , cashier of the Carlock , S. D. , bank is in the city visiting with his parents , Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Gow. A. S. Kc-iley , trntllc superintendent of the Nebraska Telephone company , wns In the city looking over the locnl plant. Mrs. C. D. Ocunipaugh will make a long trip to the western and Atlantic coasts this summer returning to Nor folk about September. Miss Ocnm- paugh left Friday for North Bend for a short visit with relatives , later goIng - Ing to Portland , Ore. , and other west ern const cities. From the west she will go to New York City. A Fine Park at Lonn Pine. Long Pine. Neb. , July 1C. Special to The News : Amusement park is the name of a forty-acre tract of land on Pine creek south of Long Pine , and the same Is being beautified by R. C. Hunt of Bassett nnd Frank Hang of Long Pine , who have leased the grounds for ten years. A force of about twenty men hnvo been working night nnd day at the grounds , trying to complete the large plunge by the opening day , which -will occur the latter part of this month. The plunge Is 50x100 feet , with walls and Ilooi made of cement. It is arranged so as to keep fresh spring water coming in and going out nt all times. The water will be from 3 to 7 feet deep nnd will bo hented by n Inrgo holler which hns been ordered and will arrive in a few days. A fine dynamo and engine has also been ordered and the entire park will be lighted with electricity. A Inrgo amount of money is being spent by the promoters of this now park nnd the people of Long Pine are enthusiastic over the proposition. A fine dancing pavilion , 50x100 feet has also been built on the grounds and already a number of very successful dances have been held there. A large and airy dining hall has been erect ed on the grounds and regular meals are served dally. Besides these 1m- County Treasprer's Semi-Annual Statement. Statement of P. A. Peterson , County Treasurer of Madison County , Nebraska , showing balances In all Hindu In the Tronsury on Jnnuary 1 , HMO ; taxes anil other Items collected , warrants redeemed , and other disbursements from the llrst day of Jahu'ary , 11(10 ( , to the thirtieth day of .Mine , HMO , and the balance on hand on the llrst day ot July , 1910. NAME OF FUND. State General .1 , , State School . ' , . , State University r State Redemption , . , , , , , , , , , State School Land principal . , , . , , , , , , . , , . . . Stale School Land Interest > State School Land lease , , . . , State University Land Interest , , . . , Slate University land lease r. . County 1909 General . . . , , County I'.KKS ' General , , , County 1907 and Prior Years General County 1909 Bridge County 1908 Bridge County 1907 nnd Prior Years Bridge County 1901 and Prior Years Road County 1909 Koad. Commissioners' District N < 1 . . . . . County liiOSi Koad , Commissioners' District N't 2 County 1909 Koad , Commissioners' District Nt ! t County 1008 Kond , Conimlssloiiers' District No 1 County 1008 Koad , Commissioners' District No 2 County 1908 Koad. Commissioners' District Xc 8 County Drainage Ditch Xo. 1 County Special Koad County Soldiers' Kellef County .Judgment County Insane County Sinking County High School . , . .r. County Special . , , . , , , . . * Madison County Tax Sales' . , Township Precinct Railroad Bond Union Creek Court House Bond Hattle Creek Village Jail Uond Kedemptlon District Koad and Poll County General School Adjunct District School ; District School District School Bond City and Village : Fee Norfolk District Sewer " Taxes Paid Under Protest . . . Advertising , Totals RECAPITULATION. RECEIPTS. Balance on hand , January 1 , 1910 ? G1437 57 Taxes collected v. 1474G7 98 Stnte School Land Collections ' 4994 87 State University Land Collections 785 74 State Apportionment Received 5271 87 Redemption Received 8081 24 Fines Received 258 00 Taxes Paid Under Protest Received 48 70 Received from County Officers , Excess Fees 1057 05 Received from Banks , Interest on Daily Balances 033 81 Received from 8 Candidates , Primary Election Fees GO 00 Received from S. R. McFarland , Co. Clerk , Drainage Ditch Claim M1"11 ° 8 Received from W. II. Field , Clerk District Court , Costs in State Cnses fiGO 80 Other Miscellaneous Collections 182 80 Miscellaneous Fees of F. A. Peterson , Co. Treas. , for first half 1910 r'l ' ! 5 ° Transfers from Funds 'to Funds 15023 43 Total $ 247529 45 DISBURSEMENTS. Warrants , Bonds nnd Coupons Paid $ 1G0402 92 Redemptions Paid ' , . . ' , , . - . 3233 39 Transfers from Funds to Funds ; . ' 15023 43 Balance ou June 30. 1910 \ . C22G9 71 Total $ 247529 45 * CASH BALANCES ON JUNE 30. 1910. In First National $ 5021 42 " Madison State 5127 84 " Farmers National . . . " 2513 98 " Norfolk National 10150 77 Citizens Nntionnl 4940 49 Nebraska National' 5154 12 Battle Creek Valley 4191 G9 Citizens State I486 00 Security 145G IS Meadow Grove State 2571 50 Elkhorn Valley 2552 2G First National 5028 74 German < 2041 05 First National 2494 88 Newman Grove State 2983 12 Shell Creek Valley 1504 99 Kountze Bros. ( Stnte Fjscal Agency ) New York 1593 50 Office 1507 17 , . f Total $ G22G9 71 OUTSTANDING REGISTERED COUNTY WARRANTS , JUNE 30 , ' 1910. 1891 County General Fund $ 4 00. 1898 County General Fund 20 45 1899 County General Fund 4 00 1901 County General Fund 8 94 1902 County General Fund 8 00 1903 County General Fund 24 80 1904 County General Fund 7 35 190G County General Fund 2 GO 1907 County General Fund . 18 G5 1908 County General Fund 2 00 1909 County General Fund 2C5 55 1900 County Bridge Fund 8 00 1909 County Bridge Fund 49 10 \ 190G County Road Fund , Commissioners' District No. 2 11 25 1908 County Road Fund , Commissioners' District No. 3 4 50 t 1909 County Road Fund , Commissioners' District No. 2 1 00 1909 County Rend Fund , Commissioners' District No. 3 83 25 Total $ 473 44 AFFIDAVIT AND CERTIFICATE. THE STATE OF NEBRASKA , ) County of Mndlson. \ ss. I , F. A. Peterson , do solemnly swear , that the foregoing is n true and correct statement of my receipts and dis bursements as County Treasurer In and for Madison County , Nebraska , from the first day of January , 1910 , to the thirtieth day of June , 1910 , inclusive ; that the same is also n true and correct statement of the amount of money in each fund ; the amount of outstanding and unpaid registered county general , county bridge and comity road war rants and the total amount of cash on hand nt the close of business on the thlrtletn dny of June , 1910 , to the best of my knowledge nnd belief , so help me God. F. A. PETERSON , County Treasurer. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before me this Gth day of July , 1910. ' S. R. McFARLAND , County Clerk. ( SE L. ) THE STATE OF NEBRASKA , ) County of Madison. ( ss. We. the undersigned County Commissioners , in and for Madison County , Nebraska , do hereby certify , that wo- have carefully examined the accounts of F. A. Peterson , County Trensurer of snld county nnd have found the fore going stntement thereof to bo correct. Dated at Mndlson , Nebrnskn , this 12th dny Oi' July , 1910. HENRY SUNTERMAN , BURR TAFT. County Commissioners. provements a number of booths anil tents occupied by campers give the place the nppenrnnce of n little vil lage. A fine nuto rend has been built to the grounds from both side of the canyon nnd last jvook the business men of Long Pine donated nlmost $200 for the purpose of fixing up the roads in n good substantial innnner. A fine cement wnlk Is also being planned by the business men to con nect the town with the park. A large number of rustic seats and tables have been placed about the grounds for those who desire to take their lunch to the park. The proprietors are in Omnhn this week purchasing supplies for the largo plunge nnd nlso making arrangements for a number of attractions for the opening day. When work Is completed at the place It will be ono of the most beauti ful parks in the state. It furnishes an elegant location for those desiring n week's outing . It is an ideal camp ing place , as it is covered with fine shade trees , through which winds the clear and cold waters' of Pine creek , the creek being fed by hundreds of springs of sparkling , cold water , which tests over 98 percent pure. The creek Is alive with fine rainbow and spech- led trout which furnishes plenty o"f pleasure for the angler. Arrangements are being made fern n collection of animals to bo placed on the grounds for the amusement of the visitors. The place is already attract ing much attention from outsiders , and many strangers visit the park dally ,