Sterling Standard from Sterling, Illinois • Page 16

STERLING, APRIL 12, 1894. BOCK PA1.LS. EmnKrtis. the local representatlYO Bock Falls for the STANDARD, and he Is Uhnrteed to collect all bills In that city. Mrs, James Reed has been on the sick list for several days.

Jake Hoffman's family of children are coming down with the mumps. John Williams and family, ofDixon Sunday with his brother, Perry Williams. 1 EdBenchiefhas rented and moved intothe 'D. G. Lindsley house in the Second'ward.

A. M. Hoffman has moved into town into" the W. N. Haskell house along the 1 river bank east of town.

I Samuel Wetzell, the teacher of the School house, spent Saturday in Huntie and Prophetstown. MIES Mazie Babcock was obliged to absent' herself from school most of last week owing to sickness. Mrs. Annie Woods and baby of Montmorency, Sundayed with her mother, Tyler McWhorter, of Sterling. Ward Lincoln moved from the house on Riverton avenue to the house of Sol Hubbard, on Payson St.

The Byron James new house in the J- Durstine addition has been raised and the workmen will soon have it enclosed. Ira Gilmore, of Chicago, an old friend of Ira Sherwood, made him a short visit Saturday while enroute to Amboy. Little Miss Myrtle Gregory is quite an adept at making paper (lowers. She has some on exhibition at her father's store. Mrs.

M. R. Adms went out to Montmorency last week to stay over Sunday with her daughter, Fred "Youard. M. T.

Mouck is moving from the second floor of his store to the Maxwell house, which He purchased a few Tveeks ago. John Shields' many neighbors are helping him haul out a large- lumber order with which he will build a good sized barn. Miss Denison, the teacher of the Riverdale school, tells us that the school is planning to give another line sociable in a short time. A fine little daughter was born to Henry Klocke and wife Saturday evening, and grandpa Nelson Christiansen is ahle to be about. Homer Lindsley, of Hume, attained his majority last Friday and his mother from Montmorency made a special trip to congratulate him.

Ed Eisele has stopped for the summer from attending the Sterling Business College, He will assist on his another's fruit farm. Mr. and Mrs. B. S.

Teach entertained some of their old friends from Yorktown last week. Among others were Charles and Arthur Rogers. S. S. Lukens was laid up by rheumatism for a few days of last week, necessitatingjthe staying home from the shop in consequence.

Orris Morrill fchas returned to his home in Prophetstown from a week's visit with his Dr. E. Franc He is a student of dentistry. Fayette Dyer is home again from a commercial tour in the Northwest. After a short stay he will start for California, Mrs.

Dyer accompanying him. Miss Mollie Haag and a gentleman friend, from Dixon, returned home this morning from spending a couple days with her mother on Leavitt H. H. Overholser and family, from Coleta, spent the Sabbath with Adam Horlacher and family. Mrs, Overhol- Berand.our good looking banker are brother and sister.

Mrs. Charles Dickey has returned from LeMars.Iowa, where she has been for the past five or six weeks visiting her brother Warren Bryson, and her sister Miss Emma. Mrs. S. J.

Farran writes from the san- Jtarium, at Galeaburg, that her appetite is good, but that otherwise she is no better, She thinks her health has im- proved but little, if any. John Heckman, of Stones, is drawn on the petit jury again, making the second time inside of two years. He is not at all anxious to go, as May is a very busy time of year for farmers. The ladies of the Methodist church have in contemplation a grand literary and musical entertainment in the near future. 'Enough time will be given i to insure a success.

The church ha: an excellant reputation for such. The horse of that Montmorenc yjung man, got himself in a sad pre dicament a few evenings ago by crawl ing under the bitching post, while down at the house of a young lady in this city. Of course it won't get into the papers. Louie Bartl, of Montmorency, mourns thi logs of a valuable hunting dog turned up his toes a few days He thought a great deal of th from bunting quail be bM a great many years Grass taken fresh hold on life ipain, and looks quite green. Miss Kffie Mingle is being visited by her cousins Misses Grace and Minnie Wells, of Amboy, late of Iowa.

Mrs. Charles Rawson is able to be at the news stand this morning, taking the place of her daughter Grace who is sick. Mrs. W. E.

Richardson, of Dixon, came last night for a short visit to her parents Josiah Scott and wife of the First ward. Miss Minnie Sherwood has been up for a couple of days, from Lyndon, to visit her father, Ira and her brothers, Clifford and Clifton. If the Keystone band plays at Prophetstown anywhere near as well as they did last night at the band room, the isteners will grow wild over the music, James Gorman, formerly of this city, but for the past several years connected with the minstrels and acrobats of a traveling circus, made a short call on he Keystone band last night. J. E.

Mosier will commence the erection of another barn next week to take the place of the one burned down iVednesday morning. His loss was 300. The new one will be 18x24. The following are the appointive oflicers of the I. O.

O. John Fry, iVarden; B. F. Kadel, Conductor; Gotleib Metzgar, Inside Guardian; Stephen -McNeil, Outside Guardian. Charles Rawson says he intends remaining in old post offce building with his confectionary and news room, and that he intends keeping a full line of post oflice supplies for the benefit of lis customers.

About twenty of Cora Jurgens young friends made glad her thirteenth )irthday Thursday evening by their presence. A nice bible was presented her by them. Mrs. Jurgens furnished refreshments. Robert McNeil and family have for a guest-Carlisle-Mason and uncle of Robert's from Chicago, and among other old friends he will visit will be Dr.

L. S. Pennlngton. Mr. Mason is a hale looking old gentleman.

Barnard Gaffney is the name of, the thirteen year old boy that Dodd Dickey, of Hume, has just taken to raise the New York Home of the Friendless. This is the second one he ms taken, the other one leaving some months A progressive euchre party of Colo- ma'and Hume residents, was held at J.W.Barrett's Friday night. Fred Scott came out with first prize, a fine deck of cards; while Nathan McKinsie carried lome the whistle. This one the final party of the series held this winter. The best job of stone laying we have seen for long while is that wall under Harriet Babcock new house on Elm street.

Just take a look at it and see what nice joints are made and the evenness of the face. It was done by Mark Bassett. We doubt if any better could je done. The Mayor and the STANDARD man were visitors at the primary room of the publie school this forenoon, each taking their first little one to school, and were favorably impressed with the school. Miss the handles the 137 little ones comparative ease.

Friday night was a great night for serenades; The pleasant thought struck'a good many of our young people. A half dozen or more of our sweetest- singing young ladies made glad the hearts of Wiil Price and wife their sweet songs that evening. It is so pleasant to be remembered. While D. G.

Lindsley and wife were starting out of town for their home in Montmorency toward night their horse became unmanageble and turned about in such a manner as to throw'them both out.injuring Mrs. Lindsley's head, face and shoulders. -Another buggy had to be' procured to take them home. Henry M. Barnum of Montmorency, feels highly elated.

While many are having their pensions decreased, his has been increased frcrn per month to S10, dating back, from Dec. 1, 1891, making $58 back money. He says this makes twice the present administration has done well by him in regard to pen sion. A certain young member of the Key stone band was given a letter of much importance to Instead of so do ing he mailed another one of his just received and was surprised to have the letter come back to him next day, and still more surprised to find the letter he had not mailed safely reposing in his pocket. Mrs: Harriet McKinzie of Prophets town, is visiting her jister Mrs.

Sydney Barber, and other relatives. The lady has been spending most of the winter in Little Rock, her son-in-law's, George Hyde, so well known in Sterling a few years ago. Arthur McKinzie, of Prophetstown, and wife also took dinner at Mrs. Barber's yesterday, Civil Engineer, John D. Arey is getting to be a familiar personage on our streets again, after an absence of several years in Chicago, While he is doing surveying for the city of Sterling he is making his home out to the pleasant country residence of J.

E. Duratine lie expects to complete his job the latter part of the week, and will then return fco hja family. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Hand sr? re- oieing over a fine little boy that came to their home this to stay 21 years, more or less.

The partition between Winters Rosebrook's business and private office las been removed to make room for new partner's desk. Charley Fee is on the improve, mumps were anything but nice as he caught cold and it came very near going seriously with him. John Adair now feels contented as iie has moved into his new house on Tracy avenue. The building adds much to the beauty of the locality. Miss Blanch of Polo, is visiting her cousins Teb, "yyilliams and wife for a week, after which she goes Vinton, Iowa, and thence to her father's place in Dakota.

Miss Edith Jamison, the primary room teacher in our public school, says she can just as well take several more of the little people as she has only one hundred and thirty-seven at present. Just think of it. Remember the first numbers of the American Celebrities.the Encyclopedic' Dictionary and the History of the World's Fair, can be seen at Kline's drugstore, examine them thoroughly, then clip the coupons. "The lumber trade has begun to pick up, and the outlook is very good, and hat is indicative of a general brightening up. That has always been the after depressions," remarked N.

VanSant this morning. John Terhune feels very funny these days. A boil on one of his legs makes lis lower extremities feel shaky, while a much larger one has planted itself on riis right wrist He had to visit a physician and have them lanced yesterday. T. J.Worman and Robt.

Atkins were down west of town a few miles yester. day fishing, and returned home last evening with an extra large string of fine pike and pickerel. Some very large! ones were amongt the lot, including one 29 inches long and weighing seven pounds. We know-it-made -excellent- eating for it graced the table of the STANDAHD man Friday at dinner. At the adjourned business meeting at the Congregational church Thursday night, D.

0. Coe, Jr. was elected church treasurer in place of C. C. Wpodworth, resigned.

D. A. Steele, D. 0. Coe and F.

F. Sheldon were appointed a committee to see that a constitution he formed for the church. Various amendments have been made since the one they are now working under was adopted, so it was thought best to formulate a new one. The Loyal Legion holds its regular meeting at the Congregational church Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The following program is prepared: Song by the Legion; declamation, Master Fred Youard; recitation, Miss Julie Barnes; solo, Miss Fay Palmer; recitation, Miss Grace Lyle; address, Mayor D.

0. Coe. The most important 'temperance work is with the youth. All parents are urged to interest themselves and send their children. Sol'M.

Grove, the baker, with M. T. Mouck, the proprietor of the building, have been making extensive alterations in the bakery portion of the establishment. An extra dining room has been made. Everything in the work and oven room is extraordinarily neat and clean, everything possible being, treated to a coat of whitewash.

Mr. and Mrs. Grove pride themselves on their neatness, and they are apparently running a first class bake-shop. New Post Office. The new post-office was all ready for the distributing of mail matter this morning.

The change being effected since Saturday night, and Postmaster Wright and his assistants have worked like Trojans to accomplish it, and opened up with smiling faces the finest ollice in the state outside of a few of the largest oflices in the state. All day a large throng congregated to admire the beauty of the place. Rock Falls is proud of her new post-oflice. The Post Office, We were permitted to inspect the plans of the -new post office fixtures Friday morning which are rapidly going into place. It was made by John McLane, Mil ford, N.

from measurements taken of the room land it was all fitted to gether at the factory, and will not take very long to put it together. It is Mr. Wright's intention to let the people get their mail from the new office next Monday. Eock Falls feels proud of her new post office, and justly too, as it will be a model, and like all the new industries will be a help to the town. Though the expense will be great, Mr.

Wright purposes have every thing first class, in convenience and elegance, The same company are putting in a similar one at DeKalb.of 800 calj boxes- and 400 lock boxes, The Hock Falls office will contain 390 call boxes. In addition to these he has put in over 103 combination lock boxes, which one can have by the payment of only five cents extra per quarter. They include 54 of No. 1 size, or the ordinary size, 45 of No. 2, which are a little larger, and six extra large ones for the use of the factories, and nine keylock boxes for the use of those who do not care to learn the combination.

That Debate. It was a Jolly bns load of us went out to the joint discussion at the west IItime school honse last night. The east Hume Bacheltor's club vs Rock Falls High school on the question Resolved "That Oratory has more Influence over mankind than the Press;" Besides this bus load, there were several others out from town, and the pretty school room was filled to utmost, standing room was at a sremium. Miss Luella Delp Is the jeacher. Phil Scott was elected chairman.

The Hume people had selected Charles Hollis for judge and the Rock Falls people had chosen L. L. Emmons and the two selected A. Coe. The affirmative led with Will Me- Qarrah.

He said that it was Oratory missionaries used not the press for conversions. In the trial of a case lawyers use oratory not the press. Lt was not the press the ministers used the conversion of souls, and wound tip by saying he hadn't much confidence in newspapers anyway. His was good and practical. Charley McCarty for the negative, wrought up the vast number of papers and books now printed as a proof of their power.

Clara J3arton's great work for the suffering soldiers during late unpleasantness was first cogi- ated by her reading of it-in the pa- Many women have found lovin'g msbandsbythe aid of the great papers. He made many good points. E. H.Conboy.forthe affirmative, said God spoke to Adam, not through press, and of the' many, times God manifested himself to man in words, it was not through press except at he giving of the ten commandments. Oratory was created long before the press, and was most essential.

The was a modern scheme. Patrick lenry turned the tide of a great ques- by his remarkable oratory- Arthur Grey on the negative, said that oratory ended at death, while tha of the press continued long after dece'ase. What is uttered could not be heralded-ttrtlrerends oTlhe eaTHTIike a paper, what is uttered today is read all over the world the day. Had we no press, we would know no Demosthenes or Cicero. His remarks improved the very start.

Aaron Fluck affirmed and brought ip the many men of the past who swayed vast audiences by- their eloquence. He claimed that the utter- ng the three words Rum, Romanism, and Rebellion, made a president. His talk was logical. Robert Roland, for the negative, waxed quite eloquent, saying that Gov. McKinley spoke a few days ago, at Minneapolis, a great speech to aJair audience several hundred perhaps, but next day several million knew by press the exact words he used Oratory reaches hundreds, while the press reaches millions through the 19, J75 daily papers.

Time was up BO he sat down by call. H. D. Butler for the affirmative said that the young child is guided and effected through oratory not by the press. Children and scholars will not obey a code of laws in black and white near as well as by gentle words.

Neg. E. S. Mulcahey.thought that a man could not orate to 70,000 people and be heard by all as stated by an ap- ponent while a paper from press could reach 70,000,000 people. It is always through the power of the press that gambling is closed up.

So great do papers sway the people that juries are not allowed to read papers during important cases. His ten minutes up, he had to sit down unfinished. Lawrence Ward, for the affirmative, gave an instance at the World's Fair, where a young man had a guide in his hand and couldn't find certain building; a word by mouth set him aright. Thomas McGrath for the. negative made the audience in a happy mood at the onset, and said that the common novel had more influence over boys than all the persuasive words from a gentle mother.

Oratory influence the listeners only while the press extends to posterity, Phil Scott for the affirmative gave the root of the word orator, and claimed his opponents misinterpreted the meaning of the term. He also claimed that by the word press it-should mean only papers, after a summing up of the negative byMulcahey and the af flrmative by McGarrah, the judges conferred and the result was two for the affirmative and one for the negative. Much cheering ensued, Mr. Me Grath arose and thanked the people of the society for the kindness shown them. Then we all wended our way homeward, having had a good time.

Bad Luck, Ed Stitzell writes from New Hockford, Dakota that two of his best young horses which he and his brother George bought around this city, died before reaching their destination. This is indeed bad luck as it more than takes off the profit of the enterprise. Serenaded, The reed and string band were oul last night and pleasantly seve of the people on Elm street The STANDARD man acknowledges many sweet pieces that were played aj his residence, and was much surprisec at the proficiency of the players. There much musical talent iu the quintet At Kline Son's, For the accommodation of ottr people we have brought over copies of the American Encyclopedic Dictionary, American Celebrities and the World's Dolnmbian Exposition Illustrated to Kline's drug store, where coupons can be brought with the necessary money and copies furnished, thereby saving a trip over to the office. New Church, The Unitarian theory or Non Sectarian, as they have; been called, has rrown to such proportions in Rock Falls and her sister city that' a society has been formed and has continued to oWj until the of a church aUilding is being seriously considered ay them, and it will probably be but a short time before active measures will DO taken in reference to the edifice.

There is a large membership in the society already. Iii Meniorinm, It has pleased our Heavenly Fath- ir to call away from our midst Catherine Beecher, better as Grandma I3eecher," a kind friend and a good and loving neighbor. She did not let her left hand know what her right hand doeth. Many a time we have een her taking flowers or fruit to the sick and She was a kind and devoted mother to her children.and she md her trials and cares, but she did not let the world know, but went to her ord and He comforted her. "Grandma" Beechers was one of those persons hat to know her Avas to love her.

Our hearts cried out with anptilsh, Spare, spare her, cruel death But fainter beat her gentle heart And fainter crew her breath. A moment more the thread of life Was quickly snapped in twain, And her spirit plumed for Heaven Had left this word of pain- Crossed the chilly darksome Iteached the golden Heavenly shore, There to worship Christ the Savior In all time forever more." A FRIEND. Religious Council. G.A.R.IIall was filled Thursday night with people, interested in the subjects hat had been previously announced; Rev. Mr.

Duncan made a few kindly 'Smafks indicating the pleasure he felt recognizing the faces of his old riends in the congregation. He then ntroduced the Rev. Celia P. Woolley, vhose sermon on "The Thought of a Very-Table effort, which should have been heard to be appreciated. Mrs.

Woolley was followed by Rev, A. W.Gould, who spoke on "Our Views of other Religions," and in doing so wished it understood that he spoke distinctively of his own views, as in liberal church no man is for the opinions another, still thought the ideas he advanced were generally accepted. He had never had much to say on subject, as his religion fully occupied his time and thought. We have been accused of hostility to other religions, which is unjust. It is only when a religion which is untrue, because unscientific, is forced-on another, that we protest.

A chemist knows exactly what elements go to form salt, but if a man should say, I can take mud and sawdust and make salt, he would feel hostile to. his science, or if a mathematician should teach that two and two make seven, he would object to having it taught to his children. But if the man himself was satisfied with his mathematics, and his- salt, he had no objection. He had read that in the Mohammedan religion there were seventy-seven sects, and each sect considered that it had the only true religion, and that all the rest were wholly false. It is probable that in each and all of them there is a good deal of truth, and much that is untrue; that not one is wholly wrong or wholly right.

is a growth. It is safe to say that a good man or woman has a good religion. A religion where the hell element enters in is needed those who need the whip held over them to keep them from breaking the laws of God and man. You cannot force a Christian religion on a savage, A man's religion is only up to his development. The savage may call himself Christian, as the New Zealanders did after they were converted.

Before their when they marched to battle, they had the pic tures of their war-gods on their ban ners. Carrying these they killed their enemies in their savage manner, and their gods were supposed to help them, After they became Christians, and war broke out among them again, they the picture of Christ and again marched forth to slay and conquer as before. One thing is certain; if our religion is right, it will survive, and if wrong, it will inevitably die, as it should, and Mr. Gould does not lie awake nights worrying over the outcome. Rev's W.

W. Fenn and A. M. Judy were unavoidably detained, but will be here As Mr. Judy was to have spoken on "Our View of the Old Tea lament," and Mr.

Fenn on "Our View of the New Testament." Mr. Duncan took up those subjects, and while he said he could not make their speeches for them, Btill he handled the subjects in a manner which showed the greai thought and study he has given them The meetings to-day promise to be very interesting. Kev, Duncan will preach this even ing on "The Church of To-Day," ant the Rev's Fenn, Gould and Judywil speak in the platform meeting which will follow, Council. The attendance at the oil Friday, at each of the thrw sessions, was very large, and on Thttmlay night the attendance was immense, On Wednesday evening, and on Thursday inorning, Rev. A.

Gould made two of the most scholarly and pleasing extemporaneous speeches ever heard iri Rock Falls or Sterling. Every one who heard them, agreed that they were perfect gems of thought and eloquence. At the 10:80 session, Mr. Gould spoke of "Oar Thought of Math," showing? hat the new movement did not believe man to be a fallen creature. Man had not fallen bnt had risen, as ail scientists taught to-day; and the highest dea of God was only the -conception of God which the highest and noblest men.

and women heldof him. one man only was divine, like Jesus or Gautau- ra, but all men were divine in proportion as they opened their minds and learts to this Universe. It was to let men make their own God of creeds, just as we find it safe- lere in America to let men make their own laws. Mr. Duncan said that the central- double which seemed to stand out- from the sermon and Mr.

Gould's comments was that the ideal was the great reality. Not the material things that, are so tangible and seem so real, the- houses and lands, the markets, social position, money, but the vision of high- things, of greater possibilities is The sense of a nobler selfhood are the eal things in life that give it worth md power and beauty. That the secret' the power of-Jesus and his persis- ence in thought and life to this day vas just in this, that he was guided by his ideal, was loya.1 and devoted to and so by sincerity, earnestness and' consecrated living became the very true man who lives thus by the deal -which shines in his own soul and. aithfully seeks to be what bis ideal mirrors in, his soul is in his sphere and. up to his power a Christ.

Rev. Arthur M.Judy of "Some of the things the world, hristian and non-Christian is now thinking about Jesus." Basing his remarks on a series of papers recently published in the World, he showed- hat the tendency of leaders of thought India, Japan, Europe and to look upon Jesus as a revelation of od in virtue of his supreme and in virtue of that alone. The manhood up to which Jesus lived and spoke is the loftiest and most commanding ideal.yet put before the and because of its surpassing power-' and beauty as an ideal of love to God. and love to man, it is necessary to the progress of the world. In the afternoon the council was a paper by Rev.

Arthur Judy on "The Ideal Society of a Church." In this paper the speaker declared that the lest society in the sense of the word, is a calls into play all the social quail-" of men and women; their sympathy, kindness, chivalry, wit, patience and the like. The truth of the whole matter is, he said, that all the people need all the people, that each needs all that others can give, and the social life of the church ought to be organized oa this broad principle. Rev. L. J.

Duncan next with an excellent talk on Sunday school teaching. This teaching he claimed should be based on sound pedagogic principles, beginning with the simple things of morals and religion, and proceeding by gradual steps to the complex. He explained in detail a system of lessons that has been worked out of this principle and being fully tried in his own church at tor and in Quincy. Rev. A.

Gould came next with some wise and kindly advice to the congregation regarding church organizations. The day was when man in his early stages of evolution, saw with his whole body, and saw poorly, and did not begin to see well until a committee of two was appointed to attend to the seeing, So in a church, the work will be poorly done, until it is all divided up, each being given a portion to be responsible for. In the evening, the hall was filled with a large and interested congregation. The sermon was delivered by Rev. L.

J. Duncan, who portrayed in glowing terms MThe Church of the Future." This church, the preacher averred, would win the throngs who-are now conspicuous by their absence from church. It would give them a doctrine that they could both love; would lift up their social condition and impart into! all the dealings of men a finer feeling of justice, sympathy and devotion. Mr. Gould, following, urged that in the coming church the use of the name would be glorified, not repressed.

A man can get religion only in proportion as he has reason. Give him largenesS of reason and he will have a large and strong religion. Rev. W.W. Fenn, of the church of the Messiah, Chicago, concluded the evening services by an eloquent plea for more earnest cultivation of the religious life, This life is possible in its finer forms only when there is a Hvehr sense of the presence of God.

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