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"--.t E1TA tCiHnr/A) LTHOUGH Easter, more than any other holiday of the year, may be said to be a world wide festival and Is celebrat ed In one way or another in scores of different countries, there is one phase of Easter observance which may be said to be strictly American? American in origin and Amer ican in development, inas much as few other countries have copied this phase of Yankee life. This unique fea ture of the joyous day Is fashion's parade on Easter? on Easter morning we came pretty near saying, but that would be incorrect since the annual fashion parade Is no longer restricted to the morning hours of the most significant holiday on the church calendar. Fashion's parade on Easter merely means, of courte, the ceremonial display of clothes, (brand new clothes of course, and more Im portant yet, new hats. Easter has attained a position of pre-eminence as the one occasion above all others In the whole year when it Is in cumbent upon all those who essay to be well dressed to make their ap pearance in new and dis tinctive styles. Insofar as Dame Fashion is concerned iEaster Sunday, on what ever date it falls, counted the first spring?the occasion tee spring openings or the wearers of costumes calculated to cause com ment. Therefore, even though the temperature, by some freak of nature, be close to zero, milady who desires to observe the con ventions will appear on Easter morning in ail the glory of the newest crea tions of milliners and dressmakers. She may be tempted to shiver In the chilly blasts of an early :Easter, but her pride in her new llnery can usually be relied upon to help her combat the icy winds. ^ A movement was started some years ago to Induce the women of the United States to unite In robbing Easter Sunday of its significance as a "field day" for the new fashions. According to the new mandate It was not to be consid ered "good form" for a woman to appear on ?3aeter resplendent in fresh additions to ber wardrobe. She might display her new treas ures?for, of what use would nice clothes be to a woman If she could not show them?on the Sunday preceding Easter or on the Sunday following Easter or at any other time, but the custom was to be decried of turning Easter ln Afroimzy nrrczcSRSu to a grand review for marshaling the newest products of the dressmakers, the bootmakers and the milliners. The new plan was all very well In theory, but the persons who suggested It evidently did not figure on the persistency with which the daughters of tiie republic can cling to a cher ished prerogative. The American women sim ply declined to abandon their Easter fashion parade and consequently the season's surprises tn new raiment continue to be as indespensable adjuncts to a regulation Easter observance as are the Easter lilies and the Easter eggs. The credit for the preservation of the traditions of the Easter fashion parade is given to the women because It is the members of the fair sex who both as spectators and participants are the most numerous and most enthusiastic supporters of the function. At the same time it would be Idle to Insinuate that many of tne opposite sex have not succumbed to the Influ ence of tbe Easter dress parade. Among the male contingent there Is a brave representa tion of spring overcoats and spring suits, that make their appearance for the tlrst time, but the one pre eminent touch which proclaims the occasion is the array of new collars and ties. Some men there may be, who, because of prejudice or pocketbook, will not Indulge them oelves in the new conceits of the tailors on Easter, but there are none who need forego the indespensable of a novelty In neckwear. As has been said, fashion's parade on Easter marches up and down tbe entire land. There are some famous Easter fashion parades In the United States, notably the one on Fifth ave nue, New York, and the one on the Boardwalk at Atlantic City, but there is scarce a city or town or village from Maine to California or from Michigan to Texas that does not enjoy Its own Easter panorama?particularly if the com munity is not so small that there are no church services to act as an Incentive to draw forth the birds of plumage. And just here, it may be noted in wonder, that such Is the perfection of our modern system of fashion distribution that the Easter parade in the mo.< remote town' affords proof that her feminine residents nre little behind New York and even Paris in the main essentials of the "new styles." While on this phase of the subject it may be remarked that very lew of the lashlonable paraders in the Easter throngs realize how far reaching have been the preparations for this ALWAYS THE LURE Records Show Citizens and Priests of Babylon Were Expert at Money Gathering. Recent discoveries of the wonders of Babylonian civilization, re-enforced by the fruits of earlier explorations, show that "business is business" a? a rule of life is as old as history. As far back us 2,000 ye*rs before Ch:kit the Babylonli in comm laws had those m< wealth, young m; in those sacrednes to live, t totype n< from the GZXZWLL AJVD 7V&&. HA7tT display and bow far back. In point of time, have extended tbe preliminaries for tbe burst of glory. Milady may not even realize tbat the milliners who "did" her hat-have been working literally night and day for a fortnight before Easter and tbat the delivery boy who distribute*! the "confections" of lace and rib bons, had precious little sleep on Easter eve. But the trail of preparation goes yet farther back. It extends as far as fascinating Paris, ?1 -*1- - /M-icrlTnta Qnil whprft tiia WD6T0 till lUO Oi/ ico vi*5uih?.? mmw . ? v- w _ ammunition for the Easter broadside was a matter of concern to hundreds of designers and seamstresses and bonnet makers and flower workers In the days when you and I were busy with Christmas preparations. There is usually at least three or tour months between the in The Risen Christ' The ipessage of Easter is identical with the truth that each Lord's day proclaims to men the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The central thought of the apostle's ministry was the resurrection of their Lord and Saviour. It has been the dominant theme'of every gospel mes sage. The risen Christ's first communication was sent to his discouraged disciples that they might rejoice because he was risen from the dead. Does Easter find you discouraged? Have you made a bad Investment of your life and labor? Are you disturbed as to the future? Has death terror for you? Then let ub rejoice, for Christ has won a victory for us. Let us give thanks because he is risen. His resurrec tion contains the promise of our endless life. It is also prophetic of the Christian's resurrec tion when Jesus shall come again. The hopes of eternal life should inspire us with a dynamic force by which we can. through the presence and power of our risen Lord, rise above the * * ?-A- _ 9 iKU difficulties, discouragements ana aeieai.a U1 IUIB present age. Hia resurrection has solved our problem, removed sin and burdens that have filled us with despair, and turned our apparent defeats into one glorioua triumph. The gospel of the resurrection proclaims a victory of re generation over degeneration, of construction over deformation, of life over death, that Christ has secured for every creature that will believe on him as their risen Saviour. To the disciple that denied him early on Easter morn Christ sent a message that re called Peter to his service. Have you been following Christ afar off? Has your life been marred by sin? Have you denied your Lord? If so, Easter has a message, for you. Repent, return to your Lord and then you will rejoice that he is risen and he will restore unto you the joy of your salvation. The last message that the Master gave to his disciples was delivered near Bethany, while they were still in sight of the capital city of The Babylonian regularly and issued ins had made such progress erclal aptitude that special to be framed to deal with ?n who tried short cuts to says the Accountant. The an with expectations realized days with less regard to the 3s of the person and the right jorrowed, as his modern pro 3t Infrequently does today, professional money lender. and bills of exchai stepped In, even ai preserve inviolate erty. So keen wei stincts 'of the peo priests were not ab lngs and In real est; part of the comm was concentrated i The vast quantit als and other c< either as gifts to tl ceptloD of a costume Idea In Paris and the realization of the "dream" In America and con sequently American dressmakers and milliners were paying hundreds of dollar# for advance information regarding the Easter styles and furtive peeps at .the new Easter hats eve the prospective vrearers in America had com menced to bother their heads on the subject. The traditional hour for the Easter fashion parade is after the morning church service and this time continues the accepted interval In ? T<- * ? in thA most coramunuiea. it ia, mi .u Interim from twelve to one o'clock that one sees the Impressive procession of gorgeously gowned women and correctly-attired men s Easter Message Jerusalem. On this Easter morn from Beth any's study overlooking the Capital city of our nation I would call upon all the followers of the Christ to obey him and enter into the Master's work of winning the world for their Lord. As he commanded, so I would urge that you obey his call to evangelise the world with the gospel, enlist disciples for his service and educate all believers to be obedient to whatso ever our Lord has commanded. The Christian conquests of the centuries, the marvelous mis sionary awakening of Christendom preparing to conquer the world for the glory of Christ by the consecration of men and means and by >10. f-njinaroUnn nf the Christian forces under the leadership of the Holy Spirit Is one of the many modern testimonies of the power of the risen Lord that is leading the hosts of God on to complete the triumph of Christ when he re vealed on resurrection morn his power over life and death. The religion of Jesus contains the only hope for the world. His is the only religion that meets the needs of all men. He is the only founder of a religion that has risen from the dead and offers everlasting life to all. Let ub consecrate ourselves around his empty tomb this Eaeter morn to help him save the world by carrying the gospel of his resurrection to all that are lost.?Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson. Man With Only Half a Brain There is a man w!th only half a brain in the convalescent home of the Sabbatberg sanitarium at Stockholm, Sweden. His name Is Blomquist, and he I3 a young soldier who was hit by a stray bul let at firing practice last summer. The bullet went through the left temple and passed out again through the right side of the skull. It was a bad case, but the surgeons, finding that no motor centers of the brain were injured, proceeded to operate although they had little merchant banked ! ings (o the gods poured In d [ his brick "checks" ige, and the law s it does today, to the rights of prop re the business in ple that tven the iove a deal in offer ite. Indeed a great lerce of Babylonia in the temples, ies of metals, cere jmmodities which tie temples cr offer sold by the priests, who did lect to get their full margin Business ability indeed seem been an Important qualiflc admission to the priesthood, accounts of revenue and ex were kept, and these show tfc ments in loans and the pur land and other profitable were a regular part of the tivities of the priestly estab] Perhaps the most Interest the burled records which h which renders Fifth avenue, New York, memor able on this occasion. So to In most of the smaller cities the church hour is accounted the logical time for fashion's review because there Is nothing to call forth the population en masse at any other time in the day?unless it be, mayhap, to evening church service * when, of course, It la too dark to have fanciful toil ettes appear to the best advantage. In some of our cities, however, notably in the national capital, it has come about that In recent years there are In effect two fashion parades on Easter. The first Is held, as above mentioned, at the conclusion of the morning church service, but the newer and more popu lar promenade comes late in the afternoon, when well dressed people of all ages traverse the principal residential tnorougnraras msyueu by a frank interest in their fellow-beings and their raiment. The morn ing fashion parade flnds almost everybody afoot if the weather be at all pleasant, but in the "moving picture" that la on view from 3:30 to 5 o'clock In the afternoon a considerable propor tion of the paraders are in vehicles, open car riages and motor cars hiving the preference. Each mode of locomotion has its advantages from the standpoint of, the Easter paraders. Those afoot have the best chance to be seen, where as those In motors or carriages have the best opportunities to see, and since the aim and object of this fashion parade is that its devotees may see and be seen It will be realized that it is virtually a standoff between those who walk and those who ride. In point of numbers participating, easily the greatest Easter fashion parade in America is which takftfi Dlace on this eventful day on the Boardwalk at Atlantic City. People flock from all sections of the country to the New Jes sey resort. They come, many of them will tell you, because Atlantic City Is supposed to have a mild and equable spring climate, but the real reason in most Instances Is a realization that the "natural study of mankind 1b man" and, that here may be found a greater assemblage of representatives of the human race than at any other Raster mecca on this side of the At lantic. There are sometimes as many as 100.000 people in the Easter parade at Atlantic City and they devote themselves to marching and countermarching on that flve-mlle elevated esplanade because there Is little else to do at Atlantic City at Easter when It Is, of course, too cold for sea bathing. The Atlantic Ulty paraae or iasnion siarcs in the morning, though It is not timed to accord with church services, for the simple reason that only a small proportion of the Easter vis itors to Atlantic City take time to attend dl vine worship on this day of days. Instead they spend their time on the great wooden hlgh way?walking or riding in those odd and lazy wheeled chairs pushed by porters or propelled by tricycles. At Atlantic City also there is an other fashion parade in the afternoon, though to be strictly accurate we should not say "an other." In reality it is a continuation of tha same grand march of the gaudy dressers. How any of tbem manage to get lunch is a mystery, for the crowd on the Boardwalk never sufTers any diminution from mid-morn to dusk, and in deed his spectacular continuous performance even goes on after the electric bulbs are aglow and' Easter promenaders in other cities have ior.g since sought their own firesides. hope of saving the man's life. For two weeks the patient was unconscious, his breathing was feeble and he had to be artificially fed. Then by degrees consciousness returned. His speech and eyesight were badly affected, but both Im proved gradually. Today) apart from some what dimmed eyesight and general weakness, he Is well on the road to recovery, but retain! one conspicuous defect, he cannot read or write. He can distinguish letters, but is unable to connect them into words. The part of the brain he has lost, It appears, is the sense of memory of what he learned in his youth. Party Feeling. The Excited Spinster?Oh, Ethel, we're going to have such a time at the party. The new curate's coming, and he's color blind! Ethel?Well, dear, what difference does that make? The Excited Spinster?Why. >? thinks all the hollyberrles are mistletoe.?London Sketch. ally were not neg of profit. to light | are the contract tablets kept by a firm of bankers and money lend ers known as "the sons of Eglbi," es tablished at Babylon before the time of Sennacherib, probably as early as 1,000 B. C., and which existed for sev eral centuries. These "brick books." as they; have been called, constitute the chief source of our knowledge, of life in ancient Babylon. The firm of Egibi possessed enor mous wealth and influence and have been designated the "Rothschilds at the ancient world." C0LD8 AND CHILLS BRING KIDNEY ILL8. Colds, chills and grip strain the kidneys and start backache, urinary disorders and uric acid troubles. Doan's Kidney Pills are very useful in the raw spring months. They stop backache and urinary disorders, keep the kidneys well and pre vent colds from set tling on the kidneys. Mrs. E. Bates, 36 Jay St., Poughkeepsie, N. Y., says: "A cold started my kidney trouble and for five long weeks I was afraid to lie down on account of the terrible pain in my back. I took the doctor's medicine regularly but became no better. Then I began with Doan's Kidney Pills and was entirely cured. I have had no trouble with my kidneys since." the Name?DOAN'S," 50c., all stores. Foster-Mllbuni Co., Buffalo, N. Y. AT POKER. rm m -fc Horan?13 O'Brien a good bluffer? Doran?No; whenever he gets a aphade he spits on his hands. Boy Had Noticed Things. The dear little offlce-boy had been detected in a He. It was not one of the ordinary prevarications of the everyday world, and, moreover, to make the crime more grievous, he had persisted in adhering to his original mendacious statement. "Do you know, my lad," \asT<ed a grizzled clerk, in a kindly fashion, "what becomes of young lads who trifle with the truth?" "Aye,"- was the assured reply; "the boss often sends them out as travel ers when they grow up!" FAR BETTER THAN QUININE. Elixir Bnbek cures malaria wher? quinine falls, and It can be taken with Impunity by old and young. "Having: suffered from Malarious Fe ver for several months, getting no re lief from quinine and being completely broken down In health, 'Elixir Babek' effected a permanent cure."?W: F. Marr. Elixir Babek, 60 cents, all druggists, or Kloczewskl & Co., Washington, d. C. Perpetual Worth. "Why was it you never married again. Aunt Sallie?" inquired Mrs. McClane of an old colored woman in West Virginia. " 'Deed, Miss Ellle," replied the old woman earnestly, "dat daid nigger's wuia rnuun iu m? uau a n ? o uutt. * gits a pension."?Lippincott's. Important to Mother* Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for Infants and children, and see that it Bears the "lgnature of In Use For Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria Also With Gloves. Assistant Editor?Here's a farmer writes to us asking how -to treat sick bees. Editor?Tell him he'd better treat them with respect. A Household Remedy Which works from outside. Chest.ol (Chest Ointment). Will relieve quickly croup, coughs, colds, pneumonia and all affections of chest and throat. 25c. everywhere. The Result. Mrs. Howard?Did you give Johnny an unbreakable toy? Mrs. Barker?Yes, but the trouble is that he has broken everything else with It?Harper's Bazar. Use Allen's Foot-Ease The antiseptic powder to be shaken into the shoes "or tired, tender, smarting ach ing, swollen feet. It makes your feet f?el easy and makes walking a Delight. Sold everywhere, 25c. For free triaT package, address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y. Gossip. Polly?Miss Yellowleaf says she al ways tries to get her beauty sleep. Dolly?Well, all I can say Is she must suffer frightfully from insomnia. ?Woman's Home Companion. Instead of liquid antiseptics, tablets and peroxide, lor toilet and medicinal uses, many people prefer Paxtine, which is cheaper and better. At drug gists, 25c a box or sent postpaid on re ceipt of price by The Paxton Toilet Co., Boston, Mass. He Shut the Shutter. "Willie, didn't I tell you to shut that ehutter?" said Mrs. Boggs. "The shutter's shut,' replied Willie, 'and I can't shut it any shutter." TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA AND BUILD UP THE SYSTEM Take the Old Standard GBOVBS TASTELhJSS CHILL TONIC. You know what you are taking. The formula Is plainly printed on every bottle, (bowing It Is simply Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form, and the most effectual form. For grown people and children, 60 cunts. All nf That "Who is Nat Goodwin?" "He's the center of the All-America marriage team." Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulate and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels. ! Sugar-coated, tiny granules. Easy to take j as candy. It doesn't require much inventive ! penius for a man to make a fool of himself. There Is no excuse for the dyspeptic, with Gartield Tea accessible at every drugstore. Poverty does not destroy virtue, nor | Joes wealth bestow it.?Yriarte. NICE, BUT NOT IN HIS UNE Exhibition of "Mantle#" Moet Plea*. urable, Only Young Man Had Oth er Business to Attend To. ; "I've come to see about the mantle* ' miss." r. y . "O, yes, I'm glad you have come so soon; will you Btep Into the drawing room ?" The young man .stepped; he waa pleased with his'pleasant reception. After a while madame in and said: "How do? So sorry to trouble him, but would he mind If they tried the tnantlea on? Her daughter'# was a trifle too full, and her own a trifle too long, she thought. Perhaps he . would be good enough to see. The young man said he would be only too delighted. The two elegant mantles in the lat est style which were lying across the back of the sofa were then donned, and the vounjt man said he thought they looked charming. Yes, perhaps a little alteration was required, but?If they would excuse him he would be glad if they would let him get on with his work and show him the gas-burn ers that were requiring fresh mantle*. Why! Wasn't he from Jiggins & Jlgginses? O, no! He was the young man that attended to the mantles from the gas company! ? Rehoboth Sunday Herald. Financial Cripples. They were taking the visitor from up-state around Manhattan, showing him the sights. The big automobile rolled past many wonderful buildings, all of which the host pointed out with some feelings of civic pride. At last they chanced to pass by the Municipal Lodging house. "What's that plaoe?" asked the rn ral visitor. "Oh, that's one of New York's nom? for cripples," was the reply. "What kind of cripples?" was asked. "Financial," was the reply, as tb? car sped on.?New York Herald. CRITICAL TIME OF WOMAN'S LIFE From 40 to 50 Years of Age. How It May Be Passed in Safety; Odd, Va.:? "I am enjoying better health than I have for 20 years, and I 0 believe l ean safely say now that I am a well woman. I was reared on a farm and had all kindsof heavy work to do which caused the troubles that came on me la tter. For five years during the Changeof Life I was not able " 1 I M to una paiior wa 11 I ter. I had hemor rhages which would last for weeks and I was not able to sit op in bed. I suffered a great deal with my back and was so nervous J could scarcely sleep at night, and I did not do any housework for three years. , "Now I can do as much work as any Woman of my age in the county, thanks to the benefit I have received from Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound. I recommend your remedies to all suffering women. "?Mrs. Mabtha L. Holloway, Odd, Va. No other medicine for woman's ills has received such wide-spread and unquali fied endorsement We know of no other medicine which has such a record of success as has Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegetable Compound. For more than SO years it has been the standard remedy for woman's ills. If yon have the slightest doubt that Lydia E. Pinkham'a Vegeta ble Compound will help yon,'write to Lydia E.Pinkham Medicine Cow (confidential) Lynn, Mass., for ad vice. Your letter will be opened, , read and answered by a woman, and held in strict confidence. Relieves Backache Sloan's Liniment is a great remedy for backache. It penetrates and relieves the pain instantly?no rub bing necessary?just lay it on lightly. Here's Proof. "I had my back hurt in the Boer War and in San Francisco two years ago I was hit by a street car in the same place. I tried all kind* of dope without suc cess. Two weeks ago I saw your lini ment in a drug store and got a bottle to try. The first application caused iustant relief, aud now except for a little stiff ness, I am almost well." FLETCHER NORMAN'. Whittier, Calif. SLOANS LINIMENT is the best remedy for rheumatism, neuralgia, sore throat and sprains. Miss E. Rtm of Brooklyn, N.Y., writes: "Slonn's Liniment is the best for rheumatism. I have used six bot tles of it and it is grand." Sold by all Dealers. Price, 25c^ 50c., and $1.00. Horses, Cattle. Hogs and Poultry sent free. Address Driarl S.Sloan , Boston, Miss. KODAKS and Hi^h Grail# Finishiug. Mail orders given Spe cial Attentlop. Prices reanonabla. Service prompt. Send for Price I,iat. nsnkjau AST 8T0SK, C1UKLKSTUS, S. C.