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P* By ICATHESn&rBfcADeS. Sj?*8 tlani to fleecy any holiday r v B" except Christmas should be obML served by sending presents to * friends, yet we seem to be generaHy falling into thai costom, whether the day be New Year's, St Valentine^ St. Patrick's or Easier. If the lashton spreads no doubt ere long we frhaTl feel constrained to include the Fourth of July and election day in the |isi> of gift sending occasions. Even good things may be run into the ground. F Simple presents foe children afford them joy at Easter. For them are ideoorated eggs, boxes of sweets, sugar xabbits or papier mache ones stuffed jwith sweets. Grown people, in accordance with the exaggerated gift ff?cfnTrin? faehiftti n-Pt-a-n aonr! PYTWn iefye jewels and bric-a-brac to tbeir | friends at Easter. Why they should it is not easy to discover, for there is ;no reason in it. j For St. Patrick's day there were on isale pretty picture , postcards in vivid% green whereon to speed the compli' uaents of the season. The same atI tractive idea might be much more generally adapted to Easter than kas been idone. Postcards in Easter colors? fwhitB, yellow jaiid green?might well K ;have appropriate resurrection and oth1 !* symbols printed upon them for use ti ' at the joyous yet sacred spring fesle itivaL There, too, are artistically r iadorned Easter poems. _ t* Rrrf flriTPor critta nnd floral deryjra jtfon9 at Easter are the best of all. L I In the warmer climes of Christen^ Horn there is an annual floral festival. Gi jwhere flowers are abundant it comes bi? jost preceding Lent and is commonly ( jcalled the flower carnival In our Icduntry, except in California and now an (and then in a southern state, there is ur, BeWom a flower festival of any kind, (although there might well be such even in the northerly par* of the land In May and June. y It is customary to have shining lilies, 2, "^mre lilies of eternal peace," in our la* /" churches on Easter Sunday. But even (there the resources of the Easter col Ira are not brilliantly brought out. jYellow, vivid, radiant, daazMng?is not u ghat the color of the hak> of the saints? (Have not certain esofcerte cults chosen : ro'as the symbol of developing spirituality? And in the colder regions of P this land the splendid daffodils?"Easter flowers," they are well named?are often the only ones in bjoom outdoors at Easter time. They are the first fruits of the awakening power of the son, herald of what is to come. The flashing yellow; daffodils are r ;r~ : 1 ?fi R Pw gj| m| HI W Hhw HB OH BM . . ^MB . ^B . . M M' ^^B' '^H ; - ^H ^H* m r Iffi BBwBf R H * - ti ? I Manv Seas v Perfumes < I I Hi aovovgr^H - ' ^^w^pni WCOtMTMk C<^8 Soaps, Face Powders, Tooth Powders, Tooth Pastes, Dentifrices, Toilet Articles, T>.1 T??J 1 laiuum ruwuci High Grade PackageCandy Rest at our Fountain j and drink Pure Soda, True Fruit Juices and Crushed Fruits, t? ?i /-> r>?T? XVtdi Vyiuca \juia. j ' Kaufn J! v hard# tbelltttftiae* endure ; ttPT tfeqgnlqi fteertog, Q>ear dried &apf? nfssr 4dKKbd tafc*?v go ffcxa the a?n5e fatte^^pottedtQ Bacdy eart^and patiaa tek plflcftjlll . about two^aootba botora Eatftec^ then brought Jsito the tight and tended, end tifey \?fiB blossom glostousty st-the-eacred festal tfaoe. ^ ? - *- ^ i. i (JUT EBBBBT ?QQKir(Huauit6 ui;^ Include half enough of the significant yellow In their color schema Neither at this time do we have half enough flowers of any kind in our homes. Easter cards have become tiresome. Expensive gifts are meaningless; besides, we cannot afford them. But flowers, the most beautiful of all the Creator's gifts except Just a little child, are always there for us. xney never weary its. : Daffodils, lilies, snowdrops, white azaleas, costly or small in price, may be sent as remembrances to our dearest year by year, and they will not be bored therewith. Indeed, the same variety of flower from the same person to the same year after year becomes a badge of unfailing remembrance and siflHificnnpo. His Chance. "I wonder if Nero really fiddled when Rome burned." "Maybe be did. Maybe it was his first opportunity to hold an audience. did his specialty while they watched the fire."?Louisville Courier-Journal. Seeking Its True Level. "The theme failed as a book, and now it fails as a play. Yet the central idea is good." "Quite right I think you could boil it down into an anecdote and get $10 for it."?"Washington Herald. Something to Brag A*?out. t "Just think!" "What?" "That new musical comedy star was >or hired girl once." ? Detroit Free J Vress. Said by the Sages. ^fjy "T^era an do signboards on the road to ruin." "Aye, all who travel that route have me ngm ox way. " jO ionable Necccssai Stationery Box Papers, Linen Pound Packages, Writing Tablets, Pencil Pads, 5c Pkgs Paper and Envelopes, Envelopes, Visiting Cards, Memorandum Books, . Pens, Pencils, T7< O JCjrasers, opuugcs. Victor Talking Machines. H \ | ffUuM R F \ 8 JWH mi i \ LR^flyB^s New Records and Needles. Terms $1.00 a week. Frames for Pictures, Diplomas, Certificates, Etc., Made to order. Reach BASE BALL GOODS, Balls, Bats, Gloves, Mitts, Etc. Official and Boy's Sizes. J iann [ f. [From Painting hy PI "Be Is f Tho Luck of tho Draw. " The mistress was giving Harriet the in benefit of her advice and counsel ^is touching a momentous step the latter * contemplated. res "Of course, Harriet," said the lady of the house, "if you intend to get mar- e]jr ried that*b your own business, but you mustn't forget that marriage is a very serious matter." j( "Yls, mum," said Harriet; "yis, mum, ^ I know 'tis sometimes, mum. But, y mum, maybe Pll have better luck than an^ yon did. mum.*?Brooklyn Life. I ^ i ties of Life as Wei Jewelry I Rings, Watches, Brooches, ? A Breast Fins, f Scarf Pins, | Cuff and Collar Buttons, | Waist Fin Sets, <rr Hat Fins, ? Belt Buckles, Watch Chains, Fobs, j Bracelets, Etc. Spectacles, ^ _ dies Eye Glasses, iea< Colored Glasses or Shades, Frames and Cases. Hair Brushes, Tooth Brushes, Combs, Rubber Goods. NEW CROP GARDEN SEEDS | May's and Ferry's Re* size ALL VARIETIES biai )rug C ^ckhorst, 1325, &tsen" Just In keeping. It is not often that a man's name is congruity with his disposition or occupation." Sometimes the latter. The police arted a man named Vine the other r, and he turned out to be a porch a ber."?Baltimore American. Doing His Best, olner (to his apprentice)?Well, WI1have you sharpened all the tools? rTOie?Yus; a.11 but the 'and saw, I I haven't quite got all the gaps of it?Sketch. 1 as New Thing i re carry a complete Stock msm iam LeRoy's Vegetable Compound, nale Regulator, $1.00 bottles for 50c saparillas, Blood Purifiers, Kidney nedies. Liver Regulators etc., $1.00 s 75c, 50c sizes 40f*. Planter's Nua Tea.goodLiver Regulator uow 10c. Ob j Lexin ?7 :? ?: tetartx <safl ew3??l (!te ^pfegBal-aQ? the oteeaw&ao? oik thto pasOoofctr festtrat to >atjrcwmdBd mow or less-saperstttfcn, jxm^eaongfkto lend to H the eftatdi of mystery. Twentieth century maidens don bright yellow garters, secure ta their belie! that they win be engaged before the year ends* others give their tresses "a hundred strobes three times" with thn hrnsh while thinking intently I of their hearts' desire, and "who does not take good care to wear her new things on Easter day? Among the earliest of Easter customs are the following: At Queen's college, Oxford, a herring placed by the cook to simulate a man on horseback is set on a corn salad and brought to the table. This is supposed to represent a red herring riding away on horseback and is the last vestige of the once popular pageants of rejoicing. It was erstwhile a habit in Engiish towns for the boys, after the Easter service, to run into the street and snatch the buckles from the shoes of the girls whom they were able to catch. Easter Monday, however, it was turn about, and the women chased the men. If the men refused to pay a sixpence or happened to wear boots the women tried to snatch their hats, and to renn-cpr n hnt cost a sixnence. In some old towns great cakes were | brought to church and there divided j among the young people. A singular Easter custom was that of "lifting and weaving." A man sitting contentedly in his home was surprised by the servants and women of his household, who entered bearing a great armchair lined with white and decorated with ribbons and favors. The man was forced to sit in the chair and be lifted by the women, to each of whom he must give a sixpence. On a day in Easter week, either SJonday or Tuesday, the man lifted the women with similar attendant ceremonies. Edward L was lifted in his bed by his ladies and maids of honor, and a record shows the payment made by him to have been some $2,000 in six: pences. In older days in England monks at I Easter acted plays in churches, the favorite subject being the resurrection. I Not only were the plays enacted in the churches on these festival days, : but there was dancing, particularly in the French cathedrals. Even the sun, it Is said, dances on Easter day. In Ireland great preparations were made for the last day of Lent. Holy Saturday, about 9 o'clock, a ben and a piece of bacon were put in the pot, and at 12 o'clock there were eating and much merrymaking. At 4 all arose to see the son dance in honor of the resurrection, uiunr juniic \s o! Luxury in P Stock and Poultry Remedies. Standard Drugs, Chemicals, and Medicines for our ? 'rescription jjepartmenx. Carefully Compounded r a Registered Pharmacist. 3haiges are Reasonable? duality Guaranteed. Patent and Proprietary MEDICINES 7e are selling many seasonable, nlar patent and proprietary remei at greatly reduced prices. A few iers: Dr. Hess Poultry Panacea, Instant Louse Killer (Powder), Liquid Lice Killer (Disinfectant), Medicated Nest Eggs. Hess Stock Foods Produce Health Flesh and Milk, Packages and Pails, 25c to $2.00. ' Hess Worm Powder, Heave Curr, and Healing Powder, all sold on a guarantee, "No benefit no Pay Plan." We also carry Pratt's Animal Regu: laior, Poultry Food, Gape Cure, Sheep Dip,etc. Prussian Poultry Tonic for Roup, Dodge's Four Cs for Cholera, Golden Seal and Senna Compound, Stock Liv ; er Regulator. 1 he Leading Pli gton, - - Si Ten ?i?d Costs. ^ I I First Frisoner?What kind of a time did you have in the police court this morning? Second Prisoner?Fine. Why He Giggled. Jlmmie giggled when the teacher read the story of the Roman who swam across the Tiber three times before breakfast. "You do not doubt a trained swim-, mer could do that, do you, James?" "No, sir," answered Jimmie. "But I wondered why he didn't make it four and get back to the side hi3 clothes were on."?Farm life. Why He Was Locked Up. "Ever been locked up?" demanded counsel. "I have been," admitted the witness. "Aha! And what had you been doing j to get yourself locked up?" | "I had beeu doing jury duty."?Pittsburg Post At Last. Mr. Brown (rushing excitedly into the room)?Marie, Marie, intelligence has just reached me? Mrs Rrown realmlv interrupting j him)?Well, thank heaven, Henry.? Brooklyn Life. . At Times. First Doctor?Do you believe surgery can ward off old age? Second Doctor?Oh, yes. Frequently the patient dies under an operation. lenty Here. "Fewer Gallons Wears Longer." T HE BEST PAINTS BUY DEVOE (Lead and Zinc.) We have a full line of ready-mixed Household Paints, Wagon and Buggy Paints, Roof Paint, Varnishes, Stains, Colors in Oil, Enamels, all colors. 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