The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, April 12, 1911, Image 3
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
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Tooth Powders,
Tooth Pastes, Dentifrices,
Toilet Articles,
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High Grade PackageCandy
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j and drink Pure Soda,
True Fruit Juices and
Crushed Fruits,
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. about two^aootba botora Eatftec^ then
brought Jsito the tight and tended, end
tifey \?fiB blossom glostousty st-the-eacred
festal tfaoe.
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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,
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JCjrasers, opuugcs.
Victor Talking
Machines.
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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
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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 ^
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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.
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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,
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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
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he Leading Pli
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Ten ?i?d Costs. ^
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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."
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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. Gold
and Silver Paints, Shellac, Japan,
Turpentine, Linseed Oil, Putty, Glass,
Brushes, Alabastine, Cold Water
Paints, Lubricating Oils, Engine Oil.
v\^'?j!?|?? 4? ? (' ! ? '?Sa* ?* *? . * %rn ??V.i
So Is Homestead Paint.
Talk to us about this Paint.
Paris Green for Potato Bugs.
Easter Egg Dyes,
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outh Carolina.