The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-04-20

day. Throughout the Christian world
il commentaries the morn on which the |
Savior arose from the dead as triumph |
ant redeemer of fallen race. The forty
days of fasting and OF special meditation
ON sinfulness and the eliminating
events in the Christian plan of salvation
will bs over, and the devout who have
been obedient to the teachings OF their
church tomorrow burst the sbackles of
self.sacrifcing restraint and resume the
business of life and the agreeable round
of social enjoyment with rebound pro-
portional to the privation for the time
being in worldly things. Lent in most
places is ushered in by carnival; Holy
Week. which closes it, is invested with
q religious gloom very impressive. Eas-
ter week introduces revival OF joyful
ness and merry making. Easter was
originally heather festival in honor OF
Ostera. the goddess Of Spring, and its
celebration was merry carnival OF eggs
and flowers. "Pash eggs" as the colored
Easter eggs are called, we're chosen as
an emblem of the spriuging forth of life
in Spring. and were given as presents
among friends and acquaintances be-
cause they possessed in themselves the
germ Of future life.
JEWISH PASSOVER. last Thursday
commenced the Hebrew festival of
Pasha, the Passover instituted by Moses
in commemoration of the Israeltes re.
naming intact on the night of the de-
struction of the fret born Of Egypt i'm
mediately preceding the exodus from
that country. Originally it was observed
by sacrificing passover lambs towards
the evening Of the 14th of the first He.
brew Spring month and eating them on
the following night. as we'll as excluding
all leaven from the meals OF that evening
and the following seven days, the frs,
and last of which were observed as holy.
Since the destruction of the temple OF
Jerusalem the passover has been cele.
brated by eating unleaven bread during
the seven days and abstinence from labor
the two first and last days. The festival
is also commemorative of the deliverance
of the Jews from Egyptian bondage
Our Hebrew residents have been appro.
priately celebrating the festival.
A DECIDED CHANaE.-Every one has
been busily engaged during the fine
weather of the two weeks prior to Sun
day last in putting flower gardens il
order, trimming trees and making i'm
provemen in the cemeteries on th,
graves of departed friends or relatives
they all thinking tina! Summer had Sc
in for the season. but last Sunday morn
ing dissipated all such ideas, for on arts
ing over three inches of snow was fount
to have fallen during the night. Boy
who were gathering wild flowers OF
the hillside on Saturday on Sunda!
morning we're gathering snow balls will
which to salute passers.by. There is III
dependence to be placed on the clerk o
the weather for month yet, for we ar
liable to have snow at any time.
The SToRM.-We learn that the snoy
storm which visited Phoebe Sunday an
,, Monday, extended as for south as 81
George, Utah, and that it was one Of th
: most severe storms experienced in tha
section for years. The snow on Ha,
mony Mountain is foot deep. Th
: fruit trees in Southern Utah were all i
, blossom and the flowers in bloom, but tn
. snow has succeeded in killing them q
and the chances are very slim for havin
) any fruit from that direction the comm
. Summer.
CIGAns.-Mr. Poujade has received
large supply Of imported and domesti
cigars and all persons wishing to enjoy
: fragrant Havana can do so by calling at til
9 above named genteman's store. Nj
9 Poujade has our heartfelt thans for
8 liberal supply Of the darlings.
The Sheriff will sell on Monday mex
J.. at the hour OF IL o'clock m, q certai
n town lot, without the improvement
9 thereon, known as lot No. in block q
y to satisfy an execution in favor of job
K @. Morrison, Jr., and against D. Wilkil
= SrATIoNERy.-W. P. Goodman hl
n Just received new lime OF stationer
blank books, letter and note paper, vii
envelopes to match. The store has all
- been handsomely renovated and presen
* an entire new appearance
- ASSASSINATION the 18th instant Il
- Directors of the Day 8. NJ. Compa,
e levied an assessment of thirty cents p
10 share on the capital stock, delinque
J, May 18th.
y CHR1sTY BULIIoN.-The Christy NJ
:. h Mining Company shipped from Silv
Reef, from April 18th to April 18th, thr
bars of bullion, valued at 81, 700 SO.
~ FRED. GrLMER arrived from Salt La
- last Wednesday. He reports Jack G
70 mer as there, recovering slowly from t
y wound in his foot.
A. PHOEBE BuLLIoN.-$11, 959 % in bl
ts lion was shipped during the past wee
n according to reports of Superintendent