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tory. and it has been frequently urged of
late years that Easter should be made fixed
festival, {: Sunday late in April being cele-
brated, or that nearest the 5th of April,
which, according to Haydn, was tho date of
tho original Easter day, as Advent Sunday
is the nearest Sunday to st. Andrews day,
whether before or after. A we'll known pro-
fessor of astronomy i'll one of our leading
colleges, in reference to this subject, says:
1.-THE fact is that tic date of Easter Sunday
simply depends upon the fullness Of hypo-
thetical and supposititious moon, invented and
made to move in an impossible manner by
Pope Hilarius, the supposed movements Of
which arc such as occasionally to make
Easter Sunday vary by five weeks from the
date given by the real moon" It is needless,
however, to say that any attempt to change
the system of fixing Easter day would be
certain to precipitatc the livcliest kind of an
ecclesiastical uproar, although it might not
bring armed mobs into the streets to clamor
for 1.-The stolen days." as happened with the
change in the calendar.
Easter, which is now preceded by Lent, in
early days was introduced by fasting on one
day only-thc Friday in Passion wee; known
as Good Friday. By and by the time w:s
extended to forty hours in token that Christ
had lain that long in the tomb, and from
this it was finally prolonged to forty days
the season of the temptation in tho wilder
ness On Easter morning tho primitive
Christians saluted each other with the words,
''Christ is arisen," to which the person ad-
dressed answered, "Ch,ist is arisen, indeed"
a custom which is still retained in the Greek
church.
All the ceremonies attending the observ
ance Of Easter were at first very simple, but
in the early part of the Fourth century de-
cided change was brought about by Con-
staatine, who, naturally fond of parade, sig
nalized his love Of display by celebrating this
festival with extraordinary pomp. At tho
vigils instituted for Easter eve, when the
people remained in the churches, huge tapers
Of wax were burned; these were however,
not confined to the churches, but were
placed all over the city. Easter Sunday was
observed with elaborate ceremonials, the
pope officiating at mass with every imposing
accessory that could be brought to bear in
that service.
The churches were adorned at this season
like theatres, and crowds poured in to see the
sepulchers which were erected representing
the whole scene of our Savior's ento1nbment.
A general belief prevailed that the Lords
second coming would be on Easter eve, there
fore the sepulchers were watched through the
night until o'clock in the morning, when
two of the Oldest monks would enter and take
out q beautiful image of the resurrection,
which was elevated before the people during
the singing of the anthem, "Christus Resur-
gems" 1t was then carried to the high altar,
and, procession being formed. canopy of
velvet was borne over it by ancient gentle
men. They proceeded round the exterior Of
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"v1oLErs, WHO WILL BUY NY v1oLETs"
"Nell, why don't you speak, why don't you
un after the gentlefolks?' said good na-
tured looking red faced woman; its your
only chance; I've got rid OF six punches IN
the last half hour"
II cannot answered Nell; "don't ask me;
indeed, indeed, I cannot; if they want the
flowers they will come and buy them, but it's
no good to make them give their money wnen
they had rather keep it."
Tho woman opened her round eyes, and
looked at Nell wonderingly.
"If you're so mighty squeamish you amt
likely to get on; take my advice, and don't
be silly-make the folks buy; tell you they
won't do it without being axed-come, run
after that young swell; bunch Of vilets in
his buttonhole would make quite a gentle
man Of him."
uNo. 1 cannot, indeed cannot
"Verv well, then, will, J" and Nancy Drake
followed a Young man half way down the
street and at last induced him to buy some
of her flowers.
Meanwhile Nell still stood in her old place,
and by the time Nancy returned tho girl had
found q customer.
little maiden, about 10 years old, with
respectable looking, white capped nurse,
stood before her. The little lady bore about
hor whole ap,earance unmistakable signs OF
ease and luxury.
"How much are they-the flowers!" she
i ..Tbree pence a bunch," replied Nell, mod
estly. .,,,, r
vont them for the church, you know, to put
round the altar Easter Sunday" mM
Poor Nell could scarcely believe her ears
or conceal her great JOY at SO good piece
of luck. as she handed the flowers TO tne
raid. who gave her in return moro norey
thnn she had had for many day.
..Elowcrs for the church, " unused Nell II
,vonder why they put them there. wonder
',,,a+ Faster means. guess it is only for the
.',,al,tv-crand ladies and grand little glrls
f ,;,.a t,,e one who bought my flowers" Thus
so,;,,nuizius and hugging her pence ana nap
.,;naes Nell hastened to make hcr way
bnme home But finding herself in front OF q
brilliantly lighted church, she pauseu W
arain consider the problem that had so puk-
led her. Tiny Joe, the poor little nunem. S,,-
h,ct who lived round the corner from Nells
own, humble home, stood there 700. 'oe "eA'
to sunday school, he would know:
"What's Easter day?' asked Sell' lay,us
har hand on Tiny Joe's arm. my - louAy
r., Easter ,,. eve. Is it something for the ricn
people!" +,,,ned wonderinsly
,nor tho flower girls face, as he sa'd I'M
pressively: re for all:r and
- +o,i her in his simple way Of tho Joy
that had como at Christmas "neu ~ 80
shas oh;1d WA WAS born in the manger; and he went
E,.;I when
oaed on ppon the that he might TT take cs
lla III n 1.-Two with him in heaven; ne 'oao ~
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CHAPLAIN TALMAGE.
He Is Sworn in the Thirteenth Reg-
ment's Spiritual Adviser.

ment's Spiritual Adviser.
The Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage has stepped
into the chaplaincy of the Thirteenth regi-
ment N. Y S. n G., made vacant by the
death of the late Henry Ward Beecher
When President Lincoln, in April, 1861,
called for 1000 volunteers to serve for three
months the Thirteenth Of Brooklyn was one
of the first to respond to the call, and for a
time was stationed at Annapolis, Nd
Since the war the organization has
been maintained and is now quite
factor i'll the City of Churches The
regiment seems to require that the gospel be
preached to them by eminent men. Henry
Ward Beecher, who officiated for SO many
yea,s, had no superior i'll the field of pulpit
oratory, and Mr.. Talnage, who succeeds him,
is at least es well known in America as was
his distinguished predecessor.
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It is the custom in German families on
Easter eve to place sugar and real eggs the
former usually filed with bonbons or tiny
playthings in nest, and then conceal it in
the house or garden, in order that the young
ones, who always rise at break of day on that
important morning, may have the delight of
seeking and finding the hidden treasures.
Happy the little ones who are thus taught to
associate joy and pleasure with the deepest
mysteries Of that religion which among us
istoo often made the harbinger of gloom
and restraint
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sort Of a way. The good and healtbful prac>
t:ce Of archery was not forgotten at the
Shrove Tuesday and Easter Monday meet
ings; the reward for the best shot was pro-
vided, in many localities, not by the guilds,
but by the bridegrooms of the community.
The custom Of distributing the pace or
''Pasch" eggs, which was once almost uni
versal among Christians, is still observed
among children the world over and by the
peasantry in certain portions of the Old
World. The boys play with these hard boiled
eggs like balls, throwing them into the air
or rolling them about the fields, and fre-
quently knocking them together to see which
will break first, the broken egg becoming tho
property of those whose eggs remain whole
Easter week is still the great season at
Rome, for Italy is Catholic if the pope is not
king. The greatest preparations are made
for Easter Sunday, which is celebrated with
elaborate ceremonials. The dav is ushered
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ment to the author of the song, Mr.. Francis
Scott Key.
The commission for the monument was
awarded to the sculptor w. W. Story. Mr..
Story completed his work at Rome, Italy,
and the monument has been shipped by YES
sci from Genoa to San Francisco, where it ar
rived safely some time ago. 1t will be fifty
one feet high from the base to the top of the
flag A figure of America, holding the star
spangled banner, surinounts the whole.
Within the four columns supporting the top
is a figure OF Key. The bas-rcliefs on the
sides are of bronze The two statues are also
of bronze. The body of the monument is
carved from Roman tsavcstinc, a yellowish
stone, of which st. Peers and a portion of
the Colosseum are constructed. The remains
Of the man whom the monument is intended
to commemorate lie i'll the cemetery of
Mount Olivct, Baltimore. He died in 1873.
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This custom Of sending presents at Easter
originated in France, where it for time was
the fashion for gentleman to send the
younger relatives of his fance box or bas-
ket of choice bonbons. From this the Gus
tom grew to flowers and bonbons to the
fance herself, and The receptacles for tho
flowers and bonbons became more and more
expensive, and finally ended in the concealing
Of costly presents in the Easter package. In
New York Easter cards, song books in dec
oratiye bindings, silver covered prayer
books. and articles of jewelry, Stimulating
earlv spring flowers and birds are numbered
with fashionable end popular Easter gifts.
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''The matter Of fact is an old, weak super
stitious error, and the sun neither plays nor
works on Easter day more than any other.
It is true, it may sometimes happen to shine
brighter that morning than any other; but
II it does it is purely accidental. In some
parts of England they call it the lamb play
ing, which they look for as soon as the sun
rises, in some clear or spring water, and is
nothing but the pretty reflection it makes
from the water which they may find at any
time, if the sun rises clear and they them
selves early and unprejudiced with fancy"
The folly was kept up by the fact that no
one could view the sun steadily at any hour,
and those who choose to look at it or at its
reflection in the water sow it apparently
move as they would on any other day.
Again, from s'The British Apollo" 1708,
supposed question to the sun himself upon
the subject elicits suitable answer:
Q.-Old wives, Phoebus, say
That on Easter Day
To the music O. tn spheres you do caper;
If the fact, sir, be true
Pray let's the cause know,
When you have any room in your paper.
A.-The old wives get merry,
With spiced ale or sherry,
On Easter, which makes them romance:
And whilst in rout
Their brains whirl about
They fancy we caper and dance.
Brand says he heard Of when boy, and
could not positively say from remembrance
whether he had not seen it tried, an ingen-
ious method of making an artificial sun
dance on Easter Sunday. A vessel full of
water was set out in the open air, in which
the reflected sun seemed to dance, from the
tremulous motion of the water,
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in by the firing of cannons, and carly in the
morning carriages with their eager freight
Of men and women begin to roll toward st.
Peters, whic;, is richly decorated for the
occasion, the altars freshly ornamented and
the lights around the tomb of ST. Peter all
blazing.
On this day the pope officiates at mass with
every imposing accessory that human inven-
tion can devise. From hall in tho palace
Of the vatican he is carried into the church,
seated in his chair, borne on the shoulders Of
bis officers. On his head he wears O round
gilded cap representing q triple crown, which
is supposed to signify spiritual power, tenn
poral power and a union Of both. On all
sides of him are carried large fans composed
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The duties Of a chaplain in q militia regi-
ment in time of peace are far different from
those at the front in war time. During the
late Disagreement" between north and south
nearly every regiment had it's chaplain.
These were chosen from all denominations
Many of the Irish regiments he'd Catholic
priests. Some chaplains have been un1itted
for their posts, but there We're many cases of
great usefulness among them and some OF
great hcroism.
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NIoyin. the COneY Island Hotel

Moving the Coney Island Hotel.
They have changed the plans for the NOV
ing of the mammoth Brighton Beach hotel
at Coney Island. It will be remembered
that the sea has encroached SO much upon
the island as to undermine the hotel and
render its destruction a matter of a very
short time unless it were moved. The orig
inal plan was to run fiat cars under tho
structure and pull it with locomotives along
rails laid specially for the purpose, each en-
"a aIae xInESl
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2R|QcAlT!
MOVING THE HOTEL

II L L, Locomotives. CCC, Flat cars]
gine working independently and along its
own line Of rail. This was found to be i'm
practicable, and now the locomotives will be
coupled tandem, and the towing cable will
radiate from the hindmost engine, as shown
in the accompanying diagram. The great
difficulty will be to get the cables of a uni
form tension SO that the different portions Of
the building will be moved uniformly, but
the people in charge are confident that it is
not an insurmountable obstacle
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OF the ''Star Span
gled Banner. " Mr..
Lick is said to have
been led to make
the bequest in this
wise: He was at
a theatre in Cali
fornia one evening
during the early
days Of the rebcll-
ion. Public senti-
ment was some
what divided be-
tween north and
south, and when
the orchestra Logan
to play the Star
Spangled Banner
the piece was inter
1'upted by kisses.
The loyal people
present at once
broke out into vo-
ciferous cheering,
wning tn e
Kisses. This Incl
dent made such an
impression on Mr..
Lick's mind that
he resolved to leave
q fund for O mOnu-
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"wHAT's EASTER DAY9" ASKED NELL.
In this short tale it cannot be told in de-
tail how the girl, naturally quick and intel
ligent, gradually rose from her humble sta
tion as violet girl to a respected teacher in
that same school. All will believe, however,
that Nell in after life never saw q sweet violet
without recalling that Easter eve when, hand
in hand with Tiny Joe, she resolved to live a
new hfe-a life removed from poverty and
ignorance
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THE r. S. KEY MONUMENT.

In Memory of the Man Who Wrote the
''Star Spangled Banner.''
The late Mr.. James Lick, of California, in
addition to the fund left to build big OBJ
servatory, made bequest of 100000 for
monument to Francis Scott Key, the author
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RIFLES At COST.

VIM. Coleman is clos
ing out his stock Of Sharp,
Winchester and Marlin
Rifles AT COST. Now
IS the time for Sportsmen
10 get a good, reliable
gun almost at their own
price. Call early and get
your choice of the lot.
S94 IT,
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DEATH OF HENRY BERGH,
The Friend of Sour Dumb Animals
Joins the Majority.

The Friend of "Our Dumb Animals''
Joins the Majority.
Henry Bergh, the founder of the New York
society, and Indirectly the many societies
throughout the United States, for the pre-
vention of cruelty to animals, is dead. Mr..
Bergh was born in New York in 1923, and
was the son of Christian Bergh, man Of
German ancestry and prominent ship
builder. The family being wealthy the son
was literally educated, and attended Column
bia college Before completing his course he
went abroad, where he remained five years.
Prior to his departure, he married Miss
Taylor, the daughter of wealthy English
man. While in Europe, in 1862, he was ap-
pointed secretary Of legation at st. Peters
burg, and acting vice consul. He resigned
the Office two years later. It was while at
st. Petersburgh and on witnessing there
many cruelties to animals that he became
interested in the matter to which he
devoted his life. Later on he met the Earl
Of Harrowby, president of the Royal So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Ami
mails in London. and the acquaintance tended
to strengthen Mr.. Bergh's interest in the OBJ
jects Of the society.
On Mr.. Bergh's return to New York he
organized the American Society for the Pre-
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NEWSPAPER DECISIONS

1. Anyone who takes paper regularly from II
Poetoface-whether directed to his name or another
or whether he has subscribed or not-is responsible
Tor the payment.
3. II person orders his paper discontinued, h.
must pay all arrearages, the publisher will cone
tnue to send it until payment lie made and collect tn
whole amount. whether the paper fe taken from the
Office or not.
5. The courts have decided that refusing to take
the newspapers or periodicals. from the Postofnce OF
removing and leaving them uncalled for, 10 primo
fdcis evidence of intentional fraud,
Papers ordered to any address can be changed to
another address at the optien of the subscriber
Remittances BY draft check, money order, or regis.
may te sent at risk. All Postmaster
are required to register letters on application.
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THE OLD CUSTOM OF HEAv1NG.
tion of Christ's death, adhered to the custom
of holding the Easter festivity on the<day
prescribed for the Jewish pasch--the four
teenth day Of the first month; that is, the
lunar month of which the fourteenth day
either falls on or next after the day of the
vernal equinox.
But most of the Christian churches, attach
ing greater Importance to the day of Christ's
resurrection, held to Casters being cele-
brated on the Sunday which followed the
fourteenth day of the moon Of March, the
day on which Christ suffered.
This question was the cause Of serious
difference in the church as early as the Sec
ond century, and was not finally settled until
the Council of Nice in the year 325. The
rule was then adopted which brings Easter
day always on the first Sunday after the full
moon which happens on or next after March
81, and if the full moon happens on a Sum
day, Easter day is the Sunday after. By
this arrangement Easter may come as early
as March q or as late as April 25. Easter
Sunday occurs this year on the LIST day Of
April
Tho nrouont saacon ;c nv mn ,,,oonc eo%;efon.
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THE FEAST OF FEASTS.
ORIGIN AND SIGNIFICANCE OF EASTER,
THE CHRISTIAN PASSOVER.

Ceremonies Attending the Observance Vt
Eastertide Among Many Nations-0Iov-
able Feasts Regulated by Easter Day.
Custom of Distributing Pasch Eggs.
The term Easter, signifying the Christian
passover and the festival Of the resurrection
Of Christ, is probably derived from the name
IF the Teutonic goddess of spring, Ostera or
Oestre, whose festival occurs about the same
t1I1e us Jne Ouec1 vance or Easter.
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vention of Cruelty
to Animals in 1865,
and in the follow
ing year the society
was invested with
powers of prosecu-
tion and arrest. At
first Mr.. Bergh met
with opposition and
ridicule, but at last
obtained the sup
port of the people.
The society con-
tinued to grow in
influence, and in
the magnitude of
its work. In 1871
T-:o D1-D~Sl ~
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The last Sunday in October Goth. has been
set aside as prisoners Sunday"
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Easter lilies freshly bloom
Ger the conquered tomb:
Cups of incense, pure and fair.
Pour oblations on the air.
Easter glory sudden flows
Through the portal none can close:
Death and darkness flee away,
Christ the Lord is risen today. ...
Shining forms are sitting by
Where the folded garments lie;
Loving Mary knows no fear
While the waiting angels hear.
''They have taken my Lord away,
Know ye where he lies today?''
Sweet they answer to her cry,
As their pinions pass her by.
See the Master stand to greet
Her that weepeth at his feet.
MARY" At the tender word ...
Well she knows her risen Lordl
All her love and passion breaks
In the single word she speaks
Here the sweet "Rabboni!" tell
All her woman heart SO welli
"Quickly 60, and tell it out
Unto others round about.
Thou hast been forgiven much;
Tell 1t, Mary, unto such.
BY thy love within thy heart,
This my word to them impart;
Death shall touch thy soul no more,
Christ thy Lord has gone before!''
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the church by the light of torches, all sing
ing, rejoicing and praying, until coming
again to the high altar it was there placed to
remain until Ascension day. In many places
the monks personated all the characters con-
nected with the event they celebrated, and
thus rendered the scene still more picturesque.
Many Of the old customs of Eastertide still
linger with us. The peasantry in certain
portions Of England and Scotland, up to q
very recent date, observed the absurd Gus
tom of 'lifting" or ''heaving," as it was
called.
On Easter Monday the men, carrying
chairs, went about insisting that all the
women they met should take seat and be
lifted up three times The performance was
accompanied with loud shouts, and the ex-
( acting Of kiss for each one Of the lifters.
M oas on eateF i nsids and the G ehs
gayly decorated, to be raised high above the
heads of the Mters It is further related that
any preferring were allowed to pay forfeit
Of money, instead of the kiss, before they
were let out.
On Tuesday the women took their turn,
and we read that so anxious were they to do
their full part in this ridiculous proceeding,
that they were won't to guard every avenue
to the town and stop every passenger, pedes-
trian, equestrian or vehicular. It was q
crude imagination that could sec any repre-
sentation in this to the resurrection Of our
Savior. But as such it was intended.
Not only were the women allowed share
in the sport Of ''heaving" or lifting" but
they had their own football match in quiet
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THE SUN DANCING ON EASTER DAY.

There is not an important festival in the
Christian year concerning which there were
not, in the olden time, more or less supersti-
tions, and concerning as important a day as
Easter they were abundant. It was, in the
middle ages, a common idea that the sun
danced on Easter day. As to the origin Of
the superstition, there appears to be no def
mite explanation. All are familiar With Sir
John Stockings matchless little poem, 1.-THE
Bride" in which occur the lines:
But, oh. she dances such way!
No sun upon an Easter day
Is half 80 fine sight,
It is q curious fact that both Brand and
Hone. who misquote Sir John 6uckling's
beautiful lines, fail to credit their authorship
70 MIN, In fact oo Ilus apix<z- W KNOW vino
wrote them and dismiss them with the re-
mark that they are in an old ballad.
In Dunton's s'Athenian Oraclen occurs the
inquiry why does the sun at his rising play
more on Easter day than Whitsunday!" The
question Is answered thus: