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~ COUNTERFEIT CER1IFICArEs.
work On the New Issue Stepped Rnd
$4,000 OF the Old Notes Ordered Priuted.

Work On the New Issue Stepped and
$4,000 OF the Ola Notes Ordered Printed.
WASHINGTON. Aug. s.-About four months
ago there appeared In nearly oil the leading
cities and many minor towns two-dollar
counterfeit OF the silver certificates. They
wore OF that series which bore viRnette Of
the late Gen. Hancock. Their execution wns
remarkably fine. Tho enGravers work was SO
good indeed rs to be pronounced By experts
superior TO that OF tho legal issue. A large
number OF these counterfeit bills were put in
circulation before their fraudulent char.
acter was discovered Tho exact amount
has never tesn ascertained and never will
be. because OF their excellence. Tho
matter was finally reported to the Treasury
Department. and the department had experts
EnsreSise and rrintins look into Il. They 70.
tsrisit that had eSor BEEN nut forth. b. dan:
gerous was it. indeed that they recommended
lint moTs q hs
:: ssrf sHs nsay q shs :e: xsss
them would not trust them in he s.nSs
o. tine rs!. .a ss.a. .:5 h
uins notes that even thoss officials were liRbls
to mistake IL spdeayorins to dIstiDeuts !. BE-:
eel cd to their losa.
The Secretary OF the Treasury also directed
81 bearing. the viRnstte Of the late Sec
rotary Of the Treasury Window. be IRE
new issue had been going on Tor
nearly three months before 1t was suddenly
STOPPED The other day. Then game AZ order
Of Engi avin9 and Printing to strike OF 25O,0OO
impressions from the old Hanoook plates. .Ex-
cult to say. Tho counterfeit plates have never
been captured. and there is every reason to
" ths e.,
70 work again. It IL said By soma thAtths
Wlndum plata was almost completed when
dollar notes 10 greater. than for those OF any
denomination uttered BY the Treasury.
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The Deadly Pilgrimage to Mecca.

gins eaSna % Msse o. ana AZ M X: 1l
more than q third never return. Out OF 6l,H8S
pilgrims who left in the six years ending 1890,
WHO stared. 7.4GJ did not return. Tho Vast
proportion OF those mlssinR owe their deaths
to eptdemics. starvation. and. 1t 10 said, muir
der, between Joddnh and Mecca. lit 10 aaid,
We know not with what truth. that RanHs
OF budmasheB travel regularly BY the oil.
grim steamers so AS to seIect as their
victims such pilgrims as bstrny the DOS.
session OF means while on tho voyage"
On tbs return voyage tho deaths range
mom 200 TO nearly a., per 1000 psr annni,
This is due 10 rrlvation before leaving jed.
DAN To oyercrow,ting and si"k ness on board.
v ', ana 70 the age and indTmisy Of many
and hr nIow.ace q space tswstn isks is
that u ssch niSrim lay down ant the deck
room and no more for the passengers. the
health oHinsr q bombay in his report i0r 1870.
describes the voyage OF the pilgrim shin Dec.
can. on which cho,eis appsnred on the eighth
day out from Bombay. Disease aud starvation
elgh,y-tvs days; and Of l.246 paasengsrs who
ncI Gut on the voyage only ], il3 10 urncd.
The appearance ri the rurvIv0rs whvn tho
Vessel arrived M Bombay was henrirendina.
Tho physically strong had kccoms frebls. nd
INC passengers were. with comparatively few
exceptions emncinted. fover-R rlrken, scor-
buti". ana dTopsical: and tho surerings they
hhd nude gone at camHrAn were clearly anil
Enthusiastically depicted on their boiios
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7HRIFTY zEBULON HANCOL.
He Was Jilted in Love. but Made Up His
Mind 10 Get q Eortuns md He DID.

He Was JHted in Love, but Mnde Up HIS
Mind TO Get - Fortnns md He DID.
SToN1NoroN. Aug. s.-The 1ueerest citizen OF
Connecticut Is Bachelor Zebulon Hancox OF
stonlngton borough. He 10 grny, Rrizzled. bent.
has worn the Same suit OF dirty brown clothes
ior thirty years. and looks like tramp. Forty
years ago he was spruce young fellow. a la
dies man. and class leader In the Methodist
church. but stonington belle Tilted him and
he turned queer. He went to work to make O
fortune At salt water fishing of this port and
hy serH Ping H.ii :nd SAYING has ashed daily
every day n an old aim basket about the
Tor 100000 on The stoninston savings banks.
end he owns ten or eleven tenement houses.
1tcosts him about SIS a year to live.
He has the .nueersst house in New England.
IN which hs dwslls alone. Every article, Of iur.
nitars IL 4 hs Whitfield Put with his lsekkniie.
same way. He made erlbarrow with his
}sekknife. and there y not piece OF iron In It:
colors. The Bible he has read from end to end
be CORRECTLY happy 1.-THE blamed boys wouldn't
bother me SOL
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FREDDIE"

negative The soctety's agents have offered
bin money and candy to irduce him to speak.
bpt tneir ennfts nave 1een in YAM
Ia Tho ST. nneret child we have over had He
will 1T or s, and In whatever roaition ron place
him for an hour without moving. He will keep
hs eye liked on one thing for ten minutes,
md he refuses absolutely TO join In play with
the rest OF tho children.
Il don't think no has h.en abandoned. His
actions and his clothes seem 10 indicrte thut
he has been In some tusttution. think he
waa on an excursion and got away from the
other children md WINS lost"
Several ner.ons have called to see the boy,
day ut Nv. GVrry's society and made applica-
ton 10 adopt him and teach him to DO car.
pentor,
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A well.dressed woman. who gave her name
as Mrs. Mary f, King, hired a furnished room
a few days ago from Mrs. Grumens at lao Pal.
isade avenue. jersey City Heights. On Friday
she called In John Long. o furniture dealer.
and negotiated with him for loan OF $50.
Offering to give the furniture In the HOUSE. as
security. Mr.. Long consulted with MIS-, CRU
mans and tho result was that Mrs King was
false pr.tsncs. At her 0 rs%usss opcs oSnstabis
Crossman nccompAnio her to a restaurant to
have breakfast When the constable WASH I
caught. Justice Hyth ordered her held for OK
amination,, The prisoner, said her right nam 9
Charles street, New York.
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DRESS REFORM IN BOSTON.
Two Hundred Women Agree to Appear !,
short Skirts ON n Ralay day.

Two Hundred Women Agree to Appear In
short Skirts on q Ralay day.
BOSTON. Aug 8.-Doston has d. ess reform
organization which proposes to do something.
Some 200 women have banded together for the
serious purpose OF appearing on tho streets
tho first rainy Saturday in October in short
skirt made I'D OF waterproof cloth in dark
colors. reaching On inch or two only below tho
knees. with heavy boots and long gators made
Of macintosh cloth. II CATERS are not used
then mousIuetaire or ordinary riding boots
will be worn
The skirt viii he Killed, and hans, heavy so
as not to 30 dlsRrrAuged by the wind. A REFER
Jacket or long cloak will cover the upper Part
OF the body. and under, this q fancy silk shirt
or ordinary dress waist will be worn. An
ordinary hat will complete what will BE- q very
novel costume
It hn- been decided to have no complete uE!-
formty about the dless; In the matter OF ma
strpeted TO exercise their individual taste.
making the toilet as attractive and becoming
as possible; The mem bersh!p Of tbis Dress
l!eform Club has alrsady, reached 200. and in:
cludes school teachers, physIclans. actors. aud
members OF other professions.
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There Is no doubt now that Mrs. Gussie
Strong and Daniel Mccarthy. who were ar
rested at So Sussex street. Jersey City. last
week. on complaint OF Mrs. Strongs hus-
band, have jumped their inl. Tho sxamina-
ton Was sot down Tor yesterday morning In
Justice Weeds court. md at tina appointed
time the wronGed husband. Seth C. Strong. and
Lawyer Hudspeth wore on hand. hut the fair
sppesr In their absence nothing GOULD 10
done.
to the Grand Jury. and II an Indictment should
be found aud IN. deiendAnts iKil to nnpeRr
their honda ,woul! be forfeited. City Collect or
Si00. i WAS rumored yesterday afternoon
that 0'Ssill hsd received q letter from Mrs.
bni! riece. oNeill could not bs found last
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THIRTEEN alixEns BURNED.
An Ex plosion Which May Cost the Lives
OF Several OF the Men.

-
OF Several OF the Men.
Por1svILLE. Pa. Aug. s.-While q force OF
men were at work driving q tunnel in the
York Farm mines to-day. there was an explo-
sion OF gas that came near killing the thirteen
members OF the force. As it Is several Of the
men cannot recover, while others are in great
The names Of the men arc: Thongs Colds
David Davis. Fishback: James Hartzell
Llewellyn: Harry zimmerman. .Pottsyills;
ChAtles sewers: Fishback: Robert Kelly; York
vile; James Miller. iorkville: John kirbls.
O'Counors. Y0rkvilie; Scott .Brubaker. York
Vile: Thomas DAVIS Fishbaoh.
The vein caught fire. and It was with consid.
s sIiSe Msr kelly H Kispis nccnnors and
David Davis are 30 irightfully burned that u
is feared they cannot recover. 4 herco fire IL
raging In the mine. and It is with the utmost
danger that any effort can be made 10 prevent
Its spread.
accomplish nothing. Air. fans have feen
placed in position. aud 1t is believed
that the Gas can be driven out and
The flames thus placed under con;
irol. The excitement was intense. aud
the families Of all the men employed at the
mine hAstened to the mouth OF the slope. wait
ing for the injured onos to be brought to tho
surface. This Is the first serious accident that
over occurred In this operation.
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MORMON HYMNOLOGY.
Songs that Comm End Themselves to the h
lIEious Taste OF the Latter Day 5aiats.

From the hdependeni
Any edition Of Mormon hymn book is sui.
sss so H.s tn
na ssns w fEsas sSs.
from s.S Ssssb sdSSos U and 'hi
e. q the N rs :sss
musIe is not given but the TIME indicated Win
shows Z. varied. II not an elevated. taste The
second hymn, is to be sung to "shermsns
FOR thsy we're 'ehOo.sd IN error and We are taught
IA I. al! .:. ,s s:,: ss. our n'''
Chorus
i: ssS S;s SG%; int y: y u: choice.
!: az. Ss: 4 :%s a;s:. ,:ta '''
thsss asi IL ne 'n .sn 81 : ''
There's nothing can destroy US II We are hrm and
tho Hiri.a men among u.s. the Lord will "os the.
He viii leave sr..s.spo to mark the place they
But hurl them to destruction beneath the Iron ROD
One. sung TO- the delectsb's music ofThs
Gsntiles as saying Sh u tho Latter Bay Saints
And sweep the asntiles all away.
And send them 10 hell across lots'
yor o.ns bnt nSrmop. there e, en- e. n. ~"
Unisss ihers somsth,n. quickly done
To put these saucy Normons down
These Mormon. marry m.ny. i've,
And every man i among n,o 6nsm tb soWs
To thrash the wicked 6en'is"
An honor:d otlcer 10 one ; 81 tn a plDi
ha. with two others Of like antecSHdiTdI rsn t6ey
affidavit thar when they wsr .v o .nhool tSst
rir' taught sn,s IN should she Ip' be-
across lots." The familiarity With Wh iSa
brigham Young aud hs assoe nuSent thereto
tnb,Se Of perdiIn ana s% one 81 the preasins
OF three and four hundred years nso; ,or
hhvmn entitled me h Mnnn,n'"'i II nsmsd.
rsvs s The . Hidden Of Mormoni'm
The nrs, on tho lis, OF our wants wv msntlon
Are -, n nHT ss us s Gi.n II. h 'a"' u.
And hes. mus raised me Oh fash,sn:a s'An
TO M rvs many nSs wom sn 10 sv.ry
And rniss up host from our own mountain e''oo'
"Bonny Breast knots
Thor M"Imoa tsm,l,s, - , .Ts.
az G, Ea..B. .td iyti s q" a e. a"n'
High . our heaven, III. Mormon,.err,
our place Of birth aud where wo die
o I'll. :.rti f fSs p n%i,,'a Mormon,
These are samples taken at rand 70 from ~
ras.s A"ouG 9,hsr mn.!cti ssTHs . G:s!sp .cs
AiiiEa ss.id II ' We" ana may m9ls ::
s ana ssy Schools H it, .rTsosg
Tho book Is now out Of prlnI q dsnpprcsseud
wa, nc, INV w, ,ss ~ hsa sea S
hymn rock Is not much more elevated no'A
or musical
Paul Smiths Station is - hsur. u. Ne. rorA c's
gal Through slespsra Sec time tAels.-Ad~
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dancing platform big enough for two sets

dancing platform big enough for two sets
which Was never emrty for minute.
A good many people enjoyed themselves BY
sitting quietly In their wagons and Watching
the others have fun. Some OF them brought
OF young folks around these wagons. One tail.
iair girl In white dress played lively Jig tunes
on an accordeon for an hour and bali With
out relief.
The ACCOMPANY wing picture 10 from = photo.
graph Of the actual ,,cene. 1t 10 taken from ne
seymens Wash Day in full blast and Just eX:
as,ly o. i looks from thu. PSint. o. VIEW; II
no must work his was through the maze Of
wagons doyn to the beach. where the fun y
sroWdsa 20 ahlsky toss,.4 a. shown n tie
plcture. were interesting this afternoon.
One bore tho legend. :, whitswashed on
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wagon was ono seat and n hoard. three boxes.
two Ines and quart bottle. a saichel. anil q
banjo. while spread AROUND on the cover the
tongue. and the wheels were six or aeven
bathing suits OF all kinds. eolors. and textures:
Everybody IN the crowd had good time and
o'clock train in the bus talked about the day.
ant every body they saw.
"Kitte did ron have q good timep" said Lid.
well. l should smi O." replied Ktt,ie.
We'll. I'm not stuck on this thing" said
Ida.
Aint row awful Ktt H. ,,r.
was q rank thief" And 1t oil wound up In q
rain storm.
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fanous Singer. to b. II-ars by tn. Sen.

The Ssidl Society is pursuing its double work
OF furnishing fresh air for thousands OF ~ or
children and fine music for those who love 1t.
or can be Taught to love it. with greatly In
creased success this summer. The attendance
at he Slsdl concerts at brighton Beach has
been large every day and evening. and on
many occasions the cspacious music pavilion
has been crowded. There is evident in the
combin alton. OF the comforts Of the seaside
with the worlds hest m ns!c.
A lew weeks ago Nine. Ritter: Goetye made
SetdI Society. Now ARRANGEMENTS have been
made 90 have the cslsbrsted French tenor: N.
sunday evening, Aug. 10. and Tuesday even
lug. Aug. u.
On the lat and Sd Of September Herr Emil
Fischer will also sing for the society.
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JERSEYMEN'S WASH DAY.
LOOK At TINS PICTURE AND SEE THE
SHOW rs IT Is

Oaly reiiowing y Custes OF the AbsrsG.
SnRi JerseyHes. According to Cap'a
Mike seston-Lots OF Fun - the Surf
spnIso LAKE. Aug s.-To-day was tho an
nuai Jsrseymen's Wash Day. and It was cele-
DRAFTED with hilarious ecat by two or three
thousand Jerseymen. They began to gather
on tho beach down by tho Parker House long
before The earlicst rissrs among Spring Lakes
summer guests had rolled over for their last
nap. and BY the time tho frat villagers were
aioot there was fnir.sizod camp down on tho
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BY tho PRODUCERS and Ia consid erabg in eX cess
Of the Treasury Department estimates. Ac-
eording 70 this the probable production will bs
Cans. l65 900. 600: bssts. "a. ooo. 900 sorghum.
2 oo total o@ IN Ms sH soO6oVo
Estin"ti ling that the beet and sorghum sugar
will polarige ~ or over. and be entitled to the
fourI b. OF the cane sugar will polarize 90 and
over and ons.fourth betweeen hO' and 80 and
ths! all the mnnIs VIII be oetTsen ~ and W
lows: On cane sugar. S9.54y.375: on host sugar
$500. 900; on sorghum sugar. $40 OOO; on maple
sugar. $40 00O: total tlO229.97a.
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THEIR NEGLECT CAUSED Tue WRECK
Members OF Train Crews discharged fou
Causing the Raveaun Tragedy.

Members OF Train Crews Discharged for
Causing the Rnveaun Tragedy.
MEADv1LLE. Ia. Aug. S.-Superintendent
Matson OF the New York. Pittsburgh and Ohio
Railroad to-day rendered his decision on tho
Investigation into the cause OF the Rsysnns
wreck OF July 8. and discharged the following
employees OF train No. 8 crow: Conductor r.
II. Boynton. Engineer J. r. PenderRast. and
Grakemcn Fred Boynton md William Kingert.
or the freight No. 70. Conductor W. II. Young,
Engineer George Holman. aud Brakeman ].
II. Heimbaugh wore discharged. Mr.. Matson
II WAS hard for me to make up MY mind to
put those men out. but there was nothing elsa
negligence OF some plain rule II tho company
had been IN measure contrbutory to tho
perHona al letter saying specifically why he
was DISCHARGED"
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England -OvertOA.

Miss Kate Ovsrton. daughter OF T. c. Over
ton Of Sag Hafpor, was married on Wednss-
day to Stephen L. England OF New York. Tho
ceremony was performed by tie Rev. d. s.
Reeves. There wns wedding breakfast.
which Included among nthsr thirgs Ice cream
east end OF Long Island. Mrs. r. Slmons.
Amont the presents which the bride received
IEglsnd win srsnd q few weeks Ia the Cats
Kills.
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HE sArs ms NAME rs GEORGE

That 10 the Oniy larormstion to ne Oh.
taineA rron Tkis Little Walt.
No one has rot called at Police Headquarters
or ut the Gerry society'a once 10 claim the
iittle four year.o old boy who WAS found BY Po-
llceman Meyers at the Thirty.fourth strast
Ferry on Thursday night
Since he was found no has been been known
10 speak but two words. To Matron Travers
hs lisped the word Freddie" 1t was sup
posed that this was HIS name.
But yesterday Superintendent Jenkine. be-
leying that ho IT, a uebreW. brought In He
tered was George" and when asked II that
was bis name he nodded assent. when asked
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I.a hor and KASss.

The New Haven granite cutters have struck
In support OF the striking East Haven quarry
men, aud by unanimous vote have decided TO
boycott three out Of the Ave East Haven quar-
rief The two exceptions arc those conducted
que, who have acrsded to tho union demand.
In the matter OF houre and wages. The three
lusFrlis that are under boycott are conducted
by z, W. Blsko:lee Sons. Como Brothers.
AMI Robert hsdheid a eona. The stone cut
ters VIII net hsadis the product Of these three
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Stephen A. West and bis wife Mary have
lived apart for soms tins. the vile having pos.
session Of their daughter. Lizzie. 4 years old.
West has made several efforts to get possess
sion OF the child. and yesterday morning went
II his wife,s residence. East 18th street.
her away when his wife cav ssd his arrest. al
the Harlem POLICE Court Justice Meade. de-
c!ined TO compel West to relinIuish the child.
for radra.a "
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Sylvester Youax's shor.as. sns, 900.

LOUISVILLE. Aus. 8.-Ths inyss,igatlon into
the accounts OF sylvester Young, the absoond-
Ing cashier Of The Newport News md Aissis-
tLE. and tho defslcation placed " $4,000.
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An Exception.
FrVm RfookiSn In.

Papa seer ut0 mAnr
"koi alSAvs. my see. sens,imss IN poker game,
Tor iR'Anee, he isk gyls idiot"
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OUR SUGAR Production.
The Bounty to He Paid on This Years
Crop Estimated At SO ,SS0.s75.

WASHINGTON. AUG. s.-This revised statement
has been prepared in the Internal Revenue
Burenu In regard to tho domestic sugar pro.
duction based on tho latest returns:
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Paul Smiths Station 10 Is hsurs VI. Esw TorA W
gL Through slespsrs. See tune tAbls.-Ads
Telegram-herald., 1891-03-23
a klanT ASSIGNMENT.
A Reporters Experiences In ciiy Hall
P4rk IA the k.ia.


FSrsclal CoEreSkoDs3eEce.l
NEW YozK. March at Was in city
hall park There were only three OF
them-tramps- On more fayorable nights
there would have been fifty. II rained-
Hence the desolation Of the place.
Nevertheless l brayed tie elements,
and armed with an umbrellas AMI over
coat sat me on one OF the iron seats
which the city provides. / waited long
fer developments OF my scheme-to IN
teryiew some II the tranps small
Developments came. Ii was TOO wet.
And had 10 content myself with in
terviewing the three unfortunates whom
luck doomed TO be there.
The first one | approaehed seemed 10
be asleep lPoked him IN the ribs, and
be said, II amt sleep. cap" And then
he rolled round on the seat and slept
again He was apparently al habituaL
The second tramp was also asleep, but
when aroused him he said:
Are You one Of those newspaper
blolkes" and. being answered in the af-
firmative, the poor fellows eyes gllstened
in the electric light and he said 10 me;
You can do something forme. Twas
a carpenter. ! superintendent most II
the work ON Vanderbilt's houses on
Fifth avenue. But here ana wreck +"
asked him how could help him, and
he said:
You just tell the Vanderbilts that
Pete Mcmahon is hard up, an they'll see
10 it,"
Perhaps they win when they read this.
The third sleeper was a peculiar indi-
yidual He resented my awakening Of
him. but after little while got him
into good humor and he told me his his
tory. He said his father was celebrated
horse breeder in Frankfort. Ky. Nat
urally no followed the stables, aud rs
luck favored him he was one day rich,
the next poor-in debt. He came on to
New York, played the races and lost.
The hotel people turned him out; ne
pawned everything he had; played the
races still, and finally ten cent bed on
the Bowery was a luxury to him.
asked him:
"How long is it since you made any
money!
and he replied:
MADE money? The last made was
when Iroquois WOE the Derby. Oh, yes!
It's a long time ago"
Then how do you manage to live?" l
asked
"Well, ove- in Barclay street often
get dollar for helping the gamblers
see? and l don't often have TO sleep out
here" ~
did not irnportune him much further
The poor fellow was sleepy. l gave him
the price Of Bowery cot and went to my
train, but the memory of those three
traInps will haunt me.
The scene will be ever present to me
the great buildings on either side, the
electric lights all around, all Indicative
Of wealth, and the three unfortunates,
asleep on the cold seats in the park, OBJ
livious of the grandeur of the scene or
of the drenching rain that poured upon
them. These are pictures of life in a
great city. Why should it be? Ask the
conseryers of the people. They cannot
help it. 1t will ever be so-poverty and
want and craving, within stones throw
of wealth. FOR the poor there is not
even justice" ROB f. WALSH
Telegram-herald., 1891-03-23
WHY EASTER MOVES.
The Christian and the Jewish World
Now Gazing on the Paschsi Moon.

The Christian and the Jewish World
Now Gazing on the Paschsi Moon.
The waning moon which is now
flooding the earth with its radiance on
cloudless nights, Is an object of special
reverence for AL Christians aud Jews
throughout the world. IL il the
"PsschaI Moon" the very lunar phase
upon which tire Saviour of the world
gazed N the night which ne was be-
trayed. Next sunday vii be Easter
Day. The m0bilityot Good Friday ard
Easter Day - by reason OF their occur
renee at the time of the Jew an Pass
over. This Jewish feast begins on the
evening succeeding the lith day OF the
month Nisan. Rut the Jewish months
are lunar, and hence they are not sta
tIonsry, ike those of the JuiIan calen-
dsr, with reference to the sun
in the sodiac. The Passover
and Easter follow the moon
OF the vernsl equinox. Any particular
dsy Of that iunstiou : liable 20 huctus-
tons Of twenty zine DAYS. The vernal
equinox occurs about the 2lst of March.
Hence the following rule Of Faster,
winch : found IN the Anglican prayer
hook Easter Day. on which the rest
depend. e always the first sunday after
the first full moon. winch happens upon
or newt after the 2lst dsv Of March.
and Il the full moon happens upon a
= sunday, Easter Day = the sunday
altar =