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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-03-30
EGGS FOR EASTER.
The Practice of Eating Them Has n Ve
Ancient Origin.

The Practice of Eating Them Has a Yer
Ancient Origin.
The use Of eggs for Easter can he
traced, says Count De Gebelin in his
Religious History of the Calendar" to
the theology and philosophy Of the
Egyptians. Persians, Gauls, Greeks and
Romans, among all Of whom an egg
was a symbol of the universe, the work
of the Supreme Divinity. The Persians
gave presents Of eggs at the feast of
the New Year.. G., the feast of the
verEal eQuinox--in honor of the renew
al of all Things. 1.-The Egyptians held
the egg as 4 sacred emblem of the
renovation of mankind after the
deluge. The Jews adopted it to suit
the circumstances of their history, as
a type of their departure from Egy pit,
and it was used in the feast of the
Passover as part of the furniture of
the table with the Peschal lamb" The
early Druids used the egg in their cere-
monies.
In Russia one man greets another On
Easter with "Jesus Christ is risen."
eyes, He is risen," reply is made, and
then an egg is given. In Moscow no
meeting takes place without this salu-
tation and exchange. ''The meanest
paupsr in the street presenting an egg
and repeating the words 'Cristos Vos-
crecs' may demand a salute even of
the empress" In some countries of
Italy eggs are carried to the church to
be blessed, and then taken home and
set out with flowers on the table.
Every visitor during Easter week is in
vited to eat an Easter egg, an invita-
ton which must not be refused. Eggs
in all countries are sent as tokens at
this time, and enter into the senti-
ments and pastimes of old and young
alike.-Chicago Herald.
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you will hardly reach St. Jude's in
time. And do you then make war on
women, brave Sir? That were a pas
time worthy of barbarians."
peace, girl! l but do my duty. If
your brother is here
IF my brother were here you had
not dared offer his family this insult -
said Molly. intent on keeping the Brit
ish captain engaged in parley as long
as was practicable.
$50! You throw down the gage of
war, do you, fair rebel? You may need
my protection before the search is
over'
IL can protect myself, and do not
fear you" said the girl, proudly. "Pro-
coed with your search. Or perhaps
! you would honor us with your presence
.: at breakfast, first, on Easter morning"
"By Jove! she is beauty" said the
young man to himself, but he answered,
haughtily:
| "My men will prepare some break
fast if you will lend them your kitchen
fire. We do not partake Of food in an en-
emy's house, knowing that all is fair in
love and war;
The very words she had used that
morning. She forgot herself for one
moment, and stared curiously at the
British officer. He was goodly man
to look at, young, 1.-the, with fine
face and an eagle eye. Her eyes fell,
she blushed, then desperately asserted
herself:
''You honor us by your condescension.
When you have reached the house You
may look where you please-but spare
my mother she is an invalid. You
will not find my brother here"
''Are you speaking the truth?" asked
the officer, almost rudely.
1--WE are not a nation of liars," re-
torted Molly.
The soldiers and their captain made
a thorough search of the house, but
found nothing that would indicate the
presence of the man they sought, or
any papers of state such as they were
seeking.
The captain requested Mrs. Mayo to
accompany them in their search, which
she tremblingly did, but she in no.
wise hurried them; on the contrary, ev-
cry expedient that she or Molly or old
Amy could think upon to detain them
was brought into requisition. Nothing
was found.
Then the men were, detachedbto pre-
pare breakfast. They were about to
forage on the barnyard, when they
espied a great platter of eggs on the
sideboard.
''Ha! Easter eggs, the very thing"
said their captain, with q jovial laugh.
NO one can tamper with those de.
icious edibles. Cook in as many ways
as it pleases you, Stanley. We will
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-03-30

'Marse Allanl Doan' yoh know
whar he gone? If I tells yoh. den'll
yoh go away an leffen us alone?''
(Which way did he go? Tell NE
quickly and tell me truly, or it will be
the worse for you, good weuch.''
''He gone. by de lowah ford
two, tree hours after dark by de moon.
cause he hab berry important bu q ness,
he say; he ride fas and fab by dis yeah
time"
There was hurried consultation,
and to the great relief of the house
! hold the soldiers rode away as fast as
their horses could bear them. It was
growing light, and they evidently be-
( lieved the story old Amy so cleverly
told them.
Molly had been peeping at them
through the Stats of the venetian
blinds in the front parlor, and she saw
that the officer in command was q
slender figure of wiry build, and his
voice had q military ring to it that
would have warned anyone that he
could not Ike trif1ed with.
You must go, Allan" she said, as
they rode of. Il will myself put the
side-saddle on old Gray; it is we'll you
have ridden on it so many times for a
prank; it will serve you now at your
need. and if they come back you must
be singing the Easter carols, and will
do the talking. Have no fear. Some
thing tells me our cause will succeed
! Be ready now. Have you the prunella
boots on? Poor Amy, they are he'
best"
"A dainty foot for a young miss.
said Allan, as he thrust out good
sized boot of the kind that elderly
women of the day wore, ''but a boot
with a spur would be worse, I opine,
and he sat down and waited resigned
ly, while his brave sister went out tc
saddle the old horse and bring him t.
the block.
A worn black cloth riding habit that
fitted his slender boyish figure nicely,
and cap to cover his curly hair, and :
large green veil tied about to keep il
on. gave Allan all the appearance of q
respectable prim young woman riding
out in the accustomed fashion of the
day. But the hour was suspiciously
early, and he was in fever of impa.
thence to be gone.
And at that moment back came the
Britishers, riding like mad.
They dashed up and surrounded thu
two plotters who were singing in swee
feminine voices a canticle of thu
church.
What does this mean. ladies?" h.
inquired severely, but respectfully
and dotted his cap to the handsome
girl who was adjusting her sister.
stirrup
1T means that we are the singer
for the little church of st. Jude which
you must have passed on your way
hither, but as we cannot both leave ou1
mother, who is i'll, and in imminen
danger, Sister Kate must go alone'
She looked him full in the face as sht
spoke, and he was dazzled for mo
ment by the extreme beauty of he,
eyes, which were of tender, glorious
blue, like the skies that see only sun
shine.
'Well, we'll, it is not with her W,
have any business. but we must search
the house to look for brother of thine
who hath made us much trouble. Dc
your duty, men, and if he is fount
iron him as you would any common
malefactor."
} Ride on, Kate-the beast is so SLOW
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Our modest little maid is sitting.
The Easter music swells on high.
And there apart from fashions splendor,
With thoughts remote from earthly things
|" Her soul to God makes full surrender.
Hers is no figure rare to see,
Her face is pale with freckles on it,
No stylish Easter gown she wears.
And on her head is last years bonnet
She's just common little miss,
With no great claims to style or beauty,
Who, In the common walks Of life,
Works hard, and tries to do her duty.
AND as we see her sitting there
We think how small must be the pleasure
That comes unto this simple maid
Deal out from her LIES narrow measure.
TO hers denied the blessing great
s or wealth that gives US larger vision;
And in the choking grasp of toll
Ss How circumscribed must be her missionI
fet who shall judge the hand of fate,
That takes from some and gives to others:
And who shall say that wealth is all,
. When many goodly gift it smothers?
There's something in this simple face
Z Remote from vanity and passion,
That makes US feel she has gift
That's greater far than wealth or fashion
Tom Mason, in Truth.
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must see il Amy has supper ready.
We have an unexpected guest tonight,
mother, have wesnot?''
9 When the table wasslaid and supper
served, Molly ushered young lady
into the room, who was stranger to
both Mrs. Mayo and old Amy, who was
placing some delicious hot mullins on
the table made of the best ''boughten''
-four especially for "Marse Allan 1
''Miss Fletcher, mother" said Molly,
and Mrs. Mayo bowed politely, and
then said with an anxious look at her
daughter,
II did not know that you expected
company"
II think you have seen Miss Fetch
er before. Do you not remember her.
Aunt Amy?"
The old colosed woman set her tur.
ban straight, bobbed curtsy, and
after a long close scrutiny of the young
lady's features, said:
No, missy, ] neber see her afore in
my. bawn days, but low she do favor
yuseff small lilli bit.'
tits all right. Oh thank God they
did not know your exclaimed Molly,
Mother, Aunt Amy, it's Allan Fetch
er Mayo, our own boy"
II never would have suspe cted it, >
said Mrs. Mayo, with a puzzled air.
''De Lawd's sake!'' was all the com
ment old Amy made, as she disappeared
to the kitchen, shaking with appre
hension.
ir1x ho
to table, 'that these feminine frills and
Fuckers are worse to contend with thar
the enemy. How is my voice, mother:
A pretty good falsetto, isn't it? Molly
girl, misdoubt me much whether yo,
are not getting me out of one scrapt
into another. Hero will betray me i
nothing else"
II have thought of that. Allan, 20,
remember the Coreys, whom fathe
helped when they were in sore distress
have a mind to send Hero to thei
place and ask them to keep him for III
few hours. What think your
1.-The very thing. That is wise ole
head on your young shoulders, slste
mine. But how am l to get to thu
Coreys after him? 1t is four-mil,
ride from here
''You must take old Gray. He ca,
do four miles fairly we'll. But it woult
not do for the Britishers to find you
horse here, and they may come at an,
moment, you say
Then they ate supper with hcav!
hearts, yet, for the mothers sake, try
ing to appear cheerful, and even merry
Allan often forgot his assumed charac
ter, and whistled. or strobe to the win
dow, making his pretty and affection
ate sister laugh at his amusing contor
tons in spite of herself.
Nov we must practice our Easte
hymns" she said, and by the aid of thu
harmonium they sung counter and all
then the air alone; then Altar
practiced a sharp treble, and pleased
Molly nightly for some reason
Allan was in her hands, and trustee
his sister as he had always done-thert
was only difference of few years il
their ages. But he did object wher
she attempted to do his hair up in cur
papers. A few words in his ear, ant
he unwi]lingly consented, and soon his
blonde head was covered with rount
knots of tightly twisted paper.
There was little sleep in the May
farmhouse that night. Already i'm
poverished by the circumstances O
war they had parted with their retain
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-03-30
Royal Baking Powder
IS Absolutely Pure

\A/HlLE there are SO many alum baking pow
ders in the market, the use of which all
physicians decide render the food unwholesome
and liable to produce dyspepsia and other
ailments housekeepers should exercise the ut
most care to prevent any powder but the Royal
from being brought into their kitchens.
In the use of Royal there is an absolute
certainty of pure and wholesome food.
The official State Chemists report: The
Royal Baking Powder does not contain am
monia, alum, lime, nor any injurious ingre-
dents. 1t is absolutely pure and wholesome
The Government reports show all other
baking powders to contain impurities.
In the use of any baking powder but Royal
there is uncertainty if not actual danger.
It is unwise to take chances in matters of
life and health.
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ers. The only man servant they had
left was sent to their neighbors with
Hero, and told to wait there, so that
the four inmates of the house were
alone at this time. An old Queen Anne
musket was their only means of de-
Tense. Allan's sword and firearms
were hidden at that moment with a
certain suit of regimentals in an old
well, that they might not betray their
owners presence.
1t was near daylight when Allan,
who had laid down for some temper
ary rest, started to his feet, and called
to Molly: =
''The British are coming, hear the
ga]Ioping of their horses feet! shall
be caught like a rat in trap. Curse
these women's trappings! might at
least die like soldier. not skulking
coward"
Remember the dispatches. You
are to guard them with your life. Gen
Howe expects you. All means are fair
in love and WARP cried the enthusiast
tic girl, who, now that danger was at
hand, showed the heroic blood that
was in her.
Old Amy was on her knees chatter
ing a prayer. Mrs. Mayo, pale and
helpless, lay on her couch where she
was to play more severe role OF in
valid. Desperate tales had been told
of outrages committed by the enemy
on defenseless women and children,
| and her heart sank in her bosom as
she looked at the beautiful face of her
only daughter, and recalled stories OF
nameless wrong done in the name OF
honorable warfare. But she knew.
too, that next to the white skin of
Mo'ly's fair bosom lay dagger that
would free the fearless spirit, were it
| necessary, to escape wrong, and she
! resigned her with an unspoken prayer
to the care of the Great Commander OF
all the armies of the earth.
There was mo light in the farm
house when The British soldiers-only
a handful, after all, but armed to the
teeth-galloped up and began a vigor'
| Gus pounding on the doors.
!; They could hear the family rousing
a. if from sleep, could hear women's
voices in. tones of fear and alarm
then slow advancing footsteps and an
i old darby woman's voice.
'.Who yoh is come prowlin' heah dis
yeh time oh de night?'
1--WE are the kings officers. Open, in
the name of the king"
''Um-um. reckon we don't know da'
pemman heah, sab. We'se ladies heah
'ceptin' myself, as am de servant, an il
aim nowise likely we'se let yoh come
in, sab" ~.=..
1--WE are looking for a traitor. one
Lient. Allan Mayo, and US this is hi:
home we know he is here. So let u
! in, and no more parley."
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-03-30
"A Storm WnoinN

Gen. Butler had a stormy wooing.
His betrothed, Sarah Hildreth, was q
New England schoolma'am, and firing
of the profession she went on the stage.
whereat Benjamin was full of wrath.
His expost ulations were in vain. how.
ever, until one night when Miss Hill.
dreth was in Cincinnati playing Pauline
in the LADY of Lyons" He suddenly
appeared behind the scenes, fierce and
stormy. He gave Pauline until the end
of the play to decide whether she'd be
the Lady Of Lyons or Mrs. Butler. She
chose the less conspicuous role and left
the stage.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-03-30
The Barricade Gives wav.

No doubt, when the bowels are stormed
with drenching cathartics,. to overcome
assaulting party. The intestinal organs are
thereby much enfeebled and excessively re-
Taxed. Far more thoroughly, and less vio-
lently effective, is Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers, most benign of aperients. Incom-
parable for malaria, nervousness, dyspepsia,
kidney troubles.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-03-30

CARE you engaged 10 Miss Bondclipperl'
"No, not exactly. But when asked for
her hand she gave me the refusal of it,
Texas Siftings.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-03-30
The Skill and Knowledpa

Essential to the production of the most per-
feet and popular laxative remedy known,
have enabled the California Fig Syrup Co.
to achieve great success in the reputation
of it's remedy, Syrup of Figs, as it is con-
coded to be the universal laxative. For sale
by all druggists.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-03-30

II DON'T believe all this stuff about flow
ers' having language. They may use
ffig {s ,od r." Eyes; it's generally the 81
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-03-30

A SORE THROAT OR Cough, If suffered to
progress, often results in an incurable
throat or lung trouble. s'Bro,rn's Bronchial
Ir0ches' give instant relief.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-03-30
To Florida,

A NAN with broken leg is apt to do a
good deal of darning while the leg is knit
ting.-BinghamtOn Leader.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-03-30

THE pleasant coating Of Beecham's Pills
completely DISCUSSES the taste without i'm
pairing their efficiency. Is cents q box.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-03-30

We eat too much and take too little OUT
door exercise. This is the fault of our mod
ern civilization. 1t is claimed that Garfield
Tea, simple herb remedy, helps Nature to
overcome these abuses,
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-03-30

The real reason why negroes live to such
an extreme old age is that they don't know
exactly when they were born.-Texas Sift-
ings.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-03-30

If you want to be cured Of q cough use
Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar.
Pixies Toothache Drops Cure in one minute
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-03-30
VOLUMES COULD BE WRITE;

THE play of imagination is great help in
the work of imagination.-Puck.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-03-30

The monkey goes to the sunny side Of the
tree when he wants q warmer climb
Texas Siftings
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-03-30

In the Sufferers lexicon there is no such
animal as a coon. He generally makes CO.
coon of him.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-03-30

BEFORE singing the song Of 1.-THE Letter
That Never Came, the woman should look
in her husbands overcoat pocket. He may
have failed to deliver it as expected.-N. O.
PicaVune
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-03-30

A FIGHTING parson-The one who puts his
congregation to sleep-Puck.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-03-30
THE SPIRIT OF EASTER.

O, lily.crowned angel Of Easter,
Spirit of gladness and light,
Touched by the glory ct Heaven,
Pause in thy jubilant flight,
And sing to us echOing carols,
Sing till our hearts shall grow strong.
Till their happy puisations shall measure
The time Of thy rapturous song.
Till Faith, resurrected, shall greet US
With smiles on her radiant face;
While Love reaches out of the darkness
10 hold us in clinging embrace;
Till Hope, happy Hope, shall awaken,
From the languor Of purposeless dreams,
And move US to earnest eudeavor
BY whispers on glorious themes.
o beauteous SPIRIT to oh gently
Our souls with thy quickoning breath,
Till out into life and its duties
They leap from this torpor Of death;
Abide till our hearts shall discover
The blessings that circle US now,
And our thoughts grow as pure as the lilies
That droop DER thy radiant brow!
Claudia Tharin, in Good Housekeeping
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-03-30

Dirte Flyer via the Suwance River Route.
Double daily sleeping car service from Chi
cago, st: Louis, Cincinnati. Louisville and
Evansville, via Nashville, Chattanooga, At
lanta, Lake City, Jacksonville to Tampa.
For rates and sleeping car write B. F.
Neville, 1874 Clark street, Chicago.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-03-30

"HAvE you tasted much during
Lent?" ''No. The fact is, my hus-
band has had some business reverses
and we could not afford the expensive
dishes that people eat when they are
fasting."-N. Y. Press.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1893-03-30

A DISPATCH from Montana says the Crow
Indians show fight. No doubt they have
caws.-Lowell Courier.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-07-26

Jim" Slocum, the able editor of
the Holly Advertiser, is very call
did in expressing his opinion of the
late action of the body of full grown
men called to represent the inter-
ests of the great state of Michigan
as Legislators, and make laws for
the whole people. The thing has
become such farce that no pub
fishers in the state viii hesitate to
sit down upon this class of cattle
unless individual interests combined
with prospective Office shall in
huence him thereto. The Adver-
tiser says:
"How any Republican paper can
say one kind word in favor of these
misrepresentation is a mystery to
us. They are not entitled to the
first word of praise. The publisher
of this paper is a Republican, one
who believes in Republican princi-
pies, but we can only hang our
head in shame when any reference
is made to these good-for-nothing
fellows. They agreed to pass a law
refusing free passes, and they lied.
They killed the bill. Little work
that is a credit to them has been
DONE
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-07-26
MKinley on the Sherman Law.

The Grand Rapids Democrat has
unearthed an old speech of Cover
nor Mckinley in which the Ohio
man shows what wonderful thing
the Republican party did for the
country in passing the Sherman
law. 1t is shown that Governor
Mckinley did not claim that the
silver law was a compromise or any
thing of the sort, but that it was a
straight Republican measure, for
he spoke with great fervor OH the
subject as follows:
What have we done? We have
passed the silver bill. applause. J
The best silver bill that was ever
put upon our statute books. What
does it do? 1t utilities every ounce,
every pennyweight of the silver
product Of the United States. The
government buys 100000 ounces
every thirty days, and issues its
treasury notes for that sum, and
makes them redeemable in gold or
silver, and makes them receivable
for debts public and private, abso-
lutely a legal tender, that puts in
circulation a little more than two
millions every thirty days-and in
addition to what is put in circula-
ton under the old law, the two mil
lions of coinage a month. Then
we have made this silver as good as
gold, and silver to-day is nearer on
an equality with gold than it has
been for eighteen years; and why
shouldn't they be side by side in the
business of this great country?
Etc. etc.
The News is glad to know that
Mckinley, for once IN his life,
broke away from that same old
tariff speech, and gave little varie-
ty to his effort, hut certainly he
will have hard work IN making
that exposition of his partys finan-
cial legislation stands before the
public. 1t will be worse than paint
ing tin mines before the vision of
the people,-News.
Alpena argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1893-1909, 1893-07-26

been rendered very difficult and in
some directions has been nearly
paralyzed. Now, if the law of 1890
be repealed; if the purchases OF
silver be stopped; if the issue OF
notes shall cease, the immediate
cause of distrust is removed. Rea-
sonable calculations for the future
will become possible; credit will
gradually be restored; money,
which everybody instinctively clings
to when credit is restricted, will be
released; activity will he resumed,
and sound business will again be-
come safe and prosperous. These
are the plain facts which make the
repeal of the act of 1890 imperative.
Nv