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The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02

ter was first established it was celebrated
at the same time as the Jewish Pass
over" which commemorated the passing
over of the houses of the children OF IS
rael by the destroying angel when ne
smote the Egyptians, but there soon arose
between Christians of Jewish and those OIL
gentle descent a fierce dispute as 10
whether Easter should be celebrated I'M
mediately at the termination of Lent,
which then ended on the fourteenth day
of the moon without regard to the day OF
the week. or whether Easter should be
celebrated only on the first day OF the
week, commonly known as Sunday Chrls-
tians of Jewish descent maintained the
former, and celebrated Easter on which,
ever one of the seven days of the week
occurred next after the fourteenth day or
the moon on which Lent always termi-I
mated, while Christians of gentle descent
maintained that Easter could only be cele-
brated on the first Sunday after the four
teenth day of the moon. Thus for many
years two Easter days were annually cele-
brated by the two opposing factions, eX-
cept when it chanced that the day follow
ing the fourteenth day of the moon was
Sunday, when both bodies of the disput-
ants kept it on the same day.
These differences were harmonized in
the year 325 by the Council of Nicaea,
which decreed in favor of keeping Easter
only on Sunday. But even then there was
no rule for determining the date of the
festival in different countries, and though
the Roman church decreed that Easter
should be the first Sunday after the four
teenth day of the calendar moon, which
happens on or next after March q. and
which is the vernal equinox, 1t was not
until the year A. D. 81 that the Fourth
Council of Orleans decreed that Easter
should be kept by all branches of the
church on the same day according TO that
rule, and it was not until the year A. d.
669 that the acceptance of that decree be-
came universal in both the Eastern and
Western churches. The same rule for de-
termining the date of Easter continues to
be observed at the present time.
MANY of the old folk customs associated
with Easter are meant to be typical of the
rising of our Savior from the dead, One
of the uuaintest of these is one observed
in WarWickshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire
and other counties of England, which is
called lifting or 'heaving.' The men
lift or heave the women on Easter Sun
dav. and the women do likewise to the
men on the following day. This lifting or
heaving is performed by two men or two
women clasping each others wrists in
such a way as to form with the backs OF
their hands a seat, upon which the person
to be heaved sits down. He or she is then
raised and lowered several times, and
often carried a considerable distance.
This was intended to be symbolical of the
Savior's rising from the grave
Apropos of this custom, capital anec-
dote is told of the late Dean Stanley. A
few years before his death he was obliged
TO remain for an hour or two at the inn
of a Lancashire town on Easter MONDAY
and his amazement can scarcely be mag
ired when three or four buXom women en-
tered his apartments and announced that
they had come to lift him.
."To lift mel" exclaimed the good man.
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Copyrighted, 1899.

Copyrighted 1899.
HERE is no day in the entire
7T twelvemonth, be it feast or fast
day, which is richer in those quaint
~ omens, superstitions, divinations,
~ rhymes. sayings, legends, ETC.,
which go to make up what is gen.
orally known as folk lore than Eas-
ter, the queen of festivals" ennobled by
the thought of Christ, the true Paschal
Sacrificial Lamb--the first fruits from the
dead.
The festival of Easter owes its origin
to the fact that the early fathers of the
church, in their endeavors to convert the
pagans of ancient Rome to the Christian
faith, met their greatest difficulty in the
attachment of those heather to their pa
gan festivals, rites and ceremonies. There
is nothing to which the attachment of the
people of all nations is stronger than to
days which they have been accustomed to
celebrate as joyous and religious festivals.
The early fathers found It impossible to
convert not only the Romans but the
heathens of all nations If they insisted
upon the absolute abandonment of their
heather holidays. They wisely decided,
therefore, that the best course was to re-
tain the least Objectionable of these and
so to modify them that they should have
a Christian instead of a heather signifi-
canoe.
1t is to this wise policy on the part Of
the early fathers of the church that we
are indebted for that most beautiful of
festivals, Christmas day, which was de-
signed to replace the old Roman Saturna-
liza or Feast of Saturn, and the great fes-
tivals which the ancient Germanic and
Celtic races were accustomed to celebrate
at the same time of year in honor of the
God Jul or Yul; that festival of lovers,
ST. Valentines day, which was Intended
to replace the Lupercalia, or matrimonial
lottery of the ancient Romans; and many
similar examples.
Easter may occur as early as March p,
or as late as April % Very few persons
can give any intelligent account why TINS
is the case. or of the rule by which the
date on which Easter shall fall In any
given year is fixed. To comprehend this
matter 1t must be borne in mind that Eas-
ter is not only the substitution of Chris
tan festival for a heather one, but that 1t
is analogous to the Passover feast OF
the Jews. which. like the Christian Eas-
ter, is preceded by fast similar to the
Christian Lent When the Christian Eas-
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The Christ Of Lyman Hbbotts Faith.
BY Rev. Lyman Abbott.

r AN asked to state in few words why
II believe in the divinity of Jesus Christ.
The best way to defend a faith is to
define tt and l shall simply content
myself with stating here what 1 under
stand to be meant by the divinity of
Jesus Christ.
There is perhaps no better or fuller
statement of that faith than is contained
in the first chapter of the Gospel accord
ing to st. John: I'm the beginning was
the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God. And the
Word was made flesh and dwelt among
US, and we beheld his glory, the glory as
of the only begotten of the Father, full
of grace and truth"
A friend sits at your side in absent
minded meditation. What is going on in
his soul is absolutely unknown to YOU
You speak to him; he comes out of his
seclusion and enters into conversation
with you. His words manifest his
thoughts to you. He reveals himself to
you by those words. The declaration of
John is that God is not the unknown and
unknowable. He has always been
speaking and self-revealing God. He has
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02

through regeneration we become living
souls, having all things which act against
the spiritual under our feet.
Seek not the living among the dead.
Seek spiritual truth and goodness, which
call US from the graves of religious in
difference and insensbility. Seek new
mind and a new heart; rise into spiritual
life out of doctrines and forms: rise to
genuine love to God, which manifests
itself in love to man.
AS truth and love are resurrected in
our external lives we shall become con-
scious of heavenly joy, compared to which
earthly riches and pleasures are as dross
compared to gold; and He will evermore
be cur light and Joy, and will continually
say unto us. Peace l leave with you;
my peace l give unto you"
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02

~ HRISTIAN Scientists learn that
H the Christ is the revelation or man
W Hesitation of Gods power. presence
and character. This true and df-
vine idea of God is not limited by time
but is eternal with God. and was pre-
sented to the world through the man
Jesus. This made him the way-shower
to that divine perfection which is to be
attained by each one when he overcomes
the errors of mortal existence. which ap-
pear as sin. sickness and death-whatevet
is unlike Cod
Jesus taught and his followers proved
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02

thus revealed himself In nature through
the works of creation: he has revealed
himself by the brooding of his spirit in
the hearts of men; he has pre-eminently
revealed himself by dwelling in one
human life and filling that life full of
himself.
This is Johns statement of the divinity
of Christ. and it accords with Christ's
statements, such as II am in the Father
and the Father in me-
The Laughing plant" produces a. black,
beanlike seed, small doses of which, when
dried and powdered. intoxicate like
laughing gas. The person indulging in
the drug acts like a madman for about
an hour, when he becomes exhausted and
falls into a death-like sleep, which often
lasts several hours.
The surface of the sea is estimated at
10000 900 square miles, taking the whole
surface of the globe at 197, 900 square
miles, and it's greatest depth supposedly
equals the height of the highest noun
tain, or four miles.
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uNuuuuu 90 p~u~0 Q % % . . . . .
The San Francisco call., 1899-04-02
The Christ Of Unitarianism.
BY Rev. MiDot J Savage.

devil. Every man in time will be de-
veloped to the fullness of his divine and
spiritual nature. l like DR. Lyman Alb
bolts definition. Man is God minus in
fimty; God is man plus infinity." But
this Is not dogma. l hold my minG open
to new light and conviction.
The falling of a leaf is brought about
bye the formation of a thin layer of vege-
table tissue al the point where the leaf
stem joins the branch of the tree. After
the leaf ceases to make starch and sugar
for the tree, this tissue begins to grow
and actually cuts the leaf. The falling of
ripe fruit is dependent upon the same
process.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-14
A Fish My1te~.

One strange feature Of this sea life Of
the tropics is the regular recurrence Of
migratory swarlns of fish Of very small
size that return In huge numbers year
after year with such absolute regular
ity that the natives calculate on the
event on a certain day In each year
and even within an hour or two Of the
day. One such swarm Of fish forms
the occasion Of an annual holiday and
feast at Samoa. The fish Is not unlike
the whitehall for which the English
Thames has so long been celebrated,
and each year 1t arrives at Samoa on
the same day In the month Of October,
remains for day, or at the most two
days. and then disappears entirely till
the same day of the following year.
Why it comes or whence no curious
naturalist has yet discovered, nor has
anybody traced its onward course
when it leaves the Samoan group, but
the fact is unQuestionable that sudden
ly, without notice, the still waters Of
the la COON which surround each island
within the fringing reef become alive
with millions Of fishes, passing through
them for a single day and night and
then disappearing for year as though
they had never come ippincott's.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-14

Funston Is diS09rd the Tartar, hit It "a
understood that the volunteers make no
complaint and are anxious to have clear
ance granted the ship in order that they
may proceed homeward.
The army transport Tartar was char
tered by the United States and is owned
by the Canadian Pacific Steamship COM
pany. She sails under the British flag
1t is said that under these conditions
she Is subject to the British navigation
laws, as being chartered by the United
States does not entitle her to American
registry. The British consul can deter
mine whether she complies with the
British navigation laws, and If she does
not he has authority to cause her to I'M
load.
TIE quartermaster's department does
not know why the Tartar went to Hong
kong, but it is supposed that it was for
the purpose of docking her. The Tartar
sailed from San Francisco July "a. She
carried 1921 men. 1t Is stated at the
war department that she was under the
supervision Of the board Of health at
San Francisco and that she would not
have been allowed to sail from that port
if she did not comply with the regula-
tons. When she arrived at Manila,
General Otis reported her with all on
board well and no deaths She sailed
from Manila Sept. 4, with 1908 men on
board
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-14
Chicago MOdesty.

"Chicago beats the world" announc-
ed the tall. slim travelling man after
he had taken a late lunch in the hotel
cafe. 1T claims everything and con-
cedes nothing. A novice would be
made to think over there that Chicago
exploited the universe. stocked it, wa
tered the stock, issued half a dozen
series Of bonds and ran it ever since.
what do you think went up
against in that town last winter?
was coming out Of one Of the theaters
when a cadaverous looking genius with
ten inch hair asked me If l was law
yer. | humored him to learn what his
game was. Well SIR he continued.
you have chance to make fortune.
You have seen this play, strong on the
stage and strong In the box office. It's
superb. yet it's bald faced. unmiti-
gated, cold blooded plagiarism wrote
1t, every word of it. Not situation.
climax or sentence Is changed. Go
after the author for damages. and I'll
give you half
81 lodged through the crowd ahead
Of us and made my escape"
what was the playa"
"'The Rivals. "-Detroit Free Press.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-14
WANTS TO HONOR DEWEY.
British Steamship Captain Asks to
Participnte In Parade

New York, Sept. 14.-Captain Dulck-
en- of the British steamer Clan Robert
son, which has just arrived from Glas-
gov. is an enthusiastic admirer Of
Admiral Dewey. He says he will offer
the reception committee 90 of his officers
aud men to participate in the parade in
honor of the American admiral.
The Clan Robertson is manned by ma
tiFes of India and will present a novel
appearance. in their white uniforms with
the chiefs of the different castles in red
sashes.
"ln February last" says Captain Du-
llcken. 1--WE met the United States trans
port Grant bound to Manila with troops
We had shortly before left Alden when
the Grant overlook and passed us, and
we set signals in token of sympathy and
affection which the British have for their
American cousins in their struggle in the
Philippines. One Of my officers dropped
over the side and there painted on her
side in letters two feet high Good Luck
at which the troops cheered us heartily.
THE Grant awaited our arrival at
Colombo, and the commander of the
troops and captain Of the Grant offered
us their personal thanks. When l left
the transport on my return from a visit
on board, the troops cheered me as the
captain of the Good Luck The band
played God Save the Queen, when the
crew on the Clan Robertson lowered the
national and other colors until the last
note of the anthem"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-14
CGbRns and Inn iErntiOn.

Havana, Sept. 14.-Senor Tejera, presi-
dent IF the General League of Cuban
Workers, says in an open letter to the
league that in Cuba people have forgot
ten that "CUlaus are those to whom Be
longs the first right to have work" I'm
migla jon, he adds, is an excellent thing
while there is abundance of work; but,
he continues, while one Cuban remains
unemployed immigration is a robbery.
The Diario de In Marina says majority
of the enterprises and labor giving under
tallings in Cuba are in the hands of for.
eigncrS, who must be allowed q certain
amount of choice in the matter of whom
they employ in Cuba" adding: "Soon
there will be all sorts of opportunities for
work if a man wants to. But the major
ity won't work"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-14
General Markets.

ENeW OTk. Sepl. 10.
FLOUR &C., State and western steady and
fairly active winter patents S3.55a3.15; winter
straghts, sJ..i0a3.+0; Minnesota patents, S3.St
a4.05: winter extras, 81. 40a2.S0
WHEAT-No. . red opened weak under
bearish cables but was advanced later on a
squeeze of September shorts in Chicago; De.
cember, ,394a76l4c.; May, 7S&4a7914c.
RlE-Steat!y; state, 59a6Oc No. 3 western
64c, f. o, b., s,lioat, spot.
CORNING. ; opened easy on crop news, but
recovered with wheat; December. 3514a353sc,,
May, "a l;5-l6ts1c.
OATS No. neglected.; track, white, state
26l 5a}3c. track, white, western, 26l9a33c.
PORk Steady; mess, $S.75a9.bO; family, 81
allH.
LARD-Firm; prime western steam. $5.65.
nominal.
BUTTER state dairy, l5a20c state
creamery lSa.3c.
CHEESE-Steady; large, white, 1lal1l4c.,
small, white. 1llhc.
EGGS-Strong; state and Pennsylvania, 1874
a191ac., loss off; western, ungraded, l3al6lac.
SUGAE-Raw quiet; fair refining, 35sc.,
centrifugal, 81 test, 49,: refined quiet; crush
ed, l3-lGc.; powdered, $3.50.
RICE-Steady; domestic, 4ssa714c.; Japan,
A. as C.
TU!tpENTINE-Steady at 481aa47c.
MOLASSES-Quie New Orleans. 32a38c.
TALLOW-Steady; city, 4Ac.; country, 4Yc
HAY - Firm; shipping, 6Oa60c.; COOL I'd
choice B5aS)c
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-14
6CN ~ Worm reCeYypN and the dddf6BS or

and 6latforn received ana the nddF6ss 81
the chairman, Rev. Alvah III. Morrill, OF
New Bedford delivered. The latter was
well received by the delegates, who APP
plauded especially Mr.. Morrill's denun-
citation of the administration for sane
tioning the army canteen. Action on
the report of the committees and the
nomination Of the state ticket was de-
felred until the afternoon session.
The essential points Of the platform,
as reported by the committee on resolu-
tions and PLATFORM, were the declarations
in favor of the abolition OF the liquor
traffic and against the saloon as the dead
hest enemy of the laborer. On the is
sues of commerce, currency and terri
torlal expansion no stand was taken, the
platform considering them too import
ant to be dealt with merely as party
footballs kicked by scheming politicians
backed by saloon interests"
The platform favors woman suffrage,
stating hat intelligence and not sex
should qualify voter. The most strik-
ing pl4nks and those over which the
greafest interest was shown were the
ONES Ienouncing the army cahteen, re-
tanned ~ the government against the
judgment o. the superior army hHu navy
officers md III defiance Of the laws OF
CONGRESS-, and the moral weakness of the
present federal administration and the
infamous "Griggs decision" on the can
teen question.
The convention was called to order by
f. w. CLARK of Boston. Rev. Alvah H.
Morrill, Vs. chosen chairman and Mr.
Clark secretary. The chair was author
lied to appoint committees, and 1t was
voted that the committee on resolutions
should also be the committee on plat
form
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-14
PRE- IDENT AS A BRIOKLAYER,
The Chicago Union to Make Him an
Honorary Member

Honorary Member.
Chicago, Sept. 1.-THE Times Herald
says:
THE Rricklayers' and Stone Masons'
union of Chicago at its regular meeting
voted to issue card of honorary mem
bership to William Mckinley. president
of the United States, so that when he
handles trowel Ia laying the cornerstone
of tn" new government building Oct. 8
he may not be branded as 'scab.
According to the present plan the card
OF honorary membership is to be present
ed to President Mckinley on the morning
OF the day set for the ceremonies; by
George 7. Gubbins, president of the
Bricklayers' and Stone Masons' union.
The organization instructed its financial
secretary. William \. Stamm, to make
out the cad and to notify President Nc
kinley by letter that he had been made
an honorary member of the body. The
letter will probably be sent today"
Only -four honorary memberships have
been ISSUED by the bricklayers before the
one to President Mckinley Cards were
made out t. United States Senator Will
ham Mason and to the late Congressman
LAWYER when they laid the cornerstone of
brcklnyels hall, which is the headuuar-
tiers of the organization. William G.
fomeroy, president of the Walters ALI
ance, is an honorary member The late
mayor, Carter II. Harrison, also held n
card OF honorary membership.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-14
Hou.e Painters on q Strike.

Philadelphia, Sept, 14.-Fifteen hun
bred members of the Amalgamated Jour
neymen House Painters association here
struck in consequence of the failure OF
the master painters to sign the agree
ncnt presented them by the association.
The union demands an eight hour work
day. at So cents an hour, time and half
time for extra work and double time for
Sunday. Apprentices are apportioned Mt
the rate of one for every five journey
men. The agreement is to remain in
force until Sept. |. 1900. The scale has
been signed by 125 master painters, $50
refusing. At a meeting Of the journey
mems association 40 painters Joined the
union. and Of the 5000 journeymen paint
ers in the city >, 1872 belong to the union.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-14

Having invited Vermont's leading
politicians to visit the state fair in a
body on governors day the managers
of the exhibition have deemed it wise to
issue warning to crooks to remain
away from White River junction. The
question now arises whether the warm
ing is meant for the Vermont politicians
or the other professionals. burlington
Free Press
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-14
Arbitration Case About Concluded.

reaching officials here is that the British
Venezuela court Of arbitration, now sit
ting at Paris, will conclude its work and
render final decision about the 1st of
the coming month. This is due to the
desire of Chief Justice Fuller, one of the
arbitrators. to return to Washington in
time for the opening of the supreme
court, on Oct. 10. Mr.. Harrison has an
nounced to his colleagues that he will
make only brief speech, and this has
permitted an understanding to close the
work about the LIST of the month and to
render a verdict on this important inter
national question before the arbitrator
separate.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-14
Double Murder In it's,

Sorthbridge, Mass, Sept. 14.-News
has been received here of a double muir
der near the manufacturing village of
FiSkdale, about ten miles northwest of
this town. John King and his wife, an
aged couple, We're killed by their son
Peter, who was craZed from the excess
sive use of liquor. The skulls of both
were crushed by heavy instrument and
death was almost instantaneous. The
murderer also attempted to kill his broth
er Thomas, but only succeeded in iniict-
ing severe wounds. Peter is now con-
fined in the lock up here He is in an
unconscious condition and may die.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-14
For National Forestry Park.

st. Paul, Sept, 14.-Dr. Schenck. the
German forestry expert, and Colonel John
h. Cooper of Chicago, werefhe principal
speakers at a meeting in the interest of
forestry in general and of the proposed
national forestry park in northern Min
nesota III particular. The meeting was
preliminary to trip of the recently or.
eanized National Forestry Park associn-
ton to Cass lake and the region where it
is desired to locate the park. After the
meeting tn" executive committee Of the
park association elected two new Nom.
oers of The association. These were thp
FISH, Game and Forest league of the
state of New York, of which C. w.
smith of Syracuse is president, and tho
Federation of Women's Clubs Of Mime.
sofa.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-14
NOTICE.

To Whom it May Concern,-This is
to certify that the partnership hereto
fore existing between Alexander Dow
ers and Edward Chesser under the firm
name and title of bowers u
Chesser is hereby dissolved and that
henceforth Mr.. Chesser will con-
duct the business, paying all the bills
heretofore contracted by bowers Il
Chesser, and receiving all the monies
now due the same.
Signed AAI Enwnnn c Cua sns,
Dated at the City of Barre, VT, this 9th
day Of September, A. D. 1899.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-14
BAY STATE PR0HIBITIONISTs.
Annual State Convention of the Par
ty In Massachusetts.

Worcester, Mass, Sept. 1.-THE an
nual state convention of the Prohibition
party was held in Association hall. De-
spite the apparent lack of interest notice
able Of late among the members of the
party, the convene N was an enthusiastic
one. with more delegates present and
more towns and cities represented than
for many years past. A large number
Of the delegates were women.
AT the morning session the organiza-
ton of the convention was effected, the
report Of tie committee. on resolutions