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lawfully grand it is going to be, he went
on; ''iles and lilies, impressive programme,
new tenor, and ALL"
Joyce looked around. Where was Der.
nice! 1t seemed an age since they came into
the church. The child had not waited, but
had gone on into the auditorium.
When the soft light fell round her and the
decorations burst on her admring gaze, a
great sigh of satisfaction escaped her lips.
There stood the big pipe organ in its old
place. and she knew the organ boy was be-
hind that screen She remembered how she
used to admire his short flaxen curIs and
blue tie, and wonder if he didn't work harder
in his part of the service than the minister
did in his.
She wandered down the fragrant aisle as
one in a lovely dream, not conscious that she,
herself, was the most beautiful thing in this
Eastertide picture.
But the new soloist who had retired to
the right, giving place to a quartette, saw her
lie shut his book on his finger and felt
strangely moved. Her white cap, like big
snowflake resting on the wealth of dark hair,
and the luxuriuut curls straying down over
the ileecy white wrap suggested the glory
of woman in Holy Writ.
And Bernice wondered why mamma did
not come in. What would she do with The
offering! O, yes; there was the man over
there where papa used to sit; he was the
committeeman, surely, as he was not sing
ing She went up the altar steps and handed
him the box.
This is our Easter offering" she said. He
took the package Her voice, her
face. lie drew his handkerchief across his
bewildered vision and read the name on the
4 Al.
out: Little one!" But she had gone
around TO see Teddy work the bellows The
soloist opened the box and saw beautiful
cluster of lilies, and read: Everybody for.
gives everybody at Eastertide."
A great desire to cry out with an agonizing
cry came over him, but he got up quietly and
slipped into the vestry, taking the flowers
with him.
The rehearsal was over and Teddy and
Bernice were sitting on the altar stairs talk
ing of Easter when Joyce peeped in. She
had staid outside until her emotion was con
trolled; no one must know.
"Bernice, where are the nowers?" she
asked, approaching the twain.
THE committee has them" answered the
child, rising and running forward. Isn't
Joy Memorial delightful, mamma? We
haven't been here since"
FLUSH! BerDice." A grieved look crossed
the childs face and joyce drew her into the
vestry for a moments explanation.
Dearest" she began, in tender undertone,
you must not"
Mammal" whispered Bernice, "seel
there's the committeeman at prayer"
Joyce looked ard saw kneeling figure a.
the far corner of the room. The mans face
was buried in the cluster of lilies
Was it the blossoms or the words which
had affected him so. She would go near and
comfort him; but what was it about that
bowed figure which
"Bernice!" she exclaimed, in tense tone,
go over there 20 your papa and comfor,
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-04-13

the eye is caught by the tender spring
bushes of blo%~ming nature, cleaning here
and there from banks of hyaciuths, daifodis,
tulips and bewildering variety of other
dubious treasures, and again from the bud.
laden boughs of trees and shrubs. And over
the thick green grass romps and plays mot.
ley picture of young America. Tiny tots
crow from the baby carriages that dot the
lawns and walks; little toddlers bend down
in eager waiting for the brilliant -hued egg
that mamma or nurse rolls toward them;
bigger boys and girls dash in and out in Wig
orous sport, chasing one another joyously
and still bigger boys and girls saunter along
and seek vantage places whence they can
view the throngs.and feel the fancy peculiar
to spring steal over them.
by noon the crowd usually is already
large; at one o'clock it is little less than tire.
mendous, and still new arrivals in long, un.
broken lines make their way through every
entrance to the executive mansion reserva
ton. At two O'Clock picturesque multi
tude is gathered together. At 2:30 cheer
goes up, for then the United States Marine
band takes its place in the music stand, and
when the leader raises his baton every pulse
chimes in with the time of the melody il
brings forth. Truly, Easter Monday is
glorious day for the boys and girls of Wash
ington, and if limbs are weary and fatgued
when the crowds turn homeward at sun
down, hearts still throb with pleasure and
, memory stores away another treasure to
gladden. coming years.
The egg -rolling always affords pleasure to
the occupants of the white house, and it is
said that President Cleveland took an active
interest in the sport, even before Baby Ruth
was old enough to share in its enhancing
runs. President Grant, also, gave unlimited
liberties to the children, and President Nc
Kinley is reported to he an interested OBJ
server Of the doings of his little guests.
The fact of the matter is that any presi
dent who should seek to abridge the priv
leges Of Washington childhood on Easter
Monday would find himself abhorred by the
coming citizens of the republic; and no mat.
ter what his merits as a chief executive, he
would never hold high place in the hearts
of the joyous and patriotic youngsters of the
capital city.
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him" She pushed the child toward him
and turned away. Would she die OF joy or
not?
us it really and truly my papa" asked
Bernice, touching him?
Eyes, darling!" sobbed he, while she crept
under his arm, close to his heart.
Come, Joyce, dear heart; comet" He
held out his other arm mploringy; he was
not able to look around just yet She needed
no second invitation. In a moment she was
beside him and his strong right arm about
her. 30, Cyril, 7"
"Hushl" he interrupted, gently. EVERY
body forgives-"
A joyful reconciliation sealed by loves de.
votion blessed the next five minutes in the
vestry of old Joy Memorial.
Easter morning the organ rolled triumph
ant notes until the lilies on the altar trem-
bled in unison, and Cyril Carol sang:
"Chrlst is risen! Christ is risen;
We, His own, now glad, forgiven,
Shall rise because He rose!"
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You'd the telling in the sacred sunlt
dells,
"IIe is risenl He Is risen!" chime the tune
full Easter bells;
There is Joy within the chancels-joy be-
ycnd the burst of song
And the halo of His glory crowns anew each
happy throng
Earth foIgets the woes and sorrows Of the
Man OF Galilce,
"IIe is rlscnl lie il risen!" sing the bells
from sea to sea;
Aye, from every lofty mountain, from the
heart Of every plain,
Voiced by millions meath the Heavens,
rise the holy chants again.
Kedron sings a newer anthem through the
rose-embowered glade,
And the air is filed with music where tho
ccdars cast their shade:
Where His white feet pressed the daisies
in the fairest fields of earth.
And He gently blessed the children, Easter
hath newer birth.
MID the beauty of the flowers, falrer than
a crown of gold,
Lives the story of our Easter by the ser
apis often told;
We repeat with awe the anthems borne TO
across the sea,
Ard the sunshine crowns the ripples of i'm
mortal Galilee;
but the faithful know
From where the orient lilies In their
sweetness bloom and blow;
And Oft the holy seem to hear, above tho
organs tone,
The echo of His footsteps where He trod
the path alone.
Hail the holy Easter morning with It's ever
lasting cheer!
Let lily nod to lily, let the white rose touch
her peer;
Let forth from every steeple come the
cadence of the chimes
That spread the Easter story to the worlds
rcmotCst Clmes;
No more the story of the wood that
crushed Him meath its weight,
No more the agony He felt beyond the
Gardens gate,
But everywhere let Casters bells ring out
so clear and free:
HE Is risen! He is risen"" is the theme
from sea to sea.
o conscious bells that gladly tell the story
never old,
Ring out nor cease the paeans Of peace till
all the world is told
In the heart of every Easter blooms a lily
white as snow,
Symbolic of the life He led long centuries
ago;
In the music from the steeples, In the an
thems OF the cholrs,
Let faith and hope commingle like bright
celestial fires;
Let every heart this Easter day, no matter
where II be,
Praise the One who blessed the lily by the
far-off Orient sea.
II. c. HARBAUGH
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Easter Egg Rolling
A Washington Pastime

Ms f ALL American cities Washington,
llN9 \ the nations capital, is the only one
w which has a distinctive Easter cee-
bration. How and where the Easter Monday
eggrolng originated, no one now living in
Washington can tell; but that the beautiful
slopes OF the white house grounds, where the
annual event occurs, give it inviting encour
agement no one seems willing to dispute.
With every year the crowd of youngsters
engaged in the harmless sport has increased,
and the egg-rollng has finally grown to the
importance of festival. The public schools
are closed on Easter Monday, and thousands
of children swarm about the enchanting
white house grounds. These are PRETTY d.
versGed with little hills and intermediate
valleys, and on the knoll above the steepest
of these grassy slopes the children gather.
Baskets and boxes are quickly emptied, and
the sport of rolling the coloted eggs begins.
1t has no apparent object, unless it is to test
the strength of the egg shell and see how
many times it will go humping over rough
places without breaking. Some of the little
tots try to roll their eggs against others to
see which will break; others run after their
eggs as they roll down, to catch them before
they reach the bottom, so that they may not
break. But they are not long-lived. Even
the hard-boied egg has its limit of endur
ance. Before long the first corners have seen
the best of their colored treasures broken
and scattered over the grass. But the new
corners constantly bring fresh supply, and
keep things rolling"
y view of this pleasing scene leaves a
neverto- beforgotten impression on the
adult observers mind In every direction
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why or whittier he had gone.
She closed her eyes to take a mental in
ventory c{ the day, which had been pc
culiarly hard one. Soft, fluffy rings of curl
ing hair, escaping their leash, struggled down
around the patient face, now very grave.
All day she had smiled back to happy
faces drifting in and vaguely wondered
which carried sincerity with il and which
meant to deceive.
There had been an order for roses, hello
trope and palms that had quite upset her
nerves. 1t was a wedding and, somehow,
before she knew, great tears were shining
on the beauteous blossoms Such a start as
1t gave her, to be sure; but the bride would
never know.
Toward evening she had two orders for
church decorations, and one of these made
her homesick. 1t was for Joy Memorials
chancel rail.
1t was now quite dark, and Bernice was
nodding in the little chair over by the win
dow. Joyce Carroll cut the inventory
squarely across by opening her eyes and be-
ginning again where she had left off.
Nothing but leaves; nothing but rub
bish!" she said, taking up whisk and turn
ing on the light.
belllce Iouseu Wy iiOih hei nap i"N"'u
her sleepy eyes with her pink palms and
came over to where the mediCative florist
was putting things to right" Mamma, y
she yawned, Pm awfully tired cause every
body hurried so to-day. What's everybody 5
going to do with so many flowers
"They want them for tomorrow, the glad
Eastertime, dear
What do people do at Eastertime, mann
MAJ" But before the mother could speak
the little chatterer answered her own ques-
ton. 80, | know; Auntie Farnham said
everybody forgives everybody, cause Jesus
rose"
Joyce Carol stopped short in her efforts
10 tie up a refractory vine Was this mes
sage from the Father, or only childish pratt
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His Economy.

Mrs. Murkle-John, you know promised
10 get along without tailor-made suit if
you would get me sealskin coat last fall.
Mr.. Murkle-Yes, dear, and it was
beauty that got, wasntit?
Mrs. Murkle-It was, indeed, love. Dear
mel | shall have to get terribly swell
Easter outfit to keep folks from thinking we
are slipping backward in money matters
Chicago Daily News.
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Easter sunday I'm Mexico.

In Mexico Easter is an agreeable era from
which people like to date 80 many years
last Easter" Three casters ago." are the
common expressions everywhere. The eel.
ebration begins on Faster eve. The Plaza
Mayor is crowded with booths displaying
every conceivable holiday ware. Tallow can
dies with shades of white paper burn on
every booth. Boys go winding through the
crowd selling little cakes like sepulchres,
crosses and crowns of thorns. The Wild gay
ETY. is intense
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-04-13

She has got her Easter hat,
And there's much delight in that;
But to her complete enjoyment twill confer
When she sees just how 1t strikes
The enamored man she likes,
And the woman that she hates and who
hates her.
Brooklyn Life.
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Natural History,

81 wonder eff dah's any troof in all dishere
talk bout rabbit layn' de Easter egg"
said Pickaninny Jim.
81 reckons, maybe" said his mother, eau
tiously.
My rabbit doan' lay none"
Maybe de eggs done got stole"
mo, dey didn'. Is been lis'nen' right
along an | nebber heard dat rabbit cackle
once. "-Washington Star.
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RegardIng mis vocation.

Towne-lle has been the ruination of
many man.
Browne-Gambler or saloon keeper?
Towne-Neither. He's manufacturer Of
Easter hats.-Brooklyn Life.
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worthy of Trust.

81 don't see why you feel disposed to trust
that man for so large an amount. He has no
standing in either BrGdstreet's or Dun's"
THAT may be, but l happen to know that
his wife has decided tc get along without
new Easter hat this year, so he must have
money,"-Chicago Daily News.
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EARLY ChrIstInns' Easter.

Easter as at first observed by the early
Christians was a thanksgiving lasting eight
days. This was at first reduced to three
days, afterward to two, and finally to the
single day, Easter Sunday.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-04-13
The Meaning of Easter
A Christian Feast OF Hope

ASTER, at once the
most joyous and inn
pressive of Christian
+ IS t ivals, gets its
name from Osterr, a
heather go d o e s :,
deity of spring and
of flowers. The an
cient Teutons and
Scandinavians cele-
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-04-13

He ticlSled his wife with feather;
But she laughed with pleasure at that,
For II was an ostrich feather
To wear DER her Easter hat.
Judge
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-04-13
A Phenomenon.

Again sage men are sadly led
To speculate upon II;
Hor bonnet Is above her head
But her mind Is on her bonnet.
washington Star.
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His Wish.

Wife-If | don't wear something new OH
Easter won't all the rest of the year.
Husband-For Heavens sake don't, then !
Pick
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He-Are you willing to give up anything
this Easter?
She-Yes; my old bonnet. 80 Yonkers
Statesman.
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The Golden Age.

'Twere fine to live in Adams day,
When everything could please;
Then Easter brought no bills to pay,
For honnets grew on trees.
-Judge
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A Great Sacrifice.

"What did you give up during Lent"
twenty-five dollars for my wife's Easter
bonnet."-N. Y. World
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AN EASTER SOLO
BY Manda L. Crocker.

IT IT L SANG for years at Joy Memorial,
IN but one Sabbath morning people
IL Ii missed him and they never knew
why or whittier he had gone.
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SzNXSSaES SSlzl E1S2S1|

ROM the orient, old
in story, to the
new W orld DIS
clearer day
Come the memories
of Easter, like a
chant from far
away;
With the fragrance
OF the lilies of
that cherished,
holy cline.
Where the Saviour
blessed the blos-
SONS in the full
ness Drills time;
There's a peace be-
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1900-02-09
Both in the Same Box.

A parson who occasionally breaches
in south London arrived to take the
place OF the vicar, who had been called
away on account of some family be-
reavement and found an old and rather
asthmatic lady struggling up the steps
which led to the front door. He
courteously gave her his arm to assist
her and when they reached the top the
dame asked him II he knew who was
going to preach. "Mr. So-and-So,' re-
pied the parson. giving his own name.
"Oh. dear me-" exclaimed the old lady;
help me down again, II you please;
I'd rather listen to the groaning and
creaking Of a windmill than sit under
him." and she prepared to descend.
The parson gently assisted her down
stairs and sighfully remarked as he
babe her goodby: 4 wouldn't 80 in
either II I weren't the preacher"
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A Race of Dwarfs.

The island of Luzon, In the Philip
pines, containes one Of the recognized
races OF dwarf men, the Aetas, whose
average height is only four feet eight
inches, or four feet nine inches. They
dwell among the mountains in the In
terror of the island, and are allied to
the Andamanese, inhabiting islands in
the bay Of Bengal. 1t is remarked by
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To Test Wall Papers.

Arsenic is very often present in the
pigment used for wall papers, and as
every one knows, IL one covers ones
walls with paper containing deadly
poison ones health must suffer. il
Is important therefore to select wall
papers which do not contain arsenic,
and the method of testing them is SIM
pie in the extreme. Take piece OF
paper and light 1t, and II arsenic be
present you will notice an odor present
like that Of garlic. Do not inhale the
smoke. Another way Of testing the
paper is to pour over it a little diluted
hydrochloric acid. If the green's In
the pattern become blue in this treat
ment 1t is because they contain arsenic.
Home Notes.
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Expense. of tho Government.

Under the Hayes administration the
per capita expenditure was from $4.9S
to S5.46; under Arthur it was $4.63 to
$4.94; under Cleveland's first term II
was $4.22 to sass; under Harrison II
was $5.07 to s5:73; under Cleveland's
second term it began at $5.37, fell to
S4.93, and closed at s5.01. The aver
age under those five presidential terms
was $4.97. This has risen now, due to
war expenditures solely, to $7.95 in
the last fiscal year, with a prospect OF
going still higher before our military
troubles are over
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Gunpowder explosions have one re-
markable feature. The bodies of per-
sons killed in such an accident are al
ways found without clothing, but fire.
quently one foot will have the shoe on
This is true of horses also. II one oil
the feet is In the air and another on
the ground. the shoe will be found on
the foot that was on the ground, and
not from the other one. When men
are killed in powder explosions the
foot that happened to be in the air
when the shock came will be found
wearing the shoe, while the other foot
will be bare.