Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1903-05-14
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EDITOR CLARIoN:-Your regular corRs-
pondent gave such splendid note on your
Easter Sunday in Tburmont that am temp,
ted to give one on ours in Salem, Oregon
Many small birds were singing in the ma
Piles when awoke about six o'clock. l par
tlculallv noticed that they have some folks
who like us, haye an idea that they can do
some tall singing when in fact it is little
, short Of squeaklng. A robin cut in now and
then with few bars from piece of his own,
and then an old yelowhammer finished off
with several catcas.
III cared for detail as closely as the man
who knows how many ounces his bush bore
i'll AZ in Missoury compared to his new fan.
g'ed one in '03 in Oregon, I'd give you the
number Of verses they sang in about an hour,
Several parties seemed to be calling central
fol II A and then getting "that line is busy
now" that became Interested enough to
look out and see what other sort of n bird
would give such an answer, Mrs Tit was
telling Tom about her dream of bonnet
tbC SHlll'Ili ll'uolpbi NIhl'c, Iluc''lH, lhIlll
hrushes-and finally she must inadvertently
mentioned "only $4l S3' when Thomas
made some goo goo eyle's and about forty
thousand volts Of cussedncss and she moved
down the side isle quicker than can tell it
by some nlnet, five millions of versts
Our maple trees just now--wcl they are
beyond compare, unless 1t were to say that
they look like the biggest mess of the very
freshest aud tendercst genuine cabbage
greens you ever could hope to see. They
really make me so hungry that there is notn.
ing satisfying but about a half gallon OF OK.
ira sour vinegar.
The morning was perfect A light fog
rose quick " and the sun came out in blaze.
Everything was perfect, so calm and refresh
ing tkat the very presence of 1t made me
think Of looking to see if some stray dog
may not have eaten my guinea pigs in the
night, but they were safe and making a
hearty breakfast off of grass colored II bright
green And then to scratch some eggs, af
ter haying co,ored the sink, the kitchen Ia
bic, both hands, four square yards of kitchen
floor and at least eight or ten eggs beside.
Every Easter morning fully expect to lay
my diamond ring aside for few days till |
can take the rag off my finger brought about
bv The knife blade being longer than the
diameter of the egg. All the children are
row exchanging eggs, the sun is warm, the
ground is dry and they arrange them on the
grass in contrasting colors while they laugh
and roll about like fairies No pretticr pic
ture can be drawn; the shrubbery and houses
in The background, eggs IN the middle dis
lance and the children in the foreground
Oh, the children and the eggs and the mid
die distance. The eggs even taste good and
feel good in the middle distance.
And now it is church time. Easter Sun
day is the picture day of the year in Salem,
Every tree and shrub and bush and grass
plat looks its very best then-probably be-
cause we have leisure and notice all the de-
tail Wherever you go, whichever way you
look, nothing but mass of beauty such
profuslon-it must be seen to be appreciated
All INC chuIChcS hau SUING sIcIlal LdstcI
service, but the great ey mt of the day and
the talk of the proceeding week was the ded
ication of the new Second Church CT Christ
Scientist For about ten years Science
has been growing slowly and steadily TIL
now Salem has about seYcntytivo of that
faith. Their new church occupies one of tie
handsomcst lots in the city. 1t is built in
CLASSIC It, l", modern IN al its appointments,
extraordinarily coy and homelike on the
interior by reason OF certain standard re-
quiremenls in constructions; cost $4,000 and
are in every instance dedicated, paid for and
out Of debt even to penny. An extra ser
vice was he'd at $50 p. m, when about 100
Scientists from Portland attended, having
come by special Car, and again at night the
church was open for inspection.
The congregation here is made up of many
of the leading people in business, social and
Official fe and they have every reason to
feel proud of and thankful for their new
church home. AT 4:30 p. m. the visitors
car was attached to the northbound express,
and the commodious walks to our depot
were none too large to accommodate all who
took last stroll there for the day.
The city is prosperous; we are not agitat
ed by abor troubles; weatbeR conditions
good for farm work and over all, everyone
had grand day and E 'ster Sunday, 1908,
will long be remembered. +. l.. w,