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The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-02
Men Will Be Boys

Tn the excitement of a lively exer-
else like boat racing or ball playing,
they will strain their muscles and 60
home limping and sore. Then they
are glad they have Perry Davis s
Painkiller On hand to soothe the quiv-
ering nerves; to penetrate the muscles
with warmth and healing power. It
has relieved the pain Of two genera
tions of Americans. Large bottles 25
and SO cents.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-02
TIME TABLE.

On Sundays Cars Leave One Trip
Later.
First car leaves Richmond for In.
annapolis at 5 a. m.
First car leaves Dublin for Rich
'nond at a. m.
Every car for indianapolis leaves
Richmond on the odd hour, from
500 a. m. to 200 p. m.
First car leaves Indianapolis for
Richmond at 200 a. m. and every
other hour thereafter until 500 p. m.
Hourly service from Richmond to
Dublin and intermediate points, from
500 a. m. to HOO p. II.
Subject to change without notice.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-02
Climax Brandy of Grape.

The superior vintage Of 1873 Bran
DIV. introduced by the Speer N. J..
Wine Co.. is highly spoken of by ply
sicans. and used in preference to
French Cognac by many of the best
families and clubs who will have no
other.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-02
RATE OF FARE.
TIME CARD
Richmond Street & Interurban Rail
way Company.

Cars leave hourly for Centerville
East Germantown, Cambridge City
Dublin and Milton from a. IN. to
II p. M, returning same hours. Sun
day, same hours, except first Cal
leaves at a. m.
Local cars leave Richmond for In.
dianapolis and indianapolis for Rich
mond at 8, z, 9 and Il a. m. and l
3, S and Y p. M. First car Sunday
at z O'Clock q. m.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-02
S14 Round Trip to Atlantic City,
Aug. II, via PENNSYLVANIA Lines.

This summers excursion to Allan
tic City, Cape May and eight other
ocean resorts will laave Richmond
Thursday. August 18th. Twelve days
outing. Stop-over at Philadelphia.
See c. w. Elmer, Ticket Agent Penn
sylvania Lines, Richmond, Ind.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-02
Gentleman s List.

Allen, John B.; Butler, JAS. M;
Baker. M P; Bennett, W. H.; Brio
ker, W. s.; Chanella, w; Elkins, Or
lando; Fender. j. W.; Feitz, B.
Gage, H. A.; Hodges, W. M; Huger,
Fl. B.; Hoosierboy; Hoadley, Fred c..
Holy Trinity School; Lightenfels, W.;
Malone, James; Martin, w; Morris,
A. E.; RAIDER, DR.. Jos. F.; Rhoades,
f. A.; Rider, Preston; Reed, Mr.. and
Mrs; Sheets, John E.; Townsend,
Jas. H.; Valentine, Levi H.; Wealth
erly, Master Wall.
Drops.
Curry, Mrs. Richard; Miller, Mrs.
Kate.
D. SURFACE, P. M.
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LADIES'! !;a -
Safe speedy regulator; IS cents Druggists or mali.
Booklet free. DR.. LAFRANCO. Philadelphia, Pa
One way Colonist Rates to tho
Vest and Northwest via The c., c.
Z L.-Washington, Oregon, Montana,
&c. For further information call on
). A. Blair, C. T. A. Home phone A.

A harmless substance that annIhi-
lates all life destroying germs that af-
flict the human system. Strikes The
roots and cures disease. That's what
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea will
do. 35 cents, tea or tablets. A. G.
Luksn G Co.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-02

Energy all gomez Headache? Sto-
mach out of order? Simply case
Of torpid liver. Burdock Blood Bit
tiers will make a new man or woman
Of you. ...;jas i, ,y,a "a. a.,A ,asA,
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-02

No need to fear sudden attacks of
cholera infantum, dysentery, diar-
rhoea, or summer complaint, if you
have DR.. Fowler's Extract of Wild
Strawberry in the medicine chest.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-02
LETTER LIST.

The following letters are delin-
quent at the Richmond postoffice:
Ladies' List.
Bart, Carrie; Bray, Essie; Cum
ming. Ella; Downs, Methe; Horton,
The Misses; Kelley, Mrs. Lee; Mod
lin, Mrs. Charles; Martin, Miss Irene !;
Prentiss, Miss Lois; Scarce, Mrs. Car
ry; Smith, Miss Arlee (2); Snyder,
Mrs. Anna.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-02
A HALF MILLION ACRES.
Government Lands Open for Settle
menf

in theRosebud Indian Reservation in
Southeastern South Dakota. The Chi
cago & North Western Ry. is the di
rect line from Chicagn to Bonesteel
on the reservation border. Send 2
cent stamp for pamphlet "New
Homes in the West" containing maps
and full II formation as to the allot-
ment Of these fertile lands
A. H. Waggener, % Fifth Avenue
Chicago, III.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-02
STARTING TN
Some Accidents that Happen Before

Some Accidents that Happen Before
Big Day.
Fl. Wayne, Ind, July 2.-David
Ryan, the 14-year-old grandson of
Patrick Ryan, was ~eriously injured
yesterday by the explosion of an over
loaded cane bomb. But one cap should
be exploded at a time, but young
Ryan inserted several of them, and
his leg was badly burned and splint-
ers from the stick were imbedded in
the flesh.
Joseph Martin, II years old, of the
same neighborhood, was injured yes
terday in the same way as the Ryan
boy.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-02

Inferior, So lbs, to bushel, Csc up.
Loru-
No. 2, Sc lbs. (shelled) to bushel
SOC.
Grain Prices.
paid by VIM. Hill.)
Timothy, new, baled, $13.
Timothy, $11 to $12.
Glover, baled, $40.
Oliver, loose, SO.
Clover seed, $500 to $500 per bu.
Oats 40 to 43c per blu.
Corn, So to 55c per blu.
Wool. 20 to 22c lb.
Straw, So to So.
Provisions at Retail.
paid by Beehive Grocery
New cabbage, SC per pound.
Old chickens, 1Sc per pound.
Eggs, he per dozen.
Country butter, zoe to 25c per lb.
Creamery butter, Soc per pound.
Bananas, 10 to zoe per dozen.
Apples, Soc to SOC per peck.
Spinach, 1Oc ID.
Radishes, SC bunch.
Tomatoes, 10 and 15c quart.
Onions, SC bunch.
Cal. Oranges, Is to SOC dozen.
Lemons, 20 to Soc dozen.
Maple syrup, $1.25 per gallon.
Rhubarb, Sc bunch.
Asparagus, SC bunch.
New Potatoes, SOC peek.
New beets, Zoe bunch.
Green beans, 15c IA peck.
Green peas, 15c per IA peck.
Pineapples, Is to Csc.
Meats at Retail.
FURNISHED by P. J. Miles.)
Beef, 8 to 15c per ID.
Rib roast, 15c per ID.
Chuck roast, 10 to IL 1-2c per lb
Beef to boil, 8 to 10c per Id.
Beef steaks, 15c to 1Sc lb.
Fresh pork, 10 to IL 1-2c ID.
Pork chops, IL 1-2c per pound.
Bacon, Is to zoe lb.
Roast pork, IL 1-2c Id.
Veal, IL 1-2 to zoe ID.
Smoked ham, Is to 25c ID.
Lamb, Is to 25c lb.
Fish, 8 to 15c lb.
Lard, 1Oc ID.
Fresh sausage, IL 1-2c lb.
Smoked sausage, II 1-2c Id.
Country Produce.
prices paid by Beehive Grocery
Eggs, lac dozen.
Butter, Creamery 23c h.; country,
Ice Id.
Potatoes, $1.15 per bushel.
Poultry Prices.
paid by the Bee Hive Grocery
Dressed, old chickens, IL 1-2c Id.
Richmond Livestock.
prices Paid by Long Bros
Hogs, 200 lbs, top, heavy, $4.45
cwt.
Hogs, 400 lbs, common and rough,
3 to &c lb.
Choice butcher steers, SC lb.
Choice butcher steers, SC lb.
Choice COWS, 3 to 3-4c lb.
Cows, 2 1-2 to 3 1-2c lb.
Veal calves, 4 and 4 1-2c ID.
Sheep, fine extra, SC per ID.
Lambs, z to Sc lb.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-02
Low Fares to Atlantic City via the
Pennsylvania Lines.

July11th and for certain trains
July 10th, excursion tickets to Allan
tic City, account Imperial Council
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, will be
sold from all ticket stations on the
Pennsylvania Lines. For Informal
ton regarding rates, time of trains,
etc, see Local Ticket Agent Of those
lines.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-02

Dayton & Western Traction Co.

Dayton b Western Traction Co.
(ln Effect May l, 19O4.)
Leave Richmond for Eaton. West
Alexandria, Dayton, Troy, Pique, Sid.
ney, Lima, Xenia, Springfield, Colum
bus, Hamilton and Cincinnati every
hour, z a. m., to 9 p. m. and II p. m
Two Hours to Dayton
Leave Richmond for New Paris ev-
cry hour. 6 a. m, to 6 p. m.
Last thr. ugh car east of West Al
exandria, . p. m.
Through rates and through tickets
TO all points.
All entirely new cars, clean. com
Portable ard swift. For further ip
formation call Home 'Phone 269.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-02
CINCINNATI AND CHICAGO DIV.
COLUMBUS AND INDIANAPOLIS DIV.

WESTWARD
ST. Louis Limited 445am
Ass Capital Ex- Us am
st L Fast Mail and FIX" 10. Is am
1000 am Col and Ind Ac FIX 1920 am
l.2O pm y and st Mail and Exs Is pm
900 pm Col and Rich Ac ~"
Worlds Fair Special" 10 03 pm
EASTWARD
SIS am Pittsburgh Special daily s. so am
9.45 am Ind and Col Ac Nail Al K l0.l5
$50 am st l. and Fast 4
pm Penna Special (Mi J
7 20 pm st l. and Mail ani Ex 80 pm
$40 pm st L and n Limited Eek"
655 pm Ohio and Va Elk daily 900 pm
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GA - TO 7rA,
Bears the n The Kind You Have Always Bought
signature ss &XAzzzu
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to all points.
All entirely new cars, clean. com
Portable ard swift. For further in
formation call Home 'Phone 269.
FIRE ALARM BOXES.
FIRST DISTRICT.
l2-First and south C, piano factory
l3-Second and south e.
l4-Fourth and south D.
l5-Flfth and south B.
l6-Fifth and south III.
lS-Seventh and south H.
SECOND DISTRICT.
South of Main, Between Seventh and
Eleventh.
21-Eighth and Main.
23-Eighth and south E.
24-Seventh and south G.
25-Ninth and south A.
26-Tenth and south C..
2-Eleventh and Main.
/ 28-Eleventh and south J.
THIRD DISTRICT.
South of Main, East Of Eleventh.
H-Twelfth and south b.
92-Twelfth and south T.
34-Fourtt enrh and Main.
35-Fourtecrln and south C..
36-Eleventh and south 4.
37-Twentieth and Main.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
rTorth of Main, West of Tenth to
River.
4t-Third and Main, Robinson shop
42-Third and North C.
43-City Building.
45-Gaar, Scott & CO.
46-No. l Hose House, N. Eighth.
Al Champion Roller Mills.
4S-Tentk and North l.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
West Richmond and Fairview.
5-West Third and Chestnut.
51-West Third and National Road.
52-West Third and Kinsey.
53-West Third and Richmond Ave.
54-Earlham College.
55-State and Boyer.
56-Grant and Ridge.
57-Hunt and Maple.
! 5S-Grant and Sheridan.
59-Bridge Ave, Paper Mill.
SIXTH DISTRICT.
North of E, East of Tenth.
6l-Railroad Shops.
e. Hutton's Coffin Factory.
63-Hoosier Drill Works.
64-Wayue Agricultural Works.
65-Richmond City Mill Works.
66-Westcott Carriage Works.
67- Thirteenth and North II.
SEVENTH DISTRICT.
Between Main and North D., East OF
Tenth.
NINTH and North A.
1-Eleventh and North L.
72-Fourteenth and North c..
73-No. 3 Hose House, East End.
74-Eighteenth and North c.
5-Twenty-second and North E.
SPECIAL SIGNALS.
1-2-1-Fire Out.
| l0-l0-10-Natural Gas Of.
| 40 Mo-, opd - m
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Pennsylvania Lines
TIME TABLE
In Effect s A. NJ June 80, 1904.

In Effect s A. NJ. June 80, 1904.
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GRAND RAPIDS AND INDIANA RY.

GRAND RAPIDS AND INDIANA RY.
SOUTHWARK
4.40 am Mack and Gin Mail and Elk.
9.42 am Fl w and Rich Mail and Elk
835 pm Mack and Gin Mail and Elk
Ills pm Sunday Acc
{ NORTHWARD
Rich and G Mail and Elk" $40 am
Gin and Mack Mail and Eek 800 pm
Gin and Mack Mail and Elk" 9 l5pm
aDaily. 2Sunday only. All trains, unless
otherw ,se indicated, depart and arrive daily
except Sunday.
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DAYTON AND XENIA DIV

DAYTON AND XENIA DIV.
WESTWARD
4.37 am st L Fast Ex*
SIS am Springfd and Rich Ac*
1910 am st L Fast Mail and Elk"
1885 pm Sprin and Rich Mail and Ex"
9.55 pm Worlds Fair Special daily
EASTWARD
Pittsburgh Special daily 5.25 am
Rich and Sprin Mail and Eek" SO am
\ Fast Mail" $50 am
Rich and Sprin Ac Ex* 4.05 pm
Penna Special Mail and Ex" AS pm
st L and y Limited Elk" $40 pm
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-02-27
A Wonderful Boy.

We met In the midst Of a dream,
But I'm waiting for him to come trueI
Thu style of his nose I've completely for
got,
But his eyes, 1 remember. were blue.
It was eight p. M. by the clock.
Which stood. I recall, on Its head,
When his mother spoke up and said,
kiss me. my SON,
And run away quickly to bed"
I thought that the next thing would be
Loud wrath and perhaps even tears.
But instead-well, I really give you my
That I've not beer SO staggered for
years.
For he mumbled. this wonderful boy
! can feel my astonishment yet
Its a pity l can't go at seven when you
know
How tired and sleepy I getr'
I felt myself falling away
On dreams chairs collapse without
squeaking),
And when I came to the first thing !
heard
Was the voice of the fond mother
speaking.
She was kind. she was patient. but firm:
And her calm words decided his fate:
'It Is settled. my son, that a boy OF your
size
Must learn to sit up until eight"
/ sat on the floor, and I stared
In a dazed way from one to the other:
Then I said, You are truly a wonderful
boy
And the son of a wonderful mother!"
Francis Wilson in st. Nicholas.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-02-27
cA11LeMEMr TO FIGHTS TRUST.

This month will see the opening OF
the Independent or "Cattlemen's"
Packing Company's plant at st. Louis.
On November Is the concern was or
ganized with a capital of 100000. 1t
is identified with the st. Louis Union
Packing Company, which is capitalized
at 81, 900, 900. Both firms will occupy
the site of the old Union Stock Yards.
The launching of the Independent
Packing Company is the outcome OF
long anti. Trust agitation on the part OF
cattle raisers and feeders. Officers and
members of the National Live Stock
Association were the principal factors
in starting the movement. 1t was
given much consideration at the recent
meeting at Portland, Oregon. The
directors of the company are composed
of prominent stockmen from a majority
of the cattle and sheep producing States
west of the Mississippi river.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-02-27
WAR NEWS IN BRIEF.

The authorities have mitigated war
conditions at Port Arthur by fixing the
price of f~oodstuffs.
The steamer China early in the week
loaded at San Francisco 900 tor of beef
for the Russian army.
Diplomats at Paris say that If ever an
opportunity existed for the Porte nee
for all to end the Macedonian trouble
by striking Bulgaria, it is now.
General Kuropatkin has been re-
lieved of his functions as Minister OF
War and has been appointed Com
mander.in-C Chief of the Russian Far
East army.
Shippers are of the opinion that the
harbor of Dalny will be unsafe for years
to come, on account of stray mines
from the Yeniesi, some of which are re-
ported by the last merchantmen arriv-
ing at Port Arthur as drifting in the
open sea-.
Serge White, Privy Councillor and
Secretary of State, has sent a message
from st. Petersburg declaring the Rus
sian people bear no ill-feeling to the
people of the United States over the al
| legged sentiments of the latter regarding
the Russo japanese a
The shipment of more than 300 tons
of mess beef for the Russian army that
left San Francisco on the steamer
Ooptic two months ago, did not fall
into the hands of the japanese as was
reported. News of the safe arrival OF
the beef at Hongkong was cabled to the
shippers last Saturday.
Prince Khilkoff, Minister of Rail-
roads, is in Siberia pushing the work tc
construct the line around Lake Baikal
in order to obviate the necessity of un-
loading the trains and sending troops
and supplies across the lake, thus delay
ing the arrival at the front. The shores
of Lake Baikal are blocked with war
materials.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-02-27
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.

Only three of the fifteen members OF
the famous Electoral Commission OF
1877 survive-ex-Senator Edmunds,
Senator Hoar and General Eppa Hunter
of Virginia.
Estimates based on the tax assess
ments ON the real estate and goods de-
stroyed in the recent Baltimore fire
make the total loss about $50, 000,0 900 at
the lowest figures.
Ex-Governor Hogg of Texas, having
made a fortune in oil, is now reported
to have Senatorial aspirations. He
wants to wear the toga of Joseph w.
Bailey four years hence.
The State Department at Washing
ton has received and has accepted the
resignation of w. E. Buchanan, the
Minister to Panama. No successor has
been appointed.
"Due to death of Chairman Hanna, /
tender to you my resignation as Secre-
tary of the Republican National Com
mittee, effective Immediately" is the
message Perry S.. Heath, former FRS
Assistant Postmaster General, wired
to Acting Chairman Payne at Washing
ton on February 20.
The local committees are making
elaborate preparations for the %triennial
conclave of the Knights Templar at
San Francisco next September. The
9th, Admission Day. will be the great
festival, but the weeks programme as
outlined will give visitors every oppor-
tunity to enjoy Western hospitality.
May wheat went to $1.07 a bushel
in the Chicago market on February 90.
AT San Francisco May wheat closed at
$l.473a. All other cereals were strong
in sympathy, As a result of the ad-
vance in wheat the leading milling
companies of San Francisco and vicinity
advanced the price of -four 70 cents per
barrel all around.
Burt Alvord. train fobber. outlaw
and prison escape. was recaptured and
returned to Tombstone by Sheriff Lewis
and a posse on February 20a lHe5was
not taken until he had been painfully
wounded. Stiles and two of his part
ners in crime escaped, though wounded.
Alvord escaped from the Tombstone
Jail two months ago, two days be-
fore he was to have been taken to the
penitentiary at Yuma, Arizona.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-02-27
THE BENEFITS OF A

Stockton Record: Don't take too
much stock in the often.heard assertion
that a Russo Japanese war will make
times good in California. Ii we have
sold Japan $1,000, 900 pounds of beef
the packers make a profit and the work
men get in some extra time, but the
less beef left at home means higher
prices and the ability of the owners to
absolutely control prices.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-02-27
How They Say 1t.

Have you noticed when you meet a
doctor he says: "How are you?" A
newspaper man inquiries: "What do
YOU know ?" but a lawyer hits you on
the back and calculates, "What have
YOU got ?" and the preacher asks:
"Where are you going?" This is the
hardest to answer, "-Tarkio Avalanche.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-02-27
The Best Liniment.

"Chamberlain's Pain Balm is considered
the best liniment on the market" write Post
& Bliss, Of Georgia, Vt. No other Imminent
will heal a cut or bruise SO promptly. No
other affords such quick relieffrom rheumatic
pains. No other is so valuable for deer
seated pains like lame back and pains in the
chest. Give this Eminent a trial and
you will never wish to be without it. Sold
~ II. NJ. Schneiders q Co.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-02-27
FROM SOUTH AFRICA.
A New Way of Using Chamberlain'e
Cough Kennedy.

Mr.. Arthur Chapman writing from Dur.
ban, Natal, South Africa, says: "As a proof
that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is a cure
suitable for old and young, / pen you the fol.
lowing: A neighbor of mine had a child lust
over two months old. 1t had a very bad
cough and the parents did not know what to
give il. | suggested hat if they would get a
bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and
put some upon the dummy teat the baby was
sucking it would no doubt cure the child.
This they did and brought about a quick
relief and cured the baby" This remedy is
for sale by II. NJ. Sehneideu & Co,
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-02-27
SYMPATHY WITH JAPAN.

Bakersfield Californian The feeling
in favor of the smaller dog is as strong
in America to-day as it was when the
Beers were sending the British Keeling
back with one stunning blow after
another. Sympathy in the present IN
fiict in the Far East is all with Japan,
though it's people are of another race
and religion from ours.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-02-27

Electric railroads, comparatively a
new thing, are capitalized at twice the
amount Of the bonded debt of the
United States.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-02-27

Reno public school children are hav-
ing frequent fire drills since the Chi.
cago fire.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-04-08

The distinction In the costums of the
different classes Is evinced perhaps
by the difference In their prices The
dress Of novel costs several hundred
dollars. The costume of the
woman Is In some reports peculiar to
the capital. The upper garment con-
slsts of an apology for Zouave jack
ct In white or cream material, which
may be OF silk lawn, lawn or calico.
A few inches below this begins a
white petticoat, baggy as a sail,
touching the ground upon all sides,
and attached to a broad band. Be.
tween these two there is nothing ex-
cept the bare skin, the breasts being
fully exposed"
In Korea they don't make a woman
take off her very best hat In the the.
ater, but they do, or at least once did,
compel a man to wear his in all his
waking hour, and, moreover, a very
broad hat. The reason for
this public edict was prevent con-
spirators against the throne from
whispering to each other.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1904-04-08
Easter Eggs in all Countries.

Easter eggs play an important part
In heather as we'll as Christian, coun-
tries. Before the Christian era eggs
formed part of pagan worship and
were symbolic of the awakening OF
nature after the long winter months.
After the coming of Christ they were
retained as tokens by the early
Christians, and though not worshiped
In that sense as the heathens did,
eggs were used In decorations in the
churches when the anniversary OF
Christs resurrection was celebrated.
The first Christian Church In Egypt
adopted the egg of the ostrich as
symbolic OF faith, and the custom Is
still observed to this day In the East.
Before the high altar, with Its six
silver lamps, ostrich eggs are sus-
pended In the form OF wrath, some
of them without ornamentation and
others containing the most exquisite
designs.
In the Orient ostrich eggs play an
important part as an article of COM
merce, and the Soudan supplies hun
dreds for the market. In the spring
OF the year they are In great demand,
and artists are kept busy covering
them with beautiful designs. One of
these eggs Is on exhibition In the
Museum of Art In Detroit, aud on It's
shell are engraved representations OF
men and animals similar to the re-
Gently discovered works OF art in the
old ruins near Cairo.
In Japan a similar custom prevails
and the eggs of the Australian ostrich
are made use OF by Japanese artists
for representing all the weird imagin-
ings of their versatile minds. Many
of them are beautifully painted, but
as a rule the natural blush hue OF
the egg is retained and the engrav-
ings thereon shaded accordingly.
Beautiful landscapes are engraved on
the shell, as we'll as portraits and
scenes of daily life In Japan.
In the countries bordering on the
northern coast OF Africa, ostrach eggs
ars also held sacred for purposes OF
worship, and they are regarded as OF
great value. They are ormaneuted In
various ways and form part OF
church and house decoration. On
each end of the egg a verse from the
Koran Is engraved, and the body
proper contains scene on the Nile
with a small vessel In the foreground
while the background gives glimpse
OF the Sphinx and the pyraminds.