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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-01-05

H. event of war in the East, Gen.
MilsBsxpects to see the conflict grew
into the greatest of modern times.
The whole of Europe, he thinks, would
eventually become involved, and even
the United States might find it difficult
to hold aloof.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03
y THE INFLUENCE OF HONE AND NURSES ON CHILDREN :

TNHE greatest need OF any country.
and especially OF our own, is bet
ter men and better women. The
Il greatness OF future generations
depends upon the character OF the boys
and the girls Of the present II is the
duty OF the home to properly train chill
oren- This is important, not only for
the sake OF the children and the home,
but for the sake OF the church and the
Government as well Without proper
training al home it is almost impos-
sible for the children 10 be what the
parents would wish them.
Pay a short visit 10 one home and
note the spirit. An air of loving SYM
pathy permeates every nook and cor
ner- The parents seem to be living
only for their precious children The
children. by every act. show regard
and love for their parents. BY their
conversation the children show that
they are looking forward TO the time
when they can live for their dear
parents. How the children vie with
each other IN the performance of some
loving service for the tired parents.
How quietly and yet how effectively,
by a look, he shows full appreciation
Of the tender care and love. Reproof
comes, at times, in tones which are
firm but kind Punishment, also, is
felt when thoughtlessness merits such
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generally? Answer the question for
yourself. Are they selected as carefully
as the coachman. the cook or the but
Ter? How little such children enjoy the
companionship Of their parents or
others whose influence would be most
elevatingi
How often they are wheeled along
in carriages long after they should be
allowed 10 walk. How seldom are
they allowed to get beyond striking
distance OF some cross-grained nurse,
who cares nothing for their welfare!
Many times they have nurses who
know but little OF the chifdren's ma
tive language and care less about the
common decencies OF word and act.
Who has not pitied such children as
they have seen them in charge OF
nurses who are no better than slave
drivers? Is 1t any wonder that In
stead Of growing up to be what they
should be they are apt TO be the very
opposite?
It may be thought that these state
ments are rather strong. but II those
feeling that way will spend an after
noon listening to what may be heard
at a place where nurses are wont TO
congregate on pleasant afternoons
feel sure they will change their opin-
ions After such an experience most
parents will refuse to permit nurses
to punish.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03

Russia to prove the truth of the state
ment?
To all of US the atmosphere is life or
death. Until it was suitable man could
not appear upon the earth. Should any
thing suddenly poison 1t, we would all
be blotted out In moment In the
twinkling Of an eye the end would
come, even as the inhabitants OF st.
Pierre persisted in few minutes, be-
cause of the sulphurous fumes which
poured forth from Mont Pelee, poison
ing the atmosphere. The atmosphere of
the home is equally important. 1t
should be such as is suited TO the life
and the growth Of the child's best ma
ture. Than this. nothing II more i'm
portant- Without it there can be but
little success in the proper training of
children Whether good or bad. the
parents must take the responsibility.
II 1t breeds disease they must acknowl-
edge that 1t might Just as easily have
been made mostGfealthful. 1t Is for
them to see that The home atmosphere
Is not poisoned by unkind words. harsh
criticism, unsympathetic remarks and
hasty acts, the result Of outbursts Of
temper.
One of the most injurious effects on
children of the rich Is the result Of the
fact that most of the time they are In
charge of nurses. Who are these nurses
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03
ORIGIN OF THE BEAUTIFUL EASTER FESTIVAL
EASTER Is HERE

church. Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day being especially solemn festivals;
Thursday in cOmmemoration OF the
Lords supper. Friday OF his cruciix-
ion and Saturday the Easter celebra-'
ton really begins II many parts Of
Europe, especially in Russia. and dur
ing the middle ages. services were held
ali night before Easter until cockcrOw.
which is the hour at which the resur-
rectiOn is supposed 10 have taken place.
The devout remained for hours IN pray
er until morning. when they al once
saluted each other with the sanitation.
Christ IS risen," 10 which the answer
was, Yes. he is truly risen" That
form Of salutation Is still the one In
Russia Easter morn. In continental
Europe however. and in Great Britain
the church began the celebration OF
Easter at the mass OF the previous day.
or Saturday, and the bells on the
churches. which had been silent sincs
Thursday, were again rung during thu
service.
At the Saturday service. too. IN the
Catholic churches a large candle -
blessed, and also the new fire to recall
the resurrection Of Christ, the candle
forming a conspicuous object In the
sanctuaries Of the churches until As
cension day. forty days later The sea-
son Is OF course one OF great Tejoic-
ing after the fasts Of Lent and for
merry was celebrated with a number
OF festivities which. according TO our
modern ideas. are hardly connected
with an ecclesiastical event Thus in
France it was custonary to play a
game OF ball, In which the participants
were Bishops, Canons and other church
dignitaries. There were dances In
France as late as the seventeenth cen
fury and other signs Of JOY and hap
piness- The law courts were all closed
and business seems TO have been gener-
ally suspended In England Easter
has been celebrated as a Christian fss-
tivai since 669, and, although the Purl-
tans abolished it. as they did Christ
mas and other church celebrations, IL
has been revived and given much OF
its ancient spIendor. IN this country
all the churches observe A. with special
music, and the fair ser make il the
special occasion for appearing with
their latest novelties in bonnsts. an
indication coming down from early
times that spring IN At hand
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2 THE RESURRECTION PLEDGE -

u % a . s tb De dD Of son 1s @ a
ond that there another life beyond the present. third
that the believer into that life because of the in
III The power of the resurrection We Away,
ing % ss plnepss as At W Easter sas ne the
lori sven ~ 'ae ion Fuths 81 ps on
confidence in the supreme power OF our Lord There Is
defend follow not CHRIST but living Lord
eth He has revealed his mower over the arch enemy
Death has been the dread of lives He
from us and his faeful shadow has lain across our
pleasure AS enemy his approach
has allied US with dread and his single visit
now. 10 the believer he is robbed of all
Of the tomb clothing light replaced the sable
Gtros that death e now do to the believer is to open
Wee Inc aoor OF entrance into the presence OF God
he cares and of earth to blessed eternity,
ard pain cannot impurities earth
eaIng{ 5oov We vii not say then that death Is the
n, Il typihes 20 the believer door through which
It is in true the beginning OF life. In the light
ee she IaseT dawn We apprshend the glory of the
The triamnh Of the Easter morn is likewise Ei-
empty tomb gather strength defy common
the devil The stone rolled the seDuicher of Jesus
the triumphal chariot King Kings. Through
release from the boa5s o. former slavery -''-'s
The resurrection glorifes temporal things. the
early Christians engraved the anchor the symbol of
hope their toabs in the catacombs. faith
successes
are the more profitable and failures the less ceplor
able because of the expectations OF We
helped IL toward holy life. The bless
iEgs OF life become tokens OF the blessings in
the life 10 The OF life deepen
large nature that the greater joy shall be
shorter as the time OF fulflment approaches.
The resurrection ennobles duty. Three years
and ten We bear the burden Circumstances of
choosing limit earthly life. Conditions which
haTass shut but the confidence of
faithful because OF the endless reward hereafter.
The resurrection consoles sorrow. weeping may
endure night but joy cometh in the morning is
the divine consolation in trouble. bowed
under the. weight Of earths
TO the glory Of the living God and refreshed
and suffering he endured know title
the world. where neither exist We part with
loved reminded of the coming meeting which
parting ends. We go ourselves into the valley
shadow conscious living and Savior and
fdent OF the shining shore on the other brink
No other power ike that of the resurrection 5
evident and the Christian Even that OF for
is less than that OF the conscious OF
the living God keep from sin and present
ing joy" the meaning descend
consideration of apparel festiyy, rather
bring the higher of Savior in walk OF
life to assist in producing his likeness in the hearts
of Let fit bodies temples of his holy
spirit that through his ndweing the full significance OF
in the OF endless life and shall forth
thereof transform the world into the like
heaven and the character of into the
OF the character of God.
There angel every Christian grave. says
risen the dead: To- he
way glory the end thereof shall Joy
in the presence of the risen Christ.
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treatment; but it comes in such a way
that the child cannot but feel that 1t
really does pain the one inficting the
punishment. In such a home every
thing seems TO have a tendency to en-
courage right living and proper train
the atmosphere that everything which
is best in the tender child develops
most rapidly.
Enter another home, such as one
can easily remember having noted.
What an absence OF sympathy in the
very air OF the home. A chill sinks
into your very soul. as you note the
lack OF loving care which parents and
children have for each other. At times
the blighting heat OF terrible passion
withers the tender buds, which have
grown sickly from a life in such
atmosphere. Time and again their
tender young hearts are blasted by the
cold. unfeeling criticism. which. like
the untimely frost. bIights and black
ems all that II breathes upon.
In our homes children are being
trained 10 be liberty loving and law
abiding citizens. mere slaves TO those
able TO dictate, or anarchists of the
worst type. These may seem strong
statements. but are they not In ac-
cordance with the facts? The child
who is trained properly will quickly
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and beginning anew. The custom OF
picking eggs" that is 10 say, Of strik
ing their points together, which is
favored amusement with boys in the
Eastern States. though rarely seen on
this coast, is also probably OF very
ancient origin, and was probably prac-
tfced by the ancestors of our juvenile
Americans of to-day centuries ago. In
Washington Easter Monday is the
great children's day OF the year. On
that day thousands Of children con-
gregate on the rolling lawn behind the
White House and while the Marine
Band discourses lively music they
amuse themselves rolling eggs down
the lawn.
All the week previous TO Easter has
been a series OF commemoration in the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03

IN HE name Easter is OF Saxon orr
gin. being derived from that OF
the Goddess Estera. in whose
Il honor sacrifices and celebrations
took place al the opening OF
spring. with the advent OF Christian
ity these heather ceremonies were dis
continued, but as they had occurred al
the time u the year when the resur-
rectiOn 81 Christ was celebrated by the
church the old name was applied 70 the
new festival. With the Latin races,
however. the cruciaxion and resurrec-
tion OF Christ having occurred at the
time OF the Jewish passover, they have
sailed the festival by name suggest
ing that fact. thus the French name
for Easter is Paques and the Spanish
Psscvas
As with all the other great festivals
;:of the church. the date when Easter
should BE- celebrated has been the cause
Of bitter controversy The Eastern
Church insisted that il should be cele-
A.. brated on the day OF the month on
which the event cOumemOrsted &C.
CURED, and as the crucifxion is sup
posed 70 have taken place on the four
ssenth OF Nisan. the first Jewish month
or Passover, OF that date IL was COM
memorsted. and the resurrection two
days later. on the sixteenth, regardless
OF whether those dates came on Friday
and Sunday or not
.. The. Western church entirely discard
80 the day OF the month IN arranging
for the celebration and insisted that the
crucifxson SHOULD always be conmemo-
rated on e Friday and the resurrection
on 2 SUNDAY. The. matter finally came
Up. for adjustment before the Council
OF Nicses. IN S25. which decided in IA
vor OF the Western contention, but the
Eastern church refused 10 change its
custom and thus gave rise 10 what Is
known as the 'cusrtodeciman heresy.'
At the time OF the adoption OF the
Gregorian calendar II was debated
whether the feast OF Easter should be
given q fixed date or left movable as
before. and the decision was finally
reached III favor Of the latter plan. as
conforming 70 the ancient custom OF
the church. Easter therefore is al
ways the first Sunday after the full
moon which happens upon OF next
after the 2Ist OF March lthe equinox.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03
Twenty.Sixth
Talk to Parents.
By VIM. Shearer

learn to respect and obey all rightful
authority. The child who does not
dare express an opinion for fear Of
bringing upon him the wrath of the
parent or teacher will develop such
a man-fearing spirit as will prevent
him from asserting himself, no matter
how sure he may feel he Is right Such
will always be ready to take any po-
sition In politics or business which viii
require nothing but blind obedience to
directions. They will never become
leaders. All through life they will be
but beasts Of burden to carry the
heavy loads Of others
Those who receive such treatment
as is given by parents who play the
tyrant are apt to resent Ii and after
fretdng under II break away from all
restraint. Leaving home they drift
into debasing companionships and re-
bel against all authority and govern
ment Of any kind. Is not such the
lesson OF individuals and nations
Can we not find examples this side Of
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unless the full moon occur on Sunday,
when Easter is the following Sunday.
X must be remembered. however. that
il is not the actual moon in the heav-
ems nor even the mean moon OF the
astronomers that regulates the time
of Easter. but an altogether imagin-
airy moon. whose periods are so con-
trived that the new (calendar) moon
always follows the real new moon
sometimes by two or even three days..
The effect OF this is that the 14th of
the calendar moon. which had from
the times OF Moses been considered
full moon for ecclesiastical purposes.
generally fell on the 18th or 18th OF the
real moon and thus after the real full
moon. which is generally on the 14th
or 18th Of the month. With this ex-
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der the calculation on April rs. put it
back TO the 18th OF that month, and
when it falls on April %, put ii back
to the 18th unless d equal % and e
equal ).
With the substitution of Easter for
the old festival of the Goddess Estera
all the old customs of the Saxons were
not abandoned, but, on the contrary,
were preserved and Christianized. Thus
the custom of giving eggs, many Of
them beautifully colored, TO friends at
Easter was kept up and the eggs were
blessed by the church. From the ear
Hest ages the egg has been considered
as a symbol Of the beginning of life
and therefore was considered very
appropriate present at the beginning
of spring, when all life is budding out
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03
By J. F. Carrere

are mathematically inclined to figure
out when Easter will occur in any
given year in this century. If so, here
is rule they can follow: First. di-
vide the date of the year by 10 and
call the remainder a: divide the date
of the year by and call the remainder
b. then divide the date Of the year by
Z and call the remainder c. Second.
divide I9a plus "a By 80 and call the
remainder d. Third. divide % plus &c
plus Sd plus by and call the re-
mainder e; then Easter will be the I'D
plus d plus Of March: or the plus
e minus OF April. There are two ex-
ceptions to that rule: II April falls un-
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PLANTATION then OF what is meant by
the full moon, namely. that it is the
14th of the calendar moon, the rule
is that Easter day is always the first
Sunday after the Pascal full moon,
which happens upon or next after the
2Ist Of March, and If the full moon
happens on Sunday, then Easter IS
the Sunday following. One object OF
this arrangement was that Easter and
the Jewish Passover should not COIN
eide, but they did last year and will
again in 1928 and 1927 and in 1891.
Easter IS always between March %
and April 25. The last time Easter
came on March % was in 1918 and
it viii not occur that early again in
this century.
II may prove interesting to those who
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-03

. HE name Easter is OF Saxon orr
gin, being derived from that OF
the Goddess Estera. in whose
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27
SAYS PUBLIC q aosseo.
Samuel Ontsrmsysr Would hav,
states Shorn Of Power.

NEW YORK. Dec. s7.-Corporation
Lawyer Samuel Untermeyer does not
agree with Mr.. Garfield that license
or franchise from the federal govern
ment would be q practical or effective
means Of restraint.
1T will be overcome" he says. by
organized subcompanies in the states
In which the corporation does bust-
ness"
Discussing the commissioners report
Mr.. Untermeyer said:
"Al fair-minded men must admit
that the situation is deplorable. The
several states Of the union have been
forced to compete with one another in
iaxity OF ifsnfstion for the regulation
OF corporations. Even the judiciary
OF states that are ambitious for the
patronage. have been. drawn into the
competition, Tho result Is q condition
that may fairly be called scandalous.
The public Il being gradually robbed
Of svety security and . premium is put
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27
WHIPPING POST AT CAPITAL.
Movement Started in Washinoton b
Punish Wife eeaters.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 27-In conse-
quence- OF a single passage in Presi-
dent Roosevelt's message. movement
has been started in the District OF CO.
lumbia that may. result in the estab-
lishment Of a whipping post at the ma
tional capital for wife beaterA
In hfs message the president said: !:
There are certain Offenders whose
criminality takes the shape OF brutal
ity and cruelty toward the weak who
need special type of punishment
The wife-beater, for example, is in
adequately punished by imprisonment,
for Imprisonment may often mean
nothing to him. while it may cause
hunger and want to his wife and chill
dren who are the victims of his bru-
tality.s Probably some form OF corporal
punishment would be the most ade-
quate way of meeting this kind OF
crime"
Interviews with clergymen. police
officers and judges show strong SEN
timent in favor of the whipping post
at the capital of the nation.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27
MAsoNs TO ERECT NEW TEMPLE
TO COST ABOUT TWENTY.
FIVE THOUSAND.
Two Story Edifsee to Be Constructed
Of Pressed Brick Or Tsnino
seons.

srx - ~
The erection of hkAutifui Masonic
temple in isalla wdala viii probably
take place during the year 1895. The
accomplishment OF this will be the
main object FOR which the lgcai saem-
bers Of this fraternity will strive the
coming year. The site of the temple
has not yet been definitely chosen. but
IT with probably be built on the land
belonging to the Masons ON East Alder
street, adjoining the telephone build
ing. The structure will be a nlagnifi-
cent affair Of stone~or pressed brick,
two stories high and costing 10 the
nesshborhood Of S&26.eoo. The upper
fioor viii contain the lodge rooms
which will be used for Masonic meet
inss solely. On this foor also viii be
q dne large banquet hall. correspond
ing to. that in the Odd Fellows Temple.
The lower door will be fatted up for
large stores. The plans have not been
Drawn up. but 1t Is intended to spare
no pains to make the structure one Of
which the city viii be proud.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27
Terror and pssti|ence Reign
In Mining Camp
s,.lloox, Pneumonia and oiphtheria
Ar. Killing OF the People at
Rapid Rate.

pFNO New. Dec. 27.-Frightful con-
attions prevail in the new gold min
80 camp in the southern part of the
state, An epidemic Of diphtheria,
smallpox and black pneumonia is rag
;nq II is impossible to get medicines,
food. water, building material and
other necessities into the camp on ac-
oount of the 6O-day embargo on freight
., Reno due to congestion. Pneumonia
is taking men off in night and no
effort is being made to isolate small
noy patients. The supply Of cOffins is
insufficient. Corpses are permitted to
remain above ground for days at a
time Hundreds are sleeping in thin
tents. The rush into the camp con-
tinues and unless building material is
brought in soon conditions will be-
come appalling. Holdups are Of night.
lv occurrence, and a veritable reign of
terror is expected the first Of the year
when a large number Of leases expire,
forcing operators to shut down for
lack of equipment. Leasholders openly
threaten to jump valuable claims and
the owners are preparing to defend
their properties with their lives.
Efforts have been made to keep the
true conditions from the public to pre-
vent a possible shrinkage Of the value
of mining stocks. 1t is worth a cor
respondents life to send story over
the wires or even of being suspected
of giving information by other means.
Saloons and gambling halls are prac-
tically deserted and some have been
closed by the bartenders or deaaers
There is absolutely no sanitary. system.
For time when it was impossible to
secure lumber with which. to make
coflns, a proposition toaburys corpses
in quick lime was seriously considered
Men literally one mass of smallpox
sores work side by side with men in
the first stages of pneumonia and
tphtheria, and others untouched> by
disease. Smallpox patients are. per
mitted to mingle with the crowds
around saloon stoves, The cold is in-
tense, the temperature being 10 low az
10 below zero. The suffering Is made
4nore acute by sharp winds from the
6eaesY
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-12-27
Machine Hu.ks Twenty Acres Daily

Machine Husks Twenty Acres Daily.
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. 27.-Methods
of corn-raising in the west are to be
completely revolutionized according to
M. D. Hatch of Lincoln, who has in
vented device for husking corn. TAX
ing two rows at time and missing no
ears, whether the stalks are standing
erect or lying upon the graund.
In a thorough test Of the device it
was found that twenty acres a day can
easily be husked by the machine,
which is attached to a team and drawn
through a field.
Lincoln capital has been interested
in the invention and a stock company
will be organized.