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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-04-20
BY MILLIcENT e. MANN

up. Another surprise! Lady Dwight
was the world-worn beauty whom /
had escorted into London!
She was exquisitely attired in some
sort of gray cloth, soft and clinging,
embroidered in delicate pink buds.
She never wore any other color, and
learned how many varying shades
of gray there were, and how one
might wear but one color and yet
have a diversity of attire. Her hair
was dressed a la negligence. Beauti-
full gray hair! and she had patches
on her face. She was also rouged
I kissed the hand she extended to
the enmity between her son and my
self; / even felt my heart soften a
little toward him for his mothers
sake.
Hast found London to your liking,
Mister Waters?" she asked, after she
had greeted me.
Indeed, yes" l replied. "'Tis vast
ly interesting"
with what do you occupy your
self" she questioned.
Need you ask in London?" I said
with smile.
"As the other sparks, no doubt;
wine, women and music?" she said.
l shrugged my shoulders.
COR, perhaps, you are more serious
ly inclined-you have a reason for
being here in this maelstrom of dissi-
pation?" she still questioned.
l laughingly disclaimed having any
virtues other than the rest of my
kind. She changed the subject.
Hast learned anything of that ras-
Gallon who stole my Jewels?" she
said.
Nothing, Lady Dwight" replied.
"But l do not doubt that in time he
will be brought to justice if he does
not stop his depredations."
saw that the lady had something
she wished to say to met was ever
lowering about her lips-but she kept
delaying it, and consequently the con-
versation Jagged.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-04-20
(To be coptinued.)
BIT OF REEDS HISTORY.
Building Where lie Once Taught
School in California.

School in California.
Until recently there stood in pref
ty oak grove in the heart of Stock
ton, Calf, a fo-lorn-looking brick
building, which perhaps in It's palmy
days had some architectural beauty to
recommend it; but for a long time.
as age and neglect began to show dis
figuring hands upon the structure, it's
windows stared blankly and it's shut
tiers creaked upon their rusty hinges
until people fanc.ed the old place was
haunted.
If the old walls could have spoken,
what interesting anecdotes they would
have been able to relate of bygone
days! What tales might be told out
of school,; for this building was once
Van Dorm hall, built expressly for
school purposes" and famous as the
place where Thomas B. Reed, late
speaker of the house of representa-
tives, taught school for several
months.
He was then young man, a giant
In size and strength, fresh from Bow
dom college, and he came to Stockton
to fill the position vacated by his for
mer classmate, w. e. Greene, who rec.
commended him highly as his success
or. 49,.
It was the first and last position
held by Tom Reed as a school teach
er; for soon afterward he received the
appointment of assistant paymaster in
the U. S. navy, and he then returned
in 1864 to his eastern home.-William
S. Rice in Sunset Magazine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-04-20

On sudden we were interrupted
1t was most welcome to me-by a
merry laugh, and the sound of a slap.
They both came from the hallway.
Lady Dwight frowned.
| heard-I was waiting breathlessly
for it "Out of the way, you imp of
darkness Wouldst bar my pa3sage?"
1t was the voice of Rosemary Allyn.
| would know it among a thousand.
The door was thrown back with a
bang and the lady delighted in en-
tered.
Pardon, Aunt Elaine" she said
cburtesying, "Blackie grows more
self-important every day. Art keep
ing tryst that the door is. barred
from Rosemary"
Now, although the lady had seen
me the moment she entered the room,
If she did not know I was there all
the time, she took not the slightest
notice OF me.
Nay, Rosemary" answered Lady
Dwight, you are always welcome:
but to-day told Blackie not to admit
anyone thought you had gone 70
Richmond. He was but obeying or
ders."
Il did not care to CO." she said.
"As you wish to be alone, l will leave
you"
She turned toward the door and as
she did so gave me one swift glance
from under eyelids fringed with long
dark eyelashes saucily curling up
ward.
My face, no doubt, looked my cha
grin-to have such an opportunity to
be introduced in due form and to have
it come to naught. I was ready to
do anything desperate; I sprang to
open the door for her, when Lady
Dwight said:
Stay, Rosemary"
She turned and came back.
Rosemary, this is Master Quentin
Waters, of whom you have heard me
speak," she said. To me, MY niece,
Mistress Rosemary Allyn"
The lady made me a low courtesy.
I returned 1t with quite as low a bow,
my hand upon my heart. Thus was I
introduced to my Mistress.
"Lud, Aunt! not the gallant high
wayman with whom you danced the
minuet?" she cried. Know, SIR" she
continued to me, you were honored,
indeed, Lady Dwight is the toast OF
five counties around for her grace and
beauty"
NAY. Rosemary, was, my dear
was" she admitted with pride. "That
time is long past-long past. now
yield my place to you, my dear"
when you are no more, dear Aunt
Elaine" she said, kissing the still
smooth cheek of her aunt, mot till
then shall bear the palm"
"And, Rosemary, you certainly
know that this gentleman is not the
highwayman, but he who escorted me
into London after the robbery" she
explained. you would not expect to
meet a highwayman here-you are
but trifling, as usual"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-04-20
CHAPTER XII.
"Had | Visit Before I Kist.r

rao ! WiSt Eefore kist."
l returned to the Blue Boar, my
spirits again soaring. found there
awaiting me footboy with scented
note. 1t was from Lady Dwight, and
In 1t she invited me to her house upon
the following day.
What should Lady Dwight, a person
| had never seen, and the mother Of
the man who was my cherished foe,
want Of me, conjectured.
The next afternoon, as I dressed to
go there, putting on white satin
breeches, lowered waistcoat and
point lace, Gil watched me with a
sober face, lending a helping hand
whenever | needed one. Presently he
took a rapier from the rack against
the wall, and striking an attitude
went through many Of the old tricks
we had oft practiced at home, saying,
"Dost remember this and this?"
| was undecided between two era
watts: tried on first one and then the
other, finally deciding upon the first.
When I had knotted it to my satisfac-
ton I looked at him laZilc. His So
licitation was becoming annoying, and
all on account of the duel l had told
him I was booked for.
Have done, Gil, have DONE" I
cried petulantly. "The glitter of that
steel makes my eyes to water.
Wouldst have me attend on Lady
Dwight-whoever in the devil she is
with red eyelids?" Then, as he
persevered, demanded, Hast no con-
fidence in thy pupil?"
Il like it not" he said; eff you
should give him his quietus there
would be a hue asd cry throughout
London. and then would not give a
pinch of salt for the reinstating Of
the house of Waters"
"Ah, see. 'Tis not over your pupil
you are so concerned, but over the
other fellow" said banteringly. 81
promise you will not kill him, as you
are so anxious, Gil. He must be one
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-04-20
FORTUNE IN PILLOW CASE.
Ohio Man Carried His Distrust OF
Banks to Extremes.

The money counters in the United
by the appearance of a remarkable
looking "fat man" who entered the de
partment and told n Strange tale. He
said he was an Ohio farmer and did
not believe in banks, and so had bur.
led his money in the ground for safe.
keeping. He had dug it up, and was
Mortified to find that it was slowly
turning to dust, as notes will when
long buried.
Panic-stricken, he gathered the dis
integrated money into an old pillow.
case, bound 1t around his waist be-
meath his clothes and started for
Washington.
He travelled part of the way on
horseback, part of the way on an Ohio
river steamboat and part of the way
by train. During the journey he never
once took off the pillowcase. He even
slept with it on. The officials of the
treasury department found it difficult
to make him part with 1t. He did not
want to go with clerk to hotel for
fear the clerk might rob him, but as 1t
was manifestly impossible for him to
disrobe in the office he had finally to
submit.
They got the money at last. and the
condition of it was so bad that Mrs.
Leonard had to be called to decipher
it. So great was her skill that the
farmer lost only few hundred dollars
out of s19,000.-Everybody's Maya.
zine.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-04-20
my wiFE's PEOPLE COMING.
we have had splendid winter In
Western Canada.

Western Canada.
Canada's thrush this year Is wonder
fully great and considerably ahead OF
any previous year. 1t Is always inter
esting to those who contemplate NOV.
ing to read expressions of opinion
from those living in the country. 1t
is therefore our pleasure to reproduce
the Government and forwarded to
the immigration Branch OF the Depart
ment of the Interior at Ottawa:
Birch Hills, Sask., Canada, Feb. 1, '05.
Dear Sir:-I take pleasure IN drop
ping you few lines to let you know
how we are getting along up here and
how we like the place. We have been
here close on to year now and think
the place is fine. We have been out
every day this winter working IN the
bush getting out logs for buildings.
ETC., getting rails for fencing. We
have not suffered with the cold as
much as we did in Chicago. My lit
tie boys are out every day with their
sleighs having a good time. The low.
est the temperature has been this
winter is "a below, and 1t is very still.
no wind.
We had a splendid summer. We
put up about so tons of hay and will
have about 80 tons to sell. Hay
brings IS per ton now and will be
higher in the spring. We have ~
acres broke and ready for crop. We
pu
awhile this summer and am just
miles from the r. r. and town site.
The steel is all laid to within
miles of the river and we often see
the train bringing supplies for the
Bridge
My wife's people are coming up
about May. ! wish you would write
coming to Prince Albert that could do
with half a car let them know. The
homesteads are all taken UP within
IL miles Of us. | often think IL this
land were only in the States what
rush there would be. 1t Is the rich
est land and most productive I ever
saw, and the climate is o. X.
huO" lhdt pSopiC buSh ehOAO Shos
I write to do not believe me when
write them what a splendid winter
we are having. They think We are all
frozen up. We have only about
inches of snow, and there are cattle
on the range that have not been
rounded up this winter. Day after day
the Their raises up to so and so, and
I don't believe we have had day
CHS winter that 1t stayed at zero.
My wife says that we used to think
that zero was cold in Chicago. But
we don't mind it one bit. Christmas
night we went out and drove miles
with our little boys, 1t was 20 be-
low, and there was not whimper
from any one of them; I'd hate to do
1t in old Chicago.
Well. I guess will close. and you
can tell any one In the U. s. that they
cannot do better than come to the
Prince Albert District I remain,
Yours truly,
(Signed) EEE# ]. d. Head.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-04-20
By J. f. CARRERE

Sunday. 1t must be remembered,
however, that it Is not the actual
moon is the heavens nor even tie
mean moon of the astronomers that
regulates the time of Easter, but an
altogether imaginary moon, whose
periods are so contrived 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 ecclesi-
astical purposes, generally fell on the
18th or 10th of the real moon and
thus after the real full moon, which
Is generally on the 14th or 18th OF
the month. With this explanation
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 hap
pens upon or next after the 21st of
March, and If the full moon happens
on a Sunday, then Easter is the Sun
day following. One object Of this ar
rangement was that Easter and the
Jewish Passover should not coincide.
Easter is always between March %
and April rs. The last time Easter
came on March % was in 1918 and 1t
will not occur that early again in this
century.
1t may prove interesting to those
who are mathematically inclined tc
figure out when Easter will occur in
any given year in this century. If 50,
here is a rule they can follow: First,
divide the date of the year by 10 and
call the remainder a; divide the date
of the year by and call the remain
der b, then divide the date of the year
by Z and call the remainder C. Sec
ond, divide 19a plus "a by 80 and call
the remainder d. Third, divide 2b
plus &c plus Cd plus s by and cali
the remainder e; then Easter will be
the 22d plus d plus OF March; or
the plus minus 9 Of April. There
are two exceptions to that rule: II
Easter falls under the calculation on
April &c. put it back to the 18th Of
that month, and when It falls on
April 25, put it back to the 18th un-
less equal 20 and equal 8.
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 con.
trary, were preserved and Christian.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-04-20

The name Easter is of Saxon orig
In, being derived from that Of the
Goddess Estera, in whose honor sac
offices and celebrations took place at
the opening of spring. With the al
vent OF Christianity these heather
ceremonies were discontinued. but as
they had occurred at the time of the
year when the resurrection Of Christ
was celebrated by the church the old
came was applied to the new festival.
With the Latin races, however, the
crucifixion and resurrection of Christ
having occurred at the time of the
Jewish passover, they have called the
festival by a name suggesting that
tact, thus the French name for Eas-
ter is Paques and the Spanish Pas
cua.
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 it should
be celebrated on the day of the month
on which the event commemorated
occurred, and as the cruciixion is
supposed to have taken place on the
fourteenth of Nison, the first Jewish
month or Passover, on that date it
was commemorated, and the resurrec.
ton two days later, on the sixteenth,
regardless Of whether those dates
came on Friday and Sunday or not.
The Western church entirely dis.
carded the day of the month in ar
ranging for the celebration and in.
sisted that the crucifixion should al
ways be commemorated on a Friday
and the resurrection on Sunday.
The matter finally came up for ad.
iustment before the Council of Nj.
caea, in 1926, which decided in favor
of the Western contention, but the
Eastern church refused to change its
custom and thus gave rise to what is
known as the "Quartodeciman here.
sy."
At the time of the adoption Of the
Gregorian calendar it was debated
whether the feast of Easter should bo
given q fixed date or left movable as
before, and the decision was finally
reached In favor Of the latter plan,
as conforming to the ancient custom
of the cfxarch. Easter therefore Is ell
ways the first Sunday after the full
moon which happens upon or next
after the 21st of March (the equinox),
unless the full moon occur on Sum
day, when Easter Is the following
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-04-20
ORIGIN OF THE EASTER FESTIVAL
E. CARRERE

lied. Thus the custom of giving
ored, to friends at Easter was kept
up and the eggs were blessed by the
church. From the earliest ages tho
egg has been considered as a symbol
of the beginning of life and therefore
was considered a very appropriate
present at the beginning of spring.
when all life is budding out and be-
ginning anew. The custom of pick
ing eggs" that is to say, OF striking
their points together, which is a "a.
vored amusement with boys In tie
Eastern States, is also probably OF
very ancient origin, and was prob
ably practiced by the ancestors Of
our juvenile Americans of to-day CEN
turtles ago. In Washington Easter
Monday is the great children's day Of
the year. On that day thousands Of
children congregate 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 church, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday being especially solemn fes-
rivals; Thursday in commemoration
Of the Lords supper, Friday of his
crucifixion and Saturday the Easter
celebration really begins. In many
parts of Europe, especially in Russia,
and during the middle ages, services
were held all night before Easter un-
til cockcrow, which is the hour at
which the resurrection is supposed to
have taken place. The devout re-
NAMED for hours In prayer until
morning. when they at once saluted
each other with the salutatiou,
Christ is risen," to 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 since
Thursday, were again rung during
the service.
At the Saturday service, too, in the
Catholic churches a large candle Is
blessed, and also the new fire to re-
call the resurrection Of Christ, the
candle forming a conspicuous object
in the sanctuaries of the churches un-
til Ascension day, forty days later.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1905-04-20

"Oh, lud!" she calculated, Mat a
mistake" To me. wilt pardon NOR
with pleasure" | answered; for
he was a gallant slip of a fellow"
Without doubt" said she. Aunt
quite lost her heart, and IL he be
brought to London to hang ON Ty.
burn 'twould be the ending of her, :
do believe"
"Hushs Rosemary" cried her aunt;
cease your tittle-tattle."
you know. Aunt Elaine, you did
say that he had both grace and dar-
ing, and was SO handsome" she cen
tinued, unheeding. ooh, to meet a
man like that some day-our London-
ers are but women dressed in mems
clothes"
at is hard to obtain favor in Mis.
tress Rosemary Allyn's eyes," I said.
"And you can do not else than let
thy tongue run, Rosemary, let 1t run
to purpose" said Lady Dwight, gent
ly. get thy lutte and sing for us"
The spoiled beauty made mo1e at
me as she took her lutte from the cor
ner nearby She sat down facing US
and began to sing, lightly touching
the strings of her instrument with her
fingers.
"But had ! visit before ] kist,
That love had been sac i'll to win,
had lockt my heart in a case OF gowd.
And pinned 1t with a siller pin"
Lady Dwight now took the oppor.
tunity to ask me many questions
about my home. She should have
stopped that silvery babble flowing
from those wine-colored lips of my
love had she wanted rational answers.
you said you came from what part
of England?" she queried.
I did not at first hear her and she
had to repeat her question.
"The southern part OF Sussex" l
managed to say.
lone of the Waters Of East India
fame?" she asked.
mo, l believe we do not boast OF
descending from that branch of the
family" l murmured; Waters OF
Long Haul"
your father" she whispered, "is
he dead? cannot bring him to
mind"
~"No madame" answered, "but he
has not been in London for years
Roderick Waters"
And I myself were dead and game!
And the green grass growing over me-
The sweet voice sang on; my eyes
were glued to her face. With little
cry she flung down her lutte. fol.
lowed her glance of distress. 1t rest
ed on Lady Dwight, fallen back in her
chair in a dead faint.
For a second there was great ex'
element, maids rushing hither and
thither with smelling salts, wine and
spirits; calls for a chlrurgeon. Upon
the lady's regaining consciousness
made my adieus, with Rosemary
anxious face before me and her words,
What did you say to her?-she has
not tainted so in years." ringing in
my ears.
Ito be coptinued.)
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of your old friends sons methinks,
you are so mawkish over him"
Kill him and be damned, for all l
care" he said. at Is about Lord
Waters | am concerned"
You are right" l nodded, turning
myself about before the glass, and |
shall only slightly wound him; for
the sake of pair of blue eyes | would
not like to put an end to the butterfly
existence of Cousin Raoul.' A good
ly dose of steel, however, might linn
Der up some of his cursed pride"
Men are not always so fortunate
in doing exactly as they wish when
fighting for their lives, he retorted.
Men are as we'll versed in dueling
here in London as in the old Manor of
Long Haul. 1t is all they do know
outside of love-mahng-in that they
are equally expert"
/ would not take time to argue the
point, and went to the street, Gil
following. My sedan chair was wait
ing and put myself into it, al
though liked not it's swaying mo-
ton. 1t was like a ship rolling on the
ocean, or a dromedary Looping along
the sandy desert, and its smallness of
interior made me feel as though
mewed in a church pew. But l was
too fastidious to go on foot and of we
started, leaving Gil leaning against
the Intel of the inn door, with long
face. AS we turned the corner
looked back. saw him give a shrug
to his shoulder and re-enter the inn
In other words, he threw responsible
ity to the winds.
| gave the order to the chairmen
Lady Dwight's." They seemed IA
miliar with the lady's name and resi-
dence. When they set the chair down
and / stepped forth l was surprised
to find that they had stopped in front
of the house had visited yesterday
the one where Mistress Rosemary
Allyn had held her levee. The men
assured me that 1t was the residence
of Lady Dwight, and I was abashed
for the moment. I trusted / should
not again meet that lady's son.
What position did Mistress Rose
mary Allyn occupy in that household
It looked not at all like dependent
or degraded one. Gads zook! it mat
tered not to me. Were I King Cop
hetua and she the beggar maid
would still win her love, and be hon
! ored by-it.
I followed the footman in buff ant
gold livery to the door of her boudoir
There, crouching on a fur rug, wa!
the quaintest little page imaginable
a negro black as ebony and all OF
| grin.
"The gemman am 'spected," he said
rolling his eyes and bowling to thu
floor. He opened door.
1.-THE gemman, Missy" he cried, ant
again making his bow lower, II pos
sible, than before. vanished.
The lady was seated before tn,
fireplace. A haiM screen protecte'
her delicate face from the rosy GLOW
Of its flame.
! bowed before her and then looke'
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The pirit Of f ter

Belief In eternal life compels US to
believe in good deeds and honest
thoughts. The good man tolls not for
to-day, nor for tomorrow alone. but
because he knows that his labor shall
survive long after his hand has fallen
from the pillow. The good man pours
himself into the world and makes 1t
new. He is among the blessed who
win sight out of blindness, order out
of chaos and life out of death. Since
the first Easter morning the soul of
man has shone with unwasting light;
for then he looked into the radiant
face of the risen Christ, and knew
that Gods universe shapes itself not
to destruction, but to a yet omore
glorious genesis; yes. 1t endureth
from everlasting to eyerlasting.-Hel.
en- Keller in the Youths Companion