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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1906-06-15
SACRED SONGS

He Is Godl For Alto or Baritone
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- Do For Soprano or Tenor in B f.
] Jubiiat0, Quartette, in English,
! Danish Norwegian and Swedish /.
The Hym1 that Mother sung, in
. English, Danish Norwegian and
Swedish /.
The Churshbeli, in English, Dan.
Norwegian and Swedish. 80. .
- Do Quartette. /.
. Vain regret. .
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BALLADS

From Whoml Waltz Aria Bril-
liant from the Opera "Neptune's
Daughter /.
The Axe, F0restsong, in Danish
Norwegian, English and Swed~
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Tell Her how I love Herl.. 49,. !.
We're I like you!................ /.
Won't Your. !.
An Old Letter, for Alto or Bari
tone, in English, Danish. Norwe-
gian and Swedish -. {.
- Do Mezzo /.
= Do Soprano :.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-15
CONTEST

WEEK would, indeed, be a
dull, commonplace seven days without
- the advent of at least one party, where
9&J appropriate merry-making holds sway.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-15
Gladstone Song for Man and Mother Nature

I fires the domestic hearths were rekindled.
! A relic of the custom of offering human sac
ritices is found in practice which Is still Tea
ture of the spring celebration in some parts
of the Highlands of Scotland. The young peo-
pie assemble on a moor, build table or altar
of turf, kinde fire, and bake cake of oat-
meal, which is divided into as many portions
as there persons in the company. Whoever
receives one of these portions which has been
blackened is the devoted person who is to be
sacrificed to insure a fruitful year. The sacri-
fee consists in leaping three times over the
flames In this ceremony is seen survival OF
festival in honor of Bel, in which originally the
victim was bound on pile and burned.
Easter originally had fire rites as part of the
celebration and these were clearly of heather
origin, having been instituted in honor of Bel
to celebrate the victory by which the forces OF
cold and of darkness had been put TO fight. In
Germany the custom of celebrating Easter with
bonfres was observed with seriousness and en-
thusiasm late the seventeenth century,
when various governments began to suppress this
feature; the earlier interdicts alleging the un-
christian nature of the rites, the later, the dan
ger occasioned to the forests. The bonfres can
be traced however, in the great paschal tapers,
sometimes weighing three hundred pounds, with
which the churches were lighted on Easter Eve
With her usual policy, the early Church en-
deavored to give Christian significance to such
of the ceremonies as could not be rooted out
In the case of Easter, the conversion was pecu-
liarly easy. Joy at the rising of the natural
sun, and at the awakening of nature from the
death of winter became joy at the rising of the
Sun of Righteousness-at the Resurrection of
Christ from the grave. Some of the pagan OBJ
servances which took place about the first of
May were also shifted to correspond with the
celebration of Easter. Many new features were
added. At first the celebration lasted eight
days; during the Middle Ages it was generally
confined to three, and in later times to two. 1t
was q time of exuberant Joy.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-15

the personfcaton of the9 East, of the morning,
of the spring The month of April was dedicat'
ed to her, and was called Eastermonath among
the Saxons and Angles, and is still known in
Germany as Oster monath. Her worship struck
deep root in Northern Germany, was carried to
England by the Saxons, and still survives in
some obscure customs in feasts to celebrate the
return of the spring.
Similar to this Saxon festival was the betane
celebration common to all Celtic nations, and
traces of which are found to the present day.
One of these celebrations was at the beginning
of May. The deity honored was the god of
light or sun-god, known to various nations un-
der different forms of the word Bel--the scrip
tural Baal
Before the festival all fires in the district were
extinguished, under penalty of death; the "need
fire" was kuded with great solemnity, sacri-
fees were offered-latterly OF animals, but orr.
ginally of human beings-and from the sacrifical
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cress makes an attractive border; so does smax
and asparagus or maiden-hair fern. At intervals
station miniature artificial trees. In the centre
place little goslings, setting several among the
green's. Fill toy boat with wee chickens, out
of consideration of their non-aquatc abilities.
The chickens and goslings may be purchased for
three and five cents apiece, and are most life
like creatures, but why shouldn't they be when
they were incubator chicks?
More realistic, of course, would be wide, low
dish, filed with water, having fuzzy yellow crea
lures floating upon the surface. Daffodils, GRO
crses or onquils laid at intervals among the green
would add picturesque touch.
A sketch of this idea is given among the il
lustrations.
Another pictorial suggestion is toy automobile
of straw, having two Jack rabbits, one as chauf-
feur and the other as footman, each one bearing
yellow ribbon streamers that extend to each cover
This should be placed upon bed of green and
brilliant flowers.
CREPE PAPER EMBELLISHMENTS
Yellow paper placed under doilies that repose
upon mahogany table very effective. The
edges are rufhed by pulling them straight. All
the dishes, including the centrepiece, should be
treated in the same manner. Two scarfs, running
both ways of the table, also mounted on yellow
paper, impart festive air. For the centrepiece
place large Jack Horner pie of yellow crepe
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-15

King Chanticleer. The jaunting car may con-
tain favors for each guest.
A little papier mache rabbit in white or brown
in a characteristic attitude makes an attractive
favor, and may serve as place card as well
with the bit of pasteboard attached to its neck
IN THE WAY OF AMUSEMENT
Two diversions offered to party of youngsters
last year proved SO successful that they bear
repetition.
One was played much in the same fashion as
the old donkey game. On large piece of black
or white muslin is drawn OR painted mother
hen on her nest Oil or crayons may be used
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-15
Easter Super t On s

over the floor, while the women accompany their
rhythmical movements with song.
The superstition connecting the rabbit with
Easter eggs has its origin in an old German
fairy tale Children in Germany and Holland
firmly believe that rabbits hatch eggs at Easter
time for their special benefit, and many parents
hide eggs in rabbits nests, that the children may
find them Thus the reason many of the
Easter toys and candies represent "Brer Rab-
bit" seated on nest of eggs
The substitution of the artificial egg of sugar,
pasteboard or ivory as the of conveying
some elegant gift is of ancient origin. Beringer
and other writers speak of the large sums ex-
pended upon dainties inclosed in Easter eggs
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-15

of the instinct that the slumber of winter is
over.
Plants assume their dress Of most delicate
green, and ransack natures laboratories for most
gorgeous hues; animals bestir themselves with
new life, and for man it is festival of flowers
and sunshine.
The sun has always been conspicuous figure
in Easter celebrations and superstitions. 1t was
a common idea in the Middle Ages that the sun
danced at Easter Sir John Sucking wrote, in
"The Bride"
"But, oh, she dances such way,
No sun upon an Easter Day
Is half fine a sight"
This idea of the sun dancing on Easter Day
may easily be traced back to heather customs,
when the spectators themselves danced. at fes-
tival in honor of the sun, after the verna equi-
nox. The very name of Easter is derived, in all
probability, from that of goddess of the heath
en- Saxons Ostara, Osterr, or Eastre. She was
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ka&S1l ter Monday came l was taken to see
the children clip the churches. This
ceremony was performed amid crowds of people
and shouts of Joy by the children of the differ
ent charity schools, who, at a certain hour,
hocked together for the purpose. The hrst com
ers placed themselves hand in hand with their
backs against the church, and were Joined by
their companions, who gradually increased IN
number till at last the chain was of sufficient
length completely to surround the edlhce AS
soon as the hand of the last of the train had
grasped that of the first the party broke up and
walked in procession to the next church, where
the ceremony was repeated
DIR. Chandler in his "Iravels in Asia Minor, !"
gives this account of the manner of celebrating
Easter among the modern Greeks
"a small bier prettiy decked with orange
and citron buds, jasmine flowers and bows, was
placed in the church, with a Christ ,crucified
rudey painted on board for the body. We saw
it in the evening" and before daybreak were
suddenly awakened by the blaze and cracking
of large bonfire, with singing and shouting
in honor of the Resurrection"
Easter Day is set apart for visiting in Russia.
The men go to each others houses in the morn
ing and introduce themselves by saying, "Jesus
Christ is risen" The answer is, eyes, He is
risen" The people then embrace, give each 9th
er eggs and drink great deal. They present a
colored red egg to the priest of the parish on
Easter morning. The common people carry one
of these red eggs in their hands upon Easter
Day, and three or four days after They use it
in token of the Resurrection, whereof they re-
joice.
In Germany, sometimes instead of eggs at Eas-
ter an emblematical print is occasionally pre-
sented. One of these is preserved in the print
room of the British Museum. Three hens are
represented upholding basket in which are
placed three eggs ornamented with representa-
tons illustrative of the Resurrection.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-15

FASTER WEEK would, indeed, be a
~ dull, commonplace seven days without
RsssdEss4 the advent of at least one party, where
kN9qnp&D appropriate merry making holds sway.
1t is delightful time, too, for the
younger generation to entertain their little
friends, for there social obligations in their
world as we'll as in ours, and no clearly
understands this than the children themselves.
blase youngster surprised her mother the
other day by remarking that she thought it high
time party was given. "You know mother"
she said, patronizingly, chat l owe the Wisters
for their two parties, Nancy Brown for her
"heart" party and Earl Thompson for the week
end at his grandmother's country house. | don't
want to go anywhere until I have done some
thing for them"
Her mother took the hint and has in prepara
tion delightful Easter party, few details of
which will be described.
INVITATIONS FOR JUVENILE PARTIES
Eighteen little invitations slipped through the
mail last week that will surely bring happiness to
the recipients. These were egg-shapel affairs Of
water colored paper, colored realistically. The
egg was double, the sides opening and displaying
the written invitation in gilt letters. garland
of forget-me-nots encircled the invitations. When
closed they formed complete circle.
Another invitation is in the form of egg
painted to represent Humpty Dumpty. Either of
these suggestions will not be difficult for the
home decorator to follow. Yellow stationery in
a child's size has in the hand-painted
little chick just emerging from his she'll
Postal cards make charming invitations for
Easter parties and scores represent fanciful ideas
symbocal of Easter-a brilliantly colored
Two postal cards are shown, one bearing a new
idea in the phraseology of the invitation.
One of the cleverest ideas, but incurring some
expense, was the original idea of bright woman.
She purchased twelve little softly coated rabbits
with pink eyes and tied blue bow around those
presented to the girls and pink ribbon for the
bows An invitation attached to each little
animal. And as these wee fellows were very
much alive, they were personally conducted to the
home of the recipient, to their overwhelming de-
light.
UNIQUE TABLE DECORATIONS
Every trick and surprise of the table decora-
tion is appreciated by children who possess special
aptitude for absorbing every tiny detail; nothing
seems to escape their scrutnzing attention.
A comparatively inexpensive idea is to place
table mirror the larger the better, in the centre
of the table and fringe it with green's Water
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-15

the Eastern bonnet. 1t is also claimed that the
sun dances upon that day. In England rectors
and priests used to play ball in the churches,
the one succeeding winning tansy-cake. Tansy-
cake and tansypudding are still favorite dishes
at Easter tide. In Russia Easter week is the
great annual wash, which can be compared only
to the spring housecleaning of our country Fun
as well as work forms part of the cleaning.
Men with brushes fastened to their feet skate
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-15

and there would be no question about
ISSTO whether the materials are part cotton,
for the purchaser would be able to
decide this for herself. Testing cloth
is such simple process that every woman and
girl should know how it is done. According to
an expert wooden buyer the tests never fail,
so that once applied any doubt as to the quality
of the material would be settled at once.
''The easiest test l know Of" she said "and
one that can always be tried with sample, is
to burn the threads. l always take of the
wool and another of the warp, unraveling
small piece so I can test the threads running
both ways. If they are pure wool they will not
burn quickly, but will shoulder and throw off
an odor like burned bones and leaves little
charred trail where they drop. If the cloth is
of cotton and wool the former will burn rapidly
and fall away, while the other is still smoking
and burning. If both threads are cotton the
test will be over in a moment and will leave
nothing but q thin light ash.
Nitric acid applied to materials is another
sure test. If piece of wooden cloth is dipped
in this acid it will shortly become yellow, while
in a piece that contains both cotton and wool
the former does not change color, but the
heavier thread takes on yellowsh stain.
Gas to worsted, there is no mistalzing its harsh
surface, and it is known by the mere touch
When it is combined with soft wool threads the
material formed is strong and will bear any test
Just as the all-wool cloth does.
Limitations of velvet are now so cleverly made
that it is sometimes hard to distinguish between
the real and velveteen. When the two qualities
are placed side by side there is an unmistakable
difference. for the rich glossy silk-hke surfaces
OF real velvets fairly glisten beside the dull
velveteens that absorb all the light. The back
threads in velvet are silk, while in velveteen
they cotton"
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and the hen should at least be of natural size.
Each child is given little toy chicken, to which
is fastened hook or bent pin the idea being that
they should endeavor to place them upon the
nest or at least three inches from it. Chickens
were pinned at all sorts of impossible angles;
one on top of her head another her back;
some were suspended in mid-ar; others were at
tached to the corner of the cloth. This simple
diversion afforded the children all sorts of merri-
ment
Another game that proved very attractive to
youthful minds was an egg-rolling contest.
Long strips of tissue paper four inches wide
were stretched the length of the room. The
children, one by one were armed with large
wooden spoons, such as are used for preserving.
These were used to coax the eggs along, but
when once the egg rolled off the paper they quit
the contest.
Prizes were awarded for both amusements. The
first being a large Jack rabbit, carrying little
nest filled with sweetmeats in egg from An
other was large paper egg containing a French
doll in a pretty dress-the other portion con
tanning hat, wrap and parasol
SWEETMEATS AND FAvORS
Every year one fancies that the designers of
Easter sweetmeats surely have exhausted their
ideas, yet the following one proclaims this to
be contradictory conception
For five cents some very attractive candies are
shown. For instance, little yellow chick has
his head just out of a chocolate egg, and
sketch of this is given. Another one is in the
form of chocolate egg-cup, the egg being of
white fondant, with name of the recipient writ
ten across the front
Jack rabbits and Dummies in white and choco
late, with brilliant pink eyes, abound in varied
sizes, selling from three to fifty cents apiece
BOOSTERS are not to be forgotten, and some are
attached to small conveyances. Another idea
sure to please the children is wee nest of spun
sugar, filed with candy eggs, some speckled, some
plain.
A charming favor is a tall stork supporting
nest of twigs filled with eggs. Another is Jack
rabbit dressed in brave attire carrying basket
bearing large egg. Eggs of all sizes are seen of
fancy paper filled with sweets and tied with rib
hons All sorts of fancful articles are called
into play and filled with the inevitable Easter
sweetmeats.
The average child is likely to gorge himself
with these palatable good things, so the wise
mother will keep certain standard remedies that
will correct this superabundance Of sugar.
A word to the wise.
MARJORIE.
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Did wives, Phoebus, say

"Old wives, Phoebus, say
That on Easter Day
To the music o tn spheres you do caper;
If the fact, sir, be true,
Pray let's the cause know,
When you have any room in your paper.
"The old wives get merry
With spiced ale and sherry
On Easter, which makes them romance
And whilst in a rout
Their brains whrl about,
They fancy we caper and dance"
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-15

mortlhcatlons OF Lent; and the smile
of the angel rolling away the stone from the
mouth of the sepulchre has always, therefore,
been favorte figure in descriptions of the
change marked by this great festival of the
Church-the change from the sorrows and
doubts of the Week of Passion to the assured
hope of Resurrection; from the sombre duties
and penances prescribed by religion to the more
pleasing vanities of the world.
The figure is even more apt to illustrate that
older and more widely spread significance of the
Easter celebration, which is the universal out
burst of rejoicing the reawakening of ma
ture after the long sleep of winter; the substi-
tuition of the beauties and the treasures of the
springtide for the cod bare monotony of the
months just past. For Easter is older than
Christianity.
1t is festival instituted by Nature herself,
and celebrated by all manner of living things
at all times since the world began; it is typi-
fed in all systems of religious beliefs, from the
gross superstitions of savages to the highest
conceptions of Christianity; it is a manifestation
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-15

ANY superstitious beliefs still exist
throughout Europe. One of these is
the necessity of having something new
to wear on Easter, lest one be unhappy
.4L.onnhn,t tho ensuing wear. hence
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UNIQUE TABLE DECORATIONS
Quaint Easter Customs

NARWICKSHIRE correspondent, in
"Howe's Everyday Book" says;
"When I was child as sure as Eas-
ter Monday came 1 was taken to see
the children clip the churches. This
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ZEN as the splendor of the sunshine
after the blackness of the tomb, so dc
the pomps and the glories of Eas
ter appear after the gloom and the
1r,orti iGnntions of ont. and tkn s;r,nil
Los Angeles herald., 1906-04-15
Tests for Linens and Silks

UGH anxiety would be done away with
if women knew how to test woolens,
and there would be no question about
whether the materials are part cotton.
for the purchaser would be able to
decide this for herself Testing cloth
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-02-19
"E rluribu. uuum' ON Our Coins

"E rluribus Unumv on Our Coins.
According to the United States mlnt
officials. the words, "E Pluribus
Unum." as they appear on our coins.
are there without the sanction OF law
The legend FIRST appeared upon a cop
per coin Struck at the Newburg
(N. " mint IN the year 1856. Tho
United States was very young at that
time ana could not afford the luxury OF
a mint, 30 private individual OF thc
name OF Brasher opened the NewburC
colning establishment with the ntcp
zion OF turning ont money OF the realm
for an comcrs. Exactly how tho words
"E Pluribus Unum" came 10 be used
as a motto is not known, but one thing
Is certain - the Brasher copper coin
bearing that legend and the date OF
4fs6 Is the most valuable metal dish
ever minted on this continent
Some time after colning his famous
copper with the odd Latin motto a.
above described Brasher tried his hand
on large sized gold piece. producing
the coin known 10 the numlsmatlcs az
"Brashers twen.y.' The Brasher
twenty" was not twenty dollar gold
piece however. for II lacked s. OF
Weighing enough, but OF late years Il
has become very scarce and valuable
because OF the fact that the legend IN
scribed upon II reads "Unum Il Plun-
bus instead OF 70 .Pluribus Unum"