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The L'Anse sentinel., 1906-04-14
HISTORY OF EASTER.
Day Commentaries Resurrection of
Christ-A Movable Festival
Among Christians.

1t Is we'll known that in the early
Christian church for long series Of
years warm disputes took place as to
the proper date on which to observe
Easter. The churches of Asia Minor,
following what is called "The tradi-
tion Of st. John" kept the fourteenth
day Of the Jewish month Nisan. The
western churches. however, supported
by the church at Jerusalem and few
others, said 1t was necessary that a
Friday should always be set apart to
commemorate Christ's death, and a
Sunday His resurrection. The con-
test grew so warm that each side ex-
communicated the other Surely triv-
ialities could hardly go much further!
It is difficult for us to imagine that
our fathers could have disputed, and
separated the one from the other, over
matter of this kind; but 1t is true
that the apple of discord which
seemed to the people of that age TO be
made Of gold, to their successors ap-
pears to be made only Of iron or clay.
With us, as is well known. Easter is
WndL 10 CdllCu a hONdUiC lcbIiNdl.
is always held on the next Sabbath
after the vernal full moon, with the
exception that of the vernal full moon
should fall on Sunday, then, to
avoid all conformity with the Jewish
practisa, Easter is not kept till the
following Sabbath. The vernal full
moon is that which either takes place
on March 21 or on the next date after
March 81. II the vernal full moon
falls on March 81, and that day hap
pens to be Sunday, then Easter
cannot be held till April 25. which is
the latest date on which Easter can
fall, the earliest being March 90.
This is certainly very mechanical
contrivance, and one which most peo-
pie and It difficult to understand or
remember. Owing to obvious connec-
tion between Easter and the Jewish
Passover, the French call the former
Paques (from the Hebrew Pesech,
which means passing over). and OBJ
viously some such title as this would
be more appropriate than ours. which
comes from the Saxon goddess Eostre,
believed I'd the same as the Syrian AS.
tarte and the Greek and Roman
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en- being ostracised for what tho stern
er sex would denominate "welching"
on debts incurred at the card table.
Old ladies. middle-aged ladies and
young ladies' are all infected with the
gambling virus. The games played In
good" society are not child's games
by any means. and checks running
into the hundreds and sometimes
thousands OF dollars are required to
settle the score at the end of the
game.
Not only are these whist tables GO
ing during the week days. but Sun
day afternoons are devoted to the Sc
ductive game. This disregard for the
American Sabbath was brought into
Washington by the foreign diplomats,
who set the pace in a good many
things for the smart set here. Count
ess Cassini. who presided for a mum.
ber of years over the Russian en-
bassy, was instrumental In introduc-
ing continental customs In Washing
ton to the horror of the church-going.
Sabbath-loving people. She had card
parties on Sunday afternoons with
champagne suppers and Russian ciga-
rettes.
At the Austrian embassy theee IL
the same wide open sort OF PEI form
ance on Sunday. There cards at all
times are the favorite means or diver
sion. II a dinner or dance Is given
there are always card rooms open
where those so inclined can try their
luck. The favorite game In diplomatic
circles, strange to say, Is the old
American game of draw poker. The
foreigners take to this game with
avidity because they can get quick
action for their money, much quicker
than they get at whist and other more
fashionable games. The gambling In
Washington is not confined to the
women by any means. Despite drastic
laws against 1t there are some smash
ing big games of poker going on
among statesmen whose names are IA.
miliar to the whole country. Most OF
these games are played with the
bride off" and checks in five figures
are ne,isd In settlement.
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that Lent Is on, when the more public
social functions like big dinners,
dances, ETC., are tabooed, the smart set
and society generally have resorted to
cards and bridge whist Is the order
morning. noon and night. 1t Is the
custom for the most exclusive. and
therefore the most reckless clubs, to
meet at ten o'clock In the morning,
play until luncheon, and after lunch
con play the rubber. Some of the
ladies do quit in time to attend brief
vesper service of five o'clock.
There are some very racy tales be-
ing told about the indulgence of this
fashionable vice. For instance, there
is the wife of naval oficer whose
husband only has the rank Of COM
mander, and who Is now of a. sea,
who has astounded the best circles
this winter by the gorgeousness Of her
gowns and the smartness Of her turn
outs. Everybody knows that she has
no fortune and that her husband has
soothing but his salary, which Is en-
tirely inadequate to such style as she
puts on. The secret of her fine
dresses and carriages Is said to lie In
cleverness at bridge and phenomenal
luck at any gambling game Of cards.
The wife Of very prominent and
wealthy ex-senator and her daughter
came to Washington for the season.
They had their allowance, which was
very liberal. but the husband and
father having learned by experience
not to give them unlimited credit at
his bank, did not count on their
gambling debts. The two ladies left
Washington a few days ago absolute
ly broke, and have returned to their
home In a nearby state to rest and re-
cuperate their finances. Bridge whist
was too much for them.
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Venus, who was specially worshiped
in the spring season as the mother
and giver of animal and vegetable
life. From the earliest ages various
customs and superstitions have asso-
ciated themselves with Easter. AS at
Christmas 1t used to be believed that
all water was turned into wine and
that all cattle knelt in their stalls In
alteration of the infant Saviour, so 1t
was held that at Easter the sun
danced in honor of Christ's resurrec.
tion.-Chicago Standard.
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that they made It. their permanent
home after they hsrl left public life.
Ex-senators and ex-;rembers of the
house can be met with by the score
on Washington streets. Most of them
are wealthy or have dropped into
good departmental practice so they
can live In the best circles and keep
up their old acquaintance made when
they were part Of the government.
There are great number of widows
of former officials and senator's who
have elected to make Washington their
permanent home. Mrs. Mark Wanna
is to become q permanent reaident
here, leaving her beautiful home In
Cleveland, whers she and her distin-
guished husband uyed for so many
years.
Besides Mrs. Htnua, there are Nv
ing here a great part of the year. Mrs.
Hobart, widow of the late vice pres;-
dent, and Mrs. Payne, widow OF tho
late postmaster general. Mrs. Dan
Manning, widow of President Clevn-
lands first secretary of the treasury.
also spends part Of the winter here.
Other widows of distinguished men
who now make Washington their per-
manent home are: Mrs. Stanley Mat
thews, whose husband was an associ-
ate justice of the supreme court; Mrs.
T. Dewitt Talmadee, Mrs. John Hay.
Mrs John A. Logar. Mrs. M. s. Quay
and Mrs. Phil Sheridan.
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and for extra help necessary to keep
up these buildings. enough each year
to pay the interest on $35 1000, 900. IL
one,half Of that $35,000,000 was spent
in the erection OF suitable buildings.
every department would be well
housed and ample room would be af-
forded for half century to come. Az
1t is. thousands Of government clerks
are compelled to work every day, In
unsanitary and often dangerous build
ings while the general government is
paying out this enormous annual sum
for rents.
The visitor to Washington only sees
the few big buildings that are the
show places Of the city. and he thinks
that they are where all the govern
mept business IL transacted. II will
surprise him to learn that great part
OF the work Is done in make-shift
buildings. II Is rather startling to nnd
out that the treasury department is
scattered about in six buildings; the
war department in nine buildings; the
post ofice department In five; the ag
ricultural department In 20; the de-
partment OF commerce and labor In
six; the department of justice In six
and the district government In nine
buildings. There is an annual outlay
for rent OF these buildings OF $3.50. 900
and an outlay for extra help, light
and fuel Of s2s7.0o0 making total
annual expense to the government az
sea-, ,000.
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THE RABBIT AND EAS TER.
How the Little Animal Came to Be
Connected with the Celebra-
ton of the Day.

The part the hare plays in the cele-
bration of Easter has nothing whatever
to do with the resurrection of Christ.
unknown antiquity, and its religious
connection is with nature-worship, and
that phase of 1t In which the moon was
chief divinity. The hare became SYM
Dol of the moon, for several reasons
because 1t comes out at night to feed;
because the female carries her young
for month, representing the lunar
cycle; because the young are born with
their eyes open and were tabled never
to close them, thus resembling the
moon, "open-eyed watcher of the
night" in one way or another there
grew up fund Of stories in which the
connection Of the hare, the lunar period
and the paschal full moon, which fixes
the date OF Easter, developed so that 1t
gave rise to many popular customs, In
Germany, among the Scandinavian
peoples and in England. The queerest
bit Of this folklore is that of the white
hare, which the children are told comes
into the house on Easter eve and leaves
in corners eggs adorned in beautiful
colors, which every good child may
have. The ege was In religious legend
from the Oldest times symbol OF
opening life and Of Immortality, and
naturally Of the resurrection, so here
we have the people coupling the two.
AS for the rabbit, he is not the same
as the EurOpean hare but he IA his
nearest American congener. and other
legends concerning the rabbits foot
and the full Of the moon exist among
the negroes Of tho south.
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HE measured tread
OF the soldiers pac-
Ing to and fro be-
fore the dark. SOM
ber face of the
great rock tomb
was the only sound
which broke the
Stiffness of tho
dreary place, save
as an occasional
oath or muttered
CO m p ! a 1 n t was
heard.
Curses on the
rhfaf prtactc Mar
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The Fashionable Vice.

HERE is a fever
OF g a m b ] ! n g
among the society
women of Wash
ington. those in
official. diplomat
ic and private
life. Ministers Of
the Gospel are
preaching against
the craze, which
seems to have the
society butterflies
In its grasp. Now
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WASHINGTON GOSSIP
SECRETARY TAFT PREFERS THE
WOOL SACK.
AND NOT THE PRESIDENCY
How tho Fever Of Gambling Has
Taken Hold Of Society Woman
Foreign Residents Eager for
American Game.

ASHINGToN. = It
is pretty well un-
derstood that Sec
retary Of w a r
Taft will accept
the place upon
I h o upr @ m Q
bench to be made
vacant by the re-
tirement of JUS
tice Brewer, al
though he h a s
made no public
announcement Of
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Attrs.,ts as Place Of Residence.

he attractions or
the capital city
as a place OF res
idence are grow
ing more a n d
more. There are
a great number
Of residents in
Washington who
were at one time
part of its official
life an d W h o
grew so much in
love with the city
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European Customs Introduced.

iESE whist clubs,
II is claimed, are
demoralizlng So
ciety. The wom-
en- have the gamb-
] 1 n g I o v Q r.
Friendships have
been ruined, for
there Is no such
thing as friend
ship when It
comes to for
giving q gambling
debt. There are
rs Of omcial wom-
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I wonder II the anguished moon iookeu
down
Through all that long last night
And buried in her SCARED breast. lean and
brown,
The memory OF that sight!
I wonder of tn uneasy birds awoke
AS glowed that strange. great light
Which paled the purple east where morn
ing broke.
And sang. inspired by Gods own breath,
..There is no death! There Is no death!'
There is no death. o hearts that throb in
vain
With longing, pulsing tide.
Or in loves fuilness, nigh akin to pain.
Unfearingly abide;
There is no death. o soul whom niggard
fate
Has left unsatsfed
The cycles swing and Joy those lips await
who oft have sung on earth in pain.
'I rise again! rise again"
No sacrifice, Self, can blot thee out
Or satisfy the 6sbt
Which binds thee 90 the usurer of doubt
With inte, est of regrets
Still is not lits to even thee denied:
One way reinaineth yet
AS was thy Christ. must thou be cruciiied.
But with those wounds in hands and feet.
Fen Self finds resurrection sweet!
Rejoice. o soul whose work is just begun,
That all time lies before!
Rejoice. o heart whose treasures all have
won
That DINNER. farther shore'
The stone that angels mcvsa ava. shat
night
Was rolled from Heavens door;
Awake and stand forth In h'pe's sudden
light,
And sing as sang the birds that morn
There is no death. for Life Is Sorn!'
Detroit Free Press.
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Not Always Provident.

NCLE SAM Is nDt
the most pr0vi-
dent old fellow In
the world. He Is
apt some times to
bo carried away
by the penny wise
and pound fool
ish practice. For
instance. right In
this city he Is
paying in rent for
buildings needed
for public service
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THE WATCH AT
JESUS TOMB
AN EASTER STORY BY THE "HoAL
WAY AND BYWAY" PREACHER
loepsrasAs, ls0s, ey W. 8 El.oa.l )

!. Scripture 8 Autho.ssy.-Matt. a:s.. sa-s;
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elkfounded rumors Of ofacial wom-
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-09-19

Serious DIFFICULTY bet,Oeen Ne :
qrOes in TantOych--O One Bad
IU Shot
What is likely to prove ta-
tai difficulty occurred at Van.
wyck last Saturday morning
between two negroes, Fran k
Peterson and Chafe r ed. The
latter was shot some two or
three times, one of the bullets
striking him in the side, anoth
er in the leg, and it is thought
that he will die.
Immediately after the shoot
ing Peterson fled, pursued by
some Is or 20 negro ss, who fred
a number Of shots at him, one
or two of the shots striking HIM,
making slight wounds only.
He would have been killed,
no doubt, had not Mr.. Robert
II. Massey called to him to lie
down, which he did, the bullets
of his pursuers passing over
him.
Mr.. Massey then took charge
Of Peterson himself and held him
until Sheriff Hunter arrived on
the scene. The sheriff took the
negro in custody and, bringing
him to town, lodged him in jail
Saturday afternoon.
The trouble between Peterson
and Reed grew out of quarrel
the night before over 25 cents
while engaged in a game OF
cards.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-09-19
"W ants to Kidnap Ansel."

The News and Courier fires the
following broadside at our friends
over the state line:
The Charlotte Observer says
that if the picture of Mr.. Mar
tin f. Ansel, who has been no.
minated for Governor of South
Carolina, be correct likeness,
"and Mr.. A. G. Miller, Of Shell
by, could have him locked up or
staked out somewhere on inau-
guration day he could appear at
the Capitol in Columbia and be
inaugurated himself
Here it is again. Our neigh
bors are always busy trying to
make capital for themselves at
the expense Of other people.
They have claimed for a hun.
dred years or more that they
were the first American Colon.
lists to declare their iniepen.
!ence of Great Britain. This
myth has been mashed, but il
still survives. They have tried
to steal ANDY Jackson and now
the proposition is seriously m ade
TO kidnap Ansel.
Before we would consent to
take any part in such an enter.
prise, we should like to be in.
formed how Mr.. A G. Miller.
Of Shelby, stands on the dispen
sary question. In the days
when the POpulists were flour.
ishing, their battle cry was the
"sub-treasury or something
better" If it can be shown that
"Mr. A C. Miller, of Shelby"
is something better" on dispen-
sarv proposition than Mr.. Ansel
we might be willing to aid in
the deception which our Char
Iotto contemporary seriously
proposes.
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Wednesday, Sept. 19, 1906.
TIE NEWSPAPER MAN'S FRIEND.

Many people seem afraid TO
G,Ie any news to the reporter.
They are sometimes afraid to
p@N 10 newspa per man lest he
sanuld "print it". AS a rule
Is newspaper man knows what
ID print, and he seldom prints
= ythirg that ought not 10 be
pilA!ed.
Iersons could often help a
newspaper man very much by
-yfgfng him items Of news or
ielling him where he could find
nsws-giving slight hint is Of
7PR all that is necessary.
The man that stops the re-
JsAr5er, or drops into his office,
Gad puts him on to something
new is a friend-a friend in need
He is the man that is dear to
she reportorial heart. But there
ara too few of that kind.
The foregoing is I m the New
berry Observer, which we heart,
~ endorse. A very common
mistake is for a person having
Knowledge of an important item
~ newS TO take it for granted
.fs@t the newspaper man knows
aL about it and, therefore, does
2D1 mention the matter to him
R all. Il is much safer to assume
t2&t the editor or reporter knows
nsIhing and then proceed to en-.
tighten him.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-09-19
Successful Experiment Uith fhe
TeC0s Big BOH Cotton.

Mr.. Albert BIakeney, one OF
the model farmers Of the Antioch
section, brought US Saturday
specimen bolls of his pa ch of
the Texas Big Boil cotton. TIE
bolls are certainly tue to their
name, being extraordinarily
large and filled with an unusual
" tire staple, the locks from 2 or
3 bolls making a handful. The
Big Boil is an early variety, ma
turing even earlier than the King
cotton. 1t also "turns out" well,
1900 pounds OF the seed cotton
making 500 pounds of lint Mr..
Blakeney only planted a bushel
Of the seed, on less than an acre.
but he will easily make bale
of cotton. He is so well pleased
with this years experiment that
he does not expect TO sci! any of
his Big Boil seed, but will plart
them all himself another year.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-09-19

Charleston voted for Ansel
with almost as much unanimity
as did Thornwell, in Lancaster
county. In the first primary
Thornwell's entire vote, II in
number, was cast for Ansel.--
In the second race Thornwel!
gave him 8 out of 10 votes. Ansel
received in Charleston zoos votes
out of 2342.
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est authority in the United States
on crop estimates. Ii $ figures
rarely failed to materially affect
,ne market one way or the other,
according 10 whether they were
bullish or bearish. Especially
in the eyes of the English spin
ners was his judgment regarded
as almost infallible.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-09-19
Starnes, l.. w. Hmson, w. S.
Kirk.
Young Girl Victim Of Pistol
Duel.

Sandersville, Ga, Sept. l6.-
Annie Afford, the l3.year.old
daughter Of I. J. Afford, lum
Der dealer, was accidentally
killed last night while Deputy
Sheriff Hea'h and an escs ped
negro convict were engaged in a
pi.tol duel, The tragedy &C ur-
red IN tie commons where q
wild west show was giving an
exhibition, the child being inside
OF the tent sitting near the low
tier OF seats. The bullet crash
ed through her skull and killed
her almost instantly.
NcIt|er The officer nor the ne
gro was hurt. The negro escap
ed
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-09-19

IHe cotton dissertation Meetin0
Sdtur,iny-E. ID. Smith Err
DeCted.
We again urge upon the arm
ers the Importance Of attending
the meeting here next Saturday
of the County Cotton Growers
a 'sociatIon. Mr.. T. w. McMur-
ray. vice pres dent of the associ-
alton, who issued the call for the
meeting, tells us that President
f. ID Smith. of the State Associ-
alton, has promised to either at
tend hims elf the Lancaster meet
ing Saturday or else send rep
resentative. In either event all
who attend will no doubt hear a
good speech.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-09-19
successfu. Revival Meetings.

The Rev. p. b. Ingraham, of
the East Lancaster Circuit, was
in town Saturday, en- route home
from Pleasant Grove church, in
Chester county, where he con-
Quoted a successful meeting last
week. The week previous he was
engaged in similar work at Heath
Springs. The meetings at both
points were well attended and
much interest manifested in the
services. There were some TWEEN
ty odd accessions to membership
at the two churches. Mr.. Iugra.
ham is an indefatigable worker
in the Masters vineyard and ac-
complishes much spiritual good
wherever he goes.
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Coming COUTt-F FWst Ueek Ju~
TOrs.

Coming Court-Fust Week Ju~
rOrs.
AS STA ed in the last issue of
The News, court will convene
here Oat.. Sih, Judge Prince pre-
siding The fol owing jurors for
the first week weIe drawn yes.
terday:
S L. C.skey. A. ii. Garter, j .
II. Starnes, b. J. Bennett, r. p.
Wolfe, II. 9. Slower, N. p. Robin
son, Jas III. Therrel, II. NJ. Polk
G w. Brckham, OrrIn G. Black
m N, A. p. Harper, A. f. CuIp,
j. Y. Hammond, Il. l.. Usher, r.
n. Reeves. r. l.. l.. Blackm,n,
K. Neal, II. W. Culp, Nj. N.
johnson, NJ. II. HInson, j. d
Hunter, J. W. Truesdc.l, Julius
f.. Biockmon, A Cau, hen, r.. T.
Hilton, David Marlborough, w. u.
Clyburn, j. A. Howe, NJ. NJ.
TiIlman. J. w. Welsh, w. A.
BIakeney, d. 5. Wilson, ID. f.
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BQYAN ON TRUSTS.

Bryan evidently believes the
ITtJ good trust is the dead trust
isegs is what he said in one OF
as speeches in Virginia last
kai.Irday:
y am wiling to go down on
nv knees and ask my Heavenly
father, "Give Us this day our
Giily bread but | am no will
ng TO make millions Of my
IountrYmen get down on their
knees and say to some trust
RsgHate, Give us this day our
}sily bread and have him re
ply, 4 will, if you vote The
Hcket | want You 10 VOTE
"In the impending campaign
80 shall challenge the R4pubIi-
San party TO state lis position,
AID we will state ours boldly
H. a. you cannot regulate II pri
N'te monopoly, that you need
y Il waste time trying to restrain
d, 0uE that you have to kill it
J Il right.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1906-09-19
The Election Tor uditOr-E Erecu
tiUe COnlInittee's Decision.

AT its adjourned meeting Mon
d ~ the executive committee de
ciGed the County Auditor matter
in favor of Mr.. III. II. Horton.
who, according to the committees
recount OF the ballots cast for that
Office, including the belated Be-
lair box, received II votes more
than his opponent, Mr.. J. WyIie
Porter. Objection was made to
counting the Belair box, which
did not reach here until Friday
night, but a majority OF the com
mittee present favored including
its returns in the final count.
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Dress Goods, Dress Goods.

We call your attention to a
few special things:
l pc. 36-in. black Taffeta Silk
only ..... .......... .9Sc.
l pc. 36-in. black Peau DeSoie
Silk only. 9Sc.
10 pcs. 54-in. Broadcloth, Acc.
10 pcs. 54-in. all wool Broad
cloth, only ............. .9Oc.
5 pcs. 1.25 all wool Broad
cloth only. CSC.
A pcs. 46-in. Cravonet or rain
cloth only. .......... 75c.
l pc. washable wool Sharke
skin, 46 in. wide, only. -. .49c.
5 pcs. washable Habutai Silk
only. -. ....... ... .45c.
10 pcs. Opera Grape, suitable
for evening dresses ..... 15c.