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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17

Thus in \. d. 664 the date of Easter was
finally agreed upon, but in a way the sturdy
islanders had a revenge for the feast,
which in the Latin and the Greek and in
all languages derived from them. is called
Pascha, Pasch, Pasqua, Pascua, Plaques,
etc, from the Chaldee word Pascha, the
equivalent of the Hebrew Pesach, in every
English speaking country is called "Eas-
ter" from the Teutonc goddess of spring
"Eastre." The Chaldean word recalls the
act of the destroying angel in passing
over the households of the hebrews when
he smote the Egyptians (Exod kip In no
country. therefore, in consequence of these
surviving names of the Judaic passover and
the pagan goddess, is there word indicat-
ing the actual Christian event of the
Resurrection Morn.
the Easter date was due to the same causes
which brought about the change of the
weekly solemn observance of the Sunday
instead of the Sabbath. Besides being
commemoration of the Resurrection. the
Easter festival is a memorial of the
by Christ upon the cross. At first the
Christian passover was celebrated on the
same day as the Hebrew. the 18th day of
the month OF Nissan. Then, before long
to mark the differences between Judaism
and Christianity. and to fix the commem-
Grafton on the first day of the week as
the Resurrection had taken place, the OBJ
seFVance was changed to the first Sun
day after the 18th of Nissan. Before the
adoption of the Roman calendar and the
establishment of the Roman date for Eas-
-eeex. there was much haunting between the
eastern and western churches, the first
maintainfsrE~>that the west was departing
from the customs of the Apostles, and the
west replying that the east was not Chris
tian, but Jewish At one time there were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17

IT was that rollicking cavalier, Sir John
Sucking. who POLITICALLY compliment
ing one of the fair ladies of Charles'
court said:
But, oh, she dances such a way
No upon Easter day
Is half so fine q sight"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
EXpkESS AND MOVING.

1--WE MOVE ANYTHING"
Our facilities for the moving OF furniture
freight. safes machinery. etc, are uDexceIled.
Our handlers experienced and guarantee
the best service. Heavy hauling done by the
load. piece by contract. Get our estimate.
MERCHANTS TRANSFER AND STORAGE Co.
uog-tfS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17
FUTURE DAYS,

when nothing can restore its original
sweetness. Soda may be added to neutral
fze the acid. but it will not restore the
original sweetness of the flour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-17

accompices in obstinacy. l mean the Picts
and the Britons. who, foolishly, in these
two remote islands of the world. and only
In part even of them, oppose all the rest
of the universe.
"'You certainly sin If. having heard the
decree of the apostolic and of the uni
versal church. and that the same is con-
firmed by Holy Writ. you refuse to follow
them; for, though your fathers were holy,
do you think that their small number, in
corner of the remotest island, is to be pre-
ferred before the universal Church of
Christ throughout the world? And though
that COLUMBIA of yours land, l may say,
ours also. If he was Christs servanO was
a holy man and powerful in miracles, yet
should he be preferred before the most
blessed prince of the apostles, to whom our
Lord said: Thou art Peter, and upon this
rock | will build my church. and the gates
of hell shall not prevail against it. And
will give unto thee the keys of the king
dom of heaven"
When Wilfrid had spoken thus the king
said. is this true, Colman, that these words
were spoken to Peter by our Lord? He
answered, 1t is true, o king! Then said
he: Can you show any such power given to
YOUR Columbia Colman answered, None.
Then added the king, DO both of you agree
that these words were principally directed
to Peter. and that the keys of heaven We're
given to him by our Lord? They both an
swered We do Then the king concluded
And | also say unto you that he is the
doorkeeper. whom / will not contradict, but
will as far / know and am able in all
things obey his DEGREES. lest when ! come
to the gates of the kingdom of heaven there
should be none to open them, he being my
adversary who is proved to have the keys
The king having said this, all present
both great and small, gave their assent
and. renOuncing the more imperfect institu-
tion, resolved TO conform TO that which
they found to be better"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-20
GLEANlNGs.

Italy has 400 princes and 1850 dukes
Gold dredging is to be tried exteD.
sively in Siberia.
It is estimated that sixty seven Of the
earth's population die every minute.
It is estimated that 5000 marriages
are performed daily throughout the
world.
The hair from the tail of a horse is
the strongest single animal thread
known.
Several years ago Denmark began to
utilize convicts for cultivating the soil
The example is to be followed in Nor
way, where, in &C sequence OF emil
grafton, there is a dearth Of laborers.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-20
THE WRITERS.

Rex Beach, the author, is manufac-
turer of bricks-not the kind used i'll
illegal commercial transactions, but the
real building bricks.
Rider Haggard is a very rapid work
err with his pen. "She,' for instance,
was written in six weeks from the
time Mr.. Haggard began it till it was
ready for the publishers
1t is twenty-six years since George
Eliot's death and Herbert Spencer's I'M
successful appeal for her burial in
Westminster abbey. In her old home
neighborhood Of Warwickshire the first
memorial to her has just been erected.
a granite pillar bearing the words,
LEST We Forget"
Gabrielle d'Annunzio, the famous Ital-
ian dramatist, is busy overseeing the
construction of his own sepulchral
monument, which is being carried out
by the head architect of the Florence
cathedral. The tomb is to be erected
by the source of the river PeScara, so
prominent in D'Annunzio's writings.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-20
IN0PPORTUNE DEATHS.
Men Who, Had They Lived, Might
Have Changed History.

T1GVS NTd09SO EIiSGOIVs
julius Caesar was assassinated When
he had almost completed the task of
consolidating the administration and
dominion Of the Roman empire, and
his death opened the way to that des-
potism and corruption which ultimate
ly undid his work. Henry of Navarro
was killed when he had almost healed
the differences between Catholic and
Protestant which subsequently rent
not only France, but Europe, and VIII
liam the Silent also fell when he was
on the point of uniting the Netherland
provinces into a compact barrier
against the encroachments of Spain.
In English history Lord Give died at
the moment when he was the one man
who could have saved the American
colonies and kept the AnglO-SaXOn race
united. But there is the case of Mira
beau. He was literally the one man In
France who could have averted the
horrors of the revolution, saved and
reformed the monarchy and so spared
Europe the murderous' career of Napo-
leon and all the devastation it brought.
If he had lived ten or even five years
longer, the history not only of France,
but of Europe and the world, would
have been different. 1t is, in fact, Suf
ficient to say that he would have made
both Robespierre and Napoleon impos-
sible.-Strand Magazine.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-20
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

Fill hot water bags through a fun
nel else the water collecting around
the nozzle or mouth will rot the rubber
at that point.
When grinding bread through the
food chopper tie paper bag on the
mouth of the chopper and the crumbs
will not be scattered about
For clothes that have become yello-7
and grimy make a mixture of kero-
sene, clear Hmewater and turpentine in
equal parts. Shake together until
creamy, then add a cupfuI of the mix
ture to every boilerful Of clothes.
1t is said that a half lemon kept in
the ice chest will prevent milk or but
ter from absorbing the flavor of other
edibles in the chest When possible,
however, the milk and butter should be
kept in a separate compartment
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-20
A Great LeveIer.

Have you ever thought what great
leveler the telephone is? You would
never think of meeting some dignitary
of church or state or some great So
ciety lady on the street and address
either with familiar ''Hellor' 1t would
be objectionable rudeness, and yet that
is what you do daily when you use the
telephone, and nothing is thought of it.
The judge on the bench, the governor
in his Office, the busy coupon clipper at
his desk, the overworked clerk, the
lady in her boudoir, the artisan at his
lathe, are all slaves to that democratic
"Hello' it matters not who may be on
the other end of the Stanberry
Owl
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-20

it's-it's''- And Dot gasped in amaze.
ment at the object in her hand.
Its Cousin Gladys lost ruby pinr'
shouted Mabel. Where under the sun
did it come frOm?''
Pipes were dropped in a hurry, and
the two little girls stood and gazed
at each other in silence. Duke was
jumping impatiently for his plaything.
Then Mabel looked up at the house.
The window in the spare room where
Cousin Gladys had slept was open, and
the ruffled white curtain blew gently
in and out. AS they stood spellbound
the curtain blew in toward the table
and out again, and on the edge of the
ruffle was scrap of paper, which
fiuttered slowly to the ground.
"Ahv said Dot softly. II see the
thiefy' And then they rushed indoors
to tell the news.
Great good news it was too. The
ruby pin had apparently been caught
by the same curtain and gently deposit
ed outside on the ground, as the scrap
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-20
sourees-A Dinner Game.

Sources is game that can be
played where the children are of sew
eral different ages. The scene of activ-
ity is the dinner or luncheon table, but
the fun In the play is made by the ed
ibles the youngsters ask to have
passed them, for when boy or girl
requests another to hand the bread,
salt etc, IL he or she cannot satisfac-
torily answer the question the latter
asks about the dish the food wanted Is
not passed unless another child is ap-
pealed to and another question an
swered.
When one child asks for the salt, an
other may say, where does 1t come
from?" Unless he or she can answer
this she must eat her food unsalted or
appeal for another question from diff
ferent youngster who is within polite
reach of the salt This boy or girl
may ask how it is. made. If he or she
can answer this, the salt is passed.
When Grace wants some oatmeal, Al
fred may have his chance at revenge
by asking, ''How long do you cook it?''
Smaller children can well be included
in this game. A little boy or girl may
be asked , spell sugar or tell one
thing about butter before she can have
1t on her bread. She can say it is made
IN a churn or that it is yellow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-20
PROGRESS AND LABOR.

The cotton industry still occupies in
England over 100000 persons, three
fifths of whom are females.
An engineer in east Java claims to
have invented an implement with
which two men can cut eighteen tons
of sugar cane day.
Half a century ago 23.5 per cent of
all males over ten years old in Eng
land were engaged in agricultural pur-
suits and fisheries; today the percent
age of such is only o.5.
The proposed New York and Panama
cohIa will he 2 900 miles in length.
The only intermediate station will be
at Baracoa, Cuba. 1t is proposed
eventually to extend the line into
South America.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-20
DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

Mrs. Clarence Mackay has sent a
large organ to the Nassau county jail,
Mineola. n. Y, for the Improvement of
religious services.
Mrs. G. E. Stevenson (TZate Claxton),
the actress, has bought an extensive
farm at Tallman, Rockland county,
n Y, which she viii improve as a
country residence.
Mrs. Phebe Hearst has ann Nunced
her intention Of making her home per-
manently in California. 1t is some time
now since Mrs Hearst left for pro
lOnged stay abroad.
Miss Margaret Miller of Paterson,
n. J., has been teaching in COngre-
gational Sunday school for sixty years
and is active and enthusiastic despite
her seventy five years.
Inmates of the home of the Daugh-
Mrs. Nichla-Shilotzy has the power of
cure by touching with her magic neck
lace, which she has worn for eighty
years.
The granddaughter of President
John Quincy Adams, who has just beer
made Mrs. Robert Romans, in addition
to the other activities of her girlhood
has been an earnest and devoted work
er in Boston charities.
Nine Modjesla for twenty five years
was a household name among the the
alter goers. yet now that she is writing
her memoirs she says she finds it nee
essary to so back to her native Polish
and rely upon translator to remake
her book into English.
With the death of Mrs. Mckinley
there is only one White House widow
left, Mrs. Garfield, who is still not a
very old woman and is quite vigor-
Gus. Mrs. Benjamin Harrison married
President Harrison after he left the
White House and so cannot be said to
be White House widow.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-20
Notice to Farmers and Horse Breeders.

l have purchased the Imported
Royal Belgian Stallion Midas Am.
No. 248O Foreign Vol, XIII P. 935
Midas is beautiful blood bay, very
short legged, great muscle; is years
old and weighs 21OO lbs. and is as sound
as nut. When you see this horse you
will say he is the broadcast, deepest
great draft stallion you have ever
seen, with heart and constitution like
a lion. The kind of a horse chat .sires
he 1900 to 2OOOlIb. blocks the greatest
ST all sellers.
This horse is worth going miles to
see. If you have not already bredEsee
this horse before you do. Do not say
l will use him next year but breed
now and get these great draft horses
to put on the market while prices are
high.
l will contract the colts FROM mares
bred to him for $50 at weaningLtime.
Terms: $500 to insure $4,000 fora
colt to standard suck.
Midas will stand for service at the
Philips House.barn in Lancaster.
JNO. @. MARROW,
Prop. and Manager,
Farmers Phone. Lancaster, Wis.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-20

of paper had been, and there it had
lain hidden in the snow and mud and
new spring grass.
Cousin Gladys received a telegram
that afternoon, and in reply this letter
came:
my Dear Little Cousins, and Duke,
Tool am SO happy to hear that my
treasure has been found that l want it
at once. And | want you to bring it
to me and to spend week with me in
the city-all three of you. So ask
your mother to pack your trunk, tell
your father to put you safely on the
cars, and | will meet you. We will
have a jolly good time, and you will
be here just in time to be bridesmaids
at my wedding, for which you will
each have pretty new frock presented
to you. / won't take mo- for an an
Swer."
Soon after the receipt of the letter
two very important looking little girls
and an equally important little dog
started for the city, leaving Harold on
the station waving an envious goodby.
isn't it fortunate" sighed Dot as
they settled back in the big cushioned
seat, that we didn't go fishing that
day %'-Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-20
A Wronc Steer.

A mathematical professor had been
invited by a city friend to visit him at
his residence in a certain square and
had promised to do so. Meeting him
some time afterward, the friend in
quired of the professor why he did not
come to see him.
'I did come" said the mathemad-
clan. "but there was some mistake.
You told me that you lived in square,
and found myself in parallelogram,
SO went away again"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-20

HT is a dreadful thing to live in the
house with thief and wUrse not
III to know who the thief is. Dorothy
and Mabel had tried over and over
to solve the mystery. There seemed
to be no solution to it. The mystery
was this: One day in the winter a
cousin of mammals, very beautiful
young lady, had come to visit at the
house. When she was dressing for
dinner, she carelessly left valuable
ruby pine on the dressing table. After
dinner the pin was not there.
SUCH hubbub as Cousin Gladys Gre
ated. She cried and cried and almost
had Mysteries, for the pin was her most
cherished treasure. 1t had been given
her by her grandmother, whose grand
mother had in turn given it to her, so
you see it was very, very old and valu-
able.
It.was out of the question to accuse
either Maria or John of dishonesty,
for both were as honest as the day is
long. Duke had been the soul of honor
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-20
A QUEER ISLAND.
NO Bottom Found In Any of the Wells
Bored In Curacao.

NO BOTTOM round IN Any OF the wells
Bored In Curacao.
Curacao is one of the queerest little
islands in the Caribbean sea. 1t lies
sixty miles north of Venezuela, is about
sixty miles long and twelve or four
teen miles wide, and it has a popula-
ton of more than $4,000
There is no means of procuring fresh
water on the island except by saving
rainwater in reservoirs. A number of
wells have been bored under the So
pervisiOn of the Dutch government, to
which it belongs, but each ended in a
failure.
A curious statement regarding these
borings is made by the inhabitants of
the island. They. saw that in each
and every case after a certain depth
was reached the tools dropped out of
sight indicating that there is no solid
foundation to the island The borings
were made in low places and through
hills and in about thirty different
places, each with the same ultimate
result A few wells have been dug
to a lesser depth and brackish, un-
pleasant tasting water is obtained, fit
only for manufacturing purposes.
The approach of the rainy season is
always an interesting time. The wa
ter in the reservoir is low at this time,
and the natives eagerly await the op-
portunity to gather a fresh supply.
Clothing is never washed there in
fresh water, but at all hours of the
day the beach is alive with women
beating the clothes with clubs on the
rocks.-Buffalo News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-20
His Bravery.

Said Polly Prue to Billy Bragg
While walking in the zoo,
'1f you should see a big black bear
Would you be frightened too?''
Huh! I guess notr said Billy Bragg.
''Id S w him a thing or two.
Just wish one would come along.
would show you what I'd do"
Down the path came q big black bear;
Twas only a tame bear. too.
But fierce enough to scare him quite.
And away like fash he few!
Said Polly Prue to Billy Bragg:
'Quite all you said was true.
Your wish was surely gratihed,
saw what you would dor
Youths Companion.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-20

ever since he had been an inmate OF
the household, and what would a small
fox terrier wSnt of large ruby breast
pin anyway? Topsy had denied any
knowledge of the affair. They could
not suspect her. She might have been
guilty of stealing a piece of fish or a
mouse, but what would cat want to
steal rubies for?
The only possible solution was that
some one had entered the house while
the family was at dinner, stolen the
pin and gone off without being seen.
If there had only been footsteps in the
snow to trace the thief, but there was
no sign.
So the matter was dropped entirely,
except by the children, who had Gre
ated wonderful tales about the loss of
the ruby.
One beautiful June day Mabel and
Dot had a bubble bee" all by them
selves. Harold = disagreeable boy!-
had gone off fishing and refused to
take any girls. He declared they were
s'alYays in the way"
I'D rather blow bubbles with my
new pipe anyway" said Dot airily as
Harold went down the walk. There
was a suggestion of a sob in her voice.
but she held her head high. Mabel
said not word One thing she did
love, and that was to fish. Duke push
ed his cold little nose cOmfortingly
into her hand. He liked to go fishing.
too, but blowing bubbles was very fas-
cinating. especially with the new col
ored bubble soap, and 1t was not long
before the two little girls were happy
again, and Duke was wild with de-
light. AS each bubble grew bigger and
bigger Duke barked louder and louder
and begged that one should be given
him to play with. But for little dogs
bubbles are poor playthings and last
but minute. 1t required great atten-
ton on the part Of both blowers to pre-
vent their work meeting instant de-
struction.
Dot blew the best-there was no
question of that-but Mab'S bubbles
seemed to last longer, and it was one
OF Mab's that went bouncing along on
the breeze, with Duke in hot pursuit.
Both girls were laughing merrily at
the queer antics of Duke and his play
thing when the bubble descended, and
Duke bounced upon his prize. OF
course 1T burst at once, and the dog
jumped back, with a sneeze. Then,
Selling something with his teeth, he
sprang back.
"Poor old Dukey" cried Dot. "In
blow you one just as big. Just watch?'
Bot Duke was not interested in bub-
bles. He had found another plaything
''Oh, drop that old stick and come
alongy' cried Mabel "See, Duke-see
the nice big bubbles! Catch it, sir
catch itr'
But Duke would pay no attention.
81 believe he has something alive"
said Dot Perhaps it's a poor, dear
little toad. oh. Dukey, aren't you
ashamed of yourself?'
Duke wagged his tail, not a bit
ashamed. and deposited at Dots feet
queer and dirty object.
cit isn't toad" said Dot. It's only
an old Why, Mabel ElOise Fletcher,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-20
The Point of View.

''You can't get in here on a half
ticket" exclaimed the doorkeeper at
the circus
'T thought I could" apolog1zed the
small town citizen. 81 have a bad
eve, and only expected to see half OF
the show"
'"Then you'll have to get two tickets, .
said the doorkeeper. 'If you only have
one good eye it'll take you twice as
long to see the show. "-Harper's Week
Ixx
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-20
The Old Commercial Instinct.

"What do you think of this table,
William? asked Mrs. Newlyrich,
pointing proudly to the antique piece
she had purchased.
what did you pay for itT' grunted
her Bill of without any money! days.
zone hundred dollars, dear"
'I think you ought to have been able
to buy a new one for that" returned
her unantiquarian informed spouse,
casting a reflective and scrutinizing
glance over the ancient piece Of fur
niture.-New York Herald.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-20
State Lines.

Colorado will be thirty years old on
Aug. L, and beginning this summer
the date is to be marked by an annual
celebration.
According to the laws Of the state Of
New York, the property of the wife is
her own, free from all claims Of the
husband, and can be disposed Of with
out consulting the husband in any
way.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-20
WELL! WELL! WELL! 1t beats
all. What beats alli Why the Red
Trunk cigar Aft
NOTHING New.

Proof is below that ladies criticised
each others clothes in the seventeenth
as in the twentieth century-and in
''fonetik' spelling.
In 1856 Nay or June, Bridget Noel
wrote to her sister, the Countess of
Rutland:
my Lady Gansbourer met us at
Burley, but in sutch a dres as l never
saw without disput Her jengan mantO
is the worst of its kind, it is purpel &
a great dele of green, & a letel gould.
& great fiours, Their is some red with
the green, and noe lining, which luks a
homenable.n --sae
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-20

traced to the kidneys
but now modern
science proves that
nearly all diseases
have their beginning
III the disorder of
these most important
organs.
The kidneys filter
and purify the blood
that is their work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-07-20
A Broad Hint.

Fred-Last night as you stood in the
moonlight I couldn't help but think
how much l would like to kiss you.
Freda-Well, the poet says, ''The
thought of yesterday is the action Of
ay."--Pick-Me- Up.