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been paying homage 10 the King he solemnly
hut laconically answered: yes. The
audience roared and Mr. Bryce sat down
beaming.
Two capital eectioneering stories are told
OF Sir Thomas Sutherland the chairman
Of tNe y. 4 o. Company, and Sir Donald
Currie, head OF the Union-Castle Line, both
of whom happened 20 he candidates at dit.
ierent times for the representation oi
Hreenock.
Al one Of Sir Thomas Sutherlands
meetings a -heckle broke In With the
startling inquiry. "How's the mistress and
the babyY' Sir Thomas eyed his inquirer
for m ment and then turne the laugh
by saying, IL did not know that you
were oonscientiOusly opposed 10 hereditary
legislation | should say The future NJ, T. Tor
Greenook and his mother are doing remark
ably WE'LL
II was in the Clydeside town too that
some humorous incidents occurred during
the Campaig1 in which Sir Donald Cur le
was engaged At one meeting he was
asked by "he kier.T who Of course be-
lOnged to the -other uarty': is It the
case, Mr.. Currie, that your father at one
time Was only a barber in the town. Yes,
Teph the candidate, 1T is quite tru', but
II your father had been barber you would
still have been barber"
Al a Glasgow meeting at the last general
election questions were invited ny the hair-
man, whereupon an eector cOnyulsed the
audience by shouting. Wait wee; they
are coming up in a loTyF And this re-
calls mind that Sir John Rbgy, when
he was contesting For'a~shire always
preferred TO have que tiuns nut in bulk.
Thus the "heckler' who had a series OF
queries to launch at the candidate put them
one by one and then they were answer q by
Sir ohm in this way.
NO. mo.
mo. 2.-Yes
NO al cannot say, because | have not
seen the bill.
mo. t.--Certainly not.
no 6.-I will look into the matter.
aNo 8.-Am q teetotalleT2
DO look like it2' Sir John would eiacu-
late. slapping his expansive chest with his
hand 10 emphasize the fact that he was no
milk and water politician.
OF the funny 'heckler' there is no end OF
amusing anecdotes, and the following are
some examples OF his humor, played on
Parliamentary candidates: III returned to
Parliament would you be in favor OF fort
nightly pays once a week." AWould you
shut public houses on Saturday between
u and 4, 80 that workmen could get home
with their pay?' Would you see Mr..
Soott-Dickson was once asked, that the
Clyde Football Club get bye in the first
round OF the cup?' IF returned to Parlia-
ment would you allow the militia weeks
shooting on your estate?' was the question
another candidate was asked to answer.
but the reply was given by an elector, who
shouted If you let the militia in there'll
be nae estate left
Another "heckler" insisted on getting a
direct yes or mo 10 his question. and
the candidate promised to answer as de-
sired on condition that yes or mo- was
given 10 question he wished TO put 10 his
! interrogator. AN right, said the heck
| ler.- We'll, said the candidate, -have you
easped in confusion. and the meeting
cheered with delight at the candidate g
adroitnpss.
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How the scarecrOw Earns Ills Wages

From the London Daig Ndi
As he stands in the middle Of the fat Suffolk
field there is little 10 show that he Is not the
ordinary inanimate scarecrow. lie stands
motionless for five minutes at attme, and only
when a bird j. tempted by The fresh corn lust
any sign Of life But then Il IL that the scare
crow moves he hits an old tin can with the
rusty handle of a shovel and frghtens The
birds and makes them tly Guicklyou oil sight
and AZ the end he Is paid iS pence lie Is the
village sCareCrOw.
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storing .Iclcles for summer Use,

from me tWtdJO IflDUHf'
South Germans produce ice from pure
water in winter. They use a large wooden
framework in two stories, about six yards
square and six yards high.
zach story Is covered with a floor Of ei gh-
teen parallel beams, in the centre OF which
A tube incased iu wood rises beyond the upper
hoors his tube j. connected with the water
main and the water issues through rotating
disk which sends moving spray on the
beams. As the water drops from the beams
icicles are formed which reach the middle
floor and finally the ground. 4 he volume Of
water is regulated according to. the tempera-
turc OF the ice
As the ice retains the shape Of isolated
columns II Is broken UP easily and removed.
The ice Is then stored for use In summer
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Terms for This Sale.

Upright Pianos priced at 500 or under, $40 cash and
monthly Over 500 to $780, $40 cash and % monthly ov~
$500 10 ,4Oo O cash and so monthly Grand Pianos n cssh
and so monthly
On Cabinet Player 80 cash and " monthly. On oomhb
nations Of Piano and Piano Payers priced at WOO OF under
go cash and s7 monthly All others taS cash and 10 monh
Aa Pianos on our floor are priced on caSh basis Oous
values being eliminated interest at the rate Of coa pr
annurn will be charged on deferred payments.
Fourth Floor.
The sun., 1908-05-03
Memory Training.

From STUTTGART FdmihtuJidH
n men only realized how great an asset
in life is a Tetentiye memory thsy would take
care 10 see that their childrens we're prop
erly trained The simplest method con
sists in learning every day few lines by
heart None Of our faculties can be trained
40 easily as that Of memory.
The sun., 1908-05-03
This Important Piano Sale
offers Superb, Guaranteed Instruments
For HALF PRICE and Near Half Price.

bought The
rcIa las fn
is
wisely.
, Of $50 even s not ea SAVING M ~
which Pianos offered at apparently phenomenal price,
in nmac h the har
which, ease has
hae
Pano tina q
%ss T d AI s .s% % S1 @ he G 3
The Sale starts tSSSaS9S morning "~~ ""'" P
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tendin'," said Aunt Deb despondently,
Eve amt make cut ter kiver dat aig!
| kin AK Miss Cole fer de ole boxes
you'll git yo' pas boa'd outen dem-an'
like 'nough she'll gimme de strong
wife muslin. But dunno wat yo'
gwine ter do for de outside"
Don you be troubled in you min
bout dat. Aunt Deb. Law, Is boun'
ter fin kivcrin' fer dat aig. 'Tain't
gwine out de world naked certn sho'.
| amt nebber got lef' behine yit, Aunt
Deb!'
Aunt Deb spoke truly when she said
that the girl was "cIar grit" Until the
last eighteen months of her life she
had always been Ill fed and overwork-
her sckIy mother became a helpless
invalid, and upon Chloe Ann We're laid
the burdens far too heavy for one so
young.
When the mother died two years
later and the father declined to sup
port her, Chloe Ann begged and work
ed her way from Georgia to small
town in Pennsylvania where Aunt
Deb lived
The poor child could neither read
nor write when she entered the vii
Iagc: but. being "cllr grit" she ignored
the ridcuIe of the little children with
whom she was obliged to recite and
worked with all her might to make up
for lost time.
Mrs. Dodd. wealthy and benevolent
woman. was at this time greatly inter
estrd in raising funds for the orphan
asylum which she had been the means
of starting in the village. She con-
ceivcd the idea of interesting the
schoolgirls in the enterprise and pro-
posed that they should have an eXhibi-
ton of Easter eggs of their own inven-
ton.
She would give prize Of $40 for the
most singular and unusual production.
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ticed is st AIMS Church For Deaf
Mutes, located on Washington heights,
New York city. There is Il trained
choir of five young ladies, who sing by
spelling out the words of the hymn in
concert, accompanying this operation
by rhythmical motion of the hands
and arms. which seemingly has on the
audience all the soothing effects of
perfect music set to noble words"
To behold the entire congregation
keeping time with their hands and
rapidly moving fingers when a hymn
is given out for congregational singing
has weird but not an unpIea"ant
effect. This is the perfect devotion of
silence, music in the heart if not in
the ears, harmony perfect in the mind
and unmarried by any chance discOrd
of sound. Just how the deaf mute can
imagine music without ever having
heard it is Il problem for the psycholo-
giSt At any rate those in attendance
at these services have musical con
Cept of their own, as their very eVi-
dent enjoyment of the songs tcstifies.
The sermon is preached in the same
way. Not word is uttered, yet the
nimbIc hands of the preacher are elo-
qucnt and convey an impression to an
observer even if he does not know the
sign language. AS for the mutcs them
selves, they strain forward eagerly to
catch every sentence and enjoy the
flights of oratory evidently quite as
much as do those who have ears to
hear
The members of the congregation
they can scarcely be called auditors
come not only from the metropolis and
its Cnvirons, but from cities even as
far away as Baltimore and Rochester,
There are several hundreds of them
gathered together each Easter TO re-
new the acquaintances Of school days
and to enjoy the soul uplift of attend
ing devotional services all their very
own
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ly excited than Chloe Ann. She talked
about eggs; she dreamed eggs. Her
hope and courage never failed, not
even when it lacked four days of the
appointed time and her egg was still
without an outside.
Law, Aunt Deb, amt l brung up
long o triberlations? Amt alters
made out to fetch up at de head? Is
gwine out dis minute ter 'vestergate de
store winders. Spec I'll skiver sump'n
'fo' | comes home"
SO saying. Chloe Ann put on her hat
and shawl and started Off, singing in
high key:
Hump yo'se'f ter de load an fergit de
distress
An dem wat STAINS by ter scon.
Fer de harder de pulIin de longer de
res,
An de bigger de feed in de trough"
In less than half an hour she was
back again. There was Il package In
her arms and look Of solemn joy on
her face.
Come in dc uislcr room," she said in
a hnlrse whisper and Aunt Deb went
lui. 'iG> 0'fs5 ruom without a moments
o.
VA. mrrErl from the IT.
&C. iT4rs sr,zl wigh the aw-
fu,urs= n 'heir posses
sluu.
The evcutfu Ga. ,ss hut
II svemrl o. thHH asr~t
day uf her lie she Ha. fpr
the evening luug lvtuFp fbr 1d
ns soon as the clork strugk 80. Sau
To the sChooIhOuse.
When she opened the door she was
dazzled with the sight The boys had
trimmed the large room most tasteful
ly with evergrccns and had arranged
flags and other draperies with charm
Ing effect
The Easter eggs were displayed on
tables near the wall. There were
emcrys almost 'as small as sparrers
aigs," with Il rosette and loop of very
narrow ribbon at each end; eggs Of
dainty satin filled with tempting can
dies; eggs covered with swansdOwn
containing bottles of perfumery or
waiting to receive ladys jewel, and
eggs resplendent in blue and red vel
vet or plush large enough to hold COM
fortably the large dolls that lay
within.
Chloe Ann smiled cheerfully upon
the rival eggs and went her way, os-
tentatiously tossing over her shoulder
the long scarlet ribbons that depended
from n tight braid that stood out at
right angles to her head and was ex-
actly three inches long
An hour later she met Florence
Evans, whom she had described as
dat gal wild de long yaller curls."
where's your egg?" inquired Flor
ence
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cross than in taking IA hostile attitude
toward them Thus the Roman Satur-
MALTA and the Drudic midwinter orgies
and those in honor of Thor were strip
ped of their grosSness and nodded into
our Christmas. And so it was with
Easter.
The missionaries who reached Rome
from Judea to preach the new dis
penSatioE liked the time of the resur-
rectiOn as being on the Sunday within
the week of the Passover, which be-
gan on the fifteenth day of the first
month of the Jewish year. This was a
season varying a little year by year,
according to the Roman calendar, but
always occurring about the end of
March or early in April, when the
south Italian country was decked with
the flowers of spring in welcome to
the coming guest, sweet summer
None of the great national festivals
was held at that season, but when the
new religion had taken the evil out OF
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''Rcckon it's at home" was the cool

"Rerlon it's at home" was the cool
response
"Kerkon You're ashamed to show it.
said the girl mockingly
Like 'nough." replied Chloe Ann.
with apparent Indifference.
"Why, Chloe Ann. isn't your egg here
YETI" exclaimed Mrs. Dodd "All the
eggs were to be here at > o'clock"
Oats a fack." said Chloe Ann very
gravcly. "but Aunt Deb's mighty spe-
cial wild dat aig She's gwine to fetch
1t herself"
just as the committee who were to
award thr prize were about to with
draw for their conference Chloe Ann
opened the outside door and thrust Il
very anxious face out into the dark
ness.
"IInre | is"' painted Aunt Deb An
you kin praise yo' sta's dat is come.
| amt nebbcr on'crtuk no sech skittish
Job as dis afo' An you amt never
year no Sech racket as come fun de
inside o. dish yer aig' 'clar ter good
ness. twas WuSS'n totin' a clOcllI
Here, Judge Carlton" said Mrs.
Dodd. taking the huge bundle from
Aunt Deb'S reluctant arms and giving
it to gentleman standing near her
ut is 50 late that you will have to eX-
hibit this egg from the platform"
Judge Carlton proceeded to the plat
form, closely pursued by STUNT Deb.
Hello" shouted a small boy. "A
popcorn egg"
\ popcorn egg, s're enough, and shin
ing and sparkling as if Jack Frost had
breathcd upon it! A murmur of sur
prise ana admiration ran through the
room
Mrs DoGd stepped upon the plat
form ana assisted Judge Carlton to
raj" the C2rer half of the great egg.
When Black Jane, Aunt Deb's ia
vOrite hen. was disclosed sitting on n
nest of white cotton batting everybody
began to clap: then dozen fluffy lit
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y
nothin', Chloe Ann An say, Den
| 'blceged ter 'sprise 'em.' After dat
she aNcd me eff | reckon kin make
dat prize ais. An l lowed | bom' ter
try an dat amt nebber lef' behine!
Den she laugh mighty scornful an toss
up her head. | amt say nothin' mo-,
but | des stan roun' dem gals an
watches out an years der talk. |
knows fer sho' now des how | gwine
ter wuk."
"Ain't | alters done tOle de folks you
was cInr grit, honey?" cried Aunt Deb.
but | dunno zackly wat you mean
Wen you talk bout de 'riginal aig."
"IIo." calculated Chloe Ann. rig
malls de mos dilfuntest from all de
res, an is boun' ter make dat aig.
| gwine make de biggcs' aig in all
crcation!
Chloe Annr shouted Aunt Deb,
switching her niece sharply with the
stocking she had just mended. You
oncompunctious chill! Don you lemme
year no mo- dat kind o. talk! You
gwine be took at your wud some day
IN StiuCh ucdu VIA clap o unuer,
like AneriaS and S'tira was done struck
Wen dey wasn't mindin' wat dey say.
Go long an fetch in a armful O. light
'oOd an shet de chick'n house do an
look ter Black Jane. | done sot dat dar
hen dis mornn'. After tea Wen set
roun' de stove an projec' bout dat
'riginal aig."
1t was after 10 O'Clock when Aunt
Deb and her niece rose from their
seats before the fire.
AN after all dis 'spectin' an con-
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tloN blb wv hANN ''lih as SOOb 40
OF 1T: the sale began
Mrs. Dodd was sOrely perpleXed, for it
seemed as II every one wanted to buy
Chloe AIMS egg. What a jolly time
they all had, How the people laughed
and checred when excited individuals
bid against themselves!
At last dat 'riginal aig" was knock
ed off Mt SO to old Mr.. Clapham, who
had been very much opposed to the
asylum.
"Chloe Ann. how did you ever hap
pen to think of putting that brood of
chickens into your egg?" inquired one
of the ladies.
Law said Chloe. 81 alters 'bserved
dat chickns was a natchuI ting ter be
inside O aigS.'
"ChOe Ann" said Aunt Deb as they
were walking rapturOusly home in the
moonlight. ''youse de OutdOinest gal in
dat dar 'Schoolhouse! rs proud O. you.
honey ccrtmly is"
Law" exclaimed Chloe Ann, with
little tremble in her voice. "Ain't |
done tol' you Is never lef' beline?"
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Mems East Hats.

The sombrcro is in style this season
In Mexico
The Panama is the proper thing on
the Panama canal boats.
Golf caps-but then it is not good
form to play golf on Easter Sunday.
The plug is worn by all proper per-
sons who drive plug horses or chew
plug tobacco.
This is really the last season when
the Rough Rider hat is officially the
mode.
Avoid nightcaps, and you'll always
be able to see for yourself II your hat
is on straight
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i Ell cents ad-
M s s ion fee
should be asked
at the door. The
Il Il i e $ should
provide refresh
ncntS, and aft
er the commit
tee had decided
on the most
original egg"
there should be
Il grand sale of
the eggs for the
benefit of the
asylum.
NO one was
moro tbOrouph-
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tie black heads
thrust I h e III :
selves out from
under the wings
of the old hen,
Il II d t h e a p
plause became
deafening. At
this all the lit
tie black heads
disappeared, d
and everybody
laughed.
O f c o u r S G
G h loe AIMS
egg took the
prize. The COM
uittee were not
absent from the
room more than
five minutes,
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Chloe Hnn'S
easter GSg
By FRANK II. SWEET.

copyright. 1905 by Frank II. Sweetl
T UNIT DEB sat near the front
window of her Mtt' little h house .S',
heel of Chloe AIMS stocking
and wondering wat fer dat chile so
late"
"Dar she come now" she exclaimed,
glancing up the road An runnin
like a viii tukkry"'
\ moment later the door flew open.
and Chloe Ann rushed into the room.
Aunt Deb" she gasped. dem gals
up ter de schOolhouSe"-
look yer. | wants ter know wat
YOU mean Dustin inter de house dis
way YouSc lackin' in repose o man
ners, YOU is. Chloe Ann! Reckon |
done hear old mis- tcllin' Miss Rosa
dat Il t'ousan times. an you'se des
like her Shet dat door,
ChIor Ann, putting like small steam
tug. rolled up her eyes despairingly
and tumbled into Il chair
"CoSe Td oughtcr knowed you'd
'Spi"e fer ter year bout dem Easter
doin's." she said slyly.
"W'at dcy gwine ter do up dar?' In
quired Aunt Deb eagerly.
Chloe grinncd. Dem gals" she said
'dey gwine ter git up a show in de
schoolhouse, an dey gwne ter have
aigs am
"AigS" exclaimed Aunt Deb.
"Aigs." repeated Chloe Ann impress
lively. AN, mon dat, dey amt gwine
ter have nothin' cep' aigS Dcy kin
make 'em as small as sparrers' aigs or
dey kin make 'em DIES as big as dey kin
tote. Dey kin stuff 'em or dey kin
leave em hollcr but evry gals 'beeged
ter invent de aig by her own alone self,
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Mute
GaSterCbolr
By JAMES A. EDCERTON.

Copyright, 1905 by James a. Edgerton.l
" y Easter service conducted in
~ silence, choir and congresa-
] = tionaI singing without the
making of a sound, an cIo-
qucnt resurrection sermon preached
without the speaking of word-that
is the unique accomplishment of Il
New York church. To an ordinary
man or woman that sort of service
would be puzZIing and without mcan-
ing, but if such one should visit this
particular church and should observe
the rapt expressions on the faces of
the congregation he might gain some
inspiration from them. if not from the
programme itself.
The church in which this strange
method of Observing Easter is prac-
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an MIS- DOdO
she done tole
us dat de gal
wat make de
'riginal aig sho'
ter git a prize
O SO"
ii ere Chloe
Ann paused an
instant to give
Aunt Deb time
to take In the
full import Of
this announce
nent; then she
proceeded with
her tale.
Dat gal wild
de long yaller
curlS she says
ter me. Nobody
a int 'spectin'
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In T exaS,

First Texan We haven't had
nOrther' for twcntyfour hours.
Second ToXan-Of course not. It's
Easter
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7YY Fly is our Easter a time Of
A 81 gifts and new raimcnt, and
MA how and why is it associ-
atcd with the egg and the
rabbit What has any of these things
to do with Christmas religious fes-
tival?
Easter is not Christian festival
merely II is pagan as we'll. The
early church in its wisdom saw more
spiritual profit greater harvest of
souls. in ChlStiAniZing as far as possi-
Bile the gr"H! national festivals of every
people among whom it planted the
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-05-21

SOUTH DAKOTA'S HEADQUARTERS
This building is owned and occupied by the
Prohibition party.
ton in the policy pursued by the Prohibition
state committee the past four years that there
is nothing that any temperance organization could
do of material benefit to our cause which the
Prohibition party could not do just as effect
lively.
The committee maintains legal department,
furnishing free legal advice to any community
upon any question involving the saloon; also a
detective department to assist in the enforcement
of Prohibition in the no-license towns of the
state.
South Dakota is a Prohibition state until the
local community votes license. That is, unless
the people of each community specifically vote in
favor of license, no license can be granted This
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-05-21

pagn in Minnesota was fought on the legislative
candidates and the fund raised for that pur-
pose, and the amount raised per legislative vote
does not approach the average of South Dakota
South Dakota also claims the distinction OF
being the only state where the Prohibitonists
own their own state headquarters two-story
brick building located in the business center OF
Brookings The first floor is occupied by SPLEEN
didly equipped printing plant, the property OF
the Prohibitionists, and the second floor by
Quincy Lee Morrow, secretary of the state COM
mittee and his office force.
The state also enjoys another unique distinc
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-05-21

votes. In the year 1907
the Prohibition state COM.
mitttee raised $4,000, an
average of over 81 per
Prohibition party vote. No
other state in the Union
can equal this record I'M
less it be Minnesota. If
the governors vote in
Minnesota be taken as the
basis, then that state ex-
ceeded South Dakota in
the amount raised per
party vote, but the cam
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Big Young State of Northwest States Quail
hcations for Head of Column

BOOKINGS, 5. d., May Especial correspond
ence)-South Dakota demurs to the claim of
Illinois for first place among the states in the
amount of money raised for Prohibition work
At the election of 1906 the Prohibition party can
ddate for governor of South Dakota poed 3,39s
The national prohibitionist. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1907-1911, 1908-05-21

THE NATIONAL CHAIRMANS BULLETIN
NATIONAL IEDQu
La 81. Chicago
Three the
closely
reception his candidacy by the leading liquor of the land
a
detailed the staff correspondence Prohibition
confirms the dong INTERPOLATION the
and its odd
territory
"andhs tand-pa vledersn
At Prohibition
the unparalleled enthusiasm evidence
ve spirit of the church and that
rreisi
These but three striking incidents and
and pulpit host of local Prohibition comrades
and city in the land will help thought everywhere
give impulse to the national issue agitation.
Meanwhile the o in
confidence
coming subjn of
already held those
of their
oft h the
ional convention been chosen. These states
s.: $:;:: $:s: :::', $;::
announcing INVENTIONS blows
s ~ N x; & ;:s 5 5 81 $,a: s.
$: 3 ::: f. S $$: $ @
conscfcu; June Mancess ~ @
The Ut reporting
$ s$::: $: :: E ::5 s s $ $9 5~.
But all this activity and these splendid prospects
of this campaignwhh is national able
port it for a victorious with the o
participation
asked
Of in of
more n the
will Columbus
support Of the Prohibition national propaganda