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The Yale expositor., 1911-05-25

to whose interest it is to make their activities
occupy as large place as possible in the public
eye. At Memorial day, on the other hand the
regular flower marts, although they have a rush
season" in consequence Of the holiday. supply
but a fraction of the flowers that are placed
the graves of the nations warriors.
The vast preponderance of the flowers that are
used to express the love and gratitude of the
people OF the republic the yearly-recurring
Memorial day are homegrown pOses whose cul.
tivation with view to such ultimate use Is as
much labor of love as is the strewing of the
blossoms on the graves. Or. at least the flowers
are for the most part garden blooms rather than
the frail products of the hot houses. Indeed the
selection of May 80 as Memorial day in a large
proportion of the states of the union made
primarily because 1t was occasion when spring
was presumed TO be in her most attractive garb
and when the spring floral harvest is at it's
height. Similarly the southern states, being as
sured abundance of flowers at yet earlier
dates, have, as much for this for any
other, chosen Memorial day dates that seemed
to mark the elimination of the floral flood in
their respective states rather than strict con.
formity with the date at the end of May, which
is so universally observed in the eastern. north
ern and western states and in the more northerly
of the commemorative of Dixie This will ex-
plain why certain of the states, notably those
of the Gulf of Mexico observe Memorial day
days or weeks i'm advance Of the remainder of
the sisterhood of states.
The use of flowers Memorial day Is varied
and appears to be growing more time goes
on At first suggestion of the occasion the
reader is apt to think only of the custom Of plac-
ing bouquets and wreaths in garlapds on the
grassy mounds beneath which repose 10 their
last dreamless sleep the boys In blue and gray
who gave up their lives in defense of their flag
Hut matter of fact 1t Is a ongestablished
custom for the American people generally to
choose this occasion 70 place specially elaborate
decorations upon the graves of loved ones even
though those whose memory is thus honored had
naught to do with the stress and strife. the
sacrifices of which Memorial day is primarily
intended to commemorate.
One of the comparatively new uses of flowers
OIL Memorial day. which has grown greatly I'm
recent years. is the custom OF placing wreaths
of floral festoons other similar tributes upon
the statues which have been erected in the
various American cities to our wartime heroes.
At the national capital. where there are more
than two dozen such statues. the pedestals are
also draped with American flags. This decora-
tIon of the statues in parks and public buildings
throughout the land Is, Of course. cutie aside
from the usual placing Of tributes ct the graves
of these sef-same heroes. Another interesting
and beautiful new Of flowers on Memorial
The Yale expositor., 1911-05-25
KEEPING Wells IN CONDITION
Care Bestowed on This Important Arti-
Gle Of Apparel Is Worth While
Financially.

The ready made lace veil will cost
from two dollars and half to four
teen dollars, and every becoming mesh
sold by the yard is dear in proportion
So it behooves the wearer Of wells to
study how they can be kept in good
condition. The flshnet webs do not
need to be hemmed at the ends, as
after the veil is tied on these are
tucked under the knot. But such wells
should be pulled out when they are
taken off and rolled up from one end
before they are put away. Old cur
tain rollers, sawed up into pieces the
width Of the veil. are often used for
keeping the crushable nets tidy. The
first end OF the veil is stretched tight
over the stick and the rest rolled snug
ly over it. with every wrinkle smooth
ed out For the lace wells a piece Of
pasteboard the depth Of the veil, or a
little wider, is useful for keeping them
in good condition when they are not
The Yale expositor., 1911-05-25

and mavhap float out to sea, but the sentiment
of the occasion is served.
AS death has year by year remorselessly
thnned the ranks of the Grand Army of the
Republic the Confederate Veterans and other or
CARNATIONS of one-time soldiers there mas OF
necessity been a change in the plan OF bearing
flowers to the cemeteries and decorating the
graves of those who have answered to the call
of taps" The approved plan was to have in
each community the significant day process
sion to the cemetery in which the principal par
Elephants were little girls dressed in white each
carrying huge bouquet or basket OF flowers
and, marching beside or behind these flower
bearers, an equal number of veterans, each with
q wreath of evergreen holly or ivy on his
arm. When the procession arrived at the GENE
terry the participants distributed themselves
throughout the burying ground until little girl
with flowers and veteran with wreath stood
beside each grave marked with tiny American
flag Then at a prearranged signal all the flowers
and wreaths were placed simultaneously upon the
graves of the comrades whom death has mus
tered out"
This impressive ceremony. and there could be
nothing more appropriate, is yet followed in
countless communities. but there have had to be
many notifications For thing the graves
to be decorated have become much more numer-
GUS, whereas the number Of surviving veterans
who able to march to the cemetery with
their wreaths has dwinded apprecably solu-
ton has been found. In many places, by drafting
Tor this task members OF the SONS OF veterans
or other organizations made up of children of
old soldiers and also veterans Of the Spanish
American war, many of whom comparatively
young men and who sufficiently numerous to
decorate the graves of their own fallen comrades
and also the resting places of the heroes of the
earlier
Another factor that has operated to influence
a change in the use of flowers on Memorial day
is the growth in the size of many of cities
In towns and small cities IL Is still practicable
for the Decoration day host to march to the ceme-
terry but In all the larger cities Ii has become very
much of problem. In many instances cemeteries
remote from the central part of the city
that il is unwise to ask aged veterans to attempt
to march and out of the question to allow flower
girls of tender years to trudge through the streets
for hours at stretch. Consequently II has be-
come customary under such circumstances to
convey the flowers In quantities to the cemeteries
and there distribute them to those who are to
participate in the decorating program For this
delivery Of flowers the modern motor car has
proven a most convenient vehicle and in all our
large cities on the morning of Memorial day one
may now see the heavily laden flower cars"
spinning along on their way to the ce meteres
The speedy horseess vehicles have also proven
boon in the collecting of the flowers for
The Yale expositor., 1911-05-25
Her Qualifications

Pat and his little brown mare were
familiar sights to the people of the
town of Garry. The mare was lean.
blind and lame. but by dint OF much
coaxing Pat kept her to the harness.
One day while leading her to water
he had to pass a corner where a
crowd of would-be sports had congre-
gated. Thinking to have some amuse-
ment at Pats expense, one called out:
''Hullo, there. Pat. I'm looking for
the real goods How much is that
mare of yours able to draw"
'Begorra," said Pat, II can't say
exactly, but she seems to be able to
drawn the attenshun of livery fool in
town" THE Housekeeper.
The Yale expositor., 1911-05-25

be either back-stitched in position
or carried along in the old fashioned
chain stitch.
Before each eyelet is punched with
the stiletto, its line of stamping should
be run with little even stitches. These
help to strengthen the eyelet. regulate
its size, and retain it's shape. In
very small eyelets this may be omit
ted. if preferred, unless the material
is given to splitting when the stiletto
Is used. Then the outlining must not
be neglected. English eyelets are
never buttonholed, but are done in
little, close, over-and-over stitches,
each set into the line Of stamping.
These may be done with very fine en-
broidery thread and drawn up into a
small, close cord like finish, or coars-
er thread may be used and drawn up
less closely, SO as to form heavy
outline.
In working long eyelets, the run
ming Of the outline must never be omit
ted. After this thread has been put
in the eyelet must be cut with the
the long hole necessary. When the
eyelet is small, straight cut through
It's center, but not reaching to the end
of the eyelet, is all that is necessary.
In the larger eyelets, a second cut
through the middle and at right an
giles to the first is necessary. This
surplus linen Is then included in the
over and over stitches which COM
plete the eyelet. After all the design
has been completed, the border Is
worked over a chain stitched padding
of the darning cotton, and the surplus
linen cut away close to the button
holed edge. The work is then turned
wrong side up, and a narrow button
holed edge worked over the first edge.
This second row of stitches is not set
close together. and does not show
from the right side. but is a great pro-
lection to the edge, and prevents all
fraying.
The Yale expositor., 1911-05-25
WAS HE SARCASTIC?

John. we have been married for nearly twenty
years; | want you to tell something
ooh. yes, Mary, you look just as young and
as girlsh as you did the first time ever saw
you; / have learned to love you more and more
as the years have drfted by; | wouldn't be free
again if had chance; If you were to die
shouldn't think of marrying any other woman,
but I'd spend the rest of my life pining for you;
I admit that your family is much superior to
mine; I realize that never should have amounted
to anything II IL had not been for your influence !.
you the best manager ever saw; your new
spring hat is very becoming; you look fifteen
years younger than Mrs. Bransthwaite: yes. I
like very much tho way you are wearing your
hair; think Of you steadily all day: I sure
that any young woman who would look at me
twice would 90 only because she wished to
make fool Of me. and I acknowledge that you
make a much better showing than any other
woman could make on our income Now is there
anything else? I'm in good deal OF hurry
this morning Chicago RecordHerald
The Yale expositor., 1911-05-25
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rYELET and Solid Embroidery
When there is a. combination of
these two embroideries it Is always
well to do the eyelet first. This is,
Of course, not compulsory, but it Is
rather harder to make smooth, fiat
eyelet II close to it there are already
worked some heavily-padded leaves
which Interfere more or less with the
placing Of the needle. The solid
work may be done either in the reg
ular satin-stitch or in the newer
Wallachian. If the former is select
ed few stitches of the working
thread. taken lengthwise of the leaf,
will serve as the necessary padding.
Across this, the embroidery is done in
close, even stitches. placed either d.
rectly across the leaf or in a slightly
slanting direction. Stitches placed
at too great a slant make quick work,
but the result is not so good.
IL 1t is preferred to fill this part
OF the design with Wallachian embroi-
derry no padding whatever is required.
and the stitch used is the plain button
hole, or blanket stitch begun at the
stem end Of each leaf and worked
from left to right, each buttonhole
stitch reaching from the midrib or
vein Of the leaf to it's outer edge and
lying at right angles to it. When the
tonhole stitches radiate from this point
until the end of the leaf has been turn
ed. The parallel stitches Of the other
half are then worked When all the
flowers and leaves have been COM
pleted, the parallel lines making the
heart shaped spaces are worked
These are not outlined, but after a
line of padding has been worked along
their length embroidery stitches are
laid over and over this padding at
right angles to it, and in close. even
stitches. One of the most satisfac-
tory threads for padding is the or
binary white darning cotton used for
mending hose. Two. three, or four
threads of this may be used and may
The Yale expositor., 1911-05-25

ILLUSTRATED are many fascinat-
ing ideas, which the woman who
is clever with her needle can
make for herself from those many
oddments picked up at the sales.
The three phases of the Shelley col
lar are extremely attractive, two with
and one without jabot. Now that
there are signs on the horizon that
the carefully bonded bodice with the
material up to the throat will make
its debut in the near future, 1t Is safe
to predict that these collars will be
reouisitioned to break the severity 81
line. The collar bands with turnover
Puritan collars look extremely smart
with corsages Of this persuasion and
are certainly more appropriate for
The Yale expositor., 1911-05-25
Sailor Suits Still Worn.

The sailor suit is always charm
ing style of dress for a small boy. and
is equally pretty in blue serge for
cold weather, and in linen, duck, crash
or pique for summer A dark blue
and white stripe with a wide collar
and cuffs of the same shade Of blue
is favorite suit for play. but just at
present there is preference for tans
and browns. For the streetG there
should be jacket of covert-cloth, un.
less with the child's coloring dark blue
serge is more becoming. A wide col.
lar of white, blue or tan linen will
make the jacket more attractive
Harper's Bazaar.
The Yale expositor., 1911-05-25

those who have passed the summer
of life.
Attention must be drawn to the
vest of tucked net, which in order 70
be thoroughly practical should be
provided with strings to hold it in
position. This model is quite un-
rivaled for girls for wearing with
their blue serge and other frocks.
The majority Of school authorities
commend this style. as they contend
and Justly, that lace or net sleeves
for children in the school room arc
quite out of place. as after they have
been worn few hours they lose their
first freshness. Another advantage
OF this vest is that Il can easily be-
removed.
The Yale expositor., 1911-05-25

worn. Keeping the wells in a fiat paste
board box away from other apparel
keeps them still more neatly, and the
elegant woman always has some sach-
for the veil is the first scrap of wom-
ans dress to take on a stale, disagree
able odor. A badly soiled veil is in
furious to the complexion, AID one in
bad condition will give the best hat a
look of meanness.
The Yale expositor., 1911-05-25
Made Father Bestir Himself.

When Dorothy Meldrum was a lit
tie younger-she is but ten now-her
father asked her on her return from
Sunday school what the lesson of the
day had been,
"Dandruff in the lions den." was
her answer.
Ever since Rev. Andrew B. Mel
drum. d. D.. has personally applied
himself TO the religious instruction Of
his little daughter~Exchang
The Yale expositor., 1911-05-25
"When a Wife Is Cruel"

The husband rushed into the room
where his wife was sitting.
my DEAR" said he, excitedly.
guess what! Intelligence has just
reached me-"
The wife gave jump at this point.
rushed to her husband, and, kissing
him fervently. interrupted with:
"Well, thank heaven, Harry"
The Yale expositor., 1911-05-25

Don't mind being laughed at; some
day you may splash mud on the laugh
ers with your touring car.
The Yale expositor., 1911-05-25

Try Murine Eye Remedy for Red,
Watery Eyes and GRADUATED Lids. No
Smarting-Just Eye Comfort. Murins
Eye Salve In Aseptlc Tubes New Size
25c. Murine Liquid 25c-50c.
The Yale expositor., 1911-05-25

extensively Memorial day-not only In the
ornamentatiOn of dwellings and places OF bust
ness, but in marking the graves of fallen heroes
whom 1t Is desired to honor on this occasion.
After all, however. 1t is flowers which are most
extensively relied upon to express the sentiment
of the occasion. And in the broad term flowers
are included the Towering plants. the ivy and
other of natures products that are employed to
form the wreaths which are so popular Memoir.
ial day.
All told there are infinitely more flowers used
on Memorial day than are employed at Easter
and yet the general public does not hear so much
of the Memorial day Glover trade" nor have
its magnitude cOnspicuOusy brought home.
The explanation is found. Of course in the cir
cumstance that the Easter flower trade Is almost
wholly in the hands of the professional florists
The Yale expositor., 1911-05-25

day is found in the practice
of setting afloat huge baskets
of miniature ships laden
with flowers as a tribute to
the American sailors who
nave given up their lives for
the Stars and Stripes. These
flowers are quickly borne
out of sight by the waves,
The Yale expositor., 1911-05-25
Their Time.

Foolish Fred-Do you like Holsters?
Pert Polly-Yes. both human and
crustacean. In their salad days.
The Yale expositor., 1911-05-25

Many girl has too many strings
to her beau.
The Yale expositor., 1911-05-25

Memorial day, always hereto
fore a serious problem TO the
public-spirited citizens VINO
have charge of this work ana
who could only plead with the
people of the community TO
get their donations Of flowers
to the town hall early. fut
usually found that their most
emphatic appeals were insuf-
ficient to get the posies to the
rendezvous in time to permit
of their proper arrangement
in time for the starting OF the
parade at the scheduled hour,
The bringing of flowers to the
larger cities on Memorial day
has been further simplified by
the fact that in many local
tiles special flower trains are
operated by the steam vail
roads and the interurban troll
The Yale expositor., 1911-05-25

T is difficult to imagine Americas
annual Memorial day without
flowers. Indeed, Decoration day.
the other name by which this
spring commemorative festival is
SO often designated, carries an in
timation of how dependent this
day of sad memories is upon the
bright-eyed blossoms that serve
as the most appropriate of all
tokens of remembrance. To be
sure. flags are also made use of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-15

p. Buckley appeared before the Coun-
ell, to ask that action be taken in re
gard to the matter of purchase of cor
rect sets of weights and measures and
balances for the State. He explained
that an act passed by the last Legisla
ture had created the commissioner of
agriculture State sealer of weights
and measures and that, as matters
were at present, he had no way of
carrying the provisions o. the law in
to effect, as the weights and measures
belonging to the State had been ex-
amined by the United States govern
ment and pronounced to be obsolete.
An order was passed authorizing the
purchase of sets of weights and meas
ures and balances to conform to the
present standards of the United States.
at a cost not to exceed $4,000.
The Council adjourned about AIS p.
NJ, and the date of the next meeting
was fixed at 10 a. NJ, Thursday.
jan IS
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1t was claimed by MeGarthy's coun-
sci that his name at the trial was
COMPOUNDED with that Of McHafiie, who
actually was the moving party in the
robbery. and that when the witnesses
testified in regard to Mccarthy they
had COMPOUNDED his name with that of
MeHaflie.
Fred Lashus of Millinoeket who had
been placed on probation in connee-
ton with the affair. testified that
while the robbery was going on Nc
Carthy stood at the feet of Grover and
the witness at the head and that Meth
er of them had anything to do with .he
robbing of the man.
The superior court stenographer.
Fred D. Lee, testified that in report
ing the trial he noticed the confusion
i'm the names of the two men and
thought that it bothered others also.
Judge Fred Emery Became of HalIowell,
who was then county attorney testi-
fled that he understood at the trial
that Lashus had testified against Me
ICarthy, rather than McHaffie but on
finding out the mistake. after the man
had been sentenced by Judge Hall. ne
was willing to help pay part of the
expenses in securing a pardon for Me
Carthy~
Orrn L. Choate, turnkey at the Ken
nebee county Jail. testified that dur
ing the trial of the case. while the
jury was out at intermission, MeCar-
thy said that he expected to eat his
next dinner in Vassalboro, while Nc
Haffie said that he expected to oe
eating his in Jail and thought that
both men were certain that McHaffie
would be convicted. Witness said that
Mccarthy had been a model prisoner
while at jail and. so far as he had
heard at Thomaston.
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PRESS
BIBLE QUESTION CLUB

G2) Verse S.-Nhat agency, other
than the Bible School, is there III the
Christian church of which it can be
said. so they read the book and
caused them to understand the read
ing?"
039 Verses 9-11-What made the
people weep so much?
d4) Why have sinners a reason to
weep, when the word of God is brought
home to them?
u5.) When we, by the grace of God,
have put ourselves in harmony with
Gods law, is it right for us to weep
over our past sins?
C6) Why is it a duty, as we'll as a
privilege. for US to rejoice and be glad ?
(17D Is it still right for US, and why,
to hold feasts and bahquets, and get
Joy out of eating and drinking? (This
is one of the questions that may be
answered in writing by members of
the club
GS.1 Verse 12-What provision is
being made to-day for feeding and
clothing the poor
Q9) Verses 13-lS-Is preaching or
singing. or praying, or study of the
Bible. in tents occasionally, likely to
be more effectual than under usual cir
cumstances?
coo Should it, or not, and why, be
the aim to have every religious meet
ing produce very great gladness2"
Lesson for Sunday. Dec oath, 1911
Malachi Rebuking and Encouraging
Judah. Nal. iii:1-iv:3
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Dec. t7th, 1911.

Copyright 1910. by Rev. T. $. Lin
scott, ID. D.
Ezra Teaches the Law. Neh. viii.
Golden Text-The law of the Lord is
perfect. converting the soul Ps. XIX.
% Verses t-5-What can be said
for, or against, the churches in the
community uniting at least once Il
year, in a camp meeting, with no 9TH
or object but to quicken spiritual life
and get sinners converted?
(2) Where was this great meeting
of the Jews held, and what was its OBJ
ject?
80 What answer would you make
to the statement that it is the duty Of
the churches in the large centres to
have street meetings?
a. What results will surely follow,
when all the people are eager to have
the law Of God read to them?
90 How long did the first meet
ing last?
60 There is general demand for
Is it poor or uninteresting preaching,
or Il growing lack of spirituality on the
part of the preachers or people, or
what"
a. Verses 6-1-What is the more
becoming and natural in public wor-
ship, and why. the hushed silence
which generally prevails with us. or
hearty and glad responses as in this
case
81 II your public prayers were
more of the and Ezra blessed the
Lord type, ont Of jubiant hearts,
how long would it take 10 get the PEG
pie to respond as these worshippers
did?
o. Ezra had ut least fourteen help
ers. besides the Lexites. to assist him
in explaining the law. each no doubt
having q class to himself; what re-
sembIanee is this to modern Bible
Classes
u01 Mhy is it that there is not the
same realized obligation resting upon
church members To attend classes
where tlle Bible is studied. as to attend
tho regular church service?
G1) Is our present method of ora-
torical and textual preaching a success
as q teaching agency? Give your
reasons
Cut Out and Send to This Office.