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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07

Z OUR young matrons took up poker
when they were instructed in the
gentle mysteries Of the game by theis
husbands on stormy nights last winter,
when the aforesaid husbands couldn't go
downtown for ten minutes or so to see q
fellow on business" and this spring the
four young matrons organized a little
poker club among themselves. They &C
up against the game one or two after
moons a week, playing alternately at their
respective homes to the accompaniment
Of little spreads Of crackers and cheese
and salmon salad. They contriye to ex-
tract q huge amount Of pleasurable ex-
element out of the thing-the huger be-
cause, up to last Wednesday afternoon.
none of their husbands knew anything
about the fun they were having at the
sessions of their poker club.
Wednesday afternoon. however. the
husband of the young matron at whose
house the little game happened to be go
than usual, for he felt q tribe i'll after q
PROLONGED session at his lodge the night
before. He walked into the game In the
dining room to the visible CONSERVATION
of his wife and the three other members
of the poker quartet. He took 1t all so
good-naturedly that they asked him to sit
into the game. and he took hand.
4 4
It was a penny ante and fve-cent limit,
and the game went on merriiy. though
without incident. for about fifteen min
utes after the man got in. Then the buck
was SHE'D to the center for a jackpot by
the man, and he was kind enough to dish
himself three jacks. The naatron on his
left opened it with a swish. and the ma
tron to the left scanned her hand dream
lily and raised 1t to the limit before the
draw. The mans wife. who was next,
dropped out, and the man saw the raise,
as did the young matron on his left. The
matron to the mans left took one card.
and the poker club member next to her
once more examined her hand with her
head on one side and remarked sweety
the bunch she had. The man looked
across the table at her curiously. He
was wondering IL the young woman
thought she was good enough to give him
the CAD and blu6 him out with his three
jacks.
on" said Ne to himself. and then he
II don't want to give her the weeps."
unused the man. when he picked up the
two and saw that other jack. but / am
bound to reflect that the chances are
about q million to ono that I've got ner
out .on limb. II she isn't blumng: tnen
hers is about pat straight or full: and
/ think I WIN just gather back . little bit
of the good dough that her husband
pulled OF me in that little game last
week"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07

Fifty years later almost any nice Paris
family could show collection of royal
souvenirs along with them, lot Of
painted and gilt ones far superior. whose
masterpieces were Hike the illuminated
pictures Of their costly books. All over
Europe it was the same; the taste had
spread from France. but only five illumi-
mated eggs have come down to us; two
are in Vienna, one in Antwerp. one in the
Cluny at Paris, and one, I believe. in the
British Museum. But the climax of art
came centuries later. when the great
painters Vatican and Lancort decorated
Easter eggs of which examples have
brought $40 and $3.50 apiece at Paris
art sales Of the past twelve years. Doubt
less they would bring double now.
Great old days. Easter was a double
date. Easter was also New Year.
Now comes a tale Of gigantic bunco,
sudden. unprecedented, innocent and yet
affecting all the children OF the world.
Even you, my dear, whose mamma reads
these lines to you, are flim-fiammed out
OF valuable gifts-unless you get them on
the happy day of Easter!
What a howl the children Of the world
set up In the years 1855 and 1852, when,
suddenly. without warning New Year
ceased to come the day before Easter!
The story OF this universal April-fool-
ing is perfectly authentic.
1t goes back to the sun and moon. The
sun first.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07

1t takes almost twice as long to mature
as the red top. It is often wise to plant
white clover along with the grass seed.
I'm the fall of the year apply ground
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07

The young matron to his left heaved
in white one. and she was immedi-
ateiy raised the limit by the poker club
member next to her. who had stood
pat to the accompaniment Of = dreamy
SMILE The man raised the pat member
back the Iln1t and tAsn he ysung ma.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07

Civilization was long perfectins a
calendar to keep step with the sun. The
apparent solar ellipse turning slowly, the
equinoxes not being fixed points. the civil
year OF Romulus had got so far ahead Of
the weather that Julius Caesar had to
add eighty-five days to the year As B. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07

particularly II the grass plot is a small
one. A bed Of flowers against the house.
however, IL very effective In breaking the
line between the lawn and the brick or
stone. Crocuses are pretty. scattered
over the lawn, but 1t is often difficult to
topaL''
Easter lmpatience.
"A PRoPoS OF the Easter Sunday parade
that Is such charming feature Of
American lie, Lillian Russell said at q
luncheon In New York:
But some women ind 1t difiicult, IL
they buy their spring dresses early. to
walt TILL Easter to appear in them"
She smiled and added:
W0nau, You know, nevor puts on t11l
t0mogF0WWhats she can wear today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07

But when. in the twelfth century. the
Christian world transferred New Year
from Charlemagnes March 1 to Holy Sat
urday. the lunar year began to get in Its
fine work. Holy Saturday. then as now.
might fall anywhere between March "a
and April "a; and New Year was no
longer fixed date, for centuries. In Eng
land, where they came to fix It March 10.
the confusion was SO much less that the
modern change to January l was not
made until 1862: but in France the mix
up with the solar discrepancy had become
SO troublesome that Charles TX. eighteen
years before Pope Gregory's reform, de-
creed that New Year should fall on Janu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07
NV ,ARc dEASTER aEG6S ?


Il N Ancient Argument in
Paris-Gilded Eggs Of
the King-The Crises of 1865
and 1852 When. All the
Children in the World Were
April Fooled = Made Easter
Gifts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07

spring equinox the number OF days had
been always constant under each great
lawg1ver's system. except for the slowly
increasing discrepancy Of the sun. already
mentioned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07

The people had got taste for gliding
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07

spec,,l Correspondence of The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07

PARIS, March %. 1912.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07

ly represent the life to come. clear. Gel
tain, not the vague hope of the pagans.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-04-26
ST. Stephens Bazaar.

In spite of Wednesday nights fierce
storm there was large attendance at
the town hall for the opening night of
the bazaar given by St. Stephen s
parish and everything passed off in a
highly successful manner. The min
strel show was fine and furnished much
fun and the sales of boxes, contributed
by merchants and others, aroused con-
siderable competition and added neat
sum to the treasury. The nights enter
tainment was concluded with a short
period of dancing which was enjoyed by
many of those present.
Thursday evening drew another large
crowd at the bazaar. Vittum's or
chestra, assisted by Miss Frances Piper,
who sang several solos in very credit
able manner, gave a very delightful
concert. Miss Mildred Cady gave read
ings which were very interesting.
After the concert came the auction of
boxes contributed by merchants and
friends. Dancing followed until about
midnight. Tonight there will be
featured THE Merchant of Venice" in
moving pictures with other entertain
ments. Saturday night the College
Glee club will give an entertainment
which will be followed by dancing. The
bazaar has proven a very successful
affair both financially and socially and
the members of the parish are greatly
indebted to all who so generously helped
to make it a success.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-04-26
REV. GEORGE F. HARVEY.
Ordained Pastor of Vergennes
Baptist Church.

The Rev. George F. Harvey was or
dained pastor of the Baptist church of
Vergennes Tuesday afternoon. The or
daining council, composed of delegates
from the Baptist churches of Addison
county and from the Baptist church of
Burlington was called to order by the
clerk of the Vergennes church, William
L. Cotey. Rev. w. A. Davidson, D.
D., of Burlington, secretary of the
Baptist State convention, was elected
moderator and R. S. Benedict, of
Middlebury, clerk. The candidate,
George F. Harvey, was introduced to
the council and related his Christian
experience, told of his call to the
ministry and read a paper expressing
his views and answered questions from
the members of the council relative to
these points. The council then held
private session and unanimously voted
to proceed with the ordination, which
Immediately took place after supper
served in the church parlors by the
ladies of the church at $50 o'clock.
The ordination services took place at
seven o'clock, the Rev. DR.. w. H.
Davidson presiding and the following
program was carried out: Invocation,
DIR. Davidson; reading of the scriptures,
the Rev. Richard G. Woodbridge,
pastor of the Congregational church;
ordination sermon, the Rev. James S.
Braker of Burlington; ordination prayer
the Richard B. Esten, D. d., of Mid
dlebury; right hand of fellowship, the
Rev. c. T. Reekie of Addison; charge
to the candidate, the Rev. George F.
Harvey, the Rev. DR.. w. A. Davidson;
charge to the church, the Rev. E. M.
Holman of Bristol; right hand of fellow
ship to the ministry, the Rev. C. T.
Reekie; benediction, the Rev. George
F. Harvey. At the close of the ordina-
tion services the Rev. and Mrs. Harvey
were given a public reception in the
parlors of the church, trimmed with
potted plants and palms. Mr. and Mrs.
Harvey were assisted in receiving by
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Woodman, Super
intendent and Mrs. J. N. Barss, DR.. and
Mrs. George E. Morgan. Refresh
ments were served. Among those from
away not already mentioned were
Arthur B. Crane of Burlington, E. A.
Ellison of Bristol, F. E. Smith of Ad-
Olson and Elmer Coonrad of Panton.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-04-26
$4,000 IN PURSES.
Early Closing Events for 1912
Fairs.

The Green Mountain Racing circuit,
at a recent meeting held at Rutland,
practically decided upon the early clos
ing events for the fairs of 1912. APP
proximately $50, 900 in purses have
been put up by the different fair asso-
Citations affiliated with the circuit.
The early closing events at Cam
bridge, Middlebury and Fair Haven are
practically the same as at Rutland,
with the exception of the half mile free
for all feature. At White River juno
tion the classes are to be % trot, a
2.22 trot, g. 16 trot, a 2.30 pace, 2. II
pace and 2.12 pace. At Brattleboro
there will be 80 trot, a 2.30 pace,
a 2.17 pace, PIP pace, all for purses
of $500.
1t is believed that if the early closing
free for all races at Rutland, Cam
bridge, Fair Haven and Middlebury fill
well, free for all may also be featured
later at Brattleboro and White River
Junction.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-04-26
Annual Supper and Roll Call.

The membership of the Memorial
Baptist church gathered in large num-
bers on the occasion of the annual sup
per and roll call April 49, The tables
were beautifully spread and a commit
tee of ladies' having in charge the sup
per received a hearty vote of thanks
for the splendid repast which they had
provided Deacon Benedict gave a
brief history of the First Baptist
church of Middlebury. The roll was
then called in the order of admission to
the church. The only constituent mem
ber of the reorganized Baptist church
present, Mrs. Isaac Rogers, gave many
interesting "reminiscences of the rees-
tablishment of the church. There were
seventy-five responses when the roll
was called, some by letter containing
missionary offerings. The various de-
partments of the church work were
then represented by papers and ad-
dresses. DR.. Cunningham and Mrs.
A. D. Barter, assisted by Mr.. John
Arnold, rendered solos, The committee
in charge were Mrs. Ransom S. Bene-
dict, Mrs. Burke B. Brown, Mrs. R. l..
Brough, Mrs. William Morcomb and
Mrs. E. D. White.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-04-26
Death of Mrs. SiIas II. Kendall.

Mrs. Katharine A. Kendall, wife of
Silas II. Kendall, died at her home on
South Main street at midnight Monday,
aged So years. Mrs. Kendall has been
in i'll health for the past two years and
was under treatment for three months
at the Mary Fletcher hospital in Bur-
lington until two weeks ago, when she
was brought to her home here, her case
being given up as hopeless. Her maiden
name was Mcguire and she was a native
of Dandy, but had lived in Middlebury
for thirteen years. Besides her husband,
Mrs. Kendall leaves two married
daughters, Mrs. Henry C. Ward of
Shoreham and Mrs. Earl NJ. Cove of
Greenfield, Mass, also two brothers,
Charles Mcguire of Rochester, N. Y,
and Frank Mcguire of Providence, r. l.. ,
and three sisters, Mrs. John Mylott of
Rutland, Mrs. Alonzo Graves of Milton,
VT, and Mrs. William R. Wheeler of
San Francisco, Cal. All but the last
named will be here for the funeral,
which will be held at 2 O'Clock this
friday afternoon. Mrs. Kendall was
long time member of the Congrega-
tional church and had wide circle of
friends and acquaintance.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-04-26

Cheapest accident insurance - DR..
Thomas Eclectic Oil Stops the pain and
heals the wOnnd All druggists sell it
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-04-29
REVIEWS THE SITUATION
FROM THE RIVERSIDE
Our Reno Correspondent Tells of
Things Political

salaries could be marked down l"
where they belong. \ Judge cut out
counties butNtd INT" "hS
for judicial purpose, (aHmr as on
timc,). he AK might be put |" IN"
neck OF the warden and the I'eH
trnant-G"vrrn"r required I" CONS
down off from his perch III the Sen
ate Chamber and d" a stunt at tic
prison, a d1d J. =. S'hnSer'"''" III
the good old days when votes were
as numerous as now. Wei III l"|'
the whole cheese might be sort 81
pared with a sharp knl1e and me
people given at least a ~meiI 1"r
their money.
Tw" OF Wa>hoc Republican (" y
oncIe who have been Wrapped IN
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-04-29
THESE ARE PLAIN FACTS

Now. when nearly everybody /,
coughing. it i, well to know the
plain truth about coughs and colds.
Since coughs are caused by irrita-
ton Of the sensitive liniug oi the
bronchial tubes. the only way to
cure a cough j. to stop that int1ama~
ton.
The only way to do that i through
the blood-by making it richer so
that it will nourish and Soothe the
inhamcd. tender tissues.
Instead Of cough syrup, we always
recommend that sterling blood and
strength remover. Ninol. 1t is a dc
%liciou, cod liver and iron prcpara-
ton without oil and actually cures
coughs, cold, and bronchitis by build
ing up the whole system.
Mrs. Bessie Mathcs. Lyrchburg, s.
G., says. "Iwant YOU to know what
Ninol has done for me. have had
chronic bronchitis for the past year,
coughing and losing sleep 4 great
deal. Two bottles Of Vinol fixed me
up all right, my cough is gone and !
am better in every way"
We give back your money if Vinol
docs not Il" al that we claim. {. I.
kitzmeycr. Carson City. Nevada.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-04-29
GOLD ORE
FROM COMO

Saturday evening there Wa quite
Il biz OF excitement abou, the .\rling-
ton hotel. by the exhibition If some
inc samples "i gold bearing "rr that
wa, brought i'll by parties r"n?1nG
from the Como district. The gold
orc /, rich and one piece weighed
about fifteen pounds being freely
~@prinklcd with the prrri"n~ metal.
1t is Il piece oi float that comes from
Ilt NHNtlDWrr property. owned by
Reno people, The company is de
vcl"pin4 wh", appcnr +" be 4 By
property. \ new mill is to- be added
to the property and more extensive
work carried on. The Como district
j. coming to the front. y. number OF
Carson people avn property there,
among them being Bob logan. who
ha~ one I'll the developed pieces nl
ground in the section. The exhibit
tinn 81 high grade ore started Others
iur the section. which Will Get :;
! Great prospecting during t}Ic season
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-04-29
ALL AT SEA"

There are thousands OF womcn to-.
day entirely at sea, 50 to speak. a,
far as their ailments are concerned
Many are suffering in silence
rather than consult 4 physician, while
many others have sought advice arb
taken medicine, without help and are
literally discouraged.
Such women should remember that
Lydia F.. Pinkham', Vegetable Com
pound may be relied upon to ar,
promptly and thoroughly in such
cases. It STRENGTHENS the nerves and
muscles and restores the female >y~-
tenn to a normal healthy condition.
FOR SALE
The Daily Appeal and the Daily
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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-04-29


CErom our Ken" correspondent
Reno, Npr'' -, i9lz
Shedding i decidedly rough these
cool, grey afternoons or the reason
that most 81 the old boy, prefer
sitting by the cook stove IN inc
Kitchen and while drawing on the
pipe quietly think over the rr"p'
sition that is uppcrm">t III the MINDS
al all good citizens.
This proposition relates t" re-
,%renchmcnt III governmental y,
prnNcN and a reduction 81 ''Na'''''
to a point, that the cmisranl WIFI NOT
be ",h"oed' over int" a SISTER state
to invest hi, savings,
Without doubt the time i at hama
when the various servants "l me
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-04-29
ON A TRIP

Father Garland OF the Catholic
Church "f this city, wa, a departure
for New York last evening. From
that point he vii sail inr ireland
where he will visit with rra,ivc, iur
some time. \ number OF friends
were at the depot to wish him 4
pleasant and enjoyable trip and hap
py home coming.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-04-29
SECURED A LICENSE

Cupid Patterson This morning i
-lcd 4 marriage license Ia Wiliam
II. Hamilton OF Butte City. Mont. /"
marry Miss Maudy Donaldson "(
Portsmouth, Ohio. The couple
headed for Rev. %EI"rnaday and are
man and vile by this time.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-04-29
FROM THE COAST

lame, Judge, Assistant \tt"rncy.
General. came up from the Coast ON
the morning train. jim ha, been on
the sick list Tor SONG time but j.
considerably improved and hopes t"
pick M strength in his home climate
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-04-29
SUNDAY IN RENO

X. \. Mckay. OF the State I.ngin-
GERS office, spent Sunday with friends
in Reno.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-04-29
Are Due

From this date and payable at the
office Of the County Treasurer in
and for Ormsby County, Nevada. and
will be delinquent alter Monday,
June 3, 1912.
Dated April p, 1912
f. @. PATERSON.
Tax Receiver
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-04-29

Virginia Steam Beer 1T :f'e NrvaIa
Sal, on. TRY it. It's good.
Il. Nicra at the Arlington I'arhrr
Shop. has some choice residence
property for rent. ais" stores. etc
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-04-29
Taxes! Taxes!

The Second Half OF the State
County and City Ta>c, for the hsca
year 1911
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-17
WATCH BRACELETS

Those new watch bracelets are ex-
tremely handsome. On jointed wrist
bands of silver, gold or platinum a
tiny open-face watch is attached. The
back of the watch is generally plain
or merely decorated with the mono
gram, but the metal rim which en-
circles the face il ornamented to
match the links OF the bracelet.
There are many very attractive de-
signs in this modish article, those OF
the coIored enamels being especially
pleasing. The color Is chosen to cor
respond with the shade Of the gown
with which 1t is worn. With the
silk or satin suit of dark
blue there are watch bracelets enam-
eled in irideseent blues and greens,
in mosaic patterns of dark blue, or in
plain blue enamel. Another bracelet
in dark blue had the watch face In
blue enamel and the bracelet was
set with sapphires, says an exchange.
Some Of the more elaborate brace
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-17
HINTsOf AUTUMN Fashions


The young giri. from twelve . ,Ish-
teen. Is perhaps the most dIII|tnll
customer the shops have "a Pleas,
when It comes 10 the corsei 111.,Iou.
but this Fall she win find n1I ned.
especially looked amer on I1o|
which viii Be found eonkI0. Il
made with the low htIaf. ~. .Ia|o|I
long skirt. and the bonink sol ~. PHI
able. The corset waists are "a. mad.
without shoulder straps and have
front steels feature which 1||4 b
greatly appreciated.
With the low bust ths Only c1lI11I
,Inderwaist takes the form 81 1r1.-
siere. II Is the only unders1futnI
which gives tho appearance oI \
supple hut well nodded and well sup.
ported figure. Those made after ne
fashion OF q corset cover prove most
satisfactory. They nay % richly
trimmed to serve the double purpose
OF cover and figure support % much
in vogue Cine Of The best 81 he
simple designs Is made Of fine linen
with princess tnrks above and I@'o.
the bust section to hold ne en-.
ment to the figure line CHA under.
garment Is trimmed with CInnI .|C1
In q simple pattern With The 1.c.
gown the hrassief Ia black Is worn.
Il Is OF fine quality ol |'9hl.Vo' |||
cotton fabric finished about Ihe nc.
with black lace edge and f||hon |||.
ing. This brassiefe has b 1|0II. d
black net holding n place IN attach
ed shield Of black rubber.
The arrangement OF the haIr n =.
Important detail and II should Be- C1|..
fully studied to be both becomin. ind
suitable to the fashion Of the 11|I.
The casQue Is perhaps the most pop
uIar hairdressing ii Paris ct Present.
This style will be more familiar ~
der the name French twist. which NJ.
very much In vogue during the |II1
'70's.-C Chronicle.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-17
DRESSING TO
SUIT THE WEATHER

New York may be the greatest
summer resort In the country, as our
hotel keepers are fond OF refnarking
from time to time. But you never
would guess it from the costumes Of
our male citizens.
Look about you in the next oven
masquerading as subway car, that
you enter. The sensible expert In
pongee or silk mohair looks like q
visitor from an insane asylum. Ile
may be comparatively cool and com.
Portable. But his fulidfc brothers
view him with suspicion. hatred and
alarm. Here is man dressed as Il
it was really hot = they seem to gay
tfnop, mopt. Why cant he wear
wool like sensible person p
This contrast Is as old al the town,
Ne believe. Probably the original
Dutch viewed the original Indians in
the same scaptious4 spirit. New York
las always had the climate Of Naples
In summer and the climate Of Green.
land In winter II the records are to
be believed. Yet only q few rare,
brave spirits have ever had the cour.
age to look the facts in the face. We
once knew a man who, with other
logs, wore a pith helmet on Wall
street. He was an expert who had
learned in India and knew the real
thing when he met ii on Broadway.
Probably he was mobbed as we're the
3uffragettes. At any rate, he has dis
appeared, and with him one OF the
Jew hopeless endeayors to convert our
town from its midsummer madness. +
: Over against the swelteping idiotic
male in his Turkish bath costume II Is
but just to set our sensible and
charming women, In their case and
present garb, sense could hardly go
further. Whence flows fresh proof
of where the reason of our nation
Gwells.-New York Evening Sun.