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THE ASPARAGUS
Facts Worth knowing on q Subject
OF IimrIN Interest.


II may surprise us to learn that this
table luxury is IS old as tn. ancient
Greek civilizations when il was given
tn" name Of asparagus II stili carries.
indeed 50 we'll did the Greeks know
the arts OF cultivation thar three shoot;
WEIGHED one pound, according to q
story by an old Roman writer
Inc part Of tho plant ~ cat is The
th'ckcncd sprirr shoot that pops out
of tn" ground ready TO burst forth
into leaves and flowers lust before
the stem docs THE. however, it IS cut
OF aud bundled to market The pur-
pie tip is really the bud which would
have opened into leaves ana nowcrs
full grown asparagus piant looks
liz" dainty miniature Of the larch
tree, with It's brirht green feathcrv
leaves. which are used hy III" flor-
lists instead uf ferns for DECORATING,
bouqucts, aud with us pretty little
Yellow ton flowers. which iatcr become
round. bright red berries These her
ries contain the seed Tor futuro plants.
which are usually propagated In that
way
There arc two Varieties used CON
nl"rciaily What il called the green
variety. ~" better tasting and sweet.
cr and the red variety. which the
growers prefer because It looks much
more orua mental ana finer. althourh
II lacks he excellence Of taste OF the
other Asparagus must 10" grown In
i'",lE-uanrr"d soil Cor rapid growth.
thourh II originat.d on til, >arrcn sen :
consts OF Europe where the only fer
ili2cr IS the dying scaweed washed
up hy the water.
ou,sid, 81 large cities and comfo--
taile nurses. this dclicn'" vegetable.
which has mo claim to being nouri%h- :
ishug. is pracucul!y Unknown. and
,hi" accounts for tie mistakes or our
country cousins when they nrst meet
II in the restaurants
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Hot Crows huns


Three cups or milk. one cup OF yeast or
one cake of compressed yeast. dissolved In a
cup OF tepid water. and -four enough TO
make thick batter: set ths az /, .noues
over rlGht. In the morning add half a cup
OF inclted butter. one cup OF sugar half n
nutmeg. grated: one sR,tspoonfuI OF salt half
t"aspooniui OF soda and -four enough, to
roll out biscuit. kncad we'll and set 10 RS.
thick; cut I'm round cakes and lay IN rows
IN hui'cred baking pan. aud ic, tho cakes
stand half an hour or until light: then put
them Ia the oven. having nfst made "a deep
cross on Zach with knife. Bake n llrh,
brown and brush over with white OF egg
ecatcn sun with powdered su:ar
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EnamclS ar" used on many fans. The
Watte"u STYLE is paramount in these
ana that elusive old French pink IS
seen hero 20 advantage. Some of these
onainoicd STICKS arc studded with
Eema The sticks which arc made of
gold are hcrdcrcd with Il run Of tiny
pearls ana diamonds and little gem
IKE cnanclcd pictures appear on the
upper parts Of the larger outside
sticks
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DRAWN UP IN
A KNOT WALKING
Peculiar Way in Which Lady Had
To Walk and How Easily She
Was Strengthened Out.

Laurel Hill. Fla.-The followin &
advices from this town tell III detail
of Mrs. Nellie Moore's peculiar CON
dition: About three months ago ]
was taken down with terrible cramps.
didn't pay much attention to 1t at
first, but slowly and surely l got
worse, until | could hardly walk, and
had to go drawn up in knot when
did walk.
My husband got me some medicine Q,
but 1t did me no good. | suffered
that way for week Finally. q
motherly old lady told me to get a
bottle of Cardui. the woman's tonic,
and knew 1t was good medicine
from the start. took II according to
directions, and in a short while l
felt like new person
Cardui Is like a dear friend to come
and take hold and do women's tire
some work Now. when have heavy
work, such as washing. Ironing.
sweeping or sewing, take a dose Of
Cardui, and it seems TO go to all my
aching places and relieves me almost
instantly.
advise all suffering women TO
give Cardui a trial. 1t will do won
ders for them"
Give Cardul a trial for your trou-
bles. 1t has helped over a million
women in the past SO years. Why
not you?
At your druggists.
\. E--Write to: Ladies' Advisory
Dept, Chattanooga Medicine Co. Chat
tanooga. Tenn. for Special Instructions
and "a page book 'Home Treatment
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Department of Physical Culture
Has Representative in
Cabinet.
ny Ia MAR0UIsE DIl IrONTFNOY.


ITO Emperor Nicholas belongs tho
credit OF being the first ruler OF
civilized state to establish n
government department OF sports. II
bears the name of tho Department Of
Physical Culture, consists of q Cabinet
minister. General Noycikon. with an
assistant Secretary OF state. In the per-
son Of NJ SrcZncvsky. who are assisted
by board on which are represented
each ministerial department that has
schools under Its Jurisdiction. that IL
10 say, the Departments OF the Army,
Navy, Agriculture. Education. etc. and
also representatives. OF tho eight ma
ttonal Russian athletic leagues. name :
~, tho Sokol. the Heavy Athletics, the
Light Athletics. the Football, the Row
ing, the Sailing. the Fencing, and tho
Tennis Clubs Leagues.
The minister, General Voycikor. and
the board are now engaged In revising
the statutes OF all these various sport
organizations. which will 30 from
henccforth under the Immediate con-
troll OF their department.. for tho pur-
pose OF co-ordinatinE their efforts, and
obviating friction among them. The
! Treasury has by the direction OF tho
Emperor placed sum OF $4,000 at tho
disposal OF tho new department.. pend :
ing 4 vote of supplies by the Douina
IT Is At tho personal instance OF tho
Emperor that this department has been
created. and il enjoys his warmest in
t"rcst and support. For nc Is fully
alive TO tho importance OF outdoor
| sports for the training OF younr Rus =
. STA. and the remarkable growth OF the
! popularity az football In Russian
schools. already has shown the eager
ness with which the Muscovite boy
! takes 10 sports. The department /. be-
Ing organized Into six burcaux: first,
that of hygiene and physical exercises
! second, educational: third sDorts and
| gymnastics; fourth. propap. NTH.
statistics. and sixth. inspection.
| In many matters tho Russian govern
! ncnt Is behind the times But there
arc others in which It is In advance %
! other civilized states; and In creating
government department OF sports
under the direction OF special Cabi-
net minister, ad hoe. il ia certainly do
ing pioneer work In the matter ana
setting an example to other nations
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a fad that promises To be popular
this summer viii give the clever girl
an opportunity to exercise her delft
ness. for il is having fan of the
same material aS YOUR flvorite dress.
You can buy the sticks ready to at =
tach tn" material onto them. or, with
just e little patience and care. YOU can
utilize amy fan foundation for the pur-
pose Hand painting. sequins. lace and
tiny heads arc used to ornament these.
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WHAT'S WHAT
IN "THE LATEST"

The newest cane and grass chairs
and tables from Manila arc both
unique and rarely attractive. That
they are 50 artistic IS a matter for
wonder az they arc tho work Of pris-
oners, who cannot claim inspiring en-
Vircumcut. Tn. tables have 81 base
shaped like an inverted bowl, while
tho top r. supported by bowl-shapcd
form rihnt side UP. Several straight
supports 40 from the top To The bot
tom OF the tables. The patterns in
which the bamboo. of two shades. IS
woven arc so excellent as to excite
great admiration.
Tn" backs of the chairs fare high
and vide. so that they quite ovcrshad-
ow the seat and arm Somehow they
sugEcs; the lack i'm the pulpit plant
that grows in the wildwood These
backs arc wonderfully woven or BAN
DO" points intricatcly ;ntcrlaccd with
black and bronze split bamboo An
ornamental twist AT each sido on tho
armrest will hold a magazine. These
chairs arc just thc thing for the sum
mCr home.
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Tho Rev. c. Sylvester Horne, who ia
duo in Now York to-day from Eng
land. is Liberal member OF Parliament
Tor Ipswich. and has crossed the AZ.
lantic TO deliver the Lyman Beech or
lectures nj Yale University. Will de-
liver AN address the day after to-incr-
row at Columbia, and Is scheduled 10
sneak in Chicago. Washington. phil, !
delphia and Boston. during tho six
weeks of his stay In the United states.
lie Is ono OF the few cl"ryyIncn IN
INC lowe; house OF Parliament Bcnc-
iccu c!ergNmen Of the Church Of Eng
Hand, OF the Church OF Rome and min
ist"rs OF the Church az Scotland are In =
capable Of being elected to Parliament.
the olG-timc disquali;lcations having
hc"n confirmed ~ the beginning of the
nineteenth century. The exclusion.
however. does not extend to Noncon
formist ministers, and tho Rev. Silvcs-
Ter Horne Is one OF the leading conCre
gationnl divincs
y SUPPORTER Of woman's suffrage and
also OF nom" rule, he headed the move
mcnt tn England three years aro for
me removal OF the remains OF George
Nnlt"i'ld. ono OF tho founders or
McthodlSin. from their burial place iiiI-
DER The pulpit Of the Old South Church.
'tt Ncwburypor;, Mass. and their con :
EtN"nCc across the Atlantic FOR r.i-
torment In tho CONGREGATIONAL White
hcld Tabernacle. in Tottcnhan Cour,
itoah. London. He has met with con
siderable opposition III this scheme and
II may b" recalled thar som. eight or
nine years ago scheme on the same
incs Was inougUrated by tho Conrrc
fationaiists Of Georgia. with a View to
the removal Of tho remains Of Wbltc
il'ld 10 lhclr state, on tho ground OF
ms early relations Herewith Tlr
demand was refused. on tho same
grounds as those which were put for
ward as objections TO the request 81
MT horne namely, that Il Whitehead
was buried in the Old South Church. at
wish. 80
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There is quite a fad for inch square
watches. They are :,ll shapes. these
tiny tinep!cces-oval. round. square
and three CorrIored--and they are COW
cred with gems, sapphircs and rubics
on enamel grounds ornamenting them.
one inch square watch has deep
Violct-colorcd case on which rays OF
SurburSt engraving brighten the
simmer OF the enamel. and ia SGT with
nmcthYsts and pearls ovcrlaid with
clusters OF tiny brilliants.
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NEEDLE POINTS
Embroidery In Colored Woois-Care
of the 1@orennRer.

oi the OrennRer
a needlcwoInan who does great
deal OF embroidery IN colorcd wools
always takes the prccaution of set
ting the colors before using them. She
soaks the woods for NJ least an hour
in boiling water. 10 which a teaspoon
full Of vinegar has been added. Al the
end oc an hour she hangs them up to
dry. patt.ns but not wrlnging out the
moisture.
The first finger of the Let hand OF
the woman who does much sowing,
emhroidcrinE or crochetinE becomes
much distgurcd because OF pricling
OF the needle. IN some instances the
Anger becomes very sore To prevent
Disagreement ana soreness. put n strip
of courtplaster on the fingers. Such
precaution is especially worth while
when one wishes 10 sew just before
some occasion on which IT Is impor-
tant that tho hands should look their
best
Food put in tho oven 10 heat (. some
times forgotten and goes TO waste.
To avoid this. set the alarm clock.
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Bankers, brolicrs and bueinose ,,.,
schcraily on this side OF the Atlantic
| should DC careful about having INV,
tiilHs TO 90 Win gang of plausible
iorciSh adventures, VINO arr. endoavor
ING 10 Tais. money on Il Treasure rnto
or analogous document. puruortin,r 4.
ne an engagement by the Iananos. I,n.
pcrlal Treasury Department. To nav
over Z" sum amounting to several nil
ions o! Echs or dollars 10 an indiyi
"u''l OF me name OF Ivan Won TiIio-
ny IL being asserted that Tilinskv IS
nc repres cntative OF a number of Rus.
sian officers who Furnished infor,,..f
ana otherwise betrayed the intnrns,s
OF their country to Japan. during mo
war In Manchuria. in IGo4-I9o5 ana
mat the money in question Is the price
OF their treachCry
II seems that the poseas.or. 90
"otuneht nave been able to secura
1ulte large amount of rnornv 20,
c'cdu!ouS people in EuroDe or tha
strength OF this note OF documen, ia
most recent field of their oneroiiom.
H., Dccn AT Zurich. In SwitzcrIond
r"I'"uS japanese. diplomatic and
Go"S"i"r representatives In Turnn,
nave denied all knowledge OF Tho ma ,ar
'h", "hiie they Imply that thcv dis
circuit us authenticity, are uDv.iIlirn -
absolutely commit themselves "
,,'<'hS tailed TO make any big conn
- go i"P'i III Europe, its possc.-
sors ere i~w about to extend no GoI,,
Oh thelr operations to tho ljnitnI e..
ana Canada II may be safcI, 49,,
LOT granted that II is ? swin;lI.. ,li
any one who is approached In CONF
non win the matter might do ven ,o
communicate with the police ON ~
piea OF an attempt to Obtain n,o'
"huef raise prctcnses. For IT stands
10 reason that the so-cailcd so,,,'.
rendered to the Japanese eovern,n"n,
winch has the finest secret scrvic. ~,
.ie world. would not be maid fo, 49,
this idiotic fashion. 1'' a"
oid Haron Ferdinand Won ,rrrIho,
W iio mas JUST celebrated his 1O3rd bi,.,h
Jay a. Htrasbnrg. has long been known
as inc Dean of Alsacc, by reason ~ hi.
oeihe the Oldest member of M .
lahd aristocracy. Born nj S,ra,,,,, 10
Oh march 20. 1911. he was .hn 49, ~
son son OF that Lily schoeneman tho
iancee of tho great GEM 'ao
uocthc' and heroine OF tho n,in, 80,
aoi',hncc IN the latter's life. pn.sin,'
ICY roma OF music, he became In H.
KITTY n,, days of the reign OF King Ioui.
rh.ippe the intimate friend ana neso'
oi",a oi .he composer Chopin, In Paris.
ana on the occasion OF his 10oth birth,
u"S' three years ago. played on the
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AT your druggists.

~ H-Write TO: Ladies' Advisory
tanooga. Tenn. for Special INSTRUCTIONS
ana ti-pagc book. Home Treatment
Tor Women sent in plain wrapper. on
rcqucSt-Advert!seIn
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-04-11
Awaken to New Life and New Work

The spring time suggests the seed
time. the preparation time. the active
time. the need of hard work II re
suits are TO be obtained
Easter suggests the idea OF newness
OF life. Of putting aside the old. and
taking on the new. In the hope OF
something better and brighter than
ve have had in the past.
The spring time means awakened
hopes. new aspirations. quickened
thoughts and purposes. and an for the
general good. for our own and for
public sentiment.
To reap In the harvent season II
IL necessary to have seed sown some
time.
No one expects TO reap where he
has not sown. nor to gather where he
has not strewn." but each realizes that
out OF the earnest efforts OF faithful
work. comes the reward of labor.
Effective personal work insures sat
fsfactory results.
Individual efforts will be rewarded
by adequate returns.
This In the season when thought for
the harvest must be uppcrrnost In the
mind of the husba ndmen. 10 insure re
suits for the labors Of the year. What
will your harvest be-
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Who are the workers Who are 10
cultivate the fields. and what OF their
Efforts IN The cause OF human better.
mentt VIII they be adequate for I'd.
present tremendous needs
Every church organization nee1r
more people working for the better.
ment OF the community
Every pastor needs more helpers
holding up his hands. and willing ana
ready 10 10 team work.
The saCdcst incident in the whole
history OF humankind is the scene in
the Garden OF Gethsemane. where the
disciples failed to watch during those
last hours. What. could We not watch
with me one hour"
Can We not do our portion in the
work OF STRENGTHENING the church.
when so much has been done BY Him
for the good of all?
Every life Is. to some extent. bound
VI in the life OF the Christian church
every community IL dependent on the
church spirit 10 insure its best Efforts.
its highest standing
The Garden OF Gethsemane should
BE- an example 20 all believers. II the
Cross Is our hope. and the resurrection
OF Christ Is the sublime thought which
attracts. impels and benefits
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10 be noted. II Is rot the quest OF
cold curiosity. lie does not merely
say. I'll converse with you BY your
leave" He notes their sadness. a. n
ne said. ! take part in your sorrow.
and probably can comfort you"
The moral holiness Of these disciples
Is worthy Of note They ont with tho
odious and danger-involving name Of
tho Nazarene ~ once and that 10
stranger In scarcely any
Incidents is the Bible so elevated as
In this. Jesus makes its superlativo
dignity and value apparent. lie viii
not have the faith Of these disciples
stand In the testimony Of men. wo-
men, or angels. nor even in their per
sonal Identification Of himself. but
solely and essentially upon the self
Consistent. harmonious. and convinc-
lnE Word. Experiences like
this OF the disciples on the wav TO
Emmaus are tho mold Zoo which now
words are coined out of This fall
The entirely now and expressive
phrase. 'thc burning heart"
moment before tho disciple. were
remarkinC tho need ~ shelter ON the
tast approaching niaht Jesus d. zone
but not 70 ioy ~ their discovery OF
Him. They tarrv not 10 eat tho
bread be bad blessed. but go flying
in face or nieht with their clad It'd
inEs
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Faster sunday az 81. James Evangel-
teal Lutheran church. Chapline street.
At 1880 n m services In the German
language
Prelude. Easter Morning or. 81.
No , Observation-Disclosures. Waliinr
Anthem. "lialielJ sah. Jesus Lives"
A-ilutffliftl ef
Sermon .....-... Pastor \. W.Werder
Anthem. Sing With Joy ... Burheun
Postiude.
sunday school
Easter songs by the rchooi ana pri-
mary department
Addresses In German and English by
pastors \. W. Wcrder and NJ. l.
Steusr.
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THE LORD Is RISEN
Ccontinusd from rhirtssnth PagsJ

Scripture Lesson for TIE Day: Epistie
!, Cor. s-s. Gospel. Mark &c. Is.
Solo-"A Song OF Triumph" .......
.......... Clara Hartman
tistnn--No- has-..s ...........
Christ the Lord r. Risen To-day
Sermon. Subject. "Jesus-the Resur-
rection and the Life"
Anthem 10. He f. Risen"
20 Death, Where Is Thy Cruel Stin.-.-'
The Holy Communion.
Solo. In the Cross OF Christ / Glory
Clara wuerschum.
thanksgiving.
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20; Christian Endeavor meeting with
sPeoiai program of music by a choir 81
Jet IN the morning. Life AfIer D.Stb,
anu IN the evening. The Message Of
Easter 10 our Every Day Life" An at
~ tcINe musical program will be r.u-
wednesday at 1880 y. m. For All thosg
ed. - NNt'hu
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THE JOURNEY TO EMMAUs: EASTER
(THE STORY)

The angels which stood upon the
Ark of the Covenant were represented
as looking down upon It's lid. which
was the Mercy Seat" and through
IL to the stony tables OF the law
which were kept within. II Is a para
phrase In gold OF the text. (Which
things the angels desire to look into /"
That Is what the disciples on the way
To Emmaus were doing They were
musing on the great event which had
Just happened. and which. more than
anything else, showed the mercy and
Justice OF God. There Is a sweet
humanness in the several appear-
ances OF Jesus after his resurrection.
His countenance was not like light.
ming. nor did his clothing glitter as
In the TRANSPORTATION scene He was
easily mistaken for a gardener. and
on this occasion as a fellow-traveler.
This humanness attached to his words
as well as TO his looks He uttered
Mary's name with familiar accent
He called the disciples my brethren >
He appointed free-and-easy Galilee
as the place OF rendezvous Even
the salutation "Alt hali" which in
our version seems so majestic. is
really just the common and happy
greeting OF friends. So Jesus an
proach on this occasion was so unos.
tentatious that he was already walk
ing with them before they even saw
him. his may also indicate their
absorption in the topic OF their con
versation. .. There Is nothing un-
toward in Jesus Withholding his iden.
tity for the while. II gave him oppor-
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OF an immediate recognition. There
is n touch OF naturalness in Cleopa's
resentment OF the strangers appar-
ent Ignorance of that greatest of cur
rent events. Are you some hermit
mat you don't know what has lust
happened in jerusalem" With the
SKIN OF consummate conversation.
aust Jesus gathered up the broken
thread. He brought to their view
the unrecognized or discarded portal.
ture OF the suffering Messiah" the
royalty OF love and self-oblivious ser
vice, the most regal expression of
which was TO be found in the very
person whose career was such an in.
applicable disappointment to them.
The words from the strangers Inns
III the altar-ifre in their hearts. The
journey finished. the disciples are IN.
willing that conversation so valuable
shall conclude with IL. There is a
touch OF naturalness in the account
OF how they plead the case of the an.
preaching eve and the far-spent dav
and the motion OF the traveller as In
bent on going farther. the ease with
which he consents 70 hospitality so
urgent BY precedence so natural
as not TO be noted. guest becomes
host. He takes heaG OF the table. az
on the way he probably took place
OF honor between the disciples 40
TO this significant and lovely scene
could be imagined than the hasty re-
turn OF the disciples 10 Jerusalem
and their glowing recital of the in
cident to the college OF the apostles.
would have been lost in the transport
tunity for quiet instruction. which
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THE TEACHERS LANTERN.

This scene Is a parable OF the ma
ture. use. and advantage OF religious
conversation. Jesus appears
In this incident as the ideal Sunday
school teacher. He did not deluge
his Sass" with a food OF persons.
places, precepts. and doctrines. %
drained from lesson notes and COM
memories. and pent up for a week for
the purpose. His method was Undue
tive. He found where his scholars
we're In thought and feeling. He in
duced them to express themselves.
Then he reconciled their natural feel
INKS and Ideas with Scripture.
Jesus was discovered I'm the break
ing OF bread" II may be that no had
form OF blessing" OF his own. the
use OF which betrayed his Identity.
The increasing Bohemian life"-cafe
and hotel) r. inlmical 10 the ON style
Of grace at meals" The more a. the
pity. Tho Bible has an evolu-
lion OF its own. running current with
the evolution 81 social life The idea
" the suffering Messiah was In germ
IN the Old Testament A. Length ~
lowered In fact was apprehended
and accepted The appear
ances OF Jesus we're not matters ~
caprice. They were 20 timed and
made % such persons az 20 be- vari-
Ously significant The gympa-
thetic tone OF Jesus nrst address e.