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bonnet, who had just begun to sing in
a wonderful contralto voice:
I've found a friend in Jesus;
He's everything to me,
He's the fairest of ten thousand to my
soul
The Lily of the Valley,
In Him alone l see
All I need 10 cleanse and make me fully
whole
The martial swing of the music
rolled up like battle-cry. Many beat
the measured rhythm upon the stones
of the street with their feet The
hymn was plainly favorite.
The man with the haggard, blanched
face and the eyes that avoided other
eyes felt something roll down his
cheek. He put up his hand and to his
great surprise brushed away a tear
He Immediately walked away, Won
dering at himself. He had not wept
in years.
He walked aimlessly on, coming at
last TO a public square where benches
were placed. Here he sat down.
Next day he went up and down the
sordid streets looking for work. There
was. none for him. By some mysteri-
Gus power, everyone to whom he ap-
piled was aware that he had just
come from prison. He had often heard
his fellow convicts talk of the hound
ing of the police" He realized that
he was now experiencing that ordeal.
He grew more and more bitter as he
met each fresh rebuff. It's just as they
told me-" he said savagely to him
self; no place in the world for a
jailbird."
AS day by day went by without any
prospect of better fortunes, his scared
heart grew like granite. He came to
hate everything and everybody; to
realize in the depths of his soul that
he was not only an outcast, but an
Ishmaelite, his hand against every
man. He began to wonder how soon
it would be before he would go back.
At least, there he could have shelter
and food. He consoled himself with
the thought that if society refused him
his living the state would not.
He often thought of the other man;
the one who so glibly swore him into
prison; who had worked next his desk
in the bank; who knew where the
money went. There had been hours in
his cell when he had said coldly to
himself, When l get out"
The sinister thought began now to
haunt him again. If he was to go
back, he said, it might as we'll be for
murder as for anything else; better,
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er, until it paused at the lilies Of the
valley. I'D choose them" she said.
The man gave a little start. "Why?"
he questioned, not unkindly.
"Oh," said the child, because they
are such weeny little things-fairy
flowers, I think; but" she added.
primly and with a strangely old air,
flowers do not become me-"
why not?"
Because" replied the child, turning
her eyes resolutely away from the
window, we are too poor"
The man slowly drew his hand out
of the pocket of his rough frieze coat
and glanced at the silver in his palm.
You stay here minute, little girl"
he said
He went into the florists. How
much for bunch of lilies of the val
ley?" he asked the pert, buxom young
woman behind the counter.
Dollar dozen during Easter" she
responded.
Oh, Easter, that was it, He had for
gotten there was such an institution.
We'll, do the best you can for so
cents" he answered, laying the money
on the counter
When he came out with the lilies
in his hand, his quaint little friend
was still fattening her face against
the window. Here, child" he said,
take these"
She did not speak at first but her
thin hands trembled with excitement
as he bent to give the flowers to her.
She took them, and for a moment held
them close against her face. How
good you are!' she said.
Nov I'd better walk along with
YOU he said gently, or some other
.hief may modest you"
They came to . tenement, before
which the child paused. This is
where / live" she said. please, sir,
she murmured timidly. Twill you 80 up
70 our door with me? There is
dreadful boy on the floor below US,
and I am afraid he might take my
flowers"
Together they mounted the dark
stairway. On the third floor there
was a sudden rush and a whoop; but
the man soon settled the dreadful
boy" who returned to his lair, nurs,
ing a sore head and bursting with
wrath.
As the two were mounting the last
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-04-01

Fundamentally; while around this idea
in Greece, Carthage and Rome cen
tered the most sacred of rites and
mysteries. Strange and sometimes
horrible in sacrifice were the cere-
monies which ushered in the reborn
world, rituals of worship which
drenched affairs with human blood in
imitation of the god who died that
the world might live. In other places
the great spring festival tookNthe form
Of Joy transformed into the abandon
of license. But in all these perver-
sions the central idea remained as an
expression of mans attempt to fathom
the secret of the universe and to ad-
just his little life to its awful mys-
teries.
We moderns of today can have no
adequate conception of what the adj
vent of spring meant in the child
hood of mankind. In a way we have
conquered the seasons and adapted
ourselves to their changing moods But
even & few centuries aSo, man was al
most hopeless IA the grip Of a relent-
less, pitiless rhythm of superfuous
plenty in summer and starvation and
death in winter. 1t was only the
strong and vigorous who survived the
winters fight with hunger. The an
Gent Lent was in very fact a period
Of wailing and lamentation, for at
this time the gods seemed to have
deserted mankind, and the earth it.
self, the great mother goddess Of fer.
tility and fecundity, appeared to have
died beneath their feet. The coming
of spring, the resurrection of fertil-
ity, meant that mans despairing pray
ers had been answered, that his sac
riftces had been accepted, and that
his battle with hunger was over. In
the sharp prod Of biting hunger which
ancient man viewed as a puaia hmelt
inflicted by the gods presiding over
the various aspects of nature and The
seasons, can be found the reason for
much that seems strange and mon
strous to US in the old religions.
AdCnis was the god who represent.
ed the yearly decay and revival of
life, an annual death and resurrection.
His worship spread from western
Asia throughout the Mediterranean
littoral. He vas pictured as bleed
ing to death with the red leaves of
autumn and coming to life again with
the fresh green Of snri1g. Often Ado
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Even the mantle Ishmaelite, the
iailbird-paused and looked in at the
banks OF bloom in the window Of
shop. His somber eyes roamed over
the Haunting tulips the stately roses,
and rested on a cluster of tiny white
flowers, modestly hiding under their
waxen leaves. Yes, there they were
his mothers fiowers-the flowers
his young wife had loved.
"O-o-oh!" sighed childish voice by
him.
Bowlby, the jailbird, looked down. A
little slip of girl stood there look
ing in the window at the elaborate
floral display She was a tidy little
girl, although her clothing was worn
and thin. She had solemn eyes and
a quantity demure air. One poor,
scrawny little finger was pointing at
the flowers. That's mine," she was
murmuring, "an that's mine" the
finger shifted, ian that-oh! an
that" She drew long breath as if
the cup of her joy was Overlooking and
pressed her solemn little face closer
to the window.
The man looked sharply at her. He
found himself smiling at her enthusi-
asm. Then he thought differently
about it and scowled. But still he
fingered watching the child. Some
thing about her went to his lonely,
scared heart. At last he spoke. so
you own them all, do you, little girl?"
he asked, and was amazed at the
sound of his own voice.
The child looked up. Il was just
making believe" she said shyly.
Would you like to own them all?"
he asked, still wondering why he
should speak to anyone.
81 love flowers" she hesitated.
Tell me- said the man, IF you
had to choose, which would you
take?"
She looked earnestly in the window
again, and once more the little claw
like finger came into play. It wan
dered meditatiyely from flower to now-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-04-01
HAIL MIRACLE OF
DEATKLESS LIFE
Throughout the Ages the Spirit
OF Easter Has Voiced the
Highest Aspirations Of
the Human Soul.

wv HE spirit of Easter had its birth
q in that dim past when mans
& wondering eyes first vaguely
sensed the promise Of the swell
ing seed, the mystery of bursting bud,
the miracle of resurrected life in leaf
and flower. Down through the count
less ages have Numbered the ho-
sannas of yernal joy, peans of welcome
to the reborn earth pregnant with its
gilt or Immortality. In every land,
savage and civilized, in every step of
mans uplift from barbarism to cul-
ture, from prehistoric to modern
times, each passing year has wit
messed the passionate rhythm of wall
ing, lamentation and agonized despair
ing prayer for the dead god, until
at mystic moment. penitential sacri-
fee and fasting, weeping and mourn
ing give way to transports of JOY
which hail the Fesurrected deity who
has broken again the grim gates of
death.
We Christians have no monopoly
Of the undying Easter idea of death,
resurrection and Immortality, of a
deity who dies to save the world and
who rises triumphant from the dead.
That has been the radiant principle
OF humanity's instructive religion
from the early dawn of mans spirit
ual life. The ancient temples Of a
hundred different religions have re-
echoed to the lamentations for dead
deiues and their old affairs have vi
brated and thrilled with the joyous
hymns in honor Of resurrected gods.
The germinal idea is found in almost
all the myths of savage peoples. 1t
was the pervading idea in the faith of
the old Hindus; it inspired the an
cient Egyptian belief in Immortality;
in the pre.C}ristisn religions Of Baby.
Ion, Assyria and Asia Minor it was
a4a
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perhaps; for his misery would be
the sooner over.
So he began now to look in crowds
for a face. He had watched the bank
and di.eoyered that the other man
was niger there He said to him
self tina. when he found the face he
would follow it. It should not hide
from him He laughed grimly at the
idea. There were no walls thick
enough, no doors strong enough, to
keep him from his enemy when once
he had found him.
1t was the end of Holy week, and
the florists. windows were a glory.
Roses, Annunciation lilies, violets. jon
quils--a mass of beauty and perfume
tempted the eyes. of all passers- by,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1915-04-01
flight of stairs, the sound of a glorious
voice was heard singing:

flight OF stairs, the sound OF glorious
voice was heard singing:
He'll never, never leave me.
Nor Yet forsal,e me here;
He's the Lily OF the Valley
It's Captain Grace!" the child
cried joyously, from the Salvation
Army. She comes every week and
tides us up" she explained, and she
sings, oh, so beautifully" She rushed
through a half-open door, calling ex-
citedly: Papa, Captain Grace, look!"
The man caught a glimpse of
young woman in blue gown, on her
knees sscrubbing the floor Then he
heard mans voice say: Back again,
dear?" And at that voice the heart
of the jailbird trembled in its rock
hewn tomb
Never the walls so thick, never the
doors so strong as to keep him from
his enemy when once he had found
him! Well, he had unwittingly trailed
him. There he was, in there, alone,
with a helpless woman and child. Why
did he hesitate?
Where did you get your lowers?"
the voice went on.
"a man bought them for me- the
child answered-"a kind man, who
fetched me home. Come in" she
called, running back to the door. and
Selling the jailbird's hand-"come in
and see my papa" She pulled him
across the threshold. The two men
looked at each other.
The jailbird's first thought was,
You can't kill dying man" for the
man in the room, who sat bolstered
up in bed and who looked at him
with startled eyes, was manifestly
i'll.
why, Tom" he stammered. so
you're out? Well, I'm mighty glad.
And you found my little girl? She's
all I've got, Tom. My money, home,
wife, health-all gone. I've only her
left"
The Salvation Army girl had stopped
Scrubbing. She was still on her knees
watching the two men. She had wit
messed too many tragedies of the
slums not to realize that she was
face ~ face Win crisis. The Wis
itor's silence was omlnous. His heavy
eyes were fixed intently on his enemy
as a vision of all his suffering passed
before him.
The sick man put out an imploring
hand. TON" he pleaded, 81 didn't
treat you square. And I've had my
pay. 1t was l who ruined you, who
sent you up, and I perjured-"
The intensity of her fathers speech,
the pallor of his face, alarmed the
child, who ran to him and throwing
her arms about him, cried: Papa,
papa! Don't you look like that
The jailbird booked at the trembling
little creature cHnging to her battered
wreck of a father. And as she looked,
suddenly the stone was rolled away
from the sepulcher Of his soul aud
an angel sat there.
Reaching out his hand he took That
Of the sick man. It's all Ui-lf, Elu!"
he said huskily. Don't say another
word"-a smile .uansf Cured his
masEIile face-"bef7re the child
GLORY to God!" cried the Salvation
Army girl in al ecstasy. He's got the
victory"
An hour later as he reached the
street door Captain Grace was wait
ing for him. She touched him gently
on the arm. Come down to the bar
racks with me, brother she said.
THE commander viii be glad to see
you"
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e stood on the outskirts
of a crowd surround
ing a group of Saliva
ton Army people. No
one paid the slightest
heed to this man with
the livid face and
ashamed eyes. Every
one was craning his
neck to cape at the
girl in the blue poke
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-16
SHIP BILL WILL
PASS HOUSE ON
VOTE TONIGHT

WASHINGTON. Feb. is.-By n
vote Of l54 to 20. the democrats in
tho house. In n caucus which ex.
tended far beyond midnight, early
this morning agreed 10 support the
compromise government ship pur-
chase bill as a party measure.
The vote followed stirring ap.
peal by Speaker Clark for party
solidarity.
"You have wandered for 10 years
I'm the wilderness" said he. "and
you will continue to wander there
unless you follow the leadership OF
the party"
Seventeen democrats announced
their intention OF boiling. saying
they could not support the bill
Under the rules adopted by the
caucus these men are permitted "a
do this II they wish.
II Is the plan OF the majority to
Jam the compromise bill through
the house quickly and send II to
the senate.
The program is to pass the meas
ure before adjournment tonight I,
~ expected the vote will come
about s p. m.
Republican members today de
nounced the alleged interference OF
the president with legislation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-16
MISS CHARLOTTE
WILL JUST have
TO STAND FOR II

Having cast the die. II s up to
Miss Charlotte Jones now to do one
Of three things. as follows 10 wit:
Quit eating.
Quit eating in restaurants or
cafes.
Find a smoking less beanery.
For II IA our painful duty today
TO chronicle the sad fate which be-
fell the communication OF the afore-
said Charlotte Jones to our city
fathers.
Without so much as a pause, the
communication. which urged the
passage of a law 10 prohibit smok.
ing In restaurants and cafes 80 that
smoke might not perchance be
blown into the face OF the said
Charlotte Jones. was hurried to
swift humiliation.
Parliamentary speaking. II was
ordered placed on file.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-16
A Logical Dyspepsia
Treatment
oF ELIMINATING
AsfDfTN AND FOOD FEHNE>-
TA1ION

During tho pas, two or three
years reports have frequently APP
pea red In the Press concerning the
remarkable value % bisurated mag
nesia as an Rntarid: and tia ability
20 promote normal. healthy digestion
by preventing food fermentation and
neutraiizinx dangerous stomach acid
has often been demonstrated. rntll
recently druggists could supply BIZ
surated magnosla In powder form
only. from ono to two Heaspoonfula
Of which. taken In n little water
after meals. almost instantly stops
all fermentation and neutra Lies
acid. but sufferers from stomach
trouble WITH he glad 10 learn that
after a long series OF experiments. a
leading firm of manufacturing drug
gists has now succeeded In produc-
Ing n 8 grain tablet which combines
all the valuable antaCid properties
Of the ordinary bisurated ma gnesia
in a very convenient form This now
tablet OF biHurated magnesia can
now be obtained OF druggists every
whore and many physicians are al
ready prescribing them instead Of
the powder form. --Advertisement.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-16
U.S.ASkS RELEASE
OF SEIZED CARGO

This is designed TO show that the
food carried by the wilhelmins was
intended solely for German civilians
and not fer the German forces in
the field.
The state department also re-
questcd England TO release the VII
hclminas cargo unless IL has evi.
dence In the matter hitherto unde.
yeloped.
In the note submitted to the
United States by Ambassador Count
Won Berstorff yesterday. Germany
offered to abandon her plan OF de
stroying the merchantmen OF her
enemies. II England would remove
restrictions placed by her on ship
ments OF food stuffs and conditional
contraband intended for the use OF
German civilians.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-16
HOUSE VOTES DOWN
MOTION AGAINST
ElenT.HOUR REPEAL

OLYMPIA. Feb. 1s.-By q vote OF
50 to 81. the house yesterday de-
feated Rep. MurphIns's motion to
indefinitely postpone house bill Al,
which seeks to repeal the eight-hour
law on public worn.
Although Rep. Renick Of Seattle
voted with the majority, he an
nounced he did II only for the pur.
pose of securing n reconsideration
and that when the measure comes
up on final passage he Will vote
against II.
Rep. Lum OF North Yakima made
the principal speech for the repeal
OF the eight-bour Law. He said the
farmers we're demanding IL. that the
short work day was hampering road
and bridge work particularly. and
that the state has too many freak
laws anyhow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-16

WASHINGTON, Feb. ia
Developments In the eontro-
versy between England and Ger
many over the uss Of neutral
flags and the proposed German
blockade Of British waters have
placed the United states In the
attitude OF an intermediary be-
tween the two belIioerents.
The forwarding by the Amerl-
can state department to Eng
land Of the combined German
threat. and offer 10 compromise.
has apparently established this
attitude.
simultaneously with the submis
lion OF the German compromise tn
United States forwarded evidence
rom the owners of the American
steamship Wilhelmina. now held Il
Falmouth for n prize court.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-16
WILL TRY TO WIND
UP condemnation

Urging speed in pushing the Raj
nier boulevard condemnation suit to
trial. a resolution was introduced
by Councilman Dale Monday. II in
structs Corporation Counsel Brad.
ford to bring the condemnation TO
immediate trial. This matter had
been tried In Judge HUMPHREYS
court last year. but the supreme
court. on the appeal OF the receiv-
eTs OF the Seattle, Renton e. South
ern. held that the awards were too
small, and a new trial was ordered.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-16

tho gardens and field-anywher,
hands are needed.
gwen tho women In the
Kitchen are playing part
which 10 proving . big factor
In the war.
with the talk OF attempts
10 starve Us out. who can say
what the Hsusfrau In the
Kitchen may contribute 20 Ger
msny's success by new. rigid
and systematic economy OF
food; by planting, raising and
preserving vegetables and
fruits.
German women are heroicall,
giving their all-father. husband
brother-their own strength. Wort
and servicen--ali for tho Father
land but In IN. privacy OF thei
own rooms they sometimes weep.
The princess praised the gener
osity and kindness OF the Unite,
States 10 the women and children
OF all the warning nations. and 90
pecialiy expressed appreciation
over the Christmas gifts sent Il
Germany.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-16
S0WS MAKE RECORD

VANCOUVER. wash. Fob. 10
Sows on the PanA Rama ranch
have broken three worlds records.
according TO y. II. Cotter. the own
er. A Duroc Jersey SOW had 30
pigs in 32s days. Thirty.four lived
and were sold at a large profit.
One SOW. before she was 20 months
old. farrowcd al pigs Thre. sows
farrowcd ~ pigs. two IS each and
one IA
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-16
GET healthy ORDER

SOUTH BEND. Ind. Feb. l6.-
The South Bend Motor Car com.
pany received from the British gov.
eminent second order for SIC.
100000 worth OF automobiles for
the British army.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-16
BY Karl II. Won Wiegand
copyrighted. sisit. BY the United Press
copyrighted In Great Britain and
AfsanffnA1

Arssntins1
BERLIN. Jan. 30. - (By
! Courier 10 Nav York. after
all, is il not the women and
children who arc the real suf-
ierers from war. Theirs Is
the suspense; theirs the dread
casualty list, theirs the alter
mating hope, fear and despair
that a father or a husband or a
brother may he among the
missing The future. 10 them,
may hold gloom and poverty.
Theirs never can be the
glory"
II was the Crown Princess
Ceoelie, the future empress Of
Germany, who was talking.
In the Ceesllen House. the
beautiful saoo. 900 building OF
the FstherIsnd's Women's A.
ISOLATION at chariostenberg, I
met her.
She WAS occupied. 40 che has
been every day slnee the war
began, acting ne an angel of
mercy. comforting the wounded
and aiding their women and
and children.
Europe In one vast hospital. 4"
she said Isn't II n plty-aueh y
pity, How happy your American
women should be happy mothers.
happy wives. happy sisters. They
have mono OF tho heartaches and
miseries OF war. They have none
of the suspense that IL ours
Where the Princes Works
In the Ceceiien House arc cen.
traiixed ten departments OF socio-
logical work. including the feeding
Of number Of poor children. the
furnishing OF pure milk for chill.
dren OF the poor. giving Of practi-
cal courses In housekeeping 10
women and girls. conducting hitch
ems whore tho poor may got food
nj nominal prices. depo,s for visit.
Ing nurses, and the like.
The crown princess has central
lied her activities here. Shc espc-
cialiy takes interes, In tho hospital
wards. She WINS simply dressed.
Tho future empress IL tall. grace.
ful OF movement. and Of the type
best described as "chie" and
"drersy."
There "a neither pose. stiffness
nor condcsccnslon In her manner,
Her big brown eyes dance and
she shows great animation ssd
vivncity. sh. IL brunette. Her
mother was a Russian grand Ouch.
sss. and she IN . relative OF the
Guar. She speaks German. Rus
stan. English and French
when I was presented TO her by
Capt. Jachman she said: Il under
stand you werc with my husband
a, s. and that You were able 20
enter the trenches. II must be In
teresiinK"
The princess passed into q large
festival hall and lecture room
which has now been transformed
into a hospital, The first co; she
stopped nj was occupied by n soi.
der whose shoulder had been shat.
tered by Shrapnel
As she drew from the wounded
man tho story % his ordeal. ne
glanced with pride AT the iron
cross pinned above his cot
The princess inquired about his
family. gave him n bouquet OF Flow.
ers and a picture OF herself and her
children.
A majority OF the patients In this
ward we're serious cases.
Men Fight: Women Nurse
when she had completed her WIS.,
ltaiions. she said:
"Our women arc playing q big
and complete role. They have vol
unfairly modified for the Father
land as unselfishly and an heroical-
ly as tho men are playing their
part
Tho men fight: the women min.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-02-16
LITIGATION OVER
TIDELANDS ENDED

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 1s.-Lit.
igation that began six years ago
over the ownership OF IL acres OF
Seattle tidelands on the West
waterway. valued at 100000. is
thought today to be finally ended
by a decision OF the u. s. circuit
court OF appeals. Title recovered
by tho insolvent Merchants Nation
al Bank from the Seattle Water
Front & Realty Co. Is affirmed