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.taf,, rtf-t'f- Xhe Commoner. VOLUME 4, NUMBER 1L ft I. W tWmKJ2 ". fiiiZM ;- - Etxstor Hymn. Post IB the night, tho darkness lied away; . , i Onco more the earth is wakening to tho day; See, from tho dun horizon's eastern Leaps forth a flame that dims the morning star. The night is past. 0, dawn of light and life to all man kind, God's Easter morn, whoso coming casts uohind Sin's cloud of sorrow, shedding in its place, Full on our hearts, the brightness of Ills face The light has come. Jtiso, Goodly Sun, and scatter with ' thy beams Night's banoful rout, its vision and its dreams; Lo, hear the earth acknowledges thy power; Unfolds to greet tho every blade and flower Tho Sun is risen. 0, Lord of Lifo and Vanquisher of Death, Through Thco wo live, from Thee we tako our breath: Dying for us, Thy sacrifice release Brings for our sins atonement, par don, peace. Our ransom price. Yea, Thou are risen; Sun of right eousness, Light of tho world, whoso holy name wo bless; Shino on us, Lord, in our dull souls a ray Kindlo to light us to Thy perfect day. ' Sun of our souls. Selected. lily was little else than an unculti vated plant, and had not a bulb ac cidentally como to light, we should be still looking for our festival flower. The Bermuda lily (as it is called from Mm fonf fii n.t. nnr hnlha nearly all come (to us from Bermuda) camo originally from Japan, anu it is irom tnat atoun, which was introduced into general cul tivation something less than half a century ago, that the present highly developed variety, with its phenomenal blooming record, was obtained. The climate of the Bermuda isles seem perfectly suited to its growth. For tho G&rdcru If you intend to grow cannas, Ja panese morning glories, and other like hardshell seeds, try filing a notch in th'o shells with a three-cornere file, just so tho white inside shows, then drop them into a cup of hot water and let stand for twenty-four hours before planting; they will germinate much quicker. It is a good plan to starC the plants in the house in boxes of soil, transplanting two or three times to induce stockiness of growth. When all danger of frost is well post, set the plants out; tho morning glories should not bo set closer than two inches, and tho soil should be light and mellow not necessarily rich, for morning glories, as well as nasturtiums, give the best results in poor soil. Cannas require very rich soil and lots of water, and all the sunshine they can get. Canna tubers and dahlias may be planted in the house early in April, to get them well started by time to set them outside. Seedling cannas do not always come "true;" that is, from a dozen seeds of the one canna you are likely to get a dozen varieties, and some of them may be worthless, while most of them will please you. careful attention to be kept thorough ly brushed and clean. Black and white toilettes, where the black pre dominates, are usually popular, ami convey an air of elegance. The thin, sallow, nervous woman must not wear black especially satin close to her face; a yoke, or garniture of some delicate tints or white will tone down tho hard effect; with a black costume, filmy white neckwear is recommended. Checks, plaids and stripes of quiet colors may be used by thin women to add variety to her gowns, but only very fine, narrow checks, and those of unequal widths may be thought of by the stout woman. For housewear, every shade of color which is becoming may be worn, so long as the color is becoming. A sup ply of pretty shirt-waists, with two or three good skirts, will give a larger variety of costumes than many whole suits, and cost much less. If you have a high, narrow fore head, do not dress your hair in pom padour; shade, as best you can, by letting a few tendrils of hair escape, as this gives a softening effect to the face. Nothing is prettier for an elder ly lady than soft, fresh neckwear. Enstor Egrjs. A nrettv idea for vonr Easter hreak- .. . Buiumw wmuiuuu mm yecomingncss fast is to get some straw or hay col- oE color and flgure ,B as vimporta t as r Z1 rr rr .. . tM itself. The woman who row Rtrins to resemble, straw or hav. arrange the cuttings in a pretty baskot in tho form of a hen's nest, and into this nest lay tho colored eggs. It s a good plan to have for each member of tho family a pretty china or sugar ogg, to bo kept ns a souvenir. Eggs with lovoly painted designs can bo had at tho stores for a trifle. Becoming Colors. It is now the season at which the majority of women begin to plan the summer waruroue, ana pecomingncss Tho Kitohon Mirror One of the necessities lor the kitchen wall is a large, straight-glassed mir ror. It is no reproach that a woman should like to look her best while about her work, and the kifchen mir ror is a faithful friend, it never flat ters, but it does tell us when we are becoming neglectful of our appear ance; when tho meals are ready lo serve, we like to appear before our family as neat and tidy as possible, and a glance at the mirror in passing will show us just what is needed and where. The woman who looks often in her mirror will stand straighter, walk better, look neater and smile oftener than the one who allows her self to consider such -attention to her looks to be "vanity and vexation," and who soon gets to think that "nothing matters." Tho Rosurrootlon Fostlval. aims to be well drecsed, whether inrougn a tnin or plethoric purse, will see that everything in her toilette will harmonize; whatever the color of her dress, if her hat, jacket and gloves are black there will be no feeling of dis cord, as the blai'k hat ami innirof ni neutralize any color worn with them. Tiie woman with brown eyes and hair will choose tho shnrlea r !,-, and add a. touch of cieam, delicate .. -.-, . uwui, ueiicaie Easter Sunday is so called from tho yellw or pink to her toilette; tho Saxon goddess, Eostre, whose festival cloar-skinned, golden-haired blonde occurred in April, In Europe and Asiatic countries, tho hare has been from anciont times a symbol of the moon, and tho movable festival of Easter is governed by the moon's mo tions, falling on tho first Sunday af ter tho fourteenth day of tho moon that comes with the vernnl equinox. Among the Germans tho children are taught that tho hare lays tho Easter eggs. There are many beautitul cus toms and legends connected with Easter Sunday. Lilies have always been the em has all the shades nf hinU .o-i. from, as well as the wine shades Scarlet however, is rarely selected as a street gown, and whenever worn should be well toned down with black or white. warn One with Titian hnii. nnri r: ,., El? fiS( Erny-bles, bronze-greens ii uw"1"u,uwiib. The neutral tvne with black or brown hair and blue S? gray eyes, has all the shades of gray dark blue, clear dark greens dark bloms of Eastertide, and one can Jfhter shade of the same coior coin- uu.iuijr wiuu ut mu lesuvai without ,r "1L" LUU ranter, or vice-vern Mlfnlrfnir nt tho mine mi,. Will Mnvfl n tnnl ' ,, V1LL VerStl, intuiting of the lilies, too. A lit tin less than a contury ago, tho Easter AN OLB ANT WV.T.T. Viiren nvuim,, Mll3. WINBLOW'8 600THIKO STHUP (or ChlMnm tecthJnar BhouU always be med for children i whii tcethlnsr. H BoUens tho euros, liay M pain, mis wind colic and It tho best remedy for dlarrh 'Jhvcnty.nvo cents a bottle. It Is tho beat iarrtla- wm Ptovo a toning modium with all SEEnS" mQk shoul bo used sparingly ,ipon coiore(1 tolIett" " monviso, it may suggest "patohll An all-blank tnnit i. ,.. ablo ana rmm rZZ most Requested Recipes. Election Cake. One cupful of new milk, one-third cupful of gpod yeast one-third cupful of sugar. Make this into a batter at night, let rse until morning, then add one cupful of su gar, one-third cupful oi butter, one egg, one-third teaspoon of sdda,' one third teaSnOOn -nf nlnnnmnm , -,, .--- u..iumuu, 1U1A Weil, and pour into buttered pan and let 'oi "u uuive m one loar. Tapioca Cream. Two tablespoon fuls of tapioca soaked over nteht then stirred into one quart of boillne milk; add the beaten yolks of foul eggs and four tablespoonfuls of sugar boil four minutes, stir the wcli' beaten whites of two eggs into the rlei01?' flavorgfvith lemon! meringue. " Wmtes for a Orange Short-Cake.-Pare half i adndewhiteanfteS' ?m7 the eds ton, after the fashion of other Short when done and a little cooled cut' E Pile as other layeHSK in S I Maple Sugar Biscuit-Make a very rich, tender hakinjc powder crust c. ing milk instead of water; roll out about half tho thickness of ordinary biscuit and cut into shape with tho cover of a quarter pound baking pow der can or tea-caddy; as every other biscuit is cut, sprinkle bits of maple sugar on top, moisten the next biscuit and press down on top of the sugared one. Lay close together in the pan in which they are to be baked so they will rise without spreading; brush over with milk or melted butter, and bake in a quick oven until they are brown, but not hard. Serve at onco with saucers of warm, fresh syrup. Quory Box. F. R. For cure for Cuban itch, see another column. Mrs. C. S. Sent recipe requested; also addresses asked for. Emma C. The name- "leaven" was applied to a lump of dough kept from the previous baking, rolled in flour and kept in a cool place, to be used as yeast for raising the new dough. D. J. It is claimed that the inner bark of the yellow poplar, when chewed, will overcome the desire lor tobacco and cure the habit provided the user wishes to quit the use of to bacco; it is also claimed that a tea made from the green, bark of the com mon elder bush will cure the des-ire for liquor. Laura D. The trouble with your waxed floor was that you put too much wax on your cloth at one time, and failed to rub it well into the wood. It should be applied warm, and only a vory little used at a time, giving a thin coating and rubbing until it is smooth. It should not be put mi thick enough, or left so as to be sticky. Waxing floors is hard work and lols of it. Aunt Alice. To take grease out of the floors, make a' cleansing fluid by shaving a half bar of good laundry soap into two' quarts of boiling water (soft water), adding a lump each of sal soda and of saltpetre as large as a EMPTY NOW How Ono Woman Quit Medicine. "While a coffee user my stomach troubled me for years," says a lady of Columbus, 0 "and I had to take medi cine all the time. I had what I thougnt was the best stomach medicine I could get, bad to keep getting it filled all the time at 40 cents a bottle. I did not know what the cause of my trou ble was, but just dragged along from day to day suffering and taking medi cine all the time. "About six months ago I quit tea and coffee and began drinking Postum and I have not had my prescription filled since, which is a great surprise to mo for it proves that coffee was tho cause ' of all my trouble although I never suspected it. "When my friends ask me how I feel since I have been taking Postum I say, 'To tell the truth I don't feel at all only that T get hungry, and eat everything I want and lots of it and it never hurts mo and I am happy and well and contended all the time.' "I could not get my family to drink Postum for a while until I mixed it in a little coffee and kept on reducing the amount of coffee until I got it all Postum. Now they all like it and they never belch it up like coffee. "We all know that Postum is a sun shine maker. I find it helps one greatly for we do not have to think of aches and pains all the time and can use our minds for other things." Name given by Postum Co., Battle CreeK, Mich. The one who has to bother witn coffee aches and pains; is badly handi capped In tho race for fame and for tune. Postum Is a. wonderful ic builder. There's a reason. Look in each pkg. for the faniouJ little book; '-'The Road to Wellvllto J L. -A