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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.
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