A REsURKECTION THOUGHT
mhD bulbs tlint wore bid In tbe darkness
Through tbe winter time and the snow
Have felt tbe tbrlll of tbe Minllght
Tliolr hour to bloom they know
Purple iih1 cold and scarlet
And white an tbe robes of n king
To tbe glory of love at Krister
Their beautiful wealth they bring
Tbe grass that was brown and withered
And eold on the sodden plalu
Has been kissed by tbe tender sunshine
Caressed by the crystal rain
And Its bright green lanees quiver
Lo twice ten millions strong
And the birds with her ucst among them
Flics up with a sudden feoug
And we who have seen our darlings
Reft from our side away
Who have wept in silent anguish
Oer the cold and pulseless clay -Take
heart in the Easter gladness
A parable all may read
For the Lord who cares for the flowers
Cares well for our greater need
He knows of tbe loss and anguish
Tho grope of the stricken soul t
He will bring again our dear ones
By his touch of life made whole
We shall need and know and love them
In tho spring beyond the sea
That after earths dreary winter
Ts coming to you and me
Mrs M E Sangster
THE EASTER LILY
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7vz fortnight off and two
little girls Lulu and
Fanny were watch
ing with great Inter
est mammas calla
which at last was
budded Every morn
ing they came early
to the windows
where a few house
plants were strug
gling for existence
and although every
time they hoped to find a flower and ev
ery time were so sadly disappointed still
the next morning found them at their
post hoping in their childish faith that
some little blossom might be found for
them
All winter long they had watched the
- -tiny leaflets unfolding and these few
pUjuts had been tarried back and forth
from one window to another to catch ev
ery gleam of sunshine that strayed into
tbe little room they called home Every
night these little loving hands had care
fully covered the delicate leaves for pro
tection from the chilling winds that would
creep througb the cracks and crevices for
old Boreas is a cold hearted fellow who
shows little mercy for the poor and wor
ries his way into their chimney corners
as if he were a welcome visitor
But I dont think he had caught sight
of this little bit of summer or he would
have curled up the leaves with his cold
fingers and blown with his icy breath
until the tiny stalks became limp and life
less and the soil itself stiffened around
the poor little roots The little girls knew
all this and had covered their treasures
80 carefully at night and cared for them
so tenderly by day that at last they were
to be rewarded for all their labor the
lily had budded
Long years ago in fact so many that
it seemed to Lulu and Fanny a beautiful
dream there was a dear little home
where plants Woomed in the windows and
a warm fire gleamed in the grate and in
the springtime birds sang in the trees and
the lawn was covered with the greenest
grass where the bright spring flowers op
ened their eyes And then somehow for
the little girls could not tell how all these
beautiful things had faded away only
they and mamma were left and mamma
had to sew all the time and sometimes
she cried too Now these plants were all
the garden they had and only to think of
it the lily had budded they were so hap
py they must look oftener than before to
-see if the flower were almost there
So the days crept by and it seemed as
rif the lily would never unfold To be
rsure the winter was long and cold and
some days so dark and cloudy that the sun
forgot to look into their windows and
some nights were so cold that the lily itself
came near being chilled so the bud was
-not very strong
i JETpweyer the days were getting warni
e for Easier was almost there
At Sunday school the teacher had told
the children that on that day Christ had
risen from the dead and how beautiful
the Easter morn would become to them if
Christ indeed had risen in their hearts
and she went on to tell how some Chris
tians during the forty days before
ter would deny themselves some known
pleasure and strive to consecrate them
selves anew to Christ
My dear girls she added are not we
all willing to deny ourselves something
for the sake of Christ to give up some
amusement or habit or treasure that
perhaps may be crowding us out of the
kingdom
Is there not some object dear to us we
are willing to give up for him lie gave
his all for us life kingdom and heaven
itself his precious blood was shed that
we through him might live and what
have we done for him Is there not
something we can lay upon the altar as a
sacrifice so we may be prepared to re
ceive his love into our hearts
All the way home from Sunday school
Lulu and Fanny were talking about what
they could do fur Christ and perhaps
because they did not quite understand
what was meant or else had so little to
give they were a long time wondering
what they could give to Christ at last
Fanny said I know what it is the lily
we can give the lily to Christ you know
tlic teacher said it must be something we
thought a great deal of something dear
to us and I believe we care more for the
lily than anything else But how will
we send the lily to him asked Lulu I
dont know said Fanny but I guess
Gpd will show us how And now that
the lily was to be given to God they be
stowed more care than ever upon it each
day the bud grew larger and you could
begin to see a rim of white above the
green
The days sped on and there were only
four days till Easter but in the meantime
ainalignant disease had settled over part
of the city and little children were rapidly
fallingat its approach each mother trem
bled as sh held her loved ones for who
knew how near thcT angel of death might
be he hovered around the homes of
wealth and comfort and of poverty and
want until at last the shadow fell across
the street and into the room where the
Easter lily was
Fanny lay there unconscious of thfi sad
ness and gloom that had settled upon their
f little home sometimes in the delirium of
fever she would talk about the lily Gods
lily as they called it now Each day the
shadows deepened so dark so sad and
to morrow was Easter
rtJAlInight mamma and Lulu watched
5tW little sufferer hoping for some word
pr21ookof recognition morning -
aw east eic atst the
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ly dawning Easter Sunday when so
many ages ago Christ had risen from the
dead and brought with him light and life
to the waiting soul
Away off in the distance you might
catch the chime of the old cathedral bells
as they rang in the joyous morn perhaps
some of the music reached Fannys ears
for half opening her eyes she stretched
her hand toward Lulu and whispered I
will take the lily to him Just them the
sunshine burst into The room Lulu turn
ed to the window and there unfolded in
all its beauty was the lovely lily
Long hours afterward when the Sab
bath bells were pealing their glad notes
and choral voices sang The Lord is risen
indeed the little child lay there so still
so beautiful with the smile of heaven
upon her lips and holding in the waxen
fingers her precious gift the Easter lily
BEST OF THE YEAR
The Easter Holidny Feason and
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The Intelligible forms of ancient poets
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ASTER is more de
lightful in its asso
ciations than any
other holiday season
of the year It fol
lows a period of con
ventional mourning
It is a revival from
traditional depres
sion and gloom It
opens the morning of
hope and expecta
tion It reveals the
unfolding buds of
the year and of hu
man faith and prom
ise
In these respects it
differs in significance from the autumnal
thanksgiving and later Christmas holi
days Autumnal holidays mark the end
of the harvest when all its fruits have
been gathered and when gratitude is ex
pressed for every gift of Providence to
mankind The 3ear is cjosed Reflection
is the sole occupation of the mind
Truths may be gathered from experi
ence as fruit is gathered from the soil
But in the autumn every human senti
ment is inspired by a knowledge that the
best products of the year have been gath
ered that its enjoyments are closed that
its fugitive hours opportunities events
and lessons that all which it contained for
good or evil have become an element of
the unreturning past
Easter is the period of resurrection It
is an emblem of the revival which nature
experiences with each return of the sun
in its orbit and of the rains and dews at
their appointed time It brings vernal
sunshine airs and odors It is celebrated
by offerings of flowers by gayety in at
tire by festive display by all the gaudy
outward semblance in which the day
spring of the heart and of the season is
clothed
The Christianized Easter which the
world celebrates is a higher inspiration of
pagan philosophy renewed refined and
ethorealized by the influences which pro
ceeded from the tragic events on Calvary
and from their sublime conclusion From
the earliest era when man began to study
the world around him and deify its mani
festations the spring was sanctified as
the period of the year when the rigor of
nature s creative forces first was display
ed Every form of ancient mythology
recognized the vernal equinox as the point
of rejuvenation for the world of vege
table and animal life Every wind of
spring that blew and every wave that
murmured were regarded as the source of
new vital energies in production and
growth
From these beautiful pagan beliefs to
the beautiful newr Christian belief the
change was not violent nor phenomenal
It was a graceful evolution from heathen
to Christian thought It was transition
of that which was false but was almost
as beautiful as truth to the beauty and
holiness of truth Coleridge described the
abandoned fictions of classical beliefs
The fair humanities of old religion
The power the beauty and the majesty
That had their haunts in dale or plney moun
tain
Or forest by slow brook or pebbly spring
Or chasm or watery depth all these are
vanished
They live no longer in the faith of reason
In places of these fantastic heathen im
ages the new religion brought realities of
grace and truth The old fictions of the
earth and air dissolved and disappeared
They were succeeded by the gospel of
peace and good will to all mankind of
universal practical charity of faith mani
fested in good works of all the gospel les
sons which Easter day and its associa
tions convey Pagan philosophers and
poets reached only the fancies and dreams
of men Christian philosophy reaches the
profouudest depths of the intellect and
the heart
This is the lesson and instruction of the
day It relates both to the past and the
future It is a reminiscence and a prom
ise It combines the garnered wisdom of
ages with the hope of all the years to
come
Day or Great Jov
The Easter of Rome transcends in pomp
and splendor that of all other countries
The Pope is borne into the great gallery
of St Peters and gives his solemn bene
diction to Rome and the world
Poland feasts at this period on saffron
cakes roast pig and little lambs served
with pistachio plums The number of
dishes cooked is enormous Eggs form a
part of all the pastimes The religious
services are devout and impressive
In Mexico it is the great festival of the
year In the City of Mexico the popula
tion fill the streets and tho parks which
resemble the most beautiful gardens Peo
ple passing each other in the streets throw
flowers with their salutations Bands dis
course sweet music and there is general
abandonment to the delights of the festi
val of their Sunday of joy
In America the occasion is observed
generally but quietly Presents are ex
changed eggs and flowers are given a
prominent place and the church services
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are unusually impressive If the Ameri
cans had any special use for the festival
in a worldly way they might designate it
as the feast of hats The feminine por
tion of the community wear new hats
according to the ancient tradition that to
be lucky all the year something new must
be worn on Easter Sunday
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Outcome of Centuries
The resume of Easter customs finds the
central idea in the fact that they are the
outcome of eighteen centuries of religious
zeal and the concentration of genius and
enthusiasm in art science poetry and
learning of every sort Easter is a crys
tallization of the hope expressed in its
solemn observances deliverance from
death founded on the story of the great
Teacher of Nazareth and carrying joy
and life into the dead and desolate theo
ries that in the dark ages held the world
in dominance The festival of the soul is
the highest and greatest of all the cere
monies of Eastertide
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OUR BOYS AND GIRLS
THIS IS THEIR DEPARTMENT OF
THE PAPER
Quaint Sayings and Cute Doings of the
Iattle Folks Everywhere Gathered
and Printed Here for All Other Lit
tle Onea to Read
Tlie Waif
Just a lonely little maiden from the citys
dust and heat
A homeless lonely little waif withblue
eyes sad and sweet
No fathers hand with thoughtful care the
little life had blessed
No mothers touch of love had eer the
tangled hair caressed
Her ears had heard sins blasphemies her
cheeks had felt its blows
And in the wide wide city she had lived
just how God knows
But now out to the countrykind hearts
had planned the way
She rode to breathe the summer breath a
fortnight and a day
Oh joy of all that journey and sweeter
joy to come
When Farmer Stebbins took her to his
pleasant upland home
The wide - old fashioned wagon was a
chariot with wings
And the big house on the hillside looked
grander than a kings
All the beaming bliss of sunshine all the
woodlands song and stir
All the bloom of rural beauty was para
dise to her
And the hum of bees that wandered in the
daisy fields all day
Was music of another world that stole her
heart away
She knew the spreading maple that the
robins loved the best
She found the clump of grasses where the
ground bird hid its nest
And when the wind at evening whispered
thro the orchard boughs
She went with Farmer Stebbins to help
drive home the cows
And when at quiet bedtime with touch
of tender care
Kind Mother Stebbins gentle hand brush
ed back the tangled hair
One little heart with happiness was full
and running oer
One little soul was filled with love till it
could hold no more
Too soon the visit pnded the parting time
drew nigh
She kissed kind Mother Stebbins bid the
birds and bees good bj
guesses tho most names of the things
provided for the game of testing the
taste Tell mother that this Is very
good fun for a grown up peoples game
too
A Bottle of Fninous Tea
Next time you read about the Bos
ton tea party in which our forefathers
threw the English tea into Boston har
bor it will make the story more real to
you to know that some of this tea is
still preserved in Massachusetts The
State Historical Society has a big bot
tle of it and several of the old families
of Dorchester have small packages of
it and they are very proud of them
too
You see the tea was sent to Go
Hutchinson and there was so much of
it thrown overboard that it floated
down the river and the next morning
some of it was recovered by people
along the shore who found It floating
perfectly dry in the boxes and they
preserved packager of it as mementos
The old house in Boston in which the
Sons of Liberty disguised themselvest
as Indians for the purpose of going to
the tea party was owned by John
Hancock and It still stands just as It
was ivhen they came whooping out of
it in 1773
About a AVise Cat
There is in the Treasury Department
at Washington a cat that understands
English perfectly His name is Tom
and when addressed he will quickly
respond even waking out of a sound
sleep to go toward the speaker Somgl
times to confuse him the clerks win
sing out some word or words in which
the syllable Tom Is emphasized and to
that he pays no attention But let any
one call Tom its dinner time and
forthwith he walks across the room
reaches up with his paws to a tin pail
claws it down and comes bringing it
in his mouth Tom is passionately
fond of music At the cry of Hand or
gan he climbs to ahigh window seat
but at the words Here a dog he
slinks under a desk
Odd Visiting Cards
No doubt youve all heard the story
of the Indian rajah who sent a big
elephant as a visiting card to his friend
a neighboring rajah Cards almost as
remarkable as this one have been man
ufactured in Germany They are of
solid iron although they do not look
so much different from ordinary call
ing cards Several of the great manu i
facturers have had iron rolled in very
thin sheets and then cut into card sizesJ
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Game of Taste Testincr
You think you know the taste of
things dont you Well let me tell
you that if it were not for your nose
you could not tell a good many things
apart so far as your taste goes A
great deal of what you call the taste of
a thing is its smell You cant quite be
lieve this Prove it for yourselves
The trial makes it a capital game as
described by the Jenness Miller Month
ly Get mother to give you some raw
oatmeal some licorice -chocolate ap
ples as many different things asshe
can think of that do not taste a bit
alike Then blindfold first one and
then another of your party and let
each one who is blindfolded hold his
or her nose very tightly so that it isnt
possible to smell things and then let
some one give him or her first one thtsg
and then another to taste It is goi
i fun to give a little prize perhaps one
of your hocky sticks Jack or one of
your dolls Polly to the boy or girl who I
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-Farm and Home
And climbed into the wagon with its wide
old fashioned seat
Once more a homeless little waif with blue
eyes sad and sweet
But when they reached the station and
heard the whistles blast
Around the farmers sunbrowned neck
two little arms clung fast
Dont send me back Dont send me
the sobbing creature said
And Farmer Stebbins swallowed hard
then bent his bushy head
And soft unloosed the clinging arms and
put the grieved child down
He stooped and kissed the tear stained
face and smoothed the hair of
brown
And then the long train sped away
around a distant hill
But a happy brown haired maiden stays
with Farmer Stebbins still
Sheldon C Stoddard in Youths Com
panion
A Scheme for Boys TVbo Fkate
In Russia skating is even more popu
lar as a winter sport that it is in this
country Beautiful skating parks and
ponds are maintained in all of the
larger towns and cities where they are
used almost constantly As a resuic
they soon become rough cut by the
sharp edges of the skates
To remedy this difficulty a clever
Russian has invented an ice roller hol
low inside and so arranged that a roar
ing fire can be kept burning within
thus heating the iron surface As this
roller passes over the ice the roughness
is smoothed down and the surface is
soon frozen clear and even again
Some of our boys who have skating
ponds might try this scheme
upon which it was easy to print the
name and business address of the per
son who was to use them Some of the
cards are only one one thousandth of
an inch thick Those used by Baron
Krupp the great gunmaker are
of an inch
thick
Did any of you ever hear of odder
visiting cards
Blindmans Bnff
I played blindmans buff with Nell
In the way grown people play
Long ago I will not tell
Just how long ago to day
I pursued her as she ran
I the poor blindfolded man
What a famous chase she led
Here and there as swift as thought
Did I catch her No instead
The blindfolded one was caught
For the mans an easy muff--In
this game of blindmans bunT
As a spinning jenny flies
Round and round about we ran
I with my blinded eyes
Serious girl and giddy man
Both have long since had enough
Of the game of blindmans buff
-New York Journal
He Puspected the Cat
A tradesman owner of a dog and
cat had been in the habit of letting his
dog go to market and buy his own
meat The dog would bring the meat
home and deposit it somewhere in the
store and when hungry would go and
get it says the Christian Leader The
cat acquired a habit of stealing its
meat and the dog would lie down near
it watch for the thief and when the
cat came would drive her away But
at last he became tired of this busi
ness carried the meat down cellar and
covered it up with sand One day the
owner of the dog thought he would get
the meat bring it upstairs and see
what the dog would do After taking
a nap the dog went down in the cel
lar in search of his meat and com
menced digging as usual but there was
no meat to be found He laid himself
down a minute as if in thought and
then rushed upstairs and spying the
cat went for her and chased her all
around the store as closely as a police
officer in pursuit of a thief
The Trnly Clever Woman
John Is your wife clever Jack-
Clever enough to make me think that
she knows less than I know Judge
A reallv smart rrpninpr i n no -re-hr
knows when it is wise to be called- -
to another field
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