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HIE SEMI
TRIBUNE
IRA U BARB, PublUhr.
TERMS, 11.21 IN ADVANCB
NORTH PLATT
NEBRASKA
SHE TOOK
A CHANCE
$ "Clarice," cooed tho brldo'B dearest
girl friend, "you'vo novor told mo how
you and Jack happened to get en
gaged."
Tho brldo hold back her head and
Htiidlcd tho flffect of an embroidered
initial on something whlto and Huffy.
"1'vo never told, a Hying soul," alio
snld.
"Goodness! How cxcttlngl What
in tho world"
"Not onp Jiving soul! nut if you
proviso you'll novor tell anybody "
"Clarlcol You know mo hotter than
to think I'd over brcatho a word."
"Well, it -was ono night last spring.
I'd boen writing lcttcrn In my den and
. was bored to death. I'd Just broken
oft with Howard, and I hadn't any
hopes of a caller, for Tom was In
Canada nlid Martin was working
nights on bin law cases nnd Herbert
was out of town and that nlco Mr.
Sclbert you klrls Wero alt crazy
over"
"I wasn't, if you mean mc, Clarice,
you horrid thlngl I didn't Ihlnk ho
was nlco at all, and I always said ho'd
turn but something wo didn't cxpopt."
"Well, ho dldx when thoy rrga'tod
him for bigamy, tiut, then, that hasn't
anything to do i with ktw Jack and, I
got engaged.
"It wns ono of thoso lovely spring
nights, all lilacs and full moon, nnd
people out walking, and' I was cooped
up la my don all alone, iwlth every
blessed man I know out of tho ques
tion ,and nobody at homo except
Mabel studying her Latin on tho
porch. You know my don opens right
off tho end' of tho-front-hall,"--
Tho brldo paused.
"I'd just fixed, up that don," sho
went on, "and I felt so proud of' it
that I had everybody como in thoro.
So whon I heard somebody mount tho
front slops ,na If ho bclongod to the
family, and they ' say somothlng to
Mabel, I didn't budge.
"Whon Mabel.called, 'Somobody you
know to see you, Clarice,' I just said,
Tell. him to c,omo straight, to tho den.'
I thought maybo Martin had got tired
of bis law cases and como over for a
fow minutes.
"Whoevor it wns walked In as .con
fldently as If ho'd been to sen mo tho
day before. I liked his step. Don't
' you think thoro'a a lot of charnctcr
In the ivay peoplo walk? This man's
walk was firm and oven, lust as If ho
knoW what ho Wanted and never would
stop until ho got it if It took him
years and years.
"Thon, what do you think? You'd
never guess in a thousand years!"
"How perfectly romnntlc!" mur
mnrcdithe girl friend. "I never, could
guess, so hurry and tell mo."
"Ho enmo right Into tho den and
before 'I could turn around ho put his.
hands over my eyes and said in tho
nicest volco, 'Quose whol'
' "I racked my brain for a, mlnuto, tor'
I know I'd heard tho yoIco before,
though whom jit belongptl; to I hadn't
tho slightest- Idea. Ho might hp, al
most anybody, but I know ho was nice,
lust tho way ho walked add the way
' his volco Bounded. Besides, I was half
crazy for some excltomont, nnd I
think It was lust direct Inspiration
I said softly: x
"'Thoro's only "ono man in 'tho
world who has a right to do that, and
I'd know him among a thousand.'
"Whnt do you think of that for
nervol But, goodness! I didn't have
time to reflect on whnt I'd done.
Things happened too fast.
"Tho next thing 1 rcmombor Is that
J was all bunched up In Jack Phelpa'
coat collar and asking him why he'd
never written mo from Colorndo all
thoso years. He'd boon away evor
Blnco ho loft college, you know, and
ho was my first sweetheart In fact,
wo woro about half engaged whon ho
went away. , - .
"Whon I saw how perfootly dear ho
was and how handisonro ho looked
don't you think ho has tho iovollcnt
nose? why, I never said a word ; any?
way, I was In lovo with hlra buforo
I knew what was hnpponlng.
"Ho still thinks I rcmombored His
volco and know who hq waa when I
sold that ho thinks It's perfectly
wonderful, Maybo, whon I'm nn old
married woman and Jack's bnldhcndod
I'll tell him about It."
"But not now!" murmured tho girl
friend, recovering bor breath.
"Oh, by no means!", Bald Clnrlco.
'.' Facta About Farms.
Nearly, 1.000.000 now farniH huv
been created in tho United States dur
ing tho Inst ton years, In tho last
ten years tho total number of farms
has increased 18 per cent. In tho old
or states, from Ohio eastward, thoro
uas uecn going on lor 20 years u ton
dency toward tho amalgamation of
farms distant from ranrkot Into largor
holdings. On tho, other hand, this
loction has witnessed tllo cutting up
into smaller sizes of many farms
nearer to market. Thoro aro now nl
uiuoi. uirco nines as many larms oa
in 1870, and an unprecedented in
eroaeo In the value of farm landri and
uvo hiuck. American Agriculturist
A Proof of It.
"Do you think peoplo' can ever get
to the north pole by aviation?
"I don't nee why not. Tirn'mmcii.,.
pi Ihow who claim to haV reached
H, to be all In the air."
5
The
Easter
'jj
HE festival ot Eaater Is
as ancient as tho Oardon
of Eden. Tho singing ot
carols and decoration of
tho churches with flow,
era colebrato tho Resur
rection ot Christ from
I tho dead, but long before
in a unristian era ooiu
Jow and pagan made a
fenst ut this time.
Among tho Anglo-Sax
ons, tho goddess Eostro. tho deity or
spring, was honored whon tho green
hcrbngo began to stir in tho fields and
forests, and the northward moving
sunraya melted tho Ice nnd snow.
And tho Romans adopting this god
dess called her Aurora, tho divinity
of tho dawn and swing. Tho Flro-
worshipers on tho unlandB of I'erslu.
and northern tribes ovorywhoro, mndi
joyrul at tho return of tho sun, whllo
tne jawn kept tholr PaBsovor on tho
Hth of NlBun, a festival to spring.
ThuB thp older religions prepared
tho human hearts of lator generations
for n faith In tho reaurrectlon ot llfo,
and Christians reasoned that if the
earth sprang to blossom at tho coming
of ho sun, the dead might nrlso from
tho grave in spring eternal with th
coming of tho Saviour of men.
Thu pagan and Jewish feasts wcrq
observed about thu time of tho vernal
equinox which was foretold by astron
pmors. The Kaattf of tho Christian
church, being founded on an historical
.event, tho arguments In the councils
resulted in Its becoming a moveable
feast in order to still controversy.
Tho Gregorian calendar fixed it as the
first Sunday after the 21 at of March,
and If, a full moon should happen on
that Sunday, Easter- day must be tho
Sunday after. Dy this arrangement,
Easter does not fall on the day of the
Jewish Passover, and is yet influenced
,hy,the Paschal moon.
The carolo of the churches wore
Joyous. They wove nature study and
4
sag
"In the end of the Sabbath, as It had began to dawn toward the first
day of the week, came Mary Magdalene nnd the other Mary to see
the 8epulcher." Matthew xxvlll. 1. '
Spiftenard and franKlncense and myrrh.
And spices savory and sweet,
Thoy brought unto the sopulcher.
To lay them at the wounded feet.
Their precious gifts their hands between,
Thoy came in that first Blaster dawn i
And she who was called Magdalene 1
Before the others hastened on.
But at the door the spices slipped
From hands upraised in reverence,
And from the ground, unheeded, dripped
SpiKenard, and myrrh, and franhtneense.
With finger on her Hps she turned
And In a whisper tense with awe.
With eye3 that in their rapture burned
' She told the glory that she saw.
The tomb aglow with holy light,
A radiant one of gentle voice.
Whose lustrous wlng3 were Jevel bright.
Whose Hps made music thus i "Rejoice I
Your hearts no more need shelter fear." '
And one sat where had been His head.
Who said to them i "He is not here,
For ho has risen, as he sold."
Then, turning bach, upon their, way.
They set their feeti and then the sun
Flung from its arms the Caster day,
As bright as was that shining one.
And she that was called Magdalene
Paused, for before the sepulcher
A Illy, stately and serene.
New-bloomed, flung bach, the dawn to her.
(Copyright, 1910. by W. a. Chapman.)
:ooooooooooooooo
Jew and
Pagan
Celebrated
The
Advent c
theology wisely together, as In this
favorite:
Tlio world Itself Ueep-i Kuetcr day,
Ahd Hauler litrku are xlnglng)
And, EuMvT (lowers' are blooming gay,
aikj tvusirr quou nrc, (pnnginci
AlIUlo,, Alleluia,
Tin IJord ban risen aa all thing let),
Uood Chrlhtluud (H-'yu rlio na wall,
Allrlula.
In this, as In other enrols, fallows
tho story of tho Threo Marys ut thu
tomb, and ot the resurrection, given
with some Interest. Anolhor I'uvniito
In the English church is this, which
wo know Is popular in u land of many
bolfrles:
Lot tlia mrry church blt rttisr. rln.
rlac.
Let Hie merry church belli rins
llencn with team and Hlclilnc,
Trout unil cold have fled with iprlnc.
l.lte hath vonquored dying;
Flowera urn malting, flelilu ure cy
Kunny Is tho weather. I
With 'our ruins l.oVI to-day,
All in nit ilstt toirrther.
i While th'o English church has given
us most ot the carols. Franco and Ocr
many have a rich store ot them,
ftuuy best known to day, such as "hut
tho Bong be begun," uud "Christ hath
arioen! Death Is no moroi" and "Thu
strife Is o'er, tho battle done," are
quite recent In origin. Thoro are euv
ernl very old Euster sangs singing of
birds, Uowors and Joyous sporu sug
gostlpg the frolics of the spring. In
somo there Is a recolloctlon of thu.
story ot Ceres and Pcrsopuono with
flowers springing In" her stops.
From .'the first llltln bund ut strug
gllngChrlatlans led by St. Paul, the
Roman church grow Into a powerful
political organization and sought to
keon all within the fold by utilizing
tho pagan customs, for the end Banc
titled the means. Following on Christ
mas had como a period of dull win
ter and fasting, now the season was.
changed and the earth awakenod t",
youth, and 'sunlight. Many curlnu'b
practices, 'of Persians. Druids, (ioth
and Vandal wc're-tlrahn, Into chiu :h
ly service,
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Tho most solemn celobratlon of all
Is that at tho Holy Sepulchre In Jeru
salem, while the grandest is at uomo
whon the city Is filled with church
dignitaries and visitors.
At Jerusalem the pilgrims ascend
ihn Via Dolorosa. Thoy como from
every quUrtor of tho globe chnntlng
prayers, and taking part in tno iooi
washing ceremony. Tho throng kneols
in tho vast rotunda ot tho church,
many remaining In their places from
Good Friday uutll Saturday wncn tno
patriarch with unllghtcd torcn enters
nt tha annul ohor. Suddenly
1 11 U ftlUW.M w .w ------ - -
us if flnshlng frotn heaven tho Are
runs along the, torch, Uie mumtuua
shouts with Joy and singing a hymn'of
thanksgiving the flame springs frpm
candle to cnndlo. tho tapers nro
passed along, 'and cherished nro car
ried to tho fastneases of Afghanistan,
tn tho Bourcos of tho Nile, und farth
est oaBt and farthest west wherever
tho Chrlstlnn pilgrims mnito a nome.
,.:Tne ogg. a symbol q( llfo Is iintural
ly associated with Eastor. Thi but-
V.n'v omnrirlntr frntn the COCOOn lo
i .,; ....w.o""" .
nmiMmi nnoken of. but only ob-
acutely. The cuntom of colorlug eggs
came irom tne rersian gou m
in.ll nf ovll. The cood ot good Or-
muzd and the ovll of ovll Adrlman,
created eggs, Thoso being broken to
gothor by wlso men, gqod nnd ovll
worn rnnfiiRuil In human life. Tho dis
tribution of the "pacof or "pnscho"
eggs was general among pagans ad well
nB Christians. The egg rolling custom
begnn In England where eggs markod
with n name woro rolled down hill In
contests to so handlo the egg that tho
shell should not bo cracked.
Tho church permitted strange
thlncu in its efforts to urouse a prop
er spirit among tho peoplo, and to stir
lightheadedness among the dull and,
heavy. Tho clergy told funny stories
from tho pujplt to exclto "rlsus pas
challs." an Easter lace, a smiling
i-nuntonance. In Anxlnrrc. nnd lire-
banson, both clergy and people danced
to thu strains or thu Eastor nymn
"Vlctlmao naschall." nnd a solemn
gamo of ball wns played by clergy,
canons nnu msnops lor tansy canes,
LENA M. M'CAULEY
J St K -X'
CONTENTS OF THE STOCK POT
Housekeeper Must Know Tastes of
Her Family Before Making Her
Final Selection.
Whnt in nut Into n otnnlr nnf hna
jftcn been discussed by'thoso who nro
Interested in culinary tfffalrs. It all
ibnonds unnn whnt th rt aintr Its rn.
quired forKpnd to dete'rmlno Just ox-
icijy wnnmtKput In must depend upon
tho requirements of the household.
n kitchen Whom deaf nnmm urn rn.
quired, j discrimination, is necessary.
nu inoro rrust Do a separate pot kopt
or meat stock alono. For ordinary
louBcholds, whero cloar soups aro
lover' Usod. ovorythlnit snvorv nnd
citable can go In. Ono or two pro-
:autlons ore ncccsBary. Examine nil
scraps and seo that nothing is taint-
u, or tno wiiolo will boopolled. When
tiding fresh bones, romnvn nnv mar.
ow, for, nlthough n valuable fat. it
.ives n strong flnvor to soup which is
ery dlsngrccablo and is difficult to dl
;ost. Tho marrow can bo reserved
or marrow toast, marrow balls or
marrow pudding, or tried out with oth
er scraps or Tat for frying. Ilreak
tho bones Into pieces, not too small,
nu put them Into tho pot.
RECIPE FOR CURRANT BREAD
Delicious Confection as It Should Be
Prepared A Specialty of
Famous Chef.
Scnld but do not boil n cun and n
half of sweet milk and n cUp of wa
ter. Add two tablcsnoonfiiln
and a teaspoonful of nalt. Cool to luke
warm,, tnen add a compressed yeast
cako softened In another half
lukewarm wntcr and stir in enough
wnoio wiicat flour to mako n stiff bat
ter. Allow this 'to rise. If set in tho
morning oarly It avIII bo ready by ten
ociock. wnon light add ono beaten
egg, a tnblcspoonful of melted butter
and ono cupful of well washed and
tnorougiuy dried currants. Beat well,
add enough more flour to mako n
dough stiff enouKh to knond. Wnrlr
well, mold in two loaves, plnco In
greasoa pans, brush with melted but
ter nnd lot rise until light. Put In n
hot oven, but as soon ns tho bread
orownB reduco tho heat one-half and
fcavo in about half an hmir lnnenr If
preferred, white bread may bo mndo
in tho usual way, adding n liberal
quantify of dried currants. Emma
x-nuuocK Tcuora.
8woetbreads and Mushrooms.
Blanch two nalm nf Rtrnnthrnnrln
and slice them. Cut tho stems from
20 mushrooms. Beat the yolks of
throo eggs. Cook to?ethnr in th
chafing dish blazer n tablcspoonfu! of
uuiior ana ono or Hour. When smooth
tour upon thorn gradually ono and a
1-alf cups of rich milk or cream Into
vmucu a pinch of baking soda has beon
istlrrcd. Stir until smooth, then lay
Jn tho sweetbreads, cook for two mln
Htes, add salt and white popper to
asto, and put Jn tho mushrooms.
Cook until very hot,- pour In gradually
tho egg yolks and cook Just long
enough to heat thoroughly, but not
long enough to cause thu eggs to cur
dle. Serve Immediately. Hnrnnr'n
Bazar.
Scalloped Apple Pudding.
Cut ono small stale Iont In halves.
remove nil eofl narts. nml crumti hv
rubbing througl: a colander. Molt one-
lourtn or n cupful or butter, and ndd
to brend crumki. otlrrinc llchtlv with
a fork. Cover bHfom of buttered pud
ding dish with buttered crumba. nnd
una two cupruis of sliced apples.
Snrlnklc with tinn-trtith nf n r-tinfui
of sugar mixed with one-eighth of a
toaspoonrui or prated nutmeg, three
fourths of n tablcsnoonful of lulca
nnd a fow grntlnga from tho rlnda of
a lemon. Repeat, cover with remain
ing crumb3, and bnko id minutes In
a moderate oven. Cover at first to
prevent crumbs from brownlnE too
quickly. Serve with sugar und cream.
Scones.
Into a quart of flour stir r. tcnHiioon-
ftl of salt and two toaspoonfuls ot
bf king, powder. 81ft thrco times, then
chop Into the mlxturo a heaping table-
lipDonful of butter, and when well
bl'indod add enough chlllod milk lo
mf'ko n soft dough. Handlo ns llttlo
ns possible und turn out upon a
floured bonrd. Roll quickly and light
ly Into n Ehoot nnd cut into rounds
with n small l'iuilt or cako cutter.
Lay upon a ho' onptono griddle, and
when brown nrn nnd brown; split
opoti tearing, not cutting the scones
and buttor them. Hnrpur'u Bazar.
Orange's with Straw.
In tervlng rofroabmeuts fur ft ,1uvt
nlln frollt) havolomonadeororuugeatlw
.In the sklnn of appropriate fruit. Ci t
a plug irom each lemou or orange ir
tho atom end, scoop out tho pulp which
Is to bo squeezed for the buverug,
Cut two holes in each plug nnd Insert
straws. Fill thu skins with tho well
sweetened drink and replace the
'plugs,
The children can pais buck the
novel cups for refilling If the ono helt-
Ing docs not quench thirst.
To Whiten Tea Towel.
Savo nil tho lemon hullf, drop them
In tho vessel In which you. boll th?
towels, udd ono or two tablcspoonfuls
ot borax, and It will whiten thorn won
detfully, and there will, bo n clci'.rj
rroshnosB about them that Is desir
able. Furniture Polish.
Old stockings cut Into neat pitiuft
and either hemmed or buttonhole''
coarsely in a bright cotton, muke xcel
lent polishers for furniture, brass nnd
woodwork.
With Over 56 Years ;
Of successful experience
back of Hostcltcr's Stom
ach Bitters, don't you
think it is the medicine
you need to set your storrf
ach right again? It is only
natural for you to want the
best, and the Bitters will
prove to be ' 'it." Tr a
bottle today for Heart
burn, Flatulency, Sour
Stomach, Indigestion,
Gostiveness, Grippe and
Malarial Fever. Get
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BITTER
A TOUCHING APPEAL
Beggar Kind lady, won't you help
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Kind Lady Mow caruo you to dc-
out ftt tho knees? ,
Beggar Why cr or prayln for
work, ma'am.
. A Bin Shortage In Seeds.
From almost ull sections cninrn.thn r
port of frlKhtiul shortages In seed corns;
also In Bomo varieties of seed barley,
oats, ryo, wheat, ilax, clovers una tho
early varieties of potutoes.
This la particularly noUccablo In tho
Brcat. corn und oat .and. potatp growing
states. '
Thus: The great states of Nebraska and
Iowa nro nutTerlng from' a dearth ot secU
corn as never before.
Tho wldo-awalto furnicrs In theso and
other states aro placing their orders early
for abovo seeds In order to bo on tho eafo
Blilo, and wo can but. urge farmers to
write ut onco to tho John A. Salrcr Seed
to., uox. iiu, ua jroKHO, wis.,, lor their
farm need and corn catulogue.
Tho maunltudo nf tlio buslncsn of this,
long eBtabllshcd llrm can bo somowhat
estimated when una knows that In ordl
i.ary years they sail!
w,uw nii8noia or elegant seed corn.
100,000 bURbelB or seed potatoes.
300,000 buHhcls of seed oats.
fiO.OOO bushels of seed wheat.
100.000 bushels of nuro clover nnd timo
thy 1 needs, together with an cndleBs
nmoiirjt of other farm seeds and vege
table, seeds, such an onions, calibanes, car
rots, peaB, beans, lettuce, radishes, toma-
ioos( eic.
Thero Is one tlilnir about tho Snlzer firm.
they never disappoint. They always nil
your order on account of tho cnormouB
stocks they carry.
Send them 8 rents for n package of their
great (MO prize Corn and Catalogue. Ad
rtress. John A. Salzcr Seed Co., Box 183,
La Crosse, Wis.
Placing Him.
"Look at that old mnn with tic egg-
Btniu on hla shirt front."
"It Ib only tho vulgar rich that nro-
fond of such display." '
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh.
that Contain Alcrcury,
mrrrtirv will iiirrlv dratror thn oeniM) Ot tmelV.
unit completely dernneo tho tyliolo iiyilnn when
enuring It throusli the inucoua eurliiros. Kuch
srurien buuuii never ue uscu uicrpi on im-scni
tloni (ram rrpntablo phyalcluui. u tlic damaco thry
will do U ten told to tlio Rood you con (xiwilbly de
rive tram tlietn. Ilall'a Cawrrh Cure, manufactured
Dr r. J. c;nency KO- inioia, cumainn no rnrr
cury. and It taken liitcnmlly. ocllne dln-ctly upon
tlio blooil nnd miicom mirlami of tlio iiystrm. In.
buying Hall's Catarrh Cure be runs you get lhr
ccnuinn. it Is takeu Intrrnallv and mado In Toledo.
Ohio, liir V. J. Cheney A Co. Testimonial" free.
Taka Hall's Family l'IU tor ronetlpattoa.
Coming Down.
"How havo tho mighty fullon."
"Don't hother mo with your airship
accidents." Tell tlio dealer von want n lcwia'"
Single bitulcr ntniiglit flc cigar.
There's u lot of hot nlr used In tor
balloons nnd Himrlng oloiiuenco.
Turlock Irrigation District
of California
Thn LAND of Bl'NSlllNi: and OrPOrt
TUNITJKB. Healthful Cllmaie. A-l land,
AllljNlMNT VATKU at low rnls
leachcn, Aprtoots, Vftn, Oliver, Sweet
1'otatoon. Alfalfa an-V Dairying pay bet
ter than J100.00 ncrb yi.-iirly. Wiiie,
for llluatrnled booklet.
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Our INKUK.YMCK 'ONTUAI' pn.licU Pur.
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