y i s D r : -'-1 "IT . T- -y( if Jr. iMl jn TO tli learned nun wlio go grubliinx In kitchen uildd'lis. iiml wlin inn toll without Muppiti:; to count, Just bow many unusiiucs It takes to reach the niomi, It's ns ilnlii ns the uo'jii day sun why the linre Is hero nt Kasti-r with n wheelbarrow full of cg,is. Itut fur you find mo, who couldn't liulld up n dinosaur from n decayed tooth In nnothi'r million yoiirrt, nnd who mix up history with historical novels, n littlo 1 1 mo Is required to disentangle tho truth from the tra dition. There's no douht that the Easter hare has arrived. You have seen him In nearly nil the confectioner's win dows for some time past, either trund ling a wlieelliarrow full of orbs or proudly drawing a huge egs set up on wheels. Now, he sure not to pronounce that "aigs" nnd "aig." as they do lu the. South, for If you do, you will lie fall ing Into the snnie unscientific error as the confectioners have made In repre senting the sacred hare ns his humble American cousin. "Hre'r Babbit." The rabbit Is all well enough In his way. aud without him we wouldn't have that you never sought n hare lit n lien's tirst? Ah! now you begin to under stand And when yon retlect how Impossible' It would be to And the Kaster eggs If the hare hid them lu a ('ceil hole, it's perfectly plain that the New York dealers in confectioners' supplies ore propagating a mischiev ous error. Maybe It Is a blow at the Belgian harp trade. In these days of International rivalry, who can tell? Yet It Is Belgium's neighbor, tier many, from which we have borrowed tho tradition of the Easter hare, who Is qu'te as Important a figure In his way In tbe Fatherland ns is St. Nicho las himself at Christmas. Where did the Ciermans get the hare myth? To determine that you would have to make a pretty long excursion Into the past. And perhaps, In the end, It would be "up to" the Sphinx to an swer you, nnd you know very well how crabbed that lady has become through all the centuries, with no one to talk to but impertinent tourists. The truth seems to be that little llameseg "picked" eggs with his boy neighbor?. That was long before the (Jauls in troduced the custom of the Raster hat. bead that It ran see nil around. Ton never heard a hare make that old sneering excuse for carelessness: "Yon might think I had eyes in the hack of my head." To nil Intents and purposes the hare lias. Welt, then, to make It quite clear, "un" Is hare, or "open," and the moon Is "the open eyed watcher of tho skies nt night." Hut that Isn't alt. The Egyptians being n people of few, because dilllcult. words, made "un" do duty for "period," too. Thus the hare, being never eouinia-tose, "became the type of period icity, human nnd lunar, and as the opener became associated with the opening of the new year nt Raster." Finally, It came to bp con nected In tho popular mind with the eggs, broken to satisfy the opening of the jear. "And there you nre!" ex claims triumphantly the enthusiastic scientist to whom I nm Indebted for this Information. In (Sermnnj. If little Mans nnd Ore tel are jtood. the white hare steals softly Into ;he house on Raster eve, when everybody is sleeping, nnd leaves in the nooks and corners many bright ly colored eggs for the "klnderklns." In the morning the children nnd their parents hunt for these eggs nnild great excitement. So says Mr. William Walsh, who Is a composite of authori ties. To this may be added Meier's explanation that In Swahla nnd Hesse children nre nctually sent to the hare's nest In svarch of fggs. Mannhardt goes still further, saying that the hare Is reputed to be Arc nnd soul brlnger, and that children ore supposed to be procured from th? nrms. It would scorn, however, that the stork has largely usurped this function, which some persons will consider fortunate In view of the Immense number of egis laid by the hnrc Now York Herald. COMMERCIAL REVIEW. Five t'lcraiirt rr.Mlers hnv been raised by the chiefs of the Clan Fraser for their sovereigns" service since 1737. A to. v. . , 1 St s n Tsj - - ' yir 'W ' ' I y MINNA IRVING ' 'K tvf yyj uZ' A,yJ!'yy TWrt i y4fKA?' B O coul thM Is weary with tear and repirUni. f'' fl?jrt4i&4&rr -Tf" - rii Look up. (or tho fllory of Easter Is shining: yvlJ KW jJZf?r The ,,,v 1,5 cen9cr of ,vorV wlrtginfl- .. 4.fl&"ZyS tt,ftin Behold where the butterfly lee,vea us a HTR IT- la Iav In iiJ-'vSV the hee.rt of the dewffy. J T-t ,. t . -t . . . ( xnousn us qco in me garaen be.rron ana vniny i ' Tk. ,u r . u - ..j i . i i , - . 'f awellina y In & raptvjro of love by hlo wlnd-creLdled ' "j dwelling i His cell in the clapboards tho bee has for- ! naken I Tl. . .,1.1... . a IIV Tiv; VIIMUI 1 11 0 NIUHC3 RWDKOII, ' The gold in the bud of the crocus Is show. In, And tho sacrament wine in tho tulip is I Ciowingt The Lord h&i arisen I. 4 ft ( token y?U(&X'-r-''- .if iV 4 ,A ,he ,!f,I brown coflln from wMch he i-tr. ' " ' frt2yrl-"'.'' has brokem ' f " y f""' - $f'Jl icUa us tho grave-stone U only a. portal y - ' , y, ' O Through which we must pass to e. country A ' " 'Y " ' fe ' Immortnlt i . ' V f ' 1 Ti.t-jt.- v ? arisen I. 4 ;.-r' I . ' -Fr .m the Crito'lon i Tncle Henius," perhups, nnd a lot of people would have tu take out acci dent Insurance Instead of prowling around graveyards lu the dark of the moon. Hut tbo rabbit Is not a hare, and he has nothing to do with Easter. I'n fortunately, there nre uo hures in the Rust ond K.juili, and out on tho Alkali plains, where, they Insult the tame American hare by calling 111 in a Jack or Jackass rubblt, they are behaving pretty well when they remember that It's Hunday at all, much less Raster Humbiy. This distinction between th bars and the undersized rabbit is really important, and chiefly because the rab bit burrows lu tho ground, while the bare makes form ot grass for his habitation. Ar you so keen-witted If C'leopntrn. who came somewhat luter on the scene, affected the lily nt this te.nKon of the year, it was pruh ubly the tiger Illy; but you may be sure she knew nil about the bare ami Its relations with the moon, aud couxe ijUMitly with Raster Itself. For it Is a fact, even if It Is n fable, too, that the moon aud the hnrc and Raster likewise the Raster egg aro all dependent tnc one upon the other, and have been since tho time when Raster, tho Saxon goddess of tho East, gave her name to our Christian festi val. Now, you may think, with your limited kuowledgo of Rgyptology, that the EgyptluUH bad DO language other than the queer signs you may see to day ou the obelisk in Central Park; but you nre mistaken. Those hlero glyptlcs were, perhaps, merely steno graphic notes dictated by Osiris to Iris, aud afterward trunscrlbuu lu tho cuneiform tablets. With the lapse of ages souio of them have grown so "cold" that the best handwriting experts of to-day ennnot decipher them. But la thw everyday language of the Nile region the equiva lent ot hare Is "un," which. In English, is "opin." "to opeu," "tho opener." Also, the baro has been from remote times a symbol for tho moun, and for several reasons. Two of them aro that the hare Is a nocturnal animal, and that the hare nnd the luonu have both been credited with tho power of changing their sex. Again, the young of the hare, uullko rabbits, are born with their eyes open, and aro fabled nevcye close thorn, lleuco the tra ditional "bore's sleep." As a matter of fact, rather than of fublo, the hare's eyes aro to situated on tho sides of Us Uatr CfTotlnis. A faucy box of rare perfume lu cut glass bottles or a dozcu envelopes or "nachois of oiio's favorite odor are always dainty aud acceptable as an offering. Handsomely bound prnyer books nnd writing ilesk eets mounted in dark green leather are also selected to go with Raster cards. How It llapp-ntd. First rabbit "Bunny heard that lota of rnbhlti have Easter eggs, so be de ternilued to get one." Second . Ukbl it "But thost are candr rabMts!' Pint Tt.il'bit ' Well, be wouldn't lt himself bit outdooo by any candy ran WC'-ruck. Ccncral Trade Conditions. R. G. Dun & Co.'s "Weekly Review of T'adc" says: Irregularity in retail trade is due to weather conditions. At most points an early season stimulates busmcss, but in other sections there lias been interrup tion from excessive rains. More uni form activity is reported in wholesale trade, with a notably large movement of groceries, millinery, paper and build ers' materials, while conditions nre sat isfactory for the season in jevelry. Manufacturers of clothing, furniture, footwear and iron nnd steel are well en gaged, ample supplies of fuel greatly lacilitating operations, but extensive strikes threaten to render idle many New England textile mills. An output of about ,100,000 ton9 ol coke in the whole Connellsville region for the last week indicates that fuel troubles are almost ended in the iron and steel industry. Sharp competition for business in bar iron has caused a slightly lower level of prices, while plates and sheets are firmer, especially in galvanized lines. A prc:v.incnt feature of activity is found iu merchant steel for agricultural im plement works and wagon factories. I hoc orders running far into the fu ture. No improvement lias appeared in the dry goods market. The situation is peculiarly complicated as to cotton goods: stocks arc light as a rule and labor troubles threaten to curtail out pet, yet jobbers are reluctant to under take contracts at present quotations. Jobbers are placing large orders for fall delivery of shoes, readily paying the recent advance in prices, and manu facturers of heavy goods have booked tr.orv business than is customary at this early date. l-'ailures this week numbered 214 in tlie United States against 205 last year and jO in Canada, attain -1 22 a year ago. LATEST QUOTATIONS. Flour Spring clear, $J.t.S3..lo; best Patent. $4.70: choice Family, $J-95- Wheat New York No. 2. 73$; Phil adelphia No. j, 7'i(Vt c; Baltimore No. 2, ;Hc. Corn New York. No. 2. Sic: Phila delphia No. 4S'i'48!4c; Baltimore No. 2, 4KC. Oats New Y irk No. 2, 42c; Phila delphia No. J, 4,?c; Baltimore No. 2, 42':.c Hay No. I timothy, $19.506120.00; No. 2 timothy, $i8.5ofu 19.00; N. J tim othy $i5.oc'i 17.00. Fruits and Vegetables Cabbage Danish, large, per ton $6.0017.50; do. small, per ton $5.0015.50; Potatoes Varyland and Pennsylvania, per bn 65 (0.6S; do, Eastern per bu 651.68. Egg plants Florida, per orange box $l.50'fi 2.25. Onions Yellow, per bu 30(11 J5c; do, red, per bu 206125. Celery, per do zen 6CW65C Apples Eastern good to choice, per brt $1,506; .1.00; do, Western, good to choice, per brl $i.40ft2.6o; do. No. 2, all kinds, 9061 $1.15. Sweet po tatoes Potomac, yellow, per brl $2.25 612.50: do, North Carolina, yellow. $2.25612.50; da, Eastern Shore, yellow, $2.0061 2.25. Yams Yellow, $1.50611.75 Tomatoes Florida, per carrier $1.5061? 2.75. Asparagus Charleston, er bunch 2061 joc. Butter Separator, 206130c; Gathered cream, 276128c; prints, 1 -lb, 20u.to; Rolls, 2-lb, 296130c; Dairy pts. Md., Pa., Va., 2K.':i2oc. Eggs Choice Maryland and Pennsyl vania i4c; Virginia and Western 14; Western Virginia 14; Southern 13V.; duck eggs 246125. Jobbing prices 't to ic higher. Cheese Large, 6o-!bs, I4'462l4vic: 1I0, 30-lbs, 14! -61145.; 23-lbs, HVM 14V1. Live Poultry Turkeys, liens, choice. 61.10c; do young toms, choice, 61J4; do old do, ijfrj'ij. Chickens, hens, heavy to medium, (f'.l4c; do old roosters, each. .106135; do young, good to choice, 1461. ih; do do, rough and staggy, :3ft 14; uo spring. 286J.32; do winter, 1861 22. Ducks, fancy large, 1561 16; do do, small, 1361.1 4: do musco vey and mongrels. 1461 15. Cecse, West ern, each, 406160, Guinea fowl, each, i 25. Provisions and Hog Products Bulk clear rib sides, 11c; bulk clear sides, 1 1 J-4 ; bulk shoulders, 10; bulk fat backs, 18 lbs. and under, 10; bulk bellies, It; bulk ham butts, 10; bacon clear rib sides, ii44; clear sides, 12; bacon shoul ders, ioj; sugar-cured breasts, small. 12; sugar-cured shoulders, blade cuts, iof4; sugar-cr.red shoulders, narrow to'-i; sugar-cured shoulders, extra broad,' nJi; sugar-cured California hams, 10V4. canvascd and uncanvaseO, 12 lbs and over, l.l-Kt; hams, canvased aud tuicanvased, 15 lbs p.nd over, 13: hams, skinned. 14; refined lard, second hand tubs, ioJi; refined lard, half-barrels and new tubs, 10)4; tierces lard. 10'.. Hides Heavy steer",, association and salters, late kill, 60-lbs and up, clcse selections. io6iio-.c; cows and light steers, 86i8'j. Llv Stock. Chicago Cattle Good to . prime steers $5.00615.50; poor to medium $3.75 614.75; stockers and feeders $2.75f'ti 4.85; cows $1.50614.60; heifers $2,506 4.75; canners $1.50612.75; bulls $2.25(i7 4.50; calves $3.00616.75; Texas steers $0061.1.50. Horn Mixed and butch ers' $7 25617.30; good to choice, heavy, $7-436i7-7o; rough, heavy $7.15617.40; light $6.20'7.3o; bulk ot sales $7.25(0) 7.50. Sheep Good to choice wethers 45.50616.50; fair to choice mixed $4.50 Qi 5.50; native lambs $5.50617.50. East Liberty cattle t.noice 5-40C'. 5.50; prime $5.2o6T5.3o; good $4-7SCti 5.00. Hogs active; prime heavies $7.70 617.80; mediums $7.75(07.80; heavy Yorkers $7.65(i77; 1'ght do $7.60; pigf $7.50617.65; roughs $5.00(4,7.25. Sheep best' wethers $6.oo6i6.25; culls and common $2.256i4.5o; choice lambs $7.50 ('A7 6S; veal calves $6.50607.00. SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY. The best ipecac is that from Brazil. Steel rusts seven times a rapidly as iron. Germany has now 32,000 mites of steam railway. New York City now has twelve regu lar school nurses. Petroleum is the fuel of all the loco motives in Asia. The germ which causes tonsilitis if the staphylococcus. Miniim enterprise.! and limited com- iianil tr now tnxrri - ner rint- o' their net profit in Bolivia. Each year about too sea vessel are lost without record. One death in every 112 in the United States is murder. The world's crop of beet sugar if double that of cane lunar. The total population of Canada equal that ol the Mate 01 unio. North Carolina and Mississippi have Jjtate schools for the study of textile labrics. More than half the external business of Costa Kica is with the United States During the last year California pro duced twice as much gold as Alaska. and Colorado produced more than three times as much. . HOW A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN ESCAPED SPRING CATARRH BY USE OF PE-RU-NA. Nothing Robs One of Strength Like Spring Catarrh Spring Fever is Spring Catarrli. !, , . . j nervous ProatraUon. i .!!,,',nd,, ' CV rninht be quoted in J 'o fm Vi'na har'en u'd to rescue pe" I ;, S .L'e ,er(lltlP" of deranged nerve,, i Tnn Pf th'i?! "V.1'0 B00(1. 'olid f"unI: i Frie Pn, !f"',hv Thl i ounty Auditor of t NV.r VZ' r.Xrk. Hon. John IV. V Vi. . . 1 .I, ,vrl"en at Hutfa o, f-fIj 1 ?rk: tate.',: 1 ,v" persuaded by tonic, Peruna, and the rexulta were so gratifying that 1 am more than pleased to recommeni it. uruu mvtw iriierif iv Miss Helen Whitman. 308A Crnnd Avpnno M;iu-nii1.n- v; " There U nothing like Peruna tor that ttred eel tug, which gtvet you no ambition lor work or play. After a prolonged (dnesa about a year ago, tlt 91 tl tl hi n in .. 1m ..... I.fl. ... 1. n . . a . ' 1, . w ' . iwuies uj A'eruna muue a or oil - dcrul ihango and restored me to perfect health. An long at you keep your blood in good condition you are all right, and Peruna scents to fill the veins with pure healthul blood. 1 thoroughly endorse ff." HISS HELEM WI11TUA. Have you got nerves? Well, you ought nave nerve, nut they ought to be "onif nerves, eooti niTvi. im vnnr nd trtm)l V.,n n- I..;-.. . i.... iJoes your heart flutter at times? You had leiier can a nan:. Americans live too fust. I'hey crowd too much into a single day. .hey huve too little leisure. The hospitals nd insane asvlums are fillin. im 'I I. n quiet, pnstoral scenes of yore are beeoniine are. It a time that we quit this sort ot USllll'liS. to itif lloxe to Get Strong Xervr. First, repair the injury already done to your nenres. The way to do this is to do -ahuli? us oiu maiiie 13. turtis, Secretary of legion of Loyal Women, Hotel Salem, have been entirely frco from these maladies. A Spring Tonto. Almost everybody needs a tonic In tha spring Something to brace the nerves, in vigorate the brain and. cleanse the blood. I list l'ernna will do this is beyond all question, hvery one who has. tried it hm had the same experience as Mrs. D. W limberlahe. of Lynchburg. Va., who, in a wl.. ite7 made ,u,e of t,,e f""oing words: '1 always take a dose of Perunll tiTth bu"ne bours, as it is n great thing tonic, and I have used about all of them.'1 Catarrh tn Spring. .? T'.nR the be,t tim t0 treat ca tarrh. .Nature renews herself every spring 1 he system is rejuvenated by snrino weather, llus renders medicines more e" vfC Ji'e v. ,l,0.1 cou"e of l'ernna, assisted by the balmy air of spring, will cure old, stubborn cases of catarrh that have rcsMtl h."e.a nent fi"UyelV?' Kvcrylmdv should '-." Py .PJ- ""P'-n' latest boot, r!', Addre,. The Peruna Medi cine Co., Columbus, Ohio. says:' LU'U Larnler' Stoughton, Wis., "For two years I suffered with nervout . irouoie and tnm. j ach disorders until 2 it seemed that tilers 5 was nothing to mc I but a hundlc of j nerves. 1 was very i irritable, could not sieep, rest or com pose myself, nnd was eertuitiiv unfit i f S household. I took , " J nerve tonics and Mrs. Lulu Larmer. f without bene- taking Peruna I grew steadily better, m nerves grew stronger, my rest was n'n longer fitful, and to-dav 1 consider mvscll in perfect health and strength. My recov ery was slow but sure, but I persevered and was rewarded by perfect health." Mrs. Lulu Larmcr. If you do not derive prompt and satis- 1 -na. uoatoii, jiass. sne said in a recent letter: , it you do not derive prompt and satis- 1 suffered for over a year with general factory results from theuse of Peruna write weakness and debility manifested in tie- t once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full state- vore headache and backache. I took four n'ent of your case, and he will be pleased bottles of Peruna. and fur tun mnnih. to cive vou bin vh1u.i1.Io . !,.;,. -,.- . . ami 11c -111 oe pic to give you Ins valuab e Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitari- m, Columbus, O. IIQC TAYI flR'Q Sher?kee Remedy of Sweet Gum and Mullein uuio in 1 uuii u 2-tnre'o Grer. Coughs, Colds, LaGrippe ftSZJS? 8?S$Ss The First. To Pennsylvania beloncs the distinc tion of beitiK the first State which has provided by law for the conformity in organization and discipline of its na tional Guard to the organization and discipline of the regular army as re quired by the new Federal militia law. there was not much occasion for change, the three-battalion and twelve company formation having already been adopted by our infantry regi ments. No batteries of artillery are in cluded in the new organization, it be ing the opinion of the best informed military authorities that the artillery branch of the service requires such an mount of technical knowledge and ex- pertness as only professional soldiers have time and opportunity to acquire. On the other hand, there is to be a whole regiment of State cavalry, wdiich will necessitate the increase in number of this arm to twelve troops. The method of reorganization, as well as the elenty with which the Federal law was omplied with, reflect credit on mili tary authorities of the State. Mining enterprises and limited com panies are now taxed 3 per cent, of '.heir net profit in Bolivia. The irerm which causes tonsilitis is the staphylococcus. Old Time Remedies. In the family Bible of a Roxborough man there are a number of medical rules, written over seventy years ago by the great-grandmother of the Bi ble's present owner. Among the rules are the following: "A stick of brimstone worn in the pocket is good for them as has cramps. "A loadstoan put in the place ware the pane is, is beautiful for the Rheu matiz. "A basin of water gruel, with haft a quart of old rum in it, with lots of brown sugar, is good for Cold in Hcd. "If you have hiccups, pinch one of your wrists wile you -count sixty, or get somebody to skarc you and make you junipe. "Tlie earache Put onion in ear after it is well roasted. " "The consumption Eat as many Eeanuts as possible before going to ed." Not Wasting Any Time. "You write your first name very well, indeed, Miss Pinkie," criticised the writing teacher, "but vou make a sad botch of the 'Jbnson part of it." "What is the difference. Mr. Spen cer?" asked the pretty girl, "I expect to change the Johnson part of it some day." No Argument. A clergyman passing through a vil lage street saw a number of boys sur rounding a dog. says 'the Buffalo Cou rier. Thinking that some cruel deed was in progress, the clergyman hasten ed towards the boys and asked what they were doing. One of the lads re plied that they were telling lies, and the boy who told the biggest lie would get the dog. The clergyman was shocked at such depravity and began to lecture them on the sin of lying, and concluded his remarks by saying, "Why, when I was a little boy 1 never told lies." The boys were silent for a second, when one of them said sadly, "Hand him the dog." Almost a Disease With Him. "I see," said Mrs. Oldcastle, "that your husband seems to have a tender spot for Cupid. There are three pic tures of .the little fellow in the library, and here you have him carved on the newel post." "Yes," her hostess replied. "I didn't want so many of them around, but there don't seem to be no way to cure Josiah of his Cupidity." ;.:- ;,-.v-., . i'l luav VT' Delicately formed and gently reared, women will find, In all the seasons cf their lives, as maidens, wlves.or moth ers, that tho one simple, wholesome remedy which acts gently and pleasantly and naturally, and which may ba used with truly beneficial effects, under any conditions, when the system heeds a laxative. Is Syrup of Figs. It Is well known to bo a 6lmpIo combination of tho laxativa and carmlnatlvo principles of plants with pleasant, aro matic liquids, which are agreeable and refreshing to the tasto and acceptable to tho system when Its gentla cleansing Is desired. Many of the 111 from which vomen suffer are of a tran sient nature and do not come from any organic troublo and It Is pleasant to know that they yield so promptly to tho beneficial effects of Syrup of Figs, but when anything mora than a laxative Is needed it Is best to consult tha family physician and to avoid tho old-tlmo cathartics and loudly advertised nostrums of tho present day. When one needs only to remove tho strain, tho torpor, tho con gestion, or similar Ills, which attend upon a constipated -condition of the system, use the true and gentlo remedy Syrup of Figs and enjoy freedom from tho depression, the aches and pains, colds and headaches, which are due to Inactivity of the bowels. Only those who buy the genuine Syrup of Figs can hope to get its beneficial effects and as a guarantee of the ex cellence of the remedy tho full name of tho company California Fig Syrup Co. Is printed on the front of every package and without It any preparation offered as Svruo of Figs 13 fraudulent and should be declined. To those who know the quality of this excellent laxative, the Offer Of anv Substitute. whin vmn nf - Pto I. .'' for, Is always resented by a transfer of patronage to ' s 1 omo first-class drug establishment, where thev do K' tmt not recommend, nor sell false brarjds. nor imitationV- remedies. The genuine article mavtbe bought of all reliable druggists everywhere at 50 cents por bottle. if'f a v:J It -sJ&'h mwm$,n . MA.v.V,''S V. Mil