ALTRI hei, Dy Bv John =< Vicar HX. Finley. x And now, O kneeling One, to Thee This crimson-crowned twig of thorn, Hurting, through Passion-week I've worn, I give it for a rosary For crucifix its rose, > deep-red, For beads its thorns—the prayers I've said, Qut of the fierceness of the strife, Out of the bitterness of life, Out of the groping in the night, Out of the struggle s . s Bind thou this cross for the light. * * * 2 upon thy breast. My old transgressions, new confessed, Shall be forgiven through thy grace Who pure in heart dost see His face; Tell thou these poignant beads again, Press thou these thorns of penance pain, And, learning all my prayers, pray Their answer on this Easter Day. —From Colliers. (by: Re V.Dr. Madiron C. Peter “Consider the lilies, how they grow.” This divine injunction means that we are not simply to look at them admiringly, but to look into them, expend thought upon them and explore their spiritual meanings. The lily in its beginning is a very unpromising plant. It starts from an ugly bulb, in size and shape like an onion. Treasured in its bulbs is a re- serve of nutriment. Its root is in it- self. It can grow in hard places. So the best people, who have the real stuff and stamina in them, will bloom on in the world though not set in an Eden garden. The lilies of the field are not idle; they grow and grow in trustful grace. They trustfully lay hold of the sun and air. The nourishment of the soil spreads about their roots and the gentle night mist brought upon the wings of God’s winds wrap them with coolness and refreshment. These lilies trustfully lay hold of these things and grow and so fulfill the meaning of their lives. The Mas- ter’s argument is this: What does not belong to the lilies belongs to us. The lily’s mission is to stand still and grow. To us it is given to fill our lives with industry. There is no com- fort for idleness here. Babies, sick and infirm persons may live as the lilies do and be cared for as they are, but hearty people, with active brains and strong hands, will be poorly cared for if they live the lily’s way. The lilies are satisfied with the place in which God has put them. Though there are flowers out in the middle of the garden, the lilies do not fret at their lot. Though some are larger, the lily is satisfied with being a little plant that can grow in the shade and, though the roses have their marvelous red, the lily is satis- fled with the pure white. And so we have another lesson the lily teaches— Don’t worry. He was a wise traveler, who, when his horse died, said: “Well, I must walk now,” and trudged on cheer- fully. Yet a great many people would have sat down beside the dead horse and spent days in bemoaning their loss. Sadness unfits us for duty. Regret never restores what has been taken away. James Whitcomb Riley sweetly sings: Oh heart of mine, we shouldn't OITy 80. What we’ve missed of calm we couldn’t ave, you know. What we've met of stormy pain, And of sorrow’s driving rain, We can better meet again, If it blow. We have erred in that dark hour We have known; When our tears fell with the shower, alone. Were not shine and shadow blent As the gracious Master meant? Let us temper our content ‘With His own. Our worst misfortunes never hefall us. They exist only in a diseased im- agination. It is easy to see through one pane of glass, but through ten pieces placed one on the other we cannot see, This does not prove that each one is not transparent, nor are we called upon to look through more than one at a time. The lilies love to grow in retired places—they stay in the background. You will find them all alone in the se- clusion of their shady retreat. When the lily grows it hangs its head as though it wanted to hide it- self, and when its beautiful flowers have reached their full growth they hang their heads as if ashamed of their beauty, and felt as though they had nothing to be proud of — as though God had meant the form and attitude of this-flower to teach us hu- mility—that low, sweet root from which all heavenly virtues shoot. The lilies of the field grow casting benignant shadow; the create around them, by the shadow of their leaves and blossoms and by the moisture which tt attract, conditions suit- able growth of other plants ved. ‘Where the lilies grow in Palestine the herbage is luxurious. Those spots are the favorite feeding places of flocks and birds, and where the lilies grow sweet and tender grass is sure to be found. We are to be like the lilies in this respect. We are to cast benignant shadows. In the bitter winter a boy was seil- ing papers. One stopped to buy. As he bought, smiling pleasantly on the child, he asked: ‘“‘Are you cold?” “I was until you passed by,” was his sweet answer. know of its presence. need of argument to prove that there is a lily about. The great want of to-day is not so much argument sustaining Christian- ity, as living Christians illustrating it. Not what men say, but what men do weighs in the minds of the world. ‘What the world wants to-day is up- right and down square honest deal- ing and after dark virtue. One day of good living is worth more than a whole ton of tall talk. Easter Salad. Cook the tough stalks of celery in one quart of clear soup stock and when tender remove them; add to the liquor two tablespoonfuls tarra- gon vinegar, one-half teaspoonful piquant sauce and two tablespoonfuls of gelatine, softened in cold water; stir slowly until the gelatine is dis- solved; then turn into a border mold and set on ice to become firm, says the Housekeeper. In the meantime boil six eggs for twenty minutes; let them become cold and then cut them in two crosswise; remove the yolks, mash them fine and allow one sweet red pepper for every six eggs; these peppers can be purchased in cans. Add six stoned olives, and run all through the meat-mincer; add enough mayonnaise to moisten; then refill the cavities in the whites; press two to- gether and set, small end up, inside the ring of jelly, which has been slipped out of its mold after dipping an instant in hot water. Wreathe with crisp lettuce or celery foliage. When serving, place a spoonful of the jelly and an egg on the garnish for each guest. Calla Lily Popular. A revival of the calla lily popular- ity is among the incidents of the Easter season worth mentioning. There was a time, some years ago, when this flower grew and blossomed in every florist’s shop and in every dwelling house where the raising of plants was undertaken. Then it passed from favor. Now it returns to find so many admirers that it is said there will hardly be enough calla lilies to meet the demand. Florists have not cultivated the calla into strange shapes. It has just the same serene, stately, pure and unbending presence that always characterized it, and for this alone it receives a re- newed admiration. — Boston Tran- script. There is no] PASSION WEEK. I AT THE CHURCH GATE. My neighbor passes with unseeing eye Like twilight waters of a pool. Her face Gleams with the pale flame of her i She walks our street as though ’twere ho. place. 2 Hers 1s the rapture of that sacred pain Ordained of God, through God transfused again Into the world’s salavation. She can know None sweeter than the rapture of that woe. H, AT THE ALTAR. Not by Thy will, O God, but through our scorn, Our blindness, was He set between two thieves, The Friend to all mankind. Stung by that horn, Pierced by that pitiless spear, the world still grieves, Pacing in penance the journey of the Cross. Ours was the sacrifice, the bitterer loss! Teach us to render love for love, to praise And save our saviours unto earthly days! AMEN. —Lucy Heald. Good Friday Customs. All through Christendom there pre- vail many curious customs and be- liefs in regard to Good Friday. In Florida it is thought that if three loaves of bread baked on that day be placed in the cornerib mice will be prevented from nibbling the corn, nor will the crib be invaded by rats, weasles or worms. In many European countries on Good Friday there are eaten cakes marked with a cross. In England they consist of a sort of spice cake, with a sugared top, and are called Hot Cross Buns. Many charities take place on the day. One of the most curious is held at the Church of St. Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield. After sermon the rector places on a gravestone twenty-one sixpences, which are to be picked up by as many poor widows, who have heard the sermon. The custom originated in the will of a cer- tain lady, who left funds to pay for the sermon and provide the sixpences. If any of the widows have fingers too stiff to pick up the money, they for- feit it. At the Church of All Hallows, London, buns are distributed to the children of the Sunday-school and the ward school. In the Church of Glen- tham, Lincolnshire, there used to take place an odd performance known as “Washing Molly Grimes.” The church contains an old stone image, popularly spoken of as Molly Grimes, and every Good Friday the figure was washed by seven old maids of : I FROM THE PAINTING: BY EUGENE. BURNAND | PAINTING: BY _EUGENE-_BURNAND_ Fotis Mall al AAS 4 re Roland Hill once said, “I would give nothing for that man’s religion whose very dog and cat are not the better for it.” Whittier sings truly: “A little word in kindness spoken, A motion or a tear, Has often healed the heart that’s broken And made a friend sincere. A word, a look has crushed to earth, Full many a budding flower, Which had a smile, but owned its birth, ‘Would bless life's darkest hour. Then deem it not an idle thing A pleasant word to speak; The face you wear, the thought you bring, A heart may heal or break.” The lilies of the field grow through a dual life. The root life of the lily must mine down in the soil, that it may gather nutriment for the lily’s growth. So we in this life must take hold of the things about us. We are to conquer the world, not by withdrawing from the world, as if religion were a harsh and gloomy thing, and shut us out from the ordi- nary business and enjoyments of life. The lily’s stem, the leaf and the bloom reach up toward and take hold of the shining sun. While we are in this world we must in a certain sense be of it, but the higher and truer life must be kept in vigor by a steady grasping of the Sunof Righteousness. The lily is white. Whiteness de- notes holiness. Holiness denotes wholeness—a well built, all around symmetrically developed life. A holy man like the lily is harmonious in all his parts. He is not a jumble of inconsisten- cies, to-day fluent in prayer and to- morrow fluent in falsehood. He does not keep the fourth commandment on Sunday and break the eighth com- mandment by cunning frauds on Mon- day. The lily into a beautiful rounded flower; it has no sharp edges or corners. Many people are more like chestnuts than lilies—the nuts may be good enough, but they are en- closed in prickly burrs. The 1lily’s fragrance perfumes ‘the {air and before you sce the lily ypu grows Curious Good Friday Observances. In the Isle of Man it is reckoned unlucky to put iron in the fire on Good Friday, and, instead of tongs and poker, one has to use a stick cut from a rowan tree. In Croatia and Slavonia the people take whips to church with them, and after service they beat each other “fresh and healthy.” They may have some notion that the beating drives out the demons of disease, or else it is done in memory of the flagellation of Christ. In many places Judas Iscariot it flogged or burnt in effigy. The Por- tuguese and South American ships in the port of London usually have a celebration of this sort. At daybreak a wooden figure, rudely carved to rep- resent Judas and clothed in ordinary sailor’s clothes and red worsted cap, is hoisted by a rope around its neck to the forerigging. The crews of the various vessels then go to chapel. On their return the figure is lowered and ducked in the dock three times. Raised aboard again, it is dragged around the deck and lashed till its garments are in shreds. The ship's bells keep ringing meanwhile and the captain distributes grog. The crews work themselves up into paroxysms of fury, Judas is cursed and de- nounced, and finally the image is set on fire and consumed amid cheers. Hot Cross’ Bun Passing, Only 5,000,000 “hot cross buns” were consumed in London en last Good Friday, indicating the dying out of the custom. The cross bun is the modern equivalent of the cakes eaten in honor of the Saxon goddess Eostre, from whose name the word Easter comes. Her worshipers became Chris- tians, but, unwilling to give up the buns, compromised by making them with a cross. Out of every 1,000,000 lett pass through the 1 ice i culated that o Glentham, who were paid a shilling apiece for their trouble. This Came to an end about 1832, when some property which was charged with the payment was sold without the custom being mentioned in the deed. Symbols of the Resurrection. All the spring flowers are, fitly, symbols of the Resurrection, the re- newal of life after the killing frosts, and commerce has made the Bermuda lily a spring flower. There are sweeter flowers and lovelier. The lately developed Easter lily resembles somewhat the blossom of the despised jimson weed, though it seems not nearly so beautiful to the artist’s eye. —New York Times. — “ALL. FOR CHRIST.” 1 | “For God so loved the world, | | that He gave His only begotten | | Son, that whosoever believeth in | | Him should not perish, but have | | everlasting life.” (John 5:16.) ij 1 I Up to the year 1854 the newspa- pers of England labored under the handicap of a special government tax. Make Shoes Comfortable. Is there any woman who has not suffered with half shoes and pumps [that slip up and down on the heel? In spring the streets seem to be {crowded with humanity with pained expressions on their faces, treading as though terra firma were a much more fragile substance than it is. A relief, however, has at last been dis- covered by some wise person whom necessity transformed into an inven- tor. Paste a piece of velvet inside the heel of the shoe, of course, with the side of the nap toward the foot, and this will effectually prevent any slip- ping or rubbing. It is very easy to do, costs but a very few cents, and any good liquid glue may be used, so that at last an effectual and easy pre- ventative for slipping heels has been found.—Washington Star. To Clean Velveteen. The method employed to clean light and dark velveteen is a simple one. A lather of white soap is made, into which the velveteen is dipped, then placed on a board or table and scrubbed the way of the pile with a clean nail brush until all dirt has been removed, when it is rinsed in clean cold water, but not squeezed or wrung, as this would spoil the pile. It is dried in the air and some- times the back is drawn over a hot iron, but this is not absolutely neces- sary. Light velvets are cleaned by gen- tly rubbing with a flannel previously dipped in kerosene; or, if the mate- rial be soiled in spots only, by rub- bing with a piece of fat bacon or but- ter, when the wrong side requires drawing over a hot iron in order to raise the pile.—New York Press. As to Sheets. Every good housewife is interested fn the care of sheets, and many of them will like to hear a few sugges- tions made by an economical and clever woman. She said: “I never have my sheets made with a small hem on one end. There is always a three-inch hem on both ends—so there is no top or bot- tom—and the sheets wear just twice as long as they otherwise would. It is not difficult to do, for I always have my sheets made in the house by a seamstress, so they will be the right size. And, speaking of size, do you know what to do when ready-made linen sheets are too short for the beds?” i Of course I did not, so she told me that a false hem might be added and either fagoted or hemstitched to the one already on the sheet. In this way the sheet could be easily made as long as desired, and the embroidery only added to the beauty of the sheet. This is certainly very useful infor- mation, for many a mother has a tall boy who is constantly complaining that the sheets are too short. The addition of the false hem is quickly done, and the extra material required does not form a very large item in the family expense account. — New Haven Register. Bacon Dressing. — Cut one-half pound of bacon into slices, then into small pieces; fry till the oil is a light brown; remove the pan from fire; add the juice of a lemon, a glass of strong vinegar and a saltspoonful of pepper; pour it over the salad with the scraps of bacon. Brown Bread Breakfast Pudding. —To two cups of hot milk, well salted, add one cup of dried brown bread crumbs and one tablespoon butter. Cook and beat steadily the first five minutes to keep free of lumps. Serve hot with milk. Pre- pare any quantity of crumbs by dry- ing in oven. r Boiled Pudding.—One cup of vine- gar, one cup of butter, one cup of molasses, two teaspoonfuls of salera- tus, citron and fruit to taste, two and one-half cups flour. Steam three hours. Sauce — Three-quarters cup butter beaten to a cream, then add two cups powdered sugar. Beat well and stir in one tablespoonful corn starch, wet in one-half cup cold wat- er. Cook until thick. Stuffed Steak.—Make a slit four inches long in a thick round steak and make a cavity large enough for stuffing. Fill with bread stuffing and skewer the edges together. Rub the outside with hot pork fat and place in baking pan with a brown gravy. If you have no gravy use beef ex- tract, one-third teaspoonful to one cup of hot water. Bake two and one- half hours, basting frequently. Apple Cake.—Line a pie plate with short pastry, cut the apples into eighths and arrange close together in concentric circles until centre is reached. Sprinkle with sugar, dust with nutmeg and then spread evenly over the top a mixture of beaten egg with two tablespoonfuls of cream from the top of the milk jar. Dot with bits of butter, bake quickly in a hot oven and serve while hot with cream, OLD PEOPLE'S KIDNEYS Often Need Helpful Stimuintien. The kidneys are the busiest organs of the body, filtering as they do all the blood every three minutes. They show signs of wearthrough pain in the back and irregular urination. Doan’s Kidney Pills cure kidney- ills in old or young. Mrs. __| Mary C. Phelps, 4 | Spring St., Westfleld, Mass., says: “] am past 92 years old, and am to-day without a sjgn of kidney trouble, backache, pain in the sides, etc., which had bothered me. Doan’s Kidney Pills cured me so that kidney trouble has never returned.” Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Use for Old Organs. “On my last trip through country towns,” said a traveling man, “I met a drummer who was buying up old church organs and was shipping the wood back.to a violin manufacturer in New York. He said that the mak- er of violins thought that wood that had done service in one of these little cabinet organs was the best he could find for the average fiddle and he paid that drummer a small commission on every wornout organ he could pick up.” Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days. Pszo Ointment is guaranteed to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to 14 days or money refunded. 50c. In the Dry Zone. “Bottled water is having a big sale now in Georgia.” “Helps some to drink it out of a bottle, I s’pose?’—Louisville Courier Journal. Don’t Be Misled. Many a life has been cut short by a cough that was not believed to be serious. Many a backache and sideache follows 8 gong ing spell. Many a night is passed in restlessness caused by coughing. Many a cough “cure” that never cures is tried. Di not be misled. If you cough, take the ol reliable, Kemp’s Balsam, the best cough cure. At druggists’ and dealers, 25c. Horrible. “That was an awful disaster. There was only one survivor—isn’t that ter- rible?” “Fearful. What a bore he’ll be!” ——Cleveland Leader. Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for Children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflamma- tion, allays pain, cures wind colic, 25ca bottle. a eset anieueimtaraevnctas — 156 Power in the Silences, Here is a hint for the women who fidget and fret and fuss . Go into the silence at certain times of the day. One need not necessarily retire for formal prayer. “He who is in the path of duty needs no prayer,” said a wise Oriental. find the peace and strength of prayer. In withdrawing from the pressure of things and getting ins touch with the great sources of power, you will find the peace and strength of prayer. In withdrawing from the pressure of things and getting in touch with the great sources of power, you will ab- sorb power. Slip away for 10 minutes, and picture your work before your mind’s eye as a triumphant and com- pleted whole. Quit your spirit, hold- ing yourself open to the divine cur- rents, feeling that you are a channel for your measure of the central pow- er, and you will emerge sustained and soothed by the inflow from the central sea. You will go forth to your work able, like the poet’s brook, “to make a pastime of each weary step.” With- draw into the deep silence; there is no surer way to fling off the shadows of fear, to banish the newts and bats of the worries and flurries.—Edwin Markham, in Red Book. Tariff and Business. , The argument that business suffers whenever the question of tariff revi- sion is taken up is a very popular one, According to people who take that view, the time for tariff revi- sion will never come. If business is booming, we are told that it would be folly not to let well enough alone. If business is depressed, we are warn- ed that we are likely to check a re- vival, and if business is rallying, we are told to stand out of the way and let it rally.—Wall' Street Journal. SISTER'S TRICK But it all Came out Right. How a sister played a trick that brought rosy health to a coffee fiend is an interesting tale: “I was a coffee fiend—a trembling, nervous, physical wreck, yet clinging to the poison that stole away my strength. I mocked at Postum and would have none of it. “One day my sister substituted a cup of piping hot Postum for my morning cup- of coffee but did not tell me what it was. I noticed the richness of it and remarked that'the coffee tasted fine, but my sister did not tell me I was drinking Postum for fear I might not take any more. “She kept the secret and kept giv- ing me Postum instead of coffee until I grew stronger, more tireless, got a better color in my sallow cheeks and a clearness to my eyes, then she told me of the health-giving, nerve- strengthening life-saver she had given me in place of my morning coffee. From that time I became a disciple of Postum and no words can do jus- tice in telllng the good this cereal drink did me. I will not try to tell it, for only after having used it can one be convinced of its merits.” Ten days’ trial shows Postum’s power to rebuild what coffee has de- stroyed. “There’s a Reason.” Look in pkgs. for the famous little book, “The Road to Wellville.” Ever read the above letter? ‘A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human interest. 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