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PablfcUMd every flaswrd Jm., at 811 Korth 4th gareaS, Bichmon JOMN niTCMELL, JR , - EDITOR. - All eoaBSBsnlassions tevsaded for pnbllcwtW efcaeJdbeaenteoaatoreachnsby Wednesday. TBRM8 IN ADVANCK. fhieOopy, oaeyear. ... % . OWeOopr.eijrht montha, .... l.gc OuetVipy.Mx n.on'h. . .Hli fcOopyt fotur montha. .... Oopy. threa aaoathe, .40 rleOopy..06 ADYKBTT3IXO KATSB. ?>>r oaeinch. one lna^rtion. - | Vor ooeinoh. ??chaubs?qa?t)t lnm-rtton, .40 For two tnchea, three mosth>. 9.00 IVar twoInohea, aixm?<r.' . <?. nlne montha, 14.00 Ki>r two lnchm. twelre montha 20.(0 Marriaare and Funerwl N fjaaaiitiiia and Trasaseat Noti R T)S roai aaa -? aa skw % ... ? , ? ey In any other way, y own r. *ul??*rii>t l< n i . PxiHt n\ ? tion ii; ' hen they order t) ? in rtdl.ofh> r imr U>okH. tte ? n? li 1 r- ?* tte- f d-Han- r>, ?' ?V. eVPRl > have a baving a appoti t! Colored paopla, tba out-look ls siuK for u?. de:-; lnls ne of our ene !ll i - Soi ; liva < otufortahly on 91 " month and sotue have a hard-tiuie living on $2 0.00 per ild buy land and save mati.T how aniall the .salai I some of it. if onl a month. Tho beat way to save money la to save it and the quickest way to get rid of it is to apend it for soruething that you do not really need. The lynchers have not been ao ac tive of late. and the people with ahot-guns for home defense have aeen steadily on the increase. High minds and low salariea do not go very well togetber, and the one who handles hoth at the saoie time will ultimately be a candidate for the poor-houae. You cannot want everything you aee that is good and attempt to buy it wlthout gettirtg lnto trouble and without finally owlng every other buaineaa peraon with whom you deal There la no doubt of it,?much of aur trouble is chargeable to our own fooluhnees. It la always beat to examine ourselves for faults when we are dispoaed to cbarge theua to othera. Presldent Rooaevelt ia aow hunt lag la Texas. Any man who bravea the oedakirts of tbe flery regions in the way that be la dolng deaervea to be prealdeat of the na tion and la entltled to a gold-medal for reckleea dartag. The white folka of thla locality are fighting araoag tberaaelvaa over the propoeltioa to aanex tbe outly lng eounty distrlct* The colored ing on s log of wood stnillng. Aa soon as they got :hrough flshting us they <V?* not rest loag bafore tbey were rlawing each r* eyes. Yas, we must eonttnue to warn otir children to be polite to white peapta and t?? . oloroi ones. it is now an obsorvshle fact that many of them who will behave well In (he preaence of the white eontingent will itrageoualy wheu their own col ? Th- to be a tall la er T. W - own co and dipl<> all casee his kind to hls enthusiastic Jo far as Yirginia ls in the oa liles. col iKO Polh ? rgaaat b\ This is the flrst titm that a col u has e and niarks an . our friend.s are llly niultiplying. A : and d was U ? erifl g posse aaraw I D in this ra The colored man, whole affair. far dist: arltl enjoy all i some portlons of and native bom will stand class Wo should Bitii i lng tba) ? P ? '. the v as mak ? >h. yea. Attraction of > hensibla. WL.i: do you "tha high? : M \ : ? thing thai ? ly uni excus' Star. THE UNKINDi-ST CUT OF ZJj,. He?Is there any rhanee of yonr marrying me? She?There has never been any in aanity in our family. The Sewing Circle. To cloth* the heatben they will nt**t; Then the\ :. prooeed. foraootb. To drape and trlm an i ornam*nt And c'.othe ir.e nakt-o trutc. ?N. Y. 8un. Her Rival. "What diil you quarrel witb your daacee about?" "She'a ao unreaeonaoly JeaJoua " "Are you aure you gave ber no cauee?" "Sura? I should aay I aa aure! She'a jealoua because she heard aomeoaeaay: All tbe world lovesalover.' "?Houstoa Poet Of Some Uae Yet. "The automobile aeema to be taklng rour place entirely." remarked tbe ox. They haven't any uae for you now." "O! yea." repiled the borae, bitteriy. MI helleve they're conaiderate eaoagh to uae our hidea fer the leather finish ?nga.'-Philadelphia Preaa. 6astcr 6ggs _ I 73 .-.r>.. S l ? won't forjc.t. Kodj iin aara tbafl i I admirable p.it by tbi of bis asa ? .1 tba t HUd :i the - ? I I - UB L1UNE1' 1< RWABP AND aUSSKO Ul.H. tter iimvc la order to hring back the horses from the depot. Hls i draa ap a* tbay r s gahled frame baVM ou the edge of tow n "l"ve gaf to len\e these eolored egjrs for t: ? :ren.*' iie axplalaad. "Ls'a aee! Th yarn on t!. :?? tlie on* tlm: tlie hard lled ta, Joau > .1 her I'd reaaem The d ?? door for him. ni of! dear " . ehli- J far tliein till ! r Daornll . Mrs. Spfrer mlghl not i \tain- ; ed an Daahaken cooi Ictlon of her t>roth er'a ntetrof?olitan appearanca if ahe couid but bara haoao bow bmuks i ? ? s.-.> the rtlltlS of the liljc flre Bnt RodMNrlCk, if a coiiti ( 1 he bapl arralgbt aa t.? tba *treet carx. He faaad the pla<?* I,.- sotagbf, a tidy iittle frstue house away otit aa I'ark avemm And Buaanaa, who resembied nothing so niti'li a* an overblow n pa ony. a*j\ve him a hoisterotis weleome. He tnast atay wttb Toti: attd hernelf while In the elty. And besj were all the folks? And ffli .Tonn Spi.er really taai bar aaaaa fresn aggal WaU, they wonld l>e a treat. xtire enomrh for 'twas only the BBllUoaatrea who aaabl l>e eat zg* tba aaagatba past. The very sight of a frenh eg* would be a cure for aore eye- and aba wan pafssg tt? boll one that very minute. und be might tell Joan ahe dfci tliat wame. She ?ajanataoed tbe < ord around tbe basket and X *>\i out tbe hay that fllled tha top. Then abe flang up her fat ' banda and fell backward a etep. Tbe ' next lnstant she waa rocklng ln a paroxyam of latighter. "Sln.e when." she panted ? "alnee wh?n did Joan Sph-er's hena begln to lay egtcn tbe llke of them V "Well. 111 he laagajaair ejaoulated Ferrol. He was looklng at the eon- ( tenta of the haaket. There were egga. to be sur*-, *?ut egga that were gr**ea. pink. caniuiie. yellow and a coinhina tion of all tbeae colont. "Joan told me wrong. I bet! Tbe baaket with the pink yarn on the handie waa to be left at the doetor'a. The tlme ahe took coloiing etu too!" 'Tell you what." advlsed Huaanna. auddenly etruck with an inspiratlon. "yoo take em over to Roaie Ward. 8he don't llve but four blocka from here It'a like ai not it'a all her chll dren 'II get for Eaater. The bit of aewlng ahe caa get to do don't more'a beep tbe life la >m. You remember. ahe raa away from our town with that City Cbaaf " "I remoinber." r.turned Roderick grlmly "H'liy. ?i.-. ?'i't he support "La: waa tn the pa ? ? v !!?? j{,.t Bhe'a sup I ? ?:; me ii t how to 1:1 he h.?<i byved ' Wlio - ll? ber ti> r. ai .: r ak : Up at liin: . aj his b) bla L haaklrjr, "it'? . . ? leta i idreo could I'? ?' but Tom. you '.ouud the a tb her ter. 1*11 Iren be : i not the | wiir. i LEGENDS OF THE LILY. A Salm \i.i.?u? I'liMirra, in aJBsTSl la ? -i ths ! : snd I . lily. U all. ? aur : l 11 tlie - . | and ' thetu to ful it on l A I i la Uiserted in .l.rome, ? . ro?l or lng ai .: the dry rod of .!<? i and Aaother |?re on h?-r way to tln lUy. snd apon ; . "Mad \.-n to the lily, haviiig refereuoe to thla legeadL Tba flow < | irded as an ? As P !n th* lll>> I'ur* as t i ,-rn. !>.? .giier. Illalorit- I anlrr I K(a. "*Ta raad tbal la tbe tlme of Loarbi XIV. aad : ist?-r . ' io tbe kiag la ? Nuarcb h ? ants !nded. Tbeae eggs of thciu < ajbafj iral sul> Kor .1 long tlme aeveral eggs were preaerved Io tt.< ? ruu aeuiu that had beag <i.rated by the bauU of two ot t!i.- brated art lats of the kaal ? ntury and had been giwn aa a preaeaTt to Victorla, the daughter of [?uia XV Orla-ln <*f Hot <>.??? Han. The hot erea ' Qood Friday are r?*ally trai to the worship of the hahea that the two ron joined fetnale t repn****nt the virgin and ruotber of the British ]>ruals or the dual aapect of tbe moon. Ilae Eaater n?n. ,ifi. A llttle dre*n of whlte And a llttle stream of biue. And that s the East.r bonnft Our .l.-i! i-i.i swaethearta knew! A ktsa bt-neath thst t>.M,n.t afad<> your jtlad Hps wlah for two. And t!i it'a ths Kaster bmim t Thats sweet onoua"t> foi Atiai.ta . 'onstltutton Tn? (oWr OOleer. Oo board the Rritish kTDOpabta Rt. Lawretv-e. I8ffi, oa s voyage r >nnd tlie eape to ludla. an offlcer left a eonvivlal psrty in tba aaloon at mtdnight hu<1. I scornlng to be esooxted by tlie sergeant of tl?s guard prooseded a!on<* to vlait . the seutrlea. wben the following dla I logue waa overheard: Offloer-Sentry? ; Bentry ? Yes. alr. Offleer ? You're asleep, aentry Sentry?Oh, no. Pm not. alr! Offleer -Fut I say you are asleep. sentry. Sentry Very well. then, slr, I ta. Offloer -Then why on earth dldn't yoa say you were ssleep, sentry? IA Trlpl* Probl.m MTes," uiuaed the fair young thing. j "bow that I-ent is over the world, the : flesh and the devll are awaltlng us. It Is a perplexing qnestion. ls it not?" "Indeed. I atiould say a-." replied tbe young man who alwsys was saylng tba right thing in tbe wrong way. "It botbers oce to decide which of tbe tbree to go to arst." t'bleago Trlbune Sacred Icrurtdlcm'B Caetee Ccrcmony ytre On<v. dem, the n WOffba. a\% akcii its fortaec gi< rj I the roada to **)?* 'i tbonged arlth pttgrlma wh<? eoaae from tii?' attenaeat parta of . ii >f :ili i eut ed i rotnnda whieh ina of al! but :?' si.li's gre I niulti ? ii'?.i al ? ? M9 leai than thlr .11 "holj : less douMful nuthentinty. In the center ni'is tha sui>peeed of our Lord, the I ? en*<i ,.h. vaaaa and tomb i feet ^ it being ? 'ily four or t; ?w* to kii*'?'i before the totuh at ? r iu a dif iton. and oavaa irjuv with thk hoxx riaa. ? 1 in the vsCfaltJ of One of the aioat Intereatlng la that known as the ttoa of the eotama of the evourging." whieh is t?aWil lu one of tha Roraaa cathoiio chiffteis. n brokrn pillar of r> ?. betleved by tha credul u tiu? vrry pllhir te whi-li 1 waa bouml whea he was acourged, ia ex poscd on the altar f-?r tu?- fditloatlon of the falthful. Aniong the e:i clally tl??- Kti-s.aiiM. tlils relic- la held in great vetn?ration, nnd aa tt i? aaaacoeered aoea a year, ou n>iy Tljurnday. the QTWWd ba vatW it ls im mense, the people Htruggling and flght ing for a foretnost placv, while the Turkish soldiera. vtlinKf dnt\ i u to keep arde* ln the nauetuary. aat thelr long wlis;.s on roeu and wouien allke. The eeretuony of foot washing is pat> foriued l>y two eeeta?by tlie Koinan CutholW-s utul the Greeks. The eataaaaay couneeted with the "holy fire" tnkes plaoa beneath tlie eentral fstMBM in tuti arouud the holy septilcher. From Good Frlday to I-aster eve thla psrt of the ediflee ls closed. The people. however. who are lnside? and sonie go there two or three dny* in adv.: .. .??Iied. Aceording to ancient tradltion. tlie sa cred tire deseeuds from heaven into the holy aapadcbar aaca aaary yaar. on the aftanaooa of Easter eve. nnd this fire is atappoaai to flaanaa tba faJtbfaJ from tlieir uins. Every .?n?., therefore, who wishes to take part in this mys terioua rlte provides himself with s bundle of rsndles. which he will liglit from the sacred tire its?:r l!,e peo ple, who l?elong exclusively to the Or tho<loz Greek churoh. erowd the wbole Interior of the rotunda and the great gallery overlooklag tlie tomb. and as Esster eve wears on they work them aalves Into s state of intense excite ment, calling upon the sacred nre to descend. At 3 o'elook in the afternoon a Greek priest, borne on the shoulders of several half naked porters, makes hls way into the crowd snd, approach Ing one of tbe two holes in the wall of the tomb, thrusts a torcb into tbe in? terior, where the Greek patrlarch of Jeruaalem snd hls cbief ciergy srs at prsyer. A moment iater he with draws lt allght?with the sacred fire? aad is carried by the porters tbrough ths throng to ths Greek chapel. Tbe crowd in a state of freczy ruahes toward the priest to try to ligot s oandle at ths sacred torch. and the raat ediflee reaounds r*!th the cry. The fire has come!" To protect the priest the Tnrklsh soldlers are obliged to drivs back the peopls with the bntcs af their guns, while the police keep tbsm ln order with the lash. Ths only persons who reinaln calm srs tlie gov ernor of Jerusslem and hla principal afflcers, who, seated on a raiaed dais. ?urvey the scene with true Turkish lruperturl?ability- Ix>ndon Graphlc. Uo4'a Imrrowi. Oaly a blrd on hla oroaa of nr. E*ok. you a*a aee hla feathera attr And hear hls we* notea aoft and low Like echoea of sonra from the lon? ajr*. "I am not b*-arln( my eroaa. you aee. For the rrosi Itself Ic beaiii.ft- me! We m < to mtirmur. "T must." gSJl ilwavs iwitter, 'I trust! I trust!" gW n ?t j; apnriow r?n fall Put Into hla hiind who loveth all." !x>r.l I ????- t! ??"^r^n v^?n th*v pray Milf M : ? Bseti r ! .v | Willla Bo ,t \'\~n EASTER EGG ROLLING. A rortoua Caatom ? ontare to Onr >atla>a?! (apital. Egg rolttag aa Kaster lloaatay is a cu?;om apparaarUy i???? >\.i^h lngton. Tbe orlgta ??( tbe practtee hus not aaca aatisfactoril] traced. bat tue - IT85 a ed up tbe I -:. und - ? dy, -.\ een lavited pu b for rer wituessed the aporf i mucb i from it Long ag> the i gl wuds m era i<>ng. g and the w< !km>1 chl . ;.\ ob tfl rolllOl 'liein - Into a ball umi followed tbeaa, oarj of t of tlie liard this. and after awl arbo will hoid placs in tba baai tlie childn ited aad tba "W hlti tba auuuai chlldren aad tbe g.i\ iy oa th* se, tnrulng and "\? r and g ition uutii tbe auotli' ght, is bro ? her. rme I r a'.r an . Wben t!.' - of "ilail to the t'hief t La the algnsl f.>r wild and ? itlc cbeerlng, I the cbtef ma . f the aattoa tba pari Iren Ha ts aasaal cjaaapanlail i>.\ and a a lal faaalrj luade happy t.y ik*!- nTlend with a wave of the bund. At last "Thi uner" is atruok up. and tlie chlldren know tlint thelr hsp| tliat b in tl ? tch. I THr. S'MRIT OF EA8TER A I'aalui aua u S< . im>n li> llrlc Irr. Ihr H'it .1 ? I ? >ll | ? adaiwth I ? ? to pvii fortli f | ' ?? eth te] at I lbg. On tbe Baounl i llfe and tbe r*?i'ti"^? med for<-\<t. Ka?t?r ia the preaaaaa Lordj 11 aliall be l tb aud ! bioom aad The b.-ira < ' .. i the broa bands of .l.-ath are rlver*. Tbe I on the wing. aad ?: >f the aaaj shall kiiurt do . th?'ir ii,.iv hrlmmed with awawhhM of tiixi'* brre, for has ?, Lr.nl manlfeated lus b>ve la B i in tl>?' upaprlnging of g?-?-?Mi tb Tliey are <\\"-?-i Interprvtera of i h y?-ar the a loter ?ut.-? thfiii ?!???". ii ..; .i aacb apriag they awl fortl. is :l II.>w ; elatloa wherela id 11. H and U aot for it aadoretb for e\ it Beilef la aternal life eorapeta u* te betteVO ::i aj ..?) doeda an.l bOOeat taaoagbta 'i be guod man bi todaj ? vi\e !? ti i pej r. T!?o go lij.o the a ti ls among | niorn ng wnh an* ed Ii o the t; .1 ...,t fa ? darbd nnii knea that ?. i i - aa ahwpea Itw ir aot to deatmetlaa. i>ut 11 ? yi-t more gi artooa aaaa it ?-n daretb from everteattag t<> awerlaatfaag, ?Hei*n Ketler in TeaahVa Oaaapaabam. The Rfrmnda Istts*. This is tha s,.;isoii of tha liertmida Hly. the buaja aad tecj heaailfal vari ety of that dewer whieh is aaaal ex ??!.? Pei i bareh deeefattaa <>n Eaa bei I Badaj aaevaawda aavpHaa mi tbe amraja ettJea <.r the Uaitad ?tatai with ? v\ir aad the trade has grown to large prooortions an<l ttecome rec ogniKcd :>- ? M Of tha inost lurrntive in whlch iwaddwata of tbe tejajafj can en gage. Ihe aatl -?f Bormuda is a layer of cold ou a redj fotnulation and ls generally poor for agricultural pur poaaa. aaide from the growlng of veg etablea and the lillea. The trade with the Unlted Statea ln Barmuda onlons and potatoea haa alwaya been good. but la recent yeara the Hly baa become even of more bxportanee to many of the lalauders. Killed In Runaway AccidenL Philadelphla. April 4. ? Mra. Caxe* line Muller. wlfe of Gustawis A. Mul ler. preaident of the Bergner A Engie Brewlog <ompeny. waa killed la a runaway ajeeMaast, She waa out drlv lng and the horee, becomlng fright enen. daahed down the atreet and Mra. Muller was thrown, from the earrlage. Her roftihi .n waa also aerloualy in J?ir.-.! FJaib were taken to a hoapital but Mrs. Vtiller died befora reacbiag the in.atltutlon. Yarikty is THE SPICE of Lii sall and sce our largC va riety of - ? aby Carriages. Dressers, St<ites, Chtffoni?rs, Toilet Tablcs A N 1) Atftoma'fc Refrfgerators. V< ?V can have the advan I our great ^t?>ck and We LP YAI. bttl Q h RBAL YAI. will insure you con Bdence in us. Do n<?t fail to at 1* INSPECT OUR GQODS. ttonal ? M \< I \? El M? Kl < 0 KII.1M. t (HIM i s SYDNOI* & HUNDLLY, I ?Tbat > any i- * ? Mr. uldn't : i wouldn't Hut, all tba tll I asted on him. I tbtak ba Btlgbtal leaat giveaneachanc* \ Y. Weekly. An Excuaable Tip. ta me the cuatoni of tippir.K la apreadlng everywhere. ll'a otitra. Wilhiaa la souie cases it ia excua? able "I'd 11k i in what ras? d w Ithoat tlpptng ths i " n y. The Horselera Age. Juil-. upa tlon? I out of a ? our boai Jadgt Js bal do you meaa by that? ssar Tba air ? has ruined my !? iueiunaii Kn quirer. Something Wrong. Bank Clerk-No. niadam. I am sorry, ( but we oaal eash that ehe< k. Your huaband s a< eount i? overdrawn. Mrs. Lanni'li' Ob! overdrawn, is itT I knew something was wTOag when he slgned it without waiting for me to go lnu> hysterics?Tit i Auburn, Not Red. Marige?\Yhy wouldn't you liks to have auburn hair? Marjorie ? it keeps a giri busy all the time telllng her frienda that it's auburn and not red.?Tosra Topics. An Awful Conditon. ; llta a polished chap. lsn't he" Him ?I should aay so. Why. he's ao polished that he nn'r even tell the piaia, unvarnlshed trtith ?Ghicago News. What a Zemsky Sobor la. "Pa what - .solKir?" "Oh. it's aoatethlng like the pony and rart that a kiud lather is always prom lslng to give to hia iittle boy for beiag good/- Chicago Kecord-Herald. HE TOOK THE HINT. Dtffldent Ix>ver?I know that I'aa a perfjet bataT in my manne* 8he?flhsep foa mean. Pnarg bag peofe. Yoti do nothlng but bleat! ? Chtps.