THE LEADER RINGWOOD OKLAHOMA
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IN OLDEN days religious and secu-
lar amusements Joined tbe church’s
' festivals were tbe people’s only boll-
days tbe cburcb Itself tbe only theater
and the monks tbe actors Throughout
tbe year they gave miracle plays suit-
ed to the season illustrating some
Bible story and at Eastertide a realls-
tlo representation of tbe resurrection
was performed
It was also the custom up to tbe
eighteenth century for tbe priest to tell
an “Easter tale from tbe pulpit to en
liven tbe people after tbe gloom of
- Lent Here la an example: A black-
smith and bis wife who bad offered
hoapitality to a stranger found that
tbey had entertained an angel un-
awares On leaving be offered to grant
any request tbey might make Tbe
wife asked to be made sure of heaven
whereupon the guest replied that she
bad but to look Into her mouth to be
certain of that since It was clear that
she could not go to the place where
there was weeping and gnashing of
teeth The smith more worldly mind-
ed asked: First that whoever climbed
Into bis pear tree would not be able
to get down without bis consent: eeo-
- ondly that whoever sat down on bis
anvil or got Into bis flue should be un-
able to move without bis permission
and thirdly that he might never be
- - parted from his old green cap
Twenty years later Death came
knocking at the door William the
Smith received him politely and
begged him to climb Into the pear tree
and wait while be made ready to ac-
company blm The grim guest com-
plied and once there the old man
would not let blm down till he had
bargained with blm for another twen-
ty years of life At the conclusion of
this period the unwelcome visitor ap-
peared again and the smith asked blm
to alt down on his anvil for a few mo-
menta while he settled bis affairs He
did so and once again found himself
at William’s mercy wbo would not let
him go till he bad been granted a
further lease of life
When this last term was up the
devil himself came for his victim But
tbe wily smith worked on his vanity
said he bad hoard of his power as a
worker of miracles and asked If he
could for Instance make himself small
enough to creep into tbe flue Anx-
ious to sbow off the enemy of man-
kind did so and once tbere tbe smith
took blm to tbe fire and hammered
blm till be was glad to sue for mercy
on any terms and willingly granted
blm another twenty years of life
At the end of these tbe smith’s
guardian angel came for blm and took
blm to tbe gate of heaven but Peter
refused him admittance He then
threw his green cap In over tbe wicket
and In accordance with tbe angel’s
promise was allowed to enter and re-
main with IL
Easter Buns
The story of the bun as an Easter
symbol Is similar to tbat of tha egg
and tha hare Just as tbs sgg was
- tbs symbol of Aataroth or Isis and oi
Eoatre so tbe bun was an offering to
tbe three goda Hot buns stabbed
with tba form of a cross are still re
garded as essential to Good Friday
Buns mads on Oood Friday are be
ileved to keep all year and ail oiber
bread placed on the same shelf wltb
a Oood Friday bun keeps good all year
In soma districts Good Friday buna
hre said to bo a good medicine in
Herefordshire England tbe church-
warden gives a bun to every member
Of the congregation at the Easter
morning service and bis son follows
with a horn of cider and tbs Words:
“Peace and good neighborhood”
IN THE HOLY LAND
Easter the Accepted ' Time
Gathering of Pilgrims From
All Countries
nuia
tourists to tbe Holy Land Both the
EASTER bai always been tbs most
popular season tor pilgrims and
Roman and Greek Catholic churches
have from remote ages encouraged
and promoted the pilgrimages to the
Holy Land Scattered throughout the
land vast hosploes have been erected
tor the proper care of the religions
pilgrims under tbe supervision ot the
various Catholio and Protestant faiths
thatare drawn to the promised land
For as someone has said “This the
least of all lands Is the one country
toward which Christian and Jew Ro-
manlst Greek and Moslem turn with
adoring devotion and longing desire
About fifteen thousand have been in
the habit of visiting the sacred scenes
ot Biblical history every year enter-
leg tbe country through the ancient
seaport of Jaffa The European con-
lllct has interfered with tbe plans ot
many a devoted follower of the Chris-
tlan faith who proposed this season
to out tha of
time
The writer recalls a band ot more
than 135 German Catholics whom he
frequently met last summer In Jerusa-
lem under the guidance of Brother Se-
bastian formerly stationed at the
American Catholic university Brook--land-
Washington D C The pil-
grims were taken prisoners as they
sailed from Jaffa a few hours after
they had left Jerusalem with songs
of devotion and praise to Christ and
bis church upon their lips
- One of the principal sights of Easter
In Jerusalem Is to witness upon Holy
Saturday the so-called miracle of Holy
Fire it has been denounced by Roman
Catholics and devout Christians ot
many faiths as a gross imposture yet
year after year for hours the section
of tbeChurch of tbe Holy Sepulcher
upon Holy Saturday Is crowded with
tbe motley multitude mostly from
Russia wbo are waiting for the Holy
Gbost to appear unto them In tbe
sacred fire Tbe people believe tbat
It descends from heaven that day or
Is brought by an angel to the Holy
Sepulcher
Early In the last century two oval
holes were pierced In the walls of the
Chapel of tbe Angels which Is n por-
tion of the Holy - Sepulcher where
Greek Roman Catholic Armenian and
Coptic Cathollce worship at tbe burial
place ae tbey believe ot their Lord
After being shut up in the sanctuary
for several hours the Greek bishop
passes tbe miraculous fire through the
little openings
Immediately the multitude tbat has
waited for over twenty-four hours
without food or drink becomes a bowl-
ing mob and tbe fanatical Rusalans
Armenians Copts and Abysslnlans
contend like maniacs to get their
tapers lighted so tbat In a spirit of
penance they may sear their bodies
with the burning taper that bas been
lighted by “the holy fire”
Tbe task of tbe Turkish guard sta-
tioned there In the great Christian
temple erected In tbe cradle c-f their
faith symbolising In its worship the
unity In diversity ot tbe cburcb Is
virtually powerless to keep order
much less to check the rioting and
fighting of professed Christiana Fre-
quently tbe enacting of tbe ceremony
results In leaving upon tbe floor of
the basilica' the mangled dead forms
ot many wbo came there to worship
Above all the strife and superstition
of tbe various sects that worship In
the Church of tbe Holy Sepulchre la
the fact that they all stand tor a
common truth tbat Is symbolised In
tbe sacred spot which for fully fif-
teen centuries has been considered tbe
most sacred place on the earth
IN EASTER PRIDE
Providence bas nothing good or high
In store for one wbo does not resolute1
ly aim at something blgb or good A
purpose Is tbs eternal conditio si
success— T T Hunger
EASTER JOY I
Bg KothUen fPIssfsr teas'
for I might have known in ihe winter
That spring would corns again
IV t might have known that the future
IV odd bring an end to pain
But oh to be erne that the suffering'
s over and all made clear
a j -
' neatn the Uaging sunshine
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I w 0 might have known through the
I - enowtlme
That flowers mere underneath'
tir i i
I We might have rented the Eternal
I Knows no Much thing as death
I But oh the Joy of an Eatter
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And ”Jeel by the rout $ awakening
I That spring is really herd v
urt t t
known mid the darkness
I That sorrow with Joy tt blent
I And that gladness Would end In the
I morning -
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I D of our dbcontenL
I But oh to forget the shadows
I To mock f unfaith and feart
‘And to laugh like jubilant children
Now spring Is really herd
EASTER OF 1776
Feminine Finery Hard to Procure
ft That Year of Revo-
lutionary War
“HERE was a famine of finery In
immediate prospect for the worn
en of tha American colonies at Easter-
tide In tha year 1776 Tbey were des-
tined thereafter through n long and
very dark period to undergo many se-
vere deprivations In this respect— not
the least of them being lsck of plus
Think O ye fair ones of trying to get
along without pins! But It had to be
done for the colonies were dependent
upon Europe for their supply ot pins
as well as for many other things and
this was out off by the war Even the
most fashionable ladles of Boston and
otbsr centers of population were com-
pelled to have resort to thorns for tbs
fastening of their garments and hie
tory tells ns tbat tbe spines of certain
cacti actually wars utilised to consid-
erable extent
Mrs Alice M Earle (to whose books
ot high historic value the writer ac-
knowledges Indebtedness) seys that of
ell deprivations suffered by women
during tbe Revolution none wee so se-
vere as that of ganse At that period
the fashions demanded this materiel
for an astonishing variety of purposes
Thera were ganse caps game bonnets
gauie aprons game ribbons gauae
kerchiefs flounced ganse petticoats
and even gowns of ganse But most
of all was gause needed for the high
headdresses of thst epoch which
could hardly be put together and held
In place without IL
So late aa the year 1783 In a
London fashion Journal a tonsorlal
“‘artist Is found advertising “s new
method of stuecotng tbe bslr In tbe
most fashionable taste to last with
very little repair during the whole ses-
sion of parliament Price only five
guineas N B— He takee but one hour
to build tbe heed and two for baking
IL"
The Eastertide costume of a lady
In 1776 when she walked on the street
wee likely to Include a mask of whits
or colored silk If shs rode on horse-
back she would wear a “riding mask
and the very latest fashion at tbat
period was such a mask provided with
a flat silver plate to be held between
the teeth for eecuring it In position
It should be understood however that
these masks ware worn not for a dls
guise but to protect the complexion
GOOD CAUSE
“What makes Mrs Hen so mad 7“
“Why she’s been working over two
months on Easter eggs and now some
blame rabbit gets sll tbe credit ’
No feasible person
apology— Emerson -
ever made an
THE' EMPTY TOMB
1 Rcsurrectibn of Jesus Meant
tho-angel pointed
the Unfolding of the Purest
Things of Life
to tbe
stone : rolled away from tbe
door ot tbe sepulcher and Invited In-
inoor oi me sepuicner ana mvitea in-
spectfon ot tbe empty -tomb wbat a
magnificent allegory for life was writ
ten to tbe jcrolls of bumanltyl Life
is lived In action - say they who lay
emphasis upon the strenuous life But
what action? The action ot the Meal
the action of the parable of human ex-
istence Erase the parables of beau-
ty and love and of love and service
from tbe experiences of mortals and
religion vanishes and life loses Its
appeals to the higher aspirations and
life’s service becomes sordid and un-
worthy The allegory of tbe empty
tomb Is the tremendous contribution
of the resurrection to the life of hu-
manity It la Inspiring to dwell upon
a risen Lord It Is even more Inspir-
ing to dwell upon a risen life — tbe
aggregate life of hoping and strug-
gling and effortful humanity
The dark fates tbat had cut lbs
thread of the mortal life of the one
who served a brief ministry of word
and deed among hts fellows at the
same time released tbe mechanism of
almlghtlness Tbe human passed that
tbe dlvlno might be revealed The
mortal was lost In the Immortal Tbe
wvld has attestation to tbe limitless-
nesa ot life and therefore tbe illlmlt-
able reach of the dirlnest of Its aapf
1 ration® and endeavors Tbe risen
Christ Is adored because be Is risen
Had be simply suffered be would
I have been pathetto Ennobling as
suffering Is In triumph It la useless
in defeat Jesus Cbrist did not aim-
ply suffer— be triumphed This la tbe
need of the ages and of all time and
of all life It la needful for mon Ibat
they shell triumph over the deadening
facta of materiality It la necessary
that they- shaU - triumph - over the
cabining and cramping confines of
mortal existence It la necessary tbat
they shall have the horizon of tbelr
aul’a meaning made coterminous with
the expense of love and of hope and
of faith
Let those who would contrive or
contest tbe resurrection take a petal
from the lilies of- pure Ideals that
blossomed by the tomb of tbe Savior
Let those wbo will enter Into discus-
sion as to the scientific aspect of tbe
great Easter occasion— the world la
redolent wltb Its glory Mankind re-
Jolces In Its liberty Humanity la ex
sited by the vistas of Infinity that lay
outside tbe tomb from whose door
was rolled away tbe sealed stone
Life la tbe one great theme of man
kind Death Is an anachronism Ful-
fillment rejoicing power strength and
endurance these are the qualities
- table some time ago and Postum used
f8 h® "H regularly In Its place” (Coffee la In-
For only as the announce juri0us to many persona because It
spiritual
ment was mode of tbe risen Jesus
Cbrist frem tbe dead was there opeued
to man’s range of tbe ages tbe spir-
itual realities this side of tbe grave
and the Immortal berltage on tba
other aide
contains the subtle poisonous drug
caffeine)
I frequently find It necessary to In-
struct patients when tbey take Pos-
tum for the first time to be quite sura
that it is properly made according to
directions then It bas a clear seal-
EASTER OFFBaRING brown color ®nd rlch- snappy taste
" — “ giving qualities
Gone are the winter's Ice and snow
The ooulh Wind bids Ihe bluebird sing
Sap to the willow Is oflow
The world stands at Ihe gate of spring
Soul art thou winter hound by grief
’ Enter the garden of the spring I
Earth's resurredkn brings relief—
Joy be thine Easier offering
Welcome Easter
Man likes to rule not merely to wall
upon nature So It Is tbat be has
learned through tbe ages to look for
end love the tiny things that mark
the coming of tbe soil’s great Easter
session end give him s bint dial
spring Is waiting for him to commit
his hopes and promises to ber that
sbe may carry- them on strong ana
hearty to her more vigorous successor
tbe eunny summertime
p Praise Is tbe tribute of men
felicity the gilt of Ued— Bacon -
hat
Spririg Golds
Are the Worst
They lead to catarrh and
pneumonia They weaken tho
entire system and leave It un-
able to resist the a U d d a n
changes They Interfere with
your digestion and lessen your ac-
tivity Reglected they soon become
that dread disease known as eye-
temic catarrh Don’t neglect them
It’s costly as well dangerous
PE RUN A
Will Safeguard You
Have a box Peruna Tab
lets with you for the sudden
cold or exposure ' Tone your eye-
tern up with a regular couree of the
liquid Peruna fortify it sgainst
colds get your digestion np to nor
mat take cart of yourself and avoid
danger If yon art suffering now be
gin the treatment at once Give
nature tbe help ehe need to throw ‘
off the catarrhal Inflammation and ‘
again become well
Peruna bas bean helping people -years
Thousands of homes
rely on It for coughs cold and indi- -
geetlon It’s a good tonic for tha
weak as well -
The Peruna Company
Columbus 'Okie
Dressed Wife as Widow
Realizing tbat he was dying Karl
Kellama three days before his death
asked his wife to buy a black mourn-
ing dress and veil so tbat be could see
her as she would appear at tbe funeral-
To satisfy blm Mrs Kellams
dressed In mourning and stood at his
bedside Kellams had been sick of tu-
berculosis for some months He re-
cently returned from Phoenix- Arts
where he had gone in tbe hope that
the Change In climate would benefit
him — Philadelphia Record
Unusual Celerity
A lady who had Just received an In-
teresting bit of news said to her little
daughter:
“Marjorie dear auntie has a new
baby and now mamma la the baby’s
aunt papa Is tbe baby’s uncle and you
I are her little cousin" j
"Well” said Marjorie wonderingly
"wasn't that arranged quick?” — Bos-
ton Transcript
Why of Course j
“I cannot understand why my soe-
ond husband Is -so fastidious’’ con-
fesaed a Washington lady to her bosom
friend “He scarcely eats anything
My first husband who died used to
eat everything I cooked for him”
‘‘Did you tell your presont husband
that?”
"Yes” - '
“That’s the reason”
Some girls bleach their hair In or-
der to get a fair abow
GOOD
Doctor Proved
REPORT
Value of Postum
Physicians know tbat good food and
drink properly selected are of tbe ut-
most Importance not only for tbe re-
lief ot disease but to maintain health
even when one la well
A dootor writes “I count It a pleas-
ure to any a good word for Postum
with which I have been enabled to re-
lieve so many sufferers and which I
count with Its valued companion
Grape-Nuta one of tbe dally blessings
’Coffee was banished from my own
as well as health
The above letter received over ten
years ago is fully confirmed by a re-
cent letter from tbe doctor In which '
be says: -“It
is a pleasure to render a good
report covering a product of which I
am so enthusiastic a friend
“I am ualng in my home your Poe-
turn Cereal In both Its forma And
what Is more I am having It used In
the families of several patients In
which there are children and all unite
In endorsing tbs fine qualities of your
admirable product”
Name given by Postum Co Battle
Creek Mich
Postum comes In two forms: ”
Postum Cereal— the original form
— muat be well boiled 15o and 35e
pkgs
Instant Postum— a soluble powder-
dissolves quickly In a cup of hot wa-
ter and with cream and sugar makes
a delicious beverage Instantly 30
and 60o tins
Both forms art equally delicious and
boat about the same per cup
“There’s a Reason” for Postum
—sold by Oroctra
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