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* t f ' • ,;T' • -jg: -• • ;* >;v - ir:*1-- . - b-.» ras^s&f NERVOUS '&%:*-• * tV; * $*8&r ft* • /• OS I a <*&czvr *t** ' <*** #0ua&v& r& <&aa>Cjy av&xers&p &2WX=17fjpy~ <andt ^ZZW J*6f<?l&jf&¥ JBVZ£&&& <$9V5PtaF &rj5f&&& shlpers at St. John's, members of UM President's cabinet, Admiral Dewey and a host of other celebrities. Another excellent vantage point from which to see how officialdom ob­ serves Easter is in the vicinity of the Church of the Covenant on fashion able Connecticut avenue--the main artery of the Easter parade at the capital. The Church of the Covenant, which Hi rendered conspicuous by its massive and lofty tower. Is the church home of Vice-President Sherman and his family, but many of their fellow members are almost as prominent In the affairs of the nation as is the pre­ siding officer of the United States Senate. A short distance away is St. Matthew's Roman Catholic ^church, which is the great rendezvous of the diplomats on Easter morning, for, be it known, most of the members of our official "foreign colony"--particularly those from southern Europe and the South and Central American coon- ®tt «swf mtrnv-o* ITBtfff• AL StATf^pM. : TEREST FRESH FROM HIGHWAY BOARO MAKE PUMS ASTER is a decidedly Im­ portant occasion in offi­ cialdom |t£ our" national capital--meaning by offi­ cialdom that more or less charmed circle made up of -all officials, from the^ President down, together with the members of their families and includ­ ing, of course, the foreign dignitaries who reside at our seat of government as Uncle Sam's official guests. It Is not only Easter Sunday that is an event in the calendar of officialdom, but likewise Easter Mon­ day (which is a great day in Wash­ ington) and the whole Easter week. ' However, this whole interval in ay, in effect, be considered as Easter. From the standpoint of officialdom the first significance of Easter is the religious one. For, be it known, most. «f our officials--that is, our national officials--4 re very conscientious church goers. Whether they are offi­ cials because they are church goers, or wheth­ er they are church goers because they are Inderal officials may be a mooted question, kot the fact remains that the average public •arrant during his Incumbency of office la the city on the Potomac is faithful in attend­ ance at divine worship. And even the excep­ tions who are "backsliders" at other nomnin of the year strain a point to be "among those P*»sent" on the joyous Easter morn. '^"he second significance of Easter in offlcial- dopi is as a day of family reunions, second only to Christmas in the eagerness with which it is anticipated. The opportunity for such reunions arises from the fact that a large pro­ portion of the children of our public men at- tifid public or private schools elsewhere tt>«^ ta. Washington, even though their parents may * maintain a home at the capital. Sometimes it J» a matter of sentiment that makes an official Desirous of having his children educated la old home town, and in the. case of the young men and young women there are the college magnets--Vassar* and Wellesley and the rest for the girls, and Yale, Harvard, Cor­ nell and others for the boys. „ .R thus happens that there is a small army ^ of sons and daughters to come home to the habitation* of officialdom for the "Easter vaca­ tion," and usually they bring with them as ; many school chums as parent* <;an arrange to entertain, for Washington * at Easter is proverbially one of the most fascinating places to America and otters no end of opportunities for gbod times tor young people. During the Taft administration the White House has taken espe­ cial cognizance of this Easter fiome-coming cus- toaj, for the Junior Tafts have been among those exiles who have made the Easter pilgrimage, bringing with them school friends. Accordingly Mrs. Taft has always made it a point to arrange a round of social festivities, including an Easter week dance for not only the "house party" at the Presidential Mansion, but the whole body of Eaa- ter'Teunioners in officialdom. 4 third significance that attaches to Easter In officialdom Js its function as the inaugural of the spring social season. In the old days "the sea­ son" In Washington meant from the first day of January to the beginning of Lent. Then as Untie Sam became more of a world power and his capital reflected his new importance there was added each year the "little season" which ex­ tended from the convening of Congress in Decem­ ber until the New Year Latterly there has been yet another development and we have the spring season (in many respects the most enjoyable of all) which opens on Easter and extends until warm weather sets hi. During Lent, social activ­ ity is virtually suspended, for even the hostesses who are not so devout as to havf heed for the religious significance of the forty days welcome the interval as a "rest period." Easter, therefore, finds the leaders of 'officialdom restored in spirit and ready for a new round of activity. But, as has been said, on Easter morning all officialdom goes to church and for the going finds plenty of spectators. Inasmuch as Washington It always thronged with tourists at Easter, and such of them as are disappointed in the effort to gain admission to the crowded churches throng the approaches to view the passing show. The larg­ est throngs are usually to be found Ifi the neigh­ borhood of the T'nltarjan church, of which Presi­ dent Taft is a member, although in simple truth it must admitted that President Taft is the only attraction here for not many other public men of prominence happen to worship at the same church a* 1 hf President. But it is the President that th* Ki.Pier throng wants to see and they block the sidewalks about the church until after his big motor car has whirled up to the curb and the President has disappeared into the ? ^ 'he 8ervice th*r* 18 ""mewhat of a repetition of the scene but the crowd is not so large because it is etiquette for the Prt»Rident to Be al lowed to make his exi t ere th congregation leave their . s f . i t s his way to the White HOUR* f8e emerge from the church Many spectators Who are more interested In «*•«"<»* bo». offlow. », a r,aM „Crv°e lit!; than they are in the personali ty of the President e rest of the and he is well on ere most of the peo- take as their objective old St. John's church op­ posite the White House. This century-old church Is commonly known as the "Court church" or "Church of the Presidents," and it merits the title for, though President Taft is not a member, he occasionally worships there with his wife, as did every President from Madison to Lincoln. It !• almost useless for strangers to hope to gain ad­ mission to St John's on Easter for the church is a tiny one and ko inadequate, Indeed, for the ac­ commodation of those who are ambitious jto be­ long, that the pews when transferred are put up at auction and bring a premium of thousands of dollars each. However, the congregation on {he outside can watch the arrival of Mrs. Taft and her daughter, who are members of the church and who, if the day be fine, may walk across the park from the White House with their Easter guests. And the onlookers can also see, among the wor- Easter in Jerusalem The immense throng of pilgrims of every hae who crowd the Church of the Holy Sepulchre In Holy Week and who wander amid the sacred places throughout March and April is a spectacle unique of its kind and to be compared only with the Moslem pilgrimages to Mecca and Medina that are beyond reach of the ordinary tourist. Here fair-beared Russians from Moscow herd with yel­ low Copts from the Nile valley and pale itouman- »ians mingle on the banks of Jordan with bushy- headed Abyssinian blacks. , From the moment the visitor lands at Jaffa, wjiere the only convenient hotels are kept by Ger­ mans and situated in the German colony, he ia made to realize the weight of German influence in Palestine. It dates, in fact, from the visit of the German emperor, for whom, lest he should fulfill an old prophecy, a special gate was built into the faoly City. The tradition was that any ruling monarch who should enter Jerusalem by' on^ of the ordinary gates on horseback would stay as its king. A month in the Holy Land, with Holy week In Jerusalem, offers no difficulty. On landing at Jaffa, Either he is carried in a night from Alexan­ dria or Port Said, he may proceed by next morn­ ing's train to Jerusalem. It Is not an attractive Journey, but it lasts only three or four hours and runs through the stony vale in which David slew Goliath. In the Golden City itself, where the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Is the center of at­ traction everything lies within easy reach of the hotels; the street of David, with Mount Zion; the Garden of Gethsemane, the wailing pjace of the Jews beside the walls and, the Mosque of Omar, the last a majestic tnosque, held of great sanctity throughout Islam, patterned with a splendor of 2 0 ^ j z e c o & f j s f i p J&t*Ora> tries--are adherents of the Catholic faith. Officialdom does not change its regular routine on Easter, and consequently has Easter dinner in the evening instead of at noon, as do so many folks in other American communities. The after­ noon is devoted to calling and'to driving or motor­ ing--always a great afternoon diversion in Wash­ ington. Some of the foreigners and other cos­ mopolitan hostesses in Washington have of late years manifested an inclination to devote all Sun­ day afternoons and evenings--and Easter In par­ ticular--to regulation social functions such as teas, receptions, etc. However, the more devout church members in official circles, headed by Mrs. Taft, have set their faces resolutely against this attempt to introduce at Washington anything savoring of the "Continental Sunday." Evening church services on Easter at the cap­ ital are as well attended as are the corresponding services in other cities, but one sees compara­ tively few prominent officials at such evening serv­ ices. Whether it is that they feel that their devo­ tions of the monvfne should suffice, or that the late dinner hour--7:30 o'clock at the White House and in most fashionable official homes--Interferes, it Is difficult to say. Or, perhaps it may be that officialdom considers that It had best early to bed in preparation for the strenuous program of Easter Monday which is a not less busy day for the g ;; ups of officialdom than for the thou­ sands of excited children who roll eggs in the President's big back yard. mosaic and occupying the site of Solomn's tem­ ple. There are two horseback or carriage excursions to be made from Jerusalem, the one to Bethlehem, thfe other embracing the Jordan, Jericho and the Dead Se^. The first of these, which takes only an afternoon, lies along a well-laid road past thf fields associated with the story of Ruth. The Church of the Nativity, which has a very humble exterior and is entered by a low doorway that must often have saved it, from the attack of fanatical Mohammedans, is built over the grotto in which Jesus was born, and at Eastertide it Is as crowded as that of the Sepulchre, with the same curious and somewhat distressing conflicts be­ tween Greeks, Armenians and half a dozen other sects, only kept in order by stolid Turkish guards. The excursion to the Dead Sea occupies three days out and back and may be done on horseback or, more expensively and less comfortably, in a cab. As for Jericho, tbe ancient city pf that name is still the heap of ruins that Joshua'left It, though a German archaelogolcal society is bringing its hid­ den treasures to light," and the modern town of Jericho is merely a gingerbread little toUfiat re­ sort a mile from the older site and of *no interest whatever.--From the London Outlook. ^ . -- -- •' i •» in ' •r Choo«lngth# Un«r. ^f y "Here comes a militant suffragette. ShBU stop and throw down the gage ot "An thou lovest me, lead me to a buz. saw. NEVER MORE THE SOFT HAT ftMsrleoce of New York PH,tlclan Led Him to Pin HI. Fai th to tho Derby. fftw some tla*e," said Servant-;,t- '*"*«rms Haity W. Haines of f , , a t e ^. legislature, yi have been u<-unj'lp. a •Oft hat and acquiring the iiabit of / -clutching^* at the top to tip when •^g»ng"^adr:t happeied to know." remarked Assemblyman FVauk L. Young of Oasiolns, we a11 have to do that." k ^ "Ever wear a soft hat?" "Not i, especially those fuezy, brist­ ly things that loofah as if they needed a tfhave and a hair-cut." "Well, you have missed • japew sen-r sation. Try wearing a:soft hSfc of any kind for a few weeks and suddenly change it for o derby. Saunter down any street where you are known. Meet a lady or TOUT acquaintance and you'll frab the top of your hard-sheli hat from sheer force of habit. Of course, you will lose your hold and experience a ,shock. Suddenly you will shift your h»nd to tho'brlm and give the hat the approved tllf, only to discover "that it fcs too late, for thff^ lady has passed without noticing yoSr recognltfon of h<jr bow and smilej or, worse *yet. she 4s laughing quletljr at your awkward work. Me for hard hats. A man in public life can't afford to take any chances, especially as ladieB are about the moat Influential constituents a sometime, candidate for re-election can have on his list Of friends. -- Naw York Press. Coats and Muffs for Berfuty. Lady Ashburton, the former New York beauty, caused five thousand moles to be trapped on her Knglislk estate and their skins made into coats and muffs for her three American sis* ters. The coats contain eight hundred skins each and tbe muffs each be­ tween eighty and ninety skins. Officer* of the Newly-Formed^ Illinois ' improvement Association Held •g Their First Meeting at Hotel _ t Sherman In Chicago. ,t Chicago.--The officers of the newly-formed Illinois Highway Im­ provement* f association, held, their first raeetlfcg at the Hot#l Sherman. The following has ben &4nt out to the members:.."-'. : "The Illinois Highway Improvement association was formed in Chicago qn Maj-ch 12 by delegates from agri­ cultural, manufacturing, motoring and other associations, as weU as repre­ sentatives of chfimbers, of commerce, commercial clube, mayors, road com­ missioners, the state legislature, wom­ en's clubs, etc. The object is to har- jnonize and correlate all efforts for the improvement of the public roads of Illinois to the end that an ade­ quate and efficient "system of road construction* administration and maintenance will be adopted. " It is estimated that unless ^.these is a change In conditions in our state at least $55,000,000 of the taxpayers' money will be wasted In the next twenty years In misdirected road work." Mount Vefrnon.--Rev. J. H. Stam- baugh has resigned the pastorate of the lttrst Christian church to accept the church air Deland. - , • • , > % • Mollne.--Enrollment In Fairview school, South Moline township, Is such that the school trustees have been forced to provide additional quarters for next year. Sterling.--Mrs. John Mehaffy of Sterling, who was prominent in Wom­ en's Relief Corps affairs in northern Unols, fell down stairs and broke her 'neck. She died.in an hour. Pontlac.--George M.' Chaney, who was sentenced to the Joliet penlten- tlaary last spring to serve as indefi­ nite term on the charge of forgery, is seeking a pardon!" Cairo.--Members of Coi#pany K, Fourth Regiment, I. N. G., have re­ quested Col. E. J. Lang, commander, to muster them out of the service be­ cause of difficulty in getting yoking men to enlist, Lewiston.--Mr. and Mrs. Daniel A. Buijgett are the oldest married 'cou­ ple in this vicinity. t)aoiel A. Bur- gett was born Jn Sharon, Vt., to 1817. Mrs.\ Burgett was born In Randolph, Mass., in 1822. 'Next October 8, Mr. and Mrs. Burgett will celebrate their seventy-second- wedding anniversary. Clinton.--For several days Clinton was without light, heat, power or wa­ ter. The cause of this was the play­ ing out of the dilapidated pumping station at Weldondale. Bloomington.--The Commercial club of Bloomington is preparing for an agricultural and corn exhibit next fall. Shelbyville.--Several cases of meas­ les are reported from almost all sec­ tions of the city of Shelbyville. Most of the cases are reported In the west end of town. Rockford.--Mrs. p. P. Armstrong, a former missionary to Siam, died here, aged thirty-four years. She was *he wife of Rev. H. P. Armstrong, pastor of Middle Creek Presbyterian church. Effingham.--William Connors, vil­ lage marshal of Edgewood, choked to death on a piece of Bteak in a restaurant here. Connors was es­ pecially fond of steak, and had or­ dered an extra sirloin of large size especially cooked. He was Joking with a companion about the tough­ ness of the meat when he was seized with a choking fit and died before relief could be had. He was sixty-five years old and unmarried. Freepert--S. E. Heise of Orange- ville was in the city and visited the county clerk's office, where he asked to have the marriage license issued to S. A. Wirsing and, Miss Florence Heise annulled, claiming there was no intention on the part of tbe girl, who is his daughter, to marry Wirsing, and that Wirsing secured the Jicense while in a fit of temper to get even With his daughter. • Rock island--Deputy Game Warden Will Ireland, who resides at Silvis, re­ ceived from the state game warden several pairs -of Hungarian partridges, which were released at Silvis and will be allowed to become acclimated and to propagate in the country about this part of the state. Kankakee--Joseph Senelbel, a bill clerk in the Big Four office at Kanka­ kee, s^w* a twelve-year-old boy strug­ gling In the icy waters of Soldier creek and leaped in at th? Imminent risk of his own life and saved the lad. Ha will be recommended for a Car­ negie hero medal. > Galena--James Filamalee of Han­ over found a big red fox asleep in the stump of a big tree. Seizing the animai with his bare hands Filamalee killed It by cutting Its throat with a Jackknife. Quincy--In the vicinity of- Camp Point, wolves are reported numerous and troublesome. TJiey seem to have emigrated from Pike county, where they UBed to commit great ^depreda­ tions. The same complaint comes from Menard coi^nty. Elgin. -- Dynamiting Is being used to protect railroad trestles and dams threatened with destruction by an ice floe which is moving near here. The Ice Is from two to three and a half feet thick. It is being shattered by dynamite Masts. rfkllr am& Decatur.--Mrs." John' McQlnde of Decatur claims the leading hen of the state. She gays her biddy has laid an egg every other day since btffore Christmas, except that very c°ld week. The hen also Insists on laying her eggs pn a table in the pantry, flapping her wings against the window till ad­ mitted and when the egg is deposited she departs with due decorum. - * J Canton.--During q whole year not an'indictment has been returned by a .grand jury in Henderson county. Elgin.---Dynamiting is being used tp protect the railroad tresttes and dams threatened with destruction by an Joe floe which is moving near here. The ice is from two to three and a half feet thick. It is being shattered by djrnaniite. • , . , Urbana.--Thirty thousand persqns dl© anuaily in Chicago. Of these one- third are from disease which may be traced to bad air, said Dr. W. A. Evans of Chicago, in an adrdess *t Che TThiverslty of Illinois. Peoria--Catholic priests in Peoria have several times suffered robbery by burglars within a few days. Lanark.--While walking on the railway track on the way tp the station to meet a daughter whom he had not seen for twenty years, John Gibbs was struck by a C. M. ft St. P. train and fatally injured. Decatur--Bpslness and professional men of this dlty will receive the ap­ peal tnade by a self-constituted com­ mittee of seven for funds with which to buy a motion picture machine for the tise of the pubttc schools. Mound City.>--Representative Hall Whitaker of the Fiftieth sena­ torial district was seriously In­ jured whep his automobile In wfcich he was riding turned over in this city. 1 Kiomundy.--fllinoie Horticultural society. In order to encourage apple growers; again this year will offer prizes for the Ufest sprayed orchsu*ds In the state. Bridgeport.--Fearing blackmailers would carry out threats to destroy their home, Mrs. Lydia Seed and daughter, Elizabeth J. Seed, have left "here. Canton. -- The fourth death In two weeks among yhildnen caused by cerebro-spinal meningitis has caused the health authorities to order the city ^schools closed for two weeks. Elgin.--Rev. and Mrs. Henry Hintze celebrated their golden wedding here. Duquoin.--The miners' unions of this city, at a Joint meeting, unanimously indorsed Abijah Huggins of Duquoin for state board member to succeed the late Philip Davis of this city, who died suddenly while attend­ ing the Indianapolis convention. Springfield.--A proclamation calling a special election in Logan coun­ ty to choose a successor , to James T. Hoblit, county judge, who died recently, was issued by Governor Deneen. The primary will be held April 13, and the election No­ vember 5. Bloomington.--As the result of a fight with kniveS in Elletsvllle, at the close of a social, "Ki" Wampler, aged sixteen years, is In a critical condition with seven knife wounds in his side, and Fred Reeves, charged with the slashing, is in jail here. Pana.--The body of a man, be­ lieved to be that of Thomas O'Brien of Rushville, was found In a box car in the railroad yards. A cor­ oner's jury decided the man was as­ phyxiated by coal gas from a stove in the car. Ottawa.--Tho appellate cburt here ruled that a school election is a general election and that sa­ loons must close in accordance with the law while they are in progress. The decision was the first on the question in the history of the state and was handed down in the caBe of the People vs. Emil Pressler, who, to­ gether with tbe other saloonkeepers of Dixon, was indicted by the last April grand jury for failing to close on election day. Murphysboro.--Harry Starr of Hunt­ ington, W. Va., died here of cerebro­ spinal meningitis, There ar*» two other cases here. Springfield. -- The contract for the construction of a concrete tunnel for steam pipes at the Bartonville asylum was awarded by the state board of administration to F. J. McCarthy of Davenport. la. His bid. the lowest, was $23,858. The contract for tbe remodeling of the heating plant of the hospital was let to the Hanley, Casey company of Chi­ cago for $46,200. ' Dixon.--S?ed teuters have been In­ stalled in Lee couuty. . Pupils will be taught how jto distinguish seed corn. Ottawa.--The appellate court here ruled that a school election Is a gen­ eral election and that saloons must cloee in accordance with the law while they are In progress. ^ Virginia.--Cass county's Modern Woodmen, numbering nearly 2,000, have resolved to fight the advance jln the insurance rates recently adopted. They will send delegates to the insur­ gent meeting April 27. ?• Plttsfield.--A movement is on toot to extend the c» poratioc limits of this city. Mayor f. A» Allien has di­ rected tbe legal de artm^nt of the city to ascertain the h gality and feasibil­ ity of the proposi'lon and it- is said that the report hau been favorable. Rankin.---After cne of the hottest contests ever held In this part of the county, the proposition to Install a system of waterworks In this village was defeated at the special election held by the narrow margin of four •otes. 1 WOMEN FXEKI Relief In Lydia E. Pitafc* . ikttHis VegelaMc Compwiid^r:: . • --Thei Own Statements-V " * So Testify. *-,v? -4. j .. * TL .. - Ffatea, Pa.--"When I wrote to yoa first, I was troubled with female weak­ ness and backache, and was so nervdna that I would cry at the least noise, {| would startle me so. I began to take Ly­ dia E, Pinkham's remedies, and I don't have any more dy­ ing spells. I sleep sound and my ner­ vousness is better. I will recommend your medicines to all suffering women." --Mrs. MARY HALSTEAD, Platea, Pa., Box 98. Here Is the report of another gennine ease, which still further shows that Ly­ dia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound may be relied upon. Walcott, N. Dakota. --"I had inflam­ mation which caused pain in my side, and my back ached all tbe time. I was so blue that I felt like crying if anyone even spoke to me. I took Lydia El Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and I began to gain right away. I continued its use and now 1 am a well woman." -- Mrs; A M K I . M DA H L» Walcott, N. Dakota. If jln want special aWce write to .Lydia E« Pinkham Medicine Co. (confi­ dential) JLjaits' Mass* Tour letter will 'tie opened) read and answered by a woman and held In strict confidence. LYNCH LAW, kOii& Eastman--xes, I'in broke! Bank's suspended; what can a fellow do? Alkali Bill--Wall, kain't tell what you'd do here, but out my way we'd suspend the banker! Savvy? t Cursory. A huntsman called on Hodge to set­ tle for damage done by a run to hounds, and found only Mrs. Hodge at home. "Has your husband," he inquired, "made an examiafttlon yet?" "That he have sir," replied Mra, Hodge, with a courtesy. "Rather a cursory examination, I suspect." "Oh, dreadful, sir! Such langwldge I never heerd--never!" And the good wottian held up her hands at the bare recollection.--»Judge. Women to Wear Mantillas In Church. Women of St Francis De Sales Cathedral will Introduce Into this country the custom of wearing In church the graceful lace headdress of the Spanish women in place of hat*. The Innovation was suggested by Rev. Dr. O'Connor to the members of the Altar society and at the general com­ munion of the society the scarfs will be worn. "The hats of today have become a monstrosity," says Rev. Dr. O'Con­ nor, addressing the society.--Toledo Correspondence Cleveland Leader. SHE QUIT COFFEE And Much Good Came From It. It is hard to believe that coffee will put a person in such a condition as it did a woman of Apple Creek, O. She tells her own story: "I did not believe coffee caused my trouble, and frequently said I liked it so well I would not quit drinking it, even if it took my life, but I was a miserable sufferer from heart trouble and nervous prostration for four years. "I \yas scarcely able to go around at all. Had no energy, and did not care for anything. Was emaciated and had a constant pain around my heart until I thought I could not endure it. 1 felt as though I waa liable to die any time. "Frequently I had nervous chills and the least excitement would drive sleep away, and any littlq noise would up­ set me terribly. I was gradually get­ ting worse until finally one day, it came over me, and I asked myself what is the use of being sick all the time and buying medicine so that I can indulge myself in coffee? "So I thought I would see if I could quit drinking coffee, and got some Postum to help me quit I made it strictly according to direetlons, and I want to tell you that change was the greatest Btep In my life. It was easy to quit coffee because I had the Postum which I like better than I liked the old coffee. One by one the old troubles left, until now I am tn splendid health, nerves steady, heart all right, and the pain all gone. Never ihave any moi'e nervous chills, don't take any medicine, can do all my housework, and hare done a great deal besides. * "My sister-in-law, who visited me this summer had been an invalid tor some time, much as I was. I got her to quit coffee and drink Postum. She gained five pounds in three weeks, and I never saw such a chance in any­ one's health." "There's a reason." Ew rend the above letter? A mw one appears from time to (In*. Tfcer aenuine, true, u4 f«li »( k«