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W A Fair Exchangt The same year that Mary Marsh had a black hen sitting on twelve big brown turkey eggs in the corner of her mother‘s old flower house, Jock Davis had a white hen sitting on twelve duck eggs in a box in h.s father‘s garage. The children had never tived on a farm, and so they did not know much about fowls; this was their first experiment. They were always meeting at the fence that divided their back yards to talk about their plans for the two broods, which were to hatch on the same day, Easter Monday, if all went well. Jock was inclined to brag about his ducks, and that worrled Mary a good deal; but she always stood up for her own side of the question. fl‘“libéili::; wre ever so much handâ€" womer than young turkeys," Jock said one day. syafes.." Mary‘s blue eyes looked grieved. "But new turkeys are Just like babies," she argued. "They say poest, peet!" Jock laughed at that. "Did you ever hear a baby say pest, peet?" he Jock laughed at that. "Did you! ever hear a baby say peot, peet?" he wsked. | Mary began to think hard it was, her way of keeping back tears, but one tear got away somehow and ran down her nose. Then a sudden thought struck her, and she smiled in triumph. "Anyway, gobblers gobble'j most benutifully," she said. | Jock wanted to reply instantly that gobblers chase you all round the yard, too, but he was sorry about the tear; so he said nothing. They parted good friends after all. Jock went off whistling with his hands in his pockets. He was saving Ks money to get a bicycle, and he felt sure that the twolve ducklings would bring enough money later on to make lis bank much heavier. Mary dried her tear on a tiny handâ€" kerchict and then went back to her utucaamew â€" stnwincw ~ Sthe dut not in« hs money to get a D felt sure that the tw would bring enough m to make lis bank muc Mary dried her tear 0 kerchicft and then wen ptayhouse, singing. St tead to sell the black ) leved pets, and surely turkeys would make g Her plan was to keep t! tee th TW i> 4) who gen ers. Well, i° was skhe had not asked he told her now . ery.. Ho whistled strolied round the Meanwhile Mar wbout fowls, Her waach (ntoresled in they knew very | Rowis, and sald so "But I do kno Mary‘s father. c than | Kome on the thu "That‘s a boy‘s work eas ly. Then he ahr ers Woell, it was N Rowls, and sald so. "But I do know one thing," said Mary‘s father. "Turkeys bring a bettes price in the market than ducks wnd chickens bring." Mary looked at him with round blue awnd chickens Mary looke eyes. "Can seetting _ turl ducks"" she "Yes, a £ say," her fat Mary aske out on the ; Jock pass, w wHs s0 se IWeycle befo was, the ow would _ brin thought the time, then a Mary asked to be exceused and went out on the porch to think. She saw Jock pass, whistling. Poor Jock! He was so sure that ho would have his Weycle before long. Yet here she was, the owner of the brood that would bring the big price She thought the matter over for a long time, then all at once she made up hee mind. It would be hard to manâ€" age, but she was going to see that Jock did not have a disappointment like that. She darted into the house, then came out again and crept through the dusk down to tho place where the black hen was aitting. The hen knew her woll and made soft chuckling notses as sho entared. yet _ ""Keep perfectly still," Mary whisâ€" persd "What I‘m going to do won‘t make a bit of difference in the world to tmilinge a BShe tilted old Blackie gontly to one alde, and took out the twelve 1 and l1id them in the bottom of the basket she had brought, Then she covered them with a warm shawl. Blackio wave one or two soft squawke of !smay, but as Mary turned to go she settled back in the nest es if nothing had happened. Mary was wlad that Blackis took matters so almly, and that the weathor was too warm for the oggs to goet chilled, Carrying the basket carefuily, she slipped through the side gate and into the Davis garage. Old Whitie was mâ€"~* hambker to handle than okl Blackie ; Che fussed and pecked, but about Mary; she was worse off he had thougcht. He pictured her ng awhout through the briars, hing for hor wild pets. He seemâ€" » see her trying to shoo them + n the thunder and rain. t‘s a boy‘s work‘"" he thought unâ€" v. Then he shrugged his shouldâ€" Well, it was Mary‘s own fault; had not asked his advice, and if d her now she would begin to He whistled very hard as he ied round the yard after suppor. anwhile Mary, too, was talking t fowls, Her family were very ¢nteresled in her plan«, although knew very little about raising an you mak turkeys . th ashe inquired a good deal xi deal m er raplied. to be exeus ech to thin istling. Po hat ho wor e long. Ye 1er of the Mmore she can find time to drive vstorm, she‘ll inder all over «} round blue money by y â€" selling 1 should Ire W pe Are M Mary held her firmly under one arm while she exchanged the eggs. l':‘}ixllly, with the twelve duck eggs in her basket, she went back to Blackâ€" ie. She wa‘ked slowly with her precâ€" ous barden. "Of course," she said to herself, "Jock won‘t understand, and at first he will be disappointed, but some day he will thank me." A few days later Mary heard Jock caliing her just as she had finished breakfast. She guessed what he wantâ€" ed, and her heart began to beat fast. She went out to the fence, trembling a little; her cheeks were red. "Whitey‘s hatching," Jock told her. She noticed a queer look on his face. "Oh!" said Mary faintly. "Then Blackie must be hatching, too." Jock opened the gate and joined her. "Come on, let‘s see," he said. They walked toward the old flower house in silence. \_ The Easter lily has been cultivated for many years in Bermuda, that | beautiful group of coral islands in the North Atlantic, which forms one of the gems of the British Empire. A lovely sight are the fields of lilies, | stately and pure on their sturdy stalks, The Easter lily was not orâ€" iginally native to Bermuda, however, | Nobody seems to know who first plantâ€" | ed it there. But there is no doubt of the fact that it came from the far | East,. Presumably some farâ€"voyaging ! mariner, whose home was in Bermuda, brought it back with him. |\ _ When we speak of the "lilies of the field"â€"to which Jesus referred, whe! | He declared that they were adornei more beautifully than Solomon in al! | his gloryâ€"we think of this type of Easter lily. But the truth is that no such lilies were known in Palestine at the time when Christ lived. Presently Mary broke into a run: with Jock close at her heels. When they reached the nest they found Blackie clucking proudly. Lifting the hen with great care as a poultry ra‘sâ€" er had shown her how to do, Mary found the nest half full of little new fowls She took out one and looked 4t over with great care. "Isâ€"â€"is this a turkey ?" she faltered. "Of course it is," said Jock; but he still looked queer. Mary winked her eys in that queer way she had. "It ought not to be a turkey," she said. "It ought to be a dâ€"dâ€"duck!" she crld not understand what had happened. n ns d ts cfi > c t w t ic t c t BP ds tcicts W t sttb C P P er had shown her how to do, Maryl Peter Rabbit‘s Adventures: This found the nest half full of little new is a variation of the oldâ€"fashioned fowls She took out one and looked game of stage coach,. Each child is it over with great care. ‘given the name of some character or "Isyâ€"â€"is this a turkey?" she faltered.| object in the famous story of "Peter "Of course it is," said Jock; but he Rabbit." Seat the children in a ring still looked queer. tand begin to tell the story. As you Mary winked her eys in that qucer use the names of the characters or way she had. "It ought not to be a!objecta, the children answering to turkey," she said. "It ought to be a them must rise and hop three steps dâ€"dâ€"duck!" she cild not understand| rabbitâ€"fashion. When Peter Rabbit‘s what had happened. ’ house is mentioned, all the children exâ€" Neither of them said anything for a change places, and the one without a moment; then Jock started to whistle.! seat must tell a tale. Suddenly he stopped short. l Easter Bouquets: Seat the children "Mary‘ he said, "I‘m gorg to ask in a circle and start the game by you something: Did you change the'aaying, "I picked an Easter bouquet; eggs?"~ lin it I put a lily." The next in the Mary bowed her head. Shs was ring must repeat this and add another afraid to look at Jock. :fiower to the boquet. The third conâ€" "I found out that you can get your tinues by repeating what the first and eyclo sooner with turkeys," she second children have said, and adds answered â€" after a moment. "So I) still a third flower. Mary bowed her head. She was afraid to look at Jock. "I found out that you can get your bicyclo sooner with turkeys," she answered after a moment. "So I changed Blackie‘s eggs for Whitey‘s But I was oh, so careful!" "Well," said Jock, "I did the same thing. Ducks make better pets. I made the exchange late one night; I was going to tell you later on. And then old Whitey began to hatch ducks! They stood stock still for a moment looking at each other; then they both burst out laughing. It did seem funâ€" ny, after all. Thus the soâ€"called Madonna lily, supposed to have been bestowed upon the Virgin Mary by the Angel of the Annunciation and which is a different variety, known to botantists as canâ€" didum, is a mistake of art. It appears in many of the paintings of Murll_lq. "I knowâ€"we‘ll divide," suggested Mary. Jock shook his head. "The hens would hardly stand for that," he said. They decided to let things stay as they were. But later on both hens were kind enough to sit again; and that time Whitey hatched valuable turkeys and Blackie had a beautiful family of ducks. If Jesus never saw an Easter lily, what was the flower to which He reâ€" ferred? Some have thought that it must have been the lily of the valley; but it does not grow in fields. Much more likely does it seem that He meant the calla lily which was cultiâ€" vated on a large scale in Egypt and (probably in Palestine) thousands of years ago. Th Egyptians grew the calla as a foodâ€"plant. It develops, underground, fleshy tubers that somewhat resemble potatoes, though more elongated in shape. With preliminary boiling, they may be cooked for the table by frying, baking, or in any other way, that potatoes are cooked. In Egypt, anciently, (and presumâ€" ably in the Levant), calla tubers are one of the most important food crops. They were grown over extensive areas in each annual season of the Nile‘s overflow. At the time of their blosâ€" soming the fields of them must have presented to the eye a beautiful picâ€" ture. Realizing which fact, we may reasonably suppose that the calla was in Christ‘s mind when He spoke of the "lilies of the field." The Flowers of Easter If you‘re somewhere between five and fifteen, and you‘re invited to an Easter Monday Party, you will enjoy the following games: Humpty Dumpty: Stuif a r:‘.lowi case plumply, making it as eggâ€" shaped as possible. Mark a face near the top, and tie a band of bright ribâ€"| bon or cloth, cravatâ€"fashion, a little below the middie. The pillow should; look quite Humptyâ€"Dumptyish by thisg means. Now set Mr. Humpty upon a, chair back or on an improvised shelf.t He may need to be weighted inside. ‘ Let each child in turn have a shot' at him with a light baseball or a‘ toy ball heavier than rubber. Someâ€" one should be appointed to keep .fiscore,| and each child who knocks Humpty] Dumpty off his perch is credited with‘ 2. A child who simply touches him: with the ball, but does not knock him: _over, is credited with 1. ‘ _ Have as many rounds as you wish, and then add up the scores to see who has won. ie . Games For Easter Monday. Easter Eggs High: Divide the childâ€" ren up into companies, and line the | companies up in two rows, facingiI each other. Give the captains of each line a gayly painted Easter egg to be| passed from hand to hand down theI line as rapidly as possible. The ch'ild‘ at the end of each line, as soon as he receives the egg, must shout “High!"i Of course, in the haste that will reâ€" sult from the race the egg is likel'y‘ to be smashed in transit. In that case the side smashing the egg is penâ€" alized, and everybody must pay a forfeit. In the meantime another egg can be supplied if you wish to make another try at the relay race. O fragrant bells of Easter |\ _ You softly ring at dawn, l[n mossy dell and woodland, \ _ By garden bed and lawn, | Where winter‘s snows have melted The brooks again are free To ripple on in gladness It will be quite a large and varieâ€" gated bunch of posies that results. O chosen bells of Easter *Tis yours to bud and bloom To tell the wondrous story Of life from out the tomb, Where war has left its fallows You lift above the sod Your loving cups, sweet censors That bear the Peace of God. O Fragrant Bells of Easter. And share your minstrelsy, Israel Ruled by Judgesâ€"Judges 2: 6â€"23; Golden Textâ€"2. Chron. 151 4. 1. Now when Joshua. The book of Judges takes up the story of the Isâ€" raelite people in Palestine after the death of Joshua. In 1: 1â€"2: 5 there is a brief summary review of what hadl taken place since the invasion of Wesâ€" tern Palestine under Joshua‘s leaderâ€" ship. From this we learn "that the vamious tribes invaded the land either singly or in small groups; that in many instances they did not destroy the older population, but settled peaceâ€" fully among them; and that, in parâ€" ticular, the large cities of Canaan, as well ts the fertile valleys and the marâ€" itime plain, remained in the possession of the Canaanites" (Pesake‘s Com.). The conquest was by no means comâ€" plete when Joshua finished his great task, but he had left the Tsraelite people strongly established, both east and west of Jordan. Their courage, their constancy, their steadfastness of purfiose, their sense of unity, and their faith in the God who had led them out of Egypt, were to be put to the test again in the years that followed, but the heroic spirit of Joshua remained with them and other great leaders were raised up to carry on his work. 10. There arose another generaâ€" tion. It is always possible that the children may not be as good as their parents, but when that happens it is surely, in large part at least, the fault of the parents. In this case the younger generation had not been properly instructed. They knew not the Lord, nor yet the work which he had wrought for Israel. Absorbed in the busy activities of life in a new land and under new conditions, buildâ€" ing houses, cultivating fields, fighting battles, they had not taught their children lowed. 14â€"15. The anger of the Lord. The Old Testament teaches the love of God, but it also declares His wrath. The writer, or rather the editor, of the stories of the Judges, supplies us here with his comments ;fon the history. He interprets the calamities which came upon the people as the reâ€" sult of their evil doinf. and as a divinely ordained discipline intended to lead them to repentance. The refâ€" erence in v. 15 as the Lord had spoken, etc., is to the warnings conâ€" tained in Dout. 28. Indeed, the entire passage which we study toâ€"day bears the mark of having been written by one who was perfectly familiar with the book of Deuteronomy. 16â€"18. The Lord raised up Judges. The order of events, as the writer sees them, (1) min, in forsaking the Lord; (2) defeat and oppression at the hands of their enemies; (3) distress and repentance, and (4) the raising up of a deliverer. And this he sees reâ€" peated over and over again. He sees, and sees truly, that the hand of God is ever present, working mightily, not compelling men to do His will, but overruling even their misdeeds, and graciousli' groviding a way of escape from all the calamitios which they bring upon themselves. That by them I may prove Israel. Out of Israel‘s own failures the Lord will provide a testing and a discipline. The ?mence of these enemies whom Israel has failed to subdue or to drive out will furnish proof of fidelity. God‘s laws are so ordained that the To put this in terms of our modern life and modern ways of thinkhg; temptations which beset us, and whi often arise out of our own deficiencies and errors and failures, may become a ‘means to our betterment. There were no thorns upon his brow, No long steep way to Calvary} Yet Christ he gave the same as Thee, His life for all humanity, There was no cross against the aky, Not one was he of Trinity; Yet Christ he lives the same as Thee For man‘s most high divinity, ‘ INTERNATIONAL LESSON, APRIL 4. A Memory, Easter, 1920. TORONTO ence the evils which folâ€" There is an Easter of the individâ€"| ual soul as surely as there is a {ormal\ Easter of the church; for the siyone ! that Joseph of Arimathea placed at the door of the sepulchre is not only part of a great historical event but also an everlasting symbol. In the heart of every one of us is a sepulchre in which lies the body of a crucified Christ, and at the door is a stone. 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Easter is always the Sunday which occurs next afteer the fourteenth day of the calendar moon which follows March 21, and if that day be a Bun. day, Easter is the following Sunday, Many of the old Eastern customs st linger among us. The distributing 3 the pace or pasch egg, which was ones observed by the entire Christing world, is now universally confined ty the children, In England the folks of Lancashire, and in some parts of Scotland the young folk, still have their dyed hardâ€"boiled eggs, which they either roll or throw at one an» iother and finally end up by eatiny the eggs. & In many of the counties an various ancient customs preva as the men folk lift the wom on Easter Monday and <} women retaliate on Tuesday, | ham the men remove the s shoes on Easter Monday, and t women do the same on the f. day. At Eastertime the chu and the laity arrange a bal the winners being regaled w cake and tansy pudding; 1 the other counties the tow! carries a basket containing cakes as an offering, and in he receives a gratuity from t ous householders. France first turned her culinary talents to making or pasch confectionery; from the fact that eggs v season very scarce and y demand. These eges wore from fondant and then « chocolate or various colore ‘There were some made to momentoes, and these had surfaces and a view of : arranged inside. These prepared from foundation paris and its substitutes, . dAccorations were used t; the finished product. Little Miss Frown, bre Show your dimples, at The glint of heaven in Where the glint of i brave, Drive angry feeling Refuse to utter one Speak gentle things . Be kind and gracious rule, For that is the way to Apr always be. Beam and dimple. Oh, follo For that is the way to A1 Little Miss Lazy, rise with Study your lessons and l school!; Run into school when you h Be quick and eager. > Oh, rule, For that is the way well; Run down the road to t} Little Miss Heedless, tie you Gather your playthings in neat Pick up the scissors and sw Bind your locks with a ribb: Think and remember. O this rule, For that is the way to Ap» Many mothers object to t dyes in coloring Easter « the small children use. Yet most anxious that their have variety of Easter good Have you ever tried the h etable dyes? Eggs may »« lovely shade of yellow by co eggs in a pan with the skins onions; the amount used w mine the amount of coloring Spinach and parsley will green coloring, while beets : from the shade of delicate ; deep red. Names, dates and may be readily written on by using a small brush and | Write this on befors dye surface of the egg must be a clean and the writing shou about one hour before co opgs. â€" It will take but a litt to provide a large variety egge. R The eggs may hbe m cake, dipped in eit water icing, and ther small flowers or a n written with icing In various parts the principal State | Slovak Republic, a prevails, that of "i wiovak Kepubilc, & Cuiio prevails, that of "FEaster r On each Easter day, at 4 the morning the rders asson sed in black and carryin; flags and other comblo Schonwald they proceed hours‘ ride to Kulm where t service. . The priest, after wherein he rcgen to the ! symho! of power, bessows diction on the animals and ers,. This done, the rders neighboring castles, where ceive hospitality, subsoquen : their way homeward, asoo band and a large crowd. ‘ of this curious custom, is | mists of antiquity. than New Year‘s Al @~+ *% to “ Wffi'n‘ gver a n#"w u | etarting out frosh . Let us 40 It seems to me that Eas &A W time to make nes than law â€" Wamr‘a All #h4 Bohemian Easters Ri Coloring Easter Eggo: ell April Fool. Ou Ings * eithei to Apr ha ak i d le two () m e the wol Dun» $U fulk the men ‘.Ju’ c in Lh te. 28 18 at le 7B »in l t vong â€"#1¢ He pro stock, 1 less pr convert tart tna stay Ol THE FUTURE OF ( AN EXCL d ©d dr the St: f¢ 191 bir Lo: d W 1 tt without w hz * zo. .3)1':,. ; g f-‘h;:»'_; *Â¥ i: k. H coppecatig itcacss T€ L