Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 54, Number 27, Jasper, Dubois County, 5 April 1912 — Page 3

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,LT HOUGH Easter, more than any other holiday of the year, may be said to be a worldwide festival and is celebrated in one way or another In scores of different countries, there is one phase of Easter observance which may be said to be strlotly American American in origin and American in development, inasmuch as few other countries have copied this phase of Yankee life. This unique feature of the joyous day Is

fashion's parade on Easter on Easter morning we came pretty near saying, jbut that would be incorrect since the annual fashion parade Is no longer restricted to the morning hours of the most significant holiday on the church calondar. Fashion's parade on Easter merely means, of course, the ceremonial display of clothes,' brand new clothes of course, and more important yet, new hats. Easter has attained a position of pre-eminence as the one occasion above all others In the

whole year when it Is incumbent upon all those Who essay to be well dressed to make their appearance in new and distinctive styles. Insofar as Dame Fashion is concerned Easter Sunday, on whatever date it falls, is accounted tho first day of spring the occasion of the "spring opening" of tho wearers of costumes calculated to cause comment. Therefore, even though the temperature, by some freak of nature, be -close to zero, milady who

desires to observe the con. ventions will appear on Easter morning in all the glory of the newest creations of milliners and dressmakers. She may be tempted to shiver in the chilly blasts of an early

Easter, but her pride in her new finery can usually be relied upon to help her combat the icy winds. A movement was started some years 'ago to Induce the women of the United States to unite In robbing Easter Sunday of its significance as a "field day" for the new fashions. According to tho new mandate It was not to be corisidred ''good form" for a woman to appear on Easter resplendent in fresh additions to her wardrobe. She might display her new treasures for, of what use would nice clothes be to ä woman if she could not show them on the Sunday preceding Easter or on the Sunday following Easter or at any other time, but the custom was to bo decried of turning Easter Into a grand review for marshaling the newest products of the dressmakers, the -bootmakers and the milliners. The new plan was all very vell in theory, but the persons who suggested it evidently dirt not figure on tho persistency with which the daughters of the republic can cling to a cherished prerogative. The American women simply declined to abandon their Easter fashion parade and consequently the season's surprises In new raiment continue to be-as indespensable adjuncts to a regulation Easter observance as are the Easter lilies and the Easter eggs. The credit for the preservation of the traditions or the Easter fashion parade Is given to the women because it Is the members of the fair sex who both as spectators and participants aro the most numerous and most enthusiastic supporters of the function. At the same time It would bo idle to insinuate that many of the opposite sex have not succumbed to the influence of the Easter dress parade. Among the male contingent there is a brave representa'tion of spring overcoats and spring suits, that .make their appearance for the first time, but the ono pro eminent touch which proclaims the occ-Äöion in the array of new collars and ties. Some men there may be, who, because of prejudice or pocketbook, will not Indulge themselves in the new conceits of the tailors on Easter, but there are none who need forego the Indespensable of a novelty In neckwear. As has been said, fashion's parade on Easter marches up and down the entire land. There are some famous Easter fashion parades In the United States, notably the one on Fifth avenue, New York, and the one on the Boardwalk at Atlantic City, but there Is scarce a city or town or village from Maine to California or from Michigan to Texas that does not enjoy Its own Easter panorama particularly if the community is not so small that there are no church 6enice2 to act as an Incentive to draw forth the birds of plumage. And just here, it may be noted in wonder, that such is the perfection of our modern system ot fashion distribution that tho Easter parade In the most remote town afTords proof Uxit her feminine residents are little behind New York and even Paris in the main essentials of the "new styles." While on this phase of the subject it may be remarked that very few of the fashionable pradr?r In the Easter throngs realize how farjfttching hart been the preparation for this

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Cedar Lake. Edwin Ploetz, fifty yers old, formerly of Chicago and a wealthy hotel keeper here, wa drowned under the ice of the Jake when he attempted to save Adam Mozar, a hired man,' from drowning In an ice channel. Mozar later was pulled

out of the icy waters more dead than alive, after he had hung to an ice cake for two hours. John Kennedy and John White saved him. Mrs. Ploetz and her son Walter were standing on the shore of the lake when they saw Ploetz break through the ice. The son ran to the aid of his father, and he, too, fell into the ico channel, but was later rescued by Mrs. Ploetz, who threw a rope to the drowning men. The son succeeded In climbing out of tho water with the aid of the rope, but the father sank. His body was recovered. Goshen. After having been held as a prisoner in the Elkhart county jail since last December, Josaph Clark of Toledo, Ohio, one of five men who blew the Hixon brokerage safe

at Middlebury, was given his liberty and left the community. Clark and

William Murray were arrested at Auburn Junction. He made a confession and told the officers where to

find George Gibson, "Michigan Red,"

leader of the gang. Gibson was

caught in Toledo and with Murray is

serving time in Michigan City prison.

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which renders Fifth avenue, New York, memorable on this occasion. So to In most of the smaller cities the church hour Is accounted nh

logical time for fashion's review because there I Clark was S'nren his liberty in return

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ue, ma nap, to evening church service when, Columbus. Mrs. Hazel Phipps, of course, It Is too dark to have fanciful toil- seventeen years old, widow ol ettes appear to the best advantage. Frank Phipps, v ho died suddenly two In some of our cities, however, notably in months ago, was married to her fathe national capital, it has come about that in ther-in-law, John Phipps, sixty-five recent years there are in effect two fashion years old. Rev. John Stitt performed parades on Easter. The first is held, as above the enremony. This is the third mat-

mentioned, at the conclusion of the morning rimouial venture of Phipps

cnurcn service, out the newer and more popu-

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" their raiment. The morn- servant famine is feared. Already

ing fashion parade finds girls have begun "giving notice," and almost everybody afoot it is believed that girls are not only if the weather be at all going to be scarce in the citv, but pleasant, but in the that those willing to do kitchen work "moving picture" that is wm demand fancy prices for their on view from 3:30 to ö services.

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display and how far back, In point of time, have extended the preliminaries for the burst of glory. Milady may not even realize that the milliners who "did" her hat have been working literally night and day for a fortnight before Easter and that the delivery boy who distributed the "confections" of lace and ribbons, had precious little sleep on Easter eve. But the trail of preparation goes yet farther back. It extends as far as fascinating Paris, where all the styles originate and where the ammunition for the Easter broadside was a matter of concern to hundreds of designers and seamstresses and bonnet makers and fiower workers in the days when you and 1 were busy with Christmas preparations. There is usually at least three or four months between the ln-

ception of a costume idea in Paris and the realization of the "dream" in America and consequently American dressmakers and milliners were paying hundreds of dollars for advance information regarding the Easter styles and fnrtive peeps at the new Easter hats ere the prospective wearers In America had commenced to bother their heads on the subject. The traditional hour for the Easter fashion parade is after the morning church service and this time continues the accepted Interval in most communities. It is, for instance, In the interim from twelve to one o'clock that one sees the Impressive procession of gorgeouslygowned women and correctly-attired men

o'clock in the afternoon

a considerable propor tion of the paraders are in vehicles,' open car riages and motor cars having the preference. Each mode of locomotion has its advantages from the standpoint of the Easter paraders. Those afoot have the best chance to be seen, whereas those in motors or carriages have the best opportunities to see, and since the aim and object of this fashion parade is that its devotees may see

and be seen it will be

Bloomington. John T. Woodward of this city, who has been employed by the Illinois Central as special right of way man in acquiring property for the extension of the Bloomington Southern from this city to the Monroe county stone belt, eight miles south, is just home from Chicago, where he has been consulting with the officials of the Illinois Central concerning the further plans of the company.

The Risen Christ's Easter Message

South Bend. The weather bureau at Notre Dame university was opened with L. Armington of the Chicago weather bureau in charge.

realized that it is virtually a standoff between Tüis wil1 not üe a forecast station.

those who walk and those who ride. Predictions will continue to come In point of numbers participating, easily the from CüicaSO- At the new station greatest Easter fashion parade in America Is measurements will be taken of the that which takes place on this eventful day on maximum and minimum temperatures, the Boardwalk at Atlantic City. People fiock tüe velocity and direction of the wind, from all sections of the country to the New Jec- tne rainfall and the barometric condl-

sey resort. They come, many of them will tell tIons.

you. because Atlantic City Is supposed to have

xuxxu u.iiu e4uauie spring ciimaie, Due the real Shelbyville. Copt. Henry M. reason in most Instances is a realization that Endsley, veteran of the Mexican the "natural study of mankind is man" and and Civil wars and leader in county that here may be found a greater assemblage politics here for half a century, celeof representatives of the human race than at brated his ninetieth birthday anniverf UyJ J? East6r mecca 0U tbis sIde of the At' sary at the home of his daughter, Mrs. lantlc. There are sometimes as many as 100,000 T. B. Carey, at Fairland. He was Pe?l6v. m he EaSter parade at Atiantic City once a member of the state assembly

uBvyw tuemtves zo marcning and and is counted one of the most dis-

countermarcning on that five-mile elevated

The message of Easte? is Identical with the truth that each Lord's day proclaims to men the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The central thought of the apostle's ministry was the resurrection of their Lord and Saviour. It has been the dominant theme of every gospel message. The risen Christ's first communication was sent to his discouraged disciples that they might rejoice because he was risen from the dead. Does Easter And you discouraged? Havo you made a bad investment of your life and labor? Are you disturbed as to the future? Has death terror for you? Then let us rejoice, for Christ has won a victory for us. Let us give thanks because he is risen. His resurrection contains the promise of our endless life. It is also prophetic of the Christian's resurrec-" tion when Jesus shall come again. The hopes of eternal life should inspire us with a dynamic force by which we can, through the presence and power of our risen Lord, rise above the difficulties, discouragements and defeats of this present age. His resurrection has solved our problem, removed sin and burdens that have filled us with despair, and turned our apparent defeats into ono glorious triumph. The gospel of the resurrection proclaims a victory of regeneration over degeneration, of construction over deformation, of life over death, that Christ has secured for every creature that will believe on him as their risen Saviour. To tho disciple that denied him early on Easter morn Christ sent a message that recalled Poter to his service. Have you been following Christ afar off? Has your life been marred by sin? Have you denied your Lord? If so, Easter has a message for you. Repent, return to your Lord and then you will rejoice that ho Is risen and he will restore unto you tho joy of your salvation. The last message that the Master gave to his disciples was delivered near Bethany, while" they were still In light of the capital city of

Jerusalem. On this Easter morn from Bethany's study overlooking the Capital city of our nation I would call upon all the followers of the Christ to obey him and enter into the Masters work of winning the world for their Lord. As he commanded, so I would urge that -you obey his call to evangelize the world with the gospel, euiist disciples for his service and educate all believers to be obedient to whatsoever our Lord has commanded. The Christian conquests of ihe centuries, the marvelous missionary awakening of Christendom preparing to conquer the world for the glory of Christ by the consecration of men arid means and by the co-operation of the Christian forces under the leadership of the Holy Spirit is one of the many modern testimonies of the power of the risen Lord that is leading the hosts of God on to complete the triumph of Christ when he revealed on resurrection morn his power over life and death. The religion of Jesus contains the only hope for the world. His is the only religion that meets the needs oX all men. He is the only founder of a religion that has risen from the dead and offers everlasting life to all. Lei us consecrate ourselves around his empty tomb this Easter morn to help him save the world by carrying the gospel of his resurrection to. all that are lost. Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson.

esplanade because there is little else to do at

Atlantic City at Easter when it is, of course, too cold for sea bathing. The Atlantic City parade of fashion starts in the morning, though it is not timed to accord with church services, for the simple reason that only a small proportion of the Easter visitors to Atlantic City take time to attend divine worship on this day of days. Instead they spend their time on the great wooden highwaywalking or riding in those odd and lazy wheeled chairs pushed by porters or propelled by tricycles. At Atlantic City also there is another fashion parade in the afternoon, though to be strictly accurate we should not säy "another." In reality it Is a continuation of the same grand march of the gaudy dressers. How any of them manage to get lunch is a mystery, for the crowd on the Boardwalk never suffers any diminution from mid-morn to dusk, and indeed this spectacular continuous performance even goes on after the electric bulbs are aglow and Easter promenaders In other cities have long since sought their own firesides.

Man With Only. Half a Brain There is a man with only half a brain in the convalescent home of the Sabbatberg sanitarium at Stockholm, Sweden. His name 'is Blomqufst, and he is & young soldier who was hit by a stray bullet at firing practice last summer. The bullet went through the left temple and passed out again through the right side of the skull. It was a bad case, but the surgeons, finding that no motor centers of the brain were injured proceeded to operate although they had little

hope of saving the man's life. For two weeks the patient was unconscious, his breathing was feeble and he had to be artificially fed. Then by dejJTees consciousness returned. His speech and ey&sight were badly affected, but both improved gradually. Today, apart from somewhat dimmed eyesight and general weakness, he is well on the road to recovery, but retain! one conspicuous defect, he cannot read or write. He can distinguish letters, but is unable to connect them into words. The part of the brain he has lost, it appears, is the sense of memory of what he learned in his youth. Party Feeling. The Excited SpinsterOh, Ethel, we're going to have luch a time at the party. The new curate's coming, and he's color blind! Ethel Wll, dear, what difference does that make? The Excited Sptniiter Why. he thtnks all tht iiollyberri are mistletoe. Londa Sketch.

tinguished citizens of Shelby county. Newcastle. The district meeting of Red Men attended by more than three hundred braves f?om this and surrounding counties was held here, ending with the initiation of a large class of candidates by the New Lisbon degree team. State officers in attendance were Great Sachem R. S. Harper, Great Senior SagamGre W. G. Emig, Great Junior Sagamore

George Sweigart of Hartford City, and Great Prophet Norris of Rushville. Columbus. Benjamin Disney, twenty-nine years old, was arrested by Sheriff Miller on a charge of ntealing a set of harness, the property of Jacob Wagner. When arrested Disney had the harness in his possession and the sheriff made him put it on and wear it to the county jail. Disney confessed to the theft. Jasonville. At a special election Jasonville decided by a majority of 27 votes to incorporate as a city. This Is the fourth time similar action has been taken but heretofore something had prevented the carrying out of the plan. This time, however, it will go through. The first cit' election will be held in about one month.

Rochester. 3attllng successfully against the swift current of the Tippecanoe river, William Hanna of this city made his way to shore, rushed to the home of a nearby farm- , er and with his aid fffprtvfl th

of his companion, Charles Bailey, at a time when another moment's delay would have resulted In the Utter'a death. Bailey and Hauna, while huatIng in a steel boat, were thrown into fifteen feet of water bytke oYtrturmti of their craft ?