Lar<—t Mill in the West
EASTER AND EGGS
LONG ASSOCIATED
For
SOUND PRINCIPLES
FOR ALLIED DEBTS
Centuries Have Been
Season's Symbole.
Payments to America Should Be
Guided by Dawes Plan,
Says C. E. Mitchell.
The relutlon between eggs and Eas
ter does not seem far-fetched when It
la remembered that the Easter festival
Is a celebration of life and that the
egg Is, perhaps, t*e most striking sym
bol of life, with Its wonderful possi
bilities of development. This symbol
ical conception of It can be traced
back to ancient times. One of the Ro
man games was racing on an oval
track for eggs as prizes, and this was
In honor of Castor and Pollux, the
twins who had come forth from an
egg laid by the Swan Lena. In an
expense account dating back to the
time of Edward 1 of England la the
item: "Eighteen pence for 400 eggs to
he used for Easter gifts." Much far
ther back thun that the egg was con
sidered the emblem of the resurrec
tion.
The custom of coloring the
shells was probably ths grafting of
the art instinct upon the Easter ob
servance. It once found much more
elaborate expression than now, when
sentimental Inscriptions and beautiful
ill signs were etched Into the colors.
Many customs and superstitions
have grown up around the Easter ob-
s. rvance. Suckling's verse:
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But, oh. ah« dance» auch a war
No aun upon an Easter day
1» half ao fine a eight.
borrow« meaning when we know tliat,
according to an old belief, the aun In
the heavens danced on Easter morn
ing in joy for the resurrection. Tlie
Scotch tradition was still more spe-
clfic, and claimed that the god of dar
whirled around like a cartwheel und
gave three leap«, and theae perform
ances were solemnly argued about by
wiseacres. Another belief was that
as It shines or rains on Barter day so
will It shine or ruin a little every day
In the year, and an old couplet ran:
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A good dual of rain on Easter day
C'.es
sued crop ot gruss, but little
good hay.
If the wind on that day was in the
east, one should draw Easter water
(whatever that may be) and bathe In
It to prevent ill effects from the east
« Ind. An old English custom was to
wear a new article of dress on Easter
Sunday to Insure good fortune in love
affairs during the coming year. The
Buster hat Is probably a relic of that
practice. Still another custom was to
court good luck by putting out all
fires on Easter eve and lighting them
afresh.
Constantine, the Christian emperor
of Rome, first invested the observance
of Easter with pomp. The day was
distinguished by the most elaborate
< cremonles in the churches, and by
nl;ht not only the churches but the
city Itself was Illuminated by a mul
titude of glgnntlc candles or wax pil
lars In un attempt to outshine the day.
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At the Empty Tomb
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fcrek ifflua. Wljn Was
y Œrurtftrb .... $r 3 b Nut
«fret for Hr 3 b ÄiBrn. bb Wr
Matt **OU:5-6.
Clad Message of Hope
In a world where there is much that
is dreary and sad there la yet the mes-
enge of Easter with its hope and good
cheer. How hopeless the world would
be If the life of the Master had closed
with the crucifixion! How Bubllme It
becomes when the life Is crowned with
the resurrection I We are living to
day in a world of subtle Influence.
A'e now realize more than ever the
universality of truth.
Evon science
has tsught us the presence of lows
whose workings are as Invisible ss
the miracles of Biblical times.
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Life*» True Meaning
The preeent life gets its meaning
from the life that Is to come. Homan
life comes to beauty and dignity and
power only as It Is lived for eternal
things.
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AN EA8TKR ORffKTINQI
HB lark at sunrise trills on
high.
The grssttng, Christ is
Hosni
And through the woods ths
blackbird pipes.
The greeting, Christ la rissnl
rrotn nee th the eves the swal
lows ory.
Ths grsstings, Christ io rissnl
Throughout
ths world
men's
heart proclaims
Ths grsstlng. Christ le rissnl
And echo snswsrs from the
grave.
In truth. Hs Is risen
— Martha Cl. D. Rslnnhl
DIAMONDS
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The fundamental principles of the
Dawes plan for settling the European
war debt question are applicable to
the problem of the Allied debts to the
United States, Charles E. Mitchell,
president of the National City Bank
of New York, declares in an article In
the American Bankers Association
Journal Mr Mitchell says:
"Debts between nations are always
a source of international trouble, and
I consider It of great Importance that
our own economic as well as political
relations with such countries as
France Belgium and Italy may be Im
proved by an early adjustment of
their debts to our own national gov-
ernment.
Country Endorsed Dawes Plan
"I hojMj that we are gradually learn
Ing that such debts. If unduly forced,
may result more calamitously to the
commercial Interests of our own coun
try than to those of the debtor coun
try This talk of forcing payment ot
‘every dollar to the last penny,* is
commercially unwise I think we may
assume that the Dawes plan has had
the Indorsement of the American peo
ple through their election of Oenerai
Dawes to the Vice Presidency of the
United States. That plan la one that
establishes fundamental
principles
which may be applied In considering
the debts of one nation to another
resulting from war
“The first principle, as I nee It ta
that the yoke of the war debt shall
not be held as a burden upon the
people beyond the generation that had
to do with the war. This principle Is
clearly intimated In the fact that the
Industrial and railway debentures
which form the principal security and
means of payment of the debt carry
S per cent Interest with 1 per cent
amortization, which means that such
obligations are to be over a period of
about thirty-six years.
An Invitation to Trouble
"Any attempt to force the carrying
of such debt burdens to the second
and third generations la but an en
graved Invitation to further trouble
“The second principle la thct the
debtor country shall be taxed to the
limit whlio tho debt remains, but tn
no event to a point wheie Its eco
nomfc structure collapses under the
strain, and. further, that the nationals
of the debtor country ahull In no case
have a lesser burden of taxation upon
them than have the nationals of
the creditor country—another princi
ple the soundness of which cannot be
questioned.
"The third principle Is that with
such taxes collected, payments there
from shall be made to the creditor
country to such an extent only as they
can be made without disrupting inter
national exchange and commerce. The
soundness of this last is apparent on
Its face.
"These I regard as the fundamental
principles of the Dawes plan, and al)
of the hundred« of pages of the so-
jailed Dawes report are devoted to
setting up the machinery by which
these principles can be put into effect
“If these principles are accepted as
<ound then they must also be sound
principles by which the payment of
the debts of allied countries to us
shaB be determined, and we would
best apply snch a yardstick aa onr
measure, rather than attempt to make
poptilar the slogan of ‘every dollar to
the last penny.’ In the adjustment of
our foreign relatione, essential to the
development of Increased export and
Import trade, there can be no problom
of greater Importance than reaching
a sound and final conclusion as to this
Irritating question of the debts of al
lied countries to ourselves."
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TO GOOD FARMING
An Interesting experience is told by
Dean Dodson of a Ix>ulalana fanner
who was just about breaking even in
growing cotton. One day his wife fell
seriously ill and was obliged to go to
the hospital. A little later his daugh
ter was also taken to the hospital
Before he was through with this ex
perlence he was confronted with a
bill for 12,200. What wan ho to do?
Like a good business man he be
gan to figure how he might Increase
bls Income and cut down his ex
penses. He had a few cows that he
kept for raising calves. He started
to milk these and sell the product
He had some cull potatoes that were
unsalable. He fed these to his cows
and some pigs which ho was able to
buy right Other waste products were
utilised In the same manner. In the
garden he had more turnips than ho
needed for hie own use. These he
sorted, selling the best and feeding
the poor ones. He consulted with his
merchants as to what garden crops
he might profitably grow for the local
market
He figured that ho had some idle
land that he might use In growing
grain and bay. He enlarged his flock
of poultry and took bettor care of It
He was more careful In the use of
his auto and saved a considerable
sum that ordinarily went for gasoline
By taking advantage of the increased
sources of Income and by cutting out
unnecessary expenses be was able by
the end of the year to pay off his hos
pital bill, and In the meantime had
discovered the secret of sound and
Mseeaaful farming.— Btmher-Fonnar
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