Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, April 15, 1922, Page 3

J SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 18; 1922 Switzerland the word ‘“Easter” con- Jures far more than a“vision of tower- ing peaks or snoW-clad: mountain ranges shining in an eternity ot snows, and of lakes, as blue as lapis lazuli, framed by emerald vineyards climbing | up Alpine meadows. . It recalls to one vividly the popular fetes and national dances of the people which bring joy to their hearts “aftér the lopg, hard Alpine winter is past. 4 Despite the shadow .of théir moun- tains and their éternal”struggle with nature in the form of disastrous ava- ches or similar catastrophes, the Swiss are a buoj people and apply themselves to merrymaiing with the same zest they display- in-their work. Next to August 1, when they. celebrate the birth of thelr.confederation, much as e do our Fourth of:July, 'to’ which it i3 equivalent, Easter is looked for- ward to more:than. any other festival of the year. T From the tim@"the first blossom a) pears on the, fieiflfiéfiefifim p\: Easter are 1o prog 4B evi lated peasant: ‘Home*: and ; faf; eRery chalet in the shamlets;ignd/ towns nestling at the oot o) ‘tfo",mountnlns. One of these; S\ of all the rest: /I it i8 ‘0ld enough it has acquired 'the rich' sepia and burnt slenna ~tones characteristic of the country,-and freguently on its front walls 'i8 ‘# mottd or a legend In black gothic-letters that proclaims, to all. who behold, the sentiments of those who dwell therein, or it tells the year in which the owner caused it to be built by what master-bullder. Ia addition to the garden space about it there Is a pear tree trained up in front agalnst the balcony, while the ledges of the two-storied balconies are adorned with potted plants blooming profusely. It is in just such a com- fortable peasant home that Vreneli, the eighteen-year-old daughter, can be ictured in the act of announcing that slfe has found the first “Alpenrosli,” as the little Alpen rose is called. Reveals Coming of Easter. Instantly there is great excitement in the family circle, and they all gath- er round her to view the rich red blos- soms. o “Now comes Easter!” cries the grandmother excitedly. “Behold our’ resurrection flower!” she.adds rever-’ ently, leaving her chimney corner for the first time in months. - She has had a busy tim@.throygh -the hard Alpine winter knitting woolen stockings, and there are many pairs of feet to provide for. + - “Mother, aren’t you glad?" asks Vreneli. Mother smiles and sighs good naturedly as she thinks of the busy days ahead, not only for Easter, but the preparation for Vreneli’s wedding soon thereafter, judging by the atten- tions of one Jean. The boys ave already dancing a jig with their smaller brothers and sisters {athlei, Jaggi, Babeli and Seppli— ‘while Vreneli with shining eyes takes her place at her spinning wheel to weave more treasures for her beloved “hope chest.” Granamotner, motner ana vrenen ransack all the boxes and trunks in the attic for bits of colored fabrics to dye the children’s Easter eggs which 'will figure so consplcuqusly in the egg contest on the last school dayi| before Easter. But at last they are all colored, dozens of them, and the glad day arrives. "It is an exciting event for old as well as young, and they all go to the school house to wit- ness it. Even father leaves his cows and sheep long enough to indulge in this pleasure. Few Eggs “Go the Limit.” The teacher stands the children in a row’and then divides them into two rows, - Hach child has a basket of eggs, ‘At last the fateful moment ar- rives. . Little hearts beat pit-a-pat‘as the opponent’s egg is smartly. tapped against the one held “aloft. Alas! There is an ominous crack which pro- claims the rainbow-hued egg as the . weaker., Fortunately, there is always one egg in the multitude that remains intact despite the vicious raps and taps, and the match-winner naturally captures all the others. Old and young. are supremely happy . That evening just after dusk there is enacted a pretty little Easter tab- leau they have been anticipating. Jean has been absent for more than 24 hours, and they suspect that he s gone up the mountains with some of the other Easter swains to find his chiltenbleume or courting flower. Be- hind the casement of her room Vreneli awalts his arrival with-a beating heart. ‘Suddenly she hears the soft yodeling of a well loved voice. She discreetly remains in the background, however, until the shadow on ‘the balcony passes, then she throws open the window and gathers from the sill the precious star-shaped Edelweiss bloom, trembling a bit still as she thinks of the dizzy heights he hazarded to ob- ‘tain them for her. Well she knows that they symbolize Jove through death and eternity, and she knows, too, that not far distant in the shadow of the pine tree her Jean has had her answer that she has deigned to gather them to lier breast. She yodels her welcome, whereupon he dashes for- ward with all the impetuousness of the Swiss lover. oo Formal $ign of Engagement. In addition to the courting flower Jean bas planted under her window a young tree which he has gaily decked with ribbons and blossoms. Vreneli is, now engaged. Sheinvites Jeanin. The family crowd round_the_young pair To those who'have: journeyed: ind EASTER FLOWERS Your story to repeat, The Easter message sweet, . Of beauty springing ever new Of joyful resurrection from _ The darkness.of the tomb Dear blossoms; once again you come Too often, dears, you cannot bring From loss, and gief, and gloom; With - congratulatlons, ““greatly Tm- pressed by all Jean’s signs of devotion. -They all sit round in the “fire poke hour” drinking from their jugs of milk and eating Vrenell’s cakes. “It was not thus with another mald- 'en,” reminds the father. and her lover well. She was wicked found her chiltenbleume—" “Nor yet like the puppet hung in the window of Narda when I was young,” says mother, “because she held her head too high, looking for a match outside our viilage.” i Father looks at the tall -grand- father’s clock, the same one that mother’s father used to look at when ‘he stayed too long. He does not mean to be impolite, but tomorrow will be :Easter market day and they must all ‘get an early start for Lucerne. Just a few hours of sleep will be theirs, ‘then the candles will begin to flicker throughout the valley and further up the Alpine meadows. Jean departs, for he.is to join thein' ¢n the morrow. ‘home, for their day of going a-larking is past. They must live. in their ‘memories aside from the - weekly church service and the fétes of their hamlet. Women are not spoiled by their men folk in Switzerland—after they are married. There are cows, pigs, sheep, .chickens and ususlly goats to feed; cooking, washing, iron- ing and mending to be done; spading, gardening, planting, hoelng and weed: Ing, and invariably embroidering’ and weaving to eke out//the ‘family ex- chequer. ® Lily of the"Scriptures. It Jesus never saw an Easter lily, what was the flower to which He re- ferred? . Some. had: thought that it must have been’the lily.of “the valley; but it does not grow in flelds. Much more likely does it seem that He meant the calla lily, which was cultivated on a large scale;in Egypt (and probably in Palestine)‘thousands of years ago. The Egyptins grew the calla as a foodplant. 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 po- tatoes are ¢goked. Good Friday's “Cross Buns.” The baking of “cross buns” on Good Friday. dates back to the time of olden festivities. There seéms :to be some indecision in regard to the cross on the bun, some claiming that the cross was added after the introduction of Christianity, others that it is a relie of older observances—perhaps that of cutting a cross on the bridal oaks of Dahle after -the newly married couple had danced three times about the tree. “This cross,” says Doctor Kuhn, “orig- Inally represented Thor’s hammer, the consecrator of marriage.” TELL OF WEATHER’S CHANGE Many Flowers Give Warning of the Coming of Rain, if One Will Stop to Observe Them. Many flowers are said to be excellent barometers: - For insfange, it is-when the blooms of dandelions have seeded .and are In the fluffy, feathery condi- tion that the weathei\prophet faculties come to the fore. In fine weather the ball expands to. the xx ,-but when the rain approaches &'3: 9'dp like an um- brella. If the weather is inclined to be showery, it keeps shut up all the | time, only opening when the danger from the wet js passed. % | "I'he ordinaty cloVer and all its Varlk | eties, including shamrock, are also ba- | rometers. When rain is coming the | lenves shut together like the shells of For a day or two before rain comes their stems swell {o an ap- | preciable extent, und stiffenso that the | leaves are borne more uprightly than | usual. ‘This stem swelling when rain | §s expected is u feature of many flower- ing grasses. } The figures of which the leaves of | the horse chestput-are made up keep flat and fanlike so long as the fine weather Is likely to continue—Cieve- Tand Dlain Naalow “I knew her | and sent him up so high a cliff that’ he was dashed to death before he ever | Grandmother and mother remain at | L The strife is o'er, the battle done; The victory of life is won; : The song of triumph has begun. ANCIENT BUILDING A MARVEL Magnificence of the Labyrinth Greek Weriter, Herodotus, Found Almost Beyond His Description. The ancient Egyptians had at Ar- sinoe, near Lake Moeris, in the Fayoum district, west of the Nile, one of the most noted buildings ever In the weorld —the Labyrinth, There was one on the island of Lemnos, in the Aegein sea ; another on the island of Crete, in| the Mediterranean, and one in Italy. But that of Egypt was by far the most | ancient. Myth, tradition, legend, mystery ane awe are to be found in obscure s Ings about it in remmants of Gree classical literature. It was composed of 3,000 chambers, 1,500 below the earth’s surface and 1,500 above. The i grand hierophants permitted Herodo- tus to enter some of the chambers above, but not below. The Greek writer could scarcely find words with which to describe the heauty and splendor of the famous edifice. He s: “The upper chambers I myself vis- ited, and I pronounce them among the grandest efforts of human industry and art. The almost infinite number of winding passages through the different courts excited my highest admiration from spacious halls I'passed through smaller chambers, and from theni agdin | to large and magnificent saloons almost without end. The walls and ceilings are marble, the latter embellished with the most exquisite sculpture; around each court pillars of the richest and most polished marble are arranged, “At the termination of the Laby- rinth stands a pyramid 160 cubits high, approached by a subterrandap passage, and with its exterior enriched by huge iigpres. ,of - animals.”—Edgar Lucien Larkin in Seattle-Post-Dispatch. { . Three Pithy] PAragraphs. * 1 have never yet heard man or wom- an much abused that I was not inclined to think the better of them; and to transfer any suspicion or dislike to the person who, appeared to take delight in pointing out the defects of a fellow creature.—Jane Porter. I do not want to see the time come { when any group in this country will become s8 powerful and strong that by its power it may work or create conditions of suffering among some other group.—Hugh Frayne. One of the silliest of human de- lusions is the idea that time will bring | everything out all right. Haven't you heard . people get that off—and then proceed to do nothing whatever with time?—John M. Siddall. | of biblical times. Early Workers in Copper. From the very remotest times cop- per has been a favorite with metal workers, The Assyrians, Egyptians, Persians and Greeks were fine metal workers and claim some of the best specimens of the art, Including the hand-hammered copper statue of Pepi I, a great Egyptlan king, who reigned in 2600 B. C. another great work of art is the Great Gate of Chalmaneser II, an As- syrian king contemporary with Ahab The British museum contains a masterpiece of hand-ham- mered copper known as The Sirus—a pair of shoulder pieces for a suit of armor, picturing a Greek warrior and an amazon in combat. Scores of Ruropean cities—partic- ularly in Belgium—have beautiful statuary, roof ornamentitions and other large pleces of hand-hammered copper. ' New Use for Acetyiene. One of the most recent uses for ncetylene Is for singeing chickens, It is sald that acetyléne fldthe properly used performs this operation in a small fraction of the time usually required, that it removes the last ves- tige of fenthers from the fowl, and that the burning off is accomplished without scorching the skin or heating the delicate flesh. Adjustable Curve. There is a most ingenious drawing instrument for making curves, which was invented by a Massachusefts man. This device consi of a bow, a f ible rule pivoted at its ends to the ends of the bow and having a pair of in- wardly extending studs, a flat reinfore- ing spring contracting with the inner side of the rule and having slo(s re- ceiving the studs and a screw-thread- e” adjusting device extending between the ‘center of the spring and the bow. By adjusting the screw-threaded mem- ber the curve may be changed to meet all requirements within the range of the instrument. Perhaps the greatest applicatlon of this device is in laying out parabolas of varying sizes. CThe Green Pea Pirates By PETER B. KYNE Author of “Webster —Man’s Man,” “The Valley of the Giants,” Etc. Copyright, by Peter B. Kyne (Continued from page 2) ' a iree republic whire princes don't go. Still, it's a n¥ceé name, Scraggs, old tarpot—more fcular since T thought it up in a v.. 'Eh, what?" | #Hatvorsen,” cried Captain Scraggs. ie lone deckhand emerged from a iofe in the freight forward whither he’had retreated to escape the vegeta- ble, barrage put over by Captain Scraggs when McGuffey left the ship. “Aye, aye, sir,” he boomed. “All hands below ‘to the galley!” Seraggs shouted. “While we're wait- in' for this here towhoat I'll brew a seattle o' iz 1o celebrate the dis- covery o' v my dear hoy matfer what happens, I'll never have no other navigatin’ officer.” “Don’t crow till you're out o' the woots,” the astute Gibney warned bim, sen-farin’ tulent. I'm prond of you. Gib, No (Continued in Next Issue) for the sudden: glad .} ktfi;f{ musle | from the matching ¢horisters who | watch began, the end of which was to -basin of water, will aver that it does. Easter Here and Abroad Daybreak, Bethlehem, Not In Ju- “dea’but in Pennsylvania. Church and ceéntetery: oa;lde thronged with/peo- plé, mahy ofthenrthere since the night before, all ofthem wnw;lm;. waiting, will come to lierald In the sunrise an nouncing that “Christ i5 Risen!” For two days these Moravians have kept celebration. On Friday at 10:30 they gathered for the beginning of services which progressed in dramatic intensity through the events of Black Friday, till at 3 o'clock, the hour of the crucifixion, they knelt to the toll- ing bell and the dirge-like chant, “Christ {6 Dead." Later at™vespérs the Vigll of the Paschal Lamb was ob- served, and the Saturday services were culminated by a Love Feast dur- ing which buns and coffee were served by black-robed ‘priests and the night usher in the glad'tidings which they now acclaim, “Christ is Risen.” Universal Celebration. At the same hour, in every civilized country In the world, some version of the great religious drama of the ages is being enacted with solemn music, lighted candles, the odor of lilies and prayer. That is why it s almost a shock at first to realize that the East- er celebrution dld not originate with the crucifixion of Christ, but antedates his birth by many centurles. Its origin Is lost in the dim distance of remote antiquity and its name even Is that of Eastre, Ostare, the Anglo-Saxon god- dess of Spring to whom the fourth month was dedicated and called “East- er month.” According to Canon Ve- nable of the Church of England, the keeping of Easter was made a church custom only after popular usage had sanctioned and dignified it. The commemoration of the passion of Christ was later identified with it, as was the Jewish Feast of the Passover. The Persians at the same season ob- serve their “Renewal of the Yem™ when the “Sun of Justice, the Savior of the World over Death is resurrect- ed.” It was also the first month of the year with the Druids, and the world-wide custom of Easter fires dates back to the primitive worship of the seasons, as does much of the world-wide “watching for the Enster Sunrise, when the golden orb leaps three times in joy,” as even the canny Scots who watch its reflection in a Easter Sunday in Russia. But the universal significance of the vicarlous sacrifices and the cmerging through a season of abnegation, into new being, deepens rather than tnkes from the religious holiday, which Is never so devoutly kept as in Russiu. Along deserted thoroughfares of little villnges, or shoulder to shoulder with the throngs surging through clty streets, in somber darkness go old and young, high and low at midnight on Easter. “Yea, Christ 1s risen,” thelr challenge comes ringing back through | empty spnce or rippling in a hundred echoes from the thick-packed masses of devotees. On Good Friday they have all followed the black coffin through the streets to the mowrnful music of the military bands and her- alded by a crepe-draped cruclfix. Now they press on, enter the church which is dark as the outside—darker. They kneel, huddle together, they walt. Presently down the center aisle a lighted lantern borne aloft on a pole comes, followed by the crucifix and white clad priests, peering right and left through the darknggs. They are the “Procession of Seurchers for the Body.” They reach the altar; they, too, kneel. They walt. “Then comes the sound of shuffling feet nearer and nearer,” an eye wit- ness described It. “Suddenly the doors are pounded from without rap- fdly and Incessantly—a profane sound that startles the stillness Into awaken- ing life. The kneeling figures at the| altar listen, rise and hurry down the alsle. The doprs are flung open and a long procession enters, each bearing a lighted candle—followed by the cholr chanting the glad news, From the tapers as the priests pass, peoplo near- est in the henving crowd light their candles.. Flame {8 passed up and down from hand to hand. A trail of fire flawers springs forth from the dusk as though by maglc until the gloom lightens to a rosy glow, the glow to a} sudden blaze of brilliunce that gleams on the jewel burdened fkons—on a sea of faces.” Bells Ring in Easter, In Moscow. the bells of the Kremlin ring. forth. suddenly at. midnight in SRR IR e b e Mes | IR Vraes et s A PAGE THREE unearthly eetness, the toyer Is fl- | luminated .com base to cross'at the [ top, throwh.g a radlant. light around [ | the masses of kneeling humunity wait- | (ing there, and on the mountainous piles of cakes, ench with a candle stuck Into It walting to be blessed. ** In Rome, too, the day s ushered in { by the firing of cafthdny from thexCas™ tle ‘of §t. Angelgiitid crowds, In carriafes; #footy:.au toward ghe magnificent basili Peter's. §Formerly the ponea‘c borne ‘Into the church on the, Gestatorla, his vestments..abl glory, afcanopy of crimson & above hig head, and along beside him | borne t‘l§ flabella, or large fans com- posed rich peacock featliers—the eyes: of fwhich symbolize thé'eyes of the church, while followed him a rich pageant Inchading” the unrivuled papal choir, singing as they came. * §t. Peter's llluminated. The services are still resplendent, and at thelr end civie festivities fol- low and continue all during the day until as dusk comes on suddenly—u miracle! St. Peter’s is suddenly aglow, agleam, a dream of beauty with a million points of light outlining all the exquisite delicate traceries of the wondrous architecture. And even while one’ still looks and marvels at the star-clear silvery light, the sound of cannons booms through the evening and as suddenly as the silvery lights appeared they change to a fantastle, fairy-like illumination visible in all its beauty at the furthest end of the city. | Close enough, dark shadows are ap- parent moving along the sides of the walls, gliding back and forth, against the bulk of the building, for every point of light is a little lamp; . their Keepers. are entrusted with an almost sacred charge In keeping them burn- ing and in lighting the resinous powder expertly disposed along all the lines and tracerles of the basilica suddenly to burst into flame and to envelop dome and all in a burst of fire. of St | cihted: prove the flavor and tastiness of your morn- ing bowl of cereal. It The Joyous Eastertide. Easter Sunday, which marks for the taithful the fulfillment of divine prom- |8 ise; the recognition of which means faith In the resurrection of Him who was crucified nearly two thousand years ago, and wherever there are Christlans joy prevails. The Easter- tide Is probably more noticed -in re- ligious circles than Christmas, although each day Is of equal importance to Christian doctrine; the inception of he divine plan for the redemption of the world would seem to deserve as great a recognition as the consumma- tion, and yet the Christian world makes greater the day of the con- cluding miracle, and Easter is a day of rejolcing, n season for exultatlon and praise and thanksghving. No day of all the yeqr means more than Faster day to the one who loves and serves, even In the smallest thing. 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