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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1909
Page
3
A meditation on the lilies from Matthew's scripture, comparing their growth from rough bulbs to disciplined, sunward growth. It urges steadfast industry, trust in the world and God, and the value of humility, shadow, and holiness, with varied Biblical and literary quotes and Good Friday customs.
The passage argues that evidence of Christian faith lies in action not argument. It emphasizes living honesty and upright conduct as decisive to world opinion, claiming one day of good living outweighs much talk.
Cook celery in clear stock then flavor with taragon vinegar piquant sauce and gelatine to mold. Boil six eggs press filled yolk into pepper olives mince with mayonnaise. Refill whites set in jelly ring with lettuce garnish and serve with jelly and egg per guest.
The Boston Transcript observes a revival of calla lilies during Easter, noting renewed admiration as florists and homes feature the flower. It emphasizes the plant’s serene, steady presence and warns demand may outpace supply.
Fragmentary verses recount Passion Week scenes at a church, invoking Mary, the altar, and the crucifixion with stylized archaic diction. The speaker laments humanity’s scorn and seeks to learn loving sacrifice, ending with credit to Lucy Heald.
The piece surveys Good Friday traditions from bread offerings in Florida to Hot Cross Buns in England. It notes charitable acts at St Bartholomew the Great in Smithfield with twenty one sixpences for widows, and buns for children at All Hallows London. It also mentions washing Molly Grimes at Glentham Lincolnshire.
The article notes only 5,000,000 hot cross buns were eaten in London on last Good Friday indicating the custom is fading. It links the bun to Eastre the Saxon goddess and explains Christians kept the bun with a cross. It adds a postal fact claiming one misrouted letter per million.
English newspapers faced a government tax until 1854, a financial burden shaping reporting and circulation. The reform reduced fiscal pressure on press operations and altered news distribution during that period.
State prisons, workhouses, and the Elmira reformatory are reported crowded. Sing Sing holds over 2000 convicts, with cots in chapels. Clinton Prison receives transfers, while Blackwell’s Island, Hart’s Island, and Riker’s Island house growing numbers. Officials blame hard times and aliens for rising crime and limited confinement space.
Governor Will son ordered the State militia to aid tax collection after mobs and organizations blocked Tax Collector J. W. Peck from collecting railroad taxes in Carter Boyd and Elliott counties. Taxes are heavy and overdue for years, with anticipated trouble as troops move into the mountains.
Dana Estes of Boston, publisher and traveler, claims African hunting will be tame for Theodore Roosevelt. He notes lions and tigers remain dangerous, but most species are comparatively dull. Estes has just returned after eight months abroad and covered the routes Roosevelt will take.
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