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PAGE SIX __ I Emblems of Easter ££ I ■l— i .Os JMfl^ g/ lilies To virgins in a row, ■ v^ p?»r ; | j —Faith hovers nigh; hJp||'-,, * 4 1 \Vh.r. lilies breathe, Greet Sun on Easter Day on Mt. Rubidoux Ho: \ 00 California has the most unique re Ilgams event in the world, the annual Esjster pilgrimage up Mount Rubi doqx, Riverside. f’ilgrims and pilgrimages have been many from the time of Chaucer down, and year after year the great pilgrim centers have steadily drawn the massed crowds. The office of pilgrims may he found in the old service hooks. There was an appropriate costume, the cockje hat and staff of an invaria ble §hape, and the scrip hung about the neck. The sign of the Canterbury pilgrimage was a bell; the pilgrim to the Iloly land wore a cross formed of strips of colored cloth, and one who returned from a long pilgrimage might he as thickly decorated as a modern soldier, with palms and medals and clasps. But these pilgrimages were made by people of one creed; the Rubidoux ■ Easter service knows'no limitations; ft is for people of all creeds, and it Is 'for people of no creed. It is uni versa 1. . . At first thought, it seems un-A met »ican. It is difficult to realize that the ..modern world of motors and airplanes, speed mad. will pause for simple, un affected worship with nothing of the spectacular to attract, and ascend a mountain top at 'daybreak for simple 'devotion. But. that people are de v*mt, that they long for simplicity in deration, is proved by the fact that last year, at » conservative estimate. 3,f»00 people ascended the mountain. The Road to Rubidoux. Rubidoux is finely situated for such an event. One wonders if Jacob Riis, when, with a handful of people, lie in augurated this service, saw the vast possibilities of its future. The moun tain rises abruptly from the level plain, and is just outside of River side. A splendid road, a marvel of engineering, leads to the summit, the ascent and descent being over adjoin ing shoulders of the mountain for greater safety. The gjade is easy, the curves smooth. Near the top, on a mesa, is a parkway, where machines are left at one* side-, to be cared; foe until they are required for the descent. K is a wonderful; sight to see that tong unbroken, chain of automobiles ascending and descending, and the vast throng of people messing on the mountain tofx Meanwhile, ever the ragged mountain side, along the trails, threading hidden paths, clambering. everywhere and walking along the smooth roadside, trhrong the people on foot. pa»». In Long Procession; Long before daybreak, while it is yet dark, and Rubidoux is only a deep er shadow on the horizon, one hears After hurrying footsteps on the street and, later; the sound of wheels, then you; become one- with the long. proces ; ftimu Above you the lights climb, twinkling again, and one looks down, as etndi curve is rounded, on an in terminable climbing row of lights be low winding about the rugged bulk, until, at length, the mountain seems sentient, not rock and stone, but thrilling with life. Except for the soft grinding of the wheels, it is si lent. for footfalls make no sound. Ex cept for the radiance of the moon, or the momentary flare of a headlight, it is all soft darkness. The light begins to shimmer into a gray translucence, and colors show here and there, a floating veil, a sweater, and, as we pass, brilliant masses of wild flowers show clear yellow, blue or pink t among the great gray bowlders. Then we dismount and wait. There is a moment's pause. On one hand San Antonio lifis his majestic, white-crowned head above the cling ing mists; on the other, faint green and saffron pink herald the dawn. Then, as if for a signal, the golden rim of the rising sun comes up above the eastern slope, color grows and flickers, streaming zenithward, and, as if in response, a cornet sounds clear and strong above the throng, "Jeru salem, Jerusalem, Lift Up Your Voice and Sing.” Following comes a dear, familiar hymn, the hymn that every body can sing, and that everybody docs sing. Oh. that great volume of song rising from the mountain lop! How it thrills the soul. How it catches away the breath for a moment to listen to that "great voice of a great multitude.” * . ! ‘ • ' f No S2t Form of Service. The service is impressive in its sim plicity. There, n-e no forays; tlieije is no lit any. The I.or.dV prayer. Scripture reading. _ responsive, well known hymns, and always • t-fie read ing of Or. Henry Van p.vke’s poem. "Hod on the Open Air.” * An anthem tias been written by Carrie .Jacobs Rond for use at the service; it Is en titled "Behold the Easter Dawn.” ■ Miss Magrclln Craft sang the solo parts in this and in two other songs last year. The number of singers was greatly augmented. Mr. Carl Brons#>n, one of Los Angeles’ noted choir leaders, was there with his choir of over 100 voices, and this ■v > *• Mount Rubidoux, Mocca for a Hoot of Early-Morning Worshipora on East er Day. group of singers, was supplemented by member* of all the Riverside choirs and music clubs, which made the sing ing the- great feature. They led and directed the singing of this vast out door audience. The annual Euster sunrise service on the top of Rubidoux mountain is unique. It Is a service belonging to southern California, yet, already, world wide in note. Begun by a few 7 , it be longs to the people how and will persist by its own inner life. Bohemian Easter Custom A curious old custom, that of “East er riding,” prevails in various parts of Bohemia. On each Easter day the riders assemble dressed in black and carrying crosses, flags and other em blems. They proceed from Schon wald on a three hours’ ride to Kulm, where they attend services. The priest, after, a sermon, wherein he re fers to the horse as a symbol of pow* er, bestows the benediction on the animals and their riders. The riders then visit the neighboring castles, where they receive hospitality, sub sequently making their way home ward, escorted by a band and a large crowd* —Grit. • - - x xxCj Ijxla 1 XiAiU xvE7v7v7 XV U . ri 1 Vick’s Chemical Co. Wins Suit Philadelphia, April 14.—Judge Thompson, presiding in United States district court for the eastern listrict of Pennyslvania, has just handed down a decision in favor of Vick Chemical Company in its case aaginst Frederick E. Strohmeier, in which emphasis is placed by the ?ourt,upon protection of the buy ing public against fraudulent use of a trade name, Vick’s Vapoßub. “The defendant will be enjoined,” Judge Thompson’s decision reads, “against use of the plaintiff’s trade name, as he has been using it, to deceive and perpetrate a fraud upon the public and, by pirating its trade mark, to injure and damage the reputation the plaintiff has built up. . “A decree may be entered for an injunction accordingly and for damages sustained by the' plaintiff and profits derived by the defendant from his acts of infringement and unfair competition.” This case grew out of the action of Strohemier in the marketing of a cough drop which he claimed, on /the package, was “Medicated with Vick’s Vapoßub.” As to this al leged medication, Judge Thompson says in his decision: “I find from the medical testi mony that, as manufactured, there Look at it I this way j ever smoked . .'. wouldn’t you begin by selecting the choic- §jgjß est tobaccos in all the world?. .. Wouldn’t you spend time ' iilß and money without stint to discover and develop the one 111 j most perfect blend? . . . Os course you would. And that’s 1 ‘ * exactly what Camel did. That’s why Camel so quickly became ||||B ’ the most popular cigarette in America. That’s why, no matter I what you pay, you can’t match it for mild, mellow fragrance 1 , and that smooth richness that makes the perfect smoke. ... 1 J Experienced smokers will tell you. . . . It’s a great cigarette! ill Don’t deny yourself the luxury of M Camels J yi >3o. ft. J. ft.vntdd. ToVscc* «* S9w <Lemt»*nr, WimtonSatem. N. Q. * , ' B is no real medication by means of i Vick’s Vaproßub in the defendants product. That being the case, that statement of medication is false and | untrue. I am not satisfied that the defandant has introduced any testi mony to sustain his claim that Vicks Vapoßub is used at all in his cough drops.” Vicks Vapoßub is the sole prod -1 uct of Vick Chemical Co., and has I been marketed for a number of ! years. It was introduced in evi dence that over $-7,000,000 has been spent in advertising to estab lish this product in the confidence of the public, and the extent of such confidence was disclosed in the evidence that over 260,000,000 jars have been sold since 1910, through | out the United States and in over 60 countries abroad. It was charged that the defendant, Strohmeier, by pirating the Vick trade name, was trying to establish his unknown product by associating it in the public mind with Vicks Vapoßub, thus not only accomplishing in fringement but perpettrating a fraud upon the public. The decision of the court upholds this charge and enjoips Strohmeier from fur ther use of the Vick trade name in connection with his product. <3> GOOD NIGHT! Epitaph for a dead cat in a daneway: Sans purr, but not sans reproche.—-Dublin Opinion. While the tall maid is stooping the little one the house. —English proverb. ' ‘^ ept Even contention is better than loneliness.— Irish proveri ! HALF PRICE Save money all year! “Gold Ribbon” Brand Coffee and Chicory has twice the strength of ordinary coffee and you use only half the quantity to a cup. When you buy a pound of “Gold Ribbon” Blend, it’s like buying 2 pounds of ordinary coffee—and it tastes better too. ’ V I M G..IJ HiHoJ
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