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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24
Three Jewish Heroines.
BY HUBERT M. SKINNER.


It is a singular fact that three of tie
most remarkable heroines of Bible times
are not to be found in the Protestant
Bible, and one of these does not appear
even in the Apocrypha. Bible readers are
often puzzled in their efforts to locate
these personages, who are generally as,
sumed to be characters of scripture mar
rative
Marianne is the heroine of Stephen
Phillips great tragedy, "Herod,' which
is now the sensation of London, with
Beerbohm Tree in the title role. Since
1t is altogether likely that this play viii
be produced in America, the subject 1s
invested with peculiar interest. Mari
amne's husband, Herod the Great figures
in the New Testament as the king Of
Judea, who ordered the Slaughter of the
innocents'' in the endeavor to destroy the
infant Jesus. Marianne was famed for
her beauty and loneliness. She was or
the Maccabees, and was descended from
an illustrious line of kings and priests.
She was married in her youthful bloom
to the young king in the year 3S B. c.,
and for, eleven years was his joy ana
pride. He was of a parvenu family ana
was possessed of great ambition. His
abilities We're extraordinary. Under his
sway commerce grew, art and literature
fourished, and the great temple was re
built. He was a trusted friend of Mark
Antony, and afterwards of Augustus
Caesar. Yet his great reign was -tarn-
ished with crime, and he was led from
one deed of cruelty to another, until he
seemed a monster Of unreasoning pas
sion. Marianne was cruelty nlisrepre>
scented by his jealous sister Salome, and
by his mother, as having sought 20
poison him; and he gave an order for
her execution. She persisted about a year
after the death of Cleopatra Herod
lived until a few weeks after the birth
of Christ. One of his last acts was to
order the execution of his son.
Herod and Marianne have been favor
ite themes for dramatists. They are the
subjects of a tragedy by Voltaire, whIcA
is to be numbered with the best French
plays of it's class Calderon, of course,
made use Of it in his great tragedy, mo
Monster Like Jealousy which is a
Macbeth and an "Othello'' in one.
This Spanish play is simply terrific in
Its delineations of demoniac passion
Amelie Rivers Chanler, the sensuous
novelist, made the story of the king arc,
queen the subject of one of her novels.
The new play by Phillips is a peculiar
tragedy. Throughout the three acts
there IS no change of scene. There are
no murders on the stage. Herod posses
ses for his queen the passion of. young
lover, and very reluctantly assents to
her DEATH Almost Immediately he seeks
to prevent it. He becomes insane, AMI
believes she is not dead. He sends for
her repeatedly; and when at last her bier
is brought into his audience room, he
stands before it in mute agony as the
curtain falls Twice again it rises, rep
resenting different periods Of the night;
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24
Spanish Proverbs.

Do not trust, nor contend, nor borrow,
| nor lend, and you will live In quiet.
Do not give a bride, nor lose your right
He who promiseth runs in debt.
| A rich mouthful. a heavy groan.
| A lean dog gets nothing but feas.
He who avoids temptation avoids sim
Experience is the mother of science
He is handsome that handsome doth.
Enjoy your little while the fool seeks
for more
Work and not words are the proof of
love.
He who has no shame has no cor
science.
A rich mans foolish sayings pass for
wise ones.
When bread is wanting, oaten cakes
are excellent.
If you say you are good ask yourself
He who would catch fish must not mind
getting wet.
He who rises late neither hears mass
nor gets meat.
Before you marry, be sure of a house
wherein you tarry.
If fools vert not to market, bad wares
would not be sold
He who follows his own advice must
take the consequences.
From many children and little bread,
good Lord deliver us.
Observe the face Of the wife to know
the husbands character.
He who rides behind another does not
travel when he pleases.
Make the night night, and the day day,
and you will live happily
Go neither to wedding nor chris
tening without an invitation.
| Keep out of brawls and you will be
neither principal nor a witness.
An ass covered with gold Is more re-
spected than a horse with a pack saddle
Give a new servant bread and eggs, but
after year bread and cudgel.
Neither beg of him who has been o
beggar, or serve him who has been a
servant.
He who cannot find wherewith to en-
ploy himself. let him buy ship or mar
ry wife.
He who goes to church with an Ill in
tention, goes to Gods house on the dew
IL s errand.
If you have lettering servant. place
his dinner before him and send him on
an errand.
Make your affairs known in the mar
ket place and one will call them black
and another white.
He who loses money loses much; he
who loses a friend loses more; but he
who loses his spirit loses all.
He who at twenty does not understand
at thirty does not know, and at forty IS
poor, will have wretched old age.-De-
trot Tribune.
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Famed in Literature
and Art.

and still he stands, through the passing
hours, in speeches. horror. The drama
is devoid of vindictive passion. The spec
tator rather pities than condemns the
hero.
judith, the heroine who slew King
I1olofernes, the oppressor4 of her people,
and bore away his head in a bag, is the
heroine of Thomas Bailey Aldrichs lat
est extended poem, entitled Judith
and Holofernes." Her story is contained
in a book of the Apocrypha, which bears
her name In all ages she has been a
type of the woman avenger. Literature
contains countless references to her. Art
lists have chosen her for their theme In
masterpieces of painting and statuafy.
Canova's Judith has been improved
upon by Hugo d. Loeb, of Chicago, whose
statuette is remarkable alike for the
grace Of its pose and for the stern dig.
nifty of its face. In the women's clubs,
where Aldrichs poem is read, this statue
adds to the Interpretation of the charac-
ter.
Susannah, who completes the notable
trio. is linked with the great ranieI in
fame; and even mere than the Roman
Lucretia does she stand as the immortal
representative of unconqueraDle virtue.
Every Sunday school boy or girl has
heard of the prophet Daniel and his den
Of lions, but comparatively lew are &C
quainted with Daniel the Judge, "A Dan
iel come to Judgment >, "a second Daniel
and similar references to De found in
Shakespea1e's Merchant of Venice are
common enough However, they do not
refer to the account of Daniel contained
in the Bible of the ProtestantS, but to
The Book of Susannah' in the Apoc-
rypha. 1t was Daniel, according to the
story, who invented the separate exam
ination of witnesses as test of their
truthfulness; and it was by this means
that he detected the falsehood through
which the beautiful and innocent Susan
nah would have lost at once her life and
her honored name had he not exerted
himself in her behalf. Daniels contri-
button to Jurisprudence is now to be
found in all the courts of the world.
Susannah was taking her bath alone, in
her modest retirement, when she was
surprised by her te1npters. With
more than Lucretia's virtue she
preferred the loss of her good
name (and of her life as weld to the
commission of a crime. Loeb's statue of
'Susanne, as he calls her, is one of the
most beautiful examples of the nude in
art 1t possesses not a trace of self-con-
sciousness. The face is hidden by the
hands, which are wrung In agony. The
form possesses a grace which is gener-
ally lacking in the conventional statues
designed to portray the female form.
Queen Esther alone, of the four great
Jewish heroines of ancient Gays, has a
place in the Bible proper. Yet, singular
ly enough, the name CT God does not
once appear in the entire book which re-
lates her story and bears her name.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24

Few there are who know of or under.
stand the work being done by the Saliva
ton Army home in st. Paul 1t is per-
haps one of the most untiringly persist
ent charities in our country, and at the
same time it encounters more difficulties
in its projects than other charitable in
situations. While some of the work
comes to the door of the institution,
much of it is sought and often with great
difficulties.
The Salvation home Is an auxiliary of
the National Rescue society, and was es-
tablished in st. Paul in July, 1885, by Mrs
Col Higgins, the national rescue score
tary, and Mrs. Highly Mrs. Booth con-
tributed largely to the opening fund by
her lecture given about that time in the
Peoples church. The home is entirely
separate from the Salvation Army, and
its work is in a way mixed. While the
greater part Of the work is to rebuild
and reconstruct into its lost shape and
pattern the torn and mangled fabrics of
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24

to go to the home Hosts of them, see
ing the advertisement in the papers
"Any girl in need of a friend can apply
or write to the matron of the Salvation
Army home, for women and girls"-go
to the home, and many of them become
inmates for a time. But the difficulty
in keeping these girls from going back
to their old lives. Many of them do go
back. Sometimes they come back to the
home and at length forsake the paths Of
evil forever.
Life in the home Is very simple and in
a way ideal. There are no cut and dried
rules, but at the same time there is a
certain discipline, felt rather than enforc
ed, which is carefully observed by every
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24

ruined lives of girls, there is another
branch that is just as commemorate.
That is to look after girls who come into
the city as strangers and, having no en-
ployment and not knowing where to so,
often fall into trouble of one kind or an
other before they are able to find work
or a place to stay. The home tries to
keep a watchott for such girls and Of
fers them a home until they find an
other.
But the greater part of the work is
among ruined and fallen women, and
what this work means can hardly be I'M
derstood save by those who have watched
the progress. Infinite care and inde-
scribable patience on the part Of the
home officers are required. The whole
character and habit has often to be made
afresh out of such fragmentary sltreds,
and from chaos of depravity. disorder
and lawlessness. new existence has to be
created.
1t is an easy enough matter to get girls
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24

girls are obliged to pay nothing but their
work while they stay there. If they are
able and wish to they give whatever
they can towards the support of the in
stitution.
Once the home receives a girl under
its protection, it always tries to keep an
eye on her, and the inmates are mssle
to feel that it is really their home, to
place, and Ensign Davis, the matron, is
a real mother to them. She takes true
motherly interest in each girl that comes
to her for help or advice. The ensign
has for some years devoted her life to
this work, and exercises rare influ-
ence upon the girls who daily come to
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24

one. In the unseen influence lies the
success of the institution. Neither idle
ness nor luxuries have place in the
home. There are no servants, and all
the work of running the house is divided
up among the inmates. and when this
is done all who are able to work go to
the work room. where all kinds of sew
ing is done. The sale of the articles
made In this department is one of the
means of support to the home 6ther
funds are raised bye subscription.
There are on an average fifteen girls
in the home, and they stay from two
days to six months under the shelter OF
Its roof, and sometimes longer. 1t is
In no sense a boarding house, for the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24

breath of purity which. while it is some
times drowned in the atmosphere of vice,
often has influence for good, and ulti-
mately results in the conversion of at
least one soul
The work is growing and ought to
have the support of the people in whose
cities it is being DONE
Ensign Davis, the matron, is assisted
at the home by Ensign Townsend as
housekeeper; Lieut.. harrington does
much of the outside work, visiting, etc,
and Cadet Eckerle has charge of the
work room.
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her for help.
"A large majority of the girls who en-
ter the home, in fact nearly all of them,
leave it to lead virtuous Christian lives.
Some of them join the Salvation Army
and work to save others as they them
selves were saved. Many people have an
idea that the girls are under an obliga-
tfon to take up Salvation Army work
when they leave the home, but this is
not so; they are not even asked to do
so. If they do it Is matter of their
own choosing.
The Salvation Army girls, conspicuous
ly plain IN their attire, pass through un-
harmed the lowest places In the city,
quietly, slowly but surely leaving
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24
Ribbon Gxiras

AIl-SiIk Taffeta Ribbons, with corded
edges, in all the pretty shades for
children's hair-ribbons and fancy
work.
No No. 81, emlla inches wids regular price l2c &c
per yard. w
No. 22-2la inches wide. regular price I2c
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24
.9nfants l,ear

Our line of Sacques for the holiday
season is now complete. Dainty Gro
cheted Sacques at all prices, surprising,
values, from soc TO $500.
Ha de m broid cred Cashmere
Sacques, new and very handsome
assortment. Prices 75c, $I.oo, $I.25,
$3.50, $500, 81. rs, 81. SO.
infsnts kimonas, cream, with pink or
blue finish, $I.25, $I.5o.
Pretty Bootees, 2sc, 35c, soc.
hid Moecasins, 25c, soc, Use.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-20
FIRST DEBATE OF SESSION.
House Begins on Bill to Provide Tenn
porary Revenue for Phjiippjnes:

House Begins on Bill to Provide TEN.
porary Revenue for Philippines.
Washington, Dec. 18.-The bill to
provide temporary revenues for the
Philippines was debated in the house
yesterday and will be voted on today
at o'clock. 1t was the first debate
of the session and was conducted
calmly and without display of temper.
Several lively exchanges and an i'm
passioned speech by Dearmond (Mo.),
who has just returned from a trip to
the Philippines, in opposition to the
retention of the islands, were the feat
ures. Payne, the floor leader of the
majority, opened the debate. Owing
to the indisposition of Richardson,
the duty of opening for the minority
devolved upon Swanson (Va). The
other speakers were Grosvenor (Rep.,
o. and Robertson (Dem., La) for the
bill and Shafroth (Sil., Colo) and
De3rmond (Dem., MOI, Thayer Dem.,
Mass.) and Patterson Dem., Tenn.)
against it. Robertson said he would
support the bill because free trade
with the islands and reciprocity with
Cuba, which was threatened, would
destroy the sugar interests of his
state. Today Mccall, a Republican
member of the ways and means COM
mittee from Massachusetts, will op-
pose the bill, time having been grant
ed him by the Democrats.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-20
TWO COUPLES COMMIT SUICIDE
Young Men and Women Enclosed In

Young Men and Women Enclosed In
Rooms Take Chloroform.
Columbus, O., Dec. l8.-Two young
women and two men were found dead
last night in rooms at boarding
house at So East Russell street, and
evidence points to a quadruple suicide
deliberately planned
The dead are: Pearl Warner aged
%, second cook at the Manhattan res
taurant; Lou Kline, aged IS, third
cook at the same restaurant; Sherman
dollhouse, a cab driver, and John ia
cobs, chief cook at the Manhattan.
The four persons went to the board
Ing house Sunday and secured adjoin.
Ing rooms. Yesterday nothing was
seen of them. and though the rooms
remained locked and no response
could be secured to repeated calls,
suspicion was not aroused until last
night. Finally the doors to the rooms
were forced and the occupants were
discovered lying on the beds dead.
The keyholes mad cracks around the
doors had been closed with rags, and
the fumes of chloroform filled the
rooms, disclosing the cause OF death.
It was evident that both couples had
planned suicide, but the motive is not
known
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-20
CAPTURES BoER COMMANDER.
Report That Kruger Abandons De-
mand for Independence.


mand for Independence.
London, Dec. 1S.-A dispatch from
Lord Kitchener, dated from Belfast
(about halfway between Pretoria and
the frontier of Portuguese East AZ
rica), received here. yesterday, an
nounces that Commandant Kritsinger,
the famous Boer commander who has
figured so prominently in connection
with the invasion of Cape Colony, has
been captured, badly wounded, by
General French.
The capture of Kritsinger, who has
been styled the Dewet of Cape Colony,
is regarder as very important. He has
been troublesome invader of Cape
Colony, and is credited with more
barbarities than any other command
ant except Scheepers. In recent
proclamation he called himself the
chief commandant of Cape Colony.
During the last few days most per-
sistent reports emanating both from
South Africa and from Boer headquar-
ters in Europe of an approaching
crisis in South African affairs have
been current. 1t is alleged that Mr..
Kruger will abandon his demand for
independence and that the Boer lead
ers in the field are inclined to cease
fighting and seek the best terms OBJ.
tainable In a speech yesterday at
Cape Town, Sir j., Gordon Sprigg, the
premier OF Cape Colony, declared that
the outlook had never been brighter
than at the present time
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-20
FRENCH STEAMER STRANDED
kleber Ashore Off the Mouth of River
Rhone

Rhone.
Paris, Dec. 18.-Dispatches received
here from Marseilles announce that
the French steamer Kleber is ashore
east Of the mouth Of the River Rhone
The Kleber mistool1 the entrance of
the river during heavy fog last Mon
day night. During all Tuesday life
boats attempted to assist the Kleber,
but the heavy seas prevented them
from reaching her The customs boat
from ST. Louis-du-Rhode succeeded in
getting near the Kleber and learned
that the captain OF the ship was ill,
and that the mate had disappeared
1t is supposed that the latter was
swept overheard.
The Kleber lies 800 yards off shore.
It is feared she will become a wreck,
If the weather does not moderate
The Kleber carries crew of 50 men.
Her rudder and stern post have been
carried away. The latest dispatches
from Marsellies say the wind is now
changing and hopes are entertained
that the vessel may be floated today.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-20
Postmaster General Sends in
His Resignation.
BUSINESS DUTIES THE CAUSE.
Will Return to Active Editorial Work.
Nomination of New Postmaster Gen.
eral Will Be Acted on Immediately
After the Holidays

Washington, Dec. 49,. Charles
Emory Smith of Philadelphia has ten
dered to the president his formal res
ignation as postmaster general, to
take effect early next month, and
Henry G. Payne of Wisconsin, vice
chairman of the Republican national
committee. has accepted the tender Of
the Office, to which he will be noms-
mated Immediately after the holiday
recess. Mr.. Smith has agreed to re-
main until Jan. Is, if necessary, but
will return Immediately thereafter to
Philadelphia to resume the editorship
of the Philadelphia Press.
This change in the cabinet was
formally announced at yesterdays s
the cabinet expressed their profound
regret, and the president paid very
impressive tribute to the services and
personality of the retiring member OF
his official family. He said that he
had sought to persuade Mr.. Smith to
in the cabinet, but without success
and he had finally accepted Mr..
Smiths reasons as decisive.
Mr. Smith first announced to the
president the latter part of last month
that he had decided to return to his
editorial duties. The president at
that time urged him to remain. Mr..
Smith, however, had been frequently
reminded by his business associates
of the duties devolving upon him and
was anxious to return to them. He
had several talks with President
Roosevelt on the subject and finally
on Saturday last formally rendered to
the president his resignation.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-20
Maroon: Not Allowed to Experiment.

Maroon: Not Allowed to Experiment.
st. Johns, N. F., Dec. 1s.-Marcon1
was visited officially at Signal Hill
yesterday by Governor Boyle, Premier
Bond and the executive council. They
wee shown the wireless apparatus,
which was explained to them. No at
tempt was made to get signals from
England, because of the hostility of
the Anglo-American Gable company.
The government officials before visit
ing Marconi had to consider the pro-
test against their going made by the
of the Anglo-American
Gable company, who claimed that the
government should not identify itself
with either party. There is a wide
spread feeling Of indignation over the
Anglo-American Telegraphic COM
pany's attitude toward Marconi.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-20
MORE DEATHS FROM FLOOD.
Reports Of Disaster Continue From

Reports Of Disaster Continue From
Submerged Districts in East.
Towanda, Pa. Dec. 1S.-Two more
deaths from the flood were reported
last night, making five lives thus far
known to have been lost in Bradford
county. A telephone message from
Austinville states that Mr.. and Mrs.
Abner Richards, well-to-do residents
of that place, aged about so years,
were swept down the stream and
drowned while trying to save their
poultry from the rushing waters.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-20
Court Hears Aroument.

New York, Dec. 18.-Argument was
heard by Justice Scott in the supreme
court yesterday Oh the application of
Wolf Bros. G Co. and other plaintiffs
to enjoin the Northern Pacific Rail-
way company from carrying out plan
Of reorganization adopted in Noyem-
Der to retire its preferred stock of
$75,000,000. The preferred stock
holders Of the company claim that
they are excluded from purchasing
certain bonds, which privilege they
allege is given to the owners OF the
common stock.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-20
STRIFE IN SOUTH AMERICA.
Colombia and Venezuela Ready to Be-
uin riostjIities,


& Washington, Dec lS.-Semi-of!icia
advices received here indicate that ac-
tive hostilities are about to begin be-
tween Colombia and Venezuela. The
delay in proceeding to extremes has
been largely caused by the lack Of
suitable stock OF arms and ammunition
by the Colombian government This
is about to be remedicd. The news
that comes today is to the effect that
the British steamer Ban Righ, which
recently excited suspicion by loading
a large cargo of arms in European
waters, supposedly intended for the
Beers in South Africa, really was
chartered by the Colombian govern
ment. She is now near Colon, and
the advice is to, the effect that when
her cargo is distributed among the
Colombian troops hostilities will be-
gin between Colombia and Venezuela.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-12-20
Glucose Trust Hard Hit.

Peoria, Ills. Dec. 18.-Just at this
time the Independent glucose houses
seem to be giving the trust plants
some hard knocks. All but one Of the
trust plants have shut down, while the
independents are running FULL time.
The only trust plant now running is
at Davenport, Ia. This state of af-
fairs is attributed to the high salaries
paid trust officials, the high price of
corn and the competition Of the inde-
pendent houses. Y y s2tT 5