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Willmar tribune., 1903-04-29

Of wages agreed upon in Crawford
since the training school was started
This scale was a mutual agreement
between housekeepers and servants,
and was regulated by certain we'll
defined conditions of competency. II
provided for a certain increase every
month of a small amount, and had
proved mutually helpful as far as
tried.
'At the same time," Mrs. Ward said
II don't believe the servant girl prob
lem is mostly one of wages or work.
/ believe it is more question or an
unders tanding on the part of thos(
who go out to service of the oppor'
tunity to serve, and the real JOY Of
being in place where one is really
needed by the homes of the world"
"Hear! hear!" cried Mr.. Vane, who
was a rarely modest man and seldom
took any extended part in the talk
''That's what Mrs. Morton has always
preached, if understand her."
Indeed, yes!' Barbara answered
her eyes flashing with enthusiasm
"A1l we have done so far in the train
ing school has been to make an hon
est effort to teach girls to be compe
tent in the affairs of the house sc
far as it's management is concerned
and after doing that comes the hard
est part of ito help the girls to SET
the divine side of service. That i:
particularly hard to teach, especial
ly if, as in the case of several of ou1
best girls, they have suffered injus
tice and un-Christian treatment from
so-cailed Christian women. That i!
still my greatest problem. I think
could soon furnish all the competen
help that Crawford needs if house
keepers would do their part to solv,
the difficulties, just as you helpet
me-" Barbara added, turning to Mrs
Ward and Mrs. Vane.
She was going to add word NOR
to the little preachment," as MI
Morton called it; when the compan,
was startled by the appearance of 1
little figure in white, which ha'
stolen down the stairs and suddenl.
appeared in the dining-room.
why don't have any of this?" tn
figure said, reproachfully, and every
body laughed while the child RAJ
around to Barbara and put curl,
head in her lap.
Willmar tribune., 1903-04-29
REFLECTIONS OF A SP1NSTER
sap1ent and Sharp Sayings Concern.
ing the Frailties of Men
and Women

Happiness is the mirage of love, says
Vada Agnew, in Judge.
The first lesson love teaches is de-
ception.
Women make a woman's reputation:
men her character.
The best friends of a. selfish mar
are those who know him least.
1t is we'll to keep your eyes on a very
suspicious man or woman.
The prejudices of women are intu~
itive and cannot be overcome.
Perhaps the Lord made bachelors for
the consolation of wives.
The more diligently the phantom
happiness is pursued the faster it
flies.
There are men so morbid that their
mere presence calls before us all our
past sins.
Matrimony is a two-handed play in
which from the beginning one always
cheats.
Some men are so blase that they
would tire Of Paradise after the first
hour.
The man who has never seen a wom-
an he could love owes it to nature to
| travel.
Men who are most undeserving of
praise usually receive the most. That
shows how little worth it is.
Like = Circus.
Mr.. Bingo, the junior member Of
the firm, had a peculiarly irritating
sneeze. It began with an elaborate
and terrifying series of facial con-
vulsions, and ended with most lame
and impotent paroxysm that always
| disappointed the expectant observer.
"Your sneeze," said Mr.. Gringo, the
senior partner, after watching him
through one of his sternutations, "is
a regular circus"
"A circus?" said Mr.. Bingo.
Eyes, sir" was the rejoinder. "The
performance never comes Up to the
advance notices" Compan'
ion.
Willmar tribune., 1903-04-29
BORN TO SERVE
BY Charles N. Sheldon.
AstAs1 Of IN MS sT1Ps. ""JoHN KINGS
BLAK1, 1te.
(oAAxs4GAk INA hY 0AF1os Z ohol1oaJ


Three months after. Barbara was
married at her mothers home. The
few friends who had been faithful to
her during the days of her service
were present, the Wards, Mr.. and
Mrs. Vane, and Mrs. Dillingham;, to-
:gether with three of the girls from
the stores whose friendship for Bar
bara had daily grown in meaning. A
seminary classmate of Morton's 8
spoke the words of the service in
which God joined these two eager,
earnest Christian souls in one, and
they twain became one flesh, and an
other home was added to those that
zalready On the earth are the best
witness to the possibilities of Heaven
among men.
Five years after this Barbara and
zher husband were standing together
one evening in the dining-room OF
zthe parsonage of Marble Square
church, evidently awaiting some
guests.
Ralph Morton was nodding approx
al of some little detail of the table
furnishing, and Barbara was saying:
$50 lovely to have the old friends
with US tonight, isn't it, Ralph?'
Indeed it is. Although I could be
satisfied with present company" the
minister answered, gallantly. He wa:
still the lover, as we'll as husband.
"That's selfish" Barbara smiled a:
she came around to his side of the
table and stood there with his arm
about her, the love light in her eye:
as strong as ever.
II have never quite got over tha'
interruption of Mrs. Wards the nigh
I courted you in your Kitchen HI
said, laughing.
"You have had five years to make
it up, SIR" Barbara replied, answer
ing his laugh with caress, and a:
the bell rang she ran to the door tt
meet her guests.
"We've all come along together, yo'
:see," Mr.. Ward said, in his cheer,
fashion, as he entered with Mrs
Ward and Mr.. and Mrs. Vane AM
Mrs. Dillingham;. "We have been owe
to the training school and looked a
the new addition. It's great help.
The minister and his wife greeted
them eagerly; and when they wer
Willmar tribune., 1903-04-29

Driving horses for sale. Fred W.
SeeerstrOm. LOT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09

Lifting the Cup" is still the attraction at the
CRYSTAL Gardens. The Juggling Of Bedni. OF Bedni
and Arthur is one Of the hits of the evening De-
suite unfavorabIe weather. the roof was crowded
nightly. as complete protection from the elements is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09
SON REBUKES FATHER.
Instances of the PozCer of NaUy
Etiquette.

1t has been said Of the American Navy that the
officers are more exacting in the observance OF
etiquette and the proper coUrteses than those OF
other navtes and that the minute distinctions or
purctiliOusness more marked among the officers
Of the navy than among the officers of the army
However true this may be. It is not to be denied
that officers of the military and services are
apt to be scrupulOus and exacting in etiquette
than civilians and there have been some
humorous incidents related Of this practice OF
naval officers
1t would seem. perhaps. that the smaller the YES
sci of the navy OF half century ago the more en-
phat1c or more exacting were the officers in com
mand in what they considered was due to their
related by one Of the 1Idr oc ls a64
evenings ago at the club, was that during the
joined by several gUnboats OF the most dminutivs
An officer of one Of the larger vessels had oc-
cason to visit one Of the little fellows in MS ccaI
(Which by the way was nearly as arg ;S as Sa tBs
yessel ne was Officially ylsitingl. ne stepped over
in tone of offended dignity, Informed the visitor.
sci had gangWay on the starboard side. and that
i was not only proper but that the navy regula-
rank should board by that gangway
might not be much bigger than the visitors barge.
so long as it was in commission and he was IN
command he did not propose TO have any OF the
fully comprehended the intent Of the rebGke. and
he at once returned TO his barge and went round 70
the starboard gansway and was received By the
1t happened that this same lieutenant was sub
SequeuLly FeoQheu Dy MS own son. soon a1Jer tina
latter received his first commission. The was
duty at the New-YOrk Navy Yard, and the
father in command OF vessel that had tust
been put into commission. and he anxious to
get his provisions and stores on board that he
might get away his cruise Going through the
navy yard to call on the commandant Of the sta
ton the captain his son, in uniform, Welkine
toward his headquarters in the storehOuse. and he
shouted Henry two or three times. without get
ting any response Finally the turned about
and said in a dgnihed tone: Are you addressing
me. sir2''
YES" replied the father It sent in a requisition
for my stores, and / wish you would hurry iC
through, so that I have the things delivered
promptly as possible, for am anxious to get
to sea"
VERY WELL" replied the young officer, II will
look into the matter; but please bear In mind that
when I duty / am 10 be addressed Mister
or by my military title; when I home or at
official affair 1 am Henry. anything you
please
That the father recognized the prOpTiety OF the
rebuke by his shown by his often telling
the story afterward. his expense. Henry
or anything you - please is still alive, and -
yet in the navy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09
THE REFORMED JEWISH SERVICE.
TIP 4DITIONAL- HYMNS AND PRAYERS OF ORTHO-
nOX WORSHIP-MUSIC At TEMPLE EMANUEL

Later. after meal in which all participate, two
choruses are formed, of and one of wom-
en-. who thereupon sing the hymns written to God
in many verses and modes. at times in chorus and
also responsibility"
Allusion having been made to the festival Of the
New Year. something may be said about one of the
features of its celebration which has come down
from the most remote antiquity and which seems
to be as firmly fixed in the affections of the
formed Jews 1t is in those of the orthdox. This
is the ceremony of the blowing OF the rams horn
trumpets. Rosh Hashonah is now blended with
Yom Teruah. the Feast OF Trumpet Blowing. pre-
scribed by IsraeTs great lawgiver. The ritual
OF the feast Of NewYear consists OF three divisions
called respectively, ''Malchinoth" (Soveregnty)
'zichronoth" Remembrance and "Schofroth"
Rejoicing). These terms embrace the character
istic ideas of the festival in recognition of the
creation Of the world. of God supreme ruler on
the day of judgment an appeal for mercy and a
burst of joyous enthusiasm. Each division con-
cludes with the ceremony of blowing the shofar.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09

Sparger. though his duties within the temple are
chiefly musical. The latter consideration. was
indicated in the evolution of the mershoshorium,
has led to the selection for the position Of men
gifted with good voices. who specially trained
for the office. Among the orthodox the authority
to perform the Office, like that of rabbi. was con-
ferred by rabbi through a document called Hato-
ratn Vhrah Now rabbis are trained at colleges
aEd are ordained by the imposition of hands. The
Rev. William Sparger has been cantor of the Tenn
pie Emanuel for twelve years He is an Hun
gar1an by birth, and he received his education from
MS father and at the Rabbinical Seminary and
the musical conservatory in Budapest. His father
wished him to become rabbi, and his wishes pre-
vailed over the sons temptation to become an
opera singer. His fine barytone voice won admra-
ton from the beginning, and he was already on
the threshold Of the stage when he turned back.
He received his Hatorath Vhrah and came to the
United States in 1888. His first appointment was
as rabbi of the Congregation Beth Elohim, In
Brooklyn. After seven years of service there he
received a call to the Temple Emanuel as cantor.
He has remained in office ever since. and has
done much, with the support Of a generous music
committee. to place the music Of the temple on It's
present high plane. When he there was no
musical director. and the musical forces consisted
Of double quartet of singers and organist The
music was largely by Hebrew composers of Eu-
rope, which had been composed for boys and men.
and which lent itself with i'll grace to modern
uses. Furthermore, the organist, having observed
the unsatisfactory state of things. had tried TO
help it out by making arrangements for the rltuaI
pieces from masses, oratorios and operas. Being
unfamiliar with the Hebrew language. the results
frequently anything but edifying. Mr. SparGer
began his reforms by securing the engagement OF
a musical director who was a composer OF sur
cient parts to justify the hope Of an enrchnent OF
the repertory. Among these directors have oeen
men of such eminence as Xaver Scharwenka,
Frank der Stucken and Heinrich zoellner' all
of whom have written music, of it calling for
an imposing apparatus, for the ritual hymns and
prayers. Max Spicker and Mr. Sparger have pub
lshed two services for Sabbath eve and morning,
entitled 1.-THE Synagogical Service" through e.
Schirner. In these services there is shown
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE.

San Francisco. Aug. THE tide OF travel 70
the Pacific as the result of the Grand Army en-
campment, which has just set in, promises TO be
the heaviest on record. On the first day Of the
sale of tickets at the low rate, twenty-one spe-
cial trains started for San Francisco. AdviceS
indicate also that the sale of excursion tickets
for the encampment is very heavy. The labor
unions promise to make trouble here, as they did
at the Confederate Veterans gathering at New
Orleans, over non-union bands, only. in this
case their action is less excusable. The musi-'
clans union has served notice on the Grand
Army of the Republic leaders that If the bands
of the regular army navy are employed IN
the parade the union bands will not be allowed
to march. The matter is still under discussion
The State Board OF Health has declared war
on rats all over the State. and will endeavor 10
interest local authorities in the Tight Secretary
Foster of the State Board said that rats were
a prolific cause Of the spread Of contagious as
eases They crawled through the slime u IA
sewers and cutters and became nnpreSAetSu
with microbes, which they scattered over - -
pets and floors also over vegetables anu o. =
food which they afterward craSled over. anu IA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09

One of the earliest productions of the new
theatrical season will be the farce "Nivlan's
Papas" written by Leo Dietrichstein. 1t will be
presented at the Garrick Theatre on the evening
of August II. The leading roles will be taken by
John c. Rice and Thomas A. Wise, the comedians
who headed the cast of Are You Mason"' Their
new play, by the author, is said to be of the
same type. No daring novelty is promised by
Mcssrs Rich & Harris, the managers. who make
the seasons first offering. They content them
selves with saying that they have engaged a 5000
company to put amusing piece of nonsense be-
fore the public. Hattie Williams will be the show
girl about whom the entangements of the farce
will shift from the quiet environment of sedate
home to the much frequented lobby of New-York
hotel
Henry Clay Barnabee and William H. Macdonald
will remain in comic opera, associates. and be,
as they have been for the quarter of century,
the most notable members of that well known OPP
cratic organization the Bostonlans. But the public
does not know how the operate stage came
to losing these representatives of it. For the in
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R RE588&s3z. =sf585 eG-fHEs'$E9
Ha JON ha- ras NlA

In translation the prayer runs follows: ITO
day the earth created to-day do all the Great
ures Of Thy hand approach Thy Judgment seat as
children servants. If children may
come TO Thee. have mercy upon a father hath
mercy upon his children; if as servants Thou
wouldst have approach Thee. then eyes
shall follow Thee, Thou Fearful and Holy One,
until Thou shalt be merciful to u.s. until in light
Thou shalt bring forth judgment upon u.s.
The melody TO which this prayer is sung is a fine
specimen of traditional Jewish music and it is a
for wonderment that composers for the
Christian Church have not long ago availed them
selves of this and scores of other ancient tunes
preserved by the Jews in their settings of services
and anthems. Benedetto Marcello set them the eX-
ample hundred and fifty years ago in his set
tings of Italian paraphrases Of the Psalms. An
other fine specimen of Hebrew melody, which re-
fleets the solemnity of the Day of Atonemert is
the following. taken from the service for that day:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09

or rams horn trumpet The shofar is interesting
and venerable for its great antiquity rather than
for any virtue producer Of musical tones 1t
is repeatedly mentioned in the Bible and doubtless
antedates the metal trumpets which were made by
the command OF Moses as related in Numbers
X lilo. The shofar is played antphonaly with a
chanting bv the chasan three melodic calls being
used which seem also to have come down from
antiquity called thekiah (from the verb draw, l.
prolonged), shebarim (broken, disconnected and
therllah "a joyous Shout. Enthusiastic Hebrew
antiquaries have sought to identify these three
calls with the signals prescribed by Moses "for
the calling Of the assembly and the journeying Of
the camps in Numbers X After the blowing of
the rams horn an ancient prayer is sung to
extremely beautiful traditional melody beginning
as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09

Of the law CTorah) is read. the ceremony being
conducted with great solemnity, follows: The
minister reads a Scriptural selection: Who shall
ascend the hill of the Lord and who shall stand
in His holy placer" etc The choir responds with
(S'ee sh'orim) Lift up your heads. o We gates
etc. During this the rabbi and cantor open the ark
and take out the Torah. Turning toward the
standing congregat ton, the minister, holding the
gorgeously wrapped scrolls in his arms. leads in
the following responses:
CTorah) The Torah which God gave through
Moses is the heritage of the house of Israel Come
ye and let walk in the light of the Lord
(Sch'ma) Hear, Israel, the Lord, our God
the Lord is One.
O'cho Adonay) Thine. o Lord. is the greatness
and the power. the glory, and the victory and the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09

majesty: for all that is in the heavens and in the
earth is Thine Thine Is dominion and Ihou art
exalted above all
Blessed be Thou o Lord. our God. Ruler of the
world who hast called Israel from amongst the
nations and given him Thy law. Praise be TO Thee
o God. Giver of the law
CThe weekly lesson is readl
The Niuister-Praise be to Thee. o Eternal. our
God. Ruler of the world. Who hast gwen US law
of truth and implanted eternal life within US
Praise be to Thee. o God, Giver OF the law
The scroll is returned to the ark. minister and
choir join in another series OF responses the
breaches sermon there is another responsive
reading and the portion OF the service called
''Waanachnu' (''Adoration'D is reached AfterWard
there are special prayers for worshippers who are
in mourning, and the benedlctlon OF the Idou -
responded to by the choir n L. n
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AndnnN

So much about the Jewish service in general; and
an account of a service in the Reformed
Temple EMANUEL Reformed Judaism is not old.
and the congregation Emanuel is antedated many
scores of years by the Portuguese congregation.
There Hebrews among the early settlers Of
Manhattan Island. When subscriptions taken
build a steeple Trinity Corporations church.
in IT'LL five Jews among the subscribers. In
1855 the race already had sufficient representation
10 desire a place of public worship Their petition
10 that end was denied by the authorities. Sir
Thomas Dongan was Governor of New-York at
the time. under appointment from James II.
Whether or not he responsible for the prohibit
ton of public worship by the Jews I not
this moment in position TO say. The first Catholic
families settled in New-York at the time, and
thew came when the local feeling was one Of great
intolerance Nevertheless. the Jews seem to have
begun stated worship before the end Of the century
though I have found mention Of a date earlier
than 17O6. They were mostly Spaniards or Portu-
guese The first minutes Of their meetings that
have been found are written in Spanish and Eng
lish and are dated 1928. There are references.
however to minutes as early as 17oS, about which
time a synagogue was built in MiIl-st, which was
replsced by a stone edifice in 17s9- The second
e,,,a goe,Ie was built by German and Polish Jews
in 1894 The growth of the race and the extension
of their worship belong TO another department
in history.
ME Fanu-El outside OF the music committee OF the
congregation are the Rev. William Sparger. cantor
Cchasan) Max Spicker. musical director ana VIII
q MacfarIane organist. The cantor IS elected by
the CONGREGATION, the Office being priestly as well
as artistic. In the olden time tand among the
strictly orthodox Jews to-day when the script
rres as well as the synagogical prayers, were
cbanted in the manner that has been discussed the
chssan was a priest; frequently he is still. even
among the reformed jews in the case OF AIR
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-09
NEW. YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SUNDAY. AUGUST g. 1908

I'VE do not sing at our services, for as yet we
have no Behaist songs. That will come later
One of us reads the tablets translated from the
writings of Beha or Abbas and then shows how
they should affect our daily life.
we do not try to explain the future life We
viii never know what II is as long as we are
human, or until God makes Himself known to
us again in a still fuller revelation than we had
in Bella"
What do you think will become of Beha-
ISM"
Il believe it will take the place of all our
present day religions" was the answer. THAT
was why Beha was born into this world-to
unity all creeds in one"
The Babists or Behaists of this city hold their
meetings each week in Genealogical Hall, in
West Fifty-eghth-st.
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20 men severa( times. and in each instance
Z. s-esr1,nnefr and whose successor was Joshua
4a came ig Christ, whose herald was John the
1sentist. and who was followed by Peter. ms
1oet revelation of truth to man was MADE
L3,,eb Reba whom the Bah preceded, and
II5on our present Master has followed.
DO you pray with each washing! asked the
reporter -, said nv Harris
che oriental Behaists do, because they have
tols -, In nublic however. When Babists
Iene no one devotee stands up and prays for
W. rest. our petitions are uttered in secret
6eha ~, - have obtained prayers from our present
Master.