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The Jewish outlook., 1908-07-10
An Unoccupied Minute

What we do with our spare time
usually determines our real place in
the world. Those who stand out from
their fellows by lives of notable SER
vice or achievement have arrived
there, as rule, chiefly by an excep-
tional use of their spare time To
most persons, spare time means just
so much unguided, unused waste in
their lives. Look down the aisle of
crowded trolley car, or Of coach
in a commuters train; look in at a
physician s waiting room filled with
persons-and idleness. How few of
those with time thus heavy on their
hands have made any provision for
richly investing it! Most men and
women have enough Of just such spare
time, daily or weekly, to learn a new
language in year, or to read whole
library of choice literature or to gain
IL working knowledge on some special
line that would lift one out of the
ranks into the position Of expert. Yet
we still hear the complaint that there
is mot enough time" to do what
ought to be done!
The Jewish outlook., 1908-07-10
Egyptian Life
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE.

the pests away and to give unusual
care to their eyes, a large number of
these precious organs of sight would
be saved. Superstition prevents the
Moslem mother doing this. ignorance
and laziness the Hebrew mother. The
Mohammcdans believe that clean or
pretty face attracts the "evil eye.
and that Allah wants their sight.
Besides the schools. the rich con-
tribute literally to the material sup
The Jewish outlook., 1908-07-10
ELKS' MEETING, DALLAS, TEN.

The Colorado & Southern will make
Il rate of $3.50 from Denver for the
round trip. Tickets on sale July
10th, 11th, 10Th and 18th, good for
thirty days. Tickets will be on sale
at Dallas daily during the convention
to points in Texas and Mexico at one
far plus $500 for the round trip.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-07-10


but regard Judaism as his own and
himself as a part of the house of
Israel. l can readily see why men of
the style of Edwin j. Kuh (39) to
whom liberal Judaism holds out moth
ing but "a way-station to ree-think-
ing and atheism, should propose in
termarrlage as a panacea for all ills
on the Jewish body. But to us, to
whom the preservation and the per-
petuation of Judaism must be as near
and dear as our very lives. to us in
termarriage. it seems to me, cannot
but appear in the highest degree OBJ
Jectionable. Some may claim, as was
done by tOwnsman of mine some
time ago (4O) that we should not miss
the opportunity of impressing the
Christian by our liberalism, since the
intermarriage would take place
whether or not we lend our services.
But such il mode of reasoning is moth
ing short of folly. Either we rabbis
stand for something or we don t.
Either our approval or disapproval
does count for something or it does
not. If it does. then our opposition.
provided we ourselves are positivea and
firm in our views. may at least deter
some of our people from taking the
step. If it does not. had we not bet
ter try and earn livelihood in some
other vocation of life where our work
will count for something? And even
if we should be wholly unsuccessful.
we must hold with Goethe: Crosses
IN wollen list gross!' (To strive for
great things is great.
But aside from any religious con
siderations. we must ask ourselves Is
intermarriage advisable? Is it desir-
able? Philosophy. history and expert
encc will answer by an emphatic
"No!" With intcrmarriage a very
probable source of discord is created.
If not in early years. at any rate in
later life Instead of feeling with Ed
mund Burke that every care van
shcs the moment he enters under his
roof one who has married out of
his faith and fold must sooner or
later come to feel quite the reverse.
\ real union in Il couple reared diff
ferently. attuncd to different ideas
and ideals. trained in separate atmos-
phcrcs. breathing distinct air and
living distinct lives is simply impos-
siblc. conccde that there may exist
Il real. strong and lasting friendship
between ii Jew and a non-Jew: there
may he between them similarity of
thoughts and tastes. of philosophical
and political tendencies. But friend
ships are not concluded with the same
degree of soulfulncss. nor with the
same expectations. Friendships may
he formed and kept through one sim
gle service rendered i'm life. True and
thorough oneness of hearts and souls
is not even required. In matrimony.
however. it is entirely different. The
affection must be constantly renewed
and capable of being renewed. When
the external charms that may have
drawn the young people to each other
are vanished. when passion has either
spent itself or passed unnOticed. there
must be left common stock of in
tcrcsts and sympathics. one source of
JOY and sorrow. and hope. In true
and happy marriage there must be
community of love. a community of
respect and reverence. and Il commun-
ity of sentiment. or religion. Every
marriage not based on these princi-
pies is an altar built for the sacrifice
of human happiness: for as surely as
, 1908-07-23
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

Dick Pe:z, one of the old timer in
the valley, was in from Encampment
Monday.
Mrs. A. N. McManis came in from
Encampm-nt Monday for II visit with
her husband and Saratoga friends.
Miss Mary Torbe,t went out !" the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Wood
last Friday for a visit, returning Sun
day.
Miss Daisy Sandiage, of Chicago,
and Miss Lille Rowland, of Tyler,
Texas, arrived here Tuesday on IA Wis
it to the family of Rev. Mccullough.
They will spend the summer here.
Oscar MorteruId, of Bloomlngdale,
Wis, a cousin of Andrew Dahl, stop
ped off here last Wednesday aud re-
NAMED until Tuesday, visiting Mr..
Dahl, and sampling some of II trout.
j. w. Moore, who has been visiting
his son, NJ. B. Moore. at Reno, Neva-
da, the past six weeks, returned last
Sunday. Miss Jessie Moore, who
was with him, will return IN about
two weeks.
, 1908-07-23

Mrs. Mark Crawford spent several
dav vs. thu. first of the week visiting
Mrs. D. S. Crawford At the Saratora
fish hatcher
Mrs. c. E. Jensen has been ap.
pointed Grand Representative OF the
Eastern Star of Wyoming la attend
the meeting of the lntliana Grand
Chapter to meet at Indianapolis.
The afternoon coffee of the Ladi' s
Guild, held at the residence of Mrs.
w G. Summons last Thursday after
noon was we'll attended and proved
both IA social and financial success
, 1908-07-23

As a clean, up-to-date, progressive
town, Saratoga will compare with the
best OF them. Strangers remark on
the beauty of our streets, the bust
ness houses and residences and are
especially pleased over the beautiful
river that flows through our midst.
When it is known that it is no I'M
common occurance for one of IL res.
idents to catch "A fine basket of trout
within a stones throw of the postof-
flee another charm is added to resid
ing in this delightful mountain city.
, 1908-07-23

Rev. Jonathan Watson, will be a
candidate before the Republican
county convention for nomination to
the office of county treasurer. The
Sun is pleased to make this announce
ment and will be glad to do what it
San to assist sc worthy a mar as Mr..
Watson IN any way.
, 1908-07-23
STATEMENT

Report of the condition of CARBON STATE
BANK of Hanna, in the State of Wyoming, at
the close of business on the 18th day of
July, 1905.
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts Si62,S31 22
overdrafts. secured and unsecured 3,7O3 40
Due from Na.l Banks S 1920 O6
Due from State Banks
and Bankers None
Checks and Cash Items 1910
Money Reserve in Bank. viz
Specie i.4s27 20
Lgl tndr and natl bnk notes 937 90
Nickels and Pennies 17& 5i.7iO 81
Total 2ls.2 PSI I3
Capital Paid In S 24,Oco 90
Surplus Fund 5000 90
Undivided Profits, Less Expenses
and Taxes Paid 1890 ~
Indl dept subject to check SS,S0i So
Certificates of dept dem'nd i,I24 81
Certificates of dept time 1921 81 1880 rs
Total 21s,2s Ii
State of Wyoming
County of Carbon
|, A. q. THIES, Cashier of the above
named Bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
A. g. THlES, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this 18th
day of July, 1905.
l.. f. FRANKIE
[SEALl Notary Public
My commission expires Jan. 9TH 1912.
CORRECT-Attest
R'D MEYER ~
L.. q. DAyIs)
, 1908-07-23

Gompers has already found that
his contract to deliver the labor vote
to Bryan is going to prove trouble
some. The laboring mar is capable
of doing his own thinking and when
he finds that some II is trying to
sell him, body and soul he is certain
to buck the proposition to a finish.
, 1908-07-23
Fishermen Take Notice

All fishermen and hunters are
warned not to trespass on my land or
they will prosecuted to the fullest ex-
tent of the law. This means bust.
ness. Mrs. Frank White.
6 Aft.
, 1908-07-23

Taft aud Sherman are taking with
the people everywhere in IA way that
leaves very little question, even at
this early date, of their election in
November.
, 1908-07-23

Encampnent is going to celebrate
the arrival of the Saratoga u En-.
campment Railway at that place with
red fire and all kinds of thunder on
the 18th, 18th and 15th:of August.
, 1908-07-23
Portable House fo- Sale

l2x20, two rooms, complete, knock
ed down in sections. Put up in 10
hours or less, weight, 240O lbs, $500
Earl Comstock.
, 1908-07-23

Senator Clarence d. Clark, who
was seriously ill at Chicago last week,
is improving and will be brought
home this week.
, 1908-07-23

Bre'er Williams, of the Rawlius
Republican, is making good on that
paper. His short-stop editorials are
great as well as sound.
, 1908-07-23

The best of rooms for %transients at
the Waterloo. Mrs. Mary Albro,
proprietor.
, 1908-07-23
Estrayed.

One two year old red heifer branded
a on side, Suitable reward will be paid
e for recovery of animal. Address
J. f. Simonson.
, 1908-07-23

MCCORMICK
Mowers have stood the test in this Western
country for the past twenty-five years, they
are the standard of hay cutting and grain cut
ting machinery. Thefact that there are almost
as many MCCORMICK machines in use as all
other makes combined, is the best argument
which can be made in their favor.
The MCCORMICK LOWED is one
hundred pounds heavier than it's nearest COM
petitor. 1t is not made 50 by throwing in so
much cast iron, but the additional weight is
put where it will serve the purpose for which
it is intended, by giving strength where there
is heavy strain, combining durability, with
long life and easy cutting.
MCCORMICK RAKES are as we'll made
as the mowers, they are made for heavy work.
A rancher in this valley has raked ninety
acres of sage brush with a ten foot McCOR-
MICK RAKE. He will use the same rake
this season in his hay meadow without any
repairs.
We do not say you can save a certain
small number of dollars by purchasing a Nc
CORMICK MOWER, but do say to you you
can save many dollars by purchasing a Nc
CORMICK MOWER, the saving coming
through having a machine which will give you
satisfactory service for a number of years, with
a minimum expense for worn out parts, with
out constant delays through break downs at
pense counting up every minute your machine
is idle.
MCCORMICK MOWERS are fully guar
anteed, any part which breaks through defect
i've material, or poor workmanship, will be re-
placed free.
BIG 4 MCCORMICK MOWERS
5 Foot Cut $4,000
BIG 4 MCCORMICK MOWERS
8 Foot Cut $500
MCCORMICK 10 foot Rake
80 Teeth $500
MCCORMICK IL foot Rake
40 teeth 1000
MCCORMICK STANDARD TWINE .O98
Saratoga GrocerYCo.
and HARDWARE.
, 1908-07-23

Connects with U. p. trains No.
3 and 3 going west and 4 and 6
going east.
Frank J. Cramer,
Superintendent.
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Went VVillin1gly
TO Death with
MAN HE Loved
Boy Gbeerfully Yields Life Ratb=
er T7baD BE Separated from
GonDpaDioD to Wbon0 He
Was Attached

hurried him into the hospital and
called for assistance. The man was
unable to speak because of weakness
from loss of blood, and motioned for
paper. This is what he wrote:
Please get my boy 200 yards north.
east of the post at Sheridan.
He whispered incoherently about
killing the boy, but no one believed
the story until morning. Private Sage
determined to investigate and went to
the spot designated.
Here he found the body of 12-year.
old boy under a tree, lying in a pool of
blood. He Immediately notified the
officers of the post, and the man, who
was then unidentified, was double
strapped to his bed for fear he would
escape.
The story of the murder and at.
tempted suicide in all it's details was
told by Amann first to Lieut.. Frank
Griffis, hospital surgeon, and later to
the coroner's jury. He begged for a
knife that he might fulfill the suicide
compact
81 was up against it and sick and
discouraged and determined to end 1t
all. The boy would not leave me and
wanted to go with me. We wandered
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JUST A TOUCH OF SATIRE.
Little Note That Probably Made Mean
Employer Vince.

Prof. Charles Zueblin, the brilliant
and original sociologist of the Uni
versity of Chicago, enunciated before
the League of Political Education, in
New York superb epigram:
HE who begins with saving to pro.
tect his family may end with neglect
ing his family to save"
Discussing the dangers Of immod.
crate saving Prof. Zueblin said the
other day:
tits by saving immoderately that
we come to inserting want advertise.
ments like one saw recently
Wanted, capable Office boy; salary,
81 week.
"a young man Of Seminary avenue,
noticing this advertisement, couldn't
resist replying to it. His reply ran:
az beg to offer you my services.
Should you require premium I could
furnish $780, You do not mention
Sundays-should I have to work on
that day? Neither do you state
whether the applicant must be clothed
or not, but 1 have concluded that he
must at least wear trousers, or he
would be unable to carry home his
wages"
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I'VE talked it all over again and
talked about all the good times we had
had together in our travels. We talked
about Pennsylvania and Colorado, and
Salt Lake City and it's big lake. and
California.
"Then we went up to the rifle range
where the soldiers were practicing.
We hid in the bushes and talked about
dying. l told him if he would lead we
would run from the bushes out in
front of the targets when the soldiers
fired and die there, but he would not.
81 don't know just how long we
wandered after that, but it was night,
and we kept hid. 1t came daylight
again, and we heard voices of men and
women near us, and 1 thought they
were hunting us.
1T was warm and we were tired and
lay down to sleep. We talked it all
over again, and l urged him to leave
me and go to his friends. He threw
his arms around my neck and cried
and said he would never leave me.
Bares Breast, ASKS Death.
"He said he would go to his grand
pa, and that could go to my father in
the next world. l gave him some
laudanum, and he slept again, but ii
was not enough to keep him asleep
He woke again and thought was try.
ing to leave him.
Then he opened his coat and shirt
and pulled them back with his hand
showing me where to strike, and
opened my clothes so could kill my.
self, too. He showed me where his
heart was, and begged me not to miss
the place. Then he lay back on my
arm again and went to sleep.
Il lay there and looked at him and
my head went all in whirl. 1t seemed
that my brain had turned to water and
was surging all around in my head
picked up my big hunting knife, which
had opened before. l reached over
and felt for his heart beats and then
felt for my own. had located the
places, but stopped again. My nerve
was leaving me.
Pushes Dagger to Heart.
1T seems that l went crazy, but
placed the point of the knife over his
heart and pushed it down. Then ]
turned it and plunged it twice into my
own breast, which was harder than
the boys.
He awoke and saw the blood squirt
ing from my wounds. He drew his
handkerchief and put it over my breast
to stop the blood, an that was all
knew until they found me-"
Amann was still holding this hand
kerchief to his breast when found by
the guard at the army post IL hours
after the time he gives for the stab
bling. Officers at the post think he
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When his wife died he came to Chi.

When his wife died he came to Chi.
cago.
He used to play in saloons and
about the streets to earn money. He
went to board at the house of Mrs.
Mary Knobel. 755 Racine avenue, IL
years ago. Mrs. Knobel had come
from the town of his birth, Kirchhofen,
in the province of Baden. The two
were friends from childhood. Mrs.
Knobel had three children-George,
who is now II years old; Amanda, 16,
and Walter, who was nearing his
twelfth year.
After Mrs. Knobel's husband died
Amann continued to live at her home
and urged her to marry him. The chill
dren had learned to wait On him and
liked to be with him after he had
been stricken with paralysis.
AS the two eldest grew they revert
ed tLeir affections to their mother, but
Walter chung to his Uncle Henry"
Two years ago Amann ran away with
the boy, taking him to San Francisco.
From there he wrote he would return
if Mrs. Knobel would send him $500.
Mother Refuses Her Hand.
Fearing she would never see the boy
again she sent the money, and Amann
returned and again asked her to marry
him. She refused, and he left her
home and went to live in the base
ment of a house owned by Herman
Fielder, 1912 Otto street. The boy
went with him, and they kept bachelor
quarters in the one room.
Since they moved there in January
the boy went to the Hawthorne school,
and has not been seen by his mother
in that time. His brother frequently
urged HIM to come home, but at such
times Walter would burst into tears
and run away.
Saturday night Edward Martin, q
barber living at 915 School street, re-
ceived an envelope that contained
three letters.
The envelope showed that it had
been posted at Lake Bluff May 16 at
, eight a. m. 1t contained three letters,
one from the boy and one from
Amann, and third for Hermann Fled
Ter, saying farewell and telling of the
| purpose to commit suicide.
Amann said in his confession he also
mailed letters to his relatives in Ger
many. After the letters to Martin were
mailed the pair kept close to the woods
and remained in hiding for fear a
search would be made and they would
be arrested
Boys Mother Fears BIackmaiI.
Mrs. Knobel thought when she first
heard of the letters that it was only
another attempt on the part of Amann
to get money from her She did not
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coNFIDE IN HOTEL CLERKS.
Man at Desk Is Made Repository Of
Many Secrets.

Hotel clerks are intrusted with
more confidence than the average fam
ily physician" declared Dave Mills,
veteran clerk.
I've had scores of men come to me
when l would be on the night watch
and tell me about hundred things to
do in case they died in the night. The
chances are that they were in perfect
health, but they were just melancholy
on account of being away from home
They would go into details about do
nestle and financial troubles that
would have caused a whole lot of
trouble in some cases if 1 had told It,
It's strange that they don't think Of
that. They all seem to think that it's
safe to tell hotel clerk anything,
lust as much as it would be to tell
the doctor or lawyer.
Then lots of times during the day
some fellow who has something on his
mind will come up to the desk and get
the clerk into conversation and steer
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"kindIy Say Please"

Gen Smith-Dorrien tells an amusing
story in which Lord Kitchener figured.
One morning, during the South AZ
rican war, an orderly brought the gen.
eral important dispatches from Lord
Kitchener. The man refined up in
front of him and delivered his papers,
and verbal message in rather free
anS-easy language. Tell the general
I will be ready in two hours" said
Smith-Dorrien, "and say please the
hext time you speak to me-" The man
saluted and rode off. When he
reached Lord Kitchener the latter
asked him what Smith Dorrien said.
THAT he would be ready to move in
two hours, and would you kindly say
please the next time you speak to
him." was the reply.
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might have been deceived by the
clear moonlight and thought it was
day in his half-demented condition.
The confession was made as the
prisoner lay strapped to bed in one
of the hospital wards. Coroner ]. l..
Taylor and his deputy, Edward Conrad
of Lake county, and States Attorney
Hanna were present as Amann told
his story.
Jury Gets Whole Story.
A coroner's Jury was formed, with
John Congdon as it's foreman, and be-
gan the investigation into the boys
death. AS Amann grew stronger in
the hospital they agreed to wait until
he could give evidence, in the hope
that Lieut.. Griffis could obtain a con.
fession in the meantime.
Shortly after noon Amann offered
to give his name and tell the whole
story if he could see the body of the
boy. 1t was brought into his room and
he asked that it be moved closer. He
touched the body and kissed the cold
forehead and murmured Goodbye"
Then he started in and told the
story, incoherently and with many
pauses because of emotion and partly
because of weakness.
He said he was born in Germany
and came to America 81 years ago.
He is 43 years old. He was a tanner
by trade and later flute player, and
lived in st. Louis for eight years.
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local prize known as the Town Hun
dred"
This consists of G100, or $500,
which is advanced for II years, with
out interest, to especially worthy
young men to enable them to start in
business.
The discovery of his burglaries
caused sensation. In addition to
cleaning out three hunting boxes in
one week, he committed several bur-
glaries in Leicester itself and in the
neighborhood of his own house.
These aroused keen local apprehen-
sions, for John Spencer, the model mer-
chant, Sunday school teacher and bur-
glar, organized public meeting which
he addressed himself and protested
eloquently against the inefficiency of
the police protection of property.
He was caught in the act of robbing
a place on April 9. He fought des-
man who captured him. When the
burglar was finally overcome and
dragged into the light the policeman
was so dazed with establishment when
he recognized his prisoner as the
model John Spencer that he all but
let him slip away.
In his burglaries Spencer used drugs
to stupefy the sleeping inmates of the
houses he entered. In one case a
child died from the effects of the drugs
he employed.
More than 40 burglaries have been
traced to the model merchant, but not
a single article of all the valuables he
stole has yet been recovered or To-
Gated.
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and stark, the little tense fingers still
clutching at the shirt that he had
barred for the blow.
The boy was:
Knobel, Walter, IL years old, son
of Mrs. Mary Knobel, 755 Racine ave-
nue..
The man:
Amann, Henry Rudolph, 43 years
old, 1912 Otto street.
Here are the letters that the man
and the boy wrote during the period
of Sc hours that they wandered to-
gether through the north woods, pluck
ing flowers, eating roots and nuts, and
world together:
From Walter Knobel to his mother
and to Edward Martin:
Chicago, May Is, '0S.-Good-bye, Mr..
Martin. l want to be with my father
Tell mother. Farewell. (Not signed,
but in boys handwriting.)
From Amann to Edward Martin:
Mr.. Fielder has no faith in me any
more. l am going to end it all. My
brothers in Germany will pay all my
debts.
From Amann to Hermann Fielder:
My brothers in Germany will pay all
/ owe you. Goodbye. l am going to
end all-H. R. Amann.
In Amann's pocket, in two hand
writings:
Please bury us in the same grave
Everything was against us. l do not
want to live without my father. I go
with my own free will. (Signed)
Walter.
On matchbox in woods:
1t is his mothers fault. She Is a
calumniator.
In the morning about two o'clock
Amann was found wandering as If de-
mented near the officers quarters at
Fort Sheridan. He was challenged by
Private Sage of Company D, who was
on picket duty.
The guard advanced, to find blood
flowing from the mans breast. He