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The Jewish outlook., 1908-01-31

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got in Kosmin could be put out of the
way TO you I could sell one for
well, 1915. That is less than what
you paid for the one you have on
''Oh, that is too much, " replied Sig
mund Stern; "too much entirely.
would give you 1925 for the best
hat. no more
''Make it So. 40, so that we may lose
only % cents, and you can have it, .
said Yankele
81 wouldn't give more than what |
said if it ruined you,' replied Sig
mund Stern.
"That is fine sentiment for par
mass" said Yankele; ''you would
ruin us for your foolish pride.''
''It is no worse than you are do
ing replied Sigmund Stern. "The
idea of you coming to me. the head of
the Congregation Beth Jacob. on Il
Shabbes. with Il business proposition
Isn't that big enough sin? Could
you do worse than talk business on
Shabbes 20
''No; that is just it, replied Yam
kele. eve are only talking business.
We aren't doing any business. We
make an agreement today. so that it
isn't like regular business dealings.
AS for the matter of that. in today s
portion there was mention of gold
and silver and shekclS and the like
Those things are all in business If it
is right to talk of such things in the
shool there ism t any sin in speaking
of the matter of another kind of bust
ness in the street. Suppose you
agreed to take that hat for $3.4O-''
"Three dollars and twenty five
cents" interjected Sigmund Stern.
"For $40 continued Yankclc
firmly. land before you could buy it
you should die
Imbcshrecr. muttcrcd Sigmund
Stern.
'Or Il daughter of yours should
die. unbcrufen." continued Yankclc
Il have no daughters" said Sig
mund Stern. $50 that couldn't hap
pen
'Wcll. suppose something hap
pcncd: your heirs wouldn't be bound
TO buy that hat. would they? ~
"No: should say not. i" replied the
parnass.
"Well. then. that proves that there
is no real business transaction. docsn t
it?' demanded Yankelc, almost an
grily. And yet you would attempt
to prove me sinner for that. because
YOU want to cheaper hat. Ism t the
greater sin to you?'
"Maybc it is. said Stern humbly
"Well. | am sorry: pcnitencc averts
the evil decree
THAT is all right" replied Yam
kele. 'lt is nothing. But was
thinking of something when / spoke
of people dying. How would it be if
we threw in a mourning band for the
hat9 That would be worth more than
the difference between prices and You
would get more than your money s
worth then by paying $40 for the
whole thing
'What Use have | for the mourn
ing banda asked Sigmund Stern.
There is no one dead in my family
and. unbcrufen. all are healthy"
"What use?'' asked Yankcle: "all
the Use in the world. Suppose some
one in the congregation dies. When
you 90 to sit SILVA you can wear that
mourning band. and in the synagogue.
too. Visitors will want to know if
You have lost someone. imbrcshccr
Then those of whom they inquire will
say: No. the parnass is large.
The Jewish outlook., 1908-01-31
The Head of the Sho0l Gets
q New Silk Hat

along IlcSlcf Slfccl, DIS Dccdllc Ollc
who wore the Shabbes garb Of high
hat and what is called Prince AL
bert coat of the parnass of the Con-
gregation Beth Jacob. Shool was
over and he stumped along in good
humor, humming the Adon Olom. Sig
mund Stern was inclined to be fat
and fitted very tightly into his well
saved clothing.
'Good youteff, Mr.. Stern,' said
Yankele Schleifan, coming along from
behind and falling in with the presi-
dent of the congregation. "You re
looking well, unberufen.'
''Good yonteff." replied the par
mass. Il feel WELL although my work
is hard as president of the synagogue
It's great responsibility.
81 can believe that" said Yankele,
''but when one is a takif. big man.
naturally he has troubles
''That is So That is So" replied
Sigmund Stern, smiling placidly at
the compliment. ''Still it is wrong to
be vain on Shabbes. and you ought
not to mention those things in that
way"
They walked along in silence for IL
moment or so and Sigmund Stern
came to the street where he lived. He
was turning away. with an appropri-
ate greeting. when Yankelc said ::
"Wait a bit. What is that on your
hat?
taking the silk hat from the head of
Stern.
"What is what?' demanded the
parnass.
Il thought it was the light on the
hat that made it look like spot. !"
Iankele replied, "but | see now that
the hat is getting worn on that side
Why don't you get new hat?'
"a new hat?" demanded Sig
mund Stern. "That hat I have had
now for ten years. When was par
ness of II congregation in Kosmin
got that hat and | have had it ever
since. If it has lasted as long as that
why should | get one? In this coun-
try. where everything is cheap and
shoddy. couldn t buy such another -
- was only thinking" said Yam
kcle. THAT for such great man. who
has been parnasS i'm two shools. it
would he more fitting that he should
have everything bcchoved. \ congrc-
CATION is measured in that way. Sup
pose that some one should come from
another congregation to look i'm on
ours and they should see that hat
You know how quick some of them
are to pick flaws. They would go
away and say: The Congregation
Beth Jacob is not much. The parnass
has a hat that you wouldn T find on
the head of the shammos in a reform
ShOOl.
Is that so?' demanded Sigmund
Stern angrily. 'Well. then. if the
Congregation Beth Jacob notices
these things. too. why shouldn t they
chip in and buy hat for me- T
have yielded up my blood for them.
1t is time that they did something FOR
me-
But ! thought from what you
said. that You believed the hat was
perfect said YankeIe.
Well. it is not exactly fresh.' re
piled Sigmund Stern. slowly.
was going to say replied Yam
kclc. THAT in the store we have some
fine hats. One there is that | know
would fit you perfectly. And cheap.
too. | would see to it that as parnass
you got a discount
How much are the hats?' asked
Stern warily.
ssyyo lo,,a 4la...
The Jewish outlook., 1908-01-31

ldlUI.
''It is the strength of will that the
Jews possess that has made it pos
sible for them to succeed in things
which were so uncOngenial to them.
The Jews originally were shepherd
people. and to say they were COM
mercial nation is absurd, as they were
entirely cut off, from the sea. They
had no great bankers in those days !:
they did have many great poets and
psalmists.
"The Jews take education very Sc
rously. See the books that circulate
in the library on the East Side! Are
they fiction? No! For the most part
they are books of science, travel. bi-
ography and social economies. 1t is
not an infrequent sight to see a little
slip of Jewish boy with a big vol
ume of Aristotle under his arm. They
know the old heroes of literature and
science much better than they do the
heroes of cOntempOraneOrs fiction.
cit is said that three-quarters of
the students of the College of the city
of New York are Jews. and that near
ly three-quartcrs of the young wo-
men who attend the Normal College
are Jewesses.
The Jews are cmincntly IA practical
race. and there is IL vast distinction
between the practical and the mate
rialistic The French are ii very prac
tical people: they are also emincntly
artistic and idealistic.
"AnOthcr rcacSon. and very
strong one. why the Jews have sue
crcded They have a great belief in
humanity. They love it! In New
York City alone they have l0.OOO,OOO
worth of property which is given up
to the service of humanity. such as
asylums. hospitals and educational
buildings. homes for the aged, etc.
The Mount Sinai Hospital is the great
est hospital in the world. 1t has cost
$1,000. 900. all of which has been sup
piled from Jewish funds. and there is
not single mortgage on it. On the
East Side there are the Beth Israel
hospital and homes for the aged and
infirm. and the Hebrew Orphan Asy-
lum now is taking care of l 100 boys
and girls. and the Hebrew Shetcring
Guardian Society looks after 700 of
these unfortunate little people. Ma
than Straus. with his milk and coal
charities. is a type of the Jew who is
interested in the human. and Jacob
Schff is never so busy that he cannot
stop to distinguish the cry of his own
unfortunate race. He is always de-
vising some new scheme to help it. The
III lao. I'm,
tartan movements among the Jews is
the United Hebrew Charities. which
last year distributed $39O.0O0.
''The Jew has asked no one to help
him. He supports all his own char
tiles. The compact the early Jewish
settlers made with Governor Peter
Stuyves., mt has been kept to the let
ter.
''The family ideals of the Jews are
something that have not been suffi-
GENTLY touched upon The Jews make
of the father and mother. especially
as they are growing old. a king and
queen almost.
THAT the Jews are Il cultivated
race, that they have intellectual as
well as commercial lcanings. is proven
by the fact that in the crowded East
Side they support five daily ncwspa-
pers printed in Yiddish which is the
patois .jargon of the Jews of Eastern
Europe. and all of these papers have
large circulation.
"Thc Jews have succeeded because
they have placed character above
everything, because thcy have treas
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-21
RAISING OF WHEAT.

Advantages of Correct Methods OF
Growing and Marketing.
BY s. C. Armstrong Washington State College.
Pullman.
We must first find out what the ex-
listing demand is going to be, and then,
II possible, meet that demand; for II
we do not meet the requirements of the
demand some one else will, and we
will be forced to lower level than we
should be. Consequt ntly, in the pro-
duction of wheat, we have to study the
problems we meet from a competitive
standpoint; we must compete with
somebody else who Is growing wheat,
not out neighbor, necessarily, but our
ne ghbor's section OF the country. A
man will 90 where he can get the best
wheat, if he wants to buy, and il we
have not the best, we will lose the trade.
We OF the wheat producing districts
OF Washington are fortunate in having
the best country for the production of
wheat on earth, and we should use the
utmost diligence to see that we employ
only the best methods. II we do this,
we can place Washington at the head of
the wheat producing regions of the
globe, and the brand of the "Evergfeen
State" on barrel or sack Of -four will
be known as a mark CT perfection the
world over.
We, the public, should commence to
raise the grade standard. The state
grain commissioner is at present forcing
the purchaser to accept No. 2 as No. l;
we cannot expect to get as much for No.
/ wheat that tests 58 pcunds as our
neighbors can for wheat that tests bet
ter. Because this state OF affairs exists,
we are sending out, each year, wheat
less sought for than wheat grown in
many other countries.
We should insist that every grain
grower in the state use such care In the
productionh of his wheat that the re-
sulting higher standard will increase
the demand for our wheat. II we i'm
prove the quality Of our product, the
state grain commissioner will be forced
to raise the standard; and we should
in this way see that our standard is
above the standard OF every other wheat
producing state. By doing this, we
would cause our wheat to be quoted at
fancy prices. We should make our
product 80 good that we would be will
ing to have our name and address print
ed on it, go that as it goes out into the
markets OF the world, people the world
over will know that we are proud Of our
product.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-21
The
General Demand

Of the Well-Informed of the World has
always been for simple, pleasart
and efficient liquid laxative remedy of
known value laxative which physi-
clans could sanction for family use
because its component parts are
known to them to be wholesome and
truly beneficial in effect, acceptable
to the system and gentle, yet prompt,
IN action.
In supplying that demand with it's
excellent combination of Syrup of
Figs and Elixir of SIENNA, the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co. proceeds along
ethical lines and relies on the merits
of the laxative for it's remarkable
success.
That is one of many reasons why
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of SIENNA is
given the preference by the Well
Informed To get it's beneficial effects
always buy the genuine-manufac
tured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only, and for sale by all leading
druggists. Price fifty cents per bottle.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-21
The Victorian English.

The England which spoke the Ian.
guage which was already dying in the
eighteen-sixties was before all things
world of the country. The sights and
sounds of nature played far greater
part in the lives Of the mass of the
people than they do to-day. This is re-
fected, for instance, in the way in
which birds and animals were spoken
of and the names given them. | have
myself once or twice heard old people
in the country speak of the hen as
"Dame Partlet" One Is familiar with
the phrase from books, of course-it Is
Chaucer's "Pertolette'-but once or
twice as a child l actually heard it. J
suppose it would be impossible to heal
1t anywhere now.--London Outlook.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-21
What is Pe=f"1=na?
Is it q Catarrh Remedy, or a Tonic,
or is it Both?

Some call Peruna tonic Others refer
catarrh remedy.
Which these people rght7 it call
tarrh remedy than to call ita tonic9
that both a
there be efeua remedy
In order thoroughly relieve caa remedy
affected
must have general tonic action the system
Caarh who otherwise weakened
tn membrane
circulation give the the vital
Perhaps vegetable remedy the world has attracted much attention
from medical writers YDRASTS CANADEs The wonderful efficacy
of this herb has been recognized and growing in its hold
the medical profession When Joined with CUBDS and C0PABA
trio of medical agents formed Peruna which oostesa specific
edy catarh that the medical progress
This action reinforced by
SONIA CANADENS CO2YDALIS E0ROGA
make ideal remedy catarrh al locations
in the body.
theoretical standpoint therefore criticism
Pena confirms this opinion NuIberless
quarter the earth furnish ample evidence that this judgment
When practical experience confirms theory
result is truth that cannot be shaken
by Drug Manufacturing Co., Columbus Ohio
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-21
The Gentle Rcbun.

"Immeasurable are the rebuffs tha
the helpers Of the poor, the seekers az
ter charity for their suffering brothers
undergo" said a New York charity or
ganization official "A friend Of mine
a Methodist minister in small west
ern town, told me the other day OF his
last rebuff, not unkind one. Enter
ing the office Of the local weekly, the
minister said to the editor:
"'I am soliciting aid for a gentleman
OF refinement and intelligence who Is In
dire need Of little ready money, but
who Is far too proud man to make
his sufferings known
"'Why,' exclaimed the editor, push
ing up his eyeshade, I'm the only chap
in the village who answers that de
scription. What's this gentlemans
name?
"I regret said the minister, that |
am not at liberty to disclose It,
"Why, it must be me, said the edi-
tor. 1T is me- It's me, sure. Heaven
prosper you, parson. in your good
work -
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-21
HE Is A GOOD SAMARITAN.
Looks After the Undeserving Poor
Says No One Else VIII.

Looks After the Undeserving Poor
Says No One Else VIII.
There is a rich man in Southern
city who makes the undeserving poor
his peculiar care, says the Independ.
ent
His methods in dealing with what he
calls a fresh sinner are unique and he
regards them as scientific from the
heavenly point of view. He Insists
upon full catalogue of the victims
transgressions.
He claims that this Is done on the
theory that physician first admins
ters an emetic In case of poisoning.
Then If the patient is an utterly lost
and abandoned woman, he frequently
takes her home with him, where she
is quartered in the guest chamber and
treated by the family as the welcome
guest whose presence there Is in no
way remarkable.
For our scientist claims that 1t is
the loss of the sacred home conscious
ness In such women which casts them
so far down, and his purpose Is to re-
store the same by his own fireside,
which is particularly attractive, in
that he has a wife and many young
children. Nothing is said to the for
lorn one to remind her of her shame :;
she is simply left to get well, as the
scientist expresses 1t.
And it is astonishing how many of
them do get well. His boast is that
he has married his girls happily all
over the country, for he is an enthusi
astic believer In wedlock. Upon a re-
cent visit to a distant city he remark
ed to the editor:
II married one of my girls off in
this town; couple doing well; moving
in the best society. Good as the rest.
too now. But it's a secret; II society
knew it would abolish her" He wink
ed In conclusion, at the expense of so
ciety.
He cannet make a speech, but he Is
an eloquent splutterer; and although
his manner to ministers Is wittily def
erential, he has been known to ruin a
preachers meeting and make the vic
tins OF his burning incoherence look
like rows of paper dolls blown before
the breath of a living disciple.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-21

Prof. Jacques Loeb, the celebrated
biologist, in his book, "Dynamics of
Living Natter has shown that a striI
cut from the yentricle Of the heart put
in solution of chloride of sodium will
continue to beat for number of days
until putrefaction sets in. He says this
can be done with an ordinary muscle
after it has been extirpated from the
body. This would tend to prove that
the heart Is a chemical machine and
that it Is all due to chemical action.
The muscular contraction is probably
due to the substitution Of sodium for
calcium salts in the cells of the mus
cles.
The difficulty Of this theory is that it
does not explain the control Of the
muscles. 1t is plain that the problem
of control is not solved by the chemical
theory.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-21
An Anchor to Win d ward

The solemn-faced man who drove the
field never lost an opportunity to dis
play his knowledge to a new pass
enger, nor had he ever been known
to suppress his opinion on any subject
no matter what it might be. They
tell me you're the man that wrote the
story that's running in one O. the big
magazines. | forget which 'tis," be
said one day to CHEEKY passenger who
had been endeavoring to ask a few
questions himself.
Il believe / am" admitted the gen.
tleman.
"I've never turned my hand to writ
ing said the stage-driver, fiicking his
horses In meditative mood. NO, sir,
I've been too much took up with other
things, but l read everything, most.
was having little talk with Bill
Sears about you yesterday. We'd both
been reading your last book before
this new one. Now, do you rely en-
tirely on what you write for a liv-
ing?"
Not entirely" said the author. with
due humility.
That's what | thought when I fin
ished the book" and the stage-driver
looked kindly at the man of letters.
I'm real glad for ye that you've other
means" be said. benevolently. Got
'em well invested, expect. too. told
case"
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-21
Discovering Writers.

The rejection of a manuscript Otter
/ left a pang, but the acceptable manu-
script, especially from an unknown
hand, brought a glow of joy which
richly compensated me for all l suf.
fered from the others. To feel the
touch never felt before, to be the first
to find the planet unimagined In the
illmitable heaven Of art, to be in at
the dawn Of new talent with the
light that seems to mantle the written
page, who would not be an editor for
such a privilege? l do not know how
it is with other editors who are also
authors, but l can truly say for my
self that nothing of my own which |
thought fresh and true ever gave me
more pleasure than that l got from the
like qualities in the work of some
young writer revealing his power
w. D. Howells in Atlantic.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-21

Prof. Key when head master Of a
large London school was one Of the
most genial gentlemen that ever filled
that position. He was fond Of encour-
aging fun in his boys and was not I'M
willing to recount occasionally during
class time when anything prompted it
the manners and customs of countries
he had visited. On one occasion he was
telling his class about Spain and said i:
'Do you know, boys, that when a
man attains to eminence there he is not
called sir but Is given the title Of
DOM"
One of the boys here called out
Then, I suppose, sir, they would
call you Don Key?"
The gravity of the class was COM
pletely upset for the remainder of the
afternoon.-Strand Magazine.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1908-05-21
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