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The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-16
TExARkANA.

Mrs. Henry Heilbron entertained
Monday in honor of Misses Exstein
and Goldstein. s. s. Last Tuesday even
ing Miss Ray Mendels entertained
in honor of Miss Mabel EXstein and
Lydia Goldstein of Missouri. A dainty
five course luncheon was served in
the decorated dining room. Every
thing being carried out in the color
scheme, red. Among those present
were Misses Goldstein, Lillye Ney,
Mabel EXstein, DR.. Kosminsky, Gus
Ney, Ray Kosminsky, Mr.. Saurbach,
Ray Mendels, Laurence Mendels. = y
Miss Lillye Ney has issued cards for
whist party in honor of her guests,
Misses Mabel EMstein of Sherman
and Lydia Gcldstein of Cathage, Mo.
She will also entertain the Tuesday
Whist Club on Tuesday afternoon at
the residence of Mr. |. Schwarz, All
State street. Miss Lillian La
cofsky was hostess to number of her
young lady friends in honor of the
visiting young ladies and Mrs. r. l..
Sanders (nee Fannie Scherer) three
tables were devoted to whist around
which the merry war ragged, resulting
in Miss Lulu Walters making highest
score, Mrs. Sanders winning the
guest prize. The decoration of cut
flowers and holly was very beautiful.
A delightful three course luncheon
concluded most enjoyable afternoon.
Mrs. M Arnold of ST. Louis was
the guest for few days of her friends,
en- route home. = Mrs. Leo
Krause entertained the young folks in
honor of the visitors Sunday night.
The usual Sunday night six
handed euchre met with Mrs. Max
Scherer. y = Mrs. fl. Mendels enter
tanned the Tuesday club last week,
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-16
TEXAS NEWS
SAN ANTONIO.

Master Bertram Levine was Bar
mitzwah Saturday, Dec. 8, and his pa
rents may well be proud of him as he
delivered the services in a clear,
steady voice and without hitch. In
the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Levin re-
ceived informally in honor of their
son. The home was handsomely dec
GRATED in pink and white and a salad
and ice course was served. In the
evening the family and few friends
were Mr. Levine's guests at an elab-
crate seven course dinner at the st.
Anthony Hotel. Mr.. Leopold
Veith, formerly of this city but now
resident of Los Angeles, is the guest of
his son, Mr. Simon Veith Mr.. Veith is
being welcomed by his many friends
and the local order of B'nai Birth as
he is it's Oldest living member. y
Miss Rabe was entertained to large
extent last week by the bridesmaids.
The first ante-nuptial affair was given
Monday by the Maids and Matrons of
Honor, Miss Hattie Rabe and Mrs.
Henry Rabe. The form of entertain
ments was bridge, and at five the
guests were seated around the beauti-
fully decorated table where a five
course luncheon was served The de-
corations were valley lilies and the
plate favors were dainty valley lily
baskets filled with candies. Places
were laid for Miss Florence Rabe,
Nita Wolff, Miss Holtom, Bertha
Hirsh, entertained the Bridal party at
matinee to see "The Gingerbread Man."
and afterward served dainty three
course luncheon at Harnish's Cafe. The
color scheme will be entirely of vel
low. Thursday afternoon Miss Anna
Kaufman was hostess at theatre
party to see 'The Great Divide" After
wards the luncheon was served at
the ST. Anthony cafe A three-course
lncheon was served and the decora-
tions were of all white and the place
favors heart shaped white satin boxes
filled with candies. The center piece
consisted of a bunch of white chrySan-
themums. Her guests were Flore-42e
Rabe, Bertha Hirsh, Nita Wolff, Mrs.
r. Rabe, Miss H. Rabe Claire Myers
and the hostess Miss Claire
Myers of Palestine is the guest of Mrs.
L. Goodman. She came to act as brides
maid at the Rabe- Ramer wedding on
Dec. 18th, at Temple Bethel.
Sunday night Miss Nita Wolff enter
tanned the entire Rabe-Ramer bridal
party with dinner at her home on Ce
dar street. Her guests were Mr.. 10
seph Ramer and Miss Florence Rabe,
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Rabe, Miss Hattie
Rabe and Harry Myers of Palestine,
Miss Bertha Hirsh and Joe Lowen-
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-04-01
CHIPS.

Three men were sitting in at a
game of poker n eVen1ng-noC III
Seattle. however, because we nave d
wideawake and efficient police force
hat renders such criminal amuse-
ment impossible 60. In front OF each
there was a little pile of red, white
and blue Chips After a few hours
of play. one of the players held all the
chips and the other two had accumu-
lated a fund of experience. The Tor
tunate one proceeded to a IN" his
chips. i. e. to receive from the dealer
other chips made of disks or yellow
or white dirt or paper chromos. Nel-
Their the ivory chips or the gold, silver
or naper ones were desired by the play
or for their own sake. He simply
wished possession of them because he
knew they would enable him to Sc
cure food, clothing, shelter-the good
things of life. The issuer OF the ivory
chips redeemed them when he eX'
changed them for the other kind. me
discs and chromos, he knew would
procure him anything he wished be-
cause the community had impressed
on them the legal tender quality. This
means that you, John Smith, can COM
mel YOUR creditor to accept them in
full satisfaction of any debt you may
have contracted. 1t also enables him
to force you to dig up these same ch1ps
with which to satisfy his claim. The
gold and silver discs have a certain
use, but the paper chromos have none
The use of the former, therefore, is
but a refined form of exchange or
commodity for another. 1t is simply
barter.
1t would seem that the value in eX-
change of anything is increased by
the number of uses to which it may
be applied. Now, when society makes
gold the exclusive material from which
IeuaI tender chips a be manutac-
tured, it undoubtedly increases the
value to the original owners INT there
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-04-01
THE NEXT EMPIRE
Edited by w. S. VARNUM

hereafter to a majority of the citizen
ship that the crops can be put in n
harvested with a less expense by I'm
Gle Sam than by individual effort, my
friend will not object to their making
the trial to determine if their idea
will work out in practice! In any case,
they are likely to try it out anyway,
since this is a Government of, for
and by the people"-in theory.
If it be the many-adjectived social
ism" for society to pave the streets,
build and operate schoolhouses, fix the
prices of railroad fares and water
rates. then is the "Varnum Idea so
cialism'' of the multi-descrlptlVed
sort, 1t simply provides a way where
by the community can use its power
now being wasted because unused, 10
reclaim the wilderness so that the
farmer can produce wealth. AT the
same il makes certain that he snail
nav for this reclamation to the utter
most farthing and is just enough TO
furnish the means by which payment
can be made.
Finally, Mr.. Montague makes polu
to assert that all this Western Wild
erness will be cleared as soon as IL
will pay If by the word pay
we mean that ten or twenty acres
cleared will afford the means whereby
any man of average abilitl and industry
can make a living for himself and lam
ilv. 7 answer that that time is here
nO1O.
In conclusion, permit me to say
tnat Varnum's "ipse dixit" e not
provide for bonding any district
does not compel a substantial, INDUS
trious man to go security for a shltt-
less lazy one (nor anyone), ana Jeop-
ardizes'' the common school fund IN
exactly the same way and to the same
degree hat any investment OF the
fun in bonds does. The bonds may
be declared illegal for some or any
ar no reason and the school Juno SUI
fers. It is possible that in some cases
If might be employed to clear a piece
of and hat was SO poor that even MT
M. could not make a living OH IL. III
that case. the state would nave TO
hold it until such time as some prlght
man found a profitable use for 1t.
AS to those "who probably %
not be able to make a living on IL
when cleared they must be supported
in some way. Shall it be done IN
idleness or by finding them proftaole
labor and then no robb1ng them OIL d
mart of the little they do earn?
w. S. VARNUM.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1909-04-01
"vARNuM's IPsE DIxIT."

In a recent issue of The Ranch, Mr..
Montague of Woodinville writes en-
tertainingly and instructively on the
eyer-present logged-off land problem.
He. however, takes a fling at the Sno-
homish County Idea and the "1pse
dixit" of the writer that seems to call
for q few words of comment.
The sheer that the "Snohom1sh
County Idea is merely an idea, a
dream a shadowy Pigment of unreal
ity. appears to me to be wholly un-
called for. Every plan or method OF
doing any sort of work must nrst OF
ALL make it's appearance in human con-
seriousness as an idea Mr. Llttooy
seems first to have hit on a method OF
clearing land with power and donkey
engine, but, of course, as Win an
ideas" there must be men with brain
and Drawn to plant the powder II
operate the donkey. Thus tar we nave
not learned the trick of operating
ideas by wireless to any very
marked extent!
It is a much more serious charge
hat is brought against my poor NJ
tie contribution 70 the solution OF the
Iogged-off Land problem. 1t is, he
saws. "pure, simple, rank and rabld
socialism" This alarming charge is,
if true. of course enough to condemn
it in the minds of all good cltlzens'
even if it's application would perma-
nently solve the preblom OF n unem-
Moved and clear more land in one
wear than has heretofore been cleared
in ten. But is the charge true? l
beg to deny the soft impeachment. IL
II he socialism at all, 1T certainly
is not pure" or simple" or rank,
or "rabid.' as may be seen by a most
indifferent examination of any popular
or scientific exposition of that method
of producing and distributing material
wealth.
T think I must thank my critic for
his very enlighUening Illustration
and use it myself.
The proposition is this: Uncle sam
gives us all a farm. 1t looks good 10
us at first, but after awhile we ger
tired of this land reclamation. 1t goes
so slow and is such hard WORK TO oi9
irritation ditches-alOne, and we say
"Please, Uncle, won't you dig those
bitches and bring water onto my tarm
for me? I am so tired" And Uncle
Sam did so and is doing so now! But
Uncle Sam also told his nepheWs that
they would have to pay him PACK
from the fruits of the desert after II
was irrigated and they are gladly do
ing so by thousands. So satisfactorily
is this plan of having society 40 ior
the individual what he cannot do for
himself working out that we are ASK
ing our Uncle. Samuel to show us no"
to build good roads, to clear Out Iiv
ers, to erect lighthouses, etc, all tor
the use and enjoyment of individuals,
his nephews.
Each and all oil these fields of pub
liz service was dubbed by it's oppo-
nents at the beginning, pure, simple,
rank and rabid socialism" u thai
did not stop the growth of the idea.
I suppose that if it shall appear
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07

did what 7 considered 70 he a very nifty
thing. He did not drive right on straight
up 20 the house as he was going. but he
drove past a little and stopped and
backed Up. and turned the cab around 20
bring it with the side on which I was sit
ting next the curb so that I could step
out and help the lady out handily.
Then 7 saws 10 him. just sort OF on
hand. you know.
What time do you make it by your
clockT
Don't you think that was pretty gi5dy
Of me. who had never been IN an automo-
bile befOre2 lie understood. and he
looks at the meter and says;
Dollar seventy ard 7 forks over a
two dollar bin and says VIII YOU keep
the changer and ne kindly consents 20
90 that and then De says
7 couldn't have got YOU more than
TWO blocks further, and I says rs that
500 What's the matter ar the same
time noticing a little cloud Of steam com
ing out OF the m chinery
Fan belts broke be saws. and that
was new one 10 me. II he'd said he'd
dropped his carbureJer or Wreuched his
clutch or blown out his spark plug ]
might have understood IT, but the fan
belt was too much for me. or course !
didn't let on any OF that 20 him. I just
says To- him again,
'Is that So? with great interest as
n I knew an about Il.
Yes. he says. busted my ian belt
coming down
Well. how you going 10 get back
7 says 10 him.
on. that's nothing he SAYS. I can
tx that in FIVE minutes Then he went
at H.
Novelty. luxury. excitement It's moth
ing but autos Tor me hereafter"
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
MAMMOTH FOSSILS.
Deposit of Dinosaurian Bones to Be
Collected.

NoAlNCNNu.
The German government has decided 20
send an expedition TO the southern part
Of German East Africa to examine. and
make a careful collection from. the re-
markable deposit Of Dinosaurisn bones
discovered last year by Prof Eberhard
Fraas In the upper cretaceous formation
Of Tendaguru, in the Lindi district Ac-
cording TO the report OF Prof. Fraas pub
lished last August. the deposit resembles
that Of the famous Bone Cabin quarry in
Wyoming, from which the Americans
have obtained so many remarkable gi-
gantic reptiles.
The huge bones lie weathered out on
the surface of the ground. and can be
followed by digging into the sandy mari
and sandstone beneath them. Many Of
the bones are in their natural relative po-
sitions, showing that at least some parts
Of the skeletons were buried before their
surrounding soft parts had decayed: and
Prof. Fraas publishes a striking photo
graph Of a nearly complete hind limb
and foot before removal from the exca-
walton In which It lay
All the specimens brought back by
Prof. Fraas for the Royal Wurtemberg
Museum in Stuttgart. where they are now
mounted, belong 70 a large herbivorous
Dinosaur which he names C4.gantosau-
rus They appear to represent an animal
from fourteen 10 fifteen meters In length
closely related 10 the well-known Dip
lCdOCus and MCrOsaurus from Wyoming
The skull remains unknown, but both
vertebrae and limbs are represented by
numerous specimens.
Further explorations viii probably re-
suit in the discovery, not only of the
missing parts Of Gigantosaurus. but also
Of the reptiles which must have lived
with it.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
THEIR FIRST RIDE IN AN AUTO.
Mr.. MacWhiikeroo and His Lady
Take Taxicab to a Party.
Find the Trip Something Novel and
ExhiIarating, and Are Ready
to Try IL Again.

Strange as It may seem to you" said
Mr.. MacWhilkeroo, to New York Sun
humorist. Il never until last night rode
in an automobile. I had ridden once or
twice in the Fifth avenue stages. but
never before in regular out-and-outer,
and now ! no longer wonder that people
60 crazy over devil wagons.
This was a taxicab that we had. and
II was a stem-winder, with calm but
very able CHAUFFEUR. who seemed 10 find
p tov himself in making things hum; and
We were going 10 a party. she and 1.
down on the East Side OF town. and she
lived UP in Harlem. The party was TO
begin at O'Clock, and we were 10 stsrt
at s but II was $50 before we got away.
noted as we got aboard that the meter
had already hung up a tax Of half dol
lar for waiting charges. but we didn't
mind that: and jhen the chauffeur
eranked her up and stepped on the box
and gave the wheel a gentle twist. and
we were OF.
He took the corners very nicely. COM
ing in close. and not losing anv time In
the turn. but rounding them without any
jolt or jar and strengthening out elegant
ly: and so we scooted around various cor
ners till We hit the upper end Of Fifth
avenue above the park.
Plenty OF people up there. you know.
street lined with small shops all a-light
az night, and always more or less people
in the roadway; and our chauffeur let her
slide when the road was clear. but with
his hand on the lever all the time, and he
slowed down for all the crossings and
for everybody we met between. but when
he got a little lower down on Fifth ave
nue. along the park. with few people
abroad and with streets coming in on
one side only. he opened her up
Then l 10 longer wondered why people
loved the auto. No clamping, slow going
horses out IN front; nothing TO obstruct
the view. We just sat there and looked
out ahead down the long, bread. asphalt
paved avenue: moved by an unseen
power We swept on velvet-tired wheels
down the avenue. silently. smoothly.
swiftly. picking up those lights faster
than YOU could count them. and. gee,
with an respect 20 the lady beside mel
10 was great, and we were going Ike
that. Just fairly sailing when mounted
policeman swo0ped down on us. and our
chauffeur slowed down and then drew IN
n0lSeiessly 10 the curb and halted
Heavens Had we been piuched for
/ exceeding the speed limit? But when We
had hauled iu and halted by the curb
like that our chauffeur stood up and
turned half around and opened the lamp
on the left-hand si6e OF the cab and
/ scratched 2 match on the top OF the
meter and lighted that lamp, That is all
the trouble Was-lirht out
"Then our chauffeur pushed a lever or
TWO and started the machine again. and
then be gave the wheel a little twist and
I sheered out from the curb. and then he
Strengthened out and laid q course once
more down the avenue and opened her
UP wide again. and once more We went
sailing TO beat the band: and I'm a minute
We shot around a corner and IN a minute
more we had come 70 the house where
we were going. and there the chauffeur
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
FAMOUS SUIT OVER PIG.
Dispute over Ownership Of ''POrker"
Costs Many Times It's Value.

London. Ky. March 6.-The famous pig
case. which has been occupying the at
tention OF the courts Of Laurel County
for months. was decided by Judge Pen
nington The pig was awarded 70
Squire Nicholson. n " Tinchs applied
for a new trial. and the case viii be taken
TO the higher courts.
Thirty-hve witnesses testified. five Of
the most eminent lawyers in the noun
tains made lengthy speeches. and the
pig in contention was in the courthouse
throughout proceedings. Tinchs is the
Louisville and Nashville agent AZ Hazel
Patch. and Squire J. K. Nicholson Is his
neighbor. Each owned a SOW and six
pigs. The sows ran together and the pigs
followed either SOW. Ten Of the pigs
died and both Nicholson and Tinchs
claimed the surviving two The matter
was taken TO the courts for settlement
During the litigation one Of the pigs
was killed by a train. The surviving bone
OF contention was exhibited. and the wit
nesses conficted in Identification. as the
pig had grown 10 ne a porker OF 200
pounds. Hundreds OF dollars were ex-
pended in court costs.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
FLAMING ARROW AS NEMESIS.
Seen lowering Over Spot Where
Crime Was Discovered.

Mahanoy City. Pa. March e. The min
ing village Of Stockton, about twelve
miles northeast of here is wrought up
over the appearance at night Of an arrow
OF fame which hovers over the spot on
the mountain where the dlsmembered
body of a woman was found in a barrel
two years ago.
Reputable and veracioUs persons have
seen the flaming arrow, among them the
two DonneH brothers. VINO are leading
members Of the Methodist church.
The light appears every night at about
9 O'Clock and hovers over the spot until
midnight. but il disappears when any one
approaches in investigate.
The superstitiOus villagers say II is the
avengiug spirit of the slain woman come
back 20 keep alive the memory Of the
crime so that the murderers may some
day be approhenGed-
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
MARRIAGE IN ENGLAND.
NUmber Of Bachelors and SpinSterS
Increasi x.


Frun tbs London Globe.
The population Of England and Wales.
enumerated az the end OF March. 1s1.
consisted OF S25z7. .Ss3 persons. From that
date until the middle OF 1907 the number
OF births exceeded the number Of deaths
by 2.52a944 The registrar general. IN
his annual report points out that had
neither emigration nor immigration Oc-
CURED this surplus would have raised
the population in the middle OF the year
20 55.ois.7SI- In the absence OF precise IN
formation with reference 10 migration,
the populations IN the annual reports
are professionally estimated on the as
sumption that the rate OF increase which
had prevailed On the last intercenssI
period has since been maintained. EST
mated in this way. the population Of Eng
land and Wales in the middle OF the year
1907 amounted 10 54.i956O0 persons, of
whom 16,S-s,509 were males and 1905 osI
were females.
The marriages in England and Wales
during 1917 numbered 81 al correspond
inC 10 a rate of I5S persons married Per
Loo Of the population at al ages The
rates 81 the preceding three years tl-4-
1909 had been 15-2 E.S. and 15s per
l,oo9 living The proportion Of bachelors
IN I.6o9 males aged fifteen years and W
ward rose from GS4 in ISL 20 III IN lelI
and among 100 females aged fifteen
years and upward the proportion Of spin
srers increased from 81 TO ES
On the other hand. the proportion %
widowed persons in the population stead
ily decreased throughout the period The
proportions OF bachelors showed an in
crease IN each age-grOup Up 10 fifty-fvs
years, while the increase IN the proper
ton Of spinsters affected every age
group The marriage rate in 1907, when
compared with the rate OF 1859 shows
a fall OF 194 per cent. which may be said
20 represent approximately the proper
tional fall IN the marriage rate IN the
period under review
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
A Trust IN Fear.

Swift & Co. packers. OF Chicago. are
looking with some alarm upon the de-
fections which the little blind god IS
causing in the ranks Of their women en-
ployes. for within the year there have
been more than 100 marriages among the
stenographers IN their Offices II is said
&C be almost impossible 70 keep a stem
Ographer any length OF time This Is dis
turbing. because after marriage none q
them returns 20 her place Most OF the
E-F.S marry men not connected with ths
hrm. ana statistical Information shows
that no girl after marrying from Swift
& Co. has ever continued in business. Il
IS pleasant 20 note that the statistics
also show that the first divorce has yet
20 be recorded among all those married
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
CorrectIv DescrIbed

From the Philippines Gossip.
A late chief stan officer OF one Of the
infantry regiments. relating some OF the
experiences Of the expedition, said that
one Gay. after hours Of Iaborious climb
ing Up a steep and never-ending pain D.
heard a groan of despair from private
soldier.
Look ere, BIZ, I've 'ad enough OF
this" the soldier said 20 his comrade.
IT was told as CIV It was a bioomin' t.
bleiand."
so Il IS Can't you see we're Clfnl
CD one Of the legs of itg'' returned =.
with 5ocular superiority.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
TOWN WANTS MORE BARS.
Port Allen Won't Incorporate with
Only One saloon.

Baton Rouge. la, March 6-The vii
lage OF Port Allen. Just across the Mis-
sissipi River from Baton Rouge. which
a short time ago was bustling with plans
for its incorporation as a town. has Jeen
forced 10 postpone that step because Of
the fact. melancholy or otherwise. accord
ing to the point Of view that there is but
one saloon in the town. and there Is con-
sequently no revebue in sight for munich
pal improvements.
The town has decided 10 wait a while
until further resources develop. giving il
a chance to collect enough from special
privileges 10 ron the machinery Of munich
pal government.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
Has Read Bible Eighteen Times

Georgetown. Del. March 6.-George ".
Messick. baggagemaster on the Mary
land. Delaware and Virginia Railroad
has read the Bible through eighteen
times and has started on the nineteenth
reading He also has read the New Tes-
lament six times more, making a total
Of twenty-four times. Messick is sixty
five years old and has been in the en-
ploy Of the railroad thirty-eight years.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-07
FOUND HAMMER LOADED. !"
Worked by Compressed Air and
BRfted Ont Mans Teeth

Altoona. Pa. March 6.-An iuquisitive
workman. John CohilI. picked up the hose
Of a compressed air hammer used in driv-
ing nvets in the Pennsylvania shops. Just
10 see how the thing worked His act
was equivalent TO looking into the muz-
zle OF an ''unloaded' gun. for when he
got II in the right position the hammer
began 10 work
There was a series of lightning bifrs.
followed by CohHl turning back Somer-
saUlt as he Spat ont a number Of teeth.
loosened by the business end Of the nj
fernal machine"