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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-02-12
SINGING BOYS OF JENA.
Outgrowth Of Age Of 6~acchautes Or
Wandering Students.

Hundreds of years ago the streets
of Jena sand other German towns
used to echo to the songs Of black
robed monks, who went from door
to door singing and begging aims.
Their example was followed by
bands of poor students. huuWn as
bacchanteS. These bacchan,e. wan
dered from one university 10 au-
other in search of better instruction
or better g OF support. Such
q wandering life was favored bv the
customs Of times when people
thought It a virtue to give freely to
oil persons seeking help, but espe-
ciallv to monks and students.
The bacchantes had with them
younger travelling scholars. known
as skirmishers, who were to receive
instruction in return for certain
services. The Younger skirmisher
had to wait upon his bacchante,
beg and even steal for him, and for
the most part he was very tyran-
nically used. But as he was a waif
without other protection he had to
make the best of matters.
After the reformation in many
places these orphan boys, or waits,
were banded into organized cholrs,
who received pay from churches,
but also were assisted by private
subscription. 1t was their duty to
sing not only in the churches. but
before the houses Of their patrons
as well. Thus they ceased to be
beggars. Martin Luther himself as
a bov had been II of these singers,
and it was largely due to his lntlu-
ence that the old custom Of begging
entirely passed away. There is a
famous picture of Luther as a sing
ing bov in Eisenach. where his song
attracted the attention Of the good
Frau Gotta, who adopted and edu-
Gated him.
NOWADAYS the old custom of the
choir bows singing from house to
house is fading away. There are
only five other towns beside Jena in
the whole German empire where
this music can be heard. Once each
year the singing boys go to Else
mach and sing before the emperor
in the great hall of the historic cas-
tie Of the Wartburg, where the
minnesingers held their music bat
ties.
There are just twenty of the Je-
ma singing bows, five each of the
ages eleven, twelve, thirteen and
fourteen Years. They are orphans,
and the only qualifications for the
privilege of four years board and
schooling are good character, abili.
ty to sing and obedience to the laws
Of the organization, one of which
requires them to sing before the
houses of their patrons.-St. Mich.
olas
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-02-12
The Roorback.

During the presidential campaign
of 1874 certain Wing newspapers
published an absurd statement de-
rogatory to the Democratic candi-
date for president, James X. Polk,
under the caption, Baron Roor-
backs Tour Through the Western
and Southern States" The state
ment was easily disproved and prob
ably did little or no harm to the
man attacked. Since then, in Ameri-
can political parlance, the "roor-
back" has been the campaign lie,
particularly the n uttered so soon
before election as to make its an
swer a matter of dificulty.-Argo-
naut.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-02-12
Grouchy.

'"There is a movement on foot" said
Mr.. Snoope. "to prev ent the marriage
Of weakminded persons. What do you
think Of it?'
Il think it's rot" answered Mr..
Crouch. why. who else ever wants
to get married ?"-Cleveland Leader.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-02-12
Modern Vaudeville

Dooley-I eel your girl on State
street yesterday. (Slaps Hooley
with folded newspaper.)
Hooley - What! You seer nv
girl? Why, Pm a married man.
1Slaps Dooley with folded newspa-
per-
Dooley-Well, l e your hired
girl. (Slaps Hooley with folded
newspaper.)
In Chorus-With the kind per-
mission of the audience we will now
sing that pathetic ballad entitled
"When Peroxide Turns the Marcel
Wave to Gold.' Professor, tear of
. little music, please. - Chicago
Journal.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-02-12
THE CRACKER PACKERS.
NimbIe Fingered Girls That Work
Like Automatons.


| found girls in numbers on the
packing floor, a large, low ceilinged
loft three stories up IN the air. In
front of a girl packing "lady fin
gers stood a large truck piled high
with frames hristllng like SO many
porcupines with long steel spikes or
points. On each point was suspend
ed a lady finger. chocolate iced. The
girls hands fairly flew between the
frames and the box she was pack
ing. Back and forth as tireIessIy
and as automatically as a machine
her fingers travelled, plucking the
takes, half a dozen at a time, and
packing them precisely in the box.
Working steadily at this rate she
:ould pack SIX hve-pound boxes in
an hour. If she kept up her speed,
never stopping a single second, she
earned - cents an hour. If her
speed decreased she soon ceased to
earn ANYTHING. because she lost her
lOb.
Fifteen cents an hour would
mean Sl.42 IN the nine and a half
hour day. But nc glrl in the fac
tory earned that much, because
time had to be sacrificed going after
the cake laden trucks and hustling
the frames off and on the trucks.
Work Of this Kind was not paid for.
The cracker packers were not
losing any time. The endless chain
Of flat pans loaded with hot crack
trs descending from above moved
at a smart pace, aud the line of
urls standing on either side had to
work at top speed to keep the trays
clear. They grabbed both hands
full Of crackers and flashed them
into the big wooden boxes beside
them. They seldom broke a crack
er or made a mistake in their me-
thodical progress. The packers
moved their arms, shoulders and
spines continually. 1t must be splen-
did exercise, | reflected, only they
get a good deal of it between Z in
the morning and 5 at night.
The cracker packing girl attains
4 higher speed than the cake pack
ing girl. because she has a pace
maker-the machine. As fast as
the machine moves she must move.
She earns Il cent a dozen, and she
can pack a hundred dozen in a day.
Here is another significant fact.
The cracker packing girl is younger
than the cake packing girl, because
no girl can keep up with a machine
indefinitely. At the end of a GER
tain period she loses speed and goes
stale. Then she drifts out of crack
er packing into some other unskill-
ed trade. Usually she has to &C.
cept q lower wage, since her eff
cheney has declined. By efficiency
one always means speed. - Rheta
Childe Dorr in Hampton's Maya
cine.
Grouchy.
'"There is a movement on foot" SAID
Mr.. Snoope. ito prevent the marriage
of weakminded persons. What do you
think of it,"
Il think it's rot" answered MI
Gronch. why. who else ever wants
to get married ~?"-Cleve!and Leader.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-02-12
UNDER FIVE FLAGS,
It Takes That Many to Run Small but
Turbulent Crete.

10 the southwark. its green clad,
snow capped mountains rising from
a turquoise sea, lay Crete. the is
and of mythology and massacre. 1t
was a picture Of sunshine and ami
nation of vivid colors and strange
peoples such as one seldom sees eXz
:ept in ONE gorgeou>ly staged
comic opera.
But even as this was in my mind,
says a writer in the Travel Maya
Tine, a gun doomed out from a
srumbling bastion, and five little
balls ran up five fagstaffs standing
IN a row on the uppermost ram
parts and broke out into five flags.
The morning breeze caught up
their folds and held them straight
out. as though for our benefit, SO
that we could make them out quite
plainly. Four of them were old
friends that | had encountered on
all of the sever seas-the union
jack and the tricoIor and the st.
Andrews cross of Russia and the
red, white and green banner of It.
alv-but the fifth flag, which flew
somewhat higher than the others,
was of unfamiliar design. The SIN
pie blood red square, however,
bounded by the Greek cross and
bearing the cleaning star of Beth
lehem, told its own story, and |
knew it for the flag of Crete.
| knew that there was deep sig
nificance in the design of that un-
known flag and in the position of
the four familiar ones that flew be
low it, for they signa)ed to all the
world that the Turk had been driv-
Ell out, eve to return; that Chris
tianitv had triumphed owe Mo-
hammedanism and that the cross
had indeed replaced the crescent;
THAT the centuries of massacre
were now but memories; that peace
in the guise of foreign soldlerv had,
for a time at least, found All abid-
ing place in Crete, and, most sig
nificant of all. that the strange flag
with the single star would be up
held if necessary by the mightiest
array of bayonets and bsttleships
in all Christendom.
Canea, which is the seat of gov
eminent, is the most picturesquely
cosmopolitan spot west of Suez. 1t
is equidistant from the shores Of
Europe, Asia and Africa, it has =
mild and equable climate, living is
cheap, there is a large garrison of
foreign soldiery, there are no e1-
tradition treaties in force, and
trouble of one kind and another is
always brewing.
Like a magnet, therefore, Canea
has attracted the scum and off,
securing of all the Levant-needy
soldiers of fortune, professional
revolution makers, smooth spoken
gamblers and confidence men,
Egyptian donkey boys, out at el-
bows; dragomans who speak a score
Of tongues and hail from no one
knows where-all that rabble of
the needy, the adventurous and the
desperate who follow the armies
of occupation and are always to be
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-02-12

Jan. %. March %.
Z EASE OF SCHOOL ENDOW MENT
l. LANDS.
Notice is hereby given that on March 3tnh
1909. al! the Unbiased common school and endC".
ment lands in Grant county, will be offered 70,
lease at pnblic auction between the hours of 10
O'Clock a. M, and 5 O'Clock p. m. at the FROM
door OF the court house in said county.
Dated at Pierre. January Goth, 1909.
q. G. DoKkES,
Commissioner OF School and Public Lance,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-02-12
An Easy Stunt.

~ see a premiere danseuse Is advef-
ttsed tt dance with five snakes twined
about her"
Should think she would. If a snake
got on me I'll bet I'd dancew-Pbiia.
6elphia Ledger.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-02-12
Feb n
r eb. ,.
Office TO CREDITORS.

Estate Of Westly W. Reeve. deceased.
Notice is heyeby given by the undersigned sd.
mlnistratrix OF the estate of Wes.ey W. Reeve,
deceased. to the creditors of and all persons bav.
ing claims against the said deceased. to exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers within fop,
months after the first publication Of THE notice,
to the said dministratri at her residence in
the city of Milbank, in the county OF Grant
South Dakota.
Dated at Milbsnk, $. D., February .. 1909.
SARAH Y. REEVE.
ADMINISTRATIVE of the estate of Westley "
Reeve. deceased.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-02-12
GTATh Or SOUTH DAKoTA.}.
- County OF Grant.
In County Court.


- County OF Grant.
In County Court.
In the matter of the Estate Of Mary Z. Stod
dard. deceased,
The State Of South Dakota sends greeting /.
Charles A. Stoddard, Eliza j. Stoddard. Eliza J
Reeves. Eugene Stoddard, Zeddo b. StoddarG
George Stoddard, Curtis d. StoddaId, Mary l.
Southwick ana Ida NJ. Emery, heirs at law anG
next OF kin of Mary +. Stoddsrd. deceseed, spt
to sll whom these presents may come.
Notice is hereby given that G. ID. StoddaYt
has filed with the Judge OF this court q petit OF
praying for letters nj administration of ths
estate of Mary +. StoddaId, deceased, and tina
Tuesday the 10Th day of February, A. d. 1909. a
one O'Clock p. IN. of said day, it being a day OF
regular term of this court, at the Office OF III.
ounty court in the city of Milbank, 10 IN
county of q ant, South Dakota, has been &c
for hearing said petition, when and where al,
person interested may appear and show ca1e.
why the said petition should not be granted.
Dated at Milbank, South Dakota. this III.
day of January, A. d. 1904.
s. 5. LoCKHART.
Judge of the County Court.
County Court Seal
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-02-12
rep.o. Feb. IS
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR
OF ArJnN

So. IL
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR
~ LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
state of South DaEota
County of Grant In County Court
In the matter OF the estate of NJ. 2. Madeeu,
deceased.
The State of South Dakota sends greeting "a
Anna Madsen, Harry Msdsen and Ralph Mad.
sen. heire next of kin of NJ. ?. Madseu. de
ceased, and to ell to whom these presents ma,
cOre.
Notice is hereby given that Anna Madsep, has
filed with the judge of THE court. a petition
praying for letters of administration of the ee
tate OF NJ. p. Madsen, deceased. and that ines
day, the 23rd day of February. 1909. at two
O'Clock =. M, of said day, being day Of regular
term OF this court. al the court room Of said
court at the city Of MIlbank in county OF Gran,
have been appointed as the time and place foy
hearing said petition. when and where any per
sob may appear and show cause why said pet
ti4u should not be granted.
Witness the Hon 5, ). LOCkhart, nudge Of thp
county court. and seal of said court, this second
day OF February, A. d.. 1909, at his office IN tn.
city OF Milbank. county of Grant, State Of south
Dakota.
). :. IoCKHAhT,
Judge of County Court
ICourt Seall
BouCK & MCCARTHY. Attorneys.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-02-12
Takinq Him Down,

Yes, sir" said the pompous indi.
vidual. 81 always pay cash for every
thing | get" Dear me-" exclaimed the
matter Of fact person. What's the
matter with YOUR credit ?"-Chicago
News.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-02-12
10
Jan. ~. Feb. IL
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOL
~ LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATIONS.

NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION 9
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATIONS.
County Of Grant SO In County Court.
In the matter of the estate OF August c. DsL.
man, deceased.
The state Of South Dakota sends greeting II
Laura Il. Dauman, Walter c. DaumaD aud
Benjamin j. Dauman. heirs at law and next
OF kin OF A ugust G.. Danman, deceased, ana
to all whom these presents may come.
Noticeis hereby given that Laura II. Deuman
has filed with the judge Of this court, a petition
for letters of administrator of the estate Of
Augue, G. Dauman, deceased, and that Wednes.
day, the seventeenth day of February A. D.,
1909. at eleven O'Clock p, m. of said day, at the
county court room, In the city Of Milbank, il
the county of Grant and state of South Dakota,
has been set for bearing said petition, when and
where any person interested may appear and
show cause why the said petition should not be
granted
Dated at Milbank, South Dakota, January rs,
1909.
$. $. LOCKHhRT.
Judg of the County Cont.
County Court Seal
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-27
Good of the Order.

In many of our societies there are
rules of order and bylaws. Many that
come natural are adhered to but
few very important ones that ought to
become natural are overlooked. Most
every one Of our organizations have
law to open for business at p. m. or
S:15 at the latest. Seldom if ever is
any respect paid to this regulation
and after lengthy drawn out debates
over trivial matters we launch into
Good of the Order" at an hour when
everybody ought to be home and in
bed. Consequently, when this head is
reached motion to adjourn is well
come and matters for the welfare of
the society passed by. Let all WELD
ers of the gavel keep this in mind
Open your meetings at their appoint
ed hours and if quorum is not pres
ent at the time, call the meeting for
some other time. If members are Civ
en- to understand that they must be
on time they will be on time and had
those same individuals any idea the
trains would wait for them they would
never be minute ahead of the APP
pointed hour.
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-27

Dannville, H., which has about no.
90 inhabitants, of whom only some 1926
are Jews, and which is normally Re-
publican, has elected as it's mayor Louis
PIatt, Democrat and Jew Mr..
Plat received the greatest majority
ever given any candidate for the office,
both Republicans and Democrats voting
for him.
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-27

United States. Too much can not be
said in it's praise. We extend our
heartiest congratulations to the editor
Rabbi M. Spitz.
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-27
Rabbi Alfred r. Godshaw, wi

Rabbi Alfred r. Godshaw, who has
done such very valuable work under
the auspices of theUnion of A. H. c.
in organizing congregations, establish
ing Sabbath-schools and bringing new
members into the union, has rendered
his resignation to the Executive Board
and will leave the ministry to enter
commercial life. Rabbi Godshaws re-
tirement is loss to American .Jewry
He is an able, sincere and jealous man,
who has displayed signal ability and
whom it will be extremely difficult to
replace.
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-27

The Jewish Voice" of st. Louis, has
just issued it's first special number
in it's career of twenty-one years.
Their cause is a good one, the paper
an excellent specimen of typographical
art, and the articles of the best, by
some of the brightest Jews in the
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-27

To Our Readers: THE postoffice de-
partment gave you surprise last week
by delivering the Herald promptly. We
always have it in the postoffice Thurs
day night, but owing to the crowded
conditions and the lack of help, second
class matter is seldom handled in less
than two or three days after being
placed in the postoffce. Lets hope
that the regular business will be
light or the new postoffice completed
soon so that we can have quick and
prompt delivery. If you fail to get
your paper on time or in the event
you change your address ring us up
and tell us about it.
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-27

Make that contribution to the Build
ing Fund committee now. If the Lit
erary Society does nothing else, it has
the power of keeping your children
from the influence of the card-table.
It's purposes are noble and should be
aided by every Jew in Texas, and Hous-
ton in particular. You may contribute
through the Herald and it will get to
the right place.
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-27
THE JEWISH HERALD
Published Weekly by the
e. GOLDBERG, Prop
GIG Fannin Street.
Phone 1893.

All communications for publication
aust reach the office not later than
Wednesday at p. m.
Entered as second class matter No
vember 20, 1908, at the postoffice at
Houston, Texas, under the Act Of
March g. 1879.
The tenets of Judaism are as vital
during the summer as the other sea-
sons.
Mondays papers reveal more discord
in Christian opinion than Christ had
apostles.
The Jewish Herald is not what it
should or will be. Help make it better
Cleanliness is next to godliness but
both may live under the same roof
room it ought to attract in the syn
agogue.
Judaism did give the law to civiliza-
ton; Shebouth is not out of date.
When the Jew gets national home,
hostile countries will quicken his foot
steps.
Good and brave men compose Hous-
tons new Jewish fraternal order
See the next issue for the proof
Religion depends largely on the ac-
cident of birth. Therefore different
faiths should not intermarry.
The strictest orthodoxy does not
require the enormous hats worn by
ladies during the service.
A rabbi is the monitor of his peo-
pie. But frequent reproof can empty
pew.
Prejudice is bad but universal. One
side of line is unit divided from
the other.
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-27

Entered as second class matter No
vember 20, 1908, at the postoffice at
Houston, Texas, under the Act Of
March 8, 1879.
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-27

If you were present at Beth Israel
Sunday school picnic last year you will
not forget your bathing suit and UNI
brella this time.
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-27

The tenets of Judaism are as vital
sons.
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-27
THE JEWISH HERALD.

THE JEWISH HERALD.
The religious school should teach the
same truth to all ages. Unlearning a
lesson shakes faith.
The Bible is the history of a relig-
ious idea Without it the Jew has no
reason to be.
Quick conversion is followed by
ack-sliding. steady growth in
morals or mind insures success.
Since the days of the Dutch, Amer
lean Jews have been held accountable
for our dependents. Hence we should
help one another.
An editor is not infallible. If these
opinions don't suit you, maybe they
are wrong.
If you were present at Beth Israel
Sunday school picnic last year you will
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-27

All communications for publication
must reach the office not later than
Wednesday at 6 p. M
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-27

Mondays papers reveal more discord
apostles.
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-27

Prejudice is bad but universal. One
side of line is unit divided from
the other
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-05-27

The Jewish Herald is not what it
should or will be. Help make it better.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-19
FOR RENT

FOR RENT large light house
keeping rooms Inquire roo 4,
Oklahoma Block. 96tf
FOR RENT.-Pasturage for so head
of cattle from o 1 to Feb. l.
E. Graham, 309 w. Alameda. 96t2s
FOR RENT:-Furnished rooms. Hob
son : Bldg, owe post Office. 95t6
FOR RENT:-A six room house close
in with bath and electric light az
corner of 7th and Richardson. Call
on A. II. Rockafellow at Shepherd
e. Co.'S. If
FOR RENT:-Roon with board 209
n. enn 94t3.
FOR RENT or 3 rooms for light
housekeeping. 407 N. NJ. 94t2"
FOR RENT:-Nice furnished Offices
DR.. ]. w. Kinsinger. 75tf.
FOR RENT:-Alfalfa pasture for 125
head of cattle after Nov. 1st--Oasis
Ranch Co. Tiff
FOR RENT:-Six room house with
liberal sheds and corral, near Pauly
school house on city line. Address
Col. Baker, p. o. box 4. 94tf
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-19

pony, very gentle, E. NJ. Spencer,
Phone 1G5. 94tf.
FOR SALE.-Rhode Island Red Cock
erels, also a few grade puilets.-
Phone 2S6-3 rings. 96t3
FOR SALE.-Good feather bed. Lit
tie used. No sickness. Address p.
o. Box 125. 96t2*
FOR SALE:-Stock beets 800 a ton
delivered. Phone 1911 j.
Schwartz. 96t5*
FOR SALE:-Piano, Jewett make, al
so furniture, gas range and heater.
Address m. N" care of Record t3.
FOR SALE:-S0- acres of land scrip
special price if sold this week.-Ti-
tie & Trust Company. 43tf
FOR SALE CHEAP good Office OF
store heater. See Ingersoll. 91tf.
FOR SALE:-6 room brick house, 2
lots Artesian well, price $500 II
taken at once, 211 n. Washington.
93t4*.
The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-10-19

walton, and the time Is fast approach
ing when 1t will be settled on legiti-
mate lines, looking 10 the good OF all
and not the few.
When this time comes, the Demo
cratic party, perhaps under some 9TH
or name, but still the Democratic
party in spirit, will be successful in
securing the control of the govern
ment. Then only a we hope to Sc
cure statehood.
There are many reasons for the OPP
position OF the Republican party to
statehood. That party is under the
dominion of the trusts; it Is c~ontroll-
ed by men whose ideas are conferred
I'm the extreme East n who do not
desire any more power to go to he
West and who will fight the creation
of IN more states west of the big
river. These two reasons alone will
defeat statehood during the admins
tration of Mr.. Taft. and there are a
dozen more why a statehood bill will
not get through both houses of con
gress
All this. of course. Is rank treason
to the territory. and the Record.
according to the view taken by many.
Is writing rank nonsense. Yet past
history will be merely reenacted