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Gothic cathedral at Cologne and the exqusitey deli
cate ornateness of the great white marble cathedral
at Milan. Blue prints only penny apiece can be
obtained at all art stores and these help tremendously
in giving excellent idea of the different styles of
architecture that being studied.
= = r
HE art of the great painters of the world can
naturally be studied to better advantage in gal
1ery such Metropolitan Museum of Art
than by any other means and while there may not
in this country many of the finest examples of the
famous masters, still nearly every artist of note
represented in good copy if not an original Before
going to the gallery it is we'll to first pick out par
ticular group school painters, fix their time firmly
in the mind and read a brief story of their lives and
times Taken school by school in this way they will
make impression which will be lasting and make
it possible not to become confused when in such gal
leres the National in London the Louvre Paris
the Royal Academy in Venice, where there is such
a great wealth of marvellous canvases to be studied
and kept distinct in the mind
Sculpture also be studied with good results only
in where there reproductions in plaster,
marble bronze if the original figures but an ap-
probation of the best in the various branches of
sculpture will be delightful possession for all times
" BEGINNER can naturally learn quickly and
II with far less difficulty with the aid of an expert
enced teacher Conscientious attendance at
class devoted the subject of architecture painting
or sculpture would surely be excellent pursuit for
some of the spare moments during the weeks of the
Lenten season.
There are any number of charmingly written, we'll
illustrated books descriptive of all imaginable motor
trips abroad Apart from their actual historical value
these books make delightful reading and invariably
inspire the reader to learn actual knowledge of
the places touched upon before following for ones
self the same tour If the holiday is to be spent
tirey in France, with different motor trips planned
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VISITING Points Of interest with French Teacher,

if not in English but this is great fal1acy In Paris,
perhaps, any of the great European centers a
knowledge Of the language of the country obga-
tory for the tourist but everywhere knowledge of
the native tongue will be found great time and
money if nothing else, while there will be many
bits of interesting information that can be gathered
only from old inhabitant who knows no Ian
guage but his own.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21

through Normandy, the coast towns or the chateau
country, the pleasure in these viii be but slight
to the girl thoroughly familiar with the history
and the romances of the French
1t is necessary read only the histories of the
guide books of country in order to know its people
With the amount of history learned in the schooroom
foundation, knowledge derived from the htera-
of people and the best of the called historical
novels dealing with country will add enormously
the pleasure of sightseeing.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21

practice is necessary and by the time she is leaving
country she WILL perhaps find herself at last becom-
ing proficient in that tongue This chagrin and the
disappointment easily be avoided by few weeks
OF practice which will give her the necessary self
assurance, when she finds herself in foreign part
where she must either make herself understood go
without that which she desires or wants to know.
r r
4 OR girl who can speak French or has studied
the rudiments of Latin both Italian and
Spanish easily acquired, and if the trip
tempated includes either visit Italy or a motor
tour in Spain knowledge OF the barest forms
OF conversation will add enormously to the pleasure
and the profit of the trip. .
1t is all very well to say that English is uni
versally spoken that she get about without ncon
venience in any civilized country that everywhere
some person can be found who can converse in French
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-23
SAMUEL sCHwARz.

lneSe are some interesting facts IN
the life of this much honored and re-
spected Texas pioneer, whose picture
we present on the front cover of this
issue:
Born in 1910 in small town in
Prussian Poland, being the fifth of six
children and left fatherless at the ten
der age of eight years, and owing to
the, precarious condition of the family,
now bereft of their support, was un-
able to attend regular school and had
to rely upon chance to pick up the
knowledge for which he was thirsting,
as best he could. At the age of eleven
he had acquired the capability to teach
a class of eight pupils ranging in age
from to 20, and instruct them in He
brew German and Polish, and the mu-
nificent sum of eight thalers per an
num- which was his remuneration, he
contributed to help support the needy
family
Adding to his store of knowledge
with the aid of books borrowed from
cider boys more favored by fortune,
he, at the age of IA was able to stand
a very critical examination in Hebrew,
German ana Latin, which enabled him
to enter the Theological Seminary at
Breslan, from which he had to resign
a short time thereafter owing to the
lack of funds to continue his studies,
and entered as an apprentice in mer-
camille establishment his remunera-
ton being his board and clothes. About
that time an older brother who had
not been heard of by the family for
fifteen years, was located in South
Carolina, and assisted young Sam to
emigrate in 1858, when he took steer
age passage for America on an emf
grant sailing vessel which landed him
after voyage of seven weeks at Char
lesion, S. G.
His first earnings after landing were
at the rate of $1.oO per day for the
work of hauling pine logs for frewood.
Two years later at the breaking out
of the civil war we find him espous-
ing the cause of the south in that me-
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-23

it is obvious that the infinitesimal num-
Der of men and women found in the
pews today are those who were reared
by selfrespecting parents who did what
they regarded as duty they owed
their religious affiliations in the proper
religious education of their children.
The absence of children from the
sanctuaries of today is due. to the lack
Of proper training by their parents,
The absence of adults from services to-
day is because they were not properly
reared and made to appreciate the i'm
portance of going to church, or syna-
gogue.
We see on every hand, we hear and
read of lax, Indifferent attention to re.
ligious duties as implied by absent
ism from public worship. 1t is unnec-
essary to emphasize the fact that the
absence from the sanctuary is a .taeit
admission that in such homes there is
no religion or religious Inspiration
Hence we find smaller and smaller at
tendance and it is an indication that
if some steps are not taken to prevent
disintegration, the coming generation
will be still more indifferent to their
religious duties, and many more pews
will be vacant than are at present.
Parents make grievous mistake if
they do not take their children with
them to the services, regardless of the
fact that sometimes an unqualified adj
monishment is voiced from the pulpit
that the place of the little folks is in
the Sabbath School,
This view is fallacious, because
many of the pupils of the Sabbath
Schools-and those who have been
confirmed show by their Indifference
in the Sabbath schools the earmarks
of like indifference to the synagogue
when the coercion of parents also in
different-is matter of the past.
Again, faulty and pernicious argu-
ment is that children must not go to
church, lest they acquire distaste for
it, Reared with such ideas, it is ma
tural they will form distaste for
that of which they know little or moth
ing and of which they will never know
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-23
WHERE THE FAULT LIES.

Other denominations, besides the
Jews, recognize one Of the most i'm
portant problems in religious life of to-
day, the Indifference of children to
what is termed, their duties to the
church" To quote from an exchange:
"One of the most alarming things
in the life of the church today is the
absence of children from the services
of the sanctuary"
Discerning and honest religionists
recognize the imminent peril on ac-
count of this fact and emphasize that
disaster confronts church organiza-
tons unless immediate steps are taken
to counterfeit the tendency to neglect
the religious training OF boys and girls,
If comparison is made with the
boys and girls of the past and present,
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-23

morable struggle by joining the South
Carolina Volunteers four months be-
fore the fall of Fort Sumpter The
term of service of that regiment ex-
pired soon after the first battle of Ma
nassas, in which the subject of this,
sketch participated The majority of
the regiment Immediately recognized,
forming the 18th Regiment of South
Carolina Volunteers, serving until the
end of the war, during which time Sam
Schwarz, who had attained the rank of
Orderly Sergeant, was wounded twice
in battle on the Rappahanock in vir-
ginia and Jacksonville, Fla After
being taken prisoner he was finally re-
leased on parole at Fort Henry, N. Y,
at the close of 1864. Soon after he. was
married to a most estimable young
lady and emigrated to Texas in 1866
coming to Hampstead in 1868, and re-
siding there ever since and having
held many offices of trust and honor
in chat community and on the death
Of his brother, Rabbi H. schwarz, be-
came the leader and shepherd of the
little Jewish congregation Of Hemp
stead At the end of the recent Chanu-
kah festival, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
schwarz, together with their six grown
children, enjoyed family reunion at
the dear old home at Hampstead.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

drama is given it's rightful place in litera-
tu-e. it viii be found high among the
achievements Of the masters. Wilde Is
among the best Of modern writers. His
style is almost perfect. his imagery Is
wonderful and his poetry is magnificent.
In 'salome' he sets forth the tragedy Of
a girls first love, n the poisnancy Of its
disappointment. salome is a princess; i'm
perious. wiliful, headstrong in all things,
beautiful and sought after by many lovers.
But she turns in disgust from the men Of
the court. They are to her coarse and
bestiai, and she will have none OF them.
Wilde make this very clear In his drama.
She knows of Jokanaan only as she has
heard OF the prophet who has been i'm
prisoned by her uncle. the tetrarch. She
knows he is brave because he has pc. sisted
is d~enouncing her mother even In the pres
ence of death. Her girlish curiosity
prompts her to demand that he be brought
before her. When he is produced in re-
Spouse to her within, by a soldier who
knows no other law than the wish OF the
princess, she sees a being different from
any she has even known. His face, his
form, his voice, everything Is different
from those sensuous men and women she
has been accustomed to meet at the PAL
ace. Physically, at least. she IL pure, for
she is still uncontaminated by the sin of
the court, she is piqued by the prophets
appearance. and then attracted. He re-
pulses her, and the physical attraction, sud
denly sprung into life, sinks before the
anger that is aroused by the thought that
this man would not suffer her. whom so
many great and noble yearned for. to even
touch him. She is rejecting on this in
suit. turning over schemes for revenge
when Herod's fancy, stirred by strong
drink, turns to her. The tetrarch asks
her to dance and promises a reward, Sa-
lone sees her opportunity, and proceeds TO
bind the king hard and fast. Human life
Is held very cheap to her, and II she can
get the head of this man she will kiss his
lips II she likes. Her dance before Herod
is not the dance Of lascivious passion, but
an expression of exuberant exultation at
the thought OF how she will have her way
with Jokanaan and Of the surprise waiting
for Herod when she demands her fee.
When the head is brought TO her she Il
still excited from the dance. and in her
frenzy she exults over the lifeless object.
Soon this mood passes. and the great wave
Of love that is now alive wipes out every
thing else. The lament OF salome Is one
OF the most impressiviey dramatic pass
ages In all Of WIde's writings, and gives
q new light on the inner workings OF a
mind whose course has baffled inQuireIs,
salome has done what Wilde himself did
she has destroyed that which she most
desired. Her anguish, most poignant and
consuming, must be the expression OF the
remorse he felt at having wrecked HIS
career in midflight by the maddest Of folly.
Just as he was condemned for q revolving
deed, 30 she was crushed between the
shields OF the soldiers. and gasped out
her NE at q moment when life meant least
70 her The hea scene II gruesoms and
repulsiye In 9 large degree; % was thu
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

Mrs. Temples Telegram" a dramatized
laugh in three acts, introducing Miss Rose
Evans, Charles N. Lum and other we'll
known artists, will be the attraction at
the Krug theater for four days, starting
with a matinee today.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

released from prison. The old love x
lists between them, but for Nell not
In the old way. The dialogue runs.
Nell-Ye wouldn't understand. I
s'pose this is the asst time wen meet
on earth. JIM II I could only make We
see just a httle-b'fore ye gol
Jim-See wot7
Nell (softly stroking back his hair)-
Jim. dye remember how we met each
Jim-Dunno's ] do-it's a long time
ago.
Neli-In that little place where I
worked b'fore I came to Sid's. We used
Z come In evry day an sit at the
same table. After a while I sort o.
carin' fer ye a long time b'fore 1 knew
II myself-I was awful young then.
n night We came In drunk,
Jim Unterrupting)-Wot's the good
o. rememberin' all that7
Neli-An' I couldn't help myself,
Jim. ! done whatever We wanted-al-
ways. / thought that was what love
JIM didn't treat ye bad. did II
Nell-When We hadn't been drinkin'
II was all right. But then ye drank
SO much, Jim, there was once, only
one time when we was really happy.
Jim-When was that?
Nell-The Sunday we went out into
the country. 1t was in June, an I
{ get a new hat, n / thought 1t was
awful stylish. We took cur dinner
with us-an' we went across the river
an got a trolley goin' way into the
country Dye know, Jim, 1t was the
first time I'd ever been out there.
You remember that big tree where
we had our dinner2 An nov ye
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
rHEArER MUST BE KEPT CLEAN

Frederick Thompson Adds His Voice
to the Protest.
Frederic Thompson. who has risen high
In the amusement world since he disguised
the structures on the Midway at the Trans
Mississippi and international exposition at
Omaha, adds his voice to the managerial
clamor against the immoral and Impure In
the drama In the March number Of
Success. under the heading Of After the
Salome Dance-What?" Mr.. Thompson airs
his views in the following fashion:
The regeneration OF Coney Island has
been kindly ascribed to me by friends and
the public. When my partner, Dundy, and
l started to build Luna Park, Coney Island
was referred to as a cesspool of depravity
and immortality. That was six years ago,
and for the last four years this greatest
Of all amusement rendezvous has been as
clean as the proverbial whistle.
For the last six years the 'hootchie-
cootchie" has been trying to find a resting
place on Coney Island. II was there once,
but other managers and / drove 1t from
the land Of sideshows to the Metropolitan
Opera house. With the help of Oscor Wilde
and Richard Strauss the b~are-legged dan
Ger made her Initial bow to Broadway in
the foremos American palace Of amuse-
ments. where, before an audience made up
of the social hour hundred and the moneyed
five thousand. she appeared for one con-
secutive night as salome. Since tina widely
advertised performance this most indecent
Of all Terpsichorean exhibitions has gone
through the country like wildfire. vaude-
Vile has been literally demoralized by It,
and q dozen young women Of Indifferent
a~bility-several OF them had never been
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
What Love in the Sums Means

talked Z that old mann An me
gettin' punches o flowers q take home?
made we wear one in yer button
hole, but We didn't want to a bitl Why,
that Sunday-I never kin forget il,
Jim.
Jim-Sure, I rememberl
Nell-That was our only glimpse of
the green fieldsi An oh, how short
1t was!
Jim-well, we couldn't a-kept on
Twin out therel
Nell-No, we had T. come back-to
work-an' drink-an' the city streets.
Jim-Ye talks IL / could help I'll
Nell-Dear, I'm not blamin' you
I'm not even blamln' myself. We was
Just Ike heaps o others. 'Twasn't a bit
our fault
Jim-Well, what about 1t, Them
Nell-Do We know, Jim, after every
thin had happeLed, what KEEP comm
to my mind? Our day out there
across the riverl 1 felt, That's the
e eise- 'im' cpa u ] 0t hS' tbs som1 Tim n
began { love vel
Jim-Ye beganl
Nell-I thought God would let me be
the one to save We. But I know now
that l can't Cause it's our love-
that stands between us!
- JAm-Lovin' amt the same as
prayin'l wot a. 1 care bout bsin'
Nell-We've lost each other in this
life, but, dear, this life amt all! Some
day well meet soul to soul. Oh, /
believe It's comin'-comin' with a
hailelujah that'll break the skiesl-
an, Jim, Wen be together-alwaysl
Jim-But / want We nowl
Nell Cu~nsteadily, as she holds out Der
hand)-Goodby, Jim, until thenl
Jim-D'ye know wet yer THROWN me
intog Dye know wot I'm goin' t. dor
Neli-rn pray for We
And through the influence OF the
Salvation Army good comes out OF
bad, in the end.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

Reserved seats for the Bispham concert
go on sale Monday morning at Beaton's
drug store. Indications point to a crowded
house. Mr.. Bispham will be assisted by
Miss Alice Barbee, soprano, and will be
heard in a program Of his best known num-
bers.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

= 1t is announced that Janice Meredith, -
formerly played by Mary Mannering, will
be the offering at the Burwood to follow
this weeks big production OF "sapho." The
former named play is a colonial story OF
love and romance and permits of some very
beautiful and picturesque costuming and
will serve to display Miss Leone's talents
in a line Of work distinctly different than
"Sapho."
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

FILL the olamor dins In our ears
anent the evil days on which the
stage and the drama and its
opponents have fallen. In a
chorus that is almost diapasonio
In It's volume and intensity, the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

heard Of ~before-haye Jumped into such
fame that they ave for a number Of
months commanded salaries equal to those
received by our finest dramatic and musical
artists.
1 am not a moralist and do not wish 70
be considered one. I believe that cIeanli-
ness of mind breeds the best mentality;
that cleanliness OF body is necessary to
bring about a persons or nations maximum
efficiency in work; that cleanliness in
literature and art are to a great degree
responsible for all mental and physical
uplift, and that cleanliness in all sorts OF
theatrical representations, not only has a
p~reponderant influence on the morals of a
nation, but also Is the necessary element
which makes for financial success. Writing
from a managerial standpoint. I may as
well boil this all down and start by saying
that I I'm for cleanliness in amusements
because L am convinced that II pays best
in the long run
Only a decade g the American stage
was as clean from lndecency as Coney
Island Is today, but during the lest several
seasons the pernicious weed of immortality
has been planted In 1t and has grown to
such proportions that it is high time Amer
lean play wrights, American managers n
American playgoers were asked to stop a
minute and become acquainted with what
is going on.
Coney Island was not reformed from
without, but from within. II washed itself
as soon as II noticed the financially good
effects of a vigorous dose of soap and
water. The present rapidly growing evil
practises In theatricals must be killed in
the same way. II they are to be killed at
all. To point what will be my argument
I and to demonstrate how close is the rela-
tionship between the sideshow and the
theater, I beg leave to present a timely
and interesting brace of facts. One is this:
the Salome dance has done much to lower
the tone Of the American stage is nothing
more than the notorious 'hoOtchie-kootchie'
dance Of sideshow fame. and the second Is
that Salome would never have been heard
Of in the theaterland II the regeneration
OF coney Island had not made it necessary
for it to find a home outside the realm OF
midsummer amusements.
The conditions obtaining in certain the
atrical affa~irs-conditions which mage It
possible for a half dozen aimost-naked
young women to transplant this suggestive
dance to the most historic play house In
America-must be wrong, else they would
not exist. But they do exist. A present
there are cropping up in all kinds of
theatricals things similarly scrdid and SINH
larry dangerous. The morale OF the Amer
lean theater is on the decline.
The most successful plays and the most
successful musical entertainments. not only
OF recent years.. but Of all time. have been
clean. This is q statement which goes with
absolutely no Qualification or reservation.
1t applies also to players. playwrights and
managers-just why I don't knew. unless,
as I said before. cleanliness Of all kinds Is
a Tremendous factor IN nnAl success. And
by success I a. . manager. am stiil talk
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21


Salome, unfortunate daughter Of
Herodias. 10 less unfortunate in her love
than in having for a dramatic biogra-
phsr Oscar Wilde. has also been cited
as an example OF the decadenee OF our
public wants and tastes in matters dra-
matte, operate, acrobatic. Maybe II
Maud Allen had exhibited her nudity as
Phryne. and Isadora Duncan had danced
as Astarte, and Eva Tanguay had pre-
tended she was Cleopatra - can you
imagine it2-and Gertrude Hoffman had
been billed as Aphrodite, a the
result would have been the same. We.
this was not to be. Fremstedt had in a
large measure disclosed her voluminous
charms during a single performance Of
the straus opera based on the Wilde
drama, and SaIome. poor girl, Is con-
demned forever as a degenerate and an
uncomfortable. Such Is b irony OF
fate when Il comes In the form OF sub
limated prudery. In the days OF Herod
. mud dancer was not q novelty. Be
fore that time. for some centuries, II had
been SO. and it was not always looked
upon as cause for condemnation. II the
same book that first gave US our knowl-
edge of salome IL 10 be relied upon. the
nude dance once had another very direct
and very important influence on the ca
reer Of tbs Jewish racA Once when
King Ahasuerus was feeling his oats
after . seven-day banquet with his no
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

catastrophe that overlook oscar wilde. but
salome's love for John the Baptist was
the first Of a girls warm heart, and her
lament over his death was a note. the
tragedy Of which could only be under
stood by the man whose own life had been
destroyed by an act as inexcusably foolish.
Some day the world will learn to dis
sociate Oscar Wilde's writings from Oscar
Wilde's misdeeds, and "Salome," freed
from the incubus OF straus' music, will be
given its proper place among the great
poetic tragedies.