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The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1910-10-27


A word to the officers and Mr.. Har-
ris was allowed to lock up his place
and appear in the court room alone,
not being forced to make one of the
crowd of disreputable buns He had
never dreamed that the woman to
whom he had refused credit would be
given an opportunity 10 reap such
summary vengeance He hardly be-
lieved her statement that the fellow
whom she claimed, typical bum,
was under age. He had been found
drunk in every saloon in the district,
but no one had thought to question
his age. That she would swear to a
he had no doubts quaking
at 1he outcome of the affair, he made
his way to the police station.
He telephoned for an attorney, pre-.
ferring that the matter be settled at
once. He hardly thought that the evil
dence would all go against him. But
when the case came to trial, every
loafer as with one voice, said the rea-
was that he had "dunned' her for
an old debt and used abusive language
to her. Mr. Harris attorney, cross-eX-
anime skillfully as he would, never
shook their testimony. In the end,
his client was fined and also held for
selling liquor to minor, for the
bum" had sworn that he was not
quite twenty. Mr.. Harris gave bond,
paid his fine, and was allowed to re-
turn to his business.i The report of the
raid spread through the commission
district and was much discussed, but
carefully kept from Bessie Harris. 1t
never did come to her ears. Neither
did the rest of the family ever hear
of it till months later, when the coun-
sci engaged by Mr.. Harris proved,
after muchg labor, that the bum was
not under age. But that afternoon
David Harris was in no enviable
frame of mind. Even the friendly SYM
pathy of the commission men did not
calm the fury in his breast. Toward
! eight o'clock he told his bartender
that he was going home to supper only
because he had promised his wife to
do so. Otherwise he would have
stayed, as he still feared trouble from
the woman and her associates, for the
afternoons farce had given her very
unwholaSome ancOura cement In any
event, he would soon return, he as
sured the bartender.
Arriving at home, he found every
one in an unusual state of excitement.
He marveled at this and asked, as
he went into the kitchen to wash
what is the matter with all of you?
Been to circus?" He spoke GROSSLY
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1910-10-27

year in the rabbinate, when / was
cropping for my bearings), wondered
whether or not Waco would ever rise
to it's duty and build a more worthy
home. | congratulate you upon the
. completion of this house of God, and
only ask that with it an even prouder
era of Judaism in this central city will
be ushered in, that this congregation
will recognize its duty and obligation
to its chosen leader, and thus become
what it ever shouIdr be, leader in
Texas Jewery. Amen"
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1910-10-27
A HOUSE OF CARDS.
(By Mrs. B. Lurie.)
CHAPTER w.

While Mrs. Harris was happily pre-
pairing for Seder her husband was UNI
dergoing an experience that was far
from pleasant His saloon was located
outcasts. In the course of business he
had refused to credit one OF these
abandoned creatures, who, taking UNI
bragg. vowed to be revenged on the
"Christ-killer." From then on she lost
no opportunity of harassing and an
moving the saloon keeper, in many
instances diverting trade to a French
competitor across the street. Mr.. Har-
ris always kept the dissolute element
at a respectful distance from him,
while his French competitor consorted
freely with them, thereby gaining both
their trade and confidence. That event
full afternoon, while serving drinks to
crowd of toughs around his bar, they
were all startled by woman's shrek
and the violent overthrow of the look
ing-glass frame that screened the bar
from the street. The woman burst
string of unholy oaths. She seized by
the coat sleeve one Of the young fell
lows at the bar and picking up beer
glass flung it at the head of the pet
rifed proprietor, shrieking out while
doing SO, "I'll show you, you blood
sucking Christ-killer, how you'll sell
beer to my Teller. He's under age and
III have you and your place pulled as
sure as you are a dirty ChriSt-killing
Jew" Shaking her fist vehemently
at Mr.. Harris, who was wiping the
blood from an ugly cash on the fore
head, and never relaxing her hold on
her prey, she turned and harangued
the crowd, cursing them in Vilest Ian
guage for trading with him, as his
stock had dope" and poison in it.
Many tried to quiet her, but the drink
crazed creature was too Infatuated to
pc pacSied She was just getting
ready to leave the place when a couple
of policemen appeared on the dreadful
scene and placed every one within
the saloon under arrest With a shout
of exulting laughter the woman pre-
pared to accompany the officers. ex,
claiming vengefully, Now can fix
him sure enough. This is the best
ever Such luck. Wen sure soak it
to the Christ-killer won't we, boys|
-- -=
year in the rabbinate, when l was
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-11-03
Portuguese Vampire.

An atrocious case of a human YAM
pire is reported from Galizana, in Por-
tugal. A young child. son of the local
blacksmith, was missing for several
days, and was found dead in field
near the town. Examination revealed
that the corpse was bloodless Inquir-
les led TO the apprehension of a mer-
chant Dom Salvarrey, who was last
seen with the child. This man con
fessed that he had killed the child In
order to drink his blood. He declared
he suffered from pthisis. and had been
told by gypsy that he could only be
cured In this manner. He was assured
that several cures had thus been
made. II is surmised that this terrible
outrage was due to the murderer be-
ing mentally deranged, but it is not
the first case recorded of such an
atrocity.
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Getting a Reputation.

There is a desk in the senate par
tcularly convenient as place from
which to make speeches. II is next
to the aisle and almost in the center
OF the chamber. and affords an oppor-
tunity for the speaker to make every
body hear.
At least a dozen senator's. accord
ing to the Washington correspondent
CT the st. Louis Star, have borrowed
this desk when they had special utter.
ances to deliver TO the senate. This
led, not long ago, To a mild protest
from its legitimate occupant
Il am perfectly willing 10 give up
my desk said he, but | am afraid
people will think that the same man
is talking all the time. | don't want
to get the reputation of constantly
filling the senate with words. -
Youths Con paniou.
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Seems to Have Good Case.

Miss Josefa Schneider. a Turkish
subject, resident in Constantinople
has brought a suit for damages
against the state which throws a vivid
light on conditions in Turkey under
Abdul Hamid II. According to the
Paris Eclair one of Adults daughters
fell seriously i'll in the days when he
was still padisha and the court physi-
clans recommended an operation for
appendicitis. Abdul refused TO give
his consent until the operation had
been performed on someone else, TO
prove that II was not dangerous to
life. Miss Schneider, who had recent.
ly spent some time in a Constantine
pie. was handy, so she was forcibly
taken from her house and deprived of
her appendix. Abdul Hamid was con
WINGED, his daughter was cured and
now Miss Schneider's suit is part of
his successors troubles.
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Worse and Worse.

Tipping gets worse and worse on
the other side" said Senator Depew
In recent interview.
"A New Mexican told me that at the
Savoy in London he went to have a
wash before luncheon, but saw pla-
card on mirror. saying:
Please tip the basin after using.
This made the man so angry he
rushed from the Mushroom muttering:
No, I'll go dirty first
The New Mexican added that, after
he got his lunch. he tipped the waiter,
Ne walters two helpers. the man who
gave him his hat and gloves, and the
man who whistled for a taxi. The We
hicle rolled out into the Strand. and
our friend leaned back with a sigh of
relief when he was aware OF a boy
In buttons running along beside the
window.
Well, what do you want?' said the
New Mexican savagely.
a few coppers, sir-accordin TO
the usual custom. SIR the boy painted.
Why. what did you do? snarled
the New Mexican.
III you please. SIR said the boy,
i saw you get into the cab"
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-11-03
Bumper Crop Of Potatoes.

With the potato crop far above the
average, both as to quality and guam
uty, farmers of southern Michigan
stand good chances of reaping the
best profit in years
Although the potato crop Of the see
ton is only about one-third harvested
Dasing it on the entire yield of
the country and figures already OBJ
tainable. ii has been estimated at
from 100000 to 100000 bushels
The entire Michigan crop, it is said,
will total c'ose to 100000 bushels.
The 1910 crop of late potatoes is of
the best ua'ity grown in years, and
dealers predict an average price of
from 20 to 80 cents per bushel
The corn in the immediate vicinity
of Kalamazoo is practically a failure.
Buckwheat shows an even larger
yield than last year. but the quality
is not SO good. THE bean crop will be
little short this year because of the
long drouth, late rain saving the
crop from entire loss.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-11-03
BLACK HAND GETS
Is YEARS IN PEN
sENNiE CAMPBELL RECEIVES A
STIFF SENTENCE FOR BEING
AN HAsiTuAL CRIMINAL.
FARMERS ARE HARVESTING A
BUMPER CROP OF POTATOES
IN SOUTHERN MICHIGAN.
Secretary Of the state Tax Commits
sion Says Assessments Have
Been Raised IS Per Cent.

Bennie Campbell. convicted by a
jury OF attempting TO extort $4,000
from Mrs. II c. Ward, Pontiac mil
lionaire's wife, and making threats
against her. was sentenced to serve
from l5 TO 20 years in Jackson pris-
on by Judge Smith in Pontiac.
The severity of the sentence 81 ex-
planned by the fact that Campbell
had twice served long prison terms
before. and was pronounced by the
court an habitual criminal. The case
went to the jury without any defense
and no effort was made TO impeach
the testimony Of Frank Osborne
Campbell's youthful accomplice, whose
concession resulted in Campbell's ar
rest.
The crime was augmented in the
information with the record of the
two former convictions standing
against him. The combined charge
was taken under an old habitual Grim
lnal act, which provides that after
a man has twice been convicted and
sentenced TO more than one year in
a state prison. the third time he is
convicted he may be given as high
as life Imprisonment This is the
frst time the law was ever used in
Oakland county and there are only
two cases like it on record in the
state.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-11-03
BLAMED DOGS FOR SICKNESS
Little Sympathy for the House.
hold Pets.

Disease and the dog were believed
to walk together In the sixteenth CEN
fury. The terrier then was as much
a suspect as the rat today. In plague
times he had only TO venture into the
street TO court death. Here IL an or
der issued by the authorities At Win
chester. in 1888. which Is typical OF
the rest. That II any house within
this city shall happen to be infected
with the plague. that then every per.
son to keep within his or her house
every his or her dog. and not TO suffer
them to go at large. And II any dog
be then found at large. II shall be law
full for the Beadle or any other person
TO kill the same dog. and that any own
er OF such dog going at large shall lose
six shillings." Among the records of
Kings Lynn, under May. 1885, appear
ed this; For as much as II hath
pleased Almighty God to begin To
send us his visitation with sickness
amongst us. and that dogs and cats
are thought very unfit to be suffered In
this time. Therefore Mr.. Major al
dermen, and common council have or
dered and decreed that every inhabi-
tant within the same town shall forth
with take all their dogs and yappes
and hang them or kill them and carry
them to some out-place and bury them
for breeding of great annoyance.
And likewise for cats, II there be any
sickness. 1t is ordered that
the cats shall forthwith be killed in all
such places" An exception was made
in favor OF any 'dogge or accompte.'
Such a one was allowed to be kept II
'kenelled or tied up or led In a
lease"
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One Of the Best Rest Cures.

Is a good story
To many women it is as good as a
trip away from home.
When you are tired out and your
nerves are on edge. try going of by
Yourself and losing yourself in some
good story. You will, in nine cases
cut Of ten. come back rested and in
y'gorated
One woman who has passed serene
~ through many years of hard work
and worry that 90 with the managing
OF house and bringing up of large
family of children, said that she con
sidered 1t the duty OF every busy
housekeeper to read a certain amount
OF trash" light fiction, for the rest
and change to the mind that it would
give.
Try II, you who lead a strenuous
life, and who sometimes grow exceed.
ingly weary OF the same.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-11-03
REORGANIZATION.

II heard a tale the other day OF a
postponing chap, who thought he'd buy
wheel so gay, but-they will be
cheaper, perhaps. And so he dallied
year by year, the cheapest wheel to
buy; but long before the cheapest gear,
that zap he had to die! And so. by
putting off the day, we miss the wine
of life; and some there are in Just
that way who thus will miss a wife
Get busy now, you timid swain, pro-
crastinate no more. for time is surely
on the wane, and you a bachelor,
Some wait too long TO make a pick
of husbands or of wife. and then
some take a broken stick and make a
mess Of life."-H. y. Benedict, in
Judge.
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SERIOUS CHARGES
AGAINST GARFIELD
ATToRNEY-GENERAL GOT FACTS
THROUGH A SLIP OF THE PEN
OF AN EMPloYE.
CHANGED HE LET HARTMAN
ROAD BOTTLE UP RICHEST
FIELD IN WYOMING.
'ormer secretary Of interior May
race Charges More Serious Than
Those Against BsIlinssr.

Former Secretary of the Jnterior
James X. Garfield, OF Ohio. will he
called upon to defend himself against
more serious charges than have ever
Deen made against Secretary Of the
interior Ballinser. In an inyestiga.
ton which will be conducted this win
ter either by the Ballinger. PInchot
committee, or by another special com
iiittee OF congress IL will be charged
that Mr. Garfield did not merely at
tempt 10, but actually did shield the
union Pacific Railway company while
u defrauded the United States out OF
great belt OF coal land i'm Wyoming.
During Mr.. Garfield's administration
OF the AFFAIRS OF the interior depart
ment, II Will be charged, while minor
Offenders. individuals, who undertook
fraudulently to acquire a quarter sec.
ton OF land contrary TO law. were
prosecuted. convicted, and sent TO jail.
the Union Pacific, which actually de-
1rauded the government out of the
best coal land in Wyoming and the
west was permitted TO go scot free
upon the payment OF a royalty OF
eight cents ton.
over twice as much land is in
volved in this Union Pacific fraud as
In the Cunningham claims While
the Union Pacific coal is located
within easy reach of the market, il
is extremely doubtful whether the
coal on the land covered by the Cum
bingham claims, which brought about
the BallingerPinchot controversy, will
ever be available.
The real history of these Union
Pacific coal land frauds has been
buried in the archives of the interior
department, and has only now come
to light. 1t appears from the records
why the facts have long been sup
for these records show that
Mr.. Garfield, before being appointed
secretary of the interior to relieve T.
A. Hitchcock, of Missouri, was APP
prised OF the embarrassment in which
the railroad corporation found itself,
and actually went into ,o@ce pledged
to protect the Union Pacific against
both criminal and civil prosecution in
the federal courts
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NEWS IN BRIEF.

Appropriations amounting to 1925
600 were apportioned TO six colleges
and universities at a meeting of the
general education board in New York
conditional on the institutions raising
certain amounts 10 secure the gifts.
Brig.-Gen. David Porter Heap. U. s.
a., retired, 6S years old. is dead at his
nome In Pasadena. Cal, after a long
illness, Gen. Heap was formerly chief
engineer OF the department OF the
Pacific.
Fire OF unknown origin DESTROYED
the entire plant and stock OF the
Hardware & Supply company at Ak.
ron, O. The loss OF 100000 on the
stock and $4,000 on the building is
estimated.
The building occupied by the Rock
ford Wholesale Grocery company at
Rockford, was destroyed by fire. EN-
ployes on the second and third floors
were rescued by firemen. Loss $780,
900, partly insured.
When the secret service men ar
rested n. Nathan Secreest in Chicago
few days ago and charged him with
counterfeiting 100000 pesos in
Nigaraguan notes. they thought they
had nipped in the bud another revo-
luton. Now that Secreest's stories
have been investigated, Chief Wilkie
men are not inclined to believe Sc
creest's revolution story and think he
was counterfeiting notes for his own
benefit.
Divorce DEGREES granted in South
Dakota are not legal tender" i'm the
District of Columbia, according to
decision rendered by Justice Stafford,
in the district supreme court. The
particular decree of divorce which
the justice declared invalid in the ma
tiOnal capital was obtained by Mil
ton T.. Davis, who in April. 1907. went
TO South Dakota, in December, got
his divorce and three weeks later
was married again
According to Senior Manuel Secades.
special commissioner delegated by
the Cuban government to make
study Of police jaiis and prisons,
government prison and ten police jails
will shortly he built IN Havana The
BUILDINGS will be similar to those in
New York
The public domain commission. at
meeting held at Lansing. decided
10 withdraw from the state forest
reserve in Wexford county $500 acres
Of land which will be placed on the
market and sold to homesteaders. The
reason for the move is that the land
has proven Of more value for agricul-
ture than for experimental purposes.
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Lovemakinq and Practice.

The only way 10 become an expert
at lovemaking Is to practice This
was the information handed out to a
handful of hearers by the Hindu phil
osopher, Sakharam Ganesh Pandit, in
lecture on The Science of Love. "
Love is a divine discomfort" said
the philosopher. and If you want to
arouse love in others it can be done
only by giving them love How to
develop the emotion of love in another.
Is the great question of today-the art
of making love. 1t needs a great deal
of study and a great deal of prac-
tice."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1910-11-03
FLASHES FROM THE WIRE

United States District Judge Nc
Call dissolved the injunction issued by
him several DAYS ago prohibiting the
sale of intoxicating liquors in ia sa-
looms of Memphis, Tenn. Judge Nc
Call declared the federal court had
no jurisdiction.
United States Senator Nelson w.
Aldrich. of Rhode Island. has leased
a 14-room apartment on Park avenue
New York. and II is declared that, fol-
lowing his retirement from the sen.
ate, be will make his home in New
York the greater part of the year
Imports of the United States for
the nine months ending with Septem-
Der. 1910, aggre gated in value s1,i72,-
100000, as compared with 81 ,06S 600,-
000 for the corresponding period OF
1909 according 70 statistics OF the de-
partment of commerce and labor The
greatest innovations for the nine
months OF 1910 were sugar. $103, l00,.
600: crude India rubber 7S.900,000,
hides and skins. s70,000.000. and coffee
$45. 300.000
After fighting the flames from mid
night until long after dawn. the tired
residents OF BOSWELL, mining town
in Somerset county, Pa. looked out
upon scene Of desolation. Property
to the value of $4,000 had been de-
stroyed. The MOTEL. business houses
end seven dwellings were burned The
fire was fought with buckets and
water from every available source
of supply aid from nearby towns be-
ing lost because railroads could not
provide locomotives TO carry fire en-
gines to the stricken village.
The supreme court affirmed the
judgment OF the criminal court OF
Cook county against Mccain i'm the
appeal for a new trial OF former Pc
lice Inspector Edward Mccain. OF
Chicago.
The government OF Panama has Sc.
cured permission from the United
States to establish ut different places
in the canal which may be agreeable
10 this country. schools for both sexes
OF Panamanians. to be taught by ma.
tives the EXPENSES to be paid from
the Panama national treasury. There
are 22S public 81 hools in the republic
having a total enrolment OF 1899
ppp pills and COG tearhers
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A Deserted VILLAGE.

Present prospects are that the VII
lage OF Grand Marais practically will
go out OF existence as result OF the
recent foreclosure sale of the Mails
tique railway TO the Manistique Lum-
bering Co.. holder OF the bonds, and
the decision OF the latter to abandon
and dismantle the property. Only a
partial train service is being main
tanned at present. and II IL stated that
even this will be discontinued at the
end, OF the month. Attempts to in
duce capital to take over the property
have failed, II is said As Grand Ma.
rails Is largely dependent upon the
railroad for its supplies and for the
shipment OF lumber and other prod
ucts. 1t is considered to have received
its death blow.
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Tax Assessments Raised rs Per Cent

Secretary Lord, of the state tax
commission. gives out the informa-
ton that after a careful survey OF
hgures, he finds the average increase,
where assessed valuations have been
reviewed by the commission, is IS per
cent
The township assessments have not
all been recorded. but the cities are
all in, and the raised valuations of
cities alone is over $5O,00O.OO0
Practically the entire force of clerks
or all that can be spared from the
regular routine of work. with an ad-
ditional force of outside clerks. are
now busiy engaged In gathering data
for the state board of equalization.
which meets in Lansing next August.