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The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-11

The report of Eel Paso, Texas, Jew
ish Relief Society for the year end
ing April 1, 1911, shows disburse-
ment of $1029.46, against $1O79.6O for
the previous year. The following
work was done: Men assisted 1877;
women assisted, 10; families assisted
.; lodging furnished, 60; meals furn-
ished %; transportation furnished
II; hospital bills, 4. The report was
submitted by Rabbi Martin ZieIonka.
The Jewish herald. (Houston, Tex.) 1908-1914, 1911-05-11

Anon gthe furniture houses of Hous-
ton none are better and more favor
ably known than B. II. Greenberg &
Son Aheir spacious store room and
warehouses are replete with the latest
in furniture and the humblest as well
as the most recherche home can be
fitted up there complete. 1t is the
fair dealing and living up to all rep
reservations made by them which has
made this house a success.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-03-02
BrOwn-Snyder

A quiet but pretty wedding took
place at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Snyder at the Riverside, Greenville,
Mich, Wednesday, February %, 1911,
at 3 p. M, when their daughter, Bertha
was united in marriage with Harold T..
Brown of Grattan. The bride was
dainty gowned in white barred swiss
and wore brides roses. Gussie Sny-
der, sister Of the bride, was bridesmaid
and was gowned in pink dotted silk
and wore BRIDES roses. Floyd En-
mons OF Detroit, cousin of the groom,
was best man. The bridal party stood
in the southwest corner OF the parlor
which was prettily decorated in white.
Mrs. Albert James played "Hearts and
Flowers" during the ceremony. Rev.
T. III. Carey of Ashley Baptist church
officiated. Sophia and Martin Snyder
sister and brother of the bride assisted
in the dining room. Only immediate
relatives were present The bride and
groom left for short trip south and
will be at home to their friends in south
west Eureka after April l. The brides
travelling gown was old rose Salome
silk trimmed in white embroidered
silk. The bride was formerly Grand
Rapids girl.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-03-02
Having a Delightful Time

A letter from +. Chapple from De-
troit, Florida, states that the family
are enjoying delightful weather and
hardly able TO realize il is in February.
Gardens and flowers ARE in the zenith
of their glory, gardeners busy picking
beans and tomatoes. They are thirty
miles south of Miami. fine city. De-
trot has about 100 farnilie, 50 named
because % or 30 families are Detroit
Mich, people.
Mr.. Chapple says they leave there
February 2S for Havana, where they
are due TO arrive nj 4:30 p. IN. March l..
They will go from there TO Sanio
Spiritus and then To the Isle Of Pine
II few days before returning TO Florida.
They expect TO return 10 Belding about
April 1.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-03-02
ELI and Wife Surprised

About forty of the neighbors and
friends OF Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Hauks took
it into their heads to surprise them so
on the 28th Of February forty of them
came in on them TO take them TO a
party at another neighbors, but thought
Eli's was pretty good place to stop
and Martha was as surprised as any
woman you ever saw.
The day was spent in visiting and
games and after dinner fine program
was given and nice lot of tokens OF
esteem were left TO remind them that
they had many neighbors and friends
i'm this country after all.
About 4:3o they all left for their
homes all declaring that Eli and Mar
tina were good people to entertain a
crowd even IL they were surprised.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-03-02

the residence Monday was largely
attended and the many flowers and
floral pieces bore silent tribute Of res
pect and genuine love. The .. +. \.
order had part in the ceremony and
at her request Rev. Sturgis officiated.
The choir, composed of Mrs. Charles
Godfrey, Mrs. II. A. Longstreet, Louis
Emmons, and Mr.. Sturgis sang the fol-
lowing hymns OF her own selection,
Gland of Love" .Saved by Grace"
and gathering Home" The remains
were laid TO rest in the family lot in
Ashley cemetery.
She was born in Sylvan, Washtenaw
County, Michigan, May 5, lS40, and
came with her parents, John r Weeks
and wife 10 Grattan in lS45. She at
tended school in Smyrna and taught
her first school in 1857, summer term
in the Mason district, then a winter
term in the Murray Lake log school
house in 1858. October - 1860 she mar
ried Henry Lessiter who died in 1892.
Four children survive, John A., Ernest,
and Mrs. George Whitten.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-03-02
Entertained Royalty

Last Friday night the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Cusser was the scene Of
a very delightful function when this
amiablc couple entertained the jolly
Twelve and their husbands and num-
ber Of other invited guests at pro-
gressive pedro party.
Eleven tables were occupied by the
guests Of the evening and all had .
most enjoyable time. Following the
playing . most charming luncheon in
courses was served to the guests and all
poesent voted Ii TO be the best ever.
Lees ability rs chef was agreeably
demonstrated at this pleasant function
and all present felt happy in the
thought that they were among the in
vited number.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-03-02
By majority of more than $500
in the district
BELONGS VOTE
FARMERS MEETING
Drew A Large Crowd Last Thursday
Banquet In Millard Hall

The meeting and banquet held in
Millard hall last Thursday was attended
by fully two hundred farmers and
business men and after big dinner it
was thought advisable TO go to The
opera house for the speaking.
Walter Reeves presided and speeches
along the line of organization and CO.
operation was made and considerable
discussion was brought out.
Mr.. Jones of the Greenville associa-
tion enlivened the occasion with u good
speech and closed with song. +. f.
jerks and NJ. l.. Howe were introduced
and gave talks. Several Speakers who
were expected from away could not be
present and their places were taken by
others. The sentiment favorable 10
effecting an organization seemed to be
uppermost in the minds OF all present,
and the temporary organization elected
at former meeting was allowed to
stand until later date, when a perma-
nent organization will be formed.
A committee Of five will be appointed
to solicit stock and when the required
amount is taken another meeting will
be called.
L. E. jerks, local agent for the De
Laval Cream Separator assisted by
state agent III. Z. Zimmerman handed
70 every one attending the meeting a
miniature separator, an exact model Of
the worlds standard cream separator.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-03-02
Laid To Rest

The funeral service over the remains
Of Francis ID. Fuller was held on Fri
day afternoon at the M. +. church Rev.
G. w. Maxwell officiating, speaking
comforting words to the sadly bereaved
family and relatives. There were many
evidences Of tokens OF respect in the
large number OF flowers sent in by
friends of the deceased and q large
number Of the factory employees with
whom he had associated for the past
year were in attendance to show their
esteem and pay their last respects. The
deceased was born in Tompkins, Jack
son county, Mich, May ~, 1862 and
some years later came to Montcalm
county and carried on farming near
Coral. About year ago he and his
family came TO this city. The remains
were taken to Coral for interment Sat
urday morning.
Among the relatives from outside the
city who attended the funeral were Mr..
and Mrs. William Snitzer, William
Hanson and wife and M. s. Knox of
Amble, John Harrison and Charles
Knox of Barryton, John Knox and
wife and William Loveless and wife OF
City, Mrs. Theresa Fuller,
Herbert Snyder, wife and daughter,
Albert Fuller and wife, Egbert Stevens
and wife and Mrs Martha Griffith and
son, Bert, OF Greenville.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-03-02
COUNTY FAIR
A SUCCESS
Entertainment Given In Opera
House Drew Large
Audience
CHURCH MADE MONEY
Given Under The Auspices OF Holy
Trinity Mission-Pretty Choruses
Receipts Were Large
CHURCH MADE MONEY

The Ionia County Fair entertain
ment for the benefit and under the
auspices of Holy Trinity Mission given
in the Opera House on Monday and
Tuesday evenings drew large houses at
each entertainment and together with
the program revenue more than 5000
was the gross receipts, which after pay
ing all expenses and the commission 10
the Book entertainment company will
leave neat little sum for the church
committee, probably about $4,000.
1t was very pleasing entertainment
and brought out many features 10 re-
mind one forcibly of the old fashioned
county fair with its big "punkin,p
patch work quilts, balloon, popcorn
and red lemonade.
The choruses which were inter
spersed through the play were all good
under the colored light and electrical
effects The young people all took
their parts we'll and received liberal APP
plause.
Much credit is due TO Mrs. Leon
Osterhout and Mrs. A. b. Hull, the en-
tertainment committee, for the success
of their undertaking, who materially
assisted the young lady sent here by
the company as manager and consider
ing the short time given it in rehearsal
ii was we'll put on. Special mention
should be made of Burt Curtis as "Boss
jones'" John Higgins, as Widower
Jones with family, and Mrs. M. "A.
Reed, as Widow tmithers, who didn't
see the balloon decenstion after all; "A. 4
b. Hull, as Prof. Sparatti; Glen Wort |
ley, as Hiram Green; Miss Florence
Washburn, as Birdie; Mrs. G. $. Barnes
as Madame Caruso brought the house
down with her grand opera song; Har-
ry Dimmick, as Jimmie Brown" who |
wanted his lemonade and kept his deaf |
mother, Aunt Sue, Mrs. l.. Osterhout, |
on nettles all the time; Verle Arnwine |
as "giggling Sal;p Uncle Jake Spruce
by with his "punl<in," Charley Fried
man.
After the close of the entertainment |
night the entertainment COM |
pany invited the full cast of characters /
to O'Bryon'S for ice cream and luncheon |
which was greatly appreciated by all.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-03-02
MAY LOSE AN EYE
Frank T. Connell Had Bad Accident
AT Benton Harbor

Frank T. Connell's who went to Ben
ton Harbor and engaged in the drug
business last summer met with serious
accident last Monday, he was trying
to open glass tube filled with nitrous
ether which is highly explosive chem
al, when it exploded with terrific
force, bursting the tube, and piece Of
glass flew into his left eye cutting the
cornea badly. Ii was al first thought
the eye would be destroyed and have
to be taken out entirely but it is now
expected that it can be saved although
the vision will be impaired if not en-
tirely gone. HIS brother, Harry went
10 Benton Harbor Tuesday TO see him
returning returning Wednesday.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-03-02
Bricker A Worker

Hon. w. F. Bricker has been home
from Lansing several days while the
committee of the house and senate and
some other members are off on n junket
Mr.. Bricker voted against the junket
proposition and stood by Speaker Bak-
er in his protest, but the majority Of
the house was against him. Mr.. Brick
er has introduced several good bills
among which are the Holland Bricker
bill providing for the taxation Of min
eral reservations, which promises to
add some money TO the annual taxes
and which was passed by the house
with only two opposing votes.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-03-02
SOLD HIS BUSINESS
George Crawford Sells His Block To
Underwood Bros.-Neaves
Gets Lunch Room

George Crawford, who for many
years has been the proprietor of the
billiard, pool and lunch counter on
South Pleasant street. has sold out
his business and is now a gentlemen OF
leisure. The building was purchased
by Underwood Bros, and the billiard
and pool rooms with the lunch counter
attachment was purchased by Al
Neaves Of this city. Alderman Craw-
ford has not yet decided just what he
will engage in but proposes TO take q
much needed rest for the present.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-03-02
Gard of Thanks

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks towards our many many friends
who so kindly stood by us and helped
us in SO many ways to bear our burden
of sorrow. To our pastor, the boys Of
the basket factory, the choir, and many
others one and all. We thank those
who gave the beautiful flowers. How
our hearts go out to all those friends.
May God bless all.
Mrs. Francis Fuller
and children
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-03-02
Mrs. Warren Dead

Mrs. Warren died at the residence Of
her daughter, Mrs. Ada Blount, Fri
day, February "a, after a sickness OF
several months duration.
The family came here from White
Cloud about two years ago and the
remains were taken back to the old
home for interment Saturday.
A brief service was held at the late
residence Saturday, Rev. Edrie Collins
officiating.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-03-02
Gard of Thanks

We desire to extend to 10 the large
circle of friends who have contributed
their assistance and sympathy to US
during the sickness, death and burial
Of our mother, Mrs. Margaret Lessiter,
and especially to the singers and to all
for the beautiful flowers and floral
pieces. The Family
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-03-02
5 CAKES LAUNDRY SOAP. lO|

This Soap has been sold here for years To get argeI
market for it the makers special offers like this and
this is your great opportunity to buy very low price
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1911-03-02
MARC ARET A. LEssITER

Death is the golden key.
Tha unlocks the palace of eternity.
The death of Margaret A. Lessiter
occurred at the old home in Grattan at
an early hour Saturday morning aged
nearly seventy-one years. The de-
ceased has been in failing health for
several years but her indomitable will
and happy christian spirit has enabled
her TO make brave fight against the
grim reaper, winning many victories
in the past when the dark valley and
shadow seemed nearing and about TO
tnvelop her
Mrs. Lessiter's friends were legion,
and she true friend To ALL Her home
was always open, and hospitable
welcome awaited everyone. She was
a loyal member of the Baptist church
and much loved member of the O. f.
:. order. She was conscious TO nearly
the last moment and sank peacefully
into her last sleep, after conversing
with h<rgrand-daugnter, Kitty Lessiter.
For more than fifty years she had
corresponded for the local papers and
her items were always read with much
interest. The funeral service held at
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-02-17
GETTING at thu Point.

Said the man who had been unable
to learn the address of slippery GUS
toner who moved often and left no
address to the woman who had learn
ed it:
How did you get it,"
Il have known it for a MONTH" she
said. The last time l saw him was
June 3, and he said then that l would
hear from him again within month
if he could possibly arrange it, If not,
as soon after that as he conveniently
could. so l kept putting things off from
day to day thinking l would hear from
him"
How did you get it," he interrupt.
ed impatiently.
I'm telling you how. After l had
waited whole month I got desperate.
He is unstable as water, but he
has usually kept his word with me,
and l felt sure that something had
happened to him, and not one Of us
there to do anything"
How did you get it," louder and
still more impatiently.
Il met him in the street." she said,
genuinely surprised at his impatience,
land he told me himself"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-02-17
Mon Dieul 100 Francs,

Il am looking for an artist to do a
little SKETCH" said the American Wis.
itor to the Partisan, these big artists
that you tell me about"
1.-The artists in Paris receive very
little for their work; compared with
American artists, they are really poor.
ly paid; at least, that applies to the
rank and file. The big artists get
enormous sums"
Where could l find one of them?"
"Oh, my dear Monsieur, you could
never touch them," the Frenchman
replied. Il beg you"
WELL" sa;a the American, seeking
something definite regarding the re-
Enumeration. what would one of the
big ones charge me for little sketch
like th1s?"
Like that?" taking the sketch and
scanning 1t carefully. Mon ami,
Gabriel would charge you 1907. for
that"
The American visitor had asked
from curiosity, not daring to hope
that he could meet the big
artists prices. He rolled up his
sketch and said:
where does Gabriel live?"
You are not going to order a
sketch at that price, Monsieur"
"Oh.'' said the American, repress-
ing smile, Il think l will look over
his collection"
Mon Dieu, do believe he is going
to buy it," calculated the Partisan. as
the American withdrew.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-02-17
SHOULD NEVER STOP PLAYING
Real Danger Lies In Suddenly Drop.
ping Athletics, Not In Over.
doing Them.

An athlete is like an aeronaut-safe
enough while going, but in danger the
moment he stops. especially II he
stops suddenly!
If the first great danger of athletics
for the professional or business man,
the brain-worker and man of seden-
tary habits generally Is not getting
enough Of them, the second is like
unto it-stopping them too soon. No
little of the bad after-effects so fire.
quently ascribed to athletics in col.
lege and school life is really due to
their sudden discontinuance after
graduation.
The building of man is never fin.
ished. until he is dead. His life is all
III one piece. and what is good for
him at one stage of his existence. is.
mutatis mutandis, good for him in all.
While mans mere stature and gross
weight, and even horsepower" may
have attained their maximum by
twenty-five or twenty-three, the Ell.
cheney of both his mind and body, for
his particular life work, ought to, and
under most circumstances does go on
steadily increasing until he is fifty
hfty-fve, and even sixty years OF
age. And the same health-giving
agency-exercise in the open air
which has been the very life secret
OF his structural growth and develop.
ment. is equally Indispensable to his
further functional development and
growth In efficiency. We not merely
limit our growth, but actually shorten
our lives by taking 1t for granted that
we have reached our limit at a Ger
tain age or stage, and may, therefore
drop the means of further progress
pla, III the open air. When we stop
playing we stop growing!-Dr. Woods
Hutchinson in Outing.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-02-17

the house. 1t matters little what the
outside appearance is-granted, of
course, it is trim and neat-if the in
terror is comfortable and home-like
and so arranged that the work can be
done easily.
The third factor. that of cost, very
often seems to be, If not most import
ant, the most insistent of the three.
Most home builders have to set a
definite figure and make up their
minds not to go over it. The outside
design can be changed from one style
to another and the interior arrange
ment is matter Of choice, no one
plan being absolutely essential. But
with the cost it is different. Most of
use have to carefully determine, be-
fore building, just what can be af-
forded: and If the figure decided upon
should be exceeded disaster might
follow
1t is just as we'll, too, that this is so.
It leads to economy and close figuring
and careful attention to the details of
the work. land this leads to satisfac-
tory results.
1t seems to be quite the habit of
many building contractors, and also
with the architects, to be too opti-
mistic when quoting on preliminary
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-02-17
HUMAN SCRAP HEAP
HOSPITALS OF FORTY YEAS AGO
DENs OF HORROR.
Conditions In One Of New Works
Great Public Institutions De-
scribed in All Its Grewsome
humanity and Filth.

Even among professional philanthro-
pists it is not generally relied how
literally the phrase scrap them" has
of disposing Of the industrially MAIN
ed and unfit. For many generations
our practice has been not unlike that
of the Romans, who exposed their aged
and 1nfrm slaves to death by the ele-
ments upon an island in the Tiber, r.
w. Bruere writes in Hasper's Maya.
zine. Take, for example, the early
history Of New York's greatest public
charity, Bellevue hospital, which dur
ing considerable part OF last century
was the general city poorhouse.
There" the records OF the institution
tell us, lin buildings intended for gen.
eral almshouse administration, were
congregated in one sickening mass
the destitute, the prisoners, the vic
tins Of all forms of infectious and con.
tagious disease, the insane and the
sick dependent children Of the city"
And how truly that "sickening mass"
was regarded as merely a scrap heap
the care of the inmates bear witness.
In the midst of the glorious sixties,
when the nation was afame for the
abolition of African slavery, an cpl
demic, due to the complete lack of
all sanitary arrangements, ragged in
Bellevue. 1.-The patients" relates a
visiting physician, had been removed
to one of the garret-like wards imme.
diately beneath the roof. The shingles
were broken, and the beds, on account
OF the great number of victims, had to
be placed so closely that the drip pans.
which were employed to catch the
floods of rain, could no longer be kept
on the floor. but were placed upon the
beds.
THE treatment consisted chiefly OF
stimulation, and the raw ward whisky
was used for this purpose On one oc.
cas1on, In the dead of winter, I visit
ed the ward and ordered an increased
ration of toddy for all the patients be.
cause of the extreme cold. There was
no suitable means of heating the gar
ret Early the next morning, fear.
full that disaster might have overtaken
my patients, rose and struggled to
the hospital through a binding biz
zard which had been raging since the
afternoon before. On climbing the
last steps and opened the creaking
door, l encountered a horrible sight
My two nurses debauched, peni
Tertiary prisoners in a drunken
stupor upon the floor. Snow had
drifted in through the riffs in the
rotten roof and lay in great white
sheets about the room. 1t covered the
dirt. On some of the beds it had been
in part brushed away by the dying pa
tlents. On IL beds it's surface was
unbroken. The nurses had drunk their
patients liquor, and during the night
IL victims had died."
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-02-17
The Whip Hand.

The broken-down cabby regarded
with a CLEAN of delight the taxi which
had broken down. But he spoke no
word. The chauffeur began operating
on his machine. He turned it and
twisted it and banged it and screwed
it, but to no avail. And still the cabby
spoke not.
The chauffeur banged again. He did
things to ignition sparks that wouldn't
ignite, and cranks that refused to be
anything but cranky. And still the
cabby, sour of visage, lay low and said
muffin
Then the chauffeur wiped his beady
brow, and then the cabby, still with
the CLEAN in his eye, crossed over.
"'Ere!" he exclaimed, grimly, held
ing out his whip. ERE y'are, mister!
It i'm with this!"-Answers.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-02-17
An Odd Nuuoet Of Gold.

There have been many large and
oddly shaped gold nuggets found in
the United States and elsewhere, but
the oldest of them all was that dis
covered at the Midhas mine, on Sulky
gully, near Melbourne, Australia, in
1887. The nugget was fiat and almost
the exact counterpart in contour of a
colossal human hand held open, with
the exception of the thumb and fore.
finger, which were closed together in
a manner SO as to make 1t appear that
the thumb was holding the finger in
place. Its greatest length was 12h
inches and it's greatest breadth 8
inches. 1t was of the very purest
gold, with but a little foreign sub
stance adhering, mostly between tho
fingers" and weighed GIT ounces. It
was found in the northwest main
drive of the Midhas mine, 120 feet
below the surface of the earth and at
a spot only so feet from where the
famous Lady Brassey nugget was dis
covered the year before. It weighed
81 pounds of pure gold.