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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-16
THE PASSOVER
ITS CUSTOMS AND CEREMONIES.
BY Rabbi Maurice NJ. Manure.

bitter herbs marron) suggesting wildly
the bitter days of their forefathers in
Egypt, which even today have not lost
their poignant application: charoseth. "a
mixture of nuts and apples), to symbolic
the mortar in which their forefathers had
to work, and also q roasted egg salt
water and parsley.
Feast After Worship.
After the evening service in the syna-
gogue, which is held at shutdown, the
members of the family and their guests.
assemble around the table and the head
of the family %pronounces the benediction
Kiddush) over a cup of wine. The young
est male child then asks the father the
-four questions beginning with the
formula, why Is thisn night different from
any other night?" to which the company
n Because We were once slaves
in the land of Egypt" etc.
Four cups of wine are allowed to every
one who partakes in the num-
Der four serving as a reminder of the four
fold phase in which the words of the re-
demptfon are couched in the scripture.
In the center of the table a silver goblet
of wine is reserved for Elijah the prophet.
the harbinger of good tidings. who ever
brought to the Jew the undying hope of
complete redemption, even during the
darkest ages OF persecution.
The service at the table is read. or
rather chanted. from a book called .Hag-
gadah.' 1t is a compilation of story,
hymn and song. relating of the great de-
l%iverance of our ancestors from Egypt.
The service is interrupted for an elab-
crate family dinner consisting of a special
menu prepared for the occasion. After
the meal. grace is said and the service
closes with Psalms of thanksgiving,
(HaleD and a number of merry folk
songs.
Services are held in q %nagogue but
only the first two and last two of the
festival are "a holy convocation."
Throughout the week the observant Jew
abstains from eating the regular yeast
bread and eats instead the unleavened
cakes (matzoth).
Children Take Part.
The children take a prominent part in
the seder service, in order that they may
be Impressed by the aid of symbol and
ceremony with the Importance OF high
ideals of freedom. equality and Justice.
Nor are the poor forgotten on his holi-
day. Every Jewish community provides
so-called mouth chittin" (money) for the
poor to supply them not only with mat.
10th, but also with meat and wine and
clothing in order to make their festival
cheerful.
Significant Still.
The Feast of the Passover has not lost
It's significance even to the modern Jew,
who is not so %scrupulous in observing re-
hgfous ceremonies as is his orthodox
brother. The feast reminds him of the
lives of his brethren in Russia and other
where the Jew is still suffering
from prejudice. The feast teaches him
ever to be mindful Of those who are op-
pressed and prosecuted, urging him on
ever to he the champion of liberty and
justice. and to look forward to the Uni
versal Passover, when all mankind shall
be freed from Egyption darkness of super
stition and prejudice, and will be led in
the promised land of the fatherhood of
God and brotherhood of man"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-16

the more plausible by the fact that the
en-. q conclusion to which the shape of the
planet has led u.s." The professor further
declares that, ION account Of the weak.
ness OF gravity on Mars 1t is probable that
though water may be scarce. yet the com
moner parts Of the earth's atmosphere
may be present there. Among these gases
are those which make life possible mere.
namely. water vapor, g nitrogen
and carbon dioxide. 1t appears. there
fore. thai we are justified in concluding
that the atmosphere of Mars may be x
our own. though less dense. and that IL ~
disappearing gradually
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-16
Tarim : Ioeat lssue,


Congressman Hammond, the demo-
will look after the republican interests.
so far as the tariff goes. on farm prod
ucts in the middle northwest. Congress-
werd on everything until 1t comes to farrs
schedules for this state. Then he 10 =
republican. When 1t comes to arguments
on that line he goes back and digs up
the arguments made by NcCleary In his
last two campaigns against Hammond.
And Ne have the strange spectacle Of
Hammond going back on his own argu-
ments. Of 9 few years aSo nd adopting
time to bolster up his contsntion. of to-
day. It takes . maj Of genius to turn
ovch somersAults md the people seem 70
enjoy the gymnastic performances IN
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-16

Passover (Pesach) is the annual Feast
by Jews all over the world. 1t
crates the great event of lsrael's redemp-
ton from Egyptian bondage. 1t is the
birthday of the Jewish nation and its first
commonwealth.
The passover begins on the 14th day of
Nissan. the month of spring and lasts, ac-
cording to scripture seven days. from
Monday. April Is. to May .. CFor calen-
daric reasons the festival has been en-
tended to eight days.. In early Jewish life
1t was an agricultural spring festival as II
is seen from the words that 1T is to be
kept lin the season of the month of rip
enings' (Abib), when the barley sown In
winter has become ripe. and an offering
constituting AN omer of barley was to
be brought as a thanksgiving offering to
the temple.
But the agricultural aspect of the festi-
val gave way to its historical significance.
The passover has become a Feast off Re-
tismption, a feast of declaration of indie
pendence from the shackles of physical
and spiritual slavery.
Many Quaint Customs.
The passover which is the oldest feast
In the Jewish calendar, has many quaint
customs and ceremonies. Some time be-
fore the passover the Observant Jew be-
gins to clean his house from cellar to at
tic and removes from his premises any
leaven that might be found. This is done
In compliance with the biblical
as is found i'm Exodus xii, ~.
The night preceding the 14th day of
Nison, as soon as night has completely
set i'm, the head of the house lights a wax
taper, takes a spoon and a quill and goes
through the house for inspection. Pre-
Nious to this inspection a few crumbs OF
bread are deposited in noticeable places.
especially on the window sill. and as he
passes by and finds these crumbs he gath
ers them up in the spoon while pronounce
Ing the benediction: Blessed he Thou, o
God, King of the universe who hast COM
manded us to remove the %leaven.' to
which he adds a formula In Aramaic.
THAI all the leaven which might be found
on my premises becomes destroyed and is
like the dust of the earth" The spoon
and quill and taper are tied with a linen
cloth and placed where the mice cannot
get at 1t. The next morning after the
family has had their last breakfast of
leaven, the spoon with its contents is
thrown in the fire n burned.
A Spiritual Significance.
I. The rabbis who sought to give a spir-
itual significance to this ceremony point
ed out that even as we remove the leave
from our homes. SO should be remove the
leaven. I. e., the evid desires and vices
from our hearts.
EARLY in the afternoon the preparation
begins for the most beautiful ceremony OF
tine passover. namely the '.Seder," which
takes place on the first two evenings OF
the passover. The table Is spread with
festive elegance. The silver candelabra
is lighted, the best dishes and finest sill
verware adorn the table. On the table
are the unleaven cakes (Matzoth), re-
calling the "bread of affiiction." which
their forefathers ate after a hurried de-
parture from Egypt; the shinbone
of q lamb Breasted on coaD COM
m~crnorative of the Paschal sacrifice; the
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-16

Brookline. Mass. said to be the rich
est town in the world per capita, does
dren of the wealthy parents must And
other amusement. They know moth
Ing OF the delights of the "movies."
one result Of an evangelical cam
paign In Bloomsbury, Pa. has been the
payment Of a number OF long standing
bills.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-16

With the exception of II cities in the
United States. Honolulu has a higher
percentage OF tuberculosis cases than
any municipality on the mainland.
Statistics gathered by the board OF
neaitn show Honolulu an average of
age for the cities in the United States
10 only 2O4.9.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-16

When Louis Kidder, of Gouldsboro.
Me-, hogan to move, he hitched four
pairs OF horses n one yoke OF oxen
to his house, and hauled it over a pond
on the Ice. through a field and over a
pasture to a new site e mile distant.
IN iess thar W hours the house was
again ready for occupancy on it's new
location.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-16

The reformed burglar on his release
from jail, was inclined to be a bit ia
cetious. Simply state" he remarked
to q reporter who CHANGED to be In the
vicinity. " that under no circumstances
VIII ! be a candidate for another term
Proving that burglars. as we'll as COM
coy actors, have a sense of humor.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-16

Moving 10000 pounds OF machinery
from n section of the Everett hirh
scnool building. in Boston, down q
four-step stairway and into the new
annex - the task accomplished recent
~ by the boys OF that school,. students
IN the technical acience denar tmanf
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-16

Thomas Gambon. a wife beater. IVA.
sentenced to six months at hard labor
BY Recorder Mara. OF Bayonne, n. J..
The recorder said: III 1 held court in
the days Of Salem I would sentence you
TO be burned at the stake
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-16

China's new government vii, e.tah-
lish an arsenal OF the largest and most
improved type TO keep home the great
amount OF money expended abroad
each year for the purchase OF muni-
tons Of war.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-16

The Chinese are the greatest consum :
err OF old newspapers in the world. nh.
OFFICIAL returns of the custom house at
say that that port alone In
lSll received 1913 o of old European
newspapers valued at s72. 5OO. 80
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-16

Tneodore Run. = teamster. has h.er
~ ~ employ OF the Cudahy Rros
company IN Milwaukee for the last 81
80 He has missed only three davs
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-16

The Italian government. in a royal
1ecTee OF February 5, 1913, ordered tar
IN Investigations to be made by a com
mission working under the ministry of
agriculture. industry and to
FORM the basis for negotiations for new
commercial treaties with the other
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-16

70 encourage children 70 save money
German bank has installed coin s.
u sae :.ot machines in public places.
for deposit. e"e Dank
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-16

The lnacerating \,
ment headquarters in Washinrson an
stroy $s,6oo,000 daily. Charity workers
frequently write in and ask for thS
concerned paper money, citing tho
treat good they could do with n NA~
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-16

coward 9. Acheson, whose discover.
,es WITH the electrical furnace have
w, .s., = Immense value to the Industrial
"r.Ysn. ~ received an important dec
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-16

Five thousand copies of the Bible
Of h hotels Of washington n 'lms
trough the efforts 81 the Gideon. mr.
Christian Commercial Travelers ~
America. se.St1 VI
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-16

Winnipeg has added "a q. "a. :.
municipal ownership . public hath AM
~. u the last year ~. on1
x0T buildings and m~aintennnc~ yv'SSs
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-16

An insect. much resembling the June
bug. n found in great quantities in
h high plains bout Quito, the capt.
tai Of Ecuador, is Toasted and eaten as
q delicacy by the natives of that coun-
try. They are sold in the streets in the
same a. chestnuts in the cit
les OF this country. The roasted bugs
taste very much like toasted bread.
with no pronounced flavor.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-16

49, ~ AkOA0 ~ lOeAt0 MIN
Nay advertised a public sale. and n
p time before It was to he held
shipped q carload OF household goods
ana livestock from Lebanon. s. Is. 10
parts unknown. He is thought TO have
rome 70 Wyoming, and tits claimed be-
1ofe nis departure he sold q quantity
OF m0rtGaeed property and that he had
mortgaged other property TO seyerai
Inherent persona
HURON-c. +. Koepp. formerly
mayor Of this city. has offered = nriza
Of @60 to encourage corn raising amonr
boys OF Beadle county. m resi-
Gent OF the county under Is vearr ~
3 being eligible. The prizes win he
awarded NJ follows: For best corn ~
any kind In 2 $40: for second best
corn Sc = Kind u ar. SIS: for third:
lastly. for fourth best corn ot =
kindsin ear. 81.
HURON-sTn an interclass track ana
Aeld meet OF the Huron high school
held at theSfair grounds In this civ
the sophoinore class was the winner.
The Sophornoreey a.: tuniora-
-: seniors. II: freshmen. 4. The meet
: held Tor the purpose OF CHOOSING
9 z to represent Huron At the
r0okln9 meet mex week. D.sWalker.
J. Walker. Lloyd. Rroe. Brock. Mann,
and Gascoi9ne are among those win
ntn1 points.
FIERRE-rKe Masons. a. Ho.
Mard. Miner county, ara "a
shullA T. 1emple " ana have in
. the pulpoee. ne n.
EeuEpetat0tg aSo@jauSeo s. CD
1aNeeeenl a. EszAdklnS, ". Hoor.
s hcnsseca 80. weiker, i
lI1nBE@IA< Psssr. -cosp.ne.c,.,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-07-24

Arthur Britt went over to Aurora
yesterday morning to remain for a
time.
Mrs. VIM. Erickson returned home
to White yesterday morning, after a
visit at the Fred Killing home.
Mrs. James Tinker and daughter,
Miss Bessie, left yesterday morning
for a visit at Blue Earth, Mimi.
Mrs. j. r. Gullickson of Great Falls,
Montant, came down from Estelline
yesterday and spent the day at the O..
B. Utigard home.
Mrs. A. II. HILL and baby and her sis
ter Miss Dora Sykes, departed yester-
day morning for a visit with relatives
at Milton Junction, Wis.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. r. Miner returned
home Sunday from their extended
visit in the Black Hills. Mr.. and Mrs.
II. II. Avery, who went out with them,
returned home the previous week.
The Fidelity Underwriters of New
York City offers you fire and tornado
insurance backed by two strong in
surance companies for the same rate
you are now paying. Call up our
agent for rates. C. w. Smith, agent.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-07-24

Rio Miner was at WATERFOWL on bus
mess the last Of the week.
Rev. Paul Roberts went to De Smet
Saturday evening and conducted ser
vices or Sunday.
Inspector Case of the Western
Union, was here the last of the week,
Mrs. Mauklie returned home to Man.
kato Friday morning after spending
the week with Mrs. c. A. Davis.
Mrs. Berry came down from Pierre
Friday morning for a visit at the home
OF her aunt Mrs. Jane Prowse.
Edward Gebbie and family of
Bryant, We're guests at the home Of his
cousin, !. E. Lees the last Of the week.
Mrs. Chas. Daley and children of
De Smet, visited the last of the week
at the home of her uncle, w. H. Muir
ply.
Frank Locke visited friends here the
last of the week or his way back to
Boston from Castlewood, where he
had been visiting his parents.
Mrs. c. w. Smith is enjoying a visit
from her mother, Mrs. J. F. Motley of
Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and her neice Miss
Byrd Gilman of McKeesport, Pa.
Mrs. VIM. Hamilton is here to spend
the balance of the summer with her
sister, Mrs. w. E. Purdy. Mrs. Ham,
ilton has been a member of The
Rosary" company the past year.
We are in receipt of an announce
ment of the marriage of Roy V. Olsen,
formerly of Brookings, and Miss Allie
Fulton, which took place at Corpus
Christi, Texas, on July 16. Roy's
old friends in Brookings will extend
best wishes.
L. b. O'Hair departed Friday morn
ing for Greencastle Indiana, to see
his mother, who is Ill. Mr.. O'Hair's
old neighbors in Indiana have alawys
laughted at the idea that South Dakota
IoulQ grow COTu, So ue JOOk DdCk Win
him a fairly we'll developed ear of
corn, picked from his field on Friday,
just to show the Hoosiers what we
could do in the contrasting line.
In conversation with Henry Weise
he mentioned that he had been under
four flags in his lifetime, and he is not
so Old-at least not old looking-at
that. He was born in the German
province Of Schleswig-Holstein, which
at that time was under the Danish
flag, and a few years later Prussia
and Austria made war on Denmark and
Schleswig-Holstein was turned over
to Austria as her share of the spoils.
When a year or two later Prussia
went to war with her old ally and cap
tured Schleswig-Holstein Mr.. Weise
decided that it was about time to move
so he came to the United States and
has since been under the Stars and
Stripes.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-07-24

w. E. Purdy was at Clark on Legal
business the last of the week.
Miss Laura Wood returned home
Saturday evening from a visit in Min.
nesota.
A. J. Baldwin of Madison, was a
guest at the w. H. WEIGH home a few
days the past week.
Miss Minnie Omodt, who is now liv,
ing at Sioux Falls, was the guest OF
Miss Della Gullick last week.
E. w. Mcknight returned Saturday
evening from Belle PLANE, Mimi,
where he spent a few days on land
business.
Mrs. F. E. Booth arrived Saturday
evening and IA a guest ct the C. p,
and w. II. WEIGH homes for a few
days. Mrs. Booth formerly lived at
Arlington, but is now a resident of Los
Angeles, California.
The r. b. Breed home was released
from quarantine Sunday, the little
daughter having been i'll with scarlet
fever the past few weeks. The case
was a very light one and the little
girl suffered no ill-effects.
G.. f. Knappen, who went to Green
Lake with his family last week, re-
ceived word there Saturday of the
death of his brother at Kalamazoo,
Mich, and he left Saturday night to
attend the funeral. The deceased was
judge of the circuit court, and promi-
nent in Michigan affairs.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-07-24
Local and Personal
For auto livery phone R-34O.

Take a slide and score one at tn,
Skinner & Ellis Sale.
O%ne-third off on h%and-painted china
E. H. Beatty, the jeweler.
S. Marvin went up to Hendricks or
business Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Burris visited
over Sunday with friends at Airing
ton.
Fred Cole and family expect to
leave today for the west, where they
will make their home.
Mrs. Chas. Johnson came down from
Hetland Tuesday morning for a visit
with Miss Nettie Sheldon.
Mrs. E. Klaveness and little daugh
ter Of Sioux Falls, have been the guests
of Mrs. Nels Gullick the past week.
Jack Vrenegor went up to Minneap
oils Monday to remain a couple OF
days on a combined business and
pleasure-mostly pleasure-trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Johnson re.
turned home to jamestown, N. D.,
Tuesday morning, after a visit with
Brookings relatives and friends.
Peter Bergiem went to Elktoa Tues
day, where he has the contract for the
building of a house. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Bergiem, who will visit
friends.
Miss Florence Heathcote of Water
town, was the guest of Miss Lula Com.
stock several days the last week. ieay-
ing Tuesday morning for a visit at
Rock Rapids, Iowa.
Horace Fishback and family autoed
down to Sioux Falls Monday afternoon
to spend a few days. Van and Horace
Jr., expected to enter the state tennis
tournament in progress there this
week.
The North Western will run q special
train to Watertown an Saturday, Aug.
ust 2, the day Ringlings' circus is
there. The train will leave Broohings
at $40 in the morning and returning
will leave Waterfowl at six o'clock.
The city is building a new crossing
from ]. II. Roberts new building to
the telephone office, a much needed
Improvement. The alley east of the
Roberts building has also been graded
up, another Improvement that was al
most as much needed as the crossing.
Richard Hoy and Miss Minnie
Bohlke were married at the NJ. E. par
sonage Tuesday afternoon, Rev. r. A.
Bruce officiating. Mr.. Hoy is a mail
clerk on the north run and they will
make their home at WATERFOWL. Both
have a large circle of friends in Brook
ings who will extend congratulations
and best wishes.
One experimental underground silo
is being built under the direction Of
the college, upon Judge Robinson's
ranch, north of Philip. Another n
has been located upon Mr.. Fairbanks
farm east of Newell; and another has
been located on O.. Peterson's ranch
between Rapid City and Black Hawk.
One more will probably be located
neal Rec Heights, while probably a
fifth in this part of the state where
the rainfall is greatest. The expert
ment station will do it's share in help
ing to build these pit silos, in filling
them this fall with green fodder, and
feeding it to cattle during the coming
samples for chemical analysis at any
time requested by the experiment sta
ton officials.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1913-07-24
OCCASIONAL ADVERTISING
Copyright. 1911. by Geo. e. Patterson.

1- y ~! - 1SotSUH
Suppose there were two stores side by side selling the same kind
Of goods, n store open for business all the time while the other store
ws open for business occaSonaIy-other things being equal, which
store would get the busness? Suppose there YER two parallel rail-
roads between objective points, n road running trains o n schedule
time while the other road only ran trains eceasionaIy-which road
would get tn travel? Suppose there we're two boys starting out in life
with equal opportunities, one very active while the other was only
active occasionaIy-which boy would be the greater success in life?
The answer to each question is obvious.
Now then, let US consider another question the answer to which
is just al obvious. Suppose there are two stores side by side with
similar goods, equal facilities, n store giving news in the local paper
in each issue concerning the business while the other has a business
announcement occasionany-Which store would be doing the most to
enlishten the people, secure their attention and ultimately get the
business?
There are several reasons why the regular advertiser is successful.
The regular advertiser educates the people to expect and look for his
business news regularly in the local paper. The regular advertiser by
being constant and watching the effects of his advertising becomes,
through practice, proficient in the art Of advertising. He knows what
he Is doing, he knows how to write the ads that count, he knows results
will follow constant publicity, and he is a living testimonial to the
worth of publicity.
Does a man become a master of any trade o profession except by
hard work? How then a a merchant know anything about advertis-
ing and expect anything ut of advertising unless he puts hard work
into it. The more hard work the merchant puts into his ads the more
regular he becomes in advertising.