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The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1915-09-10
SCRIPTURE STORIES
BY
DIR. Memdel Silber
ABRAHAM'S HOSPITALITY.

ABRAHAM'S HOSPITALITY.
Abraham was kind, not only to his rela-
tives, but to other people as well-even to
strangers.
This means great deal, for even now
We are not always kind to other people,
especially to strangers. You will often
see people, children as well as older per-
sons, laugh at strangers and dislike. them
because they do not speak exactly as we
do or act as we do. Because one is
stranger, foreigner, it does not say that
he can't be as good as we are. Because
one wears different kind of clothes and
speaks a different language, there is sure
ly no reason why we should not like him.
What difference does it make what kind
of clothes one wears or what language one
speaks, as long as one is good and just?
Now, Abraham was not the kind of
man to judge people by their clothes or
their language. He was always very
pleasant to strangers and felt happy when
ever some traveller came to his home. He
would often sit in front Of his tent-peo
pie lived in tents in those days-and
watch the road to see if there were not
some stranger passing by, SO that he might
invite him in and give something to eat
and let him rest.
One day, while Abraham was thus sit
ting and watching, he saw three men COM
ing along the road. He ran to meet them,
and asked them to come in. The strangers
accepted Abraham's invitation and
stepped into the tent. Abraham then told
Sarah, his wife, who was always as kind
to people as Abraham was, that strangers
had come to the house, and she prepared
sitting and eating and talking, Abra-
ham found out that they were God s
messengers who were on their way
to Sodom to tell Lot that he and his
family must leave the city at once be-
cause Sodom was to be destroyed. You
remember that Sodom, where Lot had set
tied, and Gomorrah, the other city nearby,
were very wicked. Now, city, or
country, for that matter that is bad and
wicked cannot exist long. And now the
end Of those two wicked cities had come.
Everything was soon to be destroyed.
When Abraham had heard what was go
ing to happen to the two cities, and that
all the people who lived there were going
to lose their lives, he felt very, very sorry
You see, a man like Abraham was not
satisfied to know that his own relations
would be saved. He was just as sorry for
the other people and tried to do all he
could to save them. You remember Noah,
who was also good man, but not as good
man as Abraham, acted differently when
he heard that the world would be de-
stroyed by flood Noah did not bother
much about the other people. He was
glad to know that he himself and his rela-
tons would be saved. But, then Noah
was not a Jew. The first Jew, Abraham,
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September 10, 1915.

Our every act must tell the same
On every new tomorrow.
Let not the year that now begins
Hear the same lamentation,
For yielding to our favorite sins,
For falling meath temptation.
But let it tell of work we'll done,
Life's meaning made yet clearer;
Some lessons learnt, some race we'll run,
And Heaven little nearer.
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JUST FOR FUN.

ming paper, and paused contemplatively
for few moments.
"Father,' said he, "what is 'inertia?'
"Well, if have it, it IS pure laziness,
but if your mother has it it is nervous
prostration,' responded father with a
yawn.
A school teacher who had been telling
a class Of small pupils the story of the
discovery Of America by Columbus ended
it with:
"And all this happened more than 400
years ago."
A little boy, his eyes wide open with
wonder, said, after moments thought:
ooh, my, what a memory you've got!'
George was struggling with his first
letter to his aunt. He had often heard
his mother read the family letters aloud
and felt that he could easily follow the
regular formula. "Dear Aunt" he wrote,
eve are all sick and hope you are the
same"
A British soldier in Belgium was one
morning vending his way to camp with
a fine rooster in his arms, when he was
stopped by his colonel to know if he had
been stealing chickens.
"No, colonel" was the reply. II saw
the old fellow sitting on the wall, and 1
ordered him to crow for England, and he
wouldn $50 just took him prisoner.n
"Say, mamma,' remarked small Sam
ME, 'let us play I IN big old tramp and
come to the back door and scare you so
bad that you give me piece Of pie and a
piece of cake to 60 away!'
"What are you going to be when you
grow up, Edgar9" asked the minister.
I'm going to be soldier,' answered
the six-year-old.
But soldiers are often killed by the
enemy said the good man.
"Then," said Edgar, promptly, ~ guess
I'll be an enemy.'
II have weighty question to decide
John; whether to go to school or not9
What would you do if you were in my
shoes?''
"I'd get a shine, quick,'' answered
John.
Tommy Atkins pleaded exemption
from church parade ON the ground that
ne was an agnostic. The sergeant-maior
assumed an expression of innocent inter-
est.
Don't you believe in the Ten Com
mandments?'' he mildly asked the bold
freethinker.
NOT one, sir,'' was the reply.
What! Not the rule about keeping
the Sabbath"
Ono, SIR"
An well, you're the very man I've
oeen looking for to scrub out the can.
teen. It'd Bits.
The day book., 1915-05-20

The mayoress of Warren, Ill.,, has
stated her intention of importing a
Georgia man to be city marshal. The
lady mayor is fixing to make herself
solid with the suffragettes, evidently,
The day book., 1915-05-20

The damage to British owned oil
wells in and about Tampico, Mex, is
said to be so great as to seriously
threaten the oil supply of the English
navy.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-23

But IL one eye looks through It's
lens above and the other more or less
below the center, as Is the case when
the glasses are tipped one up ana
the other down, the result may be 10
cause eyestrain.
So NAV trouble be caused when the
lenses are farther apart or nearer to-
gether than the eyes are III the
lenses are weak. the last fault does
not often cause perceptible trouble.
but Is better avoided.
Sometimes little departure from
this rule is allowable In the interest
OF better appearance. but only win
the consent OF pthe oculist.
Sometimes Il Is Intentionally or
dered to relieve some muscular strain.
AS a rule, the lenses should be as
near the eyes as possible. There are
several good reasons for this. Tne
optical effect In better: the wearer ID
less likely to look around the glasses;
he notices the rims less: rs the
glasses project less they are less ike
iy to be knocked OF accidentally; tne
appearance II better-so much 90 that
It often pays to have the lashes CLIP
ped q little when they are 30 long
that they touch the lenses when these
are mounted as near a. they ought TO
be.
One OF the common mistakes n
fitting the lenses too Tar back 1t me
top. .
They should be vertical or tipped
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whn attndin' amy DmmycrAt gatherin'
q r
Hardly tn rotht tonne Mr. Wood
calls him Ed Hardly tonne Mr. Wood
he thin oe shell tn big tn explosion There's
thraitor In camp he. s
a wondherin'
confession
There's thrator WILSON, tn DRAWN his breath
q
FRI
Connolly
oke breakn the beach.
"This a wicked tn governor
This place fr mirh Judge Connolly there hreas
that Keystone comedy always makes a hit wild mel
bin plugged,
sobbn oubl maxim him
SCI
Baltimore foightn fr his nomna- alton.
tn
all know tore
noyn till ach looked ike
fore
vilian'here
william thryn Z rob first choice
him. him limb from imb!" yelled tn
o proof governor.
wild
orrd.'
Prunes In a audience
a Wild"
Maybe
band has his set tn senate"
its
washington bald headed that needs hair
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-01-23
Fights Fake Advertisers
sesidsnt W. a. Hsrsch. of the Unit

President w. A. Hersch. Of the Unit
D Woolsn Mills Co., Of ParkersburS-
Va has offered . reward Of $50
~ arrest Of any individual or
- q ne merchant tailor business
+ Qlnoinnati employing false and mis-
lng advertising. The United Wool
I I'M man has been active In the
~ y IT, clean advertising for several
5oeo- d his letter to the secretary
~ Cincinnati Advertisers' club he
: Z W1ll Give $50 for the arrest Of any
|Hooln a the merchant tailoring line
" ~ city Of Cincinnati, doing bust
- - the result of fraudulent ad-
onGs up % six cases.
-, olher words, want to limit the
1ituro 70 $500. and want to pay
+ ~ ~ ovory arrest for fraudulent
>lelDg 11rsctly IN my line of bus
he reason I am doing this Ii
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Let the eelgians Come Here.
the Editor of The Ty1sss:

70 the Editor Of The TySsss:
In an issue Of The Times some
days ago. under the caption @Belgtana
I'm the South" found an article that
should bear splendid fruit and NJ
many gaps existing on the farms OF
America
There IL q constant wall set up by
farmers all over the country complain
ing Of the lack Of farm labor. Inc
misfortune of war In Belgium has
driven farmers OF that unfortunate
country away from their homes, max
ing available the cream Of farmers
who, but for the existing conditions.
would never had thought Of emigrat-
ing to this or any other country.
To my mind. southerner, Micnigan
comes nearer the ideal spot for the
Belgians that the south would be. The
Belgian knows nothing about raising
cotton, but ON the other hand 10 thor.
oughly at home In the beet neid ano
the dairy. Michigan would therefore
appeal more readily TO the Belgians
than any of the southern states. Mich
igan has as much idle land on which
to plant these farmers as has any OF
the southern states. consequently his
chances are far better In Michigan.
Colonization IL the proper method.
for the reason II tends to the better
ment of the individual farmer through
contact with his own people. creating
a greater degree Of contentment.
Michigan now has q number OF thirty
Belgian farmers as q nucleus Tor o
movement towards Michigan. The
same dificulty confronts this state
that confronts the southern states ana
possibly Michigan II at greater dis
advantage from the standpoint or or
ganixation, being without commits
sioner OF agriculture. one who would
know the needs Of Michigan and the
Michigan farmer. However, II the
farm interests of this great agrfcultu-
raj state wants to take advantage OF
seeing the Belgian farmer, among the
most desirable who come to the Unit
ed States, now n the time TO show
the Belgian without o home the way
to earn one under the protection OF
the Stars and Stripes.
There IL any amount Of idle capital
available for this work, why not few
or q number Of men with the means
take care OF one, two or three hun
dred OF these unfortunate families In
Michigan?
A thrifty Belgian farmer would
rather have the chance 70 earn his
existence than accept charity.
o. HARRELL
lots Trumbull-ave., Jan. 81. 1915.
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H@ sR0e cRocFBks
Vs He Tells His Friend Casey Deep MyyyIkD
DarkF Foul In w. IaH
S6} BY TOM MAY -
BY TOM MAY

ELI. Grogan grocer
w Holmes Detective tn whole
polls force"
be! said mysterious klin'?"
Worseth an nodded
isn't wild He'd have fr
10 Williams that him
Wayne county" RI
will into this an drench
tn blood" ventured Casey.
hope ind Grogan. OF
"Ye have shvern oe dog In q
we sack.
"wel, Grogan,
assembly finished tn openin
quiet settle down
havn pckn aich othsrs
a n loike that
audience whin Governor Ferris was seen
wild his finger his lips loike tn dhs
about 8
"Ye could hear q drop
umpn mis-
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Tnmho--Mistah Int0loeutah what
am de duties ub de veathah mani
Interl0cutOr-His duties consist
mostly Of prOgnOstfcatfng for the
general public the state Of imDena-
Ing climatic conditions, tempera-
tures and atmosphere.
Tambe-Ah guess Nh done AZ You
All about de wrong Dusson. All
mean de man who says ~ ID am
gefn' to rain er snow or Dlurfbus
unum.
Interlocutor-You mean the
CLAIMED his duties, Just NJ You ask
Tanbo-Ah means de nam who
says wethah we are going 10 lab
weathah and weathah we are not
going 70 hab weathah. weathah or
duties Of de weathah man or
weathah Al hab misunderstood
you. matters net, but Al see you u
not eonversant wifi de subject ~
I.tersscutsr-wem then, Tambs,
what are the duties Of the weather
man.
Tambe-De duties ub de weathah
man am to hang out de sfohm sig
nails, and Dat whaf Al hab nah
protest comm. De udah Ginning he
done hab de signal out fe' fair
weathah. VIII NO stohm I'm sight.
an when Al gets home dar am
nah methah-in-law.
InteYlocutor-Tamb have told
You distinctly that m0ther-in-lnw
jokes viii have 70 be dispsnsed
with.
TanAe-Dars an right, but ais
particular mothah-in-law am no
jske. She weighs three-hundred
sounds and she am darker dan All
an. An, when q weathah man
can't see big. black ugly-leelxin'
an Dc use NIB habin' stohm signals.
IL zen all Asn't think she am .
stskm let me explain. She blew
tate town from whaP she halls
fremv whereber she passed she
eovnkeA de walks like . fall NIB
snovvt she thundahs about de
house and VIII her lightnin' tongue
she make sarcastic eraeksy then
strikes, and rains blow sftah blow
can observe dnr am no rainbow on
nah domestic horfson.
Benes-Why don't you do ~ Al
ao ~ e nah house, Tambof
Tanbe-whst does you do uD to
you house, Bones.
Bones--Ah keep q lock on de
stshn deah.
what I would like to know, Ca
lses to remark, Is. why do we alway
ave our heaviest winter weather Jul
bout the time q fellow begins
oke into corners OF his coal bin?"
II certain Democrats are quiet
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!52za,4t The DETROIT TIMES j SATgg q Ps's

advertisemsntf II not. why notf II
so. would Il not be well for them TO
get the fact before the attention OF
the unfortunate and the public gen.
orally. through the columns OF The
Times. a. the Salvation Army does.
and not hide their light under q
bushelY A. M. STIRTON.
Saginaw. Mich. Jan. 22. 1916.
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that there are certainly enough takers
In my line In your city who need the
attention OF the ,Advertisers' club
without going into other lines. How.
ever. I am willing to contribute, SAP
$50 towards . general fund, II neces-
sary. but would prefer the other"
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An Expert.

What kind OF work could you DOS
sibly do around an ofYice?"
I'm . kind o. all-round handy man,
mister. kin hold door open, Hight
a match for We, look out an see II it's
rainin'. call taxi, drop letters down
the chute, an tell folks yer out when
ye amt. Life.
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conspiring against President Wilson.
It may be II Is because they don't want
to wake the baby.
Then, It seems, they turned about
and let out Gov. Blease.
Among the birds that are not native
TO Mexico n the dove Of peace.
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ahead. should look
squarely through
the optical centers
OF the lenses or
slightly above the
centers, especially
IL the patient Is
tall and so looks
down more than
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II Pays to % Right,

TO the Editor of The Times:
have read with mucn interest your
clear cut editorial In The Times OF
Jan. 20, treating OF the case OF the
young man who attempted TO obtain
$4,000 through dishonesty, and who
II now rejecting In room made Sc
cure to him by steel bars across the
windows, that the course he has pur-
sued doesn't pay.
In this connection permit me 70
state that on the walls Of 10000 school
rooms Of Michigan has been placed Q
motto card bearing the following
plain, true words:
II Pays Always to do Right
and
II Never Pays to do Wrong.
These plain words have been thus
placed to aid our 100000 boys and
girls In the school rooms Of Michigan
during their early years. In which
they are forming chavacter-for time
and for eternity.
II any school room has not yet been
provided with one OF the motto cards.
II will be sent gladly II request be
made to the undersigned
]. T. DANIELS.
st. Johns. r. d. 80. Mich.
Jan. 81. 1915.
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This Man Fears the laps.
D the Editor of The Tfmas.

TO the Editor Of The Tfmes:
Referring to the article In The
Times OF Jan. 81, by Herbert Quick.
Il seems to me he contradicts his own
words when he says. referring to the
yellow Japs: I'VE are not In danger OF
armed conflict" Whereas q year or
more ago, he warned America. yes
the whole civilized world. against the
yellow peril. calling II one OF the
seven perils OF the civilized world.
Has this race become less perilous
since they robbed Germany OF their
possessions In the east? I think 1t is
more timely now to warn against
these deceitful robbers than ever be-
fore. Although we are not surround
ed by Jealous enemies. like Germany.
Il is well to be prepared.
II. WEI.LENSIEK.
SIS Paker-ave., Jan. 22, 1915.
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I1fY NOT "A MUNICIPAL ICE PLANT
no GIVE MEN WORK AND SAVE BABIES

81 We have Big Brother idea
get Mayor Marx the aldermen and the ematon whole
interested idea it win provide many hundreds
I -
WHY HOT MUNICIPAL ICE PLANTS
q Az not the possibilities relieving distress time
y - relieving distress again summon appazenti
We full Of loo and the hand
We have available who would be glad Of tho opportunity
- Into the work.
s plenty q publicly dte and supply few and
- - deliver the loo summer.
m harvested AND DELIVERED BY THE MUNICIPALITY
ouID M THOUGHT WITHIN THE MEANS OF THOSE FAMILIES COM
ExxD 70 GO WITHOUT ICE
lW HARVESTED AND DELIVERED BY THE MUNICIPALITY
DGTD NJ UMD IN THE PUBLIC DRINKING FOUNTAINS AND IN THE
1n1O 1UuDmHs.
~ HA1yESTED AND DELIVERED BY THE MUNICIPALITY COULD
10Rx1SED FREE BY THE POOR COMMISSION, AND DELIVERED
- u3on THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE HEALTH BOARD
~ % night Of the city into the business cannot be 1T
@ - have law that and falls with the Thermometer
~ = The present time in the business Of selling water
shsu pretty nearly follow that privileged to deliver IL
glb s1zssavs either By the gallon or by the chunk
o. ~ 4 sns sn saving bsbiss
Gs hahs IN Detroit whose Lives and babies that
~ @ exposure and lack proper food unless their fathers soon
W dt know q any better way the city spend
- 60 fr The swing Of babies.
- hl whose lives threatened just the babies who
vn the ordeal Of the hot months in the heated
xi,sn1
1m DxEWKRED BY THE CITY COST AND AT RATE WHICH
x1uA1Gx FAMILIES 10 HAVE ICE WOULD BE THE MEANS
0AXU0 HUNDREDS or RABY LIVES NEXT SUMNER
~ delivered BY the y would prevent the suffering Of hun
~ = epun-ups IN tenements next
J1H August when the da death list growing line by line
Nt6s white boxes being carried day to the ceme
gt excited the passing babies
~ I'm " cool down with the weather
Hight when should be getting prepared the nfants
- 1oa&h next
the and the lake frozen and there II ice in them
- Wtdch fight the germs and fever Of dog days
4 VIM the ity gather ti
On st officials interested Big Brothers in giving work
: ~ unemployed and In THIS WORK OF CONCENTRATIONS
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You Deserved II. Brothers.

TO fAe Editor of The Times:
On behalf OF the Good Fellows Of
the Wolverine Automobile club the
writer takes this opportunity to thank
you for the hearty cooperation and
support you gave Us In connection
with our benevolent efforts during the
holiday season.
Through your assistance we were
able TO cheer the hearts Of 730 chill
dren at the Cadillac Hotel on Christ
mas day. We also, through the cour-
tesy OF the Cadillac Theater Co.. gave
them q moving picture show. The
films were donated by A. J. Gilling-
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Squeezed.

Help me on with this overcoat.
my peach" said Herbert to Adele.
mo. Herbert. I'm not your peach,
but your lemon. And II you want
lemon aid you know what you must
do first"
Herbert promptly squeezed the
lemon.-New York World.
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HOU to Wear Glasses TO
Relieve Serious Eyestrain
Mistakes Lead Results That
Are Deplorabie Nf}

slightly forward. There should not Dc
q space between the lower edge OF the
lenses and the cheeks wide enough 10
admit a larger finger-tip.
II gives q bad appearance ana ID
bad OFFICIALLY. as Is any excessive Up
ping in any direction. After carefully
selecting the best lenses, the enect
can be spoiled and the weli-seiecteo
lenses made to act like an entrey
different and badly-selected pair SIM
ply by tipping them so that the wear
er does not look through them square
ly. but obliQuely.
II the patient goes TO the trouble
and expense OF securing correct pre-
scription for glasses, II is folly TO
have the lenses mounted so that the
effect Is as IL a different pair had
been ordered.
With very weak lenses this effect
Of looking obliquely through the
glasses is slight. but increases and
becomes very important with stronger
lenses. The fact that one can see
better through them when they are
tilted, as may sometimes be true. does
not by any means prove that the Ell
feet is Q good one. for. as stated above
the wise oculist, In selecting glasses
for a patient, does not choose In all
cases the lenses with which the pa
tient sees the best. but, rather, those
with which he can use his eyes with
least strain.
II Is because toric lenses diminish
the bad effect of looking obliQueiy
through q Tense that they are so much
better In many cases, especially for
bifocals.
Health and dirt are enemiesi Per
sonal cleanliness does not always
mean health. but there IL seldom per
feet health or comfort where there IL
dirt. Soap and water are as neces.
sary to health a. fresh air and good
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Five tons OF human hair was re-
Gently shipped In one lot from China
TO England to be used In the wooden
industry.
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In order to get the intended optical
effect, the eyes, when looking straight
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Let the People Rule---And Write

! ham, Of the General Film Co. We also
gave toys, candies, dolls. ETC.. to each
OF our guests. bringing true Christmas
10y 70 one and all. On Christmas eve
| 20 autos left our club. each one load
ed to the guards with toys to be dis
tributed among the poor children. Q
Santa Claus In each passing the good
cheer along.
More than all this, we were able to
donate to the Children's Aid society
$500, which will maintain AZ children
for one month. We are also distrfh.
uting by parcel post stockings ana
mittens to each one Of the little ones
that were called on by our Santas on
Christians eve. We still have enough
IN our treasury to give the orphans OF
the different orphan asyiums Of this
city one or two outings very early In
the summer.
Again assuring you Of our gratitude
and thankfulness and wishing that
the poorest day OF this year win sur
pass the best day Of the year just
closed, we beg to remain,
THE GOODFEILOWS OF
THE w. A. c.,
A. PETER KENNEDY,
Per Chairman of the Goodfellows.
Detroit. Jan. %. 1915.
Practical Christianity.
70 the Editor Of The Times:
/ notice In the classified advertising
OF The Times, the following advertise
ment regularly carried:
NOTICE-If any poor girl 10 In
trouble, needing advice, friend
ship or help. write or call on
SECRETARY MARC A r b.
DUFFY, 99s Fort-st. west. Sal
walton Army.
This seems to me. like an object
lesson In practical Christianity which
churches and other benevolent fnsti-
tutions In Detroit and elsewhere
would do well 10 emulate.
Il would be easy, for example,. to
name Q dozen churches in Detroit
that control more dollars than the
Salvation Army does cents. Do any
Of them maintain enterprises OF the
nature indicated In the above quoted