The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-06-01
Evening Chat

weeks (shebuoth) will be celebrated
on the 18th Of June. Its name is de.
rived from the fact that # Is celebrat.
ed seven weeks after the second day
Of Passover. All the biblical %ipjunc.
tions as to the manner in which the
Feast was TO be observed indicate that
II was originally agricultural in char.
acter. II was in reality a season OF
Thanksgiving for the harvests that had
been reaped, beginning with the barley
harvest during the Passover TO the
wheat harvest at the beginning OF the
summer. The ceremonial offerings
prescribed were In keeping with the
God.gtyen gifts OF Che soil that had
been gathered.
In post.biblical times this Feast was
observed as the anniversary Of the
birth OF Judaism with the promulga-
ton ofEthet divine Law ut Sinai. On
THIS -Dayg or the Giving of the Law"
as It was called by the rabbits. the
Ten Commandments constitute part
Of the Scripture readings In the Syna-
gog. It is this historical aspect Of the
Feast that has been emphasized In the
non agricultural life. which the jews
were compelled to live for centuries.
When the Reform Synagog intro
ducedit the rite Of Confirmation for tho
Jewish youth, the Pentecost, by virtue
OF its traditional association with the
ancient revelation vas the day most
naturally selected for charging the
young boys an girls through an i'm.
pressiye public ceremony, with the
meaning OF the Jewish faith and with
the duty Of leading a high and relig.
tous and moral life.
The agricultural side Of the Feast.
however. was not lost sight OF, in
that It was customary TO decorate
home and synagog with plants AMI
flowers in season. In addition 10 q
portion from the Pentateuch, the
Charming story of Ruth was prescrib-
ed In the Synagog because the idyllic
scene of harvesting which It contains
Was in keeping with the celebration
Of the Harvest Feast. Those obse-v-
ing customs that originated in post
biblical times add q second day to
that enjoined in the Bible.
Like every other really big man the
late James J. Hill was a prolific 0
liner Of epigramatic statements. Here
are q few Of his best which were
RULED from his speeches by a writer
On the Chicago Tribune.
tIye made my mark on the surface
Of the earth, and they can't wipe 1t
eut."
.Men without land are a mob, and
land without men is a wilderness"
sour white bread Is like the lotus;
no nation that once eats 1t will change
10 porer diet. l will make wheat -four
as cheap as rice for the millions Of
the orient, and our farmers will profit
by q new demand
.Railroading is not like politics; the
competent man wins"
The spur Of necessity is a rich
heritage
AMMAN must make up his mind that
n he takes another mans dollar he
must give back to him an honest re.
turn"
.Ifb q man is not honest he is bound
TO fall eventually
.Crown your smallest actions with
the halo of earnestness."e
confidence is the basis Of q stable
business. II you do not trust yourself.
who will? But be sure OF your ground
for confidence"
opportunity comes sometimes dis
guised and surrounded by hard work
and adverse circumstances"
teTruthfulness does not alone con-
sist In telling the truth. but more OF.
ten in doing It."
THE morning hours are the best
hours OF each day."
Men who succeed are not magic
tans. but you will probably find they
have a capacity for hard work. II
causes are created, effects must
come
Queer ideas Of humor are found in
most every section Of the country.
Next TO the boys who think 1t funny to
place ltacks in the path Of motor cars
and the fool that rocks the boat" be.
cause he thinks It is funny to frighten
the other passengers in the craft is
the fool who sticks a match to the
OIL soaked clothing Of one Of his fel.
low wcrkmen. The following news
story from S~teubenyille Is character.
istc OF the crude humor Of n Of
these practical jokers. Some day,
when the longed for millennium is at.
tanned, II will be considered q crime
mertttng capital punishment for any.
one TO perpetrate a practical Joke.
sTEUBENvILLE. O., May 90
Antilles Greek, died here today the
victim of a practical joke played
BY a countryman, John Bill, who
70 missing. Antilles succumbed to
burns sustained at the Pope tin
plant Saturday when Bill touched
match to his oil soaked clothing
for the amusement OF other EN-.
ployes. Bill IA arrested and
jumped his bond. He is now
Sought for murder.
Major Green. well known Main
street merchant, whose real name, but
By which he is rarely known, is Louis
Davis. 70 always the first visitor each
year to the county and to the city
clerks with greenbacks with which to
nav hfs Jfranea fee. To.o a. .,,u