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CHICAGO Cash Grain.

Chicago Cash Grain.
CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-Wheat-No. z
red, s2.4992.4s1s; No. 2 hard, s2.47A
@c4sA; No. hard, $2.46@2.47; NO.
3 spring, $2.421s.
Corn-No. yellow, $1.3091.32A;
No. 2 yellow, s1.sO@1.31A; No. 8 vel
low, s1.3o14; No. yellow. $3.50
1851; No. yellow, s1.2s; No. vel
low, s1.271s; No. ! white, s1.31; No.
2 white, s1.2sk@1.s1h; No. white,
s1.27; No mixed, $1-30@1.31h; No.
2 mixed, s13o@1.31; No. 3 mixed
.2Sh@1.29; No. 4 mixed, $1.27;
No 6 mixed, $124@1.25.
Oats-No. 3 white, 60A@61 &c.
Chicago Live Stock.
CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-Hog receipts
900 head; market slow, mostly IL
i@15c higher Bulk, s15.75@l7.40;
butchers, s15.4o@17.5o; packing
s15.4o@16.15; light, s16.35@ II SO;
pigs, s15.5O@17.O0; roughs, Sl5-40@
1875.
. Cattle receipts, $4,000 head; mar
ket steady, strong. Beeves. sS.75a
1875; butchers stock, $6.5o@15.W
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The town OF Churchville, or Alex
andria, was a real citadel in 1865,
and punches OF big men, uniformed
in clearly pronounced colors, were
stationed in the upper halls OF the
large brick buildings situated on
Front street They were doing out
post duty and were garrisoned there
for the safety OF inyasions from
raiding bands OF c. S. A. men, who
were out chiefly for robbery and
revenge. Stores in the remote rural
villages were especially liable TO
outrage and good horses were in
danger. There were profiteers II
rnultitudes along in the early years
of the civil war, and pirates, marine
and otherwise, were active. A civil
war is the finest time in human life
for the turning free of the most de-
PRAYED and wicked elements OF the
human heart and head. People OF
the war Of 1917 and 1918 expert
enced only feeling Of sensation as
to the real anguish and sorrow OF
what a real hand-tohand encounter
like l861-18C5 proved to be all over
the distressed territories. Truly the
gloomy periods Of those years tried
mems souls, for the times were lurid
with the ominous silence of the
gloom which overshadowed our dis
trict. Tomorrow might develop some
thing depressing in war news, or the
sunlight might bring Joy with the
announcement of a national victory
at some important point.
At our Greenleaf school the boys
shared in the military spirit, and we
~ q
patriotic boys. The oldest and largest
of the company was Jesse Pickering
a blue-cyed young man whom we Sc
lected as our captain. And Jesse
was we'll chosen, for he possessed
qualities of a real general. Some
times our teacher, Mrs. Greenfield
would walk over TO near neighbol
for dinner. and these occasions anc
the hours before school call in tht
morning afforded US ample leisure
for the display Of our military quail
ties. Captain Jesse was severe II
his orders. and woe would have come
to anyone who vcntured to say augh
against our beloved republic. A wore
in favor Of secession would have
brought upon the offender quicl
courtmartial and prompt execution
Inc summer OL 1910 "do LIS LOI II
in one very novel declaration in mill
tary orders. The announcement wen
forth that all guns, pistols or othe
war weapons in the hands of person.
not loyal to the United States gov
crnment must all be brought in am
delivered at the nearest militar.
post This order aroused popula
Cnmity from certain classes, VIII
tried for a while TO evade the order
Guns, ammunition and general SUI
plies to aid the rebel elements wer
concealed But the demand grey
too urgent for further concealmen
and gradually the old long rifle!
shotguns. pistols and ammunitio
drifted by military gravity into Ale1
andria. Colonel William Bishop wa
military agent, with Captain Hacl
hey in command Of the troops Bot
were well qualified to execute an
order given them.
II should be kept in the near pc
spective that our district was largel
southern in spirit. Many were tn
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Late Market Quotations

Gamers and cutters, s435@7.5o;
stockers and feeders, $5.00@l2u0;
cows, $6.25@12.75; calves, $4,000
1900
Sheep receipts, 10000 head; mar.
ket lower. Lambs, $S.50@13.75; ewes,
s3.O0@10.25.
Kansas City Live Stock.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, Sept. 1G.--
Cattle $500 head. Market
steady. Native steers, $S.25@17-25;
cows and heifers, $4.o0@15-25; stock
ers and feeders, $6.0o@13.25; calves,
$6.50@15,50.
Hogs-Receipts, 1900 head Mar
ket 10 to 15c higher. Bulk, $16.T5@
t1725: heavy, s16.35@17.2O; medium,
| $16.85@17.35; light, $16.75@17.30.
! Sheep -Receipts, 10000 head. Mar
ket steady. Lambs, s7.50@14.50;
ewes, $6.o0@6.75; stockers and feed,
ers, $9.Oo@13.50; grass wethers.
s7.25@8.5O.
| Omaha Live Stock
I! OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 16.-Cattle--
Receipts, 5000 head. Market slow
to steady, 25c lower. Steers, 10000
! 1885, cows and heifers, s3.7509.00;
! stockers and feeders, $6.00W12.25
| calves, sS.00@120o; bulls and stays
! So. 50@1lOo; western rangers, $500
1850.
Hogs Receipts, 5000 head. Mar
4 ket steady to strong. Bulk, S15.50G
! 1925: top, $17.10.
Sheep Receipts, 1880 head. Mar
ket 25 to soc lower. Yearlings, $S.2s
| @950; wethers, sT.25@S.25; lambs
$9.OO@13.50; ewes, s2.00@7.0o.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, Sept. Is. Butter
Creamery extras, SC; creamer.
standards, 53Ac; dairy firsts, Ara
size; dairy seconds, 43@46c.
Eggs Ordinary firsts, 45@46c;
firsts, 5o@51c.
Cheese - Twins, 24Ac; Youns
! Americas. 26c.
i Potatoes-Receipts. 62 cars. Wis
consin, $2.3o02.40: Minnesota, s2.2;
i @2.40; Jersey Cobblers, s2.70@2.S0
Live poultry Fowls, 26636ci
ducks. zoe; geese. 24c; spring chick
ems, 35c; turkeys, 4oc.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, Sept 16.-Flour-Dul
unchanged.
/ Pork-Firm- Mess, $50 O0@31.0o.
Lard-Stronger. Middle west spot
500 9O@21.0e.
4 Sugar-,Easy. Raws, s1076.
Refined-,Easier Granulated, s14.5
4 @15.00
Coffee Rio No. 7 on spot, SC.
Santos No. 4, 131s@141sc.
Tallow-Firn. City, &c; special, 1Ot
Hay-Steady. No. l, $2.40@2.5O
No. 3, S2.20@2.3o; clover. s2.1092.4(
Dressed poultry-Ffrm Chicken:
3SG51c; fowls, 26@42c; ducks, Lon
Islands, SIC.
}, Live poatltry-Ffrm. Geese, 25c
ducks, 40@45c: fowls, 32@42c; tul
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building had been badly damaged,
but would not estimate the amount
OF damage.
Private Report.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-Priyate
advices to a high government oftlclai
here today were that the New YORK
explosion centered in the counting
room of J. P. Morgan & Co.
Result of Plot
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16.-Depart-
ment of Justice officials said all their
reports so far indicate the Ne"
York explosion was the result Oh q
plot. They were unable to believe
it was due to a wagon load OF expio
sives colliding with an automoplie
the theory OF New York police.
The military intelligence is co
operating in the investigation, II was
said. indicating that there may De
an international angle to it
Two Identified.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-two of the
dead were identified as Wlltlah
joyce, a clerk in the Morgan ofilceS
and w. r. Hutchinson, New YORK.
broker.
One of the unidentified victims
was a woman about fifty years OLD
She wore a gold wrist watch and
large diamond solitaire.
A body Of youth and one OF
man about "a years old had beer
stripped of clothing by the explosion
They were taken to norgue u
await Identification.
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Grain Review.

limited Press Leased Wire Servicel
CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-Cash selling
in wheat and liquidation by longs on
reports Of good weather and large
receipts caused drop In wheat
prices at the close on the Chicago
board of trade today. Wheat futures
were off as much as three cents. Oats
closed firm after an easy opening.
Provisions closed higher on good
demand.
December wheat opened up n at
Sal and closed off 3'A at $2.37A.
March wheat was unchanged at the
opening of $235 and dropped 2hc
at the close of S2.321a.
September corn declined at the
opening of $1.3214 and closed at
$129A, off 2Ac. December corn
opened down 2ssc at $1.10as and
closed unchanged.
September oats was off 1s at the
opening of 60Ac and closed I'M
changed December oats opened un-
changed at 631s and advanced Is at
the close of 635s.
DAILY RANGE OF PRICES.
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Fails to Aaree.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Servi
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept !
The steering committee" OF
democratic state convention TO
failed to reach an agreement on rec
mending the nominees for COVER
and United States senator. tn
candidates must be picked in the 0
ON the floor of the convention.
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Vergil Hancher Of Rolfe, sele'
from the University OF Iowa a J
ago as a Rhodes scholar from
state, sails the latter part of
TENDER from New York city for
ford. He is expected in Iowa
for a short visit with univer
friends before leaving.
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keys. 4oc; ROSTERS, 22c; chicl.
broilers, 3S@42c.
CheeseSteady. State mill
mon to special. 20@29Ac; skins
mon to specials, 5@1Tkc,
Butter-Ffrmer. Receipts, !,
Creamery extras, 5Shc; dairy
45@5sc; imitation creamery N
nominal.
Eggs Firmer. Receipts ..
Nearby white fancy, S1@s2c. ma,
mixed fancy, 52@73c; fresh, SAL
St. Louis Horses and Mule,
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 15.-Hors.
Though the run was not heavy +
revealed lower trend. Inabili,s
many operators to borrow money
! the continued drop in cotton prices
+; playing big part in weakening
market for these horses.
Good to choice drafts (140O
to 1900 pounds) .s175a|
Eastern chunks, good $50. 1ooSl
Choice southern horses -. 11Oa}
Fair to good southern horses 4oS1
Fair to medium southerners 25aI
Plain southern horses 1890. 2oaI
Plugs $50. ...........-... sal
Mules-Good cotton mules, Did
ably 15.1 hands AMI over, have md
/ fairly god and there have also
some orders for big sugar mules
and on.
;1e tn IT hands S1Ssn4
l15 to 151s hands ......... 1OoGj
Is hands ........ 60f1
IA to 14h hands ........... SD
10 to 1917 hands .......... 20a|
ST. Louis Hay Market.
/ ST. LOUIS, Mo, Sept. 15.-Ha|
Receipts 104 cars, including So I'd
thy. 10 clover mixed, 4 clover, Isl
falfa and 6 prairie Weak and loI
prices being generally s1@2 per
off. Offerings heavy and in exc
of the demand, causing good
of accumulation on tracks. Sal
Timothy car threshed at SIT, 1
do at s1s. / car do at $40. car
at $40. 10 cars No. at $25. 8
No. 2 at, s25, 1 car (straw mixed)
s27, 2 cars No. 2 at s28, car d.
500, Z cars do at $50. 1 car stand
at s32, 2 cars do at s33, cars d
s34, / car No. l at s35. Glover mi
II car no grade at s14, car No.
sos, 8 cars do at s27, ! car do !
mixed at 500, I car No. ! at $50. p
do at s32, / car No. / light nike
s34. Clover-1 car No. 2 at 81
car do at $2S. 2 cars do at s29,
car No. i at S32. Prairie-1 car
2 at $40, / car do at $50. Alfal
2 cars No. 2 at s25, 3 cars No.
$40, / car do at s31, 2 cars choic
So.
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A hopeless thing about a gossip is
that he never knows he is and would
not believe it if he were told.
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Weather Forecast.

=. Weather Forecast.
For Keokuk and vicinity: !
tonight and Friday; moderate tenn
ture.
For Iowa: Fair tonight and
day; warmer in northwest portion
night.
For Illinois and Missouri: J
tonight and Friday; moderate !
perature.
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Liberty Bond Market.

NEW YORK. Sept. 16.-Libt
bonds were a,foted today as folio
31As. 1904: first As, $3.50; first 4
$3.50: second AIS. S4.92: third 4
.SS.42: fourth ANS, $3.50: Vicl
3As, 95.46; Victory Ans. 95.42,
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Weather Conditions.

Yesterdays disturbance has pass
down the st. Lawrence valley and
northwestern high has moved to
southern plains states. A dece]
cool wave has followed the Ws1
weather Of the past few days, "
peratureS falling from 10 to 20 desis'
in the central valleys and states
the plains. !,
The weather is generally far y
morning west of the Allegheny moa
tains and no rainfall is reportea
cept in the vicinity CT the upp
lakes, eastern Missouri and IN ~
nessec. !.
The weather will be fair in "
vicinity tonight and Friday, with Nv
crate temperature.
Local Observations. -,
Sept. Bar. TEN. Wind W. W.
is, 7 p. m.-30.00 IA NV Wv ~
I6, 7 a. m.-30.22 SO NV ~
River stage at a. MS; cn''
in twenty-four hours-1.5.
Mean temperature, rs; highest
lowest, 63; lowest last night, 90,
Relative humidity: z a. m.' o0'
noon, IS; Z p. m, AZ.
CARL e. HADLEl,
ObseTva
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M-2
We atE5e q

III. S. Department of Agricult
Weather Bureau.]
River Bulletin.
Flood Stage
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jail here prior to his return to Ca
thage, Illinois, for trial.
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Federal Investigation.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-All fed
eral agents available in the New
York district are investigating the
explosion at the office of ]. p Nor
gan & Co, Acting Chief Neal Of the
bureau Of investigation Of the depart
ment OF justice said here.
Our first report places the num-
Der Of deaths at eighteen or more, "
said Neal.
This may later prove an exagger.
alton. The report is short and
meager as to details.
$50 far we have nothing to indi.
cate the nature or cause of the ex'
plosion."
AT the treasury Assistant Secre
tary Gilbert received reports of the
explosion by long distance. He at
once went to Secretary Houston's
office
Afterward Gilbert said the reports
| to the treasury showed the new assay
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-09-16
Check Up on Radicals.

WASHINGTON, Sept. ia check
ing Of all known radicals was started
here today after the explosion in the
New York financial district, accord
ing to government officials. AL
though nothing has been discovered
to show the explosion was the work
of radicals, the Investigation forces
of several branches of the govern
ment began cooperating in the check
ing up process on the theory that
possible clue might be uncovered.
Approximately 5000 government
detectives connected with the depart
ment Of justice, treasury department,
postoffice and bureau Of immigra-
ton, were working on the explosion.
Secretary Of the Treasury Houston
got Mrst-hand information of the ex.
p.osion from Assistant Secretary Gil.
bert, who talked over the long dis
lance with treasury officials in New
York. Attorney General Palmer gave
orders that all reports be laid before
him. William J. Flynn, chief Of the
departments bureau of investigation,
will start for New York to take
charge of the federal end Of the in
vestigation, following conference
with Palmer.
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CHAPTERS OF CLARK COUNTY HISTORY

and 1e63The
and county-Schooi
County Hisoranl
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Auto rs identified.

, TRENTON, N. j., Sept. 16.-Accord-
ing to state records automobile licen-
ses "24246 N. j." was issued to Dun
ham Beedon, I'll South Third street,
South Orange, N. J. This is the Ii
cense number of the automobile that
was demolished in the explosion near
the Morgan Offices in New York to-
day.
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Guard Financial District.

DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 16. = Com
missioner of Police James Inches, at
noon today assigned squad OF fifty
detectives to guard the Detroit finan-
cial district. Orders were given de-
tectives to search all cellars and
persons found lettering around the
district. --.,-s.
This action was taken following the
explosion in the New York financial
district.
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the explosion did, streets were crowd
ed and there was an immediate rush
from the entire downtown district
toward Broad and Wall streets.
Roofs of all buildings in lower Man
haitian were crowded with men and
women. Police lines were immedl-
ately drawn and automobiles were
Communicated by the police to carry
the injured to hospitals The fire
department responded to call that
was turned in and the congested dis
trict about the Morgan Offices was
soon in the utmost confusion, while
police, fremen and ambulance attend
ants were working at the same time.
The stock exchange was closed FOR
the remainder of the day. by the
board of governors few minutes
after the explosion.
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CONTINUED from page u

Bomb at Noon
NEW YORK, Sept ia bomb
exploded at noon today at the Offices
of J. P. Morgan and Company.
Several pedestrians were injured.
It was reported other persons inside
the office were hurt.
The explosion could be heard
throughout the downtown section Of
New York.
Buildings nearby were shaken and
the windows in the Morgan building
were shattered.
! It was reported portions Of the in
terror of the office were demolished.
/ Debris was thrown out into Wall
and Broad streets, where the Morgan
offices are located.
! Dust from the explosion rose high
in the air.
! Unconfirned reports were circu-
! lated that eight persons were killed.
! The same report said more than a
score were injured.
1t was said that the bomb exploded
in an automobile standing at the curb
in front of the Morgan Office
| II was stated from the Morgan
Offices that no members OF the firm
were injured.
| Coming just at the lunch hour as
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building had been badly damaged
but would not estimate the amount
OF damage.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-11-18
CHICAGO SMACKS|TS
LIPS ANTICIPATING.
RELEASED LIQUORS.
INTERPRETATION or SUPREME
COURT ORDER INDICATES Al.
HOUSES CAN BE RELEASED
AND TAKEN HOME.

Chicago, Nov lS.-C aicagCans VITA
liquor in Warehouses may legally re
move ii to heir homes, according to
the federal Interpretation OF the Su.
preme Courts ruling by Assistant biz
trict Attorney John j Kelly yo.terI1v.
The Supreme curt ruling said
Mr., Kelly means liquor bought h
fore Jan. IL is the personal property
of the owner and he cannot be de
prived of is use or benefits whether
II is stored in his own home or q
warehouse.
According to the courts ruling.
congress had in mind no conliseati0a
Of an individuals property II ia clear
congress did not intend to discrlmi
nate against a man who had liquor
stored in his home and one that had il
stored in Il warehouse
Tho rich man had room in his
dwelling to store liquor. hut he ota"r
man who could not afford a cOmmO-
dious dwelling had to avail himself
of Il warehouse,
The state search and seizure laws
are operative only whore ulIaWfil
uses are being made q. liquor, and
where il il being transported in VIC
latiOn of the federal law As the fed
eral Law has been interpreted b. tie
Supreme Court Ia give the owner he
right to use for legal purposes liquor
stored In warehouses. there can be NO
conflict between the tate and the n2-
tional la.
4.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-11-18

II has been multiplied now to the
extent that it is ready for distribution
on a commercial scale. In order t.
insure a pure strain thrashing rings
have been formed among the farmers
who agree to grow this variety OK
elusively.
In developing this wheat The Uni
yersity has rendered the State an in
valuable service If the 2.400, 600
acres of wheat which are now grow
IN the State could be planted to the
new variety, which is known as "Tur-
key Red l0-llo' the surplus yield
at six bushcl ~ acre over the present
"inld would be worth many times the
amounts now appropriated to the
University each year by the state
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-11-18
10 Days Grind.

Mrs haW'oI Ny husband comes
foloc pretty jir"d after his days
grind. lioN'"S Little Son--"nnps
o. hu~h#'.d ha1c ~ organ an a mon-
keyf"-I'a-loo transcript.
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-11-18
EdtgrrtN IaunoG BE Cured

by LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat cf the disease.
Catarrh is local disease, greatly ianu-
enced by constitutional conditions HALLS
CATARRH MEDICINE VIII cure caiarriI.
1t is taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Nucous'Surlaces OF the
System. HALLS CATARRiI MEDICINE
is composed OF some Of the best TONES
known, combined with some OF the host
blood purifiers. The perfect combination
or the ingredients in HALLS CATAREII
MEDICINE is what produces such Won
d2riul results in catarrhal CoNGiloUs
Druggists 7ac. Testimonials free
L. J. Cheney G Co. Props. Toledo, 0.
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One Sure Thing.
Care may Kill people, bur don't cara
Kills NOR" -" '.~ Transcript.
The Jewish monitor. (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.) 191?-1921, 1920-04-02

tan slavery, and expressing
their everlasting reliance on
God, and their hope for the great
and promised future. Sacred SEN
timents, simple yet sublime GER
emonies, and hallowed practices
stir the imagination and rouse
the dropping spirits of the parti-
cipants in the ceremony. Holy
memories are evoked; hopes are
stirred; and the members of the
family are bound together in yet
stronger ties for common aims
and aspirations. Israel is made
conscious of his great place in
the world, and is endowed with
wonderful power to battle on till
his cause will be appreciated as
one of the great forces for good
in the world.
The many symbols embodied
in the Seder ceremony are sa-
cred reminders of the past and
the hope for the future. True to
the educational influence of the
home, the child is encouraged to
ask and the parents duty it is to
explain the meaning of those
symbols, so that religious loyal.
ties might be inculcated and rev.
erence for the past intensified.
what are the Matzos," the faith
err asks, "that we are eating dur
ing the Passover" And he ans
wers: "Our fathers baked I'M
leavened cakes of the dough
which they brought out of
Egypt. There was not time to
leaven it, because they left hur-
riedly." The Bitter Herbs are in
tended to remind us of the hard
experiences of our fathers in
Egypt; the Haroses to call atten-
ton to the clay they worked with
in the making of bricks; the
Roasted Egg to serve as a re-
hinder of the festival sacrifice
of the Temple of old; and the
Roasted Bone as a symbol of the
Paschal Lamb. And so all the
features of the Seder are ex-
planned to make the story of the
Passover vivid as if it happened
this very year.
AS token of gratitude for the
bounties of nature, wine was
used at the happy, joyous Seder-
service, because wine maketh
glad the heart of man." Rabbinic
fancy found allusion to the Four
Cups Of wine during the Seder in
the biblical narrative EXODUS
6:6), where four different words
are used expressing deliverance.
Accordingly, each of the princi-
pal parts of the service was to
end with a blessing over a cup
of wine; namely, the Kiddush,
the story of the redemption, the
grace after the meal, and the
closing benediction. Perhaps the
intention was to limit the cups to
four, so as to inculcate restraint
and moderation. Judaism ever
sanctioned legitimate joy and
the innocent pleasures of life;
but it hallowed them and mani.
tested a desire that no excess
should ever mar their use.
A very beautiful explanation
of the Four Cups is that they are
intended as four toasts to the
PRINCIPAL characters of the story