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The American Jewish world., 1922-09-29

is stopped and converted into oscilla-
ton: at one single point the obstacle
has been forced, the impulsion has
passed freely-it is the freedom in
man. Everywhere but in man con-
sciousness has had to come to a
standstill; in man alone it has kept on
it's way. :. It is as if a vague and
formless being, whom we may call as
we will, man or supernan, had sought
to realize himself, and had succeeded
only by abandoning part of himself
on the way. :. Life is a movements;
materiality is the inverse of the move
ment. Each Of these two movements
is simple; the matter which forms
a world is an undivided fux, and un-
divided also is the life that runs
through it, cutting out in it living be-
ings all along the track. Of the two
currents, the second runs counter to
the first, but the first obtains all the
same something from the second.
There results between them n1odus
vivendi, which is organization. g..
The unity of impulsive passion, pass
ing through successive general tions,
links individuals with individuals,
species with species, and makes the
whole series of living beings one i'm
mense wave. IS. yet each individual
in itself seems to us an aggregate of
molecules and facts"
The real fires of life, he shows, thus
blaze forth now and then in the form
of a great personality. In fact, the
making of personality, the develop
ment of character, is, according to
him, the supreme aim of individual
existence.
Bergson's Idea of the, Soul
The most. important part of the in
dividual man is his soul. Soul is an
infnitesimal part of the life cur
rent itself. The current flows
through matter through human gen.
erations, subdividing itself into dis
tinct individuals. Thus are souls con-
stantly being born, which in a Ger
tain sense pre-exist. They are but
river of life divides itself, flowing
through the body of humanity Any
one who disputes the existence of
such soul, he argues, takes upon
himself the burden of disproving this
fux which he takes for fact. And
to our constant questions as to it's
meaning, he. says CIldC IL INdIulC ASaU
an articulate method of replying, she
would say: "Ask not, but understand
in silence"
How Pain Originates in the World
He Of course recognizes the physi-
ologic need for pain. If there were
no pain, the body would go to pieces
without our being aware Of it, and
thus without taking measures to stop
it. Pain is a harbinger Of danger.
AS such, it is our greatest friend.
But there is another side to pain,
which has baffled the religious think
ers from time immemorial. The pain
brought about by the lion eating the
lamb, the strong man crushing the
weak one, the countless millions of
both men and animals perishing UNI
der our eyes as a result Of an utter
lack of harmony and understanding
of life. Even plants, if the traces
of consciousness noticed in them rise
to any appreciable degree, must en-
dure that pain.
The cause Of the existence Of this
pain, he proves, is due to the, fact
4Lo+ +bo -oh;ao+ of oaoh Individual be-
The American Jewish world., 1922-09-29

Contemporary Jewish Genius
By HERMAN JAcoBsoFN (CopynghD
w HENRI LOUIS BERGsoN THE COMMON oSOPfER

Continued from last weekly
The negative side of Bergson, as
seen in the last paper, deals essen
TALLY with current notions about life
and the World.
The Positive Side of Bergson
The positive side introduces US to
something altogether new. 1t bases
itself on the claim that there is fac
ulty in man outside reason which can
fathom the mysteries of being, not
completely, but a glimpse at time,
as it were. It is the intuitive faculty.
The reason philosophy till now has
failed so signally in throwing any
light on the mysteries of life-the
task it had at all times set before
itself-is due to the fact that it had
neglected this intuitive faculty and
relied solely on intellect, on reason.
Getting at Life Intuitively
To get at life intuitively consists in
VAL Ming oAAC . oCCC1AoA0AA WAoAA eslA olAS
force at ones command toward the
stream of existence within us. One
is to brood inwardly with sympathet-
ic insight. Just as an artist does
when he places himself inside the
stream of existence of his hero. He
is apt to catch glimpses that are nev-
er afforded to reason. At the begin
ming one is apt to get little; but even
that little is priceless. AS compared
with what one gets through the proc
ess Of reasoning, it is like what one
gets by looking at pictures Of city
and compared with what he gets by
being inside the city. In fact, he
shows that whatever is valuable in
the PHILOSOPHERS of the past is not the
systems, the philosophers have con-
structed by the process of intellect
but the occasional glimpses they have
caught of life, intuitively. He is con-
vinced that all the great discoveries
and all the original flashes in art,
have been attained by means of intui-
tom
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carry on a battle, consciously and in
termittently, against that vegetable
characteristic in us, we are in con-
slant danger of deteriorating, of
growing first into a parasite, then
atrophy or rot away, and at last die
an ignominious death, as many spe-
cies and individuals have died in the
course of both human and animal evo-
have died in the course of human his
very eyes.
This is what stares us constantly in
the face-if we neglect to use our
first, but no living being may dis
any length of time. It makes life
possible.
However, of life itself it brings us
only a translation in terms of inert
matter, going all around it. AS the
photographer does, in contrast to the
artist, who sinks himself inside the
individual.
On the other hand, intuition is
lamp which glimmers only few mo-
ments at time, it is true, but the
few moments are Of inestimable value.
1t looks at life from the inside. And
without our knowing it, appears
whenever vital interest of our life
is at stake-in crisis. "On our des-
tiny it throws a light feeble and vas
cillating, but which none the less
pierces the darkness Of the night in
which the intellect leaves U.S."
More, intuition, he shows us, is
mind itself, the Life Force itself; and
can deliver up the secrets in the pres
ence of which intellect is helpless.
But it is blind force and must work
hand in hand with intellect: Intellect
giving us an idea of the outside of
things; intuition of the inside. There
fore he insists that if the individual
las we'll as science and philosophy
is to save himself from landing into
the ditch, he must constantly use both
intuition and intellect.
What Intuition Tells Us
Whenever we manage to get
glimpse of reality by means of in
tuition we feel, he tells us, that life
is perpetual growth; creation
without end; every succeeding mo-
ment bringing something new into the
world, which in no way has been fore
seen the moment before. The idea
that things repeat themselves is thus
absurd. They never do, either in the
life of a race or Of an individual.
This completely contradicts the as
sumption of the Darwinian material
lists who, in the language of Huxley,
say that for a supermind the events
of today could have been an open
book billion years ago, just as the
form drop of water will take next
winter is evident to you and me.
We further feel that we living be-
ings are not the vital current itself
in it's purity, but the current loaded
with inert matter. The current it.
self rises like huge cosmic geyser
and deposits inert matter as it falls
downward. We are forced into this
inert matter, assume form, and have
to work out our salvation the best we
may, just, as a river digging its own
bed in mountains of granite.
Life On Our Planet.
~ LIZ L.
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Page FiUe

main stream, acting as if no other
drops existed, or existed for the sole
purpose of maintaining it. But for
this pain the original Life Force can
not be held responsible.
Life After Death
The human being made up of an in
visible Life Force working it's way
by means Of inert matter and devel-
oping in individual personalities, may
thus remain intact after it throws off
the material part, the body. This is
his theory. Not only preservation is
thus possible, according to Bergson,
but even intensification. This is the
theory which gives the foundation to,
the beliefs of Oliver Lodge and other
scientists. This is also the reason
why Bergson has been chosen presi-
dent of the British Society for Psychic
Research.
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WHOle Oh pIHlOSOpny is guess. Ana
Bergson is entitled to his guess as,
you and I.
The Benefits of His Philosophy
Aside from the immense number
of side-shows, as it were, one may
get away with from a study of his
philosophy-which cannot be summed
is one grand idea. This idea is best
stated in his own words. It is the
most famous passage in philosophic
literature, both ancient and modern,
and has been quoted more often than
any other philosophic passage I know
Of: !.
If intellect and intuition are united
in solving life's problems and in un-
derstanding the meaning of life it.
self, many difficulties will vanish or
become light. "Such a doctrine does
not only facilitate speculation; it
gives us also more power to act and
live. For, with it, we feel ourselves
no longer isolated in the nature that
dominates. AS the smallest grain of
dust is bound up with our entire solar
system, drawn along with it in that
undivided movement of descent, which
is materiality itself, so all organized
beings, from the humblest to- the
highest, from the first origins of life.
to the time in which we are, and in
all places as in all times, do but evil
dence single impulsion, the inverse
of the movement of matter, and in
itself indivisible. ALI the living hold
together and all yield to the same
tremendous push. The animal takes
it's stand on the planet, man astride
animality, and the whole of humanity, /
in space and in time, is one immense
army galloping :. :. in an overwhelm-
ing charge, able to beat down every
resistance and clear the most formid-
able obstacles, perhaps even death
ITSELF"
Bergson's Life,
Bergson was born in a. little BUSH.
ness street in Paris in 1859, within
stones throw Of a synagogue. His
parents came. from Poland by way of,
Ireland. His grandfather is said To-
have been a Hassidic- Rabbi. This,
very likely accounts for the Celtic.
mysticism, Hebraic flights of fancy,
' ~, mona a0I
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Life On Cur Planet.

Thus, according to Bergson, the life
we know on our planet is this current
attached, to- matter, not pure creative
energy. The Life Force is riveted. to
an organism which subjects it to the
general laws of nature, Of dead mat
ter. The only thing that is pure in.
us is consciousness-the feeling OF
life. To give his own words:
"Life appears. as an immense wave
The American Jewish world., 1922-09-29
Continued from last weekly

The negative side of Bergson, as
seen in the last paper, deals essen
TALLY with current notions about life
and the World.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-05-25

They're pigs, Bob, l tell you." he
repeated roughly. ''and what I brought
you down here today for" :. 5.'.
Polly lost the rest of bis sentence.
Back and yet farther back she slipped
over the roof. She had never heard
anything so dreadful as this. In fact,
she had always quite liked pigs, but
she had never thought of comparing
the shanty or Granny Hope and Daddy
Hopkins to barnyard and its Occu-
pants.
She heard the men ride away; and
once more she sat up. BY raising her
body little. she could see them walk
Ing their horses along the road that
led Its crooked way through the set.
tlement.
MucKenzie's straight, thick.set fig-
ure mnde her shudder, but the slim.
boyish one beside him brought queer
little thrill to her heart.
Hes beautiful angel himself"
she murmured. and taking up the ak,
she slipped down the tree and dropped
to the wet ground. Granny Hope
otAu'ShtChCo up 10 IOlly -cutcEcu tuC
kitchen. Swiftly the girl crawled out
Of her fathers trousers and tossed
back her curls.
whats the matter. pretty bratf'
Querled the woman drowsily.
II got to find Daddy" replied Polly.
her voice shaking. "Old Mares back
an he's after US squatters a-Ayin', an,
Granny"
She paused, her face softened, and
she smiled.
"Yep, honey?" prompted Mrs. Hope.
"OId Marc had beautiful angel
with him." went on the girl. ..nn' he
likes us squatters. He stood right up
to that rotten Mackenzie. heard
him, did" She crossed to the old
woman's side. Loves able to send q
angel slapbang down to this old earth
to help us, huh, Granny HOpe1"
"Yep, sure-sure. honey-girl." mur-
INJURED Granny, and once more her
head bobbed forward. and she slept.
Polly Hopkins crept out Of the hut
and sped away along the shore toward
Bad Mans ravine.
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frown faded from Pollyop's brow as
she gazed wonderingly upon him, She
marked his flashing glances that
swept the Silent City. She noted with
strange little thrill the ssuuty of the
ciearcut features, tho full, kindly
mouth and the smooth, tanned skin,
Marcus Mackenzie was speaking
rapidly. and though Polly could not
hear what he said. she knew he was
talking Of the squatters. Then words
that made her tingle with Joy came
distinctly to her ears
"But you can't turn q lot of folks
out Of their homes, Marc" rang forth
deep, rich voice. "Where under the
heaven would they 60 II you did?"
Anywhere they d-n please"
snarled Mackenzie contemptuously.
"If they were nil dead. they'd be bet
ter off, and Ithaca too"
Polly's hand tightened on the Ak
handle. To let it fly straight into the
face Of the naughty Ithacan would
have been satisfaction indeed!
"Have you tried to buy them out?"
asked the other.
"No, and don't intend to-" was the
sharp retort. '"They'll 60 because I'll
make them go, that's all. I've been
too busy for the last two years to
make much Of a dent among them,
but, now I'm home for good. mean to
clear them off," An outward gesture
Of the officers hand told Polly he was
not in sympathy with MacKenzies
threat. "You can't Judge Of the stua-
tion, Bob" Marcus went on, because
you've been gone for years. Evelyn
can tell you what they are, though"
The speaker wheeled his horse and
pointed his riding whip straight at the
Hopkins shnnty; and Polly's curly
head drew quickly back.
"One Of the worst Of them lives
there!" she heard plainly. "He's sort
of mayor of the settlement. Jere-
miah Hopkins! And such a tribe as
that hut holds can't be found any
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-05-25

But Edgeworth doesn't suit every
body. Out Of every, hundred pipe
smokers there may be one or two who
couldn't get supreme satiafaction out
Of Edgeworth. ..- =
Nevertheless, we would like to send,
any pipe smoker free samples Of Edge
worth, and we are sincere when wesay
that we would rather send samples to
Q man who thinks he will not like
Edseworth-fof he may find he u
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II you will send US your nsme and
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The samples are free and postpaid.
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Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-05-25

OF IN upon tne StoHo.
where else In this county. A worth
less, tangle-haired girl and boy half
in the grave, and heard only this
morning they're harborlng hag by
the name of Hope. They live like pigs,
too"
"The poor things haven't much OF a
chance to live otherwise, have they,
Marc?" The question evidently re-
uuired no answer. swell. what do you
think of that?" he went on. Then he
read aloud: "Tf your heart is loving
and kind, come right In. II 1t amt,
scoot off, Why, that's beautiful"
The warm. velvety brown the rich
mans threats had made hard glare
was brought back to Polly's eyes by
these words. She could have hugged
the speaker as. hard as she sometimes
did Daddy Hopkins!.
"Rubbish 7" sneered. Mackenzie.
"Perfect rotl Your aunt was Saying
this morning that fhe. Hopkins gitti Is
as odd rs she is filthy. The very.idea
of having a thing Ike that hung up "
Polly saw the younger man reach
out and touch the sneaker win
sleved hand. W.. - n,
"Love isn't rubbish, .wherevertyou
find 1t; old Chap !'-he exclaimed. r1t
gives even a squatter shack gnmRse
Of heaven. You ought to helps these
peooie. Marc. Give them a chance; !;
make. something of them. and. t9ey
|. WON'T bother yQu." 49,. ih;l
.Rurping tears. .Mled Polly's eye; 20
hear him speAk W EyR9athy WI b eer
fshermen friends touched her deeply.
And he had spoken Of love in the fepe
way Granny Hope did. too. lyop
lad never imagined pld Marc kpd
ever thought Of the meek-the NM
and the hungry. Far above the WI q,
up in the skies beyond the slSfds
where the blue was, right alonss!de
,tAe. .cruciasd- sasieS. Rs1y ,Hopeans
1IIss;d this new frftnd e& the S!l$nt
i(St;' 'Hsr Is 6Sdlhs VA VA iitsffdbssd
by Mackenzie speaking.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-05-25
Why do ss |, i
women ike
,f.iisE r es'aF, y';sJ;it'l
pipe ii sml'oI1lkeI'!rs'zt.

81 L.
WSasksd many women One 6Aids.
fBecause . man who thinks things
out, does them and go6s Ill tie wsy
through with anything he starts esn-
sFally smokes . pipe II he smokes at
al-and nearly afwayshsdo dosssmoas::.
Another replied: "A pipe smoker 10
more Of home man. It sesms to me-
There Il no better picture Of content.
ment than . man smoking pipe In
his home after the days work isdons.",.
"Hs Il moro honest. more reliable.
more manly" said another-but shs
was rather young. si'aa
"Pipe smokers arc not 20 jumpy
and fdgety, 10 nervous - non-smok.
ers. They're more easily contentsd..
was the opinion Of one woman.
There were many reasons given by
the fair ladies; some Of them not vssy.
powerful from . logical viewpoint.
The significant feature Of the ques-
tionnaire was that the great majority
Of the women admitted that they do
like pipe smokers. -. -
And Just to show that woman 4 NOT
the only illogical Of tha two se1ss, ~
asked number Of men why they
liked the tobacco they smoked. One
said It was strong enough for. him.
Another said it was.mild Enough for
him-snd they were smoking the
same brand. All Of them had some
moreor-less indefinite reason for lik-
ing . certain tobacco, but putting that
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-05-25
Pianet Without Oxygen,

According to the spectf0sc6pfc
studies made at the Mount Wilson sob-.,
servatory Of the light received from
Venus, no oxygen-absorptlon lines are
found. This indicates that there ia
no oxygen or water vapor In the outer
atmosphere of Venus, and Furthermore
that the reflected light of the sun
must have penetrated to consider
able depth. s.
1t therefore appears necessaryto to at
tribute the great brightness Of Venus
to some other cause than that of high
reflective power of water-vApor 'clouds.
and. this apparent absence Of oxygen
must be considered in Connection with
speculations as to the. conditions. Of.
the planet.-Popular Mechanics Mag
azine. aSs" ~. .'','sr =, - t:-.- ~
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-05-25
CHAPTER n.

About the time Polly Hopkins begnn
to repair the shack roof, Evelyn Rob-
ertson came into the room where her
mother sat reading. The girl was
dressed to go out and was drawing a
pair OF gloves over her ringed fingers.
"Where are you going, Eve?" In
quired the lady. ut seems to me that
you're running out altogether too
much. There's your pianol You
haven't practiced in montha Now
don't blame me, Eve, II, when Marcus
asks you to play. you fall fat"
A dull red run into the girls cheeks.
but she made no reply as she
smoothed the wrinkles from her
gloves.
"The good Lord knows" continued
the mother irritably. ''that I've kept at
you enough. Now Marc and Robert
are home, how are you going to enter
tain. them? Men demand so much"
The experiences Of the past two
years had taught Evelyn that lesson.
1t had been demand, demand and more
demanding ever since, on girlish I'M
pulse, she had secretly married Oscar
Bennett. s~
"And you heard what Marcus said
last night about the Silent City folks"
went on Mrs. Robertson. "What you
want of that Hopkins girl l don't un-
derstand. Marcus says her father Is
the most dangerous man among the
lot of them, and the girl herself Is
queer"
"Oh, don't talk about the squatters
all the time," cried Evelyn. II hnte
the very sound of the word. What's
Polly Hopkins, anyway -. Now
Marcus Is home"
Darling" the mother interrupted
eagerly, cit has always been my hope
that you and Mare would grow to care
for each other. He Is SO rich and 80
handsome! Now, isn't he?"
A groan almost leapt from Evelyn's
lips. What fool she had been! Here
she was married to man she loathed,
man she was ashamed of! The
realization that another man, rich,
good-looking and In every way deslra-
BILE, had turned his serious eyes upon
her, almost made her blurt out the
whole story to her mother; but hav-
ing kept, silent so long. she dared not
speak now. All through the night she
had tossed and turned, hunting some
way to.Eet Oscar Bennett out of her
life without Marcus Mackenzie know
ing ANYTHING about 1t. She dared not
20 TO Oscar himself; Polly Hopkins
WAS the only hope she had.s All Ben
nett cared for was money. He was as
tired of her as she was of him. Per
htps he would 60 away quietly and
sst her free If she. gave him money
enough. Would her mother give 1t to
herf:. 'F
.Mother, do ydu. honestly want tme
I'd marry Marc7' she asked, trembling.
Mn Rabestson. caught at IF tae out:
nhns bahd. " '
"Iao, do indeed. dariing.n she an
skeiiesd. "And he'll ask you too., I'm
shrS.: Perhaps NOT todat 0rtouiflssatfow,
fbrSSe's. sjp4 yenewins his acquaint.
ahdFNifEH s6d.' BY the way he looked
| last x09ef could tsn: iFss: eonsld.
eEinr ats:: ::..:l::';. :.El's'.s,:
A handkerchief dropped from Eve
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-05-25
MARCUS MACKENZIE.

x,ops1s-Occupying . dilapi-
.hsck in the Silent City. Q
- ssttlement near ithaca.
vnrk Polly Hopkins lives with
,.,hsr small Jerry. and an old
han. Granny Hope. on an 90
md farm. Oscar Bennest. prus
pus farmer. is a neighnor. ne
C.crstly married to Eveayn I've, NJ, l,oo, .,
Lon, supposedly wealthy siri OF
Il neighborhood. Poly alone
Srs their secret oscar
Eoughgoing villain. He 10 tirsd
m wife and has his eye on the
~ squatter girl. with her faai-
4 eyes and her tumbiing c9ris.
Of course Polly would night
I a wildcat II Oscar 10 much as
hands on her.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-05-25
DENVER MARKETS.
Cattle. TF

Fat steers called steady to little
bit stronger. The better class of steers
was quoted at prices ranging from
SITS to s8. Fair to good grades sold
from SIPS to s7.f6. and 1t was the
opinion of traders that the right kind
Of fancy or prime beef would bring
$8.10 or possibly $S.25. The best grade
cows were selling at $6.25 to $3.50.
Most traders called the feeder and
stocker section of the market a little
weaker The best light steers were
selling from 81 to $7.25.
Hogs.
Top on carloads was sl9aG: which
choice Hampshires and Poland-C Chfnaa
shipped in from Nebraska. PackRSs'
top stood at $10.25 and bulk of sates
were in the. range of $3.50. and SIC, 70;
Packers' heavy throwout Sbogn sold
quite generally at $3.50 to 3s:75. And
rough :heAVy staltsf at $79k thee oleS
supply continued light although ship
pers have been advised time and time
again that a good foutlef awaits such
stock on the Denver market. Best
iasEs ssEzs. ''0ek'r' were ~a s'0.sa at '''' -
- ~ Sh&An.
Choice quality FIAT wooled lambs.
averaging 81 pounds, sold for $13.2B.
whith price. EsprssAnts loss OF from
76c Ito A-since.,t the he ginning Of the
week. Fair lambs sold from $12.75 to
-313, and palmer animals changed
shahhs at $3.50, and lower. In the eve
..sedt tdora 'ipflfes 6retf al little stronger.
fOnAI load Of attractive sheep averaging
rsiode toh0O pounds se}Ang for $40.
Cheyenne Wells record., 1922-05-25

feeling into words
was difficult. Even
our old Edgeworth
best
friends diff
hculty in telling
why they like Edge
worth. "It II .
! friendly, friend-
Il making tobacco
that just suits
me-" was the
best answer we
could get. Just
suits me! There's
the whole thing.