National Republican., 1877-06-30
The low In Hi.inrY.

From the Pen and Piow.I
The jew still walks the earth, and bears
the stamp Of his race upon his forehead. lie
Is still the samo being as when he first
wandered forth from the hills Of Judea, II
his name Is associated with avarice and extor.
tion, and spoken IN bitterness and scorn, yet
In the morning Of history u gathers around 1t
recollcctions sacred and holy.
The jew Is q miracle among the nations. A
wandcrcr In all lands, he has been q witness
Of the great events Of history for more than
800 years. He saw classic Greece when
crowned with intellectual triumphs. He
fingered among that broken but beautiful
architecture which rises like a tombstone over
the grave Of her departed splcndor.
The Jew saw Rome, the mighty heart" Of
nations, sending Its own ccasclcsS life's throb
through all the arteries Of It's vast empire.
He too, has seen that heart cold and still In
death. These have perished, yet the Jew lives
on-the same silent mysterious indcstructible
being. The shadow Of the Crescent rests on
Palestine, the signet of o conquerors faith
still the Jew and his religion survive. He
wandcrs q captive In the streets Of his own
once quecnly Jerusalem, to mediate sad and
gloomily on the relics of ancient power.
Above him shines the clear sky. fair as when
II looked down on tho towers Of Zion; but
now, alas beholds only a desolate city and an
unhappy land. The world Is his home. The
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all creeds and schools and sects. Mankind wor.
ship In the sacred songs Of David. and how to
the divine teachings of jesus Of Nazareth, who
also was n son Of Abraham. Such Is the Jew.
His ancient dreams Of empire are gone. How
| seldom do we realize, as we see him In our city
streets, that he Is the creature ofsuch strange,
peculiar destiny. Neither age, nor country,
nor climate have changed him. Such Is the
Jew, a strange and solitary being, and such
the drama Of his long and mournful history.
ArcrioS SALES TO-DAY.
ny Duncanson Bros:
| AT 3 O'Clock. small brick and frame houses on
New Jersey avenue near street south.
Al 6 O'Clock. three-story brick house, No. 5ls
Seventh. near street southwest.
"M o'clocI, valuable property on street. near
Ninth west
| BY George Truesdell:
At O'Clock three. story brick house on east side
of Fourteenth street, between and " No. soo'
At6 o'clock. desirable building lot on south side
of the public space opposite Stanton square, be-
wecn Fourth and finh streets northeast.
tBy Birch & Rpbcy:
Il ios:p oclocE, a, the Bazaar. one fine dark bay
MARI pheton and harness.
by wash. d. Williams
Al II o'clock, hai.,lsomc carriages, &c.
| by VI. K. Walsh, GeOrgetown, DC:
At 10 O'Clock. at 40 Bridge street. Georgetown
sale Of kitchen ware, crockery. ware. &c.
| By jas DUNCAN:
Al 10 O'Clock at No. ins Thirteenth street north
west, sale Of handsome household furniture.
FINE mackinaw straw Hats. srIYENErEs 1887
Pennsylvania avenue
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| ELEGANT LLAMA LACE G OODs At CREAMY RE
DICED PRICEs.
Mis- Mccormick Is Offering the most choice lace
sncaucS domans aud shnwls Of the season at prices
aStUnishingly low. Also, ladies fine underwear, Al
81 Ninth street.
/ To ORDER at g. per pair. Your choice OF como
fny styles of cassimcrcs. From which we
make pants To order at five dollars per pair.
| Many Of these goods are worth double
the money and we advise all per-
sons to call carly.
A. SAKs & Co. Sij Seventh street.