The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-12-28

tlNai1a tue alrlnB, every Litne tne Whlp
isn his reeking flanks ] could feel my
psu i b tingle and came as near using
u 5 words as you would naturally expect
from tue superintendent Of irst class
Sunday school. So good bye, Jerome.
The trial Of the sugar swlndlers, Of
whom gave an account some time ago,
was brought to q sudden end By tue con-
fessIon Of the two female couspirators.
Mrs. Howard and Mrs. Friend. Professor
Friend professed to have discovered a new
process for refining sugar, by which
millions OF money could be made. He
failed, however, TO make any progress
with his scheme Till he met one Howard,
a clergyman and good smooth talker,
who undertook TO float the stock. Howard
went down TO Wall street with specimens
OF refined sugar, and 1t was not long till he
had men Of capital interested In the busi-
ness. The stock was eagerly grabbed up.
Professor Friend moved from his dingY
quarters In Harlem TO palace down town;
liveried servants waited on him, splendid
eQuipages stood at his door; wealth rolled
In upon him in mighty stream and the
world was at his feet. His contract with
the company was so much stock and so
much cash. on the condition Of his furnish
ing so much refined sugar per day, but the
secret Of the manufacture was to be re-
tained by him. Thousands of dollars were
subscribed for a building and thousands
more for machinery. 1t seemed difficult
10 arrive at a commercial supply, though
samples were furnished in abundance
The Professors laboratory was triple
locked and no one was allowed to enter but
Mrs. Friend and Howard and his wife. At
last Professor Friend died and then his
wife and Howard became the sole deposi-
! taries of the wonderful secret. They bled
tae stockholders for several thousands
more and when discovery became inevitable
they fed carrying their plunder with
them. 1t then appeared as soon as the
laboratory was broken open that they ran
the crude sugar which was furnished them
by the company down into the sewer and
filed the package with refined sugar made
: by the HaYemeyers and smuggled in as
machinery. 1t took some time to locate
the swindlers, but they were finally found
in Michigan. 1t was a tough fight and
Mrs. Friend. the Professors wife was par.
ticularly bold and defiant. The Reverend
Frank Howard was tried first and sent to
States Prison for nine years. The con-
fession of Mrs. Friend and Mrs. Howard
: ends the case, and as the District Attorney
recommended them to the mercy of the
Court the presumption is that they will
get of with nominal punishment,
The eleven tribes of Israel and Judah
have been having an inning this week and
have made most splendid showing.
Meyer in its palmiest days has the Ameri-
can Institute building appeared to such
advantage as at the great Hebrew Fair now
in progress. The interior has been con-
verted into fairy bower and the mans
heart must be adamant who can wander
about among the booths and not feel it 20
pit pat faster than a railroad train. Oh,
such Ruths, Rachels and Rebeccas. !
wonder that all the young Abrahams,
tac. and Jacobs are nearly crazy, for u
% beautiful collection of women never
Nv. The fair is given by the United
Hebrew Charities for the benefit of the
Hebrew Technical Institute, and 1t is pro-
posed before 1t is ended to raise quarter
of million of dollars. Many people who
only see the Jew In his office or store are
apt to regard him simply as money getter,
But If you want to understand the other
side of him, appeal to him for any worthy
or charitable cause. II is notorious here
in New York that there are no charities
better administered or better cared for or
more generously and literally supplied than
those supervised by the Hebrews, and to
their honor be 1t said that there has never
been deficiency or defalcation in the ad-
ministration of their charitable funds. But
the fair fairly eclipses everything ever at
tempted by them before, and the layishness
with which they have expended their
money in Its support is attested by the
magnificent receipt of fifty thousand dol
lars on the opening night. There is hardly
respectable Jewish family in New York,
Brooklyn or the vicinity which Is not rep
resented in money or in person.
The curious traveller who ventures into
} this gilded sea With full pocketbook will
find his way beset with shoals and quck-
sands which threaten him with present
financial ruin. 1t is impossible to with
stand the appeals of those Hebrew witches !;
} If you once look into their eyes you might
as well surrender your pocketbook at once.
Night after night the vast hall has been
: thronged with thousands and thousands of
high and low degree. The widows mite Is
received with as much thankfulness as
CIoesus' princely gifts, for 1t is all given in
the blessed name of charity. It Is fitting
beginning to the Feast Of the Passover
, which Is now close at hand, and reflects
honor on the Hebrews of New York.
All Brooklyn and New York is on a broad
grin at discovery of the historical accu-
racy which is to be attached to the Rev,
DR.. Talmage's letters from abroad. The
ReVerand Doctor stood in the coliseum at
Rome and surveying its crumbling arches
In the soft moonlight, ,dranb In the splendid
inspiration that this magnificent ruin sug-
aests. He gave his exuberant fancy rein
till he heard the screams Of the Christian
martyrs and the exultant shouts of the
fierce Roman populace thirsting for
Christian blood No wonder his frame