Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-02-20

child, Baron Lucien Hirsch, who died
some few years ago, after very short
illness. This cruel affection caused him
to retire from all active business.
Being possessed of enormous wealth,
and having no direct heir, he, after
mature consideration, decided to employ
or devote portion Of his fortune to
the alienation of the sufferings of his
| fellow-men. Notwithstanding his jew
| ish descent, Baron Hirsch is man of
large and liberal ideas on religious mat
| ter5, many members of his family being
| Christians Furthermore, his adoption
Of two English children, who are being
brought up in the Christian religion, il
sufficient proof that his unequaled hber-
ality is not limited TO his own people.
For twenty years past he has seriously
occupied himself with the miserable
condition of the poor Jews in Russia,
and he determined to take all possible
once entered into negotiations with the
Russian government to this effect, and
proposed to devote the sum of G2, 900, 600
to that object. 1t can easily be imagined
| that this offer was not lightly refused by
the Russian authorities, but certain
stipulations proposed by the donor,
though of kind usual In such cases,
such as that the money shall be invested
III the hands Of trustees, not being in ac-
cordance with the desires of the Rus
slams, who wished TO have the whole
and sole handling of the money, Baron
Hirsch was obliged to withdraw his
offer. He thereupon decided to take
other steps This, however, did not pre-
vent him. rs proof that he has no re-
ligious preludices, from handing to the
chief of the holy synod M. DePobledon-
osizewifof, $40 900 for orthodox Russian
schools
1t may not be uninteresting to know
that generally in Russia, as it was in
many other countries of Europe till
few years ago, jews are no longer al
lowed to farm or till land, and this, with
their increasing population, was one of
the principal causes of their poverty.
Being bafiied in his efforts to help them
in this way, Baron Hirsch determined to
do SO in another, and began to encour-
age and help Russian Jews to emigrate.
Gn rmous sums have been given by
him for this purpose. America was the
first country looked to, and to provide
funds for the emigrants and the educa-
ton of their children was the prime OBJ
iect of his munificent gift of 100000
,rancs.
But the persecution of the Jews still
continuing in Russia, it became neces-
sary to find some other outlet than the
United States. and he sent out q COM
mission co posed Of three competent
mcn an ngGsh officer of engineers, o
Belgian and German-to Argentine
Republic, for the purpose of reporting
on the agricultural prospects Of that
country. Their reports being favor
able, further important sum will be
provided by Baron Hirsch for the pur-
pose of enabling Russian Jews to emf
CRATE to that country and for the pur-
chase of land there for their benefit.
1t has been the genel al belief that
Jews are extremely opposed to manual
labor, but Baron Hirsch assured me
that this is not so, he having had indis-
putable proof to the contrary, and this
fact is the principal cause of his pro-
posed action in their favor in Argentine
Republic
Besides these different sums, Baron
Hirseh has just given 12,000,000 francs
for Galician schools. This latter gift
probably gave rise to the erroneous
statements which appeared in the papers
that be had given the said sum second
time to the United States, whereas he
simuly handed over to the American
trustees the capital Of his former gift.
Valuable Pamphlet for Horse Owners.
WASHINGTON, sFeb. Representa-
tive Funston, Of Kansas, introduced a
joint resolution of considerable interest
to owners of horses. 1t provides for the
printing of the Investigations Of the
bureau of animal industry ON the dis
eases of the horse. This Investigation is
said to have brought out much interest
ing information regarding diseases of
the horse hitherto unknown. Mr.. Fun