The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-01

reminded of the misfortune in This particu-
lar which happened to a Young Frehchman
whom | once met He had learned English
and spoke it fuently. and he learned
1t from native of Great Britain
who had strayei to the Frenchman's native
place, small town in one of the rural de-
partments. 1t was the vilest of Cockney
dialect, the h " being left off where il be-
longed and placed where it should not be.
He said loss " for . horse " and " bout"
for" out and quite frequently emphasized
his speech with a low English oath. In re-
ply to questions concerning the pro
lessor " who had instructed him, he said
that the gentleman was from one of the
oldest families. so he had said, being re-
lated to the Queen by a collateral branch,
and had been forced to leave England in
Consequence of political troubles. | hadn't
the heart to tell the proud Gaul that his
English was decidedly Objectionable, and
that his professor had more likely LETT
England in consequence of a violation of
the laws against crime than for any political
reasons. Let us hope the Japanese Students
will escape models of this sort for their
studies Of the English gentleman.
The Jews in Russia.
1t is reported from Russia that an order
has been issued f0rbiddng ownership of
land to any person of the Jewish race in all
parts of the empire, except some remote
provinces. This fellows closely ufon the
order expelling Jews from such parts of the
empire as are within certain distance of
the German and Austrian frontiers; the lat
ter order is Ostensibly intended To prevent
smuggling, but its only effect will be to give
the monopoly OF the smuggling business 10
persons not of Jewish origin. The Jews
were first admitted to Russia by Peter the
Great, but they were expelled by his
daughter, the Empress Elizabeth They
were readmitted by Catherine Second, aud
the privileges she gave them were increased
by Alexander First, who issued, in the years
1908 aud 1909 DEGREES giving them full
liberty of trade and commerce. Nicholas,
the successor of Alexander First, revoked
the DEGREES of his predecessor, and the Jews
were subject to much oppression during the
time he held the throne. Alexander
Second restored some of their priv
ileges and proved himself their friend, but
| the Present Emperor, Alexander Third,
| seems to possess the spirit of his grand
| father, Nicholas. and to be fully as illiberal.
| Only certain number of Hebrews can
practice medicine or keep drug-stores, and
only specified portion of the pupils, ana
that small one. Is allowed at schools or
colleges. According to my observation in
Russia, the treatment they receive is ont
rugeously unjust and an insult to modern
civilization. The Hebrews in Russia do not
NEEDLE with politics, and the instances are
exceedingly rare of one of them being con-
of offenses OF political character. In the
army they make the best of soldiers in the
way of discipline, and they are noted for
their bravery on the battlefield. A large
amount of the trade of the country is In
their hands, and they are as noted as else
perance and frugality. They are not averse
to making the best of a bargain, but this
can hardly be called an exclusive trait OF the
Jews in any part of the world.