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The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1893-12-08

the mortal part is not all of man, nor are all
his achievements of mortal character only.
We see the difference emphasized in connection
with this very "Succoth festival " of which we
speak. The observance of the festival, as then
carried on, has passed away. The idea which
underlay the observance exists to day, embodied
in an observance of another character. That
which the lawgiver gave to the people was
not 80 much the festival as the idea, not 50
much the symbol as that symbolized.
Similarly, we have taken the Scroll of the
Law from its repository, and read therefrom
the lesson of the day. We are not the same
people, this is not the same copy of the law,
yet though generations have passed away, that
for which this law stands, and that allegiance
to the law, which its reading symbolizes, have
not passed away, for they represent and deal
with things that are the immortal part of NOR
tai man. And as long as that allegiance shall
be maintained, as long as the life of Israel will
be guided by its doctrines and teachings, SO
long will they remain the indestructible and
ineluctable of the children of men, others may
pass away, they, their deathless truths main
tanning will be ever the deathless race
Narrowing down to communities even to
simple families, we see that passing away"
is the lot of all humankind As parents,
brothers, sisters, friends, we see, day after day
our dear ones passing from us, some to return,
some nevermore to be seen with mortal eyes.
In the life Of q community some one is al
ways passing away, and there are aching hearts
and watching eyes, that droop with the weary
vigil of deferred hope. Yet we are taught by
the faith that is within us, by the tale told in
the universe around us that that passing away
is but for q part of us it is the passing from
the mortal existence through the gateway of
the grave into the existence that endureth
Away. The heart that holds the faith may
pass away, but the faith itself is eternal the
breast that ha1bors the hope may crumble in
to indistinguishable clay, but the hope itself
lives on forever; our mortal, human part may
pass away, but we feel there is within us an
immortal, divine spark that will remain, that
will pass away, only when the heavens perish.
and Deity cease to exist.
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position at Chicago. As one writer says con-
corning it "the most pathetic aspect of the
exhibition, at the present writing is that it is
already thing Of the past" We are reminded
thereby abovean things of the passing away"
that is the fate of all things material and
physical. ''Sic transit gloria mundi" walls
the Latin philosopher. Koheleth the King of
Jerusalem, laments "that that which hath
been is the same which will be; and that which
hath been done is the same, as that which will
be DONE" for all things pass away to make
room for those which must come after Ordin-
arily the passing away of anything is calm and
gradual Ruins crumble by slow degrees the
leaves of the autumn forest turn from green to
purple and from purple to russell in slow, sue
ceeding stages and linger afectionately on the
tree, ere they flutter to the ground at the touch
OF the bleak and cherries winds.
But with the exposition, the suddenees and
the quickness of its demolition impress the
mind all the moro deeply with the transitori-
ness of human achievement. It may be more
fitting and moro dramatic that it should pass
thus abruptly away, that no thoughts of gradual
deterioration should be left, but that like q
magic city, it rose almost at the waving of a
wand, snd with the waving of the wand
should it disappear. Yet that those superb
buildings, ON which so much thought, labor,
patience and ingenuity had been expended,
should be doomed to almost instantaneous
destruction, that those intellectually precious
collections of art, statuary, bronze, sculpture,
the archaeological and scientific treasures,
brought with such trouble, expense and care
from all quarters of the globe, should be dis
arranged and dispersed, never in any certainty
or even human probability to be collected
again, all this strikes the mind with the force
Of profound pathos, and re-enforces with elo-
quent notes, the lesson of passing away of
thingr.
We're it necessary, this thought could be told
again and again with the voice of history.
But the world has heard 90 much Of the decay
of empires and the death of dynasties; the
field of history is so imbedded with the tomb
stones of departed grandeur, that by its very
magnitude and frequency, the force of the les
son is lost. The earth is one vast cemetery,
wherein are buried the nations, peoples en-
pires, achievement and possession, the grandeur
and greatness of man.
Yet death and birth are inextricably woven
together. From the very sod of q new-made
grave, the flowers and grass spring up and
grow and thrive. Their life is fed from the
death beneath 1t is the law of our being and
of all that is by us accomplished, that they ehal
pass away. No river can rise higher than it's
source What by the mortal man is done is
of necessity mortal, and must meet it's death
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THE PATHOS OF PASSING
AWAY.
A SERMON BY RABBI EDWARD n. cALIscH

And Moses commanded, saying: Eat the end
batical year, when all Israel come together to
appear in the presence of the Eternal, their God,
at the place which He will choose. thou shalt
read this law to all Israel assembled; thou shalt
gather the men and women and children and the
stranger within the gates, in order that they
your God. and observe all the words of this law.
deuteronomy xxxi-I1-12).
1t is coincidence that this passage relative
to the Succoth festival and the reading Of the
law thereon should have been in the Scriptural
portion of this week. On one of the days of
this week was the national holiday of thanks
giving celebrated, and it has been shown that
the idea of national day of thanksgiving
sprang from the Jews, and from this very Sue
Goth festival, here spoken Of Yet this very
coincidence and the train of recollection which
it arouscs have their warning voice and their
pathetic aspects.
The thought that comes first to mind is the
passing away Of things. We are reminded
how AL things that seem to be founded on the
very rock of eternal existence, are after all,
only as though built upon the loose sands, that
part and fall away. Retrospect and recollec-
ton should be the great teachers of humility.
The proudest of human achievements can be
summed up in but two words "Troja fuit -
The granite walls that have been wrought with
80 much care and labor crumble, silently and
slowly, yet mono the less surely crumble into
dust, and their foundations are buried in forget
fulness
But it may be asked, what brings me to
this thought? First, the difference in the
method Of our thanksgiving service. Who
was there that stood among assembled Israel
and heard there in the land of Canaan the read
ing of tho law that dreamed that that OBJ
servance of Succoth would ever pass away !?
What father was there, that taught this com.
mand and this ordinance unto his children.
that for moment suspected that his children's
children would be driven from their occupancy
of the holy land, to them given by the gift of
God? Whoever of all the multitude that bent
their steps toward the city of Jerusalem, for
the observance of their national thanksgiving
festival, did ever countenance the thought,
that some day the temple would be laid in
ashes, the holy city of David wonld be brought
to ruins, to be rebuilt and inhabited by
strangers? Who that e'er saw the glorious
citadel of Judea could conceive, that of all it's
impregnable strength, there would be left but
one bare wall, that was to be the wailing place
of the faithful of Israel, exiles in the land Of
their fathers.
Yet all these things have come pass and all
that was then existent and then of apparently
almost eternal strength, have passed away.
True, not in one generation, nor in one CEN
tury. but when We look back DER the days
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CLOTHING, SHOE, AND NOTION BUSI-
- NESS FOR SALE NEW STOCK. Ten
minutes ride from Richmond Post Office.
Will sell cheap to the right party. Owner is
engaged in other business and has not the time
to devote to it. Address J. H., care JEWISH
SOUTH Office, Richmond, Va.
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The total number of pupils enrolled in the
public schools of the United States for the
year 1s91-1s92 was II, 234, 1O3, the average
daily attendance being 1852, s51. The enrol
ment for the year 1s9O-1s91 is shown to have
been 13,04s, 1872, and the average daily attend
ance 8, 407, 535.
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When what you read elevatgs your mind
and inspires you with high and noble feelings,
do not ask for any other rule by which to
Judge the composition it is good, made by
the hand of an experienced workman.-La
Bruyere.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-02-01
Frankfort, Kas,, January %, 1893.

Assessment, Taxation and Capitalization,
EDITOR ADvoCATE:-There ought 10
be something done about assessment,
taxation and capitalization at this ses-
sion Of the legislature. Property, as
now assessed and capitalized, is fraud
upon and disgrace to the state Most
real and personal property is valued for
taxation at about one-fourth it's selling
or cash price. This gives us rate Of
tax per annum Of about per cent.
II the legislature should pass law
scaling down the maximum rate per cent,
that each levying board should place
upon the list each year to about one
fourth It's present maximum amount, it
would compel a uniform raise in the
assessment all over the state, and prop
erty would appear upon the tax books
at ITS true value or cash price, and the
taxpayers would be paying but about
ten mills on the dollar, ss they do back
in Yankee land, where they have got all
Of their old household and kitchen furni-
ture paid for out of the sweat of the
west. Then let the state board Of rail-
road assessors value railroad property at
its capitalization, and out goes the water
in twelvemonth.
One years experience at capitalization
assessment would be enough to convince
the most greedy cormorsnt we have in
the state that honesty would be the best
policy. d. e. BALLARD.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-02-01
About School Books.

EDITOR ADvoCATE:--I have read with
much interest your article which ap.
peared in the ADVOCATE a short time age
in regard to state uniformity OF school
text books. I have given considerable
thought to this subject in the last few
years, and | must say that your article
contains some excellent suggestions. /
am heartily in accord with you on every
point save one-that is, the purchasing
Of the books out of public funds and
supplying them t" the pupils free Of
charge.
am opposed to this plan for the fol-
lowing reasons:
First-Pupils will not take such good
care Of the books when they are fur
nished at public expense as they will
when their parents have to pay for them
directly, hence many more books are re-
quired.
Second-Some one besides the children
must be made the judge as to how badly
worn q book must be before it can be
cast aside for new one. Probably the
most convenient person to act in this
capacity would be the teacher. Now,
suppose that on a certain day the teacher
finds that Johns book is 80 badly worn
and scuffed that he must have q new one,
and forthwith the new one is supplied.
Would it not be the most natural thing
in the world for Johns classmates, all
whose books are not new, to long for
new one? And if they are told by the
teacher that those they have are yet good
enough, will they not, most Of them, see
to it that in a very few days their books
are sufficiently worn and torn.to enable
them to get a new oneH You may say
that a competent teacher would prevent
this kind of thing; but every teacher
knows this is much easier said. than
done.
Third-H the teacher is made the Gus
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-02-01
His Prayer.

EDITOR ADvooATE:-"We thank Thee
that while others are unclad and hungry,
We are provided for and have plenty"
were the words used by Benjamin L.
Smith, Of the First Christian church in
this city, on Sunday, January %, in his
prayer. When heard those words l
wondered if the divine was expressing
his thanks, or was he voicing the senti-
ment of the sudlenceY
Is it true Christianity to be thankful
for such contrast in the condition of
society," Is it true Christianity to thank
God that while others are naked, cold,
hungry and homeless, II have plentys"
Isn't such o prayer inhuman? Can it be
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-02-01

true that God intended that such con-
ditions should exist, and we whopretend
to be Christians should be thankful for
themH II such prayers represent true
Christianity / must confess that l am not
a Christian. The practice Of such selfish
prayers is what has brought our country
to the present crisis. Brethren, let us
pray different prayer. Let US pray
that "Christ's kingdom may come on
EARTH" II that be our prayer, we can
not be thankful that while others are
unclad and hungry, I'VE are provided for
and have plenty. B. G. DUKE.
Topeka, Kas.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-02-01

getting the earnings of 1,72S, and he does
not have to clothe and feed them, either.
This beats the chattsl system Of slavery
SO far as getting what other men produce
is concerned. An unjust system Of tax
alton is responsible for this evil, and we
hope the worthy sons Of toll will stop the
evil which has already commenced op-
perations in our fair land.
T. F. SPRoULa
Frankfort, Kas,, January %, 1893.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-02-01

todisn Of the books and is also expected
as he probably would be, by. the patrons
Of the school to see that no book ID
abused, it would add very greatly to the
already srduous tasks Of the teacher. and
many teachers would prove incompetent
and unable to do this work, and thus
would another Aoodgate be opened fol
the entrance of unfriendly criticism Of
the teacher and dissatisfaction OF his
work, all Of which would be an injury to
the school. / think l can see large
amount Of mischief in the plan, unless
this part Of it could be managed in some
other way.
The above objections are based upon
the results Of actual experience. For
several years a few districts in this (Bar-
ber) county have, by common consent
and agreement, followed the plan Of fur
nishing the.tsxt books from the funds OF
the district free to the pupils. The OBJ
jections have been as above stated, and
every teacher who has taught in any Of
these districts, 80 far as we have heard,
tells the same story.
Uniformity Of text books is undoubt-
edly great advantage. But what good
reason is there that books should be fur
nished at public expensep sMost tax
payers would surely prefer to pay for
books for their own children and see
that the books are properly taken care Of
than to contribute to common fund to
be largely wasted. Those who are really
too poor to buy books for their children
already have a remedy. On a statement
made to the proper authority Of their
inability to purchase school books, they
may now be supplied at public expense,
Now, Mr.. Editor, this is all have to
say in adverse criticism Of the plan out
lined in your article; but will add that
in my opinion the plan Of contracting
with publishing houses for books enough
to supply the state has several advan-
tages over the publishing Of them by the
state. One advantage is that If, after q
trial, state uniformity for any reason
should prove undesirable, the plan can
easily be abandoned, and no great
amount OF property will be sacrificed, as
it would if the state should build and
equip large publishing house and then
find state publication to be failure, as
1t has proven in California, at least in q
large measure.
Should state uniformity become law,
as / hope it may, strong and rigid pro-
visions must be made for it's enforce
ment, or it will become, like several
other laws on our statute books, dead
letter, and thus fail to benefit the very
schools that most need the help which
the law provides. j. o. HAHN,
Ex.Superlntendent Of Barber County.
Medicine Lodge, Kas., January II, 1893.
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-02-01
The Governor, the Legislature, and the
PeOple,

governors message where taxation is re-
ferred to brings the cherished theories
on the tax question to the front, and now
is the time for every one who feels caps-
bic to let the lawmsking power have
storsd-up ideas on this subject.
"That system Of taxation is best that
shall distribute most equally the neces-
sary burdens on all according to their
ability to bear them, and the measure of
protection they receive from them"
Good!
That system which will have a ten
dency to put the land in the ownership
of the tiller and out of the ownership Of
the speculator should also be considered
while we are at it. The rights of capital
we all maintain, but those rights must
be limited to where the rights Of the
citizen commence; and on this principle
we need land tax system that will
make land ownership Improbable for
any other purpose than making it, the
land, produce to it's full capacity, and
system which will also destroy land rents
without doing the present owners of land
an injustice. And in view of system
Of this kind, here are some suggestions
that may help to formulate something
better than the present system: Let as
much land as is necessary for the main
tenance of one family have lighter as
sessment than larger tracts which are
held for rent and speculative purposes.
A system which will make the second
hundred acres less profitable than the
first, and which will make the third hun
dred acres less profitable than the Sec
ond, and so on up to five hundred acres,
where profit in ownership would cease
altogether, would tend toward develop
ing the state to it's highest point of pro-
duction.
The land is needed for homes more
than it is needed as an implement to make
an interest on q certain number of dol
dars per acre, and on this hypothesis is
where the rights Of capital end and where
the rights Of the citizen begin.
All that land is worth above the cost
of the improvements upon it, and the
tax paid on it up to date, is a gain for
which the owners have given nothing In
return. So there need be no squeamish-
ness about the land values Of unim-
proved land being destroyed.
The resources OF our country must be
kept under the control Of the state to
the extent that no citizen shall be de-
priVed Of his natural born right of access
to something by which he can get food,
clothing and home for his family, and
that, too, without having to pay a tribute
to the almighty dollar"
We had the proper Declaration of hide
pendence long while ago, but up to date
we have not had the proper declaration
of deliverance. We want to deliver our
selves from the unjust customs Of older
countries, customs by which bright
man has been able to accumulate ss
much wealth in one lifetime as thou
sand men could produce in the same life
time. 1t is now possible for Kansas, the
brightest star in the whole galaxy, to
take the initiative. step in closing mp
those openings by which one man can
prey upon his fellow beings as ruthlessly |
as a wolf preys upon a helpless brood of
mild hirdn In O rannhlinnr nnnar nhnllt
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-AamY- pesearlo4is INCREASING.

~ S1.. 4 DTS ETtt 0riio fSCHEffSR'C.
Goo.i a:cn Said 70 ::e &6!ne: nccausc of the
Df-coureginS OutiooI.,,,.,,l
Army 5Iescrtiosls altt on 'the''iomp
s--.r.- ..+..- ,-t.>i.sass--+,- AIS tt.-
rac.ioG are f,.t cpheuera While they
o.t3 l; $a f. =. :,d e"'S-
nentin tie nla@.4Ic-o1 tha army through
5s ng sa2i e' :ss S1siF' 2ame s'1 nons,.
$50. In fac2. 'tis;: 132lii;; ms Aearl
little about ,ic>cgtiu9, since tho pre-
pulEation, viii! Il great biare o.
,rum9et5, LAST July OF the annual ba!
etiu showing tlat ;5:otlsf;s ,i,,r,nl
measures had lcd,sco,lSsac, Tamher o.
total enlisted =tronr;l. OF The army o.
nearly / per cent. within year. The
abseuce Of monthly 5ciict!ns <lnca is
accounted ior b. the aaarai returns.
iuSt completed, for The fiscal yt,.r
c1deJ] juno 30 This shows q decided
increase IN dcsertioa. Furthermore.
lie increase has grown steadily ,ii:cc
The monthly reports ceased. Cor the
month ending June 80 % assertions
arc recorded, about fifty moro than tn
rurnber recorded for tbe CORES ondjng
monthof 1872. The percentage for the
vclr is nearly one ami = half creator
nan that for The fiscal year ended tame
80. 1922. There has i3son - marked III:
crease caoh month since tho enactment
oflerisla.;0r III the las army aorro-
priatiou Get prohibiting rc-enlistn'a7..
~ nr:yates after ten year, service
rbi; fact IS regarded =, ye..v signi.icaa:
~ the army authorities They con-
-ider dat 1t .eji, pho !.ola story OF
The evils wrought ~ Chat act ard taat
~ better argument eao be advanced
Tor is repeal.
Iti9 plain thnt The nen vino ontcrc,i
the army eNpe otirE % make it their
home have belolue Discouraged ~ ,ho
act which taxes IRON them al chance
OF the retired liel in taeir old daYs, @.
he soldiers homo and increase Of nay
[0r length OF service With These IL
comogements before Them they have
lallcu the quickest Wy possible to ct
ont II the arrav-t!ey have Geserrc-',
and it IS the opirion OF Tie army az
thorites that they will contjnue = DO
50 until savcra! alleged beneficial
measures have been ro2oaied + y
General lining tho army oiicer Is 7ot
much Disturbed br ,ies~r,,cns My
Oh them go on tl.e ,heory that tte ainy
Is web rid OF man yno has not c..at-
ac,cr enough to refrain from COMMIT
ting TIE crime Of desertioa Bat ;he
rapid iucrc1aa recently Is causing be
oicial, some alacm. Tor ,hey roa'izc
t.iat they arc nov lcsing many az IN r
good men. Wno wouLt. not Dc proMs, i
- take sllei, q cot,rs, Dtt for tAo ,i.,-
couragiuaoal before thcnl We d
ing,oa Pos.
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MONTGOMERY, Ala, oct 1.-The
state democratic executive committee
W., IN session mere thursday to coaaid-
~ the proposition male ~ the
Jeifcrsonian democratic executive
committee that tho rext cant;-
dates for state officers shall be elected
br primary elections, il which all
white men who were democrats before
the election of last year shall partici-
p2tc. There IS cone;Acrav ole opposition
10 The proposal on thc ground tiat Ii I,
IS accepted the Je..ersonians will ill
Al the state c.tccS next .erni to the ex-
clus.on Of the regular democracy.
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GEITGENERALEN:
Z Parliamentary joio 5es Up BY Teller
and Dubois.
ri.c Anst-:iirer:tce walked Ti:,i,t INTO ,aa
frng-h Nica Constitutional Question
Iuvo;Yed-rrcsrect O. tie Iiti"csc
:.tcEsioa I:iil IN the s.cGs.'.

washington, Oct. :t.-'.,ho tangfe
,rGich tac senate ina, found ieeeif II
day night an,l y.iaoh reaaiteG in
TIC Adjournment ~ tEat body .eas Ike
outcoue Of = c!ereriy laid PIC. ori9'il-
,re1 10y ,-caatcr DGOOis and cNecGtcu
through tie he.p of Senator 'iol.cl.
TIE silver mer ilnttr that or = roil e;.-
v.aere pa;gs yyouid have 70 lie reerl--
MED thai The rereai members weelc
rot able 70 oat1in GEesrt''.
though or cali o. Tie ser25e lo
which r2irs can . violated i qHoran,
.sas present. He di,Ecrity t,len he.
came to oh.ain roll cali Senator
Teller examined tho rules a.,,i d-sco.-
el.ea What proved TO lc sucocsSt1l
manner OF bringing ,aout the Desired
end. 1t is a rule OF the senate tsat es-
cept by unanimous con-en, = Q83!ie
document can 10, he read il lli..t hos!y
II il has ieen previously red. 2.i.
-'cljcr during t cali sor - quorum S,--
pl2.ualj his scheme To alr. Htitcr, WGo
was speaking and afa,v ,aomert, later
1lr. i'eGer rom the Ioass Of manuscript
ti4at he had on ~ t,,9.l rcsurtcctel =
public docnmen and began to red
VITA aToot dajjtc~o.inn.
Immediately ~ Teller p'a-' n his
feeta.ld iac.e1 - tae teadin~. 9ie
raised a. rgin. o o~G4r ~. il the
readinr aa5 atter me Gatstl the
caairman n2ye l., decision, fco..t n.h;e !.