Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-01-20
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With cut on his head and a mud
colored lump as big rs an egg over
his eye, Philip SpievacIue, converted
Jew and conductor of Christian mis-
sion to convert other Jews, is bidding
defiance to ieering crowds of Israel
ties. The young women from Chris
tian churches whom pievacque has in
duced to participate iii the work, nave
spent most OF their time sitting around
and talking to one another, while the
missionarys principal occupation has
been lodging missiles md duckins
blows aimed at him by tho orthodox
Jews of the neighborhood, who are
angry that one of their own race
should try toconvert their young folks
to a new creed. The matter cnlmin.
ated in open assault the other day,
large stone and Il heavy wine bottle
combining SO to disarrange the mis-
sionary's features that even his young
women assistants didn't know him
md shrieked loudly when he sought
refuge in their sewing school. His
nerves had sustained severe shock
and he was otherwise battered and
broken up by his treatment at the
hands of the mob, which is said to
have numbered thousand. Never
theless, he was at the old stand again
in few hours ready for converts and
unmiudful OF the iee;s of the crowd,
which was nightly tickled by the
visible signs OF strife on the mission
ary's face.
There has arrived in this city from
Dublin musical instrument with an
interesting history. 1t is the harp
OF Moore, the Irish poet, and is now
the property OF Maria Miller, the con-
cert singer. The instrument be-
longed to her grandfather, the late
Professor Glover of Dublin, to whom
it was given by the Messrs. Power of
that. city, the firm that first published
Moores poems. Professor Glover,
shortly before his death, gave it to
his daughter, Mrs. ID. G. Sullivan,
and she in turn gave it to her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Miller. The harp is of the
style known rs the Irish Dalway. II
is about three feet in height and
weighs perhaps 10 pounds. 1t has a
gracefully curved front pillar AMI
sweep of neck. It's compass comprises
80 notes, tuned diatonically in the
key of G. On one side OF the instru-
ment is silver plate bearing the in
scription, "Moore's harp, presented to
Professor Glover"
Mrs. Balington Booth has raised
ing, one of New York's suburban
chambers, by her purchase OF a quiet
estate for the establishment of one OF
the homes for eX-convicts which she
has set her heart upon as the fulfil
ment of tho special mission of the
American Volunteers - her offshoot
from the Salvation Army. Inhabitants
OF the pretty village are aroused to the
disagreeable associations that will be
thereby attached to Flushing, and
especially to the danger that ex con.
victs will continue to be criminals, and
make their lives and property more
insecure. Flushing property owners
have joined to buy the estate of the
Booths, paying enough more than the
$4,000 that Tibbets was paid to make
it an object, but what the Booths will
do about it is yet unknown. They
are very well satisfied with Flushing,
and want 10 stay there.
The Mazet investigating committee
held an executive session in Chairman
Mazet's Office the other morning t.
discuss the report which it will make
to the assembly, bnt Frank Moss wa-
not there. He wasn't asked. 1t will
be remembered that Mr.. Moss pre-.
pared a report to the committee which
was pu5 5lished in the newspapers be- !
fore any committeeman saw it. 1T is
true that was not invited" said Mr.. |
Moss. II mailed my report to each
m mber of the committee when it was
ready for their consideration, but from
that time to this have not had any
communication with the committee.
The time has not come yet for tbs |
making public of the correspondence
which resulted in the sudden deter
mination of the committee not to hold
any more puilic sessions"