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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-02

WRITTEN FOR TIE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
How are the poor and aged Hebrews
cared for?' Is a question frequently asked
at the numerous S.. Louis institutions for
the relief Of the destitute. or the thousands
Of Hebrews who immigrate TO this country
their way to st. Louis. Among the num-
Der are some who are unable to find en-
ployment. Others, who have large families
with them. suffer losses from sickness and
death and become destitute.
At the Poorhouse, usually filled with peo-
pie OF every nationality. the appearance OF
q hebrew asking for aims is of 50 rare &C.
currence as to cause The Provi-
dent and other relief associations are sell
dom called p to furnish aid to the poor
OF this strange race. Even at the City Hos
pital they are almost unknown. except in
cases Of accident. when they are hurried
there by the police for immediate treat
ment.
In the annals of the Police Department
there Is not a case recorded of a Hebrew
who has committed suicide because of pow
erty.
The Hebrews have a system Of their own
for caring for their poor and aged. In
every large city hey have institutions con-
Quoted along lines different from the char
liable organizations of American associa-
lions formed for this purpose.
Applicants Are Taught to
Become Self Supporting.
Thrift and education Is their charity. They
are not satisfied to merely give aims. but
aim to place the applicants in a position
to become s~elf-supporting. 1t makes no diff
ference In what humble manner they earn
their livelihood. or how small the percent
age OF gain, as long as they are not idle.
instead OF giving aims alone. 1t is their
policy to make the applicant useful. They
lake the children Of their poor. educate
them. and then teach them to mako their
own living.
In no other city. perhaps. are the He
Drew poor and aged 30 well provided for as
IN 81 Louis After years Of patient labor
they nave perfected a system that 10 prob
ably the best Of its kind In the country. The
Jewish charitable organizations Of the city,
by forming an alliance under the name Of
the Jewish Char1tafee and Educational As
ISOLATION. have been able to erect the
building, recently opened. at the corner Of
Seventh and Carr streets. where the work
Is now carried on under one roof.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-02
A PRIESTS DAY.: ITS SMILE AND TEARS. EDITH SESSIONS SESSIONS UPPER
TIL SESSIONS TuPPER

priest. whose rosy face had gone quite white.
Something huddled and manglcd lay upon
the stones Of the street. A felloW-Workman
held the limp head upon his knees Two or
three stalwart policemen stood keeping the
crowd back.
The good father fell upon his knees and
took the nerveless hand. He Inclined his ear
to the husky whisper Of that passing soul.
From his pocket he brought the carved
crucinx. and lifted It before the man.
Look on this. Richard. look on this" he
murmured.
1t was one of those sublime and wonder
ful scenes which are enacted almost daily
In a vast city. Policemen, w~orkingmen and
other onlookers suddenly uncovered At the
sight.
Among those who. overwhelmed and I'm
pressed. knelt and prayed earnestly for the
soul that was starting on its strange. lone
journey. was . tall. loosely jointed. austere
man. clad In solemn black. He Joined his
great hands. REDEEMED with the cold. and.
closing his eyes prayed humbly that GOD
would receive that poor soul. called 90 un-
expectedly into the presence Of it, Maker.
80
When Father Tom" rose from his knees
and turned to 10 his eyes. Drumming with
tears. rested On this gaunt. awkward man..
who was still kneelins and silently praying.
The priest waited q moment.
The Reverend Jonas rose from his knees
and wiped the tears from his thin cheekA
Father Tom crossed to him. and. touch
ing him gently on the arm. said:
When II comes TO prayer. my brother
We are very close together"
The Reverend Jonas could not speak bot
he laid his a upon the shoulder Of the
other and gripped Il hard. And then. arm
In arm. linked ike brothers. the tall, aus
tere clergyman and the little kindly head
priest hastily passed. with faces on which
fingered . na1eaes8 t~anAguxtnG NgAt /:
thfou0h Tie 1u1hsd and 0doaned thrOa
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-02

men rated high in the mercantile direct
cries join In the games with tots Of the
poorest Hebrews In St. Louis. apparently
in ignorance of the difference In their con-
dltiors In life.
In their charity work the cid orthodox
customs of their religion have been entirely
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-02

eliminated. Only the English language Is
taught One noticeable feature of their
method of teaching Is the lack of strict
rules. One of the cooking classes. formed Of
a bevy of pretty girls. go about their tasks
laughing and talking. unchided by the In
siruc;or. 1t Is the same In all the classes:
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-02

Almost every day. prominent Hebrew d.
vines and Members of their families may
lie seen going among the pupils of the DIFF
fsrent classes of the school and assisting
them in their S,arch for knowledge. They
are also frequent visitors TO the reading
and recreation rooms, and the children Of
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-02

brews attend the institution. No questions
are asked as to the ability of the pupils
parents to pay. Those who apply are entered
at once. The nursery. too. Is conducted on
tn same principle. and it is not infrequcnt
that :he children of some prosperous cloth
Ter are fst: Wit, the matrons to be cared
for while their mother does her shopping.
This spirit Of demnc-acy prevails.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-02

they like to talk and no restriction IL placed
upon them. Unlike other Institutions, the
walls are not plastered with sets Of rules
and regulations. the observance Of which
might cause the beholders to think that
they had entered a reformatory instead OF
the home Of the greatest Of v~irtues-charity.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-03-02
Evening Service for Those
Unable to Observe Sabbath.

| For the benefit Of wage-earners who have
to work on the Jewish Sabbath and are
| unable to attend divine services. special
meetings are held every Friday evening.
conducted by Doctor Leon Harrison. rabbi
of Temple Israel. The exercise. consist OK
religious son. and anthems and n lecture
upon some interesting topic by the rabbi.
! Singers from the choirs of the different
I churches furnish the music.
| These exercises are most interesting cpl
scdes in the life of many Hebrews. Rich.
! poor. old and young attend them. They
know no class distinction. The poorly
dressed vender OF shoestrings and pencils
will sit beside the department manager of
, ore OF the larger stores. As the carriage
OF 4 richly dressed woman from the West
End drives to the door. the wife Of a Carr
street hsh vendor, accompanied by children.
meets her at the door and they enter the
building together. chatting pleasantly as
they ascend the stairs to the hall.
Young men and girls make up a large
number OF the audience OF these meetings,
not the poor and destitute. as there are no
destitute Hebrews. Young people who toll
In factories and stores seek these meetings
for recreation In lieu of the theaters. In
many instances the youth is a member of
one OF the night classes and the girl is a
student in the school Of cookery.
Children Are Taught the
English Language Only.
Men and women past the meridian Of
l'fe. In all stages Of prosperity and poverty.
attend these discourees, and not a few Of
them become pupils Of the different classes
In order to be taught cooking, housekeep-
Ing and sewing or to perfect themselves In
the elementary principles OF a practical edu-
cation. 1t Is an interesting sight to watch
the youthful teachers instructing men and
women old enough to be their parents as
II they were children just beginning their
life studies.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-05
The F. B. Cate Rea|.Estate Agency,
ROOM BOLSTER BLOCK. BARRE, VT.
Her Advantaxe.

"rapa," said Hyde Park preachers
little daughter the other day, when
grow up I'm never going to marry
either a minister or a doctor that gives
people medicine"
"Why, dear?" he asked. Don't you
like preachers and doctors? You know
preachers and doctors ought to be the
most usefu! men there are. Doctors try
TO save people in this world, and
preachers do their best to save them IN
the next. Isn't that pretty good bust
ness"
"Yes," replied little Caroline, "but DR.,
Pelletier's wife was here calling on
mamma today, and they got to talking
about things, and Mrs. Pelletier said
when she was sick it was always just
terrible to think of taking any Of her
husbands medicine, and then mamma
said: oh, but you're an awfully great
deal more lucky than If you were a
preachers wife. You only have to re-
fuse to take the medicine when you're
dck, but a preacher breaches every
Sunday "-Chicago Herald.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-05

The blind spot in the eye is where
the optic nerve comes through the rei-
ma about one-tenth Of an inch nearer
the nose than the center. To test II
close your fists with your thumbs out
side and held against each other. Ex'
tend your arms. Shut your left eye
aDd look fxedly with your right eye at
your left thumb. Separate your hands,
and when they are about six inches
apart the right thumb will go out OF
business temporarily, for it's picture
will fall upon the blind spot Now,
here's the curious part Of it: Though
men have tried all sorts Of experiments
on themselves for unknown thousands
Of years, this phenomenon was not dis
covered until the time Of Charles IL. OF
England. The blind spot leaves no
hole in the picture Of the outside world,
but there being no stimulation on that
spot, there is not consciousness OF a
lack, but a lack of consciousness
Harvey Sutherland in Ainslee's.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-05

Among Lincolns callers one morning
In 1862 was a stranger seeking both
personal and official assistance from
the president and who brought with
him some letters lauding his loyalty
that bore the signature of former
governor Of Maryland. Lincoln received
the stranger with some warmth that
was not chilled even when one Of the
attaches, who had overheard the con-
versation, interrupted to explain that
the signature must have been forged,
for the reason that the" Marylander
mentioned had been dead several years.
The stranger showed guilt in every fea-
ture, but Lincoln, suffused with that
pity for the luckless that was ever his,
chGerily observed:
"Oh, never mind that-never mind it!
This is far more interesting. l would
rather get letter from a dead man
than from a live one any day"-Phila-
delphia Times.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-05

While some people are lauding john
son grass as feed and valuable plant
for their purpose Louisiana farmers
are making war against the southern
railroads for distributing and estab-
fishing this grass along their lines. A
bill is now before the Louisiana legis-
lature which II passed will require the
railroads to get rid of the grass on
their lands and keep it cut to prevent
reseeding. 1t is stated that the rail-
roads will fight the measure, but as it
is supported by farmers it is thought 1t
will pass unanimously. Here again is
an illustration Of the power of the
farmer in a community or state when
he turns his face in the right direction
and uses his influence to secure legis.
lation in his behalf.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-05
The Giving Of Tips.

Tips were always out Of harmony
with the independence and self respect
Of true Americans. Good pay for good
work, with no unearned gratuities, In
hotels, restaurants and everywhere else
should be the custom. Tips are degrad.
ing both to givers and receivers, and
the whole system Of tipping Is unsound
and inexcusable. 1t cannot endure.
No club of any real distinction and
importance permits the giving Of tips
within it's Jurisdiction, and the prac-
tce Of distributing gifts for services
which have been amply and even gen.
erously remunerated has no basis
which is wise and wholesome. Never
yet has there been an argument in
apology for this abuse which was
worth a moments consideration.-New
York Tribune.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-05
Farmers should Plan Work.


Mistakes in farming are 6ften costly.
We should learn to avoid them by
planning work carefully. made mis-
take in not keeping all the stock my
farm would support, instead Of selling
hay and grain. The fertility of the soil
was not kept up, but was steadily de-
pleted. l had too much under the pillow,
more than could be properly fortified
at reseeding. The same land was
plowed too many years in succession
before reseeding. Instead Of raising
corn and potatoes for market they
should have been fed on the farm. Old
pastures, practically run out, should
have been plowed, fertilized and re-
seeded. did not give near enough Gull
tivation to crops during periods Of
drought. In dry periods cultivation
should be most thorough. Plenty Of
small fruit should be raised for home
use and market. Growing clover and
blowing under to build up the soil have
been found essential on my farm for
its best welfare. kept scrub stock too
long. The time is past when there Is
profit in anything but carefully select
ed animals.-E. S. Barr in Farm and
Home.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-05
Royal Bad Language.

The Pail Mall Gazette says it still
remains mystery how the chief Eng
lish authorities In church and state
ever succeeded in GROWING King
George l. Having come fresh from his
native Hanover, the first monarch of
the Brunswick dynasty was to his new
subjects little better than Melanesian
from the south seas. Not word Of
English could he muster, while the
chief officials were almost equally ig-
norant of German. Latin, therefore,
had to be resorted to as being the one
possible medium of communication be-
tween them. A highly popular joke
originated from these singular pro
ceedings, which stated that an i'm
mense amount Of bad language had
passed between the king and bis min
listers on the great day.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-05
She Wa Deaf.

At a marriage service performed a
few days ago in little country church
In England, when the minister said IN
q solemn tone, "Wilt thou have this
man to be thy welded husbandT' In
stead of the woman answering for her
self a gruff mans voice answered.:
"Oi WILL"
The minister looked up, very much
perplexed, and paused. BE repeated
the sentence, and again the same grun
voice answered:
"Oi WILL"
Again the minister looked up, sur.
u1sed, not knowing what to make OF
t. when one OF the groomsmen at the
end Of the row said:
"'Er be deaf. OF be answerin' foF
'ef."-Pearson's Weekly.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-05

The Hirdoo places clock in his
shoWrOoms not because he ever desires
a clock is foreign curiosity. Instead.
therefore, of contenting himself with
one good clock he will perhaps have
dozen in one room. They are signs Of
his wealth, but they do not add to his
comfort, for he is so Indifferent to time
bamboo lengths the sun has Travelled
above the horizon.-Temple Bar.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-05
About WAitiAg.

The old proverb that all things come
to him who waits advances very pref
ty and pleasant theory, but its literal
Interpretation makes 1t capable Of great
misconstruction, for IL it is in one sense
true it's reverse is equally true. Nothing
comes to him who waits. Nothing comes
to him who waits and does no more.
There is nothing in the world that is Of
any value that has not to be struggled
for, and those who sit down and fold
their hands, expecting fate and fortune
to bring them what they most desire,
will meet with the disappointment they
deserve.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-05
4 WORD TO the GREAT ARMY
Of SUMMER T0IlERS
IF YOU ARE NOT AS ROBUST,
VIGOROUS AND HAPPY AS
OTHERS IN THE MONTH
OF AUGUST
PAINE'S CELERY
COMPOUND
Will Give You Health, Full Energy,
and Happiness.

and Happiness.
Many men toiling In offices, stores
and workshops during this hot sum-
mer weather, and women weighted
with the work and cares OF home, are
critically near the breaking down
point. The symptoms Of coming sick
ness ana disease are manifested In
sleeplessness, nervousness, tired feel.
ings, languidness, irritability, failing
appetite and poor blood cireula ion.
Paine's Celery Compound is q pre-
cious boon to the ailing, sick and rum
down in this August weather. A bot
tie or two used at once will quickly
restore the needed strength to battle
against the weakening and enervating
effects of the oppressive heat, and will
enable men and women to 60 through
the necessary routine Of daily toll with
heart, soul and energy. Paine's Gel
cry Compound is specially distinguish
ed for its ability to build up run down
systems in hot weather.
Mr.. George w. Demarest Of 1928
West eth ST., New York, says
81 am a licensed stationary engin-
eer, and although my work is not very
laborlous, suffered so intensely with
severe pains in my back and kidneys
that was compelled to leave my work
and remain at home for SIX months.
suffered greatly with headaches and
soreness in chest and lungs and my
joints became very stiff ! actually
felt L was doomed to fill an old mans
grave at the age Of thirty-two. AS q
last resort used two bottles OF Paine's
Celery Compound when l was able to
resume my work, and after using the
third be tile, l am. In perfect health.
The value OF Paine's Celery Compound
is inestimable, and l urge others
afflicted as was to use it,"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-05
a. Che Would Have Been

a gentleman in Paris paid visit TO
=. ,odv IN whose parlor he saw por-
trait Of a lovely woman of, say nve
and twenty. Upon the entrance OF tne
lady her visitor naturally askeu Ne. -
the picture was a family portrait anu
VIVA told that it represented her de-
ceased daughter. us it long since YOU
,ost horY, asked the gentleman. "Alas,
dr." replied the lady, "she died JUST
after her birth, and had portrait
painted to represent her as sne "oul .,
have appeared If she had hVeo on'''
noww
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-05

The Japanese cite 269 color varieties
of the chrysanthemum, of which 63
are yellow, 81 white, 80 purple, 80 red,
81 pale pink, II russell and II Of mixed
colors. A fancy prevails in the coun-
try that In this flower the same tint Is
never exactly reproduced and that in
this it resembles the endless variety Of
the human countenance.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-05

Don't get angry at small things. Look
at vexations now as you will view
them thirty days from date. The angry
man who gets the wrong key and push
% and rattIes the door till he breaks
the lock loses more time than II he had
quietly gone for the right key and pays
for q new lock besides.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-05

If the average man who is unlucky
in love spent half as much energy in
hunting up some other desirable girl
as he does in chasing the girl who Is
unkind to him. he would soon be a
good deal appier.-Somerville (Mass)
Journal.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-05
Easy Of Solution.

Mrs. Hushmore-You'll have to settle
up or leave.
Boarder-Thanks, awfully. The last
place I was at they made me do both.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-05
A WANNA.

Whatever be your talents, whatever
b your prospects, never speculate
away on q chance Of q palace that
which you may need az a provision
seatns$ the workhouse.-Bulwef.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-05
Money Gets Its Equivalence
HERE!!!

Cottage house on Franklin ST. has and In
perfect repair Seven besides
Finished the WOOD with hard wood floors Cellar
lite underpnning CITY water and connected with Lot ff
feet front and lao feet Deep Room garden
ing the location, price is low only 90, 900.
House Maple Ave. closets; built
conveniently arranged eeping easy is rods
front and rods Deep nice large garden and large
VIII trade for farm. Price %, 800.
new Queen Ann Cottage Of bath and
city and surrounding country from nearly
the houses broad piazza lawn; celia,
house built for home and the work all by the day. Fin
shed hard wood and has in the cellar Would
take good building lot Price $500
Two tenement houses South Barre besides
closets al good repairs rents for fourteen dollars month
Price 81, 200.
Duxbury acres one onehalf miles from vii
age Will cut 40 tons hay all with machine Wire House
hill barns ordinary House half story,
eleven and newly painted inside and Good veranda
produced apples year
900 feet mile Will
renting property In the CITY,
Cabot 60 high Of cultivation. Will
place; orchards very easy work very producte
will 10 and buildings good water barn. stock
do have of the barn todnk House old fashioned
but in good repair Price for immediate o. 600 cash.
road House has four finished and not hnhed Barn with
quite finished Good running Price $3.50,
$50 down, balance monthly payments
Granite quarry four with derrick Also SO
engine with 60 horse boiler viii trade for other property
~ Money loan buy build Tenements rented and
The F. B. Cate Real Estate Agency,
ROOM BOLSTER BLOCK BARRE VT
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-05
Those Girl Friends.

II had proposal last night and re-
fused it."
"You are always thinking of the well
fare Of others, aren't you, dear?"-Ohio
State Journal.