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roll of honor in our second war against England
At the time of the Mexican War, in 1896 the
Jewish population perhaps fifteen thousand.
General David DeLeon twice took the place of
commanding officers who had been killed or dis
abled by wounds and twice received the thanks of
the United States Congress for his gallantry and
ability Surgeon General Moses, Albert Levy,
Colonel Leon Dyer Quartermaster-G General under
General Winfield Scott), Lieutenant Henry Seligson
(who was sent for by General Taylor and by him
complimented for his conspicuous bravery at Mon
terey) Major Alfred Mordeca Sergeant Jacob Davis,
Sergeant Samuel Henry and Corporal Jacob Hirsch-
born are the names of few of the of Israel
who left valuable evidences of their patriotism in
the Mexican War
From the earliest period of the Republic to the
present time the Jew has been a conspicuous figure
in the regular army and navy, and in every branch
of the service he has made honorable record.
Major Alfred Mordecai is recognized authority
in the military world, in the field of scientific
search and in the practical application of mechanical
deduction to war uses. Commodore Uriah Phillips
Levy at the time of his death (1S62) the highest
ranking officer flag officer in navy, and upon
his tombstone at Cypress Hills is recorded the fact
that He the father of the law for the abolition
of the barbarous practice of corporal punishment
in the United States navy"
In the political movement for the abolition of
slavery the Jews took leading part in creating
public opinion. AS early 1883 fugitive negro,
arrested by United States marshal, was liberated
by crowd of citizens, led by Michael Greenbaum;
and the evening of the day large meeting was
held to raty that act. The first official call to
organize the abolition movement signed by
George Schneider, Adolph Loeb, Julius Rosenthal,
Leopold Mayer and a cigar-dealer named Hanson
four Jews among the five leaders of the German
population of Chicago in the great political move
ment Because of his anti-slavery sentiments,
Rabbi David Einhorn was driven out of Baltimore,
and his return prohibited under martial law.
Rabbi Sobato Morals in Philadelphia, Rabbi Lieb-
man Adler in Detroit, Dr. Horwitz in Cleveland
and Dr. Felsenthal of Chicago helped sow the seeds
of liberty anew.
In the Civil War the part the Jews took was so
conspicuous that it is difficult to pick out the most
prominent in the conflict. On the Union side
New-York alone furnished nineteen hundred and
ninety-six soldiers; from Ohio the next high
est quota thousand and four, while Pennsyl-
vania sent five hundred and twenty-seven He
brews According to Simon Wolf seven thousand
eight hundred and eighty-four Jewish soldiers
served in the Union and Confederate armies during
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the Civil War; although there were only one hundred
and fifty thousand Jews in the country at that
time. Frederick Knefer attained the highest rank
reached by any Jew during the Civil War. Enlist
ing private in the Seventy ninth Indiana Vol
unteer Infantry, he by merit to the co1onelcy
of his regiment and thence to the rank of brgadier
general, and finally brevetted major-genera for
meritorious services at the Battle of Chickamauga
Among the Jews who rose to brigadier- general
ships may be mentioned Edward S. Solomon,
Leopold Blumenburg, Philip J. Joachmsen and
Leopold G. Newman, to the latter of whom on his
death-bed President Lincoln brought the commits
sion promoting him to that rank. Among other
Jews who distinguished themselves in the for
the Union may be named Colonel Marcus M.
Spiegel of the One Hundred and Twentieth Ohio
Infantry, who died before he could receive the pro-
motion to the brgadier-g eneralshp for which his
superior officers recommended him; Max Einstein,
Colonel of the Twenty -seventh Pennsylvania Vol
unteers Colonel Max Freedman of the Fifth Penn
sylvania Cavalry; Lieutenant-C Colonel Israel Moses
of Sicl1es' Brigade; Isaac Moses Adjutant-
of the Third Army Corps of the Potomac; Colonel
II. H. Seligson of Vermont; Colonel Ansel Hamberg
of the Twelfth Pennsy lvania Infantry; Captain
Joseph B. Greenhut of Illinois, who the con-
trolling interest in the Siegel-Cooper Company;
Lieutenant Max Sachs who killed at Bowling
Green Colonel H. Newbold of the Fourteenth
Iowa, killed at Red River; Adoph A. Meyer,
1nspectorGeneral by special appointment of Presi-
dent Lincoln; and David Mannheim, Colonel of the
First Nevada Cavalry.
Two thousand Jews served in the American
armies during the with Spain The first man
to volunteer Jew and the first man to be
killed in battle was Jew. The first to fall
in the attack on Manila was Jew Fifteen Jews
went down to death in the Maine. Theodore
Roosevelt declared that most astonishing
age displayed by the seven Jewish Rough Riders,
one of whom became lieutenant. The much
maligned Russian Jews furnished more than double
their share of volunteers, and it is matter of his
tory that during the with Spain the Jews fought
bravely before Manila and Santiago de Cuba as
they did at Leipsic and Waterloo under Kossuth
and Garibaldi, before Sebastopol, Sadowa and
Sedan
In the politics of the country the Jews always
have been conspicuous. Israel Jacobs the
first Hebrew member of Congress from Pennsyl-
vania CI7oI-o3) Others from Pennsylvania were
Michael w. Ash, Lewis C. Levin, Meyer Strouse,
Henry M. Phillips, Leonard Meyers and Leopold
Strouse. New-York has sent to Congress Emanuel
B. Hart, Edwin Einstein, Jefferson M. Levy,
Mitchell May Isidor Straus,
Lucius NJ Littauer, Montague
%1a Jecc1er md n
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SUNDAY MAGAZINE 70, JULY 80. 1905

secution, and disheartened by stuyvesant's per-
sistent prosecutions, many Jews made their way to
Newport For twenty years preceding our Revo-
lutionary War, and even as early as 1867, Newport
was one of the principal cities IN the American
Colonies, ranking in commercial Importance with
Boston and Philadelphia. Edward Eggleston re-
cords that he was thought a bold prophet who
then said that 'New-York might day equal
Newport" for about 1880 New-York sent forth
fewer ships than Newport, and just half as many as
Boston. 1t the fair treatment of the Jews
under Roger Williams, the pioneer of religious lib
erty, which caused the Puritan, Cotton Mather.
in his Magnalia,' to characterize Newport as the
common receptacle for the convicts of Jerusalem
and the outcasts of the land.
The first documentary evidence regarding the
settlement of Jews in Philadelphia dates from 1726,
although it is known that Jews settled in Schaefers
VILE Lancaster, York and Easton early 1865;
so there were Jews in Pennsylvania at least
twenty-five years prior to the landing of William
Penn The Jews of Philadelphia distinguished
themselves warm adherents of the American
Revolution The Non-Importation Resolution in
1868 the first organized movement IN the ag1ta
ton for separation from the mother country, and
document still preserved in Carpenters Hall con-
tains nine Jewish names.
In 1900 corps of volunteer infantry raised
in Charleston, South Carolina, composed chiefly of
Hebrews, under command of Captain Lushington,
which afterward fought with great bravery under
General Moultrie at Beaufort
The decision reached in New-York in 177o to
make more stringent the Non-Importation Agree
ment which the Colonists adopted to bring England
to terms the taxation question, had among its
signers six Jews.
At time when the sinews of were essential
to success, Haym Solomon of Philadelphia, the
countryman and intimate associate of Pulaski and
Koscusko responded to Robert Morris appeal with
three hundred thousand dollars; and it is variousy
estimated that he gave all told six hundred thousand
dollars, not a penny of which ever has been repaid
to his heirs.
But Haym Solomon not the only Jew who
sacrificed his fortune for independence. for among
the sgners of the bills of credit for the Continental
Congress in 1916 Benjamin Levy of Phia-
delpha and Benjamin Jacobs of New-York. Sam
uel Lyon of New York among the signers of
similar bills in 77o Isaac Moses of Philadelphia
contributed fifteen thousand dollars to the Colonial
Treasury, and Herman Levy, another Philadel-
phian, repeatedly advanced considerable sums for
the support of the army in the field. Manuel
Mordecai Noah of South Carolina not only served
in the army officer on
Washington's staff, and also
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By Nixon Waterman

By Nixon Waterman
Tween daylight and starlight Twilight fair maid
With candle low-burning half shine and half shade,
Her fresh hand soft-spling f1agon of dew
Grove, meadow and lane steals she silently through.
With tremuous jewels she broders the bower,
And pours cool draft in the cup of the flower.
She brings soft hush to the birds in the nest,
And calm to the babe on the mothers glad breast.
She calls from far towers the echo of bells;
With FREELY lamps she besprinkles the dels;
Till, lost in the gloom, and her candle burned out,
She hides in world night has curtained about.
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upon the batte-fieds of the Revolution may be
named Solomon Bush, Emanuel de la Motta, Ben
janin Ezekiel, Jason Sampson, Colonel Jacob de
la Motta, Ascher Levy, Nathaniel Levy, David
Hayes and his son Jacob, Reuben Ettinger, Jacob
/. Cohen, Major Lewis Bush, Aaron Benjamin,
Joseph Bloomfield, Moses Bloomfield, Isaac Israel,
Benjamin Moses, Colonel David S. Franks and
Philip Moses Russell
One of the most distinguished soldiers in the War
of 1872 was Brigadier-General Joseph Bloomfield.
Colonel Nathan Myers Samuel Noah, Captain
Myer Moses Judah Touro, Lieutenant Isaac Mertz,
Benjamin Gratz David Metzler and Adjutant
Isaacs Meyers few of the Jewish names on the
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in the army as an officer on
Washington's staff, and also
with General Marion, but gave
one hundred thousand dollars
to further the cause in which
he was enlisted. When a Mr..
Gomez of New York proposed
to member of the Continental
Congress that he form a COM
pany of soldiers for service,
and being demonstrated with
on the score of age, Mr..
Gomez (who then was sixty
eight replied that he could
stop a bullet as well as a
younger man."
Among the patriots of the
South none worked more
unselfishly or gave more
literally than Mordecai Sheftall
of Georgia. Colonel Isaac
Franks held the rank of Colonel
on Washington's staff. Major
Benjamin Nones served on the
stats of both Washington and
Lafayette. Among the Jews
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holding important judgeships too nu-
merous to mention. Many have been in diplomatic
and consular services, among whom especially may be
mentioned Oscar Straus, twice Minister to Turkey,
and Solomon Hirsch who held the same post. Mar
Gus Otterbourg of New-York was the first American
Hebrew to occupy the high office of Envoy Extraor-
binary and Minister Plenpotentiary to Mexico.
Colonel Louis Fleischner and Edward Hirsch have
been State Treasurers of Oregon Edward Kanter has
been State Treasurer of Michigan Simon W. Rosen-
dale was formerly Attorney-Genera1 of New-York.
Jacob A. Cantor, Nathan Strauss, Theodore w.
Meyers, Edward Lauterbach and Jacob H. Hollander
Continued on page Ie)
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Lucius M. Littauer, Montague
Lessler and H. M. Goldfogle.
From other States were David
S. Kaufman of Texas, Leo
pold Morse of Massachusetts,,
Adolph Meyer of Louisiana,
Julius Kahn of California,
Isidor Rayner of Maryland.
Nathan Frank of Missouri and
Martin Emerich of Illinois.
Judah P. Benjamin, who de-
clined a judgeship in the
United States Supreme Court.
was chosen United States Sem
ator from louisiana in 1852.
He was among the most con-
spicuous members of the Con-
federacy, and served as Secre-
tary of State in that Govern
ment. Other United States
Senators have been David L.
Yulee of Florida, B. F. Jones
of Louisiana, Joseph Simon of
Oregon, and at present Isidor
Rayner of Maryland.
The Jews who have held and
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-11-25
By LOUIS J. BRUSH

ture and the slaughter of the Innocents' under
one year old is decidedly in vogue.
"a healthy public sentiment is needed to cure
these evils.
1t is the duty of the press especially to hammer
on this subject. -,
Sherman's march to the sea did not exceed in
devastation the turpentine mans march from North
Carolina into Florida, and the horror of seeing
whole stretches of vigorous growing young pines
swept away by forest fires is deplorable
BY the exercise of reasonable the pine area
will renew itself.
The turpentine interest be perpetuated, and
like will produce like. Long leaf pine will produce
long leaf pine mot Od.fed pine.)
Before the woods are burned again, take trip
to Marietta to Baldwin and see the growth on
either side of the railroad It is vigorous, healthy
yellow pine
The lumber interest can also be extended
twenty-five years ago Drew & Bucki cut clean
territory south of their mills at Ellaville Since then
II. Il. West put rails on their old road bed and cut
timber equal to the original
The East Coast Lumber Company OF Watertown
own lands that were logged by Amber Talaferro,
and, except for the telltale stumps, you could not
know that it had ever been cut.
write strongly on this subject because, being in
the woods a great DEAL l see and feel the havoc
that is being done.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-11-25

While many recognize that the preservation of the
pine forests is of most vital Importance yet, at the
same time it is matter most neglected, and not
only neglected, but cruelty ignored.
In the abandoned turpentine districts of the State
the forest is graveyard of majestic pine trees
due to overlooking through greed for the Immediate
dollar.
The turpentine operator cared nothing for the
timber interest, possibly because he only had a
threeyear lease from date of boxing, and cared only
to make all he could out of his opportunity.
These trees being overlooked and unduly weakened
were easy prey to the winds and the fires, and are
either fallen 30 the ground or stand dead; ghost
like witnesses to righteousness.
The turpentine man murdered the mature tim
ber and now the cattleman is slaughterng the in
fants.
Except on high ridges where black jack and scrub
oak replace the original growth the pine is strug-
Cling to recover ITSELF but owing to false ideas
recklessness the part of the cattleman in burn
ing the woods the young pines are year after year,
doomed to be consumed by the flames.
Formerly the woods were burned only once a
year-n the sprng-and the young trees had
of chance to withstand the effects of the fires as
the trees had from spring to spring, whole year,
to harden their wood, but now the woods also
being burned in the autumn to supply winter pas.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-11-25
The Destruction OF the Forests

Il is doubtful If any law reach the mat
ter Therefore the remedy is in healthy public
sentiment.
Self interest ought to actuate the owner of timber,
and the number of boxes allowed on leased land
should be restricted. In fact, more boxes should
be cut.
The most improved method of extracting the gum
should be adopted.
The best method now practical Is the cup sys-
tenn, where no holes cut in the tree To weaken
it to the winds and to make furnaces for the fires.
Like all innovations, the coup" Is found sbjec-
tiohablc by many.
The severe cold day we had last winter broke a
great many of them. WhyY Because they were left
hanging to the tree and were full Of water, which
froze After the last dipping put them bottom up at
the foot of the tree, and in the spring hang them
up az high as possible to catch virgin gum.
II is said that the claim Of virgin gum Is false
because the chips and bark and straw fall in the
cup, which is more exposed than the box, and dis
coors the gum, and it will not make water white or
window glass rosn. Let US grant 1t; yet, it makes
finer grade Of rOsin than two and threeyear boxes,
worth several dollars more per barrel.
After weighing all the pros and cons the cup
system comes out ahead, but above all, the lumber
is saved and the trees, in spite of the "chippng'-
having no holes cut into the pth--can continue to
grow 49,. J.. i
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-11-25
lifting the Pipe--Ry the Corronian

Let answer this fair correspondent in the style
characteristic of ladies' papers,
Your prejudice against washing is little curl
ous In the beau monde washing will not make you
unpleasantly conspicuous. To my own personal know
edge Lady Crumpett and the Countess Drumpunch
wash every morning Still tastes differ, and Mrs.
"Jack" Fggers is never seen even by her most init
mate friends unless she is wearing neat pair of
skunkskn gloves. think II you immersed your
hands in vitrio for couple of hours the skin would
lose that disagreeable black appearances Let mo
know how this answers.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-11-25

New York paper publishes a useful Catechism
for the benefit of its youthful readers entitled Aro
you fit to be fathcrH" The young man is faced
with score or so of questions which he must bc
able to answer satisfactorily before he dare presume
to be parent.
do you smoker DO you chewH DO you drink cock
taisr had hoped that the immacuatencss of my
character ~ regards chewing would enable me to
pass with flying colors till came to this question,
do you always speak the TRUTH The best answer
could think of was "As far in me les" and fear
that reply would floor me. Reluctantly admit that
according to New York standards am unfit to DO
u father. am even doubtful whether | am qualified
to take on myself the responsibility of being an
uncle.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-11-25

Assuming that we need and WANT immigration,
it is well to consider what we have to offer-what
inducements to sever present ties, forsake present
surroundings and migrate, it may be, hundreds or
thousands of miles and make a new home, form new
ties and practically begin life
We cannot expect sensible peope-and we want
no other-to do this unless can show them per-
manen advantages to result from the apparent sacri
flee.
We can offer the best climate in the United
States. There is an impression that Florida Is in
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-11-25

tensely hot and disagreeable in This is not
true, however, the nights always delightfully."-
pleasant and nowhere can obtain refresh
ing sleep than here. From November LIST to April
Both, the climate is ideal and IL is during this term
that most OF the active labor is accOmplishedt il
in this period that the most profitable crops are
grown and harvested.
Florida il salubrOus-Our vital statistics COM
pare avorably with those of any part of the Union,
and we have as many very old citizens as may be
found elsewhere.
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-11-25

We have as fertile lands as may be found in any
part of the world with the distinct advantage OF be-
ing able to grow three successive and paying crops
each season Gardeners who have selected lands
which may be irrigated at wi-we sometimes have
short droughts as do all parts of the United States
can and do produce crops which yield more than one
thousand dollars per acre, per annum NET, and we
have thousands of acres Of such lands which
chm be purchased for less than five dollars per
Continued on Fourteenth Rage)
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-11-25

An enterprising newspaper has arranged an inter
esting competition regarding the articles required for
ladys trousseau. From it gather that the Ameri-
can bride is compelled to spend at least two hundred
dollars on her trousseau, though some saving girls
manage little less
However, this enterprising newspaper, not con-
tent with publishing lists which make the blush of
modesty pass every masculine face has induced
foreign correspondents to describe the trousseau nec
essary for an Italian, French and German maiden
Well, one must be up.to.date in the newspaper
world, so below I give a detailed price.list of tho
articles required for the trousseau of Fijian
maiden whose father has an annual income of 1000
cOcoanuts:
Articles, sheet; price, IS cents. Total rs cents.
Perhaps you have noticed that the Births, Mar.
riages and Deaths columns of our newspapers are
daily becoming more interesting The common place
matterof-fact announcements now quite out of
fashion. Here is choice example from this weeks
births: "To Captain and Mrs. Blank, God sent a
beautiful daughter"
/ live in hopes that this artistic style may bo
introduced into the marriage announcement Then we
may read:
Greenhorn-Dodge: On the 10th inst, through
the assistance of bountifu Providence, Mr.. Dodge
was enabled to get rid of plain daughter"
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-11-25

Although a good deal of casual Strengthening is
going on in the Tsar's dominions, it is not well to
take too gloomy view of the situation
All lovers of Russia will console themselves with
the reflection that though the COssacks may kill
few citizens and citizens kin few Cossacks, yet
the death rate is likely to fall than rise for all
the doctors of the empire out on strike
The sun. (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1905-1908, 1905-11-25

Our ladies' columns, faxed or otherwise, are
always full of interest to me- | like to see what
problems troubling feminine rulers. Here Is
question which l culled from ladies' column this
week. "Can any one tell me how to get dirt out of
hands without scrubbng themH"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-12-23
500 Reward, 500.

The readers OF this paper will
he pleased to learn that there is
at least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that is catarrh
Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh
being constitutional disease, re-
quires a constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucus surfaces of the
system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and
giving the ratient strength by
building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing it's
work. The proprietors have so
much faith IN its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails
to cure. SerG for list of testi-
monials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio. p: .@
Sold by druggists, 75c. ..
Take Halls Family Pills for
constipation. ~-.-
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ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO.. NEW yoaK.

Remem Der the Christmas din
ner at the Grill.
Apple Cider aud mince meat
at Roe & Markusen's.
Our stock of fruit can not be
matched in town. Peterson's.
G.. E. Kreatz went to Brainerd
this morning to spend Christmas
with his family,
Miss Alice Wilkin of Tenstrike
spent yesterday in Bemidji with
friends, returning home last
night. ~. ... II.
The Bemidji Elevator company
are exclusive agents for Barlow's
Best, Mascot and Cremo flour.
Miss Olga Anderson arrived in
the city last night from Little
Falls and will spend Christmas
here with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. E. Anderson. ~
st. Philips Aid will entertain
at cards and supper at the Odd
fellows hall, Wednesday even
ing Dec. 81 at eight O'Clock. Ad-
mission 25 cnntS
Misses Anna and Beatrice
Mills left this morning for Su-
perior, Wis, where they will
visit relatives during the holi-
days.
John Mitchell arrived in the
city this morning from Mizpah
for a Christmas visit with his
family. Mr.. Mitchell will re-
turn to Mizpah Tuesday.
HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea is simply liquid electricity.
1t goes to every part of your
body, bringing new blood,
strength and new vigor. It
makes you we'll and keeps you
we'll. 80 cents, Barker's Drug
store.