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Six per cent net; lot has over 80 feet street
frontage on main thoroughfare south of Mar
ket. adjacent to transcontinental railroads ano
steamship lines; bound to increase in value;
leased for term of years.
CORNER NEAR 18TH AND MISSION SITS; !;
lot has over 1s9 # street frontage; with a
would yield handsome income.
$50 5O0
TowNsEND-ST. CORNER, opposite s. P
depot; stores and fats renting for Se5 a
month; could be altered and be made TO pay
$12o a month; lot AXIS.
$4,000
THREE FINE MODERN FLATS, vicinity Of
Franklin and Broadway; rooms and bath;
leased at $114.50 month; lot q :6x93.
s17, 500
DOLORES CORNER near goth; 2 resi-
dences, renting for S117.50 a month; lot 13ox
ia; make offer on this.
$4,000.
SNAP IN A BRODERICK-ST. RESIDENCE;
II rooms and bath; near good car line; COM
Portable and roomy.
and bath; comfortable and slightly; terms can
be arranged.
SIT 800
HOwARD-sT. CORNER; rents over 500 a
month; building cost $50, 600 TO build; has been
neglected but short examination will con-
vince you OF the quality OF material used and
the class Of workmanship: make offer on this.
$4,000
RENTS $500 A EAR: new fats: near 14th
and Valencia sts; close in; on good car lines;
the kind Of flats that are never idle; large lott
investigate.
ss50o
BRYANT-ST. COkNER; swell little income
producer; store and fiat, renting for $55
month; nothing like this for sale at this price
near II.
s57 500
BEAUTIFUL MARINE VIEW RESI-
DENCE. near Lafayette square. on north side
of street; elegant to the smallest details; mod
ern in every respect; Ia rooms and bath lot
has 80 #. frontage.
$4,000
EDDY ST. NEAR HYDE; lot 4sx1s7 IS; i'm
provements are in fairly. good shape; lot will
be worth $500 front foot in short time
$4,000.
FILBERT ST, NEAR TAYLOR. North
Beach district lot 46x137:6; flats and rear
house; rents $97 8; month see this.
| S4T50
SWELL COTTAGE ON FREDERICK ST..
near Jackson; comfortable home and extremely
reasonable.
Send for monthly Buyer and Seller
| new issue out Monday, containing compre-
hensive list OF choice properties for sale.
BALDWIN, & HOWELL J. os post st
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PRESIDE TERRACE.
SOME OF ITS ADVANTAGES.

Exclusively a residence park
Freedom from saloons, stores and flats.
All houses to be kept uniform distance
from sidewalk line and reasonable distance
from the side lines of the lots, the distance
to be agreed upon when lot is purchased This
insures light always
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Howard-st. business holding, near 9th St; /;
big sales district; lot 25xe0; store with base
ment and fiat of rooms and bath above; store
under lease; property in perfect condition
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REAL EsTATE-CITY-FoR SALE.


AUCTION SALE
REAL ESTATE
OF the Late S. H. SEYMOUR,
Comprising some o: the choicest Realty in
San Francisco.
MARKET sT--GEARY ST.
AND OTHER PROPERTIES.
Parcel THE north line Of Market st, 2I5
IT. east OF Marshall Square. so IT. front with
a depth OF 100 IT,. covered by two-story
brick building. known as 14se. 14Ss 144o and
1442 Market St; rents nominal; no leases.
Subject to confirmation of Superior Court
Parcel 2-The southwest corner Of Geary and
Jones sts., having a frontage Of 62:o IT. on
Jones st. and 80 #. on Geary ST. known -:,s as
e01 600 and Gil Geary ST. and 81 and %
Jones ST; old improvements: Z-story S y pr1TA aGH
frmation OF court.
Parcel s-Northwest corner of Geary and
Octavia sts. having a frontage of 20 II. on
octayia St and a IT. on Geary st. known as as
14Ol, ,. 8. Z. and IL octavia st and laos
to the confirmation Of court
Parcel 4-The north line of Twenty-fourth
ST 100 it. west OF Diamond St, 70 II. front
by ia IT. in depth, Subject to continuation
of court.
Parcel West line OF Thirty-fourth ave-.
about 100 IT, south OF St. 80 it. frontage
by. 100 fl. in depth.
Parcel G-Northwesterly Vine Of Tiffany ave.
(sometimes known as valencia ST.. 112 It
frontage by 156 IT. in depth. ana better de-
scrbed in catalogue OF sale
There are no leases on these properties
The above properties will be sold at public
auction on Wednesday. the 11th day OF April,
1906 at the office of A. ]. RICH CO.,
I12 Montgomery St, at IL o'clock noon
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Rents $52 monthly; store and nats of
rooms and bath each; good building; lot 24:6x
20; in fine business block; close TO town
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$I7,5oo.
SS50o.

Bluxome ST.. near 4th and railroad terminals;
lot 50xl20; buildings rent for $95 month.
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C. II. UMBSEN & CO, 20 Montgomery St
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers.
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SPECIAL MUST REALIZE AT ONCE.
Sl2H0. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ...- ASHBURY ST
Commanding an unobstructed panoramic
view of Golden Gate Park. ocean and bay
Price asked for lot Eould just about pay
for one s loor ot on ,,ossess nelgnss property
tage Cars pass property. Street severed
Ready for building. 25x100.
Call early This positively will 60 quick
l.. GROTHWELIs & CO.. % Sutter st
BIG sacrifice to make quick sale: 2-story, prac-
tically new home rooms bath: modern;
sunny. level; $50 feet from Guerreroast cars:
no bay to cross: % minutes from city Hail:
no fog; first-class windmill price s2350 $3.50
cash. balance $3.50 month: 300 F'axon
ave, Ingleside; chance of lifetime; call at
once between 10 and D. M. lot 25x1OO;
come, rain or shine.
FOR sale by owner--A new. modern cottage of
3 rooms, bath and attic room > price S3100.
$50 Alvarado St. near Douglass.
REAL estate transactions daily In The. Re
corder, 3p3 Montgomery st
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Sl0,5oO.

SlU,bUU.
Few steps from Market and Fifth sts.; will
rapidly increase in value; in connection with
Market-st. store property good lot; old build
ings pay better than bank interest now.
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A FINE BARGAIN.
S48. $50

On O'FarreII ST.. east OF Hyde; lot almost 70
feet frontage on O. Farrell St: present improve
ments pay more than bank interest," this - the
cheapest property on the downtown part. OK
O Farrell St and Is way below market vaines
a more promising and growing locality eannos
be found: see IT. 1t will tempt YOU
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SAFE INVESTMENT.
e1CC 900
An Al TRANSFER CORNER

Very choice Markst-sT. property; Two Irons, -s,
ages: under secured leases pays per ceA's
call for particulars.
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SPITE FENCES PROHIBITED.

Streets and sidewalks swept daily Grass
and flower plats and shade trees maintained
by the Preside Terrace Association, a cor
poration. the stock of which belongs to the
lot owners. This work is done at actual cost
and one-fortieth is charged to each lot. The
expense of this and the cost of street lighting
month per lot Considering that this means
absolute freedom from filth and dust which
prevails upon all public streets Ia and that the
upon flowers. shrubs, trees, and well-kept
strips of grass instead of unclean and often
dangerous sidewalks, the outlay is nominal
indeed
A perfect sewer system. Side sewers to all
lot lines
Telephone and electric wires in under
ground conduts with branches run to each
Artificial stone sidewalks. the best that
money could buy. constructed and guaranteed
by the City Street Improvement Company.
A irst-class bituminous pavement in the
roadway of the avenue, constructed by the
City Street Improvement Company and guar
anteed for seven years from May 1905 AS
there will never be any heavy traffic in Pre-
sidio Terrace, nor any necessity for cutting
up the street, the pavement should last for
The cost Of the street work, grading etc. in
Preside Terrace amounted to more than fifteen
hundred dollars per lot, notwithstanding which
we will sell limited number of the lots at
prices 10 higher than those prevailing in the
Immediate neighborhood, where there are none
OF the advantages and attractions to be OBJ
tained in Preside Terrace
Preside Terrace adjoins the Preside Reser-
walton; Go >enment park qf 1900 acres The
are just over the wall and the Clubhouse Is
within the Terrace. Golden Gate Park Is
Pacific Ocean may be had from many lots
in the Terrace. The slope OF Presdio Terrace
is toward the SOUTH which means sun and
warmth and a perfect drainage.
Within FIVE years you will not be able to
buy a lot In Presidio Terrace for double the
price asked for them now.
condition In the deeds the ara
not perpetual unless the lot owners wish to
keep them so. They may be removed In part
or entirely whenever the owners of three
fourths of the lots agree TO L..
Lots IS to 80 feet front. Prices from $110 to
Any of the Savings Banks will make loans
on Preside Terrace lots.
For further information apply to
BALDWIN & HOWELL.
25 Post Street. San Francisco.
MISSION BUSINESS CORNER.
s12, ,5OO-Two stores and fats rents s94. size
OF lot 3ox1o4: 40 feet unimprnved; can
total income of $l35.
SHANNON, THE REAL ESTATE MAN,
32S Montgomery ST.. at California
H f. POEHLMAN. Realty and Insurance.
304 Montgomery ct.
Ss7, ,500-GR-AND BUYt Nets per cent
$13. .500-INCOME is GREAT, and building is
new; investigate before 1t is too late
$7500-Close to Pacific and Van Ness fats
and small house: 2 frontages
S3600--Pt. Lobos corner 58.4x100: safe buy
on grand throroughfare.
$2400-TEN LOTS near Cortland ave. ara
corners: neighborhood improving wonderfulIv
PICK THIS UP. bargain on 10Th ave.
S. of Calf St, 25x12O; sewer, water gas
DOWNTOWN INVESTMENT
S3500-Bargain; two Cats, rented at $50 Der
month; can easily be made to pay S45. owner
leaving city; must sell; great snap. Box
201. Call office.
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Choice business corner on 18th
st, near Market; store and fats;
rented steadily for $l1O per
month; no leases; new and mod
ern; a splendid investment. 1854
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REAL EsTATE-CrTY-FoR SALE

o. d. BALDWIN q son,
240 Bush st., Mills bldg
Members OF s. r. Real Estate Board
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DOWNTOWN BARGAIN.
s45. 900

Lot 75x137 IS feet on Post ST. east OF Larkins
old improvements pay sufficient rents 70 hold
for turn: would be fine building propoSa-
tion; buy before price advances.
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REAL rsrATr-crrY-FoR SALE.
s1nnnn

BALDWIN & HOWELL. % POST.
BALDWIN & HOWELL, 20 POST.
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D
$4,000. -.
NE corner OF California and Hyde sts- sos
II :8xS0 feet; old improvements. nonlina- rents'
a new building would pay high rate OF inter-
est this is a very busy corner, wnefe Nc. S
stores are in great demand and pay ols Lsnsg.
a better building proposition cannot be founds
rare opportunity.
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Lots 100xI5O. with
sewers and water pipes
laid; roads macadam-
lied and shade trees
planted; every lot COM
mands a magnificent
view Of the surround
ing country and bay;
l00x150. for 500; 81 a
foot.
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$4,000,

$40, ,UUO.
Six per cent net; lot has over 80 feet street
frontage on main thoroughfare south OF Mar
ket, adjacent to transcontinental railroads and
steamship lines; bound to increase In value
leased for term of years.
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Think this over well:
think of the great
change about TO be
made in transportation
facilities. Don't live
across the bay, isolated
from San Francisco: II
will be but "a min
utes to San Mateo and
all the way by land.
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4 flats, close to Fillmore and
Green sts.; 81 rooms and bath
each; in good condition and
steadily rented for Se5 per
month; full size lot, so feet
front; well sell 2 flats or ex-
change for vacant Ashbury
Heights property. 1el7S
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REAL EsTATE-crrY-FoR SALE.

sHAINwALD. BUcKBEE & CO,
2ls MONTGOMERY ST.
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CHANCE TO SPECULATE.
eCS o01

McAIlister and Octavia sts-; nearly 100 tees
frontage: present improvements pay S14e Per
month; room for more buildings. this In gen
uine bargain; investigate at once
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A SNAP-A SNAP.
s19 400

On nron,fusnt street: only 2 blocks from
Mills building; old two-story and basement
brick building on lot 23x63 feet; this u your
chance; be quick.
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BALDWIN & HOWELL. IS Post st.
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CITY REALTY COMPANY.
,fnce on property. Fifth ave. and 81 4.
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GEARY-sT. BARGAIN.
e3n 00O

On Geary St. near Jones; lot 2TxS5 feet; OLD
improvements pay bank interest; the laSt sdlo
in this block was at the rate OF eLzoV PeF
front foot; this Is the cheapest property doWn-
town; above price FOR few days only.
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$4,000 HOWARD ST.. NEAR THIRD. 27x
160 FIT. TO NATOMA ST.: SUB
STANTIAL FRAME BUILDING,
STORE AND LODGING HOUSE
ABOVE: TENEMENTS -ON NATOMA
ST.; RENTS SIT .50:s CAN EASILY
BE RAISED; THE BIGGEST BAR
GAIN ON THIS BLOCK.
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No ferry crossings.
no changes; one pleas
ant trip home; the ideal
suburb for children and
grown folks too.
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HAWKS & SHELTON
Members OF s. +. Real Estate Beard.

Rents Collected and Entire Charue Taken Of
Property
$780, o00-Larger corner lot 275x1s7 e. on the .
hill north OF Clay ST. covered with Oats
and houses; rents $S26 per month on a
car line and within one block Of cross
town line
s36 eoo-Front st. near Clay: brick building
In the Wholesale district. lease years
70 run. paying per cent net lot n SIX
100: Government Is spending 81 0OO. 600
on new Custom house, one block and a
half from II.
So. .ooo-Superb bay view lot on IArt,n At
near Chestnut; 45x137:6 view assured
forever
s1s.5Oo,-.Large corner on Twelfth St. on the
line OF. Ocean Shore Railway to its
Mission and Twelfth St station; must
be sold; make offer.
Slo,OO-Seventeeath St. near Valencia; largs
house: lot 65x113
$13. 50o-2 modern flats on so feet on Polk NJ
near Filbert: rooms each; 1ns marine
view; nice garden on half OF the lot.
which could be improved or sold.
HAWKS q SHELTON
523 Montgomery St
sToo-coRNER Z at and Forty second ave-:
corners near 1t sell for $3.50.
sSoO-corner 60 feet on San Jose ave-. meas
Address AN DINER. 1zs Fifteenth AZ. -
Richmond phone Pacific 470.
VALUABLE rscl --.tafs 57s--mation a97I-- a.
The Recorder. sos Montgomery St
5000 Builder. sse Parr0tt building. : ~
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BUSINESS PROPOSITION.

Prominent corner east OF Taylor ST. good
improvements stores and fats; rents $3.50 per
month: large lot with street. frontage OF al
most 40 feet.
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For your convenience our automobile VIII ~.
At our downtown office every day, and we will
be pleased to take you to this magnificent
residence site
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BALDWIN. & HOWELL, % Post St,
F. S. Grummons, San Mateo and Burlingame.
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u GI,TZ Room %. Chronicle Bldg
Owner and Dealer.
Pacific Ocean Heights Block
Now Being Graded to Official Grade.
.I'' and ''J'' sts.-43d and 44th aves.
Investigate Before Buying Elsewhere!
Secure Lot in the Banner Block"
Graded Streets-Cas--Water- LiKht
II Feet Elevation-U nobstructed View
Lowest Prices-Easy Terms to Suit
Call at my office for Map
$500 10 $l0oo-Graded Ocean Beach. Sunset,
Parkside and Richmond Lots on r. r.
$50 to S350-Excesior and Ocean View Lots.
All my Properties Sold on Easy Terms.
$1,000 to ssoo0-Cottages and Houses on Terms,
Buy Direct From THE Owner"
B. GETz. z......... Room 22.-. Second Floor
Chronicle. Building
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$50. 5OO-BUSH ST. S. w. COR. BUCHAN-
AN: APARTMENT-HOUSE.
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ss2, 2,5o0--MONTGoMBRY AVE. NEAR
KEARNY ST.. 4-STORY BRICK
BUILDING; RENTS $145 PER
MONTH; CAN BE INCREASED
WHEN SHORT LEASE EXPIRES;
LOT 80 FIT. FRONT ON MONTGOM
ERY AVE.
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$50, 900.
CORNER NEAR 18TH AND MISSION SIS; {;
lot has over 1873 #. street frontage; with a
new and modern building OF stores and flats
would yield q handsome income.
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POLK-s ST. CORNER
s92. 600.

good PoIk-st. corner close TO suffer; has
a street frontage OF f5o feet. with almost 5000
square feet; present improvements pay $780,
now is the time to buy this corner: IN an
other year or so II will be worth $4,000 at
least; the cheapest corner downtown
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South and North Of the Golden Gate
SUNSET AND RICHMOND.
We are leaders in
RESIDENCE LOTS.
INVESTMENT LOTS.
SPECULATING LOTS.
See our beautiful
sUTRO HEIGHTS ADDITION.
All lots have 3O-foot frontage; all street
work done: sewers, water and gas mains laid:
view OF the ocean and park is superb nothing
Ike il offered in the city; prices exceedingly
low.
CASH OR TERMS.
Beautiful cottages and homes for sale on
terms, right along H St and near the Golden
Gate Park.
Sunset branch office. H st. and 9Th
sutro Heights Addition office. Fulton st. and
18th ave.
DAVID HIRSCHLER, Manager
BALDWIN & HOWELL. Agents, 25 Post st.
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BUSINESS PROPERTY.
R17 800


y17. 500.
On business block OF McAllistsr St on largs
lot: a good double house OF 10 rooms. with
very high basement; house can % Easily
raised and two fine stores put IN at an expense
OF $500: would then pay $50 Per month";
nothing better to be had McAllister 81.
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Send for monthly Buyer and Seller
new issue out Monday, containing a compre-
hensive list OF choice properties for sale.
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$15ooo-THIRD AVE. N. OF POINT Lo-
Bos, 8 MODERN FLATS. ; ROOMS
AND BATH; TOTAL RENTS $3.50;
ALWAYS RENTED; NO REPAIRS;
LOT 50x120 FIT.
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$4,000
PACIFIC HEIGHTS HOME; about rooms
and bath; comfortable and slightly; terms can
be arranged.
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The above properties will be sold at public
auction on wednesday. the 11th day OF April,
1906 at the office of A. ]. RICH CO.,
112 Montgomery St, at IL o'clock noon
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500. .oOo-sToCKToN ST, CORNER PINE;
GRAND LOT, 16Ox137:6 FEET;
FRONTS. ON STREETS; IMPROVE
MENTS SUBSTANTIAL 3-STORY
FRAME RESIDENCE; POSITIVELY
THE BEST LOCATION FOR HOTEL
OR APARTMENT-HOU IN THE
MARKET TODAY
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NELSON. JOHNSON & CO.,
3S5 Bush st, just. above Montgomery
Members san Francisco Real Estate Board.
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Read this aEaln and act quickly.
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From San Francisco
to San Mateo Park in
less than half an hour
by Bay Shore CUTOFF,
now nearly completed.
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Beautiful residence in Pacific
Heights district; 8 rooms, bill
liard-room and fine basement;
new and modern; sunny lot, 81
feet front, with L in rear, Civ
ing entrance to side street,
suitable for automobile shed or
stable; an exceptionally good
buy. 1871
The Jewish outlook., 1906-10-05

At the Grand theater Mr. Jacob P.
Adler is playing in drama written by
Scholom Asch, entitled "Der Cholom
Won mein Volk' (The Dream Of My
People), known in Russia as "Mosch-
each Zeiten." The play is tinged with
poetic symbolism. A grandfather is
about to leave for Palestine. He asks
his children and grandchildren what
greetings he is to take from them to the
Holy Land. His grandchildren belong
to various parties. They gather about
a certain tree, which makes the parting
of the ways and so impressed are they
by the old man s sentiments, that all ex-
cept two go with him "back to the old
home"
The Jewish outlook., 1906-10-05
Zionist Bulletin

Mr. David Yellin Of Jerusalem, the
well known originator Of special sys-
TEN of teaching Hebrew, has been in
London, where, in an interview, he gave
his opinion as to the development Of
Palestine. o. the colonies, he said:
"They are at present going through a
period of transition. The experiment is
just being made Of granting the colon
The Jewish outlook., 1906-10-05

lists certain measure Of independence:
Considerable trouble has been caused
by the over-production Of grapes, the
limited market not sufficing to take up
all the wine that could be produced.
Most of the colonists have hitherto re-
lied on their grape produce, but now the
policy will be to vary the products as
much as possible. In Ekron (Which has
lately been increased by land pur-
chases), Kastinieh, and Metullah (Gali-
lee), corn is being grown. A good deal
Of land is bought from time to time by
the Jewish Colonization Association, and
the society called Geulah."
''In furnishing credit to small manu-
facturers and others, the Zionist banks
are playing useful role. There are
branches at Jerusalem and Jaffa, and
one has just been started at Beyrout
1t is probable that another branch will
be established in Constantinople.
''The Bezalel School Of Arts and
Crafts has only been established a short
time, but it seems to be doing good work,
anl in time may have an effect on the
economic condition of Jerusalem Jewry.
Its main object is the fostering Of home
industries, and a number Of girls and
women have been taught to weave car
pets and rugs. Very little machinery
is employed in order that the work may
be done at home. The soul Of the move
ment is Professor Boris Schatz, the
sculptor. He was born in Russia, and
occupied professorial chair in the
University of Bulgaria. He founded a.
similar school in that country which
found employment for 300 families. Be-
sides carpet making, instruction is CIV
en- in drawing, modelling, etc. Mr.. E.
NJ Lillien, the famous black-and-white
artist, was there for several months re-
Gently and gave instruction in painting,
his place having lately been taken by a
German named Rothschild. Professor
Schatz has recently been in Jaffa, where
he has been giving course Of instruc-
ton on ink drawing in connection with
the annual conference of the Teachers
UniOn.'
The Jewish outlook., 1906-10-05

ing the harvest is an old practice in
Palestine, surviving to this day. The
so-called four plats Nulab, Ethrog,
palms and willows) Lev. % :4O) gave
rise to controversy, the Sadducees and
Karaites claiming that these branches
were meant for building the booth,
(Neh. 8: 14-19), while others thought
that thev were to be carried in the pro-
cessiOn.
AS Judaism always added to festivals
of nature an historical meaning, so to
the meaning Of Succoth as the harvest
feast is added the historical meaning
''ye shall dwell in booths, so that your
late generations may know that l made
the Israelites dwell in booths, when l
brought them out Of Egypt
In Ezekiel A :25 we find the date as
the fifteenth of the seventh month, and
the festival has become a general Temple
festival with strictly prescribed instead
Of the formerly voluntary sacrifices Ono
less than one hundred and five animals;
ib. 23-24). The agricultural feature is
absent In Numbers 30: 1888, new,
the eighth day "Shimini Azereth' with
an Independent character is added. The
number Of sacrifices is enormously large,
much larger than in Ezekiel.
After the return from the Babylonian
exile, Nehemiah mentions the celebration
of Succoth, dwelling on the fact that
'since the days of Joshua, son of Nun,
the Israelites had not done So He
lays stress on the dwelling in booths
without mentioning any sacrifices (Neh.
s: 15-16). According to the post-exilic
prophet Zachariah, Succoth in the Mes
sianic era will be celebrated by all ma
tions GA: 16-19) conveying the idea that
all mankind will place themselves under
the protection Of the God Of Israel This
prophet threatens that from nations re-
fusing to celebrate Succoth, God will
withhold rain (ibidem)
The ibation of water, which in later
centuries has become a most important
feature in the evolution Of this agricul-
t,lral festival, was doubtless Influenced
by Zachariah' s connection Of the festi
val with rain. So is the praying for
rain (Geshem) on Shimini Azereth. But
a thorough description Of this feature,
which really belongs to the Independent
eighth-day of Succoth, may be given in
another article.
EMANUEL SCHREIBER.