The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-11-08

three sols, all of whom have become
noted. Isidor has been in congress and
helped to write the Wilson tariff bili
Nathan for years has furnished ster-
iltzed milk to thousands CT New York
babies, no doubt saving many lives.
end lie is prominent In the politics Of
his city. Oscar, as the old fasAione
biographer would say. is "the subject
Of this sketch" All are great mer-
chants in New York and Brooklyn.
Lazarus Straus was a farmer in Baya-
ria, where his sons We're born. He
cspoused the cause of the revolution Of
1873 and some time later was COM
pclled to take refuge in America. He
settled in q little Georgia town. where
Oscar Stratus passed most of his boy
hood. At the close Of the civil war the
family removed to New York. where
til, father established the house of l..
Straus & Sons, large importers of pot
tery and glassware. Oscar the young
est son, entered Columbia university,
partly paying his way by writing for
the newspapers. for the elder StraEs
was rot we'll to do Mt the time In
1871 Oscar was graduated near the
head of his class. Ee was class roat
defeating in the contest for that honor
Brarder Matthews. the we'll known lit
e..ary man and educator. who recently
took foremost part IL the crusade for
simpliae, spelling. Youny St,aus stu :
led lay.- end two yee.s lsta- hegaY the
practice. He was one Of the first w
yers in the Ulited stlte; to D-o ,ec,lte
q railroad fo- making Illegal freight
rates for the lsenest Of favored patrol~.
In this Gaze lie sv7o.is. j. 50 llarl that his
weigiit Nas ra-!.acel u uillaty-nine
pounds.
Then" ae7., W. strs--s 81 decided
that / void 81 to ;. d,;to.. The phy.
sician t9ll re II, IT r.v o,ls caarca to
1--we lay il cl1sny;ne nv .-o..,S NJ f.
thei' AMI brothers haa waste, re ta
go into tissi.. firm. and I wen"
..
- 1901 ~ 'A''ls' ) %-'''' ''A''i'.'
1T N-s.s only q c,,a.,ga of W-o"ls. net Il
cessation. Oscar Stratus toos charge
Of an important Eranca CT the blei
resf. which Led crown - e1oF'n. o,ls
proportions. Ha deter, nod to REID ali
the lette:s laceire.l anl al;.-e e / PEI
i sonally TIE most imp o.tl1t. tbs ka,t
him ut his dos: f-9.n aSo-t $50 to q
| o'clocl- cSIe.y d.. l. -a.y ,c5,a.,iag IL
| his library ut hone h, saG..slt racrel-
| ton il reading ard y57-...,tin~ lie w.@s
teo busy ID 50 OFT to TIE libraries fos
80 a, Nh - y US h'seo,lcsl re.
them. l:a,oi1lg acen4s c,nst,.tlr q, t,,e
watch for yaluab,, wor,,s Thus ba
Accumulated what Is raa,rfed &c 90.
Of the faeet private lihr,,.;es in t,,.
United States
But with all his davot;a, +, hnsinos.
and to literary labors nv st,.,,s al.
ways f,a,sl time +, t,lsa ., ,c4;va n,,.t
il the vario,,s movements f.o,. civic hot.
ter:leat which wac in prog-aas f.om
year to wear. Through maeazi,,,e art;-
Giles, lectures ana aldresse, his atti-
trda +, relation II r,.nv i,,,no.ts,+
matters was made known he served
rs trustee for. the Raron do uirsch ro.
lief fund for Ri1.sisn i,,,7q,inrorts uo
/ balpad f. o..ss,,i,.a NJ --.,s, ,,.o,,;,a,,+
OF tile National Civic federation. He
was o. Ct the founders CT the Youn
! Mems Hebrew association.
\ list Of all the socates-pelitic.l
charitable. civic and litararv-to which
NJ. Strans belongs and in which f,,.
years h. has been prominent would
lock Ike q catalogue.