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IT h ftlWflV -II M-d l IH I'tly
lhl Hrt)lv nil T lltr pr.Jil ( lltrcl
Wlilkill Ml New Y-irk Mfn !' mimf
whte itinntt t V hvn m f d'tlMtw
1"atlul(Hi Thna I J . " V loan tlm trtl
t U III. lliHt nil I"" UMl" kUMrll plena
ttiti, or a tifiMuiiHiv ttoM iiirtnh th
lly attfl. ii'r ini-elf, I hrtHr uf no
i-tlti 1v tltiiK mi tttiiil iiiinliln iibing
Dim i ittwilo'1 iti"i t ft1 1 1 ii ittnf ttuKttrntH,
Ntt(' de i ii ii i lilt) I Ml i it V . n otilitn ttl lu Ii f
MiUlnWiiitv ttntil"". i hIoW, ilnwitltiiil
0 nil Snl ii I rtll ' tlm it) Mi. i Mi if hri
HtV llvir liinpllnP a lnUh, Mtt'tltly tg
Titiropc ffTvl
It i ; hoi the tmpt elon of n i tt inhlo la
:nvlinble tf the dot have, no lltlehil-
d gnnl.
1 il HI it country woman- tll'ft 1a, MvO
lit niihoiluto town; hut It 1m (piltx ix'iir
Hinush (if the tni'l i oiin for uh to rnti
il.ler oill-lNti until' New VoiVmoi. Ami
M t lleim ml W a ih'Hi- llltle wn(h while
idae In It it own wuv W'o hhvn a fni
-rnl t'nltnitt t'tuh mihI rnnoulo llhtulf
tint nrilnl of dm ltrin trhihntit', I not
tint i iiicinhrr f hr i-ltih. hot ttmt liliint
not hA i'iMilihriMl n a any ill put nu'
mrnl of toy full to o or i uttiT, of my
ru)Mt lly for nnlmlhitltiu rulliitn (for thf
.Inh'H nltii la 1 1i illihotnno'itt of tlmt
Aral) ahln I'oniltioilll y V ln I h oonh nl y,
I wnH Mtnonir lh Mint ln ltM to htooir
to It
"Yon iti nnl h n tonihrr, MUa Km.
ntl Of," ttll I he vlv tirloitM Otllltf t llllltf
who fulled to lay th mutter hrror tn
'hf.fiUFn yoti lii tnurh tMnkoih
tut ot .
Thin wottl wtm IHtlf tiril In M-rtl-no'tttl
at till tint tullhinmh. Mtm-4, l(
Ita hooom tia iihoit an hhoK krilfn),
ii ml 1 Mlmply Hh "What !" In nnttiK
lllfltt.
"thT yrn tm lmv" k1i t v-lttiMi1, "anil
iM Cli'llll' HI) HlMlifillrHV IViMt't at-
tompt to ilriiv H on Know yon lo rrn
Ktn an tmoih(rt " Thin xvnn loo tmirh.
1 Ohln't Join tf i-h, nlthouKh 1 of.'ii
nloimlly look In on thon m( thrlr nil
tur1 tra honr, whhh followa th nor
IhlHhvtuul prt of thflr proKminnto. A
tlity hit v drlli'lotin t'hlcken an hoi it nil
hot r nn1 i'nlT, ! find thilr oultura
rutlmr omrti'tlitf Ihnu othfrwlar.
I As Ittr no nrur Now York, I And It
rom "nlnt to run inti tho olty whorovfr
I hrr U cm III on.
In t hi Hp tint? ttlla hi-o rpr.'ltiUy
urTnt. I know popular Nmpa(hy lean
low aril ttprlnKtlnif In thr oonntt-, hut
Tor my part, a a noon h M uroti hat
Mown I t.nr If away, and April oonton
whltllnit nlooif th rlrmvd path .of tho
yar. I hurry to Uv my ittmuttl up
polnttoont tn nif-ot StrhiK It Ntw York.
Tho troea mo hmlclhtK lit tha parkH, tin f
1odll mill tullpM art Moomlntf rtotmiNly
n the ftrMt -rornnrn, whiln hyatMnth.i
anrt Hint hi oo tn nhtiff tho ottrh. A
pmrl-oolnrvd olottd H pottcl In that In-
Good Stories
On hulmon.
CHAKl.KX hhM0UK!. tho French
tenor, lighted a rtHnrctto iind
pxssrd out of a Hroad'ay rotmii ;tn U
and the hc.td watU'V .'nhl:
"Ho la tlm most- si'tionms tipper ho
baa vial ted Atiift lra thla year. U I
odd for a Frcnrlmmtt to tip lavlahly.
Aa a rul thr Krncb aro rathor or
ni od ajt t with their 1 1 pa.
"I will toll you frond ono on Mr.
T"almcrrM.
day or so after ho condunVd hip
now ronlract with Mr. Hnmmoratoln,
ho Uinrhrd her. and at tho ond of
tunohoon, bookoniniif hla waltor to him,
bo Mold-
HrtiFtr. you alwaya look after
mo very well. What 1 tho MgRoat
t'p ,imi havo roreivd thla year"
" Kivo do!larn. Monsieur Pnlmorva,
fi;1 Rnptlpt.
'Well.' said tho tonor. Til niako
that tip look foolish. Here, tnon vloux.
her la $1 for yon."
"And He handed tho waiter a rrisp
ten dolUr nolo atul then smlU'd and
" "Who v It. do yon remember,
who gavo you the $5 tip?
"'It wns yourself, sir,' paid Raptlsto.
a a ho g-iitcfuily lucked tho ten in his
pocket."
Tin Two Versions.
. K K P v: r. U CO I" U T 1 . A N P F Y. s -
tie Id. who has just married
Vrv. Anno Wotghtman Walker, is per
h.t; llio lendtnjf authority on modern
Kgvpt," an Id an Kgyptolegist of New
Yoik
"Mr. pen fie id is also a supr racon
teur. At toe Manhattan Club. ono
n ght. ho con trs die ted in my hear In a;
some Ftorv or other about modern
'-K' P. aayinjr that the story ramintled
him In its falsity of an occurrence in
the Alps.
"Ho wa tourtngr the. Bermso Ober
land At the Hear Hotel In Orindel
wuh.l a mouniaircer aat m the hall, a
g!as of boor before him. and his feet
in thrir hobnailed mountain boots ex
tended towards tho rtre. The moun
taineer had just madr- an ascent of the
Klgcr. and ho talked like this about
It :
" "V. 11 . wc'l, w . 11. a cimh indeed!
K'Mir houi'9 of incessant step-cutttng
'th an ax on an Ke-iSiope ba amoutti
ii 1 1 in.
(r-tiftti tlllin liial nlMtva (( Klrtttntti hutld
thtf, n ml the pretty i'Hv gUI amlt
III v plank tthiutf lit tltnlr Mitmtl Mining
t.iattnnea behind ll.t-lr vbttei tint, Th
hlt.ta twiner with H nnphUII) wl-d ehlti.
and lii l rtutf tUh'i t napimd with
hi UK nhdi )immi of I mm and llint Tlitt
v V ulr full of mi mbott tntn, that
I illltflliMl ft-uiM hn tMtltftttlte lm-
atlu.t or rtiirhm in ih t'iMitiliy.
if out nil I hi la iutttr of tndN
vhluwl laatn. I profit wiilkluit In dalniv
hoot, a Ion if a I'lfntt i'lly M'ioiii'iit, whllo
Hiiollii'i' riittnlly moo ml to I ml in I h h I yoto
fur I'otoiiton- pt-nnn hhor mnl a rootih
iMMtoliy I'oiol
Ami mi i, mn I, Km 11 v K nun I lot, Hphtntr,
ho tho full t'loiiniio or my nwti I'unylr.
tloitM. I ronmt mj.-lr ono rilp Ainlt
mot ohitf wrtllthiK hn pplty ahoitt I lm low
or p o I Ion of lit mill w ii v . I m pillar ui tgti
him on touiird tho Mnltriv, hut, mm ofif-n
hnppm, my ImpillMo wom ahli-tt nrkd.
Ami all hirnuhr of a wkiiihm'h miiiIIIhk
faro. 1 wiim pdholiiH thr offloffi of tho
Vortmtr, Mti-umahtp compatttoH, ami I rnw,
oofnhitf down I to fit r pa of ona nf I hotll.
THHV 1V1I.KKU AIO; WITH TI1KIH ll,AIIN IV
AM THKUl I1KAIS IN 'I'lIK Allt
A yomiK woiuhii whoae coiintauanoo watt
po.iltlvidy txlorlthM with Joy. 1 rouhln't
rvnlt it arivnd Rninro at Iter, and I aw
tlmt both lur hnmlM weio MUod with clr
oulur; and hookleta.
by and About Prominent Men
a; Insa and aa nteep nn a wall. 1ook
nl this bunch of imIcIwcImm, 1 Hplod It
tn the rde of a dreadful preelplre.
My Ruido refused to let m pluck It;
f iul it was miniums; for hla part, ho
would not rink his life ho foolishly. Hut
nt last, whiit with ehuut'mo and an
ofTer of in frnoi's. 1 persuaded him to
como n long. The advaneo waa awful;
ono mitep meant deat h : hut I to
i urd the flower, when suddenly t ho
guide's foot slipped, ho fell, and began
to roll towards the edge. Hut T thrust
my ht firmly Into the lee, and bracing
ni self . selx- d tho ropo that bound us
t ope t her and tho man waa snvod,
"A ltd at tho same time. In tho hotel
kitchen, the puide waa giving another
version of tho nscont in words like
those :
" Well, well, what a customer An
o'ther Hko that chap, anil 1 give tip
tho business. FYmn tho at art ho was
faint and diiezy : in fact, wherever any
real c! imblng boait. we had to carry
him like a sack of meal. And mean !
Refused us a slngle penny extra for all
our extra trouble. Uast of all ho .beg
ged for tho sprig of edelweiss 1 wore
in my hut. and I w as foul enough to
let him have it.' "
A Common Kolc.
SENATOR CIMjCRIST, discussing in
AHany Jus insurance bill, said of
speculation:
"Speculative featuros. uncertain tlos.
ought to be removed from our life as
much as possible.
"When I think of speculation. 1
think of a man I know.
"Tins ro;m, a conservative, suddenly
took to stock gambling. At the end of
a flurry I met him one afternoon and
said :
" 'Well, were you a bull or a bear
today?"
Neither,' answered, giving- me
a sour smile. I was an ass.' "
A Hint.
SE N A TOR FX' LTOX. at h is a n nuaJ
Oregon salmon dinner in Washington,
told a tipping story.
"In Astoria," he said, "there used to
bo an old fisherman who brought me the
tlrst of every month a present of a splen
did salmon from his master. I always
gave tho old fisherman a tip.
' Bui one morning I mas wry busy and
II (niUIrM ho 'Uli A .Hi o IMldi -
filahd (lit llHMllort p hn'l i"t Ihitihb
linf Drat ih k1! In Kuiuf", ami It Wu
th a v torhttiM to'hlf vtH"nl of a ltfuni
f1hrt ktcw, a wtl na If mIih huj) fold
toft, how aha had pin mo d tiod ni utio
mlnrd for II, and piohnhly MtMdld nil
MOtta of lct hmikM MimI tifi iHltfhl pM'p
ofty fliloy (irf tllp, Hint MOikc II atl rillt
I'M I h'h mm wlt mm m plaMut A ml a a I
hmhnd nl tho MMV poIoIimI pHtnphhtM sha
i'lulhd, t wum itinvr.1 to tfo iii ntid t''
it(it f fw for ntyai If.
Willi Kmiiy KmmiiiM, lo lm Moo in it
prif"d; no I MiKppKd hllihely Into Hm
)(K 1lhl offha ami toiiiir-Mtfil ItonkUdM,
Thr-y wrtt a heal owed on m In turaa
(lUmlielH, tho liffithlo rlciltt WtiM tiinul pO'
Hlo, Mhd wt , I'fii ai don'l know
how tl hatuifio-d, hut thri fliat I hltttf I
Mmw I wuh pa v I ok a. hipitl on my
lOhllll th'kl't III l(Vr"pHl,
f may aa well cufir'M, al tha oiilaitt
I hat t am of n v hant,lrniih' tiatui a. I
not otily lake i-ohir ftotu my Htirionnd'
Ion, hut inflect Ilili tfliei Mini diatom
aa aourately and onally ft iiHrfor And
mo, In tlml ioitl, hullU'iM" lko duW'o,
with It" itiMi itin oh a 1 1 a and I line
tuttlea and ai'Mtoer plaiiM, tha ottly pciM
Plhl Ihlnu to ilo aeomed lo h to huv
my tl' ktd, and I tlld no, Mill I froely .(
mil II vvmm enllioly Iha ihflimii" of tht
o'iMa h -boIom; am t otioo'lnKti I hat madH Iha
ilni1 aeam lo ntn a rnMtial a ml tin tu rat
ottn. No nooiior hud I re" Mlhfd
Mtirii), Willi 11 hi HprlMtf tilt rtm1 afoita
priytooeiil, (halt I reulhsed I had dona
Riiiiixi hioK titniMUul nud pt ha pa III - ad
vlfird I l-.w.M'. r, a rhiuoeteotih' nnl ura
imiiltea atl ithlllly lo tu ' pt a alluathm,
mid after one jonthd uioineitl I walked
uptown, phttintntf aa I wlil
Two da'y a later the iioaltnart hrouuhl
ma an imiiMuallv liutfe hmlet of mall,
The fli at letter I nputrd eaiiard tun
Hume aut prlne. and a mthl amiiaeiueiit,
II hf-nnii, ittllo conlly;
MUa tmllv Kin nil mm 1" Ur Mailarn:
t,f.Milmr dial .oi itilftiil wilt it u fiotn Nrtw
VirM tit th nnr rtihl, I luh Mm Uhtty
at i'IHhK your aHmft'ifi to th It'Ont Xato
t lia a a h omal .1Mtl rtlilr. topiliB' plara
tliiHlty ni alay'ltt IhU cPY.
The Jef (or Went on to ilr! all t ha tnU
v.nit aura iiinl t'hiirma of the tmlol, itti1
nya a oompe(o lUt id ral"M, whttdi, for
t ho coin fori a and lux urlea promlaed,
(
I'MI IH A II MM
Rem i led roaaotiHhlo Indeed! Hut how In
I ho w orltl did tha tit hut in proprietor of
tho Hotel Xantlppo know that I eontotn
plated a trip ahroatl? I hadn't yet dl
vulKed my aeeret to my fellow-reHhlenta
when t ho old boy brought the flub I
thanked him hurriedly and, forgetting hi
tip, bent o er my desk ngnln. I te he.
tilted a moment then cleared his throat
and said:
" "Senator, won hi ye. bo n kind aa to
put it In wrlttn thHt ye didn't give, mo
no tip this ttmo or my wlfe'il think Tvo
went and spent it on rum? "
Tho Widow.
I'DYAHP KUMdNfi. when lie
dined with me," mm id, with some
pride, a literary Chlcagoan, "told mo
about Simla.
"Tt Morms that Simla Is up in the moun
tains tho hills, as they say In India
and the laiHea go there in tho hot weather
to eseape the heat of tho low country.
"Well, Kipling an Id that, ono lovely,
cool morning at Simla, he was" presented
to a grass widow. They call thoso ladies
grass widow whoso husbands are de
tained by work in the hot cities of the
plains.
' She was awfully pretty and charming,
and aa they talked together in the pleas
ant coolness Kipling said:
" l suppose you can't help thinking of
your poor husband grilling down below?'
"The lady pavo him a strange look and
he learnt afterwards that ahe was a real
widow."
The Blind Man's Rase.
GFOl'ROIKR ST. CH AFFRAY, of
the Zust car, said at dinner in
Michigan City of a loss that he had more
than made up:
"I made up that loss cleverly, did I not?
It is like an old blind groat-uncle of
mine whom my father used to tell of.
"My great -uncle had once buried $4ofirt
in gold Ion Is under a pear tree in his
garden. His neighbor saw him do it,
and in the dead of night came and stole
the money, replacing the earth carefully.
"Pome days later my uncle brough "0
more Ion's down to the per tree for
burial. He soon discovered his loss, and
silently weeping, he, too, replaced the
earth.
"He knew whom to suspect, and that
night he called on his neighbor. He
seamed thoughtful and distrait, and the
neighbor asked him what oppressed him.
" 'Well. I'll tell yon,' said my groat
uncle, frankly. I have Kft louis hid away
in a safe place, and today a tenant, paid
oft a mortgage, and I have another 1000
I Ox
1 i p m
roiiiitionariiMi NIhim mnt m It on nit
'(mi til ry Hiimt,
of Myrtlemead, and how an titter at r tun
er eouhl lent it of It wan Mi piiilo lo ttia
Mul tha other letlera wero eMUiilly amn
liia. hio from a. dry uooda emporium
hefutiuhl ma to Inaperl tliolt' waraa hn
fot a Koliiif aht oad to hoy. A nothar
hettued nie to ptirohaan their nIiom, and
uavo fearful wiritttttfn of tha ahortoom
1hlfM of KriKllHh footuear, 1 Another, and
perhii ita tha moat flat tort na;, re.jiteatod
tlm honor of tiiklttu; my photoirrnpli h"
foro 1 an lied. Ittit. una) and all aeemed
not only eoKitlHaiit nt my r'ntly formed
phi mm, hut entirely ip proved of them,
and earneatly ileMlred to MHHlHt UlO In
carrylnu' them out.
With my wltllnttneMM to nerpt a. altu
iitlon, I at. onrfl aaMtimed that aomaoow
tho uewa of my tntended dnpnrtura had
erept Into una or other of tho New York
dally paper, t couldn't undaralapd why
thla Mhould he, hut aurely tha only poa
alhla cxplumttlott wiim my own proml
nonea In tha piibfle, rye. Thla, I phu-hl-1y
admitted to myanlf, wua MtirprlMlnit,
hut Krntlfylnir. To ha aurr, 1 bad writ
ten a. few nondeaerlpt Vffraea, and an oo
riiHtoitMl pnper on aotnn foollah thlitip u
a fine nit, but I had not reached tho
point wliero my nnmo waa mentioned
anionic "What Our Author Aro Haying
and I xtliiaT."
Jfow;vernhiM for my vnlniclory!
nclKhbor aoon explained to mo that nil
itp-todnto btiwIneuM llrnm procuro Until
of Omar who hnve houKlit uteaniahlp
tleketa, and ni'tid clrrular letter- to oaoh
mldreMH. TIiIm wna Indeed a blow to my
v.'inlty, but io lntreMtliiR: wero tho lot
tera whleh rontlnued to pour In that T
loula In ch ah on my hands. I don't know
whether to wk out another hiding place
for thla money or to put it where the
other Is. What do you advise?
" 'Why,' said the neighbor, eagerly, Mf
your first boding place ta safe and you
declare It to bo so I should certainly put
thla other money there loo.
"My great -uncle an hi firmly that that
was what ho would do; tt wna tho wlaeat
course. Then ho took hta leave.
"And when, next dHy ho. went to the
pear tree ngaln, there, aura enough, was
his lost JWO loula, all pit bark again."
IIke Soma Men.
MRS. BRLflJS DB RIVKRA. president
of tho Equal Suffrage League of
New York, aald at a recent dinner:
"We'd have had the suffrage, we
women, long ago, wore It not that,
whore women are concerned, men in
cline to be a little unfair, a. little
churlish.
"Their treatment of women Is on a
par with old Hiram Doollttle'a treat
ment of hla wife. He made her keep
a cash account, and he would go over
:t every night, growling and grumb
ling like this:
" 'Look here. Hannah mustard plas
ters, ."0 cents; three teeth extracted.
There's $2-."0 in one day epent for
your own private pleasure. Do you
think I'm made of money?'
, Glaeg-uw Herald.
"Twin Fnandrwr anrt the bork-rvd oavt
DM ulipef and bunk as thwy offteed;
All gririFy were the caddieoves
And fne plusfoura outdeed. J
Beware tho Potterhnnt, my sn,
Tho jaws that cite the laws that catch;
Beware the GtTerha'k. and shun
The ohemixed Feuraomateh!
took hla bulger club in hand,
X Lor. if 1 1 me t he gl umaome fn hn fought ;
So rvMKl ho by the sixteenth tee.
And stood awhile In thought.
And as In avTflh thought he utiwl,
Th Potterhunt, with checks aflame.
Came Killing: and, in iatiffuag crude,
Dumdaahterisked hla game.
I
Ore up! One up! Though In a cup
The mashle blade went flicker-flack
He holed it out. and with a vnout.
He came two-upping back.
And hast thou flogped the Potterhunt?
Come to the bar, my beeriyh boy:
Oh. prglf !ay! Hueroo! Huc)ray!
He hiccoughed in his Joy!
Twas Pnandrews. and the Nvkered oavea
Did s!ire and bunk aa they offteed.
AM ,rriny were the cadd.eovea,
And the plusfours outdeed.
Xote The English pronunciation of Pt.
Andrews. JOonneraed plural of "knicker
bocker oaf." IS'.ipe apnarently a portman-tau-warJ
combining '"wipe' 'and '"allce."
ISwora at large.
1
0Mt4 IM la fur tl' raaaotl of their aettd
Ihfc. They plonaed tUlhllly( heottuaa
of their patiMfiinlnn a.ltHmi, Iteatiuif m
aa If I Wrtf ellht-r Joalah AlUm'n wtr
or m. . hortaw titdtan, luvarlaldy (hay
MMMittfod I had tieVr Imaii (it h Hie-
fropollH hfora, and would irov irM
Um tarttoiant of n wyn, Nr warn Ihey
euttrly mlaiakh-
una elahorata I'lnmtar at forth tha
wondera of tha city hm viewed 'torn tha
"Heelha; (or Toutliiat) New York Motor
Comh'Ii," Now, I bad paaaed theaa Kieat
at1a iiuiidtedN of tltiicM, hut it had never
oeciuied to m to rhtr mm, And yet ,
ao (treat la- my aiiaenptlhlltiy to mutaraH'
(Ion, that I determined tka tha (t'lp
liefura laavlhir my natlva land,
Another lot lr lefl ma JimIIbII)im aa to
whether my piopohed Journey wuh dvl
aldo after all, Thla letter waa from tha
iclalunra) Travel Hureau, td explained
how, by tha purcbann of a tiaw fa tinted
MteteoaeouA and tiiihiitrablo aeia of
"vImwh," nna con I I Ht tut mora aatu
fMitdm out of IC'tKipenn trip by atay
Iha; at lioiiiit fhatt hV moIiiic tthtond, "Ho
teal ra tha aeatu a," tlm circular a
Milled ma, "(hat ohm Involuntarily
nirntcheft out m. hand lo ium what lau't
Ihcra." Wuraly, realUiii need ko no
farther than that; yet amue oyi-r enart.
InpT tiAfl) tnltfht demaml that Iha
Kta'Mpndvfor think Mhould h tlir.
At leaat, tha-t'a tha way I felt a hot 1 1
II; al id heal, lea, tmw (hat all Myrtle,
mead w alltrd up over my ho1ii to
K tiro ms( couldn't deer-tiily ahatidoii my
project, 'fhai'a ona of tha rleitithiful
arinoyatiea of Ufa to j country vi.
latfa, Kvaryhody blnnna lo avaryh'idy
alae, and your iteigithoia hava a perfect
I'ltfht to 1m mm IttterfartiiKty helpful aa
lhy chooaa, My houna waM (Mah-ucd t,y
what I cm inn lo nail tha nob In army of
atartera, for tha kind-hearted otiea
NO MTIJRI'4TI.,Va FOR MK.
brought inn vory linttidnnbla holp or
hindrance to nn. oocan voyairo.
I had already bought myanlf a atcam
er run, whoae MOft brUtht colors and
nilUy toxtura dnllirbted my aoul; but
Jews Are Going Back to Their Native Soil
New York Sun.
IKON A RD ft. ROBIN HON. gene ral
manager of the Jewish Agricultural
and Industrial Society, whose princi
pal object la to aid Hebrew Immigrants
to engage In the pursuits for which they
are bent rttted wben they come to thla
country, has been investigating the history
and present atatus of the Jewish farmers
In America.
"If I were aaked to characterize the
present era of Jewish history I would. In
all probability name it the era of coloniza
tion." says Mr. Robinson in his report.
"The desire of the Jew to return to the
soil never manifested Itself more strongly
than today, and never has so much In
dividual and organled effort been exerted
toward Its consummation.
The Alliance Israelite Univeraelle, the
Jewish Colonization Association, the Ba
ron de Hirsch Fund, the Zionist movement
and the Jewish Territorial Organization
have each in Its own way launched pro
jects of worldwide scope and conception
ot put the Jew back upon the land and
In a position of independence and self
respect. The agricultural movement
among our people began with the exodus
from Egypt under Moses, when they re
volted against Industrial bondage, and ex
tends through the time of Solomon, when
he had to enter Into a contract with Hi
ram of Tyre for the building of the
temple because the Jews would not turn
from agriculture to the building trade,
down to the present time.
"Aa early as 1830 Major Mordecla Man
uel Noah, wiio as Consul -General of. the
United States at Tunis, had done eminent
service for his country, inter
ested a number of public
spirited men in a project to
establish a Jewish colony on Grand Island
in the Niagara River. Land amounting to
17,000 acres waa bought, and the colony
was appropriately named Ararat 'city of
refuge for the Jews.' Jewish migration at
that time was so small that this move
ment died a natural death, and its re
mains, in the shape of the cornerstone of
a monument laid" in IKS are now reposing
in the Buffalo Historical Museum.
"In 1837 another attempt waa made by a
number of New York Jews to take up
farming. Lnd was purchased at War
warsing. Ulster County and the settlement
grew until it had 13 families but they be
cajne discouraged and in 1&42 this settle
ment also came to an end. The seed was
tioriM tha lea wma Mtt'Mtoer run bronchi
ma hy .InaetiM, wa IiiLo.oV'1 loana. It
waa with a allvhl alt of reanntiiii ril thai
my would' bt baiiefai'tori tecelvad my
huttilila MpoloMV for pnaaxaabiM; rotf of
my own, and walked away wtiti their
plMpla n their arma and their hada It)
tha air. Theti ninm ou wtm eniimaiiy
Mdvlaed ma not to taka my lovely, milky
ro, mm It waa aura lo h ruined on tha
ft
Oil! VMt YOU If A V II TKMI,KlttMKT,H MIIIC TWITTKIIKfk.
at earner, and a rt r that lo Ocvoiiid
by motha duilnir lla Hummer In a afcam
er Irunk, Tlia beat plan, aha )nrirmd
me, wmm to hlra a ru fiom the atcatu
ahip company, aa I would Jilt my deck'
chair, and leave my own ruit at home, to
he iiad ita a eouch robe. M-lim amiubla
by lift lure, I agreed lo thla plan. Next
camo a neighbor who, having; heard that
r had conclud'-d to hlro a r--ng on tho
Mteriniw, MMked to bjrrow mine to tka
with her on a lako trip. Of rourae, I
not sown In vain, however, for Wrwnr- i
sing has a number of thriving Jewish
farmers today,
"Aeeordtng to tho Immigration figures,
32,oon J.ws came to thin country In tin
three years following 1 As many of
thm came from grleulturHl stt laments
It was natural that their well wishers
should try to have them become farmers
here.
"Colonies were started throughout the
country, but most of tho 3ettlmnt.a
failed, helfly because their land waa
poor. The oniy colonies of that period
that have met with success wore, tho in
New Jersey Alliance, Rosenhayn and
f'armel. Allianee, whlh waa tho first
Jewish agricultural settlement of a per
manent character, was started with 43
families and 14o0 acres of woodland was
purehased, which waa su vidd into
small farms of 15 aero eaeh. Alliance
now embraces the three settlements of
Alliance, Brotmanville and Norma. Rosen
hayn, four miles from AMa-nre waa
started with six tamilis, and in the
same year Carmel started with 17.
"These colonies now have over 2of Jew
ish farmers, cultivating some 8VW acres.
I learned from one of these early settlor
whom I visited recently that from the
15 original acres and a two-room hut hia
farm has increased to 45 acres with splen
did buildings.
"He makes anywhere from &TA to W
a year from the farm. In order to exist in
the early days he told me that he and his
wife had to shoulder their axes and go out
clearing land for their neighbors at 3
cents a day. doing what work they could
on their own land after dark.
"After the establishment of the 2 .-"WW)0
fund by Baron Maurice de Hirseh for Im
proving the condition of Jewish immi
grants, one of the first acts of the trus
tees was to found in 1351 the well-known
Jewish settlement at Woodbine, and three
years later the Woodbine Agricultural
School was founded. Another agricultural
school, the National Farm School, near
Do y le town. Pa , was established by phi
lanthropic Phlladelphians in 15.
"These two institutions afford practical
agricultural training, and many of their
graduates hold responsible poaition in
agricultural schools, experiment stations
and kindred branches of the Government
service.
"During the last year our society had
1346 applicants who wanted to be farmers.
829 of whom had over IrOO with which they
were ready to demonstrate their earnest
ness to get away from the crowded city,
the applications coming from ail over the
lent It to her. hut a fv w wt-rkk latr.
WlO-ft ttlrd to i lOldle into one nf Mia)
Mioall haiah niM 'hat the icamattlp
coitiioifiy provldea, I almoat iefiitd my
aiiilahllli y
Then i'uihii ftii-nda with ruli)on"
laitfe, amall and double j-.u.i-'l Alao,
thwy broiiKht air pillowy and water plU
Iowa, and patent contrivMiicc fur. eom
fori, fliMt wet fiuiiietouM and bulky, and
Mitjiiat.ty ejiprcaA-d their donora kind
Interaat in my w.-H. twina hi a-a Alao
eama many Mom mid MiiMilutn lem.-riiea1
for MfOIHlcklM-ea, oi fO.VIllVM (hereof.
Mud I liikcn Iiwim ..Il will. tn-f and had
they made good tht-ir ptooiiae, not ono
of tha ciiblii piioi'iiKciM, o' t lo Niirr
aite, need have ho( HI f.r a moment, Jn
tftaperaml ;ioko. the mora muter ,al
Kiria w;m mmh und viirhma mlvhe
Thla Whb eady reim-mhercd, for t.ik
eii nit u whoht it Included ever y poaaihlt
wny or doioit tfiiylhfnic, Hnld one; "J';n
yoor Irtirilta v-i y tlichily, fur clolhlna;
cjurlca much h-m-r that wny," Maid
another; "ii k your Uunka vty fooac
1y; for then you w',11 hnve room u hrn:
home Homy fturiituaf and yt i Jar a
at eiiafoma only Ho- Mama number of
trunka u you took with you from Artier
I' M." HMid a tint d; "l-t roe Jo Ip you
(ni'W, fo- 1f a inink la era niuicd too
IlKhtly or piled too handy. It mak-M Mil
aorta of Irouble."
Hot, heinv; amiiiblf, I amllei) pieuaant
ly on all, agreed with eac), advlMer, Nod
held my peace, r, ., o,e, preod
riarlea miiitff'l In He, and knew that
aa aoori ria f wna fairly a( aea, r,r at
Jeaao beyond tho three, rutin limit, I
eouhl rnuka rrr own plana, wild carry
toern out without let or hnrirsttwf.
My Itinerary waa, of course, Hrr-.mw't
and rearraoic'i f.,r oauully thai
would-be arbiter of my ricMtlnailort fell
Into aueh hot dtMciir.j,oK amotiT thm
aeiveM tht they (joitn forgot I waa jco
log away at all. f!ot It mattered llMla
to rna whether they advlaed tho Hlvleta,
by way of tbo North or tho Italian
lakea after too f Uihtofr ul to"ir; for my
eutlra Horn nter waa irrevo ably planned
In my own mind. No "tou rial log" for
me. No darting through Koropo whi a
ahfrtwaiat In a "aolt" and a Jla-d-
eker In rny other hand.
No, my "tour of extended foreign trav
el," aa our hea newspaper peraited in
calling tt, w;ta, on my part, an Jrnmut
aitlo reaol ve to go by t he moat dlraet
route to Iorobn and remain tiers tmtil
t he d(ite of mv return t Uket to Nw
York. Thla plwn. blng alroplo )n tha
main, left me teimirn, to Uate to my
franda' ;d vice and recommend a' Ion a,
Hut, though f JSaieried politely, reail
paid little heerj, nnd itt I;ir J attih-d
away with tlu? ad vie-, In a conf -jed
meHey drifting out of my mrnory.
The only po ! n t a that ae rm-d to hi 1 rtl-preaa-d
on rny mind W'ti that. In Im
don parlance, "Thank you" Invariably
mearif either "Yea" or "No" t'notfejy
Menmed fpjl'e Hure wdch), and that, hi
Kngland on muat alway cail a tle
phono a lift.
United Rtats, Sine its organization o;f
society h:K a-odsled 7i4 farmer in T
si at-a with loans aggregating nearly ha.
a million doliwra.
"The real property owned by triewfa
farmers r-pr' j"-nt'd a valuation of eo?e
to JLiViKt. exclusive of ffi worth 't
personal property. Ovr JiWt,o of Ina
principal has b en repaid. We are havir j
an agricultural expert visit the communi
ties this year to advice the farmer on
goring greater result.
"There are more, Jewish farmers tnai
!s generally believed, and notwithstand
ing the persist rit reK..r;rIor.s a.:med by
the Russian government to drive the Jew
from tho soil, that country, ac-ordmg to
a bulletin of the Iepartment of f'omrri'.rra
and lAbor, had 40,';il farmers in WSi. Dur
ing the flsrrai yar ened J'ine U Yf7,
ZSA Jewish farmers entered this eotintry.
"An attempt made by our office ro
take a census of tho Jew jh farmen,
which waa far from adequate, owing to
our limited facilities, resulted in a ltat of
?A? farmers In 34 states. ojr attention
tn often called to Jwj-h farmer indi
vidually or m groups who have ney-r
heard of our eoHe'y and who come to our
notice only accidentally.
"Only recently we were brought in touci
with a co-operative Jewish e tt lemon C
near aiken, S. C., and with another colony
of homestead settlers near Ropuoli,
Wash. I think I am conservative wnen
I ut the number of Jw!v'a farmers at
W.
"That it is not X.W to V la due t
the fact that the general run of immi
grant is not overburdened with wealth on
reaching these shore a-d has no avenue
open to him to make enda meet but the
hop."
ejmuty Kiaaed Me." Too.
Ri-hmond Time-rw?h.
Sarah kissed in h-n w met.
So did Ki', and BL: and Dora,
So dii Jane and VS-.'r.
rolty. riaribei and F'.ora
They ail liked me pr-::y ;!,
And- dar girl' tny r-vr hid! ftt
I d-tn't like to k:a and til
.Stui they (5:d it.
Leter in tiie day I met
'And palutdj Maude and Ia:5y.
And I a;o Kissed CozetTe.
C!r, Jalia, Ruth and MaJst
O. I'm dory for Ietgh Hum.
I, who' 7 had many, m r.y '.
While poor LiVi ona vtacied slant
Wa.m with Jenny.
The Frnrh law tr-t th f f
were a f!h. and liirM ad flaning for t
by n:rbt to be tmchinc
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