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Bellefonte, Pa., July 5, 1892,
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In The Land of Bondage.
An Interview with a Jew Concerning the Indioni-
ties Offered His Race in Russia—.
ger of Expulsion.
Nominally, the Russian famine is
over. Nominally,also, the Jewish ques-
tion is in abeyance just now in’ Rus-
sia. As a matter of fact, the worst phase
of the famine is that through which Rus-
sian peasants are now passing at this
moment, when the “horse famine’’—the
scarcity of horses by means of which
seed-corn might be conveyed to the
affected districts—is daily becoming a
great calamity. With regard to the
Jewish question, the following outline
of a conversation which a representa-
tive of the Pall Mall Gazette had re-
cently with a Russian Jew speaks for
itself. It was at Mr. Arnold White's
house that the gentleman in question
gave an account of the way in which
the Russian Government, as the Egyp-
tians of old, “made the lives of the child-
ren of Israel bitter with hard bondage’’: —
“But what more can the Russian Gov-
ernment do to you, when even two or
three years ago the moan of the Jews
was that oppression had gone so far as to
tie them hand and foot? There seemed
no room for further oppression short of
bodily torture.”’—¢“Just so, We our-
selves. benighted as we were thought
that our humiliation could go no further.
But as good is infinite, so evil also is in-
finite; and now, some years after we
thought the rigor of the law could be
extended no further, we have come to
see that there is no end to the wrong
that can be done to us. Is it a wonder
that, hopeful though we are as a race-—
hopeful, energetic and patient—we have
turned pessimist? If our wrists were
bound with strong chains,” the Israel-
ite continued, emphasizing his words
with characteristic gesticulations and
with a bitter smile; ¢“if our wrists were
bound with irons, I and my people
could not be more utterly helpless than
we are this day in Russia.
“It began with the present Tzar. Un-
der Nicholas much was done to lighten
the hardships of the Jews, and Alexan-
der IT, the Liberator, naturally extend-
ed our freedom and treated us as hissub-
jects and not as an alien, hostile race.
Nor was Alexander IIT an anti-Semite
when He began to reign. It was Igna-
tieff, first of all, who began the persecu-
tions—Ignatieff, who is your friend and
sympathizer when you are face to face
with him, but whose words are of abso-
lutely no value. He isin no way to be
trusted. General Ignatieff knew full
well the value of the Jewish element in
Russia: he knew that where the Jews
form part of the community the commu-
nity flourishes—for Jews do not drink,
they are not immoral; they are practical,
thrifty, fond of family life, and moder-
ate in all their ways. Shall I tell you
how Ignatieff showed uis appreciation
of the Jews? He has estates in various
parts of Russia, which he lets to tenants
for various agricultural purposes. Short-
ly after the present Tzar began to reign,
he let those estates on a long lease to
Jewish tenants. A few days after the
contracts had been made, the law made
by Ignatieff, came into force by which
Jews are not only forbidden from buying
but also from becoming tenants in all
but fifteen out of the sixty provinces of
Russia proper, to say nothing of the Cau-
casus, Siberia, Bokhara, and other parts
of non-European Russia. Of course the
tenants then 1n possession were allowed
to keep their farms, and Ignatieff had
secured good tenants for many years to
come. He and Pobedonestzeff preju-
diced the Tzar more and more against
the Jews, and now it has gone sv far
that we are now prepared for almost
anything.
“Even those Jews in Russia who are
not in. daily danger of expulsion from
the country are beginning to despair,
and when once a man loses hope for the
future his energy, and indeed all his in-
terests, are lost also. You know that
some classes of Jews are exempt from
the law by which Jews are not allowed
to live in Moscow or St, Petersburg.
The descendants, for instance, of those
Jews who served in the Russian army
in the reign of Nicholas belong to these.
Of course they are Russians as much as
any of the Tzar’s subjects, since for gen-
erations and generations they have lived
among Ru sians, and like Russians.
Many of them, indeed, speak no other
language than Russian. But even those,
though as yet: they are not threatened
with compulsory emigration, are nearly
worn out and hopeless. The other day
a well-known St. Petersburg tailor, a
Jew (I'll give you his name if you like)
came and said to me, ‘I mean to go to
Argentina.’ ‘What for?’ Iasked, ‘since,
the new laws aftecting the Jews do not
concern you, your grandfather having
been'a soldier under Nicholas.” ‘That
is true,’ the man replied, ‘but I can’t
stand this any longer. Today I am
still allowed to live in St, Petersburg,
but how am I to know that I shall not
presently be told to move on? 1 have
no spirit left; no energy to make, plans
and to attend to my business. I am go-
ing to Argentina.’ And, mind you, he
was a flourishing, well to do, intelligent
man.” x !
“But, honestly, do you not think there
is something in the argument of the an-
ti-Semites that, as Dr. Stocker expressed
it to me some time ago, the Jews are the
vampires that suck the life-blood out, of
those who are not of their race, notably
out of the guileless rural populations?
Surely there is some reasons for all
these ' measures for suppressing the
Jews 2” .
“There is not. Look at the official
statistics published in Russia, and you
will see that wherever the Jews formed
part of the comtbunity there the dis-
trict flourished. Where the Jewish ele-
ment was absent the districts were poor.
Look at the statistics. Fucts'speak loud-
er than words.
gives the exact figures in the article on
the Russian Jews which he contributes
to the Nuwneteenth Qentury for May.
But, mark you, the Russian Govern-
ment’ was keen enough to see that it was
defeating its own object by continuing
to Joni these figures. Hence, since
1888, their publication has been discon:
tinued. ;
“And can you wonder that the rural
aily in Dan-
Mr. Arnold + White!
—
live are more flourishing than those
where they are forbidden to live ? Sure-
ly the fact is too well known, and has
Sor proved too Jose to, need any fur-
ther f, that the Jews area keen care-
ful, thrifty race, given to work hard,
' and not addicted to extravagance and
reckless expenditure. Look along the
centuries and you will see it all through
history. Now, what does this mean in
the present case? Simply this. The
Jew who deals in agricultural produce
knows the market value of his goods.
He also knows that if he means to get a
good price for, say, his grain, he must
supply a good quality. A healthy
competition among the peasant farmers
from whom he buys his grain is the re-
sult. The Jew’s grain is of a good
quality, therefore he attracts consum-
ers ; he himself can pay a good price,
and yet make a good profit. The mark-
et in the district where the Jew lives
being good, the traffic is such that
means of communication must be found.
Railways are built, or steamers: the
district becomes one through which run
the roads of civilization : its prospeirty
is established.
“What, on the other hand, happens
in the rural districts where the mous
jick reigns supreme? If you know
the Russians at all, you know that,
although an infinitesimally small part
of the subjects of the Tzar are highly
cultured and keenly intelligent, the
great mass is not so. They are dense,
shortsighted, improvident. As cilvili-
zation spreads this may change in the
future. . But we have to deal with pre-
sent facts. And the facts are these.
The Russian peasant sells his grain to
the first buyer who comes ; and since
grain can. be bought at more accessible
places, and at a fair market price, not
many buyers care to penetrate the dis-
tricts whence transport of goods is slow
and expensive, and the buyer thus gets
the grain at his own figure. If no
buyer appears the grain rots in the barn.
The district naturally remains poor.
The moujick in selling retains sufficient
grain to last him and his family through
the winter, and to supply him with
seed-corn in spring. Now, take the
case of a year of famine like the present.
As the grain gets scarce, buyers turn up
even in the remote villages. They of-
fer two roubles where otherwise they
have only oftered one. The moujick re-
joicingly sell all he has to sell ; receives
double pay, and presently dies of hun-
ger. This consequence he did not forsce
his vental vision does not go so far.
Nor have the Russian people, either
agriculturalists or peasants, any sym-
pathy whatever with the treatment of
the Jews, although that is the theory
of Mme Novikoff and Pobedonestzeff.
The inhabitants of the district whence
the Jews have been driven are loudly
clamoring for the return of the exile.
It is the Government only which is re-
sponsible, and the Russian Government
where the Jews are concerned, is blind
and deaf—and mad, Yes, mad.”
“Then what about Jews’ love for in-
trigue, conspiracy, Nihilism ?”’ “These
allegations also can be explained. It
is true that among the men and women
arrested as Nihilists there are. a great
many Jews. For this reason: more sus-
picion falls upon the Jews than upon
others : more arrests are made, and
chronicled, or published, how often the
allegations are disproved or the prison-
ers quietly released for want of any evi-
dence against them. Let me give you
an instance from my own experience,
the Secretary of the Jewish community
at St. Petersburg, a man named Gordon
is a friend of mine. He is known by
Jews all the world over as a great schol-
ar of ancient Hebrew, and he is the
greatest of our medern poets. Some-
times ago I met him on the street.
‘How is it you never come to see me?’
he asked. ‘I have not seen you for I
don’t know how long. Come on Satur-
day; I'shall be at home that day.” I
promised, but when Saturday came I
was two busy. So I sent my servant
with a note, explaining why I could not
come. The servant did not come back,
nor did I hear or see anything of him
for a'day or two. I went to Gordon's
house, A policeman was in charge.
Gordon, his wife and three small chil-
dren had been arrested on the Saturday,
on the charge of his being concerned in
a Nihilist conspiracy. My servant so 1
heard later on, had presented my note at
the door, and was also arrested, Well,
Gordon and his wife and children were
kept in prison for three months, and
then they were banished from St. Fet-
ersburg. But Gordon's brother, an in-
fluential lawyer, moved heaven and
eath to have his brother’s case investi-
gated. ‘If he is guilty, have him hang-
ed,’ he said ; ‘but if not, give him his
liberty.” Through the influence of
some mighty man he got his way; the
case was sified, and it was found that
Gordon was absolutely ignorant and in-
nocent of any conspiracy whatever. I
got my servant back, too, after some
time. He had been quietly sent to his
village, and forbidden to come back to
St. Petersburg. But Loris Melikoff
helped me}; he was one of our liberal-
minded men.”
“And what'is to be done ? What is
your remedy for this state of things?”
“The remedy must come fom without ;
‘it will never come from within. The
press of Europe must do it. If I were
Europe I would protest, protest, protest
day after day, week after week, year af-
ter year—not passionately, spasmodical-
ly, but calmly, persistently, seriously.
That is ‘the only way. What is that
story of the drop of ‘water wearing out
the rock ? It is thus that we must ob-
tain justice.. Iean see no other way.”
——There were few more popular
men in Chicago than the late Emmors
Blaine. He was amiable, bright, witty,
cheerful, and everybody liked him. He
was loyal to his friends, of whom he had
hosts, and he was a very genial com-
anion. Though perhaps Walker
Inine was a man of more brilliant at-
tainments than Emmons, the latter was
abler business man of the two and his
guccess as a railroad manager was un-
disputed.
Three Things to Remember,
Hood's Sarsaparilla has the mest
merit.
Hood's Sarsaparilla ‘accomplishes the
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Is it not the medicine for you?
——The Warcaman should be in
districts where the Jews are allowed to every home in the county.
To Preserve Cherries in Brandy.— |
Stone one quarter of the number and
boil them with double their weight of |
sugar. Put this syrup aside. Clip the
stalks of the remaining three quarters,
lay them carefully in jars so that they
will not break and fill the jars up with
brandy. ‘When the brandy cherries are
to be used for dessert mix'a portion of
the syrup with them. 4
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Saddlery.
Q)CHOFIELPS NEW
HARNESS HOUSE,
We extend a most cordial invitation to our
patrons and the public, in general, to witness
one of the
GRANDEST DISPLAYS OF
Light and Heavy Harness
ever put on the Bellefonte market, which will
be made in the large room, formerly occupied
by Harper Bros., on Spring street. It has been
added to my factory and will be used exclu.
sively for the sale of harness, being the first
exclusive salesroom ever used in this town, as
heretofore the custom has been to sell goods
in the room in which they were made. This
elegant room has been refitted and furnished .
with glass cases in which the harness can bs
nicely displayed and still kept away from
heat and dust, the enemies of long wear in
leather. Our factory now occupies a roo
16x74 feet and the store 20x60 added makes it
the largest establishment of its kind outside
of Philadelphia and Pittsburg.
We are prepared to offer better bargains in
the future than we have done in the past and
we want everyone to see our goods and get
prices for when you do this, out of self defense
i will buy. Our profits are not large, but
y selling lots of goods we can afford to live in
Bellefonte. We are noi indulging in idle
philanthropy. It is purely business. We are
not making much, but trade is growing and
that is what we are intrested in now. fits
will take care of themselves.
~ When other houses discharged their work=
men during the winter they were all put to
work in my factory, nevertheless the bi Q
houses of this city and county would smile
we compared ourselves to them, but we do not
mean to be so odious, except to venture the as-
section that none of them ean say, as we can
say “NO ONE OWES US A CENT THAT WE
CAN'T GET.” This is the whole story.
The following are kept constantly on hand.
50 SETS OF LIGHT HARNESS, prices from
$8.00 to $15.00 and upwards, LARGE
STOCK OF HEAVY HARNESS per
set $25.00 and Pav in 500 HORS
COLLARS from $1,50 to $5,00
each, over $100.00 worth of
HARNESS OILS and
AXLE GREASE,
Nets sold cheap
$150 worth of whips
from 15¢ to $3.00 each,
Horse Brushes,Cury Combs
Sponges: Chamois, RIDING
SADDLES, LADY SIDE SADDLES
Harness Soap, Knee Dusters, at low
prices, Saddlery-hardware always on hand
for sale, Harness Leather as low as 25c per
‘pound. We Jeep everything to be found ina
FIRST CLASS HARN STORE—no chang-
ing, over 20 years in the same room. No two
shops in the same town to catch trade—NO
SELLING OUT for the want of trade or prices.
Four harness-makers st steady work this win=
ter, This is our idea of protection to labor,
when other houses discharged their hands,
they soon found work with us.
JAS. SCHOFIELD,
Spring street, Bellefonte, Pa.
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