The Sunbury American
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EM'L WILVFRT, Proprietor,
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SUN 151 It Y. PA.
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SUNIiURY. PA.. FRIDAY MOliNIXG, .MARCH 20. 1874.
Sew Kerie. Vol. I. . 51
OM Series. Vol. 31. Xo. 51.
professional.
r.M. i. so::::::.
attorney at law
AMI COI N IV SOI.ICITolt.
on Front Street tic'o Marki t, Siuibiiry,
Pi. ("ollcclioas and ;tl! legal bii-iness promptly
fittende 1 in.
J iMtS i;i:itt.
ATTOUNEY AT L UV.
OIIV- i i H.mpl's buii ling. Small East Corner
of Market S. i.tie. S'lntiiiry, P.i.
Sl'KCIAi. Attention Paio to Col.I.f.cTIONS.
JUItS II. nrOKVITT,
Yttorne: at .Law and
Unit :i Stat-1: Co ivissiovf.u. OrTice with S.
B. Hover. K-. . in Itriiilii" Building, Sunbury.
v.i. am-. iv.
Ax. hi: hi:,
ATTOKNF.Y AT LAW,
AM ACTING -HVMCE OF THE PEACE.
Next Door in J ii Igc Jki .1 in" Ji'-i-i Joii'-f, Chet
uut Street, Snub n y, P.i.
C I'fcti.iiin and air legal matter promptly at
tended to.
JEREMIAH SNYDER,
ATTORNEY Al LAW. AM)
TIX JI STK K ok tiii: ika i:.
O.iu veyaucing.t tic collection of claim. ril Iiir
juij nil kin N ill' Legal bu-iic will betl-iil.-t
tt carefully mi I with de-patch. Can be conult
el in tin- English an I Geiinan language. Office
formerly o cupied ly Soln.noii M.klick. Esq.. op
posite City lintel. Sanbury, pa.
March Lit, 1ST::. ly.
GA. KOTOOKF.
Ailor.n-v. it I. nv,
;f.di;etovn,
Nitrtliinn'iiTliiii'l Co., Pomiii.
Can Ik; ooiisu'ti-1 in the Eir'i-h anil (ii-rnrin
l:uiirii:i-e. Ci.llfi-tiii iiUfi'ilel to in rt!i-0!iilK-rliiiil
ati 1 itilioimnir ruiiiiti s.
Also Ai-iit for the Lebanon Valiry Fire Iiimi-ranei-Cumiiaiiv.
mhl5
m II. It. Ii Attorney at
Lw. S-L'N-
A BL KY,
PA. tMlir-.' in Market ln.1re,
(a IjiiiniiiL' tin "Mii-e of V. I. (iiecn-uiL'h, Fq..)
PriifeiiKioiial li:i-in-- in thin ami a'ljoiniu coiiti
lii priiniptly iitli'tiii-. to.
Sunhiiry, March Hi. IST2.-Iy.
W. C. PACKER,
Attorney at Law,
Sunbury, Pa.
November 9, lSTi. tf.
n It. i:OVi:iC. Attorney .nil Councllor
O at Law. R.mvim No. 2 :; Second Floot. :
bime atten le 1 tn. in th" courts oi Northiini !
-ciiand an I adiiiiing coiirtie. Also, in tiie J
fVicwif an I Dittrirf Courts for the Wetein Dis- j
rid of P.-nusylvjiiia. Claims promptly collect-
:1. Particular at tenti m pai l to ( Hank-
uniiij. Co i I ta.io.i ea.i hi h.i 1 in the ;er-
u'm lan-iia. e. niar2:,71.
- i
Y 11- KK. Attorn, y at L-.w. Sl'N j
icar the Court Hn ise. Front. R io'II up stair j
hoce the Di ns: tore. Co!!ect':o'is nia le in Xor- i
hamiierlan I an I a lioi'iiti; cnunti
S cili'irv. Pa.. J me S. 172.
f K. f BlVilii. lK. Market Street,
lT. t L'S'Bl'HY. PA.
Dealer in Drug, Medicine?, Paints. Oils,
Jlass, Varnishes, Liquors, Tobacco, igars,
'.H-k.-i Honk. Dairies, v.c.
V. WOI.VF.KTOX. Attorney at Law.
J Market Square. SCNUl RY,I'A. Prol.ssio i
1 'nisiness in this and adjoining counties prompt -
, atteleleH In.
I.
It. WASXiKK. Attorney at Law, SUN-
BURY, PA. Collections attended to in
le counties of Xortiuiiiiberlaud, Union, Snyder.
(vitoiir. Coliitunia and Lycoming. jipll'MiSI
OLt.HX .'J AI.H'. I
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ATTOllNF.Y AT LW,
Alec at hi rei lein-e 01 Arch street, one qnare
nli of the Court House, near the Jail, SUN-
URY. PA. Collections an I all
prolesional I
imiics lunni'itlv attended to in thi and adjoin
g counties. Consultations can be had in the
im niMii langa ige. J ulytiT-l "7"J.
W. Z1EI.I.FI'. I.. T. KOIIKB. n.
7.ii:;li:k v i:oin:it ic h.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Olllce in Han t' Building, lately occupied by
I Ige Rix kefeller and L. T. Rohrhaeh. E'q.
Collections and nil protessioual business
tn i .1 Ty intended to in the Court of Norihum
r'.and and adjoining comities.
Dec 2. 1S71.
R. 51. .MtRTIX. Office in Druz
J Morr, Clement House Blmk, ijBii- hours:
mi 11 a. in . to 1 p. in., snd trom r to 'J p. m.,
all ither hours, when not Piofeionailv en
ged cm be found at rr i 1-nce. corner of Front
C Pen n street. UXRURY. PA. Pa-ticular
leiition given to surgical raes. Will visit
ilient it!ier in town or country.
otcls nut ifcstanrnnts.
KtU F(IKIt IIOI Ni:. Cor. Third and I
J Mulberry. B'i-ines CeuUe. Williuinsport,
P. B. ELSE .t CO., Proprietor.
1tc 29. is.
yVlTEIi HTTi:i HOTI'L. W. F.
J KI TCI! EX. Proprietor. Oppoite the De
t SHAMOKIN. P. Every attention given to
vel cr. and the best aeeoiuinodatiotis given,
nil 5, 17:. tf
TfAKIHXtiT
Proprietor. C.
liTOX IIOI'NE. C. NEFF
Proorietor. Corner of Market v Second
fits, opposite the Court House, Sitnbiirv.
Mav2V70."
. i.Lr;in:Y iioise. a. beck.
i Proprie r. vs.S12 and M4 Market Street,
.ve eighth, PHILADELPHIA. Terms, $2
day. He respectfully solicits your patron
. " Jiu'i'72.
fviTo v i no ti:l. akjustus
t WALD, Proprietor, Georgetown North'd
inty. Pa., at tiie Mation of the N. C. R. W.
'hoice wines and cigars at the bar.
"he tablei supplied with the liest the market
ird. ;Md -tabling and attentive ostlers.
IOl.tlLL'K KI AT AI It A XT,
LOUIS HUM MEL, Propricto
Coinmerc St.. MI A MOKIN, PENX'A.
laving just refitted the above .-a loon for the
mio t; tion of the ubiic, i no v prepared to
c lis f. ien I with th '-st tefrchment. and
h Lager B -er, A.e, i'uit. r, a. id ail oilier mall J
r. i
-uuncos
S. llllOAlih. t. 'A KKlt HAAS I
J N. KllO!S cV CO.. j
V it k t a n . or t.r.it n i
TIIRACITF. COAL, SUNIIURY, PI'.NN'A. j
OrrirE with II a. Fsi.r.t.v .V Co..
rlers left at SeasVoItz V I!i "-., ollice Mirk el
t, will receive prompt attention. Count rj
:om respii-t fuily solici:
1.
fit. . JS71. i!
ANTHRACITE COAL!
AI.rXTIXi; I)i:T.. Wholesale and
Retail dealer in evcrv variety of
NTHRACITE CO A L. UPPER 'WHARF,
SUNBURY. PENX'A.
I; kinds of Grain taken ia exchange f ir Coal,
ers solicited and tille-' promptly. Order left
. F. Nevm's Con feet ioaer v Store, on Third
t, will n i. e prompt attention, and niouey
Ipteillor. the same a- at the ollic.
nr.xnsrijv.
G EOIit; E M. 11 ENN.
SiMti itT. Pa.,
prepared to do all kinds of work prtaiiiir.g
to Iientistry. He keeps constantly on hand
ee assortment of Teeth, and other Dental
rial, from which he will be able to select,
niee- .ue wants of his customers.
I worii warranted to givesatisfaction, or else
aoney refunded.
e very best Month Wash and Tooth-Powders
on hand.
references are the numerous patrons for
n he has worked for the last twelve years.
bury. April 21, 1S72.
AL! COAL! COL! GRAN 1 BROS..
Shipper and Wholesale and Retail Dealers ii
TK AND RED ASH COAL, SUNBURY, PA.
(LOWER WHAKF.)
lcr will receive prompt attention.
xi:v (Oil, Y.I It D.
E nndersigiied having connected the Coal
sim ss with histxteive FLOUR A: (JRA I N
is prepared to supply fami.ics with the
Y Itl.NTOK t Oll..
CIILAI' FOR ( ASH.
tove mid Nut, constantly ou hand. Gram
d exchange forCoal.
J. M. CAD WALLA DER.
ury, Jan. 15, 187y. tf.
jiclo bbfrliscmcnts.
i.i .mti:ie axi ii.ixi; mii.i.s.
Tl.Uil Street, anininintr PliHa. .t Erie R. R., two
bqunren Nonh of the Central Hotel,
SUXIirRY, PA.
I It A T. CLEM EXT,
" 5 lrcjiarcl to I'uriiUli every ilescript ion of luni-
JL her re-Ued !y the ilemainl of the public.
llariiiji nil v.e latest nnproveil maehmery for
iiiaiiuturtu-tnc l.unbcr, hei now ready to till or
ders ttt all kind" of
FLOORING, SIIUN't;, DOORS SIIl'TTERS,
SAtll. lil-INDS MOL'LOINCS. VE-
j RAXIAS, URACKETS,
, anil all kinds of Ornamental pcrowlWork. Tuni-
! itu: of every di-sci iplioti proniitly eseented. Also,
A I AKiiF ASSOHTVKNT Or
HILL LUMP. Ell.
i HEMLOCK ami PIXE. Aluo, Shingle-, Pickets,
, Lathe, Ac.
j Orders promptly lilleil, and shrpd lv Rairrond
j or othorwise. IRA T. CLEM EXT.
iecl'.MIS:ly
nA iiixi: siioi Axn ikox
roixouv.
GEO. ROIIKIUCII & SONS,
Sunburj, l'ruu'a,
INFtiRM the pnblie that ther are prepared 10
do all kind of CASTIXGtj, and havini; added
a 1155- Machine Shop in eonncctton with their
Fosmclry, and have npplpd thetneWe witb-iew i
unities, i lanini: ana uonnif .Machinei, with the
utcst mipiovemuiits. With the aid of nkiilful
I niichanics. they are euablcd to execute all or.lero
of
NEW WORK OR REPAIRIXtS,
that may be j;iv!i them, in a ualisfaetory man
ner.
Grates to unit any Move.
IRON" COLl'MXP, for chnrehc or other hnild
iiiL'. of all mzch.
I5RA8S CASTlXCif", Ac.
Ornamental Iron Fencing
FOR GRAVE YARD LOTS;
VERANDAHS,
FOR YARDS AT RESIDENCES, 4C, AC.
The PLOWS, already celebrated for their su
periority, have been .ti!l f'irther improved, and
will alwavti Im- kept on lu'id.
Also, THKESI11XU MACIIIXES.
Punliury. May -'o, 1871.
lVlioa, January!
COM E ON E ! COM E A LL ! !
THE subscrilier ha vim; erected a Blacksmith
Shop, on the lot adjoining the Oil Mill, formerly
owned by Morgan it Masse r, on Fourth St.. Sun
bury, is prepared to do
"le shorted notice, and in the best manner.
Custom Wotk promptly atteMib d to.
HOUSE SHOEING
made a specialty. The patronage of town and
country is respect fill I v aoiicited.
PETER WILVEK.
Siinburv, Xov. 7. 1ST."?. tf.
. ' : .
1307. R1GHTER 5t GASKILL, 1307.
HEALERS IN
I American ana Frenci Mow Glass,
Crystal Sheet, Kouj,'h Plnte, Colored, .Enmel,.l
and Onumcnt il Uisi,
1307 Market Street, Philadelphia.
January 11, lS7u. lv.
lU.l'OT KATINtJ Illdl Si:.
"?. E. Coinrrof Aicnand Third Streets.
OrroMTf. the DriMT,
S U X B U R Y. P E X X ' A .
1'omas nrUiin, Proprietor.
VSTEKS. HotCon'.re, San.hvit. lies, Bread Jk
Butter, H.iTn, Xc, served up in the Uft
Stvle.
Passengers leaving in the early trains will br
furnished with refreshment-), hut cotfee, ite.
The eating room will be conducted on strictly
tcuierunce principles, and every effort made to
keep it neat and attractive.
LADIES are invited to call.
Refreshments and hot meals furrishtd to rest
dent as well as travelers.
The patronage of the public Is tespectfuy so-
Iicited
THOS. MeC.AW
Suiihtiry. Dec. 1C. 1S73. tt.
fttilli; trn.
x j
MiUinery.
! T.K'iX MAIIKET ST.. STAR TIIE CI TT
hotel, I
SIMlfKT, fA..
now open, all the novelties of the season in
RIBBON'S, VELVETS, SILKS. FLOWERS.
FEATHERS, ETC..
trimmed and in. trimmed
IIA1K AXI ItOXXITS.
Notions in every variety, call mid examine the
tine assortment and learn the low price. Also,
I ret, h mnk i ii s
of the latest and tnoe' lashiouahlc styles.
MISS AMELIA HANCOCK,
Snnbiiry. Pa., Oct. 7. 1 h7H.
KIRI.Y FALL KTVLLS.
A full line of
Millinery -Uol
from New York and Philadelphia, now open at
MISS M. L. GOSSLER'S
.IILI.IXKKV KTOICi:,
trimed and iintrimed
BONNETS AND H ATS,
Flowers, Ribh n-. Collars, Cufls, Handkerchiefs,
Xeckties, and a general v irii-tv of
MILLINERY GOODS
selected with great care from the Icadinr im
porting houses in New York aad Philadelphia,
at
MISS M. L. GOSSLER.
Fouith Street, below the S. V. R. R.
Every eff.irt will be made to please thine w'.in
favor her with their patronage.
October 1S73.
173. FALL SEASON, I7.
M I M.I Xi:it V AXI FAXCY iOOIS,
now open,
FALL STYLES.
Trimmed Hat and iUnnets, Plumes, Feathers.
Ritibon, CrajK Veils, Cra-e, Crape Hals
and Bonnets. Bridal Hats and a lull as
sortment of the latent steles ill
.IILLIXICKV,
TRIMMINGSOF ALL KINDS.
Gloves. Collar,. Cutis, mid every fashionable
article of ladies' wear.
Call and s-e the new sty, of Ooods at
MISSL. S1IISSLER.
Market Square, Sati'jnrv, Pa.
Oct her 3. 17.
FALL MILI.IXr.KY GOODS
From
FROM NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA,
BONNETS V II ATS,
TRIMMED AND U NT RIM MED.
r.tl eitei!iv as-ortment of Fancy Goods nt
MISS L. WEISER'S MILLINERY sTORE,
Macvet Stukp.t, Srrr.fitr, Pa.
My stock .f Spting goo l, is unusually larse
and varied, comprising the latest and most at
tractive stvles, elected with care from the lead
ing importing houses and adapter for the present
sea -on.
October 3. 1S73. MISS L. WEISER.
U IXTI lt
STYLES.
A MAGNIFICENT STOCK
of Trimmed IIat and Bonnets,
Plumes, Feathers, Ribbons, 'rape
Veils, Crape, Crape Hats snd Bon
nets, Biidal Hats and Bonnets,
and a full assortment of the latest style in
M I L L I N E II Y
AT
Mis M. L. GOSSLER'S.
Fourth St., below the S. V. K. R.
Every Hurt w ill be made to please those who
favor her with their patronage.
S anbury, Nov. 7, ls;l.
NEW GOODS
for
FALL AND WINTER
at
11 If Kate Itlaek',
Market Sq lare, Sunbury, Pa.
LA DIE'S DRESS GOODS of every style aud
qll ilitf .
WOOLEN GOODS
f every discriptimi. Fancy Gnod. Notious and
Trimmings a specialty.
TOILET SOAPS AND PERFUMERY.
The flnet assortment of Ldie-' gi-ods.
Everybody ia invited to call and see tlictn and
buv cheap.
Octobtr SI. 1878.
SUNBURY AMKRICAX
The Lartjt Mil Most Complete Estab
lishment tX TIIIS.vECTIOX.
NEW TYPE,
NEAT WtfP.K,
IMPROVED PRESSES,
.SKILLED WORKMEN.
ORDEKS I'ltOMPTLiY FILLED.
-PRICES MODERATE.
nOOK, CARD AND JOB PRINTING
EXECUTED IN THE BEST STYLE.
BUSIXESS CARDS,
WEDDIXO CARDS,
VISITING CARDS,
SHOW CARPS,
BALL TICKETS,
BLANKS,
HANDBILLS,
MERCANTILE LETTER HEADS,
NOTE HEADS,
BILL HEADS.
ENVELOPES,
CARDS,
CHECKS AN I DRAFTS,
PROGRAMMES.
DODGERS,
PAPER BOOKS.
MANIFESTS,
CIRCULARS.
Everything that Is needed m the rrintli oe- ,
) partment will be execute 1 with promptness and
I . . .. , .. . I
at low prices. All are invited to call and exa
mine our cample. No trouble ti give estimate
and snow c.ods. e Mm!, cneenui y ao u-is .
to all, who call for that purpose, without charge, j
I
IyOrdcrs tor Subscription. Advertising or j
Job) Printing, thankfully received.
Address
EM'L tVILVERT, Proprietor,
SUNBURY, PA.
fnisinn
rUE
SUXIJUIi Y A MERICAN
13 TIIE
11 ES T A D VER IS IX f if MEDIUM
In the CtDtr.il part of the State,
IT CIRCULATES
I.
In one of the Most Thrifty, Intelligent aLl
;
j
WEALTHY
SECTIONS OF PENNSYLVANIA.
Sample copy of paper sent to any address lrc
of charge.
Jf anliood : How Lost, How Restored
Just pablmliM, new edition of Dr. Ci LvrBwri.L's
Cri.rBBA rD Khsav ou tb rsdieul cure (wilhout nir.li
cine) of M) nrTDstorrbaia, or nninl rakiiess, involun
tary netniiial li-sncn, imfo'ei cr. Mental and hymcjil id
eincitT, lm ediment. to in irriare, etc., lso Coiisuiu) -tluii,
Kile- sy aud fi's, induced by elf-iiidulf-.uc or
sexual extravagance.
t ""I'rice in swled enelo e only 'i cents.
Tiie ei-lebrated author, iu this admirable esaay, clearly
demoii.tra.eii from a thirty year', successful practice,
'hit the aUrmiiiff ootiReo,uef;cta of self abuae may b.
radically cured without the daijfferoas use of iuterual
mcd-cliieor th. ap licatiou of the knife; ointmK out
a mode of cure at once a:mi le. certain, sad effectual,
by meal., eve. y sufler.r, no matter what his condition
may be, my cur himself, privately and radically.
Tbialerturo abould biu the baud of every youth aud
every man in tb laud.
Heat uudarfMTil, in plain envelope, to any address,
0t-aid, ou rwvipt of six cents, or two stag
alamt s.
Addi-a the Publishers,
11 AS. J..C. KL1XE, A CO.
127 Bowery, V. T. Host 0lc Bex, S
m, irr-iy.
j elect )octr.
From Harper's Magazine for March.
i.ovi: a.moxu Tin: ; i:vks.
Twenty years a?o, in the sladsome weather.
In this silent city's woodland hound,
Love, and I, with buoyant step together,
Careless wandered round
Wandered round and through the winding alleys,
IJravc with arbor vita, woodbine, rose,
Fragrant on the hills and in the valleys
Of the sacrrd close.
Little rec ked we of the mystic meaning
(Hidden "neath the blue foriret-nie-nots)
Of the tear-Bowi; seeds for hcavculv gleaning
' In these garden riots
Little recked wc of diviner blessing
i Than of spring-time ! Nor could sorrow's face.
, Deeply move us, in the fond caressing
Of our souls' embrace,
! In the finiekened flahh of answering glances.
In the tender touch of loving hands,
i
! In the joyoun pulse that gayly dances
A love's tiovvcr expands !
j In our full absorption fotiltl we lUten,
I To low minor tones, and we so glad 1
J Something in our eyes made tears to glisten,
Rut thev were not sad.
i No ! the fount of love's o'erflowing treasure
j Is n. 't bitter and our heart's relief
I Was as ulitterinsr dewdrop, in the measure
Of the chalieed grief,
1 Which encompassed ns in carven elory
Here and there a simple myrtle boss
: Telling with more pathos the same story
j Of some aching loss.
Fair a sculptured city rose before us
j Bright the grasses tri. ked the buried gloom,
j After twenty years, what may restore its
: That pervading bloom T
j Now, the lifted shaft make level shadows
With the graves they cover in their pride ;
; All the ftarry wealth of the green meadows
Sirvcs not Death to hide!
Yet the city stands to day as whitcly
With its myriad columns in the sunf
And the same lair blossoms smile as brightly,
Fragrant, every one ;
But our hearts are shadowed by their losses.
Earthly treasure shows its taint of rust,
! And not vain the storied stone embosses
j Its imprisoned dust.
i I
j Now, the shrouded meaning h-!ps to hold us )
Not alone the beauty ovei laved
! As diviner influences fold us,
! Mingling shine and shade.
Now, no more as once in sunny weather
Twenty jears ago, among the sweets,
; Could unmindful Love and I together
I Tlirivifl the iviinileil irmula I
Maky B. DoiH-.E.
"-- (Jy
lUGItV'N ICKl'OK.M LI IS.
HOW PA P.SOX MEEKLY WAS ''SMUT UP."
I There was a quartette, of free and jovial ;
.' tjp.r.18 in Uurville, and John Digby was '
the ackuowlcled leader thereof. I'etef j
Wlu,l.. T..... r ....,i c t. I
l'i.iu huu a .'in utiiiij iiiiu ..7.1I1J J fri'irci
were his aosociatt-s. They four were young
men, free-heailed and penernus, with
yreat capacity for enjoyment. On a cer
tain Motidaj evening they were assembled
in the small parlor of Luston's tavern, for
the purpose of having a jood time, as they
were wout to assemble often. The aeason
was winter, and the beverage they were
indulging- in was a comjMiund of rum, su
gar, uiiik ana eggs, lamiliatly known
j among the initiated as "Tom and Jerry."
At au early stage of the wassail, before
sense had been submerged, Peter .ladc
suggcAlcd that he had a complaint to make
against one of the dignitaries of (he towu,
and thereupon he j-eued his vialo of de
nunciation upon Taison Meekly, the old
i clergyman of the place. j
j 'As near as I can Ci:d out,' he said, 'the
ab(jU, Ujc ame Ujj hy
name, aud held us up as a Ket of graceless
scamps.7
J 'Not quite so bad as that,' said Jolm
! Digby. 'lie did certainly allude to us ve-
ry j.j-y . Lut ll)s worst he brought
against us was that wc were prostituting
noble powers and opportuniiics to base aud
sinful purposes. Rather flattering, I
thought, especially the 'noble powers.'
'Flattering with a vengeance,' growled
Tom Lowdcn. 'What business is it of
t his 'r
'Aye,' chimed Sam Pepper, 'what busi
ness is it of Iiia ? And then look at the
hullab.iloo they're making over this fo
reign mission business. It was in connec
tion with that Parson Meekly attacked us.
They'd better look al home.' I think
we've suffering enough under our very
noes that had better be looked out first.'
i 'That's so,' cried Sm.de. 'I say charity
' liegius at home. What do you say, Johu?'
j John Digby had listened attentively, and
; during the conversation he had turned his
f gla8 bottom upward upon the table.
'There may lie truth in what you say,' he
slowly aud thoughtfully replied ; 'but ieo
ple who live iu glass houses shouldn't
throw stones. Wc may object to furnish
ing ur money for the foreign missions up- 1
tm the plea that charily begins at home, j
and al) that ; but the question may come
what have we done for this charity at
home V What hae we done towards alle
viating the distresses of the poor of our
own town 'i And if we haven't done any
thing in that direction if we duu't open
our hands in charity al all what right
have we to say in what direction others
shall aim their good works ?'
l.latik were the looks that greeted this
siieech. The tiio of lisleuers were taken
aback! They hadn't expected this from
their leader.
'Now look here, boys,' continued John
Digby, pushing his inverted glass away to
the center of the table, aud leaving it there,
'1 don't like this overhauling that Parson
j Meekly gave us, any better than you do,
ud 1 propose to shut him up.'
'Ili-yah !' shouted Sam Pepper. 'That's
t he talk. I'm with you.'
'Ar' yo4 sure you've got the courage,
Sam V
Yes, ir!'
Count tnc in,' said Tom.
And ine,' added Peter. 'Let's shut the
old fellow up. What's the programme,
Jack x'
Well,' answered Digby, slowly. 'I have
planned that we will take the wind out of
Parson Meekly's sails by establishing a re
form club of iur own, and starting a mis
sionary societ' on the same basis.'
'Eh V
'Ijook ye, boys, people besides the par
sou are talking pretty hard about us, and
we'll shut theiu all up in a lump I'd like
to astonish 'em. I'd like to hit back in
the most effective way. I'd like to make
'em take the back track here in Ruikvillc,
in their own business.'
Ilis hearers were interested aud listened
eagerly.
'What is it? Tell us how it's to be
done ?' they asked.
'Have you got the courage ,o do it V'
'We'll follow you,' said Peter Shide.
'Honor bright ?'
'Yes.'
'Then listen.'
'Hold on,' cried Sam Pepper. 'Lot's fill
up before you commence.'
'Not with old Lushton's Tom and Jer
ry," returned Jack. "We shall waut th
cost 'of it for another pnrpo.se. Turn
glasses bottom up for the present. TIh-iv
that's a go. Now listen. Wo are in the
habit of meeting at tl. j tavern three even
ings iu the week ; .".nd our ex tenses for li
quor and cigars aro at least two dollars an
evening ; aren't they f"
This was admitted with a nod.
'And iu addition to this I spend at least
a dollar more eaeli week lor beer and to
bacco on my own book. How is it with
you ?'
The others acknowledged that a dollar a
week was little enough.
'Thus,' resumed John Digby, 'we hare
ten dollars a week as the result cf our com
bined and individual expenditure for rum
ana tobacco. I, for one, think I cotild ma-'
nage to live through the rest of the wiuler
w ilhout any more of it ; and for the sake of
the experiment I would be willing to put
my share of that ten dollars a week to a
charitable use. Here it is in the beginning
of December, and the whiter has opetied
hard. There are poor families not far
away we can bless with our sytupathy and
our help. We might organize; a licnevo
lent Bocicty, upon our own hook. Do you
begin to understand ?'
They understood him perfectly ; and
since he would lead, they were ready to
follow. In fact, they rather liked the idea.
There was a charm of novelty and origin
ality about it that captivated them. It
would lie fuu topurcha.se flour and meat,
tea and sugar, aud fuel, and go rouud and
assist the poor and needy. They were
young men, full of life and good feeling.
and had caroused only because of the fun
of the thing. Here was promise of fun in j
another direction, and they would go for it.
The matter was discussed, aud finally !
settled. They would make a square week j
of it at the beginning.
'During the week,' said Jack, 'we will !
look up the cases of destitution and sudor- '
ing, and on next Saturday afteruosn we '
will meet ant! compare notes. Then we j
will take our ten dollars and do what wv j
can for those who are suffering most. We !
I
must be methodical in this. We are not ;
to sjiend a M-nny in this work of charily !
which is not saved by the cutting oft" of i
some useless tXHnditure of our owu ; and .
he of us who buys a cigar through the
week shall deduct it from his contribution '
on Saturday.'
'If we would be methodical, suggested
Peter, 'we must organize. I say if we are :
going to do an thing of this kind, let us d.
it ship shape.'
Peter's proposition was nuaniu)ou.-ly-ac- :
copied, aud thereupon they proceeded to j
e fleet an organization, very simple, but j
nevertheless clleclive. They elected Johu I
Digby to serve as President, aud as treasu- ;
rer, and as secretary ; and then they t lcci-
ed au executive committee of f.iur, consist- .
ing of Johu Digbj, Peter Siade, Tom Low-
den aud Sam Pepper. And then they set- !
lied their bills at the bar and went home, j
Saturday evening came, and the reform i
c'ub met at Digby's shop, and each member j
was ready with his report. They were so- i
ber and thoughtful. They had thought.
when they separated on Monday evening, j
that they should meet with the spirit of j
frolic in th'.ir new work, but the scenes j
which ihey had witnessed in the interim !
had changed the current of their f-.clins j
entirely. 1
"My soul,' exclaimed Sam IV p per, 'I j
never dreamed what sorrow and s-uliering !
there was tight here iu our little town.
Last night I went down to the wid w
L-ashloi's, and found her. with a sick
child, absolutely freezing and starving.'
'And 1,' said Tom Lowdeu, 'found poor
old Uncle lien Drucoll aud his wife both
iu the same plight. The old man is down
with the rheumatism, and when he and
Aunt Sally cried like babies with fear of
going to the poor house, 1 tell you it
brought the tears to my eyes.'
Am! so the reports were made, and then
they planned how they coul l best use. their
ten dollars. It seemed like a drop in tin
bucket when set agaiu-st all the still, ring
and want they had fotiud," but it would do
something.
On that Saturday evening the Widow
1'ashlot bent over the lied of her sick child
with weeping aud wails of anguish. The
Iiowling blast pijied without, and the keen
fro.st nipped within. She sulfercd because
the had not yet brought herself to beg.
Pol herself, she would rather die than be
come a pauper ; but her child "Oh, (iod
have mercy !
A wailing cry like this burst from her
lips, when the tramp of feet at her door at
tracted her attention, and presently a gen
tle rap followed. She answered the sum
mons and found four young men upon the
btoop. She knew tlietil well, for they had
lieeu the school mates with her son, who
had gone a; ay to sea; and never returned.
And they came into the house ; and they
brought wit h them wood and provisions;
and they piled up the fuel upon the hearth
umil the bright flame leaped and roared ;
and the sick child stretched out its wasted
arms to embrace the genial warmth. And
they brought forth bread, and ! ;;, and su
gar, and butter, an'! (.lv i.se.
'All right,' f.iid uii Pepper, who re
garded these r.s his especial charges, in
answer to the widow's ejaculations oi
amazement. 'We are John Digby s re
form club ; aud we are going into the mis
sionary work ; aud such folks its yon are
we want to convert want to convert yon
from sulleriug to comfort if we can. So
keep up a good heart, and let us do for
you what your own Willie would have
done if he had lived. It'll be comfort for
us. We'll call often. You shan't want if
we can help it.'
The willow's sobbing, bursting return of
gratitude, and Iter eager, heart-sent prayer
of blessing cannot be reproduced by tongue
or pen. When the young men had reach
ed lie highway. Sain Pepper burst forth
'Boys, as sure as Heaven, 1 would not
exchange the blessing of that poor widow's
heai t for all the joy that ever came in the
old way at the tavern. There's something
more lhau fuu in l Wis.
And his companions agreed with him.
In another part of the town, on thu out
skirts of the Tillage, in h poor, thatched
hut, lived Ben Driscoll aud his wife Sally.
In other days they had been well and hap
py, and. though uever forehanded, yet they
had not known want, until old ae nnd
sickness hit. I deprived them of the ability
to work. And on this cold winter's night
Uncle Ben aud Aunt Sally s-tand shivered
ver the embers of such poor st nil" as tln-y
had been able to gather from the snow co
vered hedges, and lh old man sighed
when he thong!. I of sin al.es house. "If
we could only get thr;u,;h the winter. But
who's to h - lp us
And Uncle Ik-u and his wife were
aroused from their stupor of chill ami htm-
ger by the tramp of f.et and the hum of It was determined that a telegraph should
voices; and very shortly the door of llu-ir ! be sent to Aumrata, which was done, and
cabin was opened, and Johu Digby and hii J a favorab'e reply received. The concert
companions entered. A fire speedily I was announced lor the 1st instant at Sym
hlazed upon the hearth, and a good store phony Hall, which John had engaged. It
of provision was opened upon the table. was also concluded that it would be usu
The old man wondered and Tom Low- I less lo advertise the concert, if thev could
den made answer
'It's all right, Uncle Ben.
Th is is Jack
Digby's reform club. We've stopped our
ratious of spirits and tobacco, and are go-
ing to invest the result in a missionary en-
terpnse. We want to couv.at you aud
Aunt Sally if we can. -'Convert
us, Tom ?'"
'Aye, convert you to comfort and peace.
and perhaps, also convert you to the be-
lief that there's a grain of good Kft in hu-
inanity still. We mea l to take you in
hand for '.he winter, and you shan't suffer
if we cau help it.'
The boys didn't leave the cot until they
had helped the aged couple to a hearty
meal, and had piled up fuel enough to last
until they came again ; and when they
finally withdrew, the song of blessing was
sounding iu U'eir ears.
Aiei so the reformers went on until their
night's work was done, and when they
came to separate, they declared that they
had found uch enjoyment as they had
never known before. .
During the succeeding week, three new
members were added to the club men who
were willing to cut oi-Ttxpenses far rum and
tobacco and devote the proceeds to the re-
lief of the poor aud distressed of the town.
And ere long Digby's reform club be-
came a noted institution in the town. The
projectors thereof could hardly credit the
evidence of their own senses in content-
plating the results of three months' labor,
Two and twenty members had joined, and
the fund for relief amounted to almost, for-
ty dollars a week, as each man was pledg -
ed to pay iu weekly the exact suai his spi-
rits and tobacco had cost him. If he con-
tinued to use tobacco, he took a lower
place in I lie company, and I In; use of spi- .could dispose of. The first fri-nds he ap- j would have defied a phonographic reporter
rits as a beverage was sullicietit c;;u?e f r plied to had already been supplied b j to have given. He alluded to the disap
ex pulsion. i Siniiax. and Smilax found that the most j pointment owing to a heavy snow storm.
When the jieople saw the great good that ' '"' m's ',;l4 :lor,,l' l" tickets oi j He said something about money being rc-
was bciti" done thev were anxious to ..iv-. J"'"1 John's wife sold ten to Mis. Cneck j funded, but he twisted it up in such a
iheir aid aud be counted in with the happy
crew ; but the laws of the club were fixed
no money could c ane to ils fund except
such as had been tiived by I lie donor from
the conquest of ho;ih; evil habit, or the cut
ting oil" of some useless luxury.
It was a bright Sabbath in the spring -
time, aud it had been talked that Parson '
Meekly was going to preach a sermon upon
Digby's reform club, and the old me. tii;g
house was filled to overflowing. The cler- '
gymau read his text from St. John's Cos- '
pel 'can there any good thing come out of :
Nazareth ? Come and see.' And when ;
he had told the story of Digby's club, and j
pictured the good results of its labor, he '.
proclaimed to al! '(Jo je and do likewise.1 j
Oner John Dil'liv and his rum iiai riots !
had fancied lhal it wouM be a proud mo-
ment when they had brought Ihe old cler-
. .-. . " ,i
gyman to recognize the worth ol their la-
bor ; but the blessings of those upou whom
, . , i , .- .1 I, ,
their bounty had laden had made such
..... ... ...
swiet music in their ears, and the sat;.lac -
lion of duties truly done had drop-ic
,
d so
soo'.hingly upon their souls.
found uo room for that baser piide which i
they had aforetime anticipated.
ntvGiG . toxin::'!1.
When John's wife and Mrs. Smilax put
their heads together something is going tn
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1 I.IJ'IVII. . .J II'. 11.1 WlUl I .'! . .l'.ll. g
and get their husbands' backs up. They
uudeimii'e them, slowly but surely.
Smilax noticed that when John and his
wife called in of an evening, thai John's
wife and Mi. Smilax had a good ileal to
say about music. These little conversa
tions were interspersed with the most
laudatory remarks upon the voice and
method of Miss Bella Bettiny, the soprano
of the choir of the church which they at
tended. The personal merits and the do
mestic charms of Miss Bella Bettiny wen
alluded to, aud so from mere mention of
her name John and Smilax became familiar
wilh all those sacrifices which Bella made
to support her elderly aunt and a brother,
who had an unhappy facility of keeping
himself and all his relatives in hot water.
When the two gentlemen had been snlli-'
cicnlly imbued with a sense of the self
sacrificing life which Miss Bella led. John's
wife very quietly hinted that something
ought to be done for her. The sympa
thetic John said "Yes," and the mile
cautious Smilax acquieced.
"Let us give her a complimentary con
cert," said John's wife, in such an electri
cal manner that it appeared as if this idea
had suddenly flashed upon her.
"That would bv ii.Vuilid," chimed
m
Mis. Smilax, as i: tnc saggesiion was an
inspiration.
"Yes," added John. "Why uot ?"
Smilax held silence.
"Why not, Smilax?" remarked John.
"I don't kuow' anything about giving
concerts," said Smilax, "and, besides, my
busy season is coming on."
Smilax looked up, and the eyes of John's
wife were upon him. He didn't exactly
quail, but when John's wife proposes lo
rivet any one by her glances, thete is a
sense of looseness about the scalp. Smilax
experienced this sensation, and added :
"But I don't oppose the proposition;
only I think that"
"Come, Mr. Smilax," interrupted John's
wife, "I'll wager ymt will sell more tickets
than John will. We will let John be the
business manager."
"Well, I don't know about that," said
John ; "I never managed a concert."
"It won't take two hours to do all we
want you to do," said his wife. "You'll
eugage the hall and sell some tickets, and
that's all we shall want of you."
"Oh, if that is all." replied the confidiug
John, "I think I am equal lo it."
Thus originated the complimentary con
cert to Bella. When John's wife told
her of the f'-rt unit in store for her, her eyes
filled witli tears.
"It will be the musical event of the se t
son," still Mis. Siiiilax.
"I know it will." said John's wife.
j "Now we ntut have assistance to make
up a good programme."
j "Oil. I cm obtain plentvof volunteers."
said Miss B il l. There is St.-rop, nnd
(tandi t, and Maligny, and, besides, if Miss
Aoiind i A n irata ;s iu New York sin
will come on ; she is a friend of mine."
"You don't ineau the prima douaa,"
1 said John's wife.
j 'Certainly I do," replied Bella.
I sell all the tickets without it. a it was
I thought that il would be; more dlftimjut to
j make it a private complimentary concert,
j J..hn had charge of the printing. Trouble
j commenced when he brougbt the. tickets
I h-.nie and showed them to his wife
ti,. f..i. t
"AVelT, what'sr- matter with thoseO-
I tickets?"
j "It won't do," she replied sternly. "Ii
looks like a provision dealer's card."
"Well, I thought it didn't have exactly
' the right apix arance."
"It' horrid, positively hon i.l. I
j wouldn't dare to offer one for sale."
i "This was too much. The package the
i nest minute was on the hot coals. As a
' thousand tickets in packs didn't burn
; readily, they smouldered awhile and then
; began to smoke, and the chimney being
; rather small the smoke curled gracefull)
around.
j "Put "em out. John ; you'll fill the house
; with the horrid smell."
j John took the t.mgs and pulled them
out. and the packs fell apart and blazed
' up. The aroma was increased. The more
i he poked the tickets under the grate the
; more, tle-y persisted in sending out sutl'o
; eating effluvia. In despair John seized
the iee-piicher ami pound a atieain upon
i the burning cards, and the steam generated
was blinding. It was six hours after-
i ward- thai Mr. and Mrs. Siniiax dropped
j in, and when Siniiax suggested that the
! drain must be out of order, John said he
j thought it was.
j The next lot of tickets were better. They
; were distributed. The fact that MiV
I Amorala would sing was dwell upon,
', John took fifty licke.s. which he knew he
erberry. and John s-dd ten to Mr. Checker
berry, and as the CheekeiU rrii s had eigh
teen inoie than they proposed louse, John
found that many of l!:e friends whose
i names were on Ins list nail been failed
j upon by the Chi-ckeiberries, and the cotn-
M"1"""1 "'s ,,,l'-' i"c """""
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were v ry active. i neu .nun approaciu u
Mr. Tiddiotite that gentleman pulled out
some tickets to Private Theatricals, and
Johu was obliged to exchange. II in fr. etui
Carbon olli red "io cut the directory" for
six. and John left minus fix lickets but
without six dollars. More than a dozen
he disposed of by giving them to friend
who would like to go I tit couldn't afford
it." and he it usied ten to parties who are
known to h ive short memories. When he
! f"r l 'ill' tkk' l ,,u ,umI l"
j l" ,l,"s""i,1 l- J","'"!
; wife was cashier, aud she made ua the
j '
amount.
Everything was going on swimmingly
; a-"'.'' - - - -
' (the i r 'gramn.es fortunately had not .ccti
: ....
tirmtt.il!. when -Miss .morata was taKeo
i ' ' ...
sick. It was coiiclti:l.d to poslpone ii;e
concert. John had pan! 5--u lor Hie nan.
which the janitor could not remit, as he
j might have h i the hall for other purposes.
A future day was assigned, and as there
i in utilised to be room for some few hundred
' " '" "f tickets c-otiuled up.
j i'a- ousmes, ,r....g.-. Pva.-.u -...... ..
lit lb- ml verti.-ing woti'd do no harm. Some
body told him that tickt Is sold sit the door
would pay all the expenses of advtrtng.
Miss Bella thought they ought t adver
tise, and John wrote on', a brief and ele
gant little advertisement and inserted it in
the daily papers. He 'llso caused to be
printed the programme.
Only two days more," he consoled him
self as la; retired. He was just falling
away when the bell rang. John sprang
out of bed, and saw it was eleven o'clock.
Ileopcned the window aud there &t'Hd
Bella on the steps.
"Oh. I am so sorry to disturb you." said
Bella, "but I must see you. I have got a
despatch from Miss Amorata." John and
John's wile were in reception uidrcss in a
few momtnls. and read as follows :
".V-'as 1'i Vn lUVJnj, Xo. 00 .Vt.V'y Plnir.
I!i.t'nt .
If mv namp is not in larger type in Ihe
advertisements I ha!l uot appear. Pp-fes
sional si lt-ri sped demands it.
Amorata."
Though slightly clad. John felt a if l.e
was in a Turkish bath. They talked it
over. The n sponsibiiily was upon John,
and so he dressed, escorted Miss Bella
home, and pass, d the next two hours in in
terviewing night editors, all of whom a-
I pea red to be hidden away in a I ties, the
ways to which were known only to ten-"
graph boys and reporters. He had a big
line for Miss Annual. l inserted, returned
home, and to bed.
! The uay of the concert arrived. Atten
i o'clock in the morning Bella called upon
j him to see if all the arrangements had been
1 made. During the day he je -Id about a
! a dozen more tickets, and went home t
dinner at live o clock. A policeman was
standing iu the vestibule.
Joint's wife was talking with him. As
John opened the door she exclaimed :
"Oh. John !"
"For heaven's sake, what has hap
pened ?"
"We shall al! be arrested."
"Arrested ?"
"This good man says you haven't a
license "i"'
To give a concert without a license
would subject him to a heavy penalty, and
it was too late to procure a license from
the Board or Aldermen.
"Well, I nun in al Symphony Hall this
afternoon, and the janitor told me there
was to las a concert, and that yui were
responsible for the hall. It is none of my
business, but as I knew you, I kind of
thought I would give you a hint," said the
police tuaa.
"That's kind "of you, certainly. But
what's to be done ?"'
"Will, there's the chairman of the Com
mittee on Licenses, who might strain a
point." said the policeman, "and give you
a permit. I U go and see him. and will
meet y..u alike hail at half at half-past
six o'clock."
John put something into his hand, and
the policeman departed. John's wife was
disturiicd. but when John appeared just cn
the point of collapsing, shj gUVs oi;e of her
tinging .! !s of laughter.
"I don't think this is any laughing mat
ter?" "But. John, you will know so much bet
ter another time."
"Another lime, why, my dear, I would
rather (-ndow an ay!utn for invalid vo
calists than repeat my experience."
At half past six. at Ihe hall, when the
policeman handed him a permit, John felt
happy. Just then the janitor put in an ap
pearance. "Who is going to sell the tickets ?" ask
ed th janitor.
"Well, I supposed you would."
"It is an extra charge."
''Never mind the charge."
If I sell tickets, w ho i gotn to turn on
the gas These conundrums John hap
pily provided for by inducing the police
man to take the tickets, and promisiug to
turn on the gas himself. The doors were
"sned. The hall began to till, and all was
going magnificently nvheu Similax put ia
an npc8 ranee.
"Miss Bella wants to see you, there's
trouble ; 'Amorata has telegraphed that a
bigir.ow storm will prevent her coming."
"What's toia done?"
"Miss Makemerry has consented to ap
pear." The interview bjtween Miss Bella in tears "
and John in a profuse state of perspiration
was brief. He was to make the opology to
the audience. He declined never made a
sjieecb in his life. .She insisted. He yield
ed. When the house, was half full, John
turned on the gas. He asked Miss Bella
what he sli'iuld say.
"I don't care what you say, only fix it so
i the critics of the press won't say anything."
; At this John turned pale,
I 'W lull's the matter V"
j "As I am a stupid doit I haven't sent
any ticket to the press !" lie replied.
i "No tickets to the press, uo notices in
i the papers. Horrible ! horrible !"exclaim-
e.1 Miss lit Ua.
There was a stamping of feet among the
audience, and liie time had arrived. John
mounted the platform. What he said it
manner that the inference was that those
who remained would he paid a dollar, and
those) who went out would have to pay a
dollar to the doorkeeper. The audience
was put in the In-st of spirits, aud the con
e. rt was a success.
There were some remarks in two or three
of the tie wspa pets. One of the eristics was
rather severe, volunteering the advice that
wh.-n another complimentary concert shall
Ik tendered- by Miss Bella IVttiny that she
had U-t'er consult the proprieties of Iifu by
insisting that Ihe iLanagemeiit be placed in
the hands of one couversaul with the busi
ness. John avows his intention of snap-
j piug his lingers in the face of the first critic
J he meets, and his sympathy for managers
j in distress will be a life long emotion.
Suffering India. A correspondent
of the London Xctcs, in a lettci to that
paper descriptive of the Indian famine,
says: "The scarcity spreads over a wido
I rack along the foot of ihe Himalayan
boundaries of Nepaul, stretching from
Oude to near.Darjeeling, remote districts
removed from the railroads and other
mean of communication, aud diilicult of
approach. Lord Norlhbrook informs mo
that tin most serious distress is threatened
in fifteen districts iu addition to the Texas,
comprising a total population of i.J.UOO.OOO.
"This is ii"t a!!. Twelve other districts,
with H.t.'L'O.Oi-ki jieople. are threatened, and
are liisetiUd tin almost entirely without
roads and water. The cooliesaud laborers
feel the pinch most, owing to the total
suspension of work in the rice fields. The
government contemplated prior to the out
break of the distress, certaiu public works.
First, irrigating canals; secoudly. the
Northern Bengal Bailroa.l ; and, lastly,
the embankment cf the Gunduck river.
In the first named, 32.0IMJ laborers have
been employed. Their wages were paid,
and money exchanged for f.aid at the ad
jacent joveriiment store. Lord North
brook siva ihe government h:i3 arranged
for sufficient food till May. with large re
serves to meet any contingency.
"The calculations are based on former
famines, but it seems doubtful whether
they will prove adequate, owing to the
fact that in previous famines large num
'ers died without asking for relief. The
district at" present is more remote, and
transportation is growing diliieult for want
of food fir the cattle." Tfie correspondent
concludes as follows : "From what I have
seen since my arrival I believe : First.
That neither ihe government nor people
can lell the preciso actual position, nor
prognosticate the future. Secondly. The
government most fully alive to its re
sponsibility, and measures have been taken
lo fuily cope with the difficulties. Thirdly.
The absence of railroads in the remote dis
tricts is mostly dreaded, as the government
is thus without means for the avoidance of
grave obstacles."
Tut: Jew s in Italy. Dr. Berliner has
published an article in the Jmli-wlie Prrs.e
describing the condition of the Jewt in
Italy. There are five synagogurs in Borne,
twf, of which belong to ihe Spanish and the
rest to the Italian rite. They are tailed
Scuoladel Tempio, (which is said to have
existed al Borne since the lime of Titus)
Calaina, Castilinao, Sizilano, and Scuola
Nva. All these synagogues are in one
building, but they all have separate en
trances from !iflerent streets. The reason
of this is thai the Inquisition would only
allow one separate synagogue in Borne, and
it was only with great difliculty and by
means of a lavish expenditure of money
that nrmissioii was obtained to retain the
rest on con.litiou that they should all be
lodged in the same building. The Talmud
was on the Index of the Inquisition, and
none of the synogoguca were allowed to
have even a single copy of it. There are
altogether 4.500 Jews Home, most of whom
are in a destitute condition.