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Show LARGEST SCHOOL ON EARTH. Hebrew of tiondnn Snpport nn 1 iintltn-tloii iintltn-tloii tvlth Thlrty-l'lvo Hundred rupllii. The largest school In the world is located in the heart of London's vilest slums. Thirjy-fivo hundred Jewish children constitute its clientele, and a peer of tine realm Lord Rothschild presides over its destinies. It is no ordinary or-dinary place of learning, says the New-York New-York Journal. The children are as poor as church mice, and if it were not for the Rothschild munificence there would ho no school there at all. Every April, about the time of the Jewish passovei, each b6y is presented Avith a suit of clothes and a pair of boots, each girt with a dress and a pair of shoes. When it comes October, if tho April boots are worn out and poverty prevents the youngster from having another pair, Lord Rothschild sees to it that the want is supplied. In connection -with this sehool there is a savings bank department. depart-ment. The interest allowed on deposits depos-its is ten per cent, peratiuum, although the amount of indii:lual savings on which this interest Is paid is not to exceed ex-ceed five, pounds. Tho teachers in the school may also avail themsches of the benefit of the. bank, but the maximum individual savings in t)ilsinstancear.c limited to 15 per annum, . |