Show hebrew As we have mentioned before on sunday evening after sunset the biot important of an that find a place in the Isra elish ritual were ushered in the following information from the S F chronicle may be of interest to our readers the strict observance ana or the new year is particularly enjoined upon every member of the hebrew raco from his youth and indeed according to the old orthodox law to not respect this holiday is looked upon as a sin and a reproach the solemn service begins in the synagogues and temple this evening it consists of the affecting recitals of the trials that were undergone bv the martyrs to the faith the corn of the new year ia on the first day of the seventh month observed by the reformed jews only one day and by ahe orthodox two days this day also ushers in the ten days set aside for repentance which culminate upon the tenth day of the month in the day of atonement or the hollest holiest and most important day in the year to the siebrew race in every part of the world this day in kept the hollest holiest of all the miny jewish holidays the manner of keeping this day varies in different countries yet everywhere it is observed by strictly abstaining from food or drink for twenty four hours A beautiful idea exists and is taught by the rabbis that upon the new years day the almighty takes record of all sins committed during the past year and upon the day of atonement he definitely settles by what manner or means offenders shall bo punished during the year to come but adds the rabbi irence prayer and charity overcome the decrees the day of atonement is observed in this country as in europe and is kept as a solemn fast from ahe evening of the ninth day until tho evening of the tenth all manner of work is supposed to be abstained from and the devout of the house of israel are to be seen in close attendance at the synagogues two peculiar customs are to be noted as occurring upon this day during the whole year prostration is unknown in the jewish synagogue but upon this holy day during that por lion of the service which describes the part the high priests took in the temple before entering into the holy place to expiate the sins of the people at every mention of alie name of the jehovah the whole congregation bend their knees and fall upon their faces several times the term new years day is not mentioned in the bible but simply as a memorial of the blowing of trumpets a com mand which is still retained during the by the blowing of various sounds of a rams horn the buncom mon noisa produced is supposed to awaken tho dormant feelings of the people to a sense of their wickedness and to prepare them before the day of arrives t is customary for the roost orthodox jews to proceed to a stream of running water upon the new years pay antto dip choir garments therein at the same time reciting prayers under the hopes that the stream will carry away their sins the date of the incoming year according to jewish computation is il of louisiana when interviewed by a chicago reporter stated that commercially the interests of the elate of louisiana are in a better state than they have been at any time since the war during this summer business at new orleans has increased from 30 to per cent good progress is also made in manufactories manu factories large establishments lish ments having been started in diller fint parts of the state and improvements prove ments being daily added to them there are also the best reports regarding the rice cotton and sugar crops the people are devot ing their attention almost exclusively to business and to developing the resources of tha state the governor added I believe there has been a largo increase in the population of the south within tha past ten years and the census reports which have beep sent to washington showing a renewal of prosperity and a larscey increased population kiy be relied upon there is no animosity towards as I seo reported in our papers here at almes the best pt feeling exists between the southern people and hp northern men who pome to their homes with us and to assist in our industrial and commercial development there i no ostracism between us and that class of people there is absolutely bowar animosity existing in louisiana the war is ended be tween us and has been for some time and I am sorry to see a disposition on the part of any one to bay thai bp ch is not he case the promises mado by II ancock re garding tho constitutional abendr menti will be nowhere more warmly and more sincerely than by the southern people the colored people are contented and in a better state than they ever have been their children are attending pur schools aur scho oll in fact aca uell attended and are receiving all the money that our means permit and are being at tended by the children of the state white and black mf world that when a woman has once expressed a decided opinion upon any subject the matter may bo regarded an and tho status of tho article under consideration is defined beyond possibility of dilute or oyo these opinions often wrong that marcellous marvellous marv ellous choit annd logic which enables the demalo intellect to rush to a conclusion ng if by whip tho slower masculine mind u still struggling with and cons is to bo depended on i and when a woman gays a thing la good tho chances are a thousand to ono that it deserves her encomium an apt illustration of this truth is quarterly of which the fall number ia buforo ua that over sixty thousand badiea through out tho united states should accept this magazine ai heir guide to fashion and shopping ia sufficient ayi benca the estimation in which it is held hy tho fairer portion of the community tho ladies look at the magazine discern its character at a glance and hasten to tho male reader examines the pages critically scans tho illustrations and reads tho and cnally concludes the fermala verdict jo bp sound |