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the Creator Of the Universe 10 TO be found.
But II He 10 only known through science he is not
known at all Scientific point their telescopes
not at the truths OF the Cross but At shadowy theo
ries. The outcome Of science to-day s but repe'-
ton OF the ool's creed OF biblical days-thers Is no
God IL 10 not nature nor SCIENCE Il 10 Christ only
who can show the way TO the knowledge Of eternai me-
Ignorance OF God Is His fault He mas taken
great pains to make Himself manifest 10 the world
through his son Jesus Christ A mere monotheist,c
doa OF Gods existence Is not knowledge oil Hin. ~
rs not by the head but by the heart that men are 70
Know God. Not TO know Him by the nesrt is not TO
know Him at ALL Only who BY divine grace Is
made paraker OF His awful attributes can app1scisse
His mil
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THE OPENING OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
To THE EDITOR HERALD:-
/ hear many objections 10 the opening Of the pub
lie schools on the 1st OF September. before the warm
weather is over. Will you kindly urge upon tho
Board Education the propriety OF postponing the
opening to 10th 20th OF Ssptemoery
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TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH.

O. TAYLOR.
The subject OF eternal lilo and the Interpretation
oil It's problem the theme OF the Rev. II. g. Tay
lor, d. d., Of Providence, Il l., at tho Tabernacle
Baptist Church, Second avenue. lie TOOK his
from ST. Johns Gospel xviii, In the OF the
sermon he said tho grand question involved Is, What
is eternal LIEF Wo sinners are not In the condition
TO speculate upon sueh things after the manner Of un
believers. The man who is already within tho power
OF Nisgara's dreaded tall needs something more than
theory 70 serve save him. Time b.rries
with resisless iorce and eternity Ia near death rs In
evitsblc and II bebooves 10 prepare for the end.
II concerns 10 inquire, Is there bliss beyond the
grave and, " SO, how can we attain III Tho prayer
In the tex Is which human uiind could utter,
any more than q human hana could erect tho uni
verse. If the words OF CHRIST were false then he
cruelty deceived, ana ~ they wer- true the solcmnty
OF the occasion made them douo!y pregnant with
meaninG
IGsosASr COD
Tho world always has oeeh, ana is to-day ignorant
OF God. ADAM though he conycrscd win the Creator
snd was SOW 10 believe Him The child born mo
the world dsnonsred God, not SIMPLY because oi
his brothor's murder, bu. because there was IN n'm
no appreciation oi Gods character Noah preached
12O years. while the ark was being buit YET lar
wo can Judge, ne aid not make single convert Men
MADE idols ior themselves aad God could do nothing
less than sweep them on the face OF the earth by
dsuge When, after the Flood, the earth was peopied,
sgar they forgot Cod Yet Cod III treating with TINS
pervcrsc race seemed 20 say that lilo would Al esst
have one peculiar people taught or heaven TO love,
honor aud obey Him. He would open TO them His
heart What IL tho RESULT IL 10 shown In the
sublime song Of Isaiah ana tue lamentations of
the prophet Jeremiah that Israel knew not the
LORD nor feared Has Judgments They turned aside
svcn 10 worship golden calf at tue ioot " sinai
.Tbsy iorsook me. saith the Lord the human
family TO be unit IN TINS Ignorance o The true
Coo wnicn natn rcigned in all ages. They may have
aint idea of the Deity, but they DO not know pre-
cseiy wbat he is nor how much lie has done for man.
Man, notwithstanding all the knowledge that na-
ture Can bring 10 him, mas turned away 10 worshp
m or or a rat. new c.aimant In a knowledge OF
God declares He is TO DO found IN science, aud The
lyri utionist comes with hammer, plummet and n
,.e iscsrtsinsd mstsphysic iasts 70 shos where
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INVITING A PEsTILENoE.

To THK EDITOR rHE HERALD
desire to call your attention 10 the righnui stencil
west Tenth avenue, IRON rhrty-third to Forynrst
street II We do not have yellow fever 10 this district
will be the fault of the Board oil Health or Inc
Board OF Police Com ssioners j. n. u
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SEVENTH PREsBYr1RIAN CHURCH

THE DIVINITY OF CHnIsT-BrBMoN Br TIE
REV. CHARLES X. CLEAEwATER.
In the absence OF tho pastor, Rev. Henry T. Hun
tor, the pulpit OF the Seventh Presbyterian Church,
corner OF Broome and Ridge Streets 6lled by the
Rev. Charles X. Clearwater, who after a prolonged
prayer IN which he besought the morcics oi Heaven
upon the stricken cities OF the Southwest an
nounced the text of his discourse John, XIII, 49,
aye call Master and Lord; and yc say well, for
so l am."
The reverend speaker claimed that the members OF
the ministry are the ambassadors Of Christ, and
Hc had taught before all classes Of society, from the
riches, to tho poorest, the intellectual and the
uniearncd, so HIS representatives must now
appear before differently conditioned audiences
aud minister 10 tncir mental wants witch are
MS various The coors OF Joseph's coat. There IL
n class no pride themselves upon their intellectual
superiority aud Affect to admire Cnrs, estee ming I'm
as the greatest among They also styIe the III
selves Christians, bat they lack the essential spirit o
CnrstIauty Tho preacher then directed the al.
tention OF his cong regation TO tho scene wherein
Christ washed the feet OF HIS disciples described
In gospel Tor the day. and pointed out its bddcn
SPIRIT meaning He tnen briefly reviewed the life
aud character OF Jesus, whom hc pronounced the
greatest OF mon. Sad me- the character OF Jesus Is
unique, standing out alone sut gcnerts, whether IN
fabis or In hstory. he was perfect man, glorihed
and digninod ny The attributes OF tho Dcity. lie
was . power beyond aud above nature HIS divn'v
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OF the ills Of life pointing how they produced
good All, he sand, would be made clear. for Chris
usns would be VITA Christ and forever.
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CHURCH OF THE STRANGERS.

MANS CHARACTERIZATION BY REV. DIR.
DEEMs.
Dr. Deems at the Church OF the Strangers. alluded
in a feeling to the disease which Is rendering
homeless many hundred people South, devastating
towns, leaving parents chdiess and children or.
phans, and asked Tor liberal contributions IRON his
ougree alton. Al the close many responded.
Taking the text Of his sermon from Job, l.,
s-"rhe Lord said unto Satan, hast thou con-
sidered my servant Joo, that there Is mono
like him in the earth2" Also. James, ", 11--"Ye
have heard OF the patience OF Job and tho
end Of the Lord" ho said IL don't propose repeat
the history OF job for believe that you understand
that history. In ancient tunes IT man werc wealthy
he was thought to be pious also. Wealth came VITA
piety, and mans character tn times esti.
mated by his wealth. There was Abraham, Lot
Isaac, Jacob Joseph ana solomon, all the SAINTS wero
rich. In New York NJ the present ttme we believe
that ali ricn are bad, and that in England the
wealth been accum uated by some ANCESTORS PAN
derine TO the tastes OF the Kiug Character is one
thing and circumstances are another. Wo must 20 to
eternity TO hnd mans character. II we see q man
In the flames OF nell we sure that he is bad, and If
mounted on throne among the celsstiais In heaven
know that he Is good. IL doesn't disparage CHRIS
tianity TO teach that there are good outside OF IT,
We taught to believe that the baptized only enter
heaven. THIS sort OF doctrine IS unhealthy believe he
that iearetn God Is accepted OF HIM. rhors were no
Pentateucns no prophets when Job worsnippod God
In Gods Tree AIR. He was a maa that looked on all
nature ana worsnipped God out IN the desert where
he could see u Oh. sympathy has great power. Tne
men VINO teach from tho heart more force than
those who teach from the brain. John Summerleld,
who mad big heart and small braiu, but what there
of 1t was good, had greater iolioxing than ne
taught by tho BRAIN. Goethe, Tor instance STANDS
prominent an exponent oi brain power,
but no cold OF heart. A women
have loved him, but no wronged them Did
you hear OF any sympathy from hinY
The three wlse mon began to discuss theological prn-
cipics with JOB Instead OF winning him through SYM
pathy. They began TO discuss with him the funda-
m on tai principles of ethics. One other lesson that
draw this sermon ~ the uselessness OF theological
discussion. When receive rcngious papers ana see
In them en- announcement of religious discussion
get SICK never would hold hvo min utcs' discussion
with any through the columns vi q paper. Can
you lind any three mon wiser tnau the three ncn-
toned the Book Of Jobf know pretty mucn all
the prom inent clcrgymrn ard nnd none to equal
them. theological discussion In pubic never did any
good
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-fHiSEHENTS.


The novel feature of d" Request Concerts"
In Gilmore's Garden every Monday evening,
when the audience select the pieces for the pro-
gramme. has proved remarkably satisfactory.
and. by their classical stamp. go far toward
showing that Mr.. Thomass persistent effort to
educate the public into approaching such
music has been successful. In addition he now
Intends 10 devote series Of evenings. at in
t"rvas. to individual composers and devoted
N" FIRST programme 81 this nature last even
ing 10 Mrnde,ssohn. There arc hardly
any among the well-known composers-unless
We eNcNpt Bach and Gluck-who have not
sum ,l"nt variety i'm their compositions 10 admit
the choice OF programme from their works
that may not bc TOO severely classical which
seems 10 be- the requirement II summer audi
"n"es. The overture Calm NJ Sea" the quar-
TT for horns. the eNqusit"y dainty overture to
M"lusiuc. and the ever fresh and beautiful Mid
summer Nights Dream music wero Ill given
last evening with poet" grace aud tender ilde-
ly. while the broader themes - the symphony
r"eeived y1.ra'hetir Interpretation. marked
by refined ie"ling and perfect technical pre-
eision Miss Kellogg rendered the Arin Tnf,lire
with genuine artistic appreciation. Her voice
~ OF % pure quality and sympathetic. but hardly
lars. enough for tie severe requirements Of the
Garden.
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MONT1UK DIVIDED.
Landed Estates Held for More than Two
Hundred Years Changing Hands.

There Is n tract Of land, nearly 10 900 acres
In extent, on the extreme enstery end Of Long
Island. reaching from the ocean TO the Sound.
known ms Montuuk. II hrs been held i'm COM
mon by tho owners. who arc generally dcnom-
mated proprictors for moro than 200 years,
and has upon 1t tho remnant Of the tribe Of
Montauk Indians. The land WIS bought Of the
nativc Indians by certain proprictors, frcc-
holders OF the town Of East Hampton by differ
ent purchases. the last Of which was made in
1851 Three different sets of proprictor- held
the land until 17ls when the whole Of the three
purchases was turned into ono common stock.
by consent. represented by pounds sterling.
and aiquot parts, in the shape Of pounds. sh-
lings. and pence. wore assigned to each pro-
prictor, according to tho relative value Of his
interest in the several purchases. The whole
tract soon after came under the management Of
the town trustees. and WINS used for pasturage.
The proprictOrs met at the annual town meet
ing each year, and declared by vote that the
trustees Of the town should have the manage
Alter time the land began to return an in
come from its forests and fisheries and the
Trustees assumed to appropriate IL 10 tho OK
ponscs Of the town. In 1888 they asserted an
interest in the land, and continued To do so
UNIV lS5l, wh'n the propretors sued the town
IN their complaint the purchase Of the land
from the Indians IN 1861, 1870 and 1857 the
confirmation OF such purchases by the colonial
Hpv'rnors; thnt the purchasers. 10y their heirs
or assigns. had always held the lands as ten
nnts in common. and that only for ordinary
PURPOSES tho property had been under the man
ugement ot the town Trustees. The suit was
decided In favor Of the proprictors. and in ac-
corlnnce with the Judgment entered the town
in 1852. conveyed to them by name. as tenants
IN common, the property in dispute. in fee
simple. Tho same year the Legislature
passed an act providing plan for the
control and management Of the land. II re-
manned in this situation until last year. when
Robert VI. Grinnpll and others proprictors
sued for II partitioning of the land
Justice j. q. Dykmun has decided in favor
81 me plaintiffs, aud the property Is 20 be-
divided or sold He held that the Indians have
certain rights in respect to some OF the land, but
have no inter- 81 in any 1T IL: their rights are
nm incumh rance only and the land can be sold
or dnyLsed hmhIn-i ~ ihia nnrlnn.
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why KIN the Dog-t

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-SN: I am n
'sithul reader oi TINS SrN Each morning it, crisi
newsy columns are read by mc with renewed interest
an interest thar would elt did not believe It 10 he
the truest most sincere paper published relentless
IN M warfare upon the evils OF the day. quick 10 cham
pion the weak and 70 denouuce their oppressors Tlen
why II that no voice l. raised in hehA OF tie poor ami
mai who l. hunted like wild beast through strcetsf
The account OF the murder Of the poor doe. that ap
pcar'd IN your columns toda, Will forever haunt me
Might we NOT a. well Mil all horses and an other ami
mals' Their bite Is known 10 be disastrous In 1t.
effects that o. the poor animal who ha. to suffer 80
mserahly
Can not appeal % Won sir 10 raise your voice In pro
test against this cruelty There uo one who can stop
II but you Nou can through the an powerful columns
OF your papcr II YOU will
pcnounce H. ami you Will hc the happier Got knows
with many many others WILL ulcs. YOU uIl uy I,ln.
day. Very rcspo, fully c. j. MoNrsoas.Y
trNr
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DANGER Nv BROOKLYN.
What Inspector Powers Say. about the Gas
works In the Court House.

The Court House in Brooklyn is lighted
with gas made in the basement Of tho building.
Besides filling the house with q suspicious
odor. the arrangement Of the gas works Is such
as to keep tho occupants OF the building in n
continual state Of alarm. when the explosion
occurred in tho vault OF the Municipal Build
ing on Monday several persons in tho Court
House thought that it was the patent l.as works
that had blown up. The Board Of Health on
Monday directed Assistant inspector James j.
Powers to examine the Court House gas works
and Yesterday his report. 10 the cfr'ct that the
apparatus WIS unsafe. was forwarded 10 the
Judges Of the CITY Court Any accident to the
gns works, Mr.. Powers says would allow the
gas 10 escape into the building and as the gas
when mixed with air is highly explosive any
part " II which reached Il flame would fire the
whole body Of gas and cause great Destruction
An explosion OF this kind occurred recently Mt
the county Jail. where one OF these machines is
in use.
Tho gasoline from which tho gas ia made il
stored outside the building. This lipuid
although very inlammabe. is not explosive.
The vapor only becomes explosive when Il is
mixed with air. aud II is especially dangerous
during This process 81 mixing. which is con-
Quoted within the building.
These ga- works were recently but in at great
expense TO the county.
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On Whose Arm lie Lean.

Mr.. JONI SHERMAN. Secretary oi the
Treasury of the United States, appears in
public, on an occasion Of Interest. and TO
MIN of great solcmnitv, leaning ON the arm
Of n woman for support. This woman. for
several days past, has been communicating
Information about various matters and
about herself. When she talks on other sub
Iccis. there is too much reason to believe
That her statements are to be taken with
many grains of allowance. When she speaks
pf herself, We will conccdc her description
h. be truthful.
This woman is one Mrs jerks. Of whom
We have had occasion to discourse already.
A letter was intru-tcd to Mrs. jerks by
friend, Mr.. WEBER. To be delivered to Mr.
JoHN SHrRNAN, at the time one OF the visit
Ing statesmen at New Orleans. According
70 her own statement. she OplA,d his kH,r
md ROOD a.. II demanded written pledges
such as hc had already given orally-of Mr.
SHERMAN. This white--oulcd " woman. ac-
rording To her own story. "was Disguised
with WEBER for pro-uming To- demand writ
ben pledges from such a man a. JoHN SHER-
MAN And 50 the whito-soulrd woman
wrote or dictated just such a letter a- Mr..
WEBER requested, and signed JONI SHER-
MAN > name to it, Her own estimate of tins
performance j. given very briefly IN her
own words She says: " II icds It small al.
Idn.'
What Importance Mrs. JrNKs attaches to
perjury We are not advised. We are lett To
infer her estimate OF the gravity Of one
crime 10y her own statement of her views of
another Of correspondent. Nervousness. For
gerry She cstecms "a small affair
In reference to Il coihshp which Mrs.
jerks at one time held IN the Treasury De-
partmcnt, she testified: Il don't think the
Government made much 10y my services.
| went there almost every day
when ! had nothing else to do
We suspect Mrs. jerks will prove Just as
Improbable to Mr.. Secretary SHERMAN a.
she did to the Government When he
promcnades To speak ilguiutivolyb aptly
before the whole country leaning on the
arm of this woman. every one already
begins to perceive that he leans upon frail,
II not a broken. reed
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vessels can seek shelter in Roumonlan
ports on the Dobrudla or southern
shore Nor was the vehement oppo-
sition Of Count ANDRAssY to tho largo
extension bestowed ON Bulgaria by tho
treaty " san Stcfnnu due to any other
motive thnn the 9hrcwd, inllcxiblc purpose
to keep strict watch ON the Danube and
avert the formation Of strong pro-Rus-
sian power ON ts southern border.
1fAustria had merely secured the untram-
mcllcd use Of her great water way. and Of
the railway lines which skirt its bed, she
would have roapcd well nigh rs large adj
vantage from the late war rs Russia herself
seems likely to obtain in Europe. For as
regards her southwestern boundary the
latter power will stand precisely whore she
stood before the Crimoan war, and it Is by
no means certain that the isolated Bulga-
ria like the already alcnatcd Scrvia. will
not inscnsibly gravitatc toward the west
ern rather than the eastern Slavs At
all events If the rumOrs that reach
III by cable can bc trusted, Austria will ac-
quirc n firm foothold in the heart OF tho
Balkan peninsula close to the very focus
of the old Scrvan nation. with the acqui-
sition Of Bosnia and the Herzegovina. n
short and easy road to the Egean
lies before the house OF HAPsBURG
Amid the next complications that the still
open questions must cngendcr. the final
stride across Albania will perhaps be taken
Then, but not till then, it may be possible
TOR Austrian statesmen to relax their
watch upon the Danube.
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The Dipiomaiist. Dinner.



BERLIN. June 13.-The state hanouot in
the White Hall of the Royal Palace this evening
in honor N the Congr -. was an exceptionally
pr ,r llihnt Gath"ring. me guests who numbered
the place Of honor being occupied ly the Crown
Prince and Princess The canopy under which
the Emperor usually sits WAS removed. To the
sat with her, husband in the centre
Duke Of Baden. Princess Frederick Charles.
Prince Henry IF the Netherlands with his AMI
aunccd bride Prince Henry Of Prussia, the
ericK OF liohnn2ollern. and following them
cnmc the Prussnn Minister'S and Generals. TO
the lcit of the Crown Prince sat the GRIND
Duchess 4 Baden. Prince Charles. ana Prince
frml'rick Charles OF Prussia. Prince Augustus
Of Muri@mhurI, the iicreditary Grand Duke Of
Eeuss, and next to them in order were
placed the high"st Court, functioneries aud
opposite 10 the Crown Prince and Princess and
mo other Erlnccly percentages were seated the
ConGrrss Pirnipolcntlar.Gs. the place in the
pied by Prince bismarck. Ia the right Of whom
yer" Count Apdrassy. the Earl Of Beacons-
Held. Count Sohouvalor. Signor Cairolyl, the
Marquis Of SALISBURY, Baron Haymcrle, Lord
odo Knss"ili and Herr Won Bulow. while
20 We leit Of the lmpern Chancellor sat VI.
Naddingion, Count Corti Saadoutah Bev NJ
s.. Vqil"r. NJ. dc Lauuay. VI. Desprr2. VI. ron
hril Prince Hohcnlohr, and W. Mony. As for
Prince Gortchakof. he WIS tor I'M 10 hc present
lurns me banquet we'll selected programme
oi music was performed by the baud Of the Src-
9ud hrgimc4i Of the Imperial Gnard. Toward
inc close oi III" cntertaum"nt the Crown Prince
roS', and speaking IN French. proposed tho
ipl9wlns toast; In the mama Of his Majesty
IN" Emperor. drink 10 the health Of the Sow
er'lSns OF the Governments whose representa-
ilHes form TINS Industrious Congress"
Ihe loloWlnG WIS the "cpn at the banquet:
Consommt de Volatile. Phntaniore
Potnro ic Windsor.
SauWnn du HIntt Iurhot gnruis
iItt dc Hrui q ln kc-once.
IunEo it Nrlu 90 Iuuhnu q ia provnncaI
supreme de- Puul,t. a la Condo.
" Wnrlsa ia Naynnnui.e
thnurnid DE reluuttes IA tielfe
Selle dt thoNrcul loue ct Gelocs de Groseiles
iuulArlts roles
Studc.
porscs en- D. 40. hes sauce nu hcurre.
Prfits POie garuls 4 'Ariirhnuts
ftuimf NJ Ahmcots l'lui eratri G.
batttu Nnku curn.
Grltr nr Champagne unN raises
Beurrc, Frontage. GlncC-. Gaulrcttes
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Charmed by - SNAKE.


Mr.. j. ). Rogers SAYS that while he was feed
my hi, stock on sunday morning ms attention was NJ
uHrtd hN .qurrr nn the ground Who's sfruusr ncunirs
Interested hn lie approached near ant the sqirrol
apparently isiegArdtd ls approach. llr .cnvrr
Ell fAitlrsnHkr. about three and htlI f,rt lnf IA
mont Of the squirrel liz uotcct hat tho Squirrel moved
III Af'r To- TIE ske Nearer AMI uo.fer the Squirrel ap
ni"hchrd the ~nhke continuing IT. sraivr actions until
". snhh" orn'd u, mouth AMI ,et2d the little animll
After thc snake had partly swallowed the ~purrci Mr.
Rogers trrd WITH % pole t0 kiii tIc suakt The pu.c
struck a hmu. when tnr snake threw n squirrel nom
IT. mouth ami Jumped a Mr. Roger. distnnie uf ,N ur
preparing Tor another leap
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Austria, Watch ON the Danube.

Ii is not many weeks since Russian
newspaper the Ruski .Nir-inouitrd with
scornful irony whether the Car had made
war for no other purpose than to strengthen
Austria and Gerlnanizc the Turkish Slavs.
II begins tn look as If the state of things
thus angriy reprobated might be- realized
In tact. At all events the gain to the House
OF HAPsBURG from the rupturc of the
treaty Of San Stef.no and from the new
settlement which -crm, intending is very
considerable. IL is worth marking ON its
own account. and because IL il largely due
20 display Of insight and resolution sell
dom evnccd in Austrian councils and totally
wanting at the epoch oi the Crimean war.
We must lear In mind that II Turkey il
moribund. Russia cannot Int see in Austria a
natural iont-hcir OF the iuhoritance A, rc-
CARDS geographical situation the lattel's
claims are much superior. since a meridian
coinciding with the eastern frontier of
Transatlantic would ,ut the Darlnnellos
near GallipoH, and Top on at least liyo--ixths
OF European Turkey. II we look 10 aiiuitics
Of roco and language IL j. certain that Serb
and Bulgarian might lliM much closer kns-
folk in Croatia. Slavonia. tie Military Con
fines, and other territories OF the HAPs-
BUEG Kaiser than they can hope to find in
Muscovy Indeed. the whole credit of the
literary revival which has taken place
within our century among the southern
Slav-, belongs To Austrian subjects. With
titas Of the a.tutenc-, and industry en-
ploy'd by Russian agents, the moral gravi-
tat'on 81 the SlaN rdyoh toward the neigh
b"'lhE monarchy might have been rendered
lii'~lStiule As "a matter OF fact, however