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(C0ntinued.)

AS if stung by viper, Joseph shook
off the hand Of the peasant and stepped
aside. There should be a distance be-
tween him and the peasant, dis
tance which, however small it was, en-
compasscd a whole world at that mo-
ment.
Are you still the same he said, looking
quietly at Iarzik,
And | shal] ever remain so until ! ar
rive at the blessed goal OF my life, the
peasant replied laughing, if, however,
the priest will allow me to reach my
blessed end. But should he refuse me
the funeral rites, | shall do without
them. | do not care for them and | can
commence my long journey without this
hocus-pocus. 1t makes no difference.
Joseph kept silent; he felt grieved in
his heart for having invited the violent
DEACON to step over his threshold; he
felt at this moment as if the breath of a
destructive pernleious demon were pas
sing by his life, as ifhe heard above and
beneath him the grinding of knives
which cut with sharp edges into the
most hidden period of his existence
He felt greatly relieved when Parzik
was going away.
But hardly had the peasant directed
his wide steps over the threshold of his
store when it occurred. to Joseph that
while conversing with him he had en-
tirely forgotten the very purpose why
he had called the deacon" Being al
most unconscious whether he really
called after the peasant, the anguish and
pangs of his soul wrenched a sound out
of his oppressed heart. When Parzik
turned back and was slowly approaching
the house, Joseph felt as if he should
die with shame he was deeply humil-
lated that he had to take a peasant S
advice. Hastily he opened the door and,
as if it concerned an enigma Of life,
pointed anxiously to the words written
thereon; Read this and then tell me
what I shall make of it? Parzik read it,
then spat with rage upon the floor and
whistled in such a shrill sound that it
filled Joseph's soul with dread and ter
TOR.
There you have it, he said, there you
have it. The order of an emperor is not
quicker obeyed than yours, and yet you
are a Jew. Hardly have you asked
when you get already an answer Joseph
stared at him with amazement, The
piercing look with which Parzik gazed
at the door, on which the fatal words
were written, filled his eyes with dis
NAL fire which illuminated his whole
countenance: standing there beside the
trembling, dismayed village jew, he ap-
peared to him much greater, as IT he had
risen beyond himself.
Do you begin again? the peasant
spoke, while he was gazing at the let
ters as if he had before his eyes figure
of flesh and blood, against which he
could clinch his fist. Do you begin
again? [ should not wonder; the horses
are so we'll fed with the best kind OF
oats that they do not know whether they
shall obey any longer the order of the
driver or run away into the open field!
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HIS MISSION.

It is strange phenomenon that peo-
pie are more afraid of Che wrath Of the
offended church than of Tie th1eatcniue
power of the government. An indistinct
feeling to which Joseph could not give
proper expression, told him that the
avenger of an offended God had aimed
at him the invisible, but never failing
missile of retribution. The parson was
by duty bound to take revenge on him,
he thought, his religion had ordained
him to requite the hostile plans and
acts which those of another faith devise
against it!
O holy dream of humanity! Thought
which has Illuminated the dying eyes Of
the greatest men! Many believe that it
is realized already when they call it the
thought which alone gives true saliva
tion, the thought embodied by that man
at Rome; others link the most tender
threads of their reasoning to the appari-
ton of a Messiah who is expected to
come in due time to deliver them in
ternally and externally, that mankind
form one united association and one
language be spoken by millions Of
tongues!
Holy dream of the reconciliation of
men! In this pressing and pushing of
society in different directions, this plan
less abandoning old trodden paths, this
wavering and vacillating as if the spirit
of the Almighty delighted in driving the
ship of humanity upon the storm-tossed
sea almost to the brink Of ruin; is all
this but the hidden expression of its in
visibly approaching realization?
When father and son, brother and
brother are opposed to each other, when
the lips of each pronounce different
motto, when for the sake of their God
and their motto they are ready at any
moment to plunge a dagger into the
heart of each other does the spirit of
peace and redemption hover over the
wild waters of ever swelling floods?
Take this village Jew out of millions
and bring him face to face before the
eternal dream Of the reconciliation OF
mankind. He has grievously sinned
against his own blood-what dark pow
ers weave their mysterious meshes
around his head that he does not recog-
nize his wrong? He fears more the
offended church than his mothers tears
than the anger Of his own conscience
O mysteries of human nature!
Joseph firmly believed that no other
but Magdalena had denounced him tc
the priest; who else but the parson who
owed her protection could have taken
her part! How few men would have
thought otherwise in similar situation
1t was a good coincidence for Joseph
| that ON that very day he comemmorated
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pushes this way and that way and in
which there is no soul?
Do not speak so loud, Grandma, the
boy warned, upon whom the words of
his grandmother made deep, mysteri-
Gus impression.
(1o be Continued.)
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mournful solitude, he could without
fear of disturbance indulge in painful
reflections and thoughts which then had
as it were, spread thick mist about his
life.
We shall leave him awhile to his re-
fexions and again enter grandmothers
room. Old Miriam's mind had during
this time been as much tortured as that
of her son; 81 he was still waiting for the
return of her grandchild, and as he staid
away so long, she was afraid Magda-
lena's children or husband might have
done him some harm. Then again she
doubted whether Magdalena had not de-
clined the present with disgust, and then
she reflected about the words which her
daughter might have said in doing so.
This doubt and uncertainty had such
paralysing effect upon the old woman
that she could not lift herself up in her
bed; it appeared to her as if a strong
arm were holding her back and would
not unfold it's grasp before Fishele had
returned and reported to her about his
mission. At last the boy arrived With
gho same precaueion which he had used
In Ieayn. g 3tole again into the room.
His o... 2lmost rendered the old
N..... ..7aea IS. Yet she recovered
s... ii 10 raise herself upon
her pillow, sAd beckoned him to her
bed. Fishele inclined his head towards
her ear and whispered Grandma. she
did not make IL 3yer noe
Speak louder, + ,ddenlv the old woman
began, whose fea8eaed faes showed the
efforts which sic made to recover her
language; speak il ader and bidsaotlina
from me. DcIyou really believe HAT T
am afraid of s klr father t1s1,ele stare9
at his graz mother nov 81 -
changed durt.g one hour. What IL st
have agitatedt the soul of this old woman
that she now with such courage and
boldness brayed danger which short
while ago had frightened her as child
is scared by the Furnishing look of it's
teacher.
In spite of the changed disposition of
his grandmother's mind, Fishele did not
forget for one moment that only thin
partition was between them and his
father He therefore repeated in the
same whisper his first words, Grandma,
she did not make it over me -.
What did She not make over you? the
old woman asked
Do you not know then that [ was
afraid? [ mean that which the peasants
make, whens the bell rings in the eve
ming, or when they pass by the church?
Yon meaT the cross.
Grandma ,sthe boy cried frightened.
Little food, she said smiling, when |
was as littlesas you, [ also got frightened
and my wh5le body trembled when this
word was pronounced before me. am
not yet sureswhether [ do right when [
take it upon my lips, but | always re-
member what my great grandfather said
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Lost Sheep-The Wit and Humor of Lord
Beaconsfed- new Home for the Aged and
Infirm-I. o. Benay Berith-Local and Do
mestic-Foreign and Literary-Miscellanies
Vacation Jottings-The ancient Rabbi and
modern Mlnister-Russian Emigrants-The
Jews of the orld.-Jestngs.
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The Lost Sheep.

Adapted from the German of Leopold Kom-
pert by HENRY GERsONI.
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. eutih ct She'll.

lReler 8ubbinoer-86uinQer iiter bic Suoenrase.-
Gin iiiob oeuti6eS 3beater in ordit.-Gin9ez
ianot.-Neut9teiten.
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1.-The Young Duke
sSpeech on the repeal of the Corn Laws.
May IS, 1916.
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Gluck's "Oroheus" which has one of the sweetes
and most pathetic of Gluck's melodies, the minute
from Haydn's symphony No. in B-hat and
movement from the Suite Algerienne," by Saint
Saens.
While it is undeniable that ordinarily settings for
full orchestra are very much demeaned by skim
ming them for these club performances il notice.
able that the music of the last century takes moro
kindly to it than that of to-day. Then the principle
of beauty was sought after in the melodic idea
itself rather than in its clothing now, when the
development OF instruments and the knowledge of
how to combine them effectively have transferred a
large part of the interest to the eXternas of the art
1t is undenable too, that the players last night
did their smOohest work in these pieces; probably
because they taxed their abilities less than the
quartet and quintet. Commentator is due
them, however for all they did, and thanks for
introducing so interesting piece Of contemporary
writing as the Wuerst Quartet, which was fresh,
meodious and interesting throughout. A more sonO-
rouS body of tone I'd greater manliness and yIgOr
of sentiment would improve their readings of tho
classics, and might, therefore be desirable Mr
sill SIS abilities met with the recOgui ion they al
ways do, md he was Obliged by the plaults OF his
hearers supplement his selections with an addi-
tIOual niece
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GUITE.fT.S METHOD.

The spectacle furnished 10y the creature Gui-
tcau is not "a pleasant one Human nature
ShriHES from the thought that a person so
worthless and base has tnc reason and the
moral responsibility which separate man from
the brutcs. But our common humanity cannot
escape the shame which the Infamous deed of
such Il man involves Guitcau was perfectly
able 70 reason as to the consequences of his act
as his own declarations show. Neither brute.
nor witlcas, brainlcas ana uHrcasoning crca-
tire could have perpctrdted ,ua Il deed Tor the
reasons which he gives. Moreover, he was en-
tircly conscious that, in the estimation e man
kind, his deed would he criminal and horrible
He planned it with the hope Of escaping "A ven
ecancc which hc felt that outraged humanity
would be inpccd to take. lie carefully pro-
vidcd TO secure for himself the slow processes
of law, instead of the rude but swift Justice of
crowd. lie realized before and after his deed
that it would change the course OF the Govern
mcnt in q great degree. From the first hour of
his incarceration 10 this time with considerable
adrotness and much knowledge of human ma
ture, he has constantly pursued a course de.
signed TO modify public opinion in regard to his
crime. There was reason, and there was Il
sibility in his preparations for the deed, in the
deed itself, and in his excuses for it,
This disgusting criminal, it seems, proposes
to use his trial as a means of exhibiting himself
to public view. He has thoroughly human
weakness-a morbid vanity. 1t gives him pleas
,we to posture before the world as the one
person who chad the inspiration and the
nerve" to change the Government by killing
the President If he is outrageous and un.
reasonable in behavior this very conduct, he
fancies, NAV incline sober and reasoning men TO
believe that he is in such a sense crazed as 10
be irresponsible. To this end all his efforts, his
many speeches and letters, his Incorporate and
wild behavior, and his treatment of his counsel
and the Court, appear to be directed. Ought
he to succeedf Is man irresponsible for hi,
acts who can conceive and carry out such
mode of defence? A jury will decide.
1t is necessary, however, to keep in mind the
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MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.

THE NETWORK PHILHARMONIC CLUB.
The Ncw-York Philharmonic Club, which with
rare fidelity and commcndable cOnscentOusness,
has for years been cutiyating a delightful and conf
panonablc style of music. began a series of six con-
ccrts last night in Chickerng Hall. The good
work done by the club in the past has had its re-
ward in the fine audiences which it uniformly
draws and the intelligent and respectful hearing
which its performances receive. As rule
there is in chamber music, with its entire lack
of the external elements that are attractive, so
little that appeals TO the multitude that last nights
audience, though it did not fill the hall was never
thelcss one that did credit to the club Little
change has been made in the membership of the
club. Richard Arnold still holds his place as leader
while Reinhardt Richter plays second violin. Emil
Gramm viola. Eugene Werner flute, Charles
Werner viOloncello and Emanuel Mandy double
bass. Last night these men had the assistance of
s. b. Mills ut the pianoorte The principal pieces on
the programme were quartet for strings by Wuerst,
the veteran teacher of musical theory in Berlin, and
the familiar quintet in fiat by Schumann. Be
tween these numbers there were several n
rangements of orchestral pieces, made to employ
tho instruments OF the club-the minuet from
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GENERAL NOTES.

81 will write you again next summer, il we
can get mall Is the somewhat cherries sentence
with which John Murdoch Wisconsin zOoogist now 40
the Signal Service station Point Barrow. ends let
ter The Wisconsin state Journal containing pctur
sae description OF the natives who boarded the ship
PlOyer Bay. Siberia The Signal Service officers win
nam nj Point Barrow three years.
Pittsburg, Penn, street-car conductors ara
not to rined with One OF them, his midnight trip
recently by about forty young roughs who
were for lark AS he forbidden TO carry mora
than twenty passengers the bridge he expos
tulaed with his unwelcome passengers who being some
what hilarious account Of numberless potations OF
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MONEY N TIE UHST.


While the banks of this city have been pay
ing ont money for use at the West almost
without cessation since July, the banks OF some
Western cities have been greatly strengthening
their reserves. Not long ago, when an officer
of \ Chicago bank had visited this city 10 buy
a large amount of United States bonds, he was
asked why money sent to the West early III the
fall did not return to this city rs it uscd to do,
and replied: awe are getting rich at the West,
and shall presently he able To lend Wall Street
money whenever it gets into trouble But the
bank officer apparently overlooked the fact
that the Western banks are largely extending
their loans as well rs their reserves. 1t Is pos
sibe that the gigantic speculation in grain,
which has done the country so much harm this
season, has been due III some degree to the ac-
camulation at Chicago Of money otherwise un-
employed. The forthcoming report of Con-
troller Knox, always one Of the most interesting
and valuable of the public documents submitted
to Congress- will probably be especially inter
esting in the opportunity which it will give of
ascertaning what has been the effect Of the
enormous drain Of money from the East 10 the
West At present, there is accessible only Il
little information regarding one or two of the
principal Western cities.
Chicago has nine national banks with
capital of 1920, 900 neither the number nor
the amount of capital having been changed
during the past year. The following compar-
son Of the reserves, loans and bonds on hand at
different dates will he instructive:
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fact that society does not attempt by its laws to
mete ont retrbutive justice to offenders.
Vengeance is mine, saith the Lord" Society
has no occasion to inquire whether this person
is i'm the same degree guilty as if he had been
moved by a thirst fof gold, or mpclled by per-
sonal hostility. The business of society is to
protect itself. It's laws have no other purpose
in dealing with such an offender as this, than to
protect society from this man and others who
may be lei to take the same course. If society
can be protected from him by his confinement
As an insane person, the question remains
whether other persons will he encouraged to the
commission Of similar crimes. Guiteau himself,
perhaps, would be too well known and too long
remembered to escape from confinement, after
a year or two had pissed upon proof that he
had recovered his reason. But other men, II
guilty of similar crimes, might be soon forgot
ten by public opinion; the worst features OF
their crimes might pass from mind; persons
might bc found, after few years, who would
insist that such criminals, though insane when
confined, had recovered their reason and legal
proceedings might end in their release. The
question is whether society can afford to say
to persons who are tempted to commit murder
for any reason "Claim 10 be insane, and You
may escape after a short period OF restraint"
The law has been framed to prevent the crime
of murder, by making that CRIME punishable
with death, whenever it is committed by a
person sane enough to comprehend the law
and its penalty. That Guitcau knew perfectly
well that he was violating law, and that the
penalty of that violation was death, his whole
conduct cOuclISiVrly urOycs
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With the following cast:

A form of amusement which seems to be increas.
ing in popularity is the Dime Museum. These con-
Germs, with their staring placards OF highly colored
and Impossible mons-rosties dwarfs giants and
fer0cious ZuuS. longer confined to the region
of Chatham square, but are found in the
avenues, aud even in Broadway. In Brook
Ign there are three of them within
stones throw OF tie City Hall. Besides
the Living curiosites" they give their customers
IN hour or two of singing, juggling, dancing and
other variety show business No doubt the populari-
~ OF these places of resort out of the cheap
rate of admission. The tIcket-,eler only demands
ten cents and the additional tax col
lected inside for seats 10 see the stage per-
fornInces is only five or ten more. Thus for
fifteen or twenty cents the visitor can kill the
greater part Of an evening Singularly enough time
seems 10 hang heaviest upon the hanis of people
who have most T. do. aud il is the hard-Workpg
mechanics, Semp>tr sSeS and servant girls who
ma a. up the bnll Of The yerilOWing audiences at
thee pucTc enter ailments. One thing can he
said in favor OF most of the museums. however
the performances If stale fiat ard Improbable 10
an intelligent taS,e, not vulgar OF Indecent In
tins respect they e. an improvement on the species
OF variety drama which was in vogue a few years
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Some good Philadelphia travelling abroad lately
read notice in THE TRIBUNE of the work done in
his own city in behalf of silk culture, and was
moved to offer prizes IN money for the three finest
specimens of cocoons grown by colored women.
This offer has been made known by the Association
at the Atlanta Fair, and has reused great cmula-
ton among the colOred women in the South. 1t is
n noteworthy fact that most of the freedmen who
really acquire industrious habits achieve success
are those who have small patches farms to cult
tivate. II is the one way in which they can emu
late their old masters. and hence it calls out all
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Amusemen,s 60 Night.

Irpyy,s PINK TUFArRg."Le Voyage En- Suisse"
AcADENY OF Music" LOnengrtn' -,o,p
PIJoU OPERA hOUsF--'Ihe snake Cudii"0A'
bi Trn FrouFrou" s." The Passing
Regiment" go, 49,
HAYgTIYis FIFTH AVENUE THEATRE pPnn"cc,o
HAyEKLY's NIBLO's GARDEN-2 ana D "a 90 Deacon
HAvEHLY'S 14TH STREET IhhAiNN
Crankett". ,.,,.,,oro1da
MADISON 7cUARE THsArRE -fs 1i 10 Bonneville"
NTT1l.ot r. An 4 AsiNO-" Les ClOcheS ue N''E0''H'
Er,y Ttp ,TpF CoMIouE-" The Major
So Franc MINSTRELS.
sT vI,rp UHEATRU-" Patience. ~, q,
TuAIIH par ,TEH-" The Haunted Sirtlt, >,
ii~4os s1i- nj TuATRE-"D Daniel hOchul'
AMERICAN INSTITUTE fAl'
BuSNRLI's MUSEUM.
STEfNwAY HALI-COnctrt. 80 ,,,-..., ,ir.soa
95TIlsT AND BROADwAY-2 and S-hducaten HORSES
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1t appears that the Chicago national banks
lave indeed increased their reserve of gold
com over 100000 during the past year.
though in part because of the greater scarcity
of legal tender notes. The reserves held have
increased -, 1873, jl3 over 80 per cent If
there has been Il similar increase at other
points as Is probable, the store Of coin held by
the Western banks has been very crcdItably
enlarged, and their position as TO reserves
materially strengthened. Bat it also appears
that the banks of Chicago have increased their
loans still mere largely. In fact the increase
las been SC closely proportioned to the gain in
that, if every dollar of loans also repre-
scented dollar of deposits, the ratio of reserves
to deposits would be not much greater now than
it was one year ago.
The "bonds on hand " in the national banks
of Chicago indicate an important change III
the methods of those institutions. Instead of
sending their surplus TO this city, to be held and
loaned by banks which pay interest on deposits,
some of the Chicago banks have preferred to
lend about 81 100000 more to the Govern
ment. Their bonds represent a part of the re-
serve which draws at least as large interest as
can be safely paid by banks in this city, and il
is Immediately available in case of any emer-
9ency. Possibly the official report will show
that similar course has been pursued by
many banks in other Western cities, and if so,
the Western banks are undoubtedly the
stronger for having removed larger part of
their reserves from the possible reverses of the
financial metropolis. When the bonds are
purchased here, the money comes to this city
for them, of course, and may by the sellers be
loaned OF otherwise invested at their pleasure
But the position of the Western banks is rem
dered more secure, as respects any reverses
which do not involve the credit of the Govern
ment. A more serious question is whether