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TOMuHT. "llfc.jcrmM'tnn iinc track Ik&ttlic dnyltttlrt. inariotM Inck." Sappiio IJcml low, OilusUy NlgM, Ami civp my spirit rest, Hold mo to j our deep hi cast, Anil nut oM in res lo (light. Give hack Die lest tlcl.'irlit Tliat oticu air colli piM:st, When Love whs loveliest. Ucml low, O iluaUy N'glitl Enfold mi; In jour arms Tlio nole rmbriioe I ernvo Unt 1 tile rin line ti tr grnvo f li'clil mi; from life's alarms. 1 ilnru vour julitli-st i-linrins; Your deepest spell 1 liriivc. O. strong to slay or oavc, Ktifnlil tnc In tour nriiisl -Loutst Chandler Moulton, in HarjKr't iTag-aiint. Mathias Sandorf. -BY'- JULES VERNE. imnon ov "JounKnr to Tim cuntib OK Tlin UAUTU," "TltlP TO THE MOON," "AltOUNi Tlin WOULD IN KKI1ITK DAYS, " " MK'HAKrj STItOflOHJ'," "TWKNTV THOUSAND nKAOUUS UIJDElt TI 1 13 SUA," KTC, TO. TnANSI.ATlON COI'VHKIIITEI), 18S3.1 CHAPTER III. COUNT RANDOM'. Tho Magyars settled in Hungary to wards tho ond of tlio ninth century of tlio Christian crn. They form a third of tho population moro.thnu ilvo millions in number. Whence thoy came Spain, Egypt or Con (ml Asia, who'hor (hoy uro descended from tho Huns of Attiln or tho Finns of the North is iv disputed question, and is of little consequence I One thin;; in very obvious, that thoy uro neither Solnvcs nor Germans, and havo no desire to become so. Thoy still Kpeak (heir own language iv language toft and musical, lending itsolf to all tho charm of poetical ca dence, los-? rich than tho German, but more concise, moro energetic; nlnnguiigo which between the fourteenth and six teenth centuries took tho plaeo of Latin in tho laws and edicts, and becamo tho national tongue. It was on tlio 2tst of January, 1009, that (ho treaty of Carlo witss gave llun gurynnd Transylvania to Austria. Twen ty years aftorwardH tho Pragmatic sano (ion solemnly declared that the States of Austria-Hungary were thenceforth indi visible. In default of a son tho daughter was to succeed (o tho crown according to tho nilo of primogeniture. And it was in accordance with this now statute that in 17-10 Maria Theresa ascended tho Ihrono of her father, Charles VI., tho last of tho malo lino of tho llouso of Austria. Tho Hungarians had (o yield to su perior force; lint 150 years afterwards people were still to bo met with among all ranks of society who refused to ac knowledge either thePiagmatio sanction or tho treaty of Carlowitz. At tlio time this slory opens there was n Magyar of high birth whoso wholo life might bo summed up in these two K'ntimenls-tlio hatred of everything Geinian, and tho hope of giving his country her ancient independence. Al though still young ho had known Kos suth, and although his birth and edu cation kept htm apart from him on im portant political questions, ho could not fail (o lulmiro tho patriot's nobility of heart. Count Mnthias Sandorf lived ill mn of the counties of Transylvania in tho district of Fagaras. His old castlo was of feudal origin. JJut on ono of (ho northern spmvs of tlio Eastern Carpa thituui. which form the frontier botweou 'Transylvania nnd Wallachia, tho castlo aoioninid tlio rugged scenery in nil its ""Ku 7vidu-n stronghold that con spirators could defoi.;! i Iho last. Tho neighboring mines, rich in iron nnd copper ore, and carefully worked, yielded a considerable income to tho 'owner of the Castlo of Artenak. The estate comprised a part of the district of 1'apntas, and the population exceeded 70,000, who, all of them, townsfolk nnd countryfolk, tool; pains to show that for Count Sandorf riioy felt an untiring devotion and an unbounded gratitude for the constant good ho had done in the country. This castlo was tho object of particular attention on the part of tho Chancery of Hungary nt Vienna, for the ideas of tho master of Artouak woro known in high quarters, and anxiety was felt about them, although no anxiety was btlrayed about him. Sandoif was then in his thirty-sixth year. He was rather above tho middle height nnd of great muscular strength. A well shaped, noble looking head rose nliovo his broad, powerful shoulders. Of rather dork complexion and square in feature, his face wim of tho puro Magyar type. The quickness of his movements, the decision of his speech, the llrm, calm look of his eyes, the con stant Binile on his lips, that unmistak able sign of good nature, a certain play fulness of gesture and Hpeoch all went to show (in open, generous disposition. It lias been said that there are many re. semblance between the French and Magyar diameters. Sandorf was a liv ing proof of the truth of this obsorva tion. Ono of his most striking peculiarities is worth nothing. Although Count San dorf viva careless enough or what con cerned only himself, and would pass lightly over any injury which affected htm alone, ho had never forgiven and never would forgive an offence of which liiu friends were the victims. Ho had in tho highest degree the tpirit of justice und hatred of perfidy, and henco jkw Moused a sort of imicrtoual implacabil ity, being by no means one of those who leave all punishment in thin world to Heaven. Muthias Sandorf had been highly edu cated. Instead of confining himself to tho hfo of leisure- his fortuno opened out to him, ho had energetically fol lowed his tastes nnd been led to tho -tudy Of niedioino and tho physical sci encen. Ho would have made an excel lens doctor had the necessities of lifo forced him to look after the sick. Ho was content to bo a chemist in high ro pute among tho learned. Tho Univer sity of Pesth, tho Academy of Sciences lnt Presburg, the Koynl School of Mines nt Cnemnitz nnd tho Normal School nt Temcsoar had all counted him among their mo3t assiduous pupils. His studi ous lifo had improved nnd Intensified Ins natural gifts. In short, ho was man in the fullest acceptation of tho term. And ho was held to bo bo by all who know him, and moro especially by Ins professors in tho different schools and universities, who continued their interest in him as his friends. Formerly the castlo of Artennk, then. had been all gayety, life nnd movement On this rugged ridgo of the Carpathians tho Tmnsylvanian hunters had held their meetings. Expeditions, many and dangerous, wero organized, in which Count Sandorf sought employment for tlioso instincts of baltlo which he could not gratify on tho Held of politics. Ho kept himself out of tho political stream, watching o osely tho course of events. He seemed only to caro about n lifo spent between his studies and tho in dulgences that his fortuno allowed him. In lho.se days tho Countess Hpua San dorf was still alive. Sho was tho soul of theso parties at Artenak. Fifteen months before this history begins death had struck her in the pride of her youth and beauty, nnd all that was left of her was a little girl, who was now two years old. Count Sandorf felt tho blow cruelly. He was inconsolable Tho castlo be camo silent and deserted. From that day, under tho shadow of profound grief, its master lived as in n cloister. His whole life was centred in his child, and sho was confided to tho charge of llosonn Lendeok, the wife of tho Counts steward. This excellent woman, who was still young, was entirely devoted to the sole heiress of tho Samlorfs, and ably noted towards her as a second mother. During tho first months of his widow hood, Sandorf never left his castlo of lYrtcnnk. Ho thought over and lived an.ong tho remembrances of tho past. Then the idea of his country reduced to an inferior position in Europo seized upon luni. l'or the Franco Italian war of 1850 struck a terrible blow at tho power of Austria. Seven years after ward', in 18(10, the blow was followed by one still more terrible, that of Sad own. It was no longer Austria bereft of her Italian possessions ; it was Austria con quered on both sides and subordinated to Germany ; and to Austria Hungary felt sho was bound. The Hungarians there is no reasoning about such a senti ment, for it is in their blood wero hu miliated in their pride. For thorn tho victories of Custozza and Lissa wero no compensation for tho defeat of Sadowa. Count Sandorf, during the year which followed, had carefully studied tho po litical outlook, nnd recognized that n separatist movement might bo success ful; Tho moment for action had then come. On tho ild of May of this year, 1807, ho had embraced his little daugh ter, whom he had loft to the tender oares of Itosona Londeck, and leav.ng his castlo of Artenak had set out for Pesth, where he had put himself in communi cation with his friend and partisans, and made certain preliminary arrange ments. Then a few hours later ho had gone to Trieste to wait for events. There he became the chief oentro of the conspiracy ; thence radiated all its threads collected in Samlorfs hands. In this town tho chiefs of tho conspiracy could act with more safety and more freedom in bringing tho patriotic work to nu end. At Trieste Jived two of Snndorf'ii most intimate friends. Animated by tho same spirit they wore rotolvod to follow tho enterprise to its conclusion. Count Ladislas Zathinnrand Professor Stephen llathory were Magyars of good birth. IJoth were a dozen years older than Sandorf, but were almost without for tune. Ono drew his slender revenues from a small estate in the County of Lipto, belonging to a circle beyond tho Danube ; the other was Professor of Physical Science at Trieste, anil 1ns only income came from tho fees from his lectures. Ladislas Zatlunar lived in tho hnuao discovered on the Acquedotto bySareany und Zironeau unpretending place, which he had put at the disposition of Mathias Sandorf during the time ho waa away from Artenak- that is to any, till the end of tho projected movement, when ever it might be. A Hungarian, llorik, aged about (Ifty-ilve, represented tho whole statVof (he house, llorik was as much devoted to his master as Loudcok was to his. Stephen llathory occupied a no less unpretending dwelling on tho Corso Stadion, not far from Count Zuthmar. Here his whole life was wrapped up in his wife and his son Peter, then eight years old. Stephen llathory belonged, distantly but authentically, to tho lino of those Magyar princes who in the sixteenth century occupied the throne of Tran sxlvnnia. The family hud bevn divided and lost in its numberless ramifications sinco then, and ieoplo may perhaps think it astonishing that one of its last descendants should exist as a simple professor of the Academy at Presburg. Whatever ho might be, Stephen llathory waa n scientist of the first raukono of those who live in retirement, but whoso work renders them famous. " IneUuum lalnir illustrat," the motto of tho Bilk worn!, might have boon his. Ono day his political ideas, which ho took no pains to conceal, rendered it necessary for him to resign, and thou ho oaiua to live at Trieste as professor unattached. It was in Zathmar'a house that tho three friends had met sinco tho arrival of Count Sandorf -although tho latter ostensibly occupied an apartment on the Palazzo Modollo on tho Piazza Grande. The police hud no suspicion that tho house on tho Acquedotto was the oentro of a conspiracy w hich counted number of partisans iu all tho principal town of j I Mil N it w as noun: intuoducino tho kingdom. Zathmar und llathory wero Sandorf's most devoted auxiliaries. Like him, thoy had seen that circuinstancos wero favorable to a movement which might restore Hungary to the plaeo sho desired iu Euiopc. They risked their lives, thoy know, but that thoy cared little about. Tlio house in tho Acquedotto had thus become the rendezvous of tho ahiofs of tho conspiracy. Numbers of partisans, summoned from different points of the kingdom, camo thero to take their measures and rteeivo their orders. A service of carrier pigeons was organized, and established rapid and sale communication between Trieste and the chief towns of Hungary and Tran sylvania when it was necessary to send what could not well bo confided to tlio post or telegraph. In short, every pre caution had been taken, and tho con spirators had not as yet raised the least breath of suspicion. Desidcs, as we know, tho correspondence was carried on in cipher, and on such a plan that unless the secret was known absoluto security was obtained. J Three days after tho arrival of iho 1 carrier pigeon whoso message had been ' intercepted by Sarcany, on tho 21st of May, about eight o clock in the evening, Zathmar and IJathory were in the study, waiting the return of Mathias Sandorf. His private nll'air.s had recently com pelled the Count to return into Transyl vania and to Artenak ; but he had taken the opportunity of consulting with his friends at Klasonbury, thooipital of the province, and ho was to get bacl; this vcy day, after sending them the de spatch of which S-ircnny 1 ad taken tho duplicate. During tho time Sandorf was away other correspondence had been ex changed botweou Trieste andlludii, and many letters in cipher had arrived by pigeon-post. And Zathmar was even now busy in working out the real mean ing of ono of these cryptographic epis tles by means of a "grating." The despatches were devised on a very simple plan that of tlio transposit ion of the loiters. In this system overj' letter retained its alphabetical value that is to say, b meant b, a meant o, etc, Hut tho letters nre successively transposed iu accordance with the open ings of a gratins;, which, laid on tho nto.s.sag.t, only allowed such letters to appear as wero to bo read, and hid all the others. These gratings nro an old invention, but having been greatly improved by Colonel Fleissner tliey neom now to oiler tho best and surest nieann of ob taining an indecipherable cryptogram. In all the other systems of inversion, be they systems with an invariable base or a simple key in which each letter is always represented by the same lotter or sign ; be they systems with n variable base or a double Ley iu which tho alpha bet varies with each letter, the security is incomplete. Experienced decipher ers nro capable of performing perfect prodigies in such investigations, either with the aid of the calculation of proba bilities, or by merely trying and trying until they succeed. All that has to bo done is to find out tho letters iu (ho or der of their repetition in the cryptogram o being that most frequently employed in English, German and French, o iu Spanish, i in Husslau and and i in Italian and tho meaning of the toxt is soon made clear. And there are very few cryptograms based on these methods which defy investigation. It would appear, therefore, that tlio beat guarantee for lndeoiphembility is it Horded by these gratings, or by ciph ered dictionaries codes, that is to my, or vocabulariou iu which certain words ropiesont fully formed sentences indi cated by tho page number. Uut kith these systems have ono grave draw back; they roquiio absoluto secrecy on tho part of those that use them, and the greatest care that the books or apparatus should never get into undesirable huud.. Without tho grating, or the code, tho message will remain unread ; but ouco theso are obtained the mystery vanishes. Itwaathonby moans of a grating that is to say a piece of card cut out iu certain places that the corresponduneo K'twoen Sandorf and his accomplices was curried on, but as an extra pre caution, iu case the gratings should bo lost or stolen, every despatch after being deciphered was destroyed. Thero tluw remained no tmoo of this conspiracy iu which the greatest noblemen mid mag nates of Hungary were risking their lives m coujuue-iou with tho reprea.utu- count mathias saxdokf. ' tivo of tho middle class and tho bulk of tho people. ! Zathmar had just burned his last de spatch when there camo a quiet knock i at the study door. i It was Horik introducing Count Mh thias Sandorf, who had walked up from the nearest railway station. 1 Zathmar immediately roso lo greet him. i "Your journey, Mathias ?" nslced ho with tho eagerness of a man who wished at tho outset to iind that all was well. i "It was a success, Zathmar," an swered Sandorf. "I havo no doubt of my Transylvnnian friends, and wo are certain of their assistance." I "You let them havo tho despatch i which camo from Pesth thrto days ago?" nsked Dathory. i "Yes," said Sandorf. "Yes, they have all been cautioned, and they uro all ready. They will rise at tho first signal. In tw o hours wo shall bo mas ters of Duda nnd Pooth, in half a day wo shall get the chief comitate on both sides of the Theiss, nnd before the day is out wo shall have Transylvania and (ho rest. And (hen eight millions of Hungarians will have regained their in- I dependence 1 "And tho Diet?" asked TJalhory. "Our supporters from tho majority," answered Sandorf. "They will also form tho now Government, to take tho direction of affairs. All will go regularly and easily, for tho comitats, as far as their administration goes, depend very little on the crown, and their chiefs havo tho police w ith them." "But the Council of tho Lieutenancy of the Kingdom that the palatine pre sides over at lluda?" cuntiuued Zath mar. "Tho palatine and the council at Huda will immediately be so placed as to bo unable to do anything." "And unable to correspond with tho Hungarian chancery at Vienna?" " Yes, all our measures arc taken for our movements to bo simnltaueous, nnd thus ensure success." "Success !" said Hathory. "Yes, success 1" answered Count San dorf. " In the army all of our blood, of Hungarian blood, are for us ! AVhero is tho descendant of the ancient Magyars whoso heart will not beat at tho sight of the banner of lludolph and Corvinus ?" And Sandorf uttered the wonls iu a tone of the purest patriotism. "Hut'," continued he, "neglect noth ing that will prevent suspicion! lie prudent, we cannot be too strong ! You luivo heard of nothing suspicious at Trieste?" "No." replied Zathmar. "Nothing is spoken of but tho works at Pola, for w hich the greater part of tho workmen have been engaged." In fact for fifteen years tho Austrian Government, with a view of tho possible loss of Venetia a loss now realized had lieon thinking of founding at Polo, nt the southern extremity of thelstriau peninsula, nn immense arsenal and dock yard, so as to command all that end of the Adriatic. In spite of the protests of Trieste, whoso maritime importance would thereby bo lessened, the works woro being pushed on with feverish ardor. Sandorf and his friends had thus some justification for their opinion that Trieste would join thorn in the event of a separatist muvemeut being btarted in tho city. Up to the present tho secret of tho conspiracy in favor of Hungarian auton omy had been well kept. Nothing had occurred to cause the police to suspect that the chief conspirators wore then us sembled at the unpretending house iu the Acquedotto. Everything seemed to havo been douo to make the enterprise a success ; aud all that remained was to wait for the moment of action. The cipher corn's jKHidenco between Trieste aud tho prin cipal cities of Hungary aud Transylvania had almost owsed. Thero wero now few messages for tho pigeons to ciUTy. because the lost meewgo had been taken. As money is the soul of war, so it is of conspiracies. It is important that conspirators have ample funds w hen the signal of uprising is given. And on this occasion tho supply would not fail them. We nre aware that, although Zathmnt ond llathory could sacrifice their lives for their country, they could not b:ori Ike their fortunes, inasmuch as thou pecuniary resources woro but nieagio. lint Count Sandorf was immeusoly riolu and, m addition to hia life, ho had brought his whole fortune to tho help of tho cause, l'or many mouths, through tho ageiicj of his steward, Le:ideck, ho had mortgaged his estates, and thereby raised a considerable bum moro than 2,000,000 of ilorins. JJut it was nccesrary (hat this money should always be at call, and that ho could draw it at anv moment. And so ho had deposited it in his own name iu ono of tho banks of Trieste, whoso char acter was nbovo suspicion. This ban:; was Toronthal's, of which Sarcany nnd Zirone hnd been talking in the cemeterj- on tho hill. This circumstanco was fraught with tho CTavest consenuence8. as will bo seen in tho course of this history, Something was paid about this money at Sandorf's last interview with Zotlunar nnd Ur.thory. He told them that it was his intention to call on Toronthal and irivo him notico that tho cash might bo wanted immediately. Evpntshad so progressed that Sandorf would soon bo able to give the expected signal from Trieste more especially as this very evening ho discovered that Zathmar's houso was the object of very disquieting surveillance. About eight o'clock, as Sandorf nnd Hathory went out, one to go home to tho Corsa Stadion nnd tho other to hia hole, they noticed two men watching them in tho shadows nnd following them nt such a disfanco nnd in such a way an to avoid detection. Sandorf nnd his companion, in order (o see what this might mean, boldly marched straight on to theso suspicious characters, but beforo they could reach (hem (hey had taken fiig'ht and disap peared round thocornerof Saint Anton io's Church, at tho ond of tho cauaL I -IO UK COSIISUIIU, J An Ill-Timed Vis:r. Prof. Jacques, as everybody knows, has been investigating physical phen omena. The professor has a brothe1" who isn't so much interested in physi cal phenomena as he is. This brother called the other evening- to niako n fraternal visit, lie entered tho house, and struck, naturally enough, for the hack parlor. Tho professor stopped him nt tho door. "Sh-h, sh-h," said tho professor, "don't conio in don't make a no'so there's a lady in here in a trance!" The visitorstartod hack and attempt ed to g-o into the front parlor. At the door ho was met by somebody he didn't know, who said: "Sh-h, sh-h don't conio in; there is a man in here who is just goinj under the inlliicnco!" Then ho start ud for tho library. Somebody else met him as ho swung open tho door: "Sh-h. sh-h, bo careful; thero'n a seaneo i;oiu on, and you'll spoil tho conditions if you conio iu that way!" He rushed up btairsaud rapped rat her briskly at the door of the laniily sit-ling--rooni. It. was his sisler-iii-law who met him this lime, and she said: "Sh-h, sh-h, don't make a noKo you'll wake tho baby!" Then he darted down-stairs, took his hat and cano, and left the house. Jtunt' n llccord. A Famous Parisian licnuty. 01inplio Audouurd has subsided. She was a harum-scarum bounty of a Kubons typo. And did she not know how to sot her charms oil' to the best advantage! I shall never forget the Dll'cct she produced in the Palais de Justice when sho went there in tho character of n persecuted wife. Tho Bar gravitated to tho bench on which iho was sitting. Elderly barristers woro purlin ps more 'imiuxxsa in their attentions than young ones. Olyinphe had the pink of the peach blossom iu her cheeks, largo blue, prominent oos, n laughing- mouth, line tcotht ilnnples galore, mid a well-modelled nose. Tho white part of tho com plexion was like the lily. Thoro was such a wealth of light brown, wavy hair, shot with gold, that no amount of hair-pins could keep it from fulling about. Olvinpho Audounrd was rich and highly educated; imaginative, credulous and good-natured. After seeing- Adah Menken iu 'Los Pirates des Savanes," sho wtnt to America to ride across the prairies and was suc-eo-sfully tempted to join tho Shakers and tho Mormons. She ended by taking- up equal Rights and Spiritualism, und was asked ty tho Hinpross Eugenie to give nt tho Tu'leries, the reason for her belief in spirits. 1 heard her lec tuio on the phenomena she had wit uesscd iu America. She had Southern lluoncy and lovely ban .Is. to which niairnilicont rings called attention. A fan lay on the desk before her. nnJ sho olten used it with graceful o fleet. It was very pretty to see how she fanned oil a lly that buzzed about hor, Her early history was this: Sho was tho daughter of a very rich man, and, against her will, was married to ono still richog, who neglected her to i tin ntter protty nctrossos. A revolt was the consequence. Hut she enjoyed too much the incense of admiration excited by her beauty and bonne grace to cul tivate her gifts wllh perseverance. Olyinphe made, unintentionally, a conquest, of the lalo lhnperor; but, as she was not ambitious, she refused to follow it up. Pan's J.itler to London Truth A Valid Objection. A man who had boon convicted ol stealing horses and whoso penalty waa assossud at twenty yon re imprison mont, was askod the usual question by Judge Noonan, of San Antoniu, who was on the bench. "Prisoner, do yon know of any rea son why sentence should not bo pro nounced on you according to law?" "Why, judge, of course I do. It would break mo up in business." 'i'cxas Sip.ingi. Do You Know "What You Look Like? From the Spectator. Thero are men, nnd women too, who do not remember faces nt nil, and who, if compelled to entertain strangers in thij evening, would not know them next dny, forgetting their faces ns seen un der a different light so utterly thntcvi denco hardly convinces them. They pimply cannot recollect a face, though they would recollect other things they had seen quite perfectly. The look of the absent has for them perished, ana they cannot call it up before them ev en in a general way; and this Eomo times nfter much association. Wo would ask these who dotibt.this to in quiro of themselves about a much more striking development of tihcsamo peculiarity. Do thoy or do they not recollect their own faces? Would they know themselves if they met them selves, in tho great glass of a tailor's shop? They all", when shaving or dress ing, see themselves every dny; they nil cure about their own faces, and they all, therefore, ought when they meet themselves to know themselves; but all of them do not. St. James thoii''ht none of them did, but he gen eralised from his personal experienco nnd fell, as generalizers do, into error. A largo proportion of mnnkind.prob ably half, do not forget their own faces, but know them periectiy wull, detect any casual chances in them, and nro aware of likeness to homselves when ever it exists. They would boastound ed if they met their "doubles," and would realize at once, without further evidence, that peoplo who might bo mistaken fr them walking about might by accident bo the involuntary causes of annoying blunders. Tho remainder, however, forget themselves utterly, in stantly, nnd after the longest possible examination. Surely this wide dis tinction, which certainly exists, nnd which any one enn test for himself in his own household, points to a special face memory. the absence or presence of which in a witness will account for many otherwise unintelligible conflicts of evidence. Why should tho man or woman who docs not know his own face when he or she sees it be expected to bo certain ns to the face of an ac quaintance? There is absolutely no reason in tho nature of things for the one forgetfulness more than for tho other, and wo may rely upon it (hat with some men both occur, nnd that, moreover, clinerentiating marus are often forgotten, and those marks on ly, so that a man is honestly ready to swear to an indentity which does not exist. There is likeness, and for his imperfect face memory that is suf ficient. Honey in Koofs. From tlio London Standard. Two extraordinary takes of honey have just been made in West Surrey. For the last sixt.een or eighteen years a colony of bees bus taken possession of a niche between the walls of tho Hautboy and Fiddle public bouse at Ockham, near Pipley. The outer walls of the building are about threo feet in thickness, and (be bees made choice of their store-house at tho very top of tho building, which is three stories high. Tho landlord and landlady, with their daughters, resolved this year upon finding the exact whereabouts of the colony. A diligent search was made one morning tinder tho roof of the bouse, nnd a niece of comb was found immediately below tho slates, but in such a position that it could not be reached. Mr. Smith, the land lord, then descended to tho bedroom, and, with chisel and hammer removed a number of bricks from tho wall, whero the whole stock of bees was found. Id ore than two feet square ot tlio wall had to bo removed, when a wonderful sight presented itself. A large mass of comb, about two feet in thickness, filled with honey, was exposed- The bees wero fumigated, after which large pieces of honey woro cut out, until dish after dish was 'filled with a total quantity of about pounds. Tho bricks" have, not been put into tho wall again, but a glass door has been inserted, so that any one interested in bceculturo may have an opportunity of seeing them. Another and still more extraordina ry tako of honey has been secured at YVinter'K Hall, Hromley, the seat ol George Harrett. Some men were sent to take some bees which hnd got be tween tho ceiling of the coach bouse and tho granary. They succeeded in taking .'!()() pounds of honey. The bees had been engaged in thoir novel hiding plaeo soveral years. It wus a very interesting sight to see tho way in which they had worked. KecpiHST the Flies Away. "What's that for?" asked areporter of a waiter in a, Smithfield street res taurant. Tho waiter had a has of table salt in his hand and was sprinkling the con contents behind tho countei and the lloor whero the crumbs might fall. "It is to keep tho Hies uvny,' re- plied tho waiter. "How does it do it?" "Can't say, sah; ask tho mannger." "Wo find," said tho manager, "that by sprinkling salt whero there are broken victuals, dirty plates, and oth er things which attract Hies, we can keep theso pests tuvny. It tills the ait with salino particles, and woiave no trouble at all. You can see that this is so by looking hero." Scraps of bread, melon rinds, and broken meats and pieces of plates were in bnskcts and shelves behind tht counter, but thero woro not a dozen Hie in sight. Pittsburg Chronicle. The number of Women House holders in England is 217,000. Many of thoso nro at tho head of magnificent estates, and pay alargo revenuctotht Government. And yet they aro shut out of tho parliamentary franchise and cannot have a choico as to who shall represent their borough. Thoy, however, havo tiio municipal vote, which is most important to large landholders and taxpayers. V v i