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SlA.ll HARBOR. Wild, Weird Tale of Love and Adventure. 'JMIED BT SrECIAL ARIUXOEMENT WITH i 'frtgUed, the Author. 1S7. bv O. U. Dillingham AU '& lights Utferted. To,mystcry began to deepen. ( h, clever Fairfax 1 Observing that an diary padlock secured tho door of the wbotc, on tho morning after tho ball at tilarchioncss', when lie arose so early, sperinientoiL-A-ith his bunch of keys up ho lock, and found one that would un Jit. Driving through the villago with i two nights afterward, ho paused to a the inn. and requested Dick to hold tho Lb a moment. Richard, now having ihed to acquiesce, did as ho was told, jfisked no questions. Jean, tho watch awas inclined to bark, but recognizing ufax's voice, approached, the latter, wag njhistnil propitiously. From a capacious apockct Fairfax produced u littlo basket, lrtsunjeking tho door of tho dove-cote, Htly Seized tho llrst inmate upon which 5 raid lay hands, and thrust it into tho Metv- Jean looked on with interest, im ?in it might provo a meal for ti'lFairfax Hung him somo tid-bit from IsXket; tho dog took it, and lay down oimtedly to eat it. Egry one was asleep, ncho pair departed a "they came unob crid). Ilia drovo toward tho chateau once lofnnd for tho ilrst timb became- awaro f frfact that sho was extremely huiljry, .a'lgcatcn no dinner. Qrj a hastily-prepared tea, sho and Ia,mo X. discussed tho situation, and otcamo to tho conclusion that there was eajnothing to bo done. anwhilc, tho surrounding gentry who laibut just heard tho news from all id vcro beginning to ilock towards tho h.-au. Tho two ladies found themselves lolig an impromptu soiree. 1 virtue of his ago and Natalie's fricni hi.'or him, the old Marquis was spokes najf ?no party, and, although there were .s any opinions as people present, he, ft pc rusing tho several notes, and lcarn ngvetfy thing from I'dia, succeeded in omiiig all assembled iat nothing could .ks vL. and that Natalie would, undoubt 'd'&eivo no harm. 'tfcystery surrounding the affair still iflild ampfo topic for, conversation, and t a not until long after midnight that hitemporaueous gathering was broken iff bat remained now was to placo tho irfrr in tho hands of the detectives and 'ojtify tho parents of Natalie. ! CHAPTER XIII. score oni: roti mr again! i head of the police-department at St. received tho noto sent him by Lydia. arrived porting a half hour earlier tlfdid that ti ho similar ofllcial at St. CUx. cfteet upon both men was electrical, rfc were rivals. Paris was a goal for tho ii of each, and, when a successor to tho el of tho police-department of that great ciwas mentioned, tho two names most painent were thoso of Jean Leroi and JiLouvait, of St. Rricux and St. Malo, re stively. roi was tall and finely proportioned ; a mbf great strength of body und will; ir a noticeably keen bluo eye. Louvait tv3Wort and slender, with a mass of thick, dil v.-.ivy hair, crowning a remarkably wuevcloped head ; a finely chiseled face kfafostwaxy pallor, which, at will, ho Jjfrcnder absolutely expressionless; a pisngly brilliant gray eye, and a person aiigncV.sm few men could resist. h wero romarkablo men, and each, kying the extraordinary abilities of his riLsary, feared tho other. jrtuno seemed rather to smilo upon iiait. who, like Rouaparte, wliilo not ro nfiig his own i ausunl exertions, consid ef himself th i ulld of fate, tho creature ofstinv. Indeed, Louvait's personal ap pfinco" was remarkably liko that of tho t'4 Oai'01"01- 80 much so that no stranger f.fi to remark upon tho rcscniblaneo; ye, singular to relate, Leroi, on tho other lift born of an English mother, boro a slg likeness to the Iron Duko. Itliis matter of tho Princes Natalie fjuio again favored Louvait. Ho had rc c&l bis noto llrst in point of time, and in octant perceived tho windfall of good ltjto him. A Princess abducted! All Dpo and England would bo thrilled by Ocws, and tho dctectivo who discovered trAght tho abductors v.-ould make his lido! iters wero at onco issued to keep an -yf of tho most extraordinary vigilance; Tko inquiries along tho coast under his jfiiction as to all strango vessels; to in- what boats had loft or arrived within tost three days, and to immediately ar rall suspicious persans. tew for Chateau D'Or!" quoth Louvait. 'ywhut if Leroi has heard of it, tool And jfps thero before mo?" to! Jaqucs!" exclaimed ho, with cn $j as ho jumped from his chair and leucd Oj tho door, "run down to ad jo's ana onng ms mare, ivUlscau, horo loo more ho looked over Lydia's noto ita.ro. Ko fill is right," muttered ho to him $ "They must have taken their prizo to a-shoro ! Alas ! that tho storm should I'oino iuBt when it did ! Nothing could Jfchavo favored them." xh this ho took down a map of Coto du Tf rom tho shelf and unrolled it. gthey escaped by sea," continued ho, is tho nlaeo whoro thoy embarked." mt ho pointed to a bay at tho head of Wstands Chateau Neuf. Ireillo! Ho! Mircillol" ho suddenly f llrst lieutenant quickly appeared t!UH!n. i want vou to co to uuaicau Ind find out what you can thero about l"U8 lib 1MJKU UVKll LTl'U i VtTE. l.uil iJtla.of. vJUutiyer jljfcjijutun that have Dccn r.icrc w:tn:n u teow. Iio then informed his lieutenant of what had happened. jurqille, himself, was a romarkablo man and hoped, in tho advent of his chief's ad vancement, to stop into tho latter's shoes. tii or ins work was characterized by shrewdness, care, vicilance and more es peciallypertinacity. His eye glowed with delight. Here, Indeed, was a noblo oppor tunity for faino. Ho at onco departed for Chateau Neuf. Returning to his train of thoucht, Louvait continued : 'Of course, too. such clever fellows must havo chloroformed her. Rut how did they carry her to the shore i Ah! there's clue number ono ! The vehicle, if not destroyed, must have been hidden or returned to its usual quarters. " As to tho farmer and huntsman and, in fact, all of tho abductors, they were in dis guise, of course. One Ihiug'ls certain. It was dotio by icrsons knowing well tho haunts and lubits of tho Princess. And, yet, none of the people about hero would or, for that matter, could have been clever enough - io haa dono it. Therefore, they wero strangers and yet men who had studied tho customs of the Princess. So they must havo been seen, at somo time, or other. There's duo number two !" Louvait was known to tho world at largo as middle-aged, iwrtly and grave, but act ive. Littlo did people iuiagtne that this ex traordinary man. undisguised, was a deter mined young fellow of thirty-a mere beard less youth. To succeed as a detective," ran ono of Louvait's maxim's, '"one must remain un known." Accordingly, the real Louvait was not known. Off ho dnrtQ on "L'Oiseau," tho fleetest horse in St. Malo. His plans wero all con cocted ere ho arrived r; tluvchutcnu. Thirty minutes afterwarss, Leroi, tho in evitable, appeared. Rut in that time his rival had already succeeded in inspiring tho household with the wonderful conlidenco in his ability which ho invariably aroused. Tho management of tho casQhad been en trusted entirely to mm. Leroi perceived that fate was onco moro against him, but with ins lQial bull-dog per tinacity, instead of giving up thQ;ame and returning home, got into conversation with tho inmates of tho chateau and soon learned tho stato of nlTairs. Ho resolved to instituto a search for tho culprits on his own account. Louvait, having achieved this victory rvcr his rival, returned to llaudray's inn, where ho was told that no, strangers had been en tertained as guests'for two or three weeks; and that, furthermore, no strainers had been seen in that neighborhood r us long a time. The only guests who had lately left tho inn were the' American, Fairfax.and tho Englishman, Oxford. Ry this time, daylight was approaching and Mircille arrived with tho news that no strango boat had been in tho harbor. AU tho vessels which camo in boforo tho storm were yet there. However, somo of tho sailors thoQjht they had caught a fleet ing glimpso of a hugo boat, passing out to ward tho island in tho harbor. And ouo old superannuated llshermau swore that, whilo ho was inspecting ills nets, after the storm, ho tho brilliant lights of a steamer moving out toward tho channel. Louvait felt that the hour for immediate action was gone, and that tps was a case requiring time, tact and patience. His de light increased as its magnitude and com plexity increased. Clearly no conspirators of small ewltber wero concerned in it. This was a deoply-planucd, flncly-cxecuted plot. Men witli means and authority wero its originators and executors, and were, there fore, none of tho peoplo in tho region there abouts. Tho glory to bo gained was greater, a3 tho intricacy of the affair was greater. Louvait's spirits rose to tho occasion. His cutluisiasm became boundPss as his am bition. ''Not only have I secured tho solo man agement of tho case a thing I didn't ex pect, at HicOoutset but I havo beaten Leffi." exclaimed lie. joyously. So tho two worthies, in the most compla cent and solf-satisllcd humor, retired for a brief rest. Tho result of Louvait's careful and unre mitting exertions, next day, wero as fol lows : A carriage had been returned to n livery stable in Dol, about four o'clock on tho very morning following tho abduction. 'It is a full hcven hours' drive from tho sea-coast to Dol. SmmosinK it camo direct irom Cliniean iuui, is imini ikhu ivu, wiui ijr . i . c i l .. r. . I. . C about nine o'clock last evening just about tho hour when tho lisheriQii think thoy saw tho yawl and the steamer! Tho owner says it was hired late during tho previous night. Ry whom? 1 think by tho conspira-tors-another duo!" Th ho reasoned. After further inquiries ho discovered that live suspicious-lool-yg characters left tho cars at Dol, on tho very night when tho vchiclo was procured at tho livery stable two alighting from tho St. Malo express to Paris, and three from tho express arriving from Paris. That they had hired tho chaise, Louvait. fully believed. And that this was tho chaiso used in tho abduction ho clearly proved by compariug tho distanco between its wheels with that between tho tracks cut in ti earth about tho old flsh-houso. It was un old-fashioned vehicle, witli a tremendous Obreadth of axle. So it was quito unlikely that any other couveyanco should havo inude thoso broad rots. Tho result of the detective's subsequent Investigations was such as to fasten his suspicions upon Fairfax, Oxford and Roger. Rut, then, to offset tho suspicion that the Englishman and his servant wero tho inter esting pair that mysteriously left tho St. Malo express ut Dol, tho station-master at St. Malo showed a card, bearing tho signa ture "Arthur Fairfax," requesting him "to reserve compartment for two on S:.'!Op. m. express to Paris -to bo culled for by Mr. Richard Oxford and valet." Mr. Oxford and valet had not only called for this compartment but occupied it in ior 8on, during tho entire trip to Paris so tho guard said. "Did tho gentleman in such a compare ment travel to Paris or got off at Dol?" "Ho nnd his valot wont direct to Paris." "Describe their personal appearance" "Their hats wero drawn down over tholr faces, but I think ouo of them woro a light mustache. He was at least tix feet in height. Tho valet woro only shortrcropped sido-whiskers. Ho was about flvo feet sovcu inchos tall." This correctly doscribed Dick and his valot Vot louvait was not satisfied. Rut it was conclusively proved that Ox ford and his servant had actually arrived in a Parisian hotel a littlo after midnight on tho day of tho abduction. And, further more, it was shown that at the vtry hour of tho abduction thoy woro both ut tho hotel, which they left lator on lu tho ovouing for Havre, wlu-nco tJioy returned uoxt morn ing agreeably to a iBObsago left by Oxford with the clerk. This, to tui ordinary mind, was suflklont cvklrmt' that xford huU iUtgorx oould havo had iio'iuutf wluUovor to do with tut affair, u ouch i.iUl cltMrly prove an ultbi if ouUed uou i" do m. ImivU wu Muted, but UOt IXlUVitHYMi. Rut now )kv was it that tlit intonating duo, wUu-U U'jpariuU from Hi. Malo ut half- iiv uiubi iu HMV-vviaiiu'vtr.avjiiiu uira,a to Pans, .Vi:i..uuug wicro neanyu iin-iui-lowing day, and then went to Havre how wns it that this same conspiring iwir also left St. Malo at eleven o'clock tho sumo evening, as we well know; got off at Dol; went back to tho vlllngo; took part in tho abduction of the following day, and returned to Paris next inomlng! Simple "nough. Fairfax had received Nebbltt's permission to select from the banking office- of Lo Follct & Co. any two dcrk3 that might suit his fancy. He had found thero two youug fel lows, cr.o about tho height and figure of Dick, and tUo other of his vnlct. To a casual observer, who took no trouble to notice thftn carefully, the former, by the aid of a mnstache and wig, nnd tho latter, in short side whiskers, made a very pass able Oxford au J valet. Tho two oe.-ikj, iioiijhted ut tho prospect of u iroiiC, xm i.uw.. to Ut. ithuo u.iuor Uio Quiiuu idi they Uiia ooe.i ut in u.jginso lor tue oio pmpoi of receiving i.;id of couvc,. lug to I'ui u a jundlo ot ..illumes an wio uyaiery and ocrecy nuenumg Uioir jouruuy ucug uUupcii oiiiy to tarow certain prospective uucves oif mo scent. 'luo iiiiar.meius eiit,ajLd by Fairfax wero given ;..v.ij, und tno i.ujo D,ck and Kogor, wuh uuf eqii.uiy K.ise but (lo taoin) precious bunaie, returned to Paris uud registered at tho hotel as Richard Oxford und valet, keeping quiet during the day. i tho evening tuey sent word to tho ouico of tae hotel ui an lumcuuio trip to liuvro uud a prospective return m.xi morniug, ut which tiio t. io rei.1 Oxiord uud t.ervni appeared ami took up i.ie tarCwd of i.ui.-s .-.iero mo oliicia U-U droppt-u k, leaviug slioriiy after wards lur Lu.aua. CILVPTRit XIV. CUNN1..U mi:kts uunnimQ Reforo quitting Paris, Dick wrote perhaps the lira- ueiioer.wo uiut ed.l-oloodoti lie of Lis life. It was contained in a brief note to Lydu that ran tlnu : 1 urn horrilleil to hear from Raudray of tho ubductiou ot tlio Princess Nat.uie. What does it mean I It u t o most daring, and at tho same time dastardly uud outrageous, thing 1 have over heard. 1 havo writteu my irieiid, Mr. Fairfax, about it, uni pre sume my letter will reach him sjou ulr hi3 arrival 1.1 America. 1 see, by the way, that his name is in the list of passengers that sauovl from Havre, via the 4 Vibe do Lyons,' oa tho 2'Jth hist. tho very day bejore the ubducaoa. "Poor Fairfax, I hope somo day ho mr.y cttain his wi3h -to become a man of inuu euce. His lias been a peculiarly annoying and trying iQeer. I suall often think of hiifaVuway m that quiet little village of Drifton, in Pennsylvania. Please Uod, wo shall have him hero i:i a year or two ugaiu, hilhoiigh ho says not." This digression lu his lo'tcr upon tho sub ject of i'airiax, tho uno Jsh Richard had kisoi-teS? to please hi3 own w.Oa. Tho llrst paragraph of the note was really Fairfax' o.vn composition. Oxford said ho had observed his friend's name in tho list of passengers who sailed from liavro by the " Viilo do Lyons " Q tho 2'Jth inst. So, too, had Jean Louvait, tho detective, for that individual, failing to make any headway in Ida ciforts . to convict Oxford and the "valet, had turu-J hit attention to Fairfiix. There it stood in clear black und whito " Arthur Fairfax, Drifton, Pennsylvania." And, what ia more, one of tho wharf oili ciaU said ho himself had seen Mr. Fairfax go on board ut tlio last minute before tlio btcamer's departure, uud had observed him on tO vessel's deck us it moved olT. (Hero again the eles3 conspirator's forethought had pluuV)d to his gain. Tak i.ig tho Utmost udvuiilQjo of-Mr. Nebbltt's bffer of assistance, ho had niado arraugo tacnts by which one f tlio oflleors of tho "Nuaiovna " secured passage to New York from Havre, und regi&tored us Mr. Fairfax. At New York tho ollleer expected to meet tao yacht, a day or two after his own ar rival there). Foiled again, Louvait now turned his at tention to the discovery of tho vessel by which the conspirators had evidently escaped. After numerous mistakes and the pursuit of false dews, ho ut last hit uion what he was convinced must bo tho right one. " lu Mr. Nebbltt's yacht, 'Namovna,' 1 havo found it," quoth ho to himself. Rut, alas, for his pains, tho " Namovna " - after Fairfax's conversation with Nebbitt 1 1 1....... . illi.iii.f T. fltr. Larborof Rrcstontho extreme northwest- cnl coast of Franco. Lcaviug that port with tlio publicly announced intention of Bailiw directly westward for New York, bho unco again, when out of sight of Rrest, turned diametrically back upon her courso nnd sailed for the island off Chateau Neuf. whence as we havo read she proceeded to America with tho ubducted girl. " So I can't provo it wa3 tho 'Namovna,' " mused Louvait, sadly, " for there stands tao opposing proof that she was far ut sea, steaming to America, when tho deed was lommitted." O Ho confessed himself defeated at nil Qjmts. His penetratioOund instinct had BbBwn him u plan oy wiiicn no uenoveu tnai tho Priucess hud been ubducted. Yet, bc causo this theory, when practically applied, failed to work, ho refused to reject it. Ho only confessed that Fairfax had outwitted him ut every step. In a law-court it would bo qulto impossi ble to provo any thing whatever against tho latter. To convict tho abductors was u work of time, Louvait saw. Ho must wait and work in silenco. Ho declined to accept uny other theories broached with regard to tho famous case, beiug perfectly satisfied with his own. As soon us ho camo to tho conclusion that it was usclcs3 to do uny thing except watcli and wuit, fearful lest any ono Leroi, for in stance -might anticipato him, ho wrote u noto to tho Minister of Police. Upon tho ex tcrior was tho direction : "Not to bo oitoued until tho abductors of tho Princess Natalie shall have been capt ured, being tho thoory of Jean Louvait us to tho abduction und the abductors." Then followed tlio speculation. This, iu tho main, so well ugrecd with tho reality of tho case, that it could scarcely havo been more uccurato had Louvait himself partici pated in tho uffair. Tho document closed with this paragraph: 'This is tho thoory and belief of Jeau Louvait iu rolatlon to tho famous Princess Natulio abduction caso, of which tho arch conspirator was Arthur Fairfax, whoso clevoruoss has won my unbounded admira tion." CHAPTER XV. l'LAY Tim K00l AND l.KAll.N THE TltUTII When Lydia and tho old Marquis had concluded that nothing further could bo douo toward resouiug tho Priiiooss, thoy hold a consultation with Louvuit 1 ho ro suit of this was Uio unanimous decision that not only was it bettor, but also absolutely ueceMury, that the news of Uio affair should bq kept from Uio public osivoclally from tho ucwsDuitcrs. Muiltiin "Can you conk chloral Monimttits?" Conk "Vos, mattaiii. Muiluin "Cull Vou niiiku a IiiuIiokhIi imiolottuP" Cook "Yin, minium." .Mniluni "Do you upouk VolnpiikP Cook "J-'liiDiitly." Minium "Wdl, 1 think ou uMUo.11 yWXrf. MRS. GLADSTONE. !onicthlnc About thp Nohlc XVtc of Tn Rlrtiuf flrniut Old Mnu. No than man. Mrs. woman lives a more useful life tho wife of Entrlumrs preatost Although seventy-six years old, Gladstone, has still suftlolent energy to reflect the motto adopted by hor when only n littlo girl: "If you want u thing well done do It yourself." Her father. Sir Klchurd Glynno, Hart., of llawarden Castle, was in the habit of suvlnsr that oven us n child. this pet daughter evinced a remarka ble talent for leadership; nnd subse quent events have proved that tho baronet's Impression was correct. Whilo Mrs. Glndstono Is in perfect sympathy with her husband and evei ready to be of service to him, yet she Is more interested In raising tho moral and "social standard of those around her than in any thing else. For years sho has not only encouraged horticul ture and Horticulture uinong the cot tagers In her neighborhood, but has personally assisted in tho selection ol planus and the laying out of plats. argument sho Is quite as logi.l as hoi j oho has an husband. During a prolonged inter view with a particularly combative and unreasoning womijrj on one ocea- Qion her husband Is said to have re marked: "Hell. w, this is ratlier unprecedentQl, you know. My wife usually talks over the most pertina cious of them In less time than this. Rut she'll beat,11 he added, laughingly, ilor she never fulls.1 OBelng quite domestic in hor tastes, Mrs. Gladstone is highly delighted to find thisialent among her friends. In the Selection of thoso tins lady 15 never inllueyrced by tho accident ol birth, wealth or social position. Hot two requireiQnts are moral worth and brains. Tims tho proudest homo In England Is always open to professional lOople. In 1362, during tho cotton famine, Mrs. Jiladstone worked night and day lo aHiviate the misery.. Sho estab lished an Orphan's Homo at Claphnm n 18lili. This afterwards became u home for incurables. Mrs. Gladstone's social, educational and charitable projects havo always been warmly seconded by hor husband, who is more proud of his wife than ol any thing olse in tho world, not ex cepting his own honorable and brilliant (.eer. The following story will illustrate this lovely woman's great heart: af It 1 ..1,1.1 .i,t1, Ai mintli i tier fnr 0J, 11 1 1.1lllU Will,, V.V. .V...VV..... .... .! , ai . ri...i yc a poor singer wuuiu .ur. mu stone had been able to finder a great service onco exclaimed. "That Is easy, my dear," tho lady responded. "Easy lor mo to be of servicotoyou?" tho lady exclaimed, tho grateful tears flowing down her cheeks. "Yes; by doing something for some body else. A kind word, a bit of prac tical advice, a helping hand oven il there isn't much in it," Mrs. Gladstone replied with a smile, "will always 9e doing someQilPg for mo. And more than that my child, It will be dolnp something for yourself nnd something for God. London Letter. THE STEWART MILLIONS. How till' Willow of tho Dry (onil King Spent Hor I.iist Wars. Tho moral about "tho curse of riches" has never been moro forcibly painted for the general publio than In tlio pro ceedings to break the will of Mrs. A. 'J'. Stewart. When her husband died tho millionaire's wife, who had had but little comfort and no happiness up to that time, might havo reasonably Wicked forward to somewhat of a royal time durin tho rest of hor four-score years, mit tlio poor oiu limy, uesoiaw 1 uro driven to 0110 of tlio many slaugh and alone, found life as hard a burden 1 terlng establishments, and In a fow as ever. Her husband foft hor an cs-; l0nVti tho elt"in-dressed carcasses are tuto of a do.en millions or lO'o, yel nn ti10ir WavTo London. Not a hoof at tho end of tho llrst year sho found j of IUJV ynd RO0S 0l,t 0f Deptford alive, herself in debt, and hor indebtedness cxe0pt thoso of a carrier's work, kept growing to tho end of tho chapter, j There is a lino imposed upon em As she grow poorer tho Hiltons grew pi0yCS UHinfr vulgar or profane Inn richer, and yet never for a moment did , friiugo. At tho close of each day's sale thoy lot her out of their grasp or from j thuro ,mlBt i,0 made a square settlement beneath their eyo. Tho testimony ol between buyer and seller. Yet there tho old book-keeper tolls a story ol js ,t frrout deal of honesty botwoon fact that outdoes any romance. He ti1(J(i0 two partios. 1 was with ono of says that tho day A. T. Stewart Iny Gorman friends who deals very died his confidential friend and iurroly in gorman sheep. A buyer advisor, Judge Hilton, wont to tho of. ua,n0 a,i pointed to a pen iu which fico and examined his books, not wait- wuro ico lino sheep. "How much?" ing until tho millionaire's flesh grow .'j'hlrty-two shillings," was tho reply cold. Thon ho took thirty por cent. (of COUrso this was for each.) "Will from tho if 10,000,000 or $12,000,000 at j,ivo you thirty shillings." said tho cus whlch tho dead man's share In tho busl-1 tomor. "All right," said tho seller, noss was valued, and proceeded to sell I luld tjl0 bargain was sealed by a shako the latter to himself for $1,000,000 left 0( tj10 inuid no writing, no other him as a legacy. Rut this $1,000,00!) agreement hut tho word of honor, was never paid to Mrs. Stewart; it was Tho slaughtering houses aro a wonder "owed" to hor, nnd meanwhile she was in themselves. I have seen tho same brought In debt for nearly all the j j,,, 0f work performed in Armour's money she wanted. Tho poor old lady establishment in Chicago, but that was was helpless; sho had 110110 but the ! with swine. Hero a hugo bullock Is Hilton family within reach; und so she 1 slaughtered und made ready for sale In drifted on through life, hampered for It fow moments. Nothing is wasted, money in tho midst of wealth, and died 1 Ono large llrm in London has tho con a genteel pauper. Many a writer used trtujl f01. H tho guts. These skins uro to speak of Mrs. Ste wart's groat riches HOI)t to Gin-many for sausage skins, or of hor picture-gallery, her jewels, to jdon to manufacture Into lawn her brlo-a-brao and hor laces and tennis bats. women all over tho land unvied the Another linn receives all tho hides great millionaire's widow hor iiidopond 0f tho beeves, and another of thotf heop out position: and all tho timo the j biti,l8( whilo tho perquisite to a drover woman who lived under guard iu hor j tho long hair on tho tails of these white marblo palaco on 1'Hth avenuo j ,iniinal8. Tho drover soils thlJ to tho might havo boon willing to exchange umiiufacturer. who converts it into places with tho wife ol a meolianic who pushed her baby-carrlago past hor windows, and who lived uud did her Awn work In a hired tenement. The hearing has not been a pleasant one for Judge Hilton. It has brought out what I liuvu hinted heretofore in this uomttpnuduiiitt and have boon coi tal 11 of for live yours. Stewart was a uruul man to his omployos; 1111 oinjiloyo bus Digitally uvungud hU cruelty. Y, Y, Utttr, DEPTFORD MARKET. The Isargmt nnl FlniHtt t'ocred Cnttlt Miirt In tho World. Tho cattlo wero so varied In form nnd character that it brief description of my visit to the largest covered cat tlo market In tho world may bo accept able. lly tho kind tnvitntlon of two Gor man sheep dealers I wont to Deptford to witness tho weekly sale of boovea "nil sheep, una ot wmeu i snail iurinor spoaK Dentford is a town of a most inter esting character, ancient and full ol historical interest. It Is about seven miles from London. The placo was ol littlo importance till tho time of Henry VIII., who, for tho bettor preservation of tho royal navy, established u dock yard, and incorporated tho Socty ol th&Trinltv House by tho title of the Master, Wardens and Assistants of tho Guild or Fraternity of tho Most Glorious and Undivided Trinity, and of St. Clement in tho county of Kent." This royal dock-yard Included a space of thirty-one acres and is now tho site of the irreat cattlo market. Tho most interesting feature of tho old Deptford shin docks Is that it was hero that Peter tho Great lived and worked and learned his trade as a shipwright. This market has tho most stringent by-laws that regulate every part of the exteus'Q'3 business. For Instance, u dog is not allowed on the promlsos, and tho cleanliness of tho great en closure can well bo called perfect. 1 suppose that there are nearly 150 dif ferent buildings in this area, and of every siziQ-nd adaptability. Tho wharf age Is suQrb, and tho largest vessels from all countries come up tho Thames and disembark their hugo cargo of cat tlo without tho slightestdllUOilty. The morning that 1 was at Deptford one of tho Monarch lino was disehaio ing a thousand American beeves. Thoy looked lank and miserable. q am not iften ashamed of any thing that I sed emanating from my own dear country.yi - but 1 must confess when 1 saw this long troop of tired, long-horned, faint steers walk across tho gangplank and up the wal5 to tho American stalls, 1 felt littlo chagrined. Tho American agent, however, said: "Don't fear, thero are no beeves that will bo sold this or any other day like tho American. It Is the meat that isOavorably tijfling ith all classes more a9d more." 1 watOglad to hoar this, and yet, us I looked at tho splendidly built Spanish beeves, tho beautiful black and whito Dutch cattle, tho Portuguese short, thick and woll-llvod animals, I Oould not believe what inv L'uido and friend told me. Yet, when tlo sale came olT lator in tho day, his prediction was positively veriCOd. Tho corporation of London makes n good tiling in this business. Fifteen pence 811 every beef and lOd. on every shOjp that are landed nOist be at onco paid, and then not 0110 of those animals over go out of tho enclosure alive. Most of tho animals aro sent on com mission, and tho commission agents aro always on hand to take every advant age of their position. There is little responsibility 011 tholr part, and the remunfiation received ought to bo most sntisfviiiL'. Rut It Is not every Qi,.k lwi imiii ftbtntn n nliii'rt nf t.blfl character. Kneh ngont has his own stalls, pour and folds. Thero is no auctioneering; every thing Is of the most quiet character. Tho day that 1 was at tho market thoro woro over 9,000 sheep and lambs sold nid over o.OGO beeves, and yot every thing was conducted in as quiet a niaiinor as at the most quiet of art sales. Tho butohot or the dealer in moats, will go from btall to stall and pen to pen, asking "how much?" If tho prieejs mitlsfae- t0PV ti10 ..umber Is mentioned nnd thoy , flno brushes, etc, At four clock tho sales of tho day are suspended, livery thing must go, and then the cleaning of tho outlre buildings begin, and before midnight thoy aro u clean as if nothing of tho brute creation i.ud been present. Tho dung U rouxn'od by a contractor, and not u vontlge of this Immense tralllu U ei.-.t boy 11 on tne following morn. 1 uouui If there is inwthur Institution of IU 1 kind in lh w ofthi Jf'iHii. onu. Lbuuon wi'. aptrit JAPANESE LACQUER. The UvorRivpn Tree from Which the Tj or (linn N Obtiilneil. Japaneso lacquer has been a famil iar name to tho entlro olvillzed world, for so many yours that It Is n matter of surprise to discover how littlo It is un derstood. Hecourso to tho ordinary books of reference does not repay tho. trouble, and only serves to give a greater realization of tho prevailing ignorance. Exhibitions havo shown the surface of articles from China nnd Japan of marvellous beauty and fin ish, and have afforded information in regard to their cost without being able to give tho practical knowledge which- an intelligent public demand. The littlo volume entitled "Oriental." printed lor tho uso of visitors to tho Walters galleries, has been for tho last four years the most reliable source. Umd it stands alone to-day in tho matter of exact information. I ho facilities afforded for a careful study of tho ar tistic individuality In the choice col lections of lacquer, to which tho publio havo access in thoso galleries, brinjj enhanced Interest to such facts as can bo gleaned. The rubs vernlelfora, an evergreen tree, from which tho lac or gum Is ob tained, is cultivated in every section of .Japan. As long ago as tho sixth cen tury an edict of tho niporer required, every landholder to plant a certain proportion of his acreage with this lac quer tree, just as he was compelled to cultivate and mantaln a certain num ber of mulberry trees, and but for this gover.Qiiontal support It Is doubtful ti the art, even then widely practiced, would havo attained its great perfec tion. Every tree, when tapped to ob tain Its gum. died In tho course of two years, gho amount obtained from a tree five years old soldom oxceeded three ounces. In tho mountainous dis tricts tho tree was of slower growth, and was permitted to grow for ton years before tho gum was drained. V... . ... If. 11.. ho gum varied in quamy nra.nu.iS to tlio part oi mo tree wiucn u&viuuuu it, that from tho twigs bolng most os teemed and drying with superior hard ness. Among other uses In very romot poriodsdacquer served iffllnishlng cof tins, jjjobably for ornamentation as much as because It rendered tho wood Impervious to moisture, but its every day uses were thoso which gradually raised Itnore and moro to a place anPng the arts? Tho gum, when ap plied to tho prepared wood, can be pro pared with either oil or water. Mod ern lacquers contain scarcely a traco of tho true gum, and honco It comos that thoy do not possess either tho en during qualities or beauty of older work. True lac will not bllstoi or pool from tho wood, and doos not change appearance from subjection to water or heat. Tho most finielusive test of this property was in 187i), when tlio steamer Nile, returning to Japan, with tho specimen purchased for th Yeddo museum, foundered in twonty llvo fathoms of wator. Eighteen months after divers employed by th Government recovered 200 cases from tho steamer, and tho anclon laoquora wero as perfect In joints, color, and polish as when thoy left tho hands ol their makers. It is worthy of noto that although tho woods most valued as a basis ol lacquer work aro not of kinds wlilch have over b.om esteemed valuable for their durability, yot, when imprisoned In tho coatings of thisfynn, they havo remained as sound for centuries aa when ilrst fashioned. And this Is true of many specimens 700 yours old, oxura plos of which may bo seen in tho case of tho Walters galleries. lhtltimor American. ' RESURRECTION PLANT. it Ami:irtiitly lllrn, Hut Coinoa to I.lfa A Kill 11 WlU'll Witt. "This is tho resurrection plant," said a street peddler to a reporter, who. had stopped to look at tho former's stock in trade. In tho mlddlo of his table was mbaskot llllod with dried and curled up niossos of a vogotable growth. Around it woro saucers of water in which plants woro growing. The peddler oxplalnod that tho plants so green and thrifty-looking in tho saucers wero tho brown and apparent ly dead bunches In tho basket after placed for a short timo in wator. "Thoy grow in Chihuahua, Mox.,n said ho. "Tho Mexicans call thom slempro viva, which means, 'alwaya life.' Tho plants exist in tho crovloea of rocks, und aro subjected to long-continued and sovero drouth. After a rai thoy open and turn green, but after tho wator dries up thoy begin to turn brown and curl up again, and In a day will seem dead. It Is only after show ers that thoy can bo found readily, as whon thoy dry thoy are too near tho color of tho rocks to see without a olosa search. I go to Mexico ovory spring and pick thorn by tho barrel to soil through the summer." The dried plants woro each about tho size of a largo hen's egg, with tho leaves rolled tightly In toward a com mon center. There wits a small root of fibers almost as fine as hair, and at tached to somo woro minute piccoH ol rock and traces of sand. The peddler said ho never knew ono so old that it would not unfold when wet for a short, timo. He also hud several varieties ol Mexican cacttny that he claimed were raro iu the United States. One was diminutive iu size, hardly turgor fian a thimble. Tills was sahl to bo tha smallest cactus known. Another kind was ribbed lengthwise, with long spines dandlng out lu two directions from uuoh rib. A third was a thick growth of short hut neoJlo-llko prickles. All woro small, the hlg&ost not being ovtjr four Inches lull. Ut. Louis Qlvbt-J)- frCTllf.