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.
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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.