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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-06-10

HAVING purchased the stock of Books and
I'll Stationery of Hunter & Co.. the business
will be continued at the same stand, and in the
name and style of (the late Arm) Hunter y Co.
The patronage of my friends and the public is
respectfully solicited.
ing VIM T., BALTHIS
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-06-10
DRY GOODS AT PRIME COST /,

This done, will announce the next branch of
Dry Goods, and so on until my entire stock of
Dry Goods that are left by the 1st of August
will be moved back in the rear of my esta blish-
ment and there SOLD OUT AT ANY PRICE. This
change in my business is no Idle Boast" |
mean what say, and will do as l promise and
propose You will have an opportunity to pur-
chase your Summer Goods very cheap.
Come and make your purchases, for the more
you buy the better off you will be in the future.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-06-10

NITY PROPERTY FOR SALE-That
v very desirable House and Lot, formerly
the residence of Robert j Hope decd, corner
of Water and Frederick streets, now the proper
ty of Miss T. o. Hope.
For terms apply to o. @. MORRIS.
Stanton, January 10th, 1873.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1873-06-10

NITY PROPERTY FOR SALE.-A
Y we'll finished new House. with nine rooms,
store room and cellar. Lot fronts 40 feet on
Market street. and 200 feet deep; located in
pleasant and desirable part of the city, and COM
handing a splendid view. For particulars, &c.
apply to JOHN A. BlCKLE,
june3 5t Staunton, Va.
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MILK! MILK 1.-The undersigned can
IVk supply few more customers with fresh,
rich milk. Apply at once. Price, rs cents per
gallon.
jel0-4t no. COCHRAN
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CHAPTER Ill.
THE RIGHT SCENT.

After beating about the bush for
some ten days in London, it struck me
that might just - well try the other
end of the wood, and see whether 1
could not find my game with less
trouble in Paris. Part VI the notes
which the young man had paid away
at Havre had been paid to n. Treves,
the money.lender in that city; and a.
it scanned hopeless to presevere On this
side Of the Channel, ! thought I might
- we'll zee what could be done on the
other and - morning aftar my ar-
rival in n eapifpl * France / vent to
TIE Re dsJsaGalaasand 80 up my
eanl, ,asaingas Glmtisalw lhvsr = b
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wax Impressions OF all tho keys that he
caise across. BE that ~ IL nav, the Swiss
clerk had not been more than week with
NJ. Treves when was shown by n. Berg.
net a copy Of the Endorsement which GER
tain bonds, contained In the safe Of the
money-lender, bore. This copy so far sat
istied me that there remained but one thing
to be done, and that was 70 get hold Of the
originals. NJ. Bergnet had conducted the
anair so very well that resolved to put
myself entirely In his hands, although I
doubt very much whether 1t the Guiitlhall
or Bow street the way that set to work
would have been considered quite justifia.
BILE.
Acting, therefore, under advice, and anx-
ious to get back the bonds with as little
scandal as possible, called one afternoon
upon NJ. Treves, and asked to see that gem
tleman alone. The Swiss clerk At once
admitted me to his master, but not before
had noticed that In the ante-room there
was person who looked upcommouly
like an individual had seen In the Rue de
Jerusalem, but who did not wear his uni-
form. NJ. Treves, who was gentlemaDly
man of about 90, seemed to think had
come upon some business which would be
profitable to himself, and asked me In the
olanuest tone what he could do to serve
me. did not beat long about the bu sh.
! told him that some two months previous
ayoung man Of such name had fed
from Europe to America, and that before
doing 80 he had pledged with NJ. Treyes
certain bonds, representing such q sum OF
money. These bonds belonged to such
and such firm In London, and they had
authorized me to pay f30O for their recoy
cry. That IL M. Treves was willing to &C.
cept my offer the little business could be
got over at once but that il not, there was
a police agent outside INTO whose custody
II would De my very disagreeabie duty to
consign him pending an Investigation be-
fore the authorities Of having received
stolen property knowing 1t to be such.
AT first the money-lender clustered a
good deal and asked how dare suspect
him OF any such transaction. 1 am afraid
! said that letters had been received
rom the young man confessing where the
bonds were that he had pledged But be
that as 1t may, the documents were given
up after very short pariey, and NJ.
Ireves received froUa me In French gold a
sum representing $500 in English sterling
coin Of the realm.
The Swiss clerk disappeared that even
ing, ana was never again seen at NJ. Treyes
orice. But curiously enough his own clerk
reappeared the next day, saying that it was
all mistake, and that the police h ad lib
Grated him from custody. NJ. Bersnet was
seen the same forenoon to enter Lafitte's
oank and TO come out buttoning his pocket
as II there was something more valuable
than usual therein. For nv own part. |
can only say that received the thanks of
the firm that had employed me, and with
those thanks check which took three
figures to write.
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CHAPTER ".
STILL SEEKING.

That evening as sat in the court of
the Grand Hotel. drinking my after
dinner demietasse, and smoking my
after-dinner cigar, the card of Mon
sier Bergnet was brought me by the
waiter, who said that a stranger wish
ed to see the gentleman occupying
room No. 207, which was certainly my
self. The card was speedily followed
by the owner thereof, who in half
whisper told me he had come to see me
on the part o: Monster le Chief. At
first l felt sure NJ. Bergnet was head
clerk, or chief Of some department in
the Rue de Jerusalem, but he quickly
undeceived me. He was, as he said,
member Of the secret police in the
civil department, in other words de-
tective. But anything more utterly
unlike our English conventional notion
of detective would be impossible to
imagine. He was bright, dapper lit
tie fellow of, l shonld say, about fifty
years Of age, well dressed in q close
fitting frock coat, with hat that must
have come from q fashionable maker,
good boots, well gloved hands, a NOR
sci of red ribbon at his button hole
and altogether looking like a French
military man in plain clothes, or the
head clerk in prosperous bank. My
first thoughts we're to contrast him
with the big, honest-faced, heavy-look-
ing, bil!ycock-hat and policeman's-
boots-wearing men l had seen at Scot
land yard. ID
Our coffee finished, we strolled ou t.,
and while walking up and down the
Boulevard des Capucins 1 told him the
whole story from first to last Of which
the reader has already had an outline.
He scanned to take in the whole affair
at once, and to rec0llect the most triy.
ial details respecting it. He told me
that he knew something Of Mr.. Nual
and Monsieur Treves, having had more
than once to "look up" the latter in
the way Of business. In the work to
be done he seemed to determine at
once what was the best line Of action.
OF this mention will be made present
ly. One Of his plans involved . change
Of costume and diaguise. npon which
remarked that roeues who were ever
on the alert would be pretty sure to
discover any attempt made By the
same individual to disguise himself in
more than one character. Upon this
Honsisur Bergnet lasghed-liks every.
thing else - did, his laugh was esnial,
gentle and ino6ensive--aad said
a@Look here monchee Monsieur, you
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Vd. XIX. Whole No. 952 No. II.

and two months longer-that is, to the
age Of eighty.one years and six months
and continue to loan their money.
During this period it would double
twice, making the total accumulation
IN sixty years and six months S515,-
002.S0. The two men do not labor
during the last twenty years and two
months, and expend of their income
for living during that period s15,OO2.-
80. leaving to their heirs 100000.
In forty years and four months thew
earn by their labor 1924, 200, and live
twenty years and two months without
labor. Subtract the money earned by
labor, $24 200, and the remainder,
accumulated by interest, is s475,s00.
Now, not one dollar Of this $475, 800
is earned by the labor of these men.
1t Is the legal interest upon $4,000.
These men live laboriously, and work
for a very moderate compensation.
They take only the legal rate of inter
est. Neither do they enter into any
speculations.
"The amount to which nations,
municipalities and corporations, as we'll
as individuals, are indebted, is a sub
municipalities and corporations, as
we'll as individuals, are indebted, is a
subject Of general complaint. We see
here the cause. 1t is the accumula-
tion Of interest. 1t is an accumula-
ton Of interest from which either no
adequate equivalent is obtained, or
else it is lost by unwise management.
There is due to the estate of these men,
from the small savings of a dollar a
day, a sum Of $500,OOO. 1t would
take the labor of single man 1866
years TO pay this principal, and it
would require, at one dollar per dav,
the constant toll of more than one
hundred and sixteen men to pay the
yearly interest, or s35 900. From gem
Grafton to generation, these men might
continue to pay the interest, and still
the burden be undiminished and yet,
In the short space Of sixty years and
SIX months, two men, from the small
savings Of dollar day, aided by
the power of interest, have accumula-
ted this amount"
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CHAPTER v.
TIE WAGER.

1t may be supposed that was natu-
rally somewhat out of temper with my
self for having allowed myself to be
taken in so soon after Bergnet had
made the bet with me. made q very
determined resolution to look closely
at every one that should come near me
for the next two days. Not that
wished to win N. Bergnet's money, nor
would have taken it if had found
him out in his disguise. But still no
Englishman likes to get worsted in q
wager, more particularly when the loss
Of it indicates that he is not 90 observ-
ant as he might be. When the man
chambermaid answered my bell l look
ed at him, half expecting that it was
again NJ. Bergnet in disguise. This.
however, only proved to be an idea, for
the man was the same - had taken
my clothes to brush them half an hour
before. But this did not prevent me,
- went down stairs, from looking at
every one l met as il he was 4 police
agent trying to hide his real character
from me. In the vestibale Of the ho-
tel found young man waiting to de-
liver intomy hands an important letter
from London, which had been sent un-
der cover to my bankers in Paris, in
which house the young man was .
clerk. am afraid be must have
thought me mad, for, instead Of OPEN
ing my letter, stared into his face,
determined to see whether I could BY
any chance dstect any likeness to
Bergaet. But there WAS no margin Tor
deceptioa |; the yoang maswas - thor
oughly English in his appearances, aad
90 much smaller than The detective Of.
ficer, that I very soon saw that Tie lat
Ter was not again trying to taks Ne in.
Howeyer, / wandered forth, determin-
not 70 Be caught again. Bat Twas
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-04-24

SINGULAR SrONE.-The Sacramento
Union describes curiosity found in a
bed Of gravel in that city, fourteen feet
below the surface, while the discoverer
was digging well. 1t is composed of
rock, hard as flint, dark green in color,
with white specks, perfectly round and
smooth, about 3 IL inches in length,
about an inch in diameter in the centre,
and tapering to point at either end.
About half an inch from one end a hole
has been drilled through it and grove
cut from the hole around the end Of the
stone, as if it was intended to pass a
hae through the hole and suspend the
stone BY 1t. The rock, however, is so
excessively hard thatit is almost impos-
sible to scratch it, and the question
therefore arises as to what sort of an
Instrument the ab0rigine that did .he
drilling (which was probably performed
hantlFcds ofyears ago-used.
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allowed IN interview with the Chief Of

I
1 was not kept waiting more thar
ten minutes before I was ushered ul
to the sanctum Of the man who ha,
such power in Paris. I Mt once tolt
him, although without giving names
that my business was TO recover certain
bonds that had been stolen. He asked
me if ! suspected any one in particular
said / did, and told him the name
and address Of N. Treves. lie asked
me il would like 70 know the kind O:
character the man bore. replied that
l would like very much to do so d.
though I had heard already too mucl,
of him. He then wrote the name down
on piece of paper, spoke through q
tube to some one in room beloW,
and put the paper in a sort Of small
lift which was in the wall by his side.
We went on talking upon various mat
ters for about five minutes, when a
sound was heard through q speaking
pipe. The Chief then opened the liz,
took from it a slip Of paper, and real
out the few words which were written
as the character of NJ. Treves: y
"A money-lender." 2
HAS dealings with young men Of
good family" ~
''Usurious in the extreme"
suspected Of receiving stolen bank
notes from England"
"Never been brought to justice"
"a character tarnished in many
ways"
HAS been twice bankrupt"
Now, continued the Chief of Police,
Il know that you Englishmen like to
take everything by storm. If you at
tempt TO do this in Paris you will never
gain your ends. You don't know what
the word detective (police secrefe)
means, although none of your novels
or plays are complete without one or
more of that occupation among its
characters. You had not better be
seen speaking to any of my people
here: but give me your address, and
one Of my best men" (he called them
employes) ''shall call at your hotel to.
night" Leave the matter to him, tell
him all you know, and if the matter
can be sifted, depend upon it be will
do so. "We have" he continued, "in
France, three branches of secret police
the political, the criminal,
and tho civil. Yonr aaAil > .omes uu-
der the latter category, and will send
you an individual who will be useful TO
you in France, and much more useful
than any Of your 'policeman's detec-
tive in London, even il you take him
there with YOU"
The Chief was evidently too polite
to cast ridicule upon anything English
before me, but from his manner, more
than his actual words, / could see that
he did not hold our secret police in
very good estimation.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1873-04-24

-Patents issued to Maine inventors for
the week ending Mar. 18th, 1873. Reported
by Vim. FRANKLIN Seavey, Solicitor of Pa
tents. Rines' Block, II Main Street, Ban
gor. Ne.
G. 1. Haiaes, Carmel, Mop Holder; W.
=. Beaman. Portland, Car Coupling,
Tfadema<k;; +. W. Knsman, Augusta,
Cough Balsam.
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INSURE IN TIE BEST COMPANY.
The ETNA sill maintains its strong posi-
tion at the head Of III AEerfcaAE Fire Insurance
Companies.
Assets after paying Losses In Boston over
J. A. HALE, Agent
TT HlswoFth Ne.
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DON'T drive lame HORSES

DRAGDON and Martins well known stand for.
D merIy occupied by woodcock and Goaid Of
Franklin is now open with . well selected Stock.
Jobing and all kinds work done to order and with
dispatch. Particular attention Civ en- 70 Horse
shoeing. Thankful for past favors wish 70 IN
form the citizens of Franklin and vicinity that
they viii always ind me in the sheR Whsn am
not in the Frankhn House. JOIN W.RHKETT,
Franklin, June 10th ls72, t12S
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poetrp.
From The spectrum.l /
True Politeness.

True poliieness. people say,
Like the rosy dawn ofday,
Has a touch of natures grace,
Has = freshness one can trace
In The manner and the Worsl.
In The actions. though unheaId.
True positeness can but make
Love and honor out of hate:
Can but move the coldest heart:
Make the fountains 20 up.iarf,
which were thought forever pressed
Prom the dead, unfscling breast.
True potiteDcs~. people say.
Drives dsltke and hate SWAY:
Hides from view each " Wanting charm.
Shields one on from many a harm:
Makes fsir nature quite complete:
Makes our hearts with JOY repieie.
True politsness. like the rain
Failing on the parched grain.
watering thirsty fields and woods
With its cool, refreshing food.
wakes the dropping soul rejoioe.
chioes In sweetly with the voice.
Irue politeness. wonderou. art,
Wins respect from every heart.
Gains friend all unswares:
Many Q wound alike repair:
shows heart and soul refined;
shows cultivated mind.
True roiiteness, IKE the sun.
Shedding abroad on every one,
In the brightness Of the day,
lany warm and pleasant raw;
Then the shadows that are east
Are the memories Of the past
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-09
The English.

"H. w." writes the Louisville Journal:
The English Women are the poorest dress
ers in Europe; and yet English society is sing
ularly exacting. A lady goes to common
ballad concert at st. James's Hall, happens to
wear light Paris bonnet, and is required to
take 1t off in q dressing room, paving the
waiting-woman sixpence to keep it, before
she is allowed to take the seats she has paid
for. She goes in and finds the hall filed with
scrubby, addressed women, each having a bit
Of ribbon stuck to her hair, and each consid-
ering herself in full dress. OF course no gen.
tleman is admitted at Covent Garden or Dru-
ry Lane without a swallow-tailed coat and a
white cravat; nor then until he has paid ak
pence 10 hag who turns down his seat for
him or opens the door of box. Go where
you will this petty tax is encountered. Why?
Because the country is too full of people, and
living has to be got at for the overplus in
some way. If London cabby cheats you out
of sixpence, he thinks he has done good
thing, but If he does you for half crown, he
feels proud of himself, of his vocation, and
of his country. pretty bar-maid swindled
me out Of ahapenny on glass of sherry the
other day, and saw joy unspeakable beam
out of her lovely, thieving eyes, as 1 turned
away, and she felt sure of having bagged her
plunder. They do their robbery on a small
scale. In London penny is a big thing. 1
asked an FISHERMAN to open mea dozen OF his
oysters. "a dozen. sir?' says he. eyes,"
said, "a Dozen" do you know, sir" says
he, "what they cost ?' "No,' said I,'T don't;
what do they cost%' Then, rather melodram-
aticaly, he said: 1.-TWO and eightpence."
When l had eaten the oysters and paid him
the money, he rang it on the counter, and
could hardly realize that the transaction was
genuine
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-09
Sir Walter Raleigh.

The third part of the "Trevelyan Papers,"
just issued in London, furnishes some curl
Gus details relating to the very last days OF
Sir Walter Raleigh. A memorandum of
'sNewes from London" dated 1913, shows
that the death of Sir Walter Raleigh excited
SO much surprise, that some Justification
from the government was looked for, "Sr
Walter Raleigh" says the writer, "was ex-
ecuted in the old Palace at Westminster
Thursday last, whose manner of dying won
him more love than / can express. The
cause OF his sudden dying is expected to be
published by some book warranted by our
State" Then follows this touching para
graph, showing that Lady Raleigh was with
her husband the night before his execution.
'The Lady Rawleigh on Wednesday night
last made suit to the Commissioners to sup
with her husband that night, and to have the
dead body of her husband the next day, both
of which were willingly granted her," The
memorandum is followed by the often-quoted
verse "wrytten by Sir Walter Rawleigh In
voide place of his Bible the night before his
death, in the Gatehouse," and it may inter
est students of our literature to know that
this is probably the earliest version.
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-09
For Sale.

o. 000 FEET of land on North street, near
AsJ.OOO Walnut. Price low. Terms cash,
balance time. Apply to F. G. PATTERSON, Port
land or VIM. j.. SOUTHARD, Pemberton Square,
Boston. my12eodtf
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-09
HOUSE FOR SALE.

VNWO-Story French roof Built by the day. Lot
Il 51x105.
Enquire on the premises
NO. 12 CUSHMAN STREET.
in2f d$a,y
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-09
Navy Department.

Navy DcpdfCIHeuUs
BUREAU OF CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR,
Washington, June 21, 1873.
SEALED Proposals will be received at the Bureau
- until IL O'Clock noon, August 1873 for the con-
structon, including all the mater ais except the live
oak timber of the hull of steam sloop-of- war of
about $40 tons measurement complete service
Plans and specifications in detail for tie hull show
ing the work to be done, may be seen and examined
at this Bureau, and at the COMMANDMENTS Office at
the Navy Yards at Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Charles
town and Kittery, and after the 9Th of July next
The hull must be completed in all respects Accord
ing to the contract and speciications the maferias
must be of the best qualify, and the work must be
done in the best manner and the vessel be delivered
at such Navy Yard on the Atlantic coast as the De-
partment may direct in eight months from the date
and signing of the contract
Payments will be made as the work progresses Ia
proportonate amounts, reserving the usual percent
age until the final completion and acceptance of the
vessel.
The bids must be accompanied with the guarantee
required by law that if the contract is awarded it
will be promptly executed, and the names of the
parties who to become the suretes to the amount
of the face of the contract will also be stated.
The Department the right to accept or re-
iect any or all bids which, in its opinion are not to
the public interest.
Bids will only be accepted from parties who are
known to be shipbuders, and to have the necessary
iaclnt1es 1or DONG the work. jn25d1awWtd
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-09

A TwO-StOry House and half Acre
Lot for Sale.
n Morrills Corner ten minutes walk from Hors
"A and Steam Cars. Will be sold low to close an
Agent.
Portland, June 2s 1873 jn2sd3w*
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-09
For Sale.

IN Cape Elizabeth. House and land, from one to
five acres, to suit purchaser situated on the road
between the North Congregational Church and Town
House,
For particulars enquire of Geo. R. Barston on the
premises.
Also one House and lot at Point Village.
For particula. enquire on the premises of
apr4eodtf ,JEDDIAH IOVIETT
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-09
Hotel For Sale or Lease,

a The well and favorably known
y-za h A X e II II OU e,
l<sSSS,E pleasantly located at Yarmouth, ten miles
9,nHS,E from Portland, The trains of the Grand
tlsAF Trunk road stop within few rods of the
mouse. Terms very favorable. Apply to the propri-
Agent Portland inosdoyv
The Portland daily press., 1873-07-09
I,nmber and Dock Timber Wanted

In exchange for
Locomotive Boilers, n Horizontal Engines,
Feed Pumps and Other Machlnerv.
Address. G. II. ANDREWS.
feb4dtf Pearl St.. New York,