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.M . 0. A ! A y A If , THE ADVERTISER. Subscription, $2.00 per Year, in Advance. -official iwi'eii of tut. u.vti, A NEW YORK LOVE SONG. I love yon, Love, for Rood or 111, As brown bees love sweet honey: I love you, Love, soul, lienrt tint will, For Homhor skies or sunny: And yet 1 pause, I falter still, For oh I one thought, ouu doubt doth thrill My darling, havo vou money? I love you, Lovo: I lovo you, Lovo; Hut oh I you must hnvo money. A swoet roso Is ti rose, my Lovo; Vet, If It holds no honey; The busy beo ho will not stuv. Hut, huiniiiltu ulrs, ho hies away To find a rose with honoy. Ciiohuh: I lovoyou. Tkjvo; 1 lovoynu, Lovo; Hut oh I you must have money. Jiwiuin Mtlbr, ImY. V. liuUiMulcnt. TOTJROFl'HEWOllLD IN EIGHTY DAYS. JULES VEIIXE'S GUEAT STOKY. CHAPTKU V. CONTINl'Kl). ' During tho first fow dnys which fol lowoil tho doparturo of tho gentleman important business transactions had toon made on tho strength of his un dertaking. Tho world of bettors in England is a more intelligent and olo ,,, ., vatod world than that of gamblers. To bot is according to tho English tompor nmcut; so that not only tho various mombors of tho Reform Club made heavy bots for or against Philcas Fogg, but Ilia mass of tho public entered in to tho movomont. I'hiloas Fogg was entored liko a race-horso in a sort of stud book. A bond was issued which was immediately quoted upon the Lon 4 ft -don Exchange." Philcas Fogg" was I n ")idM or "askod" firm or abovo par, and enormous transactions wore mado. Hut live days aftor his doparturo, after t the appearance of tho article in the ' Bulletin oi thy Geographical Society, tho 'offerings commenced to come in plentifully. "I'hiloas Fogg" declined. It was oli'ored in bundles. Taken first at five, then at ten, it was finally taken only at twenty, at fifty, at one hundred. . Only one adherent remained stoad- fastyto him. It was tho old paralytic, Lord Albemarle. This honorable gen tleman, confined to his arm chair, would havo given his fortune to bo able to nlako tho tour of tho world, even in ten years. Ho bet live thou sand pounds in favor of I'hiloas Fogg, , ud p. you when tho folly as woll as tho juypessness oi mo. project wa. demon strated to him, he contented himself withircplylng: "If tho thing is feasible, it io well that an Englishman should bo the fiivVto do it!" .X The adherents of Philcas Fogg bo eame fowor and fewer; everybody, and not without reason, was putting him self against. him; bets woro taken at one hundred and fifty and two hundred against ono, wjien, seven days aftor his departure, an outiroly unexpected in- cident caused them not to bo taken at At nine o'clook in tho evening of this day, tho Commissioner of the Metropol itan Police roceivod a tolegraphio dis patch in the following words: " StTK. to London. 'Itowan, Commissioner or Police, Contral Olllee, Hcothunl Hiuiaro. 1 havo tho bunk rob ber, Philcas Foxff. Send without delay war rant of arrest to Jlombay (Hrltlah Indlai. Fix. Detective." The effect of this dispatch was imme diate. Tho honora.bto gentleman dis , appeared to make" room for the bank , note robber. His photograph, deposited at the ltoform Club with those of his . , t colleagues, was oxaminod. It rcpro- V'lucod, feature by feature, tho man - whoso description had bpen furnished by Iho Commission of Inquiry. They recalled how mysterious Philcas Fogg's lifo had been, his isolation, his siidtlon ,. doparturo; and it appeared evident that this person, under tho pretext of a , ,?, journey rouud tho world, and support ing it by a Houseless bot, had had no other aim than to mislead tho agonts of K rho English police. CHAPTER VI. IN WltlL'II TJIK AflKNT lIX SHOWS V KHY ' VunRH IMlMTIKNCK. These are the circumstances under which the dispatch concerning Mr. r J.'hiloas,Fogg,had boon sent. , On Wednesday, tho 9th of Octobor, there was expected at Suez, at olovxju t o'clock a. m., the iron steamer Mon .. , golin, of tho Poninsular and Oriental Company, sharp built with a spar deck, r of two thousand eight hundred tons i burtlion, and nominally of five hundred horso power. Tho Mongolia made regular trips from lirindisi to Bombay "by tho Suez Canal. It was ono of the fastest sailers of the lino, and had al ways exceeded the regular rate of spocd, that is, ton miles an hour be tween lirindisi and Suez, and nino and fifty-three hundredths miles between Suez and Bombay. Whilst yaiting for tho arrival of tho Mongolia, two mon woro walking up and down tho wharf, in tho midst of the crowd of natives and foreigners who come together in this town, 116 longer a small one, to which tho great work of M. Lcssops assures a groat future. Ono of tneso men was tho Consular agent of the United Kingdom, settled at Suoz, who, in spite ot tho doleful prognostications of tho British Govern ment and the sinister predictions of Sttphcnson, tho engineer, saw English ships passing through this canal ovsry lay, thus cutting off one-half the old route from England to tho East Indies around tho Capo of Good Hope. Tho other was a small, spare man, of a quite intelligent, nervous face, who was contracting his eyebrows with re- markablo persistence. Undor his long eyolashos thoro shono very bright oyes, but whoso brilliancy lie could suppress at will. At this moment ho snowed Bomo signs of impatience going, com ing, unable to remain in ono spot. The name of this man was Fix, and ho was ono of tho dotootives, or agents of tho English police, that had boon sont to tho various seaports aftor tho robbery committed upon tho Hank of England. This Fix was to watch, with tho greatest care, all travelers taking the Suez route, and if ono of thorn seomed suspicious to him, to follow him up whilst waiting for a warrant of arrest. Just two days before Fix had received from tho Commissioner of tho Metropolitan Police tho description of tho supposed robber, it was that of tho distinguished and woll-drossed gen tleman who had been noticed in tho paying room of tho bank. Tho detect ive, evidently much oxeitod by tho large reward promised in case of suc cess, was waiting then, with an impa tience easy to understand, tho arrival of tho Mongolia. "And you say, Consul," ho asked, for tho tenth time, "Unit this vessel can not bo behind timo?" "No, Mr. Fix," replied the Consul. "Sho was signaled yesterday oft Port Said, and the ono hundred and sixty kilometers of tho canal aro of no moment for such a sailor. 1 repeat to you that the Mongolia has always ob tained the rowaruof twenty-live pounds given by tho Government for every train of twontv-four hours over tho ! regulation time." "Tins stoanior comos Uiroctiy ironi lirindisi?" asked Fix. "Directly from lirindisi, where l took on the India mail; from lirindisi, wjiich it left on Saturday, at five o'clock P. M. So havo patience; it can not bo behindhand in arriving, liut really I do not soo how, with the description you havo received, you could recognize your man, if ho is on board the Mon golia." "Consul,'' replied Fix, "wo fcol theso peoplo rattier thau know them. You must have a scent for them, and tho scent is like a special sense in which aro united hearing, sight anil smell. 1 havo in my lifo arrested more than ono of these gentlemen, and, provided that my robber is on board, 1 will vonturo that ho will not slip through my hands." "I hone so, Mr. Fix, for it is a very heavy robbery." i maguiiicciii rouuery, ropuou tho enthusiastic detective. "Fifty-livo thousand pounds! We don't often have buch windfalls! The robbors aro be coming mean follows. Tho race of Jack Mioppard is dyinj; out! They are hung now for a few shillings." "Air. Fix," replied the Consul, "you speak in such a way that I earnestly wish you to succeed; but I repeat to you that, from the circumstances in wliioh you find yourself, I fear that it will bo difilcult. Do you not know that, according to the description you havo received, this robber resembles an hon est man exactly!'" "Consul," replied thedetective. dog matically, "groat robbers always re semble honest people. You understand that those who havo rogues' faces havo but ono course to take, to remain hon est, otherwise they would bo arrested. Honest physiognomies aro the very ones that must bo unmasked. It is a difli cult task, I admit; and it is not a trade so much as an art." It is soon that tho aforesaid Fix was not wanting in a certain amount of self conceit. In tho meantime tho wharf was bo coming lively little by little. Sailors of various nationalities, merchants, ship brokers, porters and follahs were coin- j ing together in largo nuntbers. Tho arrival ot the steamer was evidently near. Tho weather was quite line, but the atmosphero was cold from tho eaHt wind. A few minarets .towered above tho town in tho pale rays of tho sun. Towards tho south, a jetty of about two thousand yards long extended like an arm into tho Suez roadstead, Several fishing and coasting vessels were toss ing upon tho surface of tho Red Sea, some of which preserved in their stylo the elegant shape of the ancient galley. Moving among this- crowd, Fix, from tho habit of his profession, was care fully examining the passers-by with a rapid glance. It was then half-pasttcn. "IJut this stoanior will never arrive!" ho exclaimed, on hearing tho port clock strike. "She can not bo far off," replied tho Consul. nr , , '" How long will .she stojTlftt Suo.?" asked Fix. ; "Four hours. Time enough to take in coal. From Suoz to Aden, 'at tho other end of the Hod Sea, is reckoned thijitoon hundred and ten miles, and if is nocessary to laj in fuel." "And from Suoz this vessel goes directly to liombay?" "Directly, without breaking bulk." "Woll, then," said Fix, " It tjie rob ber has taken this route and this vessel, it must bo in his plan to disembark at Suoz, in order to reach by another route tho Dutch or French possessions of Asia. Ho must know verv well that he would not bo safe in India, which is an English country." "Unless ho is a very shrewd man," replied the Consul. "You know that an English criminal is always bettor concealed in London than ho would bo abroad." After this idea, which gave tho de tective much food for rellection, tho Consul returnod to his olllco, situated at a short distance. Tho dotectivo re mained alone, affected by a certain nervous impatience, having tho rather singular presentiment that his robber was to bo found aboard tho Mon"olia and truly, if this rascal had loft England with tho Intention of reaching the New World, the East India route, being watchod loss, or more difficult to watch thau that of tho Atlantic, ought to have had his preference. Fix was not long loft to his reflec tions. Sharp whistlo3 announced tho arrival of tho steainor. Tho entire horde of porters and fellahs rushed to wards tho wharf in a bustle, somewhat iuconvoulenciug the limbs and the cloth ing of tho passengers. A dozen boats put off from tho shore to meet tho Mon- fjolla. Soon was scon tho enormous mil of tho Mongolia passing botwoon tho shores of the canal, and eleven o'clook was striking when tho steainor came to anchor In tho roadstead, while tho escaping of the steam made a great noise. Thoro was quite a number of passengers aboard. Some remained on the spar-dock, contemplating tho pictur esque panorama of the town; but tho most of them came ashore in tho boats which had gono to hail tho Mongolia. Fix was examining carefully all thoso that landed, wliou ono of them ap proached him, after having vigorously pushed back the follahs who over whelmed him with their offers of sorv Ico, and askod him very politely if ho could show him the olllco of tho English Consular agent. And at tho samo time this passenger prosentod a passport up on which ho doubtless deslrod to havo the British vise. Fix instinctively took tho passport, and at a glance read tho description in it. An invo'untary movo mont almost escaped him. The shoot trembled in his hand. The description contained in the passport was identical with that which ho had roceivod from tho Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. "This passport Is not yours?" hosald to tho passongor. "No." replied tho lattor, "It is my master's passport." " And your mastorP" " Remained on board." "Hut," continued the dotectivo, "ho must present himself in person at the uonsui s omco to establish his Iden tity." "What, is that nocessaryP" "Iiidisponsabln." " And where Is tho olllco?" "Thoro at the corner of tho squaro,'' l'opliod tho dotectivo, pointing out a house two In' ml rod paces oft'. " 'J hen I must go for my master, who will not bo pleased to have his plans deranged! Thereupon, the passongor bowed to Fix and returned aboard tho stoanior. CHAPTKU VII. which snows o.Nci: moki: tiik iwmmsnkss or l'ASSl'OUTS IN I'OMCi: MATTHIH. Tho dotectivo loft tho wharf and turned quickly toward theConsul'sollleo. Immediately upon his pressing demand he was- ushered into tho presonco of thatollieial. " Consul," ho said, without any other preamble, "1 havo strong roosons for believing that our man has taken pass ago aboard tho Mongolia." And Fix related what had passed between the servant and himself with reference to the passport. "Woll, Mr. Fix,"roplied tho Consul, "I would not bo sorry to soo tho face of this rogue, liut perhaps he will not present himself at my olllco if ho is what you Btipposo. A robber does not liko to leave behind him tho tracks of his passage, and besides tho formality of passports is no longer obligatory." " Consul," replied tho detective. " if ho is a shrewd man, as wo think, ho will come." "To have his passport viscdf "Yos. Passports never servo but to incommode honest people atul to aid the llight of rogues. 1 warrant you that Jus will ho all regular, but 1 hopo certainly that you will not visa it." "And why not? If his passport is regular I have no right to refuse my vise." "liut, Consul, I must retain this man until L havo received from London a warrant of arrest." "Ah, Mr. Fix, that is your busi ness," replied the Consul, " but I I cannot " Tho Consul did not finish his phrase. At tliis moment thoro was a knock at the door of his privato ofiico, and tho olllco boy brought in two foreigners, ono of whom was tho vory servant who had been talking with Iho doteetlvo. They were, indeed, the master and servant. Tho master presented his passport, asking tho Consul briefly to bo kind enough to vis it. Tho lattor took the passport and read it carefully, whilo Fix, in one corner of the room, was observing or rather devouring tho stranger with his eyes. When tho Consul had finished read ing, he asked: . " You aro I'hiloas Fogg, Esq?" "Yos, sir," replied tho gentleman. "And this man isyour servant?" VYes, a Frenchman namod Pusso partout." "You come from London?" fYes." "And you aro going?" "ToIiombay.'r "Woll, sir, ou know that thfs for mality of the vise is useless, and that wo no longor demand tho presentation of 1110 passportr "I know it, sir," replied Philoas Fogg, "but f'wish to prove by your vise my trip to Suez." " Very woll. sir." And the Consul, having signed and dated tho passport, allixed his seal, Mr. Fogg settled the fee, and, having bowed coldly, ho went out, followed by his sorvant. "Well?" askod tho dotectivo. "Woll," replied tho Consul, "ho has tho nnpoaranco of a perfectly honest man!" "Possibly," replied Fix; "but that is not the question with us. Do you find, Consul, that this phlegmatic gen tleman rosomblos, feature tor feature, tho robber whoso description I havo received?" " I agroo with yon, but you know that all descriptions " "I shall havo a clear conscience about It," roplled Fix. "Tho servant appears to mo loss of a riddle than tho master. Moreover, he Is a Frenchman, who cannot keep from talking. 1 will soo you soon again, Consul." Tho dotectivo then wont out, Intent upon tho search for Passepartout. In tho meantlmu Mr. Fogg, nftot; leaving tho Consul's houso, had gono Xowards tho wharf. There ho gave some orders to his sorvant; then ho got into a boat, returned on board tho Mon golia, and went into hLs cabin. Ho then took out his memorandum book, in which were tho following notes: "Loft London, Wednesday, October 2, 8:1.1 p. 111. ' Arrlvod at Paris, Thursday, Octobor a, 7:!M a. m. "LoU Paris, Thursday, HMO a. m. "Arrlvod at Turin vja Mon Cents, Friday, October 4. il.il) a. m. "LoU Tut In, Friday, 7:3) a. in. "Arrived at Hrliullsl. Haturday, October fi, i p. 111. "Uot salt on thu MoiiKolIn, .Saturday, ft p. m. "Arrived at Sue., Wednesday, October It, II a. 111. "Total of bourn consumed, lSHit : or In days, 0( days." Mr. Fogg wroto down theso dates In a guide-book arranged by columns, wliioh indicated, from tho 2d of Octo bor to tho 21st of December tho month, tho day of the mouth, the day of tho week, the stipulated and actual arrivals at oaoh principal point, Paris, lirindisi, Suoz, Bombay, Calcutta, Sin gapore, Hong Kong, Yokohama, San Francisco, Now York, Liverpool, Lon don, and which allowed him to figure the gain made or tho loss experienced at each place on tho route. In this methodical book ho thus kopt an ac count of everything, and Mr. Fogg know always whether ho was ahead of time or behind. Ho noted down thou this day, Wednesday, Ootobor I), his arrival at Suoz, which agreeing with tho stipu lated arrival, neither mado a gain nor a loss. Thon ho had his breakfast served up in his cabin. As to seeing tho town, ho did not even think of it, being of that race of Englishmen who havo their servants visit U10 countries they pass through. ClIAPTHItVlII. . IN WHICH I'ASHKl'AliTOUT 1'KltHAlM TALKS A I.ITTI.U MOlin THAN IS I'ltOI'HIt. Fix had in a fow moments rejoined Pnssojmrtout on tho wharf, who was loitering and looking about, not believ ing that ho was obliged not to see any thing. "Woll, my friond," said Fix, coining up to him, "is your passport, viscdJ" "Ah! it is you, monsieur," replied tho Frenchman. "Much obliged. It is all in order." " And you aro looking at tho coun try P" " Yos, but wo go so quickly that it scorns to 1110 as it 1 am traveling in a dream. And so wo aro In Suoz?" "Yes, in Suez.." "In Egypt?" " You aro quite right, iu Egypt." "And in Africa?" "Yos, in Africa!" "In Africa!" ropeatod Passopartout. " 1 can not boliovo it. Just fancy, sir, that 1 imagiuod wo would not go fur ther than Paris, and I saw this famous capital again between twenty minutes nfter soveu and twenty minutes of nino in tho morning, botwoon the Northern station and the Lyons station, through the windows of a cab in a driving ram! I regret it! I would havo so niuoh liked to seo again Poro La Chaise and tho Circus of tho Champs-ElyHoos!" "You aro then in a great hurry?" asked tho dotectivo. rNb, Lnni not, but my master is. Hy-tlie-by, 'I must'buy some shirts and shoes! Wo canio away without trunks, with a carpot bag, only." " I am going to take you to a shop whoro you will find ovory thing you want." "Monsieur," replied Passepartout, " you aro really vory Kinut" And both started oil. Pasi 'assopartout talked incessantly. " Abovo all," ho said, "I must tako care not to miss tho .stoanior!" "You havo tho time," replied Fix, " it is only noon!" Passepartout pulled out his largo watch. " Noon. , .Pshaw! It is eight minutes of ton!" "Your watch is slow!" replied Fix. "My watch! A family watch that has como down from my groat grandfa ther! It don't vary five minutes In tho year. It is a genuine chronometer." "IseoNvhat Is tho matter," replied Fix. "You havo kopt London timo, which Is about two hours slower than Suoz. You must bo careful to sot your watch at noon in each country." "What! 1 touch my watch!" oriod Passopartout. "Novor." "Well, thon, it will not agree with tho sun." "So much tho worse for tho sun, monsieur! Tho sun will bo wrong thon!" , . , And tho good follow put his watch back in his fob with a magnificent ges ture. A fow moments after, Fix said to him: "You loft London verv hurriedly, then?" " I should think so! Last Wednes day, at eight o'clock iu tho evening, contrary to all his habits, Monsiour Fogg returned from his club, and In three-quarters of an hour afterward wo were oil'." " liut whore is your master going, then?" "Right straight ahead! Ho is making tho tour of tho world!" "Tho tour of tho world?" crind Fix. " Yes, in eighty days! On a wager, ho says; but, between oursolvos, I do not boliovo it. Thoro is no common sonso in it. Thoro must bo some thing olbo." ITO UK CONTINUKD.J FACfS AND FIGURES. Florida contributes this yoar 30 000,000 oranges. G. O. Hansol, of Lancastor, Pa., has 10,000 silk-worms at work. Growers In a slnglo county In Ma ryland realized a fraction over $100,000 for their strawberry crop. Pennsylvania now holds third placo as a tobacco-growing Stato, having ad vanced from tlio twolf th In 1870. It was tho opinion of tho astrono mer Koplor that tho celestial spaces were as full of comets as tho sea is of fishes. Gonoral Hldwoll, of San Franolsco, shipped from his ranch 45,000 pounds of chorrlos, ono troo xoallzing $90, or a product of 000 pounds. - Tho deopest woll In tho world Is '1,200 foot, or more than throe-fifths of a mile in depth, and is located at Hilda Posth, Hungary. - Blast-furnace slag or cindor is turned to a useful purpose at tho Solessln Iron Works, near Llogo, Hol gium. Aftor tho niolton slog has oBcapod from tho furniico It Is convoyed immediately to a stream of oold water. Tho 0 fleet of this is a division of tho slag Into a substanco vory liko coarse sand. This substanco Is then raised by an olovator and dopositod In wagons, which convoy It away to places whoro It will bo appllod as an excellent "bal lasting" for railroads. Tho rapid incroaso in the demand for alligator leather iu Europe makes it posslblo that alligator fanning may be come an Important Industry in our Southern swamps. Tho foroign do mand already amounts to many thou sand hides a year. Tho tanning of alligator hides bogan about twenty years ago. At first Louisiana furnished tho skins and Now Orleans was the con tor of tho traffic. The general slaugh ter of alligators soon mado thorn scarco in that Stato and now Florida is tho chief source of supply. Tho tanning is dono hero at tho North. Car whools aro now kopt In tholr placo without being keyed on. In for nior timos thoy woro almost snro to precipitate an accident; bosidos, koys would drop out by tho constant jar and bo weakened by tho axlos and whool. Axlos aro turned to fit tho whool snug ly, and aro driven in place by hydraulic pressure. Previous to boing driven tho axlos aro covorod with a thin coat of white lead and oil, which hardens in a short time and holds tho wheel so firm ly lu place that a prossuro of from 100 to 140 tons is required to remove a brokon axlo from tho whool in which It is placed. wit"aniwisi)om. A fortnno awaits tho man who will Invent store trousers without that self assorting ercaso down tho logs. Tho Rostonians aro undocldod whether1 to construct theii' exhibition buildings in tho form of fi loaf of brown bread or a heaping plato of baked beans, tho votes of the most icsthetio rather favoring tho lattor dosign. Phil adelphia News. "How bountiful is tho languago of flowers!" exclaimed Miss Posigush; "which is your favorko ilowor, Mr. Smart?" "Graham," said Smart, son tontlously. Miss Posigush thinks thoro aro some persons without a particle of sontimont lu tholr souls. Boston Trail' script. A canary bird in Now York im itates tho most difficult air performed on tho piano. A smart bird; but a canary iu Norristown warblos tho choicest selections from tho old com posers and accompanies itself on a piano. It also plays very artistically on a jowsharp and an accordion at tho samo timo. Tho owner says ho wouldn't tako sovonty-livo cents for it. Norristown Herald. Those people who havo for years past annually expressed sorrow for bald-headed mon in fiy-timo havo wasted tholr breath, burgeons do claro that Jljes avoid bald-heads on ac count of the odor of tho scalp, and that ono shock-headed man will sutler moro from fly bites in ono month than ten bald heads will all summer. Keep your sympathies for tho hoathon of Africa, wlio aro bosot .by flics, fleas, snakes, lizards and scorpions tho year round. Detroit Free Press. Tho comet is now in a fair way to bo disposed of. For a timo thoro was it good deal of disturbance among the heavenly hosts, and Sagittarius was sont out with a bow and arrow to shoot the afl'air, but ho failed to scoro on tho target, since whon archery has boon unpopular up that way; thon Aquarius was asked to play his hose on tho busi ness aud try to extinguish it but 'twas all in vain, tho conflagration was too oxtonsivo. In a fit of dospora tion Ursa Major waved his stumpy tail in tho direction of the unwelcome visitor and split it right square through tho middle not tho tail, but the comet. New Haven Register. "Say," said tho ichthyosaurus to tho pterodactyl, " whon I was down among I tho pliocon people, tho other day, I Heard a now story." "btoam ahead," rejoined tho pterodactyl, as ho took his seat on the branch of a giant fern. "Woll," continued tho ichthyosaurus, "there was onco a mogathonum who had a numbor of fine dovonlan pines in his front yard, of which ho was vory proud, and ho particularly cautioned young Megatherium to whom ho had given a littlo hatchet, not to cut thorn. Ono day, whilo walking in his gardon, ho noticed that ono of tho trees had been cut." "Oh, cut that story, too," snarled tho pterodactyl; "I hoard that whon 1 wont to school with tho primi tive polyps." Thon thoy soparatod, and tho ptorodactyl said ho'il soo him again when ho had somothlng now. Boston Transcript. y