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And indeed Mrs. Lamshed seeme dal- most as active and sprightly now as she had been half a century ago. Four- teen years before. who middle-aged. dustâ€"dried lawyer who looked after her concerns had come to urge the desira- bidity of making her will. "Make my wiflll" cried she. "I’ll (make it, if you're. afraid you Won‘t live 'to do Ht, Slmluggles; but I hndn’t begun to think about it yet! \Vhy should I?“ However. the mh’citor’s arguments prevailed, and the thing was done. "to oblige her old friend, who had always taken good care of her affairs, and was Ln a hurry to finish them." And though the fact has no bearing urpon this story, we This final prediction, although made by himseli, so wonde upon Mr. Dot- tleson that he swung around upon his heal and stamped on the {1001-4 Mfrs. Lamshred, who was the mother wkple have a habit of "talking to tiemselvesflh and Mr. Dottleson culti- vated it to a remarkable extent; it was ‘ his peculiarity. though, that he could not take himself properly into con- fidence unless he saw himself in the lass. He stood (with his left hand Emmet into his waistcoat pocket, em- phasising the remarks he made aloud with his right forefinger. "Now, willd you {have the goodness to ‘nl me what my momentaâ€"law wants with this young media)? He's got no practice to spealk of; he’s got nothing my one can see to recommend him. and he lives most anonvehiently far away, Ever since she met him last year, she has required medical advice, and no ad- Vice but his will do. \Vhien._she thinks she's seedy, hre's ambled inn to earn a fee; and when she's well, he's called iln to receive it. 'He's never out of the (house. I wonder he doesn‘t take lodg- imtgs next door to be close to the gold mineâ€"I tell you candidly,” continued Mr. Dotttleson, suddenly withdrawing ' his hand from his pocket and tapping (the palm impresswely with his finger- tipsâ€""I tell you candidly that if I didn't know the 01d lady would alter her will Without. coanpunction, I'd for- bid Dr. Charles kaeworth the house.â€" Why. bless my heart! if Mrs. Lamshed limes ten years longer, sihle'll spend every shilling of her twenty thousand un_physt_c and tees." Mrs. I.amsh:ed. who was the mother of his departed wife was eighty-one years of age. and in spite of her fre- quent calls for the doctor, gave every promise of maintaining her interest in mundane affairs for ten or even twenty years longer. "I'm an old woman," she wolmam when I (was forty, and I was wont to say; "but I was an old haven't grown a day old-er sinceâ€"not a daY-‘i I Kate left the room without making any re 137. and her father walked over to the earthr‘ug and proceeded to ad- dress the figure he saw reflected in the mirg‘m: algove the_m_a.~1_1tIeAâ€"p‘ilecq. _ Many “I don‘t; know ,why she likes him. DEEPER" “I suppose you must: send for him; but I don't imagine he will thank; Mrs. Lamshed for bringing bun through mile and a. half of back shreets on a. day like this. just to tell her that her heart is much the same as it was the dal befqrg y_e_sterday." If: was evidently a. mystery to Kate also. for she shook her head. slowly and looked out of the window. It was a fad. of her grandmother's to have Dr. Lakeworth; hand when a patient has reached the eighties, perhaps one phy- sician can do: little more than another. Mr. Dottleson threw down his book and frowned savagely. " Isn't it a. very singular thing. Kate that your mater- nal grandmother should select this imâ€" peounious young prig Lakeworth to be her medical attendant, when there are half a dozen experienced practitioners living- within a stone’s- throw of the square? Isn't it very curious that Mrs. Lamshed never knew what illness was or asked to see a doc- Iiur until she met this Dr. Lakeworth at Scarborough last summer? Her 90n- fidetnce in him is positive-1y touching. and passes my comprehension alto- gel’her.” . Kate had not completed her errand, but knew irom her father’s manner that she had come Ln at a time when it was best to say as little as possible; When he was in this humour. he was certain to jump at any opportunity for crumbling. and would finish her mes- Iago for her. . "She wants that doctor, I suppose T’ snarled Mr. Dottleson. "Perhaps we had better send for him." ‘He picked up a book and made him- self comfortable iin am armchair; but he had hardly read a page when the door opened and his daughter Kate apâ€" pearm‘L She was a. fair. pretty girl of twenty. whose gentleness and tact sav- od her from coming in collision with he insc'lble parent at times when oth- ar members of the household shrank from the consequences of intruding up- on his privacy. " Grandmammu. isn't feeling very well this afternoon, papa." Mir. Montague Dottleson. East India merchant of Calcutta and London, was writing letters in the library of his private residence in .Blakewood Square, Kensington. It was Sunday afternoon. sand the rain was coming down with steady persistency, as though it had made up its mind to keep Londoners indoors for the rest of the day. Mr. Dottlesorn. who was a methodical man in everything made a. regular practice of going for a long walk every Sunday after lunch: and when the weather perâ€" sumed to interfere with his arrange- ment the effect upon his temper was i'nfelicitous. Accordingly, it is our mis- fortune to present him to the reader at a mamamt when he is decidedly snap- piah and surly. "Well, what's the mattar “I” asked Mr. Dottleson curtly. " Very aggravating." said he, “throw- img down his pen and going to the win- dow: "no chance of its clearing up either. How I detest a. wet Sunday!" MRS. LAMSHED'S WILL. CHAPTER India. ““m" of professional work was Smuggles ever did for ‘ hi5 " was twenty yam her gpassed from Lincoln’s yr place long before 3114 100m spectacles. The spcrm with ‘ strong in him. Lamshe uare, _Mxr. Dottleson had never thought of his motherâ€"imâ€"law's favorite in connec- tion with his daughter. He was essen‘ tially a grasping mercenary man, and the fear always before his eyes was. I that Mrs. Lamshed might alter her Will land bequeath her property to this doo- 1tior. He had heard of ladies who had 'uut off their riglhtlul heirs in favor of their medical attendants, and liIrs. Lamshed was eccentric enough for any- thing. If any one had fol him that Kate was the attraction, he would have laughed at the idea. She had nothing. and would have nothing but what he chose to give her; and it was not like- _1y that a man who had to push his way nn. the world would encumber himself yvxth a Wife. Dr. Lakewm‘th was danc- ing attendance on the old lady in the hope of getting her money. and really she seemed so fond of him that the danger was making him very uneasy. \ ' - The conductor signalled for me to go ahead, as our stop was over. But I couldn‘t do lit as long as She ramainad on the tmck, for I should kill her cer- tainly. I called to the conductor, and he, impatient at the delay, came up. I explained the situation to hhm. He was as mad as I was, and going up to the woman, told her to get off the tmck. - K "I ho I've teacth you tellers a grain perhitenessl" , Were these cough d.ro beneficial f~ They worked Ike 3 0 arm. They have such a. horrible taste that the chil- dren have all stopped coughing. I tried to explain to her that trains run on schedule time. and like time and tide, wait far no man, or woman, either, for that matter. But she wouldn't have it, and finally, just, as we were about to start, she shouted indignantly: "W'ell, I’ll just see about that!” I laughed, but soon I ceased to laugh. For what did that old women do but get right on the track about three feet in from: of the engme. She set herself there. firmly grasping the ratls with both hands. ‘ "I just won't," she replied, "um-til my daughter gets on board your trwiml" He pleaded wilth her, and finally de- clared that he should be compelled to use force. ‘ “Just you dare!” she cried. "I'll sue you for damages if you dol” This openeda new complication, and we reasoned with ourselves whether we had better remove her by force. Just as we had dete‘nmlimed upon a course of procedure her daughter came, up and seeing the old woman on the track, kissed her goodâ€"bye and got on the train. while her mother called. to her: "\Vhat do you! think is wrong, this time?" he said. sitting down near her. “It's the heart,” replied Mrs. Lam- shed with a deep silgh, which did not seem quite genuime somehow. Mr. Dottleson fried to put on a look of grieved anxiety. but only all?» ceeded in appearing Bulky and incrqdâ€" ulous. "I trust notâ€"I hope you’re mmâ€" taken." 'he said. "'I must syeak to Dr. Lakewoa-th when he oomea.’ “I don’t see.w’hy." she expostulated. "I think you might to a little thing Like that." "When a woman widl, she will," says a railway engineer. He was employed upon a Southern road, where he had many odd experiences“ One day, at a junction, a woman approached the en- gilne and asked him to hold the train for five minutes or so, till her daughâ€" ter should arere. He told her that he could not do it; bun: the event proved that he was mistaken. As the old say- ing is, "What has to be done can be done." Kate laughed a little, 31nd said no more. It was her heart. and not her grandmother‘s. which gave reason for Charles Lakeworth's frequent vista; and the eagerness with which'gshe Wunged upon any excuse for 08.11ng him m be see Ma's. Lamshed had been a «fruitful source of amusement to that lady, until she allowed Kate to see that she understood the manoeuvre. 7 7 "I 665% knbiv‘x’éhfy‘fl'in éxfme; b_ut he doesn’t seem so pleased to see hnm as yog do._oh.ilgi."_ ' "Lakewour’th Willl do ninely, Monta- gue: he understands my constitution." When an old lady is confirmed that one paxticuiar man "understands ’her constitution." no reasoning will move her. Mr, D0ttleson_ knew this, and did not press time expedlency of making a change. 7 "They sent for ‘bim half an hour ago. But dog't you think, now, that admprfe‘ experienced man should be callâ€" e m ' His tone implied that he held the young man personally responsible for the condition of Mrs. Lamsahaed‘s heart. whatever it might be, and intended to know What he meant by it. He r03_e as he spoke and went back to (he'll- brary. where he tried to interest him- self once more in his book. ""I dBnfl't’th'jrhk "paBa' likes Dr. Lakeâ€" worth." said Kate, as soon as this door hag glosgd_be1mimd_her._parent. AN EFFECTIVE COUGH} REMEDY passed from Lincoln’s Inn to another place long bedome she began to use spectacles. The spring of vitality was strong in Mrs. Lamshed. Mr. Dottleson turned away from the mirror to which he had been confiding has woes, amd went upâ€"stairs to see his mother-in-law, whom he found in the drawingâ€"mom with Kate. “I’m entry to hear you’re not well," he said, gmng to her side. ' The old lady looked up and smiled. "I’m getting very feqble, Mnntag'ue. thqugh I don't look It. i am not qmte up to the mark, and thought I’d like to see Lakew‘orth." may men’riom Mrs. Lamshed 9f prqfession: THE TRAIN WAITED. ( To be Continued.) rk ‘r h he or ll] grossing of be last bit carewmn alienm. [He or; but he to another ran to use vitality was y from the In confiding air: fn unni In a few da: cited that He less than a. m knew him. wa Melchaster h twelve o'clock retracing his which he bad This was em he m. (He but he another to use 08‘ "Notâ€"dead?" {altered Elizabeth- Jane. ‘ I got down 1 and he} tile.’ he "Ay. yes sir! You see, he was kind- like to mother. when she wer here be- low. though 'a was rough to me.” "\Vho are you talking of ?“_ “Oh. sirâ€"Mr. Henchet? Dldn't ya know it? He's just goneâ€"about half- anâ€"horur ago, by the sun; [or I’ve got no grate); tq _my game/1 "\Vhat, Abel Whittle; are here 1” said Farfrae. The possibility led them to alight, and at least make an inquiry at the cottage. Farfrae hitched the reins to the gate-post. and they approached what was of a. humble dwellings, surely the humblest. The walls. built of kneaded clay originally faced with. a trowel. had been worn by years of rain- washing to a. lumpy crumbling surface, channelled and sunken from its plane. its gray rents held together here and there by a leafy strap of ivy which cowld scarcely find substance enough. for the purpose. Leaves from the fence had been blown into the corners of the doorway, and lay there undis- turbed. The door was ajar' Farfrae knocked; and he who stood before them wa~§_W_hittleE as they had conjectured. ‘ His face showed marks of deep sad- nvess. hi seyes lighting on them with an. unfocused gaze; and he still held in his hand the few sticks he had begun out to gather. As soon as he recogniz- ed them he started. He accordingly drew rein. but be- fore reversing their direction paused a moment. and looked vaguely around upon the wide country which the eleâ€" vated position disclosed. While they looked, a solitary human form Games from. under the clump of trees. and crossed ahead of them. The person was some labourer: his gait was shambling. his regard fixed in front of him as absolutely as if he wore blinvkers; and in his hand he carried a, few ticks. Having crossed the road he descended into a. ravine, where a, cottage revealed. itself. which he en~ tered. "II it: weJ‘e not so far away from“ Casterbridge I should say that must be poor W'hittle. 'Tis just. like him.‘ ob- served Elizabethâ€"Jana. "And it may be Whittle, for he’s never been to the yard these three weeks. going away without saying any word at all; and I owing him tor two days’ work, without knowing who to pay it‘ to." i Melchaster highway westward. at twelve o’clock at nightâ€"in other words. retracing his stepson the road by Which he had gone. This was enough; and the next morn- ing Frafrae might have been discovered driving his gig out of Casterbridge in that direction, Elizabethâ€"Jane sitting beside him, wrapped in a thick flat, fur. After driving along the highway for a. few miles, they made further inquir- ies, and learnt of a. road-mender,wh9 had been working fthereabouts for! weeks, that he had observed such a. man at the time mentioned; he had turned back from the Casterbridge coachâ€"road by a. forking highway which crossed Egdon Heath. They searched Egdon‘. but found no Henchard. Farfrae drove onward, and by the afternoon reached the neigh- bourhood of some Iwoodland to the east). That the road they were fol- IWingn had. up to this point. been Henchard’s track on foot they were Pretty certain. They were now a score of miles at least from home, but. by resting the horse for a couple of hours at the village they had just traversed. it would be possible to go back to Casterbridge that same day; while to 80 MM: farther afield would reduce them to the necessity of camping out for the night. She pondered the DOS-1' tion. and agreed with him. As Good as Gold. ‘Dtear Incâ€"is it so!" said Farfrae. As for Elizabeth, shg sand nothing. ‘Upon the head of hxs bed he planed days Farirae’s inqu Henchard had be‘ CONCLUSION. is it that ye ily 3.1 0116 all ; very him, him, THE VESSEL IS MADE OF STEEL. Oak and cedar. and is 53 feet long. Her beam is 6 1~2 feet and hen draught 5 1-2 I feet. ‘Her height is 12 feet from keel to ' the top of he: deck, with a. pilot house [4 feet high in addition. She is of in tons b'ulrden. She is to have a saloon: 13 feet in length. three state-rooms. a kitchen and an engine room. Her- ordmary crew will consist of fivd men. ebwt she will have accommodation fort 30 persons, while 50 can be carried it} bar decks are utilized also. “The vessel which is L0 be fitted with the new prope‘iler is about one third completed. and is to be named the D01- phin. She is constructed on the “whalehack” principle, and is intend- ed to go through the seas rather than over them, thus offering the least re- sistance to the waves, which in heavy weather will pass over her instead of heating against her, and thus retard- lnlg her speed. A'n engine of 20-home power will be pflaced abaft. amidsbips. and with hen other machinery will weigh 10 tODSJ It, was at first intended by Captain Flin-dt' that electricity shuuld be used as the motive power. but in View 01’. the accidents which may happen to motors. and their liability to get out of urder at times. it was decided to substitute asoline. It is claimed that: an engine as been found, after many! had been examined and rejected. which will meet all requirements. NOW BUILDING THE CRAFT In one of the sheds of the Morgan Iron Works. ati the foot of East Nine- tieth St” N. Y. The propeller consists of two steel plates. each with two flanges. which cut the water in such a. way as to produce the least resistance. Each blade of the propeller to be used in making the proposed trip across the Atlamtic is to be three feet across and two feet from the [up of the blade to the shaft. It will be thicker at the base than at the top. An Inventor Clalms Ila Can Cross the A:- lnutlc In Two Days. If the claim made by Captain Carl J. H. Flindt, of New York; a seafaring man of 17 years' experience. and an imentor. is substantiated. it will soon be pOSSible to make the voyage iron). New York to Queenstowm by water in two days. He initends making the ex- Pel‘iment about the middle of May. Captain Flindt asserts that he has in- vented a propeller which, when driv- en by a. gasoline engine, will develop a speed in smooth water of more than 50 miles an hour. Be is a. hard headed, practical man, and with other persons who are interested with him financially in the scheme to revolutionize travel by water. is Her teaching bad a reflex action up- on herself, insomuch that she thought she could firceive no great personal difference tween being respected in the either parts of Casterbridge, and glorified at the uppermost end of the social world. Her position was, to a marked de~ gree one that. in the common phrase. afforded much to be thankful for. That she was not demonstrativa thankful was no fault of hers. Her experience had been of a kind to teach her. right- ly or wrongly. that the doubtful honour of a brief transit through a sorry world hardly called for etfusivene§5. even when the path was suddenly 1r- radiated at some halfway omt by daybeams rich as here. t her strong sense that neither she not any hlurnan being deserves less than was given, did not blind her to the fact that there were others receiving less )7th had deserved much more. And in being forced to class herself among the fortunate she did not cease to won- der at the persistence of the unforseen. when the one to whom such unbroken tranquillity had been accorded in the adult stage was she whose youth had seemed to teach that happiness was but the occasional episode in a. general dram of pain. “& fhat no man remember me. "To this I put my name. Michael Menchar ." “W'hat are we to do 2” said Donald. when he had handed the [aper to her.- She could not answer directly. "Oh, Donald." she said at last. "W'hat bit- ternesss lies here! But there's no» al- teringâ€"~50 it must be." All was over at last, even her re- grets for not having searched him out sooner, though these were deep and sharp for a good while. From this: time {onward Elizabeth-Jane found herself in a latitude of calm weather. kindly and grateful in itself, and doubly so after the Capharnaum In which some of her receeding years had been spent. As t e lively and spark- llng emotions of her early married life cohered into an equable serenity. the finer movements of her nature found dead scope in discovering to the narrow- lived ones around her the secret. 'as she had once learnt it. of making limit- ed opportunities endurable; which she deemed to consist in the cunnmg 99' largememt by a species of microscopic treatment. even to the magnitude ofi poeltlve pleasure. those minute forms of satisfaction that offer themselves_ to everybody not in positive pain; which, th=us_ handled, have much of the gains Inspiring effect upon life as Wider 1nâ€" teggstg cugsprily cmbraged. the ra‘t MICH‘ 1'1 1‘1 A MARVELLOUS VESSEL. funeral. hat no flours be planted on no murners walk nobody is Wish 1nd HENCHARD‘S WILL sexton The not bury ‘arfrae ade tc behind 8.1101} neve fiTHE UDNVIUT IN RUSSIA. lions, it should prove a source of annual revenue by putting in force organized forms of industry suited to the oapiwo ity of the respective criminals. By the means employed in Siberia the convicts do not lose all selfâ€"respect. and are of- ten better fitted than before to be- come useful members of society. In the English and some other prison systems the outcome is generally the opposite. The result of the convict’s incarceration and of the useless forms of labor on which he has been employed has often been merely to generate a vengeful feeling which tends to render him a habitual ca‘iminal." TO CLEAN YOUR GLOVES. If your gloves are of dressed kid or suede, no matter how soiled they may be. so long as it is not by perspiration, you can make them look almost like new if you clean them with gasoline, Dig the articles in the gasoline and rub between the fingers. the same as you would in washing goods in water. When the gasoline becomes dirty throw out and use fresh again until the article is perfectly clean. Gasoline is better than benzine. because it leaves gloves more soft and pliable, and they do not have to be dried on the hands. Silk ribbons and neckties may also be clean- ed in this wise. Great care should be taken never to use gasoline near a fire. or lamp, as it is highly explosive. It should be used in. the daytime, and out- doors, and anything cleaned with gas- oline should be hung in the open air. day and night until the unpleasant odor has evaporated. Then place in a. case with some favorite sachet powder. HOW THE PENAL SETTLEMENTS ARE CONDUCTED. visit to RitlSsia and Siberia, undertaken for the purpose of confirming and. bringing up to date this observations made by him in Saghalien and else- where since 1888. In the course of a. conversation, Dr. Howard touched upon some of the results of his investigations. He said: Russian convicts. instead of being a heavy charge on the resources of the country. are a source of revenue. Con- vict labor has added to the Rulesiall empire an. island the length of Eng- land, not an acre of which was prevâ€" iously under cultivation, and it is only the population of Siberia. by these peo- ple that has made possible the line of the Transfiiberian Railwayâ€"the envy of the whole world." In conclusion. Dr. Howard. said: " The main lesson to be drawn from this system. is thb abso- lute futility of punishment for itssake alone. The first principle taught is that of selfâ€"maintenance, Convict labor should be productive of a net profit to the state. so that instead (as in E - land. for instance) of costing mnny milli- escape, eh? . Indeed I don’t; upon my word and honor I don't. I jist thought that if my bands was loose I' migh’?! get a chance to make expense: some way a: another on the trip. " The special object of my last jour- ney, which occupied six months, wan to complete my studies regarding the recapture, redistribution. and means of forwarding Siberian exiles. I have been through every convict and exile priâ€" son between St. Petersburg and Siber- ia. I have waylaid exile gangs by road. rail and river. examined when empty the convict barges on which they were conveyed. and have had opportunities of speaking to every man on board when the boats have been full. For hundreds of consecutive miles I have kept observation on the gangs in order to see them under all conditions." What. Dr. Benjamin Howard Has to Say About. the Treatment of the Russian Convictâ€"Comparison With the English Syxlem. Asked to 3xplai-n the strangely d1:- verg-ent accounrbs of Mr. De Windt and. Mr. Kennan. he declined to confirm or deny such statements. He continued. "I can only speak of what I have seen. The administration of the Siberian system tests so largely with individuals that almost anything may be possible. Of all that is bad in Siberia proper, Saghalieu has had the reputation of being by far the worst in {fiery paytignla;." “The result of my experience has been to show that the treatment of a convict largely depends upon himself. After a. Siberian exile’s term of two years' imprisonment is over there is nothing to prevent him in three to five years rum becoming. withirn certain geographical limits, 3. free man. This shows good in a general way. with ver special exceptions. Escape from Saglm - ien is ractically impossible. A politiâ€" cal exi e or a murderer in Saghalien lives with his family. in a well built, and often pretty, four-roamed cottage. with its vestibule and garden. The 19- land is populated mostly by murderers or by persons guilty of Similarly ser- ious crimes. The work peaceably and quietly on their arms. and walk about the streets to all appearances freeman. You go into the bureaux of the pri- sons and you see men wrivtiug' wt rows of desk. Their general demeanor and the appearance of the place is not un- like that iou would see in offices in any part of t e world. Yet each man i! probably Asked concerning tble result of hll observations, Dr. Howard, replied: "In its main principle of productiv. labor the Russian penal system is WORII‘HY OF IMITATION. the won take W In its general maladministratinn it In worthy of reptobation." WComiaiarrinn they lbtAof Siberian exiles with that o convicts Lu other countries. Dr. Howard rremark/ed: 3.1T ’y, only plpkpqc me to ant to A CONVICTED MURDERER REASONABLE REQUEST 1133. anything to say? asked the award. who sin 11 study of pa: mgland from. a xdy of penolog'y. i from a lourtfl :e 1859