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C'lii'cry People. Oh, the romfnrt tf them! There is I nt one ttiinsr like Hit in tli;t i sunshine. It i-s the t'astiion t .t;tfc tlin comparison t lie other oivl liirrinii.-t i. e. to flutter the cheer people by compnrirt: them to the 8un. 1 think it is the best way of pr.ti--ini the sunshine, to say tli at it is nlnn.pl as tiri.sht and inspiring as the presence of cheery peop!c. That the cherry people nrc brighter and better ck n than sunshine it very ea-i!y proved; for who has not seen a cheery person make a room and h day hririit in (pite of tlie sun's not shining fit nil in fpi'e of clouds ani rain ami cold all doing their very lie.-t to make it dismal? There fore I sa3", the fair way is to compare the sun to cheery people, and not cheery peo ple to the sun. However, whichever way we s'ate the comparison, it is a true and pood one; ami neither the cheery people nor the sun nied take f D'ene. "in fact, 1 believe they will always he such po d friends, and work so steadily together for the same ends, that there is no tlanircr of cither's prudiring Hip other the credit of w hat has been done. The moreyott think of it, the more you see how wonderfully alike the two are in their operation on the world. The sun on the liclds makes thin-s prow frui's ami tlowcrs and grains; the cheery person iii the house jn ikes evrry Imdydo his best makes the one who can fing feel like fimrin?, and the one who has an usly, hard jol of work to do, feel like sh'u!dcrinsr it bravely and having it over with. And t.ie imi.-ie and m'srih find work in the house, are they nolike the flowers and 1'rttiU and grains in the field? The sun makes everybody pi. id. Kven the animals run au 1 leap, and seem m re joyous when it shines out; and no human I'cirg can le so cross-drained, or to ill, that he does not brighten up a little when a great broad, warm sunlieam streams over him mid plays on his face. It is just so with a cheery person. His simple presence makes even animals h ppicr. lo's know the dil!'erenee how ecu him and a surly man. When he pa's th m on the heal and sp' aks -t them, theyjuni!) and gambol aiiout him just :ls th -y do in the sunshine. And when he comes int the room where people arc i'l, or out of ports, or dull and moping, they brighten up, spite of themselves, ju-t as they do w hen a sudden sunbeam pours in-onlv lucre so; hr we often see people si ill thev !o not care whether the sun shines or not, or so cross that they do not even see whether the sun shines or not: but I have never yet seen atilidy so ross or so ill that the voice and fae .f a cheery cr-on would not make them brighten up a little If there were only a sure and certain recipe tor making a cheery person, ho.v gia 1 we would all le to try it: IIo.v thankful we would all he to do pool like sunshine! To cheer everyhody up, and help everybody along! to have everv biKly's face b: ighten the minute- we eanle in sight! Whj , it seems t me that there cannot lie in thU life any pleasure half so gte.it as this would be. If we looked at life only from a selfish point oftiew, it would be worth w hiie to be a cheerv per BO'i, merely lecau.se it would be such a Riti-factioii to have everybe.dy so glad to live with us, to see us, even to meet us on the street. People who have done things which have made them famous, such as winning great battles or filling high others, often have what are called ""ovations." Hun dreds of people get together and make a procession, perhaps, or go into a great hall and make speeches, all to show- that they recogni.e w hat the great man has done. After he is dead, they build a stone monument to him, perhaps, and, elebiate his birthday for a few vears. Jlcn work very hard sometimes for a whole life-time to earn a few things of this sort. liut how mu h greater a thing it would bo tor a man to have every man. woman and child in his own town know and love his face because it was full of iviuuijr gooucuecr: jsuen a man lias a perpetual "ovation," year in and year out, whenever he walks on the street, whenever he enter a friend's house. " I jist likes to let her in at trie door," said an Irish servant one day, of a woman I know who-e face w as always cheery and bright; "the face of her does one good, shure."' H. 11. 6t. Xicholit for April. Pjranius and Thishe In Taris. Paris is known as the modern IJahylon, and has lately been the sc.ne of a domes tic episode which might serve for the hur lexpie of a love story tol I l.y (vi 1 of the j.neieut Babylon. Mine. Ferrand, wife of M. Ferrand," sub-lea !er of tin-orchestra of the Opt ra Comiifue, conies "n,, (mut to secure a sep iration from her husband on a plea which Sir .John Coleridge would throw out of the Court of (iiieen s Bcnca. Mine. Ferrand was a rich widow at the time of her marriage w ith M. Ferrand, hut. the latter look the iund into his own cus tody, locked them securely up in his str ng box, and only doled out to his wife wIitI she considered a veiy inadequate pin-money. By way of remedy, Madame took cccasion once w hen Monsieur was out to break into the s ite and help her sell'. Monsieur, upon returning, disci iv. r;e 1 that he ha i been rohbed, and sought Madame for an explanation, lie found, however, that Madame, with ln-r in ud, had locked herself up in her own loom, snd reiu-ed to admit him over tue b.irri cades. lie offered to parley, but the enemy would not entertain his Hag of truce, and disdained his proposals for a sui render Upon terms the most ho.iorahl . There was nothing to do but to make a formal inve-tment of the garrison, the at tempt to cairy it by storm being far too hazardous. .Neither parly, however, was well prepared for the investment, 'i t e garrison was not provisioned, and th" b sieger h-id engagements elsew he e w h . h would compel him to withdraw from tie: lield very s-kii. In this emergen y u. Ferrand bethought him.-elfof Alexander's device for the conquest of Tyre, and copied it by effectively wailing up the barricaded door. The garrison leuianud ,uict lor a day, and then attempted a sortie, which proved a wretched laiiure. the besiegers' out-works being impregnable. hen the f irrison was nearly starved out Mine, errand hit upon the plan of writing a statement of her perilous condition, w rap ping it around some sous and throwing it into the street L'nforiunatcly, however, it h'ippem d to be All-Fools' flay, and the gay Parisians were so much afraid oi tak ing a eo.i ti'Acrite that it was s.-veral hours before the police were notified. W hen they finally came to her relief, Madame and her maid were piepaiiug a lricassco of kid gloves in hut'e antique, having previously eaten a rice picture frame and drank a bottle of eau de Co logne and one of Hungary water. For this scandalous treatment Mine. Ferrand demands a separation, and it is to ha hoKit the courts w ill grant it. The man who builds up a wall In twecn himself and the w ile of his bosom can certainly all'ord to permit her a separate CataUL-hincut. JV Y. World. Theke is a prospect of a stop being put, this summer, to the dangerous over crowding of excursion steamers, which has liecn so marked in the case of those plying in New York harbor and Narra. pansctt Bay. The I'nited States Board of Sipei visors have concluded thai two passengers lor eaeli vessel's registered t n is as ni'ic'i as is safe, and a treasury order to that cllect will shortly be issued. oUO-fon vessel will lie allowed to carry 1,H'0 passengers on the waters of the Hudson and in the harlwir, and le-s if go ing up the Sound, and siill less if eo ing outside of Sandy Hook, at the dis cretion of the Board of Local Inspec tors. A life preserver will have to be furnished lor each passenger, and a larger complement of boats than hith erto. The peanut sul'.ers from its vulgar name. It would be more rcspet ted if it were called the Araoiinis hyi'ogtea, a le guminous plant. It is also an impressive lact, not generally known, that it is the root of JJuniuiu bulbocast itiuni, an unbel lilerous plant, which is farinaceous, phos phoric, tweet, and considered nourishing. A pint of peanuts may be a vulgar re freshment, but a pint of roasted Arachnis hypogcea cle-erves to be looked upon with respect. 2i. Y. llenild. . m Theue Is nothing very original in a money market report. It is too full ot tjUoUitiOUs, THE HAM) OF FATE. It was twenty minutes past two o'clock. The afternoon was cold and dreary, and a drizzling mist had settled upon the city .John Trance was in his ollice on Broad street, running over a long list of figures in his ledger, to close up the account of the dav's business, as he did not intend to eo to the afternoon session of the Stock Exchange, but take the half-past three train tor a call out ol town on very im portant and delicate private business. As lie scanned the entries in the ledger he repeatedly looked at his watch and at the large pendulum clock on the wall, exhib iting much nervous irritation and consid erable impatience. By his side on the desk lav a check lor fitly thousand dodars. drawn by himself on the Fourth National Bank to the order of Crow, Sims A: Co. bankers in William street, and bearing on its face the certificate of the bank that it was " good" for payment on presentation, Bv Hie side of the check was a list of Ix'mLs and stocks left with Crow, Suns !: Co, as collateral security lor the loan which was due that day, and for paying that loan the ch ok was drawn. It was twcnlv minutes past two, and John Trance looked at his watch again and then at the clock. His nervousness increased "Heavens! where docs C'harlev stay so long?" he exclaimed. Charley was his clerk, book-keeper, cashier, errand-boy and general factotum. He had pone ont at two o'clock to deliver stocks sold, call in those that had been purchased, pay and collect money, as is the routine of busi ness in Broad and Wall streets at that hour of every business day. He should have been back in fifteen minutes, and he was now gone live minutes over that time. Punctuality, even to a second, is the strict I rule in that financial mart, and whoever i misses to " come to time" as he said but once, is a grievous sufferer. I past two: ' flaia miuutes this check " I wenty minutes Trance ; " w ithin ten must be at Crow's! And Charley not yet back. I can't leave the otliee or lock it up I'll ask Larry to do me the favor and" Just then the door opened and Mortimer Toms, a w ealth)' bachelor of no business and an intimate Iriend ot Irnuce, stepped into the Oihee. " You're the very man, Toms, to do me a favor, won't vim?'' said Trance as he shook hands with his friend. " Why, John, of course, anything in the world I can do only say what it l and it's done, if mortal man can do it. "This check must immediately go to Crow, Sims et Co., down in William street, vmi know, to take up some collat erals. It's on a call loan, due to-dav. Charley is out and I can't lock up the ollice. Just run down therefor me and if 1 should not le in when you return, give the stocks to Charley, as I must go out of tow n by the '.I .'.'jO train. I'll see you to-morrow. Now, will you? there's a good fellow." "Of course I will. Fork over the doc uments and the thing's done." Mortimer Toms took the check and the list of col laterals and hurried oil. t ive minutes later Charley returned lo the ollice, Trance put on his overcoat in preat haste, started out, jumped into a coupe, drove to his bachelor lodgings, changed his dress, re entered the coupe with a valise and reached the depot not a moment too soon to leave on the Harlem Railroad, at the appointed hour. When seated in a smok ing-car, he seemed satisfied with himself and all the world. About six miles from Station on the Harlem Railroad, in Putnam County, there is an extensive tarm in a nigh state of cultivation. On a knoll stood the man sion, a large stone building, massive but plain in its architecture, and indicating that it was one of those old-fashioned manor-houses which are numerous in that section of the country. It was Hanked on either side by groves of tall elms and pop. lars, and m trout ol its eolonaded portico. with an easy decline toward the road, was the lawn through which the carriage way led up to the house from the trate lodge. The heavy November mist overspread lawn and trees like a somber veil, but in other seasons the llowcr-beds sparkled in their many hues, glistened like gems in the green setting of the sward, and im parted iv the contrast oi their splendor a brighter sheen to the foliage of the sur rounding groves. Here was the residence of Mr. James T. Cone, a retired New ork merchant. For near forty years he had known no other pleasure than giving all his time, care i;nd mind to buying and sening groceries and increasing his for tune. F' en now, w hen sixty years had whitened his hair, bent his form aud wrinkled his face, lie would "run down to the city" to ee how business prospered with the firm which still bore- his name and with which he remained connected as special partner. Here Mrs. Margaret iono, ins wile, who was niteen years younger than lier liustianit, leigned s1; picnic. She was t i ; 1 l.aiu.-ome and w hat slight inroads upon her beauty ad vai,; iug time had made, she knew but tio well how to hide by the mvsui'otis arts of the toilet to which no woman of her age and means is nowadays a stranger. She was proud, but not more so than other women in her station of life, w ho know when their husbands speak, there are millions of wealth to back up every word they saw Mr. Cone was the richest man in the neighborhood ; consequently hi wife was the leader of society thereabouts and she maintained her iMisition with dignity and even some degree of robust haughtiness, though she delighted in the reputation she had justly gained during her residence in the city, as well as since Mr. I lone removed to theeountry, that slu was a true and liberal benefactress of the pour. Yel she looked down upon the un fortunates w hom she aided as a patroness lar removed aiiove them, and as tor asso ciating on an equal plane with any ont doomed to poverty, even the mere thought of its possibility gave her a nervous shock. She had had two children. A son alout twenty-five years old at the time who had inherited the business habits of the father and who, with capital advanced him by the elder Cone, was permanently settled in sun t rancisco rapidly aecumu lating independent wealth. Thedaughter l-.mma was a blooming maiden of twenty. About two years belore she had finished her education at a private institution lor young ladies, made the trip over Europe in company with her parents, and had her coming out" party on her return, moved in society as other young ladies of her Msition and expectations do and was well known at Saratoga, at Newport and Long Branch. She possessed all thechar- acteristics ot her mother, and thoroughly realistic in all her ideas, she had none of tint gushing sentimentality which "boarding-school misses" often imbibe from trash literatuie. She knew that her lather was a millionaire, that a very large portion of his wealth would ultimately be her own, that she was what the world calls accomplished and quite attractive in p-erson. Know ing all this, she considered hcrscil quite a prize in the matrimonial lottery, and none should dare approach her unless on conditions ot comparative equality. It was about five o'chx-k in the evening of the day when we left John Trance speeding away northward on the Harlem Railroad. Mrs. Cone and Emma were in me cosy sitting-room on the second noor of their mansion. The mother was read ing the latest edition of Tennyson's ' Idvls f the King," and Emma wis reclining in a soft cushioned easy chair, busying her nimble fingers with silken embroidery I resently she dropped the work in her lap and sitting in a meditative posture a lew moments, she said in a half languid, half anxious tone: ' Ma, do you really think he will do?" "My child," replied Mrs. Cone, laying dow n the book and assuming an expres sion of intense earnestness, '"you know my opinion. You know that I did not give my consent until father had nside ail necessary inquiries with the most satis tactory result. Although in point of wealth he is not our equal, yet his position in society is all that we can desire. And then you know he is not ioor. He has a competency even now to support a wife in the style required for the circle in which you move, and his business is rap idly improving. Father says that he is one of the most successful men in Wall street, and has already made his mark. So I can't see w hy he should not do." " Well, ma, the truth is that, as things go, 1 like iiiiu well enough. He is clever, and has a distinguished look. When I first saw him at New jHirt, and before he was introduced to us, I took him for some foreign nobleman, and that thought made me look favorably upon him. t was real ly disapjiointed on being told that his name was plain John Trance, a stock broker in Wall street. All the ritl-rall and broken-down merchants turn stock brokers, and the idea that he was one of them w holly disenchanted me. Hut never mind, I guess it will come out all right, as you and father think it will." " We do think so, my child," said the mother, "and I may as well say to you now, that lather knows all atioul mm, about his personal habits and associations, and they are all good. He could not be a Uittr man, nor be esteemed higher as a guest in the wealthiest houses, if he were many tunes as well off as he is. W e have understood that Lilly Crow, the banker's daughter, was doing her best to catch him " "The little upstart imp," came with a hiss of utter contempt from Emma. 44 Y es, and Jennie Tart " 44 She'd look nice, with her freckled face and puggish eyes, to stand up with handsome John Trance to be made Mrs. Trance." 44 Don't disturb yourself, my child, she will not but you will be Mrs. Trance le- fore long. He is coming up this evening on the early train. I have sent the car riage to the station and he must soon be here. Father will not return from the city until after seven." At this moment the rattling of carriage wheels was heard coining up to the main entrance of the mansion, the door-bell rang, and a few moments later Mrs. Cone, hmma and her intended husband, John Trance, met in the parlor. He was most cordially received by the ladles, as if lie were already one ot the family, and alter a brief greeting he was conducted, to a room up-stairs by a servant. Having dressed for dinner he rejoined the ladies in the parlor, and presented to them the little presents he had bought tor the mother several of the most renowned novels by fashionable authors, and for Emma an exquisitely designed cluster- diamond rinp. Their conversation was exclusively about the coming marriage, on what clay th ceremony should take place, whither the newlv-niarried pair would betake themselves on their bridal tour, and how long they should remain away. Some discussion ensued whether the young c ouple ought to take rooms for a year or so, or set" up their ow n estab lishment at once, and John's preference for the latter was agreed to, since he told I them he bad already made a conditional contract for the purchase of a mansion a perfect gem of a dwelling on the ave nue, and would give Emma full liberty lo draw on his bank account in furnishing it to her own taste. Thus time sped, sev en o clock arrived, and dinner was an nounced. As Mr. Cone was not expected home until after that hour, he was not waited for, and the party repaired to the dining-room. Duringthe meal ourlriend John was exceedingly vivacious and en tertaining, telling all the gossip and socie ty anecdotes of the city, and Mrs. Cone was more and more delighted with her future son-in-law, and so was Emma with her destined husband. of this sudden change. Gradually he grew more quiet under the chilling in fluence of the damp, cbid atmosphere around him. Ills thoughts took a more connected shape, and he began to reason with himself w hat best to do. His first impulse was to walk the distance to the Cone mansion, demand admission, and ask for an Immediate statement "1 the cause of his expulsion from the family. He was on llie point ol starting on the road when it occurred to him that per haps it would be better to wait till the next day, and then send his friend, Morti mer Toms, to ask for an explanation in his behalf. It seemed to him the best course, alul he concluded to adopt it. The hall clock struck eight as Mr. James T. Cone entered his house. As the ser vant assisted in relieving him of his great coat, the merry voices from the dining room reached his ear. 44 It's Mrs. Cone, Miss Em, and Mr. Trance from the city still at dinner," reported the mulatto. "H'ni:" muttered the old gentleman, standing motionless in the hall, looking down upon the polished marble tiles. 1 1 is countenance was more rigid and stern than usual; some heavy, oppressive thought seemed to distract his mind. He meditated for a while, and then, instead of joining the joyous family party at din ner, he crossed the hall in the opposite di rection and entered the library, where he sank into a large arm-chair with a deep sigh, apparently overcome by painful emotions. The mulatto otiserved it, and asked his master whether he was ill. "No, Peter, but go and ask Mrs. Cone into the library. Don't tell it so that my daughter and and that man can hear it. sk her in a whisper that I wish to see her in the library." 44 les, sir, , answered I'eter, and went to obey the order. Mrs. Cone at once rose from the table. Her husband was often in the habit of calling her suddenly to private interviews, and she was uet at all alarmed at the present request. Excuse me, children, ' she said, as she started to go, " I shall return present ly and hear the end ol John's story." 15ut she end not return. In altout ten minutes, which John and Emma had passed in most agreeable conversation. I'eter came back and whispered something to Miss Emma, who rose from her seat. Excuse mo, John, pa has sent for me. but I wi;l be back imtii! di itely." She wont, but did not come back, nei ther did her mother. John paced the dining-room to and fro, wondering why tie..! old man did not Ceiioe to shake hands with him and bid him welcome. But his wonderment changed to stunning amaze ment as, after the lapse of half an hour. Peter reappeared, saving: 44 Mr. Trance, the carriage is at the door to take you to Hie station." John looked at I'eter. The demeanor of the mulatto was no longer that submis sive, obsequious, servile familiarity with which he always had addressed the recog nized future son-in-law of the house a-s Mr. John." His behavior now was cold, stilt', formal, even to otlensiveness. He again blurted out, still more prutlly: Come, Mr. Trance, the carriage is wait ing; quick, get your things from up stairs; we can't let the horses stand in the cold so long." 44 W hat does this mean?" John was at last able to stutter forth, and he found his breath almost stilled within him by his heaving heart "Mean?" said Peter, with an impudent grin; " why, it means that you are to leave this house in less than no time, sir. Come, get ready, we want to shut the door behind you." I'eter took John I ranee by the arm. who allowed himself passively to le led into the hall and up the stairs to the room w here he had dressed for dinner. Here Peter threw everything from the dressing- table, hap-hazard, into John's valise, handed him the overcoat, led him down stairs again and out upon the xrtico. Here John once more recovered his voice and, sobbingly, asked: 44 Peter, tell me. what is the cause of all this? ' 44 Dunno, sir," replied the servant w ith another sneer, 44 but that's my orders. Make haste, get into the carriage," at the same time pushing, almost lifting John into the ehiele. The carriage door was no sooner closed; than the coachman whipped up his horses, drove away rap idly and soon came up to the station. As John Trance alighted, the coachman handed him a box and a sealed letter, bade him good night, following it up with a herrty laugh of contempt, aud was out of sight. When he reached his boarding house in the city it was long past midnight, and all the inmates had retired, lie went straight to his room and to bed, but his sleep was restless anil broken, his mind continually recurring to the strange and remarkable events of the evening. Ashe entered the breakfast room in the morning lie found himself stared at by all around the table. No one friendly greeting met him, as was the custom, and the boarders seemed as tonished at his presence. He took his seat, but he ftlt instinctively that his fellow-boarders were cutting him. At last, and before any victuals were placed for him on the table, he rose, and taking a chair by the side of the landlady, in quired of her what thij conduct meant. 44 Why, Mr. Tvance. surely, you know it best yourself," said Mrs. Moore, a suspi cious smile stealing over her face. 44 1 do not, Mrs. Moore, and w hat hap pened to me last night iu'the country can not be the cause for this offensive be havior, as if is known only to myself and five other persons who have not been in the city since then." 44 It was exactly these five persons you speak of, Mr. Trance," answered Mrs. Moore, with a cunning twinkle in her eye, 44 who were here last evening inquiring for you most sedulously, und w ho told us all about it." 44 What?" shouted John, 44 Mr. and Mrs. Cone and Miss Cone and their servants were here? Impossible." 44 1 don't know anything of the people you mention," whispered the landlady, 44 but 1 do know that five detectives were here, one after the other; all of them wanted you. and said you were an ab sconding bankrupt." "A what? a bankrupt? an abscond ing bankrupt?" exclaimed John, com pletely overwhelmed by this new informa tion. " Why, it's in all the papers this, morn ing," said Mrs. Mopro, and handed him one of the journals that lay on the table by her side. True enough, there it was, and John read, while ihe paper in his hands trembled as if moved by fitful gusts of a storm: Faii.cke or a BaoKEK Srsncioes Cia- Ct'MSTNCES ANI Rt MOKS OF A DEFALCATION. Ihe Hankhitt Ahsconps. Yesterday at Ihe opening of the afternoon board of the Stock Kxehunge, notice was sent by Crow, Skns iV. Co., the bankers, that John Trance, stock broker, at Broad street, had failed to meet his liabilities, and a large quantity of stock whs sold out on his account under the rule. Inquiries disclosed the fuel that he had left the ollice shortly before in a cab, taking a Harlem train to the north. It is known that he left the city in great lias'e, and many rumors are atloat of very questionable transactions in which he is sid to have been lately engaged and by w hich it is feared sev eral of his confiding friends will lose heavily, it was known that lie would soon marry the daughter of a wealt hy retired merchant re siding in Putnam County. The attorney of Messrs. Crow, Sims iV Co., found that gentle man fortunately in town early in the evening and usked him whether he would protect the reputation i f his future son-in-law by paying his debts. He refused flatly, and detectives were put at once upon the track of the fugi tive." The mystery of the sudden action of the Cone family upon the return home of Mr. Cone was now fully revealed. But a still greater and j-ct unsolved mystery it re mained how Crow, Sims it Co. could an nounce him as a bankrupt, since he had sent them in time the check to cancel the debt of $00,000 which was due, and how tlie rumors of a defalcation originated, though his hasty departure from the city, nobody knowing w hither lie went, certain ly might, as he thought, give color even to this false suspicion. He told Mrs. Moore that he was not a bankrupt, nor a defaulter, had not absconded, but would go down town anil set matters right with in a few hours. As John came to his office he found it crowded with people inquiring for him. loudest amoug whom was Mortimer Toms in a morose, dejected and almost despair ing mood. 44 Come right along, my dear fellow," said Ioms, his eves running over with tears, and taking John by both hands dragged him into the inner othee. 44 See here, John stop, not a word, till you hear me now it's my own carelessness that litis caused all this confounded hubbub. 1 left you yesterday to go to Crow iV. Sims t.r you, met a friend on the wav, took a brandy, took another, and another, for got all about your check, got in a cab with my friend, went to Dclmonico's had a glorious time, and blow me, if I thought any more of your matter until this morning, when I saw this confound ed stuff atiout you in the papers. Here's your check again, and just make up a bill of damages against me, my dear fel low, and I'll stand the whole of it, try thunder." That explained it. Crow, Sims fc Co not receiving their money the very min ute it should have been paid, sent the usual notice to the board to sell out the stock thev held as collaterals on account of their defaulting debtor. As Trance did a large business, the report of his un expected failure gave a violent tumble to all the stocks he dealt in, and those which Crow, Sims & Co. held sold large ly below the amount for which they were pledged. Ihe bankers thereupon instruct ed their lawyers to commence proceed ings at once to recover the balance still due. Trance was looked for, and on as certaining that he had hurriedly left the city, rumors ot fraudulent bankruptcy started in every direction, and one of the lawyers of the bankers who knew Mr. Cone, and had heard of the intended marriage of Miss Cone to John Trance, thcught it a shrewd move to ask Mr. Cone to pay John's debts, with the result we have seen. Mortimer Toms took it upon himself to see Mr. Cone, and he swore a thousand oaths that his dear fel low John was the best and honestest fel low anil cleverest business man in the town. The pecuniary situation of John Trance beiug shown to be excellent, he was informed that nothing was further in the way of his resuming his old relations w ith the Cone fainilv. " But he did not. lie had, by the ex. perience of that fearful evening, obtained a clear knowledge of Emma's character. As she had evidently so little love for him, and so little confidence in him, that she turned him out of doors w ithout car ing to investigate an injurious rumor, he was sure that she would not make him a good wife, with all her wealth. He sought USEFUL AMI SUGGESTIVE. There stood John on the platform of the i elsewhere, was better mated, and is now railway station as immovable as a stone pillar, staring listlessly into the night, while feverish thoughts ransacked his brain. Was it a dream ? Was it all some frighttul vision of a nightmare? Was he crazed, and is it all the imagination of disturbed reason ? No! It was but too sad reality. He had been rudely ejected from the house where only an hour lieforc he hoped to lie the inmate as a son. AU his future blasted and himself insulted, even by the menials, ;.nd wny? as there to"le no explanation given him of this startling conduct? l es, there was. He now rememlered the letter and the Ihx he still held in his hand. He opened the letter, and by the solitary lamp of the station lie read. It was in the hand writing of Mr. Cone himself, and con tained these brief, cold, inexplicable words: Mr. Trance will perceive that, after what lias occurred, his visits to the house of Mr. James T. Cone are no longer de sirable. Mrs. and Miss Cone join in th:s opinion." I his letter only darkened tlie mystery all the more. Yet there w as the box ; per haps it would give some better explana tion, lie opened it hastily, nut tound only the various presents he had given to Mrs. Cone and to her daughter, even" Ihe diamond ring was there he had placed on Miss Emma's finger that evening. Not a line ol writing to give a clew to the cause the father of a happy family. Every Sun day Mortimer Toms, still a crusty old bachelor, drives with him. 44 Say, old fellow," he often remarks, 44 it must have been tlie hand of fte; it it wasn't for that forgelfulness of mine about your check you'd have been tied to that llint-hearted lump of cold flesh buried in fashionable dry-goods, and there'd be now one happy, contented, blessed household less in the world. Blow me, if it ain't so!" And John Trance is very much of the same opinion. As to Emma, the aflair had made so much noise that her parents removed their residence to Paris, and there she gave up most of her wealth to a dissolute old scape grace, in exchange for the empty bauble of his title of nobility. Victor l'aim, in N. Y. Mercury. After tlie trial of Mr. Landis, the jury stood eight for acquittal and four against. The four men declared that nothing on earth could change their minds; upon which one, not a Christian, said: 44 Then let us try what there is in heaven." One ot the jury immediately said: 44 Let us pray." They all knelt dow n, and, after a prayer of unusual pow er, they arose from their knees. The four were converted, and all voted for acquittal. Zion't Herald To-niorrow is a satire on to-day, show s its weakness. Young. did Mock Not cat (Very nice). To one quart of good molasses add one pound of brown sugar and one ounce of butter. Put it on the fire, stir now and then to prevent scorching. After it has boiled one hour, stir in a teacupful of walnut kernels, all partifcles ot "hell adhering having been carefully removed. Let it boil a short w hile longer, or until candied, w hich may be ascertained by dropping a little in cold water; if it does not discolor the water, and has a stringy appearance, it is done; continue to boil until this is the case. Grease a large dish, pour out the candy and let it stand until cold, w hen it may be tut into squires t'r strips; of, if preferred, the candy may be pulled as soon as cool enough to bear handling. Tiik Practical Farmer says that clap boards are otten split by driving large nails into the board that has just been put on, sometimes checking the stud on which the claplioard is nailed. This in duces leakage and often speedy decay. The proper method is iintel out as fol lows: After the board is nailed oft, le the support nails be stuck into the sheath ing boards or studs, so as to rest on the ruppcredge of the board below. Then, after the ends are fitted, draw out the sup port nails and lap the lower edge of the claplxiard on the lniard below not less than one inch. By observing this direc tion no cracks w ill be produced near the lower edges of the boards. It will pa well, also, to make holes lor nails with a sharp bradawl. To tHji'AHE anv number ot two figures ending in five: ilulllply the ten'o figure by one more than itself, and annex the square of the unit's figure. Example: Square 4o. The ten's figure is 4 ; multi ply this by one more than itself, o, and the product is '-0; annex the square of 5, the unit's figure, which is 2.1, aud the an swer is 2,021. This can all be done men tally, which is the advantage. To square any number ending in 25: If the hun dred's figure is 1, annex the unit's figure to it, ami then annex to this the square of 25. If the hundred's figure is 2, annex the unit's figure and then double tlie number thus formed, annexing the square of 25. The rule may be made mote general, thus: Annex the unit's to the hundred's figure, multiply by the hundred's figure, ami annex the square of 21. Example: Square 225. Annexing unit's .1 to hun dred's 2, we have 25; multiplying by 2, the hundred's, we have 50; annexing 025, the square ot 25, we have .10,025, the answer. This can all be tlone in the mind. Ohio I'-trmer. The number of 41 infallible" cures for rheumatism, saj's the Boston Journal of Uheioixtry, that have been announced has become a matter of joke. Our readers have doubtless seen the amusing list of a hundred or so of these specifics, pro fessional and non-professional, that has gone the rounds of the papers. Dr. Franz Heller has added one more to the cata logue, and that is ammonia, which he ad vocates enthusiastically in the Medizin ixche I'rew, of Vienna. For several years he had been a sufferer from severe mus cular rheumatism in the right shoulder; he had taken al the common anti-rheiim-atic remedies with but little alleviation, when he began to reason that in rheuma tism, as in gout, there may be a uric acid diathesis; he thought that liquor ammo ni;e, on account of its rapid volatilization, would be the remedy most readily ab sorlwd, and the most prompt in action. He look one drop, diluted with w ater, and felt immediately a complete relief Irom the pain, which had lasted for ten hours; he w as now able to move freely the arm which, an instant before, he could scarce ly bear to have touched. The remedy, he claims, lias proved a positive cure in all recent c;ises of muscular rheumati sin which have fallen under his observation, and these have been many. Wheat and Other Grain for Hens. Wheat, wheat middlings, oats, barley, Indian corn and buckw heat are good arti cles of food for hens if they are used al ternately. It Indian corn were to com pose the whole diet of hens they w ould be rendered too fat for laying purposes; but as a regular diet it is valuable. About three times per week the hens will need some bits ot meat, to lurnish more abun dantly the albuminous element of the egg. Burned oyster shells pounded, old mortar, bone meal or something similar should be kept by them at all times as material for shells. There should also be a constant supply of fresh, clean water. I lens should never be permitted to eat snow. Snow water is high injurious to ti'L-tn. Many persons feed their hens till they will eat, and keep grain by them all" the time. This is a bad practice. More hens are in jured by overfeeding than in any other way. If a man eats all that he can" he bo comes to some extent incapacitated for ex ertion, and if he continues the practice his system will become deranged. So the hen, when overfed, becomes too fat and is good for nothing but to be marketed. - A simple rule in feeilinghensis to givethem as much as they will eat eagerly but no more. As soon as they cease to eat with avidity and will not run for the food it should be removed. Fowls should be fed in this way three limes a day viz: morning, noon anil night. The morning's meal should con sist iff soft food of some kind, for dun- g the night the crop and stomach should become empty. If whole grain is fed the fowl is obliged to grind it before she gets any nourishment, and delay Ip the morn ing is injurious; therefore, it is best to have scalded meal and bran with mashed potatoes prepared. At noon a dinner of meal or grain may be given. At night grain should be fed, so that the hens will have something substantial in their crops to last them throngh the night. In win ter Indian corn is good to feed at night; in summer, oats, wheat r barley may be used. Wheat middlings are an excellent summer food, because of the flesh-form- ing elements contained in them the req uisites for producing eggs. Soft food should be mixed rather dry, so that w hen thrown upon Ihe ground it will fall in pieces. When soft it sticks to the beaks, to the annoyance of the low Is, and it is also liable to derange their digestion. Fowls require also a daily supply of green or fresh vegetables, both summer and win ter. Chopped turnips, cabbages or apples are suitable tor winter. In summer, ac cess to green grass is the best means of gratifying their wants. In order to be successful in keeping fowls their wants should be attended to witii the same care and regularity that is bestowed upon other animals; the increase in the numlicr ot eggs will then be perceptible. Cor. A. Y. Herald. Straw .Mats. Straw mats are indispensable about the hot-bed in cold nights and cold rain or snow storms; they are also useful for a va riety of purposes on the farm, and hence, every good market-gardener or farmer should know how to make mats. Procure two strips of board, four feet long, two inches wide, one inch thick; then two strips of the same width and thickness, but live feet long. Fasten them together at the ends, divide the space and tie four strong twines lengthwise on the trame. Spread evenly on the frame, rye-straw, alout an inch thick, put the butts of the straw outside and tlie tops in the middle. Take four small sticks, w iud on them medium sized, strong linen twine, and fasten the twine around the frame by the large twines; commence at the ends of the four twines nearest, then enclose a little of the straw, pass the fine twine over the straw and under the large twine with a half-hitch ; carry the work along on Ihe four twines evenly until finished. Trim off the butts square, and you have a strong straw mat, which will answer to cover a load of truck or grain, to keep it dry and nice for market, to put in the bottom of a wagon at any time, to pack away wool. when shearing, or to keep oil the dust in going to market; in fact useful for many other purposes too numerous to mention. I find on the farm it is very useful to know how to splice ropes, tie a bowline, and other sailor knots, which is very easily lone if you only know how. 1). V. 11., in Ohio Fanner. Daniel may come out all right. only Drew off to w ait aw hile. Hi Is England last year there died iiTb' people aged nirety-five years and more, of whom 45 were women. Of these, eighty-n'ne had attained 100 years or more, and it is very icinnr'p.b' .that no less than seventy-nine of this number were females. The oldest of the men in the obituary of the year died in the Wobtan ton Dis'trict, Staffordshire, aged 10:1; but a w"n?n wbo died in Hurst Almshouse, Exeter, was 10, alid another a Newport, in Monmouthshire, had reached die patri archal age of 1 12. Of these eighty-nine centenarians, nine were found in London, thirteen in North and South Wales, six in Yorkshire and six in Norfolk. I'nllmlted Ilrmedial Kt-Hoiirrem peoplb srunt-t'.iiiM fuppose that Dr. Pierce's Family Meililiries rVri'escnt the en tire extent of his resource? f"r tiring liisorif'c. This is an error. Kxpcricnce proved th::5 wbiie the Golden Medical Discovery, Favor4 ite Prescription, Pleasant Purgative Pellets, Compound Extract of Smart-Weed, and Dr. Sage's C atarrh Kcmody would, if faithfully used, euro a large variety of chronic com plaints tlo re would be "here and there a ease which, from Its severity, or from II complication with other disorders, would resist their action. These. exceptional onse required a thorough examination into their symptoms, to ascertain thfe exact nature and extent of the disease or di'ea Itmler which the patient was laboring, and the use of speeitic remedies to meet and overcome the same. -Tliis led to the establishment of the World's Dispensary, at Buffalo, N. Y-, with its Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons, each of whom is skilled in the treatment of chronic disorders in general and those be.': longing to his own special department in particular. To one is assigned diseases of tlie throat and lungs; to another, diseases of the kidneys and urogenital organs; to an other, diseases ol the digestive system; to tn other, liMiifcR of the nervous ystein; and to another, discHsos of the eye and ear. Thus the highest degree of perfection in med icine and surgerv is attained. The establish ment of this institution enables the Doctor to meet a long felt want. In the treatment of the more severe chronic affections. By a careful consideration of the symptoms as given in writing, he successfully treats thou sands of eases at their homes. Others visit the Dispensary in person. The amplest re sources for the treatment of lingering affec tions are thus placed at the disposal of every patient, and those ou whom the pro prietary medicines do not have the desired effect can procure a more thorough and etlieient course bv a personal application to le orld s Dlepcnsn the proprietor of the ary. Dr. Sclienrk's Standard Remedies. The standard remedies for all diseases of the luns are Pchemck's Pulmonic Stkvp. Schknck's Pea Weed Tojuo" and Schehck's Mairak Piu.e . nnd. If takpn belore the lungs are destroyed, a pneedy cure is effected. To the-e three medicines Dr. J. H. Schenrk, of Philadelphia, owes his nmivaled success in the trev.tmeut of pnlmoniiry dissases. The Pulmonic Svrup ripens the morbid matter In the lnnsri; nature throws it oil' by an easy ex pectoration, for when the phlegm or matter is ripe a slight coiifrh will throw it off, the patient baa rest and the lungs bejin to heal. To enable the Pulmonic Syrup to do this, Srhenck s Mandrake Pills and Schenck's Sea Weed Tonic must be freely used to cleanse tbe stomuch slid liver. Schenck's Mandrake Pills net on the liver, removing all obstructions, relai the pnll-bhulder, the bile starts freely and the liver is soon relieved. Schenck s Sea Weea Tonic is gentle stimulant and alterative; the alkali, of which it is composed, mixes with the food and prevents souring. It as sists the digestion by tonine up the stomach to a healthy condition, f-o that the food and the Pul mouic'Svrup will make good blood; then the hint's he.il. and the patient will surely get well if care Is taken lo prevent fresh co:d. All who wish to consult Dr. Schenck, either per sonally or by letter, cuu do so at his principal of fice, corner of Sixth and Akcu Srs., Philadelphia, very .Monday. Schenck's medicines are sold by all dnisiisU throughout the country. .Tlap of the IJlaek llilla. TnE Bismarck Tribune, published seventy five miles nearer Black Hills than any other newspaper, gives more reliable information concerning them than any other, s-ent to any address six months, together with & chromo of (Jen. Custer, or a new and correct pocket map of Dakota and the Black Hills, showing facts gleaned by all official surveys and late explorations, bix months for one dollar. Address C. A. Lcuasbcrry, Manager, Bismarck, D. T. Economy. Tou will save money iy using Procter fc iiariMe's Original Moltlnl German ,s'o;i. It will not waste nor become soft like ordinary yellow soap when used in warm water, nor is it cheapened with aitieles inju rious io clothes, lumctuhir, you obtain a f ull onr.jK'UHU bar if you purchase their brand. To protect their bran. from imitators Procter k (Iambic patented it, and the patent was sustained in the United btates Courts. Kxoiuint the stfinp on the ban when vou iuu. Take their ijuu oJu. Fi kvitcke is sol.l by Ilolton ik Hildreth, and 2'J7 State St., Chicago, lower than any house in the West, (ioods are lirst-class. PkcssINg's AVhite Wine Vinegar excels al! others in purity, strength and Uavor. Try it. ' John," said a dying Danbury woman to her husband, "I am going fast. I may not be able to speak to you again, hut I" want you to (her breath came short here) remember that you can't tilt back in those new chair. They ain't strong ." There was a quick nervous twitch of the face, a gurgling in the throat, and the sick one was gone. The suicide of murderers is becom ing frequent. If men capable of doing murder would only kill themselves before they kill anybody else, much trouble and expense would be saved. An old cannon of revolutionary fame that has for the past thirty years lain in the Penobscot, between Orono and Web ster. .Me., will soon be taken up and sent to Philadelphia A penny saved here and there counts up at the cud of the year, liuy onlv Klt.VKK TIPPED Shiesand u will save dollars I insfrsd of cents. 1 arenrs rememner oils. NO CHANNEL CUT IN THE SOLE Standard Screw ONLY ABSOLUTE FASTENING FOR BOOTS & SHOES. f - B jy pi B y I .1 1. Mattksox. Orain Coiiimtwinii, LJf X f VjLi4 K.Mim . li WaMiliijMon st. CLica-. Solirils )., K'iui'ita. Krlcrs to J. V. r'arweij A Co.: K'-id. Murdoch Fihcher; 1'ank of T'aio'.s. Houekeeper rejoice. AliF.NTS make money with our 5 he article. CiPiviLL A Co.. CneanIra,Ct. snmi.'CH wrtr l sent STijisoX & Co.. I'ortuu-il, Me. $5? w n nay r.r noitre. tl) j tree fcl n IMiy u Home. 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RICHARDSON ' f. rlM-H'ittin r- fx ri jiinnr cur - in ( .in-'i.iaintii. In ")-''ii. Fii.-. I. nine, mi 1 i-i . .-:... rMii-iie iviv-i. FEMALE DISEASES n l w.-n.n iioiiuopamic sua uia rt " "It ftimr f it:s, the rfry mr-ltrittt Tiir i-.nl v I vuni Kxtri.-t of we will f-'-rril"- " l'ri'-"tl per A TULliOQE, CINCmNATI.O. V 1.1 . .iriT-"t . . .. . . .'a altI " j Ltvt-. ik very f amily can 11a ve u t tout BUSS' Patent Fire Kindling PELLETS. On receipt of One Dol la r I a ill send liy return mail a moid press, witti full instructions for making the P. ll.t-. and a Kmnily Patent It In lit lo make and use tPcse unequaled Klre Kimllera. Owr aOO.OOIt P. lit li liavealrea.lv t.eeu sold. A hoy or Klii ';in make Ilicm. Cost five cents for kind line one tiiini'.red rlres. Sample r.dls of 'I'i-ii Pt-lleta re:clv l'ur c.se sent post-fi-.-e on receipt of Twenty trlit.. Send stamp for O -cular. Address K. lit ss. Fu it iitcr. Snt ir tt lil. Ohio. 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'ili.T.aifes. seversl hundred rncrnvitiir-. uii.ln h. mil itu!.y colored lilliorai.h. ."sent t-.-tfai.l. t 'l T. cel. Is Jlllaa'a iarlenera lllillinne s nd I ' lt,.f.tt li.tr.t.n. ,.......'...... Ildpsi-es I,, a ii li- ful'v lihistrste.l. inntled to .!l a..h. sit- iiicIo-.i.k 10.14. Itll.s'.llln. Irnled lot:it.. 11 1 0 Ion a des. rii.tive ii-t of nil the new vari. i i. s r. c. n duee.l with ninnv ot her d. sirah'e s..rl i Is. 1 information ujsjn their cultivation. .12 ii.it.-. loc. B. K. BLISS & SONS. P.O. Box No. .171. '-I I Ilnicliiy fl.. Tl I H l!ll ril r- t if f'tl ifiM S3 Sy tSOisJ OWE I 1 sT dZZ-- VJ CS5 IJim. AND IXVIGOHATK9 AND HARDENS THE GUMS! Itirnarts a tie lightfully r -nbhlag tiftt and focin.rrt' the rr.'-nth , n riov iEff all TAKTAK and SCL'KF from the teeth, completely arresting the pro piess f decay, and v. hitc-niriff tucix parta as have become blavk by decay. 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