. v ' How Matches are Made. A block of wood two feet long, and of - thickness sufficient or the length of a ' match, 18 placed pon a little iron shelf la one of these machines, not a great deal more ponderous thaa a sewing mv ohine. The shelf moves forward by little Jumps, bringing the end of the block just above a cutter composed of tiny circles of steel, which takes off twelve splints at each ascending stroke. . These splints ' then pass between the links of ft chain, as it is called, composed of two pieces of wood each the length of a common clothespin, and of the same shape were it open at both ends) placed together, their convex sides towards each other. These pieces are linked at either end in twos, the pairs about au inch apart, forming a continuous chain two hundred feet in length. This chain passes through the machine directly over the cuttor the splints as they are separated from the block, being reoeived between the two sides of the clothespin links, .which are grooved to suit them. The chain moves just rapidly enough to take up the results of each cutting as the knife performs its work. Passing along a few feet, a little hammer jumps up from the floor, and strikes each link with force enough to dislodge the imperfect splints, which are but slightly held, and they drop upon the floor. A few feet further on the chain passes over a wheel, which revolves slow ly in a tiny reservoir of melted brimRtone, ' the ends of the incipient matches getting a bath as they pass. After this they move forty or fifty feet further, until quite dry, when, on their return course, they are held down by a steol finger, and made to just taste the liquid phosphorus, which is taken up by a second wheel from a reservoir similar to that whioh holds the brimstone. They then finish their journey of forty or fifty feet, by which time they are quite dry. At the end of the course the chain passes over a wheel elevated above the cutting-machine, from which it falls perpendicularly. As each link reaches a tray made to receive them, the matches, smoking and threatening to ignite, are gently pushed from it by a sliding piece of steel, which is thrust out just often enough to dislodge each row as it is brought along by the endless chain. This, emptied of its contents, soon the blocl, to receive another package of its tiny freight within each ot its innu merable links. Eight of these machines (the writer has reference to aparticularmanufactory) are running constantly, making eight hun dred gross of matches per day, a gross numbering fourteen thousand, and chip- Eing away in the course of a year six undred thousand feet of pine lumber. This lumber is thoroughly dried in a kiln before being prepared for the machines. Two hundred and fifty thousand feet of basswood are annually made into ship ping cases. Three hundred barrels of brimstone and ninety thousand pounds ot phosphorus are taken up yearly by These enaiess chains irom the little resei-' voirs. Ifarper't Magazine. How to Cure Druiikeuues. It is generally understood that young persons when first employed as pastry cooks are permitted to surfeit themselves to their heart's content on pies and sweetmeats, the result being that in a very short time they become perfectly (allousto the charms of the counter. yie learn from a valuable littlo book re cently published in London called " The Home JN urse, that in the Austrian armv a similar principle is adopted as a remedy for drunkenness ; and medical reports state that out of one hundred and thirty nine cases one hundred and twenty-eight cures of confirmed drunkards have been effected. The plan is as follows : The soldier taken in a state of intoxi cation, or purposely inebriated, is con fined to his room, where his diet is care fully and amply supplied to him, accord ing to his choice. For his drink he is allowed brandy and water, in the pro- portion of one-third brandy to two-thirds water. All his food is prepared in a weak solution ot brandy and water, Coffee, with a small quantity of brandy, is also allowed him. At first the treat ment throws the patient into a constant state ot intoxication, and he sleeps much, At the end of three or four days he takes dislike to his food and drink, and asks for a change, which request, were it ac ceded to, would entirely prevent the completion ot the cure. On the contrary, it must not be persevered in until the patient can no longer swallow food or drink, and even the smell revolts and nauseates the stomach, when the cure may be considered as effected. The short' est time for the continuance of the treat ment is seven days, the longest nine. In order to prevent the congestion which might ensue the patient must now be given gentle emetics : that is, one grain of emetic in a bottle of water ; a wine- glassful to be taken every quarter of an hour in the morning, fasting. That is followed by forty grains of magnesia daily, given in broth or gruel, placing the patient at first on a low, light diet. and then gradually increasing to his original rations. If during the first part of the treatment spitting of blood or convulsions should result, it must not be persevered in ; therefore this mode of remedy cannot, on any pretence what ever, be adopted but by a medical man. In llussia, drunkenness is also treated as a disease, and certain strong aromatic preparations are used as a curative means. As a temporary remedy to restore the un fortunate victim to a state of sobriety, give him from ten to twelve drops of spirits of ammonia in a wine-glass of water. This will be sumciont in a com mon case ; but if the person is positively drunk it may be necessary to give the dose a second time, in which case it will generally act as an emetic (an advant age,) when a short sleep will ensue, and the patient will awake restored. None but a medical man may venture to apply the ammona to the nostrils, as not only injurious but fatal effects might ensue. Slippery Places. There are a good many people who will appreciate, just now, the following trom the Hartford Evening Post : , Suddenness is, after all, the desideratum. Suddenness and unexpectedness are the essential qualities of wit. A joke to be thoroughly enjoyable must be sharp, I I I . i.l 15 l a seat on the sidewalk. That is the rea son why a seat on the sidewalk is so much like a good joke ; is itself, in fact, m good joke. Anything, therefore, that promotes it is commendable. And so TV o Arajro f iutt tv a vu auiuunuvu kuoou little slippery places that cross the walk from eaves, troughs, and water conduct-ors-rtbaw in the sun, you know, and freeze at sundown. Se admire them ever so much go way round them to admire them. They are such good things to happen on as you are going home late at night thinking of your Mary Ann, or your quarterly dividend, or your starry days, or who is going to mane you your next present and what it will be ; you strike one of these oases, so to speak, in a desert of blue stone, and with scarcely an effort on your part you sit down. There's something about it so easy and withal so kind of sudden like ; and it's so quick over, and you don't have to stand round getting ready J A - V ' 11 , . lur in unu nnivering oyer it as Doys ao when they go in swimming; on a cold day j and it's so warming when you get mere, ana so cooling it you stay there a little while ; and it is so encouraging, too, about your teeth, if you've ever had any doubts about their beinar set in strong : and it excites such a lively sense of gratitude that nature has pro vided something for you to sit down on ; and then it's so smooth and so slippery ; and if you don't tear your clothes it's so easy to get right up and smile, and even if you do tear your clothes the present tasbion ot overcoats is so much better than short jackets for adjusting to new relations of that kind ; and then above all there's an awakening of a sense of feeling of superiority to earth ; that getting up above the world and sitting right down on it, that sometimes we hanker after and don't have ; that on the whole we are inclined to think the slippery places are a means of grace. We ought to have more of them. Parisian eggnri. Among the curious stories told of Par isian beggars is one concerning a blind man really blind who is always to be found near a certain gateway on the Boulevard Sebastapol. A passer-by who was in the habit of giving him a couple of sous, one day dropped a double louis in the fellow's hat by mistake. On dis covering bis mistake, some time after, he returned to reclaim his gold. The blind, man bad gone, but a cripple in the gateway directed him to the Hue du Petit Carreau, where, he said, " Mon sieur Benjamin " lived. The inquirer went to the address in dicated. A nicely-dressed servant came to open it. " Monsieur Benjamin in r" " Yes, sir." Our friend is shown into un elegant ante-room, through which one could see into a dining-room, where there was a table admirably appointed with fine white linen, crystal, and silver. The maid came to say that Monsieur Benjamin would be glad to see his visi tor, and at the same instant she opened the door of an apartment furnished in the Turkish fashion, in which the blind man was eeen seated on a divan. ' You wihed to speak to me," he said. " Yes, indeed, sir," replied our friend, rather embarrassed. " I am very sorry to trouble you, but the fact is I believe I rather think that in passing along the Boulevard Sebastapol this morning I gave you by mistake two louis for two sous." The blind man said, with the utmost coolness : ' , "That is quite possible I haven't looked at the cash yet ; and if there is a mistake, nothing is easier than to recti fy it." lie rang the bell, which was answered by the maid. " Ask Monsieur Ernest," he said, " if in the receipts of this morning he has found a piece of forty francs." The piece was there : the maid fetch ed it, and at the bidding of her master, E resented it on a tray of Chinese lac to is visitor. The visitor pounced upon his coin, and without more ado, proceed ed to take his leave. "Pardon, sir," said the blind man; " you forget something. There are two sous to return to me." The gentleman excused himself, paid the two sous, and departed somewhat astonished. Fashions in Furs. Fashions in furs are not subject to many changes, and this year there are very few alterations. Prices, too, are comparatively moderate, owing part ly to the decline in gold, as compared with last year, and partly to the large stock of skins which were collected last year, and which are only now coming into the market. The reduction in price is especially noticeable in seal skins and sables. The light shades of Hudsen Bay Babies are now sold at $75 the set, and seal skin sacques that cost $100 last season; now sell for $80. Another fea ture in the market is the rivalry between light sable and mink. The latter, has long been a standard fur, but ladies now scarcely know how to choose between the two, and very often their preference is given to the light colored sable. The very finest dark sable sets, especially those of the rich Russian fur known as " cjwwn " sable, are valued at as high as $"5i' whereas good but light Hudson Bay sables range from $70 to $125 the set. The black martin, or Alaska sable, is a beautiful black fur, very long and soft, approaching the texture of sable more nearly, the furriers say, than any other fur. Some Amoriean ladies intro duced it last season into this city from Paris, and it promises to become very fashionable. A handsome set of ermine may be bought for $j0, and is generally finished off with Angora tas sels. For those persons, however, who have not hundreds of dollars to spend upon furs and sables, there is nothing prettier, cheaper, or more durable than Astrachans. A nice set of Astrachan may be bought for $18. It is expected that fur trimmings will be largely used this season, on velvet and cloth, and for this use the black martin is in greater demand than far more valuable furs. The furs most in demand by men are seal-skin and otter-skin, the former ranking first in their esteem. A seal skin vest . may be bought for but the price of a good seal-skin coat is $100. X. Y. Ecening Pout. The sacrilegious but not therefore less necessary custom of digging bodies from graves tor purposes ot dissection has lately found an instance at Albany. Two students of the Medical College dug up two dead paupers from the County-house burying-ground, and, whild driving off with them, were pounced upon by vigi lant officers of the law, taken before the Jroper authorities, and immediately al owed to go free, on the ground that they were doing no wrong, since the law di rects that the bodies of paupers which are unclaimed by relatives or friends may be used by medical colleges. A mountain of beautiful block mar ble ninety feet high, and three-fourths of a mile long, has recently been discovered in Irirardeau County, Mo., about a half mile from Mississippi River. It is said to be of the best quality, of exquisite beauty, and susceptible of the finest polish. FARM ASP HOUSEHOLD. Ths Cost of Fences. A writer in the Illinois Agricultural Bewrt for 1870 says : Ths f encw of the United States have cost mere than the houses, cities included, more than the ships, boats, and vessels of every description which sail the ocean, lakes, and rivers, more than our manufactories, of all shops with their machinery, moro than any other class of property aside from real estate, except, it may be, the railroads of the country." This may seem like an exaggerated statement, but a littlo estimate will show that it is not so ex travagant as it would first appear. The first cost of the fences of New York State was nearly one hundred and fifty million dollars. Robinson gives it at $141,000,000. Assuming this to be approximately correct, and estimating the first cost of the fences of other States on the same basis, we have, as the whole country, the vast sum of $1,206,000,000. This requires to be renewed once in ten years, giving $139,600,000 as the an nual cost, to which should bo added, however, at least half as much more for repairs, making the aggregate of $194, 400,000 as the annual national expense a sum, we believe, below the actual fig ures, yet quite beyond comprehension. ruicnoias iSiDnie estimated that the " fence tax " of Pennsylvania was ten million dollars a year. Gen. James T. Worthington, of Ohio, says there are 18,000,000 acres of land in Ohio inclosed with 45,000 miles of fences, at a prime cost of $115,000,000, and at a yearly ex pense for repairs, etc., of $7,685,000. If roadside and boundary fences can be dispensed with, half the cost of fenc ing will be saved. The cost is now an annual tax of $1.50 on every acre of improved land in t'ae United States the " fence tax " being twice or thrice as great as the aggregate of the State and local taxes combined. Why cannot a large portion of this outlay bo saved by. some profitable in vestment V Every dollar rescued from fences may be added to productive wealth. Fences are dead capital ; they pay no interest, and are a constant drain upon the pocket. As Mr. Greeley says : " We poison our land with fences, they are a shelter for weeds, as well as a vast and useless expense." The indi rect waste which they inflict is almost as great as their direct cost. A Virginia zigzag fence occupies five acres for every hundred inclosed, thus imposing a five per cent, tax on the market value of the soil a tax that would be felt to be op pressive if it was for the payment of the national debt instead of to shelter a growth of weeds. Shall wo fence our stock out or in ? There is no doubt that our people now expend four times as much money to fence stock out as would be required to fence it in. Our present custom, which commands universal fencing, is the worst blunder the practical American people ever made. Enterprising and original in many matters, there are here follow ing slavishly, generation after genera tion, the habit of the earliest English colonies following it though very ex pensive and inconvenient, because it is " the good old way." Europe has learned a more rational method. There are ten times as many fences in Illinois as in Germany, and Dutchess county, in Xew York, has more than all France. In France, Germany, and Holland, farmers hold their lands in common, with only narrow paths between. The continental system of having few or no fences is evidently the best ; and even exclusive England is slowly adopt ing it. America will inevitably follow, for economy, taste, thorough tillage, fair play, and good sense command it, and the time will come when the ab sence of farm fences will be a sign of progressive culture. The immense cost of sustaining fences, the inconvenience of always having them in the way of thorough tillage, and of easy ingress and egress to the premises; the impassable snow-drifts accumulated by them ; the shelter they afford to weeds and briers ; the protec tion they afford to many of the worst animal pests ot the tarm, and their un sightly appearance generally through out the country, as the receptacle of stone heaps, piles ot brush and dead trees, to say nothing of the countless acres rendered worse than useless, by their occupancy, would seem sufficient reasons for disposing of fences wherever not indispensable for purposes of pas turing. How to Load a Wagox. Some three or four weeks ago the question was asked through the columns of the Rural New Yorker whether a wagon should be loaded heavier on the hind than on the front wheels. Your reply, though not asserted to be conclusive, implied that the load should be equally distributed. I propose a scientific elucidation of the subject, which will prove that the load should be heavier on the hind wheels, in the proportion of their diameter to the diameter ot the front wheels. A wheel is a lever, whose long arm, theoretically, is the distance from the grouud to the center of the axle; the short arm is a pivot ; but, practically, it is impossible to construct a lever of such proportions. Hence, in calculating the advantage of the lever, a wheel or a lever, allowance must be made for the size of the axle, and for friction depend ent on size, other things being equal. Without going into too elaborate a dis cussion, it will be sufficient to say in general terms that the power gained by a wagon wheel is in proportion to its semi-diameter, and hence that the load on a wagon should be placed propor tionally to the diameters of the front and hind wheels. Suppose the front wheels are four feet, and the hind wheels five feet in di ameter then five-ninths of the load should rest on the hind wheels and four ninths on the front wheels. T. 8. O. in Itural Xeio Yorh'r. Wool Matteess. Thirty pounds of wool makes a good, generous mattress. It should be thoroughly washed and carded before being put in the tick. Buy a good quality of ticking, and in ten or fifteen years you may find it de sirable to rip it to pieces, wash the tick, card the wool over again, and the whole affair will be as good as new. You need a mattress needle about eight inches long. Nine yards of ticking (yard wide) is a pattern for a mattress. But it is well to measure the bedstead for which you are making a tick, and have it fit just right. Wool in mattresses never wears out. X. Y. Tribune. A Paris correspondent writes that since the Biege " the surviving cats of Paris are extremely shy, aud no longer court on the roofs." The people of Utah are discussing the question of the removal of the capital trom Salt Lake City to Corinne. TRESSILIAN COUBT; OR, : ' The baronet's Son,1 . BT MRS, HARRIET tEWIP, ACttOS 0 THS " riOCFLE LOT!, " TBS TUTITTTS ecmore," "i the suNDKiiKii ntAirm," hik vavi OP KILDAIUC," " A UFB AT STAKE,' " TUR IIOI'SK OF SICRITS," &TC., ETC., ETC., CHAPTER I. I A FATEFUL CATASTROPHE. A wild storm was raping upon the Medi terranean Sen, near tho eloeo of a drenry No vember day, nnd sky and voters were black with the gloom of the sudden and furious tempest, before which a small sailing vessel was scudding under bare poles. Her build and rlpging proclaimed her Sardinian. She was The Hull, Captain Varino master, on her way from Cngllarl to Palermo. one had on board two seamen, ana two jms- senders. iueso passengers were fcusitsiinieii, wuo had procured passage on The Uull to Palermo, whence they Intended to embark by steamer to Marseilles, the following day. Whllo tho Captain and his assistants were attending to their duties, and expressing ap prehensions as to tueirsnicty, tne two ,njrnsn men stood apart, leaning against the low bul warks, and surveying the wild scene, around them. These men were both youne, apparently of the same age, about three and twenty, but evidently they were not of the same station in lllo. One, the more striking of the- two, was aristocratic In his bearing, tall, slender, and handsome, with a frank, smiling mouth, a pair of fearless blue eyes, set under a wide and massive forehead, and tawny hair blowing back from his face. Noble, generous, and kind-hearted, he bad an adventurous disposi tion and a dauntless courage. He was Guy Trcssilian, the only son aud heir of Sir Arthur Trcssilian, Baronet, of Tree silian Court, England. His companion presented a remarkable re semblance to him, being also tall and slender and fair,with tawny hair nnd mustache, but be bad not the frank smile, the bright, tearless look or the joyous spirit that characterized young Trcssilian. Young as he was, he had seen much of the dark side of life, and his ex periences had been such as to develop in him some of tho worst qualities of his nature. He was Jasper Lowder, Guy Trcssiliau's hired travelling companion nnd bosom-lriend. Tho mcetinjr and connection of the two had a touch of romance. Younjr Trcssilian had spent four years In a German nnivereity, whence he had been graduated with honor. On leaving the university, in obedience to his father's written command, he had undertaken a tour of tho countries inclosing the Mediter ranean Sea, in company with one of bis late tutors. This gentleman being unexpectedly promoted to a professorship, abandoned Trcs silian at Baden, leaving him to find another travelling companion. On the' evening of the very day after this desertion, as Guy Trcssilian was sauntering through the streets of Baden, he had been as saulted by n trio of his own countrymen, all more or less intoxicated. It was apparent that they took him for another, and intended to wreak vengeance upon him. Without al lowing him to speak, they forced him to defend himself. Guy was getting the worst of the conflict, when a stranger came running to bis assistance, and in a few moments the two had put the ruffians to flight. This stranger who came so opportunely to Guy's assistance was Jasper Lowder. His re semblance to young Tressilian awakened in the latter a romantic interest. He questioned Lowder. learned that he was poor aud alone in the world, and took him with him to his hotel. Believing that the similarity ot leatnres null cated a similarity of tastes and natures, ho cu gaged Lowder us his travelling companion. and the past year they had spent together more like brothers man like employer and employed. " This storm is n regular Levanter," said Lowder. clinging with both hands to the bul- walks. " Do you think the craft will stand it, Tressilian ?" "Oh, yes," answered young Tressilian, wiping tho salt spray from his face. " The captain knows tho Sicilian coast perfectly. In three hours wo shall be domiciled in the best rooms of the hotel Trinacria, with the best supper which .Messrs. Kagusa can lurnish And to-morrow, at noon," he added, "we shall embark for Marseilles In a Messagcries steam er." And from Marseilles you will proceed to r.ngland and to iresslliau Court, said Low der, with some bitterness. " And 7 what Is to become of me? 1 have had a year of un alloyed happiness, and now comes back the drudgery, tho hopeless toil, tho anxieties of the wretched old llle. 1 ou picked mo up at Baden, n poor adventurer seeking to gain a living by teaching i-ngiisn, and the same ues tiny is open to me now." I ressuiun turned his handsome-liiec upon his companion in surprise and allecllonate re proach. "Jasper!" ho exclaimed, "you talk strange ly. Do you suppose 1 have called you friend and brother so long, and loved you so well, to lose you now f I meant to have written to iny father concerning you and your future, Jasper, but bis sudden recall, received yesterday, causes me to return home without writing. I shall telegraph from Marseilles that you will come home with me. And you will, will vou not)1 You will not abandon me, my friend ? l win chnroe myseii witn your future. 1 win soe that you obtain the position to which your talents entitle you. You have no tics to keep you on the Continent?" A strange expression passed over Jasper .owner s laee. " No, 1 have no ties," he said, huskily. " And yon will go home with me V" " What will your father say to my coming ?" demanded l.ow oer. " no will think your generosity iimxotic. lie win dismiss lrom his house tho hired companion w ho dares to rcsemoie ins son A sudden lurch of the little vessel, a wave sweeping over me deck, interrupted the sen tence. " You wrong my father," said Trcssilian, his blue eyes kindling, when the vessel bad righted. " He is the noblest man in the world He will welcome my friends as his own. You will lovo him, Jasper, as I do, when you know linn. "He doesn't seem very affectionate." re marked Lowder. " You have been away from your home for live years, and ho has but just recalled you i Young Tressillan's cheeks flushed, as Low der saw in tho lurid glow that momentarily lighted up the tempestuous scene. "You krow, or can guess, tho reason, Jas per," he said, with somellilug of an effort, " My father has a ward, the daughter of an old friend. Ab I bear that wind shriek ! Tho gale is increasing! " Yes," assented Lowder. "Aud the ward is Miss Irby tho golden-liairud Blanche of whom you have talked so much, aud with whom vou have exchanged letters?" "Yes. My father formed a project to have me marry Blanche. He did not wish us to grow up together, lest we should learn to re gard each other as brother and sister. When Blaucho cume to live at the Court my father scut me to Germany. The night before I left home, lie called me Into his library und told me all his hopes and plans for my future, aud euircuicu liiu iu cuiiiiiiuu unuy ui uia iuiiu cent ward, aud to keep my heart pure for her, I have dono so, Jasper. I have never yet loved any woman. Aud yesterday I received my father's summons to come home. Ho has recalled me after live years of ubscuco. know the wish that lies nearest his heart. IIu wants me to return and marry Blanche. I shrink from the proposed marriage. I dread going home. And I dread offending my dear lather, whom 1 love better than any womiiu. It is hard. Jasper, to revolt against the hopes aud plans of ft kind and generous father, v, himt very love lor mo causes him to urge ou this marriage!" "Is it?" said Lowder, drvly, aud wilh strange smile full of sneering Litterness. "My experience has been widely dulcreut from, vours, '1 resslllan. Did I ever tell you ef my father?" " No. I took It for granted that he is dead." " remaps be Is. 1 don't Know," said low der. with a reckless laugh. " But if ho is liv ing, he Is a scoundrel. Don't start, Tressilian, at my uuttliul speech. Wait till you bear my story, l am iu a desperate mood to-nigiu, This storm stirs up all the bad within me. As nearly as I can discover, my lather m tho younger con of a croud old county family " " Yon do not know, then 1" at Wed Tressil ian, pressing bis companion s nana. " I have no croofa of it. All I noaitirelr know ii this. My mother was of humble sta tion, pretty with Clue eyes sua an sppit- blossom faoo. and tender, appealing ways. Hhe was the daughter of a widow, reuding at Brighton. The widow, my grandmother, kept a lodging-house, and my father, a gay, dash ing yonng fellow, came to lodge with her. As might hare been expected, he fell in lore with bil landlady's danirhter. He offered the VOQSff girl marriage, on condition that the union should be kept secret until his affairs bright ened and be ehoie to divulge It. . Ths young girl loved him. Her mother was ambitious ana penurious. The retu't was the lover had his way, and married the daughter of hit land lady quietly, almost secretly. Then he took hia bride to London, to cheap and obscure lodgings, where, a year later, I was born." The wind for a moment drowned his voice. As it Dresentlr lulled, he resumed recklesslv. and with passioliate bitterness : "For years my mother and I lived in those I taffy, obscure lodgings until her bloom had faded, and she bad grown tbin and wan and nervous. My father visited us at stated sea sons, once or twice a week, but be never brought any of his family to call upon us. I doubt if bis aristocratio relatives even suspect ed the existence of the faded wife and son of whom be was secretly ashamed. I have good reason to believe that he had fino lodgings at tne nest r.nu, wuere ue was supposea to oe a bachelor, and that he went into fashionable society, while my poor mother and I lived ob scurely. Ho was a profligato and a roue, but ne n a an air ot tasnion that awakened my bnvlsh admiration, and aroused my mother s affectionate pride in him. She was always pleading to be introduced to his relatives, and to have her son publicly acknowledged. But my father always put her off, saying that he was not yet ready. Worn ont and despairing, my mother died when I was ten years old." Airain the wind shrieked past, again the littlo vessel lurched, the sea sweeping her deck. The captain screamed his orders to his men, and for a few minutes disorder reigned. "A nasty bit of weather!" said Lowder. " And a bad sky!" " Yes, but I've seen as bad," returned Tres silian. " We shall make port all right, never fear. We must be well on toward the Cape di Gallo. And it's'only seven miles from the Cape to Palermo." " But the seven miles in this storm are worse than seventy in good weather. These coasts are dangerous, Trcssilian." Lowder shuddered as he surveyed sea and ... ....... nut auout your latncr, jasper t saui Tressilian, who had become deeply interested in bis companion's story. "What did bo do after your mother's death ?" "I remained at the old lodgings with our singlo old servant a month or more, my father visiting me several times, and expressing anx iety as to what be should do with me. A week aftei my mother's death, he told mo that his brother was dead. A month later, his father was killed by being thrown trom bis horse Mv father came into riches and honors h these deaths. At last, deciding to rid himself ot me, he took mo down to iingnton, to my old grandmother, ller Bons were ocaa; sno had given up keeping lodgers, and was grown miserlv. He promised her five hundred pounds a year to keep me, and to keep also tlio secret ot my paternity, solemnly promising 10 ac knowledge me some day as his son and heir. Tho old woman agreed to carry.out his wishes. Rhe wntiM hnrn ilnnA anvthlnff for monev. I never saw my father again. 1 went to school, grew up, and at the ago of twentv-onc came into my grandmother's money, tfio fruits of years ot saving, sue dying at tnat time. My lather bad deliberately abandoned me. 1 did not know where to seek him, if I had wished to. I took mv money and came abroad. . 1 had been two vears on the Continent, and had spent mv little fortune when I met you. The rest vou Know. "An odd, romantic story ! JJiit why iiidyour father abandon vou?" " That he micbt bo freed of encumbrance to make a grand marriage. From what my grandmother said at different times, I con clude that mv father was in love with a titled lady before my mother's death. No doubt he married this lady. 11 be lives, tms lady's son mar be his acknowledged heir. My father has utterly disowned tne son oi nis nrst nasty ill-starred marriage. I have a fancy that 1 shall meet him some day," and Jasper's brow darkened to deeper blackness. " However, l stand no chance of ever receiving justiceat his hands." "What is voui- fathers name, Jasper?" asked Iressilian. Lowdet 's face darkened. Ho bit his lips sav- acelv. "What I have told you about myself I learned from my own observation, or from chance words ot my parents and grandmother, Mv mother s maiden name was Jeanette Low der. At our London lodgings, iny father bore tho name of Lowder. 1 don't know his real name, but I should know his face anywhere. although I have not seen him in thirteen years. My mother was actually married Tressilian, but I never heard my father') name. The clergyman who married mv mother was dead ; tho witnesses also. W'hen my grandmother was dying she tried to tell mo the story. Mie had put it on too long. All that I could understand of her mumblings was the name ot llevereux. 1 shall never lorgct that name 'Devereix !' Probably that was my lathers name mv own nglitlul name, But as I should never lind him if I sought him and as he would repulse me if 1 did fiud him I stand no rbance of inheriting his property, He may be dead. He may have other sons whe have succeeded him. It is all a mystery, but the prominent truth is that I am an outcast, poor, disowned, and iriendiess. Ho leaned over the bulwark, the spray dash mg over his lace violuntly. Tregjilian's heart warmed to hiui. " My poor friend 1" ho aaid. " Must I say again you are not friendless while I live? My father 'has influence enough to obtain for you a government appointment. This tangle may straighten ttspll out some dar. lint it itdon t you are resoluto enough to make your ow happiness." lie grasped Lowder's hand, and looked with warm bright eyes, lull ol sympathy, into Low der's lowering face. There had been a temporary lull in the storm. Hut as tho two stood there, the tern pest revived and swept over tne wild set i maddened rage. There was no time for talking now. Tb wind rose so high that words would scarcely havo been distinguished. The storm that bad gono before had been but play to this awful outburst. The vessel drove on, creaking and groaning, a mcro cockle shell on the billows, "Mother of Mercies!" wailed the captain " It's all up with us, signores. I can't mako out the Cape in this darkness. We shall go on the rocks. 1st. Antbonr save us ! The seamen echoed his cries. The two young Englishmen, comprehending their peril,claspod hands in silence. For tho next few minutes it seemed that a Pandemonium reigned. Then a noise like the report of a cannon sud denly boomed through the storm and tbo dark ness. The little vessel shivered, staggered, and careened upon her side, She had struck upon a rock. A moment later crew and passengers were struggling iu tho waters. A lew moments of buU'etings and tossings, of vain struggles aud agonized, involuntary prayer, and then Jasper Lowder felt his senses slip from him, and became unconscious. When he came to himself, be was lying upon a rocky beach of the Sicilian shore, sore, bruised, nnd weak as a child. He opened his eyes. The wind had spent its fury, and now moaned olonj tho coast with a desolate, despairing wail. The waves beat against the rocks. Lowder struggled to his elbow. "Wrecked!" ho muttered. "Oh, this is terrible! I have lost my best friend to night!" He moaned and wrung bis hands. " Ho is dead, who would have done so much for me, and 1 so worthless am saved 1 All my hopes of an easy and luxurious life must be re signed now 1" At that moment be beheld a dark object at a little distance in the water. The waves burled this object against the projecting bead of a sunken ri ck. At the same iustant Lowder re cognized it as the body ot a man. He crept toward it, and the waters dashed tbo body on the shore at his feet. He put his hands on the face. How cold and wet it was I It felt like the face of a dead man ! Lowder'a lingers came in contact with the soft, silken moustache, and be knew that the body was that of Guy Tressilian! Of the five who bad stood on the sloop's deck a hall-hour earlier, these two alone were left. The captain and hia crew bad luund their deaths among the cruel, yawning waters. - Lowder thrust bis band under the waistcoat ol His Iriend, out he eoald not 'perceive the beating of bis heart. Despair took possession Ul IIIUl. "Deadl" he said, shrilly. "Dead I And be would bave done so much for me if he bad lived! And his father and the young girl be was to haro fcarriod will wait in raid fhr hli oomingl His place at Trcssilian Court is empty. Who can fill it? It seemed to him that snm demon st his sida echoed the Question i Who cotUd All the place I'ft vacant ly the noble Our TreiriUan t , A. 'Mow'D.'. came to nun mougut so stmfie and sinister that he ffhi vpr"d involun tarily. Again he felt Of Tressllina's heart. It gave no throb ngainst his hand. He passed bis band over Trcssilian s head and discovered gaping wound in thn skull. Tho hair was clotted with blood. Putting his hand into his breast pocket. Lowder drew out his littlo water-proof match safe. lie opened it with trembling fingers and struck a light. The red flicker danced on young Tressillan's face. . How gnantiy nnd lerriiuu it looked I t oo eyes were Hosed, the smile was gone. The seal of death seemed set on the noble features. Lowder examined tbo wound. It had been made by contact with the sharp rock, and even Lowder perceived lis terrinie character. "It lie is not ucao, ue soon will ue," no muttered. " His brain has received an awful injury, lie will never know who he is again. He won't live till morning, nnd bo Is peruaps dead already. He must be dead!" Again It seemed to mm as tnoiign some de mon echoed bis words. , . Tho match dropped from his fingers Into tho water. For a little while he crouched on tho wet stones In silence, battling it may be with the better and nobler Instincts of his na ture. At last, with sudden and abrupt stealthl- ness, his hands stole into the breast pocket of Tressilian and drew out his privato note-boek, a packet ol letters, a lew trinkets, lie secured thoso among his own wet garments. Their possession seemed to give him courage, nnd his faco hardened, and he knelt beside the body of his Iriend and rifled the garments ol ail that they contained, bestowing bis plunder on his own person. Then bo took bis own purse, his note-book. a few receipts and trifles from bis own pock ets, aud put them in the pockets of Trcssilian. " It Is done I" lie wnispercd to lilmseit, look ing with wild delimit eyes through tbo dark ness. "No ono is harmed. Ho is dead. If he had lived, he would have provided for me As be is dving or dead, 1 must provide for my self. This likeness between us will make my fortune. His triends will bo spared a terrible grid, and I I shall live nt last ! Fortune gives me a chance to gain nanio nnd wealth at, one luckv stroke!" As it to give bimscll no enance lor repent ance, ho arose to his leet ami turned ins searching glances in an inland direction. A light, ns from a cottage window, glimmering faintly through the thick haze, caught his gaze. liaising Ins voice, be ealted louoiy : "Helnl Ho. there! help!" Tho wind had abated, and his cries rang out through the night with startling distinctness. The liL'ht he had seen moved and disappeared. A minute later, answering cries leached Low der's ears, and he heard hasty steps, and saw tho approaching light ol a lantern, uorne nioit bv n man s upraised arm. "This wnvl" snouted Lowuer. -vco are wrecked ou the rocks! For lite love of Heaven, hasten!" The bearer ol the lantern, attended ny a male companion, came running to him, and was soon at his Bide. The lautern bearer was rough Sicilian llsherman, a grade above his class. His companion was also Sicilian, but evidently of somewhat higher degree. Both were all excitement, astonishment, and sym pathy. In as lew words as possible Lowder told the story of the shipwreck, and called attention to the condition of his noble young employer. " I think be is dead !" he said, in a choking voice. " Carry him up to your cabin. Let cverythlns be done that ean "be done to save bun. l will pay you well lor any kindness to him. Poor fellow 1 llo was my travelling companion, i loveu nun as n lie bad been my brother instead ol only iny hired attendant Poor Jasper!" The two fcieinans lilted the helpless lonii ol poor young Iressilian, und carried it between them toward their cottage. Jasper Lowder followed tiiem, bewailing his loss. Tbo above wo publish as a specimen chapter ; hut the continuation of this story w ill be found only in tho N. Y. Ledger. Ask for the number dated January 1th, which can behadatnny news olllee- iir book Btore. If you are not within reach of a news olllcc, vou can have tho Ledger mailed to you for ono year by sending three dollars to Kobert Bonner, publisher, ISO William street, New York. The Ledger pays more for original contributions than any other periodical in the world, it will publish none Imt the very, very best. lis moral tone is the purest, and its circulation the largest. Every body who takes it is happier for having it. New York .UnrketH. FLOl'H ami Mkai. The market remained nuiet aud unchanged. Sules 9,ouu buls. ul $.. a oo for Hupeiline, t',.9oa tu.:0 for shipping extras. $ii 23 a i lit for medium to choice bakers' and family Hours, bouihern dour dull and nearly nomintil; shipping extras, to a H.M. Corn meal quiet at $t a si jo (or WeKern and Southern, lluckwlieul Hour linn ntttf a 5-t WHio lbs. Groceries f'ofte ouiet nt former lates; Itio, 114 a lstjc. : Java, IMH a 2i!!5., and MaHealtio, 10 'j a : l&V-c.. i?o!d. lUce quiet, out lirmer; sales i.'aroli na at ima7He. .Molasses Domestic in light de mand nnd steudyt sales tew Orleans at 7:1 a 74o., aud by auction at (17 a7:ic.,eSHli. Sugur ltaw quiet and nomiual on the spot, but sales for next week of Cuba and Havana nt tiha. on a bat is ot good relln lug; reilneil continued iiTcgulur; bite ' A" lshelit higher at 13',c., but bards are still 14 a 14tc. Provisions Pork falrlv actlvo but heavy: sales at lu.7.ra-'ofoi'im-H; also nt Oa.n., f,,r March.Hiiil lit tor February ; and prime mess al 20 62b a2o.7-'t. liee! more active; sales at tuati7 for p'aia and extra mess. Tleice beef Di m at t2U a (29 lor prime mess, and t?s a &U for lnilia mess, tteel nams uoin iualatl29a!;io.50 Cut meats nominal, llaoon (uir y active ; sales short rib- at loo. from wharf. Dressed hogs weak at about 8 a v. for Western and eitv. Ln lower; sines at 12Aic. for Western, with city nominal at U S a UljO. Butler dull at 19 a 2se. for Western, a nd 24 a :iso. for State, chut se heavy at 9 a l.t6C., the latter for tine factories. Kggs a a";iuc. for fresh, and 22 a 210. for limed. St siiiRiEB Cotton fairly active ands'eailv: sales at 1,'iliC. for middling uplands, and i4"ic.'for low midill ng. Tallow tlrmer at 8 ;, a lie. Si lea Hue dull at 12al2jC Spirits turpentine lirra nt44Sko. Honin higher aud active; sales nt t'.'.'JO a 2.:x) for strained. Whiskey weak at U4c. Metals unchanged. Freights firm but quiet. Grain Wheat dn 1 and unsettled : sales at $1 40a f 1.42 4 lor No. 2 spring lu store and alloat. f 1.42 S lor No. 1 Wprlnir am! attoat; tl.45 a1.4s for amber win ter; Ohicfl.65 a 1 75 for white Genesee, aud tl.OOa $160 fur white Wt stern aud Michigan. Oots dull; sides 60 a S2 o. lor white Mate In store, and 57 a 6O0. tor black and mixed. Hye nominal, atil.Wa 1 08 for Statu, and 95 a ttsc. for Western Bailey In demand ; sales at l.u a 1.12 (or Bav of Oulme. and I I.e.". a l on lor Canada W, St. iuiley malt nominal at Wi a i l.l-i. Corn was weak; sales at 77 a 79c. for new w estem mixed most v. at 7se.. so 11 sic. for do. vel. low. New white Western and Southern uuou-ii at "s a 83. Live Stock Market t-Iia nn..riir,if hppi-ivpn mostly nf a medium nud fair quality, selling at- i;l a l:)He. ft., aud some very common Statu cuttle sel ling at 100. Hi. The market for sheep was almost flat, aud the ex. treme range was 4 a 7c. 4j tt. Hogs were lower; sales of Ohio at Ta7i !., and city dressed at SH a He with a tew pigs at 9c. ADVERTISEMENTS. WANTED. In Troplcnl Mexico. Finely Illn-lratrd. A fresh, laaeiualiug- and vainahie book. Jiitj JMi. Add re as COL I'M B I A NBO o K Cu.. H aiilord ft. Iron aud fejtecl lbi Cash ! JACKSON & CHACE. iUti and !i08 FRANKLIN ST.. NEW-YORK, Otter all sizes FNGLISH and AMERICAN BAR. HOD, BAND, HOOP.andSHKHiTIRONjHOllSE SHOE IRON, HOUSE SHOES, HORSE NAILS, SPUING STEEL, TIKE STEEL, TOE-CALK STEEL, etc. Onlers. lartie or email, promptly exe cuted at lowest prices. Mend cash wilh Oliltrs; ex act change relumed if in excess. B JACKS14N A CHACE, 20 and 208 Frankllnst,. a ear yier 5. N. Klver. CETTINC UP CLUBS. GREAT SAVING TO CONSUMERS. Parties enqnire how to get up clubs. Our answer la, send for Price List, and a flub form will accom pany It with full directions, making a huge saving to consumers and remunerative to Club orgsuixeia. The Great American Tea Co. 31 3:1 VESEV STREET, New York. P. II. Rol AH4:i. Lands in South-West Missouri. THE ATLANTIC PACIFIC RAILROAD (Embracing late South Pacific) have for sale 1,600,000 acres ol best quality, long crodlLcheap. For pur. -rjaaiuiiaslouor. No, 62 walnut timet. St. Louis, Mo. ,nm t persons to successfully canvass for Pre. 1 1 1 . I mfiima w offer, auil receive a (24 Walt ham WaU'b lor yourself. Address itoji'f riMlK NEW YOHK WEEKLY UAY.BOIIK 1 THE CHAMPION OF THE WHITE RE PUBLIC au ai a s 1 t an. woblu,-8'A poryaar. Address, " DAY BOOK," Hew York City. A GREAT MEDICAL DISCI, DT. W AI.K I- It UAMIUil VINEG-ARBITT Hundreds of Thotieand Bear tertlmony to 0W "oa lul curauveknecixy THF.T ARB SOT A v"il.F. SI FANCY DRINK Made of Poor Itnm, Whiskey, Proof anrfRcCimp Mqunra doctored, spiced an enert to please the tasto, called." Tonics," " A. ers," ' liestorcrs, e., ttiat lean tne uppi drunkenness and rnln.bnt are a trne M from the Xatlve Root and Herbs of Cillto' from nil Alcoholic Sttmiilnntnj Th, GREAT BLOOD PI K IFIEIl nud A CJIVIXO PRINCIPLE a perfect Rciiov lavlcoralorof the Prstcm, cun yliijiofl a! matter and restorln.it tli '.''1"1 B beslthj c Ko person can take these Eltler scon!iag tlon and remain long unwell. 8100 wnTbo given for an lneurabl ' cac,, the bones are not destroyed by mlicrsl I other means, and t!ie vital organs wafted be; oolnt of repair. , 1 For liillntmiiMKiry mm i iiniuc it in tlsin Binl ;iul, DysprUhln, ur 1 inline llilinns.Kriiiiiteiit nnd FiUel-mlllcm Fi Discuses of the lllooil, I.iver, Kidney Illndiler, those Bitters have ls?en most fal. Sneli Diseases arc caned by Vlt 11..1 wh1i.li la fritnrTallrnroilnrfcdbvder&n of the Digestive Oman. TiVSPP.PSIA OR, lXDK.'ESTIOX. ache. Pain In the Phoniaers, Com, Tightness Chest. TlzilneBS, Ponr Krnetntltos of the Sto Bad tote In the Month, Hilton Attacks, Palplt.1 of the Ilrart, Inflammation ot ; ic Lnngs.I'aln In t!il regions of the Kidneys, nml a ! irxlred oilier pr.lnru Tnintoms. are the ofrsnrlnKS X Dyspepsia. They Invigorate the Blomacli and stimulate the tori Bid liver and bowels, which re ior them o. uneqnallei efllcacy In cleansing the blor .('f all lmpurltl' S, ami lmnartlnirncw life and vbro) t the whole system FOttSItIN JISEAM:'tErnptlons,Tett?r,S! Khuem, Blotches, Spotty rh Ics.PnKtules.UolU.Carl bunclc.Htne-worms,.'Vwi.a,ora ayes, i-.ryi.ip- elas. Itch, f-curfs, Discolors! Ins of the rfkln, ll jmor aud Diseases of the Skln.r.l i1mtevernainecri,utiir, are literally dim np and car.nd out of the syst, in la short time hythor.se of Ih Bitters. Dae bottle Ii, such cases will convince t-mont lnerediiloi f. f ., thel curative efleet. Cleanse the Vitiated U.-oil whenever you .:M Ut laipurttleaburstlngtliroiiniliesliliiiiiPimpie nf tlons or Bores i cleanse It (h. u yon ti&il It ohm ieui and slngglsh In the veil..; eloaiisc It when It Is f'l.il. and yonr feelings will tclly.ui when. Kecpthc M' unro and the health of thu system will follow. ' P t X. TA PE and other W ;t : ! lurklus ! system of bo many thousand, nre effectually desl r ed and removed. For full dlrre'ions, reaa earei the circular aronnd each botlic, printed In four gnapes English, German, French and Spanish. J. VTALKEIt, Proprietor. R. n. MoDOKALD O Druirjrtsts and Geo. Agents, San Francisco, d and ! tnd 84 Commerce Street, New York. r-svt,n BV ALL DRUGGISTS AND DHALKKft. AGENTS WANTED ftnTYKl FOR THE HISTORY OF VXUl U PUTTBnnByrrofExj From Adnm to the -present day. Lifclir For men and ladies everywhere. Good p; for circular. ZIEGLKH MoL'UKDY in S. Sixth Street. Philadelphia. Pa. THE FIRST EDITIBN OK OXF. HtmiKKU AND FIFTY Tiiot'sAM) copies of Vlcli'a J llustratefl Cata logue ol Seeils nnd FI01 nl (.uidc. Is published and ready to send out 100 pages, and an Eugrav, lug ol almost every deiirahle Flower and Vegeta ble. It is elegainly printed uu line tinted paper, illustrated with Three Huiiitritl fine Wood Engrav ings and Two beautiful COLOUi: 1) PLATES. The most neantiitii and 'he most uisrrnenve norai run. ., t.ulil uli.1 a 12 r.'. If .11 A M t.llll'IMI mil.. sent free to all my customers of 1870, as rami wnoomrrinem lor'i rn I euis, wuicu is nut the cot. Ad.'.icap, jamem viuk. Kocnesier. k. JOKER'S DICTIONARY. Sent free. Aop.nth Wasted. tiEO. MANSON, 37 Park Row, N. Y. BOSTON. MASS.. or ST. LOUIS, MO. CABLE SCREW WIRE BOOTS AND SHOES. Bottoms fartteuM with a screw wire, fcupeHbr to atn.tit ur ieggeu. Krery pair warranted not to rip. FOR SALE BV ALT Ih llERB. A roclue for Conumitlon. Bronchitis. Nnr refill 1 11 k iu Bviuil hh a uiidftionurv. It cmtrfattl - f CokHiiUiption wlitm ull other inrouA h&rtVd, luereiorn 1 ift'i it my uui v 10 Henti i nee oi ci KO. to all who ure auftcrlnir fium Throat aud Limit nit. otiteia. Ariilre.HA, JU:V. VI M.I AM Jl, NORTON. : Blw-ker-rit, Now York City. f 1I1LII IV 11 ., I. . ... .1 1. . ' WCJ MUCH uuiu tuueM), &bu lBuity licenced. The ut'-Uiuni uheupeBt family Hew in M acliiuo in the market. Address JOHN huN, uUiiK & CO., Boston, Mass., Phi. tmrxn, Pa., C'Iuko, IU., or KL Louis, Mo. a s a ... a . a a a a WANTED. An Agent in every eonntv In the United States, to introduce au article that soils In every house. 6,000 per year cau be made, by live, euorKetio men. A t'M Wutcb given, tree, to every agent. Aseuts have, sole control ot their territory. Kondnrcliciilar. Aduress, L. V. KENNEDY CO., Pittsburgh, ftL fej & t3 & & & ft fe Aeut: ltea.il Tli: WE WUX PAY AGENTS A BAtABY t 130 per week and eKuensea. or allow a Iai-pm I commission, to sell our new wonderful iuvencWns. auiudss Al. w A U N Ell di CO., Marshall, Alloa. TTPHAM'ri nvpii tiniir pownititJ SJ Kemoves snperiluous hair In floe minuUt, with out Injury to the skin. Bent by mall tor (1.2&. UPHAM'S ASTHMA CURE Relieves most violent paroxysms la firm minutes, aud effects a speedy cure. Prloe (2 by msJl. - THE JAPANESE HAIR STAIN Colors the whiskers and hair a beautiful black or BaOWN. It oousuita ot only ont preparation. 76 eeuu by mall. Addresa a C. UPHAM, No. 7a Jayne street, Philadelphia, Pa Circulars sent trva. Bold by all Imieyisls " ;-) cr VVsea. Balary I Yovuarf men wanted as fflJ local aud travelling aalesmsu. Address (with staiua) K. H. Walker, M ark Kow, N. Y. ii S o 1 f i POND, Df Eight O'ClockJ" 'J
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