CllRISTOrllM CHERCB.
BT WILLYS OAKNETT.
n i M bad depicted his little
II TL? .Sh1 bald heads
fol-
and
lo,0D.f!. .nn would have faithful
f mintt,T. :i,ri topber Cherub, bache-
lk!Dt . ftv Dd confidential clerk and
i, aired "u . .,... ttki.
iu. i i' r., ffim crrtiHL uvun vi if uui
bookP . Tndift merchants.
ton. Mr. Cherub had been
ftrtw'.v . wholsom. Fnlsom A
a u , i,-nrr that time his books bad
.1 . mMrwivn v
u 1 . .i k waw finite nnniL
balanced.
mn was Mr. Cherub, and,
jam"1? ,,,...,: in tlm broadest sense
J! children who playod about the
where lay the big ships of
IlSi Fulsom k Co., were very fond
L Sad t felt that Mr. Cherub wus a
kiia. saa ju
rZT The many pennies that lie be
'ilS among the urchins had the effect
. inir their minus wuu vuo men
u"1""1dl. ,lw.Wv who owned
tb 1 1 atnJe-honses bul
J"fever questioned him upon that
V . i - hl tlm nnnnrtiinitv of
i?Ku g f. f!hmb a bachelor? The
ni.i ha answered bv a silent
tuner, if the l'er8on wno a8l'ea won-"i
f!? boars take from his desk, a locket
asin Urn features of a beautifn
rl, press the locket to his lips, and then
ffL conre she was dead, or Mr. Cherub
ii hM linen a bachelor. She
!!. his first, lust, and only love, and
Inring ail me iirewiuo w
. -..iinni nnlnmna the beautiful
'1 teemed to look over his shoulder
. i. lian1 an xvaII iii liia heart
n . ha wnnlil nnclasD the back
f th locket, and take therefrom a tress
j -olden nair; iu i wuuu umu if
. ii. t,i flncer. and as the sun's rava
isjiv u"- " o 1 -
through the little window above
his desk, throwing meir iigui, uu uib
. ...ik.ii. Miv Phnrnb would drnn a
VI USUI , '
Mindwy, almost inaudiblj, "Allie,
nnnr A 1 1 1ft.
nrimt a comfort this was to him he
himself only knew.
Twenty years previous he placed his
betrothed in uer last reauutf piuue, anu
11 QtVlUg HIO liivio uuum iu uiu vuv,
he had reserved just room enough for
one more grave. i nis is lor me, na
i,i fAiioftl to himself, as he stood
UU1U mv - r
rerv Sunday afternoon by the side of
.. a .mi ; t . it
Allie s grave, xaia i ior we.
The house of Wholsom, Fulsom Sc Co,
W more confidence in their confiden
till clerk than they had in themselves;
the bnnmess wituout nim wonia uave
been like the play of "Hamlet" with
Hamlet left out. Time and again they
offer to double his salary and also take
him into the firm, but he only replied
that be was satisfied, as be had enough.
Any question dillioult in solving was im
mediately referred by the house to
Christopher: "Ask Mr. Cherub; he
knows. In fact, they had so much re
spect for their faithful servant that it
Almost bordered upon veneration.
The Unitarian church on Federal
street, of which he was a member,always
(oaml him in his seat at morning ser
rice, eager to listen to the words of in
spiration from Dr. Channing; and, after
service, when he gathered his class
around him in the Sunday school, and
taught the little ones the path of duty to
God and man, he felt happier, and was
willing to live on, not for himself, but
lor wbat he might do for others.
The world at large kaew little of Chris
topher's benevolent deeds, nor did he
care that it should. But the tons of
coal and barrels of flour which found
their way in places sorely needing them
were each and all checked down to
him by the hand which never makes nn
error.
Mrs, Timpklin. with whom Mr.
Cherub lodged and had lodged for
eighteen years, thought that he was the
Mrsomncation oi goodness, and wben
Mrs. Timpklin would sometimes beoome
u Arrears for the rent she had merely to
mention the latter to CbriBtonber. and
the lindlord was immediately hushed
into Quiescence and satisfaction. Mrs.
limpklin's other lodgers were well
tared for by that estimable woman, but
lone of them were so well looked after as
Mr. Cherub. The servants took care of
the other lodcer's rooms, but Mrs.
Timpklin took sole charge of Mr.
Cherub's aDartment. and not a sneck of
dnst or a cobweb could be found in it
trom one end of the year to the other.
Now a great many landladies, especi
uly widows, would have a tender feel
MR for snoh a man an Mr. nhrintonher
Cherub; but Mrs. Timpklin was a sen
Nble woman, if she was a widow. Be
ides she knew something of her respec
table lodger's life, and she said to her
lf, '"Even if any demonstration on my
Prt were offered they would not be re
ciprocated, ami hoaiiloH ii miirlit. ttfwa.
change his opinion of me; so f will
jet well enough alone, and rest contented
in the fact that at least we can be
fnends."
8oyou see Mrs. Timklin was a sensi
ble woman, and did not show by word
action that she was anything more
jhan a friend; and she was so careful in
wis respect that Christopher never had
we slightest suspicion of anything like
Teaming nature on the part of Mrs.
Timpklin. ,
The remaining lodgers in Mrs. Timp
lfn s hnmble.but very respectable dom-
Tk ' were great ftdmirer9 ot Mr.Cherub.
"ey knew and felt that he was an hon
wable man, one who loved his neighbor
himself; therefore, it was impossible
wrthera to do otherwise than respeot
l And if Mrs. Timpklin put up his
"le lonch for him, which he carried to
office, they never .said it was for the
ke of eeonomy; for many of them knew
at he gave away more than would buy
wy such lunches every week. He used
jeesjoy go much he would say, taking
IS llttl hit. all .ln. . oloan
i . pivuD, ww m I
VQlM Itunlri' . - 1 i k V. :
" PIVUDi WW m viva.
gr. "Force of habit is strong, Mrs.
pkJin, tn(j J keep 0jegr 0 dj.pcpgia,
J7 not eating a hot lunch." In fact, Mr.
wierub had an abhorence of hot din-
even the steam from the hot soup,
course, on 8unday, need to create a
onderful change on his Cberubio conn-
Jnce but it was only once a week
4 he did not complain, for if be had
. Timpklin would have consigned
ooptureen and content to the back
Jard. Cfcristonhftr. not h.inr an ArtrATK.
habiu beyond his chariUble deeds,
the uirii of thirty years, saved
up a handsome amount of monev. which
was continually drawing a handsome in
terest. To tell the truth, he could, if
necessary .draw hia check for a sum that
would stagger most ordinary bookkeep
ers. Even bis employers.the great house
of Wholsom, Fulsom & Co. wero not
aware of how much he was possessed ;
the never mentioned monoy to him, nor
he to tiiuni. In fact money was hardly
ever mentioned in any of their forms of
DUBiness; me word "draft" was the term
with Wholsom, Folaom 4 Co.; money
unwi, vuigar; arau was aristocratic,
and dignified.
Well, the house of Wholsom, Fulsom
k Co. flourished. Christopher Cherub
was ou bis tbirtioth year of service; no
entreaty on the part of the firm could
make him accent a larsrer salarv. or in
duce him to take an interest in the
bouse. Therefore they dropped the
subjeot for fear of annoying Christopher.
In August the junior member of the
firm, Mr. Richard Fulsom, was making
preparations to visit laverpool on an im
portant mission 'aonnectad with tlm
Lousp, but snddenly and unexpectedly
be was taken ill and the senior members
were in quandary. After a consultation
held in their private ofilce, it was decided
to send Mr. Cherub to take cbaree of the
business pieviously intrusted to the
junior member.
Christopher did not demur: he nover
demurred. But it was hard for him to
leave bisquiot retreat, to (rive up Mrs,
Timpklin's cozy departments, to bo away
from his favorite desk. and. more than
all, to leave uncared for the little spot so
uear to mm. wuat ii lie should never
return and his greatest desire left unful
filledto be laid by the side of Allie?
How the thought weighed upon him!
He bad never been way, and the world
outside his little sphere seemed already
strange to bim.
In less than forty-eight hours Christo
pher Cherub appeared twenty years
older. Hin hands trembled as he packed
his trunk, and he forgot to bestow bis
penny offerings upon the children about
the wharf. His step, only a short time
before so brisk, now f altered. Mrs.
Timpklin noticed it, and was very much
worried thoreby, but Christopher put on
as cheerful a manner as possible, and
merely said he was only a little tired.
Only a little tired? The truth was the
sudden anxiety, coming so unexpectedly,
had made him very tired. And ere two
weeks bad elapsed of the three set for
bis departure, the house of Wholsom,
Fulsom k Co., were constantly sending
messengers to Mrs. Timpklin's quiet and
respectable lodgings to inquire how
thoir confidential olerk was progressing.
The jiany needy families wlo were ac
customed to bis frequent visits wondered
what had become of their benefactor.
They missed his kindly greeting, for it
hardly ever occurred to them that be
would not be with them always.
One day after being confined to bis
room for three weeks, he told Mrs. Timp
klin that he felt a little better, and he
should try and see if a visit to the office
would not benefit him. With slow and
painful step he wended his way to the
wharf. The groups of children ceood
their noisy play and silently watched
him as he paused at the foot of the stair
way before going up. He glanced around
ana scanned the ships lying at the wharf,
drew a heavy sigh, and proceeded up the
stairs.
Alas, poor Christopher! Little did
Mrs. Timpklib imagine that you would
never come back to your little room
which she was arranging so tidily during
your absence.
As Mr. Cherub reached the landing on
the floor where his office was located,
be stood face to face with Simon the
porter.
"Good Lord. Mr. Cherub, how pale
you look," said that astonished individ
ual. "Why you ought not to have come
out, and you so bad.
Mr. Cherub replied by saying,"oimon,
please help me into the office.
Simon placed his strong arm around
Mr. Cherub, and almost carried him to
the room in which Christopher had bo
many jears done faithful duty. Simon
assisted him to bis perch on the high
stool, and Mr. Cherub with trembling
hands turned the loaves cf his ledger.
Strange figures and strange writing were
on its pages. He closed the book almost
mechanically, dropped his head on his
nanus tor a minute, men raising n Biigut-
lv. said. "Simon.will you ask Mr. Whol
som to come up?"
"At once, sir, at onoe," replied the
porter, who was standing fidgeting with
his Sootch cap.
How many bright days had he spent
at that desk; how many times he bad
said to himself: "Mine is not an idle
life;" and the light grew brighter and
brighter, until the little window would
admit no more.,
From his breast pocket he took out a
package, opened it, took out the locket,
removed the trees of hair, that once more
the golden light from heaven might vie
with the golden nair oi uer wuo iiau
gone berore. As he looked upon the
face in the little case and fondled the
tress of hair he bent forward and leaned
again on his hands.
"So tired, so tired," he faintly repeat
ed, but there is som rest Allie, "there is
rest."
Why. Mr. Cherub" exclaimed Mr.
Rodney Wholsom, as he entered hur
riedly into the little apartment, "what
possessed you to leave your house? Why,
my dear man, I shall order my carriage
at onoe, and send you back.Mr. Cherub,
I say!" Rodney Wholsom turned pale,
and tremblingly said: "Simon, call np
Mr. Fulsom."
The porter nearly tumbled down
stairs, snoh was Lis eagerness to call the
senior, Mr. Fulsom.
Rodney Wholsom remained in the
doorway, motionless as a marblo
statue, and as white. He did not speak
to Mr. Cherub again, for something told
him that Mr. Cherub could not hear his
voice, in fact, be almost doubted if he
bad any voice.
And the bright ligai sun piayea ana
hovered about Christopher thcrubs
desk; the doves, just above the window,
cooed and billed; but Rodney Wholsom
heard them not, neither did Christopher
Cherub.
Mr. Fulsom, senior, appeared, almost
out of breath. "What is it, Rodney?
Simon says you wish to see me. What
is it?" , , ,
The head of the firm merely extended
his arm toward Christopher.
"Why, whan did Mr. Uerub return?
"Ha cams no sir. only a little while
ago," replied Simon, who thought it his
duty to say something.
"Mr.Cherub! Mr.Cherub! Christo
pher!" spoke out Mr. fulsom. No
answer.
Then Mr. Fulsom turned ple,and the
two partners stood silently Jookiug at
each other. ,
The aun was passing on his way, and
the beams of the golden light were re
ceding from the desk.
Simon noiselessly moved to the side of
Mr. Cherub, and placed his hand on his
shoulder; then he gently raised his head
but immediately stopped.and.in a husky
voice, aaid, "My God, he is dead!"
Mr. Wholsom.and Mr. Fulsom looked
at each other and both repeated, "He ia
dead."
Yes, dead with his locket and tress of
hair clasped in hia bands.
Dead, in the rooms, where, fo: thirty
years, he had done faithful service.
The sun had passed the window, and
the beams of light bad disappeared.
I Llrrly Day for a Xw Member.
Said a young broker with disheveled
hair and glowing cheeks: "I have just
come from the board, and I tell you
while I was there everything was whirl
ing and the uproar was deafening. I did
not expeot that sort of thing. I was
elected a member of the exohange only
this morning and I had not intended to
begin business so soon; but at noon I
noticed that the tape was coming out
very slowly, with a sale at rare intervals
of two bonds or twenty shares of stock,
or something of that size, and in view of
the extreme dullness I thought it would
be a good time to make my dobut. I
wanted to escape attention and thought
I would not be conspicuous for idleness
when nobody had any orders. Either I
made a mistake or somebody gave notice
of my approach, for when with my new
grey suit carefully smoothed, my
hair exquisitely brushed and my
nobby hat nicely balanced, I passed in
through the south entrance on New
street, every eye seemed to welcome me
gayly and such a shout arose that I
paused just inside, thoroughly abashed.
I was about to lift my hat, but it antici
pated mo and flew twenty feet high to the
middle of the room. This act of polite
noss mads me a favorite at onoe and hun
dreds of strong arms siezed me. I went
forward surrounded by a dense, shout
ing mass of men. What they were say
ing I could not make out, but I gathered
atleast 100,000 shares of stock were
offered to me or asked of me. For a
while I smiled with great energy and
kept a bothered lookout for my hat as I
was whirling swiftly over the floor; but
it was not long before my one thought
was to escape. Twioe I reached the door
but was tossed back. The third time I
got clear out, bareheaded and all to
pieces. Presently a boy brought a hat
to me. It didn't fook like mine, but my
name was in it. No, I haven't been back
and don't think I will go until business
picks up a little." N. Y. World
"Gossip. '
Leigh Hunt.
He is a man thoroughly London make,
such as you could not find elsewhere,
and I think about the best possible to
be made of this sort; an airy, croohety,
and most copious clever talker, with an
nnder current of reason too, but unfor
tunately not the deepest, but the most
practical or rather it is the most un
practical man ever dealt in. Hia hair
is grizzled, eyes black-hazel, complexion
of the clearest dusky brown; a thin
glimmer of a smile plays over a faoe of
cast-iron gravity. He never laughs
can only titter, which I think indicates
his worst deficiency. His house excels
all you have ever read of a poetical
Tinkerdom, without a parallel even in
literature. In his family room, where
are a sickly, large wife and a whole
shoal of well-conditioned wild chil
dren, you will find half a dozen old
rickety chairs gathered from half a dozen
different hucksters, and all seemingly
engaged, and just pausing, in a violent
hornpipe. On these and around them
and over the dusty table aud ragged car
pet lie all kiuds of litter books, papors,
egg shells, scissors, and last night when
I was there the torn heart of a half-quartern
loaf. His own room above stairs,
into which I alone strive to enter, he
keeps oleaner. It has only two chairs, a
book-case and a writing table; yet the
noble Hunt receives yon in his Tinker
dom in the spirit of a king, apologizes
for nothing, places you in the best seat,
takes a window-sill himself if there is no
other, and there folding closer his loose
flowing "muslin cloud" of a printed
niclitiown in which he alwavs writes.
commences the liveliest dialogue on
philosophy and the prospects of man,
who Is to be beyond measure "happy"
yot; which again he will courteously
terminate the moment you are bound to
go; a most interesting, pitiable, lovable
man, to he used kindly but with discre
tion. Hushed Fp.
Once upon a time a man became very
much discouraged because his salscy
was not as big as a tobacco factory, so he
borrowed three million dollars of a
bank, and forgot all about paying it
back. He had neglected to mention to
the bank people anything about the
matter at the time he had negotiated
with himself for the purpose of making
the loan. There came a day when it was
necessary in the transaction of business
for the bank to make use of some of its
alleged money, and it was then discov
ered that the funds had disappeared. Of
course the bank folks ere more or less
perplexed over this state of affairs, and
the cashier, who, by the way, had
taken the missing wealth, was ques
tioned concerning its whereabouts
he frankly acknowledged that he
had erred in in making the appropri
tion. and was perfectly willisid to pay it
back; so he examined his pockets, and
could only turn out one dollar and thir
teen cents. The cashier was real sorry
abeul not being able to settle; he aaid he
bad lost the money, but that he had no
intention of doing so at all; and that as
soon as he found it he would bring it
right back to the bank. He said he
would not like to have the matter go any
further; his Sunday school class might
hear of it, and think strangely of him
and altogether it would be best, he felt,
if the matter wai bushed right np.
The latest snobbish freak of Americans
traveling ia Europe is to get soma sprig
of nobility to do np your nmbrella, and
then keep it thus folded as a memento.
Ibe Itiqnttte or Dtilng !.
"Costly thy habit as thy purse can
buy" is not a bad rule for the diner-out.
A man of course wears the customary
suit of solemn blauk unless he be an
esthete and disports himself in knee
breeches and lace rufllea. A ladv can
scarooly wear too handsome a dress,
though it should l diffcrcut in stylo
from a ball-dress. Her most beuntiful
jewels and her richest laces ami in a
eeremonious dinner a suitable occasion
for thoir display. Places at the table
should be found as qnintly as possible,
and a man is wire to inquire before go
ing to the dining-room on which aide of
the table he is to sit. Guests remain
standing until the hostess has taken her
seat, and then seat themselves. They
lay their table napkins across thoir laps,
take off their gloves, and if there is a roll
of bread iu their plates they remove it to
the left tide. If raw oysters have been
served they will te eaten at onoe. It is
no longer good form to wait for the rest
of the company to be served before be
ginning to eat, and for this there it a
sensible reason, as will be found upon
examination to be the case with most of
the little changes in fashion which takes
place from time to time. A grand din
ner would be indefinitely prolonged if
all the guosts waited to cat the same
tiling nt the same time. The waiters bo
gin their tervico with the lady who sits
at the host's right hand, and she should
be ready to be lmlpod to the second
course by the time the first course has
made the round of the table.
A neoohyte might perhaps 1k puzzled
among the multiplicity of forks beside
her plate, but she will see that the small
spoon-shaped fork is nsed for oysters,
and the next smallest fork for the fish.
It is now customary to supply also a sil
ver knife for fish, and this is a great con
venience. Should the fish knife be ab
sent, the fork is to be held in the right
hand and assisted by a piece of bread in
the left; but the silver knife is prefera
ble and will be found in most houses. '
Soup should be uaten with a largo
spoon. Dessertspoons for soup are no
longer "e regie, on the theory that
soup is nothing unless hot, and that it
can be eaten more quickly, and there
fore when hotter, by using a large spoon.
If you are fastidious abou' trilling forms
you will dip np your soup with the side
of the spoon farthest from yon and move
it toward the farther side of your plate
as you lift it toward your mouth. The
really important thing is to eat from the
side of the spoon and noiselessly. Noth
ing is a much surer test of the number
of removes we are from our great
grandfather, the ape, than our manner
of taking soup. To eat ' noiselessly U
loudly to proclaim ourselves unfit for the
society of ladies and gentlemen.
In eating any oourse whero both a
knife and fork are required, the fork ia to
be held in tho left hand and the knife in
the right. It is not a social criuio to
transfer the fork to the righl hand and
back again, but it is now considered let
ter form to keep the fork in the left
band and carry all food to the mouth
with that hand, unless in the courses
where no knife is required. In eating
soft dishes, such as croquettes or sweet
breads, where a fork only is neccssary.it
is of oourjfl held in the right hand. A
fork is nsed whenever it is possible for
puddings and jellies, and in many
houses for ice-cream. In England, both
a fork and a spoon will be given you
with the sweets, and both sre somotimes
used together.
Cheese is the one thing for which a
fork is not used, and you will find your
self supplied only with a knife for that
course which consists of cheese, lettuce
or celery and biscuits, or as we say,
crackers. Vegetables should always be
eaten with a fork, except the few which,
like artichokes.vou bold in your fingers.
One is quite at liberty to take asgaragna
in the fingers and bite it off, though
some people prefer to cut off the soft
ends aud eat them with a fork. Olives
are taken in the fingers.
Peaches, pears and apples are pre
pared for eating with a fruit knife and
fork, but large strawberries are eaten by
taking the stem in the fingers and
dipping them into the sugar on your
plate.
Very young ladies at a dinner seldom
eat anything to strongly flavored as
choose, cheeso fondns, cheese sou flies
and that order of edibles. Wasn't it in
"Good-by, Sweetheart" that the plain
elder sister consoled herself for the want
of a lover by tho thought that she had
liberty to enjoy her dinner? and the
fully blown rose, a bud no longer, mav
build a monument to her lost youth
with raw oysters, a little of the fat from
the roast beef, and all sorts of savories
from which she would have abstained in
her girlhood.
A dinner-party is not the occasion on
which the most thorough-going teeto
taler can proierly make his protest
agaiust wine. If he is opposed to wine
drinking, he is at liberty quietly to re
fuse it, or be may let his glass be filled
once, and leave it untasted. Cat any
discussion of the subject, any parade of
his own convictions as opposed to the
cwstom of the house where he is dining,
would be an offense against good taste
concerning which it is hardly necessary
to utter a caution. Young ladies take
very little wine at dinner part of a glass
of sherry with soup, and perhaps a
subsequent glasa of champagne is quite
enough for a rosebud; and two or three
glasses in all it a generous allowance for
a married lady. Even among men who
are well bred, moderation is the rnle. I
have seen many a bright wit and accus
tomed diner out, stop inflexibly after bis
second or third glass. A little more may
have been taken after the ladies have
left the table, but the days of drinking
heavily are over among well bred people.
When the desert service is pat on the
table the finger-glass with the bit of
prettiness nnder it which plays at being
a dolly, should be removed to the left
side and the glass plate left free for the
desert. All use of the napkin should be
as inconspicuous as possible, and tooth
picks are horrors, the nse of which, like
evil deeds, should shun humsn observa
tion. At a very small dinner only, the con
versation will be general. When the
number at table exceeds six or eight the
conversation it chiefly carried on in a low
tons between those who sit next each
other. It it perfectly proper to speak to
year text .neighbor on either side,
whether yon have been introduced or
not.
It is as important part of good man
ners to accept accidents philo
sophically. If your neighbor spills a
glass of wine and it trickles down over
the front breadth of your satin gown thi
severity of the blow will not le
mitigated by any outcry. To make the
nnlucky person to whom the accident
had happened as niuoh at his ease as
possible, is the test .of a true lady; he
will suffer enough t at best, and despite
of your utmost kindness. I quoted Syd
ney Smith's account of a country dinner
last week; but at he was the prince of
diners-out, you will surely forgive an
other extract from one of bis letters.
Writing to Jeffrey, he said:
"Tell Murray that I was much struck
with the politeness of Miss Markham.the
day after he went. In carving a part
ridge I splashed her with gravy from head
to foot, and through I saw three distinct
brown rills of animal juice trickling
down her chock, the had the complai
sance to swear that not a drop had
reached her! Snob circumstancos are the
triumphs of civilized life."
It is not necessary to swear that biacK
is white, but it is a triumph not only of
cultivation but of kind-heartedness to
set a person who has met with a social
misfortune as speedily as possioie ni ms
ease. Kindness ot heart is tne soni oi
all good, breeding, and without it the
daughter of a hundrod earls is still not
one to bo desired.
The novice in society who has never
assisted nt a dinnorparty in her life need
not fear to go to one, if she will hoed the
simplo and obvious suggostionson which
I have ventured, and above n, u sue
will keep her eyes open to see what is
going on around her. That silken-clad
flock which we call sooioty all jump over
the same hedges iu very noarly the same
manner.
Handling Millions a Day.
In & Htimll room on tho main floor of
the New York custom house, and occu
pying the southwest corner of it, the
nutliinr with a fnreA of fifteen clerks.
receives all the monoy levied for dutioa
by the government on imports, exports,
exoept the small amount assessed on
passengers' baggage, which is collected
on the wharf.
Some idea of the amount of business
Anna in thia nfllon mav be frainod when
it is stated that the money reoeived in a
single day has several times latoiy
amounted to one million dollars, and
the number of entries made bos exceed
ed one thousand. The manner in which
this largo amount of money ia collected
is as follows:
The merchant or broker s clerk, after
Ant timlriniT IiIh entrv in the rotunda
cf the building, where the amount ot
duty is calculated on the entry by the
entry clerk, bikes his place in the line
before any of tne receiving oieras, anu
deposits the amount of his entry in a
small box, and with it a ticket on whioh
ho has entered the name of the merohant
with the date and the Bum enclosed,
whether in gold, silver, notes, or certifi
cates.
rinitA nnwhii limes are nsed to pre
vent unnecessary noise from the clinking
oftheooin. The rooeiving olerk takes
the box of money .and hands it to a teller
to count from the entry in a oioner. aiis
inllnr ilnna not look nt the cash tickot
until he has counted the money and
marked it on the baok of the ticket. He
limn tnrni it over, and if the COUnt is
correct, he checks it, and returns it to
the receiving clerk, who men signs a
permit for the goods. The entries then
an in ilia linnk.knAnnra who enter the
amount on "sheets, and at the close of
the day tbe money is counted ana com
pared with this record of the book-keep
ers.
Sn earnfnllv ia this svstcm carried out
that there is rarely a variation of a cent
between the money ana tne aocounts,anu
the oflioe has thereby gaind the reputa
tion of being more exact than any other
similar institution in the country which
handles such an amount oi money com
ing in so many difforent payments, from
flv Holt lira to five thousand dollars.
Hhnnhl anv discrepancy occur, the
clerks carefully oompare both sides of
the tiokow with the oiers. s uiouer; auu
tlm lilntter is checked off with tho
book-keeper's shoots. Ry some of these
methods the error is oertain to lie dis
covered. As aooount is kept of each
kiml nf mnnnv linnaratelv. the tflllort Can
tee at a glance if a mistake is made in the
gold, silver certificates or notes,
wi.an lm nnin has been counted and
mil intn amnll nnnvaa baas it is placed in
boxea holding twenty thousand dollars
in gold. These boxes are put m a imuu
nni-t nntftide the bnildinz and wheeled to
the sub-treasury, wich gives a reooipt to
the custom bouse for eaon uopomt.
Nearly a ton of coin has to be trans
UrraA Hnilv in this manner. An officer
fully armed accompanies the portors.and
there are also armed men in the cashier's
nflioA Tim naahior. clerks and sellers
are men of efficiency, and the responsi
bility of tbe office makes tneir position
more permanent than that of the average
nni in iinnaA owner. iu itinera u
nnira crrnat akill in detecting counter
leits as wen as in myiu uouumug. uuiu
r.t n.a of oonnterfeitinir which
ir . ii : l . . : . . umA
oome under their notioe are onrions.
T)i r'hineiui in San Francisco are ex
pert enough to split a $10 gold piece.cut
nnl tha ntAr. nil it wun Daso IHOUU IW
inin it tnirthr an nicelv that only an ex-
pert could detect the irauu. i ne iiaueut
(ll,m.m.K mlmn Anil it Drofllalllfl tO
. . . . ... m mi 1 1 a
"sweat" gold by shaking the coin in a
bag and gathering the gold dust which
accumulates from the abrasion of the
metal.
Another device is to file old coinacrost
the edge, and thus destroying the raising
milling All the ail ver and nickel coin
are counterfeited, from the three-eent
piece to the legal-tender aonar. iney
are first stamped from base metal, and
n.n rilutnl with silver. Even this the
counterfeiters do not bay bnt obtain by
immersing silver coin in acid, which re
moves from the coin enough silver for
the counterfeiter's use, while the
"sweated" silver can still be passed at
par.
The cashier's office performs only a
small portion of the work of the costora
Innu in all it liraneboa. but BS it 18 One
of the main resouroes of the public
purse, it it perhapt tbe most interesting.
At one passet along the dingy corridor
..,! aiffht nf the throe lines of men
cramped and crooked around in the little
room, boys ana grey-nairea men, wuu
their little guttapercha boxes fall of gold
ready to be emptied into the capacious
pockets of t ncu Ham.
ALL SORTS.
A Horse Creek, California, man has
nearly lost his life by the bite of a rab
bit. Cigarette and cigar smoking among all
classes of Boston women is becoming
general.
Jim Keene, lio wealthy stockbroker,
onco peddled stationery in San Fran
cisco. The Polar bears are taking their an
nual spring excursion on the top of an
icoberg.
A Canadian cat has adopted some
young black squirrels that were thrown
to her to be eaten.
Tho Philadelphia modioal colleges
graduated 7051 students in 1881. Tho
uumbcr for 1380 was 731.
It Is lawful to catch brook trout in
Massachusetts at all seasons of tho year
when they will not bite.
Rochester University lias just reoeived
a gift of $100,000 for the purpose of add
ing a ladies' department to the institu
tion. The School Board of Reading, Pa. .lias
voted to close the public schools on the
day Jumbo visits the city with Barn urn's
oircus.
When at home the Chinaman is a Mon
golian. When in the United States he
is a Mnstgolian. Louisvillo Courier-
Journal.
What is hvpoorisv? Whv it is wlftm
any one says he loves his neighbor as
himself and then straightway sands his
sufrar.
It is well we cannot see into the fu
ture. Fancy the discust of Pizzaro if he
could have forosoeu Shipherd. Syra
cuse Herald.
McKean county postoffice is in charge
of a pretty woman. It is needless to add
that malos arrive and depart at all hours
of tho day.
A burclur got into the house of a
Texas editor the other night. After a
tcrriblo struggle tbe editor succeeded in
robbing him.
A surly old follow sat alone because,
as he said, though he had a great many
friends he ddn t like any of them and
none of them liked him.
From animal remains it is concluded
that Great Britain was at one time con
nected with the mainland, and the Eng
lish Channel was dry.
Girard Colloce is to have a complete
machine shop, with a workbenoh, forge,
and gat engine for each of the ninety
pupils ia practical meohanici.
It is stated that Governor Roberts, of
Texas, intends recommending in his
message to the Legislature the gift to
the University of 2,500,000 aores of land.
A student at Oxford University, on
being asked, "Who was Esau?" replied:
Esau was a man wno wrote fables and
sold his copyright for a mess of potash."
"I say. Jenkins, can you toll a young,
tender chicken from an old, tough one?"
Of courso, I can." "Well, how ?" "By
the toeth." "Chickens have no teeth."
'No, but I have."
Tbe Connecticut Legislature has pro
vided that School Boards.on tbe petition
of twelve adult residents, may ordor in
struction in the public school concerning
the effect of intoxieating beverages.
The lamest room in the world, under
one roof and unbroken by pillars, is at
St. Petersburg. By day it is used for
military displays: by night for a vast
ball room. Twenty thousand wax tapers
are required to light it.
When a man dies suddenly, "without
the aid of a phvsioiau." the ooroner
must be called in. If a man dies regu
larly, after being treated by a doctor,
everybody knows why he died, and cor
oner's inquest is not necessary.
A Philadelphia boy was askod if he
ever prayed to church, and answered:
"Oh, I a'lways say a prayer like all the
rest do, just as the sermon begins." "In
deod," responded tho astonished quor-'
1st, "what do you say?" "Now I lay ma
down to sleep.
When Thackeray and Bulwer Lytton
were first introduced, "You will pardon
me," said Thackeray,, "for the un
pleasant things I have written about you
in Eraser.' " "Yon will pardon me,"
replied Bulwer, "for never having read
them."
"Yon have ' kcard. my love, that
Amanda is about to marry Arthur?" "I
know that, but what I can t understand
Is that a womn, intelligent as she is,
can consent to marry a man stupid
enough to marry hei ! French Wit.
At a train was approaching Cleveland
it parted in the middle, the end of
it striking an old gentleman on
his hat. "What is the matter?
he cxolaimed. "Oh, the train's broke
tn two," replied a lady who sat in the
next seat. "I should say so," the old
gentleman said, looking at the broken
cord. "Did they s'pose a little bit ot a
string liko that would hold the oars to
gether?" "I wonder what has become of the
scissors?" said Mrs. Johnson tbe other
evening; "I have been looking for them
all tbe evening and can't i id them high
nor low." After awhile the hired Dutch
man beaan pnllinar off hia boots, before
going to bed. "All die day," said he,
"I tink I got tome little grauoie stones
in me poot. I kess I kit him out now."
When he turned np his boot all he could
find in it was a thimble, a pair of sois
scrs.half a loaf of bread and a few dozen
tacks.
"flos't JHestlei II."
A citizen of Tawtnckot entoied a gro
cery the other day, and said he wanted a
h.iirulA WM:1 with tllH tirOltrifltor.
Ill liuiu vw. - - - I I
When they retired to the desk, he be
gan:
"I want to make confession an 1 repa
ration. Don you remember of my
buying sugar here two or throe days
ago?"
"I do."
Well. Sn navinff for it I worked off a
counterfeit quarter on the clerk. It was
a mean trick, and 1 came to ten.ier yon
good money."
"Oh, don't mention it," replied the
grocer
"But I want to make it all right."
"It's all right-all right. We knew
who passed the quarter on us, and that
afternoon, when your wife sent down a
dollar bill and wanted a can of sardines,
I gave her that bad quarter with her
change. Don't let your conscience
trouble you at atl-tbatrs all right."