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I ..[(.... H .., I. u. nu-wniK aii.l brrwmg, KoaHtiug. frymtf uud hoiliutf. KweoiMHK, ilualmu ami cleaning. Wa*biUK, tarcblug aod ir'nnig JiipriuK. turiiijg aud inen.lihK. I'miniR. banting ai,J stitrlnuK Making tbe old like uew ; Mioemrmg* tu lace, Kacea to wash, HuttoUS to MW, Aud the like of lueb Stockings tu ilarn While tbe children play. httu leg tu tell. Trail wipe away. Making* them nppy Tbe livelougday ; It il tver tliut. from mourn till Who ays Uiat a mother i wcrk i. At evening, four Little f ruia lu white ; 1'rayers ail said, Andtbe taut good night, TuckiQg tbuui safe ID each downy bod, Tbo uo 11 MAKINU. O er acb beau, That tbe dear Father in beaveu will keep Sale all uiy darlings, Awaku ur asleep. think the old adsxe true ever will prive ' " It* fa.y to labor fur tbo.e that we love. ' Ab ! me I dear met I often *y, A* 1 bang tbe tumbled clothes away ; And tbe tear-drop utart v bile my burdened heart Actiee fur tbe mother aorui> tbe way. Where, oh, where are Her Qtt*thne> rtowu ' All ail ttre tiune. Save 'ine aloue ' * Klded tbuir garment* Witb leudered care, Uupresud th pillow AuU vacant tbe chair. Nu ribbon* tu tie, No face* 10 wah, No bair all away ; hu merry vuloea To hur.li into r. -t ; <....! nave them : Id tuuk them, And He kuowetb beet ; But, ah ! the heart auKUish! Uie lean that fall Tbu ni aber wurk IB the bardent of all ! i .usi u- IN WINTKH. I n . Arc I ... . on. 11 I. |..,.. I l.. I.." l u ! ....-!.. \t .11. I IU. " More people) injure flowering plant* by too much cart tbau by too little," mid a promiuent i! >rst. Tbey fill their flower pot* or boxes full of water aud ket p tiie earth soaked, and then wonder wby tba plant* don't thrive. You nee, It operate* tbiB way : At first t ie. plant* are revived by tba water, aud the truth growth IUHJ irtr. tbe owner* thai they have atruck tbe pro- per key, but Boon tbe le*vi begin to fade, then witber, aud drop iff." Wbat in tbe res-on /' " Well, Uwm.il so urn and ftvsutu*!!) kill* tbe plat t. It u c-kued mostly by too much water, although i* IB nure to upoil witbio a year auybow, and i-uuuld be renewed oooe every twelve uioL.he. IL wiuter flower* pine for tbe tun, aud should be giveu tbe invigorating light wbenever tbe opportunity presents i-silf. Another tl i g 11 a regular temperature or a* Lear regular an p( --iolf. Let the earth git a little dry and then give it plenty of water and a plaut will geuer ally thrive. Tbe German people of Chicago are more successful m rair tut, plant* tbau any other claai of penouH. Tbey can keep them in i he kitoboo aud bave more mooes* tban otber* wbo keep them in the parlor." " Wbat insect* prey on tbe plant* .'" " Tbe green fly ii tbe worst, but it can be killed if people put tbe flowers m a box or barrel aud buru tbe stems of tobacco. Tbey drop right away. Tbe amelia bug* gather under tbe leave* in great number* until they appear like a wbiio *oale. A stiff brush or s( onge aud water will wacli them off. Mont people. however,prefr to purchase out flower* than to oare for plants." "Are ooneervatorie* a suooeaa in Chi Thr 1< * (na-mdaniUrd rsirea Kiplalnrd. The State of Illinois has no debt. It ia oouaidering what shall be dona with the half a ojilliou dollars which tbe Illinois Central Hallway pays every year iulo tbe Stale Treasury . The Chioago Tribune aaya, use it to make good waggon roada. Tbe suggestion is a wise one, for good roads promote civiliz*- tiou, good fellowship aud good moral*. But it is uot every man. even though be may be roadmaeier, or even an engiueer, who knows bow to build a good waggou road. Tbe beat roade ever built, aiuoa tbe day* of the old Romaca, are tboae known as the McAdaiu roada. McAdam was au Amen oau, who aettled iu Scotland in 178H, and got appointed a commissioner of roada. He bad a mania for roadbuilding, to which be devoted himself for sii nJ twenty years. Ilia plan of road inakn is described aa follows ia tbe .S'(. Im" Uateite : Hi* leading principle wax tbal road ougbt to ba considered aa an artiocisl flooring, so strung aud even an to let the heaviest vehicle pass over il without im pediment. Tbeu pec pie began to bear with wonder of roada thirty aud forty feet wide rising oily three icohi - in tbe centre, aud he propounded tbe extraordinary harixy that a better and more lasting road oould be made over the surface of a moiana tbau over solid rook. Another of hia easy first principle* was that the uative soil was more resistant when dry than whan wet. Aa in reality it bad to carry not a Una tbe traffic but the road alao, il ought to be kept in condition of tbe greatest reaiatanoe ; that ths beat way of keeping it dry was to put over it a covering impervious to rain tbe road, in fact. Tbe thicknea* of this cover ing waa to be regulated solely in relation to its irnperviousnesa, and not at all a* to iu bearing of weights, to which tbe uative soil was quite equal. Instead of digging trench, therefore, to do away witb tbe surface of tbe native soil, ht oare fully rsiq> -otsd it, aud raised tbe read sutti cieutlr aooveit to let ths water ran it! Impermeability he obtained by tbe practice discovery th.t atone* broken email, auc shaken aud pres-ed togoiher. a* by tbe traffic on a road, rapidly aettled down face to face, aud angle to angle, aud made asolcs a ui*a aa a wall. Mankind in general nci believe that this last I* all tbat ItuAam invented; tb* rest in forg. tteu. Thai important fraction of his discoveries iawba has given to us the verb I" m.ii-n.iun. .-> ("T< pave a road with small broken stones. '- X*rat . aod to tbe r r-ncb their conns macadaiH, ( " Norn d'nu pavs!e in* err/' pa uo Auglais." Litlrt i, m.i au( ths verb m j<r.nJumfr. It a man ID kuuckti down by an omnibus in the middle of th boulevard. " They are not. Tbey are too expanthe M a general thing, and don't give aatisfao HDL. Tbe ownera have to employ men to take oare of tbem, and even then tbe plantx die and bave to be replaxd often. Some panon* wbo bave no oare for expenses per- lat in maintaining them, but tbe majority havedropptd tbeui." "What are tbe favorite (lower* tbia MM I" " The moet in favor DOW i* tbe obrysau themum, bearing flowera of white, yellow, and otber buea. They are much worn tor ooraage bouquet*. Tb* IUOHI hardy plant* for tbe wiuter, however, are tbe ferns aud palm*. Tbey keep well, and alway* look pretty. Window-boxes planted witb tbene are very popular. In December we will bave byaoiutha in bloom, and after tbtm eome izaliac, which are very fine, are of different color*, and do well in tbe home Axabias and palma are tbe moat expaoaive. Calla lilioa do well in tbe hou.e alo. Hose* and geranium* do not blouse m iu tbe winter except iu tbe greenhouse*." a Parinian bvalauder wit uow-a-day*) *ay, " Jd I'm vu toiob* -i:r Ie ii.acl->m." Bur[>risa folluwoi rurprine It iadx which were in* layer-, of btokcn atone. n. four aud eve.j a* little a* three mcbea m tbiokuea* pa-iced tbrough tbe worst winter* witbou breakiugui', while, aa tue ooacbman us* to *ay, tbey " ran true ; the wheel ran bard upon tbem. it rau upon the nail. Even in tbe breaking of atone* McAdaui made a revolution. H naw that abl bodied mtu atandiug up witb heavy bam men wasted tbe greater portion of tbei atrengtb. lie made bia stout-breaker* ai HO tbal all the force of tbe blow* too direct tffect ou tbe stone ; and tbe resul wan tbal he found small hammer* did tb work porfeotly well, aud tbus wa* able t oouttue it to old meu pa*t bard laboi woman and boy*, which reduced the ooa of tbe broken atone by one half. Tbe at/ to which tb* atone abould be broken be determiued 10 a practical way, by tbe area of contact oC an ordinary wheel with a amootb road Tbis be found to be about au mob leulhwise, therefore be laid it down that "a atone wLicb exceeds an mob in any of it* dirueunion* is mis- obievoaa," that I* to say. that tbe wbeel in pr miug on one end of it, teuda to lift tbe otter eud ont of tbe road, la practice be found It nunpleet to fix a weigh! of MX ounce*, aud bis >urveyor* carried about scales to test the largest stone* iu each heap. lie would allow uo large atoue* even for tbe foundation of hi* roads, for be found tbey constantly worked urward by tbe preaaure and vibration ul tin UN the. Tbe whole road was small broken itoue*. even over awampy HI..I t llrr THK FLOOH W 41. Hit at. s ii. III>IIIK>II ! % in. i. . .. |. ,.,.[,.. i . few Alra Hucirrd. Ot all the creature* of metropolitan ommercial life tbe luoct lotereatiug and aaoiuatiug i* tbe floor walker, aaya tbe bioago Tribune, A walking dictionary, a treet guide and a dictionary of namea, be enjoys tbe distinction of being oousid- red the leading man of t ie bouae, if not na of the leading partners. Pol. te to rich ud poor alike, be i* a continual ray of auu- biue. Be is found most active aud most t home iu tbe great business bouae*. II" LOWS the store from cellar to garrtt. and (here a thousand aud one question* are ked daily be is ready witb a thousand iud one prompt answers. Tbe women, wbo are apt t , be the priuoipal custom- ire, are tbe recipient* of hi* moat oliciloua attentions. Tbe pink of polite- ness, be is regarded by most of tbeui aa an authority on all questions of dreae aud etiquette. He baa a faculty for remeui wring uamea which would astonish a hotel ilerk. Then be baa tbe advantage f tbe lotel man iu understand. m; tbe peculiar tiea of hia customer". lie ia soi.ietbiui; more tbau dictionary of namea, aud something less tbau a faabion-plate. Though sorupuloosly oral be i* never extravagantly dressed. Diamond* po*MM no special attraction for him, except when hey are Been upon the person of a con- turner, and yet be understand* aa well aa anybody that thiy are net a reoommenda tion iu all case*. He baa better mean* of settling quea.ioua of noanoial standing, for ie may go to the manager, bia superior, ho ia supposed to know all thing* know- able. To explain tbe exact p wition of a door-walker to tbe oiu-o.de w. rid, according tu one aulbority, it may be given a* that of an assistant manager, tbe term floor walker having been gradually applied aa King more explanatory of bia duties. In most large retail stores tbe spaoe ia divided sp into departmenta, each one of wbicb ia uuder tbe care of a floor-walker, a* for instance tbe lao* department, tbe ailk department aud the nonary department. Tben there are several wbo are expected to keep a clone watch about the front door, wbooe especial duty in to welcome viaitors and direct them to tbe department where tbe good* tb*y dasire oau be found. Tbey responsible for tbe behavior of a cer- tain number of clerk* and cash boy*, to wbom they are rqially a terror and an object i f envy. U is generally admitted that there is a* much in the appearance aud behavior of a tl rar- walker as there is in bis buaiue** taot aud powers of observant Tu ioture auooea* be must be a thorough optimist, wboae tunny views of life must not be shaken by a eroaa word fr in tbe I r iprietor, or an lu-olt or a arrirs of in suits from tbe customer*. lie would make a |K or // . ' nut the best paid member if llir oraft in Chicago i- said to be a fine oomediau. lie ia considered an example onto bin fellow -sinner*, because in- duct is always tbe same, aud be can tell tbe outrageous lie and tbe moat sole in u truth iu the same mrlauoboly au-1 earnest tone*. He work* in an establishment owned by two partner*, and half tbe customer, know him a* one partner and tbe other half a* tb* otber. It make* no l.tlnrence to him, tad be never think* of correcting tbe mis- take. Nor doe* be fear tbe wrath of tbe proprietor*, for tbey regard biro as tbi ir representative in mt of the dune* be perform* ; and aa people value moet highly little aota of politeueaa oon.iug direct from tbe bead of a large ba/aar, tbe oourtcsiea pxteuded by tbe Kubaltern if received au Jer tbis illusion are just a* valuable. IIIK I VPK.%% WIIIKU Ciletl.. . II. Im. i.. .. I I-. .!,... ,.,,. | i. ,,,i, l< -. i lb. .1 b. .ill \. . ,.i .. ,. lib., i ... Tbe stenographer i* rapidly being sac- succeeded by tbe type writer, says tb* Brooklyn t.aglt. Meu are too duuiey to acquire great facility at tbi* sort of woik, ana it eema especially suited to women. Tbe advantages which it poeaaM over tbe older fashion i* that tbe v, jrk i* nuiabed when tbe operator baa readied tbe end. A large eleuueu of uncertainty euler* in 5o life wbeu one employs a itenographer. Witb tbe type- writag girl* it is ditTareut. As a rule they are busy oop> ing Supreme Court papers, wbiob, by tbe way, they lay aaide without tbe alignteat regret, and they are apparently tbe only people wbo look with ooi tempt upon tue Supreme Court, aud begin at once to prepare for work. The pre paration is tbe longest part of it. After a few geueral remark* ablut tbe weatber sbe removes her nuga one after tbe other, looks at tbem carefully, places them in an orderly row beside tne typewriter, pulla a hair-pin oat of tbe forward prt of ber bang, examine* it aud tben thruai* it with unquestioned belligerence into tbe back of her bead. Tbeu abe yawn* pro digiously, leans back in ber chair, and sa>s aba ia ready. Wbeu you begin she and deuly remember*, rises from the maabiue, goes to tbe washataud, toys with the faucets for a few momenta, touobea tbe euda of ber liners to the towel, then come* back b> way of the mirror. I bave become eon viuoed by long experience that the average type- writer never really cares to wa-h ber bauds. It ia a strategic subterfuge for tba purpose of affording ber au opportunity to look in tbe mirror. She returns, throw* herself carelessly into tbe cbair and briskly put* a ibeet of paper iuto the machine Having dona tbi* sbe withdraws tbe pa|ur turns it around an ' put* it in in that way. Tl i-i i* a system tbey never depart from under any circumstance*. Sne i* not ready yet, however. At tbi* point it becomes necessary to opeu a small drawer at tbe ngnt baud side of tbe type writer, -h uut a more or I*** *bowy purse, glance critically aud somewhat sadly within, throw tbe puree back avam. and bring forth an ink eraixr, a rubb.r. * fruit knife, and a half-eateu apple or peach. Some one will probably upt ber for a quiet cbst, aud af:i-r that if you are still there you will be thoroughly started. Once under way, au expert type-writer i* fulU aa fast aa the average HUsuograjher. aud wbeu you have ftuiibed dictating >ou uiav take the manuscript away with >ou. 1 hsve observed on* peculiarity ab ut the female typewriter. She ; . r ti.tktri a miatake. Il is always tbe machine. II Ii* put* sixteen vowels in tbe word trough," rbe first Lin the keyboard leutiv. then raises the ruof of the tructnre, poke* at the type with ber nr*t er, indulge* in some airy crnicisujs of ue mtuufscture. brings tbe whole thing Mfther violently again, aud oobtinue* to make tbe most grievous aud absurd error* nth a face of uiter satinfactiou s..J oroffled high ipiritr. r-be eveutuall> uarrio* the Uiauagiug clerk of the law A i \\* \m - n..u i . Worn. !!. Im, Ik. 1-...I. ..I.,,. ! -I...IT Tue Century for November baa au editorial uuder the Lead of " Lawyer*' Morals," from wnioh tbe followiug poiow are quoted : " 1. A lawyer ought to be a gentleman. Ilis function aa an attorney gives bim no dispensation to disregard th* ordinary rule* of good manner*, and the ordinary principle* of decency aud honor Be baa uo rinul to slauder bis neighbor, avan if his neighbor be tbe defendant m a cause in which be appear* for the i laint fl IU baa no right to bully of browbeat a mines* m era** examination, or artfully to entrap that fitneem into giving falae testimony Whatever tue privilege of tbe court may be the lawyer who I* guilty of such practice* in court i* no gentleman out of court '.. A lawyer ougbt not to lie. lie may defeud a criminal wbom be know* to b* guilty, but be may uot say to the jury tbal ue believe* tbia criminal to be innocent. He may uot m any way intentionally convey to the jury tbe impreaaion tbal ha believe* tbe man to be innocent. He may not. in bis t lea, pervert or distort tbe tvideno*) eo to weaken the force or conceal tbe meaning of it. lie ia a sworn b*T*Wtl tb* court, aid bi* oalb sbtuld bind MB to tbe strictest veracity. It would ha quuo tic to expect him to auiet bi* adversary, but bu obligation to speak tbe truth outrank* every obliga tion that he owes to bia client. It u ootori i u that some lawyer* wbo would tbink it acaudalou* to tell a falsehood out of court, in any bu-iues* transaction, lie shamelessly in oturt in behalf of their clients, and seetn to think it part of their \. .. -ll > A I tini >- i . li. ii Thl-T I..W IS)lr H. %\.IIM.II I .11 II. ml' 'l"t.im l-i.ii. 'I... i. 1 1.. n t n... n. I Irrnlnllen ..I Illl. --!..-- i . . . i . r i- i -. .1 . i|.i. , , i. . . i - A Philadelphia correspondent of the Courier- Journal says: The beautiful Philadelphia women, from l to "> o'clock each afternoon, can be seen in vaat numbers on tbe popular thoroughfare Chestnut (trett. Tbe complexion of tbe women here I rpeak of tbi Ma under HO IB as soft, clear and roseate a* a child'*. An intelligent physician here, conversing witb me on tbe subject, said tbe reason Phila- delphia womeu were handsomer than tbe women from otber cities wait from tbe fact tbat thry did less lacing. Lacing, be said, oompresred tbe liver so that it* fnnotious waro deranged and the bile, instead of legitimately aiding digestion aa U should, is thrown into tbs venona circulation, pro d using tbe sallow complex inn 10 common among our American women. Tue female gymnasts and iquestrianne* ate noted for their fine complexion, which it attributable to the fact that their profession precludes lacing. Again the women here do more walking tban tbey do in almost any other city on tbe continent. In this tbey resemble tbe English women, wbo are noted tbe world over for their beautiful complexion*. Not only tbia, but tbe exercise of walking rounds tbe form, and w* justly claim tbat for contour of face, complexion and figure our woman are unexcelled. " Do not aneer at the poor, down -trod- den hotel clerk*, who simply ask a chance to earn a bumble living," says a betel reporter. Wa promiae. Medals of bonor bave been awarded to a number of men on tbe Tallapoosa who displayed especial gallantry al tba time tbe vessel was sank. A New York In venter has made a machine by wbiob be can reduce the temperature of a room to 85 degrees below zero, if naoea sary. I notice in one of your recant number*, writes a Par'- correspondent of tbe Albany, N.Y., .Inurnal. you give tbe circulation of some of ibe L'ani journal*, aud dour, ties* many of your reader* "ere surprised at the large figure* whiob you mentioned, bet if they could see tbe BUD of tbeae *o-oalleil IVrbaiH there ia no better teat of woman's health and beauty than ber appearance at an earlv breakfast table. write* Dr. Hammond. She ia tben more a* nature mad* bar tban at any otber period of tbe day, when art baa been brought in with a view of heightening ber cbarruH It aba ba* slept well-it argues at acme extent a sound nervous system, and tLi- iffict laaeeu in th- brightness i f her eye* and tb* tone po**es*ed by tbe muscle* of ber face and neck. Uar movtii.eut* are full of grao* for ber limba have been refreshed aud atreiigtbened by repoae, and ber mind is clear and bright, for It alao baa reeled, and there bave been uo bad dream* to exbaoit ber uervon* avstem and make ber limp ami haggard. Her intelligence is then at it* maximum, and she feela the rtcklearueM that la ao generally the result of sound, bralthy fleer and that ia only i natural elation of tbe emotions, pleasant duubtless, for ber to exhibit, but fur more rleasanl to those to whom it is manifested i - . newspapers and ooul t notice the acantioiM | ". on the contrary, .be baa alept badly, or -- I ccnae of oewa, the pwroee* of tbe paper and tadi.l color of tne ink, the wonder would be how tbey could bave any circulation at all : in our country tbey oould hardly bo given away. A few t legratint from France, [n-rbai> one from Kuglaud, and occasion- lly one (onpied from a London paper) from America, ia all Ibe foreign news, aud tbe local is uerly a* scanty. Our third of the ipaoe ia Riven to atorie*. continued from day t i Jsy. a few advertisement", and that I* all : tbe leading articles counting almost for nothing. Tb* price of tbe smaller sheet* u 1 cent, and these are tbe ones having or claiming to have such immense oiroulation . the I'riit Journal, for inatanoa, giving 7 Ml 000 and above a* its daily issue. As all the departments of France within a hundred mile* of Pan* depend upon tbe city for their journal*, tbe population upon wbiob the** sheet* depend number four or five millions, including, of course, Par)* itaelf, and aa tbe father and the male* generally of the family take their second breakfaat at a restaurant or alone, a cheap newxpaper i* indiapaniabl*, so that a large part of tbe issue ia read by butone person for each copy. The advertising patronage) ia very small , tbe French contenting themselves witb waggon* parading tbe atreets, poatera on wall* and boardings, and tba little " kicsks," aa circular boxes something the siae of our old-fashioned wttobboxtw are called, and wbiob line the boulevard*, aome occupied a* new- mauds aud others for other purposes. Every pereon here ha* hi* political opinion, ana be buy* that paper which mott nearly reflect*) hi* views. Tb* coachmen, for inatanoe, almoat invan- | baa autlered from nightmare. IB ccnae quenoe of a feeble digestive \atem, ber eyea are weak, dim aud watery, ber face ii flabby, bar bead appear* to be held unsteadily on ber abouldera, for it droop* on her cheat, or bob* helplessly from ude tc side, ber complexion ia dull aud blotchy red where it ougbt uot to be rerl. aod pale where it ougbt uot to be pale. Ilerfxprev ion i* indicative of thednoomfort sbe baa undergone during tbe night, ber nuovetnei t are either imiufully alow or aggravatiugl) brurque, ber intellect show* stupidity, be emotiooa are torpid, ber perceptions dull While the woman that ia in good pbysioa health exhibit* all the beauty in tbe early morning that ber features are capable o expressing, the one whose organic life deranged is at this period of tbe day at be worst. Thar* is no better teat < f a woman' health than her ability to eal a heart breakfaat, and it might also be aaid tha bar pbyaiosl beauty is in direct proportion 13 tbe amount of beefsteak or mutton chop* ahe oui put into herself at this meal. Cer tainly, pretty women can alwaya eat i hearty breakfaat. King Leopold of Belgium ban preseute to King Humbert of Italy a ailver meda for hi* humanity and devotion to tb cholera tnckeu people of Naples. Henry Bergb, tbe dumb animal'a friend is quite a dude in d Capt. Wabb'a widow iaya tbe 13 (XX subscribed for bar jy tbe Kuglisb friend if the nwimmer has never been tent ber. There baa been a terrible outbreak o ably read tha I.anttrne or tbe Intraiuiftant, triobinoMB In St. Andrcaabarg, a I it tie tow ..T * , , . !_ . In tliu tlurr ' M i in ti t k. i i< u thai ni r r* nf ih edited by Koobeforl, and, in consequence, they are as a class revolutionary in th* Hart/. Mount* in*, tb* oentre of tb canary bird buainss* > I I - I IM II M I lul t-rw lea* !! ! b. Inn 4>.l'i. ' .1 I I.I. I* nil. r On tbe authority of a member of the American rt >ciet> of 1'rofeeMors of t may be i-aid there are to be no uew dances bis season, <xc*pt iu quadrille*. At lla aat matting in New Yurk Ibe aaaociatiot adopted tba society quadrille. Tbia is in >e>pect to figure* tb* same as tb* plain 'reucu quadrille, but is danced diagonal!) ustead of cppoaite. Tba advantage ia that t keep* lue dancer ID motion uninter- ruptedly aud perruita of uo oeaaation iu be pastime. Tbe change is a popular one, and i* similar to that male in tue Saratoga aucer* aome Maaooa ago. The member of iba American society ikewise sud : " Tbe uatioual guard, lawn eunu, aud wait/ [-jadrilles are alao uew. Tbii season the wait/, quadrille will lead upopularil). 1'olkaa will b* announced tare aud there ou fashionable programme*, aud tbe galop aud glide wait/, will be very generally danced. As a matter of fact, there are no radical innovations for the coming winter. Tba titld for parlor dance* laa been thoroughly exhausted. Ualops, polka*, quadrilles aud waltzes are all the ipectea that oould be devised, aod what ever forma are uew are variations or approvements on the old t . " How does the germau stand in popular tsvor 7 " Tbe germau IB still a feature It will alway* be popular iu good society. It is not adapted for a protuiaououn gathering. Those taking part must be well acquainted. For this mason it continue* in favor. To lead a german well require* great familiarity witb it* intricacies. Many people now employ profenaionals aa leader*, aud when gentlemen acquire pronoiei-cv it is considered a great distinction. Tbe Bobottiacbe and five-step waltz are not da-iced by uioe pecp'e. Tbe racquet is little leaa tbau tba redowaglmsads. It IB also tabooed in fashionable circles. Has tbe amusement of roller skating affected tbe dancing academies 7 ' It baa not affected tbe school* proper to any extent, but it ba* diminished tbe atteudai oe ou tba assemblies for advanced pupil*. Tb* character t f tbe two amuse menta ia very much tbe tame. ' Tb* I ii. i el III" telegram wa* received by professional duly. That bar of jo before wnion, by their prof eeaional obi uj* - tion*, tbey are bound to tbe moat stringent truthfulness, is tbe very pla?e wnere tbey seem to oouiider themselves absolved from tbe common law of veracity. Bo long a* tb* legal mind la mfect*d with thi* deadly beroey, we need not wouder that our court* of justice often beoonie the matru menta of uuru^hMouaoes*. A lawyer ought not to tell bia service* for the promotiou of it,astioe and kuavery. Hwindlers of all type* sr aided by law)er in tl.. ir li-i redatious , a >ciety Tbe mock bn ki-r who operates iu Wall street, aud utripa green c.>uulr> -prou la'.ur-i of tlieir bai<l earned gain by th* moat nefanoua roguery, alwavs baa au able lawyer a* bis accomplice. Tbe gentleman by wboae agency a i. -. . f these racciJs wa* lately broken up say*. Tbe great d>>!i?ull> in stoppmg .wiudlee of ibis class Is that Uie rascal* make euougb money to b* abl* to employ tbe b*-t of legal advice, and arr. moreuver, careful t" do nothing whiob will render tbetn liable to u - tn* riv of a lawyer. Mr l.\ljh ">klev of Nw York. 'The bvst legal advice ' oan be had, '.Her. iu New York city for such I ur|e. It would be mor* difficult to e IUIM it iu truth were not so often illustrated m tbe stupendous frauds and piracies nf great aorp irations. all of wbiob are carefully engineered by eminent law yers. Uar modern 'buccaneers' our brave railroad wrecker* are iu onnetant eonsnluiKin with distinguished lawyer*. they undeniably bave tbe beat of legal advice' in plauniug and executing their bold mi lUltiea.' >i tin * Last weak a tbe Kev. Archdeacon Cowley, at Ht. Peters, from tbe Governor Geueral of Canada, expressing condolence with tb* widon and family of Uiohard Henderson. Henderson was a member of tba Manitoba contingent which waa to form part of tbe Nile eipedi tion, and died while on boarltheOw.au King, and waa buried at aea. Tbe Oovar nor General's message wan duly forwarded to the bereaved family, who are still living in tbe St. Peter* settlement. .svttirl ,-V.in ) lit raid. Fire damp caused an explosion in a ool liery al \\*>me,s, Helgium, yitter a . , ni 20 person* ware killed. Tbe Tranivaal Government IB secretly negotiating witb Prince Bismarck, aakini Germany's protection. An explosion occurred on Saturday in tbi Tredegar Coal and Iron Company's ool liary at Uookin. and fifteen lives were I >*l. f * 'In.i I Ir. I. ih. n~ all >lfci < ..,,,. II,, . r. irly yesterday morning bead turnkey McKay, of tbe I'rovu al Jail, on making bia regular lour of tuipeotion around the jail premise*, found a man named Aln au ler Moor*), wbo live* in a bati:> adjoining tbe R*> Ilorie Hotel, 1'ortag* avenue, lying in tbe suow aud unable t< move. He left tbe man in charge of a urukey, and tben j rrcured a rig and bad him removed to bis cbauly. Moore s pantt were lorn at the knees, and one of bit leg* a* badly frcxen. Half of bis under lip tad been entirely ont or bitten it! and be a" in a very pitiable On ns|i*cting hia tracks. Mr McKay found hat tbe unfortunate u,u tnu-l ba-> wandered from tbe vicinity of Hu***ll> pice mills, and crawling ou hi* bauda *>nd inees reached th* (pot where be war di-rovered. He wa* taken to tbe hoaptal paftr. \\ ,,,,,,, The I cited Bute* contains agrest many wealthy women, write* a Washington oor- reapondent. llii.rv K 1'arker's aisier owns life int. Tent in I'.OOOC) shares of tbe I.ebigb Valley Railroad, th dividends of which amount to S7'.H,0"' annually Mrs. A. It. Allen, of St. Ixiui*. pays taxee on ll.l'.iT.OUO, aud Miaa Kernioe M rn-'iu. of tbe same city, la taxed at l There is cattle qurrn uamril Kogar* near Corpus Christ i, Tex., who owns 40000 cattle, and is worth over Kl Sbe is tbe financial **;ri of tbe ranch, keeps tbe pockelbook ai overaeea tbe slock, *bile sbe nj.l- bar second husband t<> the Trxa* Lpgislaturr Catharine Wulfe. of New 1 . rk. tbi daughter of old I'eter Wells, wbi married Lmiiurd's two eister* ana -. fl.000,000 witb each of tbem, baa an income of *'>00 000 a year acd sb own* real estate to the amount" of about ti. DUO 000. Like Mrs. Kogers. of Texaa, sbe i ab- yearsold.atid plsm in all her habit*. She IH ingle, too. and she live* all alone in a big house, air*. Wm. A>tr is worth 11.000.- IKK i. and Mr*. Marshal < > K .bert*, tbe wife of a mining king, wbo died some pear* ago. is raid to bave asset* wbiob will foot u| H.OOOOOO. Mra. A. T. St. warl ba* a princely income no doubt. Miss (iammell i* aid to contest with Misa Uarretl tb* reputation of being the richest unmarried woman in tbe country, aud F.uglaud'* wealtbieet heiree*. I see. is a Mi*a Hamil- ton, who baa large estate* iu So >tlnd and an income BCinewbere near % ">00 OOOayemr. II. Prrlrra Ikr l ...n. . Before leaving tbe Oarner Houcc. Chat bam. where he *topped during hit recent shooting trip wealward, th* Governor (ieueral remarked to Mr. and Mr*. 1'rrrm. wbo are now managing this botrl, that for the firm time since comic g to Canada be bad bean attended at table by young lady waiter* instead of men. and ba was de- cidedly pleased with tba change. Tbe suspension of Home Hular o Uonnall from tha privilege* of tbe House a ill last a week.