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t i \ ^ ONTARIO LEGISLATURE. The following Bills were iatrodaced and read the first lime : Mr. Waters â€" To amend the Assessment Aot. Mr. Hardyâ€" Togive representation in the LetiiBlikture to Nipii^sint^ district. Mr. Mowntâ€" To make further proviaiono respecting Purry Suacd nisil Maakoka, also, respecting appeals on proaecutioaa for enforced penalties andbr the Provincial Act. Mr. Gibson (Hamilton) broaght down retorna relating to inaaranca companies. The following Billa were read the second time : To confer certain powers apon the Board of Trade of the city of Toronto â€" Mr. Leys. To lej^alize a by law of the town of Gait and other purpoaea â€" ilr. Master. Mr. Clarke (Wellini^ton), iu moving the KCond reading of the Bill for the better protection of ineectivoroas and other birds, â- aid he presented the Bill at the retjaest of the biological section of the Canadian Institate. Ue did not approve of all its provisions, bat the section coald be heard in their advocacy before a special com- mittee. The Bill was read the second time and referred to a special committee. The following Bills were read the second time : To amend the Registry Actâ€" Mr. Wood (Hastings.) The object of the Bill was to provide for the registration of payments on account of mortgages. To amtiid the Uotario Election Act (Mr. Balfour) by providing that information and notices regarding the holding of elections in Felee Island may be sent by telephone. To amend the Municipsl Act (Mr. Crnees) by allowing 300 voters for each polling division instead of '200. Mr. Mowat said there was r.o provision in the Bill for certify ing the signataree to receipts, bat no doubt the Law Committee woald be able to 8ag»;esl something. The House ayain went into Committee of Supply ami resumed consideration of the estimates. The following items passed : Ijieutouant-t-iovrrnors ellJL't' d .1,%' Attoruoy-Gvuyrttl's Deparuueut I7,2HU Kducatiou Ui'partujeut iil.i Cpiwu i.anii^ I)c('arluieut 4H.f;U0 Pabilc WorkH Dopariiucnt I'J.IOO Truiufury Dcpt'tuieut 20.JW) Pub ic iiistiiuiious - 10 150 A4(riculmrttl L'citartuieut 84.500 Imiuigra'ii'it D'^l'&rtiiieut l.t>oo Pruviiiciul sucruiary'H De|iartni«ut ... IB.ilO Licetjsf nuU Aou'iuistraliuu uf Justice accouuts 7..'>.'>0 Pruviucial Buuril of Health (>.'<"' Miscellaueous 10,500 Lfl((iKlaiiuu l-Al.i5*J AAujiui-cratiua i>( Justice :x>5,3ii> Kdacati.ju »M».»;'2 Turouto 'Xsyluiu 10J,_1>7 Mimico branch -'^^Iflo XjouUdu Asylum I*27.5M Kiot;stciii AHy.uui 87.54'6 HaluilLuti Ah>.uiu 118, H57 Orillia ^Hylu'u 4l),ti.'»7 Ceutral t'nsiin 94 'Ji)3 BovB' Keformatorv. PenetttUKUwbfue ... 41,«1'» Bolievil o Deal anil Dumb lu»titutlol.... 4'i 7i7 Brau f..i<l Hli il Anyluiii 34.Kii« Uerccr Keruruiaiury Ji.j.;6 Mr. Fraeer explaiutd that the only addi. tional coal to the country from the appoint meut of a iUuiister of A(;ri('ulture was that Ministers own salary, and the pay of a â- borthand writer at $UoO. Mr Creigbiuu said that the contingen- cies had at any rate doubled. Th*4 cornnuttee ro^e ami reported. Mr. Gibaou (Uauiilton) brought down the report of tht lusi'ecturif I'risona and Chanties. lu reply to an objection made by Mr. Clancy . Mr. Boas (Uuron) said the tender and contract system did not work well iu regard to the groceries for the public institatious Two years ai^o the Goverument had to return to the avsteui of bu)iiig to the best advantaije wherever they could. Messrs. U. E. Clarke and Meredith object' (1 to the estra payments made to Mr. Crackle, of the Toronto Asylum, who as master mason received a salary of i6o{), and who was paid extra amounts, bringing the total Bum up to Sl.'iJO. Mr. Uarly said Mr. Crackle was paid extra amuuula for services iu checking an outbreak of diphtheria at Peiietanguiihene Mr. Meredith atid that one result of the investigation Isat y- ar was that one item of two tbuusaud dollars had bet ii brought to light -he referred to the Agricultural Col lend â€" out the moat diligent ini|uiry bad failed to tiud a detailed account of the manner in which this money bad been ex pended. Mr. A M. Koas said that this money had been placed to the credit of the institution in a local bank, and cheijued out iu the regular way to meet the i;urrent expenses of the inalitulioii. But it was quite true that a detailed statement of the uses to which the money had been put could not be found. Mr. Wood said there were grave rumors current about irregularities at the Deaf and Uamb lusiiiutiou at Ik-Ui-ville. Hon. Mr. Hardy said that the Inspector had brought this to biii attention in an indirect wa\ , and that there was some bad bookkeeping at Belleville. The system. hawover, had been changed so as to do away with any possibility of irregularity. Mr. trench referred to the bad sanitary gyslem used in tbe Loudon Asylum, also to the outbreak of diphtheria iu IV-notangui- â- bene Reformatory. He read a ulauae from the report of C^ol. Waring redoctiug on the sanitation of the London Asvlum. Mr. Fraser defended the system in use at the Louden iuslitution, and said that Col. Waring was not called up ii to give an opinion on the sanitary condition of the Loudon Aajlum ; that he was called in as an expert to proiiouncn upon the best method of dispusiiig of sewage. With respect to the sanitary syetem in London, it received the approval of gentlemen just as good authorities as Col. Waring. Mr. Meredith said that there was no reason why the hou gentleniBu shonldtake these critiuiaraa as persomd atTronts. Col. Waring had been called in as an expert by the Government to pronounce upon sanita- tion. He had done a ', but now, since he reflected upon the system adopted by the Government, \he hou. gentlemen make haste to repuiiiate bim. Mr. Craig wanted to know how it was that clothing for Hauulton, I^ondon and Toronto asylums had bei-u bought from a Toronto firm, Hughes Bros. Mr. Uiirdy ssi I that he supposed' the reason why so much cKlhiut; had ' been purchased from Hughes Bros, was/ that ^u.'* rliioo outsiilo that firm had been selling out and cheap bartjaioa were offered. Mr. Craig would like to know if special instructions were given o the bursars where to purchase goods public iastitu- tions. Mr. Hardy said that as far as he knew no special instructions were issued to the bur- sars to purchase only from Conservative dealers. (Laughter). The bursars pur chased to suit their own convenience. Mr. Meredith, iu a bri'z^f speech, char- acterized the action of the Government as farmintj out patronage so as to bind certain traaes to the chariot wheels of their party. Mr. Fraser challenged the Opposition to state a case where the Government at Ottawa ever allowed their officers to pur- chase of political opponents. If the Opposi- tion could ahow that the Government had paid too much for certain articlea there would be legitimate ground for criticism. It was simply ridiculous to affect horror at the Government patroniziog their political friends. If the Opposition were in power to-morrow they would under the same system do exactly the same as the Govern- ment were doing. In the matter of supplies to institutions the tender system was nut always the beat. They had a glaring in- atai.ce of the abuse of the tender system in the case of the supplies to Indians. So long as the public interests were protected the Government were not going to pass over their political friends in order to benefit their political opponents. (Ap plause ) The items in dispute passed. An Act to incorporate the Saioia, Lamb- ton A Loudon Railway â€" Mr. Graham. ' An Aot to Amend the Municipal .\ct â€" Mr. Garson. An Aot respecting the Toronto, Hamil- ton A Buffalo Railway â€"Mr. O'Connor. Mr. McMabon moved the second reading of his Bill to facilitate the purchase of toll roada by municipalities. The Bill is sub- stantially to furuiah machinery for the object named. The Bill wag read a second time and sent to the Municipal Committee. Mr. Garson moved the second reading of his Bill respecting the examination of ei'- aineers and inspection of boilers. The Bill, he said, differed but little from that intro- duced by him last year, and it wsa unne- cessary for bim to explain it in detail. The principle of the Bill is the appointment of iuspectors for the compulsory examination and certificating of persons having charge of boilers, and also for the proper examina- tion of boilers. It was aiscussed britiiy and, as a rule, favorably. Mr. I'helps and Mr. Wood, of Brant, were well disposed to It. So was Mr. Meredith, but he thought the Government ought to assume responsi bility for or against it. Mr. Rayside and Mr. Graham raised points of objection. The Bill was read and referred to a special committee. Mr. Ferguson moved the second reading of his Bill to amend the Municipal Act iu respect to arbitrations, as previously ex- plaintd. The Bill proposes to make the County Judge the arbitrator in cases of arbitration occurring under the .Vet. and his award to be liiial. Mr. Meredith and Mr. Hardy both commented on the im- portance of the Bill, the latter hon. gentle, man taking occasion to suggest in connec- tion with it that bills of such importance should receive a discussion in the House before they went to committee. Many iin. portant changes to the municipal law were discussed iu committee, and the public knew nothing about what was being done, whereas by a discussion in the House they were generally made aware of the nature of any intended changes. Mr. Balfour approved the principle of the Bill, because ho thought it would have a tendency to riduCB the present heavy cost of arbitra. tions and the evil growing out of the exist- ence of BO many professional arbitrators. Mr. Waters objected that the Bill was a, very radical one, and in some particulars at leaat would prove a retrograde step. Vlr Whitney thought that under the pro- sent system of arbitration very many of the arbitrators simply considered them selves bound to support the claim of the party they represenird. The Bill wai read a second time and referred to the Municipal Committee. Mr. Hudson's Hill to amend the Muni- tball be exempt from tbe peualties of this .\ct; provided that they may ctf expoei-d U'V sale for tifteeu days and no longer after such pcriodn. A Bill introduced by Mr. Waters to make more intelligible the 5i)0th section of the Municipal Act was read a second time. A Bill introduced by Mr. Graham to amend the Municipal Act by declaring that no municipal irpcrati.jLi shall be required to fence or otherwise guard any ditch or watercourse running along any public highway when the depth of anch ditch or watercourse does cot exceed two feet was read a second time. SYMPATHY WITH IRELAND. Rerulutluu to lie iDtruducfd Into the Ouiulalou Purllaiuenr. Mr. H. H. Cook (Liberal) has given notice that he will move the following resolution iu the Dominion House of Commons : That the Parliament iif Canada, in tbe y.-ar IKSti, adopted an humble addre.ss to Hur Must (iraciuUB MajuEty the guneu. cNpreBume tli« h pu that a juBt measure uf Hrmo Uul.i alumld l)i- yrauteU tii the people of Ireland, ami that in the year lt*<i, hy reoulution of the Houru of Comnjoiis, the fifntimeni.s of the said address werj eariiestly reiterated and the House aijain e.xpreHBt tl the hiij e that sucli a m«aBur»i of Home Uule would be passed by the Imperial Parliament; That in the year 1(*87. by resolution of tin- House of Coinmous. profound rr},Tet was t'\ preBHud at the luirortuctioii of a C.iurcion Hill i.ji- Ireland iuto tho Imperial Commona, and a htjpw was expressed that as subversivu of the niihta and liberties of Her Majesty n siibjects in Ire- land it untjht not becomo .aw. and thetunhir hope WSH i-xpresBed that instead ul tin- Coereiou Bill a substantial in.;asuro of Hume Kule would be bCrauted ti; Ireland: That the Housu has h-arned witli profound rc- gri.t that Qo measur- of Home liu .has vetliuin introduced for Ireland, but ihatihe rights and liberties of H.-r SlaJ.sty a snbji'cis in Ireland have bi.en subverted by -ho (Ji ereion lillla^jainst which this HouBu prottstt'-i in IsbT . That the coerclvu Irish legislation of the Im- perial Parliament and the admimBtratiuii of Irish alTalrs in accordum-e therewith havo aroused amuntj the Irish and other people of ihii Coili'd States a statu of feelint; whuh prnjiidl- «;ialiv alfuctH tho relationrtjhwtween tho Dunuuiuu of Canada and tho I'mtL-d Statea ; That this state of ret-lmij iu the I'nited States conduced to tho recent r-jeetiun of th» l-Haheries and K.Ttraditiou Troatn s. and niilitatos power fully against such umicablu .settluuient of inaltera in diBpute b.tweeu Canada and tlio United States as wouM promote in a h%'h dcKree tlio widfaro of Her il.ij,,-sty -i subjects in this Dominion , That ihM KrantiuK of ii.inio Uule to Iru'and will â-¡ â- itonU tiratily Her &lBj.f8ty s Iciyol sul'ioots in tho lioiijiniou. but -nil niatcriallv a-s»ist to oBlablisn on an sudurin); basis prolllablo and perfectly friundly relalluus betweuu tho Uoiiiin- lon and tho 1 nitsd bl.tteK. with the olTeet of p,-- lieviuK Hi'_r Majusty's Uovernmuut from danwer ousoouiplicatlouB , That thw present resolutions bo furwardt-ii to tho Ht(iht Hon. tho M ir<|uis of Saiiablirv, I'riuj*- Minister, au.l to the Kjj;ht Hon. W H. (lladstom.-, .â- tf. P , und Charles Stowart Parueil. M.P. Tbe Kind Ufa Wife Yuu Want. You say you de:nand a domestic, useful woman as your wife. If that is so, marry Nora Mulligan, ycur laundress' daughter. She wears cowhiuu shoes, is guiltless of corsets, never had a eick day in her life, takes in washing, goes out bouse cleaning and cooks for a family of seven children, her mother and tiiree section men who board with her. 1 don't think she would marry you, because Con Keagan, the track walkc-r. is her stye i^t man. Let us exa- mine into your qialilications aa a model husband after yourown matrimonial ideas, my boy. Can you shoulder a barrel of tlour and carry it down cellar .' Can you saw and split ten -ords of hickory wood iu fall, so as to have ready fuel all winter 7 Can you -ipade up a half acre of ground for a kitchen garden ' Do you know what will take the lime taste out of tbe cistern, and can you patch the little leak in the kitchen roof ? Can you bring homo a pane of glass and a wad of putty and repair damages in tho sitting room window .' Can you hang some cheap paper on the kitchen.' Can you fix the front gate so it will not swag.' Can you do anything about tho house that Con Keagan can ? My dear, dear boy, you see Nora Mulligan wants a higher typo of true manhood, Vou expect to hire men to do all the man's work about the house, but you want your wife to do anything any woman can do. Believe me. my son, that nine-tenths of tho girls who play the piano and sing so charmingly, whom you iu your limited knowledge set down as mere butterflies of fashion, are better fitted for wives than vou are for a an action for her 1 may lirini; and main husband. If you want to marry a firat ipal Act by prohibiting colorable transfers ! class cook and experienced housekeeper, do of property in order to i|ualify as a voter I your conning in the intelligence ollice. was read a second time. | But if you want a wife, marry the girl yon Mr. Whitiiev moved to amend the Aot j love, with dimpled hands and a face like respecting seduction as follows: the sanlight, and her love will teach her Any person an.h.ri.ed so to do iu wrItinR bv ' *» "'f^^ ">'"«»• "X ^oy. long before you any unmarrie.l iinalti wh.i has neither father have learned one-half of your own lesson, nor ui.j.hcr livint!, or wh,.i has uoicher (atlmr nor , â€" [joh Biirdctte in Lturliuiitiin llawkeiji: ujotlier lapahie of brint;inir 'â- " ''â- -'â- â- â- -' UreitBed Uumf ftesli as Uuiiiau Koo<l At (lorton I'olice Court, Manchester, the other day John Henry Kusluon, butcher, 185 Aahton road, Openshaw, waa charged with ollering diseased meat for sale. iVIr. ! Crofton said that on tbe day in igiiestion Hon. Mr. Fraser strong y opposed the the nuisance inapeotor (Mr. Btanstield) of measure. It would considerably e.\tend then Board paid a visit to the shop of the the field for litigation in connection with defedaut, and there found three. ciuarters the Act, the latitude allowed by which was of a beaat and some livtr, apparently already, iu his opinion, much abused. He diseased. A seizure was made, and on the did not see why such a fiction aa that pre- report of Mr. Locke, veterinary surgeon. posed should be introduced into the law. ' Manchester, the meat waa condemned by Mr. Whitney would withdraw tho Bill if Mr. Coloke, one of the county magistratea. seduction under this A , , tain au action iL.s the nniHter of such unmarried ft^uial,-, lor her a ducuon . and upon tho trial of such action it shall cot be necessary to Kive pi oof or any act of -ervice porlurmod by the per- son Bi'dured, but the t-ame shall in all caBOB be presumed, and no procf shall be received to the contrary. the Government insiated, but he suggested a oomproniise. I Mr. l''renoh defended the Bill. The meat waa iu a horrible state. Mr Stansfied, on being called, said in reply to the bench that the meat was dressed for Mr. Meredith thought the Bill should go sale in the ordinary way. It was horse to committee. beef. It was stated that the accused had Tbe Attorney. General thought the Bill several shops in Manchester and Salf. was too general iu oharaoter to remedy the Ho was aeul to prison for three mto- evil it waa aimed at. He 8U;.o, sted that a new Bill should be introduced to meet the diflioulty complained of. Mr. O'Connor â€" Under the present law orphan gir s, as well as illegitimate unmarried women who have 1.0 master, are unable seduo The Bill was then withdrawn. Mr. Freeman's Bill to amend .th-- '^J'f Fences Act was ro«d a seoo-.d time. Mr. Daoks' Bill to amend the Municipal Act | was advanced «o a similar stage. Two Bills standing in the name ot Mr. | Bronson-tbe first to amend the Timber | Slide Companies Aot, and the second to amend the Act for the prot.ction of game and turheariug animals.wtiv read aseoond time, 'he proposed amendment to the people game law is as follows: j Any person furnishing satisfactory evidouco » if tho said animals or of any CauHda's Chief InJ^jg Philftdelphia Olive Logan say^g conversation took Timet The fdlSveeu myself ami one of place recent^lar captains of tho French tho most le to bring action for damages for liue.^j^i„__i i^g Americans, but they '"'"• 'nave auob an absurd idea of the greatness of their country. Why, the I nited States are not so large is France, I'ascenger â€" Inleed, have you seen much of the United Sttes? Captainâ€" Oh, oe, I have been West, Paasenger- Uw far ? Captain â€" To tSiagara Falls. That finishes the coutry. The rest is Canada, hioh is inhabiid principally by French A WOUAM'S KNEr. Its Cootemplatioa Plunges a itruuklvn Lawyer into Puetle liiiaitsuity. The suit of Mrs. Wilhelmina Gospel against the Long Island Railroad Comp*ny for SJO.OOO damages resulted in a verdict in favor of thiat lady of 37,o83.3:i Mr. Miratean L. Towns ap peared for Mrs. Goepel, and Hinsdale it Bprague lor tbe railroad company. Mrs. Goepel was injured while crossing the track of the Long Island Railroad on Atlan- tic avei.ua near Albany, by her foot getting caught between tho rail and the lieam placed to keep it in position. Eer leg was broken at the knee and aljovi; and below it. Mr. Towns' aommingup of the case waa one of the most peculiar forentio efforts heard in any court in this city. Referring to the injury to lira. Goepel'a knte, he said : ' What awarins of memories are aroased by that word. Upon its aoft cushion the in fant rests when the cold air of this world first kisses its embry al cheek, ivneeling, we receive the firat instructivi maternal care. There the suitor wins his fortune, the lover adores his misireas, and the warrior re- ceives the charge of his enemy, and. when the god of love shoots bia last bolt in vain against obdurate maidenhood upon the knee, he mounts, as on a charye to break through e.|iiariia of iinyeldinc femininity. A woman's knee â€" ah, a charming configu- ration of beauteous line. traced a honey by perfection s magic wand ! Hroathea thi.'re a tnau WK.'j stinl so dead W ho iiovur to hiniKolt baa saiti The fairest tiiini4 on uarth to inu Is lovely woman s heit iteoua knee lu.spircr of am-ioQt chivalry. A Innb of lile s uoibrujiooiis tret-. .Midst lui'i. und brilliaDt foliai?« (ileamH th,-- ,oy<jos garter of irtnt, Tho i^oldeii !loi-c« lor wliifh tins iigo Makes .\rijonautl(; pili^rimai^e. Tbo modt-rn warrior's bstilo wo^e. Ah. could in lani^tiaife hifanulu Thy nifud ot pru:?io would burst n.y hue. " Galen, father of anatomy, had his tirst idea of the glories of that science awakened by tbe beauteons vision o£ a woman's knee. But, gentlemen, wonia cannot do justice to the subject. Thank tlod, it :s one of those things which all may appreciate though few can deacri jo, and yet we have had here an a.-spiriog g'-iiius from tho realma of physic who describes the paucity of its in- juries without, as he aaye, having seen it. " - llruoklijn Eaiilr. Latent .Scultlnh New**. " Barns has taken the place of St. An- drew as the i'atron Saint of Scotland, ' savs I'rofeseor Miulo, Aberdeen. Rev. George Anderson, for li.j years min- ister of New Cumnock Free Church, died a couple of weeks ago al bis residence. Hawk hill, Ayr, where he had resided for the last two years. Tranent parish, it appears, is so healthy that the income to the aexton has become so small as to necessitate an appeal by Dr. C'naarfrom the pulpit for subscriptions for the poor man. The death is announced at the age of !)."> years of Mr. John Sim, for many years tenant of Hroadtnnir, Cruden, which he and bis forefathers had occupied for well- nigh :!00 ysars. Canon Larkin, ihu young Roman Catholic priest abont whose so-called faith cures so much has been heard lately, i-i at present stationed at the Convent of Dal- beil', near Tollcross, wher^ ho has been visited by thousands of the maimed, the sick ;ind the ouriou-*. The Queen has directed letters patent to be passed under the sell appointed by tho Treaty of I'nion to bi^ kept and made use of in place of tbo Great Seal of Scotland, ordaining and declaring that the burgh of Dundee shall be a i-ity, and shall be called and styled "tho city of Dundee. " .\ report on tbe state of thi' shipbnilding on the Clytic during January was published on tho :!l8t ult. A considerable improve- ment in the amount of work on hand 13 noticeable. There are at the present mo- ment ll'i vessels in course of construction, being I'.i vessels more than at this time last year. The Free Church I'resbytery of Edin- barijh had the other day before it the case of the Rev. .James Stuart, one of its own licentiates, whose views, enunciated in a work entitled " Frincipleaof Christianity," were alleged to conllict in certain respects with the teaching of the Confession of Faith. Tho result of a twoboiira' discus- sion was that it was decided to " suspend Mr Stuart's license for the present." Mr. Stuart intimated appeal to tbe Synod, All K.xpvrlnieot fur Yuiiiifc People. Take two tumblers- one tilled half full of salt water, and one tilled half full of fresh water. I'ut a fresh egg in the tumbler of fresn water. It will sink to the bottom. I'ut it in the tumbler of salt water, and it will float on top. Carefully pour the brine thron'.;h a long funnel into the bottom of the tumbler containing tho fresh water. Tho fresh water will rise to the top, and the egg will lie directly in the middle of the glass, poised between the two. KfTecta of Mild Wei-;. ~ Good Citizen-Did • - 'I'^P*-^^ »°.v charity today '_ ,hree tramps. Wife \es.,l,f Who were thev 'â- ' t"""" b*l dealers and a plumber." SINGCI.AB PEEMOJJITIONS. A. Man Twice Saves His I.ire by Obey lug,- Myati-riuus liupalaes. A few mi nates after tbe fall of tho Wtl- din building, while a crowd was gathering to view the ruins in which so many mangle J and dead people lay, a stranger who w«9 gazing at the wrecked strocturts from tfa opposite side of Wood street entered into conversation with a Pittsburg reporter. He said : 'â-  For about five years on every weekday, I have paased alongthat aide of Wood street at abont the hour this terrible accident oc- curred. To-day I was on my way to Fifth avenue, and had reached the Chamber c< Commerce building when a sudden imp::lwa came upon me to take the other aide of tbo street. I crossed over, and before I reached tho sidewalk the crash came. Hadi kept along aa I was going I would have been in front of the Weldin building just in ti: a to be crushed by bricks and falling timlier. I can no more account for the action wlii-h probauly saved my life than you can , I simply felt that I must do it and I dc "'^t know that I felt even a premoniticr. :.f danger. â- ' Years ago I escaped being robbed acif possibly murdered in a way that "m-j oiiually remarkable. At the time I wn-^ a collector in tbe Province of fjntario, Or.a bitter cold winter evening I fonnd myst If in a small town about fifty miles from Toronto with a large sum of money in ;;.y poasession. Having determined to gc ta Toronto that night on the '.* o clock train, X telegraphetl to the hotel where I usually dtopped and asked that a room be reservetl for mo and a fire put in it. When th» train came along I got on the front of tba smoking car, walked through tbe car, through the next one. then got off and walkeii to the telegraph office and ii?nft another message to the Toronto hctnl stating that I had cnanged mv rn nd iid waa not coming that nii^bt. Wh^i: 'o me do ao was more than I could icil â€" r!?i3 same indefinable impulse that controlled me to day had possession of me. " I went back to the house where I bad taken sapper and remiiinod there all night. The neit morning I read in the Toror.to paper of an assault and attempted robbery of a man who had arrived m that city ja the trs.u I was going to take but did not. The man was sandbagged while on bis way from the depot to the hotel, and froir ''a description given he must have been t::y exact counterpart -dress, size, color of 'lair and even the cut of his whiskera. being li!:a my own. Tbe tbuijs had mistaken hi:Ti fee me and they knew 1 bad money. Par th« LiMllea. Mary Ander-^on has worn a gown ;n tho belt of which are some fine camece. Mary, tbe daughter of Charles Dick^ im, jtin., IS playing a part in " Little I, rrl Fauntleroy " on the English stage. The women of New Orleans proposi- to open a cotton palace during tbe arnival season for the uaaae of cburitv Mane Frances Norton, a slater 01 Chas. J. Uiiiteuu, has recently published a novel, mainly devoted to a defence of her broihor. .She calls the book ' The Stalwarts . or, Who Were to Blame? ' Some of the working women 0' piston havo organ i.'.ed themselves into a society for the protection of their riohte ami 'ha improvement of their condition socially and mentally." A company of ladies in Lo idOB arebiiilif- ing a home and hotel for ' ladies ' '.vbo earn their own living and desire to hav^- 1% homo of their own. I'ndir the term " la.iy ' is iimlerstood all women who by birt.'i and education are eiuitledto rank among liontlo- wonien. The building is to cost l.'Ji),CUl). Upward of U 1 1.000 has already been oiib- scribed in t;l shares. •â-  Mrs. William Aator. ' says the ^11 ( leli- ing of the coming costume ball, baa • court dress in preparation wh.cb foe gorgcoiisnesB and costliness far exceeds any- thing that was ever worn by an Eastern potentate. Tho Shah of Persia bimsolt could hardly ontahine her. Pink coatg, with black silk continuations, or rathoB abbreviations, will be very nencrally worn by tbe men." Prayer for a Mother-ln-Law. .•Vt one of the recent Moody revival meet- ings on tho Pacific Coast tho customary recjuest waa mailo that thoso auffec- ing from any particularly heavy burden should stand up and a.-ik fur the prayers of the assembled uil- titudo. After afewmomaut'u silence, a tall, meek looking man arose, and in a •'â- ^' '• choked with emotion asked that th« P*"*/- ors of tho congregation might -^^ offered for hia mother-in law. In'-"'*"! of P''<*y- mg, tho congregation «•"' Won tc titter, and finally roareH -^'o laughter. »iot. as to an Aoft Ans^ver, Conceited Lcger (to the chambermaid Briilget. do vt wonder that the girls are ? -Safis it ? Sure, they must be But:e loves like, and ye're tbe man inie boordiog bouse, so ye • Tw Not, I'l.sted. Philadelphian (ia St. Louis) â€" Will yon kindly tell me where X can get a drink of water ? Policemanâ€" Mein frient, I ha£f been only dree months on >lis beat. Kather Cruel. Miss Liivelornâ€" Mr. Do .links asked my age last night, the rude fellow. J 'just told him I w«a a.-< old as 1 looked. Miss Causticâ€" Vou shouldn't have been 90 frank. «-«ouHers as a IHgniWisr. ^..aband My dear those tro sers aro ayiii at the bottom. Wifeâ€" They are the best yoc v.; •lohn, e.\cept your dress trousers. Husbandâ€" Well, give them tc me. X havo an important interview en hand to-day iu which I e.xpeot to be at different timea proud, haughty. indilTerent. dignified, and perhaps a trillo disdainful. A niaa can't be all that suocpaefuUy with frmge on the bottom jf his trousers. Syiiipathi/.iDg with tlie Wronu Ouo. She What a shame Mr. Ivison ahonid be 90 intemperate ! He is jost ruining him. self by it. H<^â€" Ruining himself ! It's the brightest thing he ever did. Ho is just engaged to A half a. million girl who is bent on reforming him. WTorat Yet. 'â-  John, you are not listening to a word am saying I " •â-  Why, my dear, I am all ears." '• I know you are, and that makes it all the more provoking " At the Club. Harry -Orinking brandy. That's something new for you. Charley Yes ; promised my morning I wouldn't drink a whiskey to-day. Charley ? wife this drop ot A Mystery Kxplaluetl. Sensible wifeâ€" My dear, you remember, of oourso, that before our liiarriage 1 told you that I rather onjoy ci ar smoke. Well, 1 »m sure 1 do not love vou any less now, yi>t the fact remains that I find your anioking intensely disnareeablc. Why is it ? Sensible husband- When I hail only myself to support 1 smoked two for a"- iinarter ; now 1 amoke two for five. A Plffasant AnHurance. " 1 am told that I resemble your wife % good deal." " Vou do. in one particular, Mr. 1 luimbv " "What's that?" '' " My wife ia no gtMitleman." The Kind The.v Like. What kind of stories do bald-heatied men prefer?" asked McSwilligen. • I'on't know. I m not bald ' S<inildig, •â-  What kind?" " Hair.riiiaiDg stories, of oourje. ' replied