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Moo. of Oar Business." (London Christian Commonwealth.) I A littli girl was liuard to tinu.i ber evening rayer with thee* words : And 1 saw ,\ \XMT Hu.li- n ih strict 10 .lay. ci.l.l and bare fool< i . ,t it'n uuna ol uur uusiuea*. ! it. Ood ' i " None of our business :' wandering and sinful, All inrouuli tlui cirmiH of the oilv they no. Htuikry iioa hruielr^s lu the wild wun N i of our bbMm-xK " Uure we tay so ' " Nocf i.f cur bcHiDKM Cbildrvn's wan fa->. Haciurd ami nlil ui- il , , r MiMiTiug ai. Hold i.tttt your darlinui "'< twmlur. warm Inisouib, borrow without, but tlm bmiia light within. What does it matter tliaL some other wnrnan Boine col m [jifer il, "Wait* in a garret or Bit a in a cellar. Too broken hearted for wtMituri; <jr prayer? " None of cur buninefi ' ' rVnful and fallen. Bow tr.i y . i.o street! Hold ick youritai i-nt .> .o ' tueyanustd to it. I'aes un (he other si v, lest > on tbcuM meet. "Booeof <nir l.i: . :.iuic ; On with ti a ]i a*tn:u, lUi u^n hrar .* break for- lorn , Somebody - nunurv. -inebody s frvi bouu-bod) a soul will i-o "Hi tre tl. :nuru. Bcn:el>ody s dyiiiK (on wi'b tho .inc. OE- for earth s p.t MI;-' is sellies ills soul On* (' r a l*ul>l bax lun-twd Ini Uirtbrlalit, Belliag bit all fur a i>iti;ui i Ah ' but Out* e.oeth atT H.I >ID tin.- ::iounta.ni, Over 1mm dt-ert>* m: i: Mirnmii i- i beekiue tnelostoms ui is lin biiMQtwt : Brm.-.d ii ouh ll.a iii-tarv. an. I tora tin agb II u Laiidi. BIB u< ad and His loul sorrow (ivtviug niuo's souls at vj.-ii r Broken HIM Leiirt for the jtrit t or U.u uau It IB HIB business saving :tiw lost ' Thr Thr* Huehclors. Trim- bachelors slept in tbeir shuttered room In thuir uliuttvreit ri-om wln-n :;. -.::- hltjll . Hot ODI ot ilium ft- It be mu<t rie till uoon Or take bin i reskfaat u!! by aud by . For aim: e men may happily lx*|> A pillow IB e.ood and t rt-akfast wul keep Till ten o vlock m iht ii.oruiij;!. Three fair mai.t- > liaclielors OB these bachelors throe when they cai.ie to town . They wait/oil. ti-v sai.::. tbej ..*!. -:ii, . t*u And ba<l ln-ir aro :: > ..niinicnu quickly known . For it matters uot if -.' -l..ni sleep. The uiaide are awake 0,1111,' so.>n iu the n-eek. And suim-ii: :> - rise iu HIM ui Thrv<' married m*n j;i- -.. sun arose. And leit their nllowa in >wift dismay; They fell lor their boo-*. Uu-v nr-!td tncir ISSSMSL And thoroughly rttali/.- For women will m-v-r li-t ineu When there broaklam 10 , u:.U a wasii for the week. UK live o'clock in the m> ruing. The *u ri;i-..i.' Knife. There are hearts - stout himrta liiat own no f>ar At the wbirlmK wrnl or .';. dai MIH: <pear That art< leaily alike to Mi-t ! in iln* ' "Seatli tl'i- Mil r- - nt or ihe bayonet thrust . They herd not tin* |']<>WH 'hat fate ..i.it deal. Kroin tho steul Hut li) b at M.< i.i. i;. r 'I - r M'un. silent aiid * Tboni.'h I ti,; . the burnioii and iltuder ihe k-Ude. liricK it mub, autl the brawi>t .ire stnuigely alri And tbe ro|u' on tin i , : or the ale ou the block Have lese terror to daunt, aud lew power to shock Kcii'tn-e uiny wield i'. ami dancvr may ask The hand to bo quick m it iiorv task : The hour witb torture and .1. .1 h u.ay hi- nf-v But death is less feared ihau tlm surgeon >ui.'.- Itshinxs m ilii*Krai> im n" WMa|H>u for play. A Hbuil'ler li-trti' s il r* *|'ri-ili:i^ i'" -vay, Whlli ll i- i|'iivT M HHiM-'e h I -ti'\,'rin.- Are Dallied l-y the ki \-i. . y the lomt It has reeked in the dark and n-'il.ng tlood Till piiri'n- mid warm N iartn <|uick , .1 Pnrl'inK It comes front the cellfl of life, While xla/.iuK eyes turu from tin- surgexin's kau* B in criura^v. .* At tin- caniiou - ni.iutli or tl i Und rf leuglh , ^ e who ha>.j t-lru^i. .1 HWord to > . \Vitb your wide w*umli> dreuchniK the bailie sward Oh! boast tio morn till your soi.l be found 4 un]o\i-,t with a lrt-At hiehH silence MI And a ilreaii oi tln> & tvi- aud a hope That rest on the work uf the surgeon's kuilo. The OUI Hrl<l(* lti.il. (tosh I' goodness! bain t it fun \VhrJ tllu yd I ill t t in- BUtl Tuns to pnrpii- 'n tic wet. Wbrn thodary iiiiikin - An' we all can tuke A i< There's theriii wi:n n.itcbeecut Jlst above the i ^ When' tl: roumi I'rniM's' i n . i-.r il In Krouud. Hall a do/,*n li'eiiiu' there, Klbow C;OKI t.ieibuo WIMU- '(iitiHt the HHiiit- ->M t-i Ur rail. \Vati-hm l>ov a pulliii' i-ls Silver lirnbt thi-v in vt-r fail CaU'hiu ou to li-vlMrs' meals. (ioodness! wbat a lot we talk . An w w.i. i 1 1 l.,v. rs walk MolIU till' Hldo Ku- alk Int i foam thu live r M tide. That old rail ab.>ve the i^>.t U'teould speak a -i r. i i n; Into words to ni-tkf >n Hinile ; For It'n held for years i ]] Of the farmer I >]k* HI.IMI -*un Turns its yallor In *he west Into purple an ih .Inn - Wbuo the folks kum down to reet. The Ojri-lone. All ill frauKht caim I r ,-,N o cr ihn fertile plain Tbe air In i. ltd aud un lire ;ei-nis to sleep ; And in the distance loom* the mint of rain. That liauci o i-r spuce like an outpourmu deel The li|(l>ti.ti<K darts iu multiform around The l-liw k ii v rti-,1 r.-i.. llmt Mlnrhoi; Ihee : Ami the dread thunder xpi ak in muiil.'d souni And Karus the lustiL- wheru his safety lies. With iiiiKhu rush it i-omes. ruin in its path ' It roars and wnir's T " I- ' 'i IH in the air , The rustics work is h!ic,i>u-cl hv 114 wrain. And in.*!! v a mangled wreu-h is grosoiiiig there. The pn-tt.- eoiH that once tho plain adorned, And houghs were IIIIM-IOIM fruit in pVnlybutlK Tlie siorui hath raiud and Kardvu ifruwtb up turned Confuted in wreck IK art and natun> tlniiR. .1 I. \IIM-.lHoM-, M.UlllltOII. t>aurilv iiirfht the j.olioemeu of toe Bow kieet ;tion. London. KI>K., refused to tfO on duty became a ouu'tobie who had takuo A prominent part in ilt ai;ilation for the improvemrnt uf the omdition of the police foroehad been removed to ai other diatriot. Kvvutually ili: constable wan ruiuatateJ. net tbu Bow street in- n reiuruuil to duty. Yesterday i'.l ol ih re.-ioilrant policemen were eovpon^eJ. Th others went on dnty teat oixht. A Ibu men led the Btation boutf (or their reapectivo poaU they wera hooted at by a crowd whijh had gathered oaMide. " I'spe. said it talkative little oirl, " am I made of dnat .'" No, my child. If you i you wooki dry up ouce in a while." THAT rMllY. A TbuiK of Uratnly ami a Joy Forever. There WM a be>oy in the railway oar the other day. It waa not an anaaaal ahild, bat it bad a dec.dedly bright face and pretty wayi. For the tlrst few miles aho wae very quiet, ac i her blue eyea looked arcund in wonderment, far evidently it was the little one's nrat ride on the cars. Then aa she became use i to li.j roar and ramble the b*by praolivitiei aaaerted them- ilver. and she began to play witb ber father's mustache. At drat the father and mother where the only partiea interested, bat aoon a yount; lady in an adjacent scat nudged ber escort and directed hi) attention to the Iant>hing child. He looked ap, remarked that it was a pretty, baby and tried to look uncon- cerned ; bat it was noticed that hid eyea wandered back to the spot occupied by Ihe happy family, and ho commenced to smile. Tbe baby pulled thu hair of an old lady in front, who turned around anvatjely a. id glar-d u> the father with a look that pU.: iy said, Nuisances ibonld be left at homo." But ahe caught si^ht of the itaghinx eyes of \l\-i baby, and when ahe turned back abe aeemed pleaaed abont aorr.ethici>. Heveral others had become interested in the child by this time buE:aesa men and young clerks, old ladiea and girl j and when the t>ab> bacda graapeti the large -nilk bat of ber father and placed it .a her own head, it made each a comical pioinre that the old gentleman acrois the way, unable to restrain himuulf, jura* oat into a loud guffaw, and then looked sheepishly oat of the window, as if aaham* i tu be caught doing snch an unmanly thing. Before another five minnua he waa playing peek- a-boo across the aiela with the baby, and every one wan envying him. The ubiquitous young man, ever on the move, pasted through, and wai> at a losa to ,ci ount for the frowns of everybody. Be had failed to notice the baby. Tbe brake- man looked in from bia i oat on the plat- Form and smiled. Tbe paper boy found no custom till he had epoken i-> ihe baby and jingled hn pocket uf charge for her edifi- cation. Tbe conductor i:i^ht the and chucked the little one under the uuin. while the old i>entlornan n/ross tho aible Forgot to pass up bia ticket, ao interested tl he playing peek a- bee. The old la.iv in front relaxed, and diving into her reti cale unearthud a bn liant red pippin and presented it baahfu.lyto tho littl- one, who, in response, put h> r cbobby arms around the donor 3 neck and prei--.i ber rosy little month to the oM la 1> t obeek. It brought back a dood of rememtrancea to that withered heart, and a bandkerchi>-t was ecu to brush drat this way ana then that, a* if to catch a falling te- The train aped on and palled into the station where ibe baby, with her parent! were to leave the car. A look of regret came ovir every face. The old gentleman aaked if be couldn't line it joat once : the old latiy returned the -treja she bail re- ceived and the baby m jvud toward the door, (baking a by-byocver the shoulder of ber papa, to whi 'h ever\ one responded. including the newsboy who empbasi.-.-il bin fareweil with a wave of bie hat. The paaarrjgers rasbed to tbe aide wbere the baby got cff and watched till she turned oat ot sight at the other i nd of the sta tion, ihaking by b>e all the time. Then they lapued into silence. Ihey missed that baby and not one of them would be unwill- ing to acknowledge it. The little one's preaenoe had let a rift cf sunshine iot every heart, warm or cold, in that car i '/-/i/uii'i j-rin (, ll'iutt Iti-ifl TH* SCLTAN OF 1LBKBT VT HOME. Huw He Manures His linmnisr- Bousholii and How He IlaU. It ia estimated that over 0,000 persons aru fed daily at his Dolma Bagtche palace when the Sultan ia there. Uue whoulaiuiu ;o be well informed gived a graphic picture of the Salt an' a housekeeping m the Ltuure ur. lie admits that it is clear that there U gcod executive ability in the management of this enormous household, or there is scarcely ever a jar or biicb, even under the impulse of the moat un- imely demands. Every different depart- ment ia under the control U a person who is directly responsible for that, and le baa a corca of aarvai..., and slaves ander orders, who obey him only , and he ia subject to the treasurer of the household. Women have no voice whatever m the management uf anything ia any depart- ment. Their sole occupation is to wait upon tbeir ruspectivu mistresses cr to serve tho Sultan in some specified capacity, and the labor about the palace is ao subdivided ;hat uo one works very hard except th lord high chamberla.n aud treasurer ot me household. The treasurer of the household has the burden ol the housekeeping ou bin burly shoulders, and has an organized force of boyerd who are each charged with tbe pur- chase of certain jUjiplitafurtheir individual departments, each paying his helpers, ser- vants and slaves. One man is charged with the doty of supplying all the nib, aud, to furnish tiah f jr at leant ti.OOO persons is no light andertaiiiug in place where there are to great markets aucb as there are in other lar^- cities, be baa to have abont 'JO men to scour tbe various small markets and buy cf tbe ::jhermen,%nd each tbese men baa two others tu carry tbe fish they bay. About ten tics of lish a week are re- juired. There are nearly 18.0CO pounds of bread eaten daily, for the Turns am large bread-eater*, and ibis is al! Ke,i in the enormous ovens situated i some dis- '.ance from tbe palace. Tbu tcod (or the Sultan is cooked by one mail anil un aids, acd uo others touch u. It is cot k silver vessels, and wheu done each kettle is sealed by a slip of pa(i T and a stamp, and this ia bruken m the presence of the Sultan by the high chamberlain. wbo takes one spoonful of each separate kettle before tbe Sultan la.UH it. Thu is to guard againat poison. Tho food ia almost always served up to Ibe Sultan in the same vessels in which it la cooked, and these aro often cf gold, but when of baser metal ihe kettle is set into a rich golden bell-snapvd holder, the bacaie o! uhich is held by a slave while the Sultan i ata. Tho Sultan never use* a plate. lie takes all bis food direct from the little kotllef . and never use* a table, and rarely a knife or fork- a spoon, hia bread, a pancake, or tlngerj arc found far handier. Newspaper* ,>r tin- Present. No doubt the present tendency towarc trivialities acd personalities will ojntinue until private ruhlt. and public morals are better protected by the law;, and nntil the acme of ai/.e and profit in newspapers has bean reached. In the race for expansion and |>3wer the leader wbo baa adopted the readiest means has often imposed his methods upon men wbo would choose the best means Tin.- fault of a lower tone here and there is not properly chargeable to the great body of workurs, for ia the profession will be found to day a high average o. ability and consciention i performance ol duty ; and never before ou r time have newa papers been able to oomnund the trainee intelligence and taste tu enable them to di all they are now doing for the development ot art and litxrature. All that the new papers of to-day are doini; for every gout: cause, and notably at this moment for that of good government. Capital anc financial success are of course essential for tbe inoceaa of a great mcdern newspaper but the public baa a right to demand that those who bear tho highest responsibiliii>'a of the profession should issue newspapers which they, as private individuals, would be willing to endorse in every part as men of character, refinement and self respect. Century. I't in, Lobanon", I'rince LobanolT, tbe liussian Ambaasa dor at Vienna, who ia about to succoud M de Uiers, ia a man ot rare intellectual endowments, lie will receive the rank ol Chancellor of the Kmpire, a title never accorded to M. de (licrs. and a general belief prevails that under his guidance Kusaia will rapidly recover tbe prominent position in Ihe councils of Earope which she held wben Prince tiortsobakof was at the /.eiiuli of hia career. A pert. :t type of the grand ssigoenr, tho only fault that can ba found with I'rin j Lobanolt la bia aversion to hard work. Hia manners, although oouttly and dignified, are, never Iheleaa, remarkable for their independence, and be stands on record as having on several uccasioua taught tho Czar' a brothers leaaona in good form and breeding that Ihey are not likely to forget in a burry. Ilia social prestige in Kaxaia is very great, for hia family ia of more ancient and noble origin than that cl Alexander III., who treats him with great distinction. The prince is a wealthy bachelor, and has only had one " grande paaaion " in hia life, namely, that for Mary Stuart, Qaeen of boots, of whose letters and relioa be pos aosses a remarkable collection. e Mr. Carnegie haa donated tlO.OOO for a library at Ayr, Scotland. The Duke of Fife bus a do/en soils ol clothes in constant uae, and a goeaipy chronicler aaya that he keeps bis varioua pairs of trousers on shelved labelled "Mon- day," " Tuesday," and so on to tbe sad of the week. Speed of I ... oio.ii i ..--. It seema to be ijnite -ear that i: iteam enough could be supplied to a loccr. i. engins any (peed coaij be attained, unless tbe rinisianoe to ita pnvrt . augmented iu such a proportion that the boiler priasare was not great ecuaub to overcome it, pays the " Engineer." Tbe engine would then be, to use a mariru phrase, locked up." We know that al a velocity of as in.: -.1 * < 72 miles an hour en a level a wi II .:. -ir-ne single driver li^hl engine will ru *iih th throttle but little open, and apc>L>nilv exerting very little power im < <: It i not easy to see why an addition of eight miles an hour should pile up the rtsUtanoe as il is said to Jo. Tbe ijuesticn seems however, to brittle with anomalies am: contradictions of the moat vexations anc pu/./ling character, and we are at time tempted to behe\c tint these di.'Iiuolties have no existence in fact ire for tbe most part the creations of fancy. Von Moltk ou Count von Moltke, in rj>./ t< an enquiry as to whether he bad mailo ibd atate attributed to bin 1 , that beer waa thi- ^n-at est enemy of the Ciarmans, has given the following reply : "I oan never 'lave made such a statement. Un the contrary, I wish a good, cheap, light beer for oar people could be supplied. 1 myself abstain alto gethcr from alcohol. I do not cunai neceesary or helpful, except, perhaps, after fatiguing work, when the principal thi..<, ia to revive one's strength at once. I'IT lainly one of the greatest enemiea cf Ger- many ia tbe misuse of alcohol. A healthy man needs no such stimulant, and to give u to children, which ia often done, ia abso- lutely wicked. I should like to aee lea and cclToe and light beer cheaper than they are and brandy a good deal dearer." -London Daily Ketft. The Parasol. Before marriage Excuse me, George, did my parasol butt yon .' " Ob, no, my dear ; it would be a pleasure if it did." After marriage Great heavena ' There waa never a woman under the sun that knew bow to carry a parasol without scratching a fellow 's eyea out." "And there never waa a man that knew enough to walk on the right aide of a woman with a parasol." " There isn't any right side of a woman witb a parasol." BOTH In >. . Every man who goes to C'orea should bo, or should get, married. Every unmarried man is considered a boy, though be should live to be 100. No matter wbat bia ago, he follows in position the youngest of tbe married men, despite the fact, perhaps, of having li\ed years enough to be tbeir father. The only parallel to this in America ia in onr pohtica, wherein every man active in tho profession ia a " b'boy," even if he be aa gray aa Gen. Spinola. Chatter. George Augustas Sala draws 910,000 a year for dictating four editorials a week fur tbe London Z)u'i/ Tr.irnrapli. To prevent your glass jare from crack- ing wben pulling in hot liquid, aland a tablespoon up in thorn. There ia a prevail- ing idea that this process has something to do with electricity, but the true solution ia that the spoon absorda aome of the heat and also carrier) aome of it out into tho open air. New York's new aqueduct ia 30 miles long. It cost r.."2,000,000, and aigbty livw were lost in its oonatruction. WHAT AMMONIA IB GOOD FOB. Various Domestic Cees to Which th Arti- cle stair >' " A liltle ammonia in tepid water .v.ilaoften and oleanae the skin. Spirits of ammonia will often relieve a severe headache. Door- plates ahonld be cleans jd by rub- >iug with a oloih wet in ammonia and water. If Ihe color bos been taken out of Bilks >y trait stain?, ammonia will c9-i\Jlv re- atore the color. To brighten carpets, wipe them with warm water in which ban been pcnred a ew drops of ammonia. One or two tablf spoonfuls of ammonia added to a pailcf weterwill dean windows ' utter than soap. A tow drops in a cupfal of warm water, pulled carefntly, will remove spoia from tainting* and cbromi < Grease -poUmav oetakencir with weak ammonia aud water ; lay soft white paper over and iron with a hot iron. When acid of any kind gets en clothing, spirits of ammonia will kill i:. A[ uy chloroform to restore the rolor. Keep nickel, silver ornaments and mounts bright by rubbing with woollen ciota itu- rated in spirita of ammonia. Old brass may be cleaned to !<:, new by pouring strci.t; ammonia jn is i,d scrubbing witb a scrub ortibb . ni. 13 in lear water. A tablenpoonful of ammonia in a gallon of warm water will often restore colon in carpets : it will also remove whitewash [rom them. Yellow stains left by sewing machine oil on white may be removed by rubbing tbe spot with a wet cloth with ammonia before waabiag with soap. K'jial parts ol ammonia ac,.. tnrpt-nur.'- will lake paint out of cloth:- _ even if it be hard and dry. Saturate t. .-.: aa often as necesaary and waah out in aoap anda. 1'ut a teaspoonf nl of ammonia .1 , urt of water, wash your bmabea and combs in this, and all grease and dir. will disappear. Rinse, abakd and dry in tbe sen or t- the fire. K those who perspire freely would r.-u a little ainmcnia in tho waier th.y balhe in every day it would keep ti:>.-.r tteih clean nod jwuel, doing away with suy disagree- able odor. Flannels and blankets may bo aoaked in pail of water containing one lableapoonful of -immonia anda little sni: . : . t > little as possible, and they wiil bt : :luan and will net shrink. One teaapoonful of ammonia to a tetcup- fol of water will clean gold or ai.ver iery ; aid*/ dropa of clear a-,ua ammonia rubbed on the under fige ol niau:onda will clean them immediately, mak.rjg them very brilliant. TUt- 4iuvr of tlir Kuturew " That looks neat." waa th,- rt-n. i.j to the si i." man. " Wbat id it ' "Uistbe new gas stove. Tbe us- will come wben vll tbe world who can ^i-t at i will want to do its summer cooking b <.{aa, and maybe ita winter cooking j well. This stove, you aee. baa burners, ."or til the stove hoi a and two ,... .tadmitiair into the gas at the H..PI ..' cambostiou and mekoi a bunaen :'me of each. We ran all the burners full b.ai for two bours the other day. having tbu meter taken before and a."., r, and it cost ex tctly twelve cents. V,a can raiee a kot- lie of cold water to boiling in aeven min- utea and all yon bav to do is touch a match to tha gaa and >onr tre i* going. Handsome, too, isn't it.' Looks like a atyhdb fancy range. " - . CAN THIS BE TBUK '-' Bow Some Ministers aud CLcire Behave ThemMlveH. A clergyman, writing on " Bad manners n Church, ' givm the following deacripticn of the oonuuot if the ohoir acd minister : To begin with tho minister. Hark low often lie u restless and inattentive when not himutlf oirectly engaged 10 lead- DU the service. Who uas cot seen him eave the pulpit afti r entering it, aud akip down to confer with this or '.bat church officer ? Wbil- seated and -.ramug bia turn, ' be noo* tu vurionj familiars m ibe paws. Dariijg tbe parts of tbo aervioe rendered bv tie cnoir UL- - :si-.s himself in the pat;- s if thi: ..; x.i-book or with tbtt paper uo '-f -i.ietablt. f a brother clergyman t-u i ') ..BIJO him, ha chats with him while tho aer.ise of song iroLteda. It the other ;ic-. uau oflcrs irayere, bia eyes are wido ..--n and war.- innug. Wbat an otter lav -v ,f reverence'. .Ybat an obj.ct lesson n bad macnere, itible and demoralizing to :be entiro ad-i-mbly !" We have attended service in t great many ilacea in Canada and are thazhi'ul tbat we :ever saw a minister behave a that wa; . We hope the number of those v':o tu con- duct tbemaelves arnoni: oar aeighbcrs is small. Still, there must bi- . jona 'or complaint, cr a -..: . loeervauve ournallikc the O/ni. m n '' . . woald not mulUh tbe clergy m^.. t - Here is what be aaya about choirs : " Pass to tbu choir. The) ;ampie of ministerial inaec: ruin natr.ri / corrnpta the ungers. They regard thtcsilvc a aa >erf ormers and tuo itr- i . < j a per- brmance. Aa so; u M tb-.-.r ni'.ieH aru discharged, eometimcs wcile they are pro- oeedint!, their by-play 13 no;, table and annoying. When the at-rmou j reaobcu the curtains ot the cao.r left tre closelv drawn. Tbe so[.ranu pla.-ea t 002 ot caramels in her lap, Jraws novel irom ier pocket and regttiea ber pilale ai.ii ier mind at tue samu lime. Tbu urganist scnbbles tue con- ralto. The ba.i- j eyes and Lods aisent to lao xiuiater .n the wrong placrs. Meant: ze, tbe tenor alipa cut and speeds s-.vny ' J *" adjacent n to wet bis whittle. All are akn, lowevcr, when tbe last hyrr.n 11 rtacbea, .:: curtains are drawn c.i ;i to display ;nn choir once more. Trie. :be basso's lair :a unkempt, tee acprac o :J :hewir;: aaapicioasly. as though abe had not baa jaite time to dispose latiois..: r:'. .i tha ast cu/amel , bat t!ii> I i seated decorously at tbe key buird , tbe contralto j demurely .^ :<.tr place , while the .enor displays an amoni:: -ibin 'roi.: which ia oalcula: 1 u server) into imagining be mear.it j make a clean oreaut ol bia evil ao.ni; . Better a thousand timea c . r t have no Lining at all than have the Saiuath pro- faned and tha Huoseot God Ut^crauxi m that way. Canadian congret; ticnc cannoi watcb too closely the begicaiu^a of HOCU aaJalooa praclicea. ACHIC.H.D MANUAL. uw I uforluaate V* ouo-u .1: -.. I ;.i Hate 10 Coniribulr to tbe I'mb.lc Worthy of Imitation. A atory that ia alnoat t j good to be true comes from Chicago, and con cms Miss fanny Gary, a daugnter of the famous judge of that city, bhu ia a membtr cf tlie Girl's Friendly Society of St. .lames Churob. which haa a num ;r of poor per- sona under ita care. One of tbese, Mary Anderson, aged l.i, waa broken down and was unable to take a vacation iu the cou : try cllrred by Miss Gary bei&uao the tailor who erni>l'ije') her threatened ti discharge ber if she cot away without providing a substitute. Miea Gary sent tho girl away and worked herself in the tailor abop two week?, leaving ber lui rions home at t u ..!, jk in the morning and returning at 7 it -igbt. Truly, thia ia i radical Chria ianity. Cupid and Cupidity in iirlitniii . In Brittany a curious matri:i.onia. cudtotn prevails. On certain feta days the young ladies appear in red petticoats with white or yellow borders around them The number of borders denolea the portion the father ia willing to give bia daughter Each while band, representing silver denotes 100 francs per annum, and <-ach yellow band denotoa gold and betokena 1.000 franca a year. Thus a young man who ees a face that pleases him haa only to glance al the trimmings of the petticcat to learn wbat amount accompanies the wearer. Hnldnet* Due to Imllgttiitlon. Of all the causes of premature baldness none is to common aa indigealion. Uvspep aia and weak and falling hair go band in band. Aa the one election has increased so baa tbe other, and not all tbe oil of Macaasar. the bear's grease of Siberia nor tbe cantbarides of Spain will proven! a man's hair (rom shortening and thinning whose stomach is badly ont of order. Indeed, anything which debilitates the nervous system baa a weakening effect on the scalp tinsoea, which shows that loss of hair may proceed from general aa well aa local OSIIMS. ATcw I'T t />.. ( r;m. The Ni/.am cf Hyderabad pud -u'5,000 for Ibe big Gordon Orr diamond to wear in his bead dress. Before catting, tbe stone weighed 67) caratn. and after culling. VM J carats. It is eaid to be tho beat, i:urent and most brilliant alone kcown. Cuniao (reading tbe newspaper): An African explorer baa discovered a wonder- ful race cf hardy dwarfs at llohni. Mrs. I'uinsii (sweetly): That was much better than finding them away from home at the club, for instance. Tbe Empress Fredericks joungsat and prettiat daughter, wbo ia soon to marry Prince .Vlolpb, cf Schamnbnrg Lippe, is a girl of attractive figure, with blur eyes and fair hair. She ia devotoil to oui-ot-dcor exercises, and rides, plays lawn tennis and drivel a fonr-in band in One style. Startling re%e-ltti nj were rna^e last week by the Woman') Alliance of C... .-ago to IL iiidgou of the Circuit and Supurior Courts. It waa proven that the I'olice Courts weia fostering a ayHtem of flnm ; in.'nrtanai ; women for revenue only -that (or (hit purpose women aua i;irls are :- droves fined onlv in their ;aj ncity 10 " ear-i, ' ' and ail f r ihe purpose oi givn-.. t.ie professional ' ba.ler, tbe ibyster ' ana thejn xeeaobsfei-.l-avin^^l besides for tbe (.'if Treasurer. Tbe Vlliance jbar^es thr>; the wbola machinery of the police fun Ch.i v) is ran on this plan. The order m iaaue 1 to an ottj jer tc go out and bnnu because, forsooth, tbcia .vho n- the, trade of law eoforcem- m .a lit'le inone'v and in gathering in cent mrla, raar-ic,: worn- .1 .ompe.n-. with tbeir hnabands, ,n e etui f' -n . and in jpile of ai> plcau n^ ao>i remcr- atruac'- placed in :ue wai.au r ui jr t. u tu police b>adqnartei?. Whcu taicen befoie i Igo it ban been proven that they were ' doing ::otbic;:, but the no- was levied jusi the same and their names entered on Ibe long of convicts. The Alliance alua claim) tna. on the other band a procuress wbo haa enticed scores of innocent girls t.- ber dene who haa made : )0,000 ctf their deapoir and shame, wben prosecuted by distra pare-uta, baa been allowed to go free on some technicality. Jodgea T:iley. Altgelc and Shepherd replied to the ladies char them to push the oust) of girlhood a^a the city boldly, Judge Altgeld raying : " > on should not bcsitate t<- mentici namea of those who are tu bl:uo, be high or low, in or out of ollio*. ' The I'. *. Wheat Cro|>. The Chicago / - - < j aaya : The prophecie's ci a shortage in tin.' winti r wheat crop are confirmed by tbe late reports cf private correspondents relative to the yield and condition of the grain. Winter killing and the ravages oi insects roiluucd the crop in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri and Mississippi. In Kansas drought prevented the perfect development of the berry, while the wheat i -Ida ol the l'aci:v coaat, as also those of tbo Southern and Eaatern States, were drowned ont by tbe e.ioeeaivu rainfall experienced during tbe early epring months. It ;%y safely be aaid that tbe average condition of tbe entire crop when burvesting commenced waa 20 per cent, below tbe average. Tbe /;. n. u- estimates a total cf 'J72.:U4 i:u, busbela as tbe entire wbcnt crop of tb e I'nitcd States, but adds tbat, considerin g the low condition ol wheat at harveetin g time, tbe merchantable product will be considerably leas than thai figure. AD Agreeable Speech. Mu:i Ki'dingote Mr. Fonaonby, you aro very piel ihia evening. Do aay something agreeable. I'ousonby . with an ctTort) I feel'all ont of aorta, and I believe I'll say good night. Miss Ivadiogote (archly) -There ! I knew ) o-i could aay tomelhing nioe if you tried. They have a curioni custom at tbe burial of an aninsrried woman in Bra.-il. Tbe colVm, bearae, and tbe livery of the driver mnat be bright scarlet, tbe four white horses drawing tbe bearse moat ba covered witb scarlet nets, and the toarlei pinmes mast deck the horses heads.