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W Th; New Yo-rk press are publishing gross- ~.y exaggerat (1 accounts of the smallâ€"pox Epidemic in Montrea‘ . v ,A!,,, Sir John H. Glover, at one time Gov~ ernor of Newfoundland, died last Week at the age of 56 years. HOME. The total majnvity for the Scott Act in the county of Peterboro’ is 391. Arrangéments are in progress for the lighting of Dufferin Terrace, Quebec, by electricxty. A nigh-t refuge for destitute Englishmen is to be established by the St. G aorge’s So- ciety 9. Toronto. n VI," The Lieutenant-Governor‘s proclamation, raising the village of Parkdale to the dignity of a town, is published. Plans for the proposed enlargement of the Welland canal are being prepared by the chief engineer of the depercment, Mr. Page. The Toronto Pub‘ic School Board, at a recent meeting, voted down a motion that the next election for school trustees be by ballot. The Deputy minister of Justice has left for England to take part in the argument before the Privy Council on the License Act appeal. Big Bear and nineteen other convicted halfâ€"breeds and Indians, have arrived at Stony Mountain penitentiary, where they will serve out their sentences. The Minister of lhilwaya has approved of the plans of the Inng Saul-I Railway submitted by the Lake Temiscaminque Colonization Company. Mr. Scarfe resigned his position as Mayor of Brantford at the meeting of the Council of that city the other night, and has assumed his duties as sheriff of Brant. Mr. and Mrs. Fairburn, of l‘lzie, Pa , ar- rived at Bellevil‘e the other night on a tri- cycle on which they had travelled hither from their home. The journey lasted six days and W s x 8 7y pleas ant. A verdict of wilful murder has been re- turned by the coroner's jury against the two men at whose hands the Montreal Po- lice Constable Beattie received injuries from which he died two or three days ago. The assessment of the city of Toronto for 1886 has been completed, and shows an in- crease over the previous year of nearly three and a half million dollars. The population has also increased 7,524, being now 111,800. A man named Real Clarke, 65 years of age, and a. resident of Winnipeg for the last thirteen years, while inn despondent stats of mind, committed suicide by putting a bullet through his brain. A railway fifty miles long, from the Piles on River St. Maurice to Luke St. John, is projected by a Montreal syndicate. Traffi: arrangements will be made by its promoters with the Canadian Pacific railway. In consequence of numerous violations of the portions of the Revenue Act relating to cigars and tobacco, a pamphlet explaining the law has been issued by the Inland Ia- venue Department to the different divisions His Excellency the Governor-General made the journey from Fort McLeod to Cxlgary, a distance of 104 miles, in two days on horseback. He received a most enthusiastic welcome from the residents, who turned out in a. body to greet him. The profits of the Canadian Pacific Reil- wal} Company for lest month were $190,- T’Cfl in excess of those in August, 1884, while for the eight months ending August 315t the profits show an increase compared with the same period last year of $1,686 - 815. A retired sergeant of the English army named Hynes, en route for Winnipeg, and Wearing the Victoria. cross and medals for active service, died suddenly of heart disease on board the steamship “ Parisian’ and was buried at see when the steamer was but six miks ofl" Gaspe. The Dominion Government has agreed, With the approval of English capitaiiets interested in the scheme, to give the pro- osed Chignecto Marine railways: grant of $172,300 a year for twenty years in place of the sum of $150,000 for twenty- five years, as originally proposed. n A fire broke in a large barn at lthe Agricultural Farm at Guelph, destroyed that and several other buildings, with their contents. A number of valuable animals perished in the flames. The ex- act loss is not known, it being variously estimated at from $25,000 to $50,000. As No. 5 train of the Grand Trunk rail- way, Brantfordfand Tilaonburg divisi( n, WM! running between Norwich and Springfield the engine struck and instantly killed an unknown man, who was walking on the track. It is supposed he did not hear the train approaching until too late to get out of the way. Richard Rutledge, of the North Wat Mounted Police, has died at the Police hospital, Winnipeg, of malarial fever. He was one of the detatchment that came down from Pitt on the acow in the Spring. and has never been in the full, enjoyment of his rugged health since the exposure and hardships of that trip. He originally hailed from Georgetown, 0nt., and joined the force i1 1882. James Kerr, the oldest customs ofliciel in Nova. Scotia, died at Halifax on the 29thu1t., of cancer in the stomach. He had been in the Customs service for thirty five years and since confederation acted as seizing oflicer. When the Trent afiair caused such excite- ment, twenty five years ago, he took the Queen‘s dispatches through to Quebec and drove the whole seven hundred miles in a. s‘eigh. The first scrip prepared by the Depart» ment of the Interior as bounty to the volunteers who sarved in the NorthvVVesb re- bellion was issued the other day. The recipâ€" ieut was L’mceâ€"Corpoml Tasker, of the Obfu- wa Sharp Shooters. The volunteers have three options They can either zuccpt the scrip at a fies value of or locate the 320 acres of land themselves, or give a po wt of attoruev to a su‘rsti‘bute, Dun, VViman & Co.'s tep'utt shows that the liailurea in the Dominion far the three momiés just ended number 254, with liâ€" abilities amounting to 511,9] 1,000., compared with 227 failures, having liabilities of $4,» 112 000, for the corresponding quarter of last year. For the nine months of 1885 the failures aggregate 944, with a. trifle over seven million dollars of liabilities, THE WEEK’S NEWS. against 979 with liabilities of $14,855,000 inthe same pariod last year. Over £22 000 have already been subscrib- ed in England for the Gordon memorial, and Lord Tennyson feel‘x that a national Canadian supply towards the memorial might be secured. Accordingly he has ask- ed Mr. George Stewart, jr , F R‘ S. C., of Qlebec, to receive euhsuziptiow from the admirers and friends of Gen. Gordon in be- half of that nobls Work. Mr. fitewazt Will receive any sums that may be forwarded to him for the object in view and send them to the proper destination. George Powell and Charles Fancy were out dver stalking on the open bavins on the Newfoundland coast, and two others named Hodder were also out hunting. In the twilight the Hodders mistook Powell and Fancy for deer and when they come within range poured adeedly charge of lxrge shot into them. Powell was in- stantly killed and Fancy dangerously wounded. When the Hodders rushed up to secure what they supposed to be the csrcsse of a deer, they were made aware of their terrible mistake. Two children have died in a New York hospital from small-pox. The tobacco cropgin Indiana and South- ern Kentucky have been greatly damaged by frost. Ciptain Hatfield overtook a. bami of sixty hostile Indians in the Cananea Mountains, Sonora, Arizona, the other day, and, after a fight in which several of the Indians were killed, captured forty-three Indians. The Mexican Government has placed an Inspector in the bank of Maxie 1, and the bank will be required to restrict itéeif to de- posits and discounts and to withdraw its notes from circulation. The Government is considering a free banking law. Anumber of persons who started prairie fires in Dskota are to be vigorously prose- cuted. In several instances the fires were started by men who wished to form breaks which would pr0'ect their own property but the flames got beyond their control. 1 The tobace) crop of Cuba will be larger this year than for many years and of a far better quality than usual. 'At Trinidad the weather has been favorable for growing cane, and planters will realize alarger quantity of sugar than they did last year. The Sunday Globe of Hartford, Conn., printed a story charging that Jumbo was p.1rpnsely put in the Way of the train by which he was killed by Barnum’e direction, Barnum has instituted a suitiorlibel against the Globe, and the office of the paper has been attached. Damages are set at $50,000, Cublegrama have been received at St. Louis from London stating that Samuel N. Brooks will soon start for St, Louis to ascer- ‘ tain definitely whether the man now held 1 in gaol there as the murderer of C. Arthnr ‘ Preller. and known variously as Hugh M. Brooke and \Valter Lennox Maxwell, is his son. It is said if such should prove to be the case Mr. Brooks will be prepared to pre- sent some documentary evidence of impor- tance for the defence. At l‘itcsboro, Chatham County. N. C., a mob took four negroee, Jerry Finch. his Wife, L°.e Risen and John Pallisholl from gaol and hzmged them a to tree for the murder of the Gunther family, eighteen months ago, and three members of the Finch family on the night of the 4zh of last July. Miss Bflle Franklin, 3 school teacher liv- ing southeast of Bismarck, Dakota, seeing a prairie fire surrounding her neighbors pre- mises the other night, and knowing that he was absent, harnessed a team to a. plow and. turned several furrows between his wheat stacks and the fire. Then she put the team in the barn and went back to bed. Mexicans have begun a Warfare against polygamv, and well founded rumors are afloat that a demand has been made of Pres- ident Diaz that he rescind the grant of land in Northern Chihuahua to the Mormons. The Catholic Church is at the head cf the movement and demands that the law against polygamy be enforced. At Galvestcn, Texas, the other night, three negro women and a negro man, ser- vants of the editor of the Texas Court Re- porler, who occupied a shanty in the rear of his premises, were brutally murdered. and one of the women outraged. Another negro woman was terribly injured, but was able to describe the murder. A negro nam- ed Dockwood has been arrested for the crime, which is one of a series of similar out- rages upon both Whites and blacks of the The municipll authorities of M adras have extended the right of suffrage to Women. viEiniti. The Prince of Saxe-Weimar has asaumed command of the troops in Ireland. The Spnnish Government is about con- tracting a loan of $20,000,000 to unify the Cuban debt. A Chinese general, at the head of a. large force, has invaded Annam against the French. It is proposed to hold military mamauvreu on an extensive scale at Lahore, Indie, in December next. Mr. Gladstone’s physician states that his throat has now sufiiciently recovered to per- mit of his delivering speeches. Meetings have been held in Cork to form Loyalist Defensive and Protective Unions in opposition to the National League. Speaking at Kilcullen, in Ireland. lately, Archbishop \Valsh denounced agrarian out- rages as 0315:111ka tqlnjuye (aha Irish cause. Mr. Edwin Arnold, the author of “The Mght of Asia,” Wm short y make a. tour of the Buddhist monasteries on the Island of Ceylon. 3335 fieek the death rate of London, Eng- land, was only 13.8 on the thousand for the year, the lowest figure ever reached. Earl Dufferin believes necessity has arisen for armed intervention in Burmah, and the probability is that country will be annexed by England at an early date. King Thvbau has been attempb'ng to ex- tort 23 lakha of rupees from a Bombay tim- ber company, and Earl Dufferin has sent a peremptory note to the king asking for an exp] mation. An attempt to collect taxes in Utrera, & town of Seville, Spain, created a riot, and the mob, mostly composed of women, stoned the police and attempted to set fire to the excise office. The trial of nine Socialists is in progress in Chemnitz, in Austria, for participating in AMERICAN FOREIGN. the Socialist congress he‘d at Copenhagen, in 1883. The trial is regarded as a judicial farce. A Frenchwoman named Olivie Cotte, liv- ing in Stockerau, a town of Lower Austria, has bren sentenced to ten yetmu' imprison- ment for her terribly cruel treatment of an orphan girl twelve years of age. The Kildyaart League has resolved to boy- cott Felix McClrthy, a. resident magia‘mte of Belfast, and Mrs. Morgan 0 Connell, niece of the Liberator, for refusing to reduce their rents 25 per cent. Mr. O'Donnell, Home Rule member for Dungarven, has retired from the parliament- ary contest and openly denounces Mr. Par- nell, who. he says, has aapped the founda- tion of sel‘-governm'nt by abusing its nom- mess. Lady Randolph Churchill has written a preface to a. new Hsndy Book to be shortly issued by the Primrose League, containing hints as to the manner in which ladies can practically assist the Conservative party in the coming elections. The commander of a. Portuguese gunboat is said to have arranged to buy 12,000 slaves from the King of Dihomey, to work on a coffee plantation at; St. Thomas, an island in the gulf of Guinea, belonging to Portuge. Emily “’illiams, sixty-seven years of age was befere a London, England, police magis- trat=, recent‘y ona charge of attempted sui- cide. She has been one hundred and twelve times in prison for offences arising out of habitual drunkenness. Forty thousand people attended the So- cialistic meeting at Limehouse, London, the other day. The police kept out of sight and the meeting passed off quietly, although the speakers innulged in vio‘ent denunciation: of the p: esent state of society. On account of reports that an Italian ex- pedition in being fitted out for the purpose of seizing Tripoli, the strength of the Turk- lah Troops in Tripoli is to be raiaed to fifteen thousand men, and grefit energy is being dis- played in put-ting the forts there in better condition for defence. England and BJgium entertain favorany Holland’s proposal for a treaty for mutual prevention of the traffic in young giris for immortal purposes. Holland has notified Germany that a number of German agents are endeavoring to recruit young - - A rm ‘ â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" A: Flatt-.1. “5v”... . gir's in"de{£1§h§ forukeepers of Dutcfi brothels. Heavy floods are reported throughout E Aston: S witzariand. The whole of the Up- per Rhine Valley has been inundated, and horses, cattle, and other live stock have been swept; away and the harvest destroyed. The Splugen Pass is blocked with snow. The Tomb». bridge near 'l‘husia was destroy- ed, and the bridge at Tardis badly damaged. The death of Lard Shaftesbury cccurred A grout commotion was produced in Louder by some of the nowsboys vending thaif wares to the mistaken cry of “Death on Lord Salisbury.” He is succeeded by his son Anthony, Lord Ashley, who is now 54 years of age, and who married Lady Harriet. daughter of the Marquis of Dane- gal, in 1857. Prince Alexander of Bulgaria has ordered the civil and miiibary authorities on the frontier of Bulgaria and'lMacedouia to main- tain order in their respective districts. The populace on both sides of the Balkans are very enthusiantic over the union between Bulgaria. and Roumelia and volunteer service in support of the union. Ladies are forming a Red Cross Society and making other pre- parations for the care of sick and wounded soldiers in the event of hostilities being com- menced. The Abyssinian expedition under Res Sou- 1a. which is advancing to the relief of the garrison at Kassala is meeting with serious opposition from Arabs, who have massed in sutficientnumbers to but its further progress. The latest report from the expedition is that 3000 Arabs occupy a. fortified position, from which they will have to be driven before further advance is made. A battle is im- minent,“ the Abyssinian general is deter- IllluUl‘U, an Ill-AU LLUJIJHAAJA-JM by...- . ._. my.-. mined to accomplish the relief of the be- leaguered garrison, for which he is to be paid a round sum of money. The year 1885 seems likely to be memor- able in the annals of engineering enterprise in Europe. It has seen the opening of the Mersey Tunnel, the completion of the Sev- ern Tunnel, and the sanctioning of Parlia- ment of the great scheme for the construc- tion of a ship canal from theEMersey to Man- chester. The Mersey Tunnel, which con- nects Liverpool and Birkenhsad, is only a mile in length, but it experienced greater delays, and its construction covered on the whole a longer period than that under the Severn. Neither of these works is as gigan. tic as those which, as far as the railway system is concerned, have abolished the Alps, nor as the Arlberg Tunnel, in Austria, which was completed two years ago. The engineering diflficuities to be overcome in work which has to be carried on under an arm of the sea are, however, far greater than those which are confronted in piercing a mountain chain. The great Swiss tunnels ‘ were driven through solid rock, which was ; drilled away by machinery. The Severn Tunnel has been cut through sandstone, al- luvial gravel, and marl, and it may almo st be said through underground reservoirs of spring Water. Its success seemed to prove that, given the necessary money, scarcely any work is impossible to the skill and per- severance of modern engineers. Triumphs of this kind over the obstacles which nature interposes to the intercourse of mankind are among those great victories peace bath, which in the present day are no less renoun- ed than war. Modern engineering is chang- ing the face of the earth, Mountains inter- posed need no longer make enemies of na- tions, which like kindred drops, to use Cow- per‘s figure, may now mingle into one. M. de Lesseps, by the Suez Canal, has turned the course of commerce, and the success of his great enterprise at Panama would re- move, as it were, a whole continent out of the way of ships steaming to Australia and the Southern Pacific Ocean. This increase of intercommunication, with the new facili- ties of exchange which it gives, is one of the most characteristic features of the age. The world becomes smaller every year, as its most distant parts are brought nearer in time to one another; and it is not improbable that she cheapness of all commodities from which trade is suffering is one of the first; results, and will in the long-run prove to be one of the greatest benefits the age of great engineers have given to the world. Engineering Enterprise. We hear little of Mexico in these days of her peace and orderly government, but it may be said that the neighboring republic is in a condition of progress which will pro- bably cause it to be more frcquently hen. d from in the comin years The old era. of Internal strife and civil an- archy, of the selfish ambitions of rival gen- erals and statesmen, of often-recurring revo- lutions and overturnings, seems latterly to have passed away. The Mexican Republic has its l‘re ident and Congress, and its sys- tem of Federal States. And this republican machinery seems to be working smoothly and W811. for the benefit of the Mexican people. The present President, l’orfirio Diaz. was elected fairly, by an overwhelming majority of the electors. He is a man of tried patriot- ism, of proved 1» isdom and practical execu- tive abidtv. of sound good sense, and of un- doubted military skill and courage. He is undoubtedly the best chief magistrate whom Mexico has had for many a year. “ .- NLUA‘VV ....... “we. _-. __ . Both during his former t rm as T’resirhnt, and from the time when he resumefi his office, nearly a year ago, Diaz has devoted himself with great zeal to the improvement of the country and of the Mexican people, and has taken vigorous measures in the direction of developing and making the most of the varied resources of the Mexican demain. Avuvu‘ v\'~ y- . It is well known that Mexico, in the bosom of her land, is rich in many unutilized means and materials of wealth. In Northern Mex- ico there is a great" number of mines, some of gold and silver, which have either been abandoned and lnin idle for generations, or are not worked owing to the scarcity of la- borers and the dltiiculties of transporhtion. There are other parts of Mexico, particu- larly that part which is known as the “hot country,” where nature, almost without care or nourishment from the hands of man, yields in profusion sugar, ccfl‘ee, tobacco, and other products valued by the commerce of the world. vvvllvo This “hot country,” though unhealthy and malarial in parts, lies to the north of what is called the “yeilnw fever line. ’ A corresâ€" pondent speaks of it as, in aspect and in fruitfu‘neas, “(mite an earthly paradise. No one." he says, “goes hungry there. The Indian of the hot country getfl a livelihnod by merely scratching the ground. He has, without any (Hort, that. shun-"ant leisure which the peopls of New England have to work years to achieve." Railways have been built within the past few years, connecting Mexico with great through lines in the United States ; and President Dial is enlarging the railway sys- tem as fast as he can. Another step which he has taken hm: been to cause a survey to be made of all the un- claimed, idle lands, and of those lands, now illegfilly occupied by squatters, upon which the Mexican GOVemment has a clllm of owz» ership. It is believed that. when this sur- vey iz completed, the Gomrnmmt will have acquired. in mines and rich farming domains}, 3 property worth at least three hundred million dollars. These properties will no doubt be sold to foreign companies mid enterprises. We may expect thet not only Americuna, but English- men, and perhapi Germans and Spaniards, will be purchasing Mexican lands and mines, and establishing colonies in those parts of the Republic Where it is possible for white men to live and labor. It is declared that Mexico, which now only has a population of about ten millions, is capable of supporting one of at least one hundred and fifty millions. The main ob- stacle to the increase of the population is the unhealthineas of miny parts of the country. Yellow fever and malaria carry off multi- tudes of Mexican children ; and in order that Mexico should prenper. laborers must be in- troduced who can stand and work in a trop- ical clime. Ra gent administrations have been so enter- prising and active in seeking the development of the country that they have sanctioned ex- penditures too great for the poverty of the people to bear, and Mexico is now plunged in financial difficulties But if the energies of the people can be amused sufficiently, the trouble will be only temporary. Book-agents and pedlers are seldom we!» come visitors. although most of them are simply doing their best to earn an honest living. Msny of them are too voluble to please most people, and a comical instance is here given of one unsuspecting agent whose voiubility was worse than wasted : A young man engaged in travelling for a. publishing firm opened the front gate of a house near Orange, N. J., and strode blithe- 1y up the path to the front door. The words ‘ “ travelling for a publishing firm” are used here, as the youngr man used them, but the dreadfully praitical serving maid who answer- ed the ring at the door announced'to the mas- ter of the house that “ wan ov thim book- agents” awaited his pleasure on the piazza. \Vhen the master of the house came out, all smiles, and courteoust inquired how he could be of service to his visitor, the young man felt sure that he could sell at least one copy of “McCarthy’s Record of Universal Information,” and perhaps get a note of in- troduction to one of the neighbors. \Vhen the master of the house sea‘ed himself in a rustic chair, and observed, in a particularly kind and interested manner, that he had no doubt that the work would prove of more that usual value to any purchaser, no mat ter what his position in life, the young mun % felt that the gentleman would not take only l a copy for his own use, but two or three as pretents to relatives. 1 11,7,“1, ,1_-:JLL- " It is no doubt a. valuable work," said the gepfl‘eman, “ but has it any statistics '3" ‘- n ,1 L1,“, A L...‘ ° “ Full of them, sir; full at them. A hun» dred pages of the most carefullyvprepared fixing? lanaiâ€"i. 1*.“ ‘ .11,,,,, a“ Glagio hem- it. But how about the use- ful information ‘3" you want to know, sir. Fifty pages without a. break. Why. air”â€" ..1. LJI _._- r “ Yes, I have no doubt. But, tell me, are there historical facts enough to suit a. practical man 2” ‘ " Entire history of the world, sir, from the fall of Adam to the prisent time, and more” “ And reminiscences ‘3" “ Half of the book is reminiscences, sir. Eevry anecdote Verified: am ”»â€"-â€" “ And illustrations '3 ’ “The best ortists’ work on every page,” and for an hour the young man gave gl\ 2V- ing descriptions of the contents of the book, its usefulness to the general public, and the danger likely to accrue to any family keep- ing house without it. Dinner time came and went, and still the young man talked ; perspiration rolled down his face, but his Betrayed Confidence. Mexico. energy never flagged. He went over the book section by section, chapter by chapter, and page by page. He was hungry, his jaw ached, but he was determined to talk until the gentleman's fortitude gave way. At least, at the proper moment, he produced his orderâ€"book. “ glow inany copies may I put you down for?" he asked, breathlessly, spreading the memorandum-book upon h_is k‘ngg. " The gsntleman hesitated. “ Oh,” said he, at length, “you needn’t put me down at all as I am a. member of the firm. I am pleased to see that you hue learned your lesson very thoroughly. \Vith perseverance, you will mike an excellent saleamm, I assure you.” This will explain, in part, why the young man is now opening oysters in a restaurant, his hopes blighted and his: confidence in 11w man nature betrayed. Make the most of what God has given you. and you may be happy if you will. Divine confidence can swim upon those seas which feeble reason cannot fathom. The. company in which you will improve most will be the least expensive to you. Dost thou lava lifc '3 Then do not squan- der time, for that is the stufl" life is. made of” Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation, and. not to be found among gross people. \Vhat we deem our own we H91dOm stxive to retain, and are often, moved to abuse it. Grand tempies arn built af smaJI stones and great lives are nzadsx up of trifling event“. People seldom improve when they have no bettvr model than themselves to copy af- ter. Nature is a rag merchant, who works up every shred and odd and end into new crea» tions. I: is not enough to remember the poor. Giva them something to make them remem- ber you. Céaunt on the fidelity of Hit! man who car- ries his heart in his hard and wears his soul in his face. Seem as you are ; “him you are: simply comfortable, don’t pretwd to be: tremendous- Iy happv. ‘ Cheerfulneaa is an excellent wearing qual- ity. It has: been called the bright weather of the heart, If you wnuld know one of tho minor sec~ rets cf happiness, it is t’i’s : cultivate cheap pleasure-s. Flowers awet~tcn the. air, rejoice the eye, link us with natuxe and innocorca, anti are- something to love, Indolenoe is a sort of suicide ; for the man is eific‘entw destroyed‘ though the appetite of the: brute may survive. If rich, it in may encngh to concaal our wemlth ; but if poor. is not 5;!) sum; to con- ceal our pover y “E: shall find that it is less diflicult to Nde a. thousand guincas than one hole in our (mt. Some people are alwayq finflirg Eaui: with Nature for putting thorns onrosos ; I always thank her for having put mats on thorns. Concelt is like the natural unguent of the sea-fowl’s plumage, which enables him to shed the rain that fall: on him and the wave in which he dips. Vth one has had all his cmceit taken out of him, When he has lost all his illusions, his feathers will fly no more. Hasty conclusions are the mark of a fool ; a wise man doubteth ; a fool rageth and is confident ; the novice saith, “ I am sure that it is so ;” the better learned answers, “ Peradventure it may be so ; but, I pray thee, inquire.” It is a little learning. and but a little, which makes men conclude hasâ€" tily. Experience and humility teach mod» esty and fear. The divine rule of doing as we would be done by is never better put to the test than in matters of good or evil speaking. “'9 may aophisticato with ourselves 113011 the 11mm er in which we should wish to be trot b ted under any circumstances ; but way- body rccoils instinctively from the thonght of being spoken ill of if: his absience. Young men snould strive lens after ornav ment than depth of character. They must do the rough work of digging before they attempt the (lec'lmtive work cf paper‘ng and painting. If you are going to build a house, you don’t begin with a painter and gilder. Alas ! in building a life, many youths are content to dispense with the work that gives stability and duration. A pasteboard hut will doâ€"yea, do, until it is borne off by the mocking winds, never to be seen again. I don’t count your virtues by your buttons. Some men are all coat and no character ; others read no books but the looking-glass ; others mistake the mystery of an echo for the originality of a. voice. Vice-President Hendrick's sympathy with the Irish Netionlists, as expressed in his re» cent speech, is by no means endorsed by the respect :ble press of the United States The New York Post thus “sizes up” the mat- ter:â€"â€"“There is no reason why any English newspaper should be troubled by M r. Hen- drick’s utterances on any question of foreign politics, because he knows nothing about foreign politics, and has no interest in it. He is in favor of Irish Independence, just as he would be in favor of Abracadanra, if he thought it would bring him a vote or two. One good post-office or collectorship is of more interest and importance to him than all the foreign natione on the globe. “'hen he went abroad a. few years ago he innocent» 1y revealed his astonishment at finding par- liaments on the European continent Doubt- less he expected to see nothing there but post-tffices and custom-houses, carried on by despots and manned by vicious noblemen on life teanures. He is of importance now in American politics, we beg to inform the Queen, Mr. Gladstone, and Lord Salisbury, and the British press, simply that he would succeed Mr. Cleveland if the latter were to dieâ€"a. contingency which makes most in- telligent Americans shake in their boots.” It is so difficult to distinguish between Chinese faces that the courts in San Fran» cisco are likely to be imposed upon, some other Chinaman than the one charged with offence sometimes appearing to answer. A case of the kind happened only a few days ago, when a Chinese merchant sent a substi- tute into court to be tried. The deception was discovered. however, and both men were punished. It is now customary to examine closely all Chinese offenders when they are arrested and take an inventory of all moles and scars on their faces and hands. SflBER MOMENTS.