The New York herald., 1877-11-04

docs not answer at the nrst summons the bell ia
pulled until he does and The oftenor the moro he has
70 pay. 1t is splendid system. and noihipg runs
up quickly reveaiease's sous the sleepy soon
snake OF sloth and rush to Their top windows with
s'Uoitd" that sends these active women toddling
further IN the dark.
COOKIES SCRAPS SOURCE or wEALrH.
will not leave the hdttcs cenraies without describ-
ing q peculiarly Partisan trade here called le COM
mercc ddriequns. This has nothing TO do with Co.
iumb'ns Or psntomimic acting Arlsquins are plates
name being derived from the multicolored pieces
arlequin's coat. dealer in arequins often begins
life in poverty and dies well-todo, owning railway
other shares. Every market IN Paris boasts one
such thriving ''industrletx" the business is
carried regular manner. Ii CONNIE noes In The
evening when restaurants and cafes close, when din
over at the clubs and wealthy residences.
There Is head man or head cook In every establish.
ment who considers him or herself robbed il Mon
sieur and Madame deprive them of their perquistes.
psraasi.es h@. are an the ,n remains which IN
ried to the Kitchen, either for waste or
trathc Halt chicken, salmon, pheasant or pdts
TO the dealer waiting outside. He collects TOR ready
money from house TO house, and places his varied
his rounds, he reaches the scene Of action he
pares, carves and lays out pretty portions with
tempting Jeilies and parsley ell round. coroune.
AS early as seven A. M. his stall covered with
dozens Of small plates before which collect amateurs
OF nice bits that would not be cooked for
same low price at home. The dantest looking NOR
sells Of turbot lie by spoonful OF mavonnase sauce
the other side IS Is graced win salad The portion
has been collected, 1t is true from three different
sources, but the marchand d'arieq,ins understands
the fine arts he has put the proper condiment the
proper morsel; In one word he is an etdHdgiste,
word signlfying decorator OF shop windows
When the prime choice has been made there
yet OF scraps These dealer again gathers
together Tor tho second series OF amateurs, who are
persons owning pet animals. At about they arriye
somo with pugs on or under their arms, others with
great demand, also liver and Kidneys AT eleven moth
ing is left but boues; but these wasted They
are bought by people whose vocation in lie II is to boil
anything down 10 cakes OF meat Jelly aud 10 mako
blackng.
ART AND BREAD cRusrs
Crusts OF bread go through many vicissitudes.
FIRST broken bread Is carefully dred and the slaler
when sold the more It fecnes. grated, and this
process produces bread itch a, either white
browned-tne former for luton outlets, the latter
Tor sprinklng ham and the various dishes cooked
.au gratn." The hnni use TO which bread crumbs
be applied Is tooth powder
RAGPIcKERs, &C.
Looking further into the mysteries Of Partisan
source, find the secret Of any nusances, but the
removal OF OF them would be fatal some or
other branch OF trade. The heaps OF refuse thrown
out afcr dark ut the front door which you stum
BILE as you return home are mine OF wealth unto
5,952 chinonniers rag-washers and ragplckers gdss
iamentable cry for old hats is distressing provides
labor ior dozens OF women called 'decOueuses," who
ola greasy beaver from OF The cardboard shape
that was once new hat and after divers processes
turn 1t out oi their hands 'new Tor ten sous.'
LITERARY GEMS.
Two OF the Oldest Paris radcs, paraking alike OF the
hawking and literary ayocatiops are the sspublic
writer" and ''second hand bookseller The former
Is OF great assistance to cooks who confused the
percentages they exact from their and the
total their weekly bills The latter have been called
'undertakers OF dead novels" and the deep boxes in
which the lie buried ''coflns OF literature. -
Nevertheless, second hand booksiails must be very
productive for they in great number down the
saying OF al ancient touqMtnse was AZ ne looked ut
his authors:-"These men have led their editors to
the hospital whereas have built myself house out
oil them." The literary profession opens series OF
industries One of them Is the adaptation of sensa-
tional pieces to village layhouses and iair booths.
Every Of Octave Feuilles pieces those by
dOu cut Or PROVINCIAL places. A good de
pieces who out OF threc acts make one with
all good points included The three plays that al
ways draw when cut with art, are, "lhe Tower Of
Nes,e, /" "Heloise and Aocard, {" and "Geneviove de
BraDant." play cutter has an aspect and physiog-
nomy peculiarly his own tragic expression and SOFT
high crowned beaver. considerably knocked in.
FOR zE DooTIFuL LADY.
Different, very different is the personal appearance
Of the poste des na,iages'' He is always ia broad
cloth and white neckcloth rendered pleasant
by beaming smhe. The poate des marriages Is an
entcrprising dealer in rhymes. He rises and walks
straight to the different maires, visiting each in
turn. where he copies the names Of the betrothed
whose bauns have been published. He keeps cool
eye on all their proceedings through the routine Of
matrmoni bureaucracy. When they have reached
the day OF their Anal publication and pulled or the
municipal walls, he comp0ses sonnet OF TOUR or
eight lines, according 10 the position OF the bride
grooa and sends 1t to the happy mortal The sonnet
color OF tho BRIDES eyes The bridegroom
is dattered, he does not know that the same
united in Paris on the same day. He Is vainglorious
and satisfied, and hard thing indeed II would be II
on lubuRatluB uu inquiry INTO tue autnOT's CiTCum-
stances and hearing hc Is a .runed gentleman" he
could not afford 10 send tho well wisher gratuity OF
ut least five francs!
yoUR LIFE IN A NUTSHELL
The writer OF biographies Is anotner literary shark
fed by the vanity OF ''new" mon. ''ncw" man IS
one who has been honored with the "dtc0rdtiOn or
who has been suddenly brought to light by accident
or talent hitherto ignored. No sooner has the name
OF tho unfortunate man appeared print than hive
o lame makers Set about the place OF his
birth, bis age and condition. species OF biography
Is thus put together anu sent IN TO the victim,
yhA nnAa ull hla nd fam ,slxr
and wlfe's family misrcpresented, MS fortune
mscalcuiated, and the whole ends with an appca-
tion Tor corrections" OF false statements IL the
patient condesccnas to pon out dehciencies he will
have to pay or having ordered u biography. II he
dsdains 70 reply the unarutniai reports are spread
submitted to the subject under study In the "Bio-
graphos Nationaiea +"
mANuFAcrURE soDLEMEH
Another branch of speculation is inc "Pantheon
notthdire." Tho manager informs you morning
that your ancestors went 10 the and that ho
would DO delighted 10 add your name TO the list of
subscribers Tor the "noblesseD Of France. and 10
send you all the documents he has discovered con-
corning your genealogical tree. You have only TO
consent ana you VIII know who was your great great
grandfather, and die one Of ths anlteon nobiliaire
But OF course, thero are certain Obligations which
ever attend the burden OF aristocracy; there are
heraldc Signs aud scutcheons; you must have your
portrait aud seal The price OF these Is decided ac-
cordng to welI-rcguated tariff Prices diler pro-
portion TO the precedence you intend your family
10 take. II you are put down on tho list before the
Roche ioucauds and you will pay
than II you insist on having II before the Mont
morencys, and so on
FRIEND TO THE SICK DEAD.
The nightmare OF the aged invalid is the 'snecrolo
gist" Tnls literary specimen Of IA curious gen
orally young and dresses well As soon as an eminent
man has expired he provides journals with earliest
neurological notice made on the deceased. lie keeps
register oi all the celebrities over slxty-nvc and
knows exactly the state OF hcr hcath any hour oil
The day lie follows with immen o interest the prog
rcss ot all the diseases with which llustrious men
are afl icted; leaves his card Tor them continually
ana talks conndentlay with their buffers and
taries. lie looks offended when told they are mt uch
better, and disappointed when he hears they have
gone out tor a drive; but when he ~ told they
rat her worse he Is eloquent III hopes &c When they
are dead he takes no tme to hear detail oil no rushcs
10 the journals ana often gets in the editor Office by
neck aud shoulders ahead OF HIS brothers, ana Sc
at least three per line Tor his enterprise.
ToorisoME.
But OF all the liberal professions none Offers a
greater variety OF spectators than that dentistry
Many an old maxim has been outlived in France but
tho following ~ as ,ruc to-day when was first
cred:-" Mente,T CONNIE drrdcheur de dents.n
Everyday experience teaches there Is not only a
mcnfeur, but truth In tho parallel and the famous
operator who went about the public thoroug IN
an open cart with Niger playing on barrel organ
bohind Is an example which confirms tho old saying
lie used to stop his white mare harangue the mutt