Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-20
eral defaulting cashiers, advertises for "a cashier as honest ss possible and paralyzed in both legs"

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 According to the decision of Judge Ely of Boston a waitress in a hotel is equally liable with the landlord when she dis eliminates on account of color in serving food to guests of the hotel, and he mas fined waitress s25 for this offence. Now if some judge will tell waitresses that they mustn't discriminate when serving white men it may do some good.
 Among the most interesting and sur prising facts brought out during the pen sion debate in congress is that of S73,62l persons living in the United States whose names are on the pension rolls last year, I'll, ,543 lived in the southern States, and no less than 5000 of them in the States which seeded from the Union in 1851; and that of the s13s, 564 ,OOO paid to these pensioners, no less than $26. .352, 900 was received by pensioners living in the South-$S, ,364 900 of 1t by pensioners in the late southern confederacy.
 There will be several ways to live (or die) at the Chicago fair. A Tenting company has been incorporated, having for it's object the furnishing of quarters for the worlds fair visitors. The company con- trols tract near to the fair grounds and will put up large number of canvas houses. Sections of these will be divided off by high fences aud each section will be patrolled by the company's watchmen. Rents will be low, they say, and all neces- sary conveniences will be provided so that each family can attend to its own wants in the matter of cooking, etc.
 In court circles at Munich, Vienna and Meiningen great interest is felt in the opening on March 1st of chest which be- longed to the crazy King Ludwig of Bava- ria, and which is supposed to contain i'm portant documents and autograph letters left by his late majesty. It was the will of Ludwig I. that this chest should not be opened until March 1, 1893, and his will has been religiously respected, The con tents of the chest will be made public only to such an extent as Prince Leopold, the only livirsgson of Ludwig shall think de- sirable.
 A commander in the United States navy says that the heaviest drain on the re- sources of the officers comes from social obligations, especially in foreign ports. They are invited to dine with a king, prince, governor, and as representatives of this nation they have to go. Then, in return, they must invite the potentate to dinner with them; they must decorate the ship brilliantly and provide a sumptuous "spread" not only for the king, but for as he chooses to bring with him, and every time this is done each officer must go down into his pocket for S25 or more
 As 1t Is the general impression that the work of women is very poorly paid in England, the following list of salaries earned by the employees of 8 London dress- maker may prove of interest. It must be understood. of course, that the establish ment ia question is one of the first in Lon | don, but about the game salaries ara paid | by most of the leading firms: Lady mana l gers get $2, 300 per annum with board and Hedging, etc.; first assistants. $1 300; sec ond assistants, $500; two third assistants, l $4OO each; one accountant, S2,5OO; and | six showroom women salaries ranging from $400 to $500 per annnm. In addition l to the above there are about one hundred | workmen who earn from $3 to $6 per week.
 The Board of Guardians of Sheffield, Eoglsnd, proposes to classify psupers here after by making distinctions between the worthy but unfortunate poor and the pro- fessional loafer or vhgabond. IL is pro posed that paupers of good character, aged not less than three-scoIe years, who have never applied for relief, shall be housed henceforward In buildings especially de-
 voted to them They will have rooms of
 their own, which will be furnished in a
 "homelike wsy;" they will be permitted tc
 dress as they please, go out and come ip,
 keep pet animal or bird, and will receive
 an allowance of snuff or tobacco. Moreover,
 special privileges ia the way of food will
 be granted. The second class will have
 similar treatment, but less liberal; ths
 third, able bodied men and women, VIII
 be treated according to existing paupel
 rules; and the fourth, composed of bad
 characters. will ba subjected to more
 severe discipline. It Is hoped that the
 economy effected in the last class will pay
 for the increased expenses of the first two
 The system is practically recurrence te
 the almshouse charity long ago abandoned
 as vicious and demoralizing; but times art
 altered. Before the scheme can be pu
 into operation 1t will be necessary to ge
 the consent of the taxpayers and of th'
 Local Government Board, but tho Guardi ans do not apprehend serious opposition from either quarter.
 FASHION NOTES.