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Additional local on second page. Theatre to-night. Thos. Earl is no better. Not a house to rent in this city. Next Tuesday is öt. Valentine's day. Manly & Ilamilton movea Saturday. The printers were on a strike Tuesday. This city is to have a caudy manufactury. Eighty-four inmates at the county house. Lyman Arms, U. S. N., is at the Cook house. President Angelí will be back February 20. Junior hop February 17 at Hanesterfer's hall. The Unitariiin church parsonage will coat $4,000. Work on Royal Arch degree next Monday evening. Geo. Osius, with L. Gruner, has gone to New York. Work of improvement on the city milis is progressing. There are 3i0 places in this cily where they burn gas. The sixth ward school house is to be erected thia year. The St. Lawrence society will celebróte St. Patricks' day. Geo. W. Baiu lectured in Tecumseh Tuesday eveuing. Mrs. Jno. Henley of Uelbi, is coming to this city to reside. The lectura of Prof. Gilchrist last evening was well attended. Twenty stone cutters are at work on the university campus. Detective D. K. Sullivan of Detroit, was in the city Monday. Prof. Holmes will lecture thia evoning in the law lecture room. M. J. Noyes has puichesed another car load of Canadian horscs. Some doctors apprehen 1 that diphtheria will become epidemie. There is a fine lot of poultry on exhibition in the Duffy block. People wonder who R. A. Beal is going to put in the postoffice. The Register admits that The Democrat located the postoffice. I. N. Payne is preparing to build a new house on university Street. The temperance billiard parlors have been fixed up in fine shape. Mrs. Marilda Weston aged 76 years, died in Dexter Wednesday. The poultry show which commenced Tuesday will close Saturday. Jno. G. Havens of Ypsilanti, has sold bis grocery to Dennis Doyle. Joe T. Jacobs is doing an immense business in the clotking line. The Unitarian parsonage is to be built of stone and will cost $4,000. Alei. W. Hamilton is out with an open letter to congressman Willets. G. W. Halford has taken legal possession of the Daily News office. The scholars of the Ypsilanti schools are eDJoying a weeks yacalion. W. H. Hicks expected to leave for Rochesjer, K. Y., last evening. President Angelí will meet with a hearty reception on his return home. J. Schumacher attended the teraperance meeting in Detrjit Sunday. There is some talk that Rev. R. B. Pope will succeed Rev. Alabaster. Jno. Giles and a man named Eberhardt died at Ihe county house last week. E. B. Hall has purchased another fine team of draught horsea, in Cauada. Watson Snyder of Ypsilanti, is treasurer of the state temperauce alliance. The insurance board held a meeting yesterday at J. Q. A. Sessions' offlae. Chas. Adams, father of Prof. C. K. Adams, died Sunday in his 80th year. Bills to the amount of $357.82 were allowed by the council Monday eveuing. Aid. Sumner, Dow and Luick did not put in an appearance Monday evening. C. Mack has been re-elected director of the fire and marine insurance company. Cornwell fire company, Ypsilanti, give their annual ball next Tuesday evening. Prof. Vaughn is going to build a haudsome residence of stone oa State Btreet. The were anumber of Detroit parties subpconed as witnesses in the Lyons case. P. V. Fellows and wife of Sharon are going to take up their residence in Dakota. Miss Kate Clary, formcrly of this city, is now residing at Laramie City, Wyoming. Arthur Polhetnus has sold bis residence adjoining the fourth ward school for $2 - 900. Edward Taylor, colored, has been arrested for an alleged assault and battery. i Pólice justice Miner recovered a judgment against the Post and Tribune for $250. The largest gold sign in the city is being painted for John Keek, by O. O. Sorg. Jno. N. Young, a Chicago real estáte dealer, was in the city the last of tbs week. The sum of $294.01 in orders on the contingent f uu 3 was allo wed by the council. Mis. James M. Welch, many years ago a resident of this place died in Detroit Monday. Prof. Hennequin will repeat bis lecture on the Seige of Paris to-inorrow I evening. The remains of Mr. Edgir of the Dexter Leader, were taken toTroy, N. Y., for burial. The Duffy block is to be thoroughly overhauled in view of the location of the postofflce. They bav got the 3carlet fever in the house on the oortier of North and División streets. Prof. J. B. Steere has been elected treasurer of the state temperance alliance association. í-x-uovernor Blair will deliver the next address betore the civil service reform association. Major Baird held forth at the Unitarian church Sunday afternoon. He spoke on temperance. The annual account of 3imon T. Keeth was being contestetl in the probate court Friday. Joe T. Jacobs has reuted a store of E. W. Wallace in baline and wil'l open a clothing store. Samuel McCormick, an oíd resident of Salem township had a stroke of paralyais a few days ago. Col. Atkinsou, attorney f or Mrs. Lyons, and several witnesses in the case are at the Cook house. Aiiother donation in Chelsea last even ing. Tuis time Rev. H. C. Northrop was the happy man. Prof. Harringtou has been re-elected actuary of the Michigan mutual life ínsurance company. C. H. Kempf of Chelsea, is a member of the board of directora of the state temperance alliance. The insurance ageuts ot' Saline have en tered into a combina! ion to keep the rates at a given figure. Chiel Clarken has a new arrival at his house- a young policeman. Mother and child doing well. An infant child of Geo. Stuck, a compositor in the Uegister office, died Saturday of diphtheria. The Ypsilanti light guard have issued 500 invitations for a grand hop to be given on the 21st inst. Policeman Porter made 14 arresta in January. Policeman Millmaa four arrests. Total fees $46.53. Frank Loomis, in the employ of the Chicago & West Michigan railroad, spent öunday in the city. H. Kitredge will dig the postoffice cellar. Work will commence as soon as the frost is out of the ground. Cheap rates to New York and Boston from Detroit are played out. Recular tariff rates are now charged. C. B. Davison was a delégate to the grand lodgeA. O. U. W. which was in session in Detroit Tuesday. Considerable money was wagered in this city on the Ryan-Sulüvan fight, which took place Tuesday. Old Saín Woester who had his foot frozen gome weekg ago has been taken to the county house for repairs. The ladies' library associatiou will yrobably build this summer i stone libra ry building on Huron stieet. Wm. Hebrew who has worked at the Leonard house for a nuraber of years.had a stroke of paralysis Monday. Edward Gregory, of Detroit, in the employ of the American express com. pany was in the city yesterday. Ahce, wife of the late James McElroy of Northfield, died Saturday of pneumonía, aged 80 years and 18 months. Wm. Hebrew who has been at the Leonard house for the past seven years died Tuesday night of paralysis. Chas. B. VYoodard, clerk at the St. James, aitendeu his brother's wedding in Brooklyn, Michigan, yesterday. The Alpha Delta society is to build this suminer a chapter house of stone on south State slreet to cost $15 000 One night last week some miscreant broke in the door3 and Windows of the Cramer school house in Sharou. Adjourned meeting of the K. of O. M. this even ing in the odd fellows' lodge over Joe T. Jacobs' clothing store. The reason St. Andrew's Episcopal church bell was not rung Sunday, was because some one stole the dapper. ' Samuel A. H. Smith and Geo. Clarken wentï fishing Tnesday and caught. nearly 100 pounds of pickerel and bass. The personal property of the late Sophie S. M. Wetzel was sold at adrninistrator's sale Saturday and brought $400. James Kitson s so well pleased with this countrj that he has written bis farr.ily to pack up and come here to reside. The next lecture in the Lever course wjtl be delivered by R. E. Frazer at the Unitaiian church next Sunday afternoon. Superintendent of the poor, L. Davis, has been luid up with the rheumatism for the last few days, but is now improving. M. J. Woster of Sylvan, believes in raising a good grade of sheep, and has purchased several registered ewes andlambs. Noah W. Cheever and eight other citizens want a gasoline street lamp on the corner of Madison and Thompson streets. Maiy H., daughter of Edward and Christiana Barnett, died Saturday aged flve months, of consumption of the bowels. l "Humpy" Hill was arrested by chie) Clarken Thuisday afternoon and taken te jail. He has acted very "cranky" ol late. Chas. Miller has rented the Diehl prop erty on Detroit strect, now occupied b L. Scbleieher, and will take possession i May. The arniory of company A in the Ham ilton block will be formerly dedicated by a grand ball on the evening of the lOti msf. Fraternity lodge F. & A. M., work on first degree last erening. Next Wednes [ day night there will be work on third de gree. Wm. H. Lewis and Thos. Leonard attached a piano Friday belonging to a former editor and proprietor of the Daily News. During the month of January not a tramp was arrested by the pólice, and in every case a warrant was made out and served. A series of temperance meetings are being held at the Unitarian church this week. Geo. Woodford of Illinois is the speaker. D. W. Palmer, secretary of the southern Washtenaw farmers' Insurance com pany, paid The Democbat office a visit ïuesday. Capt. Jno. McQiloray, U. 8. A., was at the Cook house over Sunday. He intenda to send his children here to be educated. Alex W. Hamilton has moved into his new office in the Hamilton block. J. B. Gott will occupy the rooms vacated by Hamilton. VVm. Prettiman who was engaged in the dry goods business here some 25 years a;o, was in the city last week visiting old friends. On Tuesday evening February 20, the celebrated pulpit orator.Rev.DeWitt Talmage of New York City, will lecture in the opera house. W. A. Moseley has rented the store formerly occupied by Edward Dufïy, in the Dulïy block, and wil! open March 1 a grocery and bakery. Michael Duffy will expeud $2,000 in improving his block. He intends to put in plate glass fronts and flx the building up in fine shape. The Pacific expresa will be delayed at Detroit 30 minutes to-morrow night, so as to accommodate those wishintr to at tend the Patti concert. In the trial of cases in the circuit court when the seats are all occupied, a deputy sheriff stands at the door to keep persons out. A good idea. P. McKernan circuit court commissioner, is taking testimony in the case of the Ann Arbor Savings bank aguinst Wru. W. Antesdell, of Detroit. Mrs. G. D. Hill is goiug to build a residenco in the sixth ward, Dr. Prescott a house on Church street, and A. B. Colé a house south of the toll-gate. Theodore Tilton will lecture at the opera house next Monday evening. He is a fine speaker, a very able man, and his lecture cannot f lil to please. Rev. Mr. Sunderland will speak next Sunday morning upon "Dean Stanley." His evening subject will be "The Origin of the Doctrine of the Trinity." Galen Oderkirk who started the Milan Sun some nine months ago, has sold his interest to Francia Brooks, who will continue the publicaron of the paper. The case of the people again&t Wm. Ball, who ia charged by his wife, Olive O. Ball, with being a disorderly person, was adjourned until the 15th iust. Hon. Austin Blair was engaged the last of the week as attoiney for Mr. D. Q. Rose in the guit for divorce brought by her husband, senator David G. Rose. The city band went down to the river Friday night where there were everal hundred skaters and eolivened the occasion by playing a number of popular airs. There was a good sized audience present at the concert Friday evening. Afterwaids the members of the Gesangverein society gave a social hop at Hangsterfer's. The grading of the road from the track of the Michigan Central railroad to the new bridge is to be paid for out of the geueral street fund, not exceediog $400. Judge Harriman was engaged Wednesday in hearing the contested claim of Israel Hall in the estáte of the late Geo. M. Dauforta. The amount involved is $2 - 000. David G. Rose has been divorced from bis becond wife, Mrs. Cordelia Rose. The senator is probably happy in the thought that lie can now go for some other woman. Next Wednesday the time will be up for paying taxes. Then treasurer Schuh will proceed to fill the cellar of hia store with furniture, etc. Do you take the hint? R. E. Frazer made a poworful speech in Detroit Sunday. He complimented the Post and Tribune and Evening News in their eflorts to suppress vice and crime. Mrs. N. B. Wilson, daughter of the late Wm. S. Maynard.and cousin of Guiteau, the assassin, who has been visiting her old home and associates.left for Lead Tille Monday. A . V. Robison has made contract with the business men to sorinkle the streets this suinmer. The water tanks will be placed on Huron street on property owned by R. K. Ailes. T. I. LeComp te has purchased of Mrs. Susan O. Chandler the personal property on the f irm known as the Collins farm in Pittsfield, and has also rentad the place for another j'ear. Attachments against the goods of P. W.Dyar were issued Friday in fuvor of E. H. Hudson, Wm. H. Lewis and T. F. Leonard. The claims are for board and amount to f170. The Sraith school house in Freedom, situated in the south-eastern part of thé township, was destioyed by fire a few nights ago. Supposed to be the work of an incendiary. A member of the council Monday evening left the room without asking permission of the mayor. Aid. Besimer went for him. The Sophia Lyons case was the attraction. The bicycle is an Dtolerable nuisance and the councii should prohibit them on the Btreets. Within the past few weeks 15 runaways have occurred- the horses be coming frightened by them. Jas. M. Congdon.who has been a resident of öylvan for over 50 years, is going to Jackson county to live. The land whích is now the villnge of Chelsea was once owned by this gentleman. In the case of Caroline W. Hand against Orson D. Chester, in which commigsioner McKernan fiaislied taking testimony yesterday, Dickerman & 8t. John, of Hillsdale, appeared for defondant. C. J. Whitney who has gone to a large expense in securing the AdelinaPatti concert company, has placed a limited number of tickets on sale in this city. The concert is to come off to-morrowevening. A woman teacher in one of the ward schools calis her scholars by such eniearing ñames as "calves," "brats," "fools," etc. Very choice language that, and a fine example to set before little children. C. L Coffln and Edwin P. Mack have Deen cnosen delegates to represent the Psi [chapter tof the Psi Upsilon at the next general convention of the fraternity o be held at Syracuse, N. T., next May. Persons who are compelled to pass the ailroad track in the third wara complain hat the thoroughfares are blockaded for ïalf anhourata time. It is high time he Toledo road understood what is what. The Walker Bros. will do a large mount of work the coming season. In ddition to the Unitarian church, they lave taken jobs enough to keep a' large orce of workmen busy until late next all. Friday evening a party of ladies and gentlemen to the number of 110, the elite and beautiful of Ypsilanti, carne to the city and indulged in a social hop at the St. James. Prof. Otto furmshed the rausic. Tim Creerdon, of Detroit, brakeman on the Michigan Central railroad, was struek in the head by a lever at the depot in this city Sunday morning and nearly killed. He wai taken to the uniTersity hospital. The reform club have commenced to make arrangemeDts for their fifth versary, commencincr March 6 and eon. , tinuiug oDe week. Some of the best speakers in the country will be engaged to address the meetings. Philo Galpin of Superior feil from his wagon a few days ago and broke his collar bone. A relative of his broke through the ice and caine near drowning, and the same day a baby was born in the family. Misfortunes never come singly. The Saline reform club is prospering. Meetings are held nearly every Sunday and considerable interest is being enea. L,ast Sunday Col. Crandall was the speaker ani next Sundiy the Hon. B. F. Baxter will address the club. The following are the offlcers of the Maple Leaf dancing club: Frank Hangsterfer, president; J. R. Martin, vice president; SimoD E. Sinke, secretary; Andrew Muehlig, treasurer. The first social entertanment,was held last evening. It will beseen by announcement elsewhere that Mr. HUÍ has secured some of the very best thealrical companies on the road, and in his efforts to give the citizens flrst-class entertainments he is certainly entitled lo liberal ntrnn The New York ?res8 on Rice's Evangeline: "Bubbles with ince3saut fun."- Tribune. "Two acts of uproarous íud.- Express. "Full of good poiots."- Herald. "Anunusually funny jumble."- World. "Likely to have a long run."- Graphic. Truman B. Goodspeed, E. B. Pond and David L. Godfrey, have been appointed commissioners in the estáte of the late Robert Geddes, and in the estáte of Wm. Notten, Michael Lehman and Rheuben Keinpf are the commissiouers. Last Thursday a colored servaut giil in the employ of Mrs. C. C. Clark on Divison street, built a flre in the Cook stove. She shut the oven doors aüdalso shut in a cat. Imagine the lady's astonishment in discovering her pet cat baked in good style. A new one-fiftieth objective, ordered for the university nearly two years ago, has just been received by Prof. Stowell! It is considered by competent judges to be the best one ou the world. There are but four or Sve glasses of that power in América. At the depot ia Detroit Monday, Sophia Lyons went for Mrs. Lewis who carne out on the same train with her in the morning, and undertook to give her a threshing, but Sophia was prevented from doing so by offlcers who happeued to be present. In January chief Clarken was compelled to draw orders on the contingent fund for $138.39, which ámount was divided among the poor of the different wardsasfollows: First, $30.68; second $27.78; third, $25.84; fourth, $41 56fifth, $12.53. Apetition of citizens of the sixth ward asking for the appointment of P. D. Woodruff as aldermau, to flll the vacancy oocasioned by the resignation of Aid. McOmber was received by the council. Action was deferred until the next regular meeting. A ecture under the auspices of the Jeffersonian literary society, will by given in the law lecture room, by Prof. Holmes, on Thursday even ing, February 9, entitled, "A View from the Coach, öaddle, and Summit," to which the public are invited. NManager Hill has secured some of the best companies on the road, such as Haverly's Mastedon Miastrels, Hazel Kirk, from Madison Square theatre, N. Y., the celebrated Heyer sisters, Annie Pixley, Fannie Davenport, Kate Ulaxton, and other well known celebrities. The new Chronicle board have organized asfollows: Managing editor, II. E. Spaulding; various topics. R. W. Cooley; general literature, F. E. Buker; things chronicled, R. G. West; exchanges, J. T. Winship; personáis, C. T. Wilkins; literary notes, J. A. McLennon; secreiary and treasurer, L. L. Berry. ü. ouuim uauce was given one evening last week at the residence of Mrs. W. H. Potter on División street. The lady of the house was agreeably surprised by home 50 of her friends. The Minnis orchestra furnished the music and a Tery enjoyable time was had. At a late hour the company dispersed. The following capitalists are members of the Hangsterfer confectionery company: J. W. Hangsterfer, &. A. Beal, David Rinsey, Moses Seabolt, Joe T. Jacobs, "W. D. Harriman, C. E. Hiscock, C. Mack, Fred Schmid, Chas. Fantle' Ben Brown, J. A. Polheraus, Henry Cornwell, Wm. Wagner. Dr. Frieze has received a circular from the commitlee of the Oregon Methodist conference, solicitiug subscriptions for a monument to be erected to the memory of Dr. Haven who died near Salem. The amount required is some $3,000. Prof. E. L. Walter and treasurer Tolchard wil] receive and forward all subscriptions. The university senate met Friday evening aad made arrangements to receive president Angelí on his return home. He will be met at Detroit by a delegation of the different faculties of the university, presidents of classes, and several citizens. He will be given a reception in university hall. An address of weieome will be given by Dr. Frieze. James McNalley, son of Jno. McNally of Ann Arbor town, got on to a freight train as it was puiling out Friday night and in attempting to jump off near the crossing north of the city, feil under the cars and had one foot badly smashed which was afterwards amputated at the university hospital. McNally was drunk when the accident occurred. Condition of the city finances for the month ending January 31: General fund, amount on hand, $1, 478. 13; geueral street, $919.77; firs: ward, $449.04: second ward, $983.50; third ward, $105.73; fourth ward, $463.01; flfth ward, $171,54; sixth ward, $363.62; contingent fund, $2,453.88; cemetery fund, $2.272; dog tax, amount of overdraft, $720. The Germán workingmen's association of Chelsea will be managed by the followiag offlcers the ensuing year: President, Jacob Schumacher; vice president, ühristian Klein ; recording secretary, Israel Vogel; corresponding secretary.Fred Vogel ; collector, Jacob Hoepfel ; treasurer, Oeo. Mait; color bearer, Matthew Alber; physician, Thos. Schaw. The Hangsterfer conf ectionery company with a capital of $50,000 has been organized in this city. „ Joe T. Jacobs, Moses Seabolt and J. W. Hangsterfer are entitled to the credit of startiug thii enterprise. The company expect to be running within the next 60 days, and will employ some 35 hands. A meeting of the stockholders will he held this evening for the purpose of electiug offlcers. A year ago S. (i. Miller went fishing in one of the lakes near here, and during the day an immense fish succeeded in gelting away, but not however until it had swallowed the hook, several inches of wire and a small piece of line. Thursday last Mr. Miller again went out to try his luck, and imagine his astonishment in calching the same identical fish with the hook and wire in its throat. The case of the people against Sophie Lyons was called Monday morning, but on account of the absence of Col. John Atkinson, one of the defendaut's counsel, the case was continued unlil evsning. Long before the hour fixed, the court room was crowded . At eight o'clock a jury was empanelled, but as Col. Atkinson did not put in an appearance, the case was adjourned until Tuesda}' morning. There is some dilïerence between the temperance question to-day aud how it was looked upon 100 years ago. As early as June 27, 17S9 the legislatura of Massachusetts recommended the manufactuie of strong beer, ale and other malt liquors, as being less injurious than spirituous liquors. Then all brewers manufacturing over 100 barrels of ale or beer per year were not compelled to pay any tax on their property for five years. A correspondent of the Liverpool Mercury writes that the worst case of smallpox can be cured in three days by cream of tartar dissolved in boiling water and drank when cold at short inter. vals. It is a prevention as well as a cure. It has not failed in a hundred thousand cases, leaves no mark, causes no blindness and prevenís tedious lingering. An ounce of cream of tartar to a pint of water is the propertion. Uncolleoted taxes returned to tle county treasurer: Ann Arbor town, $78.07; Scio, $28.33; Saline, $158.88; Dexter, $3.43; Bridgewater, $4.10; York,. $9.06; Northfield, $66.41; Manchester, $32.46; Lima, $36.02; Ypailanti town, $27.58; Superior, $1.44; Lodi, $112.46; Sharon, $137.65; Freedom, $17.67; Pittsfleld, $32.32; Sylvan, Augusta, Salem, Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti cities to hear from. In and Webster not one cent was returned. Christiau Weitbreclit aged 3%ear?,died Monday eveniug of consumption. He was bom in Germany, and carne with his parents to this city when oly four years of age. For the past 16 years he had been engaged in the hardware business- eight years with John Schumachcr, and the remainder of the time he kept a store on south Main street. He leaves a wife and two children. Mr. Weitbrecht was a member of the A. O. U. W. and his family will receive $2,000. At a recent meeting of the university independents the following resolution was passed by a unanimous vote, and a committee appointed to hand the same to Mr. E. E. White: Wherbas, There has been general dissatisfaction among the indepecdents arising fiom the fact that Mr. White, who was elected to office as an independent, hts joined a secret societv. Therefore be it Resolved, That he be hereby requested to resign his position as president of the lecture association. At the last regular meeting of Ann Ar bor lodge, No. 320, I. O. G. T., the fol lowing offlcers were installed for the ensuing term: W. C. T., C. R. Crozier; W. V. T., Miss Marion Brown; W. 8., P. D. Woodruff ; W. A. S., Miss Jessie WoodrufC; W. M., E. A. Crozier; W. D. M., Miss Josie Armstrong; W. F. S., A. C. Crozier; W. T., Charles Boy hn; W. C, John 8. Crandall ; R. H. 8., Miss Flora Eberbach; L. H. S., Miss Allie Bella Lewis; W. O. G.,Chauncy M. Thompson; W. I. G., Miss Mary Sessions. Kice's "ETangeline" is one of the re markable sources of comic musical enternainment whicU has nerer met with a rival on the American stage. It has a yital management and a corps of beautiful fe male artists of immaculate proportions and grceful actions that cannot be ap proached euher as mercurial commediang or acconiplished artists. Nsllie Larkelle is the inimitable Gabriel of the troupe, and has an Evangeline that has no rival as a capti Yatingartiat and a charming vocalist. Such a combination of beauties has not been seen on this stage for a long titne. New York Tribune. The county pomological society met Saturday afternoon. The attendance was unusually large and the dUcussions were listened to with a great deal of interest. Remarks were made by J. D. Baldwiu, Profs. Nichols and Batir, J. Ganzhorn, 8. Mills, Judge Page and others. Mr. Page thoughl it was an outrai?e for fruit growers to impose upon the people by ving short measure. Ha thought it the meanest kind of stealing: if he purchased a bushel of potatoes he wanted a bushel, and when a person bought and paid for a " . bushei of peaches, or any other kind of 1 fruit, they wanted what they paid for. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Francisco wbo re- side some five miles from Grasa Lake, i came here Thursday to visit f rienda. As i they were driring along the atreet their horse became frightened at one of those nuisances- a bicycle.and ran away. The occupants of the carriage were thrown violently to the ground and came very near being killed. Mr. Francisco was picked up insensible, and his wife, who was thought to be dangerously injured, were carried to the residence of Israel Hall, waere several dactors were al once summoned. In the evening Mrs. Francisco was taken to H. W. Moseley's on a stretcher where she remained until able to return to lier house . lhe "Home and Society" department of The Century Magazine will be devoted during the next thiee or four moDths, to a subject of first importance to home life -the proper construution of housee with reference to protection against lire, aud the dangers to health arising from imperfect drainage, bad venülation, and damp walls. The anieles will be written by experts, whose aim will be to give practical hints to persons intending to build, so that they will be able to examine iutelligently the plans of architects and the work of builders. In the March nuinber will appear the first of the series by Geo. Martin Huss, on "House Foundations," in which attention is also given to remedies for damp walls and cellars.