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 • y% THE PRESS r Formaa Enllshteae* 'rotoaaor. â- sf^, has given up the reform newspaper aud college, where he wifl he work of teaching the men who contempUte ofessor's n^wdpaper er. asant and he only issued JCeei/y /:iad. He took ;er hia elaborate article d read them carefully, i I a " revise," and of did not insist upon the \N'nen ths paper came discovered with horror made to u?e many ex- ci^sistent wLti; grammar. L' i^'remcii. (A-'.aimei.' "You make ':-.' lad ' had sa^-.' I c.-,vns iid to'd you to on? i^tf [." ;ijd -.!; -i.-c paper for :» jiake a mansvccar." ii'.a'R.!j an angel s.rcar " ^^a th'j ivrernan, much 1 yo'a tii^j presi." do w'r.h ic " " i you an i-.c .rrect â-  lii" piper iJ sftt lip, •'I the \v,.j thy preaa "i'ou miL;Ut 'ordcag :- ^f.'glc favor, t.ud â-  ' â- ; dc/3n -n a .i;'f^ :." ^a-d tU" ^v .1 1/. II ia that ;:- â- j'Ar.ioi -i cora- 1 â- . i.'-n. 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'10 ijfi'j j'l the r:-.u ti-.iii'^s 'o Ida, '"'.t t ,c' i-i ;, ..he was ii' â- - I'v.'A that â-  w -i ' hi in- ' " â-  'â-  ' ' â-  c phdter, â-  i'" • I t;-- u-7_'res3. â-  ;â- â-  1 ouc V,-; cu the 'â-  1' â-  y protested •â-  .-•-:; .:c: future -•â- :•â-  L: c'j .xed her â-  ;! V :-- ^«a'!oâ- v- :v .-»_ J with con- ' z\^ ' • -J i.K'iutes. ' -, ar.,1 ;j i.ot iikel? :â-  J â- - 1 iv-ii.^ against i: i c;u.;med • i'--;- -r.;.::; dollar ^V !v;' i.e. .V-il' â-  '^/c- I.cndon 'v!,.iieaui who .V f.:w art; well- o ;i.j;i. Lidy i j'atuie; 1, coasid- C:»! Gcr ' i'i;;ut R-ill I'1 OJ.) a J, ear. f'.is !., im.vried 1 i\ I id.dphiJ â-  veiy large '.r probably '.â- .' c '.ai Lidy i aiiiT-'c 1 for .:.).y r,ench i ric ia wives. â-  t'l.nch p,ry.n' 1' ^KT, adry- uobles. y itno ;.-rj of a Ne* miriied into irii.uy. Oaeia ^;-itai, \7hj«*i liiiiii of the LADIES DEPAETMENT- Woman's Work in a Mint \:\\-\ !omi'-fy employed in the miat at Is.' i ianciv.:- arc called adjusters, and .â- -r pay 1^ tvTO dollars and s.:veaiy-hvfi •"t"« a il y. c-iirilcg week-daja. and all I "-ol'dL'ys "but Si-ii.l-y-i. Their hours are trom ei ht u'do'l; m in? morning, until four M the atteDi on, vsitu the exception ol Sit- â-  ',-c'avs ^vLuu thoy cease at two o'clock. â-  â- â€¢i-e a;iia--^tt.-r3 occupv two large rooms on t^e second floor of the mint. Oae is used NT thp ari'K-tiiip of silver, and the other for ihp^of cold. The floors are carpeted, and .icb ladv ha= .i i,;i; hi i-top table, a pair of 'S-Ai,, and a H-c, ctLcate file. Before the "Old is turned cv^r U; them to be ao justed, it"oest'rrou.i(h the proccfs of being rolled, annealed, cat and v.a.-hf^d. Then they taue r in a btate called " Lh^nka," that is, per- fectly smooth, r.ud *he weighing is done. it -- \vei"boi to :-t; il each piece i:e..i tanu- -j'wei'^ht, ^v•hich I'liLst be of 412^ grains or a Miv :• .^o.'lar, a slight discrepancy be- ::ia sll-v.c-. cu .ithcr aide. Jf a com is ♦cu»d outside of tV^e limit alter bein^ weigh- .â- â- ri bvaa scijustf.it is returned; if too I'aht "it '.A ccndcmrcd, and must be reKclteo; 'Ar.o lieavv. it is filed to its proper vcight. Ti-ii.^ is the hdie.s' work, and an iatercat- .. fi"iit v: ib tw watch the bmall, whito tin- 7s Ctrrl .â-  l:2:idi;ng the thiciug pieces. A o.ira near thi acijastiag room l;as been E( t io" iov thr ladj'js, who use it as a lunch '•.o:ii :v-o lont; tablrs are provided, and a (initross fi:rniai:c3 boiling water for making .-.ca, and alio keeps the place neat and clean. -â- â- â- v'tral of the ladies iiave been in the mint .!,.â-  n i';y y^-trs. i iio Opoi! l)0!)r 1 iond. While the man who takes your umbrella â-  as ad seasons for bis own, and the man -v!io has a little story to tell fails not in -ced-time uor in ^Tirvfst, there is one par- ticular licaO v.ho bi'i.o:-.rs pavticul^ir-y nu- ;m.':ou; .at r.' out thetiD;c v.iifn there is cool- ^tSB in the morning bret/,c uud no steam in the radiator. Vr'e refer to the man who ieaves the door open. He comes to the X nice on -i-arious 03tensd;le errand?, m fact f,' about every pretest, cxcer)t to pay a bill, i.:;t alv.-aya hia actual purpose is to go away, leaving wide open the portal through which autumnal zephyrs come cavorting with i.-iaciai coclnes?, and bearing in their em- brace full many a token of the pervasive dust from which we sprang and to which we will re'-ura. It does DO good to bawl after him to shut '.r;e door. Oh, no. He :s meandering clown t()c ^nnnj- f;treet, watching the white- wing- '-â- d clouds playing t7g ic the deep-smiling rtavcris. V-ut r-s we lay down the pen, and ri:.sh br.ck the chair, and walk to the door .A close it srftly and pensively, and then â- roo'i to rati..-' up th? scattered papers that • ,-ve becii v. i.irled about our feet like fading â- â- 'â- rest leav:,:, the fclesseil Serosch wbijper.s --•.â-  .a LOoo.i ti;r.8 caminf.r. and we arc cr^nsol- •- i -::^i\\ c( i.iiilt'ucc that in the bright dawa- .;.r- I ra, o^.i autumn days '.vill be tree from i.-.ri.ir.- I i'?, f(.r the Man Who Leaves tiie ' .r.nr •;- â- â-  inust go.- â€" ..^v" Y. Trilnini' i'"i,' {•',y\ Evcryhody I.iko .•-^i;, \- j'or '.., '.,iti!ul--oh, no! Isobody ai:^- o..' caldr;^ hi^r fl.'at. Not one of a !â-  :-.n .aj; tc.'l v, htl-i-r her eyes were black .- Lia-' I: you should ask t'oem to describe a::. t'Kv v.r.rM only .say " '^he i.s |ust '::t," :.^ i t'lerc it v.-ould end. -•ae ir a i!-.:'-.Ty hearted :un-lovi::g bc- 'â- i.ciiir^r riaiiif-ji, witjiout .a spark of .=nvy ' v. .\\:-' v.: Irrv.hole c^or.iposition. Siie â-  • ..y.-i h ;-.=.:" aurl waiit? everybody vh.e to ',.;â-  'â- ame. :-he has cl '.vays a kind word ..•; 1 a l.-2-:a:it Hii'r: for the oldett man cr vi,nr;L' ir. la" I ct.; tl 'ak of nctiiin.:: sh" ?(.inMts ja(. :r. tlan a sunbeani, whicii id^i;:^:-;. i .. i i;..;:'i .i 'iv::^ ia contact li a' r. Wcit ' i.;r'kt attention, fiont licli i.'i i.'.a.-^ ra a mansion ou the .:â- â- ;;, ;o r,-,a,'!0 ^a: i, ti?a irvreep. All look L. ;â-  lier vvi.'h rn a'had. ing eye, .and say to ;. ea. rl' as ' .-.ha is j ist the ligiit sort of .. ;rirl " 'i'hc y-ra-Te; ir.iai ul -io :,r-.vn vie v.'ith one ;UDfh( V a J " â- i.lu siia'.l s..o-,v iicr the m.cst .a»tcntioi! br.L '^i;c t:-v;v e acoura,es them i.cyond bi.iii^ i-.iai.l and joiiy so no one can nil her a iiiri: to, ir;.'!cjd, the young men ail deny such an a?icrtion as quickly as she. Wirk â€" tvondi rful to relate â€" lit e her, too for she never delighte in hurting their feci- 'ogs, or saying; ipiteful things behind their backs. Sl'iO is ch.v-ays willing to join ia their 'ittle plaii:--, ard to assist them in any way. â- 'hey go to i;er vnth their love affair.s, and irhe macaeca ad'-oitly to see Willie or Peter, :!ni1 drop a good v.ord for Ida or Jennie, un- ril tacu' little ciilliculties are all patched up, and cverythi^-g goes on smoothly again â€" thanks to her. lid ladies sav '•deiiiihtful." The iy witch â€" she knoi-.s hov." to manage them. hc listers patiently to ccmplaints of rheum- atism or aauraigia, and then sympathizes with them ;.o hciu'tily ti;at they are mere ;}.an half cured. £ut she cannot lie always with us, A y.tung man cames from p. neighboriag town, after a time, aad marries her. The villagers crowd aiound to tell him what a prize he has won, but he seems to know it pretty well without any telling, to judge from his face. So she leaves us, aad it is not long before we bear from that place. S.ie is there the T. Oman evcrvbodv likes. HONEY FOR^THE LADIES. When (J race put on a new pair of shoes which fitted very closely, and moreover had a lew heel, the vras asked how she felt. Her â- cpiy WKS " They m^ke me feel as though I ".anted to walk like a grasshopper." Ti:e youne man who profusely thanked his "best girl" tor a beautiful crushed r^rrawberrv penwiper, presented to him on his birthday, still continues the good old eld style of us'ng his coat sleeve for a pen- cleaner. "She a great artist!" contemptuously fjiculated a prima donna: "Why there was no brass band on the tug boat that went down the harbor to meet her, ard she wasn't even interviewed. And she thinks she can sing." '^n advertisement in a Swiss paper saya " Wanted, a servant who knowo how to cock and take care of children." In the cannibal islands a domestic possessed of snch a doable gift would not long remain without e-nployment. ilerited reluke â€" First amateur (after a soprano tomadn) " Thaok goodness J That's over Regular screech owl, isn't she ?â- ' Sscond amateur " You idiot That's just all you know a'xiut it. Why her father's worth trillions " Dentist â€" "The man who wins that £jirl will get a treasure." Castornerâ€" "She looks like a very charming creature, that is is a fact. Is she wealthy?" Dentist â€" "Wealthy! Well, I should say so. She has §500 worth of gold in her teeth alone." "No," said Mr. Grinnell, " I can't under- stand it. Snaggs' wife ia dead, but he don't seem to show the least signs of grief and yet he'll have to get up and build his own fires and split his wood now, and I can't un- derstand his heartlessness." A big boi out on the sidewalk of one of our principal streets attracted a good deal of attention the other day. It was marked "Twenty gals." and ihe boys wanted to break it open and see whether is was a travelling female seminary or refreshments for the crowd, " Mamm.a, Uncle James is very sick, isn't he'" asked a New York girl of htr mother. " Yes, he can net recover, the doct.ersays but he thinks he may liva dcring the wir- ter." " \\ ell, mamma, don't you think I could put on half mcurtuug for "him Black is so becoming to me." When a Boston girl gets miffed at her hu.a- band she says "Bate tyrant, ' shall leave thee and fly to my fat'utr." When a west- ern girl ia similarly affected ehe simply re- marks " Old man, I'm going to get up and get, and if you don't like it just climb up on your eyebrows and see if j'ou can stop me." When the high-school girl went to Tidi- oute to spend a week r.t Christmas she wrote a letter to Amy which nearly drove that young lady wild in the efijrt to ascer- tain her meaning. It began ".My visual organs were delighted to trace the inani- mate lines of your chirography over the folloic surface." Amy is utiU ((uick tick. -in Austin lady recently returned from quite a protracted visit to trie north, whither her husband, being closely confined by busi- ness was unable to accompany her. While unpacking her trunk her decidedly plain and vinegar-featured housekeeper thus ad- dressed her " Sure, and you have a jewel of a husband. ' " Yes, I think he is pretty nice, but why do you consider him such a jewsl ' " Why, during the entire time you were gone he niver said a word to me." The higu-school girl's brother .1 im told her a new conundrum yesterday. It is this " What is the difference between shooting a man and killing a hog " The answer is " (Jnc is ass.aulting witli intent to kill, and tie other k lling with intent to salt," When slic met -Vmy she prodounded the conundrum to her, but Amy gave it up. "Well, I'll tell vou," Eaid -Mildred "one is assaulting with intent to deprive of life, and th.c other i.» kllliog Willi intent to preserve tiio brmc' And Amy failed to S'x the point. arpots and Uiirs Ti:(" attempt to introduce brighter colors and more set designs into carpeca -was not a succetsful one, antltliorc persons wlio, yield- ing to the pressure, allowed themselves to beeome posaaescrs of a carpet in which yel- low or a bright shade of old gohi vras the dominant color, are rucing the luste with which they accepted a whim of a season for a genuine cxpressicn of taste, says the i^os- tcH Adverilsiir. The "yellow ftvei" ran hi^h Ust year, hnd even carpets and u-- hol- stery suffered quite violent attack.--, but the rp:dc'i..ic was stayed after it had had ijaite a 'uricu.s ruii, and the public ta.ste returned to a healthy normal condition, T'le low tones and subdued tints arc again in favor, and the carpets in all grades, from A.\ n:s- terj to ingrains, shov/ the soft Oriental col- ors and designs which i.re copied from an- tique rugn. Indian effects are sought, and it ir: really surpiising ho-.-/ well they are carried out with tlie inodern dj'es. This softness and harmony i; specially ccticeal^le in Axminsters and Wiltons, an;; arc foilov.' ed very closely in iJaisseis. The most desirable grauo'.! for a nice oar- pet is a deep Indian blue, and on this is an irregular pattern in tlie dull reds, v.-itli a touch here and there â-  olive. Anything; Ilk? geometrical regularruy is avoided studi- ously, .except on the b.jrders, which all show a special design, whica ia, howeve;-, highlj- conventionalized, Ihete effeotr i^r-a not only seen in the Engiiih cirpets, those par-^ ticnlarly known as the iMirris carpcs, but also in those of American nuntifccure. It is surprising, by tiio way, to see what long strides have been made in C!i artistic dir-tc- tion by American designers, 'ae ha=i only to exam.iae the finest grades of c.-xrpets from the best of the domestic manutacrurers to see the growth in this direction. The present caprice in rugs, wld;h have become very popular a-ad common, is to use the long gallery rugs for fctair carpctn, with large rugs that harmonize in color aurl de- tign for the halls. It takes two ot the long carpets for a flight of stairs, and of course they must so nearly match that t'aey can be ussei together as one carpet. Same of the modern oriental rngs are good, but there is a tendency to use the brilliant aniline dyes that spoil all the fine effects, ami take fiora the eastern goods their pee^uliar character and individuality. The Earop'an rugs, which follow the act'ques quite closely, are in high favor jutt now, anci certainly lu-pe of them are very beautiful, go ng quite be- yond the modern Turkey or Persian in ar- tistic coloring, since they avoid as far as possible, the tendency referred to above ;n connection with the modern ciental car- pets. Among the most beautiful o' tas Europe- an rugs are the .Saxony carpets, which were the first European ni^s in market, and were called on their introduction Turkey carpets, and the Scotch Axminsters mac e by the Templetous cf Glasgow, and but leeently introduced to the public. The former have plain centres in Indian red, .fapaaese blue, old gold, or olive, with wide borders ia Indi- an designs. They vary in siza from the carpet large enough to cover an ordinary sized library to the hallway of the 'inilles'i size. The texture ia heavy and yet fine, the pile is long, and a rug of this kind v.i 1 out- last a generation and keep its beauty. The Scotch Axminsters are very accurate; immi- tacions of the best antiques, and have all the leading and disticguishing features of these rugs. A BROKEN HE.iBT. An InteresUns Breaeh of Promise Case Triea ia LoBdon. Mr. Justice Cave and a common jury, in the Qaeen's Bench Division recently, had before them the suit of Lees vs. West, an action to recover damages for breach of a promise of marriaee, and the only question was one of damages. The plaintiff, ic was stated by her coun- sel, -was a young lady who at the tioie the engagement commenced was about 19 years of age. She was then engaged in her studies, and she lived with her father, who had been for many years an independent minister at Epsom. The defendant was a clerk in the legacy duty office, Somerset house. He was also organist at Epsom church, and he at the time of the engagement was about 3G years old. There was a large mass of correspond- ence, which, however, he should not read to the jury, but he would say that there were in it expressions which, if possible, were warmer and more passionate than they were accustomed to hear even in cases of this kind 'out at the same time there was not in it a word that should not have been written by a highly honorable man to a hi^jhly hon- orable woman. The defendant, notwith- standing the arduous nature of his duties in the public service, v/hich he alluded to as being very heavy, still had time to write oc- casiunaily to the plaintiff, and to the length of several sides of foolscap. [A laugh.] The dtf cade lit, in his letters, called the plaintiff " MY DE.\R AGQIE," and "My own Aggie," and he described him- self as "Yours affectionately," and the corres- pondence continued on these t^arms from June, 18S0, to the autumn of 1582. In this latter year, however, the defendant grew cool. There was one of his on Oat. 20, in which he said " If I can possibly join you at Dore's gallery to-m.orrow afternoon I shall be glad to do so, but I fear I shall not be a'ole on account of the state of official work here. The work is very heavy just now, and in consequence of having to pay a visit to the organ builder's yesterday I am all i» arrear. I expect to stay c^uite late on Saturday, and whether 1 may be able to join you or not I hope you -wdll have a pleas- ant afternoon. Yonrs affectionately, Ed- mund." There was another letter from the defendant dated in November, 1882, ad- dressed to " My dear Aggie," in which he said " 1 feel that I ought to have written to you long since, and I can offer you no valid excuse for not having done so, and in- deed I can only ask your forgiveness for the apparent neglect that must have caused 5'oa pain." Then, after some long statements, he said " The conviction has grown upon me that through my o-wn fault and defect we could not be happy together. I coulc. not be happy, and therefore I could not make you happy. You have been not only blame- less but so kind toward me that I feel my- self a monsterof ingratitude toward you. I do not say this with a view of refusing any reparation where all real reparation is im- possible, but only from your disposition to blame yourself without a shred of cause," and he concluded by protesting that he had "no new attachment nor ever was likely to have. Bjlieve me. yours very sincerely, Edmund." The plaintiff answered " IMy dear Edntund I can not tell you with what pain ii; was that 1 read your letter last night. I kept hoping that all might end right, but now it seems greater than I c^n bear. :.iv i.OAJi i.-i vKi;v (:i;ia\-r; but I can not l;ear any anger or nourish any iil- 2!in:^ althougla you must know you bars not acted fairly. My life now to mc Vvill ba litile worth living for. I feel wret«hed â€" Believe iric, yours sincerely, Agnes Lee. 1\ 9. â€" I only hope, as a last Mdsh, that you may ever be happy, what- ever befalls me." Mr. Lee next wrote, call- ing the defenrlant to account, and then Mr. Bockett, the clergymen of the church where the defendant played the organ, got into co'.nmunicatiou with the young lady, and no iloubt she wrote "My dear Mr. ILockett I repeat vdiat I said in former letters that 1 i.-avc authorized no oiis to bring an action against Mr. West, neither do I wish it." And she requested this letter to be forward cd to the solicitors. The learned counsel said that he did not know what intlueiice had been brought to bear to induce the plaintiff to write this but, however, there could be no doubt that now, at all evt.nts, the action had her assent. Miss Lee, the plaintiff, was called, and !-aid that she first meet the dilcudant at 'hristmaa, 187!' and in the summer of ISSO he offered her marriage, and she accepted the offer. They were to be married in the tpring of 18S2. In March of that year the defendant said that he was looking out for a house, and he -would furnish it. C OSS-examined She now adopted this action, though she was not originally in favor of [it being brought. The witness â- went into hysterics while in the witness- box rni had to be removed from court. No other evidence was tendered. Mr. (irain, on behalf of the defendant, however, impressed upon the jury that it was much to be regretted that this action had ever been brought, for it was clear, even upon the correspondence, that the plaintiff herself had never desired it. As late as Feb. 3, 1S83, she wrote to the de- fendant ' ' My dear IMr. West â€" It may be wrong of me to write under present circum- stances, but I can not help that indeed, I care very little now whether I disobey my father or not. I have heard that indirectly it is through you I may practice again on the organ. You know what music is to me, and I can not thank yon enough. Another thing I wish to say, how ashamed 1 feel that your things have never been returned to you yet; but, Jxilieve me, it is not in my power to do so, or, yon should have had them long since. Forget that you have heard from me, and please never allude to it in any way. for I know what trouble I shall get into. " The j iry would not forget the leUer that ihe young lady wrote to the vicar, saying that she had never authorizsd the action, and there was also a letter from her to the plain- tiff's sister, aaying, likewise, that she had NR-yBB CONSENTED TO THE ACTIO' being brought, and, indeed, that it had been brought against her -wish. The learned counsel added that his client had always been willing to pay the plaintiff reasonable damages if she should desire it â€" which, how- ever, she did not â€" and he hoped that reasonable damages only would be awarded. Mr. Justice Cive said the principal thing for the jnry to consider was the pecuniary pcsition of the defendant. He was a clerk in Somerset hoase with £300 a year at the time of the eagasrement, and this would gc on increasing periodically he was also al- lowed to do extia work in the office for which he was paid, and he -was paid for being organist at Epaom. The jury gave a ve.-dict for the plaintiffâ€" lamages £700 â€" London Telegraph. -^â- *«-«-^^^»- 1 1 Canes. The manufacture of canes is by no means the simple process of cutting the sticks in the woods, peeling off vhe bark, whittling down the knots, band-papering the lough surface, and adding a touch of varnish, a curiously-carved handle or head, and tipp- ing the end with a ferule. In tho sand flits of New Jersey whole families support them- selves by gathering nanceberry sticks, which they gather in the swamps,, straighten with an old vise, steam over an old kettle, and perhaps scrape down or whittle into siza. These are packed in large bundles to New York city and eold to the care faatories. Many imported sticks, however, have to go through a process of straightening by mecharjicjl m.eans, which are a myjtery to the unin-tiated. Tiiey are buried m hot sand until thay become pliable. In front of the heap of not sand in which the sticks are plunged is a stout bo.ard from five to six feet long, fixd at roi angle in- clined to the -workmen, and iiaviii^ two or more notches cut in the edge. When the stick has become peifectly jiliahle, the workman place it on one of t ^.e notches, and bending it in tlie opposite direction to which it is naturally bent, straightens it. Thus sticks apparently crooked, bent, warp- ed and worthless, are by t'nis simple process straightened b-at the most curious part of the work is observed in the formation of the crook or curl for the handles which are not naturally supplied with a hook or knob. Tlie workman places one end of the cane firmly in a vise, and pours a continuous stream of fire from a aas-pjpe on the part which ii to be bent. When sufficient heat has been applied, the cane is puiled slowly and gradually round until the hock is com- pletely formed, and then secured with a string. An additional application of heat serves to bake and permanently fix the cfirl. The under part of the handle is frequently charged by the action of the gas, and this is rubbed down wit'n sand-paper until the requisite degree of smoothness is attained. A Prosperous Chinese Physieian. A ^celebrity among the Chinese of San Francisco is their great doctor, Li Po Tai. He has been in this country nearly thirty years and has a larger iuc')ine from his pro- fession thau any white practitioner in th-a city. His patients all come to his oihse when able, aud Li I'o Tai sits i;p habited in gor- geous silks and brocades 11 a l.ttle den cf an cthce overlooking the pl'zi, and feeU pulses all day hang. T .e patients arc most- ly whits people who coi.ie to him after a varied round 0: their own phy.=;;eians, or an the instigation of some of his resurreected and enthusiastic p^tieats l.i I'o Tai rests ths paiicut'c elbow on a blue silk cushion, and p-roeeeda to feel his right puKc with hia three hocked and long-eli\vcd fiagers. H'S feels his right puhse to ascertain tiie con- dition of t;ic brnia, stofiaca ard. kidn-jy.-, and then grasp? the i^ft wrist to tiad out about the iieart, liver .aad lung;. A'.th-"!..;h he kaov.rs practically nothing of ana-t amy as our phyciei.rns know it. he n.akps a wonder- faldiagn siiofacas." He char g.rs ten dollars a -week for his services, including hia medi- cines, and patients either come to his office and drink- the ti»awj or take the packages of mysterious stuff home and make their own hot drinks. Li PoT^i has many notions that puzzle and interest the pa dents. He first treats theui to a severe course of antidotes for quiame poison, if they confess to ever having taken that eleadly drag. He next commands them to eat no shell fish or uncooked fruit, to let alone poultry, fried meats, eggs, watery vegetahles, all liquors and everything sour. For these thirty years Li Fo Tai has made hi3 patients drink hot water, and dyspepsia, cancer and tumors are his specialities. His income, from his profession is computed at more than $G,000 a month. Warm Food For Poultry. Those who ate anxious to do aH t'aey caa to minister to the comfort of their fowl, and thus induce them to she 1 out egga dur- ing the cold, wintry months when »ggs are so fearfully and wonderfully tcirce, will do well to warm the food before givia,;.' it to the poultry, no matter whether the food hi a soft, mixed jaass or made up entirely of whels grain. It is not mituh trouble to do this for an avarage-sizad fljckof fj win, for the fjod caa be put in a pan an.l let in the oven of the stove far a saort tiCiC. If the grain does get a little brown, i; will do no harm, but cars should be -i.-.keu not to feed it while it is too hot, clee irjary may result. If t'r.e mass is ccmfortaby warm to the feeder's iiand, it maybe taieiyfedto 'the fowls, but hotter than that it is dangerous to feed it. Oa a cold wiater's morning it is quite a sight to see with what eagerness and koen relish fowls will devour the warm feerl. In connection with warm, comfort- able winter quarters, warm food is one of the greatest aids to -winter etrg production that we can name and a trial will soon c jn- vince the doubting ones of the efficacy of warm food for poultry in cold weathei" *-**m^^ Koii and Evolution. It seems that some of oar seie-atiiti have become discouraged in the attempt to prove man to be the product ot an evolationary process reaching back millions cf ages into the misty past aud beginning with the monad of living molecule and so thiy have adopt- ed the view expres sed in the following para- graph from a lecture by Prof. Wincbeli. "Man, also, in bis earliest European ad- vent, was the equal of modern man. Nor do we find anywhere any links graduating from man toward the rank of the brute. The apes have a genealogical tree we trace them back to the beginning of tertiai-y tin?e. Man has no geuealogicel tree, Hs stands apart, as if he had been the prortuct of an independent rganizjtion. However this may b.% he is most closely rel-itei in plan of organization to the othor kingdom. The facts, in short, are such I'aat ve may, with Wallace, hold to the evolutioa .jf the other animaU, aud yet not embrace tiio_^doctrine of the evolution cf man." 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