Evening Express

L'AP,O,NlErP.IC,Al, INDICATIONS. Appended is a chart of the barometrical reading-s for the 48 hours ended Wednesdav midnight, as regis- tered at the Western Matt Office, Cardiff. The instrument is 33ft. above sea level. TUESDAY. I WEDNESDAY. 1 a.m. Noon. Midn't. I Noon. Jlidn' ——-j-^ZIZZI _j 29-O; J —|

VVEATHEU FORECAST. YESTrP.I)AT'S F "T. YESTEHDAT'S WKATHKR. Northerly winds, light North easterly winds cloudy; some showers. early morning wet, after wards fair evening rain threatening. The forecast of the weather throughout the Went o Eniriand and South Wales for to-ctav (Thursday) is as oi lows :—Northerly and norfh-o^torly xcinds,™ oderate; oir to dull and showery. oi lows :—Northerly and north.castcrly xcinds,™ oderate; oir to dull and showery. J Ii"

| METEOROLOGICAL NOTES' | SOUTII WALES TIDE TABLE. I j +- ++ Is j 5 > H O (/} P-d.v ("Morning 6 U 5 7(61 5~IS 5^20 Evening 6 53 5 29 t 23 5 40 54) ( Height 35 3 32 7 33 9 34 6 ?4 1 ta-tur- ('Morn'ng 6 5S 5 52 6 4o 6 ~0 i 5 day < Evening 7 15 6 13 7 7 6 20 6 2i Sep. 20 (.Height 37 .53 3 3" 8 3', 4 25 6 Sunday (Morni's 7 351 fc 33 7 27 6 39 6 40 Spn "i Evening J 7 03 6 D2 7 -D 6 28 7 o m (. Height [38 2 1-34 0 58 8 35 1 26 0 Mondsv CMoi-ni'S" ~8 13 1 1! 8~5 7I0 •> Eveni'g 3 30 7 29 8 23 7 3* — ULl" (.Height 58 0 35 10 38 6 33 4 Tuesdy rMoriiri 8 47 7 45 j 839 I 751 ¡ n-t o <Evenng 93 8 1 8 55|88 — U^T- (.Height 36 7 32 7 37 1 34 4 Wednes f Morui'g 9 21 3 19 9 13 8 2o day, Evjnng 9 37 8 37 9 31 8 44 — Oct. 3 (Height 34 5 50 9 3 11 33 0 Thurs /'Morning 9 52 8 si 3 47 9 2 day. Evemug 1C 7 9 10 10 4 9 20 — Oct. 4 (Height 31 8 28 8 32 2 30 10 iioatb Btwm East f) ic Sill JAieiau lra DOCK SDock Sil

I TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL, TKMPISIIATURE. T~\ — lvAINPALL UAia" M ;S. Mill. Mean. Wednesday .] 19; 65 57 61'5 0*00 L'hursday 20^ 67 50 58'5 O'OO Friday 21; 65 55 60'5 0 00 i.atni-day 22.' bS 56 61'0 0"16 Sunday 23 65 55 60*0 0'71 Monday 241 64 55 60'0 0'39 Tuesday 25j 65 54 59'5 0'40 Tuesday 25j 65 54 I 59'5 0'40 TheTeninerature represents extreme rervhng th thermometer for 24 hours ended 9 a.m., takim in the shads at Cwrt-y-Vil, Penarth. The Rainfall registered at Cwrt-y-Vil, P narth, for the24 hours fnded 9 ;i.m.

OTTER HUNTING. PEMBROKKSHIHH.—Saturday, Sept. 29, Tave Bridge, St. Clears (to finish the season)—8 a.m.

LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL SERVICES. Thursday, Sept. 27.—Calkin in B flat; anthem, The Lord is great" (Best). Friday, Sept. 28.-Gibbons in F; hymn, 424. Saturday, Sept. 29.St. Michael and All Angels Holy Communion, eight a.m. five p.m., Mulmisley in D Minor; anthem, "Therefore with angels" (Novello).

TKISPHOSR National 502 Post- office, 95. "Mail, Cardiff."

NOTE 8. IJI BY "OBSERVER." CARDIFF, Thursday Morning. There is a flutter in Masonic circles to-day, and with reason. To-day the brethren of the Eastern Division of South Wales meet at Car- diff to elect a Provincial Grand Master. The late Sir Geo. Elliot held that high and honour- able position from 1876 until his death at the close of last year. The office, as I have said, is an important one, the Installing Master (the Earl of Lathom) is one of the most important functionaries of the craft in the country, and last, but not least, it would be difficult to find a worthier or more popular successor to the chair than Lord Lian- gattock, who, erb many hours have passed, will be the P.G.M. of the Eastern Province of Scuta Wales of Free and Accepted Masons. We are promised by "The Craftsman" (Daniel Owen and Co., Cardiff), in its next issue, a full account of the imposing cere- mony, with numerous portraits, biographi- cal notes, and so on, thus making the num- ber one of permanent interest to the brother- hood in the Principality. I have received the syllabus of the Cardiff Impartial Society, which opens its ninth ses- sion next Monday evening. The programme includes discussions on such questions as the advanced Labour movement, Free Trade, Welsh disestablishment, local social reforms, and the like, which, if treated as one would expect at the hands of an impartial society, cannot but result in the greatest profit to those who take part in the debates. The debate on Welsh disestablishment takes "lace on the 5th of November—let us hope it won't be too explosive!—and the leaders announced are Mr. Geo. David, solicitor; Mr. J. M. Thomas, solicitor, Pontypridd: and Principal Edwards, of the Baptist College. NO. READER, YOU NEED NOT! You need not, reader, mine, be killed In any sort of fashion. You need not ride on railway trains, When fate decides to smash em, No need upon the boat to be When bang the boiler goes, Or to be mangled in your house, Or meet burglarious woes. No need upon the football field To break a leg or arm, No need, in short, to summarise, To come to any harm- Let other papers place these joys Before your en's to dream, No such contingencies attend Our Profit-Sharing Scheme. OFFICE POET. A gentleman of medium height, spare build, keen and thoughtful countenance, and whose slightly American accent betrayed him a citizen of the great commonwealth over the briny, was in Cardiff a day or two ago on business, and whilst here did not omit to look up some of our residents who are students of his favourite sCience, astronomy. The unassuming stranger was Mr. Chamberiin, of Denver, a gentleman of wealth, one of those munificent citizens who are all too rare amongst us, just as they are so abundant in the States. Mr. Chamberlin owned a perfectly appointed observatory with a 20in. Alvan Clark refractor, the total cost of the equip- ment running up into some scores of thousands of dollars. This noble establish- ment he has handed over to the citizens of Denver, and it is now in charge of Professor Howe, who may be trusted to make full use of its capabilities. Mr. Chamberlin, like many more Americans, seems to have a very soft corner in his heart for the "old conntree," where indeed he resides a good part of his time. He has little to say in praise of our climate, however, but, there, how few skies are comparable with the serene and exquisite atmosphere of Colorado! I have before me on my desk one of those anti-vaccinator missives with which poor newspaper editors are periodically deluged. Next to a tract, I know no more dismal reading than an anti-vaccination screed. Not, mind you, that I am a very enthusiastic vac- cinator myself; but I might as well say just here what I think upon the subject, and that in a few words. True, the subject is one for medical treatment par excellence, but as the B.P. is vitally interested, and as the news- paper man represents the B.P. he has a right to say a word, so it be that he says it in a reasonable and open- minded fashion. Well, here we have to begin with "an awful malady—small-pox, one of the most repulsive diseases to trhich humanity is liable, the hideous outcome partly, perhaps, of ignorance and partly of sin—an altogether loathsome emblem of mortality. Many parts of the world are still swept by this horrible scourge. Great Britain suffers in a minor degree, but time was, many years ago, when every third person you. met was pitted with smallpox. Well, vaccination was introduced, and later rendered compulsory, and at the same time sanitation began to be studied, people began to be cleanlier in their habits, and to keep a sharp eye Oil their drains; and sc it L"3 J come about that, whereas time was when persons pock-marked met the eye every- where, an individual so disng-ured is now a comparative rarity. So much for our own country: in India, I am informed, something of the same sort prevails, and the signs of small-pox are everywhere declining. Is it not fair to infer that much, if not the bulk, of this increasing immunity from an odious and disgusting scourge is due to vaccination ? Cleanliness and sanitation explain something, no doubt; they have helped to stamp out cholera, for instance. but whereas we contrive to keep out cholera we always have a certain amount of small- pox, and it is fair to infer that but for compulsory vaccination smallpox would in- crease and multiply and cover the whole community as it did of yore. But here comes your anti-vaccinator with a formidable indictment backed by equally formidable names and he says vaccination imparts the infection of leprosy and other even more hideous diseases. But when you examine the subject more closely you find there is no charge brought against calf lymph it is the arm to arm procedure that these agitators so strongly condemn. I sup- pose no candid person denies that arm to arm vaccination does in many cases transmit the infection of the loathsome diseases to which I have already alluded; but I have yet to learn that calf lymph is liable to this horrible risk. If this, then, be the case, why not vaccinate exclusively by aid of the latter medium ? In the case of the rich there is little danger, they can protect themselves but the poor come under the remorseless rule of red tape, and it is the poor, therefore, who are specially liable to the hideous risks to which I have alluded. Improper proce- dure thus brings odium on vaccination itself, which is distinctly unfair. I have no sym- pathy with the general agitator as such but when he shows his candour by discrimi- nating between one method of vaccination and another he deserves some attention, and those who have children, whose lives are infinitely precious to them, might save much future sorrow if they insisted on the calf and not another babe being the medium of inoculation. Now that we are on the verge of the in- troduction of electricity as an illuminant it is well to read what a scientific man says who is neither interested in the new light nor in its great rival, coal gas. Lecturing at Bristol last night, Professor Wertheimer pointed out that if electricity was carefully used it was scarcely, if at all, dearer than gas. and that it was certainly cheaper for illumi- nating large areas. The only possible argu- ment against electricity was its cost. It was exceedingly likely that the supply would become very much cheaper as improvements were made, and it would ultimately come to a figure at which it would easily compete favourably in this respect also with gas. But even with the present price they should remember that the least expensive article was not always cheapest in the best sense of the word; and coal gas, as compared with electricity, must be placed on the dis- agreeable list of things which were cheap and nasty. Fresh, pure air was one of the most important health factors, especially in great towns where the air was at best never too pure. Those who had ever been in that or any other crowded room when lit by gas and visited it under similar circumstances when electricity had been substituted would fully realise the force of this remark. It was sum- cient to bear in mind that three gas-jets in a moderate-sized room spoiled a simply enor- mous quantity of air in an hour, while an equivalent quantity of light produced by electricity would not affect. the air at all Moreover, gas lighting was a fertile source of dirt, while nothing of the kind occurred with electric lighting and when electricity was suitably dealt with it was absolutely safe. They might therefore confidently pre- dict that the gradual replacement of gas by electricity would tend to lengthen human life by removing a con- stant and all-pervading source of air contamination. This fact alone would settle the question as to which was to be preferred, except for those persons who did not consider the extension of their lives worth the com- paratively small difference in cost that would exist where electricity was not carefully used. And when once such individuals had been eliminated by the action of the sur- vival of the fittest principle, they would find coal gas consigned to its proper place and used only in the production of heat or as a source of motive power in gas engines.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. Interesting Pars About Interesting I People. Visitors are crowding into Bath in a man- ner that augurs well for the coming season. One of the first tD arrive was the Prince of Monaco, who is said to have great faith in the waters. A number of fat bucks selected from the herds of deer in Windsor Great Park have been shot during the season by the Queen's gamekeepers, in order to supolv presents of venison to those who are entitled to receive these Royal gifts. None of the animals are killed without warrants. It is rumoured in Belgrade that rhe young Servian King Alexander is shortly to be betrothed to a, German Princess, belonging to a, non-reigning family, a branch of the He-1,se of Hesse. The Princess is said to be the issue of a morganatic marriage, and very rich. The offer of the Mastership of the Queen's Household has been made, according to the "'Manchester Courier," to Colonel the Hon. William Carrington. Originally introduced into Court circles as a friend of the Prince of Wales, he has become a. great favourite with the Queen, and her Majesty has certainly wanted no prompting in presenting him with the succession to Sir John Cowell. Colonel Carrington's acceptance is generally regarded as pretty certain; though he would, if he could consult his own inclinations, prefer a return to the Army. The secretaryship to the Lord Great Chamberlain, which he at present hold", will he eagerly sought after. The salarv is only B200 a year: but lodgintrs in the House of Lords rent free are worth having, and the duties cannot be called more than nominal. I

SALMON SEASON. I Extra Large Packs Made in British Columbia. A Renter's telegram from Victoria. (B.C.) says: --The salmon .8e:1.01\ has proved satis- factory to c-aii.ners who contracted, and SOUle a.& expected to make extra large packs. Several, however, who did not contract will, probably, ha,ve smaller packs than 11s117J. The entire pack amounts to nearly a hundred thousand less than last- year.

NO MORE INDIAN SCOUTS. Every little while some old idol of other days is shattered, and each year the writer of bo;)1;:s for hovs finds his stock of characrpl's dropping off. The United States War Office- have now decided to aholish the entire corps of Indian scouts. This body now numbers ]50 men, and, as it is equal to about five times the. number of hostile Indians, the Department have come to the conclusion that the America-n Army is not in as much need of scouts as is Earl's Court.

SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT OF EPILEPT1CAL FITS.—We strontrlv recommend any of our readers suffering from Epilepsy or Hysteria to send their names and addresses to Mr. Oscar Fanyauu, 80, Great Russell-street, London, who will, if they mention this paper, send to them gratis his Practical Treats* on the perimaent cure of Epilcptical Fits and oilier dise?ses of the Nervcus Svstem. L ] Ll.J -It.

Profit-Sharing Scheme. e OUR SECOND DISTRIBUTION LAST NIGHT. Participators in Our Scheme Haii From All OVSP THS Princi- pality. The second distribution of books and bonuses in connection with the profit-sharing- scheme of the "Evening Express" took place on the 'Western Bla-il" premises at Tudor-road. Cardiff, on Wednesday evening under the superintendence of the trustees, Messrs. George Padfield and J. H. Mills. A good number of certificate holders were present, to whom Mr Padfield again explained the main features of the scheme. A striking feature in the distribu- tion which followed was the very wide area over which the participators in the benefits of the scheme are scattered. As far west as Carmarthen, and eastward to the Monmouth- shire Valleys, were found holders of certifi. cates, to whom money bonuses and hooks have this week been awarded. The lines upon which the distribution of profits is arranged must by this time be familiar to all readers of the "Evening Express," and to the publi- genera.lly, but, perhaps, all of them have not fully grasped the immediate advan- t-ages which are offered, rmaUoyed by the requirement of disagreeable conditions affect ing the persons or property of participators Most of the devices for profit-sharing adopted by other newspapers and magazines have an unpleasant post-mortem flavour about them, and seem designed in the interests of posterity utterly ignoring the fact that posterity has done very little for the present generation. To realise the full benefit of these arrangements it is necessary you should be mashed up in a railway wreck or quartered on a steamboat blown up, and under such conditions the most gorgeous terrestrial advantages are apt to turn grey. To be able to claim even secondary benefits you must be content to be dismembered, or, in the burglary-profit-sharing device, to see some of your household goods vanish. But there is nothing' of this about the "Express" scheme. Instead, you are by the conditions simply brought into daily con- tact with the delightful contents of a go-ahead newspaper got up on lines calculated to enter- tain all classes of readers, and for consenting' to enjoy this experience for a term of years you receive a portion of the well-earned profits of the paper itself. Every reader who fills up the coupon found in any issue of the Express, and sends it as directed to the Express Office, will receive, sooner or later, a book or a money bonus. We say "sooner or later" because the number of books and bonuses now being distributed is limited to 60 per week, and as more than 60 coupons have been sent in each week since the arrangement was commenced it will be under- stood that a number will have to wait for their turn. What readers must understand is, that all who send in coupons will receive an award— there are no blanks whatever, and the only dis tinction is in the time at which the coupons happen to be drawn. Another point which needs emphasising is, that readers when sending in their coupons should not send stamps. Stamps are only to be sent after certificates have been received, and when returning those certificates to the office of the" Express." Fur- ther, stamps need not be sent at all if the holder of certificates are able to attend the distribution in person or by deputy, or claim their awards at the St, Mary-street office in person or by deputy. Stamps are only required for holders who desire the bonuses or books sent to them by post, for the only use which the proprietors of the "Evening Express have for the said stamps is to defray tiie cost of forwarding the prizes. Another point—and the last-is this, that all who send in coupons should carefully watch the Express columns to ascertain whether their numbers have been drawn. All the numbers drawn are advertised in the" Express during the week previous to each distribution, and holders must watch lest they leave their awards unclaimed, and so nriss the benefit designed for them. For example, out of the 60 drawn for last night nine or ten had not sent iu their certificates, and until thoy do so, of course nothing can be done in the direction of putting them in possession of the books and bonuses awarded them.

A WORKMAN'S FIND. Antique Ring of Great Value Unearthed at Hackney. An interesting bit uf treasure trove ha.s been unearthed at Hackney. While some lalxiurers were digging in a- plot of land in Hackney, one of them turned up with his pick a glittering ring, which he took to a pawnbroker's for the purpose of converting it into honest coin of the realm. The assistant saw that it was an article of great value, and sent for a constable, to whom the lalmurer told the story of how he found it. As his narra- tive was found to be true in every detail nothing more was said to him. but the ring was detained; and in order to ascertain its historical value the article was submitted to Mr. Reed, assistant curator of the British Museum, who, having carefully examined it. thought it was probably one of the sixteen rings which Sir Edward Shaw, goldsmith and alderman of thf>. city of London, directed in liis will, in 1137, to be made as amulets or charms agninst diseases—eiiiefly eramp. Mr. Reed 'added 'that the ring was similar in almost every respect to a much larger one in the Museum,, which was discovered in Coven- try in 1802. The figures on the outside re- presented "Tiie Crucifixion, the "Virgin and Child. and (probably) "St- John." An in- scription. also on the outside, runs: tne Weli of Pity, the Well of Mercy, the \\e'.l of Comfort, the Well of Grace, and the W ell of Everlasting Life. The Treasury authorities have been communicated with, and prooa-ofy the ring will find a permanent resting-place at the British Museum.

EX-JUSTICE FRY. Retired from the Bench but He Keeps Himself Busy. The London correspondent of the "Scots- man states that the honourable passion for work even after harness has been deliberately taken off is illustrated in another case than that of Mr. Gladstone. Amongst the most constant attendants at the deliberations of the board of guardians in a quiet 1,arish in Somerset is a gentleman who, a short. time ago, filled one of the highest piaces on the judicial bench. This is the great lawyer long known as Lord Justice Fry, his identity now partly hidden under his more modest style of knighthood- In addition to his labour on the board of guardians, the ex- Lord Justice of Appeal sits regularly OIl the magisterial bench, dispensing justice in petty- sessions. He is taking keen interest in pre- paration for the forthcoming parish council elections, and will probably find irresistible the invitation pressed upon him to offer him- self for election on the first board. Sir Edward is in his 68th year.

HE WAS TOLD TO GO. Chimney Sweep Comes Straight from Work to Act as Juror. Prior to the opening of an inquest on Wed- nesdav morning, at the Clerkenwell coroner's court, on the body of Stephen Mercer, the three weeks' old son of a warehouseman, re- siding in Brewer-street, Goswell-road, who died in his mother's arms from convulsions on Friday last, a sweep, named Robert W ake- field, living in Pine-street, Clerkenwell, and covered from head to foot with soot, having just, come from sweeping a chimney, pre- senteel himself in court, duly "armed" with his juryman's summons, and,, addressing the coroner's officer, said. "Where am I to sit., sir. You must excuse my appearance, as I have just left a job. and have to h#rry back to another."—The Coroner's Officer (sharply) You may go. I think we can dis- pense with your services this morning.

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Killed by Cholera Germs A PROFESSOR POISONS HIS GUESTS. Wanted to See What Effect Ice Con- taining Cholera Germs Would have on a Human Being. A story so sensational has been unfolded (Dalziel's correspondent at Buenos Ayres writes) at the trial of Professor Beaurigard for murder, that had it occurred in the Old World it would have ranked among the most remarkable of the causes celebres of the cen- tury. The accused was a man of unusually scholarly attainments, a polished linguist, and an admirable entertainer. As /Ill experi- mentalist he was both capable and brilliant, and his lectures on pathological subjects were the most popular feature of the Keole de Medic-in of Buenos Ayres. Briefly, the story is this. He gave select dinners, to which never more than three guests were invited, and it not infrequently happened that the death of one or more of them occurred within 24- hours of the feast. The mystery attach. ing to such an occurrence naturally was great and was increased by the fact that no trace of poison was ever discovered in the bodies of the victims. The doctor who examined tha bodies attributed death to cholera or yellow fever. When fifteen lives L;>d been suddenly lost after the admirably-served dinners of Professor Beaurigard, it was de- cided something must be done, and the pro- fessor wa-s accordingly put on trial for murder. The case against him was of the flimsiest character, and was on the point of breaking down when the Public Prosecutor asked for an adjournment of a few minutes, as some unexpected evidence had been discovered. Lpon the conclusion of the adjournment a little Spaniard entered the court, and pointed to the professor, much to the latter's dismay. The Public Prosecutor said full revelation would be nlacie the following morning, and the case was postponed accordingly. The next morn- ing Professor Beaurigard wa.s found dead in his cell, killed by a drop of deadly poison, successfully concealed by him in a diminu- tive golden capsule, placed in a hollow tooth, and which had thus escaped the keen eye of the gaoler. The news of the suicide spread like wildfire, and the populace almost fought to get into court to learn what course the authorities proposed to take. The Public Prosecutor resolved to let the whole story come out from the witness-box. The Spaniard states he was the professor's butler, and .super- vised his dinners. At each dinner given to the parties of three, who died within 24 hours after, the professor excused himself just after the coffee, and going to his labora- tory would return to the pantry with a block of ice, and crush it into small pieces, and fill three of the glasses with it, bidding him pour in creme de menthe and serve. The professor drank this mixture, but contented himself with a. second cognac. When at the last- dinner the professor neglected to throw away the ice left. over, and, as was his cus- tom, the Spaniard put. all that was left in a bottle, and as it gave off an offensive smell when it melted, he brought it to the Prose- cuting Attorney. A chemist then entered the witness box and said that the previous day he had examined the melted ice and found that. it was a living mass of chalera. germs or bacilli, originally from active cholera. and frozen, without, however, affecting their activity or poisonous power, and at onct upon introduction to the human system came to life and the party died in a few hours from Asiatic cholera. The Prosecuting Attorney said the sources of these deaths had thus been discovered. The butler was blameless. for he was an unconscious accomplice. The reason for the crime could only be that the professor desired to verify his experimeutt upon his guests.

SALTRAM IS SAFE. Bag Found at ilfracombe May have been Thrown Overboard. With respect to the finding of a ma.il bag in IIfracomoe Harbour, there is no need for ap- prehension as to the safety of the steamship. Saltram, 1,280 tons register, of Plymouth, the arrival of which at Bristol—from Chark a Harbour, last- from St. Michael's—was notifeed on the 8th instant. She bd previously re- turned to London from a voyage to Jamaica, and is now lying in Bristol Harbour. Her captain (Commander Uren) sailed from Ply- mouth on Friday last in the same company's: steamship Powderham, having to take the place of Captain Barnes, who was suddenly taken unwell. These vessels are only cargo boats, and it is presumed that the bag of dispatches found simply dealt with the outward voyage to Jamaica, and, having' been passed, were thrown overboard in the Bristol Channel, and washed into Ilfracombe Harbour. As a matter of fact, the Salt-ram did not leave St. Michael's for t.he homeward voyage until a. day after the date of the papers picked up.

INDIGNANT CHILDREN. They Wouldn't Let the Father Bring hia Second Wife to the Horn:. An extraordinary case was heard on Wednes- dav at the Crediton (Devon) I'olice- court.—Mr. Beal, solicitor, applied on behalf of Robert Drew, machinist, of Morehend, Bishop, near Crediton, for an ejectment order a.ga.inst Eliza, John, Edwin, Albert, and Frank Drew, his sous and daughter, whose ages ranged from 23 to 40 years, and who are in possession of applicant's house. Mr. A. E. Dunn appeared for the family.—The case for the applicant was that he was the father of the persons named, and was the owner of the house in question. In December last he married again. All his children had previously lived with him, but the furniture belonged to him. After his marriage he went for his honeymoon, but came back the s-aane day. He went. of course, to his house, but the defendants refused to admit them, and he and his wife had to take lodgings. He was in danger of his life.—Mr. Dunn, for the defence, contended that there was no tenancy.—The Bench declined to grant the application.—Applicant left the court Very crestfallen.

OAK TREES. How You Can have Them On Your Tabie in Miniature. Everyone admires our British oak tree, with its gnarled and crooked branches and its artistically shaped leaves, which assume such lovely tints in spring; but few (saya "Amateur Gardening") would credit us if wa asserted that we might have the, genuine oak tree in "minature" OIL onr dinner tables. Procure some acorns as soon as ripe, and sow the same out or doors. Then the following summer, or, if they have not made much growth owing to bad season, wait a.nother year,, lift the seedlings and root-prune them, after which process pot them in small three-inch pots. The following spring or early summer, re-pot the young oaks into four or five-inch pots in good rich soil, root-pruning tliem again, this time very slightly, and await results. It will most probably be found that the effects of root-pruning have been to cause, the young oaks to send out lateral brandies instead of growing ahead, and in this way we should get a minature oak tree.

FOR TESTING MiLK. A Giass Which TeHs the Quality and Quantity You Get. A simple and ingenious mode of tostins? the quantity and quality of the household milk lias just been invented. Few housewives care to trouble themselves with reading a lactometer, though they would welcome any invention that enabled them to te"t the milk in a. really convenient manner. The IH,nv de- vice is as simple as it is effective, and con- sists of an ordinary glass jug. graduated oa the- outside in pints and fractions. Beuesth each graduation are drawn three linos, marked respectively "average," "good," and "very good." On the jug being filled by tfce milk- man, the. purchaser can see at a glance whether she has received the proper quan- tity, and after it has been allowed to settla she will be able to see the qvislity of tJIO milk aJso; for the thickness of the layer of cream on top will be measured by the t-liroo small lines below the measure, and a- trust- worthy notion obtained of the quality of the milk.