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i AGRICULTURAL, Fmnn Work ia Aufoat Angu*t ia m aemaon of comparative leiture with tvraers orer a large portion o! the country. On it* adrent the wvere labor* of haying and harretttng an mainly ended, while other farm dutie* an not pressing. *o that soil tillers can eaaily take a vacation for much needed real, recuperation, and re- creation. After month* of nard toil under trying cocditront, the weary workers are entitled to a play-spell, and may obtain pleature and knowledge by going tome- where vuiting friend*, or making excur- sion* to plaa of interest. And thu they cmn beat secure and most enjoy between the swmion of gram* and grain garnering and that for fall irHing and aecnring the late crop*. Let the turner and his wife Lake a trip oy cmrrimge, rail, or otherwise, mod aee their ftiendiand a little of the outaide world - perhaps viritiug famous farm*, or the (em- chore, or mountain* leaving the young people to care for homestead matters. Thi* is one of the "farm duties for August," and those whe discharge it properly will be gain- er* in health and wisdom. Any ruralnu who may fail of securing a v action during August should aim to make amends later, in tome way aay by attending one or more of the agricultural exhibitions to be held during the ensuing two months, with a* many members of their fanuliea a* conveni- ent. And this suggett* the timely topic of preparing for the rural fairs. It ia now in order fur all progressive fanners, horticulturist*, and stockmen to arrange for becoming not only spectator*, but ex- hibitors at oa* or more rural and industri- al fairs giving preferen.-e to the nearest, if only one can be attended. Whoever desire* to make a prize-winning display should take special pain* to properly pre- pare whatever i* to be offered in competi- tion. Animmla to be shown should be put in the most presentable condition, while fruit*, grain*, and vegetable* ought to re- ceive the care and attention calculated to reiidrr them superior in <|U*Uty and attrac- tive in appearance. And the feminine* of the farmer'* family should '.*> be pains taking m preparing whatever they contri- bute to the fair, so that their industry, akiil, and tmotemay be proper ly appreciated. Village and suburban resident* ,w!io are usually aroatenr cultivators) and their farm UPS ought alto to exhibit choice fruit*, vegetables, plant*, and [lower*, u well as other meritorious product*. Note that intending exhibitor* at any prominent fair shou'.d not only give early attention to preparing article* and animals, bat also to making proper entries in due aeason The entry book* of many fain are closed some days or even week* in advance of opening and hence the necessity of promptness on the part of would-be com- petitors and prize winner*. Those wish- ing to make exhibits at large fain are a .ivied to at once procure copie* of rule* au>( regulations, so that they may comply with requirement*. In many parts of the country the corn crop is ia a similar condition to what it wa* at this time last year, and hence some of the suggestions then offered are now apprc- pruilf. As we then advised, corn usually uevds little attention in August : hut it is very late this season in many section* and no'.'too large to run the cultivator between the row*, thus stirring thr surface soil and killing the weeds. This may aave the crop in some inatmnces, but it wa* planted so latr in \ artoui localitie*, on account of the be>ck- ward spring, that the grain will hardly ripen before Irost. Where corn d:e* not mature, the easiest way to save it will be to pu' it into the silo, and it U probable that much of the crop will thus bo utilised this fall. It is certainly a fvnitngvncy for which pro\i*non aliould be made by thoe interested. Many a corn grower might and it for hi* interest to 1'U lid a cheap silo in advance, and thus be prepared to avoid any material toes, by silaging i ho crop. Silmge make* aneicellcnt supplementary lee>! for hay, and many farmers fertl i! with grim to advantage. Farmers who are pretty sure tliat their corn i* too late to escape the front should take time by the forelock and at once make ar rangvuient* for silagnit;. il ms-caaary \iiUiist, with us of the North, will draw to a close all planting and seeding for the year. Still there is ye*, time for planting aome things. Any time during the month .-.'fry may be planted with protit. the smallest in growth when winter ivnies, is the best to bury and reserve for sp:m.; u*e. l Very thoroughly bleavhed is then ready for the table, and doe* not improve in flavor !>y leaving in the ground. Another crop nut in season for sowing i* the turnip. \ c* d crop of the strap-leaf kind may be expected, if sown any time up to the middle of August. A part of these are good enough, while the remainder can be pitted or placed in a cellar for winter use. Always sow in drills . for small garden* these may be h't'trrn inch** apart and left tiantly >i\ inches in the n.w*. It is well to sow thick enough to allow thinning a* quite often the turnip rloe get at them. They may I e easily kept olT, however, by A dusting over <>f wood ashes. Once they get into the. rough K-(. thi* pest le*\ es them alone -. it is the young sU* that are thr mo*l troublesmr. A diah of spinach may be pro* ided for, eowu at any tune, during the month . that intended to be left over winter i* usually sown m Sep teml<er. The salad crops, a* radishes, let luce and endive are something that can be own continuously up to the end of August as it take* but rive or sii weeka to be ready for the table. Dairymen SLould Grow PMC. A farmer who handles a Urge herd of cows write* that lie has spent from *.'*. i to >iVi m yemr for several years past in the pnrchjkae of bran nl other grain fee.i for his t Bemc a resuler of a dairy journal he wa* greatly interested when that p*p-'i look tip the i{ue*Uou of growing Held pea* a* i rub- stitut* for bran. Thi* the paper did two yean ago, but did the same work mon> energetically last winter. Hr liad always ivc.-pted the> notion winch prevailed amoag t I.e farmersi of his neighborhood tlut perns c >uld not bo succewfully^irown. The journal took the ground that this notion wa* a mis- take : that the difficulty with the averagv farmer was that he did not understand how to grow pema. In the field the pea roots deeply ; yet almost <* ery farmer par* no attention to this law or principle, and sow* the pea* broadcast, with o*t maybe, and harrow* them in. ran-') .o\eiuig them more than, a iiuarter to a lialf inch deep. The paper farther d\i.<- i i lit- sowing of peal SMtr* thau trer. but m-n-ted thai the seed must be covered at least two to four inches deep. Thu can be done with a deep running grindrill when the soil is in gjod tilth, but where the farmer hm* no drill he can do the work just as well by plowing the seed under not to exceed the depth of four inches. The farmer says he tried the Utter plan. Hu neighbors all ndiculad him for try ing some book-farming notion, but the pea* an looking the finest ever seen in thmt (ac- tion. It will prove a great blessing to dairy farmers if they eTer get in the way of grow- ing an abundance of peas for the use of their cows. Two pounds of pea meal i* considered nearly the equivalent of six pound* of ordinary bran. A good crop will produce 0.800 pound* of pea mem! to the acre. Farther comment i* unnecessary. Effect* of Food oa Batter- An bxpenment Station juc issued a very useful bulletin Xo. 13) on the eSect of food on butter ind the effect of food on quality of milk. The experiment* in Xo. 13 were made to show the relative value of cornmoal. gluten- meal, and middling!, and the proportion* in which they should i- mixed. The work ir this direction i* not yet ex- tensive enough to justify the drawing of conclusions, but our experiments thu* far indicate . 1 Thmt glutten-maal tends to produce a much sorter quality of butter than corn meal or cotton-seed meal, and, other thing* being equal, tend* to lessen the chumabUity of the butter fat. 2 That with the came cows the hardness of butter depends much more upon the char- acter of ibe food than upon the nutritive ratio. 3 Thmt ensilage produce* a somewhat softer butter tnan does good hay, but isalso favorable to the flavor and texture of the butter product. 4 That skim milk ha* a very favorable effect upon the churnability and quality of the butter fat. ami in a single trial appar er.tly reversed the general rule that the | volatile fatty AC id* decrease a* the pence* of ' lactation advances. ."> That cotton seed meal tend* to produce Ian unusually hard quality of butter, and that collen-aeedinealaiidgluUen-irealniight be used together with excellent result*. o. That contrary to general belief the melting point of butler fal is uol a goul index of the commercial hardness of Duller That while in general A soft butter melt* at lower temperature than a hard butter, then ia no definite relation between melting point and a:tual hardness. 7. That no relation cmn be traced between food* and volatile fatty acid*, except in CAM of skim milk. That usually hardues* and volatile acid* vary inversely, hardness generally increasing and volatile acids f .e creasing, a* the period of lie tat ion a 1 rr T eicimtr i. ' Wemey rriaes *>e7ere4 a; the fa.i and then foe rir. rinac Pigeon flying at conducted in Rslfmsn would be considered in America gam k 'mg To the French mad Flemish, however, the prin.-iple* and proprieties seem to be tally met in t he protection by which fraud u pre Tented. Fur pUy u oflerod, and the amount at stake i* to small that the owner of m pigeon and a few franca may risk hi*) bird and not hi* U w-.th it. It t* ditHcolt to realize that a sport, and one that i* apparent ly inch cr.ild's p'ay, cmn have the influence upon a people and men custom* thmt pjgfm flying has upon the Belgians. Every third home, it i* estimated, ha* lU pigeon loft, and the .idveruaemenia to let <>r tor sale in certain of the Belgian newspaper* liavt Urn* ID say of hoasek*Mpuu convenience* and ossnfort* than of the dimension* of the loft in the attic, and the facilities for racing *nd breading. The location, too, n not m re fenoce to bonnes* center or poet c*ce, but to son*) pigeon club'i room* At this season of toe ywmr trains an made up daily solely to carry the pigeon* to their destination vxnetime* the birds will return almost together. Sometime* . den storm will omtch the returning flights, and at ho*ne the saddened wistful face* turned skyward tel. of the wreck Those who hare been overwhelm* 1 by it aay there i* nothing to equal :h- excr.enient tnere i* in the finale of a concourse It i* told of m resident of Cureghea, who had been ill with rheumatism for week*. UIA-. at hi* urgent entreaty he wa* Assisted by his ri-.r*e and physician fro-n h;* l*d to a chair by A winiow that ho might ae hi* birds return in an :m portant race. He was alone, and then was no one in the loft overhead when hi* lint bird appeared in light, and followrl clomw ly another whu-h hi* keen eye* told to be that hated rival of hu fat orr.e. hui nearest neighbor'* champion. As he heard hi* .iwn bird drop upon the board above.he forgot his illness, and all ex. -em the prize hi* neighbor bird might win. How he got up stair* he never knew, but be ha-i caught ih<- burned it into the bag. AH i '.he limg on to the rop* which it should *hde down >nlo the hand* of the runner watting in the street below, and uad seen it disappear while tei the neighbor s bird wa* cooing about ihe hoc** too. ind it* jwner was whittling lad frantically s:at:cring *eed* to tempt it in. Then it wa* that the invalid of so many weeks came to himself, an 1 to gel back aru thequeetioo. The gentleman st:l - i one of B'lgiuoi's m : lemrned pigeon flyer* to-day recommend* the w-.naing bird m a race a* better than a doctor. TALK OF A NUB-DAT SHIP. UAH THE CITY OF PASI3 HAIE U FIVE DAYS A&D A HALF ? Xaw -South Walt* ha* pvenads.ee mafh vote in the LagaUative AaMohly'oa a* p/V po*iuoa to extend the suffrage to potjitjl t? graUy esKOorage iheadTocmU. **hm.nx*. u., ht VJueenstown to New York ha* by BO tax been loat. This interest i* likely to be longer lived bsrame of the reasonable belief that the la-nan liner City of Paris will *?* , "jB hr it* it comes op have a fighting chamce of adopt MSI KdnH*too u rail with the rest of the .trughtwmy go hunting the record of the . >** * * ' Ck '* r y , Majestic. According to a well informed , J"*- 1 !" **" th '** ttlt - f* ** suppos-- thmt DooaJd Rosa, one of the fir*: set-Jen u bist/ Chief ta * t tmr-sisT district. There ha* mariner it u unreasonable the Majeatic am* done to her Engineer -Jewall aay, thai he emu yet get a siilained increase of 500 hone power from hu Mm *MM initead of the IH.JOO de- improvement in ihe meaaaef < in the territories since in 13*3. U thmt fear, the troop*, whose destination veloped during her faoious pmsamge-but the ! M*O*J dmnct. had a lsjg wwmry ^samrch fact thai i: ha* not been done during any of * "' J 'foaa C^lgsMy. only afimtaarhmsl la the seventeen voyage* mad* so far, and th* c*y "f.~ ,""T' T*..*!, fwrthar fmct that the chamces are all a*ai*at * hsadwd for Pno Albert .Now, reached by rail. Both farther fmct that the chances hi* ha v law favoring weather along with am increase of power, make it reasonably certain that 5 days. It houn and -J muiute* must tand as the Mi;cUc record. On the other hmnd. the City of Pan* made ! her record of 5 day* 19 hours and IN minuses Tery early ia her career. Having thus ea- ; | tabluhed'her reputation, her Captain Urns' . sine* had no special induceiiont to dnve her to the Imat gasp. She had only to average say from U4 to 130 hoar* a pasasge to hold j I her prestige. Bat now *he ha* been fairly , beaten, and something has got to be done. Then mn a good manr people who ihink the Cur of Paris will again lower the n>- 1 cord. They base their fmitn on the marvel- lous work done during the threw days of her most wonderful pataage. when she cov- ered ..>. JOS. and ji m I bed run*) of the Majej.; w '-'i inilv*). an *XKre,aie mile* lea*. Ii u not unlikely ^Atkiusot the City that be wa* rare of making a pma*v way below th> pnvious record he palled the ship as a merciful jockey might a hone, save the strain. Supposing Cap:. Walk had let her oat f ->r each of the other day s as i oo the three, and suppose he hai steered the coarse 'J.TTT mile* long instead ol the longer one he did follow .luring those days he averaged -'1.07 knot* per boor, or I ot a knot fatter than the Mmjecti A- -l.'Xi knot* per hour he would have cover- ed the J.TTT knota of the passage in : 12 hours and JO minute*. Possibly : Pans may be in better trim now than when she made thmt both UMM ptacw* are an tax centre of go mad wnboat doobi pr*~ ^ '. tevi hmndredi year will bow rapid of acoea* arc The road, which i* about twa long, ha* bawa bult withia a I would like 10 tell ye* what I saw from y window the other day. say* a writer in Our Dumb Animala. A hmmdsooe te*m of raa* looked uaapungry """'"** * graa green. The near graa* contentedly, which the off bone tried in vain to reach. Sei ' ' ly. to my aatoniahmeai. the near raised his' head with his mouth full of and held it near has cosamwmioc -.<: SMsabenof my family to watch ihesm. Tnere could be no mistake 'x>ut it ; the borje who cosJd n*cb the grass fed hai cocnpaa ton at short intervals) a* Ion*; a* they stisl before the door. The Camr ha* am answer ready fur any complaint* ikmt may be sent to him front America respecting the ill'.reAUucat *f Jew* in Russia. It is the account ot how the poor nfuceea. willing and ible to work, an msaisd adsjuUmnce lo The I'm led Slatea,mni an seat hack again to Boromw M winljajaii without a home It i* true that the iniual wrong hm* been dome to ISVSSB in Pimii. aad that the immigration laws which exclude competition of which there - 1'hat the iodine abeorption of butter from gluten ration i* greater than that of butter* from cotton *eed or corn meal ration*, and that to far as trie-1. the i sline abaorp* ion number follow* rerv cloaely the hardne* of bu;ters. The following conclaaiosu seem fully war- ranted, namely : The proportion of albuminoid* t > non- albuminoid* for the production of milk should not be much wider than 1 A nutntivu* ratio of I 3i produce- 1 T per cent more milk than a ratio of 1 :9 A ratio of 1 .">7 produce-l 9 percent more milk thaii one of 1 *. and a ralio of I ducva 1-1 per cent more than a ratio of IT. i u f t sr >iin i I-HIIIII < IK the Kawsterer f ! TrateU taseas Ml- !.%!- onhK. I. When the I'iar travels in Kusata the pn caution taken for his safety could not be greater if he were in the enemy'* country. A battalion of infantry is detailed for two mile* of dit*..c<. and. allowing SCO men a* the effevltve force of e*ch bttlAlion, every spot of (round on boll! side* of the track i* covered by sentinels within easy distance of each other. The '/ar i* *udden ly whirled off to the station, a .vompanied by the chosen twelve of his Uxlyi.nrd. without pomp or cuvunxtmnce, swiftly And silently. The C'/ar alw^y* travel* in .t train of rive carriage* His carnage is bir.lt in a peculiar style. The windows, while ample for light, are high, so that a person tilling down is in- \ isil-le frani the outtide. and the sides of the car are fortified with plate* of *teel conceal el in the ornamental wo vl work. l>ut .fiiply strung to resist a bullet. There arv two entry boxes in the carriage. on at eju-h and, and each looking out at in opposite aide from the other. The guardsmen on duly in iheee apartment* are shut m frvm Any- observation of the mlei i >r of l!i- cai nage, but at intervals of about twofeei. tlie whole li-ii<thof the saloon, are electric buiions crnnniunicating itli the gnard ctianiWr*. a* well a* with the two carr.age*. one contain- mg the suite, and the other, in the rear, occupied by the guardsnwii not on duty. So far, therefore, a* the tram itself i> con cerned, the Ctar could be no more *evure in St. Petersburg. The train speeds on to its destination wilhoul a halt,exceptou acv ..uut of accident. At a dialmnce of not le** than live mile* *lu-.l is a pioneer train, in which the Imperial Pin-clor of Railway* and the Chief Kngisteer of ihe particular railway on which the I'&ar is travelling, always ride. A* the pilot train whisaes by the rvsen e* r long Ihe line rush to arm* and gu^rd the side* of the railway, waiting until the imperial train ha* passed, so that the spectacle is presented of continuous line* of soldiery 'or hmulre Is of miles. Arrived at the end of his journey, the t '*r i* eeoorted to the quartet s intended for the imperial family. The street* are guarded by special constable* 1.1 the attire of ctliien*. r'very property owner has l<een calle\l upon to supply one or n<orr of theee nu-n at his own e\pec*M to do duty when the sovereign makes a ptibhc appearance. The consubie* averaxe one in ten of the civwd that throng* the street*, and, being in ordinary dross, they c n mingle with the people, note what is said. and. perhaps, do something thu will obtaiii them regular employment .tinong the secret police. With one-tenth of the population engaged as spies upon the nmainder, with troops enough concentrated to stand a formidable siege, and In* faithful guardsmen dogging every step, the C*mr goes thrvugh tne forms of a visit to the ancient capital of Kussia or whalever city he nav choi^so to honor. ,,. settled to it* bearings belter. The" fact "that raDg'ed for everv Sunday throagh the time '*>k the Majestic seventeen yaga froni April to November. l-re U the T.raiid f.** where *he could break the record Xalionml Concourse, m which the kit-.- Beiguiii. the Count of KUuder*. and the city of Brussels offer the price* of boner. \- from these emoluments there i* no* more at take than ia many other ot the distance races. Thisra.v for H91 wai down July M mmd im ita conditions will show the chano* ihere i* to win mn<l the chance the winning i*. TheSociety L* K ,:igtberace guarantee*} l,M francs ic |-n->-s. A much more as the sum of the entry money, less the expanse* of :he T-V. e\ .-\-\-sieil this sum The prur >f honor wa* the .> fran- s .Mferesl by Ihe King : the secon.J. the HO more powerful hip are brought oui franc* otfere.1 by the I ount of K.auders. Th. Tha: * four day ship is within the 1 '> franc* ordered by the cut .-: Brussels btlil:e ol the next tw. or three years, it i* wa* divided into twenty prise* of :- trancs I. nd u >t be doul-te.1 That i*. some each, the six-ieiy pn-<s to 4i> !ruics each and to begin with the twenty fourth rvtnrn. An optional entry fee of ten franc* per bird was to U- h\ : ie-i into pri/e* of !.> franc* e.-h. and *peviA! pxil of ,V .-entimes per bird was to purchase- A trophy talued at .TOO f rasx-s f.-r :(ie winner of the King's purse, a watch valued at 100 francs for the second indicates, but it u a (af* wagvr that the Cily of Paris cmn never do better for an entire voyage than CI.*.*}. if she can do a* well as thmt There an some other new f aat (hip* aflo** magnificent ships bat it is doubtful whether their owner* arc ambitious to try metal in this contest. Ho* ever, the present record .-an be broken, an I theae figure* seem to demonstrate the limit of the break A run of .'>^ .lay* is amon; the pne e*. When that is dxie the seafaring men of sporliag bfotd will ive long odd* against any further break until cew and _, . omal pauper*: Wall Ik* t. the country that hm. bean a nfmge far the down trowawm of the world acd thmt protest* most vigoroaaiy gaimf the ia justice done to the Jew* of Russia, who ire driven from thaw home*, shot* ita deon upon them, not be .-mm** they an Jews, but because they an | can afford to smile while ge-niut and tallent aipquamling. return, the halance to go to the third prue winner. I1ji.li, i. Their Wheel. The proposal that I'niied Stales farmers shall refuse to market their wheat carried out, a* it is reported to be. by Ihe mailing ol .> million circulars s:ill occupies a good deal of attention. An additional report say* the vtu.- is v.--< taken < onsider- ing that the spring ---.11 crop i r.ot ye: har\e*:e\l. and thai ttietirst consignments of winter wheat are <usl reported, this story is evidently a work of imagination. Its in \ention is made the mor? palpable by the oommeroial fa.-t that the movement of wheat to ami front Chicago i* much larger now tHin a year ago. Aside from thi* Western paper* Jtrv engaged m producing theories) concerning the purpor of the people who an Mn.lin; "i-.i theee cncular*. Oneisthat grat in tou* advisor* of the farmers have no e\pv.*tion that .\ny considerable number will refuse to nvArket their wheat : but wish to bring the tanners to a realuiug sense of their inabi'.ty to do what is propueevl. and thus solidify the support treasury scheme ' ship may cvin c- : t cross t'te ,ve*n in 4 d*\s'.*3 hour* and ."> minute* IV d this will require an avenge SIM-- ^-vts over a count of . - ^s. It required an mcnmse of about O.tWi l>ore power to enable the City o: IVis to beat the Ktrwria by, say. aix hours. Tiiere is no tery grem: difference in power 'vtween the fines of the City c-f 1'ari* an : o: the Majeatw, bat befon a ship can kr.ovk off the 1$ houn and 9 minute* that now stand between the Mije*:ic and a four day (hip, she will have to have a Jecide^l increase over anything afloat. I he unpr >eai*o;* made in marine boiler* in recent ye*r by *uch men a* the TSornycToft* indicate that a tubstAnliml increase of power may be had without increasing ihe sue c-f the ship Within yers thips have run oo a prvetun of seven pound* lo thes(uare inch : now from 1 )to I6\> is com in MI cno-igh. The mechan ical skill of the engine builder* : equa'. - the construction of engine*) that will stand >V pounds. AlMji c that preeaure the in- v of Waring* and fitting* is doubtful. One neesi not IMS greatly lurprised if the new ships now und*r way develop > hone power. perha|i* :*.>.OUO. Then t here u the possibility of using three *v rew mstead of two. The advantage of twm acrew* oTer single one* is that the parts of the machine* may be made lighter and yet ulilue fully the power of the boiler*. The tiny engine* in torpedo boat* make 300 revolutions a minute without strain, but the Majestic, in breaking the recoid. averaged but TS. At VM revolutions, supposing that I'h'is might be a very good theocy 'Pd poaaible. her crank pin*, connevling. were not already fully aware of , r J- *-' uM 8"' : " rt > ^ ir ^ - the necMsiUM which force them to market ' tioua. Bui should either of the new ship* their products. Another theory starts from now on ihe lrd have triple screw*, the dividing of the power would give increased efficiency, as ha* been pro\ed in torpedo boat* to the satisfaction of engineer*. The (he assumption lhat ihe Alliance lea Jers are not rich enough to stand the expense* of ending out 'ne circulars, but that the money is furnish**! by bull speculators, one ' >* Amrncan cruieer* an to have three ol whom recently predicted that wheat will ' n-rews. And if the iww flying commerce rule at t! per biwhel before the yemr is end i detroyww of the American nav> are (o do- ( cd. But a* ft i* clear that the c'irvular will velop a apeed of 'J J knot* A* promised, ihe pro,lui-e few .wlnal results, u i. p m tliat Secretary of the Navy may be very rr the the (peculator who puts up the money is in < Brituh shipbmlden will not rest until ship* a fir wmy lo losw his margin. The proba <* l*** -* knot* Are prvxluced A .'4 bility is, that while some speculator may t knol ship, so^mlled. .vuld not sustain IIAV e l*en foolisn enougli to help tbe s> heme". 'Pre.1 of '-M4 for I'.V houn, bul the iMming those in it an *imply try ing to gain npiilm packets now m hand will, very likely, do lion. The .tatuticwl ' position indicates I a* well ms 'JS ..% conlinuoiuly The h highet uric** for wheat before the crop year ! Jour-day ship i* beginning to tinge the is ended. The person* who send out tin* eaiiorn sky. oirx-ular may. when the advance takes pUce. | N"^ al!owjK-e ha* been made in the cm! claim great credit with the farmer*. .*ncl even * short reputation for infallibility may be worth the few thousand dollars thecircu lar busiue will cost. A feature of the mew Homo* of Common*, more marked in thi* Parliament than has hitherto bawm the case, w 1 of native bom Canadian among the ben. Of the -.'1.1 gentlemen wh-> the House a* it stand*. !*.': down I a* their birth place. Oa'y ihirty-onw ' boru in other conaine*. mad of thewe ; land claim* a!mo*t half, or ntteen. Rngmmd and IrvUf.d hate seven each, while two rirt saw the light under the Orng of the I'ur.cd M itea. IntheSenate the"forei<ner - are proportionately stronger Of the seven ty-seven members to-day fifty five wen born wuhin the limits of the Donuniosi and twenty two m other land*. Of the latter Ireland was the turthplaoe of nine. Scotland of six. KngUnd ol four, the United Slate* of two and Switzerland of one. If therr is a lack of Canadian feelumg in imnada. a* some assert, though without tery good reason, it is apparently not for the 'lack of men of Canadian birth able lo take the lead in our public life. It hm* recently bean suggested with great senensarss by a re*pm>*lhss minister of the Coapel. that if only more women wen l:c<n->d to preach the cumgnaatmus would be greatly incremassl. OSM might vrnture to surmise that the increase in the congrega- tion won'.. I depend very much upon the young woman preacher Kvcry one knows what an 11 attractive magnet a handsome young clergyman i* to ihe unmarried dam sals of a country parish. It woald not be ev traordinary if a beautiful girl in the pulpit should prove similarly matrneUc. It is, un- fortunately, not alway* the actress or the danoei so much a* the delightful woavan who aura is men to the theatre, and perhaps it may i- not so much the preacher as Iks demure young girl o- sedate widow who might draw fervid congregations to the church The preponderance of feoiniae worshippers may poeaibry be accounted for by the exclusive occupancy of the pulpit* by men. A more equal distribution of the sexse in the pews might conceivably be effected by an adroit Alternation of men and women in the pulpit. IHII will tlie men be drawn solely by the spirit ot religion, or will ihe end altogether justify the means even if all the wc-nnippen are converted egj< is increasing (reek. In ten day* *)siirlrriMSsler..rrrl. calaticns for the use of another metal in shipbuilding than steel. It is not in- credible t tut aluminium or some of ita bronte* may now take the place of steel. The substitution of this marvellously light me:.\l tor s;eel cannot U* wholly mad. 1 in the ships to be brought out in the next three yemr*, but eve* a partial use of it The familiar proberb. "what is good for would .in e buoyancy to the veetel in prv>- man i* good for his beast " <.* fully under- stoixl by all horsemen *rom the turf to the farm, from the stable to the saddle. Very high authoutie* on Ihe subject of hore and cattle ailment*, concur in the .-pinion of liensral Kutus Ingalls. late l,HiArt>rmaster- iieneral. V S Army, who says St. Jacobs Oil i* the )>e*t pain-cure we ever usovl It conquer* pain.' This department ha* the custody and treatment of army horse* and tvulea. and thou*.uids are treated portion to the. amount ns^d. Already, the work of building a small boat of the new metal is in tiand. and the space that seprv.es tbe )*wl from the ship in oh matters -s \erysmall. It is now leu than five yemr* since the ea-fearing sharp* were ducuasing the- pos- sibility of live day *ru|v< AS they now discuss the four-day ship. How Ion.: will it br , before they will dream of A three-may f aa- Tnc trad* in Canadian < in volume almost eicry recently upward* of XOOO.OOO Canadian e^g* of extraordinarily line quality wen lindcd at Liverpool alone. They are said to weigh from lo to IT lb- per I.V. wiule the bast Continental egg* wwigh froai 13 to U Ihe. only : and arv "admitted!) superior in elms* to the choices'. Irish eggs > evidenced by their price, which is already from IfsaMwawal per I (XI more than is obtainable for the Inah product. In no trade probably have- the Cmaadians shown * greater aptitude and rvadtnee* to me*t the need* of the British market. The pack ing i* stated to be superior lo that of any continental shipment*, and the trade may now )<e *<ud to W placed upon per- manent tooting Indesxl. the leading ex porter* .tnd commission agvnt* herr say that, eteu were the McKinley tariff abaud oiu-vl to uiorrow, the trade would not now be affected. It u not likely that these Ckomuiaa nu will mcreaje the gaaaral volume of Rrilish e^ ii-.p^nts . but they will, it is expevlevl. lend to keep out of Bntih markets inferior Italian, Bussimn and Austrun varieties. lu thi* way there la great roeui for the development of the trade, and the Canadian Govern meul and it* npresentativr* here an to be congratulated upon theswr cee* which ha* followexi their persutent efforts to make ihe Canadian farmer lhi*f-t tUindoa Cmoatlisui'iaielie,