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IIE'TALLIO MATERIALS IN BUILD- In all aorta of farm constructions ”MI is rapidly taking precedence over other materisis; and steel. which is tho strongest metal in common use, is naw extensively used not. only for parts of buildings. as roofs. but for every pert except the floors. Tin was once the best material for roofs: it is now noel-iv thirty years since I had a. tin me! put on m dwelling house. and it has never needed any repair except to renew the. iron oxide paint first apâ€" plied to it. This has been done only (who In that. time. the reason for its dumhility being that as it is a metal- ]io substance and makes a chemical mmund with fhe oil. its adherence to the tin is perfect, and being an oxide It Is not affected injuriously by the. oddlzing effect of tbn 1tm03phere. The at»! n‘unflng plates. which are made in large sheetsalready painted.are even batter says a writer, than the tin now bu he procured. 'l'in plates are now Ila-thing like “hat they used to be, as every one who uses tin pans and pails diacovers to his sorrow. when only a.f« tar 't few months' use the bottoms rust. nut. immune of the exceedingly thin. and imperfectly applied coating of tin on the imn. Some substitute becomes dmimbla and this is fnund in the steel r'vm'ing plates, which are not, only chem-9r than flu. but are muvh more ohe-._iply applied. as they am quite large need no soldering. but are put _togefh- ('5? by turned admin which lap in such a umnnnr as to make a perfectly water and airâ€"pron? joint. These plates are nuw umd for cmzering the whole of the butMinas, and am exceedingly desir- ahln for barns almis. and outbousns; Quito recentzy l Ruggvsied to :1 large slump owner in M.mii.-.ha, who consult- ed ma 33 to tha plans for shelter of his lam {lurks numbering some thous- Kmla. to nm'm' the buildings with these stool plates. nut only the mm‘s. but the wholes structure. He follo'm'ed tho sug- m-stinn. and after satisfactory Px~ variance he has reported that, the firm are all that could be desired eul oust only oneâ€"third as much as if lumber had been used. They are fire- pmlofm the dangm from praiiie fires in no longer a source of apprehcn 1ion. The style of building is also much ncai- or than any ordinary wooden structure. and the covering of the buildings calls for no skilieti labor. and is done with nut. meitlity.1'his material is the mt fu- roofs now made. and men for he beat, kinds 01 houses. is the most. desimhle. for the neat appearance of the covering. \ roof thus covered needs only 11 very slight slope. one foot in twenty being unply sufficient to ah-ei the watm perfectlv. One other {litter might he mentioned which is in safety from fire while placing the coverin on the roof. As tin must be sowene and the tinsmiths use the gnawiine furnaces in their work. there {a much risk at the destruction of. the mildtng in this way. and as insurance uh "I unfinished building is either very xsi‘iy or not to he procured. safety Nan fire is one more decided advant- age in the use of these steel roofs.. Batwesn now and the time. buds com- nivnu‘e. to swell in ea most. the orchard. sum." fruit nlantalhns and all nursery stock should be thoroughly sprayed withRordaux mixture. At. this time th» solution may he of tho strength lndioatod: Copper sulphate 4 lbs. quirk- llmn 4 ll»... water to make 50 gallons. bivalves the copper s-ilt. in about two (“Hons of hot. water in a wooden ves~ we}. 0:- susmml in a coarsoi sack in a vmi of cold water until dissolved. Put this into a barrel and add 20 or ‘25 gallons of watar. Slak‘e tho lime. by pouringr water over the lumps and stirring freely. Strain the‘ milk of limit and add it. to the copper solution In the barrel. Add water until the mittum amounts to 50 gallons. For later in the season. a dilute solution is required {or spiraying about blossomâ€"- mg time or a little later. This is math in the sums manner. using 2 “*3. Dapper sulphate and 21m. quicklims with tho '30 gulsrof water. Tb.» first Spraying will tend tn praâ€" mnt such diseases as scab of the apple. hm' spot of charry. lvaf spot of cur-' mnli. leaf spot of gnusaberry. mildew of moonlit-trips. enlhrucnose of grapes.j m of grape. peach leaf curl. peach? hub. mt of pmvh, scab of pea-r. rot.s of plum. lmt’ spot of quince. anthracâ€"l loan of raspberry and a number of othfim which begin to become. active: during the early days of spring. Many i 93‘ than diseases cannot be killed out: by spnying but. the-y can be held in check to such an extent that crops of? fruit can be profitably grown. It is; Important to spray before the buds; c I Open an that. a strong snlntion can he ml :nd ch» aita’sity of th.- fungi weak- onad much more readily than it can be done lttbl‘. It. is advisable before. this spraying in clone in on‘harda as well as small trulta to mum and burn the brush. Gus-311100113 wood will then not have to ho ironed and many of the germs gill ho_§ispooed_ of by means of thc u‘v our-quip; Hun. ("by (‘51! 08 new In GM to such an extent that owns "Helium “0"!" consibtmg 0‘ 300 3119995 fruit can ho profitably grown. it is -. and 37 bullocks. besides “31"“. ["83 and ; Important to spray before the hudsiD‘RU‘tTF- H” h'dYStfil'kS were 3'30 var-i Open. an that. a strong solution can he7 ““1 away by ”19 rush of waters, Which : WI ond tho \itaiity of th» fungi Weak-f byoke through the semwall. Mr. Brice, mod much more readily than it can be . himself was only saved by the sagacity " done Inter. ’0f his (108. l'o-aring the seawalls would i It. in advlmhle before this spraying be submerged 01' 8“" “’35- he went ‘5 dm in owharda as “'9.” 38 small t DINO. the [113131189 t0 drive hi3 stock tO‘ fruits to prime: and burn the brush. 1‘0 1118!)?" ground. but before he had ac- . Gus-oration: wood will then not bavegmmpllshed his task the sea broke to he treated and many of the germs! through the walls and the advancing will ho dismal of. by means of the. 3 tide overtook hoth- him and his cattle. a fin». If materials for making the l M}. Brice tied his banker-chief around: “praying solution are bought. in large! hfs dog's nook and managed to keep‘ ’MItlt-im. they an ho had quite his head above water until land was‘ hung. All this should he looked ruched. . . l 0 db! re the spraying season opens. _ _ l Any rally rich [and will grow rasp- Uorrin hit. a. moist. well-drained clay [can b W11 the hast. For com- BFST SOIL FOR RASPBERRIES. THE FARM. RF) ”N EARLY 'I‘O SPRAY of farm const ructiens .;,f mam: SAVED BY HIS DOG. 31““ 0‘. “"‘i A peculiarly sad case. arising out of Prry. mildew )3“ of grapes, i the late disastrous flood at Elmley. one 3 curl. peach?“ tho smallest and most isolated par- of pear. rotfishes of the Isle of Sheppey. is re- nce. anthrac-lported from Sheerness. Mr. Frederick a number of; hecome actinzllrice, of Kin-g's Hill farm, who, by spring, Manygthrift and perseverance, saved suffi- he killed outlcien't. to become a farmer, has lost his ._ 1-- L_‘j ' aim t. at ore well known In we um. -m. as o hipment of one kind wil so! much better than one composed of half a dozen sorts. Spring planting is moat common and usually most satâ€" isfuctory. Bot u soon as the soil is in “good working condition. putting the plants in rows six feet apart and three feet apart in the row. Give clean and thorough cultum until tho latter pa rt of August. sitlmtion is preferable. For this rea- son the bushes can be set in orchards with excellent. results. Place the plants four or five feet apart. Give thorough cultivation and a liberal dressing of manure. In early spring remove all the old and weak canes in order that a succession of strong new shoots may be secured. It is very easy to keep the bushes free from insects and fungous diseases. consequently this fruit is one of the most desirable for the farmer's home. Through l.l [lung (Wang’s slum tie People. at the Empire Will be Counted. Early this your the first complete muons of the Chinese empire is to be taken. The wpproaobing enumeration has been ordered only after numer- ous conferences between Earl Li Hung Chang, the empress Dowager and the emperor. It came aliout in this way: At last year’s meeting of the Inter- national Statistical Institute, held in Rome. a committee, appointed to con- sider ways and means for taking a. “worm census." dmided that the aid of Li Hung Chang must be enlisted. They met him in Berlin and secured a promise of his influence at Pekin. On his return to China Earl Li breached the subject to the empress dowager. He explained the object and need 0! a census and that, the total number of people in the world could not he arrived at unless Cbina_ _did her . v \F‘- sham. The Eumpean countries, he said, wanted to know, and maidos he could not go back» on his promiw once made. because, avcord'mg to a Chinese proverb, “when the superior man has om‘e svokon. four horses cannot pull hack his word." 'V‘.T‘ â€" .IW Hot majesty stave hhn a line to the emwmr. At. first his ma jegty was diagzowed tn resrsnt the interference of a committee of unknown European8,but Li amylained that in other countries a. census was mammary. and that if China was to he» on a lovel with other vountrixes .4119 must. take a vonsus. The emperor finally gave his consent, and provided Li with an autograph order *0 .999 that the “#1103 of the Swiss com- mittee was carried out. The next stop was to transmit the imperial orders to the governors gen- era? of the provinvm. The governors have sent the order out. In the district magistrates. and on the next official day they will summon all the local mn- atahlm and exfiain that this time there is to he :1 fuel} and fair ('ount. The nature of a presiding afficer’s duties varies with time and place. An a+hletic miner was in the chair at a poiitiml meeting in New South \Vules. says an exchange. just. hefnrp a close During his address he VV as imerrupt- ed by hootings and rough chaff and the «h1ir1nan was soon in a state of hoi‘- ing indignation. , Smothering his wrath. houever he pacified the boys by assuring them that at the end of the candidate’s speech they Should be at liberty to putt any qwestions they chose. Accordingly. at. the end of the hamngue he rose and inquired in sten- torizui tones and in a rich Irish hrogue: anh exciting eleEtioh. One of the can- didates was present to Speak: A stout. little \Veish miner, who had been a. conspicuous disturber of the peace of tha evening. shuffled slowly up the steps of the. platform. But at tha top be was met by the chairman. who. withcmt the slightest warning. de- livered a terrific left-and-righter. and gent. the Welshman sprawling on his hack. a i rsk '2 Now. roared the chairman, has inny other gtntleman a question to airsk? --a.nd there was no reaponse. Frknd-I cuppose you'n h‘ad some b’ard experiences! Returned Kbndikorâ€"Oh. yes! 1'" noon the- whon wa hadn't 3 thin; but “Has {any g-intleman a questimf f0 CHINA WILL TAKE A CENSUS. FOR CURRANTS. rich and moist clay soil in a shady film: is preferable. For this rea- the bushes can be set in orchards 1 excellent ‘ results. Place the ts four or five feet apart. Give 'ough cultivation and a liberal sing of manure. In early spring ove all the old and weak canes in at that a succession of strong new A: mav be secured. It is very easy at are well kndwn‘lp _ the market. NO MORE QUESTIONS. DA RK DAYS. TOLD BY . of the Awful Bub- l‘lslcn 0! With a Sailors way. One of the most absorbingly interest- onnection with the aw- the United States bat.- d by John ing stories in c {11.1 disaster to tieship Maine is that tol Wail, the Florida diver, who was one of the first sent to Cuba after the catastrogvhe in Havana harbor. Wall is one of the. best known divers in the service, and his experience in exam- ining sunken wrecks would fill vol- " "C u‘mes. When he was taken to Havana to work upon the wreck of the Maine it was agrmd that he was to have three assistants to work the pumps and rapes. and that be! was to receive $125 per day, to be divided up among ail hands. A diiver’s day consists of four hours. In speaking of this job “’8.“ recently said: _ v _ _ U “Diving in Florida waters and in tho Glflf of Havana is a different matter from Mississippi work. The Florida waters are as clear as a bell,~ and a diver need not carry electric lights with him. He can see the shells under Sin that way. huh I knew from exgvieri-fi gance how numerous the NH)» fish areé and how they bite and sting :he ling-é ters. I knew also what formidahfie cram-l lures the big fish are in these “aters and how they would be animated by the indies that were within. They nip. off a diver’s hare fingers. 3 “As [sank my attention was a'L-i itratzted to a large number of sli' ifish that see-med to fill the water as zthough in a school. They were. of ail pvarieties, and 1 actually could feel? ”hem beneath my feet as I sank. The; iwater, instead of being thin and ’19:an i was thick, and I pushed my fem. down- qward as through adenine mass. The; éfish. as [quickly notcd. were of the; ‘very small kind. which make the life. of? his feet; and behold objects a. long way off. “I am a. Florida. diver, and have al- ways worked in troyical waters, except once, when I went to Lake Huron to recover valuables from a. su nken steam- ship. “but the wrvk of the mMaine was a different matter. Never in my ex- perience had I been called upon to do such a. “Somo were beautiful. others ugly. .Hideous sculpins flashed around me, igrinning and hlinking. . Huge eels that ilooked like big snakes twincd them- selves around my legs. Crahs and lab- ”tars were there also, clawing about .my diver’s suit, and little fish cam. ' toward me with Open mouths vociferâ€" ously:.__In the lo_t were tiny sword fish- CRITICAL PIECE OF \VORK. Here at the bottom of the sea; or sub- merged far below the surface, was a $4300.00!) cruiser. containing $50,000 in bank notes, silver and valuables. Beâ€" sides these were the ship’s instruments of costly make and rare design. be fecovered, along with; the gold and silver. “I shall never forget the morning, several days later, when the wreck- lng schooner took me out to the great submerged vessel and lowered me down. The suit I wore.- on that occasion was worthy of. note. for I had a brand- new one made. It was of heavy canvas cloth. waterproof and strong. Under- neath it. as the waters are (‘hillpy I wore a heavy woolen suit. Over the camas driver’s suit was a belt. whivh connected by brass rods with a collar around In) nak, to which were {aslen- ed the. tubes for raising and louering me, and for supplying me with uir. My boots had iron sole; weighted so heavily that, I could .not move around on land, and my «helmet was one with five winâ€" dows, :40 that I could we out of a win- dow whichever way I turned my head i‘Mort; than all. there were bodies down in the ship, and these were to : es with undevelowd sworas, and there ; were queer looking creatures with ; horns and wing-shaped fins. Others had {Mant‘iful‘glying f_ail_8. _and_there was “The helmet was fitted to the suit. It w as large enough, to permit. my mov- ing my neck with freedom. It was of glass, with copper outside, in \VhiPh “ere “My suit, when I was ready to 8° down, weigmd 400 pounds, and was so heavy that I mubd not support its weight unaided. My feet. each of which weighed 7!) pounds‘ had to 'he “Med for me. and on goin down the ladder from He side of he wrecker one of my as~istams took my tent off the rounds, and placed them heIow at each step. My hands were protected lightly with rubber gloves. which mu- nwted with my suit with hroad 9411ch bands, making my SlGe‘v’fiS water-tight. “I wanted to go down \xith my bare. hands. feefing that; lmufal work mt.â€" 391‘ and with more delicacy of tuuvh A DIVER MISERABLE. But this time they did not annoy me for they more after greater game be: yond. one big kind that had only one eyé in the centre. of the head. Vane of these were over three feet long but many having bright green and bright blue segues jqoked larger. p tut! H C-u' “As I sank a, little ice or I iawwressiug on what attracted the“ little fab. Float- Gracious? ing about whole. as though waiting to Why‘ on boco water fit. sud bobbing 1r-‘ were those and water like corks upon taink- m cal-3mm WINDOW'S OF IRON NE'I'TING. ’ BY A DIVER WHO IXAIINED THE BATTLESHIP MAINE. swam, never to come out again uvptll suffocated by a. fresh supply of fish. greedy to share the feast. “I saw green vegetables, probably carrhid aboard the Maine the day beâ€" fore or next day's dinner, still fresh and hardâ€"a tootbsome morsel for tho“ usn. “As I sank to the depth of the Maine I found myself suddenly facing agreat hole, while underneath my feet were hoards and sheets of iron, as though laid out for a platform. I quickly sig- naled for the boat above to atom and stood there for a minute and survey- ed the scene before me. It was PITCH DARK \VI'l‘Iâ€"IIN, And my most powerful hand electric light could not penetrate the awful â€"‘ ‘- vâ€"wâ€"- “It was my belief as it. that the Maine was some external cause. DULLIO VIA/{’1 uuwu "Wwv- “Did I say it. was dark? Not quite. The sea flushed with iight on every side, for the phosphorescent crabs were there, and the sea fans mada golden, green and pink hues. These gave out bluaa scintillations. Other queer fish which I had not noticed before. sent out a light. green glow. Every animal seem- ed to he a light giver. and the twinkle they shed as they floated in and out of the wreCkT' was so weirdly sugges- tive that Icowld only think of min- ers graping in a dark mine with the lights npon_ their helmets. '- Y LL-Anr c-.. lifihew that I must walk inside and thmw the light here and there po- fore I could know the secre'm at the dbpfihs. O p _-_ an}... no I fliln’ - v-â€" “Outting into the wrerk I threw my light ahead and war ‘vmd each point. It was an awfuo! sight. I saw detached arms and legs and skulls ripped hare of hair... I saw l‘odies that were drown- ed by the water and bodies that. were not drowned at. all, but. held down by great. pieces of piling mood. “I rem-,hed for the first man at; hand. He was a Japanese. HIS FEATURES WERE MUTILATPZD. "The rest of this horrible story you know. 01' the. l'odies recovered, thv currency saved and the machinery res- cued. I was there when they found the cipher book of the signals of the Unit- ed Staâ€"ties Navy. and saw tbs vawahie articles placed in the possession of the Captain. [worked on the Main? 16 days steadiiy. and otfiy gave Up he- cause [“39 to? tired to work any Manger." ‘ 1 MW UUIUCKMIIn Aux-v Due -..~-v- I came nearer, for the. objett was in the inner room, I was startled to 599 that it was that most greedy of ocean monstersâ€"a shark! He had in his teeth a hody and was swimming rapid- ly toward the door. I took up an ax and succeeded in rescuing the corpse. CURE FOR CONSUMPTION. .A New York doctor claims to have discovered a method of curing consum- ption hy the use of the electric cur- rent. He bases his method on the well- known pwrifying and healing qualities of ozone. This ozone he injects into the system of the patient. by placing pads on the chest. directly over the diseased portion of the lungs. and a pad on the corresponding point in the hack. Then a current at a high voltâ€" age is sent. directly through the body for twenty minimizes or half an hour. By this means the dead tissue of the lung. which is the cause of the disease. is said to he gradually destroyed. and the patient gets rid of it by expectora- tion. \Vh-ile this method is theoretic- ally feasible. it. is at: present entirely in an experimental stage. But I could catch the race cast. I laid t'be poor fellow’s head tenderly on my shoulder and took him to tho sur- fave. then I went down again. ”As I approached the wreck this time. I saw something moving inside. As Miss MuydevaL angrilyâ€"Yea. and they went, hark. tam. with a note ox- "press'wg my opinion of his impudenno. g Gracious! \Vhar. was it if Spanish loyalists in Havana cheer- fully (‘ontrihute 030.000 or $40,000 to- ward the purchase. of a. warâ€"ship for presentation to the government at Madrid. but they give little or nothing to feed the. 175.0000 starving (.‘ulbans who are. being supported by American charity. The cries of the tamishing wo- men and children throughout the island fall upon heedless ears in the gay cap- ital. whose inhabitants dance and sing and throng in merry drove: to their Sunday hull fights, supremely indifferâ€" ent. to the appalling scenes of suffering and death which lie beyond the tiity walls. There will surely come a. fear- ful reckoning for all this inhumanity and crime. and when its comes the standards of Spain will fall into the dust, oi humiliation beneath the blown of retributive justice. I'm ashamed to ask you; but if you couldâ€"- Exactly, That's Why I thought you'd be flulh. Don't. ask me for anything, I’ve just. had to put, up my watch. LfUST BE Ll NGU 1818. British officers serving in Indian re-v gimenta we now required to learn the, dialect of their men. in addition to Hindustani, Pasha-e. Punjalj, Hindi, Khaskm'a, Tamil and Mahratti are am-: on; the languages they must 00-. Why‘ on the back of every pictur- were those words: The original of thin it: carefully ground. INHI XMANI'I‘Y 0F SPA N] A R US. AN OPPORT UN E MOMENT. R EASON FOR ANGER. soon as I saw blown mp from “VI.“ “MI ”in“ q Quinn and a. Country ownedâ€"1,. Mr. J. B. 'l‘yrrell. member of. the Dumi Survey. delivered an Canadian n 1214511! ute. '1“ evening on the wam minion. which for ime tiveness has probably passpd 'in the! (“)3 address “'63. “Th? mug of the four great of Canada and nbe coo: them into our great a "0 He said that the mug, of Canada which could in any great. extent might he belongings m {our great St. La wrence: Um Hudson a“. kende and the Yukon, 3' .. address was in note u. these basins and their m“ with the points when m, most. readily connected by across their dixides; next}. name of their must Nomi“ 50 resources and 'he advnn central Canada might reap curing an early develom: waterway system. The ten Canada" he intended to he treal on the east and Wm“ west, with the districts (:3. them. andfi'm tho entire Pm Ontu'io. He 0011(3th iigbliy on mi once. basin. bimpiy pointinu the Immense ('urriuge 0n ind 060de t0~day Linn whole“ nage of the wor 1.41 in the lam proved that while land u. made vut, strides. tram'uu owing to its vheapuuss‘ 112an “EL D ITS OWN, Less than three imndwdui from the largest lake in In" once waterway occurred tidy on HUdSUH Main. “1th ig'able waivrs of its souihe reached to within Ten than dred and fifty mi'es of Line of the C.P.R. )‘vi there was not even :1 path {tom um: nu other. This “:15 ML vredital ada. The mum) of this sum WM to a large) wxleuk am Mr. Tyrreil in the) Hudsunl nny's rule. which 1 ilolation and an!» industrial dewlupu tweaks. The “INS!" tulriea. )fr. 'lyrrn‘. “rial area of m «'1' 5 or more l’h'nn fiw rout. lakes added 'Wdliu‘ on SMH'; tion win; this Email wa‘erway leading of great importrmv “)th route {rm to the Murkenzle “61d Inlet. inlu W1 Rivet. Prflt't‘P-Hlig branch as {a r :m it \ at being (mum .‘t WOlhld be remind miles from the wt on Lake. Cnmflug which a, raihmy mi the eastern and 01 W“ reached and i Idveu at the alwx u my: the equal: of \ on the gl‘ohu. 'I'hr ei‘ways \VPI‘R prasv River nurlhward ° ward. and the $7.; Staffing at the u "we could go norm est rivgr on the mgr Or W9 could ('h‘ Mavkenzie Duly. River rmwh ”I" the. navigable aw “'hit'h river MM we could go on The divide 1! PM on was 60 min»; ed by n rai‘mm length of (hr \\ enzie Basin “as Yukon and its U‘ a total at 7.3210 m curring within basins via 3110 Pt gated 150 milps. crossing tho pm to the navigahie Basia. we sbnuid ance to Mann 1 miles. From hm near .‘Iissunuhic' vâ€"v --"_ '7' zie. add aftvr 1,100 rupted navigmium THE ARU'I‘J ttté' “us-2313M!" Basin. Mon 10" Moon River. 1,-3'“ 122 miles nvw Railroad. H Lm mi es and 1' Portage Rai‘r-ffl" Mackenzb 33““ and 83 mi‘v5 IW' tiona and Wm““ 3.000 miies \\ W‘“ Duide Port *8" h ieauu import route .ackenz 1.. into In: 1.3.50 uu‘ r 900150!) here a mm 1' mm O\\' ‘ 1030 m1 \\ $300 3m mll" 10rd 9m 1 UT | ”in mail using emu is to ‘00. v bu had Jib-t? IL “ With a daputah - memomu‘tze him 1 the Mine duties J! “:8an the [Gum »t Bh‘uck Mm, w-i nos a n 0811' f is!!! “fins-amt In HM. he“ ck?“ uga' {or [OM 3““ wfiOUG “I?! I”. CW 1)“ 1008. I‘ win were “out "a: "You 80‘ the ”k and mid meat wfld.’ and the In". bx! otder 3‘ ind C .the cries of “1° ”0 bl .1... ' who ch11! r June asked of a 31 Lo Ills chaffimg h! ny.’ There um I: we: I comma 1mm the Md, '1 hope you dig N ha; to phase 'ouhfimrnment 300 that I met my ‘08 direct th‘rough‘ mm.“ for 1h D” "5' “3?; Y0“? net 0... ga civics streflu’ ‘I (It Nth is .LMM fold ‘0." . ‘flMlu. OF COIII MM I 'ino‘