that the sun at noonday is almost invisible.

Better news, however, comes from Nebraska. Rain has fallen there, and
the terrible drought appears to be over. The farmers are using every
moment of daylight to plough their fields and get them ready for the
fall planting.

Showers have fallen almost daily over the State since the drought was
broken, and, in the few days that have passed, the grass that was so
terribly burned and parched has sprung up anew, until it looks quite
fresh and green again.

The farmers are now feeling more hopeful.

* * * * *

We told you about a wonderful roller-boat that was being built in
Toronto.

It was given its first trial on Saturday, and Mr. Knapp, its inventor,
declared it to be a great success.

People who were on board this strange craft on its trial trip said that
when the machinery was put in motion the sensation was anything but
pleasant. According to their description, it seemed as if the whole ship
was being lifted into the air, and tilted to such angle that it was
bound to go over. When they, were half frightened out of their senses by
the tilting, there came a noise as if all the machinery was bursting at
the same moment, and when they had made up their minds that the whole
affair was going to pieces, the vessel began to move through the water.