VII. MISCELLANEOUS.--Duck Hunting in Scotland.--A curious method of approaching ducks under the guise of a donkey.--3 illustrations VIII. NAVAL ENGINEERING.--Hints to Shipmasters.--A very practical view of the proper personal habits of the commander of a merchant ship The British Cruiser AEolus.--Details of dimensions and armament of this recently launched British ship Trials of H.M. Cruiser Blake.--Trial trip of this celebrated cruiser.--Her horse power as developed, with the somewhat disappointing results obtained as regards speed.--1 illustration IX. PHOTOGRAPHY.--Development with Sucrate of Lime.--Development formulas, involving the use of sugar solution saturated with lime.--Accelerating influences of certain chemicals X. RAILROAD ENGINEERING.--The Rail Spike and the Locomotive.--A most interesting article on an old time railroad.--Curious incidents in the construction of the Camden & Amboy Railroad, by the celebrated Robert L. Stevens.--A most graphic account of early difficulties XI. TECHNOLOGY--American Workshops.--The care of tools and practice in American workshops, as viewed from an English standpoint New Sugar Items.--Interesting points in the cultivation of sugar beets and manufacture of sugar therefrom in France, Germany, and other countries * * * * * THE GREAT BELL OF THE BASILICA OF THE SACRED HEART OF MONTMARTRE. The main work on the basilica of the Sacred Heart is now completed and the bell tower surmounts it. So we have now a few words to say about "La Savoyarde"--the name of the great bell which is designed for it, and which has just been cast at Annecy-le-Vieux, in Upper Savoy, in the presence of Mgr. Leuilleux, Archbishop of Chambery, Mgr. Isoar, Bishop of Annecy, and of all the clergy united, at the foundry of Messrs. G. & F. Paccard, especially decorated for the occasion. [Illustration: INTERIOR OF THE BELL.] One of the Latin inscriptions that ornament the metal of "La Savoyarde" at once explains to us its name and tells us why a bell designed for the capital was cast at Annecy-le-Vieux. The following is a translation of it: "In the year 1888, in the course of the solemnities of the sacerdotal jubilee of the Sovereign Pontifex Leo XIII., I, Frances Margaret of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, on the initiative of Francis Albert Leuilleux, Archbishop of Chambery, with the co-operation of the bishops of the province, at the common expense of the clergy and upper and lower classes of Savoy, was offered as a gift, as a testimonial of piety toward the divine heart, in order to repeat through the ages, from the top of the holy hill, to the city, to the nation and to the entire world, 'Hail Jesus!'" Let us now witness the casting of the bell.