Harbor Grace Standard, 1871-09-20

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CONCEPTION   BAY   ADVERTISE*.
VOLUME 12.
HAEBOR GRACE, NEWFOUNDI_/;.T>, WEDNESDAY; SEPTEMBER 20, 1871.
NUMBER 44.
AGENTS
ron TBS
Tferbor Grace Standard
^John's Mr. T. Ryall.
Bmocs.,  "  Gt. Gushue.
BaxRobbbts	
Cabboneab   " J. E Pike.
Gband Bank A Fob- )  " H. J. Had-
CTKB ) don.
Tbikitt  " W. Pittman.
Random Sound  " A. Tilixt.
Catalina  Capt. J. Perry.
Bonavibta...-. Mr. J.Lawrence
GaxxasrosD  " F.White.
Fogo  "   J Fitzgerald
Twounqate  "   J. J.Pcarco.
NOTRE DAME BAY.
Nobth Shore Mr. F. Thomas.
Lmxx Bat Island.... " J.Campbell.
^nsnraiifc Iloticcs.
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FOR
FIRE -So TL,XF*JEi
Cajhsal.—TWO MILLIONS' Sio.
Annual Revenue tbom Fibe
Pbemiums  £180,000'
Annual Revenue raoxi Life
Pbemtomb  ...... £110,000
Axscal Revkm:e rsou Interest upon Invested Funds,
nxablx  :..£42,000
HEAD OFFICES.
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Prospectuses—Forms of ApplicoHon for
Fire and Life Insurance and all other
Information can be obtained at tho
Office of
A. O. HAYWARD,
St. John's,
Agent for Newfoundland.
July 1.1870.
But crowes
Or .hall ws find on bottls-fitld,
By victory attended.
The truly grest, unless Ihe shield
Ths ciuis of right dc_• ivied ?
For oft balh might the battle gained,
While natiooi wept tb' escutcheon named.
Shsll hoarded riches grsotneis Brant
Where moral worth is needed.
Whtt time Ihr torn of woe and want
In vein their sorrows pleaded?
True greatnete surely mint he mots
'"'_«n misers tesk ond fools odore.
it he wha feels another's woe.
And strives to tooths hii torrowt,
Whose eympithiet sponloneoot IIjw
To brighten hit to-morrow.
Shell be etteemedbotb good ond grest
AnJ Heaven shsll blett bis istt etlats.
0ood service mtke ths meanest grett,
Zeal purett thinet snd heighten :
Devotion tmilri tt frowoing fate,
Love't labor it tha lightest;
ho livet to purpoie livet indeed,
And good works beit odoro hit crssd.
P nea ity nolwesltb, or rsnk or power,
Or crowm. confer Hue glory ;
'In goodoeu thot turtivet ths hour,
And re su i lbs bett in itory ;
And though obicuri the good  mtn't name
'      slill though lott lo fsms.
Life Association of Scotland.
Medical Officer—Db. W. C. Simms.
Secretary—E. L. JARVIS, Esq.
liie toooal ineomt of lliii  Association it new
£2*0,000 STERLING.
The AeeamoUted Fuod ta IS60. amounted
tijtwxtjat*.       . ^   ,	
The Liie Aesurtncee in fcrce m . S69, amount
£7.1S9.t_9tlc. .       ,      .
l_w buatncesla oooooewd unJtr two separata
Dssortmeat or eUaeet of .u miner.
Tboae who prefer Life Atsurancavat the imalleat
tolls. eotuUt.nl wi-h aecurity,—ihould examine
CLA8S A.
TheM who fttrntt tbeir thtre of PeoUtt ipplied
lo luereoslut. the sums tatured-with tbe option
of to important provision for their old age-without
alfectinf (be sum assured preferred to tbt utual
ben.fi launder
CLASS B.
T. r der Cltss A ooe half or one fouith of tbe
flnt sii yeart premiums mty remain unpaid. Inline! only, aod lbe* tt I per cent, bdng  requir.
^?fcT?_*1'   ,
of Poller Hotd.
the omniums, ti
lo Cltat B the proflti ire a
ded tothe  policy
rd.   Tne retultt of
i of every oneestk-
^--m^S^-ltleV
Uf for life Aeaur
CONCEPTION BAT AGENCY
Medical Officers:
Db. W. M. ALLAN, Harbor Grace
Db. W. ANDERSON, Brigus.
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ADAMS'
INDIAN SALVE
IJnequoled for Onts, Boras, Sores of
oil kinds and of old standing.     ~
frHsjM
, Jirt disus isst using %iratn's
giWwjJaliw.
Spread, a sufficient quantity to cover
the sort, On a piece of white "linen, (not
calico,) oiiee a day. Before every dres-
sing wash the Sort with tepid" water,
——:* J— **.i then put your salve on.
t the cure if tbe tepid
'•*  with Castile Soap.
 -t , . ____,_s,Dry Piles, or Seur-
r, simply nib the sore with it once ft
day: A cure will soon be effected. Hub
Salve u also excellent fbr Galls oh
Horse*.
gritteteemtaperbox,
Forealeafc the Drug Sores of Messrs
W. JL Tmcm-ot, Md J. J. D_u_
IHltwOlM, Aa. 18,1170.
TRUE GREATNESS.
iy pomp
doth gtettoeit dwell? In court*
net cf glory tested,
ranks of bright cohorts,
np and grandeur greeted ?
, indeed, msy mike o king,
rr.s truo greatness can oot bring.
tt r_a|
of exiatccA. Wo havo to tolerate them.
ry nrovfercful rarely to givo ub absolute causo of offence. They etab us,
aud wo cannot tell who has stabbed us.
What is to bo dono with them ? Let
them, as far as possible, bo avoided. If
you do not feel yourself aufficiintly
strong to encounter ono in a verbal en-
counter.'without committing yourself,
when you soo him bearing down upon
you in tbe street turn down a byo lone,
or ontry, or even pop into a pub—; no,
don't di) that, for, if you do, ho will report that you are a confirmed drunkard,
and frequent public houses at all hours
oftho day, But do get out of his path.
IIo will do no good— he may do you
harm ; at any rate, he will try. to do so,
for it is his policy to raise himself bv
pulling down other peoplo. H ho will
persist in getting in your way—why, cut
him dead.
The Gbeat Rule or Conduct.—The
rulo of conduct followed by Lord Erk-
sine—a man of sterling independence
of principle and scrupulous adherence
' i truth—is worthy of being engraved
i every young man's hesrt. "It was
first command aud counsel of my
earliest youth," he said, " always to do
my duty, and leave tbe consequences to
God. I shall carry with me the memory, and I trust the practice of this
larental lesson to tho grave. I have
tithcrto followed it and I have no rea-
on to complain that my obedience to it
haa been a temporal sacrifice. I havo
found it, on the contrary, the road to
prosperity and wealth; and I shall
point out the same path to my children
for their pursuit." And there can be
no .doubt, after all, that the only safe
rule of conduct is to follow implicit y
tbe guidance of an enlightened  con-
Modbsti.—Modesty always sits gracefully upon youth ; it covers a multitude
of faults, and doublea tho , luttro of
every virtue, which it seems to hide. ' In
tta young man it is the index of an ingenuous heart, in the young lady it is
golden key whereby tbe truly discerning may unlock tta casket, which conceals from common observers the imi-
table graces and tta wealthy treasures
of tar mind.
Selt-Biliancb.—Look not for i
cess to favour, to partiality, to friend-,
ship, or to whist is called interest; write
it on your heart tbst you will depend
solely on your own merit, and on your
own exertions. For that which a man
owes to .favour or to partiality, that
same favour or partiality is constantly
liable to be taken from ll'm-
. Tp* Philosopiieb'b Stone.—The eccentric but brilliant John Randolph once
rose up suddenly in his seat in tta
Honse of Representatives, and screamed
out at the top of hia voice, " Mr.
er I Mr. Speaker! I have disc
tta philosopher's stone. It is Pay aa
you go 1"
When once a concealment or deceit
has boen practised in matters where all
should ta fair and open as tta day,
confidence can never be restored, any
more than you can restore tta white
bloom to tta grapo or plnm that you
tare once pressed in yonr hand.
Imperturbable good temper Is an of-
factual meant of defence against ill-natured saroasm. Ita laugh ta never
long against  tta man who meets ridi-
©rigiititi.
Scraps for the "Standard"
No. 10,
STEAM.—(Continued.)
Sinco my lost on steam, I have heard
many remarks mado on it, and by persons supposed to be capable of judging
to some extent of its adaptability, to
tho trade and fisheries of this country,
'--'- with reference to its use
Fishery. The majority who
are opposed to its use in that branch
of the country business, are not bo
ou account of its being unau t-
oble or unprofitable at present, as from
its having, they say, a natural tendency
to exterminate the Seal, or what is practically tho Bame thing, banish it farther
north, to where it will be impossible to
bo had in sufficient numbers to mako
tho prosecution of tho fishery a pnyitig
business. However, before any opinion
can be accepted as authoritative
these points,itmusteomc from some
having moro complete knowledge of tho
natural history and habits of the seal,
than most of even tho experienced sealing masters possess. It is too, rather
surprising that so littlo really is known
regarding tho seal, especially when wo
consider it is one of tho great contributing elements to the wealth and prosperity of Newfoundland. In ono of tho
lato Standards, I noticed an announcement that Mr. Carroll, of Bonnviata,
intends shortly to publish a work, th it
will without doubt, give us all the
known facta about tho seal. Judging
from Mr. Carroll's great powers of ob-
Bcryntion, combined with his vast experience in the fisheries, for tho past
tifty years, I feel sure hia acknowledged
-itural ability will produce a book that
ill be exceedingly vnluablo to all who
hove tho interest of Newfoundland nt
heart, and at tho same time, ono which
will by his extensive and focilo powers
of description, be rendered highly instructive and amusing. With regard
therefore to steam for th6 seal fiahery,
I will say no more untu the npppca'r-
ance of Mr. CarrolrVj/ork, which will
doubtless, supply mo with subject mat.
*-r, for ono or perhaps moro articles.
With regard to  steam in connection
th tho cod and herring fisheries, I
think it will be in extensive uso in a
cry Bhort time. Jlr. Shea's bait skiff
is only the forerunner of what in a few
years will bo a huge fleet, and for his
enterprise in taking tho initiative, that
gentleman deserves moro success than
in tho venture he has bo far had. Somo
say tho Isabella is a failure, as yet sho
is, but only in a matter of detail, ond
that her engines and boilers do not
they were expected, and ought
. i only a temporary fault, and
doeB not in tho least intcrfore with, or
vitioto tho principlo of applying steam
'   baitskiffsL Theprinciple is a good one,
d one which when proved, (and next
_son will do thot) will be found capable of extension to oil branches of tho
fishery ; and the eloy is not far distant
when there will be steam cod and herring seine skiffs, bait skiffs,fishing boa s,
aye and trawlers, and as a necessary
adjunct, coasters and carteel boats.
Whilo on this point, I may mention
that in a late mail paper, I read an account of a steam launch now in uso in
the Pilchard fisheries, of Devonshire and
Cornwall. This particular launch is 37
feet long, 9 feet beam and draws only
3 feet water. Her engines mid boilers
being placed well aft, she has ample
stowage room forward for a large catch
of fiah. Her speed is 0 miles an hour.
Her cost is not given in the notice referred to, but from information for
some time in my possession, and which
was had from the firm that built this
samo launch, I should say hcr cost to be
about £350, by., and tar consumption
of coal about 60 lbs., per hour, when
working at full speed. That cost could
be much reduced if the hull waa bu lt
bere. Tta engines for thoae launches
aro very strong and simple in construction; so much so, that a person of mere-
ly ordinary capacity can in a few hours,
be taught how to manage thom effi-
-entiy.
Now, wo uld such boats not be almost
invaluable to many plantera engaged in
tho Shore and Labrador fisheries ? I
know many wbo bave large crews, and
who ocouiiouolly have to send 60 miles
fbr bait, who would clear tbe cost of
such steam-launch m one or two days
fishing; fishing, whieh bnt for the steam-
launch they would not tare ; but instead
of seeing their boata return loaded at
night, would have then come empty.
Not only wonld theso launches be useful for bait skiffs, but for seine skiffs
and fishing jacks aa well; and frequen t-
lj in calm weather, for towing whole
fleets of boats from one ground to
another.
subject tbat is weU worthy
■      ■ I
things. Thbre are inexhaustible riehco
in the fishery, but to get at those thc
old sailing boats and sailing vessels ars
often useless. Bad voyages aro rarely
cau .ed by scarcity of fiah ; the fLih are
always plenty, if not'in ono place, then
in another. Sailing boats and vcssMs
cumbersome, alow and tedious.
Steamcre are conveni. _.t, swift and active. Their flint cost mny bc a littlo
high, but they soon amply redeem it,
and wherever they arc in uso a degree
of certainty nnd speed can nlways bc
calculated Upon, «-: . x with er.iling
crafUtheirimovemtr.- aroalwayamerely
■matters of speculation and probability.
Where steam is in mo_i; general use,
there advancement nud civilization is
most marked and increasing. Hcnco,
the ncccessity of ita beiug moro largely
npplied here, If New'oundlaud and
J-ewfoundlanders wish to keep up with
the ouUido world, in its swift marching
onward steps of progress.
I commend theso remarks to tho
merchants nnd planters of this eountr
and hope yet to boo numbers ox thoi^
launches and small steamers in very
general use here.
From Home and Health*
W. R. De Pur A Bbotheb, Publishers,
805 Broadway, New York.
FACTS ABOUT LIFE.
It is singular how much method has
been discovered in thoBeeming irregular-
ities of life. Things that appear tho most
casual occur with wonderful order when
the aggregate is taken into account.
Take, for instance, tho height of man.
■What influence has it on longevity ?
How can we know whether we ore for-
tunato in this respect? Fscts show
that one's height docs effect one's
days, and tall men livo longer than
short ones.
Marriage, too, affects longevity. Ii-
vornbly ? Yes; married men livo longer than ainglo men. Ono's profession
hss a important relation to life. Thus,
out of one hundred of each of tho following professions, the number of th
their seventieth year __ .
among clergymen, 42; fanners, 40 ;
traders nnd manufacturers, 33 ; soldiers
and clerks, 32 ; lawyers, 29 ; artists, 28 ;
professors, 27; phyBtcians, 21. Thus it
appears that those who heal us kill
themselves moro rapidly than   others.
Tho average duration of lifo ia 83
ears. One-fourth of tho bom die bo-
ore they reach tho age of 7 years, and
the half beforo tho 17th year. Out of
100 persons only 6 reached the ago of
60 years, nnd only 1 in 1,000 reaches
the ago of 100 years. Out of 500 only
1 attains 80 years. Out of 1,000,000,-
000 living persons, 330,000,0.^ .'.io an-
nually, 91,000 daily, 3,"?0 every hour,
and 60 every minute ; snd still tho po.
pulation of tho earth increases. Tho
known tongues which men speak amount
to 3,061.
It seems from theso facts thot tho
two great events of lifo are being
born and dying. After tho turmoil,
rest
CHEWING GUM.
A gentleman in tho streets of C ,
Iowa, lately counted, in fifteen minutes,
seventy ladies chewing gum, This habit
prevails extensively—especially in tho
West._ Almost every cchool girl you
meet is chewing, chev!.. ., chewing.
Of course it will not "be - ■ timed
that this habit is either as injurious or
as nasty as that of chewing to oaeco, yot
:t is not altogether innocent.
When food is taken, saliva is secreted
:o aid in masticating it. When other
mbstances aro chewed, aalivs. is, at first
secreted as for food but tho vitnl instincts soon recognizing the nsture of
the substance, excrete a fluid similar to
saliva for the defence of tho tissues.
This fluid (thrown out against tobacco,
gute, etc.) is really an estcrction.
The bile occasioned by taking poison.
is medicines, bss, by careful oxperi.
ment and analysis, been found to be
quito a different substance from that
secreted hy tho liver in its healthy action. So the fluid which tho salivary
glands produce during protracted chew-
ing of that which is not food, is quito
different from healthy saliva. The
waste, however, is probably just as great
as if it were healthy saliva. Those wbo
habitually chew gum, unduly exercise
tbe salivary glands, thus wasting vital
force and injuring the glands, occasioning in them either utimate debility, or
undue development in size There is
also danger oi. permanent depreciation
andpoisoning of thttWivary glands.
such rapid decay in America,
ing so early the dentist's care, it ia surprising that ambitious young ladies
should so wontonly destroy them. BoyB
often rain their teeth by cracking nuts;
to get at the kernel—they have a motive—but what possible motive can
boys, girls, or woman have for ehtmng,
the world ia moving aliead, and Newfoundland must move with it; if there
are good things in tta conntry, thoee
in it most use tta best and most aden. i
ttio means of obtaining those goodi
Inahort.it ia a useless, indecent, un-
healthful practice. Boys and girls, let
it alone !—Medical Independant.
AMOUNT OF AIR WE BREATHE.
A full sized msn takes into his lungo
st each breath about a pint of air ;
whilo there all the life-nutriment is extracted from it;and, on its being sent
out of the body, it is so entirely de. ti.
tudo of life-giving power, tluit if rc-
brcathed into the hungs again, witho it
the admixture of any pure air, the in-
dividu; 1 wouldauffocatc.aud woulddie in
Bixty seconds. As a man breathes
about eighteen titnea in a minute, and a
pint ot each breath, he consumes over
two hogsheads of air every hour, or
nbout sixteen hogsheads during tho
eight hours of sleep; that is, if a man
were put iu a room whieh would hold
sixteen hogsheads of air, he would, during eight hour's sleep, extract from it
every atom of life-nutriment, and would
die at tho end of the eight hours, even
ifench breath could bo kept   to   itself,
Erovided no air came into tho room
rom without.
BONE FELON.
Of all painful things can thero be any
so excruciatingly painful as bone felon'.
Wc know of uone that flesh is heir to.
As this malady is qiiito frequent, and
tho subject of much earnest consider-
ation, wo rive tho last recipe for its
cure, whieh is given by that high authority, thc Loudon 'Lancet .-
" Ab soon as tho disease is felt put directly over thc spot a fly blister, about
tho size of your thum nail, and let it remain for six hours, nt tho expiration of
wlueh.tiine, directly under tho surface
of the blister, maybe seen tho felon,
which can instantly bc taken out wi h
thc point of a nee die or a lancet."
MORE ABOUT VACCINATION.
The good people who havo become
excited on tho vaccination question may
bo pacified by tho .fact that a Bpeci.il
committee of English doctors has lately reported to tho world that molodiue
iuduted to vaccination in no wiso proceed from it, and that almost universal
medical authority commends it as ono
of tho greatest safe-guards ovor introduced for tho protection of tbo human
family. The committeo moreover report that, from tho logic of this fact,
it is tho duty of tho Stato to secure its
universal adoption, allowing only such
as are prejudiced tho option of paying
twonty shillings as au exemption fee.
TO REMOVE WARTS.
We gave in   tho   Mny   number   of
Home and Health several methods  of
removing   warts.     Here    is   another,
taken from an exchango:
Warts ore not only very troublesome,
but disfigure the hands. Our readers
will thank us for calling their attention ]
to tho following perfect euro, even of
tho largest, without leaving a scar. It j
1 ss been tested by tho writeri "Tako a
nail piece of raw beef, steep it all
ight in vinegar, cut as much from it as
ill cover the wart, and tie it on, or, if
tho cxcresencc is on tho forehead, fasten
it on with strips of plaster. It may bo
removed during tho day and put on
evory night. In ono fortnignt tho wort
will die and peel off." The samo pro-
'ription will cure corns.
i from
. many
a modes of lolling time.
"^Thls sssrilsat Monthly  Is only 11.80
Mail Extracts.
In Russia, not long since, somo mur-
orers wero placod, without knowing t,
in four beds whcro four persons hid
died of tho cholera. Thev did not tako
the disease. They were then told that
they were to sleep in beds where some
persons had died of malignant cholera ;
out the beds were, in fact, new, nnd hod
not been used at all. Nevertheless,
three of them died of C.io disease within
tr hours.
A LESSON IN POLITENESS.
" A friend of Dean 8wift's one day
sent bim a turbot as a present, by a servant lad who had frequently boen on
similsr errands but hod never received
onything from tho dean for his trouble.
Having gained admission, ho opened tho
study-door snd, putting down tho fith
on the floor, criea out rudely,' Master
has rent you a turbot!'
" Young man,' said the dean rising
from his easy-chair,' is that the way
you deliver a message ? Let me tea h
you better manners. Sit down in my
choir, wo will change places, and I will
8how you how to behave in future.'
"Tho boy sat down, and the dean
going out, came up to the door, and male-'
ing a low bow, said' Sir, master presents
bis kind compliments, hopes you sre
well, and requests yonr acceptance c. .
" Doeshe ?' replied the bov. ' Return
him my best thanki, and there's half a
crown fbr yourself
"Tta dean, thus caught in his own
trap, laughed heartily and gave the boy
a crown for bia ready wit."
Tta teacher as well as the scholar received - lesson at that time. That boy
cerUiift., knew enough to make his way
through the world.   The dean was	
fond of fun, and we tare no doubt
joyed tta boy'e coolness.
THE GERMAN NAVY.
There in really oomo alarm in England concerning naval matters, becauso
of the course of Germany, tho German
government being bent on having a
powerful nnvy, and having secured t ie
servioes of the licst naval constructor in
England to make ships for it. England's
naval supremocy is not to bc questioned
in 1871, but it may bo among the thing),
that have l>cen iu 1876. Let Germany
keep out of war five yearn, and build
annually forty or fifty lirst-eLvs figl t-
ing »hips during that time, and she
might liave a navy that would be almost
as strong as her army is, or a» it soon
will be mnde. It is only a question of
means, and Germany will re.live suffi-
cieut money from France to pay the
cost of a navy strong enough to meet
even that of "l.nul.-uid, which is Baying
all tliat can be . aid ou the subject. Ab
to men, without which ships would bc
useless, .he could have her pick from
among the seamen of the world,
should she be willing to pav their pri.e.
Iftho Confederate crin-cr* eould be
manned .bv the best of British sailors,
Danish sai'urs. 1. ut.-h sailors, Russian
sailors, Swedish sailor-, Italian sailors,
Greek Bailors, and ao on i Here, again,
it is only a queation of meana, and Germany's means nre not likely to '
for has she not tho knack of helping
herself to other nations' money ? As
to thc naval supremacy of England, all
believe in it, but not no much moro
firmly than they believed in tho military
auprcmacyof France but thirteen mont is
since. It was taken for granted, at tho
begiuning of last Hummer, that France
was the first of military nations, but
about two months there was an entire
chango in men's opinions, wrought by
thecaniiono^Wocrth and Weissemburi.
Yiid why tho change ? Because tho
Germans went iuto the war with as
impletc a military system as thc ability
i man could conceive nnd form. Hers
as a Beieutific.methodical.bttsiness-li ;e
mode of making war, in which oa little
left to clinnco as could be thus fcft.
V, why ahould not tho Germans be
able to methodize n.ivnl warfare as completely as they have methodized the
r ot thc land ? Wo admit that tho
os are not precisely alike, but there
lufficicnt resemblanco between them
to prevent tho assertion tliat tho Germans cannot create a nnvy sufficiently
strong to contend on equal terms witn
that of England. It should bc recollected that naval warfare is far moro
scientific now than ever it was before,
and in matters of science the Germans
at least tho equals of the English,
and tlieir superiors, judging from recent
enf, as organizers. All seems to de-
-nd upon timo, so that if there must
i an Anglo-German war, it would bc
for the interest of England thot it should
begin very Boon. With hcr present
superority, Englnnd could teach Germany a lesson she much needs; but post-
pono the war to 1876, nnd Germony
may be the teacher, not the pupil.
Had France attacked Prussia in 1861,
the latter country could havo beon
doubled up" more easily than Austria
hod thus been served in 1S..0 ; but after
1866 tho French should have thought
and thrice to that, beforo making
a Germany. What tho Germany
of to-day is to tho Prussia of ten years
ago, the' Germany of 1876, iu respect to
naval matters, may be to the Germany
of 1871. For England to rely on re
collections of St. Vincent nnd the Ni e,
of Camperdown and Trafalgar, would be
ns unwise oa it woo in France to rely
upon recollections of Jena and Auer-
Btadt, of Lutzcn and Lingy. Old thin *\
nre not merely old, they are obsolete ns
well,—not only old ships and old, guns,
but old ideas and old modes of C ;l.tin_;;
and old laurels are not the bedding upur.
wliich men and notions con find repose.
A T_ow fighting world has come upon
tho solid land,—why Bhould there not
ew fighting world on the shifting
ind "ycoty waves," that might
swallow British navy and navigation up ?
WHERE THE 8UN NEVER SETS.
Tho following paragraph is from the
liscription of a scene witneased by Mr.
Campbell and partv in the North ofj
Norway, from aclif. one thousand feet
bove the seo:
" The ocean stretched away in silent
vaatneaa at our feet; the sound of tbe
warea scarcely reached our airy lookout ; away in the North the huge old
sun swung low along tbe horizon, like
the slow best of the pendulum ia th-
tall clock of our grandfather's pari
corner. Wo all stood silent, looking at
our watches. When both hands came together at twelve, midnight, • tta full
round orb hung triumphantly above
the wovo—a bridge of gold run-
niug due North spanned the water
between us and him. Tbere bo shone
in silent majesty that knew no act ti
We involuntarily took off our tats ;i
no word waa said. Combine, if you can,
tbe most brilliant sunrise and sunset
you ever saw, and ita beauties will pale
Wore the gorgeous coloring which now
lit np the ocean, heaven and mountain.
In half an hour tho sun had swung by
in perceptibly on its beat, tta colours
changed to those of morning, a fresh
breese rippled over tta flood, one song»J
' asd up in tta grove
d into another day.
Hlctrorol08ial.
MOON'S PHASES FOR SEPT.
[fob tiie HABBOB OBACK 8T_.NDABD.1
TIIE EQUINOX.
Tliere is nothing that so beautifully
proves the earth's motion oround the
Sun annually, as tho Sun's apparent
motion from South to North ana _N'orth
to South and crossing the line twice in
tho year, that is, on tho 20th March
and 2;lrd September. Between tbo
22nd and 23rd June, tho sun reaches
its greatest north declination and between the 22nd and 23 December, iu
greatest south declination. And becauso
the earth's orbit is at an angle of 23J°
to the earth's equator, or thc imaginary
production of that equator into space,
therefore thc sun nppears to go 281*
north, and 231° south, besides crossing
this imaginary line or equator, as I have
said. So the earth's daily motion from
- '-> cast, causes the sun's apparent
from cast to west every day, to
tho beauty of morning and aet
in evening glory. So seed time and
harvest, aud day and night, and cold
and heat, never cease, for the inclina-
' in of tho earth's axis to the equator
bo arranged at 23 J°. Tho time of
the sun apparently " crossing the line,"
i called, on the 23rd September,
is named tho " Annual Equinox;" tbe
of thc sun apparently creasing tta
in spring, on tho 20th March, ia
called the '• Vernal Equinox." Thia
word " equinox," means "equal day and
night," becauae there is such at these
times. This paper is intended, how-
practical compendium of
weather signs. Frotn the '• Seaman's
Almtoack," for 1869, I extract from
the latoAdmiral Fitzroy'B observations,
such notes as seem to be applicable to
country aa well as Britain. " Wheth-
■lcar or cloudy, or a rosy sky at sunset presages fine weather; a sickly look-
inu' greenish hue, wind and rain ; a dork
(or Indian) red, rain, a red (dork or
muddy) sky iu thc morning, bad weath-
?r or much wind (perhaps rain) j a grey
>ky in the morning, fine weather; a
high llawn, wind ; a low dawn, fair
weather. A " high dawn" is when the
first indications of daylight aro seen
abovo a bank of clouds. A "low dawn,"
rhen the day breaks on, or 'near the
izon, the first streaks of light being
y low down. Soft looking or delicate
clouds fortcll fine weather, with moderate light breezes ; hard-edged, oily-looking ciouds, wind. A dark, gloomy blue
iky is windy, but a light, bright," blue
iky indicatea fine weather. Generally,
thc softer clouds look tho less wind (bnt
perhaps more rain) may be expected ;
and tho harder, more " greasy rolled,
•.uftcd, or ragged, the stronger the
coming wind wiil prove. By the prevalence and kind ot rod, yellow, or other
tints, tho coming weather may be foretold very nearly ; indeed, if aided by
instruments, almost exactly. Smalt,
inky-looking clouds foretell rain ; light
acu'd clouds driving across heavy msasre,
show wind and rain -, but if alone, may
indicate wind only. High, upper clouds,
crossing thc sun, moon or stars, in a
direction different from that of tta
lower cloud, orthe wind then felt below, foretell a change of wind towards,
th eir direct i m. After fine clear weather,
lhe firat signs in tho sky of a coming*
-hango, arc usually light streaks, curia,
wisps, or mottled patches of white, distant clouds, which increase, and ore followed by an overcasting of murky vapor
that grows into cloudiness. This appearance, moro or less, oily or watery,
oo wind or rain will prevail, is an infallible sign. Unusual or gaudy hues, with
hard, definitely outlined clouds, foretell
rain, and probably strong wind. Misty
clouds forming, or hanging on heights,
show wind and rain coming, if they re-
main increase or descend, if they rise or
disperse, tho weather will improve or
become fine. The words "dark or
muddy," in brackets, I have supplied,
as being more in consemance with our
idea of rain predict ion. Also, although
soft looking or delicate cloudi. foretell
fine weather in summer, their prevalence
hero in September or following months
with adventitious and unseasonable,
though pleasant, very warm weather
(like aa now) ia no guarantee whatever
for ita continuance, but rather calls for '
tl.e exercise of duo watching. And if
light, wispy or curl cloud, or any otter
delicate or violently tinted form appear
generally or specially, for days, in aay
certain quarter, or appear blown or
drive about, wind and rain may- ta
ected. These warnings mov bo tarty,
it hours or more beforel
aider thc sky of Hriday, 1st Septamtar.
The otmoophere *d taen UM with
vapor. Tho color, of tin* sky. Firat
it showed as if on explosion of brownish
rod dust towards N. W., then H rolled
out into grey and yellow by Nor»h,ssekly
green to S. W-, red, fiery ckrade otatas
ing tho whole sky with a heavy «■» to >
leeward of dr-1--       ™--
day afternoon, f
Hrioes round **» tta
wmdng.   Ifh_%!