Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1850-03-20
STAUNTON, VA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 90, 1856.
DAYS WITHOUT NIGHTS IN SWEDEN.

DAYS WITHOUT NIGHTS IN SWEDEN.
DR.. Baird in recent lecture, gave some interest
inr facts There is nothing that strikes stranger
mUre urclbly, if he visits Sweden al the season Of
the year when the days are the longest, than the abb
sence ofnght DIR. B. had no conception of it before
his arrival He arrived atStockhofm from Gotten
burg, 400 miles distance, in The morning, and in the
afternoon went to see some friends-had not taken
note of lime-and returned about midnight; it was as
light as is here haPan hour before sundown. You
could see distinctly. But all was quiet in the Streets
it seemed as if the inhabitants were gone away, OF
were dead. No sign oflife-stores closed.
| The sun, in June, goes down at Stockholm lit
lie before len o'clock. There is great illumina-
ton all night, as the sun passes round The earth to-
wards the north pole and the refracon ofits rays is
such that you can see to read at midnight. DIR.
Baird read letter in the forest, near Stockholm, at
midnight, without artificial light. There is noun
tain at the head of Bothna, where, on the 2lst of
June, the sun does not go down at all. Travellers
90 there TO seeit. A steamboat goes up from Stock
holm for the purpose of carrying those who are GU
rous TO witness The phenomenon. II occurs only
one night. The sun goes down to the horizon,
YOU can see the whole face oft, and in five minutes
it begins to RISE
AT the North Cape, latitude 72 degrees, the sun
does not 90 down for severaldays. In June It would
be about 25 degrees above the horizon at midnight.
The way the people know that il is midnight, they
see the sun rise. The changes in these high lati-
tudes, from summer 10 winter, are so great that we
can have no conception Of them at all. In the win
ter time, the sun disappears. and is not seen for
weeks. Then it comes and shows its face. Afler-
wards il remains ten fifteen or twenty minutes and
then descends, and finally it does not set at ALL but
makes almost circle around the heavens Dr.
Baird was asked how they managed in regard to
hired persons, and what they consider day. lie
could moi say, but supposed they worked by the
hour. and twelve hours would be considered days
work. Birds and animals take their accustomed
rest at The usual hours. The Doctor did not know
how they learnt the time they had To go to rest
whether The sun goes down or not. The hens take
to the trees about seven o'clock, P. NJ, and stay
there until the sun is well up in The morning; and
people get into The habit of rising late too.
END OF FASHIONABLE MARR1AGE.-Every
body will recoect the high-wrought and gorgeous
description of the wedding one year ago, (says the
Baltimore Sum of Mr.. T. b. Lawrence, sun Of Alb
bolt Lawrence, the Boston millionaire, and present
minister Of the United States ''near the Court Of
ST. James," The Cincinnati dispatch says:
1.-THE descriptions were high-wrought-the bri-
dal array the brilliant trosseau of the bride-the
magnificent jewels and splendid dresses direct from
Paris,-eyen the bridal chamber was thrown open
to vulgar gaze, land the nuptia couch and Paran pu-
rity of The sheets submitted to gross criticism. The
pick and choice of the Upper Ten Of the whole
Cniun were present. The bridal attendants num-
bered many beautiful representatives of every por
ton of the Union-the blondes of the North and
the bruneis of the South. Every thing went mer-
ry as marriage bell' The parties went to their
home in Boston. The honeymoon had scarcely
waned, when fare-up occurred, and separation
followed"
The following disgracefu sequel to the brilliant
descriptions above noted, we find in the Louisville
papers of the last week:
s".Notice.- Whereas my wife, Salle w. Law
renee, has wilfuly, and withoutcause, deserted me,
this is TO caution all persons against harboring or
trusting her on my account, as hold myself re-
spunsible for no debts contracted by her.
T. B. LAWRENCE"
"Boson, Feb Is, 1852"
Referring to this matter, the Cincinnati Times
well Says
Now We see The wreck the demon jealousy has
worked. How true it is, that happiness is not the
result Of outward circumstances ifit were other
wise, the rich would always be happy, and the
poor unhappy. An intelligent mind well balanced,
and heart disciplined to obedience to the precepts
of christianity, alone can give peace. dark cloud
now hangs over The heir Of millions, and the Great
Western Belle" dark as PAIL"
STRANGE CREpULlTY.-In The reign Of George
|. of England, there lived in Norfolk woman
named Mary Croft, who pretended to give birth to
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