Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1854-11-11


| DAYS WITHOUT NIcHrs-Dr. Baird in 4
lecture delivered recently, in Cincinnati,
said:
There is nothing that strikes stranger
more forcibIy, if he visits Sweden at the
season of the year when the days are the
| longest, than the absence OF the night
| He arrived at Stockholm from Gottenburg,
! 400 miles distant, in the morning and IN
! the afternoon went to see some trlends-hau
not taken note of time-and returned about
midnight; it was as light as it is here half
an hour before shutdown. You could see
distinctly. But all was quiet in the street;
it seemed as if the inhabitants were gone
away, or were dead No signs of life
stores closed
| The sun goes down at Stockholm little
| before 10 O'Clock There is great lllumi-
nation all night; as the sun passes round
the earth toward the north pole, the retrac-
ton OF its rays is such that you see to read
at midnight. Or. Baird read letter in the
| forest near Stockholm at midnight, without
artificial light There is mountain at the
Bothnia, where on the 2lst of June the sun
| does not go down at all Travellers go
| there to see it, A steamboat goes up from
| Stockholm for the purpose OF carrying those
| who are curious to witness the phenomenon
1t occurs only one night. The sun goes
down to the horizon, you can see the whole
| face of it, and in five minutes II begins TO
| rise.
| Birds and animals tatke their accustomed
rest at the usual hours. The hens take to
| the trees about seven o'clock, P. NJ. and
stay there until the sun is we'll up in the
morning. and the people get into the habit
of rising late too;
| THE EBENEzERs.-This is the name, says the
| Boston Chronicle. OF y communist or common
property association occupying section of land
eight miles from Buffalo, on the old Seneca
servation, about nine thousand acres IN all
They number about two thousand. and hold
property to the value Of about $1,000, 900, and
propose to sell out and remove West where
! they can have large domain. The Ebenezers
originated in Germany, where the community
| has existed for a century. We learn fram
journal published in their vicinity that they
have large farms in high state of cultivation,
their immense barns overloaded with grain and
they excel in cotton and woollen manufactures,
especially in broadc!oths cassimeres, and fan
nels They have large focks and herds all
under the care of shepherds. They differ from
the Shakers, inasmuch as they marry and are
| given in marriage, and arc practical Malthusians
| when the economy of their organization demands
it. They have an elective board of governors
OF elders thirty in number, upon whom devolve
all the legislation of the community; but they
appoint single executive officer, upen whom
devolvcs the entire superintendent of their
varied enterprises.
| REMARKABLE CASE OF SECOND SIGuT.-A
| New York letter mentions the following extraor
| wit fbo1 IF
| the Arctic:
young gentleman lately residing in this
city, fell through hatchway in his fathers
store some time last summer, and was severely
| injured, one side of his body becoming COM
pletely paralyzed. and after while he entirely
lost the faculty Of speech. In this position he
remained until the 9th ultimo, (about the time
of the accident to the ARCTIC, on board which
steamer it was known that the Young mans
father was q passenger,) when he suddenly
| started up in his sleep. and exclaimed, to the
surprise of all present, my father is drown
ing!" fell back upon his pillow and died. 1t
was the first time he had spoken for months; it
was the last forever.
This young man referred to was son of Mr..
G. G. Smith, of New York, who was f5st in the
Arctic.
A VENERABLE TOTAL ABsTINENT-The Rus
sellville fTenn.) Herald says the venerable
Bishop Soule remarked in the session of the Con-
ference on Thursday morning, the 26th ult.,
| when the report of the committee on temperance
was up for consideration, that he was now
seventy-four years Of age, and that he had get
to learn hop uhisky tastedt He said he was not
member of any temperance organization. but
was satisfied the use Of alcoholic liquors was
/ hurtful in the extreme, and q great curse to
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ure and sale of the same entirely prohibited.
It would be happy day for our nation if all
her citizens entertained similar views.
| NAPoLEoN's RULE.-Lafitte said that be had
never been worshipper of Napoleon, but he
then had an opportunity of convincing himself
that the Emperor possessed, in the highest de-
gree, the art of popularity He was very
confidential with me- said LATTE, "spoke
without reserve" and once made q striking re-
mark concerning our nation. 'sTo govern the
French" he said, s'one must have hand Of
iron and gloves of velvet" My readers may
probably have heard this remark, but not the
| reply immediately made by Madame Laftte's
right hand neighbor. EYES," he said, 81 that's
very true but he often forgot to put on bis
gloves, The remark was SO apt and true, that
all present laughed heartily. asked my next
neighbor who the witty foreigner was, and learn
ed that it was the Marquis of Landsdowne.
[Bzackgood's lNagasine.
EyGtrsn Snip BuILDiSe.--A London letter
says very interesting paper was read recently
by Mr.. Scott Russell the science of ship
building. During the course Of his lecture he
referred to the vessel he is now building He
appears confident that when completed she will
accomplish the voyage to Australia and back in
60 days Her speed will be no less than 25
miles an hour. and if kept. up, would enable
emigrants to proceed from Galway to Halifax in
three days The ship will carry all her Goals
required for the voyage, and will have accom-
molations for 600 first class passengers and
1000 second class. The fares, If she had her
compliment on such voyage as that 70 Aus,
trala, would amount to 100000 Mr.. Russell
says that to obtain "a miles an hour 400 feet Of
length is required but this VESSEL will be 675
in length. Some progress has been made in
her building. She will be ready for sea in
about twelve months from this time.
How TO WE'D WoAAE.--W omen have real) :
more taste in matrimonial affairs than we ar.
apt to give them credit for. Nextto the suitor's
money, the lady has nndoubtly an eye to his
: person, and admires o manly stature and a
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