Columbia weekly news., 1859-04-07
ScnE1nsro Asour Icrsrnos.-Ps,

ScnEInIHo ABOUT ICxBERos
ighn = nsAse are msre imposing thaa
sAat ot the kase, soIisary ieebsfE. -.
Yeesrlls6s alike of Wind and tide i
|sssers - eosrss sezss the fsee sf the
deep far sway from land. Like 90 Of
the frsss giants Of Scandinasiaa nysh-
ology, il issues from the portals Of TIE
North srued With great blocks Of stone
PEeaE5 = nils %. 7hs rsses -
dash d fosu agaisss it, sidss snake not
Ihs strength Of in crystal ualla, sor sar.
nah the sheen of its emerald caves
Sseet snd snow, storm AMI tempesA are
its cosssanl elenents- Night falls
araan6, and the stzzs are reflected srs-
mulousl, frsu = thenaad peaks, and
from the gretn depths Of ''eavesss nsa-
sureiess 10 man
The visible portion Of IN icsberg, i
only ahoat sne-ninth part OF the real
bulk Of The whsle mass; 50 that If one
be seen 100 feet high the lowest point
may, perhaps, be away down 500 feet
bslo~ the waves. Nov 1t is easy to see
thss ssch . moving ialand vii often
crate across tie summit and slonx the
sides Of submarine hills; and whea the
lower part of the berg Is roughesed evss
wish earth stones, the rurface Of the
rocf over which It passes viii Be torn
up and dispersed, q snooshed and ssri-
ased, vEls the bs1lders embedded IN
the ice viii be ssriated in tnrn- But
some icebergs have been seen rising
800 feet ever the sea; and thess Il their
submarine portions ssnk to the maxi
mum depth, must have reached the
enormous total hight Of 2. ZOO feet. By
such . nsa any rock Or moantaia- top
existing 2 400 feet below the surface u
theo ueuld be polished and grsoved;
srd succeeding bergs deposisisg mud
aud boaideu upon it, this snosehed
surface might b covered up and sufer
no change until the ocean bed should
be siavly upAeaved to the light Of day.
In this u.I submarine rock surfaces II
all depths. from the coast line down to
2 900 ~ 1900 fsSe may be ser.teied
and polished, and eventually ensoubed
IN mud l. IS upsn ihn theory, oaly
that se are able 70 seesani for the many
huge bouiders that lie scattered about
upan the the mountain, valley. and
psain-
An anecdote illustrative Of the vii Of
Irish s' Jarvies IL going the rounds IN
Dublin Mr.. il man Of alder
u.nic proportions He chartered An
outside ear, t'oshe. day, u Island
Bridge Barrsek. and drove to the post
ofzce. On arriving he rendered the
driver sixpence. which was strictly the
fare, though but scans remuneration for
the distance The jarvey saw at glance
he small eoin- hut- in place Of taxing
the money which Mr.. held 10 bis
hand De busted himself putting up the
.seus OF the vehicle. aud then, going to
the vel at the back Of the car. took
thence piece Of earpeting, from which
be csten.atiously shook the dust. and
sszsighswsy eovsrsd the horsss bead
with it. After doing 50, be took the
6 fare fson The passenger, Who, sur
pri.ed a. the deIEoerafiaa with wi:eh
the iarvey had gone through the whole
Of these proceedings, inquired: :. Why
did you cover the horses head ~ To
which the iarvey, with . humorous twin
kle os his eye, and to the infinite amuse-
ment Of approving hystsnders. replied !:
:. Whv did [ cover the hor,e's head :
!. that what you want to know Well
because didn's wznt to les the dacens
basse see that be carried 80 big load
70 lar for sixpence.'' II should be added
IN Justice to the worthy eitizea, that >
half-crown imnediateIy rewarded the
witty jarvsy for his ready joke
An Intelligent and upright n.n With =
pewspaper, is ten thousand times more
powerful IN the even and quiet pursuit
cf his duties than all little town comb
satious OF character oue.sioners and loud
escaPs pipa Of egotisu and slasder
Hn position. wishou. his effort, Is ssii-
cient 10 Withstand their envenomed and
vulgar s.lk,uhich At length becomes stale
even u disrsputable places The Jour-
naist whose motives are honorable and
E.bose iLje2endeass j. fearless, may feel
pain frou the misrepresentation OF
street blovess and vala imposte-s, bss
cure comes speedily n the reflection
thsG al arsaDa him ase men Of superior
wostA, whose sisent esteem ebliferaies the
greatest injury which loose and lying
toagues can indict On private feelings
or public reputation -SieTra Csss-ss
Among the czriossies mentioned j.
letters from Japan, are. houses uhose
walls srs papersd = saasly ard tastefaliy
- any n Anszies, sod s'buEs cs ir-aea''
Iry.-4 Go VII .i.iSf t~ils.