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A Race Of Two Hundred Miles.

The London AtAen1um gives an occount Of q
race which took place in England on the Esd Of
August, l773. At six o'clock in the morning of
that day, g Monday, two gentlemen appeared at
the corner Of Portland street and Oxford
Street. Both we're admirably mounted-oue Of
them, Captain 4ulcaster, on the mare Of
friend, Captain lays, the other, Mr.. Walker,
rode his own horse. They started thence on 4
race to iork-e00 miles-without changing
steeds. Itwas such raca as Arabs ride, pfor.
ing the strength aud endurance, as well as the
speed, Of The horses The FIRST ninety milea
were accomplished in SIX hours. The two geu-
temen jockeys passed the end Of Doncaster
race course nearly together, early on Tuesday
morning, amid sucb cheering as was never
heard there again till the days Of uoltendaise
aud Hamb1etonian. But Walker Was at the
time sorsly distressed, and his steed altogether
broke down when between Doncaster and Tad
caster. Tho Captain went ahead and reached
0usebridge, York, in forty hours thirty-tiye
minutes Alter his companion had started from
Portland street-thereby winning 400 guineas
besides wagers. The wlnaiu : mare drank twelve
bottles Of vine on her journey. and was
well enough by Thursday morning to take
gallop on knavesmire-she race course iuat
outside the city Of York.
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!. Legal advertisements,
MORTGAGES SATF-Wh.Ie

MORTGAGES SAIE--1Vhsrs-
Ae1't 49, - 5aSoh ku.asl aad Mary Il Rusku biz v1iA
o - EaT Or Chicago and Sate Of Illinois, dld sx.s
eeasse 70 tas u2:e1I tbs ee1tsla rGqatu>
txske osa'iu< date tas seooan tky Of July L. D.
ss. " eee4s ~ p}nent Of ee1taIn ria tssprY uoxa
g. esta aus teetswh. given y 10 rAId Jaesb K1ts.T
tn1 sun Or Foattte1 1hcu>..d polars on ool ooi.
fa?shse NV 7tsss 2E1he Gate tterrQf 1t I'D C Ksnf
ibt1eu ~hteh taou1d u All II tn xtest rse
e3n4to .ena!d b 20 a.xts !: sid City Bank In Bys
ten tsl 4o104F TO VT: h second d4y Of J4oua.r
and !I!F eAch IN sveEr which Id ,o1tx.fa Il a.
rofcs5 t kert - ole: Q: Cook county, St4 Of Il
1a31 II BOOK ~ OF NOR 6Hk. at p.Rs SO and vat.eaa
teAu tes b&eo uade n the paJt1s Of tho raAue Il az
iniezts du tic fecopd tsy Il Ja.ua.y ~ aad mo in
the payneet OF the iuzaa:t interest dus tse seea
dav OF July, 1870. and both ,euain uapad
Now. thefetore public notice l. hereby k!v.u tha. T.
Jaae. G. Asrln Ttu*te aad tse Mo1<.xse aio1ssAd Il
to tho esms Of nd CO hereby declare tue prne
ful. IN pigment Of crest and that sh tn pursoaaca
Ind by ofthe Ard authority vested by lid
and ff the AM pokas expresed
On hu'staT. lbs thirteenth CAY Of December, A. D. 1870
1t eeseu O'clock IN tas soIeroon Of aad u the no
cocr Of the Cou1 Horse In the d.y Of Cheaxo rel u
pubic auction to the highest bidder for ea The kre.e9
N satd su0rtSHxe descnbtd, to Wit
Iha: pete parcel Of land known described ~ lot
fnu7 ~ hocf seventeen IN the 1rionaI SECTION
fifteen A!d?a to the city cf C1iea1o, beng eighty
on Achis7u Avenue AMI one Gnaireu And eY leet
In depta 10 the a.7 in the According to plan
cord in Cook county kez1s'y. With tho dwelling touss
aad Other iaprovrmerts the.eos:'
JAMES y: NEnKILL- T:a,tee. Mortgages.
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GARTER d STONE, Dealers in
RAGS AND PAPER,

y 6s1th CanA Bt1e .Chiazo, II.
I: uAkfN. X. B. 4foN1-
~ cAah pald for III kinds af Cotton md Wooho Raxr
fnelU-lYl
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4F1 no1s. Cook County. S-S.-supe7;or Court OF CHI
ssax9-in th3neeEy: Abbr !. Heaoek u. Msr.h l..
y Law RI A1ek7u ter Murray asd Mar Murray sGd
1a1A sheldon. Administrator Of Alexander Xu{raT-B.
to "ortcase Mortgage.
Public notice y hereby klven thst Il pursuance o.
18th day Of Juy 4. lsta l. Ia Scott Is Master h
Chancery ite Superior C-uzt o. Ch!eaxo v CD tho
eEateFnth day OF uetobe1, u. 1aa ten o'clock 10
.e o1saoaa 4 tAs !ay stl public suction to .is hx
IN the CRY ot Che7e In SAID County Of Cook ii: fei
!ov1uE Described pieces or parcels Of and {sE much
thteof be necessary u fatsfs the aaaunt of .ad
dtc Nth IN crest and sst together with ID. 1.te,s
fee' an! commissions cn rad eae'. situate
In tle County Of Ceok and etxte At 1inois 70 wThe
tas: haFo ii. northeast And The Liz Of .hs
soutteat quAtef OF SsctGn ten st TQwtaln
Enu''~E thirty eight t nnrh Of range Euub.r I1tesr
u3 "a Third pncpa NesislAu. re wess hsif
Of the north rast quarter. tbs wsat QUARTER of
Seton 11mse. four ta IN tawsan:p Lua: tay iii
t1ine7. Meridian. and tho hals e The scutheast
Q7aftee Of section humber thirty four (). IN Towasnp
ninn {s9 no.th Of Rage thirteen {$ ea4t OF the
Ihf:d F.fuc i Mer,3Eal. IRA SUIT
Maste- In Eha1cery Ct The Supsfar Iorrt Of Chtseo
DAte1 eette noeT I'd. 1870. s.lfJ.1i "A
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49 lnos. Cook county, Superior Cou7t Of ChIea-
70. In Ch1nctY
Eu. &. Towniend Thomas T. AcKl1st1y Loy11a Nc
!sstty, hi. Wife jonathan C11rE, ls RI F Crutfer
Rtuue i. Sister aod kobtEt C!a.k. Bill t. Fcreelosa
AoTtxaze-
Pubic Notice il testby evtn that IN pursuauce OF
rfr entered II tie ahove eftled cslse on tho
a,es I'll netry Of The supsrsF Ccurt Vt Cnte.eo vi,
on shs T.eaty ~ Ct ostob,r 1860. Al ten
I, The hknes bidder or sh Il The no,n door Of ths
rE aoass n ths eay Of Cnteaxo. in nd equity Of
70 much thereof b n.ct4.aty tatsy tbs amount
o. .ad With Interest amt costs together WITH tho
VIZ nonh north ~ Of the north east quar-
nasth ct qtf Of s.eoo th!stsen {s town.htp
principal me;!d A. thrrs:ron s1sy ts ttet f
81 :e Iland Av.nue Plank koat-.-d Land ira fol sefTs
The same more lcss Ed pre1tses teak sltua.ai n ha
CeuatY OF Coax znl S!..e o! Nao!s,
ulHAM F. MATHER
Msser In Chfnce1y Of th- Supe:t r Court Of Chca,o
t1A4K i 1sHAx, Complts Solcl 4ss.
Dated Uc* : mo er+93,s.l
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o. The kratast remedies thAt hss ever h+rp
lc eefofe The public fos Fever Ind Axu., aoc which
hs'r received The highest encosaas iron te n,r,,
the people. Is DR.. J. HosTETTERS CELE B,ATrn
n!itAhs. Who ~ou'r crcure tt torture tsI.inx from
ton dseast. whrn can " 70 easy cu:ea2 VITO
oula endafe Aetp!eas nfsh'a bs;nns f-vera and iey
eona Alternately. ~teu remedy eaa b. obtaited for
tfne? And ri how many fAmslea nrec7 out pa,n.
uaoer th1s ceAely hghe md DO nothing but
kolP down Qulnne. until becomes II comr,oa aa their
oas 'aeaa aad get they u relieved. Nops but 1he
aoeh and weak would tesate rrocuru these yau biz
Atae11 and ssve Themselves intense asory.
fns :ae bT druggists zrt iealrEs gene.7ly eve.rne,e
, 1860-10-06

MI All Eh . 1ALE.-~IAIE OE'
M1 ILLINOIS. Cock ''ouz,y,,a-sup.si,r cou.. Of
81 B,to Eo:ts..ss Aortsxs-rese aeiies l.heE,by xven
1sso r. SCOT a. Master Ia ch.aet1y q III: superior
a. 1890 II zen oeosk In The forenoon that day. I'll
public suction - me highest Ldces for caah tho
ss e,aety us The .owlre described piece Of par
eel Of aut and pr<ras.e% Tor lch there Is nay Be-
aat ~ together "a tne 7ste ices Commissions and
dooFsemeaA o. sad s7t} 70 MT: All that certain Feca
:eti9a tx.nsy nine e. tostsshig number (ss
tidaa hence rurnlnx weA tnttyt ard cha taf 311
rod thence trimming no:th ekt:y dx and t~othrts mia
f8t 13 rods. heacs Itv two and Laf f31Kl
Io1 theme running s1ath aod twothfteen s
{8e 70 the pisca OF beginning. containing a%.en
tetn 21d ene-taf feas lA!4 pYemtsea
being s!trale IN tee eJcntT csok acd uois
IRA SCOTE.
Matter in C.1eery ofthe Superior Court u Chl.s TO-
Dated Cnica-o, se1- -. u D.
II H. urp.o3 Compit1 Solicitor. a.19l9s.ti
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berger and Billiards.

Ii. Berger, the distinguished French prcfes'
sor Of Billiards, gcve a private exhibition to a
number Ct his friends On Saturday evening
last. Berger Is not romancist In
appearance. The spiri. Of dream does not
hover about his perton. Its abuadant corpu-
lence suggests ease, and not action; force and
weight, but pever eroc-. He il q type Of the
big, good nature d John Bull that Panc4 likes
to lic.!e. His bands. daft ns they are. arc not
delicate ID form: He plays On the common
smaller than the table we use, AID heavier at
tie bottom. with wide cushions surrounding
the bed. In playing he chalks his cue inces.
sanity, E, nerally before each shot, and occa.
sionally chsnges his cue.
Before .lay the champion thus Addressed his
audience.
, 1860-10-06
II urBrrtrS.
g HEFFIELD NURSERIES.

g HEFFIELD NURSERIES,
CHIT AGO, III.
EFERGREEN9 PLANTED AND WARRANTED.
receiving ordtrs for the following E7ersreena to Be
planted during thl. nex monlh md watrantsd 70 re:
buahy ueef phee ceI areIe tree ~; per dozen, t9
per ID. t15; PET 100, ~; per 1. % tm
Single trtes u: do1sa. tiu.t1; H. 20: 100. s76.
5000 AMERICAN DAL9AM FIR, SPRUCE FIR
AHu SuKRAY ePRCCE, . to feet. u and u each.
tres have TEN krovp for and of
to the ground they on, which Is wanted
for other urtss will he Oiled In rotation
ce4TcA Wt tten wa[Ixnteas Will be given In Ill e1ss4
when treesi set and refersnces when
required. MARTIN LEVIN
SEemeM Nursery, Chicago, III.
AL kinds Deciduous Forest Treei planted aud war
Taaed on rezsant By hAvng their trees planted
tAvlnE the Plsee: ornanene the coming winter vhou.
xuY zdd:t11 il cost. tset3 433Llmf Ii T.,
, 1860-10-06

@ Those who orc Curious to wit
ne3 tie wondEia p=tec:ca to va:3h 4. Ohsws 1t ata
manager A Bsehelns Il. has orought ths 1n.uatso
use Of WiE1 aat oupccz, nyt.d 10 visit hs Wig and
Hr Dfrx Aosme, 81 10. 10o Lake street and sx1.E.s
0ese c1tioua p7oducoE. :: 1T. kc acrutlny eo dsted
Ae Artificial from lie n.:tt7l 4 adustalto the hesa
III
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FR1SBlE BROTHERS, Dealers
j. tnHAY UF ALL XII. us. lsta mae and rtss,ed.
M45 NJ Get large a-s,rtinent always On Laud
ana!a 's a 'srEe or rmAE quantities.. All pcfs~
wan.. good article sotcied send their of:efs.
whic1 viii be promptly ned delivered IN any part oi
the city.
Il. n. FREEZE. [ae6xIrl IL L. Fsxsr1x
, 1860-10-06

NORTH AMERICAN FIRE III.
~ 3CHAhCE COMPANY,
Or HLH1Tokn, EeaE1c.1cC-.
PAID UP CAPITAL. 1896, Coo.
xasnrz1co Against Loss by Fire Only.
EUDEAEsD d HU,;r Asra.., CaEtasn,
Cer. Clark and Soo:u Hs.crEt.
NORWICH FIRE INSURANCE CO..
C7 Ecs71cH, C;yr.
Paid Ep Capital, @101,655,z5.
NEURAECE AaAIn5T Losa ~ TsK.
HUBBARD = UEST, A6e.E, coz. o. = 9Th H3ter ttd
CLARK IT,, 6F.i faor. I.c.7lIs' h!ct1. nG1,-hhe4
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.Enutattuttaf.

pa L M e rps EVENING
snHooLs.,t h!s Ac.a.ny ala State St .eet, ,aIrd
ep, ,-xunipe Mon.y ,hs d. ~ tctnhs ~ a. t11n.
~: n;s %'1k +. "a A. Mnesy
T. "cs',.n m Tue4dsy sra Fstta, rv-s p. tn XIV 49,
of DeaSs Eny ~ xt 'a:c., M s,s,rs; eoe
1tss nSah:e In atrance :-Fcr thr month. - TX
.eter.M ~ * sat1s, 600. D.rtL1AR i.
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9re8a&GtihtttIf,
SATURDAY, oCToBER 6, 1850.

ARRIVAL ANN UEPAhTURK QR
TftAHNBs
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sa' ~ e7s1I:=.a - .7LY:uc .-L
- -, -r Htit1thkf;* .,:=
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@ Appeal to Science. - If You
rh to be Of oos'nrs perfect hair tye wAcut ce
Aslets4ous element cr:xrAnoaos Excttsrox D1x nth.
snly eses eHhn,st, II t. Ills arde1l Ii has bccn
ANALYzED ny ClsELIO@.
The int enlst In the country, and bis cc,tfc ,t .tin
forth it, harnt4ne.s's II within the reatl OF cycr r.r
THE EXQUISITE BEAUTY
os1he 'usr"ul blacks and asowns which producer
uneos 'e1@nf5 In ten 'nrtss Las fairy won 70. it tbe
appeason x-#- nA7rEA1 Ha,. prr c~., ,r,.".s"
Sold cre1ywherr. Applied By nj Ha.r Dres.,a cp1s
IAD0k0. No: Astor House, New York. ri aim
, 1860-10-06

The undeatknsd havlnx taken ths Hay Psaasne Esah-
Eshncnt formerly occupied by AeEatery, l. prepared
to frnlah limited quantity of choics Hay Tor the mn
trade foasoaahe sats fhoss IN want of Hay 10 t.
que1ted 10 e4 hesore purehAsiuE else 4heze-
nAIxx&m JOHN RI0RnoK
, 1860-10-06

M ALTl BARLEY. MALT!-A
f1. ssock Of PRIME BARLEy MALT for Bssver's
nd D.e1ets usa euntsntlv on hand and eaah orde.s
psnAqtlv ausd Aisa Superior Yssst Nalt n bz!rela
Adt59 4; q. AoKxTs II Bou1h VA9 Gzs6, Uhieaxa.
, 1860-10-06
SSsttiaI'' Ahtitfx.


t75 .,;!s ;hsennedy's { .!;t Medical Discovery
Ts1esoIs Mr<' ~ Htecrsrv rrrr. r., IN. H.
ktnnfd3t Mel ca II ,,,;vr,r 49, Et. E.nsts. ,,,,
kennedT's Mhc Gu is..Lys, -. :, " rW@ HrA'n.
kennetYs Aee>c>l Ji-e ,r r,a = =. ,Ae E}'s.
Aennedya Medical :" .e en,s j., - ,,, ~. r
Ksonedyss dir j ~, - ~ ~, ). =. * ~ :" .s
Gernedts NreIcI D:sc.vpyv 1nes = a'e' '~t LIZ.
Nennedyss Medscai },,se ,trfr tnrs: rhs, m,t,.r
AennedTs M+'Ical Dtcorr,r ~. :. III LtI.m
&elne3ra = 4ed!al rs orr"r eurts l}Sp1cpxA,
AAeoaoa Mrsl al nltchreFy kcxu'Ates ths No~tlA.
HTsnoe15a Medlea Discovery Regulates the Kdn+yA.f
Aenne1f1 Medical 1H.euFsTT R+xusates the Liter. =
AenAecss Medical Di'cevsry has cured bropty.
WHEN you sek anddo no: know what tte matter il
p<rhaps Joo have Ii Inward huonr III Eennety4 Med.
eal Dseovery.
For aa1t by al Drueee-. 5S0lv
, 1860-08-03

A NorE OF WARXING. The London
Times has leading editorial uttering q
note Of warning to crowned heads 1t
suys:
"If the continental sovereigns are not
tanght wisdom by the events which are
now passing 10 Europe, neither would they
lie pursuaded though one rose from the
dead. On every side ancient thrones are
tottering, and regal mantles are being
dragged in the dust So far from the le-
pitimacy of the soyeregn's rights being a
safeguard to them, it is perhaps a positive
disadvantage. The people Of Continental
Enropc seem TO be inspired with the belief
nothing good is to be expected from one Of
the old families. Though rcpublicansm is
for time in allegiance, though the princi-
pie of monarchy was never more generally
accepted than now, yet 1t appears to be
felt that new dynasty, or at any rate an
old dynasty under newly conferred powers,
is necessary for the good government Of
country"
, 1860-08-03

AMAIGAMArIoN IN OHIo.-The Cleavelant
Plaindeaer of recent date relates the fol
lowing. The town of Madison, in Lake
county, has been thrown into great excite
ment by the elopement of n white woman
aud full'blooded negro, which took place
on Sunday night last The lady is about
thirty years old, of more than ordinary in
telligence and of very fair appearance
Her husband is one of the wealthicst farm
ers in Lake county. We suppress his name
as the affair has nearly driven him mad
About year ago he employed full
blooded negro. Being an aboiitioDist o.
the ard-Greely-nnd-Lincoln school. the
farmer took the negro into his family OF
terms OF perfect equality. OF late he has
noticed, with feelings which we need moi
attempt to describe, a growing intimacy
between his wife and the negro.
He spoke to her about it, but she sue
ceeded in quieting bis suspicious for time
On Sunday night she arose from bed, leav
ing her husband asleep, and fled with thu
African. Strangely enough, they did moi
leave the county, or the town, even, only
going some five miles from the woman,
late home. There they sought shelter a
the house Of some friends Of hers, anC
there they were at last accounts. The wo
man left her young child with its father
There is talk of riding the negro on 4
rail, aud great excitement prevails. The
woman assumes a bold face and says 'sh,
has a perfect right to run away with a ne
gro il she wants to, no matter if he be al
black as the ace Of spades
, 1860-08-03

THE ARcrIc ExPEDrrIoN.-The New Lon
don, Conn, Star states that the bark
George Henry" commanded by Captain
Buddington, sailed from that port on the
18th Of June for Davis Straits. Mr.. @. +.
Hall, of Cincinnati, took passage 10 the
bark, to be landed at some conyeniept
place in Northumberland Inlet. He goes
for the purpose Of finding. il possible, some
living portion Of the famons franklin Ex-
pedition, and is very sanguine thut his mis-
sion will he crowned with success. 1t is
his intention to be absent three ye0rs
among the Esquimaux. He believes that
by becoming fully acquainted with them,
learning their habits, and remaining with
them for some time; he may be able to learn
something definite Of some Of the persons
who embarked with Franklin. A number
Of the leading men in different parts Of the
country have taken a deep interest in Mr..
Halls enterprise. The bark carries out a
Dog Sledge, fifteen feet in length, built in
imitation OF one owned by DR.. Kane.
, 1860-08-03

The PREss-That truly eloquent clergy
man, Rev. DR.. Fuller, of Baltimore, in a
recent address at one Of the religious ami
versaries in New York, paid the following
tribute to "the Press"
'Who eau measure the power of the
press. An ounce of lead moulded into a
bullet, and put into a Minnie rife, with a
few grains of powder beneath it, will 60
two miles, and do its errand in an efficient
manner, il it encounter no obstacle. But
that ounce Of lead made into types and
put into one of Hoes lightning printing
presses, will go thousands of miles and do
Its errand effectively, not OIL one man mere
| ly, but on millions, aud that though oceans
rivers and mountains may intervene A
steam printing press! Did you ever GO
down in one of the spacious vaults beneath
your sidewalks here and watch the mon
sters. Why, my friends, feel something
like awe in looking ut them. feel like
taking off my hat to the huge machine
Laughter. 1t seems to me to be lv
ing thing-one of Ezekieps living creatures
with "the hand Of man, and the sound o
many waters, and the living eye in tht
wheel" 1t asks no nonrishment, knows NJ
weariness. How it strips itself to its worI
aud tolls on with strength that mocks tt
scorn the might Of the giant, and with ,
clamor as if it would shiver to pieces everl
substance in its grasp. And yet, with
delicacy aud precision unattainabe by hu
man muscles, it received fabric SO delcat,
that rude touch would rend it, and i'm
prints upon it in the twinkling of an ey,
that which it cost hours to compose.
filings off sheet after sheet 10 entertain, in
struct, regenerate and bless the EARTH
None of US have yet begun to begin to ap
preciate the influence of the press as al
agent for the diffusion Of knowledge, wheth
er it be in volumes, pamphlets, or, abov,
all, through the daily newspaper, the mora
institution which has revolutionized not on
ly the literary, but the commercial and 20
litical world. If You have read the Con
stitution, you will remember that there ar
only two estates in Congress-the Senat,
aud House of Representatives; but thirc
estate has sprung up, occupying during tn,
session Of Congress u seat higher than tina
occupied by the Senators aud Representa-
tives themselves, and which continue in ses
sion long after Congress adjourues, every
where and at all times. 1t is composed 0
the representatives Of the press
, 1860-08-03

AN ASrrporE ron PoisoN.-The Roeh-
ester Union Of May . says: Two or
three days ago, lady Of Avon took By
mistake 1 quantity Of corrosive sublimate
sufficient to have eansed death had not an
aDIidote been speedily administered. The
circumstances Of the case are about as fol-
lows: The lady meant to taste some maple
syrup, but bottle Of bedbug poison had
been carelessly left where The bottle Of
syrup had stood, and she took q small
quantity before she discovered her mistake.
Fortunately a domestic, who remembered
the fatal poisoning case Of Mrs. NoNlan
which happened at Avon few years ago.
had the presence Of mind 20 run % the
poisoned lady with . pan Of milk. who
drank OF il very freely, and also look the
white Of eggs 50 as 70 render the poison
harmless. She was soon out Of danger.
Let this antidote be remembered and used
in similar cases.p
, 1860-08-03

THE ExPERoR o. Russia AND THE JEvs.
The Cracow Gazette says that the En-
peror returned the following reply 70 de-
putation Of Jews, who recently waitedion
his His Majesty 10 return thanks for the
amelioration Of their social position. recent
" accorded them: II rejoice TO see the
deputation Of Israelites from Cracow and
Rzeszow. The IsraeIites in Cracow and
Gallicia have preserved their faith and Do
votion TO the throne in the times o. ihe
greatest calamity, aud hope they viii con-
tnue in this course. the more 80 as have
enlarged their circle Of operations. MY
legislative measures will continue . make
advances in the same direction, and 70 70
cover by degrees the disabilities yet main
tanned" 49, =
, 1860-08-03

LEAKS Easily STopPEp A writer In the
Lynn Neps says; Some years ago / had
a leaking II Every northeast storm
drove its waters In. Imade a composition
Of four pounds Of rosin, one pint Of liuseed
oil and one ounce Of red lead, applied i
hot with the brush TO the part where the
: L. Joined the main house. It has never
leaked since. then recommended the
composition to my neighbor, who had .
dormer window which leaked badly. He
applied il, and the leak stopped. / made
my water-cask tight BY this composition,
and have recommended il for chlmneys,
windows, &c., and il has always proved z
cure for the leakp M i4 tI9ii1tf ~
, 1860-08-03
NO. 81.

INTENSITY OF THE Suns HEAT Various
opinions or theories have been and still
continue to be entertained in order to ae-
count for the production of light and heat
by the sun; one asserts that the sun is an
intensely heated mass, which throws of its
light and heat like an intensely heated mass
of iron; the other, based on the ground
that heat is occasioned by the vibration Of
an ethereal fluid occupying all space, sup
poses that the sun may produce the pheno-
mena Of light and heat without waste Of its
temperature or substance, as q bell may
constantly produce the phenomenon Of
sound.
Whatever may be the true theory, a Sc
ries of experiments, made some years since
by NJ. Arago, the distinguished French as
tronomer, seem TO prove that the tempera-
lure at the surface of the sun is much more
elevated than any artificial heat that can
he produced. From other experiments and
observations, Arago was led to the belief
that the sun is a solid, Opaque, non-lumin.
Gus body, invested with an ocean Of fame.
The heat of the sun is greater at noon, be-
cause for the day the sun has reached the
highest point in the heavens, and its rays
fall more perpendicularly than at any other
time. The greatest natural temperature
ever authentcally recorded was at Bagdad
in l779, when the thermometer (Fahren-o
heit's) rose to 1902 in the shade; on the
west coast of Africa the thermometer has
been observed as high as 1852 10 the shade;
and Burkhardt in Egypt, and Humboldt
in South America, observed it at ll7o 10
the shade The depth to which the in66-i
ence Of the heat Of the sun extends into the
earth varies from so 10 100 feet; never,
however, exceeding the latter distance =
II is also well known fact that the
nearer the sun the greater the cold. This
phenomenon Is explained by the sunbeams
bringing to the earth both light and heat
as they descend to warm the hottest valleys
and plains, and passing through the upper
strata of the atmosphere, but leaving them
always Of a Temperature much below freez.
ing. This low temperature is proved by
the fact that all lofty mountains, even nm
der the equator, are capped with never
melting SHOWS; and that the higher the
peaks are-thongh, therefore, nearer the
sun-the colder they are. Thus, eronants.
in their balloon car, il they mount very
high, would be frozen to death i not pro-,
tected by very warm clothing.
Another similar fact Is, that glass
globe full Of cold water, or even ball Of
ice, will, 10 the SUMS rays, act as q burning
lens. In the winter the earth Is nearest
the sun, by about one-thirieth, than in
summer; but the rays strike the northern
hemisphere more obliquely than the other
half year. The whole quantity Of heat
which the earth receives annually from the
suu has been eurionsly estimated 70 be such
as would be snficient to melt a stratum Of
ice covering our entire globe 70 the depth Of
forty-six feet. eli z.