Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-03-03
rnrrs OLE LIE WEEK

To-day lie the third Sunday in Lent. The
faithful o. the church who follow the ancient
and treasured traditions still fast and wait
with patience and anticipated joy for the fes-
Invites Of Easter, the time when the choicest
blessings Of the church are bestowed upon the
believer.
On this day the sun rises at is minutes past
s o'clsek, and sets at 70 Rinutes to 8 O'Clock.
The day lie II hours and "a minutes long, which
Is 10 minutes longer than on last Sunday, and
one hour and IS minutes longer than on new
years day. The moon rises at a quarter to two
In he morning, and is in the sign ScoTpio she
reaches her last quarter tonight. Mercury il
vet visible after sunset TO the close observer
Gu fine evenings. We gave in The course Of
last week, from another paper, directions for
finding Mercury. This morning we will give
| our own directions, and if the weather be hne
FOR the next three OF four nights, our readers
will be able 10 end him BY these directions
We viii first repeat that Mercury, on account
Of bis being 90 near to the sun, is very seldom
seen be becomes lost in the light Of the sun.
There are times, however, when Mercury is
more distant from the sun than at others it is
sdeh q time row. Mercury on Wednesday
last was at his greatest elongatiOn. Whatthis
means perhaps some Of our readers do not IN
derItsad; that does not signify 50 long az they
know that it is a time when the planet may,
possibly, be seen, whereas at other times
It cannot be seen. To be enabled to see this
planet, 50 seldom visible, the reader cannot
do better than place himself on the bluff d.
rectly after SUNSET. Over the place where the
sun went down win be seen a halo OF light
mounting into the western heavens. As the
evening advances, the limit Of this light will
be seen 10 approach, more and more, the hori-
zon. Toward I o'clock, in the clear blue
above this white line Of light win be seen one
single star shining. It is not large like Venus
or Jupiter, but It is distinct and brilliant, and
alone. This is Mercury. We have observed it
ourselves for the last two or three nights, and
we invite our readers to look for it, also. There
is, dear readers-and we include our lady
friends in the appelstion, fer we especially
hope and desire to induce them to gaze on the
glittering tenants OF The blue expanse--a glow
ing, ardent, burning pleasure in watching for
phenomena that Arab sages and syrisc proph-
cts waited for with rapt and exiaiie atten-
ton. Watch for the heavenly phsnOmsns,
look at athe stars in their courses and you
will CLEAN wisdom such as is not revealed TO
man in The iedium Of the shop, and the mar
kst, and the canvas; you get glance into the
hidden sanctuary, the Holy OF HOLES. Truths
are whispered by the twinkling oTbs, the smart
and busting world knows nothing Of; apeaee
is communicated to the waiting souls that only
those who wait on Gods vicegsrants knows.
Mondsy-On this day the newly elected
/ President Of the United States assumes the
duties Of bis offce-this IS q day Of doom, big
with coming fate. T~ussday-This is the an
| niverssry Of President Msdison's birthday
born I75i. WednesdsV-Wesley died on this
! dav, 1871: the massacre Of The Alamo, Texas,
occurred 1896. nursday-Florida admitted,
1884, Fhdsy-Mereury is in inferior coDJunc-
ton with the sun. Jackson was borR 1867.
s~aturday-Lady Jane Grey was bshesdsd in
1854; our young readers should re-Fesd the
| history Of this soTrowful event OF the history Of
EnEldnas
Venus Is in Aquarius and must b. looked for
IN a morning in the east before sunrise. Mars
ia in Tauras and viii be seen veTging toward
the west after sunset. Jupiter Is in Leo and
will readily be found in the east after sunseti
bis briT.sncy at once points him out as 'ths
I king Of gods and men, Satern is in Virgo
east Of the portion Of Leo known as The Sickle
It is not much brighter than the large stars Ia
It's neighborbood, but has q deep, steady, In
tense light that the observer will not fail to
! distinguish. Uranus Is in Genial; a good tel
escoPs is wanted to distinguish him. Those
who have to view the heavens should use th'
time now, the nights srs soft and favorable
soon tie more striking signs viii pass out Of
vision, and the short nights viii eurtail oPpor'
tHnity. n