The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-06-07

which has been produced it is said, in Dos
ton. in temperature OF artin- iai cold. i'll I'LL
following words :.
TiIi; wonderful plant or rather Hover, i
found only in the Northern boundaries d"
Siberia. where the snow is eternal. 1t wa
discovered in 1868 by Count Swinosl;oh, th'
eminent botanist, who was cnohicd by Tx
Gar for his discovery. Bursting from tht
frozen snow on the first day nf the wear, II
grows to the height of three feet. a:i, io"erS
on the third day, remains i'll flower for TWEEN
ty-four hours and then disSoiTos Itself INTO
is original ccm"lt-:tem leaves AMI HOW
ers being OF the finest SNOW. Tic stalk l.
about one inch in diameter the leaves three
in number in the hroaEiest part are an men
and half in width, and are covered With
intiritcsimal cones OF snow: they grow only
on one sid, of the stalk, to The no:ttl, chrN-
ing gric2iuily in the same direction. l nc
hover when fully expanded Is in shape per
feet star: the petals are three inches III length.
hail an inch wide in the hrUadcSs parts. ANA
taDerinr sharply TO IL point. Tnr12 'i:e ais"
interlacetl one with another. Ill Il !'>;t'itItCi
manner forming the most delicate BASKET @.
frost work that the eye ever i;ehc!d: Tor truly
this is frost work the most wonderful. lie
anthcrs are five in number, and on the ihi'i
day after the birth of the flower OF snow,
are to be seen on the eXtremiti"S thereof,
trembling and glittering like diamonds. the
seeds of this wonderful flower, about As Large
rs a pins head, The old hota1i>t shES
when first he heIel,l this fowt'. :" WAS
dumb with establishment; filled with Won
tlermcnt. which gave way 10 joy the most
estate Oh beholding this Wondered work @!
nature, this remarkable phenom''Eon "t
snow. To see this flower springiuE i:nm til"
snowy tleSrrt-born of its own c'9.i'oSt,
atoms touc!le! the stem of ligatly hHt
it fell at my tou;:il. and n!ursel oi SHOW only
remained in nv hand Gathering some OF
the flowers in snow in order to prIseTTe the
little diamond like seed. lie hild to ~. Pc
tersburg with to him the greatest pllzc al
his life time.
All through the year they were kept Ill
snow. and on the first day OF the year fellow
ing the Court Of St. Petersburg were delight
cd with the bursting forth OF the wonderful
frost flower" Our friends in Boston sue
ceeded in obtaining several OF the seeds. and
all through the summer and autumn tie.E
have been Embedded il SNOW brought IL
great expense. from the White Mountains
and the coast of Labrador, ant they no"
have the most unhcundei satisfaction anh
pleasure in announcing that all signs al., IA;
vorabie to the realization q: thIlr InndcSt
hopes, the production OF the flower OF
snow" The snow and ice are III Il larg.
glass refrigerator with the Thermometer
torty-fiye degrees below zero. and the $n!i:.
bed OF snow has already begun 10 show i!tti.
assures and Il slight !.,:iging i'll tie centre:
unmistakahle evidences Of the forthcoming
of the phenomenon
PRESIDENTIAL 7EMPTATIONS.--A Wash
iugton letter says
4 good, anil what is better an unpu!-
lished and authentic story about Mr.. Lin
coin came to me the other day from "rcii
able " friend, which may as well DC sgt up
in fy1Op .,f my of fJltIn
Conversing with Hon. James 4. Briggs, for
merly State agent OF OHIO in New York, one
day at the White House, the late President
said, in reference to the rush of Office seekers.
and their ingenious devices 40 secure his at
tention; Why, Briggs, l believe there is
even a system of female brokerage il offices,
here in Washington. for l am constantly be
set by women of all sorts, high and low
pretty and ugly. modest. and the other sort.
Here, yesterday, q very handsome Young
woman called; she would not take Il denial
was admitted, and went :traight to Worl, :
soliciting a certain office for somebody sup
posed to be her husband. She plead his
cause deXterously, eloquently, and 1T times
was almost successful by her importunatc
entreaties. By degrees she came closer and
closer to me, is l sat in my chair, until real
lv her face came SO near my Own that |
thought she wanted me 10 kiss her When
Hy Indignation came to my relief and
drawing myself back and strengthening my
self up, gave her the proper sort of q look
ami said: Mrs. -. you are very pretty.
and it's very tempting, BUT l WON'T"
If that isn't as good Lincoln renliniS-
cence as any of Carpenters, am much mis-
taken, and those who knew and loved OLD
Abe can easily fill in all the gaps in its tell
ing with those peculiar tones and gestures
which his friends all well remember When !
l heard the story told / cond not help re- !
L l.
would have withstood that temptation So
we'll" Do you, Mr.. Editor! And it is
only humane to hope that Mr.. Lincolns sue
cessor is not compelled to undergo the tor
ture OF such temptations.
GREAT INvENTIoN-N N1ore !Sfeam5ont !
E1plosioas-Ihe Spray COndei.ser-Alr John
F. Ferguson, practical Steamboat engineer
OF 80 years experience, has perfected a model
of an improved spray condenser applicable !
to any high pressure engine on the Western
waters.
One of the greatest merits of tile condenser
consists in the fact that it at once turns our
high-prcssure engines into low-pressure, and !
that, at one blow, as ii WERE depriycs our
Western boats of their terrible fame of being !
as dangerous as il powder magazine more !
explosive than the most dangerous gases
The high-pressure engines Ivy using the Spray /
condenser, become low-prcssure at once, at
tanning the same power with sixty pounds
pressure as is now required with one hun
dred and twenty or one hundred and eighty
MIR. Ferguson has exhibited his model to
the best practical mechanics and engineers
both in this city ard Albany also to the
scientific engine builders and mechanics of
both cities, who indorse it with unqualified
approval.
The merits of the improved condenser are
manifold being able to condense one hun
dred and twenty pounds of steam, and from
vacuum of thirteen pounds, a fact to all who
are conyersant with the application of steam,
that establishes its utility and certain sue
cess. 1t cannot weigh over half as much as
the condensers now in use, and being quite
simple in form and application any engineer
can use it.
MIR. Ferguson has been a lifelong citizen
OF Louisville; first served an apprenticeship
to the trade, and has been an engineer on the
Western steamers nearly all his life, and is
fully conversant with all the wants defects
and requirements and uses of steam on the
Western rivers He has been in constant