Smyrna times., 1870-11-09

cords of temperature have been kept in Yale
College for about century, and comparison
of the weather during the past summer with
the year preceding, shows this to have been
the hottest Sc 4Son in ninety-two years. The
sun spot philosophers, who predicted an unu-
sually cold season, made the same mistake
some other prophets have fallen intO--that OF
making the prediction before the event. They
should have waited, and made it run backward
The season, remarkable tor its heat, has also
been a noted one for the extent of its droughts
They have prevailed in nearly corresponding
ATTITUDES entirely around the globe, in the
northern. hemisphere. In the Northwestern
States, generally, rains prevailed up to about
the first OF June, sufficient to start the crops,
but long strips of country received little mOis-
ture during the entire spring. After that
time, very general drought spread over AL
the States, which prevailed for many weeks,
and greatly damaged the crops. The same re-
port also came from all Northern Europe and
Atra. France suffered more severely than any
other section in Europe, while in some of the
provinces Of China great famine was predict
ed At later period rains have fallen liher
ally Oh the whole drOught-Stricken districts, so
that the danger Of scarcity OF food for man and
beast has been greatly lessened or entirely re-
moved. On this continent, the rain-bearing
air currents come from the southwest, while in
Europe generally this current is reversed, and
comes from the northwest Whatever may be
the cause of drought, it operated over a vast
region, and, its extent, is without any prece
dent known to us. .-ChicagO Republican.
KEEPING PRoMIsEs.-A prudent man will
avoid promises as long as he can, for they art
troublesome affairs but when made, the,
ought to be kept The requirements of bust
ness however constantly exact appointment.
engagements, and other similar pledges, whicl
it is not an easy matter to avoid. There is nc
better habit that young man can learn, anC
one that will prove more advantageous to him
i'll life, than that of diligently doing all that hC
promises. Ii it is an appointment to be at
certain place at half-paSt ten, let him be there
promptly at the hour if the other party fail
to meet him, it is that other party s fault h,
will have done his duty, and established hi
claim to punctuality. IT it is an engagement
to do certain labor let him do it, even al
some cost it will prove that he can be depend
ed on and reliability is sterling virtue il
young or old. OF all promises in the world
those to pay money are the easiest made, ant
hardest to keep, and this is why the commodit
called mercantile credit is so rare and so valu
able an article. Men promise to pay debt o
a certain day without knowing whether the
can do it or not merely to get rid of the col
lectOr, and they repeat the appointments agai
and again, till their reputation as unreliabl
D debtors and violaters of pledges becomes e,
tablished among all who deal with them. t
say that a man has no credit is merely to sa
that he has no regard for his promises he ca
not he relied on in any emergency in whic
fidelity and punctuality are ueeded.-Ea
r. change.