Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-08-29
Scene on TIE MoUNrA1Ss.-A correspon-


Scene ON THE MoUNTA1Ns-A correspon-
dent of the Washington Patriot recently slept
upon the top of Apple Orchard-,hc highest
of the Peaks of Otter. He says
There was no visible object out of our fire,
light. and the gusty wind fought the gnarled
and stunted trees whisting and clustering.
With 4 transition surprisingly easy, | made a
,nidnipht storm at sea out of it, aud almost felt
the mountain lurchng like Il ship. Soon the
stars found vacant sky in the zenith, and then
I was at the bottom OF some deep abyss: whose
walls were miles Of fragments OF the ruined
world Shortly the sky grew generally clear;
things looked natural: | laid myself down anu
slept. Before long extreme cold va kcd me III
utter darkness. The sky was again overcast,
and the wind higher than before, had blown
orr fire off the mountain to the last spark
We uujcklv kin,licd another. and Tom again
,,oiur to SIrcp. left NE sole witness of some OF
the subIimc<t >ucc5acles ever behcld. Far
off from the northwcStwarl Il dark, low mass
OF clouds slowly advanced III line across
our front. but below our level frightening
l,.limrS with lightning The first thunder
felt Lct;,re could hear, and when afterwards
the sound was audible. it was OF i depth ota
bass that might have been bottom OF nature
uuimaeinablc dapa>On, and the tremor OF the
huge mountain was indcscribably awful. distant
~ WAS the storm. The moon, rising behind
the cloud Svcrcd its upper border, and ere
long mounting above it., the storm became 4
vas, bridge ot light from whose dim, dark
.,r.hr, below the lightning flashed and the roll
iny volumes of thunder issued.
Perhaps an hour was occupied 10y this coloS-
sal exhibition The pleading raucrow, whose
haplcSs notes had been awakened by the
proximity of storm, Sobbcd OH, but the cloud
PASSED without touching Us. | was about
turning to our moSShcd again, when bright
flash attracted NE towards the southern hcar-
ems. where found still the long, bright track
of a meteor. watched, and soon their came
great numbers. Judge the hour to have been
about in the unorning. The mcteorc shower
became magnificent, though not noteworthy,
perhaps, to the scientific meteorologlst L
think must frequently have seen as many as
fifty at once but what was most remarkable
to me was their apparent ncarneSs, tor most 4t
them were of extraordinary Spendor, partlcu-
larly at the moment of extinction.
SALARIES or CLEE,iYMES. - From the BoS
ton Post The passion amounting almost to
u turor, which within Il few years has led to an
undue and unequal, and in many Instances cX-
orbitaut, Increase Of the salaries of clcrgymen,
seems to have reached its climax which may
be considered hopeful sign Of the times
That the minister IS worthy OF his hire, and
entitled to live by the gospel which he preach
es, is an axiom which none will dispute. But
il is likewise true that, of all calllngS his Is one
which should be entirely disconnected from pc
cupiarv or commercial reward. He cannot serve
two masters and if Mampon succeeds in any
degree in securing his allegiance, it must be ut
the dangerous cost of the higher obligation of
his profession As what may be considered the
unrcusouubly high salaries arc given to popular
and f;vorite preachers only, and given lmpulslvc-
ly and from personal and sensational motives,
rather than irom considerations Of eminent plety
and fitness for the scrvice,a feeling ofincquaity
and Injustice, and naturally enough of discomfort
and Encouragement, is produced among the
clergy generally. The effect is to depress and
uudcrratc solid and substantial qualifications
and to, set III extravagantly high value upon
superficial cndowmcnts and gifts of speech, the
highest aim of which is to crafty itching ears
1t is thus that politics and other cxtrancous
subjects 50 often find place in the services OF
the pulpit. The sensational preacher, whose
loquacity demands high salary, needs wide
range Of ubjccts for the exercise OF his pccu-
liar talent And it often happens that in pro-
portion to the rise of the salary the standard of
piety and usefulness in the ministry is lowered.
But our object was simply to state that a reac.
ton has commenced in the matter Of clerical
salaries a Presbyterian church in San Frau
cisco which formerly gave $4,000 a year now
gives but half that sum; and another church,
which gave the largest salary in the city, now
gives bu, $4,000; and the example is being fol-
lowed in other places
CEDAR BRusu.-Mr. Richard Dropp com
municatcs to the Rome IN. y. Sentinel the
result Of his observation and experience for
some years He says nothing is so etfectual in
Keeping worms and bugs from all kinds Of
trees, shrubs and bushes rs green cedar brush
cut in suall pieces and sprinkied under the
currant and other bushes; and to keep bugs
and worms from fruit treSs he recommends
fruit growers to tic cedar brush around the
trunks of the trees There is something often
siYe about cedar to all bugs and worms, and
they do not approach it. He rcmarks that he
has never yet discovered awornl 5 nest on cedar
brush, and that cedar brush is also etlectual IN
warning off mosquitoes and flies. horse
may be rubbed with the brush in the morning,
and flies will not bother him that day, or un-
til the odor wears oft. So Il person may lie
down in the woods to sleep; cover himself with
cedar brush, and not be troubled by flies, mos
quitoes or bugs.
\ Paris correspondent tells this story: y
boy Of thirteen, found fighting was taken to
he shot He took silver watch from his
pocket and cried out "Captan do let me take
this first to Il friend across the street: bor-
rowcd it. ''Oh you sca,up! said the officer.
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