Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1872-09-25


the Atlantic and Pacific coasts in the
neighborhood of Panama, but in marine
animals a decided variation was discov.
cred, while all classes of animal life on
both sides bear decided American charac
teristics. During the long and busy voy
age the party of which Agassiz is the
chief have made careful observations of a
large class of subjects, and accumulated
such a store of specimens as will in his
able hands make most valuable additions
to our knowledge in the sciences of geol-
ogy and zoology.
A SAILORS DESCRIPTION OF RIDE
ON HORSEBACK Therefore, arising be-
times, / hired very fine horse, and.
manning him bravely, laid his head eas
and by south, as near as might be,
according to our pinnacle But though
the wind was abaft the beam, and tide
and all in his favor, and brave com
mander upon his poop, what did he do
but bouse his stem, an run out his,
spanker-dr and up with his taffrail
as if was we airing him in laundering
heavy sea. l resolved to get the upper
hand of this uncalled-for mutiny and
the more so because all our crew were
gazing: and at the fair had laid down
the law very strictly concerning horses.
| slipped my feet ont of the chains, for
| fear OF any sudden capsize, and then |
raped him over the catheads, where his
anchor ought to hang. He, however,
instead of doing at all what | expected,
up with his bow spirit and down with his
| &c fat.,, l,x, n hnl n 11nhpr his
forefoot This was so far from true
seamanship, and proved him to be so un-
built for sailing, that | was content to
disembark over his stern, ,and with slight
conclusions. "Never say die," has
always been my motto, and always will
be mailing my colors to the mast, en-
barked upon another horse of less than
half the tonnage of that one which would
not answer helm. And this craft, being
broken backed, with strange sound al
her portfolios, could not. under press Of
sail bowl along more than four knots al
hour. And we adjusted matters between
us so, that when she was tired also was
sore, and therefore disembarked ant
towed her, until we were both fit fol
. sea again. Therefore it must have beer
good meridian when | met arson
Chowne near his house.-From I" tn
Maid of Sker," By r. e. Blockmore.
GUNPowDER. "A little charcoal, and ,
little nitre, joined together, and we hav
that wonderful mixture which rules, TO
; good or for evil, the destinies of men
: When gunpowder is ignited the solid j
almost instantly coverted into gas, which
we're it fred under water, and the ga
cooled down to the ordinary temperatur
of the air, would be found to occup
900 times the space of the solid powder
4 Gases, are, however, known to expan
: with an immense force when heated
;, and as the gases of gunpowder are, ord
> narily, projected at o red heat, they al
!, consequently greatly expanded, amount
: ing, it is estimated, to more than $50
;. times the volume of the powder burned
: and it is here we see whence springs th
9 power of projection of firearms. Grei
as are the evils of wars, the use of gul
:, powder has shortened their duratio
f from years to days.
|" The INNER LIFE.-One fruitful soure
% of discomfort. and one great bar of Ell
e ioyment IN this world, is the practice {
e comparing ones life with the lives I
" others, utterly ignoring the fact tn
a every person has an inner as well as .
20 outer life or, in the old-fashioned wore
] of the Bible, that every heart knowet
ii it's own bitterness. How often is Il
r remark made by superficial observer
lie elbow happy" such and such perso
e. must be |" eff 1 were only they
K when ten to one, these very person
le oblivious of their wealth and positio
he are weary and heart-sore with the d
q, and battle of life.
~ STRETCH 1T A LITTLE.-A little girl a
~ her younger brother were on their W
to the store one windy, frosty mornir
RS They were both poorly dressed, but t
re little girl had sort of cloak over h
ne As they walked briskly along, she dr.
or the boy closer to her, and said "Coi
Sc under my cloak, Johnny" cit isn't
I'D enough for both" replied he. fTher
@. will stretch it little" And they W.
ho soon closely nestled together. What
ut lesson How many shivering bodies a
ed sad hearts there are just because peo
ed do not stretch their comforts beyond the
selves.