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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-12
je 24-2awts Z. NJ LOWE, Trustee
EVNRUSTEE'S SALE OF DE 5 II A B l. h
Il LAND

By virtue of deed of trust from Chss. Camp
bell and =. B. Stison, recorded in liber 26 page
727, of the land records of Prince William CO.,
Va, | shall proceed to SELL at public auction,
to the highest bidder, at Manassas, on SATU K
DAY, the 3lst day of July next y desirable
tract of land, containing FOUR HUNDRED
ACRES, more or less This property lies adja-
cent to the thriving town Of Manassas on tho
Virginia Midland Railroad about ono hours
ride from Washington city. The improve 600
ments conss: ofthrce comfortable TENAN II 5s
HOUSES and an orchard of young and thrifty
fruit trees. The land is susceptible OF the high
est state of Improvement, and can be very con-
vcnlenty divided into three or more farms.
Terms Of Sale: s. 635 cash on day OF sale, to-
gether with vi costs attending the execution OF
the trust; S2059S7 on the 22d OF Decent Der
1878, with interest rom the LIST of January, 1919
s. 059.S7 Oh the 9th of February, 1880, with in
tercst from the LIST of January, 1879 and the re-
mainGnr, if any, on such terms US the parties In
tcrested may direct.
Pr. VIM. co., my 21-cots Sub. Trustee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-12

No one ever used Durang's Rheumatic
Remedy that was not cured of rheumatism,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-12

CATHOLIC TEMPERANCE SOCIETY AT a
meeting OF those interested 10 the organization
Of Catholic Temperance Society in this city,
held at ST. Mary's Hall, yesterday morning,
John L. Hill was called to the chair and Sey-
mour Stoutenburgh appointed secretary. The
only business transacted Was the appointment
OF committee to prepare constitution aud
set Of bylaws for the government of the society,
and r.port the same al another meeting to be
held at the same hour and place next Sunday
A dozen or more SIGHTED their intention of
Joining the proposed organic .tion.
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BY Green a. Wise,
Real Estate Agents and Auctioneers.l
n 4 u T + 4 S s A l. e.
VALUABLE LITTLE FARM AT AUG

VALU ABLE LITTLE FARM AT AUG
TON
By virtue of deed of trust dated October -,
1869, from Andrew Walker and Sarah j., his
wife, recorded in liber X, No 4, folio 29O, ono
of the land records of Fairfax county, Va, |
will offer for sale, by public auction, on SAT-
URDAY, the 24th day of July. 1915, at twelve
y o'clock M, in front of the entrance to tho
Corporation Court room, on Fairfax street. all
that certain TRACT OF LAND, in said county,
containing about FORTY-EIGHr ACRES,
more or less, lying about five miles from Alex
andra, close to and north of the Little River
turnpike road, and adjoining the lands of Mat
thew o. Rrien and others The place is dcSic-
able and is improved BY DIV ELLlNG, Stable,
Orchard, &c.
Terms OF sale cash.
je 24-2awts Z. NJ. LOWE, Trustee.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass, July l2.-Martiu' S
block in Pltts6eld was Quilted by fire this morn
ing. Loss 10000.
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TAMP MEETING, COMMENCING THE
" 18th OF AUGUST, will be held in the
woods of JAS. Nj. Benton, esq, four miles from
Middleburg. Ample accommodations for
strangers will be provided BY boarding tents,
restaurants, &C., and the law will be enforced
against persons settling on or near the encamp-
ment or engaged in any traffic whatever On the
10th of July sites for tents will be made and tn Q
grounds prepared by erection of stands Sc, SC
h. &. BROUN,
Sec'y NJ. +. Church South,
lie l6-eotd Loud ,un Circuit
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
CITIZENS NATL. BANK,
Of Alexandria.

in the State of Virginia, at the close of business
June 30, 1875.
RESOURCES
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BANK STATEMENTS.
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
AT ALEXANDRIA,

In the State of Virginia, at the close of business
ON Wednesday, the Goth day of June, 1875.
RESOURCES
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~ y L l & Z
NJ Office.
From now until the first Of September we W i'll
sell our
SPRING AND SUMMER STOCK
OF
BOOTS AM SHOES

GREATLY REDUCED PRICES.
We have selected from our stock some La
DIES, NIL 81 Els and CHILERtN'S BOOTS
and SHOES, which will b. sod at p great re.
duction on the cost of Manufacture Ali in
want will do well to cnll on
jy7 w. B. WADDEI, II King St.
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A"DOB AMI CONE.
= ANANHA SPLINT COAL.

T[ANAWHA SPLINT COAL.
We have just received consignment oc the
above Coal, to which we invite the attention of
consumers. 1t is pure and free from slate,
kindies readily and heats quickly. It's combus-
ton is complete, leaving 10 clnders
r. }. MEHAFtEY s. CO.,
feb 10 Wharf and Yard foot Of Queen ST.
CoAL' COAL, coAL'
On the wharf and TO arrive II full stock of All
kinds of
ANTHRACITE AND CUMBERLAND
COAL.
Sold al market rates por ton 22iO lbs.
aug l4-tf w. a. SMOOT Smoots wharf
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-12

T OST-On Monday last, the 9Th instant, an
~ English Lever. Hunting Case GO L d
WATCH end CHAIN. AS the watch is high
ly valued from the fact of its being q gift from
deceased relative, the finder will please return it
as soon as possible. A liberal reward will be
paid and no questions asked jy 9-3t
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LOST AM FOUND.

\ CANARY BIRD was caught in the Wash
~ ington street Colored Methodist Church,
which the owner can get by applying to JOHN
WALLACE, on Fairfax street, between Frank
lin and Gibbon. jy l2-lt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-12

For SALE.
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE IN ALIEN
ANDRIA
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COAL COAL,
We have now On hand and are constantly rc-
ceiving at our wharf and storage yards, foot of
Queen streets, all the best GOALS known to
this market. We name in part:
LYkEN'S VALLEY.
SHAMOKIN and EAST FRANKLIN LOR-
BERRY RED ASH.
JOHNS, from EAGLE VEIN COLLIERY.
The celebrated CONTINENTAL and HA-
EEL DELL, from the Goodrich Colliery, es-
teemed the best in the market.
And LEE and STANTON WHITE ASH
ANTHRACITE COAL, of Steamer, Broken,
Egg Stone and Nut sizes.
Also, GEORGES CREEK CUMBERLAND
COAL
Also HICKORY, OAK md PINE WOOD.
Having ample space, each variety of Coal is
kept distinct from that Of others, and is cs-
pecially prepared for family USE Yards floor
cd md Coal sent out well screened and free from
slate, 22i0 lbs to the ton. Orders left with
Messrs. Clarridge y Grigg, corner King and
Royal sts., or al the yards will promptly filled.
7. J. MEHAFFEY l. CO.,
jy II Wharf and Yards foot Of Queen st.
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HBGHF.rESTS.
VERY AND SALE STABLE

T VERY AND SALE STABLE
The arrangement heretofore existing between
William G. Legg, esq, and the undersigned,
having bsen terminated by mutual consent the
public are respectfully informed that thankful
for past fsvors the undersigned will continue to
NESS ut the stable on Washington street, near
NV NV: stock of ANIMALS, CARRIAGE S, &c,
ia first class, and particular attention Is paid to
HORSES AT LIVERY. None but kind, polite
and reliable hosters, &c, are employed;
- lin WIN. II. THORNTON.
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MIXED PICKLES and CHOW CHOW,
Nl low, for sale in any quantity at
lie IL VIM. F. BROOkES', lat King st.
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TARBOLIC CAMPHUR FOR MOTHS.
The above article is cheaper and more reliable
than common Csmphor for the preservation OF
Furs Carpets and Wooden Goods Of all descrip-
tons In packages at 25 and 50 cents each. The
trade supplied at manutat turers' prices by
w. F. CREIGHTON,
sn21 General Agent for Alexandria
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NOTICE-Those who use SPECrACLES
IN should call st GREEN 5 NOTION
HOUSE and invest 25c in u pair Of those cele-
brsted IMPORTED CIR s 7 A l. LENSE
SPECTACLES, and they will experience great
casa and comfort my n
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-04-27
The Boy That Had No Remark.
able Qualities.

Most boys who get into the newspapers
are very remarkable boys.
Joe had nothing about bis looks, or ac-
tions, or color, that attracted the par.ic-
ular attention of anybody.
When he first breathed the vital air he
was a simple boy.baby, with two hands,
two feet, two eyes, two ears, one mouth
and one nose. He did not laugh, and
crow, and sit upright, as young geniuses
do in their young babyhood, but he slept,
and walked, ate baby food, Of course) and
cried like any common baby.
When he grew older there were no un.
common developments, except that he
was fat, healthy and heavy.
Nobody congratulated his mother on
| raising future President, nor applauded
ihe genius that sparkled in the baby's
eyes. The gossipers looked wonderingly
at each other as the tender mother watch.
ed over her baby boy, provided for his
comforts, and pressed him to her warm
bosom.
lie grew to boyhoood, but he was only
a common boy. He learned his A b G
with difficulty, and was slow in learning
to read. His teacher thought he would
never get through the multiplication ta-
BILE. But he never forgot it.
When the boys went a fishing, Joe
went too, but he was slow getting his line
ready. The other boys we're on and in
and around the lake before his hook was
fairly settled in the water. "Too slow to
move," the boys would say. Hell sit
there expecting the fish to come to him."
1t was even so ; he remained stationary
and fixed; but when night came somehow
his basket was always full, while many of
the bright, talking geniuses went home
with the sad intelligence that the fish
"wouldLt bite"
Joe's home was full of life, and noise,
and hustle of intelligent older children
and bright younger ones. Joe found
himself, and everybody else found him,
solitary and alone, taking very little no.
tice Of the stir around him.
When he grew to be man, the bust
ling drive aheads laughed at his plodding;
but by some means he seldom made
mistake, and though he did not seem to
accomplish as much in week as many
an other did in day, yet at the end of
the year there was always something tan
gible in his results, while the work of
those who soomod to utterly outstrip him
at tirst, ended in demolished air castles
He has passed the meridian Of life.
Men eminent in the profession respect his
judgment. Business men coming upon the
stage of action, long to learn the secret
of his success The bank leans upon him
to carry it through the trying crisis, mer
chants and manufacturers lean upon him
to save them from bankruptcy. Steady,
constant, and hard study made him a
scholar persevering industry, accompa-
MED with economy, raised him to opu-
lence close observation and deliberate
reflection cultivated sound judgment,
and honesty and integrity secured for
him the confidence of all who know him.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-04-27
Mrs. Partington.

Mrs. Partington is considered myth
ical person "evolved" from the brain of
Mr.. Shillaber, but her counterparts are
often found in real life. One of these
ladies was overheard at an evening
assembly speaking in high praise Of
pretty girl just passing. r
why. she is a nerfert naraerA" III
81 think you mean parallelogram do
you not ?" suggested the waggish gentle.
man addressed.
81 said parallelogram, Mr.. -" ex.
claimed the lady, with combination Of
dignity and indignation impossible to
describe.
"Do you intend to maSticate your
house ?' inquired Western lady of q
friend of mine who was building. He
was critical, cultured New Highlander,
as exact as witty. What droll look
came over his face as he answered:
MY wife says l eat like an anaconda,
and l am blessed with the digestion of an
ostrich but, really, madam, 1 don't think
l could manage my three.story brick"
This makes me think of Leigh Hunts
reply mot at all malapropas) to lady
who said to him at dinner:
"Mr. Hunt, won't you venture on an
orange?"
ii would most gladly, dear madam,
only I'm afraid l should tumble off,"
But to keep to our theme. A lady
visiting Washington for the first time
sent word to friends at home that she was
dreadfully disappointed she meant to
have got an Indian Bureau for Jennie's
room. but there weren't any to be had
and that she was so busy shampooing
young lady from one place to another
that she had no time to write letters.
A rather old girl (who had been lured
to California by the cheering information
that she was sure TO marry there) laid
siege to a wealthy widower, who at first
showed signs of succumbing, but finally
resisted the attack. As usual with
women who are feeling intensely dis.
appointed, she didn't care; no, not one
Bit" And she exclaimed. half sobbing,
to a bosom friend:
"Why, [ wouldn't be hired to marry
him, hateful old thing wouldn't take
him, not if he was perfect Ve,,uS :" As
money was his chief charm, we suppose
she meant Cr@sus.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-04-27
4 NENfRAL VT. RAILROAD.
. RUTLAND DIVISION.
WINTER ARRANGEMENT.


MovSs NoRru-Night express leaves Bellows
Falls at ll:25 p IN; Chester ~ m; Ludlow 2:35
q IN; arrives at Rutland at l:45 m, Leaves
Rutland so; Brandon 2:2S; Middlebury 3 07 !;
Vergennes $40; arrives in Burlington at 4 80.
Accommodation-Leaves Rutland at GAO m I;
Brandon 1925; Miidlebury $40; Vergennes
SAT; arrive in Burlington at $50 IN.
Mail-Leaves Bellows Falls at 1885 a III (;
Chester IL rs IN; Ludlow l arrives in Rutland
at 2;05. Leaves Rutland at 2 10 IN; Brandon
2;tsi Middlebury AS vergennes 80; arrives
IN Burlington at 4:42.
New York Express-Leaves Rutland at 2;l0 D
M Brandon PAS; Middlebury 3:25; Vergennes
$3.50; arrives in Burlington at 4;l2; and onl Y
stops at the above stations except to take pas
sengers going north Of St Albans.
Mixed-Leaves Rutland at 2:l5 a 10; Brandon
s;,2i Middlsbury 4:5o; yergennes :Ol arrives
In Burlington at 55 p IN.
Mixed-Leaves Bellows Falls at 3:25 d IN
Chester 4;s5; Ludlow $40; arrives in Rutland
at IN.
MoyisG SoUrH-Mau leaves Burlington at
500 m; Vergennes $50; Middlebury 10;
Brandon 1880; arrives in kutland ut IL 40.
Leaves Rutland at IL IN; Ludlow 100 D IN;
Chester :42; arrives In Bellows Falls at 2;25 pm
New York Express-Leaves Burlington at ? q
N; Vsrgennes 2:5l; Middlebury 3;25; Brandon
Az; arrives in Rutland ut 4 40 D IN
Night Express-Leayes Burlington at O5 n
IN; Vsrgennes l0:14; Middlebury 10 so; Bran.
don ll;5o. arrive In Rutland at 1886 m.
Leaves Rutland at 1880 a IN; Ludlow 2,O2;
Chester 2;so; arrives in Bellows Falls 8 30 M
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-04-27
Toll and Rest.
BY INCREASE n. rARnox, D. D.


"For so he giveth His beloved sleep"
When sets the weary sun,
And the long day is done,
And starry orbs their solemn vigils keep;
When bent with toll and care,
We breathe our evening prayer,
God gently gveth His beloved sleep.
sweet and blessed rest,
With lifes sore burdens pressed,
10 lose ourselves in slumbers long and deep;
How like some heavenly calm,
Comes down the soothing balm,
What time He giveth His beloved sleep.
And on our closed eyes
What visions may arise,
What sights Of joy to make the spirit leap,
What memories may return,
From out their golden urn,
If God but giveth His beloved sleep
And when lifes day shall close
In deaths last deep repose,
When the dark shadows DER the eyeids Greer
Let us not be afraid
At this thick gathering shade,
For so God giveth HIS believed sleep
To sleep?-it is to wake,
When the fresh day shall break,
When the new sun climbs up the eastern steep;
To wake with newborn powers,
Out from these darkened hours
For so He giveth His beloved sleep.
To die2 it is to rise
To fairer, brighter skies,
Where Death no more shall hs dread harvest
reap;
To soar on angel wings,
Whore life immortal springs,
For so He giveth His beloved sleep.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-04-27
Scribner for May.

The three bright faces that look out
from the opening page Of the May uum.
ber of Scrihno,'S 5 MoHthly, are only diff
ierent views Of one grish hcad-the still
living heroine Of a tragedy which will be
remembered as long as the name of Ma.
poleon is lauded and reviled among men.
The picture here skilfully reproduced is
Gilbert Stuart's threefold portrait of
Madame Paterson Bonaparte, of Balti.
more, one of the most conspicuous victims
OF the great" Napoleon's selfish and un.
scrupulous ambition. The accompanying
sketch Of the Baltimore Bonapartes is an
authentic history of this interesting fam.
lily, which may yet give France its En-
peror.
The New Paris Opera House is describ.
ed, with pen and picture, in the same
number of ScriJuer. Though its archi.
lecture is fagrantly French-using the
term with its most unpleasant Cockney
meanlng-it is still marvellous building,
and In all its arrangements and details
worthy Of careful study. The present
description is rapid and uncritical, but
gives good idea of the general style, and
the most curious and striking features of
this Temnle cf Co~>-
"Droogmakerij' is the all.Dutch.to.me
title OF Col. Warnings carefully prepared
account of the drainage of HARLEM Lake
by much the largest operation of its
KIND ever undertaken by man. This pa.
per. which includes the entire subject of
draining in Holland, is particularly valu.
able to engineers and those interested in
low lands along our coast; but the subject
Is so simply treated that the general read.
ei VIII hnd it as interesting as romance.
Dr. VIM. Hayes Ward, of the Lnde.
pendent, sums up, in an illustrated paper
some OF the curious discoveries that have
recently been made in Assyrian literature.
"1 ung Wing and His Work" tells
about the Chinese Educational Mission,
and Its devoted originator.
In the way of fiction we have two
chapters of DR.. Hollands Story of Seven.
oaks in which there is more labout Jim
fenton' and new character is introduc.
ed) more of that exceedingly "Mysteri.
Gus Island" by Jules Verne; an Electro.
Mechanical romance, by Charles Barnard
that is original in several features, and
will be especially appreciated by railroad
and telegraph people; and another story
by the young New Orleans story.writer,
George W. Gable, who has field all to
himself, ard, what is more to the purpose.
the genius that enables him to seize its
artistic features. By the way. what a
delicious broken English he puts into the
mouths Of his Creoles 1t is more than
dialect, it is drama!
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-04-27
The Head of a Whale.

The head is one third the entire length
of sperm whale, and in obtaining the
valuable spermaceti which it contains the
whalemen it into three parts-the "case, )"
the Junk" and the bone. The junk is
first hauled on board and slowed away,
aud then the case is bailed. The case is
a massive part of the head cellular in
the interior, the walls of the cells running
vertically and transversly. 1t is filled
with an oily substance of faint yellow
tint, translucent when warm. The oil
bearing flesh forms about one-third of the
mass, and in large whale it has yielded
three and half tons. The case also con-
tains the respiratory canal, and a cavity
of extraordinary depth filed with oil. An
opening is made at one end for the pur-
pose of battling, and it is next hauled to
vertical position beyond the reach of
the water. A deep and narrow bucket
attached to line and pulley is then low
cred, and brought up full of transparent
spermacetl, mixed with silky integuments
having the odor of freshly drawn milk.
The sore hands of the crew bathed in this
rich substance are relieved and healed,
and the greenhorns dabble in it with the
ineffabe satisfaction displayed by city
youngsters in mud puddle.-Harper'S.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-04-27
Religion and Doctrine.

lie stood before the Sanhedrim;
The scowling rabbis gazed at him.
lie recked not of their praise or blame
lhere was no lear, there was no shame,
For one upon whose dazzled eyes
The whole world poured its vast surprise.
The open heaven was far too near.
His first days light too sweet and clear,
10 let him waste his new-gained ken
On tho hate-clouded face Of men.
But still they questioned, Who art thou?
What hast thou beenl What art thou now?
Thou art not he, who yesterday,
Sat here and begged beside the way;
For he was blind.
And am he
For ioas blind, but now Iqes.
He told the story DER and DER;
IL was his full hearts only lore,
prophet on the Sabbath-day
Had touched his sightless eye with clay,
And made him see who had been blind.
Their words passed by him like the wind
Which raves and howls, but cannot shock
The hundred d-fathom-rooted rock.
Their threats and fury all went wide;
They could not touch his Hebrew pride.
Their sneers at Jesus and His band
Nameless and homeless iu the land,
Their boasts Of Moses and his Lord,
All could not change him by one word.
Ihnow not whot this man may Je,
Sinner or SAINT; Int as toy me,
One thing IlBow, that lam he
WIN once rms hhad, anil mar / see.
They were all doctors of renown.
The great men of famous town,
With deep brows, wrinkled. broad, and wise.
Beneath their wide phyacteries;
The wisdom of the East was theirs,
And honor crowned their silver hairs.
The man joered at and laughed to scorn
Was unlearned, poor, and humbly born;
But he knew better far than they
What came to him, that Sabbath day;
And what the Christ had done for him
He knew, and not the Sanhcdrim.
john Hay, IN Horper's jor Nav.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-04-27
Experiments with Oats.

II. Wolff describes water. culture ex.
perimepts on oats, in which the nourish-
ing solutions, eight in number, supplied
graduated quantities Of phosphoric acid.
The percentage of phosphoric acid in the
drv crop varied with the amount supplied.
When this percentage fell below 0.33
with good field oats it is about 044) the
amount of straw seriously diminished. but
an increase of phosphoric acid about this
point did not increase the straw. The
corn, however, was greatly affected by an
increased supply, and gave by much the
largest yield when the phosphoric acid
reached Ill per cent. of the dry crop.
The ash of the straw contained no silica,
none having been supplied its percent
age of phosphoric acid was 4.4.lS.9. that
in the ash Of field oats (silica deducted
being 81. In the ash of the corn the
phosphoric acid varied only from 37.7
4S.9. per cent, the percentage in the ash
of Geld oats being 4l.3.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-04-27

Miss Mary was thus left poor but she
resolved to take care of old Nancy as a
duty, whatever sacrifice it might cost her !;
and people-among them her sisters
often say now, as she moves on her noise
less way, "What a strange taste Miss
Mary always had thus to immure herself
with some old person; when one is taken
away she hunts up another" But her
record is above, and it is shining one.
Mrs. J. d. Chaplin, IN the Congrega.
tiOndlid.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-04-27

The nephoscopc is new meteoroiogi-
cal instrument recently perfected in Ger.
many, and designed to measure the
height, direction, and apparent velocity
of clouds. No mathematical calculations
are requisite in its use. but it can be sp-
piled only to clouds which are at a
medium height and comparatively isolat-
ed. The altitude indicated by the in
strument is that of the cloud above its
shadow. not above the position of the
observer.