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9fssce Hours.
From 7.3O m to $50 IA, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 a m and 1 80 to 230 p. m.
- PORTLAND, ME- July l, 1878.
81 Arrival aud Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive at 1910
and 7.40 p Close at SIS a. m, and 1880, 800 and
800 p. m.
Boston and the West. Arrive at $40 pm. ,
Railway. Arrive at t2ao and $40 m. Close at s.i5
a. M. and 1880 p. m. er
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at r. 40, 7.49
and 10 p. a. Close at s.15 M, 1880, 500 and
300 p. m. .--r,s-s srs
Bangor and connecting routes. Arrive at Ito p.
M Close at ia a. m. $500
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive AZ 90 a.
M and LILO p. m. Close at IL As a. m and AS p.
Morning Northwestern by G. I. &. Arrive at s.a5
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 22o and $50
a. ~, and LILO f. m. Close at 5.45 and 1l.45 q. M.
and 4.45 p. m.
Desert, Jonespert, Machias, Machiasport, East Ma
chias, Millbrdge and Bar Harbor, via each steam
er. Arrive at 6 a. M Close at Up. m.
Eastport, via each steamer. Arrive at 500 m
Foreign Mails, via New York, day prevlousto sali-
lag OF steamers. Close at s.15 a. m.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East. Arrive
ct 2.20 I'M. Close at 900 p m.
Skowhegan intermediate offices and the north.
Arrive at Ito D m. Close at II. 45a. m.
Skowhegan also closes at 900 M
Canada and intermediate offices, via g. T. r. Ar
rive at 12.45 p. m. Close at 12.45 p. m.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island Close
SWanton, Vt, and intermediate offices, via P g.
O. r, 4. Arrive $40 p. m. Close 6.45 a. m.
Fryeburg, Me-, and intermediate offices, via P. g.
Q. R. R. Arrive $50 a. M. Close 1905 ?. m.
Worcester Mass, and intermediate offices, via P.
& R. r. X. Arrive l. 20 m. Close II. 20 p In.
Rochester, n. H., and intermediate offices, via P.
Boston and the South and West, Sunday only.
Arrive 12.45 p. m. Close m.
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ANNUAL MEETINGS.
Annual Meeting.

THE stockholders of the Atlantic & ST. Lawrence
Railroad Company are hereby notihed that
the annual meeting of the Company will be held at
the office or the Treasurer, in Portland. on TUES
DAY the sixth day of August, 1885, at 10 o'clock A.
M, for the following purposes:
Ito make choice of a Board of Directors for the
ensuing year.
ITO see II the Stockholders will accept an Act of
the Legislature Of Maine, approved Feb T. 1873
entitled IAN Act additional to An Act to estab-
hsh the Atlantic q st. Lawrence Railroad Com
pany.'
$40 see If the Stockholders will authorize the is
sue OF stock OF the Company to provide for the
payment OF Londs maturing Nov. l, 1878.
cation OF the lease to the Grand Trunk Railway
Company OF Canada, OF August 5, 1858, and If
so, what modification.
F. r. BARRETT, Clerk
Portland, July 8, 1878. ju9T&Thtd
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To destroy bugs on squash or cucumber
vines, dissolve tablespoonful of satpetre in
a pailful of water; put one pint of this around
each bill, shaping the earth so that it will not
spread much, and the thing is done. Use
more saltpetre if you can afford it; it is good
for Vegetables, but death to animal life. The
bugs burrow in the earth at night and fail to
rise in the morning. 1t is also good to kill
much, say quart, to each tree. There was
not yellow or blistered leaf on twelve or
fifteen trees to which it was applied last sea-
son. No danger of killing any vegetab es
with 1t. A concentrated solution applied to
beans makes them grow. wonderfully.
borne County Farmer.
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PATRIOTIC ORDER Sons OF AMERIoA-Camps No
| and convene at P. o. s. of A. Hall, Plum
street. No. on Tuesday evening; No. on Mon
nd oape ssbe
FoRIsr CITY CoNMANpERY No. 16 convenes at
P. o. s. of A. Hall, Plum St., on first Thursday of
each month. 1.T
BoswoRTH POST A. R.-Meeting every Friday
Casco streets.
PORTLAND TEMPERANCE REFORM CLUB-Head
quarters corner Of Congress and Temple streets.
Open day and evening Business meeting Tues
lay evenings at u O'Clock.
PORTLAND TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, No. rs
Second Saturday of each month.
PORTLAND SOCIETY OF NATURAL HIST Y
At their library room, City Hall, on the first and
third Monday evenings OF each month.
SovEREIGNs OF INDUsTRY-Dirigo Council, No. 1
meets every Friday evening, at Arcana Hall, at "a
O'Clock.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION Harrington
Block. Second Monday in each month. Delivery
OF books daily, to 8, day and evening.
PAYsoN LITERARY SocIETY-Meetings every
Monday evening, Browns Block, cor. Brown and
Congress streets, at "a O'Clock.
q PORTLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY AND READING
RooM-Open and free to all from 10 a. m. to sp.
m. City Building.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs-Bramhan Lodge, No.
Tuesday eye ;n MuSjoy Lodge, No 6 Monday
heir Hall, Clapp's Block, Market Square. Section
ISL Endowment Rank, fourth Wednesday in each
month.
MAINE CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION
Corner of Congress and Casco streets. First Thurs
day in each month";. @
INDEpENDENT ORDER OF Coop TEMpLARs-
Arcana, Monday, Congress Hall, 42OA Congress
st.; Mission, Wednesday, Williams Block, Congress
street; Mystic, Thursday, at Sons of Temperance
Hall.
PORTLAND TEMPERANCE UNIoN-Congress Hall.
Business meetings Thursday evenings; public meet
ings Sunday evenings att o'clock.
JUVENILE TEMPLARs-Perham Temple No. "a,
at Congress Hall. every Wednesday evening at Z
O'Clock Temperance concerts first Sunday in every
month.
PORTLAND ARMY AND NAVY UNION oorne
Congress and Brown streets. First Tuesday In each
month.
PORTLAND FRATERNITY-No Al Free 81. Block
Every evening.
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN AssOCIATION-Oppo-
site Preble House. Congress Street, open day and
evening" Union Gospel Meetings Wednesday and
Saturday evenings at "a O'Clock.
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Stated Meetings.
CITY GOVERNMENT,

The regular meetings of the City Council take
lace the first Monday evening Of each month.
The School Committee meet the fourth Monday
vening of each month.
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For Lewiston and Auburn,

Passenger Trains leave at 1880 p. m. and $40
p. m. The train leaving at Ills p. m, also has
passenger car attached, connecting at Cumberland
junction with a Mixed Train for Lewiston, Au-
burn, Winthrop and Waterville. The IL. IS
p. m. tram Is the day train and the 11,15 n m
train is the Night Express Train with Pullman
Sleeping Car attached; both make close Connection
at Bangor for all stations on the e. q N. A,
Railway, and tor ~. John md Halifax. The
Ills P. m. train makes close connection at BAN
gOr for all stations on bangor & Piscatn-
quis Il. r., Houlton, Woodstock, 81. An.
crews. 81. stephen, Fredericton, Fort
Fairfield and Carbon. The 6.15 a. m. train
from Portland connects at Roc IL and, Tues
days, Thursdays mud Saturdays with str.
Ghas. Houshton, forming a day line to MT.
Passenger Trains arrive i'm Portland as
loliows:-Ihe morning trains from Augusta, Gar
diner, Bath, Brunswick and Lewiston at $50 and
s;4U q. m; The day trains from Bangor, Dexter,
Belfast, Skowhegan, Pennington, X. s. l.. r. R.,
and All intermediate stations at 1886 and 1858 D.
m. The afternoon train from Augusta, Bath, X, q
\. 4. K. at 5.25 p. m. The night Pullman Express
train at 2.10 a. m.
PAYsoN TUCKER, sup't.
Portland July /, 1878 je2sitf
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RAILROADS.
PORTLAND &WORGRSTER LIMB
Portland 6 Rochester R. R.
JULY 4, lS7S.

Es=.sssss;.szzs Trains VIII run as fellows
Ea rsiss.z5s1s.s leave Grand Trunk Depot,
Portland at 7.30 n. m. and
Leave Preble St. Station at TAO a. m LIP and els D.
5.30 a. m. Accommodation for Worcester, with
through car for Boston via Nashua and Lowell
Arrives at Rochester at 955 .. m, Connect
ing with Eastern and Boston & Maine Rail-
r0ads.) At Nashua 11.47 q. M, Lowell
12.t5 p. M, Boston LIS p. M, Aver Juno.
tioa l2.4o p. M, Eitchbnrg 1.25 p. m, and
Worcester at 2.10 p. M, connecting with
trains South and West:
100 r. M. stcnmboas Express with Drawing
Room Car attached, through to New Lon
don without change and through Car
for Lowell and Boston. Connects at
Rochester for Dover and Great Falls,
at Ripping for Manchester and Con-
cord at Nashua for Lowell and
EsOsf0n, at Aver Junction for Fitch
Lime. at Worcester with Boston 8 Albany
Railroad for New York, at Putnam with
Boston g. Philadelphia Express Line'' for
philadelphia, Baltimore and Wash.
Line Steamers, due at Pier No, 40, NORTH
River New Work, at 900 a. m.
6.15 p. m.-From Prebe Street. Mixed for Roeh-
ester and Way Stations.
Trains leave Rochester at 7.00 HOO a. m, Drawing
Room Car attached, and $50 D. m arriving in
Portland at 9.35 a. M. LIS and II 90 D. m.
Close connections made at Westbro0k junction
with through trains of Me. Central R.R, and at
Grand Trunk Depot, Portland, with through
trains of Grand Trunk r. r.
SUNDAY TRAINS-Leave Prebe Street Sta
tOn at 200 r. M. arriving at Rochester at
400 p. m. and at Worcester TBS p. NJ, connect
ing with Boston & Albany R. r. for New York
Rochester 1890 and arriving at Preble Street
12.20p.m.
je2adtf LUNT. supt.
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BATES & LOCKE.

Newspaper Advertising Agents,
"a PA1.K ROW, NEW YORK.
j. 81. BATES, late OF DR.. LOCKE, o Locke q
s. M. Pettengill 8 Co., Jones, Toledo Blade
Send for list of 100 choice newspapers.
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Passenger Offices
"a EXCHANGE ST.,
AND
Depot Ax s'&sssT OF INDIA ST
Tickets sold nj Reduced Bates
To Canada, Detroit, Chicago, HIiIwau
kee. Cincinnati, 81. Louis, Omaha.
Saginaw, st. Paul, Salt Lake CITY.
Denver, San Franeisco,
and all points In the
Northwest, West and Southwest
JOSEPH HICKSON, General Manoosr,
W. j. SPICER. Superintendent,
iulsdn
BOSTON & MAINS RAILROAD.

On and After Monday, July
e.==seeeessess& !, 1S7S, trains will LEAVE
TE-POkTLAND FOR BOSTON
at 6.15, 8.45 q. M. Ito, $50 p. M, ar
irving at Boston 1045 a. M, l.3O. 51O 1890 p. m.
p m arriving at Portland at 1890, $780, SEQ, 1000 p.
Old Orchard Beach, saco and Bfddeford
kenneDunk at 6.15, s45 a. M, Ito, $50, $50 pm
For Wells, North Berwick, Salmon Fails,
Great Falls, Dover, Newmarket, Exeter,
Haverhill, North And0ver, Lawrence,
Andover and Lowell at 6.15, 8.45 a. m, 1,10
$50 p. m. For Rochester. F arm in gton. Al.
ton bay and Wolfborough at e.45 a. m, Ito
2. m. For Center Harbor at S.45 a. m. For
Manchester and Concord (via Newmarket
Junct0n,) at 615 a. M, Ito p. (via Lawrence) at
s.45 q. IA. Morning Trains will leave Ken
ncbuAk for Portland at 7.20 q. m. The ITO
p. m. train from Portland connects at Boston with
all Sound Line Steamers for New York. and all Rail
Lines for New York and the South and West
Thr0ugh Tickets to all Points South
and West at lowest rates.
Trains on Boston q Maine road connect with
all steamers running between Portland and Ban
gor, Rockland, Mt. Desert Mac las Eastport
Calais, st. John and Halifax. Also, con meet with
Grand Trunk trains at Grand Trunk Station and
Maine Central and Portland & Ogdensburg trains at
Transfer Station.
All trains stop at Exeter ten minutes for refresh
ments. First class Dining Rooms at Portland
Transfer Station, Exeter, Lawrence and Boston,
JAS. T. FURBEk, Gen, Supt.
3. u. STEVENS, Gen. Agent, Portland.
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MASONIC.
At Masonic Hall, No. 50 Exchange Street.


At Masonic Hall, No. So Exchange Street.
YORK RITE.
BLUE LODGE-Ancient Landmark, first Wednes-
day; Portland, second Wednesday; Atlantic, third
Wednesday.
CHAPTERs-GreenleafR A. c., first Monday; Mt.
Vernon, r. A. c., third Monday.
CoUNcIL-P Portland C. R. 8 s. Masters, second
Monday.
CoMMANDERIEs OF K Portland. fourth Mon
lay; st. Adams, second THURSDAY; Blanquefort, Sd
Thursday. 9
GRAND BoDIEs-Grand Lodge, first Tuesday In
May; Grand Chapter, first Tuesday evening in May /;
Grand Council, Wednesday Up. M; Grand Com
mandery, Wednesday evening.
I MASONIC RELIEF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT wednes-
day in every month.
PORTLAND SCHOOL OF MASONIC INSTRUCTION
Second and fourth Tuesday OF each month.
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE.
LoDGE-Yates Grand Lodge Of Perfection, first
Friday.
CoUNcIL-Portland Council P. Of j. second Fri
day.
CHAPTER-Dunlap Chapter Rose Croix de H.
Third Friday.
CoNsIsToRY-Maine Consistory s, P. R. s., fourth
Friday in March, June, September and December
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l. o. o. f
OIL EaIIaaaaI I'LL ~lz.a

At Odd FELLOWS Hail. Harrington Block, Congress
Street.
RELIEF AssoCIATIoN-Third Tuesday in the
month.
LoDGEs-Maine, ON Monday evenings Ancieny
Brothers, on Thursday evenings; Ligonia, on Friday
evenings; Beacon. on Tuesday evenings; Unity, No.
8, on Wednesday evening; Ivy, D. Off,, second and
fourth Saturday of each month.
ENoAMPMENT-- Machigonne, first and third We'd
nesday; Eastern Star, second and fourth Wednes-
day; Portland, first and third Friday Falmouth,
No. II, first and third Tuesdays.
BENEFIT AssoCIATIoN-Boardo of Directors meet
first Monday evening of each month. Association
meetsfrst Monday evening of January, April, July
and October. -
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INMAN LINE
ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS,
New York to Queenstown and Liverpool,
Every Thursday or Saturday.
City of Berlin, 549l lefty of Brussels. s775
City OF Richmond, 4607 City Of New York, $500
City of Chester, 4566 City of Paris. 30Si
City Of Montreal, 44s0lCity of BROOKLYN. 29lI

These magnificent steamers, built in watertigbt
compartments, are among the strongest, largest and
fastest ON the Atlantic.
The saloons are luxuriously furnished especially
well lighted and ventilated and take up the whole
width Of the ship: The principal staterooms are
amidships forward of the engines where least noise
anu motion Is felt, and are Iepete with every COM
Tort having all latest improvements double berths,
Line. 'Ps'i"'J u ''A'
Ladies cabins and bathrooms, Gentlemen's
smoking and bathrooms, BARRIERS shop, pianos
libraries, &c.. provided.
The Steerage accommodation cannot be excelled.
Passengers Of this class will find their comfort and
privacy particularly studied and the provisioning
unsurpassed.
For rates Of passage and other information, apply
TO JOHN q. DALE, Agent, q q SO Broadway, New
Portland. feb27eodGm
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INTERNATIONAL STEAMSHIP co.
kastpors, Calais, "a. John, N. b., Aunap-
oils, Windsor and Halifax. n s.,
Charlottetown, p. Ell.
SU MINER ARRAN @ EMENT.
THRE TRIPS PER WEEK.

49, On and after Monday, June
nIei8n Sd, the Steamers Of the Inter-
Eze9zEz national Steamship Company
- will leave Railroad Wharf foot
OF State street, every Monday, Wednesday and FRI
day, at P. NJ, for Eastport and st. John.
Returning will leave ST. John and Eastprrt on
M. for Boston. =
Connections made at Eastport for Robbinston, Ut.
Andrews and Calais,
us, windsor, Kentville, Halifax, N. s.. Shedac AM
nerst Pictoa, Summerside, Cbarlottetown, P. Z,
L. Fredericktown, N. B.. and all stations on the In
Freight received on day of sailing until
For Circulars, with maps of routes, Tickets State
Rooms and any further information apply at the
Companys Office, No. Milk St., Opposite ocean In
surance Co.. or Of
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Eastern Railroad,
JULY L, ISIS.

e-@..E-z2I9oSslnfee.s.-
FAssENGER TRAINS leave Portland
for scarbOro,. saco, Biddeford, Ken
nebunk, Wells. North Berwick, sOuth
Berwick, Conway Junction, EIio {,
Aittery, Portsmouth, Newb1ryport
salem, Lynn, Chelsea and Boston a
S.45 a. m.
Saco, Biddeford, Kennebunk Kittcrv.
Portsmouth, Hamptons, Newburyport
salem. Lynn, Chelsea and Boston nj
lilo. $50 y. mn.
Might Express with Sleeping Car, for
Mondavs.)
Sunday Express Train will leave Portland at
2.15 p. m. arriving in Boston at $50, Connecting
with All Rail and Sound Steamers for New
York. Passengers by this train will arrive in
New York early Monday morning.
RETURNING
Leave Boston at $50 a. M, 1880, BIS
aud 100 .. ma, connecting with m nine
Central and X. a. N, A. Railway for 81,
John ana Halifax. Pullman Sleeping Car
attache5.
Through Tickets to all Points South and West al
0west rates. Pullman Car Tickets for Seats and
Berths at Ticket Once.
my27dts A. P. ROCKWELL President.
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TEMPLARS OF HONOR.
at Iemptars' Hall, No. 100 Exchange Street.
CONSOLIDATING, first and third Monday in each
month.
TEMPLE-Forest City, No. 1, every Wednesday
evening.
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setting Tires wish no, w.,.r
Diaries.

Cleanliness and ventilation are important
requirements in dairy, and cannot receive
too careful attention. Some of the largest
and most profitable diaries are constructed
half under ground, are dry and always kept
The floors are made of hard brick, cemented,
and small channels of perfectly pure water
are conducted through the apartments. The
air eirculates freely through them, and the
vapor from the milk passes off inobstructedly.
The smooth walls are whitewashed and not
where can there be seen traces of dust or even
semblance of dirt. The pans are placed low
down on the floors, never on shelves. while
the atmosphere within is perfectly free from
musty or any other disagreeable odor that
might have the effect of impairing the sweet
ness and purity of the exposed milk and
cream Germantown Telegraph.
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Maine Central
RAILROAD,

Passenger TraiRs leave Portland for Ran
gor, Dexter, Belfast and WaterviIIe Al
12.50, II IS and Ills D. IA.
For Skowhcxan at 1880, 1885, Ills D. m.
FOR Augusta, HalIowell, Gardine< and
Brunswick at Is a. M, 1856, 5.15, II. Is D. m.
For kockiand and all stations on Knox q Lin
coin Il. H., and for Lewiston via Brunswick at
g 10 a. m. and 1885 d. m,
Eor bath at 615 a. m, 1885 and SIS p. m.
For Remington, Msnmouth, winthrop,
nSadneld, West Watervillf and Water.
willie via Lewiston at IL 50 d. m,
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PORTLAND POST OFFICE.


90ce HOurs.
From 7.3O a IN to $50 m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 a m and 80 to 230 p. m.
Mr .Julv
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Do Fish sleep?

The editor Of the Fishtng Gazette proffers
some little testimony bearing upon the inter-
estlng query whether fish sleep. 1t Is his
opinion that the trout sleeps at night; and, as
proof, he states that, when entering his fish
house at night in the summer time, he has OBJ
served all the fish in the tanks lying notion
tionless on the slate bottoms, and has often
watched them thus for some length of time
Their slow respiration and analogous move
mcnt of the fins indicated diminished action
OF the heart and Il state of rest, similar to that
of the human being in sleep. On striking a
light while the fish were in this quiescent con
dltion, they would start as if scared, and fly
about wildly, exhibiting the same alarmed
feeling that man not uncommonly does when
suddenly reused from profound slumber.
This evidence refers to fish in an artificial
state; but the writer believes that it applies
equally to those which are wild in their native
waters. I'VE may safely come to the conclu-
sion," he remarks, "that repose OF the brain,
more or less complete does exist in the PTS
cine world; and certainly the higher the or
ganization of the animal, the more need we
shall find for some system or rest or repara-
ton of the nervous system" The movement
of gils, fins and tail, which is ever present in
fish, the writer considers to be as purely the
result of reflex action as that of the beating of
the heart; and therefore he regards these
movements, when the fish is otherwise still, as
no indication that it IS not in state of abso-
lutte repose and Inconsistencies.
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Wanted IA Man to "Sit With SAL"

Yesterday afternoon, says the Virginia City
Chronicle, a goodlooking couple, evidently
newly married, called at the Photographic gal
lery of Beals Il Warehouse and wanted their
pictures taken. Just as Mr. Beals had got his
plate ready the man called him aside and said
he wanted to ask favor. II was told in Car
son you took the best pictures in the State.
Now, you see Sal and got hitched down there
last Monday; now, her folks go a good deal
on style, and they live in the States They
never saw me, and if | send my mug back east
they'll be dead agin me sure I'm darned
sight better than look, and when people come
to know me they call me a brick. Now what
want to get is some good-lookin' man to sit
with Sal for Il picture viii you stand in ?
She's willin'. Them big whiskcrs of yours ill
catchem sure and create harmony. You look
like solid capitalist, and they take me for u
petty larceny thief" Mr.. Beals enjoyed the
idea immensely and sat with Sal" for the pic
turc, which will doubtless carry joy into the
household of the eastern relatives in week or
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The eminent astronomer, Richard 4. Proctor,
reports IN an English paper hiIpersonal obser-
vations of the recent transit of Murcury made
with an So inch reflector. He says, a bright
spot was seen on Mercury's disk, as if the disk
were a round piece of black card and the
bright spot "A hole pierced through it. When
Il small cloud passed over part of the suns
face, nearly the whole of which was in the
field of view, the bright spot perceptibly
in brightness though not crossed by the cloud.
This noticed distinctly there several tines
The Scientific 1mericdn, in noticing the OBJ.
servations of Prot. Proctor, says THE knowl-
edge that Saturn has planetary rings, the fact
that when a milk pail is whrled like Jupiter
the liquid moves outward leaving an opening
in the center, who knows but Mercury has IA
hole through it, and that the bright spot seen
by Mr.. Proctor was simply the sun shining
through the aperture? II Mercury Is tubu-
lar, mag not the earth be alSo,"
After all the philosophy of Symms that at
the north pole was an immense cavity extend
ing from pole to pole through which the
oceans ebbed and flowed may vet have par
ticle of truth.