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acopc appeared hut 'hc fn'n'est patche3 M
1nfaty iirtit wilcn examined fv th!s optical Her.
cufca flashed Illtn gtGw magnificent Erotlna nf
bright ttars: and sl!e tnost tl[tsIcisll donDle
stars were Induced to acknowledge themselves
ia couples.
THE FINDER
nbovc referred 10 is IN itself very icamttfnlan.l
powerful tcluscupc, having M npurturts VI tnreo
AMI une-lln1f inelrs, l1ltl eaI length " lons
feet ten inches It spIcnllldly adjusted 70 its
Treat cOtl1UAlton, ,-i1cVcF fA!litIE 10 foaHt ~.
e,lratety to tho wtsllrl-fur oblcct.
Thls Observatory will ehurttY loHscss M nstrn'
nontcat clock vi tic best make, t~o or tn!Gs
ehronometcrs, and iarvo trat'stt-lnstfnI1aomt;;
Merz. nu optielan Of Munich, has long enloyeu
almost inunulk,ly in the eo1ssiTl'ct!on 81 ny
ttAst.nanel instruments, tlle cunntr:letloh 0!
which Is attcnded with peculiar dlillenitcs, ptt
Gov. Washhusf, Is anxious TINT tl!ls sl,a. pG III
1,ays the order. aIHi nru now tnEagea VI hak'he
il, II IL altogether tho larEcat tratsil.!nssru-
nlent eyer tnalic In this country; and do9ihtlcss
the European makers W.! no a. " ts,,m .sat' u
ercu. denl by exan'iin!MiIlIg tn's ono "hea II 10
Nc ,nnttor low 11ne arc shc equipments Of an
Observatory, they are u but lttsle 'lse unless d
Ia found 10 tse tleIn; md So our Wisconsin
frjenls rast we'll abunt to find tllc p,ssessor ot
;ilrso desirable qualities 10 mAnsputatu Gov.
Washbutn's generous gifts; and in tue person
rRor. JAMES {. wATsoN,
Of Ann Arbor, tiMy found The combination.
SttcbIaau did not like to part With th!s gentle
nun, for her people looked upon the Professors
real estate lying betW, en- Mars md Jupiter rs II
considerable extent their own PROPERTY. and
doubtless would have liked to have suutlvi1etl
hte asteroids ulil taxed the lots. l}ut Wlscon-
sn won tie prize; and hts CHEEKY voice. Ills
kecn twintlhg black oyes, and bis purity form
nuw adorn the l,alla Of the University. The
l f1~ofreecr Ia n1,TlntiA mint tfHrF friend h
was Introduced to last sunner, out iti tho s.,ow-
capncl mountains Of Wyoming and Intends
making an earnest effort tO RRntn eross Iis patti.
with tic help ot thu Instruments abo7e men
toned.
The gentlemen who have contributed to the
/ snccess Of illc enterprise, 1cstdrs thoso rnnc0t
aro Mr.. u. R1uucs, tlg architect Of tlluhulIdnlK,
md prof. Charles ]. ktnE. who lius ctlargo u
| Their skill nu uMtirtsK efforts have Cseh Mind
| tsDb m Observatory Of which she may be Justly
prolil, NM, t,,uy are cntit,eu to great credit.
The cost of tilc wtoo building aIni Its stora Of
sitlom, about *5yC00.
Probably, II, few years, q
sT1LL LAnozR AND MoKB PERFECT 1NsTnu.
| ltENT
will be added to the equipment Of thfs Ohscrva-
sury. NEGOTIATIONS arc now in PROGRESS tor tlle
purchase OF two dfscs ol glass snitabe for the
ubject.9ass Of telescope Of mammoth sf2e. 4
metre 1853 tlichgs) is talked OF as tho diameter
OF ilie lens; nnd wen that VIII bc executed i
necossn ry.-it being tho object 70 give Efot
Watson TIC usg oI Tue most powGslu
tcleseopc IN tho world. Twenty thoua ND dol'ara
ia asked for each disc ot Elnaa 10 tho roig!l but
i Is asuted tsas the question of exrcl,sg VIII not
10 considered when lle construction Is huaily
determined oil.
l a word abuut
THE WORKSHOPS
o,r,.,t ., ,rttt, ,lda ,,stttnlion. In the h,,tld
l1,g Iiuowu ns SciuHo Hail, IN addition to at
s,,,a, Is,orx vi'.ro sra ,I"thuroJ ~, -ins,t.,
a"i mi lI,,.,ratnns al Natnre's workings. iron,
III III ,,ort. ~ thc Tnc. .ahnrn',nrir.
Wizard shr s,udrnts ran wori; mi nl1i
~ nr,,'n,ns ,nci"nt +, a st,,1v nf f.hrn.trv
nm, n,t,a.niru ",t IN IL, -,hn T.wnnt,
,: H., AZ ". ~ ,ntl .hunc