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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15
THE RAIN-BAND SPECTRUM.

G. Piazzi Smith. the Astronomer Royal OF
Scotland, calls attention III me London itH'cS
To the use and value of the spectr0scOpe III
foretelipg rain storms. This 1t does by show
inc whether there is more or less than the
usual quantity of watery yapOr permeatlng me
otherwise dry gases In the upper parts Oh the
atmosphere. this watery VapOr not Oeing oy any
means the visible clouds themselves but
the invisible water-gas ont of which they nave
TO be formed, and by means OF when Wheh
over abundant they produce rain. But how does
the spectrOscOpe show TO tue eye WHAT is &C.
clared to be invisible III all ordinary Optcal
instrumental 1t is partly says Professor
Smith, by its power OF discriminating the
differently coOred lays of which white light Is
made up, and partly by the quality impressed
on the molecules of water at Their prlmeVal
creation. bat only recently discovered, OF
stopping out certain of those rays so dlscrlml-
mated and placed in a alnbOw-cOlored order Oy
the prism and slit OF the specrOscOpe, out
Transmitting others freely Hence 1t Is that,
Oh looking at tie hight OF tue sky through any
prOperly adjusted spectTOscOpe, there Is seen
besides the NewtODlan series OF cOlors from
red to violet, and besides all the thin, dark
Fraunh OfeT or solar lines III one very definite
part-viZ., between the orange ana yellow OF
that IOw of cOlOrS, or "specTum, as II Is caiieu
"a dark, hay band stretching across II. That
is the chief band of watery vapOr ard to see
ii very dark, even black, one must look at
where the sky is brightest fullest OF Hght
to the naked eye, at a low, rather than
q hlgl angie OF diIltuut, anu ciIhCA III
warm weather, or above all, just be-
fore a heavy rainfall, when there is and must
be an extra supply of watery yapor III the
atmosphere
ANY extreme darkness seen in that water
vapOr band Beyond what IS usual for the
season of the wear and the latitude OF the place
Is an Indication OF rain material accumulatlng
abnormaliy while, Oh the other hand, any
notable deficiency In the darkness OF 1t, other
circumstances being the saIhe, gives proba-
bility of dry. weather. OF absence OF ram i iEp
band Las, therefore, been called, shortly.
"the rain-band." Thus, also, rain band
spectruscOpes have been specially CON
structed by several exDert opticians in
size 50 small as to be carIable in the waist
coat pocket, but so powerful and true that
glance OF two seconds duration through one OF
them suiiices TO tell an experienced observer
the general condition of the whole atmosphere
Especially, tOO of the upper parts OF 1t, where
any changes as they take place there almost
invariably earlier than below-enaole such
an observer to favor his friends around him
with a provision OF what they are likely soon
to experience.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15
SCIENCE FOR THE PEOPLE.

CORK BRICKS FOR COVERING BOILERS
At the Nurnberg Exhibition was shown
$50, nse of bricks of cork These bricks have
hitherto only been used for building purposes,
on account Of their lightness and isolatlng prop
erties: but they are now also employed as a
towering for boilers, and are said to excel even
asbestos in preventing the radiation of heat.
INC are stated to be very cheap, being pre-
pared of small cork refuse and isOlating ce-
ment. AT Nnrnberg the application OF cork
bricks was largely shown. The usual size OF
cork bricks is 10 by 43i by % inches.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15
vENUs-FACTs AND spECULATIONs.

VENUS-FACTS AND SPECULATI0NS.
The transit Of Venus i'll December next is
naturally directing attention to the brilliant
planet which then as a small round black spot
passes across the suns face Mr.. Richard a.
Proctor gives in hRO'Ctedge some interesting
facts concerning the condition OF Venus and
some speculati0ns as to whether the planet is IN
habied Venus, he says, has been measured, ana
We find that she Is globe nearly as large az
the earth. Like the earth. she travels round
and Touni the sun continually, but not I'D the
same time rs the earth. The eartn goes Touhu
the sun once in twelve months while venus
goes round once in about seven ana q nan
months so that her year, the time IN which Tie
seasons run through their changes, Is four ana
halt months less than ours. III NenCs mas
four seasons like ouTs,-sprlng, summer, au-
tumn and winter,-each OF these seasons lasts
eight weeks. Venus also, like our earth, turns
On her axis, and SO has night and day as we
have. Her day is not quite so long as ours,
but the dliierence-abOut twenty-five min utes
lis not very important
But when we consider some cther polnts,
we see that Venus, beautiful though she
looks would not be a comfortable home for US
Venus is much nearer TO the subtitle great
fire of the solar sy stem-than our eartn Is.
She receives, then, much more heat from hlm'
In fact, it is easily calculated that IL our earth
were set travelling on the path OF Nenns, we
should receive almost exactly twice as much
heat from the sun as we do at present. i MS
would be unbearable, except, perhaps, III
The Polar regions ana even there tne SUMMER
with that tremendous sun above the horizon
all through the twenty four hours, would be
scarcely bearabe. Besides, what contrast
between the hot Polar summer and the cold
Polar winter. when for weeks together the sun
would not be seen at all. But Venus has her
axis much more slanted than the earths S, so that
her seasons must be very marked indeed.
Thus the heat Of her summer weather must be
even more terrible than if her globe were inclined
like the earth's.
Again, the air of Venus is denser han ours.
And it seems also 20 be a moist air, which is
just the kind of air that keeps the heat in
most. The air Of Venus is, IN tact, SO dense
and moist that the planet would be very uncom-
Portable, quite apart from the intense heat,
Tor creatures like ourselves. There cannot be
moisture in the air OF planet unless there are
seas and oceans on the planets surface No
doubt, then, Venus has her continents and
Oceans. her islands and pr0montories, and
inland seas and lakes, very much as our earth
las. Then there must be rivers on the land
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.

THE TRACTARIAN MovEMENT.-lnt the current
number of MdcmiIan's Magazine there appea
q noteworthy article by Archbishop ant en-
titled Thoughts suggested by Mt; Mo1 1V :. ,
Oxford "reminiscences" Inc LOhdO" I", r
regards it as an important contribution 10 tne
religious thought of the day, and thinks that
the ArchbishOp's Judgment comes near 10 S1-
messing the true value of the so-called Anglo
Catholic movement. In this article ne points
ont the influence of Kebfe's poetry, when Glu
for Auglicanism all that Cowper ana Shafles
Wesley had ever done for Evangelical rehg-
ion. Anglo. Catholicism made way, through
obloauy and bitter struggle, and is now
what we all see. Its spirit has perVaoe1
the Church of England, and thousands OIL
those who shrink from going the whole lenglh
with the Tractarians still stand where, but LOT
them they never would have stood. 1t has
done good; it has done harm; aud who can
tell whether the good or the harm will I'D the
end prevail 1t has as the Archbishop adj
mits. made the parish church Tar more attrac-
tive and useful than it was OF yOre. On me
other hand it has done much TO ALLEVIATE the
Law mind, the mind which loves open inquiry
from accepting the church fOrlnularles. Inc
ArchbshOp's account OF the religious wants OF
the ordinary man may well be accepted; ana
thev are wants which the Church, as under
stood by the extreme followers of the Iracta-
rians. can never supply. 1.-The best men OF the
time he says desire q religion which shall
serve them i'll life and in death, without tying
them up to unnatural phrases or locking up
their feet whether they will or no, IN the STOCKS
OF some Anticipated system OF discipline
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15
THE MICROPHONE. AND FIRE DAMP.

HE MIONUI HONL. IND HI -
A new application of the mlcrophone to the
determination of the position OF nodes ana
has been Communicated to the Academy OF
sciences by NJ. Lerra-Carpi. The mici ophonee
is mounted on an elastic membrane stretched
over little drum, and then lowered INTO u th e
node the teiephone in circuit with the micro
pbone gave out rumbliDg. sound, similar to
hat conse6 by an induced current. On the
other hand, when the microphone passed
ILL the sounds became very faint and rare.
,yhiie Of intermediate points they increased or
diminished. according as the microphonlc
suunder was brought nearer to node or
beIIy. 1t is believed that the microphone may
thus be made useful as detectOr OF hre-dahp
~ zines According to some observers such
explosives are always preceded by undulations
too feeble to be detected by the ear; but they
would be revealed by system OF mlcrOphOnes
nlaced AZ intervals through the mine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15
Turtle soup.

black Duss. Egg sauce,
Escalloped Oysoers. Celery.
Roast beef, with IOrk-nire pudding.
Sweet potatoes. Tomatoes. Pickles.
Roast duck. with green peas.
Grape Jelly.
Chicken salad.
Cheese waters.
Pumpkin pie. Baked ounces. Cake.
Grapes and apples.
Coffee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15

and currents in the ocean there must be clouds
Ming. and perbaps snow and hail. Whether
4 the planet Sn is an Inhabited world or not, it
would be difficult to say. Perhaps 1t is a
world getting ready for use as home for liv-
ing creatures Most physicists believe that the
sun is gradually parting with ms b ne e1d onl II,
rive out half as much heat as he does, Venus
would be as comfortable place to live in as
our earth is now. But at present 1t may safely
be said that If Venus is inhabited. 1t must DE
by creatures very different from those lnhaO-'
ting the earth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15

There is an old Eastern story that ought TO
be read by those of the clergy whose sermons
are never anything more than the statement OF
the baldest platitudes, which everyone knew
before. 1t is to the effect that one day ven
cradle sage named NICOLA Museerodeen as
cen1ed the desk of mosque and thus adj
dressed his audience: 40 children OF the
faithful. do YOU know what am going 10 say u,
They answered Mo- Nv ell, them replied
he, ats of no use wasting my time on such II
ana dismissed them. Next day he again
mounted the desk and asked, 80, true Mussul.-.
mans, DO We know what | am going to say !, p! -
" We do" say they. "Then." replied he,
there is no need for me to tell you and
again he let them 20. The third time MS au-
djence thought they should catch him and on
his putting che usual question, they answered.
Some of Us do, and some Of Us dc hot
Well, theE," replied he, "let those who
know tell those who do not"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15

LICENTIOUsNEss IN ENGLAND.-ln recent
sermon Bishop Fraser OF Manchester, sald tilat
il would he vain to build and restore churches
enlarge schools, and open mission rooms unless
they succeeded in gathering the people lhio
them, and influencing them spiritually, mofaIy
and socially. it was the moral life OF inc
Nation that seemed &c him ID peril Just now-tne
faith of the Nation first of all, and closely con-
nected with that the moral life and well-belng
of the people. some persons Thought tlat III
TEMPERANCE was the great curse hanging over
England at the present moment lie ulu hou
think so. There was, no doubt reslduuHl
who were cursed with that terrible curse OF IN
tenperance but there were other curses more
deadly still People might be perfectly temper
ate as AR As alcoholic drinks were concerned
and vet their lives might be anything tat ac-
cording 10 that which had been laid down fOr
them And seeing what he saw and nearing
what he heard he distinctly said that ne De
lie\ ed that RIGHTEOUSNESS Was the SIN when Waa
eating out the moral life OF this NATION, thaI
licentiousness which they saw rampant
through the streets OF Manchester every even
irg thar they moved through those streets. MAJ
was a curse which in pulplts they hardly aareu
10 mention for fear of shocking some delicate
taste. but il needed to be mentioned some
times, when they knew the ravages 1t was
causing on every side. THIS Is word htly
spoken in season: and it Is the duty OF the
clergy in America to initiate the feariessness
and honesty of Bishop Fraser, Ill touching on
the magnitude OF the social eYu.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15

The Christian Union says that the American
Board of Missions ut its recent meeting took
steps to settle peaceably controversy which
has for several years, intertered with the
efficiency of Christian missions in Turkey
The Evangelical Armenian churches complain
that the Armenlans have been treated as ME
riors by the missionaries. and denied all right
to sit with them and to deliberate with them
on the Christian work which is going on among
their own people aud in which they are
actively cooperating. 1t Is alleged, on the
ether side, that the ArmenlHns want To direct
how the MONEYS shall be expended which are
raised in America,an tins because they are not
willing % do what they can for their own self
support. The quarrel has been a long one, at
times bitter One and at one time III the re-
cent session threatened to introduce serious
discord in the meeting of the Board.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE SUNDAY

intelligence and activity in the pursuit of
evil. The devil" said the doctor, sometimes
gets INTO the churches, producing dIsgraceful
wrangling and discussion"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15
Elijah was n jolly old man,
And was carried up 10 Heaven In
Chorus.-Let us every one be Jolly old man,
.And be carried up 20 Heaven in merry van.

The American Institute of Christian Philos-
ophy announces course of winter lectures in
this city, to begin sometime in November and
to be delivered probably at the Broadway
Tabernacle Among the lecturers announced
are Washington GLADDEN., Dr.. Patton Of
Princeton, DR.. Tucker Of Atlanta, DR.. j. B.
Thomas of Brooklyn, and Mr.. Lyman Abbott.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15

The discussion IN regard to the Rev. Mr.
Green, the kItuaiistic rector of Miles Plating,
England, seems to be interminable. The English
papers are tull of letters on this subject, III
which the mysterious lntrlcacies OF an adj
yaLced ritual are debated with ali earuestnes5
worthy of a better cause. In the meanwhile
MIR. Green remains in jail as martyr"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15

In TIE TRIBUNE of last Sunday statemen t
was quoted from The London lines IN regard
to the failure Of Christian missions IN India.
The st. JameS'S GQ=ette tells Of ludlcrcus al
tempt on the part OF a census taker to cover up
this failure. and TO make the Christians out to
be more than they really are. 1t appears that IN
the census returns from one plantation near
Svlhet it was stated that there were ! AZ Chris-
tians on this particular tea garden alone.
The Chief Commissioner being of an inqulring
mind, proceeded to personally ascertain who
these Christians were. The reply justified his
suspicious. for they were admitted to be all the
coolies who were not HindOos," their Chris
tiamty consisting IN their willuness to eat any
thing Il NAV be feared that this is typical
case and that investigations elsewhere would
he followed by similar results.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15

THE Philadelphia Record says that much i'll
feeling has been caused among the Universal
lists OF that city, owing to the refusal OF the
managers of Association Hall to rent that hall
for the purpose of holding public religious
service Oh October 10 10y the UnlYeISal'st
General Convention of tie United States
which will shortly convene there The refusal
of the Association Hall managers is based on
the assertion that the Uniyersalist Church Is
not Evangelical, and according to the rules
of the Young Men's Christian Association us
managers cannot rent it TO any sect which tPat
association may deem non evangelical. All
of which may be true, but if 80, great many
people will soon begin to ask If Christianity
needs such restrictive policy. And they Will
be sure to decide in the negative.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15

"The Devil a Personal Being y was the
subject of sermon delivered last Sun
day in Baltimore by the Rev. DR.. Leyburn;;
He told his congregation that TIE deyil
tempted Eve. 5000 years ago, that tho
ordered world of their own, which they ruled
over with absolute sway and asserted his be- De-
lief in demoniacal possession. He had himself
met men, respectable men, who.at times were
evidently so possessed. sho wing preternatursl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15

neon puruon has recently become prominent by
IL hrn nst 10 saw savage criticisms OF the work
Of the reyisers OF the New Testament lie can say
snatp Ia,a utternnce from the Cambridge Uniyer-
.'tv rnIoIt: For my part, am quite content TO
seek my ancestors in tho garden Of t Eeen a,ds ss
caiisd Zaological." ~ The RsliGIous Herald.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15

The English Congregational Union has just
met at Bristol. The attendance was good and
the subjects discussed were of unusual interest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15

st. Marks Church, Adams, Mass, of which
the Rev. II. II. Smy the is the rector, has just
been consecrated by Bishop Paddock. Its
architect was Mr. BrOcklesby, OF Hartford,
Conn, and IL Is said 10 be one of the finest
eccleslastlcal ediices IN Western Massachusetts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15

One Of the secrets of the success of the English
Salvation Army is their singing, which is de-
slgnedly made to cater to the tastes of the IL
llterate and uncultivated masses. In London
one of their "hymnsn has, for this reason,
become as popular as any of the songs
which are sung at the free and-easies," the
air being irresistibly droll. One stanza is as
follows
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15

The memorial to the late Rev. Charles Lowder,
of London, has not been taken up by HE High
Church party as warmly as might have been
supposed. Ten thousand pounds was the sum
asked tor, but even with Canon LiddOn's help
and Lord Nelson's support, barely $4,000 has
been secured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15

The Church of St.Olave, better known as Old
Jewry," in London, is shortly to be demolished,
under the scheme for the unison of city hene-
fees. This parish Is a very good example OF
the need of reform in the parishes OF the Eng
ISL Church. 1t gave It's rector an annual IN
come OF nearly $1,000 ana parsonage, While
the whole population was only about forty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15

The London Times very strongly urges the
expediency OF separating the Regius Professor
shin of HeDrew at oxford from the CanOnry or
Christ Church, and permitting the Crown to
appoint a lGyman to the Chair. 1t Is almost
absurd, it thinks, to retain a custom under
which Oxford may be compelled to put up Win
"a second-rate Hebraist, because no prominent
one happens to be in Orders, and under which
scholar like Mr.. Robertson Smith is excluded 9y
law. By this system the University is not only
precluded frCm obtaining the best teacher, but
is forced to accept as its sole teacher of Hebrew
one who is bound beforehand net to contest GER
tain theological conclusions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15

The withdrawal of the Rev. Henry Ward
garional churches of this district has been
the subject of general comment by the secular
newspapers, which have been, on the whole,
kindly and just to the great preacher. Inc
opinion on all sides seems to be that the sGep
was Wise one to take. as Mr.. Beecher has, for
some years, been out of sympathy with the
hlde-bOund orthodoxy of some Congregation
alists. 1t is not only better for Mr. Beecher'
but better for the Congregational Churches
that each should stand ON separate platform
free to proclaim what they regard az the uuth'
without entangling alliances.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15

Through the efforts of the rector, the Rev. 5.
b. Rathbun, Christ Church, Walton, y. l., Is
being extensively improved and renovated.
SOur Lady Of LouTdes" was visited on the
Doth ult. by large number of swiss Roman
Catholic pilgrims.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-07-25
DR.. Logan Clark.

The gentleman whose name heads this
article, it is our painful duty to write, is
at deaths door and will probably not
live to see the light of the sun this Sab.
bath morning. He has been long suf-
ferer, but death is soon to claim him for a
better and brighter world than this.
Logan Clark came to Sedalia in 1862
and was in the real estate business. Later
he was the editor of the Sedalia Indepen-
dent, a democratic paper published BY
Lingle brothers. This he conducted With
signal ability and success. In 1867 the
Independent vas reduced to ashes and that
was the conclusion of his editorial lsbors
Later he moved to Windsor, Henry county,
and went to farming. He remained there
about two years and again returned to
Sedalia, where he has since resided.
DIR. Clark is about sixty-two years OF
age and is a man of more than ordinary
ability. He is conscientious and honor
able man and devoted friend. For a
number of years he discharged the duties
Of the Office of justice of peace in the city,
and did SO to the great satisfaction of liti-
giants. His official acts were always rem
dered with an eye single to the law and
the evidence before him.
But he will soon pass from sight and his
body be consigned to the clsy-but the
memory of him will live long in Sedalia.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-07-25
Wants Better and Cheaper Hash
SEDALIA, July %. 1882.

EDITOR BAzoo: Through the columns Of
your lively, wide-awake daily, won't you
please call the attention of hotel and board
ing house keepers to the fact that provi-
siOss OF all kinds are quite plentiful in our
markets at this time and also most all
kinds of fruits. They are quite cheap,
too, and there is no longer need of that
chronic cry, things in the eating line are
very scarce and high, therefore We will
have to give you corn bread and cabbage,
with but little else, three times day, with
bakers bread tough steak and fried potatoes
for extra suppers." Let this branch of
business brace up little, and it wouldn't
hurt them at all to mark down prices, es-
pecially in East Sedalia; also, at the same
time, improve the variety of fosd. 1t can
be done. II the old ones won't, let us have
some that will. The boarding house fra
ternity demands general strike all along
the line. HAsHER.