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Electricity and Comets.

There seems 10 be a rapidly growing
feeling among physicists that both the
self-hght of comets and the phenomena
Of their tails belong to the order of cleo
trical phenomena Those who are dis.
posed to believe that the truth lies in this
direction, d itr from each other in the
precise modes in which they wouid
apply to the known laws of electric
action 10 the Phenomena of comets.
Broadly, the different applications of the
principle of electricity group themselves
about the common idea that great cleo
tric disturbances are set up by the suns
action in connection with the vaporiza-
ton of some of the matters of the
nucleus, and that the tail is probably
matter carried away, possibly IN connec-
ton with electric discharges, under an
electrical influence of repulsion exerted
by the sun. This view necessitates the
supposition that the sun is strongly
electrified, either negatively or posi-
lively, and, further, that in the processes
taking place in the comet, either of
IMPORTATION or of some other kind, the
matter thrown ont by the nucleus has
become strongly electrified in the same
way as the sun. e, negatively ii the
suns electricity is negative, or positively
If the suns is positive. The enormous
disturbances which the spectroscope
shows to be always at work in the sun
must be accom- MED by electrical
changes of equal magnitude, but we
know nothing as to how far these are all,
or the great majority of them IN one
direction, so as to cause the sun to
maintain permanently high electrical
state, whether positive or negative.
Unless some such state Of things exists,
Sir John Herschell's statement that
this force cannot be of the nature of
electric or magnetic forces" must be
accepted, for, as he points out, 1.-THE
center of gravity Tor each particle) would
not be affected. The attraction on one
of its sides would precisely equal the
repulsion on the other" Repulsion Of
the cometary matter could only take
place If this matter, after it has been
driven off from the nucleus, and the sun
have both high electric potentials Of the
same kind. Further, it is suggested that
the luminous Jets, streams, halos, and
envelopes belong to the same order of
phenomena as the aurora, the electrical
brush, and the stratifed discharges Of
exhausted tubes. Views resting E1ore
or less on this basis have been put for
ward by several physicists, and in par
ticular by the late Prof. Zollner, who
endeavored to show that on certain
assumed data, which appeared to him 70
be highly probable, the known laws Of
electricity are fully adequate to explain
the phenomena of comets. Nineteenth
Century.
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A Lady's Complaint Against the Gus
toms.

A lady fashionably attired called upon
Deputy Collector David w. Gray at the
Custom-house, and said she had silk
dress which she desired to send to her
dress maker in France for certain alter
atoms, and wished to know if she could
do SO and have it returned free of duty.
When the dress was made and sent her
from Paris full duty was paid, and she
thought it ought to be her privilege to
send it back for the necessary changes
without being required to make further
payment. Mr.. Gray politely informed
her that the Customs laws made no pro-
vision to meet the case as she desired
it, and as he was governed altogether
by those laws, he could see no way for
her to escape the duty. The decision
thus given excited her greatly. She ex-
pressed herself freely concerning the in
Justice of the Government and. left in a
huff. Baltimore Day.
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The coolest place on earth is not az
has hitherto been believed by meteorol.
ogists, Yakutsk, in Siberia, but Verkoy.
ansk, in the same region, lying in sixty,
seven and one-haf degrees north lati
tude, on the River Yana. Its loves,
mean winter temperature is forty-eight
and sixteenth degrees below zero Cen.
tigrade. This is the cold pole of the
earth in Asia, the corresponding pole
in America being to the northward Of
the Parry Islands, and the line joining
these two places does not pass through
the north pole itself, which is thus in
all probability, outside the line OF great
est cold. On the other hand, the great.
est heat in the tropics is not at the
equator, but some distance North and
south.-Mew York SIN.
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1t is melancholy thing that the d.
vine art of music should have been de-
graded to cul' nary uses, but that Ger
man, Of all nationalities. should have
been the first SO to employ it, is still
deeper humiliation. A Prussian COM
poser has given to the world an Egg
Polka" not named from any fancied re.
semblance of properties, but for rea-
son fully explained in the directions
for use'' printed on the back Of every
copy: Let the polka be placed, open
at the first page, upon the piano-forte
desk. Then drop the egg into pipkin
half full Of boiling water. Set the pip.
kin on the fire. Then play the polka
through in strict time, - per metro
nome Indication. On completing It's last
bar the egg will be cooked to 3 turn
that is, its yelk will be fluent, and it's
white about as yielding to the touch a.
the flesh Of a ripe plum. Those who
wish their eggs hard-set will play the
polka andante maestoso. The contrary
effect will be produced by an allegro "
vace rendering of the competition.
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Green Pease.--A peck is sufficient
for the ordinary family Of four or five.
Shell the pease, but do not wash them,
as it robs them of much of the flavor. II
carriully shelled there will be no neces.
sity for it. Put them on in boiling
sailed water, add teaspoonful Of white
sugar and cook for half an hour Then
drain off the water, stir in tablespoons
full of butter with o dust of pepper and
saltspoonful of salt and serve very
hot. Our Continent
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A Fable and a Moral.

One day Giraffe met an Ass on the
banks of river and called out:
"Say, my friend, why can't you keep
that internal bray OF yours still for half
an hour at time. Ino sooner fall into .
doze than off goes your "gee-haw! gee
haw!' until my nerves are all un-
strung"
At that moment a Monkey came
swinging down from the top Of tree,
and remarked:
"Mr. Giraffe, wish you would keep
your nose at home. 1t isn't very pleas
ant to have you come poking it into the
tree-tops just as the family are settling
down for the night. And why do you
go trooping through the forest like q
beast who is afraid the Constable may
attach his neck for debts"'
"And desire to remark" began the
Parrot, as he settled down on limb
near by, ''that if was . Monkey I'd
have some respect for other people
rights. You do nothing but chatter and
chuckle all day long, and there is .
growing suspicion in these woods that
you had rather dine on Parrot than on
berries"
"And what are you talking about"
demanded the Hare, as he crept through
the grass. LAS for chatter, I'd like TO
hear some one equal you, and your
squawks and squeals are enough to
drive Hare crazy. You are of SO lit
tie account that even a hungry Hunts
man won't waste powder to kill YOU"
II wish the whole crowd Of you
would clear outr' exclaimed the Wolf,
as he came forward and licked his
chops with self-satis action. Fact is.
an honest, industrious Wolf, can scarce
ly keep his head above water when COM
PEELED to exist among you"
"And would like to add" observed
the Alligator, as he crawled to the
bank, ''that if any o. you are meaner
than the member from Arkansas, who
has just sat down, I'll present him with
a medal
"And it was only yesterday that this
Alligator devourcd one of my kids"
shouted the Goat, as he came down the
path.
land you have often torn down my
houses for the mere fun of the thingw
charged the Ant as she came out of her
abode.
MORAL:
Ladies and gentlemen. remarked
the Rninoceros, as he hove in sight,
''let this convince you that we all have
our aults, and that we are expected to
bear with each others. While the Ass
may bray. the Parrot chatter. the Wolf
howl and the Alligator rake in the pot,
they allow the rest of us to go our ways
and do as we like. He who begins to
find fault with the Ass will not stop
until he has discovered that the whole
world is wrong. Let us now shut up
and look for breakfast. "-Detroa Free
Press.
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North Carolina, and Smalls, from
South Carolina.
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Costumes.

A Russian General, who now holds .
very important command in the far
East, complained, when some five or
six years ago, he visited London, that it
was impossible TO understand on what
principle the English dressed them
selves. A few male friends had invited
him to dinner; and on appearing among
them he found himself the only one Of
the party who wore frock coat. The
next morning he was to breakfast with
few more friends; and, determined
this time to be on the safe side, he pre-
sented himself in dress suit. We have
met with novel in which one of the
principal incidents was the refusal of a
check-taker at the Royal Italian Opera
to admit a distinguished foreigner who.
with the regulation evening coat, wore
a pair of light-colored trousers such
as, in like connection, would
be accepted on the Continent Cat
least in summary as quite appro-
pirate to a festive occasion. The only
approach, indeed, to a despotism Of
taste that now exists in England is the
authority exercised in the matter of
costume by our operate officials. who
tolerate nothing but black and white.
In ordinary life people will doubtless
continue to dress as they may think fit,
without needing the remonstrances and
appeals addressed to them by those who
have studied the subject. and who have
at once better information and better
perceptions than the general mass of
mankind. But what may be permitted
10 ordinary individuals can not be toll
Grated on the part of painters, sculptors
and stage managers. Smith, Jones and
Brown live, dress absurdly, die, and are
forgotten. But the men whose lot it is
to influence thepublic mind have heavier
responsible les; and the evil they do
lives Ter a IN London Standard.
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of january. 1886 s
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"A Southern paper s'ys the alligator
destroys millions OF mo.iIi;oes BY let.
ting tben settle ON his avs and then
swallowing them. aides who are an.
noyedhy the pc is might rid themselves
of the nuisance by keeping an al igator
in the bedroom durng the ght' but
there are some women who would pre-
fer the mosquitoes. TheY would as
soor have mouse loose in their cham
Der a an all gator. No =. u N HeralM.
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There had zen . heavy thunder
storm the night previous. and the
schoOl-teacher asked little Johnny:
"Were you not frightened. Johnny,
a. the thunder and lightning. last
night?'
mo, sir. not Bit"
That's right. Johnny. You are q
good little Sunday-school boy. You
know who causes the storm, don't you,
johnny"
Yes. sir. my grandfather.
Your grandfather! Why, Johnny,
am shocked at you. God makes the
thunder and lightning and the storm"
May be SO. but the day before the
storm came up, my old grand ather
said he felt it in his bones. ~ cras
Sytings.
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