Year: 1866




NORTH POLE


Toa person standing at the north mole,
the sun appears to sweep horizontally
around the sky every twenty four hours,
without any perceptible variation during
its circuit in its distance from the horizon.
Do the twenty FIRST Of June il is twenty
three degrees and thirty eight minutes
above che horizon--a little more than one
fourth Of the distance to the zenith, the high
est point il ever reaches. From this altitude
It slowly descends. its track being repre-
sented by spiral screw with a very fine
thread and in the course of three months
it worms its way down to the horizon,
which it reaches on the twenty third Of
September. On this day it slowly sweeps
around the sky, with its face hidden below
the icy sea. II centlaues to descend, and
after it has entirely disappeared it is still
SO near the horizon that it carries bright
twilight around the heavens ia its daily
circuit.


As the sun sinks lever and lower, this
twilight grows fainter and fainter till il
fades away. On the twentieth of Decem-
Der, the sun is twenty three degrees and
thirty eight minutes below the horizon, and
this is the midnight Of the dark winter OF
the pole. From this date the sun begins
to ascend. and after time his return is.
hsralded by faint dawn, which circles
slowly around the horizon. completing its
circle every twenty four hours. This
dawn grows gradually brighter, and on the
twentieth Of March the peaks are gilded
with the Grst level ray Of the six months
day. The bringer of this long day con.
tinucs to wind his spiral way upward till
he reaches his highest place on the twenty
frs! OF Jnne, and his annual course is COM
pleted.


The men who have had mutual hate
knocked out and mutual respect knocked
in by hard blows, are the men after all, to
cement the Union, if that delicate operation
can ever be done. We hope that we will be
pardoned for personal incident, in this
connection. We had two particular friends
in the United States armys the one bern
north of the Susqaehanna, and the other
south of it. Both adhered to the United
States Government. The Northern man
took the field and fought US obstinately,
the Southern kept out Of harms way,
but secured good paying position, as a
teacher. After the war, we wrote TO the
latter, which he refused TO answer. The
former, learning that we had fallen into the
hands of the Blessed Bureau and other
benevolent institutions, sent US kind in
vitation to bring the wife and little rebs
to spend the summer months with him. It
is essy in this case to answer the question
" which now of these two, thinkest thou,
is neighbor unto him which fell among
thieves!" Land zoe Love (Gen. ID. H. HiA)
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Coon JOKE ON THE PoLIcr.-A citizen Of
South Bend stepped into the Mayors sffice
and stated tina. the night previous fellow
cane stalking into his house stark naked,
and rhat he was unable to put him out and
that he was there yet. Three policemen
at once started on the run TO oust the in
truder. When they got into the house they
asked to see the fellow that had come ia
there the night before. The nurse brought
out the baby which citizens wife had pre-
sented him with the night before. The
policemen suddenly disappeared. and il 10
supposed have bad to stand q good many
extra treats since. Lsui,pik Courier, 9Th.


The Agricultural Department have re.
ports from various parts of the country es.
tabishing the fact that Notwithstanding the
recent heavy rains and early trusts. there.
will be the largest corn crop ever produced
in America.


Much attention Is being given in Georgia
to the raising Of tea. Samples Of black tea
Of 6ne quality. Of native growth, have been
exhibited, and il is said the plant aouiis
remarkably veil on the coast.


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