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Espy oh Bain.
The first report of Professor Espy on mete
orology has been laid on our table. Il gives a
nerv succinct account of his theory of rain;
and, as this is a subieel of general interest, wo
ehall endeavor to present it in a few words.
It must be familiar to our readers that Pro
fessor Espy has, for many years, asserted that
rain can be produced by large fires. His opin
ion was verified, last summer, on several occa
Bions, both in Pennsylvania and elsewhere.
iTrie rain began immediately over the fire and
intended nearlv thirty miles to the east, while
not a drop fell to the west. Judge Catron, o
tfie U. S. Supreme Court, testifies, in the re
port, that he saw a heavy rain occasioned by a
ire in the forest on the Cumberland mountains
Several years ago, too, when the woods of N
Jersey were on fire, heavy rains came up.
'Hie Indians of Paraguay have long been accus
lomed to set the prairies on fire In a drought.
mailing himself of this fact, Professor Espy
proposes a scheme, in the report before us, by
lnch the climate, so far as it depends on ram,
Way lie made more equable. The summer
fains, he contends, are local, unlike the winter
forms. This he proposes .to remedy by the
Mlowina nlan
o I
"Let masses of timber. to the amount of for-
f' acres for every twenty miles ,be prepared and
"rd simultaneously every seven days in the
mmer, on the west of the United State in a
fine of bix or seven hundred miles long from
I'orth to south, then the following results, seem
!"g probable, but noi certain until the expr
jrtiem is made : A rain of great length north
M'd Munh will commence near or on the line of
5s; this rain will travel eastward ; it will not
pak up til) it reaches far into ihe Atlantic
fcean; tt will rain , only 'a, short time tn any one;
u win not ratn.agaia unm uie "FV""' i
h day; it will rain enough and,not top)nuqh
any one place ; it will not be attended with
jf'oleni wind, neiihrr on land nr on the Atlan
c ocean; there wilPbe no hail nor tornadoes
S1 'ne time of the general rain, nor .intermedt
S'e; there will be no destructive floods, nor will
f'6 waters ever become very low ; there will
-Hi) lliore nnnrenftiv bents nor iniurioUS colds; I
The whoiIe art ok
STR OUDSB URGr xMONJIOE COUNTY PA., THURSDAY, APRIL 17; 1845.
he farmers and mariners will always know
before the rains when they will commence. and
when they will terminate ; all epidemic diseas
es, originating from floods and subsequent
droughts, will tease ; the proceeds of agricul
ture will be greatly increased, and the health
and happiness of the citizens will be much pro
moted. These, I say, are the probable not
certain results of the plan proposed; a plan
which could be carried into operation for a sum
which would not amount to half a cent a year
to each individual in the United States,; a plan
which, if successful, would benefit in a high
degree noi merely the landsman, but every ma
riner that plies the Atlantic. If this scheme
should appear too gigantic to commence with,
el the trial be first made along the Alleghany
mountains; and let forty acres of four ten-acre
ots be fired every seven days through the sum
mer in each of the counties of McKean, Clear
field, Cambria and Somerset, in Pennsylvania;
Alleghany, in Maryland ; and Hardy, Pendle
ton, I3aih, Allegheny and Montgomery, in Vir
ginia.. The ten-acre lots should be, as nearly
as convenient, from one to four miles apart in
he form of a square ; so that the upmoving col
umn of air which shall be formed over them
ft
may have a wide base, and thus may ascend to
a considerable height before it may be leaned
out of the perpendicular by any wind which
may exi.-t at that lime.
"The summer rains at present are local, and
of a very limited extent ; and though they trav
el towards the east, like the winter storms, they
are not extensive enough to cover the whole,
country ; hence, portions of the country are lia
ble to be parched witlv drought and hot weather.
" May it not be possible that this irregularity.
is in part produced by the irregular burning of
fallows and prairies, thus producing partial andj
irregular rains ; interrupting the wide extended
and general rains which would otherwise take
place, as they .do in winter?
, " There is at present, and will be for many
years to come, a vast amount ol timber cut
down and burnt every summer, in the western
parts of ihe United States ; enough, perhaps, to
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produce tne wiue extenuea auu uniuierrupieu.
rains so much desired without any expense
Until the government of the .tfnited St
ates can
ove plan,
be' induced to carry into effect the above pi
I. earnestly recommend to all persons who have
fallows or other large masses of combustibles
to burn, save ihem till ihe first very dry spell
in the summer, and to ensure simultaneous ac
tion, let all west of west longitude 87 degs. set
fire to their materials only on a Thursday, those
west of 90 degrees in the morning at ten oclock,
and those east of i)0 degrees at six o'clock iu
the evening; and let all east of 87 degrees set
fire to their materials only on Friday, those
tit nut r r 77 iloitronc nl Inn nVlnrk in th ninm-
...
ing, and ihose east of 77 degrees at six clock
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tn ihe afternoon ; and in no case let any fallows-
be burnt unless there has at least a week.t
elapsed without rain." ,
Professor Espy says, that after these general
rains, partial rains cannot take place for some,
.t ii ...1...
time. Lie earnestly invites an persons, wu
have materials to send the result of their obser
vations lo the Surgeon General's Office, Well
ington. Appended to the report are the follow
ing generalizations on storms, which are the
results of observation.
1st. The" rain and snow storms, and even the.
moderate rains and Mtows traiel from the west
towardslhe east, iu the United States, during
the months of January, February and March, j
which are the only months yet investigated.
2d. The storms are accompanied with a de
pression of the barometer near the central line
ot the storm.
3d. This central line of minimum presstirp is;
generally of grout length from north'.to south,
and motes Mile foremost lo the east. , ,
4th. This linn is sometimes nearly ; straight,!
but generally curved, and-niost frequently . with
its convex side towards the east. . L t( ,
5'b. TJie.Alociiyt.of .this line js .suctu-tiiat i.
travels froui,lhe.Missjssippi to..jhe Gonnecnctuj
river in about 4'hours ; aud'fryinhe.Coitiiec-.
ticut lo St. Jqhu, Kefouudland, in nearly the '
t ' f "! .i i
I .... oImihi "KR tnxln iii Iintir
same tiutf, r auuui o innes au yout.
,6th. When the barometer falls, suddenly in-
the western part of New England, it ries at
the same lime in the valJey if the Mississippi,
and alau al St. John, New foundland.
(Government consists in tii art of being honest. Jefferson.
7ih. In great storms- the witfd, for several
hundred mile's, on both sides of the liiio'of min
imum pressure, blows toward that line, directly
or oblique'.
8th. The force of the (Wjnd . is in .proportion
lo the suddenness and greatness, of the baro
metric depression. ,.
9th. In all great and sudden depressions of
ihe barometer, there is much rain or snow ; and
in all sudden great rains or snows, there js a
great fluctuation of the barometer.
10th. Many storms are of great and unknown
length from the north to the south, reaching be
yond our observers on the Gulf of Mexico and
on the northern lakes, while iheir east and west
diameter is comparatively small. The .storms,
therefore, mov.e aide foremost., 4
1 1th. Most storms commence in the far
west," beyond our most western observers; but
some commence in the United Slates.
12th. When a storm, commences in the Uni
ted States, the line of minimum, pressure does
nol come from ihe " far west," but commences
with the storm1; :atul travels with it towards the
east. '
13th. There is generally a lull of wind at
ihe line of minimum pressure, and sometimes
a calm.
14th. When the wind changer to the" west ,
the barometer generajjy "begins, to jise
15th. There is generally bui little wind near
the line of maximum pressure, and on each
side of that, line the winds are irregular, but
tend outwards from that line.
16ih. Tho fluctuations ofthe barometer are
generally greater in the northern than in the
southern parts of the United Stales. , .
17ih. The" fluctuations of tlie barometer, are ;
t ' "21
generally greater
in the eastern than in the
western parts ofthe United States
18th. In ihe northern parts of the United
Stales, tho wTnd fn great s'lorrhs, generally sets
in from the north of east, and terminates from
the north of wes.
I ytii. In the soutliern parts oi tne unneu
States the wind generally sets in from the south
of east, and terminates from the. south of west,
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20ih. During tlie passage of storms, the wind
generally changes from ihe eastward lo the
, westward hy the south, especially in the south -
erri parts of the United Stales.
A- Western PlacerHnter
A -frieifd writing, from Washi
March gives us ibis pleasant sket
er' ofiice-seeker : Dickens might draw some
laughable caricatures from the live specimens
of office-hunters .now on hand here. The ne w
President has just advised them all to go hom'e
and leave their papers behind ihem, and such aJ
scattering vou never saw
One fellow earner
here from Illinois, and was1 introduced to a wagjj
I ...t... I.,. ...no K.I.I tiarl rrroof InHnnnrn nl nnrt
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and who, although he was destitute of any such
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,
ol tne joKe. i ne oucner auuresseu uie man
of influence something in this wis6 : ' Now, '
stranger, look at them papers. THem names
is the fust in' our town. There's Deacon Stiles;i
there aint a piouser a man in all ihe county;
and there's John Rogers, our shoemaker;
made them boots, and a better pair never tramp
ed over these diggius. You wouldn't think
them sole had walked three hundred miles of
Iloosier mud, but ihey have though, and are
sound yet. Everybody in our town knows
John Rogers ; just you go out to -Illinois and
ask him about, me ; you'll find out how I stand.
Then you ask Jim Tamer, our constable, what
I did for the party; he'll tell you I was a
screamer at the. polls. Now I'vecoaie all ihe
way from Illinois, and on fool loo, most of.the
way, to see if I can have; justice. They want
ed me lo take a town office to home, but I must
have something .that pay In-forehand such a
them. charges as they call -em. nl natiiu got
euven.dollars left, and I can'l wait jijusl gel'
meoue of th'envchargees, will ye ? Tell 'the
nlil man: hw.?i is he'll do it. Fact is, he
must ; L've aimt ihe office; d-d'iT-I. hainw"
Knickerbocker. .,- ,v ..Js '
rr- r rz! " c-'
Yer y Natural. Ah exchange paper says
that on a ret e..t . ccasion, when a marriage cer
einony was al out to bo performed in4 a church
iu a neipl boring lown.jind the clergyman de
sired 'he pa ties wishing to be manied to stand
up, a Luge, number of ladies iminediately arose
The St. Louis Reveille declares the follow
ing to be a " well-authenticated fact, which dc
curred 'at Holton, in Maine."
In 6ld New England long ngo,
When all crentiori'travelfed slow,
And nought btii trackless deserts lay.
Before the early setters' way,
A youth and damsel, bold and fair, .
Had causa to take a journey where
Through night and. day, and day arid night
No house would greet their wearied siylit ;
And, thinking Hymen's, altar should
Precede their journey through the wood,
They straightway to a Justice went
By love and circumstances sent ! ' - : .
Tho justice good old honest pate 1 -!
Said it was quite omfortunate,
But at that time he could not bind ,l;
These two young folks of willing mind;'
For his commission sad lo say . " '
Had just expired but yesterday !
Yet, after all, he would nol say
That single ihey should go away ;
And so he made them join their hands
In holy wedlock's happy bands,
n
Arid "just a little" he would marry
Enough perhaps, to safely carry "
As they were in connubial mood ' '
" Enough to do them through the wood "
The following is decidedly ihe best hil at iho
modern mode of pufllng quack nostrums into
noiice, that we have seen lately.
An Entire New Medicine.
.r n if . 7 i rr
wiij or nriciuacs, ana Kjompouna unauuuer- -ated
Concentrated Syrup of Paving Stones "ally lessening the distance between them, till
manufactured only by ihe editor of ihe Pori Gib- he arrived within a reach of a single bound,
son Herald, and sold by the regular authorized springing on his enemy, before he had time to
Agents. Cm. Inquirer. rear his head graspej him firmly by the neck.
BEWARE OF COUNTERFEITERS. The snake instantly enveloped him in his folds,
certificates. but tho monkey, retaining its hold, seized a
Calcutta, June 3d; 1840. brick-bat, (a part of the ruins of an old pagoda
Mr. Rock: I died last night, but while the at tue foot of the tree,) and coolly set himself
undertaker was pla"cnig me in the cofilri, a vial io work to rub it against the head" of the snake.
i of your Essential Oil burst in his pocket a'nd
streaming down my lace, 1 opened my eyes,
sneezed, and arose. The shroud having re-
ceived a portion of the Oil, instantly took root
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jn the floor, and expanded into beautiful cotton
slalka, each filling with bursting pods. The
1 coffin rose on end, sprouted forth shoots, and
i grew into a magnificent mahogany tree which
burst off the roof of my house, and waved in
. ! the evening breeze its luxuriant branches, amid knew well the formidable power which his en
ngton early in , . , , . , ,
i r 3 m' ' w'l,c" nionkies chattered and green parrots emy possessed, and could in an instant put
ten ol a oucK-: ' . ...,.. T. .
fluttered their fan-like wings.
1 remain your levived friendj
AUGUSTUS ROWSER.
Roaring Rapids, Ky., July, 1843.
Mr. Rock: It gives me great pleasure to in-
form you of a wonderful event caused by your
Essential Oil. I am engineering on the Salt
TJ:... T? II .. ,t r.l ii.no nrnnunilinir ttMfti i) Irsiin
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0f cars from Skunksborough to this place, when
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i lounu that tlie wneeis waniea greasing; una
seemed unlucky, as 1 was unprovided with the
ariicle, bui remembering that I had a vial of
Essential Oil in my coat pocket. I drew it dill
anj anointed tho bubs instantly the cars were
bel, al tj,e rate of 150 miles per hour; being left
alone on ihe road, I swallowed tho rest of the
. ' f I ' 1 . 1. .
Uil, started on loot, anu arnveu ai iho aiuuuu
wo and a half seconds later than, ihe tram.
Wk;l, ilm enre worn rmsi!nJ at
II I1V V."." " ' " ( Q ,
.i , . f prt,KoL-
e ed rate, a negro belonging lo Mr. Roorback,
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attempted to crossMhe track, two miles in ad-
vaiice, but ere ho had effected his object, iho
train was upon him. The front wheels ground
him io atoms, but as Ihe hinder ones passed,
drop of the Oil oozed from tho hubs and fell
unnn him. Re insiantlv rose, restored, sound
: ' r.l .t;. ..;:..? on
111 I1I11K1 UHU IHHU CAtt n tt oiikii vwii-iwm
his righl shin-as before. So instdn.aneous
was the uhole affair, that the . pain, though ex-
c;u.atingflased bui'.he 200ih pur of a second!
This "information may be relied onas the ne,
nro himself is. willing and anxious to.swear
b - 4 v , r' ; nnra fr:n,i
every-word. .Your sincere frienu,
P. S 1 Kill i UilHiU.
Truihr itN nothing else.
'-Why am Plike Texas!' said ihe blooming
A,Ti Siar 'm W bashful wooer, who did riot
spunk up,1 as the saying . ' I ' don't! know
said the verdimt one. 4 Iiecauso Pain a lone
star: 1 Then said Mr. Knight, brightening up,
4 allow tr.e to propose Annexation.'
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No."45.
lanes
WRITTEN IN A BIBLE.
A gift from thy mother, my own fair boy:
'Tis the true source of happiness, peace' anil joy;
May its beautiful precepts thy footsteps giuuV,
And keep tliee, through life, on Virtue's side.'
This book, impearl'd by a mother's tears.
May it speak to thy heart in after years ;:4 ,
i 1 ' 1 .1. . . . t .L I I.. .. I
Aim uen inee rests ucuin uie iuiy wu, .
May it leach thee to place thy trust in God: '
May thine, belov'd, be a blessed lot
And oh! may ihe giver be never forgot!
Combat of a Mcnkey and a Serpent.
. The following curious account of a" combat
between a monkey and a cobra de cnpella, was
related lo me by an old friend in Bengal, who
heard it from a gentleman who had witnessed
the fact at Panta, some thirty years ngo. Tho
monkey inhabited a large banyan tree, and was
preparing to ascend it, when he perceived -a
large cobra near the root. On every attempt to
approach the trunk, the snake reared his crest
to attack -him and; as the monkey moved on
the other side; the snake in like manner changed
his ground, so as always to intercept his ad
vance to the tree. The monkey on this quick
ened his movements, danced from side to aide?
and occasionally rushing directly at the snaku
as if to seize it, kept it in a stale of continual
action and alarm for nearly two hours.
At length tho cobra, apparently tired out, lay,
stretched on the ground. The monkey now,
walked leisurely before it, watching its motions
all the time with ihe utmost vigilance, and grad-
This operation1 was continued with the most
determined perseverance, till he had utterly de-
Utroyed all vestige of the head, reducing it to
confused mass, when, disengaging himself from,
I. 1 T f 1
ihe now inert folds, he threw it from him, and
sprang up to his wonted roosting place in tho
tree. After this, it can scarcely be questioned,
that the monkey was hot perfectly aware ofthe
dangerous character of the snake, and also
loriu nis uesiruction. Ji aiso appears iu prutu
that larger animals, unlike the smaller ones.
and small birds, are incapable of being acted
upon by the power of fascination. Medical
Times.
A Skvcclar Development. A most exlra-
ordinary affair has occurred at Tooting, Eng-.
I lnn1 A norcnn tv'tiri fi?irl llvarl III I Via I nlncn
, ,a
more than half a century, part of the time as
, r . j .l -r e
.v.
uoDen weisa me parisn ciertv, uieu at mu age
of 83, and was discovered to be a man. He
had regularly pdrtak'en of the sacrament, and
was religiously buried as " Sister Ann Walsh."
Many parties wished to keep the matter secret.
but a woman named Fletcher, who Was at the
laying out, h'ad'swbrh to the body being that of.
I . . ' ill -V. 1 . J 1 '. 1 ' l5 " Alm.lnrA n f.Uird I f (If
a man, anu n wouiu oo uisimonou ouuiui.
law.
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U IB .SiaiCU lIiai-a cniiu was uuui hi uuaiuii,
'1,,B'"a . ,
1 a IeW OaVS SIIICd. n IU a naiuiai uuanu uil i "
a Iew ui ... .
Il I. (i fAnAnaaat frr!9inil what a' wiMnlrv 1
. b , J'
If you can't stand before the truth, you mut,
a I rn ag ,ne man Bai,l when he knocked his wife
Uown wah the bible.
Rather OoD.-The PottsVille Tariffite of
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mo ins.. y . .uapicuiu iu..k.i.s
wh - w ...Su
'own, Lancaster county, arid upon being inter-'
rogaiedti! to 'Where he" intended lodging, ,,
io -
somewhere, asPhe had a short time previous
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W'IM "MI"' " l"ww.. -V
ihe house by1 his liilerrOgaior anu upon exam
ination htB throat was found horribly lacer'an dr
L . - cut in it. He hid noU1t!?
in his possession but two rusty , nails with which,
it is sppposed, he commited the. deed. .
it i&
Strawberries were for sale iu ihe' Charles
ton market a9 oarly as the 22d of March.
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