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MARCH 27. 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER: AN AGRICULTURAL AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
HI 
Written for Moore's Rnral N’ew-Yorket 
The United States Government have here astock- 
ade fort intended to command the river. It is, 
however, but an apology for a fortification, and 
deserves more attention from the government than 
it receives. In case of war the defence and com- 
THE TURKS AT HOME. 
Ancient and Modern Dress of the Orientals. 
DISCOVERIES IN ASTRONOMY. 
NORTH-WESTERN CANADA, 
and the lake superior region. 
GLIMPSES BY A RECENT TOURIST. 
it receives. In case of war the defence and com- [From « The Sultan and his Teople," by 0. Oscanyan, ia s« >Ajmx.umi. 
„,»d of .be only .U; channel to Late Soperior J Co,.«nrtnopl., P o»h.a by Derby * J,.k.„n, ot ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ oxtrlo „, inary prolino of | 
,v„uld be of immense in.pomnee in every pom. ' , md ^ of 0rie „ ta „ discoveries in .hi. interesting brnnch of seience. 
nt V1PW. ° t i T - ?_.* TU * _4 rv 1? a l»** II Cl *• IT 
ORIENTAL PAINTING—No. L 
Tbp mniita ^Mled the ’■tanl-t or Tveau descend about were, and are still, in many respects veiy difleient 
tfiuMjroM J 5 I a t rue ra[ii« 8 , wucu mo iiDoi, D L , - , ■, t _ neighbors, vet theV comet, wmon was VlSime ior eigni weens, at du- p«>ui< auuui, vuc-iuurtu oi «iap»u varmsu. xcnow 
twenty feet. Their appearance is similar to that, r . , f niv jij~ at t on if we mav lin, in March, Brnhus discovered another, which lake, scarlet lake, flake white, permanent blue, 
article fourth: of the rapids above Niagara. The amount of water iave i»[ ■} fe . . ' ., ’ tI was visible for eleven weeks, and identical with one verdigris, vandyke brown, asphaltum und rad 
Little Current —Hudson Lay station—Brute Mines — passing is much greater than appears to a casual so 8 I’ ea t 111 1(511 0L „ . , T . discovered in 1844. A planet (43) called Ariadne, sienna, are the principal colors used — from these 
The past year has been extraordinary prolific of lathis number I will give a list of the articles 
discoveries in this interesting branch of science.— requisite, and the directions for mixing the colors. 
At Leipsic, D’Arnest discovered in February a For black ground work, mix with common black 
ARTICLE FOURTH : 
comet, which was visible for eight weeks. At Ber- paint about one-fourth of Japan varnish. Yellow 
lin, in March, Bruhus discovered another, which lake, scarlet lake, flake white, permanent blue, 
Le Tour and Lake Margins again — Mackinaw — St. observer, a large part of it being shut out from 
Marys River-San/t ste Mrie-The Rapids-Taking vievv on tbe American side. The rapids are con- 
fi'hite Fisli — Ship Canal and merchandise passing thro 
it—Resources of Lake Superior Region—Projected Ship 
Canal from Georgian Lay to Toronto. 
stantly occupied by the Indians, for the purpose of 
chanced to meet them. English, Spanish, Italians, 
Magyars, Greeks, Albanians, Croats, Bulgarians, 
Persians, Kurds, and Arabs, walk their streets and 
enter their houses without dreaming of changing 
discovered in 1844. A planet (43) called Ariadne, sienna, are the principal colors used—from these 
was discovered at Oxford, by Mr. N. Pogson, in many beautiful shades may be made, by mixing 
April, and another (44) by M. Goldschmidt, at Paris, different colors together. In Oriental painting all 
in May. The third oo met was seen by Dr. Klinker- colors must be transparent, except the ground 
taking white fish. Two or more persons in a bark enter 1 en 10118(53 w 1 1 nationality fees, at Gottengen, in June, and was visible for four work. To make colors transparent, mix about one 
canoe paddle by means of eddies, tor some distance t eir cos ume, or t is Q - 0 - weeks. Planet 45 Eugenia, was discovered in June, part of color with three parts of crystal fluid, which 
....j .u„ t!.a End under any garb whatever. . ’ , , .. . . _, „ . __ 
^ . C A.\ GtlUGU I IO.UU UJ IUUO.UO V/l VUUIV/O, »v/». w 
Little Current receives its name from the ^ u™* under anv trarb 
up the current, and then, while one steers the boat unuerauygaiu 
rapid flow of the water through the narrow strait 
which separates the island from the main land.— 
down again, the other ply most vigorously a large 
, i ... , . dip net sooopmg downward, or with the current, in 
The Hudson Bay Company have here established \ , 1 f „ , , ’ • i 
, :, . T .. . f order to take the fish which are passing upward 
a new station for trade with the Indians. A few , . , „ . _ . 
acres have been cleared, a wooden pier laid, and a towarda Lake &u P er,or ' 1119 evldeatl * a laborlOU9 
few rods from the shore were the partially finished but also a m09t excit,n 2 8 P° rL , t , 
, , . , . , The ship canal is a work of great importance 
dwelling and ware-house. As usual, Indians were , . 1 , ... inA , . 
, . . . .„ i „„„ „„ and interest. It is over a mile in length, 100 feet 
encamped in the vicinity, some ot whom were en- ^ 
... . ., „ „ , , e ., „ wide at the water line, 64 feet at the bottom, and 12 
gaged m tishnig, and others in the employ of the . . 
n „ , ,.... . ■ . . , , feet in depth. It has two locks, each 350 feet in 
Company. On leaving Little Current, we stretched ", a , , „ 
1 J ° lanffth Witt, a total lift, of IS feet. The locks an- 
The ship canal is a work ef great importance 
and interest. It is over a mile in length, 100 feet 
wide at the water liue, 64 feet a\, the bottom, and 12 
away for the Bruce Mines, distant about 120 miles. 
length, with a total lift of 18 feet. The locks ap- 
The channel between the Great Manitoulin and the P ear be 8olid and wel1 constructed, but the ma- 
nortli shore, becomes broad and open until we 
reached the strait which separates St. Joseph’s 
Island from the village of Bruce Mines. We 
reached this place early in the morning, having 
sonry of the sides of the canal gives evidence of 
faulty engineering. It was built by a company 
who weie remunerated by a grant of land made 
by Congress, to the State of Michigan, for this pur- 
made the most of the passage in the night This P**- The ^ was of 750,000 acres, of which 
, ..... in. imnnvtHTico fl . Am 30,000 acres were selected in the iron regton of 
place receives its importance from the copper 
mines in the vicinity. It contains some 75 dwel- 
Lake Superior, 147,0' 0 in the copper region, and 
m 
, . rAn . , ... rr,, . , • *. Q the remainder, 664,000 acres, in the lower Fenin- 
lings, and about 500 inhabitants. The land in the ’ ’ ; , . . , , 
vicinity seems utterly unfit for profitable cultiva- 9U,a - lhe tolls 011 the cana '- whlch are ,nteude( 
tion. It is barren and rocky in the extreme, and merely to defray the expense of attendance and 
is valuable only for the stunted growth of ever 
greens, and the copper ore below the surface, 
repairs, are collected by the State of Michigan. 
In 1839 the first steamer visited the Sault; in 1844 
Unlike the copper mines on the southern shore of a ,iae of tamers was established from Detroit, 
Lake Superior, the metal does not here occur in touching at Mackinaw. In 1849 all the transporter 
the native slate. The ore is raised from shafts- tion of 8 oods over the P orta « e waa P erformed 
some of which are sunk to the depth of 330 feet-by two hor8e9 - and the9e not constantly employed— 
horse-power, and carried on railways to the crush- In 185G tm > Kr hmdred and ■&»*» thou \ 
ing house, w here it is first reduced to pieces of the stmd ^ds of copper were sent through the canal 
size of a pea, and subsequently to fine powder. 
This powder is washed, to separate the earthy 
matter as much as possible, and is then packed in 
casks for shipping to the United States and Eng¬ 
land, for smelting. The ore, when shipped, con¬ 
tains about 20 per cent of pure copper, and is 
worth about $80 a ton. The mining operations 
employ about 300 workmen, and the capital stock 
of the Company amounts to $600,000. This is only 
one of more than twenty mining locations which 
besides over fifteen hundred tons of iron. The 
value of metals and fish which passed the canal in 
1866 was estimated at $2,875,000, while the supplies 
sent up amounted to $2,560,000. In this year the 
increase over the previous year was 25 per cent, in 
iron, and 67 per cent in copper. 
\| : posed of about thirty Germans, who aim at im- battles with the cry of liberty or death—would they 
JlMg a jJS&ft t proving the breed of Canary birds; and last consent to dissolve the Union? No! They would 
month they published their 13th annual report— treat such a proposal with indignation and scorn. 
* From that it appears that the bird sales of Phila- Would the great Washington, that labored so un- 
•AJ delphia are confined to Germans and amount to tiringly for the liberty of his country, would ho 
$40,000 annually, and three-quarters of that are consent? Pause and think of some of his remarks 
ANCIENT GRAND VI7JER. canaries. The common or original canary is of upon that subject. England stands with jealous 
Even the European or American travelers, ma- fhe leagt VH j„ e nil(1 Be j[ at about $2 apiece; the eyes fixed on all our movements ready to take the 
king half-way attempts at external conformity to improve(1 kj fl( i| H bring from $8 to $10 apiece, and least, advantage, to regain the power sho has lost 
by Goldschmidt. The same planet was seen in this is composed of one oz. of sulphuric ether with 
country by Dr. Peters three days previously, and at four oz«. of demar varnish. After the paints are 
Gotha three days subsequently. Planet 46, Hesitia, mixed, they should be kept in small bottles, to keep 
was discovered by Mr. Pogson, at Oxford, in An- the sulphuric ether from evaporating. The kinds 
gust- The 'sixth comet by Klinkerfues in the same of colors used for the picture should always bo 
month. Planet 47, by Dr. Luther, at Bilk, in Sep- such as are put up in tabes, as it is the best Three 
tember; 48 by Goldschmidt, and 49, Dous, the same or more sizes of small sable brushes are requisite, 
evening, by the same astronomer. Planet 60, Vir- and a bottle of turpentine for cleaning brushes, 
ginia, at Washington, by Mr. Ferguson, in October, glass, Ac. 
also seen by Dr. Luther. The seventh comet was de- When you have selected the picture which you 
tected hy Dr. Donat,i, at Florence, in November, and wish to copy, procure a piece of glass a little larger 
was visible about five weeks. Thus every month than the engraving. For beginners it is best to 
hut one furnishes the record of some achievement select a picture that is colored, so that they may 
in the vast field of astronomical investigation.— k»°w what colors to paint upon the glass. In my 
Are all these planets inhabited? The majority of next I propose to give instructions for drawing 
philosophers say they are not, and believe the earth 1111( 1 painting the moss rose. This is a bunch of 
nearly or quite alone in being tenanted. The den- ™ 3e3 - buds and leaves. It is a good subject, and 
aity of Jupiter is but little above that of wafer, and 0311 l »e purchased at book stores, under the name 
nearly liquid. Saturn is not heavier than cork, and of “ The Moss Rose.” Will. 
Neptune rolls through space in perpetual night— Springfield, ill., I 808 . 
Hence the outside planets are regarded as unfitted, 
by the absence of light and heat, for the higher THE AMERICAN UNION. 
order of li fe. N. Y. Tr ibune. _ Dissolve the Union, the Union that, our forc- 
WHERE THE CANARY BIRDS COME FROM. r ‘ ,her! » suffered privations and bled for?— 
__ Oh, may not discontent and treason dissolve this 
There is an association in Philadelphia, com- united people. Would the veterans that fought our 
ANCIENT GRAND VIZIER. 
De Tour, on the American side, a place containing 
a large building recently erected for a summer 
boarding house. Here we met with a recurrence 
of the old Lake Margins, which we have before 
alluded to. No geological fact is more evident 
than the comparatively recent subsidence of the 
It is difficult to form an estimate of the amount those about them, although they become perfect are from Central Europe. The great'majority of upon this vast continent. it. 
to which this trade will increase in the course of caricatures, have free scope to sport the travesties thefie bir(lg were obtained from Belgium, where Remarks. —Thus reads a part of a commnnica- 
twenty years. Evidently commercial men have not they make of themselves, and are even treated with t|)e ^ are bve(1 iu houses by the peasants, who raise tion from a joung Ritualist, which we give for tho 
begun to understand the vast resources of this civilities; yet, judging from appearances, no one fl)em flg ft p aBt ; me , They are what are called purpose of warning all young writers against this 
region, which a few years ago did not enter at all could conceive what parts of the world might «i on g” and “short” breeds. Birds of the long breed hombastiostyle. Itis perhaps well enough for gassy 
into an estimate of the wealth of the Northern claim the honor of their nativity. are p r0CI ,red from Brussels, Antwerp and Dietz, Fourih-of-July orators, and with it they may amuse 
States of our confederacy. The entire basin of Indeed, the only occasion upon which we re- w ^ ere ,^ e y sometimes obtain extravagant prices. „j|iy people, but all thinking men consider such 
Lake Superior is a mineral region, the richest member the Turks to have taken umbrage at the Their cost depends upon the color and shape, the speeches and their makers a nuisance. Then, in 
probably in the world. Copper, iron and silver European costume, was some time ago, when visi ()ure golden yellow being the most esteemed.— making statements we should have some regard to 
abound, the two former in almost fabulous quant:- tors desired to present themselves before his impe- They are only used for the purpose of breeding, facts. What facts are there to justify the charges 
ties. The fisheries also, are capable of great ii - rial highness, their ideas ot decency compelled a[)( j oftentimes sell for $30 a pair. The stioit rnade against England? Not one. On the con- 
tors desired to present themselves before his impe¬ 
rial highness, their ideas of decency compelled 
They are only used for the purpose of breeding, 
and oftentimes sell for $30 a pair. The shoit 
The trade of this great region must pa^s them to furnish each one with a tong pelisse. So breed raised by the people of ttie Hartz moun- trary, England and America are the only represen- 
. canal and after that must be contended far have they yielded their prejudices, as even to tains. The French bird is prized next to the Belgian, tatives and defenders of liberty, and an ininrv done 
the Sault canal and after that, must be contended far have they yielded tneir prejudices, as even i 
for by our lake cities and the Erie canal on the one adopt the European military and undress costume, 
than trie compara ively recent subsidence of the hand) and by Cauada and the St. Lawrence on the °nly excluding the bat; though not without a Mosses.— No spot is too desolate, none too sterile, 
Upper Lakes. Evidence of the same phenomenon ))tl)Cr> A |,. ead y t i ie Canadian Government have struggle, as was exemplified when Sultan Mahmoud f or ni08Ei es to iuhabit and enliven. From Rpitzber- 
are not wanting m our own neighborhood. But ila}ed U)e cutting of a 8llip cana ] f rom the foot ordered tiie janissaries to duff their cumbersome t0 the viands iu ihe Antarctic ocean, along 
here the pebbles appear m a succession of terraces, yf Ge ian B t0 Toronto, or the Ottawa. It head gear, flowing robes, and ample trowsers. the sides of lofty mountains, in the raostexposed 
as fresh and natural as it they had been rolled up become3 0Qr own g tate and )he National Govern- But alas for the robes and turbans! the cashmere gituat ; ()nB) couching on wild heaths, overspending 
tains. The French bird is prized next to the Belgian, tatives and defenders of liberty, and an injury dono 
---- to one would be a great calamity to the other.— 
Mosses. —No spot is too desolate, none too sterile, people of England and its government are not 
for mosses to inhabit and enliven. From Spitzber- niore responsible for the acts of the government of 
gen to the islands iu the Antarctic ocean, along 17 7(>, than are the present people and governments 
the sides of lofty mountains, in the most exposed ,,f Connecticut and Massachusetts for the burning 
by the waves of the last century. These changes, 
apparently so recent, of which, however, history 
reveals us no bin 5 , give us glimpses of the vast 
s'retch of time which must have passed since those 
changes which are called old, in the geological 
sense of that term, have taken place. 
We reached Mackinaw about noon of a bright 
ment to exercise a wise forethought in reference girdles, and yellow slippers! they aie rapidly pass 
to the trade of this portion of the great North- ing away. The audience-hall of the Grand Signor, 
West. If we are wise the chief part of this trade, is now filled with an ordinary assemb age-the sul- 
both Canadian and American, will go to swell the ^ aild hi * ministers are stripped of the mysten 
commercial prosperity of the Empire State. 0,13 a PI )eri( ^ a 8 e3 of tun goigeous < repenes >e 
But alas for the robes and turbans, tne casnmere situations, couching on wild heaths, overspending 
girdles, and yellow slippers! they are rapidly pass- 0 | d wa u S; nestling in hedges, clinging to ihe bark 
ing away. The audience-hall of the Grand Signor, of trees, loving much and equally frost and snow, 
is now filled with an ordinary assemblage—thesul- w j Ild aud tempest, needing nothing but moisture 
tan and his ministers are stripped ot the mysteri for their sustenance—everywhere they mav he seen, 
of witches and hanging of Quakers. 
mmercial prosperity of the Empire State. 0,13 a PPen da g es of lheir gorgeous draperies he- adding f res h beauty to even the loveliest places of 
-— — - ueath which, there seemed to breathe no common earth, and causing the arid desert to rejoice 
Ocean Sounding. —The progress of the ocean 30U k How imposing the gaib, as they were wont an( j b0 g | ad . Not only are they the first plants 
and beautiful day. We saw the island, the town, goandiog9 jn connection with the surveys made on » stand in the august presence, immovable, im- 
the fort, and the harbor to the best advantage. 
These are so familiar, and have so often been de- 
our coast and the neighboring seas, has resulted iu 
some unexpected and almost inexplicable results. 
scribed, that we need not detain our readers by ^ n> on thia 8ubject , 8ays; 
dwelling upon them at length. The town contains 
about, 600 inhabitants, and lies along the shore be¬ 
neath the high bluff upon which the fort is situated. 
“ Five hundred miles north of Bermuda, we found 
the greatest reliable depth ever obtained, it being 
penetrable; each with his majesty of mein, flowing 
beard, and portentous silence. 
We have seen a fac-simile of an ancient court, 
or, as it was scarce thirty years ago, in the days of 
ihe father of the present sultan. 
Mahmoud was sealed on bis throne upon an 
of trees, loving ranch arm equauy irou am. snow, Tannino g KIN9 ._ W ill you give a recipe for 
wind aud tempest, needing nothing but muistuie t ann j n g H ki n8 with the fur or wool on? Ihavesome 
tor their sustenance everywhere they may he seen, g(H)d rec jp eg from the Rural, but I want one more, 
adding fresh beauty to even the loveliest places of a9 ^ ^ caught the varmintB and wish to tan 
the earth, and causing the arid desert to rejoice theh . hideH> _ <T . W , Near Geneva, N. Y. 
and be glad. Not only are they the first plants 
which, as by a miracle, make their appearance in a RkmARKS.-T ake two parts of pulverized alum 
newly-formed soil, but with fond tenacity cling to P art common salt, and cover the fleshy 
the spot where they have once taken root, long !> art of ’ he 3kin w,th tb ' 3 Pf P arat ' on M 800n a9 
after all other plants have deserted it, and, tender t«ken off the animal. Let it lay ... tins condition a 
in their nature, delicate in their structure though couple of days, when it will be snfflcientiy present- 
they be, show wonderful power in resisting train- *d. If t b(5 « kb > 3 bav « h «“ n drled > m013ten thcm b 7 
s which are generally fatal to the vegetable a ^et, cloth on the flesh side, and letting it 
The fort is about 200 feet above the bay, but it is over ^ 0Ul miles, and accompanying this weie e j evated platform; a n immense turban composed ea *j on l n this respect, close akin to the lichens, remain until they become soft, and apply tho 
commanded by the hill beyond it, which rises 150 thermometneal observations of a singular charac- of inaumerable fold8 0 f the purest and fiuestwhite „ ma ; to be deH t.royed by drouth; but no mixture. Then scrape off the inside or fleshy part 
feet higher. As a fortification it has little strength, ter, indicating p enomena never e ore iscovei mus ij n CO vered his royal head, in the front of 800ue r does the generous rain descend upon them, of the skin carefully, and stretch it over a board. 
, , , .. ^ ... ed or conceived, and which at this moment are an 
but the situation is an important one for the pro- , ,, ’ „ . ... ,, T 
. ... unsolved problem to the scientific world. In a 
tection of lake oommerce, in case of a war with . „ 
Great Britain on ^ senes of experiments, the temperature was 
„ ,, ’. , , , ^ m i indicated as existing ten, fifteen and twenty degrees 
From Mackinaw we returned to De Tour, and . . ’ , . , ... 
, . , , . below freezing point. This may be owing to the 
from thence entered upon the beautiful scenery of b 1 , 
o • ,, , Q . defective instrument, but if so, a consistency of 
the narrow outlet of Lake Superior, called the St. v > ... 
, T , ... . , . . error was preserved almost beyond the possibility 
Mary’s river. It wonld oe vain to attempt, in * . „ . , 
. .... . • , , .... ofa chance. A series of experiments taken at 
writing, to pamt the ever-changing beauty of this , ,, . , ,, . 
. . „. ,11 ni • various depths, would indicate gradually decreas- 
mland passage. Its banks are generally low, giv- „ , , 
ing the impression of having been once much in 8 tempe.ature, from ten degrees at a depth of 
wider than now; the low land on its borders giving or two miles. Scientific men at home have 
_•, . , . . . pronounced this extreme frigidity of the waters to 
constant evidence of having been won from the 1 , , 
, - e i i- , . , , be one of the most unaccountable natural plienom- 
higher waters of an earlier lake, which absorbed c u 1 .* 
t i , ena that have ever been observed. The Lieutenant 
those now existing, into one vast expanse, almost , , ... .... 
T arr , a - r ar ■ , , . . ,. stated that the few facts which be mentioned were 
worthy the name of an inland ocean. A part of , . , . , . 
cu , , . almost nothing compared with what remained tc 
the ;.as-age of the St- Mary’s we accomplished in b 1 
the night. The only settlements worthy of note are e 130 0, - e • 
Garden river, where is a small Indian mission. a..,,, t ivinrratfmp 
which was placed a magnificent spray of brilliants; than suddenly they are invested with new life, aud After it becomes dry, rubbing with the edge of 
his robes of rich silk were confined by a girdle of t beir leaflets re appear as fresh, as luxuriant as some smooth instrument will make the skin soft 
long series of experiments, the temperature was softe9t and ric hest fabrics, while over ever _/, Ws Magazine. 
indicated as existing ten, fifteen and twenty degrees hjg shoulder3 hung a magnificent pelisse, lined ' --- 
below freezing point. This may lie owing to the rbroU ghout with the best of Russia’s sables. Be- Parchment Paper. — We are so accustomed to 
defective instrument, but it so, a consistency of b j m 8 t ood his numerous pages, all young, wonderful things now-a-days, that we seem almost 
and pliable. 
to expect them in regular succession, from month 
to month; still, our admiration is excited when we 
error was preserved almost beyond the possibility bloom j n „ and beardless as the fairest maidens, ar- to expect them in regular succession, from month 
of a chance. A senes of experiments taken at d in robes of de |j cate tints. to month; still, our admiration is excited when we 
various depths, would indicate gradually decreas- rp be gji a hdar holding his majesty’s sword up- are told that a veiy cheap and simple process will 
ing tempeiature, from ten degrees at a depth of r j g ht, stood on the right hand, while the Haznadar’ give to paper the tenacity aud toughness hitherto j 
one or two miles. Scientific men at home have Qr j ord gteward, was upon the other side of the sought in parchment alone. The assertion rests 
pronounced this extreme frigidity pf the waters to 3ultan _ upon authority to which we feel bound to defer, as 
/TV 
The Silahdar holding his majesty’s sword up- are told that a very cheap and simple process will 
right, stood on the right hand, while the Haznadar’ give to paper the tenacity aud toughness hitherto 
be one of the most unaccountable natural phenom¬ 
ena that have ever been observed. The Lieutenant 
stated that the few facts which be mentioned were 
almost nothing compared with what remained to 
be disclosed.” 
8 U ltan. upon authority to which we feel bound to defer, as | 
The Ak-agha, or chief of the white eunuchs, was fully competent in such matters, 
behind the chair, an old, woman-like man, beard- The only thing necessary for this purpose is, to 
less and wrinkled. In the group were the imperial provide a bath, in the form of some wide, shallow 
VTa.ucu » oum.i inn,an mission. Sucking UP Water from Sand.— Livingstone, efclow “““ .... . 
under the care of the Methodist Episcopal Church the African trave ler, describes an ingenious meth- *tood in respective rank, the different ministers of 
of Canada, and Church’s Landing, noted as a depot Q(J b h ich the Africans obtain water in the the realm, all robed to the feet in rich and varied 
for the manufacture of raspberry jam. The pro- desert: _, lTh e women tie a bunch of grass to one ' uies ’ and n0 tw0 turbans alike ' The y 6eemed ’ lr *' 
cup bearer, Kahvegee Batbi, coflee nerver, Kaftan- dish, composed of dilute sulphuric acid, in the pro- 
aghassi, gentlemen of the wardrobe, etc. portion of two parts of acid to one of soft water.— h 
Below the platform, and in front of the sultan, The paper is drawn rapidly through this liquid, K 
iod in respective rank, the different ministers of and immeditately washed in fresh water to remove * 
e realm, all robed to the feet in rich and varied the superfluous acid. This, when dry, is called 
Tue Siphon.—I read of Siphons causing water to 
prietor of the establishment employs the Indians tnd of a reed about twQ feet long flnd insert it jn deed, to he the movers and arbitrary controllers of term from us, the process might he called “ mem- 
to gather the berries, which are abundant in the a ho le dug as deep as the arm will reach, then ram the destinies of a vast nation, the secret springs branization.” * * * * * * 
parchment paper;” and if science will accept a run up hill, which seems contrary to nature. Aqna- 
•rm from us, the process might be called “mem- rinms and tubs, they say, can be emptied of water 
.,,*.*. + **■* without pumping. This seems strange to me, but 
It is asserted that, a ring of this kind of paper has 1 suppose it is true, and I should like to know some- 
neighborhood, while he prepares the run for down tlie wet sand firmly around it Applying the which kept the machine in motion. It is asserted that a ring of Ibis kind of paper has please enlighten me in the boys' 
market. Eleven tens were manufactured last year, mouth to the free end of ihe reed, they form a A most interesting collection of illustrative actually sustained a greater weightitban one of the * > » • 8 ^ 
and provisions were made to prepare a still greater vacuum in the gra88 beneath, in which the water models from life, is carefully preserved at Constan- same size of thin parchment.- Chambers JmrnaL ' • w „„ ^ ma de to rise above its 
amount the present season. collects, and in a short time rises to the month.”- tinople, called the Elbiaaeyi Atik^, and exhibited - “ V, p w r level by means of the siphon. The siphon is sim- 
We arrived at Sault Ste. Marie about noon and j t will be nerceived that this simple, but trulv nhi- at the g ,eat 3 ( t uaie of At Me > dan , or the ancieut “ The Gkeat bN,ThD States. —3 he cen. s of - 
collects, and in a short time rises to the month.”— 
It will be perceived that this simple, but truly phi- 
u the Great United STATES-”-The census of l(5Vel b V means of the siphon. The siphon issim- 
Hippodrome, near St Sophia. It is wonderfully t b e United States shows that we have two millions P'-Y a bent 01 tub< > a,H * aH t,,lve an engiav 
, V.It rii'faL'OiiI if uu o huHor PVhUimitWin 
remained there till near night, waiting our turn to losophical and effectual method, might have been Hippodrome, near St Sophia, tt is woncienuiiy the United States shows that we nave w o 
pass through the ship canal. The town is situated applied in many cases in different countries, wheie trne t0 n a t ure - aild typical of Eastern life, recalling and a half of farmers, one hundred thousan mei 
at the foot of the rapids and contains about 1,000 wafer was greatly needed, to the saving of life. It those ver Y <jharacters with their varioUH »»«<jaUons, chants, sixty-four thousand masons, and nearly tw< 
inhatiitauts. It is the centre of considerable trade teems wonderful that it should have been now first who but a ,e5V y ears a ^° were a11 ,J,,oa tbe 3cerie i 
iu furs and fish, but evidently has lost some of its ma de known to the world and that it should have enacting the very reality of Orientalism. 
iu furs and fish, but evidently has lost some of its made known to the world and that it should have 
importance since the opening of the canal Before been habitually practiced iu Africa, probably for 
this a large number of men and teams were con- centuries. It seems worthy of being particularly 
stantly employed in the loading, unloading and noticed, that it may no longer be neglected from 
transportation of goods across the portage made ignorance. It may be highly important to travel- 
enacting the very reality of Orientalism. thousand bakers to make our bread; twenty-four 
Tbe different grades of life, the officers under thousand lawyers to set us by the ears; forty thou- 
government, civil, religious, and military, the vari- sand doctors to “kill or cure,” and litteen hundred 
ons trades and callings, aud individuals of both editors to keep this motley mass in order by the 
sexes were formerly, each aud all, designated by a power of public opinion controlled and manufac- 
necessary by the Sault. Meanwhile the vessels and ers on our Western deserts and prairies, in some peculiar style and appearance. The janissaries tured through the pic.-.^ 
their crews were detained in port, which gave rise parts of which water is known to exist below the were also habited in various costumes, according ^ Mo< n — It is a not uncommon . ^ -———- 
to much business activity. Now vessels rarely surface. to their ranks and employments. f - AT 0P K ' . Books on Drawing and Painting. —Will you 
step, except while waiting for their turn to pass -♦•-*- - : - — Such was the past magnificence of Turkey, now asseition in many ii-atises on science, ia ^ it rays p ; ease inform me, through tbe Rural, the tiest 
through the canal. Tbe horse railroad formerly Thought Never Dies. —It is a terrible thought rapidly losing its former type of varied external of the rnoon are devoid of heat. I his, however, is author on perspective drawing, shading land- 
used is now worthless, and an air of arrested pres- to remember that nothing can lie forgotten. I beauty, as it merges from day to day in the great an error. Ihe late eminent Ita ian p u osupher, s,-ape pnintin k.^ l5 - ’I'v'' 4 ^nir.V hvVv<-m it i■ ^l.Vr 
perit.y seems spread over the town. On the Cana- have somewhere read that not an oath is uttered stream of civilization. Melloui,proved leyoud r ou >t, t iat .ie lays o m [he Two 'years' past._j. A. C., Afadunm, Ohio. 
dian side there is no evidence of business life, but. that does not continue to vibrate through all time, ---- moon give out a slig it ( egiee o lea . e yon ... n „ an , intf i>,. rsIl p,.ri V A Arc 
a post-offire, hotel, and a large and important in the wide-spreading current of sound, — not a “My notions of life,” says Southey, “arc much ce.ntiated tbe rays win a ens, ovei t nee u m ^^J!. 'upahL Drawing 50 cents- and Hand 
Hudson Bay Company’s Station. Some two or prayer lisped that its record is not to be found the same as those about traveling; there is a good diameter, upon Ins nei mo-oopic pi e, vvmn u* a ■ , 11 ' J^uid answer vour nur- 
th ree hundred inhabitants are scattered along the stamped on the laws of nature by the indelible seal deal of amusement on the read; but, after all, one needle was fount toievute mm to . , ac 1,0 () a ’ ’ 
shore fur the distance of a mile. of the Almighty’s will— Cooper. wants to be at rest” cording to the phase ot the moon. pose, wet in 
and a half of farmers, one hundred thousand me.- ing 011 band P™«nt it as a better explanation 
chants, sixty-four thousand masons, and nearly two ,hafl anything we might say. T he arm of the pipe 
hundred thousand carpenters. We have fourteen c must be longer and descend lower than the arm 
thousand bakers to make our bread; twenty-four a. The pipe must be filled with water and the long 
thousand lawyers to set us by the ears; forty thou- arm corked. Then immerse the short arm in the 
sand doctors to “kill or cure,” and fifteen hundred water to be drawn off as shown in the engraving, 
editors to keep this motley mass in order by the lake out the cork at c and the water will (low out, 
power of public opinion controlled and manufac- tbu8 causing a vacuum, and the pressure of the 
tured through the press. atmosphere forces the liquid through the tube, as 
- shown by the arrows. 
Heat op the Moon. — It is a not uncommon ‘ ’** 
- tha 1 1 h« riuii Books on Drawing and Painting.—W ill you 
Such was the past magnificence of Turkey, now assertion in many treatises on science, that the rays . through the Rural, the best 
. I __ ^ s\V treat Thia hau’Avor u 1 » . i . .1 :_ 1 ^.. A 
pose, we think. 
