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GEORGIA HOME JOURNAL.
W. ADDISON KNOWLES, Prop’r.
VOLUME XII—NO. 13.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
METROPOLITAN
Cotton,Stock & Produce
EXCHANGE,
Library Building, AUGUSTA, Ga.
Send for copy of rules for trading. Cor
respondence solicited. Daily market re
ports furnished free of charge,
H. E. CUMMINGS,
febB 83 Manager.
WOOD WORK,
BLACKSMITHINB,
—AMD-
General Reuairing,
-BY
-11 HOWELL It SOS,
CREENESBORO, CA
"IL r E have just opened business at the
Copelan Shops, in Greenesboro, and
are prepared to do all kinds of work in our
line.
BLACKSMITHING,
making Wheels, Turning, Shoeing, Forging
and repairing Of all kinds. We ask for the
public patronage. We do first-class work,
and guarantee it in every instance. Terms
CASH.
•\X7-^.C3-03STS.
One-liorse Wagons, $4O to $45. Two
liorse Wagons, $63.50 to $7O.
J.M.HOWRLL&SON
GREENESBORO, GA.
an 4 84
ml ft n Send six cents for postage and
I 111 receive free, a costly box of
I / fl goods which will help all, of
lfjlJl ei,her sex j to more money
right away than anything else
in this world. Fortunes await the workers ab
solutely sure. At once address True & Cos.,
Augusta, Maine. inch. 7 ’B4.
NORmANS
caSal
AMERICA'S CHIEF STOMACHIC
ASUKK and effectual Remedy for the cure of all irreg
ularities and disorders of the Stomach and Bow
els, whether in children or adults. Promptly relieving
1 the .M Tmach wl.-a.rtburn.Rjc k and Nervous HOdikdifla^
~ K DYSPfep SiA. "
May be used in all derangements of the Stomach and
Bowels from relaxation of the Intestines or a change
of food or water.
NORMAN’S
NEUTRALIZING CORDIAL
Is as pleasant and harmless as Blackberry
Wine—contains no Opium und will not consti
pate. Specially recommended for Seasickness
Olid Teething Children.
German and English Directions on each Bottle.
Price 35c. and sx.oo.
Large sixe contains six timeß as much as small. Sold by
all Druggists and Dealers in Medicines.
THE EXCELSIOR CHEMICAL CO., Sole Propr'tori.
WALHALLA, 8. C. U S. A.
SEND A 2c. STAMP FOB LITTLE BOOK.
New York Office, No. 70 Maiden Lane.
For sale by Mrs. R. W. Griffin.
GEORGIA RAILROAD.
SCHEDULE.
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Georgia Railroad, Cos. )
Office General Manager, >-
Augusta, November 17th, ’B3. j
UIOMMENCING SUNDAY, the 19th inst.
the following Passenger Schedule will
be operated. Trains run by 90th meridian
time, 32 minutes slower than Augusta time:
PAST LIPTEI
NO, 27. WEST DAILY, j NO. 28. EABT DAILY.
Lve Augusta 7:40 am ' Lye Atlanta 2:45 p m
Ar Athens 12:30 am I Ar Gr’nsbo’ 5:21 p m
“ Gr’nsbo’lo:ls “ | “ Athens... 7:15 “
Ar Atlanta 1:00 pm | “ Augusta 8:05 “
NO. 1 WEST—DAILY. NO. 2 EAST — DAILY.
Lv AugustalO 30 a m Lv Atlanta 825 a m
“Macon.. 710 “ “ G’boro’.l2 09 p m
“ Mll’dge. 918 “ Ar Athens 445 p m
“ Carnal. 12 29 “ Ar Wash’t. 255 “
“ Wash’t.ll 20 “ “Camak. 157 “
“ Athens. 905 “ “ Mil’dge. 449 “
Ar G’boro’. 215 p m “ Macon .6 45 “
Ar Atlanta. 545 p m Ar Augusta 355 p m
NO. 3 WEST — DAILY. NO. 4 EAST — DAILY.
Lv Augusta. 9 00 p m Lv Atlanta.B 50 p m
Ar G’boro’.. 144 a m Ar G’boro’ 146 am
Ar Atlanta.. 6 40 “ Ar Augusta 610 a m
CTSUPERB IMPROVED SLEEPERS
TO AUGUSTA & ATLANTA.
Train No. 27 will stop at and receive
passengers to- and from the following
points only: Berzelia, Harlem, Thomson,
Camak, Crawfordville, Union Point,
Greenesboro. Madison, Rutledge, Social
Circle, Covington, Conyers, Stone Moun
tain and Decatur.
Train No. .28 will stop at, and receive pas
sengers to and from the folllowing stations,
only, Berzelia, Harlem, Bearing, Thomson,
Camak, Crawfordville, Union Point, j
Greenesboro, Madison, Rutledge, Social
Circle, Covington, Conyers, Stone Mountain
and Decatur.
The Fast Line has Through Sleeper from
Atlanta te Charleston and connects for all
points West and Northwest, East and South
east.
E. R. DORSEY,
General Passenger Agent
Jno. W. Green, Gen’l Manager,
CANARY BIRDS*
FINE IMPORTED CANARY BIRDS
guaranted good singers, also the finest as
sortment of Cages in the city. Plain and
Mixed Bird seed, Gravel Song Restorer,
Mocking Bird food etc. etc. Orders by
mail promptly attend to and satisfacton guar
anteed at
E. J. HICKEY, |
Fashionable Hair Dressing
Saloon!
No. 212 Bth Jackson Street, rear of E.
R. Schneider’s,
4UGUSTA, - - - GA.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
RUFUS CARTER & GO.,
(Successors to Smith & Carter,)
-wholesale
tobacconists,
Library Bl’dg, Augusta, Ga,
■STTobacco exclusiyely at Wholesale
only febß 83
wiiQiiomco.
AGENTS FOR
ECLIPSE ENGINES,
Saw Mills, Planing Mills, Sepe
tors, Presses, Cotton Gins,
Condensers, Etc.
sell all of the above upon the
most favorable terms, and ask the farmers
of Greene county when in need of anything
in this line to give us your orders. Wo al
so have control of Morgan county south of
the Georgia Railroad and solicit the trade
of this section.
W. A. KIMBROUGH & CO.,
feb. 29th, ’B3. — Gkeenesboro’, Ga.
G. H. U.
THE GREATEST ARTISTS OF THE
WORLD ACKNOWLEDGE THE SU
PERIORITY OF THE PIANOS
AND ORGANS SOLD BY
G. 0. ROBINSON & CO.
They are selected from ten of the BEST
Makers, and are so much Superior
to Others at Prices so much
Less that Pcrchasers
Save from
$lO to SIOO
By visiting or writing to
U. 0. ROBINSON & CO.
E.1.0,M.—L.P.Q.S-
Large and increasing sales of musical
merchandise verify the fact that G. O.
ROBINSON & CO. SAVE MONEY for
EVERY PURCHASER.
SHEET MUSIC, the LATEST PUBLI
CATIONS, MUSIC BOOKS of every de
scription: the latest Italian Strings.
The Latest and Most Popular Sunday
School Book
“LOVE 11 praise;
LOWEST PRICES, at
G. O. ROBINSON & CO’S.,
831 BROAD STREET. AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA HOTEL,
AUGUSTA, GA.
LEWIS & DOOLITTLE,
PROPRIETORS.
TABLE First Class in every particular.
Large and well ventilated rooms. Rates
$2 per day. Centrally located near railroad
crossing. Telegraph office and Barber shop
in the building.
ABTA HOTEL BESTAHEANT.
—aNd—
LUNCH 3ROOJVT,
Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Meals
to order at all hours. janll 84
WEDDING
Presents in large variety in Pol id Silverware
and Jewelry. Send for illustrated Catalogue.
* J. P. STEVENS & co.,
Atlanta. Ga.
CARPETS,
HotHe Furnishing Goods. The largest stock
south of Baltimore. Moquet, Brussels, 3-
ply and ingrain carpets, window shades, j
lace curtains, cornices and poles, wall papers,
chromos, cocoa and Canton mattings, rugs
and mats. BAILIE & COSKERY, Ma
sonic Building, Augusta, Ga. junß
DEVOTED TO THE GHETSTEFtAL Y/ELFARE OF THE PEOPLE.
GREENESBORO, GEORGIA, FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 28, 1884
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
F NEW AND NICE ~
GOODS.
1. 1 #1 &I.
WHITE PLAINS, GA.
Prints, assorted styles and solid
colors, Piques, Lawns, figured and
solid colors. Nice Alpaca Dress
Goods solid colors only 13 J cents.
New lot of Bleaching, Sea Island
and Homespuns. A well assorted
lot of Cottonades and Domestics.
Something nice in Ladies’ and
Children’s Hosiery. New things
in the Notion line.
New thing in Shirts. Ask Judge
Mapp for the Scratch pocket fine
Shirt. Buy our unlaundried Shirt,
none better for sl. New lot of
Shoes just in—more to follow. The
above and hundreds of other things
we keep are among the necessaries.
We keep also the substantial.
Bacon, Sugai, Coffee, Tea, Rice,
Meal, Flour, Lard, and the nicest
and sweetest Syrup we ever had in
store. Try it.
We keep such goods as are in
demand and all articles usually
sold in a general merchandise bus
ipess.
We thank the public for their
liberal patronage in the past and
solicit a continuance of the same.
Very Respectfully,
W. M. Tappan & Son,
WHITE PLAINS, QA.
BSg“Our Geo. W. Tappan has
German Carp for sale. mar!9
INSURE AGAINST
CYCLONES 1
The tornadoes which have
cently devastated the country, p}.-
you t<o syeek prqteciiqV f„ (
,yaur property. lam issmflgpofi
jcies on all classes of property,
against damage from storms, at
most reasonable rates.
W. M. WEAVER.
Greenesboro’, inch. 8, ’B4.
TRESPASS NOTICE-
We hereby forewarn all persons not to
fish, hunt, walk, ride, or otherwise trespass
on our premises by day or by night. We
will prosecute all offenders to the extent
of the law.
L. F. WHEELER,
J. R. WHEELER, Ag’nt.
mcli. 15th, ’B4.
COTTON SEED.
I have still on hand a few more bushels of
the celebrated Mammoth Prolific Cotton
Seed, which will be sold cheap. This is a
splendid variety of cotton. Planters in
need of seed for planting purposes should
write to me at once.
W. H. CHRISTOPHER,
feb. 29th, 1884. White Plains, Ga.
Atlanta, Ga.
AND Reliable evidence
YEPTTTdZ" ■v f ’ K' ven and reference
W liiolk 1 to cured patients &
habits physicians. Send for
__ my book on the lmb-
GXX JeC J=J„ it and its cure, free.
The Model Soda Water Establishment of the South.
GINGER ALE, SODA WATER,
EQUAL TO AMY THAT IS IMPORTED.
—MANUFACTURED AND FOR SALE BY—
dmi’i !®Mta§
1348 BROAD ST., AUGUSTA, GA.
WOrders filled promptly and shipped by Express in Clinton’s Patent Shipping
Cases. No goods misrepresented. feb29 83
TRESPASS NOTICE.
All persons are forewarned not to hunt,
fish, picnic, walk, ride, or otherwise trespass
on our land as they in every instance be
prosecuted to the exfent ot the law.
Dr. T. P. JANES,
V. T. SANFORD.
Greene County, Ga., Feb, 6, 1884.
SELECTED POETRY.
THE LITTLEj^UTCAST.
“No home, no home,” pvuls .a little girl.
At the door of a princ i jj’. hall.
As she tremblingly stoof’,mi the marble step
And leaned on the poh iied wall.
Her dress was thin and lyr feet were bare,
\nd the snow had covens! her head.
“Oh, give me a home,’ te feebly asked,
“A home and a bit of bread.’’
“My father, alas, I neverknew,”
And the tears dimmed her eyes so bright,
“My mother sleeps in a :,ew made grave.
’Tis an orphan that bees to-night.”
’Twas cold and dark, aciLyfow veil fast,
But the rich man shut .tis door,
His proud face frownoij- as he scornfully
said, ] /
“No bread, no room fAy"tfpoor.”
The hours passed Jhe midnight
chime telX
Pealed out like a funcnp-kncll,
The earth seemed wrappi J; in winding sheet,
And the drifting fell.
“I must freeze,” slic si7l, as she shrank
on the ground, I 9
And strove to cover lici' feet
With the tattered dress all covered witli
snow,.
Yes, covered with snoi ’ and sleet.
The rich man slept on life velyet conch,
Ami dreamed of his sijvei and gold,
The little girl lay on a hid of snow
And murmured, “socold, so cold.”
The morning dawned ; tire little girl
Still lay at the rich mail's door.
But her soul had gone to that world above
Where there’s breaVand room for the
poor.
FAMILY KfetlGlON
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ABSTRACT OF A JERMON BY
REV. JOSHUA XNOWLESj
DELIVERED AT THE-*rfIURCH OP THE
REDEEMED, GKEENiBBORO, ON THE
THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT, IT BEING
THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS
MINISTRY.
Text: "As for me qtu l my home we mil
serve the Lord,." —Jost.ui 24th, part of 15tli
verse. v
Asa wise and profound states
man—as a great policial and mil
itary leader; and better than all,
as an eminent sfervaiit of God, the
author of this text rises up grandly
before us in sacred fitory. Of the
tribe of Ephraim,t!*ii Ultimate friend
and ftSSaeitti* ofjiVfoaos ; like him
a H L- Ohriivt—his
name Savionr^when!
Moses ascended upon Sinai to re
ceive the decalogue, and remained
there forty days and forty nights
Joshua remained with him. “Fill-
ed with the spirit of wisdom” by
divine communications and holy
associations—with a lofty patriot
ism and no loss ominent piety—
with great decision of character
and invincible courage, he was
well qualified to succeed Moses in
the government of Israel.
Asa great military leader, he
first signalized his valor and prow
ess in his famous battle with the
Amalekites, whom the inspired his
torian declares he fought until the
going down of the sun, and discom
fitted them with the edge of the
sword.
Having, at the command of God,
passed over Jordan, and taken pos
session of the promised land, and
settled the chosen tribes in the
peaceable possession of their rich
inheritance, after many well fought
battles, he retired to Shechem or
according to some writers, to Shi
loh, where rested the ark of God.
There he assembled the elders of
Israel, the heads of families, as we
learn, the Judges and other officers
—and, presenting them before the
Lord, he recapitulated to them the
wonderful Providences of Jehovah
over them, from the da} s of Abra
ham to that moment—recounted
the gracious and merciful dispen
sations of God towards themselves
and their fathers before them—re
minded them of their present en
viable lot, and concluded his sol
emn valedictory with the emphatic
words of the text—“As for me and
my house we will serve the Lord.”
The Bible, my hearers, every
where teaches that man is a free
responsible moral agent. A moral
agent is one capable of moral ac
tion. An act is rendered good or
evil according to the motive or in
telligence of the actor. Now, God
has, for wise and gracious pur
poses, extended over the human
family, a moral government, to
which he demands loyalty and
obedience. This he demands alike
of individuals and communities.
Especially does he hold the heads
of households personally responsi
ble for a faithful discharge of pa
rental duty. This Jehovah has;
done in every age and under every
dispensation. This Joshua well
understood, when he entered into j
covenant relations with the God of
heaven, and gave thesolenm pledge:
“As for me and my house we will
serve the Lord.” These covenant
ralations, these solemn obligations
and responsibilities, voluntarily and
publicly assumed by individuals
and nations, cannot bo ignored or
sot aside*without personal and na
tional peril.
Daniel Webster, the great Amer
ican statesman, was once asked,
on a festive occasion, what was the
most solemn thought that ever oc
cupied his mind. With serious em
phasis, be replied—“my individu
al responsibility to God.”
How solemn and impressive, in
deed, my hearers, is the reflection,
that there is not a thought or act
in the life of a naan, but carries with
it a train of consexuences lasting
as eternity, shapes and colorr. our
own existence and destiny, sand
shades or brightens the remind
destiny of Others. The good or
evil we do in this life, will, invisi
ble or invisible form live when
we have passed away. Indeed
human actions, both good or evil
“possess an essence of immortal
ity.”
No man’s words or acts die ut
terly. His body may dissolve into
dust and air, but his good or bad
deeds will still bring forth fruit af
ter their kind, and in their season,
and influence, for good or evil, suc
ceeding generations for all coming
time. How important, then, the
invocation “Let the words of my
mouth and meditations of my heart
be always acceptable unto Thee, O
Lord, my strength and my Redeem
er.” We cannot, if we would, and
should not if could, stand solitary
and alone. Neither can our acts.
No man liveth to himself. Every
act we perform or word we utter,
we repeat, carries with it an influ
ence which extends over, and gives
a color, not only to our whole life,
but makes itself felt upon the wliole
structure of society. This is emi
nently true of men in high official
position, and is well is illustrated
in the case of the author of the
text. We may not be able to trace
in all it§ sinuous ramifications this
influence among oar
friends and associates—but there
it is, leavening the whole lump,and
working on, on forever !
And herein, my brethrefcilies the
great importance of parental exam
ple as well as parent* teaching ;
of noble moral action $ as-well as
sound moral lessons. How sub
limely grand, in this respect, is tJu
example of Joshua. As for me and
my house }ve will serve the Lord.
Noble resolution! worthy of the
laurelled hero and pious statesman.
Since its utterance how many mil
lions have given it a hearty res
ponse by imitative example in ev
ery age and every land 1
We are too apt to ignore the il
lustrious worthies of the Old Tes
tament dispensation, so happily
grouped by St. Paul iu the lltli
chapter of his epistle to the He
brews. Hence we fail to observe
their resemblance—often superior
ity—to those of more modern times.
Study carefully the characters of
Moses and Joshua and you will
find that in all the elements which
make great men they were the
peers of any who came after them.
Where will you find a grander ex
hibition of heroic courage and un
selfish patriotism, united to politi
cal integrity and humble piety?
Where such undying devotion to
God and country ?
We complain, and justly, too, of
the civilization of this age—of po
litical, social and moral diseases
and disorders, and the general de
moralization and downward ten
dency of American society. This
may all be very well, But we too
often lose sight of the emanating
fountain of these dire evils, and
these inveterate and merciless po
litical and moral maladies. It is
found in the homes and hearts of
the people. As God and His holy
Laws have often been banished so
have tbe restraining influences of
His holy religion ceased to pro
duce their appropriate and salutary
effect upon public and private mor
als. In Christian households, so
called, as injthe case of the Israel
ites, the God of heaven has too of
ten been supplanted by the god oi
of this world. Jehovah must be
quickly restored and enthroned as
the immortal centre of our coun
try’s hopes and safety, or our ca-
reer will be downward, downward!
Keason, science, philosophy, lit
erature, political economy, juris
prudence, learning—all have their
appropriate place and mission.
But God should preside over,shape,
direct, pervade and control them
all. His perfections, government
and providence, should be the ever
present theme of every household
and nation under heaven.
The religion of Christ, my hear
ers, was intended first of all to per
vade and adorn domestic and so
cial life, and shed its lustre upon
pious households, of which Deity
himself was to be the life and light
and joy. He created man for this
very purpose, that he might multi
ply for himself fit associates—be
! ings of similar longings and habits
1 —that is, God-like—God-like in
principles, feelings and aspirations.
Deity delights in holy companion
ship. For this he made the an-j
gels, and then man, a little lower
than the angels, and crowned liim
with glory and honor. Upon him,
the Bible tells us, He net 11 in
Heart, because man reflected His
own likeness. I love to contemplate
this fatherhood of God, for are not
we all His offspring? This domes
tic and social principle and aspect
runs through the whole divine \
economy.
God loves to multiply the ob
jects of his care, bouuty and affec
tion. His is made up
of countless dependencies, of great
er or lesser, magnitudes' wIG-AT re
volve arotinfj a:id clra’tv their Bib
and light from the great invisible
centre and source. Now the first
and most interesting of these de
pendencies, because the germ of
those of greater magnitude, is the
home circle. These circles, assim
ilated aud blended form the House
hold of God on earth and will be
perpetuated through eternity. In
the great hereafter, God will dwell
visibly among His people. To bis
children, this thought is enraptur
ing. Do you doubt it ? Hear what
St. John says : “And I heard a
great voice out of heaven, saying,
Behold the tabernacle of God is
with men, and be will dwell with
them, and they shall be his people,
and God himself shall be with
them, and be their God. And God
shall wipe away all tears from their
eyes; and their shall be no more
death, neither sorrow nor crying ;
neither shall there be any more
pain, for the former things are
passed away.” Here we have a
scene of the great hereafter. Pa
rents, would you, wifh your chil
dren, be grouped in that blissful
household, adopt and practice the
text. Imitate the example of the
illustrious leader of Israel, and. in
due time you will dwellwith him in
everlasting habitations.
Some of you, myhhearers,, like
Joshua, for yourselves and your
,children,haye entered publicly into
solemn agreement to serve God “to
life’s end.” This sacred vow was
sealed by baptism. It introduced
you into the church of tbe living
God, and separated yoo from loy
alty to tbe wdrld. But tnereiaan
; other scriptural rite which is in-
I tended to make this covenant still
more explicit, binding, and bltssed:
the rite of confirmation. By its re
ception the soul may be strength
ened and encouraged to more fully
keep its baptismal vows, and fight
more valiantly under Christ’s ban
ner “against sin, the world, and the
devil.”
This religious season, with its
fearful admonitory events, is well
suited to remind us of our cove
nant vows, and cause us, like God’s
ancient people to perform and re
new them.
Having long made trial of the
service of the Most High, yeur pas
tor can confidently commend to
youDg and old the choice and. ex
ample of the illustrious author of
the. text.
THEORY OF CYCLONES.
BY M. E. D.
For the Home Journals
1
The terrible hurricanes which
lay all things flat before them orig
inate in .the hot waters of the Gulf
of Mexico. They are attributed to
the partial blending of the North
East upper current with the heated
South Western. In earlier times
these storms which sweep as with
the besom of destruction the Is
lands of the gulf rarely reached far
ther than tbe “gulf slope” of our
Continent. Lieutenant Maury, of
the signal service predicted, some
years go—an invasion of the higher
latitudes by these disturbing influ
ences. This proDhecy has been
fearfully fullfilled in tbe phenomena
which for the last ten or twelve
years, have visited our section,
known as tornadoes or cyclones.
During the first half of this centu
ry the storms, said to occur in low
er Mississippi, and in Southern
Georgia, were almost legendary, to
persons living 34 degrees North of
the Equator. The recent, and in
creasingly frequent aggression up
on all the Southern States, has
been in part-explained by the
clearing of forest lauds; —the ex
posure of large tracts of. bare sur
face to the sun’s ray, generating
those processes, which render the
air unstable. The expansion of air
over these large surfaces may act
as maelstroms, drawing the storm
currents Northward. We have seen
that a disturbance many thousand
miles distant will affect us here, in
some measure. It is reasonable
likewise, to suppose, that forest
trees form obstruction, to the vio
lent collision of the warm and cold
currents; but our Continent has
nothing to do with the origin or
frequency of these irruptions. It
s well known that before the 21st.,
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of March the Tropics begin to feel
the effects of a vertical sun. The
heated air, in the locality of the
Caribbean Sea < specially, sends up
columns with an ascensional force,
in proportion to the expansion.
As the heated atoms mingle with
the colder current, the conflict for
power is unrivalled by any other
forces of nature. In Seaman’s
phrase the winds follow the Sun,
tor that reason these storms mav
be looked for, in our hemisphere,
in the spring, veering from South
west to Northeast. Professsoi
Loomis proves from weather re
ports, that in February storm di*-
cou.se 13 degrees -tt'orti*
■’•'£’*' ; '. l ® * t ,rc b 11 degre ,o.nd
in xtr afcgrew-.Tb_ ~ ws
physical science may be applied to
tbe nature of these fearful phe
nomena, but their frequency and
increasing destructiveness would
seem to baffle all human inves
tigation. True, much is said about
j electricity. The sun, as Sir John
Herschel supposed, is a “magnetic
storm,” and is incessantly exerting
this influence on our earth. On
this principle the ‘Aurora Borealis’
is accounted for ; and to this, may
be possibly ascribed the auroras
and brilliant sunsets of the present
time ; but to say that the spots on
the sun have any unusual power on
our atmosphere, is wandering into
conjecture, for there is no prece
dent on which to found the assump
tion.
It is a fearful fact, that our at
mosphere contains an electric bat
tery, which requires only friction
or heat to set it in operation. The
oxygen gas which surrounds the
fearth “like a sphere of sheet-tin”
Receives magnetism from it, and is
capable of being positively electri
fied. Tbe diurnal rotation of the
earth gives rise to the establish
ment of Electric currents by the
successive heating of its parts.
These currents are in oontinnal cir
culation through the atmosphere,
having one uniform direction in
circles. Whether the column of
hot air, with vapo; r from the
ocean, appears as an oval spot of
flame, as a whirling cylinder, or as
an inverted cone—it is a flying vac
uum. “Nature abhors a vacuum,”
therefore cold air rushes in with
the ..fury pf necessity—electrical
power is excited by friction, the *
positive atoms go to one pole, the
negative to the other, and a circuit
is maintained, giving the rotary
motion, which first draws into, and
then scatters everything in its prog
ress. But its movement is not sta
ble. “Sometimes,” as a good wri
ter has. described it, “drawing it-
self up with loud and sulleu roar,
then rushing impetuously down to
earth, then again to the sky, reel
ing and sweeping onward, it”leaves
a path perhaps only a few rods
wide, strewed with debris, and tbe
trunks 0 trees all turned inward.”
Sometimes, the ranfied air acts
like a pump, unroofing houses, un
corking bottles, etc. Again, the
conflict of atoms lashes everything
with unrelenting fury, and bears up
on its fearful pinions, the wreck of
all that man holds dear. Amid
the general destruction something
has been spared. Perhaps it lay
in the points of the magnetic
cures, the tendency being to force
outward from the centres of action.
Rolling on, with the crackling
sound of ten thousand times ten
thonsan atomic explosions, and fed
by fuel from the surrounding
atmosphere, it acquires an excess
of electricity and tbe surplus, esca
ping by tbe mutual repulsion of
the particles, it descends, to “make
desolations” on this fair earth;
then, having from its proximity to
tbe earth, received a fresh charge,
the evolution of heat gives new as
censional force, and it rises out
of harms way, for a time. Meet
ing fortuitously with a cold current
from some elevation, or rent in
twain by intestine war, each engine
of • destruction, concentrating its
own forces, follows a sc parate
course, gyrating, according to bar
ometric indications, ’till it falls, ex
hausted, in the polar current of
of our Eastern Atlantic coast.
In looking to the physical causes
let us not ignore the moral teach
ings of these awful visitations. All
nature is a miracle, and that mira
cle is the finger of God. Wheiher
in this sublime panorama the Di-
vine Being intends to exact from
a thoughtless race, that reverence
which it will not voluntarily give,
or whether he permits the “prince
of the power of the air,'’ to wreak
his malevolence upon a world, too
devoted to his service, no law of
physical or moral science can de
termine ; but of two things we are
well assured : first, that the victims
of these sad disasters are not sin
ners beyond any that are among
us; second, that whatever the
agency, and whatever the event,
God is the Judge of all the earth,
and he will do right.
Earth speaks in mysteries; but Hcaveu
shall tell
Through all its sounding aisles: “lle doetij
all things well!”