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Show When the Uod of day slowly descending des-cending iiuo the western seas gathers about hiui Lis cloudy drapery and r.aecc in hii golden quiver his fiery dirts, and tho brilliant hues of tho rainbow are scattered broadcast over the heavens timing with their gorgeous dyes the sunset clouds and casting a last lingering glory over the bosom of the carib, then apperaeth the chief biguil officer, at Washington, who has pyrlicied an apparatus whereby the appearance and forms of the clouds with all their lights and shadows may be recorded. This gorgeous sentence was designed to emulate Sunset Cox's iiinous sunset description ; having got through with it wo can now return to Prosy reality. Tho wonderful instrument, instru-ment, tor the purpose named, a recent invention, consists of a convex mirror combined with a plane glass upon ! f lLo shades are traced Ir r r, ' ?Jf ol the cloud, are represented by bunches of raw cot-on cot-on aod iheir moveUlCQU d.rccJd and controlled by means of tixed wires; lue moat delicate lines are traced. W(i the effect is at once wonderful and magnificent. Great is the special signal sig-nal service and a marvellous man is its chief signal officer at Washiogloo. Selah t |