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Show attached to his watch. "All watches," ho replied, "are compasses." Then he explained to mo how this was. Point the hour hand to tho ami, and the south is exactly half way between the hour ;nd the figure 13 on the watch. For in-mance, in-mance, supjxMie that it is 4 o'clock. Point the hand indicating 4 to the sun and 2 on the watch is exactly south. Suppose that it is 8 o'clock. Point the hand indicating 8 to the sun and the figure 10 on the watch is duo south. My American friend was quite surprised that I did not know this. Thinking that very possibly I was ignorant of a tiling that every one else knew, and happening to meet Mr. Stanley, I aaked that eminent emi-nent traveler whether ho was aware of this simple modo of discovering the pointa of tho compass. He said that he had never heard of it. I presume, therefore, there-fore, that the world is in the same state of ignorance. Amalfi is proud of having hav-ing been the home of the inventor of the compass. I do not know what town boasts of my American friend as a citizen. citi-zen. London Truth. All Watched Companies, A few days ago I was standing by an American gentleman when I expressed a wish to know which point was the norfii. He at once pulled out Ids watch looked at it, and pointed to the north. I aojicd him whether he had a comjsas |