When a rain-gauge is not at hand, a perfectly cylindrical pan or tub may be used to measure the rainfall, but it should be elevated at least a foot above the level lawn or roof.
NEAREST APPROACH TO THE POLE.
Chicago, Ill.
What is the nearest that any explorer has got to the north pole?
Subscriber.
Answer.—The nearest approach to the north pole, 83 degrees 20 minutes 26 seconds was made May 12, 1876, by a sledge party sent off from one of the two vessels of the Nares expedition, fitted out by the British Government. The point is almost exactly half the distance from Chicago to New York City by the shortest railroad route.
OUR BROAD REPUBLIC.
Garden City, Kan.