For change of wind towards the upper directions only. Moisture or dampness in the air (shown by a hygrometer) increases before or with rain, fog or dew. ══════════════════════════════════╦══════════════════════════════════ On Barometer Scales the following ║ And the following Summary may contractions may be useful in ║ be useful generally throughout in North Latitudes. ║ the world. ─────────────────┬────────────────╫─────────────────┬──────────────── Rise for │ Fall for ║ Rise for │ Fall for NE by NW-N-E │ SW by SE-S-W ║ Cold, dry or │ Warm, wet or Dry or less │ Wet or more ║ less wind │ more wind wind—except │ wind—except ║ —except wet │ —except wet wet from NE │ wet from NE ║ from cold side. │ from cold side. ─────────────────┴────────────────╨─────────────────┴──────────────── In south latitudes substitute south or southward for north, northward, etc. =ADVERTISING SUPPLEMENT= =THOMAS TENNENT=, =CHRONOMETER= —AND— =NAUTICAL INSTRUMENT MAKER=, BATTERY STREET, OPPOSITE THE CUSTOM HOUSE, SAN FRANCISCO. ESTABLISHED IN 1850. DEPOT FOR U. S. Government Chronometers. U. S. AGENCY FOR Government Charts of Pacific Coast and Harbors. CHRONOMETERS carefully rated by TRANSIT OBSERVATIONS. Repairs or Cleaning of CHRONOMETERS, WATCHES or NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS executed in the best manner, under his personal supervision, and perfect satisfaction guaranteed. A full supply constantly kept of CHARTS of all parts of the world, NAUTICAL BOOKS, NAUTICAL INSTRUMENTS, etc., etc. =No Runners Employed=. Orders left at the store promptly attended to. =JAMES CURTIS & CO=., =MARINE DRUG STORE=. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS, Corner Stewart and Market Streets, SAN FRANCISCO. Particular attention paid to replenishing SHIPS’ MEDICINE CHESTS with PURE MEDICINE. A good assortment of Medicine Chests always on hand and for sale at reasonable prices. Also, =PURE WINES AND LIQUORS=, Of our own importation, for sale in large or small quantities. JAMES CURTIS & CO. =Merchants’ Mutual Marine Insurance Company= =OF SAN FRANCISCO=. ORGANIZED April 8, 1863. CAPITAL, PAID UP $500,000. Office—406 California Street, San Francisco. =NO FIRE RISKS=