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Spots on the sun.

--There are at the present time thirteen or fourteen distinct spots and groups of spots on the sun. Three or four of them are pretty large. They may all be readily seen with a telescope of moderate power. The largest are advanced nearly half-way across the disc.-- Providence Journal.

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