Evening star., 1869-08-07

THE SOLAR EcLIPsE To-DAY-As in this
CITY about eleyen-twelfhs of the surface of the
sun will be covered by the moon at the time of
greatest ooscurity, about O'Clock p. m, there
Will oe an unusual darkness for that hour nut
disappointment Will probably be expressed by
most spectators at the amount of dayIlyht
which VIII SUI remain. The darkness will
NOV No, oT so sIeAt as II Is when one-twelfth OF the
sun Us Just above the horizon AT its s-ttiug
The line OF shade will creep gradually no over
tbe olsc CT the SUM- coveripg the lower lImb
regularly In lis progress AT its greatest op-
scuratlon, about eleyen-twslfths of the sun >
surface Will Be darkensd. and the small rim
Hnobsc uTed will bs the upper section OF ,ts
ose- About hfteen minutes will eiapse b.
tween the ending of the eclipse and the settin =
OF the sun Outside of the line of toiality there
II comparatively lizzie 10 see. The iIIumiua-
non 81 the suns light Will b. very perc-ptiole
even II the cay should chance 10 be cloudy but
al this distance from the line ~ will still give
us as much light as 1OU,OOJ full moons Pos
sloiy the planet Venus may he yisi Die. about
southeast
TIC nCn-sclentific observers, an ordinary on
era-glass, mufiied with piece OF coIor-i or
smoked glass. or even the smoked glass without
he opera-giass, will afford sufficIeut means of
watching The wondTous changes duriug this
Ttmhrkable Phenomena The following OBJ
seIvatIons may Be made without instruments
l. As the eclipse advances II is desirable tn
ootaln some notion or measure of the degree of
, At what distance from the eve can a b,ok
rsSdl '0
j. hold up lighted candle nearly between
ycur eye and the sun. AT how many suns
oreadths distance from the sun can the flame
be scent
=. If yOu are IN an elevated position remark
me changes OF color and appearance of the sur
rounding objects n the landscape
5. IL you see tn spots OF light formed by
the intsrseCulng shadows or The boughs OF tna
trees remark whether they exhibit the same
There are numerous simple Philosophical
instruments in the possession OF all: such As
Thermometers, oarsmeiers, and even nygroua-
be invaluable.
A correspondent writes OF the coming eclipss
as foIIows:-"few people trouble them YES
10 tnInK " hat the effect would De If th.. eclipsa
OF Saturday Were TO last Any length of tima
and The sun We're bloiied fTom the heavens
fhllos ophy declares that not only would a
horror of darkness cover the earth but tha
moisture of the air would ee precipiratsd in
vast showers 10 the earth, and the t-mperaLure
fall 10 fearful point of cold, nothing less than
ISV Gs gIees below zero, Fahrenheit. Tne earth
would be the seat of darkness, aud more than
Arcuc desCla;lCn. Nothing could suryi We such
frt"Zing cold moment. more than one couId
breathe IA sealdIng water. In three days after
tbe cooling process began, nothing created
would De alive bvt the monsters that vaIIow
IN deep ocean, and the eyrless reptiles that
MAKE tnslr haUnts IN caves which penetrate
Iaf Iai nndrIsrouhd. The thought of this possi-
slhlIliy VIII add Zest 10 the inspection with
"smOseG oPt IA glasses which Will absorb ra,
community aoCu; $50 this afternoon"
EIUCATIoNAL-Thes season is ranidIv nm
preaching FOR the reOpening of schools. as
sboWn BY the EDUCATIONAL" advertising r1I
1ran OF IHs STAR Among those advertised
are The following excellent Institutions and
We propose 20 eonuu u- our NOTICES from dav
70 cay. a. others are added
Ine yves End Classical. Ma,bematical and
EhelSh Academy, an institution of enyIasle
reputation, recently under charge OF the Rev.
ShaIIes H. NouTSe Will be reopened nv Prof
r A Springer on Monday. September 6th nm
.ne Friends, meeting house. on i sueet be-
tWee n 18th and 18Th streets west This scnool
VIII De exclusively for boys and strict rsoard
VIII De had 20 the moral character of annI,
San,S. Prof. Springer is a graduate OF the
Northwestern College. at Evanston I'm ana
was for some time professor OF anc,.n,'I. .ru
gGages at Mount Morris, H.
Ihe Misses Mcleod. ladies OF hiph chsr.,,s-
M en- Sl-hcy As teachers, will open their scaooI
iOI young misses IN the northern part OF Wash
IIgtCh' on the 18th of September and parrie. !
e o.slIIne 70 enter are requested 10 make appIi.
eaueh al 5tu llih street, between l. ana M
howard Institute. of Howard county, Mar
lsnd, announces It's opening on the 6tn ~ So
Ienoer- and presents sy stem of educarion o.
: I'm proved and varied Character The school
Is located IN a beautiful and healthy sac i'm -.
the country. and the terms OF f1i,Ion sna
board will be made reasonable as tna sI'
seneles OF the times will permit.
Ns nn. remaIe Seminary, OF FrederIck |
= SSIIuehcc its tventy-seventh scholastic wear /
me nrst Monday In September Scholars an
:. .ing Inls INSTITUTION will have the assurance |
~ COM piete educational instruction and perre,,,
Auenilon 10 their temporal comfort
Aadame D'Haryilly, principal OF Chesarav
lnsu,1te. Of Pniladelphia, WIZ reopsn her
md French will be taught youne . iad,ss anS
ne principles Of discipline will be s.rictIv oh.
'erNed In the boarding department of ,hIs
=; S1;Sutnn2S the French language will be eener.