, 1869-08-06

Tor the efcufsiDh- Inc H1uon was UNANIMOUSLY
| adopted, WueteGpon The chair announced the fol
loving gentlemen as EoEmlttee of AItange
tuepts: Angus Smith, T. II. West, John Plaaktn
tor. 7. Mower, q T. Erts, John Dahlma'l and R
=. Cher. The u4tett1y then a1touznea'
THE ECLIPSE OF 1905.
y DcHcriptfo n BY j. Ecninnore Cooper,
The following interesting EXTRACTS are from .
rap~r by j. Fen,mort Cooper, describing the Ere1
CcHpse Of lseG. 10 be published for the nEst time
aiproaeh oi another to,as ecllpse oi The sun gse:
| additional interest to the article:
"WneD 1eit the Court House, somhre, rel
| country. i great change had taken place. The
| ttecs on The distant aeght1 had lodt the!t yer.
su1c and ;her alry Characters; thsy were taxing
unon AZ an5aal1!sr sky, The taks wore n iarid
nspect very unusual. All i!ytng CREATURES Seemed
thrown into state Of ngttation. The tt1,ls were
kccnet, TO mistsusr that this aas Lot the gs.Ilua
upproach OF evening, aud we're undecided IN their
1sosensnts Even the noss, honest creatures: b.
The eager, Joyous look Of Interest md curiosity.
which ear.ic. In the moruiug had appeared In ul-
express,on | @ of Woader or asxiety Or thoastttat III u
| neis, Hccordlng to the indtviaual character
Every honsc now gave up IT, tenants. IS the
| light Jailed more md more With eTtty p2ss1H
second. the children came 1ocktng about theli
mothers IN tegTnr. The women themselves were
| looking ahont uueaslly for fhelr husbands The
American w1fe Is more opt tnan any other to turn
| With at'rctonAs4 confidence 10 tho stronger arm
| tor SUPPORT The lnel were very generally silent
| 4nd grave. Many ahorer left htsemrloymeu'
to he near bis wife and children, as thc tilmness
and darkness Increased.
| II once more took my position lesle my fathc1
grounds. The sun l4y a lit,i,: oolquely to the
! south and esst, in the most favorable position
possible tor observation remember to have
c1anIned ln vain The ~hoio doaky canopy, Ii
| search Of single cloud. 1t WIS one of tho,e eu-
| t,rcIy uucloudtd datA less rare IN Auertca than
in Europe 1,nc s'eaiy waning light, the grad
ual approach ol darkness, became the more In
ptrsstIe rs ne observed this absolutely lransp1-
rent siuie Of The beavers. Thc BIRDS Which, 3
ahout in great asitattour seemed now convinced
that uIghr was 1t lAud. 5kallows were ,'imlg
etcn dropping l1tu the clttnnsys, the 1uaTlos rss
turned to their lILle boxes, the pigeons fies home
to tht!r d0vccots1 aud through ths optn door Of
sna1! ha5n We saw y sne toxs so1as s to rooss
so lnAeh weakened that We could look upward
long aiad steadily without tic lca.t pain. The
sun appeared like young moon uf three or four
nsys T o ,nn9 inpse oe aRnr Mn aha
ess. eye f Fct % seeond oeiissed i 70 se a. opI'es
be Star. Dne alter auothcs ,ney came sn;p sisw
tnore rapidly than In The evening tw1iIgnf, unil
perhaps nfty htsra appearcd to o. III broad, datk
Zone III toe heavcn., ctDwntnR the pines OIL the
western mountain. THIS WondcEul vision o! the
ysa1k durtng lie nooutidc hours OF thu DAY nled
tuc FIlE1L Will etuHGt1I tttlsatluuS.
J. Suddenly one Of mr. brothers saonte, aloud.
turned eastwarlis again, and tasrs doas9i iae
mosf ea r.! for tse III &c
tne dignity ,he sqosiance o; TIE planet %s.e r.
90rr ur Aure. II looked grand, dark. majestic and
tusi5 ts Il Il lie suns rsys We are III ,at ialEer
e. Sns ae
sos sep 81 eSerea aest 1ns s9
Of the moon was now revealed our seuses, with
full force Of conviction, cleatness OF percep p
ton. that chsnEed Al DIT usual ideas r. connec-
Of yapoE, no deceptive play Of shadow: but vast
mass VI obvious matter bad intefposed between
Hood TIE passage Of TWO ships ut sea, salllag
III opposite COURSES Is Scarcely more obvious than
this movement u one w0Tfd betore another.
Darkness ttke that OF an early night now fell upan
aMy thoughts turned TO the sea. A sai1or 1t
heart already familiar with the face Of the ocean,
seemed, ia mental vision, To behold the grandeur
Of that vast psl OF Supernatural shadow falling
suddenly Epun Lhe sea. .iurtng the brightest noEr
s5 Ts n y, II H.. sna s ss ppen 1ae
have bcen indeed kUlh1na- Aud my flncF WIS
busy with plc1ures OF bite smiled s:hooaefS aud
o1iga, ard hntps. GLAZING 1iAe winged spirits over
was fecale1 py familiar and Insignificant
iac,deIt-.he dali tramp OF nools on the yillage
a
oYeri1kcn them, were coming homewArd from
the Wild open pastures aboat the village. And no
wonde. tic Kindly creatures were deceived. The
darkness WEE now mach deeper than 1ha twilight
which usually Turns thclr tsces homewarL The
dew WA 1n.lng perrep,to!y-as maca so Al q. any
hour Of the previous light, and the co ,laess was
so Ereat tEat the thermometer nLas haze fallen
mary degrees iron the ggeaS heat Of the morn
Ing. ne faxe the hlsE. HhI the eailAtngs Of the
The absencc Of the Usual lights ia ths dwellings,
rendered the obscuf1tJ s!tl more ltapEca4ife. AL
labor had ceased, aIn the nusaed voices Of the
"sWhisn! 1ne whip poof-x1u!' whispered a
itssered @ d IN \ r1ofornd @ .Je:cc, W dis;octy hesd
f.em the eastern h1uk Of the river the Wild plain.
tive noIe Of ,nat soiaI{ oFi Of night, SLOWLY re-
hr1., 50 full III Janc. had ruircly ceaset for the
| lat. falt hour. A bat came Hitting about our
head. AtnIs stars rere now F;stnE, though uot
| In tutrc.cut nunbtf 10 leSsen the slarkneea- Al
oEr rosut only It tac lar t!.s:ant northern hoH-
zon, something Of the brightness Of dawn appear
.'At li:ls the moon stood revealed In IT. great
e&t lif.lnctne.s-a rast black orb, 70 ne1EIJ OBJ
scurug The sun thas the face Of the grea: Junk
cos9na Of rays cf hSht appearel bcsopd. the
gloom OF night ~as upon Us 4 hrcs!hlees lnse1-
Stt, Of Interest 1as felt ts al There wuui appear
to he something i.lstE1cfise n tae frea!ng xEn
which ap ga1re at all racnome IL In the heavens.
The peaceful rainbow, the heayr clouds Of grea.
storm, the VIVID cash Of etect1ctr the falling ne.
neklc the plsy Of ta1cy--1aese tall to t1
the attention With sorc:h!1x 81 2ecu!as Iee1tas,,
d.tereat tn character troal TINT With which We
observe any spectacle on the EARTH Connected
/ with sA grand noTcGcnts IN the skies there
teeIns tnskinct.ye seEte of tG1uSy ut nn Isoua
txttcta;sou, akia 70 aye, whFeh n !nay possibly DC
cief, whtspercg 10 orr spirits And endo ~inJ the
ph, e.cal Sigh, With some mysterious ment4l pre-
H s1sh now see@ % 10 me I'd the isei4ss d Inc Joaa %
| making one Of Tint family group. ali anparenu5
| Impressed with a sensation oI tae deepest awe:
sre1k with certainty. a clearer new thaa /
Tad evrf Jet had Of the majesty Of the Almighty,
acco.ur,anleti with q hnr2iiaing, and. trus:, i
rrottai1r, sense 0! ny o7a Utter 'nsszA.hcasee-
| age CT the rol1iA often rccrN to my ttplgina-
tur, and even this disant day ~ distinctly, ~
+ rs}rst'ca'lT, and hcazI as 'ea1tusis. n II was
| "A group Of ftcnt, dusty forms stood ncar rue :
oIe .ipo'!on sr. eare<l Ia Gosero all Ny iathFr
9sarea e st1ansrly ienstneuea b ths inteasifr 81
feei:rg md ,he nood u oTcfpo"e71nE thought
titus lar II tens.tton crea.esi By this n testlc
.ss 80 ,se, ens e ,ssc ssa;leo Isa I'D aws
had veihlJ md almost r,lpzo!y rallied his iace
IN wtash: ,RSt, apraitn& TIC WITH
o.t ,s It ss. Sas s 81 s 3 Tas
Of ,eht abose the moan became e, Tudasni! bright.
! Ct, inc heavens betond Fere Ennln1:ro, The
1
| 1iaxe3 d the dlAtAnt nouataius. Aud then nool
| VI grateful. cheering, consohhS brightness leu
| into the vxlioy, rt1h t~teiIts1 alu power ID
cnncet7Ablc 10 the miod, unless tht eye has sctS-
| ally tchelliL csn iitcn lhis sudden. loJons n
turn Of uRhr after the eclipse. to nothing Of x1o
| k,na thai IL lA1,ltariy knoEu. II MAS Ce1salnly
neaJt 6, to tic chacg~ produced b. tie sw3t pass
! ace OF the sEa..o~ Ct q yr1y d1:k C.o III. tat Il
| Va. the eject Of this instAuta7tuus ffansit!o3t
| uu.tp.3td more than shouAhnd loA- y
| ect1ueu to Speak directly 70 our spista. With
x:surarce OF protection, Of .Gs1ctous msfcs:
md cf Inn. pt*!nr love which hss pro,s1cA ~
me glorious combinations Of uta.tcE for our en-
| to1nrnt 1t vas not ln tie least hke the gradual
;,a~ rug Of day, OF the actual rising Of The sun
! TI.tc Nas 10 xr1datou II the Change. II was
| .;:J,co arsZIne.--1kc what the lm7ctlI'E,u
" pus ie;.ch u. to x},ect of the ntyens OF hsav-
| cn}t vision. | knoE thai phuosophtca1!y, an
| FrorH; but 10 Ec It tecned TINT ihe raJs might
actral{ Il. seen towlbc through tho tlal1atas Ia
iOt1rrTs+ TIL iheF had apatn tluHtn liet th' l1:rst
The riout;ztas, the tulcy aod the lake with tte!r
| r.aninc, genial touch.
| "IhaIe waa smother grand movement. 81 Inc
crescent rl The sun Eeapptarad, and the 1lnoa VA
attralt Eeeu steering re. co1rse 1lEu.Sh thr Void
| yenrs VAS tttl1 shining brilliantly.
| "This second passage Of tho noon I'D but .
moment, &c the naked eye As /. ct-assd, c1g eys
! ftt1 aS3tp on Sbc *cCpc nroIod tue. = ~ ht1ttI
Low ~ distinctly seen Al eyt:. Tas died With The
] population OF The village. Along the !r: against
| tue tide Of the mo1utaiu were twe1V NaSoaa,