Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-18

Already the scientific world is astir with pre-
parstious to observe this grand Phenomenon. Il
is most flrtuuate thing for astronomy that his
rare event occurs again Just as the knogeige
obtained from the recent eclipse expeditions mas
been garrered Up AMI carefully studied az a
starting point for future solar inquiries Our
knowlelge Of the Er5a. central luuinAry Of our
planetary system has vi hin few years SO IA
p;ily increased that we need new and improved
appliances fo- vigorously pushing investigation
The central line Of the uext totai solar eclipse
viii frst meet tie earth surface in the Arabian
Sea, AM, entering on the western coast Of Inda
vii psss directly across one Of the most IMPORT
ant sad p0puious psrts Of Hind stan in = south
eastern by eastern diItctiaE, where the sun will
be about twenty degrees above the horizon. Al
lhe time Of the 'ots' obsclrstion The duration
# totality wi.l be tsO minutes and a quarter
au1 the bleaith Of the shadow shout seventy
miles Leaving the eastern coast NJ the Madras
Presidency, the central l.Ec crosses Ptlk's
Strait, the northern part ~ the island uf Ceg-
lea, thence continuing Us course over the south
eastern POINT Of SumatFz sri Will touch tie
southwestern coast Of Java near It's capitsl CITY.
Batavia The shadow path will then leave the
EIs, Ialies, and, crossing over me meet uniu-
hatiiei portions Of Australia, will ultimately
/ disappear in the Pacific Ocean. English Oh
servers are making arrangements % visit the
most eligible srots for studying tle eclipse, and
the Astronomer Royal is experimenting the
adaptation Of instruments
The question Of the suns c1r3ua if it is not.
as Mr. Lockyer claims. '' the scientific question
Of the day is und5Cb5ed.. She great problem
OF celestial physics Il astronomers can only
once settle what Is the real nature Of the suns
surroundings the path of research IS open for
the mu1e distant Stars. At present. h0Eever,
the c0r0us is wrapped IN A cloud Of hypothesis
Surrounding tLe sun som what ss sn intensely
ii.umiucl atmospheri. envelope. Nr. Airy hken-
Ell IL TO the ornament rouLd the compass card.
giving u height e. IL. o. about ouce AMI a halt
the sun's diameter. Ia ltj2 IL vas described
as % a pleasant spcct Gle If ro.a,5ry motion. -
Don Antonio Uloi, a Spanish astronomer. rr-
marked u the corona .bsersei IN the eclipse Of
l7SS. '' To seemed 20 he euiuel with a rapid
rotatory m0..on, which csusei it u resemble
Erewors turning round lis centre THE terms
wliring a1t ckerug were Iqpliel % 1t in the
records Of the eclipse Of ls6l-sn ex;rlorlinH-
~ condition, which, howese-, vas fully endorsed
by the late eclipse observations
ij is highly probable thar great ant early lis
c0veries are in store for astronomers ia the
favor the viev that this remarkable phenomenon,
just alluded %, Is not a mere accident, but An
essential part Of the s1.ar mechanism, which.
ike AL her parts Of creation, have a bearing
upon mans welfare. History records some in
stances IN which, even during severe btttlss,
the prodigy Of an eclipse either stopped the COM
bat. or si.sucsi It's din and fury 5y striking the
c0mbstauts with the paralysis Il terror II the
recurrence Of the 80 asful obseur&tion'' has lost
its power to ;er-:fy il has not lost its power TO
instruct the philosopher aut 20 Ill the ieholder
with mute and sublime admiration Let cur
American astronomers be among TIE first to win
the honor If these magnificent solar discoveries
e Put me down" said wounded Prutsian
At Sedan TO his comrades who were carrying him
q" put me down 30 rot take the trouble to car
p me any farther J am lying"
Tncy put him down aul returned 20 the field.
fea minutes sitter, an oliser saw the man
wetering in his bo1i and sad 90 him. " Can
DO anything for yout''
Nothing, thauk you"
IS Shall I get you a little water 3-' sail tie
knI-hear,el officer.
8. No. thank YOU I aE dying"
'' Is there nothing can do tor yout Shall
write to your friends ,'
&c have no friends that yo1 can write to.
Bu; there Is one thing f,r which woull be
much obliged in ny krspssck sou viii find
Testament VII. you oPen It at tue fourteenth
chapter Of john, sEi near ile end Of the chap
ter you Twill fad a verse that begins with
90 Peace" Will you read it .''
The ofiieer diI SO, and resi the words, &c Peace
| leave With you my peace give unto you.
Let not your heart be troubled, neither let IL be
afraid
80 Thank. you. SIR, - saii the lying man. 90 l
I have that feace ! am gong 20 thar Saviour
I God is With nc I want u1 more" These were
his last words aad his spirit ascsndei to be with
him be logej-Rosi5l Rcc0rler.