, 1874-03-11
Description Of the Wonders Of Com
etary Motion.
Tho Comets Of Newton, Halloy, Donati,
DicIa, Encko, and Others.
Meteor Streams and Their ldent'tlca-
ton with Comctary Orbits.
Expulsion Of This nntttr from Surs, Stars, md
tho Larger Planets Of Our system.


RECEPTION AT THE ACADEMY OF
SCIENCE.
Tho Academy Of Sciences hold their regular
monthly meeting yostorlay afternoon, at 8
o'clock. 1t was quito vol attended BY latlica
and gentlemen, members md friends of tho
Academy. Tho President, DR.. II. A. Jolt1-
Bon, presided, and after the regular business Of
tho meeting had, on motion, boon dispensed
with,
pR. JOHNSON
introduced Prof. Proctor as follows:
"LAp1rs AND GENTLEMEN: We l,avo with rs to-
day d rontlouau ylloso nnmo and famo arc woll
knnw,s tn yot,, It Ia sometimes mado roproace
to tho followers Of pure science that tho practi-
cal III always put forward anl Tint to ovory now
discovery iB put tho question, Cui bono !?
W. demand useful rosnlt from ovorytE!ug, yot
it is doubtless becoming moro common to appro-
ciato tho gcnuinely intrinsoally scientific for its
own worth. 10 tho pure mathematics which
hayo enabled man to cross the g1oat ocoans and
discover new continents, wo aro indebted for
tho prosorca OF the distinguished astronomer,
Prof. Ncaartl Il. Proctor"
1ils. plsooTon's nEr1y.
Mr. Proctor replied substantially as follows {:
"Ltp1Es AND GENTLEMEN: thank you very
kindly for tho Welcome you hayogiyon mo this
AFTERNOON. Ihayoha special pleasure iu coming
to Amorica Mt tho request Of your scientific men,
snd i'll meeting hero tho number Of people it,
toroatcd in purely scientific matters. Particularly
has it bcon pleasure to como to Chicago, q city
Which has bcon nado 60 we'll known by ttB great
ishn Etor two years ago. and by tho miraculous
rapidity with which it has Iecn rebuilt.
" But hayo not como .oHpcak Oh those points
10 much as to speak Of tlo manner in which
SOLO once may bo advanced. 7 cannot -hope 10
olror any now method to people who haye 30
llrny men better ablu to teach than 1nyrelf. 1
away many warm memories, ind sllall certainly
feul tint have learned great deal"
GOV. BlI0ss.
Nlr. Proctor sat down al,id hearty applause
md ex-licut-Goy. William Dross, being called
upon, spoke as follows:
"On this occasion, and in this presence, 1t may
Hccn, hardly proper TINT l should offer nny ro-
marks. My Ilto-wors has loft mo no
timo-cTen had I tho ability md tho
tho mysteries iu any department Of sci
cuce. But I may bo permitted, as layman, to
thank tho High Priests Of solcnco for tho knowl-
edge they bring uR-somo from world 10 mill
ute that thousands of itB Inhabitants can live
and reyol III o drop of water; and some, like tho
distinguished gentleman whom We have met to
honor, from tho profoundest depths OF 1utfnite
Bpace. We cannot follow them through tho mazes
OF Mathematical lore by which thoy aro able to
s,oat ,'n a,,,,,om4, @ tha ,,na,a',. III ,ra 49,,
W oat ~ sny,,a ~ na.,,ro cn,,,rrai,om w. ~
results of their labors. and, NJ thoy
o'rs no, no ,e,, w arm" "a ,,o, srytnn, rap,,;,
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hn ,1owu @ omG wora;n A IIm no ,vhn r nyorna aii
ti;",.u aaar1;n. ~ cn',.soia -, H. n,,.s,
tinite wisdom and goodness. Bo 1t theirs, to ,lso
su 4aieaso VI ~ e'aso uus
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" tue ueh'ehS, ol "h4cu lho cot.u; colllen p4a3
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lhu Mul"oLa nlu 1Au 6i9!slos VI uou lal
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s,aa Ing growing maoai'sGnc;o o. our reoplo ls
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Tue u results OF tnolr laoofs helofe tho mnssea.
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saom ~ bEoeGn' ' anu uolHo ,,,', ioe y !tettno
a'lloHE tne pooNs ot tIe ury potes o1 tnelr
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ss1uly aHa elul"onty 10 tno peop!o,
auu W. 1ocogt1.@o ti''s anlonE .ho otMor great A.
epHl9tiaot.9 i ~ ~ II. uui .i,R :H guest.
Ma} ~ oeual1 o' tobe YOU WIN s1l'l permit MO
eelse o1 Inc nohor lro1' froetos nas conferred
upon us W Hls vislt naslnE 1ust paascu
thfouen a hosy .nrnace' no WI excuse Our
1neasro coiloet!ons afa tho goneeal poverty
ol our hPI,olAtulohis. Me can otly promise our
Lest exoltlohe anu nftlont hopes TO fe'ldor the
Acadomy mere worthy or hls attention before
1nany ycars haSo passed away"
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