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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-22
WHAT Is GOING ON TO-DAY.

sinking Fund Commissioners, I D.
T. Berry Wall, contempt Of court case before hei'
cree w. II. Myer -. -.
High Bridge Parks Commission No. 200 Broadway
1 D. - ,,,,...., ,..o.,,cs
Meeting 81 insurance men, No. Ill Broadway
Annual meeting Of the American and Foreign biUIe
Society, North Baptist Church. No. 2S4 west Eie'eh
Parade of the Ola Guard. afternoon. and annual
meeting at the Armory of the 12h Regimeht, =, HI
Centennial Loan Exhibition, Metropolitan opera housc'
International Chess Congress, No. Union squAie'
Paas Festiva az the St Nicolas Society. Delmonieos
evening 1,.,..u. N.,r.
Committee Of Arrangements OF Merctms he'ho
Naval Parade, Pier SO. North River IL a. m.
German Hospital Fair. LederTanI Hau p m
Dedication Of Townsend Chapel. al Bellevue Hosptal
Fair at the Church Of tho Epiphany NO. 2S4 Last
Twenty seeond-st. 49, -. -.
County Medical Society. No. 10 West ThiIty.hrstst'
p m. -. -. $780, a - -
Reception Of Company Is, LIN Regiment Az '"o
armory p. m. -
Reception OF the 9th Regiment. ct armory, p: m.
Dinner OF the Commonwealth Club, metropolitan
Hotel, p. m. r
Entertainment Of the Central Turn Verein' Terrace
Garden Pifty-eighth-st., near Third-ave.. y. m
Insttute Of Accounts, University Building, 40 p m
Meeting Of walters Flore:lce HaH Ffrst-st' and
Second.ave, 40 D. m.
Annual meeting of the Columbia Yacht Club, g D. m
Reception OF the Logan Club Days Hail. Fiftyfourth-
St and Third ave. Brooklyn. 2.
Farewell dinner TO the Rev. z. ], Morris west
minister Hotel 0 80 p. m.
Academy Of Sciences. Columbia College p. M
Female Grammar School Teachers Mutual Improve
rnent Association, p. m.
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OUTGOING STEAMERS
TUESDAY, APRIL %.
SHIPPING NEWS
PORT OF NEw.YoRK..........sUEDAY, April

SHIPPING NEH0.
PORT OF NEw.YoRK..-......-sUED APRIL a. 1889
ARRIVED
Steamer Etruna (Br, Hains Liverpool April iS, Queens,
win mdss AID l99a P1SsenEer TO vernon Brown
steamer Noordand eelG Eekes antwerp 10 days Win
q steamer B dOnsa @ Lock tJOhns NJ with mdso to
steamer Marie IBr Locke Trinidad April Barbados g.
Srr. 10 aterbfdse Co Arrived al al
Linton IS A fo9Sns fana IT, WIN @do passengers
PIN forwoOd Co Arrived At The Bar al lLSo "a ,
fr9if to Gomez & PearsaL 49,.
steamer una tNOrl DanielSon BarsooAo days. win n"'
Steamer Bergen NOr, Vineyard BarroOa days. with fruit
Steamer Pcver tBri Jackman via Delaware Break
samer New York Parker Galveston days. with mdse 20
'G Steamer sen rToSuo Kems Jacksonville via Charleston
days with %fSs and s@ saSnSHsa days. with
mdse and passengers 10 R Walker; an
Steamer KAnswha. Sears, Newport NeWS win coal 70
steamer Winthrop Bragg Portland with mdso to Horato
sp Aoorns teer Peterson Hamburg es days with nd's
BARK Mara (swed Peterson Port Elizabeth fep H. WIN
n.Fs, Rc %TsS.s e asys with sugar
w R sugar. nT 70 La nS vessel 70 sTe
% G %. Go Tsy ss T. Miller . 's
sg AysS sT s4as y.ss si % PEE RS 40
sUEsRT-At sandy HOOK. wind strong, NV cloudy. Al
City Island WIND strong. NWi cloudy
steamer Persian Monarch tBr BrstOw London Il days,
with dse and passengers to sAnderSon Son Arrived al inc
steamer Trinidad tBr Fraser Bermuda days with mdse
and passengers oaterbrdge Co Arrived AZ tho Bar
az ll30pm. -
Steamers Denmark for London; Biea Snd LAnA9e Liver
poo Santiago Hut Andea ~ John, NIB Victoria Barnooa
ships Nicholas Yokohama; Forest King Shanghai;
L Rdgway San Francisco.
NOTICE TO MARINERS
N.ss Is hereby ysP s 90 or 1SG so MAY 90 1ss
IN Of i,
INC shoA making out Governors Island Tho port side
Of 10 Buttermk Channel, Now urE hAFbof
By Of the Lighthouse Board:
DAVID n HAKMoHH, Rear. Admiral, UbN, ChAlraAh
Washington, April 10 1889.
THE MovEM ENTs OF sTEAMERA
FoREIuN PoRrs
ourrsSroWs Ami saile steamers Aursuia tBr, and
Neais (stL Cushlpz frOn Liverpool hence for New York
cHRfsriAssksD April 20-saied, steamer Hekh (DAnh
RoTfTap1M Apr 5o-sailod steamer veondAm CDohl
BOujer, for Gew.Gork.
Porr spAx April 7o-saTiOd steamer BelAr OBJ. Dunlap
AnrA rnnn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-22

RESOLUTIONS on MR. PBABS0E's DEATH
The superintendents of the various departments Of
the Newly York Postonce met yesterday afternoon In
Room No. Al Of the Federal Building for the purpose
of taking suitable action in regard 10 the death OF
Henry @. Pearson. Assistant Postmaster Gayler
presided W. J. Russell, Frank Riblett and John
Richards were then appointed committee 10 draw
up suitable resolutions 70 present 70 the family OF
Mr. Pearson. The meeting next adopted this resolution.
which was TO the effect That the death OF Henry c.
Pearson appeals to hearts for expression OF
our feeling That in his death we realize the loss
of most steadfast personal and Official friend that
the Eew.York Postoflce is deprived of an honored
head and the postal service of the United States and
the world has met irreparable loss"
II was decided 30 erect monument over the grave Of
Mr. Pearson in Brookslde Cemetery, and the following
were appointed committee for tho purpose g. Louns
berry, John Richards, Frank Riblett, f. Perry Jones
and T. A Morgan E. A. LaEders and f. b. Grove
were authorized TO procure noral design Tor the
The funeral viii take place at st. Paus Epis-
copal Church. EnglewoOd, N j.. at p. IN. tomorrow
The Rev ID Parker Morgan, OF the Church Of the
Heavenly Rest this city, and the Rev. DR.. Fiitner
nal, hssrers win leave New.York at 80 O'Clock By
q anecial train. Tho burial will be In Broolsdt
6emctery. Engewood. Tho following have beer
s11.cd r. act as pallbearers George William Curtis
lnsnrge Zones ID b. Eaton, z. L. Godkin, T. Q. Cary
J.mas Mel ain warner Mlor. frederick Kuehne
wswne MacVeagh, ex.Mayor Grace Carl schurz and
Howard Carroll
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-22
NETWORK CITY.

Tho DAYS now are about two hours longer than
they were at tho corresponding day Of tho month In
Decembey.
The interest taken in the Centennial celebration
was shown by the crowds who went to SEQ the arches
and stands yesterday
Several magnolia trees In lower Fifth-avo are At
tracing much attention. Each ono is mass OF
beautiful white.
The Bowery where the now surface railroad tracks
are being laid looks II earthquake had shaken
II up.
At every elevated station and at nearly every street
corner there stands hawker nowadays with flowers
to sell
IL seems lilo midsummer to have cvery window
up IA the elevated cars, was the case yesterday
George r. Scott and the Rev I. X. Funk addressed
a meeting Of the American Temperance Union yes-
terday afternoon at Chckering Hall. The Rev. d.
F. Pond led the devotional exercises, and tho Lloyd
Thomas choir the singing.
The members of the Chinese school OF Pilgrim Con
gregetlonal Church will give dinner tonight to their
teachers and friends There VIII be exercises by tho
Cinnamon and an address by tho Row. DR.. H.
Virgin, the pastor.
The Empire style is even extending to womon's
tennis SUITS the most expensive OF which have the
skirts bordered with delicate sprays and buds In gay
colored Silks accompanied with wide Empire sashes.
The flannel shirt, an almost universal usage OF
which has been predicted for this summer, Is be-
ginning to make its appearance on the streets already
He is a pretty generous minded dealer in umbrellas
and waterproof clothing who, while laying IN largo
stock for such contingency, refrains from wishing
that IL might rain during the Centennial celebration.
Grass fringe in blade and color q good imitation
of the original, is something new this spring in
woman's characterization
Open streetcars made their appearance on the
Elghthave line yesterday.
The Thomas Centennial concert Will take place on
Sunday night at tho Broadway Theatre. An incorrect
statement as to the date orept into print yesterday
A fine performance is promised
A handsome Paschal candlestck, costing $50. has
been presented to ST. Monicas Roman Catholic Church
in East Seventy ninthst.
The annual Fcis CoellS and "seanaohas' Of the
Gaelic Society will take place In Tammany and Stein
way halls tomorrow evening.
The twenty-eighth annual celebration of the Do
parture Of the Goth Regiment for the Rebellion vii
be celebrated by the Veteran Corps Of that body IN
| the armory tomorrow evening.
The steamer Persian Monarch, which reached here
yesterday, has been chartered by Buffalo Bill to trans
| port his Wild West show to Hayre, bound for the
| Paris Exposition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-22

JAMES McCREERY & CO.
Will have on sale this week, rare
novelties in India hand embroid-
cries.
Sofa Pillows from $3.50 up-
wards, worth $500; Mantel and
Table Scarfs, Table Covers and
Head Rests. A few very fine An
tique Tides, from 90 cents up
ward. These EmbrOideries are
not to be had elsewhere.
A few antique India Long
Shawls, from $4,000 to $4,000;
these are very fine and formerly
of very high cost. Plain Centers
with Borders, for House and
Country wear, $500 and up-
ward. A great variety of Steamer
Wrap shawls at very low prices.
JAMES McCREERY & co.,
Broadway and 18th st.
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"a, ,h. ssa.oo at Castle Garden yesterday, when nve
at. aaean sesnsipA landed s2ss steersge PASSENGERS
The limits Of the place and the patience o. the ocls
were taxed the utmost 70 manage ana ospo's :.
,remsndous rush The Rhaeua, from Hamburg, brougn'
aver 7s9 the Eoordisnd from Antwerp. landed iolo'
~ Persian Monarch. from London. had 70 La BIO
soene from Havrs. 600. and the Etruria from LAYER
poo swelled the nst WITH 74o souls Included IN ths
number were thlrtynye Arabs and Greeks who were
detained BIZ the Emigration Commissioners ss likely 70
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HOME NEWS.
ppru1NENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS

1npAI1pT.FWilliam o. Hughart. president OF the
90 p.nIds and Indiana Railroad Company BREVooRr
SIr JnIIan Pauncefote British Minister at washington
pRIrNsWICK-Count f. dc Lcimburg Stirum, OF bei
CHM FIFTH AVENUE-Ex-Senator Thomas w. Pal
mer Of Michigan; ex-senator N. p. HUI. OF COLORADO
anu e, sdrr ct1art ~ Quebec Sr JAMES-Lieutenant
w H. Schuetze u. S. Navy. WINDSOR-Sr george
stephen and Sir Donald A. Smith, Of Montreal secretary
of state ]. A. Chapleau, of Ottawa, and W. o. van
Horne, president OF the Canadian Pacific Railway CON-
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A SEASONABLE FABRIC.

This refers to a Wash Silk, one
that can be washed without the
least injury to the fabric, either in
appearance or color.
The lack of just such material
has long been felt and its intro
duction will undoubtedly be re-
ceived with satisfaction.
Wash Silks are light in texture,
tasteful in design and cOlOring
and very durable, being thus emil
nently adapted for Spring and
Summer Wear. We are showing
exclusive styles.
JAMES McCREERY & CO.,
Broadway and 18th Street.
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hurry on the turf and great prizes are often thrown
By excessive haste.
The Brooklyn book programme viii be ready on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-22

THE BOOK, OF oPEN.AIR SPORTS. octayo. 900
American opsn,sr sassssuarss kales Tor ssias swim.
s t pe cSn hes 4 ssns NJ e.
Undertaking ana universally ssnpsansnted w ne press
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-22

"YoU ARE THE DEAREST MAN on EARTH,
the remark Of mother when abr rst "a
recent photograph her lovely baby taken at lockwood
Gallery. II Unssn Square
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-22
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

TO-DAY.
sun rises SOC ea2 Moon rises. las Moons ago ~
RICH wAfRk
PI-sandy HOOK i,2s Cor. fsian1- lac Hell Gate S;ss
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AnnnnncNInanta.

Cathartic or Purgative Pills do moro harm
than good Little Liver Ph do only good but
large amount Of that only one pill a dosa-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-22

AN UNUSUAL yUMBER OF DfMIGRAETS.
The tide Of immigration reached hgh.water mark .
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HEsRr A. DAHrELn, II. D

SIP WEsT li6Tu-ff.
Diseases Nervous System Qeaito Urinary Organs
Inpotsnee and steTtlitJ H0uTsi 70 IL sos
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To MOTHERS.
MRS wrNmowe SOOTHING SYRUP for Children Teetmng !"
reduces inammaon alays all palm ouros
wind colo and diarThnA 10 cents q bottle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-04-22

We make it an object
for men who have just SO
much money to spend for
a Spring Suit or a Spring
OVeFcoat to come to us.
For Suits all the prices
between $40 and S24,
and for Spring Overcoats
between 50 and S22,
are SO low as to give us
a lead we shall always
keep.
Derby Hats in the new
light shades and fash
ionable shapes are sold
by Us at $500.
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'NANTIcoKK.n Z. w. "NAHTIcoKE.'
A nav collar
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Identification ~ thumb Marks.

Cnriou-ly enough, the thumb MARI o.
ore person Il entirely unlike that Of any
other. those Of ~ two human creatures
in all the world resembling one another
in tie least 50 strongly iniiv 4 Ia arc
the little spiral grooves in The skin OF
the bali, that the police authorities ot
China. have made il The I rracticc for
centuries % identify criminal, by tax
ing lmpress.o Of Their thumbs instead
Of photograp phinG their lacas. These
are stored away, aud If the dclin uents
a-e again cau.h, oIeni ng against the
law otLer impressions a1crd means OF
comparison. Tie thinesc say that con
siderinn the alteration, made II the
eounteuance by hair and bs4 d and the
readiness with viii, b the features Of the
prisoner mar pe distorted before the
camera. their method is decidedly super
OF. By il, ipieed, error i fendere'T
impossit'e
! The application Of til. desiee = "a /
ras tic els would not be 81 vcrg dl-tcui.
II IS thought. Of course, the polni
which the railroads have besn trying i
80 MANY .ay. to sec,Ae. - . defesse
scajus. sca.pers ard sGcn II he sdenti
-c.tlon # - \ u set hesia-r With ~
oriaiua1 buyer 1h'-, if thoroughly =
gn.lshei, wouii presen. ne paste
T.
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arth md the meteor. the action

- ''e y 'Ao''o' %
= -. : "ooes ''"eseea
aAstes fe' se~"ad' hoFlHS aiohG ~ this
rate she eacoun.eFs olous Of meteors
whose motion IS further increased by the
attract OF ol the greater body. The
c.oua Q. mctcors encounters resistance in
me eaFtn atmosphere and the friction
produced converts the motion into hea
10 great tnat the meteoric bodies ar
rapidly dissipa'ed. Of course. some
neat Is generate u the earih's a.mo.
therc, as is share Of the encounter, b.
the relative amount oi the bulk, 0,
quantity, IS r t'iE-- it i stated tina.
me amount oi h6at o.aina-aly developed
os 'ha ABOVE aeScr. bed encounter is
enough to vaporizc any known sub
stance a'moat INSTANTLY The TACT thai,
the greater num1e. cf raeteors are con-
sumei ana dl,apaeas tefore they reach
tie earth ls u c.ent " 6ence that their
mass IS smap. Suca q these meteoric
visitors as have been discovered on the
surface OF the earth and afterNard an
a!yzed show, IN general, Only terrestrial
Clements.
distinction lS made tet"een "acoi-
n'a' 'iie e'rss aoo -he'eorlc showers
'o'"@es - tAe Ais1 haAleo' 'ner Vlsi-
'''1'y - common ~ an times ana might
he cai!ct acc dental because they
usually appear IN widely dir erent quar-
ters Of the SKY and possess widely differ.
ent T.,hs. ",.eteoric showers make
their Appearance in certain portions Of
the sky that IS they appear to rad ate
always from some particular constel!a-
ton. These showers always take place
on certain nights Of August and Noyem-
Der of every yeer. 1t IS believed, from
Tue 'aee mat me occur annually mat the
ileteoFs causing them revoive IN orbit
aioani our suo' ano 'h'efse 'he eaf'h
u ~ = points 'eacheu oy heF 10 august
ana November turther. that these
rings Of meteors arc Of varying thi kness
at dla erent points, giving US showers of
varying sp.cador The greatest display
by the Novembo. meteors takes place
e cry thirty four years. The orbits of
ho A NJ
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TD Trims - .s#. ~ f.a iu-aa taT~- s!s*-p
4r f.~tw--rs Atlanta af3 ss~ YORK
Tn Trnsta. - anil - Pullman Euffs. -ale~ss
- t.ta~u Wa h3.lgton afsi Aos-tetffarry
Washington and .uga~ta Pullman sas+Fes
f<.-~.rl Richmond and Isrsstst-1lf.. I'i4i
man s4e.r.r t-.ws~n ors--fEsts5ro as-~z i-a4r1S-
Pullman farIor Car s<t~e~-f. -aa4st'&ft nfsf
knoxvsii.
-~ar.&sysa tickets 81. sale ~ rf7aetlaI STA
,ie,.r- u, =. f.Dsne~ FIR rates ami Informs
.4ou apply ~ any agent ot he cntA1snJ, :
80 ia. l. TAYLOR fsrf1 ! Pa. Agetis-
81 HAS. Traffic Manager
Washington. II &
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Etcnr4 aoss1.s
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JOE'S STORY,
~ FRANK II. CONVERSE.

~ FRANK II. CONVERSE.
Mother died some time last May
There wasn't any one belonged to then,
- has to hustle for myself, like most
ofu. newspaper chaps have to- | hadn't
snY reo lar pace to sleep but it comm
on summer 4 dn.t care so much, 'cept
ing, Of course, when it rained. Then q
fellow an generally find cover some
where if il isn't 50 nj e.
But his night I'm going TO tell Of as
pleasant aud warm. The cop didn't
drive ne of my private settee IN Central
Park TIT nigh one in the morning. Guess
r.. oversight himself.
When I'm reused up that way, ! gen
orally make Norrisons, way down town,
my headquarters. It's "a high toned
place, 50 its cheaper for me to stop out
SIDE But there's the light from the
windows and every time the big doors
swing open q fellow can see, list for
minute, eating and drinking going on,
and # he lmagines good deal, why it's
almost a. good as being ms de-
Three swell looking chaps was stand
ing outside when got there Not for
the same reason | was, though They'd
been to the thcater, or somcwherc's else,
nd as | heard one of 'em say, it was too
early in the evening to think Of 20 ng to
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1889-05-04

me for blown the lite organ 70 the.
missions chapel nas telling u
Was late that day, and s4ea got to
the mission little Nike DwTer va.
blown in my p2aee There wasn't
sou there 70 hear, bus Mis-, Blank was
kind Of playin All - herself. so sot
down a bit TO lis'en
some ore come shu lin III a1d set
down near The door When / looked
round, he'd dropped his arms on the top
os-the settce fo-'ar1 Of him aud laid his
face down on EN-
Half drunk, likely enough / said to
myself TO- lots Of that kind drift into
the mission it beng sort Of in the
slnms, a. yoa may say But IT'S folks o.
that kind the mission is trying to ge,
hold o. And this man. so far as Icould
make out by his seeiy rig, seemed to be
something n that line of business.
Whilst | was in the choir boy line.
heard some pretty goo1 sng.ng as
matter of course. But talk about you
sopranos ,iiss Blank iust went ahead
of ANYTHING
Curious wasn't it, that she should all
at once have struck in on "Nindly
Light
" 50 lon: TIL, power hath blessel me- sure,
Will lead me on,
Ger moor and fen-o'er crag aad torrent
| The night is gons
And with the morn those angel faces smtle
Which have lovet long nce-and los
awhile
She and the organ stopped all at once.
It was still as death in the vestrv, and
heard her live kind Of sob
s'Great Heavens says the man be-
hind me. And look rounl again to
shake my head at him. But you might
| have knocked me out with feather
/ but his own mother il she'd been alive
never'd knowed HIM Pale and peaked,
with shiny coat and trowses fringed at
| the botto ns-well, he didn't look much
like the Smith I SEE at Morrisoa's, you
| can bet.
All tho s.me lnou,a him and
went for him ike shot for he w.s
max ng a break for the door.
/ Mr. Smith Mr.. smith, - sung out,
"stop, want to tell you about yolr
scarf pin. Miss Blank has got It,
and -"
arthur
II wa7 only word hnt ! turned
mo ronnd ,;Lo -, Tboro e.aod ,,;ss
p.an,- e.o.;u ~ c.;th ,u
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1HI SC!EN ENPIANa aTION
OF METECRIC SHOWERS
Some Rare and Historical Celestial
Inenomena The Wonderful
fsr al ion hin Betwe n
Comets and NeteorS

there are few pereoIs vino have not
Witnessed the striking phenomena ot
The - called shooting stars They
are visible any clear gnt, and with
little patient observation Sc era. NAV be
seen during al esenng. Flashing oat
IN arious quarters Of the heavens, thev
are seen 70 dat across the skr. with
motions mQre O. less rapid. sad With
or-ilianc: more or less ked, some
down toward no he: esrtn, Others across
the starr. arch, lea ing beh.nd them
phospho.escent glow generally visible
only for moment arrer meteors
(and the term a. this stage can only be
lsed IN expressing their 81 e by the.r
ighD of:cn leave behind them very
! marked GLOW, much like FAINT cloud.
md wh:ca when the meteors tish. is
thus marked, Usually remains suspended
the SKY for some Scons de-ab.e time
The writer saw such meteor on the
,lght Of August 9, 1889, which left in
Is path greenish g ow, visible to the
naked ege for fully twenty mirutes.
Such occurrences are rare, howe er, and
! few are witnessed in a lifet me. In
stances are on record Of meteorlc showers
r.sible il broad daylight, and wel-at.
:ested statements have been made of
single neeors Of great size seen to fail
| n oe hot
'-nrise and sunset 4
Meteoric showers have in numerous
instances been SO marse,ous tha. the fall
presented an appearance like that of a
light fall of illuminated snow Cne Of
he earliest Of recorded phenomena of
his chaeacter, and which is we'll at
;ested, was witnessed by Humboldt and
Bonpland early on the morning Of
November 12, 1899, during their visit to
he cast coast of Mexico. Another we'll
lttested statement is that Of Arago, the
we'll known astronomer, who on the
,ight Of November y, 1888 land here note
hat both occurred on the same dav of
he same month, and divided by space
IF thirty four yearsl, witnessed such a
ma, velous showe- that he estimated dur
ne his observation Of three hours 80, :
30 visible meteors passed over the
heavens rough estimate Of the num-
Der Of meteors, su iicieutly bright to be
seen by the naked eye under favorable
circumstances, and those invisible, ow-
ing to the daylight, and which enter the
.arth's atmosphere during the
,pace of twenty four hours, is
bout 1000, 900. Some well-known
} | scientists. taking into consideration
hose which would be re called if the eye
possessed the light erasp:ng power OF
1ur larger telescopes, in rease that mum
Der t. about 400, ,01o, 600. We oftea
near Ct the falling OF sgraa: balls OF
ire" With startling explosions follow
M. Scientists tell Us that these So
,alle1 halls Of fire are really compact
:, yroua5 Of small meteors. When such 8
rrour comes within tie attraction Of the
,arth il is drawn rapidlv toward her sur
face The encounter with the atmos
paerc separates them and a the same
time consumes them, , 0 II ing 10 httit
s.ltat on Of the air, and thus causing tn
:, sogna. This acton OF separation ant
burning would give result IN som
ea3es much like that Of a rocket explod