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lNTANTED, POSITION BY A THOR.

UUUH URUuGIST Six years Practical ex-
perience. Can furnish best Of reference. Prefer
travelling for some responsible house. Address
PHARMACIST, care DISPATCH ONCE. te 1929
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BcsISEss WANTS;
4 G0OD BUSINESS IDEA.

Tbe BUSINESS MANS PROTECTIVE u I,as,s
Ninth and Main streets, u attracting cO nsino.s-
h,a aftcntion and IA regarded as goou move.
Tho objects OK the Union are 20 protect .ne Dus.-
nsss-nsn, clerk, or sborer, In case OF sckn'ss,
failure in business, loss o. oinP,oyh nnes,;u "a
the company explained 20 them should crop "a
card 10 the company TO that effect. Ms an IN,
ducement for you to Join at once house ana io'
Is 20 be- given away. ..,o.c,es
Min Inc compAny. Dire ,tOrs--Jobn Tyler, W IL
War,ng. Jr., q, w. Tanner, j. L. Waring, "a. ~
Winter. Treasurer, Major A. w. Garner; AZ
torneys, Hon. Waller X. Staples ana Dew ~
Munford 80, r, q
Among the number holding policies are u =
Gates. j. 4. Grnbbe, r. T. AndersoLl Juan e., ~,
pIzzIni Hon. George ID. Wise, Whnen run
Jouea and many Others - AHN
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LlOR RENT.

1917 west Main street; $50 peg ...
1919 west Main street; $50 IHI
1927 west Main street; $50 I.-
eos north Ninth street; 5000 ..- ..
23OJ east Franklin street. e-U|
This house has Just been 'E.fu.-"
and put iu beautiful repair
500 north Tenth street: 800 f"r ...-
ll2 east Main street; siDU b.. l.....
rooms, hot and cold water, e..
923 east Main ,treot-Oiiice spa ., '- .s..
bic tenant; SO per month.
433 west Main street. lncXpir
cember /, lS0l-bcautiful Hlam
$50 per month. DASHED
fe All Dol east
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use AIeA-scHool COMMENCEMENT
Closing Exercises at the Academy To-Mor-
row Night-JuRe Graduates.


Tomorrow night the pupils of the Rich.
mond High School will lay aside the cares
OF their studies and once more enjoy the
delights of a three months vacation. No
more until the middle Of September Will
the willy subiunctive in the cratic ob!e9ud,
the cunning French idiom, and the hide
Gus German verb harass their minds and
disturb their dreams,
The commencement exercises will take
place az the Academy Of Music tomorrow
night at s:15 O'Clock, and are OF an unusu-
ally interesting nature.
THE PROGRAMME.
The following is the programme:
Music; essay, what is Life" Alma
Lindner; Grafton. Life and character OF
General Il. Il. Lee, !" Fenton McBaln (medal-
lisD; music: selection, Aunt Melissy on
Bows" Lottie Hartman; quartette, MY
Old Kentucky Home" letter Jones. Frank
Cunningham, Willie Ball, and Reginald
Walker; address, Rev. w. i. Evans, ID. ID. (;
music; delivery of Peabody medals, Rev:
JabeZ Hall; delivery of Lee medal offered
by Major J. II. Capers. Major J. II. Capers I;
delivery of Lee medal offered by Colonel
J. b. Cary. Colonel j. B. Cary; delivery OF
stenography medal offered by Captain T..
ID. S;arke, Rev. w! W. Landrum, ID. u; (;
music: delivery Of certificates to post
graduates. Hon. J. TAYLOR Ellyson; de-
livery of diplomas to graduates, Hon.. }.
Taylor Ellyson. ~
The pupils will assemble in the hall.
The lines will be formed in the basement
and the scholars will march 20 their a.
lotted places on the stage and IN the par
quette. :
The number Of graduates this year is
larger than any previous year in the his
tory of the school. The corps of teachers
has been untiring in their efforts to ad-
vance the pupils and deserve great praise
for their fidelity. Mr.. Julian z. Thomas
has proven. himself very efficient IN the
difficult position of principal of the Rich
mond High School.
THE JUNE GRADUATES.
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IGOR RENT, DWELLINGS.

BRICK DWELLING No. 300 Ir... 49,,
between Broad and Marshall, V..l ID .... ..t
all modern convenience.
BRICK DWELLING No. 5OI s1s. r...r ..-...
with . rooms ahd nglefm lW '""....
near Twelfth, with 10 rooms, kitchen. IS.
BRICK DWELLING 10. aIH Boil. ...... ...
tween Third and Fourth, with I...... .... i.
BRICK DWELLING az HOrtE.... .
and First streets, with rooms l.. r ..-.
prOvements.
BRICK DWELLING No. "g- If....... ..-...
between Broad and Grace, VITA lI.... .
BRICK DWELLING SO. lIE E....
street, between Grace ana I-.... e.. -
rooms besides detached kitchen.
Also, FRAME DWELLING N...trr. .'. r...
tleth street, with . rooms.
II. SELDOM TAYLOR I-.r
90 Il Real .ataie AEruL- al L-------
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CTORES FOR RENT.

5000 per aanum, No. 1906 eas' ~
rooms above.
$50 per annum, corner Tveas-e "a.
q streets: 4 rooms.
$500 per annum, No. GA rn-'.
street; . rooms.
$500 per anuum, No. 40b We. D ..
. rooms.
$500 per annum, No. 1919 ta-- t.r.. .-s
warehouse.
500 per auuum, between ~llf.- ..' "..-
son Apply % FRANK u. lI.l.h ''.
~ 14-SuGN2t Er1. t-... '-....
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A BOOM FOB BLAINE.
"There VIII BE No Letters to BE Burned
This Time The Leading Boomers.
IN telegraph 70 the Dispatch.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, June 13.-The fact
that secret conference of politicians had
been held in this city on Thursday having
leaked out. Colonel Conger, OF Akron, o., q
member of the National Republican Com
mittee. and who made the most significant
utterance of the meeting, decided that 1t
was best to make public the facts OF the
meeting. although it had been. the de-
cision of the participants to keep the move
u,ant sapreat
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coyF1nEST HE WILL SUCCEED.

at is simply our purpose" he said, to
do all that we can from now until the
National Convention is held to secure his
nomination. and i am confident that we
will succeed
But will Mr.. Blaine accept presiden-
tial nomination in 1892 after so positively
declining in 1882" was asked.
The answer to the question was gwen
with deliberation. Il am not authorized
bv MIR. Blaine to speak for him." said Mr..
Conger. But | can give assurance there
will be no embarrassing letters such as APP
peared three years ago TO paralyze the
efforts of his friends
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BUSINESS WANTS.

WANTED, ALL PERSONS WISH
w ING PIANOS or ORGANS 10 send us
their names. IL will pay them handsomely, as
our summer prices are very low and terms ex-
ceptionally easy. MANLY b. RAMOS 6 CO.,
e03 Main street, Richmond, Va.
10 14-Su, Tu, 4 F3t&w3t
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No. go west Grace street: $3.50 e---. A
No. PA west Main street; 5000 b.. s...
No. $40 west Grace street, $3.50. r....-
No. 23fI east Broad street: sIgl -.-..
No. BIS youth 4th street; $500 S.r.... Pr.
No. 2t9 west Cary street; 5000 t.-...'.
No. 100 north Morris street: ego r-...
No. 1917 Floyd avenue; $500 pop ,.....t'l
No. 26l6 east Grace street; s3Isl.e ....-
No. los Reservoir street sIIte-r.... IT.
No. POI Reservoir street els ua- I...,.
No. 2Is south Second street. sI 5r.r..
No. 800 west Main street: sfEt. ..-.
No. 6OS north Tenth street: goo sF 'rl,..-
No. 200 Reservoir street; sl2 lu.. ...... 70
No. 36 LOmbardy street; slGtl g.-u.....
No. $40 north 2oth street; $40 r.-..
No. 225 north 2Oth street, :I25U pr -.....
Ne. 28O9 o street; tl2 pen ugr,. =
No. 81 west Main street: ;lG t- -.a,.-....
No. 500 north 2Jth strcet-,..r,a ......
SMALLER HOUSES ant LARGE a-i,yr,
STORES.
Phone 53A j. B. ELAV tt.
ie l4-lt lll3 '1-i Ns.. ..,...
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Tile LEADING pooMERs.

Some fifty or more politicians of national,
State, or local prominence participated in
the conference. Among them were: James
McNulty. of Chicago; Colonel A. l.. Con,
ger, of Ohio; Congressman Burrows, OF
Michigan; James o. Bradley, of Kentucky
Charles NJ. Fairbank, of this city, and Judge
Field and other leading politicians and
pewspaper-men of Indiana.
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.~~~~e<>,>oes~c> ~ Z. ~ l.~SteS<<
NOR RENT, ~
IL DWELLINGS At ALL PRICES
Pttnted Rent-Li1
EOR Rem T.

J. THOMPSON BROWN a.,
ie l4-lt lll3Na.H re-.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-04-04

roared and his anvil rang, but on Sun
day he lifted up his mellow voice in
praise of the God he sincerely
worshiped. He was quaint and humor-'
GUS, but was always tender, and do
not believe in all his long life he ever;
shed drop of any creatures blood.
Last summer, while on visit to Ten
nessee, strolled into an old orchard.
burying ground, and on an old stone
read these words: ''Old Jerry, the
preacher. Born 1856; died 1861. No.
purer soul has gone before
AT Easter services, held by the.
whites, Old Jerry was nearly always.
called upon for contribution, and,
among the many sermons that / have
heard him deliver, this one comes up.
brightest from fading past.
''Dar lay de little chile in de trough,
an de bright star wuz lookin' in glory
at Him. Pore people come wild sobs o.
gladness in dar voices, fur da peered
ter feel dat frien' O all suffers had
been bornd. De time went by an bad
men riz up an wanted ter kill de chile
an He wuz tuck away-but whut is de
usen dwellin' on dis glorious childhood,
fur woe is de man indeed dat amt
heard de story. Whut we is come yere
fur is ter talk er bout de sufferin' an de
final glory O de Sabyur O er sin
cussed mankin'. De night wuz still an
beautiful, dat sort O. beauty dat speaks
o. sadness. Oar wuz err SCUM o. prar in
de garden, an dc Son O Man knowd dat
His time O awful sufferin' had dun
come, but dar want no word O plant
frum His holy lips Frien's wuz wild
Him-frien's sorryin' fur da seed dar
dear Marster SO troubled, but somehow
da couldn un'erstan Him. Somehow
da thought dat when He spoke O. bein'
de King o de Jews. He oughter had er
big army. All, but afterwards da
knowd dat His kingdom wuz fur above
all arthly soldiers. He had prayed an
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-04-04

gloriSus sight met his gaze. He looked
init der tomb an dar sot er angel an
de linin an grave clothes lay scattered
| round.
''Mars Peter didn' know whut ter say.
| l reckon he wuz still sorter thinkin'
bout dat ole shanghigh rooster, but de
angel spoke up an says he: DE Laaod is
riz up. Go tell de udersr
'Oh, wuz dar wings swift er huff ter
carry dat glorious news! Think O. de
sufferin' an 'ziety O. dem po' 'ciples an
| de uder folks dat Jesus lubed. Think
O. takin' 'em sich news as dat! Oh, it
wuz er day O joy, not only fur dem holy
| pussons, but fur us all, fur de rich
| white folkses an fur de po' nigger. Wuz
dar ever any news in de worl' like dat!
1t wuz de news dat said de worl' wuz
saved. An oh, think O. de happiness
dar wuz when Mary an de 'ciples an
all de loved ones met de deE. Lawd er
gin. Den His many words wuz ALI clear
as de brook dat flowed through de
Garden, but dar wuz one pusson dat
II ant satisfied. Oar allus is. Oar is al
lays some pusson dat wants ter be
smart. Dis mans name wn Thomas
an when some one said ter him dat de
glory O de worp had dun come, he sorter
shuck his head, he did, an says:
doan know err bout dat
"'Whut is it you doan know er bout?
Doan you know dat de Lawd wuz cruci-
fed?'
"sYas, knows dat
"'Wall, butdoan you see Him,standinF
dar?'
sees er man, but doan know dat
he is de same pusson dat seed cruci--
fed
''It wuz den cat he wanted ter put his
fingers in de nail prints, an when he
had done it, he bowed his head an wuz
c'vinced.
''An' den de Lawd dat had died fur us
all, de Lawl dat had suffered mo- den
any O. us kin suffer, wuz tuck in glory
ter his home, whar we dat worship Him
kin go when de time ,mes We dat hab.
'cepted Him an hain't axed ter see de
nail prints will STAN in de JOY O. His
Heabenly smile"
well remember the day the old man
died. 1t was an Easter morning and
when the congregation had assembled
some one asked If old Jerry We're COM
ing. just then a woman came in and
said that the old man was dangerously
ILL was a boy, but as Ele old man
had ever been dear to me, I followed
number of people to his c;tbin.
/ can not recall all that was said. but
l remember when the preacher re-
minded the dying man that Easter
morning had come, he smiled and said:
'Yas, it is de birthday O. de glory O.
de human family. Lif' me up an let
me see de sun. Blessed wuz de news.
Ter-day shall be wild Him."
OPIE P. READ.
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s'Now WE Is COMM DOWN TER DE GLORY

prayed, an had turned back ter fine His
frien's er sleep, but He didn't scold 'em
no, His holy heart wuz full o. sorrer
fur 'em. All at once yere come de
fashin' O. lights, an loud voices, an de
fust thing you know dar wuz Mr..
Judas, er mighty bad pusson, indeed,
but no wus, let me tell you, den many
o you white folks dat is sellin' de
Sabyur in yo' hearts ever day. Mr..
Judas he come up, an says he: Hail
Marster' an den he kissed Him. but
Jesus didn't scold him, only told him
erbout betrayin' de Son O Man wild er
kiss. Den da laid hans on our dear
Marster an tuck Him er way, an da
tried Him ez you all know an put Him
ter death. N0p nee is comm doica
ter de glory o dat gre't 'currsace.
De body o. our Lawd wuz begged
by err good pusson named Joseph an
laid er way in er tomb dat de good pus-
son had tended fur hissef, an all de
'ciples putty much run er way, Gaze da
wuz er feered, an er guard o. Roman
soldiers wuz put at de grave ter watch
it Gaze de Jews havin' yered suthin said
er bout er uprisin' WIZ er feered dat
some pusson would come an steal do
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-04-04
Public Sale.
ESTATE OF DEsBREsT DUPLEeHAIN
No. 5O92 PROBATE DocKET, DISTRICT CoURr
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.

By virtue Of an order Of the Honorable
18th Judicial District Court Of the State Of
Louisiana, in and for the parish of st. Lam
dry, there will be sold at public auction to
the last and highest bidder, by the under
signed administrator or by some duly qual-
flied public auctioneer, at the last residence
of the deceased in prairie Faquetaique in
said parish of Ste Landry, on
Tuesday, April 2Sth, 1891,
the following described property belonging
to the estate of Desbrest Duplechain, de-
ceased, to-wit:
l. The undivided half of fifty arpents OF
woodland situated between bayou des
Cannes and bayou Marrons, being the VIZ
of the VIZ of the NWA of section 81 in TIP
5 S Il E, being the same tract acquired at
successional sale of Jean Bite. Duplechain
by deceased and Christoval Duplechain
2. About thirty head of gentle horned
cattle
3. One two-horse wagon and harness.
4. One gentle black mare, Mary.
5. One brown filly.
6. Two pairs of work oxen.
7. About ten head of hogs
s. One branding iron about thus 5(
s. About $50 barrels of corn.
10. One thousand bundles of fodder.
IL. One lot of farming utensils
II. Eight sacks Of rough rice.
l3. One lot of household and kitchen
IuFillluFc
IA. One sewing machine.
| Is. Three sickles, OK yokes, chains, etc.
Terms and Conditions-For the nova
bles: all adjudications of five dollars and
under, payable cash on the day of sale; all
| adjudications above five dollars, one-half
| thereof payable on the first day of January
| 1882, and the other half ON the first day of
January, 1893. For the immoyables: one
half of the purchase price payable on jan
| uary 1st 1892 and the other half on Janua-
| ry 1st, 1893 All credit purchasers will have
/ to furnish their notes payable as above sta
ted, payable to the order of the administra-
tor, and bearing eight per, cent yearly in
terest from maturity, and signed by. two
solvent sureties to the satisfaction OF the
administrator, with ten per cent to be adj
ded for attorneys fees in case they be in
cured The land will remain specially
mortgaged, with vendors privilege reserved
/ till final payment.
VALMONT P. DUPLECHAIN,
mch28 st Administrator
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-04-04
Eggs al Tr ibutc 70 the Kinr.

Formerly. at I he approach Of Icaster,
all the hen-roos IS of France were ran
sacked for the largesteggs, which were
brought as t. .ibute to the King. Al
the conclusion of the Easter high mass
in the chapel of the Louvre lackeys
brought into the Royal Cabinet pyra-
mids of giided eggs, placed in baskets
adorned with erdne; and the chaplain,
after having blessed them, distributed
them IN the pl eser ce of his lost Chris
tan Majesty, TO all the pers ons about
the court.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-04-04

dow. Then his eyes fell upon sweet
picture, a cluster of lilies, near by, and
groan escaped his lips: "What is tAis?"
he asked of the sexton, while tear
trembled on his bronzed cheek.
II hardly know replied the puzzled
sexton, "the young woman who paints
them puts one here every Easter service
as IAN offering. believe; they are after
ward sold for the benefit of the chapel.
You see," continued the sexton, her
lover went down with the crew of the
Belle Isle, and she is very devoted to
his memory yet, even though years
have passed
ssHer nameg' The stranger grew
agitated and his voice husky with emo
ton
Her name is Eunice Gray and she
lives at" But the stranger was gone
and the sexton looking the way he
went, bewildered enough.
They were chanting the sailors
hymn as found III the Psalms, and the
bereaved ones were raising their tear
wet eyes to Heaven, when q wedding
party quietly came up the aisle. The
clergyman met them At the altar-rail-
ing much as II he expected them and at
once began the impressive rite.
After the ceremony was over, the.
bridegroom kissed his bride before them
all and, pointing to the memorial win
dow, said in glad ringing tones: and
the sea hath given mp her deadla
Somehow, and al af once, everybody.
luo.v tt,at FT<,v,e a uh1pv Sf1sf.a =. %l.a{r
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JUDICIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
Unites States Marshal's Sale.
United States of America.
II. {. Bidstrap rs. Philip Thompson,
No. II $50, UNITED STATES CIRCUIT CouRT,
EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA.

BY virtue of writ of fieri facias issued
i'll the above entitled and numbered suit,
and to me, John Vigneaux, L. S. Marshal
for the Western District of Louisiana, di-
rected have seized, and will proceed to
sell at public auction, to the last and high
est bidder, on the Grand Coteau plantation
formerly known as the Thos. Anderson
plantation, near Grand Coteau, La, ON
Saturday, April 4th, 1901,
between the legal hours, all the righ$, IT,
tie and interest of the defendant in the fol-
lowing described property, to-wit
81 Eight wild cows.
1O) Ten gentle cows.
p Two milk cows and calves
u One Holstein cow
u One Jersey COW and calf
~ Four three-year old cattle.
81 Five two-year old cattle.
16) Sixteen one-year old calves
y Two one-year old Jersey bulls
y One AYRSHIRE bull five years old
u One Texas mare and colt
u One black horse
y One fine Jackass, imported breed.
II One fine breeding Jenny, imported.
Terms and Conditions-Cash
Marshal's Office, Lafayette, La, this Goth
day of March, 1891.
JOHN VIGNEAUX,
Z. S. Marshal Western District, La
mch2S 2t
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-04-04

gloriSus sight met his gaze. He looked
init Pder tomb an dar sot er angel an
de linin an grave clothes lay scattered
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-04-04
q ~ \" t7T-0T "T-FT t|T-Ie
~ @e

body. Wall, darkness come ober de
Ian. an de night growed darker an
darker, an de soldiers gun ter nod, Gaze
da didn' think dar wuz any use ter be
dar no how. Arter while one % em say:
'Whar dat light come frum?' @
'' L doan see no light, er nuder one
piled.
why, look right dar.'
" 'Greshus er live, sklamed er nuder
one, fur by dat time de place wuz al
mos ez bright ez day, an day in dat
country, lemme tell you, is powerful
bright, an de fust thing da knowed yere
come de angel an den dem men drapped
jes like da wuz dead. Dis wuz de third
night dat de soldiers watched dat tomb,
but it wuz de last, you better blebe.
No, sab; you couldn't ef leS one dem
men back dar wild er rope. Nll, early
in de mawnin' Mars Peter an ef1lder
'ciple wuz wallkin' round an da greed
ter go an see how de tomb wuz err get
tin er long, fur Mars PeHrs aldo he had
been sorter shuck up at de time de
rooster made SO much fuss, ruther ex-
pected dat suthin' gwine happen; so
yere da went ter de tomb, am de uder
'ciple run faster den Mars Peter, aldo
Mars Peter want slow, an got dar fust,
an when Mars Peter got dar, whut er
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-04-04
AT EASTERTIDE.
The Sea Gave Up Her Dead and
Every One Rejoiced

Fl E b e a u t iful
Easter custom
of the Russian
people: it must
be very i'm
pressive. 81
Olive w e S t
settled herself
cozily in the
sunny window
seat of h e r
friends studio
and looked up
for a reply.
B u t Eunice
Gray put down
the brush tipped
w i t h ''silver
lake" which she
had been hold
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-04-04

Notice or Administration Estate Of
Egodie BiLm. NO. 500 Pfotnte Docket, Dis
trirt Goart, Parish Of s. Landry w Whereas,
Theodore Chachcre has petitioned the
court sto be appointed administrator of tns
csfnte, af ,EIodie Bihm, deceased; notice is
hereby owen t3 I'll whom 1t may concern
81 sIaoH cause within ten days why the
pseyer a. HE aaid petitioner should not be
/ ~ g. N. THOMPSON,
S r1n1sfa8 qt Clerk
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-04-04

ing meditatively between her thumb
and finger for some minutes, and did
not seem to notice the remark.
She only stood gazing at cluster Of
Easter titles on the canuas before Aer in
sad, faraway manner.
People remembered that when the
black-budded tops of the great ash
trees of the avenues showed darkly
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1891-04-04
,AsIESSE!i1l l|l,|ZYl{I0

W lSI 10 tell. IN
t Ii e graphic
language u an
o | d n e G ro
preacher, the
story of Christ.
Many years
have passed,
but I can see
that old fellow
now, just as he
appeared Sit.
ting in front of
his door, under !:
the shade of
the sycamore
tree. He was
n S | a V e-a;;
blacks S NIT h,
and during the
1paafy h;c fo,ra
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-25

ascension and differ four degrees in declnation. and
while one moving southwark the other is keeping up
its nOrtherly motion.
Any one familiar with the discovery OF comets and
the comparative scarcity OF the same. and who can
appreciate the vast eAlanse of the heavens i'm which
in this discovery of two comets within few min
utes of each other, and in no way physically con-
nectcd one OF the most remarkable Condolences
ever known. There is record of any two comets NOT
physically related. ever having bee = within
degree of each Other and there Nany miions OF
chances against the discovery OF two such comets 81
close together as ZOna's and Spltaer's and wa
NAV safely say that IL will never happen again.
These two comets being regularly observed at the
Lick Observatory. Ncitliec H. bright Spitalers is ex
ceedngly small and faint, the merest specl OF haze
moving slowly among the stars. It's orbit has not yet
been computed but there is no doubt from It's appear
ance and slow motion ii must be very distant H.