Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1892-11-24
NOT EXACTLY NEWS.
A Few General Remarks and Familiar
Rehactions.

Mysteries in 1926 and 1882 The perioC
of Biela's wanderer was found to be 81,
wears and six days, and its orbit TO be a
its nearest point about 10000 miles from
that of the earth. But it was due to pas!
in May or July, and the best astronomiC
opinion seems to be that this is sta
tramp taking trip around in the orbit
of Biela's comet. 1t is 25,000 miles il
diameter, and is travelling at the rate Of
10000 miles day. 1t is supposed to be
now about 100000 miles from the
earth. As the earth is approaching the
place where the two orbits come together
at the rate of 10000 miles day, the
comet, if it travels in the orbit of Biela's
will pass by the nearest spot to the
earth's orbit eight hours before the earth
reaches it, add this will be before next
Sunday, probably Saturday night. Its
spectrum is continuous, so probably it is
not self-luminous body. 1t is now
three or four times as large as when first
seen, and there have been observed in
many parts of it, little shining particles.
which the telescope shows to be stars
shining through it. So let us take COM
fort. 1t is probably mostly gaseous
substance, and lift does happen to plump
into the earth, will do little harm. Its
substance is extremely rare; our air is
several hundred times more dense, and
if it does strike the earth it will do no
more harm to the inhabitants than a
feather bed would to the fish if it should
fall on the ocean. The greatest possible
harm that could come would be the fall
ing of few hundred meteoric stones
over the surface of the earth and a slight
disturbance in our atmosphere caused by
its gases mixing with our air.
Whether it hits the earth or not, we
are likely to be treated to meteOric dis
play on the nights from the 26th to the
29th, and it would be well for every ore
to be on the lookout for the free show.
The Catholic Archbishops, who met in
New York last week. made decision
which apparently marks an advance
toward a desirable goal, namely, the
abolil ion of class division in regard to
religious belief, and which tends to
smooth somewhat the vexed Question of
schools They adopted resolutions which
do not condemn the public schools nor
contain one word of censure for them.
While urging the desirability of provid
ing Catholic schools for Catholic child ell,
they clearly recognize the right of Cath
olic parents to send their children to the
public schools when they direct that
provision be made for those who attend
Them, 4. e, public schools by Sunday
schools, and also by instructions on some
other day or days of the week, and by
urging parents to teach their children
The Christian doctrine in their homes"
This is adecided progress for liberality,
and coming from the quarter it does,
shows the irresistible tendency of modern
thought toward religious emancipation |
The event of the week, and one that
attracts widespread and intense atten
tion all over the country, is the football
game at New York, Thursday, between |
the Yale and Princeton teams Yale !
goes in flushed with a hard earned vic
tory Saturday, in magnificent game
with Harvard. Princeton comes up with |
the reputation of many victories, and the
prestige of a team regarded by experts |
as the superior There is never any
apathy in these contests, and the rules |
of recent years have taken from the
Games all features of brutality. They are
simply fine contests of brain and Drawn.
They are not degrading. On the con-
trary. they are, perhaps, one of the best
features of a collegiate education. If
man in college is to get ready for life's
no better place can be found
for him than that of player on the foot
bail eleven.