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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-05
Atesastdria 6azsttf,
,HuBsDAY EVENING, SEPT. S, IS 8
MILLIoNAIREs FIGHT.

News of the sensational ending O
R. T. Wilson's golf club bali at New
port one week ago leaked out last
night and was the subject of converse.
ton around clubs in New York. After
the ladies left, eight or nine men re;
turned to the club house and drank all
the wine in sight. The most proml-
nent of the jewellers were Oliver 81. P.
Belmont and "Carley" Havemeyer.
The party proceeded to demolish
everything in the building and the
place soon bore the appearance of a
wreck. Handsome furniture was COM
pletely ruined. Vases wereset up on
tables and used as targets, the men
throwing champagne bottles at the ex-
pensive ORNAMENTS.
The club had q handsome cuckoo
clock which sang on the approach of
the hour. When cuckoo called pistols
were drawn and the ornamental time
piece was o completely destroyed.
Mr.. Belmont then went out into the
cafe and then to the buffet, where q
number of fine wine glasses were ar
ranged. With n swept of his hand
he knocked them to the floor where
they were broken. Everything orna-
mental in the beautiful club was de.
stroyed. 1t is estimated that $4,000
will hardly cover the loss. Berger, the
caterer, and Hodgson, the decorator,
were big losers.
The revel was finally ended when
"Carley" Havemeyer soundly thrashed
Mr.. Belmont for passing an insulting
remark about q personal matter. Mr..
Belmont was knocked out in short
order and went home disfigured. That
is why he failed to put in an appear
ance at the dance given next day by
Mrs. "Willie" K. Vanderbilt, to whom
he is reported engaged. a.
Mr.. Belmont also found it convenient
to postpone his own dance from last
Thursday to Monday of this week.
This same party enlivened the hours
after a recent dance at the Country
Club, in Westchester county. Every
effort has been made to keep matters Sc
cret on account of the high social stand
ing of those involved.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-05
to watkins and Niagara Falls

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
operate a personally conducted tour to Wat
kins Glen and Niagara Falls, Saturday, Sep
to.nber 7th. Rate SO. Tickets good for
ten days, allowing stop-off privileges at Wat
kins and Rochester, in either direction. and
at Buffalo returning. Special train to leave
Washington at Z q. m. Later tour, October 8.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-05
E. S. LEADBEATER & SONS,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGISTS
los and 1o7 south Fairfax street.
Dealers in Drugs, Chemicals, Patent Medi-
cines, Paints, OILS, Dye Stufs, Spices, Drug
gistS' FGncy Goods and Speciaities.
Wholesale agents in Northern Virginia for
]. G. Ayers Medicines and John Lucas & Co.'s
Tinted Gloss and Prepared Paints, &c.
Manufacturers of Standard Pharmaceutical
Preparations.
We have made large additions to our stock
and are buying leading Proprietary Articles,
Chemicals, &c, direct from the manufacturers
We are therefore enabled to supply the trade
with all goods usually carried by q well-ap-
pointed WHOLESALE DRUG HOUSE at
prices as low as those given by the best houses
in larger cities. All goods forwarded by frat
freight or express after receipt of order.
Promptness IS our speciality. We guarantee
the purity of all drugs furnished. Core
sponderce invited.
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STEAMERS.
NXyASHINGTON STEAMBOAT COM
wv PANY (LIMITED.)
FERRY SCHEDULE

FERRY SCHEDULE
On and after June 18th, 1895, and un-
til further notice the following ferry sched-
ule will be in force.
at 6 90, 73O, 8 80, 9 80, 10 80 and IL SO
a. m, II 80, 1 30, Q 80, 8 80, A 80, s 80,
and 6 80 and Z 15 p. n.
Leave Washington, foot Of Seventh st.
at 615. . Z !, go, 9 80 ; 9 9a 80 ! 10 20 80 an and Il sc 30
and 6 80 and us p. m.
Nh. Same schedule Sundays, commencing
s 80 q. m.
POTOMAC RIVER LANDINGs-sTEAM-
ER WAKEFIELD leaves Washington Mon
days at 100 a. m, and Alexandria at 8 90
q. m, for landings as far as Nomini and on
Wednesdays and Saturdays at same hours for
st. Clements Bay and Leonardtown.
G. w. RIDLEY, General Manager.
JOHN B. PADGETT, Agent.
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g VIM Ramsay, Fisher Brothers.
Henry F Robertson.
Grocers and Liquor Dealers.
TT Burroughs, Harlow Brothers,
n c Wallace, VIZ Johnson & Co.
Druggists.
W F Creighton g. Co, Lunt g. Allen,
&C Lennon, E Leadbeatel &Sons.
L Stabler & Co.
Physicians.
DR. N w O'Brien, DR. w NJ Smith, :
DR. CIV Ashby, DrTM Jones,
DR. W 3 Purvis.
Hardware.
Jas F Carlin & Sons.
Agricultural Supplies.
He rbert Bryant, VII May & Son.
Stores and Tnrare.
Henry Bladder.
Feed Dealers.
Burroughs, FL Pollard,
W Roberts, J B Watkins.
Ice Dealers.
J W Hammond, FA Reed & Co.
Wood and Coal Dealers.
Dew. Aitcheson, W Smoot s. Co,
y ii LlulE1eEmau,
The Marine Railway, shipbuilding and Coal
Company.
Us. Offices.
Postofice.
Dry Goods.
Isaac Eichberg.
Rel Estate.
Alexandria Real Estate Investment, Trust an
Title Company.
Brick Manufactures.
Alexandria Press Brick Company
BreDeries.
Robert Portner Brewing Company.
Butchers.
Hellmuth Brothers, N. Schiller.
Wholesale Cake and Cracker Manufacturers aud
Confectioners.
George B. Hill & Co.
Commission Merchants.
P B Hooe, JT&JG Beckham,
Fisher Brothers, Harlow Brothers,
W A Johnson & Co, 81 Monroe & Co.
Matthew, Kel & Go.
Courts.
County Court, Corporation Court.
Lawyers.
James B Cation, George A Mushbach,
] z M Norton, &C Carlin,
8 G Brent.
Merchandise Brokers.
VIM Fowle Brookes & Co, AD Brockett
Priuate Residences.
Charles King, Herbert Bryant,
E Janney, George A Mushbach,
Mrs M Wood, Mrs Francis L Smith
John ID Hooe, Ell Daingerield,
P 81 Sullivan, w Daingerfeld,
] 3 Zimmerman.
AanaJsctuverso of Soda and Mineral Waters.
James McCuen.
stationers and Printers.
E Bells Sons, RW French
Schools.
Episcopal high School, L NJ Blackford, Prin.
cipal.
Ssminaries.
Theological Seminary.
Telegraph Companies.
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Western Union Telegraph Company.
Tanners.
OC smoot q
Express Companies.
United States Express Company,
Adams Express Company.
Insurance agents.
P B Hooe, L Stabler.
Junk Dealers.
Henry Baader, J Dreifus.
Livery Stables.
Patterson q Brother, B Myers & Co.
Lumber Dealers
Smoot & Co, JH D Smoot,
Perry & Son, Aitcheson & Bro.
Municipal Offices.
City Treasurer, Police Headquarters.
Miuers.
Walter Roberts, T Burroughs.
Newspapers.
Ala1andria Gazette, Evening Sun.
OIL Companies.
Standard Oil Company, Nicclai Brothers.
Planning NiMs.
Aitcheson & Bro, JH D smoot,
81 Co.
Claus and Cainatsaro.
EJ Miller 6 Bon.
Grasn Merchants.
W a Moore.
Uhdertdkers.
B Wheatley,
Restasrant.
Opera House Restaurant.
Gas Companies.
Alexandria Gas Works.
Bakeries.
Alexandria Steam Bakery.
Maehis< Wo7Es,
Did Dominion Machine Works (W 8 Mo0rs),
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-09-05

Oh BOXES Duryea's Satin Gloss Sinner
by J.C. MILRu PSy
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hSCESARCE.
STABLER,
NO. 7O1 KING STREET,
INSURANCE AGENT.
Representing the following frst-class fire
insurance companies:
PHOENIX, of London.
WESTCHESTER, of New York.
NEW YORK FIRE UNDERWRITERS.
NORTHERN, of London.
PHGNIX, Of Brooklyn.
Soliciting the patronage of the public, l
promise the most careful attention to any bus.
iness entrusted to me. feb16
ADVERTISING DIRECTORY,
The following houses, whose advertisement
appear in the GAZETTE. will be found reliable
snd are commended to the attention of pnr-
chasers:
AGRICULTURAL.
Herbert Bryant, foot of Duke street.
BOOK AND STATIONERY.
Robt. w. French, AT and 419 King street.
BRICKS.
Alexandria Brick Works, Hunting creek,
COAL AND WOOD.
j. r. Zimmerman, foot of Queen street.
w. A. Smoot & Co., Shoots wharf.
CAKES AND CONNECTIONS.
George R. Hill & Co., 216-222 north Lee
street.
-CHINAWARE.
E. J. Miller & Son, 317 King street.
FINANCIAL.
First National Bank, S. W. cor. Lee and
Prince streets.
Citizens National Bank, N. W. cor. Lee and
Prince streets.
Burke & Herbert, cor. King and Fairfax
streets.
DRUGGISTS
E. s. Leadbcater g. Sons, 1O5-1o7 south
Fairfax street.
Warfeld & Hall, corner Fairfax and Prince
streets.
w. F. Creighton & Co., corner King and
Royal streets.
/. stabler q Co., N. W. corner Of Kiog and
Washington st Gets.
C.J. w. Summers, corner Duke and Alfred
streets.
DRY GOODS.
Woodward & Lothrop, 10th, 11th, and
F streets, Washington. e
J.E. Iackett, corner King and Pitt streets.
Isaac Eichberg, cnrner King aud Royal
streets.
D. Bendheim, BIG King street.
4. c. slaymaker, 429 King street.
FOUNDERS AND MACHINISTS.
Us h. Aitcheson, 116 King street.
w. s. Moore, south Union street.
& COMMISSION MERCHANTS
VIM. P. Woolls & Son, corner Royal and
Wolfe s%tieets.
Wa johnson & Co., corner Cameron and
Royal streets.
Henry F. Robertson, cor. King and Wash.
streets.
J.C. Mi1burn, north Royal street.
Charles King, 217-223 north Lee street.
g. VIM. Ramsey, cor. of King snd St. Asaph
B. B. Jenkins, corner Fairfax and Duke
streets.
INSURANCE.
Laurence stabler, 7O1 King street.
LUMBER.
Josiah h. D. smoot & Son, "a north Uniog
smOot & Co, % north Union street.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-04-13
OpcnfnE Court With Prayer,

One of the learned justices Of the
Maine supreme court, than whom no
man better knows how to appreciate a
really amusing thing, was holding court
at Ellsworth, and, according to honored
custom, called in a local clergyman to
open the session with a %supplication to
heaven. This worthy gentleman came,
and after a chat with the justice pro-
ceeded to address the giver of all good
and perfect things thus: almighty
God, we beseech Thee to bestow upon
the presiding justice the wisdom which
he so greatly needs." 1t is said that
the same judge once opened court
after prayer, which began this way:
ooh, Lord, we pray Thee to overrule
the decisions of the court to Thine own
honor and glory.".-Bangor CONNER
cial.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-04-13
One Oyster Enough for Il Meal.

Pliny mentions that according to the
historians Of Alexander's expedition
oysters a foot in diameter were found
in the Indian seas. and Sir James e.
Tennent was unexpectedly able to COR
roborate the correctness of his state
ment, for at Kottiar, near Trincomalee,
enormous specimens of edible oysters
were brought to the r%esthouse. One
measured more than eleven inches in
length by half as many in width. But
this extraordinary measurement Is
beaten by the oysters Of Port Lincoln
in South Australia, which are the larg-
est edible oysters in the world. They
are as large as a dinner plate and Of
much the same shape. They are m
times more than q foot across the shell,
and the oyster fits his habitation so
well that he does not leave much
margin. 1t is a new sensation when
a friend asks you to lunch at Adelaide
to have M oyster fried in butter or
eggs and breadcrumbs set before you,
but it is a very pleasant experience,
for the flavor and delicacy of the Port
Lincoln mammoths are proverbial even
in that land Of Observation-Disclosures
Press.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-04-13
A CRIGHT STAR.
A SKETCH OF THE MAN WHO
LED MARY ANDERSON
TO FAME.
Also Played Leading Roles with Booth,
Barrett and Thorne.
[From the St. Louis Chronicla.l

From the St. Louis Chronicle.l
One of the most conspicuous figures in this
Stageland of America today is John w.
Norton. Born in the Seventh ward of New
Of his youth were Thomas w. Keene and
Frank Chanfrau. We find Keene a star at
the age of 25 and Norton in the flower of
early manhood, the leading man for Edwin
Booth at the famous Winter Garden Thea
ter. He was starred with Lawrence Bar
rett early in the 70s, and a%lternated the
leading roles with Charles Thorne at the
Variety theater in New Orleans. Early in
the Centennial year, in Louisville, Norton
met our Mary Anderson, then a fair young
girl who aspired for stage fame, took her
under his guidance and, as everybody
the proprietor of the Grand Opera House in
st. Louis, the Du Quesne Theater, Pitts
burg, and one of the stockholders in the
American Extravaganza Company.
One afternoon early in June he hobbled
into his New York office on Broadway and
encountered his business manager, George
McManus, who had also been a rheumatic
sufferer for two years. Norton was sur
prised that McManus had discarded his
cane. "Whocured you2" he asked. II cured
myself" replied McManus, with DR.. Will
Jams Pink Pills"
II was encouraged by Mr.. McManus'
cure, and as a last resort tried the Pink
Pills myself" said Mr.. Norton to q Chron.
icle reporter. "You have known me for FIVE
years, and know how l have suffered. Why
during the summer of 1893 I was on my
back at the Mullanphy hospital, in this
city, four weeks. l was put on the old sys-
TEN of dieting, with a view to clearing those
acidulous properties in my blood that medi-
cal theorists say is the cause Of my rheu-
matism. l left the hospital feeling stronger,
but the first damp weather brought with it
those excruciating pains in the legs and
back. 1t was the same old trouble. After
sitting down for a stretch of five minutes,
the pains screwed my legs into a Knot when
arose, and 1 hobbled as painfully as ever.
After had taken my first box Of Pink Pills,
1t struck me that the pains were less trou-
blesome. l tried another box, and I began
almost unconsciously to have faith in the
Pink Pills. l improved so rapidly that I
could rise after sitting at my desk for an
hour and the twinges Of rheumatism that
accompanied my rising were so mild that I
scarcely noticed them. During the past
two weeks we have had much rainy
weather in St. Louis. But the dampness
has not had the slightest effect in bringing
back the rheumatism, which I consider a
sufficient and reliable test of the efficacy Of
Pink Pills. l may also say that the Pink
Pills have acted as a tonic on my stomach,
which / thought was well nigh destroyed
by the thousand and one alleged remedies
! consumed in the past five years."
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-04-13
A Microbe That Is Hard TO XIII.

Professor Renk, who is engaged in
making some interesting experiments
on the vitality of the common bacili.
the so-called ''microbe of cholera has
Just finished a treatise containing his
observations on the ability Of such
organism to withstand intense cold. He
has found that they will live for some
time, and exhibit all their usual liveli-
ness in a temperature ten degrees
colder than freezing. A single ''cul.
ture" of these germs in a bowl Of beef
broth, reduced to a temperature of
from five to seven degrees below the
zero Of the centigrade thermometer
(Which is about the same as twenty to
twenty-three above the zero mark of
the Fahrenheit Instrument wereunusu-
ally alive at the end Of 100 hours ex-
posture. He found, however, that as
they were uninterruptedly exposed to
such a degree Of cold for a longer
period than that mentioned above they
gradually lost vitality, and at the end
Of five days were perfectly lifeless and
utterly unable to do damage should
they be taken into the human system.
st. Louis Republic.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-04-13
Food in Australia,

The Australians pass the greater part
Of their time in eating. At z o'clock
In the morning they have tea in bed.
At $50 they breakfast on cold meat,
mutton chops and beefsteak, fried eggs
and tea. At II they lunch on dry
crackers and beer. At 1 they dine and
drink tea. AT 3 o'clock they again take
tea. At 6 o'clock they have supper
with tea. AT 0 or 10 they take a lunch
of bread and cheese. Meat is served
at every meal, either roasted or boiled,
and never reappears on the table III
the form of appetizing ragouts. 1t Is
so cheap about 4c a pound) that they
disdain r%ewarming it. AS to vegetables,
they are boiled and served as in Eng
land, without any sort of preparation.
In cooking, the Anglo-Saxons are about
as far advanced as the rabbits.-NIax
O'Rell.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-04-13
How to Make the Hons Pay.

Now or never Is the time to gather
the profit on eggs. If the pullets have
been properly housed and fed they
should be laying eggs now at a lively
rate, and squaring up the account
against them for feed and care since
last spring. Do not forget the water;
while not so much will be needed as
was needed in summer, it is a neces-
sity, and should be pure and clean.
If there is danger of its freezing be-
fore the fowls will have a chance to
drink, warm it slightly. See that the
feed is given regularly and in variety.
Warm breakfasts now will pay. Keep
the shell box, grit box, charcoal box
and dust box well filled with fresh and
clean material. Clean out the drop
pings at least once a week, and put
fresh, clean leaves or straw owe the
floor, in which to throw dry grain.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-04-13
Hoods Pills are the best after-dinner
Fills; assist digestion. prevent constipation.
STOLE BOUCICAULT's HAIR DYE.

How Sadie Martinez Induced the Old
Beau to Advance Her $500.
Sadie Martinez, when she made her
first appearance in San Francisco with
Dion Boucicault, was, as she is now,
as cunning and jolly a dame as ever
pressed her red lips to a goblet Of
Pommery, says the News Letter. Miss
Martinez used to tell a good story
about Boucicault. In the later years
of his life the great dramatist was
very conceited about his personal APP
pearance. His long hair was carefully
dyed every day with a preparation
which he got from Paris.
One morning Miss Martinez said to
Dion:
MIR. B~oucicault. I want $500"
Miss Martinez" replied the drama
fist, Il cannot conveniently furnish you
with that amount"
II am sorry" said Miss Martinez,
"but 1 hope, when l call later on, that
you'll be able to find the cash for me-"
Next morning when Mr.. Boucicault
arose and went to perform the ord1-
nary duties of his toilet he found that
his hair dye was missing. He knew
that Miss Martinez was acquainted
with the whereabouts Of that import
ant article. He also knew that it
would take him at least two months
to receive a fresh installment from
Paris in case his stock in hand did not
turn up At breakfast he said, very
humbly:
my dear Miss Sadie. did you SEQ
anything Of my hair dye"
To which that gifted and beautiful
lady replied:
II assure you, Mr.. Boucicault, 7
found among my effects a mixture to
change the color Of the hair which
closely approaches you.s 5, so far as I
can tell from the label"
And what is the price Of that mix
ture!" inquired Mr.. Boucicault, blandly.
only $780," replied Miss Martinez,
with a witching smile.
How %fortunate!" said Mr.. Bouci-
cault. I've got a check for that exact
amount in my pocket"
And how fortunate, also,' replied
Miss Martinez; Il have the bottle in
mine"
MI. Boucicault took the bottle, Miss
Martinez took the check, and then over
their black coffee they chatted about
the weather.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-04-13
SAWDUST

Modern Discovery for the Utilization
of n Heretofore Useless OffaI.
One Of the methods whereby profit
has been made from sawdust is the
manufacture from it of oxalic acid,
which Is a simple process producing u
material in wide commercial demand in
the arts Of dyeing and other chemical
arts. AS intimated, the process is not
only simple, but the outfit for conduct
ing 1t does not involve Il large invest
ment. The principles involved are not
complicated, n the process can be
carried out by cheap labor under the
superintendent Of a fairly intelligent
director.
OXalic acid is frequently met with In
the vegetable kingdom, especially in
combination with gases which destroy
it's poisonous character. OXalate of
lime is found In considerable quantity
in the rhubarb plant; oxalate of potash
is found In the sorrel, and oxa-
late of soda in %salicornia, and sal soda.
Formerly the acid was obtained from
the sorrel, oxalis acetosella, but more
recently from sugar, by the action of
the nitric acid upon it. The nitric acid
Gliu SuSul L DoliCu " SOlllc llllle,
then evaporated to dryness, and the
oXalic acid formed is purified by recrys-
Utilization from water. A much
cheaper material than sugar is saw
dust. In this case an alkali must be
employed instead of an acid, as well
as at a higher temperature. The opera
ton Is conducted in an iron vessel of
suitable size and shape; and either
caustic soda or potash is employed, the
yield being greater with the latter.
Some recent experiments made go
to prove that a mixture of forty
parts Of caustic potash to sixty parts
of caustic soda will produce as large
a yield as when potash alone is used,
provided the operation be performed
in shallow vessels with thin layers of
the material, avoiding as far as posi-
BILE the fusing of the mass. Soft woods,
+ such as pine and fir, produce larger
quantities of oxalic acid than hard
wood like oak. The proportion of the
wood to alkali should not exceed rs to
100, and the temperature should be
about $50 degrees Fahrenheit.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-04-13

New York's state engineer has great
expectations concerning the coming
utility of the trolley in moving canal
boats. He says the trolley lines could
be built on either side of a canal, the
motor running on its own track, at.
tached to tow-lines as now used, con-
trolled by the helmsman, and consum-
ing no space on the boats. The track
along the towpath could be elevated,
giving room for the horses to tow by
the present method when desired. In
this case the motors might be called
electric horses. This is but one OF the
practicable and inexpensive systems
that have been proposed.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-04-13
MIRA NOW VISIBLE.
The Star That Blazes Out Like q
Celestial Search Light.

catrch eht
The Philadelphia Record says the
southern evening skies during the next
few months will be the scene of an
interesting stellar exhibition. With an
opera glass the observer may discover
in line with the star Menkar a red
star, nearly at the center Of a small
triangle of faint stars. Having found
it with the glass. he will probably be
able to see it with the naked eye. A
week hence it will almost certainly be
visible to the naked eye. In another
week it will be quite conspicuous, and
If it is true to it's record it will con-
tinue to brighten until at the end of six
or eight weeks it will be nearly, If not
quite, as bright as Menkar.
This is the famous star Mira the
Wonderful. n Of the most remarkable
OF the variable stars-remarkable both
for h great range of it's variability
and for the ~irregularity of it's habits.
When at it's minimum Mira is away be-
low the limit Of naked-eye vision, be-
ing then a star of between the ninth
and tenth magnitudes. At its maxi
mum 1t sometimes surpasses in splen-
dor a star Of the second magnitude,
although-thiS Is one of it's eccentrici-
ties-occasionallv it attainS to only the
fourth magnitude before it's light be-
gins to wane. 1t IL n the cycle Of it's
changes in an average period Of eleven
months, during about seven Of which
1t is invisible to the naked eye. HAY
ing attained its greatest brilliancy, 1t
usually remaius without noticeable
change for a week or ten days, and
then about three months is again be-
yond the reach Of the naked eye. Its
last maximum occurred in March last,
and another Is due, therefore, in the
coming February.
Mira loses its redness as it brightens,
and the s~pectroscope gives the very in
teresting information that it's increase
of brilliancy is largely due to an out
break Of luminous gases, the cause II
which is among the still unsolved rid
dies of science. Its spectrum, when it
is at it's brightest, is crossed by a large
number Of intensely bright lines
hieroglyphs in which the spectroscop-
list sees the certain evidence of glowing
gases-some of which are due to hydro
gen.
The star Is this year in a position to
be observed at a convenient hour dur
Ing the most interesting portion Of its
period Of visibility, and the amateur
~star-gazer should not lose this unusu-
ally favorable opportunity OF forming
Its acquaintance and witnessing its
singular behavior.