The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-12

OF frcrc philippe olfaIluri % 'Ae
hey OF Clteaux. aud runs thus
In the year 1896 Paris VIII De
hloited out. never to reappear Muen
evil and nothing good 10 those days
Many great cities will be burned.
To make the matter worse. Il 70 az
frmod that the Frore Oliyarlus had ID
his day. "a great reputation for persp'-
eacity." But. as he goea stiil further
and announces the end Of the world for
1893. Il makes n difference TO Paria o.
only three years. after all.
The subjcc, OF the dissolution OF all
things earthly, when the heavens shan
be rolled together In a scroll, and time
shall be no longer for this little star 81
the universe called the earth. has al
WAYS exercised a strange fascination
over the minds Of men, Prophets and
as.rologen have presented their apeeu-
latians from time TO time. whllo lclen-
flats and students have argued the caaa
again and again from the standpoint Of
known hypothesis and seemingly logi-
cal argument Tho Bible Is full Of dec
iarationa on this point. and the carly
Christian fathers taking their cue
thereirom. wrought out many ingeni-
Gus deductions.
Renewed attention has been given 20
Tho subject during the last few years.
Camille Frammarlon. the eminent
French astronomer, has written much
upon the subject. and In one recent
work has wildly described the possl-
hillty Of the destruction OF the world
BY collision with n comet. Lieutenant
TOtten. Of the United States army. and
military instructor at Yale college. has
also attained considerable notoriety by
his predictions based upon deductions
from Biblical chronology aud prophecy
Professor Falh. OF Vienna. an accom-
piiched scientist. who has achieved a
reputation throughout all Europe for
his meteorological knowledge. and par
ticulariy for has extraordinary famill-
arity with the het!,s and customs Of
earthquakes. has also given consldera.
lie attention 10 TIE subject. and. ON the
whole. has commanded more rospcc,
than most Of his fellow prophets.
Professor Falh'a predictions of scld-
matic disturbances have been remaria-
bly, filed His warning OF the great
earthquake az zaatc. May and Z. 1898.
was published by newspapers all over
the world the day before the earth
quake occurred. Another example Of
his accurate forc-know!etge Is sh1wa
IN the fact that on March 81. 1898. hc
wrote TO the Tourist club OF Vienna.
accepting an invitation 90 lecture about
earthquakes but added that he would
like better 70 defer hts lecture until
lfiCr April 70. as an earthquake would
occur at that time. which would AID
him In giving them enlightenment
As a matter Of fact an earthquake &C
CURED ATFil s. and was felt an over
Southern Hungary. Professor Falb's
prophecies 90 back over a number o.;
years. have usually been made from
nine to twenty months In advance anC
have almost ID every instance bcCn con
ICCi
Tho latest prediction Of Professor
Fab 10 even more disturbing than that
Of any he has heretofore made. lie as
sorts that On November 10. 1899. taa,
heavenly wandcFer, knosn as no
come, OF 1866. will appear and collide
with the earth. then viii be- the Cnd q.
the earth as Tar as VIC are concerned.
These prophecies arc scientific pre-
dlc,lons. based uron scientific invostl-
rauons into the physical conditions al
the earth Professor Falb believes yli
the deep down interior OF the earth !.
filled with a molten mas which Is cab
.cci to ebb and ilow like the waters 81
the ocean. Between the earth and a 3,
\ molten mass. which Is gradually cook
lag. there Is only a she'll Of an average
oi Is miles IN thickness. Ia some
places the earth crust Is thicker tAan
ia others.
Where u Is thnnost the confined .cr-
r,hle forces OF the under world. chicay
IN the form OF gas. seek constantly &C.
escape and when TIE pressure oi ,hr
atmosphere around the earth h. lowest
Tic laf finds an out'et. usually In WOLF