The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-27

" l-,ysssiye celestial phenomenon VIII
M. AVER all the North American CON
s,,her total or a partial eclipse.
american observers win not BIO re-
/. too frequently the case. to travel
"a, q miles into foreign lands in order
a, IA sun as It appears when obscured
n .paque body OF the moon.
\. Mach shadow OF the moon. as IL
4, aver the continent. will pass con
r.',,v south of Houston. People in this
W. iii not SEQ total eclipse. The
ssserysd from Houston. at the moment
<,,,est obscuratlon, will present thin
',..o al light So powerful is the radi-
I. u tle sun, however. that this crescent
a lsrrIsh all the light necessary for the
.,r- II daily business, and. no incon-
.s.rs viii be suffered beyond that en-
-sm very cloudy day.
Y, sstb of the total eclipse will cross
n Southern states including Mississip
iI-ssua. Georgia, Virginia and the Caro-
N .of ii, hours and twenty-three min
~ suns face will be Diaokened, more
! = but the extreme length of the totally
|, X cnly one minute and forty four Sec
M mack Of the total eclipse will begin ut
srt IN the racine oosFal southwest OF
IA st. Lucas IN Lower Jalilornla. IL VIII
Esp over sea ana Innd toward the north
n tnyciopit,g ID snauoM the Mexic'n
q caderfyta. The time at which the to-
IN bsgips in the Pacific will be s hours G
|.ses m Washington time.
{r-srgirg from Mexico the shadow will fall
a Edlnbufg, TEXAS. Thence II will ira :
q, ran Of the Gulf of Mexico. Morgan
II and New OrleaDs. La, VIII next fall
Nth the track Inc furtner progress of
Epal eclipse VIII De descFlDeu by curv-
Milne passing through bay 81. Louis, MIS-
k;l9l City and scranton MISS; Mobile,
t.lslge and Union springs, Ala.i Thomas
h Monticello and Greensboro. Ga. New
frtH and chester ). " Monroe. Car
ets Noncure. Raliegh, nashville. Jackson
~ WINSTON A. C.' SuHolk. Newport news,
Ffck aud VIRGINIA Beach va.
FADES AWAY IN EGYPT.
|tisyng the North American continent tha
I'm vii enter the Atlantic Ocean yno,,in .
III the northeast until it reaches latitude
b tsgses north There the shadows grad
|sy sAits Us direction toward the south
n ana ssIiklng the ldnd tkaln. VIII cover
n tr 9. SolmDra, IN PoTtugal Plunglng
n ne MtulL.Ii9hedll II Will cross tnat sea
big CIV OF Als,els. anu after uarkehinE
4 Aasl u iiipoih VIII eni az sunset in
|EE at about u 80 u m, Washington time
N weave Wiuth OIL tho Fhadow VIII be
nv my NUTS
uosslng tne surface OF the earth the
tps u wy NUN , moves Sltn great raj .
~ y nsaSu re, Wy tue staHuslus Oh terfes-
Il speea, Two elemeAts enter into the
IN y .ss nI s,,, One 20 tue hloVeLle mt
n ~ sa ~ saielilte "a US orbit rms
llp'oSima.eiy at the rate of 5000 miles an
|Ss ile otner Is the aAial or rotatory mo-
Il n! y 'eiIa aetseti' Which Is approximately
|r;a motion of the moon an the rotatory
'R1 o. the earth coincide In direction,
sMum west 70 east IL Is necessary only
. muaet she latter from me FORMER IN Or
@HiNe az the rate Oh the ecllptc speed.
" ~. .' s en,id eIehleht interYenes OF the
'n ao'a,oiy mlotioh OF ioealities upon
", H y. ~ 40 tneS ne nearer 10 me poles
E,i,v viii move forwspd 81 me 'ns w
nss NO miles an hour
MEXICAN oRSEpvEpc prrAcrn
N. 49,, ''11, 49, i1t'' i1a1,'iD'
~ WA eeilpse OF lsoo IS especially graft
ks ~ AnieiivaI astronomers because OF
'-,,,ss s aVeessLoiiity lor purposes OF OBJ
I, ,,ss ~ ene totai eGIipses OF 1867, 1913
\. ,s.s si MnIch were visible in this country,
wv sasilly was to be seen only in sparsey
IN als.rlets. ana the results were not
\ IA. se aasn!
~, ins. vrVasn tne government and SCI
,,ss sas N generally, VIII have every
sss,.. ad'sulage or observations, always
,,.bs-S nj VI - eyuise' the caprlces OF the
4 I I,,. WHICH nn nave rutnlessly marred the
~ aa plans OF sclentlhc men ever since
IN. IN. iyund MS telescope But even the
js.orolVOss,OssdIe Wedther can be thwarted,
y, ~ reoorus fortunately exist which
~ hsva patn OF tne Snadow' ana those
q etisct, Osen sei1cV7u Wnlch present the
,ssSs ,''ion' on the average, In the way
Is sss.s- -.
A M .ne most extensive observations
I'm l;r,,oed emu dcten ior the government
MI ohsa su states by Prot. Brown OF IN
,rn n 5000 - he oongFesS mas Set ASIDE
ss'atcry and $4,000 has been given 70 The
'4~omers of the Smithsonian Institution,
GEORGIA THIN pFSr c1Tr
M ,,s, so,aa.. ~ 81 ~
irsirs IN ECO ere tar apart, the more
4 NJ sc ~ az. OBSERVERS against the chances
rt,,sa OIL ooth expeditions beng
I.sbl.ss ny slouds. The weather Office in
hsns,s.oh ueelaed that the best sites for
alma ne 10 Centrai Georgia and IN
,s.rd 1, ISe south OIL atanta. The high
Il ~. ~ ueulsia and North Carolina will
fMars e,n 49, iiOiH "ihcn tho as
MI .an WORK,
cbssrv ywn mas long been preparing for
sscp5ms,a taohs ne VIII undertake, Every
d h A.. ~. N The governments expeditions
,slsss =, TO some special duty. The
u III s,i Ha.n WI be to carefully perform
As cthers 'eu rh 10 nun without reference
! tne TO permit themselves IN he w. ..lost in
...Ner at the grandeur Of the snectacle >
ss.ie will give them ONLY nna minnie and
na IN which to do ali their work and If
not well done In Thar TINA thera viii
Y chance to try again This is WIZ ne
''ssfefs have been carefnliv rehearsal in
y detail of the nerfor,nanca mil tbev
y become a mechanlsn almost ne ner.
w the machinery in watch Gactory
THE COVER N,NirNr7r ry.,r,.,vos
Nst jn,s,.a. - ~ ~ H.Nl EArEDliloNs.
Satrovesung results are looked for os
ru,oners OF the work OF the American
Nh NJ me best talent in the coun-
I ns tris pfousht 10 bear on the sun dur
Ina no space its proper disk will hide
4, viii Moon Each government expedi-
~ ~ lumber many people That sent
.ij,.a,s w smithsonian Institution is under
raiS In OF Prof. s. T. Langley. who
enlvans,.at..h attention to the sun Prince
r'sfs may IS sending out force of OBJ
n,ps ~ rrof; Young, Prof Stone. with
49, VI Trained bplnHrg will handIa fhr