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New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
THE OLD BELIEF AB0rT COMETS

THE Catholic Standard and Times" of Phila-
delphia.' denies with much heat the old story
recently revived, that one Of the Popes issued
bull communicating a comet 1t declares
the story to be a grotesque calumny which has
been frequently dsproved. It doubtless has
reference to Pope Calixtus III who succeeded
to the Papal chair in 1855. and if 1t does it
would be justified in declaring the story un-
proved, but not in calling 1t grotesGue
calumny. No such bull is found in the published
list of bulls, but such astronomical writer's
as Arago, Grant HoefCr Guilemin and Watson
are inclined to believe 1t. The question as 10
the issue of such q bull is, however a barren
one. The essential fact is that Calixtus. like
nearly all his contemporaries, regarded comets
as balls of fire flung into view by God to warn
men of coming disasters. Platina the archi-
visit of the Vatican at that time and the author
OF a history Of the POpes. clearly shows that
such was the case. A comet now known as
Halley's comet had appeared. and at the same
time the Turks had taken Constantinople Re
garding the two events as related the Pope de
creed several days of prayer for the averting
"Of the wrath Of God, that whatever calamity
"impended might he turned from the Christians
land against the Turks" At about the same
time also, there was Incorporated in a litanv
the petition, From the Turk and the comet
Good Lord. deliver u.s."
The history of this delusion about comets
ought to be helpful to the Church today. bv
showing the unwisdom of a too minute dog
matism matters that can be settled only by
scientific observation. Nearly all the early
fathers of the Church believed that comets
were divine portents of evil. Origen In the
third century, so believed as did also the Ven
cradle Bede In the eighth century John of
Damascus, his contemporary, representing the
Eastern Church, took the same view ST
Thomas Aquinas, the angelic Doctor" the
greatest scholastic theologlan that the Catholic
Church ever produced. whose works the pres
ent Pope has commended, maintained the same
opinion. II may be said that such speculative
opinions, even though erroneous. could do no
narm But this is not true. They did harm in
three ways. They paralyzed the will and the
intelligence. If pestilence arose because of
unsanitary conditions some wandering comet
was blamed for it, and any attempt to trace II
TO It's real cause would have been deemed sacri-
iegious- II war impended the people resorted
10 prayers against some comet instead OF try
ing 10 avert II by wise statesmanship This
course, In the second place tended To encoura ge
an Ignorant fetichism which did much TO
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26

Parls' Aug. % (SpectaD.-Among the passengers
on the st. Paul from Cherbourg are:
Senator Nelson " Aldrich, Mr. and Mrs. Frank L Per
Mr.. and Mrs. a, G Agnsw Mrs Howard Roberts
Mr.. and Mrs George Allen. ney.
Mr., Edwards H. Butler Miss Stone
Mr.. Mrs Theodore But Steele ie-1 MIS- NJ
NJ: NJ AND and M: Mr.: esssa. ssss Ne ,sS %
Dr. Charles A. Church. Justice George c. Berrett
Mrs c. H Converse. Professor F, B. crocker.
MIS- MIS-. ea6 ce6ta Miss ses SaRn0n Dr. Charles Dana
Mr.. and Mrs. n G Dough MARSHALL Il rs ali TEr Fry
NJ Mrs H E1aslsr John 'ls' = Hoasand % G"'''
fnr M5s fanny Frederic RSI1fI RsP5E kP kP
Mr.: and j Woodward Colonel n j. o5rien
Mr.: and Mrs George W fSt'IS Dr. John n " a'R RobO
Mr. and and Ms a Clark Howell Major A " Van Dyke
Miss Murphy.
Passengers La Touraine from Havre include:
Mr; and Mrs Louis Dana Mrs. E. c. Moore.
Mrs F I. Nusent and Walter pollock
Mr. land and Mrs A 1. Aud G -s H Bunny 2aa15tSpe
MI and Mrs William j Nr and Mrs vslois
Passengers who left Paris to sail on the Cam
pana included:
Mr. MT' .V Mrs. HSma@ BTeSDo, RF AtTsa dngSGs Canning
Mr.. and Mrs Harry j William Fisher.
Powers and family. DR.. William Fisher. jr
The following are sailing on Sunday on the
Deutschland from Cherbourg:
Mr.. Mrs. Charles W Miss Rhodes
Needham. Mr.. and Mrs Burton Holmes
The Misses Needham. Miss H r. Horgan.
Mrs. F. c. Hamil- Dr. Morrison.
Mrs. NJ A. FrOthugham.
Charles Noble. DR.. J. W. Graham
Mrs. Noble Mrs. Graham
Mrs ]. Rhodes.
The following booked to sail the Teutonic
Wednesday:
Mrs A c. Klngsland Miss b. V. Chapman.
Mrs C E Coudert.
The following booked to sail the Lain on
Wednesday from CherbOurg;
Mr. and Mrs. b. Huey. Mr.. and Mrs Charles War
Professor Humph- Hunt and
Colonel Charles A. Converse
Mrs John Mills Miss Blackenton.
Miss D. Davenport
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
RISHoP OF COLUMBUS CONSEcRArEp

Cincinnati Aug. 25-The Right Rev Henry Noel
Ter was consecrated Bishop of Columbus az the
Cathedral In this city early to-day Archbishop
Elder and the Bishops of Indianapolis Atlanta
Grand Rapids Nashville. Covington and other dio-
ceses. together with about two hundred priests.
participated in the imposing ceremony The Cathe-
dral was crowded with spectators The Very Rev
Louis +. Kearney, provincial of the Dominlcans at
GAINESVILLE. preached the sermon The music was a
notable feature Regrets sent by Bishops
McCloskey OF Louisville. Foley OF Detroit and
Horstman OF Cleveland.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
COZ. DINNERS AND MrSIC.

Newport r. L. Aug 25 SpeciaD.-To-day's play
at the Newport Golf Club handicap oOgey
match Harold Sands. with handicap of 10 win
ming by up on bogey. John Tooker. also handi-
capped at 10. played even up. a. NJ Coats was
scratch man. and there about fifteen other
players.
James j. Van Allen gave a large luncheon to-day
at the Clambake Club and Mrs. George e. De
Forest dinner and musical In honor OF her guests
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hartman. jr.
Dinners given tonight by Mrs ogden
Minis, Mrs. Nat pniei Thayer and Egerton L. Win
throp
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26

The DAILY and SUNDAY TRIBUNE, BY mail
$1.o0 q month, except TO a city or foreign
address.
Readers are fnVfed TO complain to This
office, If they cannot find TRBUNEs at a
meas stand. The Presidential campaign
has caused an increase in sales.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26

all leave. but she is finding out that they
important to her wellbeing than all
her politicians put together.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
crRAN rEACHERS SAIL FoR HnmE

Philadelphia Aug. 2S--The United States trans
ports Crook Mcpherson. Rawlins and Sedgwick
having on board the thirteen hundred Cuban school
teachers who spent days in seeing the sights of
this city sailed for Havana AT o'clock this morn
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26

Whatever is done or is not done in the direc-
ton of park making al Coney Island there
should promptly be constructed a proper ter
minus for the Ocean Parkway. For several
years that splendid avenue has ended at a sort
Of jumping off place" where vehicles, bi-
cycles equestriars and pedestrians are all
crowded together into a veritahle pellmell of
discomfort and danger. A spacious concourse
and an ample passage from the Parkway to the
leach and streets at the west urgently
needed
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26

rival State Democratic machine, with Coler
es driving wheel which seems all ready TO be
put together. would tend to slow up the old
concern materially. with perhaps the ultimate
effect of stopping it altogether.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26

1t seems hitting TO say that Captain McCalli
writes history about as well as he makes it, an
he makes it particularly we'll.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26
TRAVELLERS RETURNING.

Paris. Aug. 25 (SpeciaD.-Among the passengers
on the st. Paul from Cherbourg are:
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26

The upland cotton districts OF Mississippi are
threatened with a dearth OF negro labor. on ac-
count OF a stampede OF the blacks for the river
bottoms. where higher wages are offered. This
means peril to the crop and in some cases It's
partial or entire loss. and imrarts serious ca
lamity to the State, in which cotton Is so i'm
portant a product. Mississippi took the lead In
black disfranchisement and comported Serself
generally il she would be glad To have them
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26

We are now good friends with Spain again. the
bond confirmed by treaty of amity. commerce.
navigation and general intercourse just pro-
visonally signed by our Minister at Madrid and
sure 10 be confirmed at Washington. We are
glad to be amicable and fraternal terms
again, and there is doubt that Spain feels
the same way. The little war dance between
us was wholesome exercise. in way bad for
her constitution. which, the contrary. has
been improved by It. fact which she has wis
dom and mAgnanimity enough fully to appre-
ciate
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26

Mr Croker wants to know where the little
family grocery stores and similar places OF
business that common in his boyhood.
Why doesn't he ask where are the stage coaches.
and wood fires. and tallow candles?
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26

There is PROBABLY little If any danger of the
American and other troops in China being
rounded and put into peril by the Chinese. The
latter have not the staying powers" requisite
for such action after the routing they have suf-
fered.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26

Abroad Americans have cOngregated at Nsi -
resorts. Because OF the double attraction " ~.
Prince OF Wales and the Duke OF Camertose, -
majority OF the fashionable Paris set are AT h0-
burg Mrs. Robert Goelet is expected 70 Fs'-
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26

The arrival Of Mr.. and Mrs T SuIsrn Taller
at Newport will keep Alfred G. Vanderbilt some
what in countenance. Mr.. Taller has not vet
been converted to the automobile. and IS one o.
the best whips in the country Robert L Gerry
has also shown himself a true lover OF the horse,
and, although there will be coaching parade.
Newport has not been altogether given over 20
electric and steam and gas machines. There has
been much objection TO the proposed autouloolle
exhibition and races although there will Be
parade some time within the next month
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26

Southampton's gala time the Horse show
which began on Friday and closed YESTERDAY Il
was in charge Of Henry Barclay. and a sue
cess This coming week will be devoted 20 The
golf tournament. the games beginning Tuesday
The week saw Southampton the scene Of many
house parties. On Friday evening there held
the weekly dance at the Meadow Club. which IS
always event.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26

Polo and tennis and some golf. with yacht rae
ing the principal amusements in the open at
Newport. Alfred G. Vanderbilt started a coach
ing trip to Boston yesterday. Miss Elsie French
will visit Lenox during the week Mr. Vanderbilt
and Miss French seen driving in all manners
OF conveyances, except automobiles Both OF them
loyal TO the horse. Miss French has not been
going out very much this season, owing TO the
Vanderbilt mourning. There have been several
quiet dinners in the family and among int1mate
friends but nothing more She has not been al
any OF the large dances
New-York tribune., 1900-08-26

Announcements have been made that Mrs Fred
erick Nelson would give a large dinner on the
Casino piazza on September 8 This Will be fol-
lowed by dance in the Casino ballroom. and Mrs
James P. Kernochan will have a dinner dance on
September at her villa, Sea View. Others en-
tertaining next week will be Mrs. Clement c
Moore who gives luncheon on Tuesday. Mr. and
Mrs. Heber R. Bishop, Mr.. and Mrs ogden Mills.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Kemp, Mrs n Mortimer
Brooks and Mrs Elisha Dyer IT.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08
A RED TIN HORSE.
The Bright-COIOFed Toy Proved an
Attractive MOrseI for a Three
Pound Bass.

''Did you ever feel really sorry for
fsh?' said a gray-bearded old fisher
man, as he sat on log at the edge Of a
stream and sleepily watched the red
and blue cork riding the little waves Of
the current.
''No, 1 can't say that I have" re-
sponded his companion, who was fish
ing a few yards farther downstream,
relates the Cincinnati Enquirer. ''Ev-
srything is fish that gets on my hook,
and / don't believe 1 have ever been
sorry for one yet"
SWell, you haven't fished as long as
[ have. Maybe your time is coming.
Some queer things happen around riv-
srs and lakes, and when you have been
as intimate with the fnny tribe as
many years as I have been you will very
likely have seen the fish that you felt
sorry for. About 90 years ago I was
camping out once on a little lake in
Minnesota with my family and few
ultimate friends. One day I was just
getting ready to push my boat out into
the lake for a morning fish. My little
boy was sitting near the edge of the
water playing with some toy in his
lap, His mother was not far away, and
anyhow the water was so shallow there
that he could have been given only a
little wetting if he had fallen in. The
ooy was most too young to fish, but
he knew fish all right and had shown
very little liking for them, much to
our surprise.
Among other trinketsathe little fell
low had in his lap was red tin horse
about two or three inches long. He
was holding this up in the sunlight,
waving it about and talking to it.
Bright things are extremely attractive
to some kinds of fish, you know. Sud-
denly there was swish and a swirl in
the water just below the boys feet and
three-pound bass jumped out of the
water and landed in the boys lap. The
fish had sprung to swallow the red
horse. The fish lay gasping in the child's
lap, and the boy looked half scared to
death.
"'Grab him, Bobby, grab him quiclc!'
[ screamed, at the top of my voice. But
evidently Bobby did not hear me or
he was too badly frightened or too mad
to obey me, for the next instant he
picked up the fish in his hands, spanked
1t twice and threw it back in the
water"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08
A Valuable servant.

The servant girl entered the room
with noticeable hauteur and awaited
the pleasure of her mistress.
A bright, CHEEKY fire burned in the
CRATE, fact which has no direct bear.
ing upon the points to be related, but
which is worthy of notice as a concur,
rent circumstance.
'Mary!"
The voice of the mistress was softly
modulated, as is usual with mistresses
similarly situated.
81 wish to raise your salary"
The girl clung to the lace curtains
for support.
eyes, Mary" the lady continued, 81
don't know what we should do without
you. Of course, you have broken
dishes, and all Of that, Mary, but the
police protection we've had since you've
been with us is something immense,
You are good girl, Mary"
1t was a new experience for the do.
mestic, and she had no course but to
leave the room in silence.-N. Y. News
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08

a strange story has just come to li 'ght
here Of the queer fancy of a pretty
widow who furnished an elegant house
complete for the benefit Of her dead
husbands spirit while she kept her
apartments at 8 fashionable hotel shq
has notified the agent that as She is
abOut to marry again she viii need the
house no longer. She has spent a feW
moments each day at this strange resi-
dence, but has never passed a night be,
meath its roof. She is Spiritualiat,
says g Minneapolis correspondents a.
the Chicago Inter Ocean, and this =
her story.
Several years ago / was married "a
q young man whom i had known since
my childhood. We were very much in
love. After a few years Of perfect hap
piness my husband died. was heart
broken. sold my house and trag-
eled. But longed 10 be near my hus.
bands grave, so I came back to Min.
neapolis and engaged rooms in a hos
tel. I was just beginning to be com.
Portable when I became haunted BY
the thought that my husbands spirit
shared the rooms with me. At first
this made me very happy, until I re-
membered how he loved air and light
and solitude. Then rented large,
comfortable house with a west front,
and had his books and desk moved into
it. visited the house daily. My hus-
bands spirit seemed to invade the
place. Then I became haunted by the
thought that was neglecting my hus.
band. was enjoying luxury and ease,
while he was living in a great, cheer
less house, without furniture; SO / be.
gan furnishing the house, choosing for
the draperies the bright, warm-lool.
ing fabrics that he liked best. I also
bought books, rugs and pictures, but
by and by became annoyed by the
thought that my husband had become
so lonely that he had prevailed upon
the spirits Of his mother and father,
as well as two sisters, one a baby, ia
live with him.
Il bought a cradle for the baby sister
and easy chairs for the old people, ]
was about to replenish their wardrohes,
although I could hardly afford it, when
I met the man who is to be my future
husband. He IS a practical physician.
he questioned me kindly and drew t8n
me the story vain ftnmnts ta
/ please my husband and his family. Tt
was the first time I had told anyone
of my dear tenants, and when I finished
/ was crying like baby. Gently and
carefully my lover physician has turned
my attention to the living, until at last
I have decided to give up the house
which have rented for 50 long, and i'm
stead Of mourning for a dead husband
to be happy with living one"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08
APPEARANCRs DEcEPTTYR.
They Looked Like DeacOnu, But 4'helr-
srUvVed Them to he
Otherwiae.

In car on the Blue island express Of
the Illinois Central the other day a pas.
senger sat alongside pair Of COM
muters. Having nothing better to do
he began in his suburban way to size
them up, wondering who and what
they were, says the Chicago Chronicle.
They were both of about the same size,
and they looked enough alike to be
brothers, if not twins They were
dressed in nondescript clothes of black
and they both wore derby hats Of un.
known vintage. They both had un~-
kempth cronjes falling upon their shirt
fronts and their arms were full OF
household packages after the manner
of good commuters, They looked very
good. There was a sort Of dissenting
air about them which made the watch.
ing man think that they were members
of the Lutheran church. He let his inn
aginatiOn stray on till he saw them
on Sunday with their families about
them in the little square meeting.
house taking part with deep devotion
in the exercises. He even imagined that
a faint odor of sanctity exhaIed from
their persons-that delicate and in
definite perfume which comes from
pews and hymn-books.
They talked together in ordinary
tones, which were dimmed by the rush
of the express. Finally when the train
stopped at Hyde Park he heard one say
to the other:
eyes, he's a mighty good wrestler,
an if I'd known jes' how good he was
I'd a tried my strangle holt on i'm.
alters succeeded with that an no man
ever downed me yit when onct I get a
chanct t give i'm my best holt. Him
an mes goin' t. have another bout mex
Sunday fer five dollars a side an you
bet he won't ketch me nappin' then"
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08
PROJECTING Wild ANIMALS.
ervation Of Es.st-yanfshinE spa-
eies Necessary to the Student
oR Natural History.

The London Quarterly Review IN re-
iawing ten recent books telling Of
Ahe experiences Of hunters in quest OF
ig game makes them the text Of
article on the human passion for
lling other animals. At first, it says,
man slew for meat and clothing, then
cf sport and trade, but nowadays he
seems to be actuated merely by the
sion for slaughter. ''The curse Of
e gunner broods over the close Of
e century" 1t is on this account
Chat game once so plentiful has al
most disappeared.
The time was when great herds Of
Beasts roamed over the habitable
globe, but with the approach of men
hey have become more scarce, and
die animals that used to come to gaze
81 wonderment at the explorer or
hnnter are killed with reckless slaugh-
ar. Theodore Roosevelt said that the
rife is responsible for the extermina-
ION of the buffalo, which previously
was not killed faster than the spe-
eies was propagated when bows and
arrows were the weapons used against
it. The extinction Of this animal, most
apparent to the American, is not
antique in the animal history. The war
against the elephant in Africa is near
as relentless because of the quest
for the ivory. In India the sporting
zeal of officers on vacations has all
most killed off the horned beasts even
faster than the government rewards
have destroyed the tigers and the ven
omous snakes.
The problem of to-day is to protect
tie fast vanishing race of animals
from their unequal contest against the
/ ride Of the hunter. In America game
4 preserves for buffalo have been es-
ta3lished and similar preserves exist
in South Africa and in Russia, as well
as ia the parks of noblemen and
# princes of Europe. Such measures are
however, Intellectual. The animals pre-.
! served in parks lose their wild traits
Three plans are suggested for the
protection OF the wild animals. These
aTe close seasons, gun anu game Ii,
censes which would Amit the size Of
the bag, and the forbidding of the
y 40a4AAa NJ N@eA VAN AkhsAANo 0AgNe5
the closing Of certain areas tC
the hunter for specific period. Th'
erlH Review suggests that this
| properly Is a matter for an interna
tional congress, 1t indorses the sug
gestion of M. Foa for an internationa
geological peace conference to enac
the necessary measures for the preser
vation of the animals. 1t would no
only be a movement of mercy toward
the wild beasts, but it would be {
matter of international concern, in
asmuch as science is of no national
ity. The preservation of the species
is necessary for the student of nat
ural history. The moa, dodo anG
great aux have become extinct il
modern times and perished, Will,
practically unknown to the scientists
The Quarterly Review truly says tina
the new century might be inaugurateC
most happily by an internationa
movement of mercy to the beasts.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1900-09-08
F0REIGN eossTp.

Many delicious fruits are grows ~
Paraguay.
Including Formosa, the ulilzado rules
over 46,0OO,0O0 subjects.
The fayorite theatrical play in india
Is the presentation Of the exploits a
some god.
The Scotehman who invented the
Mafeking blend Of porridge received
a bonus of e from the government,
SO invaluable was it to the garrison's
rations supply, it being equal to six
weeks additional provisions. The ma
tives prefer it to any other food
The crusade against tuberculosis is
now being pushed with determined zeal
in almost every province in Canada
The two leading cities, Montreal and
Toronto, have organizations for the
propagation of information regarding
the prevention and treatment Of the
disease.
The extraordinary unhealthiness Of
some parts of Assam is fully detailed
in a recent report. Tn the Surma, val
ley, which is estimated to contain about
2,5OO,O0O people, there were only Is, 900
births in 1898, but $4,000 deaths. Also
in the Assam valley there were only
71,O31 births and $4,000 deaths.
Japanese clerks have become pop
ular in London recently and are em-
plOyed in considerable number of
stores. Manufacturers who have given
the Japanese a trial, however, COM
plain that they are wasteful of mate
rial and have no idea of the value of
machinery. They seem to spend all
their spare time studying the English
language.