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New-York tribune., 1906-08-19
Discredited Falls of Stone

DRESIDENT JEFFERSON was told, in 1907, that
Professors Silliman and Kingsley had described
shower of stones at Weston, Connecticut. He re-
mar ked: 1t IS easier to believe that two Yankee
professors will lie than to believe that stones will
fall from heaven"
The opinion Of intelligent men, especially sci
entists, was undergoing change however, at that
time: This was due largely to the investigation by
the French Academy of the shower of meteorites
at Laigle in 1893. The inquiry established so
absolutely the fact that the stones had fallen from
outer space that scientific We're compelled by
logic to believe that such showers could occur else
where And since the fall at Laigle, when two to
three thousand stones descended less than eleven
such showers have been recorded. In the shower
OF Pultusk, Poland, in S68 hundred thousand
stones estimated have fallen the total weight
reaching over four hundred pounds. In a shower
at Noes, Germany, in 1882, more than three thou
sand stones fell.
In the United States, about seven hundred and
fifty pounds of meteorc descended at Esther
vile, GeC-gla, in 1870. Several thousand stones
tell over an nine miles in length and one mile
wide near Forest City, Iowa, in 1890. These show
ers We're marked by extraordinary phenomena of
hight and s5und, making them events never to be
forgotten l. those fortunate enough to witness
New-York tribune., 1906-08-19

retaries of his mission was young Bernard BulOw
To-day the latter is Chancellor OF the German
Empire and as such in control of the entire diPo-
matte service of the Kaiser Moreover lie Is married
to the divorced wife of his former chief, Count
D0hnhoff, who has just retired from the oSst OF
Prussian Minister at Dresden. With rega-1 to
Countess Tasslo Festetics of TOna, she IS sister OF
the late Duke of Hamilton, and her first husband
was the now reigning Prince of Monaco Her mar
riage to him dissolved by the tribunals, and like
wise annulled by the Church. But IS only within
the last ten wears that she has received admission
to the courts of St. James and of Vienna, of which
latter she is now one of the most important dig
nitaries.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-19
F M

WTHEN it was recently announced that a
w twenty-ton meteorite had been presented
w to the American Museum of Natural His
tory in New York, doubted the fact Mrs.
William E. Dodge bought this huge mass of ore
which was discovered near the Cascade range Of
mountains in Oregon in 1902 She paid twenty
thousand hundred dollars, the highest price ever
given for meteorite, and bestowed it upon the
museum in memory of her husband. Only one
other meteorite in the United States is larger and
that is the one brought from the far north by Ex-
plorer Peary in 1895, and it is at the same
museum
The advance of learning in the past century
could hardly be better illustrated than by the mat
ter-Of-fact manner in which the Of this gift
was announced and received. The attitude. even
of scientific men, a hundred years ago toward ac-
counts of meteorites that of scorn and incredu
lity. Such expressions greeted the report of
shower of stones at Juillac France in July, 1900.
The account was prepared with great care by the
officers of the municipality. And vet Berthelon,
eminent for his learning, characterized it as re-
cital evidently false, of a phenomenon physically
impossible and calculated to excite the pity not
only of physicists, but of all reasonable people
Many meteoriteS were thrown away in those times
because the directors of museums ashamed to
exhibit stones reputed to have fallen from the
sky.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-19
By Charles F. Holder

them And such showers thus far have been
strangely free from fatalities.
In ancient times when nearly everyone was super
sttious there was less skepticism about meteortes
than hundred years ago, when scientists insisted
upon seeing with their eyes before believing.
The people of antiquity thought the ferv visitors
from other worlds messengers from the gods. Tenn
pies We're built for them, they were decorated and
wOrshlped as divine, and coins and medals We're
struck IN their honor Thus the Omphalos of Delphi
is represented coins of siXty-fve towns and one
collection in the American Museum of New York
contains sixty CONS representing nineteen detieS
and thirty-seven towns The early Greeks called
them BsetyluS doubtless meaning the home of God.
Solving the Mystery
MILLIONS of meteOrs have shot across the skv
Az but 1t was not until modern times that man at
tempted to solve the mystery the actual nature
OF the falling stars. On any pleasant night when the
moon is absent the meteorite NAV be seen \ star
appears to dart from It's niche. and with fiery train
dashes athwart the sky. Sometimes it IS in a
straight line, again curved. Sometimes it explodes
and affects strange shapes and they come from any
and all points and constitute whether singly in
showers, one of the striking and beautiful of
all natural phenomena.
The modern astronomer was the first to make
collections and study them and as a result there
are several large accumulatiOns in the world. The
largest IS the meteorIte collection in the Natural
History Museum in Vienna. Representatives OF
tive hundred showers there. That of Professor
Ward in the American Museum contains Sin hundred
and three distinct meteorites, two hundred and
tOrty-One siderites twentv-eight Siderolites and
three hundred and thrtv-four eoHtes two hundred
and twenty mine of which were from North America
two hundred and thirteen from Europe the re-
mainder from all the world. The total collec-
ton weighs hfty-fve hundred pounds
An analysis of these show that they do not mate
rally differ from the earth and their presence is
explained by assuming that in the dim past two
worlds, planets, suns have crashed together and
the surviving wreckage distributed through space
IN showers OF metal and stone ranging in size from
atoms 10 pieces as large as a house That such a
collision IS possible is suggested by the sudden ap-
pearance OF brilliant stars where previously nothing
had been suggestive of some vast confaqration
IN space due to the collision or contact of mighty
bodies. Such may have been Tvchos, a star which
suddenly appeared in 572 became as bright as
venus and disappeared in fifteen months; or Nova
Aurig'e, which appeared in 1902. apparently be
tween December and TO-
The great unknown, dark, cold bevond conrre-
New-York tribune., 1906-08-19
O THE r w ORLDS

hensiOn, contains innumerabe l7dies known d,
meteOrites, and as the solar system moves on X
various members attract them and III are revoIvirq
about the sun. They plunge d.nn to the moor
plains and mountains probablr o- vast SIZE. #
they strike the sun, doubtless III, melt long befo-s
they reach II, and by some II IS believed that H.
heat OF the sun : augmented by this upplv Wbs1
the iron bodies strike the earth trev ind its irrs
diate surface protected by layer ot air. a cushion
that acts Ike a rubber tire % the globe. TIE
meteOrs come in all directions az & rate of twen-7
five miles a second. Some strike and bound 6f
into space; Others again are held, and the mOmer.
they experience the atmosphere or ut about seveu-
five miles from the earth their enormous velocitv
is arrested Air Is piled up in front ike ware-
before blunt-bowed ship. The tri-tion fuses he
mass, the stone or metal blazes ont, the light
swept behind like the tail of q rocket for forty Or
fifty miles and the typical shooting star buss
upon the eyes OF wondering human one Of he
common splendors of the night.
New-York tribune., 1906-08-19
When the World Is Struck

the OBJECT IS large, Its surface all uc burns and
the interior penetTateS the enVeOu and strikes The
earth and becomes buried in the soil or ths
impact IS so tremendous that it explodes IN uidar
scattering blazing fragments all along the line q
approach But by far the greater number are
totally destroyed and blaze up titfullv they strs
the air, and then settle upon the earth as cosmic
dust. When We consider that million of 1neteortes
are striking the earth yearly II IS ev lent that oyer
the entire surface OF the globe ram lust IS SLOWLY
settling down. The evidence of Is metaIc
dust found by NOrdenSkJ0ld on The .0 aeldS Of The
tar North He estimated this c.--rc dust On
the ice fields OF Spitzbergen at about ne milegram
70 the square foot This for the glo,r means fall
iron equivalent 70 half a million tons YEAR and as
this has been going on for million ri wears It IS
evident that the earth has Incrca-. in size from
that source OF supply Dust OF Il l.nd has been
dredged from the deep sea by the -r0us eXpei-
tIOnS, and caught in specially de~I traps on the
-OpS of high mountains
While the earth Is continual .ceving these
missiles, they appear IN greater .eTS at certain
tunes, and are IN this way traced .onetS, so We
may say that the greater mum If meteonts
which tan have approached the IN the tran
OF comets. First, they have been -t of a PLANET
that, DESTROYED. now ruSheS thr space as
Come- thousands of miles wide exceedingly
dIt.us-- The comet IS wrecked apS loses is
tail c train, which moves on. inv except when
the ca tn daSheS through it and the OblscS
which lash down into our atuu- -e as meteonS
This Is we'll shown by following story OF sous
well-knCWn comet. So all the .eteOrtes a's
pieces q the wrecks Ot comets
New-York tribune., 1906-08-19

wv THEN it was recently announced that
w twenty-ton meteorite had been presented
w the American Museum of Natural His
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-07
INTERESTING RELICS.
Alexander Guthrie Has Four Pooketbooks
the Aggregate Age OF Which is 61s

Alexander Guthrie Has -Four Pooketbooks
the Aggregate Age OF Which is 6ts
Years.
Alexander Guthrie, the undertaken at
Hockessin. has four very old pocketbooks,
all made by ancestors, the aggregate of
the relics being 6lS years The pocket
books. which are very much the shape Of
those used at the present day, resembling
card cases. were made by hand. Two
are of cloth handsomely woven in colors,
and two of leather, lined with sheepskin.
Each has the initials of the original owner.
One made in 1913, 1913 years ago, was
the property OF Elinor Brown, Mr.. Guth-
ries great-g1ndmother; another, made
in 1859, and one made in l770 were the
property of Alexander Guthrie, great
grandfather of the present owner; and
one, made in l764, was the property Of
Jane Brown. also a relative. All are well
preserved and could be used They have
been handed down from generation 10
generation, being kept as relics Mr..
Guthrie brought them TO Wilmington
today and showed them to officers of the
Historical Society of Delaware.
The Guthrie family has lived in the vicin-
ity of Hockessin since 1853. when William
Guthrie great-great- grandfather of Alex
ander Guthrie purchased a farm there of
2l2 acres, from John Monroe. who was
then sheriff of the county. Subsequently
the farm was divided. but Mr.. Guthrie
still owns about 20 acres of IT, although
his place Of business is in the town. some
distance from the farm. Mr. Guthrie has
a mahogany table that is over 100 years
old
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-07
THE M. P. CONFERENCE.

Rev. G. l.. wolfe Asks 10 be Lett yYithou,
an Appointment THIS Year
Baltimore, Md. April The Meth
odist Protestant Conference resumed
business this morning. Yesterday af-
ternoon Rev. Avery Donovan of Snow
Hill, was chosen endowment secretary
of Western Maryland College, at West
minister. A new congregation and
church are to be established at Mount
Pleasant, ID. G.
The retirement Of Rev. W. NJ. Strayer
Of Oxford, Md, at his request. for one
year, came as a surprise TO a majority
Of the members of the body. Mr.
Strayer was received into the Confer
ence in 1868, and has served it faith
fully ever since, but feeling that he
needed a good rest, Mr.. Strayer de-
cided TO ask 90 be relieved of work for
one year and TO be given the superan-
nuated relation This request was
unanimously granted Revs. G. l..
Wolfe aud G. $. Arnett also requested
to be left without appointments this
year. The report of the committee on
education, contained resolution
pledging the efforts of the ministers
and laymen 20 raise during the coming
year at least $40 coo for the endow-
ment fund of 5000 which Pres ideht
Lewis of Western Maryland College is
endeavoring to complete.
Rev. j. l.. Mills read a report of the
Conference trustees, in which was in
cluded the agreement between the
trustees and the Book Directory, with
reference to the management of the
property recently purchased by the
Conference at 3l6 North Charles street.
al Iaa N..I Ion
were elected Reys. J. ID. kinzer and
A. W. Mather and Messrs. n. Il. Me
ginniss and j. W. Herring.
DIR. Lewis, as commissioner Of the
Conference TO the joint committee
meeting on the union Of the Methodist
Protestant, Congregational and United
Brethren denominations, which was
held IN Dayton, o., last February,
read his report. No action was taken
by the Conference. as the matter is
now IN the hands of the General Con-
terences of the three denominations.
Rev. DR.. Oliver Huckel, pastor of the
Associate Congregational Church, in
this city, responded TO the report, and
he hoped for union at an early date.
The superannuated fund committee
recommended TO the Conference the
assessment of a. 500 on the district for
the coming year Tor the superannuates,
which was adopted. The last hour and
"a half of the afternoon session was
devoted TO addresses by the general
agents of the denominations. Rev. j.
IA. Lucas, of Adrian. Mich, repre-
sented the Home Mission Board Rev.
IT, j. Ogburn, the Foreign Mission
Board Rev. c. \. Wilbur, of Pitts
burg, the church literature, and Miss
M. M. Kuhns. the Woman's Foreign
Mission Board. Rev. Mr.. Lucas spoke
of the Mormons, who he claimed were
far more despotic in their organiza
tion than tho autocracy of Russia. lie
also spoke of the thousands Of immi
grants who are coming TO this country
every year, and he asked for funds
with which to teach these people in
the Christian religion
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-07

Great preparation has been made for
the ninfeenth annual convention of the
Delaware State Sunday school Asso-
citation, which viii be held In Forest
Presbyterian Church Middietown, on
the 18th and 18th uf this month. An
interesting programme has been ar
ranged.
Bishop Coleman will make the open
ing address and prayer Greetings will
be extended by the local pastors. Revs.
r. II. Moore, A. T.. Clay and A. w..
Lightbourne, which will be- followed
by addresses by president G.. II. Cant
well and William r. Crosby
At the second session the speakers
Will be- Bishop Coleman, Mrs. Lottie
IT, Brockson, Rev b. ". Kindlev.
Prof. A. r. Spaid Miss Alma Jack
son, Miss Grace Baird, Miss Mary
Taylor Miss Clara Mendenhall and
Mrs. W. ID. Morris and Marion Law
renee, general secretary OF the Inter
national Sunday school Association.
The subject will be teaching and
teacher training.
AZ the third session the presentation
OF class "O6'' and class exercises will
be in charge Of Mrs Brockson. A
world wide glimpse Of Sunday school
work Will be discussed by Mr.. Law
renee.
On Wednesday morning there will
be a meeting Of the executive commit
tee.
At the fourth session reports will
be read from the executive committee,
treasurer, general secretary, superin-
tendent Of Misunderstanding and super
intendcnt of home departmput work
y The Sunday school Teacher as a
Soul Winner" by Marion Lawrence,
will be a feature. The work next year
VIII be taken up and there will be an
election and report Of the committee
on executive committees report /:
pledges for work Of 1906, and selection
OF the place Of next convention.
AT the fifth session, Wednesday af-
ternoon, Bishop Coleman will make an
address. The remainder of the pro-
Crane is: 'The Home Department. 81,
Rev. A. W. Lightbourne, ID. ID. +:
Making the Quarterly Temperance
Lesson Effective, " Charles Gallaudot
Irumbull; conference Sunday school
management, Miss Maggie $. Wilson +:
The Bible Read, Studied, Loved. -
Prof. IL. s. Goldey.
At the closing session the programme
will be as follows; Song services,
Some Sunday school Shibboleths. -
Rev Alexander Alison, Jr. "Win-
ming by Personal Effort, and how to
do IT. Charles Gallaudet Trumball,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-07

Leaders OF the various church choirs
are busy arranging for special musical
programmes for Easter. and the music.
which is always feature Of the services
on that occasion, promises TO be even
better than ever this year. This is
especially true as TO the Catholic and
Episcopal churches.
At the special service 10 be held in
50. Johns Church, on Good FRIDAY.
the soloist will he Messrs. Bennett.
Boynton and McHugh. There will
Kelley
Miss Elda Idle, leader of Grace M.
II. Church choir, is arranging for a
musicale TO be given on April Both by
her Junior Vocal Club. This club IS
composed Of about twenty girls, whose
ages range from 10 TO 10 years. 1t was
organized last October and the voices
of the members have developed won
derfully since that time II will be
"a novel affair and the girls are expected
to give a good account of themselves.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-07
Don't FORGET the Rummar. Sal.

TO begin Monday, April 9th, at 100 West
Eighth street. Donations of clothes
shoes, stockings, dishes. furniture. &C..
will be thankfully received by Mrs. NJ. A.
laggart at the above address,
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-07
y B. q 0. STATION 1mnrounm.nt

hIhe Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad Co.
IS to make extensive improvements at
Delaware avenue station. A crushed
stone pathway is being built to the tracks
of the Peoples railway Co.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-07
TDB STATE SUyDAY-SCHOQlS
Great Preparation Has Been
Made for the Annual
Convention
TO Be HELD AT MlDOLETOWN
At Forest Presbyterian Church,
April y and 18Th.

Addresses Are 70 be Made by Rishop Cole
man, hevs. 2. ~. Moore, A. r. Clay, a.
w. hirhtbourne, Alexander Alison. Jr.,
b- D.. hi"diey and others Who Are In-
terested la the Work.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-07

" suffered habimally from constipation.
Doan's keguleis relieved and strengthened
the bowels. 20 that they have been regular
ever since; "a. i. Davis, grocer, Sulphur
Snrlngs. Tex
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-07
MEETINGS TONIGHT.

Olive Temple, l.. q. e.
Nenonah Lodge, $. of II.
Rodney Council n. Z. u.
Lafayette Lodge *. of L.
Liberty Conclaye S. W. 81.
Wilmington Single Tax Club.
Mechanics Lodge, /. o. d. L.
Jeieuon Council, O. u. A. N.
Windsor Lodge, o. s. of st. q.
Lenape Tribe, lmp'd. O. r. NJ.
Stationary Engineers Association.
James Young Conclave, H.. or S, w. NJ.
Retail ). ID. and $. Workers Association.
James A. Garfield Council, Jr. O. VA. NJ.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-07
TO OBSERVE PALM SUNDAY
Special Services viii be Held
In Many Churches
Tomorrow.
THE BEGINNING OF HOLY WEEK
a New Church OF the Lutheran
General Synod.

bible school OF Delaware Avenue nsptist
church Rehesrsiug for Eastor-speciai
Lectures ~ tho New Churoh-soranton
Preacher ~ the Missionary Alliance
Trustees' Rally nc shorter's Chapel.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-07

Soothes itching skin. Heals cuts or burns
without scar. Cures piles. eczemu. salt
rheum. any itching. Doan q Ointment. Your
druggist sells Il.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-07
WEDDINGS
1Av-HAGGrRrY

Miss Lille Haggerty. daughter of Mr.
and Mn William Haggcrty of Hockessin
and Herbert r.. Law of this ciiv vere
married ON Thursday evening at no home
oi the bride 5 parents by Rev. George "A
Burke Miss Edith Hagrertv sister
of the bride. played the wedding march
a large number of guests from this cifv
witnessed the ceremony. After the trim
north Mr and Mrs. Law viii live I'M tbis
city
sfoRcH-RouEAN.
Miss Maud Il. Boiloan and William r
storch were married yesterday afternoon
al the residence ol Rev. George L. Wolfe.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-07

A SBURH NJ. T.. CHURCH. THIRD
~ aud Walnut Rev. n. A. G. Wesierded
Preaching at 1880 and 7a.. Morning subject,
'Commeudahle conduct toward Chnst.i even
ing subjtci, "huiiding for God" sunday-school
az hworlh leaeue AZ go
DETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH, ELM
- aud Jackson streets. Rev. J.. yudson West
Tall pastor Morning, 1880; subject, ~Ihe "a ber-
Gle without the camp" evening servlce at
IS subject "Nelthed at the end OF the
journey sunday school a.2. D. y. u at6 49,
pRANDYWINE NJ. f. CHURCH. 22p
- and Market sts. Rev. H. c. Turner, pastor
lIeaehlhg OF .Oa0 and l45, Morninr subject,
League az z.
CALVARY CHURCH, THIRD AND
- Washington streets, Rev Fred A. Heislev
rector Palm sunday services: Holy communion
4t a ~ morning service aud sermon At 10 o..
ireachlng at 30 by Rev. Hutert W. Wells
hoy week services daily at a. m., Wednesday
aud Ihufsday evening at &.
NENTRAL PREsBYTER'N CHURCH.
Okng stree, below iighth. Rev. H. a. MoCurdv
d d., pastor. Preaching at 1880, SUD .ect, sNo
cause llr lear runuay-school Ht - Prayer
meeting Of the y. T.. r. C D.. at 686 Preaching
by the pastor at 5.45. subject. "A feeble rod
( (NOOkMAN NJ. 4. CHURCH, FOUR
- teenih and du Pont Rev. Van Nortlrup,
pastor. reaching at l0l5 ana 7.45 SUNDAY
SC 1ool t2.l5. Epworth League at 6.45.
CHURCH OFTHE NEW JERUSALEM
- Delaware avenue and Washington street
heF. george henry Dole, pastor. suuday-school
~ 9lo Preaching at TO- %. subject 1.-THE cruri-
nAiopI evening at 145, subject, "Mho was
DELAWARE AVENUE BAPTTST
- Church, Delaware avenue and West street.
Rev. Ihomas J. hOpKins pastor Morning SER
vice lO5Ji subject, Jesus feeding The multi
lude." sunday-sChool az 3 T. P- L. ares5
Evening service at 7sO subject Il have
snned." Prayermeeting Wednesday evening m
s. y y q y friday evening ats.
EASTLAKE NJ +. CHURCH, THTR-
II ueth and Tatnan. Rev J. Howard Guar
pastor. Glass 40 9. Preaching II ID s0 ana : a
Morning subject "Cain ana Abel.'' evening
subject "sin and iis cure" sunday.schooi M
z Z. T. at Z. Glass on Wednesday evenin-'
Frayermeeung FRIDAY evening at745
EASILAKE PRESBYTERIAN
- Church, Twenty yseventh and Market sfreets
treaehing 1880 and 7.i5. suuiay-school et ;
l'fs >. e. f. meeting OF 1Bible study ana travsr
meeting wednesday evening at 7.a5
EPWORlH NJ. f.. CHURCH. TENTH
- and Lombard Rev. L. z. CorEran. pastor.
Preaching at 1870 ana $50 Aorninq sihicet
= he over OF the gospel;" evening, SNeaf ~
kingdom" sunday-scnUol at d Fnworfe
LEAGUE IT 49, F"O''N
EZlON NJ. E. CHURCH M y
- church, Ninth and french streets Fer
j. r. 4. Jeh's '@.'or Presenting at 10 90 ana
40 sunday school at2'5 fpworth Ieaoue a
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-07
IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC
Church Choirs Making Pre-
paratlon for Easter.
SOME SPECIAL PROGRAMMES
"Ihe Palms" to be Sung at ST.
Johns Next Sunday.

Special Service to be Held at the Same
Church on Good Friday-Junior vocal
Club To hntertain on April 3Oth, Under.
tho direction Of Miss Eida Idle.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-07
sunday Church dlutlres.

A SBURY NJ. f. CHURCH. THIRD
~ aud Walnut Rev n A. q. Wesierded
iastor Prayer meeting atp. Glass M citing at 9 so
Preaching at 1880 and 73g. Morning sutject
'Commendahle conduct coward Christi even
ing subjtc-, "huiiding for God" sunday-school
AZ D. fuworth League az go
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-07

TlRIENDs MEETINGS, F0URTF
IL and West streets. Meetings for divine ,Vo-
ship: Firstday at IL; Fitth-day at 7.45 First-dSv
school at 9.45.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-07

S1.A rsIn DAl A DN r. n I'll 81
- Church, King street between Tenth aud Elev-
enth. sabbath school every saturday az 10. other
services 40 10. Elder o. o. tarnsworth will
preach sunday evening At 7f5 subject. ''sin
liafh 90 the door"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-07
sundau Church alotires

EIRsr UNITARIAN CHURCH, WEST
IL street above Eighth Rev. Alexander y
Bowseri minister. Preaching at lOs5. subi,c,
day school atl2