| Show THE COMING ECLIPSE THERE will be a total eclipse of the sun on the of this month but it will be invisible in the civilized and enlightened nations except perhaps the extreme north northwestern western margin of Prussia near which point the period of totality can last be seen thence the line will come in its way around the earth having been southerly across the russian empire and china a portion of japan and out into the pacific ocean running north of the caroline islands and not reaching hawaii between which islands it begins the belt of totality will be less than fifty miles in width and the most favorable point for observation will be a little island a few miles east of the japanese coast which will be directly in ia the centre of the path all the great civilized and enlightened powers propose reaping what astronomical trono mical benefits there may be from the phenomenon and each has sent one or more representatives to different stations in europe the path of totality will so n nearly earl y follow a telegraph line that great advantages will be gained if the day is fair as by this means those who are further east and make earlier observations having but a minute or two in which to do so can instantly telegraph what omissions they have made and what corrections are necessary together with any suggestions gest ions the occasion may n make aake proper to those who are yet vet to take their observations and thus it is expected the most perfect results ever attained will be given to the world of science the beautiful but awe inspiring spectacle justas the sun is completely hidden from view cannot be done full 1 justice Us ice to by bv either pen or pencil rose colored flames which no artist cau can faithfully portray shoot out from toe the opaque body floating in space and the silver hued corona crowns crons the majestic spectacle with a subdued glory which only those who have seen it can appreciate but such photographs and sketches can be taken as will shed new light upon the subject of eclipses generally and solar phenomena in particular and will be verv valuable valuably e adjuncts in our computations of t the he depths and mysteries of the upper deep |
