Show STARBY STARRY SYSTEMS throughout the infinitude of tho the stellar universe arc are disseminated myriads of star systems system e cadi ach appearing to the unaided eye as a single point so great is their distance is from us its but each consisting of two or more great blazing suns widely separated but revolving about a common center of g gravity and doubtless attended by planets traversing trav ersin bewilderingly complicated orbits of the double stars many have com components of dif different colors the colors being complementary this peculiar feature must produce a striking effect upon tile planetary attendants of these thoe colored suns what says air IV doberck in a recent paper on double stars must be the nature of those worlds illuminated by two diff different lerent suns one yellow and the other purple now rises the one and all is clothed in yellow now the other ail and d allu from complementary sources every object appears in its natural color then seta sets the yellow st sun inand and what roust must be the diversity odthe of tho effect as its it approaches the horizon and behold nature puts ona on aj purple mantle then also that sun sets and in tho the darkness of I night though there iss is seldom night where there arc are two suns the starry heavens arc seen abr tharo n auch the same panic as here except perhaps a for moons reflecting light from the dif ferent colored suns but stars that seem largo large to us are hardly visible there whilo while our sun is perceived in alb telescopes odthe of the mysterious beings i n ag that inhabit those strange globes as only a faints meta physicians there prove from a priori considerations that no life could bask in th the e feeble glare of a eingle single sun liow all would famish but for the opposite effect odthe of the two suns and no life there Is heightened Z freeing how glorious i is s the creation on oil this poor orb that is kept alive alivo by but one sun whom docs does such a picture not remind of the beautiful language of shakespeare in the ath act of the merchant of venice says lorenzo to jessica look liow how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with of briar it sold gold theres not tho the smallest ori which thou beh oldest but in his motion like an angel sings still quiring to the youns young W eye cyca d cher abins such harmony is in immortal souls but whilst the muddy vesture of do cay doth grossly clothe it in wo we cannot hear it and with nil all the lore of astronomers with all the knowl knowledge edgo conveyed by the telescopes a and nd tile secrets d is closed by the spectroscope how low true are still the words of job canet thou bind the sweet influences of pleiades or loose the bands of orion caust thou bring forth mazza roth or cans canet thou guide arcturus with his sons f Know Kno west cst thou the ordinances of heaven canet thou set the dominion thereof in the earth THE tim OCTOBER number of frank lesliea Le sunday magazine overflows with good ti lings the content nrc are exceedingly varied aud and afford delightful and edifying reading the religion 21 of alic ancient egyptians hoara the study of biology at princeton college lace making the mount axen road in switzerland the tile copts coats of egypt and their church arc are among the noteworthy profusely illustrated articles there arc some admirable sketches and essays one by rev dr talmage a the old homestead is replete with charming ideas marion serial A good fellow is conclude dand macdonaldd Mac Donalds s weighed c and wanting is continued with increasing interest among the numerous poems Is is a very beautiful one tho the south wind by the late fanny parnell which was received by the tho editor on the day of her death the home pulpit has a sermon b by y dr talmage ral mage christianity ty as a delusion there are also wit Wis domand pathos of childhood alic tile collection basket information for the curious the bow unbent etc etc and an abundance of brief articles paragraphs etc tc of great interest full of information and entertaining to all classes of readers the price is 25 cents a number 83 a year postpaid address frank leslie publisher 53 55 and 57 park place now new york A LATE DISPATCH from rican seat of war states that the tile forces of arabi pasha comprise nearly fighters with a considerable sid erable number of guns coming from eu english fisli sources this looks look s rather formidable and colors the war prospects with a darkly tinged crimson hue I I |