Show THE tim rn PRESENT arnt comet in the eastern ernsky ky which can be distinctly seen by everyone at early morning is ia corm certainly the most remarkable one of all the modern modem comets prof lewis dowis swift director of ortho the warner observatory rochester N Y st stated t e A that the comet grazed the sun so closely as to cause great disturbances so much sombat so that it has divided into no less than eight separate parts all of iv which inch can be distinctly seen by a it good telescope th acrel is only one other instance on record where a comet has divided that one being bielas comac comet of 1846 which s separated epa rated into tw two parts applications have been made an on sir kr 11 11 warner by parties who have noticed these comet ary Au shots claiming the prize for each orio of them whether the great come comet t will ivill continue to produce a brood of smaller comets remains to be seen EAST is all agog d over a social sensation in which the chief participants were kate E kellum a it handsome ind some well connected miss iniss of 17 and chong got of japan A special to the ch chicago icaco news dated the gives the following particulars of the af affair flair much to tho the disgust of her fri friends rids miss kellum had promised to mari marry P the oriental the wedding was to occur cu Jast night got procured a license an and engaged the service of a minis ter to teethe tie tho nuptial knot before the hour bour set for the tho ceremony great crowds of young men determined upon preventing the marriage congregated in front ot tho the house Ili threats were made that if chiong did not leave before tho tile arrival of the minister they would tabo take him out and thrash him the mobs threats each minute became more violent etwas it was therefore deemed best to advise the minister to remain away this he did and tho the marriage was of course postponed and when the day is again agreed upon it ii is certain that more secrecy will bo be maintained chong was highly incensed he ile feared to face the crowd and so made a stealthy exit from the back door the tle young youn men co continued linued to give vent to their footings noo tings slad and loud cries of corn com inc inz vengeance for seme some time after the poor jape japs departure at last it was whispered around that tho the object of their demonstration had been accomplished shed and they gradually dis diapers pers od ed THE remarkable KEMAH KABLE improvements begun beun in the october anteri american agriculturist are continued in the new flow cover new type now new engravings new artists and additions to the editorial force making tho the november num ber of this journal now in ifa its forty third year far superior to any previous issues the cover page is unquestionably quess tion ably the handsomest cover which ever appeared on an american periodical there is ai an a unusually largo large number of original engravings E nera vinn in this issue of the paper the frontispiece comprises a number of designs combined in one and entitled thanksgiving is coming A second full page C illustration aion represents a magnair magnificent dicent retriever dog carry carrying inga a rabbit in its mouth among the writers and articled articles are the following F D curtis permanent meadows dr D D slade of harvard university giving medicine to Ahi animals mals prof N S Towns townshend bend of ohio university wheat ruined bv by rain col M 01 weld ennobling grade stock 11 II E alford potato experiments E E R rexford A gi ape trellis prof proe A J cook bee matters D 74 Z evans jr breeding for eggs fred grundy A new now tree planter orange judd markets and crop dr geo thur ber plants and flowers treatment of the grapevine grape vine vinc etc mis mim agness corr A thanksgiving dinner mrs L I B roberts silk silkworms W mrs F E I russell womans comans dress draw laura A beatty household acou etc P hin Morth Anter imn for november presents pree ente an unusually di diversified table of consents contents W english views of free trade by the hon iron john welsh of philadelphia isn is a clear and forcible exposition of the diM difference irence between the economic situation of england and that of the united states and of mhd considerations which make mako free trade impe imperative for the former fortner country if she sho would retain her lier present position as the worlds workshop joseph keilson neilson chief jud judge judo o of the brooklyn city court writes of disorder in courtrooms a subject of profound interest to good citizens at all times and more especially now in view of certain recent occurrences the obiter dicta of the learned author touching the tile guiteau trial and the lawson gray incident at dublin arc are characterized by the best judicial temper dr bvm A 11 ammond ex spurgeo n general of the tile U S army offers A problem for sociologists the problem being to determine the tile degree of responsibility the criminal law of persons affected by certain cortlin forma forms of insanity the industrial value of woman by mrs julia ward ilowe is is a very able reply to an article recently published on womans comans Wo mans work and womans comans wages advantages of th eJury system by dwight foster poster formerly a justice of the massachusetts supreme court will command the attention of every thoughtful citizen being a grava grave and learned defense of an ansti institution which it is becoming the fashion to belittle the remaining mall ing articles are safety y in ill theaters by steele mackaye Macka yc the distinguished actor and theatrical malaer ma manager the pretensions of journalism by rev geo goo T rider and a symposium in on the suppression of vice by anthony corn com stock B frothingham and rev dr J 31 buckley HORRI Mr TIDINGS come COMO from the ori orient ent tho the false prop liet of whom we made mention months ago seems to be waging war with all the ferocity ofa fanatic and the malice of a f ri ll 11 hia heinous hordes are sweeping down from the soudan crushing under their bloodstained blood stained feet everything and everybody the terrible times ot osman and omar appear to bo be repeated in this enlightened century all the horrors of the dark ages arc are being eing perpetrated over again and the excitement is by no means local but all the latest news points to the that the uprising is a general fermentation amod among I the followers of mohammed from the gate of Ifer hercules cules to the mount mountains aiDS of herat SEVERI STORMS STORIES have havo been ra raging and at latest accounts are still devastating in england london i is reported as especially afflicted r though the destruction and damage is is cpr spread ead all over the island to the casual observer all these eruptive executions of the clementt coupled with the dire disturbances and disasters caused by human malice or negligence appear accidental but the reflecting reflection mind wind judges otherwise |