| Show aff 0 the editor has been favored with a couple of invitations from faraway showing the esteem in which the tile HERALD ie is held on the pacific coast no less 1 than in the empire state the tile first invention invitation is from front governor george stoneman Stone mao of Calir california ornia and has reference refe renco to an adjourned meeting of the committee cittee to make arrangements for holding the worlds fair in san francisco this meeting for which our presence is solicited will held at the grand hotel san fraucisco ou on thursday evening january third 1884 the question the holding ofa of a universal exibia lion tion in the tile bay city is one of great importance to the ft hole whole pacific Coa coatland tand nd the tile intermountain inter mountain ter rit oties cannot fail to derive vast benefits from it aleice he Ile ice though we cannot attend the meeting our best wishes sare are with those who will in met et and we e hope they will arrive at satisfactory conclusions afie other invitation ie is from mr II 11 11 II warner the ally kno man if he e sends ends us a card ot admission to the excellent astronomical observatory which bears ili hie name and ii 0 one of the principal principal attractions attract or the beau lial lifus u city atif if rochester N Y dr lewis swift the tile eminent Priti tient star gazer and comet catcher in whose 1 charge that valuable institution is espre expresses ses a gratifying willingto s to ito lend us the temporary ue uc u e c of his areat telescope but as pressing pre duties I 1 confine us to to the we 0 o must it content ofir selves for the cresent nt to at the firmament th through r lu it tho tt cather weather stained panes of f theoffice theoflice skylight with nothing g to t guide our vi ion in the real realms nis but the handle of the tile pate pasted hrubi hru h but when we d o 0 go t to R chester we will not fail to call at lie the warner varner observatory and slid try to catch a comet or two to ti bring home to the children as sou souvenirs |