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SIXTEEN PAGIfi. The News and Observer. VOL. XLVIII. NO. 02. Loads all WoFthGardmaßailiesmWews andGiFeulation GET UP EARLY MONDAY MORNING To See the Total Eclipse of the Sun About 8 O’clock, WAS CALCULATED IN 1849 Line of Totality Covers Only Twelve North Carolina Counties. WHERE THE ECLIPSE CAN BEST BE SEEN Wadesboro Chosen by Experts Because it Hjs Had Less Cloudy Weather For Fifty Years Than Any Other Town in the Range of the Eclipse. Monday morning May 28th, there will be a total eclipse of the sun. It will begin at 7:38 a. m M and end at 10:10 a. m. The totality of the eclipse will occur at Raleigh at 8:48 a. m. It will last in Raleigh about one minute. “At Wadesboro the totality will last one minute and 31 seconds.” Prof. Edward W. Barnard of Yerkes Observ atory. SCIENTISTS IN WADESBORO. Great Preparations Ihoie to Witness the Eclipie Tomorrow. Professor Bernard has with him at Wadesboro a ear load of plates 25x30, and will photograph the corona, which can be seen only when the moon hides it, with a telescope 61*2 toot long. The period of totality of the ecijptse varies at different points along the track. At the P.ockv Mountains the spectacle will last but about thirty seconds, ami at New Orleans the period will have been lengthened thirty-seven seconds. At Union Point. Green county, Ga., the cen tre of the path for the United States, the time of totality will be ninety-twd sec onds, while those who are at the At lantic coast, nist south of the city of Norfolk, will be able to continue their ob servations for 105 seconds. The great shadow of the moon will cover the sun from our view for 25 miles on each side of the centre. The line of totality covers these counties in North Carolina. Anson, Richmond, Moore, Harnett, Wake, , Johnson, Nash, Wilson. Edgecombe, Ber tie, Hertford, Gates, Perquimans, Pas quotank, Camden and Currituck. It covers portions only of these coun ties: Union, Richmond, Montgomery, Stanley. Cumberland, Sampson, Chatham, Durham, Wayne, Greene, Halifax, Chow an. Warren, Franklin, Robeson, North ampton and Martin. (Special to News and Observer.) Wadesboro, N. C., May 26. —Everything is in readiness here for observing the eclipse. Wadesboro is today the centre of the scientific men of the world, and the whole town has caught the inspiration of scientific investigation, and the children are talking about the “eclipse,” “pe riods," “fiftieth of seconds," “telescopes,” and the like instead of about playing "Knueks” and baseball. It is a body of distinguished and agreeable gentlemen who are here and the people have ex tended to them the well known Southern hospitality. The visitors are well pleased with the town and people who are show - ing them every possible attention. Last night Professors Gore, Ve:ial*l# and Holmes, of the North Carolina Uni versity, arrived and will have a tent from which to observe the eclipse. Already parties had arrived from the Smithsonian Institute, Yorkes Observatory, Princeton University, from England, Holland and other countries. Prof. O. J. Bond, sup erintendent of the Charleston Military Academy, arrived today with twenty-one members of the class of the Academy. In addition, among other visitors are Mrs. Antoinette Ewing, of Claremont College, Hickory; Prof. G. M. Phillips, president of tjje State Normal School, lo cated at Westchester, Pa.; Prof. Chas. *l. Winston and son. of Richmond College, Richmond, Va.; Miss Mary W. Whitney and companion, of Vassar College Obser vatory. From Princeton comes a party headed by Prof. C. A. Young, one of the most eminent men in his line in the world. It is composed of Prof. W. Libbey, who bas been on several Arctic exploring ex peditions; Prof. C. F. Brackett, W. F. Magie and wife, Taylor Read, M. Mc- Clenahan, N. H. Russell and v. Fisher. Prof. Edward W. Barnard was the ad vance agent from the Yerkes Observatory. He arrived two weeks ago to make full arrangements so that accurate photo graphs can be taken of the eclins >. The instruments are in position on Leak avenue. The party is composed of Profs. Edward E. Barnard, Geo. E. Hale, G. W. Ritchey, Ferdinand Elletman. Edwin B Frcst, Albert S. Flint and Dr. Geo. F. isham. The Smithsonian Institute party, who ; s the head of the party, has its prepara tions also on the Leak avenue. They have a 45 foot telescope and will take a re flected Image of the sun during the eclipse 135 feet long. The party is composed of M. W. Smillie, chief photographer in 'he National Museum; Mr. Fowle, assistant professor of physics: R. C. Child, ex professor of physics, but now in th« United States Patent Office; DeL. Gill, head of the bureau of American ethno logy; C. G. Mendenhall, ex-assistant pro fessor of physics, now professor of pny sics in Williams’ College, Mass.: P. A. Draper, electrical engineer: A. Krnomer, instrument maker.; C. Smith, carpenter and Prof. Langley, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. WHAT ASTRONOMERS HOPE. Speaking ot the presence of many as tronomers iu Wadesboro, the Messenger and Intelligencer thus tells what they hope to learn on Monday morning: An attempt is to be made to solve many interesting questious*'which have never been satisfactorily answered by the observations at previous eclipses. The two most important problems deal with the nature and constitution of the cor ena and chromosphere of the sun. As is generally known, the sun consists of an extremely large spherical mass, probably solid, which is surrounded by an at mosphere, just as the earth has an at mosphere of air; but that of the sun con sists of vapors of metals such as iron, calcium and silver, together with many ordinary gases, such as hydrogen and K - J L-J? V> "7p \j / jV li}l '' Tin: path o ' tiij: eclipse thpougii t;tl exited statet. oxygen. This atmosphere is called the chromosphere. Outside it, and seen on the earth only at times of total eclipses, is a sort of irregular halo, with strea mers goining off in different directions, all of a brilliant white color, against the blue of the sky. The cause of this cor ona is not known, nor is there any basis of observation on which to found a the ory, so discordant have been previous descriptions. At Wadesboro this year it is hoped that some decisive results may be obtain ed. If all goes well we will know that vapors from the different portions of the chromosphere, which are close to the sun. and, what is still more important, we may know their condition, whether they are in violent motion or not, wheth er they are extremely dense or hot, and so on. In regard to the corona, an at tempt will be made to see how many difterent agencies are taking part in it, and to learn if its existence depends sole ly upon the sun itself. Much other infor mation! concerning the nature of the sun will be sought. With the help of all the facts learned this year in this coun try and abroad, if the weather is favora ble, a more satisfactory theory of. the suu’s phenomena should be possible. GRANDEUR OF AN ECLIPSE. A gentleman who observed the eclipse of August 7th,, 1869, says of it. “No cne who has not seen a total eclipse of the sun can fully appreciate the grandecur of the occasion. As the light, ray by ray, is cut off, a strange and ghastly darkness comes down upon us; not like the darkness of night, but a violet colored darkness which makes the faces of our neighbors turn ashy pale and gives to the landscape the hues which it takes in a stereoscopic picture. The moment the last ray of light disap pears there bursts upon the spectator a vision so marvelously beautiful, so start ling by its novelty, that his self-posses sion and self control desert him.” -Pinehurst’s Distinguished Party. (Special to News and Observer.) Pinehurst, N. 0., May 26.—The Johns Hopkins University party, composed of eminent, men and photograpners, with other scientists, who are here to view the eclipse and take photographs are all h:;e on the ground, in readiness for Monday morning. There have been regular re hearsals and every thing is now in due .shape. Quite a party fron*' -Northern carts are expected to reach here Sunday night. The Eclipse Calculated in 1849. Baltimore Sun. A colored diagram of the total eclipse of the sun. which will occur on Monday next, and a record of the calculations <-i the eclipse, both made a half a century ago, are the unique possessions of Mr. E. H. Norman, president of the Baltimore Business College. The diagram and calculations were made by Mr. Norman's father, Mr. Wil liam Joseph Norman, and are dated De cember l, 1849, when the elder Mr. Nor man was a resident of Alexandria, Vu.. for which meridian the calculations were made. in addition to diagrams showing the RALEIGH, NORTH BAROLINA, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 27, 1900. first contact, the maximum phase and the end of the ellipse similar to those published in the Sun of Saturday last. Mr. Norman prepared a diagram show ing the orbits of the sun, moon and earth in their respective angles in rela tion to one another, together with the exact spot in the sun’s pathway where the moon appears to cover its light from the earth. Mr. Norman wrote below the diagrams the result of his astronomical calculations us follows: “A projection of an eclipse of the sun to occur on the 2Sth of May, 1000. Be ginning of eclipse 37 minutes after 7 o’clock a. m. Greatest obscuration 49 minutes after 8 and It minutes after 10. Calculated for the meridian of Alexandria, Va.” SOME FACTS ABOUT THE ECLIPSE. The Phenomena Will Last One and a Half Minutes. How it May be Viewed Without a ■Smoked Glass. Professor Simon Newcombe, the well known astronomer, has a timely anel in structive article in McClure’s Magazine for May, explaining what astronomers expect to learn from the total eclipse of the sun which is to occur on the 28th of this month. The article begins with a description of the manner in which the eclipse will occur. The moon appears as a dark ob ject, beginning at the left and gradually covers the bright surface of the sun, first showing a very small dark spot and gradually increasing until only a bright crescent remains of the sun's surface, latter is fully covered nothing remains but a kind of halo or ring of light around the dark circle of the moon. This ring of light is called the corona and astrono mers are divided in their opinion as to the cause of it. The settlement of this question is one object of the observations taken wherever the total eclipse is visi ble. Another interesting fact about the eclipse is that as the dark circle of the moon gradually covers the bright sur face of the sun its edge passes over bright red spots which reappear later as the moon passes oft. For a long time as tronomers have been puzzled to know what these red spots are and many ob servations have been taken to learn the cause of this phenomenon. The aid of the spectroscope was sought some years ago, when there was a total eclipse of rOSITJON or the ri.A:;r.T3, The moon in this eclipse appears to tie about the size of ilu* sun, anti when the the sun visible in India, and the French government sent an eminent astronomer to make observations there. His report was that these red spots were enormous masses of hydrogen gas on the surface of the sun. The same discovery was made by Nor man Lcckyer, an eminent English astron omer, and his report of it reached the French Academy at the same meeting when the report of the French astrono mer who had made the same discovery in India vvasr eceived. To commemorate this discovery the academy caused to be sLruck a medal containing profiles of both Lockyer and the French astronomer. Professor Newcombe suggests a simple and effective means of marking the pro gress of the moon across the disc of the sun. He says that if an ordinary spy glass is reversed and the large end pointed toward the sun a picture of the eclipse wiil be thrown on a piece of pa per or card-board held it few inches be low the lower end of the instrument. This saves straining the eyes, obviates the use of smoked glass and gives a pic ture ci the phenomenon as clear as a pho tograph. He says that photography will he used to discover any hitherto unob served appearance about the sun or the ineon during the eclipse, and calls atten tion to the fact that by the aid of photo graphs many stars, hitherto not discern able, have been located. The moon comes in for a share of at tention during the eclipse, and Professor Newcomb says it will be interesting to discover the mountains on the surface of ottr satellite. As the moon passes be tween us and the sun, appearing as a dark circle, its edge comes out clear cut and sharply defined against the brignter sur face. In this way a notched, raggel edge shows the mountains of the moon. Professor Newcomb recalls some inter esting facts in the past history of eclipses. In one instance, some centuries before Christ, on the 15th of June, the Lydians and Medes were engaged in bat tle, when a tctal eclipse of the sun oc curred and the two armies stopped right ing, and for a time were disposed to make ,ieaee with each other. This eclipse bas been accurately located by astronomers on the date indicated by an inscription discovered on some Assyrian monuments namely, on the 15th of June, If. C. This calculation is based on what is known of the rate at which the moon moves. Professor Newcombe says that one of the most important subjects upon which astronomers will seek to get new light by observation of this eclipse is the movement of the moon. They hope to determine more accurately the rate at which it passes through the heavens in order that they may fix with more accur acy and confidence the exact time of events which have occurred on or near the dates of total eclipses. Professor Newcombe says that when a tctal eclipse occurs in northern latitudes the chances for a perfectly clear sky, free nor only from clouds, but from mists, is nothing like so good as it will be in Georgia, Alabama and North Carolina on the 28th of May. H has been many years, he says, since a total eclipse was visible ever a portion of the earth’s surface where climatic conditions were so favora ble for observation. The Popular Science Monthly, in a similar article, states that tltf- chances for minimum cloudiness are better in Georgia than in either of the other States. The duration of the eclipse will be very short, lasting only from one to one and a half minutes, but astronomers expect to accomplish as much as they have ever done in other lattitudes where the dura tion of the total eclipse was longer. For purposes of observation the Pro f(: recommends a spyglass of ordinary pov.vr cr even a good opera glass. He says that instruments of low magnifying power are better for this purpose than large telescopes. SONG OF THE WHITE MAN. Bv Rudyard Kipling. [This poem was printed in the Bloem tein Friend of April 9.J I. Now. this hi the cup the White Men drink, When they go to right a wrong. And that is the cup of the old world’s hate — Cruel and strained and strong. 11. We have drunk that cup—and a bitter, bitter cuit — And tossed the dregs away: But well for the world when the White Men drink To the dawn of the White Man’s day. 111. Now this is the road that the White Men tread When they go to clean a land — Iron under foot and levin overhead, And the deep on either hand. IV'. We have trod that road—and a wet and windy road— Our chosen star for guide. Oh, well for the world when the White Men tread Its highways side by side. V. Now this is the faith that the White Men hold When they build their homes afar; “Freedom for ourselves and freedom for our sons, And, failing freedom, war.” VI. We have proved our faith —bear witness to our faith — And ours has been the pain, Dear souls for the world when the White Men join To prove their faith again. The Chowan Baptist Association. (Elizabeth City Economist.) We dropped in upon the Chowan Bap tist Association, assembled in this place, Wednesday morning, and we were pleas ed that we went there. The association was well attended by delegates, the audi ence was large and attractive and the discussions were very interesting. The subjects discussed were ministerial edu cation and the Thomasville Orphanage. The education of young men to the min istry of the Baptist Church was the sub ject of a report of a committee appointed for that purpose. After the report was submitted Mr. E. F. Aydlctt (the Mod erator) enquired if any one had anything to say, when Dr. John Mitchell, formerly of Bertie county, but now of Wake For est, chairman of the Association’s Board of Education, arose and delivered an address full of power, facts and in formation relating to ministerial educa tion. Dr. Mitchell is one of our old friends, who has the distinction of being considered the "best man in the world”— a very rare compliment which we will not undertake to controvert, in his case, lie is a sturdy built, stocky old man. THE AMENDMENT IS CONSTITUTIONAL One Hundred and Sixty-Two Prominent Law yers, After Having Carefully Considered It, Say it is Not in Conflict With State or Federal Constitution. The undersigned lawyers, members of the North Carolina bar, after having examined and considered the provisions of the proposed amendment to the consti tution submitted by the Legislature of 1899 to the people for ratification, give it, as our ooinion that the said amendment is not in conflict either with the State , or the Federal Constitution. We further give it as our opinion that the 4th and sth sections of said amend ment are so connected in subiect matter, each so clearly dependent and condi tioned upon the other, that both must stand or fall together, and that it is too clear to admit of a doubt that the 4th section c- ntiot stand if the sth section should be declared unconstitutional. It is clear this amendment, if ratified, will not disfranchise, either now or hereafter, any person who was himself entitled to vote at any time prior to 1867, either in this State or any State in the United States in which he than resided, provided he registers once before 1908 and does not thereafter become disquali fied by crime: Jas. E. Shepherd, James C. Alacßae, R. A. Doughton, Thos. J. Jarvis, Robert L. Ryburn, Samuel E. Gidney, Harold Hal!, J. A. Anthony, Clyde R. Iloey, James L. Webb, E. Y. Webb. R. H. Hayes, H. A. London, W. B. Shaw. J. li. Bridgets, Walter E. Daniel, Walter W. King, King & Kimball, James T. M ore head, Chas. .VI. Stedinan, John A. Barringer, L. M. Scott, Z. V. Taylor. A. M. Scales. D. H. McLean, J. C. Clifford, \V. F. Carter, S. P. Graves, M. V. Lanier. W. w. Barber, H. L. Greene, Geo, W. Bower, Todd ti- Pell. OT L. Park, J. B. Conneill, I*. 11. Williams, E. F. Aydlell, J. Haywood Sawyer, R. W. Turner, J. B. Leigh, J. M. Brown, R. L. Smith, R. E. Austin. Walter E. Fiemster, Geo. McCorkle, W. B. Gaither, M. E. Lowrenee, T. E. Gilman, E. M. Koonce, Frank Thompson, James A. Lockhart, Edward \V. Pott, John A. Narron, W. S. Stevens, James A. Wei lons. Marsden Bellamy, Iredell Meares, E. S. Martin. Rountree & Carr, Herbert McClammy, Junius Davis. McNeill & Bryan, Bellamy & Pescliau, Lee S. Overman, John S Henderson, T C. Linn. R. Lee Wright, Walter Murphey, Theo. F. Kluttz, Edwin C. Gregory, H. A. Boyd, John A. Kerr, C. C. Lyon, C. M. McLean, M. D. W. Stevenson, I). L. Ward. L. J. Moore. A. D. Ward, W. I). Mclver, 11. C. Whitehurst, A. M. Waddell. R. B. Peebles. F. R. Harris, C. G. Peebles, S. J. Calvert, having passed the scriptural limit of three-score and ten, but speaks with power, emphasis and vigor and we trust he may have many years in store, in which to bless and benefit mankind. He was followed by- Mr. Caddell, of the “Biblical Recorder,” in an original and forcible speech in advocacy of an edu cated ministry. He argued that numbers of membership could never supply the necessity of an educated ministry in giv ing force and influence to the denomina tion. After the conclusion of his speech he called the roll of the churches for contributions and pledges to the educa tional fund, to which there was a liberal response from all the churches repre sented. But the speech of the Associa tion on Wednesday was that of Mr. Ar chie Johnson, representing the Baptist Orphanage at Thomasville. It abounded in argument, eloquence, good strong sense, apposite incident and illustration, and everything that goes to make up a forcible speech. If we had not heard Aycock lately we would say that Archie Johnson was the finest orator in North Carolina. And what is strange in his case is that he is a newspaper editor (Charity and Children) and the general rule is that good editors are poor speak ers, and Archie Johnson is both. Nature to him was a kind and liberal benefactor in her gifts. We beg to suggest his name as a candidate tor Gubernator when Ay cock’s term expires. We were the earli ShiltUN ONh—Pages 1 to 8. ill' >o { JEMS. 11. C. Jones, Armsieud Burwell, Herlot Clarkson, Hugh W. Harris, E. T. Cansler, (’has. W. Tillett, W. M. Smith, F. M. Shanonhouse, J. D. McCall, T. C. Guthrie, B. B. Nicholson, W. B. Rodman, Stephen C. Bragaw, J. H. Small & McLean, B. S. Gay, Garland Midgette, H. L. Cook, J. fl. Shaw, H. McD. Robinson, I). T. Oates, E. R. McKethan, John 1). Kerr, E. W. Kerr, R. W. Cooper, Win. H. Ruffin, Titos, li. Wilder, C. M. Cooke, B. B. Massenbttrg. . W. 11. Yarborough, VV. H. Yarborough, Jr., F. S. Spruill, T. .VV, Blckett, Thos. 11. Warren. Chas. L. Abernathy, W. A. Dunn, S. V. Pickens, Charles French Toms, McD. Ray, A. E. Posev. Walter E. Moore, Coleman C. Cowan. Henry G. Robertson. J. A. Spence, Blair & Luther, Oscar F. Mason, Francis I). Winston, St. Leon Scull, Benj. F. Long, I. F. Dortch, F. A. Daniels, W. C. Munroe. W. R. Allen, Maxcy L. John, Walter H. Neal, John 11. Cook, John D. Shaw, Jr., M. H. Justice, Swift Galloway, W. C. Fields, T. G. Skinner, Chas. Whedbee, W. D. Pruden, C. S. Vann, VV. M. Bond, W. W. Zachary, VV. 1,. Thorpe. Jacob Battle, T. T. Thorne, A. W. Graham, A. V. Hicks. John W. Hays, H. M. Shaw, W'. A. Devin. B. S. Royster, F. I*. Hobgood, Jr., Sinclair & Eaves, D. E. Hudgins, Justice & Pless, G. W. Ward, C. M. Busbee. T. M. Argo, Robt. T. Gray, S. G. Ryan, Armstead Jones, G. W. Ward, est (they say) to mention Aycock’s name for the place, and now, if Johnson should some day be Gubernator, the Economist would be among the prophets and not a false piophet, and its friends will please make a note of it. St. John’s Day at the Oxford Orphan Asylum. Hon. A. M. Waddell, of St. John's Lodge, No. 1, V. F. & A. M., Wilmiugton, will deliver the address at the celebra tion of St John’s Day by the Masons of North Carolina. Saturday, June 23d, on theb cautiful Oxford Orphan Asylum grounds Col. Waddell is one of the strongest, most eloquent speakers in the State He is patriotic, courageous, gifted. It. is expected and earnestly desired that people from all over North Carolina, in great numbers, will attend this celebra tion. It is always a pleasant occasion. An attractive feature will be a general basket picnic, which was so satisfactory and enjoyable last year. The Oxford Orphan Asylum is now car ing for 220 destitute, homeless, orphans, boys and girls. Visit this institution and your interest in and efforts in behalf of its work cannot fail to be increased. It is expected that railroads will grant special rates, which will be announced later. W. J. HICKS. Supt. *
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