Where God is Seen.

WHO the mountain path can lightly braid Mid breach, and stream, and silent

bower,

And read the face of rock and blade,

And not see God in cliff and flower?

Who can feel th' ocean's throbbing breast, Where sleep the winds, or tempests rave, Where borne along from gulf to crest, And not see God in every wave?

Who the early dawn can calmly sight Where ocean hides the heart of day, And watch the rising flood of light, And not see God in every ray?

Who the starry vault can calmly sight, Where clear and deep night's shadows

are,

And meditate their birth and flight,

And not see God in every star?

Who those far-off suns can calmly sight, Where many million worlds are born, And, peering through the realms of light, Cannot see God-beyond their bourn?

A Piece of the Sun.

THE aerolite, or meteorite, is a very interesting study; specimens of which are to be met with in all great museums of the world. A very fine sample of this kind may be seen at the National Museum, in Washington, D. C.

Of these foreigners we have a pet theory, as to their origin, and the way they came here. If the theory be at fault, it will be found to possess the merit of brevity and originality. In this connection we frankly confess to at least

one very great demerit: that of being a non-professional. In this, however, we have the advantage of freedom of thought and expression.

First: All astronomical observers are quite familiar with the constant solar eruptions, which under favorable circumstances, may be seen on every visible part of the solar surface; and these eruptions are seen to throw off solar matter to a distance varying from a few thousand to that of three hundred thousand miles, which matter again falls into the sun, thus causing a perpetual rain of solar debris on its surface. And it is reasonable to conclude that nothing but solid matter could be thrown to such an enormous distance. In this we not only see displayed the wonderful energy of the solar explosive forces, but we also

see illustrated the attractive forces of the

king of day.

We have accepted authority for saying that some of the comets approach the Sun much nearer than two or three hundred thousand miles. Among these I would instance the comet of 1680; and it is fair to conclude that comets have occasionally made these near approaches to the Sun, for millions of ages. In so doing, they have to pass through a storm of solar hail; and some of this hail would most likely lodge in the beard of these celestial giants; and, as they receded from the solar contact, portions of the solar debris may have become detached from their attenuated anchorage, and left floating, or lost in space. Such of it as may have been left in, or near the path of the earth in its circuit around

the Sun, would naturally be picked up by the earth or gravitate to it. And when discovered we have the meteorite, which has come to us from the Sun in harmony with nature's laws as we translate them.

The foregoing deduction is still more plausible, when we carefully examine the solar surface in connection with the physical appearance of the comets and their eccentric orbits.

Germane to the question are further evidences in support of the theory presented, namely, if the comets, like the Sun and planets, were subject to the laws of attraction and gravita tion, such of them as came within the solar limit would most surely be drawn into the Sun's consuming flames. To the contrary, they seem charged, with