[Mysterious Phenomenon in Confucius's Country From Our Own Correspondent. man, Sung., Apr. 11.
Reports of a mysterious fireball have been repeatedly appearing in the local newspapers, which say that it is to be seen night after night in the district of Chu-Fu, the birthplace of Confucius, The ball is of pure white light, from which rays shoot upwards, It is not stationary but rises and falls and moves rapidly from place to. place, It goes #0 fast that watchers have not been able to come up with i (1). This re. markable phenomenon is declared Rot to be a will-o-the-wisp, and the Chinese are quite puzzled to account for it.
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