The "rain Kins."

Prof. M. W. Harrington recently paid Cincinnati a short visit. He ia thus described by the Commercial of that city: "In one of the parlors of the Emery yesterday afternoon sat a plaln, unassuming man of midd!eage, quietly receiving callers by previous appointment. The firm mouth, tranquil eyes and general bearing of the man indicated strength and energy, while the lines upon the pleasant face showed scholarly habits and bard work in scientific fields. Upon the massive brow was plainly stamped superb manlinees, honesty of purpose, capacity for mental work and great intellectual vigor. Mothing sensational, no outeide aid was required to distinguían him above his fellows. "Persistent work in his well chosen line as scholar, instructor, astronomer and meteorologist has brought him to the enviable and popular posilion he now occupies. "This visitor to Cincinnati on official business, which in his way of thinking called for no displays or ovations, although our merchants would have been pleased to see him on 'Change, was Prof. Mark W. Harrington, whom Secretary Rusk wisely selected as the chief of the reorganized weather bureau.. "It will interest our readers to know somethinc of the man to whom thev now look for snch an administration of the civilian weather bureau as will give tlie best possible results. It will interest our farmer readers to know that he ia deeply interesled in climatic malters relatirlg to agriculture. Prof. Harrington graduated at the University of Michigan in 18G8. In 1871 he was astronomicalaid of theUnited States Coast Survey on the coast of Alaska. ïhen he returned to the University of Michigan as instructor in biology. In 187G he went to Germany to pursue his studies, remaining in Europe over a year. "While in Europe he was offered the position of professor of astronomy and Mathematica in the school of the Chinese Foreign Office at Pekin. As director of the observatory there, he introduced into China the first large telescope which had ever been seen in that country. In 1878 he accepted the professorship of Biological Science in the Louisiana State University. The following year he retivned to Ann Arbor, taking the position which he has continuously held up to the time of his appointment as chief of the ■vreather bureau. During this latter time he has edited, and by the Grant-like persistence characteristic of him, successfully published the American Meteorologieal Journal, which under his management became the standard authority on meteorological matters."