:2 MURRAY. .12.. ; Io [I01]; (I. H("l'()Y](l re\`()n'|ng >9 pnlva of the ecliptic, in n dirv(`tinn_ nml (`mining the nu! munlhly rmnlutinns; the uh-ingin (1 direction perpen- n the lir.-at. und causing the n! r1o(1innt'mn_ were cut in plain cnaracu-rs._ "Joe 'I`., 1871." then below that the date 1884, without any initials. The rst was cut by Joe lnomaason. and has been dead for several years. and it is not known who cut the second Cute. than in it is remem neighbors! t at some one found thy terrapin` and let it go about that time, The animal in probably iorty or fifty years old. The character: on the back are considerably spread, and it might have been 0`,c0!]IidI'$ $9.`! .`.'J,'\.; 01:. V9!` .mId-X uses nesurnea tor Lnai. purpose. `When he is proficient "in the art of mutation in ordinary circumstances. he is made to learn to swim in his clothes. afterwards with all his trap- Dinir 0", and nally while carrying his rie. , QC-IIUITI Bedtord Banner. A four tlnua an usemi mnu. - In the matter of swimming, for in- stance, the Germans are preeminent.- ly practical. It is sell-evident that a, thorough facility in swimming un- der the most, difficult conditions would he of the greatest advantage to a soldier in war time. This ad- venture the lermun "Tommy" is enabled to gain by a course of exer- cises designed for that is urncienl. "in tho: nrt nl neuloru unnner. A new days ago a tenant on Lou Barrikm.nn`s {arm {ound a. terrapin which is at. least of age. 0: its back were cut in plain chm-acters._ "Joe data IRRA urithnuf gnu Ini-In "Flu. Le army. Next to the British army there is probably no force in Europe so well trained in this respect. as the sol- diers of Germany. and without. de- precatingz in the least. the systems ;in vogue in our own military centres. it may be said that in certain ro- apects the training of the German soldier is 01 a more practical and useful kind. In {ha mortar nl an-rim-nin..: Inn a..- lhp. his question to an at an .tro II you And` ` in ancient- tv ohbd value at 65% days 1.00 first tnhles or the sun inenuoneu In astronomy. He nlio observed the in- uquality of the length of the solar days at different seasons of the year. in the interval which elapsas be- tween the sun's [manage over the nu ridiun and his return to it the fol- lowing: day. the sun advances by his own proper motion towards the east nearly a degree. But the rate oi this motion is unequal. vugving be- tween fty-seven and uixty-one min- utes of :1 degree; and the accumula- tion of the inequalities form: what is culled the equation of timn, that is. the (iimrenre hetween the true iime, as shown by the sun, and the mean time, shown bv u wel|-regu- iutml clock. the motions of which ure equal and uniform. lln nlnn nnid much attention to tho :W.'2w"$afC' ..':%m:"u.,"."'.'..' [us bv nun uniuutn. Q But dun vans on sun too (nut. lnr than nun:-1 nnrlnd nl III. numb : But unis vuun ll lull too Just. tor the anti pariod oi an arch : uvnluiioa about the can it now and at 805 dnyl. ve hours. forw- oight. miuutcu and forty-eight . and uven-tenth second: (thor record thirty year: 1 o, By I curolhl ob- nrvntion u! t o uohtic-on and; equi- noxu he discovered that the your in not divided by these point mm tour otnui parts, the sun occ Dying ninety; our and a hall days in put- inu from the vernal equinox to the uuunmer soluice. and nlm_aty-two and a half days from the IIJIIO Iolltide to the equinox ui autumn. The inn rnmmuuantlv remained abuui 18'? the equinox ul autumn. 1110 nun con uently remained about days n that part of the ecliptic which lies between the equator gnu the north pole, and about 178 days in the other part. This observation led him to the great dincovery of the eccentricity of the uolar orbit. when the sun is at his greatest. dil- tance he appears to move more slowly; and when he approaches nearer. his motion becomes more _..nhvI rapid. In these observations and deduc- tions we discern the elennenta that enter into amino 0! the three yrreot planetary lawn of Kepler, formulated I.-Burl, 2.000 years later. that which concerns the elliptical feature 0! the earth's nrhit about the sun. und that which refers to the radius victor 01 a planet deacriblng equal arms in equal times Himvarchun iormed the tables nf the mentioned in ..-o...;nm..u Ha ulnn nhm-rm-d the \V()rHL ('a,Ft`B. ' We will send our pamphlet free. giving testimonials and full inlorma- tion. with directions how to take or administer Samaria Prescription. Iorresnondence considered sncredlv mnrinntial Address The Samaria gamed) Co., Jordan street, Toronto, nt. London Baily Mail. Asia well known, a very high standard of eiciency in nearly every branch of athletics is maintained in the army. Mnvo tn. 0|... n..'n..|. ..-..... a.I...._.. :. nearer, rapid. In How I Dlolol Inland In Ink 3 lob- d' In by B Dotounlnod IMO- She writes: "I had for u loni-' time been thinking oi lr.VinR the SR` umria Prescription treatment on nu` husband ior his drinkinn habits, but I was uiruld he would discover that I was giving: him medicine, and the thought unnerved me. I hesitated for nearly a week. but one day when he came home very much intoxicated. and his week's ealarv nearly all spent. I threw of! all tear and deter- mined to make an eort to save our home from the ruin I saw cnmiml. at all hazards. I sent [or your He- maria. Prescription and put it in his cofleo as directed next morning: and watched and prayed for the result. At noon 1 gave him more and also at supper. He never suspected in thinu. and I then boldlv kept riilht on (living it regulurlv as I had (lis- covereti something that set every nerve in my bodv tingling with hope and happiness. and I could see 8. bright future spread out before me- u. peace-tul, happv home, a share in the good things of liie, an attentive. loving husband, comforts, and everv- thing else dear to a woman's heart. for mv hushnnd had told me that whiskey was vile stuil and he was tnkimz it dislike to it. It was only too true. for before I had given hiln the full course he had stopped drink- ing altmrether, but I kept giving the medicine till it was gone. and then sent, for another lot to huve on hand if he should relapse, as he had done from his rmnisos before. He never has, um! um writimz vou this let.- t.er to tell you how thankful I am. I honestly believe it will cure the worst cases. fa uvill nnnrl nnr nnnnnlalnt I-an and uniform. H0 also puld much motions of the moon. From than (`mnpnrisnn of 41 great number N the most circumstantial and accurate uhs:-rvutim)n 0! eclipses recnrdod by who (`hu|doans, ho wus -nuhled tn d-t,ermlm- tho [mriod of the moon's rr-vnlulinn rolntl\`el_v (0 the Mars, tn the sun, to her nnhes. uml to her upnpzee. Ho nln mndv n Catnlllo M tho stars. We hnve thus brought down unrinnt untrnnumlc history to tho vhno nf Hippurchua nnd to the um-ning of the career of that print`:- n! uslrnnmnern, 300 years Inttf`. tho vreut. Ptolemy, who ourished nhnm the year 130 of our oru`--M. H. H1` RN l'}'I"I`E. A WOMAN ! PLUCK WINI. Kontuolrl Aged Ion-oplu. I Pd nnnnnr I `V- Na `'1; German "reunion" In -I,_ II n I-`W0 I-IUNIBID TBOUSQJIDV-D0 nun mm: from one than may donnrs. to: particular: apply at . t|.A_.I..I.. xluh-.._.'.|..`. `r '&...I_;- .7.?.`.`::?`.-,.,..... lIUllII'I- Ill! [$l'lolDIIll"I I odwIn'I Iuunlu Ihpuu-lug. our Inna: Ola. Inna louvh v OFFICE LAT Y Newllnxla. A mt Brook Htreetmovor W ply J. B R. M_u0AxuI,832 onisn: N0. 65, 13:3 vomen ctable.mpF:nuessIon ht. W.u.x:n. Court Home. comer of nude, \pply to 3. Onwlonn, LARGE R00)! OVE nos x!) wlth ...`.':::s':::.:`:'.`:'-.a.':m botud llnllod Id.'rnnlbolAnou|n tdun. Bunlncu oonn BroohItr0ot,orBn1 - a Don't you be the hat percondn tho world lo and out when the but an an sold--I.h0 chcnput. We huvo no 0 awe: io run on Ilnreturawodo not attempt to make the pub- llc bollovo vs are selling I `ran Dollar uucle tor Five. We nun: nmnma. um. and n. n.....n... run ""........-`31%`.. *..`.. s'za`.`.%35."?.E` M XE W101 7 7 V TWO HUNIQID TIIOUQ DDO from uruanlnn only a /\L.l_4 IUUUUUUIUIUVUUVCI | 'u/musk cooxma I. A ____ __A A` : mldd easy by using our of the 0 Farms Jewel Gas move: or Oangu. It wouldn't vooot much :monuy and it will mega much :comfort. * -V-V i - -Llhngivt. ABGE N meroo gen, Btnrcu For ealo at. locum) : Omoo. sax Kin: strut. OFFICE LAT Y Htreetn. over ,. _..._.-.-g u- --u ---v-an At the out nonnbio Furniture And Under- tnklng Bonus. 54 and 260 Prince: 8%. Mefit Mona Has placed the lhnnl>mnnnv. hnnnnnn \\ \\ Paragon Pea(:emaI(er FLOUR Mnnufnctured by the rnuurtuny we c0., QOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOCIOOOC O at In uren rvnttl/[Alli MONEY AND` an In: M` 11 mt`: t ALKII ABC!-ll _ usual... 1." 5%` g T 'm:.a?q':.:.u. -:o7ri'} v l`.ImIted. .ROCER, 1'0 BI` POR SALI- .. ` 1;): LA -.11 at this top. * ..*:';..;`!`2.` mu nnntnd L11` 3 haalun-_w.uu wouu on FURN1TURE~ I -(g $IIl`I_I$|IQ. Continua: taunt to all. 'bIo6dnnd'o1vc'uInIn; uid: ol luuon IIIII. mlgu lonovaumutto unhllo tum . Iwll W Ou-noun ti at umollhnt and lit OMB and fl auto and II `M ..s cults. Itching. bu . Ihunuuon. guns. and . [Inn com: I an can. cEn5l':"rIoun'_ "tic"-?u'v' bi'oo"'s-{I the .$euMIu :`n|d'::l.:I:JuI:t).I' nu than nnono III calls. while unym E5!lardv& co: JA-S. REID; Ladies Whccls. Smooth going, easy `riding Crescent: ate the popular wheels for Ladies. V arbour. 79 Brook tTeer., I.I%QJ.Cl'I1]CCO. Ouuned Pumpkins, Pinupplu. l ' pano- apuullouuqpauaunavi uucquouvllr u.A.o0Iolt!l`.huuo. .n. ESTABLISHED 1355. IEGII mm game 911:... `II.-up-In-I with Ila blot . No repair bills. wt Iahiu. hum! and munununn. Id, than camp 3 III- u:_xg:. uB.nc..1_:'!.|;i.:do * and Inn OIIUIM People are telling a. most remark- able story about a famous but some- what. eccentric woman who is just now visiting at Washington. She was invited to a luncheon a. week or so ago and she accepted the invite- tion. !~.l.evere.l women well worth knowing were asked to meet her. When they all mine to thwtuble the lulnoul guest. usked lor u linger bowl. The lnaid, too well trained to show sunprlle at. anything. brought a. bowl half filled with we- ter. The lnmkius woman drew I\. small bottle lnom her pocket. and emptied its contents into the water. Then calmly she proceeded to lave her spoon and fork in the liquid, and wipe them on the damask napkin, explaining this while that for her health ; sake I she made it a. rule never to touch her lips with silver at had not: been properly steriliz- e The hottle contained antiseptic 0 .some kind`. The best part of the stow is what. the hostess did. She 'did not look upon the proceeding as any reflection on herhousekeeping methods. Show did not, stare hetlnhtily. She simply '.~uniled into the eyes of the mzonized woman who had brought I.hd_ famous quest. and Slll "What u. very excellent idea I" 39198 so!'Ic!tsd- Prol. and Mrn. H. R. Fairclough. of Inland Stanford university, Pun Francisco. arrived on Friday to sham! the summer with Mrs. Fair ('Iough`s father, the Rev. J. A. A]- lan. Alwington. Mr. and Mrs. Hupzli C. Nickle re- turried to town un Saturday and are Much s\'nuIatlI.v is extended to the fmnily of Mrs. Hooper. in the sor- rnw which cumv to them vex-iterduy. Only thuse who have suffered the loss of u dearly lnvvd mother know the doc-|> heartache that. is felt by` her sons und dumzhtvrs at such (1 Lime: and thnse who have alreadv tasted of this sorrowfdl cup know also how Dowerlnss is unY human he- incr to speak one wordx that will make the pain loss keen. __ And yet lhe sympnthy of friends i sweet at such n. time. and u very (:9 share of this silent fellowship 3 felt for the bereaved ones who are at the hume nn Earl street. ITCAB." Then . Dopew broke his was in- to ,tho , as usual. gun the wall.- or wntchod him. When the also: was not outdo ho came with is dust- uan. cracked the glut: on hi: boot heal and diuppearod with the {roar menu`. The charge {or the glam was on Mr. Dopow'u bill, and he re- funed to pay for it. He was too good a customer to make umzry, so the hotel penplo smiled. They knew that Mrs. Depow was going to re- "min At week longer. A broken om: alarm was ingeniously worked into her bill and she paid for it. but Mr. Depew didn't. know it for many months aft:-rwardn, when he was Kollinz the Mary as an instance of his success in (`ountcrm-ting the ex- tortion: 0! European hotelkeeoers. l>(`l`SOn. OII VVOUY|6S(lB_V (JVOIHHII, W05 in hunur of U1: Misses Him man, who are the guests of Dr. and 11. Dell. It was chaperuned by Mrs. Robert (.'n.r'twri]zhl.. / / 4 . I4: '2 `lzthihm is more liscounuluu IMO to hpropoan wnmn than an Ant` Q-bun atom 01 brvolsllu In a lap. Chouuoy U. Danny I C at now an. American ccotn. mg on day the visitor at t Bowl Hutu, In Paris. told hlmvhn munnit do it. That was 5 dunno, and IM` head waiter was called. `Tl ! tlauna cannot be proparly wubdd l1tOl Wll'd." 1!. H1! oxplnlnod. They are ruined." "Nnnnnnnn" nnld Hr. IDIJQIL "HIV The marriultn ol Mr. Chgrlon St. 1.. Mu-kjntush and Min Eileen White. 0! Quebec, as also that. of Mlus White : sister, Miss Beatrice White, and Mr. T. bharplos, will take plate In He-member. Mh-II Gladys White null Captain Ugilvie are to he married in October. Mina Hnnnimzton. the clever daugh- ter of Canon Hanninxton. of Otta- wa, is to be married on -Thursday to Mr. Hurpoe, private secretary to Hun. David Milli. / The u-mzagement was r ently un- nmmcod in Montreal u! M 9 Mnhl Halt. daughter of Lady Gait, 0 Charles Mcuarter, of Lethbridgo. A war vunoe party. tziven at Otta- wa hy the Mission l anningL(m Mau- nherson. on Wednesday evening. was in hnnnr nl Ihn Minn:-A Himnnnn who an rmuu." "Housman," and Ir. Dovow. "luv servant: at homo do It every my .n the year. U10 5 mm more elbow -I-A--A " -~ L :$?!8'* ?`*v%i?i- % chase a-`s..mm{ welt wcll rem-onion. W. ram-. balm has again started t drill walls. In. J. McGruth in tin in the Hotel Dleu, but 1: said to be Imps-ovlru. A number of people at- tended the picnic at Beaver lake on _ atrdqy. lhlrlnc the storm on 'l`uoIdn,v mornlnl the lightning atmck G. Cl: _v'u `house, injuring tho chimney n d stovopipes. tlVin( the . _ pump a ncvcrb dish . III: In.` A ll wjnddinc was solemn- Inur .9 0 Rmnnn n.nmuc church lhr nm. A II wpaumq nonemp- lapd M. t Roman Gnthollg: church 11: Iomlav inorninv. they contra-Mn! mrticn ham: J. Kenna and Inns . with Hint-bu `both of QIIDDIVNI ', won nnun rig: In tho uro- anu mm: x `fwe had long dv ' swing to stir u the girls w I thought of this. or my part. I am heartily in tavnr and propose to marry no one else but a. uieniherxol the Twentieth Kansas regiment. 'I`hese boys, _ for the most part. are unmarried, hand- some and daring fellows, an I think would make us good `nus day I think every girl will stick to her a.greement." ~~. " A ollupwu anon ouph. n__;_-..:!I.. 1...... 0.4 Tkn v-anon - vuuyyvwu -.-u-- ww_'-- Oentreville. June 24. - The race: here on Saturday were a decided success. C. Whelo.n's mnre br ke her leg -in the third `heat of t 9 running race. Kentucky Maid won the tree-for-all runnlnh` race. anally dlntnncim: all competitors. Nahum-0. H rowsmith. Napaneo Hills. Newbuh and Tamworth warn` well ` ugh... D.-. ganln -{nu-tall in rlrilf ntod. W. Fun. Gen. 1-`unston anu nis men. , They had long desired to I show their feelings for these Kansn sol- dieys. and when the resolution was introduced it went`through with a whoop. Miss Marie Williams, the author of the resolution, was seen and said: < Hun. Loni lnnnr d~x}:$.u-i/any China` in (`incinuuli Enquirer. Whoxn Hm 'l`\\1-.ntiw Clllkilllllll l`.IIllUll`Q?l'. When the 'l`\\`entieth Kansas volun- teers cume murching home they will find a great many enthusiasts to wel- come them, but none will they le so pleased to meet us the Wichita girls` bachelor cluh, which has just passed unanimous resolutions to murry no r one else exrept these men, The meni- Iiers of the girls` bachelor club are not aged. Their club title is a ' - nomer, bggguse all of them nrey ung und bretty. while most of the mem- bars are 0! wealthv parents. These ., u.;,,- .;.m..`>i..` =mk Inn in ii nadtncu. "7'r' V`" V 3. 9' ; uni Iaopl-9.qfoqio"'u-I` WIIICII I10 IIKIIIUII can-_y u:-mm.--..,, morning: in I house- on ea-lulu street. ` This lnzialntbr; it in mid, ll`! 0! 0 `become axoeodingly popular I. on: the mdmbera I the (air sex other than than 0 his klth and kin. and it is this opulnrity which has brought. trou upon him. Mnoruz his lady lrlendl are 3 mar- ried and a single woman. An all three room at. the name house on Marlo street, they hld ample op- portunity to cultivate their friend- ship. In the absence {mm the city of the first woman : husband. it in alleged, the M1 . frequently took the ladies {or an evenin|z's outing at one of the city parka or eluewhere. He is mid to have done so on Thursday nvoninry evening. But the evening: train from Toron- to brought into Ottawa an unex- pected passenge-r--the husband of woman No. 1. He tailed to tlnd his wife at home. Hearing that she and the other woman had gone out with the NLP. he decided to trare them iiJioaaible'. He met the brother of the unmarried lady, who told him of his suspicious, and the latter de- cided to accompany him. Of! they started. the one in search of a wite, the other a sister. Their Heurrh was successful, as they noon found the three together. Following them they new the trio enter a house on Mi-tcalte street. This wus about 1 a.ni. Entering the house alter them thev located all three in a room. 'l`h-n there was contusion. At the .-iiizht of the irate hiisbaiid and the displeased brother the wo- men tied into the street. The M. I . stood his srround. An explanation was demanded irom him as to his contliirt. If any was given it was not sntlsiurtory. The husband and brother attacked him with their lists. Blows were dealt in rapid nun:-nnainn Thu R.` D uvnsl rlnurnnd unu preu._\', wnne most. m lne mem- bers are of wealthy parents. girls have been great admirers of, Gen. Funston and his men. | rm..." 5...: Inna Ami.-ma on nhniu H llllH(`l'|_V 313 Ht` W05 lIHI"(HHBnll(', Rllll he insisted 1hut his second wife should wear the clothes lelt behind by his first wife. The wife was as mutlnoua no the husband and was re- solute, and she determined (hut un- oil nhn 1-nnhl hnvn hnr nuun nlnlhnn HOIUIB, llllil sne UEIBTIHIHGU lnlll |lIl' til she could have her own clothes she would never leave the house, n vow she kept. until her death. _ A French nrtinf (`.1-riu-null! wan du- 1"lIIpInII'Ipl-qyII@un`u `P---es" .o. . .9 _.us Ilsu-I. mows were (Jean, in rapm mu-N-salon. The M1`. was downed, and it is said hv lhnse who saw the lnclrlent. thut he was very rouuhlv handled. He left the house with both optics badly swollen and his face cut. and hruim-(I, It is not like- ly (hut he will he able to l('u,\`= ls room for a day ur two. _----1- i.VQ,'\V' IUTK lIl(.`gl'.lIl. A story is Lold of a young man in England, n greut chess enthusiust. whn`was nu unnoyed ut his failure that `ho vowed he would neither. uloep nor eat. until thu sululion was found. He shut hi I! up in n. (lin- used room and \v" "iound by his relatives fmrr dnyn Inter terrlhl_\:Ivm- aciuted and out of mind. lie 3; it n year in a lunatic unylum as the r(~ suit 0! his rush vow and the problem renmined unsolved. It Ilvnnn Inn :1 u-nu-xv nu.-inns I-nnu(\u\ renuuneu UHIOIVEU. It was for a very curious reason that W: old Indy, who died a few years ago, cnmbmnod herself to her house. She had married u widower, as miserly as he was unrmnantic, and Mn inuinIntI Ihn Iain an:-nurl \|'i'n --III I rvul New York 'l`el(-gram. A ntnrv in Inlrl nf 1 so inch.` noun on QIIDDIWI `WU. noun rig: in the `pro- - 1` ' . hm ' L-mmm 1" ml niiuih vvnnmrni a"- L. .`fJ` ' W'off: whiie -'yo` sheep r U WU - "II unu nu gvu ; in -~ om -Mm-' Shoot .2 V my time, (1 ch aooond And 1 Anjnunx A`nI II tuna, uuuuuuuuuuuu Exlneqnon [Airs will at so fnultlenly the-gut. We are `solo Igmts u: city. \ \ The price of the famous Jolmeil Killer" Shoo in ` equitable. F0214 you get a 1 stylish. elegnt` shoe "will :givo donbl the as fnotion, wear twice}! sbooluto t-oovnforttoudegr: long ,und uord ` not-to be quulloii by any other ; n my Wooan at you ; :_ n `-5- `\II':nv-" Inna. AQ ` ._ , You might pay less for I shoe thnt loolass well, but it will not be so comfortable on the bot. You've frequently pdd "Jenness Millel Shoes om $4. W. A. VanTnsseI, withqut a grip or gripe. curingiliousuess, Sick Headache, Dyepepsin and Constipation, and make you feel better in the morning. Puikt $4. YVITIICIDIU EIEIICG. It WQI IIO|ll?`I a" Ian well known thousands yoga previously. but _ljad `become stupor` ax-ily lost in` 0!` than. 'R.mnI and Ca irniteh pt, nu `. . _ this bad H! of the IIOI1 nnu CIIICIHBLIOII. Soon after Erutoathenen came Eu- clid, the nightmare of many I man`: school days, with his incompre_lI_en- sibie geometry. What astronomy owes to geometry _can only be told by the mathematicians, but it panes wfthout argument that geo- metry has greatly enriched the science of astronomy. Some ascribe to Apollonuio of Pergn the glory .0! having tanned that rat u.ll$ancoho- tween aqtronomy and ueomotry. but an in the case with every other crept mjinciple nag! .n,_clence, it w.nI doulgofte Inn: wan` lmowil thousand: d vain Olll-' lll0l.ll"l| BU(l'()UlIl(l'S. I particularize these items and ob- servations for two purposes: First, to give a somewhat connected ac- Count ol ancient astronomy as tar as we pursue the subject; stondly, to illustrate the highlv intricate character of the problems with which astronomers have to (heal, and the appliances. rude and otherwise. which they make use of to aid them in thQ""calcIulations. It will be, ob- servedl also, that the succeeding as tronomers in. everv age talge up these great problems where they were left by their predecessors, and by dint of a ,longer series of observations, more carefully constructed instru- ments. and the invention or discov- ery of n_ew--mathematical principles. proved towards a more exact solug tion and calculation. Qnnn nlfnt Irnfnnhnnnn rnrnn Fun- pole star. The axis of the earth being pointed towards this etur causes it to ap- pear stationary while all other stars describe a circle in the heavens about this star, the circle being larger as the star is iurther removed irom the pole star. The stars revolxe, ap it were, in a shell, that is. the stars umintain the same relative po- sition as resperts each other. To my mind this is a most convincing proof of the truth of the (`opernican system. so far us that Hynteln duals with the diurnal motion of the earth. If the sauna are as distant as modern atronomy unaerts, then it is irrational to suppose that they ro- vohe uhont tie earth once in twenty-tour hours. (`tr-urn tnliu no that Ikrthntrnrun nt-- * \ 61'M3rQ:up. "` Chicken Soup, , Julienne. Heinz : Catsup, Heinz`s Chili Sauce and all fancy groceries at reduced prioes.~ Bedroom sets, 10 pieces. $1.60. Dishes below coat. \ Bole to begin Monday, June 12th. rvuiv ` V . Ki ton, June 27.--(To the Edit or): `ontinuing our aketcheu _con- cerning matters utmnomicnl xennit me to renurk that the straight thing connected with this pubject in the (pct that only a low people `seem to observe that the stars have an apparent motion from east to west uhout the earth every twenty- fuur hours, the same as the sun. All the stars seem to have thin motion except Pynonruru, or the north or pole star. The axis the earth beim! Dolnted PICS [0 U9 LU [H8 \`Vl'IUI8 |JlI"CUHllel" ence of a great. circle us eltwen to eighty-three--a ratio equivalent. to {urty-9e\-en do rees, forty-t '0 _ min- utea. thirt_v-n ne seconds, all of which gives twenty-three degrees. fty-one minutes, 19.5 seconds for the obliquity of the ecliptic. a. very close approximation to the figures 01 our modern astronomers. Y nnl-fit-Illnr-I1n Ghana horn: and nlg PUTYIIHI UlHl'H\'(`r_\' H_\' lllplbllrvnll the [il`(l(`('.`l.`li0l1 of the equinnxes. \\`hi('hmi.`-1 in inv opinion the most fiindnnwnlnl eleineiit in the whole rniuve nf nnimnmny. Ari.-aturehus noon nfl er \\'r()(e n work on the inngnitudo uml ilistniires or the sun and stars. \\hi(`h ;:renH_\- ennirihuted to expand the then existing notions relative in the imuminries of the unh-erse. for the l`yihn[znreuiin hnd taught thnt the sum is only amine three timer: inure iistnnt ihnnihe muon. An- other ilelicute nliservntinn made by him was Hint if the nmuniiude of the sun's diumeier, which he deter- niinml in he the 720th part. of the eireiiiiii'eren(`e of the circle which the sun describes: in his diurnal revolu- tion. This is clnse to present g- lI"I'." un-.-4. Phutosthvnes is supposed t ht-en the inventor of u spheres, an instrument much i use lu' the ancient uBtron(nner8. "hen once nn) partmulnr theory of the inuverso Is accepted aruiances and instruinentn rnust be constructed to illustrate that theory. In our school hiya these instrtunenta wvere exhibit- ed to us uth no suggesuons that tley vvere entirely based on n theory, und we wwnd have as soon doubted our own existence as to have thought that they were not founded upon the divine right of modcrn astronomy. Eratusthenes by tneuna of the arnunry sphere ob- served the distance between the tro- pics to he to the whole circumfer- ence of n Lrrent circle n elmw-n tn hnyo illnr_v l.WPlIl_y-IOU!` HOUFH. ('iceru tells in that Pythagoras ar- rnunted tor the apparent motion or the stars by the diurnal motion of the earth. am) Heruclides and ltlcphuntun, his disciples, held to the iilllllt` View I<`.u(lnxus of Cnidus. 370 l5.(`., 8(`(`()I`(iill[.'{ to Pliny. introduced the year of 3631!, (inys intu Greece. -trvhimedes `pups that he suppnsed ti-- diameter of the sun to he nine times greater than that of the tnunn. Eudoxua supposed that each plum-t nccupies a particular part of the heavens. nnd Unit the path which it (`H-wriliez-1 is determined by the x-nmhined motion of several spheres pertnrrned in tiierent. directions. The min umi mnnn had each three spheres: (me re\'()l\'iII1z round an axis which passes through the poles of the mirth and which nccusimm the diur- nul motion; a second revolving round the ,...ncu-..-n iii-nntinn null o-uuuinn Ohn ('('lI\lVl'- _V ll|ll\'|lIH|. HIHI flllllll unnuul und third rmnlx-ingin diculur in olmmzt-s of dotinutitm. Although Pluto (`ll hardly be cited us 1111 ustrmmmer, yet the progress 4.!` Hm m-u-m`n mun lhu F.nr`v('lnnmHn "133 H'uiHiI "'v'"' 0nd 1 a an ul 0 011" I N [10 pmomn nu |ho:n.ow n "Q ' ....,-.;_.... _..