The Shasta courier., 1869-01-02
interesting Planetary Discoveries.


brought me the good fortune of meeting her
-Neo York Mercury.
Interesting Planetary Discoveries.
Ihe planet Mars is the only object in the
whole heavens which is known to EXHIBIT
features similar to those of our earth and
the accumulated exploration and discoveries
OF astronomers during the last two hundred
years have resulted in the construction Of q
globe representing the characteristics of the
planet as astronomers believe them to exist
AT q recent meeting of the Astronomical
ooclety OF England globe of Mars was ex
hibited on which lands and seas were denic-
tured as upon an ordinary terrestrial globe.
BY far the larger part of these lands and seas
were laid down as well known ent;t;as no
specting whichaRo more doubt is felt among
astronomers than is felt by geographers con
cerning the oceans and continents Of our own
globe.
An interesting description of this globe an
pears IN Fraser's Magazine. To the Iands
and seas developed in the planet are applied
the names OF those astronomers whose re-
searches have added to our know ledge on the
subject. Each pole of Mars it seems. is can
pea by Ice, which varies in extent according
to the progress of the seasons. Around each
cap there is polar sea, the northern sea. O.
ing termed the Schroter Sea, and southern
Philips Sea. The equatorial regions of Mars
are mainly occupied by extensive continents.
iour In number, and named Dawes Continent
Nader Continent, Secchi Continent. and
nerschel |. lSir W. Continent. Between
Dawes and Herschel Continent flows sea
SNAPPED like an hour-glass, called Kaiser Sea.
tne large southern ocean out of which it flows
being denominated Dawes Ocean.
between Madler and Dawes Continents
heWs Dawes strait, connecting a large ocean
ana northern sea, named after Tycho. Her
schel Continent is separated from Secchi Con-
tlnent by Higgins Inlet, flowing from n larqe
southern sea, termed Maraldi Sea. In like
manner Bessel Inlet, flowing out of Airev
Sea "a northern sea) separates the Nader
and Secchi continents Dawes Ocean sena-
rates into four large seas, and large tracts of
land lie between them, but whether they are
ISLANDS or not is uncertain. In Delarne
Ocean there is a small island which nra.
sents so bright and glittering an ASPECT as to
suggest the probability of its being usually
covered with snow. These seas. senaroted
by lands of doubtful extent, reach from De.
larne Ocean toward the South Pole.
One OF the most singular features of Mars.
is the prevalence of long and winding inlets
ana 6ottle-necked seas. These features are
wholly distinct from anything on our earth.
FOR example, Higgins Inlet is a long forked
stream extending for about three thousand
miies. bessei Inlet is nearly as long. and
Nasmyth Inlet is still more remarkahla in
its form. On our earth the oceans are tbroa
times as extensive as the continents On
Mars very different arrangement nrevaiIs
In the first place there is little disparitv he
tween the extent of oceans and continents
and then these are mixed up in the most com,
pick manner. A traveller by either land or
water could visit almost every quarter of the
planet without leaving the element in which
he began his Journeyings. If he chose to 20
by water he could journey for upward of
$4,000 miles, always in sight of land. gen.
orally with land in view on both sides. in
such intricate labyrinthine fashion are the
lands and seas of Mars intertwined.
FANNY FERN ON FEMALE MANNERS.
sprightly and often very sensible writer.
Fanny Fern, in a recent story in the New
York Ledger, when speaking of the differ.
ence in the manners of men toward men and
women towards women, deprecates the for
mality ladies make use of toward each other
and the little ''white lies'' they make use
of rather than be seen when a visit is not
exactly convenient and upon other OCCASIONS.
She remarks that fair honest excuse among
men is always sufficient as they appreciate
the value of time and the necessity for seclu
sion that sometimes exists. She saws that
the intercourse of men With each other has
always aroused her admiration. If one
wants to read or write in another's company
he does so and no offense is taken.
If he has to leave, he often saws no more
than " am off'' or "Good-by old fellow"
Sometimes it is a touch of the hat. or a hand
laid on the others shoulder in passing, and
no black eyes follow. no locks of hair fly,
nor do any hard words or looks result in the
future.
If ladies smoked-which the gods forbid
do you suppose that one lady would allow
another to stop her in the street and light
a cigar, when she was never introduced ?
When she did not know who her dress maker
was. or where she bought her boDnets? Good
heaveusl No.
Did YOU ever notice if there is anything
unexpected occurs in the mutual part of men
through the same streets, how naturally and
frankly they aceost each other, though per-
fectly strangers, and converse about it, and
90 their several ways to their tombstones
after it Not so, sweet woman Catch her
speaking "to that nasty thingn' How does
she know g who or what she is? ?u
Children are SO delicious about these mat.
ters. | saw two little girls the other day
trying to crack nut by pressing their tiny
shoes upon it. Despairing of success they
said to gentleman passing Man, man,
crack this nut for us, will you ~ His hand
some face was luminous with fun as he
pressed his polished boots upon it to the de-
light OF the youngsters and myself. Now
these little girls would not have thought of
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you think she would have stopped to do it?