The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1872-04-03

The PLANETS AND THEIR IvHABTTANTs-M
Figuie, a noted French scientific gentleman, says
that modern astronomy has demonstrated that
there are other worlds than ours, that the earth
| ly makes part Of class or group of stars
which done differ essentially aud that there is an
affinity of other globes like il, proceeds to consid
er the internal affairs of the worlds Since there
is nothing TO distinguish the earth from the 9th
er planets Of our solar system-Mercury, Venus,
Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, he
argues that we must find in the others as we find
here-air and water, hard soil, rivers and seas,
mountains and valleys There must be found
also in them vegetation and trees, and yerdure
and shade There must be in them animals aud
even men or at least beings superior to animals
and corresponding TO our human type: Science
has shown that the physical and Chronological
connection of the earth and the other planets are
identical. On these planets as on the earth the
sun shines and disappears, yielding place to night,
cold and darkness succeed to heat and light.
In them as on the earth the rich carpet of herb
age covers the plains and luxuriant woods cover
the mountains rivers flow majestically to the sea,
and winds blow regularly or irregularly and purify
the atmosphere by mingling their strata charged
in different degrees with the produce of the evap-
Grafton of the soil. In quiet nights dweers on
these planets see the same heavenly spectacle
that delights our eyes, the same consultations
the same celestial visitors. They have panoram-
ic views of the planetary globes with their follow
ing of faithful satellites and luminous stars shin
ing like gently-brandishe1 torches. Once in a
while there is a sudden luminous trail which fur
rows the heavens like fash of silver; it is star
that shoots and drops into the depths of space.
A gain it is a comet with beautiful tail that
comes to bring news from worlds millions of miles
away"
The planetary man, according to his belief cor
responds to the terrestrial man. In the planets |
the process of creation of organized life must be
The same as in the earth the successive order of
appearance of living creatures is the same as on
he globe. And like the terrestrial man the plan
,tary man dies is transformed after death into a .
uper-humaO, and passes also into ether.
THE OLDEST BANK IN LONDON. < hild's Bank,
he oldest in London, was founded in the reign of
Charles the First by Francis Child an apprentice of
ym. Wheeler, goldsmith, whose daughter he mar
led. The bankers old street sign, the mari
old, still hangs in the front Office, with the
MOTTO, "Ainsi mon ame," gilt upon a green
round, and the marigold (often mistaken for
rising sum- still blooms pleasantly upon the
n-ssl, @
Tell Gwynne, Prince Rupert, aud last, not least,
amuel Pepys, banked, and in that dim, ecelesi-
room the gateway are still
ept the accounts of Alderman Blackwell, part
er of the first Child, for the sale of Duukrk to
lie French, bargain that led TO the fall of Lord
larendon, who was supposed to have reared his
reat palace in Piccadily, (the site of Albermare
reet) with the money. 1t was at Childs * Banch-
DIS, (next door to Temple Barr that in 1913 Dry
en- deposited the ESQ reward he offered for the
election of Rochesters's bullies, who had fallen
pom and beaten him one winter evening in Rose
ley. In 1859, Sir Francis Child was saved from
lure by 81 400 lent his bank by the Duchess of
arlborough. Hogarth is said TO have sketched the
esentation Of the timely aid. The late beautiful
'untess of jersey was partner in the firm, and
noug the present partners is descendant of Ad- I
son.-AH he Year Round d
The Philadelphia Post tells story of one John '
enry Boraef, of that city, who was stricken with
lalpox. He was engaged to a Miss Mary E 4
wing, and she insisted marrying him to nurse fl
m. No clergyman would perform the ceremony, +
articles of agreement were drawn up. Both died L
the smallpox.
An Omaha paper advises the DeonIc unot 10 make N
ch fuss abou. the shooting of one constable, as 81
,re are over forty candidates for that office" eI
SoUTH CAROLINA paper says, New York has = =
enty-nine miles of water front, but "not single
gator" and disgustiugly adds "who would live &