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Society Upon the Stanislaus.


reside at Table Mountain and nv name is Truth
full James;
am not up to small dcceits, or any sinful games
And I'll tell in simple language what know about
the row
That broke up our society upon the Stainslow.
But first would remark, that it is not a proper
plan
For any scientific gent to whale fellow man,
Md II a man don't agree with his peculiar whim
To lay for that same member for to put head
on him,
Now nothing could be finer or more beautiful to see
Than the first SIX months proceedings of that same
society
Till Brown of Calavcras brought lot of fossil bones
nat he found within a tunnel near the tenement
of Jones,
Then Brown he read paper, and he reconstructed
there.
From those same bones an animal that was ex
Aad Jones then asked the Chair for a suspension
Of the rules
IN he could prove that those same bones was one
OF his lost mules
Then Brown he smiled bitter smile, and said he
was at fault.
1t seemed he had been trespassing Oh Jones family
vault
Ana on several occasions he had cleaned out the
town
Now | hold it is not decent for scientific gent
10 say another Is ass-at least to all intent
Nor should the individual who happens to be meant
Reply by heaving rocks at him to any great extent
Then Abner Dean of Angels raised point of order
when
\ chunk of old red sandstone struck him in the
abdomen,
And he smiled a kind Of sickly smile and curled
up on the floor
And the subsequent proceedings interested him no
more
For III less time than write it. every member did
engage
Ia the warfare with the remnant of palpzoc age
And the way they heavcd those fossils in their
anger sin.
I'LL the skull Of an old mammoth caved the head
of Thompson in.
AuG this is all have 70 saw of these improper
games
For live at Table Mountain, and my name is
Truthful James
And Eve told in simple language what l know
about the row
ma broke mp our society upon the Stainslow
+ Bret Harte
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District Court OF the United States.
District of Maine.

In the matter of HIRAM .. l., y,.
ALDEN, Bankrupt. ~ "'''hi "l'!'
rTNIIIS is to give Notice that petition has been
i presented to the Court, this 18th day of June,
1877, by Hiram q. Alden of Belfast, IL Bankrupt,
praying that he may be decrccd to have full dis
charge from all his debts, provabe under the Bank
rupt Act, ana upon reading said Petition,
1t is Ordered by the Court that Il hearing be had
upon the same, on the first Monday of September,
A. -. 1870, before the Court in Portland, in said
be published in the Bangor Daily Wing & Courier
and the Republican Journal, newspapers printed III
said District once week for three successive weeks,
and once in the weekly Bangor Courier, the last
publication to be thirty days at least before the day
OF hearing, and that all creditors who have proved
their debts and other persons in interest may APP
pear at said time and place. and show cause, if any
they have, why the prayer Of said Petition should
not be granted. WIN. Z. FEEBLE,
3w49 Clerk of District Court for said District
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Notice of Foreclosure.

WHEREAS, Ezra L. Blanchard, Of Stockton in
w the County OF Waldo, by his mortgage deed
dated May nth, A. d. 1870 and recorded in Waldo
Registry of Deeds, Book l5l, Page 234 conveyed to
me in mortgage certain parcel of land situate in
said Stockton and bounded as follows, to wit Be
ginning AT the northeast corner OF land belonging to
James Il. Griffin, the southeast side of county
road, and running thence by land of said Griffin,
southeastery to the shore the north side of Fort
ioint Cove: thence northrasterly by said shore to
land belonging to heirs OF Rufus thurman; thence
northwesterly by land of said Iiarriman's heirs to
the said county road; thence southwestery by said
county rord to first named bound containing eight
acres more or less. And whereas the condition OF
said mortgage deed has been broken, therefore
by reason thereof claim foreclosure OF said mort
gage. EZRA Is. GRIFFIN.
BY l.. NJ PARTRIDGE, his Attorney.
Stockton, June :, 1877. :w39
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Manhood: How Lost, How Restored

II
"a CuIverwrlFs Celebrated s.
say ON the rddic0i cure( without medi
ssSs'" cine) of SPERM AToEEn,EA or Seminal
Weakness, Involuntary Seminal LOSSES lMPoTEN-
CY. Mental and Physical lncapacity, lmpedments
to Marriage, etc; also. CoNst MrrIoN, EPILEPSY
and FITS, Induced by selfindulgence or sexual eN-
trayagance, &c.
-Pricc, in II sealed envelope only six cents.
The celebrated author in this admirable Essay,
clearly demonstrates from thirty years successful
practice, that the alarming consequences of self
abuse may be radically cured without the dangerous
of internal medicine or the application OF the
knife; pointing out mode of ut simple,
certain and eiectual, by means of which every suf.
terer, no matter what his condition may he, may
cure himself chcaply, privately, and r0dicoAy.
Bg-Ihis Lecture should be in the hands Of every
youth and every man in the land.
Sent under seal, in Il plain envelope, to any ad-
dress, posfpaid on receipt of six cents two post
age stamps.
Address the Publishers,
THE CULVERWELL MEDICAL CO.,
Al Ann St, New York, Post Office Box 1856.
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SheriH's Sale.

WAMnoo S. cs 4tsn a "m eS s c in GF
bush and will be sold at public auction to the high
est bidder on the seventh day of July next. at
j. b. Murch, in the city of Belfast, Ill the right in
equity which Charles Furbush, of said Belfast, had
to redeem the same when the same was attached ON
the original writ to redeem the following described
real estate, to wit certain parcel of real estate
situated in said Belfast, and the same that said Fur
bush mortgaged to f. w. Berry, by his ortgase deed
dated Dec IL 1874, the of five hundred and fifty
dollars, and the same land conveyed by the said f.
w. B cry to said Furbush by his deed of the same
date iof the above mentioned mortgage. Reference
to deed recorded in the Waldo Registry Of Deeds
for particular description of said premises
+. S. WALLS, Sheriff.
Belfast, June /, 1S71-3w49
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There is no Disgusting the fact that peo-
pie like fast boats. Old Thomas Powell
of Newburgh once said that if two boats
were lying at the same pier, one bound to
heaven and the other to hell, the faster
boat would get the most passengers.
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Probably there are not half dozen
hired girls i'll the United States who don't
know which are their nights Hout :" the
man isn't born yet who can point to one
who can explain how the nose of the water
pitcher got cracked. Fulton Times.
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A naturalist claims to have discovered
that crows, when in flocks, have regularly
organized courts, in which they sit around
and try offenders sort of crow bar,
so to speak. n. Y. Com. Adv.
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Neu advertisements.

DIAN0c7 1-3-octave, fine rosewood mot used
llHNUO over six months, only $40; cost $500.
sen New Pianos at wholesale. Great bar
0QGhNC gains. Nearly new, $50; : stops, Sl5 )
UnuHNN stops, $50; i stops, S55; : stops, 500; 9
sesse stops, 500; l. stops, so to SO Rare
opportunities. New organs at wholesale Beware OF
limitations. Best offer ever made, read. Sent on 5
to 10 days test trial. Money refunded and freight
paid both ways if unsatisfactory. Est 1856. Agents
wanted. Discounts to Teachers. Minister'S &c.
Address ia MEL F. BEATTY Washing
ton. New Jersey.
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THE SUBSTITUTION OF

The SUBSTITUTION OF
BRANDY FOR ALCOHOL,
the use of the True Jamai-
ca Ginger, of their own
selection and importation,
its com + mat i on with
choice aromatic., as de-
yised and originated by
DR.. Sanford, placed this
preparation in actudlmer-
it so far ahead of anything
before compounded that
Notwithstanding the most
bitter opposition from the
trade, its sales in New
England now exceed that
of all Others combined.
The second year of its
manufacture its sale eX-
ceeded the previous year
by over fffy.fue thousand
bottles. 1t is manufactur-
ed on a scale simply enor-
nous. Two thousand gal
Ions are always kept made
long in advadce of con-
sumption, by which it &C
quires a delicious flavor
and brilliant Transparent
cy. Every improvement
in labor saving apparatus
is adopted, so as to per
nit the use of costly ma
terials and yet retain a
profit. The bottling ma
chine is alone able to fill
taco thousand ,four ham
dred bottles per hour.
From this brief statement
it will be seen thatMessrs.
WEEKS & POTTER have
entered upon the manu-
facture of Sanford's ia
maica Ginger in a manner
that must in time secure
for them the enormous
trade in this article. Its
elegant flavor, great mer-
it, and low price should
be tested once by those in
need of a family medicine
before allowing them
selves to be induced, by
misrepresentation, to buy
others. Insist upon hav-
ing what You call for
) AN FORD'S JAMAICA
GINGIfI,
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GSnn REWARD will be paid for bottle of
'p'IO} yany other Extract or Essence of Jamai
ca Ginger if found to equal it in fine flavor, purity
and Retail Druggists, Grocers, and dealers in med
enc; Price 30 cents. Samples free Dealers should
purchase original packages of one dozen to obtain
the trial bottles for free distribution. WEEKS &
poIIER, General Agents and Wholesale Druggists,
Boston.
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ROOFING SLATE.

5s9 Commercial St, boston. Sole Agents
for Merrills Celebrated Brownvillc Unfading Slate
Strongest and best made; less repairs than others
received the highest Centennial award, rneda and
diploma. Sold by the square cargo ri Bangor
Boston. Also all other kinds OF slate and roofing
materials. Address A. W. x Co Boston, or II. A.
MERRILL, Bangor, Me.
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Meadow King Mower
3. g. nj. L. r. r. co.

NTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to thc Stock
y holders in the Belfast < Moosrhcad Lake Rail
Road Company tll:it The annual meeting will be held
at the Court House in Belfast, on "Wednesday, July
4th Isl T. at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon, to act upon
the following matters, viz
FIRST. TO hear the Report of the Treasurer and
Directors Of said corporation.
SECOND TO elect min" (9) Directors for the ensu
ing year.
TIIEn. 10 transact any other business that may
properly come before said meeting.
Per order of Directors,
JOHN II. Quincy, Clerk.
Ballast, June II, 1871. iwa0
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SANFORD'S
JAMAICA GINGER
THE QUINTESSENCE OF JA-
MAiCA GINGER. CHOICE
ROMATiCS AND
FRENCH BRANDY.

A preparation elegantly favored and medicin-
ally effective to utterly surpass all previous pre-
parations of crude ginger and household remedies
for the relief of and cure Of diseases and ailments
cidental to the Summer and Winter seasons, and to
sudden changes OF temperature
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PATENTS.

FA1E Elm Il
r. H. EDDY
No. 70 State ST., opposite Klby ST. Boston
Secures Patents in the United States; also in Great
Britain, France and other foreign countries. Copies
of the claims of any Patent furnished by renting
one dollar. Assignments recorded at Washington
No lI9ency in the Gnied states possesses superior
J"clHics toa oJtaini"g patents or aSccrfoiniaq the
patentabiHtg ofinrentioaS.
r. II. EDDY, Solicitor of Patents.
TESTIMONIALS.
81 regard Mr. Eddy as one of the most ropadje amt
successful practitioners with whom have had oil
cial Intercourse. CllAS. MASON,
Commissioner of Patents"
"lnvenors cannot employ person more trust
worthy or more capable OF securing for them an early
and favorable consideration at the Patent Office.
EDMUND BuRkE., late Com. OF Patents"
Boston, October 49, 1870.
r.. ii. EDDY, ESo.-Dear Sir: you procured for
me, i'll 1870 my first patent. Since then you have
acted for and advised me i'll hundreds of cases. and
procured many patents, reissues and extensions. |
have occasionally employed the best agencies in New
York. Philadelphia and Washington, but | still give
you almost the whole Of my business, in your line,
and advise Others to employ you.
Yours truly, GEORGE DRAPER.
Boston, Jany |, l>17-lyr27.
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Salt for Sale.

The undersigned offer for sale a cargo of white
Liverpool Salt, together with Fishing Outfits, Fish
Barrels, &C. Also all kinds Of Fish bought and sold
ut their place at Camden Harbor, Maine.
JAMES FRYE & SONS.
CAMDEN, June 6, 1877. Gw49*
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an eminent physician.
Nos. Cmrcs Gents
!. FeyerS, Congestion, nflammations, p
:. Worms, Worm Fever, Worm Cotic, -
3. Gs'yi5i;.-eGsiI, or feeding Of luIanta,. .
4. Diarrhu:a, of Children or Adults, p
5. Dy>entcry, Gripping, Bilious Cole, ~
6. Cholera Morhus, Vomit:ue, =
:. Coughs, Colds Bronchitis 3
3 Ncuraigi;,. Toothuchc. Fareachc. -
9. Headaches, SICK Headache, Vertigo, -
10. Dyspepsia. Bilious Stomach. -
II. suppressed, or Painful fcriods =
Il. Group Consh, Difficult Hrca,hne. n
II. salt Eheun, Ery@ipelas, Eruptons. -
IL. KneiIsisi iSlEi. Rheumatic Pains, :.
IL. Fever ami A.ur. chill Fewer, A4ues,. 81
II. Piles, blind or bleeding. ~
is OplItiialnsy and Sore or Weak Eyes, 5u
%. Wh0epnG-t Cough, violent coughs, ~
u. Asthma, oppressed Breathing, ~
%. Ear Discharges, impaired hearinf, 80
-. ~rr0tula, enlarged glands, Swclling~, ~
q. General Debility, Physical Weakness, 81
~. Isr0I,Sy and sCanty ScCretions, 81
81. >ta-SictursS, sickness from riding, 80
q. kidney. Gravel, 50
Is. Nervous Debility. Vital Weakness, GO
%. SDre Ssnufh, Cauher, 10
30 Urinary weakness. Nvetting the bed, 80
81 Painful Periods, urwith SpaSmS, ~
- Disease Sf lstari, palhtatlonS, etc. | p1
30 Epilepsy, SpasmS, s.. NituN Dance, l Wl
"a hi ht hrrs:,. liberated sore throat, -
%. Chronic s'un-e>ti0nS and Eruptoms, 80
FAMILY CASES.
Case, Morocco. with above :s:s large Walls and
Manual of directions, $1,000
Case Morocco of 20 large yiaIs and Book, 600
These remedies are sent by the case
single box or vial, Ia any part OF the
country. irp:. of charge, Oh receipt OF
price. Address
Humphreys HoRneODn tisic Medicine 60.
Office and Depot, New otk.
F0r sale 10y all Druggists.
For Sale in Belfast by W, q. Poor IL Son
and Il. H. Moody.
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1t Instantly Relieves

1t Instantly Relieves
CHOLERA MORBUS
DIARRHGA,
DY Sc MITE RY,
CRAMPS & PAINS,
SEA SICKNESS,
COLDS & CHlLLS.
CHILLS & FEVER,
FEVERiSH
S Y M P T q M S :,
CATARRHAL
S Y M p T O M S
NEURALGiC
and
RHEUMATIC
S Y M P r o M S :,
DYSPEPSIA,
INDIGESTION,
FL A TULEN CY,
RISING
OF F o O D
MAKES
GIN G E r EA,
MAKES
| C E w A T ER
HARMLESS,
is GOOD
F OR ALL AGES,
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Bonnet Bleaching,

NOOD morning Mrs. Grundy. 80 my! where
~ did you get such lovely hat?" Good gracious
Mrs. Gay! "haven't you heard the news? why,
Black has a nice lot of NEW STYLES, and the
ladies are almost crazy to have their old hats made
over, he makes them nice and cheap, at
the sign of the Straw Works, East side of the river"
Belfast, April 2, 1877. 3m10 S. A. BLACK.
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s)S Extra Fine Mixed Cards with name,
~ 10 cts, postpaid. L.JONES & Co, Nassau,
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DR.. j. C. AVER & CO., Lowell, Mass.
Practical and Analyt ica Chemist
A. sold by all Druggists aud Dealers in VI licine
lN3G
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-09-20
The Turks Victorious.

With a hundred thousand
men on each side the Turks have
gained a decided victory, but
the Russians being able to bring
a much greater number into the
field their success will be only
temporary. How much longer,
Oh, Lord, will the people of this
earth murder each other for no
other reason than that some
king or potentate tells him to-
do SOP Had they not better do
as MURRAY 81 MORGAN, lay in
a new supply of fall prints and
other staple goods, with nice
lot of standard screw boots and
shoes. They are the only mer-
chants that have introduced
them to the public in this sec
ton, though they have been in
use twenty years in the French
and four years in the United
States armies, every pair war;
ranted to neither rip nor leak
until worn out. just the goods
for the farmer, mechanic and la
boring man.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-09-20
DOWN! DOWN! DOWN!

] have reduced my prices on
Sewing Machines to the following
low figures:
The Domestic, best Machine
sold, 80 to $40.
Remington, $35.
American, $50.
Have made arrangements by
which | can furnish the following
machines at annexed prices
The White at $35,
The Home at $35,
or any other machine at cores
ponding low figures. Keep all
kinds Of machine needles and ma.
chine oil.
l am also receiving my. fall
stock of dry goods, notions, &c
A splendid stock of ready.made
clothing, "a livestock of custom made
boots and shoes, hats, hardware
and queensware, all of which will
be offered cheaper than ever be
fore. Call, price and be convinced.
j. e. CALDWELL.
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Sales to take Place.

All sales of property adver-
tised in the OBSERVER, or for
which handbills may be printed
at this office, will hereafter be
noticed under the above head
ing free Of charge. We ask at
tention to the following:
BY p. D. Boyce, clerk and
special commissioner, Tuesday,
October 9th, on he~premises,
200 acres in the 18th district, in
the case of j, j. Maddox and
wife against Lawson Sheriff.,
adm, and others.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-09-20

State. | havegainedsix pounds
in three weeks, am much stron-
ger, can tide on horseback four
or FIVE miles, which ] have. not
fbeen able to do until recently,
since / have beenin the State.
Physically j am not able for any
business yet.
As to San Antonio, for the
winter it is much better than
Boerne, being 600 feet lower
and besides having good hotels
and the advantages Of getting
everything to eat one could de-
sire. 1t is a very muddy place
when the winters are wet, as it
is black limestone soil and none
of the streets have pavements
except along the business por-
ton of the city. Some winters
they have very little rain; in
that case the winter could be
passed pleasantly enough. Many
invalids do spend the winters
there. / do not know the price
of board there by the month;
transient board at the hotels is
from 2 to $3 per day. Plenty
good private families to board
with, however, at about $50 per
month; so | have been told.
From my observations ] think
| can safely recommend this eli
mate for pulmonary diseases,
yet | must say itrequircs a per-
manent residence. There has
never been a case of consump
ton known among the citizens
here, sc far as can learn. There
is almost an entire freedom
from throat affections of any
character. Never a case of
chlllS and fever known here.
The better time to come to4his
particular portion of Texas IS
about the LIST of May, then one
can, by being braced up by the
invigorating atmosphere of the
summer, be prepared for winter,
even here in the mountains.
Florida is not an invigorat-
ing climate, and that is why
California and Texas are more
beneficial to consumptives than
Florida, 1t is the dryness of
the atmosphere that benefits
consumption, and southwestern
Texas and California are both
noted for that.
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New Advertisements.

Heymann & Hill announce a
large and valuable stock OF fash
ionable jewelry at reduced prices.
Bryson 81 Solomon's new
grain and implement house.
Chandler & Son, in a local,
offer an excellent washing re-
cipe free to every buyer of a
bed bottom; also, a bed bug
cure. And bed bottom free
Of charge for the first bale of
cotton.
j. f. Montgomery & Co.,
Molino, have reduced the price
of nails. See local.
Sheriff sale Of land,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-09-20

Quarterly Observation-Disclosures
Church Promotions-Re Religious
Professions, etc.

Quarterly Observation-Disclosures
Church Observation-Disclosures
Professions, etc.
For the Fayetteville Observer.
The 18th quarterly conference
for Pleasant Plains circuit was
held at Blanche, Thursday,
September 18th, inst. A good
deal of business was done, all
in a kind spirit.
Rev. FrankL. Carpenter was
recommended to the Tennessee
Annual Conference for admis-
sion. Rev. r. M. Woodland, as
sistant preacher on this circuit,
was elected to deacon's orders.
John j. Rawls was elected SUI
perintendent of the. Sunday
School at this place. We wait
to see how the harness fits him.
Rev. w. B. Lowry, p. c., and
his colleague have done a good
work the past year. There have
been up to this time about 70
professions. This man Lowry
is a case. He has been seven
weeks in protracted meetings
never letting loose even when
it Numbered. When he comes
into a community to begin a
protracted meeting, we are sure
one Of two things will take
place-a revival or scarcity in
provisions. 10. Martin is our
big meeting singer. We have
known him to sing through two
services each day for eight
weeks. How much longer he
could run is unknown. 10.
steers the "Ship of Zion safe
ly over the tide, and cast an
Choir in "Buelah."
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COST.
ONLY 6ODAYs.

Laow offer my entire stock
OF goods at cost, and will only
continue 60 days, as the house
| now occupy will then 60 into
other hands. Every family will
soon want jeans, flannel, boots,
shoes, ts,domestic, cassimeres,
clothing and many other goods
Tor winter use, all of which you
can now buy at cost and save
meney. Ladies will do well to
call promptly.
j. G. FISHER.
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Mafriages.
nGARRIED.

Married in Selma, Ala, at the residence
of the brides parents. at m, Thursday,
Sth inst, by Rev. a. W. Paisley, of Cam.
den. Mr.. EDMUND A. SCOTT and Miss
MINNIE, only daughter of Capt. and Mrs.
G.. M. McConnico.
Many Of our readers viii remember the
accomplished Miss Minnie, she having Ia
ken part in musical concert in this place
several years ago. Happy may she al
ways be.
Licenses have been issued to the follow
ing parties since our last
WHITE.
George Washington Melton and Lizzie
Nichols.
James Arnold and Nancy Carpenter.
John Simmons and Mollie Philips.
Henry Smith and II. G Cannon.
BIG. Stephens and Sarah H. Beard.
Waiter Sutten. and d. A. Dixon.
William Beech and Lucinda Gully.
COLoRED.
Edwar1 Bonner and Fannie Woods.
Monroe Russell and Elizabeth Benson.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-09-20

D The New York Eyen-
ing Post gives the following ex-
PLANTATION Of a delusion referred
to last week by our correspon-
dent:
"Many persons think they
can obtain IL view of the moons
OF Mars by looking at the re-
Fiction of the planet in a look
ing-glass. This is, of course,
absurd. The looking-glass is
not a telescope. The delusion
is caused by repeated re-
Elections between the siIvered
back and the front glass face of
the mirror. More or less light
is regularly reflected when it
strikes a polished surface, wheth-
er it passes from within out
ward or from without into the
body whose surface is polished.
When Venus is at its brightest
three moons may be seen ac-
companying it in mirror. OF
course the thicker the glass
plate of the mirror the further
the images are separated from
each other. With Il metallic
mirror no moons will be seen
accompanying any planet"