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The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-28

KILLED ny FALLING TREE Tho
D-lles Tines furnishes the Information
following: A man named John Ksste,
aged SO years, was engaged about hall
mile from Grants mill, near Sprsgus,
w. r.. in cutting down trees on Thurs
day Afternoon last, aud WAS killed By Q
falling Que. He and his brother bad
gone out Into the woods on the after,
noon of that day. and John had out
down large tree. when in falling il
struck another. which fell Ia 90 oppo-
site direction. and hit him on the hssd,
crushing him to the ground and killing
him instantly. The terror OF the broth.
er. who vas standing near, csa bsstss
be Imagined than described. He sas
the certain doom of his brother, and
was utterly poweriess to divert il. Az
soon as he could calm himself he ran
to the nearest house for aid. and the
mangled form Of him whom he held
dear was carried TO the mill. On Sat-
urday morning the remains wsro bgought
to THY city and buried from the Cath
Ollie Church. followed by large con.
course of sorrowiLg friends. Mr. Keefe
was born in Ireland. has parents living
In Frederick. N. b.. and brothers living
on Puget Sound, aud one in the Viii.
lsmetts Valley.
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n1s1 ssArrEx. Assus. q.

saf SKAfTLEs August n.
On motion of G d Emery. q commit
tee consisting OF James Mcknight. / n
Hall and Tbos. Burke. vss appointed
blythe Court to cxamiEe Thsddsns
Hanfori. as to his qualifications for ad-
mission to practice ~ mn attorney in the
courts Ut record oi Washington Terri.
tory. After examination Mr. Hartford
wss admitted
Jacob Seoland and 4 4 Jcnsen v. ,
Baxter & Co. -Coutiassd for tbs term,
ON payment Of ten dollars by defend.
ants TO plaintiffs.
s.Gsorge Aansell VS. J Kennedy Dis
missed - Per stipulatiou D
10 the case Of the United States ".
Richard Fryar. charged with selling
liquor to Indians. the Jury found Frysf
guilty - charged IL the indictmcnt.
On presenting . certificate from the
Supreme Court Of Oregon. Thomas II /.
Cam of Salem Was admitted to practice
10 ell the courts OF record In Washing.
ton Territory.
United States w. Harry swanson,
charged With assault with q deadly
weapon on the high seas-The Jury
iound Q verdict VI "a assault a. charged
bat without malice. The defendant by
his council gave notice that he would
move Tor . now trial
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-28

Mr. Z Hale White. the musician, 10
about leaving the Sonnd for Boston. He
will b gone . yssr Or more.
The dumping Of earth a. the foot Of
Madison street IL . sensible move. Some
bad holes there endangered men, horses
aud vehicles, and should not have been
allowed to 60 30 long.
In Clallam county. Thos Abernsthy
has been nomiustco by the Republicans
for Auditor. Il G Hotchkiss for Probate
Judge, Geo G Cooper for sheriff. and
w Webster. # Knapp ami s Goodwis
for Commissioners.
Master Dick M.idnsns IL said 10
have made the turn 10 bis disease. and
to be ON the Improve. Il will not b
many days. We hope. before little Dick.
with bis gun on bis shoulder. and his
dog behind HIM, will he tramping
through the woods back Of town IN
quest OF game.
Thomas Flowers left in the. sffice OF
the Columb,s Chronicle one day last
week. two heads Of oats. Que II and
the Other 10 iuches long. grown on Mr.
John Flowers farm near UsiontowG.
Whitman County Some bssds. l,y ae
.usl c0ant. contain 10 nieshss or ESD
arains.A His whole did wili average
100 bushels to the acre.
Capt Mofss wishes it uudesstaod That
the Dakota IL not chartered toathe
other Company. but came IN her Iegn
lar trip. She. however. brought and
will take back this Vic.oris mails for
the Qo;,dall, Perkins Company. ia this
respect Supplying in their line the
place OF the Idaho Tor ore voyage.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-28

A NEAT ScHooLRooM.-O cannot
enter the University building since its
recent renovation without being i'm
pressed With its neat aud sttrsctise
appssrancs. The viadows have been
cleaned until they shine like catch crys-
tails. Hnd tbs interior woodwork Of the
buiiding has bssn thoroughly cleaned.
painted and grained. Toe vanishing
and finishing touches were put ON yes
tsrdsy. The stoves. . very important
factor during the approaching term oi
school. have not been neglsc,ed. The
Presidents residence and tho boarding
house have also had the painters brush
applied to them, and. taksu Gil in ell,
the University aud surroundings are
neat. comfortable and in .iting la sp.
pearancs.s Prof Anderson iniesms us
that the pruspsct for large attendance
during the coming school term 10 very
favorable.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-28

~ the Gsvsrnss efsAe Tsrs1sevy ~
Washlngtos.
wHEarAs. Il the duty q The 0oyszass. q
least sixsy days bs6Ues sny general s1oce1o9, b
Issue his proclaanasiou dsslesaeine IT, e1Dcss =
be diisd st such election.
Nov. thsrsoss. ]. EiisAs :. Yssry. 0svusaw e
sIec,ios win Be- hsli u "a T1sisasy q rsssSsy.
the second day OF N0vs0bss. I'D. one thoumni
eight hundred and eighty. st which tAs follewtne
named oGlcsss viii - s1eetsd:
4 pslesass e repressss 49, Iss.iss.y In Ne
nvieAAtsr 0ensgal.
4 Qusrtsrmasssg osasni.
oommisaaxy 0enefAl.
An AAjstane 01nsrel.
A Prosecuting Astcrnsy Ter the Azst Judicial
a Prosecuting Attorney fss ~ sssssd jsa,esa,
APpscasiss Asosnss sDr Ne sAlss jaaissal
dstssct-
Member Of the Board Of Rsus,iatsoa sos tAs
4 Member Of the Beard OF EauA.isatioo fos The
s<capd iuttcss1 discreet
Nsnbsr oe tie heard Of Hauslisssioa for IL
third Judicial disrtcs.
Msmhsrs Of both branches Il he Isgislssivs
Assembly.
And al county and prertnct oalcsrs required By
The laws Of said rerrisery.
In sessimony whereof I have Asrs-
sEso e. NJ sgd ssa ssesd
tbs Great osaa - ~ ~.
Yifsry 10 b slxs1. q Olympia.
4, sAis issh 1sy 81 An0us1. A0. go
thc1nAnd etGht hUn dBea -
elehsy. ~ % H. lnAaQoaAsoae
a. The uatted Ssaess - 60 ~
KLDHA p. rxxnY.
BY order Of the 0cvsraos.
y. II. ovxeA sscssesry.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-28

CHnp GoRED.--Mrs Clark. who, wss
convicted 1t Lsconner Of granddaughter
two wesks ago. had her children With
her at the tisne Of trial After con.ic.
ton, she was taken To the psnitentiAry
upsas McNshl Islsnsi. md sAsy vsfs
taken homo to WhHtoonl. On the day
Of their arrival. her baby airl. less than
two yeats old while toddling around
the yard. was easght up 90 the horn oil
an snfcriated cav and tossed eight OF
niue feet IN the air. The horn TORI
open the childs groin . length Of sir
inches, Anl saussd = vnund Of vcsy
painful sud dangerous character
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-28

FarDAY, Aug. 27th. 1880.

FsIDAr, Aug. eth. 1880.
Council me. pursusos - adjourn
ment. a.
Presen,-Hi. Honor the Mayor and
ConEcilmen Densmore. Jennings. Nc
Donald. Rasin. and Collins.
The Street COMMITTEES was granted
further time in which 10 report O the
improvement Of the hill in front of the
lacking property.
Repor, of Street Commissions was
received and filed.
A liquor license Was granted - Ar.
mold & Wischmsn; also . license to
kesp one bsgatslls table.
The City Attorney was granted antil
the next meeting Of the Counsel in
which 70 report on the proposed grad
ing Of Front street.
The petition Of Chas Becker. on mo.
ton of Councilman Resin. VS. referred
to the City Attorney 70 sepoft the La
siity OF the city for the dsmagss
therein.
The report Of the Clerk ~as received
and ordered nied.
Petition Of Z K Ksovls.. relative
TO certain obstrurtions in Norman
street. was rscsived. and. on motion Of
Councilman Rasin. IL vHs ordsred that
The Health Officer b persmptorily in
structsd to abate the slaughter house
nuisance in South Sesttle; and. on fur.
'her motion of Councilman Rasin, it
was ordered that the Street Commis
sioner be instructed 10 remove ss,d OBJ
strnctions In Norman street immedi-
stely. ~
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-28

WnArcoM couSry DxlEoArss--A
dispatch rroeivri here. ye.terdas
states thai Messrs Cslhoas. White,
breckenridge. Conner aud Eneie, bar
been slscsea by the RepublieAae -
delegates to the vauccuvsr Convsntioa,
Four OF them are said b b pledged d
Mr Allen. far delegate. ard one i
doubtful Three OF them are also said
:, f<vor Bradshaw. for Prosccst ias
Attorney.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-28

Fox HoNs.-ons Of thu passengers
on the outgoing Dakota will b Miss
May Hansbrow. Of Sacramento. who has
boon spending tho summer in this city
with her sister. Mrs 0rssse. Mics
Hansirow 10 one Of those young ladies
who make friends Of eli who meet
them. and who leave behind them res
collections Of the uost ffagrant char.
aotss. Her going VS. hurried by ths
nsat approach Of tbs wsdding. Ia San
Fran0iscos sof brother. Mis- Haas.
brow has been here bssors. and that shs
may come again many earnestly wish.
Wswish the young lady pleasant ,voy,
age. u aSsAi1 XII s e
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-28

MuucAL Mr.. p. Blankholm hAs
arrived with fine stock of imported
masicAl meEchandiss. consisting Of vio-
Inns. socordeons and other instruments.
With thsir furnishings His goods will
he IN exhibition It the Bureau for 1 few
weeks. A large invoics Of excellent
sheet music has bssu received. Including
The latest popular songs. Csll and en-
anime the goods. all.1m
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-28

Nicheiss. ussailIbIe lnjeesiea.
Guaranteed 70 cure promptly and per-
manently every case OF 0onorrhna.
elect aud Whissa no matter Of how
long suding. II directions are followed.
Intsraal medicine not rsconnended or
nscssaasy. A curc guaranteed Or money
Refunded. For sale BY N. I. Cody 4
Co. Wholesale and retail druggists. So
Atslc. W. T..
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-28

The Boss LuSciI AND riiE HEST
BEER you viii always Ind :. The
CouoordM Hall. oa Mill street. not
only the best 81 homs made. bat alsp
the. excellent Ilumboldt Lager Beer.
Also imported bscr in quart or pint
bottles. Boilsd han and al kinda Of
cold lunches 10 or ter.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-28

All n;a friend. b, ins m RES ouss. and
ls,sh OIL and ne~ ars u.ing that erle-
hrstr.i v~cstabl. csmpoand. Plumbers
Oregoa BIO Il PnriHsg. Certainly .
hAttsring testimonial ~ 10 the virtue
and amsliorasing qualities OF this Boz
tanicAl Remedy. Uss il nov: delay h
dsngeroas and may prove fatal.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-28
OFFICE OF THE
PACIFIC MUTUAL
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MISCELLANEOUS.

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HOTEL ARRIVALS

NEW ENGLAND HOTEL
" Hood. wbita River Mrs. Kinksad. Rsnteo
SRase1banm. sP Mr. Bisssl 4 vi, do
~ yreyEsng, Sank City Mrs Phelps. Tseoma
3 Behrndt. San 1rsncIsco d , adams, causres
Dill. dc WD Sect, Gamble
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Bow, Victoria CT Mel ellau. Cal
q J Coll or, Pt Towpsend SMITH. do
81 Mtrshaii, Portland.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-08-28

j. Sesman.. IS 90
j. Seaman & 40
The Com,sitiee on Gas Light VS.
granted one weeks more time IN which
TO co'.trAes for lighting lamps.
Adjourned.
f. 8. OSBORNE. Clerk.
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-08
Some of the Difficulties Met in Taking
the Census.

A SMALL but select census euumora-
tor, with auburn hair and an lnccudiary
nose, tackled one-story house on Clara
street Yesterday and came oil second
best After he had knocked the skin
off his kuueSles on the door, two ragged
children with forsaken noses, who were
spell bound observers of his perform
anoe, went around IN woke her up"
according to promise. A second later
the door flew open, TO the no small ter
ror of the census person, who narrowly
escaped delivering laundering knock
on tall, gaunt relative of Meg Mer-
rifles, done up in faded and very ragged
bombazine, with u meat-ax expression,
a surplus of neck and n pair of visible
shoulder-b that would have APP
peared to much greater advantage in
cognito. The Damascus cheek OF the
young man paled. He had a superhu-
man impulse TO get up tree that grew
at hand, and his tongue lost its cunning
under her mesmeric, ferocious glare, as
/ he queried tremblingly:
"What is your age9"
"Yoa gitlh arouscdly.
"Where were you bornp"
"None o yer biz, menacingly.
Got any children, cripples or half
/ ididtsp"
A screech of indignation echoed; q
| fence picket smashed itself on the spot
where he had stood second before,
and a white-faced young man, followed
by virago, with hair and drapery fly
ing out astern, liz out for Fourth street
for few mad minutes. When she haC
returned and slammed the door so tha
the knob new across the street, tn,
children in front Of the grocery sang;
when tho enumerat0rs dutys TO be done, 4
be done,
The takers lot is not happy one, hnppy ont
San Francisco CtrOf1icie.
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-08
The DlIrerence in COcoanuts.


"lN disruptin' dis meetin,n said
Brother Gardner as he wearily gained
his feet, "let me remind do brndders
dat no man kin tell good cokernut
from bad one till he shakes it. We
pass de grocery whai' dc good nuts an
dc bad am all mixed up, an we can't
tell one from de odder, but when we
sot out TO find cokernut dat am all
right we pick up dis one am shake il,
pick up dat one an give il bump, an
bimeby we find out which am de true
an which am de false. II advarsity
didn't come swoopin' down on MS once
in awhile we'd all pass fur good coker-
nuts. 1t Is when bad luck comes to us,
and when trubble picks us up an gibs
us shake, dat de world finds ont who
am solid an who am empty. De man
who has plain sailin' right along am no
man to tie 10. De man who gifts Knocked
down by adyarsts, has his eyes blacked
by misfortune, his pockets picked by
hypocrisy, an his eye gougcd out By
confidence viii get up as tuif ~ an alli-
gator and go to work like beaver.
We will now pass de ice water an walk
softly out, ~ Dstroa Free Press,
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-08
HUMOROUS.

A JouRNALfsuc fight "A paper mill
= Rome Sentinel
I'nH baker morning cry is u roll CALI
-NeW Yoyk Hcraid.
THIS weather Is settled. AZ least It's
sot Philadciphia Bpiictln.
or all summer clothing tho straw hat
Is at the head. Fond an Lac Heporff'-
HE told her TO set her day, and she
Saturday for her Weddin' S day. ~ llatc-
han 7imes.
Man caunut add one cubit 10 his own
stature. l,,sts he can rntlze u horse. stall.
- Ctacia,idtt C0ntmefciit
EvtL communications corrupt good
manners unless spotted in time by The
postollice detectives. IN. y. NeWs.
VINO hath woeP Who hath babblingP
Who hath redness of eyesP He that
goes TO seek the schooner Of buck
beer
! Ir is only the female mosquito that
bites, but when a man gets chance to
belt one with a towel. he is going to do
1t without stopping to inquire its gen
der Boston f0st.
A POET writes; ~ know the night
will surely come" Right, young bard
II will. Ii any fellow tells you it won't,
ask him if he is giving you moonlight
( on shinglc, and tell him TO take down
! his scarf-pin. Don't you let him try to
reason you ont of your belief.--BoStoH
/ Post.
THE London !Stdadard says; "Make
a friend of cat and it makes friend
Of YOU in return. There is great
amount of Individuality and originality
ia cats" There is, there is. The in
diyidual cat chooses the most uuseason-
able hours to serenade his love, and
nothing is more original than the music
executed by the Thomas orchestra. =
~ o. PicGyaRe.
"YEs, said fresh girl at show,
al know my beau goes ont between
acts; but he's nice and never drinks
anything but cup of coffee, because
can always smell it as -plain as day,
and | know the smell of coffee from
beer or whisky, if am Il little bii
green" It is a very happy thing for 8
young man to have girls confidence
- -SteHbenptile Herald.
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-08
A volcanic Lake.

M. DE LEssErs Is credited with de.
scribng on his return TO Europe
singular geological phenomenon. In
the Republic of San Salvador there is a
lake called Ilopango, and in january Of
this year, after few premonitory
shocks of earthquake, three craters
suddenly opened in the middle of the
lake, aud belehed forth immense vol
umes of steam, dust and fiery cinders.
BY and by the three vents merged into
one, and an islet of "tuif and lava
uprose above the surface of the waters.
Attempts were made TO approach this
young volcanic island, but the feat was
found impossible, owing TO the boiling
Of the waters and the showers of dust
and clouds of vapor enyeloping it, Ac-
oording TO latest accounts, the new vol
cano continues to vomit forth great
quantities of steam and Virulent gases.
All the fishes of the lake are parbOiled,
and float upon the surface of the water
amid the bodies Of innumerable dead
shell fish and aquatic animals, IL Is a
significant fact that the outburst was
preceded by an exceptional rise in the
level of the lake, owing 20 the rains.
This appears 10 be the first instance on
record Of volcano bursting up through
the waters of an inland lake; but sub
marine volcanoes breaking out in the
ocean bed are no very rare phenomena,
THE battles Of the Union fight be-
u q l. H.
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-08
GENTLE HUMANf4qBs.

hnnH the horse and shoe the mare;
Never let the hcAii 70 bare;
1rotting over hinty stones
Wears away the hardest bones.
iiic has many a stony street
Even 20 the toughest fpcts
Nor, tho sturdiost, md Il so
Ere through half ol life they 70.
strcpks of blood arc IN tho Way
Truh by humans every day,
Soon by loves nAnointcd Oyr
Mhilc the blinded world goes by.
Yea, " oil the slgis were caught,
Mherewiihai thr air Is frausiit,
Mhat gaic would swocp tn0 sl,ius
ladcn with mans iRiseriesl
Gently, then. y t}Yuther mani
In the Interest good VOu hstns ~
ttod .ipPrttVeth c'cu the least
Deed of ruth 10 man OF beast.
n 7A1sus MncKeier, iil Prtntors' Gazette,
Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-08

TIE battles Of the Union fight be.
tween husbsnd and wife y Philadelphia
sunday Item,
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-31
Growing Tomatoes.

A correspondent of the Fruit Re-
cOrder after giving his method OF
obtaining good stOcky plants by early
attention and frequent transplantings,
writes rs follows respecting his mode
of treatment after the plants are ready
to he transferred to the kitchen gar
den: After transplanting them, set
good, strong stakes and tie the plants
to them. | nip off all lateral branches
as soon as they appear, until they
begin to blossom. 1t will be noticed
that just below the first cluster of
blossoms the main stem divides in
two. | let both of these stems grow
and keep on tying them to the stakes
until they each the top, when l nip
them off and at the same time nipping
off all laterals as before, BY letting
both stems grow get more fruit than
| would if | let only one, as advocated
by some growers. | tried the one
stem system, but being dissatisfied
with the quantity of fruit, I thought |
would try if | could not improve on it
a little, and found the result as stated
above. | have ripe tomatoes quite as
early and more of them. | also get
them much earlier by training the
plants this way than by any other
| grow the Conqueror for early and
the Trophy for late crop, also the
Golden Trophy-and here let me say
there is no finer tomato grown than |
the Golden Trophy; there is none
equal to 1t in my opinion it is rich IN |
flavor, beautiful in color and a great .
bearer. would advise every one to
try it,
The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1880-07-31
Four planets in Perihelian.

| Astronomers tell us that we are en-
tering upon a period when an oc-
currence.Will take place in esheavens
which has not been known for more
than eighteen centuries. The four
largest of the planetary bodies, Jul
| piter, Uranus, Saturn, Neptune, are
approaching their perihelion point in
space, are sweeping in their gigantic
orbits nearer and nearer to the sun,
and their simultaneous approximation
to the central mass Of the solar system
has inspired some minds with fears
as to the possible results to that par
ticular planet on which we dwell.
There is no need for any anxiety, how
ever, as such anevent happened sew
happen often again, without causing
the smallest inconvenience to any hui
man being. The perihelion ola planet
being that point in its orbit where it
comes nearect to the sun, and all the
planets being at differnt distances
from that luminary,.. it follows that
some of them approach the sun-or are
in perihelion-more frequently than
Others. Neptune, the most distant of
all, takes 1854 years to complete its
movement around the sun; while Ju-
piter, in size the king Of the planets,
he whom the Greeks called Phaeton,
and the Egyptians "The Brilliant,n
sweeps round in less than a Twelfth
part Of that time. The last occasion
when a stellar phenomenon similar to
thatwhich is about to happen occurred
was at the beginning of last century,
when all four of these wandering
worlds neared the sun almost stimuli
taneOusly. That was in 1709 and the
following years, and, if there were
any grounds for surprising that earth
quakes and plaques attended these
unusual events, history ought to in
form us of dire calamites at that time
affecting the globe. Yet there is no
proof of the earth having
been disturbed about that PERIOD on
the contrary, she seems to have a.
dOpted an attitude of perfect indif- |
ference, in spite of the proximity of |
the major planets. The great plague !
in the year 1865, and can
hardly, therefore, be put down to ihe |
influence of planetary per- |
ihelia; more especially as it can be ac-
counted for by other causes, such as |
conditions of life, and .
absence of a sufficient amount of fruit
and fresh vegetables in the popular
diet of the age. If there are any who
would attribute the war of the success
sion to these Respondent heavenly
bodies, they should, in common fairness
to Jupiter and Neptune, remember
that the peace of Utretch, which ended
Lhe contest, was happily cemented in
Lhe year 1713, at a time when, ac-
cording to astrOlogy, not only "the
logs Of war;" but the more terrible
wolves Of famine, TO say nothing of
aud tempeits, ought to
have been reveling i'm slaughter all
over the world. Why should we
lseribe baleful powers to any con-
JUNCTION with the countless host of
heaven? There is really no shadow of
ground for believing that
he other planets exercise any sensible
way over the meteorological con-
litiOns under which we live. The per-
urbing power of these bodies is limited
o slightly altering the elliptical orbit
# the earth, and beyond that they
lave assumed toward our smaller
'lanet an attitude of perfect COM
lacency.