Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1885-06-11

no botch of the job. Then he was
taken down and the third hanged
himself. The third was taken dowr
by the fourth, and the last was founC
hanging and dead by the jailer mex
morning.
THE MOON INHABITED.
At the astronomical observatory OF
Berlin, says translation from Nya
Pressen Helsingfor, a discovery has
lately been made, which, without
doubt, will cause the greatest sensa
ton not only among the adopts il
science, but even among the most
learned. Professor Blendmann. in
that city, has found, beyond doubt
that our old friend, the neon, is not &
mere lantern which kindly furnishes
Light for the loving youth and gas
companies of our planet, but the
abode of living, intelligent beings.
for which he is prepared to furnish
proofs most convincing.
This question has agitated humani-
ty from time immemorial, and has
been the object of the greatest inter
est. But the opinions have always
differed very widely, and no two
minds held one and the same. Already
in ancient times the belief prevailed
that the moon was inhabited with
some higher organized, intelligent
beings, somewhat resembling man,
and to communicate With them the
earthly enthusiasts planted rows of
trees several miles in length SO as to
form the figure Of the Pythegorean
theorem. The celebra Q astronomer
Schroeder, in the beginning of the
present century, fanciod that he could
detect places On the surface Ct the
moon which periodically grew lighter
and darker, and from this fact he de-
rived the conclusion that the phenom-
enon was proof cf existing yegeta-
tor. During the last few decades,
however, the idea of life on the moon
has been held up to ridicule, and to-
tally scorned by men Of learning.
But, nevertheless, it has now been
proved to be correct.
By accident DR.. Blendman found
that the observations of the moon
gave but very unsatisfactory results,
owing to the intensity Of the light
power of the moons atmosphere,
which is that strong that it affects
the correctness of the observation in
a very high degree. He then con-
ceived the idea of making the object
glass of the refractor less sensitive to
the rays Of light, and for that pur-
pose he darkened it with the smoke
of camphor. It took months of ex-
perimenting before he succeeded in
finding his right degree Of obscurity
of the glass, and when finally found
he then with the refractor took very
accurate photo of the moons surface.
This he placed in q sun microscope,
which gave the picture diameter of
55I feet The revelation was most
startling. 1t perfectly overturned all
hitherto entertained ideas of the
moons surface. Those level plains
which formerly We're held to be
oceans of water proved to be verdant
fields, and what formerly was consid-
cred mountains turned out as deserts
of sand and oceans of water. Towns
and habitations of all kinds were
plainly discernable, as well as signs
Of industry and traffic. The learned
professors study and observations of
old Luna will be repeated every full
moon when the sky is clear, and we
venture to predict that the time is
not far off when we shall know more
about the man in the moon.
The Chicago nter-Ocean thinks
that if President Cleveland, instead
of excusing himself for a bad choice
of men for Office by saying that be had
no means of obtaining correct inform
alton, would announce the applicants
ten days before he made choice he
gould get more information in a day
Ehan he can now obtain in the entire
Ais appointment.
ng man may be too ingenious
j own good, as, for example, the
~ IN Jackson, Conn, whose duty
1Ws.s to lead an extra street car horse
|sek from the top Of the hill. ready to
sist the next car. He trained the
knimal TO turn on his own accord and
place himself in position for the next
rip, and low lis services haze been
with.