Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-25
TsyE PEOPLE eF MARS.
Tte Wonderful, Astra, Discovery Of a.
Italian Astronomer.

New YORK SUM-
Tie discovery II network Of So-call'd
canal. upon the planet Mus by >thiapl-
rolIi several year, ago ba, been confirmed
thi, year by observer, both in England and
Italy. In 1871. Mars. being on the same
,iGc Of the sun A. the earth wds. and IN tnlt
part ii its orbit which brought il unu>ullly
close 10 the earth, shOne witt! great Splrn-
cor in lie midnight SKY. IL was under
Hose faynral H. cii cum>t.uccs That Professor
Hen. with tie huge telescope TINT Ind just
been SCI up a. Washington, caught
.fgLt q two small moon, revolving close
uound Mars, and moving 80 swiftly thU
they might almost hc cOmWrot u liillr
Golden ,huttlos PLAYING back and forth on
clthCr side 81 the ruddy planet di'c Toe
i.ur OF this discovery Wa, - great ana TOE
drli,bt of ASTRONOMERS who found here
t.w and totally unexpected tn~t OF the
laws ~ planetary mo;i0u-,o unhouudsd'
INT another discovery, made ~ inl sam
tine. received cOmpIatiYciy little dt'cn-
ton. This other discovery Wt, id' W'f"
Of the kocncycd director Of the Milan O5-
,eIvaiory, y. >chi1plrelh. He found inh
| the equatorial regions Of Mars w'rc inter-
.cctCd by long narrow Hines which rc'en-
| hlcd in color those spots thar are believed
| 10 De seas. and which began and ended 10
| the,c Marian seas, thus indicating close
connection between them.
Tie shape Of these supposed water
cour,c> suggested the name "c1nIl'' y
which wa, applied 90 them. some n>trouo-
Nor. Of reputation argued thu they really
were canals, constructed 10y iht SUPPOSE
,ou, mhahilau', of Mar; AMI % tJe OBJ
| lection that the canals Worr too urge 70 al
| nit Of the ,upposilion thai they could be-
artificial WOrh>-hcius >lNtN m.i-> or ~ 1r'
hiold-lhcy replied tht since the lpfrt
| Il Gravity upon Mars T. very md'h I'-'
| than upOn the cath. thc inhlDitn'>
of tbrt Ulurl Wight attain a pro-
,cr.io,otrlt pr.ol,r statue. and q Muscular
| roy,r, and o.i,.ty That U.pjl'd cnlbi. them
| 10 undertake wcrA. utterly beyond th' 90.
rgcItv of Terrestrial mon. TIA, sort %:
| .rcrtiIii9u t,rG,d to bring >rhilplroiit~
r,1llv brilliant discovery into drr-i IN,
! r.fii,ulafiy among tho>" who's tri',r}oc-
! ,jid not rly,l ihc phruomcuI hc bal H.
| t,,t,d. But ~cMIprcii in, Sod trft h'
| had seen what ic had seen, aud bis di''
ro,,ry W., d,icn',d BE- h.' Wci,.e~la7.l,l'd
| reputation - nn Observer.
IN 1919. Mars hDia2 o.., ...'i. t''rloIY
situated. hc >a0 hi- canals '-'iu, a'I 49,
covered q uulh5r ID d." car,. '1d IN tnc
| .ail and winter Of ISL y he repeated hl'
! ob~,Itatou~. ON These li-i 1870 Oh. '>''n'
| be- Liiuc 'iil more >Ii 'll>ln- discover
! mandy, that Tie ct'l'>' 'f U'"l' ID ''''i'
wee oGEhi". Id-hi b'ns,i'c tIo-r N"ic1
! lc HI -ocn b.icr'. and loloNih- 10" IAN.
! .luUo>iii,S, De- C,l'l'd Do" rinll~' lt'
! mace map 81 Mars on N'irij'i $ p.'l''.
! uur, auo 10 ih', MAO Ire Nh1'e 'uTit'c OBJ
| the planet, except I'D lie polar REGIONS j,
! -tcu covered "lin nc'"oik Oh '..iN ''iil
! running ln plir,. lutrr-ccliug tH' c'nti-
rcu.. m every direction, and invariably
| end NJ in the surrounding -ea,.
The manner IN Which the Doubling %
| The canals was eiil ct'd Wa NOS the le',. '-
| ion.-liuS part "i iI' u'''o''l!' i"'!
"cr' mol AT sen "ou"i' ~ ouI'' NH
Ieli h''"'cl S"--' '''' 'N't CIV 49,
Hoh depended IN ,oht wa! uPoi tu-
seasons Oh 'ht t'.,' 'u' ,i.1,
me canals N'ui" U'"''c up. W 'I'"
! seventeen suc',>'N'! ~ 'I'';.ou ',.,
rtmahce III iur C'ul 80 u 'l"-' ~ ''i'''.
The new en- Al "uu-u "PI'.' '' ~ - -
ilu. 'tfe1A' D4ftN ui,' ll'c ".', ,., ',,''
lhe GA one IL Nou'u l"'h itP'.'
come u.'her ana P'i'"'l u"'''' ~ ,.
tou' e. 81 u it'1 i''l - It. 800. " -, ''''
u, w VI - ,, .,,.,T +,. -o-.lrl
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Nv ,iIt H. ~, r.. tl.o ,.i.tin, az
"I>t ~ 'i,ou-.t ~ h., f,,i.,,', ~, ~. ,ye
III i,l"'.''n' ,,'.I - -ty,liln,,. - Gpt Inc
'i'' l,'''', -, ,','lt l tlc nost r,in.t,i,,,
tr,,t t,,rc v,,s n6 do,ention
o '"o In. discovery. as thing, stand
| Ill .Iit Uoull he premaiiire ~ mt
t,,,, ,"nisrt,irr, about the nature OF these
,.n.i. a. Ia their existence. need MOI
.a,, tt,t / have tlklu every necessary prs.
| co,,ticn to avoid even the suspicion Of
| ,In.ion and | am absolutely certain Of
,I.tI -, :,
W." w., nn,vi,l,f,u1i,o VI S,bi,n,rellrs
-. io' that tLr World ~ Mar. r.,lly
I,.,,'.,y t,.".c r,iriou. mart me-. tbc f,ct
W. l,,.,erIn ro.t,J rrinrin,IIy mon hi,
nhs,r,otions alone. 10 be .ure. a frw Of
| 49, lin. n,d hon detected several v,1rs
l.e;o,c lis ori,in@I ob.,r,,tion.. notably
tv ro,Ycs Lnt nobo6v be.ides Srhii-
,.sroili had hclcli the pbpno,pe-
., -, .,- .,.h sc,la a. w,s
",iitr,oJ =, In! man Eut now contirnl-
.I, Ii.o','lr;,, enc f,o.,, t,yo
'Yi .,,,l,'.',,,,,, .orrc.s npriny ti,e an.
n".it,rn" - Mar mi. wear MIR Denn,ng. II
,rr;',"1 ond MA Tboilon and perro,ln' Of
~ ,i,,tor,,,I. ',,f,,I ,oi1s.oric .tnn,,.
-, ~ % ,,i"re,,s s.rf,ce Mr. D1no,ng W..
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