Wichita eagle., 1890-03-02

swelling OIL boldly from the roof and hang
ing far over the walls in several convolu
tons 1t was Of the same metal as the fame
and on each side of the building it was one
at both ends.
The columns, six on each side, were sim
ply plain shafts, without capitals or pedes
tails, or any description of ornament; no
was any perceived in other parts of the etii
fee. 1t was open on each side, and seemed +
contain neither seats, affairs, nor offerings
but it was light and airy structure. nearl,
hundred feet high from its white glistenin,
floor to its glowing roof, and it stood upon
round green eminence on the eastern side o
the valley. We afterwards, however, dis
covered two others, which were in every re
spect fac-similes Of this one; but in neithe
did we perceive any visitants besides 1ocks o
wild doves which alighted upon its lustrou
pinnacles. Had the devotees of these TEN
piles gone the way of ell living, or were tn,
latter merely historical monuments. VIVA
did the ingenious builders mean by the glob-
surrounded by hamesl Did they by this rec
ord any past calamity of their world, or pre-
dict any future one of ours.
But we had not far TO seek for inhabitant,
of this yale of the Triads.n immediately
on the outer border OF the wood which sur
rounded, at the distance of half mile, tbs
erninence on which the first of these tenn
pies stood, we saw several detached as
semblies of beings whom we instantly
recognized TO be OF the same species a:
our winged friends Of the Ruby colos
scum, near the Lake LangrenuS. Having ad
justed the instrument for minute exanina
ton, we found that nearly all the individual:
in these groups were of q larger stature thar
the former specimens. less dark in color, ana
in every respect an improved variety of the
race They were chiefly engaged in eating g
Large yellow fruit like a gourd, sections OF
which they divided with their fingers, and ate
with rather uncouth voracity, throwing away
the rind. A smaller red fruit, shaped like 9
cucumber, which we had often seen pendent
from trees having broad dark leaf, was also
living in heaps in the cefter of several of the
festive groups; but the only use they appeared
to make of 1T was sucking its juice after roll
ing it between the palms Of their hands ana
nibbling of an end.
They seemed eninently happy, and even
polite, fer we saw, in many instances, indi-
viduals sitting nearest these piles of fruit
select the largest and brightest specimens
and throw them archwise across the circle to
some opposite friend or associate who had ex-
tracted the nutriment from those scattered
around him, and which were frequently not
IA few. While thus engaged in their rural
banquetS, or in social converse, they were
always seated with their knees fat upon the
turf, and their feet brought evenly together
in the form of a triangle And for some
mysterious reason or other this figure seemed
to be an especial favorite among them: for
we found that every group or social circle
arranged Itself in this shape before it dis
persed, which was generally done at the sig
nal of an individual who stepped into the
center and brought his hands over his head
in an acute angle. At this signal each mem
Der of the company extended his arms for
ward so as to form an acute horizontal angle
with the extremity of TIE fingers. But this
was not the only proof we had that they were
creatures of order aud subordination.
We had no opportunity of seeing them
engaged iii any work of industry OF
art, and, SO far as we could judge, they spent
their happy hours in collecting various fruit:
in the woods, in eating, flying, bathing and
lettering about upon the SUBMITS of preci-
pices. n But although evidently the
highest order of animals in this rich valley,
they were not its only occupants. Most OF
the other animals which we had discovered
elsewhere, in very distant regions, were col
lected here, and also at least eight or nine
new species of quadrupeds The most at
tractive of these was tall white stag With
lofty spreading antiers, black as ebony. We
several times saw this elegant creature trot
up to the seated parties of the seui-huInan be-
ngs have described and browse the heritage
close beside them, without the least manifest
alton of fear on its part or notice on theirs
The universal state of amity among all classes
Of lunar creatures, and the apparent absence
Of every carnivorOus or ferocious species,
gave us the most refined pleasure. and doubly
to us this lovely nocturnal compan-
on Of our larger but less favored world
Ever again when ''eye the blue vault and
bless the useful light, shall recall the scenes
If beauty, grandeur and felicity have be
leld upon her surface, not ''aS through
glass darkly, but face TO face" and nevc,
hall think of that line Of our thrice noble
ooet,
Meek Dlanas crest
sails through the air. island Of the blest
without exulting in Gay knowledge Of its
ruth.
n HERSCHEL EXPLORES OTHER PLANETS.
Here ends the detailed statement Of DR..
irant as to lunar discoveries, us at this date
he moon ceased to be visible until late
our in the night, and thereafter DIR. Her
chel directed his labors 10 the primary
lsnets Of the system, especially to Saturn
Id his rings. As is well known to all read
- of The Journal of Science, this planet Il
o. 000, 900 of miles from the sun, and having 1
diameter of 1900 miles it is more than 900
ines large as this earth. Nevertheless 1t /
evolves upon its axis in ten hours and six
cen minutes, which, as Dr. Herschel has
demonstrated, causes the smoke of its many /
olcanoes to stream backward. 50 to speak, !
hus creating those yellowish and purple /
eits which thwart the surface Of the planet. /
OF its wonderful rings the outer is 2o4, 00C /
niles in diameter and the inner Isl, 600 miles, .
be space between them being 5000 miles. /
III John Herschel's most interesting dis
overy is that these rings are the fragments .
( two destroyed worlds. which, on being ex-
loded, gathered around Saturn by the at
raction Of gravity and vet were prevented /
rom falling on his surface By his extraordi-
airy rapidly on his axis. Later the astrouo-
lers resumed their lunar surveys, and com
leted map Of the moon, indicating the in
abited portions, timber. water, mountains,
&c
This concludes the Supplement. with the
reception OF forty pages Of illustrative and
notes, which would greatly an
ance the size and price OF this work. with
at connensurably adding 20 It's general
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