The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-09-11

phere OF Mars, and 81 any rate Its va ria
ton from the condition Of earth. would
produce a race Of human beings Of posi-
bly, much higher intellectual develop
meDt than those Of Earth.
Astronomers do not explain how man
came to be upon this earth, but say he
arose out of natural conditions. Their
own explanation of Mars is that it has
the same origin as the earth. But as
trOuomers are loath 10 admit that the
scientists are right In saying that Mars is
inhabited by a highly civilized race OF
beings. Although their own discoveries
have Afforded the proof upon which this
belief IS based vet they hesitate % carry
the sub ect to its logical coucl JsiOn-
Many of the astronomers, however. do
not thus evade the coucl usiou 10 which
all their work points. Flammarion has
put the question In a nutshell by saying
that the burden Of proof now rests on the
other side. that it must be shown that
Mars is not Inhabited by highly civilized
race. All of the proof ard all of the in
Vulnerable observations and discoveries
made during the past two years 90 to
show that Mars is lima bited.
There has not been anything adduced
TO show that Mars is like the moon,
dead, dry ghost Of planet. This an
swers TO the description OF the two
moons of Mars. one of which was discov-
cred BY Prof Hail of Washington. They
are dead and dry like our own single
moon, and, strange 10 say, they swing
about the planet in different directions.
They are as different from Mars as our
moon is different from the earth. If
Mars had no atmosphere and was existing
under physical conditions. which would
make animal and vegetable life there
impossible. then Mars and its two
moons would be of the same nature But
Mars is like the earth and its moons are
ike our moon. Mars is warm in color
and warm in fact. with a rich red soil
capable of producing much and sustain
ing vigorous animal life II throws OF
heat Of its own. unlike its moons, which
are white and ghostly and dead Given
heat and life II st result. This is an
axiom of science Given certain condi-
tons of heat with earth and air, and
trees must grow. grass sprout, insects
breed, animals wander about, and man
Here are few of the strange things
seen on Mars:
Canals.
Three lights in a triangle.
A nick in the rim.
A luminous projection.
Black, shifting marks on polar cap
a pyramid
Disappearance of lights.
A tashlight in a dark place.
From Australia come reports of recent
observations showing what looked like
hieroglyphlcs on the south polar cap.
These closely resemble the shifting black
marks observed by Prof. Barnard at the
Lick observatory, and are apparently part
of the same general system.
Mars has been especially observed dur
ing the past few months by Prof Maunder
of the Greenwich observatory in England
He fatty cOntradicts the assertion that
the red planet has little if any atmos-
phere. Prof. Maunder says in a recent
article in the Westminster Budget: The
spectrum gives evidence of watery vapor"
He also finds water, snow and ice on Mars,
which could not exist without an atmos-
phere.
Early in October Mars will reach a
nearer point to earth than for many
years to come. Unfortunately the great
Yerkes telescope, the object glass of
which is four inches larger than that of
the Lick, will not then be in operation
Prof. Lowell however, took with him to
Flagstaff several very powerful instru-
ments, especially prepared for observa-
ton Of Mars by correction of the lenses
for the color red, and at the Lick observ-
atory the big telescope is nightly trained
on the planet. Besides this, astronomers
all over the world have dropped all other
work, and for the next few weeks will
contine their attention altogether to
watching for signals and interpreting
their meaning.