Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-06-20
the STAR AacruRus.


-
Inc DIAN AnS'o"oa
..u,,.. ..A =. ,--,,. ......... ~ Al.
-"' vs..s... s.,-.
- 49,. -. al. ,..,a,
n'o.1 u ."e s,s.. w. = s, s a ~. ~
.salo' "Vv.es' w. s ns"'s. ' -. ~ ~ :
n.As' se." =, Is'S..."k sV.s' spp..s LII,
ssueas'on " s,e 'a5 VI" . w JUG sV ~
'.l " ~. .ecosn'ae s"e ''s , 80. y. w. !.
.pto'. ., WIZ" =. wa :
'M'ns''"e' v"e 'ooss :. A' wv y !.
ci'lo,nk WIN ~ ~, !es IT,. gu .u,1n Nv
" ~ ~ I'm !. ~. ."o u'"sr' ~ w.
noi'nsssTs' II au'e''n,ne' Nv. " 20.
~ pvk.Ss' snsn ~ na' .l IN, NV
..'use'. VIC p."so y. sas pv'a, s.s'
nio'o'oals sw'en0e nivsu'u'b ''.Ay
.nk - '"e W." y, wv "sa,' vO''v"s.
T y, y. .''ua.'on nv 80. noa =
"" m.'~' on '"' so..ne''.' snu
WV A.. VIZ s''' s ..ssp''y IT,, ~ ~ ~
- vac Hy.o' n.s.u.a' oe'ns Wv
nv's .o"sp.S1ou' s'". - ."I .o ~, /,
nes'sus, vno "eeu NV uV"us' 'nas
n"micsl fscis wew tsrSt ' nct,cea n
mnpAind Int in sncIsnt tims. 4 ~
deemed TO POSSESS an Importance from
a meteorological mint ~ Via, ths
the progress Of astronomy has wttsrl,
abolished: for Virgil advise, his cor q
trymen to plow when Arcturus besms
and to wait to SOW his lentils unti
Bootcs sets: while Demosthenes tsll
Of n certain sum of money ,ent IN hi
day on the cargo Of a shin sailing from
Athens 10 the Crimea ut an interes
rate Of twentv.two nor cent which
was to be raised 10 thirty ner cent
should the vessel not return be
fore the temperance Of Arcturus
supposed by Greek sailor foll
to be breeder Of storms Hor
ace, however, with o skepticism In ad.
vance Of his age, knew how to Jest
quite in nineteenth century fashion
concerning the illomented pretentions
Of the lordly star. Sirius bsino. a
course, at the head OF the list, Arcturus
ranks fourth among stars a. ths frst
magnitude; and Adam and Eve (sincs
the eyesiRht was no doubt Of wonder.
ous keenness IN t,,ose davs) nav easily
have beheld IL In tba early svenins
skies, for even now n GOOD strong eve
can perceive It shortly after sunset
and when above the horizon Il IL thu
first star visible al nioht. excluding
Venus and Jupiter. which. begging
pardon for the liiberniau bull. hsnpen
not to be stars Mt ALI
Oftbe two stellar comnatitors ,or ths
.eioniorv 81 tho northern sLiss vsas
IL the wIitsr liybt, shining With a ii.
yerv snlendor Tint reminds ors ~ 81 81.
rius M Arcturps nosscssas n GLOW
that makes one ,articnlarlv admire It's
golden radiance, in fsct wera NOT fine
ccomparison 90 backneved, Arct,,rus
m;obt he l;Lencd IN tbo sun md vaco
IN tbs moon these bsing somotbino
n ths divins hnntrsss
cbssts Diana, in the argent claam that
wanders hither from that farawav In.
minarv Rut taken tocethsr Arctu.
rus and Vega NAV boldly challenge
.nv array NJ stars m this sile ~ fla
pomator with a carta;ntv NJ ,ssuinr
victor. from Tho contest for tbe nalm II
beautv and brIll,ancy, Tbs yellow tint
n Arcturus reveals tho fact that
h. nlscs l. among the waning solar
boaiss alono WITH mr. ann. while veoa,s
bricht silvsrv raw no less denotes that,
~ rrsst Sir,us IN. contractiro staos
~ thst solar svstem IL vet IN co,no
Arcturu. anita = sensible heat even Mt
,ur vat remoteness from T. a beat con.
,,dsrshlv N ercess NJ that arrivinc
'rom Vsc.. hut IN Tho otber honJ
veca ersrts a nhotocenic action sune.
.ior 10 that ~ III starry rival. The Viz.
et and al its snectrum manifesting the
,reatsr activity. while The red end Of
lrcturus' spectrum shows That in It's
,a.e thermomstrical outweigh chem.
cal considerations.
Arcturu, was tba f,rst star to be nh.
erved In broad daylight. the obserya.
ion having hesn msds in tea5 by lam
3antista MORN. an astrolocsr n
rrance and greatly favored bv I,ouis