The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-04
economy FOR MARCH.

.,oyoNY FOX MARCH.
-. or more consultations now
NV -,on at 3 p. m, not more
% "" :, ten are notable for the
p' heir stars or are otherwise
observers with the naked
..u..t Ia the great X-like fig
w., Ss' one of the most ancient ana
Cn. ~l.sged prince of the constel-
~ sast. midway between the
I" the zenith, is Leo, the Lion,
,.,e by means of the sickle"
,..r, his bushy head and should
!, the handle of which is the
-. Regulus, known as Cor Leo
,l.r,s Heart. At about the same
me northeast is the Great
:. me Pillow, as our English
S.,sr 10 call this striking group
,,ars-the septemtriones of the
sanans-which forms the tail and
(,soar,ers OF the mysterious Great
Ilrsa Major. Below and to the
"a pipper may be traced the
ipody OF the Dragon--Draco-the
.s,ch is now, at the hour named.
arlzon, its two flaming eyes
~, above 1t, but too low to be
", the northwest, at about half
,aa of the Dipper, is the w
a my Of Cassiopeia, the Lady III
u now hanging headsdownward,
Dubjch according to the ancient
Z. conpelled sometimes to as
nInjshment for her impious
..r,on between Cassiopeia and
| .,cupIed by a number of very I'm
|, consultations. though none of
| rsrked By any very striking ar
=, NJ its stars. First comes Per-
[ hon, the same altitude as Cass-
.snsine in his right hand, as he
IA On the chart, the sword I'M
In which he severed the Cor
"a and carrying in flis left hand
All snagy-lOU Red head, in the
~ which stands the variable
III ,he "Blluklng Demon" of the
A Perseus and partly below the
IA Andromeda. the daughter OF
{sa whom perseus rescued from
$arlous sea monster. To the left
rmeda and near the horizon, a
KIM OF west, is Aries, the Ram, Il
Ss,lon inronspicuous except FOR the
t,hrd.magnitude stars in the head
I.s,esting chiefly as the leader of
In, CONSULTATIONS of the zodiac.
- Aries and orion comes Taurus.
ne second Of the zodiacal con
i.ss Taurus contains one star Of
!, magnitude. Aldebaran, some
[sslled the "Bull's Eye" and the
1.-Two naked-eye star-clusters, the
md Pleiades AS "A constellation
n, PARTICULARLY striking figure
rsntly IL was one Of the most use
|thsnn all. Two thousand years ago
n that Is 10 say IL ii'"'' W. -
hnoe above the horizon at day
about the lst Of April. 1t there
Svsd the hushaDdman as an excel
LdA in LAYING out his springs work.
m reason Taurus was said by
Ia open the year with his golden
4 The tins of these horns-and very
|arns tnev ere-are marked by two
|we Of the second and ono Of the
kscnItude. about midway between
and Betelgrusc. IN tho right
n Of Orion. The Bull consists. IN
kanly Of horns and face. the latter
Formed bv the V-shaped cluster
the star Aldebaran.
likely this face a rather suE-
object. is all there was original ~
Bll. At any rate. although the
hakers have DEPICTED also shoulders
lrslegs, no trace Of these can he
lin the actual skies. The pleiadea
|,he Bulls shoulder.
|y between Orion and Cassiopeia'
)-atsd now above Taurus and Per
Anriga. the Wagner. This con-
b Is well provided with stars. con-
one Of the first magnitude, Capel-
Goat. two of tho second and quite
Fs OF the third and fourth. Prop
|Asd at, Il Is the most sensible Of
fstllatlons within the region above
IL; but It may be "A question
q the chart-inakers have looked
Properly" As rcpr scented on the