The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-15

months close. when II moves at not more
than half its present speed
The rropoYtfons Of the sun are quite
commensurate with hts importance. and
astronomers are actually able to measure
them. In spite OF his dimensions being 50
great as &c tax cur imagination 10 realize
them The diameter Of the sun or the
length OF the skis passing through the
oerter from one side TO the other, II s.. 90
miles
Yet this bare statement Of the dimen-
s.ors Of the great globe fails 90 awaken
an zaeouate idea OF its vastne4S. IL a
railway were laid around the SUM- and IL
we were 10 start IN an express train NOV
ing sixty miles an hour. we should have
to travel night and day for five years
without inte-n,ission before we had ac-
complisk1ed our journey
The iron which enters so largely into the
framework Of things material. enters. as
is well known. In no inappreciabie guam
tify into the structure of the human body.
Is there not some story OF the materials
for 4 medal Of pure iron having been ex-
fracted from the mortal remains OF some
iiIustrious individual? Al all events. iron
I'm many ways or in various combinations
il often associated with organic phenom-
ena of the earth. and appears 10 be widely
distributed through space
Even such distant stars as Aldebaran or
Arcfurus have been made TO disclose the
fact that iron enters into their compost
ton In very significant manner II.
therefore, there should not be life in the
other planets. It's non-existence cannot
apparently he attributed 10 the absence CT
such suitable materials as life requires 10
build mp It's physical abode. So far as our
knowledge goes. we are Obliged TO admit
that such materials are certainly present
on other globes besides the earth
The moon, which was new on the Sh.
passed 10 its quarter.ng on the 18th. IS full
on the 9th, and Is az It's last quartering on
the 9Th. There are seven conjunctioHs
with the planets during the month. most
of which have much too large an amount
o! clear space between the two heavenly
bodies TO be OF much interest TO US
On the 18th Saturn was in conjunction
with the sun, and thereafter for the rest
of the year numbers with the morning
stars. the vacancy thus created among the
evening stars being taken on the 18th by
Mercury, which on that date Is in supe-
rior conjunction and moves toward it's far
eastern swing. in which motion It Is con-
tinuing as the year closes.
Uranus. on the 18th. also passes from
evening to morning star. so that Novem-
Der witnesses a more than usual number
OF changes in the celestial ranks. Venus
is imprassing her loneliness upon US every
evening. shining with increasing size and
briliIancy in the western sky soon after
sae twilight glow deepens into night. She
was In conjunction with the moon on the
1;h.
Jupiter is now plainly visible as the her
aid OF the morn. and remains at his post
TO usher In the day until his bright light
r forced to succumb to the more powerful
rays OF the sun. He Is gradually attract
ing the other planets. and before the
month Is over will have the majority
ranged under his banner On the last day
OF the month he reaches the position Of
auadrature. or ninety degrees from the
sun, the halfway post between conjunc-
ton and opposition.
Mars. on the ed and Neptune. on the
same day. a few hours earlier. are in con-
junction with the moon, the event in
which Mars figures being the nearest ap-
proach of planet and moon for the month !:
but the moons disk is TOO large and her
light too brilliant to give US satisfactory
tabiean.