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LADIES LIST.
Anderson, Mrs Dot: Anderson, Miss LII.
Booker Mrs A; Booker, Mrs Annie; 30
netti, Miss Lima; Burnes, Miss Nellie.
Glow, Mrs George; Cole, Mrs Jennie r;
Curtis, Miss Gertrude.
Davis, Mrs Nettie; Dickinson, Miss Ed
IA d; Donly, Miss Anne.
Eilers,. Mrs; E1bmist Mrs G b; En-
mons, Mrs, Erickson, Mrs 5 ].
Fisher. Mrs Eda, Frazier, Mrs Flor
Glenn, Mrs NJ c; GIoster. Miss Monica;
Goss, Mrs G 4; Green, Mrs + N
Hall, Mrs Gertie; deany, Miss Alma;
Agnes; Higgins Miss Mary; Huff, Mrs L
La Burg, Miss; Lafayette, Miss Julia;
Ledgctt, Miss Lizzie; Luide, Miss Louise;
Lyon, Mrs George.
March Miss Edna: Martin, Mrs Addie;
Martin, Miss Alice; Mathews, Mrs Mary;
Maxwell. Mrs George b; Mckay, Mrs A
j. McMahan, Annie, Weaver, julia;
Meredith, Miss MeTell, Miss Pet Mil
lick Lena; Mohn, Miss Lizzie; Moulton,
MAYOR Mrs r F: Nichols, Miss Leona.
PeaSe, Mrs Hattie NJ; Peterson, Mrs !;
Pres, Maria Romano; Pratt, Mrs Car
Renick. Miss Annie; Richardson. Mrs
Smith, Mrs Charles R; Smith, Mrs J
G; Stiles, Miss Anna Z; Stillman, Miss
Taylor, Mrs A NJ; Theisen, Agnes L.
Walker. Miss Lizzie; Willis, Mrs Ida;
Wiley, Mrs.
GENTLEMEN LIST.
Almeida, Manoel A
Biglieri, Pietro; Bishop, o B; Bogango,
Joas de;Borde, Guillaume; Boyd Benz:
Bexler. L r; Broadbere. George Ridge
Buckland. G w; Burns, P.
Carroll. Charlie; Carson, Frank; Car
Ter; { c; Cienfuegos, Josefa; Close, H R;
Edward j CreSsWell Harry. Critics i
W; Cuthstu. w G.
Dalton, Ed; Dean. W NJ; Decker. w II;
bonner Master Leland; Dougherty AL
Emerson, c A c; Entzminger. George.
1,f Farrell !, Thomas; Farron. Isaac H;
Gates. Albert; Clifford, Roy; Gillespie,
Joseph: CHASER, Vaughn; Goldie, ]; Gray,
ii: Granger, Ralph; Gross, Henry; Gu
9fiIn aa $50 Lui; Hadley, y E. Hayse. J {;
Hart e; Hitchcock. Bert; Houghton, G.
>; Houston, Mr.; Howe, Frank; How
land, Mr. and Mrs Charles; Hunt, Harry
Israel, Gus.
Jackson, Frank B; Jakadofsky, John;
lanes Jams r "; Johnson; Henry; Johnson,
Kennedy H CO; Kern, Eugene V;
Lawson, John O; LinkIater. Miles; Lo-
cart, Charles; Looney, Romer; Ludford,
Maletik. Carlo; Malley. Mr.; Marshall,
John; Marshall, Mr. and Mrs William;
Martin, F f: MARYLAND John; Merino,
Frank Milo. R; Mooney, F T.
Neumann, Adam.
Orelli, Gabriel; Owen, Mrs Lima.
Parry, a H; Peck, John L; Perry,
Thomas; Philippi, Carl; Phinney, Edwin
"; Plant, Fred S; Poor Sgd; Pursley,
Quinn, John.
Rhodes, G H; Ridley, DR. W.: RE
der. George; Rockwell, ] L; Roberts, J
H: Root, F W: Ross, James Douglas
Sayles, Frank Scott. John; Shannon
John; Sheldon, D; Short, Will ShreNe.
George W: Silveira. Manuel F de: Steve
son. Mr.; Stevenson, F; StillWen, B J-3
Taunt, Henry-2; Tryon, A L.
lifting. Wayne.
walton, George, Wason. w H; Will
Jams Edward; Wilson, J B.
Zieser, Johni
FOREIGN
Gambastista Canessa; Senores de Pa
| chico Compana; Jose Machado Leonardo;
| Conrado Clio Batta
Japanese.-k Masishige; Ben Kinu-
CASA; 7 Yosomoto.
MiScellaneOus.-Rive Packing
Third and Fourth Class-Mrs Annie
! Booker; f Miller.
THOMAS FOX, Postmaster
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JAMES M. GREENWOOD.
President of the National Educa-
tional Association.

The National Educational Association
at their recent meeting in Milwaukee
elected James Mickelbor0ugh Green
wood of Kansas City their President.
lie was born near Springfield, Ill,
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dyspeptics. Fresh daily at Ann Arbor
Home Bakery, 1o12 street, Sacramento.
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PAUL SCHMIDT'S T FIR 1T;
WOOD AND COAL. k Mecaw

the best grades Of wood and Goals in the
market and sells at the lowest living
prices. Give him a trial. Dirt hauling
done at short notice Cap. Tel. 53S. YARD
5ls L street, between Fifth and sixth.
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MEETING NOTICES.


NOTICE TO ESTATE
of MORRIS RADONICH, deceased.
Notice IS hereby given by the under
signed, Lena Radonich, administrative of
the estate of Morris Radonich, deceased,
to the creditors of and all persons having
claims against the said deceased, to ex-
within ten months after the first publi-
cation of this notice, to the said admin
istratrix at the office of Hiram ". John
southwest corner Fifth and K streets,
Sacramento. Cal, the same being the
place for the transaction of the business
Of the said estate in the County of Sac
ramento, State of California
LENA RADONTCH,
Administrative of the Estate of Morris
Radonich Deceased.
Dated at Sacramento. July 81 1887.
Hiram w. Johnson, Attorney for Ad-
iStratriX. au2-5tM
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PLAZA EMPLOYMENT OFFICE, Ninth
and I-Situations procured and all kinds
OF help furnished. W. A. WALL, Prop.
Cap. Tel. 273 Sunset black, 654
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$12-123G12 F STREET-FLAT OF Z Rooms
and bath; nicely papered call and see
them; keys next door, upstairs.
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DRESS AND CLOAKMAKIEG.
FINANCIAL.

MONEY TO LOAN--H. J. GOETHE. 1Oli
Fourth street.
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OLD POSTOFFICE BLDG, FOURTH and
h st-Niceiy furnished suites, single,
housekeeping and office rooms.
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old as company for lady; no work;
orphan preferred. Apply at 251S +
street jV29-It
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HORSESHOER. s fanfsob L AT n
terfering and forging horses: satisfaction
guaranteed. d. Carmichael. practical
horseshoer and blacksmith. zoos Eighth st.
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WANTED-A LADY OF PLEASANT
address to call on sick and nervous
people and leave sample of St. HUI
bert 5 Tonic Port. Room 81, Western
Hotel
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THE BOY WHOSE BICYCLE WAS taken
from MIN last Monday evening can call
and get same at 2301 \ street iv31-3t$
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WANTED.

VISITORS TO SAN FRANCISCO MAY
find pleasant furnished rooms at Gil
rard House, LAP Seventh street; popular
prices; quiet family house; central.
WANTED-A BRIGHT, ACTIVE WO-
man for good paying business. Address
654, Record Union" office.
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TO LET OR RENT.

SLOWER FLAT OF FIVE NICE
rooms. Central location. Apply 1e12
Tenth, between and X.
FOUR HUNDRED VACANT HOUSES:
complete list; particulars free. CAP.
TRANS. CO., 904 X. Furniture and pi
ano moving.
TO RENT-A SIX-RoOM COTTAGE,
newly painted. 1922 NJ street, or apply
JAS. e MILLS, 30l street. au1-lw*
OLD POSToFFICE BLDG, FOURTH and
h st-Niceiy furnished suites, single,
housekeeping and office rooms.
HOUSE 1 ROOMS, REAR rs Il STREET,
rent SIG; house rooms. 242o | street, Sll;
house A rooms, 2431 / street. sll; good
grain ranch of $50 acres, well improved,
for sale or rent. Inquire u.s. X.
911A L ST.-MODERN FLAT OF FIVE
rooms; and carpets for sale.
TO LET-UPPER FLAT OF THREE
rooms for housekeeping. 622 Seventh.
400 K ST.-NEWLY AND NICELY FUR
niShed rooms;s front suits, single and
housekeeping; electric light and bath
1015 10TH ST-3 OR NICELY FUR
nished rooms for housekeeping.
1929 I sT-HANDSoME FRONT SUIT
with kitchen; suitable for two.
FURNISHED ROOMS AND BOARD AT
1904 N street.
1216 1 ST-TWO NICELY FURNISHED
housekeeping rooms, with bath
707 L ST-LARGE, NICELY FURNISHED
front and other rooms; electric nshts.
1121 FIFTH sT.-NICELY FURNISHED
front and single room; rent reasonable.
500 M sT.-TwO HOUSEKEEPING
rooms with bath; rent $1l.
500 I sT.-HoUsE OF FIVE ROOMS IN
rear; rent 80. Inquire 500 |.
1920 Q-DESIRABLE MODERN COT
tage; five rooms; rent reasonable.
415A K ST.-NICELY AND NEWLY
furnished rooms: rent reasonable.
HOS 4TH ST.-3 NICELY FURNISHED
rooms complete for housekeeping:
FOUR COOL, ELEGANT HOUSEKEEP-
ing rooms for remit also furnished
rooms, single or en- suite; rent very
721 J-FRONT AND BACK PARLOR;
also single housekeeping rooms.
321 N ST-SEVEN- ROOM HOUSE; NEW
ly fitted up; rent reasonable.
EMPIRE HOUSE, 122 K-NICELY FUR
nlshed front and other rooms; reason
able.
FLAT FOUR ROOMS, $12; SUITE TWO
nice rooms cheap; all complete for
housekeeping; cool, convenient, newly
papered electric lights. veranda. 122S F.
$l2-123612 F STREET-FLAT OF Rooms
and bath; nicely papered; call and see
them; keys next door, upstairs.
6O912 [ ST.-HOUSEKEEPING ROOMS;
also suites and single rooms.
TO LET-4-ROOM COTTAGE. THIR-
teenth and Q streets. Apply Siller Bros,
l6l4 Thirteenth street
ll191a l ST.-MODERN UPPER FLAT OF
seven rooms. Inquire iii l.
nos FOURTH ST.-NICELY FURNISH
ed rooms, 81 per week and upward
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LOsT;-SUNDAY. AUGUST 1ST, La
dies Purse, with $14, l diamond ring
anu other rings l necklace and lock
to MRS. MATTE EGAN. 725Ih j ST. 1fs
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LOST-FOUND.

LOST.-S BETWEEN OAK
Grove and the American Cash Store,
an Ideal Fountain Pen. Please re-
Oak Park II
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5. f. MARKET, 504 K ST, WHOLESALE
and retail; melons fresh every day.
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MAYS COLLECTION AGENC,Y-TF
you want your money give your hills
and accounts to May and you will sure
~ get it. 4011a j.
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ASAL
CATARRH

LOCAL DISEASE
and is the result o
colds and sud-
den climatic
changes.
This remedy q e
not contain mercury
or any other injuri'
GUS drug.
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LIST OF LETTERS

Remaining IN the Postofice at Sacra-
mento, August 2, 1887:
LADIES' list
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GENERAL NOTICES.

FRUIT OF ALL KINDS CANNED TO
order by our new process. Call and see
samples and get prices at Chicago Mar
ket, 923 X street, Sacramento
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SEWING MACHINE OPERATORS
wanted at the l.. Elkus Company, Front
and J.
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NEW MODEL BAKERY

FL 0DTST PERMANENTLY ES-
A|i\A| L tablished here. No flow
ers from outside, except when unobtain-
able in Sacramento. c. c. Navlet & Bro,
Up-to-Date Florists, Gil street
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ELY'S
CREAM BALM

Opens and cleans tbs
Nasal Passages, Allays
Pain and Inflammation
Fl eals and Protects thu
Membrane from Colds
Restores the Senses of
absorbed. Gives relief
giSts or by mali: sampll
ELY BROTHERS. s
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WANTED-BRIGHT BUSINESS WO-
as general manager for city and coun-
ty of Sacramento for the well-known
remedy, st. Hubert'S Tonic Port. Call
or address Room 81 Western Hotel.
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AUCTIONS.

AUCTION SALE, AT THE RESI-
dence, No. S24 l. street. TUESDAY. August
3. 1897 at 10 a m. Fine Oak and Cherry
Furniture, Elegant Brussels Carpets of a
nine-room house, Parlor Set upholstered
in plush, Bed Lounge Fine Oak Book
Case, Oak Bedroom Set (cost s1CO), Cherry
Bedroom Set (cost 500, Lace Curtains
Dining Table and Chairs, Range and Fix
lures, Fine Brussels Carpets. etc
r. e, GREER & CO, Auctioneers
Office and Salesroom, 1e04-6 street.
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THE VARIETY STORE

at ITO ] Street aims to sell and does sell
all kinds of general merchandise and dry
goods at prices much less than elsewhere.
Fishing outfit 7c; boots 25c to 81.
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DDHGC WAIT BROS. 531 j ST. q.
OO' S. Waits Fever and Ague
Cure; A sure cure and preventive of chills
and fever and all malarial disea ses-lO. GOO
bottles sold. and never failure
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SLOWER FLAT OF FIVE MIC,
rooms. Central location. Apply 10
Tenth, between and K.
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] 900 MEN WANTED TO HAVE THEIR
old hats made equal to new. 1126 l ST.,
cor. 18th. w. l.. Rourke, Practical Halter
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FOUR HUNDRED VACANT HOUSES;
complete list; particulars free. CAP.
TRANS. CO., 904 X. Furniture and pi-
anO moving.
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JAPANESE DOMESTIC AND RANCH
hands furnished on short notice at Japan
csc Inf. Agency, ST Sixth street
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VIAVI-
Local office 800 Tenth street, S E. cor
Office hours l to .. m.
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MEDIUM ROOMS WHITENED, 81 o.:
calcimined (frst-class) 81; plastering
extra. Sam Gale. I'd and Sd, n and q
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christopher Columbus sea, Vespuccrs
sea, Galileos sea, etc., and to con-
struct a map or chart, and globe
too, nothing can be less certain than
their existence and situation.
"a third observer, after Cassini and
and who did so in particularly pain
stalking manner, was Schroeder, the
able and industrious astronomer of
Iilienthal. He commenced his obser-
vations in 1879, and continued them un-
til 1895. His observations were publish
ed by him in a remarkable work, illu-
strated by very large number of
drawings, not one of which shows any
spots bearing the least resemblance to
those of Cassini or of Bianchini.
This observers first impression was
that those spots or marks were prob
ably nothing but illusions. And. in
truth, that faint, dark image, remain
ing motionless for two months, can be
nothing but either an optical illusion
or an atmospheric effect. This, too, is
what Schroeder himself says. In our
terrestrial atmosphere we often find
that certain aspects, such as condensa-
ton, temporary clearing Off OF mists,
and the like, reapDear at the same
hours for several days in succession,
being dependent upon the sun. How
ever, the Lilienthal astronomer, having
noticed a little later on, in 1892 and
1893, certain unevennesses or Jagged
edges, of a rapidly varying form, es-
pecially at the cusps of the crescent,
concluded that the time of rotation was
twenty-eight hours twenty-one min
utes. That was also the period of time
assigned to it by Jaques Casslni.
Schroeder was influenced by those fig
ures, for it is easy enough to see that
it was absolutely impossible to deduce
the time of rotation from the mere re-
appearance of a few more or less I'M
certain white points upon the termina-
tor of the crescent Of Venus.
THE last observer worthy of notice
who has dealt with the physical aspects
Of Venus is the immortal Sir William
Herschel. He, however, expresses lit
tie satisfaction at the result achieved
in this respect, although he had started
his observations with the conviction
that Cassini and Bianchini had seen
something real. He appears to have
published his paper for the sole purpose
Of criticising the confidence with which
Schroeder announced that he had dis
covered mountains upon Venus six
times higher than Chimborazo, or about
twenty miles high, and that he had
ascertained its rotation.
"Herschel denied emphatically the
existence of any mountains on Venus.
He does describe certain faint spots
which he believed he had seen upon
a few occasions, and whilst crediting
the idea of the planets rotation, he
declares that neither the sense nor the
period of the rotation is to be deduced
from them. In his opinion these spots
frequently assume the aspect of optical
illusions, or, as he expresses it, 'opti-
ca! deceptionS
For an astronomer like Sir William
Herschel to give up the observation of
Venus, means that he must have recog-
nized the impossibility of discovering
from it.
Camille Flammarion.''
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Ing, except on rare occasions, any of
its surface markings If we carefully
examine the observations which have
been made for more than two centu-
rles, to determine the rotation of We
nus, we find them insufficient for any
definite result. To briefly recall them.
The first interesting observations
concerning the confgurations and ro-
tatlon of the planet Venus were made
by Domenico Cassini, at Bologna, in
1866. On the 18th of October of that
year, at 5:45 p. M, he perceived
bright spot near the terminator and
two elongated dark spots near it's
western limb. That was all he noted
in this year. for afterwards he was I'M
successful in his attempts to view the
planet. 1t was not until the goth of
April following, that, a quarter of an
hour before sunrise, he once more be-
held, upon the other half of the Venus
hem1sphere-viz. 1.-The eastern half,
then Vlsible-a dark patch, elongated
and pointed in shape and also a bril-
liant spot near the Termination. lower
down or south. A quarter of an hour
later, Just at sunrise, the bright spot
had become sensibly displaced from
the south to the north. On the NOR
row (2lst Of ApriD, at sunrise exactly,
he again saw the spot, and again dis
placed from south to north as on the
day before. In rising it reached the
center of the disc, about thirty-six
minutes after sunrise: Cassini saw it
again on the 9Th. 10th. and 18th of
May, and on the 9Th and 9Th of June;
but no more observations are recorded
In his lifetime: in fact, no observa-
tons at all until the year 1925.
From these observations Cassini
concluded that Venus possesses either
motion Of filtration, or of rotation
from south to north
In 1726 and 1927 Bianchini made a
series of observations, both at Rome
and Albano. with the aid of an ex-
cellent object-glass constructed by
Campani. These observations and
drawings in no particular resemble or
tally with those made by Cassin1.
Bianchinf always saw circular dark
spots, cut by the terminator. The obs
SerYationS were made in the evening,
at sunset. and the author estimates
the displacement of the spots at fifteen
degrees day, and concludes a rota-
ton OF tWenty-four days and eight
hours, the equatorial line being in
clined seventy-five degrees to the
ecliptic.
These spots are just as uncertain
as those of Cassinis The luminosity
of the crescent of Venus is always
much enfeebled as it gets nearer to the
Termination, as it is there that the min
imum of light is received from the sun.
All that is noticeable is a somewhat
vague variation of shade, and often in
Bianchinis observations themselves
one and the same observation is illus
trated by two drawings, between
which there is scarcely any resem-
some of which very APP
probably differ Thus, for example,
on January Z, 1928, there are shown
four large spots on one drawing, and
only three on another. Also, all these
patches are shown to be of circular
shape. Now. although the italian as
tronomer considered these patches as
certain to give them names
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grasp the choicest secrets Of Dame Ma
ture. While voyagers in tropical will
dernesses and explorers in icy wastes
endeavor to penetrate where man new
er trod, astronomers, looking for new
worlds to conquer, are turning their
inuuisitiVe telescopes on the darkened
heavens md shedding Respondent
light on what has heretofore been
black shadow in the realms of knoWl-
edge The telescope that has done
more to enlighten the scientific world
than any that has been used to bring
the starry armament nearer to earth,
Is that through which the experienced
eve of Camille Fiammarion, the astron-
Omer of worldwide repute, has search
ed the skies night after night.
Bringing ali his astronomical knoWI-
edge to bear upon one particular star,
illumination has been rewarded by
discoveries regarding the planet Venus
that have caused g general directing Of
telescopes towards that mysterious
planet. The result OF his Investigations
from the Flammarion observatory at
JuVisy, France, and those Of others are
shown in the accompanying illustra-
ticns which are the clcarest depictions
of Venus ever given to the world. Here
is Flammalion's own story OF the in
teresting Investigations OF astronomers.
His well-knOWn modesty has led him
to keep his own discoveries in the
background:
Venus, this neighbor Of our own
world, which it equals in size, and
nearly equals in weight and density, is
a 10 nf 81 1ono JrnplU hOHipc
with the exception of the moon. In its
circuit around the sun it frequently
comes a great deal nearer to us than
our other neighbor, Mars. It's appar-
ent diameter then attains -thirtieth
OF the diameter Of the moon, so that a
telescope of a !nasnifying power not
exceeding thirty diameters will show
US Venus as being apparently Of the
same size as the moon, viewed with the
naked eye. An optical instrument Of
magnifyirg power OF 800 diameters
will, therefore, make the diameter OF
this planet appear 10 be ten times
larger than that of the moon. while a
glass magnifying 600-fod will make it
appear to be twenty times larger.
These are dimensions excellently
adapted for telescope research, and,
in the case Of Mars, the results Of OBJ
scrVatiOn have been truly marvellous
for diameters generally far less than
these, for Mars is both farther distant
and smaller than Venus. Yet our
knowledge Of the planet Venus is in
comparably less advanced than it is
in regard to Mars. In fact, we hardly
know anything at ali about the former
as yet, and are. in this respect, crop
Ing along at q mere snaiIs pace
THE reason OF this fact lies in the
difficulty OF observation. In the first
place, since Venus is cjrcling around
the sun in an orbit interior 20 ours. the
times Of its nearest approach to us are
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-11-14

Peg Woffington," a comic opera in
two acts, by Victor Herbert and Harry
B. Smith, was given it's first produc-
ton in Philadelphia last Monday night,
by Camille d'Arville. The story deals
with incidents in the career of the cee-
brated actress and was enthusiastically
received by a large audience. Miss
dArVille was given an ovation.
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it's surface though the skies over Venus
were ever so clear.
But owing to the position OF the
planet we can never observe It's Iuli
face. besides. there is nothing to show
that it's atmosphere is free from clouds.
On the contrary, special analysis mas
shown water vapor to be present in II;
indeed, it's close proximity to the sun
cannot but be favorable to great eva
poration Besides, this planet, when
examined through the telescope, always
displays a dazzling brightness IN per
feet accord with the presence OF layer
of clouds perpetually present IN tne
higher regions of the planets atmos-
phere, and which reflects back to us
the greater part of the sunlight
"In view of these several facts, IL
would seem to be extremely dlfncult 10
detect the actual surface of Venus from
the earth. Observation, moreover,
points to the same conclusion.
mo astronomer has ever yet tired 10
draw q telescope picture OF venus
without noticing the difficulty, peculiar
to this planet, of being quite certain
of any of it's aspects.
Generally, we perceive nothing; a
dazzling whiteness, but no spots at
all-the very opposite of what hap
pens in the case of the moon, Mars, or
Jupiter Even where, by some eXtraor-
binary chance, the observer does per-
ceive some marking, it is altogether
underlined, doubtful and faint. If we
are convinced Of the reality of some
marking or other. and make a sketch
Of the disc, it often happens that
in few hours, or one or two days, a
week, a fortnight or so, we may again
observe practically the same contgura-
ton. We take the drawings, which
seem to be in agreement, more or less,
and we fancy we can trace in them
the rudiments of Chyterean chart.
In the same way, another astronomer
makes other drawings, which are in
as good agreement with each other;
but which very often do not at all
resemble the first series.
Similarly, if we compare drawings