Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-28
HEAVENS IN MARCH.
SIN AGAIN CROSSES THE LINE AND
Tgr yEnsAL EQUINOX OCccRs.
zODIICsL LIGHT TO Be SEEN.


morning ftst are non only ioueh,H wa"
tbe oilyer..4 Gre Of early dawn. and still
SPEAK ~ rs from the frosty summit Oh ihe
hill. viii before the months close SPEAK
sgslo when al the woods wiil stir 81 ine
sound. me solemn trees are getting feaay
their leaf bnlr. which viii. with but siight
additional encouragement burst form ana
fringe them with boauufIi green coiofins
EarIy Towers are preparing ~ hft hIsh
their incense 20 the GOD n Light, 10
wnoss influence they owe their being. ono
sn nature will soon BE- radlanty amlhns
end jg,fuIy chanting ~ old JACK Fr't'
takes ~ Die heels snd dlsaD1esrs for
months 20 come.
'TIs IN March that the gun after h.s s'x
months s0j0un south ~ tho equator
tfips across The line. and che night again
b0rr0Ws sunlight from the day. "hen
the sun 81 IT the equator nights and days
are equal throughout the world hence the
term equinox This happens twice every
ycor in March and in September. the
former is chilled the yernai ord too latter
the autImn8i equl10x The DquInoxns do
not however. divide the gear MO portions
Of equal length FOR ln Consequence Of the
EARN being az iis gfeaiesf alfianee iiom
ne sun during the summer f1onths' ana
ifs angular motion ln lfs orbit being cone
requeutlr slower, the interval from The
Ftfual ~ The auiumn1I cquin11 ~ greater
than that ~ the auiumual to DIE vcrnal
IH other words ODE fun continues
l'if'i nh ih' DOT H'ih inah 'n ih' h'''n
'ih soc OF inc equator At ihe D'
fhNihs vi iN' pi'rt"l century '"ir ONO.
'n'' amounted To natH l' h'uiH ehe 'i
minutes Ih' summer ln ihe hNiihein
M'Hlhpn,i, Do COM, p''nuy longer man ln
'ne f''ih'ih hy lhle qNaNulb "hN 10 ihi7
'H'uHHi"n'f h"mr hfltYI'i'eir' 'rDii"r
lh l"ft on ifhfi me hIfIfi temperature /
thni is found t0 prevail Boo toe northern /
htimslh'i' Hnd'f corr .pnhDlhf lai'H'l /
OF LATITUDE.
ME ih' pIhn'la ih1i hHFe io generous
~ ana pfauiliNiit f' f''n oar 't'nihk thy I
are NOT 90 ail to br seen ai present There /
ere some DINER Charming hnd ""ndriIuI +
FEATURES ~ attract our attention Among /.
u'f' may pc tiHHf"d iIe I'nI''ai hfhi /
wh"'' nfph'"ns fI'" d"rH'Is ln ih' ,"nh-
uS mus hpl IiH To lp'h I'i oNiiNf N'l'N
hnd April owing io ihc impnr.u's of u'
CITY ntm'fph'i' Town people one r'i'"n
"H"id'h lhIH li,'l IIf ."H phD ph'i'.
''hi HFni NHl h' i"nnd rfi'noInR ''-l
"aI' hl'nh zoo '.Hp.I' from I'D. p''ul
"h'i, lhr ln t'l- FOO como IIilH'. Ut
mn" ihi fl'"l'I space t''N.H l' "" H
qnile spans The th'. Nr "f" n"t quite
I'iluihl' 'h"uth i' H'f' quite '' OK
''nhiN.'l li'''d ''InIr N.
II "Hl Do "'u. ALSO. in keep a sharp
LOOKOUT TOT Ih' N'hnr'ini' lnpf'
buI "if Dor I"'I .''IIu. Ih'''in'
non la tio.'N connie 'i NIIH ihr Hli'
hn'' OF 'Ih spots. HId whenever ihD
pcIind HpiuutDIN. hn.l tuu .I0f af'
huin'inn. ih. fn.. III'I magnetic storm.
arc generally ol frequent occurrence.
star lovers vlu hD u'lr rewarded BOO
temporarily Transferring fhor attention
from thc uInnrts Goo some of tur st1r clua.
tore. particularly WIU fh,t le repaid q
.tudf of the southwestern fe.uou of
lhc heavens Thoro y.n win nnd snIn.
tho greatest of Hll nNcd tlat.. nnI ahut.
and to the eastward of Dim pf0ryon. hc
"IltCI DoNe" Further Goo fhr west from
fho heed of tho lun will twI.tle the rud.
I} Aldrhnuu. accompanied - tho a..
nous cluster NJ ihD llDIal.H and above
uud beyond mrm .nr beautiful CulcIla.
HIM overhead plu Hh.uc ho twin
brothers Castor and pnlluk. ana looking
down from he midst of aI thIs wul DO
onion the mighty hunter easily dIstu.
guishcd by hia boauuml belt lls p,ndert
sword. ou which lies the misty glow 90
the great p,hua. h. urtrl .h.I5 ot
liou's hide ani th. m .us .sfars u,t.l-
eeuN and Bauatrlx ra.rI.r. his shoulder.
and Rigcl his lef foot
Considerably 10 th. .t.st az orion Oh, /
poreeus. viii lie found tI.e ,s.uI,rf,,i ri
able star Aigol witch hit. f@r 10
dave and fourteen bour. ea ,t,,. ~ p,s
third magnitude. then in fb. c.,,s. MI
three hours and 20 quarter dwIndles 40
the fourth magnitude. remains thus faint
Tor quarter of an hour and in another
three hours and quarter repaIus us
normal briluaucy The best accepted eN-
PLANTATION of this phenomenon seems 20
be that a great dark body like our earth |
only much larger rcyolNcs around Algol
once IN sNV-uinc hours, partially
''lpslns ihlt distant sun at every cir
CUT
\ lecturer on me liked stars recently mt
upon the IoHoWlng adtoii method 10 MUS
u"'e inc "a'ah't 10 'thlauH. we sh'l
SUPPOSE 'hat svine WeallhN "li'V'ols' 'ni
want OF outlet Tor thcir energy ana capt I
H. construct "a railway Go 'tntaullt anu |
with View toward the ENCOURAGEMENT
or traihc put the fare ut cents per lN
miles Desiring 10 take advantage OF
'ho reduced rates, a gentleman. ny M'N
.t ptoNlding mmssH Win hin"l ,nahs,
ror inc Journey, h"NH up 'nr n''V'lo'
uehl OF Enti'ho ohA Jew "'' ,,'., Vo'.'
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- ., 49, 1is,trg teten his seat in
,r,,,r,..l a., tt,, 40 ask. Al what rate do
,on tr.,,ls' 'siNtv miles an hour. sir
Including stoppaeos' BE- the answer. Then.
when shall wc reach Centauu". I'm
q. G6loo years. hrw
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