The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-25

| on the Sd, with u somewhat distant
meeting with Venus This was follow
ed on the succeeding day by meeting
with Mars and on the It'll with Nep-
time and a few hours later with Mer-
cury. There are no more conjunchons
! until the Goth, when the moon is in line
with Uranus. passing between three
and four degrees to the northward OF
| the planet. Saturn's turn comes on the
23d, the monthly programme closing
the following day with quite distant
meeting between Jupiter and Luna.
Three first magnitude stars came
into view in the early part of the even
, ing Of the past few weeks which have
not been visible at the same hour since
last year. They are Antares, Deneb
and Affair. Antares is the bright star
in the constellation of the Scorpion,
which is in the southeast early in the
night; in the northeast Deneb of the
constellation OF the Swan appears,
while Affair, which is the leading bril-
liant in the star group of the Eagle,
comes into view in the east. The other
conspicuous luminaries that may be
seen through part or all of the month
are Capella of the Charioteer i'll the
northwest; Castor and Pollux of the
Twins in the west; Procyon of the
Lesser Dog in the southwest: Arcturus
of the Bearkeeper near the zenith:
Regulus of the Lion between the re-
NTH and the southwest, and Vega OF
the Lyre in the northeast.
The highest place on the playful In
June is for Uranus, because the planet
| is to be in opposition, shining with a
greater brilliancy than usual. Opposi-
| ton is considered the most favorable
| position for observing planet, as 1t
| is rising about as the sun is setting
and it always seems larger and
| brighter than at other times. The ire
meudous distance Of this grand celes-
tiai body eifectually prevents our see
| ing it at present, but in this era of
wonderful progress and invention who
knows but that a few generations
hence it will be possible to study this
planet and find that, like the earth, il
/ curves. sinuates and rises, fritting
forth in mountains, falling away in
plains. brown and all woven with the
silver wool OF rivers and lakes. green
and all bristling with trees. with PLANTS
with grass
| Venus is still the morning star, and
at present she rises some three hours
earlier than the sun, gradually ii
minshing period, however, as the plan
ct draws toward her time of conjunc
| ton, to become after that event thu
| queen of the evening twinklers. He
role just at present is not one of yer!
| great importance to the majority wh'
seldom open their eyes until after day
light, but the fortunate ones who hav'
an opportunity to look at her Lowell.
face will be repaid, as it seems to carr.
with it sense of good luck for tn
coming day.
Mars is lying low at present. and hi
cheerful, rudy face is not particular,
conspicuous. Those who know mos
about this charming neighbOr say tina
we must wait patiently until he get
ready to assume the chief part in tn
drama. when we may see somethin;
that will amply reward patient wait
ing. At present this warlike membe
is keeping out of the way among tn
morning stars.
Neptune is in superior conjunction
with the sun or the ed. and after tina
it becomes one of the morning stars
The period Of mans whole history !
not sufficient for an express train t
traverse half the distance to Neptun
from the earth. Thought wearies AM
fails in seeking to grasp such distances
1t can scarcely comprehend l.o00'O0
miles, and here are thousands of them
When we stand on that, the outermos
of the planets, the very last sentinel o
the outposts of the king, the very SUI
grows dim and small in the distance
Saturn is content with Il very mno
part OH the programme. and we fin
him mentioned once only, on the 23d
when he and the waning crescent ar
at their closest. However, next mont
we shall have something more to sa
of the Finged planet. when he will b
in opposition. Mercury, the skipper o
the brotherhood. does not get his nici
name because he is in charge, bu
rather because he goes charging abou
in q most dodgeful manner, so niue
so, in fact, that we can hardly blam
the ancients for thinking he was tw
different planets. as he never tarrie
long enough in one place TO be PROF
erly counted He is in inferior cor
junction on the 23d. when he become
morning star.
Jupiter we can now almost begin t
enjoy. as he rises Oh the 18th at abou
10 O'Clock and will repeat the perform
ance every evening Mt n somewha
earlier hour each successive nigh
Early in August lie Will rise just abou
as the sun is setting. and it's nov
about the time to engage reserve
seats for two on the beach or anon
the rocks facing east.
: Healthy KidneyS Means Long Life.