Connecticut western news., 1907-04-18
CANAAN SCHOOL NOTES

In0 IOlIOWluS SGOry WdS WTlGbo1 Dy one of the younger scholars:
 WEEK IN MARS.
 Mars is the fourth planet in order of distance from the sun and the nearest to the earth. For this reason I decided to spend week in this strange country.
 Mars as you know must be much warmer than the earth because it is nearer the sun. There is supposed to be many seas and oceans on this planet which shows from the earth to be of a greenish hue, and the continents show ruddy color. The gravity of Mars IS not as great as that of the earth and seems to have a very moist climate.
 Some people think this planet to be inhabited but little is known of it's in habitants. Because of the moisture of Mars it has nearly the same climate as the earth. All these things learned about the planet before I started.
 I took passage on an air ship that was going to sail and after two days ride we came in sight of land. The people there were very small and looked with wonder at us as we came sailing through the air.
 When I landed my first thing to do was to find place to board during my stay. The next day I started out to see the place. I walked along the streets taking notice of the queer signs on the stores and the people within. I con- tinued and hearing bell ring looked up and to my surprise I saw whole groop of boys and girls who seemed to be coming from school.
 then returned to my boarding house determined to visit the school house the next day.
 The following morning I started out and reached the building and rapped at the door,
 was met by a quaint little man who wore huge spectacles and held 8 stout ruler in his hand.
 I tried to make him understand that would like to come in and after long consultation I was led into small room where all the scholars were reading and studying aloud. x
 They did not sit at desks as the scholars do on the earth but all sat around the master.
 I could not understand what they were saying but judged that they were talking about me. did not stay very long at the school but continued to look over the town.
 At noon I returned to my boarding house where some of the rest of the party who came with me ill the ship were boarding. We sat down to small table to eat our dinner which was served on dishes made of huge shells from the sea, which abounded i'll many parts of this planet. Most of our food was fowls because no animals ever reach this far away place.
 The next few days I visited most of the places of interest among which was park where all kinds of birds and sea monsters were kept.
 The mountains are not very lofty but are filled with caverns and canons.
 The next day my ship was to sail for the earth and so I departed leaving be- hind me this strange planet. On our way to the earth we were baffled by contrary winds which caused us to be thrown out of our course After sailing for three days and nights we came to the earth which proved to be in the central part of Africa. Here we camped for couple of days ill the woods spend ing our time in hunting. On the third day we started for home glad to be once more on the soil of America. When this place becomes better known it will be a great place for tourists and city boarders. John V. Adam.
 c. N. Hall, the state attendance agent,