davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Blue-grass blade., 1908-05-03
Concluded from last week.

Concluded from last week.
the same vegetation; only two-fifths as
much to grow the same animal body or to
move it a given distance; only two-ffths
as much energy will be required to pro-
duce any phenomena whatsoever. Hence
it will be necessary to receive only two
fifths as much heat from the sun to sup
port animal and vegetable life. From this
we infer that it may be and must be re-
moved from the sun a sufficient distance
to receive approximately this amount.
AS the quantity of energy received from
the sun, varies inversely with the square
of its distance, in order to receive the
same relative energy, Mars should be re-
moved to a distance of one hundred and
forty-one million miles, so, instead of re-
ceiving only the necessary forty per cent
of the earth's heat, it really reosivs" about
forty three per cent. Hence, :. -, re-
latively speaking slightly warmer than our
planet. From these data we may formulate
the following law
Other conditions being favorable, the
Availability of a planet requires that its
surface gravity be inversely proportional to
the square of its distance from the sun.
With Mars this ratio is almost perfect,
|. e. its surface gravity and its solar dis
lance are, according to the law just given.
almost exactly proportional to the surface
gravity and solar distance of the earth, the
slight variation shown, being no greater
than would be caused by the eccentricity
of the planets orbit or by slight differ
ence of latitude.
Now, having shown that the temperature
of Mars is such as to render animal and
vegetable life entirely possible. let us con-
slider how other conditions, so far as we
know them, may bear upon the probability.
The surface of our own planet consists
Of three-fourths water to one-fourth land
On Mars this order is reversed and the
ratio is much greater. Perhaps nine-tenths
of its surface is land. There are no great
seas from which water may be evaporated,
hence, rain may be forever impossible.
Small quantities of water may be de-
posted in the polar regions in the form of
snow during the long winters. This will
melt when the pole Is again turned toward
the sun, the water coursing through mar
row channels towards the tropical regions
These channels may be and probably are
very small and there may be large num-
Der of them running side by side or nearly
so, thus irrigating portions Of the desert
surface Between these parallel channels
and for some distance outside of each group
or system, vegetation would spring up and
flourish during the summer season. to dis
anpear again with the return of winter
Blue-grass blade., 1908-05-03

and SO little productive soil? These Ques-
lions are answered by their superstition that
Mars is older than our earth by untold
ages, not in actual time alone but in its
advanced geological condition. Being a
smaller body, the geological changes are
necessarily more rapid. We know that on
our own planet the land is slowly rising
out of the sea, or that the sea is slowly
but surely settling into the land, the prob
able explanation of which is that the water
is steadily entering into It's solidified form,
that the quantity OF water as SUCH is stead
lily diminishing. This process will con-
tinue until the eartn is a lead and dried
up world as the moon is t -. This loss
OF water has progressed at aus until a
very small per cent of a former great
volume now exists. AS there are no large
seas from which TO obtain water by evapo-
ration, it is probable that not particle
of rain ever falls and water is disseminated
by irrigation only, evaporated and returned
to the poles as snow during the winter. The
vastly larger portion of the planets surface
may, in past ages have been the beds of
great seas, but is now a desert waste where
In those past ages the entire surface
may have teemed with life of many kinds
Land and sea monsters may have strug.
gled for supremacy, while one more intel
ligent class OF creatures may have sue
ceeded in subduing all others to it's WILL
This race may have attained intellectual
heights unknown and undreamed of here
Beings developed and perfected by an evo-
lutionary progress necessarily much more
rapid than our own, may have reached a
state of grandeur far beyond the flights of
the most vivid Imagination. If SO, it is a
past glory.
l nave said that the planet is older than
the earth. Mars is not dead but dying
world. This is evident from several facts.
Its water has largely disappeared. Its
animal and vegetable life, if they exist,
are confined to very small portions of it's
surface. Also, in its ceaseless march to-
ward the sun, it has passed the point where
its distance would cause its temperature to
correspond to that of the earth. Its tardy
revolution on its axis, is also evident that
great seas existed in past ages and the
tides thereon checked its rotation until
its period is longer than that of the earth.
Other things being equal, the larger
planets yield more slowly to the resisting
power of tides, by reason of their greater
weight, but Mars, being smaller body, its
tides had more rapid effect. Loss of water
and loss of velocity in rotation, must be
taken as evidences of great age.
1t has been said that If an ordinary man
should be transported to Mars, he would
promptly freeze solid. This Is mistake.
Should our earth increase its gravity at
Blue-grass blade., 1908-05-03
BLUE GRASS BLADE.
Is Mars Inhabited?

That these marks, or so-called canals are
visible only in the summer season, and
wholly invisible in winter, are facts well
known to astronomers, and for which, as
Prof Lowell clearly shows the growth and
decay of vegetation will furnish a simple
explanation. A possible objection to this
idea may be raised on the ground that
vegetation should be visible in the tropical
regions at all seasons, since no winter
exists there. This objection is based on
conditions as they exist in the tropical
regions of our own planet, conditions that
cannot possibly exist on Mars. A tropical
climate like that of Brazil has it's wet
season and it's dry season with occasional
rains in the so-called dry seasons. On
Mars there is probably but one tropical
season, the dry.
How much vegetation is there in the un-
watered parts OF the Sahara Desert and how
much would be left in the valley of the
Me, should that river dry completely
away for a part of the year?
The fact that these presumed strips of
vegetation are in the form of straight lines,
due TO the efforts of intelligent creatures
who are obliged to make the best of scanty
water supply. 1t is certainly easy to sup
pose that where these irrigating channels
intersect, their influence would be more
extended, and larger punches of vegetation
would appear. and we can say with equal
certainty that where vegetable life is pos
cih1a animal life is alsO nocSihla
Again, these marks or strips of vegeta-
ton are arranged with a degree of geo.
metrical precision that would seem to pre-
clude the possibility of their being due
wholly to the operations of unassisted
Nature OF course, Nature makes straight
lines when bodies are contracting and
cooling, and in the formation of ice crys-
tails, but if we undertake to explain the
marking ON Mars by this hypothesis, we
shall require these markings to appear in
winter and disappear in summer instead of
the contrary as they persist In doing, and
we shall also have to object to their re-
tanning the same appearance, season after
season. AS they refuse to appear in winter
instead of summer, and as they insist on
preserving the same general appearance
at each recurrence, we shall have to aban-
don the freezing idea and allow a certain
amount of intelligent control and direction
of Natures forces to be an absolute me-
COSTLY. But IL these markings on the sur
face Of our neighbor planet, are in reality,
vegetation, why are they thus confined to
stripsG Why should not the entire surface
be equally productive? Why should there
be such large proportion Of desert waste
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-12
ILLINOIS

Governor Denecn's plurality in the
state was near the $4,000 mark,
while that Of ~Prcsident.e1cct Taft
kept above 10000 Wednesday, as be.
lated returns from the isolated por-
tiOns Of Illinois came triclking in.
The Socialist showed a considerable
falling off from that Of four years ago.
Dcbs in 1904 received G3,22J votes.
From the returns so far obtained 1t
seems probable tina, he will not re-
ccivc much over 10000.
Dcnecn's greatest losses were suf-
fcrcd In Cook county, which is his
home. The feeling against him was
strong IN Chicago and he was heavily
scratched.
The following Republicans have
been elected to congress-: II. NJ.
Snapp. Eleventh district; Charles T..
Fuller, TWELFTH; T.. o. Lowden, Thir.
tc"nth; James Mckinney, Fourteenth;
G. w. Prince, Fifteenth; j. V. Graf,
Sixteenth; J. A.. Sterling. Seven
'cen'h: J. q. Cannon, Eighteenth; w.
.. Mckinley, N~inetcenth: w. A. RO-
lcnberg, Twenty-second; =. r. Chap
nan, Twenty.fourth, and N. B. This.
tlcwood, Twcnty.ffth.
The Democrats have elected II. T.
Raincy, Twentieth district; J. NJ. Ora
ham. Twcnty.iirst district; and NJ. d.
Foster, Twenty-third district.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-12
G.0.P.SWEEPSC COUNTRY
Missouri, at First Conceded to Democrats, viii I'm
doubtedIy Go For Taft-MaryIand May
Split It's Electoral Vote-Congress
Remains Republican,.

New York, y. Y.-The member.
ship Of the electoral college which
will choose the next president OF the
United States remained in dispute
when the official counters in Mary
land abandoned their task for the
night. According 10 the best informa'
ton O~btainablc, the propOrtlOnate
numbers Of Republicans and Dem
Ocra,ic electors will be determined by
a division of Marylands eight votes.
Half Of the city Of baltimore and two
Of The % counties outside Of that city
are Sill 10 be counted, but there IL
q strong indication that the states
vote will be- split. In any event, the
margin Of victory will be SO small
that the state was claimed Thursday
By the leaders Of both parties.
Though the splitting Of a states
electoral vote Ii unusual, II will he
recalled that in 1904 Maryland chose
one Republican and seven Democratic
electors.
Missouri appears TO be safely for
Taft, 10 whom the latest returns give
a plurality Of 1000.
Conc"ding Missouri to Taft and
leaving Maryland TO be split between
him and Bryan. the figures show 3l3
Republican electors assured and 1876
Democratic.
Latest congressional returns indi.
.a,. tIat tIl ,,4St ,,l,F,,ng t,tlI l4
composed Of ZIG Republicans and 175
Democrats, "A majority for the Re.
pIblicans Of Al.
The returns for the socialist and
Prohibition parties ar" still far from
compile but. indicate that the hopes
Of the Socialists hav" not been real
izch and that the I'rohibiiionists in
certain section, were" gains have been
expected, have been disappointed. The
figures for the Independence party
AZ" also insufficient to give an ac-
ciralc idea of what that party ac.
comp!ish"d.
Oulsid" OF the Journey, political in
t"r"si was engaged Thursday in the
'"''"'S' " '"'"o"S'" VI ''hbi h'hid
ton and thanks between Mr.. Bryan
aud Mr., TAFT; a statement by Mr..
Bryan, IN which he sets forth his de-.
termination to continue his work for
the good Of all, In the capacity of a
private citizen: and the announce
mcnt by Mr.. Sherman that II cost him
just $500 to be elected vice prcsi.
dent.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-12
NEBRASKA

Lincoln. Neb.-The feature In the
Nebraska election count Thursday
was the steady decrease In the
estimated Bryan plurality. Returns
complete from 81 OF the 80 counties
In the state give Bryan 12l $50; Taft
1859. The nine remaining counties
will probably slightly reduce Bryan's
plurality but they cannot wipe II out.
The prospects are he has carried the
state by "A little over 1000.
Mr.. Bryan's victory In his home
state OF Nebraska, was a sweeping
one. Five OF Nebraska's six congress.
man will be Democratic while In the
Legislature eighteen Republicans
seem to be elected out OF a total Of
1873 senators and representatives.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-12
STATE RACE CLOSE
coW0ilL, GRAVES AND KNOTT
SEEM TO BE LANDED.
RETURNS ARE SLOW COMING IN
Count On Minor Missouri Officers 10
So Close As to Still Be
In Doubt.

Jefferson City-Complete and In
most cases official returns from
1O7 Missouri counties and the city OF
st. Louis show that the Republicans
| still have an excellent change to lect
five and possibly six men on their
state ticket, including Gov. Hadley,
of whose election there 10 no question.
The other Republicans likely to win
arc Gmclich for lieutenant governor,
Swanger for secretary Of state, TOler-
0 for state auditor, and Fulkerson
for attorney general. Maring for state
treasurer has a lead Of 1888 over Cow.
gill Dem.) but as the even counties
unreported gave a net plurality OF SIT
for Bryan, his election is doubtful.
Wilder for railroad and warehouse
commissioner Is running 1409 behind
Knott, his Democratic, opponent, while
Cox. for supreme Judge, Is $50 behind
Graves. Neither Of these Is at all
likely to forege to the front In the
seven counties.
The counties still incomplete were
Dade, Mcdonald, New Madrid, Reyn-
olds, Schuyler, Scott and Shannon,
Swanger, Gmelich and Tolerton have
leads which a scarcely be shaken
by any Democratic plurality the mis-
sing counties are likely to return. Tol.
erton's lead Is 1907, being the lowest
of the three. Fulkerson's lead Is G57,
and he may be wiped out II the Dem.
4
counties runs much ahead Of Bryan.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-12

Laundry work at home would ~
much more satisfactory II the right
Starch we're used. In order to get the
desired stiffness. It is usually necest
sary to 8 80 much starch that the
beauty and fineness Of tho fabric ID
hidden behind q paste Of varying
thickness. which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear.
ing quality Of the goods. This trou-
BILE "a be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch. as 1t can be applied
much more thinly because Of Its great
n strength than other makes.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-12
MISSOURI


ST. Louis, Mo.-Unonicial returns
from all but thirty counties of
the state, together with returns from
81. Louis and Kansas city, indicate
that the Democratic candidates for
minor state offices have been elected
by pluralltics In c$ccs Of 1000.
John =. Gordon, Democratic nom
ince for state auditor, estimated that
Cornelius Roach, Democratic nominee
for secretary Of state, has defeated
his Republican opponent, Secretary
Of State John T.. S%wangcr, by ap.
proximatcly 4.4GG.
Missouri, for the second time since
the war, apparently, has given it's
electoral vote TO a Republican candi.
date for president. Incomplete unof.
fetal returns from practically every
county In the state and the city OF
81. Louis indicate that Taft has beaten
Bryan In Missouri by approximately
4,225. 4.
Bclated returns from nearly eevry
county In the state leave no room to
doubt that Attorney General Herbert
s. Hadlcy has been elected governor
of Missouri. Hadley's plurality. the
figures now available show, is 1888.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-12
kuts.

One very great advantage which
nuts possess over most foods Is their
absolute freedom from a%dulteration.
When you buy nuts. you always know
what you are getting. Of course.
those bought In the shell ere also abb
solutely clean. And what n beautiful
source they come from! How delight
full to picture the trees upon which
they grow, on the outermost branches
dancing In the sunbeams.-Good
Health.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-12
OHIO

Cincinnati, O.-At Tuesdays cleo
ton Ohio pollcd a vote that surpasscs
the million ballots deposited four
years ago, making a new high record
Tor Ohio voters.
Enough was known early Tuesday
night TO make II evident that the Re.
publicans had given a heavy vote for
Taft, and that Harmon, Democrat,
had won out for governor; but exact
figures were slow In coming In. The
Immense ballot, which had compelled
the making OF special boxes and some
increases In the booths was In part
responsible for this %lOwness. but
the large number Of Taft-HarmOn
votes cast caused much OF the DIFF
ficulty.
Tat carried Ohio by probably over
10000; which Harmon won by about
10000, Such as have eeen received
onminor candidates, although meagre,
indicate the probable victory Of all
other Republicans on the state ticket.
Wyoming-Taft carries Wyoming
with u plurality Of about 5000. Mon.
tell CR.) for congress IL elected by
bout 1000.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-12
A RUNNE

Mr.. Asker--Do you find your new
auto a good climber, Harry?
Harry-Well, it's not a speed mar
vel when It comes to running up hills.
but say, old man. you Just ought to see
II run up a bill.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-12
NEW YORK

New YOrk.-New York state has
swung on its pivot decisivcly for Taft
for president and a little less decisive
~ for Hughes for governor.
Judge Tafl's plurality in the state
Of New York, according TO corrected
returns late Wednesday night Is 203,.
1875, more than $4,000 In cXccss OF
President Rooscvelt's plurality of four
years ago.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-12

Colorado-Out OF So counties, com.
plctc returns have been received from
only 10. Scattering returns from all
over the others. however. show Bry-
ans plurality Is between 5000 and
COCO and that Shafroth % has been
elected governor by 5000. Four Dem,
Ocratic supreme court judges and
three Democratic congressman have
been chosen.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-12

Connecticut-Taft and Sherman both
carried Connecticut by a plurality Of
44,754. George l.. Lilley (R.) is elect.
ed governor by 1C, 1876.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-12

Utah--Additional returns placed the
estimate for Taft at 1900 plurality
and from 10000 to 10000 for Spry
(R.) for governor.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-12
to
Poor Old Bird.

Pop Cooking mp from the paper)-
! see there's a new baby h%ippoDOtamus
at the o o What are you laughing
at, Johnnie?
Johnnie (who is almost as bright
as he lOoks)-I was JUS laughin' to
think Of the stork carryin' a hipperpot-
amus!-Exchange.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-12
TIE
General Demand

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value; a laxative which physicians could
sanction for family use because its COM
poncnt parts are known to them to be
wholesome and truly beneficial in effect,
acceptable to the system and gentle, yet
prompt, in action.
In supplying that demand with its ex-
cellcnt combination Of Syrup Of Figs and
Elixir Of SIENNA, the California Fig Syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and relies
on the merits OF the laxative for its remark
able success.
That is one OF many reasons why
Syrup Of Figs and Elixir of Sienna is given
the preference by the Well Informed.
To get its beneficial effects always buy
the genuinc-manufacturcd by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co., only, and for sale
by all leading druggists. Price fifty cents
per bottle.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-12
ABOUT the ELECTION
NATIONAL.

Carried by William II. TAFT. .... 20 states
Carried by William J. e~ryan....16 states
Doubtful states
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-12

COLLEGE.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-12

Smokers have to call for Lewis Single
Binder cigar to get it. YOU dealer or
Lewis Factory, Peoria, Ill.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-12

A farmer naturally wants the earth
In his business, for without It he
couldn't do a thing.
Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-11-12

Electoral vOi" may be divided
> official count may Civ" to Taft.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-19

match, and Tommy simply played
with his opponent through a
couple of rounds, though once or
twice he hit out with a hard right
hand punch that staggered
O'Keefe and broughtn the audience,
including the priests, to their feet
with cheers.
After the fight Father Vaughan
made a speech. He said:
I'VE have just seen a famous
set-to that has given us lot of
pleasure. We have not had
many rounds, and what we have
seen has whetted our appetite for
more. Tommy Burns has not only
shown us what physical and moral
discipline means, but he has shown
us self control. thought he was
going to put Pat to sleep tonight,
but instead of self-display he has
shown us self-control.
81 am glad you young men have
seen this exhibition. You have had
splendid object lesson in how to
keep your tempers and not lose
yours heads, and you now know
what moral discipline can do. Box
ing and fencing should form an es-
sential part of the curriculum of ev-
cry boys education. Boxing is not
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-19
HuLEN PROTESTS
QUICLEY'S SCORE

There is a possibility that yester-
days game will not count against
Spokane. Capt Bill Hulen has pro
tested the score. He figures 1t out
like this: One man was out. Quig-
ley was on third base and Hyatt
was on first. Then Lou Nordyke
raped out one into deep center
and was out. But before the ball
was caught Hyatt was Logging 1t
to second Kippert returned the
hall to Hulen. putting Hyatt out
, Quigley scored in the meantime,
Jbut the ball was the Indians and
still carrying on its deadly work
when he scored. OF course, II
Quigley hadn't scored it would not
have made any particular di~2r'
ence with the ultimate result, the
way Paddock was pitching.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-06-19
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