The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-12
FROM EUROPES POINT OF VIEW
EARTH WON'T 90 DRY FOR FIFTY
MILLION YEARS YET.

Royalty Too In Locomotive C~abs-English
TaIIOrs Called the Best-BOuT MIX and
Long L~lfe-GaIIcIan ~schOOlbOys Don't
strike, but DO Worse ultan's Opera
Troupe on . Military BaSlS-A Princess
Won by . Fine VOice-QueeD Alexan'
dra's Bungalow New Use for Wireless,
LONDON, April DIR, Percival Lowell's
theory, set forth In an article In the April
Century, that the world Is gradually assum-
ing the conditions which prevail on Mars
and that the human race will ultimately
die OF thirst does not find general favor
with scientists on this side. Prof. Lowell
said that man, unsheltered from the fierce
rays Of the sun, soorched by the burning
sands Of an ever spreading desert. would
become a big brain and nothing more In
his struggle to extract a bare, thirsty sub
sistence from the parched earth.
Turning to Mare" says Prof. Lowell,
we find what Is but in its infancy In the
earth there In full control! Five-eighths OF
il all is now an arid waste, unrelieved from
sterlity by surface moisture or covering
Rare itself II is pitilessly held up to a brazen
s,lu. unprotected by any shield OF cloud.
. To this condition the earth must
come. With steady IL steaithy stride.
Saharas. az we have seen, are even now
possessing themselves Of It's surface. The
ond is doubtless yet far on, but It is tatalis-
,ically sure as that to-morrow's sun will
ri-o,"
The Rev. DR.. nallinger. F. R. s., whose
researches into the origin Of life are we'll
known, does not subscribe to these con-
illusions.
There il not the slightest fear Of water
extinction for, say. 100000 years. he
avs. Il have the greatest admiration Tor
Prof. Lowell. He is one Of the most ac-
rlrate Of observers and his photographs
81 Mars are invaluable. But while ! may
agree with his facts | do not necessarily
agree with his conclusions.
Mars and the moor are greatly dissi milar
and it would be quite as justitiable TO
assert thai the earth would one day be as
,he moon as to liken its ultimate condition
70 that Of Mars.
IAN water has left the surface Of the
moon and has sunk into the crevices. Now.
eveu " that happened here it might DO
possible to get at the water Ivy mining
Just as ve now obtain coal,
Prof Iowells theory Of Mars ia briefly
that there are two snow caps; that at one
season the snow IL melted at one cap and
travels through a canal and that this at
an.thor time is repeated at the other snow
ran. when tho water flows down in an
opposite direction.
IF this ba 30 It may be that Mars's In
habltants-if there ara such-have devel-
~oed very capable engineering brains.
But one cannot draw an analogy between
the earth and Mars. 1t is true that the
earth lie cooling, but into what condition it
will ultimately fall We Cannot ssy,'
The recent developments In the ola
tons Of the two great companies which
control tho diamond market OF the world
havo caused some discussion as TO what
will be the ultimate effect on prices. But
however white diamonds are affected the
value Of the most beautiful and rarest
diamonds in tho world-the colored stone
cannot be impaired by any iuctuaton Of
the markets,
The red diamond is said b DO the most
~eautiful Of all precious stones. One
rsecimon weighing ten karats, no@ in pos
s9tsion Of the Emperor Of Russia, was
bought by Emperor Paul for 500, 900.
Dark Llue diamonds, differing from sap
pairos only in quality and in the beautiful
play Of colors peculiar 10 the diamond,
lra also very rare. Besides tho famous
Bismarck and Hope diamonds there are
MI two known specimens that can prop
erly be called blue diamonds.
BLACK and rose colored varieties Of this
ge.n are very seldom seen, wnilo the groom
variety is not uncommon.
Tho most perfect collection Of colored
diamonds is in the Museum of Vienna.
II is in the form OF a bouquet, the different
lowers being composed Of diamonds OF the
samo color as the blossoms represented.
These stones were collected by Nergil Won
Hclmreicher. a Tyrolean who passed many
years in Brazil among the diamond mines.
In early times the diamond was worn
-cugh or only polished on its upper surface.
II was In this form that it was used 10 deco
ratio temples. crowns, sacred vessels, DC.
such stones arc still esteemed far above
5thcrs 10y the natives Of India.
The Khe5iye Of Egypt has a private rail-
way from hts palace at Ras-el-Tin in Alex
andria to his country place at Montazar,
md when ho goes from one place to the
other no drives the engine himself. The
IN, is ten miles long, and he seems to get
Neen pleasure out Of the excitement OF
r!nuing sn engine at full speed. During
I'd, last visit to France he rode on the cab
Sith the driver Of the express from Calais
~ Amiens and handled the levers himself.
Other royal pcrsonages have sought
diversion from cares Of state at various
tines in engine driving. The King Of
pain is very expert and fearlessas a loco
,,oor pafora HE ma rria no ha