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Carbon County news., 1936-12-25
Program for Week at
the Roman Theatre

Thurs. Fri. Sat, Dec. 24-25-26,
RAINBOW MITE SATURDAY!
Christmas Special! SHIRLEY
TEMPLE in "DIMPLES" with
Frank Morgan, Stepin Fetchet.
"Sometimes'', says Shirley, 81
wonder if men are worth all the
trouble they give us! See her
mother and scold this irresistible
old scamp! Six Songs! Dances,
too! It's really Shirley's Wonder
Show! Added: Comedy, Popeye
Cartoon, News! Matinee 2 p. m.
Christmas Day!
Sun. & Mon, Dec. 27-28. Patsy
Kelly, Stuart Erwin, Airline Judge
and the Yacht Club Boys in "PIG-
SKIN PARADE" Clowning on the
Campus! Musical Thrills! Football
Spills! And volta laugh-winning
Line-Up! Folks! Here is Musical
Football Story! It's a wow and adj
vance reports rave about it'll Added!
Color Cartoon, Newsl
Tues. Wed, Dec: 1890. RAIN
BOW MITE WEDNESDAY! Dou-
ble Features: No. 1. Frances Lang
ford, David Niven in "PALM
SPRINGS. She tried to land a mil
Honaire but found she lassoed a
Cowboy! No. 2. The Jones Family
in "BACK TO NATURE%. You'll
enjoy the Jones' vacation more
than you did your own! Added:
Comedy! PAL MITE TUESDAY! .
Coming! New Year Special!
Thurs. Fri. Sat-, Dec. 31-Jan. II.
LORETTA YOUNG, DON AME-
CHE, KENT TAYLOR, JANE
DARWELL in "RAMONA" Helen
Hunt Jackson's Book Filmed en-
tirely in gorgeous Technicolor!
The Most Beautiful and romantic.
picture ever made! Everything TO-
thrill you!
Carbon County news., 1936-12-25
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF Jssob Haro. nsee

ESTATE OF Jasob Haro, Deceased
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN By
the undersigned, Exeeutrix Of the
Estate of Jacob Haro, deceased, to
the creditors of, ana all persons hav-
to exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within four months after the
first publication of this notice, to the
said executrix at the office Of II. A.
Simmons, Lawyer, United States Ma
tional Bank Building, No. 1 North
same being the place for the trans
action of the business of said estate
in the County of Carbon, State of
Montana.
Dated December z, 1886.
Selma Haro,
Executrix of the Estate of
Jacob Haro, Deceased.
1st. Pub. Dec. 18, 1936)
(4th Pub. Jan. 8, 1937)
Carbon County news., 1936-12-25
Legal Notice
NOTICE OF sHERlEEs SALE

NOTICE. OF sHERIFF's SALE
nv THE DISTRICT COURT OF
The THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DIS
.TRIcT OF THE STATE OF MON
TANA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY
Corporation, a corporation, Plaintiff,
VS.. Don Cadwallader and Louise Cad
Wallader, husband and wife, Defend
ants. no BE SOLD AT SHERIFFS
SALE on the 4th day of January,
1887, at ten O'Clock a. M, at the front
@ door d Of fae Court House nt1 IN the 4 G6y
tana, the following described property,
to-wit: The South Fifteen (15) feet
Carbon County news., 1936-12-25

Department State Board of Pardons.
Helena, Montana, December Is, 1886.
At a meeting Of the State Board
of PardonS, held at it's office on the
above date, the following order was
made: In the Matter of the pardon
Granted by the Governor, to one Rus
sell Mallo. Case No. 1895. WHEREAS
day. officially notified this Board that
he has granted a. pardon to one Rus
sell Mallo who was convicted Of the
crime of Grand Larceny, committed at
Silesia, in the County of Carbon,
State of Montana and sentenced
on the 25th day Of June, 1885 for
term of two years in the. States
pended: fl q R EFF 8 RE. Be s IT
ORDERED, That Friday, january 8,
1887, be set apart for the considera-
tion of the executive clemency SO
granted as aforesaid, and all persons
having an interest therein, desiring to
be heard either for or against the ap-
proval, by this Board, Of the action
Of the governor in this case, are here
by notified to be present at three
at the Office of the State Board Of
Pardons, at the Capitol of said State.
FURTHER ORDERED: That 81 COPY
Of this order be printed and published
in the Carbon County News, q week
ly newspaper printed and published
at Red Lodge, County of Carbon, State
of Montana, once each week for two
is sws9a sd ending Fdaz dDe Ds
cember 25, 1886. Adopted. Enor K.
Matson, President. w. Z. Fitzsimmons,
Clerk.
(1st Pub. December IS, 1856
(2nd Pub. Dec. 25, 1856
Carbon County news., 1936-12-25
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of The Red Lodge Improve
ment Company will be held in the
United States National Bank at Red
Lodge, Montana, on Tuesday, Janu-
airy 5, 1887, at 1880 o'clock p. m. The
meeting is held fol-. the purpose of
electing three directors to serve for
the ensuing year and for the trans
action of any other business that may
lawfully come before the meeting.
All proxies must be in writing and
filed with the secretary.
Dated December "a, 1886.
Charlotte Dilworth,
Secretary.
(1st Pub. Dec. rs, 1861
(2nd Pub. Jan. /, 1879
Carbon County news., 1936-12-25

of Lot Nine (9) ana the North Fifteen
(15) feet of Lot Ten (10) in Block
+ CIR t4) of the Original Plat of the
City of Red Lodge, County of Carbon,
State of Montana, as the said lots and
the official plat thereof now on file
q iii record III the office Of the
Clerk and Recorder in and for the
County of Carbon, State of Montana.
Dated at Red Lodge, Montana, this
Fate, Sheriff. Tansil & Lamb, Billings,
Montana, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
(1st. Pub. Dec. 11,19S6)
(4th Pub. Jan. 1st, 1861
Carbon County news., 1936-12-25
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

ESTATE OF DANIEL NAUMANN,
DECEASED.
the undersigned Executor Of the
to the creditors of, and all persons
having claims against the said de-
ceased, to exhibit them, with the nee
essary vouchers, within ten months
after the first publication of this not
ice to said Executor at the office of
John G. Skinner, in Red Lodge, Car
bon County, Montana, the same be-
ing the place for the transaction of
the business of said estate of Daniel
Naumann in the County of Carbon.
GOTIIEB NAUMANN,
Executor of the Estate of
Daniel Naumann, Deceased.
(1st Pub. Dec Is, 1886
(4th Pub. Jan. Is, 1880
Carbon County news., 1936-12-25
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
ESTATE OF THOMAS ERvINe, DI

ESTAIE OF THOMAS ERVING, DE-
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN By
the undersigned, Administratrix of the
to the creditors Of, and all persons
having claims against the said de-
lceased, to exhibit them, with the
vouchers, within Four
months after the first publication of
this notice, to the said Iflda Erving at
the law office of CLAUDE A.. johnson.
Odd Fellows Pythian Building, Red
Lodge, Montana, the same being the
place for the transaction of the bust.
ness of said estate in the County of
Carbon, State of Montana.
Dated December 18th, 1886.
TILDA ERVING,
Administrative of the estate
of Thomas Er'ying, deceased.
(1st Pub. Dec. rs, 1850
.(4th Pub. Jan. Is, 1879
Carbon County news., 1936-12-25
Official Proceedings
County Commissioners
COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
Special Session
Danannhnr ~ 1Q9G

COMMlSSIONERS' PROCEEDINGS
Special Session
December II, 1886
Board of County Commissioners met
in special session, according to post
ed notice of call; there being present
John Normile. chairman, John M. An
derson and w. John Fouse, commits
sioners and George J. Mcdonald,
clerk.
The Board called into conference
officials of the Montana Relief Com
mission and The Works Progress Ad-
ministration to discuss conditions re-
garding the curtailment of W. P. A.
in Carbon County.
There being no further business to
come before the meeting a motion was
duly made and seconded to adjourn.
Motion carried.
John Normile,
Chairman
Attest:
George J. Mcdonald,
Clerk.
Published December 25, 1886.
Carbon County news., 1936-12-25
Estate of Joseph Andrews, Decease

Estate of Joseph Andrews, Deceased
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, by
the undersigned administrator of the
Estate of Joseph Andrews, deceased,
to the creditors of and all persons hav-
ing claims against the said deceased.
to exhibit them, with the necessary
vouchers, within four months after
the first publication of this notice to
said Administrator at his office or at
the office of John G. Skinner, in Red
Lodge, Carbon County, Montana.
G. L. FINLEY,
Administrator of the Estate
of Joseph Andrews, deceas-
ed.
Dated November 2Sth, 1886.
(1st Pub. Dec 4th.)
I Ath Pub Dec 25thl
Carbon County news., 1936-12-25
The WEEKS n NEWS
CONTINUED from Page u

impeachment charges.
Buenos Aires - President Roose-
velt's hope that American repub-
lies would stand shoulder to
shoulder" against outside aggres-
sion wins unanimous approval.
Berlin - German housewives,
facing mounting food prices, are
instructed officially to select one
grocery store for their purchases
and quit shopping around.
Carbon County news., 1936-12-25
H. A. Simmons,
Attorney for Plaintiff,
Red Lodge, Montana.
(1st Pub. Dec. IS, 1866
(4th. Pub. January s, 1880

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
THlRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
OF THE STATE OF MONTANA IN
AND FOR THE COUNTY OF CAR.
SON.
IN THE MATTER
OF THE STATE OF NOTICE OF
BASHAsE6- BHSEEE HAUMANN' eEoHATE oE M1TE
Pursuant to an order Of said Court,
made on the End day of December,
1886, notice is hereby given that Tues
day, the 22nG day Of December, 1886,
at one o'clock p. m. of said day, at
the Court Room Of said Court, at
the Court House in the County of Car
bon, has been appointed as the time
and place for proving the Will of said
Daniel Naumann, deceased, and for
hearing the application of Gotlieb Maui
mann for the issuance to him of
Letters Testamentary, when and
where any person interested may ap-
pear and contest the same.
Dated this End day of December,
1885,
c. P. Larkin,
Clerk.
(1st Pub Dec. 4, 1856
(4th Pub. Dec. 25, 1856
Carbon County news., 1936-12-25
CHERRY SP RINGS
BY Mildred Cart.

5X Mildred Clark
Mrs. w. q. Loclridge of Joliet
spent Saturday and Sunday visit
ing at the Harry Clark home.
e. E. Egner was a Roberts caller
on Saturday. z@ .,> r. ..
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Loyning and
sons, Palmer and Raymond, were
Carbon County news., 1936-12-25

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
OF THE STATE OF MONTANA, IN
AH1 nsT6nT E95 TIE g, eoHHnTIEs H1ENs EnH6H Of Y6k-
sfITIWATER AND E' TREAsURER. SI"'
In the Matter Of
FOR THE YEAR
1887, In the five Coun-
ties comprising the ORDER
Pfstrict 6hasanta Of the % state
of Montana.
IT is HEREBY ORDERED That
the terms of the District Court Of the
Thirteenth Judicial District Of the
State of Montana, for the year 1887,
shall convene and open in the Coun-
ties composing said Judicial District
on the following dates. to-wit:
Yellowstone County:-January Is,
Is, July is, October z.
Carbon County:-February 9, May II,
September IA, November 9.
Saltwater County:--January 20, Ap-
Treasure County:-January 28, April
%, July %, October %.
IT rs FURTHER ORDERED That
all matters of Naturalization shall be
called for consideration in the differ
Git NOuuL4GSS cS kO41o"SS
Yellowstone County, April and Oc-
tober IS; Big Horn County, April 8
and October 81; Carbon County, APP
ril and October 10; saltwater Coun-
ty, April and October 20; Treasure
County, April % and October 2S.
1T is FURTHER ORDERED That
the Law and Motion days will be as
follows:
Yellowstone County: Every Judicial
Day of the month except Saturdays;
Big Horn County: LIST and 3rd Thurs
days of each month; Carbon County:
End and 4th Tuesdays of each month;
saltwater County: 3I'd Wednesday Of
each month; Treasure County: 4th
Thursday of each month.
Dated this 9th day Of December,
Robert G. stong,
District Judge.
o. F. Goddard,
District Judge.
(1st Pub. Dec. IS, 1855
(3rd Pub. Jan. 1, 1880
Carbon County news., 1936-12-25

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
OF THE STATE OF MONTANA, IN
BON.
against FOR PUB
Thomas Gatsos, LEGATION
THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS
ED DEFENDANT:
You are hereby summoned to an
swer the complaint in this action
which is filed in the office of the
Clerk of this Court, copy Of which
is herewith served upon you, and to
file your answer and serve q copy
thereof upon the Plaintiffs Attorney
within twenty days after the service
of this Summons, exclusive of the day
of service; and in case of your fall
ure to appear or answer, judgment win
be taken against you by default, for
the relief demanded in the Complaint.
The said action is brought to dis
solve the bonds of matrimony existing
between yourself and plaintiff on the
ground of willful neglect to provide
for plaintiff the common necessarieS
of life, all of which is more fully set
forth in the complaint on file in the
abOve-entitled action.
Witness my hand and the seal Of
said Court this 18th day of December,
1885,
(SEAL)
c. P. Larkin,
Clerk.
Carbon County news., 1936-12-25
WALLUM'S S
SOLEMN
COLUMN
BY EVERETT WALLuM

/
BY EVERETT wALLuM
Glancing archly at the calendar
we found this was Christmas Day,
which m kes two years
straight we've had Christmas, to
our best recollection. Getting to be
quite a custom. Anyway, in keep
ing with our "spot news" policy
we looked up Santa @. Claus, who,
with whiskers flowing, was just
leaving Red Lodge. We asked for
an interview which we quote here
verbatim:
Q-where's yaur bag, Santa?
Adds BOdkins! Do look like
a dOlt? / left my wife at home.
Q-How come your whiskers are
so white, after going down all those
chimneys?
A-WHY DIRTY MYSELF GO
ING DOWN CHIMNEYS WHEN
ALL I HAVE TO DO IS LIFT
THE MORTGAGE COVERING
THE HOUSE AND DRIVE
FRIGHT IN?
! Q-Pretty clever Santa. And
were any Of the kiddies awake
when you dropped in?
A-Awake! why the little rap
scalliOns weren't even home yet.
got tired of waiting for them.
But I caught the parents sleeping.
They were sure cute?
~
Q-And where's your deer?
A-OH, HOW DID YOU FIND
OUT? I DROP IN AND SEE HER
IN WINNIPEG ON MY WAY
HOME.
Q-(blushing) Tut, tut, Santa.
Your mind is straying. mean
your reindeer.
A-Oh. traded them to the See
EN- Alive Zoo in exchange for a
stOrk and bicycle.
-
Q-But why the stork!
A-(SALNTAiS TURN TO
BLUSH) WE'LL, HARRUMPHl
TN GETTING OLD NOW. AND.
AFTER ALL, I'VE BEEN AT
THIS SORT OF THING FOR
MANY YEARS, AND -
IT.
Ooh, don't tell all, Santa. I
understand. But tell me, what did
you bring Doc. Siegfriedt?
NJ Aust what he needs on cold
mornings. A pair of fleece mittens
so he won't freeze his hands when
he talks to tourists.
Q-Gee! You think of every
thing, don't you Santa? And what
did you bring Dick Hunt?
Al BROUGHT DICK-NOW
THERE'S A FINE CHAP-A
MOUNTAIN AND TWO MAT
CHES. YOU PROBABLY WON'T
BE SEEING DICK AROUND FOR
A WEEK OR so. YOU SHOULD
HAVE SEEN HIS EYES LIGHT
UP.
QF don't know why I'm asking
you this, but what did you bring
Doc. Mead?
A mustache guard to pro-
tect the precious bristles while Doc
is arguing for his Eagles Basket
ball team against some opposing
manager.
Q-Ah, a sort Of forest conser-
walton project, eh? And what did
you bring the WPA workers?
A-What WPA workers?
Q-Pardon me Santa Claus. I
forgot. And surely you brought
Doc Tooley something, after all
the work he's done during the
Xmas rush season.
Al got just the thing for him.
I got q perfect effigy of Franken-
stein to scare the kids away from
the postoffice at nights.
#.@r>~ -:-:-
j. Q-I suppose you brought all
the kiddies candy.
A-NOPE. THEY ALL ASKED
FOR COCKTAIL RECIPES,
-:-:-
Q-Fine stuff, Santa Claus. And
did you visit Cooke City?
A-YeaE, / visited there, but
they didn't know it was Christmas,
and were they surprised They
were settled down for the winter
and didn't care about being both
cred, but I brought few red cor.
puscles for the Bucket of Blood.
1T
Q-And did you go down that
zig chimney on the distillery?
A-YUP, I HAD TO TO GET
THE RIGHT SPIRIT. AFTER
ALL, THE PEOPLE EXPECT
Wy NOSE TO BE RED.
-:-:-
Q-I hate to mention this Santa,
Carbon County news., 1936-12-25
.Q..Yes / Santa.

Q-Yes Santa. :...
!. ABRACE UP, SON, SOME
DAY YOU'LL BE A REAL
ESTATE DEALER AND THEN
I'LL BRING YOU LOTS:
Carbon County news., 1936-12-25

Dated November 28th,
1st. Pub. Dec 4th.)
(Ath Pub. Dec. 25th.)
Carbon County news., 1936-12-25
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

(1St Pub. Dec. 4, 1850
(4th Pub. Dec. 25, 1856
Carbon County news., 1936-12-25

Q-where's yaur bag, Santa?
Adds BOdkins! Do look like
a dOlt? left my wife at home.
Carbon County news., 1936-12-25

Glancing archly at the calendar
we found this was Christmas Day,
which m a kes two years
straight we've had Christmas, to
our best recollection. Getting to be
quite a custom. Anyway, in keep
ing with our "spot news" policy
we looked up Santa @. Claus, who,
with whiskers flowing, was just
leaving Red Lodge. We asked for
an interview which we quote here
verbatim:
Carbon County news., 1936-12-25

THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
OF THE STATE OF MONTANA, IN
AND FOR THE COUNTIES OF VEL.
LoWSToNE, BIG HORN, CARBON,
SALTWATER AND TREASURER.
Carbon County news., 1936-12-25

Q-(blushing) Tut, tut, Santa.
Your mind is straying. I mean
your reindeer.
A-Oh. traded them to the See
EN- Alive Zoo in exchange for a
stOrk and a bicycle.
Carbon County news., 1936-12-25

Q-But why the stork!
A-(SANTAiS TURN TO
'BIUSH) WE'LL, HARRUMPHI
I'm GETTING OLD NOW AND.
AFTER ALL I'VE BEEN AT
THIS SORT OF THING FOR
MANY YEARS, AND -
Carbon County news., 1936-12-25

(1st Pub. Dec. 1S, 1866
Ord Pub. Jan. l, 1870
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-02

nitely of such a thing as the dis tance of the Milky Way from us, because of it's nature as explained above, the longer liameter of the system is probably not less than two hundred and fifty thousand light years in extent. Some estimates of the total mass of matter belonging to the system would double this figure. The sun and the earth are not at the center but some fifty thousand hght-years away in the direction of Sagittarius. Estimates of the total number of stars within this gallactic system run as high as one hundred billion. This would include guess at the number of stars which are screened from our view by dark, nebulous material; :; the number of visible stars of all magnitudes may be about half that number.
 There is good foundation for the belief that the Milky Way system is essentially of spiral structure. An observer viewing it from a suitably great distance would undoubtedly see it as another of the many spirals nebulas which are scattered in space. To us this structure is not very evident; it was first suggested by Eaton in 1900. Lately, consider able support of this view has been forthcoming and our new ideas of the distances and dimensions of the spirals make this theory very sat- isfying one as it supports the essen- tial unity and uniformity of space and its contents.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-02
October Excellent
 For Seeing Planets
Milky Way High in SIy-Stars Many More Times Luminous Than Suu-Venns Bright Evening Star

dwarf them to such an extent. Deneb, in Cybnus, which is so brilliant against the background of the Milky Way is only about six hundred and fifty nght-years away. It is quite close compared to the stars of the Milky Way.
 It is generally accepted that the, Milky Way gives a clue to the shape and dimensions of the island urii- verse of stars to which the sun and our earth belong; it is Q flattened, lens shaped collection of stars which is several times greater along its long diameter than in its thickness. The. stars occupying this space are not uniformly dispersed through 1t but crowd down toward the central plane of the lens shaped body of space. In many places the Milky Way shows dark patches almost entirely devoid of stars. Such areas are undoubtedly caused by compara- lively dense, light absorbing and dark medium lying between us and the starry background. Unquestion- ably this is gaseous in form but for some, as yet indefinite, reason is not excited to the emission of light. Within the region of the Milky Way there is also a tremendous amount of bright nebulous material.
 Distance Unknown
 Although one cannot speak defi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-02
MRS M. N. POMEROY DIED EARLY TODAY

Greenwich, Conn.,, Oct. 2.-(UP). Mrs. Miranda Moves Pomeroy, 66, widow of Theodore L. Pomeroy and former vice-r-esident of the Wom- ems National Republican club, died at Greenwich hospital early today
 She was operated upon Sunday for a ruptured appendix after being stricken at the fourth congressional district convention Saturday, which renominated Eep. Schuyler Merritt.
 She was a sister of Frank B. Moves, publisher of the Washington, D. C., Star, and president of the As- sociated Press.
 A native of Minot, Me, she lived for a time at Washington and Phil adelphia, and for many years was resident of Greenwich.
 She was a member of the repub- lican state central committee, board of the Fairfield County Women's Republican association, an alternate delegate to ..'e recent republican national convention at Cleveland and was a member from Connecti- cut on the Frank Knox notif1ca- tion committee.
 She was married twice, her first husband being George w. Boyd, by whom she had two children. Boyd died in 1917.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-02

in close conjunction next month. Saturn is fine evening star and is visible in the sonutheasterns ky as the sky darkens; it is visible most of the night, setting a few hours be- fore the sun. Mars is a morning star and thus we have this month an opportunity to observe every one of the planets which is visible to the unaided eye.
 Capella in Auriga
 Over the northeastern horizon is a brilliant yellowish-white star of Stel- lar magnitude zero, which means that it is about two and one-half times as bright as the standard ot first magnitude. This is Capella, the she-goat, in the contellation of Auriga, the Charioteer. Although we moderns would hardly be likely to name so great a star after so lowly an animal, in ancient days when stars were receiving their names, the goat was 8 most import ant asset of the human race. equiv- a;ent at least in importance to the cows position in our western civiliza- tion. Three fainter stars nearby are called "the Kids. Capella is the fifth brightest star in the entire heavens and is very nearly as bright as Vega, in Lyra, high up in the western sky. It is a much larger star than Vega, however, for its dis tance is about fifty hght-yearS, that of Vega only about twenty-six. The light of Capella is much the same as that of the sun in color but there is about 150 times as much radiated by that star as by the sun. If we were on a planet revolving about Capella the sun would be just on the Borderliiie of naked eye visibility as . fifth magnitude star.
 The Milky Way
 The Milky Way is in excellent position for observation this month if you live at least a short distance from 8 large industrial center. At maptime 1t stretches from the northeastern to the southwestern horizon right through the zenith. To the unaided eye the Milky Way looks like a continuous, dimly illuminated path of irregular shape which passes entirely around the heavens; but it IS really made up of millions on mil- lions of stars, the great majority ot which are very faint to us and are so closely packed that they give to the eye the effect of continuity. A telescope is required to reveal the true structure of the Milky Way and to note the masses of nebulous material which are found in great quantities in the same region of the sky. The stars themselves are, n many instances, of great brightness, many times more luminous than the sun. Only the great distance which separates them from us serves to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-10-02
By DIR. CLEMENT s. BRAININ Of The Columbia University {
 Observatory Staff

A good opportunity for observing the small planet Mercury as 8 morning star will be presented us this month as it reaches greatest western elongation on the 18th. The observation can be made in the southeastern sky just before sunrise, as the planet will rise about. two hours before the sun. If you are determined to see this elusive mem Der of the solar system, start observ- ing about a week before the above; date, which is the most favorable, and you may continue to look for It about a week after this date. It IS always possible, of course, that the morning of the 16th may be cloudy or hay and 1t takes a fairly clear sky to see Mercury with the naked eye. Venus, on the other hand, is a bright evening star setting shortly after the sun and it will be shortly observed in the western sky. after sunset. Its brightness is so great that it can be seen against the background of the sky in the early twilight. Jupiter, too, is easily seen in the evening sky, it is higher than Venus, but they are rapidly ap- preaching one another and will be