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PROTECTION IN PRACTICE. SUNDAY SERVICES. SECRET SOCIETIES. NEIGHBOR MAES. MROH DAILY DEMOCRAT WAICill "tie aliant Motisiast furnace Will be shown up in it.

You will then see the reason why you should buy that Furnace in preference to any other. WAlulJMlN 11 (LI to change the courses of old rivers with a view of making a genenral distribution of water already become scarce, but in places threatening the surface of continents flattened by the wear and tear of ages. This is one hypothesis, and it is not opposed to science and the geometric and intentional appearance of this network of lines warrants it. It is to be feared it will never be possible to explain the canals of Mars by leaving out of sight the possibility of an identical rectification of the water courses any more than the astronomers of Venus could explain our railway systems if they persisted in refusing to admit any other influences effecting the surface of the earth than the blind forces of nature. IT MIGHT BE.

We cannot say this is, we can only say this might be, and should any better explanation of things that have been observed on Mars be forthcoming we are quite prepared to accept it as being only provisional until a better appears. It is beyond doubt, it has been observed, that at certain seasons the canals have been seen doubled, formed of two parallel lines. This extraordinary phenomenon was first observed in 188L It will probably not be seen this year because it only occurs in the spring and autumn of Mars that is to say, in the equinoxes and nob in the summer, and because the inhabitants of Mars are approaching their solstice. DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN. But whether they they may be seen or not this year they exist.

It is more difficult to explain them than even the canals. May they not be due to some atmospheric refraction caused by crystals of ice, as happens with us, producing halos and parhelions, resembling more or less the double refraction of the spatha of Iceland? MASS THE MOST INTERESTING. However it may be in regard to existing problems set by our neighboring planet we may state that Mars of all planets in our system is most interesting through its resemblances to and differences from our earthly habitation. We can only repeat what Her-schell said more than a century ago: "Its inhabitants probably enjoy a situation in many respects similar to ours." Novelty has always special attraction for us. This is the first time since the origin of mankind that we have discovered in the skies a new world sufficiently like our own to awaken our sympathies.

Many years will doubtless pass before science is able to acquire ideas as complete respecting our other neighbor planet, Venus, as those we now possess respecting this world of Mars, but what wonders has not the science of the future in store for our successors, and who shall dare say that the mankind of Mars and mankind of this earth will not one day be able to communicate one with another Generations will pass away and progress will 09 02 WHY I SELL- WATCHES CHEAP O- EC." 133 S. Howard JEWELER EXAMINE MY STOCK A SPECIALTY IN REPAIRING OF WATCHES AND JEWELRY MADE a 3 I SELL THE COLUMBUS BUGGY CO.S VEHICLES iTop uer cries, Phaetons, Salerooms 703 E. Market Street JOHN HEPPERT An Incontrovertible Statement Mads tay Technical Mazarine. The Engineering and Mining Journal gives an exceedingly valuable illustration of the manner in which a protective tariff raises its beneficiaries above the operations of the natural' law of trade. The illustration concerns steel rails, which are now $4 a ton higher than they were in 1885, although the cost of production and the tariff tax are less and the demand is slight.

The command of the market by reason of the tariff on rails and the ownership of the Bessemer patents has enabled the rail makers to fix arbitrarily the price of their products. The American manufacturers make much of the fact that improved machinery has greatly increased their output, and The Journal estimates that the cost of producing steel rails, when the manufacturer makes his own pig, cannot exceed $20 a ton. In 1885 steel rails sold at $26 a ton, and the cost of Bessemer pig alone was $16 At $30 a ton the profits on the annual output of steel rails is necessarily between $10,000,000 and $12,000,000. That the protective tariff gives this enormous dividend to the makers, who instead of increasing wages are trying to cut them down, is shown by an examination English prices. In May, 1892, English rails sold for $19.44.

The duty on this $13.44 would make their price $32.88, hot counting freight and insurance. It is clear therefore that $30 is the price at which the English rails can be kept out. While the English price has fallen since 1885 from $23.17 a ton to $19.44, the price of English pig has risen from $10.69 a ton to $12.15. V'V In other words, the English maker pays $1.43 more for his pig and gets $3.73 less for his rails. At the same time, while the price of American rails advanced from $26 to $80 a ton, the price of American pig fell from $17 to $14 a ton, so that the American maker paid $3 less for his pig and got $4 more for his product.

This gain he keeps for himself. New York World. WHAT THE FORCE BILL MEANS. The Timely Warning of a Stanch Demo- cratlo Journal. The Lodge force bill passed by the Republican house of representatives in the Reed congress two years ago, and practically indorsed by the Republican party in its national convention at Minneapolis, is a long and in places a tedious document.

It was carefully drawn with the purpose of muddling the unprof es sional reader and of beclouding in a sea of cuttlefish obscurity some of its most dangerous and revolutionary provisions. But a casual reading reveals it as an insidious attempt to subvert the constitution of the United States and to substitute government by federal returning boards for free representative government of and by the people. Even if its other provisions were honest which they are notMts openly avowed purpose of taking control of congressional elections out of the hands of officers chosen by the people of the several states and vesting it in judges appointed by the president would suffice to damn its au thors to everlasting infamy as traitors to the American system bffiOvernmenj. St. Louis Republic, Was This Collateral Nepotism? President Harrison has vetoed the bill for the relief of William" McGarrahan, Naturally.

McGarrahan is poor and the men who are operating the valuable mines to which McGarrahan lays claim are rich. And one of these, too, is Pacific Railroad Magnate D. O. Mills, father-in-law to Whitelaw Reid, who is President Harrison's present running mate. Mr.

Harrison will have a hard job in explaining away this veto. The bill to which ho refused his signature merely provided for referring MeGar-rahan's case to the court of claims, where it could be acted upon judicially and the right and the law and the equity in the matter be determined. President Harrison's veto means simply that McGarrahan is deprived of the right to be heard in the courts. But then is poor, and D. O.

Mills is in the habit of contributing liberally to the Republican campaign fund. Indianapolis Sentmeh2jl 1 Still Worth Llrl. When the surgeon gently told the girl that her foot must be amputated it seemed as if her heart would burst with grief. After the first tumultuous outburst she grew calmer, but there was visible in her eyes a look of settled despair that told of greater sorrow than could a flood of tears. The surgeon lingered by her side, trying with deft touch here and there to assuage the physical pain and with words of cheer to mitigate the mental anguish.

"Doctor." The man of medicine bent over her pillow attentively. "Then I must wear a cork foot?" the girl faltered. The surgeon bowed in silent assent. "And walk with a cane "I'm afraid so." She shuddered, and burying her face in the pillows wept afresh. In sympathy the surgeon could not forbear to rest his hand soothingly upon the hot head of his tearful patient.

"Never mind," he whispered encouragingly. "A cork foot is not so bad." Presently her sobs ceased and she turned her face to the light with a suggestion of hope. "Can I dance, with a cork foot?" she asked eagerly. "Only, say I can dance with. it.

Qh, I so love to dance. Don't break my heart by saying I cannot dance." She looked anxiously into his 'kindly faoe. She saw there the crashing denial that sympathetic lips would not utter. Heartsick she moaned miserably, "Poor girl!" The surgeon sighed and blew his nose ostentatiously. "Doctor." The girl was sitting upright in bed and staring wildly at him.

"Can She grasped his hand convulsively. "sit on a cork foot?" And when the. surgeon after a time replied in the affirmative a sweet contentment invested her countenance. "Thank heaven!" she devoutly murmured. "Life is still worth living." Detroit Tribune.

Striking among the novelties for country wear are the toilets of pure white, from the tin of thn jv vuc shoes of white linen or ooze leather, which are worn with white silk stockings and peen out from the 1am mio-nrl white surah petticoats, i The distinmiishinor mrV nf i sian toilet is a touch of black, deftly added. A favorite method of its arrangement with slight women is to make a belt with loops of ribbon hanging about the waist, which gives a pleasing fullness to the slight figure and is suggestive of Venetian slash-lugs. New York Sun. The Central Presbyterian church, J. C.

Elliott, pastor-elect. Sunday school at 9:45 ajn. Preaching services at 11 a.m. and 7:45 p.m. A welcome to all these services.

At the North Hill M.E. church the pastor, Rev. W. T. S.

Culp, will preach tomorrow morning on ine suDjecx, "Christ triumphant," and in the even ing on "Hagar starving in the wilder ness Preaching at the U. B- church by the pastor, Kev. J. F. Sheperd tomor row morning and evening; morning theme, "The power of the invisible; evening topic "Joy in daily toil," the third address on the labor question.

Regular services will be conducted at the Grace M. Hi. church by the pas tor, Rev. I. K.

Rader. Owing to the yearly meeting at Man Chester no services will be conducted at the First and Second Disciple churches. Sunday school and the C. E. meeting will be at the regular time.

Dr. Davidson of Cuyahoga Falls will conduct services at the rirst M. Hu church tomorrow morning and eyen- ing. Dr. H.

W. Jones will occupy the pulpit of the First Baptist church Sunday morning and evening. CATHOLIC NOTES. WEEKLY CALENDAR. Sunday St.

Joachim, Father of the B. V. M. i Monday Octave of Assumption. St.

Timothy and Champions, Martyrs. Tuesday St. Phillip Benizi, Confes sor. Virgil of St. Bartholomew.

Wednesday St. Bartholomew, Anostle. Thursday St. Louis King of France, Confessor. Friday St.

Zephyrinus, Pope and Martyr. Saturday St. Joseph Calasanzio, Confessor. The usual Catholic services will be observed in St. Vincent's and St.

Mary's churches tomorrow. In St. Bernard's church, mass will be at 6 and 7 o'clock on account of the excursion to JVlassil Ion. Aug. 21.

Subject: Heroic Christians The mass meeting committee has concluded to arrange for a grand union meeting for the early part of Septem ber ay that time most of the Christian Endeavorers will have returned from their vacation filled with ideas for endeavor work. The recent con ventions have shown us the necessity of all kinds of work for the and the best way to perform it is by united effort. Look for the program in next week's column. Nothing like advertising. We must advertise Christ's work.

We have ar- rangied with all the daily papers and will aoon have our notes go into, tne weekly papers for the benefit of the comity Christian Jiindeavorers. Every member of the visitation com- mittee in the several societies should attehd the visitation committee meeting next Monday evening at First Congregational church. Every society should be represented and receive the new visiting schedule arranged with the dates. This is one of the most important committees in the union. It is the purpose of -this committee to personally see that societies are represented and that all delegates go at.

the appointed time and meeting. The strict adherance of this plan will result in much good," and the feeling of fellowship and Christian union will be increased wonderfully. Now let us all start out together Sunday. TURF TOPICS. Between May 23 and une 20 one New York horse market sold $511,000 worth of thoroughbred yearlings.

The horseman says that whipping a horse unmercifully for something that the animal cannot help epoils many good one. D. B. Herrington uses a patent harness on the fast pacing mare Hibibi, by Valensin. There is no collar, the saddle carrying the weight.

Colonel North says that, all being well, he most certainly intends to bring his horses to America and try his luck at Chicago next year. A horse can live twenty-five days without solid food, merely drinking water, seventeen days without eating oi drinking and only nve days when eating solid food without drinking. -u "A thousand pounds, says an English turf writer, "for riding a Derby winner has come to be looked upon as quite a common fee. Over 5,000 on one occasion was paid to the rider of a Derby winner." The royal stables at St. Petersburg excel all others for magnificence.

In the coachhouse there may be seen a carriage which cost nearly 1,000,000. Catherine of Russia rode in it to her corona tion. 7 7 WHISPERS ABOUT WOMEN. Miss Alice Berry, daughter of Mayor Berry, of Newport, is an amateui architect, and has done much good work in that line. Mrs.

Caroline 0. Hodgin has taken her degree in the theological department of Earlham college, Indiana. She will preach in the Friends' church. Unto Mrs. Isham was recently -born a Bon who is the great-grandson of Abraham Lincoln.

A silver cup has been presented by the widow of General Grant to the distinguished stranger. Miss Kate Cunningham, editor of the Arkansas Woman's Chronicle, was a delegate to the national convention of the People's party at Omaha. Miss Cunningham was elected by acclamation at the state convention. Miss Carrie F. Cochrane, the daughter of Colonel H.

D. Cochrane, of Nashua, N. was lately appointed notary public. Miss Cochrane is the first woman in Nashua to hold this office, and the third or fourth in the state. Miss Jean Ingelow, though in the sixties, pursues her amiable hobby of botanical study and flower cultivation' and keeps up her benevolent custom of giving three times a week dinners to twelve poor persons freshly discharged from the hospitals of London.

Uniform Rjuik K.P.. Nothing but routine business was transacted this weelu A large delegation from this lodge attended the convention at Pittsburg. All report a good time. KuighU of Honor. Acme lodge meets every Monday evening at K.

of H. halL corner Mill and Howard sts. The Sixth, ward lodges of the K. of II. and A.

L. of II. have extended an invitation to their brothers throughout the city to attend a picnic at Myers lake next Friday. McPherson Lodge K. P.

The attendance this week was not very large owing to a large number. the brothers being in attendance at the convention of the grand lodge pf Pennsylvania at Pittsburg. Bro. Steir was reported as somewhat improved and brothers Stahl and Carter was announced as being on the sick list. Woman's Relief Corps The Woman's Relief Corps met, last Thursday with a fair one candidate was elected and several applications taken out.

A number of our sisters have been called upon to mourn the loss of dear friends by death thus making a sad vacation for our sisters. A host of general orders were rend, and a very interesting letter from our sister, Mrs. Louise Doyle who recently moved to Cleveland, she regrets very much leaving Buckley Relief Corps, and invites every lady to call upon her at her home in Cleveland; her address is Glen Park Place, No. 38. Our next meeting is Sept.

1, and the attendance of every member is desired. particularly the executive, committee, as there is business of importance to come before the committee. Aetolia Lodge. We are glad to note the improve ment in Bro. J.

S. Shaw's condition and hope he will soon be able to be about. The manner in which Aetolia lodge responds to calls for assistance from widows and orphans or our brothers is a matter worthy of comment. Certain ly the number of requests goes to show the great necessity of an Pythian orphans' home where we could give those in need a comfortable and proper place to live. In this way the expense would be distributed among all the lodges in this jurisdiction, and not alone on those who are generous and charitably disposed.

We anticipate a large increase in membership as soon as the weather becomes cooler so that the degrees may be conferred with more comfort. The brothers are striving very hard to make a large showing for the January reports. Jr. O. U.

A. M. Akron city council met Thursday evening in Emmet hall with several visitors present. Two' applications were received and three balloted on and accepted. Brother Kinkay from No.

131 was admitted by card. Our dispensation from State Councillor Coleman, granting us the power to lower our fees to three dollars, holds for only a week Hustle broth ers, and bring in all the names you can in the coming week. Invitations received from brothers of No. 232 to attend a social given by them on the first lot south of the new street car barn, next Tuesaay evening; also from 3 and No. 10, Daughters of Liberty, of Canton, to attend a picnic given by them at Myers Lake, August 24.

Dancing aftenon and evening; tickets 25c. 1 A committee of three was appointed to confer with a committee from Summit Council, Sr. U. A. for the purpose of organizing a Daughters of Liberty Council in Akron.

All ladies interested will please notify the committee, or drop a line to N. G. Emig, 730 W. Cedar immediately. Independent Order of Odd Apollo lodge No.

61 met Wednesday evening and had an interesting meeting- Canton Expeditns No. 32 P.M., mot Thursday evening and had a fair at; tendance. No work was done at Huse lodge No. 184, Friday night. However with the next month comes plenty of work.

Colfax lodge No. 8 will meet Thursday evening; a good attendance is desired. No special work was done at the meeting of Akron Encampment No. 18, Friday evening. Columbia lodge No.

185 met Tuesday evening and had a very good meeting. It was decided to hold a card party August 30 in the Granite lodge rooms. The members of Columbia have received several compliments for their good singing. Summit county beneficial, association met Monday evening and took in three new members. Granite lodge No.

522net Thursday evening and had a good session. Two visitors were entertained during the evening. No work will be done until September in Akron lodge No. 547. Nemo lodge No.

764 met Tuesday evening but had a small attendance. Brace up, members A good attendance was had at the meeting of Summit lodge No. 50 Monday evening, The entire code of laws was read and much information given to those present. Grand Army of tlie Republic. The old veterans who did service from 1861 to 1865 are not among the "political bosses," "demagogues," "ward heelers," and "henchmen" of today, though they are much interested in good government, good, honest and loyal men for public servants or officers.

The caucuses of last night did not affect the attendance at our post meeting in the least. During the temporary absence of Adjutant Teeple, Comrade Wilcox, sergeant major, acted as adjutant, and Comrade Chalker as sergeant major and aide to the adjutant. No general orders were read and five comrades were reported as being sick. Two new applications for membership were received and each referred to the usual committees. On motion Buckley post starts en route for the National encampment Saturday morning at 9 a.m., arriving at Washington at 9 p.m.

A band will accompany us to enthuse us on the way and give us dignity in the prodigious procession of the 19th inet. We had another big "tussel" or "wrestle" with the "badges" last night. Axes to grind, contrarinesSj figured in the "ring" oonspiciously, however all were "downed" by the matter being referred back to the committee. A visiting comrade from Piqua was present and was "razzle dazzled" to such an extent at our home talent elo-auence he could not make a speech of any length or duration whatever. luite a nnmDer oi commuuioauons had been received, but time and space precludes the mention of their import.

All persons going to Washington had better procure accommodations there beforehand, to save perplexity and embarrassment on arriving there. No records were received last night. Next Friday night the 20tb is regular muster njght. Subscribe for the Daily Democrat. WlLUA B.

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AdTcrtla'g Pept rCM-CSHIB BT THK AKBOS COXTABT BOABD Or DfBBCTOBS: Portent Jo Yf. Bb Vice-President. Thomas F. Waib iu.uk B. Doasoii T.

Ikjbsou WHj.HH T. Sawteb U. Dila Cocbt HMIKH Secretary Trawarer BOMS 1. KbATB. TEN CENTS A WEEK DellYered Every Erening by Carrier Boy Bjmall.l5.jer; ti lor td month.

OfBr. 1S3 8otH Mala Strwt. PhB ISO SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1892 national Democratic Ticket ROVER CXEVELiAND of New York FOB TIOB-FKESIDENT ADLAI EL STEVENSON of Illinois Secretary of Stat WILLIAM A. TAYLOR of Franklin Judge Supreme Court JOHN J. DRItfQS ot Monroe Judge Supreme Court (vacancy) THOMAS BEERS of Crawford Clerk of Supreme Court WILLIAM H.

WOLFK of FalrfleW Slumber Board Public Works JOHN N. MYERS of Hamilton Presidential Electors (at large H. S. STERNBERG ER of Miami JAMES P. SEWARD of Richland Presidential Elector (19th District) ROBERT 0.

ROTE of Ashtabula Member of Congress DR. A. II. TIDBALL of Portage SUMMIT COUNTY Democratic Mass Convention The Democratic electors of Summit county are hereby notified to meet at the courthouse In the city of Akron in Mass Convention on Saturday, Sept. 3, 1892, at 10:30 aun.

Tor the purpose of nominating a county ticket as follows: Sheriff Auditor Coroner Survfjor Treasurer Infirmary director Prosecuting attorney County commissioner AH Democrats who attend the convention will be entitled to participate in casting the vote of their township or ward. Each township and ward shall be entitled to one voce in the convention for each 25 votes cast for Gov. Campbell In 1891. and one vote for each fraction of 10 or over as follows: Wards and Town- Votes for Votes in ships Campbell Conven'n Akron Ward 1 Ward 2... Ward 3...

Wrd4. 2f3 .4 fiu5 ..231 4 9 11 19 2S a 9 2 6 4 10 7 11 7 6 3 3 13 11 1 9 4 3 3 Ward 5... Ward 6 Bath. J40 1 Copley Cuyahoga 172 ...272 (reen Hudson 147 Northampton rtnneia Norton. Porte Mow Talmatlge Total Seeoauary to a choice.

5046 1 1U0 At 10:30 a.m. the different townshlns and wards will meet in the court room for the purpose of select! ng one person from eaeh townshi and ward to serve on the following committees: 1. Permanent Organization. 2. Rules and Order of Business.

3. Credentials. Resolutions. One Democrat from each voting precinct in the county shall also be selected to serve as a member of the County Central Committee for the ensuing year. When the Temporary Chairman calls the convention to order at 11 a.m.

In the common pleas court room, the different townships and wards shall report the names of eommittemen selected; and each voting precinct shall report the name of Its member of the County Central Committee. Immediately upon the morning session taking a recess, the different committees will meet at the following places to prepare their reports: Permanent Organization Recorder's fTlee. Rules and Order of Business Sheriff's office. Credentials Clerk 'somee. Resolutions probate Judge's office.

Central Committee In the Attorney Attorneys" room off tne court room. Bv order of the Summit fnnnt Twinmti Central Committee. W.T.Sawvcb. Chairman. C.

C. Bbsxbb. Secretary Grand Excursion To Detroit Saturday, Aug. 27, 1892, via Valley railway and Detroit A Cleveland steam navigation company. Tickets good going on trains leaving Akron Union depot at 1:16 and 5:13 pjn.

and Akron Howard st. depot at 1J2G and 5:25 p.m.. good returning on all regular trains of Ang 29, Fare for round trip only $2.00. Only two minutes walk from Valley depot to Detroit and Cleveland steam navigation company's wharf. J.

B. Caven, general passenger agent. DISCS' 3m 80 WHAT EUROPE'S LEADING ASTRO NOMER SAYS ABOUT HIM. The Canals. No One Knows What Thsy Are Snow Around the Poles Land and Water.

Camille Flammarion, the great Euro pean astronomer, cables the following to the New York Herald: JcyisY Obsebvatoby, Aug. 18. Every one ran admire at the present moment the brilliant red star which brightens the heavens with its fiery light. This star will reign for several months over our heads. It shines with greater lustre than any other in the heavens because it is now at its nearest point to the earth, an event which has not taken place since 1877 and which will not recur before 1900.

For more than two centuries and a half scientific observation has been directed to an anaylsis of this neighboring world. We gradually learned that this globe only shines in the reflected light of the sun, that it is composed, like the globe on which we dwell, of continents and seas, that it is surrounded by an atmosphere in which a spectral analysis reveals the presence of a watery vapor; that its years are twice as long as ours; that its seasons are of about the same intensity as ours, but twice as long; that its poles are covered with -snow during the winter and almost entirely free from it during the summer, and that its climate closely resembles that of the earth in a word, that this other world appears to be habitable, just as ours is. CCBIOCS DISCOVERIES. The last perihelic appearance of Mars in usii resulted in curious dis coveries, and since then the progress of discovery has rapidly increased. At the observatory at Milan, Prof.

Schiaparelli succeeded in making a topographic triangulation of a map of Mars with a precision almost equal to that of terrestrial maps. lie discovered the famous canals which were at first the object of so much natural scepticism, but whose existence has been confirmed by observation. OBSERVED EVERT DAT. Mars naturally occupies the foremost place in the work of the observatory at Juvisy, and since the beginning of May not a day has elapsed without the planet being observed and tracings made. Its austral declination, however, has kept it a very little above our horizon, and it has not been able to disengage itself from the low lying i LL.l I A mists.

iievenneietKi, we ooiamea results which are not wanting in interest. POLAR SNOWS. First, with regard to polar snows. It is no longer possible to doubt that the white spots at the poles are due to snow which accumulates during winter and melts under the rays of the sum mer sun. Doubtless this snow and this water may differ in some chemical properties from terrestrial water, but it is analogous in aspects and transformations.

The atmosphere is more rarefied than ours and higher. The barometer is always at a low point and evaporation is easier. The snows are less dense and the ice softer and melts more easily. But there remains a irreat asalocv between them. The as tronomical observation and the spectral analysis combine to show us there is a real water like, but not identical with, ours.

i "ir this year's "characteristic I The most characteristic fact this year relating to the higher austral polar snows now turned toward us, with an inclination of 11 degrees in May. 16 degrees in June. 11 degrees in July and 12 degrees in August, has been their rapid waste under heat of fusion. The summer sun of the austral hemisphere of Mars had its spring equinox on May 'JU and will not have its summer solstice till Oct. 13 next.

Nevertheless the austral polar snow has already diminished by three-fourths, and should this rate of pro gression continue the polar snows of Mars will have almost entirely melted by the summer solstice, a thing not hitherto seen. .1 May there not have been in Mars as with us a summer without rain? SAYINGS OF AN IGNORAMUS. A short and altogether senseless paragraph concocted by an ignoramus has recently appeared in the newspapers, stating that the observations now being made of Mars have not shown enigmatic lines to which the name of canal has been given, and that these alleged formations are only fads of an Italian astronomer. It is a pity such gross idiotic observations, which display a want even of common courtesy toward one of the most eminent astronomers of modern times, should have been laid before some millions of readers. The truth is the exact opposite.

In spite of the low position of the planet with regard to our horizon and the consequent difficulty of making observations, a certain number of these canals have been clearly defined even at the observatory of Juvisy, whose equatorial is of very moderate dimensions (not over 235), but whose observers are zealous, ardent laborers. THE DIAMETER OF MARS. I have been especially occupied measuring the diameter of Mars and of his snow caps. The diameter of Mars I have ascertained to be 9m. instead of 11m.

the measurement adopted by Le We, learn that the canals, those already named or others, have been seen by other observers, notably through the enormous and magnificent equatorial at Mount Hamilton. CANALS OB RIVERS. Astronomers are not agreed as to the nature of these strange formations. That the continents of Mars are crossed by a network of lines often perfectly straight and of geometrical aspect is undoubted by all who have studied the BUT IT IS DIFFICULT to decide what is the origin of these tracings. Many of the principal ones seem to be those of former rivers.

Nevertheless they are not real rivers, because they do not have their origin in land, but run direct from one sea to another, and further, because they cross each other. This leads to the conclusion that they are water courses on the same level between flat ground. Now, it has been found that the effects of time on the areographio surfaces of continents (Mars is older than the earth) is to flatten them in, it is probable, four or five millions of years. Hence all land on the earth will be levelled. SCPPOSITION.

On the other it is probable they are water-courses, because they are the same color as the seas of Mars and because they communicate with seas and because they change in width and even position. Are they, for that reason, full of water? Certainly there is nothing to prove it. Is their vegetation tender? Perhaps so. Science does not forbid the supposition that the inhabitants of Mars are able I GEO. J.

RENNER'S BEER BREWERY AKRON, OHIO MTHIS LAGER BEEF IS SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHERS All orders by the barrel or in bottles promptly filled mthsat '27lDllOIl SO FOR THE 9 CELEBRATED surreys and es CAM PAIGN Iaga! Not ice. Sophronla Hard, plaintiff -acatnst Malan Marion Uurd. defendant. The state of Ohio, Summit county, in the court of common pleas. Said defendent, Maian Marion Kurd, whom place of residence is unknown, will take notice, that on the hth day of A turns t.

plaintiff filed her petition in the court of common plea of Summit county, Ohio, prayin a dlyorw from said defendant, ou the grounds of gross neglect of duty, and willful absence; for alimony, restoration to maiden name and custody of children; and that said cause will be for hearing on and after October Srd, 1S92. Andrew J. ilhclm. Attorney for plaintiff. 8-2027 9-S 10 17 2 Hot ire to Tttarhars.

ClTT Scuoou Akron. 0, A mjust 2D, 1HS2 i The city board of school examiners will hold meetings In No. ft. High school building, on Thursday and Friday. September 1 and 2.

M'i to examine, applicants for teaohers' certificates and competitors lor Bucutel college scholarship. The examiners will begin at 0 clock promptly. By order of the bonrd. PllM FraUufelter. aupaOSw Frcsiaent long continue its upward way.

Permits for New Buildings. The following building permits have been issued this week: First ward Julia Zeller, frame house on union st. Second ward Charles Howland, frame addition to house on Forge W. H. Upson, two frame houses on Bluff st.

Third ward Joseph Beyerle, brick addition on Howard Nellie J. Mc-Creery, frame barn on Bittman Joseph S. Smith, frame house on' Mar ket A. ju. Dyke, frame barn on Market Charles Schuler, frame house on Silver st.

Fourth ward John Ostscheice, frame barn on Main H. I Waltz, frame barn on S. Main V. Hatter, frame addition to house on S. Main Alderfer Howe, frame barn on E.

Exchange John Condon, frame house on Voris P. Wolf, frame house on Allyn J. S. and C. S.

Hart, frame hou se on Summer E. Steinbacher and A. C. Voris, frame house on Kling st. Fifth ward Mary E.

Bitten, frame house on Bartges Wm. Buel, frame addition to house on S. Main T. D. Thomas, frame house on W.

Thornton A. Brigger, frame addition to house on Bell st. Sixth ward Akron Strawboard frame house on E. Market Gerhard Hansen, frame barn on Upson F. Dalgnest, frame house on Rowell Akron Strawboard frame house on Factory st.

Real Estate Transfers. First ward L. D. Watters, administrator of the estate of William Ransom, to Michael McFarland, part of lots" 3 and 4 block 18, Lovina Sorrick to Antonio Masino, part of lot 16 block 16, Second ward Mary A. Griswold to Minnie L.

Hittel, part of lot, 9 Atwood's addition, Mary Ann McTam-many to Francis E. Palmer, part of lot 144 block Margaret Medsker to acob C. Medsker, part of lot 2 block Third ward J. M. and Kate J.

Beck to Edith M. Libis, lot 18, Beck addition, $700; John, Owen and Bernard Maley to Mary Maley, lot 8 block John H. Davidson to J. M. and Kate J.

Beck, lot 23 and part of lot 24, $710; J. M. and Kate' J. Beck to Frank M. Whitner, lot 15 Beck addition, $600.

Fourth ward John Kling to Jane Townsend, lot 15 Kling addition, $450; Sophrony Korabaugh to Elizabeth A. Stark, part of lot 266,. Thornton addition $800. Fifth ward Francis A. Kohler to William Stott, lot 208, Coburn addition, $400; Chris.

Rhinelander to Pluma Haynes, lot 100, Coburn addition, $535; Henry Perkins to L. D. Suttliff, lot 7 block 47, $300; Patrcik Slogan to August Lioefller, part of lot 63 block 33, $500; Chas. Baird, administrator, to George F. Warren, lot 71, $450.

Sixth ward Charles H. Hart toH. P. Hitchcock, lot 48, Hart addition, $400; Iwand Christensen to Mads Peterson, lot 13, Munson addition, $700. MODES OF BURIAL.

During the time of the old Roman empire the dead bodies of all except suicides were burned. The Greeks sometimes buried their dead In the ground, but more generally cremated them in imitation of the Romans. The Mohammedans always, whether in their own country or in one of adoption, bury without coffin or casket of any kind. The primitive Russians place a certificate of character in the dead person's hands, which is to be given to St. Peter at the gates of heaven.

The natives of Australia tie the hands of their dead together and pull out their nails; this is for fear that the corpse may scratch its way out of the grave and become a vampire. In India up till within the last few years the wife, either according to her wishes or otherwise, was cremated on the same funeral pyre that converted her dead husband's remains into ashes. When a child dies in Greenland the natives bury a live Aog with it, the dog to be used by the child as a guide to the other world. When questioned in regard to this peculiar superstition they will only answer, "A dog can flad his way anywhere," THE Men York TJcckly Herald The Queen of Family Newspapers will be sent, post free, to any part of the country during the Presidential Canvass and Election for Forty Cents Six Months for Forty Cents The struggle for the Presidency between Harrison and Cleveland will be the most absorbing that has occurred for several years. The Weekly Herald, independent of politics and fearless in its opinions will maintain its high reputation by laying before its readers everything of interest during the campaign The Cheapest Offer Ever Made Send forty cents now and get the Weekly Herald from July 1 to New Years JAMES GORDON BENNETT Broadway and Ann street, New York Academy of Music SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, Schilling's Refined Minstrels "The Pride of the West" Including the celebrated Boston Quar tette, who gave an entertainment here in the season of 00 to 91.

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