Show MARS SIGNALS the planet marti mara is drawing near to the earth and astronomers are diligently studying the heavenly orb in expectation of making discoveries of a startling nature it is seriously claimed by some enthusiastic scientists that the inhabitants of mars mar are sig gig nailing balling to us ua while others more conservatives serva tives deny that the planet has hae au atmosphere and conclude oon olude that it is uninhabited the question to la far from positively settled bottled unless reasoning from ans analogy logy with the earth he be accepted an aa conclusive Flam marion thinks that all the discoveries made regarding man mam during recent years go to prove that the planet to is peopled and that the burden of proof now rests reeta upon those who deny it and there the scientists stand it is no longer disputed that wine some very may mysterious phenomena are taking place on the surface of our neighbor in space mr lowell at flagstaff reported that on july 19 of this year he be had seen a well out nick in the edge of the disc and nine days later the noted astronomer javell observed a projection like the arm of a semaphore thrown out against the dark background of the sky it glowed with a ruddy light and was so conspicuous that it could not fail to draw the attention ot of an observer it was also noted that three lights formerly for marty discovered had disappeared professor barnard of 01 the lick observatory then ilion in mysterious yater loul shadows we flu fitt I 1 ting about the squib pole byet the vt vast fields covered with ioe ice and snow these shadows shadow assumed the forms of geometrical figures such M square Aree triangles straight lines linea etc coincident with these theae mysterious marks mareb a big pyramid was waa discovered which it if being a structure reared by martlage Martl Mart lans aoe might possibly have been erected for the pur pose of signalling sign alling or for astronomical observations all these startling reports have caused astronomers all over the world to suspend their work io in other cireo in order to study the surface of mars early in october the planet will be nearer the earth than for a long time to come and it if there are intelligent beings there who are endeavoring to attract our attention the fact will probably be established by that time if it to is possible to do so with the instruments now at the command of science |