| Show I Splendors pen ors In n Wit Witching ling Ho Hours us s I BY BY EDGAR LUCIE L B BEYOND EYO D the slightest et dou doubt t the original nal wit witching hour was from that of or midnight to 2 it a. a m m. But glut up here the they extend from darkness to daylight arti ht However However however How How- ever from the midnight t to to- 3 In the morning is isa Isa isa a period more intense than all aU for for- forthe the stillness and solitude reign supremely in m mystery and majesty There Theres Is s total abs absence nce of f sound and one can ca'n can nl almost imagine e that hat he hears the tho axis ads of or the earth turn Now w Is the time timeo timeto to o be bo up from I 1 to 3 a a. m m. ml tos to see to-see see e the splendors of ot El Ei ElToro ElToro I Toro with the Pleiades Hyades Mars 1 and alid Saturn Let twenty wenty persons a class hi in the mighty might science of ot astronomy astron astron- om only omy go o out t to study the stars and let the the- tea teacher her ask one oneto oneto oneto to trace the orbit of or the earth In space If It this student could not then let another be asked and so O on It might ht happen U that it none none of oC the tw twenty nty c could ld do this ea easy work Such things have occurred Draw n a a straight line Une from Alcyone Alcyon the tho brightest star in iri that splendid group the Pleiades high in the east to Aldebaran the b brilliant first magnitude mag star star star-in In tho the V-shaped V the asterism the Hy Hyades des desand and and the center of this this' line Une very very ve ne nearly I will cross the orbit of or our flying world worta the tho earth in its its' majestic motion around the sun Slightly to to- the left of ot the middle of or this line 1 J. e e. e a a. little toward the northeast no of the crossing point of or tho the orbit of or the e earth rth ma may bo bo be seen glowing in tier fiery red tho the planet MarS It is so Fo very near the or orbit lt of or the earth that the eye cye without a a measuring me telescope could scarcely be beable beable beaole able aole to tod d detect teet the the- difference Fix the h ton eyes eyes on n M Mars rs then turn th their iJ line line- of vision fifteen d degrees gre westward and one degree degree- eighteen minutes southward and the magnificent I iet S Saturn turn will be seen een seen Thus appa apparently as seen from the earth Mars and Saturn are so nearl nearly in the direction of or the pathway of the earth that a good idea a of or its position tI tion n may be secured Mars is miles from s-from the sun sun the giant world worM Saturn while we we are miles tr from m our star the star sun Tho The colossal rings of or Saturn J are now inclined to to- the line of ot vision from roni the tho earth 30 so o that th they are on display display- in ail their rand g grandeur ur This morning the dim crape Int interior ring was cl clearly arl observed and all aU the minute details of ot rings and disk were brought out b by the the great l lenses rises In the tho pure morning air of or the mo mountains Continental Contin outlines outlines outlines out out- lines are beginning to to be made out on on M Mars r b but t it Is now so far awa away that details really details canals really channels channels are are invisible e if it th they y rea really II exist For tenths nine of or all published a about out the must J t be bc taken witha with a s saline tl e degree de de- de- de gree of ot allowance Everybody should be up within the tho esoteric ric hours of the morning and th then n keep up the tho habit The coming coming will 1 be splendid lId along the planetary way for tor these two worlds will put on adornment In the sky ot of nig night t I O NATE T Tyre rc Dout Dou I Ia Ia Ia a m in unfortunate mum I had had to quit my profession on account of r my health Lady But Lady But you ou look rugged What hat was your profession profession sion Tyre Dout Dout-Dat's Dout Dat's Dats Just it It lad lady I Iwas Iwas Iwas was too rugged I 1 Iwas Iwas was a quist an a n. goodone good goodone one lad lady an m my voice gotso got strong 1 couldn't throw v It H Harpers it-Harper's H a r l' p e r r s Weekly HONORS Cu I C t s-t o 0 m e c r r-I r I didn't S see 6 as your our car caron wore won an any prize In that race What hat are you blowing blowing- about I Auto Autu Dealer Dealer- Sir We Wo had a higher percentage of drivers finish alive than an any other firm Puck I I ING G. G I Moved Into your cozy fiat rial t. t eh oh Z Yes Going to have havea a housewarming ho That's what I Iam Iam Iam am just going to ask the landlord to speak to the Janitor about Washington ton St Star DONE GOOD Goon well how do you ou like having havIng having hav hav- ing a i place In the country Hasn't the exercise done you good Fogg Yes Fogg-Yes Yes and so ha tho the real estate age agent n t.- t. Boston Transcript FORCE OF HABIT ADIT F F o or r heavens heaven's sake sakel he ho exclaimed exclaim exclaim- ed when he ho had tried on his new suit why ha have hae e you OU put such enormous enor enor- pockets In m my coat o a tan and d trousers Oh the tho tailor conte confessed sed I must beg your hour pardon for that It was a mistake You sec see 1 I have hao been doing business In a town where the tho saloons were were were- all closed on onI I Sundays Chicago Chi Chi- cago casto Record Her ald HARD ll LIFE E These various arlous Periodicals arc are making life rather hard for me said Senator Sorghum Muckraking In No Printing No Printing all the tuna funny stories before 1 I get n a hanco to tell teU em to m my constituents 1 i |
