The Transit Of Venus

This event, which is to take place in December next, is attractin unusual attention to our neighboring planet, which is now so conspicuoua an object in the evenmg Bky. Venua ia nearlyas large as the earth.and liie our planet travela around the aun continually, but makea ita annual revolution in seven and a half of our months. Each of its four seasons, therefore, lasta eight waeks. Venua ia so noar the sun that if it is iuhabited it must be by beinga that can stand a contiauous heat doublé that of this earth. Venus issunounded by an mucli moro clouriy than is tho sky of this earth. It undoubtedly haa continente, islanda, oceans, and riveris. It must have somo forma of lifo for whorö thero 13 heat and moisturo theremustbo vegetable growth, and in all probability gomo of the lower forma of insect Iife. 'Tne coming transit ia an intoresting event, and astroncmers every where are getting ready to witneös it from every point of view poseibleon this earth. . . -r ■ ■