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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 97, 17 January 1918, Page 4

One of our best-known astronomers talking about,the difficulties and intricacies that astronomy presents to tlio popular mind. "For 'instance," lie said, smiling, "there is the story of the meteorite that fell on an Essex farm a year ago. It was a valuable meteorite, and the landlord claimed it at once. 'All minerals and metals on the land belong to me, , he said. 'That's in the leaso.' But the tenant demurred. 'This meteorite,' ho snid, 'wasn't on the farm, you must remember, when the lease was drawn up.' This was cortiiinly a poser, hut tho landlord was equal to the occasion, for he promptly retorted, 'Well, then, I claim it as Hying game. . But the tenant was ready for him. 'It's got neither wings lior feathers,' he said. "Therefore as ground gamo it is mine.' How long they would havo continued their argument it is impossible to say, for at that moment a revenue officer came up and proceeded to take possession of the meteorite. 'Because,' snid he, 'it is an article introduced into this country without payment of duty,' "