Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-08-19
Fat Tukes.-Thc Great Eclipse.
DY THE "FAT CONTRIBUTOR.
Cincinnati Times.

| The sun, which, perhaps, is our greatest
luminary, unless we except Nesmith, takes
benefit on Saturday next, which will, no
louht, draw big crowd. lie is certainly
entitled to it once in while, for tho earth
| is continually receiving tho benefit of tho
sun. The " Great Solar Eclipse" as it is
called on the bills, because tho sun can get
| it up, solely, can be seen for a moderate
price Of admission, ut a variety of piaces
Oh the American continent, but we regret
| to say Cincinnati is not on the list. Other
| cities much inferior in size and importance
to our own are going to have it, but Gin
cinnati, the Queen City of the West, with
population at nearly three hundred and
fifty thousand, is left out in the cold; or
more properly speaking, out in the sun.
Louisville is in high glee because the eclipse
is coming there, and they are working day
and night to get their bridge done so thatit
can come in over the bridge. 1t is estimat-
ed that at least hundred thousand people,
dead heads and all, will be there te SEQ it
come in.
We wrote to friend in Louisville, the
other day, to secure us front seat at the
eclipse, but he replied that the front seats
had MI been taken weeks in advance, and
we must take our chances with tho rest.
Not liking the idea Of trking any chances
in Louisville We probably shall not 90. He
said. too, there was some talk of postpon-
ing the event, as many of the country peo-
pie are out Of town. Country people don't
care about seeing things unless they can
see them in the city.
All the women and children in Louisville
are engaged in smoking glasses to be used
on the occasion (not being fond OF smoking
cigars), saloon-keepers are getting their
glasses ready. A lager-beer mug is said to
be an excellent medium through which to
view an eclipse. It should be properly
loaded, then elevated in q careful manner
(the right land firmly clutching tho handle)
until the edge of the glass touches the lips,
when you partially close your eyes and
gradually raise the bottom Of the mug to-
ward the sun. A dozen glasses or so ele-
waited in this manner, in rapid succession,
will introduce n man to an eclipse indie
pendent OF any almanac predictions.
1t is singular to us no efforts were made
to have the eclipse come to Cincinnati. 1t
would be very little out of its co urse and
not interfere materially with other Ell gage
ments. But it is the old story-lack Of en-
terprise and an almost criminal apathy re-
garding the city's progress. A small appro-
pration by the City Council, say q couple of
million, would doubtless have fetched it.
But there was no one to move in the mat
ter, and tho Great Eclipse, like most other
shows now days, will give us the go-by.
But if the Mayor and the City Council
won't do anything in the matter, something
might be accomplished by individual effort
outside of municipal patronage or direc-
ton. There are enough people going
about in Cincinnati who IRE under an
eclipse to get up quite respectable affair
for this civ alone. would thew onlv npita
and organize. We simply throw out the
suggestion.
Our old friend Blobbs is at our elbow
while we write, and wants us to tack on q
squib or two Of his that he has Just invent
ed. We don't like to add squlbs to our Sc
rious articles, but must humor Blobbs this
once. We will say beforehand that we can
make much better squibs than Blobbs can,
but we don't think it's right.
What is the difference between the solar
eclipse and your news editor2
Ans.-one is eclipse Of the sun, and the
other e clips from the Sun.
I'VE will explain that the Sun is a news
paper published in New York. A good
many readers can't see the point in Blobbs'
jokes, but that isn't til cir fault, Of Course
it's the fault Of Blobbs.
Blobbs again (this is worse than the
| other)-"The assessor of our district would
rather have an eclipse of the moon come
into the district than ON eclipse of the
sum-"
estate why"
because it would be easier to collect
the government tax on exhibitions from
the man in the moon than from the edi-
tor of the Sun."
''Git out T.