Oregon Republican. [volume] (Dallas, Or.) 1870-1872, 1872-07-13

by means OF kite, and Horace, in
thinking over this strange experiment,
asked himself us not the reverse oil
this proposition true, and if kites can
bring down lightning from the clouds,
/ does it not follow that lightning will
! bring kites from a cloud or uice uers1,
that clouds will bring down kites from
u lightning; or, on the other hand, that
lightning Will bring down clouds from
kite 7" He made these three propositions
to his father, who was forced to confess
at the same time his son ingenuity anu
his own ignorance so Horace went to
the fence viewers, aud proposed that in
the interests oi science, all the wire fcuees
Tor ten miles around be torn down, aud
the wire given to him to try his exper-
mcnt The proposition was plain, aud
straightforward, ana honest, but as YET
the farmers had not learned to love sci
ence Tor its own sake, or to have implicit
faith in young Greetey's abilities; the
teuce-yie"crs unanimously resolved that,
although Horace was honest aud an uu-
doubted genius, WIRE fences cost money
aud must aud shall be preserved. :
Young Greeley called them set Of liars
aud cnickeh~thIeEc5, who didn't kno"
enough to see that, ii once should kites
De brought from the clouds by
means ot hgatning, the town would
have monopoly OF the kite trade, as
Geneva has of the watch trade. Tie
tcucc,tradc "N here are We 10 get ouI
lightning from 7" 10 this the young
'Dan had replied: I" Send up the kite
nfst; brnS down the lightning; p'ehle,
or otherW Sc preserve 1t, ana, when the
tIme coues, send II up toI the kitee; but
The iooilaa fence-'Ie"tfa refused TO do
50. iion THIS uine Mister brea J was
known as p" the philosopher. For the
night, busliy engaged III rubbing hi,
HaF with Ions, black silk rlDoon, ~
o'4er thus to create iof hi'-selt aqo4n-
ttty oi electricity Tor his own e"d IL
ne rubbed 80 long aud hard tHat he
speedily became bald, aud then the pco
pc sco4n to respect him mo c than
ever.
One dav. while f.hina in n lronl
which ran near his fathers house. h.
/ caught fine black trout, and w : 50
| gIcascd with the briIliancy If his nIlm-
Iaoe that he determined to take it home.
pu it in a cage, feed It with birl->ccd
aud see If in time it would not become
4 fine sonoster, So home he ran. his
ewes Stickino ont Of his head with i,<
aud excitement. All the villagers
flockel around him. and. shouting like
mad. pursued him to his fathers door.
bnt the old man would not let them in
For" said he, "when nv son is irwin
a speriment. he don't like lockers on
but Horace insisted on Ictting the moor
creatures come in. TO their great
anIazement, no sooner was the trout
made to stand on the roost. using its
pectora fins as claws, then it began to
warble in tae sweetest manner imacin-
able. and then crecdily set about neck
inc at the bird.secd. s. You see my
poor fellows" said the triumphant
youth. " that all animals whether birds
of the air or fowls Of the sea. or tanirs
of the iuncIes. are essentially aIke
They are al! equal, have equal canaci-
ties. equal lond,nas. coual asn;rat;ons
and the same destinv There il M
oss,,tsal d;Foronca l,,,roon tbo,, o,,o
| Creator made them ali How ,oonss,r,
: = tbon - ,;vo ,Lan, a1,,a1 a,n',r,,
nit1as Of eniovmnntf IF th;s fsb wb; i
Won now see nrajs;nn myselr and tba
Antbor of ali Good I.d Loon 81
lowed 70 remain n the brook dor r;ved nf
On, and air and eating onl, r,dr,,o and
G1b Lnnts wonIl = - Lua haS. "'S "a1
rreo ast tho bird 2wonJd i haro Dr;n ;nne1 a9
Tho b;aI, ,;fo2 NJ 49, rs;aaJ" s 1"''s.
90 to vour homes tou n;a 80 .hn
fence. viewers" The neorle slnnt
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