The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-07-14
1.-THE New York Herald.]
4 CuriOnS Pleasure Excursion


Curious Pleasure Excursion.
lWe.have received the following advertise
ment; but, inasmuch as it coucerns matter
| OF deep and general interest, we feel fully
| Justified IN inserting it il; our reading col
umns. We feel confident that our conduct
| i'll this respect needs only explanation, not
| apology Editor Herald.
ADVERTISEMENT.
| This is to inform the public that in connec-
| tion with Mr.. Barnum have leased the com
| ct for a term of years; and desire also to
solicit the public patronage in favor of a
| beneficial enterprise which we have in view.
| We propose to fit up comfortable, and even
luxurious, accommodations in the comet Tor
| as maay persons as will honor us with their
| patronage, aud make an extended excursion
| among the heavenly bodies. We shall pre-
| pare 100000 state-ro3ms in the tail OF the
| comet with hot and cold water, looking
| glass, parachute. umbrella, etc., in each J. and
| shall construct more if we meet with suffi-
clenlly generous encouragement. We shall
build billiard rooms, card rooms music rooms,
bowling alleys aud many spacious theatres
anu iree libraries; and on the main deck we
propose to have trolting park, with up.
wards OF ten thousand miles of roadway in
it. We shall publish daily newspaper also.
DEPARTURE OF THE COMET.
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on the 10Th inst, and therefore it will be de
sirable that passengers be on Loard by s at
the latest, to avoid confusion in getting under
way. 1t is not known whether passports will
be necessary or not, but il is deemed best
that passengers provide them, and so guard
against all contingencies. dogs will be al
lowed OIL board. This rule is made in defer
ence TO the existing state Of feeling in regard
TO these animals and will be strictly adhered
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ways be jealousy looked to. A substantial
iron railing will be put all around the comet,
and no one will be allowed TO 20 to the edge
and look over unless accompanied by either
my partner or myself.
TIE POSTAL. SERVICE
will be of the completest character OF course
the telegraph, and the telegraph only will be
employed, consequently, friends occupying
stale rooms, 20.000,000 and even 30, 900, ,OO0
miles apart. will be abie to send message
and receive reply inside OF eleven days.
Night messages will be halfrate. The whole
of this vast postal system will be under the
personal superintendent of Mr.. Hale of
Maine. Meals served at all hours. Meals
served in stale-rooms charged extra.
Hostility is not apprehended from any
great planet, bat we have thought it best to
err on the safe side, aud therefore have pro-
vided proper number Of mortars, siege-guns
and boarding-spkes. History shows that
small, remote islands are prone to be hostile
to strangers, and so the same may be the cas-
with
THE INHABITANTS OF THE STARS
of the tenth or twentieth mag litude. We
shall in no case wantonly offend the people of
any star, but shall treat all alike with urban
ity and kindness, never conducting ourselves
toward an asteroid after fashion which we
could not venture TO assume toward Juplc.
or Saturn. | re peat that we shall not wan
tonly offend any star; but at the same time
we shall promptly resent any injury that may
be done us, or any insoeDce offered us, by
parties or .vernments residing in any st r
| in the armament. Although averse to the
| shedding OF blood, we shall still hold this
course rlgidly and iearles ,ly, not only toward
| single stars, but toward cons tellations. We
| shall hope 10 leave good impression of
| America behind us in every nation we visit,
| from Venus to Uranus. And, at all events,
| if we cannot inspire love we shall, at easL
| compel respect for our country wherever we
! so. We shall take with us, free of charge,
A GREAT FORCE OF MISSIONARIES,
and shed the true light upon all the celestial
| orbs which, physically aglow, are yet morally
| in darkness. Sunday schools will be estab-
| lished wherever practicable Compulsory ed
| ucation will also be introduced.
The comet will visit Mrs first and then
| proceed to Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and Sat
| urn. Parties connected with the govern
| ment OF the District of Columbia and with
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has been stricken from the programme
Mucn tlme VIII DC spent IN the Great Bear,
| and, indeed, in every constellation of import
ance. So, also, with the sun and moon and
| the milky way, otherwise the gulf stream OF
the skies. Clothing suitable for wear In the
sun should De provided. Our programme
| has been so arranged that we shall seldom 80
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