Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1874-07-23

Nari4 'swniM has I.r.s.csl the Comet
und :ItID Make san h:NcUrSiOM r.
tIcslsar~ oS itc Proposed "trip.
From lbe \"w York Herald.
ADV ixr sSlclsl.


This is to inform the public that in connect
tion with Mr.. Barnum | have leased the
comet for term of years: and desire also
to solicit the public patronage in behalf of u
beneficial enterprise which We have in view.
We propose to fit up comfortable, and even
, luxurious. accommodations in the comet for
as many persons as will honor us with their
patronage, and make an extended excursion
among the heavenly bodies We shall pre-
pare ZOO, 600 statc-rOOmS III the tail of the
comet with hot and cold water. gas, looking
glass, parachute, umbrella, &C., in cach), anl
| shall construct more if we meet with sujfi-
cienty generous encouragement. We shall
have hillarl.rOOms, carl-rOOms, music
rooms, bowling-alleys and many spacious
thcaterS and free libraries; and on The main
deck wc propose 10 have 4 driving park,
with upwards of 10000 miles of roadway in
it. We shall publish daily newspapers also.
! pfrAHrrnE or TIE COMET
! The comet will leave New York II. 10 p.
IN on the Goth inst, and therefore il will be
| desirable that the passengers be- on board by
| 9 ut the latest, ,o avoid confusion in getting
under way. 1t is not known whether pass
ports will be necessary or not, hnt il Is deem
| cl hPst that i"ss"nrcrs DrOyil' =" th tho,n
and SO guard against I'LL contingencies No
|
| has been made in lctcrcncc to the existing
state of feeling regarding these animals AMI
| will bc strictly adhered to- Til" safety OF The.
passengers will in all ways he jcalon>y looked
to. y substantial iron railn: will h: put all
around the comet. ant, no one will hr allowed
to go to the edge and look over unless accom-
panied Wy either my partner or myself.
TNE POSTAL. SERVICE
. ~, Nc
course the telegraph, and the telegraph only,
will Nc employed, consequently, friends ou-
cupying statc-ronms n, ,OOO, 600 aad even 20,
600, 600 miles apart, will be able t" send Il
message and receive reply inside OF eleven
days Night messages will he half rate. The
whole of this vast postal system will be under
the personal superintendent Of Mr.. Hale, of
Maine. Meals served at Ill hours. Meals
served in >tatc-rooms charged extra.
Hostility is not apprclrndcI from any
great planet, but We have thought it best to
err on the safe side, and therefore have pro-
vitlcd \ proper number of mOrtars, siege guns
and boarding pixies. History shows that
small, isolated communities, such rs the peO-
pie Of remote islands, are prone to he hostile
to strangers. and so the same may he the case
with
! THE INHABITANTS Of STARS
of the tenth or twentieth magnitude. We
shall in no case wantonly offend the people
of any star, but shall treat all alike with mr.
! banity and kindness, never conducting our
selves toward an asteroil after fashion
which we could not venture to assume to-
ward Jupiter or Saturn. l repeat that we
shall not wantOny offend any star but at
the same time we shall promptly resent any
injury that may be done us. or any insolencc
offered us by parties or governments residing
in any star in the firnaments Although
aversc to the shedding of blood, we shall still
hold this course rigidly and fcarlessly, not
only toward single stars, but toward cOnstel-
lations We shall hope to leave a good i'm
preston of Americ:. behind us in every ma
ton we visit, from Venus to Uranus. And
at al events, it We cannot inspire love, we
shall at least compel rcspcc, for our country
wherever We ~o. We shall take with us. free
of charge,
, 4 GREAT FORCE OF MISSIONARIES
/ ant, she'd The truc light upon all the cclc,lil!
orl,> which, physically a:low, are yet morally
| in darkness Sunday schools will bc .s,a,,
lshc,, wherever practicable. Compulsory
education will.as" be introduced,
The comet will visit Mars first, AMI then
proceed to Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and
Saturn. Parties connected with the govern
mcnt Of the District of Columbia AMI with
the former city government Of New York,
VIII" may desire to inspect the rings, will he
allowed time and every facility. Every star
! of prominent magnitude will lc visited, and
| time allowed for excursions 10 points Of in
tcrs. island
THE DtNs STAR
has been stricken from the programme.
Much time will be spen, in the Great Bear,
and. indeed, in every constellation of import
ance. So. also. with the sun and moon anil
the Milky Way. otherwise the Gulf Stream
ot the skies Clothing suitable for wear in
the sun should be provided. Onr programme
; has I'een 50 arranged that We shall seldom 60
more than 100. 00O, 900 of miles ai a time