The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1874-01-22

ne Moon. tns Prqupss. q zsiaznp nptiOn-A |
Chsszal faaflspk faF ~.
The stofr Of 3 ezaclzs6s and aisinte- |
rating n6bn, witch ID made public |
7hrouoI1 4 4 zell-k own 0asefFaforv /
Il Marssflies. has points about IL /
rhIch. If fully assured as to their an
viii arouse q good deal of |
ai4cnaaiSs,. -arnonor ASTRONOMERS. THE /
sforv 81 fhat of Isnfgf Cacciatore. a |
Young man with an idea and . fortune |
Of about $1,000, a student at the OBJ |
sisrVaf SrV Of 7farseilles. The voHag |
:. n 81 - e tiieroteF Ia lis idas that |
re heaped his little fortune upon il, |
and. with a telescope and other instru-
manfas net sail for the soIitudes or /
SossEE.t1.6 esss. 4. BE ef.|sT' ssE. , - Ii &. &c
handed t0 l1is old INSTRUCTOR Al RON or
noanuscrfut upon which was inscribed
fhe idea which the youth pursued. and
'ia Heasons foleentertainin u at tlIal
III &. 81 mis- &, me aid fdrt6ne. H8t
believed. speaking unecientificaIly,
that the moon was altogether more
aFaekes7 fE7aF NOD aerus AIT NdrffeFs I'm
agined. and lls wsr4 to The sonfh SCI
alone. that. bsfffu ere In that reRionI
sRbers pass.sf7 III 2 deeE,est sEiad o|pz. he
nhighf aas ille vin u il peepingtlarou ii
the cracked moon at the lime OF the
next ro s eclipse. = He went away " to the
South, even to Piteairn's Island, erect
Al fEse r1ele al.aa,sma te,ru.. ned Mold
asiI6r fes nsef&f i'm. sa4fF tIIav
with ewes front ana instruments point
ed. awaited the shadow. II came
affaanllt through the ru1asi rael<s, the
rat xsI3 ii 5t shon9 IL sees
eIe8uf through I. crack Id the door. a
crv of iOv came from beneath the tele-
scone. The sailor. turned photo
ssfslsf fI sr.. caflNhf kansa n ia i hi IVES nf the
sI.el f,lfr 61Sekl.F. e youth
with his idea. possessed new proof, to
him suHicient. that his belief was rnot
j vision. but i scientific reality. and
hevvrifea "a his Ola instructor in France.
Nth an lie enthusiasrn of 4 bow Who
III 81 f,TsTsl,s4I II er,svv ff,t.s. and With slf
the aznIaunafion noints ,of the snecess-
fhi Va T1iat # onrr man 4 sa Nv
enough during his lonely vigil on Flt-
cairns Island TO make him declare
ssthat our lovely satellite Is not only 3
shell.and not.onIy. q she'll fnll Of cracks,
but i kHelt tlst 81 efnshbd Ia. upon
some portions Of its periphery, and d
she'll Ehat fs now cr0fnbling 70 fu1n
velocity.
The old Professor st Marseilles,
commenting upon the youths 0bser-
vafioas 81 5 recos.l s = l1ioh aceomp6 nj
ed lii8 etfefe, aay s b has asEled hia
diseoVery very near to the. point, of
demonstration, and then the old gem
fleman takes 4 hand IN running things
witIi~a cracking moon, As Follows 8,
.sIf the. cr1mbling be connected
with aud depandanf upon any such
intense internal volcanic action as
Luigi seems ia. suspect, the final dis
rupff6n W0uld be- 81 vfOlenf As to pro-
ject some portions. of the moon sheer
out OF their orbit and down upon us
with consequences of the most serious
character. Such an impact, If itlv6re
of sufficient force, might in turn4diis
lodge the earth from It's orbit ssmd it
grazing on spiral into the sun, or
dung on a hyperbole out into freezing
space. Or the same resisfsess force
might, In falling, crush in the surface
or our own planet, break through its
crust, and sdeluQe. Us with lava and