The St. Cloud journal., 1875-10-21

a"Behold the bright star of:Vsnusl
J. A sight ofthis star is worth, q thous-
and dollars to any man who preters
education to money. There; was an
instant of deep silence, and then the
young man exclaimed: ai;jj:::% .!5:,su
"By gosh'p' '--'i@ @H'..a ri, =; E,cr q,
stood behind him and knew !. that
the telescope pointed at The 6Ah story
Of - building across the square,
whers = dance was in progress, .,,l,.
2 AN Of them indulge in exclama-
tions Of admiration a. they: view, the
beauties and mysteries Of nature re.
marked the .astronon er. young
man, tell the crowd what you see."
II see feller hugging . girlr'
was the prompt reply -'tdurned if
there isn't dozen of them!"
"And yet" continued the astrono-
mer, "there are sordid wretches in
this crowd who hang to 10 cents in
preference to observing such sights as
these in ethereal space. Venus is mil
lions Of miles away, and yet by means
Of this telescope, and by paying 10
cents, this intellectual young man is
enabled to observe the in inhabitants of
that far-of world hugging each other
just as naturally as they do in this!'
t.n The instrument was wheeled around
to bear on the tower Of engine-house
: lNo..7, five blocks away, and the a.:
tonomer continued: ~ I.,.. .;.,s =.
:, "Behold the beauties and the Won
I: ders ofs saturnl.s This star, to the
:, naked eye, appears no larger than a
. silver half:dollar, and yet for the pal
try sum Of 10 cents this noble young
man is placed within one mile of it !"
: '"By Jerusalem and coons!' mur-
INJURED the young man as he slapped
his leg.
"Tell me what you see, my friend"
II see two fellows in a small room,
smoking cigars and playing euchre !'
was the prompt reply.
Saturn is 86,0OO,000 of miles
from this town." continued the as
tronomer, "and yet the insignificant
sum Of 10 cents has enabled this pro-
greasive young man to learn for him
self that the celestial beings enjoy
sthemseayes q. g pretty much as We dos in
5this World I:venture to say that
there = not . man in the crowd who
ever knew before that the inhabitants
Of seturn knew anything about
.'euchre or had cigar factories"
Tie i Instrument WAS changed again,
asthe int interest e, i 81 81 the crowd increased,
and the people began to press nearer,
the Professor said:, ~ -. = rcis
! r. g. Nov behold the planet Mars, the
second largest planet in the heavens.
:Itis "a. .462, ,354 miles from here, and
appea1s 10 The naked eye to be moth
ing more @ than ! bright star, and YET
let this young man tell you what he
. Halls mile up the street in the top
story Of : big building VI as an EVEN
ing school: The telescope got, the
!! range of eae ef, tho windows, and the
young man Almost ! JleaPed :, Hon, 81 H. The
stool as he shouted; 'HokeYto slligae
tors! 51I5 "a, ;.s9 ~ < = z:S5 $ -s1z1 sffgn..
& ss.ss ss.a has BEEN asserted by college as. !.
trcnomels that the planet Of Mars ii
not inhabited, remarked the Profes-
sor il quiet, cutting tones. "some IF
them, pufed up with their arrogance,
have called meSa swindler, and have
abused this instrument, which was
constructed for me by order Of the
late Emperor Napoleon at a cost Of
475, ,00O, but let this observing young you rl
man tell you what he SEES; $s1.,s ~ ~: = :.
1Whetstones and wh;ffletrees p s,,,,, ex,
claimed the young man., = - r., ~. >,.1 =. .
s.s'Tell em-tell them, my young
friend, what you see," 3. urged the a.
tronomer. W. .o .s.S s,s q, a@ .,d5 ,5s.ai 81 1,
~. q There's . feller sitting on : bench
beside 1 girl. I saw him pinsh Her
ssar, md she hit him Will ! iabook,
Dam ny buttons, but she's sliMet
rsty.' 60 y, ,,.f !, . ii, !;
.Gentlemen, I am no blowy-hhairdg,
5aaid the Professor in husky tones i. II I:
'sdo not want 70 say what thistelescope
can do. You have the word Of one
Of your fellow-townsmen, and I do
not believe that any Of you: will dis
pute him. Y I have been called a
swindler, gentlemen, because + 60
around the country tearing away from
astronomy the veil Of mystery with
which so-called Professors, drawing
heavy ga'l salaries, seek to cover it. For
the ridiculous sum Of 10 cents + an
Y i11tvsine the public more astronomical
ahoSledge in half an hour than 3any
college Professor can giveyou in six 81;