The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1875-11-27
Trip 20 lars.

Of all the planets in our system, Mars
has been Our tavoritc. We s!lpDiI fancy
Nenu, were ii not for the bad rcpIta-
ton al her Bamcsake. Morc"fc:, -.
mss i 81 inferior planet 10 Us, wAiIc
Mars !, our superior.
A,s.n, IL arrangement of !.sF'.l and
wa.ef on h. as is uc,i.r I;laG On lne
Earth. Trie, We have an old regard
t.: GIuihcr E-f.. bccaa ;s,vy >av We
are bull OF i, ai.i ii certainty ,.4ttin~
the la,id e our bra. !!4t j,:>> luiaN ii
it. one car circuu:,-'l%atc Mars with
out gcttin-; out o; n. siatc-r""n. Md
consider wha, happiness 10 be able to
travel round a globe without hc. :
obi .cd to visit Ireland, OF To- snt.t uh.
.ul.s he'd tr:nkcts slowed aWav IN youi
b'..i. -..I upon other parts OF yotr per-
son, OF 10 be compelled "a rct:nt f. g. g.
Horn, OF to paY ;;.s cx.'f.,...so ~i.
The Union i'aOI!.. !. A..a-tt tte Ahc
ths naE'cs, o. tn sac..... az -.';. ;r ,l.s>
u Mas they as~ al u...>-> ~ e. ,.t.-
oincrs o: good s:sii>:..'g IA $50 .,''I
Frirr..s, whisper. &c re -H.ts on =
visit, - Mars. How 81: tn~'.; Iast
wait. OF by tiles N'cT,se's s:-pai can
trivA.,e :or s.is has ..yitss va, u. ':'--
moon bGt by the ere. .ir..en l,.:..ii;,s
kee!y A"sor Attacnnc., .Anl2,ic-n
Co!u.ns.,.~i Of 1873
We are going to he snot there by
.Ir. keeiy'. force .! $1,000 pounds 10
TIC SQUIRE inch. We Know II vii! car
ny. Haven't we been kicked by IN old
shot gun? We wiz take little bag of
oxygen along to Lre...e ." the way,
and board during tn journey IN pa
tent cartridge ca,;. of our own inven-
ton, whieh viii Ia strengthened with
stay bolts to keep 1t IRON ekpioJsl.. or
co!.apains, whichever il would DC likely
to DO.
Ics, indeed, we are going when VIC
eaten Mars IN a favorable Gee and the
coast is clear OF moons and comes.
Prot. Steele, and other carpiNc scicnt-
lists, may say that the inertia of our bn.y
at the time q: our firing would fur;
ish sufficient rcsi.i ance % make it
shocking. ,.,air to t.c pa"srn. ~ IN the
ctrtra. .c-casc. But il viii &c rcme;n-
bcreI ,Aat Mr. kcc!y's explosive force
takes place in front OF or lodging in
the gun, thus DRAWN. Oh oar inertia and
letting Us H. OH on our way rejoicing.
Short-,.s hted scientists may aso re-
mind us thai the atmosphere OF Mars is
quite 0ensG, and thai striking ii viii
make N, feel ike t.l.ing from the top
OF = -hot-tOwcr on pile of / railroad
IRON. Indeed, most bodies tnat strIi>c
our comparatively rare atrnoap hcrc are
consu,ncd 10y chs hv.,t which their tric-
ton generates. 81, il should bc rcncm-
beru4 that We send missile on ahead of
Us whose cNpc.iins force nae the double
obJ>.t 0. drawing oil oar inertia and
making, in the atulo. p;lcrc Ot Mars, Il
hollow cl Under which we enter last
before the conclusion Of lis concaNity.
IN other words, the wal q! ,u,- - i'm
der VIII ctu~c on US like u We. sas b.
n nd embrace lis Il, tetilc is Il, i We
were "a babe IN our mother, arms. We
has, not .lia,le III our mind Nr, 'ethci
AugAt haUl tO.Vino~t VI OtnerNisc;
out Ne ...cy We nae better open the
ti..p-Goor 81 GUY case, take o,.t cushion,
AMI, Is VIC drop, seat ourselves -~n,ly Oh
Manual /. .~u.. The snock can 40,
rc stea, toi objects do MOI weigh a,
much on Mar, - ,ncv go cl,tu., .u- :,
srasplmg Garth u ours ;inc,,A, ~ehu9e
to bic." the force "a ne tlll ~ hoist
II. = h'Ce cottoi. L.ltI'it. wAlcn we
sh.'.i have stolen capc-i-l.y ior the oc-
casIon.
Tn, atmosphere # Mars being dense,
the ar will not a., 'cr with " IL first;
put We shall provide ourselves with a
supply OF nitrogca, which, mi<ed with
the OK gen OF Mars, will be quite healthy
when drawn through a quill. On ac-
count o. the WEAKNESS OF ne force ~
.rav'ty and the density Of the a;ir,s-
phc.c, ~e shall no; be surprised to >ee
,ne natives flying about in the AR
We have no doubt that we shall hy
ourselves when our pin-teathers coirc
o.. I, and the aspiration of our o,r'-
Il want to be AN ans.l" - .,.'
have pith and point. WA.r g.
there, friends, come ans SCI .s.-- ...-,
erS u0nthiy.