The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-10-19
THE BOSS LIAR.

THE BOSS LIAR.
HIS YARN ABOUT A BALLOON TRIP TO
THE MAN IN THE MOON-A FABLE
THAT WOULD MAKE MUNCHAUSEN
SIT DOWN On HIS HIND LEGS AND
HOWL.
The Chicago Post aud MaH says
Filled with perpIexiug thoughts and
an aching void q reporter of his paper
dropped into coffee house OH Dear
born street. and began gormandizing
upon the cheapest of cheap viands.
Shortly after three similarly afflicted
epicurians lOunged in, and i'll a most
charitable and self complacent quarter
slipped the original Arabian dccoction,
and were happy. While engaged in
profitable discourse and a cheering
consumption of edibles,
A RAGGED SPECIMEN OF THE GENUS HOMO,
evidently French Canadian, entered,
and presented dingy piece Of paper
to the proprietor, who after reading it,
passed it back, shaking his head. The
paper proved to be a petition. The
solicitors of Enthusiastically scedy
and cadaverous-turned to the table
surrounded by the four,and uninvited
threw himself into chair.
Pardon, shentlemenz Il vas hungry
and-vhat you call him ?-played out"
Being nodded to by reporter, he
took up piece of cheese and some
cake, at the same time handing over
the paper. 1t was worded in French,
German, Italian and English success
sively, and read in substance
AFTER THIS MANNER:
"The presenter of this paper is an
inventor. He is desirous of raising a
fund sufficient to complete a project,
which he will satisfactorily explain to
any subscriber" Then followed sew
eral references.
More to engage him i'm conversation
than from any curiosity regarding his
inventions,th the explanation offered was
Putting his remarks into
more Ineligible English, his rather,
if not absolutely visionary,
story is here presented. In 1855 he
he read the celebrated "MoOn Story"
of Mr.. Lock. which at the time gulled
a great many intelligent people, among
others well known German savant.
The Canadian, who gave his name as
Peitro Bordeaux, was impressed with
the pIausibllity of the account, and,
from long consideration of the subject,
became haunted by mania to con.
struct balloon that would make
A TRIP FROM EARTH TO EMPYREAN REG
IONS.
His first care above all others was
to priyide himself with barometer.
Four years of indefatigable labor was
devoted to the construction of an in
strument having the requisite powers.
Without particularizing, his patience
was finally rewarded by success-at
least SO far as he could predetermine
he concluded the in
strument would record i'm the rarest
air TO the altitude of 100000 milos,
having verniers that would indicate
the billionth part of a milIimetcr. He
saw in this invention fortune aud fame
should his undertaking fail, but was
UNWILLING TO DivULGE THE SECRET
at the time. His next care was the
balloon. He not only brought scicn-
tific acumen 10 bear, but also put into
practice theory that had long SEEM
cd practicable, to which attended the
The balloon proper was
a perfect globe, and not elongated at
the base, made of peculiar stuff, aud
glazed with a substance known only
to the inventor. This would prevent
the escape of gas, SO disastrous to
;erial voyaging. The circumference
of the balloon was gigantic, aud its
vacuum would require no less than
five thousand feet of gas for all
imitation, the density of which was to
be refined to 5S.3 less than that of hy-
drogen. The old gentleman chuckled
apOlogetically as he said: mo dieu,
who knows how to cause re gas but
me Z"
THE CAR
of two apartments, one open,
the other closed, with four windows
and all air vent worked AS n valve.
Opposite the closed room was placed
his favOrite barOmeter so arranUed