The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-06-09

of republic-well, more like the family
government of a good father aud mother
over their children. All this no doubt
sounds foolish to you, and will to
your readers, but just as sure as the sun
shines and the stars glow of nights, every
word I uiteris true. The Nswtonian
theory in regard to the construction ol
the earth is false, and this theory being
the accepted one on earth, people will be
10th to believe my words, but they will be
enlightened shortly. The fact is John
Cleeves Symmes, an American who died
in Butler county, Ohio, in 1929 at the
age of SO years, advanced the correct the
ory as to the .earth's construction. He
said it was hollow, and that there were
openings at the North and South poles.
This is true, though these openings
are not quite so large as he estimated,
that at the South pole being only about
/ 500 miles and that at the North pole
about the same. The people of China
know this theory to be correct and carry
on an immense trade with the people of
mid. earth. Ifit was not for the supplies
the Chinese draw from these people, with
their overwhelming population, they
would dstarve. The people from the out.
er surface of the earth I met in the inte-
rior were whalers, whose vessels were
supposed to have been lost, but which in
reality got into the current setting to the
seas in the bowels of the earth, and thus
reached the happy shores where.they now
are. 1t may seem strange to you how l
got here and I will tell you. saw a
mountain which I desired to explore. I
had already travelled all over the country,
and when I started on this last tour of
adventure I was not exceeding two thou.
sand miles from Dallas. kept on my
upward journey seeking the top of the
mountain, as I supposed it was. For
weeks and weeks journeyed upward,
never dreaming what the result twas to be
until finally Wednesday I emerged from
the bowels of the earth through an open
ing in tho left bank of the Trinity river,
about three miles from the city. The
people who know of this opening, if any,
of course think it a cave, and it is, but
an enormous one, and if they will
go on to its bottom they will find a
glorious country where people do not die
until they are two or three hundred
years old, and where no happiness out
side of heaven is greater or sweeter. I
knew at once was on the outer surface
of the earth, and my heart thrilled with
JOY. for I want to seemy good old mother
if she still be living and all my rel.
alive and friends who may not have
crossed over to the other side of the river.
Ishall,: return before many months aud
will take all my living relatives andwhat
friends I can with me. I think I shall
make the attempt to establish railroad
and telegraph communication between
the outside and inside, for commerce
between the two regions would soon be
immense. Aquitelius is the principal
city ofthat country, and has 1000, 900 in
habitants doing an overwhelming trade.
As it happened, had about 81 900 in
gold dust on my person when / reached
your city Wednesday, which Adams
& Leonard very kindly gave me the cur
rency for, and have some diamonds
worth fully fifteen thousand dollars, 80 !
don't expectsto be short of funds while l
am on earth. Ishaal remain in Dallas at
least week longer, and will be very glad
indeed to see any of the citizens who may
do me the honor to call upon me, and
will take pleasure in telling them all l
know of the new land. would deliver
a lecture if had time, but I want to
buy haland on which my cave is situa-
ted, as base Of operations for my tele-
graph and railroad schemes" Our re-
porter looked at the man aghast, but he
has evidence of the truth of his words,
in strange flowers, metals, stones, and
smallbits of wood, We trust our citizens
will call upon Mr.. Amsdell, and would
respectfully suggest to the board Of
trade to get him to deliver a lecture.
The gentleman can be seen almost any
time sitting by the stove in the rotunda
ofthe LIE Grand, seemingly in meditative
mood, when be. is not in conversation
with some one. He is about six feet
high and heavily built, with iron gray
hair, mustache and whiskers, and deep
flashing blue eyes, that look at you with
3 keen, penetratiye glance. He will be
glad to see any one who will call for him
aud will entertain them. right royalty
Dallas 7sras) Herald.