Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1881-05-26

UtVvhou vi uuu COutu 6eo Cuo INOTtn btuC
above me, and all the stars in the clouds,
but they seemed to bo so far away and
there appeared around and about mo . wall
Of waters as though l was ina vortex, but
tof immense, inosloulable diameter. d Di-
reotly it began to grow warmer, the water
was warmeraud my 'ioe floor began to melt.
The speed at which I was travelling grew
clover and slower, too, until in little
while I cav o beautiful land before me, the
trees all green sud every evidence Of olvili--
cation afound, for there were neat houses 10
sight and growing fields, but the strsngest
looking people l over saw. Soon my Zoe
struok the shore, only about half the size
it wis when first we started, aud went out
on the land. The people greeted me
kindly and BY signs showed me that they
were glad to meet NE. In little whilo
met several people liko% myself, from the
outer world aud from them learned that /
was inside the earth, which was Inhabited
with people just as learned, just as
civilized and just as progressive as the peo-
pie on the outside. They have schools,
colleges, the Christian religion and churches,
marrying and giving in marriage, but tlIcy
have mono Of the vices of the outer world.
There iB no swearing, no liquor or vino to
drink if they were vented; no impurity Of
any kind; no politics, no corruption. The
people live like brothers aud sisters,
ond there is no want, no suffering, no
sickness, and doath comes only to the ex-
tremoly aged, in whom tho fires of life have
burned out BY degrees and naturally. The
natural products Of this country ire very
similar to those of ours. They have gold
and silver and iron mines, cotton and
WOODEN manufaoturies-in fact, ell the indus
tries that We have, are just like we are in
all respeots, except they are purer, traer,
holier, honestor. They have no courts, no
prisoners, no lawyers nor doctors.
Their government is o patriarohal sort
of republio-weil, more like the family 20,
vernmeat Of good futher and mother over
their children. AL this no doubt sounds
foolish to you and will to your readers but
just % sure as tho SUN shines and the stars
glow of nights, evcry word l.utter is true
The Newtonian theory in regard to the
construction of the earth is false, aud this
theory being the accepted one on earth,
people will be 10th to believe ,ny words,
but they will be enlightened shortly. Tho
fact is John Cleoves Sy,nmes, an American
who diod in Butler county, Ohio, 10 1920,
at the sgs Of 50 years, advanced the COR
rect theory os to the earth's construction.
He snid it was hollow, and that there woro
openings at tho North aud South poles.
This is true, though those openings are
not quite 80 large as he estimated, that at
the south pole being only about 1900 miles
and that at tho 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. If it was
not for the supplies the Chinese draw from
these people, with their overwhelming pop
| ulation, they would starve. The people
from tho outer surface of the earth I net
in tho interior 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 tho earth, and thus
reached the happy shores whore they now
are. 1t may seem strange to you how
got here and will tell You. saw q
mountain which desired to explore. 1
had already travelled all over tho country,
and when l started on this last tour of
adventure was not exceeding two thou
sand miles from Dallas. / kept on nv
upward joruney seeking the top of the
mountain, as supposed it was. For weeks
and weeks l journeYed upward, never
dreaming what the result was to be until
finally Wednesday emerged from the bowels
of the earth through an opening in the
lett bank of tho Trinity river, about three
miles from the city. The people who know
OF this opening, if any, of course think it
cave, and it is, but on enormous one, and
If they will 60 on to its bottom they will
find glorious country where people do not
dio until they arc two or three hundred
years old, and where no happiness outside
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
want to SEQ my good old mother if she
still be living and all my relatives and
frieads who may not have crossed over to
the other side of tho river. 1 shall return
before many months and will take all nv
living relatives and what friends can with
me. think shall mako the attempt to
establish railroad and telegraph eommuni-
cation between the outside and inside. for
commerce between the two regions would
soon be immense. Aquitolius is tho prin-
Opal CITY Of that country and has 1000.
OOO Inhabitants doing an overwhelming
trade. As it happened I had about 81 900
IN gold dust on my person when { renohed
your city Wednesday, which Adams &
Leonard very kindly gave me currency for,
and have some diamonds worth fully
fifteen thousand dollars, SO don't expect
to be short Of funds while am on earth.
l shall remain in Dallas at least a week
longer, and will be very glad indeed to see
any OF the citizens who may do mo tho
honor to call upon mo, and will take pleas.
ure in telling them all know of the now