The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-06-23


around, for there were neat houses
in sight and growing fields, but the 4
strangest looking people 1 ever
saw. Soon my Zoe struch the
shore, only about half the size it
was when first we started, and /
went out on the land. The people
greeted me kindly and by signs
showed me they were glad to meet
me. In little while / met several
people like myself, from the outer
world and from them / learned
that was inside the earth, which
was inhabited and with people
just as learned, just as civilized and
just as progressive as the people on
the outside. They have schools.
colleges, the christian religion and
churches, marrying and giving in
marriage, but they have none of the
vices OF the outer world. There is
no swearing; no liquor or wine to
drink if they were wanted; impu-
rity of any kind; no politics, no
frands or cor, npLion- 'Phe people
live like brothers and sisters and
thereis no want, no suffering, no
sickness, and death comes only to,
the extremely aged in whom the
fires of life have burned out by de
grees and naturally. Tie natu-
raj products of this country are
very similar to those of ours. They
have gold and silver and iron mines,
cotton and wooden manufactures,
in fact, all the industries that we
have, are just like we are in all re-
spects, except that they are purer,
truer, holier, honester. They have
no courts nor prisons, no lawyers
nor doctors. Their government
is a patriarchal sort of republic
we'll, more like the family govern,
ment of a good father and mother
ever 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 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 my words,
but they will be enlightened short
Ily. The fact is, John Cleeves Sym
mer, an American who died in But
Ter county Ohio, IN 1928 at the age
of SO years, advanced the correct
theory as to the earth's construc-
ton. He said it was hollow, and
that there were openings at the
north and south poles. This is
true, though these openings are not
Equite SO largesas he estimated, that
at the south pole being only about
! 1,500 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
it was not for the supplies the
| Chinese draw from these people
with their overwhelming population
they would starve. The people
from the outer surface of the eartf
I.met in the interior were whalers
whose vessels wereaEsiipp tt
have been lost, but which in reality
got into the current setting to tbs
seas in the bowels of the earth, anC
thus reached the happy shores
where they now are. 1t may seen
strange to you how l got here anC
will tell you. saw n mountain
(which desired to explore. | haC
already travelled all oyer the coun
try, and when 1 started on this las
hour of adventure l was not exceed
ing two thousand miles from Dal
las. / kept on my upward jour
ney seeking the top Of the noun
tain, as 1 supposed it was. Fol
weeks and weeks l journeyed up
ward, never dreaming what the re
suit was to be until finally Wednes
day l emerged from the bowels o
the earth through an opening in the
left bank of Trinity river, abou
three miles from this city. Th'
people who know of this. opening, i
any, of course think it is a cave
and it is certainly cave, but al
enormous one, and if they will GO
on to its bottom they will be in {
glorious country were people do no
die until they are two or three
hundred years old, and where n'
happiness outside of heaven Ii
greater or sweeter. Iknew at ono
was on the outer surface of tn
earth, and my heart thrilled will
ljoy, for / wanted to see my goot
mother if she still be living and al
my relatives and friends who ma.
not have crossed over to the othe
side of the river. / shall return be
fore many months and will take al
my living relatives and-what friend
can with me. / think / shal
make the attempt to establish rail
road and communication betweel
the outside and inside for the com
! merce between the two region
) would soon be .immense. ACUTE
: lus is the principal city of tha
I country and has 100000 inh alb
tants doing an overwhelming trade
l | As it happened / had about 81 90
l in gold dust on my person when
7 reached your city, "Wednesday
+ which Adams 81 Leonard very kino
! ly gave me your currency for, and
e have some diamonds worth full
j fifteen thousand dollars, so l don
Ell expect to be short Of funds while
y am on earth. 1 shall remain
{ Dallas at least a week longer, an
g will be very glad indeed to see an
: of the citizens who may do me th
t honor to call upon me and wi
take pleasure in telling them all
Y know of the new land. l woul
X deliver lecture if had time, bI
Il / want to buy the land on whic
!, my cave is situated, as a base {
e operation for my telegraph an
II railroad schemes" Our reportC
i looked mt the man sghast, but
It has evidence of the truth of h
It words, in strange flowers, metal
/ and small bits of wood. We tru
c our citizens will call upon Mr.. Am
d dell and would respectfully sugge
9 to the board of trade to get hIm
/ deliver lecture. The gentIems
), can be seen almost any time 81
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