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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-07-20
Sheriff Sale.

Joseph Steinber Order of sale on ExecutiOn Hamil-
VS.. County Common Pleas Court.
Fred SteinbergD
BY virtue Of an execution issued from The Court OF
Common Pleas of Hamilton county, Ohio in the above
action and to directed, will offer for sale at pub
lie outcry in store lately occupied by Fred stein
berg Empire Block the city of Canton stark county
Ohio,
Monday, the 31st day of July, 1882,
the following described personal property tOwt: 81
mems coats pair pants, ITO vests So boys coats
I3 overcOats IA rubber coats, 107 shirts 1S dozen
men and boys hats, 1914 dozen wOolen hats II
dozen winter and summer caps $50 ties and bows, Ot
Of collars cuffs, suspenders, and other articles too
numerous to mention.
Sale to commence at 10 O'Clock a. m. Terms cash.
iuly2Oo II. ALTEKRUSE, Sheriff.
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MUST.

However, the Department must get rid
before inventory Of:
One lot of ColOred Ball Girdles, price
25c, worth 75c.
One lot of Sample Ornaments, price
25c, worth 6Oc to 81.
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GRAIN MARKET.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
HESTER 4 sOLLMAN.

AMERICAN, GERMAN AND FREACH PHARMACY
Dealers in Drugs Chemicals Trusses, Toilet Articles,
Fine Cigars Blank Books and Stationery Physicians
and family prescriptions compounded with care and
dispatch. n E corner Public Square, Canton, o.
Narrw
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B.--SILKS.
ANXIOUS.

We commenced some time ago to make
very low prices on all kinds of Silks and
Satins, and prudent buyers have been
daily taking advantage of the low prices
made on Summer Silks, FOulard Silks
and Satin, etc, consequently the stock
is reducing very fast. We would advise
customers wishing to avail themselves
of this opportunity to call while the
stock is yet in shape to accommodate
them with a good variety. We have,
however, quite a large lot of Remnants
that we -
Close at once. They consist of all the
kinds of Silks carried by US, but in short
length. Blacks and COlOrs, GrOs Grains,
Brocades, ETC., 3 to II yard lengths. They
are all measured up and will be sold at
very low prices to close.
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N.--CLOTHING.
ANXIOUS.

We are anxious to dispose of the fol-
lowing if low prices will do 1t: 100
choice patterns of the best English and
Scotch Suitings in light and medium
cOlOrs, the lowest price on these goods
has been $3.50 and $500 per yard, but
rather than carry them over to another
season we will close them out at 1925
and $3.50 per yard, or will make them to
order. Workmanship and trimmings
strictly first class, and a perfect fit
guaranteed in all cases at $26 and $28;
former price on same suits $33 and $35.
Also, some 70 patterns of the best Do
mestic Suitings in light cOlers which we
have been making to order at $50 and
$28, will now make them at $1S and
1922. We have about 80 PantalOOn Pat
terms in light cOlOrs, very fine goods,
former price So, so and $40, reduced to
$3.50, So and 81. In our ready made
Clothing for Men, Boys and Children we
have an elegant stock in dark mixtures
and small patterns which are staple and
sell at all times. Then again we find,
like an establishment doing an extern
sive business, that we are obliged to
carry an immense variety of patterns to
suit the taste and means of al cOnse-
quently at the end of the season we find
large amount of broken lots, in many
instances only one OF two sizes remain
ing in each lot, together with some suits
and pantalOons in light colOrs andregu-
lar sizes, are goods that
MUST
| Be sold regardless of cost. We have
about 500 Boys Short Pant Suits in
light and medium eolOrs, pure all-wOOl
ages to IL years, reduced from 81, $3.50
s., $3.50, $6, $3.50, 81, So and SO to 50 80
So, 1926, 1916, $4, $3.50, So, $3.50 and
So. About 200 Boys Short Pant Suits
broken lots, one or two sizes in each
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K.--SUNDRIES.
ANXIOUS.

Livingston's Travels, 8vO, cloth, $3.50;
Through the Dark Continent, 2 vols,
$500; Shakespeare, complete in VOLS,
$500; Marion Harlard's books, 75c; Mod
ern Classics, so; Hills Manuel, cloth,
$4OO; Twain's Gilded Age, $500;
Twain's ROughing 1t, $500; O'HallO-
rams History of Ireland, $1.65; Trans
parent Pictures, soc; 1000 Japanese
parasOls, 10c to zoe; Backing Cases, Soc;
a full line of japanese goods for house
decorating at a great sacrifice; Lunch
Baskets, all sizes, from SOC to Csc; Shop
ping Bags, colOred, 4Oc to soc; Shopping
Bags, white, 34c to SOC; Corded Baskets,
12c to 25c; Work Baskets, 25c to $1.50;
HammOcks, all sizes, from 75c to $3.50;
l Haviland's French China Dinner Set,
$50 pieces, $4,000, reduced from $500;
l Blue Fasean MintOn, 181 pieces, 5000,
reduced from $1,000; 1 Chang, 1877
pieces, $500, reduced from $4,000;
Brown Cypress, 1873 pieces, $37.O0, re-
duced from $1,000; Blue Pompadour,
181 pieces, $500, reduced from $500;
% Moss Rose Tea Sets, SO pieces, $1,000;
20 Opal Glass Tea Sets, 4 pieces, reduced
to soc; so Pickle Jars, zoe; % Pickle
Jars at 15c; Memorial Bread Plates, zoe;
Plain GOblets SOC per dOZ; Hotel GOblets
S5c per dOz; Plain Tumblers SOC per dOz
Ribbed Tumblers Csc per doz; IL quart
Milk pans 1Sc; 10 quart 14c; 8 quart 12ci
10 quart Pudding Pans 15c; Fire Sets
SOC. And the following
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Therefore we are prepared to do all kinds Of Pattern
reed " ~ july2O
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MUST

Be sold: 1 Wide Gold Band China Tea
Set Zone cup chipped) marked $1,000; 1
Narrow Gold Band Tea Set (three cups
broken) 800; HaVilands French China
Tea Set (three cups and saucers brOken)
$500; 1 Porcelain Tea Set (cake
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-07-20
MUST.

Shetland, Tinsled and Light Cashmere
Shawls, mostly light cOlOrs, they must
be sold now or carried over in shop
worn state and probably soiled before
next summer, and the following lots
must go:
Lot /, Mohair busters, $500, worth
$500, but are a trifle short.
Lot 2, Lawn Suits, slightly sOiled,
marked 81, $1.50 and 81.
Lot 3, Three pieces Cambria Suits,
soiled, marked So, were $3.50.
Lot 4, Children's Gingham Suits, soil
ed, marked 81 to SO.
Lot 3, over 100 Lace Points, old style,
marked 25c and soc.
Lot 6, about 125 Imported Shawls, toe
light for this market, choice for So, for
mer price 81, SO and $40.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-07-20
REMNANTS

Of all classes of fine Dress Goods at less
than one-thiTd first cost.
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M.--CLOAKS, SUITS AND
SHAWLS.
ANYTOTTG
90 Linen busters, zoe to $2.25.
10 Lawn Snita 50 30 to Sh-OO.

500 Linen busters, zoe to $2.25.
200 Lawn Suits, $3.50 to $500.
275 Gingham Suits, $500 to 800.
1t is difficult to give any idea in cir
cular of the value we are giving in
Buntings, Nuns Yelling, Japanese, Pom
gees and Summer Silk Suits. The
variety of styles, qualities and prices is
so great, but we are Offering a good 81
at SIS, and an $18 for $12. In Silk and
Cashmere Wraps the same difficulty eX'
lists, but the prices we have put on them
will sell them to those who want them
at any price.
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THE MILLER COMPANY.
Wood and Metal Pattern Makers.

In addition TO our Foundry Machine and Boiler Shops
we have procured the services of three frstclass
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-06-29

Il = x 81 ,sTFA HrzS ad.Sf..sa ED~ON Bros.
- . sIiN S' wv TO EeYs-at, Law and
Patrut ~citcitors Washington, J.. c., 'or ret rem
ees ana aivice, sent FREE. " 8 att nd eScls'
sivsiy TO Patent business. fe.s>nt,db!e terms
Reissues, InterferencPS, ana cases retect,a 10
other hands q specially. Cavnats solfci'rH
Send model. SIX ketc!I and description forcplnion
to patentatiiity, FREE OF CHARGE. We refer
to the Con- missioner Of Fafents. Also To ox-Com-
u,tsstolers. Established 1866. o.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-10-21
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
a IoFEcIAL-
LIST OF JURORS
Drawn to Serve at the Term Of the District
p Court to be Held on the 21st Day
Of November. A. D. 1882.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, !
PAR1sH or GRANT.

STATE OF LOUISIANA
PAn1sH or GRANT.
BE IT KNOWN AND REMEMBERED,
that we the undersigned Jury Commits.
sioners of the parish Of Grant, duly ap-
pointed and qualified according to law,
met this day In the Clerks office. in the
court house. in said parish, to draw Q jury
to serve ct the next term OF District Court,
TO be held ON the third Tuesday Of Novem-
her. 1854 ~
The clerk Of the court, s. B. Ehackelfbrd.
then furnished the Jury Commissioners
with . list of the Jurors who had served
at the last term of the district court, when
the Jury Commissioner, with the assist
ence Of the clerk Of district court and a.
cbecio member Of the Jury Commission
ers. proceeded to open the general We
miro box, and after revising the Same by
striking from the list and taking from the
box the names Of all those who had remov-
ed from the parish died, etc.. then proceed
ed to replace . like number Of names in
the said venire box. taken from the ReRis-
trati0u Books of said parish 90 - 10 sup
plement the number of names taken from
the general venire box to its original NUM-
Der, three hundred, when Mr.. Howard Nc
knight drew from the general venire boz,
in the presence of the undersigned CON-
one at time, the following
City names to serve as Jurors for the firsf
week Of said November term of said court,
tO-Wit z 91i
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The above eighty names were written on
separate pieces of paper. and by the com
missioner together with the clerk, the
first fifty names were placed in an envel-
op and sealed and indorsed on the same
'yuIors drawn for the first week of the
November term Of the District Court, |" and
the last thirty names drawn were also
placed In . separate envelop by the said
Jury Commissioners and the clerk of the
court, sealed and marked Jurors fbr the
second week of the November term of the
District Court and said envelops were
then placed in the Jury box which was
sealed, locked and placed in the custody of
3. B. Shackelford, clerk of the district
court, for use 1T the next term of the
court
And this is our process verbal Of the
drawing Of the jury to servo ct tho No
vember term of the 18th Judicial District
Court in and for the parish Of Grant. State
OF Louisiana, In witness whereof We have
hereto set our hands on this the 9th day
OF September, A. ID. 1854.
esA E. @. RANDOLPH.
loszs n JAS B. WILMUT.
H. (x) MCKNIGHT,
his mark
Jury Commissioners.
", 8. B. SHACKELFORC,
Clerk 18th Dist. Court and Ex-of1cio Jury
Commissions.
Filed september 2Otn, 1852.
s. B. SHACKELfORD. CLERK
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-10-21

A CoUGH, Cozp on Son. TnseAz should
be stopped. Neglect frequently results In
an lscurabb Lsag disesee - Osseu1ptiea.
BDowx1 BnoNcurAL ThooMB dos noe dis-
ordee the stomach Ike cough syrups and
balsans, bot ac@s directly On @be inllamed
parts, allaying irritation, eivss reliof il
Asthma, Brouohitis. Coughs. Cnfafrk and
ths Throat Troubles which Singers and
Public epsaksss azs subject TO- For thizts
years Browns Bronchial Trooheo have
been reoommended By physieians, end haze
always given psEesot sati1faction- Hsyiug
been tested By Wide aud constant ne for
neaFly IN entire generation. they have IT.
taInsd wen mefitsd rank among ths fsw
STAPLE remedies 81 the go. Sold e 8
eents box svssywhere
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COTTON.


PRovr8I0Ns.
NESS PORK-s27.2s.
DRY SALT MEAT-Packed shoulder
life, loose 3S4c lower.
BACON-Shoulders life, clear rib sides
l6tc, long clear l65c.
LARD-Refned in tierces l3ic, refined
in kegs 1896, refined in buckets lao.
HAMS-C Choice new canvas sugar -cured
l!39i7ic, plain ls9l4c. ordinary to me-
BEEF Choice family meas besf els@
1900 in bbls, s9.5O9lO.50 in half bbls,
medium and ordinary mess beef in bbls
Sl4(@15. Fulton market el276(9laOO y
half Dbl.
FLOURr-S5 25@725
CORN MEAL-Sa75(94O 90.
COFFEE Ordinary Rio 81, fair &c,
good l03, prime 1850.
RICE-Oommon 40. ordinary 10, good
81. prime &c, choice &c. =
SUGAR Prime &c, choice SIC, yellow
clarified SIC, choice white 909ic.
A0LASSES = Choice 40, prime 4Oc.
fair &c, common 30@32c.
BUTfER-lSa35c, Is to oualitv.
CHEESE-lO(al5c. Is 10 QUALITY.
IRISH POTATOES -. 5O(a2 rs.
SWEET POTATORS-el.z5.
ONIONS 5O@2.00. isie
Woodbury. lO(9l5o p b, Louisiana
clear 22@28c, clear lake 2l(025c.
COUNTRY HIDES Green salted 7(97}c
dry flint lao dry sailed 1O91lc per b
damaged green hides % Of, damaged dry
}c on
PELTS- Choice sheep 2o(a 40c, goat 1o0
25e, coon 5@l0c, mink zoe 123c. beaver
Loo, otter $20O95OO -
TALLOW-7(9c II for country.
HONEY--Is quoted y 5o@75c y gallon.
strained.
-Prims yellow 9002le y b.
CATTLE-Eirst quality . head 19o926.
SECOND quality tl50l6, common and old
COWS S901x sess.e ~ IS
CALvEs-Fist quality y hsad eo0ll,
second quality q bead S60a
BAGGING-14 b So q yard, - loo,
2i-n lie baling Irvine 80 y b.
TIES According 70 patents, Q6Q net
= bundle in job lots - s 3
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BY virtue Of the power vested in me by
act No. lO1, regular session of 1859, of the
General Assembly, l hereby app tint the
following commissioners Of election:
Commissioners for ward H. q. Good
wyn, A. II. Trust, Thomas johnson.
Commissioners for ward 3-A Briggs,
Jno. Hsdnot. jno. Anthony.
Commissioners for ward 3, Satchen pre-
cinct-B. r. Moore, s. Lee, Joshua Kemp
Commipaioners for ward Z, Day's Mil
n. Nugent, c. J. Hutchinson. w. L. John
son.
Commissionss for ward ST. n. Brad
ford, ]. ". Cooper, n. E. Swahord.
Commissioners for ward 6-Albert BOX
ON, J. l.. Chelette, A. ]. Kelsoe.
Commissioners for ward 4, Montgomery
precinct-F. L. Craig, Jules Lamessux, n.
commisssoners for ward Z, LIT precinct
p. n. Richaxdson, j. ". Land. yesse
"reminiscences Of election 70 servs e ths
elsstton'to b. held ON the 7th day Of Mo-
vumbsr, 4 d l662 70 elect Representa-
tive ffom The 4th Congressional DISTRICT q
the Stsfe Of Louisiana, 10 The Fofty Eighth
Conuzass Of the United Ststss Of Amerina.
THOS. HICKMAN.
Returning ofaoer, Pari.h Of Grant.
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coLFAx, GRANT PARISH LA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 81 !
For Congress FOURTH District.
N. G. BLANCHARD,
A Small but Enthusiastic Audience /,
Spite Of the Indictment Weather.

Spite Of the Indictment Weather.
Hon. N. G. blanchard. accompani.
led BY Mr.. Childers of Shreveport, ar.
rived in Colfax Thursday morning
The day was . cold. wet, windy and
disagreeable one, and Mr.. Blanchard
at 6rst concluded not to speak &C.
oording to appointment. bat. It the
solicitation Of numerous friends, be
consented 10 make an address il
those desiring to hear him could af-
ford to sit in the cold and listen. Az
soon as this was decided about rs
persons gathered in the court house.
Mr.. Blanchard confined himself prin-
cipally to an account bis stewardship,
reviewing the measures Of direct in
terest to this State and district passed
BY the last Congress, and his CON-
nection with them. His arraignment
of the Republican party for acts Of
omission and commission was thor
ough and logical. and carried convic-
ton TO the mind OF every thinking
man who heard him reason. There
were about . dozen colored men pres
emit, with several of whom we think
Mr.. Blanchard's words had deep
weight One Of them, however, lack
White, is fair sample Of the negro's
obstinacy when ignorance and preju-
dice rule them instead OF reason and |
common sense After listening toll
Mr.. Blanchard explain the outra-
gsous manner in which every man Is |
taxed on his boots, shoes, hats. coats,
pants, shirts and socks, by reason Of
the high protective tariff established |
BY the Republican party, zaok shook
his head and said "Dst may al b |
60. but ! amt gwine to vote for no
Dimocrst. anyhow" In other words,
ZAck had rather vote for Republi-
can and pay $2.0O for . hat than to
vote for . Democrat il by so doing be
should be able to buy his hat for 90
centa he had rather pay IS for
pillow than to get it for t275 be had
rather pay so cents Z pound for gun
powder than to get il for 30 cents; I
be had rather pay from Is to 60
cents for his molasssss than TO get it
for Is and 80 cents gallon be had |
rather pay SLAB for . calico dress
or $3.50 for an alpaca dress for his
wife. than TO vote for Democrat,
even il BY 20 doing be could get the
calico for so cents and the alpaca for
$40. lack has perfect right to
keep his nose on the grindstone. but
we are Of the opinion that be viii be
rather Lonesome on The day Of cleo
lion, because nearly everybody in this
country are going to vote for Mr..
Blanchard. They are tired Of paying
Two prices for everything. and they
will vote for Mr.. Blanchard, because
hey know be will do I'll he can for
Ehem to eecnre chaarar living
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All lawyer. doctors, bankerA merchants.
clerts, school teachers, students. seam
stresses and othsu who lead closely con-
fined lie should always keep on hand {
bottle Of Bailoys Saline Aperient It b :
never falling remedy for sick heal1nche,
habitual constipation, torpid liver, sour
stomach. etc. For cooling the stomach in
fevers, and - : purgative in kidney end
akin Diseases 4 acts like charm.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-10-21

Arc you disturbed sc nieht and broken
~ your net b. 8 sick chiId sulIsgtur and
crying With tSs szcraeissine pain q est.
ting tseth II %, 90 st oSos and ess :
bottle d Nh. WInsEow's eoormzuo efnuP.
Il win relieve The poor littls su1brer Inn
med1atoly depend upon e /; thsse h no
mistake shout 4 Tkero y not mother
On enrth vho has ever uaed it, who will
not tell you = once that Il Win FeRulata
tSe bowelA and give .r6st 70 the mother.
and relieve The health Of Ne child, opera
ting kke magic. Is = perlectly safe 20 NE
- eI oasen, and pleasant to The taste, sud
= the prescription 81 one II ths oldest and
best fsmelo pkysieians aDd nurseo IN the
United 6taesa. Bold evorywhsre ~ Is
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BROWNS
ROK
BI77ERS

eniches the blood and puri6es the
system; cures weakness, lack a
energy. etc. Try bottle. 4
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BROWNS
RON s.
R/77ERS

w'llcure dyspepsia, heartburn, msla.
ma, kidney disease. liver complaint,
and other wasting diseases.
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mo. AZ.


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br;ubtar d.;lv Atl 49,. - sss
moPnin0 Il q YAH sho,s the ho !; ~
The re1orted sensret;or ~ ths ~
cleus into three narts s noA az ~
cent as telecrama from Nan v;lle .rd
Cincinnati vonld ;nd;cate Th;s 800
aration. Il Is olaimed. NJ obsarvad
BY 81. O. Maine. of Rooheeter an Sal
urdav morninc. Sentamher m .rd
described bv him the nert d.v A.
other obeervation on the "a shoved
that the FRAGMENTS had parfialfv cIos-
ed together. It g the on,n;on a. NJ
Maine that the disoo1erv ~ NJ
Bernard Of elon0ation on IL an .rd
separntion acnin an fhn kfh ;nd;-
Gates 5 mofion anonO tha fr.rment.
Of the nucleus. and fhat tbe nsrt.
appear - cloae m liza h;rerv sts-.
n sDeakine Of ~. desintcorst;or
the New York SIM az tbe az Inst
cave The nuoleu1 Il tha comse ~
Isl al.o broke n tvn IN hoth 49,
the breakinc mn ooonrs after ~.
comet had ussaed ~ no;nt - go
est the sun. Tia ssma = trns -
Bielas comet vh;ch - IeIe -.
onlv aplit m Int davelorad ;rfr 80 -.
comet. Ae~h ,,,,sss. 80. - 80"
head and tail Of its own. This seems
to indicate that comet encounters
some d'sintegrsting force in making
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And the following thirty names to serve
for the second week Of said November
term
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-07
The Ministries.

thatcher, Primrose & Vests minstrels
who appear at the Opera house tomorrow
evening, are well spoken of wherever they
appear. The Chicago Herald, speaking
of their engagement in that city, says:
Thatcher, Primrose & Vests Minstrel
troupe crowded the Grand last nioht.
This organization is new one, aud during
Its brief existence has been singularly
successful. Its success has been obtained
not by reason of its numerical strength.
for in numbers the troupe is not a large
one, but owing to the fact that there has
been really an attempt at originality on
the part of its leading clever performers.
There is novelty in the management
OF the stage for the first part.
and Primrose and Thatcher, on the ex
IRENE ends. keep the house roaring during
the interludes between the music. There
are IN the first part,W. F. Holmes, Hughey
Dougherty, Will Raymond, George Ed
wards, Frank Howard. The second part is
opened by Frank E. McNish, who is seally
the Fred Vokes of the minstrel stage. His
eccentric dancing is as artistic as
anything We have seen for long time in
this line, and deserved all the admiration
shown by the audience. Hughey Dougher-
ty pleased in his stump speech. Thatcher.
Frlmrose and West found opportunity to
work IN their funny specialties, and the
performance is closed with a burlesoue
that seemed to 'catch on entitled ga Gar
den party in an Aristocratic Colored
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-07
THE ORIGIN OF LIFE,
TIE Aosstrdity of surprising 1t ,ras Brought
10 EARTH Gy q Meteor.
Professor Proctor in Belgravia.

40 E0rtE GS q 4HeteOr.
Professor Proctor in Belgravia
Men of science may amuse themselves
by speaking of life being brought to the
earth by the arrival of meteor, in reality
fragment of some once peopled world
which has been destroyed by conflict with
another or by internal disturbance. But
this IS more a scientific Jest than
grave reality. Astronomy knows moth
ing of worlds coming into conflict. On
the contrary, the laws of motion assure us
that If anything is so unlikely that it may
be regarded as absolutely impossible, it is
the encounter of two orbs in mid-space;
nor have we any reason to suppose that
planet can be rent into fragments by in
ternal commissions. IF We had, we have
not the slightest reason for supposing that
orbs thus unfortunate would be more like
~ to be inhabited than their more lucky
fellow worlds. If these were inhabited al
ready, we gain nothing by bringing to
them the fragments of other worlds which
have exploded; and if they were not in
habited, while the burst or shattered worlds
were, we are called on to imagine flor
no one can believe) the absurdity that only
Inhabited worlds are liable to destruction.
for the benefit of those which are without
inhabitants. To which absurdity this ad-
ditional one is superadded, that the seeds
Of life should survive the destruction of
their planet home, and the iourneying
Through millions on millions of years
(rather millions of nillions) which science
assures US they would have to make
through the cold OF interstelar space be-
fore they would fall on any other world.
And all these absurdities to no purpose, SO
far as the origin of life is concerned, for
they take US back but step, which brings
Us N reality no nearer to life.