The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-05


Dinner is ready now, sir. VIII you have
your instruments brought up to the room2n
What instruments9
-FOUR telescope and things said the boy.
..T, haven't got any telescopes" said warmly
DO You take me for q sea captaine
NO, SIR; but nearly all the gentlemen as stops
here has Telescopes r.
We'll, haven't. I've got nothing but a clean
unaershlrt, Two collars, pair Of socks, and some
writing paper. Lead the way to the banquet
hall
Being seated by taistinguished-1oo boxing 5arlv
picked up the bill of fare. The menu was
gemarkable one, and as am expected to go into
details, give it in full This is what had to
select my dinner from:
MENU
ARcTuRvs HoTEL Monday, Aug. Is.
SOUPS.
Lamar Shadow, Solastic SeUrpo.
FISH.
Cetus, with Molecular Sauce Sign of the Crab, with
zodiacal Gravy.
MEATS
Aries on Toast Ceprieornus Sliced. Lupus Roasted,
Taurus Steak.
GAME.
Aquna on the Wing Cervus Pie, Cygrias Stew.
Lupus Fried
VEGETABLES
Potatoes Roasted la June--Cabbage Orion--Onions
Nebular, Cucurnbers CeInetic.
DRINKS.
Milky Way, Tycho Tea, Corona Borealis Coffee.
DESERT.
Centrifugal Doughnuts Periodic Pie
Ecliptic Pudding.
The food isn't as bad as ii appears to be in the
above bill of fare, and as soon as had satisfied
my appetite ventured out on tho street The
first man I met was Frank Posegate. manager of
the st. Joseph Steam Printing Companyr I
asked him what he thought of the political sit
uation. and he said
Blaine will be elected beyond doubt, but that
isn't the question we are interested in here at
present. You see am president Of the Dug
Hill Ecliptic Society, AID we are collecting
money to build an observatory. That is Dug
hill--that high bluff you see rising above the
river to the left We want to place an observa-
tory that hin that will equal the Lick obsery-
atory in California. If we succeed in raising the
money the discoveries we expect to make will
dazzle the world
What discoveries Do you expect to make by
the way?7 asked
I'VE expect to discover, for instance said
Mr.. Posegate, that the planets do not fell
low regular paths be tween the stars, and that
one Of these days large planet will plunge into
the orbit of some of the stars and smash them
al to pieces. The result in such an event,
would be disastrous to many heavenly bodies,
and the flying particles of busted stars would be
apt to work great injury to our growing crops.
What we want is to establish a signal
Office ON Dug hill. so that the moment the planet
strikes in among the stars we can give warning
to the agricultural classes. Say, do yon believe
that our planetary system has not been sensibly
diminished by the incessant emission which has
gone on during the period of mans hstory9s
No, cannot say that / do, replied theGlobe-
Democrat reporter.
Ihen read my Dook said Mr. PoSegate my
book Atmospheric Friction Read it, and
you will be convinced.
Are you taking much interest in the origin
of solar heat in ST. Lonis9y asked r. Il. Melon
aid, one of the leading dry-goods merchants, of
your reporter.
YES indeed, replied 1--WE are probably
taking more interest in solar heat just at present
than in any other kind Of heat, it being rather
early to think of base burners, furnaces, orsteam
radiators.
s'You misunderstood me he said; II alluded
to the origin of solar heat--to the meteoric the
ory, SO to speak have just written a small
pamphlet Of 300 pages on the subject If you
are not in hurry will read it to YOU
said was in desperate hurry, as I wanted
to catch a train
well, said he, catching me by the coat col
lar you understand that pound weight which
has fallen 772 feet will create unit of heat
We knew that body falling that dis
tance will acquire velocity of about 223
feet a second Now, ! propose to sink shaft
~ feet deep in this city, into which pound
weights shall be continually dropped. with an
apparatus for bringing them to the surface &
again expect to create am intense body Of
heat thereby, aud when have demonstrated
the feasibility of my scheme 1 will organize
company to lay pipes from this shaft through
out the city, and we will be able to furnish heat
at the rate OF 10cents per 900 feet to residences
and business houses entirely doing away with
the necessity Of stoves for cooking or heating
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