The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-03-10
The Lime-kiin Club.

1t was within three minutes of the
hour for the opening of the meeting
.<hen Brother Gardner received q
message to the effect that his wife
was in it He left for home in 3
manner neither too digniied nor too
hasty, and the meeting was called
to order by Sir Isaac Walpole, who
said:
Whilst de President hez our sy NJ
pathy in dis dark hour. as a matter
ob co'se, yet de bizness ob de kentry
mus not suffer bekase one ole black
woman done goes an hez er fit. Let
US purceed to bizness, al it may be
we'll for me to menshun de fack dat
de pusson who puts licorice drop
on de hot stove durin' our purceed-
ins may find hisself weary of de bur-
dens of dis cold world"
A communication from the Mayor
of Buffalo made inquiry if a person
calling himself Prof. G. A. Johnson,
philanthropist, professional astron-
omer, lecturer, literary and educa-
tionsl writer. editor, publisher and
philosopher, was a member of the
Lime-Kiln Club. The Professor re-
Gently delivered a lecture in Buffalo,
in which he set forth the following
utterances
l am acknowledged to be the
creates, scientific man of the age.
Wind Is always in motion. 1t has
a place where 1t is located when not
at work.
Il don't care snap of my finger
for other scientists opinions. | am
an authority in myself.
The wind is made of a material
always in existence, and not, as some
people think, created for the mo-
meut
There are twelve invisible suns
which have shone in great brilliancy
in the past ana in ten years they
will shine again.
The hiding place Of the winds is
in the interior of the ocean, SOC, 900
teet from the surface. If you want
to ask questions about it you can |
have settled it.
| have found within a tbimbleful
of salt water more living insects than
there have been human names Gre
ated since the beginning of the
world. If other men have not look
ed into this as l have, it's not my
fault.
Scientific men tell me that wind
is made of atoms and air force COM
ing in contact with currents. Ifsci-
en,ific men knew half as much about
wind as l do, they would not make
this mistake. When saw their
confusion l came to their rescue.
| may be modest man and /
may not, but l don't believe there Is
a man in the city Of Buffalo that
knows as much about science a. l
do. II there had been, this subject
would have been explained long
ago. But it mas been left for me to
settle for ever the question of where
the wind comes from.
The Secretary was instructed to
reply to the effect that the Professor
was neither a member of the club,
nor did that body endorse his opin-
ions.
Trustee Pullback then made a re-
port on his trip to Washington, D.
C.. as delegate from the club to at
tend an emancipation jubilee. He
reached there all right after jour-
ney lasting thirteen days, and was
vsTmly welcomed BY Archie Moore
and J. P Jones, # the committee of
arrangements. During the first two
hours of bis stay someone stole his
watch, and lster on his satchel and
pocket-book were missing. His
complaints were treated with su-
preme indifference, and on the day
of the jubilee he was Get upon and
pounded until he could hardly walk. |
He had his credentials all straight, |
and no one disputed them, but he !