Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1889-11-15
Old Sol a Coal Bank.

ton, Ont, and the american Eagle, of
New York.
After a few Introductory words
from Messrs Smith, Watson and
Adams, the lecturer arose and intro
duced himself TO his audience. Mr..
Johnson is benevolent looking gen
tleman for an editor, and speaks with
great force and emphasis. He said:
Il am sorry Editor Smith must leave
us so early. He would have profted
by my lecture-as all my pronounce
ments are read from one end Of the
country to another. Live in Hamll-
ton, Ontario, and am the only colored
journalist in Canada; publishing my
papers for the unity and benefit
of my fellow Afro-Americans. And
now a word about my race. l think
there's a great deal too much psalm
singing and praying among the col
ored people. They waste their time
in making preparations for heaven,
while they ought TO know that all the
arrangements for getting them there
were made long ago. White men are
building cities and founding great
families, while the colored men are
adding an extra polish to their already
over-sanctified souls.
The lecturer here compared the
Northern with the Southern Afro
Americans, greatly to the advantage
of the latter. In the South colored
men were bankers, politicians and
lawyers. In the North they were
menials. The ministers were largely
responsible for this. They should
preach how to get on in the world,
and let men 60 to heaven in their
own way. He then touched on what
he called negro aristocracy," claim
ing that there were gradations in the
colored races just as there were in the
white races. He was proud to belong
to the negro aristocracy, and de-
spised all vulgar colored people.
Finally he came to the lecture OF the
night, the subject OF which was, Sun
Spots"
Mr.. johnson said: I've met hun
dreds of great scientists, but none of
them could account for the great
spots we see Oh the suns surface.
Where these failed, purpose to sue
ceed. | believe that scientists don't
understand what the sun is composed
of, and that is the cause OF their fail
ure. Now | am here to explain the
suns composition, and if you don't
understand Inc it is not my fault. l
have contracted to supply you with
ideas, but my contract didn't include
brains.
The sun is made of coal-anthra-
cite coal, which gives out no percep-
tible smoke. This coal is being slowly
burned; and in about % years and
months the great fire which RACES up
there. shall have reduced the sun TO
ashes. 1t shall float in space, char
red and blackened cinder.
Now as to the sun spots. The
great scientists are thoroughly con-
fused over the sun spots, but have
come 10 their rescue These spots
are simply vast holes in the outer
envelope of the suns disk. The aver
age width of the spots is about lS,OOO
miles, so you may imagine what big
holes they are. As to their origin,
it is simple They are caused by ny
ing meteors and meteoric matter,
which. drawn forward by the occult
attraction Of the sun, plunge into the
outer crust of the mighty planet, and
make great wounds in its sides. These
spots, or cavities, are filled by vapors
which keeps the flames of the sun at
a distance. The solar atmosphere
hides the real majesty of the light of
the universe. In six years hence, the
atmosphere will be destroyed, and we
shall then see that the sun is quite
blue.
In about 12 years ten other suns
shall also appear, so that we wont
miss our old sun when it Is burned
out. The sun spots were first noticed
by Calico in 1905 ThisGalileo couldn't
hold candle to our modern scientists.
Yet never met or heard of a modern
scientist who could explain where
thunder comes from, or where the
winds are stored up when not actively
engaged. Here | would wish TO de-
stroy forever popular fallacy. 1t is
not the lightning which kiils-it is
the thunder! You should be afraid OF
the thunder, not of the lightning. OPP
position great men may contradict
this, but that doesn't take away from
its truth. There are several things
know that the world doesn't know.
For instance, know that the world
will be destroyed-totally and with
out appeal-in 81 years from tonight. y
Here there was a great sensation
among the audience. Broadax shook
his naughty head and declared he
didn't care if the world did go, he
wouldn't be here in 80 years
Mr.. johnson then continued: Il
don't want TO frighten anybody, but