One Hundred and Three Men Know All About Sun Spots.
: i An.old street scientist in N?w York' b£< been renting a 'venerable tele : w;a» to src-iv ° v curious passers by-as desired, to j7*w nt tbc " bun and would pay a nickle for tn..' p;j v; -e^: J l Quite a crowd collected each day aad pii.-u^ » age was Jibera?. It became rushing when, i jthe veteran fakir hung up a sign. "One :> jday only — a free view of the sun. ' The lihe • Extended half a block. Old Deacon Penny* man, who lives in Harlem, and walks horns to save, car fare, concluded to take advantsse of the free.show as he came. by. He took position 108 in the line and attts end of aa hour he was No. 3, His face wore pectant air, and as he wiped his brow, f<|||B?|i was hot, he asked the exhibitor : ".How dan you-affori to *do .this -fe#^^^ thing, my friend V " A wealthy and philanthropic s>«|^^^ wishes to enlighten the people on tho a^^^^^p ance of the Bun pays me so much a <|l||Si3||i show it ; your turn now." |Plp|p^ i f he wati going io cover all the spots at once^im and saw '• Smiggin's San Stove Polish." The^^ deacon solemnly followed 102 wise, sad meaf|i| dowu tb.e avenue.— [' Now York Journal. 1
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Mataura Ensign, Volume 6, Issue 309, 30 November 1883, Page 6
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220One Hundred and Three Men Know All About Sun Spots. Mataura Ensign, Volume 6, Issue 309, 30 November 1883, Page 6
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