Miscellaneous Paragraphs
Wasn't Wholly Convinced. —"Well" said the olt l««ly, "if tbe airth is round and goes round, wuat holds it up ?" "Oh, these learned men of tbe Wellington Philosophical Society say it goes, around the sun, and that the sun holds it up by virtue of attraction," he replied. The old lady lowered her specs, and, by way of climax, responded "Well, if these high larnt men aez the run holds up the airth, I should like to know what holds the earth up when the nun goes down. That's what's the matter." It is alleged that at the next meeting of the society, Doctor Buller will read a paper on this knotty subject. — Weekly Herald.
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Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XVI, Issue 1639, 30 March 1895, Page 3
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117Miscellaneous Paragraphs Ellesmere Guardian, Volume XVI, Issue 1639, 30 March 1895, Page 3
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