A Modem Newton.
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A debating society out in Michigan, had
latel y submitted for discussion, the subject
"Does the world go round or does it not p
The chairman remarked that he did not
propose it because there was any doubt on
the subject, but to s'fetch out" The orators
After the first speaker had occupied about
ten minutes in the discussion, he sat down
and was succeeded by one of the ''lights"
of the town, who thus ''dellvered' him.
SELF


''lf the world was round, il wouldn't be
reg'lar and even as it is. After you'd
travelled little ways, you'd begin to slide
and slide, and bimeby you'd tumble off at
the edge if you didn't ketch hold or some
thing to hold on by. And then they talk
of sailing round the world! Why if the
world was round, and went round as thew
say it did, the capting'd have nothing to
do, but tie his ship to tree and it'd 90
round of itself! My opponent has asked,
"lf the world does not 90 round how does
The sun git round to the right place again?
lanswer, for very plain reason, it's so dark
you can't see it,"