Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 302, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 December 1911 — Side Lights on History. [ARTICLE]

Side Lights on History.

Copernicus had proclaimed his din covery that the sun stood stlll and the earth moved around 1L doesn’t necessarily, prove that General Joshua, was a faker,” be said, “but be had to accommodate himself to the popular understanding. It was a much easier task for him tp stop the earth than it would have been to ' stop the sun.” 'i Ah._ yes; Copernicus was a great man. His theory of the universe persisted for morn-than 300 years. Then came the Rev. John Jasper and . smashed it Into smithereens. / ,