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Show FROM THE MOON TO IOWA. An Aerollla Sold to the llrlllih Mukuiii for fl.BOO. I bcllcvo It Is now pretty generally admitted that aerolites or meteorites como from volcanoes on the moon. Ono of tho most remarkable of theso falls of atones from the upper region of tlio uir occurred In .May, 1870, tho stone falling upon tho farm of Mrs. C. II Perry, of lhnmctt county, Iowa. ElIorlB wero tnndo to lmvo tho stono removed to tho museum of tho Da von-port von-port (In.) Academy of Science, but as such n proceeding would entail nu expense ex-pense of something llko f200 tho moss-backs moss-backs of that Institution let tho scheme fall through, tho attempt to rnlse tho money having resulted lh a Hat fnlluro. Finally u Mr. Ilcrgc, of Keokuk, made u trip to Emmett coupty for tho purpose pur-pose of iMpuutlnir tho curiosity, sayB tho Philadelphia l'ress. ft' After giving U a thorough chemical examination, ho camn totho conclusion Itliatit'jvas.Wiiblly unlllto nny tiling hi tho,, ncrollto lino tlmtjluul oyer been attracted' to ouiTrtnJly a flno ays-f'-CctifTSf "olirjnlii TSLIJiiiirVtliai !-t-! ii3 comiHisod of oarth, trlolllo. Iron, i iitelccl, cobalt, (fold, bllv. r, magnesia, ' alumina, fiodn, lithlu and ;otnium. i llcrgo iKiuglit tho oddity of Mrs. Perry for C100, und gavu tho tenant of the 1 farm f JO mora for his "right" and his help. It was removed to Keokuk and ox-' ox-' hibltcd thcro for somo time. At hut tho curators of tho llrltl-ih museum, who hud learned of the odd combination combina-tion of minerals In tho stonu'H mnUe-up, m-nt nn ngent to purchase It. After much bickering the royal institution gnvo Mr. Hcrgo KI,50O for his "moon-(.tone." "moon-(.tone." It wcighctl 431 pounds. , |