Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-02-26

men. However, by perseverance and
constant watohfulness, the entire party
managed to exist upon their ice-ship
for period of nearly two weeks. By
this time, they had drifted entirely with
in the hollow of the earth and and were
according to the best calculations Ar
thur and Inman could make directly
under the city of Boston. l- 80.
"Only thousand miles from homer
cried Arthur; "how strange it is to
think, that though we are SO near them,
comparatively speaking, we are separa-
teed by a stone wall thousand miles
in thickness" 'A~aa
"The worst melancholy thought is
that though we have made the great dis
covery we probably shall not live to
put back and tell our story" said In
man. with along face which showed
that it was assumed for the occasion.
After moment he added, However,
for my part, I am content to live the
rest of my days on the inside of Che
earth if only we find land where one
can live."
"And inhabitants that are entirely
agreeable" put in Arthur, remember
ing some of Inman's former speeches
about the maidens of the inside world.
"Speaking of Inhabitants" replied
the latter, what do you think they
will be like? Have you worked up any
theoryg"
40 certainly" answered Arthur, CT
have been trying, but as I have to i'm
agine the conditions under which the
life of the inside world was developed,
as well as the process of development,
l have little confidence in my conclu-
sions. Many scientific men draw upon
their memories for their theories and
upon their imaginations for facts to sup
port them, instead of going to memory
for facts and using the imagination to
frame hypotheces. I have been doing a
little in this way myself the last FIVE
days. My theory is the evolution the
DRY and have been imagining facts to
establish it. ....
"For instance?" queried Inman with
very persuasive rising infection.
b "Oh, well!" pursued Arthur "you
know We have dim light compared
with the outside; that means large eyes
for one thing.
"LovelyT exclaimed Inman, Give
got that far myself. What else? ?"
"Why you simpleton I wasn't speak
OF women, not even of the human race,
or human race, but of general char
acteristics that I conclude must belong
to all animal life within the globe.
Dim light, on the evolution hypothesis,
signifies large leaves among the vege-
tation, and large eyes among the ami
mails. OF course, if there are men and
women inside, natives, they ought to
conform to the general law"
"And have no doubt, they will, ;"
said lnman impetuously, and I'll tell
you something further that expect
I expect they will have wings!'
"How do you make that out?" asked
Arthur with look and tone that clear
ly meant Have you really gone crazy
upon the subject of the fair sex OF
the inside world ?" @ r.
Haven't you observed how light
everything is herer'
"We were just remarking that we
had little light. "lia' '.sa "
"But / mean that nothing has much
weight" aI n9s4 s
"Icertainly have observed that no
sensible argument has much weight
with you"
" ] mean, however, that no sensible
object or thing has any appreciable ay-
oirdupoise weight. Look here!" "
So saying, Inman took up piece of
icethe size of an apple and threw it di-
rectly upward with all his might. 1t
did not return, but went entirely out
OF sight in the dark blue sky above them,
Fit ever fell twas after they had passed
away from the spot from whence it was
thrown. The next demonstration of
the young man was to jump far
above his companions head, which he
did with little effort Arthur following
his example, repeated the experiment.
They could either Of them jump with
ease to height of fifty or sixty feet, and
come down as lightly ASH bird alights
after q fisht.a .!i.4
This novel experience was not hard to