The Phoenix herald., 1882-08-18

more or less success. I observed that when they directed the project ing tubes of the apparatus towards any object, making a focus, I sup pose, there was always 9 commotiOn at that point For exam 2le, a Whitehall bout, pulled by q couple of men, happened to pass 2t the tune. It WAS made an object. The The rowers suddenly unshipped their oars and crawied under tn e thwalts as if to escape an attack. When the instrument was turn ed in another direction, they reapPeared !; | after computing il ,ies ani ind ing they had su!,erc.I no personal injury stood IT. ia tho beat and cur ell vigrrorslY. 20 were in pain viss from tae pl4tfor n-ms- chine and ali. l l,ilot-boat leaiing ou, Of ihe ilelfs WIS ais, brought an fer tae indi'nc@, asil SAW . :n.n 4t 'i.e Ehe | sqIirm as if in ? i ,. ar.i cal IT. some one from be log, wh., cviiently rereat,-,l his ex- pcri,ace. I nniiced. further, that -ir..n-.e sort of lieht aickcred ovsr an; .;i,o # :he o5i e. t,sard winch :fe tlib;s We're directed; it was quite visible, although the sua was shin irgLri -L-iv. Afrer several such
 est, one of the e.aertme ters said, -',;6.Y, then. f)r ;he scala" There was nnt many on She rocks at the time, but there wa5 two or three large oucs among the nl'ahe-. The mai vho appeared to have princi- pal direction of the ialehinc pro- ,l;icei 2 plscard-n St. Jacobs oil pi.car.i-an., fitteI it il surt of -iil- att ch cd to the apparatus. Sc
 ecting the largest animal in the ITO ID of seA lions as the object, he liehte-i tbe tube, then moved lever ~as he had done before, that set some hidden machinery in motion. The eff, e WAS aim oSf instantaneous. The sea lion rou5ed himself, gave q sud ,irn leap into the ocean, and WAS ont os sight tat once. II think he's marked" sAii the operator; let's try another" The experiment was repeated on nnother sleepy monster, ami he rolieI down the side of Of the cliff in ! hurry, barking as if in pain. BI. hy this time it would -cenl Gie auim | had lnken alarm, faTiaov If, t'.e raess in short or fer. There was gnol sseal of con grs ;,ia;i,a afalHg t.ic party as they tii- used the ife oi the operations ef lie ..7pa;a:a while they were carefully covering t in order to re- turn to sae city. I ventured to ap- proach snd 10 ssk one If them the nature anI uscs of ,ke instrument; {; hiii I received at fr>t enly evasive replies. Ny cusiosity was evident ly out of place Finally, one Of the parties said My friend, this is a recent invention, that has cost no end of time and trouble, and which has been secured by the house Of \. Voge'er & Co.,, and our business is to make their great reme- dr known all oyer the United States, and by every melas possible. I think, therefore, gentlemen" con cluicl the s"ri ous, honest looking man, "the sea lions that have ex- cited your wonder are those marked yeste rdaT Tn the strange manner I have de scribcd. Wonders vii never cease Good morning, gentle men,"
 "Stop," said Burroughs to the serious, honest-looking man.
 "Old 'ard." followed Brown, "did you ever see an instrument called a heliostat or helitIope, used for ren- dering distai; stations visible?"
 -'Yes, I have seen the instrument you name"
 Was this one-:his graphoscepti- con, as you call it-anything like ll?"
 "OnIY in degree. Perhaps it was an expansion of the same idea"
 Good morning"
 
 Brown and Burroughs did not ak much Oil their way back to the ;ity. They seemed puzzled by what hey hal seen.
 Brown" said Burroughs, at last, 1 ,s they turned out of the Park gates, 1 what d. you think of this business, .ny ways D. you believe that fellows story ?"
 I'm blessel if I know what to | 'ay," responded Bgo VII, as he lit 're-h cigar '"rhese HamerIcans l ire up to hev'rything in the way of | .dver:ising- He may tell the truth l That signaling arrangement they | ,ail heliosiat isn't marker to this hough."
 "Do you mean that as joke?" .sked Burroughs, somewhat stern- y.
 "'Pon honor n. If you like yell drop the subject. When we ret back to London we'll set these ell ows at the Polytechnic to work O finl out all about it.''
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