Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1889-09-05


Imperative duty, ight-hearted he spring.
from his bed and enters his mechanica
dresser
Two minutes later the machine deposited
him all dress d at the threshold Of his Of
nee. The round of journalistic work was
now begun. First he enters the hall of the
novel writers, vast apartment crowned
with an enormous transparent cupola In
one corner is telephone, through which q
hundred Earth Chronicle ltterdtetirs in turn
recount to the public in daily installments q
hundred novels. y
Mr. Smith continues his round and enters
the reporters hall Here 1900 reporters,
in their respective places, facing an equal
; number of telephones, are communica ting
to the subscribers the news Of the world as
gathered during the night. Thus
the subscribers not only hear the news but
see the occurrences. When an incident is
described that is already past, photographs
OF its main features are transmitted with
the narrative. -
Mr.. Smith passed into the next hall, an
enormous gallery upward of $500 feet in
length, devoted to atmospheric advertising.
This, too, is one of Mr.. Fritz Ma
poleon Smiths ideas, and in the Earth
Chronicle building thousand projectors
are constantly engaged IN displaying upon
the clouds these mammoth advertisements
Next, from the advertisement hall he
passes to the reception chamber, where the
Ambassadors accredited to the American
| Government are awaiting him desirous of
having word of counsel or advice from
the all-powerful editor. A discussion was
going on when he entered. "Your Excel
lency will pardon me-" the French Am
bassador was saying to the Russian, s'but
see nothing in the map Of Europe that re-
quires change. The North for the Slavsl'
Why yes, of course but the South for the
Latins. Our common frontier, the Rhine,
it seems to me, serves very well. Besides,
my government, as you must know, will
firmly oppose every movement, not only
against Paris, our capitol, or our two great
prefectures, Rome and Madrid, but also
against the kingdom of Jerusalem, the
dominion of st. Peter, Of which France
means to be the trusty defender"
"Well said !" exclaimed Mr.. Smith "How
is it." he asked, turning to the Russian
Ambassador, shat you Russians are not
content with your vast empire, the most
extensive in the world, stretching from the
banks of the Rhine to the Celestial mount
aims and the ra-Korum, whose shores are
washed by the Frozen Ocean, the Atlantic,
the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean1
Then, what is the use Of threatsl Is war
possible in view Of modern inventions-as-
phyxiating shells capable Of being projected
distance of 90 miles, an electric spark
of 80 miles, that can at one stroke an
initiate battalion; to say nothing Of the
plague, the cholera, the yellow fever, that
the belligerants might spread among their
antagonists mutually, and which would in a
few days destroy the greatest armies"
"Though, by just turnabout Of things
here below, Great Britain has become a
colony of the United States, the English are
not yet reconciled to the situation. AT reg
ular intervals they are ever addressing to
the American Government vain COM
plants" The Russians have gained control
of the Indies, and Australia has an inde-
pendent government.
Smith stepped into his air coach, which
was in waiting for him at window. "Where
do you wish to 90, sirl" inquired the coach
man.
"Let me see; have three hours" Mr..
Smith mused. "Jack. take me to my accu-
mulator worss at Niagara" "
For Mr.. Smith mas obtained lease of the
great falls Of Niagara. For ages the energy
developed by the falls went unutilized.
Smith, applying Jackson's invention, now
collects this energy, and lets or sells it.
His visit to the works took more time than
he had anticipated. 1t was four o'clock
when he returned home, just in time for the
daily audience which he grants to callers.
Finally, the fourth announced the early
solution of a weighty scientific problem
Every one will remember the bold expert
ment made hundred years ago by Dr. Ma
thaniel Faithburn. The doctor, being firm
believer in human hiberIation-in other
words, in the possibility Of our suspending
our vital functions and Of calling them
into action again after time-resolved TO
subject the theory TO q practical test.
y = Reduced to the condition of num-
my, DR.. Faithburn was cof1ined and laid in
a tomb Time went on. September 25,
2SS9, being the day set for his resurrec-
ton, it was proposed to Mr. Smith that he
should permit the second part of the exper-
iment to be performed at his residence this
evening.
"Agreed. Be here at ten O'clock" an
swered Mr.. Smith; and with that the days |
audience was closed.
Left alone, Mr.. Smith busted himself with |
examining his accounts-a task of vast mag
nitude, having to do with transactions
winch lnVOiVe u udlly expenditure Oh up /
ward OF $4,000. Fortunately, indeed, the
stupendous progress Of mechanic art in
modern times makes it comparatively 1
easy. Thanks to the Piano Electro Reck-
oner, the most complex calculations can be
made in few seconds. In two hours Mr..
Smith completed his task. Just in time.
Scarcely had he turned over the last page
when DIR. wilkins arrived. After him came
the body of DIR. Taithburn, escorted by
company OF men Of science. They
work at once. The casket being
laid down in the middle of the room, the
Ielephote was got in readiness The outer
world, already notified, was an nxiously ex-
pectant, for the whole world could be eye
witnesses Of the performance, a reporter
like the chorus in the ancient
drama, explaining 1t all vira vocs through
The telephone.
"They are opening the casket," he ex-
planned. snow they are taking Faithburn
outof it-a veritable mummy, yellow, hard
and dry. Strike the body and it resounds
like block OF wood. They are now ap-
plying heat; now electricity. No result
Thesa exDerimeuts are suspended for a