The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1892-11-04

Transmitted also His Ii4etlltlil III 80
covered, and with it the glass tubes are
filled. The light waves strike the
diaphragm Of the receiving instrument
and are transmitted with the sound
waves over the wires. When they reach
the receiver they are | transferred To-
the medium have discovered and the
] .-ilt from IL l. reflected ia ~rch man
ncrthIt "a perfect picture of the speaker
J., thrown on the rvtina of the eye Of
tIc rcrson who i at the rec, living end
The invention is only i'm it, infancy
vet, and its possibilities are only
drca!ned Of When it shall be per
fcctcd the mysteries %! the stars shall
h. made plain and the secrets Of TIE
heavens shall bc opened i every man
III that day the whole worll shall toe
Of one family and you can sit in your
home and talh with the rcmntest pco-
lie. seeing and hearing thcm a. well
49, If they were in the same room with
You. Then we shall know whether
Mars j. pcopicd or not and no star Is
50 rrinutc that we caunot study II as
we'll IL if we were on it
This, flow OF rIoquence on the part
Of the stranger" continued the clergy
man. ''u~toaishcd me anI | looked at
Liiu To sec If he were in earnest !
saw that hc was only saving what he
believed. and also noticed that there
was in his eyes glitter that showed
that ne was on the border of insanity.
Much application in working QUO the
wonderful Invention had no doubt
cau-c him t. lose his judgment and
madc him ovrr-cnthUsia tic. ! had no
fear Of him for knew that, even if lac
were insane. humoring his whiInS
would keep him from Offering me any
violence, and even ia that event / have
some use of NV hands and some conf
dencc in my strength.
- had seen enough with my own
ewes To- convince IN, that new appi-
cation of cle .lricity had been di>cov-
cred and / WAS really not prepared u
dispute with NV visitor about the
limits within which it would be con
fined. for il is not safe these days II
say - invcsto =, thus far shalt thou
20 aaa uo farther for they are con
stInllv ovrrstcpp.nr the bpun.l~, and
the Representatives, of Yesterday are the
unrcmarIscd facts of to-day.
What l. this medium you have dis
covered? asked; II iooas like quick
silver
.'Iie.orc l had time t. think or de-
frnL myself tn" stranger had ne fg>t
With one bonn hc .-ri,pel me around
the arms with one II hi- and had m. by
,lc throat with his other hand. Then
began the most awful struggle l was
ever cIl.ra2-cl IN
.''Aaa" exclaimed my ass;rilant,
you have guessed part of my secret,
have Won. and want tu steal my inven-
tipn. II IL tame for You 10 die
Then ! realized that WIS in the
hands of "A rlvinE uaani:c. who WAS
bent on comprising nay destruction
Struggle as / vosId ! was as a olaiid in
hIs hands. Without apparent effort hc
carried me To the window and thrust
me lar over the sill. ] could sec down
that awful height anG 1 noticed that the
people in the street were locking mp
y 1sgIicvman rushed toward the en-
trance. but ] knew he could not help
iu... fDr uo elevator could bring him UP
quick enough t. save me from tnr death
that stared mc IN the face could not
.Ic;l,, for the Iuaniac held my throat in
--ip Of steel
Die. Iie, ai.,' criCI my aSS&ilant,
+ aud in an instant I was falling head
/ long toward }..c st'uc l,"N,r.cUt a hun
| aryd sua l.f;y feet c!.w-
1t l. g,o-.'ivr4gi E'w rapidly the
J human uv!uprv works on occasion. i
/ remember Jhat Iay whole lie flashed
! before me. Little iueilrnt- OF child
! hood c;iiIr back a. clearly aS ii they
! haI not happened l,:lll "a lifetime hc-
/ fore. | wondered what ms wife would
! say. and how ! wouiI look after ! had
/ struck thc plvcmcut. | suycuiatrd Is
/ 10 whom they would cali uoon To
! preach mv funeral sermon AMI what
! thc- would Say. | imagined what the
! paper wouii SAY. aEi what would hc
! donc with the IN IA who hal murdered
] nae. Al these thinrs and thousand
l more rushed through m- mind, but
l above all and over all was an awful
horror nf the death l WAS about L.
/ die l iIaa2iucd the dreadful crash
- / struck ant the feelings would cN-
/ pcliouce aS Iav bones and flesh would
crash onto the stones below. 1t woUld
take a lifetime - detail NV thou .ght>
/ and sensations during four seconds, foT
! al If mv life rose up before me.
| corld sec / was nearing the pavement,
and il an instant 1 struck il wiki
dreadful force.
''iIonderful. vonlcrful-' exclaimed
/ the pnrtly gentleman, most wonder
I fIl. Ev what miracle were you S;IvcI
from instant dcath?"
u have Thought" answered the rev
crcnd gentleman, gazing rctlcctivcll
down tie line toward the bclatc,
! train, which came .ilto view around
curve. that nv escape was due u thI
fact that 1 fell OF my chair and woke
up. p.'-iIarry =. Carcyv, in Ohio Farmer
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