The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-08-26

Pic upon which " works.
u is discovery 81 nv own, nc an.
swcred ! worked il out with much
labor and AZ large expense. have
spent million dollars on III rcas.
onod that II tic vibrations az sound
waves could la transmitted loaa dis.
tanccs, the vibrations ~ Hight waves
were subject 10 the same laws, and
only needed the proper medium to bc
transmitted also This medium | dis.
covered, and with II The glass tulcs are
filed The Hight waves strike tho
diaphragm II tho receiving INSTRUMENT
and are transmitted with the sound
waves over the wires When they reach
the receiver they are transferred "a
the medium have discovered and tho
light from il Is reflected III saeh i nan-
ner that perfect picture N the speaker
Is thrown on the retina ~ the eye ~
the person who Is at tho receiving end.
The Invention Is only il les infancy
yet and It's possibilities AFRO only
dreamed ~ When il shall Is lscr-
fcctcd the mysteries ~ the stars shall
be madc plain aud the secrets ~ the
heavens shall BIO opened to every man
In that day tho whole world shall be
% one family and you can Sit III yonr
home ind talk with tho remnicst peo~
pie. seeing and hearing them as well
as II they were III the same room with
ynn Then we shall know whether
Mars Is peoplcd or not, and no star Is
50 remote that we cannot study II rs
well as II We were on Ii.
This Cow u eloquence on the part
OF the stranger. continued the clergy.
man. 'nstonished me and looked at
him TO see If ho were In earnest |
saw that he was only saying what no
believed, and also noticed that there
was In his eyes d glitter that showed
that he was on the border 81 insanity.
Much application In working out the
wonderful invention had no doubt
caused him u lose his Judgment aud
made him over.enthnsiastie had no
fear Of him for knew TINT, even II he
were insane, hnmoring his whims
would keep him from Offering me any
violence, and even Ia that event have
some use Of my hands and some conf
dence In my strength
II had seen enough with my own
Dyes TO convince me that new appli
cation Of electricity had been discov.
cred and was really not prepared to
dispute with my visitor about tho
limits within which II would be CON.
fined, for II Is not safe Iii these days to
say 10 investors. 'thna far shalt thou
70 and no farther for they nrc con-
stantly overstepping the bounds, md
the impossibilitiea Of yesterday nre tho
unrcmarhcd facts of to-dny,
what Is this medium you have dis
tcoyered2' asked; II loo:xe iilso quick
silver
Before had time 10 think 81 de-
fend myself the stranger had me fast.
Withone bound he grasped mo around
the arms with one Of his and had me BY
the throat with his other hand. Then
began the most awful struggle ! was
ever engaged in.
"Ahai' exclaimed my assailant,
'.you have guessed part Of my secret
have you, and want to steal my inven-
ton, II Is time for You to die
Then | realized that | was in the
hands Of raving maniaei who was
bent on comprising my destruction
Struggle as would ! WINS Ms Il child In
his hands. Without apparent effort he
carried me to the window and thrust
me far over tho sill could see down
that awful height and Noticed that the
people in the street were looking up.
A policeman rushed toward the en-
trance, but knew lie could not help
me. for no elevator could bring him up
quick enoughto save me from the death
that.etarcd me In the fuce. ! could not
speak, for the mamie hcldFny throat In
a grip Of steel.
".Dici dici dicp cried my assailant,
and In an instant was falling head.
long toward the stone pavement hun.
dred and fifty feet below.
''It Is wonderful how rapidly the
human memory works on occasion I
remember that my whole life flashed
before mo. Little incidents 81 child
hood came back as clearly as IL they
had not happened half lifetime be-
fore. ! wondered what my wife would
say. and how ] would look after had
struck the pavement ! spcculated as
to whom they would call upon 10
preach my funeral sermon and what
they would say. | imagined what the
papers would say, and what would be
done with the man who had murdered
me. All these things and n thousafid
more rushed through my mind. but
above all and over all was an awful
horror Of the death | was about to
die, ! Imagined the dreadful crash
as struck and the feelings wonldex-
pcrience ms my bones and flesh would
crash onto the stones below II would
take a lifetime to detail my thoughts
and sensations during four seconds, for
all 81 my life rose up before mo
could see was nearing the pavement.
and In an instant struck IT with
dreadful force.
t'Wonderfuli wonderful" exclaimed
the portly gentleman, most wonder-
full by what miracle were yon saved
from instant death?n
Il have thought. answered the rev.
crend gentleman. gazing refiectively
down the line toward the belated
train, which came INTO view around d
curve. that my escape was due to the
fact that fell of my chair and woke
up Harry N Carew. IN Ohio Farmer
The Size Of the Earth
To us who live upon II the earth
seems to be a very large affair. and
men have been found who would be
content To own as little as a tenth Of III