The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-05-22


n Is . discovery Of ny own. he Az
swercd J worked u ont With mnch
labor and - large expense. hare
spent million dollars On Il rcns-
oned that II tbc vibrations o. sonnd
waves could b transmitted long dis
etancek tho vibrations Of light waves
were subject 70 the same lawR and
only needed the prDper medium 70 Be-
transmitted also This n,edirm I dis
covered. and rith Il the glass tnhea arc
oiled The Light wares strike Ne
diaphragm Of The rueeiFiaR instrurnsps
and are transmitted with ~ s0und
waves ever the wires When deg rcacA
the receiver they 1re Transferred -
The medium have discovered ard fhe
Light frOm 4 = - aerted b snch ! man
ner that . perfect picture Of the speaker
s thrown on the rctina 81 the ere Of
the person who 4 at The receisirg cad
The Invention + oniy n ~ infancy
yet and IL possibilities are only
dreamed 81 When Il shall Be- per
fected the mysteries ~ the stars shah
Be made plain and the secrets 81 Tie
heavens shall be opened 70 every man,
IL that day the whole world shall be
Of one family and you can sit ia your
home and talk with the remotest Peo-
pie. seeing and hearing them o. sell
- II they were IN the same room with
ron Then we shall know whether
Mars Is peopled or not, and no star 4
- remote that we cannot study Il as
well a. II We were on IL
This 1oE of eioquence 90 the part
Of the stranger. : continued the clergy
man, rnstonished ne and ! looked at
him y see II he were in earnest
saw that he was only saying What be
believed. and also noticed that there
was In his eyes glitter thai showed
that he was on the border Of insanity
Much application 10 working out tie
wonderful invention had DO doubt
caused him 70 lose bis Judgment md
made him oTer-enthusiaatlc. had no
fear Of hIn for ! knew that. even II he
were insane. humorinG his whims
would keep him from offering me any
violence, and even in that event have
some use Of my hands and some conf
dence n my strength.
II had seen enough with my own
eyes 70 convince me tha. new appiI-
cation Of electricity had been diseov-
cred and was really not prepared 10
dispute with mY visitor about the
limits within which Ja would be con-
fined, for Il II not safe IN these days 10
say TO investors thns far shalt thou
no and no farther for they arc con.
stantiy ovcrstepping the bounds, and
tho Representatives, 81 yesterday are the
unremarked facts Of to-day
what Is this medium you have dis
covercd?' | asked; IT looks like quick
silver.
before hid time to think or de-
fend myself the stranger had me fast,
With one bound he grasped me 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 10.
"'Ahar exclaimed my assailant,
lyon have guessed part 81 my secret
have you. and want to steal my inven-
ton. IL i time for you 10 die.
Then realized that | was in the
hands Of a raying maniac, who was
bent on COMPRISING my destruction.
Struggle Is would was a. child Ia
hts hands Without apparent effort he
carried me to the window and thrust
me far over the sill. could see down
that awful height and noticed that the
people In tho street were looking up.
A policeman rushed toward the en-
trance. but knew he could not help
me. for no elevator could bring him mp
n ,1frts arant,s,i, -, -. -, -. 1.-<1, a. . a
that stared me in the face. could not
speak, for the maniac held my throat In
a grip Of steel
"'Diei del dicif cried my assailant,
and In an instant ! was falling head
long toward the stone pavement hun.
dred and fifty feet below.
1T Is wonderful how rapidly the
human memory works on occasion. /
remember that my whole life flashed
before me. Little incidents Of child
hood came back as clearly as IL they
had not happened half a lifetime he
fore. wondered what my vito would
say, and how would look after had
struck tho pavement specialized as
to whom they would call upon TO
preach my funeral sermong 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 thousand
more rushed through my mind, but
above all and over all was an awful
horror of the death | was about 10
die. ! imagined the dreadful crash
as ] struck and the feelings would ex-,
pericnce as my bones and flesh would
crash onto the stones below. 1t would
take q lifetime TO detail my thoughts
and sensations during four seconds. for
all Of my life rose up before me.
could see was nearing the pavement,
and In an instant struck IL with
dreadful force, \
Wonderful wonderfulr' exclaimed
the portly gentleman, most wonder
full By what miracle were you saved
from instant death2"
~ have thought, answered the rev.
erend gentleman. gazing reaectively
down the line toward the belated
train. which came into view around
curve, that my escape was due to the
fact that fell Oh my chair aud woke
up - Harry N Carew. In Ohio Farmer.
The Sire OF the Earth
To as who live upon 1t the earth
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