The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-02-10

looking around 1t The stranger. who
was standing near what Il the princi-
Pile upon which Il worlssT
'it Is discovery Of my own, ne an
swercd ! worked Il out with much
labor aud at large expense. I have
spent . million dollars on Il I rc11-
oned that II the vibrations Of sound
waves could DO transmitted long di1.
tance& the vibrations Of light waves
were subject 70 the Same laws, and
only needed the proper medium 70 be
transmitted also This medium ! dis
covered, aud with Il the glass tubes arc
/ illlcd The light waves strike tho
diaphragm Of the receiving Instrument
and are transmitted with the sound
waves over the wires When they reach
the receiver they are transferred 70
the medium have discovered and the
| light from 4 Il reflected In such q man
nerthat q perfect picture OF the speaker
4 thrown on the retinn OF the eye Of
the person who Is nj the receiving end
! The invention Is only In its infancy
yet and its possibilities ara only
drcamefoE When Il shall b pcr-
| fected the mysteries Of the stars shall
be made plain and the secrets Of the
nllNtA w vi NItlNtl W NNAl NAA@NNN-
4 Ii that day the whole world shall Do
of one family and you can sit In your
homo and talk with tho remotest pco-
| pie, seeing and hearing them a. well
/ as II they were IN the Same room with
you Then we shall know whether
Mars Is peopled or not, and no star =
50 remote that we cannot study L ns
well as II we we're on Ii
i This flow Of eloquence on tho part
o. tho stranger, continued the clergy
man. "astonishcd me and | looked ~
him 70 see II he wero IN earnest ]
saw that no VIVA only saying what he
believed, and also noticed that there
was In his eyes glitter that allowed
| that he was on the border of insanity.
| Much application In working Out the
wonderful invention had no doubt
caused him 10 lose his Judgment and
made him overshnthusinstic had no
fear 81 him for knew that even Il he
were insane. humoring hts whins
would keep him from offering mo any
violence, and even IN that event have
some use uf my hands and some conlk
dencc Ii my strength.
~ had seen enough with my own
eyes 10 convince me that new appli.
cation of electricity had been discov-
erred and was really not prepared 70
dispute with my visitor about the
limits within which Il would be con-
fined, for Il Is not safe Ia these days 70
sny 10 Investors. thus far shaft thou
10 and no farther. for thoy are con-
stantly overateppIng the bounds. and
kho Representatives, 81 yesterday are the
iunfcmnrlfdd facts of to-day.
j what Is thiA medium You have dis-
coscrcd2' asked; IL looks like quick
silver.
before had time 10 think Or de-
| fend myself tho stranger had inc fast
Withone bound liz graspod mo around
| the arms with one Of his and had me BY
the throat with his other hand Then
began the most awful struggle WINS
ever engaged III.
"Ahai exclaimed my assailant
you have guessed part Of my secret
have you. and want 10 steal my inyen.
tlon. u Is time for you to die.
Then ! realized that was ID the
hands Of q rnving maniac, who wan
bent on comprising my destruction.
Struggle as would was nn child In
his hands without apparent effort he
carried inc TO the window and thrust
me far over the sill. could See down
that awful height md noticed that the
people in the street were looking mp
A policeman rushed toward the en-
| trance. but knew be could not help
me. for no elevator could bring him up
| quick enough To save me from the death +
that stared me in the face. could not
speak, for themaniac held my throat Ii
grip of steel
'Diel diel der cried my nasailant.
and II an instant ] was failing head
long toward the stone pavement q hum
dred and Hftv feet below
1T Is wonderful how rapidly Tho
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 hnif lifetime he
fore. wondered what my wife would
say. and how would look after had
struck the pavement speculated as
to whom they would call upon 70
preach my funeral sermon and what
they would say. imagined what the
papers would say. and what would 30
done with the man who had murdered
me All these things 7and thousand
more rushed through my mind. hut
above all and over all was an awful
horror Of the death was about 10
die ] imagined the dreadful crash
us struck and the feelings ] would OK
pcrience as my bones and hesh would
crash onto the stones below. II would
take o lifetime 10 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 1 struck Il with
dreadful force.
''Wonderfnli wonderfnll'' exclaimed
the portly gentleman. most wonder
full BY what miracle were yon saved
from instant deRth2sr
N have thought answered the rev
ercnd gentleman, gazing refectively
down the line toward the beIated
train, which came INTO view around !
curve, that my escape was due to the
fact that fell of my chair and woke
up. - Harry n. Carew. ia Ohio Farmer.
Tho size Of tins Earth
To US who live upon ii the earth
seems to be very large affair, and
men have been found who would be
content TO own as little as tenth Of II.