The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-10-24

unison with the train? To be sure, 1t
moves. Well, its that same principle
which governs the Electric Eye But
let us see for ourselves"
In moment the mechanism was
| pointed out the eastern door, properly
elevated and nicely focused.
Now is your time,' exclaimed the
professor. TT is an exceptionally fine
view of Mars. You can see every de-
tail distinctly"
Seemed Only Four Miles Away.
the panorama that unfolded itself
bore fewer startling features than any
that had preceded. 1t looked like a
landscape such as one would see, stand
ing on one range of hills and looking
across valley three or four miles wide,
to the opposite hills. There was a white
| center, which looked as if it might be
Water-possibly a lake. On the nearer
slde OF this lake stood a range of hills,
their sides and slope dotted in places
| by dim objects which looked like tower
ing tropical palms. In the background
another range of hills, some touched at
the top by white, misty substance
Whlch might have been fog or snow,
completed the view.
Now l will snap that shot for
you,' said the professor; and suiting
the action to the word he drew back a
| sprlngy steel wire, let it go suddenly,
forming an electric current; there was
slight sound as of the rafting of a
PAN and Professor Coles drew forth
| from the body of his mechanism q
sheet OF common white wrapping pa
per upon which a perfect disc picture
| or the foregoing scene was printed in
| black shading. The picture looked like
charcoal drawing of remarkable
| uellcacy, but the surface of the paper
was perfectly smooth and unruffled,
Another view of Mars was taken, pre-
sehting a forest scene of exceptional
dlstlnctness, with mountains in the rear.
rms scene was similarly photographed.
| upon paper which one of the visitors
supplied, and upon which each person
mad first written his name for purposes
OF identification. A third view of Mars
was attempted, but by this time the
Eye had grown weary of the pro-
longed strain upon it's optic nerves,
ana lncontinently went to sleep.
The Principle of the Thing.
| Upon what principle does this me-
chanism work?" Professor Coles was
asked
Upon the principle of light linked to
electricity. Light is fast steed. and so
Is electricity Yoke the two together,
and you have speedy team"
But how did you come to think of
this?"
! by reason Of the thunder storm and
the china PLAGUE that told you Of,
while ago"
rs Mars inhabited?"
TO the best of my belief, 1t Is. and by
a race superior in intelligence to our
own. Mars has three satellites, each
stronger than our moon. Yes, 1 know
school book astronomy says there are
only two; but / tell you there are three,
nave seen them. Besides, speaking of
the Marsians they get ten or a dozen
times as much sunlight as we do.
| hgure 1t out that their night is as bright
as our brightest day. They must, there
fore, be more intelligent than we. Light
means brains, always"
| But what about the disturbances
said to be going on in Mars? Are they
real, or are the astronomers dreaming"
They are real enough. l have rea-
son to believe that Mars, at it's south
| efn pole, has not yet got down to q
| solid business basis. Great eruptions
and internal convulsions have been oc-
curing there during the past few
months. The equatorial zone Is solid
enough. Here the country is in a fine
state of cultivation. 1t is laid out into
rivers and lakes and canals. / haven't
been able to identify any human being
on Mars but can plainly see evidences
of mans handiwork, and l believe it
will be possible to locate them and find
out how they are getting along up there
in that sultry climate"
| Plans for the Future.
| What are your plans, professor"
| well, they will depend somewhat on
circumstances. l am building a work.
shop, where I shall have the proper
room and light and tools. l expect to
have some skillful physician make a
study of all the germs of disease in
the identification and treatment of
which there is q fabulous fortune. Then
/ propose soon to publish book, which
is already in manuscript, on The HUI
man Body as Seen Through the Electric
Eye Strange as 1t may seem, / pro-
pose also to store sunlight and let it out
on demand. l can do that now, on a
small scale. If my experiments sue
ceed, electricity, as an illuminant, will
be outclassed by conserved sunlight,
which will be at once lighter, safer and
cheaper. This sounds to ordinary ears
like fairy tale, I'll admit; but 1t is the
actual fact, based on long and hopeful
experiments. Heretofore l have been
handicapped in every way. Now have
means, friends and renewed health, and
a new Eye four times as effectual as
the one you have just seen, is a proba-
bility of the next few months"
And after what one had seen, what
could one say? Livy s. Richard.