The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-18


are myriads of details connected with
the tones, the gestures, the dress, the
colors, the light, and such like. 1t is
| proposed to give these with scrupulous
fidelity. Hence the temporary cessa-
ton of progress. Although we could
give all these impressions with COM
iparative exactness, it is intended
to be perfectly faithful to the orig
! inal. 1t never docs to perpetrate a
half performance. It is disappoint-
ing and apt to shake confidence
in an invention. For myself, have no
doubt whatever of the outcome. Be-
fore many years we will have grand
opera in every little village at ten
cents a head. And the very highest
grand opera-you will hear and see Patti
in your own parlor. She will be heard a
hundred years after her death, and
seen, and will move and thrill her
auditors in 500. The presidents inau-
,gura lion can be treated in the Same
way. Pope Leo and his cardinals may
'be seen and heard for unuumbered cen.
turtles to come"
Mr.. Edison's blue eyes lighted Up
with enthusiasm.
What a way to write history" he
repeated. echoing the words of his ques-
toner. ''Well, had never thought Of
that particularly, and yet it is way tn
write it, isn't it? How much more eff
fectively one could convey to future
generations an idea of the president
than words and writing could. In fact,
written records would cease to have
their historical importance"
/ Another use for the invention, name
ly. the sentimental one, had not oc-
Cured to Mr. Edison either. Yet the
machine ought to be welcomed by
,lovers-it insures the perpetual pres
ence of the adored object Has not
the poet said:
Gould but hear her voice,
Could but see her face;
Why DO the gods deny the gifts
Poor mortals long for Mosts'
But Mr.. Edison was not yet born In
lCamoen's time.
"Yet," went on the wizard, "these
things are not as wonderful as they
seem. It appears to me that the people
generally are not keeping pace with
scientific progress What do you think
of the idea of vaccinating land? That
experiment, see, has actually been
made with success. The object of this
process is to improve the quality of
the soil. The law of diminishing re-
turns, so long an important factor in
political economy, is thus overcome.
To explain the method employed so as
to be comprehensive to the popular
mind is not easy. You see, certain
roots of plants which fourisi, in in
ferior soils have been ascertained to
nourish parasite These parasites
functions strength and vitality. In re-
turn the parasites are fed and sus-
tanned by certain properties OF the root.
One supports the other and the two to-
'gether have decided effect upon the
soil in which they grow. Now this
process Of nature has been successfully
applied by science. What we may term
an agricultural miss is obtained and
the impoverished soil into which it is
introduced is almost at once bettered.
The process is permanently fertilizing
and cannot fail to effect, In time, revo-
luton in farming"
!; Here . button was pressed some
where in the remote regions and Mr..
Edison hastened away. Tho PLANT"
as he calls the weird agglomeration at
Edison. is being enlarged from day to
day. In about six weeks it will ba
completed and to-day has q very
strange Look. 1t contains the only stone
breaker in the world of its extraordi-
nary kind. It will reduce a mountain
of ordinary size to dust in one day.
There are telephones everywhere and
monographs for making memoranda
connected with The desks. There are
no houses, no candles or lanterns. La
Dor is reduced TO minimum A days
toll consists largely in pressing a series
of buttons. And they never think this
extraordinary in the queer place. Even
the prentice boys are very scientific.
They release the giant forces of nature
and hold them in check again. Edison
is the Nimrod Of this electrical game
reserve, with his pack running and gam
boiling all about him.
When other baking powder directions
exact two teaspoonfuls. half that guam
tity is all that DR.. Prices requires,
owing to its supreme leavening
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