The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-04-29

covered that you possessed knowl-
edge of hypnotism and the power to
control the actions of others in case
of an emergency. l also learned that
you possessed the secret of telepathy,
or thought transference, by which you
are able to converse with people of an
unknown tongue. This was really the
case. Among his crew of seven per-
sons, each possessed profound knowl-
edge in their respective calling.
The doctor seemed to think of every
thing, and the events of the journey
proved it was we'll that he did, In pas
sing from our atmosphere it was neces-
sary to have air and heat artifcially
supplied, and for this purpose he had
selected men proficient in these
branches of science.
The body of the doctors airship was
of a clear transparent celluloid and
perfectly air tight, so that none of
the air could escape. He was very
fortunate in securing Prof. Iconoclast
who distinguished himself and played
such an important part in the great
battle which is known as "The Last
of the IrOnclads." He was enabled to
produce air by an arrangement of
tubes containing oxygen and nitrogen
compressed to liquid; and with the
aid of an instrument of his own inven
ton, collect the air after it had become
foul; and by process known only to
himself, separate the elements and
again reduce them to liquids, free
from all impurities. The car
bonic acid gas secured in this process
was collected in retort and used in
the elaboration Of heat. The instru,
ment used to produce heat was the
invention of another member of our
little company, the eminent DIR. J. FL.
who had made thorough study of the
laws of vibrations. He had evolved
the theory that everything in existence
was the result of vibratory action
Through complex calculations he had
discovered the formula of heat: in
other words, the exact number of vibra.
tiOns per second required to produce
heat, and with an instrument scarcely
larger than Ex-president Cleveland's
heart, he was enabled to produce the
desired temperature with nothing but
the carbonic acid gas mentioned above
The rest of the crew consisted of the
great historian "Leonard," who had a
gilt edge contract with the Smithsonian
Institute; "P. A. F." who acted as war
correspondent; "Jasper,' who acted as
press reporter; "Sinbad,' the erstwhile
sailor from the Emerald Isle, whose
duty it was to man the rigging and
guide the airship; and &c. E. c." who
filled the Office of chief minstrel and
entertained the company with song.
AT last the important day arrived.
When got aboard all was in readiness.
The doctor pressed button and the
ship arose as gracefully as a young
maiden starting upon her wedding
trip. The doctor pressed another but
ton and down dropped large canvas
sign containing the following words:
"Just tell them that you saw me-
which was our parting salute to the
planet Terra.
When we had ascended we'll into
space and looking back to Mother
Earth it appeared no larger to us than
doughnut does to hungry convict.
The doctor proposed that we take a
vote in order to determine which planet
should receive our first attention.
Jasper suggested that as the doctor
had invented the ship he should make
the selection. Accordingly he named
Venus as our first point of destination.
Our flight was rather uneventful, and
if it hadn't been for the "basso. pro-
fundo" tones of our songster, C. E. c.,
we would have died of ennui.
We all know that there are a few
people in our complex social media
who are endowed with exceptionally
commanding talents, and such person
was our war correspondent. He had an
lnexhaustible store of crisp anecdotes
| and stories of hair-breadth escapes