The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-26
A Story Suggesting Great Scientific Possibilities

sarily several added features: and
broadly speaking. the invention Is
based upon the law CT etheric vibrs-
tions-ths subject which ! have lust
been discussing. II is a fundamental
law. Ike the law % gravity. or. like
that other law-not yet generally rec
osEized bat which Is involved in the
fourth dimensioR-the law % levsfy.
u made no public announcement Of
my invention while IN its impsrfected
stages. because II ] failed I Gid nos
care 10 endure the ridicule OF the more
so calied-practical scientists l had
but one confidant. and that woman.
You think n woman cannot keep
secret. Well. she kept one OF the
greatest secrets science has Yet tried
TO conceal
six months ago my inventions was
as nearly perfect as l could make IL
Our first test was made in Chicago
between the north and south sides
Our success was ali that we had hoped
FOR. Then took with me 10 New York
the receiver-I had completed but one
receiver and one wing
my assistant in Chicago with the
transmitter, The result OF the test
made between those two cities was also
successful But / was not yet ready
10 announce my invention. I wanted
90 first make a supreme test Of Il. and
so journeyed 10 Calcutta, and there
installing my receiver I eahled % my
assistant that / was ready. ON a GER
tain day. at a certain hour. she was
10 40 10 the transmitter and there re-
peat 10 me a message. While in New
York she had sent me inciesed with
another letter a sealed envelope. ! viii
repeat to YOU she wrote, 'whep YOU
reach Calcutta. a certain message
After hearing 10 from the receiver.
break the seal OF this envelope and you
viii find within the message which
Will utter. Then you VIII know there
has been no mistake
Near midnight IN Calcutta, at 4
moment corresponding % exactly noon
I'm Chicago. placed the reCeiver 10 my
ear. and then and there with 10 wire
connecting tEaasmitter and receiver
heard repeated as distinctly as you
have ever heard q voice by telephone
this message: This is Josephine II -
my voice that you hear am In Chi
cage II Is noOR. Breaking The seal
of the envelope, l then read IN my
assistants familiar handwriting this
message: This IS Josephine. n IS ny
voice that you hear. am in Chicaso-
IL is noon
After that she told me many thlngs.
but I could only listen and not answer.
I could receive message. but could
not transmit one.
The voice OF my assistant vas
vibrated 10 me through nearly eight
thousand miles of soiid earth. Incredt
bic as Il sounds Il yet was really noih-
ing Had she been stationed on Mars
with my transmitter her voice would
have reached me Just the same. ~
would have reached me the same from
the sun. or from Sirius. or from the
remoIest star in the universe-onlQ 10
would have been longer coming. \
wave oace started radiates through all
space.
Il am on my way To Chicago now.
where shall construct a second rs
mitter and receiver with thesT corn-
rletea shall rcneat the tests and
then announce TO the world my In
vention.
We are nearing our destlnation. I
perceive. Thanking yon sir. for your
polite attention. I VIII bid you GOOD
day" lie tossed away his cigar stump
ard left the compartment. holding
good nataredly IN response 70 my how