The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-07-20

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TT WILL be remembered by the
readers of the chronicles of Pro-
fessor Voorhek's peculiar discover
les and inventions that that
eminent thinker, philosopher and man
of genius had at last discovered, and
actually produced force or ray capa-
BILE of counteracting the force of
gravity to such an extent as to make
animate and inanimate objects of mat
ter extremely buoyant and volatile;
and, after infusing the energy into his
own body, had scared off into space.
Three days later Sturre Snorrlasson.
residing five miles east of Reykjavik,
Iceland, discovered what he thought
to be huge bird floating aimlessly in
the air near Mount Hecla. Shoulder
ing his gun, and taking his son,
Sturre, Jr. with him, he set out to
kill the monster of the air. AS they
approached nearer they were amazed
to discover that the supposed dragon
was wingless, and seemed to be en-
cased in long, gray cloak.
When about to raise his gun TO take
a shot at the strange creature, Sturre,
ST. was surprised to see it spread and
paw with its forefeet as if signaling.
And then it performed miraculous
thing. With one of its forelegs it re-
moved the black shiny top of its head
and Internationally threw it at the
Sturres. But the missile never reached
it's destination, althO it came near
enough for them to ascertain what it
was. It was silk hat. They now ill.,
spected the being in the air closer and
discovered it to be man. lncredu-
lous tho it seemed, such undoubtedly
was the fact. They did not stop to
ponder on how he had gotten himself
into that strange position, but rather
how to help him out of his plight, for
to Judge by his frantic gestures, he was
evidently unable to control himself
But how could they aid him? The
solution of the problem came from
Sturre, Jr. who bethought himself OF
his kite. The very thing! Running
home as fast as his little legs would
carry him, he secured the kite and g
reel of stout clothesline and returned
to where his father was watching the
man in the air. The kite was sent up
and after a few trials, brought neal
enough to the "hoater" for him tt
catch, which he did, he seeming to un
derstand what their intention was
They then tied one end of the clothes
line to the cord which he pulled up
and presently they pulled him down.
1t is needless to inform our reader
that this was Guiman Voorhek, Ph
D., IL. B., ETC., of Rockway College
U.S.A. He was very emaciated AM
weakened from hunger and thirst, AM
his tongue was black and swoller
making his articulation unintelligible
OF his former self he was mere phan
tom. Yet the fire in his eyes told o
his masterful intellect which dwel
within that shrunken frame.
He was quickly weighted down wit
rocks to secure him from again soal
. ing into space, and his burning thlrs
slaked at a nearby spring. His Wor
derful vitality soon asserted itself, an
presently he was able to walk-wit
e large rocks tied to his feet-with ther
to their home. Here brandy, milk an
chicken broth soon restored some
his lost strength and gave him bac
the faculty of speech. Being profe
sor of language as well as philosoph.
Islandic, or Old Morse, was as familis
to him as is slang to the newsboy {
the Bowery.
The good peasant folks marvele
greatly when he told them of his ant
gravity energy; its application to hin
self and his subsequent fight throug
the air. How he had been blown in
northeasterly direction, over Labrad'
and Greenland, and then over IL
mighty ocean to Iceland. He had su
fered greatly from want of food ar
drink, and also from cold. He had b
come almost hopeless as he floatt
through the endless space. When
nesred Iceland he had been overtakt