The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1905-05-18


= turned to the Bright homestead
sadder but not wiser man.
He had related to the Brights
and Jimmy his terrible experience
in the city and the untimely end of the
"Solidifying Ray Generator" How he
had been locked up on suspicion of
being an anarchist; and how he had
finally been released after establishing
his indemnity to the satisfaction of the
authorities. They had all sympathized
with him and had done all in their
power to cheer the old fellow snd
bring him back to his peaceful frame
of mind. And they had succeeded be-
yond their fondest hopes. Together
with Jimmy and Dewey he explored
anew the surrounding fields and for
ests; padded around the lake in the
little canoe; captured beetles and
butterflies; hunted with the camera;
and caught the speckled trout from
the sparkling stream.
All, how he enjoyed himself those
days! He declared time and again
that he felt like boy of fifteen. His
appetite was faultless, and he slept
like child each night, and awoke re-
freshed every morning. His eyes grew
brighter and his cheeks became rud-
dier each day that passed. But alack
and alas! His happiness was not des-
tined to last very long. In an evil
moment he conceived an idea, and his
Unsuitable desire for experimenting
spurred him on to try his hand once
more.
So he again shut himself up in his
room and began to work out the idea
in question. Every little while he
would emerge from his improvised
laboratory in greatly disturbed state
and dispatch Jimmy to the village
for sundry needed articles. Frightful
noises issued from his chamber at all
times of the day and night; and the
farm people looked at each other and
smiled.
"Hell blow the house up, the first
thing we know" said Jimmy.
"Oh 1 hope not" replied Mr.. Bright
"He'Il turn out something that will
revolutionize the world directly"
81 hope the dear old man does not
injure himself" said Mrs. Bright, al
more gurglings, hissings and rumb
lings were heard overhead.
At last the professor quilted hi
room and reappeared amongst hi
friends. The bright glow in his eye
and the smile on his lips at once tol(
them that his object had been attained
"Friends," he said,' have just fin
ished the greatest discovery ever un
dertaken by scientific mind.
discovery, my dear friends, so vast ant
far-reachlng in its scope that its pos
sibilities are almost limitless.
elf you remember James, we had
little conversation some time ago, an
you remarked in the course of ou
- talk that no one had discovered
power capable of counteracting tn
AOlCO VI SAoNACJ vi AioooOA' Ouo Joo
remarks, my dear James, set me t
pondering over the matter with the re
suit that have now created an energ
that when applied to objects of matte
will remove their centripetal tendenc
and make the force of gravity nil.
"Yes, my friends, it is an astonisf
ing fact; but nevertheless true. Th
force is purely magnetic and will affet
both animate and inanimate object
A person may be charged with the Ell
ergy to any degree, from slight buo!
ancy to an altogether etheres
condition. The same with any otht
object whatsoever the kind, weight {
bulk.
"Do you comprehend what this di
covery means to the world? No, 70
do not; l do not even begin to reali,
it myself. But this much I do knoN
it will be boon to mankind to whic
steam or electricity can not be cor
pared. 1t will make flying machin,
possibility. It will reduce the CO
of building any large structure whe