The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-04-29

"1ll have to ask you to hurry as
l must be back in time for milking"
reminded aged Trad Biglow's cousin,
Edgar.
I'll be ready in a minute" meekly
replied the old man, his face weary
with apprehension as he wondered
how long his cousin Freeman would
play the host. Il lost some time
incoming about my insulated gravity
scheme, the one Jim Witham is CON-
ing in on, you know. If you don't
MUD I'd like to drive by Williams
place. He'll be anxious to hear how
I'm g1ttin' on. Now if you'll lend a
hard with the trunk"
Il hadn't fggered on passing With
ans place." slowly Informed Edgar,
his eyes scowling. Il amt got much
use tor him. Queer you should take
any stock in him. Cheated his moth
er out Of the farm and let note he
give his father go to protest. Huh!
What Is this gravity business?'
Trad paused in reaching for his
trunk. Its simply my old idea of
clearing farm land of stumps and
rocks, of clearing wrecks from rail-
roads and of clearing off old build
ings In cities. All done without men
or machinery and each job requiring
only few seconds. Jim's sort of
pleased with the scheme and wants
to put in some money and"
"Yas, he'll put in pile" holly
sneered Edgar. when Witham puts
up cent it means some one is 60
ing to get skinned Had his gram
mother put on the poor farm winters,
as there want no chores for her to
do. I've always treated you like a
Christian. Dang the money! don't
care for that. But it's the principle.
Trad, you amt treating me right.
Now, for old times sake, won't you
spare me another day and not go to
Freeman's till to-morrer?"
Edgar" cried Trad, when you talk
like that I'm conquered I'll stay.
I'll stay"
"Then while we're waiting for bite
to eat s'pose we hear a little about
this scheme of your'n," lightly sug-
6CoIcu Hu6dI. neuleIlDcT, WlLQdm
amt the only man what's got ready
money"
1rad's face relaxed at the reprieve.
I'll tell you ALL" he cried. Insulated
gravity simply means overcoming the
power that keeps things on earth.
create vacuum and fill it with anti
gravity ozone and everything inside
the space covered by that vacuum
goes whizzing into the air, never to
come back. Just imagine me insulat-
ing gravity over your rocky pasture.
Here's big stone. l slip the vacuum
area over it, and swish! There's a
hole in the ground; stone has gone.
Next we take a stump-sizz! It's only
memory. Say there's a wreck on the
railroad. Send for Biglow's vacuum
cleaner and eradicator,' says the tele-
gram. Along come on special train.
Whiz! wreck is cleared and vanished
into space. A big building must come
down to make room for a sky.scraper.
All right; turn on the insulated gray
ity. Sizzle! All clear in four sec
oEds.
ACA ~ NOAAOo W OAu Ou1AOAASS duU
fire ruins every job of that natur' in
the country is mine. My apparatus
cau be carried on a farm wagon. No
contractor can buck against me. Say 1
git a pitiful $4,000 for city job. 1
loaf up to the place, light seegar,
tell the crowd to stand back and calm
ly hitch the hose onto the gravity con-
denser. In three ticks of the watch I'm
ready to ask Will that be alp And
there you be-"
Earn $4,000 as quick as that!" NUT
tered Edgar, pressing his temples.
That's only for a simple job cool.
ly explained Trad. Say there's been a
big fire and many acres are in ruins.
l look the job over and offer to do
it for half million, completing the
job In day, or give forfeit. It's q
bargain and I git busy. 1t begins to
rain ruins-only it rains up instead of
down. Think of it! Acres and acres
skimming straight up into the air;
never to return
Gee whiz!" whispered Edgar.
But all this is only pocket money to
what II! git from the government '