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DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION。
I called at the Department of Information�察�and when I was introduced I
realized that I was in the presence of one of the world's greatest teachers。
She gave me a warm handshake and said�察 �I have been expecting you�察�and
now that you are here�察�I will take pleasure in showing you the workings of
the department over which I have the honor to preside。 There are no
Government or private detective agencies in our country�察 �but a constant
watch is kept on all public officials as well as private violators of the law�察�
by the Government placing for sale in every postoffice and every military
station and every prison Government envelopes with fifty´cent stamps on
them�察 �and any person interfering in the sending or tampering with said
letters is punished by imprisonment for five years at hard labor。 Steel
boxes with a slit in the lid to receive the letters were placed in every
postoffice�察�military station and prison�察�and could not be opened except by
a commissioner from the Department of Information。 Any person could
buy one�察 �for there was a printed address on them�察 �and send it to the
President�察 �who has at the present time three hundred secretaries ��young
ladies chosen from the orphan home�� to read the letters�察�answer them and
send a copy to the Minister of Justice who has them Classified�察�and acting
on the information sends orders out to bring the guilty parties to justice�察�
and as punishment is meted out only to the bribetakers�察�for it is only acting
according to the mandates of human nature for a relative or friend to try to
get a person out of trouble to offer a bribe�察�carried with it no penalty�察�but it
left the bribetaker at the mercy of the other party�察�and in consequence of
adopting this system very few public officials proved untrue�察 �and crime
has greatly diminished。 Our department has charge of all mail matter and
telegraph�察 �telepost and telephone lines and wireless stations and all
newspaper books and magazine publications�察 �and we edit the National
Gazette�察 �besides we have charge of all Government scientific research
parties�察 �and if you will call again to´morrow I think I will be able to
introduce you to the Chief Engineer who stands very high in his profession�察�
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and who has�察�by placing an Astronomical Observatory on the summit of
Mount Everest�察�attracted the attention of the civilized world。;
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CHAPTER VI。
DEPARTMENT OF MINES。
I called at the appointed time and was introduced to the Chief
Engineer�察 �who invited me to accompany him on an inspection tour�察 �to
which I gladly assented�察 �and�察 �after a week's pleasant travel by rail�察 �we
arrived at the station on the southwestern slope of Mount Everest at an
elevation of twelve thousand feet above the sea。 We had arrived in the
evening and enjoyed a good night's rest�察�and�察�eating a hearty breakfast�察�we
walked out to take observations of the locality�察�before taking our trip to the
summit�察�and the Chief told me of the way by which they finally erected an
observatory on the highest mountain of the earth。
;Five years ago the President sent for me�察─ �explained the Chief
Engineer�察 �and asked if I could plan an observatory on Mount Everest。 I
replied that I would try to do so if the Government saw fit to place me in
charge of the undertaking。 I received my commission the next day and�察�
calling to my aid two of the ablest engineers in the service of the
Government�察�we selected a site for the entrance of the tunnel and next we
searched for suitable power to do the work。 We found a waterfall twenty
miles distant�察 �where we built a power house�察 �installed turbines and
dynamos and built an electric line to this place。 We then erected a machine
shop�察 �in which we placed our electric engines and air compressors�察 �and
built a railroad connecting with the main line�察�and after we had done that
we started the tunnel。 As you will observe�察 �the tunnel is a round bore
twelve feet in diameter�察 �and no explosives were used in making it。 We
used a tunneling machine driven and operated by compressed air�察�boring
on the average fifty feet every twenty´four hours�察 �and we washed the
debris away by a powerful stream of water directed against the face of the
tunnel so as not to obstruct the work。 We gave the tunnel for the first five
miles a grade of one foot in ten and from that point to the summit a grade
of sixty degrees�察�and laid heavy steel segment rails six feet apart bolted to
the solid rock�察 �by this means dispensing with ties and permitting a free
flow of water and slum。 We found it necessary to build a chamber within
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the mouth of the tunnel sixty feet long�察�with automatic doors opening and
shutting�察 �to secure an abundance of air in the tunnel�察 �and also in the
observatory。 The tunnel required no timbering�察 �as we bored all the way
through synetic granite and encountered very little water�察 �and when we
were about to break through at the summit we provided the workmen with
fur clothing�察�and with air respirators�察�so that they would not be overcome
by the cold and rarety of the atmosphere。 We had a car driven by
electricity to carry the men and material into the tunnel�察 �having four
cogwheel drivers on each side�察�and the tunnel throughout was lighted by
electricity。 We built the observatory of composition metal and glass�察�which
was carried up on the car´but come along and you shall see for yourself。;
We entered an observatory car that was run by its own dynamo but in
case of the dynamo giving out a trolley wire overhead´ could furnish
power any moment。 After a pleasant ride of an hour's duration we came
out of the tunnel into the observatory and I saw two magnificently
mounted telescopes�察�one for visitors to look through and the other one for
taking photographic views。 I looked through the visitors' telescope and to
my astonishment the sun was blue and when I asked one of the
astronomers present the reason for it he replied that the sun was a great
dynamo and that the dazzling brightness seen at low altitudes was caused
by our atmosphere offering like the filament in an incandescent lamp great
resistance to the electric energy of the sun producing a brilliant glow and
if you were able to go outside the atmosphere of our earth you would only
see the sun as a dark body in space and you would find yourself in
absolute darkness and eternal silence。 Night fell and when I looked again
through the telescope and gazed on the countless hosts of heaven's
millions of suns there came into my mind and I repeated aloud that noble
passage in the Bible�察 �The heavens declare the glory of God and the
firmament showeth his handiwork。 I remarked to the Chief Engineer as we
went down to the station�察�that a great many people visited the observatory�察�
for I had looked in the visitors' book�察�where every person was required to
sign his name。 He replied�察 �Yes�察�if a private company owned it�察�it would
make the stockholders wealthy�察 �for it has become to the globe´trotters
what Mecca is to the Mohammedans for no tourist would dare to return
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home without registering at the observatory and we encourage them by
publishing their names in the National Gazette。
;If you would like to accompany me I think I can show you another
work we are engaged in that is adding to the accumulated knowledge of
the ages。; I gladly assented and after ten days of railway travel we arrived
at the great platinum mine of Eurasia。 It was on the continental divide
between Europe and Asia and had been worked on a small scale at the
surface for a great many years�察�but had not produced much platinum and
owing to an increasing demand for it in the arts the value of it greatly
exceeded that of gold�察�while at the present time it is on a par with silver�察�
owing to the government selling it in the market of the world for what it
will bring and smashing any gambling ring that would attempt to corner
the market。 We entered a cage and were lowered to the one thousand´foot
level�察 �then we got out of the cage and�察 �walking about twenty yards�察 �we
entered a chamber where there was another shaft and hoisting works and
were lowered to the two´thousand foot level�察�which opened out in every
direction�察 �connecting with a drainage tunnel eight miles long�察 �which
carried off all
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