Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1877-03-09

now," he said, "this must be cashed
at once"
Two o'clock came and tie firm
was saved saved from their last per-
il. Henceforth they met nothing but
prosperous gales.
What more?
Helen Eustacc has again changed
her name. She is now Helen VIII.
bur, and her husband now lives ut
No. - Fifth Avenue.
And all this came of q valentine.
Perpetual Motion" Machine.
William Classy, of Detroit, claims
to have invented perpetual-motion
machine, the operations,of which are
thus described by the Free Press OF
that city.
Saturday afternoon private exhi-
bition was given at No. 1875 Jefferson
avenue, by William Classy, of his
SO called perpetual-motion machine.
The machine is about five feet long,
six feet high and three feet wide, is
creased in black walnut frame and
consists of a balance-wheel, innumer-
able small ratchets and springs, steel
bolts and elbow joint cranks. At
the end Of four large cranks are lead
ell pendulums. each weighing sixty
five pounds, which swing alternately,
and at each swing of every pendulum,
the f1y-wheel makes eight revolu-
tions, the force thus obtained beng,
it is claimed, equal to one and one
half horse power. The machine is
very complicated and is made in
very fine style, the castings being
admirable. Upon the walnut frame
are carved the words: Eureka!
Ve"i, VII, Vci."
Beside the inventor and his part
ner, Augustus Miller. only four per
SONS were present, one OF them be-
ing representative of this paper.
The machine stood in the middle
OF the room, just where it was put
together, and entirely open to ill.,
spection. The operation was thor
oughly performed before the exhibit
WAS made. Mr.. Classy, meanwhile,
walking and putting his pipe nervous
]y and repeatedly saying to himself,
'Look carefully, gentlemen, and it's
there. 1t you find it You will say
lie; if you don't find it, but see it,
you'll say don't lie."
AT last ever. thing war ready, the
three spectators stood aside with Gu
rlous countenances, little Mr.. Miller
stood pale and awe-stricken on the
opposite side OF the room, while the
great Classy walked up to his work
confidently and with genuine d;gni-
ty.
"This," said he, pointing to a
small iron fork, VIII '>e prongs clasp
ed the side OF the hy-wheel, sis the
agent. l., may say, death" Plac-
ing his thumb upon the handle of the
fork he lifted it from the fy-wheel,
the sixty-tive-pound pendulums below
began to vibrate, the senli-circular
pulleys above rocked to and fro, the
snap came j., the balance-wheel
clicked with regularity, the cog
wheels rolled around each other, the
elbow crankS keeled back and forth,
and the machine was at work.
There had been no push, not even
Il screw had been turned no spring
had been touched and no lever had
been pulled, and still the thing was
in operation by the simple lifting of
a piece of iron about eight inches
long, with two prongs about one
eighth of an inch thick. After the
machine had been moving about five
minutes, no one venturing to say
anything, Mr.. Classy said:
"As | remarked, this is death" !"
again pointing to the fork. GAS man
lives SO my machine lives. Death
touches man and he stops. Death
touches my machine and it stops.'-
AT this lie lowered the fork and the
wheels stopped moving in abou,
thirty seconds. Again he lifted the
fork and again the machine worked
and as it worked Classy discoursed
about as follows:
"lt is said that pcrpetual-motlon is
against the fundamental principles
Of science"
"Who says so?"
"Man."
GLOW does man know?"
"He investigates"
"Goodr
HAS man carried investigation as
far as possible?'
"No."
"Goudw
"Hence, l say and my work proves
that SO far rs man has investi gated,
the fundamental principle. of science
or III other words Euclid, torbids the
construction OF Il seltacting power.
Euclid lived centuries ago and Glas-
scy still lives. What is 20 forbid in
yeS,iyation by classy to disprove
Euclid?"
The reporter asked If equal power
applied by persons hand to any
part Of the balance-wheel would not
stop the machine, at which Mr..
Classy said: "Not quite, my boy,
you're wrong" To prove his asser-
ton the inventor asked any Of the
spectators to try to stop the machine.
A gentleman full six feet high and
weighing about 200 pounds accepted
the invitation, and putting on y pair
of gloves handed him by Mr.. Miller,
placed his hands upon the Wheel
Gradually he closed his fingers un-
til he suddenly put forth all his
strength, aud although he stopped
the machine he did not do so unit!
he had been nearly lifted from his
feet, and was fairly purple with ex-
ertion. AS soon as he loosened his
hold the wheel again began its revo-
lutions, and the audience looked on
in anlaZement.
"Oh, yes, 1t can be stopped" said
Mr.. classy. $50 can you, by u ma
chine which has more strength than
you. And when you are released,
your brains will start you again. So
with my machine. 1t can be stopped
and When released its brains-point-
,ur tn thu cam; -; r,,,1,. ~. llou,