Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-02-14
4 FAMOUS IDlHOAN.


Hon. J. r. DeLamar manages to
get himself interviewed every little
while, and is always careful to say
that society and notoriety be abhors.
DE proposes soon to build home On
Staten Island. To the last reporter
who ran him down DeLamar gave =
complete history Of his life, which has
been rather romantic, and reluctantly
related bis plans for the future. He
proposes to turn his attention to in
venom, and astonish the entire scien-
ti6c world and also the unscient,fic
part Of it, and head off the great Edi-
son by the invention of > flying ma
chine, or aerial palace. A large num-
Der Of wise, Iong-headed scientific
men not very long ago pronounced
such an invention IS scientific I'M
possibility" This caused Edison to
make bis little bow before the pub
lie, followed by the statement that as
scientific men had unanimously agreed
that flying machine could never
fly, for various reasons, he had con-
cluded to relieve their minds of this
false notion by inventing one that
would fly and be such a grand sue
cess that it would do away with rail-
reading. This he said be would do
as soon as certain inventions be was
then at work on we're off his hands.
Whatever Edison has said could be
done, has been done, and he has been
the man who could and did do it,
every time. As Edison has not yet
finished the inventions stated so as to
go at the flying machine, 1t is kind of
mean in DeLamar to hop in now to
get ahead of the Wizard of Menlo
Park" and to hop on to what ideas
the Wizard" has advanced that
he would construct it of the light,
tough metal -aluminum-and use
electric power which does not require
heavy machinery. Mr.. DeLsmar
lets out just enough of his plans to
cover the ideas advanced by Edison.
DeLamar has been "flying high "
for sometime, and now he proposes
to fly still higher in flying machine
Of his own invention. This will bring
grief and overwhelming regret to the
heart of Edison. He will ruefully but
unavaillng bewail his deliberate pro
crastination-"t the thief of time" anc
of proposed and already scienti6-
: cally conceived invention that was te
astonish the world and add wonder
fully to the already large dimension.
; of his great heap of shining, unfad
ing laurels that will forever be al
unfailing and constant reminder o
his surprising greatness as scientific
: inventor and the wizard of wizards o
! all time. This announcement of tn
great DeLamar will-fall on the glow
!, ing ambitions and Eery energy of th
:. " Wizard of Menlo park like limp
J wet dishrag, and the wailing in Menl'
!, Park will be like unto sad requiem
:. . in solemn, mournful minor key, an
= = will be a requiem over the loss of
a cherished, scientifically conceived
invention and the death of full
grown, robust, hope-endowed an
. hitherto uncrushable and unquencha
! BILE, glowing and ever-blooming am
u bition. 1t is to be hoped that tn
> . Captain, the Hon. Senator DeLamal
y will consider we'll these things, tina
~ his cruel heart will soften, and tbs
y he will desist before his proposed IL
'e vention is made a vivid reality and
III sailing success. We have largs
.e sized and yet-growing hopes that
8 will. If he does go ahead, howeve
u. u and will lend his 6rss machine
CT Commissioner Wells with which
gather ldaho's exhibit for the World
Fair, it will be credit 70 his gene
T. :, osity that will to a certain exte'
N' "stand off, his cruel designs on Il
y hoped-for future laurels of the e wo'
oe derful, world-famed Wizard afor
- said.