Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-12-26

Other Worlds. The chief difficulty met
with by all inventors of flying machines
or airships is gravity. Now, Keely's in
yention distinctly claims for itself the
creation az an entirely new force and
ms much stronger than electricity as that
is superior 10 steam.
To Colonel Astor's book he describes
a new force, which makes flying for
man possible. This force he calls
tsapergy'' and says that it is obtained
by simply blending negative and posi-
tive electricity with electricity Of the
third element or state, and by charging
q body sufficiently with this fluid gravi-
tation is nullifed or partly reversed.
and the earth Iepels the body with the
same or greater power than that with
which it still attracts or attracted it, so
that it may be suspended or caused to
move away into space.
Now, this is precisely what Keely
claims that mis- nsJtor viii do-prodaee
"apergy,"
1t is interesting to note that Colonel
Astor remarks. Ii his work regarding
.sapergy," with this force what may
we not achieve?"
In describing the airship of the future
he calls it an Faeroplane," which, he
asserts, came into use when a suitable
motor power was discovered Eo says
that this is TO be obtained from We y
light paper cell batteries, which first
must DO charged from a dynamo, after
which they can supply full currents for
100 hours. enough TO take the vessel
around the globe. lie says the power is
to be applied through turb ne screws,
half OF which are capable Of propelling
the fat deck in its inclined position at
sufficient speed TO prevent its falling.
The airships-whos length varies
from DC to Q feat-haye rudders for
giving q vertical or a horizontal motion
and several strengthening keels that
prevent leeway when turning. They are
entirely on the principle of birds, main
ttssiiiiiHs themselves mechanically, and
differing thus from tho unwieldy bal
loon.
With a Keely motor in such a ship as
described-supposing Of course that the
motor would do oil that is claimed for
it--Colonel Aston might have the salts,
faction Of seeing an invention existing
only On paper SO far ~ reality. Ia this
connection: . description nf tho airEhip
in which the heroes of Colonel Astor
visited Jupiter is decidedly interesting.
This vessel was a glucinum cylinder
20 feet III diameter, IL feet high On the
sides, with q doniea reof, bringing MP
the total height to 81 feet, with a snian
gutter about it to catch the rain on Ju,
piter. The sides, roof and floor were Of
two sheets, each one-third OF an inch
thick and six inches apart. the space be-
tween filed with mineral wool, as a
protection against tho iaOense cold Of
Epace. There Mere s5vai.GsSels under
Meath. Large. tougi~ssd plate glass
windows were in the roof and sides, and
smaller ones in the floor, all furnished
with thick shades and curtains. The
assess sse.e of lattice work. Like those in
the engine room Of a steamship. There
was a crows nest or observatory at the
top.
That Colonel As.or will IT,. to apply
the Keely nlotor to q flying machine
seems positive, from the way his friends
talk. Flo himself is refjceut on the sub
jject. and will not state whether or not
ho viii begin 10 apply the motor TO air.