The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1895-12-10
KELLY AMI HIS 7
INTEREST," BEING REVIVED IN HIS
ALLEGED INVENTION.

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INTEREST BEING REVIVED IN HIS
ALLEGED INVENTION.
Is He a Fakir or a Genius?-Thous-
ands OF Dollars Drawn From Fis
nancfers Who Have Never Received
Any Return for Their Money.
Chicago Times-Herald.
Twenty-Five years ago the country
was startled with the announcement
that is man named Keely, In Phila-
delphia, had discovered q new force or
applied an old one, and that it would
revolutionize the mechanics of the
world.
For twenty-five years there have
been periodical appearances of the
motor craze, when expectancy held its
breath for the instant demonstration
OF success. In this lapse of time an
tributed to the experimenter, Keely,
and no man knows what he is doing.
Last Thursday night a gentleman
lectured before the Peoples Insti-
tute, and declared that in the field Of
physics Keely was the master of the
world. He may be but even the
lie cturer doesn't know what Keely has
done, O the methods of his investi-
cation.
Two or three times exhibits have
been made before q small number of
experts selected by the credulous in
vestors or before some of the heaviest
investors themselves. On these oc-
c~asions Keely has done things that none
of his visitors understood, and they
have gone away and said SO. He will
not explain, and he never has. But
for many years he had only to ask for
money and he got it. He has built q
handsome home in Philadelphia and
has furnished it in good style. He has
q little shop two blocks away from his
residence and there his experiments
are conducted. He goes to the shop
every morning and remains there all
day. There are no windows in the
lower story. The door is heavy and
o want visitors.
KELLY IS SIYTY-EIGHT YEARS OLD
John Earnest Worrall Keely is 6s
years old, large and stout of frame
with q clean shaven lower Jaw and
gray black side whiskers. He is above
the medium size OF men, and gives one
the impression of great strength. he
is nervous, and talks so rapidly and
with such perfect command of his sub
ject thai q listener can scarcely follow
him. He began life as an apprentice
in an u~pholsterer's shop. He is very
magnetic and can mold men as he will
"You might be unwilling to give
him ten cents for his whole secret
said a Philadelphia the other day
But you go up to his shop and lei
him talk with you half an hour, and
If you have 800, 600 you will give it Il
him, and thank him for taking it,"
That is an indication of the force O
the man. He Is q character of the
most remarkable peculjarities. He
has dominated the rich men who have
contributed to the treasury of his
company for the past quarter of {
century. When they have begged
him to explain the secret of hi
them. When they have threatened
to withdraw their support he has
cursed them and told them to go. Ant
they would go, only they have sat a.
his feet, have listened to the beguiline
of his tongne, have caught a glimpse
of big bodies moved by something they
could not understand, and they couldnS
quit If they tried.
Once or twice hackers have dropped
out. But they were those who hat
not come under the influence of the
man. Every once in q while there ha,
been an announcement of the perfec
Il Will vi Uh0 INS6lN
motor and then the stock of the con
Germ has gone kiting up into the
clouds. Other times, after a Ions
period OF fruitlessness, the shares have
gone down. They have h%uctuated al
the way from 10 cents to 1000 cents oil
the dollar. Fortunes have been made
on them-and other fortunes have beer
lost. 1t used to be a favorite invest
ment for army officers. No doubt hal
the officers In the army own Kesly
stock to-day. Some of the paper OF
which 1t is printed may be yellow ant
dusty, but the certificates are there.
The new rumor Of an approaching
completion OF his motor through JohI
Jocob Astor, William X. Vanderbilt
William Cullen Brewster and ON,
other New York capitalist who haY,
made an investigation that convinced
them there was something in tn,
Keely motor and are ready to back tn,
discoverer for any amount up to fit,
million dollars r rater contradictory
1t Is declared the New Workers. will
have nothing to do with the scheme
unless Keely will move his l~aboratorie,
and workshops TO New York. ,Ant
that the wizard has fatty refused Il
do. He doesn't mince matters anG
even with rich men-even for a trihs
like fifty million dollars. If he sue
cseds In perfecting his machine h,
will be independent of the world.
AT the beginning of his published
career, Keely succeeded In interesting
several wealthy Philadelphians In hi,
discoveries, and they got up 81 com
pany. Then he made an exhibitor jus
! so much as he wanted them to see, ant
the stock was offered in the market
There were several years of that, and
then the promised perfecting did no
come, and the Quakers tagged In their
fidelity. Finally most of them with
drew their financial support. Those
who still believed In him could not
give the money, and fifteen years age
Keely was In hard straits. Then Mrs
bloomfield Moore, @ rich woman, oil
the quaker city, came to his rescue,
and she has give him about $4O0 a
month " o since. She is q curious
old lady, and IL she doesn't believe In
Keely she makes people think she
does. 1t Is she who is engineering the
deal with the New York kings OF
moaey.
WHAT is CLAIMED FOR THE MOTOR.
But what isthe Keely motor
There Is only one man la the world
who can answer that question, and he
Is probably at this moment In the back
room of his shop in Twentieth street,
Philadelphia. But he is not answer
ing questions.
III you hold a dumb bell out at arms
length and drop it, 1t will fall to the
ground. But Keely's motor can keep
1T up there In the air. and at any de-
sired height-or will, when It is COM