The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-01-23

the true sense of the word. He says
he has been working on the one idea
for six years, and during that time he
has made nearly 100 models, and has
at last, he claims, discovered the hid
den element which his ignorance of has
caused all his previous attempts to
fail. His invention, he thinks, is the
true and only solution to the perpetual
motion problem, as he claims that he
has been able in his invention to do
away with friction, the element which
has stood in the way of inventors in
their application of perpetual notion
Manton appreciates the greatness of
the undertaking, the attainment of
which will transfer himself and daugh-
ter from a two-room fiat on the third
floor of a block on Seventh street to
palatial residence. He is very san
guine over the outcome of his years Of
labor, and positively asserts that it is
impossible for his invention to fail
Manton, in his idea of perpetual mo-
ton, proposes to utilize the gravity Of
the EARTH and claims to have har-
messed that unknown element as the
most potent factor in the persuasion
of the motion of his wheel or rather
wheels. Manton has a crude model of
his scheme, and the G l b publishes
an outline Of a wheel by which a st.
Paul man proposes to revolutionize
modern mechanism by perfecting a per-
petual motion producer.
His plan is rather a new departure
from the usual alleged perpetual mo-
ton machine, and is rather novel in it's
deviation from the old theories of pro-
ducing a continuous motion. His plan
is to construct two large wheels of
some light material, the structure to
be held together by an iron bar, which
will connect the two most distant
points on the circumference of the
wheel. This bar will be perfectly bal
anced; at both ends of the bar is
creScent-shaped arrangement on two
sides Of the wheel, "A'' in the diagram
which is constructed of cork or some
inflated composition or f1oatable sub
stance. The twin wheel is construct
ed exactly the same as the one just
described, except that the bearers or
arrangements on the two most distant
points connected with the iron bar are
built at a different angle. The wheels
are sunk several feet in water, and
counterbalance each other so perfect
ly that neither weight of the wheels
or the water makes any resistance. 1t
will be noticed from the diagram that
the wheel on the right is in working
position, while the wheel on the left is
in a passive position, their equilibrium
and balance being perfect. When the
sides Of the wheel which are fitted with
the cork or foatable material reach a
point on bee line with the axle in
the water, the water being heavier than
the wheel, and the exceeding buoyancy
of the structure of it's sides forces it
up with great force, and before the
wheel has finished it's revolution it Is
reinforced by the twin wheel. The
wheels are connected by cogs.
The question arises how to get the
cork or inflated material on the ends
OF the iron bars into the water to a
point where they will be forced up, as
it requires just as much force to take
the bearers under water as is gained
in the upward revolution, and nothing
thereby is gained.
This is where Manton claims to have
discovered the secret of perpetual mo-
ton, and, of course, he won't tell how 1t
is done, for If he did some other man
would reap the profits of the achieve
ment of his efforts in seeking fame and
fortune. Manton claims that he labored
six years to get the wheel to go down
into the water, and has at last overcome
the barrier, which has always confront
ed him In his previous models. He says
last December he hit upon very simple
mechanical contrivance, which will
draw the wheel under water, without
losing any motion, and it is by nothing
else, he claims, than the skillful utiliza-
ton of the gravity of the earth, through
the agency of an exceedingly simple me-
chanical arrangement of the iron bar
which connects the two most distant
points in the circumference Of the wheel
He claims his Idea, If carried out will
take the wheel rapidly under water, and
that the same agency will not retard the
progress Of the wheel upwards. He
claims the wheels counter-balance each
other so perfectly, that no friction is
generated on the revolution. The
amount of power gained by each revo-
luton will be equal to the amount of
water displaced. Manton is very san
guine over the success Of his invention
There is something unique about his
alleged discovery, in view of the fact
that he proposes to utilize the gravity
on the downward revolution of the
wheel. and the upward movement is