The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1901-01-23

lib ul0ul 60
ROnQlCH folks :: = =
Of Future Wonders. :: II
i T. + # # + r
visited the Gustave Zede, which has
become the permanent type Of the new
French arm, and it is remarkable how
the great lines of Captain Nemo's
cigar shaped, water weighted, cleo
trically propelled, compressed air
model have persisted. We are not say
ing much about it, but within a snort
time the French navy, thanks to us
submarine feet, will be in a position
to cope with any navy in the world"
"And do you still believe in flying
machines, as in Hector Servadac, was
it not?'
Have you not seen the Santos-Du-
mont navigable balloon maneuvering
over PARISH inquired Jules Verne con-
tentedly. II see that Herr Daimler.
whose invention made the petroleum
motor possible, Is just dead at Cam
stadt That motor will not be the final
form, of course, but with 1t the navi-
gable balloon became a fact. An, 1t
was years ago when first was drawn
to the subject 1t was my first work,
Five Weeks In Balloon and then
looked on it only as device for geo.
graphical speculation. l chose Africa
for the scene of action simply because
less was known about that continent
than any other, and it struck me that
the most ingenious way to explore such
portions of the worlds surface would
be from a navigable balloon. now
foresee real marvels in aerial naviga-
ton. There will be immense aero
planes. capable of carrying hundreds
of passengers, because the proportion
al force needed can be generated only
on a great scale. They will dart
through the upper air on calm days al
most with the speed of cannon balls.
I think the aeroplane will never be
practicable for individual navigators
on small scale. Such adventures
win have to content themselves with
cigar shaped balloons filed with n.y.
drogen gas, as Santos-Dumont has
done, but who can imagine where their
improvements will end?
land automobolism." l suggested.
II was thinking OF your steam house
ia Maison a Vapeur) and The Screw
Island lille a Helice). There was
automobilism on a grand scale before
automobilism had a name or an ex-
istence."
The fine old Frenchman flushed with
pleasure, because, l rather fancy, the
cold world does not give to him jelly
every day, and the Automobiles OF
Paris do not make handbooks Of Lille
a Helice" and La Maison a Vapeur."
"Automobilism." he exclaimed, lit is
the most precious of modern inventions
because its destiny will be to combat
the great danger Of the future-the
tendency of populations to desert the
country for the great towns. The
crowding OF the great centers, the three
stored life, underground, surface and
overhead, decreasing birth rates and
increasing self undergraduates are
the specters of the coming century.
But the time Is sure to come when ev-
cry ordinary citizen may possess his
automobile. and let us hope there will
come with it an emigration back to the
fields. The rich will certainly take
more and more to country life for
many reasons. They will feel more Sc
cure In the country for one thing-more
secure to pursue their extravaganza self
indulgence, free from the reprOachful
gaze Of the poor. OF course the rich
are always the most intelligent. They
will take more and more to the health
full countryside, while the poor will
crowd more and more to the towns"
"Why?"
"For the excitement Of city life,
which the poor imagine to be their
great consolation. 1t is sad thing"
"Then you do not believe in social
ism, NJ. Verne?"
"Who can tell If it will prove a sue
cess for the poor man? II / were young
enough, l would feel tempted to take
up the greatest subject for the roman
Ger the coming century offers-the ro-
nance of modern business methods.
with the intricate intrigues OF syndi-
Gates, trusts, combinations and gfgan-
tic deals America began 1t, and the
world Is following. What is the Trans
vaal war but an exhibition OF the pow
er OF these new social forces? ] have
been reading Mr.. Wells remarkable
story. When the Sleeper Wakes His
picture is terrible one Of the gigantic,
remorseless social machinery of to-
morrow"
"Yet you must believe in progress?
Progress toward what?" he inquired
rather sadly. But, yes; we must keep