The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-27
LEyITY VS.. GRAVITY,

Something doing in Colorado. Fifteen thousand
feet above level the apex Of Pixies Peak they
erecting peculiar machinery with which they
intend to discharge magnet upward. To this mag
net will be attached thread of thin copper wire miles
and miles in length 1t is hoped and believed that
when the magnet reaches certain altitude the in
fuence of the earth will be felt and the
net will remain suspended in space. Science, having
penetrated the profundty Of the cerulean will anchor
US up there.
There is supposed to be practically unlimited sup
ply Of electricity between here and the zenith 1t is
for the purpose Of getting at this raw material that
the experiments will be made. OF course everybody
thought that Franklin wasting his time when he
connected up by of the kite and key, but he
wasn't and the Pixies Peakers merely going him
a few higher. 1t is too early to Better wait
until the magnet like the rocket stick, drops to dis
illusionize
1t must be remarked however, that science isn't
aiming high enough. Simply to overcome gravity and
make Newton take back seat is not sufficient Why
not further and hitch onto levity it were? Just
to shoot the magnet so that 1t will hover like Moham-
med's coffin, betwixt and between is mediocre. why
| not Krupp gun al, rget clear outside the ham,
pered sphere of force that weighs downif we could
just tie the principle that pulls up it would
olutonize many things.
Having roped this prncipe-of course it would re-
qure pretty good piece of hemp to stand the strain
at the point where levity pulls it of gravity S
hands-Mother Earth could so gallivanting about the
heavens very much if her chariot hitched to
star. Or, if she chose not to abandon her present
comfortable sphere, thank you, the principle could be
utilized for private enterprise.
Once having hitched on, we should have to keep
going something would bust; it would at
first blush. But with unlimited supply of rope the
matter of going or staying would be optional We
could remain stationary by paying out rope. Within
twentyfour hours after the principle is demonstrated
Pierpor- Morgan may be relied upon to trustee the
rope industry. that there will be difficulty about
The suppy-and doubtless there will be a beneficial
bull tendency in industrias.
With the elevator principle in continuous operation
effectuay dispose of the foreign immigration problem
not mention the question And as for booders
municipal reform would resolve itself into cmina
ton by ascension leaving the Supreme Court virtually
functus oficio. We could literally people the zenith
with eiection-day Indians; which, by the way would
leave the Republican party in Delaware in very bad
shape.
Success to the Pixies Peak operations A word
of cautions though. Should the rope get going, he
careful to keep it fairly taut and free from tangles
Remember the experiences Of people who caught
up by the guide ropes that dange from balloons
Above all things, don't let any loose knots loops
swing in the neighborhood Of Oyster Bay. After
things get to running nicely it might be we'll shake
few coils over toward the Post-Otfice Department
this would not be tempting Providence too greatly
The "rascals have been given plenty of rope already
but running would be n very easy way out of
it for them and would save the Democratic party
world of trouble in 1904