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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-06
A TRAGEDY IN PERPETUAL MOTION
blows and their guards, as well

fore, heavier on the right than on
the left, and so it; always reVoIved.
think there was also a spring in
each arm that helped the reaction of
the ball, but I cannots&recolrect: the
arrangement of the springs.
Then there was pendulum that
was geared to regulate the speed. If
that was disconnected, the machine
went faster and faster till the CEN
trifugal force kept. all the little balls
at one spot, and then it would go
slower and slower Still it stopped. I
tried that once, and started It again
We'll, I kept that machine in my
office for several weeks, under my own
private lock, to make sure that there
was no trick about it, and it went
right along. The Journal Of Commerce
printed an account Of it, and was ridi-
culed Numerically in consequence
but the machine Kept right on going.
Then the old man exhibited it at
a fair in New Jersey, charging small
entrance fee, and some local scien-
.tifc men-I think one of them was a
Princeton professor-had him. arrest
ed for taking money Under false pre-
lenses He was sarraigned and; the
justice of the piece asked him what
defense he had, ana the old man said
his only defense was that the machine
did what he claimed. The justice was
angry and asked him how he dared
say that when these eminent gentle
men swore there must be spring In
it or it wouldn't go:
and the old man said: T have
worked at it for forty years, and there
is no spring in 1t, and It" does co. = =:
$50 they got an ak and chopped II
up, and there was a great silence
for there was no spring. And the Ole
man picked up the fragments and
went away with the tears rolling dowr
his face. And he died, soon after.'''
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A Machine That Really Did Go, Yet
the Courts Broke 1t to Pieces and
the Shock Killed the Inventor.

Y F there be any one negative PROPOSE
4 ton in mechanics that is held to be
undeniable by the entire scientific
world, it is that it is not possible
to construct perpetual motion ma
oh a e. And by a perpetual motion
machine, taking it in it's simplest
form, is meant a piece of mechanism
which will remain indefinitely in con-
tinual motion solely by the action of
the attraction of gravitation.
Nevertheless, no less a person than
David M. Stone, who was for many
years the editor of the New York
Journal of Commerce, and whose per-
sonal character has always been above
suspicion, is the authority for the pos
| tive statement that he had in his
| possession for several weeks, about
| fifty years ago, a machine of precisely
| that sort. He declared that the files
of the Journal of Commerce of about
machine, but these files were destroyed
memory. However" he declared, II
remember the facts perfectly.
about 1852 an old man, perhaps 80
years old, brought the machine to my
office to show to me. 1t was con-
structed about like this. I think there
were six of the hollow arms. In each
one was a little ball. The arms were
not rigidly fixed but had a little play.
AS the cylinder revolved the balls
rolled. Thus, the balls in the arms
on the right were always an inch or
| so further from the center than those
on the left, and they counterbalanced
! the weight of the arms themselves
| The whole machine was always, there
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-06
THE MISSING MAN
ByA1AR1 R. P. HITCH 14utbov Of Banz7 ragaay."
oyn Lee Shepard

semble Hamilton in Chicago. He i'm
mediately went there, but found his
man had vanished, and certain indica-
tons pointed to his destination as
Canada. Bruce tracked him to Mon
treal, when all trace was swallowed up
for the nonce. One fact remained
plainly on the surface, however, and
it irritated Bruce to have to be COM
PEELED to realize his own stupidity, as
he called it, and recognizing earlier
Hanlilton's plan, when it was perfectly
plain now, and from the first he in
tended to join Mrs. Anderson by the
roundabout western route. At all
events the plan had successfully ma
tured.
Hamilton, with at least $4,000 that
did not belong to him, was in Canada
long ere this, and unless he could be
lured across the line,-a doubtful feat,
he was safe then as far as extra
dition was concerned.
Bruce was at his wits ends. The
$1,000 held out by the bank president,
| together with professional pride, made
him unwilling to relinquish the under
| taking, and he set himself to find
! ing out what he could about Hamil-
tons past life, the portion Of it which
was compressed into the two weeks in
each May which, since his marriage,
at least, he invaria bly, spent away from
| GrOVedale.
AS his Investigations progressed
Bruce grew more and more excited,
and it is not too much to say that he
was completely nystified as well. For
it was in the most questionable
| streets and among the most dishonest
/ haunts that he found the surest
traces of his presence. He had
his photograph, he had the assistance
of other detectives, and as the search
went lit was proved that Vane Ham
ilton, or his double, was the frequente1
Of places which the honest people Of
Groveda1e would have shuddered tc
contemplate, even in imagination.
He seemed so much at home there
that it seemed almost impossible he
| could have been away from Groyedale
but two weeks yearly. Yet, taking the
year previous as the best in which te
track his course, Bruce found it car.
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CHAPTER vi.
Freaks of Photography.

Bruce, meanwhile, was pursuing his
Investigations in his own manner. He
had brought about a long cOnversa-
ton with Conductor Libby but ELECTED
in substance nothing further than the
latter had made known in his letter to
the bank president The grain which
adhered most closely to the detectives
mind after the conversation was the
impression that Hamilton had APP
peared, or assumed, not to know the
conductor.
"Of course, it was all put on said
Mr.. Libby. ''He knew me as well as
j knew myself He acted strangely.
easy and troubled. Now I know the
reason. A man running away with a
woman and the funds of a. bank had
good cause"
$50 he had thought Bruce, "but
he was a fool to show it,
BY strenuous endeavor Bruce sue
ceeded in discovering the fact that the
woman with the emerald-tinted hair
got off the train at Mechanic Falls,
altho Libby protested to recollect that
she bought a ticket thru to Portland.
The detective further learned that
she went north that night, when Con-
ductor Stone was in charge of the
train, to Island Pond. She stayed all
night at the Stewart house, and in the
morning took train for Coaticoke, os-
tensibly, but as he shrewdly surmised,
she was quite as likely to have stopped
short of her destination. Thus far he
was unable to track her, but no far
ther. In fact, he knew nothing about
her after she left Island Pond.
But one thing was sure. She was
alone. If Hamilton followed her il
was in another train. He was not in
the one which carried her. And as
completely as he seemed to have dis.
re a nd Pond ho1 Y,
appeared but to vanish at the Port
land station.
Thus affairs progressed, or rather
stood, for nearly a month. Bruce was
In despair when ALI at once he got or
shs track Of map said to closely re
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ried him straight from Grovedale to
the shadiest of these haunts. There
was no doubt about it whatever.
After this, Bruce began to branch
out in his inquiries, for he fancied he
had CHANGED upon clues which were to
lead him into new scenes far from
the present.
He went west again, for he was in
hopes to discover that Hamilton had
retraced his course to the States. If
involved in dishonest schemes in west
ern towns now, as Bruce felt con-
WINGED that he had been in the past,
he was likely, he thought, to return
any day, for prudence is not comm on
ly the characteristic of a rogue.
First Bruce went to Valparaiso, a
new but exceedingly enterprising town
We're to be found of Hamilton's opera
tons.
He was right. 1t appeared that a
trio of INSCRIPTIONS men had in sew
eral instances set up bank in new
| and growing towns and operated sue
cessfulIy until they had victimized the
moneyed men, when they had closed
| up suddenly and decamped. AS the
scenes of their operations We're thous-
ands Of miles apart, and their names
were assumed, they escaped detection
strange as it may appear, until they
came to Valparaiso. This was early in
the year 1887.
But two men came at first. Their
names were given as Scoville and
Brown. A private bank was opened
and operations begun, but for some
reason the business men Of the little
city were shy of them. Suddenly a
new member joined Scoville and
Brown as joint owner of the bank
This was in May, as Bruce easily dis
covered. He gave his name as Ashley
and was a genial, handsome man, who
had won his way to public favor al
once, as the others had not succeeded
in doing. His wife was with him, {
woman with emerald-tinted hair.
This was the item that riveteG
lBruce's attention in the account of thu
affair which had been given him tt
read, and it was this which drew hin
Ito Valparaiso to investigate the affai,
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turned it over in his mind a great
many times before giving reins to his
suspicious. But he did at last, and
they proved correct. Scoville and
Brown must have got wind of the
matter somehow, for they We're no.
where to be found, but Ashley was
arrested
And .escaped?"
Eyes, and escaped in curious man
ner. Perhaps you have heard or read
| the particulars. T"
mo-
/ well, Ashley is peculiarly gifted in
more ways than one. He allowed him
self to be quietly taken to Jail, but
escaped that very night by hypnotic
| ing the jailer. In the morning there
was no jailer to make the rounds, and
he was discovered in Ashley's cell
Ihandcuffed and firmly impressed that
he was Ashley himself None of the
other prisoners were released. Ash
ley just walked off by himself, and
the key was tossed back into the yard.
1t was a. long time before the jailer
tcould give an account of himself, and
] he has never been quite himself since.
was not to blame. Ashley and his
: wife got clear and could never be
tracked an inch of the way.
"Strange! Hypnotism applied to
crime is startling! And the woman!
Do 70 uthink her hair can be natural 2
\ 1t never occurred to me to doubt
4 it," said Mr.. Hayes, looking startled;
but have always wondered why a
j woman with such hair could not be
| traced
1T was most likely artificial said
the detective. Have you a photograph
of them-of either of them ?''
4 mo, I haven't. But can tell you
something stranger than you ever
heard in connection with this very
lmatter. Whether it will help you in
identifying Ashley I can't say. You
know, told you they took a house
ION Main street. Well, shortly after
I they left it, and before a new tenant
was found, the story got afioat that
fon one of the wind ows from the out.
4 side could be plainly seen; the photo
lgraph Of a mans head and shoulders
and those sSof a woman. The panes
I1are large and the outlines are said tc
..be very distinct. They are said to be
!. the photographs Of Ashley and his
4 wife. and the theory is that they were
Hooking through the window at the
!, triver. during a storm and a flash Of
!, lightning photographed them indeli
= bly, on the glass. The pictures can
+ mot been seen from the inside, bu
that they can be seen from the outside
, is youched for by good many people
lin town. don understand photogra
[ ply myself, and I haven't been up t.
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Hamilton ever allowed his whiskers
to grow. I can write to the president
of the bank in Grovedale."
Soon after the two men separated
with mutual good words. and Bruce,
going straight to his room at the Will
loughby House, wrote q. detailed ac-
count of what he had learned at VAL
paraiso regarding Ashley, the bank
defaulter, what he was inclined to be-
leve could be no other than Hamil-
ton himself. Indeed, the presence of
the woman, called Nora by Ashley,
and having emerald-colored hair,
seemed almost proof positive. -
After detailing the account, Bruce
went on to say, or rather to ask,
whether Mr.. Hartwell would take
pains to learn without o. doubt what
beard Hamilton wore two years ago
during his customary May journey
If he had long whiskers in addition to
a, mustache. Also, Bruce desired to
know the exact date when Hamilton
left Grovedale, whether it was as early
| as the 10th, for it now appeared that
Ashley came to Valparaiso the 18th.
Mr.. Hastings, on the receipt. of this
1 letter from the detective, was much
! perplexed. How could he gain the de-
sired knowledge without going to Mrs.
Hamilton herself. Mr.. Hastings was
/ a straightforward man. To approach
| her with subterfuge or concealments
was so repugnant that he would not
i entertain the idea for moment. He
made various futile inquiries, and
finally decided to call upon Mrs. Ham
ilton and plainly state the case to her,
asking at the same time for the in
formation, if she chose to give it.
He id SO, tho not, without extreme
reluctance. Mrs, Hamilton received
4 him in a polite, if somewhat distant,
4 manner, and after a few common
i places Mr.. Hastings preached the obs
/ ject of his call.
"But please do not consider my re-
i quest to be in the least imperative.
i There is no coercion about it. If you
4 'choose to answer my questions
4 should feel greatly obliged. But ifyou
i would rather not, you have only to
you are very kind, Mr.. Hastings"
1 returned Constance, bending her fair
/ face, upon which the shadow of a.
i great grief plainly lay. But 1 will
4 answer you truly and readily, for the
4 truth can hurt no one. Vane never
a wore whiskers, and can tell you, by
consulting my dairy for 1887, the very
4 day he went away.
i She arose from her seat, approached
1.-THE writing desk, which stood in the
a same room, and took from till pile
4 Of old dairies. Choosing the right one,
she sat down again and turned to the
records of May.
i (To Be Continued To-morrow.f
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see, the pictures, but the cashier of the
Somerset bank has, and he says they
are excellent, likenesses of Ashley and
his wife,
It should like to go up said
$50 should T., said Mr.. Hayes, "and
If you will call again after business
hours-for must go to my office
now will take you there behind my
bays"
Bruce gladly accepted the friendly
offer and in a few hours was rapidly
driving thru the principal streets of
Valparaiso after the handsomest span
Of horses in the city. Calling boy
to hold them after short drive, Mr..
Bruce and Mr.. Hayes approached a
handsome house on Main street, and
easily got permission to examine the
window which bore the photograph.
1t was on the first floor, and lighted
the dining-room. The Ashleys dined
late, and they, perhaps, arose from
the table, probably after dark, or it
may be they turned down the lights
the better to watch the storm, and
Tstood looking out at the river. Be this
as it may, the outlines of two figures,
a mans and woman's, were plainly
indicated on the pane. His arm APP
peared to be about her shoulders, her
head rested lightly on his breast, and
a glorious veil of her hair reaching
down out of sight covered her right
shoulder. The curves of her features,
| the droop of her form, showed her
to be both pretty and graceful.
Mora Ashley, as I live!' CALCULATED
Mr. Hayes with great excitement.
| Nora, did you say"
/ Yes, that is what Ashley called her,
and that is Ashley himself
Bruce scanned the figure with more
Interest even than he had the beautf-
full Nora. but never having known
Hamilton personally, he could not
tell whether 1t closely resembled him
or not. In a general. way he thought
its looked like the photograph he had
and which Mr.. Hayes had. already de-
clared to look like Ashley. The de-
/ scription given in the advertisement
also agreed with what. might be said
of Ashley, except that the latter. wher
/ In Valparaiso, wore long whiskers.
On the pane of glass before them
1.-THE long sweep Of an eight-inch length
of. beard was plainly to be seen. With
erect figure and fixed gaze he seemed
to be looking straight at the river, an6
the two men scanning the face could
i fancy retrospective look, and a sac
one, in the far-away gaze.
TT does not seem as If the whis.
kers could be false, does it?" asked
Mr.. Hayes.
mo, 1t does not. Still it is possible
Ito wear false beard without feal
Of detection. must learn whether
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this, and the statement that Ashley
oined the others in May.

this, and the statement that Ashley
oined the others in May.
Bruce, as 7 have said, went to Val
3araiso and to the residence of one Of
he principal business men, who had
2ecn deeply .Victimied by. the bogus
oank. For unde cover OF, Ashley's
lleasant fellowship and f his wife's
race and beauty the good.people soon
lad cause to abuse their own credulity.
3ruce got the account FIR ON Mr.. Hayes
himself, who was only too glad to re-
late It when it might be of use in
I'VE fought shy of them at first"
said Mr.. Hayes, but when Ashley
came it changed E everything. You
never would suspect him of. being a
scamp-never. Such an OPEN, honest
countenance, and that wife Of his was
a little beauty, if, her hair'5was green"
WAS she really his wife, do you
think ?'' tssss
"He introduced her as such, and she
appeared to worship him. I joked my
wife about it afterwards. told her
| They took a handsome furnished
! house on Main street and went to keep
ing house. They gave big party. and
we all went. Such anerush! Well, af-
ter that all was plain sailing for the
new bank. You can't mistrust a man
dICer you nave eaten Ills UISdu. wv
can't here in the west. Deposits be-
gan to pour in on them.
All of the solid men banked
there. Well. the upshot was, in ter
days after Ashley came we found we
4 had been swindled, our notes sold or
deposited in other banks as collateral
security for cash paid to scoville
Brown and Ashley, and in at least q
dozen instances the figures had been
altered so that the scamps got ter
| times the actual value of the notes
It was gigantic swindle!" and Mr.
Hayes got up and paced the apart
ment nervously.
Shall tell you,'', he asked, resum.
i ing his seat, how the. forgery was
i detected %
Yes said Bruce. !.
TT was In this way, and by mere
laccident. The cashier Of the Son1er.
set bank is an amateur photographer
He is bewitched with the, art, and will
photograph anything from cat to
4 footstool. Well rvshHt did. he do sbu
| photograph the nates Ashley gave him
You know different colors have diff,
1 ferent effects on the Photographic
plate. The moment the picture wal
I developed the cashier said he coule
Isee where the figures and letters hae
been altered with different ink from
the original, tho to the naked ey'
there was no perceptible difference
HE studied the matter thoroly. AM
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First the for the
move in
as intoi It,
" the face
Of his
his
coliding outsretched
In
o. teachyo
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-06

Now for the right lead for the
face. Stand on guard. Leave
your left arm in the regular posi-
ton. Lead with your right hand
for your sparring partners face.
Let the hand go in a straight line
(from it's position in guarding your
solar plexus) to his face, rising at
the same time on the toe of the
right foot to add force to the blow.
Do not bend the knees, but put the
shoulder and weight into the blow
as in the left lead. Keep the left
foot fiat on the ground. Do nottwist
the body awkwardly, as is some
times the tendency when thus
leas5ing with the right.
40 guard a right-hand lead for
the face, raise the left arm, keep
ing the elbow lower than the wrist,
throwing the forearm out and up
ward and turning the hand out
Try to catch the, blow on the heshs
part Of the forearm; or, when
more expert, merely push your op
ponent's blow outward (to your
right by letting his wrist or fore
arm hit your right forearm, and
then throwing your arm slightly to
the right In either case it is bet
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-06
ONE THOUSAND BUSY
FILIPINOS

the center of the square and on the
four sides are being erected four large
buildings copied after the most i'm
portant public buildings in Manila.
The Filiptnos have begun the cree
ton of their native villages. The
construction of these villages is prov
ing a great attraction to visitors. No
nails; are used in the construction.
The bamboo poles, which range i'll
length from forty to ninety feet fur
nish the tirnbers. These are tied to-
gether with bejuco, the fibre Of rat
tan. Nipa forms the roof. Nipa is
produced from the leaves of a. palm
peculiar to the Philippine islands.
The floors are bamboo, split into small
sections, and SO tied to the cross Sec
tons that they form a smooth sur
face. Work has already begun on
the Moro, Visavan, Luzon and Igor
rote villages. The Moro village will
be built on the western shores of La
guna de Bay and many of the build
ings will be over the waters of the
lake on wooden uprights and will be
accessible only by boat.
One large building is already fin
ished. This is in the extreme west
ern section of the tract and will be
used for the present for storing ex-
hibits and for dormitories for the
! native workmen. The building is
steam heated and provides comfort
| tropical climate. Rooms will also be
provided for the storage Of perishable
| exhibits.
The bamboo poles, as they appear
on the cars, are dirty and weather.
stained. When they are converted
into houses by the natives they are
scraped with bolo blades and lac
| quered. They take on a fine polish
and the buildings are very attractive.
The agriculture and forestry build
ings in the Philippine section are
being erected by the American and
Filipino workmen together. Ameri-
cans build the frame work and the
Filipinos will cover it with bamboo
and nipa.
The entire forty acres are being
laid out with spacious driveways con-
Meeting all points of interest. There
! will be market places, churches. the
aters and full exposition Of Filipino
life, with more than 1000 native Fill
pinos participating.