The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1909-07-23

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the alloy in my lower plate that /
merely offsets grayitation, and put my
sheet of insular substance between
and there We have deviation. Those
two plates are working against each
other with nearly equal force, the bal
ance being disturbed only in ratio tC
gravitation."
The solution of the flying ma
chine!" Jenkins shouted eXcitedly, and
Roberts, approaching the engineers
quick understanding, smiled and re.
sponded:
Yes, just that"
But what will furnish it's propul-
sion?" asked Jenkins, whose mind
was travelling over the possibilities Of
rapid flight. The others eyinced their
interest by craning forward.
1T will furnish its own" the sci
enlist answered, because by the use
Of the apparatus behind it we can
excite its radioactivity to any degree
that might be safe. More plainly, the
moNent the current eXcites and there.
fore increases the power of the lower
plate, lifting energy could be exerted
which would destroy the equilibrium
of deviation and drive the plates into
the air with force corresponding to
the strength or character of the cur
rent Or, on the other hand, II the
upper plate was similarly excited, thus
llberating its corpuscles, the plate
would be driven toward the earth"
The admiral, who had been slowly
following this dissertation, seemed
suddenly to have grasped it's entire
meaning, and thrust himself out from
the group with both hands extended
and gesticulating rapidly. Then all
you have to do" he said, lis to put
on either end of your airship a free
board made of this metal, capable Of
excitatton and insulated on its inner
surface, and you would thereby be
able to drive your c. aft in either dfrec.
ton at any speed you might wish"
That's 1t exactly" answered Rob.
erts and jenkins in unison. The in.
ventor continued:
Il can beat a freeboard. however
because shall apply my electrical cur.
rent IN such way as to send all tho
'orpuscies of radioactive matter in
my direction I may choose. I could
with this alloy even create magnets
u unknown power. can built a craft
sections where magnets and radio.
'ctlVe surfaces will alternate"
he was growing excited as the mag.
lltude of the scope of his discovery
lawne6 upon his imagination. Norma
aimed him down; but the admiral, in.
ected with these visions, took up the
train and enthusiastically expatiated
o MS companions. To him the skies
we're already filed with flying shfns
nat were to swoop down over an enc.
n.y. drop terrific bombs of high ex.
loslVes, and thus sweep the seas '
'u' luture events, he was to learn
annot be predicted with certainty I
~, Wen' WE'LL" he said, brisklv, +
What next?"
-FOUR engineers must assist me IN i
Fawlng plans. We shall want great b
aantlt1es of new material and e,oo
zeal equipment, and must have tbem
'oh' because when we get we'll I'm.
er way we should be able to create .
Vo or three of these radioplanes each
n.y." '"nes eacn
me great plates were locked in
III the group repaired to one NJ tba
llces' where for hours the inventor
his scheme of control tho
echanlcal means of which were 70 ho
orked out and drawings made bv W.
'glneers. And as they toiled ovar
elr plans, there spread from month
"outh throughout the strange roll
y the story of the marvellous nv
p.lon, until even the most nrossio al
'lkman found himself dreaming and lii
eouiatlng over his task. Before dusl, -
q crowded the light from the sLiaa r.
Columbia, under a full head ~
sam' picked her way out to meet the 4
can swells, and headed for Miami
ae,e she was to send a message IN
calling for strangely 90.
.teo supplies and notifying the any,
~ naval men that the dry doct
uld not be needed. 1o'A