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result of all this is that our trains can be
sped safely and proftably at an average OF
something like fifty miles an hour, and
while they have made for brief stretches
POSSIBLY a hundred, still this is in excess
Of the rate at which they can be safely run
hour I'm and hour out over the whole line
We have had a number of distressing ex-
amples Of what happens when speeding
.speciaI' strikes curve when going too
fast. so we begin to realize the limitations
which physical conditions impose upon our
existing railways.
This tends 10 emphasize the startling
novelty of the transit service which Mr..
Bachelet believes he can give us in the
near future for the carriage OF first class
mail and special express matter of limited
hulk and weight. The system is not offered
as a rival to our prevailing passenger and
freight facilities. any more than the tele-
eraph or the telephone are expected TO
convey all messages or communication,
This can be realized when 1t ia known that
the cars with their loads are to have each
a total weight Of something like a quarter
Of a ton. and the velocity In fight-for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02

apply them with every reasonable prospect
of beneiting us immensely He purposes
employing them to hold his cars or car
riers in the air far enough above the road
bed To avoid physical contact. and then.
with his vehicle so suspended, as II were,
to drive or impel 1t with great velocity on
its course. In this way the hampering fric-
ton OF revolving wheels and rubbing parts
could be overcome and power now wasted
could be centred I'm the forward motion of
the car The biggest of our fast express
locomotives develop 2O00-horsepower, and
yet a large share of this energy is dissi-
pated in overcoming friction and IN the
slip OF the driving wheels because their
grip is not positive upon the track.
In order to Withstand the shock of taking
curves at high speed and even TO steady the
rolling stock upon the rails. the cars have
gradually increased in weight AMI this has
multiplied the tax upon the locomotive
Wheel loads have increased, resistance due
10 friction has grown, and. finally. that the
engine may have a better grip upon the
track, the tractive drivers" have had
more weight placed upon them The me-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02

tricity. When so vltalized. the electro-mag-
net develops field or fux in which eddy
and Foncault currents are peculiarly prom
inent, and these are the agencies when
act in the forcibly repulsive way upon non
magnetic metals Aluminium is the nom
magnetic metal most affected, Mr.. Bach
elet has discovered. by the repellent cur
rents OF the electromagnetic. and nature
would seem thus to be conspiring dellber-
atelv toward a wonderful change in our
overland means OF rapid transit, because
this metal is also remarkably light Wheth-
err or not the comparison is technically ex-
act still, for the sake of making the SUD-
ject palmer. aluminium in Mr.. Bachelets
system is akin In its service to the CLOTH
covered surfaces OF an aeroplane.
The other anti-magnetic metals are leaky
or porous, and do not offer the same eifec-
tive obstacle to the flow OF the magnetic
lines of force that aluminium does. In other
words. they bear the same relation TO
aluminium that gauze or loosely woven FAB
RIGS do 10 the cloth suitable for the planes
of a flying machine. Aluminium must al
ways be interposed in order to lift enecuve-
" an appropriate load, and when TINS
screen or barrier OF non-magneuc metal
does not interrupt the eddy or Foucault
currents then the lines of force from the
magnet may be strong enough to exert
their attractive sway upon iron or steel
near by. This is cunningly taken advantage
of by Mr.. Bachelet, because he utilizes
magnetism TO lift his cars loaded and then
to speed them onward at high velocity.
This NAV seem paradoxical, but 1t Is
nevertheless the unfaltering action of the
magnetic forces upon the materials which
he employs.
An electro-magnet, or induction coil, such
as Mr.. Bachelet uses, consists of a core OF
soft iron wires, surrounded by many turns
of insulated copper wire. When current
is passed through the insulated wire II in
duces magnetism in the core of iron wires
and n flow or fux of magnetism is pro-
duced-passing out from one end OF the
core and re-entering at the other The eff
fectiyeness of the electromagnetic for Mr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02

flights told the world that II would be only
q matter Of time and study ere the human
being would be a formidable rival Of the
birds. which for ages had been supreme In
the air The first Of these practical achieve
ments dates back only a brief span ~
years. and yet see what the aeronaut Is
doing to-day. Wonderful as mechanical
flight is. there is another development OF
aerial navigation Of which the public knows
substantially nothing This is even more
marvellous in its practical possibilities ana
In it's disclosure of an old force invested
with a new dignity and given held OF
useful application which may mean reVo-
luton in overland traffic. We refer TO the
Invention OF Emile Bachelet.
The general idea Of mechanical flight Is
broadly understood by most Of us. VINE
know that the two things needful are
suitable area Of wing or plane surface
against which the air can strike, and en-
gines and propellers Of appropriate power
and efficiency by which the aeroplane can
be moved forward at the required speeds'
When the engine stops the mechanical hyer
begins TO settle earthward. and the We
i0city Of this can be moderated by follow
ing circling or spiral course OF descent
the aeraplane will not remain poised
quietly aloft after it's propeller has ceased
to revolve because gravltation will surely
and certainly draw IL downward. Apart
from this. the heavier-than-air flying ma
chine just like a ship, can venture forth
only when the winds permit, and for SAT-
etys sake fight must be far enough above
the ground TO avoid trees buildings and
any other form OF obstruction
The form Of aerial navigation which Mr..
saehelet proposes is OF a radically different
sort and. instead OF sailing through the air
hundreds II not thousands OF feet above
tne earth. his apparatus moves through
space only fraction OF an inch above
substantial roadway. but is. nevertheless,
posed IN tho air. His aerial vehicle is de-
a'sred TO run day in and day out, no mat
Vf what the wind and weather may be,
sAu the intention is TO speed IL at rate
ZAP 'oeyond any OF the achievements of me-
'hanieal flight as we now understand the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02

paid willingly, yes. gladly. to shorten the
transit period of the facilities of the best
of our common carriers. And knowing the
physical limitations Of railroad speeds well
may we wask. How is the marvel to lie
made an everyday fact?" The story of the
invention which promises to effect this
revolution in transportation is an interest
ing one.
For years, in the electrical laboratory, the
instructors have shown the students a pc
culiar property of the electro-magnet when
properly excited by an alternating current
we refer TO the repulsve effect of the
magnetic fux when acting against certain
metals But the demonstrations were con-
sdered curious and, TO a degree, instruc-
tive. without apparently suggesting any
useful application. II was known that the
lifting or levitating OF these metals by the
repulsive magnetism was due TO disturb
ances in the magnetic field which became
known as Foucault or eddy. currents
We Iaymen need not concern ourselves
about the why and wherefore OF these pc
culiar forces except to know that Mr.
Bachelet has found a way in which to
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every day through vocal intercourse by
wire, and a person in Chicago can be
reached by telephone nearly as quickly as
central gives us our homes in the coun-
try or persons within the citys confines
But the fastest OF our much advertised
'1imiteds" cover that approximation OF
thousand miles in eighteen hours Of run
ming. which means an average sustained
speed Of let US say in round hgures, fifty
FIVE miles an hour.
Isn't this a long way behind the efficiency
OF the telephone? And II is only by train
that written correspondence is carried over
land While commercial dealings may be
started by telephone or Geographic agree
ment, legally none of these UNDERTAKINGS
are conclusively binding unless properly
confirmed by letter. Further than this. the
exchange Of commercial papers. securities,
legal documents and many other forms OF
written matter vital to business, social and
professional life can be exchanged or for
wardcd only as fast as the best Of our
mail trains, and without these necessary
papers or documents many matters must
halt or be postponed in their consumma-
ton.
Admitting that the aeroplane promises to
HELM us out OF this difficulty TO a degree.
still the present indications give us no
reason to expect extraordinary speed in
transit, and the weather may seriously in
terfere not only with the regularity of the
service but with its dispatch as we'll But
this is only one aspect Of the transit prob
lem Many useful and valuable ends would
be served II some kinds OF special express
matter could be sent more speedily from
city TO city. This, of course, does not refer
TO the average bulk so shipped. A doctor
may be In need of some rare drug; the
surgeon in a critical operation may want
some special instrument the merchant.
before closing an important deal may de-
sire a sample, and not telephone or tele-
graph message that the commodity is as
represented. ard the lawyer may require
some particular document vital TO his case,
with the utmost dispatch. Most of us can
probably recall one-if not several-.n-
stance when a great deal would have been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02

I mnum rested before deviation. This has
been proved by placing the magnet and tire
non-magnetic plates in the pan of spring
balance or scales. Instead Of belittling, this
fact makes the phenomena involved even
more astonishing
Again. we can gather a fuller measure
OF the part aluminium plays in this revolu-
tionary system when we learn that
framework OF this metal. weighing only
eighteen pounds. is capable of rising away
from the levitating magnets and lifting at
the same time a burden of sixty-hve
pounds. The little child shown I'm one OF
the illustrations was photographed while
being leviated by the frame I'm question.
Now we begin to see the practical applIca-
ton of these strange forces or currents or
magnetism These magnetic stream lines
or eddies are absolutely harmless, and they
can pass insensibly through ones body
and yet retain undiminished their remark
able mechanical powers or energy. In
fact. these silent, invisible and impalpeble
currents are capable OF exerting beneficial
therapeutic effects and Will also stimulate
plant life as well as mental processes.
The section OF model transit line. some
thing short of forty feet, which Mr.. Bache-
let has built exhibits in general way the
fundamental principles upon which prac-
tical route could be constructed. The road
bed consists primarily of series Of electro
magnets surmounted by light track or
guideway for the mere contact OF the
brushes which automatically open and close
an electric circuit These magnets are put
In service or excited by the car itself as It
advances and again thrown out OF service
by the onward sweep Of this vehicle. As
the model road is now constructed the levi
tating coils are excited successfully In
groups OF eight Just enough Of them to sup
port the car from end to end at each In
slant Of its movement onward. The pur-
pose of this is to limit the consumption OF
electricity to the point along the line where
IL can do some good This means just so
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<ITRUTH may be stranger than fc-
ton. my dear young lady, but 1t
10 not stranger than friction" said

k(ITRUTH may be stranger than fc-
ton. my dear young lady, but 1t
Il is not stranger than friction" said
q distinguished physicist when explain
ing some years ago an electrical inven-
ton then considered decidedly remarkable.
Most of us have since learned to recognize
that the playfulness of that repartee has,
indeed, become seriously significant in
many different departments of our modern
busy life. Wellnigh every day we learn of
some new application of electricity, and,
no matter how startling the pre-eminence
Of novelty. that distinction lasts for It but
day. Now comes electrcty's twin sister.
magnetism. to claim popular attention and
TO show us some of its astounding and
hitherto unsupported possibilities. Mag
netism works as subtly as gravity 1t has
none Of the fire and the stunning properties
Of electricity, but in its silent, insensible
sway it is not less potent than its spec
tacular sister.
The heavier-than-air flying machine was
a seven days wonder. and. modest as its
initial hops were. still it represented mans
surmounting of difficulties which had defied
his efforts for centuries. The first Of those
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02

2 such, in fact. it is. may be as high as
! five hundred miles an hour
| The horseshoe magnet is known to all
! OF us. and we are familiar with the man.
| ner in which 1t will attract and hold pieces
/ OF iron or steel. We also know that II
| won't draw to II brass, tin. copper, gold,
| silver and aluminium, or. in fact, any of the
metals which the physicist terms non mag
| netic. 1t Is common knowledge that two
| horseshoe magnets exert mutual attraction
If their unlike poles are placed opposite one
another, while they are mutually repellent
| II their similar poles are in juxtapostion.
/ Now. Just fancy this repulsion being made
strong enough not only TO push mass
| of non-magnetic metal away, but TO hold
! Il aloft In the air. This sounds impossible,
but IT can be done. and done in a manner
that points the way TO practical, every day
application In transit service. This mag
netism. which thrusts from 1t the anti
magnetice metals, draws TO II at the same
time the magnetic metals iron and steel II
freely exposed to its force or field And
Mr.. Bachelet is taking advantage OF these
conditions or phenomena
But the layman must understand that the
magnetism OF the horseshoe magnet and
the magnetism of an electromagnetic are
ldifferent-the electro magnet being the In
strument needful to his work, and then
equal to it only when excited by an inter-
rupted or an alternating current OF cleo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-02
GENERAL SECTION eAcHEtETs REMARKABLE
RAILWAY. THE MODEL LINE is NEARLY FORTY FEET LONG.
Form of Navigation Which Emile Bachelet Is Said
to Have Achieved Seems to Mean the Defeat
of Gravitation by Magnetic Currents
Hitherto Classed as Useless.

art His cars or aerial carriers are not
dependent for their suspension upon their
movement forward, as Is the aeroplane.
and at first blush. the law Of gravitation
seems to have been at naught. Certain
peculiar elements or properties of magnet
ism electrically induced are employed to
accomplish these ends, and probably the
most startling phase of this revelation is
that Mr.. Bachelet is utilizing magnetic
currents which hitherto have been gen
orally classed as. useless by the commercial
electrician. We are face to face again with
the value OF by-products and the ever
growing lesson OF conservation in It's mani
fold departments. The Bachelet sytem
makes no bid to the spectacular-its aim
is to fill a daily business want and to meet
in a practical manner this need for which
we have not to-day any efficient agency.
All of us know what the telegraph. the
telephone and wireless" have done toward
making intelligent communication possible
with speed over thousands OF miles; but
we are still tagging far, far behind I'm our
ability to transport material things with
anything like corresponding velocitles.
Thousands Of useful purposes are served
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A longitudinal view Of the cylindrical
iron carrier or car and tho Ievitating
coils beneath. Tho car rests upon an
aluminium foundation, which is repealed
and held suspended in the air by tho
eight spooI.like magnets which are
visible below.
| Bachelets invention depends upon the fire.
duency with which the exciting current IS
interrupted in It's stimulating flow through
| the insulated copper wire. A direct current
will not produce eddy or Foucault currents,
and, no matter what may he the power OF
such an electrical feed, the coil will be In
capable OF forcbly repeling piece OF non
magnetic metal. If the direct current be
| interrupted sufficiently, or IL an alternating
current OF high frequency be used. then the
powers OF repulson become very strong.
Thus, we see that the alternating current
is peculiarly adapted TO the requirements
OF Mr. Bachelet's system.
| In one Of our illustrations we show the
/ induction coil excited and simultaneously
! levitating a plate of brass and plate OF
/ aluminium Because the brass plate is not
so good an obstruction to the lines OF force
Of the eddy or Foucault currents, It is not
levitated as high as the aluminium plate
! above IT, The instantaneous photograph
! pictures the two plates in the air rising
| upon vertical wire. The wire is there
merely to keep the brass and aluminium
! from moving sidewse or falling to one
| side or the other from the Jet. so TO speak,
of magnetism Issuing from the underlying
! induction coil. That there is real force
at work is appreciated when one tries to
push the pieces of levitated metal down
! against the face of the electro-magnet, for
| then IL takes a considerable effort to offset
the repulsive power.
! A still more impressive example OF the
energy generated is manifested when an
electro. magnet is sandwiched between Two
! pieces of aluminum-as We also illustrate.
Then the heavy magnet raises itself by its
! own induced power away from the under
| lying aluminium. and at the same time levi
! tates equidistant above IL the upper alumni
mum plate. There IS something wellnigh
uncanny about the potency of the forces
generated, and our ideas OF gravity and
ponderable bodies seem to be completely
upset But the deception is an optical one.
because the intervening. invisible column is
| actually transmitting weight to the founda-
| ton upon which the magnet and the alu-
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This experiment is particularly interest
ina. The GLASS bowl would eHectually
prevent the passage of electricity, yet
the electro magnetic lines of force
from the excited coil penetrate the
glass, pass through tho water and the
living fish and retain sufficient energy
TO lift the aluminium plate from tho
bottom OF the bowl until freely sus-
pended in the air.
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INTERESTING EXAMPLE OF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC
REACTION OF THE MAG
RAISES THE COIL AND IT ALSO LEV
ALUMNI UNI AT THE SAME TIME THE MAG
NET WOULD ITS FLUx NOT REACT AGAINST THE
INTERPRETING UNDERLYING ALUMINIUM PLATE
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plato is Of aluminium and the lower
plate is Of brass. Both are raised ST.
nuItaneously above the electro mag.
net. The purpose OF the pin is merely
TO keep the plates from sliding away
isterally--it offers no support what
ever.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-03-23
Election Proclamation


I, GEO PHILIP, Mayor of the City
rity in me bv law vested, do hereby
proclaim and give public notice that an
annual city election will be held in the
City of HAYS, Kansas, on
TUESDAY, the End day Of April, 1912
At places hereinafter named and de-
sisnated in the several wards Of said
city for the election Of
For the term of years.
ONE COUNCILMAN
For the term Of one year:
One C,unci man from 81 ward,
(unexpired term of A. p. Stainer)
The polls will be open from am
p NJ, on the said 2nG day of April
10 2, and the polling places in the sew
ersl wards and the Judges and Clerks
fyr said election will be as follows:
Is ward: c. W. MilleE's Real-es-
ia flee.
Judges: Nick GiebIer, John West
brook, Dr. b. B Kohl.
Clerks: B, c. Arnold, G W Miller, sr
2rd Ward: City Hall
Judges: JOSEPH Basgan, Simon
Frank, Abe Goetchius.
Clerks: Peter Jacobs, Rich Mulroy
3rd ward, GraEd Army He'll
Judges jos. Zimmerman, D. e.
Early, David Brumitt
Clerk, c. F. McLain, Geo. Basgall
In Witness Whereof, I, Geo, Philip,
$ Msyor aforesaid, M, hereunto SGT
my hand and caused this notice to he
signed by the City CLERK OF this city
and the corporate seal OF such city to
be attached hereto, tbiP, the 4th dag
Il March, A. D. 1912 at Hays, Kane
GEO. PHILIP, Mayor.
Attest: ?. P. Smith,
IL 81 City Clerk
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Call and see the new special
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"a years ago to-day, 1879, one of our
citizens came b. re, it was spring in
deed, everything fresh and green, and
trees coming o1t in leaf.
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The following was written by 4 for
mer residant who is still proud OF
Western KANSAS,
KANSAS my old sweetheart of the
Western plains.
Kansas, where the gods bestoW al
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Kansas, where the cottonwood grows
faster than the oak;
Kansas, where the bullfro9s are the
only things that croak;
Ka sas, where spring sunbeams coax
the buds to risk the frost;
Kan Sas, where insergent statesmen
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Kansas, bless YOUR merry heart: ma
gician of the plains;
What means this springtime blizzard
that ties up your railway trains?
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