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Show A REMARKABLE WAGON. A remarkable wagon has been invented in the far West. It has four wheels of equal size, and perhaps five feet in diameter, on which to run. Above the hind wheels are seats for passengers and a bed for freight. In front of this bed and attached to the forward axle are cog and balance wheels, and above them on a frame is a large cog wheel, one revolution of which turns a small cog wheel fastened to the axle a dozen or more times. The inventor's theory was that when the wagon was once set in motion its speed would be accelerated by its own motion, and that the only trouble would be in preventing it from running too fast. To keep it from running away with itself, across valleys and over mountains and never stopping until worn out, brakes were arranged to control it, and a steering apparatus was fixed over the wheels within reach of the driver. Much was expected of the machine by the inventor, who was positive that it would outrun a locomotive across the desert, and revolutionizes the carrying trade, as neither fuel nor power of any kind was required to keep it going when it started. |