The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-28
TELESCOPE TOWER
Invented by Resident OF Lafa-
yette Bids Fair to be a Bril-
liant Success.

Cruyssen, is now seeking hOnOrS in
the world Of inventions. After a
great deal of hard work he has
invented telescope tower, which,
from all accounts, has a splendid
chance to become both US full and
ornamental. To give our readers
an idea of MI Van der Cruyssen' S
invention we will give as clear a
! description of it as we can.
The telcscopic tower is composed
of a series of sections which can be
raised to any given height and when
closed, ftsone within the other like
the sections of telescope. The
tower may be made any circumfer-
ence or height, the principle remain
ing the same and the mechanical
construction will be as simple and
as substantial for a 5oo-foot tower as
for one only so feet high.
The building is elevated by d
perpendicular screw which is firmly
attached to the smaller or top story.
This screw is contained in a
threaded well in the ground, SO
when it is desired to make an ascen
sion the entire tower is rotated
WHICH causes the screw TO be forced
out of the ground, forcing the small
or top story up, which draws the
succeeding stories after it. One
story, the top one, has positive rela-
| ton TO the screw, the others are
merely braced against it, the braces
sliding in per pendicular grooves,
by which means all the stories are
held in permanent relation to each
other and all rotate a the same
time, giving the occupants a cont
nuOus revolving panoram changing
at every plane of elevation. The
visitor may choose the height to
which he wishes to ascend and take
his position in the section of the
tower which reaches that height.
When the tower is, clr sed the floors
OF all the section are on the same
plane. The to yer can make an
ascension every two hours and Will
accOmOdate from 1000 to 5000
sight-seers, which, suppose at 50
cents, each will make an investment
even better than a>trip on the Fer
ris Wheel The structure itself will
be artistic and from Its novelty is
bound to be a great attraction at a
fair.
The possibilities of the invention
are not limited to the tower, but
Mr. Van der Cruyssen has made a
very unique and attractive stand on
the same principle, which can be
used as a trunk, desk, shelf and
numerous other articles.
There is not a home, however
cultured or lowly, that would not
be better and wiser for the monthly
visits of one or more good maya
zines. Safe and wholesome litera-
ture, that is ente1 taining and IN
structive, should have a prominent
place in every household. A1gosy,
HarPer's, Frank Lesiie's, Munsey's,
McClure's, Cosmopolitan, Current
Literature, Self Culture, Review of
Reviews, Christian Herald and
Ladies' Home Journal belong to
that class of desirable. publications
that can interest all members of
family-the father and mother and
children - to an equal degree.
These magazines and others of the
same class are on regular sale at the
news counter of the Moss Pharmacy.
w Lee Wilson, who will be
RENE adhered by the people of this
section as the repr sentative of the
well known Southern Nursery of
Winchester, Tenn, has been pro-
noted to the office of secretary and
treasurer of that firm. Mr.. Wilson
is very popular among the people
of this portion of the State with
whom he had dealings during the
past several years. His friends
here will he pleased to learn of his
promotion. Mr.. Wilson will now
live with his family at Winchester
his new duties having necessitated
their removal there