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The chronicle=news., 1913-06-26

Mr.. TrenOr wxs famous dxncinx
master many years sxo. lie taught
the dixuified square dance. then In
vogue. NJ well - the waltz. the
xal0p. the mnxur aud the sch0tti tisrhe.
as different from the tango and the
turkey trot M the New York Of that
day is different from the m0d-ra city
al fiat dwelisrs. Among his pupils
were such well known men ~
Chauneey iSspew and W. X. Wander
hilt. When Mr. Trenor ~ns teach
tak New 0Yrkss how to dance the
wealthy and weii 10 do iiyeA In
houses of their own. those In ssoder.
ste circumstances Inhabited hoard
Ing houses and tho poor were housed
In sauslid. usseanitary tensment
housss. The apartment houses have
proved . potent Influence In better
ing these conditions. fF.t|.Ii
How great the vaudeville elass of
entertainment In this city has he
come In slrikinsly illustrated by the
latest report Of the city bureau Of
Licenses. which shows that durinx
the year ending Nay !. commissions
askr"satinG sSoo. 900 were paid to
employment agents by vaudeville.
performers. The report also indi-
Gates why there e0atiau~s TO bc
scarcity Of household servants aud
Incidentally brings out the fact that
the cxportatiou Of cattle on the hoof
has entirely stopp-d 70 far M III.
port Of New York II concerned. Part
Of the report deals with condi,ions
In theatrleal employment agencies.
Il sets forth that the conmiasioner's
office approved iis.SoO contracts
between manaGcrx and performers In
twelve months. Vaudeville perform
crs hsvo paid Ss00.OO In commits.
sious to agencies for getting them
employment n well NJ payinx their
own manager agents. The average
Income Of vaudeville performers ia
$500 q year. hut NJ many of the
''hradlinerx" got very large saiarIe,
the income Of most Of the perform
crx In much below this figure. Nov
ink pictures have scriousiy hurt the
dramatic theatres.
IONGAcRE.
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-26
new YORK PILES
! Up BILLION DOLLAR DEBT

'New York. June 2c.-Wi,h the
statement Of the Comptroller Of New
York owes upward .og ~ .30O. 900 900
Father knirk~rbock-r cnsiiy becomes
ths greatest municipal debtor IN the
world. Indeed his Indebtedness Ia
~ great ~ the nEitnoal debt.
AGainst this enormuoS indebtedness
father Knick~rborker has In his cof-
rsss about S3O:. .0OO. 900 which could
10 usrd toward paying off the debt.
aad much interrst has been taken Of
iale of possible plans by which II
sDeh . step became necessary the
remaining billion could he taken
care Of. Among the most Ingenious
10 that OF bridge tolls. What the
city has put into the spans across
the East River equals the price paid
by the United States for all the land
II has acquired by purchase Yves, Of
the Mississipii river. In case OF hard
times or any unexpected demand for
fIntis Ne city Eould exact . tb,i from
the million people who use these
bridges every day. Tho revenue from
this source alone should be suiiicicn,
TO pay off the city's iudcb,edncss
Another great asset 10 the real .s.
tate which the city owns. its booI;
value ut present amounting to near.
ly $500. 100000. Much Of this OF
course ia In longitudinal parkway
which total e7G.OOO feet In length
or about fifty.three miles. Thi.
great stretch OF parkways flanked by
fine roadways and walks II laid out
along the Hudson would stretci
from this city to West Point. with ;
cost OF nearly $l2.OOO.Oo0. So Will,
New York's debt may at first seen
staggering. Father Knickerbocke
In by NO means ON the verge of bank
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HER sYsrEn OF ACCOUNTS

A younE Philadelphia who had
decided that his somewhat cxtrav.
axant spouse ought to keep an &C.
count Of her expenditures came ia
her ono day with = neat account
hook. prcttily hound.
Now Suzanne axid he. I want
you to put down on this side Of thu
book the money give you for the
household expenses. and "a the 9TH
er = statement of how II Eoes. In q
couple weeks rll give you another
supply OF money" aU
Suzanne took the book and prom
iscd to follow Instructions.
Two weeks later Hubby called for
tho hook. ..r
oh. I've kept IL all right" said
Suzanne. Here II is
On one page was written: ''Recciv-
cd Of Dick one hundred dollars" nnd
on the opposite was this coMprehen-
sive statement. Spent II all"
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= s4pand without painful strsls spne ths
1sansatA Thus thsrs \ svoSdrd sssvoaa
apells: ths teatrory to nausea OF m0rslas
dckeses r. coustrsses~d. and . 1sisht. hap.
~ eispasLtioa b prrsrsre1 that se0eets
.ssSssy =, ,esa nh H. sa.'esss s,. I'D = To.
rnssd" At any drag store at ei.0O. Il
psssSsvss ths asotArs's A~sith, eaahlrs hes
- make co0ps-ts r~co~ssy. snd thus With
sraeved slreagth shs will eagerly dryots
hss.saf TO ths rsv aad sttsatloe whles
Write to ths Br.d6~ld Regulator Ia. I'D
LAMAR 6ldg.. Atlanta. ia. for their valu.
shas aDd Instructive book o3 ssidsscs sos
expsetaat Uothen.
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-26

WOlheF61,ail tn ri
fedng leddsst "a
cAild.bsasing can bs
easily avoide1 By hsv'
Ing st Aasd . hoisls
q AotAss's frsssd
This b . pesstrst.
lee. external apsliea.
tho that rvlisvss sll
tenaloa ssgsasa ths lsss-
elsa anA anahlaa H.
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-26

Whether or not mere man snail he
deprived Of his precious privilege of
smoking on the four rear seats OF
open street cars is tho question
around which merry war Ii being
wagcd. The anti smokers. led by
a Dr. Pcas~. whose antipathy to the
weed II 10 keen that he In reported
to have left q banquet because q girl
r.ciicd u poem by James whitcomb
Riley In which mention In made OF
smoke wrcuths. demands that all
smoking In or about any railroad.
street car line. or FERRY homse under
the Jurisdiction Of the Public Service
Com isSion he prohibited by law. Al
the first hearing held before the
Commissioner most Of DIR. Peasc's
supporters were women. hut the opro-
sition came entirely fro mthe sex
which IL permitted to smoke In jub-
lie. They used no arguments to
back them up In their opposition.
hut ridicuIc. and one OF them had
the hardihood to try to change the
tenor OF the proceedings by asking
that order he amended 70 AZ to re-
Quirc the railroad companies to pro-
vide more smoking accommodations
than they do. Humor was added to
the situation by one man who waved
a bunch OF coupons. such M ARE CIV
en- away with cigarettes and cigars
and protested that the was not al
lowed to smoke at home or in ihs
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-26


office and thnt the open ears wcF.
the only available place left sinct
h~ never walked. II represent thu
great coupon collectors Of New York
said he. My dearest wish Is TO own
a yacht. For years have been sav.
ink coupons tn get one. Hut II
Way or nj the office. and II you now
prevent me smoking on the street
cars. how can ever get that yaeht:'
Further hearings will probably bs
held before the matter In ended.
That New Works skysrTapers may
have reached their limit In spite oi
the fact that all sorts Of wild Rursas-
es are made NJ to their height twen-
" years form now. IL Indicated by
ths organized move beinK made by
mnrchants whose places Of business
front on Finh avenue. Practically
all of the large cities Of the world
hav. already taken STEPS to restrict
the height of buildings. New York
Is III. last. almost. to make rekuis-
tions to this end. Much data on the
subject hnx be~n gathered by the
Fifth avenue association which will
b. placed before III" newly created
commission to inquire Into the prar-
ticabiiiiy of limiting the height Of
buildings In this city. Their report
In TO bc made within six months. The
Fifth avenue association has advo-
Gated openly the limiting Of build
INKS on thorouxhfarcs to not more
than 1875 feet. The question whtrh
IL raises now In whether = law mat :
INK restriction to cover E'ifth avenue
alone Will be- constitutional. The
opinion 1cms tn he that = genera
law covering the whole city will
hnyc tn bc framed. Many foreign
cities limit the height Of buildings
considerably ierS than 100 fcct. as
compared to New York's 500 foot
and ;OO monsters. The highest ap-
rcllatc court Of Massachusetts,. tn,
Court Of Appeals Of Maryland and
the United Stat~a supreme cour,
have all held that laws limiting the
height Of buildings are directly has.
ed upon . proper exercise OF the 50.
called police poyer OF the state. OF
course II should he understood that
In any given case the limitation o:
height must he reasonable one or
the law would certainly not he up-
held. But from present appearance
the hundred story building 10 freely
predicted only = short time ago may
never arrive In New York. and the
present skyscrapers tower la lonely
grandeur over restricted bulidinGs Of
the future.
The death here Of John II. Trenor
has taken from New York the father
of It's parrtmcnt houses. which now
number far into the thousands. II
was In the early seventies or somei
thing like forty years ago that apart
mcnt houses patterned after Trc-
nor's experiment. began to spring up
in the city. II was predicted that
French flats as they were then
called would pave the way for
French morals. which meant that
the community was fast going to the
dogs. II is not easy to say what ef-
feet apartments have had on morals.
but they certainly have proved a
blessing to countless families OF mo,i-
crate means and home making In
stincts. In addition to being the
father OF the apartment house idea,
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-26

rmpiry. However. the size Of th.s.
iixurra II undoubtedly largely re-
sionsibi~ for the incrcnsinx demand
for economy In the operation III the
city which PROMISES To lie an I'M
Isrtant fa'ior In tn. campaign next
fnli.
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-26
HIS CURIOSITY

Il shall probably go through life
with one ambition unqualified"
And that is?"
ITO know that the Chlnaman
really writes on my laundry ticket.
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-26
Dea uelssus
Ueiher's h1iood
i A00&y tAaA Evsgy Aaa ovoe 70 1hoos
Who Hospeluoao u 3aeo.

u h Jnst % Important that n~a sksukI
koow oe peogrsaDivs nsrihoals h advssre 0f
The chronicle=news., 1913-06-26

n in need Of printing Of any kind
phone The Crhonicle-News. Samples
and estimates will be cheerfully
given. Phone Trinidad 40.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-03-07

We were not to be daunted, however and
sayed to pass the sentry, when he Enthusiastically
and undoubtedly rolled his eye and blinked at u.s.
We both stopped short and stared, but his eye
which had at first been wide open, remained
closed In a wicked wink. Had been supersti
tious certainly should not have stayed to in
vestigate AS it was, we found the eye was
formed by hole right through the granite,
with a projecting piece in the interior forming
the eyeba and as moved position the
change of angle gradually cut off the light which
shone through the eyehole and produced this
startling effect Reassured by this explanation,
we braved the sea-lion and approached the main
company. Surely, l exclaimed, this must have
been a council of the antediluvians!" for there
on the left was some ancient species of owl
rufiing up his feathers and looking askance at
something beyond him. On the right perched
on higher rock stood a dragon or pterodactyl
while extended on the foreground was what
might well pass for a recumbent plesosaurus.
The sight of this strange assembly, however,
had given my daughter very different idea.
She declared it only proved the truth of the old
northern legends which tell how "dwarfs" and
trolls If caught out after sunrise, turned
into grotesque rocks. This mountain top was
clearly a place where these weird people held
their mighty revels and judging from the COM
pany around, many reckless jewellers had evil
IDENTIFY been Caught out late" and had paid the
penalty, And here let say that none of the
photographs is faxed" altered in any way.
Iney represent the rocks exactly as they existed,
without any alteration whatever The mere out
ward forms Of the rocks shown in the first three
photographs indeed remarkable, but we be-
came fascinated with the desire to discover what
agencies Nature had employed in producing such
results in this hard granite. 1t was at first very
puzzling but light seemed at length to be thrown
on the problem by studying the forms of other
rocks in the island
Photographs No. 1 fred granite) and No. G
(gray grantee show examples of a remarkable
form of cavernous weathering very common in
many parts of Corsica. The caverns
in the mass of red granite in No. l are each of
them large enough to accommodate two or three
people. and are of a more less orbicular form
inside that the roof of the cavern is consid-
erably above this edge of the outward opening.
This construction is yell shown in No. g. an out
lying piece of gray granite on the seacoast in
which more of the front has been away.
My daughter is looking OUT through an opening
in the side and this will to give an idea OF
the size of the interior Now both the red and
gray granite are solid hard rocks the outside
showing no loose particles of any kind, but If you
enter one OF the caverns and draw your fingers
along the roof you are greeted by shower Of
tiny fragments falling upon you. The same thing
happens with some of the sides of the interior
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-03-07
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but not to such an extent, and it is evident that
the wasting is taking place most quickly in an
upward direction. Now how we to account
for the formation of these cavens?
Among the most common and powerful agents
causing the weathering of rocks are rain, frost,
and wind, but at those levels in Corsica where
the rocks photographed occurred the climate is
comparatively dry and hot. There is little rain,
and practically frost 1t is clear that what
rain there is cannot to any extent gain access to
the interior OF these caverns and the same re-
mark applies to the wind. In fact, it was our
regular practice to make of these hollow
rocks shelters in which to sit when out sketch
ing and very welcome they were when wind and
rain assailed We often across a great
boulder followed out with just side entrance,
which had been appropriated by shepherd and
made into convenient hut by building up part
of the entrance with few stones In the neigh
borhood of Calvi such rocks in great de-
mand as pgsties. little yard ward built round
the entrance and the pggies. like the comics,
had their houses in the rocks" More than once
we met with cases where front of masonry had
been built onto large cavern, with windows,
doors and all complete, and modern man had
again become cave dweller
The formation of these holows remained
puzzle to us until my son suggested that the
cause might be sought for in much less bolster
GUS agent than wind, rain frost and that, in
fact where these had failed to produce much i'm
preston, the hard granite had succumbed to the
continued action OF the gentle dew.
In following out this suggestion, the following
considerations have presented themselves. In
Corsica the sun is very hot during the day, and
the nights cold by contrast, SO that much dew
is deposited. But when the rocks wetted
the outer surface by dew rain, although
minute portion Of their constituents may at first
be dissolved yet as the wind dries
them, these soluble substances are again solidi
fed and in the process some of them at least
changed into much less soluble condition than
they were before, SO that eventually hard crust
is formed all over the exposed portions of the
rock, and upon this the action of moisture is very
slow indeed, But where small hole exists in
the rock the action is quicker. The inside of the
hole. and especially the upper part of it. is
slightly screened from the sun and wind, the dew
which has been deposited in it is not so quickly
dried up and the dissolved substances do not be-
come much hardened again. This goes until
quite little hollow is formed which
eats its way inwards and upwards into the rock.
The deeper the cavern becomes the cooler does it
remain until at length the inner parts, cooled
down to a low temperature at night, remain SO
cold as compared with the temperature of the
air that dew is formed in them even in the day.
time. They are constantly damp and are never
dried up. Hence the action goes continuously
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-03-07
PETRIFY WITH THE HANDS.
Strange Claims of Paris Woman Is Being Tested
by Doctors

recent issue of the Paris Matin described
experiments in the mummifcaton of such things
as meat fish, oysters and oranges. which is
claimed can be done by the laying on of hands
few months ago at Bordeaux Nine. Raynaud
is said to have petrifed fish, oysters, pieces of
meat, oranges and other perishable matter which
would soon become putrid. This alleged mummi-
ication OF matter, which witnessed by sew
eral doctors. is said to have been done simply by
the laying on of hands.
test the result of which is expected to be
decisive, has now been undertaken by Dr. Gas
ton Durville of Paris. Dr. Socquet, wellknowr9
medical criminologist, gave DR. Durville the other
day hand cut from the body of a man who had
been asphyxiated. DR.. Durvie says that he ex-
poets within a fortnight to petrfy this hand SO
as to prevent putrefaction.
Three persons-Mme Raynaud NJ. Picot and
netize" the dead hand by the process of imposi,
tion of hands. Three seances each lasting forty.
five minutes, have been held
Professor Dastre has examined certain matter
said to have been mummified at Bordeaux and
says 1t still reeks with microbes of all kinds
Dr. Durville, however is certain that develop
ment Of bacteria in dead matter can be retarded
by the imposition of hands, which will prevent
typhoid fever germs from multiplying
Nine Raynaud's first exemplifcations of hei
curious powers are said to have been the petrifi
cation of fish, oranges, meat and other perish
able matter merely by pressing them between
her hands She is normal, healthy woman, ant
her hands show nothing unusual in their appear
ance.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-03-07

Now this curious weathering, I THINK, Explains
the production of the animal forms of our hrst
three photographs.
Turning to No A. the sea-lion, 1t seems prac-
tically certain that this rock was once solid
from the lower part of the head down to the
toes, and the remains of the cayerns which have
eaten this portion away are clearly to be seen
on the front of the neck and chest while the
, tusks are formed by persistent fragments Of hard
crust Similar causes have contributed to the
formation Of our hppopotamus, No. 8; and the eye
itself is a miniature cavern, while several small
ones are seen to be commencing on the face and
neck The process will of course go on, and
who knows but that it may eventually result in
a new instance of the evolution of horse from
the hippopotamus The same process can like
wise be traced in the members of the council in
No. 2, and the constitution of the committee will
no doubt vary as time goes on.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-03-07

yes, we always called him a sissy
In school and when he got to college
everybody there regarded him as a
poor stick. He used to go around
alone, with his mouth open and a far
away look in his eyes, and it became
one of the regular customs to make
him the victim Of practical jokes"
And l suppose that he is now the
most famous member of his class"
mo. When l heard of him last he
was third assistant disher-up In a
vegetarian restaurant"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-03-07
MuEFLEp KNOCKS.

I'm sure you will be glad to learn,
doctor, that my husband has improved
u great deal since you quit coming.
TITS too bad, old fellow, that they
shut Off your speech at that banquet
the other evening just as it was begin
ming to be interesting"
Nobody can make me believe you
were drunk on New Years eve, Tom
unless somebody else set up the
beverages"
Dear sir-Although you failed to
inclose stamps for return postage we
are sending your manuscript back to
you as matter of courtesy"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-03-07

Ex-Governor Pennypacker, discuss
ing the divorce evil in Pennsylvania,
said, with a smile:
In these times one never, as the
saying goes, knows where one is at.
An acquaintance of mine extended his
hand to me at the Historical society
the other day and cried:
Congratulate mel / am the hap
piest man alive!'
Il looked at him doubtfully.
Engaged, married or divorced?
asked"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-03-07

Mrs. Bukkit-Gude marnin', Mrs.
Finite. Feelin' well today?
Mrs. Flintle-Yes, very well, thanks.
Mrs. Bukkit-An' strong?
Mrs. Flintle-oh, yes, Mrs. Bukkit,
quite strong.
Mrs. Bukkit-Then p'raps you'd be
able to bring back the two washtubs
you borrowed last week!--London
Opinion.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-03-07

THAT wasn't bad eplgram on the
magistrates part" said the somewhat
educated tramp, who had been convict
ed for vagrancy.
What did he say?" asked the
tramp's pal.
Seven days." came the reply.
THAT amt no epigram, is it,"
I'm sure it is. l asked parson
once what an epigram was, and he
says: It's short sentence that sounds
light, but gives you plenty to think
about London Opinion.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-03-07

Every woman should try to en-
nance her good looks as much as pos
sible."
still, her appearance sometimes
during the process of enhancement is
positively hideous.'
What do you meant"
81 was thinking of cold cream and
curl papers,"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-03-07

Instead of numbers, the English
houses have names. For instance, In
stead of 81 Park lane, they will call
the abode Sunset Cottage and so
on"
II get you. think I'll name my
domicile Easy Payments Villa"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-03-07

"Plimson brought back from abroad
a Thibetan prayer Wheel"
How is 1t operated?"
THE. pious Thibetan whirls 1t
around in his hand"
do you think a contrivance like
that would be efficacious?"
Yves. l should think it would be
highly efficacious in fly time"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-03-07
oh, That's Different.

81 thought told you not to eat any
sorterhouse steak without my permits
sion?"
so you did, doc; so you did"
"Then why are you disobeying my
order?"
This won't delay the paying of
your bill, doc; this steak is being paid
Cor by my friend here"
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-03-07

There's a remarkable story about
a cub reporter in this magazine" said
the Old Fogy
whats remarkable about it?"
asked the Crouch.
HE fails to show up the rest of
the staff ana doesn't scoop the other
papers," replied the Old Fogy.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-03-07

ard comparatively rapidly,
dissolving the soluble parts
and causing the rest to fall
off in fakes until large cav
tiles are formed.
AS this weathering action
eats its way deeper, and APP
proaches the surface of the
rock at any point, threaten
ing to wear a hole right
through it, it meets with the
hardened outside crust al
ready described, and its
progress becomes very much
slower. This may happen
not only because the crust
is harder, but because the
part is SO thin that 1t gets
cheated through by the sun
and SO the forpation of dew
is checked,
I'm e1sslnle ot these outer
crusts remaining after the
rock below has been eaten
away is seen in photograph
No. 6, and, of course, similar
thin crusts generally exist
Immediately around the en-
frances of all the caverns;
and although these outer
crusts are very durable, still
they also eventually crumble
away.
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-03-07

Some family in this building OBJ
served the stranger. smiling, lis cook
ing cabbage today"
"All of 'em, sir" said the janitor.
"It's the understanding among all
the renters that Monday is the regular
cabbage day."
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-03-07

Mary-Ive just found out what was
the origin of the harp.
John docking up from his newspa-
per)-Yes?
Mary-It was in the Garden of
Eden. Eve ate the apple-and men
have been harping about 1t ever since,
Judge. Sssa. ~
Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-03-07

What" asked the professional
prize fighter, shall I call this history
of my battles?"
why not" replied his adviser,
call 1t your Scrap Book?"