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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16

remember the man who delved way down
i'm the earth that the spectacle That
thrills you might be possible.
We have not yet finished with our sink
ing pillar What happens when bedrock
is finally reached? First, the inspectors
20 down in the caisson and critically cx-
anime the ledge to make sure that IT .
the basic stratum and not an interven-
ing bowlder. The rock is swept clean
and washed that its character may be
studied thoroughly. Convinced that The
pier has reached its proper depth the
next thing is to provide sure footing.
This is especially needful II the face OF
the ledge dips sharply and but one edge
of the caisson is in contact with II. Either
the rock must be cut away or blasted, so
that there will be level footing or a
recess or Judgement cut in the rock below
the unsupported side into which the ce-
rnent TO follow may be keyed. Assuming
all of these details settled we now pass
TO the concluding operation.
The sandhogs withdraw from the work
ing chamber and the caisson is filled with
concrete. and then the superposed pier
rests on solid block instead OF the
encompassing walls of wood or cement
as the case may be-of the erstWhlle
pressure chamber. Now the air pressure
may be released and the air lock removed
Next. the iron lining OF the passageway
in the pier is unbolted section by section
and drawn up. This permits of the in
spection of the inside Of the pillar salts
fed that all is sound, just as every other
stage of the work had to be, then this
central cavity is filled 10 the brim with
concrete. and when set the engineers have
a solid support reaching from the unyield-
ing bedrock up to the level OF the cellar
floor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16
The Rat Family Has Many Cousins in the "Zoo''

, Battle. Mother in as pathetic tone az !
could muster for the occasion he would
permit me even TO stroke his back. some
times expressing his pleasure by making
low. purrng sound
Many Of the rodents inhabiting the tenn
peratc zones hibernate in the WINTER
spending months sometimes I'm state or
suspended animation. How nearly WIN
out life these animals are when IN TINS
state was illustrated i'm one case when "A
riarmot was held in carbonic acid gas FOR
four hours, the thermometer marking l.
degrees below zero. lie continued To i've
in this gas when rat and bird mat
were placed in il with him died instantly.
The woodchuck, or grounding. Is one OF
the animals which hibernate. II stores
up no food, for it requires none. II would
require very warm day To bring out the
grounding in February. when he Is sup
posed to appear To discover whether the
sun is shining by taking look around
for his shadow.
The beaver, the muskrat. the capybara
and the rat are all at home IN the
water The first comprises the family
of Castorida. The beaver has occupied
a large place IN the history OF the United
States. it's fur having been one Of the
great incentives for exploration and a
basis of exchange. From certain glands
near the tail Is secured "A strong scented.
oily fluid known as "castoreum, winch
is used more or less i'm the manufacture
of perfumes. IL is said To possess medi-
cal properties also. The beavers remark
able industry and capacity as builder OF
dams is a favorite topic in books on ami
mails for young people. Three hundred
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16
David Livingstone Was Born Century Ago

plies and many other points OF interest
revived emotions that had lain dormant IN
Manyuema. Appetite returned; and In
stead OF the spare, tasteless two meals
day, / ate four times daily, and In
week began to feel strong"
The following spring after this meeting
with Stanley, on March 49, his birthday,
realizing that his strength had been
Slapped by his experience, he wrote
Birthday My Jesus, my King, my life.
my all again dedicate my whole self
to Thee. Accept me, and grant, o Ora
cious Father, that ere this year is gone
may finish my task. In Jesues name
ask II. Amen So let it be.
DAVID LIVINGSTONE"
He moved down toward the south altar
a wait of five months for supplies, and in
January, 1873, became entangled in the
spongy jungles on the east side OF Lake
Bangeweulu. He was on his way to find
the fountains" Of four great rivers of
which he had heard reports. One OF them
might be the Nile. Another the Congo.
He was destined never to reach his goal.
J 1t was now April He was unable TO walk
because Of weakness and had TO be car
ried. On April % the party reached
Chitambo's village. on the Lulimala, in
Ilala. Two days before he had made his
last entry in his Journal. He had writ
ten. knocked UP quite, and remain
recover--sent TO buy mich goats. We are
on the banks OF the Molilamo."
Those were the last words he ever
wrote On the night OF April 30 he wound
up his watch with difficulty. half sighed
as II In great pain. as he lay upon his
couch. "Oh, dear, DEAR he said, and
dozed Then he tried to take some Gallo
mel Early the following morning. when
the children in far away England were
thinking of May dances. his faithful ser
wants found him kneeling beside his bed.
his body stretched forward his head
buried in his hands as II in prayer. For
minute they watched him. There was
no movement. They felt OF his body. 1t
was cold The great master" as they
called him. was dead.
His native followers determined that the
body Of their leader must be borne To the
coast In order to do this they removed
the heart and viscera and buried them
beneath tree in a tin box. On the tree
was carved an inscription giving his name
and the date Of his death Care was TAX
en- that the grass should always be kept
clear around the tree that 1t might not
be burned by the bush fires which an
nually swept across the country.
The body itself was prepared for trans
portation in an Enclosure built for its
protection from molestation and open to
the air Here for two weeks day and
night his faithful followers watched over
II. turning it in the sun, so that 1t could
be evenly dried. IT was little more than
a skeleton covered with skin.
At last It was in readiness. Enclosed in
a cylinder of bark and wrapped In sail
cloth. they set out, carrying with them
also his carefully kept notebooks. These
they recognized would be of great i'm
portance. After many Incidents they at
last reached the coast with their burden,
and on April IS. 1874, almost exactly a
year after his death. the emaciated body
was buried In Westminster Abbsy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16
Postage Stamps
Continued from third page.

employe is bound TO turn over TO the next
one handling the order the intact package
and we have yet 10 discover any irregu-
larties."
The packages arc so wrapped that under
the regulations the Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing is relieved OF all RESPONSE
bilty for any irregularities in the event
of shortages. Before breaking the seal on
the separate package II is the duty Of the
postal authorities TO count the sheets OF
stamps at corner left open. ~ the seal
is broken and a shortage is then discov-
cred the responsibility rests outside the
bureau.
After the packages have been prepared
for shipment they are put in big chest
and conveyed in a heavily guarded steel
lined automobile to the Postofiice Depart
ment. Four husky guards accompany the
automobile which carries approximately
100000 stamps each day from the Bu-
reau Of Engraving and Printing to the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16

years ago the skin OF the European
species was considered like the left hind
foot OF n graveyard rabbit killed in the
dark OF the moon. to be OF great efficacy
under certain circumstances. The follow
ing was written about its virtues in the
early part OF the seventeenth century:
THE incidental vertues of this beast
are In the skin. A garment made
OF the skinnes is good for paralitick
person, and the skinnes burned with drie
OPINIONS and liquid pitch. stayeth the
bleeding Of the nose. and being put into
the soles of shoes easeth the govt"
The same writer offered some recipes
for getting rid of mice. for" said he
the wise reader must consider that il is
as necessary or rather more necessary
for most men to know how to take mice
than how to take Elephants. And al
though every woman. and silly Rat
ketcher can give instructions enough
therein. yet their knowledge cannot ex-
cusc my negligence IL | should omit the
inventions and devices of the auncient
whereby they delivered themselves from
the annoiances OF these beasts" Then he
proceeds to describe method OF which
he had heard II was that one could
catch a mouse and teach him to eat other
mice, then he could be released and would
pursue all other mice into their holes In
order to get food and sustain life.
Judging from the success of District
Attorney Whitman's efforts, this recipe
is "a good one for catching grafters, IL
being necessary only to catch one and
teach him that in order to sustain him
self he must seek out other grafters and
hiring them in,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16

, IL as a source OF benefit to my party and
, To the heathen.'
| He tried to look at il from mission
arys point of view. but. despite his allow
ances for the environment of the guilty
men. he could not help crying out at the
I end Of the days notes. True; yet this
! loss Of the medicine box gnaws at the
heart terribly"
For two years he wandered up and
down through the regions Of the great
African lakes. standing in March. 1871 on
! the banks of the upper Congo. Then, IN
| the hope of finding supplies, he turned his
steps toward Viii. on the east side OF
Lake Tanganyiki. This is what he found
at Ujiji IN the words of his carefully pre-
served notebook
October 23-At dawn OF, and go TO
Viii Welcomed by all the Arabs, par
ticularly by Moenyeshere. / was now re-
duced to a skeleton, but the market being
held daily and all kinds Of native food
brought to it | hoped that food and
rest would soon restore me: but In the
evening my people came and told me that
| Shereef had sold off all my goods, and
: Moenyeghere confirmed it by saying: We
protested. but he did not leave a single
yard of calico out of three thousand. nor
a string OF beads ont seven hundred
pounds This was distressing"
This seems rather mild, to say the least,
when one realizes that it was upon these
supplies that he depended for his future
work Shereef had the effrontery TO come
regularly to shake hands with him. and
when refused that privilege. on account
of his roguery would take his leave with
the remark, II am going to pray"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16
SUDDEN DECOMPRESsION.

But the sandhog is an eXuberant Great
uie and prone to hasty actions. When
MS hours of work are over he wants to
set outside again as soon as possible, and
II left TO his own devices he will often
violate the rules and deliberately shorten
Inc period OF his decomposition. lie may
90 this dozen times without suffering
any apparent i'll effects. but the next time
may cost him dear. Depending upon the
PRESSURE under which he has been labor
nc and the duration of his shift the con-
equences of sudden decomposition will
>s3Sry. ranging all the way from a slight
Wise OF heaviness or an itching Of the
skin TO a creeping loss Of consciousness
and maybe lasting sleep The untutored
'aborer does not realize this. and We
sometimes have reason to doubt whether
VI not the responsible members of the
medical fraternity in charge are fully
aware Of the physiological conditions in
VOWED
We generally look upon oxygen as
'ehehcent element, forgetting that il i'm
poses certain consequences when present
~ excess Of the atmospheric normal. Just
es oxygen under pressure Will stimulate
herce flame. when breathed into the
unss II substantially duplicates this ac-
uoh py burning up our body substance or
assues To Offset this combustion or loss
% sahdhog eats ravenously. and the
auOn Of the abnormal oxygen
aAes nm careless and, at times, fairly
Ieponsible. He is burning the candle
ooth ends and working the middle
u oniy continual watchfulness OF the
oi superintendents keeps the death
ana the casualty list down 10 their
-'"eht totals-totals that make grew
'"c reading even now The next time
a. marvel al the nerve Of the man on
~sh guiding steel girdcr into place
sundreds Of feet above the street level
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THE BRAzEN NERVE OF sHEREEF

This was little too much for the kind
hearted Livingstone, who remarked that
were he an Arab Shereef's hand and both
ears would be cut off for thieving and
that no salutations were wanted from
him. To add to his distress" he had an
opportunity to see Shereefs slaves passing
from the market with all the good things
they had been able to buy with his goods
He did not know. however. that good
Samaritan was at hand. One day when
his spirits were at their lowest ebb Sus
one Of his faithful servants. came run
ming up at top speed. gasping:
IAN Englishmani | see him.
off he darted to meet the stranger. The
American flag at the head Of the caravan
told the nationality of the traveller. In
his caravan were bales of goods. tin
baths huge kettles. cooking pots. tents,
etc.. I'm such abundance that Livingstone
thought to himself, This must be lux
urious traveller. and not one at his wits
end like me-
II was Henry Moreland Stanley! He
had come. In the language Of the de-
spondent Livingstone. ito obtain accurate
Information about DR.. Livingstone, IL
living, and II dead. to bring home my
homes The news he had to tell to one
who had been two full years without any
tidings from Europe made my whole
frame thrill The terrible fate that had
befailen France-the Geographic cables
successfully laid In tho AtIantic,-the cleo
ton of General Grant-the death OF good
Lord Clarendon, my constant friend--the
proof that her majesty's government had
not forgotten me In voting Fl. 900 for SUD-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16
New York Is a City Built on Stills

good cause for local pride IN the en-
eineers that have been produced right
here i'm this struggle between Nature and
the architectural demands Of business
seeking profitable investment within
narrowed confines.
The sun., 1913-10-26

front door He will br ready to hear COM
plants and If there is grievance pre-
sentsd one day II will not have TO wait for
the next until IL is investigated
To give a truly economical borough
administrations MIR Marks says he " Ill make
cit employees understand that they pay no
penalty to get their Jobs nor to retain them.
that they will get from the city such treat
ment as they receive from a model employer
The most economical employee. MIR. Marks
holds. is he who pays tribute to no boss
and feels sure of recognition for good ser
vice
His policy l. that patchwork is' the
dearest economy" and that stead Of doing
a. little as possible and seeming TO save
money he will do as much Ms possible with
the least expenditure.
Among he honorary vice-presidents OF MIR
Marks's campaign committee are william n
Ashton. otto I Barnard DR.. Nicholas
Murray Butler, villain ". Chadbourne.
Henry Clews, Lloyd &. Griscom. William
Hornblower. DR.. \. jacob. Pr6 Joseph
r. johnson. Adolph Lewisohn. William
Loeb. Seth Low. John Mitchell. william g..
McAdoo. tn. Rev. Frank Mason North.
Jacob u. SchH. Percy 5. Straus Henry A.
Towne. the Rev stephen :, Wise and DR.
John 4. Wyrth.
The sun., 1913-10-26

no revenue bond issue for permanent i'm
provements and explains that revenue bonds
have been issued to pay for improvements
that should have been paid out Of corporate
stock. Revenue bonds do not appear In
the budget. while corporate stock does.
This will mean, Darlington contends. that
the budget figures will show under his
administration just how much money is
to he spent.
Mr.. Darlington tells his audiences that
az Borough President he will buy supplies
in the cheapest market and will give the
borough a truly economical administration.
He will pay particular attention to schools
and their sanitation. He will hear argu-
ments from taxpayers before any assess
ments are made for Improvements.
He lays particular stress OH his plan to
coordinate city departments and have them
work with the public service corporations
In regard TO tearing up streets to prevent
the city's pavements from being torn up
a half dozen times to the discom of
residents when once would do.
Among the members of the Darlingt on
League are W .Francklyn Paris. DR.. Re ynold
Webb Wilcox. De I.ancey Nicoll. the Rev
NJ. II. Gates. George Gordon Battle, II. L.
Galpin, Dr. Roger II. bennett and Percy
Griffin.
Mr.. Marks's Economy Plans.
MIR Marks in his campaign says that the
econdmy which his long business career
has taught him to be real economy is that
which eliminates graft and waste. If elected
Borough President he promises that there
will be an open door to his oiiice aud only a
The sun., 1913-10-26

different matter. The Progressives
elected their men In the Eighth and the
Thirty-flrst. The election was so close
In the Tenth that there was IA dispute. but
the Democrat won on a recount. The
Democrats won In the Fourth, sixth,
Tenth and Twcnty-sixth, where Senator
James j. Frawley Is the Tammany dis
trict leader.
The indications were that Sulzer. as
the Democratic candidate. was cut for the
dement, OF Mr. Straus. and however much
effect his protestations OF friendship for
the Hebrew race had at campaign meet
inss, he lost at the polls to the Progress
sive candidate for Governor.
stro.g Republican District.
This year Sulzcr is running In the
Sixth Assembly district. normally the
strongest Republican district of the six
except for the Thrty-first with its i'm
mense electorate. In proportion to its
total poll OF voters. the sixth Is the
strongest Republican district of them all.
The Republican leader ~ Samuel s.
koenig. president of the county commit
tee. Harry Kopp. who ran as Mr.. Koe-
nig's candidate year ago and was
beaten. is running again. There is little
doubt In the present temper of the East
Side. that he is leading forlorn hope.
and that Sulzer will win the election
easily.
But the Democratic electorate stood a
good test year ago. John +. Ahearn
hopes to carry his district again, but IL
is admitted that II he does II will be by
the tightest sort of IA squeeze. The five
other districts are expected to go against
Tammany by pluralities somewhat larger
than they did against Mr. Sulzer himself
"a year ago.
Tammany is putting forth its best ef-
4
The sun., 1913-10-26

ponent on the Democratic side. tho man
explained
80 the nominees 'aikeo LOT Whlle ana
par'e9 ti't oes' oi 'renuS' 'h'h 'er'ain
ne ""u'd o' eie''e" "h" ed'h '"hN 'hcc"
that no matter "hich' way IN" "lecti"n
"e't '"'iN was no reason 'or per soma
en'i'h! VI Pe.Soha' a''a'AN' Ne'ner
MAI Ms hor Dar''hs'oh mas hl'h''oh"" me
o'her name OF ih""iseo IN any persohh!hF
SO lar III 'he caihIa'Rh' bo'h men nave
uohe ,he'r snare Oh 'he 'a'hph'sh'hE to"
Markss average II was saio Yesterday
was SIX meetings day dhrIng the past
week. with nine meetings on Wednesday
as a high mark. Darlington has mad" an
average of about five addresses every day
last week.
! realiHe that 'ne city Is Dig business
corporation, Dariihe'oh saiu YESTERDAY.
with nolicies tha' nave been adopted with
deliberatioh. ana ieei mat appeals 10
passion are appears against eood govern
ment. Mud Singing Is always an evidence
OF Incompetence" ana beiosS the issue
i have not indulged in personalities.
said Marks. ana find that our ISSUES IN
this campaign hold audiences with won
derful interest ana enthusiasm point
that ! find impresses audiences intensely
is the fact that 1t Is OF vital importance
to have Board of Estimate responsible
only TO the people
both Are 81 Years Ola.
r.h -, a.. o.rd,do,.s fo, tho or,ice os
pora,,',h p-as,d.n, ;s ss Wars old and osch
noin,s 70 n.st work n. nm ovidence Of oua,-
;aration for ,he once no seeks Marcus NJ
W,rLs organ;,od tho National Association
of Clothiers and Was one of the organ
izers of the Merchants Association Of New
! York. lie is now chairman of the depart
"'''.' .,.an...," d;,oo,or =, tha Edu".
,,n., .u,nn an,h.r ~ Tho CIV AVID
,on", '',,,'am o,,,,, ana ~, ,h. Cbonhor y,
.nn,,nnrcn w.. baS of,on heen n med;.
,. ~, ,,,d,s,r;o, d;snutos and sorvod On
.ho poosowoI, Industrial Peace Commit,ee
~ yin. Ua hos never hold nub,ic of,ce
nr Thomas Darlington was Commits
sioner of Health of the city of New York
from ion. 10 ,oio, His supporters point
out tbat tho frst laws enacted against the
,nd;snr,r;no,a sale of carho,,c acid and
The sun., 1913-10-26
A NEW LEADER AT ARMAGEDDON
Hut "the Same Old Bill," Says the
Buffalo "COm mme ercial."
From the Buffalo Commcrcial.

From the Buffalo Commercial:
"Sulzer has Joined the hosts that battle
for the Lord at Armageddon. The man
who was removed from high Office be-
cause he was UNIT morally longer to stay
there has donned the armor of righteous
ness. He who knowingly reported cam
paign contributions of upward of 1900
AS only $4,000 and spent the rest In specu-
lating in Wall Street has become a leader
in the Golden Rule party. He who wanted
a distinguished public official to commit
perjury and begged that Barnes and MUIR
ply intercede to declare the impeachment
trial off Is now fighting for freedom from
bossism. But he IL and always will be
the same old Bill When ybody is kicked
out Of the Republican or Democratic party
or In sour or disgrurtled because Of his
failure to reach the goal OF his ambition
1t is the fashion now to Join the Bull
Moose
Hope is not absolutely dead politically
so long as the Progressive party lives
and in this case, most unfortunately fos
his district. there Is some prospect OF his
election. You can always measure the
moral character of Il political subdivision
by the men elected to represent It."
The sun., 1913-10-26
"SULZER WILL ELECT mitchell.
Utica "Observrr" Finds His Fight
Has Turned Odds for Fusion.
From the Utica Obseruer:

From the Utica ObserUer:
'The Hon william Sulzer has accepted
the Progressive nomination to the Assem-
bly, In the sixth district OF New York city
and will make a canvass that will attract
the attention Of the State and the nation.
With himself as the storm centre Mr.,
Sulzer can do this. for he Ia fighting for
vindicatiOn and against the forces which
have caused his downfall from the Office
OF Governor.
His candidacy will have Il tremendous
effect. II is believed, on the Mayoralty con-
test In New York. and the odds are turn
Ing largely In favor Of Mitchell"
The sun., 1913-10-26
TINE TO LEARN MURPHY's PART.
Now We should Investigate Tam
many, says "WOrld."

Thanks to the court of impea
the people OF New York know exactly
what william Sulzer did and why he
deserved to be removed from the Gov.
ernOrship. Now II IL time they
should know exactly what Murphy did
and why Tammany ought to be de-
stroyed
In 90 far as William Sulzer can emerge
from the disgrace Of his own corrupt
conduct to contribute toward the de-
struction Of Murphyism and Tammany-
ism he Is rendering to the people of this
community the most valuable service Of
his whole public career.--Fr0m the
World
The sun., 1913-10-26
TWOCANDIDATES WHO
SHUN PERSONALITIES
They Are MIR. Marks and DR..
Darlington, Rivals for
Borough Presidency.
BOTH DECRY MUD SINGING
Each Nominee Holds That the
Issues Are Big Enough to
Fill His Campaign.

After Marcus NJ. Marks. the fusion can
didate for Borough President. had finished
speech the other day at Broadway and
sixteenth street and was preparing to de-
part. man stepped NJ to him and said.
I've heard n great many pleasant things
about YOU and want to meet you.
You have the advantage" said Mr..
Marks
Il am DR.. Thomas Darling gton, your OPP