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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-31
n. Y. BUILDINGS HIGH
SkysCrapers Of Gotham Are
MaveIs of Height.
WooIworth Structure 10 Giant OF All,
Being 756 Feet Above the Pave
ment, 200 Feet Higher Than
Pyramid Of cheops.

New York.-A well-known insurance
company has stated its intention Of
putting up a building that will tower
901 feet into space and possess some
sixty-odd stories. A few months ago
q piece of ground at the junction Of
Broadway and Wall street was sold
for $500 square foot. or s25,OO0,o0O
per acre. This is the highest price
ever paid for building site.
The giant among these skyscrapers
is the Woolworth building. which
reaches a height above the pavement
Of 756 feet. 1t is more than twice the
height of st. Paul's cathedral and
some 200 feet higher. than the Great
Pyramid of Cheops. A few months
ago the 46-story Metropolitan building
held the palm for height. It's topmost
pinnacle is 6S5 feet above the level
Of the street. It was this building
which took the record from the AZ.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-31
Snakes Got His Roll.

Il lost 1925 trying to kill rattle-
snakes. and now am going to walk
back to my home in Brooklyn, ex-
planned man about forty-five years
DID,, who said he is Ezra Sellen.
4 Sellen said he started for walk
from his boarding place, encountered
lot of rattlesnakes, killed some, fed
from the others, waded a stream, and
then missed his roll of bills. He said
he had Just money enough left to ride
to this city and took the state road
out Of -Middletown IN. " Dis
patch to New York World.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-31
I librarian wit.

An Irish farmer was asked II he
used any of the commercial fertiliz-
ers on his land.
No. SOFT he replied. "To my no
ton there's nothing like the old barn
yard kind"
Nonsense, man." said the other;
"the time is coming when man can
carry the fertilizer for an acre of land
in one Of his waistcoat pockets"
Maybe 1t will, sorr," returned Pat.
"An' he'll be able to carry the crop
In the other pocket. I'm thinkin,."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-31
careIessness Cause Of Fires.

More than SO per cent of all fires the
coused by simple carelessness, which
Is unnecessary and criminal. Repairs
to dilapidated buildings, the removal
all fire-breeding material, care in burn
ing weeds and rubbish. the placing Of
engines at safe distance from build
ings, the removal Of oily waste. proper
ventilation-in brief. plain common
sense. will minimize the danger from
this class of fires.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-31
ootham's New City Hall ts2 stories).

eotham's New City Hall (s2 stories).
story Singer building, with height of
612 feet above the pavement. Adjoin-
ing this edifice is the City Investment
building, 80 stories high, it's roof some
480 feet above the curb. Then we
have the Park Row building, the
height from the road to the top of its
Flagstaff being no less than 447 feet,
and the Times building, which rears
its head $50 feet into the air, while
the famous Flat Iron structure, with
Its 20 stories. attains to some 300 feet.
Two factors have made these editices
practicable-th passenger elevator or
lift and the steel-cage system of con-
struction, which enables the architect
to design his building to any height
desired
Naturally, before anything can be
done the foundations have to be Sc
cured, On account of the great weight
Of these skyscrape1s-the Woolworth
edifice has a total weight of 100000
tons 1.-The foundations have to be very
strong. The majority of skyscrapers
rest on concrete piers sunk down into
the earth until they reach solid rock.
The Woolworth building, for instance,
| rests on 66 Of these piers, reaching
down to depth of 1870 feet below the
level Of the street. These piers are
really immense steel cylinders known
as caissons. Into these concrete is
poured, and as it solidifies 1t is
squeezed together under enormous
pressure exerted from above by com
pressed air. Thus the foundations OF
the skyscrapers are as firm and as
solid as the rock on which their piers
rest. Sometimes, if the soil below the
surface is at all "loose," the engineers
make great bed of concrete. which
forms the ''rock." and then sink their
caissons into it.
AS soon as the foundations are
ready the erection Of steel cage be-
gins. The bottom portion. or feet OF
the columns, are anchored into the
piers Of concrete. this being done to
enable the building to resist wind pres
sure. When once the columns are
firmly secured construction goes
ahead very rapidly. Great jib cranes
are erected at the very top and used
to lift the steelwork members into
place. As fast as these last reach their
respective homes they are seized by
the sky workers, as these aerial toll.
ers are called, who bolt and rivet them
into position.
As the steel cage rises higher and
higher the sky workers have to tread
more circumspectly and attend more
closely to what they are doing, for
upon each one Of them may depend
the lives of several of his fellows. The
utmost care with regard to the fall OF
tools. rivets. etc.. must be taken, for
even a small object will acquire
terrific momentum during drop OF
sHme hundreds Of feet. A drift pin
weighing three pounds rolled of q
plank on the highest story of the Met
ropolitan building. It struck d fiange
en the thirty-ninth story, rebounded
into the air and fell on the roof of q
car in the street below with such
force as to pass clean through 1t.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-31
No Wonderl

"The landlord of this hotel doesn't
seem to be very popular around here, !"
said the stranger.
He's the most unpopular man in
town." replied the native.
What's the matter with him."
asked the stranger
He acted as the judge at the baby
show we had here last winter" re-
piled the native
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-31
What IL Was Called.

What have you got there?" asked
the man in the buggy as he drew up
to the man who In the boiling hot sun
was trying to adjust a tire on an auto
mobile.
This" replied the man when he
had caught his breath. wiping the
great beads of Precipitation from his
face, "is what they call pleasure
automobile"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-31
Escaned From irish Pastures.

Gentleman (riding on jaunting car,
which is just passing large mansion,
to driver)-Who lives there, Pat?
Och! sure, it's Mr.. O'FTaherty-
but he's dade."
"And what did he die Of, Pat?'
faith, thin, he died of Tuesday. +"
s"And how long has he been dead ~
"Shure. yer honor. If he'd lived till
tomorrow he'd have been dade fort
night. London Evening Standard.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-31
A suggestion.

Visitor to the Salon-How many
pictures are there?
Attendant-More than six thousand,
sir.
Visitor How fatiguing. and have
only half an hour to spend. Why don't
they hang them end by end all along
the subway tracks ?-LIllustration
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-31
Hls eolf.

Alfred Plus Your caddie is miss
ing.
George Minus-Where is the little
beggar?
Alfred Plus--The other boys say
he's gone fishing, because in the morn
ing round you dug him up sGsE G
fine supply Of worms London Opin-
lon.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-31
she MIaht TAX.

Mr.. Flatte How would you like to
get into one of those diving suits they
use for exploring the bottom of the
ocean, dear?
Mrs. FIatte-Td hate to be shut up
in one of those things.
'Oh, you wouldn't be shut up, dear;
you know they have speaking tubes
attached to them"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-31
Important 10 Mothers
Late, but Good.

Miss Jinks-And where's your little
brother today, Jimmy?
Jimmy (pointing to the snow-ball)
That's i'm, miss. He fell down at
the top of the hill, and rolled down to
the bottom.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-31
AnythIna Doe lmprovement.

Bacon don't think that new neigh
Dor Of ours is truthful man.
Egbert-Why mott
"He said when he moved in he was
going to try to improve the neighbor.
hood"
'Well?"
He's gone and bought corneti"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-31
And There You Are.

'It is figured that the average WON.
an spends 242 days gazing into the
mirror between the ages Of sixteen
and seventy" said the man.
"And 1t is also figured that the aver.
age man spends good deal more
than that gazing after the passing
woman. after she's used the same mir
ror." replied his female companion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-31
Rack-Yard scenarx.

Belle-How do you and your moth
er like your new home?
Beulah-We don't like the neighbor.
hood
why not?'
ooh, we've been accustomed to see
Ing better-looking clothes on the
lines wash-days."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-31
Case for Arbitration.

There's difference of opinion be-
tween my employer and myself"
About compensation"
Yes. He thinks ought to make a
rebate because hear all his lectures
and think ought to get more"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-31
Leading.

Patience What business Is Clar.
ence in?
Patrice-Why. he's interested In
one of our leading industries
Indeed"
Eyes; he leads the germans"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-31

Jack is proposing to me over the
phone and he says he'd go to the
ends of the earth for me-"
Say, Sis, ask him If he'll take you
to Europe on honeymoon then and
take me along
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-31
lower broadway All RIuht.

Flatbush-If man asked you to
meet him in lower Broadway, where
wop'd va'a xpect to meet him?
r~s ''-~N IN the subway.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-31
Mean Hint

Miss Oldgirl-I used to go to school
with the friend you introduced to
me.
Miss sllly-Did yOu teach has classf
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-31
FIahIno cure for Mer,ouanea..

TtoHtH9 NuT0 TUT NERVOUSNESS
Chicago. Fishing as a cure for ner
vousness is advocated in the latest
weekly bulletin OF the Chicago depart
ment Of health.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-31
Natural HIstor,
Insatlate.

n TUSdTTaIGs
She-I notice that the suffragettes
are getting after George ".
He-Yes, and when they get him
they will not be satisfied until they
have the remaining four-fifths.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-20

A new season has never brought forward
prettier and more novel styles than are
found in the Ready-to-Wear Suits this
season. They greatly differ from any
other style ever shown before, and at the
same time are devoid of anything that is
too extreme or severe. The materials
consist mainly of Broadcloth, Serge,
Gaberdine, Wool Crepe, Wool Poplin
aud Fancy Weave Fabrics in the new
Redingote Basque getaway, both long
and medium length, with plain and
pleated yoke Skirts, also long Russian
Tunic Skirts, in all the new shades, such
as Brown, Navy, Russian, Green and
Plum.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-20
The Gem Thearn

THE Garrison Girl' will he pre-
bented by the Hall Players this
afternoon and evening and at the
two performances Monday. This is
a western military play on similar
lines to Arizona The scenes are
laid at a western military post dur
ing an Indian uprising. 1t is a
happy blending of military and min
ing life
The Hall Players have success
iuliy presented number OF first
class offerings as well as several
royalty plays. With 1.-THE Garrison
Girl" there will be four reels of mo-
tion pictures.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-20

NO MORE AUTOMOBILES
CAN LEAVE CITY OF PARIS
REASON FEAR OF SPIES

Paris, Sept. 19.-Beginning today
no automobiles will be allowed to
leave Paris except military ambu-
laces and cars carrying officials and
Journalists bound to and from Bor-
deauy. Il is thought this action
may be due to the use of automo-
biles by spies.
Two cars. one black and one
green, have been speeding around
the outskirts of Paris defylng the
challenges of sentinels. Both auto
mobiles were driven by chauffeurs
wearing French uniforms and car
rying passengers in plain clothes.
who in some. cases have returned
the fire directed at them by the
sentinels. There seems to be no
doubt that the cars were used by
spiea
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-20
G
Two Days Sessions Close at villa
Ridge Today-Many Delegates
in Attendance

The annual Sunday School Con-
vention OF Pulaski county is being
held at villa Ridge. Today closes
the two days sessions. Yesterday
Miss Palmer gave an address.
Echoes of the Chicago Conyen-
ton" Hugh Cork gave "A New
Day in Religious Education" Mrs.
Inez Williamson, ITO the Boys Of
Pulaski County" and Rev. Joel Eur
gess, ITO the Girls of Pulaski Coun-
ty" Today's program includes ad-
dresses by Mrs. Reulah b, Sely, Miss
May Hawkins. George f. Martin,
Hugh Cook, Sew. n. A. Hoar and G.
NJ Roos.
The officers OF the association are
c. $. Miller. president; Mrs. Beuiah
y. Sely, secretary; Samuel Basse.
treasurer. The entertainment COM
mittee: Miss Flo Welson, Mrs.
Nina Smoot, Mrs, Jennie Grain. Re-
ception committee: Rev. A. B.
Bell Mrs. Ruth Aldrich, Miss Beulah
Weiting
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-20
|
FAMILY OF NEW MINISTER
SOUTHERN METHODIST
CHURCH HAS ARRIVED
Rev. Kennedy Has Gone to Missouri
VIII Be Assigned to Another
Church at Conference

Rev. Curwen Henley, the new pas
tor of the Southern Methodist
church on Elm street, has moved in
to the parsonage near the church.
His family arrived from Murphys-
boro few days ago. Rev. Kennedy
and wife have gone to Missouri to
visit with Mrs. Kennedy's parents
Tor a while. Rev Kennedy, VINO
has had charge of the Southern
Methodist church here for several
years, will be assigned another
church at the Missouri conference,
which is to meet at Caruthersville
this week. Bishop Hendricks Will
preside at this conference.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-20
REDMAN BRICK COTTAGE
ON EIGHTH STREET is
PURCHASED BY GARDENERS

The little brick cottage situated
On one lot on Eighth street near
Washington avenue, owned by JOS
eph Redman has been purchased by
John p. Gardner. the contractor
and his brother n. C. Gardner. They
intend TO stucco the house and re-
pair 1t. They paid 1900 for the
property. as..lxs las .s~-AAssass
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-20

schools of New York from 1.-THE
melting pot into which the children
of all nations are cast" ard the
teachers are not to utter, in the
classroom, expressions of opinion
for or against any eodntry or ruler
William H. Maxwell, City Superin-
tendent of Schools, 30 warned the
school principals OF tae greater city,
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-20

In an address yesterday, before the
question: what should be the at
titudc OF teachers in the classroom
toward this tremendous calamity
that has befallen the human race "
and answered 1t thus
"The facts should be treated simp-
Iy al facts. Our children should
not be allowed to form imperfect CT
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-20

Most everybody Ia town and the
country around takes this paper
This 10 Live Town-Advertis
here and get busy.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-20

Adyertisements Is the cultiva-
ton that makes business grow.
they are Worth Taking About.
Buyers must be informed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-20
TEACHERS MUST TELL PUPILS
OF WAR BUT WITHOUT BIAS

New York. Sept. 19.--Ths public
The Cairo bulletin., 1914-09-20
Evening Dresses of Net, Chiffon
and Crepe in Great Variety
of Charming Styles,
Specially Priced
SIS, $3.50, SIS, $50, SIS
and Up
Advance Display
of Fall Millinery
Offering Newest Models at
Special Prices

This week we are holding an advance
display of New Fall Millinery. All the
novelties of the season and Model Hats
from the worlds greatest artists will be
placed on sale Dress Hats from Geor-
gette, Francois, Louison and Rebeau;
Street Hats from Bendel, PhippS, Ger
hardt, Rawak and others. All up-to.
the-minute in the style and quality which
have made these models famous. Black
Velvet stillholds first place, and seems to
be the foundation for all Hats, both large
and small. 1t is generally frightened up,
however, with gold or steel color; col
ored Velvet Flowers in deep, rich shades;
District made in little tufts, pompons
and novelty effects or sewed very flat TO
brim. See our line of these Hats priced
as follows:
Dress Hats SO 90 to $500
Street Hats $3.50 to 5000
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-01

said. ''Of course 1 mean a cultured
Indian of one of the best tribes. am
sure that an Indian is the only. man
that could ever make me love him.
"Our men have become too civil
ized. They do too many terrible
things. l much prefer being beaten
to being insulted or neglected or lied
to, and that is why / believe an Indian
would make an ideal husband.
after all, the Indian is the real
American and the other uationalities
simply bring in the temperaments
and culture of Europe"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-01

The jerboa is not pretty thing to
look at, but when it comes to doing
things he's there with both of his
long, crooked legs. Unless when he's
fleeing before some enemy the jerboa
walks on his hind legs and uses his
forelegs as hands. When he's tired
he untwists his tail and uses it as
prop for his back When he's hun
CRY he robs birds nests, or nibbles
roots.
The jerboa is a creature of the
desert and he's found in the wastes
of Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe.
Because he runs with almost the
speed of wind he's often compared
with the fieet-footed kangaroo.
-O-O-/
New York claims the distinction of
having 10 perfect telephone girls.
They have passed the civil service
examination giving them right to this
superlative title.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-01

WHY DO YOU APRIL-FooL? \
The seeker for information about
April Fools day and its origin is likely
to be finely April-Fooled himself, as
history and legend offer different rea-
sons for the practice of foolng our
friends on April First.
Legend traces April Fools day back
to the early miracle plays which rep
resented Christ as being sent in
mockery from Annas to Caiaphas for
trial; the day is also said to be
survival of the Feast of Fools cele-
brated by the early Romans.
History points to the changes made
in the lunar calendar by Pope Greg
DRY in the 18th century as the reason
for the nonsensical antics practiced
on April First. The Gregorian calen-
dar set New Years day back from
April to JAM /, same as it had been
in the Julian calendar in Caesars
time.
New Years, then as now, was a
season of present-giying. 1t was a
great disappointment to people, es-
pecially the servants and dependents
of royalty not to receive gifts April 1
as well as Jan. 1. 1t was then, so some
historians tell US, that the distressed
gift-givers bethought them of pre-
senting their relatives and depend
ants with mock-presents, making the
old New Years day comic duplicate
of the real New Years
Out of the disappointed expecta-
tons of the servants and hangers-on
of the feudal lords of the 18th CEN
fury have grown the antics goth CEN
fury people play today.
1890
A GOOD ACTOR
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-04-01
A GOOD ACTOR

Mrs. Hunt "a popular and prosper
Gus pauper)-Now, Albert, what'n
yer say when take yer into the kind
lady's drorin' room?
Albert "a proficient pupiD-Oh! All
right, know; put on beautiful lorst
look and say, oh! muvver, is this
heaven?
The Woman's bank of Berlin is pre-
pairing to issue a financial journal for
women.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14
Hydraulic Rams Installed
to Furnish Water at Farms
By Special Correspondence

Blain, Pa, Feb. 14.-The Aid So
ciety of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, will hold chicken supper
on Saturday, February 2S.-The Wo-
mems Christian Temperance Union
will meet on Monday evening". Febru-
ary 16 at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
w. A. Kline.-Mrs. e. Kline and son
have taken charge Of the Grenoble
grocery store.-Russell Il. Kline re-
turned to Waterloo, Ia, accompanied
by George Shreffier.-Mrs. Marietta
Campbell left on a visit to her daugh-
ter, Mrs. H. w. Lightner, at Philadel-
phia.-Hydraulic rams have been in
stalled on the Be jamin B. Wentz
farm in Jackson township and the
Briner farm at Mt. Pleasant, to force
water from streams nearby to the
barns.-Sara Weibley and Miss Ellen
Miller, of New Germantown, were In
town on Saturday. Henry Hocken-
berry and Isaac Book, Jr., visited
friends here over Sunday-Mrs. Linea-
weaver, housekeeper for G.. w. Tros
tie, is ill.-Miss Sallie Collins, of Cen
ter Square, visited the family of w.
II. Book for a few days.-Miss Mar
garet Collins, who was in Harrisburg
came home. Her sister, Miss Rose
Collins, also returned home from Har-
risburg where she has been employed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14
Prof. Moon and His Dogs
Entertain at Elizabethville
By Special Correspondence

Elizabethville, Pa, Feb. 14.-On
Saturday last the local band played
at Pillow, giving one of it's concerts
there. They will soon move into bet
ter quarters and will add more play
ers.-Perc"y A. Swab is teaching the
Frank school, west of Dietrich, the
former teacher having resigned.-Mrs.
Frank Campbell, of Millersburg, spent
several days with Mrs. A. M. Rom
berger.-Roy Romberger, clerk in the
Commercial sank at Harrisburg, spent
Lincoln Day at home. - Professor
Moon, with his EsquimauX dogs, etc.,
gave an interesting lecture of the
North in the Star Theater on Tuesday
evening.-Oscar Klinger and his bride
returned from a honeymoon trip on
Monday evening and were treated to a
calithumpian serenade by their many
friends.-Local Camp No. 110, Patri-
otic Oreder Sons of America, will go
to Lykens on Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary "a, to attend district meeting,
where one of the State officers will be
present and large class will be ini-
tiated.--The local orchestra will assist
the Lykens Choral Society at that
&c. Swab left for Philadelphia on We'd
nesday morning, where he will spend
some time.-Lewis G. Burlington spent
Lincoln Day at the Capitol City.-Ira
M. Hoke transacted business at Har-
risburg, Pa, on Monday. Isaac T.
Miller, a railway mail clerk, will move
his family to Harrisburg in the near
future.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-02-14
School Girls Pony Throws
Her and She Walks Home
BY Special Correspondence

New Bloomfield, Pa, Feb. 14.-Miss
Helen Smith, while on her way to this
place to school Thursday morning, was
thrown from her pony and cash cut
IN her head. The pony got away and
MISS Helen walked to her home in
Center township.-Charles l.. DePugh
spent Tuesday with friends in Dun
cannon. The Rev. Joseph stockton
Roddy. after spending few days here
returned to his home in Philadelphia.
on Tuesday. = Thomas. CARRIER, of
terday ON account of the illness of his
father, Daniel h. CARRIER. who was
stricken with paralysis on Tuesday
evening. - Mrs. Mabel Kysor, of At
lanta, Ga, Is the guest of her sister-in-
law, Mrs Henry Reigel. - Miss Mar
garet Myers. of Rye township, and
Ringer Shearer. of Dellville. were here
on Saturday last to enroll as students
at the Academy for the Spring term
Charles Lupfer, of Shermansdale, has
been drawn as a grand juror for the
Supreme Court to be held at Scran-
ton, Pa, on March 8. Percival S.
Hill, cashier of the First National
Bank, of Halifax, Pa, spent Lincoln s
birthday with the family of J. T. Alter.
The Chatam Concert Company will
evening of next week for the benefit
of the Lutheran Church. The concert
will consist of impersonations, read
ing and music.-The Rev. w. D. Nicall,
of Collensburg, has accepted a call
from the Ichesburg Lutheran charge.
He will succeed the Rev. Ira Briner,
who has had charge the past year.
The Rev. Nicall's family will take up
their work at that place about April 1.