6 Scientific Discussions by Garrett P. Serviss Z had the great pleasure to-day of Interesting a primarily uninterested boy In a problem which some time in his life may turn up in a seriously import ant form, and then, perhaps, he will remember his little morning lesson under the trees on the lake shore. The sun was brilliant, the air trans parent, the wavelets were dancing and away otf in the distance the opposite shore appeared sharp and clear. "Suppose you had to find out how far .pcross it is here," I said to the boy,. > who was throwing stones at a chipmunk (as I used to do myself at his age), how would you do it?" "Oh, I don't know," he said, indif ferently, hunting around for another projectile, as the chipmunk popped up in a new place among the rocks. "But you might be alone on nn is land and have to find out the distance to shore to see if you could swim It. There is always some fellow getting into Robinson Crusoe's fix. If Robin son had had this problem ho would havej solved it jjomehow." "I don't see how; he'd a just guessed it, I guess." i "Well, you try that way and see how it works. How far do you guess* it is over, there." " 'Bout a mile." "Do you hink I can beat that guess with' tnis pencil?" "dan you?" "Look and see. There's a big elm on the top of the bluff across there, right against the sky. Now, I've been looking at the elms around this part of the country and roughly taking their measure. This sort of thing is useful Information, and some day, I hope, you'll learn to lay it in. as I have. 1 know that these trees, when full grown, as that one shows that it is by its shape, average 70 to 80 feet in height, j Let us call the one across the lake 75 COLDS breed Spread INFLUENZA%|g| KILL THE COLD ONCE WITH HILL'S cascaraßjquinini NfffW Standard col J remedy for 20 years — m tablet form—safe, cure, no HJfek opiates—-brerks up a cold in 24 hours—relieves grip in 3 days. Money back if it fails. 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I'll show you in a moment how you can make quite a surveying instrument out of a lead pencil, pro vided you know these little things about it. See: I cut back the wood a trifle to bare the lead fairly, and then hold the pencil horizontal, and at such a dis tance from my eye that the thickness of the lead just covers the height of the tree over there. 1 know—another bit of useful knowledge easily acquired and remembered —that when I hold out my arm with this bend any object held in the fingers is about twenty inches from my eye. "Now I have got the problem prac tically solved. All I have yet to do is to make a very easy little calculation. I'm sure you've studied simple geometry in school, and you know what a tri angle is. Probably, however, your teacher never showed you what a work er of everyday magic a triangle can be. "In fact, I've got two triangles, a big one and a little one. working together for me to measure the distance across the lake. The small triangle is formed by two lines of sight from the center of my eye, one just grazing the top side and the other the bottom side of the pencil lend. The thickness of the lead iieasures the third side. The large tri- HARRY F. OVES Elected City Treasurer by Hand some Majority ansle is formed by these same lines of sight continued on until they encounter, one the top and the other the base of the tree. "Now these triangles are similar, | that is, they have the same shape and 1 relative proportions, although differing I enormously in size. The length of [either of the triangles bears to its width 1 I (that is, the length of its shortest side) j the same proportion that the length of | the other bears to its width, i "Now we've got the clue. In the (small triangle I know already the 'length, which is 20 inches, and the ! width is 1-16 of an inch. Then the ' length is 20x16, or 320 times the width. In the large triangle I know the width (the height of the tree), but not the thing to be found out (the distance across the lake). But the little tri angle gives me the needfed proportion, which is 1 to 320. 1 simply multiply 75 feet, the height of the tree, by 320 and get 24,000 feet, which must be the distance from my eye to the tree. It turns out to be more than four times us far as you guessed it. for 24.000 feet are over four and one-half miles." while the chipmunk in vain Invited a renewed bombardment in the intricacies lof his Hindenburg line. The boy had followed with an atten tion I had hardly hoped for. He asked 1 intelligent questions, and when I left him I saw him holding twigs at arm's length and squinting across the lake, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH CENTRAL PA . NEWS Every Republican Wins at West Fairview Polls West Fairview, Pu., Nov. 6.—Every Republican candidate on the borough ticket was elected here yesterday., For Justice of the peace Herman Smith defeated E. Ed Eslinger by j a vote of ISO to 63. L. 1-t. Spong got one vote for the office. Cheater K. Davis, E. E. Erb, U. K. Eshcuour and Charles F. Wltmer wore elected to council over \V. J. Brougher, Amos It. Fox, Charles Honich and Nelson Snyder. E. H. Curry was chosen to the unexpired council term over Elmer E. Walters by a vote of 159 to 80. Thomas Glessner defeated David W. Shettel for Judge of elec tion by 161 to 83. Charles Enslcy was elected inspector of election over Fred T. Lowe by ISS to 59. William S. Hoover and J. Harper Lanlz were chosen school directors over Theo dore Eslinger and William A. Tenny. For the unexpired term as school director Fred O. Seidle defeated H. K. Diffenderfer by 209 to 46. Vance Seidle was elected auditor over Clyde W. Luse by a vote of IS9 to 56. For constable Robert Stair de feated John E. Webb by 170 to 77. State Leader Will • Speak at Chambersburg Chambersburg, Pa., Nov. 5. A child welfare exhibit is being held here under the auspices of the State Board of Health and the Chambers burg Civic Club. Miss Ruth Childs, who is in charge,of the exhibits in the State, will be the chief speaker in the high school auditorium to-morrow uight. School x ch".dren under 14 years of age will attend the exhibit and prepare essays on their impressions of the work, the winner to be awarded the blue ribbon. TOWNSHIP OFFICERS SiiephertlsCown, Pu., Nov. 5. - The following township officers were elected: judge of election, R. A. Shughart, Democrat; inspectors, S. A. Williams, Democrat; A. M. Zook, Republican; school directors, I. W. Miller, Republican; George Beist line, Democrat; supervisor, S. I . Hotter, Republican; auditor, E. D. Stouffer, Democrat; constable, Coover Miller, Republican. TRAFFIC FALLS OFF Lebanon, Pa., Nov. s.— Because of the suspension of mining in the biiu minous fields, traffic on the Lebanon Valley branch of the Reading Rail road has dropped at least 70 per cent within 4 8 hours. The Reading had transported east of Rutherford from 1,500 to 2,000 cars of bitumi nous daily. CHANGE COMES DECEMBER 1 Lowistown, Pa., Nov. 5. —Decem- ber 1 is the date set for the change of title from Lewistown Junction to "Lewistown" and from Lewistown to "Lewistown-Chestnut Street," ac cording to the decision of tho Rail road Administration in reply to a petition of the local Chamber ot Commerce. HALE AND IIK ART V AT 84 Marietta, Pa., Nov. s.—Samuel Thuma, of West Marietta, who will soon be 84 years of age, is the last charter member of the O. U. A. M. of Marietta, and is hale and hearty. He still takes an active interest in the order, and whenever the organi zations turns out in parade is there. HURT IN* COLLISION* Dover, Pa., Nov. s.—Slippery rails I caused by frost and fallen leaves j caused a rear-end collision of cars ; on the Dover trolley lino, in which I one man was severely injured and five others were hurt. George SwartZ, 'aged 58 years, is hurt the most se | verely and is confined to his bed. ATTEND PARTY* Lomoyno, Pa., Nov. s.—More than 60 persons attended a party given in* the Lemoyne High School Audi torium by members of the senior 1 and sophomore classes. The party : was given in honor of members of the freshmen and junior classes and their guests. COUNCIL TO MEET Lomoyno, Pa., Nov. s.—Lemoyne council will meet in regular session on Thursday evening in the school house. Nothing but routine busi ness is scheduled for action of the law-making body. FACTORY RKSI'MKS WORK Lykcns, Pa., Nov. s.—The shirt factory here has resumed operations, ilt closed its doors a year ago. It is now-under new management in the | bul'dlng which was formerly the I opera house. TWO VETERANS DTE Oolumbn, Pa.. Nov. s.—Two col : ored veterans, Simon Malson, aged j 79, and Daniel S. Offord, aged 71, 1 died here within forty-eight hours. Both served in the Civil War. EXAMINES TPMOYXK TTPTT.S I>moyne. Pa., Nov. s.—Dr. J. 13. Beale yesterday conducted an exam ination In the Interest of the State In the local schools. The physician evamined throat, eyes and ears of all pupils. CAPT. KESSTNGER ROME Tiewl'tewn, Pa.. Nov. 15.—Contain XV. A. Kissinger has arrived in New York after long service In France. . Mrs. Keselnger has gone to Now York I to join her husband. 'AvnrvcK RTRTIT OF CON T;yJ.-ens. Pa.. No''. s.—Mr. and "r. .Tames Rait annoi'nce the birth of ft son on October 31. Mrs. Helt was I.ois Hensel. nRFMI V GET TTFE NET 1 ehanon. "n.. Nov. K, —A large life "et, to be added to the enuinment of tha T pbanen flrp danartmenf, "ace'ved this rnnrrin" St C'tv Rail hv Coilnei'rnan ,T. Rerhart XTanbeck. of the Department of Public Safety. WIT.I, rnypisv eaisnygqs Hnnt-K