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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
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DeWITT A. FRY
Who Returns as City Controller by
Big Vote
feet tall.
"Very well; now 1 take my lead
pencil, know that the lead in it
is about a sixteenth of an inch thick,
the pencil itself being a quarter of an
inch thick. 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<lon. Pa.. Vay. s—fin "un
dnv'next the Rt. Pav Tflnaq Ren
b't'lgrtan hlsbnp of Rarrlshurg wi'l
v'o't the Fnrtprn Reform a terv. la-ut
ed hare te give the sacred rite nf con
flrmntlon to mnnv of tha nrisanar
rnee'atß. nrpnarad r nd Instructed hv
'he Frcda-|,.i- Tcmco Oomnaonn,
the rector of St. John's Church here.
FIX COM, VAt.T'F
SnnlmfT, Pa.. Nov. R.—Northumber
land enmmlsaloners yesterdnv Anally
flved tha ssseosmenta on nnthrarite
coal lands at 1117.000 000 for the threa
vears beginning .Tannery 1 last. This
1s an Increase of Mnn.nnn non ever the
previous three yenm. and will mean
an appronrlate lncreajie of Sflfl ner
cent. In the tax Income In the county.
GETS NEW TEETH AT fWI
Wnynreborn. Pa., Nov. a.—R. T*
TTess. this city. Is cutting a new set
of lower teeth. Ress Is past fifty years
of nge. and has been compelled to use
a set of false lower teeth for several
years. Yesterday he found his tcetli
were not fitting very good and at the
same discovered three teeth
.growing.
Personal and Social News
of Towns on West Shore
Miss Golda Dlmni lius r6turned to
Blain after being entertained by
Postmaster and Mrs. Blaine A.
Bower at Shiremanstown.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Stare, of
Plainfleld, visited the former's
mother, Mrs. Angelina Stare, at
Shiremanstown.
R. Abner Erb, has returned to
Allentown after visiting bis parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Erb, Shire
manstown.
Mrs. Roy S. Weaver, of Harris-;
burg, visited her sister./ Mrs. Mervin
Stansfleld, at Shiremanstown on I
Monday.
William Rider and Frank Rider,
of Mechanlosburg, were reecnt :
guests of the former's sister, Mrs. 1
Noah Heiges. Shiremanstown.
Mrs. John Neblnger, of Shire- ;
manstown, was a Harrisburg visitorl
011 Tuesday. ■ I
Mrs. George Gates, of Harrisburg: i
Mrs. Harry Spahr, of Philadelphia;!
Mrs. L. R. Zeibe and daughter, 1
Marian Arline, Shiremanstown. were j
entertained Sunday by Mr. and Mrs. i
N. M. Spahr, at their , home in Me-j
chanicsburg.
Miss Delia Fliekinger, of Shire-!
manstown, visited her uncle and !
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. William Shell
hamer, at Miller's Mill on Sunday.
Robert Sponsler, of Ohio, visited
Mr. E. H. Bitner at the Bitner farm
near Shiremanstown.
Mrs. Florence Oromleigh and two 1
children, of Mechanicsburg, visited
the former's parents at Shiremans
town on Sunday. 1
Mr. and Mrs. George Buttorff and
son, George, and Miss Mttme Reiff.
of New Cumberland, left for Da if "•
Heelen, Fla., yesterday morning,
where they will spend the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Buttorff, of New
Cumberland, announce the birth o r
a son, Joseph Stewart Buttorff, born
on Friday, October 3D
T. J. Bard L H. M. Siiope and R. M.
Peffer, of Washington Heights, mo
tored to West Virginia on Saturday.
Mrs. Edna Kingsbury and son,
Franklin, of Washington Heights,
spent the week end with friends at
Hagerstown.
Mr. and Mrs. John Cnlamun and
daughter, of Churchtown: Mr. and
.Mrs. Raymond Shoemaker and son.
of Mount Holly, were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Otto at Wash
ington Heights on Sunday.
The Otterbein Guild of Ca'varv
I nited Brethren Church'gave a Hal
lowe'en social in the church social
room on Tuesday evening after a
program in the auditorium.
Dewey Bare, of Marysville, is
spending several days hunting at Civ
Y'ork county.
Mrs. B. D. Bare, of Marysville.
lias returned to her home' nfter
spending several days at Cly.
Mr. and Mrs. George Mimes end
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shaull, of West
Fairview, visited friends in Dauphin
on Sunday.
West Fairview was well rcpre-
HUNTER SHOT IV FACE
Marietta, Pa., Nov. s.—Henrv Hilr
of Manor, while gunning in Myers'
wood yesterday, was shot in the
face and may be badly disfigured
from. Wn Where the shot oame
(Other State news on Pnge 2.)
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I TOW N' WILL CELEBRATE
I Lewistown, I'a , Nov. s.—Artnis
! tlce Day, Novombor 11, will bo cele
! brated here with g glorious good
' time, as one enthusiastic ex-service
! man expressed it.
LUTHERANS TO MEET
Spring Grove, Pa., Nov. s.—The
' York County Lutheran Conference
: of the West Pennsylvania Synod will
| convene November lo to t2, in
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Choose the surroundings you like best—city or
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Live within your income, and at the same time
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Get the most out of your trip.
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ESTABLISH DRILL RECORD
Lcmoync, Pa., Nov. 5. —Pupils of
the borough schools established a
new fire drill record when tho build
ing was cleared of 370 pupils in 58
seconds. Miss Edith Mumma, prin
cipal of fhe school, has been drilling
the pupils.
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