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Canadian Trappers Expect
Record Catches This Year
Edmonton, Alberta. —More fur
trappers than ever recorded are in
Northern Alberta's woods and a great
catch is expected. The high pric3
of furs have attracted an army of
hunters. Muskrats and martens are
reported to be exceptionally abund
ant.
Prospectors are numerous in the
north, many of thean being returned
soldiers, and wondetrful specimens of
gold and other ores are being
brought dogvn.
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Wheelbarrow Is Favorite
Freight Carrier in China
Probably more freight and more
passengers are transported in China
by the wheolbarrow than by any
other land method. The wheelbar
row there used differs from that
used by us, in the fact that the
wheel is set in the center and thus
supports practically the entire load,
while the handles are supported in
part by a strap or rope over the
shoulders of the man who operates
Chaplain-in-Chief of
American Legion Twice
Decorated For Bravery
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FATHER FRANCIS A. KELLT
The American Region liaa chosen
as chaplain-in-chlef a man who
proved himself during the war.
Father Francis A. Kolly, of Albany,
N. Y., who was attached to the One
Hundred and Fourth Machine Gun
Battalion, wears the Distinguished
fiervice Cross and a British decora
tion for bravery or> the field of bat
tle. He was cited especially for his
work near Ronsossy, where he was
constantly at the front under heavy
fire, looking after the wounded.
OLD STUFF
Tony Puglesea was drafted and
sent overseas. One day, because of
his awkwardness, he was being kid
ded by his lieutenant.
"What did you do fcefore you
joined up?" asked the officer.
"I playa da music, and da monk,
he collecta da mon."
"Why aid you join the Army
then?"
"I no join. I was drafta."
"And what became of your
monkey?"
"Oh, dey make a lieutenant out of
him."—American Legion Weekly.
A FINE SIGHT
Corporal Hardnut was having dif
ficulties with ids squad during in
structions on the rttle range. "Now,
I've explained the different sights a
dozen times and you mutts don't
seem able to understand. For the
last time, Smith, what is a fine
sight?
"A ship load of corporals sinking"
answered Smith.—American Legion
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fiAJRRISBURG TELEGRXPH
Scientific Discussions
by Garrett P. Serviss
Here Is n question which leads to
some unfamiliar, though deeply inter
esting, facts about our little, globular,
rotating home in space: "We were
Just having an argument on the ques
tion whether tall buildings, such as the
Woolworth and Flatlron, are built ab
solutely perpendicular to the ground or
at a slanting position. Kindly answer.
—Two Constant Readers."
The plumb-line is the builder's guide,
and he never departs from its indica
tions except in case of particular neces
sity,. and then only under cover of spe
cial precautions. The higher his build
ing rises the more exacting becomes
the law of gravitation in demanding
verticallty as -the essential condition
of safety.
A structure like the Washington
Monument, or the towers of a suspen
sion bridge, may be braced against up
setting by having their outer surfnees
slope inward on all sides. But a build
ing that Is mostly hollow within, and
broad in proportion to its height, and
yet more In proportion to the thickness
of its walls, has Its supporting mem
bers vertical, even when the height ex
ceeds the diameter.
In some cases of steel-frame con
struction, like that of the Woolwortn
building, the diameter of Che upper por
tion Is diminished by stepping back the
walls, but their vertlcality is preserved
above as well as below. The extreme
upper part generally takes the form of
a pyramid or frustum of a pyramid,
and in that case the outward thrust of
Its walls Is counterbalanced by ties
within. v -'*
There are a few eccentric bulldtngs
of the tower forms, as ut Pisa, Bologna
and Sarngossa, which are famous for
being inclined very decidedly from the
vertical, but in these cases the walls
all lean in the same direction, the axis
of the entire structure being inclined.
The Pisa tower, built throughout of
marble, is 173 feet vigh and 52 In dlam
etcv, and leans more than 18 feet from
the vertical. In 1829 It leaned 15 1-2
feet and In 1910 16 1-2 feet; yet some
have thought that the tower was pur
posely built with a leaning axis.
What the builder finds by the aid
of a plumb-line, a tree discovers for
Itself, without any external aid. It
obeys a law of growth which keeps Its
axis, as nearly as possible, vertical,
whether It stands on a level, or on the
side of a steep hill. As the bee makes
a hexagonal cell without thinking about
It, so the tree extends itself straight
away from the center of gravity. But
if we try to make a hexagonal build
ing, or to erect a vertical wall, we are
forced, at every step, to correct angle or
direction.
What the tree and the bee do are
examples of perfected genius which
knows facts at first hand. Human
genius sometimes approaches similar
perfection. If the mind in all cases
had that kind of power, nobody would
have to study, or learn anything, for
all truths, however complex, would be
seen and known at once, Bimply be
cause they were true. Example:
, Zerah Colburn saying, before the num
ber could be written down, that the
cube root of 268,336,125 was 645, not
because he had calculated it but be
cause mentally he saw that it was so.
Roughly speaking, the vertical axis
of all buildings, all around the earth,
are directed to the same central point.
But this is not quite true, because the
earth is not an exact sphere and also
because it is not of uniform density
throughout. Great mountains draw the
plumb-line appreciably aside in the val
leys around them. Masses of matter
of extraordinary density inside the
earth, otherwise undlscoverable, like
wise deviate the plumb-line. Buildings
erected in such neighborhoods have to
stand as the plumb-line directs, al
though by so doing they are compelled
to lean out of the true vertical referred
to the earth's center of gravity.
There are places in the Himalayan
valleys where the plumb-line Is deviated
as much as a minute of arc. n the
Alps and the Caucasus it Is sometimes
deviated half a minute. Even in the
level regions around Moscow and in
Northern Germany the deviation in cer
tain localities varies frorti 10 to 16
seconds of arc. These latter deviations
must be due to some underground at
traction acting out of the line of the
earth's center.
Their effects, though very Interest
ing, and scientifically important, are
too slight to be noticed by ordinary ob
servation, The top Of a 200 foot wall
deviated one minute from the vertical
would only project about seven-tenths
of an inch beyond its foot. But of
course, to those living about it, it would
not appear to lean at all, since all its
surroundings would bo inclined in the
same manner. But if the interior of
the earth wore extremely Irregular in
density the plumb-line might deviate to
thnf several degrees, and in
that case the famous "visitor from
Mars (who must be getting a little
ZTZJFM Ume) suspect
irnhsam architects of needing a
prohibition amendment.
HOW DO THEY DO IT?
n ai thC ' E " F ' h °mecomer wears
a decoration, everyone asks how he
won it, says Stray Shots, if he
w°n"one eVery ° ne USkS why he did,l,t
h e likes French girls,
he is untrue to American girls. If
he says he doesn't, everyone says
he is concealing something.
If lie kicks about the government,
he is ungrateful. If he praises it, he
Is looking for a soft Job.
If he says the Germans fought
bravely, he is a traitor. If he says
they were cowards, he gets no credit
for beating: them.
If he is promoted, it is a sign that
he s a 'handshaker." If he is not, he
is not ambitious.
If he grumbles about his treat
ment in the ariny, nobody listens to
him. If ho pruises army life no-'
body believes him.—American Le
gion weekly.
DOCTOR'S 'ORDERS
She was the sort of a woman who
t t U " ever ybody her business.
? c , heer y smile she settled her
self at the counter and began: "My
husband has been very ill—very ill
so I have to do his shopping; and 1
want a short."
"Certainly, madam," said the salcs
courteously; "stiff front and
cuffs?"
"Oh, no!" she exclaimed, in horrl
fled tones. 'The doctor says he mus
avoid anything with starch In P
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph. '
NICKNAME FOR PRINCESS
Princess Mary of England is some
times called Bessie by her brothers
As a child Queen Elizabeth was her
favorite character in English his
tory, and the frequency with which
the princess would refer to the ad
mirable characteristics of her hero
ine led to her being styled Bessie
by her brothers.
WONDER-R-FUL,
Golfer: "Er—dear me—the Ma
Jor is certainly very strong in hi
language."
Sandy (lately demobilized): "Hoot
mon, that's nothln'. 1 was wl' hip
ae nlcht on the Arras road when th<
mule grot loose an* put his feel
through the case o* whisky. He ws
wonder-r-fuir—Punch.
Is National Commander
of the American Legion
At their convention in Minneap
olis the American elected as
national commander Lieutenant
Colonel Prar.-klin D'Olier, a yarn
merchant, of Philadelphia. He
served on the general staff of the
A. E. F.
Old Indian Tower Found
in Mesa Verde Park
Dr. J. Walter Fewkes, ehicf of the
Bureau of American Ethnology, has
returned from two months' field
work on the Mesa Verde National
Park, Colorado. This park is the
only one reserved by the govern
ment for the protection of aborig
inal buildings.
The field work was devoted to a
cliff dwelling caled Square Tower
House, because of a high tower sit
uated midway in its length. This
tower is forty feet high and is the
highest building constructed of ma
sonry by Indians north of Mexico
before the coming of the whites.
It adds to this unique feature the
best-known example of prehistoric
masonry shown in the construction
of the roofs of two circular rooms.
The original rafters are still in
Rooting Out the Reds
The shots from the I. W. W. Headquarters in Centralia, Washington, which
killed four veterans of the World War and wounded others in an Armistice Day
parade, give dramatic emphasis to the fact that a year after Germany's open
war on civilization was defeated, we are still being attacked by sinister forces
of revolution and anarchy which Germany, many believe, turned loose upon
the world byway of Russia. That the American public is rapidly losing
patience with the organized and persistent efforts of foreign theorists to destroy
American institutions is evidenced in many directions. Not only is the Depart
ment of Justice rounding up suspects in every part of the country, but there are
pending in Congress fifty-two bills which are designed to give the Government
all the authority needed to deal with the Bolshevik, anarchist and other anti-American
organizations. A sample of the teachings brought to light by the Government's raids is the
manifesto of the Federation of Unions of Russian Workers of the United States and
Canada. It advocates, among other things: Capture of all products and means of produc
tion; liberation of all political prisoners; the blowing up of all barracks; the murder of
law-enforcing officials; the burning of public records; destruction of fences and all property
lines; the destruction of all instruments of indebtedness.
Thoughtful men and women who have the future welfare of our country at heart will
read with the deepest interest the article in this week's LITERARY DIGEST, dated Novem
ber 22nd. It shows what steps the Government has taken to suppress violent outbreaks,
suggestions for the punishment of those arrested, and a clear explanation revealed by cap
tured documents of just what the un-American forces of violence are attempting to accom
plish.
Other intensely interesting news articles in this week's "Digest" are:—
What the Steel Strikers Think of the Police
An Advocate of the Steel Workers' Cause Writes His On-the-Spot Impressions and Comments,
Thus Affording the Public an Opportunity to See the Workers' Side of the Strike
Wet Hopes in the Elections Ella Wheeler Wilcox, The Singer of "Heart
Newspapers Hit by a Paper Famine Throbs"
Air Service Crippled by Lack of Money Unifying French Protestantism
America Obstructing the Return of Peace Ministers' Pay Compared to Steel Workers'
(Translations from French, Irish and Jap- Selling English Churches to Pay the War Debt
anese Papers) The Portuguese in America
Ontario's Triumphant Farmers Coal Production in United States and Great
Public Opinion Defeating the Strikes Britain Compared
China's New Industrial Era Jiow the Wheels Go Round in the Miners'
France and Belgium to Help Each Other Rise Union
How Uncle Sam Makes Elevators Efficient The Germans Are Already "Coming Back"
Are We Having Too Many Teeth Pulled? Why Many Former Doughboys Re-enlist
A New Railroad Across The Andes Silk, Salesmanship, and Uncle Sam
The Phonograph as a Wireless Detective The Spice of Life
Ibanez to Mobilize Us Best of the Current Poetry
A Very Interesting Collection of Half-Tone Illustrations, and Cartoons
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plnce, showing the marks of stone
implements used by the builders.
The whole ruin, which measures 13(i
feet in length, ie most picturesquely
situated and has already become one
of the greatest attractions of the
park.
An unexpected result of the Held
work of the Bureau of Ethnology
at the Mesa Verde Park this summer
was the discovery of many incon
spicuous buildings among the cedars
on top of the plateau. The evidences
of there build ngs before excavating
were very obscure, but they are BO
numerous in certain areas that there
is hardly a square quarter mile in
which one of them does not occur.
One of these small buildings when
excavated was found to belong to a
very ancient type, probably the old
est. on the mesa. From this old
building to the cliff houses lies the
evolut'on of the h'ghest form of
prehistoric architecture in America.
Dr. B. 8. Behne.% Dentist, has re- |
aimed practice at 238 North Second '
itreet. Bell 1814. — Adv. i
NOVEMBER 21, 1919
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