Pike County Democrat, Volume 27, Number 41, Petersburg, Pike County, 19 February 1897 — Page 7

A GREAT STRUCTURE. ft Spaas the Harlem River at New York City. Completion of tkt Pew York Central’* Fonr-Traek Draw-GrUgt u4 an lame*** Steel Vlad net., One of the most remarkable feats of engineering on record is just completed, and the passenger entering New York from the north now rides over one of the grandest examples of steel railway construction yet accomplished in this age of marvelous results in that direction. Going south, at One Hundred and Forty-ninth street, the tracks of the New York Central begin to rise gradually, and at One Hundred and ThirtyFifth street they cross the Harlem river sn the new four-track steel drawbridge, at an elevation of 24 feet above sigh tide. This massive structure is remarkable in being the first four-track drawbridge ever constructed, and is the largest bridge of the kind in the world. It is 400 feet long and weighs 2,500 tons. The draw-bridge ixjSS feet 0 inches wide, from center to center of outside trusses, and is carried on three very heavy trusses. Between the central and each of the two side trusses is a clear space of 26 feet, which permits the passage of

eminent vessels, the hours named covering' tiie great business traffic in and out of the city, the important through trains as well as the principal suburban trains arriving and departing during those hours. This will avoid delays, which have been, at times, very annoy* ing, and permit of much faster service than could have been maintained under the old arrangements; and, as speed is one of the principal factors in travel in this age, this feature will prove an important one. Quite a number of the great improvements which have recently been made in the northern part of the city can be seen from the trains as they pass over the new viaduct. Among them are Grant’s tomb, St. Luke’s hospital and the buildings of Barnard college and Columbia college, on Morningside Heights, and very soon the grand structure of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine will be observed. Further north, and on the west side of the Harlem river, the now famous speedway is under construction and approaching completfon; the magnificent High bridge, Washington bridge. McComb’s dam bridge and the viaduct leading to it from the north are works of art, as well as of great utility, under which the | trains pass, and on the right may be seen the buildings of the University of the City cf New York. Webb’s Sailors* home, and hundreds of other new bnildi ings of less importance. N.orth of the Harlem river, on the Harlem division, ia Bronx park, which is to contain th*

rW* END VIEW OF THE NEW YORK CENTRAL’S NEW FOUR-TRACK STEEL DRAW-BRltKSE OVER THE HARLEM RIVER AT ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIFTH STREET. GREATER NEW YORK. THE LARGEST STRUCTURE OF ITS KIND IN THE WORLD.

two sets of double tracks. Tbe floor is corrugated, and the rails are bolted to it on steel tie plates. The trusses of the draw-bridge span are 64 feet high in the center and 26 feet high at each tnd. At the highest part of these trusses is aituated the engine house, which contains two oscillating double-cylinder engines, which turn the draw and can be worked together or separately, so that if one should break down at any time, the other can dothe work. From One Hundred and Thirtyeighth street south the four new tracks run over the steel viaduct to One-Hun-dred and Tenth street, and thence by the stone viaduct to One Hundred and Sixth street, where they strike the level of the present four-track line. The work of building this massive structure, which is here illustrated, began September 1. 1S93, and has continued without cessation until now, and will cost when completed considerably

great botanical gardens and zoological gardens of Greater New York, and within a few years this portion of the city will offer attractions which will be unsnrpassed in their character by any city in the world. Greater New York, which is ID miles wide by 33 miles long, certainly offers tc ti e tourist and seeker after knowledge dr pleasure more inducements than any other American city, and few cities ir Europe can equal it. ADIRONDACK DAUGHTERS OF PRESIDENTS. Oldest President at the Whit* H«tts< Over Half a Century Ago. There are eight surviving daughters of presidents of the United States, in addition to the three of President and Mrs. Cleveland. Mrs! Letitia TyJer Semple is the eldest of the group and Mrs. Philip Pendleton Dandridge is the next. The former is the daughter of Pres

SIDE VIEW OF THE NEW FOUR-TRACK STEEL DRAW-BRIDGE OVER • THE HARLEM RIVER.

more than 53,000,000. The completion of the new work will permit the opening of all cross street* under the railway and so permit a perfectly free passage for.street traffic. One Hundred and Thirty-eighth street, which has become a great thoroughfare, will be entirely free, as the trains which heretofore crossed it at grade will pass over it at an elevation that will allow street cars and all traffic perfect freedom. At One Hundred and Twenty-fifth street the track* will eross the street 14 feet above the level of the street, and at this point a magnificent passenger station is to be built, ex tending from One Hundred and Twentyrfifth to One Hundred and Twenty-sixth street, under the fourtrack viaduct. This improvement will be of immense value to the entire state—in fact, to the whole country—as the hridge, being so high above the water, will never have to he opened except when large steamers or vessels with masts are to pass through; all tugs, canal boats, barges, etc., will have ample room to go under t^e bridge while it is closed. The Harlem river, haring been declared by congresH a ship canal, the secretary of war has issued orders that all tugs and barges shall Joint their smokestacks and flag-poles. to enable them to pasa under the bridge while it is dosed. He hss also ordered that the bridge shall not be opened between the hours of seven and ten o’clock ia the morning, and four and as Ten, in the Afternoon, except for police, fire or gov

ident Tyler. aud is living in the Louise home. Washington. D. C. Mrs. Dandridge is the daugter of President Tailor. and presided at most of the white house functions during her father’s brief occupancy—a little over a year; she lives in Wieekester. Ya. The only surviving daugter of President Johnson. Mrs. Martha Johnson Patterson, lives in the old Johnson homestead at Greenville. Tenn. Mrs. Ellen \V. Grant Sartoris, the only daughter of President Grant, is now living in this country— since the death of her husband—in Washington. D. C. The only daughter of President Hayes. Miss Fanny Haves, passes much of the winter in travel, and spends her summer at the Hayes homestead in Fremont, O. Mrs. Mary Garfield Stanley-Brown, the "little Molsie” of the Garfield family, lives in Washington during the winter and at the old family homestead in Ohio in the tununcr. , The only daughter of President Arthur. Miss Helen Herndon Ar* tbur, lives in Albany, X. Y, with an auut. and spends mueh time in. travel. Mrs. Mary Harrison McKee, the only daughter of President Harrison, lives at Saratoga, X. Y„ and the Cleveland children, of course, are at their home in the white house.—Ladies’ Home Jour* nal. "Papa, what is a bicyclo built lot two?" "Your mother, my child. She rides it, and i hove to taka Cara of it."—H. 1. Journal

FARM AND GARDEN. STATE OF GOOD ROADS. Marked Improvement of New JetMft FnbUe Ulghmjt In his annual report-just issued, Henry I. Budd, state commissioner of public roads in New Jersey, says: “The state aid law has stimulated the property holders of many counties to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars upon their roads, to meet the state appropriation.” Under this law the state has paid since 1S92 $466,595 for the improvement of the highways, which, added to the amounts spent by counties and individuals, makes an aggregate expenditure within six years of $1,400,000 for permanent roads in New Jersey. There are 20,000 miles of roads in the state, end about 300 miles of the most fre- j quented highways have been improved permanently, on modern lines. Temporary improvements are being made in every county. Many good roads leagues and associations have been j formed. Through the agitation which they induce they have brought forth | money and labor from their respective j communities. Smooth, hard .roads, beautified by trees and shrubbery, have developed under the stimulus of these local roads leagues. Foot paths and cycle paths have been created, and the appearance of various communities have been so changed that they have become attractive centers of settlement. j “Too much stress cannot be laid upon f the importance of these associations,” j cays Commissioner Budd. “There is no I

jower so useful as that which per- ! suadcs each and every person or community to do their best to help themselves by their earn labor and contributions.” A novel feature of the good roads movement in New Jersey is the proposition to introduce instruction on .road building into the common schools. The need of elementary instruction in that direction is seen every day. The state report says: “The ignorance that pre- \ vails among the average rural residents j regarding the proper manner ofjvpair- \ ing even the common roads shows a striking necessity for some kind of technical instruction, guided by which our ordinary township authorities will be able to make the, best use of the ever-present materials for keeping the roads in proper repair. In traveling over the country we often see men repairing a miry roadway by throwing mud from the ditches into the middle of the roadbet}- In all our communities it is a common practice to scrape the wornout material, that has been repeatedly washed from the center of the road, back into the middle of the road, only to be again washed out by the rain or to be waded through as deep sand. Upon our macadam highways there is a prevailing spirit of neglect; instead of immediately repairing the little breaks, our county officials leave them until

IMPROVED NEW JERSEY ROAD, roils of the stone become unraveled, necessitating, at times, the expenditure of several hundred dollars per mile for repairs, where a few dollars would have been sufficient.” Education is to conducted along the lines of draining, and the prevention of ; earth and water from mixing on the i roadbed; also to give knowledge of the ’ proper admixture of suitable earth materials, clay, sand and gravel, in the ; proportions that will make an imj pervious roofing and form a perfect roadway for light traffic. People are to be taught how to utilize the seashore | shells, and the shales and slates that abound in many sections. Satisfied by the experience of the past that no system of permanent road build- | ing can be uniformly successful unless fostered by the state, Commissioner j Budd pleads for an annual state appropriation of $300,000. He says: ‘‘Such an appropriation would give to each ; county each year a healthy mileage, the ; taxation to meet which would not be burdensome, probably no rtifore on the average than one-eighth per cent, on the ratables, and would result in an annual expenditure of more than $1,000,000 for improved roads, a rate that would soon place us in a position to attract millions of capital for investment and thousands of progressive citizens for permanent residents. * * * improved highways give new life to the country through which they pass, as they are often thronged with bicycles and other pleasure vehicles.” Interesting phases are developed in the construction of new roads. For instance, Monmouth county is building a road of bog ore four miles long, and Salem county is constructing a highway of oyster shells three miles long. Atlantic county in 1896-97 opens a new era in road building, inasmuch as that county presents the first road in the , state constructed under the state aid law out of any other material than stone. Twenty-two miles of gravel road are being laid from Absecom to Hammonton, and Camden county will also build 12 miles of gravel to connect with the Hammonton road. Burlington county has begun the construction of n toad of stone two and a half miles long, with slag foundation. Here is the motto of the New Jersey public highways improvement advocates: “Good roads decrease taxation, decrease living expenses, increase property values, increase farmers’ incomes, increase railroad business, promote prosperity, promote civilisation." >

BRACING FRUIT TREES. 4a Explanation of the Tripod Method mod Its Advantage*. In the accompanying sketch, which represents a newly planted tree, ten feet in height, there is shown one of the most effective braces that cam be provided for a subject of this size, it consists of three light oak or other stakes, about live feet in length, driven into the soil, tripod-like, each two feet away from the tree, and with the right slant to just meet the trunk with the end. , as at a in the engraving. Here a piece of matting is wound around the Y A

HOW TO STAKE A TREE. crunk to protect it from the ends of the several stakes, which are then secured to the trunk, and to one another by means of tarred cord or by wire. Such a tree is held perfectly secure. Surely it is giving the subject the rational care which is its due in the crisis of transplanting. To make this lesson of the tree's security the more impressive, I show a side sketch at b which indicates the bad predicament into which newly planted trees not rarely get. When l say that I have seen unstaked fall planted trees literally blown from the ground before spring, this present sketeh need not be looked upon as fanciful. It represents, in fact, quite a common state. Not only does the injury come from a general loosening up of the roots and their displacement, but an opening is made around the trunk which will fill with water, which may cause damage in one of two ways; first, water that follows readily down the root hastens the softening process of the soil, and further aids the loosening of the roots; second, to have water stand next to the bark, which in case of a sudden freeze up is turned to ice, m„v work serious harm to the bark throughout. The advantages of this tripod method of staking trees over the single Stake plan are several; first, the tree is held more firmly in place than is possible to be done with the use of but one stake; secondly, these stakes are not driven into fresh earth, but into that just outside of the hole that was excavated and filled in during the planting process. This method of staking is suited to trees in almost any situation. In the street, for instance, by having two of the stakes enter the soil at the curb, and these spread a little farther apart than the distance to the other stake, the tree may be brought within a foot and a half of the curb (and it should never be closer). It is at once apparent how easily the tripod may be made to serve as a tree-guard against horses and dogs by running wire, held in place by staples, horizontally from stake to stake around the tree. The first wire may be a foot above the ground to admit of the lawn mower passing underneath; above this they might be three or four inches apart. 1 The plan here illustrated is best suit

ed to trees ranging irom six to twelve feet in height. In the case of transplanting larger trees (except in the street) the same plan may be modified by substituting the use of wire for the stakes. In that event the stays may be attached higher up in the tree than when stakes are used; even among the branches, say at two-thirds the height of the tree, provision being of course made for attaching the wires both in the tree and at the ground. In the tree two iron half-bands fitted with L ends and short bolts should be made to tightly encircle the trunk at the proper height. To this completed band the wire stays are attached, extending to the ground. Here they are made fast to three stout stakes driven into the ground at equal distance apart and some feet away from the tree. Ordinary fence wire will answer very well for the purpose. If the trees are quite large the wire may be doubled. Some one may say that the stakes, wires and the work involve expense. This is true, but the outlay is a mere trifle as compared to the cost and value of the tree.—Elias A. Long, m American Hardening. ORCHARD AND GARDEN. Give young trees good protection and food cultivation, j When not mulched, the winter is a good time to manure all kinds of small fruits. In the winter when the. ground ia frozen hard is the best time to transplant large trees. $ Feed the trees and fruit plants with an application of manure or wood ashes scattered evenly. The demand now is for quality rather than quantity in all kinds of farm products, especially fruits. Use wood ashes in the orchard or coal ashes on heavy clay land. Both are too valuable to be allowed to go to waste. There are few if any kinds of fruit more easily raised or more highly prised than the different varieties of raspberries. By planting in rows sufficiently far apart to cultivate they can be grown with very little trouble. — St.

The Spartu Vlrtae, Fortltade, Is severely taxed by dyspepsia. “But “mod digestion will wait on appetite, and health on both,” when Hoetetter’s Stomach Bitters is resorted to by the victim of indigestion. Heartburn, flatulence, biliousness will cease torment ingthegastric region aqd liver if this Eial family corrective meets with the fair, 1 that a sterling remedy deserves. Use it regularly, not spasmodically—now and then. It conquers malarial, kidney, nervous and rheumatic ailments. _ Appropriate.—“What sign do yon think I ought to put up in front of my place of business?” asked & man who baa opened a morgue. “ ‘Remains to be seen/ ” suggested the friend who had dropped in.— Chicago Tribune. Miss Dimples—“Well, I’m glad to begin the new year right.” Miss Passay—“And I hate to oegin it left.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Bad feet from frost-bites are made sound by St. Jacobs Oil. It cures. First Burglar—“Hist! Here comes the janitor!” Second Burglar—“Well, we wiped our feet, didn't we?”—Detroit Journal. I can recommend Piso’s Cure for Con- j sumption to sufferers from Asthma.—E. D. j Townsend, Ft. Howard, Wis., May 4, ’M. it comes as natural to a woman to know ! dry goods as it does to a man to swear.— j W ashing ton Democrat. Years of rheumatism have ended with cure by St. Jacobs Oil. Cures promptly. “Do you like cabbage?” “Well, I never eat it, but I smoke it sometimes.”—Chicago Record.

Slipped and fell; bad sprain. Never mind- St. Jacobs Oil will cure it. Generally, those who know the least are the ones who are alwavs giving you advkv “just for your own good.” Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and bowels. Never sicken, weaken or gripe, 10c. We have never yet seen a man too poor to own a gun and a dog. Made worse bjr cold. Neuralgia needs St. Jacobs Oil to cure. It cures. Every man thinks he never was as foolish as tbs boys he sees around him. THt MARKETS. New Your. February 1*. t *9' CATTLE—Native Steers.* 4 00 68*4 85 COTTON—MkUBins. 7*4ft FLOUR—Winter Wheat. 3 25 4ft 4 75 WHEAT—No. 1 liar U. .... 48 89* CORN—No.2. .... . 4ft 2s* OATS-No .2... .... 4ft 21* PORK-New Mess.„ 8 15 4ft 8 75 ST. LOUIS COTTON-Middling. BEEVES— Steers.Cows and Heifers. ! CALVES .... I HOGS—Fair to Select ... ..... ■ SHEEP— Fair to Choice. | FLOUR—Patents. . Fancy to Extra do.. WHEAT—No.2 Red Winter.. CORN-No. 2 Mixed. OATS—No. 2. RY E—No.2. TOBACCO- Lugs.Leaf Burley. HAY -Clear Timothy. BUTTER—Choice Dairy. EOOS—Fresh . POKK-Standard (New).. BACON—Clear Rib. LA1CD—Prime Steam . CHICAGO. i CATTLE—Native Steers. HOGS—Fair to Choice.... SHEEP—Fair to Choice. .. .. FLOL?R-Winter Parents. -— Spring. Patents.. WHEAT—No. 2 Spring........ No.2 Red. CORN-Nfl 2. OATS—No.2. .. PORK—Mess (new>. 3 to 4ft 4 75 2 00 <£ 3 75 5 7.. 4ft 12 25 3 15 4ft 3 45 afoo 4ft Ew 4 50 «u» 4 60 3 45 4ft 4 13 84i*$ft W£ .... 4* .... 4ft 18 32 4ft 33 800 4ft 8 0i 4 50 4ft 12 50 7 00 4ft 10 00 12 48 18 4ft s io .... 48 4* .... 4ft 3H 3 00 Q 8 85 3 15 a > 55 2 50 ^ 4 W 4 35 a 4 60 4 00 @ 4 30 ' 74 48 74)4 84*48 21*48 82 .... u 16 7 60 48 7 65 KANSAS CITY. CATTLE-Shippingsteers- 3 00 48 ® 00 HOGS— All Gra'es . 3 10 4ft 3 50 WHEAT—No.2 Red. .... 48 8» OATS—No. 2. White..... 17 48 20 CORN-No. 2. . 4ft »7* NEW ORLEANS. FLOUR—HighGcade. 4 30 «ft 4 90 CORN-No. 2.,... 30 48 31 OATS—Western... 23*'(ft 24 HAY—Choice...,..*. .... . 14 5o 4ft 15 00 PORK—New Mess. .... 48 8 50 BACON—Sides. 48 a* COTTON—Middling.. 6*sft LOUISVILLE WHEAT-No. 2 lied. 90 & 91 <4 CORN—No.2 Mixed ... 83 4ft 24* OATS— No. 2 Mixed. 19 48 20* PORK—New Mess.. 8 » 4ft 8 75 BACON—Clear Rib. 4** 5* COTTON—Middling. 7

Just try a 10c box of Gascarets candy cathartic,rir.e«t liver and bowsl regulator mada. Many a boy’s first step towards the penitentiary was being irregular at school.— Washington Democrat. ^ The pain of sciatica is cruel. The cure by St. Jacobs Oil is sure. It penetrates. Let a lot of men get together, and it is remarkable how soon they will go to talking about good things to eat. When bilious or costive eat a Cascaret, candy cathartic, cure guaranteed. 10c, 25c. Some women buy books because they look pretty in the book case.

The papers an Mi of deaths from Heart Failure

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