The evening world. Newspaper, April 6, 1900, Page 5

EASY TO SCALE | BIG SKY SCRAPER. Prof, Parker, of Columbia, Sure He Could Climb, the Thirty-Story Park Row Building and Tells How He Would Do I. Pref, Herschel C. Parker, of Columbia University, could rcale the outside of the Park Row Building, with its thirty stories, At least, he says so, and gives an interesting account of how he would do It. He is professor of electrical measure mente at the university, and ae a recrea- tion indulges in mountain climbing. He fe @ member of the Appalachian Mountain Club, of Massachusetts, and has climbed the highest and most inaccessible moun- talna in the world, An Evening World reporter found him, fresh from a climb up the icy crags of Mount Dawson, the highest peak in the Selkirks. He was surrounded by the delicate electrical measurement instru a of hie depart- ment. “Could I climb the outside of the Park Row Bullding? It could be done. | have been up the sheer side of butlding- Uke erage that were almost as bad as that. Take the: upper cit ffs and ledges of the Matterhorn, 14,00 feet above the wea! They are as awful to scale as the outside of the Perk Row Building would be “Tt think that I could do it. “It Ie wonderful how the guides that took we up the Matterhorn, for instance, would run right up the almast perpen- dicular sides of the icy ledges, But the Park Row Building! That's different. I haven't Jooked at It recently with an Mea of scaling it. But if the rule that epplise in mountain climbing is allowed, 1 could be done by almost any expert member of the Appalachian’ Club, The Fule ts to get there. “The outside of that buliding t@ pretty well Droken up in front. Lots of ledges, waleonies, crevices, cornices. “Your firemen, with thetr scaling tad- , Gere, could beat us out at once. But leaving fire ladders out of It, and going as near barehanded as possible, let's And th fessor looked dreamy. | tine ‘arst toby of the building wou! be as hard as any of th because it Is Ming would’ havesta. be dressed ant a raed “tor the Se In seine Se now ani nad pe Pacite Raliway Company ides for the pui - man to be more ¢ in the alr than be Sometimes you wil! i running jong EOE TREE WAY UD the me ent The] tens oF twenty atories up, but they d was something like going up| oid from floor to floor on the outside. Row ding. Bay we were There js a shelf running along Starting owt from the top of the old the middle of the building on the four- Herald Building. which is fow and only | teenth Soor. re aw ere at the That would take us to olghioenty ad the twentieth. floors ‘of the mountain of sto) er the balbony on the (wenty-nec- tne Park Row Build oad floor, which must be reached either the steep by the crevices in the corners by that not ‘but ajfrom window to window, or by in there, but the ald ‘a hooked staff, the is business, Gentiy, tri ropes end all that. the e Gret PERIL AT THE TOP, “Ah! but at the top of the building comes the rub. There is a projec’ shelf all around the building, Sui, ts trap a Ba ns J am % e ment pleces on the sidewalk | the o1d climber would ‘find a h to the seventh story, | 9, UP the towers we should ha light be ovi age LIKE A FIREMAN. Perhaps the mountein climber would eatch his hooked staff.on the ledge sbove draw himself up story by wa. Ifrom window ledge to narro' to the summit. ly as dangerous as mount over the round dome Jof the Syndicate Bullding. “Ropes thrown up to the open cupola attached by hooks woul’ over the ‘ast pull. An it it was a mountains party there would be fo. eat and to drink and up ver sea sce | wil a yaw fet low. Thome thing | person would t of firs ouldn't be considered at all | ® head of the mountain climber is (2), wteady always. | Bo on go from window ledge to w ledge. Sometimes one would ee: crevices of in this instance erous than coming uj what good does this mountain do the individuals?” strengthens the character, the > power of the Many times, when in ‘of so apart. If these are Mt would be a simple tter go uD Lio height of the build- lke . seventh to the tenth floors oul elismbit mine. | am telling you what could be MERE BOYS’ PLAY. SLY Sok incor sft t vear before | went up to spent climber tried It and He fell thousands of feet. They | Tromble in Quitting the Coifee Habit. tai eae Seventh stories of| “For more than twenty years | + Meaitimatey | Used coffee and ten. If 1 missed cof- his lunch.” fee for breakfast I had a violent 14) headache. When | learned this I tried to give it up, but found that tea ne | had the same effect. J was a slave to both and would become s0 nervous belthat | hardly knew what to do with | myself if I triea to give them up. “I often heard people say that tea made them nervous, and | wondered how it could do this when it acted the reverse with me, for my nervous headache would disappear at once; after I drank tea. It was plain that it was hurting me, but that I had got so that I could not do without it. “Finally I thought I would try Scents Ge Boeartes after buying a package it carefully was much surprised to find I liked it be- after und the desire comes agra, T go to soine new mountals, and dangers," to new QUITE A ROW. found hi if rate fie Ha A Pre-Easter' Sale of Clothing The Best Clothing Made Bears This Label. Ae eon Peeereeeey cell eycllevereny On Sale Here at from $14.00 to $30.00. Men's Clay Suits, the proper gar- ment for dress and evening wear, made of a 16- ounce im ported Bol- ingbroke black chy, in eicher sack or the populft frees cut- away coat, in all sizes for stim, regular and stout men, up to £0 in, chest meas- ure, This Suit is sek dom sold for less than $13.09 or $14.00, your choice, 10.95 Youths’ Suits—We are showing ten different styles in the newest spring effects in chevicts, cassimeres and worsteds, the suits are made and trimmed in the best manner and ine clu blugs and blacks; it would bea hard matter to duplicate these goods elsewhere 6 5 less than §10.00, our price, ¢ Men's and der 4-ply and tion at Barber Shavin Ta, front, an up-to-date shirt in every particular, $1.00 vaiue, here at Men's Shirts, better grades, op’n back and open back and front, for street, or the 9 inch bosom for full dress, at $1.50 James Means Men’s $4.00 Shoes Me. don, Mott Hav ides. under regular price. sus, waist. Soc, & garment; choice of ait sizes, Main Pleo’, HR St Section. g Outfits. “4 is very simple to shave yourse! with our Barber's Octfit. The ou:fit will pay for itsell the frst week: to-morrow the Commencing { will offer the entire recent pro- duct of the immense “James " factory at former selling price, Every pair bears the stamp of maker, which signifies that they are genuine, The assortment is so large that space will not admit of detailed descriptions, We mention afew of the 51 I styles. Sizes complete; shapes, Bull: , lobe, Comfort. i The different leathers are Vici kid, PA black or tan color: Russ'a calfskin, eA brown; box calf leather; Shetland calf, black; mads in both lace and clastic Sale Saturday 8 A. M. Main Fioot, th St. Section Stiff Bosom and Negligee Shirts. y's White Shirt, lun- ed, made of special shirting muslin. en bosom, reinforced back and 7 1.00 Men's and Boy's Al'=)ver Colored Shirts, laundered, in a beautiful array of fancy vertical Stripes and the latest ideas in figures, patterns that you will find in your shirtmaker's book at 2.50 to $4.00; 79 ligee Shirts, ail the newest designs for spring and summer of 1900; to- morrow we will display 100 styles for your selec- Main Fleer, @m Ft. Sale of Men’s Underwear. An excellent lot of goods much Consists of heavy-w cotton baibriers Shirts ard These Shi at the bottom, the Draw- ers are all gusseted and double seat, hive extra There is profitable teading in our Destinedto Make a Host of Friends for Our Clothing Store. Our offerings in the Clothing Department Saturday combiration of price and quality that wil prove interesting to all in. tending purchasers of clothing, In price-quoting we are not alone, but in combining price with fit, make and finish, each of the items adver. tised, and many that are not advertised, will prove values that cannot be duplicated elsewhere. Men’s Spring Top Coat Offers. 9.00 Men's Top Coats, all the latest shades of all-wool covert cloth Top Coats, each garment properly talored and pertcct in every detail of make; the cut and finish of these garments are all that could be asked: not a detail has heen slighted, and we belleve them to be way ahead of anything offered at anywhere near this price; all sizes of reguler and stout men can be fitted at the small price of eeewoceccceccewccccocoooe Men's Top Coats—if you want a dressy, up-to-date garment, (his will fll your want mide of populir gray Oxford and Cambridge Coatings: sile lined throughout and silk faced to the edge with pure dye silk: properiy bal aced avd cut on the newest an! swellest lines: a garment that no tailor would make for less than $25; yaur choice at flen's Spring Selts—Thes: sults are of a weight suitable for imn ediate use, ina variety of the newest patterns, every garment Leing strictly all-wool mad: with wide French tacings and trimmed in the best poosib’e manner, We make special mention in this lot of a: tricily al woo! blue and black serge cheviot that is guaranteed fast color, at Men's Fine Suits—We co not believe you can duplicate (hese suits anywhere 8.95 short of $12.90 to $14.00 a suit, They are made of fine velour cassimeres, high-grade cheviots and soft-tinished blick thibets, each garment perfectly tatlored, correct in style and trimmed as only high-grade garments usually are. Stout and extra large men fitted at the same price, wececcoce Youn; Men's Suits—Strictly Al'-Wool Boys’ Tan Top Coats, the popular karment for boys of all ages, shown in all this spring's shades of covert cloth, also the new herringbone, well made, Cheviot and Cassimere Suits, ina wari- ety of this season's newest patterns, perfectly mate and well trimmed, sizes 14 to 70 years; $6.50 else where would be about t * price of this sult; here at trimmed and property cut, tood value at $4.00; here at lendent with the Price, pair, 2.00 satin ribbon in all the kal, to-mo;row, we Lace _ insertion, special Saturday, one-half front, back and top sleeves; Shirt Wa'sts of bril- —— fiantine; spscial at & Girls’ Dresses. Girls’ Check School Dresses, {ull biouse fronts, yoke, belt, cape on shoulder and cuffs of cashmere of contrasting colors trimmed with braid of different mix- 98 tures: 4 to 14 yrs,, Giris’ Sailor Suits of 211 wool flannel, deep sailor collar, trimmed with four rows of braid, re, bee trimmed with foutache braid, skirts full width 2.69 » Lone yoke front and back of taffeta silc, pointed’ cape gr shoulder, trimmed with in- and buckles; 4 to 5.69 Recand Floor, ith St with singie attached capes, sizes 34 to $2 inches: spectal, 98 fection velvet collars; regulir peice, $5.00 special, mad: Second Fiver, ith st An Extraordinary Drawers, are ribbed tape at the We also include fitting, ali s°zes, sctual valine $1: sale price. the Dest selected kid skins: ever fittirs. They are here in beaut earl, white, gray and black; our regular price brie sale price, Men's $1.50 Fee's Gloves, finest of imported English in tans and grays: ev original 95 ‘ae ‘ity a 50 per aks we Prem. store news for 11.95 Special Offers in Men’s Suit. 6.66; Ladies’ Waists Our Easter showing is re- ing shades; Point de Paris 6.98 Crepon Wallets, fine box plaits, nay, BIO 1.98 Second Flom. Sih St, Section. ooeeces e Y Br 7 Mackintoshes. Misses’ Mazkintoshes 0! fine pin. cheeks; rubber lined; made Ladies’ Mackintoshes o/ figured rae pliid linet; made with full sweep double-breasted capes; 2.98 Ladies’ Mackiatoshes mixtures, in light tan, plaid lined; with full sweep double none Capes, with velvet col- ms 437 Sale of Easter Kid Gloves. Ladi-s’ two-clasp German K'd Gloves, all ih: newest spring shades, also bhick snd white; food cuality, preiect 59 Ladies’ fnest grade two-ctasp real Kid Gloves. made from it guaranteed pertect snades of tan, mode, Gloves $1.00. THE WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 6, 1900, Easter Wardrobes equipped with Fashion’s; latest and best at Bo-mingdales. Saturday. Children and instructive eeetece. Boys’ Two- Piece Sutts, sizes 8 to 16 years, with will bea med: of fine i quality Strict! cassimeres, also plain biue and black untinished chevtots that are war- ranted fast color, usual our price, We are Showing for the littie fellows from 5 to 10 years of agean exceed- ingly large tine of high class novel ties in (y Russian louse sults, Sailor and th: mannish Vestee Sults at popular prices, ait Sults—A strictly all-wool wear-resisting Suit, 8 to 15 years, made with double-breasted jacket. patent waistband and good trimmings; in fact, made to give good Sirvice; a cheap suit at $3 as A Standard suit; we have placed the 1.95 o price at Second Ploor, @ih #1 Seetion est and Section , stylish suit for a low price, 1.39 made up in chitfon, mousse- line and hice, trimmed in ribbon, fringe ami lace ef- fects, white, black and colors, at 7Se. 3.00 up Fancy Chiffon Jabuts, «it and without stocks, newot — black, pa and #s, al upwar from 98 Sailor Collars, with rever effects, of Pt. Arab, Pt. of cloth Section. Free. rv 1.00 periect-iating exclusive dealers Logskia 4s guaran. dozer for Men, Women and entirely New Tailor-Made Suits. |Cloaks for Litle Girl, Ladies’ Sults, of all-wool Albert cloth, in light gray, tan, castor, navy end black,or black :ni navy blue cheviot: the jackets are Eton or flv fronts, like Wiestration, handsomely tailored and stitched, and lined with tine Frew colored silk; the skirt has the new shape, box-plaited 7) 98 percaline lined snd velvet tound; special price, J tte, of black and mavy English cheviot, fly-front t et, like cut, lined with fine quality satin, newzst cut tkirt?with double Watteau plaited back, extra sizes have inverted plait tack, finest percaline lining and velvet bind- ing, the entire suit handsomely tailored, sizes 32 to 46, an 1 nusual offering for Ladies’ Fly-Front Suits, of real Scotch homespun, light £2, Oxtord, ten, blue and brown, the jackets are taffeta ed, skirts new S-gored flaring style, inverted ee lining and velvet binding, a Recond Pioor, The Ladies Neckwear. New effects in Stock Collars,Ladies’ Embroidered Turn. Large assortment of tine Chit- Black Liberty Sik Ruches, Eyeglasses and Specs. By bringing this coupon with vou each purchaser of Eyes glisses or Spectacles Chamois Eyeglss Cleaner, Silk Guard, Hook and Case free of charge. Alumnico Eyeglasses ges, very tan.y, dor, and Spectacles, 45c. Bononas, ‘av, our 9) Lvery pair made of Solid Alunsnico all the way through, which makes them a grt on tne nose always look bright and new, a8 Alomnico will pot tarnish: selentiiea est perise 9p raitht or riding bow, wth patent ter Millinery at Its Best. The Women’s, Misses’ and Children's Head- gear, trimmed and untrimmed, will be at the height of its excellence and abundance to- morrow. In richly trimmed hats we mention two particularly attractive offerings, Ladies’ Trimmed Hats, in black and all the leading colors; newest materials and trimmings; also copies of the best intported hats; regularly $12.50; 7 to-morrow e Ladies’ Trimmed Hats, excellent styles, in black and colors; mW materia’s and ideas; most becoming shai S; any of these are worth double the price, u hs ne é ah 4.98 The Untrimmed Hats, Flowers, &e. The Eas Ladies’ Gout, Cycling and Ladies’ Dress Stapes,;Lot 3—Biests, Ready-to-Wear ts,f in black; upward ee ks sanabie tor Madre & black 4 colors, exclu} from 59 and misses’ hats, 1 ve novelties, tunch, wardtiom “Zt at 1 spect ste of Wood Seige * SH JD Sup:ror Inz of Ecru, Butter} '@t& both white and pure Single Roses, ard Tuscan Straw; two 6 dozen in a bunch, iad otteatinae 3 dozen sys to select 9G) PCTTOW, Mes BBs rose follage, sp eal, from, upward from Lot 2—Dalsies, with yellow} Lot 5— Wreaths for Children's —Untrimmed} and brown centres, six ’ Hats, ina splendid assort-} large ones sprayed in 12 thesad ps ues ment, flats, &c,; solid and? a bunch, Balls; spectal, m xed braids,upward from Lot 6—Litacs, purple and white, Mee, large sprays, 49 al oe Sale of Children’s Hats, Sweets, Panorama at Rabbits, _—— On dct St sad Candy Begs to Gm: the boxes, at, per IB, 1$c. e Main Floor, oth St. Section 3 « <3 Baby Straw ‘Hat, fluted Children's Tam o° Shane} brim, full bow in front, ters, fincy crowns, pling with straw trimmings, AS Sat emp ar} sone cary own graph, Peamnes. t wi ad Cites of ribbon, Duckies, | Hite blue, cardinal. Hand- O%C 10 St gold ills, Excellent, stylish, some, stylish bat at the a Iittle hats, like cut. The} special price, for 1 98 , regular price ts $1.25; 75 to-morrow, ° to=morrow, ‘Mala Floor, Seth 9. Section Fecond Floor, 68th $. Rertlon. Friday and Seturday, ae. Children's Restors of all: wool mixed Sem goods, deep combination silor : with 3 rows of braid trim > ming; sires 4 to 1 special a Be q fancy braid: special at Misses’ and Children’s Box Jackets and at 2.98, 5.00 & \ |Men’s and Boys’ Spring and Easter hats all in every up-to-date style and Here's a few sample values for Men's 2.25 Derbys, — $,49)Men’s 3.00 Derbys, Men's 2.25 Alpines, 1,49} Men's 3.00 Alpines, Men's $.00 Derbys, 2.90} Men's Silt Hots, Boys’ Bleycle Cape,, 49) Boys’ Tame’ Shanters, 69 Main Fleer, Gb St. Section, Fresh Vegetables, Fruits, Groceries and Wines.’ Ssimact, extra finebalf Sliced Smoked Boot, a 15} Stent Soins Boot 23, Lettuce, Eoston hot house, hravy heads, 10.00 12.50 Sim Bt. ection. over 6, hemstitched, lace and embroidered effects, 4°, each, 106 42 ton Flehus, appliqued in Renaissance, also trimined in lice ind tancy braid ef- fects, black, whte and Sit at, each, 6.25 big stalks, bunch, Bermuca Potatoes, — for the neck, always desira- per Ib., ble and non-perishable, long 10 Venise, Renaissance and} sr4 short ends, at, quart, Applique Laces up f OO)} each. $1.75 to 8.25 | cermuss Onions, 10 ward from 0 ‘enh ae quart. Sweet Potatoes, hask:t, 35 Long tlen4 Pota- (ees, basket. Onions, red or white, quart, California Nave! Oranges} ages. per Ib., or Modit:rraceaa Preacs, Sweets, dor. Californ'a Navel Oras- will receive a StcamcrBaskets of Fru'ts "3.00 ward from Cucambers, fresh Mushrooms, Celery, Ege 28, Apples. 1, mide and fitted with fn pc lenses, can be lad tt