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New-York tribune., 1896-12-12
PRINCETON TRUSTEES MEET.
PLANS ADOPTED FOR THE ENLARGEMENT OF
THE UNIVERSITY.

Princeton. Dec. II tSpeciall-lhe res"',. '''.'.
40, poara ~ Trustees OF Princeton University
- ho,1 ,odov and measures were taken 10 push
tho work of cnlarging the University on the era"u
ate side resolution was adopted approving
memorial OF the faculty the object OF wnich Is 'ne
buiIding of a huge graduate college ana the Io"''"
,, ~ chairs I'm the various departments OF hiSncf
srnirr for post graduate study. II Is proposed 10
,,aLn Princeton strong as a scat OF pure learning
h,,, the ablishmcni of professional schoois us
,irc,Iv as such Is not to be encouraged
Professor william, VI. Sloane. OF the department.
NJ history rendered his resignation. when was ac
cented bv the Board Professor Sloane VIII accept
a profcssorship Columbia -,
rho Endowment Committee. when mas nr'h
qa,horiny funds 70. the endowment OF IN" M
yersitv made it's report. which showed that n tota
~ Yearly q "a was subscribed. including funds
for The nev. library. Blair Hail. besides several Tel
owships and scholarships. and a number oi ne"
nrofeesorshps This committee continued.
Professor West being authorized 10 devote IN" re-
fmnds for the endowment OF the proposed graduate
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12
THE GARBAGE CONTRACT SIGNED.
ALL THE PERSONS REPRESENTED. EXCEPT
COMMISSIONER EMERY HAVE AFFIXED
THEIR NAMES TO THE DOCUMENT.

The garbage contract was signed yesterday by
the Crawford Brothers. who were the lowest and
successful bidders. and by City WORKS commas
sioner Willis. 1t will be signed by Health Commis-
sioner Emery this morning The reason Tor thls
latest delay In completing the contract is that
,bare were inaccuracies In the drafting OF It, The
Crawford Brothers will do business under the name
of the Brooklyn Sanitary Company. This is merely
a Arm name, and yet by clerical errors 1t was
made to appear corporation instead OF hrm
and 40 the contract had to be rewritten.
W. " Crawford. a member Of the firm, said TO
Tribune reporter yesterday: I'VE will have the
plans drawn at once for the plant which we Intend
TO build on the channel side Of Barren Island we
have already had some preliminary discussion
with Charles Edgerton. the engineer who had
charge of the construction Of the New-York and
PHILADELPHIA Arnold plants. The contract begins
on January 1. but we have made arrangements to
usc the New-York plant until May l. We expect
70 have own plant completed before then
however So short time remains until our work
begins under the contract that we will not have
time to complete tie stee-bodied trucks which are
to be absolutely watertight. and which our con-
tract compels US to collect our garbage In. We
have made arrangements with the OConnel estate
to use their wagons for a short time Our trucks
ara being made by the Shadboit Manufacturing
Company and probably will be ready by the middle
Of January. The present contractor uses sixty
trucks. but think the work can be done with a
smaller number
$4,000 $4,000 1t will consist of a frame building.
and from thirty TO thrtyfve digesters In which the
garbage Is boiled about twelve presses. and boiler
half-a-dozen driers. IN which the reduced garbage
!: prepared for sale TO fertzing manufacturers at
ding fertilizing chemicals. make the stun worth
about $50 q ton."
apo you think, Mr. Crawford that your plant
win be nuisance the district In the neghborhood
Of Barren IslandT' he asked.
'sNo; think not" he replied Il am told BY DR..
He'll OF The Sanitaran.' that germs are killed by q
three.hour exposure to steam ut q temperature Of
SO degrees. In our process the temperature of $50
degreea maintained for eight hours and all germs
viii be Killed As for the odor which may come from
the plant. only be smeed for short distance.
and it is not unpleasant The odor to differ
e people to have the smell Of burned coffee. burned
GugeP or freshly prepared chocolate"
- Cranford then exhibited letter received from
e. ~ Thomas, health director Of Philadelphia, IN
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12
WOULD SELECT THE PASTORS BRIDE.

WOMEN OF UNION HILL CHURCH OPPOSED TO
MINISTER'S MARRIAGE.
The women in the congregation Of ST. John s
German Lutheran Church. OF Union Hin. are
stirred up over the announcement that the Rev.
Henry Schoppe, their pastor. will soon be married
TO Miss Annie Hcinrchs. German GIRL eighteen
years old who lives in the family of the Rev j. G..
Rudolph I.uehrs at No 70 Graham-st Jersey City
Heights. The principal objection TO the marriage
seems be based the fact that Mr.. Schoppe Is
thirty years older than his chosen bride The
women OF the church say that tn" future Mrs.
Schoppe Is not sufficiently mature to preside with
dignity the minister's home.
The Rev. Mr. Schoppe and Miss Hcnrichs say
that they will pay attention 10 the remarks
about their approaching union. and will get mar
red anyway despite all objections. The minister
declares that the young woman will become Mrs.
Schoppe even II he is compelled to resign his
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12

MRS FRANK MDEDE WENT CHRISTMAS SHOP
pINc AND CAME HOME WITH , p,nv

MRS. FRANK MDEDE WENT CHRISTMAS SHOP
PING AND CAME HOME WITH BABY
Dover. Dec. II (SpeciaD.-Mrs. Frank McDede of
Stanhope. wife OF tine foreman OF THE Dover Iron
Era" Office. went to NewYork yesterday to do some
Christmas shopping and returned with pretty
girl baby about two years old. acquisition she
had not contemplated when she started out
The infant handed 10 Mrs. McDedc In Macy's
store by tall. well-dressed young woman who
asked her TO hold It just for a moment and then dis
appeared In the crowd. After waiting for nearly
three hours for the young woman to return Mrs
McDede left the store with her charge. having ar
ranged to meet her husband In the Hobokcn ferry
house She told him the story OF how the baby had
come into her possession. Then arose the question
what TO do with IT, Their train would start In a few
minutes and Mrs. McDede concluded to retain their
little charge and await developments.
The child. which is remarkably pretty. was WELL
dressed, and seemed to have been we'll cared for
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12
EI.MSEORD

~ u-a,osaav evening at the home of the
,r,d..s n,rents adjoining the Knolwood 'o'nTy
club. Miss Eva T. Tompkins the only 'a"s"'e'
of Mr.. and Mrs Sylvester s Tompkins' was "A.'
red 10 Joseph H. Lewis. jr.. by the Re'' ''eoiee
Coble the pastor OF the Greenourg i''to'' 'tu
Church The large house. which was o7a s
sa'o.,,aa n,,,h everereens. chrysanth amumS and
s. NOS allied with about one hundred guests
Including many prominent people Of creehsurs ',,I
and New-York city. The bridesmaid was S's.
Mole Lewis. sister OF the bridesroo.n ~nv,' n,.~
best man was Edward H. Cox. OF Ne%,iork Nns liz ~:
br,ees rae sister and Edna Major. After suppeL
which was served by ,IoTk caeser Falls M They
M MnI return after New-Years and live IN their ne"
house in the White Plains Road mas mar.
houso n Mel Uaight of Poughkcepsie, was ma.
rsd to Frank Campbell Of nIass ns Sacs Sn Thursday
ptu . ha;r honeymoon they will live In Elnslous
Where the bridegroom has extensive business ~
teri
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12
SCARBOROUGH.

r,. s,orase-ho house and nursery OF Frank H. f'e.-
=, scarborough caught fire on Friday SHORTY
Sssors noon and was partly destroyed before 'n'
eames could he extinguished by the worKmeh o" ~.
place. with the aid OF the local fre apparatus nn
',,,, contained stock Of plants valued at S""
49, ,,.h,cb there is loss OF about 5000 Tne's
nos no insurance The origin Of the fire Is un-
known but It is supposed to have been caused % ,Ss ~
q defective hue In furnace recently paceu ;ng ~ TO
NJ pierson upon the same property were s MOI ~ ~
danger as they situated some distahSe Ia zee mmrsery
the burned structure: Inc repuiiu"s VI vi"
will he begun Immediately.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12
MRS. BEECHER LEAVES HER OLD HOME

Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher yesterday moved from
her former home at No. 10 Orsnge-st. to the Hotel
Margaret Columbia Heights and Orange-st Mrs
Beecher came to Brooklyn early In the week from
the home Of her daughter. Mrs. Samuel Scoville in
Stamford Conn. Mrs. Bsscher has entirely recov-
cred from the wound on her forehead which she re-
ceived by falling some time ago. She decided 10
give up housekeeping about week ago. on account
OF growing infrmties which make It Impossible for
her oversee the care Of house. Mrs. Beecher >
apartments will overlook her old home at No. 12i
Columbia Heights. which was formerly the Beecher
home until they moved Hicks-st. Mrs. Beecher is
eghty-four years old and u feeble.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12
KATONAH.

Mrs. Laura Munroe died on Thursday morh'"S -.
the home Of her daughter. Mrs. @. washington
scoy. at South Salem. Mrs. Munroe was the .1 w.
Of Coleman Munroe. and was In the eisnty 49,.
year Of her age. The funeral will take p'a'e 60
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the church ~ w.
River a h.,vA.
The work of tearing down the condemne9a Dvh tDcnsh
n beginning to wear the look OF deserteo v''~e
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12
THE NEWS OF BROOKLYN. NE".J

which he expresses the opinion that the three Arnold
reducing plants In that city are more sanltdIy III
their operations than the two ncinerallng pianiss;
The contract is to run for five years. ana the pid
price. 1905 ,,0 for the whole time was only mane
possible by the profits that will come 70 tne con-
tractors from the sale of the fertilizing produc's
secured
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12
ONE WAY TO GET NEW CLOTHES.

The Hoboken police were asked yesterday to look
for a who walked into Rosenberg's clothing
store at No 3o4 Adams-st.. on Thursday night. and
asked to be shown a coat. vest and overcoat. lie
donned the new clothes gazed on himself for a
moment in n LOOKING glass. and then out. He
was last running along the railroad tracks in
the direction OF Weehawken
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12
40 MONEY FOR CHARITIES.

THHNcIrY UNABLE TO MAKE ITS USUAL APpRo-
PRIATIoNs FROM EXCISE FUNDS
Corporation Counsel Burr yesterday told the
Board Of Estimate that owing to the provisions
Of a law passed last session. the Board could not
make any appropriation from excise funds for the
numerous charitable institutions in Brooklyn
There about eighty-fve OF these. and the
Board recently appropriated 10000 for them. MIR
Burr said no money could be given to them except
by act OF the Legislature. The police pension fund
Is in a similar predicament.
The Board authorized an issue of 100000 Of tax
certificates 10 pay old county tax certificates
New-York tribune., 1896-12-12
COWPERTHWAIT'S
KETTARIE Prices are advancing -
A" choose now your share q
CAhfElSs the bargains.
uOtG CREDIT lO4 West 14th Street.
PEEKSKILL

and the pupil who designed II will receive prizA
The others will be placed on exhibition
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abiding to low-down groggeries and dives
as Bohemian resorts should be within

abiding to low-down groggeries and dives
as Bohemian resorts, should be WITHIN
reach of the libel laws
Often the girl students, about the LIST or
the month, when their checks have arrived,
get together and have a dinner at one or
the hotels, much as their brothers would DO:
This is a great event, and much labor and
time is spent over their toilets 1t may be
that they occasionally go to respectable
German restaurants, where 1t is customary
for the men to smoke and the women TO
have wine or beer served with their dinner.
The probabilities are that they viii have
some of the beverage themselves just to feel
that they are doing something that would
be considered scandalous at home. They
are not used to II, and a very small quantity
flushes their cheeks and has a tendency TO
make them giggle. Their conscience gives
them a few twinges, but they feel that they
must be 'dare devils for once In. their lives"
for when they get home they won't get a
chance.
They are merry-hearted, jolly good fell
lows. these girl Bohemians, and when their
student DAYS are over, and they are ready
for the career for which they have been
preparing themselves thew go back to the
crossroads in Ohio or anywhere else with
knowledge of the world and human nature
that will be useful to them in the lives they
have chosen for themselves. with a broad
and generous sympathy for others that their
Bohemian student life has developed in
them.
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MARCH OFFERINGS.


George S.. Cottman, in the Bohemian.
Who can describe or explain the magical
effect of the first bird-note upon him who
is waiting and wishing for it? Months of
indoor thought, be IL on a low plane or a
high plane, is more than apt to get stuffy;
tent. is sure to be woven into 1T, and when
at last the faint, lonely strain challenges
the ear the weary spirit responds with a
March is the forerunnner of the season of
life. To it, as a rule. Belongs the first
song bird. the first wild flower and
With February it shares the pleas
ant sugar-making season, when the warm
sun sets the sap TO dripping from the spigot,
and its frequent genial lays tempt tne
does not stroll in vain Gusty, heecy March
has a spirit of its own. The buffet OF the
tempered wind puts visor IN al the "a Dip psss a sms
motion. In the moaning woods you near
the wind-waves. swelling and ebbing as
they come and go: and. as they pulse py,
the 1.-the, naked tree-tops rock to and fro
as IL Aeolus reached down and stirred
them about with mischievous fingers. Tnen
overhead the clouds, borne on the bosom OF
alternate shadows and floods of light Meet
down the vistas of the woods. sleeping
them in gloom or filling them with a trans
March is intact, pervaded through and
through with that Elusive deiicaey which
Is the subtlest charm Of nature; the evanes-
CtUL lkulS dltu ~
ings of spring creeping into the deep, clean
hues of the winter season, conducing 10 a
quality which art cannot compass. In my
notebook find an attempted description OF
a March woods, which hints at this quality:
"a concave stretch or arc of dark wood
land into which the eye penetrates. conjur-
ing forth and bringing into relief incon-
spicuous tints, all b~ased-piled. as II were,
upon the belt of pale neutrality-suspicious.
formed by the leaf-strewn earth Last years
leaves. still clinging to the owe limbs OF
the beech trees. form a loose. open. irreg-
uIar tracery which. airily towering above
the russell ground like trailing vapor, gives
softness to its solidity. Below. spice bush
ana brambie. just bursting into lear. scatter
a decking of faint green, and higher up. all
along the frowzy woodland wall, the rich
brown of swelling beechen buds and pale.
filmy verdure OF spreading elms blend in
ethereal transparent tints through which
the eye penetratest to the somoer, indie
terminate. dominant tone of the forest. Then
as the sunshine. swift on the wake OF
cloud shadows, comes yelling through and
over the labyrinth. the hues change cha
melecn-like-"
this season. To the genuine lover Of ma
frue there is no month In all the circle
Of the year but has It's special charm. and
let rot such lover forget the exquisite OF
ferfngS OF March
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THE vICIssITUDEs OF LIFE.
One Out OF the Personal Experience
of n Young Author.
New York Sun.

new 1OTk sun.
say said a struggling young author.
speaking about vicissitudeS, let me tell You
about one vicis.:
Il had a number of little articles that I
thought were good and / looked the field
over and decided what publications they
were best suited for and punched them up
and sent them out accordingly. There were
eight of them altogether, and L sent three
10 one. three to another. one to another.
and one to another-alI high-class publica-
tons. Then | waited TO hear the postman'S
He whistIed for a week. and then ne
whiStled for me; a fat envelope, the Stun
polite printed note of declination and
thanks. Next day the postman whistled for
me again: another corpulent envelope; all
nothing for two days and the quirtle of the
pOstman's whistle for me again. Another
fat envelope; not so fat as the two before.
but fat enough; one of the singles back;
note as before.
Now they were all back but one, but of
that last one had strong hopes. 1t was
easily the best of the lot. and it was good.
j know: / had written it square out of my
heart. and I felt that il must impress
others as it had me. As the days went by
and the manuscript did not come back /
felt surer apd surer that il had been &C
cepted; but at the end of two weeks. not
having heard from it. / wrote concerning
81, saying that on such a date / had mailed
such an article and they would kindly tell
me If It had been received. and If any dis
position had been made of it. With. this
note / sent another short article OF the
same character as the first. and good. hop
ing that ii might reinforce the favorable
impression made by the first one and ind
also "A welcome for itself
-Four days later / got a letter; a thin
letteri a check. no doubt / held IL and
Looked at il with delighted anticipation 1
held IL up TO the light and looked through
It. All when the Y rays got in their line
work there was nothing there for taem TO
photograph: that Is, no check. any way;
the Enclosure was of a uniform thinness
throughout: that was a disappointment,
sure; but the manuscript was not back;
that was all right.
Open it, said Mrs. Struggling. leaning
over my shoulder. a woman blessed not aS
she ought to be with wealth, but blessed,
indeed. with an afiuence of good humor
ard cheerfulnesS of spirit, though now per-
maps slightly impatient.
II did open IL. but even then / heS1tated to
read the letter at a glance. turned back the
upper fold of the sheet, revealing, besides the
address. the first line of the ncte itself. II
began: We regret. and thought IL would
20 on TO say that the manuscript was ac-
cepted. but that on account of the press OF
matter previously accepted, the publication
of mine must necessarily be somewhat de-
layed. Turning down the lower fold of the
sheet TO read this. what / really did read
Was a note. sincerely polite in form-and i
was grateful for that-expressing regret that
of the article referred 10 in mine of such
--l -.ol lasa 4ha- had ~, ro@0r13
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DISHES MADE OF PAPER.
Light, Cheap, Durable and Beautiful
Iy Enameled,
Paper a Journa.

Machinery for shaping plates, dishes and
otner ware from paper pulp has been intro
fair results. The dishes are shaped Almost
entirely by compression; heavy plufigers
fitted with correctly SHAPED ffanges are
forced upon fiat sheets of the pulp, and the
outer rim of each fange being fitted with
cutting devices, a plate is cut, shaped, COM
pressed and made ready for baking at one
A new feature which has not as yet been
heraided, owing TO it's recent perfection, is
a process of plating the dishes to initiate
china, silver, etc. If the usual enameling
methods were employed the cost of the paper
dishes would be so greatly increased that
the ordinary kinds of ware would be cheap
er; consequently one of the main elements
sought in substituting paper pulp for other
substances in articles of commercial interest
and value is absent. Even If the paper ware
in appearance, the selling power would be
diminished il the price had to be made higher
than that of crockery.
to enamel or plate the paper pulp dishes
with a substance as effective as the best
used in .crockery manufacture, and at the
same time very Inexpensive. This substance
is procured from waste silk.
Defective coc0onS, cocO0ns containing a
double end, waste made in winding, waste
procured from the silk factory, floor sweep
ings from the silk mill. and, in fact. any
thing pertaining to silky wastes, are util-
lied. The waste is gathered; dried, cut up.
use has been very limited. and 1t is conse-
quenfly a cheap substance
Sometimes two or more baths arc needed
to effect a good coating of the silky ma
terial; sometimes only one. Some grades of
pulp. especially that made from the white
woods, have little affinity for this silk waste
enamel: but this is remedied by first dip
ping the dishes into a bath or strong sui
phuric acid, after which the plating sets
all right.
If the liquor is from the waste silk direct,
a sort of silvery and glossy tint is procured.
and the plating is very beautiful. but any
shades are available by dying the solution
with indigo, logwood, prusiate of potash,
extracts, etc. A pure white Is obtained by
the use of the same coloring material which
IL employed TO whiten yellow textile fbers.
After the plates have received the enam-
cling the usual finishing processes OF table
ware follow, thus completing the goods for
the market. The meritorious features of the
plates and like ware made from such light
durable and elastic stock as paper pulp are
we'll known. The elements worthy of notice
in the plating process are cheapness, last
ing qualities of the plating. gloss. smooth
ness, anti-cracking of the enamel and neat
mes.
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s'The Old Man,"
Truth.


Were I the head of a large concern, or the
responsible executive officer of a great cor
poration, whether my age were twenty-seven
or seventy-two, / should want al or my en-
ployes or subordinates to call me "Ihe old
Man." Not, of course, to my face, OF ,wnen
they were addressing me-. but among them
selves, or when they spoke OF me to their
friends. :.
Ills Majesty "His Royal Highness,"
His H~xcellency'' and the like all indicate
that the persons to whom they are applied
possess power; but, IL this commercially
democratic age and country the one appella-
ton Of undisputed autocracy IS The Old
Applied to the head OF a concern * fire.
~ouently indicates love, generally respect. and
always complete submission to authority. 1t
is as free from any suggestion OF age as Is
Reverend" 1t is never given when there is
a question of authority or q smoldering re-
bellion against 1t.
When "The Old Man" says a thing. that
settles 1t; there are no questions to be asked:
there is no comment to be made When
1.-The Old Man" does something. or falls to
do something, there is no criticism to be in
dulged in.
establishment who is absolutely his own
master: whose coming in and going out are
unhampered; whose encouraging word car
ries real weight. and whose reprimand indi-
Gates real danger: to whom "sir" Is a right
and not q courtesy.
Long live 9Th Old IN And when.
through his haif-closed private office door.
he hears the boys term him thus kindly. let
hin congratulate himself that loyalty Is in
his service and that he has attained the
acme of dignity.
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makes new channels at will; il the old
course Is tolerably straight, silt may be
deposited somewhat evenly over its bot
tom, forming a swampy tract, but in ex-
tremely crooked channels, such as most OF
them are, the ends become closed by flood
deposits, and the result is a lake or a bay
on, which in this case are only different
names for the same thing One OF the
most noted of these bodies OF water is that
through which the Obion river flows,
known as Reelfoot X Ii is a great re-
sort for sportsmen, who come to hunt the
wild fowls that flock to IL in countless
thousands. 1t Is generally supposed-in
fact, I have never seen any other
statement in regard to it-thzAt this lake Is
due TO the great earthquake OF ISL, the
water filling a basin made by the subsi-
dence OF the earth at this place. A prom
inent merchant OF New Madrid, Mo-. (Which
town is about the center Of the disturbed
area) says the lake was well known be-
fore that event. as a good place for fish,
At the time the earthquake occurred, an
uncle OF this gentleman was camping on
the edge of the lake, in company with a
Frenchman. With the first shock the older
man dropped on his knees and began 10
pray; but the Frenchman, wiser, yelled
mo time for pray now; why you no pray
tree. four monts ago. You run. and look
out for limbs" The other followed the ad-
vice. and had gone only a little way when
a huge mass of earth. dislodged from the
bluff opposite, fell into the lake. and made
a wave that swept their camp out OF sight