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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-21
AMONG THE COLLEGES.
CORNELL.

ithaca ~ v Dec. 2O-The new Register APP
peared on Friday. IT shows that the total numoer
OF students to date is 1853. as against l''' ut ''
time last year The university now shows 'he
largest registration ever reached al 'niS po'"' 80
the academic year The number OF students oner-
ing Greek and Latin for entrance has increase"
over 10 per cent. The faculty now numbers 10, as
gainst le, last year. The novel Encouragement ID
The Register shows admirably the re.a'N'
strength OF the various departments ana co'eso'
Eighty pages are devoted 10 the description OF 'he
academic department while not more imam seNe"-
teen are given to any technical college Announcer
graduate scholarship. the twenty-second mas peei
founded TO be known as the Oliver Mathematical
Scholarship The College OF Law announces that
hereafter the course will extend through 'hree
years instead OF two. as heretofore. Inc 'o'a'
number OF books In the library is SHOWN 10 DC
1860 volumes and 304o) pamphlets, a gam u
l2 500 volumes and 200 pamphlets since last year
M the .orty-three States represented in the student
body NcwYork leads with llo5 PennsyiXvanaaaa od
lows with lls Illinois with So ONO wns" w. e''
The new hydraulic laboratory OF the So M e o,
Civil Engineering has roskc 4sA ean ana ' stee
standppe 6 feet in diameter and 20 feet high
No other hydraulic laboratory has ever oeeh con-
The Athletic Council met Monday evening an: and
elected F. p Amrews e2 ,sposad Of By appro
pratng s2 40 to pay baseball debts *Z.,'So 10 pay
reserve reS for the next football season. leaving a
balance OF about $500 for necessary IMPROVEMENTS
II was decided TO clear off all debts In me sep
arate branches OF athletics and start anew anu III
future not to pay any debts IN .he sef 49,,
branches out OF the general fund. An open meet
ing OF the council for conference with the student
body will be held on January H. ,,,u
The medallion OF Ezra Cornell modelled by hiram
s. Gutsell for the new gateway has proved 80 SUI
cessful that copy has been made FOR me museum vi,
OF Sbley College and another Will be maze Tor the
library IL the needed bronze can be obtained
The last recitations OF the term Were ned on
Thursday and the term will end on Iuesday
Professor Pierre a. Fish. Of the state Veterinary
College has been requested by the Behrine sea
Commission 10 make a scientific study OF me nraih
OF the fur seal. and has received specimen pfaih
for use i'm this work.
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l.EfiIGII.

South Bethlehem. Penn. Dec D-The anhuai
winter meet. which was scheduled for December
- has been postponed until next term owing TO
the small number of entries. II will probably be
held about the middle OF February.
Work on the '9s "Epitome" has begun In earnest.
and the board will endeavor to have the book COM
pleted by May !. which is one month earlier than
usual An unusual number of cuts has already
been submitted to the board
The Sophomore Cotillon Club held its first dance
at the Eagle Hotel on Tuesday evening. and II was
a great success. The committee which had me
dance in charge was composed o. w. Youtsey. f.
r. Bradenbaugh. J. +. Middleditch @ X jackson.
I Reddig T. e. Visscher and q. II. Wood
The last meeting of the Electrical Engineering
Society before the Christmas holidays was held on
Tuesday night. at which meeting Griswold "a.
read a paper on The Best Age OF lncandescen'
The last of the series of free public lectures on
''The Chemistry of Everyday Life was delivered
by DIR. T. NJ. Drown on THURSDAY evening Ills
subject was THE Chemistry of Foods
The first Assembly dance was held on Friday
evening at the Eagle Hotel and was very largely
attended The next dance In this series Will BE-
held i'm January. ~
The Christmas holidays begin on December q
and end on January
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-21
BROWN.

Providence X. L. Dec. 2-Mr. Parker the III
structor in physical culture. has just issued an
Interesting announcement of the methods TO be en-
ployed In his department during the coming WINTER
The freshmen will be taught the use or indiah
clubs: the sophomores. dumbbells; the JUNIORS
single stick and the seniors. practical fehche'
Other exercises both free-hand and with apparatus
will also be taught, ard distinct Idea VIII DE given
the students of the different systems-Swedish'
German American etc At the close of the term
q series Of exhibitions will be held in the gym
nssium illustrating all the different grades OF work
that have been taught.
AT the last meeting of the Hardness 'iassicai 80
cietv n Committee Of Arrangements was appoih,eG'
consisting of Professors Hardness and Alinsoh D.
Greene 81 and James Tucker IT., VI: tIo,rsSo.
Nanat gave an outline of his forthcoming WorA Oh
The Mycendean Age and read extracts from 'he
manuscript. ,,. ,...,s,,a, Az
An Evangelical Young Women's christian AS
ISOLATION has lust been organize at the women
College with a large membership; O"ceTs haTe
heen elected as follows President. mary y
Vaughan ~: yce-president. Nellie F. Cooke "a;
recording secretary Anne W. Carpenter. vs.; CORE
spending secretary. Mary b. Leonard Vs. Teasu'e''
Ruth S. DevareuX. 81 ,.a ,,h,cb
A whist club has recently been organized whci,
Is composed Of members of both the unNefsi'! anu
of the Womens College Mt. I'D 1,anaoI,,
c,uhs will begin at New-London on TUESDAY OF ths
week Concerts will also be given az bIl1sepo.. J :;
Mount Holly and Norfolk n j.; PhadePhiat an"
Chester Penn: Portsmouth, LynchpuTS aHu TIL
mond. Va; Washington, ID. t. an" n'usepo''
Conn -, .uuo 1. a., tho midst of
Al the present time the college Is IN me mus, -, .,
,or,n DENOMINATIONS and other interests are al a
standstill.
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HAMILTON

Clinton. ~ Y. Dec. DETERMINATIONS are In lu''
swing and the indicate are that FEWER men
than usual will fail. The term ends az noon To-
morrow. ,,
At the last meeting of the Athletic Union ROBERT
r. Kal.ey 'ss was elected football manager and
Robinson 80 assistant manager The eleven mas
reelected Finn sS captain. well-merited hoho or
At the meeting Professor Squires ana GIass a. o..
ranorted the doings Of the Utica meeting 10 ar
range an intercollegiate league. at which they
we're delegates. At the Syracuse meeting . " Wa
OF work weekly be eligible for place on a, any
versitv delegates worked hard TO have the hours
reduced ten or at the most tWeI ,, Inc UNIV"
The Hamilton Alumni of New-York CITY VIII
hold their twenty eighth banquet on the l4Jiii an
niversery of the birth of Alexander Hamilton,
January II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-21
GENERAL THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY.

Dean Hoffman delivered an instructive sermon
at evensong on Wednesday. on The Use Of the
Benedicite
Professor Walpolc was the guest OF the students
at dinner on Thursday evening. In the course OF
the dinner Charles A. Mcknight president OF the
senior class. on behalf Of the students who had
been under Professor Walpolc's instruction. after
In the work OF the seminary. presented him with u
.vift
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-21
COLUMBIA.

Ian 49, and james A. Wilson. 81. argued in the neg
alive. The vote was In favor OF the affirmative.
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PURE WHISTLES.

Special Sale Hudson's Bay Sable Mrffs so
$40. 500 SO. 500 Russian Sable Muffs SO
800 $50. Imperial Crown Russian sable NUNS
500 $3.50 $500 up Scarfs With clusters OF
tails collarettes. Capes and Nantes at the low
est possible prices for the best Stables In the
world. c. &. Shayne & Co., Ia and l26 W. IA
St near Broadway
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-21
CHAMPAGNE.

DRY MOSELLE.
Per bottle 3 so gallon 81 80 Per $500
SAUTERNE.
Per bottle > go Per gallon $500 Per 5000
RUBY CLARET.
Per bottle q s5 Per gallon. o1.2S Per $500
IVES SEEDING CLARET.
Per bottle q 80 gallon. ~ 80 Per $500
INTERVIEWED GRAPE JUICE.
great confidence recommend this infer
mented grape juice. Fruit Of the Vine. the public
II being absolutely free from alcohol sacylic acid II
is Just what physicians looking for, -
Pint bottle.... 80 dozen quart bottles $500
Quart bottle. ..... so dozen pint bottles 5OO
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-30
MONKEYS.
Between Five Hundred and Six Hundred
Imported Annualiy-Buyers and Prices.

Between Five Hundred and Six Hundred
Imported Annualiy-Buyers and Prices.
There are imported into this country SOC
or 900 monkeys annually, which come
chiefly from Africa and India by way OF
Europe. Natives catch the monkeys and
carry them down to the shipping ports
where they sell them to sailors aboard ship,
or more likely to captains Of vessels or 10
agents of European dealers in animals.
Sometimes on shipboard rope is tied
around monkey, and it is permitted with
in a limited space to roam the deck. Usu-
ally. however, monkeys are shipped in slat-
ted boxes. Some monkeys are brought di-
rect to this port, but by far the greater
number go to the animal dealers In Eu.
rope. where the monkeys imported here are
bought
Occasionally small monkey is sold for
pet, but tho number now sold for that
purpose is very limited. There is still some
demand for monkeys to be carried by or
gan grinders. Though the monkey has dis.
appeared from the city it Is still carried to
some extent by organ grinders In the coun-
try. But the great demand for monkeys
comes from the show people. The monkey
Is particularly sensitive to drafts and to
changes of temperature, to which 10 is often
subject with the constantly changing To-
cation of circus menagerie The average
life of monkey under such circumstances
Is about year. The menagerie practically
renews it's stock of monkeys annually.
Under favorable conditions indoor mon
keys live in captivity for, 1t may be, IL or
10 years. Monkeys rarely breed in cap
tivity.
One importer of birds and animals In
this city carries in summer stock OF
about 200 monkeys; in winter usually
about 80. Single monkeys sell at about
t1b each. In lots Of so or more, good as
sorted monkeys of different species and
sizes are worth about s12 apiece. New
York Sun
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-30

The famous Jack Mytton-famous In
sporting annals-among his numerous es
tates In various parts Of the country own.
cd the lordship Of Dinas Mowddy in Wales,
with a manor house In sweet secluded
vale among tho hills. Driving homeward
one day when he was staying at this an
cient scat he overlook the parson Of Mowd
dy, who was walking leisurely along.
Jump up" cried the squire, and the par
son clambered willingly into the high dog.
cart The road was narrow, and Mytton
drove IS recklessly az any son Of Jehu.
Indeed, Mr.. Mytton," cried the parson
nervously, II hope you will be careful.
never was upset In my life" Never up
setp' quoth the squire. "Then, by lingo,
you shall be nowr' And running wheel
up the bank he landed himself and the par
son in the opposite hedge No bones were
broken, and the parson, besides enlargine
his experience, was comforted with good
dinner and handsome souvenir of she
mishap.
Other versions of the story are current
but, as this was told by the parsons sue
oeasor"in the cure, 1t Is probably authentic.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-30
the WITCH HAZEL.


This peculiar plant, witch hazel. whJsh,
"amid the reignipg desolation Of winser
puts forth It's yellow blossoms, " thrives on
the sand hills along the eastern shore Of
Lake Michigan In this locality u appears
to be the last to furnish reminders OF sum-
mer before the face Of advancing winter.
In September, while the leaves are still
green, some OF the bushes may be found
putting forth flowers. Late In October,
when entirely bare Of leaves, other bushes
appear In the flush or bloom, the branches
dressed In yellow from end to end by the
crowded flowers. A month still later fre-
quent specimens still persist In flower and
by the right combination of circumstances
one may ride In the gliding sleigh past
bushes with lingering glimmer of yell
low. On last Thanksgiving waded
through snow knee deep to collect some
Towering branches. In some of the fiow.
ers the stamens appeared to be immature.
but the petals had passed their brightest
day. About IS inches of snow had fallen
previously during the month, and the low
est recorded temperature for the vicinity
was IA degrees +. In Woods "Classbook
of Botany" the towering season stated is
November to January. That may be its
gion It's time is September to November.
The embryo fruit remains apparently un.
changed through the winter and until the
following spring Is we'll advanced, ripen.
ing In the autumn, when the earliest flow
ers are appearing.
The witch hazel scatters it's seeds in a
peculiar way. The fruit consists of an
oblong woody case, about half an inch In
length, inclosing two hard nutlets some.
what resembling the seeds of an apple
The expulsion of the seeds may be wit.
messed by placing branch with the ripen.
ing fruit on table in room. As the
case dries a strain results, and that causes
slight opening at the apex. The rupture
of the case goes on very slowly for q num-
Der of hours or days, when the strain sud-
denly overcomes the remaining resistance,
completing the opening with sharp snap
ping sound and sending the seeds bound
ing about the room. The case splits nearly
to the base, and Its appearance afterward
Is said to suggest much the wide opened
mouth of a serpent about to strike.-Pop-
ular Science News
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-30

z.ts-,T COCAINE.
Drug Which Hsbitusl Use
Makes . Horrible Poison

"A >yaxns>sss Drug Which Hsbitusl Use
Makes Horrible Poisons
u 10 B remarkable fact that those who
Yield most blindly to tho influence Of drugs
are usually persons of brilliant intellect
and delicate mental poise, for whom q
grosser stimulant would have little attrac-
tion. "A sad case In point is that of young
physician In Cleveland who returned re-
Gently from Europe, where he had been
taking hospital course under famous
London surgeon, only to die within a
month. a pitiful wreck.
While In London an unfortunate love af-
fair so depressed the young mans spirits
that he had recourse to stimulant to en-
able him to pursue his work with concen-
trated effort. He chose cocaine and finish
ed his course with distinguished success,
sailing for home shortly afterward, a slave
I'm body and soul to the deadly habit. Tho
talents aud ability of the victim and the
prominence of his family give an unusual
interest to this instance. though there Is
not a city In tho land that has not its par.
allel
Since the beginning of time mankind
has sought surcease of pain in natures sim
ples. and, when found. the balm has not
infrequently proved a bane TO tho life Of
the beneficiary. More than I 500 years
ago the Chinese employed Indian hemp to
produce insensibility, or at least indiffer-
ence to suffering. The Greeks and Ro-
mans used mandragora as sedative, and
In the thirteenth century Ii was combined
with the essence of tho poppy.
Since the beginning of the present cen
tury number of anesthetics of varying
degrees Of usefulness have been discovered
and introduced into their own departments
of medical practice. Chief among them
and regarded as the greatest blessing of all
Is chloroform. Cocaine, an alkaloid of
cocoa leaves, was discovered In 1859, but
remained in comparative obscurity until
1884.
In minute doses, whether taken inter
nally or used as spray on mucous sur
faces, its effect Is wonderfully exhilarating,
producing for time the fresh and buoyant
sensations of youth and perfect health,
that have apparently no unpleasant reac-
tion. And therein lies the explanation OF
the subtle and irresistible power 1t quickly
acquires over its victims, carrying them to
the very brink of destruction before they
have dreamed Of danger. Being cumuia-
tive poison, the first warning symptom
does not appear until the fatal chains are
riveted that shall drag them, horror stricken
and powerless OF resistance, over the prec.
ipice to complete mental, moral and phys
teal ruin. New York journal.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-30
FREE CURE FOR MEN.
a Miohigan Man Offers - Send His D.
covcry FrSs.
Claims To be Benefssssv lso ws~As.ss
Mankxxd.

Theresss always more or less supicion at
tached TO anything that 10 offered free, but
sometimes man 90 overfiows with gem
erosity that he cannot rest until his dis
covery 10 known to the world, In order
that mis- fellow men may profit by what
he has discovered. Il is upon this princi-
pal that resident Of Kalamazoo, Mich,
desires to send free to mankind q prescrip-
tion which will cure them OF any form OF
doubt and uncertainty which such men
are peculiarly liable to and restores the
organs to natural size and viRor. As It
costs nothing to try the experiment it
would seem that any man, suffering with
the nervous troubles that usually attack
men who never stopped to realize what
might De the final result, ought to be
deeply interested In remedy which will
restore them to health, strength and vigor,
without which they continue to live an
existence OF untold misery. AS the remedy
In question was the result OF many years.
research az to what combination would be-
peculiarly effective In restoring to men
the strength they need, 1t would seem that
all men suffering with any form of nerv-
ous weakness ought to write for such q
remedy at once. A request to II. Z. Olds,
Box 1,625, kalamazoo, dich., stating that
you are not sending for the prescription
out OF Idle curiosity, but that you wish to
make use OF the medicine by giving It a
trial, will be answered promptly and with
ont evidence as to where evidence came
from.
The prescription Is sent free and al
though some may wonder how Mr.. Olds
can afford to give away his discovery,
there IL no doubt about the offer being
genuine .aCut this out and send to Mr..
Olds so that he may know how you came
70 write to him.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-30
A DOWNFALL.

"why, hello, Briggins, what are you do
ing hereY thought you had job as press
agent for Dollie Footlites"
"I-I am out of that now You see, L
saw cracking good story In one OF the
papers, and Of course I sent IL out, with
her as the heroine.
% "Well, that was all right"
"And then some fool newspaper man
showed that the story was over 30 years
old and drew deductions as to her age"
"I see. e."-Indianepolis Journal
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-30
BETRAYED BY A BELL.
A Horse Car Episode with Hesrtrend.
ing Sequel.


ing Sequel.
There was a young woman with q mu-
sical ear sitting In corner of the cable
car Several times she looked up with GU
rious surprise as the conductor rang the
bell to register fares. The bell did not al
ways sound the same Sometimes It had a
dull, clanking tone and every now and
then 1t came out sharp and clear, several
notes higher I'm the scale. She was a de-
mure little creature, with blond frizzes, and
she became so interested in the variations
played on the bell that she quite neglected
the paper covered novel which lay In her
lap-a novel which she was evidently not
reading for the first time, for she had open
ed it at random and when she had dropped
IL to listen to the bell she never troubled
herself to find the place.
But in the course of time she reached a
more interesting portion of the work.
There were things that she apparently de-
sired to remember, for she took lead PEN
Gil from small bag and began to mark
passages here and there
The old gentleman with white side
whiskers who sat opposite her hoped that
It was proper book for . young woman to
read, and the angular woman, who was
somewhat flurried, owing to an unsuccess-
full effort to pass an out Of date soda water
ticket for car fare was sure that 10 wasn't
She rode almost to the end Of the line
Just before the car finally stopped she took
out notebook. The conductor happened
to come to the front Of the car, and he
glanced at what she wrote. 1t was the
number of his car.
As she walked toward the railway Office
he opened the door that looked out on the
front platform and said to the motorman:
"It's all up, Jim. told you somebody
would notice the difference In the sound
of those two bells Somebody was bound
to wonder about 1t and discover that you
weren't t ringing up all the fares In the right
place.
The conductors face was very PALE and
his mouth was drawn at the corners. II
was one of the everyday tragedies Of life
poverty, temptation, discovery and regret
that came too late.
The girl with blond frizzes was Pink.
erton detective. e.-Woshington Star.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-30

The present khedive Of Egypt is Abbaa
II, who ascended the throne Jan. 2, 1899.
The first independent viceroy Of Egypt
was Mehemet Ali Pasha in 1901 Egypt
has had list of sovereigns extending back
to prehistoric times. The first traditional
sovereign of Egypt was Isis, whose reign ID
oonjectured by different computators to
have been somewhere between $50, 900 and
95,0O0 B. G. The first dynasty of which
historic records remain began 300 years
B. G. From Isis to Alexander the Great
there were 26 kings Then came 10 Ptole.
mics, the rule of this dynasty closing with
that of the infamous Cleopatra and her
husband brother, Ptolemy, In 81 b. G.
The country was then made Roman
province and remained under the rule OF
Rome until 638 A. D., when It passed un'
der the control Of the Saracens and was
governed by the caliphs until 1893, when
Il fell under Turkish rule, until the acces.
sion Of Mehemet Ali Pasha in 1901. The
country is now virtually a dependency OF
Great Britain, and, although not formally
q part of the British empire is rated a.
such in all the government publications OF
England.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-30

Little Willie Ito mammals caller)-Mrs
Tolquer, do you carry your dynamite
around with your
Mamma-What do you mean, Williee
Little withdrawing, only just want
ed to know, cause papa says Mrs Tolquet
is always blowing her husband up. -Oina-
ha World Herald.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-30

A swarm of African locusts, brought
across Europe by southern gale, settled
In the neighborbood Of London In l74s md
devoured every green thing.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-30
To His Liking.

Tommy had been reprimanded by his
mother tor playing In the dirt with the
children who live down the street. When
I'ze man." he sobbed through his tears,
"Ize going to bo a politician"
his mamma.
ing mud at each other "-Pittsburg News
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-30

The wind 10 one Of the most active dis
seminators OF plant life over the globe A
region visited by desolating fire will In
the course OF few months be restocked
with many different kinds Of plaats.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1896-12-30

The gillyflower is symbolic Of lasting
beauty. In some localities this flower re.
tains its freshness for many days.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-07-01
For Teller and Free Silver.

DENVER, COL, July IA tele-
gram from San Francisco says that
the California delegation to the
Chicago convention, occupying
three special cars, will be upon the
Union Pacific fast train connecting
with the train leaving Denver,
Friday, July 3 at 0:30 a. m. The
Colorado delegation of free silver
workers under the auspices Of the
Keystone club will leave Denver
Sunday evening at 5 p. m. over the
Union Pacific. This train, in all
probability, will be the largest
into Chicago, as fully 300 Colorado
people intend to be present at the
democratic convention, aud shout
for Teller and free silver.