The Princeton union., 1900-12-20

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The New Fork Naval Arch.
With regret we notice the formal dis.
banding Of TIM committee to perpetuate
the naval arch ia New York. With the
removal OF the battered remnants of
the temporary structure IN Madison
square there probably goes all hops of
making whit would have been nota.
BILE addition to the city not only from
an artistic, but from sentimental
point Of view. The arch has been scan
ned by many prominent sculptors, and
the consensus OF opinion seems to be
that 1t was one Of the finest plastic
works Of the century.
That the temporary arch will not be
perpetuated In marble or some other
enduring material Is not to be ascribed
to any lack Of public appreciation OF
the work Of our navy nor to waning
enthusiasm. The past has shown that
the nation willingly dips into its pocket
to maintain the navy and that the work
of the man behind the gun is appreciat-
s1
ed. The probable cause Of the decision
to stop further progress II the way Of
erecting a permanent memorial is that
such a work is invariably y a tedious and;
sdiscouraging undertaking, as. is seen In
the great length of time required to-
complete the national monument in
Washing ton.
Despite the action, OF the committee 1t
ought not to follow that the project is
dead and buried For all time It is an an
open secret that an offer has been
made to erect the arch Id terra Gotta
for $3.50 200. Terra Gotta is material
that should not be sneered at as un-
worthy such a noble use, for there are
some notable monuments in the world
composed of baked clay One Of the
advantages is that it offers a means of
employing color which shall be as dura.
i bic as the material itself, and history
shows that the material is certainly
/ long lived
The. report Of the superintendent Of
the dead letter Office of the postoffict
i department indicates that the letter
writer's Of the country are increasingly
4 careless in the matter of addressing
q their mail and that the people to whom
letters are sent are quite Indifferent ii
8 taking precautions to secure their de
B livery. During the year no less thai
1850, ,159 pieces Of mail matter were re
3 ceiyed at the dead letter Office, an il
crease of about 10 per cent over th
year preceding. This is an average Q
. one dead letter for every ten inhabi1
ants of the United States. There wa
an increase Of about the same percen
age in the ordinary unclaimed letters
s which reached a total of $780,, $780, On
5 Of the striking features Of this repo1
is the showing that 50,553 letters Wel
) handled by this Office containing none
to the aggregate amount Of $44, ,140.1
:. OF this sum ,$11, ,437.3S could notzb +
! stored to the owners and now rests
the United States treasury as part
! Uncle, Sans yearly rake off Nozle
! than 81, ,639 pieces Of mail matter we
received without any address Wha
8, ever, large percentage Of them co
tanning money. The postofce depal
: ment has adopted every possible devi
to reduce this annoyance, but SO lol
s details Of the public postal system
= will doubtless continue. Consta
: warnings, such as this report contain
$ oughtzto make people somewhat mo
: careful in addressing their letters.
n A man with gun in the woods ne
ot Jackson, Mich, recently saw /
nj American eagle, the first seen in ma
os years in that neighborhood, - a
10 promptly shot it. He is very proud
ha his accomplishment, after the man1
r. Of all inconsiderate '.sportsmen," a
IN brags that the bird measured 6 fee
bn inches from tip, to tip. The rarer
~ bird the pronder seems the amate
on gunner who shoots it. Sd } # =sss -
10 At the November election the peo
s. of Indiana cast 314,000 votes in fa'
- Of the two proposed amendments
- their state constitution, but the te
vote for president at the same elect
- was 6e4,o94, and Governor Mount !!
decided that both amendments h'
Z; failed because the vote upon them \
= q less. than half the total vote. From
:. :, decision. it is said, there is no appe
N. IN # it should turn out that the fat1
1ls ny II in-lawEof the Duke Of Mancheste,
ne not bona fde millionaire, he can
ere ha Y1rncnadqd gpafTaf fnr4n nlfo q thin