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La Junta tribune., 1902-06-14
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Size of The Star.

The Star of 1852 was paper of four pages
and twenty columns. The columns were
1914 inches long and Is plea ems wide An
pages and 112 columns, the columns being
21A inches long and 1872 plea ems wide.
The page form of The Star of 1852 was
1914 by II inches, giving a type surface of
40 square inches to the page, less one
quarter of an inch. This multiplied by four
the number of pages, gives rs square
inches, and this multiplied by LOCO, the
number of the first edition, gives a type
surface of the first Star of 5000 square
inches, or 4,951 7-1S square feet
The type surface of The Star of 1902 is
21A by 1914 being within a small fraction
of 353R square inches to the page. This is
1856 square inches of type surface to a
sixteen-page Star and a total of 1871, $50, 600
for an edition of $4,000. The number of
inches of The Star on December 16, 1852
was 10000 The number of Inches of The
Star many days in 1902 is 452, 1900
The whole page of The Star of 1852 was
1872 by II, or 30 square inches. Multiplied
by four, the number of pages, gives SSS
square inches, and the quotent multiplied
by 600 the number of the first edition,
gives SSs,OOO square inches of paper surface
The whole page of The Star of 1902 is
page. This multiplied by sixteen, the num-
Der of pages, gives 1854 square inches of
paper surface in siXteen-page Star, and
this multiplied by $4,000 gives a paper sur
face of 229.7i0GO0 inches or ,525,972 square
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new undertaking, but to make 1t permanent
we will need assistance from subscribers
and advertisers, as we have been at consid-
cradle expense in getting out the paper al
ready.
The cause of the delay is the unfit condi-
ton of our press, which has been out of use
for some time and required to be put in
running order. We shall, however have 1t
placed in running order by Tuesday. Our
subscribers who received the former number
will find some of the same reading matter
of that paper reprinted in this, our first
regular number.
This explanation containing promises and
an apology was printed in the editorial col
umn following the prospectus, and under
the caption, Our Paper"
The early Stars that carried light to WASH
ington homes fell from press of the Albion
kind at rate of $50 an hour The new
Stars twinkle from a battery of presses at
a rate of $4,000 an hour.
The press-work of 1852 involved nine pro-
cesses few of them automatic, but most
of them manual. These were linking the
roller mixing the form, laying the sheet on
the tympan, folding down the tympan, run
ming the form under the platen, taking the
impression by depressing the platen, run
the tympan and frisket, and removing the
impressed sheet. Today, webs of paper I'M
reel themselves at the back of the press,
and guided by tapes, rush between whirling
cylinders holding stereoplates, and pour out,
printed cut, folded and counted, at the front
of the press. All this, because a pressman
has touched lever. The Stars presses,
spinning off siXteen-page papers at the rate
of $4,000 an hour, could have run off the
first edition of The Star in one minute and
fifteen seconds. whereas the old press, run-
ming off $50 papers an hour, would have
quired two hours and fifty-one minutes and
twenty-five and five-seventh seconds
If it were possible to print a four-page
paper in one-fourth the time required to
print one of sixteen pages, the presses of
The Star could run off the number of the
first edition in eighteen and three-quarter
seconds
The number of employees in the press room
of The Star of 1852 was one. the number
in the press room of The Star of 1902 fif-
teen
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Changes in Press Work.

The presswork of the initial Star was not
exemplary. 1t was ordinary. True, there
appear no monks" or "friars,'' as printers
were wont to call those parts of a page re-
ceiving too much or not enough ink There
is a suggestion of uncertainty in the i'm
preston of the early Stars, like the effect
noticeable in photograph imperfectly TO-
cused or over exposed. This was doubtless
caused by inexact coincidence of the bed
and platen of the fiat press
The first regular number of The Star "a
sample number was issued December 4,
1872 contained the following reference to
its press:
I'VE have concluded to issue this number
of The Star at the solicitation of many
friends and shall on Tuesday commence the
publication of the paper. During the pas:
we have been very much encouraged in our
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braces quad-ats and the current signs, as
terisk. obelisk, etc.
When The Star was purchased October
81, 1861 by Messrs. Crosby S. Noyes Sam
uel H. Kaufman, George w. Adams,
Alexander r. Shepherd and Clarence B. Ba-
ker the fonts were nonpareil and agate,
blacker faced than the preceding nonpareil
and ruby, but set with binding solidty.
For instance, there was in The Star of July
2, 1865, a report of the commencement of
Gonzaga College, which had been held at
Wallis Opera House July l. In this report
was one column of names set without
lead or a para graph to relieve the eye. In
the same issue was a report of the COM
mencement of Georgetown College, held in
the morning of July 3 Another column of
names was presented without a lead or a
paragraph There was no subhead in the
report. The Star of July IS, 1868, publish
ed column and half of a message sent
to Congress by President Andrew Johnson.
There was a stretch of half a column in
which no paragraph appeared. The present
Star is set in nonpareil and agate, but the
nonparei of The Star of today is a fat
faced type, equivalent in legiblity to the
condensed primer or the plea of our grand
fathers. The outline and half-tone display
types employed in The Star today were I'M
known to The Star of half a century ago
Paper and Ink.
The paper on which The Star of 1852 was
printed was as good that used by its
prosperous contemporaries and better in
weigh: and texture than paper used today
by many journals of large circulation. 1t
was mellow flexible and enduring. A copy
of the first issue is reverently preserved in
the office of the president of The Evening
Star Newspaper Company. The paper is
dscolored by oxidation, but the fiber gives
no hint of decay. 1t appears to have been
made of spruce and rag pulp and to have
been sparingly treated to caustic soda in
the boiling process Much newspaper of the
present is milled from white pine pulp, with
perhaps an admixture of esparto or other
straw. The Star of 1862 will survive long after
many of the atwood pulp newspapers of
1902 shall have become dust.
The weight of paper used to print the
first edition of The Star was approximately
twenty-eight pounds. The weight of paper
ordered for the semi number of
The Star was 10000 pounds
The ink of the original Star retains ifs
color. 1t is as black as when the old
fashioned roller of glue and treacle spread
1t on the form. 1t was honest ink COM
pounded principally of burnt linseed OIL
resin and lampblack, whereas much Of the
Ink used by early printers contained char
coal as its basic pigment
The weigh of ink required to print the
first edition of The Star (Which was one
thousand was approximately eight ounces.
This calcua ton makes no allowance for
waste. The amount of ink required to
print the semi-centennial number of The
Star is approximately one thousand pounds,
or two barrels
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feet This amount of paper would cover
PENNSYLVANIA avenue from the Peace monu-
ment to the Star building more than one
and onehalf times counting the distance
one mile and the width 100 feet. The paTer
used in the first edition of The Sta would
have covered an ordinary city building lot.
New-York tribune., 1902-09-07
TRiDE N CHICAGO.

TRY TELEGRAPH The TRIBUNE
Chicago Sent 6-Wheat prices are sc 70 1asc under
T-rtdazrs. all the other markets off as much
or more Fine weather and the prospect of its con
tfnuanoe have counted everywhere. The North
west has suddenly new light in regard to lis
wheat movement. This market has been hooded
with messages to-day from Minneapolis predicting
very large receipts next week. some of the mes
sages claiming record breaking receipts. The
market did not have much short interest left 80 1t
yielded easily. The shorts scared out yesteT-
day. December opened at 6SSsc, soid bet"eeh oo%4c
and 6724c and closed At 677sc sellers: September
closed at 7gsc: May 695sc Liverpool did not respond
at all the Fridays strength on this side Russian
offerings are reported heavy WORLDS shipments
Monday will be about 100000 bushels Ihere VIII De
an increase passage There VIII os d i"f IN
in the visible. Cearances were large io''-
900 bushels; but they only tempered the nearish-
ness Primary receipts were 100000 bushels. against
1.343po last year. Northwestern cars 81" against
80 But the small actual movement was 'lSe' DS
the emphatic talk of a big one next week
Fine weather dissipated the frost scare Recent
corn buvers u,ere sellers Corn futures closed 12c
to &c lower than on Friday; December opened at
ESc. sold between t3lsc and 424c BID ana CIoseo '
1890 bid; September closed at 5slsc May. @9+c oi
In addition 10 the improved weather tie. W"
larger receipts There were lao cars mere II" 'diS
estimated for Monday. Stocks here are nAelS 70
increase some The corn talent generally was s'il-
ing December and May-Cudany. Bartiett-f razler
and others. The seaboard reporleu 70 "
export; shipping sales here 10000 bushels
Patten says he has changed from the ouii 10 INC
bear side of oats because he expects Win idit
weather extraordinary receipts This prospect OF
a huge movement cost the oats price &c 10 I'+c-
y. ,,,, ,,osod az q37sc. December and May.
3ilt There were 3s4 cars here; go cars GsuInaIe9
for Monday cash oats 1c 10 &c io"er ana
hard 10 sell Elevator pepople are making more
standard. .,..- ,,5 oo+obo-
Armour was buyer of septeI6oer Io 20 ahS 0 bgher
Everything else on the provision ise CloSeu aoou5 &
where IL left off Friday rSe ~. s;4,,sJjon
deal Of January pork for sale The h0g ia m
strong small receipts and prices from &C 10 io
higher. but nroyision spectators were inhuence1
by the ersin weakness Hogs West only is"8
against %
New-York tribune., 1902-09-07
THE Old VIRGINIA DEBT.
STEPS TAKEN TO BRING ABOUT \ SETTLE
MENT OF THE PART DEVOLTING on
WEST VIRGINIA

The recent listing on the Stock Exchange of
bout ssoa0eo more of the Certhca tes Of Brown
Brothers for deposits with the committee "t whlch
John Crosby Brown is chairman calls attention 70
the progress made toward settlement OF the one
third OF the debt OF Virginia for which she issueo
back certificates at the time she settled with her
creditors These certificates represented the snare
of virginia debt which she said should be PAID ny
West Virginia, the two present States having beeh
until 1851 one State During their period OF unity
large sums Of money had been expended IN de-
veloping the territory now in West Virginia, and
the original State OF Virginia hdo issued leE poCs
on this account. ..,..
West Virginia has always recognized her liza bility
for ma of the debt admitting i at the time she
pleaded for Statehood, and promising 70 pay the
debt before contracting another but she has falled
10 meet Virgfnfas efforts fix the amount OF the
dehf Virginia fixed upon one-thfrd Of the entire
debt as West VirginiaS share after many years or
Celay and issued certificates 10 her creoltorS IN
1871 Ipon the promise Of Virginia the bond holqefs
accepted the certificates, surrendering telr orlga!
bonds Various committees were formed. and falled
to accomplish an adjustment OF the difficulty, and
when il became apparent that suit on behalf OF
original bondholders would not beneht the holders
of certificates.
John Crosby Browns committee has undertaken
"a Obtain A settlement by having Virginia bring
s1lir against West Virginia for one-thlrd OF the
original debt and a suit was authorized by act or
the Virginia legislature in 1900 Mr. Browns com
Tnittee is working obtain speedy prosecution
Of the suit and certicat in the amount of over
so 600 G0 have been deposited TO the committed
credit A settlement Of the debt, 1t is said. would
b welcomed by the people OF West Virginia
New-York tribune., 1902-09-07
THE PRINT CLOTH MARKET.

Fall River. Mass, Sept tSPecla,'-1ocai oloheIs
report an ,mnroveunent in business in print cloth
circles and an outlook brighter than al any olher
g. - o,, aoor,, IN about 200 900 pieces. all Of
Them being odd goods No regsrs we're centTatsa csns
oSd eoods bsve eTown firrner in the week, and
there seems TO be more anxiety on the part OF the
blIvers 10 trade than been notlceapie lot soLe
time. There has been consloeTapls oeIiisi'o IUr
Is inch IS bv So goods. which aqEshceo rom pm
7ls to a In fact there have been inquiries IN all
STYLES OF odds most Of which have oYed up ilS 10
= over last weeks prices. but the mus w wtI ot
make contracts at these figures, Wnich lney con-
slider TOO low to accept for nearby denverles
There IS no accumulation or STOCK as Est ttle
mills being supplied with orders Whlch VIII carry
them through the month of September ana m con
sequence of The high prices for cotton there
indica tions whatever of lower prices Ior nnlShed
goods. II is the opinion that buyers WI! coI!e mo
the market soon and il felt that the ira ding the
coming fan months viii be very bEisk- ise prices
are: s inch 81 by 81. 5 cents; y men o DIV 81
l3-16 cents bid 2zs cents asked q inch % by 96
A 80 inch IS by a. Az cents; Ssi2 inch 81 by
e4. cents. The tone is firm basis oi cents
for regulars
New-York tribune., 1902-09-07
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS.

,,-.-, -oc, = Arrived. steamer Bucania BT). Mckay.
La steamers Fsobna tAust Adanlet1
=. E,bn \ B; Umbria tBrl. Dutton. New-Nork
sent 6-Passed. steamer Consuelo ttr). watson
New-York for HUI. ~. ,,rsrs x,oi,.sai-bi, Mills
nrl, via Cherbourg 'and passed Hurst Castle at
~ - ny. so p Fuerst Bismarck GER Barehds
80 M nirc for New-York via Cherbourc.
'2uesnsto"n T5orpson from Liverpool for NeW-Nork
'brl 1"'t SEPT 5-saied. steamer Tonawandd (r>
bTo"g; snt 6-saiied steamer Minnetonka tBrI, La
land tor tssaied steamer Columbia eBr,. Baxter
~ -, glasgow for New-fork
rom ss7t 6-Passed. steamer La Heshsys Dutch
DohgeLSsS s,rtuerp for New-York
Snn sailed. steamer STANDARD "Gsry. SHUTTER
New Ne 9FH: Sent ) II m-Arrved. steamer Nauplia
cope TL;-rseft Baltimore and NewYork via Hayre
ueI1, aent 7:20 Married, amer Bremen
fapt Nierch. Ne"-York for Bremen tand pro
Hamburg rSePtt EeT-York VIA Plymouth Cherbours
.n,,s Sent e-sae4. steamer kroonaHd 'Bels Dog
rud New, D+ 9fAsailed. steamer Fohen1ousrn Ger,
noon-sailed steamer La Lorraine tlr
AIi, Nevy-York: m. sailed. steamer RIO Nesro
~ far Nceo-York; arrived. steamer La tiascogne
trr,' ,r,' Fnnrnier New-York ,,,
-hereours SsPt ,ror1 southampton for NeyT-York
iis "a sailed steamer Hermine (Austl. lNancich
ieS a. f,. rAuE E-;Hs,a erc for New-York.
NAMES sent 5Gsail4d. steamer Caabria tbr brlageS
fars st 3 Arrived Nord America dtah
'nli. ai.sSsIgiri Sept New York Naples
Para sent ARRIVED. steamer Galcts "seF'' fhuis
New-York. ,s ,. : a5, ro,c.v ,Er,
Cook coroneIt etc for NeB-York (will proceed stn'.
New-York tribune., 1902-09-07
NEW-YORK CITY

\ meeting of the council CT the American Copy
night League will be held at the office of The
Century" Union Square, on next Tuesday at 5
. m to take appropriate action on the death Of
Dr.. Edward Eggleston.
Francis j Reilly, who for number Of years
was connected with 'Th" Evening Sun and The
Evening Journal has been elected president Of
the Democrat Publishing Company. with offices at
No. i Barclay-st The company publishes The
Sunday Democrat established in 1855. leading
Irish-American and Catholic paper. and The
American Herald. - established in 1890
Daniel Hawkins the man who Wednesday
shot and seriously wounded Kate Cornell the
Huntington estate, arraigned before Masis-
trate Crane in the Mor-isana police court yester-
day and held without bail fer examination to-
morrow. The injured oman is said to be IN a
critical condition.
New-York tribune., 1902-09-07
END OF CHERRY DTAN0ND.
CLUBHOUSE OF KNICKERBoCKER ATH-
IETIC CLUB TURNED OVER
To PUBLIC.

The troubles of the Knick.rbocker Athletic Club
re practically over for the oldtine organlza ton
sill probablv go Of existence tomorrow There
il q chance that some of the members may hold
together and get quarters, but even this IS
doubtful. The announcement made officially
yesterday Al the clubhouse, at Forty-ffth-st and
Nedison-ave- rhat tomorrow the building would
be turned over the public to be used as any
body who cared il might see fit Only the
library, writing room and a smoking room VIII
remain for the exclusive use Of the members of
The Knickerbocker Athletic Club Whether such
public athletIc club will succeed here remains 70
f,e seen It has never been tried before The move
was a surprise the members OF the club who
held a meeting after the announcement of the
Ballantine failure and appointed a comnittee with
the idea Of acquiring the property Henry Stol
the old steward OF the club, Will be IN charge Of
the building Hereafter one will be able to use
The gymnasium. swimming pool, shooting gallery
restaurant. racquet and handbal courts, billiard
and nool Il bles and bowling alleys whenever they
may see fit. providing they pay the regulation fee
to be decided on later
New-York tribune., 1902-09-07
YACHTING.
YACHTING CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.

The Seawanhaka- -Corinthian Yacht Club has
challenged the Sachem's Head Yacht Club to a
team race with Seawanhaka knockabcuts each
club to race five boats, and the challenge has been
accented The race will be sailed Oyster Bay
,o,,5orrovy The scoring will be by the Center
Island races form Each yacht is credited with one
point for every yacht she defeats with one point
added for her own entry The match will be far a
800 cup subscribed for by the two clubs.
The representattves of the Seawanhaka Corn-
.h.s- yacht Club will be: The Gowan. r. C. Stew
art: the Marcial. J. De Forest: the Wynt5e, Col
Incille II H Landon The Sachem Head Yacht
6lub representatives viii be: The Thelga, c p
,ssrk. the Senrs r. G Mitchell; the Frances Il.
. lincoln. the kittywink, ]. ]. Phelps
New-York tribune., 1902-09-07
OCEAN RACE FOR THE ATLANTIC CLUB.

The Atlanic Yacht Club will give an ocean race
on September le starting at l p m. from Sea
-sta "a and around the Northeast End Lightship
off Cape May. The distance is about two hundred
and ten miles. The yachts will start on the ebb
tide and # they maintain the rate OF sailing
shown in the Fire Island race will finish before
noon on SATURDAY.. The schooners which entered
in the Fire Island race all anxious TO have
another trial and have all entered. and the entry
- several other schooners has been promised. pro-
yiSfnc their owners make the necessary ar
rsressnen+e 50 that there will be not less than
fxe entries There will be q cup, given by Com
-noaore Tod as the first prize, snd second and
frjrd prizes will given by the club. under the
rules governing the award Of prizes
New-York tribune., 1902-09-07
,Fo- other sports see eighth page
BILL CORES FARMER TO DEATH

A,SIMAL BECOMES ENRAGEp WHEN EFFORT is
MADE TO DRIVE HIM TO ANOTHER FIELD.
Harrisburg Penn. Sept. 6--Samuel Huff, sixty
five years old for many years prothonotary of
York County, gored 10 death by brll this
evening al his farm near New-Cumberland- Mr.
Huff bsd gone 20 q field drive the animal TO
another pasture. The bull became stubborn. and
when Mr. HUFF used club. the animal showed
fight forcing the farmer TO fence. "A farmland
in another field. seeing the battle. hasrened TO his
employers assistance, but Mr. Huh was dead be-
tore the farmland could drive TIA animal anlay.
New-York tribune., 1902-09-07
POLO.
soranRoN \ DEFEATS THE FREEBOoT'
ERS IN AN INTERESTING GAME

Squadron 4 the Freebooters IN an il'T,es T,ss,
ing game of t,olo yesterday at Van Cortanot al n
and t,e former four by score or "a soaiS 10 "
rba Ereehooters received a handicap OF Two godIs'
AFTER one minute of play Putnam OF the idt'si
,e.,n scored the first goal. and for a snort iinie
= looked as if the Frecbooters would put UP a haro
fight But Squadron A soon settled down anu "a =
, r1easi-7r exhibition Of team work
The CAV was perfect for the sport ana ti7
rea,ItIf,ll park perhaps never presented Pe'''Vl
;.,,,ra A large number Of spectators were on
-, and The enthusiasm went far 10 encouizS0
.be ,l.1e,e The game consisted of four ten minute
,,,r;o5e and not for moment in any OF th"ih Hio
,t contest lack interest The ball was kep' soaus
fron1 onf md of .he field TO the other IN IN - -E.i
st kind Of way. The horsefnarlsIll "L - i2et
was daring but many times 10 opI,or c4 InLiIts N "
a.haD IN looked if 4 goal could De SColeI- ~.
DouClass whose fine work did mucn toWSIa ti1
,irrorv Of his side. made three soalS ~ liltl.s
tTrt and Lawrence. Of Squadron A lcti' .tt.o
- GOAL each The team was penahleo
,,s,,TC ,f a goal fer offences, Hunt losing nan
t5utnar7, carried Of the honors for the frenooI
re ~ making their only goal The tournailtiLl
continue on each Saturday untll SeE.ieiup.t - -
when Solla dron \ will meet the west Feill' 'eai'-
The lineup.
SQUADRON 4. . Ff%s;t1b ~, u f''>
l. 7 Hunt. . u E,rrar
Il = Douglass p E,Iss
a 2 Nhituey III.-Fo-+ r.
= BaUren,e- t17tt@-L Da-'' -
rs4e-aer . Nicholas F=oslsSo'ls5rcn = . -
hooters 3 Goals made by pousl9ss o., T fo1 Free
'-s1IerE. ,1.,als g,enelI1ec--ttuni 2 for l'u ai Ia
a for safety
New-York tribune., 1902-09-07
CONCERT At u0NOu0NOCK I'M.

Caldwell y. J.. Sept. : (SpeciaD.-The concert at
the Monomonock Inn tonight for the benefit Of
the Mountanside Hospital in NontCiatr, we'll
attended. Those who took part were Mrs. George
Kirwan, soprano; Mrs Florence VI. Hunt, con
tralta. Ezri Alfred 3ertrard. tenor Paul Petry,
barytone; Miss Florence NacCall pianist; Otto X
Schiil, NiOlinist, ana the NOuntainside Male Quar-
tet. composed Of Raymond u. Smith. first tenor:
George r. Kirwan. second tenor. Paul Petry hrst
bass Thomas Bott. second bass Frank L. Drake
and William Floyd Vail were the aCcompanists.