The sun., 1902-01-27
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| Prince Henry OF Prussia has disclosed IN
the enthusiastic responses received the
names Of very large number OF graduates
OF German universities who live In New
York One OF the men interested in this
entertainment said yesterday In view
of the very large number Of German uni
versity graduates In this city It Ia surpris-
ing 10 me in this day OF clubs and dinner
associations that they have not combined
for one or the other The great majority
Of them graduated from some American
| college before going TO Germany, but judg-
ing from the experiences OF my own friends
they probably all cherish warm sentiment
| for the German university life. II this
| kommers should be given 1t may prove
| the nucleus for permanent organization
that shall either take the form Of club
| or OF dining association with an occa-
| sional Kommers thrown in by way OF local
| color
The discovery OF what Is alleged TO be
hitherto unpublished poem OF Edgar Allan
Poe suggested To q member Of the Reform
Club an interesting incident of the first
appearance Of 'The Raven" There was
in existence in Cincinnati in those days n
fiourishing literary club that still lives
he said THE city was then literary CEN
tire Of no mean importance. My father was
a member Of this literary club and he has
frequently told me this incident. Edgar
Allan Poe was a guest OF the club one night
and when he was called upon to make
speech lac made some excuse, but offered
TO substitute for a speech a recitation Of
new poem of his that had not yet been
published. This was OF course jus. as as
recite The Raven Not only was the
merit OF this poem recognized at once by
the men present, but being peculiarly
suited TO recitation IL made profound
later its success justified the opinion of
the members Of that little club and each
one Of them was proud Of the fact that he
had heard the author recite 1t.
One Of the London newspapers has made
the discovery that not only Is this country
stealing their trade but that millions OF
tons of British soil have been taken away
and dumped around New York. This
carrying away of soil, however, is not
such a sensational operation as the mere
statement OF IL might indicate. The ex-
ports from this country are sufficient 10
ill all ships on the outward-bound voyage.
but frequently they have to come back In
ballast. This ballast Is usually dirt and
stones, and though II doesn't count in
preserving the balance OF trade, II is OF
great importance in preserving the balance
of the ships. Not long ago 600 tons OF
Scottish soil was brought to New York for
ballast, and scarcely week passes with
out some vessel bringing in such ballast.
II Is usually Imloaded in lighters and towed
10 soine dumping ground where " serves
the useful purpose of contributing to make
land. II is estimated that in recent years
many millions Of tons of European soil
have been brought hero and dumped around
New York in this fashion. The visible
supply of this ballast. however, is appar-
emily inexhaustible.
The annual reunion Of the veteran asso-
citation Of ID Company Of the Twenty
second Regiment which was held al the
Marlborough Hotel last "Wednesday night
was not strictly a military occasion. The
invitations named $50 az the hour, but
added that u that was inconvenient, guests
might come AZ any time up Ia q so the next
morning The menu was largely personal
In its arrangement, including AZ an entree,
Partridge 4 la Thurston, and the music
was home made, and II il was lacking in
harmony, II compensated in strength and
quantity.
Capt Louis y. Stoddcr. Supervisor of
Anchorages at the Port Of New York, is said
TO be the only surviving officer Of the crew
az the little ironclad Monitor that sailed
from New York In 1892 and defeated the
Confederate ironclad Merrimac. OF the
nearly sixty men who made up the crew
not more than halt dozen are living. !
Capt Stoddrr entered the navy from the /
merchant marine. Ho was attending the Z
gunnefy school at the Brooklyn Navy Yard /
when volunteers were called FOR - work /
the Monitor. Capt. StOdder served IN the I
turret commanded by Lieut. Samuel Dana 1
Greene. with Chief Engineer SINNERS ~
assistant IN charge 81 the machinery that |
controlled the revolving turret during the I
fight
Some of the Tammanv oy-ofic"ho'dnr- .
have received lottrr- this past week on .
stationary purportug 90 be that 81 the .
Democratic club that t,r a moment gave 4
them thrill Of encouragem.rt The
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and Ia uther- -tumTltt", oi DO" Club
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