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latter date TIL his death in 1858. The Star
in its tWenty-fifth anniversary number con-
tained the following:
when The Star was purchased from
Captain Tate by W. d. Wallach and w. H
Hope. Captain Tate continued with The
Star as cashier. declining an invitation by
the new proprietors TO retain an interest in
the paper. Either he had got already tired
OF the heavy work Of starting newspaper
on small capital. or had some misgivings
as to the success Of the venture under the
new management. At any rate he preferred
TO take sure thing In the way of weekly
salary. and thus, II turned out, he missed
a golden opportunity. He remained with
The Star till his death in 1858. He was an
honorable, straightforward. kind-hearted
man, and greatly esteemed"
Between December 4, 1852, and May 1,
1853. the type OF The Star was set in a
small office at the corner OF Sth and d
streets and in another small office on 9Th
street between Missouri and Pennsylvania
avenues. The presswork was done by Buell.
q Blanchard, printers, whose place OF
business was 9Th street a few doors
south of Pennsylvania avenue. The bust
ness office OF The Star was on the south
side OF Pennsylvania avenue near 9th street.
Early Offices.
May I, 1853, the Offices Of The Star were
removed to two-story brick building on
the south side of D street between 18th and
18th streets. on the site now occupied by
the quarters Of Chemical Engine Company
No. 1 OF the District fire department. It
had been erected in the autumn OF 1S49 by
William J. Everett g. Brother. coach build
ers- Everett & Brother removed from
Washington in 1853. and the little building
vacated by them was rented by Mr.. Tate.
It was here that the editorial, mechanical
and business branches of The Star were
first assembled under one roof.
Charles z. Leves, who was employed as
n compOsitor on Thu Star In the year Of
its birth land who Is yet an employee OF the
paper describes the D street home of The
Star as follows:
1.-The building was two stories high and
had two rooms. one on each floor. The wide
doors on the first floor front were taken
away and a single door substituted, the
floors cleaned, the walls whitewashed, and
. small counter was put up on the ground
floor. Over this counter Stars were deliv-
cred and other counting room business of
. newspaper transacted There was no IN
side communication between the first and
the second floors In order to reach the
composing room, which was upstairs, the
printers had to pass through the alley be-
tween the office and Flynns blacksmith
shop adjoining into a back yard ard thence
up rough board steps to a largo platform
on the outside. From this platform en-
trance was had into the composing and
press room"
In 1853 there were but few buildings on d
street between 18th and 18th. and only
about half q dozen between 11th and 18th.
where the post Office stands. A two-story
brick stood at the southwest corner Of 18th
sAna q strssts and was the property Of Gen.
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Washington. The dispute was adjusted oy
arbitration 1t was the first case occurring
in Washington in which differences between
employees and employers was submitted TO
the arbitration of a board of disinterested
persons. The controversy was the result OF
a demand made by Columbia Typographical
Union No. 101 upon Washington newspaper
publishers for an increase in the price OF
composition from 40 to 50 cents per thou
sand ems, or an increase of % per cent
The arbitrator were Horatio King, Norman
]. Coleman, Secretary of Agriculture, and
John H. Oberly. a member OF the civil serV-
ice commission.
Hearing of the case was held in the
library OF the Department Of Agriculture.
The union was represented by Messrs.
Julian L. Wright and ]. Lac. Rodier. Inc
associated publishers were represented by
Messrs E. w Fox of the Republican, Cros-
by s. Noyes and Frank B. Noyes Of The
Star, Stilson Hutchins Of the Post and
HalIet Kilbourn Of the Critic. The history
of compositors wages in the District OF
Columbia was gone into. as was also the
question of the cost of living in Washing
ton.
Mr.. Rodier recalled that IN June, 1877,
the Union agreed to reduction In the
wage scale from 60 to 80 cents per thou
sand ems August 81 1880. the union SUE
pended the operation Of Its scale In certain
Offices In order to permit men to work Tor
40 cents per thousand ems That order OF
suspension, Mr.. Rodier said, had been re-
yoked by a recent resolution of the union,
as far as its operation. extended to news
paper offices and the 50-cent scale declared
to be in force
Mr.. Frank B. Noyes. on behalf Of the
publishers read a statement of fact, in
which he showed that the cost of living in
1886 was not as great as In 1880, that the
wages paid in Washington to printers were
higher than printers wages IN many other
cities, and that no reason had been as
signed by the union as q Justification OF
the proposed advance.
On May IS, 1886. the board of arbitration
returned the following award:
THAT the issue presented for decision Is
this: Should the price Of newspaper COM
position In washington be increased from
40 to 80 cents per 1,o00 ems, this increase
to be applied to morning and evening papers
alike
1.-THE facts and arguments presented by
tie union under this issue do not, in our
opinion, justify the board in deciding that
the proposed increase in the price Of COM
position should be made at this time.
''HORATIO KING.
NORMAN J. COLEMAN"
The following minority report was pre-
scented by Mr.. Oberly:
"If I believed the issue made to be as
stated by the board, 1 would without doubt
concur in the conclusion arrived at by the
majority but the issue made was, in my
opinion, a broader one,and under 1t a price
Of composition on morning papers and
less price on evening papers might have
been fixed by the arbtrators."
An cad" Writing Competition.
The Star, with intent to call attention to
the business Of "ad.'' writing and promote
the growth OF that industry. opened an
lad" writing contest on May "a, $780, On
the front page of The Star of that date ap-
peared the following:
with view to encourage the writing of
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in Washington. And not this alone. It's
regular permanent subscription list is be-
lieyed to be larger than that of any other
evening paper in the United States, no
matter where published. while it's circula-
ton in proportion to the population Of the
city where printed and circulated Is the
largest and fullest possessed by any news
paper in the world.
1T follows, therefore, that within the ter
ritory covered by its circulation it has no
rival, nor anything approaching an equal,
as a means Of reaching the public. Yet it
must not be thought that Its circulation
and influence are only local. 1t has wide
distribution through the mails, and in addi-
ton to this every issue of the paper is care
fully read by the throngs of strangers con-
stantly visiting the national capital on
business or for pleasure.
But perhaps the history of this remark
ably successful and popular journal can
best be epitomized by stating the suggest
I've facts that it commenced it's career in
1852 with less than $500 capital and sold to
its present proprietors for 100000 cash In
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THE wADswoRH REsDENcE ON MASS AVE

Co., New York and London, combines ell
the best qualities and latest improvements
Of their world-famous machines. and Is
guaranteed to print, cut. fold and deliver
five hundred perfect copies OF the paper
each minute, or at the rate of thirty thou
sand copies per hour. This immense print
Ing capacity will be doubled at an early day
by placing duplicate OF the new machine
by its side as soon as 1t can be built. and
make room for it. The advantages of the
enlargement to the readers will be plainly
manifest. The chief point gained viii he
the means thereby afforded Of accommodate
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1898. when the present battery OF four
double-deck Potter machines was bouEht

1893. when the present battery OF four
double-deck Potter machines was bought
Typesetting Machines.
Mergenthaler type-setting machines were
introduced In the composing room OF The
Star IN 1893. In only two or three newspa-
per offices In the United States had type
setting machinery been introduced, but The
Star was prompt to see that the age Of
hand composition had passed, and that the
era of machine-set type had dawned. Four
teen linotype machines were bought, and q
demonstration was employed to instruct The
Stars compositors in the use Of the ma
chine. A high-class machinist was en-
ployed by The Star and employment OBJ
tanned for him In the Mergenthaler works,
so that he might become familiar with the
machine. When his course had been COM
pleted he returned to the Office of The Star.
The Mergenthaler battery now used by The
Star Is twenty machines of recent model
A Labor Dispute Arbitrated.
In 1885 The Star was a party to con-
troversy which arose between the union
printers and the newspaper publishers in
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1867, and Is now QS76) held to be worth
more than quarter of a million dollars
These figures tell the story of patience, of
sound Judgment, of well-directed energy
and enterprise. of Independent action, Of
fair dealing. of defense of popular rights
and Of strong hold public esteem.
more plainly than a whole volume Of
words. It Is doubtful. indeed, whether
the history of journalism anywhere In the
world can show In all respects q. parallel
to it."
Another Expansion.
The Evening Star in June. 1881, purchased
and remodeled the building which stood at
the northwest corner OF Pennsylvania ave.
nue. and 18th street and another structure
fronting ON uth street and adjoining that
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its character as the iveliest of news gath
erers and the keenest of observers to note
the schemings of cliques and the obliquities
OF demagogtc politicians. national and
local"
The Second Sale.
The Star on October 81. 1867, was sold
by Mr. Wallach to Messrs. Crosby 9.
Noyes, Samuel H. Kaufman. George w.
Adams. Alexander r. Shepherd and Clar-
ence B. Baker, who became proprietors in
equal proportions, conducting the newspa-
per under the firm name and style OF
Noyes, Baker & Co.
The proprie&orn Of The Star October Is,
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the cheapest advertising mediums in the
United States. and far cheaper than any
other Washington paper
"a. That an advertisement running Tor
three months or over, with one change
month, costs about AZ cents line an inser-
ton, or less than one-seventh OF cent per
line in each thousand papers.
''5 A sworn statement OF the circulation
Of The Star for the preceding week Is pub
lished each Monday, and its press and cir
culation rooms are open to the pubic, ana
any one having an interest In their examl-
nation.
&c The fact that The Star is universally
recognized as the great Want medium OF
the city, and the advantages Of making
wants known through It..
The committee on the award Of prizes an
nounced its decision Saturday June % 1890
The winner of the first prize was Julian
Lester Wright, a printer. The second prize
was won by Milton T. Adkins, newspaper
writer and literary man. The third prize
was awarded to Court Foster WOOD, lawyer
and educator.
The Evening Star Bureau Of Advertising
Writing was established September 7, 1891,
w. A. Hungerford being in charge The
first lad" written was for George Warheld
Simpson.
Shooting Stars.
The Shooting Star department OF tho
paper was first shot in the issue of Satur-
day, January 4, 1890. VIII ]. hampton was
the father of the humor column. The first
Shooting Star was written on the subject
Of La Grippe, and followsi
An easy cough, little sneeze-
An influential tip,
which laughingly you tell your friends
Is nothing but La Grippe.
A body full of broken bones.
nose and eyes that weep,
A mucous membrane inside out,
And that is called La Grippe.
There were published in The Star October
s. 1889, bits of original humor aggregatins
five inches of matter under the caption
Star Twinklings." In 1889 and 1890 the
Saturday Star contained about one-third of
a column Of humorous short paragraphs
clipped from other newspapers and served
to the readers OF The Star as Saturday
Smiles"
Larger Pages.
The Star enlarged It's page from seven to
eight columns Wednesday, December 0.
1888 In calling attention OF It's readers to
the change The Star said;
LESS than two and half years ago,
when The Evening Star was materially In
creased in size and printed upon two new
and improved presses built at that time
especially for it's use, the opinion was ex-
pressed that the paper was then about as
large as its own needs or the business de-
mands of the city would probably require.
How little can be foreseen as to the growth
and Improvement Of Washington Is shown
by reading that prophesy in the light of the
fact that the paper now enters upon Its
thirty-second year still further enlarged
both in width and length by an addition OF
something over five and q quarter columns
in extent, and printed upon a new. larger
and faster web printing and folding ma
chine, built expressly for 1t and set up dur
ing the past week. The new press, which Is
from the celebrated factory Of R Hoe q
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short, bright. snappy advertising. The
Evening Star Newspaper Company offers
three prizes of $100, $50 and SIS each. to be
awarded to the writers Of the best three
series of advertisements written under the
following conditions:
The series is to consist OF six articles.
designed for separate publication, of not
over one hundred and fifty words each. and
any less number OF words may be used.
'.The articles are to be based on the sug-
gestions given below, but need not be con-
fined to them. The suggestions may be
combined in any manner desired
mo reflections are to be made on any Of
our cotenanaEa<des beyond that implied In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-16
HISTORY OF THE STAR
A Chronological Record of It's
Progressive Changes.
FIFTYYEARS OFGROWTH
GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT IN
STYLE AND EQUIPMENT.
Keeping Pace With the Times and
Always Early in Adopting
Improvements.
FIFTYYEARS OFGROWTH

The Evening Star was established IN 1867
The first edition, which was sample OF
trial issue, appeared December 4, 1852, and
the first regular edition, inscribed Vol L,
No. l. was given to the public Thursday
afternoon. December 10, 1852 In comment
Grating the semi-centennial OF The Star
December 16 Is assumed as the birthday OF
the paper. though 1t was December 4. 1871,
that The Star observed the twenIy-fifth an
nversary of It's being.
The founder of The Evening Star was
Joseph b. Tate During the Franklin
Pierce and Winfield Scott presidential cam
paign In 1852 Mr.. Tate, in partnership with
men named Connolly, Winner and McGiu,
conducted in this city in the interest or
the party which had nominated General
Scott a newspaper the title OF which was
the American Telegraph When General
/ Scott was defeated by the democratic NOM
inee the reason for the existence OF the
American Telegraph ceased, and the paper
expired. Mr.. Tate. who was printer, with
ambition to be an editor conceived the
thought of establishing paper the object
of which should be the presentation of news
rather than of party views. At his COM
mand was the equipment which had been
employed in the publication of the Ameri-
fact that large number of so-called news
papers had been created in the District of
Columbia and had persisted of hamilton.
He chose as the name OF his newspaper
1.-The Daily Evening Star" He adopted
that title even though two newspapers bear
ing names similar to The Daily Evening
Star had been founded and COMPOUNDED.
These were The Columbian Star, founded
by Meehan & Anderson in 1922, and The
Washington Star. founded by Charles SEQ
ton In 1S41.
Joseph B. Tate.
Mr. Tate had worked at the case on the
National Inteuigencer and other local jour
mails, was known to and popular with a
large percentage of the inhabitants Of the
city and was generally believed to know
his Washington well.
Mr.. Tate was proprietor OF The Evening
Star from December 4, 1852, to July /. 1858,
and was cashier OF The Star from the
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adjustment of James N Davis and the
workshop of j. H Kuehling, lock and gun
smith.
The First Staff.
Under the proprietorship of Mr.. Tate the
editorial writer for The Star was the Rev.
Charles w. Denison. Frank McNerhany
was an editorial and poetical contributor,
and w w Tucker was the only reporter.
The pressman was Frank Sage, and the
conpositors were William r. Mclean.
Samuel Matlock, Charles E. Leves, --
Waite, ard Halter. The apprentices
were Henry Stuart and VIM r. Powell.
Stuart finished his trade at Star case.
Joined theatrical troupe and became ia
nous as Stuart Robson. Billy Powell
remained with The Star TIL the civil war,
Zouaves, won distinction in the service,
and at this writing holds the rank Of colo
mel in the United States army.
William r. Mclean became foreman OF
the composing room of The Star March -,
1888, and continued with the paper iii De-
cember 1. 1879, when he died and was sue
ceeded as foreman by his son, Richard A
Mclean, at present foreman.
The Wallach-Hope Purchase.
The Star became the property OF W. d.
Wallach and VIM. H Hope July !, 1853,
and on July they assumed charge Of the
paper, issuing 1t in enlarged form, but get
ting out no moro than four pages.
1t was in the year OF the transfer Of The
Star by Mr. Tate to Messrs Wallach and
Hope that Mr.. Crosby s. Noyes, now editor
in-chief, became connected with the paper.
The office of The Star was removed Sep
tember 80, 1854, to the southwest corner OF
Pennsylvania avenue and 11th street The
building into which The Star moved was a
large one in that day. It was OF brick,
three stories high, with an attic. Before
The Star plant was installed there the
Quarters had been occupied by William J.
Stone, engraver, and Edwin Green, cabinet
maker. There was a music store on the
ground floor. The building had also been
hotel. West OF this structure In 1853
there was a vacant lot, on which Metropoli-
tan Hall was subsequently erected. Mid
way the square was the dwelling of John
Sessford, a prominent man for fifty years.
West of the SeSSford house was a brick
dwelling occupied by George Glorius, boot
maker. At the northwest corner of the
square was the grocery and feed store Of
G A w. Randall.
w. d. Wallach became sole proprietor Of
The Star March "a, 1855, purchasing on
that date the interest OF MIR. Hope. Direct
Iy after leaving The Star Mr.. Hope formed
a partnership with A @. Allen and pur-
chased an interest In the Baltimore Re-
publican and Argus, in which B. Fl. Rich
ardson was part owner. Subsequently Mr..
Hope entered the business of type founder
at Cincinnati. He died in the early 70's.
Commenting on the change of quarters
effected in 1858 and the retirement of Mr..
Hope in 1855, The Star of December 4, 1877,
said:
THE Star continued to gain circulation
year by year and soon outstripped all COM
petitors. Gradually improvements were
made in the paper. The outside pages
etc. began to present more newsy aspect.
The paper. with It's firmer footing, and
established as a solid concern, also took on
something Of the dignity Of Its years and
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-05
Alligator Extinct in the South.

The alligator is said to be practi.
cally extinct in the South. To Dame
Fashion may be attributed his passing
away. The demand for shoes, satchels
and pocketbooks ,of alligator skin has
been such within the last ten years
that we will probably soon be COM
PEELED to visit our museums and zoos
to hunt up the creature, which has I'm
Justly earned an evil reputation as
the terror of Southern swamps Mr..
J. Knight Perkins, of Kalamazoo, thor
oughly searched the southern portions
of the country for 14-foot alligators.
In all New Orleans he could find but
one alligator 10 feet long. He discov.
cred that even little alligators from
four to eight inches long had disap.
to the census reports in The Insurance
American.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-05
CAPITOL BUILDING, SALEM, OREGON.
A Letter From the Executive ONCE Of Oregon.

Pe-ru-na is known from the Atlantic to
the Pacific. Letters of cOngratulation and
commentator testifying to the merits OF
Pe-ru-na as a catarrh remedy are pouring
IN from every State in the Union. Dr.
Hartman is receiving hundreds of such let
tiers daily. All classes write these letters,
from the highest to the lowest
The outdoor laborer, the indoor artisan.
the Clerk the editor, the statesman, the
preacher-all agree that Pe-ru-na is the ca
tarrh remedy of the age. The stage and
rostrum, recognizing catarrh as their great
est enemy, are especially enthusiastic in
their praise and testimony.
Any man who wishes perfect health must
be entirely free from catarrh. Catarrh il
well-nigh universal; almost omnpresent.
Pe-ru-na is the only absolute safeguard
known. A cold is the beginning Of ca
tarrh. To prevent colds, to cure colds, is
to cheat catarrh out OF its victims. Peru
ma not only cures catarrh, but prevents.
Every household should be supplied with
this, great remedy for coughs, colds and so
forth.
The Governor of Oregon is an ardent ad-
mirer of Pe-ru-na. He keeps it continually
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-05
HER SAVING WAY.

Mrs Scale-Downie>-I will have to
get another girl, though only tenn
porarily, perhaps a month or so.
Mr.. le-Downie-Three dollars
more a week and board! What dc
you want an extra girl for?
Mrs. Scale-Downie-I have found out
how to make just the loveliest little
hanging cabinet you ever say, at a
cost of only 81, but it will take me
several weeks to do it.-New York
Weekly.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1902-12-05
cuREs RAEUMArlsM an cATARRH
;. .. y. Cures Doep-Soat Cases Especial
ly-ro Prove q y. p. r.. sent Free.

B. y. y. Cures Deep Dated Cases Especial
ly-ro Prove q .. p. -. Sent Free.
These diseases, with tchcs aud pains in
bones, joints and blck, ogonizing pains in
shoulder blades, hands, fingers, arms and
ICES crippled by rheumatism, lumbsgo, sci
atics, or neuralgia; hawking, splitting, nose
bleeding, ringing in the ears, sick stomach,
deafness, noises ia the head, bad teeth thin
hot blood, all run down feeling Of catarrh
arc sure signs OF an awful poisoned condi-
ton OF the blood Take Botanic Blood
balm. (BBB) Soon al aches and pains
sop, the poison is destroyed and a real
permanent cure ia made Of the worst rhcu-
matism or foulost catarrh. Thousands Of
cases cured By taking BBD. It strength
ems weak kidneys and improves digestion.
Druggists, 81 per large bottle. Sample free
by writing BLOOD BALM Co, IA Mitchell
ST., Atlanta, Ga. Describe trouble and free
medical advice cent in sealed letter.