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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-10

but such a man always lives IN the backgrounds
He cannot enter public life All the public knows
about him IS what they OF his advertisements-
A lawyer. on the other hand. has place in ths
front rank Of the battle OF life
For that reason" was young ArnoI6's reply. =
would prefer the background"
Mr.. Arnold was sixty-six years old when he died.
but he had been up the last few days wherz
he was stricken with pneumonia Just preceding his
Illness he had been experimenting the erection &C
some buildings his place at TarrytOwn- What es-
peciaIly endeared him TO his employees was the pen
sion system which he instrumental in establish
ing shortly after the following incident Mr. Arnols
had received letter day from an old employs
who had been with the firm for twenty mora
years. but whom Illness had overtaken and con-i
fined to his bed The old man in his letter said hS
feared he would never be strong enough 70 return
to work but wanted have his place left open.,
so he might try TO fill IL again as he was
out Of bed.
Mr. Arnold not only arranged for pension for N -
man but sent him a personal check for enough t1
make him independent
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Presented TO E1bridgs T Gerry.
Aipha zeta. 1851. by the Chi Psi Fraternity.
In grateful appreciation OF his loyalty
and devotion 70 the fraternity 1913.
STANFORD IN THE CATsKILLS.

Writers OF both poetry and prose have united FOR
many years IN the praises OF the CatssIl region.
which takes its name from the mountains which
give pcturesqueness scenery and inauguration %
atmosphere which cannot De surpassed. This Mans
OF Catskin IS applied to the mountains. 10 ths
creek which flows from them. and TO the Villages
where Il unites with Hudson River IN Greens
County The original Dutch settlers named ths
mountains Katsbergs. from the frequency OF Wild
cats In their Businesses. and the Kaaterskin Creeks
literally means the place OF tomcats-" For ths
greater part OF century portions OF this region,
especially the lofty ridge overlooking the valley g
the Hudson FOR miles been known the pleas
ure seeking public but IL was not until the con-
struction OF the Ulster and Delaware Railroad. IT.
more remote but none the less picturesque region
IN Delaware County became frequented resort
This part OF the State, which contributes much %
the weIIbeins OF the residents OF this city in ths
heated term. centres about the beautiful village Or
Stamford. which Is on plateau 500 feet aDovs
the waters OF the Hudson. seventy-fou- miles Dis
tant Kingston while lofty peaks with varied ana
are the sources OF streams which find the BY
the way OF the Delaware. Susquehanna and Hud-
into the Schoharie. which IN turn emptes into ths
Mohawk. A cool and tnvigorating atmosphere.
this city and is exceptionally free from MALARIA
and mosquitoes. gives especial charm 70 stanford
The village Is adequately hghted ~ eIeclElclty ana
has abundant supply OF wholesome water.
complete sewer and drainage system. good roads
fine parks and miles OF stone sidewalks.
The hotel facilities OF Stamford have kept pace
with the demands and thousands OF guests are en-
tertained every summer IN manner Waich eads
them to return year after year and 20 recommend
the attractions OF stanford IN tne highest terms 20
their friends and scqrainsstncsss WINE 10Y a ~
ind the climate and conditions sc agreeable thar
they remain in the winter as wei as n summer
trims 10 many attractive places which reward visit
ors the ride or walk Necessary 20 reaeh them.
same name attract the most attention. while the
famous Howe's cave y WITHIN easy e[iVng 80
more widely known Mammoth Cave IN Kentucky
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-10
NEW YORK LOSES SIX OF HER MERCHANT PRINCES.
DEATH DEPLETES THE RANKS OF THE OLDIIMERS
INCIDENTS OF THEIR INTERESTING CAREEfo.

what kind Of suit you going to get lor
winter? 1 think I'll get cheviot- II Will cost
little more than some. but it will be more service
able than cheaper suit.
I've already got mine said young PARK
Where did YOU get it?' asked his friend.
From home" was the answer. It's father $
and mother cut it down
The business OF AIbro Co. grew. \ brahch
store was opened and a son of the proprietor was
made its manager. The place did not succeed anu
was about 10 be abandoned when PARK was maui
an assistant manager Business began TO come
in. and Park was placed in charge Under MS
mana cement the store thrived. Tilford was then
made his associate. Not long afterward Mr. AIorO
was surprised TO have the two young men call on
him and learn that they wanted to buy the orahch
--.to,-ar
put you haven't The money. said the enp134 81
Yes We have replied young PARK we Ne
enough of your money to pay Tor IL
ny money! exclaimed MIR; Albro- - >,
..XVhat we have saved uD of ii from our wages
was the young mans reply. -,
Though Mr. Park confined his attention cloSeLS
Ia king for the benefit Of his neiGhbors ana hInise.
at Rive which has resulted in a movement 10 eIsC1
a coT1rnernOrativp statue to him in his nome low
From HIS purse he spent more IMAM sp0. ~. :
the building good roads. ana thirty IineS 81 .AI
best macadam streets of this rart of WestcnesIetr
County their present condition TO JoS',p
His estate along which some II these thorousli
fares skirt. acquired Il farm AT Ille 80.
he bought an additional piece II. ldnd ne pui11 d
substantial stone wall around it. Visitors 10 T.
often wonder al this wall. which stretches SO lar
over the country and should they ask any old ~
ha itant they might get the idea that II surrouueu
some great public property. 10 SuIH d HuS7''A'
the reply generally is:
THAT'S Park stone wall.
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WILLIAM E. TEFFT.

William Z. Teft. the former head or ,ne Aei'
Weller wholesale drygoods house, OF NO. 80 bIoau
wav who died on February 49, inherited ms pusi-
ness from his father. who the head or the oio
firm OF E F. Tefft & Co Through the son emu -
and those Of his associates he increased the traoe
of the house to it's present large proportions; out
business did not entirely usurp his mind twenty
wears ago when he youth of twenty-five ne
began to collect theatrical souvenirs and ne con-
tinued the avocation industrious1y that at MS
death he had filled the basement OF ms Slxty-
fourth-st house with souvenirs of the stage.
Some months go Mr.. Tefft showed a friend into
his den as he called 1t, in the front part OF MS
basement and asked him to be seated. The visitor
sat down in a capacious. old fashioned chair. and
taking the cigar which his host offered him, he be-
gan to smoke
Don't you feel patriotc?" asked Mr. Tefft after
q moments pause A.
query. ...t :; 49,. t.I5
John Hancock when he signed the Declaration OF
Independence" was Mr. Tefft's reply.
The fondness for collecting things came 10 MI
TefYt by inheritance He acquired the John HAN
cock chair from his grandfather, who was an
autograph collector as we'll The grandson nrst
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-10

The recent deaths OF six prominent merchants
OF this cit5 all within few days OF one aho'lei'
have caused some of their business associates 10
wonder who will go next. All were reSarueo a7
.niilars of the trade The names of all six were
known throughout the length and breadth OF tlle
commercial world. Some had started at the very
bottom of the ladder and worked up 10 hlsh Po-
sitions through their enterprise OthefS III
herited vast interests. and through their Wlsuoii
still further enlarged their wealth Five were dry
goods merchants, one grocer
The six men were Joseph Park of Park X III
ford; william E. Tcfft of Tefft. Weller & Co.
James McCreerv. of James McCreery & CO.. JoliH
T and George W T. Lord of the founder OF
Lord & Taylor, and Hicks Arnold of Arnold Con
stable G. Co All except the first naineo mao
achieved distinction in the drySoods trade ana
each was representative of the sure footed. con
sentative merchant, such bulk up the wealth OF
this citv in'the last century. Each followed much
the same high level of business methods. although
individually offering striking contrasts OF charac-
JOSEPH PARK.
Mr. Park who was the head of the grocery firm
of Park & Tilford. with its four huge stores III
different parts of the city. for example was the
stamp of business man who built UP great e't'l
prise with the few pennies Of his youth, ""'e"
M Park died on April the age OF seventy
nine he not ONLY worked every day until the last
few weeks OF his life. but he worked evenings 1s
we'll The hours of the grocery business are lo"S'
but they were not long for this long lived man
estate of 800 acres but in order that ne might p
near his business and be able to work evenings III
his main store, at Broadway and TWent! -hrSt-st''
he had rooms at the Hoffman House. some
months ago when ne walking through the
corridor of h, hotel late in the evening one ol
his less intimate CHANGED TO greet him Win
the remark
MIR Park you want 20 be congratulated 1or your
agility. Not every at seventy-eight can 90
TO the theatre you do
he
same theatre nearly every night
The same one" exclaimed the other, with look
Of complete surprise Il should think you Wouu
get tired Of the play What theatre Is IT,
Park s. Tilford's." the answer
II was at Rye that Joseph Park was born HIS
father was a farmer, and at the age OF thirteen
tho bow came TO New-York and went into the en-
ploy of the grocery firm of Albro & Co. Here ne
| met James NJ Tflford, who later became his part
| ner At the time the two boys met Park drove q
| delivery wagon, and Tilford swept out the store
| and ran errands. The two became fast friends
each strove to make the other more AMBITIOUS anu
| fhev laid their plans TO grocery OF their own
| while clerks Mr. Park especially frusal al
this time in life and many are the stories toIo
how he saved his pennies.
| Joe" said his friend Tilford one Saturday night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-10
LOVING CUP TO E. 7. GERRY.
Presented by His Fellow Members Of Chi PSI
Fraternity.

A dinner the Hotel schenIey. PittsburE. os
May J. the close OF the annual convention Of ths
Chi Psi Fraternity. made the occasion for
the presentation OF a loving cup TO Elbridgs +
Gerry OF New-York. by the fraternity. Mr.. Gerry
was initiated into the Columbia College chapters
Of the Chi Psi Fraternity fifty years ago. in 1sSS
in his freshman year. was graduated from CO.
lurnbia College with the class OF 81. and has oeen
president of the fraternity since 1S82
The cup Is OF sterling silver. richly gold plated
all over 1t IS OF repousss and enamel work. soouz
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THE BUSY SEASON.
From The Chicago News.

From The Chicago News -, ,,r -
ans noebefbook and he casts upon each h1S.el
a lean and hungry look IN IN "a Soarders are
su.nic,ous OF the tinted cream n ,,sst.
rno ans Nth ncndsh elee impales u on 49, !.
that makes it .quirm In the sp nat. while her
Isn1y nareworn husband thinks lot ana rIa5
mors r. 49,, h~rso painting letters on sningie
.snmmer Bosrders Taken !a Tss su We r.aIils
eets Jus ssin.ys somsth.n' dom In he sn5aNA
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HICKS ARNOLD.

MANY an employee OF Arnold Constable & Co. IS
,,,u talking about Hicks Arnold who died at the
Waldorf on January IS. because OF his kindness 10
,h.,- though he was a nephew Of Richard Arnold.
,bs ,ounder OF the firm. and though the business
VIA. large when he came into II as young man.
nevertheless Mr.. Arnold devoted his time 10 IL as
s.stduously as II he had 10 build II up from the
start He a quiet sort OF man. story Is tetd
bou when he was z youth some one OF his young
a.so~,atss tried 10 persuade him to be lawyer
"A merchant IL AL right" said this wise youth
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MOL ENCOURAGING.

From The Philadelphia Press
He-I was thinking OF speaking 70 your fathsr
she-Yes papa told me ne thought you would
He-Imdeed9
she-Yes and ne SAYS II you truly love me yca
ought 70 take out an accident aoAsx u ny fAsH<--
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rour,sen snches high and Weighing ninety-sevsrs
ounces. ana was designed and executed by Tiffany
& Co. Its shape Is known as covered cup :.
n has two handles. A monogram or r i =
ornsTanfs the front punches OF grapes and leaves
are entvvfned about the monogram ana creep over
+hs surface The colors OF the fraternity are SHOWN
in the gold and IN the purple enamel paneIs az Us
eidea ~ the CUP. Ivy leaves Indicative OF TREND
shiT t1fns upward upon the panels The whole "a
treated in the classical style The knob OF TOP %
The cover Is In the form OF the Chi Psi Fraternity
pin The inscription upon the reverse OK the cup
reads as follows:
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QUITE IMPARTIAL.

From The Washington Post
Mrs Hiram Onen-I understand you 70 say you're
a good alI-round cook; bit. OF course. you must
have some favorite disheS1
Applicant-No. ma am They're all wan 20 ne.
r)frn not the kolnd be cOnside-in whether otsn
is chape or expansive whin Dim breakin II
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-05
BUYS CLUB HOME.
Do5oling 4cquires Building Of the
Colonial at Foreclosure.

Robert E. Bowling. vice-president Of the United
States Realty and Construction Company. bought
at foreclosure sale yesterday the Colonial Club
building, at the southwest corner OF Broadway and
Seventy-second-st., for $4,000 He was the only
bidder He is a prominent member Of the club.
He said that he bought the building for himself
and that he would hold the property and lease it
to the club. The Equitable Life Assurance So
ciety held a first mortgage Of $4,000 the prop
erty and the lien against the property on which
the foreclosure proceedings were brought was 1885,
798 IS There is outstanding against the property
members
1t is said that the foreclosure proceedings would
never have been brought if there had not been
difference Of opinion among the members as TO the
mana cement Of the club, which prevented quick
and satisfactory adjustment of its Indebtedness.
Bryan L. Kennedy was the auctioneer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-05
LOOP LINES SUGGESTED.
The Municipal Art Society's Outline
for Future Rapid Transit.

.rl,ssa,s,r .rs,sno-tation system Of New-york'
IS the subject OF bulletin No J. just issueu % s1'
committee on city plan % the Munioipa! AT 90
cetv Starting with the statement that the SOCIETY
.ss-v recoenzes that settlement of the structural
lsn az the CITY must precede consideration OF en-
bsllizhnaent." and that the consideration OF Trans
portation routes is fundamental to this, the com
rnittee first outlines principles TO be observer "
the city in dealing with the transportation piUo-
lem. discussion of the present plans OF tHe
Rapid Transit Commission follows. with some Oh
these the committee is in accord. out on otneis !"
% sses pointed criticisms. The society teNors III ~
main the extension OF the subway in preieren0e 70
elevated roads and advocates a system OF loop
subways. .,.
The proposed Broadway and Lexington-aVe' SUD
WAYS from Forty-second-st. south and north' are
held so to depend the Belmont suo"ays as 70
make INDEPENDENT operation impossible In CLOSING
the bulletin says:
We recommend that on Manhattan IS s4rcte
following loop subway should be first constIG tb
Down JeroIne-ave. IN Inc PIohA thence to one
Observation-Disclosures there olsloliiS 5r;.rg1
ave Fotirteenth-st-. Hudson-zt Chan1oe So So
Park Row. Division-st AAeE-sl. I,;,n T,i+6 a
connecung loop, 10 ee i+b Williamsburg Bridge
- f7onsto-'-st Avenue 4. Twenty-thrd-
81 to junction with extra line on tlrsl-SHe' ,s,est
. 4f,e f~Cr3 T5e F5-onx approaching the Harlem
River by one more Of the prlncpal aaNeIues IN
transit facilities. crossing TO Le1ington-aye aGNf
n6er era nd Central Station. near torty-second-st
and extensions easterly through torty -sec2Iio-sC
=, T-fr--av e D Tbirty-fOurtn-St broadway, nam
bers-Sf or Reade-st. West Broadway, Narlck-st',
seven tb-sve tbv extension to Narick-st), Thirty
fe,~+ts- or adjacent street. susceptible Of connec-
tior vit6 f,roDosed Pennsylvania Terminal Ninth
ave Coinlblis-ave ore hundred-and-tvve a.
ST. 70 Lexington ave. - -, -
We also suggest extension OF the above sys-
Ten r-,ro1,e West Broadway. Greenwich-st-, under
and around the Battery; thence. by reason OF mar
row streets dividing into two subways. one
+55ror,rb pearI-st and New-Bowery, joining the
main system ct Dvision-st-, the other through
Wsfcr-St and Catha rine-st, joining the main line
a system OF Brooklyn subways primarily Tadiat-
,-r cen, The most available point for Manhattan
connection in the vicinity OF the junction OF Fui-
+r~-er and F1atblsh-a (a9 in the direction OF
g-. I5sr,iiron ultimately to be extended by tunnel
5l,,5e- tre %ar~ows TO the Borough OF Richmond;
~ 10 Flstbush: tc) 10 East New-Nork. and uitl-
-ratelv 70 Flushing.
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NAVAL ORDER ELECTS OFFICERS.

Al the annual meeting Of the New-Hork Com
naandery of the Naval order of the United States
last night at the New-York Yacht Club promoting
the work Of the order throughout the United
States was taken up. 1t WAS organized to advance
the fnterts SITS of the United states Navy along the
lines Of similar leagues in England and Germany
It is proposed to publish journal that VIII III
stIuct the members of the navy and the people at
large in the workings of the Navy Department.
Onicers and retired officers in the navy and their
sons by courtesy are eligible to membership.
The question Of a national naval reserve as an
adjunct to the navy discussed.
A resolution was adopted appointing n commit
to request the authorities at Washington TO
obtain a suitable campaign medal 20 be presented
10 all persons who served in the navy IN the
Spanish American War.
Tie fol owing officers were elected;
Commander Rear Admiral Frederick Rodgers.
L. s. n. vice commander. Jacob William Miller
(retired); recorder Clinton Elgin Braine. No. IS
Wal-st: treasurer. Allen Stoddard Apgar, pay
master L. s. N. retired; register, William Site
Ter Wei s. historian. William Ttbbits Salter; chap
lain. the Rev Frank Landon Humphreys s. T. D,
canon CT the Cathedral OF 81. John the Divine;
members of council Lieutenant Commander Soc
rates Hubbard, L. s. N: Paymaster ilsnyy Tti%s
gkslS;-g 7; 8; n; Erne;l carter, loAa Lloyd.
William .. pineek George de Forest Barton.
Edward Trenchsrd trustee OF Permanent Fund 10
serve until 1905. Eric Bernard Dahlgren
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-05
SCHOOLGIRL MISSING.
Daughter Of Wealthy Parents at
East Orange Disappears.

East Orange. y. J.. Nov. (SpeciaD. Deep
mystery surrounds the disappearance Of Miss Clara
Josephine CONN seventeen years old the daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. Edward ". Coffin, Of No. IS Bur
nett-st, East Orange. The young woman left her
fathers home early last evening. presumably to
60 TO the home of q friend few steps distant. No
trace Of her has been found since then: 1t is be-
Neved she IS temporarily out Of her head Excess
sive study is thought be the cause She is in the
graduating class Of the East Orange High School.
Mr.. Coffin is dealer in investments and secur-
tiles with an ONCE ct No. 25 Broadway, New-York
and is wealthy. The daughter is not Of z roman
tic disposition. and her parents positive there
is no love affair. Yesterday her friends noticed
that she was depressed. In the evening she told
her mother she was going to see Jessie Houston,
friend who lived nearby. and would be back within
half an hour. She took extra clothing with her
but carried large red leather satchel belonging
to her father an alligator leather bag belonging to
her mother her mothers wristbag and purse con-
tanning about SO The girl is Of medium height,
with gray eyes. has brown hair in a braid
and light complexion. She has pleasing man
ner and uses language such woman Of thirty
might use. She was dressed in a gray skirt white
waist gray hat trimmed with blue velvet and
tan and white pompons, and she is also believed 10
have taken with her gray macintosh.
Miss Coffin was member OF the Bible classes Of
the First Unitarian Church. Of Orange and Of the
Unity Club She had failed to pass OF her ex-
aninations at the high school and was working
authorities think her mind save way under the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-05
LEADERS TARIFF PLEA.
DIR. Chamberlain addresses Great
audience at Birmingham.

London Nov. 4-Joseph Chamberlain made a
speech this evening TO a gathering Of nine thou
sand Of his fellow towusmen az Bingley Hall.
BIRMINGHAM It was BY far the largest audience
the former Colonial Secretary has faced in the
fiscal campaign. The enthusiasm exceeded the re-
nnarkable scenes witnessed in the other cities and
was emphasized by the victory at yesterdays mu-
nicipal election in Brming ham.
After dealing with conditions in the last hfty
years under free trade and quoting figures TO sus-
tain his argument, Mr.. Chamberlain commented on
Cobden's position. and quoted Golden as saying
that the United States would eventually abandon
ma nufacturing and that their workmen would go
back to the land and dig and delve for US
Americans however said Mr.. Chamberlain. had
not so conceived their national destiny and did not
believe that they were created BY Providence 70
dig and delve and plough for the benefit Of Great
Britain They knew that they had resources OF
their own AID behind the tariff wall they had built
I'd their industries until they had reached stage
where unsausfed with the extent OF their own
markets they we're invading those Of the United
Kingdom Mr.. Chamberlain said he did not blame
the United States. but he appealed TO Enghshnen
to say whether they would adhere 70 the old sys-
tenn or adopt another which would prevent the
American invasion .., .-.ss
for the colonies. Mr. Chamberlain charged those
opposed to his plans with being little Eng landeTs
lacking in the desire 70 bring the colonies closer %
the mother country. and preIerrns 70 90 more IqI
strangers than for their own flesh and blood he
said that the leaders Of the opposition failed TO ap
preciate the value OF Imperial unity ana 0Hiy
Mr. Chamberlain spoke for nearly Two hours N
the main repeating his former arguments. ana ap-
pealing to the patriotism and sei1-lntereSt o. tnS
people Of the United Kingdom 70 sustain hls nsc@I
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-05
CAR AND KAISER MEET.
Unusual Precautions Taken to insure the
Safety of the Russian Ruler.

wiesbaden, Nov. about twelve thousand
troops occupied the principal thoroughtares OF
wiesbaden to-day while awaiting the arrival OF
the Car. The precautions for the safety Of the
imperial visitor seemed extraordinary. The police
forbade househClders to stand their balconies or
look out of the windows above the ground floor
The Gar returned to Wolfsgarten late to-day
The German Emperor viii make Fis return visit
to Wolfsgarten tomorrow. where the two sover-
eigns and Chancellor Won Bulow and Count Lams-
dorft will have an opportunity to confer on the
Do i+iCal Situa ion.
The court train bearing the Car. Prince Henry
of Prussia the Grand Duke Of Hesse. Count Lams
dorff and the Cars suite. arrived from Darn
stadt at Weisbaden at $50 O'Clock to-day Emperor
William Russian uniform The Gar. on
his arrival. entered q tent where the Emperor and
his suite were in waiting. The Gar and Emperor
kissed each other affectionately three times.
The Emperor and the Gar in one carriage. and
Chancellor Bulow and Count LamsdOrn in an
other. driven to the castle This evening at
dinner Emperor William sat on the right OF the
Gar. whose left sat Count Won BulOw- Next
70 the Emperor sat Count Lamsdorff-
At O'Clock the Gar and Kaiser attended
performance of the opera where Weber's 'Oberon'
performed. The house was crowded