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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23
SOME EARLY EFFORTS.

The museum was called into being with
comparatively little preliminary effort
and then il was created out Of hand, 30
10 say. II inherited nothing from the
past At the same line il is interest
ing TO note that the museum idea had a
past in New York Oddly, too. its anccs-
ry embraces Tammany. OF all organiza-
IONS In the world. 1t appears that that
fraternity Of patriots when II consc-
Grated itself to the independence, the
popular liberty and the federal union OF
The country" also had for its object the
"'n'e Of charity, the chain of friendship
and the flame OF liberty" Possibly II
was with AN eye to these lovely things
mat IN 1870 the Tammany braves esta5-
nshed museum in the old city Hall in
wall street. on the site Of the present
euo-Treasury. The trustees had the pur-
pose OF collecting and preserving every
'hihg relating TO the history Of America.
"hcwise every American production Of
nature or art" and they framed a policy
40 10 gifts In quaint contrast 10 that nee
'sssrily followed in our own time.
everything, and from whatever CLINE,
VIII be acceptable" runs the legend. Old
Ut John W. Francis. quoted by Miss
move. describes some OF the contents
VI mat first museum. They included Ind
ah relies. tomsbawks. beads. skins. etc.
feopIe came. II is to be presumed, bat
DOL ~ any great numbers, and some five
sssrs later the high gods Of Tammany
s'andly bestowed the whole affair upon
"s custodian. one Gardiner Baker. only
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23

INA world shaken by the assaults of
the Cubists and other fearsOme asi-
l. tators the Metropolitan Museum OF
Art stands firm as a rock. IT is the
great CONSERVATION of Our artistic stand
ards II Is Il rich source of that
influence which leavens. or at all
events ought to leaVen, the lump. IL -
always there, an inspiring and steadyinS
force in our aesthetic culture, and so IT
would seem hardly necessary TO speak
very often Of what il offers TO the stu
dents and art lovers generally Of TINS
city and. in fact. of the whole country.
Everybody knows where the museum Is
and what Il stands for. But these things
that everybody knows are. after all. just
the things 10 talk about once in a while.
and there is. besides. a special reason Tor
returning az this moment to the great
institution in Central Park. That insti-
tuition has at last had its history authori-
tatvely written.
Books about il have been published be-
fore, but not hitherto have we had sur
yey OF the subject quite comparable TO
Miss Winifred f. Howe's History OF the
metropolitan Museum VI <hil5 nam"
some illustrated volume bearing the I'M
print OF the museum itself In this from
official sources. we have all the facts
about one of the extraordinary develop
ments Of the kind in American annals, If
not tie most extraordinary OF them all
Not much more than forty years ago,
when the founders were looking about
them for funds. they thought that s25O,C0o
would enable them successfully 10 carry
out their plans. over year had passed
before they had raised 100000 To-day
with collections of untold value housed
IN an enormous building, which is never
theless To be greatly enlarged. the mu-
scum has an endowment of more than
100000 with which to purchase new
treasure We make no pretence OF ia
miarity with the budgets of the great
European galleries, but we venture TO
affirm offhand that there is not one OF
them enjoying "A financial situation AT all
comparable TO that of the Metropolitan.
1t was time that the trustees caused the
story of what has been accomplished by
themselves and their predecessors TO be
set forth. II reads, we may add, Ike a
fairy tale
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23

heads of the party I'm power and to lay
our paper before them.
We arrived there and we were placed
i'm seats behind Mr. Tweed AS he sat. at
a table. and ne said: we will see what
the New York papers say about us 10
day." and there they were. and as we
handed the paper M ne looked al IL
moment. saw the heading. and instantly,
with that CELEBRITY of action Tor whlch ne
was noted ne took it to a room, ana sald
You will see Mr.. Sweeney lie VIII take
charge OF this" Then Mr.. Sweeney took
the paper and skipped the heading ana
looked at the names. ana Wnen ne saw
the names attached TO II. then ne turned
back and read the heading. And as |
watched his face there was not the qulVer
of an eye, or twitch of the muscles, but
ne turned quickly and said; Please IN
form these gentlemen that we are me
servants of the people. This is New York.
New York wishes this. and please inform
them and say that they can see us ON
two or three details of the matter, ana
then this will go through.
We telcgraphed 10 New York and two
or three gentlemen came up. and MI.
Sweeney came and said This - Just
in our line-iu line with our IDEAS Oh
progress i'm New York CITY We are the
elected and Qtarisl representatives, OF tna
city. and YOU ask this sam 10 he given
To a museum 10 DC built on city property
Now. as representatives OF the city, We
must control that building ana as qulch
as thought our committee turned ana con-
ceded that point and that statute was
passed. and with that commenced the CO.
operation Of the municipality with the IN
dividual contributors.
The hcmc in the park was not 10 come
al once however The first years IN the
life Of the museum were spent in the Dod-
worth Building. at No. 6Sl Fifth avenue
between SD and saith streets. and which,
in 1873. a move was made it was to the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23
A MUMMY'S LESSON.

Suppose the latter, being new to the
subject and having no specially instruct
ed friend. wants TO survey the collections
In really intelligent way. so that he
may get more pleasure and profit out of
them than by aimless wanderings. He
may make an appointment. and for y
modest fee obtain the company OF a
trained Off cial who viii take him with
fair swiftness. but without any waste or
time through the vast labyrinth of useful
knowledge. The innovation was tried on
the principle that "a person is a more In
spring guide than a book or label"
and the experiment first made In 1905.
has splendidly demonstrated the truth OF
this axiom. Take. for example. such a
matter as the remova! from mummy OF
those cerements in which it was wrapped
for burial thousands of years ago. The
casual observer might gaze bewildered
at this grisIy relic of antiquity. noting
with curiosity that 1t still has hair Oh
its head. but remaining in the dark as
to the whole question of that method by
which the body has been preserved. The
friendly guide knows all about it. and
will tell YOU i'm the words OF Hcrodotus
how the undertakers in the DAYS of the
Pharaohs exhibited models OF corpscs
made in wood and asked whether first.
second, or third class funeral was de-
sired. The Egyptian preparing for the
burial of his dead had to explain. say. IL
he wished the skull rinscd with drugs
and the whole body cxcavatcd and
washed with palm wine. TO be then filled
with the purest bruised myrrh, placed in
natrum for seventy days. and finally
wrapped with bandages Of fine linen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23

oId-fashioued home known as the Doug
las mansion. In West 14th street, between
Sixth and Seventh avenues. There the
slowly growing collections remained until
the first building i'm Central Park was
ready for the opening. Oh March 80. 1880
When the trustees at last found them
selves fixed in that not very beautiful. but
as it seemed then. prodigiously commodi-
Gus and convenient edifice, they could
scarcely trust their eyes. Can you be-
Iieve it," one of them is reported TO have
asked of another slapping him on the
back "Can you realize that the thinG
really exsts?" The happy mans name Is
not given We wonder if he still lives
and is still trustee. If so he must rub
his eyes harder than ever And he must
be impressed not only by the contrast be-
tween the figures quoted at the beginning
of this article, but by the immense differ
ence between the functions of the museum
of forty years ago and those OF the mli-
scum Of 1913 Then the galleries. well
supplied as they were with interesting
works Of art. embodied on the whole but
a modest luxury. Now they have be-
come a necessity in that they have be-
come part and parcel of our fabric OF
national education. If il is worth while
To dwell upon this great institution 1t Is
because il has brought art into the prac-
teal life of the people.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23
EDUCATIONAL WORK.

The process has been slow but sure, and
i'm very recent years il has been amaz-
ingly accelerated. The work so long car
ried on by General Cesnola. then taken
over by Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke and at
present resting in the capable hands OF
Mr. Edward Robinson, has little by little
been raised to a standard of efficiency
which might well be enved as the mu-
seums financial resources are envied. by
the heads of similar institutions in Europe.
The immense building. with its vast mass
of rare and beautiful artistic material, is
held as il were in trust for the American
people and i'm its usefulness to them lies
the keynote of its administration. Its
purpose in large part is TO minister TO the
delight of the eye to give the public sheer
pleasure, but it is also there 10 teach, and
one can scarcely realize without eXhaus-
tive exploration of the galleries and
minute study of what goes OH in them
how wide is the scope OF this colossal edu-
cational engine. on its archaeological side
il initiates us into mysteries Of the re-
mote past which have no bearing what
ever upon our modern life, and in other
departments il offers aid and suggestion
to the artisan and craftsman who have to-
morrow TO do some piece of work for an
exacting client. II is source of knowl-
edge and il is a source of taste In both
respects-and this is where the practical
constructive aim of the trustees comes In
the museum is managed from day u
day on the sound principle that its atmos-
phere must be kept interesting and vital
ze' One important move to this end was
the introduction not long ago of a system
of what We can only describe as stimulat-
ing companionship TO the visitor.
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-ZM1Zhc J2MoaICzS
III mG NGIIof@ C&SIS

in 1853 a large number of mtn OF light
and leading. artists and merchants. writ
ers and bankers. had so far developed a
programme and had so reused local en-
thusiasm that Oh January 81. 1870 the
first officers of the Metropolitan Museum
OF Art were elected and the way was
opened for the adoption Of permanent
constitution John Taylor Johnston was
made president, an ideal man Tor the
Office Astounding in sympathy FOR art.
generous friend Of painters and sculptors'
and a good citizen eager 10 serve the IN
terests OF his fellows He and all tine
founders were as energetic as they were
devoted. and from the outset. taking large
views OF tine bcnehcent campaign upon
which they were embarked. did their best
TO make the museum so far as possible
municipal affair. Among other things
they got up petition signed by owners
of more than one-half OF the real estate
of New YORK City. requesting the Legs
lature 10 authorize the city TO tax its'h
for one-half million Of dollars for mu-
scum buildings to be placed III a PARK.
II is amusing To note here the recurrence
of Tamnany. this time in position to
block or assist noble enterprise Miss
Howe quotes the following "Reminiscences
from Professor Comfort:
l. representing this museum. ana a rep
resentativc of the Museum of Natural
History took the petition 10 Albany.
Tweed and Sweeney were IN power then.
we arrived there about noon, and about
baIf-past we were told to Sc" Mr.. Tweed
and Mr.. Sweeney ana inc othcr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23

ter day political habits that we know
that the members of the society, with
then families. should always have free
admittancc." Thus early did the genius
Of graft blandly uplift its horriC head.
Did Baker prosper? Possibly. But he
never had the chance really 10 make mis-
mark in the history of American mt
seums. for ne was still young man
when he dico of yellow fever in Boston.
Tammany's museum was sold. and the
last we hear of II some. 1T any rate, oi
its exhibits drifted into -. T. Earnum =
faInOms "mnseums Of NnndCfs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23
THE ORIGIN OF THE MUSEUM.

This had its origin AT a Fourth OF July
dinner i'm Paris in 1866, at which Johh
JAY and some other American gentlemen
appear to have talked the idea over. MI
jay suggested in speech that ut was
time for the American people TO iay the
foundation OF a National Institution ana
Gallery of Art" and when ne came nome
he and others met at the Union League
club and set about the tangible promotion
Of their enlightened scheme. Miss Howe
relates details too numerous 10 he repro
duced here. IT is sufficient TO state that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-23
SIX FION EERS.

Miss Howe records some sX institu-
tions Of art established here in the nine
tccnth century before the founding OF the
METROPOLITAN Museum There was the
American Academy Of the Fine Arts, pro-
NOTED in 1892 by Chancellor Robert II.
Livingston, when he was Ambassador TO
France NAPOLEON. by the way, WAS one
Of it's honorary members. II was usciul
TO artists and il served the public through
interesting exhibitions. one of which pre-
scented David's celebrated Coronation OF
the Emperor Napoleon This. OF course
made Il sensation. THE size OF the pct
ure is $50 square feet is one OF the
allurng sentences in the notice printed
by "The Evening Post" at the time. no
The Academy fell upon evil days. II SUI
fered by fire in 1899 when. among other
things. II lost the set of Piranesi's prints.
presented by Bonaparte. and by 1871 IL
had conclusively disappeared. The New
York Historical Society, esta blished in
1904: the National Academy OF Design, or
ganized in 1850. and Cooper Union, which
dates from 1859, are alive and prosperous
TO this day, but the Apollo Association
and the New York Gallery Of the Fine
Arts have gone down the wind. However
three out Of six is a pretty good rec
ord, pointing to the fact that New YORK
long ago had its public for the things
of the mind Sooner or later 1T was bound
to demand such an aid TO its civilization
as the Metropolitan Museum. Our artists
persisted in their labors even under the
shock of the Civil War. and by the time
we had put the great conflict BEHIND us
the city was ripe for the right venture.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-03-21

a soft answer turneth away wratl
but has no eject on book agent.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1913-03-21
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CRY.
COMMON COUNCIL

lsss Common Council met in regular
sesstot t the city hall Tuesday even
ing, March IS, with Mayor Perry in
the CHAIR Aldermen present: Chand-
Ter, Var Z KEN, Price, Braun, Claus,
Prudiseh and yoelkel.
Minutes of last meeting approved as
printed.
Petition for water main on Seventh
Avenue from East Center to Washing
ton Street, referred to board of public
works.
Application of Paul Wanschneider
for position as engineer, read and re-
ferred to board of public works.
Protest of property owners on Wells
Street against proposed improvement
of Wells Street from 55th to 59th Street
received and referred to board of pub
lie works
A number of bills were introduced
and referred to finance committee.
On motion of Aid. Voelhel action on
the proposed improvement on East
Milwaukee Avenue from Sixth Avenue
to eastern city limits was laid over
until the next session of the council
The finance committee reported back
several bills in their hands as correct
and same were ordered paid.
The board of public works submitted
resolutions for laying of water mains
on portions of Park Street, Third Ave
nue., East Milwaukee Avenue, Stickney
Avenue. Adopted.
AID Chandler offered resolution
looking to the establishing of street
grade on Ludington Avenue, rules
were suspended and resolution adopted
The board of public works reported
in resolution for the improvement of
Wells Street from 55th to 59th Street,
5Sth Street from Maple Terrace to
Grand Avenue, 5oth Street from Smith
Avenue to Grand Avenue Adopted.
On motion of Aid Voelkel the coun-
Gil adjourned TO Tuesday evening,
March 25. at 7:30 p. NJ
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OFFICIAL NOTICE.
Notice to Contractors.
nacadarn Street Improvement


Sealed proposals viii be received by the I'M
dersigned officers performing the duties OF
board of public works in and for the City OF
Wauwatosa. at the office OF the city clerk in
the city han Fauwatosa, Wisconsin until three
CD o'clock in the afternoon of Saturday,
April s. 1918. for furnish hing the necessary
material and labor and constructing the inn
i, Fast Center street from Third avenue to
Seventh avenue. approximately 1900 lineal feet
2. Seventh avenue from East Milwaukee
avenue to Washington street approximately
3. Windsor avenue from Wauwatosa avenue
to Third avenue in the First Ward. approxi-
4. Iudington avenue from Western avenue
to Kenyon street and on Kenyon street from
Ludington avenue to west side OF Smith and
Barkers sub division. approximately 900 lineal
feet.
S. western avenue from Ludington avenue
to Stickney avenue in the second Ward. APP
proximately POO lineal feet.
6. Kavanaugh avenue from West Main
street to Chestnut street in the Third Ward.
approximately $50 hneal feet.
Z. Fourth avenue from state street to
north line of Blanchard street. approximately
g. Alice street from State street to Blan-
chard street and St. James street from Alice
street to Fourth avenue, approximately HOO
lineal feet.
8. Fifty-fourth street from Grand avenue
to Cedar street and on Cedar street from
Fifty fourth street to Fifty fifth street in the
Fourth Ward. approximately 800 lneal feet.
TO- Blanchard street from Fourth avenue to
Vine street, approximately $50 lneal feet.
IL. Vine street from Park street TO Alice
street, approximately 800 lineal feet.
IL. Chestnut street from Greenfield avenue
TO West Main street. approximately $50 hneal
feet.
Separate proposals win be received for each
of the above mentioned twelve portions OF
work
No bid or proposal will be considered
unless the same is accompanied by a
contract with good and sufficient sure-
ties thereto, completed, executed and
in all respects complete, excepting the
signatures of the officers OF the City of
Wauwatosa, blank forms of which said
contract may be obtained from the city
clerk and 1t is hereby provided that
the officers performing the duties of
board of public works reserve the right
to reject any and all bids which may be
received as a result of this notice.
Dated at Wauwatosa. Wisconsin, this
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The local newspaper is indispensable
to any town that has any get-up about
it. 1t is one of the necessaries Of the
farmer and business man 1t puts the
ball in motion when any new enter
prise is proposed that would be bene-
fit to the town and the community in
which it is published. 1t keeps an eye
on every move that is Gale .iiated to
help the people. 1t keeps a record of
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hews straight to the line just the same.
There are thousands of reasons why a
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the greatest of all is because it pays
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NOTICE
Wauwatosa, March 20, 1913

e Electors of the City of Wauwaosa
be in o
the a b
az lie four wards 0 said cit
o fol
The oh dundet
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No man who makes practice OF be-
ing dishonest and repudiating his just
accounts, ever amounts to hill OF
beans. In the commercial world they
never get to the quarter pole. The
successful business man thinks more of
his credit than he does OF his wife, for
he knows if his wife leaves him he
stands some show Of getting another,
but If his credit forsakes him he is up
against it. He can have but one credit
1t seems strange with all this in mind
that Young men will do anything like
that. When it comes to paving vonr
debts, honesty is the best policy.
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1t is remarked that the mail order
houses have not relaxed their efforts
to get business just because few duh
months in the year appear. They ever.
lastingly keep at the advertising end
of their business.
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These reports about bumpel crops
pile up at sach rate that it would
seem there ought not be any bread line
this winter-at least none due to lack
of bread.
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not only develope and print pictures
bntalso make copies and enlargement
Get out those old negatives you have
wanted prints of and let me call for
them.
FL. PEASE
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The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-04-24
SUDDEN DEATH
OF Mrs. NJ. j. Watson Occurred Dur
ing Night Saturday

Friends were shocked Sunday when
it was learned that Mrs. Bertha NJ.
Watson had passed away during the
night previous. She apparently suf-
fered q shock at about p. m. and
passed away at about midnight She
resided on Summer street, her home
having been in the same house with
Mrs. Frank Griffin, who died sudden
ly April s, or less than two weeks be-
fore Mrs. Watson's passing out
The family have been residents OF
Skowhegan for several years. Prior
to her marriage to Mr. Watson she
taught for about eight years in the
Williams school at Augusta, which
was her native city. She was the
daughter of the late John Murray and
was a communicate at st. Mary's
Catholic church.
Beside the husband the deceased is
survived by a sister Mrs. Arthur
Donelson of Waterylle and two
brothers Samuel and Fred Murray OF
Augusta. The remains We're taken to
Augusta, Tuesday morning, where
services were to be held and inter-
ment made.