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The Value of Cornell Said to be $10,000,000. It Has an Annual Income of $600,000 and Seventeen Hundred Students on its Rolls. A Young and Gigantic American Educa? tional Institution. (Special Correspondence. ] j*Kw York, .luuo 11.?At tho head of the public educational system of the state of New York stands Cornell uni? versity, ono of the wealthiest and most efficient, at the sr.me time that it is oue of tlio youngest. of American institutions of learning. Cornell has an annual in some of 1600,000, uud the value of its property and endowment is if 10,000,000. In fact, thero uro but two or three wealthier universities on the continent. But notwithstanding its wealth Cornell Is compelled to exercise ripid economy to carry out the work demanded'of u modern university, and President Schur man urges the necessity of larger endow? ments and the establishment of new de? partments and professorships. Cornell is to some extent the state university of New York. It receives the inoome from tho funds arising from the frfs1pknt ECnURMA.lt. agricultural college laud grant net, which gave to the state of Now York 1190,000 acres of public land to be devoted to agricultural and industrial educa? tion. Tho laud was valued at ftlflO.000, and tho question in the legislature tit Albany, ns in otMer state legislatures, was how it could best be used for the promotion of state education. The nat? ural way of disposing of the grant would have been to divide it among the score of eager claimants. That it was not so divided and frittered away was tine ty two senal is, Hon. Ezra Cornel] of Ithaca aud Hon. Andrew D. Whito of Syracuse. Tho [lead of the Inatltiitton. Dr. Charles Kei: '. ill Adams, a lead? ing American hist, rical scholar, was president C ru !'. university from IbS? to 1302, aud during his able ad? ministration the university grow with wonderful rapidity upon the founda? tions laid by Cornell, Whito and Sago. Upon his resignation the mantle fell upon .Tueoli Could Schurmun, LL. D., who had been dean of tho Sage School of Philosophy at Cornell. President Schurman has tho strung individuality and depth of character of ex-Presideui White uncT possesses a mngnetism and approachablcnese rarely found among literary men. In fact, lie is as much a man of the world us student. Ho linn had his own way to make in tho world siuco he was a boy of IS, ami bo is nev? er in danger of losing sympathy with boys, either in college or outside. It is therefore easy to see that, while Presi? dent Sohnrman is ono of the foremost soholors and touchers of philosophy in the United States, be is also ono of the most practical men engaged in admin? istration anywhere. He addresses with equal ease a gathering of philosophers or a mooting of business mon. Last year at the annual dinner of tho Now York chamber of commerce his speech was the talk of the evening. A week later he was disoussing ethics and religion at the banquet of the Liberal club in Buffalo. President Sohnrman is editor of The Philosophical Review, an Amer? ican periodical which rivals the host philosophical journals of England and Qarmany. Ho is ulso editor of Tlio SchooA Review, and his annual reports are unsuxpits-'ed in their wise ami .sug? gestive treatment of college and second? ary school studios. His firm grasp of educational principles is already seen in the revision of courses made at Cornell last year. JL Coiinopolltau rnlvcrsit j-. Cornell attracts students from all over tho world. Not only does every county in New York state send one or more students, but every state in tho republic, except three, and all the con? tinents of tho world are represented among Cornell Students. New York etato alone hsu; more than 1,000 students at Cornell. Canada last year sent 49 of hex sons and daughters to Cornell? more than to nuy other college in the ?nited States. Afrioa, Asia. Europe, Central and South America all contrib? ute to make Cornell ono of the most cosmopolitan of .American universities. More than one-third of tho students who go to Cornell enter Sibloy college, tho department of mechanical and elec? trical engineering, which is named after the late Hiram Sihley of liochester in considerat ion of his larg? beuef act ions. The work begun by tho father has been continued by tho sou, Hiram W. Sibloy, PIl D., whoso latest benefaction is the erection of a now stouo building, dupli? cating tho main buildiug. Sibley col ladM Las ag ictaraatioaal renutatioo. uud doubtless stands at the bend of American technical schools?at least that is the opinion of European critics. Professor Ritter of Oormany, who spent several months in the United States last year as the representative >>f the Gorman government, first at the World's fair, and later studyiug American tech nioal schools, reported that, "as faros regards instvuotioii in mechanienl engi? neering, Cornell Ulliveraity stands at the head of Amrrican institute;. " Itis interesting to noto Dr. Hitter's opinion that, while technical instruct ion in the United States is somewhat less solid snd complete on thu theoretical aide than iu Europe, it is much superior in Its practical bearings. EIo praises "the truly grand achievements in engineer? ing and machine construction in the United States." Dr. Tbnrston, the di? rector ?'f Sibley college, is known throughout the world as a leading au? thority on therino dynamics, his works oil the steam engine having been trans? lated into many ti.>reign languages. He was one of the organizers und the lirst president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Visitors to Cornell university always observe u horseshoe that occupies a con? spicuous place in one of the Sibley col? lege buildings. It litis an interesting history which teaches a practical and useful lesson. Rev. Robert Oollyor, the Unitarian olergytuau of Now Vork, best known perhaps as the hero of the great Chicago tiro, was once ongnged to give a lecture at the university. After the lecture the trustees, who know that Dr. Collyer hud been a blncksiuith in his early career, invited him to into the university blnoksmitli shops ami give an exhibition of his skill as a lesson to American youths, who, whatever their aspirations, did not disdain to loam the i practical nrta which might serve as a foundation to subsequent training. In rcsponeu to the invitation l>r. Coll? yer donned overalls and jacket and welded the horsesllOO that is now guard Oil With so much cant by the Sibley od leg'* authorities. A gronl American paiutor, when commissioned t<> paint Dr. Collyor's portrait, heard of this in? cident and seized upon it as I lie scone for his painting. It is said that Dr. Collyer received from the trustees of the university a check for f'-'.OOO as the reward for making the horseshoe, or, more properly speaking, for the lossou which he thereby gave to American youth for nil t imp. The ?irent Library, Of the 10 buildings, costing as many hundred thousand dollars, which Cor? nell uses l'or purposes of instruction, thu one which arouses the most admira? tion among students and visitors is the library building, completed in 18U1. This building, erected at an expense of $350,000, can accommodate more ihnn ?Oo.OOO volumes mid is regardod as the model college library building of the Ullited States. Thu library now con? tains about 100,000 volumes and 30,000 pamphlets and is surpassed by only two or threu college libraries in the country, (.hie of those which outnumber it is really less useful because less carefully selected. The wo 11 lighted reading room of the library contains ample uccoinuiu dations for 380 students, who have free access to the open bookcases around its walls. Theso provide shelf room for a judiciously selected refen nee library of 8,000 volumes, comprising encyclope? dias, dictionaries, treatises mid stand? ard works In (ho various departments The north wing of the library houses tlm White historical library, a collection of works in many respects uiipqtmled in the United States. From the White li brary a visitor may obtain one of tho best views ? if the beautiful Cuyugu luko and surrounding scenery. The universi? ty is situated upon an elevated plateau, from which the outlook is grand and picturesque. At tllO two sides id' the plateau streams descend, like water at Lodoro, roaring and sparkling and foam? ing from cataract t.itnract into tho gulch that deepen.-tbr itlghtho soft ri ck nearly oOO feet. It was tho outburst of a Bostou min? ister, on his first sight of Casoadilla gorge, "Nature itself marked out this place for a greal university. " The wild The Old Friend And tho beet friend that, nev - fails you is Simmons Liver liej u lator, (the lied Z)?that's what von hear at the mention of tlii.n excellent Liver medicine, find people should not bo persuaded that anything else wiU do. It is"the King of Liver M li cines; is better than pills, and lakes tlio place of Qnitiii e i Calomel It acts directly on the Liv. r, Kidney and Bowels 1 gives new life to the whole sys? tem. This is the medicim- t ynnt. Sold bv .-.11 Lrutxgistfl m ijjquid, or in Powder to "be u?J?? ?^ or made into a tea. A Uutana Itrllo, IHK LAW SCHOOL. ups? of th? picturesque Cascadilla and Fall crock gorge is only parallolod by tlio magnificent beauty of the outlook from the campus uboTC. The most ex pericuccd truvelers concur in the ver? dict that, no university in the world has so grnud aud noble a silo as Cornell. Tho magnificence and tin- glory of na? ture suggest greatness to tho imagina? tion, and both the plans and their pros nt execution betray tho influence of tho locution upon tho founders ami builders of tho university. An Army of Students. Turning back through tho SG years since, the institution began as a liuiver sity and looking at its history in the lit and in tho shadow, the ripoilOSS of plans, tho absence of radioul mis takes in the carrying out of us policy and tlio rapidity of its material aud in llcctual i!< volopmenl are typiunl >.f American civilization in its best form. Today, with 1,700 students on its rolls, wiih an equipment of buildings thnt is unsurpassed in America, with a faculty that represents a lingo number of the t educators, with a variety of tie pnrtmeuts that 1 ecu lit; the mnuy sided tctivity of the educational centers < i the middle r.rres, with libraries, muse urns and lalioratorios that compare fa? vorably with thosoi f institutions estab? lished fortWO or three centuries, with a Klip upon tho liest met hods of education which is almost beyond tho roach of an institution weighted down by tradition, itid with a president who combines great executive ability with rare tact, iratorical power, scholarship und tin hounded popularity, Cornell university stands <>u the vantage ground, if not at tin-head, of American educational iusti tutions. A. F. W'ebkk. Horseradish as a medicine find condi? ment is mentioned in the Kgypiiiin rrc Olds 5(000 years B. ('. It is oatlily {rOWU in almost any part of the world. DOCTORS F.NOOBSE IT. An Enilneiit Physician of Arkansas Cello of Rome ilemarkalilo Cures of > o i. n. Stamp*. Im FaytUe Co., Arle. Dr. PiSRCte?1 trill say this to you, tliat t !on luniptlon Is beredt larj in my wlfo'a family: some hn\ e al? ready <!i<<l with tho disease. My wife line n sifter. Mrs. R. A. 01 eary, that w us taken ?It Ii consUnip tion. She m> vour "Coition Medical Discovery," an.l, to tlio eiirpvir-e of hor tnnny friends, alierot well. My wife tins also had Itemon 'iinrca l rotn the lungs, nml In i sister luKt'tr<l ihi her inline the " (Johl? en Mtdieiii Discov? ery." I oonsentod to her using It, and n relieved lier. she hn* li^.l no symptom, ol consumption (or tim past six years. People hnvlnj this disease can tnUe no better re in o<ly. yours truly, Pick Tteadacheand ratiovo all tho trouble*loci di al loa bilious Mate of the system, such as Dizziness, Kausen. 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Martin. hat is mm* IM mm Casioria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants nud Children, it contains neither Opium? Morphine Jior otlier Narcotic guustaucc. It is si harmless substitute for Paregoric, Drops, Southing: Syrups, and Castor Oil. It is Pleasant* Us guarantee is thirty j'cars' use by Millions of Mothers. Castoria is the Children's Panacea ?the 31 other's Prieud* Castoria. "CnstorkiiaKu well uduptrd tocliildrcn t bat I rucotiiiuoud it as superior tuail) prv ? rlpt ion known lo nie." It. a. Alacrich, Jt. I>., ill So oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y. Castoria. "Tiromoot 'Castoria' Is so universal and Itr merits so woll kuowu that it iseems oi work of supererogation tbendone It. Pew are tho Intelligent families who do m 1 keep L'a ' i iu. withui easy reach.'1 Carlos Martvn, D. D., New York City. Ca^toTtn cnr>'.- Colic, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Diarrho?a, Eructation, KilLs Worms, gives sleep, und promotes dl m-si Ion, Without injurious mudlcdtion. "TVir several y.-nrs 1 have recommended 'CastoHa,' mid shnll always continue to do so. ?s it lnu! InVariabl)' produced ueoellclul results." EnwiN F. PaRDER, M. T)., ISBth Streut und 7th Ave., New York City. Tin: ostavii Company, 77 McrraV Btrbkt, Nbw Your Crrv. OF INTEREST TO ?1LL T Wc are perfectly satisfied to have others bluster about the biu money they are making, while we are content with a small profit. All our MEN'S BOYS' and CH1L D REN'S C LOTH IN(i. as well as MIi N 'S FURNISH? INGS will be sohl on this basis. It will pay both of us if you will examine our line. Headquarters lor Sweet, Orr & Co.'s Working Pants ami Overalls, DREWER1 157 MMN BTItKET. SOUTH BlUi JUST THINK OF IT Dirnbergcr makes a Flying Mile in i Minute, 45 Seconds. Demolishing all Records. HIS MOUNT WAS A SYRACUSE. RIDE A ^ttsCA /l^f?^ AND CRIMSON f^r^l/^l\ J\ BE A RIM fc^^ff* \ ' ? SYCAMORE. WHITE & DODSOH. Sole HgeRts, 1SI Plain St, Ml & TURKISH ?ND RUSSIAN BATHS, $ Corner Church and Bule Streets. MOpen till Midnight. Sundays till 8 P.M.8 O Hours Reserved for Ladies Fridays, 8 A. M.; .1 P. M. (li w PHOXi: 781 antl ?4s. VAN ll-LBURG HOI MAN, Manager. \b A. WRENN & SON ?OFFER AT THEIR WARI ROOMS,. to 30 Union Street, See llsrnn? hsmnamM^ilM ItiS f^RST FOR N?W HRMPfllFf! RUGGY THE Their yOpqtmMU the PuiLJ MONE] Pabst Milwaukee Beer, ^fiS^ ?-07, /a. BETTZS RLE BHD PORTER mnw*. J. El. FULFORD, Sole Agent. t\i .? It.i.. 1 ? Tor Private. Families, closing the: im out. Black Satin Stripe Grenadine, supurb (|uality, 24 ins. wide* soft, lustrous and raven black, the silk being of the finest; (there are some figured ones in them also), have been marked down 25 per cent, They are now 75c a yard. Embroidered Grenadines; black ground, the figures light blue, vert, helitrope, etc. These, 46 ins. wide, and 7 yds*. making a dress with full sleeves, are $2 a yard. Thejr are also down 25 per cent. Hernani, plain, rich, 24 ins., now 69 cts. a yard. Black Grenadine, various widths of moire stripes. Royat stuff, this, of wonderful beauty and richness $1.00 a yard. It is murder, this, in the first degree. Many thousand yards of silk have slipped through these fingers in tha past twenty years, but never any more beautiful, nond nearly so cheap as these. Do Not Let Them Slip Through Your Fingers. WATT, RETTEW ?ND CLAY. SPECIAL PRICES! ?FOR? This Week. Bath Towels ! Bath Towels ! Don't forget, when you ara out shopping, to look at these. 50 dozen Bath Towels, size 44x24, loc original price 2( c. 50 dozen Linen Doyles, white and colored, bordered, size 15x15, at 5 cts., worth 8 cts. 8-4 Tin key red Tal>!e Cloths, 45 cts. 200 doz. Ladies Rib Vests, 5, 10, 15 and 25 cts.,[considered cheap at 8, 15, 20 and 37A cts. Also a full and complete line of Summer Dress Goods. We alsy have the sole agency (or the Perfect Form Fit? ting Feather Bone Corset, ami we aie authorized by tha manufacturers to refund the money for Leather Bon? Corsets and Waists if not satisfactoty on four weeks trial. L. 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