new conditions which are bound to arise when peace finally
comes.

Our countrymen are giving their heart's blood, not for them¬
selves, but to obtain a better world for you. I therefore exhort
you to remember that this struggle is for democracy, liberty and
mankind. Again I say I will not forget your welcome. Boys
—and friends—good-bye."

At the end of the address a bronze bust of himself
was presented to him by one of the pupils—a 13-year old
boy—modeled by the boy himself. Marconi was deeply
affected by this touching tribute to his genius and taking
the boy's hand assured the audience that, among the
things he would take back to Italy with him, this bust
would hold the most cherished place.

James Gordon Bennett's Description of The Empire
State in 1835

The late James Gordon Bennett, Sr., was a man of
remarkable personality. His advent into journalism
marked an epoch in the local history of our city. The
following article written by himself is a fair index to
the character of the man who for more than half a
century wielded irresistable influence on public opinion
in New York.

From the First Issue of the Herald May 6, 1835.
New^ York is truly "an Empire State." In 1830 we had nearly
two millions of people in the state, and 20,295 in the city—now
probably two and a half millions in the state and 260,000 in
the city and suburbs including Brooklyn. We have over 2,000
foreign arrivals a year, 80 millions of imports and 25 millions
of exports. We^ pay 12 millions into the public treasury and
expend by the city government alone one and a half millions
a year, part of it in poor house champagne dinners. We had
in 1834 over 9,082 deaths; births and marriages unknown and
unnumbered. We have in the city directory the names of 10,038
mechanics, and probably 25,000 not in the directory—nearly all
healthy, hardworking and ingenious men. We have in the same
directory a total of 35,510 names, of which 1,592 are cartmen,
2,704 grocers,^ 3,751 merchants and over 4,000 widows, many of
them "fat fair and forty" and having no objections to marry.
We have 36 daily papers, 16 of which in the city, issue 17,000
large sheets a day and 25,000 small, the best large morning sheet
being the Courier & Inquirer, and the best small one the Morning
Herald, to say nothing of the good old wine of the Star. We
manufacture goods to the amount of 25 millions a year, and

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