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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-22
Care of City Trees.

There are gratifying indications Of new
interest in forest culture throughout the
State and the Journal hopes it may in
crease but there is one phase of arbori-
culture that Is not receiving proper atten-
ton, and that is the care of city trees.
Every person recognizes the fact that num-
erous and well-kept trees add greatly to
the beauty of city or town, and yet little
is done to encourage their planting and cul-
ture Western cities are not as advanced
in this respect as some Eastern cities are.
The city of Hartford, Conn, has a Florist
Club which recently appointed a commit
tee to investigate the condition of street
trees in that city. Hartford is noted a
beautiful city and its trees are conspic-
municipal ownership of them. Following is
an extract from its report:
Beautiful cities without trees are impos-
sible. While the trees in their native for
ests receive no, care from human hands.
yet in the environments or a city they
sickly, and long before their time, die.
Under such unnatural conditions they
must have care to succeed, and care re-
quires labor, and labor costs money. Moth
ing can be placed along the side of a street,
not even hitching post, but requires care,
and ever so much more is that care de-
manded for living tree.
We have in our city avenues and streets
that are made more than attractive through
the graceful arches of elms, like Wash
ington street. yet in that very street, in
the aristocratic part of the city. lined
with beautiful residences, we find trees
suffering under conditions which should not
exist, and would be impossible under prop
good management but next door there may
be mismanagement and downright neglect
and carelessness. Such undesirable condi-
tions will always exist as long as street
trees, although standing within the limit
OF the highway, are considered and treated
as the property of the owner Of the adjoin-
ing grounds. The property owner looks
upon the street trees principally In their
relation to his own house and grounds and
loses sight of their importance as an orna-
ment to the street.
That municipal ownership alone can
remedy such conditions Is obvious and the
more the value OF street trees as being
beneficial and helpful to the general pub
lie and ornamental and useful to the COM
munity at large. becomes recognized the
more, viii the public become convinced that
city authorities should control the shade
giving street trees and that they are as
Essential to the welfare and attractiveness
of the city as the roadways and sidewalks
are important to It's traffic and safety.
This ats pretty well the situation In this
city. Wherever one goes in the residence
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-22

rather painful shock to be assured by
noting this veteran Observers quiet but
effective manner of bringing down his game
one is filled with a sense of compassion
for the victims-his aim is so true, his
thrusts so keen. He convicts the two men
OF knowing" innumerable things that are
seems impossible to question his authority.
He points out the incorrectness of specific
tales and then remarks:
Mr.. Thompson-Seton says in capital let
tiers that his stories are true, and II is this
emphatic assertion that makes the jndicious
grieve. True as romance, true in their ar
tistic effects, true in their power TO enter
tain the young reader, they certainly are;
but true as natural history they as certain
ly are not. There are many, very
many things in our own natural history
that / do not know. II 1t be urged
that L discredit Mr.. Longs stories simply
because myself have never seen or known
the like, / say no, that is not the reason.
1 can believe many things have never seen
or known. / discredit them as do
any other glaring counterfeit. Why
should any palm off such stuff on an
unSuSpectfng public as ver1table natural
history? When a man, writing or speaking
of his own experience, says without quail
fication that he has seen thing, we are
expected to take him at his word.
The entire article, in fact, is an artistic
fiaying of two men who have told as facts
what an observer of fifty years says are
not facts Deadly as his attack is 1t has
not prevented reply, however. Mr.. Long
speaks for himself in Boston paper. He
admits that he differs radically from
Thcmpson-Seton in many of the latters
observations and theories, but insists that
his own stories are true, even IL Mr.. Bur-
roughs never saw anything similar to
what he describes. Mr.. Seton has not yet
been heard from, but champions have
arisen who holly aver that If he did not
see the things of which he tells he
might have seen them. The newspaper
war. apparently, has just begun to rage
and is likely to continue indefinitely. 1t
makes good reading and patrons of the
papers will be in no hurry for its end.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Kipling ought to take a
hand and give us some idea Of what the
animals think of this quarrel over them
and their affairs. Something from the
Fox, the Bear the Crow and Bre'r Rabbit
on naturalists they have known would be
extremely interesting at this juncture.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-22
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS

Lilli Lehman, the prima donna. con-
fesses to being fifty-two years old and has
spent thirty-four years upon the stage hay-
ing made her debut at Prague when she
was eighteen.
The roll call of millionaire senators in the
Fifty-eighth Congress will stand as fol-
lows: Clark, Hanna, Depew, Plat. Kean.
Dryden, Elkins. Bard. Kerens. Perkins
Wetmore. Proctor, Scott. Quay. Alger and
Addicks- Perhaps about one senator in
every six Is real live millionaire.
If ever man had a right to regard him
self realistically that right belongs to
Charles A. Post, who lives at Bay Shore. L,
I. His ,coachman received a letter last
week addressed as follows: Davis Hughes
care Charles A. Post. America The letter
reached Hughes without delay Mr. POST
says until now he had no idea he is SO well
known as he appears TO be-
One OF the latest recruits to Socialism
from the ranks Of literary men is III. q.
Wells, author Of 1.-THE Time Machine {"
"Anticipations." and a dozen other ven
lures into the realms of pure fiction. He
is moved to the step by science rather
for membership in the Fabian Society by
George Bernard Shaw and Graham WaIlas.
Some one asked Edward Elgar. the Eng
lsh composer. why he is so often called
'Sir Edward" THAT is joke on me-" an
swered Elgar; lit dates back to the time
when / was an ignorant little country lad.
and went up to school to Worcester When
/ came into the classroom the teacher asked
me: What is your manner Edward Eigar.
l replied. Add the SIR reprimanded the
teacher. sharply. Sir Edward Elgar.' I
corrected. Ever since that day all my old
school friends have called me sir"
Dickens's erratic old lady. Mrs. Fs-
Aunt" who always advised her friends to
''eat crusts.' was not so far out Of the
way. after all. A celebrated English ply
stefan Is to-day waging war against the use
of f1ne wheat bread and sloppy foods" All
children, he contends, should learn TO eat
crusts. as they act as a natural dentifrice.
Soft foods require very little chewing and
so the teeth, not having enough 10 do. be-
come weak and loose in the jaws. Chew
ing food thoroughly greatly lightens the
stomach's work.
Herr Pohl. president Of the German So
cicty for the Protection OF Cats. has Just
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-22

More than a year ago one DR.. MacDon-
aid, connected in some capacity with the
United States Bureau of Education. had a
book officially printed. entitled statistics
of Suicide, Crime and Insanity" in which
he declared that with the increase of edu-
cation in this country has been an in
crease in pauperism, Juvenile crime, suicide
and insanity. The report attracted some
attention at the time, but was forgotten
until Dr. Harris. the head Of the Bureau OF
Education, after great labor. showed from
all properly made statistics that the quota
of such detectives is much larger among
the illiterates than among those who are
not DR.. Macdonald no longer belongs to
the National Bureau of Education.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-22
THE PRIZE OF POVERTY.
Financial Rewards Do Not Lie In
Honest Public Service.

New York Commercial
1t is almost pathetic to learn from Sena-
tor Hoar's own lips that a long public
reer of hard work and great usefulness
such as his must almost inevitably end in
comparative poverty. ''All the incomes
producing property that / have I'm the
world or ever had" he says. yields a lit
tie less than $500 year." Add to that
the niggardly 5000 that this government
pays him annually. and IL will be seen that
$500 year is all that comes into the
talented. able and hard-working men in
American public life to-day. He has been
almost thirty-five years In one or the other
houses OF Congress, is now seventy-seven
are spared. he must almost inevitably leave
the Senate and relinquish his salary at
time OF life when he will be incapacitated
from engaging in active, income-producing
pursuits elsewhere. Let US hear his story
through:
OF that $500 income $500 is from a life
estate, and the other thousand comes from
stock in a corporation which has paid divi-
dends only for the past two or three years.
and which l am very much afraid will pay
no dividends, or much smaller ones. after
ception. the house where I live, with it's
contents, with about four acres of land
constitute my whole worldly possessions.
would not bring me $1,000 all told. / could
not sell them now for enough to pay my
debts During all my life In Washington
i have been getting little poorer, year by
year. 1 have never been able to hire a
house here. My wife and / have expert
enced the varying fortune of Washington
boarding houses, sometimes very comfort
able, and a good deal of the time living in
a fashion to which no Pittsburg mechanic,
earning 81 day, would subject his house.
hold"
we won't lift the veil further on the
private affairs of this good American and
statesman. On his own admission he has
been rather extravagant collector OF
books"-but on his income of 5000 nobody
else can see how the word ''extravagant''
applies. 1t Is plain enough that the gov
ernment's wages to him will not permit a
frugal United States senator to save
cent.
Nowadays" says the New Orleans
Picayune, when 1T is easy to believe that
the life of too many public men is ruled by
the spirit Of commercialism ii is heart
ening to read this testimony of Senator
Hoars. 1t reminds the country that there
are yet left men I'm this Republic who are
animated by the zeal for high civic ser
vice.
To us 1t is far from 'heartening"- TO ar,
ambitious young man IL must be distinctly
dispfrfting. II he were to set his face reso-
lutely against race suicide and enter
upon a public career of strict honesty. he
can see little but poverty for his declining
years.
Is 1t any wonder that the brainiest young
men In this country are nearly all to-day
being trained for business cares?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-22

who has learned the trade, no matter how
the rates increase She has observed that
times and customs have changed in respect
TO man, and she sees no reason why she
should cling to outworn domestic fashions.
He does not take care of his own horse,
clean his own sidewalks, NOW his own
lawn, mend his own roof, shave his own
face, or do many of the things 1t was once
thought every man should do for himself.
Why, then should she make her own
gowns? 1t is a day of specialties; every
occupation calls for special training; no
man of discretion attempts to master more
than one calling, and though woman in
domestic life has and will always be COM
PEELED to have skill in many things, the
number of tasks that she may omit from
her calendar is increasing. and the making
of gowns is one. If the time shall come
when the feminine world is satisfied with
the simplicity of Greek drapery or the
japanese kimona for all occasions, the
situation may change and each woman
may once more be her own modiste.
Until then, however, she will continue In
frantic pursuit of that ever mythical dress
maker who builds artistic and perfectly
lovely" gowns for next to nothing piece.
Now that prices are to be raised this pur-
suit will be more ardent than ever.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-22
DREssMAKERS PRICES.

The alarming announcement is made that
the National Dressmakers' convention, in
session at Chicago, has ordered an advance
of from Is to 20 per cent. In the price of
all gowns made by its members: alarming
to the women who patronize these workers
and at the present rates are not able to
get all the gowns they need, and to the
men who must pay the bills whether the
prices are high or low. For feminine dress
that even man is becoming convinced of
what women knew long ago, namely, that
the making of gowns is an art which not
every woman can learn and that, for the
most part, it must be given over to those
who have gained a professional mastery
of its technicalities. In the back
ground of the masculine mind feeling,
born of tradition and old-time custom. still
fingers that every woman should be able
to perform any sort of task that was ever
included among domestic duties. from the
making of butter and cheese to the fash
Joining of frock. Not that the masculine
creature would always insist upon her
doing these things. On the contrary, he
would violently resist if his wife were to
propose to substitute herself for the tailor
and make his garments nevertheless. he
is secretly complacent over the theory that
IL she is relieved from tailoring, dressmak-
ing and the like it is because of his own
magnanimity and lberality in permitting
her to employ outside talent for such tasks
Often. however. so contradictory is human
nature. he is not able to refrain from pro-
test over the cost of the raiment necessary
to the proper appearance and the happiness
of the partner of his joys. His liberality
is not quite sufficient to overcome the tradi-
tional conviction that she might have
economical by constructing the apparel
herself. The wise woman, unless COM
PEELED to do otherwise by financial neces-
sity. shuns this form of economy. She
has worn the homemade gowns theoretic-
ally commended by the males of her
species and she has seen other women wear
same male creatures fatuously follow after
the women attired like the Queen of Sheba,
who couldn't even hem pocket-handker-
chief. much less construct her own gown.
and she has governed herself accordingly.
Az long as sheer her husband--can afford
Il she win hire her gowns made py one
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-22

The report of the auditor Of state for 1902
shows that there are five savings banks
in Indiana. one each in the cities of Evans
vile, Lafayette. Laporte. st. Joseph and
Terre Haute. The deposits made in these
banks during the year 1902 aggregated
Sc, 702,Ss4, as against s5,669,670 in 1901. There
are thirty-seven trust companies. of which
five are In this city. The whole number
of companies reported assets on Oct. 81.
1902, amounting to sls,S59,7l2. There are Ia
state banks. There are 392 building and
loan associations, and during the year 1902
their aggregate assets increased $725. 739.
OF course, the report makes no allusion
to national banks, but the foregoing fig
ures make a good showing of financial ac-
tivity
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-22

The last report OF the secretary of state
Hon. Union b. Hunt. contains many inter-
estins statistics. Besides complete official
register Of the state government and in
situations at the present time there is a
list Of its officials from the admission of the
State to the Union and a complete list of
members OF tie state Senate and House of
representatives and the counties repre-
scented by them from the first session, which
met at Corydcn Nov. 4. 1916. I'D to and in
cludsng the slxty-third session. which met
IA this city IAN. 8. 1893. This list is of his
torie value and contains some curious en-
kr1es. In tae Legislature of lS25 James
Gregory wa5 senator from Hamilton. Mari
On. Madison. Henry, Shelby. Decatur. Rush
and johnson counties. and John Conner
was representative from Marion. Johnson.
Hamilton aud Madison counties. In the
LegizIaturs OF 1876 Samuel Hanna repre-
oented Randolph. Allen and all the country
lying north OF Hamilton and Madison to
Wabash river which is not attached to other
districts" Thomas j. Matlock represented
@Aorgan and Hendricks counties and all
country north or Hendricks to Wabash
river" In the same Legislature Henry
Ristine represented Montgomery. Fountain
and all country north OF said counties and
north OF vermiliion 10 Indiana boundary .
Philip sweetzer represented Bartholomew
and all country lying west of same and east
Of Monroe" In 1888 Calvin Fletcher was
senator from Marion. Hendricks. Hamilton.
Carroll. Hancock and Madison counties
In ISL Mr. Fleteher's senatorial district
eomprised marion. Hamilton and all coun-
Try north to Great Miami reservation .
These large districts and vague designations
continued for many years till the State was
pretty well subdivided and populated. An
otler interesting table. compiled by State
Librarian Henry, shows the date OF the
formation Of each OF the present counties
= the state ana from what county or coun-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-22

a quite delightful controversy is going on
in Eastern newspapers and magazines. in
which the participants are the nature
lovers sometimes fippantly alluded to as
animal men," and their friends 1t be-
gan in the Atlantic Monthly for March
with an article by that veteran nature OBJ
server. John Burroughs, on Real and
Sham Natural History" In it he com
ments on the many books concerning ami
mails which have been published within
the last few years. Many of them he
praises highly, and Ii is necessarily graft
flying to those who find animal stories
pleasing. but have no personal knowledge
by which to judge the trustworthiness of
their statements TO have his estimate of
the several publications. For, somehow.
Mr.. BURROUGHS opinion is one that carries
conviction. He began writing on out-of-
door topics many years ago-long before
such literature became the fashion-and
his papers never partook in the least of
the sensational. They were, from the first.
so obviously the description of things he
had seen, were so plainly and unaffectedly
studies Of nature. that they at once at
tanned the dignity of authoritative state
ment. and have maintained that standard.
When. therefore. he speaks with approval
of the publications of Dallas Lore Sharp.
Charles G. u. Roberts. Ernest Ingersoll.
Frank NJ. Chapman and others. one feels
that this tribute gives a new value to
these books.
1t is to Mr.. Thompson-Seton and the
Rev. William j. Long. however. that he
pays his especial respects. Readers OF
Mr.. Thompson's book. wild Animals l
that many OF the truly delightful tales
OF birds and animals In that volume owed
somsthing - the imagination. but II bringz
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-22

The distinguished surgeon Lorenz has
been telling of his experience while in this
country in manner that marks him as a
humorist. When he went before the nli-
nois Medical Board for examination he says
the first question was what he thought of
Chicago In answer he went into raptures.
he was n'sxt asked what he thought of Chi
caso ladies. 'sThey are all queens was
his response, whereat he was given GER
tidcate to practice medicine i'm Illinois
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-22

The Argonaut.
Mrs. Bowen, wife Of Herbert w. Bowen.
United States minister TO Venezuela, who
is acting as venezuela's commissioner. was
before she was married a Galveston girl
Their wedding took place In Caracas, and
soon afterward IL is said. revolutionary
army and a government army met by
chance on a mountain behind the United
States legation. which is located in the
environs of Caracas. When the Mausers
began to pop and the fash OF the rifles
showed red on the verdant hillsides Mrs
Bowen rushed out TO the piazza. where Mr..
Bowen, long before Injured TO warfare OF
the calibre continuously served up in vene-
zuela. was unconcernedly putting a cigar
why. what is the natter" she asked
and glanced apprehensively toward the
sound of firing.
'Oh. only battle" Mr.. Bowen replied.
But are We not In DANGER"
Mr.. Bowen assured her of the mild ma
ture of the battles, and, although IL was
the first time she had been under fire."
she returned complacently to her needle
work and r over after allowed the scares
about Venezuelan wars" and battles to
perturb her.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-22

The thirty-fifth annual suffrage associa-
ton, now in session at New Orleans, is
presided over by Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait. 1t is not euphonious combination
of names at best, but would sound better
If the first one were written Caroline
What would Mrs. Gait think OF George
Frisbie Hoar. who has presided over sew
eral Republican national conventions, II he
wrote himself down 'Georgie?" What
would she think of Miss Anthony If that
dignified lady had put herself before the
world as Susie instead of Susan? If she
had been a Susie. it is safe to say that she
would never have achieved what she has in
behalf of women
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-22

A bill has been introduced in the Massa-
chusetts Legislature authorizing boards of
aldermen and selectmen Of the cities and
towns. subject to the approval OF the state
railroad commissioners, to confer upon any
street-railway company the right to carry
baggage and freight whenever the same is
deemed consistent with public necessity
and convenience" 1t would seem from this
that the benefits OF interurban electric COM
municst ton are not as well appreciated In
the East as they are in the West. In this
part of the country it has been understood
from the beginning that the carriage of
freight was an important part of the bust
ness. both as far as the roads are con-
cerned and for public convenience. The
Springfield Republican seems to be well In
formed on the subject, for, in commenting
on the bill above referred to, 1t says:
West of New England the electric railway
is rapidly developing as freight carrier.
The Shore line from Cleveland to Toledo is
general freight carrier whose business IN
the way of small freight and farmers gar"
den and milk products has become so large
as to induce the road to abandon or pay
less attention to bulky traffic. There is an
electric ROAD running Out lIOln NhiSuSo M
Wisconsin which transports live stock in
successful competition with the st. Paul.
steam road The lines which seam the
States of Indiana and Ohio are large and
favorite carriers of milk and produce, being
able as the steam road is not, TO pass the
very gate of the farmers domicile. The
Interurban and Terminal Company OF Gin,
cinnati devotes four floors of its terminal
building in that city largely to freight and
baggage departments. Its lines are In ac-
tive service at all hours, carrying passen,
gers and light freight through the day and
first half of the night and devoting the last
half to bulky freight.
In this State the law authorizes all inter-
urban street-railroad companies ito take
transport. carry and convey persons and
property and to receive tolls or compensa-
ton therefor" without any restriction as to
the character of property carried or rates
charged The package, parcels and freight
business is as great a public convenience as
the passenger business and is likely to have
as great future growth.