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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01

Special Correspondence OF The SUNDAY Republic.
New York. Feb. &C. William Beebe
curator Of ornithology at the Geological
Garden. Bronx. has made the interesting
and perhaps important discovery that birds
ara endowed with will power and a strong
personality and are capable OF being mes
msrixed by the human eye. Research along
the limo OF psychology is not In the routine
OF the regular work OF Doctor Beebe. al
though In the broad sense OF ornithology
everything that has to do with birds comes
under his attention. yet having discovered
the new field Of mesmerism appertaining to
them. he Is not inclined to &c further with
that branch Of the work. He Ia willing,
however, to make public all that he has dis
covered in the hope that some one with a
bent In tat direction will take up the work
and attain the wonderful results in tanning
and training the feathery tribe which mes
merism makes possible.
Il know that ! have mesmerzed BIRDS"
he said, in explaining what he meant when
he made the statement before the last gath
er4ng OF the New York Geological Society,
and know that have induced tina true
mesmeric condition during which they have
done the things willed them to do. u may
seem TO many TO be like q statement of wild
dreams to say that but am forced to that
conclusion by q series OF remarkable expert
ments with the birds Of the Geological Gar
dsns. during which the actions Of the birds
always ooincided with my wishes.
PROVEN BY EXPERIMENTS.
Il do not want to advance a theory which
will not be borne out by actual fact and the
truth Of ray statements can only be sub
etantiated BY hundreds OF experiments.
have not the time to devote to II, but
wish some one else would become interested
enough to carry on the work to its ultimate
conclusion
Doctor Beebe has tried a number OF inter-
esting hypnotic and mesmeric experiments
on birds OF different species He first
thought Of trying 1t on birds on account Of
the old. so-cailed. hypnotism Of chicken
when q chicken is hypnotizec il is done by
placing il or Its back in the middle Of
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
Known for several years only a. that
fellow that's gone daffy on the river among
che roustabouts OF the Levee. and later as
the friend OF the Mississippi among art
lists, Professor Frederick Oakes Sylvester Of
the St. Louis High School Is now tho rec
ognized idealizer Of the great river among
tbs painters OF the country. His paintings
have been exhibited In New York. Chicago
and Boston.
Professor Sylvester I. Instructor OF art At
the st. Louis High School. He has filled
the position for ten years.
Mr.. Sylvester studied the Father Of Wa
tiers n all his moods, sometimes gay. some
times angry: now lazy and sluggish and
again swift and turbulent
At all hours OF the day and night tho
painter manifested his friendship foC the
river. becoming a spectator AZ we'll as spec
ulatlve figure in the minds Of the Levee con-
tinGent-
Ths Ievee rats crowd around his easel.
when he makes his appearance: they ask
all sorts of questions; they make all kinds
of suggestiors
OUTER SENSES oBLIvIoUs
TO HIS SURROUNDINGS.
Il SEQ what I go to See" said Mr. sylves-
ter. explaining his attitude toward the Mis-
sissipri River. My outer senses are oblfv-
ious to my surroundings. A boat-the
Spread Eagle. for example-to the ordinary
Levee visitor is simply the Spread Eagle,
a boat which goes to Alton and back again.
carries so many passengers, is sometimes
behind time. and may r,In ON q sandbank
when the river Il low.
To me It is a body of lights and shadows.
of color and color relation: a body with a
background and a foreground, a sky line.
all OF which assume proportions and har-
monies with each other. That is the sense
In which view the Spread Eagle. And so
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01

sonry being the dominating clef in the
motif.
The old wharves take on a very attractive.
almost pastoral aspect under the various
treatments given by Mr.. Sylvester to these
commonplace scenes, which the ordinary
Levee visitor complacently passes by or
notices only. much to their disadvantage.
when he boards crowded excursion steam
er. or alights from one
Mr.. Sylvester's success in treating the
Mississippi River In SO many different views
is entirely due to his loving study Of his
chosen subject. He is on the most inti-
mate terms with the big stream. There is 4
human touch between the two. the artist
and the river. or they could not be so subtly
friendly. A savant once said that a great
painter Is he who seeks his themes close to
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01
Observation-Disclosures Observation-Disclosures
EA1S kRWe@
BY
-, T1E1ERNh 0Ahxs e5nzNeSzzr

II IS with the bridge. It isn't the Eads
bridge to me. which was built SO and 50
many years ago. cost 30 much money and
Is the greatest structure Of its age.
"Oh, no. It is a body with lines and an
giles and proportions and relations and beau
ties. you might laugh at. II told you
Mr. Sylvester has made not less than 100
paintings of the river right at the foot of
the city. the first twenty-five OF which were
exhibited at the st. Louis Exposition three
years ago Since then many more have
been added to this collection. and some
very choice specimens were seen in the
Western Artists Exhibit last November.
| Since then this collection of Western Ar
lists works has gone ION tour" and every
where the Sylvester river paintings have
created a stir.
''Idealized realism" is the art critics de-
scription OF Mr.. Sylvester's conception OF
the scenes on the Mississippi River right at
the foot Of Washington avenue Olive street
and up and down the banks OF the Chain OF
Rocks and Carondelet
PICTURESQUE BITS FOR
HIS FACILE BRUSH.
No painter Of bridges ever got so many
different themes out OF a single structure.
Everywhere this artist seems to have dis
covered picturesque bits for his facile brush
at the foot of a big arch in the middle OF
II, from below and from above, close by
and many feet removed, looking at II in
profile and in many perplexing angles.
Here a single arch is the groundwork for
his drawing; yonder several spans form
the background: or the water alone offers
the theme for an idyllic conception.
In some instances bit of the great ma
sorry reminds one OF a part of a Doge's
palace in Venice; in others 1t is real
bridge with life and commerce riding on
its back. Red boats, barges. dredse boats,
natboats. steamers. small craft are well
come staffage to this painter. who sees in
them things only the artistic eye can dis
cover.
Under the brilliant sun of the midday the
grimy. worn-ofr paint OF some of the old
hulks assumes a vastly different tint from
that which the layman characterizes as
"hadlY in need Of a fresh coat
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01

duck Two Of the brakes were captive bred
and the third had been born wild The two
park born ducks were beautiful large birds
The iridescent emerald of their heads and
necks and their shining white collars were
eautiful to behold. The wild duck put
faint hope in his splutterings and bowling,
because mis- tail feathers had been shot
away. and he was little and not fair to
look upon. But the heart of the female Is
ever uncertain. She refused TO look at the
two handsome fellows and chose the ugly
duckling 20 be her mate. and the two were
inseparable until she was sitting on q nest
OF eleven eggs.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01

The early dawn charms violet hues upon
the murky surface, which the uninitiated
would call "a dirty gray"
The moonlight adds another phase and as
pect to another bit of the great old stream
and the life on its broad eXpanse.
All these themes are ideaiized with the
artists eye and mind. and the painter
skill holds fast his impressions.
A unique view of the Eads bridge by this
artist is horizontal as we'll as perpen-
dicuar slant of lis great piers. such as
presents itself to the eye as one stands at
the foot of Washington avenue. close to
the massive structure, and looking straight
along the huge pile toward the Illinois
shore.
This painting is intensely realistic. almost
dramatic. in its conception The water is
the minor key in the composition. the ma
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01

where he may study them constantly.
This advice OF tho sage Mr.. Sylvester
seems to have taken from the guiding mo-
tive of his life work. II he were to remove
TO Chicago he would undoubtedly find on
the lake front. where 1t is most placid or
commonplace. subjects which would raise
to the ideal Lake Michigan, as he has raised
the big. muddy river to a thing of beauty.
He is close observer and conscientious
and loving interpreter of nature and her
beauties. which the average wayfarer misses
entirely.
Mr.. Sylvester was born at Brockton,
Mass. Before coming to St. Louis he studied
at several Of the leading art academies Of
the country. from which he graduated with
honor
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01
IN THE EYE

freed pied billed grebe from . nearly fatal
ice trap. and a crowned pigeon took care Of
nest Jul CT ring doves deserted by their
parents.
Birds hate as well as love. and they have
strong sense OF justice. Witness the
crows that sit in judgment over one Of
tneir own number and condemn it to death.
executing thei- own Judgment hy pec.inr
the culpr1t to death on the wing. Doctor
Beeoe declares. too. that birds have striking
personalities and look for personalities in
otner birds Ono Of the most interesting
tunes OF the year at the Geological Gardens
IN the springtime. when the birds choose
their mates.
IL Is not always the abandonment sutton or
ene most victorious that wins the female
bird. An amusing instance OF this was no.
uced IN the park last year among the NAL
iard ducks. There were three brakes
suitors for the wing Of one little brown
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01
The Belle and Her Dre..

once upon time there was a s,mou.
belle who made frequent visits to her &c.,
maker and stayed quite long each tim. ~.
cause She was particular about ~. =. =.
her gowns. and the modi,,. a~-s..s -
please her.
"ouio cut and III and share and
worA 70 oIins every line and curve into
artistic and pleasing to the eve.
Morai-Matters Of form are ost.n ~. ~.
portant mattSrH 49, tAs
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01

dred thousand dollars was a splendid for
tune in those days. With such an endow-
ment an institutions power was then prac-
tically boundless.
Smithson's motive in making this beauest
Is not hard to find.
He lived at a time when interest in
science was increasing apace: men were
then entering on that rapid race OF discov-
cry which made tho Nineteenth Century
noted.
period in almost every branch OF science,
and he understood what could be accom-
plished by an Institution whose solo object
should be the advancement OF knowledge.
MY NAME SHALL LIVE
It was not with motives Of bitterness ana
revenge, but rather in spirit OF healtny
ambition. that he wrote: MY name snal
live in the memory Of man when the titles
of the northumberland and the fefcSs
are extinct and forgotten.
The bane under which no lived had Kept
him out of the high positions to which his
ambition and blood aspired. But tho same
spirit which had raised his father to the
peerage Of tho realm dwell In MIN ana
made him determined to Leave behind him
a work that would be enduring.
Smithson's princely legacy came a. . SUI
prise to the United States. He had never
visited the country, nor had he any Amer
lean friends. or, so far as We know. any
correspondents across the ocean. But he
had greater faith in the integrity ana future
OF the young Republic than In that Of any
country of the Old World
Congress accepted the trust In 1kse In the
spirit OF John quincy ADAMS VINO oec,aleo
in the hall of Congress that "of all ths foun-
dations OF establishments COR pious or char
1anie uses "mea ever s,sn.@ ns sp,.
OF the age OF the comprehensive osnencencs
VI tne FOUNDER hone can % nAmsC 10y "
serving OK tho spproosu'n VI la>">'~ 'A-A
TINS.
II Is now sl1ty-nve yeefs taneS aeaaro
i Kush Drought smnnsons Iot.ans no 1, Emf
iand In enc hundred ana nve peSs, zen con-
tanning one thousano soia sofUSnA
This was tho easiest ana SAFEST means OK
carrying money acsoss tne oesen n tnoss
Gays. Inc nauon No uusoso ma o0ns IL
duty faithfully.
Wnen tne smtnson funa ~ 20 0fooeh
unwise investments In SeAfs DoodD o. Ar.
kansas the United States 0overEnsat made
good the amount.
smtnsons plan was uniQO md aaz-teach-
ing: it has given to our country Q scsutfAo
institution such rs no other nAtioo b the
world possesses. For hfty-seven ysars the
Smithsonian Institution has been . leader in
the encouragement and promotion Of The
different branches of science. We cannot
measure its influence.
1t has been the nucleus around which Aays
gathered some Of the keenest intellsots Of
the nation Con~re., Frou A.. =. 49,.
intrusts to It additional duties. for which
special appropriations ara made.
POLICY OF, EoTNDrm
ro-s.v ~. ,r..,,,,s,x 40 h~.--.N
eon.. 49, ha.,ss. e.. Sn..-. - AZ.
Sm,th.nn,on ,,,nd 1900 -n,.S 80.
sta.-. .en al iuiiu prvper' ~nlcn eoons 70
penditure every year Of $4,000
.ra S, 49, ,' =, .ne .ounoes W. % Hncfeess
nie only bnt sm,ons an No. -. ."'ns ons Nv
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01

Birds are also altruistic. In several IN
stances under Doctor Beehe's notice birds
have done things for other birds not OF the
same species, risked their lives even with
out hope OF reward. Once he saw a fe-
male red winged blackbird carry mouth
full Of worms to a nest full of young red
wings near by before passing on to her own
brood. still unmatched. A loon voluntarily
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-01

affection for her young Is so strong that
she will give her life defending theirs.
AJTpr-ISTJC pJpnS
Evening journal., 1903-04-10
Women and Cigarettes.

From the New York Evening World
1t is, OF course, a woman's inalienable
right to smoke, but why she should
wish TO exercise this right passes the
comprehension of many masculine ad-
nirers of the sex. The weed that burns
the pocket, fouls The clothes, and makes
chimney OF the nose for man seems,
even in the mild gray-blue vapor Of
the cigarette to soil ineffaceably the
fair lips from which it issues.
Old-fashioned prudery, perhaps. But
surely If the habit of smoking has
grown among women TO the point
where a chance for a profit is seen in
the establishment of a smoking-room
for them on Fifth avenue. 1t has made
a progress that will be deplored by per-
sens mot straight-laced in their opin-
ions. fisl fa&l4 lEE
Princesses smoke. TO be sure. But
can a self-respecting American girl do
with impunity everything that a prin-
cess does? Is the transient and usually
mnke-believe qualification that cigar
cites give a pretty smoker worth the
loss Of delicacy which their use ne
cessitates?
Evening journal., 1903-04-10
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
conspieuous ey DC Absenee.


To tho Editor CT the Evening Journai.
I was a member of the delegation whlch
visited Dover yesterday, and was struck
as much by the absence of certain per
sons as by the presence Of others. l didnt
see Anthony Higgins, although hear that
he was asked 20 accompany the delega-
tlon, and didn't notice our able Attorney
General in the throng.
But I did notice a delegation represent
ing the various branches or organized
labor, and was impressed with their man.
ly appeal. OF course every person has a
fun right 10 do as he pleases in such mat
ters. but In the absence Of an explana-
ton The public Is apt TO take for granted
IN this Instance that any prominent Re
publican who remained at home did 50 be-
cause he hesitated 10 put himself on
record.
There was Mr.. Hilles, who has not AL
ways been In full accord with the Regu.
lar Republican party. He was ready Il
put aside his business and any persona
interest and make a plea for public de.
cency. may have been wrong. but 1 sal,
within my heart that there IS more hop,
for the redemption Of the State. from thI
poor workingmen than from certain pol
iticians who have been honored by tn
State. 1t is fortunate that Mr.. Higgin
was asked to go with the delegation, 10
while his refusal was disappointing. ye
It Is Illuminating. I might say in con
ciusion that Mr.. Bach was also absent.
Republican.
Evening journal., 1903-04-10
TIE NORTHERN SECURITIES

Ihd tendency towards wholesale con-
solicitation among railroads will be
checked by the decision in the North
ern securities case. The decision Of
the Circuit Court dissolving the merger
OF the Northern Pacific and the Great
Northern railway systems is one Of The
most important of recent years The
Northern Securities Companywas form
ed for the purpose Of controlling these
Ntwo lines, but the court holds that the
merger is against the antitrust laws
and the companies entering into it are
enioined.
The general tendency towards cen
tfalization of numerous, and often con-
iiicting interests. las b,en shown in
railroad affairs. and should this deci-
sion be sustained ny the Supreme
Court it viii, indeed, he far-reaching.
Many Of these mergers have undoubt-
edly been in violation of the state laws
II not OF the Constitution. and yet to
the present time there has been no real
test as to the powers of the centraliz-
ing trusts.
This decision seems to indicate that
the Federal Government has a remedy
which will be far-reaching and which,
If used, may exercise "a powerful iniu-
ence in large Affairs. 1t would seem
that THE AttornE-General has the
means of checking the formation OF
other combinations beside railroad
mergers. and If this view is sustained
probably we have all the antitrust
legislation that is required. We gather
from his recent speeches that this Is
gle Presidents view, and it was prob
ably based upon belief that the cour
in the Northern Securities case woulS
decide as It has.
Evening journal., 1903-04-10
THE PLEA OF LABOR

One OF the striking and significant
features Of the appeal to the Governor
yesterday was the strong and earnest
plea made by the various representa-
tyes Of the labor organizations. The
speeches were brief, earnest, respectful
and unansweraible. 1t was an inspiring
sight. These men declared that they
mad no partisan purpose; their aim was
higher; they were making a plea for a
free and honest ballot.
They maintained that they have no
safeguards unless every man can 60
to the election room and cast his ballot
as he chooses. and under a secrecy that
cannot be violated They demand an
actual manhood suffrage which wa
cannot have so long as the honest bal
lot is killed by one that is brought
They urged the repeal OF the Voters
Assistant act because it makes voting
a farce. Their position is impregnalble,
and their logic unansweraIble.
Their appeal was above politics, they
said, and so is our commendation. Lot
us have a system under which every
man may cast his ballot without CO.
ersion, cast it secretly. and under
which no money or other valuable
thing shall be given as an induce
ment and We will cheerfully abide by
any result. Let this position be rigid
ly adhered TO, andwe shall have real re
form, and labor will find itself clasping
hands with the Honest press, the hon
est clergy and with all citizens who
love their State. and have regard for
public decency
Evening journal., 1903-04-10
aEool cluhs.r
From the Nom York Times.

From the New York Times.
In the multiplication OF feminine So
dalitles throughout the country having
one aim or another and called by
various names, there seems sometimes
a lack CT judgment in their creation
They are oftentimes called into exist
ence without sufficient cause and do
not meet the "iong-felt want" which,
according to a rhetorical formula now
growing obsolete, was once supposed
tC exist for almost everything. To such
organizations, or some OF them, the
designation of fool clubs has come TO
be applied with flowing and generous
baptismal freedom, and the public ac-
Ceptance of it as an apt designation
may perhaps be regarded as a sign
that it is one, and that it faithfully
mirrors the true inwardness or out
wardness Of the societies so named. But
due care should certainly lie taken that
it be not wrongly or rashly applied
That there are clubs which deserve It
and all the ridicule, content, and cen-
sure which they invite and which is
not withheld from them. is only too
apparent. But they are not at all in a
majority or, indeed. so numerous as
to prejudice the character of the larger
number Of them which work for good
and are the source of Important social
and individual advantages.
Evening journal., 1903-04-10
PLAYERS WILL REPORT SOON
Members of the Wilmington 3. B. Get
ting Together.

ting Together
Manager Connolly, Of the Whining
ton Baseball Club, has written to most
on the players he has signad asking them
to report here in a few days. Several
OF them are in tlls section of the coun-
try, but few have soma distance To
trayeh II is expected that nearly all
OF the players will he in Wilmington
by next Saturday reldy to bsgin prac-
tice. Their headquarters will be at the
Clayton House. Before the first game,
which will be played on Auril 25. with
the Albany team, the man will have
about a weeks practice on the diamond
at Front and Union streets. The AL
bany team will also get in some prac-
tice here, probably two or three days,
before the opening game.
The fans are greatly interested in the
new team, and are waiting anxiously
for the appearance of the men ON the
field that they may get a line on the
players. Although they know the rec
ords and averages given by the guides.
the expert lovers of THE game prefer
to see the men tried out on the dia-
mond
The general opinion is that Manager
Connolly has got together a fast bunch
While there are a number of players
whose regulations as ball players have
already been established, there are sew
eral promising youngsters who want to
be given a trial. Manager Connolly
will give them q chance, and If they
succeed in making good they will he
given a place on the team. II after
fair chance they do not come mp to the
standard they will be dropped. The
management has decided not to have
anything but an aggregation Of crack
a-jakcs No expense or time will be
spared TO keep the team at the top.
Evening journal., 1903-04-10
Jaeobx Always Busy.

one of the busiest stores in Wilmington
during the Easter holidays is Louis Jacoby
No PA Market street. IL Is known as
''The always busy store" which just now
is a very appropriate title.
The store has been beautifully decorated
for .he Easter trade and Mr.. Jacoby is Of
ferng one of the finest selections of
ladies' goods in the city at reasonable
prices. The store is becoming very popu-
lar with Wilmington buyers and in all
cases where the goods fail to please the
purchasers the money win be refunded.
Evening journal., 1903-04-10

The fallability Of mon. it seems, is
shown even in the statement Of a SOL
emn religious creed. Professor War
field Of Princeton, picks flaws in the
>grammar of the recently revised creed
OF Uhe Presbyterian church. The answer
seems to be that the theology is with
out error, although the English in
which it is expressed may limp little.
Therefore, since theology is the state
ment Of the Divine purpose, we take it.
that the reYisivnists claim 10 be greater
Evening journal., 1903-04-10
low RATEs no THE No..

Settlesrs and HOmeseekers' Excur.
sion rates are now in effect to points
in Northwest, West and Southwest
Free stop-overs at Niagara Falls anC
other specified points. Choice of routes
Full information, address G. G. Noble
Southeastern Passenger Agent, Lehigl
Valley r. r., TIC Chestnut street Phil
adelphia.