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The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-25
LITERARY NOTES

The increased pages in The Read
err for April add to its usual attrac-
tiyeness and interest. As referred to
in the Palladium when noticing the
March issue of this magazine, this
publication has now been transferred
from New York to Indianapolis where
it is put out under the direct auspi-
ces of its new publishers, the Bobbs-
Merrill Company The April issue
presents an unusually attractive-ta-
BILE Of contents, including "Wlthout
Prejudice by I. Zangwill, this butt-
get from the famous English writer
to be one Of the future features of the
magazine. This department of lit
erary gossip has been removed to the
back Of the magazine, and tie new
serial by that popular writer Harold
McGrath, which is begun IN this num-
Der given the leading place. There
are some racy short stories, the usua.
book reviews, some excellent poetry
and a variety of readable matter of
one sort and another, all OF wr'cn
goes to make up one of re best issues
ever put out. Such we'll known
names as Madison Caweiu, Carolyn
Wells, Josiah Flint. Richard Burton
and Herman Knickerbocker Viele are
on the list of contributors this month
in addition to the names above men
toned and the editors should con
graduate themselves upon the sue
cessful appearance of the April num-
ber On the cover appears one Of the
series of authors portraits made by
John Cecil Clay, this being of Joel
Chandler Harris.
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One Of the literary sensations Of
the hour is the novel published by tho
Bobbs-M Merrill Company by new
writer, Miss Elizabeth Miller,
young woman resident In indianapolis
the novel having for its setting time
long before the time of Christ. Says
critic reviewing The Yoke in The
Chicago Examiner: Zone wishes that
the author had been little more of
an Psychologist, for she is wildly in
accurate on historical questions. -
Of course critic of sufficient
standing and intelligence to command
the columns of The Chicago Exami-
ner could not be wildly inaccurate on
historical questions. In this particu-
lar instance however, the critic hap
pens to be at variance with Prof. G..
S. Goodspeed of the University of
Chicago, DIR. w. C. Winslow, editor
Of The American Antiquarian, and
DIR. c. II. S. Davis. editor of Biblia,
the leading Psychologist of the coun-
try, who have all testified to the min
ute and absolute historical fidelity
of The Yoke.
Where a wealth Of archaeological
material was utilized. it was natural
for the publishers to suspect the ex-
istence of errors in the manuscript.
Accordingly they instituted care
full investigation, with the result that
not a single point was found in con-
fiict with historic fact.
The following interesting notice is
clipped from The New York Times:
CIV. d. Foulke is preparing his
"Slav or Saxon,' which first APP
peared in 1887, for the press in a new
edition which G. P Putnam's Sons
will issue The book will be brought
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-25
ART AND
ESTHER
GRIFFIN
WHITE
ARTISTS

This column last week referred to
the art of the cartoonist and to the
work especially of Bowers, of the
Indianapolis News" and in other
issues of this paper it has been an
nounced that Mr.. Bowers will short
" appear in Richmond under the aus
pieces of The Sketch Club in an IL
Illustrated talk on cartoons and car
toonists. The members of this club
expect to have large audience to
greet Mr.. Bowers who is one of the
best known men In his art in this
country.
The Sketch Club which is one of
the oldest art organizations in the
city and which had for its first Presi-
dent, Mr. Edgar Forkner, now one Of
the best known water colorists ia the
West, had for the waning season s
program, monthly exhibits, which
have been a great success. In Octo-
Der, an exhibit of Japanese art, in
Guiding paintings, color prints, en-
broideries, objects in bronze, cloi-
some, ETC. For November, original
drawings for magazine and book IL
Illustrations from The Century and
Scribner' Magazines and the Bobbs-
Merrill Company, these covering the
very best in black and white art,
the artists being some of the most
famous now living. In December
drypoints and etchings by the ia
nous Helleu and Otto Schneider and
monotypes by Uavaron In February
a great collection Of bookplates from
both American and foreign designers.
In March the club expected to have
an exhibition of the paintings of Mr..
Conner, but on account of his i'll
ness the past autumn and winter and
his inability to use his brush during
that time and the consequent lack of
eanvases, the club postponed this ex-
hibit until some future time as all of
Mr.. Connor's best things that might
have gone to make up loan exhibit,
have been sent to ST. Louis to be hung
at the Exposition The exhibits have
all been largely viewed and being
placed in the Public Library where
they could be seen at any hour. were
accessible to the general public The
officers Of this club are President,
Mrs Lewis ID. Stubs; Vice-Presi-
dents, Miss Elizabeth Foulke and Mrs
Henry Sherman; Secretary, Miss Es-
ther G. White; Treasurer, Miss Car
RE T. Lesh.
This column saw an amusing thing
the other day In a comic paper. A
young man and woman were sup
posedly gazing at picture in an art
gallery when she said, 81 wonder why
they hung that picture" Hanging
was too good for it," responded her
companion. cit should have been
tarred and feathered." A sentiment
which could be frequently echoed by
many a one dragging a weary way
through dreary acres of alleged works
of art
1t IS interesting to know that Mr..
Otto Schneider, the young American
dry point artist and etcher, well
known in this city where his work
has been frequently exhibited, is meet
ing with great success IN New York
where he now lives, especially in
portraits of fashionable women. Mr..
Schneider says a contemporary, "can
not be called the American Helleu be-
cause he is too original and has too
much distinction of his own, criti-
cism passed upon him by this col
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Infammatory rheumatism Cured.

William Shaffere, a brakeman of
Dennison, Ohio, was confined to his
bed for several weeks with inaamma-
tory rheumatism. fI used many rem
edies," he says. "Finally I sent to
McCaw's drug store for a bottle of
Chamberlain Pain Balm. at which
time [ was unable to use hand or
foot, and in one weeks time was able
to go to work as happy as a clam. "
For sale by A. G. Luken & Co., and
W. Ell. Sudhoff, corner fifth and Main.
The Schneider Carriage company
cordially invites all persons interested
IN fine road vehicles to visit theware-
rooms, AZ north eighth street. 23-4t
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umn long since. Schneider displays
warmth and exuberanee of fancy not
seen in the famous Frenchman's
work.
There is no other object of beauty
more compelling, perhaps, in the
whole world than a perfectly beauti-
full woman and because this is true
the actress, Maxine Elliott. attracts
great audiences. Miss Elliott, or Mrs.
Goodwin, is without doubt most
beautiful and fascinating creature
and a clever actress in her way-but
when that is said, all's said. She
lacks fire, depth, virility and also,
certain Imagination, and would not be
regarded with any degree of seri-
BUSINESS if it were not for her wonder
full physical charm. It has been said
that she is the better actress of the
two beautiful sisters, Gertrude and
Maxine Elliott, but a large number of
people cannot agree to this after see
ing the former In "The Light That
Failed" and Hamlet the two
plays in which she has appeared in
this country during the past season
with that superlative actor, Forbes
Robertson, who is also her husband.
She shows herself, especially in the
difficult role of Ophelia, possessed of
surprising strength, and as she is
much younger than her perhaps more
beatitiful sister, Maxine, she bids fair
to become a greater exponent of the
dramatic art than the latter.
In a private letter to resident of
Indiana received this week, Mr.. Rob
ertson gives an interesting piece of
information to the effect that he has
been invited to present "Bamlet" at
Harvard early in April on their
"Elizabethan stage' as he terms it.
This is a compliment to Mr.. Robert
sons scholarly Interpretation of the
melancholy Dane'' and will be
Mr.. Robertson is having everything
his own way In New York both with
the publicsand the critics and is the
lion of the hour
Many people have expressed the ar
dent hope that the trees on the side
walk surrounding the projected Fed
eral Building, viii all be permitted to
remain in place as they will add to
the decorative aspect of the corner
and will in no wise shut off any view
of the structure. It is said that it is
the intention of the authorities to
permit these trees to remain and it is
devoutly to be hoped that this is
true
This column has several times call
ed attention to the pronounced adj
vance in the work of Mr. Nordyke,
one of the best known Of Richmond's
iandscapists, especially mentioning
several pictures painted the past au-
tumn and winter and on view in Nor
ris $ window at different times,
namely a log cabin in cornfeld and
two winter scenes, the former being
one OF the most delightful canvases
both as to color, atmosphere and pie
torlal quality in general that Mr.
Nordyke has produced Mr.. Nordyke
IS at his best in depicting snow, his
two small canvases above referred to
bits of woodland in the middle of
winter being DELIGHTFULLY."- treated.
Mr. Nordyke has recently received a
letter from an artist friend in Cali
fornia speaking in very compliment
tary fashion about his two pictures
reproduced in the Art Interchange
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-25

w orld's Fair. These Souvenir Coins CT
Admission are of artistic and appropr1-
ate design, are invaluable as ne me III os
of this greatest of all Expositions,
and are similar to the Colum bian Half
Dollar, aside from their intrinsic value.
We will accept them in exchange for
regular tickets of admission to the
Worlds Fair, and for this purpose Will
ma 'ntafn a ticket office at the main en-
trance to the Fair Grounds, which Will
be open every day during the World s
Fair period. Everybody wants one of
these Souvenirs, but only a limited num-
Der will be offered for sale. Price 90 cts.
With every Souvenir Coin of Admission
purchased we allow one estimate to lie
made and fled of the total number of
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-25

Business would flow in from the most
unexpected quarters, and when we took
time to Investigate, could always trace it
direct some of our advertising.CO1. Geo.
Merritt, OF w ater1ury watch Co.
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paid Admissions to the Fair. No one
has hhE advantage in this contest. YOU
are Just b. likely to ges the $4,000 in gold
as any one. 1t Is all pure luck. should
there be more than one correct estimate.
the $4,000 Will be divided equally be-
tween the persons making the exact or
nearest correct estimates. There may
be no ties or dividing of this money: the
enormous sum of $4,000 may be received
by one person. WHY NOT YOU? The
Lucky Winner Will be notified the in
slant the official announcements of the
total number of paid admissions is
made by the Louisiana Purchase Exbo-
s1tion Compa ny. We will also nav all
of your expenses to st. Louis and will
deliver the $4,000 IN ONE GREAT
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-25

The Board of Directors OF the I,ouistafa
Purchase Souvenir Coin Company Will
set aside an appropriation of $4,000
whlch Will be presented, in its entirety
mate of the EXACT number of paid adj
missions to the Louisiana Purchase Ex-
position, which opens at St Louis ADriI
Both, and closes December Ist. 1904
Should no one succeed in estimating
the exact number, the money Will be
presented to the one who sends us the
nearest correct estimate. This Golden
opportunity TO sec ure q magnificent for
tune costs NOTHING. Our object in
making this unprecedented offer is TO
advertise and promote the sale of our
Souvenir Coins of Admission to the
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-25

Continua keeps us supplied
with everything new and st, lIsh
in all lines. We are one OF a
mighty chain of eighty-four stores
and consequently reap the ben
efits of buyers who are experts In
their line. The very lowest OF
low prices are also always preva-
lent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-27
sANTos-DumoMT SHOULD COME

IRON HAVRE has come the an
L nouncementl that Santos-Dumont
has abandoned the idea of racing his
airship at st. Louis. This is exactly
what was TO have been expected San
tes-Dumont would have been more
than human if, in the light OF his ex-
perience at St. Louis, he had desired
to return here to exhibit his airshiD.
He had hardly reached St. Louis when
some miscreant slashed his balloon to
pieces with a knife. and then. to, cap
the climax. the Jefferson guards ac-
cused the Brazilian Of running the ship
himself or eonniving at its ruin.
The theory was. Of course, absurd
and untenable. It was advanced, be
yond any question. in order TO save
the guards the responsibility for the
outrage and the labor Of running down
the fperpetrator. Nobody who has fol-
lowed the career of Santos-Dumont
with any care whatever believes that
he would wreck his airship in order to
gather in a few miserable dimes by
exhibiting the wreck. If he had wanted
much more to his advantage to sail
around the fair grounds a few times
and then begin his exhibitions More
people viii go to see a complete airship
than viii go to see the wreck Of some
thing said to have been a complete
airship.
Besides, Sant0s-Dumont has money
enough to spend. He does not need
6imes derived from turning his inven-
ton into a Pike attraction. To ques-
ton his motives, when his honorable
record is well known. is to be guilty
both OF unfairness- and Of grave dis
courtesy 1t IS not surprising that
Santos Dumont was disguised with his
treatment. or that he now refuses TO
return to this country, for the purpose
of giving exhibitions. The affair at
St Louis was a most unfortunate one,
viewed from amy standpoint. Some
body is grossly at fault about it, too.
From the evidence at hand we are in
clined TO the belief that the inventor
has been treated very badly indeed.
However, 1t is very much 10 be hoped
that Santos Dumont will reconsider
his announced determination. He could
offer splendid evidence Of his entire
good faith by repairing his ship AMI
bringing It back to ST Louis for d
fight. It is true that al extraordinar-
lily forgiving spirit would be necessary
70 such a course, but nobody would
gain mere by 1t than santos-Dnmont
himself. He should return by al
means and give US another chance.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-27
ST. LOUIS FAIR ATTENDANCE.

g. THE ATTENTION of the st. Louis
fair management has again been
directed TO the necessity for advertising
that great attraction. This because the
attendance has been far under the ex-
pectations Of those having the expOsi-
ton in charge. To the ordinary OBJ
server it would seem that the fair has
been pretty thoroughly advertised.
Surely nobody in this country is un-
aware Of the fact that the greatest ex-
position ever conducted in any land is
now in progress at St. Louis. Every
body who has seen the show has come
away With nothing but kind words for
it. Viewed from any standpoint it is
the greatest thing of its kind ever at
tempted.
But the people have not been going
TO see it. That is. not in as great num-
bers as should go. During the nearly
three months that the gates have been
open something like 5.0O0,000 people
have passed through them. At that
rate the attendance. viii fall far short
of the attendance at the Worlds fair
Of 1898 at Chicago. During the six
months the Chicago fair was open up
ward Of 27.O00.0 600 people saw it. On a
single day, Oct 9, more than three
quarters of million people We're inside
the enclosure The paid admissions
that day were 7I6sS1, and the free ad-
missions easily ran the total above
100000
Why are not the people going to the
81. Louis fair more generally? Is it
because the presidential election makes
them careful with their money? Are
times so hard that they cannot afford
she outlay? Why. in 1888. the nation
experienced one of the worst panics in
IFS history. Thousands Of merchants
were forced into bankruptcy, hundreds
of banks went 10 the wall Neverthe-
less. millions had enough money to
spens on trips to the Chicago fair.
A detailed record OF the attendance
at Chicago shows that the crowds were
light during the first three months.
During the last three months they in
creased notably Perhaps this viii be
true of St. Louis. But when ali Is
said, It must be remembered that the
Chicago fair was advertised as never a
fair was advertised before or since.
Though the St Louis exposition viii
be open a month longer than was the
Chicago show, it does not now seem
probable that more people, or anything
Ike as many, viii see the st. Louis at
traction as were present at Chicago
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-27
CURIOUS Law ENFORCEMENT.

4 \ INTERESTING INSIGHT into
4 law enforcement as practieed in
some of our cities is afforded by the
report recently fled by the Chicago
civil service commission in the matter
Of charges against Police Inspector
Wheeler for neglect of duty. The in
spectof was found guilty ana requested
TO be good hereafter. lie is in charge
of one of the most important stations
in Chicago and viii not be transferred.
Wheeler's Offense consisted III his re
fusal TO authorize the arrest of per
sons known to be violating the law
Tie civil service commissioners, seek
ing a method Of bringing about law
enforcement, say:
We believe that the captain, the lieu
tenant. the sergeant and the Datrolman
should BE- permitted and required TO have
such Initiative as will enable them to
make arrests wherever and whenever they
see the law violated.
Now We wonder what the law abid-
ing citizens of Chicago think Of a con-
dition that makes such a recommends
ton necessary. At present II is clear
that Chicago police captains. lieuten-
=
permitted TO make arrests even when
they see the law violated. That is
when they see saloons open on sun
day, when they see gambling going on
under their very noses, when they see
laws and ordinances Of various sorts
trampled under foot they must pay no
attention. Not a viOlator may be ar
rested until the word comes from
somebody in authority over them.
The inspector. in this instance could
hardly be blamed for not instTucting
his men TO enforce every law or or
dinance. over the inspector is an as
sistant chief andi over the assistant
chief is a ckief over the chief is a
mayor. And it is with the mayor that
the real responsibility lies, for the
mayor has the power TO appoint or to
dismiss the chief of police So it is not
surprising that the civil service COM
missionens failed TO measure out any
punishment for the inspector. And still
people wonder why policemen do not
make the arrests they apparently
should make,
What is true Of Chicago is true Of
nearly every large city. Policemen
know it is as much as their places
are worth to arrest violators of Ger
tain laws and ordinances. They would
no more think Of arresting without in
structions in some cases where they
see the violations than they would
think Of going to work in winter in
linen busters. The remedy lies in two
directions. Either repeal the laws
whose enforcement does not seem de-
sirable. or enforce them 10 their last
! letter and limit.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-27
woRRIED ABOUT our LAKE.

COME OF OUR EASTERN friends are
) fairly worrying themselves sick be-
cause they believe the Great Salt lake
is drying up at a very rapid rate. To
them we venture to say that if they
don't Worry about it any more than the
people Of salt Lake City, no worrying
viii be done. In-the Chicago Record
Herald Of recent date we find this:
That the Great Salt lake is certain in
the near future to disappear from the
map has long been the BELIEF of sci
entists. That its disappearance VIII come
mueh sQo0neT than has been expected,
ana possibly within = quarter Of z cen
tury. is the conclusion that has been
reached by certain investigators who
have recently made careful studies Of
its fluctuations.
In an article in recent number Of
the Scientific American On account Is
given OF some Of these invest CAT tons.
one calculation IS made from an exam
nation Of the surface level OF the lake,
which for thirty years has been stead
rising tendency. In the last sixteen years
the net fail has been eleysn and a half
feet ard in the last three years Il has
been three feet Inasmuoh as the rate
Of fan is increasing. and as the deep
est part OF the lake has only forty feet
Gates that the lake viii be dry within
forty years az the outside.
The Record Herald, continuing, gives
reasons why the lake VIII. surelys dry
up within a comparatively bHIef period.
Among them are evaporation and the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-27
TIE NEW CHAIRMAN,

T He SELECTION Of Thomas TaS-
gart % indianapolis to be chair
man of the national Democratic com
mittee is good politics and good bust
ness. He is not only very strong
man in his own state. but he is wide
y known among the leaders Of the
party for his energy, for his ability as
an organizer ard for his all-around
get-there-ness.
His success is particularly crafty
ing TO the men OF the south and west,
ginning and have fought for him
AGAINST a strong combination Of east
erners who wished to keep control Of
the committee in New York.
Tom" Tasgart as thousands call
him, has had most of his political ex-
perience right in his home, the HOosier
capital. He was chairman of the state
committee in 1892 when Cleveland car
Tied Indiana against Harrison; he has
been mayor Of indianapolis and is reg
cognized as a man Of force in business
as well as political affairs. He is pub
Usher Of the indianapolis Sentinel, one
OF the Oldest and best known Demo-
cratic newspapers in the country, and
while he rests from his numerous
other cares. he manages the French
Lick Springs in southern, Indiana, one
Of the great resorts of the middle west
Versatile, genial, able to keep his
own counsel, resOurcefuI and dynamic,
Tom" Taggart is unquestiOnably the
man for the place. The party and the
candidates are fortunate in getting
him 10 assume the duties of the Office.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-07-27

use Of much Of the water that formerly
vent into the lake. for irrigation pur-
poses. Now this argument undoubted-
ly sounds wei. that is to say. plausible.
We would have considerably more faith
in il, however. If We did not know that
the lake is higher than il was fifty
years ago: that it is higher this year
than last year or the year before. That
there has been a noticeable decline in
the lake is not denied. but there viii
be considerable argument over the
proposition that the next forty years,
or the next century or two for the mat
ter of that, viii bring about the COM
plete disappearance of the lake.
During the last seven years in Utah
we have had some unusually dry win
ter seasons. Every old resident in this
valley knows that such years run in
cycles, dry and wet. wet and dry, as
regularly as the years ron around. Just
now we are apparently in a wet cycle
The last two winters have been special
y prolific ia moisture, We have had
an abundance Of snow Consequently
the lake level is rising; consequently
it win continue to rise as long as We
have wet winters. It seems impossible
that any thoughtful individual who has
seen the great body of water that now
rolls over the sands of the Great Salt
lake could believe for a moment in its,
disappearance within the space of a
human life.
We decline absolutely TO become eX-
cited about the matter We decline 10
lose even a minutes sleep because of it.