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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
PROTECT the WILD FLOWERS
By Ernest Harold Baynes

that they had done some good. How many
thrown away at the roadside before the
children reach home or school, or are cast
on the ash heap as rubbish" with never a
would have been far better to have
left them in the woods. The rarer the
flower of course the more danger there is
that il will disappear. The children may
pluck thousands of the commoner flowers
without doing much apparent harm. but
one little band my unthinkingly extermin-
fringed gentians there may be in locality.
Above all, they should be instructed to be
careful of the roots of the plants; the lat
ter may survive the picking of the bios
SONS, but when the roots are torn up, there
is end of course. Perhaps the worst
root destroyerS are those who collect the
roots for medicinal purposes. They gather
such plants as bloodroot and Solomon 5
seal, and many others, and they should be
prevented from doing this, because these
plants may be easily cultivated a COM
mercial scale. similar plants are grown
for this purpose i'm Europe.
In many places there have been or
ganized societies for the protection of ma
tive plants, and these are doing for the
wild flowers pretty much what the Audu-
bon societies doing for the birds. All
such societies more or less beneficial
as they at least call peoples attention to
what il is desirable to do. and most people
want to do what is desirable if their at
tention is called to 1t and if ii is not too
much trouble.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27

at one time 1t was common and is rapidly
growing scarce in many other places. This
decrease is due largely to the gathering of
enormous quantities for sale. The gathering
OF rare or uncommon wild flowers should
be stopped by law. 1t has been stopped
in some of the European countries, but
some of them waited until it was almost
too late. Until such law can be framed
ana put In force property owners coulu 90
much good by posting notices forblddlng
trespassing-trespa passing for the purpose of
gathering rare wild flowers, at least, And
as Dr. Robert T. Jackson, of Cambridge,
mas pointed out in a recent able address
before the Massachusetts, Horticultural So
clety, public sentiment could do much 10
stop the sale of such flowers. By refusing
10 purchase them the public would snow
commemorative pride and quickly XIII
traffic which threatens the very existence
or some or our favorite plants. Nor should
many of the people who Sell flowers are
poor. Neither poverty nor wealth has any
thing to do with the matter. When people
ing the country, whether il be by destroy
ing the beauty of Niagara Falls, that they
make take the water for commercial pur-
poses, or by DISCRIMINATING the Trailing
ArDutus that they may for a few years
more get a dollar peddling the last
sprays on the city streets, they should be
suppressed.
Another serious menace to the existence
of the wild flowers is the excessive picking
by school children. Not for worlds would
| suggest that children should not be al
io"eu 10 PICK wiz mowers, IL is IN the nope
that children may forever have the delight
OF picking them that this article is written.
But they should be taught that each wild
Hover Is a living, precious thing and that
10 destroy IL thoughtlessly is a great mis-
take The teachers throughout the coun-
try could make themselves a power for
good In this matter. as they do i'm so many
others by teaching the children modera-
ton In the piucking OF flowers, instead of
allowing them TO go out into the woods
and bring back wilted sheaves of miscellan-
eous blossoms in their hot hands why not
send them TO definite places for limited
numbers of particular flowers which are
known 10 grow there, giving them simple
instructions for keeping the flowers fresh
until they return? The flowers would then
be In good condition for study, and when
they finally died there would be a feeling
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
4 Madonna.

Within the dusty she sat apart,
Wrapping her torn shawl round little child
Who looked up IN her swarthy face-then
smiled.
And dropped his drOwsy head above her heart
saw the mystery OF creation dart
Into her sombre eyes; that look the ''Unde-
flied
Cast on the Babe. whose couch with straw was
piled
Knowing. like her. neglect and hunger's smart
What worth We're crceds. before that worna n :
face?
s-Demcter-Mary--'tis the same,
And ere writ the history OF the race
tThough some were born to praise-and some 10
shame)-
Each mother heart made the resting place
OF that transcendent Love, whence all life came.
Frances Bartlett. IN Boston Transcript.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27

uk1WESW to be few indeed who love them
- so we'll that they leave them
On their stalks. Yet those few are the. real
lovers of flowers; they do not demand the
death OF the objects of their love, but let
the flowers live out their sunny lives. They
seek to share their pleasure. not only with
their fellows OF to-day, but with millions
yet unborn. whose only flowers must be
the direct descendants of those which have
been left upon their stalks. The love which
prompts some people TO gather armfuls of
wild flowers is often of a selfish nature;
at best 1t is thoughtless love. having no
regard for the future Quite often it is
sign of vulgarity, and indicates that the one
who picks the flowers is possessed of the
idea that IL there is beauty in a single
flower there must be great beauty in an
armfuI. A single rose is a beautiful OBJ
ject: bank" of roses is a hideous dis
play which can appeal only to those who
attempt TO measure beauty by the standards
OF quantity and cost.
OF course the destruction OF wild
flowers is due TO many causes. and some
OF these. the building OF towns and the
cultivation of farms. for example, are not
to be controlled. Others. like excessive
numbering operations. may be controlled i'm
time. but there are many causes which
may be checked almost at once, and they
must be II we would save from extermina-
ton some OF our most highly-vatued plants.
And this is the very time 10 lay plans for
checking them. for some of the early spring
flowers are amongst those most badly in
need OF protection. The Mayfiower. or
Trailing Arbutus. for example. lovable not
only for its beauty and fragrance.
but for its Associations had already dis
appeared from many localities in which
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
DIRGE OF THE GRIND.

DIRGE OF THE GRIND.
/ am a ceaseless Grind,
With a well-developed mind,
But I've a deep sense of gloom
Cause an early deaths my doom.
1T is amusing TO see the lightning-like
rapidity with which a professor notices
a tendency on the part of a student to
try to make hit with him.
that the college student meets is the one
question, as, How many cubic feet in a
perch of stone?" or, '.On what date was
the battle of Gettysburg fought?" and who
grins because the student may not be ready
with an answer.
The other day the mother of one of the
girls went with her to German class In
the course of the recitation a member of
the class came TO the word hell" which
means clear" She hesitated a moment
and then pronounced it something like
hail. "Hell.' said the professor. looking
up from his book and making no further
comment. The lady was horrified. After
class she said it was awful to hear profan-
ity from the lips of college professor.
But she was Modified when her daughter
explained that he was only pronouncing
the word correctly.
Once upon time, young man and a
young lady went to college-good, moral
young people from good moral commu-
nifty. They went through the usual vicis-
STUDIES of four years of college life and
returned with their morals unchanged
But a dire change had taken place in the
home community, for their young men
friends had taken to drinking and gambling
and their young lady friends to dancing
and playing cards. Aha. said the col
and
each other, in concert AHA, this is the
result of not going to college
While Robert lay in the cradle, his genii
lowered about him saying among them
selves: This child we will make per-
feet college student. Each one of us will
bestow his special gift upon the sleeping
infant and let Father Time perfect him. .
So the Genius of knowledge touched Rob-
ert's forehead with his wand and departed.
Then the Genius of Health gave his blessing
TO Robert and, he in turn was followed
bv the Genii of the Arts of Beauty of
Earnestness, who bestowed their own char
acteristics upon him. But il happened that
the Genius OF Humor was absent. having
been summoned to christen little Irish
man who was destined to become hod
carrier.
Robert grew up and went through the
grades and through the high school and
then set out for college. The genii who had
agreed TO make him an ideal college stu
dent watched his career with deepest inter-
est Now we will see the results of our
work." they said among themselves
At college, Robert attracted a great deal
of attention; there was fierce competition
among the fraternties. He was a strong
student. he was handsome. moral, healthy,
talented and earnest, but as time went on
he became unpopular and his GENT were
grieved. For Robert would often make an
idiot of himself, even as all other students
do, but with this difference. that he didn't
know it: for the Genius of Humor had
been busy with the little Irishman AT
the time of his birth. So, because Robert
would make an idiot of himself and didn't
know it, and couldn't be told about it,
the students and professors couldn't for
give him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27

Lord when they lifted up their songs
And laid their garments at Thy feet
Thine eyes looked on beyond the throngs
Unto that Shadow Thou must meet
Lord when the laughing children pressed
Close 10 Thy side with anthems clear
Thy heart fcreseeing saw the rest
The scourge, the thorns the cross, the spear.
Lord. by that long foresight of Pain.
Show mercy unto Us who see
How soon the night must fall again.
How short our day of so-g shall be
Lord, by the gloom Thy spirit met
Beyond the praise. the palms the light
Be near us when is set:
Go down with US To meet the night,
Mabel Earle, in The outlook
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
Queer and Quaint
Sayings Of Children

@ATHLEEN had heard much talk
- about the smallpox. with the
q words quarantine" and vac
EzsYs cinate" used frequently. She met
s.-@s.--~ the family physician on the street
and running TO him said ''Oh. doctor. If 1
have 10 be quarantined I'm going 10 be
quarantined in the foot.
Small George was crying. He crawled
under his mothers carpet loom and sat-
and cried. and cried. but when a worm
came crawling along he stopped TO look at
il. After a while wishing TO resume his
crying. he sat whimpering and at last
said fretfully: Nav, what wuz l cryin'
about"
Evaline was swinging on the gate and
called across the street to a neighborman
You don't know what we've got?''
"A little calf?"
mo, something else"
After making several more guesses he
said he gave il up.
why we've got the measles But Lucile's
skin is so broad dhichO l don't think she
can get EN- very we'll
The teacher was trying to make the
children understand the duties of the
President, saying: Hes the ruler. you
might say the chief man
Small boy< IT'S the town board here.
Papa was teaching Tom the alphabet.
They came 10 st" Tom could not think
what it was. To prompt him his father
said: What did mamma drink for SUPPER
Cocoa"
Frank had on his first trousers His
mother said: Now, Frankly. you've got on
pants and you must not cry any more.
You know grandpa wears pants and he
doesn't cry, neither does papa" Frankly
went out to play, but he soon came in and
said: Mamma. L want you 70 take these
pants Off"
Oh, why?" said mamma, much surprised
why, L want TO cry
Paul had been very sick When he got
better. so that he could play he was yet
too weak to run as fast as his brothers.
One day his mother, hearing him putting
and grooming ana muttering TO himself,
looked out OF the back door to see what he
was doing. And there he was greasing his
knees with axle grease. His mother cried:
why, Paul. what are you doing?" He
replied: why, papa greaseS the wagon
thought Id grease my knees to make them
run easy"
AT the children's meeting they were re-
peating Scripture texts When it came
Esther's time, she arose and said
81 went to the animal fair
The birds and the beasts were there"
They were playing church-singing, pray
ing and preaching by turns Then they
jumped up and began dancing. why,
Kathleen mamma called. 1--WE don't dance
at church,
but this is Prpsteran meetin''
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27

- other day a student went down
to defeat in an examination simply because
he had forgotten his cuffs when he left his
room in the morning.
1t is the time student hasn't his lessons
that he begins to feel resentment toward
his professors.
Sometimes students social qualities are
judged by his ability to quote from Ezra
Kendall and the author of John Henry"
Many a poor man has worked his way
through college and not become great.
Colleges are blamed with turning out
good many egotistic IDIOTS who would have
been egotistic idiots under any conditions
and anywhere.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
Chicago, its Strikes and Its Needs,
Freely Talked Of by Mayor Harrison

In G o nVe ION Wi n
Frank Carpenter He ~
Stands Up Manfully for
His City and Says Labor
Troubles There Have ~
Been Exaggerated Value
of Trades Unions, with
Something About En-
ployers II II II ~ II II
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
From a Student Note Book

HE statement involves a some
what extended train of deductive
reasoning to understand, but it
is true, nevertheless, that the
other day q student went down
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
A Natural History Study

HERE are tens of thousands OF
people who love wild flowers well
enough to pick them; there seem
TO be few indeed who love them
so well that they can leave them
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27

IS an odd thing that one family
should carry big Democratic city
like this in its inside pocket. II
is fifty-seven years since Chicago
was incorporated. and more than
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27

Al the childrens meeting they were re-
peating Scripture texts. When it came
Esther's time, she arose and said:
81 went to the animal fair.
The birds and the beasts were there"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27

They were playing church-singing, pray
ing and preaching by turns. Then they
jumped up and began dancing why
Kathleen" mamma called 1--WE don't dance
at church,
But this is Presteran meetin'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27
Manufactured

T WAS a peculiar case, take it any
way you liked To be hit in the
back of the neck by a footpad
and robbed of all his papers was
hnd ornn1.,h L., :. Ii ooncninnno on.orn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27

1t is amusing to see the lightning like
rapdity with which a professor notices
a tendency on the part of a student to
try to make a Init" with him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-27

/ am a ceaseless Grind,
With well-developed mind,
But I've a deep sense of gloom
Cause an early deaths my doom.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-08
STATE PRESS RELICS
VALUABLE MATTER BEING GATH FRED FOR ALABAMA ARCHIVES.
Director Thomas M. Owen Issues an
 Appeal to Editors and Newspaper
 Men to Assist Him in the Work,

The appeal for old newspaper files and relics of the Alabama press to sup plement the hundreds of volumes now in the Department of Archives and History has just been issued by Direc- tor Thomas M Owen in the form of Circular No. z.
 Dr. Owen strives in the circular to emphasize how indispensable to the accurate history of Alabama are the newspaper files, partraits and photo- graphs of editors and publishers. They are well bound when sent to the de- partment here and are used by historf- cal students from all parts of the State in their research. It Is in this way that the New Eng land States have thoroughly "mined' their section of the Union and very little Is left unturned. The opportu- mites in Alabam and other Southern States are regarded as very inviting in this manner of "quarrying' history. The appeal of pr. owen is as fol- lows:
 "The general activity of the Depart ment is no more strikingly manifested than by the extent and variety of the newspaper and periodical files which have been brought together in its col lections. These number several hun dred bound books, which are the sub 1eCt or a preliminary CHCCh ilSls lSSuGo as Department Bulletin No. g. The value of the collections cannot be esti- mated in a commercial way-they are simply indispensable to the history of the State, and will become more val uable with the passing years. Already they have been much in demand by stu dents and visitors for consultation and reference; and they are constantly drawn upon in the work and researches of the Department. The collections made only indicate that there are largo numbers of valuable papers and files still extant.
 Tt is the desire of the Department, not only to complete and strengthen its files as far as possible, but also to add Ito its library, gallery and museum a representative collection of early Ala bama imprints, likenesses of editors and publishers, and relics of the State press.
 Appeal is therefore made for the following:
 q. Specimens of all books and pam phlet work.
 "2. Alls current and old newspaper files.
 "3. Oil portraits of noted editors and publishers. and cabinet photographs of all others.
 "4, Relics, such as historic presses,  or tools of the craft.
 Hundreds of rare and valuable items are lying about the newspaper and job printing offices of the State. Before too late they, should be gathered up and forwarded to the Department. Here they will be given a place among the treasures of our history. and will he permanently preserved. Every pam phlet, circular. booklet, etc. etc. as well as pretentious volume. should be sent in.
 Correspondence solicited. "Contributions may be forwarded by express at the expense of the Depart ment."
 It will not be long before a corps of students from the historical depart ments in Alabama colleges will visit the department to examine the news paper files in preparing their annual theses.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-08
Chinese wOman's Foot.
London Globe.

LOnQOn Globe.
 NJ. Duval. a pharmacien of French colonial troops, has succeeded in taking radiographs of the deformed foot of Chinese woman a very difficult thing to do, as it Is considered most improper for a woman to expose her foot A Catholic servant of the hospital at Tientsin. PechilI. at the request of the Sister Superior. allowed him to take the radiographs. In Europe a woman con siders that she has a small foot when 1t Is 22 to 23 centimeters from toe to heel. but in China 13 centimeters among the elegant and IT to 1s among the working classes is the figure. The de- formation begins at three and only terminates at sixteen or eighteen years of age. The process is painful, the foot being bandaged so as to press the toes under the sole of the foot. The radiographs show that besides the bending of the toe bones under the sole. the bones of the foot are less thick than in the normal foot. Only about two-thirds of the women of Chi ma undergo this deformation, which has to be maintained by a bandage af- | ter it is done. and causes a peculiar gait.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-08
AS TO BALL PLAYERS
MONTGOMERY FORTUNATE IN Es-
 GAPING FROM DRAFTS.
Durrett ls Thus Far Only Man Secured from Locals and Money Not
 Yet Paid for Him.

Just one more week and the Southern League will be out of the danger zone of the drafting period the drafting sea- son. of the American Association and other class "A' clubs closing next Tuesday.
 Montgomery has been singularly for tunate as regards losing players by the drafting, process, Ike Durrett being the only member of the 1904 team to be drafted. Mike Finn who will manage the St. Paul team of the American As- sociation next season. being fully aware of the great value of the hardhitting outfielder, promptly got his hands on him to strengthen the lots of the Saints next season.
 So far not one cent of the drafting price has been received for Durrett. Two hunderd and fifty dollars is to be paid on or before November 18th and $25O in June next. While no predicate has been laid for 1t, yet 1t Is probable that unless the St. Paul club comes up with the first half of the payment by next Tuesday 1t will not have any the local outfield will of course remain intact-Durrett, Molesworth and Dele hanty, the two latter being on the local reserve list and subject to draft by next Tuesday.
 The entire infield with the exception
 of first and second bases are subject to draft, Mullaney and Schwartz not being reserved and are of course free agents. Both of them have signed a Montgom- cry contract for 1905 and will help make the local inf1eld unusually strong and fast.
 To set at rest any doubts as to the right of these men to come to Mont gomery the following in regard to the Roy Clark case will be interesting: 'Tn re, claim of player Roy E. Clarke to set aside draft of Chicago National League Club. The attention of the Commission was called to this case by he was drafted by the Chicago National League Club from the Bridgeport Club, but that he is not on the reserve list of that club and, therefore, not subject to draft.
 This not being a dispute between pass on the case.
 'The player submits in evidence the contract with the Bridgeport Club, | which shows that the reserve clause was stricken out and an insertion made in the contract to this effect MT. Farrell, the Secretary of the Ma tfonal Association, states that his records show that the player is exempt l from reservation for 1905. '"The finding of the Commission is that the player is a free agent and can sign with whatever club he pleases for | 1905. We also hold that the draft
 money paid by the Chicago Club for the player should be returned to it. we recommend that a copy of this l finding be sent by the Secretary of the Commission to the President of the | National League, to the President of | the American League to the President of each National League club, to the President of each American League Club and to the secretary of the Ma
 tional Association for promulgation. B. B. Johnson, Harry c. Pullam, August Hermann, National Commission'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-08
ELECTION DAY WEATHER.
Prediction is for Fair Throughout tn Whole Country.


 Washington, Nov. Flair weather for election day is predicted by the Weather Bureau for the entire country with the exception of the northern sec- tion of the Middle Atlantic and New England States. From Pennsylvania and through New York and throughout New England the conditions will be un- settled with more or less cloudy wealth CT and local rains, conditions arising from a moderate depression over the Ohio Valley, which is not moving east ward.
 There will be no general storm over the area referred to. In New York city moderate temperatures are predicted ranging from 40 degrees in the morn ing to a maximum of 50 or more dur ing. the day. In Northern New York State, from Albany north, low tempe ratures will prevail with fiurries of snow instead of rain. Throughout the South, West and Northwest, fair wealth CT is predicted with seasonable tempe ratures.