The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-09-16
ART ND -
ESTHER ARTISTS.

hibit Of the International
Society of Arbocriculture in
One shows the ear section, with two
double seats, which has attracted 50
much attention. 1t is a magnificent
work of art. The panels, inlaid with
holly, and the fine veneered deck,
prove the admirable character of Cat
|alpa for coach work. 1t is finished in
natural color. and shows the Catalpa
to be one of our handsomest American
woods. Every piece Of wood in a
passenger or freight car may be made
of Catalpa as it combines strength
toughness and extreme beauty.
The office desk, used by the editor
of Arboriculture' at the Fair, is also
shown, and the beautiful dining chairs
in front.
Upon the walls are ten large photo
graphs of typical Catalpa trees as
they exist in nature, each in hand
some frames of the same wood.
A roll of paper and another of pulp
both made of Catalpa wood, are seen
upon the wall.
At the rear, seen through the car
windows, are telegraph poles, eight
inches diameter and twenty-five feet
long, wich have served their purpose
for thirty-two years.
Also mining timbers and fence posts
from the celebrated darlington plan
tation of Catalpa in Kansas. One Of
these, 31a inches thickness, was bro
ken to test it's strength. This was
most remarkable trial, for it was bent
in four directions successfully, under
pressure Of 10000 pounds, before
breaking.
The stairway and elegant house in
terror shown was made by Myers
Brothers, Ashland, Ohio. It is stain
ed and has dull finish much admired.
The block of wood on the stairway is
a section of Catalpa tree ,showingtwen-
ty annual growths and is twenty-five
inches in diameter. The remainder Of
this section is in the Missouri section.
To rear of the stairway are a dozen
Catalpa cross-ties or sleepers, as they
are called in Europe
These are perfect in condition as
regards soundness, notwithstanding
the fact that they have withstood the
of innumerable trains on
two of our most prominent railways,
the Southern and Louisville & Nash
vile, for third of century.
Were nothing else shown in this
exhibit save these old sleepers, and
the section showing twenty years
growth. the success of our exhibit
would be completssasY ct. so many 9th
err articles are included, that the world
is amazed at so great value in an
American forest tree almost totally
Perhaps the most attractive article
to the collector, in the
September "Craftsman, is that on
the bookplates and designs of An
thony H. Euwer, written by Will Lar
rymore Smedley, and deliberately il
Illustrated. The work of Mr.. Euwer is
original, unique and wonderfully eff
fective, his decorative sense being
highly developed and his feeling for
composition fastidiously correct. Mr..
Euwer is not unknown to the world Of
literature, being the author of vol
ume of nonsense verse entitled
'Rickety Rimes and Rigmore,'' which
has passed through several editions.
Mr. Euwer has made bookplates for
number of we'll known people, among
them Mr.. John Kendrick Bangs
whose plate is reprinted in this arti-
Gle.
Other interesting articles are:
"The Foreign Aspect of Mural Paint
ing;" "The Spanish Missions of the
South West;' "The Mission of San
Francisco Xavier;" "The Architect
Should be an Artist; ;" A Labor Mu-
seum;' "Suggestions from the South
Kensington Museum" Japanese
Porcelains.' "Chinese Porcelains,
with various book reviews, notes, and
other interesting matter. The
Craftsman sustains itself as per
haps the most important art magazine
published in this country as it is dis
tinctively American in general tone.
Mr.. Charles Conner was in town
last week and stated he expected to
90 into camp near Fountain City and
stay until the "snow fiies.' Mr.. Con-