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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-29
Governor to Sion Deeds

The signature of the governor will in
the future be necessary to the legality
OF any deed for land sold at sales of
unredeemed state lands. The Murray
bill. passed by the house yesterday,
provides that notice of sale must be
given for at least three weeks in a
newspaper in the same county where
the land is sold. The governor is NAM
ed as the official who is to sign the
deed, instead of the county auditor, as
under the old law. The terms relating
to redemption by persons claiming in
terests in the land remain unchanged
by the Murray bill
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-29
CITIES WOULD STRIP
THE BOARD OF CONTROL
Strong House Delegations Seek to Pass
PerIey Bill

Strong impetus towards the passage
by the house of the Perley bill, to sepa-
rate the state university and the nor
NAL schools from the jurisdiction of the
board of control, was given yesterday
when the Ramsey, Hennepin and st.
Louis county house delegations met
and approved the bill. 80
Arrangements were made at the
meeting for the presentation of the bill
when ii comes before the house for
consideration under a special order
Thursday afternoon. w. w. Bardwell,
chairman of the Hennepin delegation,
last night declared that there was little
if any doubt of the passage by the
house of the Perley bill.
He was also of the opinion that the
bill Will pass the senate in spite of
foreknowledge that it's enemies will at
tempt to load it down by attaching the
Faribault and 'Owatonna state institu-
tions.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-29
Recommend Land Sale Bill

The senate committee on public lands
last night agreed to the terms of the
house committee bill, providing for the
sale OF state agricultural lands. Meet
ing at the Merchants hotel, Senator A.
T. Frater's committee agreed TO recon-
mend the bill for passage by the SEN
ate. 1t provides that one of the ap-
praisers shall be state cruiser, and
. also increases from SO to IS a day the
pay OF appraisers. State Auditor Iver-
son appeared before the committee 10
urge the passage of the bill.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-29
SAYS TRACK SCALES
WOULD BE EXPENSIVE
Kellogg Declares Hanaford Bill Would
Prove Costly

Frank B. Kellogg of ST. Paul. a di-
rector of the Consolidated Elevator
company of Duluth, last night told the
house committee on grain and ware
house his objections to the Hanaford
bill, to compel elevator companies TO
install track scales at their elevators.
Mr.. Hapaford had spoken for his bill.
urging its passage because he said that
under the hopper system there was OPP
portunity for loss between the cars and
the hopper
Mr.. Kellogg replied that track scales
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-29
Trust Buster Headed for House

The trust buster bill will be re-
ported to the house today by the COM
mittee on general legislation. but in an
amended form. The committee struck
out the forfeiture section of the bill.
This was to forfeit the charter of any
company operating in the state found
guilty of violation of the terms of the
bill. Strong pnnitory features are,
however. retained. Comparatively little
opposition developed in the committee.
t. T. Ofsthun, chairman of the COM
mittee. jointly with A. J. Rockne, is au-
thor of the bill.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-29
CHIEF FIRE. WARDEN'S
SALARY BILL KILLED
Flower Measure Providing $500 In
crease Defeated in House

Gen. c. c. Andrews, chief fire warden
of the state, will have to be content
with his salary of $1,000 year. The
house yesterday by vote of so TO IS
defeated the Flower bill, which carried
an appropriation of $1,000 year for
the fire warden. The original bill had
given Cen Andrews $500, but 1t was
thought that a bill carrying $1,000 had
more chance to pass. The belief was
not founded on fact go
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-29
Bank Clerks Defeat aill

The opposition of the bank clerks
organizations in the Twin Cities sue
ceeded in contributing to the defeat of
the FIower bill. aimed to create a state
board Of examiners and to put public
accountants under state license plan
There was apparently no demand for
the passage of the bill, and on the final
vote it was defeated, 3S nays to 81 yeas.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-29

Every day. in this city. SOME PEOPLE
make up their minds to move. If you
have a vacant house or apartment you
should have something to say to these
people. Ise the want columns of The
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-29

Deposits made on or before April 3 al
The State Savings Bank draw mos.
interest July J..
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-29
For St. Paul and vIeInIty-Threaten-

For Minnesota-Rain Wednesday,
colder in southeast portion; Thursday
fair, warmer in west and south por-
tions, high southwest to northwest
Winds
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-29

stocked in a few patterns They al
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-29

We bought lot of real Krabian Cnrta
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-29

follow. He insisted that under the
Lund bill the cities would dominate
state politics, for the farmers would not
turn out to attend the primaries in the
same proportion that their city broth
ers would
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-29

tunity to get new curtains this sbrino.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-20

most important of all American libra
ries, and which is admitted to be the
most beautiful library structure in the
world is the pioneer Of free libraries
supported by general taxation. The idea
OF the people building and maintaining
their own Libraries Is but one OF the
many contributions that sachusetts
has made to the country.
The Boston Public Library was founded
In 1852, and the idea was so attractive to
the people that by 1880 the old building
In Boyleston street, opposite the Common,
contained more than 100000 volumes. It
was strained to bursting, and the trus-
tees were in constant dread of loss by
fire owing to the character Of the sur
rounding buildings. 1t was the state it.
self that came to the rescue. The com
mOnweaith of Massachusetts presented
the Dartmouth street site, facing down
Copley Square, and the city added some
thing to it by purchase. The uberaIitv of
the state Is tactfully and beautifully &C
knowledged by the Inscription along the
Boylston street facade, which reads:
THE Commonwealth Requires the Edu-
cation Of the People as the Safeguard Of
Order and Liberty" Although the site
was given in 1880 the present building
long foreground. No beautiful thing is
either conceived or brought forth In
hurry. The study Of plans was long and
thorough by men who were devoted to the
lAGds anu the aEC41LGcEE were at last
lected-the New York firm OF McKfm,
Mead & White. Charles F. McKim was
the actual architect, designing the build
ing from cellar to roOftree
Probably no one ever rose to any kind
Of eminence, either in literature or In art,
when some envious person was not ready
to accuse Of plagiarism. If we have no
sort of originality ourselves, it IS hard
for us to refrain from picking flaws IN
the other fellows 1t is a limited and de-
hcient philosophy. however, that fails to
see that we all inherit and use over and
over again the same principles Of art
One is 70 less the artist for recognizing
the special excelIences in the work Of an
other and using those excellences, altered
by his own individual creative touches
Every life In the past has contributed to
the entire sum of life today, and there is
no more commendabIe honesty In the
frank recognition Of the raee-obligation
than there is in any attempted REPUTATION
OF It. Mr.. Rudyard Kipiings clever re-
spouse TO the usual charge Of plagiarism
should stand for all time and shame out
of cOuntenance the carping critics OF no
bic performances:
when omer smote his hlOomin' Tyre,
e heard men sing on land and sea;
And what e tho't e might require,
3 went and tOok-rhe same as me-"
II has been minated that the facade
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-20

for the support of the church required
the driving of $500 piles, over 1000 Of
which were placed under the pyramids
which make the base of the piers. These
pyramids, Of solid granite, are 35 feet
II feet high. From them rise the four
great piers so conspicuous IN the edi1ce.
The stone used In the building was es-
peciaIly quarrIed for the purpose, the con-
tractors opening up quarries in Dedham
and LongmeadOw.
In plan the church as it stands Is
Greek cross with a semicircular apse
added to the eastern arm. Its style of
architecture may be characterized as a
free rendering Of the French Roman
esque, inclining particularly to the school
that f1ourished in the eleventh century IN
Central France-the ancient Aquitaine-
which, secure politically on the one hand
from the Norman pirates and on the
other from the Moorish inVasiOns, as well
as INTELLECTUALLY emancipated from the
influence of classical traditions and ex-
amples which still ruled the southern
provinces. developed, In various forms,
a system of architecture of its own. diff
fering from the classical manner IN that
while 1t studied elegance 1t was also con-
structional and differing from the sue
ceeding. Gothic IN that, although con-
structional it could sacrifice something
of mechanical dexterity for the sake Of
grandeur and repose.
Among the branches Of the Roman
esque of Central France nowhere were
the peculiar characteristics of the style
so strongly marked as in the peaceful,
enlightened and Isolated cities Of Au-
vergne The central tower-a reminis-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-20

taken from similar posts at the foot of
the staircase of the Piazza di Spagna, In
Rome
The platform extends entirely round
three facades of the building. Elsewhere
three steps high, the platform rises six
steps in front of the main entrance At
the two corners of this six-step flight are
two large pedestals, now vacant, but for
which Mr.. Augustus st. Gaudens, the
eminent New York sculptor, is at work
upon two groups of bronze statuary- Inc
design of these groups is not yet definite
" settled, but it Is probable that they
will be disposed in the following manner
On one side n single male figure repre-
senting Law, lanked by two female ns-
ures representing Power and Religion;
on the other side male figure represent
ing Labor, f1anked by two female figures
representing Art and Science. All the
figures are to be seated and are TO De OF
heroic size. For these groups Mr. St
Gaudens Is to receive $4,000
On either side Of the door-arches are
large branched candelabra, four In num-
ber Of greenish wrought iron, which carry
clusters of lanterns for electric lamps
The keystones OF the side arches are very
richly carved, and on the Keystone OF the
center arch is sculptured the helmeted
head of the Roman Minerva, the work OF
st. Gaudens and Domingo Mora lmne-
diately above is the inscription. free 10
All
The three window arches over the en-
trance are occupied, below the windows
themselves. nv the seals Of the library,
the city and the commonwealth, SOUP
tured in pink Tennessee marble Ihese'
also are by St Gaudens- IN the ueslgH
OF the first, two nude boys holulhs Tue
torches of learning. act as supporters 70
4 shield which bears an open nook ana
the dates in Roman numerals OF the
founding Of the library and the iucorpora-
ton OF the board Of trustees -4eo@-A %
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-20

Of the Boston Library Is a copy of the
Blbleotheque Ste. Genevieve, at Paris
That the buildings belong to the same
tyne is unduestionable, and that the Parts
building mentioned was studied for ideas
and suggestions is true. but in their pro-
portions and details+the essence of arehi-
tecture-they are absolutely different
The library IN Paris has 10 arches upon
Its front instead Of 10, which fact alone
would completely change the relative pro-
portions of the two buildings, and skill In
handling proportions is the highest at
tribute of good architecture. The Ste.
GenevieYe also has no nodded course at
the sills Of the first story windows; has
arehed heads to those windows instead of
square; has one entrance archway only,
and no platform-in all of which points
it differs from the Boston Library. But
besides this it is absolutely different in
individual character. The two buildings
resemble each other because they are Of
n developed organized type, but so far as
similarity Is concerned one might as well
say that all churches are alike because
they are equipped with spires. The sin
gle detail Of the main doorway shows the
assertion of an American idea Of space
and expansion, however Influenced by the
older model. The Boston Library design
originally followed the Paris example in
that 1t had only one entrance door This
was considered a mistake, as inadequate
II indicating the public character of the
building, and after much study the three
equal arches were adopted. They contrib
ute dignity and an impression of ampli-
tude to the entrance which the one door
does not produce.
So perfect are the proportions Of the
building one is loath to believe that its
height from the sidewalk to the top Of
the cornice is 20 feet. The material used
is granite, quarried at Milford, Mass
grayish-whlte to the first glance of the
eye, but more closely, especially n Ger
tain lights, densely tinged with a delicate
pink.
The main facade, fronting Copley
Square, Is in two stories the lower heav-
lily and plainly built, the rustfeated mas
onry with its conspicuous joints, giving
the impression Of solidity and strength
IN contrast to the upper story, which Is
srcaded for its whole length with IS mag
nihcent window-arches. Above Is a rich
eornice, and above that a purple tiled
roof, showing q beautiful dark-brown in
the sunlight. A low granite seat runs
the entire length of the facade. The
whole building is raised upon a low gran
tie platform, broad and generous, giving
It a dignifed elevation above the fairness
Of the square. In front of the platform
low buffer posts Of granite are scattered
at intervals along the edge OF the side
walk. The tops Of these posts are carved
with low-relief eagles, the idea being
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-20

cence perhaps of the domes OF Venice
and ConstantinOple-wa here fully de-
veloped; so that in many cases the tower
bscame, as 1t were. the church, and the
composition took the outline of the pyra-
mid; the apse, transepts, nave and
chapels forming only the base to the
obelisk Of the tower It is this effect that
has been secured in the architecture OF
Trinity; the great tower broods over the
whole structure, giving it a repose, a dig
nifty, and withal a harmony which well
equips it to face the beautiful library
across the square.
Turning to the south side Of the square
one sees the beautiful facade of the Bos-
ton Museum Of Fine Arts, wholly differ
ent in design and material from Its sister
buildings above described This building
q its inception was a daring innovation.
Terra Gotta was almost entirely unknown
as building material IN America when 1t
was selected for use In the construction
Of the Museum. The supply was I'M
ported from England after investigation,
as material which was durable, orna-
mental and not costly. During the time
OF its construction, covering a period OF
four years, and for several years after, It
attracted much attention and called out
great diversity of comment. Americans
were not accustomed to such strong con-
trasts In color, which were declared to be
inbarmonious, but the exquisite gothic
modelling of the building received naught
but commentator.
As the years have passed the colors
have mellowed; ivy has cFept to the sec
ond story, still softening the contrasts,
and today there are but few who fail to
find q great pleasure in looking at the
building Even on the dullest days its
rich red coioring gives an atmosphere Of
warmth and life TO the square that viii
be sadly missed IN the day of its demo
Iition That 1t IS TO be demolished before
another decade Is almost certain The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-20
IL Eranklln q. wentwoEth.l


Copley SQUARED Is there one among the
hundreds Of thousands Of Western boys
and girls who owe to the city OF Boston
anything in the way of q completion Of
thelr education whose heart does not
beat quicker at the name7
Is there any one Of US who have tramped
the paVements Of Europe and come home
with a curious sort OF Indigestion, who,
after the mind flag Is over, cannot come
into Copley Square and receive q new in
splrationf Surely one must go far in Eu-
rope to md q square which brea thes such
harmony. It is as satisfying to the art
sense as single picture by a great mas
ser. No matter the direction from which
one enters 1t, not Earring note mars the
harmony.
1t is a singular thing. perhaps. that In
these days Of commerctalism, when every
worthy ideal seems In eclipse, II not
quite extinct, there should have been
evolved at a point in a great modern
city so satisfying an architectural har-
mony. How can a period which gives to
New York so hideous a monsrrosIty as
the ''hat iron" give to its neighbor city
Copley SQuare7
All architecture breathes unconsciously
the spirit OF the purpose by which 1t is
created. The "dat iron" was built to
rent; its purpose is to get the greatest
number OF dollars out Of the least posi-
bic ground space. 1t Is because In COpley
square no one Of the buildings which
give 1t character is touched by the com
mercial faint, that 1t carries one back to
the days when men built as they loved
and loved as they built. 1t is solely be-
cause these COpley Square buildings were
all conceived for the service of some sort
Of ideal that It was possible for them to
be built, as they we're, without reference
60 one another and yet achieve an artistic
harmony. Had but one OF them been ere
ated for a galnful purpose. C0pley Square
must have been irretrievably marred
And when one encounters, as he does In
Boston today, the rumor that the syndl-
cate which owns the ground under the
Art Museum, intends to clear it away
and erect sky-scFaper apartment hotel,
one feels Ike leading all lovers Of archi-
tectural harmony In an organized revolt.
Coming up Boylston street from the
Public Garden, the Boston Library, with
Its noble and majestic lines, looms into
view on the west side Of the square. It is
like q great epic poem cut into enduring
stone. 1t expresses the aspiration OF a
free people 1t is not the gift OF q
tainted money" baron, and one turns to
It Ga Infinite satisfaction from the endless
gifts" Of this man and that. and feels
an expansion OF the heart as be reads
along its matehless facade the words:
Built by the People aud Dedicated to
the Advancement Of Learning" This,
knoWn throughout the country as the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-20
Bo5ToT KCBLE LLBRARY

Above the shield is the motto, "Omnium
Lux Civium." Below are two twisting
dolphins, introduced to signify the mari
time Importance or Boston.
To the right is the seal Of the city,
with its conventional view Of Boston
from the harbor-the symmetrical slopes
of Beacon Hill crowned with the dome
of the state house, the dome which Dr..
Holmes called the hub Of the solar sys-
tenn" To the left is the seal Of Mas
sachusetts with its familiar Indian and
motto.
The elaborate arcade Of the front turns
both corners and continues down the
side streets, Boylston and Blagden, pre-
serving the beautiful lines of the Dart
mouth street elevation and making the
building beautiful from every angle. Its
position IS by all odds the most COM
handing of the square, over which 1t
seems to preside in dignity and grandeur.
Opposite, on the east side Of the square,
facing the library, is Trinity Church. the
church of Phillips Brooks. It is the mas
terpiece of the late II. II. Richardson,
the best known of American architects
Its noble proportions make it a fitting
complement Of the library the square
being large enough to exhibit both IN
freedom and amplitude.
The cornerstone Of this edihce was laid
by Phillips Brooks with appropriate
ceremonies on May 20, 1879. On February
S, 1877, the building was ready for oc-
cupancy.
Cooley Square is practically all made
land" It was originally little more than a
salt marsh of the Back Bay. The enormous
weight of Trinity Church, the tower Of
which alone weighs nearly 100000
pounds introduced a foundation problem
of some significance 1t was found by
testing that a compact stratum was
overlaid with a quantity of alluyium
upon which a mass of gravel some 30
feet deep had been hlled In. To provide
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-12
JIBEs AT THE EQUITABLE.

This Mr.. Hendricks who is looking
into the Equitable affairs appears to
have a wonderful nose for graft.
Evidently the Hyde family not only
thought the world owed them a living
hut also had the combination by which
to get it,
Those who still think there is no
profit in agriculture should consider
the financial rise of Mr.. Holmes, late
of the Agricultural Experimentation
the Columbia Is, c. State.
We fail to see why Statistician Hol-
mes is not also made the overload Of
something of other financial.-From the
Charleston News and Courier,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1905-08-12

The Board of Supervisors of Hawaii
has passed an ordinance giving itself
the power to appoint all police officers
in Hawaii county. This is one of those
simple and beautiful devices which now
and then crop up in local legislation,
like the act introduced in the first le-
gislature, which forestalled all possible
trouble by a concluding section declar-
ing that this act shall not be declared
unconstitutional"