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there and in going they would ride
on his street cars. The place was
| beautiful, but one feature of Mr.. Mil
/ ler's work being the planting of g.,
/ 600 catalpa trees. Roads were butt
i culverts put in and deer and elk pens
/ built and stocked. Eighteen artesian
wells were made and what are now
| the Glen Miller springs were made by
| Mr. Miller, he having driven pipes
+ through the ground to the source OF
the water. He provided numerous en-
tertainments to attract people to the
Glen and although the programs were
not quite so elaborate as anything we
have now, particularly the chautau
qua, many people gathered there and
enjoyed them. On various occasions
Col Miller arranged to have soldiers
from Ohio camp at the Glen and the
stretch of treeless land to the north
of us was made into a drill ground.
Many of the older residents enjoyed
the drills of the soldiers provided by
Mr.. Miller.
1t will be seen that the Glen was a
popular place before it was purchased
by the city and the objection to the
city getting possession of it did not
arise so much out of the unfeasibility
of the move as from other sources.
Mr. Miller first asked $4,000 for the
land and even when he reduced the
price $4,000 many contended that it
was too much to pay. In the light of
what we know now, s35 900 seems to
have been a small valuation and the
cry of graft, holdup" and such which
was raised at the time was not justi-
fled. A part of the opposition to the
purchase of the Glen originated with
the water works company, which was
at that time trying to secure a fran
chise in Richmond. The water works
crowd and the Glen Miller crowd ar
rayed themselves against each other
and for long time it looked as if Rich
mond would neither get public park
or a water works system. The ques-
ton of the Glen purchase and the
water works franchise entered into
the municipal election of 1884 and
men We're named to council who made
it possible to swing both deals. At
one time there was strong talk of
building the water works reservoir in
Glen Miller, but those who favored
gravity pressure for the system in
stead of direct pressure won the bat
tie and the reservoir was built in its
present location and the beautiful
Glen saved to future generations.
Monday night, February 10, 1884,
was a memorable session of the city
council; 81, 400 was appropriated for
water works system. $4,000 for the
purchase of Glen Miller and $4,000
for the erection of a new school house
in the Second ward
The Richmond Telegram concluded
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remain as was the intention of Mayor
Rupe and his administration which
purchased il.
In 1891 Atty. l.. c. Lindemuth then
in the state legislature introduced
ment of park board by city councils,
ment of "A park board by ely councils.
where the population was over 10000
and under 100000. This measure be-
came law and Richmond thus look
ed after the Glen until the new cities
and towns law was passed placing the
park affairs in the hands of the board
ministration the Glen has been look
ed after in satisfactory manner.
At present approximately $1,000 is
expended annually on the Glen, four
men being employed regularly in the
winter months and twelve i'm the sum-
mer time. An experienced florist
gives his constant attention to tho
flowers and shrubbery.
The annual chautauqua assembly
adds a new interest to the park and
chautauqua grounds north of the rail-
road in the Hawkins addition, Glen
Miller bids fair in future years to play
a greater part in the life of Richmond
than ever before. Even now the ef-
feet of its mute personification of all
that is good in nature is shown in the
character Of Richmond people.
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A LAND Or MYSTIC CHARM
Beauties OF Modern Syria as Seen by a
Woman Writer.

Here is a vivid description Of the
Biblical plain of EsGraelon, taken
from Mrs. a. &. InchbolTs Under the
Syrian sun" .Iasta-tly our gaze and
with ii our hearts went out to the
strange beauty OF the plain of Esdrae
Ion. spread out jUst beyond the rolling
ranges Of rhe GaIliean hills. 1t was
Ike some beautiful sea with its softly
green Lijlows sweeping inland in broad
gracious cuf3es between the bounda-
riea OF It's northern and southern bills.
And upon this liu.pid, seemingly liquid
surface rested big cloud shadows Of
deep yelled purple. The pillows were
the cultivated stretches of the plain,
and tire cIoua shadows indicated the
broken, tiilee sell When in reality the
shadows # clouds moved across the
biiiowed richness IT the great meadow
las the natives called Esdraelon-the
effect was sublime beyond descrip
ton
or Baalbek the same author says:
$50 over covering was the first impress
sion of loneliness and awe created by
the sudden sight OF the giant pillars
towering IN the mystic blue light that
instinct haGe one creep behind the
nearest giant stone wall and hide-hide
from the guardians, the genii, who
seemed to BE- lurking in the dark
depths between the fallen pillars, TO be
immoy able rs sentinels in the penurn
bra OF the vast coicnnade. But there
description fails. The wonders of that
whole magic area through which we
wandered as under a spell outstrip
expression.
The veil of the supernatural lay
lightly alike on the untouched surface
as on the totally buried relics, now laid
bare by the persistent burrowing OF
the Searchers after truth. Ghosts of
the long ago lowered near. In the light
which transnguTes all things earthly |
with an atmosphere that is supermun |
dane they whispered strange tales OF
the phantom world, which at the mo |
ment seemed vivid and real, but in the |
brig h tness OF the morrow vanished rs
a dIeam which memory yearns in vair
to retain"
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GLEN MILLER p a Rk
Paper By Will W. Keller Before the Wayne County His
torical Society," Aug. p, 1907.

chase of the Richmond Street Railway
in 1877. At that time the Richmond
Traction company was preparing to
/ tear up its tracks and sell the entire
equipment. The proposition was not
a paying one and the owners We're
disguised with it. Service was bad,
cars running when the horses did not
| have other work to do. 1t was at this
| juncture that Col. Miller bought the
| line. Some of the stock holders did
not even want to transfer the stock
to a local man, who would maintain
the road, and it was necessary for Col.
Miller to get out temporary injunc-
tion to prevent the tracks from being
torn up. Later he got out perman-
ent injunction against the destruction
of his property and then started to
improve it.
According to Col. Miller he did not
buy the traction property SO much for
the investment as that he did not
want to see Richmond lose its street
car service. He says that the history
of city losing its car service is that
the city spends years in getting it
back Being burdened with the street
car line which was a losing PROPOSE
ton. Col Miller took steps to induce
people to ride on his cars. He bought
from Nathan Hawkins and the Samuel
Charles estate, the land which is now
Glen Miller and started to improve
it for park purposes.
Col Miller says what is now the
Glen looks but little like the ground
he purchased There were TILED
fields, timber land, a stream of water
and pond, mil race and saw mill
but no bubbling springs, well kept
driveways, splendid culverts and 9TH
err features which go to make the
Glen the pleasant retreat which it now
is. 1t was a diamond in the rough
but so very rough that even Mr.. Mil
Ter did not anticipate anything like
we enjoy today.
1t is the popular conception that
the Glen is largely the handiwork of
nature-that the trees just grew and
the water flowed-all man had to do
was to cut the grass and pull The
weeds. This is very nearly all wrong.
OF course the hills and dales were
there and underneath the surface
flowed the water which so many now
seek, but it was due to Mr.. MilleI's
efforts that the Glen took on the as
order that people would be attracted
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When the Earth Quakes.

Some idea of the stupendous powel
of the subterTanean forces exerted by
earthquakes is shown 10y the changes
effected by them in geography. Noun
tains have been oblters red or new ones
formed, islands have been made or de
stroyed, and whole stretches Of coast
line wiped out. For Instance, in Sep
TENDER. 1859, on the lofty tableland
about $50 miles southwest of the City
of Mexico, a piece of land four square
miles in area was suddenly raised SOC
feet. and numerous cones appeared
one of them, the volcano of Jorullo
being nearly LOO feet high. Java in
1872 suffered in the opposite way, for a
tract of country fifteen miles long by
six miles broad was swallowed up en-
tirely, a mountain of 5000 feet being
reduced to 5000 feet only in the
process
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With it's cool shades. invigorating
waters, pleasant plots of grass and
| gorgeous flowers Glen Miller park
may well be called the garden spot
of Indiana Taking the present time
as our view point there is scarcely
| resident of Richmond who would
part with Glen Miller park, yet twenty
| two years ago the opposition to the
purchase of the land which now forms
| the greater portion of the Glen was
so strong that it came near remaining
/ in the possession of Col. John F. Mil
| Ier. Various objections were made
to the purchase of the original 80
acres but finally all were overcome
and Monday night, February 16, 1885
the city council of Richmond author
lied buying the ground, by vote of
to 5, the price being $4,000, pay
able in seven installments, the first
S.. 900 being turned over to Mr.. Mil
/, Ter at the time of the transfer and the
remaining installments annually Pro-
vision was made that the city could
issue twenty year bonds at any time
it chose to meet the unpaid install
ments These bonds were issued and
accepted by Mr.. Miller, bearing six
per cent interest.
Although the land bought from Mr..
Miller forms the main portion of Glen
Miller other purchases were made and
the old cemetery taken in, thus giving
the park an acreage, according to the
statistics of the city engineer of AS
acres. but according to those who
have been interested in the park, of
164 acres. Lack of time on the part
of the writer and insufficient COM
pilation of facts in regard to the Glen
heretofore make it impossible to state
accurately just how much land there
is substantial purchase of IL acres
was made from David Hawkins, Feb
ruary %, 1898, the consideration be-
ing s3,65925. Maple Grove cemetery
vacated by the legislature March 6.
1883, was added to Glen Miller park
following the removal of the bodies in
tered there to the Earlham cemetery
and other points There are IA acres
in the former cemetery and as yet
it has not been improved to the ex-
tent of the other portions of the park.
1t is we'll kept, however, although
there are no walks, flower beds, or
springs in it as elsewhere.
Glen Miller was so called under the
ownership of Col. Miller. He had
bought the land subsequent to his pur-
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to pay, but the strange thing is a very
small per cent. who promise ever
keep their obligation and if / should
mention some names of persons who
have done this, you would be sur
prised." Reader, if you have been
guilty of this breach of honesty and
truthfulness, make reparation at once
or have the claim cancelled. Give the
minister his dues if you must have his
time and service. If you cannot do
SO in pecuniary way at least thank
him as well as pallbearers and others.
We are led to believe that much we
have criticised is due 10 thoughtless-
ness and not always intentional, and
therefore hope it may be received in
the spirit of fairness.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

People will treat YOU all right unit
they become familiar.
Whipping & little nan does your rel
uta alton as q fighter no good.
You can't p.ease everybody. A cheer
full person is pesslmist's idea OF
fool
The man who realizes the cowardic
of people can always put up gre@
bluff.
You can live way off on a lionel.
farm but trouble VIII come to you o.
there
When some men put quarter in IL
collection basket it gives them a fee.
ing OF -ig real sporty.
The i "a who is really in love pay
very little attention to the ability of IL
sweetheart as a bread maker.
Don't feel bad If people do not agre
with you. You may not agree witt
yourself if you stop % think it over
Atchison Globe.
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Infants and children are constantly needing q
laxative. II Is important to know what to give
them. Their stomach and bowels are not strong
enough for salts. purgative waters cathartic
pills. powders tablets. Give them q mild
pleasant. gentle laxative tonic like DIR. Cald-
wells Syrup Pepsin, which sells at the small
sum OF 50 cents or 81 at drug stores. II Is the
one great remedy for you to have u the house to
give children when they need It.
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Have you noticed the improved serv.
ice to Chicago via the c., G. e l.?
Through sleeper leaves Richmond at
Ills p NJ. daily, arrives in Chicago
at 700 A. M. Try it. apr6-tf
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Leaving Richmond 11:15 p. m. via
c., c. & l.. lands you In Chicago at
700 a. m. Through sleepers and
coaches. You will like 1t. apr6-tf
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Has special significance in commercial printing
its promise to deliver your work time is av
grade work at the right price 1t is the boast
ivers all work when promised--we will work all
word to our customers. And the work done by {
class and priced right. We able to turn
is the very latest. Our presses are brand new
is the best that money buy And all this Ct
decided advantage when it comes 10 turnil
able to do such high grade work reasonably
which advantage has been taken of all the latest
active warfare AGAINST that greatest enemy of rgl
Evening star., 1907-08-23
French Mobiles in Trade.


The nation Of shopkeepers' that we are
commenced the practice Of introducing our
artstocracy into commerce. The French
have taken longer in following our exam
pie, but once their aristocracy have put
their foot into trade they have done it with
thoroughness BETTING the French char
acter. A large number Of representatives
OF titled families are now engaged actively
or as sleeping partners In various branches
Of commerce. Wo do not find marchion-
esses as "modtstes," or earls as company
promoters, but as important participants in
up-to-date business, requiring energy and
Initiative, numbers of aristocrats either and
living or add to their enfeebled patrimony
To cite the most up to date Of the indus
with important automobile firms: Marquis
de Imeeourt Marquis de Nun, Comte de
Ganay, Prince Pierre d'ArenberE, Baron de
Turckheim, Comte Hubert de Pourtales
Comte Armand de Gontaut-Biron. Indeed,
the automobile industry seems to exercise q
and to the above must be added the follow
ing names Of those who are, as it WERE COL
laterally connected Herewith as makers
of tires. pumps or other appurtenances, or
merely as letters Of automobiles: Comte de
Montureux, Prince de Beauvais, Comte de
Quincy. Baron de Zuylen, Baron Foy.
Among other businesses the Marquis de
Nun is associated with champagne busi-
ness. Baron Antoine de Grancy is q d.
rector Of steam fisheries. Comte Jean de
Lubersac Is director of a cord factory at
Boulogne- ne-sur-Mer. Among cider manufac-
turers are Comte Pierre de Viel-Castel and
Baron de Serlay; CoInte de Panouse and
Comte Robert de Vogue are distillers, and
the Marquis de Chasseloup-Loubat Is a
metallurgist
Evening star., 1907-08-23
Napoleon's Old Coat.


At the 13 Vendemiaire Napoleon was in
such a state Of poverty that his clothes
were all torn and he did not own a sword
He had to borrow one. and the day follow
ing his success he had to get a quantity
of cloth from the state to have a suitable
uniform made. From this moment, how
ever. he paid great attention to his toilet
and took a certain pride IN richly decorated
clothes At Marengo he wore a uniform
covered with gold embroidery-a uniform
to which he attached sort of supersti-
tious reverence. When he went to Milan,
for instance, to be crowned king of Italy
he attended a review on the field of battle
in the old-fashioned and much-tarnished
suit he had worn on the memorable 18th OF
June. 1900.
He never parted with this old coat. He
brought it with him to st. Helena, and
when he was dead his companions put II
he still took great care of his toilet, but
he affected simplicity all the more, as he
wished his generals and suite to be gor-
geous in gold uniforms and plumed he'll
NETS. 1t was then he took to wearing the
gray redingote and the hat which, as well
as the uniform. has been decreed to the
Empress Eugene. At first the hat was
low-crowned. with wide border but little
by little 1t got higher and higher until II
became the hat everybody knows The
hat was OF long, hairy felt, what hatters
called "castor franchise" and it had a
lining of grayish-green silk. Napoleon wore
his hats for a long time and sent them to
be repaired again and again.
Evening star., 1907-08-23
Dun's Trade Review.

NEW YORK, August 23.-R. G. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review of trade tomorrow will
say:
Bank clearings maintain a steady volume,
denoting normal settlements through the
banks. total exchanges this week at all
leading cities in the United States outside
New York being sSO1 1887 AIS, an increase
of 7.3 per cent over last year, and 221 per
cent over the corresponding week Of 1905
There is large loss at New York city, due
entirely to the fact that unusual specula-
tive activity prevailed In the Wall street
markets a year ago. and the trlfiing loss
at Boston and Philadelphia is also a re-
Election of this. Otherwise there Is general
ly a considerable increase, notably still in
the west The volume of business in Au
gust Is usually at the low water mark for
the year as will be seen in the figures Of
this year and 19O5-speculative activity a
year ago reversed this condition-and cpm-
pared with 1908, the August statement is
quit az satisfactory as the preceding
months.
Evening star., 1907-08-23
Some London Nicknames


1t was only q very few weeks ago that
cabs fitted with taximeters in the manner
SO popular In Paris were put on the Lon
don streets. At first everybody called them
'taximeter cabs" to distinguish them from
ordinary cabs, but the name has by uni
versal consent been shortened to "taxicabs" 4"
IN Just the same way as the omnibus
which was introduced from Paris by q man
named Shillibeer. the first travelling from
Paddngton to the Bank Of England in
the place of cabriolet. as the one-horse We
hicles used to be called when twelve Of
them first piled in London in 1923.
VINO, nowadays. would ever dream OF
speaking of the Central London railway
when "the tube has supplanted the proper
common consent become the recognized way
of speaking Of the Baker Street and Water
loo railway, but has actually been adopted
by the company itself. which thus, con-
sciously or unconsciously, pays its tribute
OF admiration to George r. Sims who it
Is generally believed. invented the name.
The people who patronize the Trocadero
restaurant always call 1t "the Troc." just
as those who yield allegiance to the Cri-
terion would have q fit II it were called by
any other name than "the Cri." In the
days when the St. James restaurant was
30 popular 1t was always called Jimmy s."
and already the new hotel which is rising on
the old site Is being spoken of In the same
way.
Even the clubs have not failed to fall un-
der the fatal fascination Of nicknames, for
the United Service Is commonly known as
''the Senior the Naval and Military as
the In and Out" while a well-known one
Is by no means infrequently spoken Of as
"the Pothouse'' by the members who fire.
quent 1t.
Evening star., 1907-08-23
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.

Quotations given below are for large
lots. Jobbers' prices from 1c to &c higher.
EGGS. i Nearby fresh Virginia. 91a22:
west Virginia and southwest Virginia,
19a2O; Tennessee. 19a2O: North Carolina.
10a2O.
wsC. BuITER: B. .cgeamery fancy. 23ha2e.
Process. fancy. 81 sa22; fair to good. Goa
21. Store-packed. fresh. 1Sa19.
CHEESE. New York state factory,
new. large. 14ka15.
POULTRY. - Chickens. spring. per Ib..
IS; hens, per h. 13; ROSTERS. per lb.. Z:
keats, per lb. 10.
DRESSED POULTRY. Hens. choice,
per lb.. -; roosters, per 1b.. 9a10; chick
ems. per lb. 1s; ducks. per lb.. 1Oa12.
vEGETABLEs.-Pota new, per bbl.,
new. sweet. per Dbl. 3.0Oa5 90 carrots,
new. per bunch. 2: cucumbers. per basket.
25a4O; onions, per bbl.. 2.50a35O; pep
pers. per hundred, $50: tomatoes. per
80; eggplant. per doz.. 35a5O; squash, per
basket. 25a35: per bbl., 10; snap beans.
per bu.. so: per bbl.. 75a1.5O; wax beans,
per bu.. 40: lima beans, per qt.. oOao5;
new beets, per bunch, 1ha2: lettuce, Der
bbl., 1.5Oa2.OO; peas. per Dbl, 30oa4 90:
corn, per doz,. 1oa15; okra. per carrier so
al. 90.
GREEN FRUITS-Apples, new south
ern. per bbl., 1.5oa350; oranges. Cal, per
box. 3.5Oa4.75: grape fruit, per box, 25Oa
400; pineapples. per crate. 125a4 so ;
peaches. per crate, 3.OOa4. so; cantaloupes
per crate. 1.5Oa3.00: watermeIons. each
15a35: plums, per crate. 1.25a2 so; black
berries. per quart sails: huckleberrfes.
per quart box, 10a12h.
HAY AND STRAW.-Timothy. choice.
1000; No. 1. 19.OOa2O.0O: No. :. 1s.OOa
1900: mixed hay 15.OOa170O: clover. 1900
a18OO. Straw. rye, bundle. 11.OOa1 so:
rye. machine thrash, s.00as. so; wheat. 6. SO
a675; oat straw, per ton, 500.
LIVE STOCK.-Cattle, extra, jar cwt..
500; butcher, per cwt., 4.75a5OO; ordi.
nary. per cwt.. 25Oa3OO. Hogs per cwt..
gross. 6.5Oa6.75. Sheep, 3OOa3.5O; lambs.
spring. choice. 7. Calves. choice. per lb..
7kaS: medium. per h.. 6h. Cows prime.
fresh. each. 35.00a50.0O; common. each,
2OoOaS0.00; old and dry. each, 1O.0Oa12 90.
BEEF CUTS.-Ribs, No. 1, Der lb.. II.
No. 2. II; No. 8, 10. Rounds No. /. per
h., 10; No. 2, 8; No. 3, g. Lofns No. 1
per h.. 13; No. 2, 12; No. 8, IL Chucks.
No. 1. per h., 8; No. 2. Z; No. 8. G.
WOOL AND HIDES Wool. washed.
Of snrfs s gsa n Hes &c., wes
lb.. 0: dry. per lb, 16a1s. shee osktns
green. each. 1.25a1. so: dry. each, I5a1 .25
Calfskins. green. each. I35a1 so.
GRAIN.-Wheat. new southern. 60as5.
Corn. shelled. white. 67a72: yellow, 67a72:
ear. 3.65a3.S5. Oats. western white. No. 2
63a65; mixed. 61a63. Bran. per ton, "a Ooa
25.OO. Middlings. per ton. 26.OOa28O0