Indianapolis Journal, Volume 53, Number 4, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 January 1903 — Page 3

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAI SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 1903.

PART , ONE.

HOW OLIVES ARE GROWN

AMERICAN'S KNOW LITTLE ADOIT THUIR CLXT1VATIOX. Interesting Talk wltU Henry L. TrenKrrt n. Former Indlanlan Olive OH of California.

Henry I. Traeger. a former Indianlan now engaged In the cultivation of olives and the making of olive oil in California, was In the city for two days during last week and talked Interestingly upon one , occasion of an industry about which most people in this part of the United States - are very ignorant. "I find that there isn't one American In ten who knows anything about olives," said Mr. Traeger, "although the industry ' has become a very important one indeed on the Pacific coast. Tho olive is a na- ' tive of southern Europe and has been cultivated from time immemorial. From

there it has spread to various countries which offer, like California, similar climatic conditions. It requires a yearly temperature somewhat higher than is required by the grape vine, and will not stand so low a temperature as the latter. It Is dangerous to plant olive trees in any region where the temperature often falls below ro degrees, Fahrenheit. Some varieties will withstand 15 degrees, but only for a short time; and the young wood of many varieties U injured even above this temrerature. At 10 degrees, Fahrenheit, the whole tree is destroyd. On account of its reed of an even climate the olive Is seldom cultivated successfully more than one hun dred miles from the sea, and succeeds best where the mean temperature of the coldest month does not fall below 43 degrees. My own olive ranch in the Santa Clara valley is only twenty roiies from the coast and the temnerature Is seldom lower than 43 degrees. The olive needs a light, well-drained soil, and either does not succeed or gives fruit of poor quality on heavy, clayey or ill-drained soil. It Is especially suited to sandy or loamy ground, rich in lime, and will grow in soils so rocky that nothing else but a vine could succeed in them. It Is a mistake, however, to suppose that the olive will give profitable crops in poor Rolls; such soils must be well fertilized to insure good growth of the young trees and good crops on the old. The olive re qulrea less water than many cultivated trees on account of Its light foliage and its strong root system, which penetrates to a great depth even In very rocky subsoils if well drained. Failure to give sufficient water and cultivation to both young and old trees has been responsible in the past for the lack of success In many thousands of acres of olives in California. Where the rainfall is light, however, irrigation k necessary. It must not be excessive, and the water level must be kept low. otherwise the quality of the crop will be in ferior and the trees subject to disease. "Olives are generally propagated by cut tings. There are several different methods. In Bom? cases young shoots several inches long are cut from strong, vigorous trees with a harp knife. They should ke cut a3 Boon as the wood is fairly well hardened. but not too late In the season, and all the leaves must be removed except two or three at the top. The shoots are planted , immediately In shallow boxes of sand, f placed In a greenhouse or a warm shady

j'pot and kept moderately moist. In three j . or four months most of them will, be well ! rooted and should then be transplanted to pct3 or to the nursery, where they will receive more sun. Here they should remain three or four months longer, after which they are In readiness to be planted in place. Another method commonly practiced Is to cut sections of large branches one or two feet long, split them in two and then bury the halves horizontally, with the bark up, . about three inches deep in the nursery. If thj soil of the nursery Is warm and light and well drained and kept rather moist a large number of shoots will start in a few months from the buried sections and come up through the soil. When these shoots have become firm, but are still growing, they are cut off with a sharp knife as close as possible to the old wood and planted just as are the young shoots taken directly from the trees. "But the strongest, heaviest-bearing and longest-lived trees are those grown from seed. Seedlings have a stronger and more !eep-seated root system and grow into hardier and more regular trees than those , grown from cuttings. The only objection to their use is that they require several years longer time before commencing to bear. With care and intelligent cultivation, however, this delay can be reduced to one or two years, and the larger crops and heavier trees resulting will more than compenate the ranchman for his loss of time. The flesh of the olive has to be removed before planting the pits. This is usually done by piling the fruit in heaps and allowing It to decay, after which the pits can easily be removed by washing. Many of the seeds of most varieties will not germinate. They are separated by placing all the pits in water and rejecting all of those that float. The pits may be planted Immediately, or, if there is any likelihood of frost., kept in dry sand until spring. They must be cracked before sowing or they will remain in the ground two years at least before germinating. The seedlings always ' revert more or less to the wild plant or type, so that It is necessary to graft or bud them with the variety which it is deFlred to propagate. This may, in very favorable cases, be done In the spring atter - planting, but usually they are not large enough until the second spring. "All the fruit of the olive is borne on two-year-old wood and the same wood never bears twice. That 13, the crop of this year is borne on the shoots that grew last year, and the next year's crop will be bo;ne on the shoots that develop this year. For this reason a new croop of .shoots each year is essential to regular bearing. The art of pruning can be learned only by practice and experience. When a tree has been properly pruned from the

beginning it is seldom necessary to remove anything but small twigs or to make large wounds. When, however, on account of Improper pruning or of great age of the tree, all the main branches of the tree have . become bare, and all the fruit-bearing wood has disappeared from the center of the tree It Is necessary to cut back even the largest branches. This, however, must be done gradually, or the tree will be injured by a too sudden curtailment of the leaves, which are Its feeding organs. "Whether olives are to be used for pickling or oil-making It Is very important that they should be picked carefully and at the right time. For gTeen pickles they must be racked very scon after they obtain full size, but before they have begun to color or to soften. For ripe pickles they are gathered at the Fame stage of ripeness a? for oil-making; that is, when thy oltain the maximum amount of oil, which 1 soon after they are well colored, but be- - fore they have attained the de-p black signifying over-ripenesr. If the olives are gathered when too gnen the oil will be titter, and If gathered when too rlp it

will be rancid. On account of the different degrees of color In different varieties of

olives It is often difficult to tell from their appearance Just when they should be gath ered. When they can be easily shaken from the tree they are ripe enough. If they commence to fall without vigorous shaking they are too ripe. The careful olive ranchman that knows his business will always gather the fruit by hand for whatever purpose the olives are to be used. Many a fellow has failed of success in California because oT using rakes or sticks in gathering the fruit, thus bruising many of the olives and breaking off a lot of valuable fruit shoots needed for the following year. "Now let me tell you something that may surprise you. There Is a general Idea pre vailing throughout the United States, east of the Sierras, that pickled green olives. such as those imported from Spain and also sent out in large quantities from Call fornla nowadays, are very healthful and may be eaten without restraint. This is a great mistake. They are made from unripe fruit and are, therefore, so far as their use as a food Is concerned, In no way superior to unripe peaches or apples. They are simply a relish and should be eaten in very limited quantities, in the same way as pickled walnuts or cucumbers. On the contrary, pickled ripe olives constitute an extremely nutritious and digestible form of food. They contain a large amount of oil and some nitrogenous matter,, and in some countries replace meat to a certain extent. A meal of bread and ripe olives is not only palatable, but wholesome and sustaining, and the amount eaten Is to be limited only by the same considerations as that of any other good, wholesome food. And yet it seems an almost Impossible task to educate you Easterners up to the cor rect understanding regarding olives. I'll venture to say that there is scarcely any demand at all here In Indianapolis for pickled ripe olives, while no luncheon table or dinner party would be considered com plete without plenty of the green olives, which some people and women, especially. I notice become passionately fond of, eating them as if they were so many bonbons." MYSTERIES OF LAKE ERIE. What Decame of Bodies of Some of Idaho's Cr err. Buffalo Times. A group of men standing on the docks Thursday night were discussing the fierce windstorm that blew over Lake Erie all day Thursday, throwing the waves up against the breakwall, and making it dan serous for the smaller craft to attempt a trip up the lake. "It was In such a wind as this," said one of the men who took part in the conversation, "that the steamer Idaho started up The sinking of the steamer Idaho and the loss of nineteen of her crew was one of the worst disasters that ever happened on Lake Erie. The Idaho was an old vessel. Mariners declare that she should not have started out In such weather as that which was then prevailing, but the captain and the owners evidently thought she could stand it. else she never would have gone out. The Idaho after a fierce struggle with wind and wave succeeded In getting under Long Point, and she had protection for some hours. After quite a wait the captain decided to proceed, and the boat was headed up the lake, but the fierce storm proved too much for her, and after a gallant tight she sunk. Only two men were left to tell the story of the disaster. The captain and eighteen of his men perished. The survlv ors were named La Force and Gill. They were forced to cling all night In a bitter cold wind to the mast of the Idaho, which projected above the surface of the water. for the vessel went down in only six fathoms. They were picked up by an in coming steamer and brought to Buffalo. Of the nineteen men who perished, the bodies or only four or live of them were ever found, notwithstanding the fact that the boat went down in but forty-eight feet of water. One of the bodies found was that of Captain Gillies. It was some weeks after the disaster that his remains were picked up. hat became of the other bodies? That is a question that has never been answered. Vesselmen say the Idaho broke up long be fore she sank, so that the bodies could not have been held prisoners In her. The most likely theory, and the one that Is most generally accepted, is that the bodies were swallowed up by the quicksand in the neighborhood of the wreck. Tending to connrm tnis tneory is ine nistory or a schooner which was called Fitzgerald, and which was lost on the shore near where the Idaho sank nearly a score of years ago Vesselmen say that when the Fitzgerald necame stranded on the sand she imme aiaieiy Degan to disappear, and was eventually swallowed up by the quicksand. Not a thing was left to mark the spot wnere sne naa stranded. Some vesselmen are inclined to think that the rest of the bodies of the men who were lost on the Idaho certainly would have been found at some time or other If they had not been drawn down into the quicksand, to be buried for all time. The failure to find the missing bodies of the Idaho's men Is only anotner or tnose strange mysteries of the laxe. Another, and one that has interested ves selmen all along the lakes for years. Is the mystery of the whereabouts of the hull, if me nun is ieit. or the steamer Dean Richmond, which sank off Dunkirk or Silver creek many years ago. Time and time again reports have been circulated that the wreck of the Richmond has been found. and vesselmen prick up their ears the minute they hear It, for every one took a deep Interest in the whereabouts of the Richmond, because It was not definitely known jusi wnere sne aia sink. vesselmen believe that every vestige of the Richmond has long since been washed away, and that not even the framework of ner nun remains. Yet they would not be a bit surprised if they heard another report mai me menmona naa Deen round. Supposed Bast of ro Found. Paris Messenger. A valuable bust, believed to be that of tne hmep'or ivero. has Just been turned up by a peasant digging In the fields at Ravanusa. near Girgenti. The whole" of tnis countryside, where first the Greek town or na stood, and then the Carthaginians came, and lastly Virgil whiled away many a pleasant, studious day, is rich in relics. Pottery, medals, monev. cameos and arms are often turned ud bv spade and plow; but the peasants not be ing learned folk, only objects of the most obvious value have been preserved. However, the recently discovered bust was rather a special find, and was snapped up by one of the curators of the Girgenti museum, it is of Parian marble, rather larger than lire-size, and in excellent preservation. One of the chief reasons for sup posing it to be a bust of Nero setting asuie tne iact mat its artistic qualities mark it undoubtedly as being of some very exanea uoman is mat :sero s famous fa vorite, the freedman Tigelllnus. was born and possessed magnificent villas in this neighborhood. The Last Leaf. I him once before. A he passed by the Uoor, And again The pavement utones rejtound As he totters o'er the ground With his cane. They My that In hi prim. Ere the pruning knife of Time Cut him down. Not a better man was found By the crier on his round Through the town. But now he walk the street. And he looks at all he meets Sad and wan. And he hakrs his feeble head, That it eems ad if he said: "They are gone." The raowjr marbles rest On the Up that he has pressed In their bloom. And the names he loved to hear Have been carved for many a year On the tomb. And if I should live to be The last leaf on the tree In the sprlPK. Let them smile as I do now. At the old. forsaken bough. Where I cilr.r. Oliver Wendell Holmes. Dlnmoiitl mid Jewelry At very low prices thi3 month. Making a specialty of diamonds I still have a very nice selection to select from. J. P. MULLAL.LY. Jewtltr, 2S Monument Place,

v : gi I vSuburban Social News 9 Events of the Past Week Briefly Told

IlrlKhtVTOod. Miss Helen Barnett is visiting relatives in Bellefontaine, O. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Green are visiting friends in Springfield. 111. Mr. Thomas Holman. of Lafayette, who was the guest of friends, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. Edward McCullough have returned from a visit to friends in Terre Haute. Mrs. Honora McKenna and daughter Nora are guests of relatives and friends in Logansport. Mrs. Mary Copeland and granddaughter Eva, of Acton, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Kemper. Mrs. J. Gilchrist and children have re turned from a visit to friends and relatives in Letts Corner. Mr. and Mrs. Penn Hanna, of Waveland, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fullenwider last week. Mrs. James Steen and children have re turned from a week's visit to relatives in Bellefontalne, O. Mrs. M. Calhoun and daughters, who have been spending the holidays with relatives in Mattoon, III., will return home this week. Henry Hoss. who was spending his vaca tion with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anton Hoss, has returned to Purdue University. Clermont. Miss Verlinda Miller is visiting relatives In Summlttville. Mr. John Mortimer, of Louisville, was the guest of relatives last week. Miss Purcell has returned from her home In Terre Haute to resume teaching school. Miss Daisv Blackwell has returned from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Alice aiorgan, in Indianapolis. Mr. Frank Cones, of Indianapolis, spent the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Cones. Mrs. Charles Foreman, of Traders Point, was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Cora Ruse, last week. Miss Anna Stone, who has been visiting friends and relatives for the past month, has returned to her home in Chicago. FlackvIIIe. Mrs. Charles Brown and son. of Indian apolis, are guests of relatives. Miss Animsta Noltinsr has returned from a visit to friends in Indianapolis. Mrs. V. w. McKee was the guest of Mrs. Jenny Kelly. In Alliance, last week. Miss M. Vlnta Myers has returned from a short visit to friends in Clermont. Mr. Fleminir. of Carthaee. Is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. D. v. lsennour. tlca Mllloiv ef Tndlnanolis. was the guest of her sister, Mrs. George Fox, last week. MUs Vnra Knnedv. of Brownsville, will come to-morrow to be the guest of Miss Tilley Jones. xira Harriot MrTvpphan. who has been visiting her parents, has returned to her home in Marlon Park. Mr. Fnrman Arnold and family were eupsts of John Arnold and family. In In dianapolis, last "week. Me qt( Mr Frank TTarden. of Danville. ill., are cuests or Air. Harden s parents, air. ana Mrs. ueorge iiaraen. Hanfirttville. Miss Minnie Goodlet Is the guest of Mrs. Jacobs, in Chicago. lat MattiA Van Trcpse. whn was visit ing friends here, has returned to ner nome in Bright. Mr nnrl ATr Wlrlrk. who snent the holldavs witn relatives in uen uavis, nave A a. m . J V-t . returned home. Mr. and Mrs. John Dunn returned yester day after spending the holidays with rela tives In Bridgeport. A pretty wedding of the holidays was solemnized Monday evening at 8:30 o'clock at King-avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, when Miss Indiana Blanche Gregg, daughter of Mrs. Fidelia Gregg, was married to Mr. Arley Edg-ar Shirley. The altar was beautifully decorated with a mass of palms, before which the bridal party stood. Miss Edith Danner presided at the piano, playing "Hearts and Flowers" as the large gathering or guests were seated by the ushers. The bridal party entered the church to the "Lohengrin wedding march. The bride and groom came up different aisles alone, preceded by the bridesmaids Miss Hazel Orme. of Southport. a cousin of the bride, and Miss Eldora Nelson, of Llzton, a cousin of the groom, and the groomsmen Mr. Conner Munday and Dr. Manker. The Rev. H. II. Dunlavy offici ated, using the ring ceremony. The pianist played "O Promise Me" during the ceremony. The bride wore an exquisite gown of white organdy over taffeta, made with tucks and lace insertion and a bertha of white chiffon, and carried an arm bou quet of Bride roses. Miss Orme wore white organdy over pink and carried pink roses. and Miss Nelson wore white Persian lawn over yellow and carried yellow roses. IrvlnRton. Prof. H. L. Rietz Is spending a few days in Chicago. anss Heien carver nas returnea rrom a week's visit in Marlon. Miss Mabel Robinson, of Madison, is vis iting Miss Grace Carver. Miss Katharine Williams Is visiting Miss Edith Abbott in Chicago. Mrs. Jennie Jerrries has returned from a few days' visit in Pendleton. Prof, and Mrs. Will D. Howe are home from their wedding trip South. Miss Evelyn Jeffries returned Wednesday rrom a snort visit in lraraigar. Mrs. Willis Cunningham, of Spencer, is the guest or Mrs. vv. s. Morrett. Miss Pearl Leed returned Wednesday irom a snort visit in Trafalgar. Mr. and ÄIrs- WIN Dobyns visited friends a few days last week at Brookvllle. Mr. Marion Loop will go to Lafayette to-day to attend ruraue university. Mr. Arthur Waters, of North Salem, visitea irienas a few days last week. Mr. Shelly D. Watts, of Gas City, visited lrvington friends a few days last week. The Shakspeare coterie will meet next Friday afternoon with Mrs. Myron Wil liams. Mr. Paul Murray returned Friday from Ladoga, where he has been spending the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. George Brown are home from Elkhart after a week's visit with relatives. Miss Oolooah Burner arrived Friday to be the guest of Miss Charlotte Griggs for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. J. If. Dalrymple returned Friday from a short visit with friends in Brookvllle. Miss Mollle Cameron arrived yesterday to be the guest of Mrs. E. J. Heaton on Down ey avenue. President and Mrs. Bryan, of Bloomington, were guests at the Athenaeum Thursday evening. Miss Clara Mclntyre returned Wednesday from a two weeks' visit with Miss Edith Abbctt in Chicago. Miss Retta Barnhlll is home from Craw fordsville, where shje has been visiting her sister for a few days. Mrs. Libbie Bogue. of Spiceland. will come this week to visit Mrs. Charles E. Newlin for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hall were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Miller a few days last week at I'endleton. Miss Frances Tapp, after a short visit with Mrs. R. E. Moore, returned to her home in Kokomo Friday. Miss Charlotte Powell, after a week's visit, with Miss Mai Brevort, at Columbus, returned home yesterday. Miss Cornelia Allen will return to-morrow from Winter Hven, Fla., where she has been spending the holidays. Mrs. O. O. Carvin will go to-morrow to Ann Arbor to visit her mother, Mrs. Demia Thrasher, for several weeks. Misses Virginia and Eltzabeth Davis will return the latter part of this week from a two weeks' visit at Sheridan. Mrs. Grant Lott. after a two weeks' visit with Mrs. Charles Cross, returned to her home in Maple Grove. O., Friday. Prof. A. K. Rogers returned Friday from Washington, where he has been attending the American Philosophical Society. Mr. Alvin Frazler, after a short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Frazler. has returned to Columbus. The Fortnightly Club met Friday after noon with Mrs. Edward Kline on Dillon avenue. Papers were read by Mrs. D. K.

Carver, Mrs. Mary C. McGaughey and Mrs. Nathalla Landon. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Loop are home from Shelbyville. where they have been visiting Mrs. Loop's sister during the holidays. Miss Esther Collins, after a week's visit with her cousin. Mrs. D. C. Brown, will return to her home in Frankfort to-day.

Mrs. Captain Myers, of Anderson, who visited er sister, Mrs. Junius Cravens, a few days last week, has returned home.' Miss Florence Moore returned Friday from Peru, where she has been spending the holidays with Miss Florence Fetter. Mrs. D. C. Brown entertained about fif teen girls Wednesday afternoon for her guest, Miss Esther Collins, of Frankfort. Miss Essie Hunter will return to-morrow from Columbus, where she has been visiting Miss Hazel Reeves for two weeks. Miss May Metcalf and Miss Gertrude McCleery, of Anderson, were the guests of Miss Grace Carver a few days last week. Miss Jennie Cummlngs, after a several weeks' visit with Mrs. Elizabeth Howe, will return to her home in Lynn, Mass, to-mor row. Miss Anna Stewart came home yesterday from Connersvllle, where she has been the guest of Miss Madge Kensler for a week. Mr. J. E. Branham entertained his Sun day-school class Wednesday evening with a watch party at his home on Arlington avenue. Mr. John Mead and daughter Mary, of Topeka, Kan., after a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. S. Hunter Rlchey, returned home Tuesday. Mr. Jason Elstun, after a few days visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. El stun, has returned to his home in Summerset, Pa. Mr. and Mrs. J. August Brown, after a week's visit with Mr. and Mrs. Amos But ler, returned to their home in Bath. Ind.. Thursday. Prof. J. Dorsey Forrest will return from Philadelphia to-morrow, where he has been attending the convention of the American Economists. Miss Rebecca Downev. after n twn weeks visit with Mrs. Charles B. Clark, returns to-morrow to Ann Arbor, Mich., where she is attending college. i Miss Ada Allen, who has been vlsltlnc her mother. Mrs. Allen, nn Ttntior vnu during the holidays, returned to her home "W Wm m in v mcennes riaay. Miss Retta Williams entertained the fol lowing with a slumber party Wednesday night at her home on East Washington street: Misses Neil Ward, Ruth Williams, Alice Hardy, Delia Ward and Maud Conley, oi ureensourg. North Indianapolis. Mr. and Mrs. John Klnsr have returned from a short visit to relatives in Tipton. MiSS Cora Seddeth la visitlnc frtenri nnrl relatives in North Vernon. Mrs. O. W. Brooks, whn Visa htn vleW. lng friends In Loogootee, will return this weeK. Mrs. Bertha Shenherd. who was visitHi? Mrs. Haverstick. returned to her home in Lovett. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Maron. of Rorkville, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Collins. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Messersmlth. nf Muncie, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marsnau last week. Mrs. Charles J- Storkhnro-or tl-Vi I visiting her parents in Crawfordsville, will return this week. The Rev. C. R. Hunter, nf Vnrth vr. non, who was the guest of the Rev. J. Edward Brown, has returned home. About slxtV CTiests enloverl a muslral anrt literary entertainment at 92.1 Vst Twentv. ninth street, the occasion being the fifth weaamg anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. William D.' Norton. Among those who took part in the nroarramme Mr v. v. SheDherd. who read a naner. uhluri ding Anniversaries;" Miss Margaret Loucks rccuea, miss nuian Fowler presided at the orzan. and other numhern vn ronrtorori after which luncheon was served. Mr nnrl Mrs. Norton were the recipients of many guts. Olinrille. Miss Alma Martin, of Inrünnannll ra me guesi oi miss iena uumpsen. Mr. Feirell MeKeehan ha rotnm mm a visit to his parents in Kentucky. MISS MaV Powderlv entertnlnorl a mtmKor ui irienas inursaay nignt at ner home. MlSS Lillie RIddell. of Tnriinnnrtnllc . v. - . : --. : " me Ruesi oi tuiss uuve Myers last week. Mrs. Levi Mvers. of New Anmcta Via guest of her sister, Mrs. Sadie Meyer, last v reft. West Indianapolis. Mr. W. C. Ela has returned from a short Miss Maude Kimmer. of Milton, is the guest or ner sister, Mrs. John Baker. Miss Maude Drischell has returned from a visit to her parents in Cambridge City. Mr. George Overstreet has returned from a weeK s visit to mends in Jamestown. Mrs W. A. Dickens and son Russell are visiting mends and relatives in Danville, xnu. Mr. and Mrs. Alva Goodwin have returned rrom a weeK s visit to friends in Whites town. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Quigley. who were visiting friends in Brazil, have returned nome. Miss Addle Parker, who spent the holi days with her parents, has returned to the Chicago university.. Mrs. Robert Kerr, of Chicago, who was the guest of her sister. Mrs. A. D. Crull. nas returned nome. Mrs. Mary Wiley, who was visiting Mrs James M. Cooney, has returned to her home in Savonburg, Kan. Mrs. Elizabeth Snoddy has returned from a week s visit to her daughter, Mrs. Lu ther Williams, in Coatesville. Misses Lula and Imogene Hoss. Stall Pat ton and Adelaide Cronln entertained a number of friends Thursday afternoon by keeping open nouse at the home of the Misses Hoss, at No. 1123 Blaine avenue. PHOM'XCIATIOX REFORM. Special Attention Muat Be Given to the Matter. Philadelphia Record. In the Nineteenth Century magazine (English) Mr. C. L Eastlake, In an article on the changes in English pronunciation. says: "If a foreigner or anybody else were to state in a modern drawing room that he had seen 'a dook last "fooesday' it would be thought barbarous." This is encouraging, if true. It shows that it is pos sible to popularize the correct pronunria tion of common words. In our own coun try this barbarism Is so frequent as to attract the attention only of the hypersensitive ear. In the drawing room, trom the pulpit, from the bench, in the newspaper office, and worst of all from the teacher s platform in the nubile school and the col lege is often heard "noozpaut-r," "Noo York," "toon" and the like. While this refusal to pronounce the "u" as In "use is the most general error, there is a long list of words in common speech which are mispronounced' by educated persons. The argument in favor ' of allowing common usage to determine the pronunciation of words Is that it will Invariably choose the easiest form. This is obviously untrue, since the common usage of one section differs widely from that of another. Errors in the speaking of words in common use are sometimes due to carelessness rather than ignorance; to the lack of early training in orthoepy. Dr. Holmes has observed that persons whose correct pronunciation has been acquired in maturity frequently fall back into the vulgarisms of their youth which they hear so constantly. The whole trouble is due to the little attention which Is given to correct speaking in the schoolroom. Children adopt the pronunciation of their elders, and no effort is made by careless teachers to counteract the bad influence. The teacher may be careful in reading to pronounce words properly, but in her speech she is slipshod in most cases. The present practice of writing the spelling lesson deprives the child of an Important means of instruction. The old method of "spelling down" was an aid to correct pronunciation. Considering the fact that so many teachers and parents and public speakers are careless or ignorant as to the pronunciation of common words. It is not surprising that school and college graduates perpetuate the errors. Reform must begin at the school. The examination of applicants for appointment as teachers should Include orthoepy, and some fad should be abolished In order to give time for a dally lessen In pronuncla-

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