Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 37, Number 145, 23 April 1912 — Page 7

THE UICH3IOND PALIiVDIU3l 'AND SUXTELEOR A Si. TUESDAY, ATOIL, 23, 1912.

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EVERY INDIANA CITY SHOULD PROVIDE A "BREATHING PLACE" FOR ITS CITIZENS

The Indiana Forestry Association taking the greatest interest in the .Arbor Day celebration here, furnishes the following article on the importance of parks.

It is agreed at this day, especially here there has been an intelligent study of conservation of forests and the establishment of parks and woodlots by municipalities, that every city and town in Indiana ought to provide "breathing places" for the present and future generations. How to procure these parks is therefore an interesting topic at this time. Of course the various muncipalitles might go out and buy suitable lands, and this Is what some of them

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ALFRED BURDSALL re doing, but in some cases they can mot afford it and in others sentiment has not been created to the extent that tniB would be advisable. Some of the larger cities in Indiana have fine park systems, especially this is true in Indianapolis, Ft. Wayne and Terre Haute. In each of these cities some land for the parks has been purchased but each, of them have received some as gifts from patriotic and public spirited citizens. Quite a number of Indiana's present : parks -were gifts, some partially, and ome in full. Some cities have conaverted abandoned cemeteries into jarks. In tome cities, societies or orders have taken up the park question In a special way resulting in the acquirement of parks by gifts or pur-

a legacy to the commercial-organization to expend for the benefit of the city and a tract of land, fifteen acres, was purchased to be used as a park, and 200 trees have been planted therein. The oity later purchased thirty acres adjoining and the park will consist of forty-five acres. Connersville has' received a very nice park, known as Roberts park, and donated to the city by Mr. James E. Roberts of Indiananolis, a former citizen of Connersville. It has been used for park purposes and somewhat Improved. Pavillions and a grandstand have been erected there and Connersville's f l ee fairs are held there each year. Muncie enjoys a large and beautiful park as the result of the benefaction of George F. McCulloch, who gave to the city for park purposes eighty-five acres. The city purchased some additional and has erected there shelter houses, made tennis courts, ball grounds, see-saws, gymnasium outfits, and also quite an elaborate menagerie is being put in it. At Brook, Ind., George Ade has donated to the town eight acres, a hickory grove, nicely put down in lawn, and otherwise improved. Attica has probably more parks than any place of its size in the state, and recently received as a gift from a number of public-spirited business men and citizens a thirty-acre tract which the city has improved with drives and in which the school children have planted a arge number of trees. It is known as Ravine park. At Fort Wayne we have an example of the lasting appreciation a gift of park lands receives. Swinney park, fifty acres, was donated to the city nearly forty years ago and was named after Thomas Swinney, the donor. It is improved by trees and a lake and is one of the delights of the city. Fort Wayne, however, has been exceedingly fortunate along these lines. Williams park, Hayden park, McCulloch park, Rockhill and Lakeside parks were either donated to the city in whole or in part. It is safe to conclude that the early gift of Swinney park to the municipality had the effect of influencing others to do likewise. Madison has a park as the result of civic pride among the ladies there. It consists of six acres and was formerly a cemetery. It is now most beautifully graded, with magnificent drives and lawns, and has fine shade trees, fountain and playground for children. The fountain was donated by the I. O. O. F. of that city, but the park itself is the result of the efforts of the local chapter of the Daughters oi the American Revolution, which, headed by Mrs. W. A. Guthrie, a national officer of the association, procured it for the city. It is now under the supervision of the local chapter of that association, by which it receives its name, the "John Paul Park." The Gem City T. P. A. park, which

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chase. , It Is worth while to encourage any of these methods. The bequeathing of lands to munici palities by nublic spirited men oi women is a satisfactory way of getting park lands. It not only assures to the generations to come a source of pleasure, beauty and health, but it insures to the one who gives it a monumeni everlasting. Hardly any other philan thropic act can compare with this as a gift to the whole people, and as the park is always named after the doner, nothing can compare with this plan of a patriotic citizen keeping alive his memory. As sentiment grows, acts of this kind become more common. Among the most recent acts of this kind was that of the late Judge Dykeman, whe about a year ago left to the city oi Logansport a most beautiful tract oi land, nearly one hundred acres. Ai the same time he gave to the countj of Cass, a larpe tract of land. The late Alfred Burdsall, a prominent business man of Indianapolis left that city nearly a quarter of a million dollars for the purpose of extending the park system. A few years ago William Watson Wollen with great liberality gave to this same city forty acres, lying near, and heavily timbered, known as Buzzard's Roost. Crawfordsrvllle is to have a magnificent park. Harry J. Milligan, of Indianapolis, gave to the city of Crawfordsville, twenty-five acres in memory of his father. The commercial organization there, headed by A. M. Smith, purchased an adjoining tract and will sell enough lots therefrom to pay for the whole of it, add ten acres to the park and make it one of thirty-five acres, all in blue grass and nicely covered with natural grove. Mr. Smith says it is expected that the commercial club will have enough money from the proceeds of what it sells to put the park in very fine condition. At Brookrille, Mr. James Davis left

Year by year the old land marks in New York city go and the skyscrapers come. One change of this kind during 1912 will be the demolition of Aaron Burr's law office, which was at 75 Nassau street not a particularly in-

fort on Julv 4th, this year, was procured by the city in a novel but effective way. The local branch of the Travelers Protective Association procured the signatures of 1,575 citizens of Frankfort asking that eighty-three acres of fine park land, on which they had secured an option, be purchased by the city. This was done and the T. P. A. then erected therein a shelter house, and by their influence procured from the lighting plant free lights, had installed there, In a three-acre park, four deer; some driven wells have been put down and the wooded part cleaned up and put in grass. In this park Frankfort has something that could not be procured in a few years from now at many times the money now spent, and of course the people woxild not enjoy it now. The T. P. A. is receiving great praise for its work in this behalf. Boonville has two acres which could be made into a beautiful park and which was donated to the city for that purpose by a Mr. Breckenridge. Marlon haB received as a gift one park, "Matter's park." which was given the city by Philip Matter and wife. Wabash was given a park by the heirs of Mr. Hanna, formerly a promof two acres and has been improved by the city. At WInamac a peninsula formed by the Tippecanoe river, very beautifully wooded, has been purchased by a number of prominent business men and public-spirited citizens. It is free to everybody, these owners, known as the Winamac Park Association, retaining concession privileges for picnics and the like, the most of which money is spent to Improve the park. In eaoh of the above cases, the cities are to be congratulated upon securing the parks, as any of the plans are good. It would seem that any municipality in Indiana could adopt one of the methods and secur a park or wood lot acreage.

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THE SILVER BOWL ft Was Full of Water, and It Puzzled the Week End GuatU A rising young politician m Xew York tells this story on himself. He was Invited recently to spend a "week end at a country house where things were done a notch or two more elaborately than he was accustomed to. and he stood in not a little awe of the solemn person who was assigned to net as temporary valet to -him. The climax came when this functionary tapped at his door on Sunday morning and toid him it was 8 o'clock. "All right, I'll get up." said the visitor, and the solemn man disappeared Into the bathroom, from which presently the noise of water running into the bathtub was audible. In half a minute more the solemn person emerged, holding a large silver bowl full of water, with which he approached the bed. "Ho must have seen the astonishment in my face," said the New Yorker. "I couldn't conceal it. It was a wholly new game to me, and I didn't know whether I was expected to dip my head in it or to drink it. It was an awful moment, but that man was a diplomat. He realized my embarrassment, and he just let drop in a cold and aloof tone, as if be had outsiders to deal with every day, the simple explanation: " 'The temperature of your bawtb. air.'" New Tork Sun.

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THEATER SEATS.

Very Annoying Indeed It Was Bfer Th.y Wore N ufn barrel. People who xtowadays book their seats beforehand for the play cannot conceive of the discomfort of other days, an instance of which is given by John Fyvie In "Comedy Queens of the Georgian Era." "One of Charles Matthews newspaper cuttings," he says, "contains a letter from a disgusted playgoer dated January, 1776, protesting against this custom of "permitting a footman to sit for an act or two of a play next to a woman of the first quality by way of securing a place for his absent master.' "The indecency of the practice is said to be aggravated by the usual tholce of the dirtiest servant of the family for this duty, 'for the men of parade and figure are to pranc Defore the lady's chair with v lighted flambeaux or bang lite a rope of onions behind her conch. "As a remedy for this nuisance the writer of this letter made the revolotionary suggestion that the sittings In the boxes should be numbered, a plan which does not seem to have occurred to any one previously and which was not adopted till long afterward." London Gentlewoman.

Spain rising waited until "manana and the day after, has begun to replace the navy destroyed at Santiago and Manila fourteen year ago. Amid great rejoicing and in the presence of King Alfonso and Queea Victoria, the firtt vessel of tne new navy, the battleship Espana, was launched at Ferrol recently.

Ernest Terah Hooley. who for aev-j eral years was known as one of Ecj land's prominent promoters and flnan-i

ciera. but whose bankruptcy In 1S9$ was followed by his connection with many notorious rt - rich - quick" schemes, was recently convicted of swindling and sentenced to a year's imprisonment.

Mrs. Daniel W. Marvin, one of the Titanic survivors who is credited in New York papers with the assertion that she saw Ismay and Captain Smith drinking in one of the saloons of the liner just before It crashed into the great ice-mountain. Mrs. Marvin with her husband, a wealthy young New Yorker, were returning to New York on the Titanic after enjoying their honeymoon in Europe. The young bride is now a heart-broken widow as a result of the terrible disaster.

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CURTAIN

We announce our Annual Lace Curtain Sale. It begins Wed., ylprll 514, and continues until Saturday, Aay 4, 1912.. Ten Days of Money saving Opportunities for you In this department! Right now is when you need Lace Curtains, tov Is the opportune time to buy them. All kinds of Lace Curtains are represented in our magnificent display Including Brussels, Cluny, Arabian, Irish Point, Renaissance, Nottingham and Auslln. See our windows. We mention but a few of the exceptional values we are offering.

100 pairs Ruffle and Flat Edge Swiss Curtains, 22 yards long, 36 inches wide. Special Price 50c Pair

200 Samples of Curtains and Curtain Nets, 3 yards long, at Half price. Sale 50c to $1.50 Each

200 pairs Assorted Nottingham and Muslin Curtains, new patterns, full size. Price $1.35 a Pair

100 pairs choicest Saxony and Cable Net Curtains in White and Arabian. Fine Weaves with plain centers and allover designs. Sale Pric $3.18 a Pair.

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100 Pairs Assorted Cumins in Irish Point, Cluny and Brussels Net, Mounted on fine quality French Net in White and Arabian, regular prices $6.00 to $7.00 pair. Sale Price $4.50 Parr. 500 Yards Fancy Curtain Nets, in Green, Red, White and Ecru. Patterns suited for any room. Regular values, 25c, 30e and 35c Yd. Sale Price 21c Yard. 50 Patterns 40 inch reversible stenciled Etamines, light and dark colors, regular price, 30c yard. Sale Price, 22c Yd. Plain and Fancy Scrim, Swiss Burlap, Denim, Madras, Monks Cloth and Silk material for overdraperies, all at special prices.

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