Tim OIlEGOrr SUNDAY, JOURNAL. POUTLANIX SUNDAY MORNING ' MARCH 24 907
diver and
" The Oliver
By Leigh Mitchell Hodget Vf
ryouTH . bend, ind., is ; th place
1 wherg I sheetar J conductors Ztof
their cars to help ladies dovinl
When you . hear the name South Bend
' you instinctively think of plows,' wagons and
serving machines. One-sixth of . the 6o,000
persons composing the population - of this
,. agreeable place puts its mind and muscle into
rthe construction of these three commodities.'
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these thtngs.-'It has a hotel. So has every routdn't qt rap an. v,
Kit,'. J " U.. -. ' that It wu orerpewerinr-far from tt i But Juat
, other town and city tn the land, but, not -a th,t tt WM ,a wery w,y M .1, what hotol .houia -
hotel like this Otte. There are few hotels in to rva the purpoee for which hoteU ar tbeoretteally
.l . tl -w toteaded. And the wonder ef It wae that there, in a,
the Country Itke I he UltVen'Jn One way, at mu, ctty on the aandy ralrlr c-r Indtana, should rUe'a
jjeosti there is not another like it in thiscoun-1 uM f v Brr
- . ,7 - ' " T)w South lender didn't know what to aay. 8o
,try Or any Other. ,f ' ' ' ; "V., :, Inauad ot trying to talk, they ralaed a purae or JJJOO and -
For TA Oliver is not onlv a beautiful nle U4 EoM k,vtn CUi n,or Uln toot ta,L
. 7 . . V " . .. 7 ' On t are Mkenea. of James Olfver and hie wife and a
comfortable, gastrohomtcally tempting hotel,
but it is also a monument and a gift. , It Is s
zmtlhon-doUar expression of the love of an old j
K. Kian for his home town and the only hotel in
. existence that is not run solely for the purpose
(of making money. It is the pride of South
Bend and the joyK of every man and woman
; tt Ao hasn't a home handy. ,. ' '",y
FirTT-ONH : ream airo James Oliver arrived at
South Bend with a good Sootch burr on his
tonvue, tiOO.10 .in,' his pocket and a few bUck-
smith's tools. Ho , invested the H00 is a. UtUe
foundry and rrpnlr shop and kept the 10 cents. J '
Today his foundries cover sixty-three acres, and It
'tnks x strong men to help him do his work.-", -v
Thoy say he Is rth 150,000,000. At any rate. h ls
-one ofTh slrtipleit. most" rental, democratic) men in the
. Iitnd.. There Isn't th slightest smell of money about him,
and, although ho Is U, he drives seven miles every rnorn
Ir.y. rain or shine, and never misses a day at the works.',
' About eight years ago Jimes Oliver set to thinking
Vhat he might do for the town where he had made his
' fortune. One by one he discarded thoutgits of a library,
a hospital, a park, a fountain and Anally decided on a
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It would be a hotel; a hotel better than any possessed :
hy any town of the else In the nations hotel as good as
jrcney uld build and run. , N. -v. '
So ho hired one of the ablest architects In the country
and told him to make It flue and fireproof. The beet
builder to be had was hired, too, and a full corps of
. the most skilled workmen. : , ,
- The choloest of woods, marbles, bronzes and fur-
HOW BEARS ARE TRAINED .AT THREE YEARS OLD TO
of the strangest gchoola in the world is
being conducted io Paria by a remarka-"'
-- lie French professor. His pupils are
' nine bears, from America. Russia. Nor- "
way, Asia and Japafi J bears black and gray, big and
little, Dngns ana stupia, out au ooing their best to :
learn.
They are being trained for museum work-
- r0 GET the confidence of a bear," said the
I ij. professor to a visitor, "one muat use great
tact. Just as my wife and I do. "They In
' ' " .'' stantly become suspicious when approached
by a stranger, and to correct this is by far the moat
difficult teak In training them. . .
- "Their orignsl flerceness," he went en. "is the result
of fear. -The bear Uoes not klil for ths sake of killing.
He has a dread that a stranger Inteifrle hire some harm.
"This fear should be quieted by giving him dainties .
and treating him gently. There la no other secret In
succeeafujly managing a bear, school." -
It 1 an. Interesting and comical alirht, these nine
beers chained to woodrn seats, each wf-aring ft collar of
rose-colored paper. ' You Imagine that V"u rsn dntect
on their fsces tbe same look of dlao3ntent that little boye
snd girls eometime smume when they have to go to
school Inptead ot nhlng or picking cheatnuts.
is It ths call of the forest that la expressed in those
looks?
Hut few human scholars are so fond ef thdr teachers ,
. s sre these four-foited ones. At a sign from the pro- -feenor,
one bear will clamber upon a great wooden ho 11
and propol It rapidly, beckwnrd, forward end sfctowsys,
keeping his place upon It with the skill ef ft practiced
' equilllrlet, . 1
Other trieka. such ss the American sideshow has made
familiar, are gone through with. But It la In tbe teaching
of etiquette that thle frenchman shows bis bear school
off lo brst advantage
When the meal Is ready, op to a wooden table the .
wooden benches sre drawn, and each four-footed ban
nueter lt up with admlrahle denorum. The bears sub
mil. with butter rraoe lhan' many a well-brought-up
ciiiid, to having napkins tucked under their Chios,
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ntehlnga complete tb rraaertption, and In 1E9I Jme
Ottvtr And tila von. Jamea D., wr th hoU at a house
warmlns attended tor 00O meU." , ,
The )( etood achaet: SSvtn thow who bad come
picture of the hotel, aio an lneonptitm that uus how it
tM,r w"r 77 " ; . .
- Trained beari iro common enough:'. Many mew "
possess the faculty ef teaching the young ursine
idea how to shoot, but the ordinary trained bear
will Vnoot" nnlv lintW hi tn!n'i iMotinn.
, This isthe first time it baa been undertaken to
make Bruin uch a perfect gentleman that be will
be polite and kind to any one, not alone to the man
who instructs him. : . . -. .
And what do vou sunnoae the waiter la?
A dogt
lee. a Oreat buna la an hannv at helne nrlvlleeed to
- ha a member of tha boarding school that he gladly dis
tributes the bottles of wine and stands' In at-your-
, service attitude while each diner tosses tbe bottle to Ms
- mouth snd drains It. - Is It real wine? The profecsor
only emllen,
Anyway, the beara gradually take on evidences et In- "
toxlcatlon, and finally roil under the table In true con- ;
Vlvlal fashion.' i :
. The professor says the' training Is all done by kind- '
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"Do you ever strike them? "' "
"Never, unions Uiey become very disobedient " If one .
Should try to strike ms with hie paws during an exercise,
I would give him a aharp, effective slap on tbe leg or
snout. This must be done at the moment of the of
fonse, so that the pupil es well ss tks others looking on
may know the reason for the punishment.
"Make a bear understand that he will be rewarded
With some dainty after he has performed s difficult trick,
and he will repeat it several times. Thus, obedience
grows Into a habit. .
"The nnture of the bear makrs little difference: t find '
the American grlsxly, hotorU.ua for his wlldnesa, Juat as
tractable, under Intelligent instruction, as the tamer
Japanese bear, and theee from Asia, Norway and Hum la
jare equally easy to handle.
"Generally, aftee' two days' acquaintance 1 caa teU
what can be done with a young bear and what sort ot
training he Is beat flttd for. - -
"1 h heat 1 1 mm ,M Vvtm ImIhIh ' VVh. am e '
t years old. Before that Uity are too clumsy and. too
dumb"
That bears differ In disposition, sptltude ' for study
gadla natural Attributes, just as ehiUrea baa aeea
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they gave to the eld plow-maker on Decoration Day six
, years ago, and it how stands In the centre of the office '
of the show-place of ths town The Oliver. -v .
Most men who give things to cities stop with the
giving and let some ons elss do ths keeping up. Not no
, with James Oliver. The flnishlng and furbishing of the
irlx-erory. building, with Its 150 rooms, was Just the be
ginning of his giving. ;
v When he saw it had been built as wall as men know
how to build, and likewise furnished, he sought a man
ager. Having found one. ho shook hands with hlra and
sM, "Make It a' little bettar than the best"
Imagine the expression en that manager's face when
the words floated, to him like a .message from realms,
ceHsttalt
" lie followed orders as well ss he could, but he couldn't '
' loee enough money to suit James Oliver. That Is one
wry of saying It wasn't as much better than the best as
ths Scotch-American thought It should be. Several man
agers went down under this trying ordeal.. It Is hard
, happens to be ft bit dull; he codle snd enr-
until his latent aualitlva are nrouxht to the
patience, evea toe least promisiag Uarus 1 1
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But Bow he's
The first thing Msnagrr OulUaume did wae to xi !
a whole near eet of chma from Franr end some rv
linens front Belfast and bring on a really fine artUt fl oni
New York to spend a year painting picture specially fo
The Oliver. .-
An this makes the two Olivers happy. They have
always gone down Into their pockets at the end of eeoH
hotel year, tut now they can go down good and dp
"There are so many little ditalls to be attended to,"
said the fine old man, to talking of his hobby. "But hi
time we will have a good bout" ,
' The latest addition Is a whole new seetlon on the west
end of the original building, to this Is a bridal suite that
ought to make even a Bernard Shaw hasbend happyi
there Is, too, a private banquet room with walls of goli
fn which South Bend society dines and talks sweet noth
Ints; there Is a European restaurant, tor no hotel would)
be complete without both plans nowadays, and The Olivet
. was wholly American once. It Is largely American stllV
When one can get such a room and three such meals
fur 13 a day, one doesn't hanker after "furrln" fashions
much.- :'.-,' ' '
-j-rXfTWgrirrnTnr,t ts-thi tor- tn -
latter sum one geta the equivalent of tU or lis lu NTd
Tork, Philadelphia or Chlcego. Indeed, there Is no sure
plus of such mahogany at that rate anywhere. , And th
meals 1 - - ' ' ,, - ': ' . ..
; REAL DAINTIES SERVED.
. Of course you can get fairly . good roast beef most
anywhere, but the same is not true of eggs Bechamel, o
spaghetti Itallenoe or creamed thicken cn toast a verjt
simple concoction, but a lit rare U hotels or sour-mills
biscuit or fried chicken or' such PIE. -' j '
'' Ple-9es.' pie that makes you wleh it was cut squara.
TliSHrtangle alware was-snch a wasteful sbapei AaA -
HIT uu mill, kihi uwiwr iiuw u wmm ,ywiin
' for the hotel by Mr. Oliver. And, In the seascn, vegse
-, tables grown In a flfteen-acro garden planted In the same)
' good cause. , .,., .u -
, , All these ssthflers of that longing which lies beloW
the heart only as to location, are set before you In the)
' daintiest posstbls manner In a' dinlog-Yoon whose walls)
are covered with tapestries whereon the belles and gal
tants of the Louis days disport themselves. And tbf
service is In keeping with the dainty wsys of those exe
'. qulslte ttmes. - -
. From the celling, nymphs and goddesses gass down)
at you, enviously, perhaps. : And strains of muslo corns)
In thruugh the doors, nor is It half an hour between
tunes. In most hotels ths orchestra plays Just to let yot
- know It has not gone home or to sleep. ? Not so here
' . Like everything else, the muaio Is unstinted. . ',
In Us physical equipment, The OUver Is complete froml
' a Turklh bath, where you can be rejuvenated by steam.
... electricity or vibration, to a grand ballroom, with alt th4
Inbetweens, oven to a manicure-shop.. ' '
Just ask any automobllist who has rasde the cross
country run between Chicago and New Tork about The
. Oliver. ' In summer actolsts own the place. ' South Bendl
le on ths good highway between the Windy City and th
, aeasbore, and to the dusty autolat The Oliver looks like)
'a glimpse of soma hereafter. In summer the house 14
always fujl of honk-bonkers. At times as many as )
- hundred machines will unload In front of It during the)
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ELECTRICITY RUNS EVERYTHING '
' And whan some of the effete Easterners get inside
the place or get some of the -product of the place Inside
of them, they ask If South Bend Is In Massachusetts.
The electrical plant that runs every wheel and furnace
In The Oliver foundries lights the hotel t the water for Its
use Is drawn from an artesian well too feet duen, and
Morgan, the gentleman of color who has charge of the
hat-rack. Is the most elegantly dressed person of the male!
" persuasion between Cleveland and Chicago. , . '
In the rooms not detail Is lacking, oven to an eleo-
trie "Candle you con turn down like one of Mr. Rocket
ffllr'e lama. No. modern onvenlonce Js missing. The
, decoration, mural and otherwise, axe euporlor to most
' ot those In hotels larger as to else and reputation. Every
1 where Is evidenced the moderation of the true artist.:
There Is a gratifying lark of gaudy paste ornaments. In
. their place are wall-paintings ot genuine merit, repre
senting allegorical seenea, and charming combinations ot
color. Ths office, with Us dome of stalnod glass. Is as
, .pleasing a room of its else as there Is tn this country.
- The Turkish smoking and lounging room is Just as
' attractive as a far more famous one In New York, and
' In .The Oliver the money was not all, put In the front
yard, either. The care as to. detail extends to the email
V est room on the top floor. The furniture is Just as good
- 1 there as In the bridal suite. ' .
Judging by all signs. It appears that In his departure
- from the beaten track of gift-giving and monument -bulld-!nr,
James Oliver has beeb as eminently suooeesf ul as la
. his other business, save as to tha matter of profit.
. ; But then, monuments are not erected for protttl
Some Remarkable Schools
' a PERSON wishing an education will find little trouble
A In finding any kind ot school he msy wish to enter.
'. il The various schools ot learning, ranging from)
schools for Judges to schools for cashboys, are Indeed
hopeful signs of the times.
. , One of the meet ' remarkable educational establish
ments Is ft school for Judges which was opened recently
tn Paris. Under the supervision of attorneys, mock
trials are held from the time of serving ths warrant to
ths Judge's verdict, snd the young lawyers study serlousty.
One et the moot ghastly places of education, one
would Imagine, would be the school for grave-diggers la
'Belgium. This was founded by the directors of the -
, Great Evere Cemetery.
That a school for erouniers should be possible is net
an encouraging sign. ' During ihe six summer months
such ft school is held tn the Castno building at Monte
1 Carlo. - There are usually forty to fifty pupils, who cal
culate' and pay eut winning stakes to men who personate)
players...
Training schools, for fcousewivss and nursemaids were
opened recently la London, ' At the one young wives caa
learn how to run kitchen, while at the latter girls eveg
' 10 are taught how to nurse Infante.
In a number of department etorea rn this country
schools for rasa boys bsve been opened. They are taugtjt
- arithmetic, penmanship and quick accounting.
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remarkable feat. v '
"sly flret task," sld the master, vie to gt thm t
weer a eo.lar. Thle le no ea.ier than It. is to -t
child to keen his collar clean and to r-frlo from fr fi ling
Ms tie ss soon as he Iceree hie home 011 Ue i
"""Abtf becomes so, .violent at tlm th;t If I 1 I r '
removs hie eol'ur ut' hi he nilai't in-.lt kul, , , , I ,
Choklne hlmaclf. I have km.wn tr.ia to r-. ur.
"Alter the beer gi" u'd ' ' ' ' " ' '
be Moil devote niw time to !
verv Impt.rtant. J'i-'-rhl, t i ...
Burh nsmM a Jack. T'i' v e"d I
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to work grown-,p men late new ways,
irot on that suits htm.