The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-04-02
GAVE HIS LIFE FOR A STATUE.


Strange Story of an Italian Sculptor's De-
votion to His Art.
"Strange thing, indeed said gen.
tlcman to little group of smokers IN
the lobby of the Spokane one night.
whats that?" spoke up one of the
group.
ave buried an old Italian last week
down on the Columbia, who died, well,
of starvation. we all think. About fif-
teen years ago Acoino Deminiclx and his
wife, fresh from italy, arrived in our
section and selected spot in the ragged
cliffs of the Columbia range. where
where they made their home. For some
time he followed trapping and hunting
for livelihood, but when game grew
scarce, as civilization advanced. he
branched off into farming, which he fol-
lowed up to three years ago.
'Deminick was sculptor of rare
ability. One day when in the noun
tains after long search he came across
q square of marble. Taking 1t to his
home he began the work of an imagin-
airy form-the form of a woman. For
eighteen months he worked away at
odd times until the stone began to as
sumo the proportions he desired. This
far along he became more attentive to
his work, and the features, one at a
time, were soon made to stand out in
strong resemblance to a living being.
At last the form was finished and only
desired the breath of God to be put to
the nostrils to make it beautiful type
of woman.
..He had achieved wonderful under
taking. So attached did he become to
the shapcly piece of stone that he gave
little attention to his wife, and often
would go for days without eating any
thing. He became disagreeable. and
three months ago he turned his wife out
to 20 where she might. She came to
our camp one evening as we were pre-
pairing supper, and told her sad story.
! gave her permission to stay with MS
until something could be done, and she
has never left the house until the day
of the funeral, when she followed the
remains of her husband 10 the grave.
"He had actually devoted SO much
time to admiring his ideal form that he
could find no time for his meals, and
consequently died of starvation.
1.-THE statue was placed at the head
Of his grave in grassy spot on thu
banks of the Columbia, and marks tin
resting-place of Pygmalion who's
work would have been a q latea hat
it turned from it's marble state to tina
of flesh. spokane Spokesman.
What the Talmud Il.
The Talmud is the title applied to tn
Mishnah and Gemara, two collection
Of Jewish tradition and decisions rela
tive to the law as given by Moses III
Mishnah is the earliest collection OF trs
dictionary matter in regard to the law
and the Gemara is an calculation OF tn
Mishnah text, consisting of runnin
commentary, explanations and opinion
giyen by renowned rabbinical scholar:
The comments are frequently in tn
form of an argument. reasons pro an
con being advanced and instances cite
in support of the proposition assume
by the imaginary contestants. Their
are two Talmuds, or commentaries; thu
of Jerusalem and THAI of Babylon. tn
latter being regarded as more comple'
and satisfactory. The compilation {
the Talmud was begun, it is said, abo,
the time of the return from the Bah.
lonish captivity, Il. C. $50, and WI
completed in the second or third Gel
fury after Christ. 1t is, therefore,
body of Jewish thought and doctrin'
covering period of aoa OF 700 years.
Chicago Glelss,