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HIGH ART IN A CLOCK CASE.
WONDERFUL SCULPTURE IN WOOD
BY BARNARD.

scandinavian Myths the Basis of Its
Design 1.-THE Evolution of Life
and Matter Out of Chaos and Mans
Struggles with the Forces of Ma
ture." Its Dominating Thought, lis
Expressed in n Number of Groups,
which Make a Coherent and Eff
fectlvc Whole.
New York, May 4.-George Grey Bar
nard, the sculptor, has carved wonder
full clock so massive that only a public
building or a palace could contain it, and
so vast and comprehensive in motive that
one sits hours before 1t to study out the
problem of its tendency ard theme.
Mr.. Barnard says that it represents the
evolution of man, or rather the evolution
of life and matter, out of chaos, and mans
struggles with the forces Of nature. A
few years ago, at the time of Mr. Bar
nard's exhibit at the Salon of the Champs
de Mars, he was given a commission to
execute a clock for a club house in Nor
way, and in modelling the design he en-
ployed the scandinavian myths TO admira-
BILE purpose. These same picturesque and
forceful myths he has taken as back
ground for the exposition Of the record
of time to fulfill the significance that
clock is supposed to express.
The basis of this remarkable time-piece
in its conception and as a clue running
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downright, 1900, by Seumas MacManus)
pleasant life and wholesome one
is that of the rising youth in our noun
tains. His feet are strangers to shoes till
he is "a brave lump of garsien"-13 or
IA years old. He would not tolerate such
membranes. He can skip over moor and
mountain, and hop over gravelly ground
and strong slope in his hardy bare feet
with the ease of the mountain sheep
which he follows. At home and abroad
at school, at market and at mass, alike
bis feet know not brogues. He is as fleet
as a goat upon the hills, and can scour
the lowlands like a moor fire.
Till a generation ago he got his first
fitting of brogues from the brogue seller
in the fair. The brogue maker then made
a pile of single brogues of all sizes and,
filling a creel with a collection of them,
carried them into the fair. The buyer had
the whole stock to choose from and fitted
each foot in turn and at his pleasure.
AS our people have the highest regard
for learning, the youngsters are at an
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Tho Wellesley Magazine tells Of a POM
pous butler who one day announced some
callers as follows: ''Mr Edwin Algernou
Pembroke Penny, Mrs. Edwin Algernon
Pembroke Penny and Miss Maud. Vic
toria Penny" Other arrivals were an
nounced at equal length and with equal
solemnity Before the next "at home
the master OF the house suggested that
so much repetition and elaboration was
unnecessary; that he would prefer 20 have
HIS guests announced more briefly. The
magnificent being bowed grave assent, and
said nothing But his feelings had been
wounded and he was unlike most of his
KIND, as clever as he was majestic. As
before, the first TO arrive were Mr.. and
Mrs. Penny and Miss Penny. When they
had assembled the stairs they paused an
instant at the drawing room door; the
next, the butler flung It abruptly open,
and they heard themselves bpIskly am
nounced to their dismayed hosts in the
comprehensive formula. '~rhreepence."
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dren. The smallest of them can manure
the potato ridges, plant seed, break the
SOIL weed the crops, make hay. and gath
er the potatoes, whilst the more fully
grown can spade foot for foot with him
SELF carry loads, NOW the grass, and
sheer the corn.
The flock of sheep upon the hills must
De gone after once a day, seen, counted,
ana turned back from neighboring
marches. This task generally falls 10
the well grown boy. Lest he should hap
pen upon patch of hungry grass, his
mother puts in his pocket fedge of stout
oat bread before his setting out. Where
some greedy person sat and ate, and did
not leave a portion for some poor person
who should come that way, or for the
fairies, the latter cast spells on the spot.
so that any one who walks on afterwards
is suddenly overcome with hunger weak
ness C'feur gortach," we call it, and sinks
exhausted Such spots are not uncom-
mon in the Donegal mountains. l know
well, from experience, that it is very
risky to walk them without carrying
something eatable. Otter have I known
people to be overcome by the feur gor-
tach, although one minute before they felt
no hunger. As the cause of this have
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throughout lts design. goes back 70 the

throughout its design, goes back TO the
origin of life, as the Scandinavians rep
resented it, with three great roots. These
form the legs or foundation and support
the entire effect which Is eliminating in
treatment with strength and ruggedness.
The beginning of life, as typifed by the
supporting roots, is gradually concealed
by the circling waves of chaos in which
a big serpent, to represent force and re-
sistance, winds in and about, at different
intervals revealing his powerful body in
conflict with man, and again only show
ing his fins through the water while his
presence elsewhere is simply indicated by
the swelling tides. The water prevails over
the entire surface of the design and car
ries and connects the story with coheren-
cy and proportion. 1t is altogether full
of movement, but of greater force and
impenetrable volume at the base, keeping
a positive tendency in ensemble with the
relieving figures in their various attitudes
of struggle until 1t reaches the top of the
structure and beats in spray against the
dial of the clock, which is EMPOWERED In
leaves and clouds as an emblem OF bios
soming life and spirituality.
Imaginative and Decorative.
OF this work Mr.. Barnard disciaims any
thing didactic or religious, or even allie
gorical; neither does he consider that II
Is characteristic Of his art. 1t is simply
a phase of the UNIVERSAL that he wished
to embody in realistic form, and he has
done 1t with imaginative suggestion and
decorative treatment. In itself II Is a
mass of sculpture done into wood, In
stead of a material more commonly iden-
tilted with plastic art. 1t is far and away
from the conventional treatment OF wood
carving; nothing at ell like IL has ever
before been executed In such medium.
The usual architectural plans and lines
have likewise been ignored The theme
was the important thought that engaged
his labors, and he wrought II out without
regard to tradition in the most direct way.
as direct as the theme itself. II is a
primitive poem Of the universe.
Interesting as a whole, the great I'M
folding plan Of the work Is made I'D OF
various interesting bits that intelliglbiy
stand as separate compositions, besides
helping to round out the ensemble One
OF the most vigorous bits Is a figure reach
ing down in the ocean and struggling with
the serpent, the bodies Of man and rep
tile showing the muscular contortions OF
the conflict Another weird and strange
fragment Is life overcome by death: the
figure Of an old woman with spreading
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advanced, our theory; l leave wiser heads

to find another.
On the hills the boy has often to tramp
many miles and climb many mountains
in search of a strayed sheep; he meets on
the mountain tops the young men who
come from distant valleys, each on his
own quest-and he swaps with them in
forma ton about strays; and his lungs are
so good and the silence of the hills SO
great, and the air so rare that he can
hail a friend upon another mountain top
some miles away, putting his hands to
his mouth and crying "A-hoyl Mike Do
herty. A-hoy A-hoy! -hulia-hoy!"
and hear Mikes reply, from his mountain,
"A-hoy! Brian Carrabin, Alloy! A-hulla-
hula -hoyp'
This mountaineering is not entirely
without its risks for in some states of
the weather wi en- the clouds come down
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early age turned out, and off their two,
three, four and five miles to the district
school a chunk of oat bread or Indian
bread, or soda bread in their pockets.
This they usually contrive to eat and
be done with before they have reached
the school; no withstanding that they
will not eat again till o'clock or five in
the afternoon. But that gives them little
concern-a light pocket and long fast is
easy as kiss your hand. Every child is
nowadays kept at school till he is we'll
able to figure, read and write and fight
although the latter is an accomplishment
not formally provided for in the school
programme, and not paid for by the par
ents. Nevertheless, at every Donegal
school it is one of the first branches mas
tered.
They All Have to work.
Properly speaking, there are two school
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on the mountains, they often have caught
him, even though he be feet of foot. Then
Il is best to sit down resignedly and suf-
fer the penetrating mist. and perhaps.
the drenchlng rain; for If he attempts to
travel off the mountain. he may hazard
a step where. when IL Is too late, ne finds
the mountain is not. and his body may
be picked up at the foot of a sphinx. Or,
If he escapes a bad fall. he Is most like
ly 10 lose his behring's In a few minutes
and go wandering deeper into the hills.
TIL the mist rises and dlscloses to him an
unknown country. People have been BY
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was expended nearly two years. time,
aside from Mr.. Barnard's own work.
Mr.. Barnard proposes either TO adjust
the clock into a specially designed room
that its purchaser may build for it, In
which case there would be carried out in
the wainscoating of the room the predom-
inant idea that abe clock indicates; or II
1t is to stand by itself. he expects TO ally
it with an olive green bronze with archi7
tectural frame work. For that he would
model still another group, which would
go still higher in its feeling, and it would
be placed between the two forward roots
Of the base. This group would repre-
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draperies overpowering a strong but pros
trade man, both figures seemingly coming
out of the chaotic relief to manifest their
destiny. Still another strange group is
of the three gods of pagan creation; out
on the restless tide that flows pass the
three figures is bit of drift, toward
which the hand of one god reaches aim
lessly, another has taken ID on his palm
and is breathing life into 1t, and the third
speaks TO it and gives IL soul.
Still higher and Immediately under the
dial are two figures emerging from the
waves, each holding an urn with uplifting
motion, from which the waters gush and
Join the ocean; these are the two sources
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of nature and are represented by male
ana female figure. These figures are bal
anced by two figures above, surrounding
the more dramatic design and sustaining
the dial. on one side is the inquire OF
maiden breathing on lily; she has been
modelled with tenderness, and, coming out
of chaotic nature suggests the absolute
nuritv and simplicity of beautiful life,
and the repose and sweetness In the love
of woman. On the opposite corner from
the symbol of this lovely and Dudding
thought is a group of the Walkyre.
Young warriors soul is taking flight, his
shield is placed as a relief Tor the COM
position. which is strange commineling OF
The splrited and peaceful. His lips are
narfed in a dying breath, which seemingly
nnaterializes in the flight OF the winged
group. AS this group is PLACED IN me
ma sees of leaves and clouds encircling the
dtai n Is through this peculiar contrast
~ BACKGROUND that his hand stretches
forth to clutch his broken sword. For IL
is around the dial or face of the clock that
life really comes out for the first time and
blooms.
Tn the center Of the whole design Is
oro,yp that gives gravity and human I'M
nuIse 10 the scheme of treatment; II Is cut
clear through the structure ana makes
delicate framework that contrasts pleas
49,, with the heavier feeling surround
in9 n This group typihes human love;
,HS man and woman are standing. the wo-
s,an holding In her arms babe, over
which both are bending in tender eontem-
walton. This is the essence OF the theme
Of time
The Production of the work.
The clock is made of American oak;
!, is twelve feet high and measures from
three TO four feet wide. as the figures
very in protrudlng composition. Its act
nal production has required an immense
outlay. Every figure had to be carefully
modelled in clay and then pointed as mar
bic is pointed from the clay model. In
che pointing Of the figures alone there
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terms in each year. viz, from May l, till
Aug. %, and from the middle of No
vomber till the middle OF March, Outside
these dates, very few, except the mere
infants, attend or can afford to attend
school-because at the ware (spring) work
and the harvest, all of their help is very
much required at home. After school
hours, In the summer too, they must
work by the fathers side till night-or
herd cattle or sheep upon the hill. The
wrestle with the soil in their efforts to
force a subsistence from II Is so contin-
nous that the head of every little house,
mold must impress the aid VI all his chill
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BILL understand Gayboy is one Of the
best-known men in your town? JILL
Why, he's so well known that he has to
go out of town to borrow oney.-Y onkers
Statesman.
An Exceptional Casc.--"Isn't Joubert
Vice President OF the Transvaal republic?"
Eyes; and he has shown that IL is possible
for Vice President 70 keep his name be-
fore the public. Puck
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sent God. the Creator, holding in his out
stretched hand a mother bird and beside
her newborn fedghng, whose uncer-
tain wings are giving the first faint fiut-
ter OF life. The young bird Is pecking
az the fragments OF the shell from which
II has just emerged.
AS the clock Is purely sculptural the
frame work enclosing It would be OF abb
solute architectural lines. 1t Is hoped
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Within the next six months Chicago
hopes to bury thirty miles Of overhead tel
ephone telegraph and electric light cir
cults. at an estimated cost OF half mil
lion dollars.
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The members of a Bible class in q New
England parish were studying at st.
Pauls rules for Christian living, set forth
In the twelfth chapter of Romans says
the Youths Companion.
Among the questions asked by the leader
of the class was, what motto should
be adopted when strangers are to be en-
tertained2"
The proper answer, of course and the
one given by all the members OF the class,
with one exception, was Given to hos
pitality."
In this class, however, there was one
young person who held a different idea;
this was the minister's daughter, who,
since she was fifteen years old had been
the head of his house and the manager OF
many D. difficult meal.
II don't agree with the others" she
said, firmly. Il think very often the mot
to should be: Patient in tribulation.'
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that this superb and thoughtful work win
go to public building. instead of a pri-
vate residence, so that IL may be an OBJ
pect OF education to the people.
Regina Armstrong
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THE RISING YOUTH or DONEGAL, |
Seumas MacManus Writes of Boy Life i'm
His Loved Irish Mountains

Lads
the on the
Again he - herring Turf
Fires-ToiIing Anon Strangers
for Americ the
Land to Irish Eyes
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There has been found whale with
HARMON IN its body which, by It's mark,
showed that It must have been hurled
at the whale at least thlrtysix years
ago.
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-"oi wish ORD nivver learned ty use ty-
backy," said Mr. Dolan.
Fur what rayson?" asked Mr. Raffer-
ty.
Because 'twould be so much aisier "
break OF the habit now."-Washington
Star.
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IN the face Of the diplomat and brought
new expression into the eyes
Minister WI came 10 Washington ac-
credited one Of the mos; progressive
statesmen in the orient. lie was born In
ClntoH-"thc same town whore your Pres
ident comes from" he used 70 PIT II laugh
ingiy in the days gone by. As a young
man he went to England 10 pursue his
p professional studies. and was the first
native Of she great Eastern Empire 10 be-
come au English barrist"r. After he re-
turned 20 Hong Kong 20 practice Law he
was appointed secretary 10 Il Hung Chang.
and there is probably not a man alive who
has kceuer insight into the motives and
character ~ This wonderful statesman. who
stands out as the most remark bic figure
outlined against the dark BACKGROUND o!
the prcsrn; reign OF anarchy.
before WI was sent upon his diplomatic
mission he had found time to act as pro-
not"r and director of the first railway in
China and was also Instrumental in other
projects which constituted the preliminary
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SULUS SULTAN SENDS
MESSAGE TO AMERICA.
The Old sultans Purple Trousers Presented General Bates

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ms nSrira-,on q Minister vu Ting Fang
and his official household is located near
Dupont Circle. IN the most fashionable part
Of the city. ana not a stones throw from
-aa famous Letter castle and the uld
Wa grecipitaied several f the attaches
could be seen almost any evening lounginG
about on the benches in the circle or play
ing with b-irht-eyei little Moncoiians, 1T
tired Ike their elders in gorgeous silks
out =atins. bat during the psf few weeks
rher. have beer few such scopes. and 1t
has invariably been late at night ere the
LIGHTS were extiuEuishod in the residence
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wS.ch Is distinguished from IFS nciGhh"rs
only 10y She oriental roof Of flaming red
which now seems s" strangely significant
The ordeal II the past six months has
changed most markedly WI Ting Fang. al
ways regarded rs one Of the abl-st members
Of the Diplomatic Corps at the National
capital. lie has lost little Of the su3yity
- manner and the almost invaritbie polite
mes which have ever been distinguishing
traits. and his ability rs a well-irfnrme,i
and almost l-.iliant convers1tionallst IS,
II moe srlrirG sly utilized certainly uu-
iupBlr,a. but excessive nervous tension and
realization or the occupancy Of a deiirIt"
position have de,paned somewhat tn. iiEo'
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The Suiinn, and In" rhon"Ernph.

During ,l!i .,Eoi.nrr vith IT," S"i'dua she
asked H. for -uEl.. NOR" ruf~ Z" ii='. VIII!
III, ph'u1graIn winch 'icL'ial lisi.~ sent
her AT IT,. ,xpcus,. ~ th- Government.
rlsr. was q rh"uu-;arh an one II the
.uuhud;S "h.ch first c,.ih" :" ih" ''1'l'
Islands. n WaS shown 10 ~" M"ros. Jrt,
among others. :" E'lJh NUdd. IN" son 81
the Sultan and brother - the Sultan Id"
NATIVES 1,er" aii'~.t 2" ':ih into u. AMI
they were - aStuuisi'i thereafter that
they went arouud To every hing or the
ship. talking Into il ami rii'iuE AZ 'h' ir
ears expecting 10 hear 81 !alk back. puc
vent To th, mouth Of a siN-in'h gUn and
shouted some verses from he Koran. ana
M II pat his against the gun. waiting
for (. reply Rajln IuiJ WIS asked 10
speak "a message into the monograph ."
the Dattc Tantong Of E,usd". When tho
datto. Il week or 81 later. heard H.. same
words from tn" monograph he Thought II
was a message from All. AMI could not
understand how {, came
Hajah Muda told his mother. the Sultaua.
about the wonders he had s'''u. and sH''
tneTcupCu asked General Bates To send het
one OF the wonderful talkiHs mlChin's-
When IL came. TO JolU. she was very an.
i.us tn get IL. and IN" wrote 10 Captain
iiagadorn a message in Arati,. sealing II
with her royal seal. | have a photograph
Of the letter and have had the Arabic trans
lated. IL reads as fGlsOws:
My Brother. Aiiutant and Secretary OF
thu Governor of the Americans;
Il beg TO inform YOU that l should like to
have a look at the picture machine that
makes noise. nordvr TO get acquainted
with it. II You Will send u to me you may
do 50 by one af the men belonging 10 your
son. the Riiah Nuda. Beyond this | wish
10 send You my best wishes.
Signed and sealed by
'SELTANA INsHY JAMILA."
Captain Hagadorn. in response took the
machine over to her and showed her how to
work il. He had some verses OF the Koran
recited into IL. and Lso some of the war
songs of the Moros. Her Majesty was de-
lighted with it. and she is now especially
anxious to have more photograph cylinders
that she may thus record the songs and
history OF the Moro people.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
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work that eliminated finally In the esiab-
iishment % the open door. He "f course
speaks the English language flueutly. and
IS possessed Of more than superficial
knowledge Of the politics Of Europe and
America and the methods or business which
are followed in this country Il should.
perhaps be- explained that Wu no; oHly
holds the position, % Minister FOR his na;i.'n
to- the United States but IS also the acrrei-
tied Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
PIcnipotentiary TO Spain and Peru. Ills
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sp-cfst c5r-csao-lds1oe - 1r- ~o.rsay Espup:-.
Washington. T.. -, July 43.-For 7om@
weeks past the busiest ana most Interesting
place IN this baked and hali-depaIulateI
city has baen the imposing gray stone
building which constitutes the official nome
OF Chlna's representative IN the United
States There has possibly bee. greater
tendency % hurry at the Hiy-vcadia-et
census buildings, where the rush u deter
m.ra our population has resulted IN count
less heat T-ostraJlous among this clerks.
but there has been none % -aar tension
and repress-1 excitement with whiea the
very air Of the Ch;ueas Legation has been
cha rged.
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main residence aae always been in this city.
from where h. directs the legations al
Madrid and Lima.
The Chimes, Minister had. irdeei. planned
TO go 90 Peru rri- sumner to look after the
iutsre~. Of tie legation there. but this plan
has. O: necessity. been abandoned. More
over. Il is doubtful, II the United States
Government would permit the Chinese Of
Gcia. and hts family 10 leave The city IN
vi.w ~ she existing state Of things. The
stories which have been circulate. 10 the