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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-11-14


should work the deay task of the spinning the rattle
and whl of machinery from 63o 63o (ometimes
working night that they should freedom?
that antdote sustained labor in the
factory for
THE THOUGHT IS PREPOSTEROUS IN ITS ABSURD
ITY Freedom bring them mischief but shall the purely
probematca yield
tender lives the pers confinement
and monotonous drudgery?
1t is that the condition of the child of the mill
family sometimes that white child of the
country
Where this true IT IS TRUE NOT BECAUSE OF CHILD
LABOR BUTIN SPITE IT. There the who
claim that the condition of the child in the sweatshop vast inn
provement the condition of child the crowded foreign
its responsible change?
responsible the
share the general conditions child
stead childhood should
the which
Affords bearing tender strength the burdens and
the heaviest OF the prosperity LET US NOT BE
GUILTY OF MENTAL CONFUSION. LET US NOT CREDIT
THE GOOD FORTUNE OF FAMILY>TO MISFOR-
TUNE OF THE
brief item of little girl of eight while working
IN OF the largest and most pretenous of the Boston factories
torn from their sockets the knuckes In the
of that little hand upled forever manned pitiu
hush has fallen the loud
of hundreds Put little children
the the
chnery, and the
protected her children, has hnk-and
for South Carolina and Texas
has begun hink-and
nessee have acted. What will Alabama do?
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-11-14
Olive ana Cre.. sanavt.n..

Place on thin slices of bread and bnt.
ter thinly sliced olives. cover this with
the leaves of the eress, then spreafa
over this little mayonnaise DRESSING
cover with slice OF thinly cut Init.
tered bread and cut into fanciful
shapes. These are very good served
on warm day, and will be found ves-
often az an sppetizer.-Washinetos
Star. =
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-11-14
Child Labor I'm the South
By EDGAR GARDNER MURPHY.


HERE in southern mills at least $4,000 chill
dren who under If, and from 10000 to I2,oos
who under
This state of affairs is deplorabe. The remedy
is LEGISLATION.
We need not be disturbed by the cry that 'the
child is better off in the mill than out of the mill.
Evening star., 1902-03-15

well as strikingly original and effective.
His paintings are mostly of flowers. and
are done broadly, yet with exquisite finish,
in water colors. on heavy gray board. There
is an air of Japan about them which means
a return to first principles and a firm grasp
of the most important elements in decora
tive design. In it's way his work is abso-
lutely unique, and it's worth cannot be too
highly estimated. One of the most attract
i've examples Is a panel of red magnolias,
another shows design Of grapes. third is
still life composition, and others find
their motif in landscapes of a quaint and
picturesque type.
Edward Penfield's design for a frieze for
a nursery wall belongs also in the category
illustrate the rhymes of The Barberry
Horse" and This is the way the farmer
rides etc, and are full of delight for
grown-ups as well as the little folk
Among the working designs one for
Persian rug by Elizabeth NedWill and one
for an embroidered bed spread by Eleanor
Crownfield are exhibited, as we'll as a num-
Der of excellent book covers by Mary E.
Phillips.
P. A. Schwarzenback sends his original
pen and ink drawing for the title page of
this years catalogue of the New York
Architectural League, besides collection
of admirable designs for initial letters and
tail pieces.
In this connection Chas. w. Leavitt's
drawings Illustrating his landscape garden
ing designs should be mentioned, as well
ty ard artistic renditions of difficult prob
lens of architectural ornament.
In all the exhibitions make an excellent
showing, and should be productive Of good
results. 1t may be added that both will re-
main on view until the last of this month.
Evening star., 1902-03-15
THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MARCH Is, 1907

sides which Mr.. Totten contributes COM
plete series of photographs of the exterior
and interior of the home of MIR. III. A.
Taylor. of which he was the architect.
Marsh & Peter are represented by draw
ings for the proposed Home Savings Bank
building and for a private residence in
Montgomery county, Md. c. l.. Harding
and Waddy B. Wood also contribute good
work.
Water Color Drawings.
Quite number of large, well-handled wa
ter color drawings are shown, among
which the naval arch by Ernest F,agg,
church at Belloy. by F. H. Bosworth, and
the Country Club of Baltimore. by Jas.
Evans Skerry, are specially interesting.
The collection of picturesque water col
ors is more comprehensive ana generally
better than is usual. E. w. Dom shows
number of fresh clever sketches. Joel d.
BARRIERS work is strong and effective. A.
M. Citizens exhibits a free ha ndlng of color
in his sketch entitled Window Cathedral
Of Rouen,' whereas in Study in Byzan
tine, another churchly interior, Gustav
ketterer. the chief designer of the Chap
man Decorative Company, has manifested
the result of careful study and painstaking
patience.
A group of twenty-five tiny though real
istic paintings are the work of Mr.. Walter
Paris, and illustrate various phases of the
ever attractive old English architecture
Between these and the practical decora-
tive designs, comes the work of Victor +.
Mindelef. which is charmingly artistic as
Evening star., 1902-03-15
Goethe Street.
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
A Chicago man who lives in Goethe street
gets of the car at Schiller street, two
blocks away, because no conductor can un-
derstand his pronunciation Of Goethe. II
had practiced on the pronunciation for a
week." he says, "and / had the sound of
the 'umlaut' down fine. 1 sprung 1t on the
conductor the first evening. He looked at
me blankly and replied: Huh? re-
peated 1t over once or twice, and finally a
great light broke over, him. oh, yes. you
mean Go-the. Why didn't you say So?
The next evening the conductor called 1t
Go.eeth. The third time up 1t was Go-e-
the. Then there was raw Irishman In
charge of one Of the trains who spoke of
1t as Go-tay, with the accent on the last
syllable One morning left an order for
my wife at the grocer's. He looked at me
in silence for minute after I had given
our address. oh, yes.' he said, you mean
Gertie street. The butcher calls 1t Gaytie
the laundryman pronounces 1t Gay-tuh,
and the man who delivers coal alludes to 1t
as Goth street. have a woman friend
who prides herself on her culture. who
speaks feelingly OF Gutter street. But the
devoted thoroughfare doesn' ttreally get 1t
in the neck until you hear the janitor talk.
He calls 1t Goitre.
Evening star., 1902-03-15
SUNRISE, VIRGINIA BEACH,"
By James Fl enry Moser.

both persons are clad in garments Of this
somber hue, and are seen against very dark,
colorless backgrounds-a difficult problem,
but one which Mrs. Child has handled with
apparent ease and consummate skill Both
are doubtless good portraits, and impress
one with their individuality. but it is in the
splendid workmanship of the hands that
the highest note is reached.
Miss Mueden, too, is admirably represent
ed her Lady in Gray" being one of the
best pastels shown. 1t Is broadly done,
but Without trickery and is full OF air and
action.
"Cordelia." by Miss Anna Sands. presents
a daring color scheme, skillfully handled
and possesses the charm of picturesqueness
which painters sometimes overlook
Spencer Nichols, who won the third Cor
coran prize last year by his painting Of
MT NJ" has met with less success ar
tisticaliy in picturing his brother. The
force, dash and simplicity which distin-
guished the former. are lacking In this
canvas, in which the likeness is good, but
the detail, clothing, surrounding, ETC., very
poorly managed In spite Of its short
comiEgs however, 1t is of distinctive worth
being both original and unusually effective
Harold L. Macdonald shows a strong por-
trait of Commander Miller, which is one Of
his latest paintings, and acts as an excel
lent foil to Wilton Lockwood's forceful por-
trait Of Captain Greene.
Caroline Thurber and Annie Weaver Jones
both send interesting studies OF children,
and H Hobart Nichols contributes an at
Evening star., 1902-03-15
The Choral Society.

Madame Lillian Blauvelt who is to sing
with the Choral Society in Nerdis Re
quiem' next Tuesday. seems to have had
a succession of triumphs while abroad.
London was especially enthusiastic. There
she had appearance after appearance al
ways followed by the greatest enthusiasm
In Italy her appearances We're with the
ST. Cecilia in Rome, in Verdi : REQUIEM"
the very part that she will sing here. The
story is told that, up to within a few DAYS
OF the hrSt performance. IL was expected
that the part would be taken by an Italian
SINGER her sickness put the management
IN despair until by accident they lea rned of
Madame BlauVeit : presence. She was inter-
viewed aud Oh four days notice il is said,
consented to take the part. Her triumph
was striking and immediate and the work
was sung twice Immediately thereafter. 1t
was IN recognition of this that she was
made member of the St. Cecilia Academy,
ana is the only living member of that or
der outside of Italy, except PaderewsKi.
She viii probably wear its decoration when
she sings in Washington
Madame Blauvelt was born In 1879 and in
private life Is Mrs. William +. Pendleton.
The public has shown its appreciation Of
temperance in Washington after about
six years absence, and the auditorium will
be crowded as full as its capacity will per-
NIT. The other artists at the concert in
clude Mr.. George Hamlin, tenor of Chi
cago, who has sung at all the important
musical events in the east, and Mrs Nor
r1S Black, contralto, who sang with the
Choral Society with great success three
years ago IN the same work.
Evening star., 1902-03-15
The KneiSel Quartet.

The concluding concert OF the Eneisel
Quartet for this season takes place on next
Tuesday afternoon at $3.50, at the National
Rifles Armory. The program will involve
little departure from the strict rules of
these concerts confining the works to cham
Der music for strings only. The third per-
formance in Washington will be given Of
the celebrated Beethoven septet, this form
ing the principal number on the program
1t was written In the rather earlier portion
of the composers creative career, and won
Immediately an extended popularity which
has become permanent. 1t is curious
fact that the universal acceptance of the
work did not please him. and one of his
contemporaries says: His Septet he can
not bear and is veXed at the universal APP
plause which 1t receives" There has been
no reversal OF the contemporary verdict and
since then the work has been frequently
performed and has been recognized as one
or the most important of contribute ions to
the literature of chamber music. 1t was last
given In Washington about twelve years
ago under the direction of the lamented
Robert c. Barnays, one of the most talented
musicians that Washington has known
Newspaper discussion at that time disclosed
the fact that many years before il had been
given in the old Willard Hall. The mem
bers of the knefsel Quartet taking part
will be Mr.. KneiSel, violin; Mr.. Svecensli,
viola; Mr.. Schroeder, cello, and they will
be assisted by four members of the Boston
symphony Orchestra. the other instru-
ments being double bass. clarinet, horn and
bassoon.
The other number Of the program will be
the celebrated American quartet Dvorak
This was first played in Washington from
manuscript furnished the quartet by the
composer in 1884, and at the time attracted
universal interest on account of the beauty
of its themes and the evident American
sources from which the work was derived.
Evening star., 1902-03-15
A Central Power Plant.

Il have no doubt the notion of a central
power plant to supply the needs of pop
ulous center was suggested by a view over
city, AS he made that observation he
wheeled in his chair and came about SO
that he could look out of his office window
The man who sat chatting with the ten
ant of an upper floor In tall office build
ing followed with his eyes the direction in
dicated. He looked over hudded mass OF
buildings with that irregular sky line which
is one of the results of the skyscraper
craze, and he saw what had prompted the
remark Of his friend. Here and there, and,
in fact. In every direction. he noticed little
puffs of steam. He knew what they meant,
he was sufficiently famil ar with ma
chinery to comprehend that there must be
some power for the elevators and the other
apparatus which is found in all modern
structures, especially when they are used
for business purposes.
"A man Of slightly Inventive mind went
on his friend, who sees the daily waste Of
steam power cannot help wondering IL
some means could not be devised for
bringing together all this escape steam of
a great city and combining 1t to do some
useful work. The impracticabilty of such
an idea no doubt led. as said. to the con-
ception Of supplying all the motive power
needed in a city from one power house.
yet.
THE fact is," he added. as he turned from
the window and prepared to resume his
work, lit Is much easier to tell how to
make money or how to save it than to do
either the one or the other"
Evening star., 1902-03-15
HE GOT THE LOAN.
It Was Due to the Charm of His Rab-
bits Foot


bits Foot.
"See that fellows rabbits foot hanging
on his watch chain?"
A department clerk directed the attention
of his friend to the bit of fur in question,
which was possessed by a fellow-clerk.
He wouldn't take hundreds of dollars
for it, continued the first speaker. when
the races come in the spring and again in
the fall that fellow takes the rabbits foot
and goes for the track to make killing
He usually succeeds, too.
But he made the best use Of it the other
day, and the whole department is talking
about it. Despite the rabbits foot the
owner thereof is seldom blessed with more
coin than he can conveniently spend, and
as a matter of fact about the 9Th and Goth
of each month he is almost as poor as Jobs
turkey. He usually indites an appealing
epistle to the disbursing officer That Off
cial has by this time become pretty ia
miliar with the handwrit ing, and each time
messenger hands in envelope address,
ed with the familiar chirography the man
Of money knows just about what is wanted
Of him.
Last month the disburser declared to his
supplicant that 1t was the last time he
could let him have any money, explaining
that in great many cases 1t had been q
personal loan. He thought the fellow
should pull himself together and save
enough to tide him over the fateful fifteen
day period between ghost-walking times.
Nothing daunted, however, the rabbit
foot man applied the 9Th of this month for
a loan. The disbursing officer recognized
the touching handwriting on the envelope
and sent the message back unopened. He
simply indorsed the letter with the letters
N. D. in one corner, which the disap-
pointed clerk Immediately Interpreted to
mean Nothing doing
Still the clerk was not defeated. He
sa. thinking what he could do to get the
much-needed money. by what means he
could coax 1t from the iron hands Of the
disbursing officer. His eyes frightened
with a new thought after short while
"A few minutes later the disbursing Of
ficer was confronted by a messenger bear
ing a bulky envelope. He again recognized
the handwriting, but his curiosity was
aroused by the bulkiness of the missive,
and he began to think that perhaps he had
wronged his friend the TOUGHER and that
the latter was perhaps sending him gift
in token of his appreciation of past favors.
The disbursing officer took the envelope
and tore it open. Out fell that lucky rab-
bits foot and with it a note that would
melt heart of stone.
1.-The clerk got the loan and the rabbits
foot back. We are all wondering what he
is going to do the next time
Evening star., 1902-03-15
ANotable Exhibition of Paint
ings ana Drawings.
ARCHITECTS EXHIBITS
ANNOUNCEMENT OF LOCAL AND
OUT-OF-TOWN PRIZE WINNERS.
The First Step Toward a Real Art
Center at the Capital-Private
View Tonight.

The annual exhibitions of the Society of
Washington Artists and the Washington
Architectural Club open this evening with
a reception and private view in the Corcor-
an Gallery of Art. That Of the artists oc-
cupies the Htmicycie and a portion of the
lower Joan gallery, and that of the Archl-
tectural Club the walls of the upper atrium.
Never before has the Society of Washing
ton Artists brought together so notable an
exhibition 2s this twelfth annual, which has
assumed truly national Importance. The
effort which was made last year to WIDEN
Its scope. together with the unfagging en-
ergy Of it's executive committee, has been
successful beyond even expectation and is
productive OF the best results. Iocalism is
altogether shaken off, and the first great
step toward the establishment of an art
center in Washington has been taken.
More than half of the exhibits this year
come from eminent out-of-toWn artists, and
many of them have been the prize win
ners or most notable pictures in this and
last seasons great exhibitions, such, for in
stance, as the Carnegie Institute. Pan-Amer-
lean Exposition and the New York and Phil
adelphia Academies. 1t can therefore be
truly said that this exhibition is represent
ative of the best American art of the day,
the meaning and value of which it strongly
demonstrates. There are, of course, some
great names not to be found in its cata-
logue, but there are enough of each school
to make the whole complete. The collection
is smaller by some ten canvases than last
year, but covers proportionately more wall
space. The standard set by the best has
been well sustained, but the subjects and
styles diverse that there is monot-
ony. 1t Is an exhibition of paintings rather
than pictures: yet there is little doubt that
1t will hold the interest of the general pub
lie as well as connoisseurs from first to
last for. though its tout ensemble is suf-
ficiently striking TO command immediate
attention. it will be found to wear well and
Evening star., 1902-03-15

trait Of an old gentleman by Prince Trou-
betskoy and at the other the one of Louis
n. kenton. Esq.," by Thomas Eakins, to
which gold medal was awarded at the
Pan-American exposition. The former lis
a three-quarter, the latter a full length.
In the Troubetskoy portrait the face is well
painted, but the accessories are astounding
~ poor. The clothing Is hard to a likeness
of metal, and the paint is very persistently
evident. quite unlike his former strong.
breezy productions. The Eakins prize win
ner Is. on the other hand. an uncommonly
clever piece of brush work, but an extraor-
dinariiy unpleasant picture. Cnrelentingly
severe. shorn of all possible picturesque
ness. almost rude in it's nonchalance it pos
sesses realism and presents a personality
that IS Impressive and haunting.
Al the same exposition. in the department
OF fine arts. Lantern Glow a large cam
vas by Hugh H. Breckenridge, which
hangs near this, was awarded a bronze
medal 1t is an excellent study Of the nude,
wei drawn and cleverly colored, in which
many technical difficulties have been met
and successfully mastered.
Maurer's Arrangement
1T Is less easy to understand the wisdom
Of the jury that awarded to AN Arrange
ment' by Alfred II. Maurer medal of the
first class at the Carnegie Institute exhi-
bition. As a curiosity, a lightning sketch,
Evening star., 1902-03-15

Crane with much the same feeling, sim
plicity and poetic truth.
In strong contrast technically is Childe
Hassams Broad Cove" which reeks with
color as a mosaic made of precious stones.
No subject could better have suited his in
dividual style. and never did he produce a
more splendid painting. 1t is dazzling with
the binding Out-of-door light. The sea Is
a royal liquid turquoise and the cliffs SPAR
king and irfdescent. The manner in which
Mr. Hassam has reproduced the geological
formation Of these cliffs with Jumps Of ap-
parently meaningless color is indeed a reve-
lation and a rebuke to those who scoff at
impressionism. S. E. Whiteman also shows
a strong bit Of painting-a glimpse of the
same blue water, called Morning on the
Maine Coast"
Between these, occupying the central po-
sition on this WALL is q marine by James
Henry Moser, picturing sunrise at Vir-
ginia Beach, which is excellent in color,
very atmospheric and poetical and pos
sesses much OF the awesomeness of the
great deep and the enchantment OF the
days awakening.
Four Snow Scenes.
At the Philadelphia Academy there was
this winter a preponderance Of snow
scenes but only four found their way into
this annual One is by E. w. Redfield. one
by Charles Morris Young. Everett Warner
sends a tiny canvas called December
Woods" and w. Elmer 6choneld contrib
Evening star., 1902-03-15

tractive, thoughtful composition which Is
portrait OF his own little daughter Hide
garde and her black cat Bob.
George E. SenSeney contributes single
small canvas called IAN Interior, Nor
mandy" picturing a stout old peasant wo-
man dosing before her warm, old-fashioned
hearth. 1t was first exhibited season or
so ago at the Paris Salon and is conscien-
tious, thoughtful painting.
Landscapes.
The landscapes are not in the usual over
whelming majority in this exhibition. but
from point of merit they are no wise in
ferior to the portrait studies. On either
side Of the Wiles portrait hang paintings of
glowing sunsets. That to the left is by L.
c Messer, the one to the right the work of
Ben Foster. and on beyond, past the Merritt
picture. is another by r. N. Brooke. whose
work last year won the Parsons prize, and
was therefore this time out of the contest.
The canvas by Mr.. Foster pictures a wood
interior, in the baroness of winter, with the
trees sharply sfihouetted against a golden
sky whose glowing color is caught and re-
fected by the mirror surface of the little
stream in their midst. 1t is a forceful
painting, weird and mysterious, but more
decorative than realistic in effect. Mr..
Messer's landscape is very characteristic,
strong. somewhat conventional, with a
Evening star., 1902-03-15
Expensive Fruit.
IN the Philadelphia Record.

From the Philadelphia Record.
A Broad street frui.erer has in his win
dow small basket of peaches which he
Claims are the only ones in America. "TH
give you s1G0 apiece for any others you
may find in this country he said yester-
day. II don't mean to say that the peaches
are really worth that, but my offer Is in
spired by the confidence l feel that 1t cam
not be taken up. These were imported
from London for P. A. B. Widener's fa-
nous dinner to j. Pierpont Morgan.
Some time ago, when Mr.. Widener's
steward was first beginning to plan the
dinner. he came to me and said he wanted
some peaches. l told him there were none
to be had unless we cabled to London for
them. All right he said do that So
did. and the peaches arrived in time for
the dinner. | kept this basket for my
window. They cost $1.50 apiece in Covent
garden
Evening star., 1902-03-15

all the richness Of Octobers coloring, vivid
yet gently harmonious. The sky is excep-
tionaly fine, the distance excellent, and
its atmospheric quality and unity Of tone
distinguishing features
Along the line on the straight wall hang
row of most noteworthy paintings by men
recognized as leaders in their several
schools-Bruce Crane, VIM. NJ. Chase,
Childe Hassam and S. E. Whiteman. Mr.
Crane shows a broad view of a treeless
field which rolls gently upward until it
meets midway of the canvas the soft gray,
bil!owy clouds which shroud the sky. 1t
is SO simple that were it not mastery done
it would be nothing, but rendered with al
most the perfection Of skill it becomes i'm
bued with the charm of natures self and
makes an enchanting and most restful
picture.
"A Frosty Morn is interpreted by Bruce