Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-03-21
ALTOGETHER TOO MUCH.
Monongahela City Overcome
by Results of Fire.

Hlndo of 10 Hill Finds Down River
Counterpart.
George Du Maurier never lived
in Monongahela City, II he had he
could have improved on "Trilby."
Artists models who would pose in
the altogether seemed to be scarce
in the day of Little Biiee and Sven
gall From the excited talk now to
be heard on every corner in Monon
gahela City they are numerous in
that Washington county town. The
burning of photograph gallery on
Monday has occasioned more discus
sion and gossip than the events of
the entire preceding decade.
William Aitken, the photograph
er, has been in business ON Main
street, Monongahela City, for years.
He is one oil the oldest residents and
has the respect of everyone in the
vicinity. So when his establishment
was destroyed by fire on Monday
there was universal regret Sym
patty for him and his aged wife in
their great loss was expressed by
all A proposition that money be
raised by subscription to enable
Aitken TO start up in business again
was popular at once. Many signed
their names to the subscription pa.
per and agreed TO furnish substan-
tial amounts to enable him to begin
over
On Tuesday there came a great
surprise. So great that while many
are talking over the Developments,
others are blushing and refusing to
talk. During the fire on Monday
there was high wind While the
building was destroyed some of the
photographs-many OF them in fact
were distributed b. this high wind
throughout the city. Boys and girls
in Monongahela City are like those
IN other places. Any article which
goes scurrying down the street is
more valuable to them than any
thing in actual possession.
IT WAS A NASTY WIND,
The photographs which Old Boreas
scattered through the thoroughfares
were eagerly grabbed by those Of The
younger generation They were o.
character to lead some of the boys
to carefully investigate the ruins af
Ter the flames had done their worst
Their investigation was rewarded
! by the discovery OF box ofpictures
OF similar character to those rudely
tossed to the breeze.
The photographs, never intended
for the eye of the curious public,
which reached the hands of the
Youngsters were of people we'll
known in Monongahela City. But
they were not the likenesses otdinar-
: lily paid for to circulate among rela
tives and friends. Instead they
D were of the character which Dr
t Maurier seems to blame Trilby fol
5 having caused the artists to paint
. They were in the altogether.
! Nude posing for photographs is il
the opinion of people generally con
= fined to Paris. Fire development
! indicate that popular opinion on thu
> subject is at fault. Some of the hes
9 known people in Monongahela City
{ according to the wind blown record
J have so posed. The photograph
( which the lads gathered in tn
e streets were not of character tina
o would be allowed in house or eve
j an ordinary art collection, although
! as works of art they would deligh
:. any connoisseur.
The Monongahela City boys di
:, not await the judgment of connols
seurs They started in to sell tn
ardboaads at 25 cents each. 500
) they found they had put the pric
d 100 low Yesterday the photograph
G we're retailing for from 81 to y
: each Relatives of some OF thos
!, depicted in them were willing t
= nay even more If they could gath
n all OF the pictures in which the
were interested. Excitement ra
, high. Monongahela City was neye
e so stirred.
If Aitken, when asked about tn
= photographs which had so long bee
}. kept from the public eye and wer
l. so highly appreciated when offere
h for sale by boys, was indignant Ii
u declared that they we're simpl
e works of art. In addition to bein
:, photographer he is an artist
- great ability. His paintings hay
., been in demand in the East. II
i. said that like other artist, he need
1t living models, and in the past ha
" had them.
is These pictures, said Aitken
b. are the accumulation resulting fro
At the work of years Some of the face
n do not belong to the forms to whic
or they are attached.
~ A wrong idea Is obtained fro