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poet was saying to himself that glory must
come to him, after the publication Of so
many volumes, not by reason of his verses,
but through the notoriety of prize award
ed him!'
But you were already celebrated" ex-
claimed the other.
by the Vase Brise?" inquired the poet,
somberly. He has always mourned that
the world did not take what he considers
his greatest works-"La Justice" lie Bon
heur," Les solitudes." Les Epreuves" and
Les Vaines Tendresses.''
DO you know what 1 shall do with a
part Of this gold?" inquired Sully-Prud-
homme Il shall give it to poor poets. You
know that there are many talented young
men who cannot afford to have their verses
printed; therefore they cannot compete for
the Acknowledgements prizes, granted
annually by the academy. l have already
arranged in my head for a commission to
which these poor boys shall send their
manuscript books unsigned. The commits
sion with choose the best, print them at my
expense, and present them for the Archon-
DesperouseS contests. Some will not want
1t known that have paid the printing for
them; l shall respect their pride. Others
may think it distinction to have been
picked out, unsigned, by the commission"
Thus, the pure, delicate, philosophical
poet-read only by higher souls-a member
Of the French Academy, a commander of
the Legion Of Honor, passes on the gift
that others may have chance to taste
the popularity that he has always so visit
fully desired, but would not stoop to gain.
No School Barred.
'All poets, without distinction of schools
will be admitted he says, ION condition
that they are poets. To discover that 1
shall ask them but one question: What
difference is there between line Of French
poetry and phrase Of harmonious prose-?
By their response it will be seen If they
are poets.'
Sully Prudhomme won the 200 600 francs
or otrr~n atr,et Hal, A1@
nunzio, who received one vote; Ibsen and
Tolstoi, who received three each; Mistral,
Sienkiewicz, Ossip-Lourie and Hauptmann,
who received one each; and Edmond Ros-
tand and FTeitag, who received also one
each. In the speculation that preceded the
award Gabrielle d'Annunzio was thought
to have the best chance, SO that the single
vote he received caused much surprise
Why Sully-Prudhomme was finally chosen
is explained as follows: 1.-The work of
Sully-Prudhomme reveals a seeking and
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boys who have shaken their nerves by Gig
arettes, drink and the following of vicious
examples soon find themselves restored to
health. 1t is said that roues have no bet
ter restorative than period of Seclusion
in prison, for the regular hours, the plain
food, the habits of order the removal of
eXcitements and temptations renew their
digestion and power of sleep. The diet
for recent week is appended. 1t is eaten
from metal dishes plain tables, with
out cloths, and every boy has enough:
Friday-Breakfast Coffee, bread, jelly,
Dinner: Bean soup, bread. Supper: Bread
milk, ginger bread, stewed apricots.
Saturday-Breakfast: Coffee, bread, syr-
up. Dinner: Bread, corned beef hash
picked beets. Supper: Bread, milk, steamed
oatmeal
Sunday-Breakfast: Coffee bread syrup
Dinner: Bread, baked pork and beans,
pickles Supper: Bread, milk, cookies.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.: Coffee, bread, syrup
Dinner: Bread, beef stew, potatoes. Sup
per: Bread, milk stewed prunes.
Observation-Disclosures: Coffee, bread, jelly.
Dinner: Bread, corned beef and cabbage,
bread stewed peaches.
Observation-Disclosures: Coffee, bread,
syrup Dinner: Bread, pea soup. Supper:
Bread, milk stewed potatoes
Thursday-Breakfast: Coffee, bread, syr-
up. Dinner: Bread, chicken fricassee
stewed potatoes. Supper: Milk, bread, hot
buns, sugar cookies.
Play Promotes Boys Health.
Health is also promoted by play in the
big yards, where 1t Is hearty and noisy, op-
pressive as the walls appear, and in the
play rooms, to which the inmates repair in
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observing mind, that, finding no repose in
the passing world around it, and no pos
sibility of knowing the beyond, finds in the
voice of conscience and in the elevated and
undeniabl prescriptions Of duty a proof
Of the supernatural destiny Of man. From
this point of view Sully-Prudhomme rep
resents better than the others what the
founder of the prize has called idealism in
literature.
BOthers of Fame.
Like the verses of THE Broken Vase"
these lines have been set to music and live
in the minds Of the people. They are almost
the only pieces of -Prudhomme that
have become truly and largely popular. As
for THE Broken Vase they say that, like
the "Miserere'' scene In "Trovatore'' for
the composer Verdi, it has become the gen.
tie poets nightmare. Wherever l co. he
complains. "It is The Broken Vasep Now
that 80 to 100 letters a day are beginning
to flow in to me, nine tenths of them-from
impecunious young poets-contain invaria-
BILE reference to The Broken Vase Here
is one (reading): Dear Master: was still
quite young, and had no taste for poetry.
But, one December afternoon, at a charity
concert, heard Mile. Dudlay recite your
admirable Broken vaser' From that mo-
twenty-five francs Do you know what
I did once, when the Broken Vase became
really too much to bear? There was a ter
ra Gotta vase on the mantelpiece of my
y.
make sure that I was unobserved, 1 took
that unfortunate vase, opened the window
and dashed 1t into a thousand pieces
against yonder oak! It's broken for good,
now, said to myself. But 1t was not!''
One who has (metaphorically) broken
many vase is Frederic Passy the other
French laureate Of the first distribution of
the Nobel prizes. 1t Is he who shares, with
Henry Dunant, the 100000 francs of the
Peace award. Political economist, lee
turer, statesman, one Of the first founders
Of the International and Permanent League
of Peace, originator of the Society Of the
Friends Of Peace in France, his immense
labors in this field well entitle him to the
honor and the reward bestowed upon him.
Yet his labors have not endeared him to
the Parisians. The Parisians do not want
war; but neither do they want peace. And
Frederic Passys schoolmastering Of them,
in and out Of season, during the past twen-
ty-f1ye years, has gained him the title Of
LIE Raseur Nat1onale'-"The National
Bore" Worse, even, than on peace and
war, he 'schoolmasters them on morals.
For years Frederic Passy has been the re-
lentless enemy Of pornographic illustrated
publications. With Senator Beranger and
the League Against License In the Streets
he has sought to arouse the national con-
science In this matter. It Is this league
that secures the confiscation of number
after number of the "Frou-Frou." the '@Tu-
Tu," the "6ans-Gene'' and the 'sVie-en-
Rosa." A In this unequal contest Treds-
rio Eaaay and hig -co-workers are lighting
an iasradteahle racial WsalnssA they Arb
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halls, are well lighted. They are not hol-
lowed out of the heavy masonry, like those
in Sing Sing, but are fronted with open
work of bars, are fairly spacious and quite
clean. The objection to them is that they
have no ventilation. Despite their open
fronts. it is hard to force air into them.
brisk wind blowing through the open
windows is an advantage, but there is no
effective apparatus for the removal of the
fouled air, and when there is no wind there
is of necessity stagnation.
In appearance the dormitories do not
differ from those of any hospital or bar
rack. They are lighted by the tall win
dows on both sides, reaching from floor to
ceiling, and the beds are placed in long
ranks, sufficiently separated, and each boy
has a little locker for his clothing and ef-
fects. Many of our soldiers are not so
well housed, and strict cleanliness is ex-
acted. Every bed has a spring mattress,
which is manufactured on the premises
by the inmates. The look of things in
these halls is really better than that of the
offices, where the age and hard usage of
the structure shows itself in peeled var
nfsh, fallen plaster and dulled paint. 1t
is a heavy, old-fashioned looking place and
stands in need of various architectural
changes.
The living is simple, but wholesome, and
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half for drill, four and Q half for meals
and play, and the rest in the dormitories.
Labor Is remitted on Sundays and there are
many recreations and devices for instruct
ing and interesting the inmates. There is,
for example, counterfeit of a small ship
on the dry land, just in front of the office.
The purpose of this was to teach practical
navigation to the boys, and 1t was feared
that IL real ship were procured for the
purpose the sailors might sail away in 1t
and become pirates. The ship Is no longer
used and remains as curiosity. The New
York board of education has established
here one Of its "centers'' for free lectures
and the children have a chance to listen to
talks on travel, with stereopticon illustra-
tions; on chemistry, with experiments; on
literature and music, with readings and
songs, and on domestic science. They make
an excellent audience, larger in numbers
than those in most of the "centers" in Man.
haitian.
Hopes Based on Trade Schools.
1t is In the trade instruction that hopes
are based for the reclamation Of the boys
who are sent here, although they are OF
primary sort and are hampered by lack
of machinery and appliances. The boys do
the printing needed in the business of the
place, they raise flowers and let them alone
after they are raised, thus repressing the
natural instinct Of youth, which is to tear
them out of the earth and dance on them;
tney 90 1alrly We'll at carpentry, HdSOufy,
plumbing, painting, machine work, black
smithing and are devoting themselves with
moderate enthusiasm to drawing, carving
and modelling The girls are instructed IN
sewing, cooking and household duties.
What a pity it is that so many girls of the
tenements have no chance to learn how to
make home comfortable until they are
sent to place like this! And it Is the dis
comfort Of the tenement home that drives
SO many to the streets to begin a career OF
evil
Gymnastics and singing exercises are OBJ
ligatory, and if boy has sand and
strength enough, he earns a place on the
base ball team, where he becomes subject
of admiration, and the fact of having ball
team that challenges schools in Westches-
ter and that is trusted to go to the main
land, unmatched, and whips them does not
a little for the morale of the institution.
The toughest boys are reputed to make
the best ball players. In the summer the
boys bathe and frolic in East river, 100 OF
them at time, and they rarely try to es-
cape by swimming over to Manhattan. The
young ones, at their singing lessons, ex-
hibit a great spirit and heartiness-more OF
that indeed, than tunefulness, for their
ears lack nicely and the superintendent
says that he also finds they lack a sense
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not beloved by the thoughtless masses. Be-
tween Frederic Passy and the newspaper
men OF Paris even there Is armed neutrali-
ty. Therefore 1t was with a touch of un-
holy glee that the reporters sent to tell him
OF Suily-Prudhomme's generous scheme for
relieving poor poets and ask him what use
ne purposed to make of his 100. 600 francs,
returned with nothing but a few lines of
typewriting in their hands Frederic Passy
refused to be interviewed. He refused to
say what he would do with his prize The
lines read:
m. Frederic Passy deems that the pro-
prieues and respect for his judges do not
permit him to express. with regard to their
decisions. any other sentiments than that
OF gratitude, of which he has already sent
them the assurance"
STERLING HEILIG.
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aire cartridge manufacturer, he has 100, 600
francs to spend, being seventy-f1ve years
old, weakly and almost blind.
By strange chance the first Nobel prize
for poetry found its laureate, also, on q
sick bed. The ultra refined and correct
French poet, uily-Prudhomme he Of
"the vase in which this vervain dies. "
thought himself very happy, during the
summer of the exposition, to be able to
move into rose-covered little shack in
the ancient wooded Valley Of the Wolf,
hallowed by the loves Of half dozen gem
erations OF Latin Quarter poets The
neighborhood has always been poetic one.
from the time when the Duchesse de Maine
entertained her fines mouches'' at the
Chateau de Penthievre to the present day
annual exercises before the bust of Florian
In the Sceaux churchyard, by way Of Bal
zac's adventures at the .'Bal de Sceaux'
and De Musset's grizette picnics to .Robin-
son." Here is where you eat up in the trees
Here is where the girls let down their back
hair so that 1t may float when they go
donkey riding. Here Is where verlaine and
his band used to get 80 full of pink white
white that 1t took them three days to and
their way back to the railway station, The
neighborhood has the distinction Of having
never been visited by the cholera but the
Valley of the Wolf. In autumn, Is q rare
place for rheumatism, and the unfortunate
Spiix- Prudhomme has been laid up With
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It in its most infiammatory form for NOR,
than six months past
Almost Too Late.

than six months past.
Almost Too Late.
The money comes almost too late" he
said to friend Of mine who was not there
to interview him. 81 can scarcely rejoice
over 1t, nailed as am to this armchair. I
have worked so hard all my life" he con-
tinued, musing. 1T is that which has made
me ILL., All my heart has gone into my
poems"
You are at least content with the dis
tinction?''
Il feel like the laborer who has labored
well. I have worked hard and have been
recompensed. 1t is WELL
Shaking his head ominously, he added:
IT have received so little money from my
books; all my life 1 have been hard up;
and here comes a fortune tumbling into my
cottage at the very moment when 1 had
ceased counting on getting any more.
cannot write any more. am in pain. And
now all kinds of people will begin writing
to me, coming to see me; shall become
celebrated! Yes, now 1 shall be famousp
Mon Dieu," exclaimed my friend. re-
counting the interview to me, Mon Dieu,"
what bitterness was in those words, Now
l shall be famous" 1t was as if the poor.
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The Shab.

From the Chicago Record Herald
The shah is absolutely ruler within his
own dominions and master of the lives ana
goods Of all his subjects. The whole reve-
nue. Of the country being at their disposal
recent shahs have been able to amass large
private fortunes. That of the present occu-
pant of the throne is reported to amount
to five or six millions sterling most of Il
represented by diamonds.
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INTERESTING SOUVENIR.

Explorer Halls Desk on Exhibition at
National Museum.
The officials of the National Museum
placed on exhibition yesterday in the his
torical room of that institution large
walnut desk and bronze quadrant once the
property Of Captain Hall, the distinguish
ed arctic explorer, who first called the at
tention of the civilized world to the Eski-
mo, and whose writings upon this strange
people are exceedingly valuable Both
desk and quadrant were used by Captain
Hall on his several expeditions in search
of the north pole and were donated to the
museum Christmas day by his daughter
Miss Anne Hall of Highland Park, Ill.
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my! think your mother would be.wor-
ried If she saw youl''
well. it's pretty hard for q boy ITO get
Puck.
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A R T NO ES. .
STERLING IIEILIG.

A somewhat lengthy but mistaken ac-
count appeared in the New York Sun of Sun
day last of the discovery in the Hall OF the
House of Representatives of a remarkable
work of art by Brumidi, said to be picture
of Washington bidding farewell to his Off
GERS, which it stated, was supposed to be
painting, but upon examination proved
to be a clay mosaic and one of the finest
specimens of that work in America Such a
discovery would have been exceedingly in
teresting and important, but the statement
Is altogether erroneous. The picture re-
ferred to is the familiar fresco by Brumidi
OF Cornwallis asking Washington for
three days armistice, which has been a
fixture In its present position for many
years. No more no less. There has been
general cleaning up at the Capitol, and all
the other paintings, including the two Bier
stadts, Lafayette's portrait and Washing
toms have been removed from the Hall of
representatives and placed in the lobby
Inc fresco In question therefore appears
rather out of place. and there was some
thought OF covering it with a canvas deco
rated with the same design as the similar
panels. This, and the fact of its many
cracks, doubtless gave rise to the quoted
mfsstatement.
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There has, indeed, been a general over
hauling Of all the paintings In the Capitol
within the past few weeks by the art d.
rector. All Of the crayon portraits of the
Speakers of the House, which have for so
long haunted the lobby as spectral horrors,
have been banished to the basement. and a
Dill asking for an appropriation sufficient
TO obtain portraits in oils by capable art
lists to replace them is to be shortly intro
duced into Congress.
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Some little criticism has been created by
the omission Of the committee in charge at
the Charleston exposition of the names Of
certain illustrious American painters from
the list inscribed on the walls of the fine
arts building. Especially that of Washing
ton Allston, who was a native OF South
Carolina.
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A cast of Donatello's Judith and Holo-
fernes," bronze in the Loggia de Lanzi,
in Florence, was placed in the atrium of the
Corcoran Gallery on Tuesday. The figures,
which, though about life size, occupy an
incredibly small space, are elevated to a
considerable height by q graceful pedestal,
the upper portion of which is ornamented
by bas reliefs. 1t is valuable acquisi-
ton.
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Various Improvements are also being
made in the Hall of Statuary, which is at
present cut off from the public. Among
others. the identification of the marble
busts of the Vice Presidents, for so brief
is fame's little day, that of late years very
many Of these have become nameless to
even the authorities in charge. Now, how
ever, after careful study, all but three have
been identified and their names cut In the
marble pedestals, SO that hereafter visitors
will be enabled to discover without diff
Guilty the likenesses of their famous states
men or ancestors.
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Mr.. E. F. Andrews, the director OF the
Corcoran School Of Art, reports a daily att
tendance for the year averaging lao pupils.
not including the ten or twelve copytsts.
which is not only an evidence OF faithful
ness on the part OF the students. but Of the
true benefcence OF the institution.
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Several small old portraits by celebrated
painters, among them notably one by Gill
bert Stuart of John Randolph of Roanoke
have this week been placed in this colleo-
tion besides four striking paintings by Mrs.
Leslie Cotton. Mrs. Cotton is an Ameri-
can, but has. spent the past few years in
London and Paris, where she has won
for herself considerable distinction by her
work. The first time, in fact, that she ex-
hibited in the salon she received a men
tion," a most unusual honor. Her portraits
are strong, breezy and individual She han
dies her subjects apparently fearlessly, but
also with thought, and imbues them with
pleasant personality. The most charming
of these four is doubtless that of the little
lad clad in sailor garb, seen resting on
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Within the last ten days a painting by
Regis Gignoux, of Niagara Falls in winter,
showing Table-rock in the foreground
which was presented to the government in
1899 by Mrs. Carroll, in memory of her
husband, Chas. Carroll of Doughoregan
Manor. Maryland, has been hung in the
hallway Of the Senate gallery. AS Table
rock is largely thing of the past, the pic
ture has decided historic interest but as a
work of art, too, it can lay claim to more
than passing attention.
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That the Borghese Villa and it's famous
gardens at Rome have been purchased by
the Italian government is an interesting
announcement. The villa with its treasury
Of art is to be turned into a public mu-
scum, and in the grounds the king purposes
erecting a monument TO his father, the late
King Hunlbert.
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Mr. Powell's exhibition closed on the S1st
and that of the park commission will open
in the Hemicycle the first of next week.
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, From an official report we learn that near
ly million and a half of people visited the
international art exhibition lately held in
Venice, but from Chicago comes the news
that over 1000 persons visited the exhibition
OF Nerestchagins paintings In one day; SO
we are not so far behind the old world after
all.
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quaint carved chair. The pose is exceedine-
ly easy and natural. the surroundings are
well painted and the child's face is sweet
and appealing. In her fun length picture
OF lady the pose. expressive OF action
ana the vibrancy Of the atmosphere ere
the most striking features. whereas in the
pastel OF laughing brunette IL Is the dar-
ing color scheme that is at once no.
ticeable. The fourth, a portrait OF an el-
derly gentleman. is a conscientious piece of
work worthy CT commendation
Evening star., 1902-01-04

Mr.. Carl Gutherz has returned TO HIS
home, after an absence of about six weeks.
He went west to superintend the placing
In position of his frieze for the Fort Wayne
court room, but visited Chicago, St. Paul
and Memphis while absent.
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The larger of the two imposing canvases
by Mr.. Powell of the~Canon of the Yellow
stone has been temporarily hung in the
room set aside for the loan collection at
the Corcoran Gallery, where it appears to
good advantage.
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The sculpture class OF the Corcoran
School is doing good work. and showing
marked progress. Next week the members
VIII begin studying from life. Miss ogden.
who is In charge. and TO whose excellent
instruction and increasing enthusiasm the
good results are chiefly due, is herself now
working upon a large and important COM
position-a decorative panel to be used as
the door of a tomb 1t is as yet scarcely
more than put together, but is already
forceful and expressive.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-04-19


asnsFai Rsnrsen Believes Soldiers AZ.
Rearmisea ~ New Orleans
New 0riaans. April 1s.~Col e. n.
Crowder's Investigation OF Port Chal-
mette h expected to close tonight.
General Samuel Pearson. the accredit-
ed Boer representative In the United
States. IL the closing feature He went
to Chalmette Friday morning at day.
break to watch early morning opera
tions He returned TO the custom
house wreathsd in smiles. claiming
new and heretofore undiscovered evf.
dence that young Americans are en-
listed on American soil had been I'M
earthed.
He appeared before Colonel Crowder
and gave the names OF four young men.
who will make affidavit that they were
solicited by British army officials 10
join the ranks before they had LEFT
the New Orleans wharves- Nicholas
Gray, SIS Common street, is now in the
city. He appeared later and made af
fdavit to substantiate Pearson's ale
cation. William Conway. corner st.
Charles and Upper Line streetA and
Thomas B Nolan. 3749 Chestnut street.
were the other two.