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The Washington times., 1902-10-26

ONDON has had the honor of bein,
the birthplace of two painters o
IL more than ordinary talent, Tur
ner and Watts, and while recog
milton of the talent of an artist is to,
often deferred until some years afte
the brush and the palette have beel
laid aside. it is gratifying to know tha
King Edward is comforting the homo,
of the Order of Merit-a new ordel
which he has instituted for the purpos,
of the recognition of persons conspicu
Gus for their prominence in the line o
their chosen work-has included in tbs
list of twelve, the first TO receive thi:
new decoration George Frederick Watts
r A, who is without doubt England's
greatest living painter.
This honor comes late in life, for the
recipient was born February %. 1917
and is consequently in his eighty-sixtf
year, bit years count for but little sc
long as the, heart is young and life is
still sweet and worth the living, and to
the Painter Watts there is still work to
be done. and he continues to rise at an
early hour in the morning and works
much more industriously in spite of his
advanced years than many man of
forty-fve.
Fortune has been kind to Watts all
this long period of his art career, for he
first exhibited in the Royal Academy in
1887, and since his sixteenth year he has
earned his living with his brush / call
1t kindness because his lot has been
neither one of poverty nor riches. With
the accumulation of gold, the love for
art staryes for nourishment, and with
the advent of poverty, art is often sac
rificed in the hope of reaching the popu-
lar purse, and drawing from 1t the
means of livelihood. The middle
ground between poverty and richie,
seeing 10 have boen the fortunate herit.
age OF this eminent painter With al.
the opportunity before him to reap
fortune. he has found greater enjoyment
IN the creation of works OF art along his
own peculiar paths: in the possession OF
some Of the choicest of his productions;
and in the giving of others to such per-
sons. as he has felt would appreciate the
themes which he has elaborated, he las
found deeper and more lasting salts
faction than could ever come to the ar
tistic soul from the boarding of gold.
In his art Watts has occupied a posi-
tion which has never beeen occupied by
any other English painter. His style or
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| 1t must not go unremembered by me-
Agnes returned.
"Win it take you two weeks to worl
that little square," Louis remarked
wonderingly.
| mo. I've begun early, as 1 plar
working little only on it each day
Mother will appreciate my handiwork-
especially now.'
Louis, who had not the keenest Wis
ion, grew suddenly most near-sighted.
To witness the operation to his salts
faction, it was necessary that he come
very close to Agnes. In raising her head
to exhibit her work with complacent
"There!" Agnes became conscious OF
Louis proximity.
GO away" she exclaimed, reddening
and pushing him from her. Il believe
you're Just pretending you want to
knowI"
Another noon Louis observed. ITS
u
you would deign to squander precious
moments on embroidery"
Toward the end of the week, as the
piece OF dainty needlework neared COM
pletion. Louis became intrepid in his
protestations; Agnes, so insidious are
the advances of the experienced little
archer, less and less disdainful. She
grew to look even for Louis buoyant
step and the CHEEKY whistle that signal
ed his entrance. And not to have him
from day to day inspect the progress
that she made with her handiwork would
have been an oversight which she, Sc
cretly aggrieved. would have turned over
and over in her mind all the afternoon.
Agnes OWNED a crisis. She was loath
to precipitate matters, so she fingered
over the finishing touches. Finally.
inspect the dolly as she would. there
was neither reason nor material for
further stitching. She severed the last
thread slowly, and with little sigh
of relief smoothed out the neatly worked
square on the table.
Louis. patient as fate, waited for her
to lay down the scissors. and then pos
sessed himself of her hand.
Now, give me little of your atten
tion. please" he requested. Do you
really think that I've been taken up
all along with the dolly. or have you
tIot -, tha v;rI,
has interested me?''
Don't be silly, Louis!" Agnes re-
nlied, nervously, trying to withdraw
her hand.
agnes, listen!" Louis pleaded. Her
name seemed to inspire him. Il was
never more in earnest in my life. You
are woman of sense. Give me a
hearing. This little hand is unspeak-
ably precious. Don't wrest 1t from me.
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ing interest. He was accompanied on
his Atlantic journey by Mr.. Aylmer
Maude and two delegates from the Cau-
casus, with their families.
They quickly came to terms with the
Canadian government, who were pleased
with the sample" Doukhobors of the
party. A bonus of five dollars was
offered for each Immigrant, with the
usual free grant of 160 acres of land
to each male over eighteen years of age.
The land allotted to them was chiefly
in the northwest corner of Assiniboia
in the Saskatchewan, the nearest rail-
way stations being Yorkton and Swan
River On the whole, the land chosen
has been satisfactory. The Canadian
Pacific Railway greatly helped matters
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rived on the island in the summer OF
1898. But they found the soil, climate.
and other conditions unfayorable; and
deputation. consisting Of Prince d. A.
Hilkoff. who subsequently went to Cam
ada. and two Doukhobor delegates, came
to the conclusion that Cyprus would not
do. All Of them subsequently removed
to Canada. where they Joined the main
body.
Fond of Singing Psalms.
Like the typical Russian. the Doulxho>.
bors are fond of singing, and their lit~l
erature is practically confined to tho
psalms and songs they have committed
to memory. While a number Of them
were being driven by the Cossacks FROM
their village to appear before the gov-l
ernor of Tifiis. they sang in unison the
following psalm:
narrow gate.
I left the material life; left father and
na..Aer;
left brother and sister; left my whole race
and tribe;
I bear hardness and persecution; bear scorn
and SANDER;
am hungry and thirsty; am walking naked;
For the sake of Thee, Lord
Here Is another chant, which they are
fond of singing, at evening, in their Cam
adian home:
You tell me, stranger, where you are going,
With the hand safe in my Saviour's,
/ will go over the mountain side and valley,
Over fields and praries, will go. my friends.
To see the heavenly spring wild flowers;
I will go after Jesus,
Over the hard sand. and the Lord God be with
me.
He leads US on to Heaven
In His paths of righteousness.
Straight, straight to the Kingdom of Heaven.
Reports which come of their behavior
from the far West are uniformly fatter-
ing.
Copyrighted. 1902, by the publishers of the
American Illustrated Methodist Magazine.)
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school seems to be one of his own Gre
alton, and If his career has been shaped
and influenced by the works of other
painters his work seems to be so dis
tinctively his own that other influences
are not recognized.
| Watts is and has been for years a
painter OF ideas, for landscape work
he has shown but little or no inclina-
tion. For genre work in the common
acceptance OF the term his interest has
been only passing, but in the portrayal
of the forces that move and inspire the
| mortals who are looking a little be-
yond the commonplace Watts has taken
{. prominent position, and his paintings
| of ideal situation and imaginative condi-
| tions will always take high rank with
those who are looking for something
better, something higher in art than a
production which leaves nothing for
the beholder to imagine, or which is
grasped at the passing glance and in
the passing is forgotten.
AS a painter of portraits Watts has
shown skill fully equal to that shown
in his creations of the ideal. Perhaps
1t might better be termed genius rather
than skill, for it is not genius when
the artist is able to convey with the
brush the impression that the personal
characteristics of the sitter have been
discovered and that the character of
the person portrayed has been placed
before you. rather than spending time
in seeking to convey to you that he
has the skill to paint fabrics so that
even dealer nigh be deceived, or that
his painting of gowns is so accurate that
ali Of the richness of the costume has
been pictured?
But greater than all his genius In
painting portraits. greater than all of
his subtle feeling when he paints from
the imagination, more praiseworthy |
than the fact that he has not sold his |
love of art for gold, is this one trait |
IN his character that he has not lived |
a life of selfishness or carlessness. AL
though never a robust man and always
an Industrious artist, he has found the
time and has been blessed with the dis
position to make an effort to better the
condition of the poor around him, not
by any debasing charity, but by teach
ing them to be able to help themselves,
and this has been done, not by in
structing them in any of the avenues of
but by the development of a
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A GNES was in her accustomed nool
| ~ of the CHEEKY bay OF the sitting
| room, but the work over which
she bent was unwonted employ
ment for her. 1t was the first time tina
Louis had seen her engaged in so trivia
an occupation as embroidering. Usually
when he came in to luncheon he fount
his little friend puckering her brow over
Latin lines, or deep in letter writing. oi
with pencil in hand ready to check on
impressive passages from 1.-THE Prince
| of India.,' "Mosses From an Old
Manse" or some volume equally profit,
able.
Agnes embroidering? Engrossed in it
too, What surprise was in store? Blest
the being for whom this work was in
progress!
Some such thoughts were reflected in
Louis face as he stretched himself on
the divan and pillowed his head in his
locked hands at an angle to command
luyuriously a view of the sun-flooded
recess and its attractive occupant. Tc
;; enjoy these few minutes before luncheon
contemplating, as now, the picture that
the girl opposite. absorbed in her self
imposed tasks. ever made for him. he
hurried with his collections toward
noon-chafed almost visibly when pro-
lix delinquent detained him.
Sometimes he lay still and only
watched her; oftener he broke the
thread of her thought with irrelevant
questions, the more provoking the more
stimulated he to prick her to look his
way In annoyed protest. Today queries
were in order.
For whom this wasteful output of
time and attention." was his first in
quiry.
"It isn't wasteful Not for you, any
how" was the rejoinder.
The independence of this friend Of
his was becoming aggressive.
But you haven't answered my ques-
tion," he replied.
No response. How long 90 you III
tend to keep me on the rack of anx-
iety?"
Agnes tossed her head, doubling his
interest, and scrutinizing her work.
"Well?" Louis insisted.
"Not long enough to warrant your
receiving so much as wrench. it's
for my mother" Agnes conceded. Now,
let me alone!"
Cant" Louis emitted lazily. mot
while you clip your answers So I wager
you'd get a hundred in directness in an
examination. You're expert, when sou
want to be brief. at answering the ques
tion only. Volunteer, please, little in
formation today. Why are you Inaktns
it?"
Mothers birthday is fortnight off.
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party of emigrants. which left Batouu
for Halifax.
Permitted to Leave Russia.
Finally, early in 1898, permission was
granted to the Doukhobors to leave Rus
sia, subject to three conditions. They
must go at their own expense: those
who, like Peter verigin. had already
been called upon for military service.
should remain; and any who might re-
turn would be banished to Siberia. 49,
Captain st. John. a British army ofn-
Ger, who had resigned his commission
because Of religious scruples, proposed
Cyprus as suitable locality to which
to emigrate, and raised funds to take
number thither. Over thousand ar
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that many believe that their actual
source is to be found in Quakerism.
Like them, they identity Christ with the
inward voice: attach a secondary
place to the holy scriptures, and refuse
to resist evil
But. while most modern Quakers cling
to the doctrine of the atonement and
redemption by the Cross, the Douk-
hobors. who are very illiterate, have
never heard of a scheme of redemption;
and they have accorded to Kapoustin.
the Kalmykovs and Verigin. who still
survives. an unbounded authority, ap-,
preaching worship, which has no
counterpart in the spiritual democracy
of Quakerism.
Their History One of Persecution.
Prosecuted in the times of the mad
Emperor Paul, who, in the closing year
Of the eighteenth century, sent thirty
one Doukhobors to work on chain
gang in the mines OF Ekaterinburg, they
were more kindly treated by his sue
cessor, Alexander / He allowed them
to form settlement of their own at the
MILKY Waters" near the sea of Azoff.
and so many, who had hitherto kept
their faith secret. flocked to the place
that the government had to put stop
to further migrations. This was vital
change in their conditions. for by it
their sect became community, with In
dustrial and economic peculiarities. An
orthodox Russian, Prof. Crest Novitsky.
made thorough study of their ways,
and, in a spirit OF fairness and justice,
wrote a book about them, which they
practically acknowledged to be authori-
tative by the eagerness with which they
bought 1t. AS their own propaganda had
been carried on wholly by word OF
mouth, and they possessed no litera-
ture, Novitsky's work is simply inval-
liable.
Their rejection Of all rites naturally
includes neglect of any marriage rite
or the legal obligations that are as
sumed at marriage; but yet no one has
accused them OF looseness in the family |
relationship. They are abstainers from
alcohol, tobacco, and butchers meat.
Without doctors or any system of medi-
cine, they enjoy better health than their |
neighbors; without any political econo-
my they have developed excellent indus
triak conditions without extremes OF
poverty or affiuence; without lawyers
they have been able to settle disputes.
Protected by Mohammedans.
Their stay at milky Waters" beside
the sea of. Azoff. came to an end in the
year 1S41, when they were transported
to the Wet Mountains Of Georgia. lying |
on the south side of the Caucasus range.
1t was Mephistophelian policy on the
part of the government. Holding nom
resistant opinions, they were likely to be
either exterminated, and thus save the
authorities further trouble, or, goadedl
The Washington times., 1902-10-26
By CoULSoN MACNEILLE,
In the "American Methodist Magazine

A S THE Hebrews under Moses left
~ the land of Egypt for Canaan. SO
have the Doukhobors of Russia
quilted their native country for
the black plains of northwestern Can
ada. Vessel after vessel has left the
port of Batoum in the Black Sea, laden
with these peaceful peasants, has
threaded its way through the Mediter-
ranean Sea, and then crossed the broad
waters OF the Atlantic. finally depositing
its load of humanity upon the banks of
the St Lawrence. The way seemed very
long to these simple ihlanders, and
many of the women gave themselves up
for lost They had so persistently kept
below in the foul air of the between
decks" that friend, anxious to give
them fresh air, held out the hope that
land would soon be sighted, and was
worth watching for. This brought them
to the bulwarks, but as day after day
passed with nothing on the horizon but
the stretch of salt sea water. their
hearts SAM. within them, and they gave
themselves up for lost. Hope deferred
made their hearts very. very sick. FL
nally relief came and dissipated their
despair
Followed in Footsteps of Other Tribes.
This exodus was the result of visit
paid to western Canada by friends of the
Doukhobors at the close of the year
1885, In the late seventies a commu-
nifty of Russian Mennonites, who had
refused to submit to military service,
established themselves near the United
States frontier of the Dominion and
prospered greatly, devoting themselves
chiefly to wheat raising. News of their
success came to Europe. and led Prince
d. A. Hilkoff, a nephew OF the Russian
minister of ways Of communications, to
make the journey. He himself had been
converted to their faith, and had hand
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through the introduction of this new en-
terprise.
1t was therefore fitting thing when
King Edward was comforting the honor
soldiers, statesmen historians, men o,
science, and celebrated physicians. that
lie did not forget in making his selection
to include George Frederick Watts.
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ed his land over to the community, but
he came to loggerheads with the dis
trict priests of the orthodox church,
and was banished to the Caucasus. His
Memoirs" telling the whole story of
his experiences. is a work of surpass-
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ENGLANDS GREATEST PAINTER GEORGE FREDERICK WATTS

larger and sweeter, and so 1t has hap
pened that the pottery which is made at
Compton is not simply pottery, but art
pottery. and being made by nanth differs
from the machine made products to such
an extent that an increasing demand for
this class of goods has arisen and
the villagers made more independent
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new industry in which the fear of COM
petition is small and the opportunities
for employment large.
In valley near to his home at Linn
nersiease Mr.. Watts has established an
art pottery IN which the villagers have
taken deep interest and which is now
carried on in very business-like way
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audience and were banished from the
terest in the Doukhobors and writes
much in their behalf So warm had been
the friendship of Tolstoy that his son
Serge personally conducted the second
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under the supervision of Mrs. Watts.
At this place there is an abundance of
suitable clay for work of this kind and
the villagers are instructed to not only
manufacture articles with a view TO
their utility, but with 1t there is always
taught the lesson that to make things
which are beautiful is to make life
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-29
PAUNCEFOTE is DEAD
British Ambassador to the United
States Passes Away in
Washington.
sUeCUMBs TO SUDDEN RELAPSE
Err I Came So Peacefully That 1t Sur
prises Even His Physicians
Sketch of His Life.

Washington. May 26.-Lord Paunce-
fote British ambassador to the United
States, died at the embassy at 5:35 in
the morning. The improvement which
had been noted in his condition during
the past week received a sudden check
about 6 o'clock the previous evening,
when it was noticed that he was expe-
riencing difficulty in breathing. DR..
Jung, his physician, was Immediately
sent for, and he decided upon con-
sultation with local physician, in
the meantime telegraphing for DR.. Os-
Ter of Baltimore. In his stead came
DR.. Thayer of Johns Hopkins univer-
sity, arriving at 2 o'clock in the morn
ing.
Pulse Was Still Good.
The patients pulse was still good,
and when DR.. Thayer left the embassy
at 3 o'clock for Baltimore the ambassa-
dor was resting so comfortably that a
cablegram was sent to his sOn-in-laW,
Mr.. Bromley, in London, that there
was no immediate danger. Soon after
3 o'clock a distinct weakness OF the
heart developed and his pulse began to
collapse. He died so peacefully that it
surprised even his physicians, who
feared that the asthmatic affection
would prove troublesome when the end
came.
At the bedside when the distin-
guished diplomat passed away were
Mrs. Pauncefote, Hon. Maude Paunce-
fote, Miss Siby1 and Miss Audrey, Dr.
Jung, and Mr.. Radford, one of the
clerks attached to the embassy. AS
soon as it became generally known
that Lord PauncefOte was dead, flags
were half masted over the different
embassies and legations. At the Ar
lington hotel, where the visiting
Frenchmen, who have come to wit
ness the Rochambeau statue unveiling
are stopping, the French flag was
placed at halfmast.
President Roosevelt Notified.
The news of Lord Pauncefote's
death brought Secretary of State Hay
to the White House shortly after 8
o'clock and he spent some time with
the president considering what action
should be taken by this government.
After the conference it was announced
that ne president would call at the
British embassy Immediately after the
ROchambeau unveiling ceremonies to
offer his personal condolences and &C.
certain the wishes of Lord Paunce-
totes family in regard to further
plans. The president also sent let
ter Of coincidence to Lady Pauncefote.
Immediately after the unveiling cere-
monies the flag on the White House
was placed at half-mast. Mrs. L. Y.
Letter, who was to have given re-
ception in honor of the French delega-
ton in the afternoon, called it off on
account of Lord Pauncefote's death
and the French ambassador also re-
called the invitations to his reception
at night.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-29

beau, who brought the forces of
France across the sea at the hour of
greatest peril in the revolution, was
unveiled Saturday. For the first time
in it's history the national capital wit
messed the sight of rank on rank of
French seamen swinging through
Pennsylvania avenue. At the same
time the French tri-colors were en-
twined with the stars and stripes and
the sound of the "Marseillaise" was
heard along with the 'Star Spangled
Banner"
The act of unwilling was performed
by the Countess de Rochambeau, and
the orators of the occasion were the
president and General Brugere. The
gathering was composed in part Of
the most distinguished men in the cap
ital, including congress and the for
eign representatives.
Yesterday the French commission
sent here on the foregoing business
left Washington for tour of the
east. Yesterday afternoon the visitors
accompanied the president on a horse
back ride and all got caught in a
drenching rain.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-29
Rifles Sent to Galleries.

Hazleton, Pa, May 27.-Everything
is quiet at the Cranberry colliery of
A. Pardee & Co., where the engineers,
firemen and pumpmen quit. Several
clerks employed at the Silver Brook
colliery, who refused to act as fire.
men and pump runners, were dis
charged. This week most Of the strik-
ers in the HazletOn district will re-
ceive their wages for the first half of
Nav. This will be the last distribution
of wages until the suspension is ended.
It is stated that consignment of rifles
was sent to some of the coIlieries on
the south side late at night.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-29
NEGRO MURDERER EXECUTED
Killed the Woman Who Employed Him
and Her Two Daughters-COn-
fessed After Arrest.

Philadelphia, May 27.-William Har-
mon Lane, colored, was hanged at
1908 o'clock in the morning. The
crime for which Lane paid the death
penalty was particularly atrocious. On
the morning of April I he shot and
killed Ella Jarden, by whom he was
employed as a servant, and her two
daughters, Madelin, aged -, and
Eloise, aged Z years. Lane had stol-
en- money from his employer, and fear
ing the consequences of his thefts, he
deliberately shot the woman and her
younger daughter I'D an upper room Of
their home, and then called the elder
child from the street, where she had
been playing, and shot and killed her.
After the shooting Lane escaped to
Camden, n j., but was arrested few
hours later in the railroad station in
that city. He confessed his crime and
after formal hearing was sentenced
to death Justice was not delayed in
melting out punishment to the negro,
and in less than two months after the
commission of the crime he was exc
cufQd
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1902-05-29
Indians Fear an Eruption.

Guthrie, o. r., May 27.-The little
town of Alikchi, in the Choctaw ma
ton, is in great excitement. A band
of thirty full-blooded Choctaws which
arrived here early in the morning from
their homes in the Kiamiati hills,
twenty-five miles inland, reported a
threatened eruption Of what they be-
Iieved to have been an extinct vol
cano., They report a dense volume of
smoke hanging over the hills since
noon Saturday. Biologists from the
University of Oklahoma have gone to
investigate.