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such skill that the flower in all of its
parts is thoroughly understood. the pupil
is advanced into the more difficult
problem of combining the study or =
portion OF the subject into conventional
forms Of a geometric character. and
from step 10 step this work is advanced
until the work OF designing Is thoroughly
mastered. In the course of instruction
at the league. the pupils are taught
from these simple still life subjects to
construct patterns for tiles. for oileloth,
Iinoleums, patterns for dress goods,
draperies, damasks, and designs for wall
paper, book covers and book marks.
The exhibit is one of peculiar interest,
for the reason that the work is all work
Of original designing. and for the further
reason that many OF the pupils are
young. Some Of the designs have already
been accepted and are represented on
the wall in some instances by the re
production instead Of the original draw
ing. IN the designs for book covers the
exhibit is unusually large and the speci-
mems on exhibition display wide range
Of originality coupled with excellent
technical skill and artistic judgment
The teacher of the class. Miss Sallie
T. Humphreys, is an enthusiast in this
line Of art work. and d firm believer III
the great possibilities which it offers for
not only a high cultivation of art talent.
but also for the finding of new avenues
for employment. for many who are fond
Of art. but are prevented from taking
up art study for the reason of the usual
fear that it means not only hard work.
but a Drecarious means of livelihood.
In speaking of the work of the public
schools in this direction, Miss Hum
phreys stated that scholars who have
studied in this line Of work at the pub
lie schools come to the league with a
fine training and readiness to take up
designing in its more advanced and prac-
teal forms
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sense of the subject, that the work be-
comes not only an attraction as high
example Of religious art, but positive
force and exponent OF the painters ideal.
IN the other galleries there is much
TO admire and study. but IL may be that
I am taking the art lovers too much into
my confidence. for this collection is more
of the nature OF private collection than
a public gallery, but I cannot pass with
out notice fine example of the work of
LeroIIe. II Penseroso" a landscape
handled with more suppression Of light
than is usually found in the work OF this
artist. and in which a shepherdess rest
ing on the quiet hillside, watching IN
dreamy manner the passing clouds,
forms the central bit of interest. Equal
ly interesting and rarer is the Potato
Diggers,' by Israels, a picture of group
OF Iaborers who have evidently finished
their days labor and have turned their
steps toward home, indicated by dis
tant church spire suggesting the small
village. This picture is rare because
out -of-door subjects by Israel are not
common. Here is a choice example OF
the art of Adolf Schreyer, The Walia-
elan Horse Team picture in which
the horses are painted with such action
and realism that the picture is full of
life and brute energy. By Vollon there
is a still life study painted with that ex-
cellenee for which this artist was noted,
in this field so lacking in interest to
many painters. A Happy Family" by
Albert Neuhuys, in which a cottage IN
terror with its occupants has been paint
ed with rare arrangement of subject
and color. Here may be seen an i'm
pOrtant landscape by Daubigny, The
Pool at Bezons.' one Of those 1at
stretches of country which this artist
painted so often. and in which he has
secured such a happy combination OF
foreground in which the light comes
from the pool coupled with a sky of
unusual charm-a combination of grays
and green's so skilIfuIIy handled that
you realize how few colors in the hands
Of an artist are required for strong
picture. There are also landscapes By
Harpignes and L'Hermitte; the sketch
for THE Cleaners. by MilIet; a Mother
and Child" by KeveT. and so many art
treasures that it becomes exceedingly
difficult TO leave and easy TO forget the
injunction. Thou shalt not covet"
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public during the last week, some 200
examples of water coIors, pastels, and
blaek-and-white pictures are on exhibf-
ton Among the prominent exhibitors
are winslow Homer. Albert Prentice
Button. Horatio Walker. Reynolds BeaI.
Charles Il. Woodbury., Leslie P. Thomp-
son, C. D. Weldon. F. Luis Mora. Sears
Gallagher. and ". V Birney- Places Of
honor have been given to INLAND Water,
Bermuda by Winslow Homer. aaI
Potato Pickers." Horatio Walker.
The collection OF paintings by Mesdag.
which have been on exhibition in Chi
cage. BOSTON and Hartford, viii next be
on view at the Academy OF Fine Ar4s,
Philadelphia. After this the pictures
viii be exhibited at the Metropolitan
Museum, New York. where they viii
remain for six months. Following so
closely in Philadelphia the exhibition of
the work of Charles P. Grippe. ii will
afford an unusual opportunity to com
pare the work Of two painters from The
Hague. for while Grippe is an Ameri-
can. his long residence and study at The
Hague has completely transformed him
10 painter Of the modern Dutch school.
Among the recent important gifts to
the Brooklyn Institute was one from
Robert B. Woodward, of Japanese
wood carving. representing a sculptor
at work on gigantic mask Mr. Wood
ward has been the most generous donor
50 far as Japanese gifts are concerned,
having donated a case Of fifty japanese
IacqueTs gathered IN Japan and many
other japanese art objects OF great
value
The Society Of Associated Arts, recent
" organized n Chicago. has celebrated
by an exhibition in the large club room
OF the Palmer House. Il appears that
this society has been called into exis-
tence in opposition to what is termed
the clique which it alleges has been
too much in control OF art matters in
that city. In this exhibition. compris-
ing all varieties Of the fine arts. the
members OF The association acted as
jury and hanging committee, and the
usual conventional jury OF selection has
been dispensed with 4 notice cen
spicuously posted at the door OF the
exhibition room states IN answer to
newspaper criticism, that the Society of
Western Artists has never rejected any
of the exhibited works. fer The reason
that The society had never had the op-
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: HE ambition Of the EIks of the

II HE ambition OF the EIks Of the
/ United States is to be realized on
May u. when their handsome home for
aged and infrm members Is 10 be dedi-
Gated and thrown open for use at Bed
ford City. Va.
Every Elk in the United States is in
terested in the project. and arrange
ments have been made or an elaborate
scale for the opening exercises It was
necessary to appoint time when the
weather will be sufficiently warm for
the guests to remain out-of-doors. as
the building is not large enough TO ac-
commodate the large number that viii
attend Il is estimated by the Grand
Lodge officers that over 5000 EIks, rep
resenting every section of the United
States, will congregate in the little Vir-
GINA village in the heart OF the noun
tains.
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HEALTH OFFICERS MAIL
THOUGH the ordinary routine Of the
city Health Office is serious

~HOUGH the ordinary routine Of the
city Health ONCE is serious
enough and strenuous enough, the
situation is not without its humorous
side. The humor is invariably Of the I'M
conscious sort, resultant from a popular
idea that the department combines all
the qualities Of bureau of information
police force, an arbiter of family diff
culties and generally efficaciUas Jack
of Ali Trades. to be called in on every
occasion The Health Office, besides re
ceiving daily calls, both personal aud tel
ephoniC, from cTanks Of all stages and
degrees, gets letters innumerable and of
a character that would have made Solo
mon himself throw up the sponge in de-
spaiT, or else get the benefit OF the
humor they contain.
Here are a few requests received in the
course Of days mail by the Office:
Why don't you move the dead cat in
front Of our house?
My neighbor shakes her rug out of the
window every Friday.
We can't get any water on the top
floor Of orr house.
] wish you would compel the landlord
10 furnish us with more heat.
The party in the third dat front bangs
the piano until a. m; please stop It.
Why don't you make them heat the
trolley Cars2
Why don't you make them keep the
VentilatOTs Of the cars open2
Why don't you make them keep the
FentiIsJoTs shut2
Our milk is all chalk; please examine.
There is a man in the fat below with
a very red face. He looks like smallpox.
send up here.
If you don't stop the barking dog thay
keeps US all awake III tell the Commits
sioners on you.
! haven't made any kick about the
racket going on in these fats by the
calls Of latecomeTs and the noise of
lunches Of keys being thrown down to
the street from the windows, but draw
the line on a Cuban hooking bird in
the next apartment The bird don't say
a word all day, but keeps up an awful
racket all night
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7 the last meeting Of the CAPITA


4 T the last meeting Of The Capital
"A Camera Club, lantern slides
L \ we're exhibited which had been
secured by the American Lantern Slide
Interchange from photographic societies
in France and Holland The French
slides we're principally from subjects
found during the exposition Of 1900, and
in historical and technical interest were
exceedingly attractive. Many of the
most prominent buildings in the expo
sition grounds we're shown, and street
views. and views on the Seine, fur
nished an excellent idea Of the life in
Paris during the exposition period
This series also included some Interiors
the most prominent Of which were sew
eral slides showing the exhibit Of
statuary- The slides from Holland were
almost entirely comprised Of landscapes
Of that picturesque country, This class
Of work showed careful attention 10 the
selection Of subject, as well as
thorough knowledge Of the technical
side Of lantern slide work
Miss Edith H. Ogden, the sculptor, has
taken a studio in the building Of the
Art Students League. and is buslIy en-
gagged IN work Of an important char
acter. Since leaving this city last sum
mer she has been working and study
ing in New York, and expects to re-
turn to that city later IN the season.
As predicted IN this column last week
the prospects Of sales at the water
color exhibition at the Art Club. Phila-
deipbia. is very encouraging Recent
information shows that although several
rainy days have interviewed since the
exhibition has opened, the purchasing
spirit is strongly shown. Three sales
have. been made Of pictures furnished
BY exhibitors from Washington: THE
Lantern" by Jane Bridgman Child;
September Evening. Lake Chocorua, &"
by Robert Coleman child. and "showery
Weather. Upper AusabIe Lake, by
James Henry Moser. Among other i'm
portant sales are The Wreck of the
Jason" by Henry B. Smell. and The
Plains Of Holland" by Charles Warren
Eaton. The latter picture was awarded
the gold medal Of the art Club
At the sixty eighth annual exhibition
OF the Boston art Club. opened 10 the
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GOLD CANNON BALLS.

WANDER1NG in the jungles half a
w mile outside the Indian city of
Ahmadnagar an old peasant came
across round ball of metal. It was
black and looked like an old iron round
shot, but when the old man lifted It he
was struck with its immense weight. He
carried It home and found. on scratching
II. that ii was lump of solid gold. It
weighed eight pounds, and Its sale made
the finder rich for life
There are many more of these cannon
balls, each worth a small fortune. lying
hid or buried in the recesses of this
jungle, and their story is a curious one
At the end of the sixteenth century, Ak
bar, the greatest Emperor Hindustan
ever saw, was at the height of his glory
At the head of his conquerfng army he
summoned Ahmadnagar to surrender.
The city and its rich treasure were then
under the rule of the Princess Candle
knowing that resistance could be but
short, and in bitter rage against the op-
PfeSsoF, she caused all the treasure of
SoId ana silver to be melted down The
she cast the metal into cannon balls.
and engraved upon each maIedictions
against the conqueror. These was fired
into the jungle, and when Akbar entered
the city, instead of the rich board he
mad hoped to win, he found a treasury
absolutely empty
That this is not the only occasion upon
which cannon balls Of gold have been
cast IS proved by the fact that in the
treasury of the Shah of Persia there may
be seen. in the same room where stands
the famous peacock throne. two small
globular proiectiles of gold. They were
estimated by a recent visitor to weigh
about thirty-one pounds each. and are
very roughly made. Their origin or
purpose is, however. totally forgotten.
II is only known that there are very
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GREAT many people are under
J the impression that the chiefs OF

4 GREAT many people are under
~ the impression that the chiefs Of
the Indian tribes are chosen by
the members of the tribe by system
something like the election ballot OF
the white man, and that these chiefs
hold their power by virtue of this author
ity. There never was a greater error.
The Indian system of government is the
most thoroughly autocratic one on
earth The Indian chief rules by force Of
his will power and strength of eharac-
ter alone. II he is a strong character he
may hold his power for life, but the mo-
ment he wavers he is lost in the respect
of his fellows and his downfall is but
a matter of a short time. In the history
OF civilization Napoleon I is the best
illustration OF this strength of will that
rules the masses, and IN the history of
the North American red man as we OF
the old frontier know him, the nearest
parallel was old Washakie, chief of the
Shoshones.
There comes to my memory out of the
vague and indefinite past an instance Of
this remarkable power Of a strong char
acter which goes to show that, while
there is really nc legal code among the
indians Of the plains and crime is
only punished with the consent of the
whole people, certain unwritten laws ex-
ist that are respected far better than
those that are enacted BY US of the
civilized East As I said, the rule of the
head chief Of the tribe is autocratic,
while it lasts, and its term IS only limit
ed by the strength of the man.
Somewhere along in the early S0's old
man Washable had large village with
him up in the Wind River country. There
may have been two hundred teepees
with him-quite village. representing
in the neighborhoOd Of a thousand peo-
pie. Under the chief OF the tribe there
are what are called by the Indians sol
diers," and these men, who comprise all
of the fighting men of the tribe, are cap
tained by man who is known as the
head soldier" and who acts to the chief
as an adiutant acts for the commanding
officer Of a body Of troops OF the regr-
lar army. Whenever the chief wishes
TO promuIgate an order he sends for his
head soldier" and tells him what he
wants done. There IS then a conference
Of all the soldiers" and II they think
that the order is wise one It is obeyed
When q chief has so established him
self IN the regard Of his people that his
orders on ordinary subjects are obeyed
without council ne becomes what
Washable was to the Shoshones-s die
tator
Washable made UP his mind to go on
a short hunt up on Owl Creek. so he
called the head soldier" and told him
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ter across his arms, and as she made
the admission that convicted her OF what
in the Indian code was treason he swung
the barrel quick as a fash 10 his thigh.
his finger pressed the trigger almost as
quickly as his thumb cooked the ham
mer, and bullet tore through tbs
woman's body. That was his method OF
setting the question of mastery and Is
typical Of the manner in which an Indian
retains the respect Of his people when
he has once gained it. The village
moved to Owl Creek. and the SOLDIERS
buried the old woman where she fell.
Another instance OF the rare decision
of this fne old Indian was when he ad-
vised the young men OF the shoshones
not 20 90 to war with the whites. It
happened in this way. The young blcods
were full Of fire and vinegar and wanted
TO show their prowess on the battlefield
They conveyed their wishes to the old
man. asking him TO lead them. Rising
majestieally. he said;
you do not know what you say. The
white men outB8mber cur people as the
flies outnumber the horses they sting.
For a time We might kill many OF the
soldiers. but where one falls a hundred
others viii take his place, and in the
end. which could not be far of. the
Shoshone nation would be wiped from
the councils Of our foTefathers. Go TO
war If you wish, but Washable, who has
led you in many victorious battles with
our enemies Of the North referring to
the Cheyenne Sioux. will not go with
you. I am for peace"
With that he left them, and they
laughed at his counsel and went on the
warpath.
General Cannon vas sent after them.
He met them at Bear River and whipped
them TO finish. They we're the sickest
lot of Indians on the plains when their
remnant returned and asked Washable
TO once more assume the leadership. The
olG man was indignant.
''You ask me to lead you.9' he scorn-
fully said Il told you not 10 go TO war
with the white men, that they were tos
strong for you, and You laughed at me.
refused 10 lead you against them You
net the soldiers. and they whipped you.
as told you they would. am glad OF
It. You would not take the counsel OF
your chief, and am through with you
all
This was the Indian way CT telling
them they could all go 70 the devil; but
the Shoshones are not up in profane in
vectiye, and his exact language cannot
be accurately translated. This incident
practically ended the leadership OF
Washable as war chief of the Sho-
shoRes.
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The New Fischer Gallery.

The completion Of the addition Of the
new gallery 10 the Fischer Art Galleries,
in Fifteenth Street, has to some ex-
tent relieved the congestion which ex-
listed before this new hanging space was
added. but as yet. outside of the new
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| talk about his family affairs. but Ittls
vas ever known Of his early family his
tory. From general rumors the idea
that he was an elder son from some dis
tinguished family became prevalent IN
the community IN which he lived. and
from the fact that he brought with him
into his exile several articles CT value,
such as paintings and works OF art, the
belief that his family vas one OF some
Importance became well settled. As the
years passed away and the family OF the
mysterious stranger became less and less
in numbers, the art treasures passed
from generation to generation until they
came into the possession OF those who
were distantly related, but not OF tha
name OF the original pOssessor,
One old painting, in the course Of many
changes. finally reached this city and
being considered by some to be "A work
OF great merit 1t was taken TO ENGLAND
some two years ago in the hope that
some trace Of the history OF this very
old portrait could be established. BY
experts and COnnoisseurs il was declared
10 be one of the portraits of Rembrandt
painted by himself about 164f. ana tbere
is much about the appearance OF the nor
trait TO justify this conclusion The
portrait shows Rembrandt attired in a
costume quite simple, but Of rich ma
terial- The face is painted with less
shadow than some OF his Acknowledged
portraits show. and from the moustacba
and the length Of his hair, it appears 10
have been made at about the time Of his
portrait, Rembrandt as an Officer" now
in the museum at The Hague. The bar
worn is similar to that shown in many
OF his portraits. and the eoIors are of
that deep, quiet nature that gain in al
Effectiveness after short examination
and what seems at first TO be simply a
mass Of dark, after a little study shows
fine. rich coloring IN the costume. the
hair. and the background.
Aside from the recognized resem-
blance to Rembrandt and the uRdoubted
age Of the painting. the strongest evil
dence Of the authenticity Of the picture
az work Of Rembrandt seems 10 be in
the wonderful manner in which the ex-
preston Of the eyes shows the quality Of
the work OF this great master. The
eyes seem TO live and 70 give 10 the
countenance a semblanee Of life that Is
truly remarkable. The portrait now IN
the possession of DR.. George Il. Shout
tiers is of medium size and belongs to
that class commonly described as bust
portraits. and. whether genuine or not.
is undoubtedly work OF great antiquity
and uncommon merit
CHARLES z. FAIRMAN.
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A Rembrandt Portrait.

During the year 1911 there arrived in
a young EngIishman known BIZ
the name Of Ward. Either from very
good reasons or from a Discrimination to
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At the siSty-eighth annual exhibition
Of the Boston art Club. opened TO the
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-09-03
Tea Crock.

The young English girl Of the period
is responsible for a rather nice innova-
ton, namely, the tea frock. The tea
gown is being considered one of her
prerogatives, she has looked around
for something in the nature of grace
full indoor frock Of simplified structure,
and the tea frock is the upshot. With
out being a princess robe, 1t is an all.
in-one gown, and, while far from a
negligee, II is intended to be worn
without corsets. Wolfe dc sole. crepe
de chine and soft silks are developed
into tea frocks, and lace is used in pro-
fusion, daintiness and elegance being
desiderata. The fact that the tea
frock dispenses with hooks, eyes, pins
and all such WEAKNESS is a point in its
favor.
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Tailor Costumes,

There is no time of year when this
class of dress is not a necessity in a
woman's wardrobe; 1t must adapt
itself to circumstances. To meet the
needs of spring and summer the coat
must either be discardable or suitable
to wear indoors and out Many are
worn without shirt or, blouse or I'M
derbodice of any kind, only vest at
the throat, generally transparent, or a
lace scarf daintily tied.
This sort of garment has rather ex-
tended it's field and is being made, not
only in glace sometimes, but very
often in etamine, canvas. grenadine
and even in wolfe and crepe de chine.
So it happens that the tailor takes the
dressmaker's place, and that the
dressmaker is doing tailor's work and
is even sending out serges, friezes or
cloth suits.
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.,z73Q1|!5fDs;'@:5's
Refrigerator hints:

Refrigerator hints:
DO not flood 1t with boiling water.
Keep the ice compartment full Of
ice.
Do not put hot foods into the refrlg.
orator.
The more the ice the greater the
economy.
Ice-saving schemes are absurd, de-
feating the purpose of the refrigerator.
Oyerripe fruits and vegetables are a
menace to the health If left in the
refrigerator.
If much ice be used on the table and
for other purposes an authority advises
storage box for this extra ice.
1t is the food that is to be kept in
stead of the ice. Keeping ice in the
sick.room or at a picnic is another
matter.
A cellar or other damp place is no
place for the refrigerator. On the
other hand, It should not be put out Of
doors unprotected.
1t should be sponged out often with
warm water in which little soda has
been dissolved and the drain should
not be neglected.