The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-02-12
ARTS AND CRAFTS EXHIBIT.
The Exhibit is in Full Blast and is Big
Surprise to Everybody. Many Fine
Specimens Are Shown.

The arts and crafts exhibit has been
surprise in many ways even to those
engaged in promoting it. On all sides
one hears the expression, 81 never
dreamed we had SO many beautiful
things nor so many curiOs and valu-
ables in Kinsley." The art side is
very much larger than the crafts
owing TO the short time allowed for
making things, but there are many
things in both departments. Among
the most valuable curios is a solid
silver handmade dinner plate taken
by Will Goddard from the Spanish
battle ship Christobe! Colon. Mr..
Goddard was a gunner on the Oregon
at the battle of Santiago when the
Christobel Colon was sunk by the
American ships.
Another interesting piece of silver
is a very handsome cake basket
owned by Mr.. T.. A. Noble. His uncle
mined the silver at Sacramento, Cal,
from which the basket was made. 1t
is a very artistic design, the edge out
lined with border of ivy leaves. In
the silver line there are some historic
spoons, one owned by Mrs. Edwards
and given to Elizabeth Cadwallader
for wedding present in 1910. Mrs.
Higgins has three spoons over 100
years old.
Another interesting thing and one
IL Il
manship in the house is a brass cup
owned by Mrs. James B. DOnnell. 1t
came from Germany and would de-
light the heart of the artistic crafts
man of the present day.
A sword carried in the Austrian
war and now owned by Mrs. Koehler
is in the exhibit.
Among the interesting books and
newspapers are a medical book owned
by DR.. Pearson printed in 1902, Il
family bible 150 years old belonging
to ID. a. Baugher, a book printed in
1902 owned by Mrs. H. L. Schnatterly.
medical book owned by Mr.. Ed Me-
Kibben, of Belpre, printed in 1704.
and volume of religious essays over
100 years old owned by Mrs. Eugene
Morse. a land grant signed by An
drew Jackson is among the valuable
documents. This was loaned by Mrs
McCanse.
One of the nj est pieces Of work
done here IS fancy asket made from
Edwards county grasses by Ida Nc
Afee. The Mashpee Indians in Mass; :
chusetts make a great deal of money
from baskets and the grasses they Use
are not so good in any way as those
which grow in the Arkansas valley
and on the prairies. Mrs. Grybowski
has pretty rustic basket made from
the rushes which grow near.
The finest bit of wood-carvirg is a
piece done by Mr.. d. A. Lester. 1t is
graceful nude figure. and both ir
line and poise is fine piece of worlS
manship. Mrs. Lester brought many
inter estiug things, among others !
medal struck in honor of " asbing
tons inauguration for one of hel
upcles.
Sidney Painting has a toy bedstea6
made with u pocket knife that is /;
pretty bit of workmanship.
Mr. Jim Reader brought a hal
hackle lj0 years old and some very
unusually old copies of newspapers
Que, The Gazette of the United States
containing Washington iraugura
address. is over 100 years old an
other, the first copy of the first relig
ious newspaper published in Uni.et
States. will be 2JU wears old IN April
being published in l1O4.
The Millinery Bazar has a shov
aniplt's of embroideries of all kinds
aud fire laceS There are no create
adopts in needle-craft than the Mi, Sc
Schnatterly.
cry is center piece by Mrs. E. 5
MacCartney is spray nf rose
I'm piece Of canva-. and whit
shirt waist in {; very artistic des' gn
There are number of very fn
quilts, showing that Edwards count
has IA number OF expert needlewomau
TIE good honsekeepe'r has no create
treasure than the pretty ligbt-we'gt
quilt, If If = ..i.l fasi inned-
A center OF iuterest is coile..tio
of oil iasI i ,ned pictures. photo