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eminent whose guest he is permits him
to obtain openly and abCreboard. He
visits navy yards, army posts, proving
grounds, training stations, and the other
places where our fighting forces and their
equipment are in the making, and he
eagerly seizes every opportunity to be
gained to witness our military or naval
maneuvers: but this is a privilege that
is frequently denied.
It should be explained. In simple jus
tice to the alien war experts, that, save
in the occasional exceptional case which
proves the rule. they do none of the
unpleasant underhanded work whereby
other powers learn of our resources foI
combat on land or sea- Almost every
foreign government doubtless possesses
more or less secret information concern
ing our Notifications. oftentimes accom-
panied by stolen plans; but these are
obtained through secret sources. and II
is not necessary or expected that the
regular accredited military or naval at
tache shall have aught to do with OBJ
tanning them. Indeed. it is when. as In
the case above cited, such an attache is
so overzealous that his conduct comes
too near the danger line of proper de-
pertinent that he gets in trouble
Lieutenant Commander Faramond, OF
the French navy, who Is just now the
Observation-Disclosures foreign officer in this
country. owing to the fact that he viii
early this summer lead to the altar 6
pretty American girl in the person OF
Ivy Langham. sister OF baroness stern
ambassador has been stationed II
America for several years past. Prior
to coming to the United States most OF
his naval service was in TOnquin. and
he wears the ribbon OF the Legion oil
Honor. almost the only decoration which
the French government confers.
Lieutenant Faramond's American ser
vice has been notable by reason of the
exhaustive study Whlch ne mas mace OF
American fuel which is used not only
on the railways of France, but in the
navy. Our French naval guest wit
messed the decisive battle OF the Chino
Japanese war, but savefor brush with
pirates In Chinese waters he has never
been in action. Lieutenant de Fara-
mond is splendid fencer. and is indeed
accounted the best swordsman in Amer
lea His associate. as war expert for
France, is Captain Fourier Of the ar
tillery corps of the French army. who
has beer serving as military attacee IN
America for only a few months. he
was the representative OF the French
army in South Africa during the Boer
war and is a trained observer who miss
es no points from which lessons may be
learned.
Another attache to whom especial in
terest attaches az the present time is
Commander Alexandra Boutakoff. OF the
Russian navy. Few officers In the army
or navy have had the benefit of such a
combination OF expert training and
hereditary influence as this well-inform-
ed Russian Commander Boutak off 5
father, Admiral Gregory Boutakoff, Is
famous as the author Of the first work
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seeing double" must present itself to
all
". c. Babcock, in his picture AT
tention," exhibits an animal study of
unusual merit. and the tiger cat which
forms the subject of this picture has
been so well posed that one feels as
though it might be a copy of some
painting by a master artist. This IL
| fusion is aided by the very unphotogra-
phic planes of the background seen in
the picture
Beautiful Women.
The pictures of beautiful women seem
to be in evidence in larger numbers than
in any preceding exhibition. Sigrid Gus
tafson Thompson in her "Ophelia" has
given US standard which presents the
question of whether the greater sue
cess is in the selection of model or
the selection Of the artist.
Miss PraIl in her work has given sew
eral Illustrations of her fondness for
portraiture of beautiful women. and her
portrait of Juliet Thompson charms by
the beauty of subject and the radical
departure from conventional methods of
portrait work Miss Prall has evident
" abandoned the methods which mark
ed her former exhibited work in this
city. and In all of her work may be
found soft and pleasing tones. lighting
that is n>yel and yet true and fascinat-
ing, and a general leaning toward the
beauty of the art rather than its dra-
matte expression.
t. A. Mullett in his picture, Colonial
Grip shows a different kind of work
than that heretofore exhibited. In this
efr-off Of
what daring contrast between the lines
| of the portrait and the white back
ground. In this the. effect seems to be
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be noted the work OF Adolphe Petzold,
OF Philadelphia Mr.. Petzold shows a
fondness- for the gum bichromate pro-
cess, and his work is broad enough TO
satisfy the most ardent impressionist
In the color selected for his work there
is some little cause for feeling that he
prefers somewhat somber shades, but
the work has good carrying qualities and
Is admirably adapted for exhibition pur-
poses.
Rock Creek, that near by pictorial field
for the home workers, is the subject
for landscape studies by w. S. Rossiter
and E. d. Tillyer. Miss r. L. Webster
exhibits landscapes of good quality COM
prising well selected COMPOSITIONS. E.
B. Thompson exhibits landscapes with
sheep and a marine study. which shows
a new field of work toward which he
has turned his attention with a high de-
gree OF success. Other good landscapes
are exhibited by Messrs. Whitman, wad-
hams. and Boteler.
OF Historic Interest.
Among the pictures OF distinctively
historic interest may be noted a very
pleasing study OF the "Old North
Church" by Belle B. Carkhuff in which
the foreground OF the narrow street is
made attractive by the presence of peo-
pie, and the error Of making a study of
this kind with vacant streets has hap
PLY been avoided Mr.. LeBreton, in his
picture, THE Ruined Chapel" presents
a picture of the San Luis Rey Mission
of California This mission is consid-
cred by architects to be the best exam
pie OF artistic architecture to be found
among the old missions of California.
In this we have a ruin; the presence of
life would prove an inharmOniOus note.
and the work is far the stronger In the
severe and simple way in which 1t is
shown.
Among the pictures which possess
merit on account Of their novelty may
be mentioned waiting for the Word, -
by Charles Baker, a strongly lighted
and well-posed figure Of an athlete ready
to start as soon as the signal Is given
To this class belongs, "A Try for Goal. -
by Percy r. Hines. a picture which at
tracts by its realism rather than by its
art qualities.
"a Cup of Destiny" by II. A Roth
rock. of Westchester. Pa. also belongs
to the novelty class. and TO many this
picture Will prove a cause of perplexity
and no one will feel absolutely certain
that the picture OF the young woman
has been properly hung. for so perfect
is the reflection that the sensation OF
The Washington times., 1904-05-01
By CHARLES E. FAIRNAN.


The thirteenth annual exhibition Of
the Capital Camera Club. which will
open TO the public in the hemicycle Of
the Corcoran Gallery of Art, at $50
O'Clock today, contains not only a larger
number Of photographs than any OF the
former exhibitions OF this society since
the days when the award Of special
prizes was abandoned. and a high de-
gree of excellence made the condition of
the acceptance of the picture; but q
larger number OF exhibitors are found
on the list IN the catalogue, and at the
same time. a higher standard of work
has been required by the artist jury.
who selected this collection OF artistic
work. The exhibition marks the high
record OF this enterpising Photographic
society. an organization which has done
much in the past toward the encourage
ment Of Photographic art md elevation
OF pictorial standards Of the work OF
the camera.
At the private view last night, to
which admission was by card, and re-
stricted 10 the exhibitors. their friends,
and members Of the press, the attend
ance was large, perhaps toe large 10 ad-
NIT Of fair inspection of the exhibited
work The attendance. however, speaks
well for the enthusiasm manifested IN
the work Of the Camera Club, and is an
earnest Of a large attendance while the
exhibition is in progress. The exhibition
will continue until May Y. and will be
open from $50 TO 4 o'clock on week
days, evenings from s 10 $3.50 O'Clock,
and on Sunday from 1870 20 4:3O o'clock.
Some Radical Changes.
In this exhibition some radical
changes will be noted. The former meth
I'd of hanging exhibits according to the
alphabetical classification Of the names
of the exhibitors has been abandoned.
and wall space has been assigned by
lot. Where preferable space IS now &C
cupied. IL occurs as a result OF chance
and does not indicate selection on ao-
count OF merit. IL VIII also be noted
that there is an extension of the infiu-
ence of the Camera Club; that the num-
Der OF out-of-town exhibitors has been
largely increased. and that the excel
lence OF the exhibition has been mate
rally strengthened by the work Of
women.
While II cannot be fairly said that
work OF the women surpasses that Of
the men. it would be a severe blow 70
this exhibition both In tie number OF
frames and the standard Of the exhibit
ton II the work OF the women exhibitors
should be removed.
The work shows a wide variety Of sub
5ects and OF treatment. 1t cannot be
classed as the work Of single school.
for those who believe In sharp photo
graphic accuracy are represented as well
as those who favor work with a direct
leaning to the school OF impressionism.
Sharpness and diffusion, detail and
masses. are each represented. Each
have their place and their value. The
trouble has been in their getting out Of
their respective places and serving pur-
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in good taste. but the experiment for
photography somewhat dangerous TO es-
tablish.
DR.. Herbst, the president of the club,
has some notable portraits Of women,
vigorous in pose and in tonal qualities
r. S. Kaufman, of Wilkesbarre, Pa,
has one study of a girl wearing a sun
bonnet which contains so much life and
good nature that one feels brighter for
seeing the picture. In this connection
should be mentioned several portraits
of women by Helen z. Williams who
seems to have made a speciality OF this
class of work, and this with no ordinary
success. The lighting seems to be that
of the studio. but aside from this there
is little that can be called conven-
tional.
Portraits OF Men.
Isabel Cowiam exhibits portraits OF
men and also portraits of women, and
the work is so well done that it is hard
to determine her preference in por-
traiture. Caroline Theobald Penning
ton, of Gainesville. Nd. exhibits pic
lures of children and of young girls.
Her work shows a daintiness which can
not help but create a favorable impress
sion. and her evident knowledge of por-
traiture at home has given pleasing
results under circumstances Of great
difficulty.
c. Durand Chapman exhibits several
portraits. some of which seem 10 belong
70 the genre class, as they go beyond
the usual requirements Of a portrait.
His Gretchen" IS a simple compost
ton and one of the strong pictures OF
his exhibit. In this the facesseems TO
suit the costume. and the work is far
above that of the ordinary studio class.
In addition 10 the pictures mentioned
there is a large class Of pictures 70
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poses for which they were never in
tended.
Strong in Genre Work.
It is probable that there has never
been a. Photographic exhibition in this
city so strong in genre work, and in
this line the leader is unquestionably
Mrs. Jeanne z. Bennett. of Baltimore.
Mrs Bennett seems more than usually
fortunate In her models. and In the op-
portunity of finding work among the
peasant classes Of Europe. Her work is
serious but never severe. There is also
heart interest which evidences an APP
probation of the art possibilities OF the
camera and the Importance OF careful
thought rather than thoughtless tech
nique. In this same line Of genre work
should be mentioned the exhibit OF
Walter Zimmerman. OF Philadelphia.
who has met with marked success in
his production of studies among the
peasant class. Zimmerman works with
greater breadth and his pictures have
a more forceful emphasis. While strong,
they are tender and at times one may
fancy some degree Of influence from the
work Of the Barbizon school.
]. H. Tarbell exhibits several genre
studies- His models have been selected
from the colored race and relate TO con-
ditions belonging TO the South In days
when the colored people formed larger
part of the romance belonging to that
section. The usual difficulty with such
work IS the tendency TO burlesque and
caricature, but Mr.. Tarbell has very
wisely been dignified and serious in all
Of his pictures which he has given to
the public 10 examine. c. II. Leighton
also exhibits a charming genre study
entitled Dreams OF Dixie In which
the lineliness Of the nanny" engaged
in her simple household duties. and the
manifest absence OF mind and longing
Of heart are well pictured. n. w. Clark
hun exhibits a striking genre, THE
Haul. in which the figures Of fisher
men hauling the net possess a degree OF
action more like the work OF the painter
than that OF the usual photographer.
The Night Pictures.
In the night pictures exhibited. the
class is unusually strong. Lee Hamilton
Keller, Of New York, exhibits several
night pictures. among which the News
boy at Night" is the most striking The
effect Of night and the illumination OF
the figure of the newsboy from a gas
lamp is presented with more than or
binary skin. This class OF work is
strongly supplemented by wet Mig II
by the Tayloe House" and Mystery Of
the Night two effective night scenes
on New York Avenue. by Albert ].
LeBreton, the first president OF the
Camera Club. and by The Highlands, %
an interesting picture OF an apartment
house at night, by w. c. Sawyer r. d.
Stovel. OF Toronto. Canada, the only
Canadian exhibitor, is represented by
THE Last Gleam," a night effect in
Which the tops OF buildings are strongly
silhouetted against a stormy evening
sky, IL IS a picture of rare decorative
value and for illustrative purposes fur
nishes strong competitor for first place
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STUDY.
BY VIRGINIA NJ. PRALL.

with Shadows OF the Night" by Will
liam j. Mullins. of Franklin. Pa.
The Landscape Class.
In the landscape class. the work is va
ried and it is difficult to determine who
has exhibited the best If we look
among the smaller work we will ind
charming studies in Virginia Farm
House." by w. s. Adams: "Hll and
Dale" and Breezy HIS" by c. II.
Leighton. or for/an example OF land
scape made in full light It will be
well to notice Furnace Lake." by p. H.
Christie. and 'Reaping Oats by the
same artist
If one is fond of landscapes with trees
made a prominent part OF the compo-
sition. THE Guardian Of the Path" by
John Hidden. and ION the Tioughuioga,' -
by w. C. Babcock, are excellent exam
pies OF landscape work. House on the
Marsh. by Hadden, is one of those
quiet bits OF nature which charms by
the natural beauty of the scene.
Monument Grounds" by Albert J.
LeBreton, IS an apt Illustration OF the
value of close observation in finding
pictorial qualities in commonplace and
uninteresting material. Joseph Abel In
his sunset picture and r. J.. Kaufman
in when the Sun Is Low have pre-
scented work which reminds one of the
class OF work so popular and effectively
presented by the late II. g. Douglass,
OF this city. who achieved a reputation
for success IN this line of work enjoyed
by few in this country.
The landscape work referred to pos
sesses a different interest from the
work Of Peabody and Daw, which seems
20 have reached the limit of seriousness
and simplicity. Moth ing could be more
simple and at the same time more at
tractive than "Marshlands," a study
made at Tangier Island by T.. J. Daw,
and among the most poetical landscapes
is the Church on the Creek" by w. F.
Peabody. The work of these two anna
teurs show a steady gain in art quail
ties and will we'll repay careful study.
Evening Studies.
Days Farewell Beam" by Irving K.
Park, of Athens. Pa. is a well balanced
and we'll spaced evening study convey
ing an Idea of rare treatment of a form
of composition which IS somewhat com
mon. Mr. Park is well represented in
this exhibition, and his Almost Home, -
which has been exhibited in other cities,
forms a welcome addition TO the Illus
trations TO the handsome catalogue of
the exhibition.
Among the larger landscape work may
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-20
MAY CAUSE SOUTH TROUBLE.
Scheme on Foot to Make Southern
States Pay Repudiated Bonds.

Scheme on Foot to Make Southern
States Pay Repudiated Bonds.
Atlanta, Dec. 19.-While they feel
there is no doubt that steps will be
taken which will give Georgia trouble
over her old and graudulent bond
issues, which have been outlawed by
the constitution and by legislative en-
actment, state officials are confident
that the safe will come out with clear
skirts and without having to pay out a
dollar, unless, perhaps, it be for attor
neys' fees, as the result of the litiga
ton that promises to be instituted.
The report from Sioux City, Iowa,
with regard to a tender of $4,000 OF
the repudiated bonds OF a certain
southern state to that state, with a
view to Iowa's bringing suit for their
collection in the supreme court Of the
United States, came as no surprise to
them. In fact, since the action OF
South Dakota in bringing suit son a
similar amount of North Carolina
bonds, which were uncollectable in
the hands of individual owners, similar
actions of this kind have been expect.
ed, and they would hardly be sur
prised any day to hear that some of
Georgia's fraudulent securities had
been dealth with in this way.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-20
MRS. CHADWICK VERY SICK.
Unable to Appear in Bankruptcy Court.
Hearing Postponed.


Cleveland, O., Dec 19.-Mrs. Cassie
L. Chadwick was too i'll to appear to-
day before Referee Remington in the
bankruptcy case against her.
The announcement to that effect
was made in the bankruptcy court end
Attorney Grossban, representing the
creditors, stated that he would later
in the day confer with Attorney Daw.
ley, counsel for Mrs Chadwick, to de-
eide as to when her hearing will take
place
The examination of Freda Swan
strom, Mrs. Chadwick's maid, was then
begun by Attorney Grossman with
view of securing information as to the
whereabouts of valuS5le jewels and pa.
pers belonging to her employer Miss
Swanstrom said she had been in Mrs
Chadwick's employ for six months and
accompanied her on all her trips
These numbered six or seven, she
said, and were from Cleveland to New
York and once to Boston. She was
not the confidante of Mrs Chadwick,
she said and could not tell the purpose
of the trips to New York. ASekd con.
corning the Boston visit, the witness
said she remained at the hotel while
Mrs. Chadwick went visiting.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-20
RELIGION BASED ON SCIENCE.
Interesting Sermon Preached BY DR.
Lyman Abbott at Harvard.

Interesting Sermon Preached BY DR.
Lyman Abbott at Harvard.
New York, Dec. 19.-Dr Lyman Alb
bott, in sermon to Harvard stu
dents has announced his behalf in a
religion founded not on the Bible, but
on science and the out-reachings cd
the human heart, says a world dis
patch from Cambridge, Mass.
Il wonder, he said, If it will under.
stand me when I say that no longer
believe in great first cause. My
God is a great and ever-present force
which is manifest In all the activities
Of men and ell the workings of ma
ture.
Il believe in a God who Is in and
through and of everything-not an alb.
sentee God, whom we have to reach
through Bible or some other outside
aid, but God that Is closer to us than
hands or feet. Science, literature and
history tell us that there is one eternal
energy that the Bible no longer can
be accepted as ultimate, that many OF
its laws were copied from other reli
gions, that the Ten Commandments
did not spring spontaneously from
Moses, but were, like all laws, a grad.
ual growth and that man is a Great.
ure, not a creation.
There is only one energy That
energy has always been working. II
is an intelligent energy. No scien.
tist can deny It. 1t was working be.
fore Christ's time, even as 1t is now.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-20

ST. Petersburg, Dec 19.-Contrary to
general expectation, Emperor Nichol
as name day was not signalized by
the issue of a manifesto on the subject
of reform, which is now expected De.
cember 20. A long list of honors was
gaZetted, however, principally army of.
ficers. The day was marked by the
usual observations The publication
of Lieutenant General Stoessels' tele.
grams recounting the story of the
wonderful defense of Port Arthur, pro.
duced a good effect and the agitators
made no attempt at anti-governmentaI
demonstrations.
The nobility at Tsarkoe-Selo marked
the occasion by starting subscription
for the purchase of a residence there
for General Stoessels.
The governor of Sitiaka reports a
serious outbreak of Siberian plague
in the factories in the districts of Wat.
ka and Slobodskoi, which are pre-.
pairing fur coats for the troops in Man.
churia. Two hundred and forty-sev.
en- cases have already been reported.
The plague has been traced to sheep.
skins and the delivery of fur garments
to the troops has been suspended
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-20
Terrible Flaht at Meter Hill.

Che Foo, Dec. ia Japanese camp
follower who saw portion OF the tight
ing at 203 Meter Hill and who arrived
here from Dalny today, says that Com
mander Misseneff's description of the
fighting is not exaggerated He be,
lieves, however, that the Russian loss.
es were heavier than stated by Com,
mander Mizzenoff as the Russians re.
peatedly brought up reinforcements
until it seemed that the entire garrison
must have been in that section. The
Russian dead, ne said, were indigcrim.
inately mingled with the heaps of the
Japanese dead Tle slope of 203 Me.
ter Hill being very steep and smooth,
the Japanese prepared for their ad.
vance by shelling the hillside. Tre
shells in exploding followed out foot.
holds. In some istances the Japa.
nese found protection behind the heaps
of their own dead.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-20
Infant Insane AsvI,,ro a,,rns

Providence, r. l., Dec. 1s.-Four per-
sons were injured during fire that
caused $4,000 damage to the ST. Vim.
cent Infant asylum Sunday. Through
a splendid exhibit OF bravery on the
part Of the sisters, who conduct the
asylum, and flremen every one of the
ITO children in the home was rescued
uninjured. Some of the rescuers,
however, were severely burned. The
most seriously burned were Sisters
Luitgard, Mary Paul and Zacharia,
and Watchman John r. Henderson
The asylum is a Catholic institution.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-20
Watched Child Burning Alive.

Bowling Green, Dec. 19.-Little
Irene Hollingsworth, years old,
poured gasoline on fire in the kitch.
en- stove at the home Of her parents,
south of this city, and was 80 badly
burned that her life is despaired Of
The child was alone il the house and
the first intimation that any one had
that anything was wrong was when
she ran out into the yard. Captain
Nelson, who lives nearby, saw her
ablaze, but thought it was q bonfire
and watched the child burn for time
not recognizing her danger. When
he saw that 1t was a child In flames,
he ran to her and sniothered the
flames with his coat.