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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09

shape Of the dark spots. Find out &C
curately where shadow and light
meet. There must be a place some
where where one leaves off and the
other begins. Secure that and you
will have made the first step toward
beautiful simplihcation. Model in the
light delicately; keep the shadows
very simple"
Most American art schools for var
ious reasons have only small depart
ments Of sculpture. One main consid-
GRAFTON is unquestionably the expense
1t costs a great deal to maintain
classes in modelling. At one OF the
New York art schools the average
loss from the sculpture studios is said
to have averaged more than q thou
and there have at several times been
proposals that the Society of Amer
lean Sculpture should endow the
classes. The school at the museum
in Boston is, fortunately endowed to
such an extent that the financial side
does not especially trouble the man
agement, though there will probably
always, for purely educational rea-
sons, be a policy of keeping the mum
Der Of students small.
American students Of sculpture tend
more and more to stay on this side Of
the water for their education. Thirty
years ago study under Fremiet or
Geoffroy or some other Of the big men
In Paris was regarded as quite essen
tial. Only I'm Paris was there the
right atmosphere Only there was
any considerable body Of sculptors
doing really notable work. To-day the
United States is full of sculptors
whose achievements are not eXcelled
anywhere, and even while he Is still
I'm the art school, the student has the
opportunity Of watching single figures
or big groups Of statuary grow In
their studios. Oftentimes, too, there
Is an opportunity 10 assist during
part of the day or during vacations,
for nearly all the prominent sculptorS
require more or less help In the me-
chanical parts of theR work. The
sculptors usually stand ready, with
that oslty which is characters
tic of artists everywhere, to explain
to their younger contemporaries their
aims ana motives in what they under
take 10 do. In other words, the CON
ditl0ns of esprit de corps are all pres
ent which make the sculpture class OF
the art schools a nursery of the most
aggressive sculptors in the world.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09

even If don't shade as you term it,
the light portions at all. But it's draw.
ing just the same II instead OF repro,
ducing the shapes Of those shadows
on paper or canvas ! reproduce them
on lump of clay, such as Is spread
out on framework OF lead wires here.
ann drawing, you see, JUST MS much
as II were doing 1t with a lead pen
ell or brush.
See that mass Of shadow under
the models forehead. There, I'll just
iab hole with my thumb into the
clay until get 1t of the same contour
and one Of the main elements Of ia
cial likeness will have been secured
And that's what counts in this pro
fession, anyway. It's mostly n matter
of good drawing OF bad drawing
DO YOU paint in oils or water
colors? is the stock question asked of
every painter, until he gets as weary
of II az he does of the remark. Why,
couldn't draw cat to save my life
IT, however, he Is wise, he replies
gently, I draw in either So the sculp-
tor Is primarily engaged In drawing.
Az far MS his actual professional work
is concerned involving statuary in
the round or in relief, 1t matters lit
tie II he does not learn the mechanical
parts for several years after he has
begun to study. These things are
quickly learned by the man who has
discovered how to draw the human
figure 80 that 1t VIII stand on its feet,
IN graceful pose, with wellcoustruct,
ed ankles, elbows and knees. Conse,
quently, the longer the sculpture sta.
dent can be kept ON the general work
of drawing and painting from the live
model, under such painters ms Mr.,
Tarhell, Mr.. chase, Nit Benson or
Mr. EaIius, the better for him In all
his subsequent career
Half m hour of explanation oil this
sort left tho layman With 4 lutla
clearer understanding ot the reasons
why considerable part Of the train.
ing Of the prospective sculptor Is car
ricd on In the drawing classes. In
such school as The one connected
with the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
/ the number ct pupils in the sculpture
department properly is strictly limi
ed, and there Is always found n good
sized waiting list; ana the instructor,
! Mr. nela H. Pratt sculptor among
many other works of the Governor
John Winthrop statue recently in.
stalled At New London, CT, regards
this waiting as involving no hardship.
Once tho student has been admitted
to the sculpture classes proper he
does right over again in clay what he
has already done III charcoal AMI
paint. He reproduces the human
skull studying all the roentrant sur
faces. He models from the anatomical
casts that show the superficial mus
elos OF the figure, He later makes
large.size reproductions from the liv
ing model. And always he listens Is
the familiar instruction Get tbs
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09

class. But 1t will take you all your
lives to put 1t into practice"
So It Is with the student OF sculp.
ture. Hard work, long years of it, are
needed, whatever natural talent the
beginner may have.
The training Of the sculptor Is full
of incomprehensible circumstances to
the ordinary man or woman He Is
only just beginning TO reason out
from the results Of 1t that the meth
DDS must be all right.
You say It's all matter Of draw
ing" remarked perplexed business
man in a sculptor's studio the other
day, "and that my son will have 20
study drawing two or three years be-
fore he begins to handle the clay at
all. suppose that means that your
fellows have 10 make very careful
outline study before you begin to
model"
ooh, no." replied the sculptor. 1--WE
draw right In the clay See that fell
low there on the model stand-my
model for the figure I'm doing. See
the shadows on him cast by the light
overhead. Well, II ! get down the
shapes of those shadows on Il piece of
paper make what you call n drawing.
II will give the character Of the man
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09
American Sculptors
Working Overtime
Increasing Demand for Their Product What the Ambitious
Student Must Do to Succeed-Interesting Features of
An Art not Generally Understood-How the Sculptor
Draws in Clay.

Boston, Nov. 5.--When Gutzon Bor.
glum, sculptor of the Angel of the An
nunciation and of the Angel Of the
Resurrection which were intended to
adorn the walls Of the New York Ca.
thedral OF st. John the Divine, be.
cause of the dispute that had arisen
as to whether the figures should be
male or female, went to the cathedral
and with a mallet and chisel smashed
the angels to bits, he did probably
just about what nine American sculp-
tors out Of ten would, In like circum
stances, have felt like doing. Just MS
to the deVout churchman, and 70
many layman beside, II Is lncompre
hensible that an artist should be care
less In matters of historical accuracy,
50 for the painter or sculptor trained
In the modern ways Of thought and
work IL is very difficult to get to the
point of view Of the man who cannot
see that beauty Is It's own excuse for
being, and that while picture or
sculpture is none the worse for being
historically accurate the main thing
is that It shall be good to look at.
What the average layman is only
beginning to understand IL that the
modern sculptor lnOws-~or Mt least
feels certain that he inows--his busl-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09
THE LATEST THING.

The craze for the latest thing still
continues. The newest hook, the LAST
style, have first claim upon our atten.
ton
ooscurity has no more distinguished
guest than yesterdays newspaper.
woman goes into a bookstore 70
get something to read" High ,rp on
the shelves, discreetly guarded from
the dust are Scott, Eliot, Balzac
Shakespeare AMI other back numbers,
She shifts at them and rapidly ap-
proaches the counter where the new
est publications are on view.
What's this?" she asks, picking I'D
yellow and black affair. as this nv
a new man? How long has if bean
oTt? Is it good?"
"Yes'm," says the clerk. "It's ex.
cellent. It came out only Yesterday
and | sat up al night reading IT, Taken
the country by storm"
The woman hurries away with her
prize. The style may change at apv
moment.
Only one obstacle remains to block
us III our search for the latest thing.
we have the same old people always
about us. No matter how thew are
rugged out, or what new conceits thew
NAV furnish themselves with, their
style is ever the same.
There is nothing new in peopIe,
BABIES continue to be doubled I'M with
oId'tashioned collie. Stomachs are stiD
IN vogue, 1t is true that some effort
has been made to predigest our food
put the success of this has not been
paramount, Boys are still bows ana
when they grow up they are still men
Or otherwise.
Some day some bright mind will 90,
out patent on tomorrow: and those
VINO can afford to pay can use it he.
lorehand. Then, doubtless, it will he
discovered that one day is lust like
another, and that there is nothing now
under the sun.-Life.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09
LITTLE HINTS.

Tho plain gored skirt is becoming
moro popular,
Wash flannels are out in hundreds
Of new designs.
Ribbons trim everything from hat
to the slipper toe.
Even real lace Is now embroidered
with colored silk thread.
Many Of the embroidered trimmings
are coarse but effective.
A very silky make Of alpaca is used
for tailormade gowns and others.
The mixing of many colors Is still a
strong feature at the milliners.
Some of the handsomest chiffon
gowns are trimmed with stitched
straps of cloth.
The short kmonas look much like
Japanese coats, and fasten with little
silk frogs.
Velvet ribbons are much Uscd, par
tlcularly to run through the wide
quillings Of the tulle skirts.
Silk net dresses In blTe, brown, gray
or plum are trimmed with strappings
and picled-out ruches of taffeta
New shades of red open work stock
lngs, with Morocco shoes to match,
arc the smartest footwear shown for
children.
Tho classic knot low on the nape Of
the neck, may be vastly becoming to
some women, yet thoroughly ugly for
others.
Shiny leather shoes are shown In
nearly all the costume coloring-rose,
bright green. lavender are among the
most startling.
With the renewed popularity OF the
princess gowns. 1t behoCves women to
10 what they can to make the lines
OF their backs symmetrical.
There Is profuse use OF narrow rib
hons on everything, appearing In every
sort of way--ruchings, cockades,
houllonnees, or sewcd on In plain
rows
When putting on collar be careful
to make the neck of the blouse
slightly smaller than the collar band.
and notch 1t at intervals while sewing
on the band to avoid wrinkles.
Worry thin gold chains suspended
from the throat show an array of
charms that are equal to monagerie,
Pigs, elephants, ROSTERS, mice. dogs
and snakes dungle from these little
goddess of fate" chains.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09
DOT LeedIe cherman Band"

Eyerybody's Magazine.-Mosto of us
have known the lite German band.
and me,of us may have known it
too we'll and thrown hot language at
it from our windows II has many
merits, but also "damnable iteration
and a tendency to be hoarse and over
loud and riven by discord II is not
what it was or as common as 1t was.
Yet there are those who love it. For
our part we can never hear those
wandering MINISTRIES without a GER
tain emotion ana a willingness to part
with our small change. If we drank
beer no doubt we should weep happy
tears Well, a little German band,
probably hungry and certainly
thirsty was pumping it's mightiest
wind and pouring out its soul in
Bloomsbury. thick with lodgings, Lon.
don Vain was that blowing, pouring,
piping putting. The Watch on the
Rhine" and various other German dit
ties, patriotic or sentimental, filed
the air in vain. Not a head at a
window. Not a penny in the hat.
Then the leader had an inspiration
He ordered the Star Spangled Ban
ner" on top of that Bang! Up went
the binds. Open flew the doors.
Down clashed the coppers. Soon the
little band was rich beyond its simple
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09
THE FRlED-cAkE CROCK

II fate could just turn back, unlock
/ ne years tWiXt now and that old
crock
Ihat old brown crock, wide-mouthed
and deep,
wherein my mother used to keen
The tIakieSt and sweetest things
The cIispest, brownest, roundest RINGS
Inc frledcakes Of the long ago;
Ia go again on tippytoes
Ana reach into its depths, you wist
and get fried cake in my fist
me crock was an exhaustless thing.
The pantry door was kept a-swIng
by eager, hungry, happy boys
Intent upon the rounded lows
OF full stomach filled with thinos
lheY knew were good; the crispy
or 1Iiedcakes, crisp and sweet and
brown,
And ready for the reaching down
VI eager hands. Oh, for a raid
On friedcakes like my mother made,
When mad make friedcakes you'd see
dad
Come from the kitchen looking glad
An set down on the steps and lay
The fiiedcakes by him, this-a-way,
And cross his legs and MUNICH and
grin
The while he tucked the friedcakes in
Just steamin hot, outside an hole.
And then his eyes would sort of roll
An he'd look at the door askance.
And wipe his fingers on his pants
For ma sometimes I'D lay the law
On him, she would, and stand ana
jaw,
And say that he'd eat every one
or them before she got 'em done;
But dad would cross his other knee
And roll his eyes and say Tell me,
Your mother can't make friedcakes.
Gee.
She makes EN- good enough for me-"
Then ma would tura back from the
door,
And dad would go and swipe some
more.
j. M. Lewis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09

mesa He prldes himself on having
skill and taste superior to that Of the
nineteenth century men who used to
produce the heavy, awkward figures
and the molodramatic. prancing stecds
that are now being, in some instances,
banished from public places. This Ia,
In fact a great day FOR American
sculpture All the big men are work.
Ing overtime. Such n sculptor rs An.
gustus ST, Gaudens IL deep in so many
commissions that he Will have need to
1.-Two to be as old us Michael Angelo
lived to complete them all. Just n
few Of the important monuments now
building or preparing In tho sculptor's
studios are. tho Mckinley monument
at Canton; tho sculptures for the new
state capitol mt Harrisburg which
George Grey Barnard Is executing;
the statue OF benjamin Franklin for
Paris upon which Mr. Boyle IL putting
the finishing touches; the great mum,
Der of military pieces for the field of
the national cemetery Mt Vlckshurg,
upon several of which Mr.. and Mrs.
II. II, l<itson of Boston are engaged,
an important work for tho MassaChu.
sets State House which Bella l. Pratt
Is just iiniahing two groupes for the
ontla nce to the Boston public library
lahoring for some time These and
almost countless others give countc-
nance to an impression that sculpture
Is one of the most progressive branch.
Is of the fine arts in this country. In,
deed, the production OF stntuary has
gone SO far at the national capital
that not long ago there was ciamor
to clear out the streets of some of the
less desirable works, and one writer
seriously advanced a proposal to ere.
ate somewhere outside Washington,
nm avenue lined with Sic ofiGies Of
forgotten heroes one comparable tC
the celebrated Sicgcs-Alc In ncrlin
In the nilst % thia activity a great
many young people who have, or thine
they have, artistic talent, are rushtna
into sculpture. Probably not SO munl
enter the profession without plepara
zion now MS formerly, for II has be
como fairly well understood that tht
day Of the untaught sculptor I'm
passed. Whatever may he said OF th,
self.made man in general, tho work
Of the selImado sculptor usually loo!
the part There are, OF course, excop
lions. One woman, who stands fairly
well In the profession today was al
ready married and had neither draw
nor sculptcd until one day, leayin'
her home in suburban town. sht
went to sculptor's studio wlth tn,
idea of seeing just how II was done
She apparently absorbed enough In nj
afternoons observation to so hom
and make a start for herself Ord
narily, however, anything Of tina sor
Is impossible,
4 can tell you In an hour every
thing know about art. once said Mi
William M. Chase, the painter. to
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09
THE TIGER.

Tiger, tiger, burning bright
In the forests of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
In what distant deeps or skies
Burnt the fire of thine eyes?
On what wings dare he aspire?
What the hand dare seize the fire?
And what shoulder and what art
Could twist the sinews Of thy heart?
And when thy heart began to beat,
what dread hand and what dread
feet?
What The hammet? What the caain2
In what furnace was thy brain
What the anvil? WHAT dread grasp
Dare its deadly errcrs clasp?
When the stars threw down their
spears
And watered heaven with their tears,
Did he smile his work to see?
Did He who made the lamb make
thee?
Tiger tiger, burning bright
In the forests Of the night,
What immortal hand or eye
Dare frame thy fearful symmetry
William Blake.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Unclaimed bulldogs play last ana
loose.
Women are just like gills-only a
little more 50.
An awkward boy is a chip off the
CID stumbling block.
when the swallows homeward fly
the bartender is busy.
Diamonds are trumps during court
ship-and clubs after marriage.
A crank is a man who will not per
NIT his neighbors to turn him.
Too many sermons are aimed at the
pocket books of the congregation.
When you see a woman dragging a
child down the street she is leading
an unhappy life.
An old bachelor says it's as danger
Gus to send kisses by mail as it is to
deliver them in person.
1t isn't at all difficult for man to
have the patience of Job--if The boils
happen to be on his neighbor.
After a woman discovers that her
nose gets red every time she cries
she doesn't try ii on her husband so
often.
A homely girl gets lot of attention
from all the girls Of her acquaintance
if she happens to have a goodlooking
brother.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09
An Apt Illustration.

Early in the history of tho electric
telegraph in Scotland, n highlander,
who had been TO Glasgow. was asked
to explain its mysteries.
Wecl" said he, "it's no easy "a OK.
plain what Won win no be understand.
IN But III tell We what It's like. II
You could stretch my collie dog rrae
ohan to Tobermory, and If you wass
TO clap It's head In Ohan. an Il warpit
It's tail In Tohcrmory. or II wass 70
tread on It's tail In Tohermory an IT
snuaked In oban-thats what the tole.
graph Is like. New York Tribune.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09

dreams of comfort for the day. 1t
shouldered its instruments, and went
around the corner to lager. Such is
the power of the "piety of the native
place" and so sweet are the tunes of
ones country in a foreign land.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09
Good Life insurance. Risks

Perry Shrum had the misfortune nc,
cidontal " to shoot himself through
tho arm last week, making a very
painful wound, but Is recovering
fast. II would hc hard matter 10
kill Perry unless You cut his head on
and hid i from him Mitchell i0rel
Sentinel.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09
He Didn't Look It.

Editor-"Do YOU mean to tell me
that Joke is original with your"
Jokesmith-"Certainly
Editor-"Well. perhaps you are 400
years old. but you don't look it."
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09
Auto Ambulances In Lo,do,

The London city council is likely TO
establish system Of automobile am.
balances.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09
at
An End

17G2, only to be murdered BY his wife's
layorite in few months. Then his
wife, Catherine H., grasped the
scepter and ruled, a dissolute empress,
until 1896. Her son Paul succeeded
her, and in 1901 he was assassinated.
Then came Alexander l., the EN-
peror who burned Moscow to prevent
It's capture by Napoleon, and who af-
forwards marched his army to, the
gates of Paris compelled Napoleon to
abdicate, and sent him an exile to
Eliza.
Nicholas l. came to the throne in
1928 He was a warlike ruler, and
his armies fought on every battlefield
of Europe for thirty years. During
his reign 100000 Of his subjects per
ishcd in foreign wars
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09

Alexander H. began to rule in 1865.
He was the most enlightened ruler of
the Romanoff dynasty. He liberated
the serfs, and is remembered as the
czar who sent a fleet to New York
during our civil war to check Eng
lands threats of recognizing the con-
federacy. He was assassinated III
1881 just as he was about to grant
Russia a constitution.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09

Alexander Ill ruled from 1881 until
1891 as reactionary. He was sue
ceeded in 1894 by the present czar,
Nicholas H.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09

Peter III. mounted the throne In
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09

After a woman discovers that he,
nose gets red every time she cries
she doesn't try ii on her husband SO
often.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09

A homely girl gets lot of attention
from all the girls of her acquaintance
if she happens to have good-looking
brother.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09

1t isn't at all difficult for a man tc
have the patience Of Job-if The boils
happen to be on his neighbor
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09

When you see a woman dragging a
child down the street she is leading
an unhappy life.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09

An old bachelor says it's as danger
Gus to send kisses by mail as it is to
deliver them in person.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-09

Too many sermons are aimed at the
pocket books of the congregation.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-22
W0RKMEN DEDICATE HALL
MEMBERS OF GREAT FRATERNAL
ORDER ASSEMBLE ABOUT NEW
BUILDING ON FAIR GROUNDS.

Fully 5000 members Of the Ancient
Order of United Workmen and it's aux
Hilary order, the Degree of Honor, as
sembled at the state fair grounds to-
day, for the annual picnic and the dedi-
cation of the Workman building. Not
only were the twin city lodges there
in force, but many out-of-town men,
bers Of the orders took advantage Of
the low rates offered. Anoka sent $50
men and women and the more distant
towns sent large and enthusiastic dele
cations.
The A. O.. U. w. building is located
near the St. Paul entrance to the
grounds and next to the new state
building. It is story -and-a-half frame
structure, with a broad veranda. The
main entrance gives admission directly
to the general reception room. To the
right Of this room is the Degree Of
Honor restroom and to the left the A.
0. U. w. headquarters. In the second
story, which covers only a part Of the
building, are sleeping rooms for the
i, custodians Of the building and two
committee rooms. The downstairs
decorations are in green and white.
At O'Clock this afternoon the build
ing was formally dedicated by Grand
Master Workman w. B. Anderson. At
ter the formal opening address by the
grand master, a number Of the grand
lodge officers present were called upon
and responded with impromptu
speeches. The building is the property
Of the state organization Of the A. o.
u. w. and D. Of H., and will be open
to all members of both orders during
fair week :