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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25

traits of friends and fellow-artists. No
bllity-even royalty 1t a priv
ilege to sit to Van Dyek for portraits,
And during the time when he was so
busy with all this work In oil he WIS also
employed on those celebrated etchings
which are known as the "lconography or
Van Dyck.
In 1852 he was granted the favor of
King Charles |. of England, who per-
mitted him TO paint the large picture OF
the royal family which still hangs In the
gallery at Windsor. The accomplishment
OF this many-hgure portrait placed him
on the pinnacle of his glory. He was APP
pointed court painter knighted and al
lowed n considerable yearly sum in the
form of pension. The king and queen
were most gracious towards him and he
painted no less than 80 or 40 portraits
of Charles |. and about the same number
of Queen Henrietta. Many of these por-
traits are masterpieces.
During the last two years of his life
Van Dyck did little work and spent most
of his time In travel. trying to recover
the health which had been sacrificed to
hard. constant work But his career was
endlng-his work was done, and in the
year 1881. at the age of ~, Anthony Van
Dyck departed this life In London Town
or his art William Hazlltt has this to
"There is a quality of flesh color In
Van Dyck which Is to be found In no
other painter, and which exactly conveys
the idea of the soft, smooth. sliding, con
tlnuous, delicatcy varied surface of the
skin The objects Ia his pictures have
the least possible difference of light and
shade, and are presented to the eye with
ont passing through any Indirect medium
II is this extreme purity and silvery clear
ness of tone, together with the facility
and precision of bis particular forms, and
characteristic of the age in which he
lived, that places Van pyck In the first
rank of portrait-painters.
A picture of the artist accompanies this
sketch MARY GRAHAM.
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Mabel and little Jack had been over to
grandmamma' $, aud as the day was very
hot, they stopped TO rest under nne old
shade tree on their way home Mabel
leaned against the cool bark, and little
Jack stretched himself on the grass IN
the shade, with his eyes looking up In the
spreading branches TINT were so abund-
anty covered with green.
IL wouldn't like being a tree. would
you, sister," asked jack
"Oh, | don't know, brother" answered
Mabel. a bit absent minded. Il guess II
one were n tree one would not wish TO
be a boy or girl
81 would, declared little Jack. I'D al
ways want to be alive.
We'll, a tree is alive said Mabel.
Yes, but 1t doesn't eat" argued little
Jack. at never knows anything about
rglsn cake, nor custard. Mercy think
Of being alive and not eating, nor having
any pleasures at all To be tree means
70 stand still in the same spot all its
Just as Jack finished speaking low
murmur came from the lower branches Of
tinctly heard these words: SO you think
little boy, that u trees life is at best a
very dull one; that Il does not eat nor
sleep, nor enjoy any pleasure. Now, IL you
have time. 10 listen to my story | think
yon may change your mind about the
trees existence being such an nnenyiable
one. Do you wish to hear me?''
While these words were falling upon
the children's ears little Jack had become
frightened at such an unnatural thing as
tree having voice. and had crept close
70 ms sister slde. What Is 1t, sister?'
he whispered, smuggling close to her for
protection.
at sounded like the tree talking" an
swered Mabel, who was not in the least
afraid. = She knew that SO beautiful and
noble an old tree would do them no
harm. But she was much surprised at
what she heard-or seemed to hear-and
she pinched herself to see If she we're
really awake. Finding that she WINS not
INDUCING In fairy dream she looked
up and said: Certainly, dear old tree,
we Will be delighted to hear what Won
have to say. We are In no hurry, for
mamma gave us permission to stop and
rest along the way both going and com
ing"
well. to begin, shall go baek to the
time when | was little tree That was
many Neafs aso, for now | am a hundred
years old The country WIS wild and in
habited by Indians Many times pow
WOW has been held here near me. When
! was an infant-a sapling-thp foot OF
white man had not pressed this soil
have witnessed many Indian fights. first
between antagonistic tribes then between
the red men aud the pale-faees. | have
seen the. Indian aud the buffalo driven
out OF the land, seen the Wigwam give
place to the settlers log and sod cabins
then these have in turn given way for the
me farmhouses that DOT this beautifully
cultivated land | have sheltered both
weary man and beast. The early settler
has pitched camp near me and built his
hre with branches and bark that have
been cast from me in the course of time
As the years rolled by and | became OF
mark. People would stop on long jour
neys 10 camp In my shelter. I was
known for fifty miles round as the Big
Oak, and | WINS the only tree that with
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25
Little Biographies OF Big Mas
terS.

In Antwerp. In the year 1880. Anthony
Van Dyck was born. Between the ages
OF 10 aud Is he was apprenticed to the
painter, van Balen. From him Van Dyck
went to the studio of Rnbens where he
pursued his studies under that great mas
ter. At the age of 10 he had the honor
or becoming a member of the Guild OF
Antwerp, Il distinction which none so
young rs he Ind ever before won.
In Imitation of his great teacher or
perhaps through his lntluence-Van Dyck
directed his art toward the ideal and
sublime. In 1921 Van Dyek visited Lon
don, Genoa, Florence, Venice and othet
italian cities. While In Rome he painted
portraits of the Barberni aud Colonna
families. Returning to Genoa he was
warmly received by the best families
there. During his stay In Genoa he paint
ed the 30 portraits which still hang In the
Rosso Palace, the galleries Durazzo, Pal
lavicini, Balhl, Spenola and Cattaneo: 10
this day no portraits have surpassed these
In excellence of execution.
In 1925 Van Dyck returned to Antwerp,
leaving behind him innumerable works or
art. On his return to his native city he
began painting his most celebrated pie
lures The wonderful altar pieces which
are still to be seen in many of the
churches throughout Belgium were ex-
ecuted In rapid succession. His madon-
mas and the "Holy Family" are repeated
many times, and are full of deep religious
feeling and ardent enthusiasm.
In the Munich Gallery are many por-
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TO 90 III myself.
dressed the row Of expectant faces.
"Say just what ! say-after I'm done, /"
he said. II promise 70 speak the truth,
wrong oath. That's the one for witnesses
and prisoners. Here, this is 1t: 4 prom
Use TO decide In favor of the right man,
whether , think !, he I'D, deserves It or not
The four jurors repeated the oath In
judge told them to be seated
"Now. marshal, yol may lead the
pros cutting lawyer up. He may-may-
wy, he is to file his side first" said the
Judge, getting bit mixed up oyer the
correctness or incorrectness OF the pro-
ceeding. But, remembering that no one
present was the wiser, he quickly recov-
cred himself and went on; "Bill and
Fred, which of you is for the pros 'cution?
Speak up briskly. No time to play In
'.W'y, I'm suing him." said Freckled
Fred, Jerking a thumb toward Billy.
you aln't, neither" exclaimed Billy.
'rhe complaint Is made by me. I'm
pros cutting you"
"Clappers closed" roared the judge.
This mint a woman's club. One Is to
speak at a time, and before speaking a
Teller must raise to his feet and address
the court. am the judge. and must be
called your honor
The Jurors looked at one another and
snickered.. Their conduct was not lost
on the judge.
Marshal" he cried, turning TO Tim,
''why. don't you keep order In the court
room2 Don't you see the jury laugh
ingT' Then, turning to the row of jury
men, he said Gentlemen Of the jury,
you have shown contempt Of court. You
are. each fined a penny. The marshal
will collect the amount at once from you.
Please shell out and don't disturb the
peace OF this courtroom while you are at
Il. The faces of the jury became grave.
One OF them looked a bit rebellious.
Marshal, proceed with the collection"
commanded the judge, sternly.
Tim presented his fat, dirty palm under
the nose of the first juryman. Il amt
got penny, honest Iniun." said the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25

the jury, please stand in row and have
your oath took"
Art, Lazy Sim, 'Catty" and Smithy
quickly formed II row, getting the toes
Of their. bare feet ON a line in the grass.
Then they waited.
We'll, clerk of the court, amt you next
to your JobY' asked Bunkie the Judge
Here, minister. the oath of Of of fidelity
to the jnries"
Tom stood up In front of the jurors,
grinned and ratified some marbles In his
pocket.
Go on" commanded the Judge.
"What'n l say?' asked confused Tom
"Pshawl As much ms you've been In
court with me and don't know how to
say the oath. Step to one side; I'll have
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25

m Tim, let's go swimming" he said, and
off down the street. headed for the creek.
a mile distant.
The three lingering Jurymen looked at
Billy and freckled Fred. WELL" said
Billy yawning, what'll we all do7''
Go nshing" said ..Catty" Hoover, re,
membering his hidden fishing tackle and
hour later found found the bunch within With see, na
range of the swimming pool, whore Bunkie
and Tom n Tim disported their shining
bodies in the water like so many fish.
And there ON the bank freckled Fred
and Billy decided ITO make It up with
Bunkie and let the little matter OF future
occupation wait till they were through
vacation.
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We love to hear dear grandmamma
Tell stories of her past.
She tells of times when she was young
And says Thine does fly fast,
For just little while ago
Your mamma was tot,
And that was-let me see oh. myl
| really have forgot"
But tell us of yourself, dear gram"
We cry, an eager throng,
And gather round her armchair
To help the tale along.
Then she viii smile and nod her head
And ask what shall 1t be?
story of the long ago
OF grandpapa ind me?
We'll, we'll. we met when | was ten,
And grandpa was some older;
He was about as tall as Fred,
And | reached to his shoulder.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25
The Story of the Old Tree.

i love this old tree like / do the mem.
bers of my family. Here you and 1 sa,
In the shade and planned for the future
when we first came TO settle here. Here
II was that we brought our baby wheu
she was first big enough to crawl Here
she had her first birthday party, and
here she loves to come In the summer
and build her playhouse. 1t would break
my heart to see this dear old friend gone.
'Your grandfather sent the nired man
to the creek with the order to cut some of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25
IA Humorous story for Boys.

what are you going to be when you
grow upT" asked freckled Fred Of Billy.
"a lawyer" promptly answered Billy.
What are you a-goin' to beT
IVY, that's the very same thing I'm
goin' to be, too" answered freckled Fred.
Ma and pa they both say I'm to be
lawyer. Pa says every other business
may be grabbed up by the Trusts or go
clean dab-smash, but that just as long as
two people live on top the earth to quar-
rel and go to court there'll be business
for the lawyer"
"That's why l mean TO be a nwyer,
cos there's money In it," said Billy.
but as soon as | get rlch-a thousand
dollars In the bank, you know-then |
of ALL"
.What,s thatg interrogated freckled
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25
By WILLIAM WALLACE. JR.

tended to pass the day fishing. But when
informed of the "doings," and that he was
to be "a jury he hid his fishing rod and
bait in some weeds near the road and ran
off with all possible speed to the place of
meeting.
When all had assembledin group under
a big elm tree -four jurors were thought
by Bunkie to be enough, for there was less
chance of n hung jury when a few com
prised it, Bunkie took a seat on a chunk
of wood and said
Nov, we'll swear In the jury. " (Bunkie,
as well as most of the boys in the group,
had attended court few times, and he
felt quite familiar with the business of the
courtroom) "Fll appoint Tom to be the
clerk of the court and Tim can act as
marshal Marshal, you'll see that good
order is kept and that nobody will be al
lowed to spit on the floor. Gentlemen Of
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25
By MAUD WALKER.

from my appearance that | had ever suf-
fered.
Forty years ago your grandmother and
grandfather came to live near me. They
came to pay me a visit the very day Of
their arrival
''Oh, what a beautiful tree!' your grand
mother cried on coming close to me. And
| admired her as much us she did me,
for she was a beautiful slim, grish
bride. And your grandfather was as fine
a specimen of vigorous, noble manhood as
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25

He walked to school each day with II
My books he always carried;
And as we older grew, you know,
Along the road we tarrled
ITO chat OF times when he would be
nan both big and great.
And then we'd stop to talk 1t DER
Again beside the gate.
Then as the months rolled into years
Your grandpa chose { wife,
And close they've wal ed together
Through all their changing life.
Two sets of little ones have come
And played about my knee,
And helped to PUT some extra boughs
On our big family tree.
Some tears of sadness we have shed.
But glad songs we have sung;
And in the lives of you. my dears.
Grandpa and ! are young" NJ DIV.
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/ had ever beheld And LET me tell you
had seen some mighty brave men; men
who took their lives in their hands when
they came to open up the frontier; men
who never felt fear nor knew the meaning
of the word coward.
well, your dear grandparents took up
the land on which they still live and on
which remain an old sentinel still. The
fields were plowed and crops grown all
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-06-25
Letter Enigma.

NY first is In velvet, but not In siik.
My second is In cream. but not In milk.
My third is In call. but not In reply.
MY fourth is In anger. but~not In cry.
My flfth is In tinkle. but not In bell.
My sixth in in dirge, but not In kneli.
My seventh Is In open. but not In shut.
My eighth is In want, but not In hut
My whole spells the name
OF time most dear
To the hearts of all children
At this time of year.
Answer given next week
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stood the terrible prairie fires half cen
fury ago. Once cyclone passed over this
place where | stand, but / was too firmly
rooted in the hard-packed soil to be much
injured. True, | was bit wounded, as !
lost several limbs aud was badly twisted.
But my recovery was rapid, and before
the summer was over no one could tell
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-16
Mr.. DOUGHARTY DOESN'T
AGREE WITH ROOSEVELT
HUSBAND SAID TO HAVE ABUSED WIFE BECAUSE SIZE WAS
DISCIPLE PRESIDE

Mrs DouKharty and her two dAukh-
terH. wAa 20 the effect that Dough
arty bad treated his wifa brutality
each time any 81 ths more recent
babies we're born. resisting the IN.
crease In the family.
When this court said that for the
sake OF tho children who we're bcing
supported By their father. there
should be no divorce. the plaintiffs
attorney ihisrpoaed
But your honor said ho. "thla
man had made this woman iaathe
him 70 By his personal vilsneaa that
she could no longer live with him.
she will even agree TO let him have
the custody Of the children II the
court thinks their welfare IL al
stake. but she cannot live with
him"
The evidence said the court
sterniy. shows that this man has
provided amply for his wife and
children. and think this woaian
should try to live with him. A
woman who refuses 70 live with her
husband cannot expect him 10 hand
over money and be good natuvad
about H. This ali happened fiSt
years ago. The decree viii DO do
MED"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-16

This man had supported his wife
and children. This is not deniei.
Therefore. for the sake OF the chill
drea. thts court will not allow a d.
vorce Ia this ease
Much % the surprise 81 EVERYONE
In tho court room. Judge Griffin
made this decision in tho case VI
IestIna DouEharty against Thomas
DoughArfy. Saturday morning
Several wtinosara had testified
that. while Dougharty had furnished
rooney for the support Of hts wife
and big family OF children. he had
done 10 grudginEly. and when hla
vito had asked for money for ne
esaaary household uses. be lad
thrown II II her. striking her sith
IL. and hurting along with IL curses
and the profanely expressed wish
that his wife. along wlth the money
were In hell
Mrs DoushartY testified aino thai
she had not lived with the defendant
a. hla wife for five yearB. havinz
hecu made to ioathe and deapise him
BY certain vile acts which she did
not wish 20 speak Of publicly Pri-
vateiy she spoke OF these 10 the
court. Other testimony, given BY
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-16

WIS to place the issue fairly aud
nauarely before tho people. The
points involved have been heretofore
ohacufed and ambiguous, The
question IL not settled yet aud II
won't be until Il IL settled right
hut IL Is before the churches Of the
nation for decision, and that decis
sion viii be made Va a very feW
years II must be- and there II no
doubt VA my mind ms 70 the out
come
"A Significant fact In that while
most 81 the religious periodicals Of
the country have taken an nffifnR=
tive stand on the solicitation 81 NJ
gotten wealth FOR church ana mis-
aionnry purposes, majority of the
great newspapers 81 the country.
those the editorials 81 which carry
great weight. take the same view
that de-. Among thesa are the
Herald and Transcript 81 Boston,
chicago Tribune. New York Even-
ing Poet and even the New York
Sun
Have you noticed that ne owner
Of local evening paper neema Ia be
IN favor OF tainted money!" he was
asked.
No. but possibly he s. 4 rich man.
However. I have heard a. several
newspaper editors. wha. though they
personally felt the same way, have
directed the editorials OF their puh
llcatiens against questionable gifts.
Does the decision Of The beard
mean that u viii continue "a solicit
money from Rockefeller ana etl4ei
money kings" was asked ~ zfift
GLADDEN..
Although the hoard dId not ~.
/ prove of my revolution WAS ths
! reply. = believe that Il vii be muoh
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-16
AT Ballard

william williams. known By
every one Ia ballard rs billy" who
Was a partner ia the Williams
Brothers boat house. died Friday
night.
Williams was an old resident Of
ballard. having lived there for IL
years Several days ago Williams
met xith an accident white going 10
HE work. On tho read 70 the boat
house there II a very steep embank-
msnI Williams missed his footing
and fell lie broke his arm. and It
In thought be rcoraved Internal In
juriNs Whether or not thta uas the
eauso OF his death IL not known.
lie Vas 81 years old and wns a vswy
popular man among the ballard
people
The body n NJ the Mayfieid under
taking psriora. where the funeral
will take place on Monday after
noon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-16

he said.
I'm from The Star and want IA
know more about the little boy that
Mr. johnson wrote us OF That
proud fathsr. You know.
Here The star man stopped
abruptly. The sound Of a woman'l
soba from an adjacent room warned
him that II was no time for waxing
merry.
The baby died last night said
the sad faeod woman
Aud the reporter quietly left the
little cottage Of sorrow and heart
breaks aud slowly made bis way
back 10 the car line.
What difference between the
tone Of the letter the proud father
wrote Thursday and the grief that
nov enYeiopa the little homei
Poor little Roy Johnson He I'D
not live long 10 glory In his unique
distinction. And the father and
mother no longer plan on what q
great man he viii be
Instead
They are now planning on a tiny
in the Ballard cemetery.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-16
UNCLE HENRY ALSO TALKS r.
ABOUT The TAINTED COIN

s'much bout Rockyfoller's dona-
lions needin' formald'hyde =
hain't so strong on scrtpters e.
might be. but I ree'leet one plaIss
Il seq something bout tibet ROB
men ouEhter give everything th0s
got ter IN pore. but they want
nuthln sed bout scrubhln' tn faint
Off IN coin.
It's m team thet makes tn mnst
runs theat wins IN game. an It's
tn Missionaries thct gets tn most
coin tibet duz tn most good We
never AJAX tn team II they won on
errors er by battln' "a bali over IN
fence with Nh bases full. dn ye7
I'm a good Congregationalist. an
conRregationalista. Ike M coustl-
tuition. foller IN flag Missionaries
an Doc. @ GLADDEN. Is a mishun.
airy git half fare on tn railroads
thet's taking money from tn rail
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-16

more careful In soliciting funds from
such sources In the future. The re-
suit viii be the same Ia all churches
of the United states. In the end
they viii abstain entirely from seek
Ing such contributions.
This question can be only settled
Ia one way. and believe that I have
lived long enough 20 know how IL
will be settled The result viii be
the putting Of the churches on a
higher level Tho movement Of the
churches must be upward. have
before advocated church measures
which were turned down. but which
had to be eventually approved"
Dr. GLADDEN. stated that his POSI-
tlon as moderator 81 the conEfeRa e
tianal church would be in 80 wise
affected by the fact that Fridays
vote showed him 10 be IN the minor
ity faction. The position Of modef-
ator II purely an honorary one. his
chief duties being to make addresses
when and where called upon. A.
the council Of the Congregational
church 90 BE- held two years hence
"a successor TO DR.. GLADDEN. viii be
elected. Il being the custom never
% elect a man 10 succeed himself
Dr GLADDEN. leaves Saturday aft
ornoon for Portland. where he viii
speak sunday morning AZ the Frat
Presbyterian and 10 the evening At
the Congregational church.
Mayor Jones'. 81 Minneapolis. who
has been attending the sessions Of
the board. also leaves Saturday aft
efnoan Tor Portland.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-16

Although the board OF foreign
missions ON Friday afternoon dis
posed of nr, Washington Gladden'H
tainted" money resolution In lay
ing a. a. well aa the mfhstisute rrno-
luton. on the table by vote 81 80
10 10. Or GLADDEN. believes that the
sentiment ot the board was la favor
Of his resolution and that the vote
would have been reversed under ar :
fcrent conditions.
That Il the opinion he expressed
to a star mar Saturday afternoon
before leaving for Portland.
Had there not been two resoiu
lions before the HOUSE believe mine
would have been adopted. he said.
Many of my friends told me after
wards that they dislikea O. vote Tor
my resolution because Il would have
placed them In the position Of OPP
posing the report Of the prudential
committee
However the main point gained
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-16
he CONFESSED
TO PREJURy

SACRAMENTO. Cal. sept. is-
tx. state Senator hunkcrH MAS on
the stand IN the Senator E.mmanH
bribery trial this morning. and de-
ciarcd that nearly AL % his toau-
mnny IN the other trial FOR bootling
was false HuukcrH was Eoadrd BY
Grove Johnson. fsnmona counsel
into a bf1aaside confession q per.
jury.
senator Wright IL attending ne a
spectator. aud listens closely. bat
his couuteuance was unchanged
during the gfiilinE 81 Bunkers. The
latter occasionally Flares at his for
mef companions. while hurting out
hia testimony. but Wright and lsm-
mons act as II they never had seen
the witness before. Hunkers VAS
stun Oh the stand this afternoon.