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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-03-23

course, an indication of the tendency
in America to build up museums or
art so we'll equipped that the student
is no longer under the necessity
which once existed of going to Europe
to complete his art education. For
many years past the technical tn-
struction afforded in such schools as
the school of the Boston museum OF
fine arts, the art students league OF
New York, the Chicago art institute
and the st. Louis school of fine arts
has been so competent and well bal.
anced that so far as learning TO draw
and paint is concerned the student
has generally been able to get all
that is necessary here. There has
remained, however, the question or
the influence of the works of an
tiquity The art student in Paris has
been certainly at an advantage not so
much in the quality of the teaching
in the studios as in the opportunity for
regular study OF the collections in the
Louvre and other great museums.
With the rapid growth, however OF
such treasure houses as the Boston
museum of fine arts the American art
student comes into daily contact with
examples of the best that the worlo
has produced. One of the main func-
lions of an art museum, according to
the view of the management of the
Boston institute, is to provide for stu
dents collections of the fine art or
various periods, correctly attributed
and placed in favorable setting.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-03-23

of the picture in anonymous commun-
ication received by the museum in the
month of November, followed by in
terviews given out to New York
papers by an art dealer who for some
reason has maintained his anonymity.
Since then the picture has been the
subject of not little newspaper con
troversy.
Against the management OK ile mu-
scum of fine arts no charge of apathy
in the circumstances can be brought.
Forthwith as many experts as were
known to be within reach in this
country We're called in to pass upon
the picture, in order that the com.
mittee might know whether the judg
ment of DR.. Ross, who has been for
years student Of Nelasquez, and OF
Mr.. Joseph Lindon Smith, who was
with him at the time of the purchase
would be confirmed Or discredited by
others who are recognized as com.
petent critics of the Spanish master
Sixteen painters and art critics re-
sponded, amongst them Roger f. Fry
art critic of the Athenaeum (London)
and editor of the Burlington maya
zine; William Rankin, lecturer in re-
naissance painting at Wellesley col
lege and one Of the leading opponents
in this country Of the newer school
of technical art criticism; Francis
Lathrop of New York, painter and
critic of international reputation;
William M. Chase, the American
painted W above almost any other
has based his artistic style upon
close tirst-hand study of Velasuuez;
Edmund G. Tarbell, j. Alden Weir,
Charles Hopklnson and several other
artists who have studied the works OF
the Spanish master in the most practi-
cal way in Madrid and elsewhere.
or these sixteen experts fifteen
assert positively and enthusiastically
that In their opinion the newly &C
quired NelasQuez is genuine; that it
bears abundant internal evidence of
its authenticity, One of the painters
who passed on the picture has said
in conversation, II the canvas is not
by NelasQue2 then 4 remarkable gen
ius of whom We have no record was
contemporary wiki him" One of the
critics only, he Boston portrait
painter is doubtful, believing that the
work may be an exceedingly good
copy by a pupil OF NelasQuez. Bern.
hard Berenson, furthermore, in some
respects the most distinguished liv,
ing art critic, who hes not seen the
original but who has studied a photo,
graph of it, has written to a friend in
Boston to the effect that it seem Ia
him probable the picture is a genuine
| NelasQuez.
The evidence thus far Is regarded
rs sufficiently conclusive to lead the
committee on the museum to believe
the picture to be genuine and to allow
IL 70 hang amonS the other master
pieces OF the museums first gallery
which includes Velasquez's Don Bait.
AGAR Carlos and His Dwarf, Van
Dykes Anna Maria De Schodt, Rem.
brandt's portraits OF DR.. Nicholas
TULIP and his wife. II Greco's FRAY
Feliz Hortensio Palavicino and sever,
al others OF International reputation
The Importance OF correct attribu,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-03-23
100 GIRLS LOSE ToNslls.
Pupils Under Care of London Physi
clan Deprived of Their Glands.

clan Deprived of Their Glands.
Dir. Alice Neville Vowe Johnson. q
London medical supervisor, has re-.
moved from the Threats of the 100
schoolgirls in her care every trace Of
tonsiIs. The Chicago health depart.
ment bulletin cOmmendg this action
and joins in the declaration of war on
The tonsil.
Tonsils, in the departments view,
serve practically as a hotel for mi
crobcs, In which they are carefully
propagatcd until ready to make war
upon the system. "Quinsy sore
throat" is due to such germs, and from
this nursery there are sent forth the
microbes which calTse diphtheria,
pneumonia, tuberculosis, gangrene q,
the lungs, Inflammation Of the heart
membranes and other fatal maladies.
"lf this disgusting category be moi
enough TO secure the deep damnation
aud the taking off Of every tonbil in
every young throat, 1t may be added
that 1t Is the commonest cause of
mouth breathing and mental dulness
among. children" the eity's physI.
clans assert.
Tonsll-less and appendix-lcss, the
child of to-day Is thought to stand as
much better chance than formerly of
escaping the myriad ills which beset
youth Meantime the tonsil and the
appendix may be imagined as holding
an indignation meeting. at which the
question is asked:
II | was so soon to be done for,
What on earth was ! begun for"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-03-23
Cause for Alarm.

Pennibus-Poor Scribbles is yor-
ried.
Inkerton-W What's the trouble?
Pennibus-He's afraid he has lost
his GINNING as humorist. The Eng
fish magazines are beginning to copy
his jokes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
GUM OF AN ELEGANT GREEN.
Honorable Mention


As went to school chewing gum thought Of the
objection the teacher had to it. had neglected to
take it out of my mouth before leaving home. was
only in the second grade and pennys worth Of gum
was trfe But, - thought when the necessity
of throwing it away to my mind, that gum cost
penny, and haven't ehewed it very long, either.
So after much hesitation resolved to the risk Of
taking it the schoohouse with and to leave it
in my desk until put it into desk and school
was called to order.
During school thought that taste of that gum
would very nice and that under the shelter of the
book supposed to be studying could easily chew
it for few minutes i put it into my mouth-but oh,
such taste saw that It was green had taken out
with my gum small piece of green chalk. assure
you did not chew it any that morning, and for
got to take it home at In the afternoon go
ing to take my gum home and it gone won
dered how it had disappeared, and hunted, but to
avail.
At last when I had given it up as lost, glanced
the aisle day and saw the boy chewing
something Surprised the fact that the teacher had
not him, watching him very closely, when,
10, and behold the gum greeni Ny green gum The
only thing that consoled that it did not taste
very good with green chalk in It.
Eighth Grade. Kathleen O,Bren,
Preston Mimi
WANTED--A COUNTRY ROAD.
Honorable Mension.>
There was no doubt in my mind when concluded
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
ISABEL MARIE ON GUARD.
High School Credit

When visiting the country last summer my little
cousin and decided to wash out her dolls dresses AS
there the clotheshorse for the ribbons,
we hung them on Isabel Marie the doll,
to watch them. About when went to look for
them they had disappeared What search we had All
the lawn looked, in the old apple orchard, and
all thru the house. Ruthie insisted upon my climb
ing up into the haymow to if they there if
ribbons could take wings and fly up thru that closed
trapdoor. But all search in vain, and Isabel
Marie had to 60 without ribbons for whole week,
great shock to her little mother. ~-~-a~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
THEN BROTHER 'FESSED.
Honorable Mention.)

oh, where and oh, where is my little dolly gone''
went singing thru in the house ono wonder
your dolly gets lost when she is small you hardly
see her, said my brother. went roaming thru the
house, looking under every bed bureau, washstand
left her in the attc,' said T. Up and looked all
around, but no. she not there. ''Funny did not
think Of it before; left her in her bed.'
hope Of ever seeing her again. For consolation
thought would go downtown. It quite muddy out
doors, so going to put my rubbers When put
rubber there hard lump under my toe so
began to scream. Then my brother running
what the matter was He took off rubber and felt
into it, and what do you suppose he pulled oute Ny
little doyt Of course very glad to have her again,
but the mystery how she got there. Then brother
confessed that he had put her there just for fun.
Sixth Grade Emily M. Schlemmer
'@- Granite Falls, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
A VERY GOLDEN HARVEST.

Ny aunt had just bought beautiful ring and her
place for hiding her valued articles under the carpet
As her peculiar custom she put this ring under
carpet in the bedroom child at this tme and how
did want to that ringl I her put it in its
safe hiding place and determined upon getting it. It
much too large for me but what did just
had it on! went out to play in the cornfeld and it
dropped from my finger but did not miss it until
went into the house told my aunt about it. She
by and trace of the ring found. thought
perhaps might find it when the field being powed,
but [ did not.
After the had begun to grow day while
walking thru the cornfed noticed something gtterng
in the SUM- and there the ring looking if it had
grown up with the Feeling quite ashamed and yet
very happy, rushed into the house with the nglost
ring Mother scoded severely for my long silence
my aunt glad to get the that she forgave
Now I do not believe that rings grow cornstaks,
this did not happen in fairyand, how do you
for this mysterious loss and yet ysteri
GUS - findf Viola Alpstag
Eighth Grade. Park River N. D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

that had lost my way home. Not only my way home,
but also large quantity Of courage and the Of
tin pail mysteriousy misaid, not to speak Of
all trace of my late companions whom had rashly de-
serted FOR good patch Of strawberries.
It was clear summer day, tho must say that
could not the silver lining in the dark clouds of fate
any better than path leading home Stumbling in and
out among the bushes did not help things along so
sat down after shouting myself hoarse in the vain hope
Of being heard by somebody. How lonesome it seems
to know that is the only person for blocks and
blocks around! Even cow, think, would have been
welcome if it had loaned its voice to break the monot-
gone but hope walked on in one direction. At last
I did get to road and it dusty any country
road some days after fall Of rain. But even then
which grew in size by the time reached or1orn look
ing group resting by the waysde with the Of the
pail the only sign they had been able to find do be-
lieve received life and managed to get home
Then saw the whole silver lining clearly. 4-.
Eighth Grade, Anna Wikman,
Washington School. st. Cloud, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

paper, but before anything done Emma came home
for Thanksgiving. We heard her playing the piano.
ttTell her now,'' whispered ''A right said
with sigh. emma, began, II lost your little chch
chain What chain9 Where did you get hold Of that's
HThat with mama g picture in it, tI have that
in my trunk, am sure!' she exclaimed. And open
ing it to amazement the chain and locket!
Bat to this day the whole thing remains mystery to
mama and me. ..=.-~ -1>s. Alma Haugen,
Fifth Grade. Spring Valley, Mimi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

r.
Now in the orchard there silver poplar,
favorite nesting place for BIRDS because Of the thick
foliage which kept out the rain This my uncle decided
to cut down because kept the from the currants
Ruth and went to see the cut it down. What do
you suppose founda In the highest branches of the
tree deep orioe nest Respondent with the miss
ing ribbons Ruthie does not think the birds stole the
ribbons How could they when Isabel Marie
watching? -Maude Probst,
Tenth Grade Wabasha, MINI.
WHAT'S IN A DREAM?
(High School Credit ..-.-5
ttMama, have you anything of my jackknife
since morninga'' ..s- XII
Ono, there's telling where it is if you left it
lying around some place. - ~. ~.
But it in my overalls pocket this morning
when took them off, and haven't had them since.''
. "Look around among the coats and overshoes, and
I suppose you will find it all right 1881
I searched long and diligently, but it all in
vain. doubted that it could have completely dis
That night had dream. thought that hunting
for my knife and found it in the upper right hand draw
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

of the bureau The first thing I did when awoke
to look in this drawer But ackknfe there.
The next night dreamed that found it when I
not hunting for it. So determined not to look for it
any more but to trust to chance. ~
Just week after losing my knife, carrying
barn, when something gstening in the grass at
my feet 1t my knife, lying with the blade open
poeketed it, and to this day not imagine how it
came to be where I found it. -z-z...s> azs4z
Ninth Grade, .gs=. .eHE Paul Hutsinpiller
Riverdale School. IS T.. -.-.-,-. Oakes N D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
SATISFACTORY "SAMPLES.
(High School Credit.)

Fl. (High School Credit.)
It the evening before Thanksgiving, and
mother looked with pride at the heavily laden pantry
Shelves she exclaimed: 'Thank goodness, all that bak
ing for tomorrow is done!'' -. -s-..-
After seeing the house securely locked for the night
retired, all impatient for the arrival of day.
The next morning CONSERVATION reigned thruout
the house. All the pies, cakes cookies doughnuts and
what had become Of them. Surely in the house
could have taken them, and it evident they had
not walked off by themselves. Gould any have
tered the locked house steal themi Looking again
at the painfully bare shelves, found small piece of
soed white paper, with this tale scrubbed it, Me
and my pards has invited ourselves to sample your
Thanksgiving grub Next time fasten your pantry
window.-Nervy Nat.' III ~. .s.-ss---
'Wel'' said mother, after reading the note ftIt 3
fortunate they did not find the turkey. Put your
wraps and down to the baker s with this order.
think make out good dinner if the tramps
did sample things Agnes Swanson,
Tenth Grade, Cokato, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
NORTHWESTERN TOPICS
For Saturday, February 25:
1.-THE DANGER SIGNAL

1.-THE DANGER sIGNAL-AND AFTER
all kinds of danger signals beside the waving
1t for to select the story Of something that
tell what happened when either did did
Tors Who may not recall any thing
experience may that befe somebody else but
story to- be beyond the shadow of q
doubt The papers be
NOT LATER THAN THURSDAY MORNING, FEB. 1e.
They must strictly original written ink
Of than 300 words in length,
less with the number of words and
paper signed grade, school, address of
the writer papers must not be rolled.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
EVERY SMILE COUNTS.

Each evaUe that breaks and disappears
Makes some neav change upon the shore;
For eUery hopeful suord the svorld
Has something that s0as not before.
The sun has neger sh0ne IN cain,
Each fair acind bloaus good cheer sonesohere;
For every happy smile the avorld
Wtirls on its svay suith less Of care.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
BUT IT NEVER CAME BACK.

One winter day mother sent down town to get
some cloth and some syrup. In hand carried pail
for the syrup and in the other the pockebook which
tanned the money. As was walking along, happened
put the pail down and suppose put the pocketbook
top Of the pail # least this the only explanation
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11


could not find them; had already searched all
for them and still rubbers to be went to
work at my search reached home, and I
thought had looked every place, but still lost rub
bers At last gave up in despair, calling Sport
went up to my to have long cry all by myself.
But had begun to cry than heard mother
calling me to come and what she had found Ihur-
riedly dried my downstairs Sport
following to what it was and there in plain sight
behind the range papa's rubbers gave shout
then turned, and throwing my around Sport
gave him a hug glad that could keep my dog.
- A Fifth Grade. .->~ =. Arthur Sherman
Campbel1 Mimi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
THE SAVING OF SPORT.

Honorable M entlOn.)
s!Papa has lost his rubbers and don t know
where to find them, which has caused all tho
excitement at our house for the last two days.
1 said, as my cousin M. entered the house and
asked what was trying to do among all those
boxes in the store room.
"Lost his rubbersf Where did he leave
themf" asked M.
''Why, he left them right in the storeroom,
and now they are gone and he says he knows
Sport has taken them for he always carries
everything off. And unless the rubbers
found by tonight, he will get rid of Sport, - I
said.
Sport was tramp dog that had become very
much attached to and had finally adopted as
my own dog, SO Of course protested his inno-
cence. --- .-.
That afternoon I went down to papa's Office
to ask him about his rubbers, but all the salts
faction I received was that if those rubbers
were not found, could say goodbye to Sport.
ynokl L. e IL
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
For Saturday, March 4:

Zero"
all kinds of stories that might be built around
cold instance
tellable received school, there
entirely different SORT those
despair
full zero feeling then. before knows whether
still other possible
stories it Junior minds to discover
what them under the topic The
pers mailed reach the office of The Jour
nal
NOT LATER THAN THURSDAY MORNING, FEB. Is.
They must strictly original, written in Ink
only than 300 words in LENGTH
nor less with the number OF
signed with the grade school, and address
of the writer The papers must not be rolled.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

er indignant this insult for if there anything
resented it being called small. So was in bad
humor and did not even smile when mother gave me
fvecent piece to purchase candy wh-an unusual thing
for me. All morning very mischevous and naugh
ty, and when picked the flowers off mothers plants,
Susan became angry She declared that had made
her lose her temper and she would punish for next
act.
Then I began to repent That should be naughty
all morning and then make Susan lose her temper
awful. But what tempersz For a long while my
wee mind was busy thinking but at length decided
that it must be piece of money or Susan would not
be very angry. Immediately began to search for
the missing article In the workbox under the table,
in the bookcase, the chairs and all around the
just going to the extreme of taking the furniture
into the other when Susan appeared. ''Wei
child what mischief are you up to nows' said she gru
fly. FtOh Susan ~ said meeky, 'Ise sorry lost
your temper, but I guess find it soon.' Susan
looked queer but told to find the temper other
time and and eat my lunch
Ninth Grade. Helen Rushfeldt, .
Hawley, Mimi.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11

ing my feet and Juggling Justify at my shoe Ia
cling, evidently trying to run off with me. One
of the bullets fell into the leaves and decayed
wood at the bottom, and I stopped to pick it up.
Jim uttered a wall of woe and took hold Of my
finger. I made him let 60, marveling at his &C
tions, and scratched away the leaves Lo and
behold! There my badge in a little hollow,
stick, some cloth and thimble Jim was in
fury, and how he scolded me and bit. took the
medal unnotieed by Jim, covered up the rest
much to Jim's joy and went off, leaving him
croaking and covering things more carefully.
Tenth Grade, Chauncey Easton,
East High School, Warren, MINI.
SUsAN'S TRUANT TEMPER
(High School Credit)
One bright morning in May, when I was at
the age of four, was left at home in the
charge of Susan, hired girl. The family
had gone to visit some friends residing in the
country, but mother decided that I was too
r 7@c4o Il lo,,o r h
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-02-11
JIMMY CROWS CACHE.
(High School Credit.)

was at one time the proud possessor of large sill
badge which used to while playing soldier -
One day I went to get it and it gone. hunted
outdoors to think it over and while sitting the side
walk my pet crow Jimmy George Adam Easton Jim -
for Short up and perched my knee: asked him
if he knew where it was and he scratched his head
fectivey and gave vent to couple Of croaks.
Some time after digging "22'' rifle bullets out
of old stump, and Jim up and began to make a
great FUSS BE stormed around cawing gruntng peck
Ing feet tnoeinsr Justify at shoe Ia
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-02-28
RUSSIANS
IN GLOOM
Fresh Reverses of Russian Army
Cause DISGUST at St.
Petersburg.
MIGHT END THE WAR
It is Believed That Anything Like a
Decisive Victory for Japanese
Arms Would End the War.

st. Petersburg, Feb. 28.-Fragment,
ary official and press reports of the
fresh reverses sustained by General
Kuropatkin are inadequate to draw a
conclusion of the magnitude of Gener-
al Kurolli's success against the Rus
sian left, but the public as usual are
ready to believe the worst and the city
is already full of reports that a big
disaster has again overtaken the Rus
sian army, according to which Muk-
den has been outf1anked and is unten-
able and Kuropatkin is withdrawing
fro mhis strong position on the Shak-
he River. That such reports are exag-
gerated is beyond any question, but the
officials of the War Office are plainly
discouraged at the fashion in which
Kuroki is able to drive and turn the
Russian extreme left, his advance col
jlmn actually crossing the Shakhe Riv-
er. Should Kuroki cross the Hun
River, the high road to Tie Pass, forty
miles above Mukden, would be open
and Kuropatkin's retreat would be
threatened. Further news is awaited
with great anxiety. Anything like a
decisive Japanese victory would prob
ably end the war.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-02-28
NATIONAL GUARD
is APPRECIATIVE

The New Mexican is always in favor
of any measures that will be Of. bene-
fit to the people, and it is glad to know
that its efforts to that end are appre-
ciated. In regard to National Guard
matters the following letter from O.
G. Myhre, major First Infantry, Ma
tional Guard of New Mexico, is appre-
ciated by the New Mexican:
Silver City, N. M, Feb. "a, 1905.
ITO the Editor of The New Mexican:
ALLOW me. on behalf Of the New
Mexico National Guard, to extend to
you our sincere thanks for the kind
words expressed in the New Mexican
favoring the bills that we have intro
duced in the legislature. These meas
ures are very much needed to put the
guard in good shape. Again thank
ing you, / have, sir, the honor to be-
Very respectfully,
o. G.. MYHRE.
President National Guard Association
Of New Mexico.