Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-01


md complicated one, u becomes a pug
le rather than an illustration. The
treat essential is that il should appeal
lWiftly aud unmislakably 20 the eye.
10 aid THE. there must be mo- excuse
or hesitation as 10 the IDENTITY NJ the
,upuets used Tho meaning Of the care
Don must be patient almost ins'dn'an-
ously. or half its cftec. is lost
THREE SCORE AND TWO.
Sir Francis was born 20 years ago al
sarnsape, 10 Devon, me town which
ecently placed his name on rs civic
,oll as the drst OF its frecmen-a grace
al refntation of the ancient saying
hat THE prophet is not without honor
ave I'M his own country" The son 0i
en- architect NJ great talent % whom
BarnNaple owes soIueo Of rs finest build
ngs. be was from bis earliest years al
ways IN the midst " paper and pencil
md what they called the machinery NJ
lrawlng" Bat be did not take 10 ar
,hiteciufe after the parental example.
Il has been said that be used 90 make
ionic sketches ~ his nurse as DE lay
awake in his cradle. but while that Ia
quaint exagFeration he pleads gull
~ % having cariCatured @ candidate at
/ local election when only 10 years old,
md IL was published.
HAD 40 ART TRAINING.
SIN the boys gifts with the pencil
lid not make such an impression ON his
athor as 10 lead him 20 give the lad
m art training That he never had.
long before he began % draw minis
ers Of state and politicians. he had TO
ut HIS nose 20 the srlndst0ne at less
lngaglng work. At rs years ~ age he
vent into a bank. There he says. Il
unused myself by carioaturlng the Gus
oners, as well As the different events
the town" one would Ike 20 SEE
ome Of the covers Of the Barnstapla
lsnk books of those days They might
scar no remote resemblance 20 that
,aEe Of Latin grammar which Thack.
ray reproduced IN the Roundabout
eapers" But after four years at a
0nk the days n oaricatufinE IN
Rarnstape came to an end. They had
Isen occasionally eysntful The town
,aoier highly resented the irreverent
manner In which he was being treated
~ the young artist whose mimcries n
themselves are now treasured by csbi.
let ministers. Sir Francis appears 10
lape used him A. a species Of geological
reak. Il turned him into animals ~
NJ kinds. he says. much 10 his erat.
,eration." In the long run the per.
ecuted Galoer went 10 the mayor and
omplalned
"0h, said tho mayor, ne 10 only
'oungster. You mustn't take any notice
v H." That amt the worst" said the
,aoler: Hes been a-earieaturin OF
,oul"
GLAD WHEN He WENT
The gsoler and the mayor. too. doubt
ess rtjoloed when young Gould betook !
himself 70 London 10 continue his ex-
roise in carlcature IN a stockholders
lffice, and likewise 10 learn the art and |
mystery OF dealing In stocks There he |
nrned other persons into animals Of
IN kinds" as he continues 10 DO 10 this
lay, for he Ia q naturalist and especial
" a bird lover. lie knows the field
md the farmyard. the Zoo and all It's
iagtives, and forest and all its free
Wild creatures For 20 years the anx-
Gus business Of the stock exchange
gas the main concern Of the prolific ar
list. but while thinking IN thousands,
here was always one corner Of his
'rain bent OF sketchins SO busy was
iis facile pen IN on moments during
his period that the book Of his sketches
vas published for private circulation.
HIS TRUTH" SKETCHES.
Y, "a. t.Aa,.k.. =. - 80. Oil -.
is his first Introduction to the realm |
u illustrated journalism by publish |
ng a series Of his sketches In the |
christmas number OF Truth. The
'all Mall Gazette next sought his SER
ices. Mr.. Stead was then IT'S editor.
In those days" he says. "Mr. Gould
ised to come TO the office FOR lnstruo-
ion once a week. Editor. proprietor |
nd stan would club their brains IN or
Ter 10 suggest Ideas 10 Mr.. Gould who, |
'elng essentially a modest man, was
Ilways ready TO abandon his own no.
ions and adopt those Of his edl.orlal J
hlef He was Jewel Of an artist. |
Whatever defects he might have had |
n the technique OF his drawings were
nore than compensated for IN his 10y
lily TO the ideas OF his chief. and In
is answering conviction that IN poll
zeal cartoons the idea II everything
90 many people who use pencils seem
D imagine that their pictures are pub
shed for the purpose OF displaying
heir artistic talent In the shop window
I the world. Mr. Gould knew better.
ie wanted his pencil to explain, 20
10 accentuate political ideas.
le accepted the position frankly and
as stuck to It ever since.
BECOMES A POWER.
When William Waldorf Astor. the
spatria,ed American mult.milllon.
Ire. bought the Pail Mall Gazette
nd transformed Il into an out and out
DRY organ the cartoonist declined 10 !
evote his nimble pencil 20 the service
Z the aristocracy and betook himself
D the Westminster Gazette whose
olitios ooincided with his own. There
Q became a power.
What design the new knight may |
aim az his armorial bearings is YET
but beyond doubt his trade
perhaps one should say his
marks the face Of JOS
ph Chamberlain with his features &C.
10 the bodest degree There
no other public character whom he
40 anything like 30 frequently carl.
Atured. Years ago he fixed on the
1ameleonio member for Birmingham
the central figure of English poll
CO. He has turned him into a whole
OF animals. Al the time Of
ie Home Rule split. when Joe" turn
J against Gladstone Sir Francis set |
IL whole town laughing by draw