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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-04-08
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.A7 E wait for
w the bu-
gle. The
night dews are
Geld;
The limbs Of the
soldiers feel
faded and
old;
The field of our
bivouae is
windy and
bare;
There is lead in
our joints,
there is frost
in our hairs
The future is
YELLED and
it's fortunes
unknown
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-04-08

Entered at,the Postofiice az Berryville. Va
as sec0nd-claSS mail matter
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-04-08
Waiting For the Buele.
BY FRANK Il. swEE-

rcopyrIsh, 1908. by Frank H. Sweet
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-04-08

On April 8, lS65-forty-three
years a2o-Gen. Robert +. Lee
surrendered his army at Apo
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-04-08

Invltations. Cards. Announcements
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22

bitter regret. Four years ago, afer
serious Illness. she obtained Col. Hoxies
permission to take I'D her beloved work
Her life has been ideally happy, and her
devotion to her husband and her home
ana her son has in part reconciled her
Tor the loss Of her art Yet she speaks
or the years in which her adored clay
was taken away years which the To-
less. N - o1'
WIS. t1oXle is at present engaged on a
work winch is partly a labor of love and
sr ;l1 This is a statue of Samuel j.
which the Legislature has voted for ;.
pace IN the statuary hall Of the Capitol
Mr.. k1rkwood, who was long a senator
tepinr IOWA in and was Secretary Of the In
pointed Richard Hoxie to West Point and
was all his life the friend and adviser of
the sculptor's husband It was because
OF the Old associations linking the name
OF hirkWood with that of Hoxie that
added weight to Mrs. Hoxie's artistic
claims In getting this second Commission
70 place her work in the National Hall of
fame She Is also engaged on the statue
VI ,'n; Era cornell. which the faculty Of the
university has ordered for the campus.
Though Mrs. Hoxie has entered her
profession the second time with breath
Tess enthusiasm. she has not given over
being domestic. She frequently entertains
friends informally In her studio, and her
VISITORS are as apt to find her mending the
| family linen as In modelling clay. She
likes to alternate her occupations. She Is
passlonately fond Of music and Is an ac-
| complished harpist. She sings the sweet
est love songs In many tongues to her
| own accomplishments, and her harp stands
| ready at her side when she is modelling
She passes from one occupation to the
other with graceful ease. Many of her
best inspirations have come during the
hours when she is playing on her harp.
This talented daughter of the muse is a
native of Madison, Wis. city which is
| proud indeed to have given such a gifted
child to art She spends much time at her
old home. and has scores of friends among
| its people. Mrs. Hoxie and Mrs. Robert
j. La Toilette are close friends, and the
sculptor Is making a statue Of the pretty
daughter of Senator La Toilette. Miss
Fola La Toilette. 1t shows her daintily
piece of work. A visit to the Hoxie
studio which Col. Hoxie has had built to
his home Is a treat which is eagerly
| sought. During the season the gifted art
| music, art chat and interesting remi-
niscences add zest to the excellent menu
The home is filed with other interesting
things besides the exquisite creations of
| the sculptor. She lived many years in
Rome, and has many mementos Of those
giants of American sculpture-Crawford
| Story and Rogers. She studied in Paris
| under the great portrait painter Bonnat,
and there she met Gustave Dore. who pre-
sented her with a drawing which hangs
In her music room. Liszt was one of her
| friends, and she has his autograph on
several pieces of his compositions. She
has books by her friend, Thomas Read
Buchanan. and, indeed. the home no less
| than the artist is suggestive of people and
| of things which belong to inspiring and
rarified atmosphere Of genius.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22
Some Missing Ones.
i. Columbia (Mo.) Hprnld.

From the Columbia tAio) fIernld.
What has become of the old-fashioned
bow who read Plutarch's ''Lives?" What
has become of the old-fashioned political
leader who told the people what was best
for them before he found out what the
people wanted? What has become of the
old fashioned mother who preferred the
society of her babies to clubs? What has
become of the old-fashioned mother who
reared fourteen children, by the way?
What has become of the old-fashioned
girl who thought betrothal as sacred as
marriage? What has become of the old
fashioned man who knew how to mind
his own business-and practiced what he
knew? What has become of the old
fashioned father who was a companion
for his boy?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22
NOTED AMERICAN SCULPTURES GIVES ADVICE
TO YOUNG GIRLS WITH ART AMBITIONS

such creations free. Whether man or
woman can best reach out to grasp these
noble feelings is field too wide for
limited discussion. But it is certain that
thoughts and ideals must hover in the
mind of the sculptor, man or woman.
before they may be brought to perfection
in marble or in bronze.
"A womans work in sculpture, If it
be as good as mans, will receive equal
recognition and will be remunerated just
as generously. I do not belong to the
class who cry out that women are down.
trodden and are not allowed freedom of
competition in art and other fields of
labor. On the other hand. It is my eX-
perience that good work by a woman is
recognized even more promptly than good
work by man. Men as a rule are
amazed at the courage Of women COM
Dc ting for fame in the same fields as
themselves and their chivalry suggests a
helping hand"
x ::
Mrs Hoxie is one of Washington'a
celebrities, and her opinion on any sub
ject relating to art is reverently received
by a coterie of admirers which extends
throughout the country and In every for
eign land where art is revered. She Is
an excellent exponent of her own the
cries. She began her artistic career In
Washington when she was barely four
teen Going through the Smithsonian In
stitute she noticed man modelling in In
dian clay. She became interested and Of
fered suggestions. The man petulantly
handed her some clay and told her to do
it herself. She did so, and from that
time she cast aside books, frivolities of
every kind and devoted herself to model
ing in clay. She was considered prodigy,
and her remarkable aptitude for catching
likenesses soon brought her lucrative Of
ferS.
Mrs. Hoxie is the only living artist for
whom Abraham Lincoln sat. She was a
mere child in short frock and pigtai,
plaitS when she timidly asked the Presi-
dent to permit her to model his bust. He
consented, and for hours he would sit
for the young genius and tease her great
ly during the progress of her work. Mrs.
HoXie considers the great l1berator as her
first and best friend in her career. for
through his interest senators and repre-
sentativeS and other public men f1ocked
to her studio and gave more orders than
she could execute in a long life! After
Lincolns assassination, and Congress had
voted to place his statue in the rotunda
of the Capitol. his esteem for the young
sculptor was remembered and her model
ed twenty of the best-knoWn American
artists.
* x
The Lincoln commission resulted very
eventually for Miss Ream, for it was be-
cause of her success with that that she
received the order for the Farragut
statue Admiral Farragut's son was the
close friend of Richard L. Hoxie a
brilliant young engineer officer from Iowa
City, Ia, and he soon developed more
thar a passing interest in the budding
genius. Their marriage was the result
and Mr. Hoxie exacted a promise from
his wife that she would give up her ar
tistic career for a domestic one. She did
so. but it was always with feeling of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22

anime the Goddess of Liberty. The old
joke CD to the effect that they are going
to take the goddess down to give her a
bath becomes serious statement when
viewed from the "green-paint" stand
point. Yes, 1t is pretty high-you could
never In the world get way up there to
clean her FACET would be an awful fall
maybe it is better to postpone it until to-
morrow and get an airship.
Col c. S. Cromwell, United States Engi-
neer Corps, superintendent of public
buildings and grounds, when interviewed
upon the matter. said to Star reporter:
1.-The green deposit which you see upon
nearly all Of the statues in Washington
Is verdigris that comes from the
bronze itself. Many artists and sculptors
consider it a beautifier of their work, In
that 1t gives the figure more antique
appearance. l suppose the foundation of
their opinion is quite similar to the idea
nowadays that antique furniture is more
desirable and more valuable than the
modern. When a statue is completely
covered by the verdigris it is l believe
considered at it's best OF course, this
takes a long time.
"On the other hand. we do wash the
statues occasionally. Some may have been
given bath few months ago and Others
l dare say, have not been washed for sew
eral years In washing the bronzes We
use acetic acid or ordinary table vine
gar Either one of these cleanserS will
remove d greater part of the green verdi
girls; but it is an almost hopeless task
to remove it from the pedestal of the
statue. for the stone is porous and he
verdigris which is washed down from
the bronze by the rain, soaks into the
stone and is absorbed by it, 1t certainly
disfigures the base Of a statue. The de-
post of verdigris is not injurious to
the bronze. | understand. BrOnZes in
certain climates other than Washington
are very quickly covered with it. No; 1
do not know exactly how long it has been
since every one of the distinguished men
riya haiti
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22
Social Values.
the Westminster Review.

From the Westminster Review.
The value of an individual to society
depends on his contribution toward hui
man advancement. This advancement may
by intellectual. moral. scientific. esthetic.
social or in any department of human
activity that tends directly or indirectly
to heighten human happiness. He who
gives more than he receives is a social
benefactor. He who takes more than he
gives is not only burden, but tends to
depress the race to lower level of de-
yelOpment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22

doctor-kept him on his back for a month
and during all that time he worried inces-
sanity about his cottages. But though he
worried about them, 1t is safe to say that
he never considered the possibility of any
one running off with them.
Finally when the ammoniated tincture
of quinine had done it's deadly work, the
influenza germs were horS de combat and
the doctor unlocked the front door and
told him he was free, Mr.. Goodwin lost
Green, fondly to gaze upon his property.
He alighted near it and turned into High
road with light step and a still lighter
heart. His eyes ran along the familiar
row of houses leading to his and then his
heart. as is usual with hearts upon such
three pretty little cottages had stood. were
three deep holes in which the foundations
had been sunk. Mr.. Goodwin very nearly
expired without further ado.
X X
When he had sufficiently recovered him
self the erstwhile property owner laughed
rather foolish laugh, and decided that
he had come to the wrong street. His
prolonged Illness, he figured, had made
him guilty OF mental lapse. He slowly
strolled up to the corner smiling over this
joke on himself and glanced at the lamp
post to find out just exactly where he
was. His heart had another attack when
he found that he really was in High road
He went back to the three holes in the
ground and began kicking over the debris
He was thus engaged when a policeman
came along
What's the matter?" asked that func-
tionary. Have you lost anything?"
Lost anything" exclaimed Goodwin
sarcasm struggling with sorrow in his
voice, II should think I have. I've lost
three houses
The policeman smiled good naturally at
what he decided was a poor attempt at
being funny. He leaned against the fence
in front of the property and kicked the
mud from his No. 10 boots.
X !;
Il don't suppose you know what has be-
come of the three buildings which used to
stand on these lots. do you?" asked Good
win. ignoring the amusement his previous
remark had induced in the representative
of the law.
Sure" answered the policeman care
lessly. 1.-THE owner had them removed"
Removed. fiddlesticksl I'm the owner,
and I never had them removed" de-
clared Goodwin excitedly.
well, all know" said the policeman,
sis that I saw chap pulling the houses
down about a month ago and I said to
him, Are you clearing them all away. old
chap? The man answered, Yes. 1 have
orders to Shift EN- So If they were
taken away without your orders you had
better report it at the station"
Goodwin lost no time in communicat ting
with the station house and detectives were
put on the case. 1t did not require the
genius of Sherlock Holmes to run the
house movers down. for all the work had
been done in broad daylight. How the
men ever expected to get away with the
twenty tons of timber and stuff that had
been removed is puzzle. Now the thieves
may get long terms in prison, but that
will not restore the three snug cottages to
Mr.. Goodwin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22
Copyright. 1905. by Margaret II. Downing.
BY MARGARET Il. DOWNING.


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hitherto considered such edu-
cation unattanable except for those with
suffiCH>nt, money To spend years in Europe
If the government. however. intends TO
take UP the matter and PROVIDE the
means of obtaining such knowledge there
will be no dearth of candidates IN
Washington the question is burning
issue. for the capital has attracted many
of the greatest artists of the country ana
they are vitality Interested in the future
of American art and the training of those
who will come after them. Mrs. Winnie
Ream Hoxie who has the honor of being
the first American woman to receive COM
missions from the United States govern
ment and to have her work in statuary
hall at the Capitol, is one who takes
keen interest In this proposed national
school of art.
Mrs. Hoxie lives on the corner of nth
and * streets, within full view of her
great statue of Admiral Farragut adjoining
the square which bears the hero's name.
Her studio occupies the entire wing of
the mansion. and here surrounded by the
famous and some exquisite pieces OF
marble which she keeps for herself. she
talked entertainingly on the field which art
In general and sculptor in particular Of
ferS for women.
Unlike many OF my friends, l think
the time is ripe for the government to
assume a paternal interest in art said
Mrs. HoXie. land I anticipate immediate
and excellent results from the POSSIBLE
ties suggested in the message which Pres
fdent Roosevelt sent to Congress last De-
cember. l belong to that school who
maintain that art is divine spark and
must originate in the soul. Industry
and application will not lure it nor can
perseverance gain a place for those who
have only mediocre talent. But when the
spark of genius is there, 1t is much to
have the proper training at hand and
that within easy reach of the genius not
born with the gold spoon.
What field does sculpture offer for
women? Well. l do not recognize that
genius has sex. The field of sculpture is
unlimited. but the workers are few, be
they men or women. Genius Is not COM
mon heritage. For years have had girls
asking my advice and trying to ascertain
bE what means they will know that they
have the true call to be sculptor. l have
only one reply. Those who follow sculp-
ture or art of any sort do so because they
must. The impulse is irresistible If a
girl thinks she has received this great gift
let her shut herself up in room with a
piece of clay. If she cannot of her own
impulse bring forth something beautiful
or artistic-if the common soil does not
for her contain imprisoned within its
depths some lovely statue or thought
then she may as well come out of the
room. leaving all hopes of being a sculptor
behind. l tell girls that question me
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22

plenished their game preserves and will
have at their disposal a means for coun-
terbalancing the ravages of powder, shot
and SnareS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22
STOLE HOUSES WHILE
OWNER WASN'T LOOKING
Special Correspondence of The Star

LONDON, February %, 1903.
<<T OST. Strayed or Stolen.-Three
fine cottages have mysteriously
disappeared from the property
Nos. 296, 29s and 300 High road, Willesden
Green. London, while the owner wasn't
looking. Finder will please return to
Goodwin, etc, etc.
1t has often been said that property is
more secure in England than human life.
The above advertisement, which did not,
but which might very easily have APP
peared in the London papers, does not
bear out that statement. John Morris
Goodwin of London, who owned the cot
tages when they stood ON the property. is
still looking for his possessions He don't
expect to recover them but he believes
he has the thieves and has hailed them
into court The magistrate could hardly
!, believe the astounding tale Of impudence
and remanded the defendants until he
had time to make personal inquiries With
such men at large, he said, buckingham
| Palace itself was not safe and Englishmen
would wake up some morning to find that
| they had no place to house the royal fam
| lily.
| Mr. Goodwin usually kept a very good
| weather eye on his snug little property
that-Was- The owners of property in Eng
/ land are limited and when one gets his
| hand on choice piece dle Is hardly
blamed If he takes grip that only death
! can break and holds 1t. Mr.. Goodwin used
| to run out from his home every few days
| to see that his three cottages were still
| intact. On these occasions he walked up
and down the street in front of the cot
taSes. approaching them from all sides to
see how they-looked, and then went home
and smoked his pipe and ate his dinner In
a peace and contentment known only to
! those who are secured against the howl of
| the wolf at the door.
x
| But Mr.. Goodwin reckoned without the
| influenza germ. Almost everybody in Lon
don. from the prime minister down. has
received visit from. that little busybody.
| Those who have not pretend they have,
/ for it is fashionable to have the FLU Mr.
| Goodwin, however, was one of those who
was not put to 1t to do any pretending.
! About six weeks ago he surrendered and
| took TO his bed. The influenza-and the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22
Question. you will. eh?

Young Man-Say. Miss -, what do
you say? Do you think your honorable
father'd consent If 1 ask his permission
to marry your
Young Woman-No. don't think he will
l think you will be disappointed"
Young Man-Do you mean to say that
your father is opposed to our MARRIAGE"
Young Woman-No. only I am sure he
will tell me- to use my own discretion
polite pardner-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22
Japanese Jokes.

From the Japan Current.
Guest-Do you know that fellow of
Sayama is telling all kinds of lies to de-
fame your character?
Host-If he is telling lies I don't care.
but if he'd begin to tell truth I'll throttle
him"
Or w., ,.-s,,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22

Having cleaned and secured that thor
oughly gather up your washtub and your
scrubbing brush. wipe and dry your
hands and cross over to the stately statue
of Daniel Webster. SSH WHISPER II
softly, He never has had bath. And
he's been standing there for over seven
wears, The statue was dedicated Janu-
ary s. 1900 Even at that. though. he S
-,retty cles. Only the pedestal is slightly
aiScolore3.
Cali t.s ~Saeman to drive off the rub
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-22

ENIUS has ever been allowed the
poetic license, SO to speak, Of un-
, kempt hair, frayed collars and
shabby garments, but never. In
the history of the world. have
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-04-02
HAD NO LIKING FOR MUMMIES
Servants Of Great Writer Did Not
Share His Hobby.

Pierre Lott, the French novelist,
once obtained new acquisition to his
weird and wonderful collection of
Egyptian mummies, 1t was that Of a
young princess, with gilded face, al
most as expressive under its mask
as it must have been in life. This
mummy, one of the best in his col
lection, accentuated in his study the
smell that creeps from a winding
sheet when a mummy is half un-
rolled" Lofts grievance was that
his servants would not move or touch
his mimmies under any circum-
stances.
only think" he said. "Not one OF
my servants would touch this beauti-
full young woman. They are SO super
stitious about the dead haC to car
ry her upstairs myself. And, would
you believe me, as | reached the
landing it suddenly flashed through
my mind that was carrying corpse.
seemed to feel the chill of the dead
breast penetrate my own
Noticeable among the other en-
balmed bodies Of dead and gone
Egyptians in Lofts study was that
Of a little three-year-old girl, who
her owner as he sat writing his ro-
mances and plays in the still watches
of the night.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-04-02
WERE LOOKING TO THE FUTURE.
Why Parents Could Not Be Satisfied
with Ordinary Name.

It Is a glorious possibility that any
American boy may some day become
president, but, according to a story
told by Senator Bailey, it sometimes
causes fond parents some concern.
One Of his constituents was the proud
father Of a promising youngster, and
on several occasions sought the sen
ators advice as to a Christian name,
each time expressing himself delight
ed with the one suggested. One of the
Texans greatest charms is his kindly
interest in the personal affairs Of hum
BILE friends, and it was quite like him,
upon seeing the father in question
some months later, to inquire if his
son and heir had finally received a
satisfactory pseudonym.
We'll. no, senator" the man re-
piled. I'VE haven't been able to de
eide on one just yet"
Whats the trouble, anyway Mr..
Bailey asked, with considerable secret
amusement. There are good many
to choose from
Yes, that's true the father said,
rumplng his hair; but we wanted to
hit q particularly good name FOR
him, one that is pretty and has dis
tinguished sound, and which is not
common, as there will be 80 many
babies named after him when he i,
president. "-Worlds Events Maya
zine.