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was placed on exhibition i'm the ma n hall
of the Library of Congress TINS week
These prints. which have been drawn
from the C. S. Moves and Library col
lections. are peculiarly charming. and
from the art side alone very worthy OF
careful inspection. They have been ar
ranged chronolog: cally and represent the
work of no less than twenty of the most
famous rnt-makers of Japan The first
in the series are by MorOnobu. to whom is
ascribed the beginning OF the highest form
of. this purely democratic art. and are
merely in black and white. With these
are placed works by Masanobu. Klyonobu.
Shunsho and Shigemasa. each of WIFI CHI
witnesses TO an increase in skill and adj
vancement in technical facility. Then
come the great men. kiyonaga. who. it is
said. set the fashion of portraying the
fra.l beauties of the Yoshiwara; Utamaro.
whose work was probably the first that
found its way to Europe; Toyokuni. the
technical quality of whose prints is uneX-
celed: YeiShi. KiyomitSu and others who
lived between 11N, and lE;i,--the golden
age of print making III Japan Lastly
will be seen examples Of the works of the
n neteenth century artists. manifesting TO
the astutc d certain decline and yet still
eSthetically pleaSlnS-Such. FOR instance,
a those of Kunisada Kuniyoshi and Vel
sen Grotesque and curious ALL in a
measure. will seem to eyes unused TO the
oriental form of expression. but lay ng
aside subject and style their rhythmcal
lines and harmonious coloring cannot fail
to make appeal. To be sure. they were
not created great works of art. but
simple prints such as are now found in
our newspapers and magazines for the
amusement and graf fication of the COM
mon peop'e. Many We're designed for the
atrical posters, others gift cards and
the like All were deliberately popular
and intended to convey their meaning
frankly. And yet it is true that "A ire
mendous amount Of ART IS manifested in
them-that, innocent of conscious great
ness. their designers have potently in
fuenced the more serious art of the world
None knew better the value Of line than
they or. as is seen n the works now ex-
hibited. used II more perfectly. Nor does
one often see more lovely play of color
than is to be found in thes. Japanese
prints VIII CHI. while low in tone. are by no
means faded or tmeWorn. Ii is these two
dual ties which give these prints especial
charm hut an additional asset on the
part of the artists was the ability to be
brief and yet fluent to eliminate unneceS-
sary detail and cling to essentials-to
overlook much. and always put the accent
have been and will cont rue To be good
teachers. As TO tie individual prints 1t Is
not necessary to enter into minute descrip-
ton. There are many by lftamaro which
are peculiarly attract We. but it Won d be
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BOOKS FOR CHILDREN.
THE MUFFIN SHOP. BY Louise A

THE MUFFIN SHOP. BY Louise Ayres
Garrett With pictures by Hope
Dunlap. Chicago: Rand. McNally &
CO.
The muffin shop was wonderful pla &c
kept by little muffin man. whom some
declared to be Jackie Horner and others
Tom the piper's son. But whoever he
was he kept a place of rare delight to
the children. The author has told the
story of the muffin man and his shop in
q poem that rollicks with fun. and intro
duces all the familiar characters of the
Mother Goose rhymes. ending with
jolly song. The pictures in color are
beautiful and the whole makes gift
book of rare charm to little folks.
IN PEANUT LAND: Verses and Pic
lures BY Eva Dean. New York:
r. +. Fenno & Co. Washington:
Woodward & Lothrop.
They were funny creatures, those lin
habitants of Peanut Land--a jolly. lively
crew-and in these verses and pictures
their habits and adventures are described
in a Way to interest every younsster.
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BOOKS RECEIVED.
BER'S POCKET ENCYCLOPEDIA
a u Il Il

TABER'S POCKET ENCYCLOPEDIA
MEDICAL DICTIONARY. Edited by
Clarence W. Taber. author of Ia
bers Medical Dictionary for Nurses
Associate editor. Nicholas Sem.
Md. Ph.D.. LID. en- Chicago:
Published by the author.
A HAPPY NIGHT. BY William J. y: t.
more New York: Cochrane Publish
ing Company.
TEXTS OF THE PEACE CONFER
ENCES At THE HAGUE. 1899 and
1907. With English Translation md
Appendix of Related Documents.
Edited. with an introduction, by
lanes Brown Scott technical dele
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A RELY in these
days does a man Of
a ction and Thought
and puolic proml-
hence possess a bi-
osrapher who in
the course of his
career notes, as did
Boswell of john
son. the incidents
and episodes and
influences " IL ! c Il
are the richest ma
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pany and had made in Boston phenomenal
success as teacher of weaving; Miss
Sason, whose basketry has won for her
the title OF master craftsman: Miss
Pike. a graduate of the Boston Museum
School of Design, and Miss Lewis. a pupil
OF Mr.. Dow and a graduate Of Newcomb
College. valuable cotere OF arts and
crafts workers. This is the first time
that their several productions have been
exhibited here or that they themselves
have met the local artists.
A event Of special Importance this
week was the unwilling of the Sheri-
dan statue. the work of Gutzon Borglum
of New York. which took place on
Wednesday afternoon. Those who wit
messed this unwilling will probably never
forget it. SO picturesque were the details
so impressive the attendant ceremonies.
The day was perfect. and the crowded
stands. bright flags and blue sky COM
bined to make a memorable scene. Often
upon such occasions the sculptor is for
gotten. but the President himself brought
Mr.. Borglum forward and paid high trib-
ute to his genius. declaring that next to
Sheridan, he at that time should be
honored. This was graceful act and
one which the art world should CRATE
luilH EeIleUDeT. Tor 100 seldom are IN
teilectual achievements ranked with de dds
of valor. too often the painter and sculp-
tor unappauded. But this statue OF
Sheridan does. it is thought particularly
call for appreciation. 1t is an innovation
in its way. departure from the beaten
track-by no means a stereotyped horse
and rider. Sheridan is not represented
on parade. but as a dauntless cavalry
officer. perhaps in the heat OF battle.
Pulling his horse in sharply with his laft
hand. he has turned in his saddle and
with his hat in his right hand. closely
folded, is acknowledging q greeting or
about 10 issue an order. 1t is a wonder
full characterization-a work vital and
personal. The horses pose is awkward.
but it is not ugly. and. though the action
is somewhat forced. it is not strained.
From first TO last this statue seems to
have been sympathetically modelled not
merely put together; to have been created
with purpose rather than been done to
order 1t is hard. however. to judge of
the merits or faults of such a work
this upon first acquaintance. The test will
come with lntiniacy-thc test of time.
Today il seams to the ma jority that
hero has been fttingly honore1 and the
National capital enriched.
IN the room set aside for portraits at
the Corcoran Gallery of Art has
hung for many years "A portrait of Ben
iamin Franklin supposed to have been
painted by Duplesis. Quite recently.
however, Mr.. Charles Henry Hart of
Philadelphia has written and privately
printed brochure entitled AN Orig.
inal Portrait Of DIR. Franklin. painted
by Joseph Wright in 1852. belonging to
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CURRENT NEWS AND NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS

the Royal Society of London" in which
he seems to prove that not only the
London portrait but that in the public
library at Boston attributed to Greuze
and this in the Corcoran Gallery are
the work of the same artist. So con-
elusive. at any rate. are his argu-
ments that the director of the Cor
coran Gallery is going to accept the
correction and have the superscription
on the frame of this picture. az we'll
as the attributiOn in the catalogue. al
tered. The facts are these: This pic
ture was purchased in 1885 from Henry
stevens. GM.D.. OF London, an eccen-
trio character who dealt in Americana
and who had bought it three years
earlier Of Graves. the print seller and
successor of Boydell. Upon the back
of this picture is the following in
scription. This portrait Of DIR. Frank
lin was painted in Paris in 1IS2 and
presented by him to Mr.. William
11odgson of Coleman street as token
of his regard and friendship" Now
there is still in existence a letter of
this same Mr.. Hodgson written in 1IS2
in which reference is directly made to
a portrait of Dr. Franklin painted by
Mr. Wright. which when proper OPP
portunity offered he was expecting.
This. with a striking similarity to the
portrait in London which assuredly is
by Wright. leaves certainly little rea-
son TO retain faith in the Duplesis
attribution. In a measure this enhances
rather than diminishes the interest of
the painting. for Joseph Wright was
one of the earliest of our American
painters-the son of Mrs. Patience
Wright who made a name for herself
not only here but in England by mod
cling little portraits in wax. When
but ten years old Joseph accompanied
his mother to London. where. later on.
he studied painting first under Ben
iamin West and then under John
Hoppner who married his sister. De-
string to continue his studies in Paris
he was sent to that city under the
protection of DIR. Franklin and lit was
while member of his household that
he painted these portraits. In 1872 he
came to this country with letters of
introduction from Franklin to WASH
mgton, whose portrait he is known to
have painted. Unfortunately. very few
of his works are known to be in
iStence.
n the Veerhoff Gallere s this week
1 there has been exhibited a collection
of etchings and wood block prints by
Miss Ruth Sypherd Clements. The etch-
ings were made in France. Italy and this
country. and set forth attractively scenes
in Paris. Florence. Venice. New York and
Gloucester. The majority were very
small. but they were by no means unef-
fective. Some seemed to lack concentra-
on of interest. focus point. or empia-
sis. but all were sympathetically inter
preted. and a number with exceeding clev-
erness. An interior of a French cathedral
was particularly vigorous and Significant
one of the Santa Marie della Salute
Venice. specially poetic and appeal nG.
The Ferry Wharf at Gloucester was
a'so eXcellent-delcate in treatment, but
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WASHINGTON artists are quite largely
" represented n the Philadelphia Wa
ter Color Clubs annual exhibition which
opened in the Pennsylvania. Academy last
Saturday evening. Mr.. James Henry Mo-
ser has four pictures to his credit. one of
which. September Haze" is reproduced
in the catalogue. The same honor. has
been paid to one Of Mr.. Everett l.. War
ner's paint ngs. The Patio de Lindaria
Granada who had no less than six works
accepted by the jury Mr. William II.
Holmes. the curator OF the National Gal
lery. shows three landscapes painted in
the vicinity of his Maryland home: Miss
Perrie; three, two Of which are foreign
subjects: Mr.. II. Hobart Nichols. three;
Mr.. z. l.. Morse. one. and Miss Ruth
Sypherd Clement. four or five. This is the
leading water color exhibition Of the year.
and among its exhibitors may be named
Winslow. Homer. Henry B. SMELL Albert
Groll. Thomas AnshutZ. Coin Campbell
Cooper. Blanche Dillaye. Joseph Linden
Smith and Gladys Thayer. II VII con-
tinue until the 10Th OF De :en1her.
A MEDAL of award for two wears con-
tinuous service on the Panama canal
has been designed and struck It is the
work of Victor Bremen of New York
one Of the best medalists OF the day-and
is model of its kind-undoubtedly work
Of art. On one s de is portrait Of the
President and on the otter bird s-eye
view of the new cana. through which
steamers are passing. Gold mountain
rises to the left and Contractors noun
tain to the right. over which are the
words THE Land Divided. the World
United
MANY have learned with regret that
AvA Miss Suzanne GutherZ WHO last
Monday evening became Mrs. Ruel War
liner. will make her home for the next few
years at Johannesburg. in South Africa.
where her husband who is an engineer
has the superintendent OF certain large
gold mines. Mrs. Warmer was the pupil
of her father the late Carl Guthcrz and
has made quite a name for herse
through her poster designs, illustrations
and portra is.
::
A MONG the artists returning To Wash
4 ington this Winte~ after somewha;
lengthy absences are Mrs. John G. Fitz-
patrick. formerly Miss Louise Hun of the
Art Students League: Mr.. Ernest Moore.
the English portrait PAINTER and Mr. VIII
liam Il. i. ClosSon. VINO is spend ng a part
LEILA MECHLIN.
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strong and expressive. The wood block
prints were perhaps more original in style,
but trihe less serious. The best We're
those Of children and these were very
good.
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rHE LIFE OF HENRY IRVING. BY
Austin Brereton In Two Volumes.
With Twelve Collotype Plates and
Eleven other Illustrations. New York.
Iongmans Green L. co.
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of Japanese prints.
interestingly illustrating femi-
nine costumes worn in Japan
during the seventeenth. eight
zenith and nineteenth centuries,
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THE PUBLIC LIBRARY
LITERATURE, CRITICISM AND
ART-NEW BOOKS

The following books have recently been
added to the District Public Library:
English Language.
En mGq%s'ur isos + The Standard of Usage In
Language. rs:';; tx-Mii3 4 "
sweet. Henry; The Sounds of Enrlisn an
Literary Criticism.
Alden. H. n; Ma 3a ,s. Writing and the New
Backie, J. = Wisdom Of Goethe. lsS@.
ZYi7-G95sbl.
The Cambridge History OF English Literature.
ed by A. ". Ward. v II. i9o7os. Zf-cil2.
Collins. J. c. study of English Literature.
Dobson Austin DE LbriS Prose and Verse.
Morgan, II. il. English and American I.iters-
for Schools and Colleges. 1889. Zi-MN.2.
pny iS7s zY-shi47s
Poetry.
Burnett J. 6. Love ana Laughter. 1885. Up
Carleton Will. Drifted in. 1905. YP-Clsdr
Freneau. Philip Poems Relating to tie Amrs-
lean Revolution. 1863 YrFss6p.
Lucas. f. ". ed. Ladies Pageant. 1905.
Essays.
v f,,,eur' A j Essays and Addresses 1888.
Benson, A. {. At Large. 1905. YEl7a,.
Gag. .na Cd and , .Iar'G.s sfred '""
Harrison. Frederick. Realities and Ideals
1908. N-H245r.
Pnf,iscn Mark. ESSAYS: Collected and A.
RAGGED by Henry Nettleship " ISIS" Y
hspp E.xs Asn ,sss Yr.as H'fe'H'"ry and
Robinson. {. NJ. The Call Of the City. 1905.
Y-I5eGc.
Russell A. r.. characteristics: Sketches sni
ESSAYS 1854. I-R3l2c.
Talk Ta's' isse. ''' Y-wal5 ,'" ~
Military Life.
Adams, W. II, p. Famon. Regiments of the
Chesney. c. G. Essays in Military Biography.
Wyndham, Horace. Queens Service: o.. The
Real Tommy Atkins. 1898. UF-W993r
Ships and Marine Engines.
Curr. Robert. Lake Shinyard Methods Of steel
cG Issgs T%eo " onr.tSn. and Answers f
Marine Engineers with Added Matter ny y.
sa sfa5 IsGa sS 9r r T Simple Problem. in
Marine Engineering brsi:n. los. lOi-So''s
Games
Brunsv irk Bake offender 60. Moirrn I'll
lizards: Complete Textbook Of the Game 1905
w Bs:Gm
and Mirror of Life. lS41. r-EglG.
t;ain" Of Chess. Based tron The 'hcssp'sr-
rrs Handbook by Howard stanton. 1854
a;arno Beniamn Modern Billiards. lans.
Lovett j. u. Old Boston Boys and tho Games
They Played. 1sos. v-LJi:;o.
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
Fairy Tales and Legends.
French: Alien: Story of Grettir the Strong.
Ksnnsdy II New World i rs Ms.I Roo. n ,2
T.I for Ntlp H1,.s
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@UITE varied and attractive eXhibi-
~ ton of the work Of teachers and
pupils was made at the Arts and Crafts
School. on 18th street. last Tuesday after
noon, when an informal reception was
given by the board Of trustees. In the
studios on the first floor were set forth
examples of pottery. metal and leather
work and work in design; on the second
floor. baskets and millinery and on the
fourth woven fabrics. The baskets were
particularly fascinating-of every shape
and size. strong and substantial. as well
as light and decorative-not made merely
OF raffia but of willow, and artistically
colored and dyed. The weaving. too. at
tracted much attention. and was of a
quality to excite admiration. Four looms.
rated much after the manner of those
used not only in colonial days. but in the
days of the PharaOhs. have been set up
al this school. and thereon some really
beautiful fabrics have been woven. There
We're curtains of a material resembling
fine scrim. with cOlored, conventional Dor
ders. scarfs and other draperies nicely
executed and finely designed. And. what
is more. certain work was shown In
process of execution, part already
woven on the loom, while in closet
nearby were to be seem in orderly array.
many hanks of warn in soft. colorful
tints awaiting use. The question more
IMAM once was dSkeu' why are manu-
woven fabrics superior to those woven
by machine? And the answer that was
given was that they are more durable
and artistic The object of the revival Of
the crafts is not. however. to displace
machine work. but TO furnish lucrative
home employ mant and to cultivate taste
Each worker in the arts and crafts is
supposed to gain keener sense OF the
beautiful and at the same time receive
material profit from his or her output.
With the belief that there was demand
for such instruction in Washington. this
school was organized last spring by Mrs.
Charles j. Bell. Mrs. II. Il. +. Macfarland
Mrs. David Fairchild Mn Henry Ward.
and Miss Jana Bartlett. and that it has
already enrolled NOR than fifty stud ,nts
goes to prove that the suppostion was
correct. To il have come as instructors
Miss Turner. who for three years was a
designer for the Grueby Pottery Com
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hard to discriminate. Each artist had his
own manner and style and one is scarcely
less pleasing than the others. The re-
finement of all may we'll be remarked
upon the delicacy. in many instances. of
the coloring. the excellent choice OF theme.
Showing the fleXibility of the medium and
the Importance to be placed upon It's
purely techncai side are two prints made
apparently from the same block. but SO
different i'm colorins that they scarcely
appear to be the same picture II has
been said that good way to test the
merits of paintings IS to hang them side
by side with oriental rugs, and certainly
an excellent way to discover the art value
of modern bric-a -brac would be to place
ii in juxtaposition with one OF these
prints.
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The following books have recently been
added to the District Public Library:
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THE SCIENCE OF JURISPRU DE,HtE:
Treatise in which the Growr.l Of
Positive Law is Cnfolded by the His
torical Method aud its Elements
classified and defined by the Anal .-t-
cal. BY IIannis Taylor. LID. :tutI or
IF The Origin and Growth OF Ihe
English Constitution. New York:
The Macmillan Company Washing
ton: BrentanoS
Mr.. Taylor has for many years been
studying the science of Jurisprudence
from the historical point of view and
his work now issued. embracing the re-
suit OF his researches. is a comparative
systematic ANALYSIS of the two dominant
MOI al codes. the Roman and the English
law. considered in the li@ht OF their his
tories. lie emphasizes the fact that the
modern European safe system rejected
Roman public law. conSt itutiona and adj
ministrative. as inapplicable To its condi-
tons. Nhat survived was Roman pri-
vstc law. which became the basis of the
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-10-01

If the International Industrial ex-
position had accomplished nothing
else, It has succeeded in displaying to
the world the most complete and in
structlye ana surprising exhibit Of the
mineral esource of the southwest
cru part of the United States ever
attempted This section of the country
is gradually coming to It's own as
the greatest mineral treasure house
of The world, and specimens to be
seen at the fair grounds cannot fail
of deeply impressiug the thousands
of visitors from all part Of the United
states. who will look at them during
the mex ten days.
Seven of the great mining districts
are represented with exhibits, which
would do credit to any worlds fair
New Mexico and Arizona are rich in
minerals, Gold, silver. copper. lead
ana zinc are found in large q%uanti-
ties in the mountains Of these great
ana rcsourcoful territories. Arizona
today stands first in the production
Of copper, and New Mexico is a close
second. The development work now
going IN viii reveal untold wealth.
Colorado. Montana. Alaska and Ne
vada have long been in the limelight
as great mining sections and rich pro-
duccrs of wealth, but it is now for
the world TO know that New Mexico
ana Arizona, and Sonora. Mexico,
form probably the richest mincralizod
onc I'm the world.
The mountains of southwestern
New Mexico. of southeastern Arizona.
Of eastern Sonora, are richts III min
erals thau any similar extent of
country on the globe Northern aud
western Arizona, as wen as the great
roal fields of northern and western
New Mexico. are s~torchousrs Of min
Cral treasure.
one of the finest exhibits ut the
exposition grounds is the Cochiae
county, Arizona, Sonora, Mexico. oX-
hibit, which was yesterday completed,
and is ready for inspection 10y visitors
This cAhibit contains specimens of
minerals from the great Copper
Queen. Calumet and Arizona and
Shattuck mines at Bisbec, Arlz These
mines are the most noted IN the
country, and are today producing
more copper than amy other single
district, The ores on exhibition con-
giet of mine samples or ore picked
up from the mines as it was going to
the smcltcrs. The ores from this dis
trict at Risbcc, contains working
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-10-01

Up to last night eight hundrad ana
twenty-ono delegates had registered at
Irrigation Congress headquarters.
There are a large number of dele
gates who have not registered SO that
it is safe to place the total number OF
delegates Attending the congress at
ono thousand.
The following is q list of the d,lc-
gates as registered on tho Official roll
committee appointed yesterday viii
have a meeting this morning at 9
o'clock for the purpose of hearing any
contests or protests against this list
being the official list of delegates.
Alabama-1.
j. c. Waite.
Arltansas-2.
Jacob Fink.
John McCarroll.
Colorado-90.
y. c. Bceman.
u. p. Mcdonald,
w. x. McAllister
T.. NJ. Kcene.
j. c. Wright.
r. c. Cloudy.
A. q. Hill.
Thos. Beaslin.
c. r. Root.
f.. II. Whiting.
A., II. Parish.
c. $. Currau
W. :. HOLSTER.
Clark Lefevcr.
r. OLcary.
Albert Morech.
c.. w. Bowen.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-10-01
ONE THOUSAND ACCREDITED
DELEGATES ARE PRESENT

Eiqht Hundred and Twenty-one Have Been Registered at Irri-
cation Congress Headquarters and Reported to the Conn.,
mfttee on Credentials Which Meets at 9 O'Clock This
Morning.
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j.. G. Hayter.
j. 4. Mcknight.
J. s. Green.
Rhode ISLAND.
a. q. Utley
South Dakota-~2.
n. Ncwbanks.
Il. ID. Adams.
TeXas--lOJ.
M. c, Edwards.
Il. A. Whitlock.
&, T.. kellog.
@. ". Grayson.
G. W. Sanders.
W. L. hohlberg.
Claiborne Adams.
J. J. smith.
+. II. Nolte,
!. II. Coons.
G. f. Hunt,
w. X. Brown.
A. W. Reeves.
w. p. Garside.
G. G. Rcum.
W. j. Regau.
George II. BarstoW.
]. w. BeckWith.
Guy Murtha.
NJ. W. Miller.
VIM. Mocller.
j. a. Murdoch.
w, Il. stiles.
W. 7. Payne.
j. a. Smith.
Jno. n. Sweeney.
Folly Martinez