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out his characters that he does far
better blindfolded than an ordinary
person could in cutting out figure
which had been traced with pencil. He
demonstrated this peculiar gift to me
by tying a handkerchief over his eyes
and then cutting out the head and
shoulders of Chinese. The mob on his
cap, the buttons on his blouse, his
queue. his eyelashes and his projecting
teeth are skillfully done and it is hard
to realize that Kant has not had his
eyes on his scissors as the figure was
being cut out.
Kant has done other things in an ar
tistic way besides making silhouettes.
Twenty ght years ago he used to
work with the great Tom Mast in news
paper and magazine illustrating in New
York and he did some very creditable
work. He has also done some very ar
tistfc wood carving, but the making of
shadow pictures has appealed to him
more than all else--it has been his
greatest life pleasure.
1t is in the versatility of his silhou-
cite work that Kant is entitled to more
than passing notice. His work ranges
from the simplest grotesque face to
the allegorical sketch. To work the
outline of a person is the easiest thing
imaginable for Kant With few rapid
slashes he has his outline formed and
then With rev care1ul Strokes ne
completes his outline picture. In max
ing animals he preserves the proper
tions and the details with the greatest
fkill.
notable silhouette allegorys by
Kant is THE Chase After Fortune" in
which are depicted various persons in
pursuit of fortunes wheel, while a
cradle, skeleton and Father Time
with his scythe indicate that 1T is a
race from the cradle to the grave.
A clever scene from early days in
the west shows a cowboy in his Chaps
pointing his revolver at tenderfoot
to induce the latter to empty glass
of liquor.
In Kant's collection of silhouettes
are intricate filagree designs. one of
them depicting cherubim. eagles and
deer standing out in the relief One
interesting group by Kant shows
mounted cavaliers, foot soldiers, patri-
archs and other characters. One fig
ure, that OF patriarch with flowing
white beard, is an exceptionally strong
piecp of work.
Interspersed with his heavier con-
ceptions Kant has such clever little
things as "Sonntagsreiter," showing
the German hiring horse for Sun
day ride. There is ferocious action
standing out in his silhouette sketch
of the fight between a bear and a
stag.
Kants appreciation of the humorous
is forcibly portrayed in his silhouette
of the German band, the musicians be-
ing shown in the foreground valiantly
pumping wind into their instruments
while q policeman hurries toward them
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the rustic with his umbrella and car
pet bag. the Salvation Army and the
various types of commuters.
Another typical water front sketch
by Kant is that OF ferry slip with
sea gulls perched on the tops OF the
piles. The wave action. is especially
good
No matter what subject he attempts
Kant finds enjoyment in IL and huns
contentedly until his sketch Is COM
pleted- He is a home loving German,
but the one part of his home that
draws him the most is his den In which
he works out his silhouettes- He has
not sought fame. although his work is
such as to entitle him to It, Had 1t
not been for the words OF appreciation
spoken by those friends whom he has
favored with his sketches Kant's ar
tistic ability would never have become
known He is satisfied without recog-
milton. because the pleasure is his
whether the world knows OF his work
or not.
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Kant likes to design quaint things
and he chuckles to himself as his sill
houettes begin to take on shape. As the
figures are carved by the scissors he is
quick to grasp whatever there is OF
humor in the grotesque characters
evolved in his mind.
Kant is essentially an artist, despite
the fact that business holds him to the
prosaic work of dealing in delicacies.
Making silhouettes Is the means Kant
employs to bring out the beauty there
is in his nature. His very soul enters
into the manipulating of his little scis-
sors. The figures that the keen little
blades work are his creatures. and he
talks to them as IL they were animate
His likenesses are striking, and he is
able to see the character that is depict
ed by the lines created with his only
tool. The little pair of scissors he care
fully tucks away in his vest when he
has not the leisure to make silhouettes.
The little outline portraits undoubt-
edly appeal as strongly to Kant as they
did to Etienne de Silhouette. from
whom they derived their name. Sill
houette was a French minister OF nm
ance in 1859 and it was his diversion
to make black outline pictures on the
walls of his apartments. Kant has not
gone to the extreme that Silhouette did
in covering his walls with shadow pic
lures, but some of his best things have
been framed and hung in places of van
tage throughout his home.
Had Kant lived a century sooner his
cleverness with the scissors would un-
doubtediy have won hinr~fame and a
goodly competence, for that was before
the time of the daguerreotype, the first
form of the modern photograph. Be-
fore photography came into vogue sill
houettes were quite popular and to this
day they are to be found on the walls
in old GeTman homes. Mountebanks
formerly fo0nd it very lucrative trade
following the fairs in Germany and
making silhouettes OF the country
folk.
Kant himself recalls silhouette ar
lists of a half century ago and says
they worked marveis with their scis-
sors.
Paul Konevka. Pole. was the gen.
ius of the age said Kant. Il saw
him in Stettin- Germany, SO years ago
I saw him work once. He was mas
ter of sketch work. l should not dare
to compare my work with his"
With all that Kant keeps on with
his silhouette making and probably has
the distinction of being the greatest
artist of the day in such work. Sc
accustomed has he become to cutting
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from behind a lamppost.
A sketch that will appeal particu-
larry to San Franciscans is one that
depicts the jolly quartet that kept the
town in a merry mood before the fire
with their musical foolishness at
Fischer's theater. Kolb and Dill are
shown in the midst of one of their
nonseQsical arguments, while Maude
Amber is singing popular song.
Barney Bernard is at the end of the
row with the detected look that ac-
companied his droll wit. The faith
fulness with which the Weberfieldians
are caricatured gives an idea of the
great ability Kant has developed with
his little scissors.
The facility with which Kant creates
his sketches was demonstrated with
the manner in which he portrayed the
afternoon rush for the ferries. In a
few minutes he had cut out the ferry
building. streetcars. automobiles and a
large number of people He showed
the German family going on an outing,
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transmitted to his children, although
his son Fritz, who is a brightly high
school pupil. is able to do fairly well
with the scissors and black paper.
There are only three men In the
United States doing silhouette work
that know Of" said Kant. They are
John Slim, Andrew Sackett and myself.
Slim and Sackett are professionals. but
with me 1t is my pleasure. Whenever
] have some leisure time ! take up my
paper and scissors and start to cut.
Sometimes when l start I don't know
what shall make. but l always turn
timesnot.
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deaf and dumb man who was half
witted, and he used to cut out sill
houettes of little things. / believe he
made only rabbits and birds, but / was
fascinated with his simple designs and
tried to initiate him. Finally when I
got so that could cut out a fairly good
figure he used to pat me on the head
approvingly. All my life have kept up
the work. 1t has been my pastime, my
keenest enjoyment. to cut out some de-
sign with my little scissors
With the passing of Kant the making
of artistic or sketch silhouettes will
probably become a lost art. His great
fondness for the work has not been
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ZAE-

queries as he holds his p1ece of black
paper in one nd-and ~ ittles scis-'
sors in the other. "Oh. $9s.' he adds.
sTll try this"
He begins to whistle softly an old
German air as he quickly outlines
likeness. In less than two minutes he
presents for your approval the finished
work. You quickly recognize Joe Can
non with the Indispensable cigar the
short cropped beard and the disar-
ranged hair.
Here's anQther one" he remarks as
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once again his little scissors attack the
black paper and before you have fin
ished admiring the likeness of Cannon
you behold the features of Kants be-
loved Schiller.
The while this odd genius displays
his art he either huns his favorite
German songs or tells how mucn pleas
ure he finds in his pastime. Perhaps
he will tell you that he is a. widower
whose children are busiiy seeking
knowledge in the state university and
in the high schools.
The cutting of artistic silhouettes has
been a life pleasure with Kant. It has
fascinated him since boyhood aud he
has become more and more the master
of his little scissors as he has d lnced
to his fifty-eighth year.
1T was wlren / was boy years old
in Baden, Germany. that I first became
interested in silhouettes,' Kant told me
as he turned out a clean limbed deer
with spreading antlers, with head erect,
as If alarmed by an approaching hunter.
AT a mill near our home there was
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By Clovis A. Farnsworth

II lNl-N tultNlA III san Il ohNiSSo
and engaging daily in the COM
mercial activities of this cosmo-
politan city is the last exponent
OF what is destined soon to be-
come lost art-silhouette sketching.
He is NJ. ID. Kant, who by day strives
to build up his business as an importer,
jobber and packer of lunch supplies and
delicacies; but at night his pastime in
his den 1T 2713 Sacramento street is
the cutting of artistic silhouettes, not
merely the ordinary black outlines of
aeha racters in repose, but sketches that
TEEN with action and stamp the de-
signer as a man of the keenest artistic
appreciation.
With his little pair of scissors Kant
deftly fashions his creatures. With
wonderful rapidity he cuts out his
men, women. children. animals or what
ever else his fancy dictates. There is
a completeness as to detail that is as
founding. And his work is all done
without the least bit of sketching with
a pencil.
Let's see. What shall / maker" he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10
Freezing at Pensacola.

Pensacola, Fla, Dec. 10-The cold
est weather of the season was exper-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10
KEPT HIM POOR
Brooklyn Pastor Refused to Dabble in
High Finances.

New York, Dec. 10.-Only his belief
that a minister should not be in the
money making business has prevented
DR.. Newell Dwight Hills, Brooklyn
pastor, writer and lecturer, from be-
coming a millionaire several times over.
Last summer he visited his twenty
thousand acre estate on Graham island.
off Prince Rupert, British Columbia,
and in tramping through rough wood
land stumbled across a vein of coal. He
had the vein proSpected and experts de-
clared it enormously rich.
DR.. Hills did not care to be involved
in high finances when he still had his
work as pastor and SO he sold the prop
erty to old friends, James A. Moore of
Seattle, and H. E. Law of San Fran
cisco. 1t is understood Dr. Hills re-
ceived $4,000 in addition to what he
originally paid for the property three
years ago.
Today an official of the Western Steel
corporation said they had found coal
worth at least 5000, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10
FIVE BURN TO DEATH.
Mrs. Frank Hicks of Wayne and Four
Children Perish.

Wayne, Kan. Dec. 10.-In a fire
which destroyed the home of Frank
Hicks, liveryman, last night his
wife and four children were burned to
death. The fire originated about $50
o'clock from the explosion Of a stove
burned crude oil and burned the chill
dren in their beds. Mrs. Hicks was
victim of her devotion to her children
as she returned to her burning home
to rescue her babies after she had
carried a nine-nonths-olL infant to a
place of safety in the yard.
The children who lost their lives in
the flames were two daughters, five
and ten years of age, and two sons,
three and nine years of age. This is a
town of less than 200 inhabitants To-
Gated in Republic county, IA miles
northeast of Concordia, and has no
fire department
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10
TWO DRINKS OF BEER.
Started 17-Year-Old Chauffeur on
Disastrous JOY Ride.

st. Louis, Dec. 10.-Two drinks of
beer, the first in his experience, started
Russell Howard, II year old chauf-
feur upon a wild Joy ride last night
that ended in the death of man and
the arrest of Howard and three COM
panions early today.
That's what q kid gets for drinking"
said Howard in his cell
Two women and man We're with
Him in the automobile. He said when
he drank the beer he wanted to have
a big time So he took his employers
machine from a garage. Then, reck-
less of speed or safety. he drove the
big touring car ever the boulevards and
hack - the business district. Dennison
Short failed TO dodge the machine It
struck him squarely and killed him in
stantly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10
MANIAC AT LARGE.
Drives Woman From Her Home and
Goes to Bed.

Shreve, o.. Dec. f0.-After passing the
night ar the home of Mrs. Charles Carr,
whom he forced from her home, Oscar
E. Boley, the escaped maniac who yes
terday killed Sheriff Jacob Bell. early
today eluded his guard. He returned
to the home of Roy Lee, where yes
terday he shot Bell and burned the
mattress Epoc which the sheriffs body
lay. Boley then struck out for the
country and was pursued by a posse
headed by local militiamen and Cap
tain Emmett EDDY. sharp shooter.
Boley was traced 20 some timber and
surrounded.
Boley caused terror in the country
near here last night and farmers bar
ricaded their homes. He ordered Mrs.
Carr TO prepare him a supper. She
did and then was ordered away. Boley
went to bed. Mrs. Carr notified the
officials and a guard was stationed out
side the house. These men Boley
eluded.
Boley went to Lees house, called,
received no response. burned the mat
tress and left
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10
TEN TEAMS OF CYCLISTS LEFT.
The Referee Orders Several to Quit
the Track.

New York, Dec. 10.-Only ten weary
teams of bicyclists remained in the
six-day race at daybreak today. Cam
eron and Krebs were ruled off the
track at O'Clock because of Krebs
weakness which made it quite evident
ly impossible that his team could last
more than a lew hours longer. An
hour earlier the referee ordered Ger
main and Carapezzi to quit the track
as they were $50 miles behind the
leaders and losing ground steadily.
The six leading teams lost ground
during the early morning hours in
their contest against the six-day record
and at O'Clock were more than five
miles behind the best mark of pre-
vious years.
The score at 8 o'clock. the end of
the, 101st hour. was as follows:
Rutt-Clark, Hill-Stein. Root-Fogler,
Walthour-Col1ins, Halstead-Lawrence,
Pye-Hehir, 1865; L,awson-Demara,
Mitten-West, Anderson-V anoni, is 1854;
Georget- Georget, 1861.
The record for the 1o1st hour is
1868 miles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10
DR.. zELAYA IS SUED.
Son of the President Defendant i'm
Breach OF Promise Action.

New York, Dec 10.-Dr. Anabe1 Ze-
lava, second son of the president of
Nicaragua, and a graduate of the
medical school of Columbia university,
appeared m the supreme court here
TODAY to defend suit against him for
100000 brought by Elizabeth Juliet
Hero. who claims young Zelaye court
ed her while he was a student at col
lege. and that he promised to marry
her.
The papers allege that after the
Young woman's mother gave a-dinner
at which the engagement was formally
announced, President Zelaya forbade
the marriage, calling it mesalliance
on the part of his son.
Miss Hero's mother says she has
more than 200 letters from Anabel
zelaya indicating his affection for her
daughter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10

holding what is expected to be it's final
session. The session is secret and the
verdict will be sealed and not made
public till Saturday or. perhaps later.
The suicide theory has almost dis
placed the murder theory. The alleged
diamonds which turned out to be rhine
stones have been located in the Eng
berg home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10

Mayor Green and Councilman Miller
(of this ward) admitted today that Mr..
Webb had done in all in his power
to have this walk completed before
the wet winter months.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10
cotton cron Estimate.

washington, Dec. 10.-The crop re-
porting board of the department Of
agriculture estimates that the total
production of cotton in the United
amount to S26,344,0 600 pounds, not
including linters. equivalent to TO-
08S,0 bales of 500 pounds gross
weight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10
Red Cloud Is Dead.

Washington, Dec. 10.-Red Cloud,
the famous old Sioux Indian chief. is
dead. This information was received
today by Superintendent Brennan of
the Pine Ridge Indian agency. who is
in Washington attending the meeting
of those interested in the education of
the Indian. Red Cloud was sc years
of age and for the last rs years had
lived at the Pine Ridge agency.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10

fenced here early today. the temper
allure dropping to 80 degrees above
zero, ice forming. Considerable dam
age to garden and fruit crops is
feared.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10

Mr.. Jordan was at one time slated
for mayor under the commission form
but his official announcement of his
candidacy for commissioner came out
today when he circulated his petition
for that office. Mr.. Jordan has been
a mighty valuable councilman during
his two terms in that office and it is
safe guess that the commissioner po-
sition will be open to him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-10
ENGBERG DIAMONDS FOUND.
Jeweled Earrings Located in Home of
Pittsburg Acid Victim.

Pittsburg Kan. Dec. 10-The coron-
er's jury investigation Of the death of
Gohdie Engberg last Friday night, is
Evening journal., 1909-11-17
GIRL CASTS
OFF MOTHER

sv United Press Leased Special wire
PARIS. Nov. 1T-Charging that
Madam steinheil was acquitted OF the
murder OF her husband and mother
by a scheme which Influenced a ma
jority Of the jury. Ia Patrie to-day
outlines the manner ia which Il says
a vote OF nine for conviction was
changed to a majority for acquittai.
According to La Patrie, nine jury
men favored condemning Madame
steinheil until Foreman Pourpart was
taken III Friday night. He, II is
claimed, favored a decision with a
recommendation for capital punish
ment. and six jurors were following
his opinion. II is rumored that the
illness from which Pourpart suffered
was the result Of his being made drunk
on Friday for the express purpose OF
incapacitating him on Saturday.
In a scene poignant with patnos, Ma
dame Steinheil bid farewell to-day to the
daughter Marthe who It is generally un-
derstood. cast of her mother because of
the revelations made during the trial.
Marthe worshiped her mother with a
blind devotion until the exposure OF
Madame steinheil's many lovers swept
away al feelings Of respect. The daughter
determined TO live apart from her mo-
ther, and only the strongest appeals to
her sense Of religious duty were success
ful in having her visit the acquitted
widow.
Evening journal., 1909-11-17
ALLEGED TONOPAH
INFRINCED PATENT

Action was brought in the United
States Circuit Court to-day by Horace
Petit. an attorney OF Philadelphia, in
behalf Of Joseph A. Vincent. also Of
that city, against the Tonopah Min
ing Company, of Nevada, for damages
for alleged infringement Of letters
patent No. Ts1,711. The defendant was
directed TO enter an appearance on the
first Monday in. December.
Mr.. Vincent. IN his bill Of complaint,
says that Alden "A. Brown, q. resident
Of Boulder, Col, was the original and
sole inventor Of certain new ana USE
ful improvements IN processes for the
treatment OF precious metal bearing
ores, and that the defendant in the
case had infringed upon the same. 3
The bill prays that the defendant be
required to account for and pay over
to the plaintiff such gains and profits
as have accrued or arisen, or been
earned or received by the defendant.
since the alleged use Of the patent. and
all such gains and profits as would
have accured the plaintiff, but FOR the
alleged unlawful doings Of said de-
fendant. and oil damages the plaintiff
sustained thereby.
Further, that the defendant be COM
PEELED, by an order Of the court, TO de-
liver up for destruction. In q manner
provided by the court. all apparatus
for carrying out or practicing the pro.
cess Of invention and improvements
set forth in the letters patent. IN the
possession or under the control Of the
defendant.
Evening journal., 1909-11-17
PROGRAM FOR THE
DOVER CARNIVAL

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL
DOVER, Del. Nov. 1.-THE Dover
carnival committee Of the Board of
Trade to-day announced the following
program OF attractions for the Dover
street carnival. formally opening
Dover's paved streets, on Thanksgiv-
ing Day, Thursday, November 25:
Thursday Morning.
Reception of visitors and visiting
companies. decorating houses and
stores, trapshooters' interstate match
at flying targets on North street park.
Big Thanksgiving dinners at the
hotels.
Thursday Afternoon.
1890, arrival OF automobiles from
Wilmington. Denton and Si lisbury and
other points.
/ o'clock. sharp. automobile races.
One race will probably be over a
thiry-mile course, cars to be given
handicaps according to power. There
will also be a burlesque automobile
race.
2.30 o'clock, real horse races down
State street The jockeys will be in
uniform. numbered and decorated. The
fastest horses in Kent county are al
ready entered.
S.15 o'clock. trotting race between
horses owned by colored men in Del
aware. There are three entries TO
this class. all fast ones.
Prizes for the horse racing are as
Evening journal., 1909-11-17
RECTOR SEES NEED
OF MORE RELIGION

The Fifteenth session OF the 'Archdes-
conry Of Wilmington held meetings to-day
as follows: Holy Communion at 10 a. m;
business session at il a. m. discussions
at 11.SO a M. 2so p. m. $50 p. m. and
service and address at 7.45 p. m.
At the morning discussion the Rev.
John Rigg read paper on the place in
Christianity OF Profession" He spoke OF
the value Of baptism and confirmation and
of the source Of strength there wao-n an
open declaration.
The Rev. Hamilton B. Phelps spoke OF
Practice"
lie said that less Of innovations smok-
ers, fairs and such. fewer clubs, weekend
house-parties and more OF religion would
save the cause OF the church.
Mr.. Kirkus, in leading the discussion
said that he thought everyone agreed will
the papers given. He would emphasize thi
one thought that the profession Of Chris
tianity was an ideal to be sought aftei
sincerely and constantly.