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absent Il was q shock, therefore. when
found that he had gone home for the
day. However. I left the picture
Walking back TO my studio. miles
away. I stopped 10 see Frederick Church,
who was always kind TO young artists.
but could not bring myself TO the point
OF letting him know that I was penniless.
told the young men who shared my
studio that I was III and had lost my ap-
petite. But when they had gone 70 the
restaurant searched my old clothing and
found half dollar; It paid for my dinner
that night. my breakfast next morning
and my car fars back TO HaTpers.
On the Road to Success.
MY nerves were on edge when at last
I faced the art editor My picture. big
as house. was standing on his desk.
felt sure the minute I saw It, that it had
been declined Mr.. Harper the art ed
itor. said, has looked at your picture and
likes It. Indeed. he intends 70 give it
a double page in the Weekly
Since that eventful morning" Nh
Pyle continued, my ways have been In
pleasant places. was paid S75 for The
Wreck in the Oftng.' and the first thing
did was 10 take a friend to DelmonicO's
for luncheon. want to add that
thought 1 fcresaw the time when Illus
trating would be very important part
Of art life in this country. ] never lost
confidence IN my early Judgment and I
am glad I have lived TO see American
Illustrating d dignifed and major factor
IN our national art evolution"
why did you leave New York and
come back 10 Wilmington
Il found the diversions in New York
too many and attractive for sustained
and serious effort. When I made Up my
mind 10 move I didn't linger. but packed
ny effects and bought q ticket"
DO you see the completed picture be
fore you begin 20 paint it?'
NO; II I did. my work. fear would
Re without much value A picture, and
Il IS the same with a book or a business.
must grow under the hand that creates
IL 4 general idea Of the intended picture
exists In the mind-sometimes quite vivid
ly-but 1t only develops into form when
it IS outlined and Il only takes final shape
as Il Is executed upon the canvas. It
Is the same in a literary production 4
writer knows IN general way what he
intends 10 say. but the work develops as
he progresses in It's execution. Al the
end the characters and the story are
usually altogether different from the au-
thoT's conception at the beginning"
How do you work and when do you
play7-'
7 come 70 my studio in the morning
and stay untii O'Clock in the summer,
aud 50 long as I can see IN the winter
When 7 shut the door of this building
shut my mind TO paints. pencils, and
pictures. 7 don't think Of art except when
an here. I don't talk Il I stand I'D
while work ard that is al the physical
exercise I ever get Ny recreation IS
found in the social life OF the fine old
city OF Wilmington. and Il is equal 10
the best in the United States"
(CUpyTiEht. ISe. by James B. MJrroE)
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COURAGE.

When moral courage feels that
II Is IA the right there f. nc
personal daring OF which IL Is
incapable.-Leigh Hunt.
Physical courage, which de-
spiSea nIl danger. Will make
man brave in one way; and
moral courage, which despiseS
ali opinion. viii make a man
brave In another. The former
would seem most necessary for
the camp, the latter for council;
tszt, TO constitute n great man.
both are accommodation.
A brave man inspires others 10
heroism, bat hts own courage Is
not diminished when IL enters
into other souls. II is stimulat-
ed and invigOrated-wash
GLADDEN..
II Is the greatest courage to
be able 10 bear the imputstion
of the want OF cOUrage-Henry
Clay
A mnn should never be
ashamed TO own he he's been in
the wrong, which Is bat saying
in other words that he il wiser
to-day than he sas yesterday
Pope.
Little minds are tanned and
subdued by misfortune, but
great minds rise above it
Washington Irving.
o friends, be menj 80 act that
.sone may feel ashamed to meet
the eyes Of other mcn.-HOmer.
True bravery Is shown by per-
forming without witness what
one might be capable Of doing
before all the worId.-La Roche
foucaHld.
In ad-ersisy it f. easy TO de-
spise lsfe; the truly brave man
f. he who can endure TO be mis-
erablc.-MartinI.
Courage is on al hands, con-
sidered a. an essential Of high
charzcte--FrouGe
Few persons have eOurnEe
enough to epPear as good as
they really are. c. and A. ".
Hare.
o friends, be men, snd let your
hearts be stronK-HOmer.
Hold the fort! an coming.
Gen. W. T. Sherman
Half n mans wisdom goes
with hIs cournEe.-Emerson-
A stout heart may be ruined
in fortune, but not in spirit
Victor Hugo.
whatever enlarEes hope viii
exaIt courage.-JOhnson-
God n a brave mans hope and
not the towards exeuse,-Plu-
tarch-
True bravery proposes just
end. measures he dangers, and,
II it il necessary, the atront,
with cOIdness.-Ereaeis la None
Courage consists in haEardiRg
without fear. but being TesOlute-
" minded in Just cause
I'Iutarch.
Courage f. ad-ersity's lamp
VnuveuarEueS-
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SYNTAX CHINA.
Its Interesting HistOry-ExtravaEan
Prices for Il.

Its Interesting MISUNDERSTANDING CANT
Prices for II.
n almost every collection OF -Old
Blue" you will find at least one example
OF syntax china. perhaps the most Ia
nous OF all the different series made BY
Clews. The history OF the pictures On
iris china is amusing. for the text was
written around the pictures.
Thomas RoWlznds0n. q caTicstuTist.
says the Circle magazine. made q series
ot pictures representing an elderly clergy
man and schooImaster occupying his hol-
idays by travelling in search Of what ne
called the picturesque"
A printer. R Ackerman. saw the pic
ture. and called on a man named William
Comb 10 make the verses This he did,
and the pictures and verses made such
success whsn they first came out. about
ISIS, that many editions OF the first book
called 'Dr. Syntax in Search Of the Pic
tUreSque." were published
This William Cou'5 who wrote the
verses was for forty-snree years confined
to the Kings Bench debtors prison. and
# seems q strange place in which 10
CNDlhE tDLiiAtdl lAtuS. ne was e4EHLE
years old when he wrote the Second
Tour" in 800
He not only wrote the verses for this
first book. but for q second volume.
called Second Tour Of DR.. Synrax in
Search OF Consolation" This was brought
out in ISz1. and in 1871 the third volume
was published and named Third Tour OF
Dr. Syntax in Search OF a Wife Thirty
odd designs from the books were used
by Clews on sets OF china
Although the work on this series Of
pictures IS good, Clews having the print
ing well done and clear, the values which
are placed on the different pieces are all
out OF proportion to their merit Some
Of the platters bring $50 or 500. and the
plates as high as $50 OF SO
Indeed. so much in demand are these
pictures on china that forgers have got
ten IN their work. and DR.. Syntax Paint
ing a Portrait, DR. Syntax ard the
Bees." and Or. Syntax Mistakes a Gen
tiemen's House for an Inn" have all been
produced, but the fraud is easily de-
tected by the heaviness OF the ware. Door
printing. and clumsy reproduction OF the
C!ews mark on the back.
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HOWARD PYLES PICTURES GROW


lessuess an6 longings OF the season were
stirring In my heart, that I went TO an
old UNCOVERED rock near home 10 COM
pose a poem I took pencil and paper
al0ng. but after had seated myself amid
the ivy / remembered ;hat / had not yet
learned TO read or write
At the age Of sixteen l left hcme TO
be 6 student at private art school in
Philadelphia. The school was kept by a
man who had won gold medal at Ant
werp. the center, perhaps. OF the most
technical art in Europe. remained three
years in Philadelphia, getting a vast fund
of information and a wide knowledge OF
the purely practical or professional side
Of drawing I studied anatomy under Dr..
William W Keene, the now famous SUI
geoa and medical author, and liked II i'm
mensely. Ny technical knowledge was
so good that I could draw the nude figure
without model-and could draw It ac-
curateiy. too. Throughout my life have
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ly as are other men OF relative rank IN
their professions. yet. doubtless, their re-
muneration is sufficient
Art It's Own Reward.
Il suppose art offers its own rewards
outside Of It's money returns" Mr. Pyle
went on TO say 1T must be so. or it
would be impossible for so many young
sters 10 embark in q profession that
promises so few prizes and so many
olanks. Since I began my professional
csreer-that was more than thirty years
ago-I imagine that al least 10000 per-
sons have studied art In this country.
Out OF that vast army Of men and women
Tot 80 have attained 70 fame and mate
rial success.
Illustrating, especially, IS difficult, be-
cause an illustrator IS compelled 20 tell
something, or 10 make an appeal that will
reach a million people. He must, Of
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Prohibitive Price
be KsDsas Cay Star.

From The Kansas Cay Star.
Wilbur Wright, on the broad. green
plain Of his school Of aviation at Pau.
talked abo1t his early struggles. We
had in those Dayton days" said he
wonderful offers. magnificent promises
but when it came to the actual iavfng
down Of money, then gloom descended
on the scene. Our friends, with their
mouths full Of millions and their quite
empty hands. reminded me OF a DAYTON
barber. This barber said one day. as ne
shaved ne: That's a fine pup Of Sim
mons I'd give anything for it Well.
it's for sale, isn't IT? said L oh. YES.
its for sale. said he. but do you know
what Simmons wants for it? Why. S2.''
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Courage" I have awarded to N. Jane
Moor. Of aoso G street northwest Tor the
following:
The greater part Of the courage that
is needed in the world is not OF heroic
kind. Courage may be displayed IN every
day life as well as on historic heids OF
action. The common need is for courage
10 be honest. courage 10 resist temptation.
courage to speak the truth. courage 70
be what We really are. and not TO pretend
to be what We are not; courage to live
honestly within our means and not dis
honestly upon the means OF others.
The second prize Of g goes 20 Belle c
Saunders. Of 1915 Third street. for this
striking quotation from Leigh Hunt:
When moral courage thinks that It is
in the right, there is 10 personal daring
Of which 1t is incapable.
s. Z. Tracy. 1884 Ingleside terrace. re-
ceived the third prize OF s., for sending
IN Emerson's verse:
The tinid It concerns TO ask their way.
And fear what foe in caves and swamps
can stray,
To make no step until the event is known,
And Ills to come as evils past bemoan.
Not so the wise; no coward watch he
keeps
To spy what danger on his pathway
creeps;
Go where he will the wise man is al
His hearth the earth-his hall the azure
dome;
Where his clear spirit leads him, there's
his road,
BY Gods own light inumined and fore
shadowed."
To the followiag FIVE contributors.
whose selections are very good indeed. I
have awarded the five 81 prizes:
Courage is fighting with the scabbard
when the sword is broken.
WILLIAM P FOLEY
10 First street northwest
And tho hope not hence unscath'd to 60
Who conquers IRE shall find q stubborn
fOe.-Byron. ROLF THELEN.
Forest scrricc.
Above all, a person who would be truly
coura geous must have a conscience in his
soul. and having that. he must obsy the
dictates of II regardless Of the frowns
and smiles OF ali others. Both physical
and moral courage are needed 70 consti-
tute great man The former deSpising
all danger. making him brave and neces-
sary for the camp; the latter. deSpising
all opinion, making him brave and neces-
sary for council The fact is. that TO do
anything in this world worth doing. we
must not stand back si1ivering and think
ing OF the cold and danger. but jump in
and scramble as well as We can
EIiss MARIE Il BOGDAHN.
z5 Ncrth Carolins aTenue southeast
Courage consists not IN hazarding with
out fea<, but being resolutely minded in
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Oldest TweIve. Colleges.

From the Brown Alumni Monthly.
or the s53 American colleges. the follow
ing are the first twelve. with regard TO
age.
ls55-HsrTard University, Csmbridge Mass
i6s5-Wilham and MARI College Williamsburg, Va.
I7oi-lale University, Mex Haven Conn
I740-UniFersity Of Pennsylvania, Phiadsiphia. Pa
17ss-Princeton University. Princeton, y J.
Tf9-WashingtOn AID Lee University. lexington.
Va.
I754-Coumbis Universty New Ycrk. y. 7.
I76EBrown Un;verSits. Providence r. J.
E6S-RutgsTs College. New brunswick, y J.
I769-Dartmcuth college EanovcT Y h
I753-Washington College. ChesteTtoFn. Nd
I755-Dickinson College. Carlisle Pa
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TOPTIMISTS COURAGEOUS IN DUTY
THIS WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.

prize G
prize, s30e-BeIIe c.
prize, L. 1884 InsIeside
p
sOutheas Joseph
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Aviation.
The Way Out.

From FIiegendc Blaetter.
He-Your miIliner's bill has cost me
last year as much as the salary OF my
two bookkeepers. That is more than I
can afford.
She-weH, discharge one Of them.
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Fond OF drawing

II attended a good school il Whining
ton. and remember that = vas fond Of
drawing pictures. but was not a pre-
cocious youngster n any sense or man.
neT. Plenty Of other boys drew as well
and even better StlI, liked to draw
and write. One spring. TecoIiect. when
the birds were singing in the trees aud
the flowers, were blooming. and the rest
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Courage consists not tn hazardlng with
out fea<, but being resolutely minded in
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Just cause Courage enlarges. COW
ard.ce dinlinishes resources. The greater
part OF the courage that is needed IN the
world Is rot OF the heroic kind There
needs the common courage 10 be honest.
the couElge 70 resist temptation, the
courage 70 speak the truth. the courage
10 be what We really are. and not 70 pre-
tend 10 be what we are not; the courage
70 live honestly within our Own means
and not dishonesty upon the means OF
others JOSEPH WALTON HALL.
GcrionSTiTe. Va
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Courage IS that quality OF the soul
which enables one to rise above whatever
situation he finds himself in; and be-
coming, by sheer force OF viii and trust
In the higher force OF Divine Providence.
the master. and not the victim. OF the
circumstance. CICILy CLAUDE
CheTy Chase, Nd
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Thank God for the man wAo has courage
IN spite Of Iife's troubles. say:
Who sings OF bright tomorrow
In spite Of the clouds Of to-day.
His life Is a beautiful sermon.
And this Is the lesson TO me-
Meet trials with smiles and they vanish.
Face cares with a song and they fee
" s. REIGART.
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A young woman who had consecrated
her life TO missionary work hoping 70 90
ta India, was suddenly prosrated with
an incgrable disease: but with the knowI-
edge that her life IS 10 be spent on 4 bed
Of pain. her courage has never wavered,
and her sick room has become 70 her
friends a little sanctuary where inspira-
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key found in his possession, where 1T
is thought it was placed by one of his
companions. At the hearing the young
man plead guilty to the charge, little
realizing what he was doing, and was
led from the court room with heavy
prison sentence hanging over him.
Within a short time he was brought
to the prison by the authorities. and a
few.weeks later Mrs. Sullivan came to
Walla Walla in the effort to release
him. She secured the assistance or
Rev j. c. Reid, who has been instru-
mental in the boys release. and was
given aid by other friends. who were
acquainted with the facts in the case
The release of Sullivan this morn
ing came as a most fitting climax to
the long period of privation, hardship
and mental strain that his mother has
gone through during the past year and
half Jesse will probably secure
work in this vicinity and support his
mother and her invalid husband. max
ing regular reports to Rev J. c. Reid
as to his progress.
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MARTIN, WALLA WALlA'S
SPEEDY SPLINTER HOME
Returns From Seattle Where He Won
Honors in National Athletic
Meet.

VIII Martin, who won such signal
renown at the stadium races in Seattle
lately. by defeating the best short dis
lance runners on the Pacific coast. ar
rived in the city yesterday morning.
Bill is in the pink of condition and
shows the effects of his few hard weeks
with Trainer Haywood The trophies
and medals won at Seattle were
brought to the city and the cup is now
on display in the windows of Falken-
bers's iewelry store 1t is about two
feet in height and is one of the most
beautiful pieces of work that has ever
been seen here. Speaking of his trip
Mr.. Martin s1d
u developed a great deal under Hay
wood and he says that he can do lot
more with me. would like to have the
opportunity of being under him, but
don't know whether l will be able to
be or not. AS the result of his train
ing. | won the junior 100; the senior
100 and | also got second in the senior
22c."
Mr.. Martin says that he will not
return to Whitman again and that he
does not know where re will enter
college.
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A thousand WaIa WaIIans at the
Seattle exposition, September %.
PERSONAL

r. A Jackson of Dayton, arrived in
the city this morning
Mr.. and Mrs. r. @. Hender of Pom
eroy. are visiting friends in the city.
Pomeroy, are spending the day in the
city visiting friends.
c. w. Ditman was in the city from
Clyde yesterday.
H. H. Coe and wife were in the city
from Prescott Yesterday
Mrs. Alma Ryan of Clyde is a bust
ness visitor in the city today
Mr. and Mrs Joe McCay, are in the
city this morning on brief pleasure
trip
Albert Morrison returned to the city
yesterday from Seattle where he has
been attending the exposition
j. H Raymer of Prescott, is in the
city on a combined business and pleas
ure trip.
George Smith of Lamar, is in the
city this morning transacting business.
c.. E. Trip of Kennewick, spent yes
terday in the city.
c. NJ RAIDER returned from Seattle
yesterday where he has been for the
past week.
J. A. Hill of Prescott, is in the city
on brief business trip.
]. B. Potter of Pendleton, is bust
ness visitor in the city today.
Gus Olsen. was in the city from
Freewater yesterday.
Will Martin, who has been In Seattle
for the past six weeks with the S. A.
c. preparing TO the track team, re-
turned to the city yesterday morning
F. A. Wagner is in the city from En-
terprise this morning.
w. s. Thornley,. of Pullman, is in the
city this morning attending to personal
affairs.
J.P. Neal was in the city from Free
water yesterday.
r. A. Goven of Alfalfa, is in the city
this morning on a combined business
and pleasure trip.
Gustave VOllmer of Waitsburg, is III
the city this morning.
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booked at police headquarters with in
structlons to appear in Justice court
at O'Clock this afternoon for hearing
upon the charge of having failed to
comply with the city ordinance provid-
ing the connection of their residences
with the city sewer system Those ar
rested are Phillip Blem, 232 West Ma
pie; Adam Schriner. pa West Maple:
George Frank, ia West Maple; J. Hill.
l19 West Maple, and H. Shafer, 214
West Maple. The arrests were the re-
suit of refusal to comply with an or
der issued some time ago by Sanitary
Inspector w. c. Gates
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Classified ads bring results.
Prison Officials Visit.

There are three prison officials from
Ohio visiting Warden Reid of the pen
itentiary. They are G.. III. P. Jones.
superintendent of the state peniten-
tiary at Columbus. o.; D. O. Leonard,
state reform school, Mansfield, o., and
0. Bare, chairman of the board Of dir
ectors of the state reform school. The
latter two gentlemen arrived last
Mr.. Jones inspected the penitentiary
yesterday and was well pleased. He
will leave for home today These
three men were the delegates from the
Buckeye state to- the convention just
CLOSED at Seattle.
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Prominent Farmer Ill.

Word was received in the city this
o,-ring, that Boliver Rolfe, a promi-
.,rt farmer of Dixie and well known
ir This city. was critically i'll with
amer of the stomach at Hot Lake
where he was taken last Saturday.
Mr. Ro,fe has been i'll for some time
and was taken to the Lake in the hope
.ra, the change would do him good.
He is being operated on today and Ia
test reports are to the effect that he
j. in very critical condition.
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ROADS VALUE
Continued From Page c

Continued From Page One)
ton in the county. The last session
of the legislature passed a law that
such estimates should be made by the
board of county commissioners, city or
town council or a board of school di-
rectors on or before the first Midday
in September. Taxes will be levied diff
ferently this year than previously, for
the matter will not be determined by
the county commissioners as hereto
fore but will be solved in each in
stance by the various boards Of school
dirS ctorS.
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September % is WalIa WaIIa day at
the Exposition.
Postal Gard From Crete.

Secretary A c. Moore of the Com
mercial club was given a hard nut to
crack this morning, when he received
two postal cards, written in foreign
languages, probably requesting m
formation regarding the Walla Walla
valley. One of the cards was mailed
in San Nfcolo de Crete, and was signed
by Jean Czanparles. The other was
from Southwick, Idaho, written in
German and signed. John Ritschel. Sec
rotary Moore will comply with the re-
quests, Whatever they are, after he has
the communications translated.
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WASHINGTON, D. c. Aug. 23.-The
concentration of Warsllips Of various
mowers at Crete indicates the serious
ness with which the European nations
regard the situation which has arisen
between Turkey and Greece IN respec'
to the island. The Turks are deter
,,;ned RI maintain their sovereignty
over Crete. which is menaced py Tie
desire of the majority Of the Cretans
for union with Greece. Turkish RUE III
Crete is guaranteed by Great Britain
France. Russia and Italy. anu 'he0
powers have assured the sublime por'e
of their intention of maintaining h'
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HUSBAND
DESERTS
FAMIL J

i. One of the few cases of restitution
in the city was reported this morning
to Superintendent Masterson, of the
poor farm. the case being that of the
Miller family. consisting of Mrs. Mil
Ter and four small children who are nv
ing in tent on Wilbur avenue. The
family is in the most destitute chr
according to report, and
the only support that have received
for several weeks past has been fur
nished by the NJ E. ladies of the city.
who donated a purse of $25.
"a warrant has been issued for the
arrest of the head of the Miller house
holdhold on the charge of desertion and
abandonment Of his family. but his
present whereabouts are unknown. Mr..
Masterson will probably care for the
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foliage about IA inches in length and
inches thick. The top of the bunch was
common tassel.
Several smaller tassels were In the
bunch There were small green shoots
in which grains of corn were forming.
Each grain had a separate husk and
stalk and silks were forming about the
grain.
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Judges Won't Know.

Secretary r. II. Johnson of the coun-
ty fair association, has adopted a new
method of marking exhibits for judg-
ing this year, the tags being folded In
order that the judges will not know
who entered the article until after the
award is made. The names or the
judges this year will not be announced
until work has been started in making
the awards