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been the former and not the latter. There
is an excess OF effort and an absence OF
mastery simplicity. Some of the models
are abSurdly ornate and others are trlte
and uninteresting
There are angels and mermaids-alle-
gorical figures galore, but very little
plastic dignity. Not one Of all the models
exhibited Is pre-eminently good. but
four or five are commendable and about
on a par. Any one of these might work
out satisfactorily, and probably one OF
this number will eventually be chosen
At present no names are attached to the
models, which insureS them impartial
Judgment and lends an element of inter
est to their examination. Like the hand
writing Of a friend, one familiar with the
competing sculptors works may recog-
nize their style. and yet there is always
chance of error. VIII the best models
prove to be by those sculptors who have
already attained the widest reputation
or by some Of the younger men VINO
have not previously had a chance? This
might demonstrate to an extent the value
of a competition. which. under normal
circumstances, seems a distressing waste
Of labor and money. These models are
we'll worth seeing, though they may
not be regarded as token of the present
status of American sculpture.
AN exhibition Of photographs and
"A prints illustrating modern French
art has been arranged by the Public
Library, where it Is set forth in the
upper hall. The purpose Of this exhibit
ton was in part to illustrate and COM
pliment the lecture given at the library
on Tuesday evening by Miss Anna Sea-
ton Schmidt. under the auspices of the
National Society Of the Fine Arts. 1t
includes excellent reproductions of pa mt
ings by Jules Breton, Millet. Carriere
and others. of sculpture by Rodin and
Dampt. and mural decorations by Puvis
de Chavannes 1t was drawn entirely
from the Public Library's print collec-
ton, which is not only available TO
readers at the library. but lent for study
and examination as are books.
THE Architectural Club held an exhi-
bition of photographs made or col
lected abroad by its members last Tues
day evening The majority were of ar
chitectural subjects, and many were very
interesting.
NEXT Wednesday evening an illus
~ trated lecture on Architecture
will be given before the National So
ciety of the Fine Arts in the Auditorium
of the New Masonic Temple by Mr.. c.
Howard Walker of Boston. Mr.. Walker
is we'll known as the director of the
department of design of the Boston Mu-
scum of Fine Arts, as a teacher. an ar
chitect and master craftsman. At
the St. Louis exposition he received the
grand prize for architecture.
LEILA MECHLIN.
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Catalogue 1aoS-oa Volume VI MINI
Der l. Published by Harvard Uni
Versity. Cambridge. Mass.
ARTIFICIAL W ATERWAYS AND cow
MERCIAL DEVELOPMENT with g,
History OF the Erie Canal. BY \.
Barton Hepburn. LID. Del. New
York: The Macmillan Company.
Washington: Woodward Lothroo.
DAY DREAMS OF GREECE. ~
Charles Wharton Stork. Philadei
phia: J. Il. Lippincott Company
An ASTRONOMERS WIFE; the Bog
raphy of Angelina Hall. BY Her Son.
Angelo Hall. Baltimore Num- X
Company.
FAMOUS STORIES OF SAM y. JONES,
Reproduced in the Language ~
Which Sam Jones Uttered Them. -
George X. Stuart. New York: Elem
ing H. Revell Company.
PRIESTS OF PROGRESS. BY CT. col
more. author of The Angel and the
Outcast" etc. New York: b. W
Dodge & CO.
THE CONVERTED CATHOLIC. NOt-
NXN. BY Rev. James O'Connor. New
York: James 4. O'Connor.
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1t requires considerable skill to throw
these nets properly, but II Is said that
the emperor has bagged scores of ducks
in one day.
understand that his majesty is rich.
According to the theory of the Old Japan,
the whole of the empire belonged to him
and the people were his also. After the
reorganization Of affairs in 1868 he still
held enormous properties, and he owns
these today. All such matters are pri-
waite. however. and you will find nothing
about them in the Japanese revenue ac-
counts. His majesty has his own bust
ness managers. who make his investments
for him and who administer his estate
am told that his income is enormous and
that in the past he has been generous in
giving and lending from it for the gov
ernment's needs. At the close of the
China Japan war he was presented with
Sl0,OOOD0 emblem OF the gratitude
Of the people. but 1t Is whispered that
this was merely returning to him money
which he had secretly advanced to carry
on that war. AS far as i can learn. his
ma jesty owns almost four million acres
OF forests which are valued at about
sixty millions of dollars. He has three
hundred thousand acres of other land,
worth considerably over one million. and
about twelve thousand acres of real es-
tate with houses upon 1t. He has also
fifteen or twenty million dollars worth of
stocks and shares and no one knows how
many government bonds. He is allowed
three million yen annually to keep up his
palace establishments. so that altogether
he is sure never to be in want.
The mikado lives in the heart Of Toxic.
The imperial palaces are situated in the
center OF abou. a thousand acres Of
ground surrounded by three wide moats.
These meats are walled with stone and
they are crossed by marble bridges
which are guarded by soldiers in UNI
form. The meats in places are 200 feet
wide They are filled with clear water
from the bay and magnificent lotus flow
erS float upon them on sheets of green
leaves. The palace grounds consist OF
dens, woods and beautiful lawns In tho
the government buildings especially re-
lated to the palace; such. for instance,
ms the household department.
The Emperor's palaces are of great en-
tent; They cover three times much
ground as the Capitol at Washington.
and altogether they have cost several
million dollars. Most of them are of one
story made after a combinat on of Euro
pean and Japanese architecture. The
doors slide back and forth i'm grooves
aid the inner walls which are immens.
snces OF plate glass set in !acquered
frames do likewise BY this means Il
number OF rooms may be thrown into
one. There are also single rooms Of
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three hundred years before Alexander
the Great thought he had conquered the
Whole world. There have been one hun
dred and twenty-one emperors since this.
and they all belonged to this family
Mutshito has had four children. one
boy and three girls. but this does not
mean that all of these children are the
offspring of the empress. According to
custom his majesty has twelve ladies'
in-waiting who are a part of his estab-
lishment and who serve as secondary
wives. These ladies come from the best
families of Japan, and they are we'll
educated. intelligent and beautiful. They
Lave their own apartments inside the
palace grounds, but they do not appear
at the court ceremonies. and none OF
his majestys officials will say anything
concerning them. The crown prince is
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found at the far end Of the room devoted
TO the works of the French painters.
X
THIS will bring the visitor face to face
with the great picture by Lhermitte.
purchased by the trustees of the Corcoran
gallery last summer, for, it Is understood.
$4,000. which has but just arrived In
America. having been lent for exhibition
in Liverpool after it was shown in the
Paris salon. 1t is an immense canvas.
probably ten by twelve feet in dimensions.
and though at the present time badly
dried in. undeniably mastery produc-
ton. \ harvest scene is represented.
1t is late afternoon and the days work
Is done. In the foreground is a group
of peasants-a mother holding in her
lap a baby. the grandmother looking
over her shoulder fondly, the little broth
er or sister kneeling up to peep, and the
father standing nearby looking down
upon all with mute affection. Behind
another laboring man, while far beyond
the harvested fields roll on to distant
village. A large grain sack to the right
gives this family gathering privacy. as
it were. cutting off even the sunshine
which falls caressingly on the distant
hills. Again 1t is the story of the holy
family. a hallowing of labor and Of the
laborer Touching upon those things
which make all mankind akin, this pic
ture cannot fail to gain popularity. but
in addition to its sentiment it has in its
execution sufficient good art to sustain
Its subjective appeal In composition
1t is admirable. in brush work vigorous,
and in effect atmospheric and convincing.
Too often 1t is true that canvases Of this
size are only painted with the intention
of gaining attention in great exhibitions.
but this Is not open to such impeach-
ment.. 1t is neither blatant nor bizarre,
but quiet; indeed, almost reticent, Sc
rious and dignifed. Not q small pic
ture enlarged, but a really big picture.
A exceedingly interesting exhibition Of
4 paintings and etchings by Mr. Ever
EFT l.. Warner is being held In the Veer-
hon galleries. Mr.. Warner can always be
depended upon for sound. artistic work,
but some of the pictures included in the
catalogue of this exhibition have consider
ably more than this to recommend them
At the end of the main gallery is hung the
painting of the Brooklyn Bridge in a
Snow Storm" to which the Sesnan gold
medal was awarded by the PENNSYLVANIA
Academy a year ago, and near this to the
right, on the east wall, hangs the picture
of winter in the country, The First
Snow, which attracted much favorable
attention in the National Academy Of
Designs recent exhibition in New York
In both instances Mr.. Warner has given
ceedngly realistic-an Interpretation both
subtle and veracious. AS one artist said
to another at the Pennsylvania -Academy
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1HEN 1t rains in Washington
some queer things are en-
wv The horses of certain
wealthy faddists wear gum
shoes when it rains in Washington, and
II is well they do. for the concerted road
ways for which the city is noted become
slippery and treacherous.
Moody people commit suicide when 1t
rains in Washington. SO it is shown by
the annals of the police and coroner's de-
partments.
The grim, gray morgue on the river
front has more gruesOme tenants when
it rains In Washington The grim reaper
and gloomy, rainy weather walk hand in
hand. Men become more quarrelsome
when the atmosphere is laden with hu-
mildly and there are more brawls and
murders. There is something in the rain
laden air that is Oppressive. especially
the chilling variety which falls from
somber cloud-curtain OF gray.
BY a coincidence the torrential down.
pours which visit this city in the sum-
mertime have just an opposite effect upon
humanity. especially when they are &C
companied by lightning and thunder, as
they most always are. The so-called
tropical rains of short duration produce
q sort of buoyancy. They are like an
ozone tonic. Meteorologists ascribe this
TO the atmospheric electrlclty tnat Is gem
orally in evidence when these rains occur.
and which stimulates mankind. The cold.
cherries rains of the late fall and winter,
however. are not only depressing to men,
but to birds and animals. Note the down
cast appearance of horses and dogs when
those animals find themselves out in the
chilling downpOur. Chickens and the
street sparrows. TOO, appear droopy and
lethargic.
The cabmen and chauffeurs of the pub
lie autos Go a lively business when it
rains i'll Washington The old might
liner drives a more brisk business. he
does lot of. Grabbing '-soliciting fares
not withstandinS that practice is pro-
scribed by law, and in the candieliXht
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History and Biography.
V. CT. Fischer
RTGALLERlES
527 and $50 18th ST.,
WASHINGTON. D. G.

Dealers in fine Paintings Of al, schools, Ensiav.
inss If Durer, Rembrandt. Walter, Haden.
Mcrycn. Bric-a-Brac, Bindings and Rare Books.
felS Ills
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R~B 1HEN the Corcoran Gallery Of
Nv Art reopened Monday MORN
M ing 1t was found that many
wv and radical changes had
heen made in the ARRANGE
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EMPEROR OF JAPAN
AND HIS FAMILY
Continued from Third Page.)

ers, who are hidden in the bushes nearby.
1t requires considerable skill to throw
these nets properly, but 1t is said that
the emperor has bagged scores of ducks
in one day.
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LI>CoLN,s LOVE STORY. BY Eleanor
THE LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. BY Charles
W. Moores Boston and New York:
Houghton Miff1in Company.

\ chiIdrens study of Lincoln is not
necessarily much different from that of
the adult. for Lincoln's work and char
acter were particularly simple. though he
wrought a a time of immense com
pIeXity. Nevertheless il IS well to place
in the youthful hands simply told story
Of Lincoln. and this is accomplished by
Mr.. Moores i'll giving TO children IAN
understanding of his great life, APP
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last winter, noting the former of these
two pictures-"here is snow which is
neither purple nor pink, not chunks OF
paint nor yet confectioners' icing. And
unless one has tried to do this thing ones
self. 1t is hard to realize how difficult is
it's accomplishment. Perhaps 1t Is this
same note of truth and intimate under
standing which gives Mr.. Warmers little
pictures of somber old New York their
charm. for homely indeed, to the casual
observer are the rows of dilapidated
dwellings in which he has discovered and
manifested tangible charm. And after
all this is the beginning and end of art,
beside which all else must be reckoned as
mechanics. If the painter has no gift Of
insight. no enthusiasm. no visions. he Will
never be anything more than craftsman
to the end of his days. To be sure tech
nical ability is by no means to be de-
spised. but Mr. Warner has this also. he
is painstaking workman, and so far as
he has gone along the road he has mas
tered his trade. Indeed. in looking at ms
pictures painted in Spain one is apt to for
get the art as well as the artist in the
result Many of these are especially
sparkling and colorful, interesting In both
subject and treatment. There are in this
exhibition Al oil paintings, Is water col
singly. but attention may well be drawn
to 1.-The Abandoned Cabin-New Hamp-
SHIRE" "Birchwoods-The Thousand Is
lands and a little sketch "Mid-ocean.
bra which are representative and particu-
larly good. The etchings. many OF which
have been exhibited at the Paris salon,
are less notable than the paintings. lack
Ing somewhat in Spontaneity and vigor.
They. too however display a lightness OF
touch and sureness of vision which Is in
yariably engaging. The exhibition will
continue through the coming week.
A COLLECTION of sixty Japanese
"A water coors by Mr.. T. Hasegawa OF
Kyoto and Boston will be on view in the
Shelby Clark gallery. on G street, until
the Goth OF this month. Several years ago
this artist. then just from Japan, held an
exhibition in the hemicycle hall of the
Corcoran gallery with three or four of his
colleague, which was an exceptional
success. A year or more later he again
held an exhibition In the same gallery.
but of his own work exclusively, and
Mr. Hasegawa has been residing in
America. only returning once to his ma
tive land for visit of seven months.
Naturally the paintings he has produced
OF japanese subjects are either repetitions
or pictures painted from small original
sketches and for this reason one seems
to find in them a lack of freshness notice
able In his earlier work. The charm OF
Japanese paintings done in western man
ner is the charm of subject Joined with
skllful technique-the spirit of the east
not seem to bear transplanting. One
cannot prolong an emotion indefinitely.
nor recreate it, save in the presence Of
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LINCOLN POEMS.

probation Of the simplicity and purity OF
his literary style. and a love OF the man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-13

ABRAHAM LINCOLN. BY Lyman Whit
ney Allen. New York: G. p. Put
MANS Sons.
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1HEN It rains in Washington
some queer things are en-
~ acted.
The horses of certain
u,aaltbv foddiStc pIIn,
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Mr.. WhitIock condenses in the small
compass OF this attractive edition the
substance of the whole Lincoln story. al
though he bewails the impossibility of
presenting within such limitatiO "a
life so epoChal. character original
and yet so universal" For the use of
ore who wishes to obtain an illuminating
glance at Lincoln this little volume is of
exceptional value.
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THE Assassination OF ABRAHAM
LINCOLN AND ITS EXPIATION. BY

David MlIIer DtWltt, aUthOr or Tie
Impeachment and Trial of President
Johnson" New York: The Macmillan
COMPANY.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-11-12
Take Time.

Let US take lime for the goodbye
kiss. We shall go to the days work
with asweeter spirit for It. Let US
take time to speak kind words to
those we love. By-and-by. when
they can no longer hear us, our fool
ishneSS will seem more wise than our
best wisdom. Let US take time to be
pleasant. The small courtesies which
we often omit because they are small
will some day look larger to us than
the wealth which we have coveted, or
the fame for which we have strug-
gled. Let US take time to get ac-
quainted with our families. The
wealth you are accommodating may be
a doubtful blessing TO the son who is
stranger TO you. Your beautiful
ly kept house. busy mother, can new
er be home to the daughter whom
you have no time to caress.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-11-12

The heat of battle is on in earnest
over in Alabama on account of the
prohibition Amendment to Constitu-
ton, which comes up for ratification
by the people at the polls late in the
present month. Newspaperdom is
much exercised over the question.
The Chronicle Call is happily on the
right side pumping away for the A
mendment with might and main,
while the Fruitdale Herald is whis-
thing a semi-second. The Mobile Reg
lister is hostilely as ever on the
wrong side, and its efforts to mini
mize the news bearing on the tight
from the affirmative side and to-. ire
mel.diously magnify it from the neg
alive side, is very transparent to any
habitual reader and amusing as well.
We can not persuade ourselves to be-
lieye that the Lord Of hosts will be
deaf to the prayers going up for the
success of this but another move In
the plan to launch Prohibition last
ingly in this part of the land. May
old Alabama the state of our birth,
show Mississippi how to take the
second step in the program to- that
end, and we trust that our adopted
state, she of the magnolia name, will
not fail to emulate her sister in
righteous legislation and peoples rat
ification. National Prohibition will
never be attained until majority of
the States of the Union have written
Prohibition into their Constitution
as Oklahoma has done. No disaster
has attended such move on the part
of that state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-11-12
Training The Girls.

The foundation of society rests on
It's homes. The success of our homes
rests on the wives Therefore first
of all, teach our girls how to be sue
cessful wives. Begin in their infancy
to develop their characters. Teach
them that jealousy is an immortality,
and gossip wee. Tram them to
keep the smallest promise us sacredly
as an oath, and to speak of people on
ly as they would speak of them. Teach
them to look for the best quality in
everyone they meet, and to notice
other peoples faults only to avoid
them. Train them to do small things
well and to delight in helping others,
and the necessity for sacrifice for
others pleasure as q means of soul
development. Once given firm
foundation of character like this,
which the poorest as well as the
richest can give to their girls, and
no matter what necessity arises, they
Will be able to rise above it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-11-12
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.

G. P. Smith,
VS.. No. 313.
R. G. Pearson ct ais, }
State of Mississippi.
TO r. G. Pearson, whose address
IS Mobile, Mobile County Alabama
and to all other persons claiming any
legal or equitable interest or title in
and to the following described land
sod for taxes on the End day of
September, A, d. 1907, viz:
Two acres near West side OF sch
of sci of section 30, in Township
One South of Range Six West, Sit
uated in Greene County Mississippi.
You are commanded to appear be-
fore the Chancery Court of the
County of Greene in said State, in
the town of Leakesville on the
Second Monday. the
10TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1910,
to defend the suit in said Court of
C. P. Smith, the nature OF which is
a bill in Chancery by the said c. P.
Smith, complainant therein, praying
the Court to graut decree, confirm
ing and quoting the tax title of aid
Complainant to said lands, wherein
-, 80 ,loFandoo+c
This October 9th, A. D 1909
(Chan. CT SeaD S. r. MCKAY, Clerk.
J, E. ALDERMAN, Sol. for CompIt
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-11-12
Yours truly,
RENT r WITT, EE

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ly entertaining at best that the ques-
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The memory OF the editor of the
Laurel Ledger, was evidently ,out OF
Joint, when he indited a two-third
column editorial depreciating the
action of President Taft in breaking
an 'unwritten law revolving round
the chair of the Chief Executive of
this Nation, when in October he
went over the boundary line into
Mexico, thus for little while exit
ing himself from the country which
he was the governing head. To Mr..
Roosevelt belongs the settingfof this
precedent, for he visited the 18th
mus of Panama while in Office and
went out of the American Canal
str; D or zone into the Panamanian
republic while on the trip. We see
no dangerous tendency in the prac-
tice. The crowned heads of Europe
have so INDUCED for years without
any noticeable bad results.