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The UnWritten Skit.

rIGENF. WAITER. the playwright.
II had visitor one AFTERNOON al Ms
apartment in the Ansonia IN New
York.
The visitor. thick-set Young man ~
shepherds plaid suit and red tie. SAID
Mr. Walter, ! like your work. and
want YOU to write mo q. one-act skit m
The only Manner.ng of the Quag circnii.
and I want breezy, funny skit, but II
must have a deep underlyu' feeling. the
tho same as Paid i'm Full yoI know.
What would you be willing 10 pay Tor
satisfactory skit OF this type Mt
Walter asked.
WELL said The Only Mannerine. TX
tho sllit suited me ] wouldnt m.nd pay
ing $40 for It,.
Ten dollars said Mr.. " alter On,
dear no, 7 can always borrow that
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X - NEWS AND NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS x 4

EVERY now and then one hears of
IL certain paintings or other works OF
art in the Freer collection, which by
the nation. being lent to exhibitions in
various parts of the country. This
testifies to the worth of the collection
as we'll as the liberal spirit of the
collector. which is shared by the Smith
sonian Institution, to whom the loans
are invariably accredited.
Most recently Mr. Freer has lent and
personally superintendent in arranging.
large collection OF oriental art to the
University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor.
The exhibition is set forth most effec-
lively. it is said, in the new memorial
building. There is reason to believe
that as soon Is appropriate exhibition
facilities can he offered here Washing
ton may be given similar foretaSte
Of the wealth of this great collection.
OHANNES \. OERTEL, all Episcopal
} clergyman and a religious painter of
much distinction, died at his home in
Vienna. Va, last winter, and now list
of paintings. drawings and sketches held
by his estate has been prepared and pub
lished by his sons. IT is an interesting
catalogue and not short one.
In many respects Mr.. Oertel was one of
the most picturesque figures in the art
world of our day. He lived long. useful
life and found no task too small to serve
as an expression of the art he reVerenced.
He built church in the south with his
own hands. made its furniture. built its
organ and played upon it himself. as well
as conducting the services as minister.
For many years he regularly exhibited
with the Society of Washington Artists,
and his mural paintings are III two. II not
more of our local churches.
During the war he served as an illus
traitor for Harper's Weekly. sketching
scenes in Washington and with the army
in Virginia. To the end of his long life
he was active and happily employed. l1v-
ing in n world of his own and continually
looking forward to greater accomplish
nent LEILA MECHLIN.
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Wasted Energy.

LIZ. was tall and he Was lanky AID he
was pc itely inebriated He pulled
soIcmnIy at dead cigar he boarded
crowded car at the corper of the Treasury.
lie leaned Imply against the tailboard
and gazed vacsntly out into space over
the heads Of his fellow passengers. As
the car jerked forward he lurched hack
ward and split hmsef between teh rails
The conductor gathered him in and an
cbcred him safely to window bar. He
looked around him in Nrinkied perpleNity
and a, last he spoke.
''C'Uisiou:' he asked Of the small man
on whose toes he was standing.
NO sir was the reply.
..Whee' wheel broke?" was his next
query.
No. sir" answered the little fellow
Silence then.
'.Explosion?'' came tho next question.
No sir. said the Sort one
More silence.
..'Smatter then" he queried petu>
lantly.
Nothing. sir, meekly returned his VIC
tim.
.'Nothin' 'smatter," he calculated with
frown: "'f I'd known that wouldn'
got off,"
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other professions. and with less compen-
sation. The study of art is bound to
quicken perception and to broaden the
students horizon as Well enrich his Or
her power of enjoyment: hence. If the
creative ability is in many instances
found lacking the effort has not been
fruitess. For this reason art schools are
public assets. materially benefiting the
community in which they stand.
The Corcoran school. through the gen
crosby OF its founders. gives tuition free.
and is therefore douby beneficent. As
interesting history Of the establishment of
this school is given In little prospectus
recently prepared for distribution.
, The question of the establishment Of an
art school in connection with the Gallery
of Art was first considered. it is said, in
November, 1919; \ YEAR later the adj
visibility of admitting persons To the gal
lery to draw and paint was favorably
passed upon. and In 1919 copyists. who
were in reality students, were availina
themselves of the privileges offered. It
was shortly after this that Mr.. T.. r.
Andrews began going to the gallery on
certain days of each week. and Grattn-
tously instructng these students, CRITICS.
; ing their works.
In 1887 Mr.. Andrews was formally elect
ed instructor in the school. and but two
years earlier the gold medal. given no"
annually, had been awarded for the first
time. The Corcoran school was organized
and held meetings at first in the stat'i-
airy hail and picture galleries of the old
gallery Pennsylvania avenue. These
accommoda tons proving in time made
auate, little building expressly for
tho purpose of the school was erected il!
1870 at the rear of the old gallery In
1897 the gallery and the school removed
to their present quarters.
For seventeen years Mr.. Andrews sery-
/ ed director of the school. and now for
eight years T.. c. Messer has held this
position. The school has grown and is
growing and it has already sent out into
the world of art more than few pupils
who have won distinction.
! n Mss LISRETH C. HUNTER, WHO has
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students work 81 the Corcoran
Gallery Of Art has been the
chief event of interest this
week. This is an annual affair
and may be regarded as a report usually
rendered of the activities and accom-
plisllments of the school during the year
just com pieted. AS such il possesses
special significance. That progress has
been made there is no question. and that
some of the students whose work IS dis
played have marked ability is patent to
ALL
There were fewer competitors for the
gold and bronze medals this year than
previously, and these competitors sub
nitted but four drawings each. instead
of six. as formerly, but more work IN
color was shown and of stronger char
acter than heretofore. The portrait class
work. both I'm black and white, and in
oil color, makes an uncommoniy FAIR
showing. the various studies set forth
manifestirg. on the part of the students,
knowledge of construction and a desire to
interpret the personality of the sitters.
The still life class also makes A pleas
ing display. there being not only academic
the prescriptions OF flowers and art
aa,jects. George de Forest Brush. the
eminent painter. in an address recently
delivered at the convention of the Ameri-
can Federation OF Arts, deplored the
practice Of giving students IN art schools
hon1ely objects to transcribe, urging the
necessity of cultivating the knowledge of
beauty.
eff / could he said. Il would not let
another onion go into an art school,
+ apparently the onion has been debarred
from the Corcoran school. though the
tnrnp and some other vegetables still
remain. 1t must be noted, however. that
the theory which Mr.. Brush propounded
il to a great extent practiced in the Cor
coran school. Most of the still life compo-
sitions shown in this exhibition are OF
subjective interest and have in some
form elemental beauty. 1t is true that
the awards went not to the flower paint
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land on the American coast TO berlng
strait and from Bering strait to the Chi
neSe frontier i'm Asia. The success OF the
Atlantic ca bic put an end to TINS work,
the only remains of which now are a few
poles and nuts. The enterprise. however
was valuable in that II gave to the world
through Kennan's pen, vivid description
of the Siberian wilderness and an init
mate accurate account of the strange
dweilers in that long frozen land 1t was
not until much later that Mr.. kennan's
interest in the political aspect of Siberia
was aroused and he made his now his
torical journey under the most difficult
circumstances into the homes of the Rus
sian exiles and shocked the civilized world
by his narration. Not much has changed
in Siberia since the telegraph explorers
worked their way through it. Some few
Russian colonies have developed along
the line of the railway but over the ma
jor portion of the territory range the
Eoraks and other tribes of wanderers.
This edition of the work is profusely il
Illustrated from photosra phs and from
drawings.
ROYAL. LOVERS: The Adventures OF
Two Empresses. Fly Helene Naca-
rcsco. author of THE Kings Wife.
etc. New York: John Lane Com
pany.
\ clumsy travesty of petty hereditary
pIpcipalities setting out the paltry in
trigues and the dull conduct born of long
inhreetling and the lust of perpetuity. an
unsubtle satire on common human nature,
an absurdity of tictional invention. these
three. seem a fair count for the present
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those OF the first-place story tellers. How
ever. one meets people in smart society
here, living in handsome houses taking
part IL fashionable and reasonably decor
Gus functions. engaging in bright talk
now and then. now and then combining
In spirited incident: the whole good en-
terta1nmcnt for summer hour.
TENT LIFE IN SIBERIA: \ New Ac.
count OF nm Old Undertaking; Ad-
ventures Among the Koraks and
Northern Asia. BY George KEENAN,
author OF siberia and the Exile
system" etc. illustrations and
maps. New York: G. r. Putnam's
Sons.
George Remnants TENT Life i'm Siberia
was originally published in 1870. and il
the forty years that have elapsed since its
original issue il has never been out of
print. edition after edition going TO press
until the original plates have been vir-
tually worn out. A new edition is now
published. revised, Illustrated and greatly
enlarged. and it will doubtless be vel
coined with as great an interest as tina,
evoked by the original volume. Mr.. Ken
nan won't 70 Siberia on the Western Union
telegraph survey. the object of wlrich was
tn locate 2 line of electrical communica :
ton overland from the aritic coast of
the United States across Boring straits
aud through Siberia 10 Europe. 1t was a
rema rkablc venture. In the course of two
years tho employees of the Incorporation
explored nearly 6.hn miles OF unbroken
wilderness extending from Vancouver Is
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one OF which is likeness of Arthur
Brice of this city.
WILLIAM r. SILVA. who held all ex-
w hibition last winter at the Neerhoff
gallery which attracted much attention
has taken studio here. puTposing to
make Washington his headquarters If not
permanently his home. Mr.. Silva comes
from Chattanooga. Tenn, where for many
years he had a home on Lookout noun
tain. He has spent the winter in the
south after a prolonged sojourn abroad
He is, to a great extent self-taught,
and one who has apparently quickly won
success, his pictures being hung in the
Salon when he was scarcely known I'm this
country or France. and his first exhibit
tons proving eminentlr successful. But
self-taught does not mean unlearned or
many years and Individually worked out
unaided many of the problems which
confront all artists.
His work is in the spirit OF the con-
servative impressionists. those who
transcribe the subtleties of atmospheric
effects and yet to an extent hold fast to
tradition. He has come to Washington
to work, because. as he says. 1t seems
near the center OF things. in touch with
the larger are centers. but remote from
their spirit Of unrest.
VERY clever work is sometimes pro-
v duced by those who are compare
lively unknown. il not entirely outside
the pale of professional circles. Such
ia the case of William Hill, who. having
picked up his knowledge in a fragmen-
tary way, has recently produced a very
creditabIe little figure Of a prize fighter
the modern American gladiator
The figure is about eighteen inches
high. is we'll modelled and full of
action-not a great work OF art, but
at least Il spirited production. The
subject is not allurinG, but physical
strength has always homely beauty and
there is no unnecessary expression OF
brutality in the sculptor's modelling
The work deserves commentator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-04

TOHN r. KEY has been painting some
J pictures this week in the old garden
at Mount Vernon One shows boN-bor-
,lered path and the beds of Towering
plants which one sees from near the en-
trance looking toward the gardener S
house: the other is a vista to the right,
with flowers in the foreground and the
foliage of the tree as background. Both
are very attractive.
Mr. Key e a skillfIl craftsman. and he
has at the same time genuine love of
color. His paintings are accurate and
possess almost invariably pictorial quail
ity. In addition to this. these latest
works show breadth of treatment and
freshness I'm effect. Mr.. Key has at
present two portrait studies under way
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-04
BOOKS RECEIVED.

MODERN WOMAN AND HON TO
MANAGE HER. Ely Walter NJ. Gal
lichan. New York: John Lane
Company.
PROBLEMS OF YOUR GENER ALTON
Ey Daisy Dewey. New York: The
Arden Press.
\ GARLAND TO SYLVIA: Dramatic
RcVerie: with Prologue. BY
Percy Mackayc. New York: The
Macmillan Company.
THE RUNNING BIRD. by Owen John
son. Illustrated. New York: The
Baker & Taylor Company.
UNCLE WASH: His stories. BY John
Trotwood Moore. author Of The
Bishop Of Cottontown.' etc. Illus
trated. Philadelphia: The John {
Winston Company.
An EPIC OF HEAVEN: Other Poems
BY Edward :. Dreamer. author Of
adirondack Readings. New York
broadway Publishing Company.
GIRLS COLLEGE SERIES-PHILIPPa
At HALCYON. by Katherine Hol-
land Brown. Illustrated. New York
Charles Scribners Sons. Washing
ton: Woodward & Lothrop.
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ing tale that proceeds from incident L"
incident without pause. II is n clear pic
ture of life in the far east.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-04

KHISS LISBETH G. HUNTER, who ha!
Iva been in Washington for some weeks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-04

DE LII, here we are,
4 grouched Mr.. Grump the
evening of Memorial day.
Now you're In the at
mosphere that YOU love,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-04

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: The Tribute Of
Century. 1S09-i0O9. tommeho-
rativc Of the Lincoln Centenary
and Containing the Principal
Speeches made in connection there
with Edited by Nathan William
MacChesney. Chicago: y. {. Nc
ClurG * co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-04

HE opening of the exhibition OF
students work at tho Corcoran
Gallery of Art has been the
chief event of interest this
week This 10 annual affair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-04

Ewing F. ". n. Legal and Historical status
Of tho DreJ Scott Decision. l1lt-Ewo5
Ewing f. w K. Northern Rebellion ana
southern Secession 1904 HIA-Ew6.
Mann Horace. slavery: Letters and sprecnss.
49, UIA M5ies.
Mcorland ]. T.. Demand and the supply ~
Increased Efficiency iu the Negro Mlnls''F'
+HIN-M1s,. .,., -,
Mnrford. r. r. Nircinis's ATTITUDE Toward
slavery and Secession. lA.Mg.i'-
washington r. T. Story Of the Negro" tes
Rise of the Race From Slavery. - MY
Mn1sf
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IN giving permanence and accessibiii'y
by means of this book publication, 70
tho chief features of the lAnco'h
centenary celebrated throughout 'he
- .,.. ,,J western PARTS ~ the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-23
REDOUBLE EFFORTS.
Central Vermont Officials Start Sew.
eraI Freight. Trains.

Boston. July 22.-ComplaintS from many
points in New England led the Central
Vermont Railroad authorities to redouble
their efforts to move perishabe freight
over the rails. and today several freight
trains that have been tied up on account
of the conductors and trainmen's strike
were started. Although the appearance
of strikebreakers was the signal for out
bursts of violence in several places in
Vermont yesterday and last night. more
of the men were sent out today, some of
them taking charge of the extra freight
trains that the company put in operation.
In Windsor last night train arriving
from the south was stoned by crowd of
200 men, but no injuries were reported.
Strikebreakers working in the yards and
on freight trains in White River juno
ton were also stoned by mobs.
The outbreak of violence in Vermont
Yesterday was by strike sympathizers.
the union men apparently not having any
part in it, One employee of the company.
John Burke, acting as conductor on
the afternoon train that arrived in Brat
tleboro from New London, was arrested.
charged with flourishing revolver He
objected to the taunts of a number of
girls. Another strikebreaker in Brattle-
boro was beaten by crowd of men.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-23
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

A petition in bankruptcy was filed in
the United States district court in
Portland. Wednesday, by J. Fl. Peavey
cry, axes. cant dogs. etc. under the firm
name of ;hc Bangor Edge Tool Co. The
liabilities are given as 1885.
The logs of 81 are getting ready to
celebrate the 61St anniversary of the
town of Limestone. which takes place
Aug. %. The band will be in attend
ance both days. There will be a Ferris
wheel and merry go-round and lots of
other attractions on the ground. There
will lalso be one or more games of base
ball
Mrs. Lucy Humphrey Field. wife of
the late George w. Field. D. D.. died
early Friday morning at her home IS
Broadway. Bangor, in her SD year. The
cause Of her demise was paralysis. the
end following an illness of several
months Of all the elderly residents of
Bangor few were better known and
none better loved than Mrs. Field and
her death is a distinct loss to the COM
munity which has been her home for
many wears. Mrs. Field was born in
Yarmouth. brother. George J.. Har
ris of Alamenda. Cal. a number of
nieces and nephews. among whom are
Mrs Fl. M. Pullen and Mrs Harold G..
Sawyer of Bangor and Arthur n. Is
bell or Tuscon. Ariz.. and Miss Jennie
A. Phllb-ook of Bangor. survive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-23
VOLUNTEER LIFE SAVERS
Have Five More Lives to Their Credit
OF kennebunkport.

kennebunkport, Me. July 22.-Cap-
tain George Hill and his crew of VOL
unteer life savers. rescued a party of
five persons yesterday afternoon
About o'clock the 40-foot sloop Ne
refs. owned and captained by M. B.
Seavey, who is accustomed to take
parties out deep sea sailing. left Ken
nebunkport. having on board three
women and two men. There was a
nasty story outside and the sloOp had
gone but short distance when it was
blown ashore
Word was Immediately passed to the
life savers and in their boat Imada
they went to the rescue of the party
in danger. All five were taken off in
safety, and after putting them ashore
the crew ran back to the yacht. After
three hours of hard work on the part
of the lifesavers and other volunteers
the Nereus was pulled over to the
breakwater and finally tied up at her
mnorings.
The names of the party who were
saved in the face of disaster could not
be learned. Captain Hills crew was
made up of Howard Wentworth. Geo.
Thomas and George A Sirois Went
worth has served under Captain Mad
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decidedly welcome reception he had
received during these three days of
his stay. In fact, as he said, the first
days that he had ever had the privl-
lege of being at this resort.
After leaving the stand President
Taft was assisted to the coach OF
Philip Livingston and was driven to
Seal Harbor where he was to be the
guest at dinner of Mrs. Mark Hanna
Before and during the time the peo-
pie were gathering they were enter
tanned by the Bar Harbor Band with
some fine selections.
Among those who were in the bano
stand with President Taft were G
Raymond Joy, postmaster of Bar Har-
Dor; William Fennelly. commander OF
the local, G. A. R.; c. c. Morrison OF
the Governors Council, Hon. l.. b
Deasy. President of the Maine Senate
A. Stroud Rodck. president of the
First National Bank; Justice G. l.
Ingraham, presiding justice of the SUI
preme court of New York: James II
Benedict of New York, Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy Beekman Winthrop
and Mrs. Winthrop. Horace Taft. thu
Presidents brother. Hon. J. P. Bass
Capt Archibald Butt. Prof and Mrs
Louis T. More, Mis- Van Rensselaer,
Miss Mabel Boardman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-23
WITH FULL MASONIC RITUAL
Funeral Of Grand Master Ruga Will
Be Held Monday at Providence.

Providence. r. L., July 22-Of1cers of
the Masonic fraternity from all parts
"f the country are expected to attend
the funeral of the Rev. DR.. Henry
w. Rugg. head Of the order of knights
Templar in the United States and of
the Masons in this state, who died
late yesterday afternoon. The funeral
will be held at +. NJ. Monday accord
ing to the announcement made last
night by Col. w. B. Mellish, the dep
uty grand master in Cincinnati and
will be conducted with the full Mason
&c ritual. Col. Mellish arrived here to-
day to take charge of the arrange
mentS.
Preceding the religious and Masonic
services q brief private service will
be held at the house. The body will,
then be taken to the church of the
Mediator. of which DR.. Rugg was for
many years pastor. where a religious
service will be conducted by Rev. Hen
ry L. Cushman and Rev. Dr. F. w.
Hamilton. president of Tufts College.
AT the church the officers of the Grand
Encamprlent of knights Templars will
recite their ritual and the body will
then be taken by the officers of the
Grend Lodge of Masons of Rhode Is
land to Swan Point cemetery where
the final rites will be solemnized by
the Masons at the grave of their de-
parted master.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-07-23
BANGOR'S PLANS
For Entertainment of and Reception to
President Today.

Bangor. Me, July 22.-Everything Is
now in readiness for the visit of Presi-
| dent Taft to Bangor Saturday and un-
| less the possible showers which the
weather bureau predicts should turn into
depressing downpour, it is likely that
the largest crowd seen here in years will
assemble to do honor to the Chief Execu-
| tive. There have been no changes In
| the Presidents program for the day ano
| unless something unforeseen intervenes
| he will arrive in Bangor at II O'Clock or
special train from Bar Harbor. leaving
on his return to Ellsworth, where he will
spend the night as the guest of Senator
Hale, at ,.
Immediately upon arriving at the Unior
station the President will be taken for q
| motor ride about the city. the route which
| he will follow being printed above above
| The trip will take about 40 minutes, as
near as the committee can estimate.
President Taft will make 1O-minute
| speech from the balcony overlooking the
| Main street entrance to the Bango,
House at about 1 o'clock. The Second
Regiment Band, which will greet him al
the station, will play before and after
| he speaks.
Immediately after he has finished his
I address the President will lunch in the
private dining room of the Bangor House
| The members of his party. who will in
clude Gov. Fernald, eX-Governors Bur
leigh. Hill and Cobb and some of the
Maine congressman. as we'll as few
| Bangor men, will lunch with him.
| 40
upon its conclusion the President will al
once be taken to the Union station in ar
| automobile. He is scheduled to leave
| for Ellsworth at o'clock He will at
tend church in that city on Sunday morn
| ing. The Unitarian church. of which he
is a member, is closed at Ellsworth fol
the summer, and it is expected that d
special service will be held in the Con
| gregatiOna1 church instead