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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-29

Landscape Painters, by Edwin Wiley.
All o. these lectures will be supplemented
by exhibitions specially set forth in IL
luStratiOn of the subjects treated.
IT is interesting and encouraging to
know that Washington is becoming
more and more a resident place for art
lists. Within the past few years F. D.
Milet, the painter, and Paul Bartlett, the
sculptor, have established permanent stu
dos here, and now Mr.. and Mrs. H. X.
Bush Brown have likewise determined to
various sections of the city for suitable
accommodations Mr.. Bush-Brown pur-
chased a tine old-fashioned house on G
street between 18th and 18th streets, in
the rear of which he is building spa
cious studio This is not only for his
own work a sculptor, but for that OF
Mrs. Bush Brown, who is a painter of no
little distinction.
In the Society of Washington Artists
annual exhibition last spring was shown
her portrait of her husband, which has
since been awarded medal at the Appa-
lachian exposition. and in her home are
now. TO be seen other portraits that She
has painted of members of her family, as
well as several interesting schemes for
mural decoration which she has evolved
son seated beside huge st. Bernard dog
the family pet
Mrs. Bush-Brown is a pupil of the
Pennsylvania Academy in Philadelphia
and also of the Julian Academy in Paris.
Her work is strong, straightforward and
convincing and has, Furthermore, much
charm Because of her miniature painting
Mrs. Bush-Brown was last spring elected
member Of the Washington Water Color
Club. Mr.. Bush Brown is still at New
burg. working upon some com missions
for large sculptures which he will prob
winter.
TT S. J. DUNBAR has. during the past
~ few. months. produced several i'm
portant works. Three are portrait busts.
one OF the late Thomas Walsh, another
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in its chvalrous blend of partisan and
patriot. Specifically, the "recollec ions
cover about four years of keen activity
n the fields and camps and hospitals OF
northern Virginia during the civil war.
+. eceding this diaral account the author
explains the passage Of Virginia from a
union to d secession state. and discusses
the cOnstitutionality of the act of seces-
sion. He also sets forth that Virginia
was not lighting for a confederacy nor
for the institute on of slavery. b.. to up
hold. instead, the right of soverei III
state to resist coercion at THE hands Of
co-equal power. The volume closes
with an eloquent q. alton of definite time
and place in which the principles. the
motives. the ideals and the plans OF the
south as az entity arei clearly and pic
turesIuely drawn.
CHILDREN'S DIET ~ HOME AND
SCHOOL. By Louise T.. Hogan. au-
thor of "A Study of Child etc
New York: Doubleday. Page X Co.
y little book of useful content and time
ly appearance, fore-ordered to wide
distribution. because it points a simple
and straight road TO desired object
The public mind, just now keen to the
conviction that the character of a child
future depends, in large part upon the
physical impetus given to it's earliest
years, will turn readily to this specific
consideraiiO lion of the subject Ct foe DIS for
children The discussion here is soundiy
based on the scientific facts o! physiology
and dietetics. 1t is. moreOve~, de IN te
and orderly, following the Chi d year by
year, with food directions fer summer
and winter, sickness ard health. home
and school. Menus in aburd nee and
with corresponding recipes, sup
p,ement the mere general study. .na
whole offers 10 parent, nurse, teacher.
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the pupils in the first-year class. studies
in outline. the object of which was to
cultivate a knowledge of form. or. in
other words. close observation. The
studies are of figures and of objects and
are in many instances exceedingly ex-
pressive.
Next comes the work done by pupils in
the second year-object drawings in char
coal and colored chalks wherein values
are studied. For instance, the pupils in
this class are taught not only 10 observe
form, but color. and the relation of the
gradatOns of light and shade. In this
class, as We'll as in the first-year class or
classes, only one period of fOrty-five min
utes in length is devoted 70 the study each
week This is very little and yet ap-
parently admirable results are obtained.
for many OF the examples shown In this
exhibition give evidence not only of in
telligent seeing. but of artistic perception
and feeling.
Most interesting of all, perhaps. is the
work in color-first studies made with the
purpose of familiarizing the pupils with
color combinations and then the applica-
ton of these experiments to dress and
housefurnshing. Sketches of rooms are
given in which the entire color scheme
has been evolved by the students And in
other ways the lesson is made significant.
One large sheet shows mounted upon 1t
twenty-four small landscapes. decorative
in composition. each Variously Expressed
in two harmonious cotorS. he themes
are not original, but the coloring is.
These are as clever anything OF the
kind could be and might we'll be adapted
for faicnce tiles.
Some of the color combinations are de-
rived from flowers-for example, the
morning glory and the cosmos. which
again indicates practical turning to
nature-an opening of blind eyes And.
furthermore. by the more advanced pupils
there are decorative DESIGNS for stencil
ing, textile printing and the like, which
give indication OF lessons well learned.
BY the pupils preparing for entrance to
the normal school and by a few through
choice more time is spent upon art and
from these special students work of
more advanced grade is shown. Without
exception. however, all the drawings
hibited are fresh. spontaneous and dis
tinctly clever. Such instruction Is bound
to raise not only the standard of art. but
the standard of living in the community.
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CHAPTER XVII-Continued.

\ hundred Yards deeper into the noun
tain there was a confirming repetition of
the fashlight picture for the engineer
The two men, walking rapidly now. one
"a step in advance of the other. passed
urder another of the overhead light
bulbs. and this time Judson. watching
for the third man. saw him quite plainly
The sight gave him a start. The third
man was tall. and he wore soft hat
drawn low over his face.
well. I'll be jiggered"' muttered the
trailer. pulling his cap down to his ears
and quickening his pace. II 1 didn't
know better, Id swear that was Hallock
again-Or Hallocks shadder follerin' him
at a good long range"
The chase was growing decidedly mys-
FERROUS The two men in the lead could
be no Others than Flemister and the chief
clerk, presumably on their way to the
carrying out of whatever plot they had
agreed upon. with Lidgerwood for the po-
;ential victim. Hut since this plot evil
IDENTIFY turned upon the nearing approach
of Lidgerwood's special train. why were
they plunging blindly into the laby-
rinthine depths of the Wire-Silver mine?
This was an even half of the mystery.
and the other half was quite puZziing.
Who was the third man? Was he a con-
Tolerate in the plot, or was he also foi-
lowing TO spy upon the copspirators?
Judson was puzzled. but he did not let
his bewilderment tangle the feet of his
principal purpose, which was To keep
Flemister and his reluctant accomplice in
sight This purpose was presently de-
feated in a most singular manner. AT
the end of OF the longer tunnel
levels. a black and dripping cavern. light
ed only by a single incandescent shining
like "A star imprisoned in the dismal
depths the eX-engineer saw what ap
peared TO be wooden bulkhead built
across the passage and effectively block
i2g il. When the two men came to this
buikhead they passed through ii and dis
appeared. ard the shock of the confined
air in the tunnel told of a door slammed
behind them.
JUdson broke into a stumbling run. and
then stopped short in increasing bewilGer-
; nent. At the slammng of the door the
third man had darted forward out Of the
shadows TO fling himself upon the wooden
barrier. beating upon il with his fists
and cursing like mailman. JudsOn saw.
understood and acted, al with the in
stinctiye instantar eousness born of his
trade of engine driving. The two men in
advance We're merely taking the short
cut through the mountain to the old
workings on the eastern slope, and the
door in the bulkhead. which was doubt
less one of the airlocks in the ventilating
system of the nine. had fastened itself
automatically after Flemister had re-
leased it.
Judsou was a hundred yards down the
F tunnel racing like trained Splinter for
the western exit, before lie thought TO
ask himself why the third man was play
ing the mailman before the locked door
But that was a matter negligible to him
his affair was To get out of the mine
I with the loss of the fewest possible sec
! onds of time-to win out, TO climb the
ridge. and to descend the eastern slope
| to the old workings before the two plot
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With equal acumen the author presents.
too, a dozen pages OF notes on these
pharmaceutical opinions drawn in from
many competent sources and gathered
here in wtde-ranged views. These two
features in combination make one of the
prime values heEe-this in no way reflect
ing upon the worth of the text itself,
which Is both resourceful and complete
in history. recollection. correspondence
the usual material OF the bogra pher. A
fine feature of the study centers In the
attention given to contributory influences
the state of society. family idiosyncrasy.
personal Affiliations and cuttings past the
confines of family. These last-named fea-
lures focus admirably in the remarkably
clear and significant chapter on Saint
Simonianism, drawing its rela ton to the
transcendenfal movement in America, OBJ
jectifisl in the Brooks Farm experiment
and introducing Rosa Bonheur as a pro-
totype of the new woman Taken all in
all. this volume of recollections answers
more OF the questions stirring around in
the common mind concerning genius than
will be met in one out of a hundred OF
this particular kind Of presentment
SONNY'S FATHER, In Which the Fa-
Their, Now Become q Grandfather, a
Kindly Observer Of Life and a
Genial Philosopher, In His DesultOry
ries Along the Story Of sonny. BY
Ruth McEnery Stuart. author Of
sonny etc illustrated. New
York: The Century Company.
The author calls them "desultory talks
with the family Doctor But they are
not desultory talks. They are mono
logues. The doctor merely listens. Each
monologue is shrewd and kindly and all
possess the human interest that appealed
to the readers OF Sonny. In his opening
experience of misfit Christmas gifts.
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of Senator Gallinger, and the third OF
Prof. Lent's little daughter. All three
have much strength and Viriltty. but each
possesses marked individuality. The
modelling in every instance differs in
manner. Especially sensitive is 1t in the
portrait of the little girl, who is repre-
seated with hair parted and tied bac
with a bow of ribbon, and as wearing
plain little frock cut square at the neck
The spirit of eternal youth is embodied
in this portrait. the eager unlocking, the
trustful awaiting of whatever may come
The portrait of Senator Gallinger is like
wise intimate and insistent "a human
document. 1t was executed in about ten
hours. and as modelled at the Capitol,
the senator giving sittings. The portrait
OF, Mr. Walsh has been cast in bronze
and is ready for delivery to Mr.. Mclean
by whom it was ordered. 1t. too, has
definite character and real vitality. In
addition to these portrait busts. Mr.. Dun
bar has been modelling wall fountain,
which is interesting in design. \ mer-
man is represented seated upon some
rocks with a dolphin held playfully under
his arm From the mouth of the foun-
tain comes the water and the basin in
which it falls takes the shape OF 81
gantic shell.
NHR. MESSER spent a considerable
1V1 portion of the summer in Wash
lnston, and has now been painting quite
steadily for some weeks in his studio at
the Corcoran Gallery. He has several
canvases well on toward completion,
and among them one showing a summer
landscape inland in Maine The country
is rolling, and the viewpoint chosen is
the top of hill In every direction are
broad stretches OF green: retreating
through the middle of the foreground is
well travelled road: to the left is a
group of wind-swept trees: to the right
a glimpse of more distant hilltops:
above, u blue summer sky crossed and
recrossed by light scurrying clouds.
The composition is most pleasing. and
the effect of light and shade produced
by the 1eeting clouds is altogether
charming The air is clear but abundant,
and the freshness of the wind is more
than suggested. This is the kind OF pic
ture to which one returns more than
once with delight.
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And when Judson's yelp answered him:
''All right: now, what was it you were
trying to tell me about the special?
JudsOn did not swear: the seconds were
too vitally precious He merely repeated
his warning. with a hoarse prayer for
haste.
There was another pause. break in
the clicking of GOodloe's telegraph in
struments. and then the agents voice
came back over the wire: Cant reach
the special. 1t passed Timanyoni ten
minutes ago
Judson's heart was in his mouth. and
he had to swallow twice before he could
go on.
Where does it meet the passenger"
he demanded.
You can search me- replied the Little
Butte agent who was not Of those who
go out of their way to borrow trouble.
Then. suddenly: Hold the phone a min
ute; the dspatcher's calling me. right
now
There was third trying interval Of
waiting for the man in the darkened room
at the Wire-Silver headquarters; an in
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terval shot through with pricklings of
feverish Impotence, mingled with live
~ sense of the risk he was running, and
then GOodloe called again.
Trouble" he said. shortly. Angels
didn't know that Crawford had made up
so much time. Now he tries to give me
an order to hold the passenger-after it's
gone by. So long. I'm going to take a
lantern and mog along up the track to
see where they come together
Judson hung up the receiver. reset the
wire switch to leave il as he had found
it. climbed out through the open window
and replaced the sash; all this methodic-
ally, as one who sets the death chamber
in order after the sheet has been drawn
over the face OF the corpse. Then he
stumbled down the hill to the gulch bot
tom and started out to walk along the
new spur toward Little Butte station,
limping painfully and feeling mechanically
in his pocket for his pipe. which had ap-
parently been lost in some one of the
many swift and strenuous scene shift
ingS.
Ito be continued tomorrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-29
What Happens to Check
Sent to a Distant Creditor

on the back. which also makes the check
negotiable in Washington. Otherwise IL
must reach Washington via Baltimore.
Upon arrival here. of course the Wash
ington check is no longer termed a for
eign. Should the Washington CORE
spondent of the Philadelphia bank hap
pen To be the drawee OF the check in
question, the mail clerk passes il to the
bookkeepers for posting II it is drawn
on a bank not collecting through the
Washington Clearing House Association.
1t is listed with the city items, which
the runners collect over the counter. But
If Mr.. Smiths bank is not the recipient
of the check from Philadelphia and is q
member of the Clearing House Associa-
ton. then the mail clerk passes the
check to the clearing house clerk.
The clearing clerk asserts the check
with others for collection against that
particular bank. He totals them.
marking the total on the corner of ali
envelope bearing the printed name OF
the bank, and seals them within the
envelope He appears at the Washing
ton clearing house, in the Metropoli-
tan Bank building. with one of these
envelopes for each clearing bank The
clearing house representative of Mr.
Smiths bank is there to meet him, as
are the representatives from all clear
ing banks, and the envelopes are eX-
changed AfterWard he takes a total
of the checks cleared against his bank
Should the total against him exceed
that which he presented to the clear
ing house, the clearing house manager
charges his bank with the deficit. which
must be paid in actual cash before !
o'clock II the reverse. his bank is
credited by the manager and paid with
cash at any time after 1870 O'Clock
Thus Mr.. Smiths Chicago check is
collected through the clearing house
and rushed to the assistant bookkeep-
ers of his bank. They verify it's list
ing. examine every previous indorse-
lnent, the signature and date and pass
1t to the bookkeeper. who charges Mr..
Smith with the amount Next morn
ing the assistant bookkeepers verify
the bookkeepers' work, and the check
is turned over to the file clerk. who
files it Under Mr.. Smiths name
When the bookkeeper charges Mr..
Smith with the amount Of his Chicago
check his debt is actually paid But
during the time of collection the gen.
tlemen who received it in Chicago the
bank. the Philadelphia bank
and Mr.. Smith have all had the use of
the money. Evidently the payment of
long distance debts by an AL credit
man els not such q losing game after
Ill.
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spent. Here are made graphic pictures
Of Tuscany over which the city stands
Here are drawn spirited accounts of
Sienas stormy political career. and its
early rivalry with Florence. One Is taken
into the three little cities of which the
greater Siena is made, and into the gal
leries-long. full hours in these-and into
the market places then out to the en-
virons of the town. wandering away from
here to the borders of Tuscany. The book
Is delightful. wholly free from the still
and pedantry that are likely TO affiict
writer's in this artistic atmosphere. 1t Il
correspondingly flush with life today's
life shaped and colored by its own rich
past. Soft. beautiful color pictures and
excellent ones i'll monotone supplement the
text with scenes of Tuscan life and art.
\ OLDIER'S RECOLLECTION ::
Confederate. BY Randolph II. Nc
Kim late first lieutenant and a. ID.
G.. Sd Brigade. JOhnston's Division
Army OF Northern Virginia. New
York: LongmanS, Green & Co.
Deeply interesting are these pen and
ink sketches of camp and field made hy
a soldier. a southern lad, near fifty years
ago. This interest rests, in a certain
part. upon the fact that the author offers
these sketches unchanged, in the main,
from their first drawing. Accordingly,
they are wildly dramatic--a curtain
drawn aside from n seemingly current
event OF vast and vital import. Again.
as an arrest, they give the intimate. the
personal point of view. Composed. as
the artists say, out of the sketcher's own
range of sight: out OF his own throw of
thought and feeling. Concurrently here.
they expand, also. into an epitome of
youth fronted upon some critical high
tide of life-youth, buoyant, ardent, elate,
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vHERE is now on exhibition at
the Public Library collection
Of drawings and studies in color
by pupils of the Central High
School which is of much in
terest. The work done during each of
the four years constituting the complete
course is shown. and an excellent under
standing of the scope and object of the
instruction can be gained by thoughtful
inspection. Nothing could be more errO-
neOus than TO suppose that art is taught
in the public schools with the object of
producing artists. The modern course in
drawing is pre-eminently planned to meet
the needs of the average pupil, not those
who are specially gifted. and has before
it invariably as its goal the rounding
out of education. the broadening of Gull
ture, the making of better citizens.
The effort is To relate the knowledge
and skill gained in carrying out school
exercises to the practical questions of
everyday life. A drawing of some still
life object is made the basis for Il deco
rative Arrangement, suitable in its plan
ming fer a poster or a book corer. The
theories governing the harmonious com
bination of color are applied directly to
the choice of pleasing color combinations
for household decoration. for dress, etc
Such course Of study should develop
an appreciative public-a public made up
of individuals keenly sensitive to the
beauty of their surroundings and earnest
in their efforts toward civic Improvement.
IL this idea in regard to modern
art instruction that John Cotton Dana of
the Newark Public Library voiced when
he said:
Teach all 10 observe with care. to read
pictures skilifully. TO recognize good handi-
craft and to questiOn~their likes and dis
likes. Teach the few to observe we'll, to
draw well. to draw for construction we'll
To use tools well and To criticisc keeniy."
What * meant by both teachers and
theorists is manifested in the work now
on exhibition. Approaching the exhibition
from the west one sees first the work Of
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physician. a sufficiently compete and
wholly practical discussion of the sub
ject OF early nutrition.
JUST FOLKS. BY Clara L. Laughlin.
author of Felicity" etc New York:
The Macmillan Company.
Beth Tully. who would. undoubtedly. re-
fuse to consider herself the heroine of
the book is probation officer of the jul
venile court of Chicago Giving up the
advantages of Hull House for a better
understanding of the people she is to
work among. the young woman rents a
room in the Ghetto and comes in personal
touch with the great sufferings and scant
joys; the sins SORROWS and sacrifices OF
the men, women and children of poverty
whom the writer classes as Just Folks.
Woven in with the emotions, good and
bad. is golden thread of romance that
shuttles together the lives of Beth and
Hart Ferris a reporter on Chicago
newspaper. The wholesome spirit Of the
book finds its climax in it's last words:
when you live real close t people an
know lots about their lives, the ways o
Providence. it seems t Inc. is pretty
plain"
"REMINISCENCES OF ROSA BON
HEIR. Edited by Theodore Stan
ton. With twenty-four full-page il
Illustrations and fifteen line drawings
in the text New York: n. Appleton
a. Co.
With great good judgment the author,
or editor here packs the pages of these
recollections with reprints of Bonheur
paintings-not only with those of Rosa
Bonheur herself. but with those of other
members of the family as we'll. pointing
clearly TO the artistic family strain of
which one member absorbed the essence.