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summer branch of the Milky Way. have
not yet appeared. To the right Of the
Scorpion is the very large summer group
Of the Virgin, while below this we see
the. Water Snake, the very long constel-
lation which now stretches entirely across
the southern sky, and which is now in
the best possible position for observation
of the entire year.
But doubtless the most striking heaven
ly objects Of the present month are the
three bright planets, Venus, Mars and
Saturn all of which are now conspicuous
in the west, where they shine out among
the lingering consultations Of winter.
Venus is already SO very brilliant that
it cannot fail to attract the attention of
any observer. but during this month its
brightness will greatly increase, and it
will become an even more conspicuous OBJ
ject. as it runs very rapidly eastward and
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the writer who has so 1ntuitively and
leelingiy characterized and portrayed this

the writer who has SO fntuftively and
ieeiingly characterized and portrayed this
splendid animal
HISTORY OF CANADIAN WEALTH.
By Gustavus Myers. Chicago: Charles
H. Kerr & Co.
BY way of searching and compre-
hensive survey of the economic develop
ment OF Canada, this author aims to point
out and emphasize the astounding concen-
tration that marks the control of Ca
madam resources and enterprises Ac-
cording TO this estimate more than one
third OF the wealth Of Canada-as this is
expressed in railways. lands, mines. fac
tories and banks-is under the control Of
iess than fifty men. A secondary ain,
OF the study is to trace the evolution ~
ths unsurpassed Capitalization of control
from It's beginnings in the mononnIies
ana feudal conditions that surrounded the
early lur trade as the single source of
canadian wealth. up to the present time
wherein the writer sees the same mo.
nopolistic and feudal tendencies and meas
ures applied to the infinitely complex
conditions Of modern life. In This se-
quence OF economic and social deyelop-
ment are the overlor1s Of the fur trade
SET py European kings. Supplanting
these landed proprietors are the COM
panies organized for this remunera tive
trade By rivalries and wars the Hud-
sons Bay Company becomes the domi-
nant force in trade, maintaining this s,l-
premacy until the rise of the railway
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ard time). This is a beautiful and in
teresting phenomenon to observe with a
small telescope. The time Of its occur
renee will vary greatly, however, for diff
ferent parts of our eastern states while
in the western part. Of our country the
sun will not have set at the time the oc-
cultation takes place.
One Of the most interesting of all kinds
of astronomical work, very suitable for
the possessor Of small telescope, is the
observation of variable stars. There are
indeed few stars whose variation in
brightness is SO striking as to attract the
attention of the most Indifferent observer,
but the great majority of these distant
suns change their brightness so slightly
that attentive observations of them are
required to make clear that their appear
ance is changing at all. Yet with very
many Of the stars these observations are
not at all difficult. and this work has the
great advantage that it requires neither
an expensive equipment nor large tele
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n extremely interesting group Of
~ paintings has been again lent to
- the Corcoran Gallery of Art by
u Mr.. Glover, president of the
board OF trustees. This group
comprises large English landscape by
Alfred Parsons. the well known British
landscape painter; marine by William
T. Richards, a snow picture by Willard
Metcalf, little landscape by Chauncey
Ryder, Venetian picture by Elem. a
portrait Of Bismarck by Lenbach and a
landscape by George Inness.
The last Is an exceedingly important
canvas Inness was especially known as
painter Of summer landscape, green
trees, green fields. sunny skies, but here
he is seen to be equally the master of the
winter landscape and capable Of interpret
ing with no less force the sterner aspects
Of nature 1t shows him, too, to have
been far in advance Of his time, a man
of frank independent vision, not one
merely rejecting anothers sentiment and
style, but an innovator. a pioneer. Inness
was essentially tonalist, but this pic
ture might well be classed with the
works of the plein air painters. 1t is
distinctly a realistic transcription. yet at
the same time its values are beautifully
related and the feeling suggested is of
the finest sort. In the foreground is a
great trunk of a felled tree, a little be-
yond is d figure of q woman, several
tall trees and q patch Of snow; still
further is a little house. and yet beyond
another rooftop appears. while of in
the distance where earth and sky meet a
high hill lifts its sturdy shoulder. The
dominant colors are cold-blue and gray
and brown-but 1t is an exceedingly cherry
picture. One feels the snap in the air
and the rich harmony Of the coloring as
well as the bigness and serenity of ma
ture unspoiled by man.
In a book recently published. which is
entitled Fifty Paintings by George In
ness" Elliott Daingerfield makes the fol-
lowing comment upon this particular pic
ture:
THE Winter Morning-Montclair' is
noble example and the simple directness
of the elements in the composition as
founding. Ono might be looking from a
window. How superb and how signifi-
cant is the drawing Of the great log. the
stump and the scattered limbs in the
foreground, and If one choose he may let
his Imagination run and find the whole of
winter stored in that fallen tree This
picture has about 1t an authority both
Of execution and design which makes us
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feel that the painter is assured of him.
self-that he felt his knowledge and is
ready to pass on to that realm of self
expression which is the goal of all great
art
The snow picture by Metcalf is also a
valuable possession, a painting of rare
quality and charm. 1t is called THE
Snow Bearers and represents some ever
fallen snow. One feels the weight oa
the burden and realizes the beauty of
the unsullied purity of the snow. While
broadly painted, there Is no lack of fin
ish, and while frankly realistic. there is
no exaggeration of color or forcing of
effects. Like all real works of art
whether In painting. music or literature,
the more one sees of these pictures the
more they are found to signify.
The other paintings in the group are
all interesting and well worthy Of
thoughtful consideration-the Lenbach is
mastery sketch full of true portraiture
the Richards is a very delightful and
veracious picture Of the sea, but none
seems to possess quite the Importance of
these two winter pictures by two dis
t1nguished American landscape painters,
the one forerunner of our native school,
the other working today and worthily up
holding its traditions.
A BEAUTIFUL tribute was paid to the
late James Henry Moser last Monday
afternoon by his colleague. E. c. Messer,
in talk" given before the students of
the Corcoran School and some others at
the Corcoran Gallery of Art In part he
said:
Mr.. Moser gave quite adequate ex-
preston to his intimate and personal
conception of nature as he saw it, and
We shall agree, l think, that he saw it
with the vision vouchsafed to the emo
tional and poetic spirit. In a period
greatly given over to the dogma Of real
ism. he held intact his personal ideals.
He saw things through the medium of a
temperament and expressed them with
simple sincerity that is very appealing.
There is one thing not always taught in
the schools, and not greatly considered in
the current work of the day that is a
marked characteristic of Mr.. Moser's
work. I find it in the great masters. 1t
is a sense of unity in a painting that
fuses all the elements of a subject into
a perfectly balanced and harmonious ere
alton, all the particulars absorbed in a
grand impression of the whole. 1 think
1t Is Lafarge who speaks of such a work
as making its impression at one blow.
This demands perfectly related values.
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mounts continually higher In the evening
heavens The equally rapid motion Of
Mars Is q no less interesting sight; we
can almost see that this planet has
changed it's position in the course of a
single night, while in the course Of the
month it's place in the sky will very
strikingly and conspicuously change. As
to Saturn, that bright but distant world
which has shone in our evening sky for
SO many months, this on each successive
evening will be found nearer the western
horizon, until by the end of the month
it will be completely lost in the rays Of
the sun The more swiftly moving Mer-
curry and Venus will both pass to the
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Three


and very human, too, are in>.
cluded among the eight notable:
stories in Harpers Magazine for-'
May. Forrest Crissey recounts a
laughable yarn of a tobacco
famine that occurred in a from.
tier town showed up by a biz
zard. An Interlude" by Eliza
beth Jordan and An Imaginar,'
Vacation by Howard Brubaker
are laughter-makers. too, in the
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NEWS AND NOTES OF ART AND ARTISTS

annual convention will be held this year
in Chicago May 81, % and D. All OF the
sessions will be in the Art Institute, and
will be given over to discussion Of the
problems of art in cities and other
American communities and their solu-
ton.
This convention. which is attended by
delegates from art organizations from all
parts of the United States, has hereto
fore been held in Washington. but Chi
cago, being a more central meeting place,
it was determined to hold it there this
year. The American Federation OF Arts
has its headquarters in this city. In the
Octagon, and was formed here at con-
vention held in 1909. 1t has now about
200 chapters scattered throughout the
United States and over 1000 individual
associate members. During the past sea-
son It has sent out no less than twenty
three exhibitions of works of art valued
at over $20O,O00, which have been shown
in ia cities and been viewed by over
100000 persons.
In addition to this the American Fed
Grafton of Arts circulates illustrated lee
lures on art and publishes a monthly IL
Illustrated magazine. Art and Progress" :"
The president is Robert w. de Forest.
president of the Metropolitan Museum
and vice president of the Red Cross So
ciety, and among its directors are Thomas
Nelson Page. ambassador to Italy: Lee
McClung. formerly treasurer of the
United States, and John w. Alexander.
president or the national ACADEMY OF
Design. The Washington Society Of the
Fine Arts, the Corcoran Gallery of Art
and the Washington Chapter of the
American Institute of Architects are
among its local chapters.
:: \
THE CARNEGIE INSTITUTE OF
PITTSBURGH will open its eigh-
teenth annual international exhibition Of
paintings April 90 This exhibition will
comprise 344 paintings by cotemporary
artists of America, Austria, Belgium,
England, France, Holland, Germany.
Italy. Norway. Russia, Spain and Sweden.
The foreign and native works will be in
about equal numbers. Three much-covet-
ed prizes are given annually. The win
ners of these, however, will not be an
nounced until the day of the opening.
The jury, both of selection and award.
was composed of John w. Alexander,
Cecilia Beaux, William NJ Chase, Robert
Henri. Walter Elmer Schoield. Charles
H. Davis, W. L. Lathrop. Daniel CARRIER,
Caro-Delvailie Of Paris and Julius Olsson
of England. LEILA MECHLIN.
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Absent-Minded.
From the Saturday Journal.

The story is told of a college professor
who was noted for his concentration of
mind. The professor was returning home
one night from scientific meeting, still
pondering over the subject. He had
reached his room I'm safety when he heard
a noise which seemed to come from un-
der the bed.
SIS some one there" he asked.
No. professor" answered the intruder
who knew of the professors peculiari-
ties.
That's strange. l was positive some
one was under my bed" commented the
learned man.
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similar. and there are regions of the sky
in which variable stars are so remark
ably numerous that it seems certain that
acting upon the suns of this part of the
great star cloud there Is some influence
that causes their common variability,
though what the nature of this influence
Is is wholly unknown to us. For by no
means all of the stars vary in so regular
a way as the regular eclipsing variables.
Some grow suddenly brighter for many
months. and many thus rise from in
visibility to conspicuous stars. And of
very many others the variation seems
to be wholly irregular: at any time they
may brighten more or less suddenly and.
like Eta Argus, become among the very
brightest of all the stars of the heavens
Indeed, it is not impossible that the So
called new stars which sometimes sud
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local colors brought into harmonious and
sympathetic accord, masses adjusted IN
structural repose, and lines interrelated
in natural and apparently inevitable
rhy thms.
"Mr. Mosers best work had this sense
of unity. He had an eye for harmony
as one has an ear for the concord OF
sounds: He has fine tonal sense. an
explain. but call quality. He loved the
mountains. and most, perhaps, in their
overloaded. rain-sWept or og.haunted
aspects. He was particularly felicitous
various aspects. drifting in the hollow
of the hills, shrouding the pines, or in
quick changing riffs Of gray spotting the
mountain slopes, always under his touch
expressing the ghostly and unpermanent
mists of the mountains. He was a mas
ter Of luminosity. In some mysterious
way he could make a space of white pa
per. or what seemed to be white paper.
shine as If it possessed an inherent ele-
ment of light. A rift in a clouded twi-
light sky gave him an opportunity to
express this luminosity with an added
charm of color, beautiful and true. A
fine sense of space was manifested in
these mountain pictures.
.'One Of the pronounced traits in Mr..
Moser's character was the perennial
freshness Of his enthusiasm. His interest
in all that pertained to art never wa
vered or weakened. He had the fresh
to whom the world is a beautiful and
surprising spectacle. 1t was this mental
alertness and unchanging enthusiasm for
his art that peculiarly fitted him for the
work of an art instructor. and made him
the most inspiring of teachers. With
over ten years experience with him in
the work of this school, constantly in
touch with his personal work in his class,
am prepared to express very confident
opinion as to his qualifications as a
teacher. 1 do not believe any American
was his superior. I am not sure there
was his equal. Untiring. indefatigable,
his whole nature afiame with his ardent
interest in his work. holding firmly to
his ideals, uncompromising In his require
ments, he carried his classes to high
planes Of accomplishment
In conclu sion Mr.. Messer said:
"Mr Moser's work has. I believe, en-
during qualities, and his best work will
outlive the shifting fashions of a period
that is characterized by its changing
moods
9 PECIAL interest attaches at this time
~ to the exhibition Of marine paintings
hv Vyil1ia n, r Holqal which Onen ad Uifh
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May
Harper's
Magazine

Among the articles of special
interest Is an account by Charles
Wellington Furlong OF a daring
overland dash across the remote
llanos of Venezuela, illustrated
with striking photographs.
The Real Dry Farmer by
Prof. ]. Russell Saith of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, tells of
extraordinary results obtained in
the deserts of the orient by novel
agricultural methods.
after Death-What?.'' is the
most battling of all questions. Dr.
James T. BiNby presents some
conclusions of striking interest.
Madame de Hegermann-Lin-
dencrone gives vivid picture of
her first experiences as the wife
of diplomat at the Court of King
Humbert. Her "reminiscences in
clude interesting glimpses of Ib-
sen and other notable men of the
day.
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eled, and good as examples of portraiture.
The one is of Lincoln, the other of the
sculptor's father.
Richard E. Brooks and George Julian
Zolnay are both sculptors of wide repu-
tation who have during the past winter
occupied studios in this city. Mr. Brooks
contribution to this exhibition consists OF
a collection of portrait medalllons, some
very small but finely modelled; MT Aoi-
nays takes the form of three portrait
busts. one life-size of Walter L. Sheldon.
strongly modelled. and others; OF smaii
size but very spirited, of Edgar Aiian
Poe and Beethoven.
H. X Bush-Brown has come WITHIN ane
last few years to be closely identned
with art in Washington. having entered
heartily into all the local activities IN
this field. He shows panel portraying
in relief the members of his family and
also a. small model OF his monumental
figure Of Mary Jemison
Adolfo de Nesti now resides in Phila-
delphia. but did for quite number OF
years live and work here The hgures
by him. His contributions to this exhibit
ton are an imaginative and rather dra-
matte group in plaster entitled and very
plainly signifying, Immortality" and a
very mischievous and delightfully."- spirit
ed little dancing >satyr.
Richard G. Paine, Washingtonian.
who has won quite a little distinction by
his animal sculpture, is represented by
a walking hon wnlch IS IN plaster wen
modelled and impressive. but not seen to
the best advantage placed on a low
pedestal below the level of the eye.
The other two sculptors exhibiting are
Edward Berge and ]. Maxwell Miller,
both of Baltimore, each of whom has
done notable work.
MISS HATTIE E. BURDETTE has
AvA just finished a three-quarter-length
portrait of Senator John Sharp Williams.
which is both an excellent likeness and
an exceptionally satisfactory work of art
The senator is represented seated upon a
chair with his arms resting over the
back. His head is turned slightly to
the right. but his eyes look directly and
unwaveringly into the eyes of the OBJ
server. The pose is easy and natural,
and what is more quite unconventional.
the expression is alert and yet Thought
ful. It is broadly painted strongly
modelled and good in color-in every re-
spect an excellent portrait
THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF
ARTS has announced that its fifth
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east of Saturn this month and will each
form an interesting planetary conf1gura-
ton with this planet.
Mercury, which on the 7th Of April
reached its greatest distance from the
sun as a morning star, will pass to the
east of the sun and become an evening
star on May II. It will not attain its
greatest eastern elongation, however. un-
til June 10, and SO will be lost in the
suns rays throughout nearly the whole
of the present month. On the afternoon
of May % Mercury will pass to the east
of the planet Saturn; both planets may
then be detected very low in the north
west just after sunset, the smaller planet
lying three degrees north of the larger
one But as both planets will set on this
evening, but forty minutes after sunset,
it will probably not be possible to view
them without q small telescope.
The observer must have noticed how
very brilliantly our sister planet has
been shining in the northwest and how
perceptibly it is now climbing up the
evening sky. This eastward motion will
continue with great rapidity during the
present month; in fact, so far has Venus
already drawn from the sun and SO great
is its distance north of the celestial equa-
tor that by May 0 it has entered the
it will have run entirely across the con-
stellation Of the Bull and have entered
that Of the Twins. At this time it will
shine out in the northwest with twenty
two times the brightness Of a f1rst-mag-
nitude star.
the east Of Saturn; Venus then lying to
the north Of Saturn and degrees 10
minutes away from it. On the evenings
before and after this conjunction the two
planets will form a beautiful figure III
the western sky.
X *
Mars is also running very rapidly east
ward. its position May 1 being In Gemini
and May 81 in the extreme eastern border
of Cancer. This swiftly moving red
planet is a most interesting feature Of our
evening heavens. but on account Of its
increasing distance from us it is growing
steadily fainter. and Is now seen to but
poor advantage in the telescope. AL
ready it shines with less than one-sev-
enth of the light with which We viewed it
toward the beginning of the present year.
Jupiter is still In the eastern borders
ing star. 1t will be seen rising in the
southeast at a few minutes after mid
night, and by sunrise shines out bril-
liantly near the meridian in the south.
Taurus, but is being SO rapidly over
taken by the sun that by the end of the
month 1t will be lost In the suns rays.
1t is no longer in favorable position for
observation. though not until June 13
will 1t pass to the west of the sun and
SO enter the morning sky.
+
May IS, eight hours thirteen minutes
pm, the eastern edge of the crescent
moon will occult the bright star at X,
Figure ], and this star will remain hid
den for f1fty-eight minutes, emerging at
the bright (western) moons edge at nine
hours eleven minutes pm. eastern stand
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blush Vega, which will dominate the
evening skies Of autumn, has mounted
about one-third Of the way from the hor-
lion to the meridian. while below this
the beautiful Northern Cross, a distinct
lively fall constellation. is just appearing.
Similarly, in the southeast. the Scor-
pion, that most striking of all the sum-
mcr groups. is just emerging from the
ground. We see its claws and the three
bright stars Of its body. but its principal
star, the fiery-red Antares. and its long
tail, which extends into the wonderful
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denly appear in the sky are really re-
markable class of the irregular variables,
although no new star after fading away
has thus far been seen to brighten again
What 1t is that is occurring in the
suns of these last kinds of variables is
wholly unknown to us. 1t is partly this
very fact that adds so greatly to the fas-
cination of observing them. When very
large number of observations have been
accumulated it will probably be found
that their apparent Irregularities follow
some complex law, and after this the dis
covery of the real cause of their varia-
ton may follow.
In the position marked in Figure
n bright variable star will be found
which Is now in excellent position for
observation. If all of the stars in this
neighborhood are carefully examined with
the opera glass 1t will be noticed that
that marked B is very slightly brighter
than C: that c Is brighter than D. and so
on, the faintest Of the stars marked be-
ing that at L. The intermediate stars
form a series Of steps in brightness from
the rather bright star at to the faint
star at L.
Now. the star at v, known as Zeta
Gemincrum, continually varies from the
brightness Of L to that rof F in period
of ten days three hours forty-two min
utes. 1t will attain its greatest brightness
this month May 3 at l PM, May 13 at
8 pm. and May q at pm. By glancing