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changing East" 1T was almost a sur
prise to see how casually and easily
he accepted and took pleasure In these
modern works" that certain upstarts
OF tho day before yesterday declare to
he menace To tradition.
What's that one?" he asked Of a
large canvas fIed with well balanced
swirl.ng curves in soft gays and
browns
AN Interior with Music" I read
from my list. Lovely color" was his
reply. and indeed the canvas had some
Of the mellow tones Of Korean and
Chinese tomb ware.
You know this art might not be so
difficult for the Orientals," he added.
You know they always hold the accu-
sation against you Westerners that
the moment they begin To tax Of
things not actually seen you imagine
them To- he crazy"
Young Mr.. Weber was IN the gal
lery too. and although I don't believe
in asking artists about their pictures
] couldn't resist the impulse. and just
as though I were one Of the hoi polloi
asked him: What are these big back
things in the Comprehension " the
International Exhibition at the Ar
mory?"
Those are the crowds around the
paintings see. each spot is labelled
with an artists name. Cezanne.
Redon, Matisse. Picasso. Sc"
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mittcd 10y all to he an exec lent color ri
and strong In design. with his abilities
i~ Is altogether likely that he would
nave become prominent had ne lived
"vcn IN the preceding generation. with
it's 80 different viewpoint. lie was
born In this epoch. however. and his
sensitive makeup seems to respond to
the Influences that are now In the air.
with perfect react ca into art.
Plcasso, the Spanish -f'renchman n,
whose latest work In now on view a
Few doors below on the avenue in the
Modern Gallery. and who IL the leading
exponent Of the school In Paris. In q
class!cist in comparison. His attest
pa nting Is 40 pure in spirit that the
only thing il can be compared To- for
purity is with Greek sculpture. but
Max Weber az befits an American. is
less ethereal and more tumu,uuus: he
is as all accepting as Walt Whitman,
and at last We have an artist who is
not afraid OF this great big city Of New
York
For Max Weber has been listening
"to the VOICES In New York. and the
mere titles to the pictures ought to
send all the pupils in the art schools to
the show. Here are a few: "A Com
prehension Of the Grand Central Ter
minal." interior With Music" Inter
scholastic Runners" Memory OF a
Chinese Restaurant" An Idea OF n
Modern Department Store" and a
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The villa colony. at home for the holt
days. and their friends,
David u. Plumer returned to Lake
wood from his farm in Bristol, \. n,
this week. He win remain here for the
balance OF the winter,
W. y Sturgls OF Brooklyn. president
OF the Williamsburg Savings Rank. ac-
companied by his daughter, Miss Ethel
l.. Sturgis, are among the arrivals at
the I.aurel-in- the Pines.
Mrs. Frederick u. Grant OF Washing
ton. ID. g., IL making the Laurel House
her headquarters for an indefinite
period.
Among those who have made reser-
vations at the Laurel House for the
holidays are Gov and Mrs. James r.,
Fielder MI and Mrs, Thomas H. bs-
sert Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Richardson.
Mr.. and Mrs. benjamin Whiteley, Mrs,
j. II. Benedict. Mr.. and Mrs II. q. Cor
tis. Mr. and Mrs Frank q. Roe. DR..
and Mrs. Florlen krug, Ere 'erlck
Thompson. George NJ. Boardman, War
rem s. banks. the Rev, and Mrs. r.. l..
Stoddard. MIR, and Mrs. =. w. MacDon-
| aid, MIR. and Mrs. Mountford Mills and
| Mr.. and Mrs c. H. Britton.
A Santa Claus dance will be held nj
the Virginia Hotel next Friday evening
followed by n supper.
/ At the Palmer surprise entertain
/ ment will be held Christmas eve. Dane
/ ing will follow the entertainment.
| Announcement was made this week
that Nathan \traus will again take an
active interest In the management OF the
Lakewood Hotel. Mr., Straus was the
principal owner when the hotel was
built years ago.
! Arrivals at the hotels this week were
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CURRENT NEWS OF ART AND THE

figure or some other appropriate
shape which can be placed In the tro-
ply I. ON NJ our academy We hope
tn secure some well known American
sculptor to model the figur".
We have airead, seen two fguref
either une of which might he appro-
pria;e one IL a modern Discus
ihr wer and the other is n sprintcr on
his mark waiting for the crack Of IN"
pistol. We believe, however. that other
good ideas might he presented and
We are therefore writing copy ~
this letter to about ffty VI the leading
painters. sculptors. literary men and
teachers OF America. Can you make
any suggestions which will he OF SER
vice To uso BY using this plan of in
quiry on several previous occasi ns
we have secured a number Of unusu-
ally valuable ideas We hope that we
are not putting you to any great
trouble In the matter and assure you
that anything you may write will be
most highly appreciated.
wishing you every possible bless
ing in your own work and hoping TO
hear from you soon. am
Most sincerely yours.
Nv. NJ. IRVINE
"p S.--lf il Is not putting you to
too much trouble Will you please send
mo the names ~ eight or ten OF oui
{ leading sculpturs? ! should like the
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WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS.

WHITE uIPUUR SPRINGS, W Va, Dec.
lS,-lt II going to he II merry Christmas
At the treeuhrier and society folk are
coming from Gar and near to spend the
holidays under the huspitable roof of
the far famed hotel Every diversion is
being planned 10 entertain the guests.
\ dansaut glace. or ice tea. II one
prefers to skate in English. will inaugu-
rate the Christmas festivities on Tuesday
afternoon. II will also mark the formal
opening of the new ice garden. into
which the sunken garden that adioins
the sun dining room, has been trans
formed \ row of miniature Christmas
trees. transpanted into the huge urns,
adorns the bllustrade. and forms an at
traciive hedge for the sheltered. shut In
nook which is very spacious, that has
been chosen as the stage for society $
latest diversion.
The orchestra will play. there will be
exhibition and fancy skating. and q
special instructor to teach the skaters
to do the old fashioned waltz. the fox
trot and the other new dances that adapt
, themselves to ice as smooth as glass.
For the Onlookers there is the sunny
dining room, and the skaters have only
TO step through the wide doors to find
huge freplaces filed with blazing logs
and steaming cups of their favorite tea
or coffee.
Christmas carols will awaken the
guests on Christmas morning. a
mistletoe tea will he given In the after
noon and Santa Claus favors will COM
memorate a special dinner In the eve
ming the Greenbrler orchestra, Carl L.
Neumann conducting. will give a pro-
gramme OF Christmas music Batch
ford kavanagh. the noted boy soprano
Of Q few ycavS ago. will slug.
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D dancing? Not even "A movie >
What IA dull vacation YOU
must have had


Well, II wasn't dun for this man
He has n log shack on lake M in
New England. in the country where
he was hoy. When the fishing began
to peter out few years ago, II oc-
Cured to him TO sound the lake and
find ont and mark the deepest and
most likely fishing holes. Doing this
met ethodicnlly. he had by the end Of
his vacation n fairly good rough idea
Of the bottom inequalities,
But he became Interested enough to
want an accurate plotting Of his
measurements To get this required
some knowledge of surveying. 40 he
bought an elementary book and stud
led II nj odd times during the winter
The ueNt vacation he put in most ~
his time making surveyors map of
the lakes surface.
The year following he filled M the
outline OF shore and bottom. Then
he put in the contour lines showing
the elevation Of the banks, And so ne
has gone on. working diligently each
summer to amplify and correct his
maps and charts,
Probably no small sheet of water
or large one for that matter--on the
face of the globe has been 50 minutely
studied and set down The self-ap-
pointed surveyor knows literally near
ly everything about his lake the CON-
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ONE MANS BUSY VACATION

position OF the floor of IL, the hidden
lodges. the valleys, the submerged
hills, the currents, the unseen irN.
springs that feed il. lie has inchlen-
tally and almost necessarilv become p
naturalist and is familiar with mos,
Of the forms of animal and vegetalle
life that his lake supports or ministers
to.
Sincere and diligen' ,ntrreS, has
brought to the amateur Surprising
quantity of written and oral a.storv
concerning this LITTLE body Of water. It's
immediate surroundings and the
people who have lived thcir several
lives and dicd their various deaths
round about II. This material hc has
amused himself by sitting and ar
ranging.
The result is { substantial volgme y.
typewriter pages, neatly bouni
which preserve the memory Of some
y, aons and happenings that mcrl'
escape from oblivion Beside il stand
on the modest hist torlan's hook shelves
the companion volumes recording hts
observations and comments.
A notable reward hut sti'l hts leaav
is the success OF this philosophers firs'
quest, to learn where the nsh hide
His great and abiding satisfaction
comes from doirg Thoroughly well one
thing which he kinks thoroughly
worth doing,
NO dancing? Not even q movie ?
What n dun vacation he must have
bad" Ne. in.As.''
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France for us. There are over Il hum
dred OF them. carefully reproduced 10y
the great French costumer from old
portraits and prints. and all the Cal-
lants. bellies and heroes that figure so
largely in French literature are there.
1, !s Camille Desmoulins who leans
forward IN our illustration whispering
something tragic to the lady Of the PEE
riod Of Louis Quatorze. The Empress
Eugenie appears in white lace: Henr.
". and Francois |. in most piCtur-
csque garb. aud the soulful Alfred De
Musset. the beautiful Gabrielle Il Is
trees and many more OF these Celcbri-
ties are figures IN "A series that extends
from tho year 1000 to 1915. Not the
least artistic are certain fair uu-
knowNs called simply "rdr.sieur, =
who illustrate particularly distinct
phases OF historic fashion.
The making Of such dolls AT such a
time and for such n cause. for DouC"t
wished to aid in the estahliS Shment ut
u worldwide reputation fur French
toy makers. is IN itself AN itcn in his
tory. There is an effort now OF foot
TO secure the whole collection for pre-
sertation 10 some suitable museum
Rut in the meantime they form part
~ this exhibition OF "Tuyland" and
Will travel with IL to other cities af'er
the close OF the exhibition ia \"W
York at Christmas
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lett. are not precisely eager To UNDER
take commissions for comparatively
small fees. hut doubtless the mere
publication of tho letter will put the
head master in communication with
TN. right party.
The other lettN has evidently been
inspired 10y on. uf the events NJ tho
past week. II is
"DBAR EDAToR VIII YOU please let
me have the name and business ad-
dress OF the Lady that did the sculptor
work on tn. Jone Of Ark statue N
riverside drive and 20 street II you
will let me know as soon az YOU can
! would thank you hoping you VIII
he 40 kink and let me know AS il will
he of great help to me as | have mn
Idear Of "A piece Of sculptor work that
would he original in design and
ihS,g she could do the work as II
should be. Yours Resp"
The lady's name is Anna Vaughn
Hyatt. and her address is 81 East Fiji
ty-ninth street. I have no doubt at all
your idesr as 1t should be.
The Doucet dolls In the exhibition OF
French toys In the old Knickerbockei
club building at Thirty-second street
and Fifth avenue vlvidly and beauti.
fully reconstruct the whole history ol
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Tho print department Of the Brook
lyn Museum Library announces that
MIR. Joseph Penncll has consented 10
give a demonstration ''Cture al the
museum on the Making e an Fitch
ing" on Tuesday. December II. at 4
T. NJ. His lecture, which Is free to
the public. will include remarks on the
features which are essential To good
etching, and will also describe all the
various operations involved in making
and printing an etching, which will
hc carried out in the presence of the
audience. This lecture was originally
given at the South KensIngton Mn-
scum IN London. Special interest also
attaches to Il a. related to the exhihi-
tIon OF Mr.. Pennells own etChngs
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Robert Lee 'oshland, Mrs l.. u. Gosh
land. g II. Forsman. Aaron Cohen, Mr
and Mrs. u. NJ solomon Miss len-
ME O'Nel Miss Bessie Dayton, Mrs y.
- ru.sak and Aaron Samuelsun of New
York.
i.ukewood llotel-Nr. and Mrs :
I.ezaruwitz. u. j Barry. Mr. and Mrs. !.
Franklin. Samuel l.cavitt. Mlss Ethel
Levin. Miss beatrice NJ. kander, Mr,
and Mrs Arthur cohn and NJ. and Mrs
Arthur Wolfe of New York
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matriculated II explains itself:
We have been able 10 secure 100
pounds If Tohin bronze from the yacht
Columbia which twice successfully de-
Tended the Americas cup. our iutcn-
tion is to have this bronze east into
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names Of several young sculptors who
might hc willing To undertake COM
mission for "A comparatively small fee"
The great scu,ptors in America, such
a. MacMunnies, Daniel &. French
George Gray Barnard and Paul Bart
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sance in sculpture. and one hears COM
tinually of opportunities. Here are
two letters from this weeks mail. The
first comes from the head master Of
the Mercersburg Academy in rcnnsyl-
vania. where the great Ted Meredith
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And what are the wavy white lines
on the hig black sploiches?"
Those represent the people think
!ng,"
There seems 10 he decided renais-
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The place of honor at present in the
La Place Gallery of antiques on West
Twenty-eigh street Is given to
large statue Of Sra, the handmade OF
Cleopatra. Who was so faithful to her
mistress that she shared her death
and is shown by the sculptor at the
moment when she has already applied
the asp To wound in her arm.
The statue is by A. Rondoni and
came from the Havcmeyer collection
|, is in bronze and marble, the flesh
OF bronze and the costume in the
| stone. II is impossible for the anna
teur 10 see how the work has been
| accomplished. Another work Of art
| in the gallery that came from the
| Havemeycr collection is tapestry
| hearing Spanish coat of arms. tn"
tapestry being Of Flemish manu-
| facture.
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which are now bong shown Al the
museum
That NurtbN TASK ~ teaching tho
American public an interes, IN sn.tr.
pictures and sketches H. now bc,rc en-
gagged f. to" rnur If uur picture gal
cries.
The Louis SAT- Galleries are eNhih-
iting almost 800 thumb bon sketches
bv such artists as Marion Rlllard
Emil carlsen. cecli chicestcr. paul
corroycr, Bruce crane. charles r.
Grippe. Arthur l. Keller. Haylcv
Lever. q IT. Macrum. T.. IT, potthast.
g. =. Ryder and Carleton Virgins.
The Thumb EuN Gallery on East
Forty-nin,h street has an exhibition
Of small paintings ana color notes by
Clifford Beal Jonas Lie. Van -. Per-
rine and Edward n rotthast.
There Is a third collection of small
sketches on view in the Murray Hill
Art Galleries.
ArH1ur Of London. or East Forty
| hfth street, has placed on view In his
galleries among other recent acquisi-
| tions a charming Chinese bird cage
Of the Chien-Lung period. Like all
fine Chinese bird cages II is embe.-
lished with a wealth OF carved oTna-
ments and tiny vessels in precious
materials. the uses of which are not
all clear. There are the usual water
bowls and seed Jars in carved agate.
jades and old ivory; there are the
perches and little ivory centre table
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-01-14
FERDINAND

Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Martin and grand
daughter, Carol, of Lewiston spent the
holidays with relatives at Cottonwood
and Ferdinand, returning to their home
last Sunday.
Roy Tallman of Westlake accom-
panied by his friends Paul Ulman and
Adolphus Meyers returned to Pullman
Sunday to resume their studies at the
Washington State College.
A Sunday party was given at the
Joe Vedder home east of town and a
large number of friends were present
from Ferdinand and Greencreek and re-
port having had a jolly time.
The bungalo cottage being built for
l.. G. Stonebraker on west Main street
is fast nearing completion under the
efficient guidance of contractor E. G.
Addison.
The County Convention of the Farm
ers' Union are holding their meeting
here today, and will elect officers for
the present year. 1t is stated by some
that interest in these meetings is on the
decline and that some of the locals have
no representation at todays meeting.
Misses JOY Brant, Hazel Boyer, Ruth
Riley and Katherine Kief, who have
been spending their vacation at the
Riley home in Westlake all returned to
Lewiston Sunday morning to again take
up their work at the State Normal.
d. B. Aschenbrenner last week sold
his interest in the blaeksmithing CO.
partnership known as Eastman & As
chenbrenner to the senior member of the
firm and Mr.. Eastman will conduct the
business of the shop in the future
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-01-14
COTTONWOOD

having been recalled to take charge of a
parish near that place. He will be sue
ceeded here by Rev. Willibrord Beck.
John Martzen was transacting bust
ness in the city Wednesday from Vino
ma.
Miss Elva Gray returned late last
week from spending the holidays at her
home in Genesee.
John Meyers was business visitor
before the Public Utilities Commission
which met in Lewiston Tuesday.
Arthur and Lester Rice departed Sun
day morning for Moscow to resume
their studies at the state university.
Miss Ruby Harvey returned Sunday
evening from a short visit with reia
tives in Spokane.
Father Mooney was in town late last
week from Grangeville, being partial
by recovered from servere sick spell.
Charles Crawford and wife left thi
morning for their home on tn,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1915-01-14

for the sale of the Phoenix hotel to
Mr. Humphrey. owner of the Princess
theatre, taking in payment 200 acres
of farm land near Slickapoo. The new
owner will take charge of the hotel in
the near future and Mr.. Fuchs will pro
badly move onto his farm in the spring.
President Crow, of the tri-state
Farmers Union, will be in Cottonwood
on Jan. %, the date of the next regular
meeting of the local union, and has a
number of matters of Importance to
talk over with the farmers of this sec
ton. Other state speakers will also be
here at the same time and it is desired
that all members of the local union be
present at this meeting.
Riley Rice sold four 2-year old Short
horn steers the first of the week to
John Baer that averaged in weight
1900 pounds each and for which he re
ceived the nice price Of 1915 per hun
pred pounds. At the same time he also
sold Mr.. Baer 2-year old heifer of the
same breed that weighed l160 pounds
and for which he received @ cents {
pound. Riley is strong believer il
Shorthorn cattle on the farm and hal
some Of the finest animals of THU
breed in the county.
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kOOSkIA

got his pay raised last week, was given
a horse and it's keep by the government
and his wife and family arrived. Mr..
Rogers has been expecting them for
some time and with all of his good luck
coming in bundle he had pretty fair
Christmas after all.
Miss Madge Williams who is teaching
at Harpster, attended the New Year
ball in Kooskia and was made welcome
by her large host of friends.
The "hard times" dance given by
Mr.. and Mrs. Milt Long in the Kooskia
opera house New Year eve proved to
be great drawing card and those who
attended were treated to rare good
time. Many costumes designating hard
times were worn by the dancers, Mrs.
Bert Crooks being awarded the prize.
A feature of the evening was the last
dance of 1914 when the lights were low
cred and at exactly IL o'clock they
were flashed on lighting the merry Gid
ers past the hard times of the past year
into the new and promising advent Of
1915.
In the case of the State VS.. Walter
Hollingshead and Edgar j. Wagner be-
fore Judge Taylor last Thursday the
trial was interrupted by the entrance Of
Frank Randall and Ella Lilley, Nez
Perez Indians, who presented certifi-
Gates and were married by the Judge,
who then proceeded with the trial The
defendant was discharged. Miss Ruth
Ruark acted as court stenographer
Miss Mae Gibler of Lewiston was the
quest of her aunt, Ruth Ruark dur
ing the New Year festivities.
Miss Helen Guthrie passed through
Kooskia Saturday enroute from her
home in Grangeville to her school at
Kupro.
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Doumecq, after spending several days
in the city.
DIR. Orr reports the birth of lusty
l2-pound son to Mr. and Mrs. John
Arnzen northeast Of town on New
Year IS eve.
Will Eller and family moved to
Grangeville the first Of the week where
the former will soon take up his duties
as field deputy for Sheriff Yates.
Mrs. Mike Schubert and Mrs. August
Schubert left Wednesday morning for
Charleston. The former will visit there
for some time but the latter will re-
turn late this week.
Mrs. Scott Chariot, of Winona, came
in Sunday evening from Spokane where
she had been visiting friends.
Miss Matte Blackburn returned Sun.
day evening from an extended visit
with her sister, Mrs. Will Crawford
near Spokane.
Steve Trautman and John Johnann
closed deal last Thursday for the pur
chase of the Randall pool hall for
$1,000 and took immediate possession
They report fair trade so far and
hope to make their place quite popu
lar resort this summer
NJ. F. Fuchs closed deal yesterday
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(From the Mountaineer.)

Frank Pitt is visiting in Asotin.
Claud and Tressa Taylor are visiting
relatives in Colfax.
Sadie Queener spent New Years day
in Kamiah.
Miss Maggie Murphy of Kamiah was
in Kooskia for the New Years ball.
Earnest King of Kamiah spent New
Year s eve here.
John Van Horn enroute from his
ranch at Three Forks to his home in
Grangeville stopped here one day last
week.
Miss Merna King entertained num-
Der of her friends at party last We'd
nesday night.
Postmaster and Mrs. Gelbach enter-
tanned 7 couples of the young friends of
their son, Ralph, who spent the Yule-
tide vacation at home. A delightful
evening was enjoyed.
Miss Helen Hovey has returned to
Lewiston to take charge of her school
after a happy holiday with her parents
and friends.
Mrs. Leslie Pursley entertained her
Sunday school class at coasting party
last Saturday evening.
Miss Elsie Davis of Kamiah spent
New New Year S day with friends here.
Nye Netherland and wife have re-
turned from Vancouver to reside in
Kooskia.
Ralph Gelbaeh, Mable Mcpherson and
Mile Cleveland have returned to their
respective schools after the vacation
spent at home.
Grandma Sargent is quite i'll at the
Riverside Hotel.
Mrs. Albert Breeze is quite i'll at her
home on River avenue.
Good luck is coming to John Rogers
of the Indian service all at once. He