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ONE OF THE PANELS AT PANAMA. pACtFiC
EXPOSITION

into either Of these places you will find
Brangwyn at one or the other of them
directing a corps of men working on
enormous canvases partially covered with
the vigorously drawn figures which the
whole world has come to recognize as
the Brangwyn type of being.
In these two studios can be found
completed paintings or paintings in the
process of making which will go to all
parts Of the world.
But Brangwyn can do many more
things beside working at paintings and
etchings. He has designed the decora-
ton Of many homes right down to the
house furnishings, rugs. furniture and
draperies. In color he has done posters,
pictures, mural decorations and book
illustrations. Many of his early friends
used to worry that Brangwyn with all
his work would burn up his vital force
and die before he had accomplished half
Of what he might. He has lived to laugh
at all these worries and even at the pres
ent day gives no sign whatever of break
ing.
There is no question that Brangwyn
owes large part Of his virility and
healthfuiness to his early life at sea. As
q boy SAILOR he went half way round the
world. made frequent trips to the mys-
FERROUS Far East. slowed away in his
brain the romance, the p1cturesqueness,
the color and the charm Of the eastern
lands Of sunshine.
Brangwyn was born in 1867 of an
English father and Welsh mother In the
Belgian town of Bruges. Eight years
later he was brought to London to live,
where his father earned a meager living
for the family.a8 an architect.
When he was only thirteen years old
Brangwyn began copying pictures at the
South Kensington museum. He early
attracted attention by his ability. Ono
day william Norris. the celebrated Eng
lish artist and craftsman, struck by the
facility with which Brangwyn did his
copying, engaged him to work In his
studios.
The youth worked hard and when he
had saved ten dollars he set out on Z
sketching trip. His money didn't last
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among authorities that Brangwyn is one
of the greatest painters England has pro-
duced in her history.
Oddly enough, Brangwyn finds more
appreciation in America and in France
than he does in his native country, which
has always ignored and neglected its
geniuses. In Italy. at the recent inter-
national exhibition in Venice, they &C
corded him a room to himself France
has always appreciated his work and 10
second only to the United States in its
demonstrations of regard for his produc-
tions. England lags far behind, giving a
begrudging word or two to the Brangwyn
masterpieces and going into scstasies
over the sweetly pretty works that crowd
the walls of the Royal Academy.
Brangwyn's career has been far more
extraordinary than that Of any other
modern painter. His struggles as q boy
with his art. his restless romantic nature
that took him about the world in q SAIL
ing vessel. his hard road as an artist and
his final triumph make an interesting
character of him.
Success has come to Brangwyl b
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long and he soon found himself in deb1
to the master of a sailing schooner upon
which he had done much painting. 1t
was then that he made a deal whereby
he was to work as a sailor and pay Oh
what he owed. His life afioat began In
this way.
Voyage succeeded voyage and the boy
saw the greater part of the seas and the
land Of the eastern hemisphere Always,
however, he kept at work upon his art
When he was only eighteen the Royal
Academy accepted his first oil painting.
In later years. although he had had Q
couple of successful exhibitions that at
tracted attention, he was almost dis
couraged by his inability to make both
ends meet.
He was about to abandon art and 10
take to the sea for good when a dealer
in colors promised he would guarantee
Brangwyn ten dollars a week for two
years. The boy accepted and settled
down to hard work.
In 1891 and again two years later the
French art world acclaimed two typical
Brangwyn paintings. "The Funeral at
Sea- and 'The Buccaneers" which were
exhibited at the Paris salon. II was the
beginning of his reputation on the rcnti-
nent. which has completely outdistanco6
bis fame at home. in 1892 his Convict
Sr'-" wrs ovhib'ted at the Chicago fair
and was widely praised and given .
medal Only the year before the Royal
Academy had "skied" the same paint
ing.
Despite all the home-born criticism hs
has had to face the painter has per
severed and has left his critics baying
far in the rear. The spirit of sane
modernity is to be found in all his paint
ings. He Is both a painters painter and
a popular painter and grapples with
mans grip the problems troubling the
rising generation Of painters. He 70
spects the masters Of the past, but II
certain that the present generation and
each succeeding generation of painters
has task all its own.
1.-THE old masters have had their day."
he says. Let the new masters have
theifs."
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POSTER MADE FOR THE BELGIUM AND ALLIES AID LEAGUE
lIIHO6RAPH DEPICTING THE
EXODUS FROM BELGIUM

great measure but it has left him alb
solutely unspoiled. Although acclaimed
the world over. with far more orders for
paintings than he can possibly execute,
with an income which is scarcely APP
preached by that of any other painter,
he has still a mind as simple and fresh
as that of q child.
The amount of work he turns out is
almost unbelievable. In his studio near
London he keeps a corps of artists en-
ployed in finishing up great mural paint
ings to which he has given all except the
routine touches. Yet he is never too
busy to receive callers. His patience
with those who come to see him merely
out Of curiosity and waste hours of his
valuable time is .proverbial.
At the same time he has never per-
mitted himself to be lionized by English
polite society, which has endeavored time
after time to make a social god out of
this great artist. From first to last Brang-
wyn lives only for his art. He spends
none of his spare moments in the fash
ionable salons of Mayfair. To keep him
self in the best of condition for his work
he goes to bed early and rises early.
The night life does not appeal to him in
any sense Of the word.
Brangwyn's physical appearance, like
that of many other artists who have pro-
duced Q great amount OF work, 10 indf-
-cative of his powers Of endurance. Like
many Welshmen, he is short and stocky.
His sturdy limbs and torso convey an
idea Of immense power and endurance.
He is nearly fifty years old but looks ten
years younger. His cheeks are still rudy
and his movements are quick and vigor-
Gus.
Most Of his hair is raven black but q
white fringe is beginning to appear at
the temples The contrast in the color
of his hair Is repeated in his moods. He
il man of many temperamental changes.
He will work only when the working
spirit IL upon him ana at such times he
accomplished an amazing amount Of
work in q short time. His speed in exc
cutting . painting y unbelievable. Very
often he turns out q completed canvas
at one sitting.
One secret of his ability to work fast
is to be found in his ability to work in
several mediums. With equal facility he
works in oil, water colors or at etching
and he can rest himself from any Of
these by turning to the other.
Although he has an immense studio at
Hammersmith, West London. II does not
give him sufficient room for his needs.
Part Of his. work is done in . second
studio at Baron's court near the former
studio.
Any time Of the day you care to drop
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ONE OF BRAh@WyrY:S MOST FAMOUS ETcHIH0c -
THE DEPARTURE OF THE HOP POkERS FROM CAhhO
STREET RAILWAY STATiON-
The Romantic Career of Frank
Brangwyn, Wizard in Color, Who
Has Contributed, Notable Panels
in Court of Honor at Panama
Exposition. ~ ~ ~ ~

delight and wonder at the eight enormous
panels which decorate the buildings of
this court and which swim gloriously in
the marvellous sunlight of California.
They depict in inimitable manner and
in gorgeous color and design the amaz-
ing fertility Of the west. Only a Brang-
wyn could have handled these gigantic
mtrals so that they would mean SO much
to the people of America.
Far and wide his work at the exposi-
tion has been praised and an equal
amount of praise has gone to the mural
paintings he has done for various public
buildings in America. This half Welsh
man. half Englishman, is a man apart
as an artist. 1t is pretty generally agreed
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-18

BrHugWyu, WHO IS WITHOUT
question the greatest Of living English
artists
He is the only foreign artist who has
been invited to contribute to the decora-
ton of the buildings at the Panama
Pacific exposition and the PAINTINGS he
has done for the Court Of Honor have
caused thousands who have never been
interested in art before 10 stand and
stare in amazement.
Visitors gaze with mixed emotions a
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% other artist in the world per-
haps has come to mean SC
much to Americans as Frank
Brangwyn, who is without
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1915-01-20
Caring For the Brood Sow.

On the treatment of the brood SOW
during the winter greatly depends her
success at narrowing time. The SOW
should be kept i'll a healthy condition;
she should be vigorous and thrifty at
breeding time. After mating, she
should be fed so as to maintain her own
body and at the same time develop her
expected young. If pregnant sows are
carelessly fed. trouble and disappoint-
ment are sure to result at narrowing
time. During this period the sow is
doing double duty, She must keep up
the requirements of her own body, and
also keep up and develop the litter she
is carrying. In order to do this her
feed must be rich in protein.
Corn is too fattening If fed alone. so
other feeds, richer in protein, must be
added to balance the ration. Wheat
bran, shorts, middlings, ground oats,
clover and tankage should be sutst-
tuted as much as possible for corn. She
must be kept in good condition, not too
fat nor too lean. A SOW loaded down
with fat or one that is very lean will
seldom farrow large strong litter of
pigs.
Exercise is very important matter
and must not be overlooked, If heal
thy, vigorous litter of pigs is desired.
Do not confine her in close pen. The
sow should be provided with a good
warm house, but she should not un.
necessarily be confined to it. Have the
house warm, well lighted and ventila-
ted, and keep them thoroughly disin.
fected. Arrange the houses SO as to
admit sunshine to every nook and cor
ner possible. Sunshine is better than
any disinfectant. Keep the houses dry
and we'll bedded. For all practical pur-
poses portable house is best. 1t can
be moved whenever desired, which |
makes 1t easy to keep the urroundings |
In a sanitary condition. If placed In a |
well drained location. floors in the
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...The...
THE SECRET OF SUCCESS
Genuine Merit Required to Win the
Peoples Confidence.

Have you ever stopded to reason why
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ANNUAL REPORT |. v. CHAPLIN

City Tax Collector, Cloverport, Ky.
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sending some one. Write down che
directions | gave to you. | am very
weak"
Write down the directions yourself.
father; you know them better than
l." Since she saw no escape. she was
determined to keep up the tragic farce
no longer.
Il am not your father"
$50 ! see," she replied, still with
the amazing calm.
Braine, in the other room, shook his
head savagely. Father and daughter:
the same steel in the nerves. Could
they bend her? Would they break
her? He did not wish to injure her
bodily. but million was always a
million. and there was revenge which
was worth more to him than the
money itself. He listened. motioning
to the others to be silent.
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dwindlins taxicab. The child was
gone.
In the house Susan was answering
the telephone. talking incoherently.
who is IT." Jones whispered, his
lips white and dry.
THE princess. :" began Susan.
He took the receiver from her
roughly.
"Hello, who Is it?"
This is Olga Perigoff Is Florence
there?"
mo. madam. She has just stepped
out for a moment Shall ! tell her
to call you when she returns?"
YES, please. want her and SUI
san and Mr.. Norton to come to tea
tomorrow. Good-by."
Jones hung up the receiver, sank
into chair near by and buried his
face in his hands.
what is IT." cried Susan. terrified
by the haggardness of his face.
shes gone! My God, those
wretches have got her! They've got
her!"
Florence was whirled away at top
speed. Her father! She was actually
on the way to her father, whom she
had always loved in dreams, yet never
seen.
Number IS Grove street was not an
attractive place, but when she ar
rived she was too highly keyed to
take note of its sordidness. She was
rather out of breath when she reached
the door of the third fiat. She knocked
timidly. The door was instantly
opened by a man who wore a black
mask. She would have turned then
and there and flown but for the swift
picture she had of a well-dr.ssed man
at table. He lay with his head upon
his arms.
Father" she whispered.
The man raised his careworn face,
so very well done that only the closest
scrutiny would have betrayed the
paste of the theater. He arose and
staggered toward her with out
stretched arms. But the moment they
closed about her Florence experienced
peculiar SILVER.
my child" murmured the broken
man. They caught me when l was
about to come to you. | have given
up the fight" A sob choked him.
What was it? wondered the child,
her heart burning with the misery of
the thought that she was sad instead
Of glad. Over his shouldey she sent
a glance about the room. There was
a sofa, table, some chairs and an
denied and the hands hopelessly tam
gled. Why, at such a moment, she
should note such details disturbed
her. Then she CHANGED to look into
the cracked mirror. In It she saw
several faces, all masked. These men
were peering at her through the half
closed door behind her.
"You must return home and bring
me the money" went on the wretch
who dared to perpetrate such mock
cry. 1T is all that stands between
me and death"
Then she knew! The insistent daily
warnings came home to her. She I'M
derstood now. She had deliberately
walked into the spiders net. But in
stead Of terror an extraordinary calm
fell upon her.
Very well, father, will go and
get it," Gently she released herself
from those horrible arms.
"Wait, my child, till / see If they
will let you go. They may wish to
hold you as hostage"
When he was gone she tried the
doors. They were locked. Then she
crossed over to the window and looked
out. A leap from there would kill her
She turned her gaze toward the lamp,
wondering.
The false father returned, defect
eddy.
at is as | said, They insist upon |
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Balance on hand Jan. 2, 1915 sro,64S.45
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receive telephone calls or letters, with
out first consulting one or the other
of them. And now she had planned
to deceive them, with all the cunning
of her sex.
The next morning at breakfast there
was nothing unusual either in her APP
pearance or manners. Under the
shrewd scrutiny of Jones she was just
her everyday self, fine bit of acting
for one who had yet to see the stage
But II is born in woman to act, as
IL is born in man to fight. and Flor.
ence was no exception TO the rule.
She was going to save her father.
She read with Susan, played the
piano, sewed little, laughed, hummed
and did a thousand and one things
young girls do when they have the
deception of their elders in view.
All day long Jones went about like
an old hound with his nose to the
wind. There was something in the
air, but he could not tell what 1t was.
Somehow or other, no matter which
room Florence went into, there was
Jones within earshot And she dared
not show the least Impotence or res
tiveness. II was a large order for so
young a girl, but she filed it.
She rather expected that the re-
porter would appear some time during
the afternoon; and sure enough he
did. He could no more resist the de-
sire to see and talk to her than he
could resist breathing. There was no
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Write the directions" commanded
the scoundrel, who discarded the
broken man style.
II know OF no hidden money"
"Then your father dies this night.
Grange put whistle to his lips.
Sign, write!"
81 refused"
Once more. The moment blow
this whistle the men in the other
room will understand that your fathcr
is to die. Be wise. Money Is moth.
ing-life is everything"
81 refused" Even as she had known
this vile creature to be an impostor
so she knew that he lied, that her
father was still free
Grange blew the whistle. Instantly
the room became filed with masked
men. But Florence was ready. She
seized the lamp and hurled 1t to the
floor. quite Indifferent whether 1t ex-
ploded or went out. Happily for her
it was extinguished. At the same mo-
ment she cast the lamp she caught
hold of chair, remembering the d.
rection of the window. She was su
perhumanly strong in this moment
The chair went true. A crash fol.
lowed
"She has thrown herself out of the
window" yelled voice.
Some one CROPPED for the lamp, lit
it, and turned in time to see Florence
pass out of the room into that from
which they had come. The door
slammed. The surprised men heard
the key click.
She was free. But she was no
longer a child.
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use denying it; the world had sud-
denly turned at a new angle, present
ing a new face, a roseate vision. 1t
rather subdued his easy banter.
What news?" she asked.
None" rather despondingly. I'm
sorry. l had hoped by this time to
get somewhere. But it happens that
can't get any further than this
house."
She did not ask him what he meant
by that.
Shall play something for you?"
she said.
Please"
He drew a chair beside the piano
and watched her fingers, white as the
ivory keys. flutter up and down the
board. She played Chopin for him,
Mendelssohn, Grieg and Chaminade;
and she played them in a surprisingly
scholarly fashion. He had expected
the usua, schoolgirl choice and execu-
ton; "Titania," the Moonlight So
nata" (Which not half a dozen great
pianists have ever played correctly,
Monastery Bells" and the like. He
bad prepared to make a martyr of
himself; instead, he was distinctly
and delightfully."- entertained.
You don't" he said whimsically,
when she finally stopped. you don't,
by any chance, know The Maiden's
Prayers"
She laughed This piece was
standing joke at school.
II have never played it, 1t may,
however, be in the music cabinet.
Would you like to hear it," mis-
chievously.
Heaven forfend!" he murmured,
raising his hands.
All the while the letter burned
against her heart. and the smile ON
her face and the gayety on her tongue
were forced. "Confide in no one," she
repeated mentally, "or you seal my
death warrant"
why do you shake your head like
that" he asked.
did shake my head?" Her heart
fiuttered wildly. 81 was not conscious
of it,"
Are you going to keep your prom
ise?"
What promise?"
Never to leave this house without
Jones or myself being with you"
Il couldn't II wanted to. I'll wa
ger Jones is out there in the hall
this minute. ! know; it is all for |
my sake. But it bothers me-"
Jones was indeed in the hall, and |
when he sensed the petulance in her |
voice his shoulders sank despondently
and he sighed deeply If silently.
At quarter to eight Florence, being
alone for minute. set fire to a veil
and stuffed it down the register.
Jones'" she called excitedly, 81
smell something burning!"
Jones dashed into the room, shifted,
and dashed out again, heading for the
cellar door. His first thought was
naturally that the devils incarnate had
set fire to the house. When he re-
turned, having. of course, discovered
no fire, he found Florence gone. He
rushed into the hall. Her hat was
missing. He made for the hall door
with a speed which seemed incredible
to the bewildered Susan's eyes. Out
into the street. up and down which
be licked. Far away he discovered
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houses are not absolutely required

houses are not absolutely required.
A record should be kept when sows
are bred, and they should be separated
from the other hogs week or two be-
fore narrowing. A jolt from some of
the other hogs may prove serious.
Don't keep horses or cattle In the same
yard with the sows, as manv horses de-
light n chasing the sows w. p, in
Inland Farmer.