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I UUKM lilltltAUV (JliUH
l',i '.'ii 'wing pupdr wus roml at
n rvo'"1 moitlng of Hut litullos Ll
t,r 4rx ( lub l thin city:
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Win' ' art?
U' n lrglu by uoifsldurliiK what
vu it' .liiMtaml by art. Tho word Ih
one whuh wo uso constantly In
tuonkliig of painting, sculpture, and
nichllfi turt-: Ioph commonly, but
(till o tMi In speaking of poetry and
musl'
Th i. arc tlio dlrforont nrts. Much
o' tli ti differing In some respects
from i i rv otlier, but In nonto points
nil "mi nronllko. Now Hint la
win, V the arta ruscmhlo each
c,itu ant la common to nil tho
jirt . tltiil art
. that ono thing which
show iM'lf In all alike, whuthor wc
are d .illng with Htono, ns in scttlp
tttr. , ir with words, as In pootry;
wlih uivas at In painting or with
tout'ds .8 In music? To answer his
question. In to maku a beginning
In the Intelligent Htudy of art
Tht greatness of art depends on
iron, tho pain tor tiiritu away, thou
on tho other hnnd tho nvoulug mlat
olothos tho rlvoroldo with pootry, as
with a voll, and tho buildings looao
themselves In tho sky, (ho ware
houses urn palacuu In tho night; tho
whole city hangs hi tho houvoiifc,
fairy land la buroro ub. Naturo has
sttftg In ttmo, slugs hor exquisite
song In the nrtlat alono, to him hor
secrets are unfolded, to him her los
hoiib have bocomo gradually clear.
In Humming 'those plumes of art
wo find that "Art la tho HpoutaueotiR
expression of a natural universal
emotion. It expresses a clrllatlon In
each of Ita phnnua." Art doponds
upon throu things, first Itollglou,
second Physiography and cllmato,
and third Industry,
ln early art all tended towards
life, activity, and animals, and w:iu
of a circular form. Tho characteris
tics of IOgyptlau Art wns their re
ligion, endurance, and embalming or
tho (load. Among tho Orookri wo
have tho sculpture and painting
which was their way of oxprenslng
and iutorportlug national life. 'The
primary end wnn to mnko statues
tho sum of truth, and thla sum of of the Ooda and heroca. An indlvld
truth cm alwa'8 bo Incroanod by unllty of expression waa encouraged
delicacy in luumunh, ii iuiiwhb iiiih ni ims iimc. men we unvo mo
nit great arta must havo this dollcacy
to the utmost posalblo degree. Thin
rule Is lufallablo and Inflexible. All
coarse work I tho sign ot low art.
Only, It is to bo remembered that
loapuMK s mMst bo estimated by
the tit tiine from the eye, It being
nci'-irv to cutiHiilt tho (Itatauco,
vrh' i it. by laying on touches
Ml) . i' ir coarse and soom near
l.u' " far from living course,
a . l . t more del lento hi a
pi r'-. than the fhiMt closo
In i or ibty In vol vu a ouleiila
1 1 in This dedouey Is gon-
rr.ii xrovpttblo to those who
km v it the truth la.
ST s iintahw the elements In
ii' ! rm. aa tho kuy board con
tii. " notes of all music. Hut
ii... , i . born to pick and ohoosu,
: ,ii with HOionoo these . ole
m ' i ho result may bo ben lit I-
nl I'm- musiulan gather his
' i.Ttn ltd obonlf until
1 t:li from ekot glorious
1 .'
i tit pal n tor, thut nature
i ' iii'ti ns sli lu, Is to any
. r that ho may alt on tho
in i hut nature Is ulwaya right
Ii nu i-v.Ttlon, artistically untrue.
tut .
Mitf,
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lnvo tho conditions of
xliiill bring about per
jiirmouy worthy of n
i i i rurc and net coni-
. The niiii blaroo, tho wind
in tin' cast, Hie nicy Is ho-
' id and without all N of
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It imaltea your
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G(,J. NfltU I'.ow
5trclievfi Hint fvtuMy Jecllnjj
alt;r licnrty cuttuj.
VaiUnm trelh.
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breath ana
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Dyzaiitino Arabian and finally tho
Homait eaauc. There was little
progress In painting during tho
dark ages and tho medovlal. Tho
HenaiMsnttco really started hi Italy.
From tliu thirteenth to the six
teeiith century new types were
brought to the front. Iiuteud of
tiaulug gold for the back ground
they begun usehig naturalistic.
working for llfo and Motion, livury
thing up to MIsIiuhI Angtln weru
froscos, .thoy utuid tnliierHl ntut
mlxmt with glue and worked on wet
culling. Thoy also mm! th while
of au kk to givo It an npaqun pf
fttnt. Ifivorv rbtirch shows tliu M-t-
(loiina Ktid child, also other plcUir
itnpletlug hoenes of tho lltblo.
Proin burn w pas to tho Putch.
Wo find amnllur plcturos and scut
ot the CaiialH and home life, a few
of tho religious. Theto seotios wero
liftlnted Hiunllor as thtj bouss wire
small. )lf somw urtisU they wen
not consider! works of Art. Thoy
ilrevv from the Italian sebool bid
put tiio.olmraotorlHtlcs ot tholr own
oountry Into their work. Tho 8mo
Is tru of th Frenrh. Tho U-u-innn,
SrsiidaimvlHii mid ISnglUh.
Tho rurmor doplctsd or glorIfld tU
ptNisaut life. Wo find each country
giving tho truth or chnrnetoristloti
of It own iintlomillty a well sm the
Influoiiuo of prfvlouH srhools.
"""AiT Important fnotor In Ann'i
lean Art ha been luterost In native
landscaps. with or without referen
ce to doflnlto locality. In tho col
onial period, nrt wus mainly llmltfd
to portrait painting but soon after
our entry Into nationhood tnora
came u couscIousiiohs of our coun
try's natural boautlos as woll ns
prldo hi Its material development.
L'Htd prldo then plnyod its part, but
while It wus not yot tho tlmo for tho
axpnwwlon of mood hi lundsonpo. s
with our lator pslHtur. Uiulsonpo wus
ilpploted ftilrly soon A.morlMn
psinUrs, for the most part are to
be congratulated on the simplicity
of their oholco In eubJsft matlor.
this Is trim of (olfactions oxhlblted
at tho not shows of the nntlonal
Acadomy of Design and tho Sala
liiagundl Club and tho national ArH
Club.
In lator ycarH wo have tho birth
of the Itoallsts, Idealism, Naturalism
Impressionist, Cubist, and Futurist.
Tho Itoallst Is doflncd na bolng for
tlle in Immnglnntlon. Tho Idealist ns
oxprosslng emotion of somo idea and
not so much of drawing. Tho Na
niHiiit AcnrassInK nature. Tho Cu
bist as someone has exprossed It,
one being stationed at a dlntnnee
nboTO tho earth and then attempt-
Mr. Home Owner
You don't know it all; I don't know it all,
Tho othor follow dooan'fc know it ivll; But
together wo know a-heck-of-u lot.
Let's Get Together
You toll mo what .you are going to do in
tho way or building and homo decorating
this Hpring and I'll toll you Home things 1
know about that, and will mako you pricoH
thut will make you Hit up and tako notice.
Get Me?
Geer & Co.
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AJ.0 frwfe
lug to draw objects uh tho oarth
whirls by Tho t'alnlor glvus only
a (loomutrlun! plan without the de
formation of distance and light.
Ho can crcutu depth but Inutuad of
tho HUbJortugos of lineal perspective
he uhi;h thenu l'hyalologtcul proper
ilea of coIoi-h. lllack will always bo
a hole; light always far back; yel
low always prominent. Those poitihi
blight Indicate the Ihiblat picture
are not qultu undecipherable
couftiftlon, altlio scomu call It a Ha
bio ot Art. Tho ImpreHslonlHt came
about by placing British Art oil a
false balsls through Its luslstauce
amom; other things of placing things
ot placing to high a itegreo of finish.
Thin finish brot In Its train a div
orce rrom trul It and from nature,
an Intlro dhilurbaiicu of that right
focua which alone ro.it satisfy the
artlnllc sense.
To adjust to ntoduru views of
painting was haloed a llurouleaiiau
tisk one which to all, but au In
spired pioneer might well have
appeared Impossible of accomplish
ment, To that undertaking camo
Slckort, who may Justly bo called
their leader, ho ami others must
bo granted the distinction of graft
ing new llfo and vital principals In
to art which then passing throgh
what threatened to bo a period of
morbuudlty. To clearly define this
term Impresslonlsllu hi our mind wo
will ipioto Turner, "impressionists
atrlvo first of all to reproduce the
real, an aim which they share with
malty who are not Impressionist.
All ImpresHloillstH are ItealUt. but
air Itoallsts are not ImprosiilntilstM;
ni-xl thoy havo striven to unlve tho
inrtry of light, to give to color
Hie greatest luminosity and offset.
Tlu'y are above All tilings colorlsts;
thirdly, thoy try to elese some hi
tHiiuitotis snKct of lite nud faith
fully to reproduce Hist vivid ImproM
lan as distinct from tlit or imd do
tall or surloa or dulalt. Another
puragraph ou the sme trutise
further eluoldatM the aim of Art.
An Artist, then Is otio who by mops
or somo Instrument, such as n
plrtnro transmits v-notlou to a ra
puutlre pfmoii. or h least ovokes
j ime attltetio rrellns In hljn. throu
IJi wish to transmit nweli emotions
na'.Hl not bo'presotit. And a work
of Art is the llrle of this tnins-
llttMlOII."
lu mudliig picture w must oon
etilor Hie story of lliwnt. tho ""
Hon oxproeeeil; second tho oonter
-of latere l brought aid by tructure.
ripltition or line Ihni to In istlrs
11U0 pjler: third tho interpretation
by yoHtself ami tho Artist, tbo life i
of the artist, and how he wfta lil
llupiiiied. John C. Vandlko, one or our
leadhig art critics sajit "Von
musl look at pictures studiously,
earnestly, honestly. It will tako
years liorore you ooiiib to n full
PpruclHliou of art; but when at
lut you have It. you will be postt
esid of oua of the purent. lefttett.
sud moet onoblliiK lileMttiros that
the olvlllzad world can offor you."
in touching npon a row of our
Bngrteh artist we find that England
tMtfsii jlndlng btr art In a queer
way for a country sn great and pro
grewdve. her first paintings wore
mudo by dlstlngulsbod foreign art
ists, who wore brought Into Kngland
by her monarchs, such was Holbein,
the Herman portrait painter, who
served Henry tho VII, for moru than
nrtcou yoars and then fond an
aliens grave In some nkuowii quar
ter of IMaguoBtrlckou London, nuch
also was Van Dyck the polished
Fl mlng, who painted tho court
boautlos and gallants of tho lllstarr
od Charlos tho I. Artists llko Hol
boln and VanDyko 'reflect groat
crodlt on the Kings who patronUod
thohm, but later foreign artists
llko 8lr Peter Leloy and Oodtry
Knollor, who, at best wore poor
workmen, made the English public
willing to look at homo for talont
In tbo art or painting,
At about the tlmo the Englishmen
realized this fact, thoro was born
two llttlo boys, who, na thoy pro
gressed In llfo showed without doubt
that thoro could bo such a thing as
English art on English soil. Theso
two mou wore, Joshua Reynolds and
Tlimas Oalnsborrough. Tho lattor's
llfo tlmo of 01 yoars was covorod by
that of Reynolds, who waa four yoars
oldor and who llvod four yoars lat
tor, Roynolds wns tho first Prosl
dont of tho Itoyal Acadomy and
Oalnsborrough wns ono of Its ori
ginal thlrty-iilx mombors; ovon In
tho early caroor of Iloynolda, his
mothod of laying on color and his
proforonco for cortaln colors ovor
othors wnu thoroughly established.
Thoro woro gravo faults horo too,
which wo owo tho destruction of
somo of his most highly prized pic
tures. Thoy crnckod and scaled off
and howovor courteous tho romarlc
that "A crnckod Ttoynolds Is bottor
than a porfoct picture by a loss ablo
man." yot tho fact romnlnB that
within a fow years somo of his plc
turoa hnvo actually lmd to bo remov
ed from gallory walls on account of
tholr nunagod coti'Mtlon. No alwayn
bought tho hlghoal lrlced paints, ao
It wan In tho mixing and experiment
In; that Ills peril l.ty. it will givo
suihe Idou of his mithod of litylng
on Cijlor- to rolalo tho following ln
cldeiil. A Borvant was dollvorlng
one of tho masters works when somo
rude rellow' struck .tho back of the
canvas with a stick, tho faco drop
ped off no completely as IT It had
been of planter,
An Interesting otory In told or
how ho painted his beautiful pic
ture "llabi'H lu tho Woods," A boy
rrom the streutii had been brought
lu to nit for tho artlnl. lto was tired
and foil asleep In a gracoful attitude,
thus and shortly the boy changed
his position to one tnoro attractive
still. This the artist likewise sketch
ed, and so grew tho picture which
has been so much admired. When
the lovely .Mrs. Hlddous examined the
finished picture of hormilf alio not
iced what appeared a lino of mu
broldury oh her robe which on clover
examination proved to bo merely the
painter's name, what pleanttre he
must havo given and folt ns ho
gallantly excused himself 'for his
apparent vanity by saying, "I could
not lose tbo honor this opportunity
afforded mu of going down to pos
terity on tho bom ot your garment."
Ualunborrough was also noted for
his portrait work as woll as land
sen po. His continual wrangling with
Reynolds gnvn rlso to tho woll known
"Dlue Hoy" lloyiiolda said n plcturo
could not bo painted hi tho bluos or
cold color and bo successful. Gnlus
borrnugh contended that It could,
Tho result was a triumph of (Jains
borroughj art. (Inlnsborrotigh's
power or color Is capable or taking
rank besides Iloynolda, not excepted
or the whole English school. To
tltiote lltisklu, "(Inlnsborrotigh's
band Is ns light nn tho swoop ot a
cloud, aa swift ns tho flash or n suit
liostii. (lAlusborrough's mnseen are
as broad as tho first division in
! heaven of light rrom dnrkuomi,
tlalii6,)orrjtigll'r rorms aro grand,
-. mplo. and id.v.l. Ualnsborrough
itovci loots sight of his picture it'J
a whole, l.i a word, Ualiuburrotiah
Is au Immortal pah.tur.
Turner as ti laiuiucnpu artist now
fills first place. Iluskln urged that,
"Tho painter remaking conventional
coloring Went to tho cataract tor its
Iris, to the (conflagration Tor Its
riamea, naked or tho sua Its hiteiiKost
azure, of tho sky Its clearest gold."
Mr. Iluskln insists that tho flrrlcst,
and what ou flrat glance may seem
tho mildest Turuer'n colors, lu his
last yoars, aro warranted by tinturo.
handsecr wn's tbo great English
painter of animals, his dogs aro al
most human, Thoro tiro many other
artist's Hint might be moiitlonod hut
time forbids. Tlinu our own artists.
UuuJ. West Is called the father of
American Art. lie showed decided
laloul when very young, At tho ago
of nix years drawing a plcturo of
his baby ulster nsloop lu the cradle.
, Ills parents wuro Qunkors, thoy fin
I ally docidod that Cod had given htm
' the gift and It would bo right to do
I velup his talents. Tho Indians
brought him red and yollow paint,
his Mother gave him blueing Later
au Uncle sent him paints, In aftor
years ho wont to England and fin
ally located thoro. Ho succeeded
Reynolds ns president of tho Royal
Academy holding tho position till
his death. It was tho custom at
that time to represent nil figures as
wearing Greek costumes and whon
West painted tho famous plcturo
"Tho Capture of Queboc" ho painted
tho figures hi costumes such ns thoy
actually wore. Tho King tried to
dissuade him from this but West
ropllod "May it plonso your Mttjosty,
loo subject I havo to rajipusont is a
grat battle fought ami won. and
tho ssmo truth which gives law to
the historian abould rule tho pnluter.
It Instead of the facts of action I
i. Irzdtice flctlcis, how shall I bo
it. iljrK.oyd jy porlerltj? The clasnlc
('rb.i t cu'LUitly plclurato.uo but by
using it 1 uliall lose In nentlmont
what I gain in oxtciinul graoo. I
want to mark Iho time, tho place,
and tho people to do thin I must
abide by the truth,"
Wo havo othor noted artists or
which much might bo enld, Whistler,
luitcus, Chase, Martin, Hmer, Abby,
L.i Fargo. The greatest living to
day are Hargunt and I'nrrlsh.
The olio great purpose or studying
art Is that or opening tho oyes to
beauty all around, which an artists
trained eyo prccelves while It is
missed by othors, "Wo'ro mndo so
that wo love first whon wo seo them
putntod, things wo have parsed per
haps .a hundred Union nor cared to
seo, and so thoy are better painted
bettor for us, which Is tho samo
thing. Art was glvou for than; Clod
tisos us to help each other so, lend
ing our minds out."
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IILACK I'OXEH HOLD
TO MEN IN IIAUNKV
Harney county will shortly boast
n tox rami, according to J. Edward
Larson, who with his brother C. II.
Larson has Just completed tho snlo
or two pairs of rcglstorcd black foxes;
raised near Spokane, to Alviti llakcr
and M. A. -Hayes, It is bollovcd that
tho Contrnl Oregon country will
prove especially well adaptod to tho
raising of this clans of fur bearers,
says Lnrsou. llond Rullothi.
o
NO MINI) FOR DKTAII.H
Romantic Mlas (of many sum
mers) -"I wonder If you remotnber
mo? Years hro you asked mo to
marry you?"
Absent minded profossor "Oh,
yes, and did you?"
7m..
--"""M'J! ' ! i iiihiiiijiii. -
yU WEED jfrTOTT KA
., i " ' ihi niir-riiwiiiin i i 1 1
fomebody inuit be "It" In orery watchman. Tlivn the elder Loimii. , -AJ
Wi'Ik of Htm. Jamc I ...,. .ili.
lionlre General MiKcr of the
U. S. Knveiope Co., of Worcester,
Mass, mvi: "Tlit dey always
rnmM (or these who Imnjf on light.
ouVc jot to flud Hip WAY lu
Iwnie on, that's nil." Lofton sUrte.l
Ie 72 ytKis iro in a no.wty
strlekiin hut In u tiny village in
ScoUmul. Out of work nud with
a wife and four children to sup
port, Logan's father brought his
lamuy 10 America when Jim wns
iosi nu job and the landlord took
the cow and horse for rwit and
ousted them. Jim went t wuik in a
wooKn mill at $60 per month.
Whon ho was oloven, his right aim
waa crushed in n machine and he
was crippled for Hfo. But lie
STUCK to bin Job. After U hours'
work in tho mill lie studied book
keeping. Then the Civil War broke
out; bin ago ami his cripplrd body
prevented his enlisting. Working
loiniays. btiniinya nud until mid
, ..... ...in ........ " .n. uiiiii,,in oiiu lllivil mill-
!" months old. The father tmiil I lllirlit lilx nnv lm,mn,l In 'll ,i
for MMOtfu ovor by working an a; mouth, and tbo whole family lived
rwnjjeavrj. jjeiuing m Worcester,; on it. At HI ho was a finished
MrfTjy m
1 WHIT '
HAD LEY (
wiu
the family lived lu a hut three
miloa from town for which thoy
paid HI a month rent When Jim
tvns ten, his father wan a night
bookkeeper and trot n Job at S1G0
a year in n dry goods ntoro.
A firm, crippled by the war,
heard of Jim mid hired him as
bookkeeper, snlosmnn and m)gor
at $700 n year. Thrco yajtra
inter he formed nn envelope
company of bin own. Hli reputa
tion for honesty became a by
word. Tho batiks leaned him
money. His biMinosa becamo the
largest In tho United Utatcs. In
189H tho I J S. Envelope Co. merirer
was consummated. He was madu
vice-president nml general mnn
agor, at $100,000 n year. That was
'20 ycura ago. Toifuy lie is wortii
millions. And he still lives in Worcester.
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Time To Look I ;.cts hi the Face
rts-jsx. . -st-x.
z-c i ntn Tzas-tx
tliat comH jw 4. rault of
which ahui'ld coimunnd awi
t ioplc are, fiiil, that tho
! JtsoKiiH; and, second, tho
akett, Commandant of Lho
d' bttj ileot wcro oidcrod
bio to hot there but that it
3 tigntn unless noma friendly
Two outstanding difcionui
tho recent naval imneu . era m
otia tboujfht from th m--.(
Panama Cnual camioi wuh: i.
staUmont of Kour Am.i . : A
JUrooklyn Navy Yard, lln.i it
to tho Philippine It v.-culd Ik
could not onerate nr tci l.atV Wi
nation aold to this Kovornmcri .ouuh fuel to enable the
ships to move.
This nUlemonl, the Admh.d explained, Is not o theory,
but a condition demonstrated by events lending up to the
bnttlo of Manila when only the fact that a British coal-laden
ship was purchased saved the day for Undo Sam.
" Thero is something' wrong somewhere when this coun
try must depend upon tho friendship of any foreign nation
for ita naval operation. Friendship between nations hangs
on a thread oven thinner than that which binds the indi
vidual relationship. It is always taut and ready to snap.
Indeed recent exhibitions 'Jemonstrating that the gtern grim
power behind the call of the dollar made a blind man see that
oven noblesse oblige is no more existant,
This background throws into bold relief our situation
in roferenco to American merchant marine. If wo must
look forward to futuro wars then the demand for a power
ful merchant marino is imperative to our safety. If on tho
other hand wo may look forward to tho elimination of war
thou our prosperity and development will bo measured largely
by our position on tho sons,
It is u peculiar fact that America can find tho monoy
to financo othor nations which in turn uso our monoy to
develop their shipping power, but that when it comes to tho
production of monoy for tho development of American ships
upon tho sea tho purso strings aro pulled tight.
In tho light of present events tho words of Admiral
Bonsou uttered when ho was in chargo of tho United States
Shipping Board aro almott prophetic. Benson said that
putting tho American Hag bnclc upon the sens was depend
ent on the understanding of tho fa.nor, His programmo
of onlightonmont was rudely shattered, and in thp whirligig
of political scramble which followed his retirement, tho
spades wtro stuck deep into tho ground which formed the
foundation of American pence and sujty. Perhaps it is
not yet too late to savo ourselves maritime extinction.
"And now uro there any questions?" asked tho presiding ofllcer
ut u public village meeting after announcing what ho intoud,od to
do. A jiinn in tho nudlonco tirose. "Air. Chairman," ho said, where
upon tho presiding ofllcur smashed him on the head with o chcir.
"Am there any moro epilations?" asked tho presiding ofllcer.
Which is ono way of conducting a political meeting,
Wo aro tohj that 80Vk of tho public school pupils in Now York
havo defective vision. What about our government officials whon
they atv looking; at contracts?
IJitele JdrM
I've a mighty gr t opinion of
tho plain, old'Aihibttod plan,
that tlicy shouldn't run for of
flco (III tho olllce seeks the man
for, it's mighty nigh dligustlii'
whon wo corcniplattt tho mob,
that vavorU around tho coun
try simply liuntin for n Job!
Of course iho princely sal
aiy'a n mighty teniptin bait to
tho crooked politicians that
would like to serve tho state,
but I call to mind tho doln'o of
some ovor-trustcd men who
would serve the country safer
if we had 'em in tho pen!
I've watched tho game impar
tialand I'll stato in white and
black, that wo better watch tho
candidate that's first upon tho
track. . . . And, when I cast my
ballot, as I'm mighty apt to do,
you'll seo me scratch the feller
that haa the least to do!
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