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MISS GIBBONS'S ESSAY IN FULL
Pennsylvania Foremost In Art The
The I'eale Academy In Philadel
phia lJenJnmln West, John
S. Sargent, Abbey, Ho
venden and Other
Painters Viewed
by Their
Work.
Below we give In full the. text of
Miss Eleanor Glbbons's prize essay In
the trlanguliir contest in Scranton on
Friday evening, April 30th. Having
already printed the very creditable
compositions of .Miss Abigail Balrd,
Faith Clark and Grace Hanlan, who
competed for the honor of represent
ing Ilonesdale at the annual contest,
we round out the series with iMlss
Glbbons's production, that Citizen
readers may have an opportunity of
comparing them and Judging for
themselves as to which of the four
Hhown the most painstaking research
and most promising literary merit:
"PHXXSYLVAXIA IX AltT."
A country, like an Individual, goes
through all the stages of "growing
up." it develops from the period in
which a few settlors hew the lorcsts
from around their log cabins, and
are content with a merely hand-to-mouth
existence, to a stage when the
liner things, those more like the di
vine natuie within us, are developed.
Finally, from beneath the rude ex
terior, the hidden artistic genius
buds out and blossoms Into a Mower
of rare beauty.
Our country, young and vigorously
progressive, shows nowhere more ad
vancement than in its art; and hero
Pennsylvania stands foremost. From
the- beginning the center of Ameri
can art was Philadelphia. There was
born the ilrst American painter,
Benjamin West, known not only at
home but abroad. He spent the
greater part of his life in London,
studying and painting. As a teacher,
however, he developed men whose
talent was far greater than his. Of
the "Tribe of Benjamin," as West's
pupils styled themselves, was Gilbert
Stuart, whom his teacher called "the
greatest portrait painter in the
world." To-day we have no finer
picture of Washington than Stuart's
famous Athenaeum portrait.
Through the influence of another
pupil, Charles Wilson Peale, was
founded the famous Academy of the
Fine Arts of Philadelphia. For years
the art in Pennsylvania as well as
of many other states has been nour
ished in this institution, and students
from all over our country have flock
ed there, its splendid collection of
pictures has been the inspiration of
many a budding Renins, and the
names of many brilliant artists are
in its iong list of pupils.
All Pennsylvania's nature painters,
except Blrge Harrison, were educated
at the academy. Harrison is famous
for his exquisite snow scenes, finding
his inspiration in the earth's winter
dress. William Sartain takes rather
the earth in Its summer beauty; he
paints no living thing, but finds life
in the rolling prairie, floating clouds
or a rushing river.
Perhaps the greatest American por
trait painter is John S. Sargent, who,
although born abroad, is of Pennsyl
vania parentage. Without regard for
the feelings of his sitters, he seizes
and puts on canvas those fleeting ex
pressions of the face which indicate
the character within. Other Penn
sylvanlans trained at the academy
are John McLure Hamilton, who
spent his later years in London paint
ing portraits of England's leading
men; Cecilia Beaux, whose portraits
have won the admiration of French
critics, and Mary Cassatt, whom
France has honored by placing two
of her pictures in the Luxemburg gal
lery. Pennsylvania's greatest religious
painter, Henry O. Tanner, also left
the academy to study in France. He
has continued to live and work there,
because, to our shame be it said, he
was too greatly handicapped here by
his negro blood. His "Raising of
Lazarus" was given a place in the
Luxemburg, among the exclusively
few American works there, and this,
finally, has aroused Pennsylvania to
the greatness of her native son.
While other branches of art show
foreign influence, the illustrators
have a style distinctively American.
Pennsylvania produced Darley, the
father of modern illustrating; also
A. B. Frost, Howard Pyle, Alice Bar
bour Stevens, Jessie Wilcox Smith
nnd Elizabeth Shlppen Green, who
have charmed magazines readers all
over tho country.
But art of tho illustrator reaches
Its zenith In Maxllold Parrish. His
enchanting Illustrations for child
ren's books have opened up the
dreamworld of childhood.
Ono who began his career as an Il
lustrator but Is best known for work
of quite a different character is Ed
win A. Abbey. His name is often
coupled with Sargent's, because both
have mural paintings In tho Boston
Public library, Abbey's being the fam
ous pictures. His mural work most
Interesting to Pennsylvanlans, how
ever, is in tho capltol at Harrlsburg.
Symbolical representations of the
church, the mines, the oil wells and
the steel foundries may seem oddly
combined here, but these forces have
made Penn's commonwealth what it
Is to-day. Here also is the crown
ing work of Violet Oakley; her 13
palntlngB show tho growth of religi
ous freedom from the time of the
Tudor persecutions till Penn dared
to found this colony with freedom
for all sects. John W. Alexander is
another of our great mural painters
and tho Carnegie institute at Pitts
burg was fortunate Indeed In sec
curing his work to beautify its walls.
To us belongs a painter who gave
expression In his art to a profound
love for his fellowmen. It was Thos.
Hovenden, who painted th'o last sad
scene In the life of John Brown,
showing the great Abolitionist stoop
ing to kiss a negro baby "as he is led
to execution. His masterpiece,
" Breaking Home Ties," breathes all
the tenderness-of the last good-by of
a mother to her son. But nobler far
than any of his pictures was Hoven
den's last act, when, In saving a
child from the wheels of a locomotive
ho sacritlced his own life.
But Pennsylvania's position in art
rests not merely upon her eminent
painters; her historic scenes have
been subjects for many an artist's
brush. The signing of the Declaration
of Independence was the inspiration
of two great painters. Valley Forge,
Its soil crimsoned by the blood of
those devoted patriots Is undeniably
the most pathetic picture of the Rev
olutionary war. The llnest war pic
ture In the executive mansion at
Harrlsburg was Inspired by tho bat
tle of Gettysburg, the most tremend
ous struggle of that time, when our
land was "rent with civil feuds and
drenched In fraternal blood."
Such are the records of past ac
complishments and tho splendid suc
cesses being achieved each day for
Pennsylvania. If the proof of a
country's age Is its culture, and tin
proof of Its culture is its art, surely
our country Is growing up to a glor
ious maturity. And the greatest
factor In Its education, Its growth Is
Pennsylvania, the mother of Ameri
can art.
TO IMPROVE THE
SCHOOL GROUNDS
The Lnst Two of Many Well Writ
ten Articles.
I LOYI) IiritN'ARD
In the trout of the new school
building two urns, ono on each
3lde of the walk that leads to the
front entrance. Some flower beds;
one to bo arranged so as to have
"H. H. S.," and the others located
around the front, so to make it
shady; and also grass seed sown.
The walk around tho school, and
the walks that lead to the en
trances, and the other walks ought
to be concrete. On ono side of the
school building a play ground with
an acting bar and quoits would be
well, and on the other side" grass
and trees for shade, with benches
beneath. On the back of the
building, grass and two flower
beds. There ought to be an iron
fence around the school grounds.
The grounds around the old brick
building ought to be for the pupils
of that department to play on. It
would be better to have the brick
building and the new school build
ing have separate play grounds. It
would look well to have ivy grow
on the outside Avails of both the
new and the old school buildings.
The stops going into the school
would look well to be of stone.
JOHN M. SUTTON.
The school walks should be of
concrete or cement. Ivy should be
planted to climb the walls of the
building. The part fronting Church
street should be fenced with pipe
fencing and two lawns, one on each
side of the walk, with a flower bed
in the center of each.
The south side, between the
church and school grounds should
have a road for coal to be taken
through, if it needs It, and If it
does not, a walk to get to the part
where the pupils can pitch quoits;
and a tree should be planted there
to give shade. In tho rear or part
fronting Court street, should be a
walk, and I think there are trees
enough already there, but a lawn
should also be planted on each side
of the walk and fenced in. Where
the Power house now stands and
between Mrs. Decker's house and
the building should be a place for
putting the shot or Jumping. This
will be enough room for out-door
sports and I think they ought to
be- satisfied.
WOULD STAKT DAY EAHLIEIt.
Proposed to Push All Clocks Abend
Two Hours in Summer.
Cincinnati, May 9. Prominent Cln-
clnnatians are interesting themselves
In a national movement to change
business hours during tho summer
months, after tho plan proposed in
England, and begin tho day two
hours earlier in summor thnn in tho
other months of the year.
Julius Flelschmann, ex-Mayor; C
II. M. Atkins, president of the Busi
ness Men's Club; Charles J. Christie,
and others are planning a dinner, at
which the subject will be discussed.
It is proposed that each year on
May 10th, standard time of the
United States be advanced two hours,
and continue thus until October 1.
In this way It is intended that per
sons who start to work at 7 o'clock
in the morning during other months
shall begin at 5 in summer and quit
two hours earlier.
Dr. C. It. BRADY, Dentist, Ilonesdale, Pa,
Office Hours-8 a. m, to S p. m.
Any ovcnhiB by nppolntmcnt.
Citizens' phone. 33, Residence, No. BO-X.
EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
The 38th annual convention of
the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania
of tho Episcopal church will be
held In Trinity Episcopal church, at
Eastou, on May 25th and 26th.
The sessions will ho opened with a
public meeting on the evening of
May 25th, which will be addressed
by Bishop Talbot and others.
On tho morning of the 26th, there
will be communion. Business ses
sions will follow and the convention
will adjourn on the afternoon of
the 2Cth. Luncheon will be served
at noon by the ladles of Trinity
parish in Heptasoph Hall,
About 200 clerical and lay dele
gates will be present and Bishop
Talbot will preside.
At the convention at Lebanon last
year, a favorable report was submit
ted on the resolution to change the
name of the diocese to Bethlehem
diocese, thus making the name more
representative, as the diocese is no
longer confined to Central Pennsyl
vania. The proposed change will be
voted on at the coming convention
and the resolution will probably
carry. Many other important ques
tions will be acted upon.
EltlE MAY ACQUIRE PLANT.
Many things Indicate that nego
tiations are in progress, which will
result In the Cooke plant of tho
American Locomotive Company, in
Paterson, X. .1., being leased or sold
to the Erie Railroad Company.
During the past week the locomo
tive plant In South Paterson has
been thoroughly Inspected by sev
eral of the Erie's department heads.
Those In a position to know say
that the Erie Is In urgent need of
large repair shopH near the termi
nus of its lines; that changes are
contemplated In several places whore
repairs are now made, with tho idea
of having all work of this nature
done In one big plant, under the
direct management of the company.
The First Popular Newspaper.
"Who was the ilrst man in history to
conceive the idea of a journalism intended
for the people?" asks the editor of Col-
ier's Weekly; and he answers it himself,
saying it is impossible to make a plausi
ble claim for the many-sided experi
menter who conquered Gaul, led the
Democratic party in Rome, and became
her absolute ruler. Without the inven
tion of printing, Democracy, as we
know it now, would never have been
possible. In Rome the news of the day
was obtained by the rich through a
number of copies, made by slaves, of a
set of notes about current events. Cicsar,
at that time making his way as a leader
of the popular party, conceived the idea
of furnishing the news to all the people.
His method was to have the facts writ
ten on walls here and there through
out the city. This writing was after a
time erased and newer information was
substituted. This first popular news
paper, it will be observed, was furnished
to the readers without cost.
Gats Disguised as Snakes.
"Do you know why a cat hisses when
in rage or danger?" said a nature stu
dent. "Well, sir, she hisses as a flying
criminal puts on blue goggles and a
false beard. With that hiss she tries in
stinctivelv to disguise herself as a snake.
"Did you ever notice the markings on
a cat's tail ? They are transverse, like a
snake's markings. The primitive cat in
the wild siate lived in rather tall grass.
When danger approached lie hissed, and
at the same time put up his tail and
waved it slowly. The oncomer heard
that serpentine hiss. He saw the tail,
and only the tail, which waved in an
ominous, serpentine manner. He said
'snake in the grass' and withdrew.
"The cat of to-day, hissing horribly,
and waving to and fro his erected tail,
follows ancestral precedent. It helps
him not at all; nevertheless he always
does it, thinking it the right thing. Is
not man sometimes like the cat in this
respect?"
ORIGIN OF LOVING CUP.
The loving cup is supposed to be
of Danish origin, dating back more
generations than memory can go.
Not only is the cup attributed to the
drink-loving Danes, but the peculiar
ceremonies generally observed In
drinking from It arc credited to
them by good authorities.
The loving cup Is really older than
English history, and it Is In that
country that It has formed such a
prominent feature of banquets for
lo! these centuries. Tradition tells
us that there is an excellent reason
for the three handles to the cup
and the peculiar ceremony attend
ing the drinking from it.
One historian says that In the
ancient times It was deemed a wise
precaution to have both hands of
both of those engaged In drinking
and passing the cup employed, lest
while tho pledger of "Gesundhelt"
was In the act the plcdgoo should
seize the opportunity to stick a knife
Into him.
Another writer says tho wisdom
of the three-handled cup lay In the
fact that after a certain stage of
the good old English banquet It took
both hands of the drinker, and the
two hands of his next neighbor to
get the vessel lifted to the proper
spot with any degree of accuracy.
To Break Up Tipping In Iowa.
Des Moines, Iowa The Committee
on rules in the lower bouse has made
a rule prohibiting tipping employ
cos, including committee clerks.
TERRIBLE MASSACRE
IN ASIATIC TURKEY
Slaughter by Moslem Fanatics Con
tinue in Asia-Minor.
Tarsus, Asiatic Turkey, May 11.
All former massacres of Armenians
by fanatical Mohammedans pale
compared to the slaughter of the
men, women nnd children now go
ing on in the name of race and re
ligion. According to reports re
ceived from the surrounding coun
try tho horrible butchery Is still
going on to the applause of Ihe Mos
lem hosts.
Villages like Osmanleh, Bazsche,
Hamadleh, Kara, Kristian, Keoy and
Kozolook were actually wiped out.
Each of these places had popula
tions of from five hundred to six
hundred people. Other towns with
a very much larger population, in
some cases four thousand or Ave
thousand people, suffered severely.
In ono town of four thousand
people there arc less than one hun
dred left, nearly all women and
children.
It was the same thing with the
hundreds of shiftllks, or farms, that
dot this wide and fertile plain. The
slaughter was unsparing; even
Greeks and Syrians were struck
down wttli the Armenians. Entire
families were burned to death in
their homes. Hundreds of girls
and women were maltreated and
carried off to the harems, where the
women were separated from the men.
The Armenian population of the
village of Kozolook was put to death
under the following circumstances:
Word that the Mohammedans were!
killing Armenians reached Kozolook
before the actual attack on the
plnce, nnd when tho Ilrst consider
able party of Mohammedans arrived
they found the Armenians well arm
ed nnd in good positions standing
on their defense. Tho Mohammed
ans did not feel strong enough to
nttack, so they gathered reinforce
ments until there was more than
1000 of them, well armed, surround
ing the village.
Tho Governor of the district prom
ised, at this stage of the proceedings,
to protect the Armenians, if they
would give up their arms. This the
Armenians decided to do after
long parley. Then, under pretense
of taking them to a place of safety,
they were led out from the village
under escort to an open Held. Here
the men were ruthlessly killed and
the women subjected to maltreat
ments until there were more than
were forced to marry Turks.
Young Turks around Tarsus are
trading Armenian girls among each
other for horses and modern repeat
ing rifles.
The entire ten days seem to have
been an insensate orgy in the name
of race and religion. In the mas
sacre of fourteen years ago there
was no such desire to kill women
and children as has been evidenced
In the last ten days.
There have been numerous In
stances of the murdering of women
and children with deliberation, and
there are other instances where wo
men were brought out one by ono
and shot down, the bystanders clap
ping their hands at each fresh execu
tion.
The local authorities are giving
four cents a day for each refugee in
Tarsus. There are about 4000 ref
ugees here, and this sum does not
suffice. The government allotment
is being supplemented from funds
of the American mission. The local
officials say they are soon going to
discontinue their contributions, and
if this is done there will be a famine.
The yard of the American Mission
House looks like a prison pen. When
the captain of a French man-of-war
at Mersina came up to Tarsus with
a number of officers on a visit he
called at the Mission House.
"This is terrible," he said.
"Where do all these people sleep?"
The men wander around all night,
trying to keep warm. The women
and children sleep at night on the
floors of the school rooms. Very
few of them have beds. In the day
time the men take their turn, usu
ally curling up in tho sunshine out
side.
THIS FAIR DAMSEL
CAN KEEP HER RINGS
Matter Threshed Out in Court Three
Times Decides Against Plaintiff.
Norfolk, May 10. After all, a jilt
ed fiance may not legally recover
the engagement ring and his only
redress is by way of breach of prom
ise suit, holds Justice Andrew Jack
son Dalton of the Norfolk Magis
trate's court In a decision just hand
ed down. The decision reverses
Justice Denning, of similar Jurisdic
tion, who, according to Justice Dal
ton, should not have tried the case,
which has now for a third time been
threshed out in the courts.
J. D. McFarland, after being re
jected by Miss Lulu B. Short, sought
to recover his ?55 ring. The girl
pleaded that it was a Christmas gift
and Justice Dalton upheld her.
Then Justice Denning, not know
ing Justice Dalton had already tried
tho case, ordered the ring returned
to McFarland. "Justice Dalton, say
ing his decision was original, re
affirmed his ruling and declared all
engagement rings are necessarily
gifts and that Miss Short is entitled
to keep hers.
FIUST-CLASS JOB PIUNTIXG,
IN ALL ITS lIHAXCHKS, DOXK
N1CATLY AT THIS OFFICK.
GEORGE E. GALE'S WILL.
Estate Divided Between Widow and
Children Realty Value Is
Unknown.
Tho will of George E. Gale, a
wealthy resident of Flatbush, who
died on April 2d last, at his home,
1305 Albemarle road, was filed for
probate last week by the law firm
of Miller & Bretzfelder, of 120 Broad
way, representing Mrs. Sarah' E.
Gale, the widow, who is the execu
trix under tho will. The testator is
also survived by a daughter, Margar
lto E. Gale, 1!) years of age, and
William M. C. Gale, a son, 12 years
of age. The will was executed
August 7, 1008.
The schedule of the estate of the
testator, filed with the will, state3
that he left over ? 10,000 in personal
property and that the value of his
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Telephone Announcement
This company is preparing to do extensive construction
work in the
Honesdale Exchange District
which will greatly improve the service and enlarge the
system
Patronize the Independent Telephone Company
which reduced telephone rates, anddo not contract for any
other service without conferring with our
Contract Department Tel. No. 300.
CONSOLIDATED TELEPHONE CO. of PENNSYLVANIA.
Poster Building.
real estate Is unknown.
During his life time Mr. Gale was
considered a very wealthy man. By
his will he gives his widow all his
household goods, works of art,
horses, carriages, Jewelry, books and
automobiles and automobile furni
ture, together with the house on Al
bemarle road. The rest of his prop
erty of every kind is divided into
as many parts as there are children,
plus ono, which is given absolutely
to the wife, in lieu of her dower.
The children get their shares when
they reach the age of 21, before
which their mother holds the same
for them in trust as their guardian.
Murphy Defeats Mike Glover.
New York, Mny 0. Tommy Murphy
of New York defeated Mike Glover of
Boston in a ten round bout before the
Sharkev Athletic club here.
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have
Always Bought
In
Use
Over
Thirty Years
TORIA
THCC(NTAUH COMPANY, flCW YORK CITT.
of May we will
And in connection therewith
u sale of Ladies' Shirt "Waists
at marked down prices.
Wash Goods
(linghams, Chambrays, Percales,
Dress Linens, Galateas, Swan Silk,
Popko Cords, Shantung and Kipko
Silks. Fabrics in which colors and
designs are woven and perfectly fast
colors.
Gents Furnishings
Summer Underwear
Nowhere else in town will you find
tho assortment we carry.
Men's Shirts, Best 50c. Percaleand
Madras in all sizes for this sale ,'J9c.
$1.00 and $1.25 Quality all new
goods handsome patterns and all
sizes during this sale 80c.
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