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II Ait Institutf) In Chicago of
u the liortrnllH of tlio lato
& George l'oter Alexander
Jj . llenly, who, although a nn-
. HJ tlvc of lloHton, afterward bo-
X' canio it resident of Chicago,
C and really quite "to tho
inaimor horn," In spite of his
birth and his subsequent residence abroad for so
uruiy years, created more than a rlpplo In tho
art v6rld, and showed ngnln what a strong and
representative man of his era ho was, It may
he said truthfully of him thnthri was a most
conspicuous flguro In (he latter part of tho sec
ond em of tho art of portraiture In America, ns
ailbert Stuart was of the llrst era.
Aside from tho strong merits of tho portraits
seen nl the Art Institute, their exhibition recalls
to tho ulter a story told him mnny years ago by
n boylBh boon companion of Mr. Ilealy, tho lato
George Lorlng Drown, so famous for his studies
of ntmoRphcro and poetical dlstanco In laudscapo
mid still marines as seen under tho skies of
sunny Italy. Mr. Iloaly, at tho tlmo of which I
npenk, was about twenty years of age, and Mr.
Drown a year younger. Mr, Iloaly had been
studying art In a somewhat desultory mannor
about tho only way in which art could bo stud
led In tho Now England city at that early day,
nnd was making preparations to go abroad to
outer upon his. studies in an earnest way. Ho
had attracted tho nttention of Mrs. Harrison
Gray Otis tho year before, that lady then being
tho queen of society In Doston. Ho had gono to
her with n letter of Introduction, whon sho askod
tho shy boy what sho could do for him, and his
reply was, "Oh, sit for mo, Madame! I so want
to paint n beautiful woman!" Sho did so, and
tho portrait made qulto a local reputation for tho
boy, upon which ho made arrangements to go
abroad,
Mr, Drown, tho constant companion of Mr.
Ilealy, was born in Doston. February 2, 1811, and
began to draw when eight yearn old. Ills fnthor
used to encourage tho Jioy to mako caricatures
of peoplo whom ho did not llko, and got tho boy
Into many a scrapo. If ho drow tho caricatures,
ns he told mo once, ho had trouble with tho peo
ple thus trnvcBtlcd, and, if ho did not. his father
mado It very uncotnfortablo for him, sending him
out on tho Dack Day In winter to cut holes In tho
Ico, and fish for eels and other Inhabitants of
mud nnd water, among bUier things Dut the-boy
uurvlved It all, nnd finally wont to tho Franklin
ochool, whoro ho won tho sllvor modal, and at
twelvo yeas of ago wbb apprenticed to tho fa
mous engraver, Potcr Parley, whoro ho lcarnod
tho art of drawing thoroughly, which stood him
In such stead In his later caroor ,
While with Parley, who, It may bo remembered,
was tho wood engravor who Illustrated so many
ot tho school books of a century ago, tho boy
experimented with colors, and when not at work
at his engraving was experimenting constantly
with colors, with tho result that ho attracted tho
nttention of Isaac Well, n wealthy merchant of
that day, who ono day askod him bantorlngly
how much ho wanted to go to Europe
"0;io hundred dollara!' ho replied enthuslas.
tlcally, displaying a wonderful Ignorance of tho
world.
Dut Mr. Rlchadvanced him tho hundred dol
lars, nnd tho boy began malting preparations to
Ko.
It was about this tlmo that tho two boys began
to see tho world opening Its doors to thorn, and
In honor of this event, young Drown Invested a
dollar or two In beer and somothlng eatablo "on
tho aldo" tho bPor portion of tho menu bolng
considered as something Hlmoitt criminal In Dos
ton In thoao days nnd tho boys mado a night of
It In honor of thfilr early dopartuio for Europe,
and Mio taking up of their llfo work In earnost.
The beer hnd n pood deal of "head" on It, nnd
It gavo a good deal of "head" to tho boys, with
tho result that tho two futuro groat artists soon
began to Imagine IhomsclvoH groat already, and
boasted of what they would do.
"I wilt pnlnt pictures of Italian scenery," de
clared Drown, "and liavo my pictures In all tho
castles of Europe"
"And I, said Ilealy, "will paint tho 'kings nnd
other uotnblos of Europe, and liavo thoiu in tho
castles side by sldo with yours " ,
I did not Know Mr, Healy personally, but was
acquainted Intimately with Mr Drown for many
yenrfl, and havo heard him many times toll how
Iio finally got away to Europe He wont down to
the wharvos, and Inquired around until he found
n vessel that wns ready to sail for Europe, lit)
did not stop to ask what part ot Europo, thinking
that onco tho other side of the wutor ho would
And ovory thing easy A married. slator gavo him
n mattross; and ho marched down Stato Btreot to
Long Wharf with tho mattross on his back, hav
ing taken steerage passage Ho found, nfter tho
boat sot sail, that her1 destination wns Antwerp,
almost us far from Italy ns Doston Itself. Whon
bo lunded thoro ho had twonty-flvo dolors loft.
Dut ho hnd made a friend of tho captain of tbo
vessel, who lont blm llftoen moro, nnd with this
tmmint ho managed to get to London, whoro ho
was bofrlendod by Mr. Qhonoy, tho American
cngraVor, and ho begun at onco his studios of
Italian landscapo, living almost on tho vorgo ot
starvation for nearly n year, nt tho end of which
tlmo ho sent a plcturo homo to Mr, Rich, who
sent him more money, and ho coutln'uod his
studies.
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Meat Is Usually in Form of Bugs
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study, It may bo mentioned that ho oad secured
a lino study of ntmosphero by Claude Lorraine,
but bo never reached ills Ideal In his work over
It, and finally. In a fit of desperation, he slashed
his copy Into four pieceB with his razor, and
throw tho pieces In tho bottom of his trunk,
whoro thoy remained for two or threo years,
only to bo resurrected flnnlly nt the urgent so
licitation of Mr. IUch. who begged him to mount
tho pieces ci a fresh ploce of canvas, and who
liked It bo woll that ho paid him n handsome sum
for It. This copy really started him on his Jour
ney toward artistic cmlnenco In America. Mean
tlmo ho continued his worMJ mostly In Rome,
where Hawthorne met and was attracted to him,
making mention of him In "Tho Marblo Faun;"
and ho was a noted and welcome flguro In tho
American colony, tho Drownings mnklng much
of him. Ho soon had pictures In severnl of the
castles In Italy, and hero nnd thoro ono In other
countries, thoro being n poetical dreaminess
about his atmospheric effects that appealed to
tho cultured taste.
Ho came homo In 1SG0, and took a studio for
a tlmo In New York, where he painted, a view
of Mount Washington, which ho called "The
Crown of Now England," and which a number
of Now York gentlemen, among whom was Henry
Ward Deechcr, purchased and presented to tho
prince of Wales, afterward Edward VII, who was
on a tour of this country nt that tlmo. Tho
painting pleased tho prlnco so greatly that ho
ordored a companion picture, "The Day of New
York," both of which he had sent homo to him,
and they woro hung In Windsor castle, at that
tlnjo boing the only American pictures so hon
orod. So much for ono of the boasters.
Mr. Healy first went to London, but did not
romaln thoro long, tho French capital appealing
to him moro strongly. The American minister.
Hon Lewis Cass, interested himself In tho young
artist, and Induced the French king. Louis Phil
ippo, to glvo him sittings, tho portrait pleasing
sloncd him to visit Windsor castle, to copy some
tho French monarch so much that he commls
of tho paintings thero, and Inter sent him homo
to America to paint some of tho American states
men for tho Versailles gallery. Dut tho revolu
tion of 1848 put an end to this royal patronngo.
A famous painting of his later was "Franklin
Urging tho Clnlms of tho American Colonies De
foro Louis XVt," which was shown at tho Paris
International Exhibition of 1855 He came homo
that year, and In Doston exhibited tho great his
torical plcturo of "Webster's Itoply to Hayne,"
which contains n hundred and thirty portraits,
and which has hung In Fnnoull hall ever since.
This painting and othor works attracted the nt
tention of William II. Ogdon, who hns boon called
the "fnthor of Chicago." Ho Induco tho artist
to romovo to Chicago, whoro ho remained till
18(37, when ho roturned to Romo, nnd afterward
to ParlB He had portraits of M. Thiers, tho
princes of Roumnnla, Lord Lyons and Hon. E.
D. Wnshbumo In the Philadelphia Contennlnl Ex
hibition ot 187B, and of General Grant In tho
Paris Salon of 1878. Ho painted portraits of a
numbor of distinguished Americans, Including
Andrew -Jackson, Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun,
John Qulnoy Adams, Generals Sherman nnd Mc-
?.A. fMY
Clellan, Admiral Porter, William PI. Soward. Pres
ident Pierce, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Ste
phen A. Douglas, Archbishop McCIosky. not for
getting tho famouB ono of President Lincoln.
So much for tho other boaster.
Many of these portraits woro shown at the
Chicago Art Institute exhibition, having been
loaned by their owners, notably tho Queen Eliza
beth of Roumanla. tho Lincoln, tho Grant, the
Clay, tho Calhoun, and others. While his vigor
ous handling and strong effects mado him par
ticularly successful with public men, ho yot had
equal success with tho feminine character, as
may bo noted in tho Queon of Roumanla and
other noted women; and ono of the most re
markable pictures of tho lato exhibition Is that
of a "Girl With Pitcher." which was painted nt
ono sitting, nt tho studio of Daron Gros, in Paris,
In 1835, when ho was but twenty-two years of
age, tho color being marvelous, something like
nn echo, it might bo said, of Thomas Couture,
then also n young man, but afterward a famous
one.
Tho portrait of Franz Liszt, sitting at tho
piano, with a rapt musical expression, is tho
Liszt that the world knows tho musical and
general world; tho "Liszt Holding a Candlo" be
trays a rapt rollglous expression, qulto another
expression, such as this wonderful artist could
discern' and depict; tho painting showed tho
great musical genius during his temporary re
ligious madness, so to speak, when It will be
remembered ho renounced tho world, and de
clared ho would end his days In a monkish Insti
tution, which of course ho did not do, but came
forth again tho musician par excellence.
The romance of tho two artlstB Is really qulto
a remarkablo ono, and tho paintings they havo
produced Illustrate most grandly tlie lives of two
earnest boys who wore Inspired by tho high mo
tives that urged each to a most honorable ca
reer, and "mado tho dreams como truo" that wore
born of tho boyish boastings.
NAPOLEON AND LETTER "M"
Doth Napoleon I and Napwleon III attached a
most BUporstltlous Importance to tho lototr "M."'
Mnrboouf was tho llrst to c-M attention to tho
genius ot the young Donnparto at tho military
collego. Marengo was Napoleon's llrst great vic
tory. Melns was tho nnmo of tho general whom
ho Biiporsedod In tho command of tho French
army In Italy.
MorsJer was ono of his host generals. It was
Moroau who botrayod him. Murnt. King ot Na
ples, was tho llrst martyr to his cause, Mario
Loulso shnrod tho culminating point of his suc
cess. Moscow was the scene of his gienteat dis
aster, and It was Mettornlch who defeated him
In tho Held of dlnlomacy.
No fowor thnn six of his field marshal's and
twenty-six of his best gonornls had names begin
nlng with "M." and Marot, Duko of DaBsano, was
his most trusted confidant. Ills very first bnttlo
was that of Moulnotte, and Ills last that ot Mont
Snlnt Jean, subsequently and moro universally
known ns Waterloo.
Among his victories wero those of Mlllesimo
Mondorl, Montmlrall, Montereau and Montmartre."
His llrst chamborlnln wbb M. do Montesquieu.
His last rosldonco In Franco was at Malmalson
Ho Btirronderod himself to Captain Mnltlnnd 'of
his Drltlsh majesty's ship Uellorophon, and 'his
attendants at St. Holenn wero Montholon and
Mnrchnnd. ,
Tho superstition nttached by .Napoleon III to
tho same lettor may bo accounted for by tho fact
that hlB wlfo was n Countoss of Montljo. tbnt his
most intlmato frlond was the Duke of Morny
and his most dreaded enemy Maulnl. Tho most
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Considerable Studying and Experi
menting Necessary to Find Out
What Fowls Need and How ,
Much They Should Have.
(By KATHEIIINE ATHEItTON
GRIMES.)
Tho hen has threo reasons for eat
lng: to repair tho tissues of her
body, to keep herself warm, and to
mako eggs. It therefore follows that
her diet must bo varied and plentiful.
If we open tho, crop of a lion that
has been allowed to eat Just what sho
pleased wo will find that Bho haB pro
vided herself with threo kinds of food
grain, green stuff nnd meat. Tho
last named Is usually In tbo for,m of
bugs and worms.
Wo must, then, furnish our hens
with food of theso classes. Moreover,
the quantity must bo about right of
each. If they aro not given enough,
thoy will havo to uso It all for body
building and heat production, ami will
havo nothing left over to mako eggs
with. If we feed too much of some
kinds tho surplus will go to fat, nnd
tho hens will get too lazy to lay.
It takes considerable studying and
experimenting to find out Just what
tho lions need, and how much thoy
ought to havo, but wo must learn as
soon as wo can, or wo will find our
Truthful Friends.
"That horrid old cat," said Maudio, "told
Claudle that I was forty!"
"Tho mean thing!" ngreed Mamie.
"Ain't she the limit?"
"Sho sure is but she might havo done worso."
How?"
"Well, aho might havo thought up somo lis
about you "Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Not Up to Standard.
Rev. Mr Thlrdly-Now, re-rogardlng tho milk
you deliver at my house.
Grocer Yes, sir.
Rev. Mr Thlrdly-I-er tnoroly wish to ro
ToM yV.f th0 fact that r UB0 t 'or drinking;
not for chrlstonlngl Judge, iu
glorious feats of arms by tho Fronch army dur
ing his reign were tho capture of tho Malakolt
and the grim Mamelon during the Crimean war.
His most famous field marshals wero MacMahon,
Duko of Magenta, and tho Duko of Malakolt.
Tho great victory of Solferlno. In 1859, took
plnco on tho banks of thn Mlnotn nnrt m, .m
of Mnntua and Milan played an Important rolo'
umms tue campaign. Tho Mexican wnr and tho
execution of tho Emperor Maximilian caused his
power to wnno porceptlbly; Malmesbury was tho
name of his most Intimate frlond In Engllsfi po
lltlcal llfo Sedan, which witnessed his fall, Is on
tho banks of the Mouso, Tho surrondor of Motz
rendered his restoration to powor Impossible, and
Moltke was tho nnmo of tho man to whoso genlu
ho chlolly owed his dofent.
Oats sprouted to supply green food
when none Is growing In the open.
The arrangement of the traye
shows sowing at week intervals.
Then trays can be slipped out and
placed in the poultry house as
needed.
poultry Is not so profitable as It ought
to be. The feeding question Is ono
of the most Important in the whole
poultry business.
Experts toll us that a hen needs
about six ounces of food a day. A
flock of ten, then, will need about
three and throe-fourths pounds a day,
or a trifle over twenty-six pounds a
week.
Of thlB amount two-thIrd3 by weight
should consist ot grains. Tho grain
should bo a mixture of equal parts ot
wheat, cracked corn and oats. A few
handfuls of sunflower seed, cane seod
or buckwheat should bo added for va
riety. They are to tho hon what plo
Is to tho boy and you know what
that is.
Tho other third should bo a "maBh,"
which Is a mixture ot bran and other
finely ground feeds, usually fed dry.
Somo poultrymen moisten the mash,
but tho majority claim that It Is bet
ter to feed It dry, and lot the hen
moisten It In her crop by drinking
what' water sho wanfs. If fed dry
there la less danger from certain
kinds of disease.
A good formula for a mash Is as
follows: One-half bushel ot bran, 4
quarts alfalfa meal, 2 quarts each ot
ground oats and cprn meal, 1 table
spoonful of charcoal, 1 pint of beef
scrap, 1 tablespoonful of salt and 1
teaspoonful of popper.
This furnishes both meat and green
food In about tho right quantities.
Where these elements aro given In
other ways tho alfalfa moal and boot
scrap may bo omitted from the mash.
These ingredients should bo thor
oughly mixed togother, nnd the mash
kept where tho hens can got It any
tlmo thoy want It. It Is a bulky food,
but not a fattening ono, so thoro is
no danger of their eating too much.
Tho bran is one of the best "condition
powders" poultry can have. It keeps
the systom vigorous and healthy and
furnlsheB n largo part of tho egg-mak-lng
elements.
Tho grain food should always bo
thrown Into a deep llttlo of straw or
chaff, whoro tho birds wIH havo
to "scratch for a living." If you have
over watched an old hen digging about
In tho yard you will know that It la
ob natural for her to dig an it Is to
breathe.
Grit and lime, usually glvon in the
Torm ot oyster shells, aro two othor
necessary elements. Thoy should bo
kept beforo tho fowls all the time. A
vory convenlont hopper for feeding
the mash, grit and shells may bo mado
llko tho Illustration, tho compartment
for tho mash being much larger than
the others.
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Otof
3.B.KISBB
lS)jes Deferred
Jl
He worried through tho busy days
Becnuso his plans so often fatted;
He souRht success In many ways,
Obstructions dally he assailed;
Hp longed for honor and for fame,
Tin Htrnvf. in win n lnffv r.1nr.
Ills hair grew gray and wrinkles cam
ro write tno Btory on His face.
Ho worked with all tho might lie had.
To prove his worth and win regard; '
Ills shoulders drooped, his look grew sad,
Tho path ho chose was steep and hard?
Deprived of sympathy and aid "
He struggled on, defying Fate; j
With talents that were small he mado
A splendid struggle to bo great.
Ills wlfo from day to day complained;
Her once fair faco was ever sad;
'Twas not thnVho so seldom gained
Tho ends that might have made him
glad:
Her tones were tinged with deep regret.
And sorrow came with her to dwell,
Because It was so hard to get
Dressmakers who could fit her woll.
What He Wanted.
"I have," said the gentleman with
tho frayed overcoat and unmanicured
nails, "Just succeeded in figuring out
the exact moment at which life will
cease to exist on this planet, and If
you will permit mo I will, be glad to
read to you an article with a view
to publication in your valuable Jour
nalwhich I have written on tho sub
ject." '
"My dear sir," replied tho Bubedltor,
"If you can figure out tho exact mo
ment at which life will cease to ex
ist In the ticks of our boarding house
beds I will bo more than glad to
consider any article you may prepare
on the subject."
Still Young, Apparently.
"Simeon," his wlfo protested,
"please do bo careful. Remember that
you are not as young as you used to
bo." '
"Pshaw!" he replied; "I'm not get
ting old. I havo never been referred
to as tho Nestor or the dean of anything."
Unfitnes of Things.
"Durllson is having his new houso
finished up with a lot of quaInt-look-
lng contrivances. Ho has bought a
big, old-fashioned brass knocker to bq
fnstened on tho front door."
"I thought ho claimed to bo a char
ter momber of tho antl-knocklng ec-siety."
Gratification.
"Wly do you belong to tho ' golf
club? I havo never seen you play
ing." "I get so much satisfaction out of
sitting around and watching the men
keeping tho greens In order. I onco
had to work for a living myself."
Pointer Wanted.
"Ofllcer, arrest that mnn! Ho justj
walked up to mo and whispered that
was the most beautiful woman ho
svor Baw."
"Very well, ma'am. What shall I
:hargo him with insanity?"
Her One -Advantage.
The holross who marries a titled for
elgner has ono advantage. Sho needn't
bo afraid that ho will ovor complain
that her cooking isn't as good as IiIb
mother's used to bo.
Description In Brief.
"What kind of a fellow is DInksley,
anyhow?"
"Well, I think I can best descrlbo
him by saying that ho keeps Lont In
hla wife's name."
When to Quit.
Thoro .would bo fewer divorces If
women would quit tnlklng when it
hnd beon concodod that thoy have
won the dobate.
The Trouble.
A man may bo religious without be
longing to n church, but tho trouble is
that he generally Isn't.
It Began With Adam.
Denouncing tho governmopt is the
oldest profession In tho world. '
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