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T la nof often that a uinn having
devoted what would naturally lio
lonaidcrud tho boat part or his
life to one artistic pursuit nnd
having nttnlncd tho highest honors
in audi chosen field, turns In hla
hitor yearn to unothcr Hold of
in. achievement equally aruuous nnu
Cr exacting, with every prospect of
rtf J success. Yet that Is precisely
wnat raui do Longpro una none
thut Paul do Longpro who has
been known for yearn as the king
of flower painters and whose won
dcrful water colors of rosea and carnations and
panslra and oviry olher form of potalcd beauty
havo hrlpcd to enable America to vlo with Ku
ropo In modern art.
Art and music aro supposed to be wedded and
It la not surprising, therefore, that If Paul do
Longpro was to seek additional outlot for his
artistic enorgy ho should turn to tho musical
ophcro. Hut It Is not music from tho standpoint
of a performer or singer that has Interested this
ever-young enthusiast. lie haa been mom or less
of a musician all his llfo and thero Is an abun
danro of musical talent within hla family circle.
It Is musical composition that I'aul do Longpro
has been rBsaylng thld past year or two anil
operatic composition at that, tho most dllllcult
of nil tho forms of musical expression. Ho has
sovcral operas or operettas under way one of
them an opera on the subject of Ulp Van Winkle,
which Is expected to help along tho growing
'movement for grand opera In Kngllsh and more
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INSURGENTS OF HOUSE IN P03I.
TION TO DICTATE.
ABLE TO MAKE THINGS HUM
Strength cf Mann of Illinois nns
Weeks of Massncluisetts About
Even Angling for the Ne
braska Support.
Wnrliiiigtoii. Insurgent inembeu
of the hoiuo will lay a mighty prom
Hunt putt In the election of a miunrl
ly leader at the republican caucus :
nest .Monday night. It has ile eloped
that a cam.iHS of the Fltuution by Hop
lesfiitathes .Maun of Illinois and
Weeks of Massachusetts, the two prin
cipal oiinioHtiiiK candidates for the ml
niMitv leadership, 'has dlscht.'oil tho
InterestliiK fact that. elliuliiailtiK the
Insurgent ote. the c.tudldates will
luealt alioiit even when the eaitcus
otts. Weeks claims the votes of all
of the rouular republicans In the west
This dnlhlou, It Is paid, giver, oath
man a oto so close to a tie that the
ItiHurgenta will have to decide which
man will lead the party on the Door
of l!u house. Weeks Is strongly count
ing on the otes of Norrls. Klnkald
and Shmn, although he has not yet ap
proached these men on the sulijcct
lie Is alio counting on the Insurgent
votes from Iowa and fiotn the Tacllk
coast. If ho can get assurances o
this supiioit lie tirobably will formal
1 announce hlmselr a candidate.
The liuiortauce of the Fituation at
dovelopod Is that at the very begin
iiIuk of the now congress tlni lusui
gents find themselves in a phut
where I hey are solely needed by thr
contestants for the minority leader
ship, and that bccaiife of that state o
affairs they will be In better position
to command better committee assign
ments than would otherwise be the
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fragmentary compositions of tho concert order
uro lining In any Idle moments that might other
wlao como to this restlessly nctlvo man.
For bo long a period has Paul do Longpro
been closely Identified with tho art llfo of tho
United States, and particularly of southern Cali
fornia, whero ho has long mudo his home, that
many persons overlook tho fact which might In
deed bo suspected from his names that ho la a
nallvo of our sister republic of France. Horn In
Paris soma fitty-ttvo years ago, ho was ono of ten
children nnd enjoyed few early advantages of
an educational character. However, as a young
boy ho manifested talent, seemingly amounting
almost to genius, for tho painting of floral sub
jects, nnd ho spent a portion of each year In the
country near Pnrls in order to study at first hand
tho floral subjects ho loved so woll. Indeed ho
would probably havo given up his whole tlmo to
Bketchlng In tho luxuriant ilowor gnrdons of this
favored region had It not been for tho fnct that
ho had his living to mnko and did It by tho most
prosaic but vastly moro remunerative occupa
tion of decorating fans.
All tho while, of course, his heart was In tho
flower painting and his efforts attracted atten
tion from tho outset. In 1870 ho won tho su
premo honor of having his pictures hung In tho
Paris Balon and similar recognition came on sov
cral succeeding years. A few years later, how
over, tho entlro courso of his plans was suddenly
altered by tho failure of tho Paris banking Insti
tution In which all his savings had been deposit
ed. Do Longpro had married at eighteen and
when tho financial crash tamo It found this
young man, yet under twenty-llvo years of age,
with tho responsibilities of a family consisting
of a wlfo and throe children two daughtera and
a son.
In this domestic crisis tho young artist deter
mined upon a bold step nothing less than a re
solve to turn his back upon Paris and seek his
fortuno In tho now world. Almost all his friends,
with characteristic pessimism, predicted disaster,
but ho nevertheless transferred tho seat of his
activities to Now York, where ho met with a
gradually Increasing measuro of success. Then,
upon paying a visit to southern California, ho, as
waa to bo expected, atralghtwny fell In lovo with
tho land of flowors. Ho Immediately determined
henceforth to make his homo thero, attracted no
less by the climatic
advantages than by
tho opportunities
for obtaining at nil
seasons of tho year
tho greatest wealth
of studies for his
flower paintings. Moat persons of artistic tern
parnmont claim that they aro greatly influenced
by environment In their artistic efforts and If
this bo truo It is not at all strange that Paul do
Longpro has produced masterpieces of their claBB,
for he HveB and works In surroundings as Ideal
as may bo found on either aldo of tho Atlantic.
Tho do Longpro villa la located at Hollywood,
Cal a Buburb of Los Angeles, picturesquely situ
ated In tho foothills of tho Sierra Madro moun
tains. Tho site of tho villa Is a spaclouB tract In
tho "frostlcss belt," and hero may bo found at
all seasons of tho year a profusion of tho poalea
which has proven at onco tho Inspiration and the
Btock in trade, as It were, of the painter who has
been so successful In counterfeiting nature.
Tho do Longpro home a combination of stu
dio and residence la ono of tho "show places"
of tho tourist inccca wherein It is located and tho
artist-owner haa been most generous in opening
It nt all times to sightseers who havo como to
look upon It as a thing to "do" as much us thoy
would an nrt museum or a grent picture gallery,
for It Is this latter abovo all else. Tho building,
the far-flung frontage of which renders It most
conspicuous, Is of tho concreto or stucco on
metal lath construction which la so extensively
employed in this section of tho country. Archi
tecturally tho stntcturo Is Moorish In motif, but
with some of tho characteristics of tho later
Spanish mission stylo of architecture which
originated on tho Pacific coast a couple of contu
rlcs ago and has given tho impress of Its Intlu
enco to so many of tho modern buildings of tho
region.
Tho studio, art gallery and other rooms in
tho villa aro of tho unusually spacious propor
tions of which tho exterior glveB promlso and
thero aro corridors, balconies and towers which
nfford seclusion when It Is desired. In addition
to tho Imposing residence this flowery estnto
situated between tho ocean and tho mountains,
has llvo garden houses which hnrmonlzo with
tho main building In architectural design. Ono
of theso detnehed structures Is tho retreat to
which tho nrtlst-composor retires when ho do
sires to pursuo his labors sccuro from tho In
trusion of visitors, nnd another Is tho appropri
ately named "guest houso," whero Mr. do Long
pro has from tlmo to tlmo cntortalned bo many
of his friends at Bohemian suppers which havo
lingered long In tho memory
who attended them.
Paul do Longpro, tho creator and
tho master of this fanciful abode for
all his talent and temperament, haa
none of tho Hohcmlan tendencies
present in so mnnv of the big men of
the artistic world. Ilia homo llfo la
Ideal, and no poi-Hv'n who has ever
had a glimpse or his companionship
with his wife or daughter can fall of
a conception of what really cornea
first In hit busy life. Paul do Long
pro hns a rare combination of tho po
etic and tho practical In his make
upa truly Ideal welding of tho keen
insight of tho hard-headed business
man with tho vaulting ambition of
tho creative worker eager to devote
his all to toll for sheer lovo of
achievement. Tho llfo motto of tho
painter-composer haa been "Hear al
ways In mind that tho highest typo
nf beautv Is tho highest art." Simi
larly, as Indicating thnt ho haa Ideas
bb well aa Ideals, la tho advico which
he has so often extended to strug
gling now asplrnntB In tho dllllcult
Held of nrt "Consider money aa a
help in art, ncvor ns a guide." And It can truth
fully bo Bald that do Longpro hna over taken his
own medlclno In thla reaped, for all that ho haB
won financial na well aB artistic success.
It might bo supposed that a man who after hav
ing passed tho half-century mark whb plunging
into a new Held of artistic endeavor would havo
his hands full, but not bo tho resourceful Paul do
Longpre. With a couple of operas under way and
Sousa's band nnd other concert organizations play
ing his lighter compositions and clamoring for
moro, tho artist conipoBer Is oven now finding tlmo
to act as tho chief promoter of a new movement of
which ho Is also tho orlglnntor and which la known
aa n crusado for national art. This Is purely a
labor of lovo on tho part of tho king of flower
painters an effort to further a public-spirited
movement having for Its object the education of
tho wholn American pcoplo In nrt and tho better
appreciation of nrt works whether executed by
Americans or foreigners.
TJio chief aim of tho movement, aside from
tho educational benefit which must Inevitably ac
cruo to the whole people who aro thus enabled to
understand and appreciate art, la to engineer tho
public sentiment that will result in tho extending
of governmental aid to tho causo of art. Mr. do
Longpro feels that It la tho lack of this govern
mental aid and endorsement of the causo of art
In any of Ita branches thnt is mainly responsible
for the fact thnt tho United States la bo far be
hind many of the Kuropcnn countries In tho mat
ter of nrt. Ho would llko to boo tho people
through their federal government extend and de
velop tho national art gallery, In which project n
beginning Iihb Intoly been mnde, and ho would llko
to see through tho same means tho establishment
of a national school of painting, a national conser
vatory of music and a national school of sculpture,
Owns Scott's Phaeton
A phaeton which onco belonged to Sir Walter
Scott la now tho property or W. J. Sago, Hrlxton,
England. It waa in this conch that Sir Walter
rodo when ho received King Ocorgo IV. In Kdln
burgh In 1822 nnd used when riding In tho dis
trict of Abbotsiord. Tho carrlago beara a brass
Plato on which Ib engraved:
"This pony phaeton formerly belonged to Sir
Walter Scott, Hart., of Abbotsford." Tho owner
of this Interesting relic also has in his posses
sion nn old flint lock gun, onco tho property of
Robert Durwi.
Not aa Dnd as Supposed.
Albany. X. Y. Moro than luft men
havo attacked the still smouldering
ruins left by the lire In the west end
of tin state capltnl with shovels and
crowbars and toon discovered that
the wreck of the state's magnificent
library was not as complete as at first
supposed. Hurled under tons of stone
lay thousands of hooks that cm be
preserved by lebindlug and many that
oFcapcd unscathed. The salvage- may
amount to many thousands of dollars.
Relief for the Starving.
Washington. Tho Tutted State
transport Huford, bearing tho relief
supplies to the starving people of
China, which were collected In this
country under tho auspices of the
American Xatlonal Hod Cross and Se
attlu commercial club, has arrived at
Slanghal. Tho vessel will proceed Im
mediately to Nanking and Chlnklnug
1o unload her cargo.
Army Transports In Readiness.
(Jalveston. Tho army transports
Kllpatrlck, Sumner nnd McClellan, In
ort here, have been supplied with
forugo sufficient to last the horses of
a regiment ror sovcral weeks. The
transports hnvo been rally provisioned
and supplied with ammunition, and
iire being held In Instant readiness ror
the embarkation or troops.
WHEN IT REALLY WAS WARM
Incident Related by Mr. Ding. Put
an End to tho Hot Weather
Stories. y
"Hot In Hrn7.ll!" said tho younfj
man win) lmd just returned from a
trip to South America, according to
tho Chicago Dally Xewn. "Well, I
should say so. Do you know, for dayd
nt a tlmo wo couldn't tnko our afto
dinner siesta on account of tho pe
culiar noises." "What noises?" asked
tho blondo stenographer, Innocently,
"Why, tho coffee popping on tin
trees. You see, tho sun was so hot
tho grains Just roasted before thoy
wero picked " The old traveler yawn
ed. "Mather warm down thero, bub,"
ho rejoined, laconically, "but when
I was down thero you couldn't 'aleop
at night, livery onco In a whllo
thero would found tho most extraor
dinary crackling noise thnt over foil
upon tho human ear" "What wero
tho sounds, Mr. Hlngs?" And Mr.
Hlngs yawned ugalu and icpllcd:
"Tho rubber trees stretching them
selves." DISFIGURED WITH ECZEMA
"Our lilt lo hoy Gilbert was troubled
with eczenm when but a fow weeks
old. Ilia lit t lo faco waa covered with
Boren even to back of his enra. The
pour little fellow Buffered very much.
Tho sores began aa pimples, hla lit
lh faco wan disfigured very much.
Wo hardly know what ho looked llko.
Tho faco looked llko raw meat. Wq
tied llttlo baga of cloth over hli
Imiulu to prevent him from scratching.
Ho wns very restlesa ut night, hlu
llttlo faco itched.
"Wo consulted two doctora at Chi-,
cago, whero wo resided at that tlmo.
After trying all tho medlclno of tho
two doctors without any result, wo
rend of tho Cutlcura Hctuedlca, aud nC
onco bought tho Cutlcura Soap ami
Olutmont. Following tho directions
carofully nnd promptly wo saw tho ro
suit, nnd nftcr four weeks tho dcat
child's faco wan na flue aud clean aft
any llttlo baby's faco. Kvory ono who
saw (lllbert nftcr using tho Cutlcura
KcmcdloH waa surprised. Ho has a
head of hair which Is a prldo for any
boy of hla age, threo years. Wo can
only recommend tho Cutlcura Hcmo
dles to everybody." (Signed) Mrs. Ill
Albrccht, Hex SS'J, West Point, Nob.,
Oct. 2G, 11)10.
Send to Potter Drug & Choin. Corp.,
solo props., Hoston, Muss., for froo 32
pago book, a guide to skin uud hair
health.
Shlllalah Still Useful.
Tho nhlllalab, which showed at
Louth that It haa not entirely lost IU
old Importance na a factor In deciding
elections, la no raw limb of a tree.
It la almost nn much a work of art ao
a well balanced cricket bnt. Tho old
shlllalnhs wero aa carefully looked
after by their loving owners as la a
rlflo in tho wilds. Cut from tho stur
diest of young blackthorns, nnd show
ing na llttlo taper aa an ebony ruler,
it wnB weighted with load or Iron at
tho end nearest tho grip, so that Ita
center of gravity waa about four
flftha of tho way from tho hitting end.
When properly Beasoned by being
kopt in tho neighborhood of tho farm
ovon for n fow months, it becamo a
thing of supple steel. And tho propor
pronunciation of tho namo of thla
fenrsomu weapon Is tho melodious ono
of "flhlll-ally," with tho accent on thr
"all." London Chronicle
Another Fight Over Lorimer.
Washington. Tho senato will again
bo called upon to decide whether Sen
ator Lorimer Is entitled to his scut,
according to a statement mndo by an
insurgent senator, who Is preparing to
introduce a resolution in tho oarly
days or tho session declaring tho seat
or the junior senator rrom Illinois vacant.
Strike of Southern Telegraphers.
Now Orleans. A general Btrlke ol
telegraphers employed by the Illinois
,Contral railroad, will he called on
April 1, If tho demands or tho men ror
n 20 per cent Increaso In wngea la
not granted, according to local repre
sentatives or tho telegraphers.
Ohio Adopts Oregon Plan.
Columbus. Tho house has pusBod,
ly a vote or 89 to 13, tho Wllman bill
providing ror the election or United
.States senators by popular vote on the
'Oregon plan.
No Christian First Names.
St. Petersburg. The holy synod has
Issued an edict prohibiting Jews hear
ing Christian first names.
The holy govornlng synod of all tho
iHusslans Is tho highest ecclesiastical
Authority In the Russian church. Its
chlor procurator represents tho cm
Ieror, who Is the head or the church.
Warsaw. Robbers held up u train
at Wldso, a small station on tho War
saw & Cranlca Hue nnd secured $10,
001) which was to hnvo been used tor
the payment or railroad employes. "
Japan Ratifies Treaty.
Toklo. The privy council Imb rati
fied tho treaty or commerce and navi
gation with tho United States. Tho
signatory exchange will be made on
April -1.
Have Started investigation.
Now York. Tho grand Jury has
thrown Into tho action the machinery
ror full Investigation or tho Washing
ton Square fire or Saturday, In which
112 lives wero lost, by subpoenaing
twenty persons as witnesses to estab
lish the blame.
Quite So.
"WnB your brothor hurt at polo
vaulting Inst night?"
"Yos, but ho hopes to get over it
all right"
How easy It Is ror tho pcoplo who
aro down on excttemont in rollglon to
flro all their gasollno at u basoball
gamo.
ONXY ONK "llltOMO QntNINn."
That It I.AXAT1VR IlItOMO gUlNlNB. Ixnk for
tbo tliinntiiro of IS. W. (JIIOVK. Ui tb World
GTtrto Cure a Cola In OnoDaj. ttc.
Even tho dull man may bo able to
mako a boro of himself.
Lewit' Single Hinder, traijdit Co many
imokeri prefer them to 10c cigars.
A man of fow words Isn't cut out
for a compositor.
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