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In hardly any time a bare room can be converted into an attractive apartment or office, by the use of our paneling columns, arches, fret work, etc. See us before completing your plans. There are ideas galore here. Many to be saved too. NELSOH-COOPER LUMBER GOMPANV Mebane, N. C. A FAMOUS PICTORE Rosa Bonheur’s Stirring Master piece, “The Horse Fair.” A PRIZE THAT FRAMCE LOST. The Artist’s Native Land Permitted the Great Carrvas to Find a Home In This Country—The Story of the Painting and Its Replicas. One of the chief glories of the Metro politan museum In New York is Rosa Bonheur’s stirring masterpiece, “The Horse Fair,” a picture which for its irresistible movement and living por traiture of man’s most useful friend bolds a unique position in the annals of art and the affections of lovers of paintings. Few, however, are acquainted with the intimate history of that notable canvas, and fewer still are aware that there are no loss than five hots© fair pictures in existence. The one in New York is the original and, it will be re membered, was tirst the property of A. T. Stewart and then purchased for the Metropolitan by Cornelius Vanderbilt for 250,000 francs. It was painted in Paris, the models used being the horses of the Paris Om nibus company and a few animaii; studied at the horse market of the French capital. It was first exhibited at the salon of 1853, but went back to the artist unsold: A part of the further history of the famous painting is recorded by Ernest Gambart in his manuscript memoirs, which have been freely drawn upon for the “Reminiscences of Rosa Bon- heur:” “After the closing of the 1853 Paris salon ‘The Uorse Fair’ w’as intrusted to the Society of Artists of Ghent for exhibition in that town, where it had a great success, but whence it also came back unsold. In the spring of 1854 I expressed to Mile. Bonheur the desire to buy it from her. At that time it "vv’as In Bordeaux, her native town. “Her preference was that the munic ipality should purchase it for the city museum, and a price of 12,000 francs had been mentioned at w’hich the town) authorities might acquire it. But she said to me that if the canvas came back to her again she would let me have it. However, she could not lei it go to England for less than 40,000 francs. “I unhesitatingly accepted the bar gain, and it was agreed that the pic ture should be mine unless sold to Bordeaux. As the picture was back in her studio again in the following year, I told Mile. Bonlieur that 1 wished to take it at once in order tc have it in my 1855 exhibition and that I should like to have it engraved by Thomas Landseer, the celebrated en graver and brother to the painter. “She was delighted at the idea of the picture being engraved and said to me; ‘I have asketl you 40.000 francs for my picture, although in France I cannot get 12,000, and I am pleased at your consenting to my terms. On the Dther hand, I don’t mean to take un due advantage of your liberality. How’ can we arrange matters? Let us see. Well, the picture is very large, and it will be difficult to find a place for it in an engraver’s studio. Besides, you want to exhibit It. Wouldn’t it be bet ter for me to paint you a smaller copy?’ ” That suggestion she carried out and explains how the second canvas came Into existence. That smaller copy was the one from which Landseer’s well known steel engraving was made and is the picture which is in the British National gallery. When she heard that it had become the property of the British nation Mile. Bonheur decided to make a third copy, thinking the second was not good enough for the London collection, hence “The Horse Fair” No. 3. But the National gallery authorities were not able to accept the substitute, as the painting which it was designetl to replace had been given to them as trustees. Besides these throe. Mile. Bonhoiir executed a w'ater color replica and a drawing based on a large photograph Of all these, however, the picture in the Metropolitan is by far the finest work, which is only ns It should be in view of the fact that t!u‘ artist always found her best public in America. This was recalled to lier detriment when the rosette of the I-esion of Hon or was requested in her behalf. “She has ceased exhibiting at the salon,” objected the president, “and sells in America everything she paints.” The complete answer to that w’as that the French government had had the op portunity to buy “The Horse Fair,” but had neglected it—Argonaut. An Accurate Description. “Did you ever run into a telegraph pole?” inquired the elderly passenger. “Yes, ma'am,” said the chauffeur, slowing up the taxicab to avoid a col iision wlfh a street car. “I’ve bumpMl into telegraph poles, I reckon, two oi three times.” “Brings you to a pretty sudden stop doesn’t It?” “No, ma’am; the machine stops, all right, but I always keep on going.”— Chicago Tribune. Curious. “I had a curious experience yester day,” said Farmer Corntossel. “What was it?” “A stranger came along and told me a funny story and didn’t try to sell me anything.”—W^’ashington Star. Obedience Is not truly performed bj the body of him whose heart is dis Batisfledl—Saadi. KILLThe COUCH ANoCUREmUINeSl •tiiDR. KING'S NEWDlSCOVERIf fORCSHSHI Iff"* rvn^OLDS TRi/uTBOTnifRtE AHDALITHROATAWP lung TR(HIBLES G(/AP>!Afr£££> SAr/SFACTOJ^y^ OR MONEY H£nfNOeO. STAGE REALISM. Clafa Morris’ Study of a Victim of Heart Disease. No actress ever surpassed Clara Mor ris In the care with which she studied for a part. When she was studying the part of Cora in “Article 47” she rl.sited an insane asylum in order to learn the signs of insanity. Cora w’as not only insane, but she was disfig ured by a hideous scar as well. Miss Morris spent weeks in trjing to se cure a correct representation, and one Say she saw in a street car a woman who had exactly that kind of disfigure ment. She studied It and reproduced it, but her kindness of heart shrank from reproducing it in such fashion that the sufferer might recognize it if she ever saw the play. So shfi work ed over it until she made enough al terations to feel certain that tio one, not even the owner of the original scar, could ever suspect the imitation. When she was studying the part of Miss Moulton, who w’as to die of heart disease, she visited a specialist who had a number of patients suffering from that trouble. He showed her one of his patients and then, to her surprise and horror, ran the sufferer up a flight of stairs that Miss Morris might see the syjpptoms as produced after an excitement of the heart. Miss Morris was filled with pain and pity. She made the poor patient a present of a bank bill as she was leaving. The woman accepted it and then as she was stuffing it into her glove caught sight of the figure on the note. The size was so large that it brought on a recurrence of all the symptoms— the starting eyes, the gasping breath, the widening nostrils. This time the heart excitement was caused by Joy, not pain, but Miss Morris was so over- ;ome with horror and sympathy that she hurriedly left the house.—Ladies’ Home Journal. HIS FIRST WIG. John D. Rockefeller Was Timid About Wearing It In Public. When John D. Rockefeller first donned a wig he was apparently some what timid about showing himself with it in public. H. M. Briggs, who was for a number of years very close ly connected with Mr. Rocliefeller as his personal bodyguard, writes in the American Magazine of the oil king’s debut in his new hirsute adornment: “One morning Mr. Rockefeller came to church in a wig for the fir^t time. As he arrived some time before the services very few were present. Dr. Eaton, the pastor of the church, laugh ingly said, ‘Mr. Rockefeller, we love you with or without it.’ I went w’ith him into the Sunday school, and we passed a reporter, w’ho did not recog nize him. I told Mr. Rockefeller of this, and he said, ‘You surprise me.’ He inquired if there was a mirror in the church, and I took him into Dr. Eaton’s office. He stood in front of the glass, and, finally getting it ad justed, he asked me if it looked all right. I asked him if it w’as comfort able. I really did think the wig made a great improvement in his appear ance. He said that it was going to be quite an ordeal to enter the church for the service. I said, ‘Mr. Rockefeller, you have gone through worse.’ He shrugged his shoulders, and w’e passed into the church together. If his pres ence on previous occasions never fail ed to attract attention the stir that followed his entrance on this particu lar morning must be left to the imagi nation. After the service, when the ‘ordeal’ was over, he seemed as tic kled with his w’ig as a boy with a new pair of red topped boots.” Pirate's Coins. The doubloon, that famous coin of romance, Is still in circulation. The Isabella doubloon, worth ^5, still re mains current in Cuba. The doubloon la so called because when first coined it was double the value of a pistole— that is, It was worth $8. The name was given later to a double doubloon current in the West Indies. Pieces of eight, with which every reader of “Robinson Crusoe” is familiar, are also in circulation. They are simply Span ish dollars of eight reals. A doubloon dated 1787—there are said to be only six of that date in existence—sold a year or six ago for $G,200.—New York Press. A Condition, Not a Theory. A sociologist in con vers.*, tiou with a practical person from the middle west concerning the labor problem in her part of the country thereby learned the lesson of the situation. “Are there many men out of work?” he asked. The lady admitted that there were quite a number. “What,” said he then, “do the un employed do?” “Nothing,” said the lady. “That’s the trouble.”—Youth’s Companion. His Only Hope. A lawyer of New Orleans tells this Story: An old negro w'as brought up before the Judge charged with chick en stealing, and when the usual ques tion was propounded, “Guilty or not guilty?” he said, “I don’t know, boss; I Jest throw myself on the ignorance of the court.”—Case and Comment. Her Title. “He married her for her title.” ‘TTou mean the other way about, don’t you?” “No; her title to a lot of valuable real estate.”—Boston Transcript. A Pretzel. “Paw, what’s a pretzel?” “A cracker with cramps, my son. Now go to bed.”—St. Joseph NewsH LUCKY SWISS HOUSEWIFE. She Lets the Rain Do All the Famil) Washing For Her. Swi.^s methods of laundering are orig inal. practical and labor saving. The women thero have learned well how to make the best use «^f their opportuni ties with the least exertion. How they, use the tonri.sts every one w'ho has traveled in the country of the Alps knows. They also know how to make nature (’^‘heir housework. In mo . of'the towns everything that is washed or cleaned is washed or cleaned in one of the big watering troughs that stand at regular intervals along the main thoroughfares. Into it goes everything from potatoes to hu man beinpTS, and the only sanitary regulation existent is that it must bo cleaned out with a large broom made of bush or twigs after the potatoes have had their bath. But when It rains then everything else gives way to the family wash, no matter if it Is Thursday or Sunday or Saturday of Wednesday, for in Switzerland they seek the rainy days for wash days, in stead of deploring a cloudj’ Monday. The steady downpour provides run ning water in tlie village washtub. Into the sweeping current the family linen goes, and there it is whirled and twirled about until every speck of dirt is thoroughly rinsed away. The scrub bing board is not put into commission at all. Occasionally the good housewife, protected under the family umbrella held over her head by one of her youngsters, who is allowed to enjoy the drips from that same umbrella, takes a look at her wash and encour ages it with a gentle poke with her husband’s best cane. But the rest of the day she enjoys to the full in her snug chalet, while the elements do her w’ork. In fact, with her conscience at rest that her day’s tasks will be done, she can spend her time gossiping with her neighbor, whose conscience is also at peace. On the next day the wash goes through a process of bluing and starch ing—all in that same basin—and fin ally, when the sun shines, it is laid out on the wonderful green grass of the Swiss matten and is there bleach ed to a snowy whiteness. If the gla ciers and the landslides were to ac commodate her by rolling down over her wash and ironing it out without soiling the Swiss housewife would not be at all surprised. In fact, it is not to be doubted that she now regards as an oversight the failure of Dame Na ture to provide an ironing board.—New York Post. LOST HIS LINEN JOB. The Salesman Who Made a Caricature of A. T. Stewart. A. T. Stew'art was shown one day by one of his confidential employees an amusing caricature of himself done in pencil. “Good, good!” he laughed. “That’s excellent. Who did it?” “A yoting salesman at the linen coun ter. He scratched it off as you pass ed the other morning. I managed to get- It from him, and now he’s scared stiff for fear you’ll see it,” was the laujrhing reply. ‘'Scared stiff, is he?” said Mr. Stew- art, with a twinkle in his eye. “Just sent him to me, will you?” A little later a slim youth entered Mr. Stewart’s private office and said he understood he had been sent for. “Yes,” said Mr. Stewart gravely and, holding up the sketch asked, “Did you do this?” The lad grew’ pale and stammered; “I beg your pardon, sir; it was only a bit of fun. I meant no offense.” “That’s all very well, but you’ll have to give up your job here.” The youth humbly protested, when Mr. Stew’art burst out laughing and said: “Don’t say any more, my boy. I’m only joking. Your sketch Is excel lent, and as It would be a sin to keep a man of your artistic talent behind a linen counter I propose to supply you W’ith the means to study art.” Mr. Stewart’s proposition was grate fully accepted, and it was thus that Jolin R. Rogers, the sculptor, began his artistic career.—New York Press. His Little Joke. A well known German w’ho is some thing of a wag walked into one of the public offices in Cincinnati the other day, and fiom the noise it was plain that he was wearing a pair of new shoes or ones that had recently been repaired. One of the clerks remarked about the shoes, and the German said: “I comes pretty near selling dese shoes the other day.” “How^ is that?” asked the clerk. “I had ’em half soled,” said the Ger man as he walked out of the office. A deep groan was heard as he slip ped through the door.—Cincinnati Com mercial Tribune. Not His Fault. Vicar’s Wife—I’m sorry to see yon coming away from the public house so often, Priggs, Blacksmith—Yes’ni. They won’t let me stay there two minutes. As soon as I get set down comfortable-Ilke somebody’s sure to want a Job done, and out I has to come again.—London Punch. The Congenial Pair. Purchaser—Please give me the twc seats that have a post between ’em. Box Office—Sorry, sir, but the married couple pairs are all sold.—Cleveland Leader. A Maxim. To be candid, speak of the present as though they were absent. To be charitable, speak of the absent as though they were pre.ient.—Lippin- cott’s. Gives Aid To Strikers. Sometimes liver, kidneys and l owi -:'. seem to go on a strike and refuse r work right. Then you need those p’. - sant little strike-breakers—Dr. Kin"’‘'. New Life Pills—to give them nat’T -!! aid and gently compel proper action. Excellent health soon follows. Try them. 25c at Mebane Drug Co. To Delinquent Tax Payers Pelinquent tax papers of the town of Mebane will please take “Notice” This is to give you fair warning that unless your Town Tax for the year 1910, is paid on or before October 20th, 1911, I will proceed to collect the same according to law. This flth day of Oct. 1911. Roy Thompson, Town Tax Collector,
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