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State Libmiy- THE 3 FOR THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. -,::a"s edition w oFTHE TTfiTm.H: 26. HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1895. NUHBEH12 iiiu maxL III V I ill 111 lit III ill ill MICHAEL ANGELO. j b (or- the Traveler' Cluh by Mr. F k xvhitlng-Th career i a urea. Artist. turn " u. si at th w im.n Ull in ru; SOlne Tain ' y. "there are four luen in , 1 f ,. onfl literature, exalted tUe wouoi .. , all other-, Aud to such a degree lt thrv seem to oeiong lo "muhjci " 1 '. .' Dante. Shakespeare. a 1 - 1 11 mi ,e(.th v, Hi and Alicnaewmgoio. j. no 1 nliilrl ff Florence. Jajt i "' ' thfIiii,rof all Italy, and the aduiira- ilia whole civiuzeu. wunu, is sculptor, painter, architect, anu i Angelo Buonarroti was born ... r io.ii 117a fA. DA on tiiv siAiii ui v--- ,.stlo of Caprese. me rums 01 ,i,.h .hi ill remain, overlooking me wild and rugged hills about the sources oftl. i ii'eniiiu mcaiiiw. .v..w. , Ludovuo Buonarroti, who at thai till' w;ls uveniui v.f", des'a .i from the noble family of Caiit.'t. ; Vding to u custom which yet ..t- i.rf ff the World. prevail :u "Hi" i'" i,j 1 ,i i-. - the ijiti-.iir was sent 10 ue nuneu .. . , 1 ti 1 ri r -v tin win-ot a mason ifsmu tiiia;. from whom he declared he derived h'-5 iovu 01 uie cmsct. thus iu id.-, infancy surrounded jy the nts of sculpture and the ai rTT I ! ilocks from the neighboring ; ; ijray fcand ttone; and his (,r design found expression t !ianjo:U sketches on the walls, ; 'which liavebeen preserved to , i.i 1.:.-, this u; . W Ihmi lie grev. oiut-r iu fatlu-r !.'. nt him to Florence to attend th.- k r .-i f Francesco D'Urhano, wl.i ir ;::uch of the time which should have t -n devoted to study was occu lie.l.in i'i.(!eavoringto express his ideas ;,!h1 fuaeies by the medium of 'a pencil, iiis life at nchool was made endiin.'rilo by ajcomrade named ijra- nacci, hiiuself having a taste for irawij.-, who passed his hoiiaays in the '.studio of Master Domenico (jhiiia:i:.s.jo, (0110 of the renowned painter ot the day) and who, perceiv inr that uj!g Angelo preferred a pencil, a brush or a chfsel to his books, bn. w..-:. him drawings and provided him v.'ii'hvuiors with which he might amuse hmiselt trom tune to tune. One cay this comrade took Michael Aiig-lo with iim to Ghirlandajo s studio, and., after introducing him, showed .the master an "engraving ilium',; :-.ud with great care bv Angelo who, satisfied'' with the simple work f a eolorist, had added to or taken fium the work of tho engraver, with taste ;iud discernment far beyond his us . '..eii.-- ;1f rlia time but twelve ears ohl- Th- eihile upon t pUpiis voun' : ; -ter Tfiis 50 pleased with this u f genius that he ins-istetl ie outh becounng one of his Tliiv w:k JT;ictlv vli.'it tlie arti-vt- wished to do. In com pany with the master he sought of his father ennvent to lpa v school a,lil enter t he studio Of ronrse the fatl n;d hi-h hopes for this son. Indeed tilt' It.ll.':ils liM.l ii'iin.i.1 Mm Af iVi'itl Aiifc'i-i ,-. ' iaiagining they porceived 'isu;!:,! - divine in him. After reas-wuu- with his son to no purpose, the father -avo jiim as an apprentice to j ' w it iui unci; jt tr4 1 , snni of twenty four florins. pride revolted at being a ; ant. tut he wiselv accepted uun as. a means to a great ffive it an antique look. Neither the master nor friend noticed the deeep tion, and Angelo was obliged to tell them in order to get back his copy. At this time Lorenio De Medici, an enlightened protector of art, estab lished a museum of painting and sculpture in the gardens of St. Mark at Florence. Ghirlandajo obtained permission for his pupils to vint and coPy the precious works of art col lected there. "While Michael Angelo's fellow 'pupils were in the halls of the palace admiring the beautiful paint ings, h was in the garden examining the ancient pieaes of sculpture, and watching the workmen, who in great numbers, were preparing the stone and marble for artists to transform into statues. Some of the workmen who had known Angelo from hi? in fancy, authorized him to make use of a block of marble, and gave him some tools. He chose for his model the head of a fawn, and immediately set about copying it. He returned for several successie days, working faith fully, and with difficulty; for the head had been injured so by time that the mouth and ncse were wanting. He however, furnished the fawn a nose and a mouth, which he made half epen, showing the teeth. When putting on the finishing touches he noticed a man watching him with great interest. The stranger, after receiving Angelo's permission to criticise his work, ob served that the fawn, which apparent ly was an old favn.-had all his teeth. The criticism seeming just to the young sculptor, he immediately broke olT two teeth, .and hollowed out the gum a little before he left the garden. On his return the following morning he found his fawn h d disappeared. Perceiving his critic of the day before standing near, he enquired of him con cerning it. The stranger told him if he would follow him, he would show it to him. He led him into the palace, and into the apartments of the Duke. Here, Angelo was horrified to find his fawn, and enquired of the-stranger, in an exceeding angry manner, what right any one had to put that simple 'work of his among the masterpieces there. The Prince (for such the stranger was) then and there promised him his protection and friendship, and insisted upon his dwelling there in the Palace, where he would be treated as one of his sons. At the death of his benefactor, An gelo, for whom Piero De Medici did not inherit his father's affection, left the palace and retired to the convent of the HoIySpint. The Prior, in ad miration of his talents, offered him accommodations where he could de vote himself to the study of anatomy, a study absolutely necessary to a sculptor. He studied the muscles, fibres and frames of the dead bodies placed at his disposal, till they no longer were secrets to him. When the revolution against the Medici broke out in 1402 Angelo (al though not in full sympathy with the revolutionists), out of respect to the memory of Lorenzo, would not declare against Piero. He went to Venice, and from there to Bologna seeking work. At the latter place he was lor ft liir, d . the lt XN . the,.-; turns'::- that U - 1 , Poljl,.:,.. th;iIl l";p.;. and i.r !,- th. : lien:.,; 1:; v tUor,- vd.-d years , 'tie T. u: long ere 'he surpassed all " p'ipils and even the master H quite frequently happened rrectt d the model yiven him !'dajo, being a thoroughly nman. was proud rather '':-s of his pupil. The other 101 look at this uncommon ;iio saiae manner; they were - shade, and Angelo's proud e:al manner was disagreeable They humiliated and tor 011 all occasions, and his t!'r their insulting treat liim exasperated them still !'t:; .'U'liAi on... .1 J """irtiiiTs ine pru- ot-s. YVI : he was nearly killed bv luV . r unani uho- with a blow of 1 1 ethe lone axul cartila ,J..!,,,:!rt"Iyfolirtoe "avingcoph 'hu v VvUyti longing toafriei . 1 Asters, he cnnLfltvi 1. .-j ed friend lie conceived the iripn feU tle ori-inal a"l returning mcii he smoked a little to of f 1. "4 eet, n duced his famous "Delia Pieta." This magnificent rou p, so marvelous in finish that artists despair of of ever equaling it, so pure in design, so alto gether beautiful, is still to be seen in St. Peter's. During his stay in Rome, his father's family affairs were going badly at Florence. It was only through the artist's self denial, rigid economy, neglect of com fort and health, that the family was kept from starvation. Critics who at tempt to compare the disposition of the telf-denying, much-abused Michael Angelo with the sweet, amiable, ideas u re-seeking, self-gratifying Ra phael, make a great mistake. No ju?t comparison can be made. After a stay of four years in Rome, he returned to Florence, and shortly after completed his colossal statue 'David.;' This statue was made from a block of marble, 18 feet long, and requiring forty men four days to drag it to its place a distance of a quarter of a mile. About this time he, with Leonardo da Vinci, was commissioned to fresco the walls of the council hall. Although twenty three years younger than da Vinci, who had devoted his life to painting, a department of art in which Angelo had done almost nothing, he accepted the commission. For an artist, whose knowledge of anatomy surpassed that of any other painter of the" day, to be condemned to represent soldiers encased in armor (He was to paint an episode of the Pisan war) meant certain defeat, but his genius did not desert him. He took for his subject a circumstance which he remembered in the history of the Pisan war. The soldiers being greatly fatigued had gone into the river to bathe and refresh themselves, when the alarm was given of the ap proach of the enemy. He put so much streegth and purity in his drawing of the army thus surprised, that the day when he presented his cartoon to the judges was one of great triumph. - The artists were not able at tho time to do the frescoing, and before they could commence the cartoons were destroyed by a jealous artist When Julius II came to the throne he sent for Angelo and ordered him to make a colossal statue, which he did, and which so pleased the Pope, that he ordered another, which, if it had been carried out, as the artist project ed, w ould have been a most gigantic structure. Jealousy again interfered. Before Angelo could but get the marble to Rome, the Pope was persuaded to de ny him admittance to the palace. Of course the sculptor was furiously angry, and took his departure vowing never to return to Rome. Two hours after his departure, the Pope repented and sent after Angelo but he would not return notwithstanding threats of violence. The Pope findingthat coaxing would not do, at the head of an army, ad vanced towards Florence, having threatened to ruin the city if the au thorities did not force the artist to re turn. Hearingof the army's approach t10 t.-irt.Ml mt alone to meet it. The 11V " s ! Pope being so surprised at, and pleased arrested because lie went through the ! v.ith such audacity, greeted him very streots without wearing red wax on ' affectionately hU thumb nail, in compliance with an 1 No sooner had Angeto returned to order imposed on strangers. He would ; Rome, and commenced on his projected have languished in prison hadnota work, than jealous people adopted gentleman named Aldobrandi inter- another plan whereby to ruin him. posed. This gentleman took him to , Thev boasted of his glinting, and so his home, and through him, the artist ; esciUd the curiosity or me i ope, mat was able to obtain work. He re- j the latter bade him decorate the arched mainod with this friend a vear. but at roof of the Sistine chapel. All protc- the end of that time he was obliged to I tat tons on the part of the sculptor. leave the city on account of the jeal ousy of the Bolognese artists, one of whom threatened to stab him if he did not depart at once. When ieace was restored Angel.- re turned to his own country and made his celebrated statue of Love. Some ay that when he had finished this statue he broke otX one of its arms, buried the statue; after a while dug it up, and then had it sold as an antique. Others think that he would not haw mutilated his own work, but that the dealer, who bought it for thirty crowns, practiced the trick, and re sold it for two hundred ducats. This statue was considered a fine piece of antiquity .until the arm being found, the deception was discovered,. By this time Angelo's reputation had reached Rome. The Cardinal de St. George invited him to make his home with him. The invitation was accepted, and not long after he pro be sp. red to find the engineer. When he finally wan arrested and brought before the Duke, he fearlessly ac knowledged his work. The Duke, to the surprise of all, led him to, and seated him upon the throne, saying: "Behold how I recom pense the greatest artist that ever lived." He soon returned to Rome, and completed the colossal statue, "Mose," on the Julian monument Nothing can equal this, either as an inspiration or as a work of art. "It is grand, proud and terrible as the gen ius which created it." During Clem ent VI Fs reign he was ordered to dec orate the two ends of the Sistine Chap el; on one end the Fallen Angels, on the other the Last Judgment. This fresco cost the artist eight years of hard labor, but oh what pictures! Old age came upou him without im pairing his faculties. 'lie had hoped to spend the rest of his days quietly in his studio, but it was not to be. The reconstructing of the church of St. Peter's did not advance rapidly, notwithstanding the amount of mon ey spent upon it. - Paul III begged Michael Angelo, who had distinguished himself as an architect, to accept the title of Archi tect of St. Peter's. For seventeen years he worked faithfully upon the structure, but be it to his credit, nothing but the dome of the building as it now appears, is essentially his. This grand dome rises above all other buildings iu its grandeur; it greets us kindly from afar, whether we approach the "Eternal City" by land or by sea. A slow fever took hold upon Michael Angelo to which he succumbed on the 17th of February, 15G3. He died as he had lived an honest man and a good Christian. His will as dictated was: "I leave my soul to God, my body to the earth, and my property to my nearest rela tives." Into the late years of the lonely life of this great man, a new element of joy and elevation entered in the noble friendship of Vittoria Colonna, widow of an Italian nobleman. Between these two existed that oxquisite and delicate friendship which is as distinct from the commonly so-called love, as night is from day. To her he wrote most beautiful son nets. He delighted in Dante and Pe trarch. He composed quite a number of sonnets full of the nobleness and generosity of his soul, but tinged with bitterness, caused by the injuries of others. He never married. He was wedded from his birth, he said, to his art, and he loved it dearly. He disliked to be patronized, but always remembered benefits and loved the tribute of re spect and admiration. His temper was stern, but very af fectionate. He had no mercy on a fool or dunce, despised the flatterer of fashion, and was disgusted with those whoMooied to lie. He led a pure, moral life, as one who believes there is a God to whom he is personally responsible. His marbles may crumble down, in spite of all that we can do to presere them aiut',i!.,!f of hopeless imitation; iul the eiai-cd ideas which hosoug if l inpr-se t b them, arc imp-ri.-h i'"e and :. im and will be subjects of contemplation when 'S-a shall waste, thi-skie- to smoke decav; Rocks fall to dust, and mountains melt awav." that he wiis.no painter tc. were of no avail. It was an uncle of Raphael who had taken the chief iirt in the plot. He was greatly afraid that Angelo's influ ence with the Pope, might injure hi nephew. He little knew the eh iracter of Michael Angelo who could suppose him capable of deprecating the merits of an artist like Raphael. He was too sure of his own talent to be jealous of others.. When undisciplined hordes from all. parts of Europe were directed against Florence, at the instigation of the Med ici, our art ist, a'ready M-tilptor. int er and architect. SHvaiue engineer. With twelve thou -and combatants he fortified the city for eleven months, against thirty-five thousand. During these months he performed prodigies of audacity ami valor. When the be $:eers finallv took the city, he lied. Alex De Medici ordered that no means ti A Chance to JIake Honey. I am delighted with my success sell ing Dish Washers; in the last six weeks made $554, and was sick part of the me. I think this is pretty good for an inexperienced lady. I am surpris ed there has never been a good Dish Washer put on the market before, as everyone seems so anxious for one. It certainly is a popular demand tliat is unsupphed, and t hat means big monev for the agents that supply the de-. mand. I believe any woman or man can make from $o to $12 a day any where in this business, and by ad- resing the Iron City Dish Washer Co., E. E. Pittsburg, Pa., yon can, get full particulars. It simply requires a ttle push. ox can't expect to make money unless you try. 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It seems per fectly adapted to overaome that pros tration caused by change of season, climate or life, aud while it tones and sustains the system it purifies and re novates the blood. 7-it Hickory Library. Any one who has not made a visit to the Hickory Library recently will be repaid by going there now. I Although , small, everything has been done to make it as attractive and comfortable as possible. The latest addition in the way of funitur- is a broad shelf just at the door on which may be found tho new typewritten Catalogue, the constitu tion and by-laws, and "the enquiry" books, all of which are open for in spection by members and visitors. The Library is the constant recipient cf books from friends in and put of town and also buys as often as its limited funds will permit. Some of the books given and secured through the influence of the President are of so much value that newer and safer quarters are an almost immedi ate necessity. It will no doubt be a matter of grati fying surprise to many to know that the .additions made to the shelves from time to time are not all "trashy" nov els but works of sterling merit and standard reputation. - On of the latest gifts was a Diction ary quite indispensable at any time, which although not of fine binding nor recent reputation will be of value and service until the Library is able to buy a Century or a Standard. And who has not heard far and near of the kindness of our popular friend of "White Front" fame who helped us buy books that will be read from cover to cover with fresh interest each year. And, last but not least is a present of tht much talked of book "Trilby" which will no doubt le quite as popu lar as it is elsewhere over the country. One phnt-ant feature is the unfailing courtesy and intention of the librar an. '.riio have from month to month volunteered their services in keeping theloirary open every day foran hour. This kindness, on the part of the ladies ha aided "us as murdi as any thing and is deeply appreciated by the Association. Th increase of current literature, magazines unit jmpers, impresses upoa many of those in feres ted that the neces sity t a leading room connected with the I.. nrjfry is most urgent It t- be ho j km 1 the day is not far di.Mino" when pleasant and more com ino :i us i!-trtrrs can be found, there by ! t;-i- all needs. A New Ccr for Appendicitis. Of late years so great a dreaol has gone abroad that one may die of ap pendicitis that thousands of persons have stricken from their bill of fare all small fruits whoe seeds have to be eaten with them. The fact h that appendicitis occurs very rarely, an. I the percentage of peo- pV who cat fruits containing small seeds and are cauxbt, insignificantly small. It not necessary to resort to an oeration except in severe cases, nor is it absolutely necessary that one should die. The latest and most suc- ce.sful cure is to administer internally from one to two ounces of sweet oil every three hours until the fiain is re lie ved. The seed which causes the trouble irritates the muscular tissue so that congestion follows, and this may soon cause inflammation of a very serious character. Sweet oil administered in time, and faithfully, allays the inflam matory condition, reduces tempera ture and relaxes the tension of tUe muscular coating of the intestines and appendix. Besides it takes seed or all foreign substances with it and effects a complete cure. The patient should le kept iu bed and poultices should 1 applied very hot to the seat of the pain. Grape pulps are too acrid and pits should not be s wallowed. Waverly Magazine.