The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-14

breadth OF conception 1t transcends the
gifts to education of Rockefeller, and even
of MT. Carnegie.
The little. shabby old man has done with
his money what other rich men had not
had the courage to do.
!, Art is not as popular in America as in
ter. however. have been provided. The old
man knew it. He didn't pretend to under
stand stand pictures. In fact: It is said that he
Cesnola that personally he would rather
look at stereopticon views than at the work
OF OLD masters; But he made the Art Mu-
The secretary and the directors knew
nothing about It until they read the story
an the newspapers next morning. The
New York's Art Museum not metropol tan.
but national. The institution will be in a
position to buy work from every American
artist Of genius. It can 60 to Europe and
get the best Of what Is there.
Who Was Jacob s. Rogers" Briefis s.'l he
League Club New York He owned consid-
cradle stock in the Rogers Locomotive
quarrel with his relatives. but he left them
alone. and they left hin, alone. His viii
beque.th0 TO several Of them sums of
his win in what promises to be great
legal battle. Eminent lawyers declare, how
| ever. that there Is not the slightest doubt
) tU6t the testament Will StanQ. fOrt0er Al.
/, torney General Gr1ggs has been retained by
/. attack.
I Many quaint stories are being told Of
this, The greatest American patron of art
1 His sorest grievance in life appeared to be
! that occasionally a cocky acquaintance
Slapped him on the back and said. hello,
Jake" Mr.. Rogers resented this furiously,
/. for he had no tntimates or even friends.
He was abnorn,aily reticent. and his law
ysrs Of years Standing had little idea OF
keeper and three collie dogs. Sometimes
he bought toys and gave them away to
children on Christmas One day q poor
/ Gerry for milk. Her baby was sick, and
milk must be had. The grocer was out of
the commodity.
said nodding across the street, half Joking.
The woman flew over and told her story
to Jacob 8 Rogers. who was leaning on the
the pitcher and measured the milk into 1t
himself He charged the woman cents
for 1t. NOW" he said, succinctly. don't
l what happens.
He was continually at outs with the town
OF Paterson. and never seemed to have
any affection for the place where ne had
made his money. He inherited cunsiderd-
bile fortune from his father, the founder 81
the locomotive works.
siege at the time of the Franc0-Prussian
War When starvation pinched the city
ha ,5tiss Mt Rogers save dinner ., to the
the luxuries and delicacies OF the season
were on the board. and the feast cost Mr.,
/ Rogers 20 00O
| city and not OF q pleasant sort. This was
in the heyday OF Mr.. Rogers's middle III,
and was probably his last extravaganza.
4 New York In summer Is city of DESC
lation In no city In this country is there
such an exodus with the coming OF the
heated Etrenf nfter GSY,pptu In
on the. upper West Side. and the avenues
/ without 9 break present q front. Of dark
more than half the churches hold services
on Sunday. and II they do an assistant
clergyman or visiting brother from the
aside. there lis a very good reason for TIL,
summer desolation. New York suffers from
the torrh weather more than any Other
registers lower than In less pOpulous places
humidity Of the atmosphere. the straigh,
croes streets with walls maintain high, ane
the immense slum population living in thu
Oldest fashioned. most tortuous tenement
are part OF the reasons why this IL true
Everybody who can gets out Of town Ii
summer. Not only the rich. but those Ii
moderate circumstances and even the pool
send their women and children to the %,
This necessary luxury IL made obtainabl
by the scores Of ocean and hill and noun
EN- the e ihs hs 11
the Adirondacks are at the gates OF tn
town. III:
ever. tina: all the Eastern ocean resort
and especially the dozen or more spmme
villages on Long Island. are a prey TO cpl
Hssss Rossor ssd
ne esiii spring foiiowed ~ os the 'S unasa :
season an even more > virulent oatbSeak =. .
lockJaw than usual at these resorts.