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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-12

There was melody and meicdic ornament,
harmonic sequence. nguratou an1 rsvcrie,
al psrvaded by an echo OF melancholy lcng-
ings We listened TO the seniority OF full
orchestra now. 20 scherz0s. prsluIes. and
'eucertcS the next minute. only that the
sound. the idea Of perfect harmony. en-
tered through the eve. instead OF the ear.
" The melancholy Pole had only lived TO
see this exquisite interpretation IL his
works. this remarkably se,f-centered musl-
'ii'-laucer, Though really g~lorying in
paving his own works over. he would have
iail-n lnfer the seuSuUus charm In touch
ard tone Of the California girl.
'hoptn Is alive asaiut- cried the en-
lNis'aStie; His spirit lives" and. indeed,
dance and music. or p5ut0mime and music
,n IN" preiudss and rocturne, formed n
harmonic unity as rlre-as il was pleasing.
MISS duncan represents the emanctpation
OF toe ballet from traditional influences Jts
aGth"rtative assumption u poetic thought.
Ike the pages Of "a good book. her dancing
tels q story To- the b-ho!der.
isadora Is a pretty girl Hrhe and blonde
and. Ike all good actresses. knows how 10
dress her part To perfection.
When. after the interval. she reappearea
90 interpret classic poetry she wore no
sNiri~. waist, corsets. iaces or other modern
r-raphrrudlil for sdorniug the hod, g.
msie-tust hssh-coiored silk tights ens,nz
mysteriously between the caIS
90 ice leg AMI ankle. and M shoes or sim
p'FS. o.. course Cover was afforded nv
the gauze cloth IN her hands. II rested
upon her shoulders now; again II was wound
around her waist. or drapfd her back.
ARTISTS ADMIRE HER FEET
The girls naked feet are models OF beaptv
and slenderness- An artist. sitting next -
me. grew excited as she stepped on tha
stage He said he had been after lust s1,rh
a pair OF feet ever 50 long to use IN ~
Itetlre OF the Virgin. that remained unhn-
i-ned because of his inability 10 dnd tha
classic article. II she but allowed him 10
portray her feet on canvas his fortune was
made w.
Her Interpretation Of classic nos,-v-
horace and Catullus-could hardly be caIlaF
dancing in the accepted sense OF the WORT
Dancing. as we know IL. consists IN the
rhythmic play OF the feet. or the graceful
sNaying OF the torso. Of arms and legs
this california girl dances by a hundred
Narfegated poses. each OF which delighta
the artistic eye Her every movement IA
worthy Of reproduction on canvas. IN mar
DC or bronze say the artists And though
MISS Duncan appears at times almost in a
state OF complete nudity. there Is never A
suggestion OF anything improper. to which
TACT the character Of audiences bears Singh.
lar testimony.
/ saw in It very few young men. ana
none ciassed as golden youth" The ma
1ority OF Miss Duncan.s patrons are. al
staten'~ artists and society people. particu-
larry women. The latter are mainly at
tracted BY the promise that Miss Duncan
represents the highest ideal OF antique
beauty now before the world. They 70 To
study the wcman's far-famed figure ana
the exquisite grace Of her motions.
Inc American girl keeps marching on.
WE'RE CAREWE
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-12

I have haG good dinners with wines Tor n
cents. and there Is a RESTAURANT where /
lurch occasionally At this price which gives
me what would cost three times as much in
the United States,
There Is one stock company which does
an enormous business In sipplyirc cheap
and good food FOR Parisiansl II was found
ed| by a butcher. who has his butcher shops
sim in different parts a. the city. This
company has. / venture. lO or more res
taiirants where you can always be sure u
good service and good food You pay for
what You Eat and pay Tor everything. but
the prices are low.
Take. for Instance. a lunch which I had
to-day al one Of these establishments Jpon
entering the ~bookkeeper al the door gave
me 4 slip OF paper on which were 20 b. re-
corded the charges FOR the food I ordered.
I took this with me 10 the table aHI hand
ed Il 20 the waitress. n swest-facei French
woman. who looked like a sister Of charity
IN her white cap and black Gown. I was
next handed a bin Of fare. The variety
upon Il was as large as that OF the menu q
one Of the best New York restaurants, the
price OF each dish being marked In plain
figures. At the top was n charge % cents
for the napkin and Of ? cents f0r bread.
and below this the soups. I ordered 4 bOuiI-
Ion with bread in II for . cents. and fol-
lowed with some sole delleiOusly cooked.
After that had n is-cent- steak with fried
potatoes. which would have cost me %
cents at the restaurant I usuauy ratronized
IN New York. and I ended up With a dessert
OF strawberries. a fromage de Ia Suisse and
a cup OF black coffee. ! had a bottle Of
white Bordeaux al a cost OF l. cents and
also left : cents on the table for the walt
ress. The whole meal cost less than 60
cents. Including the Zee. and Il was a. good
as any meal you can get In the United
States for 81. The waitress was well salts
Ned with NV Rift. the usual Zee being about
a sou 20 the franc. She depends entirely
upon her fees for her wages. as Is custom
airy In many Of the restaurants % Parts.
LUNCH EATEN FROM
a SLOT MACHINE
How would you like [, lunch al n restau-
rant where YOU can put a penny in the slot
and pull out anything ye1 want l have
found such a restaurant here in the heart
Of Paris II Is on the Boulevard des ltal-
lens. just above the Credit Lyonuaise and
within a stones throw Of the opera house.
The rom Il walled with mirrors. hoored
With tiles and fitted up ike n parlor-
Around the walls are slot machines made
Of different coiored marbles. decorated with
silver and with porcelain hEures and m
tshed somewbat like the finest Of our soda
water fountains.
Livery slot viii Furnish YOU something 70
tempt your palate. and the diuerent thinss
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ments OF rock have crumblei near IT,
Moreover. European Cccultists arc strongly
inclined 10 think that all the recent stories
IN regard TO the SphinS's weakened con-
dillon are untrue and for a curious reason
Ever since the fall OF the famous Cam
panile In Venice strange stories have been
ad0at in regard TO ancient monuments and
other structures IN various parts Of the
world. and IN more than one place persons
have been nearly frightened 10 death
through "A sudden rumor that some old
building near them was about to fall.
In most OF these cases Investigation
showed that nothing was the natter with
the building. but. In spite Of this fact.
people continued 90 believe thdt such dis
asters as the earthquakes az Martinique and
the fall OF the Campanile wouHl surely be
followed by several others Of a similar ma
turc In the near future.
on the other hand. IL is certain that more
than one old building has shown signs or
ruin since the Campaniie fell. the most not.
able example being ST. Faui's In London.
Several months ago this famous cathedral
began TO show signs q decay. but II Is
said that the authorities did not End Il nee
essary 90 make any important fepairs until
after the disaster at Venice.
The Sphinx Is called. In Egyptian, Thu"
which means the smblem OF H9r-em-Haku.
"Horus IN the horizon" II lies east OF the
Second Pyramid and f. cider than the Great
Pyramid. II Is hewn out Of a natural emf
nence In the solid rock. some defects OF
which are supplied BY a partial stone cas-
ing.
steps lead down 20 tie front where there
Is a sanctuary. but this Is usually covered
with sand. for Il speedily fills the hollow
whenever Il Il cleared IL could not do so II
the monument were protected by an UNI
brcila. and who knows but that IN time
even the occultists themselves might be-
come reeonciled 10 the idea provided the
utmost pains were taken to fashion an ar
tistic and mystical umbrella. and one that
wouiG be entirely In harmony with the
wonderful Sphinx
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NHRKET MN OF PARlS

dressed like French peasants and Of women
IN white caps. black shawls aud short
black skirts. all bidding voclferuusly for the
various lots. The auctioneers knock down
the goods rapidly. 1t takes a half minute
to sell a crate Of suekling PIGS and less still
Tor selling chickens or ducks.
Butter and eggs are sold in the same mar
ket. The eggs are sold by the thousand.
They are packed in great boxes which are
stacked on the floor. Zach box had LO9 or
more and an told they contain millions
upon millions az eggs. I stop At one Of the
and am told they sell Wholesale fer Sd per
thousand or Tor . cents apiece. and that
the seller gets a commission or , per
cent for his trouble. The French know how
20 use eggs perhaps better than any other
people. They cook them In all sorts Of
ways and from them make delicious dishes
which are hardly known in America. A. a
result the egg consumption OF Paris is snnr-
nous and they come here from all parts Of
France. They are usually fresh. I have
yet to get a had one IT any OF the hotels
and their reputation is what that OF every
egg should be. ike that OF Caesars wife
above suspicion.
II Is the same with the butter. II is made
without salt and must therefore be very
good to keep any length u time II Is sold
IN the markets In balls weighing about
twenty-five pounds each.
AUCTIeNEEkS SELL
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
But what Is that smell that comes 20 Us
from over the way. II IS Of a cheesy ma
ture. although not OF the rank Limberger
kind. Let us cross over. We do 50, and en-
ter another great pavilion. IN which hun
dreds OF men and women are buying and
selling. The autioneers are handling
cheeses OF every description. from the little
rolls OF 'fromages de Suisse" to the great
wagon-wheel sections Of Gruvere. and the
round balls Of Edam cheeses from Holland.
Leaving the cheese markets. We take a
walk among the nshwives. There IS one
pavilion that Is devoted to them. Each fish,
woman has marble counters about her, on
which are displayed almost everything that
swims the sea. and not a few reptiles that
crawl the land. Some OF the women have
watts OF running water. In which eels are
squirming about. II you want to buy one
they will dip out a handful in n net and
let you take your choicel They have beau
tlful salmon. which sell FOR almost their
weight In silver. as well as founders. skates
and doghsh. which 20 for little or nothing.
But what Is that which that old woman Is
selling? ! mean the one who has boxes and
baskets piled high OF her counters. She
seems 20 be- ladiing out pints ~ gray mar
bles. and she has wooden skewers Of hits OF
meat lying beside her. Those skewers are
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-12
5NAP SHOT. OUTSIDE The MARKET HHLLE5 GNTR4lE
RYNW AIR GaEB7ERR~

filled with frog legs. which sell for a few
cents per dozen. and which I can assure
Won taste as sweet as spring chicken "
pTossrly cooked. Those marbles are snails.
which the French esteem especially de-
Iicious. They sell for 5 cents a pint. The
large white snails in the boxes cost more.
They are the best OF their kind and are
worth more than terrapiu or porterhou%a
steak.
See. there is a Frenchman buying some
now! He picks VI a couple and looks them
carefully over. and then orders a hundred.
The woman scoops the crawling. Shiny
things ont In her hand and count them
She wraps them in paper and her customer
takes them and gees away smiling.
sNAu-S ARE PROPAGATED
FOR THE MARKET.
Paris eats almost 10000 pounds Of these
snails every year. paying s. TO s. a thou
sand for them. They ara found in the south
ern vine-growing district. and especially
about Marseiiles. In some places there are
small farms or parks where the little
things are bred and fed for The market.
They are propagated in the months Of Au-
gust. September and October. at which
time they are fed with cabbages and clover.
II IS said that a wagon load Of cabbageS
given after the rains Is enough 10 furnish
one meal Tor lOl.09 snails. The cultivated
snails are kept in the houses during the
winter Iney are men tatfeued and shipped
on TO Paris for sale in the summer. There
Is one snail farmer In the department OF
the Jura who raises 10000 TO 100000 snails
every year.
/ am told that more than ael10 pounds
Of snails are shipped every year from
Paris to the United States. Such snails
bring about $ per thousand at wholesale.
They are usually shipped alive in NoveE-
Der and December. and must be carefully
handled in order TO stand the voyage with
out injury. ] understand that some snals
come from Switzerland 10 Paris. and that
Switzerland is one OF the great snail mar
kets Of the world. II has Its snail ex-
portcrs and snail farmers. who know just
when 10 gather the snaiIs. how 10 handle
their eggs and how 20. feed them so that
they will have the lucious fatness 50 greatly
desired by the French. So far ! have not
eaten snails myself. and am. therefore. I'M
able 10 describe the taste.
Paris has been described as a gigantic
mouse trap with three doors labeled. re-
spectIvely. hotel. cafe. restaurant. The city
has about I0.O0u hotels: there are restaur-
ants in every block: and Won can nnd cafes
nj almost every step. Al almost any res
taurant YOU are sure OF good cooking. You
can eat well anywhere and at any price.
There are scores q places where the meals
cost as high as in the better restaurants u
New York. and hundreds where you can
get a very far dinner FOR - cents. or n YOU
would have wine. tor 10 cents additional.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-12
PROTECTIVE UMBRELLA
PROPOSED FOR SPHINX.

WRITTEN o II SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Downcast are the countenances of oc-
cultists and archaeolcEtsts at present. and
for the reason that danger threatens the
great Egyptian Sphinx. For thousands Of
years this great monument has w4thstood
tempests and all the other o~nsiauehts OF
time. yet now. according TO recent reports,
It is surely beginning to decay, and unless
prompt steps are taken to save IL from de-
struction Il is very probable that il will
within n few years be d%ethroned from the
position which It has occupied 50 proudly
for centuries.
such. at least. is the opinion Of more than
one Egyptologist who has examined We
Sphinx recently. The terrible sancstorms
during the last quarter Of a century. say
these experts. have gradually worn away
portions Of the rock which supports the
sculptured figure. and It is only a question
o. time when the ruin will be complete.
That the Sphinx itself Will suffer no one
siinks probable, for II Is fashioned out OF
..olid rock. and its admirers have apparent
II good reason for believing that 1t Is as
eternal a. anything earthly can De, out OF
what avail IS that II the supports and sur
roundings OF the mystical figure become-s SO
weak in time that a new site viii have 10
be found for it2
4 day or two after the doIefuI news
reached France a few leading archaeologists
met for the purpose OF devising some et-
fective method Of saving the Sphinx. and
after a long debate they decided that the
hest thing TO do would be TO erect a huge
umbrella ever the monument They agreed
that only in this way could the Sphinx De
protected against the destructive sand
storms which sweep periodically over the
deser;.
4 thorough investigation has shown. that
these storms more than anything else are
running the monument. and III these can
ouIv be wsrdei OF" say the archseoio-
rlsts. .there is no reason why the Sphinx
saould not last until the end OF the world
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you can buy IL surprising. I had just had
dinner before entered the place last night
and began my experiment with a cup Of
black coffee. There was a sign. i'Cafe noir
for ~ ceutlmts.' over a silver-Ula.H9 slot,
and an aft-r-diuucr coffee cup sthndins I'M
der a silver spigot below. I p4t a 2sou
piece IN the slot and within five seconds a
stream q rich. stcaminE black coffee poured
forth into the cup. IL continual to pour
until Il just filled the cup and fh+n stopped
short. I added some sugar from a pile OF
white Jumps lying on a shelf below. and "a
! drank / stood tn front Of one ~ the mir
rors beside % pretty French girl who was
finishing a cup Of cocoa she had taken from
thu n,ishhoriug slot. The nsNt machine
supplied hot chocolate NJ 4 cents a cup. and
further on were others which gaFe out dit
ferout kinds 81 liquors. chartreuse. benedic-
tine and coguac. for 3 or I centsla pony. ]
noticed a slot over one spigot which bore
the words American grug." and tasted IL.
The result was "a red liquor with a swedish
taste that would. think. XIII at forty rods.
SLOTS WHICH GIVE
SANDWICHES AND ICES
While waiting I watched customers COM
inE in for their various drinks one young
man took a glass from the milk slot. two
Germans patrouized the beer slot each get
ting a glass OF beer twice as large as that
commonly sid in the United States. and a
young dandy and his sweetheart. for two
lo-cent pieces dropped into the slot OF a
bottIe-like machine in the middle Of the
wall. drew out two glasses Of sparkling
champagne. There were also soda-water
slot machines and one which furnished
cousomme or hot beef tea at 4 cents a
drink.
There was an ice-cream slot. The cream
being kept IN little round dikhes under
glass. Each dish wcs on 3 metal leaf
hinged 10 a wheel. As the money drops
into the slot the wheel begins to turn. and
a moment later one OF the leaves reaches
the place where Il crops. and slides the
dish q ice cream down to YOU. The Ice
cream Is in plain sight and ybu can see
what you are going TO get before you put
your money in.
Then there are sandwich-sldt machines
and cake-slot machines. I counted 4 dozen
OF these. which will furnish you sandwiches
OF c~aviare. ham. tongue. salmon or % pate
de foie graS. as well a. cakes of different
KINGS. These are like the ice-cream ma
chimes. the sandwiches being ON tin shelves.
which drop after the money Is put In
This place was full during my stay and
the customers weFS Silserved with the as
sistance OF a hoy. GfEfrl and a man who
acted as cashier or change maker. ! talked
10 the cashier about the institution and was
told that Il paid very well. / see no reason
why one should not 10 Likewise IN an Amer
lean city. FRANK G. CARPENTER
Copyright. 10. by F. c. Carpenter.
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storm OF protests viii come from them II
the archaeologists attempt 10 carry out
their very novel plan.
They will argue as follows: we want 10
save the Sphinx just as much as you do.
but we DO not want TO vulgarze Il by
placing an umbrella over Il. In your Eyes
IL is merely a block OF stone; IN ours, Il Is q
symbol OF the highest truths. The mystic
ries contained IN II no one has fathomed.
but We have obtained a glimpse % them
and that IS why IL Is so often In cur
honored."
These protests might prove Of some avail
II the ~occultists would only suggest sumo
thing better than an umbrella. but. range
to say. they have not yet made the slightest
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Strlish Antnmn SLirts

Many OF the skirts shown ore made OF
dressy wear a firm rich quality OF tafeta
or peau de cygne Il employed. In nearly
every case the adjustable yoke IS of Saline.
matching the prominent color Of the plaid.
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All are pushing this way and that and
we gre jostled as we make our way through
Here we are in the fowl auction hail. where
crate. There are thousands OF partrii9es
pheasauts and game Of all sorts. Abon,
each auctioneer stands a crowd OF ne1
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-12

suggestion In that direction. They want TO
ave the Sphinx. but not one OF them has
proposed a method for its salvation. They
hbhor the idea OF an UNI reila simply be-
cause Il Is modern and vulgar. and their
adherence Is so great that some CT them
would sooner see the Sphinx gradually de-
cay than rave II projected IN the manner
proposed by the archaeologists-
Probahly one reason why they hsve not
taken the slightest pains 10 discover some
better and mere dignihed method Of protec-
lion than an umbrella u that the belief
among them Is strong that nothing can ever
harm the sphinx
For thousands OF years Il has endured.
they ssy. and Is Il likely that Il Is now go
Ing 20 decay simply because q few frag-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-10-09
Er-freers soIve Difficulties.

N .ha construction Of municipal
a.ec--:ca- generating plant for tte city
u Geneva tie engineers found them
selves confronted with 4 great diff
Guilty II he constantly varying water
'evei q the river Rhore. II order to
overcome this ircorsta1cv OF the va
ter suppl q -w0-S-oried station vas
constructed. with TWO turbines built
ere above tie other on the dynamo
-Ea.r. Tie plant comprises eighteen
sets q these turbines. Tie total "a
nac..v : tte plant : 5 90 horse
-o7=--.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-10-09
NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT
OF G. A. R. at washington, D. c., oc
tcber 6-11

tCISt u l.
For the occasion Of the national
ereampme1t Of the G. A. R. at Wash
tngron. D. G.. October ell. the South
ern railway will sell tickets to Wash
irgton and return at less than one-vav
rates round trip from Memphis
slS201 October ;. !. ), and s. Final
limit for return. October Is. By de-
posting ticket with Joint agent before
noon Of October i. ind on payment OF
q fee et % cents, ar extension Of the
final limit can be had TO November ;.
The choice Of two routes is offered.
T!ein leaving Memphis at Il p. n. car
ries both coaches and sleeper to Wash
ingr0n. without change, with dining
car service. arriving at Washington
at 5:522 a. n, second morning. over
the shortest mileage and with quickest
tine and at seasonable hour OF arrival.
Side trip tickets will be on sale to
holders, only, Of return portion Of G A.
R. tickets, or joint agents receipt
showing ticket is on deposit with him,
70 nearby battlefelds. October e-14,
Inclusive Limit to return within five
days
For / rrhsr information cali on any
tick7t aseat Of the Southern railway.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1902-10-09
CHEAP SETTLERS RATES TO THE
FAR WEST AND NORTH.
WEST

The Burlin. ton Rogte viii renew The
cheap one.way settlers rates every
day during September and October
1902. % Montana, Idaho, Washington
Oregon and California, such as $50
from St. Louis. s33 from Chicago, and
s25 from Missouri river points. TO Cali
fornia. Portland and Puget Sound ter
rifory. with correspondingly low rates
70 Spokane district.
The Burlington route and its con.
nections best reach the entire west
and northwest territory 1t is the
main road through the west. The map
shows
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HSES-=77 3 ssICy0:
K1Ilas5aI &JIfzGlzsiZ-s
MEX z GsaGS:
"ccIorists" Excursion Rates.

Oh GaEs mentioned below the sale
Of 6n4-vay ColoatSc tickets Is author
ed z.oH $. Loats. Thebis. Cais2
anlI Memphis. under the following
cordit:ors: One-half OF the standard
first class one-way rate. plus 500.
Missouri. points On s.. l.. 5.
". Ry.. south OF Delta. No.
Askansas.-AH psinJs. except Lit
lie Rock and points On Little Rock
Branch between Airheimer and Lit
tie Rock.
Texas.-AII points.
Louisiana.-To al points on the Cot
ton Belt. Kansas City Southern. T
& P. except New Orleans. H. & S.
and Southern Pacific except La.
Fayettel.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory
All points.
Dates Of SaIe.-October 21st, No
venber Il. and 18th. December 2nd
ann Eth. 1902: January 9Th and Goth.
February ID and 18th and April tch
and list 1a13.
Tickets are 10 be second class tick
cts. limited 70 continuous passage.
and plainly $ t.n77d On each coupen
"Colonisr. THESE tickets will not be
honored 4 standard sleeping cars.
E v. LeBEAJME
General PASSENGER and Ticket Agent.
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IRON MOU TAN Low ::AI:S

Natie-a: coave-cion Christian
Church. Omaha. NeD., October Is &c
23-On Occobe. i, s and 5 the Iron
Mountain Will sell tickets to Gu2ha
and return. one fac s. Is. ticket. e
5e good returning leaving Omaha cot
earlier than October Is. ror later
than October y. except that by de
posir Of ticket with joint agent and
payment OF 80 cents return ticket
may be extended to include Noven be-
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