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The Minneapolis journal., 1902-05-23
Mems Summer Suits,

.s Homespuns, Flannels @4> z%"s
Worsted and Serge
Summer Suits will beworn much this season,
especially by the younger men. sY
This is mans only chance to be gay in his attire
and still be correct. Light colors will predominant,
though the dark blues and grays will be shown, es-
pecially in the twobutton double breasted sack
Homespuns will predominant among those men who
can give attention to their clothes; but for bus
insss wear the flannel s5T $50 to $28
~ SIS and $18 MEMS SUITS, $12.
We have secured about 500 Suits from such well
known and extens vely advertised manufacturers as
Fechheimer, Fishel Co., B. Kuppenheimer & Co.,
and Hart Schaffner and Marx.
price of $12 minimum for such clothing especially tor
fashionable patterns unfinished worsted included IN TINS o
Some $40 table but the ma
oy or $l2 all lined with fine serge and are hand
tailored .. - ,sE.SE
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-05-23

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Shirts Drawers, long short sleeves; drawers IN
two lengths of inseam, perfect quality, CO.
very fine finish, all sizes ~
Mems Manchauees French Health Underwear Gauze wool
Our 1asa $25
SUMNER HALF HOSE-Mens open work Half Hose, in
pretty effects colors black and blue; regu-
lar Csc quality. Per pair 5~S
=. .:~-@.. NECKWEAR.
stocks that well ade but
for the plymouth .= $50
In Plymouth fashion linked oddiy
and color which the distinctive characteristics; Of
every article that finds permanent place in smart 81
shops, Soc 75c and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-25
MAY BE A LONG LOST RUBENs.
ssThe Drunken Bacchus," Missing
Since 1855, Found in New York
CNew YORK Heraid.)


After hanging for years in an OBJ
scure corner In the vein stube of
George stark, at 142 Seventh avenue.
a painting alleged TO be from the brush
OF Rubens has been discovered, and its
owner believes il to be the missing
THE Drunken Bacchus" spoken of by
Carlton Smith in his work on Rubens-
Recently a visiting artist saw the
painting and asked permission to take
il away and subject it TO a restoring
process to remove the CRIME and dust
and Accommodations of sixty years to
the knowledge of the Stark family
Last evening Mr. Stark told this story
of the painting:
My father. Carl Stark, bought out
the old Heidelberg Fass tavern. in East
Broadway. when he came TO this coun-
try, sixty years ago. and often told
me that this painting was one of the
treasures of the inn at the time OF its
purchase. and informed me that some
times il would be very valuable
when we removed to our present 10
cation the old painting came, too, al
though you could hardly recognize the
figures on account of the smoke and
CRIME covering the canvas All that
we know of it was that it was very old
Last winter a friend and an artist
visited me, and the picture caught the
artists eye as it hung there in the cor
ner.
HE told me he thought it was very
old. and asked to take it away and re-
store ii as far as possible. He returned
ii short time since and declared
that the treatment of the figures in
the painting was similar to that of Ru-
bens, and said he believed we had one
of the old masters works
Therein BiakesIee of Thirty-fourth
street and Fifth avenue has viewed it
and says he. too. is confident the work
is a true Rubens.
After hearing this, / decided to find
out something of Rubens myself, and
visited the Astor and Lenox libraries,
and in the works of Carlton Smith dis
covered that picture called THE
could not be accounted for. except that
it was believed 10 have been bought
by a Frenchman named Chatillon and
brought to New York in 17S5.
In the book a canvas is described
giving the figures that appear here"
In deep shadows and high lights the
figures are portrayed on the canvas
which is about three and one-half by
four and one-haif feet in size. The CEN
ter figure is a nearly nude Bacchus,
with a wreath twined about his fore
arm, riding on braying ass and sup
porting a male and a female figure
walking on either side.
The Bacchps carries in his hand a
cup of ancient pattern. and, with chin
on breast, is apparently in a maudlin
condition. A Pan. with pipes on which
he is playing. slightly precedes the
three. and directly behind all follows "a
reveller. drinking wine from a pitcher,
held by a figure at the extreme right
edge of the canvas.
In the lower left hand corner OF the
painting the road turns, and in the dis
lance are seen farms and the usual
goat. Much of the rich coloring once
in the picture still remains The scar
let drapery about the Bacchus, and the
red wine flowing from the upturned
pitcher.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-25
SHADoWED a BANK TELLER.
Gratifying Result of a Sleuth's In
vestigation of Queer Doings.
CSt Louis Republic

Il have had all kinds of experiences. -
said detective, but last night 1 had
an entirely new one. Two DAYS ago
the president of banking house sent
for me, and said that he feared there
was something wrong with his assist
ant teller, who appeared to be laboring
under some excitement, and who
showed signs of late hours and dissi-
patton. I Was asked to shadow him.
and to look out for evidence of irregu-
larities
1T was then noon. and 1 started at
once by following my man to a cheap
restaurant / supposed that he was go
ing for his luncheon. but he went into
a telephone booth and closed the door.
IL was impossible for me to hear with
whom he was talking, so / went to the
proprietor OF the place and made some
Inquiries, and learned that my man
telephoned every day at that time. and
seldom bought more than a sandwich.
That day he paid the telephone toll.
but bought nothing. AS / followed
him into the street / made up my
mind that he was in communication
with stock broker, and that financial
trouble was the cause of his strange
actions That was nothing new in my
experience.
When ne left the bank that after
noon he was in a great hurry, and I
followed him toward his home in the
car behind the ore he was in; but by
some means he gave me the slip. for he
didn't get off at the corner nearest his
home or several blocks .afterWard, as
far as I saw I went TO his apartment
TO wait for him, and, meeting a little
girl just entering the street door, I
inquired If she knew him.
He is my papa, she answered,
and viii be home in a few minutes He
always stops to see the doctor after
he leaves the bank. because mamma
is very i'll, and we are afraid she will
die. The doctor comes every noon and
telephones TO papa and then he stops
there on his way home If you will
come in you won't have long to wait.
or you can call again, for he never
leaves mamma after he comes home,
and sits UP all night with her.
81 said that I might call again. but
instead l went to the home of the bank
president and made my report. This
morning that teller got a letter from
the bank granting him two weeks va
cation and telling him that his salary
was increased $50 a month.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-25
BELIEVES IN SPIRITS NOW.
This Bootblack Thinks He Got His
Information Cheap.

There is at least one man in Wash
ington who is a profound believer in
spiritualism. He is a colored bootblack,
whose first name is AdOlphuS, and his
occupation has something to do with
this story. He had a friend, another
colored bootbIack, known TO the fra
ternity as oliver. whose career in shin
ing shoes was cut short by death.
Adolphus lamented divers demise, and
often says that he had few equals in
putting a patent-leather polish on a
pair of battered shoes.
Adolphus had occasion one day to go
to see a Spiritualist who owed him a
trifing sum for services performed in
line of his work. the professor re-
ceived his caller cordially, so cordially.
in fact. that the bootblack forgot TO
mention the object of his visit.
Don't you want to get a message
from Oliver asked the professor"
oliver, He done died. How L git a
message frum him.
"Oho, that's easy" said the professor.
and taking a double slate from table
near by he washed il clean. put a small
pencil inside, tied il securely, and wait
ed developments. Adolphus says he
heard a slight scratching sound, and n
a smoment the slate was opened, and
there was the message from Oliver.
II am in hell, suffering
L HE IOOAD4dNA Nt44l4A1SbNt0 10 PeISplIS
freely
Now" said the professor, you viii
have chance 10 see Oliver. He wants
10 talk with you
8 Deed, puffessuhs All doan want to
talk tub him"
'Oh, yes; that Will be all right There
he is behind that screen. Listen, he's
talking to you"
Adolphus was rooted to the spot for
a moment while the spirit rapidly told
him few things. Finally, he could
stand it no longer, and with a fright
ened yell went leaping down the stairs.
The other day he gave a verbatim ac-
count Of divers conversation
Hit shO' was Olivuh; jes' as natchuT
as life He say jes' as he say on de
slate. 'Ah'm in hell, sufferin'' He tell
me tub men nah ways or Ah'H go tub
hell too l didn't wait fob no mo-
All jes' yelled an lit out. Wen All gifts
down heah All was as wife as a sheet
Hit laid me up in bald fob mon a week
Did All git nah money? No. He can
keep dat 80 cents He doan owe me
nothin' now
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-25
THOSE NAVAL MANEuVERs.

T HERE WOULD be considerable hu-
1 NOR about the naval maneuvers
now being conducted of the Atlantic
coast IL they were nos SO expensive An
expert has estimated that the sport
viii cost the country several millions OF
dollars. and the good TO he derived
from them il ri9icnlously out OF pro-
portion 10 the sum expended.
4 lot Of supposedly sane, sensible
men are tearing around the ocean and
wiSswaeging up and down the coast
playing game Of hide ard seek with
the governments great lighting ma
chimes. SUPPOSE the 'enemy-s'' fleet
does manage 10 slip by the coast guar
dams ana sheet landing at some &C
cessible point what win have been
proven Nothing. except that one
American admiral Is a little shire wder
than another American admiral. or
that weather conditions favored one
and acted as a ietriment 10 the other.
The whole business. the booming of
blank cartridges. tine fiying hither and
thither with foolish messages. the ex-
cited night watches and all that. are
chud's PLAY, IL the money being wasted
on these n0erile msneuvers were ex-
pended in target practice there might
b. some shadow Of excuse for the out
lay As it is. the people VINO pay the
taxes have just srounds FOR entering a
protest.
During our war with Spain the only
preparation that had an active bearing
on the result was the target practice.
our sailors had been taught to shoot
straight and TO shoot quickly. When
the time came they responded unerr-
ingly. and the Spanish teets were
transformed from warships 10 battered
iroa in less tine than il takes to tell
the STORY. II the time Of those men
had been Ssknr in trying to outma-
neuver a supposedly attacking fleet in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-25
Mr.. KNOWS EUROPEAN JuNKEr

a ITORNEY GENERAL KNOX sails
on wednesday for Paris, and a
Tot of people are Wondering how ne
onnd it possible 10 get away just at
'his time. Perhaps the reason for Mr..
zknox's departure is the fact that a
campaign is about TO open and he
1doesn't want TO hear the harsh things
5ahat viii be said about the trusts.
fspeal<ers on both sides of the political
fence viii preach antitrust doctrines
zfrom one end of the country TO the
tother. and. of course. that would wound
the delicate sensibfities Of Mr. Knox
UNNECESSARILY.
II is difficult for a large percentage
4 of the voters 70 understand how Presi-
<dent Roosevelt can 'denounce unlawful
combinations Of capital and at the
<same time allow Attorney General
Knox 10 remain in office. Mr.. Knox's
Ifriendliness toward the trusts is open
/ land notorious Prior 10 his appoint
ment he was trust attorney and he
has done nothing since to Indicate a
change of heart.
Rumor has it that he is to be hon.
/ ored with an appointment to the su-
preme bench of the United States on
the retirement Of Justice Shiras, which
is expected shortly. To use a street
expression. that would be worse and
more Of il. And still President Roose-
! welt Is attempting TO pose. and other
Republicans, following his example, are
attempting 10 pose as mighty hunters
Tor trusts. If that isn't consistent in
consistency, there are no such things
as daylight and darkness.
Il is not likely that anything will
happen to the trusts while Hr. Knox is
|away-that is, anything except a hot
air bombS~dment. Mr. Knox has
doubtless left his Office ir hands that
viii continue his friendly attitude
toward the mOpopolies
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-25
"SwAGGERn STICKS.
Chapultepec Canes For Soldiers of
Third Infantry.
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.)


Cincinnati Commercial Tribune1
A decided novelty in the life of
United States soldiers at army posts
will soon be introduced by Colonel
Page of the Third United States infan-
try, stationed at Fort Thomas. He will
supply his regiment with something
new in the form of ''swagger'' sticks.
small, light canes. which are commonly
carried by soldiers in the British army.
But, with the Third, the sticks will
mean something more than the mere
idea of natty appearance and produc-
ton OF swinging step. for there will
be something of historic Importance
connected with them.
The sticks viii be facsimiIes, reduced
in size, of the highly priced and his
toric relic. the drum majors baton.
made of the flagstaff at Chapultepec.
and presented to the Third infantry
during the Mexican war by General
smith. The baton, which is large and
heavy, with silver mounting. now oc-
cuDieS a place of honor among the rel
les of the famous Third at Colonel
Pages quarters Upon the head of the
baton is engraved in silver: ITO the
Third United States Infantry, From
Brigadier General Smith. Chapultepec.
1S4S"
The gift is an expression of the graf
ihcation of General Smith over the in,
domitabie bravery of the Third in the
storming of Chapultepec on Sept l3.
lS4i- In the assault upon this almost
impregnable stronghold of the Mexi-
cans, the Third lost terribly in officers
and men. but over rocks and chasms
and mines. ana with the aid of scaling
ladders. they drove everything before
them.
The sticks TO be carried by the Third
VIII be of the same shape as the large
baton. silver mounted. and with the
coat of arms of the regiment and the
words ''ChapultePec. 1S4S'' engraved.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-25

rock. some defects of which are sup
piled by partial stone casing. There
Is a temple in front of II. but ali efforts
70 prevent the sand settling over the
building have failed
In front of the breast OF the Sphinx
originally appeared an image of a god.
the weather-worn remains of which
may still be made out. The head of
the Sphinx was a work of art of the
highest type known 10 the Egyptians.
and finished with the greatest care. It
is now greatly mutilated. but, in spite
OF all its injuries, its calm, majestic,
pensive expression still appeals TO the
most thoughtless of travellers
Perhaps means may be found 10
avert the threatened ruin of this noble
figure, but the battle between modern
conditions and ancient monuments is
one that usually results in only one
way.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-25
DOOM oF TIE SPHINX.
Irrigation Causing Famous Egyptian
Monument TO Crumble.
tNew York Times.)


The present is a period of the van
ishing Of monuments which have stood
for thousands OF years. THE other day
Venice lost one of her famous relics
of past days, and many other build
ings in the lovely Queen City of the
Adrlatic are threatened with destruc-
ton
And now comes the news that an
even more famous, an Infinitely more
venerable monument, is likely to dis
appear 1t is said that the Sphinx
Which has stood on the bank of the
Nile since the shadowy days of the
Pharaohs, cannot long Withstand the
erumbling occasioned by modern con-
ditions in Egypt
Since the British have been in con-
troll in Egypt they have altogether
changed the face of the country. Land
that was once desert is now smiling
with yerdure. Irrigation has re
claimed thousands of acres, and the
great dam at Assouan viii result in a
marvellous increase in the size of the
region under cultivation
All this has resulted in so modifying
the atmosphere of the country that the
dry air which allowed the preservation
Of the Sphinx no longer exists. Every
one knows that the preservation of the.
monollths in London and New York,
however carefully they be watched.
cannot be continued indefinitely, and
It's said that the same trouble which
caused so much discussion here in re-
gard TO Cleopatra's Needle is threat
ened in the case OF the famous figure
that has inspired so many poems and
pictures
The Sphinx was built before the
Great Pyramid. somewhere about 1900
years before Christ. It is q rseumbent
man-headed lion. 1SS feet long. hewn
out Of a natural eminenee ia the. solid
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-25
LoTos OF THE SIAMEsE.
An Annual Festival of Lilies-Lo-
gends in Which They Have a Part.

Thousands of real and artificial lilies.
bearing cargoes of sugar. sweetmeats,
rice, betel, tobacco and incense sticks,
are annually fioated on rivers and sea
by the Siamese as offerings to water
spirits. The lotos is the national flower
of Siam and is interviewer in its re-
ligion and poetry. IN that country
both the white and pink varieties grow
in The greatest profusion.
On the way from Bangkok il is not
unusual to sail for miles through
Hooded fields covered with the white
flower The royal lotos gardens Of
Bangkok are several miles from the
kings palace, but are reached by a
drive over a good carriage road or a
pleasant row by canal and river. &
beautiful palace and temples are in
the garden The palace, il is said. is
being prepared as the future home OF
the heir apparent During the visit Of
the Duke of Mecklenburg TO the king
of Siam he was entertained 5ere. The
lotos garden is one of the most breezy
sites in the city and is a favorite picnic
resort
A new variety of Iotos. it is said. has
recently been found. II is larger than
the pink flowers and is pure white ex-
cept for an inner rev of crimped and
sea green Like the others, the heart
of the new lily is golden, but it has
no fragrance The lotos is interviewer
with every religious rite and ceremony
Of the Siamese, and there are few leg
ends which do not in some way have
to do with it. When Buddha. for in
stance, appeared as a man encircled
by halo OF glory, the earth bloomed
spontaneously and in profusiOn with
LIZ a. Il
er Is usually represented as sitting in
an open lotos. At the ceremonies at
tending the cremation of the drowned
queen of Siam, tridents. with triple
tips. each crowned with the lOtos. were
carried in the procession otos-shaped
cups and sprinklers are used for the
royal bath in the hair-cutting and
coronation ceremonies Even the
kings cigars are rolled in the petals
of the flower which are gathered in
the royal garden and preserved with
great care.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-25
PROFIT ON FRIARs' LANDS.

HERE are hints OF a scandal of
grave proportions in connection
with the negotiations for the purchase.
1 by the United states. of the friars
lands in the Philippines. It is openly
stated that q large proportion of these
lands is now held by American cor
porations ana that some OF them are
going 10 make a fine profit if the sale
to this country is conSummated.
From Manila comes word that the
authorities know of the conditions. but
they say the lands are held only NOM
inally by the corporations so as to
make 1t easier for the friars to collect
their rents. In other words. the cor
porations are merely acting as agents
OF the friars. When the proper time
comes the broad acres will be turned
over to their rightful owners. who will
take unto themselves all the gain
therefrom.
That sounds very pretty. but phil
anthropy IS an entirely new pursuit
Tor corporations to follow. The at
nospfere OF the Philippines must be
vastly different from the atmosphere
OF the United States if men of wealth
fofm companies merely for the purpose
OF helping out distressed land owners.
As a matter of fact. corporations are
not different in the Philippines from
corporations ia this country. Capital
lists are not putting their money into
anything in which they cannot see at
least fair profit. II they are holding
the lands OF the friars they are hold
ing them in the expectation OF netting
tidy sum when those SAM lands are
purchased by the United States.
At any rate, the matter is worthy of
Investigation. and such an investiga-
ton as viii reveal the true state Of
affairs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-25
LIVING WITHOUT EATING.

HEY ARE DOING considerable
talking in France about the length
OF time snakes can fast without APP
parent injury and it is more than like
~ that. in their worry over the. snakes,
the French scientists have entirely
lost track of the number of human
beings in Paris who do without food
for greater or less periods. One gen
tleman has been engaged in the deli
cate practice Of starving reptiles in
order to satisfy mis- curiosity.
1t took him more than four years to
kin one snake, but he was merciful in
that instance. He allowed the inverte-
brate to have a little water occasional
~. When they had neither water nor
food they didn't last so long. often
dying within two years and a half or
three years. The case of a snake that
starved itself is recorded in detail. and
seems interesting enough for publica-
ton here. The account says:
The 18th of November. 1899, there
was placed in the snake house of the
museum superb reticuIated python
OF Japan. which measured nineteen
and one-half feet in length. his colora-
ton being living and brilliant, his
diameter enormous, and his activity
denoting the most fiourishing state of
health. Furthermore. he manifested a
dangerously aggressive disposition. He
was offered the most diverse foods. but
all were obstinately refused. Sheep,
rabbits, geese, ducks and chickens
were in turn offered. and whilst at
times he stified these in his coils he
left them without touching them. He
contented himself with frequent bath
ing in his basin, and this fact is i'm
portant. as death comes much quicker
with the ophidians submitted to an alb
soiute last
The python continued to refuse food
and began to decrease in volume. the
brilliant and glistening color present
at first giving place to a dun. gray
color, and at the commencement of
1902 he was surprisingly thin, being
nothing more than skin and bone.
Completely apathetic and inoffensfve.
he allowed himself TO be handled with
impunity, remaining perfectly inert.
rolled up in the corner of his cage. At
different times it was sought to feed
him by means OF eggs placed in his
mouth, but this nourishment produced
no result. 1t was observed that par
tial and successive death of the organs
preceded in "a way the total death,
which occurred the Goth of April. 1902.
that is after two wears FIVE rnon+bs
and three days of fasting.
The animal weighed at the time of
death twenty-seven kilos, the initial
weight having been seventy-five kiIos.
Thus the reduction was forty-eight
kilos, or nearly two-thirds of the orig
inal weight, a remarkable figure.
which seems TO prove that sometimes
with the larger adult ophidians, sub
hitting voluntarily TO a relative fast.
death does not occur until after a loss
of weight much greater than Chossat
thought"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-08-25

mimic war, 1t might have taken
longer TO destroy the Spanish squad
rons.
No imitation is ever as good as the
genuine article; no sham battle, how
ever vigorously prosecuted, ever APP
proaches the real battle. Admirals of
other navies. who are watching the At
ianrc maneuvers, viii learn many
things from them. but the first thing
they'll learn viii be that whenever they
desire To attack the American coast
they must adopt some method not tried
during the spectacular foolery now go
ing on