The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1903-10-08
TREASURES LOST TO VIEW.
Trophies Thst would Enrich Any-
Snc Fortunate EnoaEh 60 BrlnE
Them 20 Light.

AN EANtAAAAN AANAAAAt - tNAtRhAtN Wv
world has ever known is imperfect. and
the piece mlssIng-a right arm-would
bring the finder In a kings ransom. 80
may be termed a treasure in itself This
arm, of course. belongs 10 the Venus de
Milo now IN TIE Louvre at Paris, and 2S
years ago Il turned up IN England, and
was proved by experts TO be the genuine
Venus. The owner. however, refused 10
part with II, and concealed II somewhere
lest II should be stolen by thieves. When
he died he left no record MS to where
the arm was hidden, and from that day
10 this It's rosting-plaee has remained
mystery. says London Tit-Bits
Somewhere there is an old bronze
drinking cup which would easily realize
sl00, ,000 II put on the market II is the
famous bronze bowl found in Egypt q
century and a half ago. on which was
engraved the ancient history of the
Pharaohs. It was stolen from an Fgyp-
tian temple In 1889. and brought 10
Europe From that timo II miracal0usly
disappeared. and 40 years later the
French government offered $4,000 for
its discovery. but the famous cup had
vanished. IN all probability forever,
Great pictures have an unhappy knack
of disappearing. and lucky would be
the Individual who came across Sir
Joshua Reynolds Countess OF Der
by" for II would realize 100000 This
was acknowledged 10 be Reynolds
greatest portrait, but not long after Il
was painted n disappeared from the
earl OF Derby's collection, and has never
since been heard Of. There was also
two Vandykes and Rembrandt miss
ing for which the National gallery would
willingly pny 100000. and no doubt the
earl Of Crowe would give n four-dgure
reward 10 anyone who restored The
cupid cut by some vandal from the
picture Of former countess OF Crewe
and her son. who was painted as the
little sprlte
Half century ago the Italian gov
ernment offered $4,000 to anyone who
would redlacover the F1orentine chalice
This Is a goblet OF green Venetian
glass. made In the sixteenth century for
the pope. and engraved with a picture
of the resurrection. Its manufacture IS
said TO have occupied two years. and
the secret OF the glass. which was thin
ner than paper, Is lost The cup was
stolen from the vatican. but no one
came forward 10 claim the offered re-
ward and the probabilities are that the
cup has been smashed.
a similar treasure. which vanished IN
an oqunlly strange manner. was the
Narsella vase OF Dresden chiun. II Is
the only piece Of china missing from the
famous Marsolla collection. the value Of
which Is set down as sT5 600. and Il bears
upon Il the cross arrows and a lions
head a few years ago the vase was
said to be IN the north Of England, and |
it IS safe 20 assert that II anyone re-
discovers Il he can command { price
running well into four figures
Probably in some lumber room in this
country there is an old sword which, II
the owner only knew #. IS worth eou-
pie Of thousand pounds. Il was the state
sword presented by the nation TO Ed
ward III. aud AZ ont tine the hllt was
studded with large rHhles. but these dis
appeared long before the weapon fol-
lowed them into obacurlfy some years
gro. ANY one Of our national museums
would purchase the sword for the sum
while Il ls not unlikely that
In q public auctlon-room the siddins
would rise even higher.
rreuy reaches.
Serve At dessert fair. large peaches,
one 10 each person. laid upon a vine
leaf IN the middle Of a glass plate.
and accompanied by a fruit knife, fruit
napkin and glass naTpie containing
sherry mrup The peaches are 70 be
pared. cut IN delicate long slices and
aither dipped into the slrup az eaten
or dropped IN II together. and eaten
afterwhrd To make the sherry sirup.
put pound of best lump sugar and
1ne dozen peach kernels in a glass Jar
cover an inch deep with sood sherry
and set IN the sun. stirring occasional.
y until the sugar dissoives Good
Housekeeping.
Disquanned.
80 you wish q position as linemanfs
asked the manager af the telegraph COM
oany Have you bad any experlenee9s
mo. sir. not as a lineman"
We'll you know this a york requlr-
ne great endurance aud considerable
frenEth
4 think III be al right, sir I've
jeen out with thres polar expeditions,
md cen stand any kind of a strain"
%. son wouldn't do al All. Why. you
lover could lnd the pole "--cbleago