PROGRESS IN THE WORLD OF ART
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THE city of New Tork sustained
quite a loss when the bequest
of the lute Charles T. Yerkes
was forfeited by the munic
ipality niid the art gallery which the
dead traction magnate Intended should
become a public Institution was al
lowed to go Into private hands. It Is
aid the building which Mr. Yerkes
erected for his art treasures will prob
ably be torn down to make way for
some other rich man's private resi
dence. An Insurance company held a
mortgage against the YerUes estntn,
and the art gullory which Mr. Yerkes
willed to the city of New York, with
Its contents, wns put up nt auction
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THE BENJAMIN CONSTANT PORTRAIT OF
MRS. YHItRES AND THE $10,0(IU BED.
under foreclosure proceedings und sold
for $277,500, a price barely exceeding
ibe amount of the mortgage. Thus the
rnre tapestries, statunry and paintings
Jioused lu the gallery were left home
less and the opportunity of the munic
ipality to convert the building with Its
collections Into a public institution
was lost. All the nrt objects in the
famous collection, the result of years
of effort by the lute multimillionaire,
must be removed from the gallery by
Feb. 6. They will be placed In the
Yerkes residence, adjoining. In East
Sixty-eight street, nnd. though there
Is possibility that this residence may
yet be utilized by the city as a permn
uent home for the collection, it is said
to be a remote one. The sale did not
Include the contents of the gallery.
The grand stairway forming the
principal entrance to the gallery Is a
most inipos-ing nnd artistic architec
tural creation, nnd In front of It was
rlnced n $(50,000 rug. Ou either side
were rare pieces of sculpture.
One of the notable pieces in the col
lection was the famous $40,000 bed.
Among the paintings are works by
members' of the early English, Flem
ish and Dutch schools as well as can-
ISIDOEK KONTI AND HIS FOUNTAIN GBOUP.
vases by many noted modern French
artists. Among the paintings which
Mr. Yerkes cherished himself with spe
cial, fondness were his Rembrandts.
He was also a great admirer of J. M.
W. Tunner and once paid about $80,
000 for a palntirfg by this artist. The
collection Included n painting of Mrs.
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liid wir-by Benjamin Constant.
The discovery has been made In this
fountry since the holding of the big in
rcmationnl expositions abounding In
sculptural decorations that the effect
of such ndornmcnts Is much heighten
ed by giving them proper out of door
surroundings. Carrying out this irton.
Chicago, the first American city to hold
ft world's fair embellished to any ex
tent with the sculptor's art. has been
making the experiment of an outdoor
exhibition. The display was held lu
Humboldt park aud is said to have
been the first outdoor sculpture exhibi
tion ever given in this country. Varl
lous societies co-operated, the held Co
lumbian museum lent a number of
groups from the lote but not lamented
Columbian exposition, and the sculiv
tors of Chicago and the west contrib
uted generously of their works. Toss
ing along through the shrubbery one
came, for Instance, upon "The Miner,"
a big muscled man, carrying his dinner
pall and stooping to kiss his little
daughter, a group by Charles J. Mulli
gan, who has done many such works
and has fitly been called the sculptor
or labor, on the lawn at the side of
the path was Leonard Crunelle's "Rov
nnd Hen" struggling as thouch In the
midst of an afternoon frolic. On the
bank of a stream which wends its war
inrougn the park was the same sculp
tor s "louthrui Bather."
In New York a somewhat similar
experiment was tried In connection
with the recent annual exhibition of
the National Academy of Design. The
sculptural exhibits, Instead of being
arranged as usual with the nalutlnss
In the Vanderbllt gallery, were placed
uy tnemseives in the; Gould ridlug cir
cle, next the Vanderbllt gallery. In
this apartment, with its tanbark floor
and lofty roof, the out of doors Im
pression was Intensified by placing at
the end opposite the entrance some
columns from the Massachusetts stu
dio of Daniel C. French so to form an
exedra and arrauslng hemlock trees in
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the background. lu the center of the
rear wall was placed Mr. French's
latest Important work, the Melvln me
morial, entitled, "Mourning Victory,"
au achievement that has been com
pared favorably with his now famous
"Death and the Sculptor." In the cen
ter of this unusual gallery was a
fountain with a fountain group by
Isidore Konti, and In front pf It was
the rather remarkable figure by Fer
nando Miranda, entitled, "Primitive
Marksman." This certainly had not
only the open air, but the primitive,
even primeval spirit, the man here
represented, on bis back with upraised
feet, supporting his bow and aiming
nn arrow at the sua, being a creature
who might well have lived in the gla
cial epoch so far as thoughts of clvlU-
'.atiou were concerned. The fountain
!foup by Mr. Konti, showing a mother
holding her child and bending over as
if to dip it in the flowing water, Is a
very chaste and beautiful creation,
worthy of an artist whose work at
several expositions has contributed so
much to popular education along the
lines of art
The centenary of the birth of Edgar
Allan Foe on Jan. 19 gives special in
terest to the bronze bust of Poe by Ed
mond T. Qulnn shown In the sculptural
aivlsion of the academy exhibition. It
lias been spoken of as one of the most
effective sculptural likenesses of the
poet yet produced and Interprets his
artistic temperament as only a true
artist appreciating the achievements
of a member of another creative pro
Cession could do. An Interesting con
trast might be Instituted between it
and the Poe bust by Zolnny In the pos
session of the University of Vlrgiuia.
Mr. Qninn's Poe is one which exerts a
fascination much like that which the
poet himself must have exercised over
those who were able to appreciate his
genius. The bust was purchased by
the Bronx Society of Arts and Sciences
for the monument dedicated by It In
Poe park, Fordbam, ou the day of the
centenary.
EDWARD HALE BRUSH.
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POSSUM meat Is conslJercd about
as appetizing a dish us could
be set before anybody, even a
king, by some connoisseurs In
such matters. Therefore It was as
high a compliment as could be paid
President Elect William H. Taft by
his Georgia ucighlwrs when they got
op a "possum dinner" In his honor at
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the Auditorium in Atlanta. Not that
the menu wus to be confined to pos
sums. But that sweet and Juicy an
imal was decided upon as the central
attraction of the feast, barring, of
course, the honored guest himself.
Since Judge Taft 'took up his winter
residence lu Georgia he has been feast
ed a good deal. If he desires to keep
down his flesh by his conscientious ex
ercise on the golf links, he certainly Is
subjected to a good many temptations
to Increase It and thereby offset the
effects of his golf playing by the many
Invitations extended to him to sit
dor q to oppeti::lug meals.
It was only a short time aco that n
dll full Justice to the barbecue of
Charles S. Bohler, given on the latter's
extiri!ve cotton plantation about ten
in:le) foin Augusta, and a few duys
later he faced a spread of "possum
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BKINQING HOME THH POSSUM ROASTING!
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and taters." besides a menu of heavv
dlmeusioifs, as the guest of the Augus
ta liar Association.
Mr. Taft at the barbecue distinguish
ed himself by eating, but at the ban
quet he was noticeably sparing ,of the
iooa. tie remurked with some feeling
that sleep w&s really what nature
craved. His confession that he would
like to tuke a aup did not prevent his
making a sp.i.-ecli. however, on the
lawyer's life aud the life of the judge.
tie expressed his regret on leaving it.
Latching possum Is a snort of which
the negroes of the south are fond and
In which they ,ire expert, and in antici
pation of the Taft possum dinner there
were busy times among the colored
people of the section. Judge Frank
Park of Worth county, Ga.. contrib
uted thirty possums to the dinner and
also seut three cooks to assist In the
proper preparation of the meal.
Skinning and dresslug the possum is
a process that requires cleverness for
Its proper execution. The colored folks
often ron st the little beast over a spit
out of doors, which Is believed to give
the meat a specially appetizing flavor.
A cartoon in the New York World
on the day of Senntor Benjamin R.
TAFT AND THE ATLANTA AUSI-TOBIUM.
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Tillman's reply to President floor,
velfs charges against "him represented
Mr. Roosevelt and the South Carolina
statesman In a duel to the death, the
president with his "big stick" and
Tillman with his celebrated "pitch
fork." .Mr. Til!. can has not wielded
his unique weain qnlte so much of
late as In former days, partly on oc
?ount of the condition of his health.
He was much run down Inst snrin
and took a trip to Europe lu the sum
mer, winch recuperated him some
what. Nevertheless his nhvKli lnn mi.
vised him ou his return to his sena
torial duties that he must nvol.l nil
excitement. In couseoueiice nf this
tittle was beara from Mm lids session
up to the time of the Roosevelt secret
service episode and the
which brought Mr. Tillman's name to
iue iront anu connected him n-tth
charges of improper use of his position
in the senate to further private ends.
Sir. Tillman's reply to the accusations
emanating from the White House
showed that, though his health may
be somewhat Impaired, he Is mm aiii
to wield his celebrated pitchfork wiih
vigor.
Senator Tillman, like many of Ms
fellow lawmakers, has a large fund of
anecdotes at his disposal. One o!
BENJAMIN It. TILLMAN.
them, which Harper's Weekly relates,
pertains to a section of the senator's
state, remarkable for the greut longev
ity of Its residents and containing an
odd character long known as "Old Jim"
Toiliver. "No one knew Jim's exact
age, but he was popularly supposed
to be somewhere round ninety," said
Mr. Tillman.
" 'Old Ji;' enjoyed no greater pleas
ure than to Jest about the senility of
his neighbors, for he himself was as
ppry as a youngster of forty-five. One
morning 'Old Jim' Toiliver met a friend
named Taylor. 'And how is my ven
erable friend V asked Toiliver.
" 'Venerable nothing!' exclaimed Tay
lor. 'I am not near as old as vou nre
Jim, and you kuow It.'
"'I'm not so sure about that,' said
Old J4m.' 'Tell me. Tavlor. whnt I
the first thing you can recollect?'
'the first thing I recollect, replied
Taylor, 'and that must hnv y
say.-iuere goes 'Old Jim' Toiliver."'"
Charles Nagel, the Missouri Repub
lican leader who Is talked of In con
nection with the next cabinet, is
urged for the post of secretary of
commerce and labor. Ho Is a lawyer
and was born In Texas In 1841). He Is
CHABLE9 KAOEL.
a graduate of the St. Louis High
school and the St. Louis Law school
aud attended lectures at the Univer
sity of Berlin. He was admllted to
the bar in 1373. has served In the St
Louis council and the legislature of
the state and Is one of the trustees of
Washington university.
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By C. V. Gregory
Of ths Agricultural Division of thi
Iowa State Colleja. Covsriri .
Course of Study Followed by the Iowa
State College.
WILL BE PUBLISHED IN TH
CHIEFTAIN
Beginning Thursday Feb, 11
In Installments
The Series Covers Eighteen Lessons,
One JLesson to Appear each Week Un
til Course is Complete
Following are Hie Subjects Treated:
1 How a seed starts to grow
2 How plants eat and grow
3 Preparing the ground
4 Water in relation to plant growth
5 Leguminous crops and rotations
6 How plants are propagated
7 The selection of seed !
8 Growing corn
9 Weeds and how to combat them
10 Some insect pests
11 Bactaria, how they affect the farmer
12 The sslection and care of farm machinery
13 How animals grow
14 Some points on stocH feeding
15 Breeding live stocK
16 Farm buildings
17 The farm house
18 The business side of farming
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