4 , * I • % ' i fx i V V Ul «na«| 1®!-: R-UcTdfell ••'i' ,* H SALUTE thee, O Emerald, magic gem.!" cries Micbitet to this souvenir of green prairies, oce^n deaths and clear-cleft well* of peaceful power " C^"~' *' It was occult to all ancient peoples. -$t '• shone midst the verbena leaves of the crowns of Druid priestesses, in the tangle of dark hair, above the unutterable yearning, of their eyes of splen dor, as never to-day in the conventional cor rectness of machine- made setting. Color of universal harmony; emblem of hope, joy, abundance; It cured epilepsy, eased the pafl-gs of childbirth and brought sleep to tired brains. It healed all ocular diseases. Indeed, so pure was its power that when the eye of a serpent met the eye of an emerald the serpent became immediately blind, or perhaps had to wear glasses like the cobra the rest of his Ufe. Seeresses of eld used to hold an emerald beneath their tongues so the incoming wave of psy chic vibration might; be met by its force and not utterly overwhelm them. Light seems to traverse, to linger and caress this lovely stone, whilst the diamond seems to turn back the reflection so violently it Strikes one. al most as a blow. Vert-de-pre--the emerald is sister M , m #1 Ji&Z CW&TAS& TC> /2̂ AGP£XmCBiX3 j&sjeze- e vtirm 9 i j c f j ftp*;?; 'i, to be. One thought of the enormous waste in cutting them all the same shape. Each should have been of •lightly different form, their setting following as though the artist were loath to lose any tithe of beauty; the edges should show the touch of his. creative hand, perhaps even the ham mer marks. Each link speaks Individ ual strength and feeling in its twist, and should be incrusted with grains of gold, beads of enamel or tiny gems, and some continuous design run even on the inside. For those who are really'rich, yet may have but little money, there are •other beautiful green gems. The peridot should be given sacred honors, .for it is the only gem that has ever been known to fall from heaven, having occasionally been found In those mysterious masses called aero lites. Like some rare sea thing in sea tones is the pendant of peridots, olivines, aqua marines and violet tinted pearls. Half lost in gauzes, / it would encourage and reveal a personality that would be com pletely extinguished by OS* m>i*£ Mm ' or ®1' ii% " T- $ jt ^ ** m V ̂ > 1 %fce-leaves and, like the sapphire, Is best by % day and shrinks from artificial light. Consecrat ed to the month of May, it is said to symbolize the charity that springs from a well of goodness In the heart and its color, nature's favorite, to •peak of hope and new spiritual birth. _ Nq other gem holds as many fascinating leg ends or haunting historical memories; they go back to Immemorial time when the Incas wor shiped the goddess Esmerelda in the person of a stone as big as an ostrich egg and offered other emeralds to consort with it, so that the Span iards were able to seize the votive treasures of centuries. The five emeralds which Cortez stole from the crown of Montezuma were of enormous sise, rough-cut in the form of sacred symbols of •ex worship. Even Cortez was so Enamored of them that he refused to sell them to the empress and so lost favor at court. There is still preserved at Rome the emerald seat to the pope by Peru after the Catholic con quest of that country and the name "Emerald Isle," given to Ireland, was from a magnificent ring sent by Pope Adrian to Henry II. when he took dominion over it. The orientals have always known how to handle this wonderful crystal, setting in peacock- tolled embroidery of enamel, keeping Its irregu larities of form, perhaps simply smoothing the edges so as to preserve-as much color as pos sible. Indian princes often wear emerald rings fully two inches across. In the shrine of the great Tooth temple of Kandy, Ceylon, there is a Buddha of fabulous value carved from a single * gem. I have seen in the treasury of the Bultan of Turkey whole robes encrusted with emeralds, wtih superb single stones of the purest water set In the handles of scimitars. There were prayers in the interior of the Taj Mahal spelled in em eralds before the British soldiers dug them out with their kniveB. We read of Nero viewing the gapies "men Played with death, where death must win" through emerald eyelids. Caligula's consort leaned from the verd-antlque balconies of the golden hill adorned with two millions of our dol lars' worth of emeralds and pearls. Napoleon wore through some Of his bloodiest tattles the great emerald torn from the throat of Charlemagne when they dared to disturb his •lumber and to this talisman the Man of Destiny ascribed his power to sleep at will and as long ^or little as he would. When Isabey was to paint the laBt portrait of Josephine,' she said: "Paint tte in emeralds to say that my sorrow will be over green, but surround them with diamonds to portray the undying purity of my love." Of course royal people hold, the finest exam-' of this gem, which, in conjunction with ,'-|p&arls, they prefer to all others., Qi^een Isabella' was very proud of her carved emeralds, but carv-1 lag destroys the greatest beauty of the stone, the1 perfect limpidity of its color. An Italian princess possesses the most famous parure in Europe, en hancing her patrician beauty ap she stands •gainst the faded green tapestries, the ormolu «tnd malachite of her Roman palace--a never-to- fce-forgotte^ picture. At the syftme time an Indian princess in her emeralds and fringes « of pearl looks more poetic, her grace Just divined through the sa ri's veil, for there is a certain pinched stiff- »> ness about ev^n the best of Q,ur modem ef fects; all .seems mere millinery with' heart, body and soul expression spoiled by the self- consciousness of trying to hold together so many unrelated parts. The most splendid regalia at the Viennese court is that of the archduchess Marie Josepha, wife of Duke Otho. She has Just had them set In a new and massive design by the court Jeweler. A stomacher we give as illustration.1 The large - emeralds are so arranged that they can be de tached and other colored stones clasped in the same settings; thus the archduchess has rubles, sapphire, pink topaz anad Immense diamonds of the same size, so she may change to suit her toilets. Also all the sprays can be taken to pieces and worn as smaller ornaments or massed, to gether in different designs. This fashion was Introduced by the Empress Elizabeth, who de lighted in such combination and would cover the whole front of a court garment with complex de sign. Such may be done with a modern artistic design if made by a special Jeweler, and is con venient to thope who may only possess a few pieces. Thus a girdle may separate into brooch, ' pendant, cloak clasp, necklace, at will. There is a vaporous blonde actress at the Cbmedle Francaise whose favorite color is' sky blue, which she clasps with a girdle of emeralds - so valuable that a big policeman never loses sight of tier when wearing it on the stage or off. This appreciation of the charm of related blue and green and violet is comparatively new to us, though always known to the orient and to an tiquity. Emeralds are usually cut In simpler form than diamonds and the corundum, or ruby, family of geins. The table cfut, square or oblong, with large, flat face tnd beveled edges, the lower sur face in long, narrow facets. Their value depends upon the tone, transparency and especially In the western world the flawlessneBs of the gem, which, if of dark velvet depth may even be worth more than the diamond, though the price put upon all expensive gems by the leading American Jewel- 'dt*s 1b entirely fictitious. The "flawless emerald" h*e become a classic comparison for perfection, as nearly every stone is full of little rifts or clouds or discolorations that make it unfit for the 4>lit superlatives of modern taste; to the oriental mind nothing is more beautiful than beauty; each stone is but a note of color in a general harmony and the eastern Jeweler lias no preju dice against "flaws" or "off colors" and finds wor thy and dignified place for manay a gem that our Jewel butchers would incontinently cast off. At a recent dinner I noted the chain on a beautiful arm next to me. Heavy links of bright polished gold, carrying with little relation five, . great cabo<$on emeralds, divided by four' large diamonds, soldered on to them. If the diamonds had been replaced with tur> quoises or vloietrberyls or olivines or peacock opals, their greai value would have sufficed to pay for some real art work in enamel or design. Then the emeraldB themselves were so "perfectly matched" they might as vjell have been bits of glass. So equal in tone all mysterious magic gone--no thought of Druid forehead or impris oned spring--right from the factory these looked the diamonds of the arcbducheest • r , Don't value the .emerald on account of Its com mercial value but on account of the matchless value of its tone in relation to other tones. Some- .times a touch, of Enamel, or chrysoprase or tur quoise does as well. If you can attain to its glory, It is a great privilege to wear It with other things „• that show "your right to such beauty, but not •imply in display, as if bidding for the prize of a gem show. LONDON'S OLD ROMAN WALL . Visitors to London whose tastes lie in the di rection of exploring ancient remains will be grati fied to learn that the Society of Antiquaries has succeeded in securing the preservation of a very fine fragment of the great Roman wall around London, which has just been laid bare, a London . letter to the New York Sun says. From time to time portions of the great structure, the external wall of defense built about the city in the fourth or fifth century, have been uncovered in digging • foundations while rebuilding streets or houses. These have rarely escaped demolition. The latest ' discovery is to be preserved for the benefit of the public. ' It is situated near Newgate street, close to a n#w annex of the general postofflce. The frag ment, which is that of a great curved bastion, is 50 feet long, 20 feet high and 8 feet wide. The present summit lies several feet below the sur face of the ground. The whole is ln a wonderful s^ate of preservation. The material Is that known as "Kentish rag," supported by heavy Roman bricks and showing clearly the characteristic layers or bands of red tiles, such as may be seen at Burgh castle, Pe- vensey and Richborough. The interesting relio is to be built around, so that it will lie in a cave which may be entered by stairs and inspected by artificial light. The line of the great Roman wall Is well known and much of it undoubtedly re mains below the houses to-day, which are largely built upon it as upon the securest of foundations. POLE FAKER OF LONG AGO V , It is told of a titled Englishman that when his son explained his follyN^p going down a coal mine by saying that he spoilt his clothes so as to be able to say that he had performed the feat, re plied: "Why did youlfsay that you had been down the mine and did notLgo?" This method appears ' to have been followed by' one James Knox dt Bolduc, a monk, who, according to a Paris con temporary, says the Army and Navy Journal, made his polar voyage In 1665- TItl* is the pols as described by this Bolduc: "At the pole one finds the place wluare all the graves of the sea concentrate to disappear in the , fame whirlpool. Four great islands surround this precipice, separated by four great canals, sue- •jtoeeding which are the divided seas. An enon> * XBOus rock, quite black, and 28 miles in clrcum- t ference, marks the pole itself. "The unfortunate ships which venture into these latitudes are immediately lost, if they are not assisted by favorable wlndf.,'1..... The Civil and Military Gazette of Lahore. In- ^ia, suggests that the account oC Bolduc may be . iflbund in the "Teutsche Acta Erjiditnriuni" (1712), DEVICE IN GANE sticK o'tfifc. i# n#e- BINQ BANKS FINALLY BRINGS •W' 2 V4 ARRWJ. : f i' CLEVtR ARTIST AWfiESTED iniam <Soiswey is <Cau|}ht by the Paris Police While Trying to Make Away with a Large Bundle off Bank Notes. ONLY IRON MINE IN STATE fl it at FlSchmond, Mass., is the Last of yi*ny That Once Were , Flourishing. yrU • _ Before the days whea tidewater - transportation and the «e*rness of fur- . aaces to natural gas aiul coal mines "^tered into the profitable production of pig iron there was a string of iron Bines along the Hoosac and Housa- .v'ipnic River valleys and across the Taghconic hills In the towns of Rich mond and West Stockbridge. As early, as 1820, Iron of high grade bad beenH&melted from "strikes" in the Berkshlres. At Richmond, with a great wooden water wheel to furnish power, the furnace which has' Japtefl the longest was established in 1829. To-day, after continuous operation for eighty years, the Richmond mine is still being worked, and enough brown ore is taken f^om tjie^arth to smelt about 200, tone at pig Iron Weekly. There is a reason for the operation of this Richmond mine, the only iron mine now being worked In Massa chusetts, where only 42 per cent, of the ore In metallic iron, while the ores taken from the great mines oper ated along Lake Superior average from 60 to 65 per cent. Of cours'4 like Berkshire papers and other wares made in the westernmost part of Mass achusetts, It Is the superior quality of output which makes ftgh mfhtiJg profitable.--Bostqn ftjofk mond Hint to Amateur Carpenters. 4 nail driven into oak or other tim ber oftentimes Bends or breaks. To avoid this all is needed Is a little wax or soap. The nail. If greased with either of these will go straight Into tjle board. Carpenters who do finish log work bore a small hole in the handle of their hammers and then fill it with either wax or soap, running the nails into it as they ise them. : Paris,--After a full month of anx iety, amounting almost to panic. Pa risian bankers can breathe again. For one of the smoothest Anglo-Amer ican bank sharps, William Golswey, has been laid by the heels at last. ' All the detective force of the French capital, admittedly a smart set of sleuths, failed to get on to the track of the money fiend. Then, at his last throw, the rogue, overreached himself. He had cleaned up $100,000 and made every big bank but one a victim. So he made up his mind to complete the conquest. That is where he made his mistake, for, as a further proof that "great minds think alike" at times, Monsieur Hamard, chief of the Parisian detec tives, figured on the same line of ac tion. So the great detective made his plans to checkmate the player on the criminal side of the board. But It was chance that gave him the lead, for all that The thefts had always been made just before the bank closed, when the itinerant cashiers were paying in the day's receipts. Although they were .careful to assure themselves nobody was standing near them when they were verifying their accounts, the head cashier found in each case a large part of the money missing. So disturbing were these occurrences that several unfortunate clerks gave up their employment In despair at the suspicion attaching to them. Success made Golswey reckless. He determined to attempt his final "coup" at the Comptolr d'Escompte, in the Place de l'Opera." Hamard and his men had been wait ing there for a week before their pa tience was at last rewarded. It was Saturday, and one of the bank's mes sengers was emptying his bag on the counter, when the great detective, dis guised as a plumber, noticed a fault lessly dressed foreigner standing about three ya~ds from the counter. Tha visitor's attitude seemed above suspicion. He paid no attention to what was going on near him, being ap parently busily engaged in checking some accounts. His elegant gold- knobbed stick was lying on the count er, near the bundles of notes which had been counted by the bank mes senger/ e Realizing that it was Impossible for Reached Into the Teller's Window. any one to steal money ftt a distance of three yards, the detective came to the conclusion be had spent another fruitless day, and was going off, when his eye caught the shining knob of the Englishman's stick. Then the strange thing happened that surprised even a Parisian detec tive. The elegant foreigner picked up his cane by the lower end, the golden knob opened and a thin steel rod slow ly emerged. The end of the steel rod split in two and turned into a pair of pincers. With these pincers the artful one seized a bundle of notes and withdrew them into the interior of the hollow stick. The golden knob slowly closed. A few seconds later the crook closed up his pocketbook and was hurrying off when he felt a vicelike grip on his arm. Seeing half a dozen officials guarding the only exit, he offered nq resistance and was taken to the de tective headquarters, where he made a complete confession. ' Golswey had 120,000 on him when he was arrested. From letters seized by the polled it is clear that Golswey belongs teto a gang of international thieves, who, after a successful crim inal record in England and America, intended to operate on the same lines In France. Germany and Belgium* STATE ,<ki Acquires Taste for Raw 8e«l, , The Rev. S. M. Stewart, who has spent eight years in the extreme north of Ungava--the coast of Labrador--a" dreary, frozen wilderness which only communicates with the outer world once in 12 months, says it is often a question of a raw seal fish diet or star vation when he is on his journeys to visit the Eskimos of the different set tlements along the ^oast. Seal is part of his diet, and he says that he quite likes It It is an acquired taste, he admits, and seems to be something of a cross between cod steak and beef steak, with a dash of rabbit.--Church JPamily Newspaper. 'J,' ^T r* iVj. 1. * 5^. Bloomington. -- Formal announce ment was made by attorneys for Richard Snell that it had been de cided to proceed against Mabel Snell MeNamara and. dispossess her If pos sible of every piece of property given to her by Col. Thomas Snell during the closing years of his life.. A list of her holdings secured since she first met Col. Snell has been compiled and, besides the farm In DeWitt county, for whleh suit to recover was recently filed, she has much realty in Fort Dodge, la., and Kansas City, the total value of which is estimated to be $75,- 000. Attorneys- declare they have suf ficient evidenc^ to prove undue influ ence and they assert they can recover everything given to the favored grand- niece excepting cash. Chicago--Cub bears and pomti will be among the animals to be shown at the international forest, fish and game exhi bition which takes place at the Inter national theater from March 19 to April 2. Manager Richard E. Follett received a telegram from Luray, Va., in which the sender stated that he would forward three cub bears, while a collection of animals to be exhibited by Howard Eaton of Wolf, Wyo., will include two cub pumas. He will also show several antelope and deer. Mex ico and Canada will also be repre sented at the exposition, several ocelot and paccaries coming from the former country and a number of beav er from the dominion. Bloomington. -- An explosion at the Colfax water plant caused dapa- age estimated at $500 and will delay for a considerable time the turning over of the plant to the municipality. The Leader Iron works of Decatur, which was putting the finishing touches to the place, had completed the plant so far as work on the build ing was concerned, but a few minor details remained to be completed. Frank Peters of Decatur was burned by the explosion', which was caused when he lowered a lighted lantern into the well, where gas had accumu lated. Chicago.--Irrespective of party af filiations, irrespective of station in life, there are thousands In Chicago who are mourning the passing away of Daniel D. Healy, a pioneer poli tician. Heart disease and other com plications caused death. Many of "Dan" Healy's friends and acquain tances knew that he was ill, danger ously so; but not one of them was prepared for the news of his death. Mr. Healy left Chicago on a vain quest for health shortly after the holi days. He went first to El Paso, Tex., and later to Los Angeles. Chicago.--The suggestion that the name of State street be changed to Roosevelt street has evoked such vig orous protests from the merchants along that street that Alderman Otto J. Novak, who suggested it, has changed his plan and suggests that Michigan avenue be changed to Roose velt drive in honor of the former pres ident. Alderman Michael Kenna has modified this suggestion by proposing that the name ofi Twelfth street be changed to that of the former presi dent. Chicago.--The annual dog show of the Chicago Kennel club will be held In this city March 21 and 24.--The fol lowing Judges have been appointed: H. D. Riley of Stafford, Pa.; Marsh Meyers of Grand Rapids, Mich.; Jacob Ball of Chicago, John A. Toole of Fort Wayne, Ind., and James Morti mer of New York. The show promises to be an elaborate affair attended by many persons from all parts of the country who are interested In canines. Kankakee. -- Peter Changnon, a Bourbonnais bricklayer, went gun ning for chicken for his dinner with a 22-caliber rifle. The fowl es caped by crawling under the barn. Returning to the house, Chagnon with drew the cartridge and put it in a pocket containing loose tobacco. Pres ently he filled a large pipe with tobac co and the cartridge. When the fire reached the cartridge it blew up, the explosion cutting Changnon's face. Flora.--Two trainmen were killed and five are reported Injured as- a result of the Baltimore & Ohio pas senger train No. 3, Cincinnati and StJ with the rear end oP an extra tra: Engineer Lynch and his fireman of the passenger were cmshed to death. None /of thV passengers are reported injured. x* Sterling.--TlilW sum of $2„000,000 was placed onv loan in Whiteside county on farnr mortgages and in real estate deals* being the annual first of'March basin ess, some at 4% cent Interest. Paxton--Daniel Dwyer, the oldest pioneer of this city, having resided here more than fifty years since it was known as Prospect City, is dead of pneumonia; He wait 73 years old. Pontiac.--Explosion of gasoline in Porter's tailor shop in DwigHt caused ajtre destroying that establish ment together with Graham's paint "store and new amusement hall. Kewanee. -- Thousands of bushels of corft^ were left in the fieldB by land tenants who moved to othet places on farmers' moving day. Weather conditions 8ince November have prevented husking. Spring plow ing and corn picking will, be carried on simultaneously in Henry and ad joining counties for the first time In 20 years, which means an uniyju&lly late crop. * Blomlngton. -- George Frltieh, a farm^Clqf *1E1. Paso, was killed, while walking on the railroad near that place. Fritzen w%s deaf and dumb. 0 • Sterling.--A rear-end collision of two freight trains on the Chicago a Northwestern in a fog resulted GOOD IDEA. , Teddy-ASay, what makes yer have a gun wid such a long barrel? Jeddy--'Cause yer kin get closer to" de rabbit. . , C Do farmers eat the proper sort of foodf The farmer of today buys a much larger proportion of the food that goes on the table than he did ten years ago. It's a good thing ttat this is so because be h&s & great variety to select from. should, however, use great care in selecting for the best results in health and strength. The widespread tendency in theoity to Increase the amount of Quaker Oats eaten is due very largely to the recent demonstrations by scientific men that the Quaker Oats fed man is the man with greatest physical endurance and greatest mental vigor. Farmers should give thl* \ subject careful thought |md should increase the quantity of Quaker Oats eaten by themselves, tiieir cbil&m and ttie f a r m h a n d s . o j f 7 Traveling Man Got Even. A traveling man called on the man ager of a large New York concern the other day and sent his card in by the boy at the outside gate. The boy sauntered back lazily and told the traveling man that the manager wouldn't see him. "Well, you go and'ask him for the card I sent in," said the caller. In a few minutes the boy returned from his second trip. "Say," remarked the boy, "the bos's told me to tell you that he tore up that card, but he sent a nickel to you to pay for it" The traveling man was deeply In sulted, but he decided to get back as best he could. He opened his card case and drew out another card, hand ing it to the boy. "Give this to your boss," : Said, "and tell him that ('11 keep the My cards are two for five. Much obliged." The manager rushed out of the gate to find the traveling man, but ke„WM too late. The man had left running between Louis, colliding in the death of J. H. ^Reynolds, fire man, of Chicago, and injuring E. S. Sherman, brakeman; H- Lockman, en gineer, and H. N. Klutes, conductor, all of Chicago. Fifteen cars were wrecked and one engine thrown ®t the track. • Golconda.--Two stores here, W. H. Carr's and W. S. Catson's, were robbed of a large amount of valuable stock in the night. A safe was cracked and much money taken. BloodhoundB in^pursuit. . ; Analyzed by Chemists. Apropos of President Taft and his recent decision about whisky, Richard Le Gallienne said at a dinner at the St. Regis: ' "While 1 was living in Liverpool, there arose a hot whisky discussion. Was pot still whisky the only whole some one, or was patent still Whisky the one non-poisonous drink? Chemi cal analyses were applied to every whisky going. "A Liverpudlian entered a puui<c house near the Albert doefcs tine night ana said: * 1 '"Is yer whisky pure?* ' *' " "Weli, I should think so,' the pub lican answered. * 'It's been paralysed by three anarchists.'" If She Had Her Choice. , * ViA' gentleman who finds great amuse ment in telling his wife which lady oi their acquaintance he will select as her successor when she dies, and who, One day, had been teasing her with numberless mock-serious allusions to the subject, suddenly called their lit tie daughter to him and asked her, shaking with laughter at his own wit: "Madeline, how would you like to have a stepmother?" The child considered for^a moment and then, with great eamestfless re plied: "1 think I'd much rather have a stepfather." Not Appropriate. Senator Beverldge was replying at a (llnner in Washington to a defender of ^e sugar trust "You remind me of a man at his' brother's funeral. This msmfbent over the grave and closely watcned the low ering ot the coffin down into the clean- cut rectangular chamber prepared for it He heaved a sigh as the coffin came to a rest, and said to the under taker neartily: " it's the neatest fit I ever saw In my life. Come and have a drink on the head of it'"--Sunday Magazine of the Cleveland Leader. Why She Needed More Nights Off. Having recently engaged an 18-year- old colored girl to do housework a New York woman was adjusting the vari< ous questions of privileges. "You will have Monday and Thurs day nights off, Eliza," the mistress ot the house said. "On'y Monday 'n' Thursday nights!** the other exclaimed, rolling her eyes. "My Lawd, Mis' Blank, dat won't do nohow; dat ain't enough. Too Mil ma'am, I's a debbytante." CHANGE THE VIBRATION It Makes for Health. A man tried leaving off meat, pota toes, coffee, and etc., and adopted a breakfast of fruit, Grape-Nuts witl cream, some crisp toast and a cup oi Fostum. ^ His health began to Improve at once for the^ reason that a meat eater will reach^a place once in a while where^ his system seems to become clogged ^ and the machinery doesn't work smoothly. A change of this kind puts aside food of low nutritive value and takes up food and drink of the highest value, already partly digested and capable of being quickly changed into good, rich blood and strong tissue. A most valuable feature of Grape- Nuts is the natural phosphate of pot ash grou:n in the grains from Which it is made. This" is the element which transforms albumen in the body into the soft gray substance which fills brain and nerve centers. A few days' use of Grape-Nuts will give one a degree of nervous strength well vorth the trial. Look in pkgs for the little book, Road toWellyille." "Tnere's a 1 K>k, ?*The . Reason." t A/new Ever rend thr above tetterT A new one «(Mx-iira from time to tlate. They nre K<-nuiue, true, ui full «( koau interest.