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i ̂^Wfi Br '" •""•^.j **'•• '%'. THE McHEXRY PLAINDEALER, McHENRY, ILL,. jS# J^y-> ' fi "&Vv • Y >; I r. ̂ > >$*"** .>• y*r*r*n ~ <•*£: TliC roRCi>T or CVPRE55 # T HERE is a lone tree in Lom- bardy that accompHshed what a million men suffered and Blaved to do. It stood in the path of the great Simplon road, and at the sight of its stately grace Na­ poleon turned the road from a straight line, that its beauty might remain man's heritage. It is the cypress of Somma, and stands as a monument to the greatness of one man and a les­ son to those who would sacrifice beauty to the god of gain, says Mark Daniels, foAner superintendent of na­ tional parks, in American Forestry. That Napoleons are scarce we know, but are there so few who have not even enough of his vision to see and. appreciate the glory of ,a magnificent forest or the eternal mira­ cle of a waterfall that they will con­ tinue to squander these birthrights by indiscriminately hewing down the for­ ests and damming up the streams? There stands not one cypress, but a grove of them, of surpassing beauty, on our western coast. True, they are not of that tall, stately variety, with formal, architectural lines; they are, on the contrary, the exact or complete reverse, for they are gnarled and twisted; but they are beautiful in their setting as anything that the eyes of man may rest upon. There is but a comparatively small area where they •till grow, and they are as distinct among the other conifers of their re­ gion as are the Sequoia Gigantea amongst the conifers of the Sierra Nevada. In fact, in many respects they remind one of the "big trees," as they are called; for they have a most distinct individuality which makes them stand out alone. They are to be found only in a cer­ tain locality, and their age is much disputed. I have heard this estimated to be from 100 to 7,000 years, and there seems to be no reconciling the various contestants. However, the question whether they have seen one or twenty generations of time would seem to be of small moment, in the light of the fact that they are strug­ gling through the last few years of one generation of American tourists. But they seem to stand the storm of "oh's" and "ah's" with the same for­ titude with which they resist the gales and blasts of that beloved Beacoast on the very edge of which they spread their spiraled roots. Growing down to the actual verge of the sea, with bare branches stretched out like arms toward the land of the setting sun, the question of whether they are the van­ guard of an ancieht western growth or the stragglers of the great eastern for­ ests that were cut off by the Pacific Is almost always the flrpt subject of conjecture on the part of the tourist. Picturesque Shore l ine. About 125 miles down the coast from San Francisco lies the Ray of Monterey, at the southern extremity of which the first cypress trees are to be found. These trees possess mere the character of the cedar of Lebanon than they do of any variety of cypress, and are known to those who burden their minds with etymological detail as the cupressus marcrocarpa. Prom this point, which is known as the Del Monte peninsula, and which forms the southern sftbres of this wonderful sap­ phire bay, picturesque groves and oc­ casional isolated specimens are dotted along the coast for some twenty-odd miles to Lobos point. Here, again, the old adage. "It never rains but it pours," is borne out by the riot of exquisite beauty which con­ fronts the observer on every side. Na­ ture seems to have concentrated on this locality in the development of ex­ tremes of picturesqueness and intens- Up to Date. "It's a real joy after all--this up-to- date apartment-house living," said the bride of a year or two to the friend who was paying a duty call. 'The sherWt vou're eating is a month old ' Tlie visitor unconsciously delayed an; .itiscertdltig spoonful. s3pojtj't f-he worried," smiled the brioe, "the ice is all right. I've kept them1 longed than that. You see, my last afternoon 'at-home' came on a rainy day, and I had a distressing Hjumfcer of ices left over. Now, if tlkat had happened in a house with only an ice-chest, all of the refresh­ ments would have gone to waste. The caterer wouldn't have taken any of them back But, you see. every apartment In this house has a refrig­ erating plant. You can keep things to eat as long as a cold storage ware­ house. It's very nice." "Yes, it is." said the bride's caller. #lts very nice sherbet, indeed." TOQUE IS ATTRACTIVE # !-- ity of color. The shore line is broken and jagged, with here and there a stretch of ivory-colored sand beach, terminated and broken by precipitous cliffs, against which the indigo Bea hurls its pearln and sheets of water that are a pale Jade green against the lemon-colored horizon and the setting sun. A motor trip along the coast line gives one the effect of a kaleido­ scopic change of coloring, the rapid succession of which should vary with the speed of the' motor were it not for the unholy combination of the mod­ ern six-cylinder machine with the free­ dom granted tho tourist by the own­ ers of the property. As it is, however, conditions wouli appear to be re­ versed; for, with the average driver, the speed along these wonderful drives is such that the constant prayer of the tourist is that some accident may happen which will allow him suffi­ cient time to fix upon his retina one permanent picture of the exquisite color harmonies of the sapphire bay, the ivory-colored beach line, the sil­ ver-gray trunks of the trees, and the deep blue and blight yellow-green of their tops. 8eventeen-Mile Drive. From the hotel at Del Monte a won­ derful drive, known as the Seventeen- Mile drive, follows the coast line past the historic old buildings of Monterey, skirting a mission wall and along the sandy beach past homes of innumera­ ble sea fowl, and plunges into a forest of pines that forms the background to the first grove of cypress trees. From there the road winds in and out amongst the spectral trunks, giving a glimpse here and there of the blue horizon and jagged points of promon­ tories, burying itself now and then in the dark and gloomy shade where the growth is dense. About four miles beyond the first grove of cypress trees is the famous Midway point, which, until the advent of a fleeting exposition, was the most photographed tourist lure on the Pa­ cific coast. It comprises a rock pro­ montory that projects out into the sea. with its toes lapped by the gentle waves of the Pacific, whose ardor has been tempered by the reefs and sub­ merged rocks farther out at sea, upon whose treacherous points the coast­ wise traffic of this district is frequent­ ly wrecked. Upon the summit of this point, as if placed there by the play­ ful hand of an imaginative painter, grows a lone cypress tree, the roots of which are almost entirely exposed to the air. The top of this tree, how­ ever. is brilliant green, and when sil­ houetted against the sky of the set­ ting sun is indeed a sight to behol^. Farther along the coast the drive wid­ ens along the shores of Pebble beach, past the homes of mon whose millions are in the banks and others whose for­ tunes are still in their heads, to Ar­ rowhead point, and beyond to the" fa­ mous mission that marks the mouth of the Carmel valley. Beyond the point where the Carmel river empties into the sea Is 1-obos point, and the quaintest and most curious catnery on this coast. At the latter-named point of interest tliej preserve the toothsome abalone, a sea product that is peculiarly indigenous to this local­ ity. The head sketched thfs week shows the feather toque and wing trimming in attractive forms. This Russian tur­ ban toque made of russet-red feathers was created by Lewis, and this model Is creating something of a sensation on the Riviera at the present mo­ ment. The entire toque was covered with russet-red feathers, and then at the right side, high up on the brim, there was a quaint dull bluebird which had exaggeratedly long wings The velvet bow which finished off the tour de cou shown had swallow-tail ends, which followed the lines of the bluebird's wings, writes a Paris correspondent. Lewis is making similar toques in pure white, with metallic-green birds at the side; also in raven's-wing blue feather with flamingo--red birds on the brim. Also for the Riviera season this mil­ liner is making Russian-turban toques covered with small floweijs and trimmed at one side with amazingly Feather «Toque Made of Russet-Red Feathers With a Dull Bluebird. high ribbon bows, "fcewis, Reboux, Carlier and other well-known milliners are using a great deal of ribbon this season, plain faille ribbon with picot edge and also a heavy velvet ribbon which has a taffeta back. Long lengths of ribbon are twisted into mysterious­ ly elaborate bows and placed very high on the crown or brim of the toque Some of the newest Lewis mod­ els have the crowns covered entirely with high ribbon bows; others have these bows placed at one side in such a position that they sweep over the hair and then just out at the back. Another model toque was created by Mme. Carlier and it is a design which I can recommend with enthusi­ asm, for this toque is almost univer­ sally be«. jming. It is quite close fit­ ting and the wing mount circles the brim and makes a trimming in itself. The crown of the Carlier model was composed of sapphire-blue velvet and the wings were in a subtle Bhade of silver-gray. Carlier is using a great deal of hat­ ter's plush, especially for the flat brimmed hats of the sailor order. For Monte Carlo and Nice the glorified sailor hat still holds its own. French women never tire of this shape and they wear it with Infinite grace and certain success. Nearly all these sailor shapes made of hatter's plush are untrimmed, or simply trimmed with a band of corded ribbon circling the crown and a couple of handsome hatpins. A-large square veil, bordered with fine black lace, is then thrown on over the hat, the idea being that this veil shall fall in even folds all round. It is considered the correct thing to have these veils made of net which matches the color of the hat, though the black lace border al­ ways remains the same. To Clean triarbfe. To clean marble take »wo parts of common soda, one part, of pumice stone and one part of finely powdered salt. Sift the mixture through a fine sieve and mix it with water, then rub it well all over the marble and the stains will be removed. Rub the mar­ ble over with salt and water. Wash ofT and wipe dry. confessed Gaunt N. Grimm. "Just now he is considerably exercised over the religious beliefs of Christopher Columbus. This is foolishness, in my opinion, for there is nothing he can do about it, even if he convicts Colum­ bus of being entirely in error. And it is especially futile when right here in his midst, so to say, is the question of world disarmament, about which he can do fully as much ariybody else."--Kansas City Star. Useless Fretting. "My nephew, Elbert Petty, puts in the most "of bis time at worrying about wb»t 4*>*s not greatly concern him," First "Outsiders." T'ntil the nomination of Franklin Pierce for the presidency of the Unit­ ed States, the word "outsider" was un­ known. T h'i committee on credentials came tn to make its report, and could not get into the hall because of the crowd of people who were not mem­ bers of the convention. The chairman of the convention asked If the chair­ man was ready to report, and the chairman of the committee answered: "Yes, Mr. Chairman, but the commit­ tee is unable to get inside on account of the crowd and the pressure of the outsiders." The newspaper reporters took up the word aiid u>ed it. cure this disfigurement make & poul* tice of fresh tea leaves moistened with water and apply to the sty. WALL OOVER WORTH WHILE HEALTH AND BEAUTY An apple eaten before breakfast serves as a natural stimulus to the digestive organs. When a*child gets a bad fall, peel and grate a raw potato and lay on the spot that has been bumped the most severely. The potato will re­ duce the swelling in a short time. To relieve earache roast a raisin and bind it as hot as It can be borne on the ear. The result Is magical, re­ lief coming quickly. For chapped and rough hands the following wash will prove of benefit and will remedy the trouble If used long enough: Lemon juice, three ounces; white wine vinegar, three ounces; white brandy, half a pint. The womaq who does her own cook­ ing often burns herself while frying potatoes or meat. For any kind of a burn or scald apply the white of an egg. It is most soothing and will cause the wound to heel quickly. A sty on the eye is not only suffi­ cient to spoil any one's good looks, but it is decidedly painful besides. To TELEPHONE SET IS PRETTY Easy to Select Appropriate Schemes and Colors If One Devotes Proper Attention to Matter. Each fashion has its own eventful history, fascinating to those who love to follow out the developments of things. Tapestry effects in wallpapers and fabric coverings for walls had their origin in the times when castles and cottages were so constructed that it was necessary to hang some protective material against the walls to keep out the drafts. Coarse weaves, like gunny- sack, were used in the cottages, but the palaces were distinguished for their handsome tapestries. Timo changes all things. The tap­ estry designs are simulated in papers, Inexpensive, but, alas! often inartistic, and gunnysack and burlap (bpth in fabric form) today rank superior to tapestry effects in their elegance. And this is as it should be, for true beauty lies in simplicity. Plain colored walls give ample op­ portunity for carrying out of perfect harmony in the color scheme of a dec­ orator and also show up pictures and ornaments to best advantage. The most satisfying and artistic to select for walls, in either gunnysack or burlap, are the soft tans, the deli­ cate ambers, leaf browns, ivory tints, apple or leaf green, wood gray and wood brown, and sometimes delicate shades of blue. FOR THE INVALID FRIEND Pretty Embroidered Egg Cozy Is One of the Most Acceptable of Possible Gifts. Very frequently one vould like to know of something other than flowers to take to an invalid friend. The flowers are lovely and there should be more of them showered on living people; but, as a rule, they are the first thing one thinks of bestowing upon sick friends, ^or this leason it is advisable to send something a little different. "But what shall it be?" you ask. Suppose you embroider for her or for him an egg cozy. There is noth­ ing so valuable as a useful as well as ornamental gift. The cozy can be made from two pieces of linen, cut bell shape. The top and sides of the bell-shaped pieces can be scalloped and Joined together. The cozy, by the way, should meas­ ure three and one-half inches wide and four inches high. On one side of the cozy embroider an appropriate design. A chicken on a fence, an egg in a cup will serve the purpose. Work the design in gay col­ ors. Of course, the cozy must be thickly interlined in order that the heat from th^ egg will not escape. DRESSY GOWN OF SILK Elbow Cushion, Centerpiece and 8rnall Mat Are Serviceaole and Make a Good Appearance. Yes, there is such a thing and it is intended to take its humble position beneath the elbow while one is tele­ phoning to one's friend, butcher, baker or candlestick maker. The cushion Is circular in shape, measuring six inches in diameter, and is covered with blaak linen. On the linen a few daffodils are embroidered in yellow. The edge of the cushion is bound with black tape. To form a set, two other pieces are made to go with the cushion. . >ne is a 1-rge centerpiece and the other is a little mat to place beneath the tele­ phone. The two pieces are embroid­ ered in yellow and are bound with black braid The set »ot only proves serviceable to protect the table on which the tele­ phone stands and to protect the el­ bow, but the black note is apt to be vory effective In a room. If black is In a Dressy Gown of Silk a Skeleton Waist Is Slipped Over an Under- bodlce of Chiffon and Joined to a -.Straight, Full Skirt. The Sleeves Are Long, the Skirt Banded With Four Ruffles and the Wide Girdle Is of 8ilk Like the Gown. not to be considered, one may use g een, brown or gray instead. Buckles on Spring Shoes. Buckles are used on practically all pumps for spring, and w»ry large ones are the most fashionable, some meas­ uring as much as two and one-half Inches across. An oval buckle of ox­ idized sterling silver is attractively engraved and set with amethyst-col- ored stones. Another buckle is of bright silver with a siriple engraved border, measuring two Inches across. Large square buckles are also of en­ graved silver. Large cut steel Duck­ ies la all shapes are very popular. Velvet Collars. Mrs. E A. MLKER PETER PAN. Peter Pan was a little black kitten, and he lived with his mother, at Farmer Jones' farm. Peter ran all over the house; no room was too sacred for him to enter, and he even slept on the bid in' the spare room when the fancy took him to do so. He chased the chickens and the little ducklings, and, although he had never harmed them, he had frightened them very much, and made their mother very angry. "That Peter Pan Is a spoiled kitten," said Mother Hen to Mother Duck, "and he needs to be punished, but his mother will never do it, and we will never get a chance, so I suppose we will have to put up with his pranks." But fate delivered Peter Pan into Mother Duck's power in an unexpected way not long after the conversation between Mother Duck and Mother Hen. Peter Pan saw the ducklings wan­ dering about the yard one day not far from the pond, so he slyly crept toward them, hiding in the bushes until he was right beside them. Then he sprang out, and the poor, fright­ ened ducklings waddled to the pond as fast as their legs would carry them. A piece of board lay partly on the On some of the very smart checked suits there are collars of velvet which are tacked on so lightly, withal firmly enough to withstand hard wear, that they can be ripped off without in the least hurting the style of the collar. So, when one becomes tired of the vel­ vet, or when it looks worn, it can sim­ ply be removed without Ift any way lit Jurlng the coat. His Eyes 8taring With Fright. bank and partly in the water, and one of the ducklings waddled on It before he plunged into the pond. Peter Pan ventured too far this time, and when he stepped on the board it slipped from the bank and Peter Pan went with it. He was so little that it kept afloat, and there he was sailing from land, his eyes staring with fright and his loud meows could be heard over the barnyard. Mrs. Tabby came running down to the pond, and when she saw her Peter Pan sailing away she almost fainted. "Save him! Save him!" she cried, running around the yard. But there was no one to save him. The hens and the rooster ran to the edge of the pond and looked, but they could not swim, and Mother Duck was on the pond with her children. When the ducklings saw Peter Pan they were frightened at first, for they thought he was chasing them even on the pond, where they had always been safe, but in a minute they saw that Peter Pan was the frightened one this time, and they gathered around him. "Hello, Peter Pan|" they said. "How do you like our pond? You are not sailing very fast, so we will help you." and they gave the board a push with their bills, making Peter Pan sway and nearly lose his balance. "Go away! Go away!" he called to them. But they only quacked and quacked to see him frightened, and gave the board another push. This time he lost his balance and his hind legs went into the water. * Peter Pan meowed loudly for help, and his mother on shore called to Mother Duck to keep her ducklings from bothering her Peter Pan. "Keep him out of our pond," called back Mother Duck; "he should not get In their way if he does not want to be bothered." "But he can't get out of the pond," said Mrs. Tabby. "Do help him; he will be drowned if someone does not help him." But Mother Duck was not ready to help him yet; she intended that Peter Pan should have a lesson he would not soon forget. So she went to the side of the board and flapped her wings making small waves In the pond, which Bent Peter's treacherous little craft Bailing out into the middle of the pond with Peter meowing as loud as he could. Mother Duck sailed after him, fol­ lowed by her little ones, and after let­ ting Peter get a few more frights from the tipping of the board, Mother Duck said to him; "If I take you back to the barnyard, will you promise never to bother my children again, or Mother Hen's brood, either?" "Oh, yes," meowed Peter Pan. very meekly. "If you will only take me back to my mother I will never chase any of the chickens or ducks again." "Very well," said Mother Duck, "then I will take you home, but if you ever bother my children again I will take you out here and let you stay. Now hop on my back and I will swim ashore with you." "There is your Peter Pan," said Mother Duck when she reached shore. "I think we have given him a lesson he will remember for a long time, and I advise you. Mrs. Tabby, to see to it that he behaves in the future, or the next time he njay not get back to land." Mrs. Tabby promised that he should never bother anyone again as she licked the water from Peter's c6at and she also thanked Mother Duck for bringing him safe to land Peter Pan did not roam about the barnyard much after that. He no longer frightened anyone, and he felt very much ashamed when he remem­ bered how frightened he had been on the water and how little courage he had displayed in the face of danger, which is very often the case with those who bully others. WHAT HAPPENED IN FEBRUARY Month in Which Many Great Mov» ments Were Launched or Ended--- Rich in Birthdays of Men. Why the second month of the year, with its short, gloomy days, should be the month in which so many great movements began or were brought to a successful close, is more than I can toll, but so it is. On the second day of this month, 1881, the great Chris­ tian Endeavor society, which now gir­ dles the "world with blessings, had its humble beginning. On the tenth day of February, 1878, the great Blue Rib­ bon Temperance movement began In London. On February 13, 1689, the declaration of the English Bill of Rights ended a civil struggle which had been going on for more than fifty years. February 24, 1881, saw the be­ ginning of a work in which we are all interested, the Panama canal. On February 26, 1861, Victor Emmanuel was declared king, thus bringing all Italy under one crown, which had long been the dream of those who loved her best. I think I am safe in saying that all these movements were for the good of humanity. February is especially rich in the birthdays of great men; there are two a week, and Beveral over. Of course you know the birthdays of George Washington and Abraham Lin­ coln, and Longfellow, almost our great­ est American poet. Thomas A. Edison, Charles Dickens, the English novelist, who toppled down prisons with his clever pen, and Montaigne, a great French essayist, were all born in Feb­ ruary. Among February's children are Meissonier, a great French paint­ er, George Peabody, the American phi­ lanthropist, and Sir Edward Coke, an English lawyer, who lived in Queen Elizabeth's time, and whom you might -call the father of English law.--Berta Hart Nance in Boy's World. L STUDYING ART IN NEW YORK Village Boys and Girls With Nothing but Youth's Optimism--Few Expectations Realized. Geniuses are popularly supposed to be more or less independent of crea­ ture comforts, but few of the young persons who come from all over the United States every a itumn to study art in New York are in the genius clasa For the most part they are young men and women of average ability, Beven-eighths of whom are bent on becoming self-supporting as soon as possible, and the majority of these have hearty appetites and good digestion--when they arrive. After three or four months of study in New York it sometimes happens that their digestion is not so good, writes a cor­ respondent of Pittsburgh Dispatch. At one time students thought $5 a Week quite a liberal sum to spend for room and board, $4 being oftener the allowance. There are now plenty of young women students who come hore prepared to spend no more than this a week, undeterred by the tales of soaring prices for rents and provi­ sions. Perhaps along with these tales they have read others of how easy it is to prepare a nourishing bill of fare for 89 cents a week or something like that. At any rate with the optimism of youth and ignorance these young women arrive, determined to get along somehow, few having made any provi­ sions for accommodations before leav­ ing their native village or town. In perspective studio life in New York looks alluring, and young women ex­ pect to fit into a corner of some pic­ turesque studio at a nominal price as easily as it is done in novels dealing with European art circles. With few exceptions their expectations are not realized. FATHERS AND PIG-CLUB BOYS Remarkable Gain Made by Pig, Owned by Son in Comparison With That Raised by the Parent. At a Kentucky fair two purebred Duroc Jersey litter mates were shown. One belonged to a pig-club boy. the •sv--^yvw Small Pig Raised by Father, and Large One by 8on. other to his father. Both purchased their pigs eight weeks old. Both started even. The records of the boy show his pig weighed 27 pounds at that time. Within the next four months she had gained 167 pounds at a cost of five cents a pound; or one and two-fifths pounds dally gain on a ration of corn, flour, shorts, and buttermilk. The fa­ ther's pig, unrecorded, shifted for her­ self. At the fair the boy's sow weighed 194 pounds and was a prize winner; the father's .weighed 50^ pounds. Another father seelcted a pig from the same litter as did his two pig-club sons. His pig was put in a pen and fed corn. The two pig-club boys fol­ lowed instructions and fed properly balanced rations and used pasture. At the fair the father's pig weighed a little over 50 pounds; the prize-win­ ning hogs of the boys averaged over 200 pounds each. The sons know It cost them 4^ cents a pound to pro­ duce their hog; the father does not know what his hog cost. POETRY IN War 8eeme to Hi Muse of the M ing the Figlft After all the unpleasant talV night clubs it is refreshing to know ,.J that the sign of the Flambeau and 4 Stars in Devonshire street, BIooiqi- bury, is favored by soldiers who have run home trom the trenches for a few hours. For that is the poetry book shop--and poetry now is sup* posed to be mere dunnage. But that Is by no means the case. There is a demand for neat little books to flt-lhe tunic pocket. It can­ not be said any poet is in more de­ mand than another. What is wanted is a portable volume of the authentic voice, explains Mr. Harold Munroe. To Bee several soldiers in their Sain Brownes, standing in a dim light be­ fore the crowded shelves in the shop where not a single popular novel can be found, even by accident, choosing their wartime poetry, is proof enough that this is no ordinary war. But the poets themselves show that. Not a few of those whose volumes ap­ pear on the shelves are in the army or navy, and some already have died on Bervice. War seems to be even a cause of poetry, for there is a colored broadside, 'Ballad of the Gloster and the Goeben," by Maurice Hewlett "Singsongs of the War," by the same author, "The King's Highway" (an­ other broad sheet), by Henry Newbolt, "Antwerp," by Ford Madox Hueffer, one of the finest tributes to Belgium yet written, "Soliloquies of a Sub­ altern" (war poems written in the trenches), and "Battle Songs for "the Irish," in fact poetry does not seem to be at all hit by the war, but rather to be "doing its bit."--London Daily Mail. LAND IS TO BE RECLAIMED 6ystem of Irrigation Will Restore Fer- tility to the Valley of the Euphrates. For several years before the war began the Turkish government was building irrigation dams across the Euphrates, reopening the old Babylo­ nian canals which had long been filled with sand, and building new canals to reclaim the country. When the war broke out work upon this great irrigation project ceased. After the war it will doubtless be resumed, and one may easily imagine the changes which will then take place. All of that wonderfully fertile valley will be reclaimed. The wide plains, where now the herds of the Bedouin find scant pasturage, will be dotted with date groves and grain fields, and mil- lions of people will find homes where now but few can gain a livelihood. Again Bagdad, the city of the caliphs, will be as glorious as when the fa* mous Haroun-al-Raschld used to wan* dor in disguise about the streets, and when Sinbad the Sailor made it his home. The buried cities will be un­ covered, revealing the treasures long hidden among the ruins. The history of modern Egypt will be repeated In Babylonia. The desert and the swamps will again become a veritable Garden of Eden as in the ancient days.--Christian Herald. Heroism at Home. The foreign war absorbs public at­ tention--absorbs it so fully that brave deeds of personal heroism here at home pass by and get almost no no­ tice at all. However, once bi a while something turns up so heroic that there is no Ignoring it. Read the fol­ lowing from the Palm Beach special dispatch In Monday s New York pa­ pers: "Mr. was sitting down to a dinner, of which he was host, at the Beach club last night, when he got a telegram, announcing his father's death. He arose without a word, sent back an explanation he was ill, and the dinner continued." Wasn't that splendid? Just suppose the reporter had missed it and that such display of nerve, of courtesy, of inheritance, had missed the public eye, or gven that the guests had been told to disperse and buy their own dinners. Perish the base thought.-- Hartford Courant. Team Went On With Driver Dead. The story of how a couple of horses, drawing a load of timber, traveled from Blackfriars Wharf to Mile End with the dead driver sitting in his seat holding the reins, was told at the Poplar (Eng,) coroner's court recent­ ly, when an Inquest was held on the driver. The deud man's companion said that deceasnd was all right when they left the wharf. Witness was la front with another pair-horse van, and the horses which were in charge of the deceased followed through the city without mishap. The medical evi­ dence showed that deceased's heart was of the remarkable weight of 36 ounces, and in it there was a rupture one and a half Inches long. "Death from natural causes" was the verdict returned. Breaks Cork Leg, He Sues. The fracture of an artificial leg is made the basis for a $200 claim, of which notice was filed with the city council by Frank L. Davison, who says his manufactured limb was broken when he fell on an icy side­ walk in East Seventh street near John street--St. Paul Dispatch. Many Japanese Toys. The Japanese are now manufactur­ ing yearly abbut $50,000,000 worth ot toys of which 40 per cent are for ex­ portation. Qualified. Merchant--What we want is a man to put the blame on when a customer complains--one who is able to take a calling down without giving any talk back. Applicant--I'm your man, atr.' I've been marry ten years. A Question. "Are you going to the musicale at the Robinson's tonight?" "1 don't know. Are th have music or is Jose Sing?" ' V /