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WORTH KNOWING w.. dtrtimd DKZ3 BSZ2M L?JH KasT utsa SALUTE tl:c. O Emerald, magic gem!" II cries Miclielet to this souvenir of green I prairi s. ocean depths and clear-cleft wells B of peaceful power it was occult to all ancient peoples. It slicno :i.idst the verbena leaves of the crowns of Druid priestesses, in the tangle of d'lik 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 tin pangs of hildbirth and brought sleep to tired ti.-ains It healed all ocular diseases. Indeed, so pure was its power that when the eye of a serpent met the -ye ot an emerald the serpent became immediately blind, or perhaps had to wear glasses like the cobra the j est of bis life. Seeresses of eld used to hold an emerald beneath their tongues so the incoming vae of psy chic ibration might be met by its i'nri and not utterly overwhelm them. Light seems to traverse, to ling r and caress this lovely stone, whilst the diamond seems to tin n back the reflection so violently it strikes one al sister mm fciv ay k.. W&1 &m M 1 I I I I II I I I lPfg How Love Came to Harriet By TEMPLE BAILEY (Copyright, 1909 by Associated Literary Press.) ZMZM mXTTZCM VI must :s a blow. Vert d'-pre the emerald is m rsR3&t -s f i! to be. One thought of the enormous waste in cutting them all the same shape. Each should have been of slightly 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 iu its twist, and should be incrusted with grains of gold, beads or enamel or tiny gems, r.nd 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. Jriving occasionally been found in those mysterious masses called aero lites. Like some rare sea thing in sea lones is u: jji'iiuam 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 s P 'J&&AI5- rygrzzj?' f&f- &GiBfiM9BinPj &r&ze- 3E&AB& &rPs&Z&?2:JJ'& to the leaves and. like the sapphire. Is best by lay and shrinks from artificial light. Consecrat ed io the month of May, it is said to symbolize be chaiity that springs from a well of goodness 11 the heart and its color, nature's favorite, to .-peak of hope and new spiritual birth. No other gem holds as many fascinating leg ends or haunting historical memories; they go Mack to immemorial time when the lncas wor shiped the goddess Esmerelda in the person of a -.tone as big as an ostrich egg and offered other 'ineralds to coiij-oi with it. to that the Span aids, were able to seize the votive treasures of eiitiiries. The five emeralds which Cortez stole Torn the ciown of Montezuma were of enormous -ie. rough-cut m the form of sacred symbols of mx worship. Even Cortez was so enamored of t hem that he refused to sell them to the empress utd so lost favor at court. There is still preserved at Rome the emerald en; to the pope by Peru after the Catholic con ii:e.st of that country and the name "Emerald Isle." gneti to Ireland, was from a magnificent ring sent by Pope Adrian to Henry II. when lie took dominion over it Toe oiientals have always known how to handle this v.onoerful crystal, setting in peacock tuned embroidery of enamel, keeping its irregu larities of form, perhaps simply smoothing the "dge.s mi as to preserve as much color as pos sible. Indian princes often wear emerald rings fully two inches across. In the shrine of the treat Tooth temple of Kandy. Ceylon, there is a Huddha of fabulous value carved from a single i;e;u. I have seen in the treasury of the sultan jf Turkey whole robes encrusted with emeralds, wtili superb single stones of the purest water set in i he handles of scimitars. There were prayers 11 the interior of the Taj Mahal spelled in em eralds before the British soldiers dug them out witii their knive. We read of Nero viewing the games "men nlajfd with death, where death must win" imoiigu emerald eyelids. Caligula's consort ieaned from the verd-antiijue balconies of the nobler hill adorned with two millions of our Jol I.irs" worth of emeralds and uearls. Napoleon wore through some of his bloodiest lattice the great emerald torn from the throat of "harlemagne when they dared to disturb his clumber and to this talisman the Man of Destiny is.- ribrti his power to sleep at will and as long .r little as he would. When Isabey was to paint "lie la.-t portrait of Josephine, she said: "Paint ne in nu-ralds to say that my sorrow will be er gr-en. but surround them with diamonds to port lay the undying purity of my love." Of inurse royal people hold the finest exam ples of this gem. which, in conjunction with pearl, they prefer to all others. Queen Isabella was ery proud of her carved emeralds, but carv uz. de.-troys the greatest beauty of the stone, the oeri'cct limpidity of its color. An Italian princess possess! the most famous parure in Europe, en hancing her pattician beauty as she stands .(gainst the faded g:een tapestries, the ormolu md malachite of her Roman palace a never-to-be-torgoiten picture. cse J7"C? ue.ltZ? a&WUZZSZfiS&A At the same time an Indian princess in her emeralds ancb 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 even the best of our modern ef fects; all seems mere millinerv 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. 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 rubies, sapphire, pink topaz anad immense diamonds of the same si7e. 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 111 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 those 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 Comedie 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 her 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 gems. The table cut. square or oblong, with large, flat face and beveled edges, the lower sur face in long, narrow facets. Their value depends upon the tone, transparency and especially in the western world the lawlessness 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 ers is entirely fictitious. The "flawless emerald" has 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 split superlatives of modern taste: to the oriental mind nothing :s more beautiful than beauty; each sioac is but a note of color in a general harmony and the eastern jeweler has no preju dice against "daws" or "off colors" and finds wor thy and dignified place for manay a gem that our jewel butchers would incontinently cast off. At a tecent dinner I noted the chain on a beautiful arm next to me. Heavy links of bright polished gold, carrying with little relation five great cabochon emeralds, divided by four large diamonds, soldered on to them. If the diamonds had been replaced with tur quoises or viclet-beryls or olivines or peacock opals, their creat value would have ruf!iced to pay for some real art work in enamel or design. Then the emeralds themselves were so "perfectly matched" they might as well hae been bits of glass. So equal in tone all mysterious magic gone no thought of Druid forenead or impris oned spring right from the factory these looked U? the diamonds of the archduchess. 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 simply in display, as if bidding for the prize of a gem show. Harriet threw her books on the couch and said in a tone of disgust: "Everything is so different this year, and horrid " Mazie looked up languidly. "What's the matter?" Harriet sat down on the foot of the couch. "Well, last year all the girls were just jolly and simple and natural, and now they've all come back in love. Four of them engaged, and the rest mooning." Mazie laughed. "Well, they are old enough, aren't they?" she demanded. "This is their senior year." "Yes. they are old enough," Harriet admitted, "but 1 don't see why they wanted to tie themselves up. and now they can't talk of anything but ro mance and rose3. and they are always writing letters. Even you, Mazie, when 1 begin to talk on sensible sub jects, your eyes get dreamy, and be fore I know it you are asking me if 1 don't like blue-eyed men better than brown-eyed ones." Mazie blushed. "You'll know how it is yourself some day. Harriet." "If I do," said Harriet. Hercely, "no one will know a thing about It. I'll keep it to myself, and not go around looking like a dying calf." Mazie's laughter rippleu. "You couldn't hide it, Harry no woman can." "Well, you see." Harriet said, "but I'm not going to Tall in love I'm going to stick strictly to books and let boys alone." "Or course." said Mazie, demurely. "I wish you joy. Harriet." They studied in silence for awhile, then Harriet said. "I am going for a walk want to go. Mazie?" Mazie's eyes twinkled. "I've got a letter to write. Harriet." "To Hob?" Harriet demanded. "Yes." "But you wrote to him yesterday." "Why not?" "Oh, you are hopeless," said Har riet. and flung herself out of the room On the way downstairs she met four dreamy maidens, eaeb of whom re fused her invitation to walk, and Har- 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 j fine fragment of the great Roman wall around ' London, which has just been laid bare, a London I letter to the New York Sun says. From time to... . . .... ,. .... time portions of the great structure, the external rl lau&ed and oked and tcascd' but wall of defense built about the city in the fourth J Kn?D,at ,ast she was m. tuesDOwy or fifth century. hae been uncovered in digging Path her eyes were full of tears. It foundations while rebuilding streets or houses. waf ,not J mak "cw MmOa. Thn hiri. mrolr ocrvinnri .lomnlitinn Tl.o lnt uuu a- 3 oue uau autu clwc discovery is to be preserved for the benefit of the public. ' It is situated near Newgate street, close to a new annex of the general postoffice. The frag ment, which is that of a great curved bastion, is :"u feet long. SO feet high and S feet wide. The present summit lies several feet below the sur face of the ground. The whole is in a wonderful state 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 relic 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 companionship. She went down the Lake road, head up, cheeks red, trying to walk off the blues that oppressed her. And because her head was up she slipped on an icy stretch of ground, twisted her ankle and fell in a forlorn heap. And there a plodding old farmer, with his plodding team, fouri her. a half hour later, half frozen la the mid dlo of the road. "I called and called," Harriet said, "and I couldn't make anybody bear." "Thero wasn't anybody to hear," said the old man. "I was on ray way to the mill, but they ain't many goes this way" "If you could take me to the " Harriet began, as she tried to stand up. and then, before she could finish her sentence, she fainted dead away. "Hum." said the old man. and rubbed his stubby chin. Then he loaded her into the wagon like a sack of meal, and nerer stopped driving until he had reached the ofllce of the only doctor In the town. When Harriet opened her eyes. It's a pretty It is told or a titled Englishman that when his son explained his folly In going down a coal mine by saying that he spoiled his clothes so as to be able to say that he had performed the feat, re plied: "Why did you say that you had been down the mine and did not go?" This method appears ' sorae ont; was saying: to bavc been followed by one James Knox dc bad sprain: she'll have to stay here Uolduc. a monk. who. according to a Paris con-; for some time." temporary, says the Army and Navy Journal. I made his polar voyage in lOGH. This is the pole as described by this Bolduc: "At the polo one finds the place where all the waves of the sea concentrate to disappear In the same whirlpool. Four great islands surround this precipice, separated by four great canals, suc ceeding which are the divided seas. An enor mous rock, quite black, and 23 miles In circum terence. raatks the pole itself. "The unfortunate ships which venture Into i In the "History of Windham County, these latitudes are immediately lost, if thev are Connecticut." one finds an Interest- Harriet's eyes came open with a snap. "I've got to get back." she said, with decision. The doctor laughed a mellow laugb that Harriet liked. "You arc going to stay here for ten days." "But they won't allow it the facul ty, I mean the girls have to be in the dormitory every night." "I telephoned up to the college." the doctor said, "and they ire going to send one of the teachers to stay with you." He had a way with him that seemed to settle things, and Harriet found herself acquiescing meekly. "Well. I'm glad it's one or the teachers you sent for." she remarked, "and not one of the girls. "Why?" "Because the girls are all In love. It's a perfect epidemic. If you bad a cure for hearts you could get a good practice up there in the dormitory." "They wouldn't employ me." his amused glance met her. "They don't want to be cured." "Well, they are silly." Harriet said "No," he contradicted, "they are not." She looked up quickly. "But they are so young and there's so much in life besides love." "There is nothing in life," ho told her gravely, "but love love of one's fellow men. love of God. the love ol family, of friends, and. greatest ol all. the love of the lover for the woman who shares bis life." Harriet was thrilled by the way he said it His wife must be a happy woman she thought. She said as much to Miss Flick, the little English teacher, when they had been in the doctor's home for over a week. "How happy his wife must be.' For Dr. Redmond wa3 one of the men who. In a selffoh world, forgot himself and lived only for the pool souls who depended upon him. Night and day he toiled, glorying in his op portunities, never too tired nor toe busy to give himself for others. Harriet thought of the boys she had known nice fellows, but occupied with having a good time. She decided that if she ever married she would choose a man like the doctor. She wondered what kind of woman his wife might be. and complained to Miss Flick. "The doctor's wife hasn't been in to see once." "My dear." Miss Flick exclaimed, "he isn't married." "But the maid spoke of Mrs. Redmond." "That was his mother who was over for the day." "Oh." said Harriet. Of course, everybody knows what happened. Harriet fell In love with Dr. Redmond. "But no one shall ever guess." she resolved, bravely. But that night as she lay on the couch in the living room, with Miss Flick downstairs, eating her dinner the doctor came in. "Better, little girl?" he asked. "Yes." Harriet's tone was subdued. He sat down beside the couch. "You'll be well enough to go back to-morrow," he said, "and I know you want to get at your studies." Studies! Harriet had forgotten thai such tilings as books existed "Oh, yes, of course," she stammered He gazed Into the fire, his grave eyes Intent on the dancing flames. "I shall miss you" he said at last Harriet caught her breath. "It has been nice to be here." He turned to her suddenly. 1 wish I might say to you all that's in my heart" he said. "I'm such a lonely old fellow, and you fit In somehow into my life. You are so straightfor ward and sweet and dear Harriet" And then he asked her to marry him. and Harriet man-hating Harriet said "Yes." "But you mustn't tell any one," she warned him. "not a soul shall know until spring." She went back to school the next day. arriving at three o'clock. And af five she wrote a note. At seven, as she sat studying with Mazie. she caught the eyes of her roommate fixed upon her. "Harriet," Mazie said, re proachfully, "I don't believe you know a word in that book it's upside down." And Harriet blushed. Mazie came and sat down on the stool at her friend's feet. "And you are different, somehow." she went on; "if it was anybody else. I should say you were In love." And then Harriet confessed, unex pectedly. "I am. And, oh. Mazie. he h the dearest thing." And Mazie, having kissed her, trl umphantly remarked: "I told you. Har riet I told you you would be like any other girl when love really came." Odd Custom of The Past Simple tut Powerful Praacriatlen far iheumatiam and Lama Back. This was previously published here and cured hundreds, "Get oae ounce ot syrup of SarsapariUa compound aad one ounce Toris Compound. Then get half a pint of good whiskey and pat the other two ingredients Into It. Use a tablespoonful of this mixture before each meal and at bed time. Shake the bottle each time." Good effects are felt the first day. Any druggist has these Ingredients on hand or will quickly get them from his wholesale house. DESERT MELODY. "t can sinpr." said ono Toucan, "you bet." "I. too. can." safd one that ho met "So if I ran. find you can. W two can. we Toucans." So the two Toucans sane a duet When Tempus Didn't Fugit Little Helen, during the three years of her life, bad never been separated from her elder sister night or day for more than a few minutes at a time, but at last the time came when the sister went away for a whole day. The child tried every game and occu pation that she knew of, and a new enc cr two suggested by her mother, but they all palled. Finally she gave up and stood and looked sadly out of the window. Then she righed deeply and said: "Its still the same old day, isn't it. mother?" Woman's Home Companion. THIS TELLS THE STORY. Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 2, 1910. 1427 West 2Sth St. Uncle Sam's Breakfast Food Co., Omaha, Neb. Gents: My mother has used your food for over one year, and it has done her so much good that she feels she can't get along without it, and as no one has it out here, I want to know what a case of 1 or 2 dozen packages will cost me, F. O. B. Omaha or Los Angeles, by freight Yours Truly, J. L. WOODSON. We certify that the above letter is a true copy of the original and was not solicited. U. S. BF. P. CO. Why She Needed More Nights Off. Having recently engaged an 18-y ear old colored girl to do housework, a New York woman was adjusting tho various questions of privileges. "You will have Monday and Thurs day nights off. Eliza," the mistress of 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. You see, ma'am, I's a debbytante." $100 Reward, $100. The leaden ot tbU paper will be pleasrd to lean ttut Utcre b at least one Orraucd dbeaae that science to been mine to cure In all its stages, and that Is Ci-into. Hall's Catarrh Cure ts the only puutfra core now known to toe medical fraternity. Catarrh being s constitutional disease, rcqutns s cocMitu Uonal treatment. Hall's Catarrh cure Is taken in ternally acting (Hrrctlr upon the blood and mucous surfaces ot the system, thereby destroying the (DuaUatlon ot the disease, and civlng the patient Strrcstn by building up the constitution and awfcft ta nature In doing Its work. The proprietors cava so much faith In Its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any rose that It falls to cure. Send for lint of testimonial Address F. J. CHKNKV & CO. Toledo. O. Sold by all Dnrsrlstv TCc. Take Hsu's FstoUr PU1 lor cotatlp&Uoa. A Jolt ts Romance. "How about the young doctor? Has he proposed?" "Not yet. Papa ruined everything last night." "How was that?" "Just as the doctor was pleading for a peep at my eyes, papa came in and asked him to take a look at my throat." Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that It Bears the Zvtfg& Signature of In Use For Over 30 Years. The Kind You Have Always Bought There is nothing that makes men rich and strong, but that which they carry with them. Wealth is of the heart, not of the hand. Milton. "Plak Bye Is Epidemic. Attacks the Eyt-s in the sir.iitlnie. Is Contagious anil Calls for Immediate Ac lion. Murine Ky IJcmctly Affords Reli able Relief. It Soothes. Apply Murine Freely and Frequently. Doesn't Smart. Bear your own burdens first, after that help to carry those of other peo ple. George Washington. TO CtTKK A CoI.li IN WSi DAT Fake, I.AJCATIVK ISKoMO Oulnlne Tablet. Drrgglstftretund nif.ney If it fniU to cure. K.W. UBUV"t;&iBalurcisoo t-acti box. Xc Some men go to their graves with out discovering that they were not as important as they thought they were. iEitnr iavis iMiNKiixmc fcasanrnla!l reputation of overM-Yf-ntj-jr art as rrliulI remedy fur lumlar. M-latlea. Plt-urUy slilche.rtc..Xc.Z';andU-. AtnlldrucKiti. A crab-eating monkey iu Siam swims like a fish. Ceremony One of "Appearing Out" Much Venerated in Connecticut Was not assisted by favorable winds." The Civil and Military Gazette of Lahore. In dia, suggests that the account of Bolduc may be found iu the "Teutsche Acta Eniditorium" (1712). ONLY IRON MINE IN STATE 'hat Richmond, Mass., Is the Last Many That Once Were Flourishing. i:foro '.ho days when tidewater Taghconie hills in the towns of Rich mond and West Stockbridge. As early as 1S20, iron of high grade had been smelted from "strikes" in the Berksliires. At Richmond, with a transportation and the nearness of fiir-1 great wooden water wheel to furnish itacos to natural gas and coal mines , power, the furnace which has lasted the longest was established in 1S29. To-day. after continuous operation for eighty years, the Richmond mine ionic K:er valleys and across the 'is still being worked, and enough i-nt-red into the profitable production ol pig iron there was a string of iron itiinc- along the Hoosac and Housa- brown ore is taken from the earth to smelt about 200 tons of pig iron weekly. There is a reason for the operation of this Richmond mine, the ouly iron mine now being worked in Massa chusetts, where only 42 per cent of the ore is metallic iron, while the ores taken from the great mines oper ated along Lake Superior average from CO to 65 per cent. Of course like Berkshire papers and other wares -made in the westernmost part of Mass achusetts, it is the superior quality of output which ma"ies Richmond mining profitable. Boston Globe. Hint to Amateur Carpenters, A 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 the board. Carpenters who do finish ing 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 use them ing description of the "appearing out" of a bride in 17S5. Mrs. Joseph Gay of Thompson "appearing out" on the Sun- three matrons, lowing year, met a somewhat forbid ding reception. The meeting house was cold and the light wedding dress un fitted for the season. The minister's wife, after the service, invited the shiv ering bride to her warm fireside.-but she was scarcely seated there when a sharp faced good-wife ushered in day following her marriage in a peach- colored silk, most Jauntily made, and hat and headdress trimmed with the marvelous quantity of lti yards of white ribbon; and her husband walked by her side in small clothes of white broadcloth. According to the custom, they took their place in the middle seat of the front gallery, and some time in the course of the service deliberately rose for inspection, turning slowly round and standing in different positions so that the whole effect of their costumes might be exhibited. The young bride of Dr. Pennel Hutchlns, who "appeared out" the fol- "You sit there, and you there, and you there." she promptly ordered : "and you. young woman, may sit back; yont fine clothes will keep you warm." Youth's Companion. Expansion. "So your wife is a suffragette?" "Yes." answered Mr. Meckton. 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