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PRETTIEST BIRD IN WORLD
Quezal of South Guatemala Take*
•eauty Prize Among Feathered
Creatures.
What is considered the most beauti
ful bird in the world is the quezal, ol
Guatemala. Until within the last few
years it was unknown to science,
among the feathered creatures, de
lighting in the silence of high alti
tudes. It dwells on mountain heights
above 7,000 feet in elevation.
The quezal was the royal bird of
the ancient Aztecs, and its plumes
were used to decorate the head
dresses and cloaks of their kings. The
quezal's- breast is a brilliant scarlet,
while its green tail attains a length
of three feet. It is about the size of
the common pigeou. It nests in holes
in rotten trees, which it enlarges with
Its bill, so as to make a roomy and
comfortable residence. The young
are hatched totally devoid of feathers.
It is the hardest of all birds to pre
pare for mounting, for its skin Is as
tender as so much tissue paper, and
the feathers are Implanted to such a
slight depth that they readily fall out
A specimen is very apt to be spoiled
by falling against a branch of a tree
on being shot
Up to 1860, naturalists did not know
where the quezal was to be found
The few specimens which had fallen
into their hands had been obtained
from Indians, who kept the secret
About that time, however, a collector,
visiting that country, got on the track
of the birds and went up into the
mountains, where he shot a number of
them. In ancient times the skins of
all birds of this species belonged to
the king, and none but members of the
royal family were allowed to wear the
feathers.
The quezal belongs to the family ol
tragons. the genus including forty-sis
species, thirty three of which are
American. All .are very beautiful and
extremely rare.
MONEY THAT WENT BEGGING
On* of the Most Curious Cases in the
History of the Chancery
Courts.
Perhaps there Is no more curious
chapter in the history of the ahan
cery courts than that of two Pitts
burgh men. The first had a claim to
a small estate abroad, but he did not
have the money to pay the claim
agency to make a search. So he got a
friend to back him. This friend's
name was Peterman, and the money
he advanced was like a grubstake—he
was gambling on his friend's claim
proving up. One day, when Peterman
was at the claim-agency office, he
came upon this advertisement in the
agency files: "Peterman (Albertus),
musician, born in Amsterdam, 1829,
son of Charles Frederick and Henri
etta Suzanna Gasman. Left for Liver
pool, 1866. He 1b sought for inheri
tance by M. Contot, advocat, 21 Bou
levard St. Germain, Paris." That was
the inception of the famous "Kinsey
docta" case, the name coming from
the fact that the original Peterman
was last seen at the Kinsey docks in
Liverpool. The claim agency took the
matter in hand, traced Peterman's lin
eage back, and enabled him to estab
lisha good claim to an inheritance of
1200,000. That was a case of fortune
being thrust upon a man.—Lewis Ed
win Theiss, in Harper's Weekly.
Protection.
"Women who are alone in a flat all
day take many precautions to insure
safety," a gas collector said. "One
way that I learned the other day made
me feel rather foolish. When I went
into the kitchen to read the meter the
mistress of the fiat stepped to the
telephone and said:
Tt's all right, Central. It's only
the gas man.'
"Of course, she was under no obli
gations to explain that cryptic allusion
to myself, but she did it voluntarily.
'Every time the doorbell rings
when I am here alone,' she said, '1
take the receiver off the hook and
leave the telephone open before I go
to the door, so that if I should have
occasion to scream they could hear me
at headquarters and send somebody to
my assistance.'
"To utilize the telephone company
as a private detective bureau struck
me as nervy, but I have since learned
that a lot of lone women resort to
that plan with satisfaction to all con
cerned."
Motors in West Africa.
The policy of developing southern
Nigeria by means of road-making has
resulted in the existence of several
hundred miles of roads suitable for
mechanical transport. Motor cars are
used by several Europeans, and twc
native gentlemen in Lagos have re
cently acquired cars. In addition to
government transport services, the na
tive government of Abeokuta has suc
cessfully arranged a small transport
service employing six motor wagons.
J^ereral motor bicycles are used by
natives. There is, however, a good
opening for a motor transport service
In Lagos In connection with the re
moval of trade goods from the ware
houses to merchants' premises and to
the railway, while much remains to be
done to bring about a more general
as* of motor traction throughout the
country.
The Finish.
She—Mary wouldn't work for $5 a
week and now she Is working for a
dollar
He—What happened? Did they oat
iter wa«e«T
flhe—No. She got married.
GREAT POWER OF THE LION
Only When Seen in the Wilderness
Can One Realize What a Great
Beast He Is.
"A very large lion I killed stood
three feet and nine inches at the
withers and of course carried his
head higher than that," writes Stewart
Edward White in the American Maga
zine. "The top of the table at which
I sit is only two feet three inches
from the floor. Coming through the
door at my back that lion's shoulder
would stand over a foot higher than
half-way up. Look at your own writ
ing desk your own door. Further
more, he was nine feet and eleven
Inches in a straight line from nose to
end of tail, or over seven feet along
the contour of the back. If he were
to rise on his hind feet to strike a
man down he would stand somewhere
between seven and eight feet tall, de
pending on how nearly he straight
ened up.
"He weighed just under 600 pounds,
or as much as four well-grown speci
mens of our own 'mountain lion." I
tell you this that you may realize, as
I did not, the size to which a wild lion
grows. Either menagerie specimens
are stunted in growth or their position
and surroundings tend to belittle
them, for certainly until a man sees
old Leo in the wilderness he has not
understood what a fine chap he is.
"This tremendous weight is sheer
strength. A lion's carcass when the
skin is removed is a really beautiful
sight. The great muscles lie in ropes
and bands the forearm thicker than
a man's leg, the lithe barrel banded
with brawn the flanks overlaid by
the long, thick muscles.
"And this power is instinct with the
nervous force of a highly organized
being. The lion is quick and intelli
gent and purposeful so that he brings
to his intenser activities the concen
tration of vivid passion—whether of
anger, of hunger or of desire."
BODY AS WELL AS BRAIN
Aim of Modern Educators Now la to
Promote the Health of
the Child.
It is no longer sufficient that school
shall not interfere with the health of
Ihe child it must positively promote
it, asserts Dr. Woods Hutchinson. The
schoolroom should be tolerated in so
far as it makes for health, and not one
whit farther. Growth Is the chief
and only important business of the
child and the duty of education is to
etfsist that growth. Whatsoever is
^more than this in it, cometh of evil.
The school ought to be, and must be
made, the wholesomest and health
iest place in the world for the child.
FThe old education concerned itself
solely with the mind of the child, and
the only part of his body that it tocfc
Into account at all was the brain-bulb
at the upper end of him. The new edu
cation considers the whole child, and
proposes to develop all his powers—
bodily, mental and moral. A healthy,
happy, well-taught childhood for ev
ery child born into the community is
^ts aim—nothing more, nothing less!
,NTo country which is contented with
less can call itself civilized. The
jchild is our best crop the one for
rwhich, in fact, all others are raised
and no money, no time, no energy,'in
telligently spent upon Its cultivation,
can be wasted.
Jungle's Low Comedian.
In the World's Work, Mr. Stewart
jpJdward White writes:
"Tlje wildebeest is the Jekill and
Hyde of the animal kingdom. His
lusual and familiar habit is that of a
heavy, sluggish animal, like our van
ished bison. He stands solid and in
ert, his head down he plods slowly
forward in single file, his horns swing
ing each foot planted deliberately.
In short he is the personification of
dignity, solid respectability, gravity of
demeanor. But then all of a sudden,
at any small interruption, he becomes
the giddiest of created beings. Up
goes his head and tail he buck jumps,
cavorts, gambols, kicks up his heels,
bounds stiff-legged, and generally per
forms like an irresponsible infant. To
see a whole herd at once of these
grave and reverend seigneurs sudden
ly blow up into such light-headed ca
pers goes far to destroy one's faith
In the stability of institutions."
Tailors as Literary Men.
One does not lo6k for literary men
among tailors, but none the less the
trade can claim some illustrious
names. John Stow, the antiquary and
author of the "Survey of London," for
Instance, began life as a tailor, and an
other famous tailoring antiquary was
John Speed, one of our early maj
makers and member of the Society ol
Antiquaries. And then there was Rob
ert Hill, "the learned tailor," of Bir
mingham, who contrived to teach him
self Greek and Hebrew and became
famous as a writer of theological
treatises. And George Meredith was
born over.the tailor's shop.
Pride of the Tenements.
The social worker's fifth floor pro
tege, on the occasion of the formfer's
third visit, said:
"When you come again won't you
please carry a box of paints or an
easel or something like that to make
folks think you are an artist?"
"Why?" the visitor exclaimed.
"Because," said the woman, "I have
told all these other women In the
building, who have been rubbering
and inquiring about you, that you
tome here to give my little girl paint
ing lessons, and I want you to help
back me up In It"
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^0W DUTCH FARMERS LIVE
Cattle Invariably Are Housed Under
the Same Roof as the
Family.
The typical Dutch farmhouse is
square, one-storied, with a pyramid
shaped roof. The space between the
apex of the roof and the ceiling of the
dwelling part is generally used as a
storehouse for winter food for the cat
tle. The living room door opens into
the stable, for the cattle are invari
ably houses under the same roof as
the family. The homes vary little in
their furnishings. One always sees
bright strips of carpet, a highly pol
ished "center table," where the family
Bible is displayed, -and a glass dress
er, with its shelves filled with rare old
brass and Delft ware. The most curi
ous thing about the houses is the
sleeping quarters—unique and.certain
ly unhealthy from the modern view
point, which requires plenty of fresh
air in the bedrooms.
The cheesemaker's family sleeps in
beds built in cupboard-lilce recesses in
the wall and as far from the window
as possible. There is a door similar
to that of a cupboard, and this is kept
closed during the day, in order that
the bed may be hidden from view. The
stuffy condition of this walled-in bed
room can be readily imagined. The
linen Is always snowy white, and the
whole make-up presents an attractive
appearance, even to the decorated
strap suspended from the ceiling and
used to assist the occupant of the
couch to arise. The visitor is always
welcome at the cheese farms, but the
visit must be made early in the morn
ing if the cheesemaking is to be seen.
—Leslie's.
WAS AFRAID OF EXCITEMENT
Reasons Advanced by Man Who
Wanted to Get Off Bond of
Mail Contractor.
The departments in Washington re
ceive some queer letters. Below is
given verbatim a letter received last
November by the bureau that has
charge of the bonds of mail con
tractors, from a man who wished to
get off a bond. It is unique. The last
sentence contains a valuable sugges
tion to others who dislike to receive
disagreeable news, especially on busi
ness matters. The letter tells how he
signed the bond merely to oblige a
friend and then continues with this
personal history:
"i risk My life to go to the iection
this fall i have Done all i can for you
office Men at the White house. So i
Wood like if you office Men Wofid get
me out of trouble* so I cod Rest I h'aint
Work one Day for 13 years on count
of Palpitation of the Heart Some
times I can't bare the clock Strike So
you no My heart is Weak you office
Men Do all you can to get Mee out of
trouble, if they had tolld Mee the let
ten Was 4 year I Never Wood sind
the bond I thought it Was 1 year So I
Was told when you Rite Don't Rite
any thing that will excite Mee it Will
Fly to My Heart."—Kansas City Star.
Don't Be a Dowdy.
The best-dressed woman is not nec
essarily the one who spends the most
money. Time, thought, and taste tell
to the advantage of dress. Those who
persist in speaking of carelessness in
dress as if it were a merit are greatly
mistaken. To be pleasingly, though
not elaborately dressed, and as attrac
tive as she may be, is every wojnan's
duty, and the dress that suits the oc
casion confers dignity upon the wear
er. "Why do you wear a pretty bow
in your hair and take so much pains
to h&ve a becoming tie?" some one
asked the teacher of a large class in
the public school. "I wear my rib
bons and put on my bows and make
myself attractive because I have to
influence for good fifty boys every
day," was the reply. The teacher was
right. Her boys believed .in her much
more than they would had she been a
dowdy.—Christian Herald.
Charity Box.
"^ake an old trunk or large box and
it your charity box. Into it put all
the articles with which yon have fin
ished—pictures, magazines,! books to
read and old ones for scrap books,
pretty cards, clothing and all sorts of
wearing apparel, pieces of silk, cloth
and lace for dolls' clothing, envelopes
with foreign stamps, all the little
things you have finished with. Every
once in a .while go through it and dis
pose of its articles to orphan asy
lums, hospitals, etc. Then when you
are called on for contributions tc
rummage sales all you have to do is
to go to the box and not have to
"rummage" around.
Missing the Point.
Representative Bucker of Colorado,
apropos of a tariff argument about su
gar, said to a Washington .correspond
ent: "Oh, well, those men don't see
my point. They mis* my point as bad
ly as the old lady missed her son's.
'Mother,' a young man said, 'would
you believe that ft takes 5,000 ele
phants a year to make our piano keys
and billiard balls?' Make our piano
keys and billiard balls!' cried the qld
lady. "Well! I always understood
that elephants were intelligent crea
tures, but I never knew before that
they'd been trained to make piano
keys and billiard baHs.'" i
Everybody Pretty Green.
"It's no wonder that Cain- turned
out so badly."
"How so?"
"Neither his parents nor anybody
else in the neighborhood had had
experience In bringing up' childrei
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Wouldn't War on the Ministry.
There are some drawbacks to th€
Reaching of language by sound, espe
cially where the younger school ele
jraent is being instructed by that sys
tem. In one of the first grade classes
of the Greenwood school lately the
teacher was endeavoring to drill the
Band of Mercy slogan into the young
brains. One clause of the "resolve"
is ar injunction to' be "kind to ali
harmless living creatures." Somehow
the pronunciation of thre phrase did
not. quite suit and ihe teacher asked
for a repetition, and still there was
something queer about the way it
was repeated. Finally she requested
one member of the class to say it to
himself, and while she could not yet
$juite see what was the matter it did
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"Now, Tommy, say it over again
slowl}r, 'I resolve to be kind to all
harmless living creatures,'" said the
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the matter.'
Tommy repeated slowly, and, while
there seemed to be nothing exactly
wrong with the rest of the sentence,
the final word sounded olf color.
"Is that 'creatures' you are saying
there, Tommy?" asked the puzzled
teacher. "Say it all again."
With the sweetest resignation in
the world the boy repeated, "I re
solve to be kind to all harmless liv
ing preachers."—Kansas City Journal.
Water for Nervousness.
A trained nurse says: "If people
would only drink more water thej
would not be so nervous." .Nearly ev
ery dqctor will recommend a woman
who is suffering from nervous prostra
tion or nervous exhaustion to drink
lots of water between meals, but many
women who do not come under a doc
tor's care would look better and feel
better if they would drink at least a
quart of water in the course of th«
day. Water seems to be a nerve food
like good butter. It has a distinctly
60othing effect when sipped gradually,
as one can test for herself. Watei
drunk slowly and gradually has some
what the same quality as deep breath
ing.
Women Anxious /to Serve.
More than twice as many women as
could be used applied for enlistment
in the Women's Sick and Wounded
Convoy corps, the newest adjunct to
the British army. The corps takes
part in practice drills, makes its own
camp, does stretcher work and other
wise gets prafctical training for the
regular service. When enlisting the
women accepted by the recruiting
officer receive the king's shilling,
which binds the bargain and makes
the woman legally. obliged to serve
as part of the military establishment
of the United Kingdom.
Chambermaid Music.
"Why do you object to hotel orches
tras?"
"Because," replied the muusician,
"their programs usually sound as if
they had been selected to please the
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A Plain Statement of I Wagon Value
OME farmer saves money every time an
I wagon is sold. Not because it
costs less money to begin with, but be
cause of the length of service it gives, &n
IHC wagon is the cheapest wagon you can
buy. The longer a wagon lasts the cheaper
it is. That is -why it is economy to buy the
best wagon one that wiii outlast any ordinary
wagon. When you buy an I wagon
Weber New Bettendorf
Columbus Steel King
you invest in a wagon built of the highest
grade material which experience and care can
select or money can buy, built in the most
thorough, painstaking manner, by skilled work
men, in factories which have modern appli
ances for doing work of the highest standard
at the lowest possible cost.
All lumber used is air-dried in sheds with
concrete floors. This insures toughness and
resiliency. All metal parts are made of espec
ially prepared steel, guaranteeing the longest
service. Each wagon undergoes four inspec
tions before being shipped so that it reaches
the purchaser in first class condition, ready to
be put to work at once, and'able to carry any
reasonable load over any road where a wagon
should go.
Weber and Columbus wagons have wood
gears, New Bettendorf and Steel King have
steel gears. The IHC dealer knows which
wagon is best suited to your work. When you
see him get literature from him, or, write
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