THE PERKINS JOURNAL
WAS LUTEFI' RING
Relic Beyond Value Owned By
New York Woman.
Treasure Hac Been Handed Down In
the Family for Four Centuries,
and Now Money Cannot
Purchase It.
The wedding ring of Martin Luther's
bride is one of the treasured posses-
sions of Mrs. Hildegard Pinkert, wife
of Roy. Maximilian Pinkert of the Ger-
man branch of St. Bartholomew's
church, New York.
It bears the inscription: "D. Martino
13 JuniJ 1525.'"
Doctor Luther met Catherine yon
Boron at the home of the duke of Sax-
ony after the convent of which she
had been a member was dissolved.
They were married soon afterward.
The ring is quite large and fits the
thumb of an ordinary hand. It is set
with a brilliant ruby. It had been
Luther's personal ring, given to him
when he was ordained as bishop.
For 400 years the ring remained in
possession of the Anholt-Bernburg
family of Leipsic. of whose family Lu-
ther's bride was a member, and from
whom Mrs. Pinkert is descended.
For 100 years it was in possession
of that branch of the family, of which
the wife of Roy. N. C. Waiters of St.
Luke's church. Leipsic, was a mem-
ber. A few years ago she gave the
ring to Baroness von Georgi, her niece.
There .bad been a tradition that the
ring should never be worn except by
the eldest daughter of the direct de-
scendant; also that it should be worn
on the hand of a daughter who became
the wife of a clergyman.
The Baroness van Georgi. although
the eldest daughter, gave this ring to
her sister. Mrs, Pinkert. last summer,
when Doctor and Mrs. Pinkert visited
the old home at Waldenburg, near
Leipsie.
Doctor Plnkert, desiring to be as-
sured of its genuineness, consulted
posed of an Intricate device of gold.
work, set with a ruby, the emblem of
exacted love. The gold device repro.
scots all the symbols of the Passion.
In the center is the crucified Savior,
on one side the spear with which the
side was pierced and the rod of reeds
of the flagellation. On the other is a
blear of hyssop."
In the work of William Jones, "Fin.
ger-ring Lore," published in London in
1877, he describes the ring as fol.
lows:
"Beneath are the dies with which
the soldiers cast lots for the garment
without seam, and below are the three
nails; at the back may be distin-
guished the inside of the atonement;
the whole so grouped as to make a
large cross, surmounted by the ruby,
the most salient feature of the device.
"'On the inside of the ring the in-
dcrtptions ar~ still perfect. They con-
thin the names of the betrothed pair
and the date of the wedding day in
German---13 JuniJ 1525. This was the
ring presented to the wife at the be-
trothal and worn by her after mar-
riage."
Not Guilty.
"Hey, you big busher!" yelled an
excl~ed fan as the pitcher of the home
team issued his fourth successive base
on balls, forcing a runner across the
plate. "Where did you learn to pitch?
In a correspondence school?"
If the pitcher heard, he made no
sign, but another spectator sitting
near the excited one administered a
stinging rebuke.
"You talk like a fish," he said
scornfully. "What makes you think
that dub ever learned to pitch any-
where?"
After a Catch.
A man with a small mesh net was
seen returning to his bungalow.
"Been out after the speckled beau.
ties?" asked a neighbor.
"No, I'm going in after mosquitoes,"
replied the net bearer, with vengeance
in his tones.
Not So Bad as That.
"What are you so furious about,
wife ?"
"Mrs. Smith Just called me an old
DORMANT PRUNING IN FAVOR
Work on Considerable Scale During
Summer Season Is Not Advisable --Difficult to See.
In practice, summer pruning, on a
considerable scale, is not advisable. It
is difficult to see, when the leaves are
on, Just which branches should be re-
moved, except in the case of dead
branches. One must be on the guard,
also, to avoid peeling of the bark when
it peels rapidly. Pruning is less ex-
peditiously done in summer than when
the trees are dormant.
There are occasions, however, when
one desires to complete work of prun-
ing begun early in the season. There
need be no fear of injuring the trees
by taking off a moderate number of
HIS WIFE'S NAME OMITTED
Barnum's Frankness.
On one occasion Barnum had an
elephant engaged in plowing on the
sloping hill where it could plainly be
seen by the passengers on the New
Haven and Hartford railroad, an agri-
cultural innovation that he knew
would get notice of some sort in every
newspaper in the country.
It was even said that he received
letters from farmers far and wide
asking how much hay one elephant
ate, and if it were more protable to
plow with an elephant than with
horses or oxen.
His replies were invariably frank,
and were of this purport:
"If you have a targe museum in
New York, and a great railway com-
pany sends trains full of passengers
within eyeshot of the performance, it
will pay, and pay well; but if you
have no such institution, then horses
or oxen will breve more economical."
Considerably Depreciated the Value
of the Book Containing Speeches
of Greatest Talkers.
"Sir." said the sleek-looking agent,
approaching the desk of the meek-
looking man and opening one of those
folding thingamajigs showing styles of
binding, "I believe I can interest you
in this massive set of books contain.
lug the speeches of the world's great
est orators. Seventy volumes. Pus
dollar down and one dollar a month
until the price, $680, has been paid.
This set of books gives you the most
celebrated speeches of the greatest
talkers the world has ever known,
and--"
"Let me see the index," said the
meek man.
The agent handed it to him. and he
looked through it carefully and me-
thodically, running his finger along the
llst of names.
Reaching the end he handed the in-
dex back to the agent and said: "It
Isn't what you claim it is. I happen to
know the greatest talker in the world,
end you haven't her in the index."
WHERE THE INCHES COUNTED
British Statesman's Remarkably Neat
Retort to Chairman's Shaft
of "Wit."
Lloyd-George's wit on the platform
Is weli known, but here is one of the
nearest retorts he ever made.
He was addressing a meeting in
South Wales. according to Pearson's
Weekly, when the chairman, thinking
to be witty at the chancellor's expense,
remarked to the audience that he was
a little disappointed in Lloyd-George's
appearance.
"] had heard so much about Mr.
Lloyd-George," he said, "that I nat-
urally expected to meet a big man in
Carl Jensch of the Lelpsic Institute of cat)" every sense; but, as you can see for
Arts, end he gave it as his opinion "Why, you're not old!"--Farm Pruning Peach Tree In Dormant Sea- yourselves, be is very small in slat-
that it was genuine. Life. aDO. are."
This ring was referred to by H. ~ -- --- Many an orator would have been
Noel Humpbreys, an authority, in anAnd many an otherwise good man branches when the leaves are on, in
artlcie in the Observer in February, Is not on speaking terms with his spite of the fact that the removal of grievously upset by such an unfortu-
1862, in which an illustration of it ap- own conscience half the time. leaves debilitates a tree. If done early hate beginning to the proceedings, but
peared. He described it as the be- in the summer the injury is less than not so Lloyd-George.
"I am grieved to find," he said, with
trothal ring, but the Plnkerts have al- The emptiness of things here below after the summer growth is nearly mock seriousness, "that your chairman
ways understood that it was used at is apt to be keenly felt before dinner, completed.
Lu,--ther a marriage. He says: The removal of dead branches can- is disappointed in my size, but this is
The betrothment ring of Luther, The cucumber knocks a man out not affect the vitality of the tree, no owing to the way you have here of
which belonged to a family at Lelpsic after he gets it down. matter when d~ne. Nor can there be measuring a man. In North Wales we
as late as 1817, and is doubtless still any serious effect if here and there measure a man from his chin up, but
preserved with greatest care as aWhy does the bore never consider branches, which are too close or which you evidently measure him from his
national relic of great interest, is com- himself in that class? cross, are removed. The thinning out I chin down!"
- ~ - of small, twiggy branches for the pur- After that the chairman made no
harmful process In early summer. The
drain en the tree is less than it would Canned
be to bear an abnormally heavy crop "Is .your wife putting up any fruit
of fruit. There are a great many trees this summer?"
which might be relieved of a surplus "No, but I've canned a few peaches
of fruit during May and early June to myself"
"You have?"
good advantage. "Yes. l've had three different
~~ stenographers this year, and not one
SPRAYI FiCULT Of them knew half as much about
-- spetllng and grammar as she did
Know Enemy You Are Fighting and about the latest fashions."
Mix Materials Properly---Haphaz-
ard Work Will Not Do. In a Restaurant.
Angry Diner Waiter, you are ~not
" It does not pay to spray, as spray- fit to serve a pig.
tng is done by half of those who Waiter--I'm doing my best, sir.
try it.
Yet proper spraying is not difficult. A la Bible.
Have first a clear idea of what you"If I kissed you on one cheek, what
want to do. Know the enemy you arewould you do?"
fighting, Then mix your materials ' o "
"I d turn the other cheek, sis .
properly. Study the formula and fol-
low directions carefully, No haphaz- Contrary to the general belief, flies
ar~ wc, rk will do, The details given do not pay particular attention to
for the mixing are all necessary, baldheaded men.
Spraying well done pays, and it
pays big. . Female suffrage, says an old bach-
Apply it right, with a strong pros- elor, is causc~l by a scarcity of hus-
sure so as to make a very fine mist. bands.
You can do it right if you try to
and yet it is no easy Job. It is work
from first to last, but It is work that
Camping time is a lame of joy [or the youngsters, pays.
[ Very few things are needed for a cracking 8ood time
l --a tent, blankets, plain, stout clothing, and plenty of RIGHT HARDS
I good, wholesome food. Well-Known Fact That Cold Air Set-
ties to Lower Levels Is Often
J A splendid food to take alongis Overlooked--Loss by Frost,
Lp( --utN s '~isaweilree gnlzedfact'th ugh
rites for orchards, that cold air set-
iles to the lower levels. For this rea-
son it is often colder at the lower sic-
rations than it is at higl~f points in
the same locality. This is what is
m It s an ideal camping [ODd--nourishing, appetizing meant by "atmospheric drainage."
The occurrence of i~est in low
ann always ready to eat. places when there is none cn ~'~
rated areas Is thus explained.
For the same reason peach 1)uds
are often winterkflled or the blossoms
are injured by frost in the spring in
low places when nearby o~char~s cu
higher elevations are injured much
5ess, or even escape entirely,
Ben Help Feult Treaa.
In a recent experiment at the Illi-
nois statiGn it was f und that the
~ees in the netghborho~ wortr prin-
cipally on the outside rows of toe or-
chard, and this, with other factors, are
the probable cause of tkis part of the
orchard bearing more fruit. With
hived located in the center of the or.
chard, the trees nearest the hives
were better pollinated than those far,
thor away.
Pruning Buah'F~.lt~
In pruning bush fruitm the principal
.--.~ ~ .~-'~.
An Instance.
"We do everything in this country
by machinery."
"Yes, everything. Why, even in this
very apartment house, they bring up
the chlliiren by elevators."
II
This delicious wheat and barley food contains
great nutrition with little bull It is made from the
rutturai, whole grams, retaining all of their vital mineral
salts, p Jc." ulaxly neccessary for building health and
strength m growing boys and girls.
Canape-Nuts is ready, m serve direct from the
package--just add good n lk or cream. Summer rains
won't hurt the supply--i)ackage am wax-wrapped
Melted Away.
John Grier Hibben, president of
Princeton university, said at the Lake
Mohonk arbitration conference:
"The day is not yet come when vio-
lence and oppression will melt away
before right like the plumber's bill.
"Like, I repeat, the plumber's bill.
For a plumber, you know, once pro-
sooted a millionaire a bill of $100
for mending a pipe.
"But the millionaire handed the
plumber a dollar note and said se-
verely:
" 'Receipt that bill of yours in full.'
"'But--but--' said the plumber.
" 'Receipt it in full,' the millionaire
repeated. 'I used to be a plumber my-
YOUTH HEADS BIG
Youngster of Fourteen In
Corporation Which Is
Its Feet.
and moistme-prooL
Russel Monbeck, a
Dayton (O.) boy, is
Boys' Box Furniture
porated under the laws
It is a co-operative
bering among its
boys, ranging from ten to
years.
The company operates
p. m. daily and the corn
are chairs, music racks,
writing desks, flower
boxes and other light
"The plumber at this gave a great which it finds a y
start, receipted the bill and handed The profits are iv
the millionaire 50 cents change." end of the year on a basis
her of hours worked by ea
Beating the Bakers. year the 28 stockholders d
"Oh, I am almost tired to death!" ly $9,000.
said the woman who spends half her The capital stock is o
time addressing club meetings. "Our share. Some of the boys
political economy club has been in to buy more stock, but the
session all day passing resolutions company prohibit it,
and drawing up petitions demanding Young Monbeck has
a law regulating the price of bread, the producing and selling
Only think! Three dollars' worth'of business.--Cleveland Lead
flour costs, when baked into bread,
$13. It's outrageous. We'll soon all
,Mean OlaposltiO~
be bankrupt. The bakers must be Before engaging rood=l
made to feel the power of the law. house," said the bachelor, '~
You should have been at the meet- know if there are any ~f ~ fo
in,g,~' couldn't come, I was too busy," crying babies staying her '~[~~ l~ds
"I'm afraid there is,' ~ber of
said the calm-faced woman, landlady; "but we--" '~ritiah
"Busy on a club day? What on "Well, I was Just going f~l, The
earth at?" tinued the other, "that if ~IIowa~
"Baking bread," said the calm- want you to put me in the~~ of th
faced woman.---New York Times. to theirs. I want to watee~ "~
night and hear their troub!~
What He Did. I can congratulate myself:~
"Papa, who is this Thaw that the I'm not married.';- " ~lLollis
papers are always talking about?" '-~ " that !
"He's the man who put the 'b' in ~~:
Directions Want . fro~
'rainstorm' " Oculist 00 -
[this into your eye the P~
Of NOtheseFUrthervolumesUSe. ~re LP0hi :l'ohher~
day meals,
"What
are you Patient--Before meals, "7~taz
throwing out ?" ' ~.~e,oi(
"My library on international law." It isn't~~"~b~ f what you say ~:~fOre
If the man who gives advice freely say It that makes a ~ gad
knew it was good he would probably your friend or your ene~: ~
use it himself. . My notion of a pe~.~Oft ~y
formance is that given b~ ca~
Occasionally we meets man WhOlen
en gaged-ln'-k[s~ng e~ :te~y
has sense enough to do the very best
a~d
The average brass band is harmless I gerous if the fool love let~~"
[ avoided. ~i -,
--until it begins to play.
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