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The state herald., 1908-04-24
PERHAPS A NATURAL MISTAKE.
Physician Had Reason to Think Hs
Had Lost His Patient.

Henry Grimm, who was formerly
one OF the prominent members of the
German.American society, tells a story
about a German friend of his who
was taken i'll.
For many days the German was
close to death, but after - time he
showed improvement in condition.
The doctor told the Germans wife
that her husband might have any
thing to eat that he liked.
The German expressed desire for
Limburger cheese, and the wife, being
a generous woman and pleased at the
Improvement, and in order that her
husband might have nibble at any
time he had taste for 1t, put some
cheese In every room in the house.
1t is easy to imagine the aroma.
The next morning the doctor called
at the house, and as soon as he opened
the door he asked:
when did he die?"-Hartford Post.
The state herald., 1908-04-24
THE LIVING ROOM.
It Should at All Times Be a "Livable"
Room.

What to do with the living room is
keeper. The living room should be
In fact as well as in name living
room-a livable room. 1t Is the room
In which the most of our time at
home is spent. the hours we have for
leisure, the time we have for play,
friends and 1t is absolutely essential
that the walls and furnishings of the
living room should be harmonious in
color. suitable in texture, and durable
in material.
The rich, soft, solid colored walls
rooms. They make better back
ground for pictures. throw the furni.
ture out In better relief, are less dis.
cordant with rugs and carpeting. and
Indicate higher degree of taste and
culture than do the colored mon.
strosities which We paste on when We
apply wall paper.
Who ever saw roses climbing up
plastered wall growing out of a hard.
wood floor? Yet. that is what we
suggest to the Imagination when We
paste paper covered with roses on
our walls. They are neither artistic
nor true. Roses are all very beauti-
ful, but they were never made to
climb up interior walls and they do
not grow from hardwood flooring.
The set figures of wall paper are also
tiresome and equally disagreeable and
repellant.
The alabastined wall is the only
correct form of a tinted or solid col.
ored wall. Fortunately 1t is the only
clean way, and more fortunately II is
the only permanent way: the only
way that does not involve the end
less labor in the future.
In lighting the walls some thought
must be given the color. Light colors
reflect $50 of the light thrown upon
them. Dark colors reflect but 15cs.
Lighting bills can be saved by choos-
ing a color which will reflect the
largest degree of light In north
rooms use warm colors or colors
which reflect light. In south and
west rooms sometimes the light can
be modified by the use OF darker
colors. Dark greens absorb the light;
light yellows reflect IL: browns mod
ify It, and so on. through the scale
OF colors The color scheme Of a
room not only is dependent upon the
color OF the carpetings but It is also
dependent upon the light OF the room.
The state herald., 1908-04-24
lied un the aallanh,r,.

Lightning has played some queer
pranks. but about the funniest Joke
a streak OF II ever got on was when
It bumped into old William Gallagher
OF Cleveland. Mr. Gallagher was peace,
fully In bed when the bolt hit his
domicile and the fluid completely
wrecked the iron bedstead In which
the old man and his wife were slccp.
ms Worse than that Il twisted the
clothes and the iron about tho couple
Ia such curious fashion that they were
actually tied In bed, and, TO save them.
selves, couldn't get out. while the rain
beat 10 on them from the wrecked
roof Finally their shouts brought
the neighbour and Gallagher and Mrs.
Gallagher were released from old
lupltar's Iron clutch. wet and scared
aud exhausted The bcdstcad with
the clothes twisted about lts sides ia
curious object Of interest In Glove
land to this day
The state herald., 1908-04-24
aIhe Lowest order Of MInd.n

Al recent meeting Of New Eng.
land college presidents. one OF the
most important of them all remarked
that mental arithmetic did not train
q child's mind, and that a mathemutl.
clan per Sc was Incapable of moral
reasoning Mathematlclans might
take notice. remarks Harper's Weekly
II reminds one says the writer, OF
Stiles, the greatest OF the Yale mathe
matlcians Of his time He. indeed.
had virtues as well as mathematics.
and WAS the graceful and learned
editor Of Garden and Forest. hort,
Culturlst editor Of the New York rrib.
une, and president OF the New York
park commission. Once he was IN
Tor long time-a very long time
and he used TO say that when he be.
cane conyalescent he discovered that
the mathematical was the lowest
order OF mind lie wanted to read
he trled poetry, and that would not
do: nor would fiction or philosophy or
history-but when he at last tried
mathematics he found that his Oh.
leeblcd mind could master that"
The state herald., 1908-04-24
THE PAINTING SEASON.

Good results in painting at the least
cost depend largely upon the material
chosen. Paint is a simple compound
and the ingredients can be easily test
ed. The solid part or pigment should
be White Lead The liquid part
should be Linseed OIL Those best in.
formed on painting always buy these
ingredients separately and have their
painter mix them fresh for each Job.
Before the mixing the test is made.
Place a pea-sized bit of White Lead
on piece of charcoal or piece of
wood. Blow the flame against 1t and
see what 1t will do. If it is pure
White Lead, little drops OF bright, pure
metallic lead will appear, and with pa
thence the White Lead can be com.
pletely reduced to one globule of metal
lie lead. This is because pure White
Lead is made from metallic lead.
You may test dozens of other SO.
called White Leads and not be able
to reduce one of them to lead. II they
will not change wholly to lead but
leave residue, 1t is clear that some
adulterant is present.
If You should have your painting
done with such materials, no matter
how cheap they might seem, It would
be costly In the end.
National Lead Company. Wood
bridge Building, New York City. are
sending on request a blowpipe free to
any one about to have painting done,
so that the White Lead may be test
ed. With 1t will be sent a handsomely
printed booklet having as its fronts.
piece the Dutch Boy Painter" re.
produced from the original painting.
This little painter has become noted
as the guaranty OF pure White Lead.
The state herald., 1908-04-24
COFFEE EYES.
I, Acts Slowly But Frequently Pro.
duees Blindness.

The curious effect of slow daily poi,
soning and the gradual building In OF
disease as result Is shown In mum.
bcFa Of cases whore tho eyes are az.
feoted by coffee.
4 case in point will Illustrate:
A lady in Oswcgo. Mont, expert.
eneod u slow but sure disease settling
upon her eyes in the form ol inorcnHs
INK weakness and shooting pains
with wavy. dancing lines Of light, 30
vivid that nothing else could be seen
for minutes at time,
She says
This gradual failure OF slrht
alarmed me and | naturally began a
very earnest quest for the cause.
About this time was told that cof.
fee poisoning sometimes took that
form, and while didn't believe that
coffee was the cause Of my trouble. !
concluded 10 quit II and see
u took M Postum Food Coffee In
spite 0f the jokes Of Husband whose
experience with one cup At neigh,
boris waA unsatisfactory We'll. I
made Postum strictly according to IL,
rectloHa. boiling II little longer. be.
cause Of our high altitude The result
was charming. have now used Pos.
tum In place ~ coffee for about .
months and my eyes are we'll never
palnlng me or allowing any weakness
J know 30 certainty that tho cause
Of the trouble was coffee and the cure
was In quitting II and building up the
nervous system On Postum, Tor ihn,
was absolutely tho only change made
In diet and ! took no medicine
My nursing baby has been kept IN
perfectly healthy state since have
used pDHtum,
mir --. friend. discarded caf
fee and took on Postum IN SEQ n hf
could be- rid NJ hla dyspepsia and frn
duont headaches The change pro
duced most remarkable improve
ment quickly"
There's Reason" Name given b,
Postum Co. Battle Creek. Mleh.
The state herald., 1908-04-24
CURE AT CITY MISSION.
Awful Case Of seabies-Body a Mass
OF Sores from seratehing-Her
Tortures Yield to Cuticura.

"A young woman came TO our city
mission in most awful condition physi-
cally. Our doctor examined her and
told us that she had scabies tthe itch) i.
incipient paresis, rheumatism. etc,
brought on from exposure. Her poor
body was a mass OF sores from scratch.
ing and she was not able TO retain solid
food Weworked hard over her for seven
weeks but we could see little improve.
ment. one day | bought a cake OF
Cuticura Soap and bottle OF Cuti.
cura Resolyent, and we bathed our
patient well and gave her full dose
OF the Rcsolyent. She slept better that
night and the next day got box OF
Cuticura Ointment In Ave weeks this
young woman was able TO look for n
position. and sheis now strong and we'll
Laura Jane Bates, So Fifth Ave, New
York. y. Y, Mar. II, 1907"
The state herald., 1908-04-24
TELLS OF eoRDoNs WEAKNESS.
Lord cromer Throws Light on History
OF Hero of Sudan.

In his book. Modern Egypt" Lord
Cromer, for 20 years the representa-.
tive of British authority in the land
of the khedive, gives the other side
OF the heroic story of Gen Gordon's
rule in Khartum. where he was slain
by the fanatical natives. Lord Gro.
mer twice rejected the proposal to
send Gordon to the Sudan. Would, 80
he says, that had done so a third
time!' He soon woke to Gordon's
variability. He says: 'lmpulsive
nightiness was in fact. the main de
feet of Gen. Gordon's character, and It
was one which, in my opinion, ren.
dered him unfit to carry out work
which pre-eminently required a cool
and steady head used to receive
90 or 30 kilograms from Gen. Gordon
In the course of the day when he was
in khartum, those in the evening often
giving opinions which 1t was impos-
sible to reconcile with others dis
patched the same morning"
This stream of kilograms from
Khartum was so continuous that Lord
Cromer had to adopt a special meth.
cd OF dealing with them. II gen
orally found batch of them wait.
ing for me when | began my work
in the morning" he says. My prac.
uce was to put them on one side and
wait till the afternoon, by which time
more had generally arrived. | used
then to compare the different tele-
grams TO try to extract from them
what It was that Gen. Gordon
really wanted, and then to decide
what could be done toward carrying
out his wishes
Lord Cromer says. also: One OF
the leading features OF Gen. Gordon's
strange character was his total alb.
sence Of self-contrul. lie was liable
10 FITS of ungovernable and often Of
most unreasonable passion He
formed rapid opinions without delib.
GRAFTON and rarely held to one opinion
long, His Journal in which his
thoughts from day to day are re.
corded, is. even in the eXpurEated
form in which It was published,
mass Of Inconsistencies"
Gen. Gurdons courage is warmly
praised by Lord Cromer. who says fur.
ther: Many a man before Gen. Coo.
don has laid down his life at the call
OF duty Many man. too, has striven
TO regard death as I'D relief from
pain sorrow and suffering But no
soldier about to lead forlorn hope.
no Christian martyr tied TO the stake
or thrown TO the wild beasts OF ancient
Rome, ever faced death with more un-
concern than Gen Gordon"
The state herald., 1908-04-24
a Gardening Nation,

In Sweden gift is made once n
year TO each school pupil OF trees or
shrubs TO be planted about the home.
By law each parish must grant n Ger.
tain amount OF land TO be devoted to
the purpose Of school gardens. There
are scores Of horticultural societies
which employ gardeners 10 give the
public FREQ instruction and advice on
fruit and vegetable culture. The nat.
ural resources Of the country are be.
ing increased In this way TO won.
derful extent.
The state herald., 1908-04-24
John p,s Eaale STONE.

John d. Rockefeller pretends that
he is not and never was superstitious;
still he carries in his pocket an eagle
stone 1t is perforated stone OF great
antiquity. found in an eagles nest. and
is supposed TO be charm against
disease. shipwreck and other dis
asters. 1t is OF n brownish tint and
about the size of a pigeon egg. when
shaken It rattles as II another stone
were inclosed within It. A ribbon
passed through the perforatlon is said
to possess more virtues than even
John d, himself When the old gentle.
man wants TO confer a particular favor
upon some one he gives few inches
OF this rlbbon.-New York Press.
The state herald., 1908-04-24

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory If the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind paste of varying
thickness. which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trou-
BILE can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of its great
er strength than other makes.
The state herald., 1908-04-24
WANTED THE WORLDS OPINION.
Prisoner Had to Have That. Though
He Went Without Luxuries.

A certain prisoner landed in jail al.
had figured in a number of the towns
shady transactions and his name was
pretty well known A few days after
his incarceration he wrote to a friend
asking for monthly allowance of ten
dollars to be continued during his
term of Imprisonment. The friend, re.
membering past favors. remitted the
amount each month during a period
that covered two trials and the long
time intervening One day it occurred
to him TO inquire into the manner of
eXpendinE the allowance. He sup.
posed 1t was used to buy occasional
extra meals, few cigars and newspa.
pers. but Just as a matter OF curiosity
he asked for particulars. He found, to
his astonishment, that the prisoner
had never ordered an extra meal and
had not smoked cigar all the time
he had been in Jail
Then what in thunder" demand.
ed the man, have you been doing
with that ten dollars a month";"
Il subscribed to two press clipping
bureaus" replied the prisoner coolly
You don't suppose. do you. that | am
going TO pass through this, the most
critical time of my life. without find
ing out what everybody has got to say
about mar
The state herald., 1908-04-24
Preaching and ptse,!es

Didn't toll you to take tho az an
cut wood enough to keep the housp
wafm7"
"Yes. but haln'l you baon preacbib
this long time bout the preservation
NJ tho farrsiH7'
Aud ihufeupun the old man wore
out iva fence rails on him, aud told
him he MAS too young 10 understand
that politics didn't mean all Il said.
Atlanta Constitution
The state herald., 1908-04-24
HE COULD BE TRUSTED.
Younsster "Made Good" Before Temp.
tation Was Put in His Way.

A train from the north pulled into
she station at Charlottesville, Va. An
elderly man thrust his head out of a
window of day coach and summoned
a little colored boy. The following col
loquy ensued:
Little boy, have you a mother?"
"Yassuh."
Are you faithful TO your studies?"
"Yassuh"
"DC you 70 to Sunday school?"
"Yassuh."
DO you say your prayers every
night"
"Yassuh"
"Can trust you to do an errand
for me?"
"Yassuh"
well. here's nve cents to get me
a couple OF apples. Success Maya
zine.
The state herald., 1908-04-24
Church and state.

A young eurnte, who was showing
an American girl through ah old Enr
ilAh cathedral. enjoyed her apprccia,
tion Of a handsome lectefn The
Bible rested on the outsprrad wings
Of powerful wrought bronze eagle.
At tho base Of the loeturn. another
symbol OF the Gospel was presented In
the form of a great lion
The clergyman yielded to the
temptation TO banter the fair visitor
a tii.
I'VE have lion to watch tho eagle.
he remarked,
"Yes." flashed the answer but the
eagle stays ON top -llafpefa Mag
aslnr.
The state herald., 1908-04-24
ou, Of the Mouth, o, aab.,.

Little Arthur stood peering down
into the countenanee Of his baby sis.
ter whom the nurse was singing to
sleep.
Say. nurse" he finally whispered.
ITS nearly unconscious. isn't IT,"
The nurse nodded In the affirmative.
and sang on.
Then don't sing any more. or you1l
kill H."
The state herald., 1908-04-24
A Boy on Cleruymen.

Bishop Potter. at an ecclesiastical
dinner in New York. read a Coopers.
town schoolboy's essay on Clergy
men" The essay. which created much
amusement, was as follows:
There are kinds OF clcrgymen
bishups, recters and curates, The blsh,
ups tell the rectcrs to work and the
curats have to do II. n curate is a thin
married man, but when he is a recter
he gets fuller and can preach longer
sermons and becums a good man"
The state herald., 1908-04-24

Starch, like everything else. is be,
ing constantly improved. the paten,
Starches put on the market IS years
ago are very different and inferior 10
those OF the present day. In the lat.
est discoyery-Defiance Starch-all in,
furious chemicals are omitted. while
the addition OF another ingredient. In.
vented by MS. gives to the Starch n
strength aud smoothness never ap,
preached by other brands.
The state herald., 1908-04-24
How's This7

We orsr ons Hundred Dollar. Reward for .ny
eas~ ~ CatafFh that cannot be cured By u.lls
tAtaffh Cafus
~. CHENEY A CO, Toisdo. o.
We, the undersigned, have kanun b, ], rbansy
for tho lat Is ys.Ts, and believe him perfectly hon
ofshia Ia all business transactions and financially
able " carr out any obligations made ~ hs nHn,
MALptNat ktNsAk A hlhrts,
wholesale nfugEista Toledo, q,
HAIRS catAffh Cure l. taken Internally, acting
directly upon tho hiai and mucous suffars. Of the
systnn, tsslimonia. sent frus. froa . gSnu PET
bottle, faid hy ali nfagsists.
Take Iialfs faulty fiils tor ugastipation.
The state herald., 1908-04-24
important TO Moihcra.
EnnlInIt

This ls an age OF steel" said the
aftcrdlnner speaker
Permit me 20 suggest" in,orrupt.
ID tho chairman, courtcoualy. that
for the boneht Of tho reporters pres.
ont you spell that last word"
The state herald., 1908-04-24
No trouble 10 Show Good,

Old Gentleman tto beggarl-what
do you do for llying2
hcggar-l make post holes. sir.
Ola Gentleman tabscntmindcdlyl-
leHF Well. | never give charity;
bring me along any you have on hand
and III buy them from you.
The state herald., 1908-04-24
Very Trun.

The Best ffiend-l hear her old
husband shows her a doglika deyo.
tion.
The Casual uoHHlp-YeH. they say
he II always growing nt her.
The state herald., 1908-04-24

NJ. Heath, of 1853
Eighth Street; For
fifteen years | suf-
fered with pains in
my back, frequent
calls to pass the Sc
cretions, dropsy, rheu-
matte aches and other
symptoms of kidney
trouble. | could get
The state herald., 1908-04-24

Garfield lea. the herb madeleine, IN,
sunrs a healthy action oi liver. kidneys.
lea Co. brooklyn. y. Y. Tor irrr sample.
The state herald., 1908-04-24

Each one does best who does his
best for one day at time, and then
refreshes himself with the knowledge
that he can do 1t better on the next
Semplon.
The state herald., 1908-04-24
II Cure. whIl, You WAX.

Aliens footiase is = certain cure for
bot, sNrallnR,. calluua, and swollen. aching
feet Sold by all Druggists Price NJ Don't
aurrp, any substitute. Trial package FiliS..
Address Allcn 4. ulmstrd. 10 Roy, \, y.
The state herald., 1908-04-24
For Chinese Forest Protection.

The first Chinese school of forestry
has just been opened at Mukden. The
Chinese empire paid no attention in
the past to the destruction of its for
ests
The state herald., 1908-04-24
Didn't Wan, 10 Paw More.

you are fined ten dollars for con.
tempt Of court"
I'm clad. Judge. that this II not n
higher eourt,"-llarpor'a wtekly.
The state herald., 1908-04-24

no relief until l used Doan's Kidney
Pills. They cured me five years ago.
and this is twice have publicly said
so. The cure was thorough"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents box
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, n. Y.
The state herald., 1908-04-24

Genius IA but tho habit Of seeing
more deeply aud clearly than most the
common things Of earth.-De La
Hapise.
The state herald., 1908-04-24

All effective work Ia the result OF
concentrated thought and parsoyer.
onco-Matdcn.
The state herald., 1908-04-24

We prepare ourselves for sudden
deeds by the reiterated choice of good
or evil.-George Eliot.
The state herald., 1908-04-24
CONCERNING THE OLD MAN.

a man whose boy comes home from
school and wants help on his lesson
realizes that little learning is dan.
gerous thing
The state herald., 1908-04-24
FROM SUNNY ORANGE GROVES.
Tine Twice-Told Experience Of San
5ernardino, Calf, Man.

From Sunny San Bernardino, In the
midst of orange groves, writes Lionel
The state herald., 1908-04-24

Mrs. winslow'- Soothing Syrup.
Tor children teethins, softens the gums reduces In
ANIMATION, sllays pain cures wind ooC 25c bottle
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1908-02-27
CHARGE Theft OF $4,000
ELEVEN INDICTMENTS AGAINST
J.E. BRADY, KANSAS CITY.
Former President of Refrigeratino
Company Is Aimed at In
BiIls-Arrested.

Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 22.-Eleven
indictments charging the embezzle-
ment of $4,000 and violations of the
warehouse act forbidding the issuing
Of warehouse receipts on merchandise
not in the warehouse when the COL
lateral is issued were returned by
the grand jury Friday against
J. R. Brady, formerly president of
the Merchants Refrigerating company,
which failed last November. Two in
dictments charge Brady with the en-
bezzlement of $4,000 from the Mer-
chants Refrigerating company and the
other nine indictments, each contain
ing two counts, charge violations Of
the warehouse act. Violation of the
warehouse act is felony under the
law. The nine violations of the act
are said to cover transactions in but
ter and eggs aggregating in value
about $4,000. The embezzlement in
dictments have to do with the disap-
pearance Of money that had been de-
posted to the credit of the refrigerat-
ing company in the National Bank Of
Commerce. Brady disappeared the
day before his company failed and on
the day of his disappearance $4,000
of the company's money was with
drawn from the National Bank of Com
merce. The investigation of the grand
jury failed to find an accounting for
the money.
The books of the company show that
there are 261 outstanding receipts on
butter and eggs which secure loans of
100000 negotiated by Brady. Only a
small portion of the holders of these
receipts are within the jurisdiction Of
the Dawson county criminal court as
many Of the holders of receipts are in
Kansas, Oklahoma and elsewhere out
side of Missouri.
Brady was arrested Friday night
and taken to the county Jail and later
released on bond.