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tIonallaed devices outside of this Is
Ia broad marginal band containing at
the top the figure Of q potter at his
wheel flankcd by mermaid and sea y
horse, At the left side Is the figure
Of q lady holding fan and a cup.
At the right stands gentleman with
hat and sword, Beneath each Ia n
short inscription, which may be trans
lated: Health Is my toast In life and
peace when we die. My dear girl, we
will live and die together"
This interesting piece Is made Of
red clay, decorated with green and
yellow slips The director Of the mu-
scum kindly furnished photograph
of this dish which Is reproduced In
this book
on page IL, in speaking Of The
pennsylvania German potte lies,
(Which were confined almost entrcly
10 two of the eastern counties of the
state) the author remarks. The old
est known piece Of sgratIito ware from
this section IL dated 1862, and q pie
ture of this specimen is given. 1t is
q large circular meat dish, fifteen
inches in diameter, with ,onven-
tionall2ed floral device in red and
green and around the margin, in En-
elish, this inscription:
Not be Ashamed | Advice Thee llost
If one Learncth Thee what Thou
not knowcst,
The ingenious is Accounted 8raye,
But the Clumsy None Desire to
Have, 11G2.'
\ square brown-glazcd tea caddy
about six inches in hclght, is mped
by Mr. James Terry OF Hartford
Conn On ono side of which is ,t,hed
through a coating of ycllowish slip
a rude design of fruit tree with tive
birds at the base, and the Inscription
Esther Smith, her tea canister, sept
6, 1861 AMI I'M the lower right hand
/ corner the name of the maker
smith" Can illustration of this riecC
Is yivcnD The Joseph Smith meltlon.
ed had pottery IN Wrightstown
Buks county, Pennsylvania, and hill,
not u German himself appca;s tC
/ have adopted some of the meth Jjs Of
Incighboring German craftsmen. II,
was succeeded by Thomas smith
4 plates with lines Of poetry and late.
are in existence, which gear The lat
! tcr's name.
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Jt'AN PONCE DE LEON BY Frederick
\. Obor, author ~ columbus" DE
Soto Cortos" Magellan. etc n
Illustrated. $500 net
Tho episode Of Juan Ponce de Leon's
guest for The Fountain of Youth, IS
one Of the most romantic in American
history, IS very attractiycly set forth
in Mr.. Ohens new book which is an
other in Harper & Bros. admirable SCI
ries, Heroes Of American History"
IAN the histoiic facts in the case are
deftly woven together embodied In q
setting illustrative Of life, customs and
scenes in the Spanish-hmerican settle
ments, and it Is shown that this was
only one Of many daring exploits this
hardy soldier and Adventures under
took His life was spent among the
islands Of the New World in continual
fighting and exploring, and the story
Of his career is abso bling at every
turn. Here are vivid pictures o. cid.
world Spain and America, ard big
deeds Of Dusty heroes Every boy and
girl should read this true and wonder,
full story,
/ In his introduction Mr. Mahie tells n
pretty story "A writer Of varied and
( brilliant talcat," he says, and Of q
] generous ana gallant spirit, was aeked
at a dinner table one evening not
many years ago, why no women ap-
i peared in his stories. He promptly rc'
piled that he admired pluck above al
other qualities; that he was timed by
nature and had won courage at the
point Of danger aud cared for It as the
most splendid Of manly qualities. There
| happened to be woman present who
/ bore the name OF one of the most dar,
ing men Of the time and who knew
army life intimately.
She made no comment and Offered
no objection tn the implication Of the
eminent writer's iucautious statement
but presently she began, IN worry
quiet tone TO describe the incidents o
. her experience in army posts and or
the march, and everybody listened in
tcntly as she went on narrating story
after story of the pluck and indffer
ence to danger Of women on the from
tier posts, and in some Instances on tn,
march The eminent writer RENAME,
silent, but tho moment the woman
withdrew from tho table he was cage
TO know who the teller of these storio
Of hefoism was and how she had hap
pened upon such remarkable expert
ences and 1t was noted that a woman
appeared in his next volume."
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course Of Jewish blood which flows In
the veins Of many OF our most promln-
emit men who are not otherwise Of the
House of Israel The rewritten, reyl-
sion and obuldng of the book Is thus
told by Mr., Peters;
Ut Is now nine years since the book
entitled Justice to the Jew was first
issued to the public 1t was prepared
by me IN the midst Of a busy pastor
ate, and with lack Of material at COM
mand TO lay solid foundation, hence
| was well aware Of It's many defects,
and consequently none were more sur
prised than myself at The cordial re-
ceptlon given to the book AS ! had
given much thought to the Jewish
question in the intervening years and
as there We're much greater facilities
Tor gathering data, | resolved to ac-
cede to the popular demand by writing
a new book with the old title. have
done 500 as | could not improve the
title ! improved the work, eliminating
here adding there, touching and re-
touching until the works now come
forth like a new sign post that has re-
placed the old one, but which stll
hears the same direction for the way
farer to guide his course"
ca,,so ~ 49, al. Ill, ~. Iu rs
claims to honorable ana brillaYt
achievement and his book is an tho
more mcritorous as II Is not bllndlv
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has onitted 10 or,,,,,,si,o o,a ~. 4,
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tares.ino or1 ,o,, ,ts :, ILL.,.
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YARD AND GARDEN. \ book OF prac-
tlcdl Information for the amateur
gardener IN city town or suburb By
Harrington Baker Illustrated with
photographs ana diagrams. Publish.
cd II" The Bobhs- Merrill Company
Indianapolis, Ind.
Here is book in which the anna
tour gardener will delight. book af-
ter his own heart The beginner in
gardening and the expert amateur
will find here much valuable ihfor-
nation of a practical character and
that will spur him to now achieve
ments. What he will learn here APP
plies to conditions and environm ants
In America, not in England he I'M
portance of which is obvious. This
is stated in view Of the fact tina: the
great majority of books on gardening
arc produced in England for the ben
eft OF English gardeners where con
ditions are different from those the
American encounters
yard and Garden contains in
formation that Is based on tho rSpcr.
fence Of years. The author, Taking
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what they contributed to the worlds
stock OF herosm are presented, from
the Alccstis Of the Greek myth to
the Florence Nightingale of To-day.
But 1t win not be the young people
alone who will follow q story Of as
gallant and lusty an advcnturer MS
ever crossed the history path of boy
or girl, however grown up either of
them may be now. 1t Is Ponce de
Leon who Ia tho hero--gay and rest
less Sp0nlard, rover and dreamer,
whose sentimental excuse for search
ing out a spot in new world only
voiced the quest Of every mortal heart
that ever followed him or ever wish
ed to follow. After all, perhaps he
did find the Fountain of Youth, this
romaucing Ponce de Leon, else why
at the mere mention Of his name
should youth itself look back at us'
WINDOW GARDENING. By Herman II
DorneE with Illustrations from pho
togrnphs, Published by the Bohhs.
Merrill COMPANY indianapolis.
~ WY NHflul hlpk OF valuable M
formation on the subject Of which it
/ treats and this Is an excellent dine TO
get the book and read what 1t rays
ana note the scores of pictures. All of
which explain and make still palmer
the instructions given and are OBJ
Ject lessons. that enforce the text
nightly. one would hardly lr,am
that plant lice and other bugs could
be 80 disagrccablc IN appearance as
they surely are when shown much
magniiied In the pictures. Every
housnloepcr delights to see decorative
foliage plants aud towering plpnts
prnsprring in the window box ana II
time aud means permit a larger dis
play $50 much the better and here Is
wncre you are told how to set the
best results by means Of proper soil
proper watering, proper care rs to
heat, light, fertilizers and the proper
way to get rid of the annoying in
scots which so mar and dlsiisure
plants. Ry needing the instructions
given the sad moments when the la
dies Of the house find that despite
their efforts their cherished plants are
whitening, fading, dying or NJ best
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maiden who arc so much to each other.
yete unknown TO each other. pestilence
had attacked the Jewish caravan and
baodice was left alone with her faith
fnl servant and guardian Menus. Both
were soundly sleeping. philadelphus
and his friend Julian come upon the
sleepers, thus alone and separated from
the caravan In the exuberance of
youth and with the fires Of desire stir
ring their pulses at sight Of the beau
teous sleeping girl the two men nip
up coin to decide which shall nos
sess her, and Philadelphus wins. When
he bends over to kiss her:
He gazed at her, apparently nnron
scious of the desperation In tho face
lifted to him. The slow smile that pres
entity grew again IN his eye was none
the less unthoughted He slipped his
hand under strand of her rich hair
that had fallen and drew It out slowly
at full length. Slowly his eyes follow
ed II as inch by inch IT slipped through
his fingers. Old memories seemed II
struggle 10 the surface: old tenderness
es: recollection Of pure hours and holy
things; paganism dropped from hin,
like husk and the spiritual hautcul
Of jew brought the expression Of the
unhumbled house Of Judah into his
face. { Through a notch In the hills a
golden beam shot from the sun and
penetrating this lnwalled valley. la,
like an Illuminating fire on the man,
face and glorifed It. Laodces brcatl
stopped,
He smiled slowly; slowly let Tho
strand fall through his fingers. HI
looked into her eyes and she saw &
sudden light immeasura bly, compass
sonate and tender grow there a
weakness swept over her; she felt thai
she had been longing for that lieht
Then he rose quickly and movo(
away"
It was many day before the low
ers met again and in the meantime III
tus and his army were before the walls
Of Jerusalem and the terrible scenes o
battle and carnage attending tho siegt
were begun. LaOdce meets the falst
Julian who had proved treacherous {,
his friend the noble Phladelphus anc
many trials and tribulations are hat
in the days which follow Through
Joseph, shepherd and Nathan. wht
are Christians, Laodice joins the new
faith. Many striking pictures follow /,
the description of the siege and ad
ventures which befall Phiadolphus an,
Laodicc before they come to days o
serenity and peace Beautiful illustra
tions add to the attractiveness Of tn
story, which is the best tho author, n,
Indianapolis young lady has yet pro
duced. II has an excess Of color bu
that Is n fault to be forgiven for IL
dramatic force ana real power.
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LEAD Gl.ATER POTTERY. By Edwin
Aztec Barber A. NJ, PA, u. Published
by bouhlcdlE Page Co., New York.
90 cents. AZ ludd's
Lead glazed pottery Is of two 1rie-
ties cnrthenwnre of rcd, brown or
bun body Common elays) and arth-
CnWaro Of white OF cream colored
body Cwhito ciays) It Is the lirst va
rety that Is treated IN the present
monograph which forms one If the
Art Primers put forth by the rennsyl-
vauin Museum and School Of Indus
trial Art and Is published 10y Messrs.
Doubleday. Page & Co.. with argc
number of half tone Illustrations Tho
hool, by Edwin Atlec Barber a. NJ,
Phi D.. curator Of this institution
named
OF this sort of ware the most in.
torosting Is tho sgraliito, or incised pot
terry In this process, rs described by
Dr. Barber common clay Ia covered
completely with thin coating Of
liquod clay of Il different color,
through which ornamental devices are
scratched with q pointed instrument
to show the darker color of the body
clay beneath. AS a rulic sgraiito
work Is characterized by dark designs
in a white or yelowish field the dec
orations being depressed or iniaglioed.
S. mctimcs the devices are executed
directly on the body Of the ware IT.
self, without the superimposed Slip
the scratched designs then being of
the same color as the ground. The
art originated in Italy spread thence
to France, and Germany, and Cor
man emigrans to EcnnsElvania
brought the art TO this country and
later on American puttcrs took IT up,
Tho cook contains an historical
sketch, review of processes, accurate
DIES riptions of the various kinds OF
ware produced in different countries,
through index and all available
data that will facilitate the idcntiti-
cation of specimens. II is the first,
as the publishers announce, compre-
hensvc and authoritative work on the
subject, Beside sgralito above 5pok-
on Of, it includes reference to Clip
decorated or Slip painted pottery fand
| the modelled, or moulded pottery
| Prof, Barber, In noting that Gcrrit
Eevcrs, a potter in Schaphuysen, lin
! burg I'm the south of Holland, made
! large sgrailitO~decoratcd dishes to-
/ ward the end of the eighteenth cen
/ tury adds that Mr. Albert H. Pitkin
of Hartford, Conn, called the writer's
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"Co.ntry Residences in Europe ana
America" by Louis V, LeMoyne (Dou-
blcday. Tage Il Coz, is announced for
publication April TO- The author has
devised the scheme Of describing Eu-
ropean and American country resi-
dences In the order Of their Develop
ment Beginning with the villas OF
Italy, following with the chateaux OF
France the estates Of England and
lastly the country places of America.
the author shows that the modern
American country place Is the result
Of a direct sequence of architectural
ideas There viii be AIS pages con-
tanning more than 400 reproductions
Of the worlds finest drives, courts.
gates, sun dias fountains, gardens
terraces, and big estates. n
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The papers on detective psychology
which Prof. Muensterberg has been
contributing to McClure's New
York; and other magazines will be
published in book form this month
by the Mcclure company under the
title "On the Witness Stand Other
books for the month are: The Sword
Decides" a novel of southern italy,
by Marjorie Bowen; The Under
Groove a story of adventure, by Ar
thur Stringer, by Wild Waves Toss
ed, a novel of the sea. by Capt Jack
Brand; "Yolanda Of Cyprus" po-
ctic drama of the 18th century in five
acts, by Gale Young Rice. which will
be played next season by Donald Rob-
ertson.
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rest of the third floor and the first
and second as we'll are used for the
storage Of stock and for shipping.
CHM & Company have spared no
expense in providing for the comfort
of their employees, and have aimed to
combine with the intense activity of
business life the restfulness OF the
home and the comradeship of the
club.
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The Mcclure company, New York,
is bringing out low-priced reprint Of
Austin Dobson's Memoir on Hog
arth" which was originally used as
the text of more expensive work
published some years ago. Another
reprint from Mcclure is that of T. d.
Murrays Jeanne dare" this, too, is
now issued at popular price.
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Another story by Arthur Stringer.
like his "Wire-Tappers, in 1onnect-
ing science with crime, is promised
by the Mcclure company The title
will be THE Under Groove" Other
Mcclure announcements are: The
Poetry of Jesus by Edwin Markham;
Justice to the Jews by the Rev.
Madison G. Peters and The Sisters"
novel by Mrs. Percy Dearmer, an
Englishwoman.
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Mrs. c. n. Williamson has Just arr
rived here from England in time to
greet a new novel by herself and Mr..
Williamson, The Chaperon," a mo-
tor boat romance. which the Mcclure
company is publishing.
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The following books will be pub
lished this month by Charles Scrio-
ner's Sons: "The Life and Letters OF
George Bancroft" by NJ. A. De Wolfe
Howe: "True Stories of Crime. be-
ing record taken from the district
attorneys office, by Arthur Train;
"Monologues, by Miss Beatrice Her
ford, illustrated by a series Of draw
lngs by oliver HEREFORD; seventeenth
Century Men of Latitude in which
Is given an account Of the forerunners
of the New Theology by DR.. Ed
ward Augustus George, The Essen
tial Life" a series Of essays on the
philosophy Of life by stephen B. stan
ton
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Maurice Hewlett's new novel TINS
spring Ia Tho Spanish Jade which
may be looked for in May from Dou-
bleday, Page and Company Among
their April issues these publishers are
bringing out "1he Romance or the
Reaper" by Herbert Casson; 'Prose
Every Child Should Know, edited py
Mary E. Burt; Country Residences IN
Europe and America by LOUIS = le
Moyne, and THE Shell BOOK ny Jul
liza Ellen Rogers
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Robert Lee Durham's race problem
novel. "The Call Of the South, Ii
published this week by L. G. Page
and company, Boston. along with Bliss
Carman's collection of essays, The
Making of Personality"
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Miss Elisabeth Mcclellan is to con-
tinue her well-known work on Hiss
toric Dress in America" with n eecond
illustrated volume, bearing the anne
title, which will cover the years from
1900 to the present time. 1t Will be
issued by George W. Jacobs and COM
pany, Philadelphia. These publishers
will bring out shortly Charles e.
Warwicks "Danton and the French
Revolutions" "Trees in Nature, Myrth
and Art by j. u. Pythian; Black
Bruin, the Biography OF q Bear" by
Clarence Hawkes., Archaeology and
False Antiquities" Celtic Art in
Christian and Pagan Times" md
life of Alexander II. Stephens in the
american Crisis Biographies"
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The complete novclet. In a Far
Country by Adeine Knapp. which
opens the May number of Smiths
magazine. tells the love story lof an
American girl who goes to the Phil
ippines as as school teacher i'The
story Of Delaware" tells of a ltate
which fell into the power of pplit-
ical boss and which shook itself ttee.
An article on Emma Eames Is illNs-
trated with new photographs. The
second of the series Of stories of ~
woman detective, Judith: Solver Oh
Mysteries" appears In this number.l
Anne O'EIagnn contributes paper on
some problems Of the working wo-
man" and Mrs. John Van Worst Is
represented in the third of her Let
ters from an American girl abroad
There is an article on the training OF
the voice by Florence Augustine, md
a collection Of short stories by such
writer's as Holman i. Day, Helen Pal
mer Charles Galvce and Charles
Battell LOOMS.
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what 40 you Know about the
shakeup IN the fire department
fellowsg Duke Tandy has been
dropped That Is. somebody
wasn't me. but I've got my fingers
crossed somebody creased the
sliding pole In the engine house,
and Duke. coming down ". hit the
cement floor 50 hard that he LEFT
a dent. know he left dent.
because Il was stIll there when he
limped home It's u0bodys fault
I call II a accident HaWl HaWi
Hawi Did you hear about the blaze
yesterday Yep. a surveyor cut
II on an elm down IN Oker'g woods
I ran and told the fire laddies about
II. but they refused 10 respond
gald they didn't know the answer
m You are waiting for excitement
You might as well 90 home There
can't BE- any fire They've got all
the carpet rags from the Mission
AIRY circle wound on the hose down
10 the livery stable 20 wash bug
feg With. The chief Is disguised
lie SAYS It's about time this town
had paid firemen. so he's going TO
take a Job throwing coal on a rail-
road engine. After that he figures
thereIl be more runs. lie says the
nfe'a been too tame-he'a only
been scorched once, and that was
when ne had his hair slnged In a
barber shop. Oh IA, iala. I'm 50
jollyl Here comes lobe Spunce. Ask
him n he likes bananas He went to
.Cspr0al, who keeps the fruit stanA
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an 70 attend a murder it,,
fight - see a VI
Many women would A..
ihey would give their ~, ne
Gent moisture n wo,,ia .I sd
aho" a tendency 10 ee,l 'a'e Y
Skeiston Of the no,es
Brown Hal, 2.12h. n ,' .a.s aeH.
pared for Teunoaaee uIs,a' N
cicty. '''oilesl >
your h'sg' "''ash an
Why air no heducalsa a.
man homlts his halches '''as4
Everett True IL lookins q.
one he has q club, + a NJ ptus
reason Why be might wans ~
your Think hard. y
tio.es: What dld W.
lsf'se cigars your wife saye y, -.
ChDaimas7 iVa Z
j6milh shh.h, don't Il, !
any further. bat I've saved ~.
use 10 my campaign for eonn, .
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EFUN FACT FICTION
most N A N NC
EFOLLY FAME FANCY ;


meHt were Of highly polished
plates OF copper, tin or lead.
They've Invented q folding boil.
or fOf eggs Good Now. If they
can devise folding eggs that wont
squash the contents all over
your pants when you 1T on them.
ven all be very. very happy
City Girl: Oh. isn't this swell
Yino7
County Boy: Yep. Il be. rs
pizen oak
The instinct that causes n WON.
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Three Weeks" dance Is latest.

Three Weeks dance ~ latest
This "a d good day to make good.
Dick Hyland, suecesaful pugllist
never drank nor smoked.
The human body should have
been classified ns first Of seven
wonders of the world.
Hebrew letters are written from
right 10 LETT. 80 that the words are
read backward
Now do you understand why
Peafy was 80 afelogs 70 be- OFF
toward the noreh pele2
Boast not thgacu u fnnnlra@w.
for iaou knowcai not what a dnY
may bring forth Prov. xkyii.t.
"But how viii you know hoV Your
husband Il behaving himself while
you are away7"
You must remember that ! have
ueiNhhufh.
English medical officer says neg
leeted teeth cause large pefceniage
Of disease al digestive organs. aud
men are most offenders Of sanitary
rule OF cleaning teeth daily.
sayings 81 seven wike men were
Know thysoif." Consider the end.
surety - the precursor OF ruin.
Most men are bad. Avoid ex
cess" Know thy opportunity" and
Nothing is impossible to industry.
Save something every week.
BE calm It's the best way 10
stand hot weather.
"if you can't he good-be care.
ful' "~-Nevost song hit
A Turner picture sold Ia London
recently for &67 600
Frem 1871 10 1907. inclusive. rs
men biz 400 or better In National
league
The per capita consumption OF
aplfituoua liquors In tho United
States Is 20 gallons.
Mirrors mentioned in old tesla.
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The inqulaitive stranger stopped
IN front ~ the cottage b. the road.
side
Who lives here. children =" asked
the inquiaitivs stranger.
Nr and Mrs Stone responded
the youngsters In the yard
Indeed And who are yonT"
oh. We are the little pebbles.
air