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The state herald., 1909-02-05
THE PERUNA ALMANAC.

The druggists have already been sup
piled with the Peruna almanac for
1909. In addition to the regular astro-
nomical matter usually furnished in
almanacs, the articles on astrology
are very attractive to most people.
The mental characteristics OF each
sign are given with faithful accuracy.
A list of lucky and unlucky days will
be furnished to those who have our
almanacs, free Of charge. Address The
Peruna Co.. Columbus, o.
The state herald., 1909-02-05
Capitol Art Commission.

Senator Carringer introduced a bill
creating the state capitol art commits.
sion. which will work In conjunction
with the city art commission and en-
able an artistic unity between the
capitol grounds and the civic center
plan OF Mayor II. W. Spcer. The mem
bcrs OF the city commission will he
come members Of the state commits.
sion II the bill becomes n law.
The state herald., 1909-02-05
MIX FOR COLDS

To one.haif pint good whiskey. add
one ounce syrup sarsaparilla and one
ounce Toris compound. which can be
procured OF any druggist. Take In tea.
spoonful doses before each meal and
before retiring. This relieves In "a
hours, and cures any cold that is
curnhla
The state herald., 1909-02-05
A Fatal Breath.

Brookton with statistical benD-
Do you know. old man. I've Just been
reading up a lot Of statistics on pres
ent-day mortality. and | have learned
some remarkable things. Why. every
time | breathe n man dies!
Brockton tcomprehendingly)-By
the name OF the census don't you chew
cloyes3
The state herald., 1909-02-05
Food Standard Bill.

Food standards. aS established by
circular ~ OF the Department Of Arri
culture. are made the subject Of bin
presented TO the House By Mr.. strick.
land. Similar bills are 10 be presented
To nil state legislatures meeting during
the winter. In order that uniform stand.
ards may be In force In m many states
M possible,
The state herald., 1909-02-05
Separate School Amendment.

An amendment TO the constitution
proposed by Mr.. Metz provides that
Legislatures may pass laws to separate
colors and races In the public schools,
II II is adopted. laws may be passed to
make one school for white children and
another for all those whose white blood
is not pure and for negroes and Asiat'
les.
The state herald., 1909-02-05
To invite Mr.. bryan.

The speaker appointed Mcssrs. BAL.
lard. Peterson and Bryan TO serve on
the committee to invite William Jon.
nings Bryan TO address the two houses
February 12th. the one hundrcdth nm.
nivcrsary Of the birth Of Abraham Lin.
coin.
The state herald., 1909-02-05
HOw's ThisP

We ofer One Hundred Dollars Reward foe aay
sae Of Catauh that cannot be cured By Halls
Catarrh Cure
Y. J. CHENEY a CO.. Toledo. O.
We. the undersigned. have known y. j. Cheney
for the last l5 years. and believe him perfectly
orable In all business transactions and nnAneiAl.'
able 10 carry out any obligations made by his nrni.
WAlpi>u. kissAN MAHyIs.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo. O.
Halls CAtarrh Cure " taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfArs~ OF the
0siem. Testimonials sent tree. Price Is cents pas
bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
IAke HAM Family PIN for cnnsilpailnn.
The state herald., 1909-02-05
Poor Stun.

The Servant-You got cheated when
you bought that chiny vase. mum.
The Mistrcss-Iiow cheatedY
The scryant-why. It's weak. II
busted all to smash the first time
dropped Il.
The state herald., 1909-02-05
And He Pro bably Did.

what can do" roared the fiery
orator. when l see my country going
to ruin. when see our oppressors'
hands at our throats. strangling us.
and the black clouds OF hopelessness
and despair gathering on the horizon
to obliterate the golden sun OF pros
perity? What. ! ask. can ] do?"
sit DOWN." shouted the audience.
The state herald., 1909-02-05
What His Wife Gave Him.

The boss builder was standing on
the edge of the great cavity at Thirty
fourth street that they have been dig
ging for the past few years. when an
Irishman walked toward him.
Look here" he said Didn't / fire
you yesterday"
Yes" said the Irishman. and ]
don't want you to do 1t again. either.
My wife gave me the devil about 1t
when got home New York Times.
The state herald., 1909-02-05
Prof. Munyon SAYS: Cure a cold and

Prof. Munyon says: Cure a cold and
you prevent Consumption. His opin-
ion is now shared by the leading
physicians OF the country. and the
wonderful cures that are being made
by Munyon's Cold Remedy have at
tracted the attention OF the whole
medical fraternity. These little sugar
pellets break up a cold in a few hours.
and almost universally prevent Bron.
chitis and Pneumonia.
The state herald., 1909-02-05

DO not neglect constipation. for this con.
di,ion poisons the blood and leads 10 cbron.
ic III health. Garfield Tea. the mild herb
laxative. correcis constipation. keeps Tho
blood pure. and the health good.
The state herald., 1909-02-05
ned. Weak. weary, w.t-ry Eye.

Relieved by Murine Eye Remedy. Com.
pounded by Experienced Phyrieinnr. Mu'
rine Doesn't Smart; Soothen Eye Pain
Write Murine Eye Remedy Co, Chicago
for illustrated Eye Book. Al Druggistr
The state herald., 1909-02-05

There is in man n higher than love
OF happiness: he can do without hap
pincss. and instead thereof find bless
cdncss.
The state herald., 1909-02-05
TRAMP JOKE IN GERMANY.

Mr.. Sport-Here is little some
thing for you-drink glass of beer
to my health.
Tramp-Light or dark?-Fliegende
Blaetter.
The state herald., 1909-02-05

There Ia no Rafer n.medy for Cough
o. throat truubl. than browns bronchial
TrocheH." q cents box. Sample free.
John ]. Drown A Hon. Boston, Mass.
The state herald., 1909-02-05

A man never realizes how silly his
love letters nre until he hears some
OF thom read IN court.
The state herald., 1909-02-05

Fort Collins business men will bore
for oil five miles south Of that city.
The state herald., 1909-02-05

The rule In prohibition state
seems 10 be bar none
The state herald., 1909-02-05

The words coined In the mint do not
Increase our vocabulary.
The state herald., 1909-02-05

PILES CURED IN To IL DAYS.
pAyo piNrNrsr IL guaranteed Ia rpr- Hny rass
pf l,rhlhs, hlind, uirsdins or trttndins FILES In
10 u ds,s ~ money refunded tDr.
The state herald., 1909-02-05

II the matter OF feeding hny to
horses observe the following suggcs.
tions II You would feed economically,
Either heavy or light horses that nre
doing regular, steady work should not
N one wishes 10 feed economically.
have more than one pound OF hny pcr
hundred pounds OF live weight. Tha.
IN. thousand'pound horse should rc.
ccivc ten pounds OF hay day. and n
i.b00'pound horse IL pounds day A
i.b00.pound horse that In doing ntcndy
work should have about four hounds
OF hay with his morning feed. the
same amount nt noon. and pbout
double the amount Mt night. MANY
horses viii eat 30 or 10 pounds of hny
day " they have free access TO II.
II horse In allowed to cat such ausn.
ti,icn, half OF II IN wasted. and n hc In
eating tina, amount Of hay, Il In worse
than wasted. for II does the horse an
injury.
The state herald., 1909-02-05

Some poultrymen say: Don't allow
the flock to go out when there is snow
on the ground" This is n mistake.
Let the hens be the Judge MS to when
they will go out and take the air. Open
up the slide every bright day that is
not too cold or windy. and the hens
Will 70 out on the snow and will go
back In when comfort demands II.
The state herald., 1909-02-05

Pennsylvania must have some aw.
fuliy good and awfully poor cows. for
the average annual production per
COW OF the state. according to the
dairy officials OF the state experiment
station. is 100 pounds of butter fat
worth fis. These figures mean that
while there are good cows which are
returning n profit. there are also very
many very poor ones which are be.
Ing maintained at an absolute loss.
The state herald., 1909-02-05

Do You know which crops net.ed
you a profit last year and how much =?
Do you know what animals you fed
and made money on? or course you
don't II you kept no accounts or rec.
ords. Quit such reckless methods. Do
your farming as the business man
conducts his business.
The state herald., 1909-02-05

II would be a first-rate plan during
the leisure of the winter days to make
an inventory of all you have on the
farm-buildings. equipment. machIn.
cry and stock. Know what you have.
Plan how best 10 work the farm, and
use the machinery. and you will find
that there will he n larger margin
between expenditures and receipts
than ever before.
The state herald., 1909-02-05

The hen cackles because she has
something 10 advertise. and when she
has properly announced the arrival of
the new invoice of goods. she gets
busy TO do another days business for
the farmer. What would the farm be
without the business hen?
The state herald., 1909-02-05
Trim the apple trees early in the

White of egg in the mustard plaster
will prevent its blistering the skin.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03

through the medium Of the German
language. and even then you know not
the best about us. Our great rulers
and literary forces you in England do
not even know the names of, and you
imagine that gipsies. Kossuth, music,
wine and Jokai are all we have pro-
duced."
The author agrees with his inform
ant and II must be added that the
English are not alone In their ideas
about Hungary. The great difficulty
has been for the author, IN the space
OF one volume. even though II is large
and dignifed book, TO touch on every
subject OF interest He has attempted
it. and the result Is that the last half
Of the book is weak and splashy. There
are too many races TO handle, too much
territory to cover. and 1t Is next to
impossible to adequately handle SO
vast a subject in so small q space.
The picture the author draws IN the
first chapter OF The Glowing Past" IS
fine and stimulating. Here we see the
result of blind patriotism. 1t held
through all the black horrors OF the
Turkish occupation and of the Austrian
overlordship. In 1S4s. however. new
era began. when the forces Of the ma
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
|" Hungary and The Hungarians !"

By W B. Forster Bovill Published By the
Mcclure company. New York; Methuen Il
Co., London
In view of the recent disturbances
in Europe, the appearance OF Hungary
and the Hungarians," by w. B. Forster
Boviii. is of especial interest Hun
gary Is an independent and sovereign
state, but the person of its ruler. its
king. connects 1t with Austria That
made the permanent union of the two
nations for certain political purposes.
but there Is no Austro Hungarian ter
ritory. as the Biographies have led US
TO believe. and there are no Austro-
Hungarian citizens.
You only know u.s. a disting uished
Hungarian remarked to Mr.. Boviil.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
" The Courage Of Captain Plum y

By James Oliver Curwood. Published by the
Boobs-Aerril company lndianspolis. Price
SI.5o.
That there is a providence which
looks out for fools as well as drunkards
is proven by Captain Plum's success in
his undertakings. for at times his
courage" is nothing short OF foolhardy.
Not many people know that some so
years ago. during the time when Frank
lin Pierce was president. there was
Mormon settlement on Beaver island, in
Lake Michigan. not far from the en-
in the nearby settlements became so
enr2ged at some Of the practices, par
ticularly the plurality of wives, that
they finally rose up against them and
drove them out. Upon this historical
fact James Oliver Curwood has built
his novel. and one who would read for
rest or relaxation should avoid it. Every
word is exciting. even thrilling. and
blood letting is as common as eating.
Captain Plum. a youth in his early
twenties. has come TO Beaver island on
a curious mission He has been at
tackled while cruising in his sloop near
the island and the pirates have taken
everything OF value on board. For
some reason he thinks the pirates are
from the Mormon settlement and Cap
tain Plum has come for damages and
revenge
Plum has no sooner arrived on the
island than he meets q queer little old
man. who becomes his guide and Incl
dentally offers him $1,000 in gold II he
VIII deliver a small packet TO the pres
ident OF the United States This little
man proves 10 be a councillor TO James
Jesse Strang. the ruler of the island.
calling himself King Strang, but is at
the same time his secret enemy. He
knows the inside OF things on the ISL
and and Is able 70 show Captain Plum
a thing or two. That part of the book
must be read TO be appreciated: suffice
II 70 say that the experiences OF the
hero were never duh nor commonplace.
His great adventure has to do with the
rescue OF lovely maiden who Is IN
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
The New life ThsoIogY'

BY John Fair. Published by the Fair Publiea-
tien house, Phiiadeiphs. Price g.
John Fair is the editor of the New
Life magazine. an interdenominational
magazine, apostle of the unity of the
churches, and his teachings and beliefs
are now gathered into four volumes of
The New Life The first of these is
just out, called The New Life Theol-
ogy.'
long and comprehensive introduc-
tion is written by the Rev. George Ed
ward Faber, M. A. From it one gathers
that the New Life theology is another
form OF mental healing, and, like many
other books on kindred subjects, it is
very obscure on vital questions. In
fact. the statements are so involved
throughout the book that one wonders
what the author is working toward
anyway. No new light is thrown upon
any difficult questions. and nothing re-
markabiy illuminating is said anywhere
in the book. 1t is very poorly written
and decidedly heavy and dull
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03

OF England seldom II ever seen by
the Baedeker tourist It Is a book
OF interest and value (Little. Brown
& Co. Boston.)
Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews
needs no other Introduction than
author or The Perfect Tribute" That
dainty little eulogy OF Lincoln. done
with so much sympathy and art. proved
the author writer OF genius. The
book Mrs. Andrews offers for the holi-
days Is Of type so old that II is new
to this generation. A sort Of Sunday
school story is The Better Treasure .
in which a supposed degenerate OF a
fine old family is turned from his evil
ways on Christmas eve by the inno-
cent faith OF some prattling children
In a Christmas legend The author by
the rarest judgment scores an artistic
as well as moral success (Bobbs-
Merrill q Co.)
When the reviewer finds sne glaring
mistake In a book like Highways and
Byways OF the Pacific Coast by Cliff
ton Johnson. 1t Is difficult not 20 con-
denim the book utterly. In the chapter
"A Nevada Town With a Past" the au-
thor tells OF the discovery Of gold at
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03

Elliotts made their home with Senior
di Villegas and his wife WRile Mr.
Elliott painted Mrs. Elliott ga her
self uD 10 The pleasant task of studying
and essimilsting Spanish life. rkrotSh
the hostess ans her OWL personal ,-on-
rections. she had the entree 10 the
highest social circles % tie Spanish
capital. and her frequent trips 70 otacr
pai Is OF the peninsula. gave her an
outlook on provincial life.
Mrs Maud Howe EllioIt has the
breadth OF view and the sense OF
humor that. belong TO all the members
OF her distinguished family un,i all her
powers OF observation ana literary
ability are given free scope in sun
aEd shadow in Spain"
Mr.. Elliott has been able 10 give his
wife much assistance in the seieeTian
OF her Illustrations. among which,
through his influence, are included sew
erai photographs not hitherto available
for reproduC ton. It is hardly nscus-
sary to abuse other books Of travel
experiences IN order 10 praise this
work; but this talented daughter OF
Julia Ward Howe viii receive no
greater praise than that she is ere lit
20 her name
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
4Ihs sandisl

Bz Fred Il. White. author Of The Crimson
Blind ctr Published hy p. ". Dodge K
Co. New YORK Price Si-5o
For the people who like sensational
detective stories Fred n White has
been able TO supply the demand. but
either he has written himself out or
he thinks any old thingt will DO for
his Uncritical audience, for his latest
production, The Sundial." is as poor
a piece OF fiction as has been written
for long time.
Z II Fred II. White had not made for
himself reputation Of a certain kind.
or IL he were a new and unknown
writer, the book would be dismissed
with a disapproving line But he can
do better work, and II is pity TO see
him degenerate TO a state OF producing
pot boilers.
The tale in brief Is written around
& sundiaL This sundial is IN the
grounds Of the home of a famous
artist Everything about his estab-
lishment is perfect. even his ravish-
ingly beautiful wife. and people won
der that he is such & grumpy old boor.
His infant son dies IN the opening
chapter while the beautiful wife is
enjoying herself at q bridge party.
Within day or two the wife's French
maid, who has made instnuations
against her mistress TO the artist hus-
band, IS found dead In 9 fountain by
the sundiaL Investigation leads to
nothing: the artist and his wife quar-
rel and separate Because she thinks
he has money the wife flies with q
man who thinks he is in love with her.
When she finds he Is dependent upon
his mother she decides to return to
her husband. but IL found dead IN the
fountain by the sundial. Find the
murderer. II is much easier than 1t
sounds from this brief review. The
author has made too many broad hints
about the lovers scientific experiments
IN electricity and before the book is
half over the plot is quite plain
The story is badly written, uncon-
vincing as 20 facts and not at all
puzziing as TO plot. The illustrations
by Howard Heuth are not at all bad,
but are poorly reproduced. The book
is well printed and bound.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
at large

By Arthur Christopher Benson author Of 'sThe
Upton Letters." etc Published BIZ G. p
Pufnam's Sons. New York. Price $3.50.
Arthur Christopher Benson, clever
member OF a clever family, is at his
very best in this book of essays. Some
few OF this excellent collection OF
eighteen have appeared before in
Putnam's Monthly. but the majority
are new. The great pleasure one has
IN reading Mr.. Benson is caused by
the feeling that he is not debating to
one in the least degree; that his es-
says on whatever subject are his own
views. which he offers for your perusal,
not with any notion OF forcing your
acceptance OF theseS views. but rather
with a view of broadening your line
OF thought His subjects are chosen
from a wide field We find Content
ment" followed by Friendship" and
this in turn by sLIumour" and Travel.
After that come ''Specialism." one of
the best in the book, which should be
printed separately and given to every
ambitious worker in the country
'fShyness'' IL delightful chapter with
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03

"Kelmscott and William Morris" is an
interesting as q story-in fact Ii IL
more Of q narrative than an essay and
one OF the most interesting in the
book Toward the end OF the book
Mr.. Benson opens his favorite subject
OF religion and in symbols" and OPP
he discusses many points with most
charming and disarming frankness.
The book is not one to be read hur-
riediy. 1t is all meat and must be
taken slowly to be appreciated. 1t Is
q collection OF the authors ripest
work and his admirers win be more
enthusiastic than ever over him.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
g The American Stage Of Today" !"
By walter Prichard Eaton Pu
Small, Maynard & Co.. Boston.

By Walter Prichard Eaton Published by
Small, Maynard & Co.. Boston. Price s1.50.
It is almost ten years since work
upon the American stage was pub
1ished, and during that time many
important changes In the theatrical
situation have taken place. Walter
Prichard Eaton was for some time
assistant dramatic critic on the New
York Tribune. the head of the depart
ment being William Winter. and no
better training could be had in Amer
lea Mr.. Eaton is a Harvard man with
much newspaper experience. gathered
In Boston, and has for some time held
the position OF dramatic critic on the
New York Sun. AL Of the articles
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
6ssp Of Books and Pssps Who Make Th.m

The autobiography OF the late Ia
Hung Chang IS TO be published IN
China IN 100 volumes. one volume per
year. and sold by subscription on the
installment plan
That shrewd observer and clever
writer. B. L. Putnam Weale. has turned
TO fiction IN his latest volume. though
his field Is stiIl. as II has always been.
the far east The Forbidden Boun-
dary" is a volume OF stories OF nota-
bly, dramatic character, and dtSplayins
their authors remarkable familiarity
with the oriental nature
The British government grants $500
a year each to John Davidson and VIII
liam Watson IN consideration OF the
merit OF their .poetical works. To
Henry Austin Dobson is granted $3.50
per annunl 'in recognition OF his dis
tinguished literary attainments and OF
his eminence- as poet Alfred
Austin receives as poet laureate $1,000
q year.
Since II has become known that Eliza
r Scidmore IL the author OF As Tna
Hague Ordains" the sales OF that book
have been phenomenal. II has gons
through It's eighth printing.
The Macmillan company has just Ia
sued its tenth large EDITION OF Robert
Hsrrfck'a Together which continues
to be one OF the most talked OF books
OF the day.
The Century viii publish = nns
serial next season b. the suthor oi
Mrs Wigs OF the Cabbage Patch
It's title 10 Mr.. Opp" and advance notes
say It Is more pretentious than its
predecessor
Mr. Robert Ross was intirn atsly Ac-
ouainted with the late Aubrey Boards
lev. and he is presently going 20 pub
Hsh = study OF that remarkable young
draftsman- The book Is 70 be Illus
trated and presumably win give us
some new drawings.
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03

have appeared in the Sun, though they
have been rewritten and added to for
the present publication The series or
essays is most valuable. touching as
they do on the influence and tend
encies of the plays and players OF
today Speaking of this book Life
says: at would be a great thing if
every manager with box Office stand
ards should be locked in a padded
cell until he could repeat The Amerl-
can Stage from memory"
The authors style is piquant aud
illuminating. his contribution TO the
literature OF the theater fascinating
and informing
The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
>u0utzE0 by IhnI Nv. GOOR

tion were expended on things indus
trial and musical and political
OF course, the greatest interest IN
the book Is what the author, who has
have TO say OF that country's future.
He says the Hungarians do not discuss
1t as much as the foreigners do. The
undercurrent Of his remarks at this
time is that Ii is believed that Hungary
will become a separate kingdom. but
not at present The nation has al
ways wanted full Independence. but
the country is singalarly lacking In
leaders. There is much revolutionary
tends toward progress, and a few years
may see the cherished goal in sight.
The comments in which the author
INDUCES on Francis Ferdinand. heir
apparent TO Emperor Francis Joseph,
are interesting in this eonnectio-
students OF Austro- Hungarian poll
ties must surely be aware OF his Slav
proclivities- He Is a more clever man
than many imagine. Doubtless he has
his hopes upon the German element OF
the empire kingdom He is wise. His
wife is a Slav. he speaks a Siav Ian
guege and his friends are Slavs- His
men are now striding into power Aer-
enthal is more Slav than Teuton. and
the heir apparent's Christian socialist
friends have a distinct Siav flavor. Is
the Austrian chief OF stan pro-German?
In both Austria and Hungary he Is
seeking 10 capture the clerical party.
Look at the huge number Of important
Czechs in the Austrian clerical party.
He is in favor Of a big Slav empire. Is
fond of Russia and his aim IN founding &
such an empire would be to combat En-
peror Williams invasion of the Adriatic
and the Balkans. Crown princes, when
they assume responsibility. change
much. These evidences must not be
disregarded altogether. The possibility
OF new Slav empire is q great oppos-
Ing force to the ambition of Emperor
william"
The book is illustrated with Is color
plates by William Pascoe. and II other
Illustrations, which are a distinct addi-
tion to this timely work.