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war to appear in this country, It is
called The Balkan War: Adventures
of War with Cross and Crescent" and
as the subtitle implies. it covers both
sides of the conflict. The side of the
vlctors is covered by the we'll known
English novelist, Mr.. Philip Gibbs. who
held a rowing commission with the BuI-
Garian army from the London Graphic
and that of the vahquished by Mr. Ber-
nard Grant. special correspondent of the
London Daily Mirror The book is illus
trated from photographs
"A Gentle Jehu in Japan" by Ethel L.
Mclean. is printed on handmade deckie-
edged paper. containing many beautiful
illustrations printed in colors and mount
ed.-Dodd, Mead & Co
Until the Day Break" by W. I.
George. like one or two of Joseph Con-
rad's. deals with an anarchist. His de-
Velopment from boyhood until he throws
a bomb is traced with remarkable fidelity
and force. 1t is an unusually well-writ-
ten novel.-Dodd, Mead & Co.
Robert Hugh Benson, or Father Ben
son. as he is better known. is the author
of Lord of the World and a number Of
other novels. Come Rack, Come Rope
narrates the thrilling story of a young
man and girl who were Catholics and
lived during the prosecutions of the time
of Queen Elizabeth.-Dodd, Mead & Co.
Hamlin Garland. the novelist whose
house in Wisconsin was recently destroy
ed by fire. will spend this month and
next in the East He is planning a lee
ture tour for the coming year.
- Many readers of The Girl With the
Rosewood Clutches have tried to iden-
tify its author, but none has yet been
successful. One man said he was sure
that Mabel Mckinley wrote the book.
NJ. Pierre Lott made a flying trip to
this country in the early fall to superin-
tend the staging Of h.s new play. The
Daughter of Heaven" He has written
his Impressions of New York during
his brief stay. from the point of view
of barbarian from the Orient" for the
readers of the Century.
Under the simple title of Compost
tion," Doubleday. Page & Co. publish
this month the new edition OF Prof.
Arthur Wesley Dow's exhaustive work
upon the elements of art. 1t Is a stan
dard treatise upeh art-structure, for
the use OF students and teachers, of art
the synthetic method of teaching art
it through design. instead of
drawing.
Arthur Stringer's new novel, The
made its official appearance on
January .. Its central theme-e detec-
tive who follows a fugitive on a zigzaz
race around the world. never giving up
the chase though II costs him everything
was suggested to Mr. Stringer by De-
tective W. P. C'Camera Eye'D Sheridan,
who told the story of one OF his own
long pursuits Of a prisoner all through
Brazil and other parts of South America,
losing the trail more than once, but per-
severing until he landed his mAA.
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of Count Gonidac. who gave categorical
testimony" as to the substitution that
this also was the reason why Garibaldi's s
sons were Indifferent to their putative
father" Indeed. a strange story and one
that needs the proverbial grain of salt -
But Mrs. Fraser is not an ardent admirer
of the great ''hberator'' and admits that
she has been abused for her opinions in
other volumes.
1T is hate OF all that is good, and
a worship for its own sake of all that
is evil BY which remark. it will be
seen. that MRS. Fraser has very strong
opinions on things political and religious.
There is no need to object to them even
when one differs, as naturally people
with strong opinions are bound to differ,
from many expressed in this volume.
Why, for instance. should she be hard
on the Jew in Poland? She says:
IF ever Poland is to regain her ma
tional sovereignty she must. first of ALL
take measures against the Jews within
her borders; measures that are not of
'Pogrom,' which can never serve any
good end, but OF genuine restraining
justice"
But she gives no suggestion as to what
those measures should be. except to say
that Poland Is in much the position Of
certain other decadent nations in which
lHt nave Dttn
by commerciaifsm.
Her "reminiscences are not all political
or religious-some of them social, gay,
or serious, as the case may be, with
many a pleasant family recollection Of
the authors brother. Marion Crawford,
and the history OF some of his famous
books, especially the fate that met his
earlier ones. (''To Leeward" was re-
fused by the publisher)
high places, some OF whom Mrs. Fraser
had heard tell. Sovereign Treaties and
Traditions" is the heading of one chap
ter that contains anecdotes of Murat and
Metternich. Archduke John, and also the
venerable Emperor of Austria. She
gives a pleasant picture of the Emper-
or's weekly reception day. As she puts
it:
None so poor or none so humble but
the Emperor receives them as a father
does his children; he sits on one side
of a table, and IL they wish they may
occupy the chairs on the other side.
There is no one else present. II there
be any rich people among those await
ing audience. the probability is that they
may have to wait the longest. 1t is a
strange collection of humanity that fills
the Emperor's ante-room on these oc-
kind of sorrow, hope. anx-
iety. or ambition is brought to their
Emperor"
A contrasting picture Is this to the
grewsome one of King Ferdinand keep
ing the head Of Murat in a glass box
for years.
Mrs. Fraser also tells of her expert
ences in Chile. when her husband was
stationed there. and many a lively tale
she has to tell of the habits and man
ners of these Latin-Americans. Her ver-
satility is her greatest charm. The
reader Is never sure to what subject her
will fit next. What she says
is always interesting. though We don't
always agree with her.
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press a smile as he thought how fate
Knocked him. And afterward this same
Peters Brown married Mary Caroline
Darrah. a Harpeth girl. and carried her
back with him to his home in the North.
Brown adored his wife. and when she
died he tried to bring up his daughter
To be like her mother.
The best idea in the story is in the re-
turn of Mary Caroline Brown, daughter
OF this same carpet-bagger, to her moth
er's old home. Ignorant of her fathers
standing in the South after his death she
comes to get acquainted with her moth
er's people. She meet Andrew. who has
returned. from his work a civil en-
sineer in Panama. Having been injured
in the collapse of a bridge. Andrew is in
that interesting stage of convalescence
that invites the attentions of his women
friends. Besides, he is a playwright and
d poet. and with his pretty sentimental
ism has won a place in their hearts. Mary
Caroline recognized Andrew at their &C
Cidental meeting, though he is ignorant
of her identity. At their formal intro
duction, Andrew finds that this girl
whom he loves. is the daughter of-the
man who laid the foundation of his for
tune by taking advantage of the weak
ness of a SERVER. The struggle of emo
tions and the disappointment which the
lad experienced add powerful element
to the story.
To add zest to the book an amusing
political situation has been introduced,
that is done with light touch and af-
fords an opportunity for interesting COM
ment. There is a 'possum hunt that
serves a subtle purpose. There are many
good sayings, some exceedingly natural
talk and phrases that are sure to please
the reader.
trated. Boston-Litte. Brown Co. Price, N.aS.
The charm OF this story lies in the
character of the girl heroine with her
quaint New England name. Modern fic-
ton demands less of plot in the earlier,
more elementary sense and more of char
acter portrayal: that is, the customary
conflict of forces takes place with the
character or characters rather than in the
outside world. There is enough action
In the story, enough of tragedy touches
in the life of the little Joyful. but she
passes through II all radiantly until she
comes in contact with the Bings woman,
who poisons the mind of the girl. From
that point starts the conflict between the
faith and innocence of Joyful. who be-
lieves In her own intuition of Thorn's
character. and the bigoted criticism i'm
planted by Mrs Bings. The struggle is
fought more intensely because OF the
loneliness of Joyfuls position and be-
cause Mrs. Bings has destroyed her
faith not only in Thorn, but in all men
and women.
Not only is the scene New England,
but the people also are New England.
In spite of his wholesome
fear Of Marthy, his wife, stealing away
for a sail; Mrs. Somers. the neat but
garrulous clearinghouse keeper. the
ambitious Nathaniel tied to his farm, but
giving all his spare moments to his pet
study. and Joyful, the little wild flower,
are typical of New England village life.
There are touches Of humor in the
story, particularly In the character Of
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poems which make up this volume tho
reader is sure to find many spots of in
Ierest and appeal in one or another
field of its lore.
Mrs. Starkweather has been a fire.
uuent contributor to the periodical press
and is known also as hymn writer and
lecturer from pulpit and platform. The
aim IN the verse here brought together
las been both to entertain and to edity
without attempting to soar into the
realms of the unknown and purely fam
ciful. The verse is meant to be a prac-
| teal and helpful stimulus to the thoughts
and deeds of the higher life, the poems
ranging from the Vivacious little ones,
which children will enjoy. to thoughtfui
and suggestive ones for the mature,
touched now and then with humor and
seriousness that belongs to the tunda-
mental facts and truths. of life.
CHRISTMAS PRAISES AND OTHER POEMS:
BY G. Z. Alderman. Boston Sherman. French
& Co. Pric' Sl.g.
In the midst of his activities as clergy
man and educator the author has founu
time to cultivate the muses.. Poetic and
ryhthmic expression seem natural TO
him. He was class poet in his seminary
and college days. being born a poet"
1t is quite manifest that these verses
are not forced in expression, but find
utterance with the spontaneity that come
from the soul
The devotional pieces are a worthy con-
tribution to lyric poetry Exalted in
thought and expression and accurate N
form, they rank with the best. Many
of them have been set to music Others
were made for special occasions, such
as golden and silver weddings, birthday
anniversaries and similar events. Its
devotional atmosphere will commend it
to. all devout minds. The longer poems
are sermonic, suitable for special occa-
sions, such as Christmas. Thanksgiving,
Centennial Sunday. and Memorial Day;
some of them having already been used
in this connection.
The intrinsic worth OF the book as a
literary production should win a scholarly
clientele and its wide range of topics
are we'll calculated to hold and charm
the reader.
ANDREW THE GLAD: By Maria Thompson Da-
Tiess. The Bobbs-MerTin Company, Indianapolis
In her latest story, Andrew the Glad"
as in THE Melting of Molly Maria
Thompson Daviess draws a picture of
life in the picturesque valley of Harpeth. !
Tenn. 1t is romance of the South, a |
sympathetic tale.
The characters belong to the South's |
new order of wealth, culture, and So
ciety The love affairs Of the two sets |
of young people are involved. There is |
granddaughter of the Confederacy, |
PRACTICAL, business-like, modern, and a
youth, pleasure-loving, haphazard, in |
consistent There is a maid from the |
North, sentimental. sensitive, and lad, |
serious, intent, purposeful.
Andrew the Glad is the second of his |
family to bear the title. His father |
acquired 1t in his boyhood and retained |
il to his death. And even when he found |
himself on the brink of dependence and !
poverty, after he had lost all he pos
sessed over a dice box to Peters Brown,
the carpet-bagger, Andrew SERVER, the
first Andrew the Glad" could not re-
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26
Artificial Daylight by Manipulating Rays

Tor I'm 1aFrr Copyright, lslJ. b Mum Coz
light efficiency considerably. The con-
sumption was 10 to L watts per candle
power. Six 6O-watt frosted tip tungs-
ten lamps were used in a tin box
Is by u by 20 inches.
The bottom of the box consisted of
two glasses, one coated with the geis-
tine film, and the other being rough
surfaced. so as to act as diffuser.
This gave an illumination OF about 30
candles, and the approximation of day
light was exceptionally good. BY its use
colors could be matched as well as in
daylight.
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the apparatus from steel bottles contain
ing compressed or liquihed gas.
When the proper point in this operation
Is reached the carbonic acid gas is shut
of. and portion of II is then again
extracted by pumping. to be replaced by
certain amount of nitrogen fed from
compressed gas cylinders. The eggs are
and the trucks are rolled out, after which
the workmen solder up the small inlet
opening. As the pressure in the box is
above atmospheric. there is no danger
of air leaking in.
The eggs are now ready to be taken to
the cold storage quarters. where they
can be kept for a long period of time
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26

lPVpared By The editors q the sdentIhc American
A recent number of the Electrical
World contains a study of artificial day
light by Messrs. II. f. Ives and NJ.
Luckiesh. They have endeavored to
produce a daylight window with tung-
stem lamps by subtracting from the
light emitted by the tungsten filament
some of the excess yellow and red rays.
This they have succeeded in doing by
using glass screens of cobalt blue and
signal green, together with a gelatine
film containing a certain amount of dye.
To be sure. this resulted in reducing the
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26
LITERARY NOTES.

AS is usually the case. Z. Phillips OPP
pcnheim gave the critics keen enjoyment
In his last novel. THE Tempting OF
Tavernake. Little, Brown & Co
The Son of Columbus" by Molly EI-
liot Seawell, has received the commends-
ton of the Navy Department. Two
copies of that book have been sent to the
library OF every ship in the servtce.-Har-
per's.
The Putnams will publish in February
volume. entitled The Story of the Bor
gas" by John Fyvie. author of ''Trag-
edy Queens OF the Georgian Era The
striking personalities of the Borgias have
afforded a fascinating problem alike for
historian, for psychologist, and for nov
elist. 4 lurid legend grew up about
their lives, and for three centuries their
name was a byword for the vilest in
fanny. But in our own day a number
of writers have attempted to rshabili-
tate the characters of the Borgias by
that process of juggling with historical
evidence popularity termed ''whitewash
ing" Mr.. Fyvie attempts to present the
true history of this extraordinary family
after a careful sitting of all fresh evil
dence.
Mary Elizabeth Halls Candy making
Revolutionized" has had its revolution
ary propaganda delayed by procrastinat-
ing printers. The book will appear, how
ever, a fortnight hence. The confection-
cry revolution to which the title of the
book alludes lies in the substitution of
common vegetables-largely potatoes
for harmful materials, such as analine
dyes and plaster of paris, which have
inmemoriably gone into commercial can
dies. To the home candy-maker. too,
eli lar
cheaper. and more wholesome than the
old way.-Sturgis & Walton Co.
]. II. Fabre is the naturalist whom
Maeterlinck calls lone of the glortes OF
the civilized world" His books on nat
ural history are as graphic. as thrilling,
and as full of entertainment for the gen
eral reader as an exciting novel, In this
book on the spider Fabre entertains both
those who know something about the
habits of spiders and those other unfor-
tunate, ignorant people. whose method
Of greeting spiders is to scream or try
tc quash them.-Dodd. Mead & Co.
The author of "One Way Out" who
calls himself William Carleton, has now
confessed that in "One Way Out he
told only half his story. so that he has
been impelled to tell the rest of II in
second volume. to be called New Lives
for Old" which Small, Maynsrd
Co. are publishing this month. As
Carleton's business prospered, he bought
a farm, and in the country village ran
up against another set OF conditions
W which surprised him, but which he pro- |
ceeded to tackle In the same spirit
which won success for him as an emf !
grant to the slums. He found the town |
asleep and began, as he expressed IL, |
Ito blow the resurrection trumpet.
Small, Maynard & Co. Will publish |
the first book on the Balkan
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BLASTING WITH
COMPRESSED AIR

prepared b. the editors Of the Scientific American
for TIN pSpET. Copyright, 1915. By Mum Coz
In modern mining the operators are
ready and willing to avail themselves of
any new methods or devices which will
cheaper and increase the production.
and a method recently adopted in some
coal mines dislodges the mass OF coal
by the direct application. behind the
mass. Of a charge of compressed air.
The method appears 20 be effective and
seems to have no elements of danger
either to the mine or the miners.
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Tor N paper. Copyright, l3l5 by Mum 3 Col
had been traced by the vibration of
sound through an instrument known as
the phonotoSraph.
BY the invention OF gramophones. he
said. It was possible to find that these
waved lines represented musical sounds
as wei! as variations of pitch. While
he could hardly regard the Gramophone
as a musical instrument. except in GER
tain circumstances, he looked upon 1t
as a valuable scientific instrument
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26
Railway Terminal Snow Meters

At various points outside the trainshed
of the Chicago and Northwestern new
passenger station at Chicago. snow melt
ers have been provided, which are doing
good work They consist Of steel pans
with semi-circular bottoms, and contain
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26

u'reIared By the editors Of the Scientific American
Before the incorporated Society of
Musicians at London. Prof Sylvanus
Thompson recently discoursed on the
merits of the talking machine.
He said that young people could hear
lower notes than old people, and the
animals at the zoo. particularly cats.
heard all sorts of sounds that we could
not hear. He reprented the effect of the
difference Of the pitch of notes by dis
playing on the screen waved lines which
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Pinchot Tells How to Protect Forests.

for this paper. Copyright. 1913. bJ Mum Col
Ex-Chief Forester.
possible delay and in the most asgra-
waited form.
The great interstate concentration OF
timber land ownership has made clear
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fcr this Taper. Copyright, l9I5. b. Mum Coz
ing perforated steam coils They are set
in the track floor flush with the tops
OF the ties, and the melted snow is
carried of to the sewers by drain pipes
leading from the pans. Snow Is shoveled
to the pans and there melted.
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LOOKOUT STATION FOREST I 4 NATIoNAL FOREST

of any part of it may allow his trees
TO stand uncut: or he may cut them
under the prevailing method of destruc-
tive numbering. SO that new forest
will not replace the old, or he may con-
slider his timber land as a permanent
factory Of wood and apply the principles
of forestry.
This last is what the public welfare
requires that he should do. but less than
per cent of the privately held timber
lands of the United States are now be-
ing conservatively handled. With the
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26

IFrepated By Tie editors Of the Scientific American
BY CLIFFORD PINCHOT,
Four-fifths of the timber in the United
States is in private hands Its preserva-
ton depends absolutely upon what the
owners choose to do with it The owner
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threat Of timber famine SO clearly be-
fore Us that no man can deny the dam
ger. We are treating fOur-tfths of our
timber in the wa best calculated to
bring on that famine with the least
The Washington herald., 1913-01-26
NEW PROCESS FOR PRESERVING
EGGS PERFECTED IN FRANCE

ito Of q
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Small Maynard & Co. will publish
the first book on the Balkan
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1913-02-26
Sale Begins at 10 O'clock

MULE BREEDING 1t is gener-
ally conceded that mule raising is
one of the farmers most profta-
BILE industries. Therefore it be-
hooves him to have information as
to the kind of mules in demand,
that their breeding may be gov
erned accordingly. There are two
schools of mule breeders; those
who prefer the light mare that
will produce quick, active mule
for light farm work. This kind
prefer the trotting or thorough
bred stock for brood mare pur-
poses. The other kind or class
favor the mule that is produced
by the mating of we'll bred, active
jacks and draft mares. These
mules are good farm animals, a
trifie slow, but for drawing heavy
machinery and loads are much
preferable to the smaller animal.
At any rate this class of mules is
in big demand and are bringing
the top prices. Personally, we
think that the best mule is the one
that is the offspring of a cross
bred mare, viz: Thoroughbred
draft mare. Experiments have
also proved that this is one of the
best types of mules, for they com.
bine the characteristics of both
classes-weight and activity The
Blue Grass Journal.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1913-02-26
4 MESSAGE TO WOMEN
Who are Gust Ready to Drop"

When you are "jusr ready to drop"
when you feel so weak that you can
hardly drag yourself about-and be-
cause you have not slept well, you
get up as tired-out next morning as
when you went to bed, then you need
help right away.
Miss Lea Dumas writes from Ma
lone, N. Y, saying: IL was in a badly
rundown condition for several weeks,
but two bottles of Vinol put me on
my feet again and made me strong
and we'll. Vinol has done me more
good than all the other medicine
ever took"
II the careworn, haggard men and
women, the pale, sickly children and
feeble old folks around here would
follow Miss Dumas example, they,
too, would soon be able to say that
Vinol, our delicious cod liver and iron
remedy, had built them up and made
them strong.
1t Is a wonderfully strengthening
and invigorating body-builder, and We
sell II under an ironclad guarantee
OF satisfaction. You get your money
back II Vinol does not help you.
W. S. LLOYD, Mt Sterling, KY.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1913-02-26
TOBACCO CULTURE.

Extensive preparation is being
made all over this county for the
seeding of tobacco beds. Many
beds have already been burned and
as the weather has been open and
somewhat springlike the work will
progress rapidly within the next
week.
Do not fail to plough your
ground very deep before putting
the seed in the ground. This meth
cd has beed tried by many good
growers, and has been the means
of helping the growth of the seed
and preventing the weeds growth.
Do not plant the common tobac-
co seed. Get the seed which past
records show bring the money.
They will cost a little more than
the common but will bring more
revenue.
Don't you think it worth your
while to just put in enough tobac-
CO this year which you can COM
fortably and properly take care of
yourself, rather than attempt to
cultivate twice the amount? Have
MT the growers business foresight
enough to see that with an increas-
ed acreage there is bound to be an
overproduction? Then, what9
Six-cent tobacco will bankrupt
any grower on earth. The way to
prevent this is to cut the crop in
half and house properly-produce
quality rather than quantity. This
is what is wanted by buyers, and
unless the growers put their Shout
der to the wheel and work for sub
stance, character and color, the
price will lower and the bottom
drop out.
The Paris Warehouse Company
is making arrangements to double
the capacity of their warehouse
and salesroom. 1t behoves the
warehouses at Mt. Sterling to gel
busy and do the same thing. Tht
market at Mt. Sterling this yeal
has so far handled over 1900, 00(
pounds and it has been demonstrat
ed that neither house has adequate
floor space for handling the tobac
CO and conducting sales. Further
this market, must have redryin,
plant and be prepared next season
to put buyers into the field earl!
and have solicitors in every county
With this done, the market at Mt
Sterling can be made the equal o
any in the State. Let us get bus!
now. "A stitch in time, save
nine," and we should not wait un
til all other markets have "sewe'
up" everything. The Blue Gras
journal.