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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-14

Camp in calling the meeting for this
evening states that the annual election OF
officers will be held.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-21
He Sank Into the Chair
With a Sigh of Relief.

you could ever discover He has had magnif-
cent constitution in his time"
is he likely to die?" l asked.
mot from any symptoms that l can discover" y,
the doctor answered Yet [ told you before
there are certain things about his condition which
l do not understand | should like to see him again
in the morning l giving him tonic, as
matter of form. 1 scarcely think his system will
respond to it
1T has not occurred to you, I suppose
Marked that he might be suffering from poison
ing?"
The doctor shook his head. There are no traces
of anything of the sort he declared. my own
impression is that he has been taking sort of
will you come in and have something's" asked,
neared the house.
The doctor shook his head:> mot tonight" he
answered. Il have another call to make.
So l went back into the house alone, and found
my guest waiting for me in some impatience He
was lying upon sofa, piled up with cushions, and
the extreme pallor of his face alarmed me-
Give me some brandy and soda" he demanded.
"Your village Esculapus has been prodding me
about till l scarcely know where l am"
1 fastened to the sideboard and attended to his
well, did he invent new disease for me?" he
asked.
No" answered. con the contrary, he ad-
mitted that he was puzzled
Honest man! What did he suggest"
He asked whether you were in the habit of
taking drugs" answered
Never touched such thing in my life" he de-
c1ared.
Neither did L. remarked grim1y until last
night" and then 1 told him what had happened
to me.
He listened eagerly to my story. so there is a
division in the camp! he murmured softly. Il
imagined much. AS usual, it is the woman who
plays the whole game
II wonder" l said, whether you would mind
telling what you know of Miss Van Hoyt!
He moved on the couch little uneasly. The
request, for some reason or other, seemed to dis
quiet him. Nevertheless, he answered me- Miss
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his enemies. lived for two years quietly in Berlin:
l changed much of my appearance as illness had
left recognizable and during all that time lived the
ordinary life of German citizen of moderate means,
without my identity being once suspected. fire.
quented the cafes; l made friends with people in
official positions At the end of that time, began
to shape my plans. You imagine of what nature
they were. You can imagine what it that l
desired. l wanted to catch my enemy tripping.
looked across at him little incredulousy. This
was strange story which he telling me, and |
knew very we'll from the growing excitement of
his manner, that its elimination was to come.
But how could you in Berlin alone hope to
accomplish this" | asked.
Il knew the ropes" he answered simply, and l
lived for nothing else. l him drive among his
people every day, and bowed with the rest, who
would have spat in his face, who carried with me
The secret of his miserable perfidy who knew alone
why his ministers regarded him spoiled and
fretful child But l waited. Gradually wormed
my way little into the fringe of the German secret
service l took them scraps Conformation but such
scraps that they always hungry for more |
posed as Dutch South African. They even chafed
me about my hatred for England. All the time l
progressed, until by chance, stumbled across one
of the threads which 1ed-to the great secret!
There was a discreet knocking at the door. We
both turned impatiently round servant was
just ushering in Our village doctor. DIR. Rust,
sir, he announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-21

optimism which had made him popular practi-
toner seemed for the moment to have deserted
him. Your friend is in rather curious state of
health" he said slowly, ITO tell you the truth l
scarcely know how to- account for certain of his
symptom
l smile, He seems in a very weak state
remarked supnely.
:. Is ne a 'Tery old friend?" the doctor asked.
Why do you ask that" l inquired curiously.
Simply because l thought that you might know
something Of his disposition, the doctor answered :;
would be likely to indulge in drugs
l shook my head. % cannot tell, " said.
There is something little peculiar about his
indifference" the doctor continued. q" He answers
my questions and submits to my examination, and
all the time he has the air of who would say,
1 could tell you about myself, if would, than
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-21
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR OCTOBER FL. 1906

Van Hoyt," he said, sis an American young lady of
excellent family and great fortune She has lived
for the last few years in Berlin and other European
capitals She has intimate friends, l believe at
tached to the court at Berlin. She is young per-
believe no particular love for England and English
institutions"
You number her. l remarked among your
enemies?"
And among yours" he answered dryly.
yet it through her that | was able to bring
you away, | remarked.
He turned his head toward me. You not
supposng for moment, he said, that any
measure of kindness was included in her motive?"
Il suppose not " | answered doubtfully.
"Listen!" he said. u fell into a trap at the
Universal. l have been in danger too often not to
recognize hopeless position when |
knew that escape for impossible. 1t was
not as though my task was finished. had months
of work before me, and | tracked down, so
that | could not have moved except sufferance.
Our genial friend whom you will remember in the
gray tweed suit and glasses, and who has the knack
of sticking to anyone to whom he is interested like
a leech, thought that my death, with much
despatch wise, would be the simplest and
peasantest way out of the difficulty. The young
lady, however, plays for the great stakes She
wanted to succeed where others have failed" He
paused for moment, and drank from his tumbler.
There dark lines under his eyes, and l felt
that l ought to stop him talking.
Tell me the rest in the morning" l suggested.
81 sure that you ought to go to bed"
You forget" he remarked grmly, that for me
there may be morning. l am drawing very near
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-21
CHAPTER XII.

A FLAVOR of unrea1ity hung about the events
~ of the last few days. l felt myself slowly
4 4 waking though from nightmare. The
dazzling sunshine everywhere around us, the
whr of reaping machines, the slighter humming of
bees and the song of birds were in ears; the
perfume of all manner Of flowers and of the new
mown hay made the air wonderfully sweet.
My guest, in d cool gray flannel suit and Pan
anna hat, by my side, looking like man who
has taken lease of life. He had patted my
shire horses, and admired those of my hunters
which view He had walked three times
round my walled garden, and amazed my head gar
dener by his intimate acquaintance with the science
of pruning. We had talked country talk, and
nothing else. From the moment when, somewhat
to my surprise, he had appeared upon the terrace
just l was finishing my after breakfast pipe, no
word of any serious subject had passed our
lips We had talked and passed the time much as
any other host and guest the first morning in a
quiet country house. We were standing now upon
a little knoll in the park, and 1 pointing out
my deer. He looked beyond to where the turrets
and chmneys of large gray stone house were half
visible through the trees.
'Who is your neighbour" he asked.
Lord Dennsford, answered. Sc very decent
fellow, too, although don't see much of him. He
spends most of his time abroad"
Lord Dennisford!"
l turned to look at my companion. He had re-
peated the softly, yet with peculiar ntona-
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the end, or even she WOULD not nave
dared to let me come. Besides, you
must understand; for it must be through
you that she hopes to succeed. She
expects that 1 shall tell you, that you
will be the 1egatee of this knowledge,
which she would give so much to gain.
And suppose be offended that
she counts you among the fools whom
a woman's lips can tempt to any dis
honor. You needn't glare at me like
that. Miss Van Hoyt is very young and
very beautiful. She has not yet learned
all the lessons of life, among which are her
limitations You see 1 do not ask you
for any pledge, for any promise. But l
do ask you, as an Englshman and
man of honor, to take my burden from
my back, and carry it on to the end"
l came over to his side. What does
it mean?" l asked quietly.
Death, very likely" he answered;
danger always; no more sport; no
more living in the easy places; but in
the end glory: and afterMard peace A
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man die only once, Courage.
Il am not afraid" answered slowly. But am
l the man, do you think, for task like this?"
None BETTER" he answered. "Listen-where
do you sleep?"
I'm the next room to yours" answered.
Good! Will you leave your door open; so that
if I call in the night you may hear?"
Certainly. You may have servant sleep on
the couch in your room, if you like
He shook his head Il would rather not" he
answered. Just I cannot talk any more
If my time comes in the night, shall wake you
If not-to-morrow!"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1906-09-27
NO PLACE FOR MERE MAN.
Travelled Far to Visit international
Women's Congress, But Was
Expelled.

The international women's congress,
sitting in Paris, recently, witnessed a
ludicrous scene. The ladies were in
solemn conclave when suddenly there
appeared a pair of trousers on the
scene. For a moment the ladies were
too perturbe1 to identify the specter,
but after a moment of benumbing ST.
lence the president rallied. and in an
icy tone identified it as "a man."
Then the apparition relieved the ten
sion by explaining that 1t was the NOR
tai presence of M. Legendre of Sens,
an ardent feminist. Il stood" he
said, "as feminist candidate at the
last elections, and I have to-day taken
IL trains to appear among you. am
happy to enjoy this opportunity of
supporting your cause"
Alas for enthusiasm when 1t IS Of
the male persuasion and relates to
matters feminine! The president rose,
and, according to the London Globe,
after explaining to M. Legendre in
tones of cold, calm severity, that the
taking of II trains at stretch did not
confer the right of entry to that as
semDlage, had him expelled.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1906-09-27
WANTS A JOB "HoLLERIN'. "
Indoor Worker, Finding occupa ton
Irllsome, Gets Hold of a
Bright IGea.

81 think" sail man whose work IS
irksime, that I'd like for time to be
a curb broker, one of those fellers that
stand in crowd down there in Broad
street and snap their fingers and hol-
Ter all day long.
Il thought one spell that it would be
a relief to me to get out for awhile and
be a watermelon yender; just going
along the street with a horse and
wagon and load of watermelons, lead
ing the horse with one hand and put
ing the other to my mouth and shout
ing: 'Watermellah, wah-h-h-termel-
lahl'
But when | came to think that I'd
have to take care of the horse and
have to lug those heavy watermelons
upstairs when | sold one, l thought
that maybe selling watermelons wasn't
just what would do me the most good
after all; and then, when l saw the
curb boys, theirs seemed to be about
the sort Of job l wanted.
Sometimes now my work wears on
me so that l feel as though must get
up and boiler, right where am. If 1
could get out and stand in the middle
Of the street, with a thin, cool coat on,
and maybe no hat, and do nothing but
boiler for about three months out in
the open air, believe it would be a
blessed relief."-N. Y. Sun.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1906-09-27
Too Much to Ask.

A traveller in the highlands OBJ
served, while at tavern in a small
village, a very beautiful collie. At
his request the owner was pointed out
to him, and he asked the man what he
would take for the dog.
"Ye1l be taking him to American"
the Scot asked, cautiously.
Certainly, if you sell him to me-"
81 no cour part wi Rob-" the dogs
owner then said, emphatically. I'm
muckle fondlike O. him." and liberal Of
fers were no inducement.
To this establishment the traveller
later sold the dog to drover for half
what he had offered, and after the
drover had disappeared. requested an
explanation. you said that you
could not sell him." he remarked.
A twinkle came into the highlander's
eyes.
mo; l didna say I'd no sell him
said couldna part WI him." he said.
''Robll be hame in two or three days
fra moo, but couldna ask him to
swim across. the ocean. Ma, that woul'
be too much to ask!"-Harper's
Weekly.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1906-09-27
GETTING WORMS FOR BAIT
Old Angler Tells of Method Which
Will Commend Itself to the
Lazy Man.

The boy wanted some worms for
bait. He had selected a promising
spot, a shady and low-lying dell, but
though he had been digging now for
Is minutes not a single worm had
his spade turned up.
Here, sonny" said an old angler,
take this chunk Of soap and make me
a quart or two of soapsuds."
The boy brought the suds, the old
man sprinkled them over the ground,
and then he in turn began to dig. 1t
was amazing. Here where the boy
before had not found a single worm
the old man now discovered them in
dozens.
"You can find worms most any
where, sonny" said the old man, "if
you wet the ground with soapsuds
first The soapsuds draws them, the
same as molssses draws flies. A weak
mixture Of blue vitriol and water will
do the same thing Also"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1906-09-27
John E. Jackson
SALOON MANS BRIGHT IDEA
Made Money for Himself and Cave
Solid Comfort to Thirsty
City Horses.

THAT corner ginmill does more bust
ness than all the other three corners
put together" said a Harlem cop,
pointing to saloon which had a big
iron watering trough in front and
where a dozen teams were awaiting
their chance to drink. "A year ago the
proprietor didn't have any more busi-
ness than he could handle, when he
hit on the idea of the watering trough.
He got permission to put it up, and
after 1t was working his trade picked
up in hurry.
at seems that almost every driver
who passes the trough takes pity on
his team and stops. While waiting for
his horses to drink the driver aecumu-
lates a small thirst and does some ir-
rigating himself. The boss has had to
hire two more bartenders and they are
kept on the jump all the time would
advise any saloon keeper who has a
kick coming on his business to pat in
a watering trough. IN. Y. Sun.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1906-09-27
Rride,s watch as license Zee.

John Burns AMI Miss Gertrude
Bowling, young couple, came here
from Philadelphia to be welded. Upon
applying at the office Of Magistrate
Broman for marriage license the
bridegroom was surprised when told
it would cost three dollars. His total
amount of cash was SITS.
The license was made out and the
bridegroom prospective was in a
quandary. Suddenly a bright idea
struck him. After a hasty converse
ton with the bride-elect the latter
produced her gold watch and handed
1t to the young man. He left in a
hurry. pawned the timepiece with an
acquaintance, and, returning, paid for
the license.
The couple departed. all smiles, for
the home of Rev. George l.. Wolfe
the marrying parson," where they
were welded.
The husband had enough left to
give the preacher his fee. They then
returned to MISUNDERSTANDING.
ton Correspondence Baltimore Sun.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1906-09-27
Taking EVERY precaution,

On rising in the morning be careful
to stop in bed; when taking breakfast
be sure to keep your mouth closed;
when the desire to go to business at
tacks you fight it off and stay at home;
when lunching at restaurant be
careful not to eat anything, and is
you must take holiday spend 1t liter
ally In the sea, for salt water is good
disinfectant. In other Ords, If you
don't do anything-eat, drink or
breathe-and are careful to wear
clothes soaked in bichloride of mer-
curry or formaldehyde. there is littlo
danger Of septic infection. II the aver
age man will follow these rules he
need not worr about his health and
he can laugh at the germ faddists-
London Punch.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1906-09-27
Can't Get Too Much.

For the sake of a few bucketfuls
of diamonds a mass of hard blue vol.
canie earth that would form cube
overlapping the mightiest cathedral
is annually quarried, trucked and
washed in the South African diamond
mines. Very high expert opinion es-
Inmates the loss in 0e worlds total
production of not more than five per
cent. in hundred years, so jealous
ly are diamonds treasured. The
South African fields, Gardiner F. Will
liams states in the National Geograph-
ic Magazine, alone have contributed
S400, 100000 to the worlds stock; yet
the desire for the imperishable jewels
g scarcely satisfied with the yearly
fresh surrlv
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1906-09-27
Spiders Have civic Problems

Spiders are not always solitary
creatures. A scientist has lately found
in Southern India a species of spider
that builds spongy nests with outly-
ing webs, each nest being occupied
by 40 to 100 spiders, with a large ex-
cess of females; sometimes five or
six nests are clustered together. The
spiders not only live and work to-
gether, but they share with one an
other any prey that may be captured,
and some even show maternal affec-
ton approaching self-sacrifice.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1906-09-27
Officers.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH.-Su ,
school every Sunday at 9:S0a. m. Preacn,
ING first and third Sundays Up. M, second
and fourth Sundays IL a. IN. Prayer
every Wed day at p. III. stephen DAVIS
pastor.
METHODIST CIU RCiI, Main Street.
Sunday School every odnIav at 9:SC a. ~
sHittle Workers" Juvenile Missionary
every second Sunday 8 p. m. Preaching
first and third Sundays ii a. M, second
and fourth Sundays s p. m, tfth sui
DAYS IL a. M. and p. IN. q, =. Rector
pastor.
NORTH TAZEWELL CHURCH.
Sunday School every Sunday at III a. M
Preaching first and third Sundays T. p. M
second and fourth Sundays IL a. M
PRAYER meeting every Friday p. M a.
q. Rector, pastor
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-Sundaay
School every Sunday at $3.50 a. ~. treacn.
inc second, third and fourth Sundays at
ia M. and 7. p. 10. Preaching NTH
SUNDAYS At II a. 10. Prayermeetlng every
Wednesday evening p. M.
PRESBY TERRAIN, BURKES GAN
DEN. Preaching on first Sunday at IL a.
m. and o. m. S. o. Hall, pastor
TAZEWELL PREACHERS COUNCIL
Every Monday at p. m.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1906-09-27
Relieved.

"Our cashier wants vacation this
summer" said the vice president OF
the bank. He'd like to get away,
ne says, for about three weeks"
Good" replied the president.
"That removes a weight from my
mind. ! was beginning to be afraid
his accounts might be in such shape
he would dare to go away."-Chi'
cago RecO d.Herald.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1906-09-27
Titles.

You must remember" said the
heiress who was talking about her
love affair, that he is of noble line
age"
YES" answered Miss Cayenne" but
we should not select husbands as we
do books. merely because we like the
titles. Washington Star.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1906-09-27

nowEN 4 ROYALL, ATTORNEYS AT Law,
Tazewell, Va Will practice In the courts U ",
Tszewell and adjoining counties, aud the Court
AnDeals at Wytheville. COLLECTIONS gwen
necial attention. Odice near Courthouse.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1906-09-27

"a n. ANDERSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW Tsze-
veil. Va viii practice in the courts OF Taze-
veil county and the Court Of Appeals az "ytne-
Vile Collecting specially.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1906-09-27
TAzEWELL co. DIREClO
Circuit Court.

W. J.. Henson, judge; I. E. George,
clerk. Terms of court--3rd Monday In
February, and 4th Monday in May, Au'
gust and November.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-06-04

eddy; and success up to the measure Of
your dreams and His love shall be
yours.
Members of the graduating class,
my brethren, in the ministry, con-
grattulate you from my heart upon
the work which you have chosen and
which l like to think God has chosen
you to do. Never was there time in
which God granted his workmen a
finer opportunity to serve Him through
His church in his world. Intellectually
you must be Luthers sharing in the
task of reforming the Reformation.
Practically you must be like Peter the
hermit, reaching a nobler and more
childlike crusade. I bid YOU go out into
the world, feeling that It is your Fa-
TIERS house not a vale of tears or the
abode of demons, but an aggregate Of
powers, all of which are to be harness.
ed with the spirit of Jesus Christ. Go
out to your fellows, and teach them
how to set riders upon their passions
and ambitions, how to get good from
all things. and to rise superior to sor-
IONJ SLCOu, lSlIpIt1LlOllp dppGlllCt ctl4N
pain. Go out to your churches and set
riders upon their splendid energies,
Transforming some Of them from mon
asteries to work shops, from groups of
comfortable camp followers to armories
filled with soldiers. Society calls to-
day for churches that are organized to
affect vitality and practically the whole
life ia community, political, indus
trial and social, 1t has little use for
clubs of emotional piety, who would sit
and sing themselves away to the sooth-
ing melodies of a brooding hymnology
and gorge their appetities for sermons
until they become thoroughly evangel-
lied mummies, embalmed and ready
for safe delivery into another world.
AS you stand tonight upon the walls
of your souls home and fortress the
voice of the Rabshakeh floats UP to
you, You would be our treaches? he
cries Show us your mastery of the
field Of knowledge. You would be a
leader? Present your credentials and
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-06-04

Continued on Fifth Page.)
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-05-18
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OAHUs WIN FROM CHINESE

BY a score of 10 to the oahu College
baseball team yesterday defeated the
Chinese Athletes in an easy game
The Oahus made five runs on the start
and then loafed for the rest of the
game They were caught mapping and
the Athletes scored 4. The teams and
the score:
College-Achi, c.; Ahrens p; Whine
ID; Lowrey 2b.; J. Desha S.; Lo On
3b; D. Desha IT,; A. McDougall Of. !;
Akina rf.; Lyman sub If.
Administrations c.; Aki, p; Annoy IS.
En- Young 1b,; Hang Chack 2b.; En-
Sue, Sb.; p Wong IT,; j. Lo CT; Ching
Yet IF,
Score by innings:
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-05-18
.HART'S SKATING
WAS VERY FAST
IN THE RELAY WEDNESDAY
EVENING AT THE RINK HART
WON FOR HIS TEAM

The relay race at the rink Wednes-
day evening was very exciting The
Diamond Heads by winning it won the
cup for the second time. If they win
again it will become theirs permanent
ly.
Major Hart was the person who won
for the Diamond Heads. on the first
relay he gained such a start over his
opponent that the other boys were UNI