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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01

r IKE churches, the police precincts
are fishers of men. The patrol
- wagon nightly clatters over the
streets. the station door bangs behind
thu. ''hall damned" and all that the
public knows is that five or ten dollar
fine is paid for drunkenness Or some
minor offense But in the station houses
the little tragedies of life go on, and
now and then the touch of pathos or OF
!humor comes to brighten the sOrdid at
mosphere.
| There is no place where the lines of
caste are so obliterated or where the
lines of society count for so little as In a
Tenderloin precinct
| The millionaire who has violated the
speed limit with his sixty horsepower
lear rubs shoulders with the common
drunk the little girl who has lost her
way looks with eyes that cannot under
stand at the debraggled woman OF the
underworld, and wonders why she does
not find sympathy there.
The ability of a prisoner philosophy
cally to joke when facing Il long term
Of confinement can probably DE Illus.
trated with no better instance than that
of the man recently convicted tor Dur
| CHARGING the home of Mrs. Qualtrough. In
q fashionable section of the city, and
with having taken several tine pronzes-
The man was arrested in Alexandra,
| and while being brought to TINS CITY on
the ferryboat spent most or his time. IN
sXec,llat ting what would become or him.
s"I ought to have known better.
though" he ruminated as he pointed to
ore OF the statues recovered, the inquire
of a woman. Girls always get a man
| in bad, and when a chap like me IS ar
rested you'll most always find a woman
at the bottom of il"
l =.
Sergeant. I almost lost SAT just now"
g. caIloW college youth asserted as he
rushed into the Tenderloin precinct sta
ton house one night recently.
"a horrid. rough-looking man held me
nm" he recounted, land told me he'd
smash my face-yes. sir. smash my face,
if I didn't, give him everything l had.
| WAS your face smashed. Or Is that
| the natural shape of it?' the desk ser
geant quer1ed. r..
that rude man robbed me OF 10 cents,
my cigarette papers and a bag or topac
CO. bond +ho-
ioughly mystlhed. - ..
| well. wouldn't he have gotten that II
| I'd had it.? And If l don't get pack my
| nrr nertv somebody's going to lose thelr
| huttous-" And as he was escorted 10
the, door by the firmly compelling hand
Of the sergeant, You don't know who l
4 am" waited over his shoulder from the
night.
The ..You don't know who ! am front
ia worked overtime by the petty Offenders.
When this bluff fails them. however, they
usually produce watch. ring or stick
pin and seek to leave 1t with the desk
sergeant as collateral in lieu of money,
which is the only deposit recognized.
Many of those who find their way into
| the cellrooms of the different precincts
/ are of the ''g:lded youth variety who
| have become intoxicated when some I'M
| feeling bartender has waved q bar towel
in front of their noses. When they are
searched the harvest usually consists of
three toothpicks. "A bag of tobacco, a
bunch of keys and a nickel or seven
cents in real money =
1t is then that the watch play comes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01
; "A Shook.
From the Hontfrs Statesman. :.

Mos$was yer shaking when yer pro-
posed T. Chloe. Sam?
Sandals what was. Nose. She 70.
fused me!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01
DETECTIVE RES---SUPERINTENDENT FROEST
AND THE VERY VERSATILE ROGUE
By GEORGE BARTON.
Copyright. laos. by W. G. Chapman.)

frank Froest. superintendent Of Scotland
Yard. Is a man whose entire adult life mas
been spent i'm the business of criminal inves
tigatiOn He has risen from the ranks to the
highest position that can he attained by an
English detective An episode in the story
that follows was the prelude to a lasting
friendship between Frank Froest and John r.
Wilkie now the chief OF our government Sc
cret service At the time Froest was ser
geant detective in Scotland Yard and Nilkle
the London correspondent of Chicago daily.
The name of the chief Character IN TINS tale
has. for obvious reasons, been disguised. For
the sake of Il connected and complete nara
tive one incident has been introduced which
will probably he entirely new to Supt. Froest.
/ am sure he will look lightly upon this per
MISSILE establishment of an otherwise vera
COIiS story from actual life.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-08-20
oooD DESIGN FOR PoRrIEREs.
70 Easily Made Of Pair Of Cotton
6lankets-The Description.

Procure pair OF good cotton blank
cts OF such design and color as will
harmonic with the surroundings In
the room in which they are to be used.
open the full length OF the pair and
Told the sewage edges together. Cut
on the fold. until the desired length
Tor the curtains Is reached. which
should be IL or more inches below the
plain center OF the pair, TO include 8
hem OF four or Ave inches. The plain
center forms the wide border for the
bottom OF the curtains.
Take from the opposite end the
amount needed for the turn at the top
OF the curtain. allowing the narrow
border to serve as fancy dictates. At
tach to the top. concesling the seam
on the inside. The selvage edge
should be used for the outside. while
the raw edge IL faced with some soft
finished goods In harmonizing tint.
To make the fringe for the top OF the
curtains. use cotton carpet warp. Draw
through lower edge Of the hem in
thick clusters and tie or knst to any
desired length. finishing with q
tassel
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-08-20
Striking an AVERAGE.

The children were not allowed in
the kitchen, but nobody had ever for
hidden their smiling outside the door
to catch the delicious odors which
could be obtained by a close applica-
ton of a small nose to a crack.
Why. Ethel" said Mrs. HARDWOOD,
who discovered them in the entry Just
outside the kitchen door one Satur-
day morning. why are you twitching
Tommy and Shaping him."
cause he isn't playing fair, moth
err" said Ethel Hes had 1--WE smells
and I've only had four, and it's my
turn"
Il am. too, playing fair" asserted
Tommy. his utterance smothered as
he again applied his nose to the crack.
I've got an awful cold, and I can't
smell half as much as she CANT
Youths Companion.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-08-20
The Travellers Lunch.

When travelling IL one cannot obtain
dining-car service the lunch should
be made as appetiLing as possible.
Wrap each separate article of food in
oiled tissue paper and then arrange
neatly In box or basket. This the
sandwiches. meat, relishss, cakes and
fruits would each be by themselves.
Provide generous supply Of paper
napkins, which can be thrown away
after the meal. Bottled tea and cof-
fee will make quite an addition to a
lunch. and this could be kept hot for
several hours by using thermos Trav-
cling cups can be purchased at small
cost and are more convenient than
either glass Of china. A dozen lemons
squeezed out into a bottle wiz make
1t possible. with the addition of sugar,
to convert the ioe-cold tank water
into lemonade.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-08-20
Sun Can't Hun Tools, Temper.

The carpenter hurrisdly pushed the
chisel out OF the white. vibrating sun
shine into the cool blue shade.
DO you want to spoil the tools tenn
pes in that heat?" he Erowled.
But the older carpenter, smiling
scornfully, retortSd:
Il thought you were above the silly
superstition that the summer sun
could hurt the temper Of our tools.
Why, man. you triple the suns heat.
and still our tools could lie In the
full blaze unframed.
ITO temper a chisel the steel is heat
ed to 400 degrees. To temper axes
and planes a heat of $40 degrees is
applied. Fine saws and Augers take
$50 degrees. and hand and pit saws
take 500 degrees.
"Of course the tempered steel can't
be affected till the heat Of its tenn
pering Is applied to It. Throw back,
then. old man, your chisel into the
sun. Proof against 4s9 degrees. what
can ITO or 80 out there on the sand
do to itf"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-08-20
Have a:': tf{R::t AtHH::

Little heed was paid after that to
the closing arguments or the judges
charge. The jury had already decided
the case. and after a brief absence re-
turned the formal verdict of mot
guilty"
1t was generally considered a
strange coincidence that set James
Miller free to marry the woman of his
choice. 1t certainly was a remarkable
one that the name of the apprentice
should chance to be Smith. But It is
not at all strange that his invaluable
testimony In the case that brought
fame and fortune to the four SIS
should be rewarded by a lucrative DO
sition with that firm-which will in
the near future become Smith, Smith.
Smith Smith q smith
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-08-20
RECIPE FOR APPLE kUcHEN.
Simple ingredients That Go to Make
Up German Dish.

Beat one egg and add to 1t a cupful
OF milk. Mix well, then add two and
two-thirds cupfuls of -four that has
been slightly warmed Beat we'll. Dis
solve one-third OF a compressed yeast
cake in two tablespoonfuls Of luke
warm milk and add to the water with
two tablespoonfuls of softened butter.
knead Thoroughly in the bowl. manip-
ulating with hands and spoon until the
dough fesla elastic and velvety. Cover
and stand in a warm place for about
hve hours. or until 1t has doubled in
bulk, then turn on q Toured board
and roll into a sheet about half an
Inch mick. Place on a creased tin
spread with butter. sprinkle lightly
with sugar. then arrange closely over
the top enough overlapping slices Of
apple to cover. Wipe over with butter.
sprinkle with sugar and plenty OF
nutmeg or cinnamon. Cover with a
light cloth and set aside for 20 min
utes or until quite Hight, then bake in
hot oven. As soon as done brush
lightly with cold water to prevent the
kuchen becoming too dry.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-08-20
His Rraxsn Cheek.

DO you know, sir" observed Posti-
Gus. that on some days l feel much
brighter and ADLER than on others;
those I call my golden days"
My golden days." returned Proser,
ARE pay days. After these come SILL
YER days. when set down to halves
and quarters. These are followed by
my nickel and copper days. Let me
see. now, this 10 Friday, isn't It? All,
yes; then this is one of my brass days
lend me aver, win youf'-Boston
Transcript.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-08-20
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CHRISTIAN CHURCII-B Bible School
every Sunday at 9 As a M. Preach ux
fourth Sunday m ring TT IL a. m; fir
and third Sundays Sp. IN. Prayer meet
g Wednesday evening at p. ID. G. S.
Nice ary, pastor.
METHODIST CHURCH Main Street,
sunday school every SUNDAY at $50 a. IN.
Little Workers" Juvenile Missionary
every second sunday p. m. Preaching
drst and thirl Sundays IL a. H., secund
and fourth SUNDAYS p. ~, fifth Smu-
days ii a. IN. and 7 p. IN. q, Z. Rector,
pastor.
NORTH TAZEWELl CHURCH. -
e C.~y School every Sunday at 10 a. IN.
o--esching first and third SundayR D. M
ecnnd and fourth Sundays II a. N.
n meeting every Friday p. M. q.
Q. Rector, pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Sunday
school every Sunday al $50 n IN Preach-
ing second, third and fourth Sundays at
IL a. IN. and 7. p. III Preaching fifth
sundays at II a. IN. Prsyermeeting every
Wednesday evening Z p. IN.
PRESBY TERRAIN. BURKE'S GAR
DEN. on first sunday at | ] =.
q. and p. m. s. q. Hall, pastor.
TAZEWELL PREACH Frs COUNCIL
Every Monday at D. IN.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-08-20
Chocolate EcIaIrs.

Weigh four eggs in the shells. take
their weight Of sugar. half their weight
of -four and three-fourths teaspoon
baking powder. Sift -four and baking
powder we'll together, beat sugar and
egg yolks thoroughly. beat whites stiif.
Alternately beat these and the -four
into the sugar and eggs, flavor with
vanilla. Make little canoes out Of stiff
white paper and stick together along
the sides. Grease and drop a spoonful
of the mixture into each. bake In a
rather hot oven. Frost with this frost
ing: Three squares melted chocolate,
beat egg whites stiff, add eight
tablespoons confectionery sugar, then
the chocolate. Flavor II desired.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-08-20
Economy Eooa.

The foundation for this dish is cold
boiled potatoes. Select large potatoes
and cut thick slices lengthwise. so you
have the largest oval possible. Have
ready some boiling hot lard or clarified
fat. Drop into this the potato ovals
and cook until golden brown. Drain
thoroughly. Arrange on a hot platter
with rasher or two OF bacon cut
thin and cooked very crisp on each
slice Of potato. Then poach an egg
for each person and lay this on a slice
of potato with the rasher OF bacon in
between. A sprig OF parsley on one
side. and you have q very tasty serv-
Ice. Be sure your poached eggs are
drained very dry. as the rasher of
bacon and potato should be very crisp.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-08-20
Creamed CLAIMS.

Hard or soft-shelled clans may be
used. Steam until they open, and II
soft, cut of the back part with scis-
sors. Chop into small pieces and
measure them.
To each cupful Of CLANS add an
equal quantity Of white sauce made
with one-half cup Of cream, one-half
cup OF clam Juice. a tablespoonful of
butter and one OF -four. Stir until
smooth. and at the last moment add
clans and heat through. Serve on
thin slices of buttered toast. garnishei
with parsley
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-08-20
Small Girls Hair.

To dress the hair of the baby girl
who is not blessed with curly locks,
take piece Of ribbon just long enough
to reach across top of head from ear
to ear, fasten TO each end a bow OF ro-
settle and a narrow elastic to At snug
ly around the head beneath the hair.
Brush the hair back or part in mid
die or on side. Place the ribbon on
the head. rosette above each ear.
This will keep the hair in place and
be becoming.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-08-20
PROPER FOR WALLS
USE CARE IN SELECTION OF THE
PAPER.
size OF RoRns to Be Decorated 10 One
OF the Most Important Of consId-
erations - Background for


Great care should BE- taken In
choosing wall paper. A large room
needs larger design than q small one,
and the latter may frequently be made
to look large simply by the choice of
paper. Color. too. IL important It IL
hardly wise to purchase paper in the
shop; but samples should be placed on
the walls In the room where they are
to be used, with every effect of light.
Green, dark red. and rich brown are
safe colors to choose. The library de-
mands something quiet and restful.
and the same il true Of o sitting
room or q bedroom in constant use. II
the room to be papered has many pie
lures, the wall paper must be such as
to form a good background. Plain or
two-toned papers are excellent for
such rooms For rooms like the nurs-
cry, one can buy specially designed pa
pers. such as Dutch and Kate Green
way figures, Noah's ark, rollicking
children, etc. For bedroom, trellis and
flower designs are charming.
American wall papers are often
more realistic than those OF foreign
manufacture, and the best designs or
iginate in our art schools. Papers are
of two sorts, the machine and the
hand-printed. The former are stamped
with the design by direct printing on
the paper as it rolls out from the ma
chine. The hand-printed designs are
applied by blocks, hand-manipulated,
and some of the best designs are for
the first season printed in this way,
and a year or two later brought out
by the machine process. Flock pa
pers are those in which a velvety ef-
feet is produced by using powdered
wool or silk. II plaster walls have be-
come cracked, 1t is a good plan to
cover them with something stronger
than ordinary paper, and various kinds
of burlap can be chosen for this pur-
pose.
In the old-fashionsd days. wall pa
per came in rolls 20 inches wide. in
stead of Is inches, as at present
Borders were not made to match the
designs in the wall paper. so the Gus
toner selected the decoration he want
ed for his wall, and then took the
border that looked best with 1t. Bor-
ders with gilt background were In
general favor. English wall paper
came in rolls of is yards; then the
length ofaroll was reduced to sixteen,
until now some do not contain more
than 10 yards. It Is said that an early
manufacturer of wall paper paid his
color mixer $4,000 a year. and an as
sistant SIS. 900. When wall paper was
made by hand, the borders sold as
high as $3.50 single roll. or 81 dou-
bic roll.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-08-20

Make out q light pun paste. roll It
about quarter OF an inch thick and
cut from It with a sharp biscuit cut
ter dipper in -four. rounds OF pastry. If
you wish six patties, cut 10 rounds.
Out Of IL Of these cut center rounds.
thus leaving an opening large enough
20 contain the compound with which
you intend filing your patties. Lay
two Of the rings on top OF each OF
the rounds. pressing them together
lightly and bake in q rather quick ov-
en-. They should pun up to nearly or
quite twice their first thickness. II
the oven Is too hot cover them for the
FIRST three or four minutes.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-08-20
Travellers TaIea.

A distinguished traveller and war
correspondent on lecture tour in
Scotland spoke one night at q little
village four miles from q railway sta
ton.
The chairman of the occasion, after
introducing the lecturer as the mon
wha's come here tae broaden oor In
tellects." said that he felt that a wee
bit prayer would not be out OF place.
And. o Lord" he went on, pit 1t
intae the heart O. this mon tae speak
the truth, the hale truth, and naething
but the truth, and gle US grace tae
understan' him"
Then. with a glance at the lecturer,
the chairman said: I've been a tray
eler meself!"-Youth's Companion.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-08-20
LEADING TO CRIME
Mr.. PHLIoMiNTHRoE ON HIs
COLD PLATE HOBBY.
Ordinarily etsId Individual PoInts Out
How Peaceful Man May Be Reused
- Fury BY Neglect In
the Homo.

Il suppose" said Mr.. PhliEminthroe,
that when everything has been count
ed up and reduced TO final analysis 1t
will be discovered that the one single.
most prolific cause of crime 10 cold
plates.
Il wouldn't be understood as saying
that cold plates are a direct incite-
ment to murder, though It Is not i'm
possible that they might be so; but as
an insidious, undermining cause, as
an influence leading perhaps indirect
~. but still with no less certainty. to
the committing Of crime have no
doubt you would ind cold plates lead
ing all the rest.
How often do we hear It said OF the
fate Of nations that II IL trembling In
the balance. ready to be moved this
way or that by the slightest touch =?
And II this aan be true OF nations.
how much more may It be true Of indi-
viduals, who may BE- swayed, their for
tunes for the time settled, or their
whole conduct Of life deternined by
the slightest circumstance
Coming back now to cold plates.
You take a man who has worked hard
and been harmed all day and who
risd, and whom a square meal would
brace up nightly and cause to take
a new view Of life and TO set his
face in the right direction, and you
give this man = good dinner with hot
plates. and don't you see that you
head him up right and CONFIRM in
him his good impulses? You nail
him, 30 to speak, yos start him OF
right, and you keep him going right:
and there's man saved.
And now you take that same man,
and give him his dinner on cold
plates; and that may be the last
straw that breaks the camsps back.
and he may get pesvish over IT, and
not enjoy his after-dinner smoks. and
get SO wrought up that he doesn't
sleep well that night, and wakes UP
the next morning and goes to business
already tired out and not 1T to do
anything, so that he loses his temper
and 10 Cross and irritable, azd misses
every play he makes and goes on from
bad TO worse and winds up maybe by
killing somebody before the day is
over. All this Is absolutely attrib-
utabls to cold plates.
so OF major crimes, sach as muir
der and that sort of thing: but when
II comes to little things, such as plain
sulkinsss and kicking over chairs at
home and being Cross to the children
and making your wife unhappy and
causing gloom TO settle on the house
hold generally. why, these cold plates
have crimes to answer for innu-
merable
Tall oaks from little acorns grow.
mill-dams break and spread their
devastating waters from leaks that at
FIRST you couldn't put your little finger
through. and 1 have no doubt that
many disturbing. distressing. harrow
ing things have been primarily due
to so small a thing as cold plates,
which indeed, as 1 have said. be-
heve to be the one most prolific cause
OF crime
And. taking this view, what a re-
sponsibility rests upon those whose
duty 1t is to see that the plates are
hot! For the good Of humanity, If
not for our own comfort, we'll being
and happiness. give US hot plates! !"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-08-20
Baby's Table.

Have in infants room a small table
near the bed in which is a drawer and
little shelf across the center Of Ia
BILE just below the drawer. On this
table keep articles for baby's use. On
top keeps its little basket, a basin and
= sponge. and the napkins all folded
for use. In drawer keep bibs and two
small flannel blankets. On shelf below
keep pads and large napkins.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-08-20

1t is very aggravating to find that n
good blouse is ruined-or seems to
be-with drops of OIL from the sewing
machine.
You were stitching along so stead
fly that you did not notice you had
put on Just one drop of oil too many.
the new material.
At first you will be discouraged, but
remember. the oil can speedily be
taken out and the material left as good
as new.
Cover the stain thickly with lard /;
let 1t stand long enough to absorb all
the grease; then wash out in cold wa
ter with soap.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-08-20
Man Must Think to Live.

. The decay Of any real power of
thinking is an adequate explanation
OF a deal Of the early mortality of
prosperous middle life. The business
man Of 40 is often content to live in
the mere practice, as q matter Of
habit, Of what he has acquired. He
eats and drinks too much, and the
higher brain centers waste for want of
exercise. He diss from stupidity;
there is nothing left to keep him
alive.-London Lancet.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-08-20
G.. T. PATTON
Blacksmith and
General Repairer
TAZEWELL VIRGINIA

/ am prepared to execute, at
short notice and on reasonable
terms, all classes of iron work
horse shoeing, all kinds of repair
ing, etc.
There is also connected with my
establishment a Wood Working
Department, under the control of
J. B. Crawford where he is pre-
pared to do everything pertaining
to that branch.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-08-20
Chocolate Bars.

Beat six yolks with one cup Of pow
dered sugar until light, add the juice
OF one lemon, beat five minutes. Have
ready four tablespoons of -four, one
powder sifted twice. Add to the egg
mixture, fold in whipped whites OF six
eggs. Bake in two thin layers. Put
together as soon as done with white
icing. When cold cut in squares or
oblongs and ice with chocolate icing.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-08-20
IL Often Hannana-

Il hear she found the audience
rather cold last night"
They were at first; but when they
remembered they had paid good mon
ey to see the show they got very
hot"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-08-20
To Apply Heat.

In cases of sickness. where applicac
tons of moist heat are needed. try
this: Take two bath towels. or pieces
of flannel, dip in warm water, wiring
out, fold to required size, lay on top
OF radiator, turn on steam, and they
will heat much faster than you can
use them. This is much better than a
steamer and no gas burned. Fine
for travellers or roomers