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mp with scars received in raids and fights
in which he'd helped
The sentence was never finished. for at
this moment the gong began to ring. anu,
instantly forgetting everything but duty.
the driver dumped and pocketed his pipe
with a single motion. A few moments
later the horse was htched and the
wagon was In front of the station. Mum
Der To- said the waiting policeman, brief
ly. as he climbed inside
BY this time the drivers prophecy mad
been verified. The rain had changed into
hail. and the streets were treacherously
slippery. On this occasion, as the wagon
drew near the patrol box, there was no
crowd and a policeman could be seen
holding two struggling men. Just as the
driver applied the brakes preparatory 10
stopping. the prisoners made fina Ell
fort freed themselves, ard darted OFF IN
opposite directions.
go after the little fellow. Joe. shout
ed the driver to the bluecoat. I'll get
the other one" And. flashing the horse
into a gallon he entered upon a chase
which extended through alleys, across
lots, UP one street for a few blocks and
down another II ended when the fugl-
tive attempted TO cross an avenue and
gain an alley, lost his footing. slipped and
fell Before he could rise the driver mad
handed the reins to the reporter with the
curt instruction to hold these, and had
leaped from his box only a moment be-
fore the policeman inside the wagon.
Thirty seconds later the recaptured man
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lucky as we were tonight. If two or
more men break loose we always get one.
but sometimes the others get away. Guess
I'll give the horse a few more oats now.
He's been going pretty good and he's got
to go out again in just a minute on that
raid. Excuse me a minute. | guess I'd
better go in and find out for sure just
what time I'm wanted
He departed. but was almost immediate
ly back. NO oats for the horse just
yet" said he. They're waiting for me
i'm there now. Guess that chase must
have lasted longer than | realized. Well.
let's hitch up and get on the job
Again the wagon drew up in front OF
the station. but this time squad of six
buecoats. headed by sergeant. climbed
inside. Here's where we'll see some
fun confided the driver as. having pre-
viously received his instructions. he start
ed off at a swinging pace.
The route led through several side
streets and thence to the mouth of an
alley. There the wagon stopped. The
sergeant and policemen scrambled out.
and were joined by two other policemen.
While the party consulted as to the plan
Of campaign the driver got down and
eXtinguished the lights on the sides of
the wagon.
After the consultation three of the po-
licemen again got in the wagon and in
structed the driver to go to the other
end of the alley. The second end of the
alley reached, the policemen jumped out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-03
FOR LIFTING HOT PANS.
Simple Attachment Which Prevents
Accidental Burning of the Hand.

There Is no reason why the housewife
should be continually burning her fingers
lifting hot pans from the fire when she
can readily provide herself with the handy
attachment shown in the accompanying
illustration and avoid such accidents. 1t
seems impossible to persuade women to
use devices similar to this; they would
rather use a cloth or their apron when
removing utensils from the fire. This pan
holder. nevertheless. should appeal to all
women who must work over the fire, being
simple in construction and operation. At
tached to the handle is fiat circular eX
tension. which is slipped under the pan to
be removed. Pivoted to handle Is a
lever. one end carrying hook which
drops over the edge of the pan. The
other end rests against the handle. The
lever prevents the pan from slipping, "a
small ring on the handle being slipped
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SAVINGS BANK CALENDAR.
duces Holder to Make Deposits
More Frequently.

Many banking houses, in order to In
crease their savings deposits. have adopt
ed the system of loaning their depositors
portable savings banks, which are locked
and the key retained by some of the bank
ing house officials. At stated intervals
these banks are returned and the amount
credited to the respective depositors. In
order to keep the name of the banking
house before the depositor a Connecticut
man suggests that calendar be attached
to each bank. If a calendar is on the
bank, and that calendar can only be OBJ
tanned of particular banking house, the
deposition will naturally make a deposit
at the end Of the month or year and get
Il new calendar He will thus return the
savings bank for deposits perhaps more
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FOLDING SLED.
Makes a Convenient Shape for Ship
ment and Storage.

Scientific shedding promises to be a fash
ionable pastime in this country in the
near future, just as it is in some of the
countries of Europe. where national con-
tests are held every year. These events
attract great attention, and the entrants
are not children, but men and women
who have given the sport great deal
of attention. practicing and training for
weeks in advance. This has given an
impetus to the sled business and several
new forms have been recently introduced
One of the novelties is a folding sled
which can be readily carried under the
arm when it is desired to take it from
one point to another. The method of con-
struction is clearly shown in the cut,
which presents a bottom view Of the sled
with the runners folded back on the I'M
der side of the seat board The runners
are made of steel rods, which are clamped
to the wooden top in a manner that per-
mits them to be easily folded When in
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before the big brass rail, his name. age
and occupation taken, his pockets search
ed. and finally was deposited in cell,
there to remain until the arrival OF the
following morning and attendant So
briefly.
As the horse halted at the stable door
and the driver and the reporter dismount-
ed 1t began to rain.
Didn't 1 tell you so:" remarked the
driver ct knew it. I'll bet that rain
turns into hail before long. Well, any
how, 1 glad I'm just finishing trip in
stead Of starting out on one. although
there's no telling how soon We'll have to
go again.
'Say did you ever notice that people
drink more whisky when it rains than
during pleasant weather? It's fact
guess the wet chases them into saloon
and, once inside. they meet friend and
the two Of 'em decide they'll wait there
until 1t clears UP. Result is that both
of 'em usually get 'stewed,' and some
times the evening ends UP in the station
as the result Of fight. Business is al
ways brisk during bad weather You'll
find out I'm telling you the truth if YOU
stick
Following this dissertation the driver
led the way up the ladder into his tiny
room. where, after filling and lighting
black pipe with tobacco which lie whit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-03
FOR RESEATING CHAIRS.
Patent Clip Makes Adjusting Of New
Bottoms Easy Work.

An ingenious device by which chairs can
be reseated at a fraction Of the time for
merly required. and by a person Of no ex-
perience in such work. has been patented
by Massachusetts man. This Is a form
of adjustable clip. which is SO simple that
man with no mechanical ability at all
can put a new bottom in a chair in a few
minutes, or as long as It will take to
hammer four of the clips into place
These clips consist of pieces of metal
bent so as to form an Offset, or elbow
and having their holding ends pointed so
that they can be driven into the bottom
frame. The body of the clip has a slot
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kind. has been devised by an Indiana
woman. who may have had little closet
room at her house, for she has certainly
economical space. At first glance this
new hanger resembles others of its class
but a second glance will reveal the differ.
ence. 1t consists Of pair OF coat-sup-
porting arms of Topped wire. extending
from what appears to be huge clamp.
This clamp has teeth. which will hold
one or several pairs of trousers. bottom
end up, but the teeth not sharp
enough to tear the cloth. 1t is this fea-
ture of the hanger that differentiates it
from Others and makes it capable of hold
ing more garments than the rest. Skirts
may also be depended from it in the same
way as trousers, and its capacity is linn
tied only by the distance the jaws of the
clamp can be opened.
, A system of automatic signaling,
worked entirely by electricity, is being
installed on the Metropolitan railway in
London. The system is said to be less
cumbersome than the electro pneumatic
one in use on the Tubes" The new
system provides for the brakes of the
train being at once automatically ap-
piled if "a driver should pass a signal
set at danger.
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ing of eight oblong diagrams TO be placed
on the floor and danced upon. In each
corner of each chart Is either the WORD
"heels" or toes and an arrow point
ing to them. Then there Is also num-
Der in each corner and by taking posi-
ton indicated BY the arrows and follow
ing the numbers. the intricacies Of two
steps and waltZes may be solved Neces-
sarily, such course of instruction will
perfect the student only in the mechani-
cal movements necessary. but after
watching A roomful of good dancers sew
eral times. some grace of movement may
be acquired. unless the grace is not there,
in which case even a dancing master
could not bring it out.
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it too often succeeds in waking everybo V
within earshot. Out of consideration for
the sufferers and partly. no doubt, to
fatten his own bank account, a German
invented rafting alarm clock. This clock
instead Of having IA gong has a con-
trivance on top like the mouthpiece of a
telephone and at the back Of this mouth
piece is A little hammer. vibrating on a
spring. AT the time set this llamme> IS
put to work beating a tattoo on the dia>
phragm of the mouthpi>ce. This pro-
duces continual and peI.,trating rattle
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tied from a plug OF chewing" he threw
himself into a large rocking chair, lay
back and closed his eyes.
This is great" he murmured, content
edly. II don't feel as though I ever want
ed to move from this chair"
For possibly an hour he was undisturb-
ed during which time he talked of the
runs Of the evening, past and probable.
II always think about one of the old
drivers he said. He was on the wagon
of one of the other precincts when I first
started in. Let me tell you he was a
good one. too. One Of the finest at ham
ding the reins I've ever seen, and I've
seen a few. He was big, strong, good-na-
tured. not afraid of anything that walked
on two or four legs, and was all marked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-03
RAFTING ALARM CLOCK
Awakes Sleeper Without Arousins
the Whole Neishborhood.

Among the various things with often
make life hard to bear, not the least is
the neighbours alarm clock This instru-
ment of torture to the innocent has a
right to be classed with the beginner $
cornet and the German band. for while il
is eminently effective in doing its duty
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HERE is scarcely
a resident of
Washington W IN o
has not at some
time or other found
his passage blocked
by a large and ever
increasing crowd
standing in n cir
Gle, and uDcOn-
sciously S g N d l n 6
forth unmistakable
vibrations of curl
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automatically cut off, the filled ones being
moved along and row of empty ones
taking their places This feature is con-
trolled by the weight of the material, so
that the bottles are always filed to the
same point. The number Of nozzles is
also under the control. 50 that many or
few may be filled as desired
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are claimed by the inventors. In the
first place, it is more thoroughly auto
matte than any of the devices now In use
for this purpose. and. further, 1t seems
capable of a greater range of adjustment.
1t will handle material of any character
without regard to its density. weight or
consistency The list includes mineral
waters molasses and tomato catsup. With
very little readjustment the machine can
be made to handle boxes Of different
sizes and shapes. The bottles are fed
under a number of nozzles. which are
adjustable to the height of the vessels.
and when filled the supply Of liquid is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-03
AUTOMATIC BOTTLE-FILLER.
Some Improvements Claimed for a
Recently Invented Apparatus.

A bottle-filling machine has been recent
~ invented by two Philadelphia men for
which several interesting improvements
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frequently than. he otherwise would. The
calendar is especially printed and con-
structed 80 that 1t cannot be removed or
renewed except by an authorized person.
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upper shelves Naturally he places the
most frequently called for goods in easy
reach on the lower shelves; the balance
must go on the upper shelves. Much time
is lost in using the cumbersome ladder
while the adjustable ladders operating on
tramways are too expensive. What he
requires for the purpose is a device such
the one shown here-a handy arrange
ment for lifting down cans. books or other
articles from overhead shelves. 1t con-
Sists of u long lazy tongS provided with
means for grasping cans, books or other
packages. Normally the tongs are held
open by a spring between the handles.
but by pressing the latter together tho
tongs are forced against the article to
be moved. The firmer the grip on the
handle the more tightly will the article be
held by the tongs The tongs extend
from both sections of the holder, one
being longer than the other to accommo-
date packages of different sizes.
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Handy Implement for Reaching Ar.
ticles on Upper Shelves.

troubled with the problem of how to
conveniently reach articles stored on the
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AT this juncture the policeman came out
OF the hospital, showing ahead of him the
drunken man, whose head was swathed
in snowy bandages.
Drive to the station said the police
man after he and his charge had climbed
in.
The return to the station was unevent-
full. Finally this prisoner was also taken
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HANDY GARMENT HANGER.
Holds Coat, Trousers or Skirt, or All
of Them at Once

\ new sort of garment-hanger, that has
the capacity OF two or three of the old
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In this way the owner is induced to apply
to that particular bank for renewal OF
the calendar.
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upright position the legs are held by adj
Unstable braces. A notable feature of the
design used in this construction is the
clear opening between the runners which
offers no obstruction to the snow.
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LEARN DANCING BY CHART.
Made Easy by a
Series Of Diagrams.

Bashful people who would like to know
how to dance, but have not the courage
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-07
INCREASE IN TOWNP PROPERTY
State Beard 81 Equalization Must Provide for
Shortage, And Has Selected Town Properly.

The board is confronted with a de-
felt of some $lo,ooo,0o0 in this
years assessment, and the state needs
money more this year than it ever
did. Some of the members of the
board are inclined to allow the deficit
to stand and make little if any
changes from the former conditions
as to rate Of assessment.
There is but one class of property
which could stand a raise of rate and
this class of property probably will
be the only one to be increased. In
creases at former sessions were made
on banks and other classes of property,
but the board has so far been unable
to change one class of property over
which it has jurisdiction, but Of which
it has had but little information in
the data furnished the board in the
past. This class which has SO far
been overlooked in the process of
equalization is the city and town
property and the board has failed so
far to take any action thereon for
the reason that it had requested the
cities and towns to arrange a system
Of equalization under the direction Of
the municipal authorities which would
bring the condition more correctly
to the attention Of the board and
judicious action being taken thereon.
It appears that few, if any, Of the
cities and towns have made any at
tempt OF progress in this direction,
and it is understood that the board
will likely place an increase Of 10 per
cent on this class of property all over
the State.
Such q move which the city of
New Orleans expected, would realize
q revenue Of nearly four millions and
offset the decrease which the board
is almost sure to make on cotton
lands ia this State.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-07
AT The New Lacombe.

The new Lacombe Hotel will again
serve special supper on Sunday eve
ming from $50 to s p. m. Price rs
cents.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-07
Prominent MIL Man Gives Out Interesting
Interview.
NORTHERN BUYERS POSTED.
Have Kept Tab On Rice Conditions and Know
Pretty Nearly What the Crop is Going TO
e...MIStaks TO Hide Conditions.

|#Z.E E%0 ~EE. #.# #ErEE
The following special from Lake
Charles gives the view of one of the
leading rice mill men on the Louisi-
ana-Texas belt on the crop of 1909.
In view of the many conflicting re-
ports that are going the rounds re-
garding the crop, it may be worth
perusing:
j. Alton Foster, general manager
of the Lake Charles Rice Milling
Company, one of the laest rice mill
ing companies in the United States,
returned home yesterday from a trip
through the markets Of the north
and east, where he has had excellent
chance to study the conditions that
confront rice iobbers and dealers of
that section. Mr.. Foster says that
he found the stocks being carried by
jobbers in New York, Chicago, St.
Louis and other points in excess Of
what the millers Of Louisiana and
Texas believe them to have on hand.
In some cases." said Mr.. Foster.
I found big dealers buying from
hand to mouth, but in most instances
they carried very good stock. There
is more rice still in the hands of the
trade than it has been given credit
for having. I believe, however, that
we shall have no difficulty in market
ing ours even in small quantities
until about thirty days.
Another thing | found out on this
trip. Those buyers in the north and
east knew more-or at least as
much-about crop conditions in
Louisiana and Texas as we do, and
any time any one thinks he is going
to fool them by trying to hide true
conditions, he is very much mistaken.
From the best information | have
at hand at present, feel safe in
predicting that we will raise as much
rice this year as we did last year"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-07
Model Roads.

To all whom it may concern.
| take this method of letting the
public know the trouble that | have
had and the anxiety Of mind il my
efforts to serve the public and do my
utmost to have model roads in my
section of the parish Of st. Landry.
As the Police Juror from the sixth
ward it became my duty
to take an interest in the public
roads and have tried to do SO and
it is painful and surprising to see
how wanting in public spirit those
people are who have and are trying
to place obstacles in my way.
The recent visit Of our Governor
to this parish in the interest Of public
roads, emphasizes the Importance
that this subject, has in the public
mind and what interest is being taken
by our highest officials to promote in
every way, the building Of model
roads.
What does it mean when we say
model roads. It means better oD-
portunities for the school children to
attend their schools, and to enable
the school teachers to get to their
school houses in order to assist in
implanting into the younger genera
ton theses principles of education
which go to make up the good and
useful citizen Of the next generation.
Il means that it affords religiously
inclined people a better opportunity
of attending their churches, where
they can bring themselves into closer
relations with the GiVer Of Life and
better ft themselves for the leading
Of better and more useful lives.
How any one it this advanced per-
iod Of thought, in this the twentieth
century, when the darkness Of ignor-
ance has yielded to the mastery Of
intelligence, thrift and enterprise.
can in any way seek to impede the
building Of model roads is inccnceiv-
able to me.
And yet such is the case. The
roads in my section heretofore have
been SO narrow that frequently in
driving along your buggy wheels
would strike some abutting stump on
one side Of the road that would throw
the buggy upon some obstacle on the
other side, rendering travel not only
extremely d~isagreeable but in some
instance hazardous and unsafe. In
order to guard against this danger
and in order to keep in view the in
terest Of the public my desire has
been to build model roads in and
around Chicot and in order to do
this to widen them out to the usual
width of thirty five feet, the width Of
public roads, which required the cut
ting of the timber on the road within
the said area, and the clearing up of
all obstacles so as to build model
roads.
This laudahle desire of mine has
been but poorly appreciated by a
good many unpatriotic people who
are trying to bring my efforts to d
naught by their harrassing and I'M
.reasoable conduct.
In conclusion, | appeal to the calm
and dispassionate Judgment Of all who
have the interest of our parish at
heart to sustain me in my endeaYor
to build model roads for the 9Th ward.
Very truly yours,
P. H. SINGLETON.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-08-07
Making Time.

The McAdoo tunnels in New York
save 100000 persons 30 minutes
apiece each working day. These peo-
pie live in New Jersey and work in
New York.
This gives this horde of persons in
the aggregate over six years a day
extra time for themselves and their
own pursuits.
These tunnels mean 10 centuries
Of time added in one year to the OPP
portunisies of 100000 persons.
A generation is about 80 years.
This means that, in every generation
of these 100000 persons, McAdoo
gives them $40 centuries Of extra
time Of their own that they wouldn't
have had if it hadn't been for him
and his dream of tunneling the Hud-
son.
What couldn't 100000 people do
in $40 centuries?
Take McAdoo himself, for instance,
While he was making his dream come
true he couldn't find enough minutes
in each day. He toiled necessarily.
It is SO with all masters whose I'M
spoken motto is DO something"
Minutes are golden to the mar who
has an aim in life.
Is there not one man in this 1O0,-
600 Of enriched human beings who
will make the best Of his 80 extra
minutes a day?
Who can tell? Look at ourselves
US in all States, Kansas, Ohio, Min
n@esota, California; in all cities. How
many minutes have been saved us in
our lifetimes by the wonderful inyen-
tons Of our century and the last part
Of the century before it?
The telephone, electric cars, auto
mobiles, faster trains-millions, yes
billions, Of extra minutes-golden,
rich, pregnant minutes-have been
added to our lives by them.
Is the world any better for it?
Suppose the fairy tale Of the car
pet that moved the Wisher Instant
eously to any spot he desired to visit
should come true-and it looks as if
it might-wouTd we be gamers?
What would we do with the new
minutes we had found?
We make new time, and it depends
upon US to use this time or lose it.
It's just a question for US to think
over, applying it to ourselves. We
Americans are making time-for