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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
Leather Money and Medals.

On the authority of Seneca. curl
GUS account is given of a period when
leather appropriately stamped to
give it a certain legal character, was
the only current money. At a com
paratively recent date in the annals
of Europe. Fredich the Second, who
died in 1850 at the siege of Milan,
paid his troops with leather money.
Nearly the same circumstance &C.
CURED in England during the great
wars of the barons. In the course
of 1850 King John, for the ransom Of
his royal person, promised to pay to
Edward the Third of England three
millions of gold crowns. In order to
fill his obligation John was reduced
to the notifying necessity of paying
the expenses of the palace in leather
money. in the center of each piece
there being a little bright point of
silver.
In that reign is found the origin of
the burlesque honor OF comforting "a
leather medal" King John having
used them when he wished to confer
honor upon some nobleman.-Har-
per's Weekly.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
Fruit Of the Jack Tree.

The jack fruit, giant among the
different fruits. which appears al
ready to have been known by the
name of ischakka among the San
scrits. is found all over southeastern
Asia, as far as the islands of the Pa
cific ocean; the Malabar coast West
Ghauts) appears TO he its habitat.
The jack tree. as 1t is called in
British India (Artccarpus integrifolia.
L.. relation of the bread tree. of all
trees most resembles in growth, bark
and leaves the silver beech in mid
summer. The trunk and thickest
branches of this tree, attaining to a
height of eighty to one hundred
feet, are laden with fruit weighing
up to thirty Kilograms, three feet in
length, shaped like a somewhat long.
rounded and full packed bag, covered
with numberless green or yellowish
green pyramidal prickles about .O5
centimeter high.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17

rs 1888 a lawyer Of Altenburg. who
was also student Of "taroc." a card
game Of those times. conceived an
other game, which is now called skat
In the new game he placed the bau
ern or bowers above the royalty and
it so pleased the farming element at
that time that skat was adopted as
the national game. 1t was only a
short time after the lawyer invented
the new game that the rebellion of
1S49 took place and it is quite rea.
sonable to suppose that the idea OF
making the bauern rule over the rep
resentatives of royalty appealed TO
the growing sentiment of the times
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
GOOD POINT ABOUT THE RICH
Ostentation at Least Causes the Rest
Of Us to Hustle If Only for a
Short Time.

1t is great mistake to believe that
the rich are holding US down. AS a
matter of fact, they are pulling us
up. If there were no rich people to
keep our eyes glued upon the Great
gulf between having and not having
none of US would hustle. We have
to have the rich mans mansion prod
ding us, his power scourging us and
his automobile butting US, to get any
where at all. We have to see his
wife and daughter in silks and Jewels
and realize what our own wives and
daughters without these things think
of us as providers, to peel our coats
off and get into the game None OF
uI can 80 out driving with such as
we have and suffer the rich man to
whiz past us in prism glass and bur
.is5ed brass, throwing dust in our
hair, without doing better In the
great arena of human endeavor for
the next two or three days, anyway
Blessed are the rich, for they fill
us with shame and new resolve and
make us to wonder what in the Sam
Hill we have been doing all these
years.-Exchange.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
A Tomato Entree.

A delicious entree served at an in
formal luncheon was a tomato pie.
The tomatoes are sliced and quar-
tered, then stewed with plenty of
butter. salt, pepper, paprika, a few
drops OF onion Juice, and if the to-
matoes are very sour a little sugar.
When cooked pour the mixture into
baking dish and cover with a rich
pun paste. Bake until a delicate
brown and serve very hot Tomatoes
may be served in individual dishes
with the paste covers. Care must
be taken that the dish is not too
shallow.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
MISS VANITY VERY, VERY OLD
FEMININE Nature Proved to Have IN
der9one Little Change Through
out the Centuries.


The Egyptian belle OF 5000 q. C.
was no less extravaganza in the mat.
ter OF toilet requisites than the
beauty of to-day. She required among
other things long stone palette
with hollow in the center, in which
to mix her green eye paint. This
palette also held q small, delicate sea
shell. wherein she mixed the paint
with the necessary grease for stiffen.
ing her eyelashes; ivory hairpins
which rivaled in length the hatpin OF
the present day and quaint ivory
combs. All these articles were shown
at an exhibition in London OF the
trophies recently dug up by the Off
GERS of the Egypt Exploration Fund.
There was also a small red clay cast
of a face, with the green paint bring
ing the eyes into extraordinary prom
inence.
The housewife of 1000 years ago
had household goods similar to those
OF the housewife of to-day. She had
copper pans and strainers, stone
blades, wooden bowls and copper
mirrors and to decorate her home she
acquired alabaster vases and painted
pottery vases.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
TO SAVE LABOR IN KITCHEN
Little Things That viii Tighten Work
During the Hot Days of jelly
Making.

Now that the jelly making season
is at hand few hints that will make
less work for the housekeeper will
not be amiss. Your jelly bag, of
course, is perfectly clean to start with.
After picking over and washing the
fruit put it right into the bag. put the
bag into large kettle and add what
ever amount of water you desire. Boil
it this way a little longer than you
would without the bag. This way Of
doing saves one the awkward task OF
dipping up the hot fruit into the bag
and often scalding ones self in So
doing. When boiled sufficiently the
bag can be lifted out and set in a DOR
celain collender on top of the kettle
to drain and left there till the next
day, if necessary. This is all quickly
done and one is saved the trouble of
hanging the bag up to drain, for there
never seems to be any place to hang
it out of the way Before this plan
suggested itself to me jelly making
was much harder task, while now
| do not dread it ALL l would say.
however, that / have not tried it for
currants or berries, because those
fruits do not need much water or
boiling, but for green gooseberries,
grapes, rhubarb. or any of the larger
fruits it is an excellent plan.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
Gully PUDDING.

Bread and butter, stewed fruit, a
teasPoonful of milk, one heaped tea
spoonful of flour, one egg.
This pudding is so well known that
1t hardly needs describing; still, in
case there should be any read
ers who don't know it, and for the
benefit of young housekeepers, will
give it again. Line a basin with slices
OF bread and butter, fitted neatly to-
gether. fill with stewed fruit, put a
saucer with a weight on it on the
top. and leave for some hours or
till next day. Make a custard with
the egg, milk and flour, stirring
smoothly till perfectly cooked. Sweet
en- and flavor, and leave till cold. Pour
round the pudding.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
MYSTERY ONLY SHORT TIME
Before Editor. Had Chance to Write
UP Story the Explanation Was
Made to Him.

The energetic editor of the Gunga-
wamp Advocate was rudely awakened
from his afternoon slumber in his Of
fee chair by a violent ringing of the
telephone bell At first he thought IL
was the jingling Of silver coin and a
smile played over his sunken features,
but when he realized what 1t was he
sprang to his feet
"Hello!" shouted he, Selling a pad
and pencil
"Hello!" came the answer. "Is this
the Advocate Officer"
Yes. and this is the officer. What
do you want?"
WAL, say, they's ben a murder
committed out here on my farm an
wanter hev you come r:snt out an
write it up"
"A murder, What makes you think
SOP"
WAL, jest found hat, a coat and
pair NV spectacles down in my south
medder, an they amt another blessed
thing in sight nowhers. oh, it's muir
der, all right"
Have you run down all the clews?"
Yes, an all the stock Amt even
a footprint in the grass"
'All right, I'll be right out"
The editor had jumped into his shoes
and coat. and was giving directions to
his Office boy. when the bell rang a
second time.
'Hello," he shouted nervsusly
"Hello." came the answer You
needn't come out. An airship Teller
hez jest come in an SEE ez how he
dropped EN-"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
VARYING DEGREES c: :.
Mr.. 6willkwiIIby Could SAFELY Dro,
Watch, But Not So Far.
GrillkilIton.

Some men, don't you know" said
Mr. Grillkillton, will step or a curb.
step down about a foot and break a
leg, and then another man will fai!
on the top of a History house and
not even muss his clothes; and it's
about the same way with watches.
Il dropped my watch the other day
about six inches on to a thick plush
carpet and it cost me SIG for repairs;
when l was out walking with my
friend Bwillkwillby this morning he
dropped his watch on the sidewalk
and it didn't so much as stop it.
1T sounded when II came down like
safe falling out of a high window,
and it was only a two-dollar watch
and l expected of course to see
Bwillkwillby just kick the fragments
OF the sidewalk and pass on; but it
seems that Bwillk knew the watch
better. He picked up the crystal, not
even cracked, from where it had
flown seven feet away and put that in
his pocket and then he looked at the
watch.
1T was going all right, but some
how in the fall the long hand had got
bent. He Strengthened out that bent
hand with his pocket knife so that
the two pointers wouldn't catch and
then he pried off the crystal rim of the
watch and put the crystal back in
place and then he snapped the rim
back on the front of the watch again
and dropped the watch in his pocket
and started on; and:
LAS l was saying he said, just
as if nothing had happened"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
Pretty Customs In Brittany.

Plougastel is one of the most in
teresting places in Brittany, for here
the peasants have preserved their
strange customs better than any
where else in the country. Several
''pardons" are held here, the prin-
cipal one on Midsummer Eve. Thu is
a very picturesque ceremony, accom-
panied by bonfires and other festivi-
ties. The children's fete is a charm
ing sight. Little Bretons, clad in
their gay old-world costumes, go out
bird-hunting in the woods on Mid
summer Day. The birds are put into
cages and brought home, to be care
fully kept and tended till st. Johns
Day comes round again.-Wide
World Magazine.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
DRAINS AND CARRIES DISHES
Invention Of California Man Useful for
Homes, hotels and
Restaurants.

An article of twOfold use in homes,
hotels and restaurants is the dish car
rier designed by a Californian. In ad-
diion to being a carrier device, this
also makes a good draining rack. The
device consists of a frame with rows
OF inclined slots, somewhat resem-
bling a window blind, and resting at
an angle upon supports. 1t is set on
a table near where the dishes are
washed. and as they are dried the
plates and saucers are placed in the
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
REACHED THE RIGHT PLACE
Man Who "NeVer Said an Unkind
Word About Anybody" classed
with Hypocrites.

THE late John R. Considine,". said
a New York hotel man. had a host
Of friends. Yet he was never afraid
to speak his mind. He hated hypo.
critics.
when Considine was managing
Corbett so successfully happened to
praise at a dinner a pugilist he dis
liked. / said:
There's man who never said an
unkind word about anybody in his
life
Mr.. Considine laughed. He said
that such men always recalled to
him Ira Slick.
Ira Slick he explained, died.
After death he mounted the stairs
Of gold confidently, and he knocked
with confidence at the golden gate.
but st. Peter, frowning heavily.
stuck his head out of the wicket and
pointed down.
So. very much astonished and
panied, Ira Slick descended to the
lower regions. He came to a black
gate from which flames and SULPHUR
Gus smoke spouted. A fiend stood at
the entrance, fiery trident upright
in his hand like a spear.
What are you doing down here,
Ira Slick?" demanded the fend.
I'm sure don't know" said Ira,
plaintively. There must be some mis-
take. I never in all my life said an
unkind word about anybody"
THAT'S all right" said the fiend,
quickly. step this way, please. At
the end Of the bottom corridor. next
to the fire, you'll find the hypocrites'
cage"'"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
Also Useful as a Drain.

openings. Or they can be placed there
% drain before they are dried. When
the rack is full scores of dishes can be
carried with ease and safety to the
cupboard at one trip, where otherwise
dozen journeys would be necessary.
The effect of stumble with this lazy
mans load" of china is horrible to
contemplate, but the inventor is not
expected to take clumsiness into con-
sideration. Ordinarily careful people
will find the device a time-saver.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
Hot Chicken Sandwich.

Remove bones from stewed chicken,
put meat through food chopper and
season. Put between rounds of bread
enot as thick as for cold sandwich)
Make a rich gravy from stock in
which chicken was cooked. When
ready to serve. pour hot gravy over
the sandwiches and serve with
mashed potatoes.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
Locked Shah In House of Commons.

Locked Shah In House of Commons.
The predecessor of the deposed
shah of Persia, who made a state visit
to England in 1873, had a curious
experience in the distinguished
strangers gallery of the house of COM
mons. He soon got tired of watching
the legislators at work, but when he
made move to go he was told he
could not leave the gallery. 1t hap
pened at that moment that a division
was called, and in accordance with
the practice which then prevailed all
the doors OF the house were locked I'M
til the vote was taken. Mr.. Gladstone
made an interesting comment on the
incident. ut is" he wrote in his
journal. probably, or possibly, the
first time for more than 500 years that
a foreign sovereign has been IN
der personal restraint of any kind in
England"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
Plum PUDDING.

Soak one cup of bread crumbs in
two cups of boiling milk, add FIVE ia
blespoons of sugar, one tablespoon of
butter and five well-beaten eggs. Add
some stewed and mashed plums and
beat until light, then put into a but
tered pudding mold. set in a pan of
boiling water in the oven, cover and
bake for one hour Serve with sweet
ened cream.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
currant Water.

To two cupfuls of currants ana one
cupful red raspberries mashed add
cupful of cold water and bring to
simmer over the fire. Then strain,
mix with cupful of strip made
from sugar and water, boiled to the
thread stage. Pour in three pints wa
ter and stand on the ice until cold
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
To Make skirt Hang Evenly.

An accurate and easy way to even
off skirt which is to be hemmed in
stead of faced. Before putting on the
belt lay the skirt on the floor doubled
at the front fold and measure the re-
quired length from waist down all
around and pin together every little
ways, then turn back the extra length
70 the pima and haste.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
RIueherrv Puddinn

One-half cup butter, one cup sugar,
three eggs. Beat all together, sift
two cups -four with two level tea.
spoons baking powder and add to the
first mixture alternately with one cup
milk. Stir in 21s cups blueberries.
steam three hours and eat with sauce
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
DiSadvantaoe

Don't you realize that you are
financially handicapped by bad roads?'
"Of course we realize it." answered
Farmer Corntossel. NO automobiles
dares travel fast enough to give us an
excuse toT collectin' a fine"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
officers
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

f. THOMSON, ch'm'n. IF rsonvi k D;s't
E. &. MAGNEa. Clear FUrk District.
w. j. LESTER, Maiden Spring District
Meetings of the Board of Supervis-
ors for Tazewell county are as follows:
Regular meetings first Monday in
January and fourth Monday in July.
Call meetings the second Tuesday in
each month except January and July.
s. M. Graham, Clerk.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
Hard to Handle.

How are you going to keep com.
plants from arising among consum-
ers?"
81 don't know" answered Mr..
Dustin StGx. Consumers are mighty
troublesome. Sometimes l think they
take advantage Of the fact that we
can't get along without 'em In ouI
business"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
High Words.

High words passed between Jones
and Smith yesterday"
Gracious, Did they fght?"
mo. They were awaiting at the
time. When Jones airship ap-
preached Smiths airship Jones
leaned out and asked Smith what
o'clock it was. '-Birmingham Ase
Herald.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
Erench.Erled 0n;nns

Peel onions, cut in one-fourth inch
slices, and separate into rings. Dip
in milk, drain and dip in flour. Fry in
deep fat, drain and sprinkle with salt.
Serve with steak.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
WhV Skat Ia

Years ago in Germany the people
who played cards divided the pic
lures into three sections. the kings
queens and bauern (farmers) or what
we Row term the Jacks Back as fal
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
Natures Popularity.

Not the least remarkable thing in
TINS world in which we grope aI>1
have our being is the amazing differ
ences that can exist in the children of
the same parents.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
inQratitudA

"Ingratitude," said Uncle Ebep. oIs
word mos frequently used by folks
dat has had mo- dan DER share OF
iavors an had DER expectations on.
reasonably stimulated"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17

Guessed His Money Was Gone.
You didn't go through my pockets
last night as usual" mo; when 1
found long hair on your coat 1 knew
it wouldn't do any good"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
ouaIltls- to Cultivate.

Thoughtfulness for others, gener
osity, modesty. and self-respect are
the qualities which make a real gen
tleman or lady. as distinguished from
the veneered article which common.
ly goes by the name.-Thomas He's
ley.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
As Like as Not.

BILL see a man is trying to drift
across the arctic circle. Where do you
suppose he'll bring up?
Jill-Oh, on the lecture platform
probably
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17

To Prevent Irons from Sticking.
Rub irons with flannel soaked in
kerosene oil. II will keep them free
from rust and no starch will stick
to them.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
Should Chill Vegetables.

Radishes and cucumbers should liz
in ice cold water for at least an houi
before being sent to the table.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
A Rule.

AS rule you can form fairly ac-
curate opinion OF what your neighbors
think of you by what they say Of 9TH
ers.-Chicago News.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
TAzEWELL co. DInECi0GY,
Circuit Court

Fulton Kegley, judge; :. NJ O. '.''r
clerk. Terms of court rd " =, u
February and 4th Monday III . p. ~
gust and Nevember
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
An Olden lest

Notice the tootnote at the bottom
OF the page" laughed the court fool.
as the royal attendants shoes emitted
squeak.-Jack OLantern.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
Raseness Punished

Whosoever of mortals is of base ma
ture. him the gods hsstise.-Euripi-
des.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
Obey Gods Call.

Nothing is really lost by a life of
sacrifice; everything is lost by a fail.
ure 10 OBEY Gods call.-H. P. Liddon.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-02-17
Arts Reality.

Ruskin: Great art is nothing else
than the type of strong and noble life
Arizona republican., 1910-02-13
A Coming Attraction
 At the Opera House
Mir. Sanford Dodge and Company Two Nights This Week, Thursday
 and Friday.

On two nights of this week, Thurs day and Friday, Tempe will be able to see one of the best shows on the road at the present time which makes a practice of stopping at towns of the size of this. Yesterday MT. R. A. John- son. advance manager for MT. San ford Dodge. was here billing the town for the appearance of that excellent company on the two nights above mem toned
 On Thursday night the offering will be Nero, The Gladiator" a beautiful story of fathers love. a Christian girls faith and the final happy end- ing. The part of Nero is taken by MT. Dodge and the play is said to be one of the most fascinating.
 On Friday evening MT. Dodge will present "Othello'' one of Shakespeare's wonderful tragedies in which ;s strik- ingly illustrated the havoc wrought by the green eyed monster. Jealousy. To many. "Othello' is one of the most popular of Shakespeare's plays.
 MT. Dodge carries all his own spe- cial scenery and an excellent company. This will be without doubt the best attraction offered at the Goodwin opera house this season, and those who plan to attend will do well to reserve seats early. Prices and other information will be found in the opera house ad. on this page.
Arizona republican., 1910-02-13
ME sA DEPARTMENT
H. HUNTER
 MdddSoS

the trees were heavily laden and the ground covered According to his knowledge of citrus culture as prac- ticed in this valley. oranges commer- ciaily valuable should have been off the trees and uh the market Iohg ago. Therefore. he thought d few of these appatentlS iteGlected specimens would furnish good missiles for the bombardment of various and sundry telephone poles along the road
 But after subjecting a few of them to the tooth test. he found them wor- thy of a higher destiny. and the other members of the party, after similar xperience, agreed with him. They were just saving the oranges from a terrible dissolution against the tele- phone poles when Mir Millett ap- peared in the flower of his wrath and spoiled the pleasure of the mo- ment by threatening their arrest.
 It seems, however. that Mir. Millett had been SD often troubled i'm the past by like offenses against his property that from his standpoint patience ceased to be a virtue. and he was anxious for the law to pro- tect him against such misdeeds. Dykes pleaded guilty to the charge of petit larceny. and his sentence will be im- posed at 2 o'clock Monday morning