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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-08-26

Ridge, Nd, declares that since his town
has built few miles of macadam
roads, property has almost doubled in
value. New Jersey farmers are enthu-
siastic for the further extension of the
state aid system, under which the inn
proved roads of that state have been
built.
Good roads have paid for themselves
in New Jersey. They have paid for
themselves in North Carolina, in Massa=
chusetts and in Connecticut, the states
in which the greatest progress has so
far been made In their construction.
France, Germany, Holland and Belgium
have found macadam roads profitable.
Is there any reason why they should
prove improbable in any state in the
union, with our vast agricultural inter
ests? Our exports OF grain are growing
steadily from year to year. Machinery
is used at every step. Large amounts
are spent for this machinery each year,
because of the saving it EFFECTS, II cur
agriculture is fe continue to compete
III the markets of the world, those who
are engaged in it must practice economy
at every step. The loss due to bad roads
Is one of the greatest wastes of energy
connected with farming as carried on in
this country. Why not, then, invest in
good roads, which will save farmers
more than any other investment they
can make? - Otto Dorner, in Cycling
Gazette
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.s,;=,,;; Road .=z !:
3 SSas ssky
IMPROVEMENT.
a FINE INVESTMENT.

Money Spent for Good Roads Draws
an Immense Interest.
The strongest argument which can be
made for good roads is to show the re-
suits which have come with their con-
struction. Mecklenburg county, in
North Carolina, offers an illustration,
which contains an eloquent plea for
good roads. That county has built MAJ
cadamized roads during the past few
years. Before they were built, two
bales of cotton were considered
u good load on the old dirt road,
for G. team of mules to. draw.
That was during fairly good wealth
er. When the weather was bad,
no one undertook to haul cotton. Since
the construction of macadamiZed roads,
the ordinary load has been regularly in
creased from two bales of cotton to ten,
and the same single pair of mules con-
tinue to draw it. The weather, too, is
left entirely out of consideration. The
roads are just as good after rain as at
any other time. Whenever the load can
be properly protected, farmers rather
prefer to do their hauling in rainy
weather, because they are then unable
to work in their fields. Col. j. c. Upton,
of North Carolina, is authority for these
statements, as made before the National
Road conference.
Good roads will always raise the value
of real estate. Ready access to market
is considered most valuable feature Of
farm property. This is why farm near
to q market town brings much higher
price than one situated several miles
away. Where farm is connected with
q good market by first-class road, its
distance becomes of little Importance.
This has been striliingly shown in New
Jersey. Farmers in that state have en-
joyed the benefits of good roads to a
greater degree, perhaps, than any
others.
Real estate has risen in value wher-
ever macadamized roads have been built.
H. H. Brown, q farmer residing at Old
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po4o+o md Tomato Salad.

Boil in their jackets four medium
sized potatoes. While they are boiling
make a French dressingand slice int9
il one good-sized onion; as soon as the
potatoes are dene, drain, salt and dry
them. Remove the skins and cut the
potatoes while hot into the dressing;
toss them carefully until every piece Is
well covered. Put the mixture on cold
dish and stand aside until serving hour.
Then garnish the dish thickly with pars-
ley; sprinkle over the dish tablespoon
full of fnely-chopped parsley or celery
tops; a small picked beet may be
chopped fine and placed diagonally
across the dish. Sardines or picked
herring may also be used as garnish
and to give variety, and one may also
stir into the dressing tablespoonful of
Anchovy paste. scald, peel and cool
small, sound, well-shaped tomatoes.
Dish them neatly on lettuce leaves, and
put over each teaspoonful of mayon-
naise dressing. Keep in cold place
until it is time to serve.-Mrs. S. Il.
Rorer, in Ladies' Home Journal.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-08-26
FOR SETTER HIGHWAYS
Former Yiee President Stevenson In
tereated In the Movement.

Former Vice President Stevenson In
terested in the Movement.
Agitation for good roads is meeting
the cordial Endorsement of public men
who stop to give 1t more than q passing
thought. Ex-Vice President Adlai E.
Stevenson is now among those who
strongly commend the movement of
the League of American Wheelmen for
better highways. In q regent letter he
said:
81 am in full sympathy with the eff
forts now being made to secure good
roads throughout our country. This
Is living question. There is little diff
fculty in getting from one large city
to another, or even in crossing the con-
tinent, but the important question is
how to get from the country home to
the schoolhouse, to the church, to the
market. It is gratifying fact that
this subject is now undergoing thor
ough discussion in many of Gun states.
The result will be beneficial. Like
other important questions, it will work
out its own solution. ] agree with Gov,
Markham that good roads moan ad.
vanced civilization
When people like Mr.. Stevenson be-
gin to emphasize the need of better
country highways, surely there must
be a great public interest to be sub
served. And what are the facts? Mr..
Stevenson lives at Bloomington, ILL.,,
in the center Of district whose roada
arc VIGOROUSLY bad. 1t is not the only
district of it's kind. There are dozens
of such districts in every state in the
union. The Bloomington district is
only a sample, and should not be sim
gled out as an illustration, but for CO.
incidence. A prominent paper in Hi
nois recently published this interest
ing dispatch from it's Bloomington cor
respondent:
1.-THE embargo of mud is complete in
central Illinois. Farmers who have
lived in Mclean county more than half
century declare that they have never
seen the roads so utterly impossible
as they are now. General stagnation
in retail trade Is the result. Farmers
find it impossible to come to town in
light vehicle drawn by four horses.
Much of the corn stored in cribs has
rotted on the cob and crumbles in the
shelter. The condition of grain is Civ
ing the farmers serious trouble"
Another interesting piece Of news
comes from Massachusetts,, In town
of about 5000 inhabitants in that state
dwelling house was burned to the
ground because the roads were too
muddy for the fire department to reach
it. Insurance men claim that the town
can be held responsible for the loss.
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POINTS ON HORSES.

Oddities Which Count For and
Against Good HorseNesh.
A certain resident of one of the bet
ter known New York hotels has ac-
CURED the habit of feeding Jumps of
sugar to the cab horses that regularly
stand in front of the house while their
drivers wait lor fares, says an exchange.
So long has he practiced this that he
is personally known and loved by
every one of the cab horses in the ho-
tel stables. One day he forgot to feed
certain horse, but incautiously
showed himself in the billiard room,
near the door, whereat the horse calm
~ started to walk in among the cue
handlers for the sugar and was pre-
vented from making q complete en-
trance only by the fact that the cab
wheels were too wide to pass the door.
Buyers of horses for cavalry purposes
always look to see if the animals of
fered have hoofs "toeing in" or "toe-
ing out" Both are rejected in favor of
horses with toes pointing straight
ahead.
Horse flesh is said to have been priced
for food long before horses were used
as mans assistants in war, the chase
and the industries. 1t was one Of the
Pharaohs of ancient Egypt, according
to tradition, who taught man to train
and make use of horses.
The first "rest home" and hospital
for broken down horses was founded
by an Englishwoman, at Sudbury, near
Harrow. There poor men who earn
their living largely by the use of their
horses can leave the animals when they
become broken from overwork, re-
claiming them when their health has
been restored by rest and proper treat
ment. So successful was this estab-
llshment from the date of its found
ing lin 1886 or 1887 that early in 1883
another was put into operation by the
same woman, near Willisden, and IL
has also proved prosperous and use
Y. Herald.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-08-26
WASHING BLANKETS.
1t Should Be Done Ola q bright, Sun.
shiny Day.

1t Should Be Done Ola q AriHhf, SUM
shiny Day.
Blankets have, to large extent, taken
the place of the heavy and unwholesome
comforts for bed covering. An excel
lent article of pure wool is now sold at
price SO low that they are within reach
of moderate purses. They are lighter
than comforts, and when soiled, can be
thoroughly cleaned while the comforts
cannot.
Spring is the best season for wash
ing blankets, II the binding across the
ends is worn, remove it and rebind, or
finish the edges with border done in
blanket stitch with Germantown yarn.
Cut double blankets apart, as they are
easier to handle than when they are to-
gether, Any spots that are greasy or
badly soiled should be removed with
benzine before putting in water, and
the work is greatly lessened II the
blankets are thoroughly shaken to re-
move the loose dirt and dust.
Choose a bright, sunshiny day to
wash and If q gentle breeze is blowing,
SO much the better. Fill your tubs half
full of soft, hot water in which half q
bar Of good White soap has been dis
solved, then put the blankets in and
wash gently. yellow, resinous soap and
hard rubbing ruins blanketsi the form
Ell hardens the fibers of the wool, and
the latter shrinks and draws it up. A
good washing machine and wringer are
great aids in this work and blankets
should never be twisted and wrung be-
tween the hands. Put through twes or,
if necessary, three suds, prepared Just
as the first was, and when clean, rinse
through several waters that have been
heated the same temperature as the
waters in which they were washed.
Hang them On q epSclothesline with
an abundance of clothespins, allowing
them to lap over just enough to fasten
them securely, Shake them to remove
the wrinkles and let lem hang until
thoroughly dry. When they are
brought in, fold evenly and place under
heavy weights for day or two. They
are then ready to put away for the sum-
mer, and don't forget to put plenty Of
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-08-26
COMPLEXION.

Complexion is all matter Of diges-
ton. Where there is good digestion a
beautiful complexion is bound to fol-
low. A well-regulated stomach invari4
bly, proelaims itself in good-looking
face, and to maintain this well-regu-
lated condition attention to fruit diet
is recommended. Pflms, blaekberries,
white and red GRAPES, oranges and
peaches are among the table fruits, and
it is difficult to say which is the best for
u pretty complexion. # the skin is kept
fresh and the diet is laxative the face
will be good to look upon. People eat
too much breadstuffs. A mud-colored
skin is usually an indication of bad
blood. "A good thing for sallow skin
is trip to the nearest mountains
walk up, rest and climb down again
London Family Doctor.
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sour Crean, Cake.

Two eggs, one cupful gcanulateo
sugar, one cupful sour cream, two cup
fuls -four, one level teaspoonful OF soda
and one-half teaspoonfuI cream tartar.
Flavor to taste. The cream tartar is
added because the acidity of the cream
IS SO variable. Bake in cups or gem
paps.-Detroit Free Press.
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An Example.

"what's kleptomania, daddy?" asked
little Rastus.
"Kleptomania," the old man ex"
planned by illustration, els a disease
dat might make niger steal punldns
when dey was watermelon patch In
de same ot."-Indianapolis Journal.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-08-26
VTIRGINIA: In the clerks Office of
v Tazewell county court, Aug. 5, 1897.
Application:-To the clerk of the county
court for Tazewell county, Virginia.

lazeWeiL county court, aug. D, 1891
Application:-To the clerk of the county
court for Tazewell county, Virginia.
I, the undersigned c. B. Neei, hereby
file with you this, my application, as pro-
vided by Statiite, to purchase three (3)cer-
tain parcels of land in the town of Rich
lands. in said county. designated as lots
Nos. 81, 80 and 33 in section No. seventeen
(I7,) on a plat with certificate by the Clinch
Valley Coal and Iron Co., known as plan
"A, ," fled in the Office of the clerk of the
county court of said county and being the
same lots sold by the treasurer of said
county for taxes due thereon for the year
1892, by and in the name Of Geo. A. ].
Scott and bought at said sale by the audi
tor of public accounts of Virginia for said
State and county, and hereby agree to
nav the amounts for which said real estate
was sold as aforesaid, together with such
additional sums as may, or would have ac-
crued from taxes and levies with all inter-
est, as provided by law, had such real es-
tate not been sold and purchased by the
commonwealth. G. b. NEEL.
Copy fled June 26th, 1897.
Teste; 7. e. GEORGE, Clerk.
A copy. Tests: I. 4. GEORGE, Clerk.
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pI;,J Observation-Disclosures.

Didymus, the Alexandrian, was born
blind, but, Notwithstanding this defect,
attained such great skill in mathemat=
les, geometry and logic that he was
reckoned one of the wonders of his age.
-philadelpbia PROSE-
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COMING!
| aZeWell
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER Sd.

The title of "rhe Greatest Show Earth has been
claimed by many aggregaons which annually visit this VIZ
cnty is certain there are greater than the Great
Wallace Shows & Not feature as advertised was
omitted and all who attended the performances loud in
their praises of the production and the honest way in which
the management conducts the gigantic aairPittsburg a
Chroncle-Telegraph May 26, 1897.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-08-26

moth baIls, camphor, or other moth
preventitives in the chest or shelves
containing them.-Washington Home
MapaZine.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-08-26
COST OF BAD ROADS.

Some Figures COLLECTED by the Dee
pnrtment of Agriculture,
According to statistics collected by
the Office Of road inquiry of the depart
ment of agriculture, the amount of
loss each year by bad roads of the
country is almost beyond belief. Some
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Ca n y

This is the complaint OF e.
thousands az this season. pa q III
They have no appetite; food sz7 40 "a
does not relish. They need thetoning upo
the stomach and digestive organs, which
q course of Hoods Sarssparilia will give
them. 1t also purifies and enriches the
blood, cures that distress after eating and
internal misery only dyspeptic can
know, creates an appetite, overcomes that
tired feeling and builds up and sustains
the whole physical system. Itso prompt
ly and efficiently relieves dyspepticsymp-
toms and cures nervous headaches, that 1t
seems to have almost ga magic touch"
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cook anything and cook it well. l can
catch fish with any man that lives, can
lick my weight in panthers and conse-
euently am not to be trifed with.
There is no chip on my shoulder, nor
anything like that. III tend to my
business, treat everybody right, and e$:
pect the same from everybody. Nov
let's all be good fellows and let it go at
that"
This little speech, delivered with the
utmost good nature, as well as unem-
barrassed emphasis, created profound
sensation with everybody in general
and Dave Gallup in particular. He
gazed upon her with q SPECIES of awe.
In detailing to himself, later in the
evening, her points" he declared her
TO be probably 25 years old, features
regular, body supple and indicative Of
great strength, lips thin and nose aqui-
line. On the whole, not bad looking.
On the whole, "well put up" On the
whole, 1.-The right sort" just one pos
sible objection, Miss Jones had fiery red
hair, and she twisted it in a vicious knot
on the extreme top of her head.
And that night Dave Gallup dreamed
of a red-headed woman. Yes; gentle
reader, Cupid had taken toHhe woods.
The courfship was unique, although
characteristic. Dave cut the dryest
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sands which Mrs Pnkham has received this year from those she
has reieved-surey such testimony is convincing:
trouble commenced after the birth of my last child did
what the with My husband went to
family physician and described my symptoms and ne said had
displacement and falling of the womb He sent some medicine
but did little good let it about two years. and every
lady friend advised try Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable Com
pound which did The first bottle helped much, con-
tnued take right along My back almost the same as no
back could not lift scarcely weight life was just drag
To-day we'll of my womb trouble, and have good
strong back Mrs Pnkhams Vegetable Compound
MRS. L. MARROW Milford, Ill.
The herald., 1897-09-06
THE NEBRASKA SITUATION

The Importance Of the coming Ohio
election has overshadowed similar func-
tions in several other states this year:
still considerable interest Is being mani
tested in Nebraska, which will elect
justice Of the supreme court and two
regents Of the state university.
Last year Mr.. Bryan's plurality in Ne
braska was 1910. In 1892 Harrison had
plurality of 1000. This year the Demo-
Gratis, Silver Republicans and Populists
have fused. and the contest will be be-
tween their combined forces and the
Republicans.
The New York World says that "the
great prosperity Of the Nebraska farm
ers IL relied upon to turn the state back
to the Republicans. where 1t stood every
year until 1894"
And why, pray. should the alleged
great prosperity" Of the Nebraska
farmers cause them to vote the Repub-
lican ticket? That party has had moth
ing whatever to do with the luck of the
farmers in getting good prices for their
wheat. There was never yet benefi-
cent dispensation of providence that the
Republican party did not claim the credit
for it. but making claim does not es-
tablish 1t.
As matter Of fact, under the Dingley
law. the farmers Of Nebraska will be
compelled to pay higher prices for every
The herald., 1897-09-06
THE AIR GUN NUISANCE

The air gun nuisance ought to be
abated. There have been numerous
accidents, more or less serious. caused
by these weapons in the hands Of care
less, irresponsible or vicious boys. One
lad lost an eye last week on the East
Side. A Los Angeles boy who was WIS.,
iting in Riverside few days ago met
with a similar loss. 1t was the third ac-
cident Of the kind within a week.
A young woman at Colusa took one Of
these air guns from boy who persist
ed in annoying her with it. whereupon
the boys father shot her in earnest. A
lynching was narrowly avoided.
The fact can be established that the
air gun, In the hands of small boys, is a
dangerous, not to say deadly weapon.
There is no good reason. why the boys
should be allowed to have them. If there
is not already in existence an ordinance
covering the case, one should be passed
at once that will make the possession
and use of air guns by boys a misde-
meanor punishable by fine and impris-
onment.
The herald., 1897-09-06

This Of itself illustrates the urgency OF
the request for better facilities.
Perhaps It is hardly needed at this
late day, but 1t may be well to call the at
tention Of the envious carpers at the
growth Of Los Angeles to the fact that
the extension Of the free delivery service
that is about to be established in. this
city Is based upon the acceptance by the
government OF the official census that
was taken last spring. That census was
taken under the auspices of the postal
authorities. approved by them and ac-
cepted by them. The splendid, un-
equaled increase Of over 100 per centum
in the last seven years was established
beyond question.
It is gratifying to know that the extern
sion will be in effect before the tourist
season sets in. A metropolitan city
should have metropolitan facilities. Los
Angeles has grown SO rapidly that it has
been impossible for projected improve
ments, in all cases, to keep pace with the
progress of the city; but it need not be
taken for granted because of this that
the people are not alive to its needs.
There is no city in the country that
has brighter prospects before it than
Los Angeles. Let US have the recogni-
ton and the improvements that our
growth and our prospects warrant and
demand.
The herald., 1897-09-06
MoLASsEs DISAPPEARING
Most Of It Goes to the Distilleries to
Make Rum

1.-THE old-fashioned molasses is rapid
ly disappearing as an article of COM
merce," said a prominent grocer land
in its place have come a number Of
syrups, which are more costly and by no
means as satisfactory, especially to the
little ones who delight, as we did when
we were young, in having 'lasses on their
bread. Most Of the molasses goes into
the distilleries, where it is made into
rum, for which, Notwithstanding the
efforts Of our temperance workers, the
demand is constantly on the increase,
especially in the New England states
and for the export trade. The regular
drinker Of rum will take no other liquors
in its place If he can help it, 1t seems to
reach the spot more directly than any
other dram. The darker brown sugars
have also disappeared-and they are not
likely to return, owing to the methods Of
boiling and the manufacture. Granu-
lated sugar Is of the same composition,
as far as saccharine qualities are con-
cerned, as loaf, cut loaf, cube and
crushed, and differs from them only in
that its crystals do not cohere. This is
because it is constantly stirred during
the process Of capitalization. The
llSHtSI OIOWA Su6 tdSlS SWSeleE IMAM
the white, and for the reason that there
is some molasses in them. Housekeepers
have difficulty in these days in finding
coarse, dark sugars, which are always
preferred for use in putting up sweet
pickles, making cakes and similar uses.
AS they cannot get brown sugar any
more, 1t may be we'll for them to remem-
ber that they can simulate brown sugar
by adding a teaspoonful Of molasses to
each quarter of a pound Of the white
granulated sugar. This combination
does as well in all household receipts
that call for brown sugar as the article
itself, and besides 1t saves them great
deal of hunting for brown sugar, which,
as said before, has disappeared from the
ket."-Eastport Sentinel.
The herald., 1897-09-06
Yankees Patent Pig Fattener

The most ingenious scheme ever de-
vised by the Yankee mind was that OF
man who wished to claim as exclus-
lively his a plan for fattening hogs by q
wonderful method. The plan was this:
Three pigpens were built, one having sew
eral lean scrub swine, known as razor
backs" the central one being empty,
and the third one containing the blood
ed animal which it was desired to fat
ten. The scheme was to let the fine pig
into the central yard and let him eat all
he could out of the trough. When he had
as much as he could hold hungry pig
would be let in, and, of course, begin
to eat. 1t being a pigs nature to eat as
long as 1t saw another pig do SO, the
man reasoned that the full pig would i'm
mediately set to work again and take
another meal. When the razor-back
was full he was to be taken out and a
third hungry pig brought in. when the
same performance would be gone through
again.-Philadelphia Times.