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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-23
HIGHWAY DRAINAGE.
without 1t Road Building Cannot Be
Made Success.

Made Success.
There is one fault frequently COM
mitted in the use of the road machine;
there is an insufficient escape allowed
for water. Those who operate the ma
chimes object to being bothered by bars,
or the so-called thank you, marms."
So these are not being put in their
places as they should be.
If there Is short sag to be filled.
1t can probably be done from ma
terial at the sides by using drag
scrapers, then dress up with road
machine, or if the soil is stiff clay or
muck, haul on gravel, rock, shalc or
sand, if they are available. If not, the
embankment should be raised to an
extra height to give quick drainage.
The worst feature in the working of
the roads is that they are made the
cutters of the county.
The ditch on the upper side of the
road gathers all the water from the
fields above the road and carry it to the
foot Of the hill; the ditch on the lower
side gathers all the water coming from
the road, and between the two our road
systems are being washed out.
Drainage can and should be provided
to get the water outside Of the road linz
its at short intervals. Water is poor
road material. Keep it from getting
on the roads where possible.-K2nyon
(Mich.) Leader.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-23

and vast amounts Of road taxes collect
ed in vain.
In many places our roads to-day are
no better than they were 20 and 30 years
ago. A radical improvements the sys-
TEN itself must be made.
The League of American Wheelmen
has been the subject ofmuch criticism
on account of it's agitation for better
highways. We have been accused of
selfishness in the matter.
1t is believed by many that we wheel
men expect farmers to load themselves
I'D with taxes that they might build
roads for the convenience Of bicycle
riders. No greater mistake could be
made. We of the League Of American
Wheelmen who are engaged in thisagi-
tation for better roads feel that the
farmer to-day bears his full share of
public taxes, and that they should not
be unnecessarily added to. We feel
that mistake has been made in the
past in expecting farmers alone to pay
for building roads, and in leaving the
entire esponsibiity for our roads in
their hands. The farmers of the United
States are but fraction of our popu-
lation, and they are by no means the
only ones who will profit by the con-
struction of good roads. It is claimed
that in the state OF New York every
farmer is obliged to build roads for
eight persons out of the state popula-
ton. Why should not the other seven
contribute to their cost?
While good roads would save the
farmers immense amounts in hauling
products, this saving would indirectly
benefit the whole population. Neither
is the farmer the only one who travels
the country highways. Country mer-
chants, doctors and professional men,
peddlers, pleasure seekers, and last but
not least the wheelmen, would be direct
ly benefited by good roads. 1t is IN
just, therefore, that the farmer alone
should pay for building these roads.
/ am glad of an opportunity to say
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-23
WHEN LYDDY's COME.

I wish that could go again
To that old spelling school,
Where we had fun on winter nights.
And helped to play the fool
j spelled believe Just like deceive,
And dropped the b In thumb,
Watching the door with anxious fear
Lest Lyddy shouldn't come.
when Lyddy, standing straight and trim.
Began her gum to chew,
My heart went raging UP and down,
Worse than the wandering Jew:
] put a in caraway, -,
A double m in hum, !43
And Fridays changed off for y. St
All just cause Lyddy'd come.
BIZ Rogers he was worse than I. EIa
If such thing could be; u,
And I know once he spelled machine Il
With and double e; IL
But let US get our letters set IS5
Most anyway but plumb, l&
Our side was always sure to beat ~
On nights when Lyddy'd come.
What prickles ran all down our backs.
How still the room would grow,
While master tried some word to find
That Lyddy didn't know!
Phthisic and schism, gneiss and chrtsms
oh, whist we sat and mum,
For there was nothing else to do tfilZE
On nights when Lyddy'd come! ga,
When Lyddy'd come we didn't need
The light of stars or moon;
The winter nights seemed brighter eheo
Than days do now at noon,
For Iyddy's eyes made glad our skies.
And though she spelled us dumb.
Gehoshaphat, how proud We were
: On nights when Lyddy'd come!
"A. NJ. l. Halves, in Detroit FREQ Press
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-23
,er BRIGHT blue eve looking on.

her bright blue eye, looking on.
Sleeper and sleeper! was painting
heavily in the rarifed atmosphere, and
trembling from exhaustion. 1t was SO
terribly lonely. Nothing but the dark
forms of the trees, the waste of ice and
snow, and now and then bird, wing
ing its way silently over the gulf, until
my brain whirled as watched it's slow
flight.
BY tomorrow they would miss me,
and organize search, with Fred at
their head. They would find my foot
prints beside the brook, where l had
leaped carelessly across after pansies;
then they would come upon the black
ened traces of the little fire, and the
loosened gravel OF the steep bank; they
would look upward with q shudder, anG
search the harder. Pretty soon one Of
them would lean over crevice among
the powders, shrink back with cry OF
horror and beckon to the others. Al.
this if failed by one step!
But still worked on laboriously
often pausing for giddiness or want
of breath, and digging with my finger
nails little hollows in the hard bank
for my feet.
Once or twice long, tough root Of
grass saved me, and very soon, to my
joy, struggling bushes, strong enough
to support few pounds of weight,
thrust their tops through the sand bed.
Then came scrubby trees, cedar and
fir, oftentimes growing straight out
from q vertical face of rock, and CULVER
ing from root to tip as drew myself
cautiously up.
I shall never forget the agony Of the
moment when one of them came out
entirely, and let me fall backward. For
tunately its comrades were near enough
to save me, though it was with rough
hands.
To shorten the story, climbed at last
out upon a small, level spot, which
proved to be the longedfor path.
Following it painfully up for few
rods, I reached a little hut, where 1
found kind old French woman, who
refreshed me with food and drink,
helped to make my tattered clothes
presentable and hold up her hands
after the demonst. i've fashion Of her
nation when she heard of my climb.
Had anyone ever assembled to the
cataract upon that side?" 1 asked.
"Jamais, monsieur; jamais, jamais!"
Never, monsieur; never, never.)
And could she tell me the height
from the valley?
A thousand feet! Well, had had
mountain climbing enough for one day.
and after a visit to the Cascade, which
was close by, hobbled down the easy
path and back TO the hotel, to read
''Redgauntlet" until bedtime.
When Fred got back and heard the
story, his eyes were round enough, as he
declared he would not leave me behind
again, to play invalid, until we came in
sight of the Cunard wharf In East Bos-
ton. And he kept his promise.-Goldeh
Days.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-23
AFFECTS MANUFACTURERS.
New Tariff Rates on Coal Felt on the
Pacific Coast.

New Tariff Rates on Coal Felt on the
Pacific Coast.
A change Of Importance to the manu-
featuring interests of the Pacific coast
has been made by the new tariff, if the
understanding now entertained is the
correct one. It's Importance is suggest
ed in q note Of instruction given by Col
lector jackson to the deputy collectors
in the following communication:
\ In view of the standard fixed by the
new tariff of % per cent. of fixed car
bon as the line CT demarkation between
anthracite and bituminous coal, you
will exact deposit on all cargoes here
tofore passed as anthracite from Swan
sea-"
Under the old tariff coal that exceed
ed Gs per cent. of fixed carbon was rated
as anthracite coal and was admitted
free of duty.
Most of the coal imported here from
Swansea ranged from SO to 90 Per cent.
and so came in free. Under the new tar
if it will nearly all be rated as bitumir-
Gus and will be charged duty of ca
cents a ton. The instructions given
were for the purpose OF securing de-
post equal TO the duty before releasing
such coal.
Immense quantities Of Swansea Goa!
are annually imported at San Fran
cisco port for consumption on the
Pacific coast, mostly for manu-
featuring purposes, The kind O.
coal with which it comes mostly
in competition is the Pennsylvania
anthracite. Whether the duty is suffl-
Gent to cover the difference in the cost
Of transportation from Pennsylvania or
not remains to be seen. If it does not,
the result, it is said, will be simply to
increase the cost of this kind Of coal to
the manufacturers who use it.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-23
GARDEN IN A BARREL.
A Flat DwelIcr's Scheme for Growing
Strawberries.

A Flat DyvelIcr's Scheme for Growing
Strawberries.
A strawberry patch on wheels! This
is the latest West side novelty in market
gardening, and it is brilliant and
practical success. Its owner has not q
square inch of yard space, yet he raised
enough strawberries at his very door
to supply his own table with this de
licious fruit, and fewer than seven peo-
pie seldom sit at his board.
The garden consists of large empty
sugar barrel on stout platform fitted
with wheels. The owner then, with an
inch and quarter augur, circled the
barrel with rows of holes. The dis
lance between the rows was six inches
and the holes in each row were i've
inches apart. The first row of holes
was a foot from the bottom of the bar
rel.
Next he made two pilgrimages to the
nearest greenhouse. bringing from the
latter in his Eheelbarrow small load
of coarse gravel and sufficient guam
tity of rich, sandy loan.
The gravel was placed in the bottom
of the barrel to q depth of six or eight
inches. Over this was sprinkled thin
layer of well-rotted fertilizer, and upon
this was placed five inches of the sandy
loan. This process vas repeated until
the barrel was filed.
Meantime, as each layer of soil was
built up, the roots Of q choice and
thrifty strawberry plant were inserted
into every auger hole and carefully i'm
bedded in the loan. The top Of the
barrel was also set with as many plants
as the space allowed and the perpen-
dicular strawberry patch on wheels
was finished. Now he finds his chief
satisfaction in the fact that the berries
which dangle from his barrel are of the
finest possible quality.
According to his experience the vines
in his barrel are not only more thrifty
and prolific than any he has seen grow
ing in an ordinary patch, but the free
,!om of the fruit from sand and dirt is
7aost enjoyable advantage. There is
TO wedding or other disagreeable task
to be done in connection with the care
of this barrel garden, and the labor
which it requires is SO slight as to be
a. pleasure rather than otherwise.-N.
Y. Herald
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-23

dwell upon; and the owner Of such
an entrance can feel assured that his
place will be much more highly respect
ed in the eyes of passers-by.
1t takes so little of ones time and eff
forts to make these inexpensive i'm
provements about ones home that the
wonder is that more is not done. Get
the children interested in such work
as this about the home, and they will
soon learn to love it and be proud Of it.
When these feelings are entertained for
the home on the part of the boys and
girls, we shall see fewer Of them leav-
ing the farms for the uncertain life
of the cities.-Country Gentleman.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-23
Pine Bark Boats.

Everybody is familiar with the birch
bark boats, or canoes, CT the American
Indians, but the fact is not so well
known that some of the aboriginal in
habitants Of tho western shore of this
continent were accustomed to make
boats of pine bark. A model of one Of
these in the Smithsonian museum
served recently as text for talk by
Prof. Otis T. Mason on the evolution
of beats. The boat in question was, he
said, an exact representation Of those
in use along certain parts OF the Colum-
bia river It is made Of the whole skin
of pine tree, which is turned inside
out, the ends being cut obliquely and
drawn together in such manner that
he vessel has pointed ram under water
at each end. Directly across the Pa
ciic ocean from the Columbia is the
River. Amur, In Asia. Prof. Mason
thinks the fact that similar boats arc
found on the Amur may have bearing
On the problem Of former emigration
from Asia to North America.-Youth's
Companion.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-23
Under Ono unbrelIa.

On quiet thoroughfare off St.
Charles there might have been seen dur
ing the heavy rain the other afternoon
3 shaggy Newfoundland dog carrying
4 spread umbrella in his mouth, his drip
ping tail sticking out from under and
wagging complacently. Investigation
revealed the fact that there was a little
girlunder the umbrella with the dog, her
tiny arm thrown around his neck ane
the two tripping along most amicably'
"My name is Marie" said the little
maid, upon being questioned, "and this
is Beauregard, my very own dog. Yes,
Beaury goes to school with me. go to
the kindergarten, you know, and he al
ways carries the umbrella if it's rain
ing, because I can't, yep see, and pc
cam. o. Cor. Philadelphia Times.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-23

The health of the children should be the first
consideration of every parent. Too many
children are allowed to drift into fatal decline
by neglect If your little ones are pale, puny,
nervous, do rot play with zest and do not de-
yelop "a they should, give them Immediately
this great restorer of health aud strength, this
maker of good blood and strong nerves, DR..
Greena's Neryura blood and nerve remedy.
For ST. Titus dance, spasms, epilepsy, conyul-
sions. Dr. Graenc's Neryura is the only remedy
Absolutely and unfailingly sure to cure. If
your infants are cross irritable, and do not
SLEEP well, are restless in sleep, tossing about,
rritting tho teeti. and s!arting suddenly from
sleeD. have twitching of the eyes, face, head or
limbs. you can DO tsriain that one OF tho above
terrible diseases will be the inevitable result
un!es; taken in tins and cared noi0 by the
use of DR.. Greenes Neryura. Get this Won
derful remedy at once, and You can be per-
fectly sure of cure. You need not fear TO
give II infants or Children OF any age as it Is
perfectly harmless, being made from pure
vegetable medicines marvellous in their cura-
tive and ealth-giving powers Read what DR..
Greene S Neryura did in restoring to health Mrs.
Mary Wonderlcy and her two children, at 1909
Duttonwoou ST., Philadelphia, Pa. She says =
81 had been suffering for two years with
nervousness and Indigestion so that at night 1
could not sleep, and in the morning felt
weak and tired and So badly that could not
d. my homework. thought could never
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-23
\ Rhyme with 3 Moral.
The narrow tire digs q rut,
The wider tire rolls It shut.
HINTS FOR The RATH.
Intended for the Benefit of the
I.ndica.

Intended for the BENEFIT OF the
Ladies'.
Bathing after a nap is injurious.
A rough bathing towel is better for
any kind of bath than smooth one.
For protecting the hair during a
shower oath or in large plunge cap
Of waterproof silk is light and COM
Portable,
Che rule Is; Hot wateR for the ha4h
tub, cold water for the shower bath,
water of normal temperature for the
plunge.
1t is hardly necessary to remind the
bather that weakened digestion is the
result of bathing within an hour of O full
meal.
If the temperature Of the bath water
Is either above or below normal the
face and edges of the hair should
be thoroughly moistened with the water
before the plunge is made.
One should never stay in tub bath
more than ten minutes, nor in shower
bath over two. In plunge bath one
may safely stay 20 minutes, as the ex-
ercise prevents bad effects.
A return from q dusty trip or ride
IN the wind should be followed by hot
rather than q cold bath. The escaping
steam induces perspiration and the hot
water washes out the fine dust.
If one is contemplating the necessity
of exposure to sun or wind q coldwater
bath is better than q warm one, as it
Loughens the skin and makes it firmer
in its resistance to unfavorable con-
ditions.
The strained juice of three lemons, il
put in the bath water, will give one de-
licious sense of cleanliness. The acid
removes all stoppage of the pores caused
by the accumulation Of saline sub
stances.
The bather who has had recommended
to her cold water baths and who cannot
overcome her repugnance of them may
be sure that this shrinking is the warn
ing of delicate constitution that the
treatment is too drastic.
By procuring two cents worth OF
coarse rock salt and allowing 1t a little
time to dissolve the equivalent of n sea
bath may be had. This is healthful
way of bathing, as salt invigorates the
skin and quiclens the action of the
glands in the skin.
The luxurious maid who is in the
habit of putting toilet perfumes in the
water of her bath will find mixture OF
the same quantity of pure alcohol with
few drops OF handkerchief perfume
more satisfactory and, being less liable
to adulteration, helpful, not harmful,
to the sllin.-Chicago Chronicle.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-23

get cared. l would have to get up at night
and walk up and down, had pains all over my
body, and when l got to sleep would wake
with pain around my heart SO that would
be afraid to lie down again. had pains in
the top of my head and my hands would
tremble II I tried to sew, and the least noise
would friglten me. My husband was told to
get DR.. Greene's Neryura blood and nerve
remedy, which he did, and when had started
on the second bottle was surprised to lind
myself improving rapidly. Had l known OF
DR.. Greene's Nervura when l was first sick it
would have saved me many dollars paid to
doctors. My little children were also helped
through this great medicine. They would
wake up at night frightened by horrible dreams,
and their appetite. was failing and my little
girl had dark circles under her eyes and was
puny, pale and sallow. My little baby OILY
weighed Is pounds. After taking DR.. Greens's
Nervura she weighs rs pounds and my little
girl Is as fat and rosy as peach. We owe all
this to DR.. Greenes wonderful remedy"
Do not delay, but give your child this grand
medicine, DR.. Greene Neryura blood and nerve
remedy, now, and watch it gain in health every
day and every hour. DR.. Greene, 30 West l4th
ST., New York City, the most successful phy-
stefan in curing diseases Of children, can be con
suited free, in person or by letter, No fees TO
pay far consultation, examination or advice.
and thelow prices of his health giving medicines
place q sure cure in reach of everybody.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-23
Snlnh Dressing.

Every young woman should learn to
mix salad dressing for the lettuce and
tomatoes that are now such cool and
palatable delicacies. Salt, pepper, vim
cgar and oil are the only necessary in
gradients, and each individual must
practice mixing them until she gets the
proportions that exactly suit her taste.
The oil should be added last, dropped
slowly while beating the dressing with
fork. One can make it In table
spoon, but a small sauce dish is bet
ter. To do this gracefully at the table
requires practice.-Leisure Hours.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-23
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FARMERS AND wHEELMEN.
Why They Should Work Together in
tie Good Roads Crusade.

Why They Should Work TogctheT-in
the Good Roads Crusade.
Otto Dorner, of Milwaukee, Wis,
chairman of the good roads bureau of
The League of American Wheelmen, re-
Gently delivered an excellent good
roads address before the Chautauqua
assembly at Dixon, III. His remarks re-
lated especially to the attitude of the
league towards the farmers, and its
essential features, embodied in the fol-
lowing article, cannot fail 10 be of gem
cral interest:
Now the great question before us is,
said Mr.. Dorner. how shall we obtain
better country highways. The ques-
ton is not, do we need good roads, but
how shall we get them? Road building
in the United States has been left en-
lirely in the hands of the farmers and
in charge of the local town authorities.
These local authorities as rule have
no knowledge of the science of road
building, and so years of experience has
ahona great deal OF labor wasted
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-23
ARTISTIC ENTRANCE.

How to Make the Approach to a Farm
House Attractive.
, First impressions are generally last
ing. The first impression of a mans
farm often comes from the appearance
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-23
His only Recourse,

Customer want copy of the pre-.
scription yeu filed the other Cay.
Druggist-Pll have to give you the:
original, sir.
"Why?" 80, W
"To tell the truth, I can't read what!
It says."5N. Y. Journal.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-23
EErnting whales viii, Electricity.

A Canadian sea captain has invented
an apparatus with which he thinks
whales can be killed by electric shock,
says the New York Post. A harpoon is
fixed at The erl of long metallic cable,
properly insulated, and which servesin
place of tie usual rope. Through this
cable electric current of 10000 volts isto
be gent by means of dynamo carried
IN the Observation-Disclosures Press.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-03
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.

Washington, Feb First Lieutenant G. H. Pres
ton, eth Cavalry, is relieved from temporary duty
al headquarters Of the Army and will Join his troop
Second Lieutenant C. II. Shelton. 18th Infantry
Will be transferred from Whippe Barracks Ariz-
ona. 10 Little Rock Ark.
The following naval orders were issued to-day;
Captain Merrill Miller, Comma nder G. A. Converse
and Leutenant-C Commander Richard Wainwright
Intelligence officer, have been constituted a I'd TO
meet at Newport, X. l., tomorrow, TO consider the
relative merits OF H." Howell and Whitehead tor
podoes and the desrabiy OF their use for various
conditions In the naval service.
Paymaster r. H. Rogers viii be detached from the
NeW-fork Navy Yard February II. and is ordered
70 The minneapolis by steamer of the nth relieving
faX inasteF j. *. Redheld about Arril ], when he
VIII return home and settle accounts
,.fhyinsster A. PETERSON VIII be detached from the
Naxai Home. Philadelphia, and go to the relief
OF ray master i. j. CoWie. of the MonoCacy. the
Estate station, the latter officer returning home
10 settle accounts. Pay Inspector w. w. Woodruff
VIII be transferred from the Marc Island Yard to
tie naval Home. Philadelphia. February 20.