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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-09
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Oats six feet high in the stalk e.r:

Oats six feet high in the stalk er:
reported in Lane county, Ore.
"A resident of Skidmore, Mo-, boasts
of having put up % three-ton stacks Of
hay in one day.
Near Brunswick, Nd, cow which
last summer dropped twin calves has
done the same thing again.
1t took half an hour for mother
at Bristol, Tenn. to recover watch
wheel which her small boy had swal'
lowed.
Only the would-be saloon keeper
and one nonresident signed petition
for the establishment of a saloon al
Monroe, Neb.
What is known as the young mar
ried set of Carthage (Mo.) society en-
tertains itself in hot times with wadine
parties in the Spring river.
His financial system leads Mis-,
souri, man to inclose half-dollar piece
or a quarter in each sack Of -four sold
from his mill. He does it to attract Gus
tom.
j. l. Taylor, living near Cottage
Grove, Ore, touched match to scum
over a stagnant pool on his place, and
the whole surface of the pool ignited
and blazed as kerosene pond might
blaze.
While business man of Newport
News and his family were sitting at
table wondering why the cook was SO
long in getting breakfast, tramp, who
had come along just as it was to be
served, sat in the kitchen eating what
be wanted of it and keeping the cook
quiet with revolver.
The ever active desire of newspa-
pers to give the public more than the
worth of the publics money had man.
Hesitation lately in the case Of paper
at Juniata, Neb,, which put in so mod
est a bill for county printing that the
supervisors voluntarily increased the
amount of it and paid it.
BY the tomb of Henry Ridgely, who
died in 1859 in Anne Arundel county,
Nd, Isaac C. Anderson, of the Second
district of that county, recently found
a coin of the date 1895, marked on the
diverse VIII. Shilling Danskc." The
reverse, which is well worn, bears a
capital @, over which is the figure 5.
-Scorn must be felt by New York
gripmen and Brooklyn motormen for
the motormen of Mechaniesville, Tenn.
According to local newspaper plants
these actually stop in one part of the
town because children are so thick
upon the track. ''The cars have to be
stopped" one paper says, ito avoid an
accidentl"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-09
TIE WORLDS WAY.
Uncle 81 HacIlett Is Very Much Like
Other Hen.


Uncle 81 Hac{Sett rs Very Much Like
Other Hen.
Uncle ST iHackett was behind his
counter weighing some sugar for Mrs.
SINNERS boy Bill when Ezra Rabh
dropped in TO get a new milestone.
81 hear this mornin'," said Ezra,
that Pete Hodgin died last night over
on Willow cricl."
81 want to know!" said Uncle ST.
"Must of been powerful sudden. Poor
Pete. He had his faults like the rest
of us, but there wuz never better
hearted teller lived. And so Pete's
gone! Lord, Lord, Lordi That there
man never had half the credit he de-
sarycd. l doubt cf he wuzn't lots bet
ter than the folks that used to run him
down. lie arays had kind word for
everybody, an there never wuz the day
he wouldn't drop his own work to help
ncighbor out. Poor Pcte!"
Gle used to drink right smart, didn't
hep" asked Ezra, as he reached down
into the dried apple barrel.
'Why, he took his dram" said Uncle
81, covering the barrel with beard and
laying a subsoil plow on top of it, but
they want no better nan altogether
in the county than Pete. lie was es
fine man as I ever saw. AS said, he
had his faults, but outside of them he
wuz a shore 'nough gentleman and one
ov the high-mindedest Christian citi-
zens we had"
"Kinder lazy, I al'ays thought" said
Ezra.
CHAT he wuzn't," said Uncle 81,
warmly. "Pete took things easy, but
eff ever wuz a man tried to do his duty,
and was good to his family and friends,
it wuz Pete. I don't mind any man in
the whole county we could have any
wuss spared than Pete Hodgin, and eff
Their town wuz to do its duty it would
call a meetin' and resolute some about
the loss his death will be to the>com-
munity."
'Here comes jim Hosllins," said
Ezra, maybe he kin tell US what wuz
the matter with Pete. Hello, Jim, know
what Pete Hodgin died OFF,"
cit want Pete" said Jim, sit were
Sam Hodgin, his brother"
at wuz Sam, wuz it?" said Uncle 81,
taking off his spectacles and wiping
them on bolt of calico "Well, now!
Think ov the ways ov the Lord. He's
taken of Sam, the best man fur 80 miles
around, and left that lazy, triiin',
drunken, low down sheep-stealin'
brother Pete of his for to cumber up the
yearth!" -Detroit Free Press.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-09

that there are many diseases OF an in
fictitious nature due to these gerias, and
that these germs may preserve their
vitality in the soil. Among others may
be mentioned yellow fever and tetanus,
and the micro(be producing the bubonic
plague, which retains it's vitality in the
soil, and thus escapes entire eradica-
ton. For the reasons given above, the
agronomist, who also has at heart the
health and welfare OF man and beast,
can hardly look with favor upon any
of the plans which have been proposed
for the use of sewage from large cities
for irrigation purposes. There is
scarcely time in any large city when
some infectious disease, due to the ac-
tivity of germs, does not exist, and the
sewage is liable at all times to be con-
terminated Herewith.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-09
To p1nnsn 4hc King.

While the king Of Siam was at Berne
US the guest Of the members OF the
Swiss federal council, after the banquet
was over his Asiatic majesty produced
an album, and requested that each of
the Swiss ministers of state would
draw pig in it, but the draughtsman
must first have his eyes blinded. The
republican statesmen one and all con-
scented as readily as the most obsequi-
Gus of courtiers. When all the sketches
of the blinded politicians were eXhib-
tied it was found that nearly everyone
of the amateur artists had drawn the
tail at a distance from the pig, while
the eye was placed in every part of the
body except in the Observation-Disclosures
Gazette.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-09
Forgct-Me-Not.

A friend of mine once owned dog to
which he was greatly attached. Each
day at dinner the dog would sitvery pa
tiently by his masters chair until he
had dined. Then Victor would receive
his dinner, in the shape of bone. One
day, however, Victor's owner dropped
of to sleep without having given his
canine companion his bone. Victor
waited patiently for some time, bet
thinking himself forgotten, bounded
through the open window into the gar
den. Soon he returned with a flower in
his mouth, which he placed at his mas
ter's feet. The sleeper was awakened
by a violent tugging at his coat-tails,
and, looking down for the cause, found
his friend pointing with his paw to a
orget-me-not.- London Answers.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-09
A CHEAP FOUNDATION.

foundation. The cut shows an excel
lent plan. Cedar posts are set where
needed, then boarded up inside and out
with matched cedar boards. This gives
an air space between the boarding that
will keep out the wind very etfectually
The building can then be set upon the
posts, the whole expense for foundation
being small. Other wood that does not
readily decay can be used if desired
instead of the cedar. A window ought
to be put into the foundation on either
side, to be kept open in summer, to air
out the interior. In this way the inner
boarding will be much less likely to de-
cay.--N. Y. Tribune.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-09
plnrinr hr EIectricltr.

A system OF electric blowing has been
worked out on commercial basis by
\. Borsig, of Berlin. Overhead conduc-
tors Go not extend into all the fields,
but are tapped by temporary wires laid
on the ground. 1t is possible with an
electric conductor of 500 meters and 4
blowing rope of 300 meters working
length, to plow 222 acres from one cen
ter of operation. Mr.. Borsig states
that with five plows and fixed engines
of $50 horsepower, 5000 acres of medi-
um heavy ground can be plowed to a
depth of IA inches at cost of 95 cents
per acre. The Use of separate engines
increases the cost by II cents per acre.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-09
CU5A'S FRIENDS.
Pie unexpected Place in Which Two
20 rrl,a,u We're Found.

phe unexpected Place in Which Two
of Them Were Found:
81 never realized how widespread was
the interest in the cause of the Cuban
insurgents until last week" said Il
New York man recently. Il was under
the impression that sympathy with
them was confined TO the large cities,
where the matter has been agitated by
the newspapers and. the people are in
position TO know something about the
merits of the cause. But last week
while in Binghamton, N. Y, l had oc-
casion TO drive out to a small summer
settlement known as Quaker Lake. 1t
is about Is miles from Binghamton,
and the road is through desolate and
mountainous country. One doesn't
strike many houses on the way, and to
make the trip more cherries the road
passes through the deserted village of
Brackney, once prosperous settlement
whose inhabitants worked in the tan
neries. About mile beyond Brack-
ney l came across little mite of q
house, almost hidden among the trees
and about dozen yards from the road.
I would have passed by without MOTTO
ing it at all, but for small flag pole
which stood in front of it, from which
waved the flag of Cuba. Under it was
the American flag. A man sat on the
ground in front Of the house, and, as
he didn't look particularly formidable,
1 got out of my carriage and opened
conversation with him on the plea that
I wanted drink of water. worked
the talk around TO the flag, and finally
asked him who put it there.
"sNIe n my woman he answered.
"'Any interest in Cuba?' ! Yentured
"None, 'cept the interest of q free
man in struggling race he said
lis this way; me n Sue, that's my
woman, have ben reading about this
heye war fer long time. an we al
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-09
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

When a horse refuses to eat let him
rest.
Most crops exhaust the soil in pro-
portion to their value.
One good advantage in summer
blowing is in the destruction of weeds
Small farms well TILED are what
makes the country rich and prosperous
With hogs, cattle and horses espe-
cially feed to maturity as far as pos
sible.
Never sell young growing stock when
there are older animals that can be
spared.
For building up poor land sheep are
better class of stock to keep than
any other.
Too close pasturing at this season of
the year is simply robbing the soil Of
its fertility.
The self-rake reaper is good i'm
plement to use in cutting clover to
thresh for seed.
If the pigs are to be fattened early
it will be best to commence feeding
grain in good season.-Farmers' Union.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-09
Killing Weeds with Mulch

Small patches Of Canada thistle and
quack grass can be often best destroyed
by using q mulch of almost anything
that. will be so compact that the new
shoots that come to the surface cannot
work their way through it. Care
should zee taken to suppress quickly all
shoots Of the obnoxious growth that
will appear outside the mulched area.
So soon as the roots find they cannot
grow through they will increase their
growth on every side so as to avoid
the mulch. If only few or barely one
or two sprouts reach the surface they
will keep life in the underground roots,
and the work must all be done over
again next year.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-09
The HUNTING NUISANCE.
Farmers Should Make n United Effor
L.

Farmers Should Make United Effort
to Stop 1t.
As soon as harvest is over the farms of
the state, especially those near towns,
will be overrun by hunters and their
dogs, says Wallace's Farmer. These fell
lows are out for sport and have no hest
tation in leaving gates open and shoot
ing wherever the bird flies without ref
erence to the farmers cattle, horses or
sheep, and if prairie chicken and quail
are not plenty, have no hesitation in
practicing on the birds that are the
farmers friends. They have no business
on the farm, no right to set foot on it
without the farmers permission, and
may be prosecuted for trespass or dam
age to stock if the farmer so elects.
His election, however, does him no
good. Many of them are judgment
proof, and the expenses of lawsuit
would be more than any damage that
could be secured. The right thing to
do is to post notices: Hunting not
permitted on this farm" and then if
they insisted on, doing it, order them
off and enforce the order if necessary at
the point of gun. One of the most
provoking things on the farm is to have
an invasion of hunters, involving as it
does loss or damage to the live stock.
The game they shoot are the friends of
the farmer anyhow, and they are his by
right if he wishes to do little shooting
himself.
When the country was a great grain
field with little or no stock and game
abundant, no damage was done by the
hunters 1t is different now. In other
countries the farmer sells the right to
shoot on his place. Real sportsmen in
the eastern cities are already buying
this right from farmers, or a neighbour
hood of farmers, going to the expense
of importing game birds and stocking
the farm for the benefit of enjoying the
sport of shooting them in the fall. This
is the honorable way Of sport, and
farmers should insist that it be followed
in the west as well as in the east.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-09
3ae.so ef #oase.
Hteh~a9
PLAN FOR CIRCULAR DRIVE.

has number of advantages. One can
drive in from the highway and make an
easy turn back to the street again
The circle within theVoad affords fine
opportunity for the effective grouping
of shrubs and foliage plants. There
are also excellent opportunities afford
ed on the outside of the driveway for
effective planting of trees and shrubs.
a side drive, curving about the house
to the stable, can be added if needed
Orange Judd Farmer.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-09
CuItIvatlng After Rains.

Much the best time 10 cultivate is aft
er rainfall which has packed the
surface soil, provided time enough has
elapsed for the surface to dry. Heavy
soils are rich in mineral plant food, and
this as the water evaporates is left on
the surface as a crust which etfectually
excludes light and air. When this crust
is turned under it is dissolved by the
moisture and makes a rich food for
plants. Besides, the cultivation opens
the soil to receive air, thus drying the
soil and turning the air itself into
moisture. This enormously increases
available plant food in the soil. Be-
sides, the loose soil on the surface which
the cultivator leaves prevents too rapid
evaporation, and thus makes the soil
both warmer and moister than it would
be if uncultiyated
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-09
Iowa, CpItnro Of potatccs,

Almost all practical growers now
agree that the level culture of potatoes
brings the largest crop. This is espe-
cially true if the season be dry, as OF
late years it almost always is. If the
ground is cultivated often enough no
weeds can appear above the surface.
That will make it easy to keep the crop
free of weeds without ever needing 10
cultivate more than an inch below the
surface. This is the best way TO sub
due the perennial weeds, quack grass
and Canada thistles, as we'll as the an
DnnI 1vnar1c
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-09
Won,Dn,s yVocs.

"Mrs. Worrit had dreadful bad luck
with her strawberries. she fused
over =, !, all day, her girl got mad and
quit, the dinner wasn't ready when
Mr.. Worrit came home, and the baby
was bowling itself black in the face.
What's the matter?' says Mr.. Worrit.
TT won't jell,' says Mrs. Worrit, and
burst out a-cryirg."
"What did Mr.. Worrit say?"
"He sd something thatsounded like
jell an put on his hat an went away"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-09
Turrin F,avor In Mile.

When COWS '.cidentally get into a
~turnip patch, or other vegetables that
impart 4 bad flavor to the milk, it can
be made as good as ever for cream
and butter making if it is heated to a
temperature of 14O degrees. This is best
done by placing the vessel in water
which is quickly brought to slightly
higher temperature. All the odor passes
off at this temperature, as it is very vol
at:le. In cooling, the cream will rise
to the surface. 1t also makes the but
ter come more quickly than from milk
not heated.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-09
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.


Application:-To the clerk of the county
court for Tazewell county, Virginia.
1, the undersigned c. B. Neel, hereby
file with you this, my application, as pro-
vided by Statute, to purchase three (3)cer-
tain parcels of land in thu Town of Rich
lands. in said county. designated as lots
Nos. 81, 32 and SO in section No. seventeen
az, on a plat with certificate by the Clinch
Valley Coal and Iron Co., known as plan
"a, +" filed 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. j.
Scott and bought at said sale by the audi
tor of public accounts of Virginia for said
State and county, and [ hereby agree to
pay the amounts for which said real estate
was sold as aforesaid, together with such
additional sums as may, or would have &C.
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. NERL.
Copy fled June 26th, 1897.
Teste: T. L. GEoRs J, Clerk.
Acopy. Tests; I. L. GEoE Il. Clerk.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-09
s:Sv15 IlS5@x :
EARMlGEs GARDEN.
S---ssEzzzE2S2l) GA4DaJ/N-.0
Zs CEES SsTfrS
S.ET7'ES-S~ fss7s, n, - 80
CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY.

The One Here Pictured ITas n Number
OF Advantages.
It ought to be possible to drive into
and out of farm yard, or village lot,
without turning the wagon. This can
only be done by having the driveway
in the form of circle or having cir
Gle OF oval in some part of it. The cut
gives a plan for circular drive that
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-09
HINT FOR BUILDERS.

A Cheap, Light Foundation for Small
Farm Buildings.
In constructing poultry and other
farm buildings it is often desired to
make tight foundation. for the sake
of warmth in winter, but not at the
expense of cemented stone or brick
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-09-09
Doesn,t AI,vays Work.

Farmer Furrow-Cheer up, deacon;
you know all things come 20 him who
waits.
Deacon Dewgood-Humph! Did you
ever catch len by laying for it?
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-01-28
4 SyyiudIpr Inearthed.

Butte, Mont, Jan. GA bold at
tempt to steal some valuable real es-
tate in Butte by forgery was I'M
earthed in a suit to quiet title. The
ownc" of the property was killed Jan.
II. 1899, and II year after his death q
deed TO a San Francisco man was re-
corded. All efforts on the part Cf de-
tectives TO find the Californian since
the discovery that the deed was forged
were unacailing, but the evidence at
the trial showed that the names Of
some men closely related to the noted
Freedom gold mining swindle we're
associated with this case.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-01-28
Immigration Convention.

st. Paul. Jan. ga state immigra-
ton convention will be held here Feb.
3. A large list of distinguished speak
ers will be present to address the con-
ventiOn. The members of the county
immigration committees numbering
about 40, the county commissioners
and the mayors of cities and towns
are appointed delegates to the owen
ton. This being the first of a series
OF immigration conventions to be held
throughout the state during the year,
will be an important gathering, and
1t Is expected that every county in the
state will be represented by large del
egations. A rate of n fare for the
round trip has been secured.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-01-28
Deafness Cannot &c Cured

by local Implications. as they caunot reach
the diseased portion ~ the car. Their is
Sh!y che way TO cure DIZZINESS, and that
is by CGnStituii nal IcTI"niCs. Deafness Is
caused by an iniame@ n"ition OF the
mucous i,i:.rE OF zee .-.sLaChian Tube.
hen this tube is iuHamed you have q
rulnH'inG sound, or imperfect hearing, and
when IL Is entirely closed deafness is the
result, and unless the inflammation can
be taken out ana this tube restored TO lis
stroycd forever: nine cases out of ten are
caused by catar'h, which is nothing but
an intlamed condition of the mucous SUR
faces.
We will give one Hundred Dollars for
any case OF Deafness iCaused by Catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Hairs Catarrh
cure. send for circulars, free.
r. J. CHENEY * co, Toledo, O..
Sold Iy druggists. 75c.
HANS Family PMS are the best.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-01-28
4 Very Popular Calendar.

Few people in these busy days are willing
to i've wi houL 4 calendar TO mark the pass.
in@ o. time. This fact, n doubt, accounts
for the calendars of all kinds, co,ors, shapes
and sizes wutch food the mails at this
season. Among them all the one that best
suits us is the one issued bg n. w. AVER &
SoN, the "Kcepiug astingly AT IT.
Newspaper Adve Using Agents Of Philadei.
phia. We have Just received our new copy
and are fixed f.r 1881. 1t is not difficult to
sec why tn IS calendar is so great a favorite.
The figures on it are la~rgocnough to be read
across 4 room; its handsome appearance
makes it worthy of q place in the best fur
nished Office or library. while IL is business
Xix all the way through. The publishers
state that the demand for this calendar has
always exceeded The supply. This led them
years ago 70 place upon 1t q nominal price
25 cents, on rece pit of which il is sent, post.
paid and securely packed, to any address.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-01-28
FARMERS
A New Way of Working the PrOnssa
sorry Note Trick.

Moorhead, Mimi, Jan. 23. - 4 pc.
culiar case of fraud has just come g
light here whereby several farmere
were victimiZed. Some time ago a
fellow called on a number OF farmers
in the town of Pike, this county, rep
~resenting that he vas selling valuable
stations, and stating he was forming
a stock company to purchase one OF
his horses. He presented a paper pur-
porting to be an agreement to become
a member of said company, the farm
er being made to believe that If n suf-
ficient number of signatures could be
obtained the horse could he purchased
at q small cost to each member Of the
company. In most cases the stock
company was formed, and later
the agreements turned up in a form OF
pro'niSsOry notes.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-01-28
Bank Cashier Wanted.

Sioux City. Iowa, Jan. 23.-Deposit-
ars of the Sioux City Savings bank
have sworn out warrants in justice
court for Il. =. Stone, late cashier OF
the bank, charging him with embeyzle-
ment and cheating by false p%retences.
In the assets Of the failed bank vas
counted about $4,000 worth Of cattle
paper that was classed as gilt edged.
1t appears that the paper was wholly
fictitious and without worth. The re-
ceiver Immediately swOre out the
warrants.