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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-06-24
,<n.n the MIX Cans Clean.

If your washed milk cans smell when
closed few hours they. are not clean
enough for milk. New cans, pals and
strainers should be carefully examined
for irregular creases in the soldering; q
little more solder will fill these places
md make the can perfectly sweet inside.
In cleaning cans where no boiler exists
for steaming them, wash first In cold
water then in hot water and sal soda.
Finally half fill them with clean, scald-
ing water, put on the cover tightly for
few minutes, and they will steam
themselves completely. BY using the
hot water that steams our can for the
sal soda water for the next one, lin
tied amount Of hot water will thor
oughly purify goodly number OF
cans.-Dakota Field and Farm.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-06-24
TO SLEEP WELL

How TO Properly Court the lndul-
geace OF Natures Sweet RestoseF.
A light supper just before retiring Is
usually of advantage. Babies and brute
animals are usually somnolent when
their stomachs arc we'll supplied with
food, the activity of the stomach with
drawing the excess Of blood from the
brain, where IL Is not needed during
sleep. On the other hand. people who
are very hungry usually find 1t diff
cult 10 sleep. And, then, habit OF
sleep at regular time end during prop
err hours should be cultivated In case
this habit has been lost. Inaccomplish-
ing this the attainment Of q favorable
state OF mind is of great Importance.
Sleep cannot be enforced by direct ex-
ercise of the will.
The very effort OF the will to conn
mand sleep Is enough to render its at
tainment nugatory. The mental state
to be encouraged is one Of quiescence.
one of indifference, feeling that the
recumbent posture Is proper one for
rest, and that II the thoughts are dis
posed to continue active they may be
safely allowed to take their course
without any effort toward control. This
state of mind and thought is next akin
to dreams, and dreaming Is next akin
70 sound sleep.
Many mental methods have been ad-
vised and put In practice for the pur-
pose of securing sleep. the design being
to turn the thoughts from objects of
interest to condition Of monotony, as
by mentally repeating well-remem-
bered phrases or sentences or by count
Ing. But the state Of Indifference, If
this can be obtained, is likely to be the
most efficient. rs being the least nc
tive. The mere mention OF these simple
methods will be sufficient to suggest
others equally efSectiEe--Medical Rec
ord. -,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-06-24
summer blowers.

Next to the brilliant red flowers and
the soft, dainty violets, the very fash
ionable blossom of the season is the
poetic nnrcissus, called most frequent
" the daffodil. It will, on account OF
the continued popularity OF the deep
md delicate yellow dyes, retain Its
vogue oil sunlmer-frst as O. genuine
blossom, afterwards as On imitation, or
In Difference to the marvellous skill OF
the Parisian, fower1nakers, as @ re-
production. The lack of vitality, like
that of many OF the artificial roses, can
not be discovered in the beautiful copy
until one has touched the flower. II
deceives the eye entirely, having al
the fresh, fragile appearance and nat
ural delicate glow of the true blossom
st. Louis Republic.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-06-24
AUSTRALIAN BUTTER.
How 1t Is Shipped from Melbourne
to the English Market.

There seems to be 10 limit to the in
genuity bestowed upon the devising Of
means for accomplishing the transport
of the pcrishable produce of distant
climcs to the English market. A new
method, described in the Australaslan,
is that of packing butter in box made
of six sheets of ordinary glass, all the
edges being covered over with gummed
paper. The glass box is cnvcloped in a
layer of plaster of paris, quarter Of
IN inch thick, and this is covered with
specially prepared paper. The plaster
being bad conductor of heat, the tenn
rerature inside the Theoretically sealed
receptacle remains constant, being un-
affected by external changes. The cost
Of packing is about Id. per pound. But
ter packed in the way described at Mel
bourne has been sent across the sea to
South Africa, and when the case was
opened at Kimberley, 700 miles from
Cane Town. the butter was found to be
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-06-24
THIS DEVICE CONTROLS STOCK.

is built on each side of the road, ex-
tending we'll up to the carriage track
but not close enough, of course, to prove
any inconvenience to travellers. Two
long bars or thin boards are then fitted
to slide across the highway when the
cutie are to be driven across, and then
back again, out of the way of travel
A bent rod of iron connects the two
ends of the bars, so that both can be
slipped across the road at once, the
bend in the rod permitting it to rest
upon the ground so that the cattle can
pass over it. To operate this takes but
moments time.-OrangeJ udd Farmer
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-06-24
Goconnuf Ice.

Put one pound OF the best loaf sugar.
broken into humps, into saucepan
and pour over it one-half pint Of wateri
let this stand for half ON hour, and
then place It on the fire and allow 1t
to cool for five or six minutes; remove
the scum and boil the sugar until it
Is thick and white, then stir into 1t
one-quarter of pound of the white OF
i fresh cocoanut, finely grated; stir
increasingly until 1T rises in q mass
In the pan. then spread it as quickly os
possible over sheets OF paper which
have been dried before the fret remove
the paper before the lee is quite cold.
and let 1t dry.-Boston Globe. 80,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-06-24
COMMON SENSE VIEW.
Turning Corn Stalks Into Butter Ii
Paying Occupation.

Paying Occupation.
Some eminent professor has been tell
ing of the increased value the corn stalk
will have after certain of its properties
become more widely known. The pith,
1t is said, makes the best lining for
battle ship that SO far has been found.
1t is greatly compressed, and then
placed next to the armor of the ship,
and when an unfriendly cannon ball
goes through the armor the pith in
stantly expands to its original size, and
thereby fills up the hole, preventing any
water from entering the ship. Then
smoleless powder may be made from
the stalk at cost far below what it now
takes to produce the stuff. When these
and other properties of the corn stalk
become more widely known, it is stated,
the farmer will get as much for the corn
stall, as he does for the corn (Which is
not saying much just about now. But
in spite of this new and prosperous fu-
ture thrust upon the corn stalk we are
of the opinion that its most profitable
use is to put it into silo, and with bran
or linseed meal turn it into butter. And
we are reasonably sure that if good but
ter Is made from it it will pay better
than to turn it into q contrivance for
aiding in the killing of human beings.
National Stocknon
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-06-24
PhotograpIAng the Arteries

After much study and painstaking
IN artery in the arm of an adult has
been photographed. The patient had
been suffering from some trouble in the
arm which the physicians were unable
to correctly diagnose. BY means of the
X-rays deposits OF lime salts in the
blood were clearly shown. and the case
was treated in accordance with the facts
elected by the photographing as de-
scribed.-N. Y. Ledger.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-06-24
An Engliah Dull.

The late Archbishop Magee said that
some of the best bulls" were perpe-
trated by Englishmen. The truth of
this statement is illustrated in the high
ly credible specimen recently con-
tributed by james Lowther in the house
of commons. 1.-THE right honorable
gentleman" he said, "has already
burned his fingers by listening to the
honorable members opposite
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-06-24
Auntie,e NIolnsses Candy,

One cupful Of molasses, two cupfuls
of sugar, one cupful Of water and one
tablespoonful Of vinegar. just before
il is done add small piece Of butter.
Let all but the butter boil briskly with
out stirring until crisp threads viii fall
from spoon (ebout half an hour. then
pour into buttered platters or pans.
Commence to pull as soon as It Is cool
enough to handle. Another way to test
Is to drop some Of the boiling mixture
into cold water, and Il crisp 1t is ready
to cool.--Boston Budget. aaaaps -
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-06-24
Whr lie CouIdn,t.

"Why is it," they asked him, that
you have put your wedding day SO lar
in the future?"
"That's easily explained" he an
swered. "When I started in to win her
had enough to get married on, but by
the time had won her didn't. You see,
it cost me so much to get her that l
haven't enough left to care for her now
that I've got her, and I've got to give
myself time to accumulate q little some
4h,nr again. Chicago Post.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-06-24

sufferer from female weakness for about and half
have doctors patent medicines but nothing helped
ofloca treatment but received no benefit My
liberation the womb suffered from in
the womb and ovae and the backache dreadful
eucorha in its form. Finally weak had to
keep nv bed The pains almost spasms
When could endure the pain onger morphine My
memory grew short gave hope getting we'll Thus
dragged along At last wrote to Mrs Pnkham for advice Her
promptly read carefully her letter. and concluded
try Lydia Pnkam Vegetable Compound After taking two
felt much BETTER but after using six bottles cured
My friends think my almost miraculous Her noble work
surely blessing to broken-down B. STASBURy
Pratt Kansas.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-06-24
Suggestions on Dreaming.

Gravity creaming in the private dairy
loses more fat than most farmers
dream of. If ice is used ut once after
milking to reduce the water round the
cans to about 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
the fat will rise, leaving not more than
onc-ffth of one per cent; and if the
water is ut 60 degrees or above, one per
cent. or more will be left in the skim
milk. This one or more per cent. is a
third or a half of ell the fat in the
milk. This suggests the putting up OF
ice by the private dairyman. The cli-
mate of Kansas provides for this. and
it is greater boon than many imagine.
Prof. James Wilson.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-06-24
3f6t DAIRY:
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NEAT CONTINUANCE.
low to Drive Pnsturing Cattle Across

How to Drive Pasturing Cattle Acrosa
Highway.
Many farms are so situated that the
cattle must be driven across highway
to pasture. This almost always affords
trouble. The cattle will break away up
and down the highway to feed by the
roadside, instead Of crossing the road
directly from the pasture gate to the
lane leading to the barn. A device is
shown herewith that may prove of as
sistance in such cases. A narrow lane
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-06-24
Orr Wenthcr purcnu.

crimsonbeak-Speaking of George
Washington. the first president of these
United States
Yeast-Yes.
''Tbere is one thing certain; If the
policy adopted by him for truthfulness
had been carried out we never would
have had q weather bureau"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-06-24

As these thoughts rushed with light
ning-Iike rapidity through the section
mems minds, and they realized that II
they remained where they were, they,
too. would be crushed beneath the mass,
It Is little wonder that Mike shouted:
Drop 1t, boys, and run for your
livesl"
But not SO with Teddy; for, swift as
the train was coming. his mind was
swifter. and when he saw the men were
going to drop the rail, he cried out. in
as firm tone as he could command:
Throw it on the ties, men-throw 1t
on the tiesl"
And almost unconsciously they
obeyed him, dropping the rail within
a few inches Of where it belonged when
On position.
The construction of rail is such that
1t is heaviest on the bottom; and as 1t
fell right side up, 1t did not turn over.
but lay there ready to pc placed IN
position.
AS the men ran down the embank-
ment, on the inside of the curve. Teddy
picked up pinch bar and pried one
end of the rail into place. then ran
Quickly to the other end and pried II
over. Running now to the middle OF
the rail, he drove one end OF the bar
| down In between the ties, and then
| grasping the other end in both hands
he threw all his weight against the rail-
thus holding 1t in position.
And now his object was made clear
He was taking the one chance in
thousand-the only one that could DC
taken, in fact. and he was risnng nis
life to do 1t.
AS was noticed when the men tool
up the old rail, they did not pull the out
side spikes, and as q train always
crowds over against the outside raj
ON curve, he figured that II he could
only hold the rail in place until thu
weight of the train RES anan 1t. the IN
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-06-24
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WriseGSHN WEDDERBURN& CO, Patent A e,ssr
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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-06-24
proYeastonnI utfqueIIc.

"Did you see that Mrs. Goliath, the
wife of the strong man, when walking
with her husband last night, was
knocked down and robbed OF her
purse7"
"Yhy didn'th help herr"
"oh, his terms are 500 night
Trfes.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-06-24

Cot ice? Got ensilage? Why not?
Ice is good all summer and ensilage sup
plements early spring pasture.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-06-24
Vain Imagining,

Mistress This steak is done too
much, Mary.
Maid-Not too much for me, mum.
"But l hire you to cook for me, not
for yourself"
aYe think ye do, num-
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-06-24

chine, as it is called, which consists OF
an iron frame that looks something Ike
an immense jaw, in which the rail Is
placed and held securely, and then by.
means of lever large screw is forced
against the rail until it ia)bEought to
the required shape.
After much Juggling. pulling and
twisting, all hands working until the
perspiration was running freely from
their faces, they succeeded in getting
It bent, and in q few moments they
were ready to take up the old rail.
Before starting, however, Mike pulled
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-31
Naval Needs.

Mr., Cleveland's secretary of the navy,
Hon. Hilary a. Herbert, who by the
way is one of the best informed au-
thorities on naval subjects in this coun-
try, contributes to the September
Forum strong plea for naval enlarge
ment. 1t rests, of course, largely upon
the apprehension, traditional in army
and naval circles. that trouble with a
foreign power may occur at any time
"a spark" in Mr.. Herbert's opinion,
"can kindle a confagration among us
at any moment. Look at the unanimi-
ty with which congress and the people
sustained President Clevelands Vene-
zuela message: and at the utterances
of the people, the press, and the United
States senate on the Cuban question.
The house, too, no doubt, would have
adopted the resolution recognizing the
belligerent rights of the Cubans, if 1t
had been able TO reach a vote. On the
Cuban question, administrations-upo
which so much of responsibility rests
have so far been, and are likely here
after to be, more conservative than
congress. But who is there to affirm
that presidents will always resist the
demands made upon them for warike
measures? President Madison natur-
ally hesitated in 1912 to declare war
against Great Britain. The odds were
fearful; but the war party compelled
him, just as it compelled Napoleon III
In 1870, King George of Greece in 1897
nd milo L., H.,
near future, to a declaration of war"
For the sake of illustrating the in
sufficiency of our present naval force
In the event Of war the ex-secre tary
supposes what is possible though not
probabe-a conflict with Japan, arising
cut of conditions in Hawaii. We have
now in Pacific waters one battle-ship,
two monitors and ten cruisers and gum
boats, fleet far inferior to that which
Japan could easily concentrate, without
reference to the two fast new battle
ships which she has recently bought or
the two new cruisers now building for
her at Elswick. We could not there
tore hold our own against Japan with
bur present Pacific fleet; and TO get any
Or all of the ships in our Atlantic squad
ron to Honolulu would necessitate a
Journey of nearly 10000 miles requiring
" days, while only. II days at the most
would be required to concentrate the
Japanese fleet in Pearl harbor. Thus
Japan would have the advantage of 80
lays during which time she could cap
Iure Honolulu and tear the whole of
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-31
Beware of Speculation.

It will, as the Chicago Record points
out, be most unfortunate for the
country If the too rapid return of
prosperity shall bring with it an era
of speculation, which in time must be
followed inevitably by another period
of panic and disastrous depression.
"Since the beginning of the civil war
and the tremendous imitation of prices
to which it gave rise, speculation"
says the Record, "has been a curse
to the nation. The desire to
get rich hastily has driven from
the minds OF considerable pro-
portion of the people ordinary consid-
erations OF prudence, and has tended
to. develop habits of extravaganza and
reckless methods of doing business. 1t
had been hoped that the panic of 1898
would have a healthful influence in
preventing a revival of the old gambl-
ing spirit. 1t was thought that when
the country began to emerge from the
depths of business depression it would
build upon secure foundations, and that
the people would seek to accumulate
wealth not by sensational coups, but
mate lines. Only so can prosperity be
attained that will be permanent and
free from the shocks of terrifying
panic.
But unfortunately the speculative
spirit seems to be in the air again. One
reason for its temperance is the sud-
den manifestation of returning pros
perity in certain directions, especially
the rapid rise in the prices of wheat.
Within the last few days fortunes have
been made by many spectators on the
boards of trade. The tendency of all
this is to make some people discon-
tented with the prospect Of getting
ahead in the world by steady industry
directed by business prudence, and in
duces them to cast about for some
rapid road to wealth. This leads not
only to speculation, but tends as well
to blunt the sense of honesty. He that
maketh haste to be rich shall not be
innocent. Probably nothing has done
so much to foster municipal corrup
tion in this country as the spirit of
speculation which worships rapid sue
. cess in wealth-getting without making
any very careful inquiry as to methods
employed in the process.
THE recent gold discoveries in AL
aska and the Canadian northwest have
also served to stimulate the spirit of
speculation, as such discoveries always
do. A few stories from the gold fields
of fabulous wealth speedily acquired
do much to unsettle steady business
tins of plausible Adventures. What
the country needs is a steady growth
on solid foundations Of industry and
prudence. An era of speculation as
an accompaniment of returning pros
perity must be deprecated by sober
business men,"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-31

Hawaii into shreds. Mr.. Herbert's con-
clusion Is: "If we annex Hawaii, we
must add largely to our Pacific fleet.
We cannot otherwise defend this out
post 1000 miles from our present boun-
darics. Regardless, however, of any
question of territorial extension, 1t
seems to me that we should add to the
number of our battle-ships and build
many more torpedo-boats. Certainly
It would not be too much to add, say,
six more battle-sh!ps to our Atlantic
fleet and half as many to the Pacific.
And seventy-five torpedo-boats would
not be an undue addition to this class
of our vessels. These, 1t is believed,
should be built during q programme OF
some five years,-two battle-ships and
about fifteen torpedo-boats to be laid
down each year"
From this view some discount should
perhaps be made for the natural prone
ness of a naval man to exaggerate our
naval needs; yet on the whole the
warning is timely and valuable. The
theater of American activities has in
late years so widened and our points Of
contact with other peoples have so null
tiplied and are likely to so multiply in
the future that it is simply out of the
question longer to maintain the doc
trine Of isolation and consequently Of
indifference to defense which charac-
terized the craftsmanship, because it
fitted the conditions, of the forepart of
the present century. We are becoming
a worldwide epower-world-wi not in
deed in extent of territory nor in aims
and dreams Of conquest, but world
wide in influence, commerce, the jour
neyings and intercourse of our citizens
and the dominance of many American
ideas. All these reasons call for cor
responding naval development-not to
make but to prevent trouble.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-31

1t is announced that Walter Well
man contemplates another attempt to
find the North Pole. Mr.. Wellman will
be more likely to convert a first rate
newspaper man into third-rate ex-
plorer than to find either the Pole or
anything else worth finding. He is too
good a man to be sacrificed to this alb
surd Arctic fad,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-31

Good news is brought from Cuba by
the correspondent, Mr. Bryson, whom
Weyler lately expelled. He says the
Cubans are now stronger and the Span
iards weaker than ever before and that
even many Of the Spanish residents of
Havana, the merchants and those in
business, would prefer American an
nexation to continued rule by Spain.
Allowing for bias. this is still encour-
aging Something ought soon to drop
in Cuba
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-31

to elect bachelors to office, says there
are $1,000 girls of marriageable age In
Massachusetts, alone who cannot find
husbands. But on the other hand
there are probably $4,000 bachelors
in certain western states who cannot
find wives. 1t is our system of distri-
button which Is at fault. Evidently
the need of the times is for govern
ment matrimonial agency.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-31
Hebrew Colonization.

1t is not pleasant to record that the
plan of colonization of Slavic Jews in
Southern New Jersey has not been the
success for which Baron de Hirsch,
Baron Rothschild, and other philan-
thropic Jews had held exalted hopes.
The pioneer colony at Alliance, forty
three miles from Philadelphia, as
tablished for refugees from Russia in
1882, is not in a flourishing condition.
Many of the farmers have gone to the
great cities and have been absorbed
into the sweat shops. The same is
true of the residents of Rosenhayn,
where abandoned houses and desolate
garden plots illustrate the discourage
ments of the colonists at the start.
These results are said to arise from
the insufficient acreage of land appor-
toned among the settlers and the in
cubus of building associations which
devoured their possessions. Large and
increasing families and inability to
meet financial obligations soon wrought
woe to the colonists.
At Woodbine, the settlement under
the immediate control of the trustees
of the Baron de Hirsch fund, a more
encouraging prospect is noted and it
proves that the colonization theory Of
these noble representatives of the He
brew race was really not visionary but
after some years of practical develop
ment shows prosperity industry and
sanitary conditions well worthy of
emulation in more favored localities.