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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-11
TO DANISH FLIES, ETC.
Burning sandal wood an Agreeable
and Certain Method.
philadelphia Times)

iHnlldutlplAd
London women have discovered very
agreeable way of Kidding their homes OF
flies and mosquitoes. They burn sandal
wood in the houses. This is an Oriental
idea. In London ii is possible 10 get the
wood prepared for this purpose, but here
II is rot so easy as American women
have not yet taken TO thu practice. Now
that he festive fly and the American
MOSQUITO are about TO make their APP
pearance, at least the Staten islanders
and Jerseyites might do well 70 give
the sandal wood a trial. Sandal wood
can be bought at almost any Turkish or
Japanese importing house. 1t Is pre-
pared for burning by being first cut into
small pieces a half inch thick and .
inches long. Then 1t is baked or dried
out in "A slow oven for twenty-four
hours. A piece of the wood Is put into a
metal urn, lighted and allowed to burn
until well afiame. when the flame is ex-
tinguished. and the red-hot ember left 10
shoulder until the wood is consumed and
nothing is left but heap Of fine gray
ashes. During the smoudering process
the wood sends out sweet, aromatic
smoke
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-11
SMOKELEss POWDER.
Loud Cry for Immediate supply OF
the Article.
philadelphia Pimes)

The common sense OF anv average
school-boy would teach the necessity OF
the adoption OF smokeless powder as soon
as it was sufficiently perfected to warrant
its use In the army and navy. But we
have naval and army boards made up
largely OF veteran fossils, and they have
not adopted smokeless powder because OF
splitting differences as 10 the quality
Of the article or as TO the particular va
riety that should be accepted. The best
thing for President Mckinley 10 DO would
be TO adjourn these fossil boards without
delay and issue a peremptory order to
the proper authorities 10 furnish smoke
less powder as speedily as possible to
every branch OF the army and navy.
We had the same trouble with army
and navy boards over the question OF SUBJ
shutting the percussion cap for the old
fiintlock, and in our civil war the army
and navy boards had TO be overthrow TO
introduce breech-loading rifles. Every
Improvement in the arms Of the army
and navy has been hammered into the au-
thorities at Washington by public neees-
sity, and President Mckinley should stop
all such tomfoolery at once and have
smokeless powder supplied as speedily as
possible.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-11

Columbia presents magnificent oppo55.
,nn,..s. for the light sort OF men. =
may not be so rich in the pres,o. rsr n'ss and
as the Kiondike, but the danser aoo a,ra
hardships OF that region are no. e ,n,~nr
tered with US. The winters Alo snvsre
but the cold is not mucn n'vS neople
r mhn dms,i there do not complain OF the
climate. =. a.. district
,,va a. and in the Roslyn District - Gar
rIed on BY citizens of the United n,,a S'T near
monopoiizing the business. but III, ae'1 been
a good deal OF British cap,,a' md
n n ST., e. very wonderful develop
al PO' ns the mining territory on our
, mnrtb and /, is probable that some won ore
derfully rich strikes VIII Do "i''
tho close OF this year.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-11
The Landscape Was Interesting.


An amusing incident occurred in an A..
B., and c. car on the afternoon OF the
Fourth. Four young couples. evidently
out for an enjoyable day. were seated on
one side of the car having a decidedly
good time. While their merriment was
at its height 7-year-old boy across the
aisle suddenly leaned forward.
"Say, mister" he called to one Of the
young men, "why don't you kiss your
grip
The young man looked up in surprise,
and the giTl-a pretty girl, too-blushed.
"Talmage, Talmage," said the boys
father what do you mean by such talk?''
The boy looked at his father in surprised
disgust.
whats the matter with you. dad?" he
cried. you told me you'd do 1t ii you was
him.
And the father found the landscape de-
cidedly interesting until the young people
left the car.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-11

with reference to the matter or pro-
posals for peace. 1T is understood that the
position of our administration is firmly
established. and that it Is to the effect
that the overtures must come directly
from Spain 20 the United States. The
interference of any European Power other
than Spain will not be recognized. 1t Is
believed that developments in Cuba and
IN Spain indicate that the Spanish Gov
eminent is seriously considering the pro-
position TO ask for peace. The fact that
the time limit for the bombardment Of
Santiago was extended 10 allow General
Toral an opportunity TO communicate
with General Blanco at Habana and with
the authorities at Madrid with n view
TO preparing the way for a possible sur
render is regarded as an indication that
the Spanish authorities are weakening,
and casting about for some good excuse
TO enter upon peace negotiations. We
trust this is so. We want peace.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-11

There are about 1900 applications from
the State of New York for the new United
States per cent. bonds, Massachusetts
has about 1900 Illinois 10000. Pennsyl-
vania 1900, Rhode Island has about 400,
Virginia 1O0O, and Kentucky 600, perhaps.
North Dakota has only two or three
dozen. Montana none.
Most people who have subscribed for
the loan axe wondering when they will
get their bonds, and are asking when the
interest on them will begin. These ques-
lions may be answered in a word. About
August 1st the bonds will begin to go
out from the Treasury in n food and by
September lst the last of them will have
been mailed, probably. Interest on sub
scriptions begins on the date when the
money is received by the Treasury. A
check or draft is not money, but merely
an order for cash. However, as quickly
as it is collected by Uncle Sam, the in
terest begins.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-11
A TOutl's Mouth.
San Franclsco BulIetIn.l

N''''i A'N''S'''i'
Force a toad's mouth open and hold It In
that position, and II will suffocate. This
is because he has no ribs. and no way OF
dilating the chest; therefore. he must
literally swallow air as though IL were
food. Forclbly keeping the creatures
mouth open causes the air TO pass into the
stomach instead of the lung. Another
oddly is It's tongue, which Is hung in the
mouth just the reverse of the human
tongue, being attached TO the front Of the
Jaw. the loose end hanging back and down
the throat.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-11

While Senator Hoar Of Massachusetts,
was praising the Supreme Court Of the
United States before the Virginia Bar As
ISOLATION at Newport News. on Thursday,
Judge John w. Aiken. of Gainesville, Ga,
was denouncing the Federal judiciary in
the severest terms 10 an address which ne
delivered at Atlanta as president of the
Georgia ar Association. Judge Aiken,
in Atlanta, on the other hand, denounced
the life tenure Of the Federal judiciary,
the tendency Of the United States courts
to make laws, instead of leaving tho ex-
ercise of that function TO Congress, and
the new procedure of preventing crime by
means Of the writ of injunction. Com
menting upon this, the New York Sun
says:
I'VE fear that his views are extensively
accepted as correct among lawyers in the
South and Southwest"
The Sun is right.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-11
REV. DIR. HOGE.
His Condition Is Very Much i"'
proved-Sitting Up.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. w. VA
July Especial DIR. Hoge has not lett
his room since he reached here week
ago last night He has been seriously ILL.,
but is now convalescent. He has been
seeing his friends for the past two days.
and sat up to-day for a short while.
DR.. Mcclure considers his conditioh
much improved, and hopes he will be able
TO come down stairs by Tuesday. d.
Hoge is cheerful and enjoys the at'en-
tions of his many friends.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-11
When Lead becomes Elastic.
american Machinist.)

The experiments upon materials at low
temperatures which have been made pos
sible by the advent OF liquid air. develop
some unexpected results. A ball OF india
rubber cooled 10 the temperature OF the
air becomes brittle. and II dropped on the
floor flies into a thousand (more or less)
pieces. while ball OF lead will rebound.
having acquired a remarkable increase Of
elasticity. Lead also makes a very re-
spectacle spiral spring at a temperature
OF 200 or 300 below zero.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-11
Ex-Virgiain Miners.
washington Post.)

Messrs. j. NJ. and w. f. Harris.
brothers and ex-Virginlans. are at the
Riggs. or late years they have been en-
gagged In mining In British Columbia, and
have met with gratifying success.
There is great deal OF silver being
mined In the vicinity of my home" said
Mr.. j. NJ. Harris, "and the owners of one
property near the town OF Sandow. took
out last year 81 100000 OF the white metal
and copper combined. think that British
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-11

plans for tho improvement Of that section
was IN the establishment OF Lakeside
Park. This we should like to see visited
by hundreds, where tens now 80 there
1t is Of easy access by beautiful carriage
roads and by the street-car line which
has It's terminus on Broad and First
streets, and which IL connected by trans
fers with the cars Of the old line, either
on Broad or Clay street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-11

Colonel Wilson, OF the Manhattan Club,
has been down here sightseeing. He
bought a little negro boy from a Cuban
for $40. The boys father was formerly
a slave in Santiago. The child's name
and age are unknown Colonel Wilson
took the child TO New York to-day. He
will be christened at the Manhattan Club
and date his birth from July 4th.
SO says dispatch from Siboney, Cuba.
TO the New York Sun.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-11

"a correspondent of the London Spec
tator calls attention 10 the fact that out
of a random list of eighty-one officers in
the American army and navy there are
three German names. one Italian, one
French, and one Dutch. All the rest are
unquestionably British"
Not single American name in all the
lot Ell?
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-11

At the time of last years report by the
Pension Department, there were six
widows of Revolutionary soldiers on the
rolls. OF these six, four were the widows
of Virginia soldiers and three of the six
were named Nancy a female designation
not now in SO general use as il was a
century ago. OF the three others, one
was named Esther one Rebecca, and the
other Mary
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-11

Watson is TO attack Spanish dock-yards.
1t appears. The plan is that he shall
further cripple Spain by destroying half
finished warships. The Massachusetts is
TO take the place OF the Iowa in the
Eastern squadron. 1t is expected that
the fleet will be able to sail on its imnor-
tant mission by next Tuesday.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-11
CAPTURED SPANISH OFFICERS.
They VIII BE Well Provided for ut
Annapolis.

ANNAPOLIS. MD, July 1o.-Captain
p. II. Cooper, superintendent OF the
Naval Academy. has completed his pre-
parations for the care Of the eighty
Spanish officers. incladlng Admiral Ger
vera. recently cantured of Santiago. He
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-11

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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-11
GRAND DUCHESS OFF.
Engineers and signai-Service Men,
and Horses for Miles.

NEWPORT NEWS VA, July 1o.-The
steamer Grand Duchess, recently secured
by the government as transport, left
to-day for Charleston. s. c. She had on
board company of United States engi-
neers and a number OF signal-service
men. There were also on board 100 hoyses.
said to be intended for General Mess
stat officerA
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-11

Our soldier boys Will probably soon /,
singing Toral-looral, too.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-11
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PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY MORNING


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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-10-27
Judges of Election.
G. +. GooDELL, Secretary,

The electoral board for Tazewell county
have appointed the following as judges of
election at the various precincts in the
county:
Tazewell-A. j. May, jr,, c. I. Peery,
w. B. F. White.
Nortl. Tazewell-W. II. Brown, B. B.
Greever, B. S. +. Harman.
Benbow-J. L. Buchanan, j. 0. Correll,
Wes. Mathews.
Thompson Valey-W. T. Thompson,
Joseph Criger, Vim. Clayton.
Freestone "A. ]. Jorrell, w. I. Higgin'
botham, J. NJ. Brooks.
Crockett's Cove-Jno. w. Daniel, d. B.
Daniel, T. G. Crockett.
Dry Fork-D. G. Sayers, D. B. Harman,
w. r. Bandy.
Gap store-J. NJ. C. Catron, A. 6.
Beavers, G. NJ. Graybeal.
Burke's Garden-Jno. P. Gose, I. b.
Howell Jno. H. Greever,
Gratton-W. D. Jones, j. E. Buchanan,
l.. +. Lefile.
Cove Creek-R. G. Shuffiebarger, W.
H. Showers, j. &. Higginbotham.
Tip Top-,Robt. Tarter, H. Lee Brown,
r. r. Harman.
Bluestone-J. 7. Nash, J. B. Shannon
w. w. Wells.
Graham-S. NJ. Graham, NJ. B. Linkous
E. 7. Brooks.
Falls Mills-I. H. Hany, c. ]. Hale, E
H. Compton.
Abbs Valley-Chas. Moore, Chas
Smith, S. P. Mustard.
Pocahontas DIV. NJ. Delp, w. j.
Newenham, NJ. Degan.
Pocahontas (2)-J. NJ. Newton, w. E
Read, VIM. Murray.
Pocahontas (3)-E, V. Baily, j. S. Mans
J. S. Browning.
Cedar Bluf-T A. Repass, w. j. Hig
ginbotham, S. H. Laird.
Liberty Hill. A. George, NJ. w
Humphreys, J. H. Dorton.
Poor Valley-W. S. Taylor, I. Il. Hit
A. p. French.
Pounding Mill-W. c. Williams, Jno
Lambert, Jno. w. Beavers.
Lockhart's Chapel-J. G. Hinkle, j. II
Beavers, w, 7. Brewster.
Richlands- r. Mccall, B. F. Ball
Jno. NJ. Yost.
Midway-W. A. Ward, B. White, D
Green
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-10-27
5=alLOOk Out!!!!!
Ip&H - - - - -
for ont Holiday Goods. Our
Dewey, Manila, Our Navy.

The people of Tazewell had an oppor-
tunity on last Saturday night to enjoy a
great treat, no less t:lan a lecture by Rev.
]. B. Frazier, chaplain of the Olympia,
and an eye witness of the great naval bat
tie at Manila.
On Saturday about noon Mr.. w. B. F.
White, who had been in correspondence
with Mr.. Frazier, received telegram
from that gentleman, who was at Bluefeld,
that he would be at Tazewell that after
noon, and, if desired, would give us a
lecture that night. This gave very little
time to advertise it, but hand bills were
printed and sent over the town late in the
afternoon. Though the night was inclem-
ent good crowd assembled at the
Methodist church, and those who attend
ed were most highly entertained by Mr..
Frazier. He started with the Asiatic
Squadron, as it was anchored at Hong
Kong anxiously awaiting the outcome of
the negotiations between Spain and the
United States prior to a declaration of
war, and very graphically portrayed the
high tension OF our sailors, ten
thousand miles from their seat of govern.
ment, and how the declaration of war was
received with satisfaction and feeling of
relief. He told how the first news of the
declaration of war was received when the
English Governor of Hong Kong came on
board the Olympia and informed Admiral
Dewey that he would have to leave the
port with his fleet in twenty four hours,
because of Engand's declaration of neu-
trality. His description of the fleet at
Hong Kong and the voyage'to Manila was
very interesting. But when he arrived at
Manila with the fleet and described its
secret entrance, in the night time, into
Manila Bay and harbor the attention of
the audience became riveted. He had
map, which he had made himself, show
ing the different points of interest at and
about Manila-where the forts, batteries,
navy yard, and city were located. BY
black line in the map he showed the
course pursued by the fleet as it entered
the harbor and by which it was shown
how the ships were manuevered during
the battle. His description of the bat
tie and of Admiral Dewey were very fine,
and gave his hearers much more accurate
idea of the conflict and of Dewey as a
man.
A great many persons did not attend
the lecture because they got no notice of
it. MIR. Frazier was born in our town and
lived here or in the immediate vicinity for
several years. He is a young man of fine
appearance and excellent culture He
does not claim to be regular lecturer but
upon the platform he is very entertaining.
His friends regretted that he could not re-
main at Tazewell longer. He left on Mon
day afternoon, as his leave of absence had
nearly expired.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-10-27
How Thad. Harris Became a Candidate.

EDITOR OF TAzEwELL REPUBLICAN
am reliably informed that about the
9th of October colored man in Tazewell
county was approached by two Democrats
and was offered $25O.00 to become a can
didate for Congress in the Ninth Congress
sional District This offer was declined by
the colored man and they then offered
him $500.0O, which offer he also declined.
He told tie Democrats he would become a
candidate if they would give him $500
one half the annual salary of a Congress
man; that he could not be made a scape
goat for less; that if he had to be abused
by the best colored men of the county
they must pay him enough to enable him
to leave the county. The Democrats re-
fused to pay him the $3.50. l am in
formed that Mr. Stone, business manager
of the Bristol Tribune, was afterwards in
troduced to the colored man and said ne
regretted that he would not become a
candidate.
am also informed that afterwards Stone
went to Pocahontas and induced Thad-
deus E. Harris, colored Republican of
that city, to declare himself as candidate
for Congress in this district, and agreed to
pay Harris $500 and expenses if ne would
consent. Harris consented to run on
these conditions and is now the hired can
didate of the Democratic party. Surely
Rhea and his friends are forced to employ
great many devices to try to defeat Gen
eral Walker. 1t is only by tricks and
frauds that they can hope to succeed.
The candidacy of Harris is one the latest
tricks and one of their most contemptible
Honest men should resent such work as
this.
CITIZEN.
Tazewel, Va.
Oct. 25th, 1898.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-10-27
PARIS WILD WITH
EXCITEMENT.
Scenes in Chamber Of Deputies Imply
That the Days Of the Third French
Republic Are Numbered.
THE ENTIRE MINISTRY RESIGNS IN
A BODY.
No Mention Made of Fasboda Affair Nor
Is the Possibility of War With
England Alluded to.

Paris, Oct. 25.-The entire French min
istry resigned this afternoon upon the re-
ceipt of the news announcing that the
government had been defeated by an ad-
verse vote of forty,
The scene in the chamber OF Deputies
when the news became known was indes-
crihable, and tonight the boulevards and
principal thoroughfares are crowded with
excited mobs and the whole city is wild
with excitement.
The scenes both within and without the
Chamber of Deputies we're disgraceful, but
during the whole of them no mention WAS
made of the Fashoda affair or of the poss :
bility of war with England.
This is taken as indicating that war be-
tween the two countries is impossible with
out design by one or the other.
The fact that France has no govern
ment will make England slow to force a
war upon her.
Today's scenes in the Chambers seem
to imply that the days Of the third French
republic are numbered.
After vote of no confidence the Cham
ber of Deputies adjourned until November
4th.
No one knows what designs are har-
bored against the government in certain
quarters and this cabinet crisis is certainly
extremely extraordinary.
The next few weeks will be full of peril
for the French republic.
Over one hundred and fifty arrests of
rioters have been made.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-10-27
A BIG CAMPAIGN LIE.
One Of the Many Started by the Demo-
cratic Machine.

Having hired Thaddeus E. Harris,
colored man of Pocahontas, to become
candidate for Congress in this district, the
Democratic machine concluded it would
make his candidacy more significant to
have convention to nominate him. The
convention was held last week, some
weeks after Harris had consented to be-
come the tool of the Rheaites. Special
telegraphc messages were sent out to the
Democratic newspapers stating that there
were three hundred delegates IN the meet
ing that nominated him, when, in fact, we
are informed, there were only eighteen
voters present. There were no delegates
from any place, we are also told, except
Pocahontas. Now the Democratic papers
are repeating that lie about the 300 dele
gates. 1t shows how unreliable are the
special communications to the Democratic
papers.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1898-10-27
TAZEWELTA A OCTOBER 81, l898

A. s. Segar, Hampton, Va.
r. S. Thomas, Isle Wight county, Va.
w. A. Little, jr., Fredericksburg, Va
A. C. Garrett, Newport News, Va.
John H. Lewis, Lynchburg, Va.
c. L. Carrington, Nelson county, Va
r. H. Rawles, of Suffolk, Va.
J. A. Treadway, Pittsylvania county, Va.
William J. Whtehurst, Norfolk, Va.
VIM. l.. Royal, Richmond, Va.
Barton H. Wise, Richmond, Va.
w. P. DeSaussure, Richmond, Va.
A. B. Guigon, Richmond, Va.
We beg to submit the foregoing opinion
of number of the most distinguished
Democratic members of the Virginia bar
and recommend it for the guidance of Re-
publican voters.
By order of Republican Executive Con
gressional Committee.
c. G. LINCOLN, Chairman.
G. +. GooDELL, Secretary.