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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04
INADEOUACY OF WORDS.

In some things the power oi ii-;:::
seems woetu!ly deficient, and one OF
Lnese is his language, which is as yet
inadequate to do justice to the opera
tons of nature. Stirring as 1t may be,
the ordinary account of mighty event
is generally far beneath what it might
be. The description of o wreck may
cause us to shudder slightly, but there
is no approach to the feeling that would
arise in us could we but behold the oc-
currence itself, and no combination of
words and sentences can bring the
whole truth home to us. We look from
the portfolios of our stateroom and see
the water dashing itself against the
side Of the ship. Then the vessel rises
out Of the wave, and we can look out
on mountainous tumbling masses that
raise their heads in ominous portent-
Where the sky should be the clouds are
scudding by as If driven by some terrific
fear. We hear the shrill piping OF the
boatswain's whistle and the running OF
the feet of men overhead. How the
hours drag and drag by until there
seems to be no end coming to the mer-
CHESS pounding of the sea. However
cheerful we may make ourselves ap-
pear, fear Is in our hearts, fear of that
nerve-consuming sort that takes away
oil energy and leaves us us II without
support. Better would 1t be to have
the crashing of timbers and the break
ing Of plates than this long waiting in
uncertainty. Every day seems like
year, and yet the storm only grows
worse and whistles and Kisses fright
fully. And If the worst does come, the
hardest thing Is to realize that we, we
who have all our lives been in and near
and around danger, and who get have
never seen 1t, are at last within Its
clutches. Literature alone as 1t Is can
never make us realize these things per-
fectly. Nor can art, which may give US
nevertheless the benefit of magnificent
representations. And here Is the power
of the drama that unites both liter
ature and art and combines them with
action. II it is possible to move us, we
shall be moved, and the truth will be
brought home more fully and more
sharply than In the other ways-De-
troit Free Press.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04
An Ipterezttnr ExperimenA

The customs authorities are watch
ing an interesting experiment now be
ing made in the United States bonded
stores to restore the commercial value
of 146 cases of champagne which was
frozen during the blizzard in railroad
cars while being transported in bond
from New York to Philadelphia The
wine came on the French steamship La
Bretagne from Havre to New York, and
was consigned to q well-known club in
this city. AS rule, experts state that
frozen champagne should be consumed
at once or 1t is valueless. AS this could
not be done in this case, the wine was
stored in the warm cellars Of the bond
ed stores, which are below the surface
OF the earth, and where there Is always
o uniform temperature. 1t was noticed
that there was deposit Of cream Of
tartar In the bottles, which, the gov
er1lment officials think, If gradually dis
solved IN the warm temperature Of the
bonded stores, will restore the wine to
Its former value,-Philadelphia Record.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04

The Cottage on the Fell
By J. +. Kingsley Tarpey


ON THE old road between Langton
and Fazerley, half way up the fell,
there stands the ruin of pretty little
thatched cottage. Roses and honey
suckles Irvine over the porch; and.
though there is no garden to speak Of
the old road Is so overgrown with grass
and flowers that it Is garden In itself.
There is no traffic this way now, ex-
cept on market days, when the carts
from a few scattered farmsteads go
past Fazerley; so the long, green
ribbons on the road and the wide bor-
ders gradually encroach year by year.
until in some places they meet In a
level stretch of grass. The heather
comes down the hillside almost to the
wall, and through 1t, laughing and
dancing, runs little beck, which
crosses the road q few yards below the
cottage.
Some ten years ago the place was &C.
cupied by young widow and her twin
children, boy and a girl. She had
come there with her babies five years
before, on her husbands death, and had
earned u scanty living ever since by
working for one of the shops at Fazer-
lev. She was either too shy or too
proud to make friends easily, and no
one knew whether she had friends or
kindred elsewhere. On market days
some one of the passing farmers would
bring her small purchases up from Fa-
zerley, or take her bundle of work down
to the shop. The bustling farmers
wife at the Fellside farm had always a
kindly word, and sometimes bun or
an apple, for the twins, when they
went to fetch the milk two or three
times a week. The old shepherd, when
his sheep were on that side of the fell,
liked to have chat with the little ones
in passing, or to have them trot beside
him for mile along the road; but
these were the nearest approaches to
intimacy the country folk had with the
occupants of the cottage. The chill
dren always looked clean and neat and
rosy; the cottage was miracle OF or
der and trimness; and no one guessed
till it was too late the terrible poverty
that had heen hidden under this cheer
full air OF independence,
During the winter and spring the
mother had been constantly ailingi she
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04
Swine LittIe Nnnlnter,ss CHURCH.

The Aud LIGHT church at Kirriemuir
(Thrums), Scotland. made famous by
]. NJ. Barrie, seems to have fallen upon
evil days. William C. Conf, the little
minister" has resigned because the old
er members of his congregation said
he was "too broad" having preached
In the pulpits Of other denominations
Although the presbytery acquitted him
of all blame, Mr.. Conn could not be per-
suaded to remain. There are, by the
fay, only 81 churches in Scotland and
two in Ireland which are now included
In the Synod Of United Original Sc
ceders," a fact which reminds the Phil
adelphia Press of the reply made By an
old Scot when asked after the welfare
Of his church: "Weel,' he said, I'VE ken
t this way; first, there were hunnerd
O. US. Then there was q schism an
tha' left but fifty. An then there was
heresy trial which took ava twenty
five. Then description left only my
brother Donald an myself-an' have
sair douts O. Donald'H orthodoxy, De
troit Free Presa.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04

sion. whatever that might be, he hoped
that would keep in mind the fact that
he was postmaster general.
II managed to tell him that the fact
did not strike me as an unalloyed bless
ing, and thought that saw pleasant
twinkle in the eye of his distinguished
caller. 1 went away mad and disheart-
ened. Suddenly Senator Zach Chandler
came to my mind. He was friend OF
my father, both were from New lamp
shire, and whenever the great leader
was In our section Of the state the two
men would have good time talking
over the old home state. went to the
senator, telling him everything but the
gate episode and the other party there
to. He knew me when entered, for he
never forgot names or faces. He in
quired particularly after my father, exc
pressing his regard for him as an old
friend, and was in mood to favor any
reasonable cause l might espouse.
$50 he tried to squelch you, did hep
and the old war horses face had its
sternest setting Wanted to show off
at the expense of one Of my friends and
constituents, did he? Just drop this
matter and meet me here at eight
this evening. That will let you out OF
the city tonight if you want TO 60
II was on time and Chandler handed
me q commission for my candidate. He
stopped my thanks to ask me If it would
inconvenience me to rcmSin over till
the next day. l wac burning 70 get
home with the glad ttdings, but would
have given him month. had he asked
it Then take this to the postmaster
general, tell him that his treatment OF
you was inexcusable, that Michigan
men do not permit such attempts to
humiliate them, that he told You to re-
member that he was postmaster gen
ersl, and that you now ask him to &C
cept notice that the state of Michigan
has been removed from bis immediate
jurisdiction | followed instructions,
and, while ] do not know what that
message from the president, sent to the
general through Chandler and myself,
contained, I do know that he wilted and
stammered an apology. l also know
that Chandler was the man after that
who said who might hold post offices
In this state
! gave that commission to the girl
who came running down to the same
gate to meet me, and when 1 promptly
attended to another little matter of
business she said she would marry roe
q thousand times II It was going to
make me 50 happy. Harter had to
wait three years before his girl became
good-humored enough to accept him."
Detroit Free Press,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04
WOMEN OUTLINE MEN.
observations of Professor BuohneR
Show Many More Female Cen
tenarianE Than Males.

It ia strange but true that the most
delicate child often outlives his
stronger brother or sister. Many IN
stances are on record Of the long sur
vival of those who seemed destined to
ale early. 1t Is said of Voltaire, who
lived to be 81 years old, that he was
80 delicate at birth he could not be
baptized for several months. Sir lsaao
Newton, the doctors said, would not
live q week, but ne celebrated his
eighty-Afth birthday. Fontenelle lived
to be 100, although he WIS SO fraii at
birth that the priest had to go 70 his
home to baptize him.
Even more interesting than th!sis the
statement by Prof. Buchner that 1t is
possible for a woman to preserve her
youthful beauty even to her old age,
or, in some instances, to regain it. The
marquise Of Mirabeau died at SO with
all the marks of youth in her face
Margaret Verdun at o5 smoothed out
the wrinkles, her hair grew again and
her third set of teeth appeared Cases
of this third dentitiopare not rare.
The professor has still further hope
for the fair sex in the announcement
that women live longer than men. Our
French woman, Marie Prioux, who died
in 1888, was said to be 1888 years old.
Statistics of the various countries on
this point are remarkable. In Germany
only 413 of 1000 males reach the age
of so, while more than 800 of 1000 fe-
males reach that age. In the United
States there nre $3.50 female to 1908
male centenarians. In France, OF ten
centenarians seven were women and
only three men. In the rest OF Europe
of 81 centenarians 16 were women.
The oldest person now living Is held
20 be Annie Armstrong, who Is III
years old, and lives In a little town IN
County Clare, Ireland.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04
woMAN-A STUDY.
Woman, woman, winsome womani

woman, ROLlduI WluSOul6 NOIlLdul
Tell US are you saint or human,
Or q toy Beelzebub has sent us from afar?
We've thought about you, sighed about
you.
Fought about you. cried about you.
Stayed up nights and lied about you. puzzle
that you are.
Just when we would dream we've got you
Figured out. as like as not you
leave US topsy-turvy, guessing what to say
or do;
Now we hate you. then caress you.
Now berate you, then We bless you.
But our lives are stale unless you keep us
in stew.
Some there are who really dread you.
Some who long to WOO and wed you,
Some would Danish you forever to q distant
land;
Artists paint you. poets verse you.
Bishops saint you, cynics curse you.
But 'for better or for worse you still are
In demand.
There are times you sadly vex us.
Puzzle, plague US and perplex u.s.
Till we wish you were IN Texas. very far
away;
But although we sadly doubt you,
You've such winsome ways about you
We can never do without you. so we let you
stay.
Nixon Waterman in L A. w Bulletin,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04

uz,, a Troublesome cough, and more
than once when the farmers passed on
market days the twins had taken mes
sapes from her in bed. 1t was
no matter of surprise to Farmer
Bleasdale, therefore, when, to his
usual inquiry one morning in Au-
gust, the little girl replied that
Mother was poorly, and nothing was
wanted" When he passed back in
the evening the two children were sit
ting on the doorstep contentedly eat
Ing bread and gooseberries for their
tea, and sharing o mug Of milk be-
tween them. They had played about
the cottage and the lane all day, pay
ing tiptoe visits now and then to their
mother, who was strangely quiet and
had taken none Of the tea they had SO
carefully prepared for her. The twins
slept at their mothers feet to make
more room in the narrow bed, and when
1t grew dusk they crept quietly In with
out disturbing her. In the night the
boy awoke, crying, with the touch OF
something. cold.
Marty, Marty, what Is itP I'm
frightened" he sobbed.
flush, Don Don't wake mother"
whispered the little girl; and So cud-
ding close together, they slept again.
Early in the morning they were
Weakened by shaft of sunlight through
the eastern window, when the sun roxe
over the fell. They sat mp together
feeling lonely and frightened; Don be-
gan to cry.
why doesn't mother wakef" he
sobbed. He crept along the bed, and
patted her cheek gently; at the touch
he screamed and slid to the ground.
Marty, Marty, what is it? Why Is
mother so cold?"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04
A New Light.

A phenomenon, the cause OF which
has not yet been satisfactorily ex-
planned, was described at a recent meet
ing Of the scientists. Discs Of loaf gu
gar were mounted On lathe and rap
idly rotated while a hammer played
lightly against them. An almost con-
tinuous radiation of light was thus pro-
duced from the sugar. It was shown
that the light did not rise from heating
of the sugar, and it is believed to be
caused by some change taking place IN
the sugar crystals. The act OF crystalh-
cation is known to be sometimes accom-
panied by flashes Of light. The prac-
teal bearing Of these experiments Is on
the question of thepossibility Of obtain
ing artificial light by methods as yet
untried. Cincinnati Enquirer.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04
LiEhthouae In a Cemetery.

Throughout the world there are hun
dreds of lighthouses dotted along the
coast, but lighthouse In the midst OF
cemetery is q rare thing. Such a
one, however, has recently been erect
ed in the cemetery at INVERSION, Lam
cashire, England. A Miss Wilson had II
built in memory of her father, who died
over year ago. The structure, which
is 20 feet in height and eight feet in
diameter, Is constructed of white Car
rara marble.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04
GOOD FIGHTERS.
The Braves of AeuinnIdo Show They
Have Their Own Share
of Courage.

The Filipinos are certainly showing
that they have their full share OF cour-
age. In the latest hardfighting around
Manila they were forced to give way
hafnrs ha determined. American Aa'
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04
officers.
THE CHURCHES.
Methodist Episcopal Church South

Public worship of God on the LIST and
3rd SUNDAYS at II A. NJ, on the End and
Meeting for prayer, Wednesday at 1870.
P. NJ. Sabbath School at 9:3o A M; g.
Meeting of Epworth League each Sun
dav at 8 p. m, the third Monday
night of each month being devoted to
A most cordial welcome is extended to all.
J.. S. FRENCH. Pastor.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04

An hour later the two children were
found by the old shepherd, barefoot In
the road, clinging fast together and
crying bitterly. When the doctor came
it was found that the mother had been
dead some hours
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04
ABOUT ANCHORS.
Those Carried on Merchant Vessels
Pninted-Gnlvanizc An
chors on Yachts.

Ships anchors cost from five to seven
cents q ueuna 30 that q e.o00.puufd
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04
Christian Church.

Preaching LIST and Srd Sundays at 7 p
m and 2nd and 4th Sundays at IL a. m.
PRAYER meeting Saturday night at
O'Clock. Sunday schoo! every Sunday al
$50 a. IN. ~
PHILIP JOHNSON, Pastor.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04

out of bed and put on her clothes III
the dark, pausing now and then to hear
the steady breathing Of the sleepers in
the long dormitory; then she took her
shoes and went out along the corridor,
past the open door Of the teachers
room and down the crealdng stairs. In
the basement she got her cloak and
bonnet, and, by standing on chair
shot the heavy bolt of the playroom
door, and so into the yard. There was
no way out Of the grounds, but at the
end was q space rallied off for hens,
and out Of this q small opening had been
made for them into the field beyond.
The door into the hencoop was only
latched, and, by dint of a great struggle
Marty was out through the hole, lenv-
ing part of the lilac print behind her.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04
Lutheran Church.

Services at the Lutheran church at North
Tazewell every lst and Sd Sunday at Ii a.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04

1t was some hours before Mairly's
night was discovered at the orphan
age, and at first she was only looked for
in the grounds, for it was thought I'M
possible she could have got out At
length the piece OF torn lilac print in
the hencoop gave clew, and by noon
she was traced to the roadway station.
The booking clerk had booked half
fare to Fazerley by the workmen's
train; he thought the child was with
some workmen; he had seen one Of
them lift her into the carriage. At
Fazerlcy the porter remembered that
q workman in the early train had asked
him to show little girl the road to
I.angton; he had put her on the way
when he won't to breakfast
The matron drove to Langton, and
1t was only when she arrived with the
vicar at Mrs. Smiths that Don's absence
was discovered. No one thought OF go
ing to the little fellside cottage until
the old shepherd came through the VII
lage again In the afternoon; and by
that time it was early dusk. There was
bitter east wind blowing, and the
promise Of a hard frost; and the whole
village turned out with lanterns and
went up to the fell. After some hours
fruitless search they were forced to
wait for daylight, when they set to
work, reinforced by help from the
countryside.
They found the children by the beck,
400 OF 500 yards from the cottage, lying
in the heather tightly clasped in EACH
others arms They were both dead;
but the brown cloak of the orphnnage
vas round Don, and 1t seemed a. II
Marty had been trying to keep him
warm.-London Speaker.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04

nARNs & BARNS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Taze;
Dwell, Va Practice in the courts Of Taxewell
county, Court of Appeals at Wythevflle ana the
Federal courts at Abingdon. c. j. Barns John l.
Barns.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04
LAWYERS.

AIS. D. MAY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, TaEe-
a we'll Va. Practice in the courts OF Tazewell
comfy and in the Court of Appeals at Wytheville,
Va. Particular attention paid to the collection OF
claims.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04

CHAPMAN & GILLESPIE, ATTORNEYS AT
ULAW, Tazewell, Va. Practice i'll all the courts
of Tazewell county and Court Of Appeals at
WytheYille. ]. w. Chapman A. ?. Gillespie.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04

oREEVER & GILLESPIE, LAWYERS, Tszewell
iva PrtL..,G. n the courts of Tazewel and ad-
dining counties Ohhce--Stras building. Edgar
l.. Greever. Barns Gillespie.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04

CC1 TON & COULLING, ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
fTuzeweu Va. Practice in the courts Of Taze-
Iyell county. S. NJ 3. Couling will continue his
practice in all the courts of Buchanan county. j.
II Fulton, Wytheville, Va. S. NJ. B. Couling,
Tazewell. Va.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04

~ G. ALDEksON. ATTORNEY AT LAW, Taze-
H,well. Va. Will practice in the courts of TaZe-
well county and the Court of Appeals at Wythe-
vile Collecting specially.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04

nFo. W. ST CLAIR, ATTORNEY AT LAW
UTazewell. Va Practices in the courts of Taze
wall and adjoining counties and in the Supreme
Court of Appeals at Wytheville. Psrticula. at
tention paid to the collection OF claims. ONCE
htras building
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04

VINCENT L. SEXTON, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HTazewell, Va. viii practice In the courts OF
TazewelI and adjoining counties. Particular at
tention paid to the collection of claims. Office in
Stras building
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-05-04

al B. SPRATT ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rich
w lands, Va. Practices in the courts of Taze-
we'll and adjoining counties. Prompt attention
paid to the collection of claims.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-04
QUICKSANDs OF ARIZONA.
Masked Pitfalls are Frequently Found
In the Desert.


Curious but dangerous freaks OF ma
ture frequently found In the desert Of
Arizona are called aumlderos by the
Mexlonna and Indians, They are mask
ed pitfalls OF qulcSsand ana occur In the
dry palms and are covered with a
trcnohoroua crust Of clay that has been
spread over them IN line particles by
the wind ana baked dry BY the sun.
The peculiar properties OF the soil
retain an the moisture drained Into
them after the infrcQuont rains, and
allow Il 90 be Uttered 10 unknown
depths, 90 that n man or horse or a
COW or a sheep that once steps upon
that deceptive crust Instantly sinks
out OF sight beyond hope OF rescue,
The Humlderus ARE on Lowell with
the surface OF the desert Thore " no
danger signal Co mark them, and their
surface cannot be- DISTINGUISHED by the
ordinary eye from tho hard clay that
surrounds thom. They occur most frc-
quently IN the niknli-oovcrcd Hats. ana
arc often fifteen or twenty feet IN d.
umotpr,
Sometimes they are only little pockets
or wells that a man can leap across,
but the longest pole has never found
their bottom A stone thrown through
the crust sinks 10 unknown depths, and
no man who ever foll into one of them
was rescued. They account for the
mysterious disappearance pf many men
and cattle.