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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20
CHAMPION OYSTER EATER.
Eew Orleans Dealer Has q Customer
Who Has an Immense Ca
pacity.

During the lest few days two broth
ers from o neighboring town IN the
yellow pine lumber district have been
guests at one OF the local hotels. These
gentlemen are fine specimens Of phys
ical manhood, and not only bear astrlk-
ing resemblance to one another, but
have In common many tastes, one OF
which Is q remarkable fondness for
raw oysters, upon which circumstance
hangs tale. Near the hotel is smaB
oyster bar Of the usual sort and on the
morning of their arrival one OF the
brothers observed the establishment
and Immediately hungered for bivalres.
In less time than it takes to tell 1t he
was standing at thecounter, and before
he Left he had put away q couple OF
dozen on the deep-shell. Returning to
the hotel, he encountered his brother
and warmly recommended the place.
The latter lost no time In rushing
across.
"Herel" he said, gimme three dozen
like you just served"
Holy smoked" gasped the opener,
and proceeded to serve the order, which
was swiftly disposed of. In the course
of ON hour the first brother happened
to be passing, and couldn't resist the
temptation OF dropping In. That time
he devoured an even 80, and while the
oyster opener was wondering what kind
of o. bonanza he had struck the other
visitor reappeared and ran the score
up to 90. That ended the continuous
performance act until evening, when
brother No. rushed IN, hungry as
wolf, and told the opener to start in and
keep 1t up until he called time.
"ru bet he comes right back" said
the man behind the counter, when his
patron had departed with record OF
3s. "If you turn him loose In Bayou
creek he'd clean it out in week"
The words had scarcely passed his
lips when brother No, 2 pushed through
the swinging doors and hoped blithe-
" on O stool. "Pm starving to DEATH"
he shouted; push out some oysters,
double-quicl time!"
Great snakes!" said the opener, in
en- awed tone. allow many do you
want?"
"Oh, 40 or 80. Shove 'em right along
till I holler stop"
The oyster man was kept busy until
the count reached 40, and when the VS.
itor went out he was unable to find
words to express his feelings. The eli
max, however, was yet to come The
first brother, on returning to the hotel,
had met an old friend, who presently
remarked that he was on his way to
get bite to eat
"Well come over and have some
OYSTERS" said the other; 'they are de-
licious. I've just eaten @ few, but III
join you in another Dozen"
When the pair walked in the opener
came near having fit. Suffering alli-
gators!" he whispered to the bar boy,
there be comes agaInl Amt there no
w.. of film him up?'
The visitors left large stock OF
empty shells, and before retiring the
other brother dropped IN again for
late snack. He was served IN awesome
silence, and as 1t so happened that both
gentlemen took other quarters next day
the exact facts have not yet leaked out.
~ dunno where he come from" says
the oyster opener, In telling the story,
"but that Teller was the sure champion
Of the world."-N. o. Tmes-Democrat,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20
THE BOY AND HIS TRADE.
He Should Begin His Apprenticeship
So as to Be Through when
TJyenty-One.

Seventeen is the preferable age for
going to trade, but in many cases IS
Is not too young, nor 18 too old. But,
all conditions being favorable, 1t Is we'll
for boy to arrange his apprenticeship
so that he can finish his trade by the
time he Is 81. One of the advantages
of going to trade early Is that it al
lows the lad time to mako change
should he discover that he has made
a mistake in choosing his vocation, and
there is no infallible method or rule
that can be followed IN order that such
mistakes oan be avoided. But the best
course to pursue Is for the lad to fully
acquaint himself with the details of
the trades to which he may incline be-
fore he makes selection. This can
be easily done at the expense only Of
little observation and inquiry. Then
the matter of natural aptitude can be
considered-and 1t is most important
factor-so that thszlad can avoid 60
ing into anything for which he has no
special fitness. 1t is asserted that every
one is adapted for some one thing bet
ter than anything else, and the boy
should strive to discover what that
one thing Is. 1t would be great mis-
take for lad without natural bent
for mechanics IL ''mpt to learn the
machinist's trade, and the chances
would be against such boys proper
advancement, for ones best work and
development are the outcome of being
congenially employed.-Barton Chey-
ney, in Ladies' Home Journal.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20
RAGPICKER HELPERS.
New Waste Paper Boxes Placed About
the City Tighten His
LabOrs.

The day Of the Jowly mgpicker has
come at last. For years he has been
despised and spat upon, fguratively, at
least. His calling has been synony-
nous with all that is low and despicable
and unworthy. He has been used rs
a bugaboo to brighten unruly babies,
lie has had bricks and snowballs thrown
athim By bad boys, and In short ne has
been getting the worst Of it all around
for these many years
Now 1t is his turn, and lie has every
body working for him. Unconsciously
perhaps, but none the less faithfully,
thousands of reputable citizens have
been acting as first assistant rag and
paper collectors, and If the unwashed
gentleman with the big sack on his
shoulders does not appreciate it, he
should. All this came about through
the introduction on downtown corners
Of the "clean the city" boxes, ntowhich
stray pieces of paper, newspapers that
have been read and other fotsam OF
the street are thrust by the careful cit
liens who want clean city.
In the course Of day these handy
boxes accumulate whole lot of waste
paper, and that is where the festive
rag picker gets in his work. Every
day he makes the rounds and cleans
outof the boxes the papers which every
body else has been carefully gather
ing in convenient places for him. The
papers in these for the most part are
clean and dry and far more acceptable
than those he was accustomed to CLEAN
from the cutters and alleys. These lat
ter he now passes scornfully by as he
strides from one box to another and
gathers in what the merchant, the
banker and the shopgirl have been
slowing away for him all day long,
Chicago Chronicle.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20
Health and BeEuty.

Health and beauty are not exactly
synonymous terms, yet physical beau
ty without physical health can be but
TN evanescent thing. TO be healthy
and to keep healthy, q few cardinal
principles must be observed. To attain
to any degree of physical perfection
the body needs TO be properly fed.
groomed, trained, exercised and rested,
according to~certain established scien-
tific laws. Waste and repair are the
forces continually at work in all liy-
Ing structures. Every action, even to
the thinking of thought, is accom-
panied by waste es tissue. Like good
housekeepers, we will see that the AZ
enues for the escape of this waste mr.
terial are in perfect working order.
There are four main outlets TO be con-
sidered, namely: The lungs, the kid
neys, the bowels and the skin. So much
physiology the beauty-seeker must
know. A skin with clogged pores,
thickened, roughened and Gscolored
IS an unlovely thing.-N. Y. Ledger
Monthly.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20
Officers.
THE CHURCHES.
Methodist Episcopal Church South

Public worship of God on the LIST and
Srd Sundays at IL A. NJ, on the ma ana
Meeting for prayer, Wednesday at7;9o,
p. NJ. Sabbath School at $50 A. NJ.
Meeting of Epworth League each Sun
day at 3 p. m, the third Monday
NIGHT of each month being devoted to
literary work. ,,.u
A most cordial welcome is extended toall.
Us. FRENCH. Pastor.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20
nenr Ment Kent Three Yeors.

One of the most interesting studies
10 persons who have never seen large
quantities of game is visit to big
cold storage plant, where 1t is stored.
In one place in this city there is an old
bear, as natural as when first killed,
that has been in the cold storage for
over three years. Every variety Of
game is represented in the big cold
storage plant.-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
GRAFT
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20
SEMINARY FOR SALE.

The valuable property known as the
Tazewell Female Seminary is for sale. 1t
is new and large building and located Oh
one of the principal streets of the town. 1t
can be used for school or other purposes.
For terms apply to
GEO. w. ST. CLAIR,
l.27tf. Tazewell, Va.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20
Cream Pie Crust.

Three-fourths cup sour cream, three
fourths cup of cold water, one level tea
spoonful soda, three cups flour, pinch
of salt. This is sufficient for two pies
with double crusts. Tart shells may be
made as above; and such pastry will
not injure any persons stomach
Home Magazine.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20
Reason for Sadness.

Harris-Walters has been looking
pretty sad since his daughter got mar
ried. hasn't he?
Correll-Yes; you see, he had no
sooner got his daughter off bis hands
than he found he would have to put her
husband on ola feet.-Brooklyn Lie.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20
A to n Musical Rival.

He-Lucy johnson done tole me she
only TUX quartah's pianner lessons.
She-Wal, de way she plays yo'd tink
she only TUX quartah's wuth!-Puck.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20
Christian Church.


Preaching lst and Srd Sundays at Z p,
m. and 2nd and 4th Sundays at IL a. m.
Prayer meeting Saturday night at I
O'Clock. Sunday schoo. every Sunday at
$50 q. m.
PHILIP JOHNSON, Pastor.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20
The Humor Missing.

Mrs. Peck-I believe that every ono
of the writer's of these articles max
ing fun of married life are single men.
I don't suppose that one of them was
ever married.
Henry-N-n-no, dear; he wouldn' t be
writing jokes on it il he was.-N. Y.
World.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20

nREEvER & GILLESPIE, LAWYERS, Tazewell
iva PriC..,C the courts Of Tazewell and ad-
dining counties. Office--Stras building Edgar
L. Greever Barns Gillespie.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20

GEO. w. ST. CLAIR, ATTORNEY AT LAW
UTazcwell, Va Practices in the courts Of Taze
wall and adjoining counties and in the Supreme
Court of Appeals at Wytheville Particula; at
tention paid to the collection OF claims. Ofice-
Stras building
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20

FULTON & CoULLING, ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
FTazewell, Va Practice in the courts Of Taze-
we'll county s. NJ B. Couling will continue his
practice in all the courts of Buchanan county. j..
Fl Fulton, Wytheville, Va S. NJ. B. Couling,
Tazewell, Va.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20
The Thermometer.

The thermometer sometimes gets
very low. but It's never vulgar.--Cbica-
60 Daily News.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20

CHAPMAN e. GILLESPIE, ATTORNEYS AT
ULAW, Tazewell Va. Practice in all the courts
of Tazewell county and Court of Appeals at
Wytheville ]. w. Chapman. A. P. Gillespie.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20
Lutheran Church

Services at the Lutheran church at North
Tazewel every lst and Sd Sunday at IL a.
IN
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20

n C. ANDERSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Taze-
n we'll Va. Will practice in the courts Of TaEe-
well county and the Court Of Appeals at Wythe-
Vile Collecting specially.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20

DARNS & BARNS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Taze-
Dwell, Va. Practice in the courts Of Tsxewell
county, Court of Appeals at Wytheville and the
Federal courts at Abingdon. C. j. Barns John 7.
Barns
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
Candy Cathartic, cure constipation foreyet.
l0c 25c. II c. G. G. fail, druggists refund money.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20

VINCENT L. SEXTON, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
VTazewell, Va. viii practice in the courts Of
Fazewell and adjoining counties. Particular at
tention paid to the collection of claims. Office in
Stras building
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20
LAWYERS.

EJ.&s. D. MAY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Taze
n well, Va. Practice in the courts of Tazewell
county and in the Court Of Appeals at WythevIle,
Va Particular attention paid to the collection OF
claims
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20

uJ B. sPRATT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rich
WIlands, Va. Practices in the courts Of Taze-
well and adjoining counties Prompt attention
paid to the collection of claims.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20
antedAn Idea ; $as sss 5 : !a3as

Protect your Ideas they may bring You wealth.
Write JOHN WEDDERBURN & CO.. Patent AtLor
neys Washington D. C.. for their .SO prize one'
and new list or one thousand inventions wanted.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20

HENRY e. GRAHAM, LAWYERS. Tazewell, Va.
flOfice in building near Court House R. Z.
Henry S. C. Graham. B. w. Stras.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20

/ II. STUART, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Tag well,
java Land titles in Mcdowell and Logan coun-
ties, West Virginia, specially. Office in Stras
building.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-04-20

When Nature Is overta1ed, she has
her own way of giving notice that assist
ance is needed She does not ask for
lip until 1t Is impossible to get along without
Boils and pimples are an indication that
3 system is accommodating impurities which
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-25

mont Volunteers Infantry, was mustered
iii May o. 1851, and the Seventh Regiment
of Vermont Volunteers Onfantry), Febru-
airy ~, 1862.
At st. Adams the Fifth Regiment Of
Infantry, Vermont Volunteers, was en-
camped and mustered into the United
States service, SeptembeE 1851
At st. Johnsbury the Third Regiment of
Vermont Volunteers Infantry, was en-
camped aud was mustered into the United
States service July 16, 1861.
The following gentlemen have been en-
gagged by Gen Peck to attend 20 the mat
ter of securing the tablets for the respec-
tive towns At 'Bratteboro. Ex-Gov.
Frederick Holbrook. and Col George w.
Hooker; at Montpelier, Mayor John II.
Senter; at Randolph MIR. w e. Wall; at
Rutland Mayor w. y. w. Ripley: at st.
Adams Gov. T.. c. Smith. who will him
self furnish a granite tablet at St. john
bury Hon. l.. d. Hazen. In this city Gen.
Peck has the matter in charge. 1t is hop
ed and expected that the tablets will be
erected during the present year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-25
The Dollar Sign Invented BY n Yer

In recent magazine Article DR.. Marcus
Baker of Washington. D. c., relates how
in the library of the bureau of education
he came across an old book entitled The
American Accomptant, A Compendium of
Federal Arithmetic, Designed for the Use
of Schools and Especially Calculated for
the Meridian of the United States pub
lished at Lansingburg. New York, in 1871.
Its author was the Rev. ChaunCcy Lee. of
Sunderland, Vermont, then and for many
years previous. pastor of the Congregd-
tonal church in that town. In this book
was set forth system of so-called char
acterlstics by which one vertical stroke
was to designate the mill, two vertical
strokes the cent, these two crossed by
one curved stroke the dime; and for the
dollar a sign consisting of two verticals
combined with the two curved strokes,
being the dollar mark now so familiar. At
that time the people of the country were
just emerging from the use OF pounds,
shillings, and pence. Mr.. Lee at first de-
signed an arbitrary mark for each of the
denominations of our monetary system,
but he soon found that one character.
with the aid of a decimal point, was all
that was necessary. and in the latter part
of his book he dropped his system of sym
bols except the one intended to maxk the
dollar.
DR.. Baker finds The dollar sign In this
old arithmetic. and does not find it in use
a. any earlier date BY is time Adamss
arithmetic was published IN 1865, the sym
Dol had become well established DR..
Baker discarls the common theory that
the dollar sign was intended to represent
the initials of the United States. crossed.
He regards Ma. Lee as the inventor and
believes the sign to have been absolutely
arbitrary in its origin, and unless, la fur
Their researches, the dollar sign is found
TO have appeared previous to 1897, his opn-
ion will be likely to stand.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-25

source that Secretary Algcrs candidacy
for the United States Senate may fore
shadow his retirement from the cabinet
owing to the fact that "for him to remain
might involve the administration in a pol
itical contest in Michigan" This would
seem to be sufficiently explicit and def
mite to satisfy the ordinary man. but tho
public has already learned that hints are
not effective with the head of the war
department; and IT may require more rad
ical measures on the part of the admins
traton than broadly worded suggestions
of this character.
1t is plain that Alger will have to fight
hard for the senatorship, and there seems
to be good ground for doubling his ahil-
ity to land the prize. Senator Mcmillan
is credited with being one of the shrev d.
est politicians in the Peninsular state. as
well as extremely popular, and his hold
upon the republican party is said to he
stronger than that of any other man with
tho possible exception OF Gov. Pingree who
has come to the front la a remarkable
manner during the past few years. II
Alger were to remain in the ca binet while
prosecuting his canvass for the senator
ship it would he natural for the oppo IL
zion to charge that federal patronage was
being used to further the candidacy of the
secretary of war, a charge that the admin
is,l9tion could not we'll afford to make
possible. The outlook is, therefore, that
Alger will be compelled to retire from tho
cabinet with the chances in favor of his
failure to land the senatorial prize.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-25
ADMIRAL DEWEY'S SWORD.

1.-The Sword of Bunker Hill will perhaps
he collapsed in history by the sword which
has been made for Admiral Dewey. the
victor CT Manila bay" says Miss Carolyn
Wells in the May St. Nicholas. This
weapon, authorized by Congress in June
1895. is now completed, and in wealth of
decoration is worthy to take place
among the jeweled swords described in
the Arabian Nights" Both blade and
the scabbard are of steel. but OVERLAND
entirely with pure gold, and all other
parts are of solid gold exquisitcly
wrought.
The steel blade was made at the United
States arsenal at Springfield, and is finely
tempered to the exact degree of flexibil-
ity required to make a perfect sword
blade. This blade graceful in shape and
well balanced, is damascened with goli
on which Is engraved this descriptions:
The gift of the Nation to Rear Admiral
George Dewey, L. S. N. in memory of the
victory at Manila Bay May 1, 1895"
Further ornamentation on the blade con-
ssts of n procession of Phenician galeyS,
emblematic of sea power, flight of
eagles the symbols of our nation, and
festoons of laurel, signifying glory.
"Olympia" is engraved on the pommel
of the sword. also a device representing
Capricornus, which is the zodiacal sign
for December, the month in which Dewey
was born. On the collar of the sword are
the arms and shield of our country, and
below them the arms of Vermont, the Adj
mrars native State. and its motto, Free
dom and Unity" These are enameled in
colors, and the collar is further decorated
with starts and oak leaves. The grip or
handle of the sword is covered with sha-
green, or sharkskin, held in place by gold
wire, and Sudden with gold stars, while
the guard presents a flying eagle bearing
in its beak a laurel wreath.
On the golden scabbard is the mono
gram, &c. d" and below this "U. S. ~"
These letters and sprays of rosmarinuS,
which is delicate sea plant signifyins
fidelity and remembrance. are set with l5C
diamonds of the first water. The sprays
are int RACED ia the series, with a star
in the center of each and a row of swim
ming dolphins on each side. The scabbard
is further ornamented with designs of oak
leaves and acorns, and the ferrule, or low
er end, is formed by two gold doiphins
gracefully twined together.
The belt Is of especially woven material
with buckles. slide rings and swvels, al
OF gold, and ornamented with oak leaves
and aCOrns, while the bullion tassel and
trapplngs are much handsomer than those
usually made being of chosen material
and finished with especial care.
The whole fits in an oaken case lined
with blue velvet on the cover of which
is a gold eagle and a shield inscribed
Rear Admiral George Dewey, L. S. N
on March 3, 1899, Dewey was made Ad.
mral, an office first created for Farragui
and hitherto held only by him and by
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-05-25
THE STURGEON INDUSTRY.

The Swanton Courier says: A stranger
to these parts strung a big gill net across
the river near Rood's island one night last
week and in the morning he had 10 big
sturgeon which he butchered and shipped
TO market.
A number OF our people were quite
wrought up over the bushes, not because
any Importance or value was attached to
the sturgeon. but because of the assump
ton of anyone, particularly "A stranger
blocking the MssisQuoi river with a net of
any kind. Another thing, such an air of
mystery hung around the stranger and his
performances. people felt there was some
thing crooked about it.
1t transpired that the last legislature
legalized fishing for sturgeon with nets
having stretch of not less than eleven
inch meshes. 1t also transpires that this
method is not allowed by the State of New
York and the occupation of professional
sturgeon fishermen on the St, Lawrence
river and on the west side of the lake Is
gone, 50 a gang are working MiSsisquol
river and Vermont waters of Lake Cham
plain under our more liberal fishing laws.
These enterprisng sturgeon stickels
from the St. Lawrence river are row OPP
Grating at Alburg, having nets stretched
across near the railroad bridge, from
West Swanton to the Alburgh shore and
are meeting with much success. ii is said.
a lot of these big fish are penned up at
Alburg and will be slaughtered and ship
ped to market as wanted
1t is understood that this st. Law
renee Sturgeon Syndicate will operate
Lake Champlain, Vermont side, as long
as they can find sturgeon.
1t Is not generally known that the stur-
geon Is in good demand commercially
fish dealers in New York paying II cents
a pound for the meat, while the spawn is
| worth 25 to 80 cents a pound. The spawn
! is in great demand at the high toned Ital-
| ian restaurants, whore dish Is prepared
which is considered very choice and rare
An ordinary Lake Champlain sturgeon
! will weigh 50 or 90 pounds and it is said
/ that 20 pounds of spawn is often secured
! from a single fish.
At the prices quoted and with fair lucI,
1t will be seen that a handsome thing Is
to be made in the sturgeon industry and
at the rate the st. Lawrence syndicate is
operating in Vermont waters is is pretty
fair to assume that they viii wear dia.
monds before the season is over.