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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03
AFRICAN RIVERS
Eight Months Ont of Twelve They
Are Dry and Drifts of Sand
Mark Their Course.

It is a distinguishing feature of most
African rivers that they contain no
water for at least eight months OF the
year. It Is true that water can almost
always be found in river bed by dig
ging for it, but in outward appearances
a river is usually broad belt of sand
lying between high and precipitous
banks. Many and many coach has
been upset in one of these drifts, as
they are called. The descent is always
steep, frequently so steep that the
brakes cannot hold the coach, says
Gentleman's Magazine.
They start going down at crawl,
and then the coach gathers way and
goes on with q rush, the mules are
driven into a heap anyhow, and one
wonders that they do not get their legs
broken; but they usually land all right
while the coach, practically unmanage-
able, goes down like sort of toboggan,
jumping from stone to stone, and sway
ing like a ship in a sudden squall, and
may or may not arrive right side upper
most at the bottom. In fact, the pas
eenger who has gathered his ideas OF
coaching from trip to Brighton or a
drive to Virginia Water, finds that he
has lot to learn about the subject
when he gets to South Africa. Still, on
the whole, it was wonderful how few
accidents did occur, and if one consid-
crs that the coaches ran night and day,
and that when there was no moon it
would sometimes be too dark to see
the mules from off the coach, it reflects
great credit on the drivers.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03
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PACKING BOX CooP.

front, we nail strip four inches wide
down the center and tack fine wire net
ting. f. over one side. n second strip
is put over the first to cover the edge
of the netting, and to leave room for u
groove for the sliding door, 6, on the
other side. This may be eItheF of wood
or a skeleton frame made ard covered
with netting. A groove must be made
In the box for the other side Of the
slide. Nearly all the boxes come with
well-stayed corners, SO this is not diff
flcult.
Paint the outside, roof and all, to
prevent the cracks from spreading. Or
the roof may be covered with roofing
paper or cheaper still with tarred pa
per, which will last season or two.
These boxes vary somewhat in size,
but they will hold from Is to rs chick
ems till they are pretty well grown,
and as they are strong and we'll built
they will last many years. = Orange
IrI,i .FarrieA
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03
rresh water Tor Fo,vla.

If food is not furnished the hen In
her own domain, she will go hunting
and soon find enough to keep her busy,
but she is not SO successful in getting
water to drink. The farmer or his wife
will usually provide some feed, but
"biddy" many times takes her chances
to find water. Yet chemists state that
81 per cent. of the egg is water. In view
Of this, fowls to lay well must be fur
nished with an abundapce of fresh wa
ter. Drinking vessels should be thor
oughly cleansed every day, and if pos
sible so made that the hens cannot
stand in them. In winter these drink
ing vessels should be emptied at night
to prevent freezing. 1t is advisable to
give fowls warm drink in the morning
when they first come from the roosts,
as at this time they usually drink free
ly. If you will practice this, the hens
will come for water as quickly as for
feed.-Maine Farmer,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03
FOR LOADING WAGONS.
A Continuance Which Makes the
Lifting of Heavy Articles a Gem
parntively Easy Task.

Getting heavy boxes and other heavy
articles into wagons and carts is mat
ter that often requires great effort.
Needless lifting should be avoided, as
this is the sort of work that makes
men on the farm old before their time.
The cut shows simple device for rails
ing heavy articles into the bodies Of
carts and wagons. Two side pieces are
held by two cross braces. Small roll
ers are set in every ten or twelve inches,
a 2O-penny wire nail through holes in
the side pieces serving as bearings. A
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03
DUNE BY MACHINERY.
Luxuries as Well az Necessities Have
Been Multiplied by In
vention.

By the aid of improved machinery,
that which at the beginning of the cen
fury was the luxury of the rich is now
the comfort of the poor, says the Engi-
neering Magazine. Material and labor
are no longer the sole factors of produc-
ton. Assisted by machinery and tools,
mans labor now converts the raw ma
terials of nature into the useful, nee
essary, and, in some cases, even the ar
ustic paraphernaha of civilization with
one-third of the exertion formerly nee
essary. Even Russia, the latest COM
petitor in the industrial field, has, with
the aid of machinery, more than
doubled, since 1861, the individual out
put of those employed in her manufac-
tories. In the course of 20 years (1S7o-
1901 the number of persons employed
in the American manufactures has
more than doubled, and the value OF
their product has nearly trebled. |
mention these facts to show the i'm
portant part that machinery now plays
in modern industrial warfare. Few
realize or stop to think how much we
are indebted to the inventor and ma
chine designer for the. comforts, lux
uries and necessities of our daily life.
The loom which weaves our silks, cot
tons and woolens; the harvesting ma
chimes which reap our corn; the ma
chinery which forms our bricks and
mixes our mortar; the printing ma
chine which makes the penny daily
possible. Our food, clothing, furniture,
literature, all are produced on machin-
cry which it is practically impossible to
make or maintain without the modern
machine tool.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03
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FAIRrIa.G5IARDEN.
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GRAIN BAG HOLDERS.
They Save Much Heavy Lifting and
Keep Many Hands and Fingers
from Getting Tired.

The old proverb, make your head
save your heels" might well be ex-
tended to include fingers where grain
bags are still held by hand, as they
very generally are. There is. perhaps,
no farm convenience so easy TO make
that will save so much lifting and so
many tired hands and fingers as bag
holders. Here are several based upon
the one principle.
The stationary one illustrated in
Figs. / and is made as follows: Take
a piece of flat iron rod about six feet
long. one inch wide and onc-fourth of
an inch thick, with some spring to it.
Bend it till il takes the form shown
in Fig. /, with the short end a below
the long one and sprung downward
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03
TALK ABOUT CLOVER.
How Rain md Excessive Soil Mois-
turc Affects Its Value ms
Food for Live Stock.

1 have noticed recently that there
have been some inquiries in regard to
red clover, as to whether it will cause
scours whcn fed to young stock.
Of course in a very wet season, such
as was experienced in Missouri last
season, clover, as well as grasses,
would be inferior in nutrition COM
pared with crops grown in dry season,
either fed dry or green. 1t may con-
tain properties when grown in wet
season that will cause scours. ! am
sure of one thing, that in wet season
clover does not contain very many fat
producing constituents, for it is as
much as stock can do to hold the fat al
ready gained, even when the clover and
grass growth is luxuriant; while in
dry season, even with shortage, stock
will fatten.
Clover is the best foliage plant we
have, notwithstanding the foregoing
conclusions, especially for cattle. There
is some objection to it for horse feed,
but by proper care in cutting at the
right time, and curing without any en-
posure to dew or rain, this trouble can
be entirely overcome. The objection to
clover for horse feed is in the fine fuzz
on the leaves and stems of the plant,
which is carried into the lungs of the
horse by the breath while he is eating.
have learned of late by actual ex-
perience that if clover is cut early
enough those particles will adhere to
the stems and can be swallowed and
digested without any bad effect what
ever. To avoid this trouble clover should
be cut before many of the heads begin
to turn brown, and should not be ex-
posed, when partially dried. to dews.-
C. D. Bent, in Rural World.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03

able one to prepare coop in short
time and almost at no cost. AS the
chicks will be removed after they are
large enough to run about, the coop
may then be used for the next young
brood.
More properly No. may be termed
o cover for the feed dish, or it may be
made larger for combining a hen, the
chicks to run in and out. Simply at
tach a handle to an old basket or
box of any kind and make entrance
holes of diameter just sufficient to
permit young chicks to run in and out.
The bottom of the basket or box should
first be removed.
The object is that, when feeding
young chicks, their food may be so
covered as to protect it from larger
chicks or fowls, while the chicks can
help themselves unmolested.-Poultry
Eeeper Illustrated.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03
One More Unfortunate.

Mr.. Bimstead-For my part, 1 can't
understand why you permitthat young
Lempley to pay such marked atten-
ton to you. Why, that fellow couldn't
write grammatical sentence to save
his life.
Miss Wellwood-Tndeedl l received
my first letter from him yesterday, and
It contains proposition which had a
tendency to make me forget any gram
NAUTICAL blunders there may have been
in it. Oh, must you be going2 Well,
give my love to your sister, won't your
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03

Caring for the Muscles of the Hands.
The hands soon show the effects Of
age, and one thing which much con-
duces to a premature shrinking of the
muscles of the hands, and which Is an
swerable for half the wriukled palms
and fingers we see at an age at which,
normally, they should be fresh and
firm, is that wretched habit of wearing
gloves and sleeves that are too tight.
Too tight gloves must have their influ-
ence on the development of the muscles
wherever the circulation is at all de-
fective. The nails should be filed each
day, but seldom cut. The eccentricity
of wearing the nails long and pointed
should never be observed. The ideal
nail is just long enough to protect the
tip of the finger.-Ladies' Home Jour-
mil
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03

In No. 2. If the box is not deep enough,
two of them may be fastened together.
1t is only intended for use during the
first few days of the chicks, as the box
would not answer for the hen during
any length of time, the room being
too restricted. It serves well for sum-
mer use, as it is cool and can be cleaned
or moved easily. Simply mark the box
all around into strips about two inches
wide and cut out each alternate strip.
The object of the contrivance is TO en-
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03
FOR THE POULTRY YARD.
Three Feeding COntrivnnces Whose
Introduction Is Recommended
by Experts.

No doubt some OF the readers have
difficulty in raising chicks
In the same yard with hens, which re-
suited in the chicks being crowded
out at mealtimes and being pecked
by the hens. In the illustration No.
is shown q box into which the chicks
can 90 at any time to feed, and the
hens cannot get at them at all. The
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03

lip of iron, twisted as shown, is fas-
tened to the side at the upper end OF
each end piece to rest upon the floor
of the cart or wagon. The nails should
"play" loosely in the side pieces, but
solidly into the rollers. Let the lat
ter project above the side pieces, when
the box or other article can easily be
rolled up from the ground to the wagon
or cart.-N. Y. Tribune.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03
THE CHURCHES.
Methodist Episcopal Church South.

Public worship of God on the LIST and
8rj sundays at ii A NJ, on the End and
4th at 1880 z. NJ. 200
Meeting for prayer, Wednesday at ''oo'
P. NJ. Sabbath School at $3.50 A. NJ;
Meeting of Epworth League each sun
day at 8 p. m, the third Monday
night of each month being devoted to
i mostcordial welcome is extended to all.
is. FRENCH. Pastor.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03
In fertilizing pastures never use barn
yard manure, which disgusts the cows
Use prepared fertilizers.
L,pnna nnn N~.aOEa


William Penn, the Quaker, was son
of Sir William Penn, whose great-great-
grandfather was younger son OF the
family living at Penn. There is no near
err connection with the main Line. The
wife of Sir Nathaniel Curzon, daughter
and ultimate heiress of Will Penn,
of Penn, must have been daughter OF
the william, son of John. The latter
died In 1041. AS Sir Nathaniel was sher-
iff of Denbigh in 100, the dates would
tally. The estate of Penn went to Lord
Scarsdale, who married the sister and
heiress of Roger Penn, the last male
owner of Penn of the name of the fam
lily (died 1892. The Quaker was born
on Tower hill.-Notes and Queries.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03
Demand for Guinea Pigs.

Guinea pigs are in such demand for
laboratory purposes that the market
is rarely overstocked. The little ami
-aais, it is said, are very good eating,
and by some are preferred to rabbits;
ALBANY Argus.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03
Makes Them WhirI.

The tube of 12-ineh gun, which Is
used in some warships, has SO spiral
grooves inside, which causes the shot to
revolve at the rate of IS times per Sec
ond as it rushes through the air.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03
Rev. MOwbray's Appointments.

Preaching at Pleasant Hill Church LIST st
Sabbath in the month at IL a. III. ana at
White Church the same day at p. m;
Preaching the Third Sabbath at White
Church II a, M; in the afternoon at 3
o'clock at Pleasant Hill Church.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03
Christian Church.

Preaching LIST and srd Sundays at Z p.
M and 2nd and 4th Sundays at II a. m.
PRAYER meeting Saturday night at I
o'clock. Sunday schoo. every Sunday at
PHILIP JOHNSON. Pastor.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03

box is made of 16-foot board, ~ inches
wide, the board being cut into four
pieces, each piece four feet long, and
nailed together. The box has no bot
tom, but the top is covered with lath,
the sides having holes that admit the
chicks and exclude the hens. BY hav-
ing the box bottomless it may be moved
from place to place, thus avoiding filth.
A cheap coop for hen and brood
of young chicks may be made of an
ordinary large cheese box, as shown
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03

FULTON & CoULLING, ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
FTazewell. Va. Practice in the courts OF Taze-
,yaii comfy. s. NJ B. Couling will continue his
practice in all the courts of Buchanan county; J.
Fl Fulton, Wytheville, Va. S. NJ. b. Coulng'
TaZewell, Va.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03

CHAPMAN & GILLESPIE, ATTORNEYS AT
GJAW, Tazewell, Va. Practice i'll all the courts
of Tazewcll county and Court OF Appeals at
Wytheyille. ]. W. Chapman, A. ?. Gillespie.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03

TAzEWELL LODGE NO. 100 X, OF P.
Meets every Thursday night in Odd
Fellows Hall.
H.F. PEERY, C. c.
J. B.-GRAWFORD, K. of R. &. S.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03

nREEvER L GILLESPIE, LAWYERS, Tazewelll
lfVa Pr,tC..tc. the courts of Tazewell ana ad-
dining counties Ofice-Stras building. Edgar
L. Greever. Barns Gillespie
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03

4 fall line Millinery and Trimmings3
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03
LAWYERS.

AZ n. MAY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Taze;;
a welI(Vn. Practice in the courts of Tazewell
county and in the Court OF Appeals at WytheVllie
claims.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03

GEO. w. ST. CLAIR, ATTORNEY AT Law Law
kjTs2ewelI. Va. Practices il the courts OF Taze
Ill and adjoining counties and in the Supreme
Court of Appeals at Wytheville Particula;s at
tention paid to the collection OF claims. ONCE
htras building
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03
NEVER TOO OLD
TO Be CURED.

S. s. Great Blessing to As a not FSf sssK saa
of among
Old People, Gives Them ss people be aS Most ssy
but it wholly unnecessary By keep
New Blood and Life so s 1 b sp PURE si f9a s Hs
from which they suffer so generally. s. s. s. is
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03

81 C. ANDERSON, 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, 1899-08-03

thoroughly removing all waste accunulations and impart
ing strength and life to the whole body It increases
the appetite buids up the energies and sends new life
Mrs. Sarah Pike an Broadway South Boston writes:
am seventy years DID, and had not enjoyed good health
addition, had Eczema terribly of my legs. The
doctor said that account of age would never be
we'll again. took bottles of s. s. and cured
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03

,UNcENT L. SEXTON, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HTuewell, Va Win practice in the courts OF
tntion paid TO the collection of claims. Office in
Stras building
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-08-03

1IpIRy & GRAHAM, LAWYERS, Tazewell Va.
nGnSce in building near Court House. Z. &.
Henri. s. C. Graham. B. w. Stras
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-06-16
PIT AND PENDULUM.
A Prisoner Waiting to be
Hacked by Time'o
Scythe.
Thousands Whose Situations
Are Scarcely Less Terrible
May Easily and Readily Find
Help.

A man lies fiat on his back, bound SO that
he cannot move an inch. He is in dun
geon, at first dark as well, but in few min
utes a light in the ceiling, far up, shows a
mechanical figure Of Time with his scythe.
The figure dcscends slowly, the scythe
swings, and the prisoner realizes that unless
some unexpected help should come, ne will
be slowly cut to pieces. What followed is
told by Edgar Allen Poe in the fantastic
story called The PIT and the Pendulum"
The man awaiting the approach of
dreadful death is type of large class of IN
fortunates who, entangled In the stranglins
coils of an octopus, have lost all hope offree-
dom. This monster is Morphine. Perhaps
the victim is yet reveling in that glorious
state of exhilaration which follows the first
use of the drug. Ifso, like the man in Poe's
story, he has not noticed the light in the cell
ing and is unaware Of his danger. Maybe
the disease has progressed so far that the
sufferer notices weakness of the hearts ac-
ton, that the general health is feeble the
body poorly nourished, the sight double
This is soon followed by peculiar witch
Ing of the muscles, a numbness of the hands
and feet and the utter collapse of the
nervous system. The victim now becomes
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-06-16

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= no WE'D no u.

y boy was summoned to testify In a
case in which one man had hit an
other with a shovel. \ host of wit
nesses had been called, who "beat
aoout the bush in the most tedious
and provoking manner. This annoy
ed the lawyer for prosecution, who
broke out as follows:
'IIere, boy, we've been going around
and around this case, for hours, and
yet have no evidence to convict the
prisoner. Now, sir" he savagely con-
tinued, do you hear me? | want to
come to the direct point.
Did YOU STE the bow struck
"Ies, sir
"Ah, ha,' chuckled the lawyer, rub
bing his hands, "we lave something
to work upon. Here, my good lad,
take this cane (handing him his walk
ing stick. If you saw he blow struck,
you must H ow how 1t as given
eyes, sir, l.
"Now," then, no words about it,
tell YOU" thundered the interrogation.
sim the complainant, and you are the
prisoner. Now, just raise the stick.
and show the court
The bewildered lad did "raise the
stick, and the next moment it came
down upon the bald pate of the aston
ished lawyer and sent him staggering
to his seat.
"That's the way it was done, sir"
sad the boy, amid the shr, ks cf the
whole court room. The Disconnected
counsel, with Il CHASTITY attempt to
smile, lid that he had done with the
witness : he evidence WIS dir e..
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-06-16
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