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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-11-29
HARD WINTER IS COMING.
Exnerfenced Woodsmen See Certain
Indications OF an Unusually
Severe Season.

"All the signs in the woods" ex-
planned an experienced woodsman to
Washington Star reporter, point to
very severe winter, though it may be
short one. The squirrels have already
begun laying away their winter store
of nuts, though in the immediate coun-
try around Washington the nuts have
not begun to fall to any great extent.
The crop Of acorns, hickory and chest
nuts is unusually large this fall, some
trees that have come under my obser-
walton bearing at least double the
quantity they did last year. This is a
very reliable sign of severe winter.
Another sign is the crop of persim-
mons, which is also extra heavy. The
few frosts that we have had have not
done much to ripen the persimmon
and many Of them are yet green. Ny
observation convinces me that these
signs are entitled to some dependence,
though, of course, they are not recog-
nized as infallible by the authorities
on the subject. 1 think have satisfied
my own mind on the bearing the per-
simmon has on the weather that is to
follow and that this is incontroverti-
ble If the persimmon ripens and falls
early the winter will be brief, but If it
holds on to the tree late into the fall
the winter is very liable to be late in
its wind-up and severe while it prevails.
The animals are preparing for cold
winter, and there are some reasons for
believing that they know what they
are ahout"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-11-29
CLUB LIFE IN CHINA.
Nothing Comparable with 1t in Splen-
dor in LopdoR % New
YORK City.

Club life is not confined to civilized
western countries. The rich Chinamar
has had his club for centuries, and, as
a rule, In the elegance and splendor OF
the internal decorations there is Moth
ing comparable with it in London or
New York, says the London Mail. Most
of the larger Chinese cities, like Can
ton or Peking, contain a club for man
darins and rich men with prstentions
to rank. Some have political faint,
some are merely social, but all have one
peculiar feature. This is a room or ora
tory set strictly apart for religious
exercises. In the oratory the image OF
a Chinese god is placed. From time to
time members of the club enter the
sanctuary to offer their devotions. APP
parently it is no uncommon thing at
the beginning or successful ending OF
great enterprise-such as, say, the
murder of an enemy or the consumma-
ton of a political conspiracy-to see
a Chinaman Fastening from the secular
part of his club bearing rich offering,
or a prayer, for the god in the club
sanctuary. He observes his devotions
with a gravity that bears witness to
his sincerity. Some devout Cinnamon
visit the god the moment they enter
the club building, and again PROSTATE
themselves the last thing before leav-
ing. The club god is not usually war
divinity, but now, in the centers where
the Boxers hold sway undisturbed, it
is more than probable that the Boxer
god has been placed in all the clubs.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-11-29
A Jockeys SENSATIONS.
One of Them Tells How He Feels
When Riding Down the
Home Stretch.

"If you ride with your head down
that is to say, bent slightly, so that
the wind does not beat right on to
your face-you can breathe easily, but
if you hold your mouth wide open and
let the air beat right in your face,
then you will have great difficulty in
breathing, and if the race is long
one you will become exhausted by the
end of the ride" So said well-known
Jockey when questioned on the subject
of what his sensations were wheD
riding in a race, relates the Cincinnati
Enquirer.
"a mile race on a good horse is run
in about lao.
"a mile in 1:4O is at the rate Of SO
miles an hour, so, you see, race
horse travels at train speed.
"If you want to know how it feels
to go through the air at race horse
speed, just hang your. head out of a
railway carriage window, turning
your face toward the way the train is
trdVeung.
AT the same time imagine that you
are sitting in saddle and have to
hold on to your horse and guide him
on to victory, If possible, keeping him
from being run down or interfered
with.
at is no easy task to ride horse
in race The jockey must have all
his wits about him. He does not have
much time to think how he feels.
When riding in a neck-and-neck race
down the home stretch I forget ev-
erything except that I must strain
every nerve to pass the other horses;
no thought is then given to the
plaudits from the grand stand"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-11-29
TO THE PUBLIC.

My age Is fourteen months or so;
I've taught myself to walk,
But l am now concerned to know
How l shall learn to talk;
In fact how any babe who lives
Both day and night among
His idiotic relatives
Can learn the English tongue.
And therefore I would make It clear
Nor deem the act amiss)-
What chance have we when all we hear
Is language such as this:
"Ze pecious sing!" "Ol' wootsy woots!
His muzzer's tunnin pet''
"Ze itty, pity, witty toots"
Now what does danma detf'
They tell me that drinks "dink;"
My fingers "fingies' are;
That think Is "sink." or also "lnk;"
And that a cars a tar"
With "tumpty tump" and bow WOW wow
And Oddly, Oddly, dee"
And other phrases that, 1 VOW.
Are useless, quite. TO me.
So when from mother aunt and all
I've gained moments grace,
With none to clutch me lest fall,
Or stare me In the face,
I've printed out this statement rude
CThe letters learned with pain
From cans Of patent baby food,
And hope tbs not in vain.
Edwin L. Sabin. In Woman's Home Com
panion
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-11-29

Almost before he Was aware >ie had
broken into the old recrimination.
"Dodsake! We maun be as blind as 8
bat. Man, where in a the ward Were
your cen yon NIGHT when We fell? And
We maun be a very silly body to lie sac
long efter a bit clout over a rock
amang some saft shaw. Look at me
never in a my life have lain a day in
my bed; but there you've been lying a
FORTNIGHT already-and the lambin'
time coming on, and a the puir sheep
that should be sac wsel lookit efter
wandering about the hills Ike craws
in a mist"
The first attack. however, failed mis-
erably; the sick man refused to be
tempted. He knew that his sheep were
as conscientiously looked after as IL he
were caring for them himself. More
over. he was watching for an opportuni-
ty to express his thanks in some way
So he made the soft answer that turn
eth away wrath.
There's nae doubt il was very stippit
o. me-" he said land I'm very much
ashamed O. myself. But Use warrant
it'll no be long afore I'm up and at the
sheep agan."
The Others worst fears were realized.
He had hoped by his own example to
draw his friend to his old self again
But here he was returning good for
evil; there was no saying what he
might do next.
What" he cried, "wad ye offer2 Ye
blackyird, if We daur to rise out O that
bed till that leg O. yours is better, not
anither o your sheep will be lookit by
me-"
There was a short pause. The shep-
herd had come to the end of his tether'
He could think of nothing more to say,
and he sat silently awaiting the dread
ed moment. Then, slowly and in hes
tating voice, the sick man began:
ABBOT that--that NIGHT, We ken, /
wad just like" But the sentence was
unfinished. for at the first word the
shepherd of the Crammil sprang to his
feet. rushed to the window, and in
loud and unnatural voice drowned the
feeble attempt.
".Just what was feared o." he shout
ed. "Man, we live in maist rideek'
lous climate; ae day we're smoored' IN
shaw. and the next plotted wi heat
There's nae lippcning to this kind 0
wather. Now I'm sure there's a storm
comm, and I'll haze to be aft to bield
the sheep. Div We mind"
"sit doom, We stott," interrupted the
invalid. surprised for moment from
his gentleness; "div ye mo- see the
SUM-"
The attempt to create diversion had
failed. UnwilHngly the shepherd re-
sumed his seat and resigned himself to
the inevitable. Again there was short
pause. Then:
"As l was saying, Pm-Im muckl'
obleeged to We for-for what ye did that
NIGHT. And as l said afore-no, didna
Just dae that-but what l meant to
say was, that I'm"
During this short speech the face Of
the visitor wore a look of intense pain
Every word was knife to him; NJ
could stand it no longer, and before tho
sick man could proceed he had leap
to his feet again, his face blazing with
suppressed feeling.
ITS thae deevils O. dougs at it again
he cried 81 never saw twae animals
that could not gree like yours ant
mine. l doot We'll haze to part Wi
them. 1 maun off moo and redd then
up"
The fiction served its purpose. L
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-11-29
TIMBER FAMINE IMMINENT.
The stand on American Lands Only
Sufficient for Fifty
: Years.

In the manufacturing Investigations
of the eleventh census, made in 1890,
lumbermen and mill owners were asked
how much timber land was owned by
them and what was the stand of tim
Der upon it. These questions, says Hen
nv Gannett in the Forum, were quite
generally answered, and the replies
showed that a total area of 27,664,o2o
acres, or about 1920 square miles,
was reported upon, with an average
stand upon it of 1880 feet per acre.
Nearly all of this area was in the east
ern states. The stand of timber av-
eraged by states ranged from 5000 up
to Il, 900 feet per acre, the latter stand
being in the state of California. The
average stand in the southern states,
including pine and hardwood, was 5000
feet, and in New England $500 feet.
These figures of average stand, how
ever, are misleading, since they repre-
sent not the average of the timber land
of the country, but the best of it, quail
ity having largely determined the Sc
lection of lands. 1t would, therefore,
be unsafe to accept these figures of
stand as the average, even for the lands
which are covered with merchantable
timber. The average stand of the
wooded regions of the eastern country
must be far below these figures. In
deed. estimates of the stand of south
ern pine show the much lower average
of about 5000 feet per acre for the en-
tire region.
Judging by the above facts and nu-
merous other straws of evidence which
It would be tedious to enumerate here,
have come to the conclusion that the
average stand upon the wooded lands
in the east probably does not exceed
1900 feet. The area of woodland in
this part of the country is little less
than half billion acres. The stand OF
timber upon it, therefore, may be in
the neighborhood of $50, 900, 900, 900 feet
B. NJ. With that estimate in the
west. $50 OO0, 900, 900, the total stand in
the country would appear to be, ap'
proximately, 1880, 900, 100000 feet (B
NJ. In 1890 the cut was about 25,OOO,'
OOO, 900 feet, and since then the annual
cut has somewhat increased. The pres
emit stand would, therefore, supply the
present rate of consumption for about
so years. As a random statement, then
1t may be said that we have timber II
stock sufficient to last the present de-
mands of our industries for nearly two
generations. Some species, however
which are applicable to certain pur
poses, such as the southern pine, thu
redwood and the red fir, will las
longer than others, and some species
like the black walnut and the white
pine, are already nearly exhausted.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-11-29

A fortnight had passed. Except in
the riffs and crannies of the hiutops
all traces of snow had disappeared, and
once more the green pastures ana REQ
plowlands lay open to the eye. The
stiffness of winter had gone, and over
head a bright sun shone warmly on the
clear freshness of spring day.
Along the banks of the snow-swollen
stream which scanned the glen with
streak of foam a stalwart figure moved
SLOWLY toward the cottage where lay
the shepherd of the Ruchill. In his look
and gait there was something strange.
His figure had lost its usual buoyant
confidence; his long. sweeping stride
had become an indeterminate step
which was ever slower as he advanced;
his eye had an anxious and troubled
look. and every few PAGES he would halt
and gaze in profound thought into the
turbid waters.
lock Scott was on his way to visit the
shepherd of the Ruchill for the first
time since the dread night of the snow
storm. and he had misgivings about his
reception. Never before had these two
strange men nett in such circumstances.
Neither had ever before conferred such
an obligation on the other; and now
Jock Scott, shepherd of the Crammll'
was torn with fears as to the possible
behavior of his friend.
Slowly and shyly he walked till he
rounded the corner of the hill and came
in sight of the cottage. Then, as
sudden resolution seized him, he set his
face to a stern, forbidding aspect and
strobe across the greensward, stalked
into the cottage and flung himself into
a chair by the bedside.
"Weel," he demanded, gruffiy and de-
family, "hoo are ye"
The sick man started in surprise at
the sudden entrance of Scott, and in
stinctively the usual retort courteous
rose to his lips.
"Dod, man, We gle body FRIGHT,
he began; but, remembering, checked
himself. Fine" he answered, gently
The visitor grunted and looked sus.
piciously towards the bed. AT heart
no one could have been more truly sym
pathetic, but to put his sympathy into
words was what he could not do; and
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-11-29
Uses of BurIap.

An enormous and increasing amount
of burlap is used in this country, $780,
900, 900 yards a year, it is said. Bur-
lap is used for making bags, it figures
in coat Innings, and is even entering
in a dressed-up state, into wall cover
ings. But it is chiefly used for pack
ing and wrapping, and with our in
creasing export trade great quaint
ties of it are demanded.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-11-29
Lord Roberts Warlh Friend.

at is not generally known" says M.
A. p, chat Lord Roberts has with him
in South Africa a warm personal friend
who faced death with him in India
more than 40 years ago. The gray
haired veteran who rode by the side of
the commander in chief into Kroonstad
recently was Lieut.. Gen. Sir James
Hills-J ohns, of Dolan Cothy, in Car
marthenshire. The two old friends
have much in common. Both, curiously
enough, are very short in stature, both
have been in Indian veritable hair
breadth escapes from death. There is
q very considerable personal resem-
blance between them and both have
won the Victoria cross.-N. Y. Sun.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-11-29
Montana,s Copper Output.

According 10 United States Assayer
Braden, the copper taken from the
mines of Montana last year was worth
no less than $4O,OGOOOO. That is the
largest amount of that metal ever pro-
duced in any state in single year, and
il takes no account of the revenue from
ether mineral resources there, either.
Chicago Chronicle.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-11-29
Vegetables I'm Buenos Ayres.

Vegetables are usually sold in piles
in Buenos Ayres, so that the purchaser
has to measure quantity as well as
quality by the eye. The butchers in
that city do not sell meat by weight,
but at SO much per chunk.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-11-29
0cnnnntions for Women.

The seven occupations open to wom-
en- in 1889 were teaching, needlework,
keeping boarders, factory working,
typesetting, bookkeeping and domestic
service. Four hundred are open to
them to-day.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-11-29
TAzEWELL co. DIRECTORY.
Cireuit Court.

Robert G. jackson, judge; H. Bsne Har-
man, clerk. Terms OF court-lst MONDAY
in April, 4th Monday IN August and LIST
Monday in December.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-11-29

When the shepherd of Highlands
reached this point in his tale we had
come to the parting of our ways. He
told me the rest leaning on his staff,
while the sheep cropped the roadside
turf and his faithful dogs kept watch
with one eye to the flock and the other
to their master.
"Ay," he said, some folk in this
world are made different frae ithers.
WI ordinar' mortals like you and me
thing O. that sort would just haze made
Us greater friends; but no thae twae
herds. That NIGHT O. the snawstorm
pit an end to their friendship. It's a
queer thing, but they were never the
same again. Ye see, it was this way:
Wat Dempster, frae kind O. gratitude,
couldna just exactly use Jock Scott O.
the Crammil the same as afore. When
the herd O. the Crammil tried to rouse
him he just paid nae attention. Jock
had a the quarreling to himself, and
for fair shame he couldna continue it.
30, through time, they fell into kind
o. strained civility to ane anither.
never saw very muckle O. them but at
the market; and there We couldna but
notice the way each kept out o the
ither's gate. For six months they tried
to live in this unnatural fashion, but it
wouldna dae. Each man grew angered
at himself and at the ither; and syne
they came to the conclusion that it
would be best for them TO Irvine. Wat
gsed north to bit they ca Goslin, and
Jock gaed south to herd in Galloway.
They may be there yet for a. l ken; and
If ys're passing thereaway I've nae
doubt they'll be very glad to see We
It's queer world" concluded the shep.
herd, land queer folk bide in it."
So he departed amidst a tumult OF
white-Aeecsd sheep, shaking his griz
zled head over the strangeness of hui
man affairs, and the last | heard of him
as l turned away was an apostrophe &c
his overgealous dogs, which for vigor Of
language even the shepherds of the
Crammil and the Ruchill would not al
their best have despised.-Chambers
Journal.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-11-29
shin,a Lirhtning Rods.

All big vessels are provided with cop
per lightning rods, which run from
their mastheads down to the copper
sheathing.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-11-29
O@cers.
THE CHURCHES.
Methodist Episcopal Church South

Public worship OF God on the LIST and
9rd sundays at II 4 NJ, ON the End and
4th at $50 P. NJ. -oo
Meeting for PRAYER. Wednesday at 7;3O.
NJ Sabbath School at $3.50 A. NJ.
Meeting of EpvorJh League each sun
1av at 8 p. m, the third Monday
hight of each month being devoted to
A most cordial welcome is extended to all.
j. ). FRENCH. Pastor.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-11-29

lasted him as lar as the door, so that
the sick man could not break In to stop
him. For a moment he stood grasping
the handle, in doubt whether to close
the door behind him. Then he turned
back.
quite So" he said, as if answering a
question. "I understand perfectly
what We mean; and | would just like to
say that 1 hope-I hope-eh!" (but it
would not Gomez. "See and sumo be
better" he growlsd.
Then, shamefaced, cursing the world
in general and himself for the greatest
fool in it, he strobe out to vent his rage
on an imaginary conflict of two inno-
cent collies which at that moment
were peaceably sleeping at their own
fresides.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-11-29
County Court.

HI. Stuart, judge, T. E. George, clerk.
Terms of court-Tuesday after Sd Monday
in each month.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-11-29
killing Rats Not Cruelty to Animals.

Rats are not animals in the eyes of
the law, as the Humane society of To-
ronto found to its intense disgust when
it tried to stop the slaughter of them
by dogs.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-11-29
when the
Hair Falls

l decided to try S. S. S.,
but must confess 1 had
little faith left In any
medicine. After taking
the third bottle I noticed
a change in my condi-
ton. This was truly en-
couraging, ana I deter
mined to give S. S. 3. a
thorough trial. From
that time on the improve
ment was rapid ; s. S. S.
seemed to have the dis
ease completely under
control; the sores and
ulcers healed and I was
soon free from all signs
Of the disorder; / have
k..a aAr1nR haa lfhu
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-11-29

7 POWELL ROYALL, ATTORNEY AT Law,
D. TazeweU. Va. Office with Chapman &
Gillespie
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-11-29
@. T. PATTON,
BLACKSMITH
GENERAL REPAIRED
TAZEWELL, VIRGINIA.
(Yost's Old Stand)

I am prepared to execute, at short
l. notice and on reasonable terms, all
classes of iron work-horse shoeing, all
kinds of repairing, etc.
There is also connected with my estab.
lishment a WOODWORKING Depart.
ment. under the control Of j. b. Crawford,
where he is prepared to do everything per.
tanning to that branch
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-09-07

lieve 1t to be a practicable law In s,.,o
containing great cities where the nr,l,.
sentiment would not demand or even ,ol
crate its enforcement. There is. howoro.
good reason for believing that +, i.na
best law for a state made up 50 largely Of
small country communities as is Vernon,
The point touched upon by Mr. Wrgh, +,
one too often lost sight of. High licarse
with local option may be a good wav n
deal with the liquor traffic. but IT must no
remembered that high license law Womb
not enforce itself, that it would have IN
have public sentiment behind it, and tba,
only honest and determined officials copld
make it of any effect. The facts gathered
and presented by Mr.. Wright 20 to show
that the same corrupt system of protection
would exist under high license tina, so
manifestly exists in our larger towns under
prohibition.
This fact may be accepted as assured.
A prohibitory law can be enforced when
we have officers who are determined 10 en-.
force it. This has been proved by two
states attorneys in Windham county in
recent years. There is no reason to SUD-
pose that a higher state of morals or a
higher sense of official responsibility would
be developed under high license than now
exists under prohibition.
The Rev. j. Edward Wright is one of
the best known ministers in Vermont. lie
is the pastor of the Unitarian church in
Montpelier, but man whose interests and
activities are not bounded by any demon.
national lines. Few preachers Of the
present day have been so long in one place
and none is more esteemed for the qualitie,
of his own manhood. His life work hs,
been done in Montpelier, the town Of BIZ
birth, in quiet, devoted way, the welfare
and uplifting of his own people and bill
own community being his first considera
ton, regardless of personal reward or dis
tinction.