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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-01

The vicinity of Martinsburg lays
claim to gang of spooks that runs
n saw mill and fells trees every night
They doubtless find 1t cooler then.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-01

Korea having repudiated its promise
to allow Russia coaling station It is
now up to the latter to temporarily
do little quiet acquiescins.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-01

The Tennessee Supreme Court has
decided that women cannot practice
law in the courts of that State. Thus
does base tyranny rear its head
again,
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-01

w S. Taylor has gone to take a look
at Niagara Falls. and yet Niagara is
nothing as come down TO what Mr..
Taylor managed to achieve.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-01
VARIETY SPRINGS.

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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-01
WASHINGTON CLIFF HOUSE

Blue Ridge Mountains. Pen-Mar, Pa.
Highest located hotel at Pen Mar; $500
feet above sea level: large porches: shade
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Hotel. s. to $l2; Cottage, ST..
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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-01

Once Russia has brought the peo-
pie of China under her sway, she will
have standing army greater than
all the other combined forces of the
world, and with but one vast cohesive
country. without a single detached
colony to defend. This is the stake
Russia is playing for. Confident that
the Anglo-SaXon race has seen the
apex of its glory. the Slav believes he
is TO rise to the position of world
power with the twentieth century He
admits but one rival, the nation whose
friendship he has courted from its in
ception-America."
Mr.. Ford thinks that England real
ICES that Russia is bound to succeed
In China and is therefore doubly anx-
ious to bring all OF South Africa under
her undisputed sway as an Offset and
new base. AS the article in Ques-
ton was written before the present
situation in China developed. 1t must
be admitted that MIR. Ford has accu-
rately foreshadowed what is actually
taking place. He seems to have spo-
ken by the card in outlining the pur-
poses of Nicholas and his ministers.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-01
ROCKINGHAM VIRGINIA SPRINGS

Health. JOY. Peace. Plenty: inexpensive.
Slrcuiars, address G. II. HOPKINS &c
SONS. McGaheysvillc. Va. my29-1ms
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-01
THE GRIP OF THE BEAR ON
CHINA.

The July number of the Cosmopoli-
tan contains timely and comprehen-
stve paper by Mr.. Alexander Hume
Ford on the query, us Russia to Con-
troll All of Asia?" Mr.. Ford answers
the question in the affirmative. and It
must be conceded that he conveys, by
his citation OF facts, the impression
that If Russia does not control the
whole of Asia it will be only because
1T does not desire TO do SO. There is.
apparently. no power that can resist
the successful contamination of the
stupendous scheme that has been ma
turing for years and which is manifest
alike i'll pressure at Pekin and Herat.
Mr.. Ford last summer made study
all along the line OF the preparations
Russia is making for the assimilation
of Persia and China, and. in time. of
India as well. Behind this vast
which that of Alexander or Napo-
leon was mere beginning, Mr.. Ford
asserts that there lies the conviction
In the minds OF Russian statesmen
that there is no formidable rival ex-
cept the United States
Bearing on the situation In China,
the writer asserts that for a year
past there has been n systematic ad-
vance all along the line of railroads
and forts that Russia has thrown
across Asia. the garrisons being push
ed forward and the forces on the Man
churian frontier augmented. until far
beyond 100000 soldiers are now within
easy striking distance of Pekin, and
all with an impregnable military base
and unlimited supplies behind them.
Besides this formidable force there is
a Manchurian army of 10000. of whom
but $4,000 men are in Manchuria. while
the rest are scattered about in the
various Chinese provinces. Japan he
thinks could not hold Korea should
| she, with the aid of England's navy.
seize the Hermit Kingdom. since she
has but 10000 soldiers, while Russia
has. reserves included. an army of
100000. England fully realizes Rus
| sia's purposes but hesitates, while
| meantime "one by one the Chinese
| provinces. each with a separate army
and language OF it's own, is being
gathered into Russias onsweeping
+tira sx-faatn nd
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-01

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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-12-20
PERSONAL NOTES.

The most valuable possession Of the late
Senator Cushman X. Davis was his library
of over s 900 volumes, most of them very
rare books.
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew, of New
York, has presented that State with a
portrait of himself at the age of 20, when
he was Secretary of State for New York.
Congressman Charles A. Boutelle, Of
Maine, volunteered as a master i'll the
navy in 1862 and left the navy with the
rank of lieutenant, gained for gallantry in
an engagement with the Albemarle.
DR.. Thomas H. Norton, our consul at
Harpoot, is 40 years old and graduate of
Hamilton College, class of '73. He
studied at Heidelberg and other Euro
pean universities and was for II years pro-
fessor of chemistry in Cincinnati Univer-
sity.
The King of Saxony is one Of the most
approachable of European sovereigns
An audience with him may be had at al
most any time. He prefers his unpreten-
tious Villa Strehen to his grander resi-.
depces and is most simple in all his tastes
The Bath, Me, City Council has re-
ceived letter from the sons of the l9te
Arthur Sewall, Bryan's first running
mate on a national ticket, saving they
would give the city, in memory of their
father, SIS, 900, of which $40, 900 is to be
invested in interest bearing bonds.
One resident of America is beneficiary
under the will Of the late Lord Butte.
This is Monslgnor T. ]. Capel, the "Mon-
signor Cutesly" of Beaconsfeld's 10
THAR" He gets an income of $500 year
and has for some time been living in re-
tirement at Arno, near Sacramento, Cal.
Captain Jasper Ewing Brady, known as
a writer OF short stories and as the press
censor at Tampa, Fla, during the Spanish
War, has just been elected lieutenant
colonel of the Twenty-tLird Regiment. N.
Y. N. g., of Brooklyn. He is a brother
of Rev. c. T. Brady, the Philadelphia au-
thor and former arch deacon.
Very Rev. Peter j. Franciscus, for sew.
eral years superior of Holy Cross College,
Catholic University of America, Washing
ton, has received hjs commission as pro-
curator. general of the Order of the Holy
Cross, with headquarters at Notre Dame,
Ind. Father James Burns, of Indiana,
will succeed him at Holy Cross College.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-12-20

Totals 2,294,S95 16OO,979 2,SS5,O99 l'Sozozo
The table shows that in 1896 these nine
Eastern States cast for the Republican
and Democratic candidates 3,747, l27 votes
and in 1900 they cast 3,S95,374, an in
crease of I4S, 247. Four Years ago the Re-
pubicans polled 1885, 099 and the Demo-
Gratis l 1862, OPS, leaving Republican plu'
rality in these States of 1923, OH. This
year the Republicans polled in the same
section 1924 1896, loss from 1896 OF
90, 7O4, and the Democrats polled 500
979, a gain of 23S,O2S. The Republican
plurality this year is 693, 4l6 or 1923, $50
smaller than it was four years ago. These
Eastern States comprise the most popu'
ous and the richest section of the Union,
and if there were not ready explanation
of the increase of the Bryan vote and OF
the decrease of the Mckinley vote it could
be inferred that Organism was growing
power in this region.
In only one of these States, however,
was there a campaign made. This Is New
York, and in that State the Republican
vote increased over the phenomenal poll
of 1896. In no one of the elk New Eng
land States was an effort made to get out
the Republican vote. The result in each
of them was foi egone conclusion. Maine
and Vermont had only few weeks before
the national election gone Republican by
large maiorities and the need of making
any further effort in that neighbOrhood
was not apparent. There was little ami
nation in the New Jersey canvass, al
though the result was sure, and the situa-
ton in PENNSYLVANIA is evident from the
fact that while the total vote and the Re-
publican vote fell off the Republican pu'
ralty increased. Had an active campaign
been made in all these States and the anti
Bryan strength brought out the plurality
against Organism would have been as
great, if not greater, than it was in 1896.
And this would have occurred notwith-
standing the fact that thousands of Demo
Gratis recovered from the panic into which
they were thrown four years ago by the
nomination of Bryan and this year voted
for the man they repudiated in 1896.
This explains the result in the Eastern
States and makes it clear that. there has
been no growth of Organism in this Sec
ton.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-12-20

these machines must of necessity decrease
as the other countries introduce American
methods. Despite Russian competition,
our exports of refined oil were $685., 723
in value, and reached over twenty differ
ent nations. A considerable loss occurred
in shipments of butter, mainly to the
United Kingdom, but cheese showed an
equivalent gain. The movement of lumber
is better, and exports of furniture were
$346, 1896, reaching all parts of the globe.
Recently the argument was made for
removal of the duty on hides that this
country was unable to produce the raw
material in sufficient quantity, and under
the present tariff exports of boots and
shoes and other manufactures of hides
were impossible. The October statement
is complete refutation of this assertion,
as boots and shoes went out to fifteen on
more different countries, and the total ex'
ports of leather and its products were
valued at 81, ACC, 40l, while the entire i'm
ports of dutiable hides were valued at
1875, 56S. After deductlng the value Of
exports by land, it appears that only
So, 1906, 515 worth of merchandise went out
in American vessels, against Sl43, 3lS, O4S
carried by foreign ships. This is the one
really discouraging feature of the most
notable monthly statement of foreign com
merce ever issued by the Bureau of sta
tistics.>
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-12-20
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 20. 1900.
CHRISTMAS.

Before another issue of the REPUBLICAN
the nineteen hundredth anniversary OF
the birth of the Redee mer of the world
will have come and gone. 1t Will be in
truth the anniversary of the birth of the
only true civilization that has ever existed
on earth, SO tar as written or traditional
history is capable of showing. 1t is also
the anniversary of the birth of religious,
intellectual and political freedom, for
Gle is a freeman whom the truth makes
free,
And all are slaves beside"
How will the people celebrate such an
event? How will those who are now en-
ioying the blessings that have been COM
ing down and expanding during the past
nineteen centuries commemorate the most
notable event that has transpiled in the
history of man, or since creation began?
That it is worthy of all honor no refined
moral being will deny, but how should
honor be gwen? Shall it be done by Sat-
urnalan feasts or sensual indulgences ?
Or shall it be commemorated by joy that
is expressed through moral, intellectual
and innocent physical amusements? Man
kind has been too greatly benefited by
the advent of the God man TO justify the
celebration Of his birth by beastial indul'
gence or profane amusen.ents. If religious
faith be not motive, gratitude, based on
intellectual, moral and physical grounds,
should be sufficient to win from mankind
something higher than a coarse and sen
sual celebration of the birth of Christ.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-12-20
THE VOTE OF THE EASTERN STATES.
Philadelphia Press.

Philadelphia Press.
The result of the Presidential election in
the Eastern States forms curious con-
trast to the result in the other three sec
tons into which "The Press" has grouped
the States for an ineligible compilation
of the popular vote. In each of the other
sections Bryan's vote fell oil and III two OF
them McKinley's vote increased. But in
the nine States comprising the East Bry'
ans vote increased and McKinley's de-
creased. This makes the vote OF the East
ern States a matter of interest.
TIE six New England States were for
merely designated the Eastern States, but
the steady trend of population westward
and the creation of new States has com
PEELED Reconsideration. And New York,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania, which were
once known as Middle States, are now
added the New England group and ap'
propriately designated as Eastern States
This is a more natuaral classification, both
politically and geographically. The vote
cast by these nine States for Mckinley
and Bryan November 6 is contained in the
following table, which also gives the vote
cast in the same States for the same candl'
dates in 1896. This offers an opportunity
for comparing the vote of the two years
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-12-20
FOREIGN MARKETS SECURED.
New York Tribune

New York Tribune.
Final official returns of foreign com
merce during the record breaking month
of October contain few details worthy o.
study. This unparalleled aggregate of ex
ports is slightly increased TO Sl63, l29 ,3l6
on, account of few reports not included in
the preliminary statement, while imports
also gain somewhat to $70,620,030. This
makes the balance on merchandise account
500, 500, 2S6, which promises to remain the
record for several months because of the
enormous movement of cotton at high
price. Other items of the account will un
doubtedly expand, but there will be a
large margin required to make up the
$50, 474,4 37 worth Of raw cotton sent
abroad, of which the United Kingdom
took $50, 1876, 336-within 100000 Of
the total exports to all countries of this
article in December, 1898, which was the
top point heretofore.
Much more encouraging. because of
their steady increase, are the figures oil
manufactured articles sent to foreign Gus
toners. In this department the improve
ment has been gradual and promises to
continue. In October the total so classified
was $37 $3.50 1897, against $33 ,S64,376 in
1892 An unsatisfactory item was the de-
crease of sos, 287 in manufactures Of cot
ton, but as the loss to China alone was
$747, 459 there appears moderate gain to
other countries in the value of exports,
although the advance in prices reduced
the quantity sent elsewhere than to China
by 6,03S,82 yards, or about one-third.
Many new markets were secured for coal,
especially in Continental Europe, but
owing to heavy loss in shipments to Can
ada there was little gain in the aggregate.
Exports of fish more than doubled, the
gain being mainly in canned salmon, and
of fruits and nuts there was an increase of
over so per cent, chiefly in canned fruit.
Manufacturers of iron and steel went
abroad to tie extent of S12, l79, 237,
against So, 500, COO In October, 1899, near
ly every item showing gain. While the
increased foreign purchases of machinery
are most gratifying on the whole, they
have serious drawback in the fact that
our markets for the products of many Of
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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-12-20
Martin Suggested.

"While former Senator David Bennett
Hill, of New York, is the first man to
move upon the political checkerboard, in
order to capture the Democratic nomina-
ton in 1904, there are wise men in the
Democratic ranks who believe that it
might be political to push him aside, if an
Eastern man is to be selected, and go to
some other State for Presidential timber.
There is a newcomer in politics who has
gained prominence within recent years.
This gentleman is no less a person than
United States Senator Martin, of Virginia.
His brief career in politics has convinced
his Closest intimates that he is capable OF
holding higher office than seat in the
United States Senate, and the next few
years may convince not only those who
know him best, but politicians from every
section of the country, that it would not
be an impolitic move on the part of the
delegates to the next national Democratic
convention 70 offer him as a candidate for
fpet place on the national ticket as a CON-
petitor to David Bennett Hill or any other
man who may hereafter be brought for
ward for this honor"
The above is from special Washington
telegram to the Richmond Times. This
looks a little ridiculous; but if Mr. Martin
could have the Virginia election law adopt
ed in all of the States of the Union, he
could swipe the Presidency just like the
Democracy swipe everything in Virginia.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-12-20
Plain Talk TO the South.

We must cease striving to live in the
D st on the "reminiscences and endeavor to
live in the present and prepare to plunge
boldly into the future. The goose-gabble
of the professional politician about tradl
tons, the fall of Rome, the republic Of
Venice and all such schoolboY nonsense
ought to give way to something in keeping
with the wants and necessities of the pres
ent dav. Whether we like it or not, We
are in the fight. We cannot escape It,
We must stand TO our colors. Business
cannot be conducted successfully on talk
and talk is all we have had for some time
We mus, take our medicine for while
but an effort should be made to divert the
minds of our politicians toward the prac'
tical and sensible, and away from so much
ELOQUENT balderdash. -Mempbi CONNER
cial Appeal, Dem.
The advice of the Commercial Appeal
is good, but is lot likely to be needed by
the professional politicians of the South,
who have gained control by the use Of
"goose. gable, - and will lose their power
waen tLey cease to employ that kind OF
weapons.
1t is fact that the politicians of the
South have been trained in very marrow
schools, and they have been leading the
people along narrow ways for the past
fifty years. These facts have been recOg-
nized for long while by great many Of
our people, but they have lacked the
courage to express their convictions.
Now and then a newspaper, like the Com
mercial Appeal" will exhibit sporadic
courage and point out the folly and weak
ness of Southern leadership, but the SEN
timentaists turn loose their walls of wrath
upon the offender and cOnstrain it to be.
come silent or Apologize.
We trust the Commercial Appeal will
stand to its colors, and that many others
will unite With it in an effort to relieve the
South from the rule of the impractical, sell
fish, professional politicians that have
obstructed progress for more than thirty
years.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-12-20

THR grand jury of the Federal Court in
session at Charlotte, n. c., last week made
indictments against three election regis
trars and sixteen citizens of Winston. The
specific charge is deprivation of iights
guaranteed by the Constitution of the
United States" Why cannot the Federal
Courts in Virginia take hold of the men,
the election officers and Democratic mana
gers. who deprive so many of orr citizens
of their Constitutional rights? If few
men were sent to the penitentiary ballot
frauds would cease.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-12-20
Who2 Why, Bryan, of Course.

Brooklyn Eagle, Ind. Dem.
He is at it again. He has elaborated plat
form for the interval which must elapse be.
fore another Presidential fight begins to
stir the country from center to circumfer-
ence. The second sentence of this platform
sets forth that nothing succeeds like sue
cess. The third should have but does not
set forth that nothing stimulates like de-
feat. For it would appear to be a fact
that Bryan is encouraged. Except as to
Kentucky, he lost every State which the
Republicans had ghost of chance Of
winning. What he did not lose and what
he can never be deprived of lie the idea
that he was engaged at Chicago for con-
tinuous performance.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-12-20
lust Saved His Life.

1t was a thrilling escape that Charles
Davis Of Bowerston, o., lately had from a
frightful death. For two years a severe
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Brave Men Fall

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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-12-20

THE Democratic press is now somewhat
agitated over the question of What per
diem shall be paid the members of the
coming Constitutional Convention. The
most important question is tie selection
of men as delegates to the convention who
will be more interested in making a good,
Just Constitution than in determining
what they shall be paid for their services.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-12-20

understand that there was no monopoly
of virtues or vices on either side. of the
line and that each section could find some
thing in the other worthy of imitation and
something in its own habits and methods
to be condemned and abandoned. We
are going forward united to make the
greatest country and be the greatest
people on earth and nobody can stop us.