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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02
HOW CHINESE USE THE BIBLE.
The Explanation OF n Sudden Deman Il
That AstOnished the Mission
airy Society.

"'What becomes of all the Bibles
that go to China?' used to be a stand
ing puzzle to the missionaries, re-
marked a Chicago preacher as he dis
cussed the Boxers.
"A few years ago." he continued,
"there went up a great cry for mis-
sionelly Bibles in the Flowery king
dom. The Bible society was extreme
ly gratified. The demand was unprece-
denied and thousands of dollars were
spent in sending them nice red moroc-
co Testaments.
"This sort of thing went on for a
long time, but the number of native
converts did not increase accordingly.
The missionaries investigated. What
do you suppose they discovered?'
THAT they used the Bibles for gun
waddingw
mo. They made firecrackers of
EN-. Practically all the nicely printed
Bibles that we were sending over there
were rolled up in nice little rolls, a
cage at time, and made into fire.
crackers. The Chinese make irecrack-
ers at home, for an incredibly low
price. and the paper that they were
getting free cut a considerable figure
with them. But it taught us celestial
lesson, as / might say"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02
HIS FIRST FIRE ASSIGNMENT.
The Excuse Given by New Reporter
for NeRIecting His
Duty.

"Say, hustle down to the stockyards
right away" said the city editor to
the new reporter, says the Chicago
Chronicle. there's a fire down there.
1t may turn into something big, but
even if it doesn't we want a good lit
tie story on it anyhow"
The new reporter shot out OF the
door, with perspiration starting at
every pore. The fire did not turn out
to be a great confagration, so no
more reporters were sent down to the
yards to take care of it. The city
editor depended upon his new man for
the story. But for some unaccount-
able reason the reporter failed to re-
turn to the office and the paper had
to go to press without the account Of
the fire.
The next day about noon the new
man strolled leisurely into the Office
entirely unprepared for the thunder
storm that broke over his head as
soon as the city editor caught sight
of him.
"Say, what the dickens is the mat
ter with you anyhow" said the edit
or. "Why didn't you write up that
fire chat I told you tor"
"Why," gasped the youth, there
wasn't any use to write it up, every
body was there and saw it,"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02
wHERsrAE FARMHOUSE STOOD.

When Ira feeling old and weary,
And the world seems rather dreary,
And the sun don't shine as brightly as It
should:
Then my thoughts will often roam
10 my boyhood happy home;
And recall loved scenes Of childhood
where the farmhouse stood.
I hear the rumbling mill.
Nesting low beyond the hill,
BY the river in the shelter Of the wood;
And see the shady lane.
Winding past the fields Of grain.
And the sweet wild roses blooming where
the farmhouse stood.
There's the gnarled old apple tree;
How the flavor comes to me
OF the golden-russet apples that always
tasted good
And the fiag-root still must grow,
In the meadow wet and low,
AS when played In childhood where the
farmhouse stood.
There's the schoolhouse painted red,
Where the master-long since dead
Taught us the love OF learning and OF
good.
And the little old white church,
In the shadow Of the birch.
whose Sabbath summons reached Us
where the farmhouse stood.
In the quiet churchyard lies
Meath kindly summer skies
The sweetheart Of my childhood, 80 beau
tiful and good.
Though she's slept SO many years.
I can scarce keep back the tears.
When her spirit seems to greet me where
tho farmhouse stood.
When death closes memory's door,
And my weary work IL DER,
Td like to rest beside her in the church
yard near the wood.
When the angels harps shall ring,
And the hosts Of Heaven sing;
Hand In hand once more we'll wander
where the farmhouse stood.
Maitland 1.sroy Osborne, in National
Magazine.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02
ADVANCE OF THE BICYCLE.
II Is Now Being Used by Some as o.
Means of Earning a Live
IihOod.

"To what base uses is the bicycle
nut" exclaimed an elite member OF the
Scorchers' Protective association to
Detroit Free Press man, as a machine
heavily laden with tinware and guided
by an elongated individual made zig
gag line down Griswold street. The
rider was almost completely obscured
by dishpans, lunchbaskets and choice
assortment of kitchen utensils, his
neither limbs and his wind-tossed beard
being the only means of identifying
him with humanity. AS he passed
down the street he kept constantly
iinqling an unmusical cowbell, which
did not alright as much as it amused.
He was rare street spectacle, was this
movable tinshop, and street car pa
irons and pedestrians gaped widely at
him. But he kept steadily on his way,
as though his was the most ordinary
business in the world, and by and by he
stopped at the house of regular GUS
toner and sold teapot. Farther up
the street the observer caught sight OF
laborer on bicycle. lie was acting
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02
ARMY PAY TEMPTED THEM.
How New York Italians Were In
duced to Answer Questions for
- the Census Man.

The foreign quarters OF New YORK
gave the enumerators great deal OF
trouble. Many thought their names
were being taken for the purpose Of
impressing them into the army. An in
terpreter was sent post haste one day
to help out an enumerator who had
telephoned to headquarters that he had
been nearly murdered by an Infatuated
crowd IN a crowded tenement. When
the enumerator returned to the tene-
ment in company with the interpreter
pandemonium broke out again. A big,
strapping, muscular woman led the
hostile forces, and was followed by one
Italian armed with a club, another
with a picket torn from fence, while
a third had drawn a stiletto ready for
business.
The interpreter finally managed to
win the attention of the amazon, when
she remarked in surprise: "Oh, you
act not like an italian dago who came
around bullying us as soon as they
got government job. And you are
a good-looking gentleman, too"
Then, turning to her followers the
woman cried: Men, these are real
gentlemen, and they won't take you
for soldiers. So answer all their ques-
tions."
"How do know that they won't take
me?" asked a small7sized man.
"They would not take you If you
offered yourself" replied the inter
prefer, and then he explained the quail
ifications required of an American SOL
der and told what pay he got.
Fifteen dollars a month and food
and clothes? Most holy Madonnal
And barely earn that amount the
year round, and have to buy food and
paw rent" exclaimed welEbuilt man.
'Tll go and enlist tomorrow"
The next moment 3s Italians were
.umbling over each other to have thcir
names taken down.
Sometimes the work of the enumer-
ator and interpreter among the Ital-
lans was more agreeable, and had they
been matrimonially inclined they
could have made good Italian matches.
In comfortably furnished house were
two sisters. somewhat past 40, one a
widow and the other still spinster.
After giving their names and ages they
proceeded to catechise the visitors,
and when they learned that both were
bachelors the widow at once proposed
marriage. She had $4,000, she said,
and her sister had $4,000.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02

was In that line Of business, never let
on as between the two captains, so he
must have been making a good thing
out of his small interest in the Nellie
B. The two old gentlemen were great
rivals, and 1t was nip and tuck be-
tween them on every point connected
with the bark, and 1t would be hard
to say which was the more jealous Of
the other.
1t got so they never would speak ex-
cept when handing the bark over, and
then they were freezingly polite.
Woodworking, Cap'n Davis" was
always the form that Cap'n Davies fol-
lowed, "the Nellie B. is on clean floor,
and 1 think you'll not find anything the
matter with her"
Thank you, Cap'n Davies" was the
unfailing response. 81 suppose It
seems so to you, but have brought a
broom with me; she'll not be the worse
for a good sweeping. 1 suppose you'll
enjoy the rest while I'm gone"
"Well, I wish you prosperous lad
ing and quick voyage. You're get
hing old, man, and this will likely be
che last voyage you'll make in the
Sellie B., so make the most of it."
Then they'd part, speeches. with
rage. Not content with sitting on the
pierhead day after day watching the
loading of the bark and finding fault
with everything the other skipper did
Cap'n Davies thought he'd take a look
at the bark in some foreign port; he
wanted to see whether Cap'n Davis
saved up all his repairs for the home
port, or whether he fixed the Nellie B
up creditable when she went foreign
The bark had been chartered for Mel
bourne with clothespins and wooden
ware. That's voyage that took her
all e a hundred days, for she was q
dull sailor, and Cap'n Davies had plen
ty of time to get out to Melbourne by
steamer. There he waited for the BARI
to be signalized from the Heads, anc
when her number was made he took {
sailboat and hurried down Port PhiliI
to see how the Nellie B. was looking
when she came into port foreign.
| Whether the bark looked better thar
Cap'n Davies expected to find her, oil
whether she looked worse, nObod!
could say for certain. But that some
thing serious was the matter anybod!
could see, for the old skipper hardly
woke up to rip and tear more thar
once or twice day, and that was moth
ing for him. The Nellie B. got char
ter for London with wool, and lost M
time discharging. Cap'n Davies huni
about her all the time she was in Por
Philip. Soon after she sailed he jus
up and died. There wasn't much salts
faction in It for Cap'n Davis, for h
died, too, before he got around Cap
Horn. and he never knew that he wa
sole captain at last.
Another scheme of the two skipper
went astray. Each of them, having
neither chick nor child, had willed hi
share in the bark to the ships hue
band. thus giving him the controlling
interest on the condition that he woul
GUST the rival skipper and put in
man of his own. But as both died a
the same time there was nobody 4
Dust, and the property came into tn
hands of this ship chandler. He's sal
ing her still, as she cost him really les
than nothing, for what he had pal
in the beginning for his small piec
was repaid over and over in his dealing
with the rivalry of the two shippers
Boston Budget
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02

as a Steam barge for cart loaded with
plaster and building material, and he
footed an alarm signal that made NOV
ing vans and every sort of street vehi-
Gle give him the right of way.
"'Ah. WELL" solilioquized the observer,
"the scorcher may call it base uses,
but believe there is some hope for the
bicycle after ALL As a feature of in
dustrial activity it is certainly advanc-
ing"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02
Export. of scientific Instruments.

The exports of scientific instru-
ments from the United States to for
eign countries during the past nine
months amounted to nearly $5,Oo0,-
900, being an increase of "a per cent.
over the corresponding period of the
previous year, and larger per cent. OF
Increase than for any other class It
exports. This is a notable showing
of the increasing appreciation which
our scientific apparatus is receiving
abroad.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02
officers.
THE CHURCHES.
Methodist Episcopal Church South

prhlic worship of God on the LIST ana ana
.rd SUNDAYS at Ii A M, on the End and
4th at 7:S0 P. Nj. .dov al 7.9o
Meeting for prayer, WEDNESDAY Nne az '00'
p NJ. Sabbath School at 9:So A. M; Cun
Meeting of Epworth League eae aan gun,
law At 3 D. m, the third Monusy
,ight of each month being devoted 10
'''s' most cordial welcome is extended to ALL
n D'' ]. S. FRENCH, Pastor.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02
Cowardice.
The plea Of consistency often means
owardice.-Ram' Horn.
A Historic Cable.

According to the Telegrapher, the
cable of the Western Union which runs
under Lake Champlain from Ticon-
deroga to Larrabee's Point has some
thing of history. 1t was made in
Europe and first connected opposite
shores of the Red sea. Later it was
brought to this country and connected
1ybee Island, near Beaufort, S. c., with
Hilton Head. At the end of the civil
war it was taken to New York city and
remained in the company's storehouse
until it was placed under Lake Cham
plain.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02
TAzEWELl co. DIRECTORY.
Cireuit Court.

Robert G. jackson, judge; II. Bane Har'
man. clerk. Terms of court-lst Monuay
in April, 4th Monday in August and list
Monday in December.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02
Waafe PHDer.

Servant Of Society Swell-Thunderl
How am going TO light the fire this
morning? There's not single bill in
The maill-Fliegende Blaetter.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02
Rev. MOwbray's Appointments.

Preaching at Pleasant Hill Church i st
sabbath in The month at IL a. IN. and al
White Church the same day at p N;
Preaching the Third Sabbath at Wnl' 8
Church II a. M; in the afternoon al D
n clock at Pleasant Hill Church.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02
Christian Church.

Preaching LIST and Srd Sundays at p p
and 9nd and 4th Sundays at IL q. M:
PRAYER meeting Saturday night az .,
clock. Sunday schoo! every Suncay al
'''O PHILIP JOHNSON, Pastor
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02

.pvrvER a GILLESPIE, LAWYERS, Tazeweil
E11s pras.s.Le. n the courts of Tazewell and ad-
dining counties. 0hice--stras building Edgar
L. Greeyer. Barns Gillespie
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02

avo w ST CLAIR, ATTORNEY AT LAW
EES.o,vs,l Va. Practices in the courts OF Taze
Iii and adjoining counties and in the supreme
E Gsl alt ~ Apneais at wythevile Particulas az
tention paid to the collection. OF claims omce-
stras building
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02

=, n ANDERSON, ATTORNEY AT Law, Taze-
III sgei1 Va. Will practice in the courts OF Iaze-
I'll, county and the Court of Appeals al "ytne-
vile. Collecting specially.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02

POWELL. ROYALL, ATTORNEY AT Law,
!. Tazewell, Va once WIN chapman "
Gillespie
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02

rrrroN g. coULLING, ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
fTTazawell Va, Practice in the courts OF rae
Iii comfy. S. NJ. B. Couling will continue Ms
mractice in all the courts of Buchanan county, o.
r Fulton, Wytheviile, Va S. III. b. Ooulins'
Tazewell, Va.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02

,uScENT L. SEXTON, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
vTszeweIl. Va. WIN practice in the courts "
roasweii and adjoining counties. Particular ~
tenti,n paid to the collection Of claims. once In
5tras building.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02
County Court.

III. Stuart, judge; 7. E: George, CLERK.
Terms of courtETuesday after Sd Monday
in each month.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02

y. STUART, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Tas well,
Iva Land titles in Mcdowell and Logan conn-
Ties. West Virginia, specially. once In stras
pliiding.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02

,,f p sPRATT. ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rich
w lands Va. Practices in the courts OF Taze-
eel and adjoining counties. Prompt attention
Maid TO the collection of claims.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02
LAWYERS.

nHAPMAN & GILLESPIE, ATTORNEYS So, Al
i.f,AW Tazewell, Va. Practice in all the courts "
~ Tazeweli county and Court OF APPesis ~
Wvtheyille. J. w. Chapman, A. r. Gillespie
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02

m r BOWEN, ATTORNEY AT LAW Taze-
i, well, Va. Office west end OF Courtnouse
yard.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02

uxyRY a GRAHAM, LAWYERS, Tazewell, va.
n )fice in building near Court HOUSE ~ H.
n ,nrv. 8. C.. Graham. 3. W. Stras.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-08-02

HIGGINBOTHAM, ATTORNEY AT-LAw
A. Taze veil, Va (0nice up stairs IN Law 5uli4-
-, practiees in Courts of Tazewell and al
MINI counties. aud In Court Of Appeals OF viz
GINA.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-23
Weather Conditions and General Force cast.

Washington, March 22.-The low
area i'll the North has moved rapidly
eastward to central Ontario. The pres
SureS are low except from the Ohio
valley and middle Atlantic states
southwark. \ disturbance has appear
ed in extreme southern Texas ana has
thus far caused rain in Texas ana on
the Gulf coast. No other precipitation
has occurred during the past "A hours
except in western New York and on
I'll" north Pacific coast. Except in the
southern portion of the west Gulf
states and in the extreme Northwest.
temperatures have risen generally and
decidedly and are from 3 to - degrees
above the seasonal average.
Although the future movement Of the
Texas disturbance is rendered doubtful
by the low pressure to the northwest
ward. vet it is probable that it will
move northeast ana with increasing
energy ana cause rain. Friday, from
Texas ana southern Kansas eastward.
and, Saturday, it is likely that the rain
Will extend into the middle Atlantic
states and southern New England
ana that there VIII be rain or snow in
the lower Lake region.
on the New England and middle At
lantic coast the winds will be fresh
south to west Friday. and on the
south coast they will be fresh east to
south
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-23
MASSING TROOPS.
SquaI|y Weather Ahead for
Trials at Frankfort, KY.
"Gov." Beckham Calling Out Almost
All The National Guard.
Rumors that Friends OF Prisoners Will Also
Attend the Trial.

Frankfort, Ky, March 22.-An au-
thoriZed statement on behalf of Col.
David q. Colson was given out, today,
in which il is stated that he knows
nothing Of the alleged confession Of
Sergeant f. w. Golden or Berry How
ard. Il was claimed that Col. COlson
had been talking secretly with the
prosecution and had been instrument
tai in securing Information from Ber-
ny Howard, who is his close friend.
Gov Beckham has issued orders to
various companies Of the state guard
to report tonight, for the purpose Of
protecting tho court house and Jail
during the examining trials. tomorrow.
Assistant Adjutant General Murray
is in Lexington and is said to have car
ried orders to Captain LOngmires
company. Longmire and his men rec
ogniZe Beckham ~ governor. Ii is I'M
derstood that companies from Louis
Vile and also from the 3rd Regiment,
which is in southern and western Ken
lucky. are among the troops ordered
out ana are expected to arrive here
tonight.
Bechham's orders were issued secret
ly after Il conference with Adjutant
General Castleman, last night, and il
IL not known whether Gov. Taylor will
also order his soldiers to the court
house. If he should clash is feared.
\ telegram from a town in the
mountain section says many friends ~
Powers ana Culton, who are from that
section. are organizing to come here,
tomorrow. to attend the trials.
Guns and ammunition We're. today,
stored in buildings adjacent to the Jail,
whore the Goebel suspects are confin-
ed. This action was taken On the
strength of rumors that armed bodies
Of men from the mountain countries
may come here to the preliminary
trials These rumGrs We're accumpa-
nied hy hints that an attempt might
hr made t. RS ~ The prisoners.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-23
BATH CITY OFFICIALS.
Officer Reynolds Succeeds Marshall Kitredae
An Increase in Salaries.

At 4 meeting Of the Bath city gov
eminent. Wednesday evening. the fol
lowing officers We're elected: City
marshal, Thomas f. Reynolds: treas
urer. oscar &. Rogers; collector
Charles Fl. Greenlcaf: messenger
George w. Thistle; street commission
er, Oscar +. Williams: auditor. How
ard l.. Johnson; physician. Eben j
Marston assistant engineer, Sidney Il
Knight; assessor, Edward u. Donnell;
oVerSecrs of poor, Albert l.. Strout
Walter G.. Weber. John Il. Knowlton
cemetery board w. G.. Webebr.
The only contest was for city mar
shall. Orrin A. Kittridge, the present
marshal, receiving u votes. and Thorn
as +. Reynolds. a police officer. Il
Provisions were made for the APP
pointment Of a milk inspector at a sal
airy of $50 a year.
The following salaries We're increas-
ed: City clerk. increased 500: treas
urer. increased 500: messenger. in
creased $IJ. assistant engineers. in
creased $15: street commissioner. in
creased 500; police increased % cents
per daV.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-23
MAKER OF "EhERGY."
The Analysis Of Postum Food Coffee.

since | left off drinking coffee and
began using Postum Food Coffee. my
digestion has 50 improved that | can
eat eggs ana drink milk, which | have
bpnn unable to DO for years.
II find by inquiry that numbers OF
NV friends have been helped by using
Postum instead of ordinary coffee. 1t
is evident that coffee has been
pnison to me. | was only induced to
lrcak of. by the order of my physi-
clan" Mrs. f. IL. Moning. 50 f. New
ton St, Boston, Mass.
There is a reason why Postum Food
coffte restores the chronic coffee
drinker to good health again The
ANALYSIS by Or. Il. f. Davenport of
Hoston. New Englands famous
ANALYTICAL chemist, is: Moisture, 5.S5
ner cent: bone forming substance, 4.Gl
her cent: cellulose. $40 per cent; fat
and flesh forming substances, 14.13 per
cent; energy producing substances,
66.l1 per cent. ---
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-03-23
A SURPRISE PARTY
Being Prepared for the Beers by Roberts Says
Spenser Wilkinson.

London, March 23.-Spencer Wilkin-
son. reviewing the general field opera
tions in the Morning Post, says: The
rumors of Boer Victories are not worth
much; but they may serve to remind
US that for a day or two there has
been no specific account of Gen. Cat
acres movements. 1t is probable that
his force is moving northward on the
east side if the railway. Interest in
Mafeking increases in acuteness. Com
mandant Snyman evidently writes
highly cOlored dispatches, which seems
pity. for his tactics are sound.
Lord Roberts is not likely to let the
Boer army escape him, and he is paus-
ing so as to insure when he next moves,
the mobility and hardness of all his
columns. by this time he has taken
the measure of all his generals and
troops. and there is not likely to be any
such failure of execution as occurred
during the march on Bloemfontein. He
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