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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15

practical ditchers make use or water
in the bottom to dig by, and where
there is plenty Of fall for short dis
tances this does very well. But some
times there is no water and experience
has taught that in digging by the wa
ter the ditcher will get large fall, and
oftentimes it is of the greatest impor-
lance to get the minimum of fall.
Take n straight pine board six feet
three inches long, as shown at {, and fix
it In the center and at right angles
another board one-half as long. At
ends of long arm fix sights and from the
center suspend a plumb bob with string
thread. The apparatus can be fastened
to Jacobs staff with a thumb screw
and clamped in any position. When the
instrument Is clamped so that the
thread comedies with zero on the scale,
then the sights on the long arm will
be level. The scale is divided by lines
one-sixteenth of an inch apart. When
the instrument Is moved so that the
thread covers one space, the line of
sight will correspond to a grade of two
inches to 100 feet When moved two
spaces from zero the line of sights will
correspond to a grade of four inches to
100 feet, etc.-American Agriculturist.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15
WINE FROM APPLES.
Even the Most knowing
Experts.

Science has lately made it possible 10
obtain good wine from the apple, which
has always been devoted to sparkling
cider Experts have been deceived In
sherry, madeira and sauterne which
came from apple juice instead of grapes.
Juice from the apple is fermented
with yeasts of different kinds brought
from the grape-growing districts of Eu-
rope to this country. For instance, the
flavor of sherry is due not to the grape,
but to the infnitesimal fungus germs
that cause its fermentation. The Amer
lean companies import these germs
from the district in Spain where they
flourish, inoculate the apple juice and
obtain fine wine. The same process
is followed with other varieties of wine
These yeasts are obtained from the
sediment in the watts of Europe. They
are easily propagated, and the only
difficulty is to separate the different
kinds. AS the quality of wine depends
on these fungi winemakers have usual
ly left to chance the kind of wine they
produce, depending on the organisms
which float in the air and attach them.
selves to the grapes. The yeasts are
sold bottled, and are much in demand.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15
HIS WAY TO KEEP STRAIGHT.
PHILADELPHIA COachman Tells His
Employer Some Tricks of
His Calling.

John, I'd like TO know what makes
your back so straight" said rich
Philadelphia man to his coachman the
other day, says the Press, Of that
city. "And how do you stand the
fatigue of sitting so beautifully erect
while you drive for hours and hours
at stretch?"
The coachman blushed with pleas
ure as he led his master to light and
airy corner of the carriage house
"I'll show you the kind Of exercise
/ take every day, sir" he said, 80 as
to be q credit to your livery, and your
ecuipage, and yourself ard lady"
The man then lay down on his
stomach and drew upward his body
and his legs until he formed q v
the point of which-his abdomen
alone touched the ground. 81 do this
900 times q day, sir" he said. "It
gives correct carriage"
Then, on parallel bars, he dipped
Zone hundred of these daily, sir, ex
pand the chest and give a robust
grace to the upper arms and shoul
ders." He put his arms, we'll stiffened
at his sides, and then slowly raised
them till the hands met over his head
81 do about 500 of that movement fol
chest broadener, also for straight
eners."
He then nearly touched his back
with the crown of his head and quite
touched his chest with his chin. "Tha'
straightens the neck, sir, and gives
the head q proper poise. And so on
sir; l continue for an hour or tive
every morning, and 1 don't believe, al
long as l keep it up, I'll ever lost
my figure"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15
PROBLEMS TO BE SOLVED.
The Antarctic Is Practically an I'm
known Region ut the Pres
ent Time.

The actual existence of a land cor
responding to what is charted as era
ham land Is q matter of considerable
doubt. On the map 1t extends from
the sixty-ninth parallel of latitude
northward 400 miles. But Alexander
I land, the southern termination, is
an island, and we saw no land east
ward. The character of the land
which may or may not exist between
this and the newly discovered Belgica
strait is in doubt. 1t offers scientific
and commercial prospects promised
by no other new polar region.
At the one hundredth degree of east
longitude, close to the circle, there is
another interruption in the unknown.
This is the much-disputed Wilkes
land. 1t is by far the largest land
mass In the entire antarctic area.
Including Victoria land, its better
known eastern border, it covers more
than one-sixth of the circumference
of the globe. In a territory of this
extent, even under the most hopeless
spread of snow, would 1t not be
strange if something of value and
much of interest were not found? 1t
is not at all improbable that the dis
connected lines seen by Wilkes are the
continuous lines of the continent.
These are, in all probability, otf-lying
islands, which front q great CONT
nent. We are led into the conviction
that there is q continent here by the
very great number and the enormous
size of the icebergs which are here en-
countered. But conviction without
better evidence will not, and ought
not to, satisfy explorers.
Enderby land ana Kent land fur
nish other problems. They are prob
ably not fixed to the continent, for
the American. Morrell, found open sea
below theI&, but whether they are
isloated islands or parts Of an archi-
peiago remains to be ascertained.
Docs Peter island eXistP The Belgica
drifted close TO the position assigned
to it by Bellinghausen, but saw no
land. These are but few examples
of the many geographical problems
to be solved in the far south.-Fred-
ericl1 Cook, NJ. d., in ScriGner's
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15
BOSTON'S BOHEMIA.
Than Boston Society, Says
This Writer.

"Here lin Pinckney street, is the free
dom of the Latin quarter, with but a
small amount of its license" writes
Margaret Allston, in 'Ier Boston Ex-
periences," in Ladies' Home Journal.
Human nature bears a close family
resemblance all over the world when
judged by communities with similar
earmarks, but in America individuals
merely pose as Bohemians; they sell
dom come up Tor DOWN to the simon
pure article of foreign cities. America
is eminently a respectable country,
we'll washed morally, and with consid-
cradle respect for the neighbors' opin-
ion. Americans become Bohemianized
in Paris, but seldom in Boston, where
the spook of Cotton Mather and other
standards of responsibility still hold
sway with a groan and ghostly shud-
der at mishap. In truth, this Boston
Bohemia stands for good spirits and in
nocent unconventionality, and is sew
eral times more virtuous than Boston
society, no matter how pretentiously
and famboyantly the little country
tries to disprove its virtue"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15
HINTS FOR DAIRYMEN.

The cow loveth a generous feeder.
Better let that calf be little fat than
little starved.
No man can have a clean conscience
and dirty constable.
Be sure you are feeding the good cow
enough; be more sure you are not 1eed-
ing poor one too much.
The good cow will make milk either
from her food or from her system
feed is cheaper than COW.
Let the cows bed be warm and clean
and comfortable these nights-Jack
Frost is an Unsuitable consumer OF milk.
Not the least valuable merit of good
rich silage is its palatability; to make
the cows mouth water" is wise part
of feeding.
Cows don't always know enough
when turned out in the cold to skip
around to keep warm and make them
selves healthy" They are more like
ly to find the most protected spot and
stand still while they ruminate upon
the proposition that their owner is
fool.-W. +. McSparran, in National
Stockman.
AT an entertainment IN EuIHOul a,
Just as the Boer war broke out, the au-
dience stopped the performance to sing
Abe national anthem. So far this was
all right, but more followed. A few
hotheaded spirits caught sight OF uni
form, and the wearer, despite his pro-
tests, was carried, shoulder high,
around the building. When he regained
terra firma some one asked him for the
name of his regiment, his uniform not
being familiar
Regiment" was the surprised reply
"Man, I'm the doorkeeper. What's
gaun wrang wi ye a'T"-Spare Mo
ments.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15
"FlvE FLIGHTS UP"
Rlthety staIrs and rickety chairs.

Ritkety stairs and rickety chairs,
And rickety tables, too;
CThe kind gods answer my daily prayers
With beautiful dreams of YOU'D
A broken bust of the wise and just
(Ah. life and fame are fleetD
All save my heart is dim with dust,
And that's where your face is sweet!
II you were here--but the future knows
Alone when your face I'll see
You'd lure the red of the latest rose
To that ruined vase for me-
If you were here! How the wild
wish thrills
Ny heart as the words / write!
II YOU were here with your kind eyes, dear
If you only were here tonight!
The winds abroad and the stars are dead
The world and the storms at strife;
But still the singer must write for bread
For the bitterost bread of life.
had rather sleep as the dim skies weep
The skies that have los their blue;
To drift to the garden of dreams and reap
Beautiful dreams of you
But here is a song for you-soft and sweet
AS ever a song may be-
For It bears your name, and what is fame
To the music ii makes for me?
A song, my dear, that has not tear
No sigh from the lips that pray
For only the touch that ] loved so much
To tighten the lonely way.
A song--it is folded away in this.
A song of the Maytime sky
With rose whose crimson has Known youi
kiss
In the beautiful days gone by.
Rickety stairs and rickety chairs,
And rickety tables. too;
But night and light and the whole worlo
bright
With beautiful dreams of you!
F. l.. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15
FORM OF DRAINS AND LEVEL

known that wood or stones form very
respectable substitute for tile, perhaps
there would be more improvement
along this line. Doubtless many are
deferred by the cost of tile, especially
in more remote sections where freight
rates are high, but it is in just such To-
calities that the farmer has an abund-
ance of the other materials for con-
structing drains.
Large stones, if they have to be re-
moved from the fields may be adyan-
tageously used. In this case the ditch
es have to be dug wider at the bottom
and require the removal of more earth
A row of stones should bp laid OH each
side of the ditch bottom, leaving an
open space through the middle which
is covered with fat stones ard then
plenty of smaller ones thrown in. If
smaller. stones for filing are not to be
had, straw or some waste material
should be placed in before the dirt Is
thrown back.
4 board drain is quickly made and
when carefully laid with durable wood
is very lasting. Oak and chestnut are
the most durable of our northern
woods. Chestnut is easily rived, and
rived boards last longer than sawed
Cypress rives easily and when placed
under the ground where it is wet al
the time. almost iEdcstructible. The
earth becomes packed around the
boards which being where they receive
no blows or jars retain an open passage
for water long after the material be-
gins TO decay. \ board sin inches IN
width should be nailed TO one of the
same dimensions, and Of any desirable
length. and laid along the bottom OF
The drain like an inverted trough ms al
a. n the material is rived and there
are some narrow boards, the narrow
ones may be nailed over two others as
sBCwn in b.
The ditch need not be over spades
width on the bottom. It's depth is alto
rether a matter of circumstances. In
draining out low places you have TO cut
the surrounding land deep enough tc
get the minimum Of fall. This mini
mum of fall for board drain is greater
than for round tile, and may be SCI
down as about three inches per 100 fee
of drain. The deeper the drain The
farther it will drain, but II is no
thought to be of advantage to ~ k'
very deep drains in stiff clay soils. II
these kinds Of soils the drain will no
do It's best at first, but will improve
with years-the ground gradually be
coming more porous. Two feet of stiff
CLAWS and three feet for lighter soil
are good depths to work to. In laying
the boards, have them fit closely ant
cover any holes with small pieces o
boards, so the dirt cannot get in. 81
sure to stop up the outlet with coars
wire screening, so as to keep out rats
rabbits, etc.
In laying drains with boards 1t pay
TO have the bottom even and straigh
as possible and the grade uniform, 9th
erwise the dirt bottom may wash on
or fiji up in places. In getting the grad
the assistance of an engineer is some
times advisable, but ] will describe he
low an instrument which farmer o
ordinary ingenuity can make at HON
and with it do his own grading. Man.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15
THE DAIRY STABLE.
To Keep II Clean and Free from Bad
OdOrs Should BE the PrOpri-
etOr's First Duty.

Keeping the cow stable clean and
sweet is one Of the necessary requi-
sites of good dairying. 1t is impos-
sible to draw milk in a stable that is
nauseating in it's atmosphere and have
the milk pure. The atmosphere fur
nishes the cause of bad odors that
become worse when developed in the
milk. IL is not infrequent that man
takes great pains to have his hands
washed and clean clothes on when he
milks, and yet allows the odors of the
manure to so permeate the whole
stable that tits impossible to get good
results as to clean product. Every
few months the stable should be given
q thorough cleaning, using not only
I've washes but disinfectants as well.
Then the daily task should be to keep
it clean. OF course it is not possible
to do as n great New Jersey dairyman
does-keep man to do nothing but
to remove the droppings as fast as
they are made, but the barn should be
cleaned out often enough to prevent
the odors from permeating every
thing. Whitewashing is valuable be-
cause it not only covers up germs that
may have escaped the disinfectant
washes, but acts as q reminder to the
dairyman that his stable is to be kept
clean. Dirt cannot accumulate on
whitewash without being recognized,
and thus the cleanings are likely to be
nearer together. Some have adopted
the practice of painting the boards
near the cows with coal tar. This
would appear to be a good thing, as 1t
prevents the boards taking in filth
and holding it. They should also be
easier cleaned for this painting
Farmers Review.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15
DRAINAGE FOR FARMS.
A Very Satisfactory System May lie
Introduced mt n Comparatively
Small Expense.

Quite often tile drains do not come
ND to expectations. The term of their
usefulness is much shorter than the
durable nature out of which the tile
are made would indicate. In soft or
quicksandy ground they are apt to
get out of line. At places the line of the
drain may come near the surface. AT
such places and at the outlet, tile are
apt to be crumbled by freezing, unless
they are vitrifed, which adds much to
their cost. In common with all kinds
of drains they are, more or less, liable
to become choked with roots or silt or
injured by the presence of vermin.
There is scarcely Il farm but needs
drainage and were it more generally
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15
s. s, S. FOR THE BLOOD
~ sAg li,~..~ l-i-.---s
CHRYSANTHEMUMS TOO GAY.
PrOfuse Display OF Dig Red Flowers
at a Funeral Shocks
Whole Town.

Chrysanthemums will no longer be
used as mourning flower at funerals
to be held at MankatO, MIMI, an
nounces a traveller from that commune
ity. 1t appears that popular young
society man of that town recently died
He was a member of many social or
CARNATIONS. Each stroye with the
other in indicating at the ceremonies
of his burial how much his loss was felt.
The time of the year was the football
season, also the period when the chrys-
anthemum defes all laws of color and
haunts It's wanton shades in public
view. The Isis society, to which this
young man belonged, in an unhappy
moment determined to attend the flu
neral ornamented with chrysanthe'
NUNS. The deceased had always adj
mired the flower and it would be strik'
ing tribute to his extinct preferences.
An order was sent to a florist In St.
Paul to forward by first express 90 pure
white chrysanthemums to the Isis
members.
The morning the'funeral was to take
place they had not arrived, but there
was a train due from St. Paul 20 min
utes before the services would COM
mence. One Of the Isis members vol
unteered to meet that train, get the
flowers, hurry with them to the church
door and distribute them as the society
marched in. This was agreed to and
the members marched to the sacred
ediAce. The flowers arrived, were
taken to the church door and there I'M
covered. The Isis was just coming In
and quick action was needed. The or
gan was playing Nearer, My God, to
Thee" when the society marched up
the center aisle, each decorated with q
flaring red chrysanthemum. The for
ist, not having white, had forwarded
red with apologies.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15
TYPICAL DAIRY FORM.
Some of the Principal Points Which
Distinguish the MIX Cow from
the Beef Animal.

An outline is herewith given--takel
from an illustration of n noted Guern-
sey cow-that shows almost the ideal
shape for dairy cow. In breeding
to raise the herd year by year to a
higher average of merit, it will be
well to keep such an outline as this
constantly in ones mind. 1t is true
that not every cow with a perfect
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15
UnintentiUnalf

A London exquisite went into a
West End restaurant and was far
from pleased with the manner in
which his order was filled. do you
call that veal cutlet?" he demanded
of the waiter. "Why, such a outlet as
that is an insult to every self-respect-
ing calf in the British empire" The
waiter hung his head for moment,
but recovered himself and said, in q
tone of respectful apology: II really
didn't intend to insult you, SIR
Youths Companion. .
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15
officers.
THE CHURCHES.
Methodist Episcopal Church South

Public worship of God on the las ana 1
q,d sundays at Ii A NJ, on the End and
4th at 7:S0 P. M. v,.o,aor Of 7.9o
Meeting for prayer, Wednesday Sne az "oo'
p NJ. Sabbath School at 9:3O A. NJ; O.,
Meeting of Epworth League eaCIl n Gun,
day at 3 p. M, the thlrd Monpa ~
nj" ";Sbt Of each month being devoted 10
Am 4 most cordial welcome is extended to all
y in0'' W. J. S. FRENCH, Pastor.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15
Notice To Trespassers.

All persons are hereby warned not 10
trespass on my lands by hunting, fishing,
riding over. or otherwise. The sal lands
are situated west Of Pisgah, Tazewell
county, Va. will strictly enforce the law
against any person who violates this mo-
tice.
T.n.o pvpav
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15
MRS. r. j. LEWIS,
Fashionable MiIiIner and Dress
A full lineof Millinery and Trimmings.
Notice.

All persons whomsoever are hereby no.
tilted and warned not to hunt, fish, rlde1
walk. drive stock across or othersise tres,
pass on my premises, for TIE law against all
such will be rigidly enforced.
SAMUEL I. HEEINGER.
lrne 92nd. 1899. 6-22-12m
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15

Sorghum bagasse is one Of the very
best materials with which to mulch
Strawberries and raspberries.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15
TAzEWELL co. DIRECTORY.
Circait Court.

Robert G. Jackson, judge; II. Bane Har-
man, clerk. Terms of cOurt-lst Monday
i'm April, 4th Monday in August and lst
Monday in December
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15

nREEyER & GILLESPIE. LAWYERS, Tazeweh
Iva PrnC..ie. the courts of Tazewel ana an-
dining counties. Onicc--Stras building EDGAR
l.. Greever Barns Gillespie.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15
County Court.

T. II. Stuart, judge; I. f, George, clerk.
Terms of alrt-Tuesday after Sd Monday
in each month.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15

A C. ANDERSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Taze-
n,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, 1900-02-15

nEO W. ST CLAIR, ATTORNEY AT LAW
Ii Tazewel Va. Practices in the courts OF Taze
we'll and adjoining counties and in the supreme
Court of Appeals at Wytheville Particula. at
tention paid to the collection OF claims. once -
otras building
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15

FULTON & COULLING, ATTORNEYS Al Al Law Law !
well county S. NJ. b. Couling will continue ms
practice in all the courts of Buchanan county. o.
II Fulton, Wytheville, Va. S. M. b. Coulhs
Tazewell, Va:
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15
LAWYERS.

&s.D. MAY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Taze,
"A we'll. Va. Practice in the courts OF JazeWeL
county and in the Court OF Appeals at Mythevn'e
Va Particular attention paid to the collecuon o.
claims.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15

POWELL ROYALL, ATTORNEY AT LAW
d. Tazewell Va. Office with Chapman "
Gillespie
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15

m c. BOWEN, ATTORNEY AT LAW Taze-
i. well, Va. Office west end OF Courthouse
yard.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15

VINCENT l.. SEXTON, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
VTazewell, Va. viii practice in the courts OF
razewelI ana adjoining counties. Particular at
tenton paid to the collection of claims. ONCE in
5tgas building.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15

CHAPMAN & GILLESPIE, ATTORNEYS al
ULAW, Tazewell, Va. Practice in all the courts u
of Tazewell county and Court OF Appears IL
Wytheyille. J. W. Chapman A. p. Glilesple'
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15

henry & GRAHAM, LAWYERS; razeweIi' W.
0Oaice in building near Court House H. X.
Hsnrv s G. Grsiham. b. W. Stras
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15

w lands Va Practices in the courts of Taze-
well and adjoining counties. Prompt attention
Maid to the collection of claims
a m STUART. ATTORNEY AT LAW, Ia well,
j,Va. Land titles in Mcdowell and Logan coun-
ties West Virginia, specially. ONCE IN stras
building
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15

c HIGGINBOTII An. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
a. Taze sell. Va tOlisc up stairs IN ! aw 5hiII-
ing1 Practices ia Courts of 1azewei ana n, al
olnins counties, aGd ia Court OF Appears Vi VIZ
ginis.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-02-15

Not much attention Ia often paid 70 the
first symptoms of Eczema, but it Is hot long !.
before the little redness begins to itch and
burn. This is but the beginning, and Will
lead to suffering and torture almost unen-
durable. 1t Is a common mistake TO regard
o roughness and redness Of the skin as
merely local irritation 1t 10 but an indies-
tion Of q hnmor In the hlood--of terrible