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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14
TOO SMALL FOR POLICE.
Shooting of American by n cuban
officer brings Up a Pc
culiar Problem.

Considerable discussion has grown
out of the recent killing of an American
by Cuban policeman. The American,
it appears, was intoxicated and at
tackled the policeman, taking away his
club. Thereupon the policeman shot
him dead. The policeman, youth OF
10, was promptly discharged from the
force by Chief Cardenas on the ground
that he was not fit for such service,
but the question still remains as to
whether such young and inexperienced
persons should carry revolvers.
Under the Spanish regime the po-
lice worked in pairs, thus rendering
less likely recourse to firearms. Many
of the members of the present force
are of slight physique, and would prob
ably be unable to control an arrested
person without the moral support of
firearms. Chief Cardenas says:
"If the physical requirements of the
police force are made more stringent
it may prove very difficult and per-
haps impossible to get men who are
up to the standard. There would also
be a great cutlery, owing to the fact
that only Spaniards and Americans, as
a rule, would be able to fulfill the con-
ditions. In most cases the Cubans,
being smaller and of less robust ply
sique, would fall short of the requisi-
tons"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14
OUINfNE FrENDS MULTIPLY.
A New York Druggist Protests Tint
People Are Too Free with
the Drug.

The druggist was in a talkatiye
mood. In the last hour he had sold
quinine to nine customers, and he felt
called upon to make mid protest
says the New York Mail and Express.
at is strange" said he. what Sim
pie faith most persons have in the
virtue of quinine and whisky as n
cure-all. If the average man sneezes
a few times he buys a lot of quinine
capsules and pint of Jersey light
ming and goes to bed with it, He
washes ten or ~ grains of quinine
down with half pint or so Of the
whisky. and the next morning he gets
up feeling old, bedraggled and gem
orally unfit for publication. He might
better have had the cold Ian to sub
ject his system to such strain. The
quinine is a drug which should be
handled with as much care as any
other. Why, some customers of
mine are regular quiniue fiends, and
take the stuff on the slightest Pre-
text. Perhaps they want some oX-
cuse for getting away with the wills
ky. But it's pretty small man who
would look at it in that way. What
people don't seem to understand is
that quinine has certain defined uses
and is not panacea. When you put
whisky with it you get a mixture
which should be handled with as
much care as aconite or anything
else"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14
COOP FOR EARLY BROODS.

meath with leather straps, under
which a piece of wood is tackled, jut-
ting out in front like finger, so that
when the cover is let down it will
rest upon them (there should be two
of these fingers or as many as there
are hinges), and serve as bridge for
the chicks to go in and out of the
coop, also to be fed upon, and at
night act as a door for closing UP the
affair 1.-THE hook on each side then
holds it in place. so that the inmates
will be guarded from chills, animals
of prey and the like.
Next nail upon the top three strips
that project Is or 90 inches in front,
being sure to have the middle one
higher than the other two. and over
these tack, as represented in the cut,
a piece of tarred paper or something
similar. Thus, not only is a water
proof house secured, but also a pro-
lection from the sun in front of the
coop. and this last is a requisite which
will be much appreciated, in hot
weather, by both the chicks and the
mother henA Best of all, however.
when it rains they will be kept per-
fectly dry under foot, as well as
overhead, thanks to the coop being
raised from the ground.
Only few minutes work is re-
quired to make such a coop, remem-
Der. and the cost of it ought not to
exceed 90 cents. Hence by all means
should a sufficiency of them be had
to accommodate the chickens Matched
and raised in the spring by hens, be
the number great or small.-Fred o.
Sibley. in Ohio Farmer.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14
SING SONGS AND WASH DISHES
This Account Says London Servants
in the Salvation Army May
Tell White Lies.

1t appears that considerable num-
Der of domestic servants in London are
members of the Salvation Army and
several of them have recently been
much troubled in their minds respect
ing their obligations to polite society
in the matter of "white lies" The
army has apparently considered the
subject and in the official War Cry the
following reassuring counsel is given:
"The expression Not at home is not
understood to mean not in the house.
as you understand it, by worldly So
ciety. To the caller it only means not
receiving visitors to-day, and no doubt
your mistress would think it dis
courteous to speak more plainly. 10
say she is engaged when she is only
unwilling OF unequal to see visitors
would not be more true than to say
Not at home OF course 1t would be
an untruth to say the latter If those
who called on your mistress under
stood it in the sense you do, but we
think they quite understand how much
or how little it means. A lie is any
thing spoken with intent to deceive"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14

According to a man in Washington
state the proper steed for a grizzly
bear hunter to ride is mule. He was
wandering near camp on a mule,
when he saw big bear on the trail.
He fred and the bear tumbled over end
out of sight. 1t looked like clean kill,
and the hunter started for the place,
and was nearly in sight Of the hollow
where the bear had disappeared when
the beast climbed up over the edge and
went at him. 1t was then that the mule
showed his value. He rose on his hind
feet, turned sharp around and head
ed for camp. A horse or mustang
would have pranced around, and
wouldn't have been quick enough, the
bear was so close. But all the hunter
had to do was to hang on, and the
mule carried him to safety.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14
HIS HANDICAP.

He wooed her when they both were poor.
twas then he won her, too;
She cheered him when the days were drear
and toiled to help him through;
She taught him things from books that he
had failed to learn In youth,
She got him to avoid the use of words that
were uncouth;
She took her Jewel in the rough. she pol
ishec day by day,
And with a woman's patience ground the
worthless parts away.
She turned him from q stupid clown to one
whose Inien was proud,
She planted in his heart the wish to rise
above the crowd;
She planned the things he undertook. she
urged him on to try,
She gave him confidence to look for splen-
did things and high;
She bore the children that he loved, and
tolled for them and him,
And often knelt beside her bed with aching
eyes and dim.
She cheered him when the days were dark.
and when the skies were bright
She saw him rise above the crowd and
reach a noble height;
Her brow is marred by many line, she's
bent and wan and old,
He has a bearing that is fine. form of
noble mold,
And people say: Poor man, alas! He's
grown beyond his wife;
How sad that such load should be at
tached to him for life!'
Chicago Times-Herald.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14
HONEY IN PALESTINE.
Jews who Went All the Way from
Switzerland to Go Into the
Bee Raising Business.

Biblical and other histories saX-that
Palestine was famous for its honey in
ancient times. The natives still raise
a great deal of honey, but their meth
DDS have been crude, they have Sc
cured the honey only by destroying
the bees, and therefore their business
has not been profitable. OF late years,
however, their methods have been i'm
proving and the industry is now de-
yeloping with the use of modern ap-
planes. This great improvement Is
wholly due to a Jewish family named
Baldensperger that went from Swift
erland In 1S49 and settled near the
famous pools of Solomon, seven miles
south of Jerusalem. 1t was not until
1880 that this family made their real
start in the bee business, and now,
according to Consul Merrill, at Jeru-
salem, they are famous in their line
of industry.
In 1888 they carried out the novel
idea of transporting their bees from
one locality to another to give them
fresh pasturage among the blossoms
The first experiment was to transport
the hives to Yafa, a distance OF IL
miles. to give the bees the benefit OF
the orange blossoms there. Women
carried the hives on their heads all the
way, each woman carrying a hive.
During April the bees gathered for
the thrifty Jews rich harvest OF
orange blossom honey. Then the
hives were removed to two other
places, where crops OF honey from
cactus and acacia blossoms were also
obtained. The Baldensperger boys,
pleased with their success, started
apiaries in other localities and began
to gather a great deal of honey from
other blossoms also, such as the lem
on and wild thyme. Their bees were
very industrious, and so of their hives
at Yafa have sometimes yielded 5000
pounds of honey in less than a month.
OF course the Turkish officials soon
heard of this prosperous industry, and
onerous taxes were imposed on the
Baldenspergers There have been 9TH
er annoyances also which have inter
fered with their business, but they
have persevered, and now find good
market for oil the honey produced.
Their product goes to Germany, switz-
erland, England and little 10 France.
The average yield per hive is about
100 pounds of honey, and the product
Is taken from the hives only during
the four working months beginning in
April.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14
An InsinuatiOn.

An English clergyman, rather POM
pous of manner, was fond of chatting
with a witty chimney-sweep.
Once, when the minister returned
from his summer holidays, he hap
pened to meet his youthful acquaint-
ance, who seemed to have been at
work
"Where have you been?" asked the
clergyman.
Sweeping the chimneys at the vic
arage," was the boys answer.
GLOW many chimneys are there, and
how much do you get for each?' was
the next question.
The sweep said there were 20 chin
neys. and that he was paid a shilling
apiece.
The clergyman, after thinking a
moment, looked at the sweep in APP
parent establishment. "YOu have
earned & great deal of money in a lit
tie time" he remarked, solemnly,
wondering, probably, what the sooty
fellow would reply.
Eyes" said the sweep, throwing his
bag over his shoulder as he started
away, eve who wear black coats get
our money very easily!"-Spare Mo-
ments.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14
PROFITS PROM POULTRY.
There's Hardly a Flock, However
Poorly Managed, That Does Not
Pay Something.

Occasionally we are told that the
profits from poultry breeding Az
principally on paper, and where ono
makes a success of the business many
fail. 1t is true that people who en-
gage in the business as speclai'!
make a failure a great many times
but that is never the fault of the bust
ness. The average farm flock is badl,
managed. In fact ii is not managed
at all. 1t simply drifts along like I"
log in the stream. Yet it is pretty salt
TO say that there IS not flock OF farm
poultry that does not pay.
The majority of the poultry on the
farm is fed too much grain. Less gralE
and more green stuff and meat should
be fed. Potatoes, onions, beets, car
rots or anything of a vegetable nature
is cheaper and tends to keep the fowls
much healthier, and that means more
eggs and consequently more protit. IL
never seems to occur to the average
farmer that the effect of long con-
tinued diet of grain is as injurious 10
fowls as to cattle, nor that the con-
centrated grain food gives the best re-
sults when diluted or mixed with some
bulky succulent material. Green FOOD
and meat are great egg producers ID
themselves, and keep the system of-the
hen in a healthy condition no matter
what the breed may be. Every poultry
man knows how much hens appreciate
green food, especially in the winter
Roots and vegetables are easily
grown and they can be kept all WIN
Ter. When the fowls are to be con-
fined in houses and scratching pens
the hen should be made to exercise also.
If she is inactive long enough ana ted
wholly on grain she will become 1at
and certainly cease laying. The sue
cessful plan for exercise is to have d
cabbage hung up in the hen house
lust high enough for the hens to jump
ND and get good bite, or have good
runway and scatter bright wheat
straw over runway and feed your small
grain in this. This will keep the fowls
busy scratching to obtain the grain.
Again. farmers should take great in
terest N the breeds. The only way to
make a profit is to use that which con-
yerts the raw material into the most
product in the shortest space OF time
In poultry the pure breeds are capable
of yielding the greatest number of eggs
and the heaviest carcasses at the least
cost. The cross-bred. fowl or the mon
grel is an uncertainty. 1t has no fixed
quality and cannot transmit uniformi-
ty in its offspring, and occupies space
that can be better filled by pure breeds
j. C. Clipp, in National Stockman.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14
rennhinr ChIckens to Eat.

Some people have good deal of trou-
BILE with brooder chicks in teaching
themto eat. When they have a hen with
them the work is easy, but without
hen the task appears to be difficult.
But really there will be no trouble II
the owner has few chicks that have
been taught by the old hen or have
learned themselves. Simply put some
of these young chicks with the others
and the lesson will be soon taught
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14
WORK WHEN THEY PLEASE.
Mexican Poems Are the Most INDIE
pendent LabOring People
on Earth.

Observers of industrial conditions
in Mexico assert that, as far as they
have noted, there is no more indie
pendent person in the world than the
Mexican laborer. Especially is this
true of the peon of the tropics. 1t
would seem that he works for Amer
leans who have big plantations to de-
velop more as a matter of accommo-
dation than from necessity. He de-
mands a snug sum in advance, too, on
which to have good time at the
festas before he settles down to sew
eral months of drudgery. No native
Indian has to work for white men in
the tropics in order to gain liveli-
hood. His wants are few, his ambi-
ton is limited to a desire for enough
to eat, a matched hut and a little
cotton cloth. The hut he can make
for himself. There are fish in the
river and game in the forest. There
is plenty of unoccupied land upon
which he can raise a few cereals to
trade for the things he cannot pro-
duce himself. There is no winter to
provide against, and, though the
rainy days come often in summer,
they only mean more rest.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14
Her Motto.

The members Of a Bible class in a
New England parish were studying St.
Paul's rules for Christian living, set
forth in the twelfth chapter of Romans.
.Amcng the questions asked by the
leader Of the class was: What motto
should be adopted when strangers are
10 be entertained"
The proper answer of course. and the
GIG given by all the members of the
class, with one exception, was: "Given
to hospitality"
In the c,aes, however, there was one
young person who held different idea;
this was the minister's daughter who,
since she was IS years old, had been
the head of the house, and the man
ager of many difficult meal.
81 don't agree with the Others" she
said. firmly. 81 think very often the
motto should be: Patient in tribula
ton "-Youth's Companion.
Fnttening Geese in France.
One method of fattening geese in
France is to put the birds in barrel,
in which a number of holes are bored,
each large enough to permit the birds
to put their heads through. The bar
rel keeps them confined and thus pre-
vents exercise, which is the object OF
the confinement. Outside of the bar
rel food is placed in abundance, and
the geese spend most of their time eat
ing. This food is mostly paste made
of barley, buckwheat and sometimes
Indian cornmeal. Milk and potatoes
are also fed, where they are easily OBJ
%ainah1a
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14
ANOTHER GOOD COOP.
New York Man Describes Simple
Arrangement That Can BE Util-
ICED to Advantage.

1t is now well to see that every
thing is in preparation for the rush
of work that always comes with the
arrival of warm weather Among
other things, chicken coops for the
broods to be Matched out in early May
will be needed, and where such do
not exist or have fallen into decay,
the simple arrangement shown here
with in the illustration can be util-
lied to good effect.
Indeed, a better and more easily
constructed chicken coop is not read
lily found. Why? Because the prin-
cipal thing required is merely an
empty grocery box, which can usu-
ally be obtained at any store for the
asking. A block of wood having been
nailed at each corner as legs for it to
rest upon, and the top replaced by
Stats, the cover is attached under
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14

Awhile ago an American named
Howard heard the story Of these pros
porous bee raisers of Palestine while
he was in that country. He visited the
family and purchased from them n
number of queen bees, IL Of which
were still alive when he reached
home, and he sold them here for SIS
apiece. In this way the bees OF Pal
estins have been introduced into
America.
The Baldenspergers extract the
honey without killing the bees and
have taught their methods to good
many of the natives and also to Jew
ish colonists who have gone to Pal
estine. Through the efforts of this
family It is likely that Palestine will
again become famous for it's honey.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14
TO LOSE "HELLO" GIRLS.
Men Are Now Taking the Place. OF
Young Women at Paris TeIe-
phone SwitchbOards.

AS the French public complained of
the poor telephone service the minis
ter of posts and telegraphs has be-
gun the experiment of replacing the
girls by men at one of the principal
"centrals" of Paris. His newspaper
statement announcing the change con-
fesses that all beseeching and disci-
plinary measures have been power
less to prevent the girls from chat
tering among themselves instead Of
devoting their sole attention to con-
Meeting subscribers. Men are ex-
pected to be more reasonable.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14
Hold on!"

Hold on!"
The gas man bit his last word in
two and stood with eyes and mouth
wide open.
Pretty good story, hay?" demanded
the stereopticon man, with fire in his
eyes.
ION you-yes."
"The laughs on me, amt itY'
81 should say"
"An' l didn't have no sense, ehY
"Not a part"
"An' the boy done JUS right to chase
COWS, stead O. helpin' me out?"
well, l s'pose the boy knew"
"An' 1 got all at was comm tine,
didn't II"
"Tha's RI"
"An' you don't have no sympathy for
a gazabo like me, do YEP"
"Not bit. I"
can you've had good time thinkin'
what lobster l was, hay"
you bet"
"Well, now" howled the stereopticon
man, I'm goin' t lick the socks clear
off of you"
And then they went together. TWAS
beautiful fight. Ten minutes later
the stereopticon man was pinning up
a long tear in his trousers, but his face
was calm and unmoved. The gas man
was nursing two blackening eyes, ca
ressing a cut lip and trying to staunch
the blood which proceeded from much
swollen nose.
"Jin," he said, "I'll take it back.
You amt no bluff"
That's right" said the stereopticon
man, "an' kin swim. Can't II"
Sure" said the gas MANN. y sun
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14
Fishing for Wheat.

Fishing for wheat has been a new in
dustry in Portland harbor of late, says
the Bangor (Me.) News. Hundreds ard
hundreds of bushels were pumped over
board from the Californian, and the
thrifty shore people have been scoop
ing it up from the bottom in very pay
ing quantities. Twenty cents bushel
has been the prevailing price, and one
man has cleared $40, with the harvest
still continuing.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14
The Proverb Did Not Apply.

The little girl stood on the street
corner sobbing as if her heart would
break. On the stone tagging were the
bits of broken pitcher. There, there,
little girl" said the benevolent man,
don't cry, don't cry, little girl; never
cry over split milk" But it isn't
milk" sobbed the girl; "it's beer"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14
officers.
THE CHURCHES.
Methodist Episcopal Church South

Public worship of God on the LIST ana ana
srd Sundays at IL A NJ, on the znu anu
4th at 7:30 P. Nj. ,.,ou 1890
Meeting for prayer, WEDNESDAY at ''0o'
p Nj. Sabbath School at $3.50 A. M; Co.
Meeting of Epworth League eaeh sun a,,
law at 3 y. M, the third MONDAY
1ight of each month being devoted 70
'' 4 most cordial welcome is extended to all
a D"0''O ]. S. FRENCH, Pastor.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14

Plan to have better garden this
year than last. Do not think your
work is done when the seeds are plant
ed. Do not let your wife cultivate It,.
Il is a part of mans work.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14
Rev. Mowbray's Appointments.

Preaching at Pleasant Hill Church LIST St
sabbath in the month at III a. IN. ana "
White Church the same day at P. M T;A;,o
Preaching the Third Sabbath at White 8
Church n a M: in the afternoon az D
= clock at Pleasant Hill Church.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14
TAzEWELL co. DIRECTORY.
CircEit Court.

Robert G. jackson, judge; II, Bane Har'
man, clerk. Terms of court-lst Monday
in April, 4th Monday in August and lst
Monday in December.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14
LAWYERS.

rrtroN a. CoULLING, ATTORNEYS AT LAW
fTazews,l Va, Practice in the courts OF Taze'
veil County. s. NJ. B. Couling will continue MS
practice in all the courts Of Buchanan eo1 nnSiinS
r Fulton, Wytheville, Va. S. M' b. Oouiins'
Tazewell, Va.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14
County Court.

III. Stuart, judge; I. E. George. clerk.
Terms of court-Tuesday after Sd Monday
In each month.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14

POWELL RoYALL o ATrU %itS Chapman Aa aA%
Gillespie
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14

opEEvER 4 GILLESPIE, LAWYERS, Tazswedil
re prs.s',S, n the courts of Tazewell ana au
dining counties. Ofhce-Stras building GusNf
t. Greever. Barns Gillespie.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14

opo w ST CLAIR, ATTORNEY AT Law Law
70: w Va Practices in the courts OF Taze
SsI and adjoining counties and in the STpre% at
conrt of Appeals at wythevile. psIucunSa5 os az
Linton paid to the collection OF cisin'' 0H'''
stras building
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14

, r ANDERSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW Tsze-
N ~ ~oi1 Va viii practice in the courts OF Iaze-
wa,I county and the Court Of Appeals al "y'ne-
vile. Collecting specially
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14

,uNcENT L. SEXTON, ATTORNEY AT Law !,
vTazeweIl, Va. VIII practice In Ine cOI, at.
tention paid to the collection of claims once ID
5tras building.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14
Christian Church.

Preaching lst and Srd Sundays at p
ond 2nd and 4th Sundays at III a. M;
Prayer meeting Saturday night as a. 81 {,
clock Sunday schoo! every Sunday at
Wv PHILIP JOHNSON, Pastor.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14

m C. BOWEN, ATTORNEY At LA a;N,rtb n
/. well, Va. ONCE west eno Vi OoUi'-
yard.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14
OF Course He Could Swim

The Stereopticon Man Convinces the
Gas Man OF It.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-06-14

nm sPRATT. ATTORNEY AT LAW Rich
w is,Ss Va Practices in the courts OF Iaze-
,sil and adjoining counties. Prompt atten''on
VIA tn the Collection of claims.