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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-01-25
PERSONAL NOTES.

Rudyard Kipling told a London
"Chronicle" reporter the other day that
he would probably retIrn to this coun'
try about next June.
Senator Platt, of New York, il an ex'
cellent French scholar, and has made q
valuable collection of early editions OF the
French memoiristS of the relgns Of Louis
XIII and Louis XIV.
The medal awarded DIR. Louis Swift,
of Mount Low Observatory, California,
for his discovery of an unexpected comet
last March, is the ninth which he has re-
ceived for astronomical discovery.
DR.. Luis Alexandra Barratt, who for
many years has been special instructor
in Spanish in the College of the city of
New York, has resigned to take the chair
of English in the University of Havana.
Mrs. G. Z. Haskell's gifts to Oberlin
College now amount TO ST This in
cludes a lectureship endowment Of $2z,
600, which will enable the college to
bring thither famous specialists every
year.
81 am not in such bad health as the
papers say" writes Archibald Forbes,
the famous war correspondent, to New
York friend. II am comparatively we'll
at present, but it is true that l fear my
constitution is much undermined"
The congregation of the South Church
of Hartford, Conn.,, recently observed the
fortieth anniversary of Rev. DR.. Edwin
Pond Parker's passionate of the church by
holding reception in bis honor and pre-
senting him with check for $3.50.
Since President McKinley's inaugura.
ton the White House table has been sup
piled from the Washington markets. The
old custom involved expensive express
charges and the Washington markets are
now considered among the best in the
country.
Senator Cockrell, of Missouri, ia known
to be man Of democratic tastes. A
short while ago he surprised the en-
ployees in the Senate folding.room by
among them, taking of bis
coat and helping to get quantity Of docu.
ments ready for the mail.
The Kaiser's literary abilities are
shown by the following, written by him
in the autograph album Of an English
woman during his recent visit to the
Queen -
"From far off Germany l come,
Foreaking arms and roll of drum,
For faces fair as thine and these,
And turn my mind to thoughts of peace"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-01-25
WHY CAN'T THEY AFFORD IT2

Mr.. Bryan is always talking and forever
saving something that is ridiculous. He
may be a smart man, but he says more
foolish things than any smart person we
have ever heard of. On the night of the
18th inst. be addressed large audience in
Cincinnati, and during the course Of his
remarks said, "that the time had come
when no farmer or laborer could afford to
be a Republican" We infer from this
that MIR. Bryan meant that the farmer and
laborer can not afford to have the present
conditions that surround them continue,
and can not afford to endorse the policy
that has led up to these conditions.
Such remark is calculated TO make in
teligent persons doubt either the sound
Judgment or the integrity of the speaker
No sensible and truthful person will assert
that the condition of the farmers and
laborers of the country is such as to make
them justly dissatisfied. Upon the con-
trary, all observant persons must admit
that the agrlculturalists and laborers of the
land were never more contented; and the
only reasonable way to dissatisty them
with the Republican party would be to
try to make them believe that the party
was not responsible for or to be credited
with the splendid conditions that now sur
round the farmers and laborers That
would be very hard fol Bryan, gifted
though he may be in sophistry, to &C.
complish.
Why can't the farmers and laborers at.
ford to be Republicans Can't they stand
prosperity and success Is their measure
of happiness only full when, from enforced
idleness, they can listen to the bitter words
of tie calamity bowler and brood over
their misfortunes. Must me farmer see
his labor all vain, find no market for bis
products, cucumber his land with mort.
cages, and see his improvements 60 to de-
cay to secure contentment Is the laborer
to find happiness by tramping through the
country with little bundle on his back
and begging for the job he can not obtain?
To read what Mr.. Bryan says one would
30 infer.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-01-25
STILL IN MARROW GROOVES.

For more than half a century Southern
craftsmanship has been trained in very
narrow grooves; and it looks like 1t will
never get into broader ones. Some months
ago when Senator McLaurin, of South
Carolina, took such bold stand for ex'
pansion and the retention of the Philip
pines, we were hopeful that he and others
at the South would get out of the ruts and
get upon higher and broader plane OF
craftsmanship. This fond illusion, how
ever, has been expelled, and McLaurin's
vision appears to have been accidentally
enlarged on the expansion question by
public sentiment in the Cotton States, a
sentiment that had been aroused by the
knowledge that the Eastern markets were
fertile field for the cotton products OF the
South. A few days ago Senator McLaurln
made a speech in the Senate on the cur
rency question, and, in the course Of his
remarks he said
"Let each State control its own banking
system. Let its Legislature determine
what kind of security shall be held, and
how much currency can be issued, and
what kind of money it shall be redeemed
in. Such action will furnish a domestic
currency for the use of the people OF that
State among themselves.
"They only seek to have a medium for
their own business. They do not care to
have currency that will go outside OF
their State. The object is not to have 1t go
away from home"
This shows how totally incapable the
average Southern Democratic statesman is
to grapple with great financial questions.
Is it surprising that they have been carried
away with the idea of an irreedeemable
greenback currency or debased silver
money?
Just think of it A man having the
cheek to stand up in the United States
senate and advocate such banking sys'
tenn as that outlined by the remarks OF
Senator McLaurin. We are surprised to
hear any man, who has sense enough to
walk about ungarded, advocating the issu'
ance of paper money, the circulation OF
which shall he confined to the State In
which it is issued-monev that Wiu not
90 outside of the State. This is advocating
a retmn to the old "wild cat" banking
system that prevailed under Democratic
administration before the Civil War. Why
not make coon skins and potatoes legal
tender?
We are surprised to see the Richmond
Times, in writing of Senator McLaurin's
speech, say 4: THAT is the finest currency
speech from Democrat that we have read
for many day." This is fearful criti-
cism on the financial intelligence of the
Democratic statesmen. A few more such
speeches, unrebuked by Democrats, would
satisfy the country that Democracy never
learns and never forgets anything on the
great currency question.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-01-25
Is II Coming to This 2

The keeper pointed sadly to the inmate
of the padded cell.
"This," he said, lis our worst case.
He Ia trying to get some one to answer a
conundrum for him."
"What is the conundrum ?" asked the
visitor, who was something Of guesser
him1elf.
"Why, it goes this way What is it
that is not, but will be, yet it ls now,
though it never has been before, and we
will not see it's end p"
"My dear man," sald the visitor,
"you'll find the answer to that In the
newspapers. 1t is the twentieth cen.
tury. "-Baltimore American"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-01-25
A MONUMENT FOR ROBERT E. LEE.

1t is not conceivable that any man,
North, South, East or West, throughout
the tremendous length and breadth of the
United States, would frown upon or even
fail to sympathize with movement to
celebrate the memory of Robt. Z. Lee.
There WAS man who contained within
himself every element Of noble heroism.
Pure.minded, generous, chivalric, brave,
and gentle, he was yet the man Of strenu'
GUS action, the soldier, the commander,
and the war god. If he ever harbored
mean thought or committed mean act
his most industrious critic has failed to
mention 1t. If he was ever other than
the gentleman, the Christian, and the
ideal soldier, the closest students Of his
record do not know it to this day. If he
had fault it was that of self-abnegation.
If he had a weakness it was that of mer.
cy and compassion. His life makes a
stainless and a splendid page in history.
He showed the world that Il pussant SOL
der could be pitful and kind as any an
gel. He showed the world that very
lord Of battle could be innocent and stain.
less in his private life fin modern times
there has been developed the prototype
of Tennysons Sir CALLAHAN, we find it in
the character and career Of Lee. He met
Grants magnificent strategy and imper-
ious attack with genius and forlitude
which provoked the admiration Of all
Christendom. He met Grants splendid
magnanimity at Appomattox with an
eager heroism and patient resignation be-
yond all words. He should have monu-
ment if nobility Of character and splendor
of courage and magnifcence Of devotion
are entitled to recognition by brave men.
1t should be the pride of every one to aid
in SO high cause. Washington Post.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-01-25

We sincerely believe a national spirit is
rapidly taking the place of the narrow
sectional spirit that so long prevailed at
the South. Men here are beginning to
feel a pride in the fact that they are Amer
icans rather than that they are Virginians,
Georgians, South Caroliniaus, or from
other States. This being true, our patriot
ism will become broader and our citizen
ship more exalted.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-01-25
HOW THEY COME ROUND.

The Richmond Times in a recent edito-
rial on the Nicaragua Canal made the fol-
lowing stiong argument in favor Of the
construction of the canal and an equally
strong argument for expansion. At the
outset the Times was opposed to ex pansion,
if we mistake not, but now it stands for it
for precisely the same reasons that in
fuenced the original expansionists. Those
reasons are, duty and policy. They have
influenced the Administration in its Philip.
pine policy, and, gradually, many of those
who at first doubted the wisdom of that
policy are beginning to see that the Presi'
dent was right. This turn in former hos
tile sentiment is one of the most gratifying
endorsements the President could have.
The Times says
"But in the past few years conditions
that relate to our commerce have so al
tered that the canal is indispensable to 1t.
1t is vain for Mr.. Bryan and Mr.. Hoar to
preach antiexpanslon. AS old Judge
Culberson, of Texas, put it, eve done ex-
banded" The Philippine Islands came to
US in the Providence of God, and without
any purpose or intention upon our part to
acquire them we acquired them as one of
the natural incidents Of every day life.
We found them waiG and derellct, and
We found them under such circumstances
as compelled us to take possession of them.
The whole American people might earnest
" desire to be free of them now, but con.
science, duty and moral obligations would
not permit them to free themselves of their
onerous trust. They have accepted trust
and they must fulfill it, Before the time
arrives when they can declare before God
and man that their moral obligation to
govern the Philippine Islands has ended,
it is almost certain that American interests
will have become so intertwined, by nat
ural processes, with the Philippine inter-
ests that neither the Americans nor the |
will consent to see separation.
We look on it, therefore, as a. fixed fact
that the Philippine Islands will remain
hereafter and forever as, in some way, a
of the United States, either az
a dependency like Hawaii, or as an indie
pendent nation under our guardianship,
which would be INDEPENDENCE in name,
but in fact an integral part of this country.
That being so we will have a pedis
positio in the East that will give us i'm.
mense advantages in securing Eastern
trade, and that is the trade that the
whole world is about to 60 into scuffle
for, and it is we'll worth scuffiing for.
There is a prodigious market for our
wares in Japan, the Philippines, India,
Australia, but most Of all in China, and
If we get the full advantage of that mar.
ket it will add to the riches of this coun.
try more than Jules vernes could dream
Of. The Philippines being secured as our
base, the Nicaraguan Canal is indispensa,
Bile to the full utilization of them. We
need the canal imperatively upon every
and an act for constructing
t should be passed and passed at once.
It is not case for efforts at partisan or
party advantages. 1t is case in which
oartisanry should be sunk, and the good
If the whole country alone looked at
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-01-25

"ANTzD-sEvERALB BRIGHT AND HoNRsT
w pencns to represent US as Managers
in this and close by counties. Salary $500
a year and expenses. Straight, bons'hde,
no more, no less salary. Position perma-
nent. Our references, any bank in any
town. 1t is mainly Office work conducted
at home. Reference. Enclose self.ad.
dressed stamped envelope. The DOMINION
COMPANY, Dept. 3, Chicago.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-01-25

EXPANSION is good for the South; Pro-
lection is good for the South; Sound Money
is good for the South Why will the peo'
pie of the South permit themselves to be
dominated by set of politicians that are
opposed to everything that is good for this
section
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-01-25

There seems to be some little difficulty
in impressing Hon. Joe Blackburn with
the fact that he has been elected Senator
again. Richmond News.
The reason is that Blackburn knows
how it was done. That is why it is 30
hard for him TO believe it.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-01-25
The White Mans Burden.
Boston Journal (Rep.)l

Boston Journal Rep.)l
Senator Pettigrew characterized Kip
ling's poem, The White Mans Burden
as contemplate. Just at present the
Senator himself is a large part of the
white mans burden IN this country.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-01-25

We notice that the Washington CORE
spondents of some of the Virginia Demo
crstic newspapers state that the opinion
prevails in Washington that Rhea will be
ousted from the seat which he occupies
by fraud.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-01-25
The Young Democrats and the Old.

The Young U6MOCTaIs anu INC UIu'
Brooklyn Eagle lind. Dem.)l
The young men in the Democratic par
ty are facing the future with belief in
gold. The middle.aged men are those
who hold by silver because the party
platform declared for silver.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-01-25

THE Senate Committee has reported
bill which appropriates $4,000, 900 for
the construction of the Nicaragua Canal
1t is almost the universal opinion thst the
canal should be built, and that the United
States should have a controlling interest in
the improvement. At tire South this Senti-
ment is stronger than any where else, and
the Congressman from this section, who,
for partisan reasons, opposes the measure
should be held to strict acc cunt by his
constituents.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-01-25

John Z. Jackson, druggist, guarantees
every bottle Of Chamberlain Cough
Remedy and will refund the money 10
anyone who is not satisfied after using
two thirds OF the contents, This IL the
best remedy in the world for Ia grippe,
coughs, colds, Group and whooping cough
and is pleasant and safe to take. 1t pre-.
vents any tendency Of a cold to result in
pneumonia.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-01-25

Our foreign trade for the year 1899
amounted to 2,O75, OOO,O 900. This is equal
to the trade of our greatest rival, England,
and explodes the theory that high tariff
will destroy our trade with other countries.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-01-25
Economical Paint.

Devoe lead and zinc; for 1t costs no
more, and wears double costs less by be-
ing ground by machinery. Hand.work
can't compete with machine.work. D..
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-01-25
Having a Great Run on Chamberlain
Couch Remedy,

Manager Martin, OF the Plerson drug
store, informs us that he is having great
run on Chamberlain Cough Remedy. He
sells five bottles of that medicine to one of
any other kind, and it gives great satisfac'
ton. In these days Of Ia grippe there 10
nothing like Chamberlain's Cough Rene
dy to stop the cough, heal up the sore
throat and lungs and give relief in a very
short time. The sales are growing, and
all who try it are pleased with its prompt
action. South Chicago Daily Calumet
For sale by John E. Jackson, Druggist.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-01-25

40 Love TOR Es1t.er.
Kelly-Oi'd loike to see thot African
war lasht for wan hoondrid years!
Ryan-Phwyf
because OF tink be thot toime all th'
Dootch an most sv tn IugliSh wud bs
ixtinctl"-Puck.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-01-25
The TazeEellRepubliCaI
Published every Thursday at
TAzEwELL, VA.
by
LIAM C. PENDLE TON,
Editor and Proprietor
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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-01-25
Boycott VS.. Boycott.

English business men in Paris are be-
Ing boyoetted because Of England's
talk Of boycotting the exposition.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1900-01-25

Rudyard Kipling told a London
"Chronicle" reporter the other day that
he would probably retr to this coun'
try about next June.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-07

troduced the log -cabin boy to won
derful range of characteristic Sods Oh
MYTHOLOGY the different ranks anu
classes of mankind, and every amman
under the sun. Fourth was history
of the United States. in which there
was the charm of truth and a more
modern tone, and from which were
learned the lessons of patriotism that
Lincoln's manhood put into action
Last came WeemS's Life of Washing
ton" a queer stilted book, but one fuil
of detail that made Washington seem
a living example.
These five books were the beginning
of Lincoln's education; and what wise
man has outgrown them all?
From the Bible, "Pilgrim's Progress
and Aesop the boy LINCOLN learned the
mower and beauty of plain English
words. and saw that the grandest
thoughts and most poetic imaginlngs
needed only the strong little words OF
every day When. therefore. in later
life he wished to be sure he understood
anv matter. it became his custom to
translate it into words such as child
can understand.
Read again the Gettysburg Address
and the Second inaugural, and learn
how Lincoln could make the homespun
words Of common use move the hearts
of his felloWmcn.-St. Nicholas.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-07

1NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.


The Grand Trunk Railway system con-
tains 1856 miles of roadbed over which
are situated some 1l16 stations which
would give an average station about ev-
cry four miles To operate this system
takes 4 officials. from the president in
the executive department to the CONNECT
cial freight agent department. which,
with the passenger and travelling agents,
- more department officials. With
the Central Vermont "a leased line,) add
ed to the mileage the road has total u
system would Cf allowing IL hours OF
travel and II hours of rest with no stops
and an average speed of 80 miles i,r
hour take Is and one-third days to COM
plete the task. With the Central Ven
mont the system passes through nine
states and two provinces. in railway
equipment they seem to TO-. be in pretty fair air
passenger cars, 221,l ~ freight. fiat and
stock cars, six parlor, and three dining
cars and enough more cars to bring a to-
tai Of 29,o5s cars and locomotives which
if put into one train would reach from
Portland nearly to Sherbrooke, Canada,
the train being lSyi2 miles in length. Or
if the road wished to run a train each
day in the year. without using the same
cars but one day out of the 365 da -
they could do so and have a train of -
cars each.
Work on the new freight house of the
Sandy River Railroad at Phillips has
just been completed and the crews are
grading around the station and raisins
the tracks. Much Improvement in the
companys grounds has been made this
spring; first, the new passenger Station
built just above the old one, is Il. hand
some building. 1SXi2 feet, containing wait
ing room, baggage and express room and
superintendent office. The freight house
is across the yard from the passenger
station. The work on the grounds is not
all done as yet but when it is the sur
roundings Will be very attractive. Tie
main track is raised above the level of
the others and the yard slopes gradually
from this point to the limits. The entire
yard has been filed in and raised in some
places two feet. The shed is to be
raised and clapboarded and the old plat
form at the end of the freight house will
be removed. The gravelled grounds have
been nicely smoothed and with the tw }
new buildings make a good addition to
the appearance of the town. \ new sta
ton uI the same size and on the same
plan will he built at Strong. When that
is done and the Pennington building j.
completed, the Sandy river will be fur
nished with fine new buildings at every
Station
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-07-07

temporarily weaken the system, and the
the germs find Immediately good cultural
gOunds and then they begin to grow and
multiply. Often the germs of typhoid
and malaria are carried in the system
for months before they break out in 10
violent form, Consequently our feelings
during the summer vacation are no in
dications of the healthfulness of the
place. and we may be lulling ourselves
into the consciousness that we are gain
ing plenty of health and strength when
in reality we are sowing the seeds of
disease that may later end our lives.
We cannot be too careful with the diet
of children in the summer either in the
city or at the seashore. Sometimes inter
nal troubles which develop chills and
fever may have their origin in improper
diet and in exposure to violent changes
of the temperature of the body. The
child that Is permitted to battle freely
and unrestrainedly in the salt or fresh
water Is liable to attacks of chills and
fever that seem almost like the begin
nings of typhus and malarial fevers.
They may be neither but if continued
they will weaken the little system SO
that any disease in the air will find ready
Judgment in their bodies. As the parents
be in duty bound compelled to look after
feet of sea bathing is completely neu-
tralized in all except the very strong by
permitting them to remain in the water
too long. This applies to older bathers
as well as to the children.