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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-27
County Court.

HI. Stuart, Judge; T. f. George, clerk
Terms of court-Tuesday after 81 MONDAY
in each month.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-27
HANDY BAG HOLDER.

wide and six feet long and saw it in
three pieces each two feet long. Now
nail these three boards on these other
pieces which were 2X4X24 and nail the
2x6x26 between the other pieces. Take
another 2x4 board and saw 1t two feet
long and set this studding with one
end on the part of the 2X6x26 that
sticks out from under the 2X2 foot
platform, and nail it securely. Then
put on a brace. which is made from
three-eighth-inch round iron, and
fasten this about ten inches up on the
2x4, which is simply nailed and
fastened to the other end of the brace
on the platform. Then take another
2x4 and two feet long and to one end
of this piece nail a 2x4XS in the form
of an L and in this piece make long
hole. and also a like hole in the piece
that was fastened to the little plat
form. Take two bolts about 434 inches
long and have the blacksmith make a
nut which will be turned easily by the
fingers. Now make the funnel of ten
inch boards and fasten this funnel to
the L-shaped studding and then secure
two braces made of three-quarter-inch
fiat iron and fasten it firmly Get four
good hooks made of heavy galvanized
wire. This bag holder is made adjust
able to any size sack as the nuts can
be loosened and the funnel or hopper
may be raised or lowered according to
the length Of the sack.-Carl Thiege, in
Agricultural Epitomist.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-27
TEMPERING THE CREAM.
IT'S n Pulling Task and Requires the
Exercise of Considerable Care
and Judgment.

In tempering the cream for churn-
ing we must be governed largely by
the condition of the cream to be
churned, and this knowledge must
be gained by the one who is making
the butter. The rules laid down for
tempering cream will not hold good
in all cases. The buttermilk should
be tested so as to learn the per cent.
OF fat remaining, and if it is found
that there is loss of butter in this
way, the temperature of the cream
should be changed until the degree
is found that leaves the least butter
fat in the buttermilk. This knowl-
edge is best gained when the work is
done, as the cream from different
creameries and dairies may vary con-
sidera,bE and. churn best at different
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-27

ing inserted. On small stocks a sharp
knife alone is needed.
The work is done as follows: The
place selected for the insertion OF tie
scions should be where the grain is
straight. The stock is then cut square
OF and is split through its center to
sufficient depth to allow the scion to
be put in place. The cleft should be
held open by the wedge-shaped part
of the chisel Ga large nail will answer
the purpose in a small way) until the
scions are inserted, when the wedge is
Withdrawn, allowing the stock to
spring back and hold the scions in
place. If the stock does not spring
back into place it should be drawn
tight against the scions by piece Of
string. The number of sciOns put into
each stock will depend upon its size,
but generally not more than two are
inserted, and on small stocks only one.
1t is absolutely necessary for success
that the inner banks of both scion and
stock come together, as shown in Fig.
1. When inserted the scions should ap-
pear as shown in Fig. 2. The scions
should be wedge-shaped for about one
and one-half inches where they go into
the cleft in the stock. They should also
be wedge-shaped crossways, as shown
in Fig. 1, so as to bind the inner barks
of scion and stock together. They
should each have two or three buds
above the cleft. The scions must be OF
wood of the preceding years growth
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-27
SPRING GARDEN NOTES.

A half day in the garden in early
spring will bring a bigger income
than in the oat field.
The first thing needed for good
garden after good soil is good seed.
1t is a losing game to use poor or
uncertain seed.
Have the garden plat all ready for
the pillow so when the soil condition
is right no delay is caused because
all else is not ready.
If you have space in your garden
but for little corn it will give bet
ter satisfaction if planted in a square
than if planted in single long row
At a farmers institute in Ken
lucky it came out that hotel keep
ers give preference to red raspber-
ries because they do not stain the
table linen as badly as the black.
Work pushed early will count fol
more than six weeks later. Have
everything in hand to take advantage
of all the good days as soon as the
soil will work up properly,-NatioDa
! Rural
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-27
MONTEZUMA'S WELL.
Picusiue Natural Curiosity in Ari-
IONA That Has Il Striking
Feature.

One of the most pleasing natural
curiosities in the territory of Arizona
is the pool of water known as Mon
tezuma's well, says the Native Amer
lean. 1t is situated Is miles north
east of the old, abandoned military
post known as Camp Verde. 1t is
25O feet in diameter, and the clear,
pure water is about 60 feet below
the surface of the surrounding coun-
try. Some years ago certain mill
tary officers sounded the pool and
found that it had a uniform depth
of so feet of water, except in one
place, apparently about six feet
square, where the sounding line went
down about 500 feet without touch
ing bottom.
The well empties into Beaver creek
only about 100 yards distant, the water
gushing forth from the rocks as
though it were under great pressure.
The well is undoubtedly supplied
from subterranean sources, possibly
THROUGH the hole sounded by the army
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-27
MAKING A H0TBED.
,I.bourh Most Gardeners Know How,
Yet a Few General Hints VIII
Not Come Amiss.

The making of hotbeds is matter
20 commonly understood as perhaps
scarcely to require going into at this
lime. vet the following from Nick'
lealing as it does principally with the
proper heating of the beds, may not
.ome amiss to those interested IN
starting cabbage, celery, lettuce etc.,
n early spring:
The ordinary hotbed consists OF a
nile of fermenting stable manure, COW
cred with a frame and glazed sashes, IN
which is a layer of fertile soil. Inc
he'd should be located where 1t VIII DC
sosv of access, but it should be on dry
Ground and not where water could no"
over the ground and about its oase
even in wet weather. 1t should alsc
no sheltered from heavy WINDS AM
with a full exposure to the sun. l,
oreparation for a bed the 1resl
manure and long litter are collected
from stables and drawn together u
the location of the bed, where IL II
placed in eonical pile As the manure
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-27
THE FAMILY ORCHARD.
Apple Trees Had Best he Planted in
the Spring and Aftervard Guilt
waited with Care.

Something of my experience may
be of benefit to some one like myself
who is trying to have a family or
chard and succeed in raising apple
trees. l have found that it does not
paw to set a tree that is not thrifty
and vigorous, no matter what the age
NAV be. l have had good success
with four-year-old trees and also with
two and three year trees. In setting
the tree l dig the hole large enough
to accommodate all the roots, throw
in enough well pulverized soil to
cover the roots well, and then pour
in about one-half gallon of water to
settle the dirt firmly around the
roots and exclude all the air, then
FIJI up with soil. My trees never fail
TO grow. l think spring the proper
time to plant. The greatest trouble
with me has been to keep the borers
from killing the trees. To prevent
this wrap them with paper, letting
it extend an inch or two below the
surface of the ground. [ do this
early in the spring after examining
tree to see that no borer remains in
there to be wrapped up for the sum-
mer. A young fruit tree must be
cultivated. Don't expect a tree set
in sod to grow and bear fruit. If
left to shift for itself the result will
be a stunted dwarf that will drop out
about the time it should begin G
bear if properly taken care Of. &c
through the young orchard some time
during the winter and pick off and
burn all those little punches of leaves
seen hanging to the twigs. Each one
contains an egg that as soon as warm
weather comes, and the tree begins
to bud, will hatch into worm thai
will eat the leaves off your tree
faster than they can grow. Remem
Der that in raising an orchard, as il
a great many other things, untirin9
vigilance is the price of success
+. Smith, in Prairie Farmer.
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THE SCION INSERTED.

and no older. 1t is important to use
sharp knife for making the cuts.
When the scions are inserted and In
place all the cut surfaces should be
covered with grafting-waX Clay and
cow-dung well kneaded together in
equal proportions into a stiff mastic
may be used in place of wax, but all
things considered wax is most desir-
able.
A good grafting-wax for general use
NAV be made as follows: Resin, four
parts by weight; beeswaX, two parts;
tallow, one part. Melt together and
pour into a pail of cold water; then
grease the hands and pull the wax UNI
til it is nearly white, in the same way
that enthusiastically is pulled. In ap-
plying the wax, place it in warm wa
ter to soften for use if too hard.
Grease the hands, to prevent it stick
ing to them. Grating is generally
performed with greatest certainty
Just as growth starts in the spring
The buds on the scion should not have
started at the time they are inserted
Plums generally graft best just before
the growth starts.-Farm and Fire
side.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-27

is mus THROWN Together It is packed
down by treading on it, the treading
being repeated as the bed is raised
few inches at time, until the pile is
finished off to a point at the top.
After a few days it may be noticed
that the pile is heating by seeing
steam rise from it. 1t is then custom
ary to handle over the manure, shak-
ing it out and again making 1t into
pile and tramping it down as before.
in two or three days the signs of heat
ing will again be evident, and 1t is then
ready to be made into bed. The bed
should be made large enough to eX-
tend at least foot outside of the
frame at the sides and ends. In throw
ing the manure into shape as the pile
rises in height every few inches 1t
should be beaten down with the back
of the fork so that the material will
be of uniform density. The bed should
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-27
Mistaken identity.

At a certain function, presided over
by a very short-sighted bishop, a
young man arrived very late and ex-
blamed that he had been detained III
attendance on his mother.
quite right" said the bishop, no
need to apologize A mans first duty
is to his parents. ! hope the dear old
lady is very well? Remember me
very kindly to her, and tell her l
shall drop in to tea next Sunday If
can manage it,"
When the young man had passed
on the bishop turned to a bystander
and said: THAT was young Jack
Seymour, was it not?"
mo, my lord" was the reply; that
gentleman was the duke of Con
naught. London Tit-Bits.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-27
EZN

be two feet or two and one-half feetin
depth. The deeper it is the steadier
and longer continued will be the heat.
Win the bed is finished evenly on
top the frame can be set on and COW
cred with the sashes. In few days
strong heat will rise, and when this
abates somewhat, so that the Their
nometer thrust into the manure indi-
Gates only IS or 80 degrees, layer of
rich. mellow soil that has been pre-
viously prepared should be placed IN
the frame and spread evenly over the
bed to a depth of about siXinches.
The bed is now ready for use, and
seed sowing in it can commence. In
the management of hotbed constant
reference must be made to shaded
thermometer kept inside, and air
must be given sufficiently to keep the
temperature down to about 70 degrees.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-27
THE EFFECT OF MUSIC.
Odd Experiments Which Have Re-
suited in Some Interesting
Deductions.

A series of tests have been made
with the ergograph, which is an instru-
ment to be applied to the muscles of
the hands and arms, to induce and
measure fatigue. Until taken up by
neurologists the ergograph has been
used in the psychological study of
school children, says the Catholic
World. 1t consists of two clamps de-
signed to hold the wrist and forearm
firm. and tubular contrivance to hold
all but one finger straight. The free
finger is then hooked into a small
strap, having n weight at the other
end. In the experiment the subject
is instructed to crook the finger as
long as he can. The vitality is shown
bv the length of time the subject can
continue the exercise, and the capacity
for being taught is supposed to be in
dicaetd by the pupil. And here comes
in the influence of music, for it has
been found by experimenting that mu-
sic played during the tests had pro-
duced variations in the results which
can be accounted for in no other way.
For example, lively airs played on the
harp seemed to invigorate the patient
and enable him to keep up the exer-
else for a much longer time, but dreary
melodies decreased The vitality and
rendered the patients arm almost
powerless. The deductions reached by
the physicians interested in the ex-
periments were that musical rhythm
Increased the physical well-being of
the patients and might be rendered a
powerful means of curing them.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-27
Ren1nnting an Old Orchard.

1t is probable that the land on
which an old apple orchard stood is
not very rich, and has been in sod
for long time. 1t would almost
certainly be well to have the soil
thoroughly plowed and cultivated in
some such crop as potatoes for a
year before planting to orchard
again. Of course fertilizers should
oe applied. Stable manure is very
good, and so are such commercial
mannres as contain plenty Of potash,
phosphoric acid and nitrogen. Good
winter apples will probably pay bet
ter than pears.-Rural New Yorker
nal.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-27
ID CANDY cArrAEncA -
(U)ocQ)10&O
Zoe 4sI3Iwxv--u.- z0IHEE All
az, zoe -r4HAXiMkilAsAsAAA Druggists.
Genuine stamped C. c. c. Never sold in bulk
Beware of the dealer who tries to sell
something just as good"

oficers years agJ. ~ SIDES or the
we'll are honeycombed with caves and
tunnels, permitting sightseers to de-
scend to the waters edge.
Montezuma's well contains no fish.
The flow of water through it is the
same throughout the seasons. Popu-
lar opinion has attributed the origin
Of the well to volcanic action, but as
he rock surrounding it is limestone
Il is more than probable that the ac-
ton of the water is responsible for its
creation
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-27
WHAT BAD FOADj COST.
.,me Valuable Figures Collected by
n Corps OF Experts of the Depart
ment of Agriculture.

We are now passing through one OF
he two periods OF The year when the
country roads problem forces itself
prominently 10 the front and becomes
living issue with everyone who has
not paved streets and improved side
walks to pass over. There is no state
In the union in which the question can
De ignored, for there is no state IN
which the country roads in the open
ing of spring and the beginning of WIN
ter are in reasonably passable condi-
ton. Agricultural interests every
where are the heaviest sufferers from
the wretched conditions of the coun-
try roads. Just how much they have
suffered from this cause they have
never been able to estimate. Had they
had any conception of the extent OF
their losses, it is probable they would
have exerted themselves long ago TO
bring about radical change and
would have supplied themselves with
rood roads irrespective of the first
cost of the work, which is decidedly
the heaviest portion Of it.
What they have failed to do for
themselves in the matter of estimates
the agricultural department has ac-
complished for them. 1t set corps
of experts to ascertain the actual con-
ditions and to estimate the direct
losses suffered by the farming COM
munities through the lack Of perma-
nent country highways easily passaole
at all seasons of the year and in all
conditions of the weather. These ex-
merits have estimated tl$t it costs
So46. 900 900 a year to haul the farm
products of the United States from
the farms to points of rail or water
shipment. This is far in excess OF the
freight charges levied by the trans
portation companies, and the experts
saw the amount might be reduced two
thirds if every section of country were
furnished with good roads. The eX-
perts further estimate that the value
of the country's farms and farm prop
ertv would be enhanced by $4,000, OOO,-
900 bv the construction of permanent
highways through every county and
township in the United States.
According to the estimates of these
experts the average wagon haul from
farm to point of shipment is from 5'9
70 60 miles. and the cost per wagon
load is S1.S9 in the northern and east
ern states. In the prairie and the
southern states the average haul is SO
miles and the cost per wagon load Is
S2.72. The average cost of hauling
farm products from the farms to the
point of shipment over the entire
! United States is 25 cents per ton pei
mile. The railroads charge less than
half a cent per mile per ton for haul
inc these products to market, or about
one-fiftieth the amount it costs the
farmers themselves to deliver the
goods to the railways. These figures
show how extremely shortsighted the
agricultural communities are in per
hitting their highways to remain al
they are at present. The difference il
the cost of improving the countr!
roads and of hauling over them as the!
are, if saved. as it might very wei be
would make them rich in a very few
vears.-Chicago Evening Post.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-27
DID PERSEUS EXPLODE2
rs 10 the New Light That
Has Appeared in the
Heavens.

We wonder if any person in the
world mas been frightened by the APP
pearance and disappearance of the
new star in Perseus, of which astron-
omers have recently made so much.
somebody ought to have been, says
nc London Spectator. The new light
probably appeared because a sun had
Nploded, or because two suns had col
ICED, evolving temporarily an almost
nconceiyable quantity of fame. If a
distant sun could explode, so could our
sun. and if two suns could collide, some
sun of which we know nothing may
be rushing at a pace which the mind
does not grasp, though the brain can
calculate it, toward our own. There
should be something alarming to the
IMAGINATIVE in that idea, but, so far
as we know. nobody has been alarmed.
The catastrophe in Perseus, whatever
its cause, must have occurred so years
ago to give the light time to get here
and catastrophes so incorceivably dis
tt.l.l are OuNSiAAt ti'N tAi W. - 49,
IMAGINATION. We read of them as we
read Of quintilions, grasping the
words, but not the thoughts they are
intended to convey. The mass Of man
kind, too. are protected against as
Economical alarms. not only by their
ignorance, but by two very steady be-
isfs. One, which is not quite reason
able, is that God, though He allows
railway collisions, will never allow
ANYTHING so big as an Astronomical
catastroPhe-as if there could bo
greatness or littleness in the eyes o.
the Infinite-and the other, which is
reasonable enough. is that if an astro-
ncmical catastrophe affected sentieni
beings at all, it must destroy all Of
them within it's range utterly and al
pnpp
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-27
Minerals I'm the Land of Oranges.

Florida is rich in minerals. In addi-
ton to phosphate, of which the world
already knows, she has immense de
posts of clays Of every kind-kaolin,
ochres. fire and aluminium clays, gyp-
sum and Fuller's earth of great eX-
tent and finest quality. She has stone
excellent for building purposes and
soft magnetism limestone that pro-
duces a cement in every respect equal
to the best imported. Iron of high
grade and value is known TO exist in
several localities; so also are indica-
tons of petroleum, natural gas and
soft coal and asphalt to be found in
several portions of the state; and yet
with one or two exceptions the fields
containing these ores are undeveloped.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-27
Customers Take ToOthpicks.

"I'd like to know what my GUS
toners do with all the toothpiclls
they carry away" says restaurant
proprietor. Few men take a single
toothpicll. Most of them take half a
dozen, and many a whole handful
and when they come in here again
for the next meal they take as many
over again. They don't need them
It's all due to the toothpick-chewing
habit, which seems to be growing
There isn't anything particularly
pleasant about chewing a wooder
toothpick, and it may be injurious il
a piece of the wood lodges in tho
throat or gets down into the stom
ach, as it is very apt to do"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-27
On n Pins Head.

A man in Philadelphia wears a
commonplace looking little pin as a
watch charm. on the head of which is
engraved the English alphabet in old
English lettering. aud in the center is
cut the year when it was done, 1890"
The naked eye cannot distinguish a
Starclle, who did the work, spent one
erful magnifying glass, such as is
used by matchmaker, reveals the
letters of the alphabet in proper or
der around the edge of the head,
every character separate and per-
fectly formed. The engraver, August
tarcke, who did the work, spent one
year at it, and so tedious was it that
he could only work at it a few min
utes at time.-Indianap News.
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ECONOMY BAG HOLDER.
Unstable toA ny Size of Sack and
Can BE Used Readily by One
or Two Persons.

This bag holder was designed by me
and it has been of great utility at our
farm as il can be used alone or two
persons can use it, one filling the sacks
and the other tying them up. To make
it take a 2x4 board and saw it in two
pieces "a inches long; then take a
piece 2x6 and saw it 20 inches long.
After this take a piece eight inches
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-27
Tuberc1e Bacillus in Butter.

Unsalted butter, all made by Erie
burg peasants, produced in part from
sweet and in part from ripened
cream, was in 90 instances examined
for the bacillus of tuberculosis.
Guinea pigs were fed with three of
the samples, with which they were
inoculated, and all died from perito-
nitis. while of the remaining II, viru-
lent tubercle bacili were found in
four samples. This case, which is re-
ported by Korn, should set at rest
any doubt as to the possibility OF
danger arising from butter which is
sold in our shops and stores with
out the slightest knowledge where it
was made and under what conditions
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THE ART OF GRATING.
cleft Method Described in Detail, To-
gether with Hints on the Prepar-
alton of Grating Wax.

The terms used in grating are
scion, which is the part inserted, and
stock, which is the tree grated upon.
Cleft-grafting is probably more gem
orally used than any other kind. 1t is
commonly performed to change the
bearing of apple, plum and various
other trees and plants. 1t may be used
on very small branches or stocks, but
is best adapted to large branches. The
tools used on larger-sized stocks are a
sharp knife for cutting the scions, a
sharp saw for cutting off the branches
or stems, and a grafting-chisel for
splitting the stocks and for holding
the cleft open while the scions are be-