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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-29
STORM STORIES FROM MAINE.
Some Very Queer Franks Played by
the Lightning I'm the Pine
Tree state.

The strsngest freaks imaginable
were played by lightning in Maine
lately, and some of the freaks came
very close TO being tragedies, says the
New York Times. In Bridgewater,
Aroostook county, woman sat read
ing her Bible, when a stroke of light
ming frisked across her lap, actually
turning the page for her just as she
was about to do it herself, but not
even scorching her apron.
In Madison a farmer sat watching
the lightning play about his new
barbed-wire fence, and when it was
all over went out 10 see how much the
fence had been damaged. The cedar
posts upon which the wire had been
strung were there, not even showing
a splinter, the staples that had held
the wire were slightly loosened, but
the 16 rods of new wire fence had dis
appeared completely, not a shred be-
ing anywhere visible. "The lightnin'
ate it up, by goshl" said the farmer,
and so it had.
Over in the town of Bridgeton a bolt
of lightning entered a house through
the roof and played tag awhile with
old spinning wheels and such things
In the attic. Then the bolt slid down.
stairs, ripped the clothing off the
beds, smashed the mirrors, and peeled
off the wall paper. Down another
STORY, and the lightning smashed most
of the dishes in the pantry, scorched
the cats tail, and knocked poor Tabby
through a screen door. A lemon pie,
just out of the oven, was cooling on
the kitchen table. The lightning
ripped the top from the table, scooped
the pie from the plate, and left the
plate in two exactly even halves on
the floor Just one spoonful of the
pie could be found afterward, stuck
against the cupboard door. What be-
came of the rest of It no one can find
out.
At Norridgewock on the Kennebec,
lightning played for some time about
the granite cross on the Father Rasle
monument and finally darted off, leav-
ing the cross intact, but the arms COW
cred with fine black lines, like lead
pencil marks. Near the same spot all
the limbs were stripped from a tree
except one from which, years ago,
student hanged himself.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-29
MERIT REWARDED.

For many centuries it has been an &C.
cepted truth that "the laborer is worthy
of his hire"
The Virginia Democracy has at last con-
sented to pay Major VIM. A. Anderson
the debt it owed him as the author or
patron of the first vicious election Law
passed in Virginia. The Anderson-McCor-
mick election LAWS named for him, be
having with Marshall Mccormick colabo-
rated the law which has turned elections
in this State into three card monte or
thimberig game, Demoratic election
judges always dealing the cards and hand
ling the thimbles.
The Anderson. Mccormick law, supple
mented by the Walton law, has given the
Virginia Democracy rst-place in the tenn
pie of fraud. When the Goebelites in
Kentucky wanted to construct perfect
machine for fraud they came to Virginia
for pattern. They built by the Virginia
model and the disgusting crimes that fol
lowed the introduction in Kentucky Of
Virginia election tricks added greatly to
the notOriety of Virginia Democracy and
its School of Methods. Major Anderson,
the father of those methods, as a reward
for his virtue and skill, has been nominal.
ed by the Democrats for the position of
first law officer of the Commonwealth.
His nomination is very significant, as the
State Democratic ticket is claimed to have
been evolved from a reform movement,
directed to securing honest elections.
"Do men gather figs from thistles?"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-29
the REPUBLICAN TICKET.

The Republicans of Virginia, in conven-
ton assembled at Roanoke, last week
nominated State ticket, placing the can
didates upon platform that ought to
commend them to and win the support of
every Republican in Virginia. In some
respects the makeup of the ticket is not
what we would have desired it, but since
the party, by one of the best conventions
it has ever held in Virginia, has spoken,
we bow to its judgment and will give
cordial support to the ticket.
The nominees are: J. Hampton Hoge,
for Governor; Robert w. Blair, for Lieu
tenant Governor; aud d. Lawrence Groner
for Attorney General. These nominees
are all young, active, able and fearless.
The Roanoke Times (Democratic) speak
ing of them SAYS: "On the ticket nomi-
mated here are three young, able and
energetic citizens who have already sound
ed the key note of the battle they will
wage"
There is no doubt but that the Republi'
cans with an honest election would carry
the State by large majority. The recent
declaration of Carter Glass that there are
l4O, 900 negro Republicans and the known
fact that there are about $4,000 white
Republicans tell what would be the result
if there was honesty in the election
booths. 1t is the fear of the evil work OF
the ballot markers that makes the Repub'
licans apprehensive as to the results.
Though the Democratic ticket is said to
be the outcome of reform movement,
the old ballot manipulators are still in
control of the machine, and the Walton
law, with all its possibilities Tor fraud, Is
relied upon.
The Republicans have been greatly dis
couraged and dispirited by the difficulties
that have confronted them, in the shape
of fraudulent election methods, for the
past twenty years, but it is the duty OF
every Republican in the Commonwealth
to 90 to the polls in November and cast
his ballot for what he thinks is right.
Then he will have done his duty, even il
dishonest election officers miscount that
ballot. Wrong can only be overcome by
a persistent struggle for right. Let the
Republicans of Virginia continue to make
an honest and fearless fight against out.
rage.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-29
FOREIGN GOSSIP.
here are 11.7Oo hotels in Paris.

There are 11,7O0 hotels in Paris.
For more than a hundred years the
Derby has been recognized as the
greatest sporting event in all the.
civilized countries, and in London rs
regarded as of such Importance that
business houses close and everybody
takes a holiday.
Coffee reached Constantinople about
1854, and was of universal use in Mo-
hammedan countries before the close
of the sixteenth century. So essential
was it deemed to domestic happiness
that a Turkish law recognized mans
refusal to supply his wife with coffee
is a sufficient ground for her claiming
q divorce.
The recent census of Switzerland
shows that German is spoken by 2,319,-
iO5 persons, French by 1920, Italian
bv 222.247. Romanshe, a dialect OF
Latin, is spoken by 3s,677 persons-by
about 10 persons in a thousand; there
fore, French is spoken by $50 persons,
Italian by CT persons, German by 697
pc ms in a thousand.
i theoretically there are no slaves in
Hong Kong, as it is British territory,
but in reality the city Is full of them.
They are the maid servants and nurses
of the Chinese. Every small-footed
lady needs slaves to help her about,
and in the houses of the rich, where
there are many daughters, it is not
uncommon to find from 20 to 30 slaves
In a single family.
There has been an annual decrease
of from 5000 to 100000 in the popula-
ton of Ireland since 1s45, with the ex-
ception of the four years from 1875
to 1879, inclusive, when there was an
Increase Of about $4,000; but the next
wear this was more than made up by
the decrease of 10000. The total de-
crease in the population of Ireland
since 1s45 has been over 100000.
In 1865 a piece of antique furniture
was sold by a gardener of Geneva,
Switzerland, to an antiquarian for un-
der ell, with the reservation that IL
1t was resold for a higher price the
original owner should receive a por-
ton of the same. It was recently sold
to the Swiss historical museum for
e1,25O. and now the heirs of the orig
inal owner are claiming a share Of the
above sum. The furniture is unique
specimen of the Bernois art Of the six
teenth century.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-29
A Western Funeral Sermon.
Chicago Tribune.

NulCdSO lllDuhS-
At an.informal setdown the other night
of few professional men, one of them
said: 81 see that Bret Harte is coming
back to the United States, and that he
will visit some of the former scenes where
he found his best stories. Bret Harte is
like all Americans who 60 abroad to live.
There comes a time when they want to get
back home. They know that they can
always find a hearing, here. l suppose
Bret Harte, however, Will find SEINE
changes in the section of the country
where he met the characters and saw the
scenes which made his stories so well liked
by all Americans. Other writers have
been in the field, and if they have not told
what they saw as Bret Harte would have
done, they have at least taken off the
edge, and Bret Harte will Lave to draw
on bis imagination if he gives us anything
original as the result of his revisit.
II was out in the Sierras last summer,
but l saw only one character whom |
think Bret Harte would have enjoyed as
matter of business. He was a young man
who, having touched all sides of mouu
tain life, at last settled down, in place
where the inhabitants seemed to have
huddled in order to rest, as a minister.
They told me he was an all.round minis
ter, by which was given to understand
that he had no creed. One of the inhabi-
tants explained that all tkey wanted
preacher for was to marry the marriage
able and bury the dead.
"There had been death in the COM
munity few weeks before, and the all
round was called upon to ofiiciate. 1t was
his first funeral. Having told the manner
of the taking off of the deceased, he said
to the mourning ones by way of cousola'
ton:
&" 'His time was come and he had to go.
The Lord gives and the Lord takes away,
says the good book, and the man VITO
writ it knowed thar was no use buckin''
for he said right after it, hurrah for the
Lord
"When heard the story felt sorry,
for wished that Bret Harte could have
heard it first"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-29
Preparing To Make a Mess of It.
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, Dem.)

Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, (Dem.)
The Virginian. Pilots Richmond cor
respondence yesterday contained the in
formation that the Committee-on Suffrage
in the Constitutional Convention is halting
between the Mississippi and Louisiana
plans-between an understanding" clause
aid the grandfather" clause.
Just why the Suffrage Committee should
have shut itself up to the consideration Of
the two most Objectionable and dangerous
Of the multilarious plans suggested, we do
not know-it is probably concession to
the wild and woolly radicalism that seems
to have grown on the convention as the
session has dragged its weary length along.
Even of bad measures, however, there
is possible choice, and as between these
two plans the understanding" clause is
perhaps the safer, though essentially
vicious. We say the safer because it has
already stood the test of the courts, and il
does not introduce the hereditary princi-
pie into our State system.
Either of these plans is capable Of, and
certain of, abuse. Either, necessarily,
vests registration officials with large dis.
cretionary powers; and any plan that does
that, lays down the bars for the re-admis-
sion of every "disfranchised" negro to the
suffrage, contrary to and in defiance of
the law. That this will occur, and that il
will entail untold turmoil, confusion and
disaster upon the State, we regard as
quite as certain as anything in the uncer'
tain domain of politics can be.
The proposition is selfevident that any
plan that will permit registrar to arbi-
trarily exclude a voter from the suffrage
will alsU permit that official to arbitrarily
re-admit DISTINGUISHED voter. Against
an understanding and reading.and-writ-
ing clause this objection holds. And
behind that objection looms the delect-
able prospect of Republican rule MAIN
tanned by fraudulent negro votes.
1t is, however, apparent that the gen.
tlemen who are hot-foot on the trail Of
the millennium are not going TO give ear
to any such practical consideration as
that. They ignore the possibility that the
Republicans may carry the State this fall,
or at some later election, and shut their
eyes to the absolute uselessness of either
of the preferred plans in that event.
And when the convention has finished
its suffrage foolshness, how much time is
it going to have for really important
matters?
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-29
ATLANTIC CITY.
Cape May, Ocean City, Sea Isle City,
Avalon, Anglesea, wildwood, Holly
Beach, N. J.

Special excursions via Norfolk & West
ern RAILWAY in connection with the Penn
sylvania K. X. June 20. July 5 and IS,
August l, 10, and %, and September II,
1901. Excursion tickets will be sold only
for trains Nos. 4 and % on dates of excur-
sions, good on all regular trains north of
Hagerstown, except Pennsylvania limited,
and valid to return leaving the seashore
and Philadelphia within sixteen days, in
Guiding dates of excurslon,at rates quoted.
A stop. over of ten days will he allowed
at Philadelphia on the going trip, if pas
sengers deposit their tickets with the
Ticket Agent at Broad Street Station, Phil
adelphia, Immediately on arrival.
Passengers for Atlantic City may use
trains from Broad Street Station, Phil
adelphia, via the Delaware River Bridge
Route the only allrail line. Passengers
for the other points allowed named will
use regular trains from Market Street
Wharf, Philadelphia.
w. b. BEVILL, Nj. f. BRAGG,
Gen. Pass. Agent. Trav. Pass. Agent.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-29
Gall, You Mean.

There is in hospital at Yonkers, N.
Y, man who is living with no back
bone. He ought to be employed to go
about and prepare platforms for State
Democratic conventions. Richmond News.
Backbone is not the most essential requi-
site for the preparation of Democratic
platforms in Virginia. Gall is the thing
that is required and is used. Gall of Glass
or CLASSICAL, played an important part in
the preparation of the submission reso-
luton" at the convention of 1900; and,
no doubt, the CLASSICAL played as con-
spicuous part in the drafting of the last
Democratic platform.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-29
REPUBLICAN, PLATFORM.

The platform adopted by the Virginia
Republicans In their convention at Roam
oke is a splendid presentation of State and
National questions. There was no dispo-
sition on the part of those who framed it
to evade and dodge as did those who
wrote the Democratic platform. BY COM
parison of the platforms, it will be found
that one is bold declaration ofprinciples,
while the other is cowardly evasion.
The arraignment of the Democratic
party of Virginia for the wilful, deliberate
debased and fraudulent elections that
have been held in this State for years
past is a true charge that can be fully
sustained by Democratic testimony
which has been furnished in abundance
since the movement for constitutional
convention began.
The denial of the justice of the claims
of the Democracy that it has settled the
public debt of the State and the Demo-
cratic party has been the special friend OF
the common schools can also be sustained
by the record.
All the way through the Republican
platform has ring of truth and force
that are unanswerable, while the Demo
cratic platform shows complete lack of
sincerity and at many points is senseless
and meaningless.
We call upon all non.partisan, disinter'
ested citizens to read and compare the
two platforms.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-29

Mr. CARTER GLASS is now giving an inter
probation to the resolution to submit the
new Constitution to the people which was
passed by the Democratic party in 1900.
We dare him to say emphatically that he
gave the same Interpretation to the reso-
luton in 1900 that he gives to it now.
We dare him to say so.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-29
A WORTHY SUCCESSOR.
Something New Under The Sum-"

All doctors have tried to cure CATARRH
by the use of powders, acid gases, inhalers
and drugs in paste form. Their powders
dry up the mucuous membranes causing
them to crack open and bleed. The pow
erful acids used in the inhalers have en-
tireIy eaten away the same membranes
that their makers have aimed to cure,
while pastes and ointments can not reach
the disease An old and experienced
practitioner who has for many years made
a close study and speciality of the treat
ment of CATARRH, has at last perfected
a Treatment which when faithfully used,
not only relieves at once, but permanently
cures CATARRd, by removing the cause,
stopping the discharges, and curing all In
flamation. 1t is the only remedy known
to science that actually reaches the affiict-
ed parts. This wonderful remedy is known
as "SNUFFLES the GUARANTEED Ca
TARRH CURE" and is sold at the ex-
tremely low price of One Dollar, each
package containing internal and external
medicine sufficient for full months treat
ment and everything necessary to its perfect
use.
"SNUFFLES" is the only perfect Ca
TARRH CURE ever made and is now
recognized asthe only safe and positive cure
for that annoying and disgusting disease
1t cures all inflammation quickly and per-
manently and is also wonderfully quick to
relieve HAY FEVER or COLD in the
HEAD.
CATARRH when neglected often leads
to OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES" will
save you if you use it at once 1t is no
ordinary remedy, but complete treat
ment which is positively guaranteed to
cure CATARRH in any form or stage if
used according to the directions which
accompany each package. Don't delay
but send for it at once, and write full par
ticuars as to your condition, and you will
receive special advice from the discoverer
of this wonderful remedy regarding your
case without cost to you beyond the regu-
lar price of "SNUFFLES the GUARAi-
TEED CATARRH CURE"
Sent prepaid to any address in the
United States or Canada on receipt of One
Dollar. Address Dept. Z 1888, EDWIN B.
GILES & COMPANY, 2330 and 1882
Market Street, Philadelphia.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-29
The Drying of Figs.

After figs have been collected they
are dipped in boiling brine and then
dried on trays for from two to four
days, according to the weather The
dipping is supposed to bring the sugar
to the surface and hasten the drying.
After being dried the figs are placed
in "sweat boxes" holding 200 pounds
each, where they remain for two
weeks. Then they are washed in cold
salt water, to remove all dirt, and are
packed by women and girls in half
pound, one-pound and ten-pound
boxes, in layers, being split prelim-
inarilY with a short-bladed knife.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-29

If you have baby in the house you
will wish to known the best way to check
any unusal looseness of the bowels, or d.
arrhoea so common to small children.
o. P. M. Holiday, of Deming, Ind, who
has an eleven months old child, says:
Through the months of June and July our
baby was teething and took running off
of the bowels and sickness of the stom- CHI.
His bowels would move from i've
to eight times day. l had bottle Of
Chamberlains Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rheoa Remedy in the house and gave him
four drops IN teaspooDful Of water and
he got better at once" For sale by Jno.
Z. jackson, druggist.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-29
Their Secret is Out.

All Sadieville, KY, was curious to learn
the cause of the vast improvement in the
health of Mrs. s. p. Whitaker, who had
for long time, endured untold suffering
from chronic bronchial trouble. "It's
all due to DIR. Kings New Discovery"
writes her husband. "Itcompletely cured
her and also cured our little grand'daugh-
ter of a severe attack of Whooping
Cough" 1t positively cures Coughs, Colds
La Grippe, Bronchitis, all Throat and
and Lung troubles. Guaranteed bottles
SOC and $i.OO. Trial bottles free at Jno.
4. Jacxson's, Drug Store.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-29
A Minister'S Good Work.

Il had a severe attacked of bilious
collie, got a bottle of Chamberlain's Colo,
Cholera and Dlarrhoea Remedy, took two
doses and was entirely cured" says Rev.
A. A. Power, of Emporia, Kan. my
neighbor' across the street was sick for
over week, had two or three bottles OF
medicine from the doctor. He used them
for three or four days without re-
lief, then called in another doctor who
treated him. l went over to see him the
next morning. He said his bowels were in
a terrible fix, that they hid been running
off so long that it was almost bloody tiux.
asked him if he had tried Chamberlain s
Collie, Cholera and Diarhoea Remedy
and he said, No l went home and
brought him my bottle and gave him one
dose; told him to take another dose in
fifteen or twenty minutes if he did not
find relief, but he took no more and was
entirely cured. l think it the best medi'
cine have ever tried" For sale by Jno.
E. Jackson, druggist.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-29
NOT WELL STATED.


The Virginia Republican campaign,
so far as outlined in the newspapers OF
that party, consists of the theory that
the Democratic ticket should be de-
feated because the Hon. Carter Glass
was president of the Norfolk conven'
tion. Richmond News.
AS usual our Democratic contemporary
entirely misapprehends the views of the
Virginia Republicans. We do not desire
to make the contest on false and small
issues. The Hon. Garter Glass, IN proprIa
persona, is too small thing for the Repub-
lcans to make him an issue. Democratic
partisanry may magnify his person but
Republicans do not. 1t was not that Glass
was chairman Of the State Democratic
convention which should bring defeat to
the Democratic ticket, but the pernicious
utterances he made in that convention,
which the delegates either enthusiastically
applauded or silently acquiesced in. Those
pernicious utterances have also been sus-
tanned by the Democratic press-with a
few honorable exceptions-at least we see
nothing but silent approval on the part OF
some of the Democratic newspapers.
When Mr.. Glass was conducted to the
platform to preside over the deliberations
Tor rather delverations) of the Norfolk
Convention, he proceeded to make a
speech. In that speech he avowed him.
self the author of the resolution passed by
the Democratic convention of 1900 which
pledged his party to see that the new
Constitution should be submitted TO the
people for ratification or rejection. The
language of that resolution was, "When
such constitution shall have been framed,
it shall be submitted to vOte Of the people
for ratification or rejection"
This chosen Glass vessel of the Demo
cracy then undertook to explain away the
true meaning of the resolution, claiming
that it meant only a part of the people
Such a claim can be upheld only by one
of two theories. Mr.. Glass was either
selected in 1900 to frame resolution with
the deliberate purpose of deceiving and
and tricking the people into support of the
convention movement or he has now
deliberately elected to pervert the true
meaning of the language Of the resolution
in question. We are inclined to the be-
lief that the latter theory is correct, as
Mr.. Glass Immediately after the cOnven-
ton of 1900 gave different meaning to
the language of the resolution from that
which he now undertakes to place upon it.
The Democratic party of Virginia gave,
by its recent convention. sanction to the
confessed vicious purpose Of the resolution
of 1900 to deceive the people, or the per-
ncious effort of Mr.. Glass to have the
party escape its binding effect, by sense
less perversion or misinterpretation of its
meaning.
Il is the conduct of Mr.. Glass and bis
utterances at Norfolk, approved by the
Democratic press, that make the State
ticket unworthy of the confidence and
support of the people. Democratic perfdy
is the issue, Mr.. Glass is only its mouth
pitc9.