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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31
BAD NAME FOR A BOAT.
Naval SuperstitiOn in England Con-
cerning Names of Ships of War
Tragic Fates of Many.

Nothing is ever likely to shake the
naval superstition that ships named
after things that sting are doomed to
loss. says the London Chronicle. Be
sides the Viper and Cobra, the Serpent
was lost with nearly all her crew, the
Wasp was wrecked with heavy loss
off Tory island, and a second Wasp, a
gunboat, disappeared in a typhoon,
never to be heard Of again. In con-
sequence of this double disaster to
ships named Wasp that name has been
struck out of the admiralty list Of
available names. In the pas &c have
lost a Rattlesnake, Gadfy and Hornet.
Probably a new Viper and a new Cobra
will be built, but should anything hap
pen to either of them the name of the
other is almost certain to be changed
by the authorities in Difference to the
sentiment that prevails afoat concern
ing unlucky names. The only excep-
tion that obtains is the Resolution.
The present ship is the tenth. No less
than eight of them have had tragic
fates, and the present one some years
since very nearly met disaster at sea-.
Most of the old Resolutions, howeveHs
earned glory first in battle, hence the
perpetuation Of the name.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31
III eA>SDY cATrARncA ~
CU)oeO)l2&O
iOe %A4:I7ZYz-wu,,.. ---.,,rzwWW All
use. soc. AAsAihAAfLs4sAsAA Druggists.
Genuine stamped c. c. c. Never sold in bulk.
Beware Of the dealer who tries to sell
something just as good"
FRENCH IDEAS OF NEW YORK.
According to Them Steam Is Dis
carded and Electricity Con-
sidered Out of Date.

lie Matin, a Paris paper of consid-
cradle circulation, recently printed
an article on New York city and the
wonderful things to be seen there.
Some OF the statements are a tritle
tall as will be seen from the follow
ing extracts:
"The Americans are decidedly in
satiable. While We are still using
steam engines for our railways they
have long ago tasted of the benefits
of electrical traction, and now they
are commencing to abandon electric
ity for compressed air.
'sThe New York line of Manhattan
uses now, to the exclusion of all
other modes, compressed air engines,
and it appears that the results are
so marvellous that the transa tlantic
papers proclaim steam as thing Of
the past and electricity old-fash-
toned.
"The air is compressed in what the
American calls a power station,
something like a gas factory. 1t is
compressed until it attains an ex-
pansive power of 1900 to 1000 kilos
per square centimeter that it occu-
pies. 1t is then transferred on board
the locomotive, where it is stored in
a large steel tank, which replaces the
boiler. There it is furthermore COM
pressed by the use of reduction
valves, and, reaching a certain pres
sure, it gets heated. 1t is then ready
for use.
I'm brief, to listen to the Amer
leans, it is the locomotive long
dreamed Of"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31
lBsEN'S WHISPERS.
An American Gentleman's Expe-
rience in Entertaining the
WeII-KnoWn "Master."

One enthusiastic Ibsenite, while still
rabid, will content himself in future
with admiring the master" through
his works, writes Henry Dick, in New
Lippincott. Officially called upon to
reside in Norway for a season, he, after
meeting the playwright on several oc-
casions, invited him to pay him visit.
He found Ibsen a most difficult guest.
He was extremely sensitive and senti-
mental and his feelings were con-
stantly being hurt. The morning after
his arrival the guest did not appear at
breakfast. Instead a message arrived
that he wished to see the eldest son Of
the house. AS the eldest son was not
present, the puzzled host went to see
what the difficulty might be. 1t
seemed that Ibsen desired the eldest
son to act as a barber, that being the
custom of the country. His host ex-
planned that, in the first place, the eld-
est son was absent, and, in the second,
that had he been present the operation
would have been fraught with peril, for
the eldest son was conspicuously un-
skilled. Ibsen was advised, therefore,
to seek professional assistance. As
there was nothing else to do, Ibsen,
weeping, departed and had his upper
lip attended to professionally.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31
Women and Farm Work.

It is said that fully 100000 women
are employed in the western states as
harvest laborers and general farm
hands. This is accounted for by the
numerous Improvements in agricultu-
raj machinery, which enable woman
to do the work as easily as man, and
also by the large number of women
who own farms and manage them
themselves. This is especially true in
Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska and
Minnesota, where there are farms Of
1000 acres belonging to women. Per-
sons who are acquainted with life in
these states assert that in many cases
the women make more money out of
the farms than die the husbands or
fathers from whom they inherited
them.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31
Mice May Cause Badness.

A barber had been giving the writer
much information about the hair, and
then remarked that not long since
quite a young man had come into his
shop who had lost all his hair. 1t had
come off very suddenly and for no APP
parent reason, says the London Spec
tator. The barber said: "You have
a cat?" NO." he replied, 1--WE have no
cat in the house." "Then you have a
terrier that catches mice, and it comes
in contact with your head?" eyes"
said the man, 81 have; and its favorite
seat is on the top of my armchair,
close to my head The old barber
then explained that his sudden bald
ness was disease belonging to mice,
that could be passed on to human be-
ings by contact with an animal that
touched them. Whether there is any
thing in this or not cannot say.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31
REFRIGERATING EGGS.
One of the oldest of Recent Inven-
lions for Cooling Various
Beverages.

One of the oldest Of recent in
ventions is a refrigerating egg, as it
might be called. 1t is an ovoid cap
sule of nickel-plated copper, about
the size and shape of a hens egg,
hollow and nearly filed with water.
For use, it is frozen, so that its con-
tents become ice.
If you have a glass of milk that is
not cold enough, you do not like to
put ice into it, because dilution with
water spoils the beverage. But, If
you have one of these eggs handy,
you may drop it into the glass, and
in a few moments the liquid is re-
duced to the desired temperature.
In the same way you may cool your
cup of coffee, If it is too hot, and the
idea is equally applicable to any
other drink.
Many people nowadays are disin-
rkned to use ice in their drinking
water, because it may contain germs.
All danger is avoided by dropping
one of these metal eggs into ones
tumbler.
The refrigerating egg, according
to the Saturday Evening Post, is y
little less than full of water, so as
TO allow for the slight expansion Of
the liquid in freezing; otherwise, of
course, the capsule would burst.
After being filed, the capsule is
sealed so perfectly that no one can
'eil where the opening was, and
thus it is absolutely water tight.
Such an egg, of metal, it is said,
can hardly be broken, and ought to
last forever
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31
WASN'T THE REAL THING.
So the Telephone Girl Did Not Return
Her Admirers Kiss Over
the Wire.

With a blush the young girl at
the telephone branch took the round
black clasps of rubber from her ears,
says the Chicago Daily News, and,
turning on the girl beside her
amused, shocked eyes, she said:
Maggie, he did it again!"
''The rascal" said Maggie.
"And, Maggie, do you know what?
He's told some of his friends about
it, and now, in calling him up, they
do it, too, if 1 happen to make the
connection"
"Gee!" said Maggie.
snow, Maggie, 1 won't stand for it
much longer. I'll give him call.
It's so silly don't see what fun he
gets out of it. he does it every
morning. Good morning, Miss
Blanche he says, laughing a little,
as soon as I answer his ring, and
then he makes that sound like kiss,
and laughs and waits. It's kiss;
it's kiss all right; a kiss sounds
very plain and real over the wire,
and I suppose he expects me to kiss
him back. I don't, though. I'm not
so foolish. If it was the real thing,
now, why, then"
That's what" said Maggie.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31
Hungry Young Wrens.

A New York man who has just re-
turned from a vacation spent in Vir-
ginia tells a story about the enormous
appetites Of three baby wrens which
leads one to believe the proverb, "hun-
cry as bear" needs revision in favor
of these birds. The New Yorker found
a nest of Wrens near the place where
he was stopping, and took up position
favorable for watching the birds at
leisure. Within four and half hours
the mother wren had made 40 trips to
the nest, and this was the bill Of fare
the baby birds, three in number, con-
sumed: Twenty green caterpillars, is
May flies, 30 unidentified insects, II
worms, two bugs, ten grasshoppers,
seven spiders, and chrysalis or two.
How is that for an appetite?-Golden
Days.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31
The CRIOKET.

Still comes the breath of summer, strong
and sweet
In at my open window; yet. as meet
Daylight and twilight, joyfully we greet
The crlckets music.
These sing of summer. but as on the wane'
Sing of its sweetness; also of its pain;
Major and minor in its brisk refrain
The crickets' chorus.
Our friends the frogs sang of the budding
spring,
Sang of fresh youth and the perfumed
Love King,
OF birds and flowers, and life In everything
In fullest measure.
Now, of those ripened pleasures we are
cloyed;
Weary forsooth of sweets, which oft we
toyed
In glowing summer; conscious Of void
And heavy languor
With crickets' chirp comes courage new
and strong,
Visions appear Of autumn evenings long,
OF cheerful freside, books and friends and
song,
And social pleasures.
And now we dream of life and work re-
newed;
Fresh blood flows In our veins, with
strength imbued
We shall take up our former tasks, now
strewed
To summer breezes.
Have the long days in passing brought US
pain?
The crickets' song shall cheer US once
again,
Whispering that sunshine cometh after
rain,
After night, dawning!
So stay very near us, crickets dear!
Brighten for us the fading of the year;
Add to our coy freside's cheer.
Thy kindly chirping!
Lucy lie X Hart. in Boston Evening
Transcript.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31
Fruit for breakfast Fad

The latest fad in cures is the fruit
breakfast cure" Nothing but grapes,
apples and oranges may be eaten be-
fore 10 o'clock, nor is tea, coffee or
other liquid permitted before that
hour. o. the fruit, however, especial
" grapes, the quantity is limited only
by the appetite. 1t is asserted that
this regimen, pursued for month,
will effect a marvellous improvement
IN any complexion.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31

The Russians are now talking of in
vading England with their cattle. a
commission from the Russian Agri-
cultural society will visit England
soon to pave the way for this class Of
business. Our shippers need not be
worried about Russian competition in
the live stock field. Russia has COM
paratively few cattle to spare, and
they are not of class that will meas
ure favorably with ours in quality.
The English people have accepted our
cattle as good if not superior to their
own and no other country can fill the
bill. However, we should not stop at
this, but strive to make them better.
There is still room for improvement
Droyers' Journal.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31
WHERE THE COIN WAS MADE.
Location of the Mint Manufacturing
1t Can Be Determined by
Certain Marks.

Coins and "coons" look alike to
most men, but it is easy to tell where
any coin of 25 cents or over was made.
There are four places of coinage in the
eountry-Philadelphia, San Francisco,
New Orleans and Carson City. The
first mint was established at Philadel-
phia, and as the founding of other
places of coinage was then unforeseen
there was no necessity for putting a
mark on coins which came from that
city. But as the country grew in ter
ritory, population and wealth, and the
mines in the west were developed more
and more each year, it became neces-
sary to establish other minis whereby
the government could keep track OF
the output from each place, and, If an
error should occur in the coinage, could
at once locate the mint from which the
defective coin had come. All coins are
supposed to weigh exactly the same
as others Of the same denomination.
Silver coinage may be pretty we'll worn
before it is liable to rejection, but that
is not the case with gold pieces, and
slight decrease in weight necessitates
recoinage. 1t was for these reasons
that marks are put on coins made else
where than in the Quaker City,.
These marks are placed below the
eagle OF the bunch of arrows. If there
be a letter in the place designated it
will be either a small S, o, or the double
letters &C. Those bearing the letter S
are from the mint at San Francisco.
Others having the letter o are from
New Orleans, while those bearing the
letters &C are from Carson City. Ifyou
do not find any letter on the coin at all
it is an indication that the coin came
from PHILADELPHIA.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31
Making Water Build Dams.

Many readers who do not follow the
literature of engineering will be in
terested in the statement that one of
the methods employed by American
engineers in forming reservoir dams
is to call in the services of powerful
Jet of water, as in hydraulic mining.
BY directing such jet against the up
per slopes of valley, the sand, soil
and gravel secured from the hillsides
can be carried by the force OF the
stream to the site of the dam in the
lower part of the valley. BY suitable
management, the water not only con-
veys the materials, but consolidates
them in position, dropping the larger
stones at the sides and carrying the
finer material to the center of the
dam.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31
MoNGoosE AND sNAKEBITE.
Hood of the Animal Contains an An"
titOxin Which Is DestructiYe
to the Poison.

There is probably no casualty more
appalling than snakebite, by reason of
the usually fatal result which follows
the injury when the snake is of high
" venomous species, says the Lonron
Chronicle. Even a minute quantity of
the virus injected into the blood will
prove death dealing within a very
short period of time. Remedies for
snakebite have hitherto been limited
to attempts made to prevent the
spread of the poison through the sys-
tenn and TO the terrifying of the pa
tient against collapse. But till within
very recent times nothing in the way
of antidote or specific cure for snake
bite was known. True, there have been
"snake stones"-still used in the east
which have been vaunted as specifics,
but from an examination of specimens
one finds them to be either pieces of
ordinary mineral or bits of bone or
pieces of plant roots. 1t is fairly safe
to say that if any case of snakebite is
said to be cured by the application of a
"snake stone" the bite was not that of
a poisonous species. Also it has been
said that the immunity of the mon
goose, the renowned snake killer, was
due to the animal eating. some herb or
other which counterbelanced the eff
feet of the bite. Nobody, however, has
ever been able to discover this herb,
and 1t happens that much more sci.
entific explanation of the power of the
mongoose to resist the virus of the SER
pent is forthcoming. That explanation
rests on the fact that the blood of the
animal contains principle Cor "anti-
toxin" as it may be named) which is
destructive to the poison Of the snake,
or which, at any rate, renders the body
of the mongoose resistant to the action
of the venom.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31
k0I0BAG sH s ape Sy
MOST WONDERFUL EXPLOSIVE.
Inventor of Maximite Tells What 1t
VIII DO-Has stood Every
Government Test.

Hudson Maxim, the inventor Of
"Maximite," which has recently been
adopted by the United States gov
ernment, gives clear account of his
remarkable invention in Leslie's Pop
ular Monthly.
"Maximite," he says, (which has
recently been adopted by the gov
eminent, has. satisfactorily stood
every test to which it has been sub
;ected, and there is none of the fore
going requirements which it does
not fulfill perfectly. 1t is very mex
Icnsivc of manufacture; has fusion
point below the temperature of boil
ing water; cannot be exploded from
ignition, and, indeed, cannot be heat
ed hot enough to explode, for it will
boil away like water without explod-
ing. II is, therefore, perfectly safe
to melt over an open fire for filing
projectiles, in the same manner that
asphalt is melted in a street cal
dron. Should the material by any
chance catch fire. it would simply
burn away like asphalt, without ex-
ploding. When cast into shells, it
not only solidifies into a dense, hard,
incompressible mass on cooling, b'lt
it expands and sets hard on the
walls of the projectile, like sulphur.
That is to say, it expands in the
same way as water does in freezing.
"When a shell filed with it strikes
armor plate, the Maximite does not
shift a particle, and it is so insensi-
tive that it not only stands the
shock of penetration of the thickest
armor plate which the shell itself
can go through, but it will not ex-
plode even if the projectile breaks
up on the plate"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31
UE In the Air.

1t is one o. the peculiarities of travel
by balloon, says the Idler, that you do
not feel anything; all is still with you,
no matter how fast you may be going.
You see, you are riding with the wind;
you move as fast as it moves; you are
part and parcel of it, whether you wish
to be or not. 1t takes you in its EN-
brace so firmly, yet so softly, you do
not know it is there. You may be in
the teeth of a.hurricane, but you never
know it; all is calm and placid with
Vnu
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31
war of the Animals.

Some time ago cats were imported
into Australia to subdue the plague OF
rabbits. Now come complaints from
New South Wales and Victoria that the
birds are being destroyed, the cats,
which were only intended to prey upon
the rabbits, having turned their at
tention to the feathered inhabitants
of the country, while the foxes, intro
duced for some other purpose, are rob-
Ding the hen-yards and assisting the
Eats in the war on native birds.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31

each side; the rows eight or ten feet
apart, and posts nine feet apart in
row. Take two poles each 20 feet long
and place one on each row Of posts for
crosspieces to hold top. Lay rails or
poles six or eight inches apart on top
of the crosspieces, and set ordinary
fence rails, slanting, round frame.
leaving one end open, as shown in the
Illustration. The rails should be close
enough together to keep the straw
from falling in or being pulled out.
Build the stack on top of this frame,
and a comfortable shelter will be pro-
vided. If desired, stalls may be made
in the shed; and the size giyen-2O fet
long and eight or ten feet wide-may
be adapted to suit the wishes of the
farmer or the amount of straw at his
disposal.-J. G. Allshouse, in Ohio
Farmer.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31
Diversity In Feeding.

All-animals on the farm prefer foods
that may not be relished by some
others. The farmer should take adj
vantage of this fact and utilize all the
materials that might be wasted If
there were not some animals that
would accept them. A judicious use of
the feed cutter, mixing little bran or
meal with the cut food, and tempting
the animals with a variety, will rem
der serviceable even such foods as
wheat straw. There are several
modes of serving corn fodder that will
make it acceptable to dainty animals.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31
CHEAP STRAW SHED.
Suitable for Cattle, sheep or Hogs
and the Storage of Farm Tools ~
and Implements.

When stacking straw either in the
field or barnyard, good shed suitable
for cattle, sheep or hogs, or even
rough farm tools and implements, may
be made with little work. Before
threshing, secure six posts, each eight
feet in length, and forked at one end
if possible. At the place stack is to be
built, set the posts about two feet deep
in ground, in rows of three posts on
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31
WeII-Bred Cattle Pay.

When a Nebraska stockman can
make GA head of calves weigh 1872
pounds each and sell for $5.25 per 100
pounds before they are 16 months old,
there is profit in the business. They
were high-grade Herefords and we're
given ground corn and cobs, short,
bran, oats and wheat straw. All this
feed was produced on the home farm
and was carefully prepared. Start
with good cattle, give. good feed, and
profit is sure.-Orange Judd Farmer.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31
The "Hero of Memphis."

Rev. Aloysius Weaver, a Franciscan
priest, who died at the Santa Barbara
mission in California the other day,
was at one time well known as "the
hero of Memphis" for his heroic work
as nurse during the yellow fever
nlapue in that CITY.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31
Strange Frenk Of Nature.

In Woolwich, Me-, a pine tree and
birch tree have grown so.close togeth-
err that their trunks have united. Pine
branches grow on one side and birch
on the other.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31
virninin,. Edncnteh Nerrnen-

Virginia has more educated ne
grors than any other state in the south
in which disfranchisement for race rea-
soma has been adopted or proposed.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31
rAzEWElL co. DIRECTORY.
Circuit Court.

Robert G. Jackson, judge; II. Bane Har'
man. clerk Terms Of cOuri-lst Monda>
m April. 4th Monday IN August and Isl
Monday III December
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31

HlcG NiOrHAN. ATTORNEY-AT-LAw
Il. Tazesell, Va up %alfs III hN bui"i-
sagl Practices in Cou rs " f'zeNeN and - J.
,ninc t,,nalie,. am ~ court of Appeals OF W.
gtnia
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31

soberest Australian Colony.
Tasmania is said to be the soberest
of the Australasian colonies.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31
officers.
CHURCHES.
,a.. Episcopal Church South

ub,c ..nr,hip of God on the LIST ana
.~Jnh.,, IT ii A NJ, on the End ana
~. 4. VI. oo
.,,'. f,r nraver. Wednesday at $50.
NJ. sabbath School at $3.50 A. Nj;
Meeting OF Epworth League each sun
lav at 3 u. M, the third Monday
,i,,h, of each month being devoted 10
,,.,rarv work. u
most cordial welcome is extended to all
Us. FRENCu, Pastor.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31

q. srTART. ATTORNEY AT LAW Ia well,
/, Va. Land titles i'll Mcdowell and Logan coun-
ties. West Virginia, a specially. Office in Stras
building.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31

HENRY & GRAHAM, LAWYERS; TazeweIi, va.
Eeu,N a. rah,lin-
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31

gro W 1T CLAIR, ATTORNEf AT LAW
Ii TNea,yel Va. Practices in the courts OF TaZe
SaII and adjoining counties and in the supreme
c',nrt of A0peals at Wytheyille Particulas at
t.ntion paid to tina collection OF Claims Omce-
rAs building
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31
Notice.

All persons whomsoever are hereby nc
titled and warned not to hunt, fish, ride,
walk, drive stock across or otherwise Tres
pass on my premises. for the law against
all such will be rigidly enforced.
SAMUEL I. HErNISGER.
Dec. 6, 1900. I'm
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-10-31

oRECyER & GILLESPIE, LAWYERS, Tazewell
i've Prn.s..e n the courts of Tazewell and adj
dining coduties. Ohice-Stras building. Edgar
T. Greever Barns Gillespie.