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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09
PUBLIC GIBBETS IN ENGLAND.
rnev Were Frequently Seen by Tour
lists Century Ago with Bodies
Swinging.

Even if the bicycle had been invented
100 wears ago touring could hardly
have become very popular, at all events
for solitary cyclists The old guide
books were by no means cheerful read.
ing. A run from London to East Grin
stead, a distance of five or six and
twenty miles, would have taken the
wheelman past three gibbets, and il
was just as likely as not that from
one or the other of them body would
be swinging in the wind. Up till the
beginning of the century just closed
the gallows was almost as frequent
a landmark as finger posts or public
houses have become now, says the Lon
don News.
The traveller approaching York is
directed by the guidebooks to turn
round by the gallows and three wind
mills" and the road out to Durham
is "between the gallows and Croke.
hill" Going out of Wells you "cross
the brook and pass by the gallOws."
ANY number of such directions can be
CLEANED from the old books for the
guidance of travellers 100 years ago
and as these interesting objects were
put up and the dead bodies of malefac'
tors left upon them for the special edi-
fcation of footpads and highwaymen
there was a suggestiveness about them
thatmust have given a special piqnancy
to cycle touring if it had been in vogue
at that time.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09

jurisdiction and maintained super
vision over this famous highway, just
so long was it a wagon-way worthy
of the name. It's retrogression dates
from the time it was turned over to
the governments of the various
states through which it runs, and, il
reports be true, it is now little bet
ter than the average country road in
the middle west, which means that 1T
is far from being what could well be
desired.
In the case of the national road, we
have an example that emphatically
demonstrates the inability or the dis
ability, as you like, of state govern
ments to handle the road problem.
When given into their hands, the ma
tional road was well-nigh ideal, and
all that it required was timely repair
ing. 1t was like giving splendid
new house to ones son, the gift re-
curing nothing more of him than
that he paint it at intervals and pay
the taxes. And yet, the states have
shown themselves wholly unworthy
of the national governments gen.
crosby. For the national road is now
but a semblance of what it once was,
and it may safely be classed along
with other roads that the states
themselves have built or endeavored
to build.
If this example of state failure in
highway matters doesn't emphasize
state inability to cope with the road
building question of the hour, then
we should indeed like to know what
it does prove.
So long as congress continues to
pour millions of dollars into rivers
and harbors to the benefit of but few
and those few belonging to the
wealthy class-there is no good rea-
son why the federal government
should not take absolute control of
the country's road building and Thus
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09
WHERE PURE AIR IS FOUND.
In High Places and Far Away from
the Dust md Smoke of
Cities.

The chemical composition of the at
mosphere differs little, if at all,
wherever the sample be taken;
whether it be on the high Alps or at
the surface of the sea the relation of
oxygen to nitrogen and other con-
Ytituents is the same, says scientific
authority. The favorable effects,
therefore, of a change of air are not
to be explained by any difference in
the proportion of it's gaseous con-
Btituents. One important difference,
however, is the meteorological one
The air of high attitudes contains no
microbes, and is, in fact, sterile, while
near the ground and some 100 feet
above it microbes are abundant. In
the air of towns and crowded places
not only does the microbic impurity
increase, but other impurities, such
as the products of combustion OF
coal, accrue also. Several investi-
gators have found traces of hydro
gen and certain hydrocarbons in the
air and especially in the air of pine
oak and birch forests. 1t is to these
bodies, doubtless, consisting of traces
of essential oils, to which the curative
properties of certain health resorts
are ascribed.
Thus the locality of fir forest is
said to give relief in diseases of tie
respiratory tract. But, ali the same
these traces of essential oil and aro'
matte products must be counted
strictly speaking, as impurities, since
they are not necessary constituents
of the air. AS recent analyses have
shown, these bodies tend to disap
pear in the air as a higher altitude
is reached, until they disappear alto
gether. It would seem, therefore, thai
microbe, hydrocarbons and entities
other than oxygen and hydrogen
and, perhaps, we should add argon
are only incidental to the neighbor
hood of human industry, animal life
damp and vegetation
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09

consigned her :" outer 1880 50 lar
as thoroughbreds are concernH.
Henceforth she was to bear a brand
which would debar her from the thor
oughbred world. J. o. Chenault. act
ing for that organiza ton, bought her
for s35. Shorn of her pedigree and
without mark Of any kind to distin-
guish her save the mark which the
branding iron made when she was
doomed TO be banished from the turf,
she was shipped to st. Louis and again
sold at auction. What price she
brought at this sale, who sold her or
what has become of her Is not known,
and it maybe never will be known,
because neither the man who sold her
nor the man who bought her knew
ar gthing about her. In all probable
it Silk Gown has PASSED from the
thoroughbred stage forever.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09
WORST PERIL OF THE SEA.
Boiler Explosions Are Considered
the Chief TerrOrs of Sail
Or's Life.

Among the many perils that sur
round sailors life there is nothing
he breads more than boiler explo-
sion at sea. Such a catastrophe is
bad enough on dry land, but when il
happens many miles from land on q
stormy sea there are additional hor.
rors to it. Every year the number
of steamers which disappear and
leave no mark behind to tell of their
fate runs well up toward 100. n
typhoon may sweep down like light
ming out of a clear sky and tear a
ship to pieces, but some floating
wreckage is sure to tell the tale. A
boiler explosion, on the contrary, will
blow a hole as big as a tunnel
through the bottom Of the ship, and
down she will go, leaving nothing be-
hind her to tell of her fate. She
sinks like a shot. There is no time
to launch the boats or cut loose a
spar to which to cling. Sailor men
believe that 80 per cent. of the mys'
terious disappearance of steamers
on the sea can be accounted for by
boiler explosions.
The modern system of steam boiler
inspection for ocean-going steamers
is strict, but it is impossible to guard
completely against fraud and care.
lessness. There is an old story of a
drunken engineer who mistook the
thermometer for the steam gauge and
"cursed out" his stokers because he
could not get the pressure above Sc
pounds. That is galley yarn" II
will not "hold water" yet there are
cases almost as bad, which can be
authenticated.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09
~ CANDY eArrAErcA ~
.C0}ocQ)lR&O
qSe Soc 4AkXinAhl9s2-AAA Druggists.
Genuine stamped c. c. c. Never sold In bulk
Beware Of the dealer who tries to sell
something just as good"
SNOWSTORM IN LUZON.
Soldier Relates Humorous incident
of n Long Chase After the
Famous ARuinaldo.

"This reminds me-" said the bow
legged man, as he waded through a
drift on the North side, relates the
Chicago Tribune, "of the only time 1
ever heard of n snowstorm in the Phil
ippine islands. | was with Maj. March
when he took a battalion of the old
Thirty-third regiment and started blk
ing after our dear old friend, Agui-
naldo. The weather was fearfully hot,
and we were chasing 'Aggi' as fast as
we could. The first day out the boys
began to throw away their blankets
and coats, and within week they were
stripped almost to their skins. Of
course they stuck to their guns and
ammunition, but almost everything
else had to go. Finally the trail left
the low ground and went winding up
the mountains. The higher we went
the colder it got, but we didn't mind it,
for we were right on 'Aggie's' heels,
and expected to catch up with him any
minute. We landed on the top of Tilad
pass at ten o'clock one night, men
and horses hungry and tired to death.
Evidently 'Aggie' had left many hours
before, for several hundred sacks of
Eice were found where they had been
abandoned when the party fled. twas
colder than Greenland up there on the
pass, but when a halt was ordered
most of the men dropped down in their
i a Ev-..W
their exertions, and went to sleep.
During the night some of the
horses and mules broke loose and got
at the sacks of rice, and before long
the rice was scattered all over the
camp several inches thick.
"Along in the gray of the early morn
ing the soldiers began to wake up,
stiff and shivering with the cold. The
first of them stretched themselves,
and their eyes fell on the white car
pet of rice which lay all about.
"'Get up, boys one of them shout
ed; there's been a blizzard, and there's
n foot of snow on the ground
almost every one of the soldiers
was fooled when he first woke up.
But the rice proved good thing, after
all. We mostly lived on it for several
days afterward. That was the nearest
to a snowstorm | ever heard of in that
part of the world"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09
pol6 !: 8 zH Ar
b||App0VIzHIIEN
OLD NATIONAL ROAD.
As Long az Uncle Sam Retained SUI
pervision over IL IL Was an
Ideal WagOn-Way.

The announcement that Director
Dodge, of the Office of public road in
quiries, at Washington, Intends TAX
ing a motor vehicle "trip over the ma
tional road from Washington to
Springfield, o., with view to ascer-
tanning the effect upon it from con-
slant use and travel, and to obtain
information that would be essential
in the event of its reconstruction
upon new ideas of road building, is
encouraging as indicating that the
director means, if possible, to secure
congressional action in the matter
of interstate highway improvement
The national road is the one strik'
ing example in this country of fed
eral road building, and just 20 long
as the national government retained
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09
FORECAST OF FASHIONS.
Will lie In Vogue the Conn
ing Season.

For blends, pcriwinkle and violet
blue are becoming and attractive
when made up into gowns, says a
fashion authority.
The Gainesborough is a charming
hat, worn larger this year than ever,
with the plumes longer and more
trailing.
For evening dress a rose is worn
either we'll forward in front or just
back of the ear, and the gold roses
re pretty for this purpose. Flowers
have the preference for the moment.
White cloth vests, collars attached
10 rounded Jokes or gimps, also
sleeve cuffs and plastrons trimmed
with gold braid or otherwise deco
rated have tiny border of fur as a
fnish.
There are women here and there
seen with long ribbon or velvet ends
dangling anG each finished with a
iong tapering point of gold or silver.
These decorations are noticeable,
.hough many dangling ends suggest
sayagery.
The taste for fancy French brill
iants is increasing wonderfully. Mer-
,hants are now displaying a wonder
nj assortment of dress trimmings
,cintillating with these mock gems,
md milliners take varied assortments
# pins and gold ornaments to insert
among the velvet loops, plumes, chif-
fon. choux ard other trimming with
which the hats are laden.
Triple shoulder capes are seen on
many of the handsome opera coats,
n spite of the fact that this style is
not new. The extra warmth is much
in their favor, ard when the garment
is made so that the two upper capes
may lie worn separately as a short
wrap it is one of the most service
able of outdoor garments. The edges
of the capes are finished with a mar
row band of stitched cloth or velvet,
tiny row of fur or three rows of
yold. braid. The finish at the neck is
kaiser collar and just in front
here is q white satin stock and
dainty lace cravat.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09
THE WRECKING TRAIN.
How the Giant Steam Crane Made
Short Work I'm Clearing Away
Smash-Up.

The giant steam crane, the lever OF
the whole system of wreck-clearing,
was showed forward until KS long arm
and great hooked hand stretched
eagerly over the wreckage, ready to
tevolve upon its wristlike base in any
direction, writes Percival Ridsdale, in
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly. Like
the claws of an immense lobster,
pair of telescope outriggers spread
from each side of the car to give it
stability, and two pairs of heavy three
inch clamps, connecting with heavy
bolted rods to the base of the car,
were attached to the rails under it.
1t was as firm as permanent founda-
ton, and the powerful crane was
ready for its work, whether the lifting
of a complete locomotive or one of the
heavily-loaded freight cars. The
crane rested upon a massive steel bed
plate in the car body; this was saucer
shaped, and received through its CEN
ter pin the tension due to the load
upon the crane. Upon this casting
was an accurately turned roller path,
upon which the jib thrust was taken.
To the frames of the crane were Sc
cured the boxes for the shafts operat-
ing the mechanism for hosting the
load, Slowing the crane and varying
the jib radius. It's engines were
double, with cylinders of nine-inch
stroke. Flexible wire rope was used
for hosting, and there was sufficient
length of rope upon the barrel, when
the block was detached and single
line used, to allow the hosting hook
to reach Is feet from the cranes
jib.
"Now, my hearties," cried Mcguire,
"you'll see the big beauty walk right
through that wreck. Get at it,"
With cheer the men went to work.
Heavy chains were placed about the
caboOse, the crane hook was attached,
the whistle footed gleefully and the
caboose, raised inch by inch, was hoist
ed two feet in the air. Another lever
was pulled, the crane swung majestic
ally around, and with firmness and de-
cision the caboose was landed 20 feet
down the embanlxment.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09

benefit American mankind in general.
Roads are Travelled by thousands
where rivers are travelled by tens, and
common sense demands that the gov
errment make its expenditures in a
way to benefit the greatest possible
number Of citizens.
If Director Dodge can but start the
ball rolling in the direction of fed
eral road building, he will have done
his country a service equal to that
done by many an American whose
name now graces the nations page
of. heroes.-Cleveland Cycling Ga
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09
Breakfast Toast.

Brown slices of bread evenly, and
dip in hot water, to which has beer
added lump of butter, a dash of
pepper and salt. Place each piece
on an individual dish, and lay upon
IL an egg which has been fried III
butter; the edges should be crisp and
the yolk soft. A little prepared mus
tard spread on the white of the egg
will DC relished by some.-House-
keeper.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09
Cnrried Chicken.

Four tablespoonluls butter, two
c,ip:uls rich milk, four tablespoonful
aour, two cupfuls chicken meat, one
tablespoonful curry powder, two
lard boiled eggs, one teaspoonfu
oaion juice, salt and pepper. Melt
Luttcr, add -four and curry powder
mixed, onion juice and milk; cook
five minutes; add chicken and eggs
and seasonings; cook until chicken is
hot. Turkey or lamb may be pre-
1arcd in the same way.-Good House
keeping.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09
Suicide In Ernnce

The number of suicides in Paris is
very large at present, and the chief
cause is thought to be the general
retrenchment following the eXposi-
ton, which has thrown many people
out of work Throughout France,
however, suicide seems to have been
increasing for some time. In the five
years ended January 1, 1901, the num-
Der of suicides was no less than
81 000.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09
swedisn Land Arrangement.

In Sweden they have land arrange
ment of this kind. The farmer will
give tenant so many acres of ground,
provided the tenant will give him so
many days labor for so many years,
the labor to be paid as wanted.-N. Y.
Sun.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09
Hints on Fashion.

Mr.. Goodleigh--Sister Gabbeigh, you
don't know how much you are missing
by not attending church regularly.
Miss Gabbeigh-I don't miss so much
as you think. / have subscribed foi'
two fashion Observation-Disclosures
sun.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09
officers.
THE CHURCHES.
Methodist Episcopal Church South

Public worship of God on the Is. anG
Ord SUNDAYS at ii A NJ, on the End and
4th at 1880 P. Nj. o.7.oo
Meeting for prayer, Wednesday al Gov
P. NJ. Sabbath School at 9;SO A. M; CO.
Meeting of Epworth League escn gun,
5ay at 8 p. M, the third Monoa!
light of each month being devoted 'c
a mostcordial welcome is extended to ALL
a W is. FRENCH. Pastor.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09

FULTON & COUPLING, ATTORNEYS AT LAW
fTazewell. Va Practice in the courts of Taze-
well county. s. NJ. b. COuling will continue his
practice in all the courts of Buchanan county; j.
b Fulton, Wytheville, Va. s. N. b. Counng'
Tazewell, Va.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09

oREEyER Il GILLESPIE, LAWYERS, TazeweIl
UVa PraU..OG the courts of Tazewen and ad-
dining counties. Oftice--Stras building Edgar
L. Greeyer. Barns Gillespie.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09
Rev. MOwbray's Appointments.

Preaching at Pleasant Hill Church list
Sabbath in the month at IL a. M, ana al
White Church the same dav at p. M:
Preaching the Srd Sabbath at Wnlte e
Church IL a. H.; in the afternoon at .
O'Clock at Pleasant Hill Church.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09

GEO W. ST. CLAIR, ATTORNE1 At Law
ljTszewell. Va. Practices in the courts of Taze
wall and adjoining counties and In the Supreme
Court of Appeals at Wytheville Particuls, at
tention paid TO ths collection OF claims. once
btras building
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09
TAzEWELL co. DIRECTORY.
Circuit Court.

Robert G. jackson, judge; II. Bane Har-
man. clerk. Terms of court-lst Monday
In April, 4th Monday in August and LIST
Monday in December.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09

g. HIGGINBOTHAM, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
a. TazcGell Va. lOffice mp stairs in Law Build
fugo Practices in Courts of Tazewell and adj
iuinine counties and in Court of Appeals of Viz
einia.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09

poWEN d ROYAL, ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
ID Tazewell, Va. wilF practice in the courts OF
Tazewell and adjoining counties and the Court
special attention. Office in Masonic Building.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09

VINCENT L. SEXTON, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
vTazewell, Va. VIII practice in the courts OF
razewelI and adjoining counties. Particular at
tention paid to the collection of claims ONCE In
Stras building.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09

al B. sPRATT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rich
Wslands, Va Practices In the courts OF Taze-
well and adjoining counties. Prompt attention
paid to the collection of claims.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09

IN {. ANDERSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Taze-
f,well Va. viii practice in the courts OF Taze-
well county and the Court of Appeals at Wythe-
VILE Collecting specially.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09
Gigantic steamer Tunnels

The tunnels of the steamer Oceanic
are of such gigantic proportions that
two steel cars could pass through
them side by side.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09

H. STUART, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Ia well,
java. Land titles in Mcdowell and Logan coun-
ties, West Virginia, speciality. Once In Stras
Duilding
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09

HENRY 4 GRAHAM, LAWYERS, Tazewell, Va
IfOfice in building near Court House r. X.
Henry. s. c. Graham.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09

CHAPMAN & GILLESPIE, ATTORNEYS at
GLAW, Tazewell, Va. Practice in all the courts
of Tazewell county and Court of Appeals at
Wytheyille. J. w. Chapman A. T. Gillespie
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09

You can be cured Of any form OF tobacco using
easily. be made we'll, strong, magnetic, full OF
new life and vigor by taking NO-TO-BACs
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ten pounds in ten days. over 5OOs OOU
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let and advice FREE Address STERLING
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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09
Christian Church.

Preaching lst and Srd Sunday, lat p m
and 2nd and 4th Sundays at ii a. M.
Prayer meeting Saturday night al
O'Clock. Sunday school every Sunday al
WV PHILIP JOHNSON, Pastor
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-09
Notice.

All persons wnomsoever are hereby no.
tilted and warned not to hunt. fish. ride,
walk. drive stock across or otherwise tres
mass on NV b,emises. for the law against
all such will be rigidly enforced.
SAMUEL 7. lIgSSISGtw
Dec. 6, 1900. I'm.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-03-05
DIAMONDS AND GOLD BY MAIL.

Every year at least $4,000 900 worth
Oh precious stones come to New York
from the other side of the water
through the mails. The diamonds re-
celVed are in the rough, as a rule All
OF the local importers who cut the
stones use the mails exclusively to
retch in Their stock from abroad. After
all, this is the safest as well as cheap-
est means OF transportation, for the
postage on the stones amounts to some
thing less than 5 per cent. of the cost
OF any other freight medium. So too
vast fortunes in gold pass through the
New York postoffice. To be sure NOT
much Is said about it by the officials
Tor publicity is merely an invitation TO
danger Most of this gold goes from
the west in coin and bullion and is
shipped by banks and individuals. IT
is packed in strong bags similar TO
those used in the treasury and bank
vaults. These bags are well fastened
and sealed. They contain from 81 600
to $4,000 usually in So. $40 and 500
pieces. The bags are registered in all
instances.