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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-02
NOTICE
TO All Whom it May Concern

The following resolution was adopted by
the Tazeweli Coal x Iron Company at a
meeting of the stock held at Taze-
we'll, Va, on the 10Th of February, 1901.
"Whereas the company has sold certain
and and timber, which is considered as
representing a part of the capital Of the
company; and whereas there are now no
debts against said company as appears
from the report of the treasurer showing
the financial condition Of the company
and adopted as a part Of the minutes OF
this meeting, and whereas there is now
in the treasury Sl5,4S4.Sl in cash, and
$1,000 90 in a note shown by said report
and which is the proceeds of the sale OF
SAID land and timber, and which 1t Is de-
sirous should be distributed among the
stockholders of the company, as part,of the
capital stock of said company, on motion
therefore, it is ordered that eleven per
cent. of the par value of the certificates OF
the capital stock Of said company shall be
paid to the respective owners thereof,upon
each certificate being presented the treas
urer of the company and having the pay
ment so made endorsed thereon by the
treasurer, provided however that nothing
shall be paid upon the certificates of stock
issued under order of the stockholders
meeting of this company made the 9th
day of July, 1890, and as approved by
order of the Board of Directors of this
company entered the said 9th day of July,
1890. and provided further that nothing
shall be paid to any person who holds any
of the certificates of stock issued under the
said orders of the 9Th of July, 1890, until
all the said certificates issued under said
last mentioned order have been returned
TO the treasurer for cancellation, and pro.
videI further that nothing shall be paid
under this order until notice Of this order
shall be posted at the front door Of the
courthouse of Tazewell county on the hrst
dav of three successive courts OF said coun'
ty, and until notice of this order has been
published for three successive months IN a
newspaper circulating in the nelghborhoodl
of Tazewell, Virginia; and the treasurer OF
this company is directed to post and pub
lish notice of this order for the times above
mentioned. and after same has been duly
published and posted, make the pay
ments on the certificates of stock as above
mentioned and endorse the payments so
made on each certificate of stock.
GEO. W. GILLESPIE,
2.24Sm. Secty. and Treas.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-02
FEARS WOE FOR NEW YORK.
Man Predicts the City VIII Cave In
From the Weight OF sky
scrapers.

There was nothing about him to
indicate the crank. He was neatly but
Sot fashionably dressed, and his good
natured countenance was of the cor
pulent order. He glanced reflective
ly out of the rear window OF
Third avenue cable car at the tall
buildings along Park row and Broad
way, and for a moment looked Sc
rious, says the New York Mail and
Express.
"Too much weight" he said to
fellow passenger beside him, nod
ding his head in the direction OF the
buildings. TOO much weight entire
". People don't seem to realize
that the lower portion of this city
is only a crust of rock, with water
of great depth beneath it. They
keep putting up building after build
ing of great height and weight, and
some day there's going to be the
greatest catastrophe Of the ages. Inc
whole blooming lower part of the
city, or a good portion of it, Will cave
in under the enormous strain put up
on it by these skyscrapers, and the
loss of life and property will be in
calculable.
"Just think of the weight that crust
has to sustain. Millions of tons OF
iron arriving here every year to be
used for Orders and rafters. Mil
lions of tons of brick and mortar are
used in constructing the buildings,
to say nothing of marble, granite and
other kinds of stone, and all piled
upon that frail crust of rock, which
must give way some day under the
strain.
"Then there's the bridge, too. II
can't last forever. Some day it is 60
inc TO break down under the addl'
tional strain put upon it by the troll
lev and steam cars now running TO
BROOKLYN. Imagine the scene at a
rush hour some night-trolley cars
on both sides laden with people, the
promenade crowded and trucks in
steady stream. Suddenly one OF the
cables gives way. The other, unable
TO stand the strain alone, also parts
and people, cars and trucks are
dumped into the river like shovel
of coal into bucket. Oh, It's oouno
to come, tell you.
"Then there's another big upheavaI
that threatens this city. BY the time
the next mayoralty campaign comes
around the people of this city are 60
ing to be treated to a sensation such
as they never had before. They VIII
see to what extent vice and corrup
ton has been practiced, and-what
do you get off here? I'm sorry
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-02

Mr.. Masse consideration, fearing that he
would leave their ranks if he was not sat
isfed politically, 1t was not confidence
in his political integrity that made the
Democrats elect him Lieutenant Governor,
and afterwards Superintendent of Public
obstruction. but fear of his demagogic APP
peals to the masses.
1t would have been better for Mr. Mas
sev's political record had he died before
teh constitutional convention question was
agitated. The position he took on the
division of the public school funds between
the white and colOred schools was no
credit to him. Having been Superinten-
dent of Public Instruction, it was strange
that he should favor giving nothing more
to the colored schools than the taxes paid
into the school fund by the colored tax
payers. The proposition is revolving to
humanity, to Christianity and to enlight'
ened civilization. Had Mr. Massey lived
End been elected to the convention, he
would have done his party no good by
upholding such an ungenerous PROPOSE
ton, and would have reflected no credit
on the county of AlbemArle or State Of
Virginia.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-02
PERSONAL NOTES.

Mrs. Burton Harrison does most OF her
writing in the morning. She generally
begins work about an hour after breakfast
and writes until o'clock in the afternoon.
The rumor that Henry James is to for
sake his English home and live in Boston
has been revived and is again denied by
Mr.. James in an interview in an English
newspaper.
President Diaz, of Mexico, is a most alb
stemeous man. His daily fare is almost
Spartan. and even when he attends Official
banquets he departs but little from his
regular Diet,
Elihu Root, Secretary of War, made up
his mind when he was 10 years old to be a
lawyer, but a combination of circumstances
made it impossible for him to take up the
study of law until he was over 81 years OF
age.
Louis V. Bell, the noted Wall Street
"bull" operator has just sailed for Europe
on "a vacation, the first he has taken in
twen.y.six years. He paid $1,000 for his
seat in the Stock Exchange and sold 1t two
weeks ago for $5S, 600
James j. Hill, the railroad magnater
has so great number of letters to read
and answer that he has acquired the abill'
ty to read a sheet Of typewriting almost at
glance, and rarely omits catching all Of
1t that requires a reply.
Prince Kropotkin, the Russian anarchist
of noOe blood, now in this country, says
he is not at all surprised at the reported
decree Of exile against Tolstoi and says he
believes the author expected it from the
time of his communication.
Mrs. Fairbanks, wife of the Senator
from Indiana, is great believer in The
value of properly marking historical spots
and as president general of the Daughter
of the American Revolution will probably
exercise her influence not little in tina
direction.
Alfred Harmsworth, writing in "Suc
cess, !" says "In giving the masses fre'
rein to the views of the world, to the doc
trines of the thinkers, pro and con, to tn
beliefs of the men who claim that tber'
should be no Carnegies and that mel
should be rendered Independent Of CHART,
of all kinds, and the beliefs of the mel
who claim that the wealthy are the world
benefactors, MIR. Carnegie is a create
phlanthropist than his critics are aware OF
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-02
Henry RainfaIls.

Exceptionally heavy rainfalls often
occur, sometimes with disastrous ef-
fects. For periods of five minutes rain
falls have occurred at Bismarck n. D.,
at the rate of nine inches per hour, at
jacksonville, Fla, at the rate of seven
inches. and at Galveston, Tex, at the
rate of 6b inches. In periods of 60
minutes rain has fallen at these three
stations at the rate of over two inches
per hour; at Galveston at the rate of
90 inches. One inch of rainfall is equiv
alent to 27,154 gallons of 100000 pounds
on each and every acre of the wetted
area. Rainfall at the rate of nine
inches per hour represents a fall Of 49,
SOC pounds, or 4,073 gallons, per min
ute per acre. In five minutes, such a
rainfall would cover each area Of four
square miles with 100000 gallons-a
quantity much in excess of the daily
consumption of the city of Washing
on.-Washington Star.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-02
ToIstoi Banished.
Lynchburg News.

1t seems to be an ascertainted fact that
Count Leo Tolstoi has been banished from
Russia. Not long ago he was excommuni-
Gated from the Greek Church on account
of his religious teachings, which were pro-
nounced heretical by the ecclesiastical
authorities. Now he is banished because
the reforms which he advocates are incom-
compatible with the Russian autocratc
system of government. No one need be
surprised that the daring reformer is con-
sidered a dangerous man in country
ruled by desF OF. The article contributed
to the North American Review by Count
Tolstoi wonld furnish ample evidence, if
evidence were wanting, to prove that his
doctrines are dangerous to the existing
order of things. Tolstoi is the more dan
gerous because he is not mere dema-
gogue; he is not an agitator seeking noto-
riety, but he is man of strong convictions
and unquestiored sincerity in exposing
what he regards as intolerable evils. 1t is
possible that in banishing Tolstoi the Rus
sian government is dom him real SER
wee. He will now have the portunity
to broaden his views by foreig travel and
extensive observations of life under vary
ing conditions. Andrew D. White, am
bassador to Germany, contributed to the
April number of McClure's magazine a
very interesting artic e entitled "Walks
and Talks with Tolstoi." Mr.. White fully
recognized the sincerity of the Russian
reformer and his ability as an original
thinker, but he recognized also his limita-
tons, arising as he expl .ined from his
contracted sphere of observation. He has
lived all his life in his native country and
therefore lacks the breadth of view that
might have come to him from intimate
acquaintance with the institutions of for
eign countries and from the observation of
the customs of foreign people. If Tolstoi
would come to the United States he would
have a fine opportunity to acquaint him
self with the practical working of republi'
can institutions and he might learn much
that would aid him in forming correct
opinions on the great subjects that have
engaged his attention. In this country he
would be perfectly free to say or write
whatever he may think proper without
any fear of personal danger to himself.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-02
THE HOME TAGALS.
Some Suggestions They May Find OF
Use to Themselves.
Indianapolis Journal.

| Indianapolis Journal.
1t is evident from the tone Of the self
named anti.imperialist press and spokes-
men that they are IN doubt what course to
pursue to balk the United States Govern
lnent in its purpose to give the people of
the Philippines security and peace under
intelligent control.
They have criticised Aguinaldo, some Of
them going SO far even as to accuse him Of
planning his own capture. All of them
have deprived him of the halo With which
they crowned him when they made him
the George Washington OF the Philippines.
The other able leaders whom Mr.. Irving
Winslow, secretary Of the Aguinaldo So
ciety in Boston, predicted would rise up to
take the place Of their former hero have
not materialized, no one now seeming to
be DESTROYS of assuming the precarlous
role of the captured and now peace-advo-
eating chieftain. If these champions of
the instruction against the United States
in the Philippines do not do something at
once theirs will be as lost a cause as if 1t
had never existed. The dependency of
the people orphaned by the capture and
recreant course of Aguinaldo is calculated
to touch the feelings of the kind-hearted.
Being amicably disposed, the Journal has
a suggestion for the leaderess Tagals in
the United States. When Aguinaldo was
captured it was limited that the man in
possession of Funston is not the genuine
article.
Now, why should not the Atkinsons,
the Winsows and the occasional instruc-
tors IN universities who deprecate the at.
tempt to rob the Filipinos of their civiliza.
ton turn this suggestion of bogus Aguin-
aldo to their advantage? They can de-
clare that the person who has made use of
the phrase ''the glorious sovereign banner
of the United States is an imposter and
not the genuine Aguinaldo. They can
assert with vehemence that their George
Washington Is yet true to the Tagal civili-
ton and will lead his hosts forth to bat.
tie against the United States and its inn
perialism. This suggestion is not copy
righted.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-02
HAPPY PRAIRIE DU R0CHER'
yncome from Old "COmmOn Fields
Pays Nearly All the
Towns Taxes.

The village of Prairie du Rooher, Ill.,
has q fund that is unique. This little
town. which is located in Randolph
county. a few miles southwest of Red
Bud. and not far from the Mississippi
river. was founded in 1922, says the
St. Louis Globe Democrat.
What were known as the common
fields" of Prairie du Rocher were
Granted to the village in 1870 by Jean
Baptiste St. Therse, a nephew OF Gov.
Boibrant. then the supreme power OF
the territory of Louisiana.
The early French settlers held the
possession of their lands in common.
4 tract of land was fixed upon as
common field, in which all the inhab-
itants were interested. TO each vii
lager was assigned portion, the size
depending upon the number of his fam
ily, Fixed times were assigned for
blowing, sowing, harvesting and other
agricultural operations.
The land was usually granted to
each villager in long, narrow strips,
partly, it is said, from an old custom in
France and perhaps to insure more
efficient protection against the Indians
and other foes while engaged in the ar
duous work of tilling the land. A
fence surrounded the whole inclosure,
but the individual lots were not divided
from each other.
Beside the common field" another
tract of land was laid off as commons.
All the villagers had free access to this
as a place of pasture for their stock.
From this they drew their supply OF
fuel.
In 1852 a portion of the land was
leased for 90 years and a part of it was
sold. These transactions realized sew
eral thousand dollars, and this fund
is now controlled by a special commit
tee of villagers. The money was loaned
for long term of years to the farm
ers of Randolph county at interest pay
able annually.
From this source the village derives
so much money that the 600 inhab-
itants are almost wholly exempt from
taxation, all because of an idea more
than no years old of sharing things in
common.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-02
THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN.
A Little story which Points Moral
That Should BE Remembered
by Parents.

There is a pretty story of Boston
physician and a small patient whom
he attended few years ago. 1t was
necessary for the doctor to perform a
surgical operation, slight but some
what painful, and there were reasons
why he did not wish to use an anaes-
thetic, says Youths Companion.
The patient was only five years old,
but he bore the pain with great forti-
tude. After the physician had gone,
;he little boy turned to his father
and said: "Papa, l like that doctor.
He tells me the truth. He said he was
going to hurt me, and he did"
The story carries a lesson which
parents ought not to overlook. How
many fathers and mothers are as hon
est with their children as this wise
old doctor was with his little patient?
How many of them can claim from
their children the respect he had won
merely because he told small boy
the truth?
1t is rot only in the matter of hon
esty and frank dealing that children
have frequent cause of complaint
against their elders; politeness is even
more neglected. Parents too often
seem to consider courtesy beyond the
appreciation or understanding of a
child, and even in the presence OF
strangers will treat their little sons
and daughters as if they were quite
devoid of feeling.
"Who of u.s." asks Mrs. Charlotte
+ Perkins (Stetson) Gilman, "has not
seen clear-eyed child struck dumb
and crimson by the rude laughter of
his elders over some act which had
no element Of humor except that it
was new to him? We put grandpa
hat on the dowry head of the baby
and roar with laughter at his appear
ance. Do we put baby's cap on grand
ma and then make fun of the old lady's
| lOoks?"
Those who really know children are
aware that they are sensitive and self
conscious, and often suffer keenly
from Sights to their personal dignity.
! There is no surer way to win their
hearts than to show the same consid-
Grafton for their rights as they are
asked to show for the rights of others.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-02
Self hnesS.

That individual who lives alone for
self, if stupid, is an object for pity;
if intelligent, an object for censurc.
1t does not seem possible that IN
telligent beings could choose a pur-
pose so small, so narrow, shallow,
worthless. People who do not care
for the welfare of any except them
selves, or, what is practically the
same, their immediate relatives and
friends, are a hindrance rather than
Il help to all good. The ignorant
Leather who bows to a god of wood
or stone deserves not nearly so mucn
to be condemned as he who makes a
god of himself. Selfishness and I'M
belief are the two great sins of the
corrupt human heart. They are close
~ related and associated. Both.
alike, separate us from God. ~
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-02
A WORTHY SUCCESSOR.
"Somethina New Under The Sun

All doctors have tried to cure CATARRH
10y the use of powders, acid gases, lnhalers
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 ell
tirely eaten away the same membranes
that their makers have aimed to cure,
while pastes and ointments can not relch
the disease An old and experienced
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a close study and specially Of the treat.
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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-02
DEATH OF John {. MASSEY.

On Wednesday, tie oath ult., Hou. John
4. Massey died at his home in Charlottes-
vile, Va. His death came at time when
he had received what he declared to be
the greatest honor, politically, that had
ever been conferred upon him, the nomi.
nation as delegate to the constitutional
convention.
The political career of Mr.. Massey had
been peculiar one, successful SO far as
winning distinction was concerned, but his
record in politics was not one which should
be held up ss an example for the young
men of the country to follow. We know
that no wiser or better saying was ever
uttered than, speak no evil of the dead, y
but in telling of the political life of any
man it is best to tell the truth, even at the
risk of appearing harsh.
The Virginia Democratic press has made
Quite remarkable history IN its treat
ment of Mr.. Massey. We can remember
the time, less than twenty years ago, when
he was made target for the most furious
and vicious assaults by the Democratic
press. He was not only denounced by
the press, but the Democratic leaders and
masses neld and expressed for him scorn
that was too general and frantic not to be
sincere. Not only was he assaied polite
ally, but his private and ministerial char
acter was made a subject for cruel assaults
This treatment continued until 1881, when
Mr.. Massey broke with General Malone
and the Readjuster party because they
would not elect him to the United States
Senate. He gave himself over to the De-
mocracy because of disappointment, and
was received by that party, not on account
Of its esteem for him, but that he might
no used TO help break down the party ne
had helped to build. From that time the
VIRGINIA Democracy was forced to give
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-02
Beware of a Cough.

a cough is not a disease but a symptom
Consumption and bronchitis, which are
the most dangerous and fatal diseases
have for their first indication persistent
cough. and if properly treated as soon a;
this cough appears are easily cured. Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy has proven Won
derfully successful, and gained its reputa
ton and extensive sale by its success in
curing the diseases which cause coughing
If it is not beneficial it will not cost you a
cent. For sale by John E. Jackson, Drug
gist.