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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16
GAY AND FLUFFY BoDIcES.
Designed for Wear with the Winter
Wreckage of Pretty Ward
robes

Odd evening waists, elbow-sleeved
and open in the throat, are to be
fabricated at minimum cost from
nargain counter trophies. Such
waists are designed for spring and
summer wear with pretty net, silk
and white wool grenadine skirts that
have been saved from the winter
wreckage of pretty wardrobes, or are
themselves evolved from marked-down
ends of dress patterns. But what
ever the skirt may be, the waist,
with which it is worn, stands on it's
own merits and should be the gayest
and most elaborate half of the cos
a mere support and background for
its bright, gay, fluffy loneliness, and
three such waists that were con-
structed from pretty reduced odds
and ends are given to show what
charming forms these ingratiating
little garments take, says the Wash
ington Star.
Tie first one is wrought from
remnant of imitation Irish point lace
of a deep tea tint allied with sky
blue accordion-plaited chiffon. The
boned body, on which the lace and
chiffon are draped, is of blue silk, but
the sleeves are transparent, with q
vine of the stout lace covering the
seam at the back of the arm. With
such a body a cream white grena-
dine skirt is the proper accompani-
ment, and this inexpensive toilet is
meant for service at small dinners
and informal dances. The second
waist was built of pink silk muslin,
white imitation Louis point lace and
black velvet ribbon, for a tall and
rather attenuated debutante who
wished to use it with black satin
skirt. How well the dressmaker sue
ceeded in creating diaphanous fullness
where angels required concealment
only an acutely slender woman can APP
preciate.
A cream-colored bolero of coarse
net, brilliantly and profusely jeweled
and spangled and rescued from bar
gain counter, was the foundation and
inspiration of the third bodice. By
dropping the bolero over an old maize
colored taffeta ball gown body, adding
a puff and bow of chiffon, bit of broad
betting ribbon and garland of lit
tie roses, a very charming garment was
contrived for almost nothing at all.
With view to encouraging this man.
ufacture of odd evening waists the pro-
prietors of the dry goods shops are
showing the most enticing little tailed
and short-backed coats of coarse
string and tea-colored net, on which
flowers of white or colored silk are APP
piled with gilt or silver thread. Toput
these coats into practical wearing the
purchaser need only rip the wilted
trimmings from any old evening bodice
and draw over the boned skin of silk
one of the transparent jackets. In adj
ditiOn to the net coats there are equal
ly pretty ones of tucked liberty and
silk muslin and taffeta mousseline
stitched with silver thread.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16
STEAM TO PUMP MOLASSES.
How the Sweet Liquid Is Unloaded
from Ships Tanks ut
Philadelphia.

The children of Philadelphia take
great interest in watching the I'M
loading of molasses from the holds
of the vessels lying at the wharves
of that city. The other day ves-
sci arrived from Cuba with 100000
gallons of the sweet stuff in bulk
that is, it was not in casks or bar
rels. but in tanks in the hold of the
ship. The molasses was pumped out
of these tanks through a six-inch
pipe to a large tank on the wharf.
Another engine forced the thick liquid
from this tank into a big sugar re-
inery, where it will be boiled in cal
drons the size of a small house. From
these caldrons the fluid will be put
through process which extracts the
sugar. This sugar, which is of good
quality, will later be served on city
fables, while the residue will be used
for making whisky and various other
things.
Thousands of gallons of this sirup
are shipped from havana daily. 1t Is
the product of the sugar cane of that
country, which is crushed by ma
chinery until every vestige of the
Juice is squeezed out of it. The
greater part of the sugar is recov-
cred from the juice there, while the
rest is extracted in the refineries OF
this country.
Workmen are obliged to remove the
sirup in the bottom of the tanks by
means of buckets, to which are at
tached long ropes.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16
QUEER LAWYERS FEES.
Curious Things Which "r"'eiui
Clients Contribute for Legal
Services.

Sometimes there are fabulously
large fees paid to attorneys for sery-
ices which seem trifing in compare
son, but it is only sometimes, not al
WAYS, that such fees are paid. The boy
who is educated for the law, who
thinks that within year after ne
"hangs out his shingle" he will have
a practice With will insure him
competence, will find that he is "up
against" an entirely different propo-
sition when he enters on his chosen
career. Even the old lawyers do not
ALWAYS get cash fees, and the stories.
of queer fees that have been paid to
Milwaukee lawyers alone would NIL
volume. Burglars loot, farm produce,
labor of all descriptions, almost every
thing imaginable, would appear on the
list. saws the Milwaukee Sentinel.
The story of fee told by one young
lawyer is one of the kind where a law
yer does not like to have his name men
toned. but it probably wasn't his fault
A visitor was in the bachelors den of
the young lawyer, when he noticed an
engraved spoon hanging by ribbon
among some photographs, as though
it might be a relic of some sentiment
al collegian's love affair.
"That spoon is fee for clearing
client one time" said the owner of the
decoration. 81 had that given to me
after l had defended old Bill Bradley,
the burglar.
"When 1 was practicing up north"
said Judge w. H. Halsey, 81 had fee
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16
SAVED CONGRESSMAN'S LIFE.
Statesman Tells How Grateful He
FcIt to the Doctor Who Could
Not Attend Him.

At "a recent dinner party in Washing
ton good story was told at the eX-
pense of Representative Norton, of
Ohio, commonly known to his col
leagues as doctor" 1t seems that
early in his career Norton graduated
in medicine and took up the practice,
later giving it up for the more enticing
practice of politics" The story in
question was told by one Of DR.. Nor
tons colleagues from Ohio and was as
follows:
"Back in the '7O's I lived near DR..
Norton, then a practicing physician.
While in that neighborhood l was
taken seriously i'll and required the
services of two physicians for days
and days. / knew I was pretty sick
man, and, consequently, when the doc
tors failed to put in an appearance on
certain day l asked my wife what
had become of them. She held back
for a minute. but finally confessed,
with tears in her eyes, that they had
given me up, that they were convinced
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16
1T WAS BETTER THAN LAW.
How the Strategy of Pittsburgh At
tOrney Restored Stolen
Property.

81 was in Mississippi during the car
petbag days" said the Pittsburgh story
teller, relates the Chicago Daily News,
land one night at hotel l was robbed
of watch and money. / found out next
dav that it was one of the cOlored
servants, and / went to a justice of the
peace and swore out warrant. The
Justice was also colored man, and
he didn't seem anxious to do the right
thing. 1 think he was in with the thief,
though willing to give me show.
When the prisoner took the stand he
declared that if he had stolen anything
it was while he was walking around in
his sleep. The statement caught his
honor and he said:
"How yo' gwine to hold pusson
'sponsible fur what he does in his
sleep. Oar amt no law bout dat. If
julius dun took dat watch an money
an didn't know what he was dom, den
he's got to be discharged from GUS
tody.'
81 was pleading my own case" con-
tinued the Smoky City man, land re-
Piled to the judge that the rule ought
to work both ways. If Julius had taken
my property in his sleep, he ought to
return it while he was in the same
condition. / wasn't blaming him for
being a somnambulist and was willing
he should go free, but 1 should expect
him to enter my room in his sleep that
very night and leave my lost property
or chair. That was a stumper on
Judge and prisoner, and after scratch
ing their heads and wiggling around,
his honor replied:
Julius, der case has dun got
mixed up. 'Cordin' to law yo' got away
wild de stuff, an can't be held, but
'cordin' to de white mans dreambook
yo's got to walk in yo'r sleep a'gin
tonight and put yo'r stealin's back in
his room. Dat will leave eberyt'ing jest
as it was befo' an it pears to me
dat you'd better tackle some odder
man an do it wild yo'r eyes wide OPEN
Julius didn't wait to walk in his
sleep again, but handed me my prop
erty before we left the courtroom. Not
only that, but as near as l could make
out, the judge had to take my watch
| from his own pocket"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16
+, I,ra f5at appreciated as much as

in kind that appreciated as much as
have $500 fees at other times. had
defended an old farmer in small suit,
though did not expect to get any pay
from him. The suit was decided in our
favor and the old farmer and his wife
went home. Some months afterward
the two came into my Office with
package and bundle tied upin hand
kerchief. The package was roll OF
butter, the handkerchief bundle was
hazel nuts, and from the old farmers
pocket came two big, rosy-cheeked APP
pies. That butter, apples and nuts fee
was as satisfactory to me as any ever
received"
For ten years 1 have never paid to
have an umbrella mended," said one
lawyer.
1.-THE rich landlord of the story book
STYLE wanted the store the old Grip
pied umbrella man was using for
shop, and started to force the old fel-
low out. fixed him so nice that he was
allowed to stay, and ever since that
have taken my rain shields to him for
free mending. That was all the fee J
received for that case, too"
81 had the secrets of my own lodge
offered me as payment for a service,
said one attorney who belongs TO sew
cral secret orders. 81 was sitting in
my office one day when well-dressed
woman came in and wanted advice.
Her husband, to whom she was but re-
Gently married, was a member of a
secret society.
"I think it's perfectly hOrrid of
him, too she said, ito have secrets and
not to tell them to me. When he mar
ried me he said he would share every
thing with me, and the first think /
ask, almost, he won't do. Can't you
make him"
81 asked her to what lodge he be-
longed, and she told me the name of an
order of which myself was mem
Der. Then she went on:
81 tell you what, if you will make
him tell them to me l will tell them to
you to pay you for making him do what
| want. That's fair, isn't it? | should
think you would like to know things.
Need them in your business, you know
81 didn't accept that fee"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16

nizeu paage or the trade that card
sharps who wanted to avoid suspicion
were forced to shave clean. One noted
professional who worked the big river
boats looked a great deal like a sancti-
monious deacon when his mustache
was removed, and he used TO make a
point of dressing in a long-tailed, rusty
black coat, with a white cravat. Going
up to Vicksburg one night, l was sit
ting in earshot when he attracted the
attention of group of gay young gen
tlemen playing poker in the main sa-
loon. He was seated by himself read
ing book, and was evidently unknown
to the party. III bet that old rascal
plays poker on the sly said one of the
crowd. ASK him to join u.s. said an
other, as a joke, and the first speaker
acted on the suggestion. The stran-
ger was very reluctant at first, but
finally said he calculated he wasn't
too old to learn, and took hand. A
couple of hours later he got off at
landing with every dollar in the crowd,
remarking casually that he would now
give his mustache a chance. On anoth-
er occasion I was going up to Louis
vile on some important business, and
had been warned especially to look out
for gamblers. We had the usual crowd
of sharpers on board, but they were
all shaved clean, and it CHANGED that
among our passengers We're lot OF
army men, fresh from the west, where
mustaches were countenanced. Conse-
quently, when we reached the old Salt
house at Louisville and | made some
inquiries of friends, | was chagrined
to find that all the people / had beer
fraternizing with were gamblers and
ali those l had been snubbing and
avoiding were gentlemen"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16
- Candy eArrAEne -
CU)ocO)lox)o
9se soe. E&MhsxiAAkfts DrVEsists
Genuine stamped c. c. c. Never sold In bulk.
Beware OF the dealer who tries to sell
something just as good"

rney could do nothing more for me.
Well, | was determined not to die, and
happened to think of DR.. Norton. And
! want to say to you now that DR.. Nor
ton saved my life. have always been
grateful to him for this great service,
although | have never been able to re-
pay him. Send for DR.. Norton" said
:. He will be able to save me- My
vile acted on my suggestion, and,
alling messenger, sent for the doc
or Pretty soon the messenger re-
turned with a reply to my wife's mes
age, and this is what she read:
Sorry, but | cannot GOMEZ"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16
FARM NAMES HAVE VALUE.
In Many Instances They Are n Salts
factory Guarantee of Prod
uct's Quality.

at is a wonder to me-" remarked
the dairyman as he sold lot of eggs
that came from a farm whose name
is known all about this section for
the excellence of its products, says
the New York Times, that farmers
do not name their farms more fire.
ouently and so establish a sorU OF
trademark for their produce. They
would do it, l am sure, if they only
knew how much it adds to the value
of the stuff they send to the mar
kets. l have scores OF customers who
will buy only milk, eggs, chickens or
other produce they want that comes
from a certain farm and is so
stamped.
"There are a score or more OF gen.
tlemen farmers who appreciate this
and who have given fanciful names to
their places and so at once added to
the value of their produce. 1t also
adds at once to the value OF their
property, for the name very quickly
becomes known and people who are
loo. ing to buy country places are
willing to pay more for one that has
an established name and reputation.
Now, Jones' farm or Smiths farm
does not mean anything to the aver
age buyer, but call it 'Edgewood,'
Tvanhoe,' Lookout or any other fan
ciful name and it at once obtains
market value it never had before and
without the expenditure of a penny.
It is a queer short-sightedness that
has led farmers to overlook this, for
they are usually shrewd enough in
other respects. If they would name
their farms and furnish good stun
from it for a couple of years they
would find that the value of their
property had doubled in that period"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16
MUSTACHES AND GAMBLERS.
Hair ON the Face Was Once a Badge
of the Mississippi Card
Sharp.

s'Back in 1880" remarked a New Dr.
leans professional man, chatting about
old times to New Orleans Times-Dem-
ocrat man, "a mustache was regarded
with great suspicion all along the Mis-
sissippi valley. 1t was supposed to be
the mark of either a military swash-
bucller or gambler, and gentleman,
particularly if he wanted to go into So
ciety, shaved smooth. Boards were
looked upon as an unclean foreign al
fectation, and 1 recall curious incl
dent based on that prejudice. A charm
ing young English gentleman, who was
q near relative of distinguished man
of science, was visiting at river town
noted for its aristocratic and punctll-
ious society. He was fine specimen
of physical manhood, and, following a
fashion which had just obtained foot
hold in London, he wore heavy blond
mustache and set of luXuriant, curly
whiskers-much after the style of our
old friend Taffy IN 'Trilby.' Nowadays
he would be envied the possession OF
such a superb ornament, but the good
hides of the town were greatly per-
picked, and after much consultation
Shey finally decided that they could not
countenance such barbarous custom
and would have to decline to receive
him unless he shaved. The young Eng
lishman realized that he had to choose
between whiskers and ostracism, and,
being a plucky chap, he packed his
trunk and went back to London on the
next boat. To revert to the mystic
rious connection between gamblers
and mustaches, matched upper lip
eventually became such well-recog-
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16
THIS MAN Whales WHISKY
Queer Way in Which Reformed To-
per Gratifies His Appetite
for Alcohol.

"Give me a pony of brandy, quick!"
exclaimed a demonstrating man as
re rushed up to the bar in a Chicago
hotel the other afternoon. The
liquor was at once forthcoming, but
instead of gulping it down, as the
mans manner naturally suggested
that he would do, he poured lit
lie into the palms of his hands,
rubbed them together, and buried
lis nose in his hands, says the Inter
Ocean. He gave long-drawn shifts of
Inhalation until the liquor had evap-
Grated, and then poured more from
Che glass into his hands. This oper-
alton he repeated until the glass was
empty. Then he paid for his drink
and went out with a look of content
ment on his face.
What's the answer?" asked an
interested spectator.
at simply means that there are
more ways than one of beating the
devil around the stump" said the
bartender. "That man swore oft
drinking the first of the year, and l
don't believe he has swallowed a
drop Of liquor since. He inhales it
uow-always brandy. I've known
Jim to come in here as often as five
g. six times in one day and go
through the performance you have
inst seen. These swear-off fellows
are queer fish. I know another man
who stopped drinking whisky and
took to bitters-the kind you put a
dash of into cocktails. lie Travelled
with a drinking crowd, and every
fi.,c the others took whisky he
would pour out a drink of bitters.
No; it didn't make him drunk, but
If nearly ruined his stomach. he
srcnt month in the hospital, and
then went back to the real stuff"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16
Norsemen in Massachusetts.

In the current American Anthro-
biologist is an account of certain
stone remains as found in Massachu-
setts. From their lack of resem-
blance to any work of Indians and
from their similarity to kindred re-
mains found in Norway the author
is inclined to consider them of pre-
Columbian scandinavian origin. To
be sure, the evidence is mostly neg
atiye, but in many respects it seems
plausible that these old sea rovers
founded in ancient times quite a
fourishing colony in what is now
New England.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16
Three Strikes md Out.

The wife OF venerable negro, who is
n character in Long Island village
died recently, and resident of the
village, meeting the old man in the
street, stopped to condole with him.
"Tm sorry to hear of your bereaye,
ment, Uncle Silas," he said. "How did
it happen?"
swell, sub, it was this way" replied
Uncle Silas. at was par'lize. She had
one strike O. par'lyze, then she had an.
other-an' she died on the third
strike."-N. Y. Evening Sun.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16
.A7ARll

Catarrh has become such common
disease that a person entirely free from
this disgusting complaint is seldom met
with. 1t is customary to speak OF Catarrh
as nothing more serious than bad cold,
a simple inflammation of the nose and
throat. 1t is, in fact, complicated and
very dangerous disease; if not at first, it
very soon becomes so.
The blood is quickly contaminated by
the foul secretions, and the poison through
the general circulation is carried to all
parts of the system.
Salves, washes and sprays are unsatis-
factory and disappointing, because they do
not reach the seat of the trouble. 5. 5. 5.
does. 1t cleanses the blood of the poison
and eliminates from the system all catar-
rhal secretiCns, and thus cures thoroughly
and permanently the worst cases.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16
officers.
THE CHURCHES.
Methodist Episcopal Church South

Public worship of God on the LIST ana ana
Ard sundays at II A NJ, on the 2nd and
tth at 7:90 2. Nj. ,.so o. 7.9o
Meeting for prayer, Wednesday al Gov
p NJ. Sabbath School at $50 A. M; Co.
Meeting of Epworth League each sun !,
1av At 3 D. M, the third, Monoay
1iybt of each month being devoted 10
"'s' most " cordial welcome is extended to all.
n - ]. S. FRENCH. Pastor.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16
Very Conservative Institution.

Probably the most conservative in
stitution outside of China is the
British museum. Although it is 70
years since the quill pen yielded to
the age of steel the reading-room
authorities persist in supplying
quilts, which are invariably broken
when theYe is occasion for using
them.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16
A Cats Execution,

Jerry, the fighting black cat Of the
fish commission steamer Albatross,
after 16 years of service, recently
met another black cat and died as a
result of the encounter. The ships
crew buried the mascot, wrapped in
the flag, with martial honors, and
held a court-martial over his slayer.
The latter was sentenced to walk
the plank. and after he had been
weighted with iron the sentence
was carried into execution.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16
Rev. MOwbray's Appointments

Preaching at Pleasant Hill Church LIST
Sabbath in the month at II a. m'' ana at
White Church the same day at P. M:
Preaching the 9rd Sabbath at Wm' 9
Church II a. H.; in the afternoon at
o'clock at Pleasant Hill Church.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16
Christian Church.

Preaching LIST and 3rd Sunday, lat p. M
and 2nd and 4th Sundays at IL a. m. =
Prayer meeting Saturday nignt al =.
o'clock. Sunday school every Sunday AT
'''O o. PHILIP JOHNSON, Pastor
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16
TAzEWELL co. DIRECTORY.
Circait Court.

Robert c. jackson, judge; H. 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, 1901-05-16
German Emigrnnts.

In 1sS1-1Ss5 the annual number OF
German emigrants averaged 171,9ea
In 1897 there were only 24,631, and in
1898 only 2O,s37 emigrants.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16
Money In oId uniforms.

The worn-out uniforms oil the Brit
ish army when sold bring back into
the war office treasury close upon
si5n000 year.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16
County Court.

III. Stuart, judge; 7. +. George, clerk.
Terms of courtHTuesday after Sd Monday
in each month.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16

"a 4 . 80 "
chant Of Spartanburg, 5
I had a severe case OF
nasal Catarrh, with all
the disagreeable effects
which belong to that
disease, and hic j
make life painful and
uncomfortable. / used
medicines prescribed by
leading physicians and
suggested by numbers
Of friends, but without
getting any better. l
then began to take s. S:
S. 1t had the desired
effect, and cured me
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16

\ II. STUART. ATTORNEY AT LAW, Ia well,
J,Va. Land titles in Mcdowell and Logan coun-
ties, West Virginia, q specially. once In stras
building.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16

s. HIGGINBOTHAM, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
e. Tazegell, Va (OHice mp stairs in Law Bqlld
ioininc counties, and in Court Of Appeals OF Vir-
gini1.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16

HENRY & GRAHAM, LAWYERS, Tazewell, va.
TiOAice in building near Court House n. ~
Henry. S. c. Graham.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16

az B. sPRATT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rich
w lands, Va. Practices in the courts OF Iaze-
well and adjoining counties. Prompt attention
paid TO the collection Of Claims.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-05-16

bottles. In my opinion S. s. S. is the only medi-
cine now in use that will effect permanent cure
of Catarrh."