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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08
RANGE OF BIG GUNS.
What Some of Uncle Sans Immense
New CannOns Are Capable
of Doing.

It is evident that few besides ord
nance experts know the effective
range of one Of the modern breech-
loading rifles, says the New YORK
Tribune. Proof of this lies in the fire.
ouency that newspapers are asked to
state in their columns the distance
that a shot or shell may be fred, the
thickness of metal it will pierce, etc.
The new 16-inch breech-loading rifle
recently finished at the Watervlet ar
senal, and which is to remain with the
army exhibit at the Pan-American ex-
nosition. will no doubt excite the
question among lay people as to
whether such guns could do much dam
age to Manhattan if mounted on an
enemy's ship off the harbor. A table
of ranges and muzzle velocities OF this
gun, prepared by Lieut.. Col. L. NJ. In
gals, shows what it is capable of do
ing. With As degrees elevation, and
a proiectile weighing 2,37o pounds.
given a muzzle velocity of 1000 feet
per second, its effective range would
be 14.9 miles; while, with muzzle We
locity of 1900 foot seconds, its range
would be "a miles. The table also
shows distances of travel with other
velocities, and governed by weight of
charge of powder, but sufficient has
been stated to prove that with the
maximum velocity projectile could
be sent nearly twice the distance from
Sandy Hook to the Battery.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08
PROFITS FROM WASTE.
Financial Gain of a Big City from
the Gathering of tribes in
Public Buildings,

Very few people know what be-
comes of the waste which they scat
ter over the floors of the city hall or
throw heedlessly into the baskets of
that mighty pile, says the Philadel-
phia Record. Yet the city makes
from $500 to $500 and $500 on this
waste every year. The cleaning OF
the building has been intrusted to the
public buildings commission and to
the chief of the bureau of city prop
erty, the former having charge of the
corridors, the latter dominating over
the $50 odd rooms in the edifce.
Each, in turn, employs a large force
of sweepers.
On each floor are four receptacles,
with great bronze doorways, situated
in the supporting walls and opening
into a shaft that runs from the roof
to the basement, where it enters a
large room called the waste basket"
These rooms are cleaned out twice
week, and their contents carted
away-all except the paper, which is
always separated from the other
waste matter and sold.
In amount of rubbish the city COM
missioners hold first place, the sur
vey bureau second, the council cham
bers third and the buildings commits
sion fourth. From them come speci-
6cations, ballots, old correspondence,
drawings and iron, copper and tin
waste, which all sell at good prices.
All the profits from this source are
turned over by the various heads to
the city treasurer.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08
~ CANDY oAT,sAHucA -
CQ)ocQ)le&O
oE. .o. 1wa1.A hiIAsXAAa Druesists.
Genuine stamped c. c. c. Never sold In bulk.
Beware Of the dealer who tries to sell
"somsthins just as good"
KING OF ITALY's DISCOVERY.
Cause of Victor EmmnnuePs Unpopu-
Iarity with His Civil
Servants.

There Is an element of the unex-
pected about King Victor Emmanuel
which is beginning to render him
noioso Ga bore) to certain classes OF
his subjects. L suppose all the world
over civil-service clerks are more as
siduous than any others in their eff
forts to render their positions sine
cures, but in Italy they reach the acme
of perfection in this respect. The
other morning Sig. Prinetti, minister
of foreign affairs, went, as usual, to
the Quirinal for the royal signature
to various documents, which the king
signed without comment until he ar
rived at one for the augmentation of
the staff of the foreign office. This"
he said, to the surprise of the minis
ter, you may leave; l desire to look
into it," and there the matter ended
for the moment, says the Rome cor
respondent of the Pail Mall Gazette.
The next morning his majesty went
out alone and on foot, arriving at the
foreign Office about nine o'clock, and
De4hn Il TOUR VI ulSCONtIgs VIC may
call it, in search of some one to
speak to. At last in a small room
toward the roof he came upon lone
man busily engaged in-rolling
cigarette. "Ah!" said the king, you
are already at your work; pray what
are the regulation morning hours in
this ofiice?" "From eight to twelve"
stammered the unhappy man, wish
ing his bad luck had not led him so
early out of bed "And what hour,
may l ask, can hope to see your
catalogues?" about H." the en-
barrassed clerk replied, too confused
not to tell the truth. "Oh, well, go
on with your smoke, and tell your
chief of my visit when he comes"
which, of course, was done, causing
dismay to reign supreme in the
breasts of the 300-odd clerks thus
caught mapping. Meanwhile the min
ister was called and dryly told that
/ instead of increasing the staff of the
office it might be just as well to see
that those already there did their
/ d1Itv
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08
LOVE OF TWO GIRAFFES.
when Separated They Spent Hours
In Gazing LOngingly Across
at Each Other.

In the Cincinnati zoo dwelt two
giraffes. writes Clifford Howard, in
telling some Love Stories of the Zoo"
in Ladies' Home Journal. CRATES are
not noted for their affection, yet these
two exhibited every evidence of true
devotion to each other. The male
never seemed to tire of caressing the
.ong. slender neck of his partner, and,
what was most unusual, would fire.
nuently leave for her the softest and
choicest bits of food. On one occasion,
when she was removed from the pen
for a short time and quartered near
by. he seemed to find consolation
IN some bits of cloth that had been
used TO bind her throat; always lying
down beside them, no matter where
they happened to be placed. And dur
ing this temporary separation the two
would spend hours gazing longingly
at each other across the space that
divided them. When they were again
united they made manifest their SUI
preme happiness by frolicking about
like frisky colts, blissfully unmindful
of the fact that such behavior was
anything but picturesque in creatures
of their build.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08
INTELLIGENCE OF FISHES.
Curious Indications of 1t Noted by
an Old Eastern Fisher
man,

Here is curious thing that fishes
do, and one that seems clearly to
show great intelligence" said an old
fisherman, according to the New York
Sun. at might be that two fishes
some feet apart saw the same OBJ
ject of prey, maybe a smaller fish, at
the same instant, and they might
both dart for it at once and come
violently into collision while their
prey escaped. Now that would be
when they had each the same chance
Of capturing what they wanted; they
would both make a dash for it. But
often / have seen something very
different happen. OF two larger fishes
following along side by side and
pretty well closed up together pur-
suing a minnow, I have seen the
rearmost sheer off and let the other
fellow have it; apparently, either be-
cause he knew he couldn't reach it,
and there was no use of his trying
any more, or because he knew that
if he kept on and mixed in he would
make the fish ahead lose the game,
as well as himself. This last would
seem to indicate, besides intelligence,
unselfishness on the part of fish No.
2: but the action of steering of
when he saw he couldn't get it,
showed intelligence, anyhow"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08
HIS HONOR'S TROUSERS.
An Illinois Lawyer Who Is Glad to
See Judges In the East Wear
ing Gowns.

81 am glad to see," sAid the Chicago
lawyer, that the judges of the higher
courts of New York wear gowns.
They are a distinct aid to lawyers ar
Euing cases.
THE justices of the Illinois supreme
court do not wear gowns. came near
losing the last case | argued before
that bench because of the eloquent
trousers worn by one of the Judges.
They were wonderful to behold and
so wide were the stripes and so strik-
ing the pattern of the cloth that to
save me could not keep from wonder
ing how a man holding high office
and coming in contact constantly with
men of good taste could have the
hardihood to wear such fiashy gar
ments while sitting in a court of JUS
tice.
Naturally such mental speculation
did not add any strength to my argu-
ment. and If I hadn't pulled my wits
together and turned my eyes to the
other end of the bench | am certain
that my case would have failed utter.
Iy."
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08
Aau1NALDo AND MAcARooNs.
Pfxgishness of = YOuthfui Na"s'
of the Famous Fill
uinO.

at was in London" said the girl,
tossing down the little book, writes
Caroline Lockhart in New Lippin'
colt. chat made my last soulful en-
try. At the table next to us at
London restaurant sat female mis-
sionary from Manila, bringing nome
with her a boy Filipino, evidently as
an awful example of the table man
ners of that country. The mission
arv was a short-haired lady, WAC
wore. among other remarkable
things. a sailor hat and big spec
tacles. Her cloth CATERS persistently
toed in; but she beamed with prlde
as she gazed upon her convert. AS
for the convert, he looked ike
miniature edition of Aguinaldo, and
he ate like a pet coon. That night
we had macaroons. Now, little Agul-
naIdo reasoned that he wasted valu-
able time chewing his food, so he
bolted the macaroons as he had sue
cessfully gobbled the fore part OF ms
! dinner. Whether he did not get the
rio 'ht twist, or WneIher 'he
roon,. were not boys size shall
nsver ,'uow. l only know that ne
suddenly .'topped, gsssped distressing tr sing
ly and rapidly grew black in .. -N>
The missionary lady leaped to her
feet and pounded the back of her re-
deemed heather till she herself be-
came hatless and bereft of her Spec
tacles. The head waiter pranced over
and banged the Filipino's hunched
shoulders till it sounded like drum
corps. But his beady eyes only
bulged the more. Then they carried
the boy and his macaroon out into
the hall, where the head waiter
swung him by his heels until a yell
popped from him that treasured us.
But the missionary lady never for
gave me for the grin she saw on my
face when it looked as IL little Agui-
naldo's sweet young life was about
to be cut short by macaroon."
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08
A LITTLE QUEEN.
WiIheIminn of Holland Has Been
Taken Out in All Kinds of
Weather.

1t is incorrect to say "the little
queen of Holland" any longer, al
though for many years yet Wilhel-
nina will be young. She not only has
the gift of youth, but is strong and
well. Ever since she was a baby,
writes one of her subjects in the
Pail Mall Magazine, she has been taken
out in all weathers in an open car
rage, and has thus been hardened to
the outer world.
Many who saw the delicate child
Drawing the east winds have trem-
bled for her health; but if these same
doubters saw her, few years later,
watching the autumn military maneu-
gers on horseback, on an open moor,
in a steady downpour of rain, they
would have acknowledged the COM
plete success of the venture. They
would have seen how the clustering
wind and the little rivulets that
trickled from her hat only served to
heighten a naturally superb appetite,
which it took many sandwiches from
mothers" carriage to appease.
The royal hat was tilted back a
little to give the simple luncheon a
chance of keeping dry, and the invi-
tations of mother to take a warm
corner in the victoria were banter
ingly refused.
Wilhelmina's soldiers will never
forget that scene on the handkerchief
heath Perhaps they enjoyed it more
than mother did. She, poor lady! may
have felt like the hen whose chicken
took to the water, only in this case
mother had been teaching the chick
en- how to swim.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08

Where the trail broke into the open
he stopped, and reconnoitered eau
tiouslv through a screen of hemlock
houghs. He saw the big gray wolf
sitting straight up on his launches,
his tongue hanging out, contemplate
ing securely his intended prey. lie
saw the dark shape of the cow moose.
obstinately confronting her foe, her
lindquarters backed close up to the
edge of the gully. lie caught the
fierce and anxious CLEAN of her eyes
IS she rolled them backward for an
;nstants reassuring glance at her
Young one. And though he could not
see the calf in its prisOning pit, he
understood the whole situation.
Well, there was bounty on wolf
.nouts, and this fellows pelt was
worth considering. AS for the moose,
ae knew that not a brOadside of can
non would scare her away from that
lolc in the rocks so long as the calf
was in it. He took careful aim from
his covert. At the report the wolf
,hot into the air, Strengthened out,
md fell upon the snow, kicking
dumbly, 4 bullet through his neck.
rs the light faded from his fierce
YES, with it faded out vision Of
he cave in the painted rocks. In
nalf a minute he lay STILL and the
cow moose. startled by his convulsive
leaps more than by the rife shot,
blew and snorted, cycling him with
Jew suspicion. Her spacious flank
vas toward the hunter. He, with
cool but hasty fingers, slipped fresh
.artridge into the breech, and aimed
nth care at a spot low down behind
ne foTe-shoulder.
Again rang out the thin, vicious
report, slapping the great silences in
&c face. The woodsman's aim was
rue. With a cough the moose fell
forward on her knees. Then, with a
nightly. shuddering effort, she got
MP. turned about, and fell again with
her head over the edge of the crevice.
Ter awkward muzzle touched and
twitched against the neck Of the
frightened calf and with heavy sigh
she lay still.
The settler stepped out from his
hiding place and examined with deep
satisfaction the results of his nights
hunting. Already he saw the color
coming back into the pale cheeks of
the woman and the child. The VOLTS
pelt and snout, too, he thought to
himself, would get them both some
little things they'd like, from the
crossroads store, next time he went
in for cornmeal. Then, there was
the calf-no meat like moose veal,
after all. He drew his knife from
it's sheath. But no; he hated butch
ering. He slipped the knife back, re-
loaded his rife, stepped to the side
of the pit, and stood looking down
at the baby captive, where 1t leaned
nosing in piteous bewilderment at
the head of its dead mother.
Again the woodsman changed his
mind. He bit off a chew of black to-
bacco, and for some moments stood
celebrating, stubby chin in hand.
"I'll save him for the boy to play
with and bring up he at last de-
cided.-Canadian MaVaz.He.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08
Ma Fn Dan Sold and guaranteed by all drug
HUa IU-DRV gists TO CURE Tobacco Habit.
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOThING.
Slant Trees of the Pacific Coast Have
Never Been in JeOp-
nrdy.

Statements in the California papers
;hat the sequo!as have no commercial
value are apt to create surprise at
all the effort that has been needed to
begin the work of making these gi-
ant trees public instead of private
property in order to preserve them.
If they have a sentimental value only
no great price should be asked for
them. Indeed, that is the argument
addressed to the eastern owner OF
the Calaveras grove, with whom the
national government is dickering.
Hitherto it has been threatening un-
less his price was paid to convert
the trees into lumber, when every
.umberman knows that the trees are
IF no value for milling" says the San
Francisco Chronicle.
In the first place, the San Francis
20 paper explains, the cost of telling
any one of the % big trees on the
jOO-acre tract would be excessive. IL
would take five men % days to bore
enough holes through any tree 81 teet
N diameter. After being felled the
trunk would have to be cut into Az
loot lengths to be serviceaole. - A
block of wood, say 80 feet in diam
ster by 40 feet in length, would
weigh about GOO tons, and no ma
,hinery has yet been built car able OF
handling it. No saw could work on
such section, if it were possible to
yet it to a mill, and to split it with
dynamite, as Mr.. Whiteside once sug-
rested. would shatter the log and
,poil the lumber. In other words, the
Dig trees are vastly too massive for
commercial USE. 90
Flying Machines.
A scientific writer in Casters Mag
azine affirms that flying machines can
never amount to much. They will be
small and cranky, require much pow
er, carry little extra weight and de-
pend for the. speed on whether they
90 with or against the wind, so that
they can never compete with existing
modes of transportation.
That is to say, science is able to
make flying machines, but really it is
not woEth while.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08
WHEAT FIELD IN SHIPS HOLD.
EreoIx OF Nature in n British Tramp
steamer Presents n Strange
Sight.

A field of grain in a steamships hold
was one Of the curious sights recently
seen in the port of Philadelphia. The
vessel was the British tramp Elwick.
Many persons were attracted to the
ship to view the interesting exhibit,
says a report from that city.
The Elwick, under command Of Capt.
Clark. has been running between Phil
adelphia and English ports, carrying
wheat and corn in bulk. She returned
from the other side on her last voyage
partially ballasted with dirt. 1t was
owing to the latter that the growth of
grain was possible.
The interesting discovery was made
bya foremost hand who had occasion
to 90 into. the hold. He reported. to
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08

heavy ~cowhide moccasins, took down
his rifle, cartridge pouch, and snow
shoes from the nails on the moss
chinked wall, cast one tender look on
the sleepers' faces, and slipped out OF
the cabin door as silent as a shadow.
"I'll have fresh meat for them be-
fore next sundown," he vowed to
himself.
Outside, amid the chips of his chop
ming, with rough well-sweep on one
hand and a rougher barn on the
other, he knelt to put on his snow
shoes. The cabin stood, desolate,
silver-gray dot in the waste of snow,
naked to the steely skies of winter.
With the curious improvidence OF the
backwoodsman, he had cut down
every tree in the neighborhood OF the
cabin, and the thick woods which
might so we'll have sheltered him,
stood acres distant on every side.
When the woodsman had settled the
thongs of his snowshoes over his moe
casins quite to his satisfaction, he
Strengthened himself with deep
breath, pulled his cap well down over
his ears, slung his rifle over his Shout
der. and started out with the white
moon in his face.
His long strides carried him swift
ly through the glimmering glades.
Journeying to the north of east, as
the gray wolf had to the north OF
west, he, too, before long, struck the
trail of the moose, but at point
far beyond that at which the wolf
had come upon it. So trampled and
confused trail it was, however, that
for a time he took no note OF the
light wolf track among the heavy
footprints of the moose. Suddenly 1t
caught his cyclone print on a
smooth spread of snow, emphasized
in O pour of unobstructed radiance.
He stopped, scrutinized the trail min
utelv TO assure himself he had but a
single wolf to deal with, then re-
sumed his march with new zest and
SPRINGER pace. Hunting was not
without its relish for him when 1t al
mitted some SAVIOUR of the combat.
The cabin stood in the valley lands
Just back of the high plateau, and SC
it CHANGED that the backwoodsmar
had not far to travel that night
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08
Intelligent War Horses.

Arabian horses manifest remark
able courage in battle. 1t is said
that when horse of this breed finds
himself wounded and perceives that
he will not be able to bear his rider
much longer, he quickly retires from
tlre conflict, bearing his master to a
place of safety while he still has suf-
icienf strength. But if. on the other
hand. the rider is wounded and falls
20 the ground, the faithful animal re-
mains reside him, unmindful of dan
ger. reighing until assistance is
brought.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08

the captain that the Elwick was grow
ing a wheat crop. Capt. Clark made
an investigation and found that such
was indeed the case.
Many grains of wheat remained
secreted i'm hooks and corners in the
hold after the ship had been dis
charged on the other side, and the
pitching of the vessel on her trip to the
United States caused them to fall upon
the dirt. The grain soon sProuted in
The warm and damp hold and it now
presents remarkable appearance.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08
Officers.
THE CHURCHES.
Methodist Episcopal Church South.

Pubic worship of God on the LIST and
srd SUNDAYS at II \ NJ, on the 2nd and
4th at 7:3O P. Nj. -.oo
Meeting for prayer, Wednesday at $50
p NJ sabbath School at $50 A. NJ.
Meeting of Epworth League each sun
1av at 8 y. M, the third Monday
hight of each month being devoted 10
A most cordial welcome is extended to all.
Us. FRENCH, Pastor.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08
TAzEWELL co. DIRECTORY.
Circuit Court.

Robert c. Jackson, judge; II. Bane Har-
man. clerk. Terms of court-lst Monday
in April, 18th Monday in August and LIST
Monday in December.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08
Notice.

All persons whomsoever are hereby no
tilted 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 T. hESSINGgR.
Dec. 6, 1900. I'm
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08
Rev. MOwbray's Appointments.

Preaching at Pleasant Hill Church LIST
Sabbath in the month at IL a, m'' ana al
White Church the same day at p. m:
Preaching the 3rd Sabbath at Wnlte
Church IL a. H.; in the afternoon at
O'Clock at Pleasant Hill Church.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08
Christian Church.

Preaching lst and Srd Sunday, lat p M
and 2nd and 4th Sundays at ii a. IN.
Prayer meeting Saturday night at Z
O'Clock. Sunday school every Sunday al
$3.50 a. N. D.
PHILIP JOHNSON, Pastor
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08

II. STUART. ATTORNEY AT LAW, Ia WELL
l,Va. Land titles in Mcdowell and Logan coun-
ties, West Virginia, specially. once In S'ras
building.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08

al R. sPRATT. ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rich
w Lands. Va. Practices in the courts OF la i
well and adjoining counties. Prompt atten'io"
paid TO the collection of claims.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08
County Court.

HI. Stuart, Judge; I, +. George, clerk
Terms of court-Tuesday after Sd Monday
in each month.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08

HENRY & GRAHAM, LAWYERS, Tazewell, Va
ltOnce in building near Court House H. "
Henry. 5. c. Graham.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08

VINCENT L. SEXTON, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
vTazewell Va. VIII practice in the courts o.
tention paid to the collection of claims. once Id
Stras building.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08

The apartments of deceased kings
of Italy are left untouched for two
generations.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08

oREEvER 4 GILLESPIE, LAWYERS, Tazewell
tjVa Pr....tG the courts of Tazewell ana al
dining counties. Oifice--Stras building. Edgar
l.. Greeyer. Barns Gillespie.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08

6 HIGGINBOTHAM, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW'
A. TazexeN, Va. tOice up stairs in Law Buli9-
mcO Practices in Courts OF Iazewell ana ~ "a
ginia.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-08-08

oEo w. ST CLAIR, ATTORNEY AT LAW
IiTe1o,veIl Va. Practices in the courts OF TaZe
wall and adjoining counties and in the Supreme
conrt Of Appeals at Wytheville. Particula: at
tention paid to tina collection OF Claims Olnce-
Stras building