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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-06-06

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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-06-06
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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-06-06

where simple but beautiful memorial ser
vice was held for the late Lieut.. Roy L.
Fernald. A tall flag staff had been erected
on the lower terrace of his beautiful lawn,
and a fine flag was raised while the band
a prayer was offered by Rev. j. W. Hatch.
The young friends of Lieut.. Fernald, and
school boys, grouped on the upper terrace
with uncovered heads, the pastor with barred
head, the band on the lower flat and the
people grouped around, made beautiful
and impressive picture, long to be remem-
bered.. The Littlefeld Y. w. C. T. U. held
their annual meeting in the Methodist YES
try Saturday evening, to which many guests
were invited. The business was well con-
Quoted and the reports of departments very
interesting. The following officers were
elected: Ethel Baker, president; Harriet
Moody and Elizabeth Fernald, vice presi-
dents Almena McDermott, recording secre-
tary; Elizabeth Treat, corresponding secre-
tary; Sadie Smith, treasurer; Sadie Camp
bell, collector. The room was deliberately
decorated with flowers, good singing was
furnished, refreshments served, and very
pleasant social time enjoyed. IA little
daughter was welcomed at the home of
Leslie Downs, Thursday, and one at the
home of Capt. e. f. Little6e1d on Sunday.
......Albert Blaisdell of Rockland visited
friends in town last week. Mrs Nellie G.
Burger Of Missouri, National W. c. 7. U.
Methodist church Sunday, June 9th, at 10 A.
M. and 7.3O P. M. 1t will be rare oppOr-
tunity to hear one of our most eloquent
speakers in the field. The 5Oth anniversary
Of the prohibitory law in Maine was duly
observed Sunday and fine sermon appr0-
pirate to the occasion was delivered by Rev.
J. w. Hatch.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-06

out 67O,OOO TONS, Cibd coming next
with 100000 tons, Louisiana thirc
with 100000 tons, Hawaii fourth with
100000 tons, Mauritius fifth with 160,.
600 tons, Brazil sixth with 10000
tons and Peru seventh with 10000
tons. No other state or country pro
duced over 100000 tons, the nearest
approach to it being by Demerara
and Egypt, each with 10000 tons.
1t also appears from the Statist
that but one factory in Great Britain
now refines cane sugar, all the others
being exclusively occupied in prepar'
ing for the market the raw product
of the beet farms of Germany.
France, Austria and Russia. There
are in the United States 81 beet
sugar factories, representing an in
vestment of S20.95s.5l9, and which
produced 71.427 tons Of sugar last
year, valued at S7,323,S5 This is
however. much below the normal
yield. because 1900 was the worst
year the beet sugar growers have
ever known. Six factories were not
in operation. The total capacity OF
the 81 factories is 100000 tons an
nually.
All Of this goes to prove that the
beet sugar industry is a great and
growing one, especially abroad, and
to suggest that this country, with its
vast extent of land available fol-
sugar beet culture. may well give still
more earnest attention and effort to
its development.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-06
HIS GRAND ACHIEVEMENT.

You never hear of Danl Gregg, don't sup
pose, but say,
want TO tell you there are few as great as
him to-day;
He never held no offices, but just 'twixt me
and YOU.
Amt this here holdin' office something
great men seldom do?
No, Danl he Just farmed it--licked along
through thick and Thin
Quittin' late and startin early, meetin'
trouble with a grim
He didn't leave no millions, but again ]
wish to state
That in my opinion, Danl should be num-
bered with the great.
He never done no fghtin' on the land or on
the sea;
He wasn't no Napoleon nor Grant MOI
yet Lee;
No doubt this Pierpont Morgan could OF
skinned him in a trade,
And as far as eddycation is concerned,
why, I'm afraid
That Danl wasn't hardly what you'd call
number one,
Fer he got his schoolin' mostly out be-
meath the shinin' sun:
The papers never bothered over Dan1
Greggs affairs,
But a great man had departed when he
cum the golden stairs.
He never wrote no poems, nor got up in
VentiOns so
The world would move on swifter than the
good Lord made ii go;
He couldn't preach sermon nor igspound
the law to you,
But he raised two boys. by golly, that were
decent through and through!
He taught 'em TO be honest and he taught
'em to be true
II . =, to he MI there's
lot to dot
He raised his boys to honor him, and so
wish to state
That in my opinion Danl should be num-
mered with the great.
Chicago Record-Herald
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-06
rnE WORLDS SWEET TOOTH
Interesting Facts and Figures Re-
gnrdinE the Consumption
of Sugar.

Liking for sweets is certainly grow
ing at a very rapid rate. Proof OF
this is found in the, figures regarding
sugar. The consumption of this ar
ticle has increased in most eXtraor
binary manner, being fully eight
times what it was 60 years ago, al
though the population of the globe
has only doubled during that period
In 1910 the total sugar crop OF the
world was 1,15O,OOO tons. In 1900 il
was S,SOO,OOO tons. The increase has
been gradual and regular. More thar
two-thirds of this amount is produced
from beets. The cane crop last yeal
was only 2,S50,O00 tons, which, how
ever, was less than normal because
many of the plantations in Cuba, q
center Of the cane industry, were not
in operation, says the Troy Times.
Some interesting facts and figures
relating to the sugar production OF
the world are furnished by the Lon
don Statist. According to its state
ment, which is reproduced in the OIL
cial monthly summary of commerce
issued by the bureau of statistics OF
the treasury department at Washing
ton, Germany furnishes the largest
amount of beet sugar, as the follow.
ing table will show:
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-06
THEY ALL EAT ICE CREAM.
Paces in the United States Senate
Have II Weakness for Frozen
Sweets.

Among the best patrons of the ice
cream booths in the vicinity Of the cap
itol at Washington are the pages en-
ployed in the senate chamber. No SEN
ator ever eats ice cream in the daytime
and the few ladies who take lunch in
The restaurant rarely call for it. The
chief patrons Of the frozen food are
the page boys.
The love OF the Youngsters for ice
cream SURPRISES al understanding. 1t
is q purely juvenile taste and they in
Gn,ge in IL to their hearts content.
The substantial sandwich, the tooth
some pie, the ninety and nine other
things That a sensible man would Sc
lcct for his lunch have 80 attractions
or the Lrieh; iiitle fellows. They
want lee cream and plenty Of it. At
lunch time half d dozen pages can be
seen burying their noses into heaped-
up plates OF ice cream, while theiI
faces are the very mirrors of content.
ment.
If it wasn't for the pages the ice
cream freezer would have to go out OF
business.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-06
- CANDY cATHAEncA S4
(U)9c0)1e&N
Zoe NH3sfHTR=y~,- 1900 All
ase 70, -@-G4HH1IA4h Lls AsSAAAS Druggists
Genuine stamped c. C. C. Never sold In bulk.
Beware Of the dealer who tries to sell
something just as good"

or volcanic glass, and I1itters in col6rs
Of green, blue and black. 1T may be
eeen on clear mornings at great dis
,ances and the glitter Of the noun
tain has lured many travellers in its di-
rection.
The exploring party found under
high shelving rock narrow necked
ola. or earthenware jar, bottom side
up containing human bones, a broken
hammer and a metate, or stone en-
ployed by the prehistoric races Of Ari-
iona probably for the same purposes
as similar utensil is used by the
aborigines of to-day for grinding
maize. Slabs, turquoise stones and
other curiosities were revealed by dig
cling. and there were marks on buried
rocks which were supposed to be in
scriptions. \ careful study of the GU
riosities was not made. but another
party will be organized for the pur-
pose Of unearthing all available relics
i'm the mountain and to study them.
The mountain of glass is a marvel of
volcanic upheaval. 1t is pretty much
rs The last eruption left it, except that
where fractures have occurred the
varied and beautiful colOrs Of the vol
canic glass are brilliantly reflected.
The mountain is dangerous and diff
cult Of ascent, owing to the precipitous
terraces and the ice-like smoothness
of the surface.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-06
WILL MEASURE THE WIND.
EngIishman's New Instrument for
Recording Velocity and Direc-
ton of Currents.

An ingenious instrument has been
invented by Mr.. r. NJ. Lowne, of Cat
lord, whereby the velocity and di-
rcction of the wind may be accu-
rately registered by means of cleo
iricity. The instrument is an adap-
tation of vane and thermometer COM
bined, and the record is automatic
ally made on paper ribbon-the
indicating instrument being connect
ed by electric wires with the vane
md thermometer. The direction of
the wind is continually shown by
well-defned single pencil line, and
the changes to eight points on the
compass and their duration are also
recorded in the same way, says the
London Chronicle.
Another pencil line indicates tenths
of miles and miles of velocity, and
the maximum velocity land when it
Cccurred) can also be seen at a
glance. Mr.. Lowne claims that the
apparatus, which he has kept work
ing for over a year, is most success
full in every way and withstands all
changes Of weather. Everything is
perfectly automatic in action and
the battery power required is very
small. The records shown by means
of Mr.. LoNne's instruments cannot,
he states. be obtained by means OF
INV other apparatus in existence.
Mr.. Lowne told a newspaper rep
resentative that it will be quite pos
sible to get, by means of his inven-
ton, accurate records at a central
station of the direction and velocity
Of the wind from any part OF Great
Britain by means Of electric wires
connecting the recording instrument
with the vanes and thermometers
wherever they may happen to be
stationed.
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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-06
SLAVE AMONG SEMINOLES.
Last Vistige of the Condition which
Precipitated the Seven Years
War i'm the South.

A character holding a position un-
paralleed in Uncle Sans domain is
Hannah, the negro slave belonging TO
Tallahassee's family. She is a full
blooded negress, with thick lips, broad,
Hat nose. and kinky hair, which may
or may not have been combed in the
last quarter-century. Hannah is the
last vestige of Seminole slavery, the
one great subject Of warfare IS years
AGO between the Seminoles and the
southern planters, and upon which,
truly speaking, was based on the Seven
Years war, says Forest and Srream.
Hannah does the work Of the fam
lily, and though she is kindly treated,
yet a certain contempt is felt for her,
for Hannah is an este lustee" Ga ne
gro). and to the naughty Seminole a
negro is the lowest of human crea-
lures.
The occasion when Hannah's pic
ture was kodaked is fresh in memory.
All preparations were being made for
the feast, but Billy Ham, Tallahassee's
son, had not been able to get a deer.
and so had purchased beef from a
market 30 miles away. With pots and
kettles in readiness, Hannah was pre-
pairing the beef, when the little boxlike
instrument was gently rested on a rail
near by. Hanna's eye detected the
object, and she turned away and be-
gan busyng herself around the boil
ing kettle on the ground. The camera
was adjusted, finger on button ready
to snap, and a masked Indifference af-
fected, and an animated conversation
begun with one Of the Indians near by
when Hannah again returned to her
work about the table. Snap! went the
button, and Hannah's ebony face and
twisted struggled locks were photo
graphed on the plate, and proud was
the owner to possess so good like
ness of Uncle Sans one and only I'M
freed slave.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-06
MILLIONAIRES OF THE PAST.
Fortunes Of the Most Wealthy Did
Not Compare with Some of
Those ut the Present.

Croesus was by no means the rich
est of the ancients. despite his having
had his name adopted as the synonym
for wealth. The glory and grandeur
of Sardanapalus, the magnificcnce OF
the Roman empcrors, the dazzling
spendors of the Pharoahs, of Cleo
patra. of Darius, of Alexander, were
evidence of material resources far
exceeding those of Croesus, says
Chambers Journal. Yet the actual be-
oueathable wealth of even the Roman
emperors, with all their power Of abb
sorption by conquest, { Ration, con-
fiscation, the exaction of tribute, and
what not, did not represent probably
half as much positive ownership as the
wealth of many a millionaire OF to-
dav who possesses neither title nor
dignity beyond that which his self
made position confers upon him. EN-
Deror Tiberius left at his death above
eos, 100000, it is supposed; but Ii
Hung Chang of to-day is reported to
be three or four times as rich as the
imperial Roman, while Mr.. Belt could
have bought him up several times over.
Nor is it likely that the fortunes Of
any of the living millionaires named
will vanish as the fortunes of the an
clients occasionally did. Tiberius' mil
lions were squandcred in less than
Il year by his dssipated successor, Cali
gula, which is not to be wondered at
when as much as 100000 was spent
on a single dinner; but it was easy
come. easy go" with the riches of
the Roman rulers. Caesar was not
given to parsimony, yet even before
he attained supreme power he had
fcathcred his nest to the tune of
e3.0OO,0OO. and in his later years had
al the ailuence he could desire, but
riches did not mean stability even for
Caesar Cleopatra, at the height of
her power. had command of an enor-
nous revenue, and was lavish in her
giving as in her spending. Did she
not on one memorable occasion make
the favored and infatuated Antony
n present of a diamond valued at c $780,
000
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-06
Projecting the Sea birds.

1t is reported that as many as 49,
600 birds were shipped from New
Orleans to a single New York house
in one year, and that this is not an
eXaggeration is indicated by the fact
that that year a shipment of 1900
gulls and terms from Morgan City,
La. was stopped at Baltimore by the
efforts of the American Ornitholog-
zeal union. Proceedings were begun
against Dumont & Co., the consignees,
under the federal and state laws pro-
hibiting the killing and traffic in sea
birds: and the case was decided in
favor of the union. But while the
union was successful in securing the
passage in % states of laws protect
ing the sea birds, at least in the
breeding season, it was unable to in
duce the Louisiana legislature to aid.
It has accordingly determined to try
to accomplish the same results in an
other way. To that end, it has ar
ranged with Prof. George Z. Boyer, of
Tulane university, the representa-
tive of the union in Louisiana, to pro-
test the sea birds by game wardens,
and to drive off the hunters where
they violate proper rights.-N. \. Sun.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-06
30 AVE THE TTTLE1
rontrovcrsy In England as to VIC
torIa's Recognition as Empress
of India.

A animated discussion is now going
on in England as to who first suggest
ed that Queen Victoria be invested
with the title Of Empress OF India
Thomas Power O'Connor, usually re-
liable as to his facts, declared that Sir
Andrew Clarke, long prominent in In
dian affairs, was the originator of the
idea; others insist that Disraeli (Lord
Beaconsfeld) is entitled to the honor.
The latter, however, made no such
claim, but frankly gave credit else
where. In the debate on the third
reading of the royal titles bill in
March, 1876, Mr.. Disraeli quoted a let
ter from spOndcnt-"a young
lady who is only 10 years of age-so
there is nothing compromising to her
conduct or my own. Her father was
in the house of commons a few days
ago listening to our debates and the
young lady asked her father what the
debate was about. and he told her the
house of commons was discussing
whether the queen of England should
be called empress of India. What
silly men they must bel' said she; y
have known that for three years.
And how do you know| she was
asked. Whereupon the young lady
produced a geography book and point
ed to a passage stating that British
India is under the dominion of Great
Britain. Her majesty the queen bears
there the title of empress of India ="
The geography was, as matter OF
fact, a well-knOwn work and. as Dis
raeli observed, was mot to be despised,
for it is in its eighty-ninth edition"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-06

Of li'c--t. The windows are iHdmi-
mated, the courtyards are bright
with incandescent lamps and the
whole palace looks cheerful and in
habitable, says London exchange.
Buckingham palace stands on the
site of pleasure grounds known in
the days of Evelyn and Pepys and
frequently mentioned in their dairies
as the Mulberry gardens. The prop
erty was eventually bought by the
dukes of Buckingham, who erected
the first house, which, however, was
not very large or handsome, notwith-
standing that it was even then called
Buckingham palace. George III. pur-
chased it from the dOwager duchess
of Buckingham as n residence for
Queen Charlotte, whose palace, SOM
erset house, in the Strand, was re-
CURED for public purposes. After
much haggling with his majesty's
agents, the duchess parted with it
for 100000. 1t was not greatly al
tered till 1924, when it was enlarged
and almost rebuilt after designs by
Joseph Nash for the London resi-
dence of the royal family.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-06

LEAST 3.O0O,OOO horsepower IS now
running to waste among the streams
of the Alps which might be harnessed
in the service Of many industries and
thus reduce the importation of coal
France takes high rank in the pro.
duction of electrical M chinery and
thus may supply her own appliances
for the Transmission G. later power
Several important projects are now
under way. Work is in progress for
the development Of 10000 horse pow
err near Bellegarde. \ French engi'
neer named Souleyre proposes to
transform the lower Rhone into a
Gigantic hydraulic stairway" by
which industry and agriculture will
largely profit. 4 committee of engi-
neers appointed by the ministry Of
public works and agriculture is study
ing the project with a view to decid-
ing upon its feasibility.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-06
Observation-Disclosures
MY TWO NEIGHBORS
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TT WAS in June. 1 was working
hard from early morning till late
at night, finishing my medical studies.
l had Just moved into a modest lodg-
ing, situated on the fifth story, in
the rear. Across the way, in another
building, facing the same yard,
window opposite mine attracted my
attention. This window opened ear
ly in the morning, closed at quar-
ter to nine and opened again regular
ly between twelve and one at night.
Who was the occupant of the
room? 1 am very near-sighted and
cannot distinguish anything at few
yards without my glasses.
0ae morning, seated at my table
writing with my eyeglasses, OF
course) l saw at the opposite Win
dow an elderly woman, armed with
feather broom and busting cloth,
cleaning the room carefully. She
wore a clean, cheap calico wrapper,
and over it large, blue checked cot
ton apron, with a bib. The rather
wide sleeves, turned up to the elbow,
displayed fine, white arms; on her
hands she had old kid gloves-Nn in
nocent coquetry, I thought to my
self.
Still, she seemed very alert, going
TO and fro, in what l took for
small kitchen.
I examined her more closely.
Alas her head, covered with few
scanty gray locks, revealed only too
well the ravages of years. l could
not distinguish plainly the features
of my neighbor. Was her face wrin-
killed. and faded? At a distance she
looked rather fresh and rosy.
Still I must not forget detail; it
IS that she seemed to be as near
sighted as, if not more so than, my
self, for she constantly wore spec
! tacles.
The room cleaned, my neighbor
warmed up several things on gas
stove and went in another room, car
rying them on large tray.
Then precisely at a quarter to nine
another woman, still young, from 80
to 35 at most, came to close the
kitchen window.
This woman was correctly dressed,
even with a certain elegance-a black
skirt. we'll fitting silk waist, ire
prOachable neckwear of muslin and
lace, and a capote trimmed with
beads and violets, and with a well
adjusted veil on her very blonde hair
too blonde, as it suggested at once
some bleaching compound.
As much as my sight would allow
me to Judge her complexion was rosy
and velvety, and her hands the most
beautiful I ever saw.
Evidently she was the daughter of
the other, for she resembled her as
one resembles another with differ
ence of 20 years.
And nearsighted also.
Only, instead of spectacles like her
mother, she wore under her veil very
light eyeglasses, hardly visible from
where l was.
Decidedly coquetry was in the lam
ily as well as short-sightedness.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-06
WATER POWER IN THE ALPS
Factories Operated by Electricity
Generated by Force of Noun
tain Streams.

A number of circumstances hav.
recently directed the attention Of
France more than ever before to the
utilization of water power for driving
machinery. The country has beer
suffering from the coal crisis which
last year caused a serious advance
in the price of this fuel; and while
steam coal was becoming more expen'
siye, the need for it was greater
than ever owing to activity in the
metallurgic industries and III railroad
building. France is compelled to buy
large quantities Of coal owing to he1
insufficient home supply. One of the
foremost questions now before the
country is the substitution of water
power in the Alps for a good deal OF
the coal now consumed in French
factories, says a London journal.
The Alpine region of France is
about as large as that of Switzerland
Lombardy and Piedmont together
This fact is not widely recognized
The mountains of southeastern
France on the whole are by no means
so imposing as the Swiss and Italian
Alps, but they cover more ground
The population of Frances Alpine
districts is much less than that OF
the neighboring mountain regions
and this is one of the reasons why
Switzerland and Italy have far sur
passed France in the utilization OF
mountain streams for driving machin.
cry.
Annales de Geographic recently an
nounced that there are now in the
French Alps As factories whose pow.
or is electrically supplied to them
by electricity generated from water
power Engineers estimate that at
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-06
.ARIZONA'S GLASS MOUNTAIN,
Hcmaius or Prehistoric People Found
Near an Extinct Volcano I'm an
Unknown Region.

A party Of archaeologists and anti
Quarians have made important discov-
cries in the hitherto uneXplored region
at the northern limit of the Harqua
Hala range Of mountains in Arizona.
4 great desert and the total absence OF
water have prevented any previous eX-
animation, and only the Indians know
of the curiosities Of these mountains,
says the New York Sun.
One side of one mo~ltain rises in ter
races, and presents xany features re-
calling the Grand canyon Of The Col
Grade. The. whole mass is Of obsidian,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-06

lake al equal amount of boiled or
baked beets, and cold boiled pota-
toes, chop them together, and heat
thoroughly, seasoning to taste with
butter, salt, and pepper if liked. a
few spoonfuls of sweet cream is an
imprOvement.-Home Magazine.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-06-06

sounding fre-aTarms. 1.-The ffe-aTarm
bell was destroyed last April by the
burning of a church, and the Cherry
vale Water company offered a large
steam-whistle to take its place. Ihe
whistle was attached by two-inch
pipe to the gas main, and the pres
sure of more than 200 pounds to the
square inch produces a sound that is
described as simply terrific
Youths Companion.