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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-01-17
A CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY.
Philadelphia Press. !

Philadelphia Press.
In the death of Philip d. Armour there
passed away another great captain of In
dustry, an ideal American. If, by reason
of Old World prejudices and New World
caricature, the business of pork packing
takes on the aspect of being the most sor-
did and mental of occupations that is the
fault of those who look obliquely at what
a man like Mr.. Armour stood for. There
was nothing grubbing, nor petty, nor
narrow, in his makeup. He was a man
essentially of large imagination, marvellous
energy, which if it did not produce an
epic made the comforts and conveniences
of life possible for greater number and
at less expenditure than ever before in
the history of the United States. All
this was due to genius for organization
which was unique, and which, if it had
lite reward in great possessions, laid but a
small tax on the permanent additions to
the resources of his country, which we're
the result of his life work.
The way in which Mr.. Armour arrived
at his commanding position, of which his
afiluence was but an incident, was the
familiar American pathway to success.
OF New England stock, New York farm
boy, he early determined to work out his
own material salvation, and when the
West meant opportunity of a kind UNI
known in the experience of the world he
stood the hard tests of mining life, and at
"a years of age had a few thousands at
his command, which go prospered when
he undertook to handle foodstuhs in the
Middle West that when he was but 81
years old he was already worth $500, 900,
though the development of the great GEN.
trail region tributary to Chicago was yet in
its infancy. In the rise of the agricul.
tural producing States and the distribution
of their products Mr.. Armour played a
determining part He did not 90 to
Chicago until 1875, just on the edge of
the great changes that were to come over
the country by reason of the application
of mechanical improvements to all indus
tries, and no one profted more by these
advances than Mr.. Armour and the pub
lie he served.
Since the sos his great interests in
creased by leaps and bounds, all con.
trolled by the man who applied the EN-
ersonian doctrine of self reliance to his
own life and stimulated thousands of
others by the force Of his examples. AS
an organizer, a constructor, one who
makes it easy for producer and consumer
to meet, Mr. Armour performed an i'm.
portant public service. AS a captain of
industry he takes his place with those
who. makes the worlds rough places
straight, whose reward was in bis work
and In the knowledge that it was we'll
done.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-01-17
THE CITY OF WASHINGTON.
What Briton Thinks of the Capital
After Hundred years.
London Spectator. J

London Spectator.
The new Washington, it has been said,
is clean and beautiful. 1t is doubtful
whether any; such delightful residential
street as Massachusetts Avenue is to be
found on the globe. American domestic
architecture is expensive and often bad,
but in these Washington avenues it Is
carried to the height of comfort and beau
ty. The green, well-watered, fenceess
lawns, the grouping of gables and orlels,
the pretty porches and exquisite trees and
flowers, combine to give a most delightful
series of pictures. There is not the osten'
tation of New York or Chicago, but there
is more charm. The city is favored, too,
by its environment You will soon dis
cover many interesting walks and drives.
On a fine day in the late Indian Summer
one finds a great delight in taking the
boat on the broad stream of the Potomac
to Mount Vernon, the fine old estate OF
George Washington, or in going to Cen
eral Lees home at Arlington, or to the
Arlington burial ground, where the SOL
diers who fell in the Civil War lie buried
in serried masses side by side. Or you
may ascend to the top of the great Obelisk
10y elevator, they never are SO cruel as to
make you climb such height in Amer
ica), the loftiest building in the world,
save the Eiffel Tower, where from the
height of $50 feet you gaze down on the
city, lying stepped in the golden light,
and over on the distant hills of Virginia
and down the silvery ribbon of the Poto'
ulac. You will wonder, after such ex-
periences, that such a city was SO long
neglected.
1t is significant fact that, while all the
large cities of America, self-governed,
complain that they are often robbed by
their civic rulers, and always maladmin-
stered, Washington, governed not by
general palaver," but by three commits
sioners with no responsibility whatever to
the people, is admitted by universal con-
sent to be the best governed city on the
American Continent. The residents of
Washington enjoy no suffrage, they par
take in no conventions, they elect no
member of Congress, no Mayor or Mu-
nicipal Council. If they have votes, they
must cast them in the States where they
have legal domicile. Washington is an
autocratic city, and it is safe to say that
nobody there wants the old municipality
back. From a mere backwoods settle
ment it has grown to city of nearly 2S0,'
600 people, seat of a mighty government,
which mas but to sit still, as it were, and
grow of its own accord. 1t will have to
make another bargain one day with the
neighboring States for more room, but
that will be some time ahead. Mean
while, if we leave out the negroes, it would
be hard to find such a well administered,
ordely, interesting community in the
world. And perhaps it would not be easy
to find such a nest of intrigue-but Of
that we say nothing here.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-01-17
PERSONAL NOTES.

The Duke of York is so enthusiastic a
stamp collector thet his collection is now
one of the best in the world.
Among the speakers at the New York
celebration of Lincoln's Birthday will be
Henry Watterson. General 0. o. How
ard has charge of the meeting.
The Dowager Lady Flake, whose death
was recently announced in London, was
once the intimate friend of Thackeray,
Jenny Lind and Dickens.
Prof. George +. Vincent, who has been
practically decided on as president of the
Northwestern University, is a son of Bish'
op Vincent and a graduate of Yale class
of SO.
The manufacturing potters of this coun-
try are trying to collect fund to erect a
monument to the memory of John Hart
Brewer for his work in the development
of pottery.
Two Of the go members of the English
House of Commons are over so years of
age. Spencer Charrington is 81 and Sir
T. Mappin is ST. Two others are rs and
nineteen are over 70.
Prof. Charles Viliers Stanford, who
succeeds the late Sir Arthur Sullivan as
conductor of the Leeds musical festival,
is a native of Dublin, and since 1887 has
held the chair of music at the University
of Cambridge
Frederick HARRISON, the noted English
philosopher and critic, has accepted an
invitation from President Gilman, of
Johns Hopkins University, TO deliver a
lecture at that place during his coming
visit to this country.
Andrew Carnegie recently answered an
interviewer's question as to what he most
desired by saying youth, health and
the chance to make another fortune. If
were young and strong, however, l could
easily make the fortune"
The Duke of Norfolk, the prominent
English Catholic who is leading 200 fell
low countrymen as pilgrims to Rome, is
the most influential Roman Catholic out
side of the hierarchy. In 1887 he was
Queen Victoria's special envoy to the
Pope at the latter's jubilee.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-01-17
REPUBLICANS AND SENATE.
The Stronghold the Former Have in the
Upper House of Congress.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.

st. Louis Globe-D Democrat
1t is figured that the Republicans will
have majority in the next Senate which
will be almost two.thirds of that chamber.
This is more of preponderance than the
Republicans looked for, and more than
many of them desire. 1t is just what
might have been expected, however, from
the vices and lunacies of the Democrats in
the past few years
Not since the middle of Grants service
as President has there been such an extir-
patton of the Democracy in the Senate as
has taken place in the past few years.
After the withdrawal of the eleven States
which constituted the Confederacy the Re.
publicans had two-thirds majority in the
Senate for years, and part of the time they
had three.fourths vote. But abnormal
conditions prevailed at that time.
In the present situation all the States
are represented. There is Democratic
party in the entire forty'five States, but i'll
most of them if has become so weak that
it has not the slightest influence in the
elections, or even in determining the sort
of candidates which the Republicans put
up. The Republican ascendency is so
great in the larger part of the country
that the party never takes the Democracy
into the account. There is scarcely a
Democrat in the Senate from any of the
great tier of States of the North and
West
Outside of the States in which slavery
existed in 1860 the Democratic party has
no standing, and in some of those States,
like Delaware, Maryland and West Vir-
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-01-17

Consul Mason reports that there is
an opening for American flax in Ger
many. There is in eastern Saxony
and southern Silesia a very important
linen industry, the raw material for
which flax fiber) is mainly imported
from Russia and Austria, the imports
of 1899 having been 1876 tons, of
which 45,177 tons came from Russia.
Flax is free of duty under the German
tariff. BY reason of short supply and
high prices, there would seem to be
now an opportunity to introduce the
American fiber as a raw material for
Germany's linen manufacture, the fin.
ished products of which are exported
in large and steadily increasing de-
gree to the United States. Consul Ma
son also says there is demand for
American faXseed
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-01-17
CURES BLOOD POISON.
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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-01-17
BELGIAN HARE TALK.
The Animal of the Present Day L. the
Result Of.Years of Careful Work
and study.

Some people, even breeders OF the
Belgian hare. believe that this variety
of hare can be found in the wild state
in England and Belgium to-day. This
is far from being the case. We even
doubt if the Belgian could be made TO
do we'll running at large. Even when
ample range is given them they de-
pend upon you so largely for their
daily food, for water and for shelter
that we think they would fare badly
if they were made to shift for them
selves. They have been reared in con-
finement for too long time to go back
to the wild state in hurry.
The Belgian hare, as its name i'm
plies, originated in Belgium, where a
few men set to work to produce do
nestle animal bearing the shape and
general characteristics of the English
wild hare, as good or better as an ar
ticle of food, rich in color, fine in bone,
possessing great length of body and
limb. and, above all, bearing contine'
ment well. Years of careful work and
study have produced such an animal,
with additional merits.
1t is said that a good many breeds
Of rabbits were used in its makeup.
For instance, at one time, to gain a
certain point, they used black rabbit
in breeding. As consequence Belgian
hares sometimes throw black young
sters, which are carefully kept and
bred in turn to other black hares ID
produce what are known as "black Bel
gians." In most Belgian hare shows
nowadays there is class for black Bel
gians and premiums are offered for the
finest specimens.
From Belgium the Belgian hare was
introduced into England, where it soon
gained favor among fanciers and pet
stock breeders. Here they also gained
ground for unitarian purposes, and
soon after there were divisions among
the breeders as to the requirements of
the standard, and to settle these diff
culties they decided to breed for two
separate and distinct purposes-viz.,
for meat only-producing the largest
specimens possible. These they called
Flemish giants. The other variety was
the slender, racy, handsome animal,
scarcely reaching mere than nine
pounds in weight, but an animal for the
fancy, which is our Belgian hare of to-
day.
Both are splendid meat producers
the Flemish giant reaching the weight
of ~ to 10 pounds at maturity, but
coarser grained and not as good in quail
ity as the Belgian hare.
Several other varieties have been
made from the Belgian hare, such al
the white Belgian and others; but fol
some time to come the red Belgian vii
be the favorite of both fancier an(
utility breeder. If it is ever super
seeded by any other it is our opinion
that it will be the black variety, on &C
count of the color of its fur.-Nationa
Rural.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-01-17
THE PERPETUAL BRYAN.
Philadelphia Press.

i Phlladelpnla fresS.
Colonel William j. Bryan makes a
speech nearly every day now, and what is
more significant gives every indication OF
continuing to cast his thoughts upon the
country from day to day until he has again
been nominated for the Presidency. The
Hon. Grover Cleveland was three times
nominated; it would be unfair to that por-
ton of the Democracy which MIR. Cleve'
land does not represent to put it off with
less.
AS Colonel Bryan has more than once
said he may have many years to live yet,
so that he may not only be the Democrat
ic candidate for President as many times
as Mr.. Cleveland has been, but he may
break the record. He is probable for 1904
and is possible for 1908 and again for 1912,
and so on forever so far as any one can
now foretell. He is an organized trust to
control the Democratic nomination, and
there is not much difficulty in squeezing
out the small concerns that are tempted
to enter the competition. Colonel Bryan
cares nothing for them.
Nor is it necessary that he should be
elected to be happy. He can be successful
though defeated. No man who has been
President ever made so much out Of the
office as Colonel Bryan is making out OF
not getting it. He has demonstrated that
he doesn't have to be elected in order to
secure living. There is enough in 1t for
him lust to be the candidate every four
years as long as there is any Of the party
left to present a candidate. On the out
side he doesn't have to do anything but
supply talk, which comes handy with him.
He is undisturbed by the talk Of party re-
organization by those who are not in his
nominating trust. The only thing that
could hurt him would be TO get elected
some time and have to do something to
carry out his policy, but he is in no such
peril.
When he was candidate the first time
the Democrats who had been shocked by
such an untamed nomination said 1--WE
will turn in and beat him and that will be
/ the last of him" They were grieved to
see that it was not, as they expected, but
thew said: ave will defeat him worse
than ever this time; a man buried under
two defeats will never be heard from
again" But he is heard from every day
with the righteousness of a man perfectly
satisfied with himself, contented with the
wages of defeat, conscious that he is per-
petual and knowing that the Democratic
party can not help itself.
Under such circumstances Colonel Bryan
can afford to stick to his principles, and
be defeated many more times rather than
let some other Democlat be elected. Moth
ing will ever wither Colonel Bryan. He
is here to stay.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-01-17
Old People Made Young.

JIG. Sherman, the veteran editor of
the Vermontville (Mich.) Echo, has dis
covered the remarkable secret Of keeping
old people young. For years he has
avoided Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Indi-
gestion, Heart trouble, Constipation and
Rheumatism, by using Electric Bitters,
and he writes: cit can't be praised too
highly. 1t gently stimulates the kidneys,
tones the stomach, aids digestion, and
gives a splendid appetite. 1t has worked
wonders for my wife and me. It's mar
vellous remedy for old peoples COM
plants" Only SOC. at JOHN 4. JACKsoN's
drug store.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-01-17
Beat Out of an Increase of His Pension.

A Mexican war veteran and prominent
editor writes "Seeing the advertisement
of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy, am reminded that as a
soldier in Mexico in AZ and '4S, l con-
tracted Mexican diarrhoea and thisremedy
has kept me from getting an increase in
my pension for on every renewal dose OF
it restores me-" 1t is unequalled as a
Quick cure for dianhoea and is pleasant
and safe to take. For sale by JOHN K.
JACKSON.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-01-17

gina, the Republicans are far in the lead.
Nor is this the worst that can be said for
the Democracy in this connection. Not
only are the Democrats of the present day
reduced to the low estate in the Senate
in the point of membership which they
had in 1S6l-73, but tLey lack the leaders
the Bayards, Hendrickses, Saulsburys,
Humans, Johnsons, Davises, Buckalews
and others-who gave the Democrats a
dignity and a strength which went far
toward compromising them for their COM
paratiye diminhtiveness in numbers.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-01-17
The Range md the Yard.

On the range the hens get little at a
time, but they are ever moving from
place to place and are busy as pos
sible. 1t is a different matter when
they are fed by the owner. He throws
down the food and they fill their crops
at once. Having done so they are salts
fed and "wax and grow fat" There is
a lesson to learn from the natural mode
of feeding by the hens. Give them this
food in small quantities. When Che
crop is overloaded too much food is
passed into the gizzard to be triturated,
and the digestive organs are overtaxed;
but when the food is eaten gradually
and slowly digestion is natural and the
system is better nourished.-Farm and
Fire Side
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-01-17
REPUBLICANS WITH COURAGE.
And They Make the Fact Known at OPP.
perfume Time.
Cleveland Leader, Rep.

Cleveland Leader Rep.
1t is worthy of comment that eighty-one
Republican members of the House voted
on Thursday for resolution authorizing
the Committee on Census to conduct an
to discover to what extent
the right of suffrage is abridged in the
Southern States. That action was notable
because of the known opposition of certain
Republican leaders to the raising of the
question in connection with the reappor-
tionment bill.
The eighty.one Republicans who voted
for the resolution said by their action they
believed there was justification for re-
duction in the representation in the House
of those States IN which the right to vote
is abridged within the meaning of the,
Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitu
ton. They have proved that, even if they
were unwilling to apply the penalty for
that crime against the black citizens of the
South now, it would do no harm to ascer.
tain to what extent the suffrage is abridged,
to the end that intelligent action may be
taken by the House at some other time.
When it was first suggested that the
representation of Southern States be re-
duced as a punishment for the crime Of
Acknowledgement the Southern newspapers
raised a cry of protest. They said there
was no way of telling to what extent color
ed citizens had been deDarred from voting
by constitutional and other means by
which it was sought 10 keep the South
solid for Democracy, and yet when this
resolution was proposed every Democrat
voted against it, as all we're expected to
do.
1t is inconceivable that Republicans
from the North should submit tamely to
conditions which exist today in the South,
where every white voter has four or fves
times as much power at the polls, through
his representative in Congress, as is &C.
corded to the average voter at a Congress
ional election in the North
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-01-17
SWILL DIPPERS.

ters, preserves, etc, of required size,
and an old broom handle. Remove
handle of pail, strengthen with a couple
of light hoops, wood or iron, one at toE
and one at bottom. Make hole in side
of pail near top and another near bot
tom on opposite side; shave down
broom handle, and drive in these holes
as indicated by dotted line. The small
dipper OBJ is made by taking a small
wooden paint or lead keg and attach
ing light wooden handle by a couple
of screws or small bolts. If handle
is well secured to the keg the dipper
will be very dura ble.-J. q. Allshouse.
in Ohio Farmer.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-01-17
MARY eLLEN'S HOMECOMING.
Philadelphia Press.


1t is a pity Dickens did not live to paint
the new woman and her vagaries. Mrs.
Jellaby, who was more concerned about
the natives of Booriboola Cha than her
own nursery, is not circumstance to the
mother who is so much interested in
"woman's sphere" that she is stranger
to her own hearth. Occasionally, how
ever, the very newest of the new woman
sees a new light. After long course in
stump.speaking and club and lyceum work
suddenly the one night stands begin to
pail, the platform wearies and home takes
on new aspect, and the reclaimed wife
and mother finds new zest in life.
The latest recruit to the converts is Mrs.
Mary Ellen Lease. For years Mrs. Lease
took herself so seriously as personality
that everything else faded into insignif-
canoe. Home, husband and children
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-01-17

THE year 1901 promises to be the great
est business year the United States has
ever known. 1t is gratifying to note the
tone of confidence which is being ex'
pressed by all classes of business men.
The Industrial and financial policy Of the
present Administration has contributed
largely to these conditions, and it will be
hard to make the masses of the people be-
lieve otherwise.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-01-17
The Mothers Favorite.

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the
mothers favorite. 1t Is pleasant and safe
for children to take and always cures. 1t
is intended especially for coughs, colds,
Group and whooping cough, and is the
best medicine made for these diseases.
Thsre is not the least danger in giving it
IN children for it contains no opium or
other injurious drug and may be given as
confidently to babe as to an adult. For
sale by JOAN i. JACKSON.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-01-17
ScaIded and Dry Picked.

The New York Produce Review
says: Many shippers, seeing dry
picked spring chickens quoted higher
than scalded, have been inclined to
dry pick all their chickens, which is
serious mistake. Large dry picked
chickens do demand a premium of
one to two cents over scalded, as they
can be used in place of Philadelphia
or nearby chickens, but small dry
picked are not wanted by any class
of trade except at a cheap price, and
where the birds run small they are
more attractive and sell better when
gcalded
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1901-01-17

elevated door. The top and bottom
boards are shown in place, but the
entire front should be covered with
Stats. These can extend from the top
board down to the bottom board. The
grade is so easy that fowls will read
lily pass up or down. BY this plan a
building can often be made to hold
two focks instead Of one. - Orange
Iudd Farmer