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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-11
ABOUT TEXAS MUSTANGS.
Eot So Many of the Ponies Now Raise a
and Used In the Lone Star Skate
as Formerly.

The famous mustangs or bronchos,
while once very popular in the south
west, are now almost eliminated from
the live stock of this section. They
were popular with the western
pioneers because they were very
hardy, easily kept, and cheap. Texas
once had scarcely any other horses ex'
cept mustangs and Choctaw ponies,
but that pioneer age has passed. Since
the organization of the Texas state
fair, the horses, in common with all
other live stock In Texas, have greatly
improved. The fair itself has been the
principal factor and incentive to the
improvement of Texas horses. In the
earlier years of the association the
heavier breeds were largely exhibited
here. Then the heavy draught horses
Of the ClydeSdale, Norman and Perch
eron types were seen In quite large
numbers. OF late years, however, the
tendency seems to be toward the
lighter breeds mostly, such as Ceve-
land bays and American trotter. The
last-named breed IL particularly in
favor in Texas just now, and the fair
exhibits this year of horses (outside
Of race stock) consists almost wholly
of high-bred trotters and saddle ami
mails. There are number of fine stall
lions, mares, and geldings OF these
classes on exhibition, many of which
are young animals, colts and two
year-olds. No true lover OF horSefesh
mot for eating purposes, however),
should fail to see these handsome
equines, says the Dallas TEX News.
It seems that the drain made upon
our country for horses by the Spanish
American war and war in the Trans
vaal has caused dearth of desirable
animals. The demand for "family
horses" is unusually good, and the en-
ergy Of breeders seems to be now ss-
pecially directed>to high-bred Ameri-
can trotters. It seems that this class
of horses is paying the breeder much
better at present than any other. The
large-sized trotter IN ehciting much
interest from the farmers as well as
from the town people. Many farmers
are buying them for breeding pur-
poses, seeing good money In this high
ly popular class Of horses.
The sales of these animals are by no
means confined to Texas buyers,
either. They are being purchased by
horse fanciers In many parts Of the
union, for Texas horses have q fne
reputation abroad as well as at home.
Many good sales of saddle and harness
animals are being made daily at the
fair.
As an evidence of the high quality OF
the American trotters at the fair this
season, $4,000 was offered for year
ling colt and $4,000 for two-year-old.
1t takes fine stock to command such
prices as these anywhere.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-11
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Hearing, as q rule, IL more acute
with the right than with the left ear.
Silk is considered unclean By the
Moha1nmedans because It Is the prod
act of worm.
Bread as a daily article Of food IL
used by only about one-third OF the
population Of the earth.
The first post Office was opened n
Paris in 1852, in England In 1881, and IN
America In the year ITO.
One New York city death IN every
II and one Chicago death in every 20
are caused By accidents"
One of the Memphis newspapers de-
slared It's beksf that one In sig the
male adults of that city earrtaz re-
Volver.
The average rate At Whi0h rivers
Aow does not exceed one and one
fourth miles an hour. Even torrent
does not exceed Is to 20 miles an hour.
Damascus IL undoubtedly the Oldest
existing city in the wsrld; Bsnares
and ConGtantinople, exclusive OF Chi
nese towns, come next in point .ef age.
Driving a steam motor car at Prov-
dence, R. l., George c. Cannon covered
mile in 651I seconds aid Ave miles In
minutes s1s seconds. both being
worlds records.
Cows are scarce In Labrador, be-
cause it Is difficult to keep them In tho
extremely cold weather. The natives
procure their milk for the winter and
then kill their cows. The milk Is kept
In barrels, where It freezes and never
turns sour throughout the entire sea-
son. When one wishes to use any milk
he has simply TO 60 to the barrel AID
cut out slice.
The latest report Of The British post
Office department shows that the ag-
gregate of deposits In the post office
savings banks Is about $71S,ooo, 900.
This is q large total, but It Is NO more
than IL contained In the savings banks
of Massachusetts, and Connecticut
combined, and IL 500, 900, 900 less than
Is deposited In those of New York.
The most striking fact regarding the
post Office banks Is that the depostora
number s,5oe, 900, or about ens-hfth OF
the population. About $1So,ooo,ooo is
also deposited n private savings
hanks
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-11
Pay Day and Charity

The collection globes of the various
aid societies are a pretty reliable in'
dex to the public paydays. Most firms
pay their employees on Friday or Sat
urday, hence on Saturday and MoR.
day the high-watsr mark of these vol
untary contributions is reached. Mon
day having been adopted by some con-
Germs as a good day to discharge their
liabilities, Tuesday naturally brings
forth a smaller crop Of eharitably In
clined folks, who then pour In their
mite. On Wednesday and Thursday
only small sums are contributed, and
Friday Is the slimest day Of all. Week
after week and month after month
this system Of huctuatioR Is pursued
without variation, which proves that
when New Workers are flush they are
anxious te share their prosperity
even with the charity globes.-N. Y.
Times.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-11
THE S0UTh'S SLIM VOTE.

We have already referred to the light
vote polled during the last election in the
States of Alabama and Mississippi. The
same is true of the State of Louisiana.
The total vote cast In that State was 20, 265
or about one-sixth of the number of votes
to which the State is entitled. THAT is to
say" remarks the New Orleans Times
Democrat, "that about one out of six Of
the persons who can vote under the con
stitutional provisions took the trouble to
pay their poll tax, get registered go to the
polls and cast their ballot. Richmond
Times.
The Times says,in addition to the above,
THAT is distressing exhibit for any State
to make" Then it tries to explain away
the true cause which produced the condl-
ton that is 30 distressing. 1t has been
brought abolt by the suffrage law of Louis
lana, after which the suffrage laws of Vir
ginia have been patterned. The purpose
Of the Louisiana suffrage law was to re-
duce the electorate, and in that respect it
has bsen bowling success.
That it was the purpose of the makers
Of the new suffrage laws in Virginia to
have the same conditions and results OBJ
tain here that have been seen In Louisiana
may be disputed. But it viii be remem.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-11
MARKED BY HEAP OF TwIGS.
The Extraordinary Memorial Over
the Grave of an Indian Maiden
Who Was Slain By Her Lover.

A recent sale II land In Indiantown,
acorss the Pocomoke river from Snow
Hill, has brought to light legend and
accompanying superstition which
have been handed down from genera
ton to generation, says a Laurel (Del.)
exchange.
Where the road leading from Snow
Hill, Md, to Salisbury, Nd, is Joined
by another which leads to the depths
of a pine woods, stands what would
seem to a casual observer only an or
binary brush heap. Beneath the pile
of branches and twigs, however, is a
small mound, and beneath the mound
lie the whitened bones of the Indian
maiden Wahema, who died by the
hand of her lover, Waspasson, son OF
Wespasson, the great hunter, OF the
tribe of which Weatomotonies was
queen-the Weatomotonies who owned
vast tracts of land from the Indian
river southwark and the Pocomoks
westward. The suitors for the hand
of Wahema, it is said, were many, and
Waspasson, the son Of Waspassons the
friend of Weatomotonie, was the one
to whom the heart of Wahema had
gone forth, but, as had been the way
of maidens both before and since the
day of Wahema, ain public her face
was ayerted, and In anger she named
his name"
One day as she stood In the twilight
an arrow from an unseen bow pierced
her heart. Falling, she grasped twj1
which broke In her hand. With
strength that sometimes comes to tho
dying she pulled the arrow from the
wound and the twig fell across it.
Thus she was found. They buried he1
where she fell, and the twig that was
across the wound was placed over the
mound, and one by one the young
men and maidens Of the tribe broke
twig and threw 1t on the heap.
The custom was kept up by several
generations Of Indians until 1t be-
came superstition that to omit the
simple ceremony in passing meant
failure in whatever might be at
tempted, while faithful attention au-
CURED success. The legend and the
superstition were handed down to the
white settlers and the custom has been
kept by them and their descendants to
this day, and thereby Indian Heap"
has been perpetuated. That it is not
likely to go down Is attested by the
fact that in the record 81 Worcester
county it is named as one OF the
boundaries Of tract Of Land In Indian
tovyn
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-11
PERSONAL NOTES.

Lieutenant Colonel Henry Lionel Gall
way has been appointed governor of st.
Helena.
Frances Fuller Victor, of Oregon, known
as the HISTORIAN of the Northwest" has
just died in Portland.
Ex.Sherif Hopper, of Fairlawn, N. j.,
has Just celebrated the fortieth aLniver'
sary of his marriage with bis fourth wife.
w. 7. Ford, tie oldest employee of the
Pension Office, has just died at the age of
So. He was appointed by President Polk
in 1915.
Miss F. E. Buttoph, who Is making a
collection of menu cards for the New
York Public Library, has already gathered
together 0,250.
Miss Rose Hackett, the last English
woman to leave Johannesburg after mar
tia! law was declared, is now bakers
clerk in Charlestown, Macs.
Sarah Bernhardt, the Swear old daugh-
ter of Maurice Bernhardt, will follow the
footsteps of her illustrious gran dmother
and become an actress.
King Charles of Roumania has a crown
fashioned out of steel from Turkish can
non captured at the battle of Pleyna in the
Turko-Russian War.
The new rector of st. Mary's Church at
Amityville, N. Y, was born in Con-
stantinople when his father was a ms'
sionary in that field. he ls a graduate Of
Amherst College.
Bloodgood Cutter, the Long Island "far.
mer poet" and one of the Innocents who
accompanied Mark Twain and his brood
abroad on the ship Quaker City, has just
sold the old house in which he was born
in 1917 at Little Neck, L.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-11

bered that the Suffrage Committee of the
Constitutional Convention made careful
study Of the suffrage laws and Constlta-
ton of the States of Alabama, Mississippi
and Louisiana, and could not be ignorant
of the fact that the electorate In those
States had been practically destroyed.
We are, therefore, justified in concluding
that it was intended and expected that
Virginia would soon get in the same situa'
ton. 1t is an undisputed axiom that"hke
causes produce like effects. "
The recent election in Virginia partially
demonstrates what we may expect In the
future, if our suffrage laws remain un'
changed.
In the Richmond Qhe Third Congress
sionaD District only about six thousand
votes were polled; and in the ten Con-
gressioual Districts ofthe State only l22,397
votes were polled. So we find that only
about one half of the white men Of voting
age In the State were qualified to vote or
did vote.
This was the first election held under
the new Constitution and its friends and
supporters did everything they could to
make the vote as large as possible at this
election.
When the poll tax qualification goes
into operation in 1904 we may look for
another immense reduction in the voting
electorate. Thousands Of white men will
have neglected to pay their poll taxes for
the three preceding years, and if they pre-
sent themselves at the polls will be turned
away as disqualified voters. Any intelli-
gent person who exemines the poll tax
clauses of the now Constitution cannot ar
rive at any ather conclusion than that ii
was the purpose of the trainers to use that
method for greatly reducing the electorate
of the State.for a premium has been offer
ed voters not to pay their poll tax.
When the poll tax qualification begins
Its deadly work we expect to find the
Times and other Democratic papers ex.
pressing astonishment and perhaps horror
at the conditions that will follow, But il
will then be too late to undo the wrong
they have helped commit upon the sui
frage rights of the poor but honest men o.
the State.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-11

WE notice az announcement that a man
out West has invented a process by which
rooms can be heated in the winter and
kept cool in the summer at a cost OF $l.OO
per month. He uses crude oil to get the
results. 1t is to be hoped that this is
true discovery, and if it is, the discoverer
will have solved one of the greatest prob
lens of modern life. 1t would relieve the
world from the dscomforts that are pro-
duced by coal strikes and greatly reduce
household expenses.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-11
PRESIDENT AND NEGRO
The Attitude of the Former Praised with
a Reservation.

Mobile Ala Register Dem)
Mr.. Roosevelt is right in adherence to
the general principle that negroes, being
fit, should be recognized by appointment
to Federal Office; and right, also, in con-
tending that the greatest incentive that
can be given to the negro race will be that
afforded by the thought that the members
of the race, when fit, will be given recogni-
ton by the Government.
As long as the negroes are citizens they
are part of the people, and are concerned,
as are the whites, in good government,
even as they alike are affected by bad
government; and it is their right to be
considered by the Chief Magistrate, who
is the President of the nation, the official
head of all the people,. white and black.
In applying the principle, however, the
President should take care not to lean too
fan in the direction Of the negro. Let the
negro be recognized in every way possible;
let him be appointed to office and en-
courged to take his part in the Republic,
but be sure that no narrow, one.sded and
unfair definition of bis qualification and
fitness be made. 1t is in definitions that
the greatest opportunity for error exists.
If the President gets this definition right,
he will make no mistake in the application
of bis principle.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-11

IT looks like the Virginia Legislature at
its present session will enact the Wharton
law which was passed to regulate fire in
surance in the State. Last winter the
Legislature repealed the Wharton law with
positive assurance that there should be no
advance in the rates of insurance. But
soon after the law was repealed there was
a general advance of twenty-five per cent
in rates. We think the Legislature should
promptly pass a law to rectify the wrong.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-11

WE notice in Democratic papers state
ments that certain prominent Republicans
from this district and other parts of the
State are expressing approval of the new
Constitution. We cannot believe that
these gentlemen are correctly reported.
The masses of the Republican party in the
Ninth District cordially detest the Consti-
tuition and would be glad to see it nulli6ed
by the courts. They can look ahead and
ses the evil workings of the poll tax quail
fication for voting, and have already real.
lied What an ihquisition the registration
boards are.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-11
A Million Voices.

Could hardly express the thanks OF
Homer Hall, of West Point, la. Listen
why: A severe cold had settled on bis
lungs, causing a most obstinate cough.
Several physicians said he had comsump'
ton, but could not help him. When all
thought he was doomed he began to use
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Consump-
tioD and wrtes-'it completely cured me
and saved my life. now weigh 227 lbs"
It's positively guaranteed for Coughs,
Colds and Lung troubles. Price 5Oc and
S LOO. Trial bottles free at Jno. Z. Jack
sons.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-11
A Cold Wave.

The forecast of sudden changes In the
weather serves notice that a hoarse voice
and heavy cough may invade the sane
tity of health in your own home. Cautious
people have bottle of One Minute Cough
Cure always at hand. E. II. Wise, Madl-
son, Ca, writes: 81 am indebted to One
Minute Cough Cure for my present good
health, and probably my life" 1t cures
Coughs, Colds, LaGrippe, Bronchitis
Pneumonia and all Throat and Lung trou
bles. One Minute Cough Cure cuts the
phlegm, draws out the Inflammation, heals
and soothes the mucous membranes anc
strengthens the lungs. 7. K. Smoot, Tip
top and Wittens Mills Va.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-11
John Mitchell will write a book on
"Capital and Labor" to be based on the
great anthracite strike in this State.
Saved At Graves Brink.

II know l would long ago have been in
my grave" writes Mrs. S. II. Newsom, o.
Decatur, Ala, eff it had not been fol
Electric Bitters. For three years l suf
fered untold agony from the worst forms
of Indigestion, Waterbrash, Stomach and
Bowel Dyspepsia. But this excellent
medicine did me world of good. Since
using it 1 can eat heartily and have gained
35 pounds" For Indigestion, Loss Of APP
petite, Stomach, Liver and Kidney trou'
bles Electric Bitters are positive, guaran-
teed cure. Only Soc at Jpo. E. Jackson &
drug store.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-11

The New York "Mail and Express
rightly observes that a" Republican Presi
dent, addressing a Republican Congress;
within month after the country has
overwhelmingly Endorsed Republican poll
cies, has little opportunity, and for that
matter no necessity, to blaze new national
pathways or question present ones. Mr..
does not attempt it,"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-11
How's This2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known F. j..
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions end financially able to carry
out any obligations made by their frIn
Wet and TRUAY, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, o., WALDING, KINNAN & MAR
WIN, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price Zoe. per bottle. Sold by all
Druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-11
what's In a Manner

Everything is in the'name when it comes
to Witch Hazel Salve. E. G. Dewitt & 20.
of Chicago, discovered, some years ago,
how to make a salve from Witch Hazel
that Is a specific for Piles. For Blind,
bleeding, itching and protruding Pilee,
eczema, cuts, burns, bruises and all skln
diseases DeWitt's Salve has no equal. THIS
has given rise to numerous worthless
counterfeits. Ask for DeWitt's-the genu-
inc. T. X. Smoot, Tiptop and Wittens
Mills Va.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-11
A THREATENED DIsFRANCHIsEMENT

If reports coming fromlRichmond can
lie relied upon, an electoral right of the
people of Virginia is in serious jeopardy.
1t is, ID effect, deliberately proposed by
some of our law makers to diyest our cleo
crate OF the suffrage franchise with refer
ence to one of the most important local
Offices in the Commonwealth, the Com
missionership of the Revenue--and it is
said tue plan promises to be successful.
This amounts to Acknowledgement, nothing
more nor less; the only difference between
it and complete direct disfra nchi sement
being in degree and manner ofaccomplish-
ment; the principle involved in both is
identically the same. 1t would be interest
ing to know what the people have done
to deserve so marked contraventlon of
their long ess' .shed constitutional rights.
However thai may be, if the Legislature
shall perpelrate so great an injustice
against the qualified voters of the Com
monwealth, its members in the House and
Senate must do SO with their eyes open
and with the full knowledge that they
must answer TO the grave charge of hav-
ing lessened the peoples power in loca
government. Roanoke World.
This looks very much like straining at
guat after swallowing camel. The great
fuss some of our Democratic contempora.
ries are making over the fact that the Leg
slature is about to provide for the ap'
pointment of commissioners of revenue, in.
stead of having them elected by the peo-
pie, is truly ridiculous after they have en-.
dorsed the Acknowledgement Oy constitu-
tional enactment of more than one-halt
the electorate of the State. 1t looks like
ignoring a mountain of wrong and getting
angry at viewing molehill of vice.
The World says the proposed action of
lh0 LtRtoidluIcJ dulOunlr W uIslianOhISO-
ment, nothing more or less; the only diff.
ference between it and complete direct dis
iranchismment3 being in degree and man.
ner of accomplishmen;the principle involv
ed in both is identically the same" Yet
the World and all the Democratic papers in
Virginia gave their strenuous support to
the principle exhibited in the most inten-
si6ed degree by the suffrage clauses Of the
new Constitution.
The World wants to know 'what the peo
pie have done 10 deserve 80 marked con-
contravention of their long-established |
rights" 1t would have been we'll for our
contemporary to have put that question
before it gave its sanction to a Constitu
ton that gives to the Legislative Depart |
ment of the State authority to deprive the
electorate of the State of long established |
constitutional rights. The World and all
the Democratic papers applaudedthe Con-
stitutional Convention when it proclaimed |
a Constitution which at one fell stroke rob-
bed one Lalf the voters of Virginia of their |
vested rights. They also defend the poll tax
qualification for voting which will in 1904 |
one-half of the voters who
registered this year.
The vice of the new Constitution is cum
ulative, and as it becomes better known
the more hateful it will become to the
people.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-11
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.

Digests all classes of food, tones and
strengthens the stomach and digestive or
gans, Cures Dyspepsia, Indigestion,
Stomach Troubles, and makes rich red
blood, health and strength. Kodol re-
builds wornout tissues, puri6es, strength
ems and sweetens the stomach. Gov: u
w. Atkinson, of w. Va, Gays: have
used number of bottles of Kodol and
have found it to be very effective and,
indeed, a powerful remedy for stomach
ailments. recommend it to my friends.
7. r. Smoot, Tiptop and Wittens Mills Va.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-11
The Pride of Heroes.

Many soldiers in the last war wrote to
say thst for Scratches, Bruises, Cuts,
Wounds, Corns, Sore Feet and Stiff Joints,
Bucklsn's Arnica Salve is the best in the
world. Same for Burns, Scalds, Bolls,
Ulcers, Skin Eruptions and Piles. 1t
cures or no pay, Only 25c at Jno. E.
Jackson's drug store.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-11
FolIs A Deadly Attack.

"My wife was SO ill that good physi
clans were unable to.help her." writes NJ
NJ. Austin, of Winchester. Ind, shut was
completely cured by DR.. Kings New Life
Pills." They work wonders in stomach
and liver troubles. Cure constipation, sick
headache. 25c at Jno. Z. Jacksons's drug
store.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-11
Cures Eczema, itching humOrs.

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Botanic Blood Balm. 1t gives a healthy
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the awful itching and burning of eczema,
swellings, suppurating, watery cores, etc.
Druggists, 81. Sample free aud prepaid
by writing Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga.
Describe trouble and free medical advice
sent IN sealed letter.