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Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-16

st. Johns church 1t was there that the
words of rebellion and defiance to Eng
land were uttered, when Patrick Henry
rose in the Virginia convention, the
famous challenge to King George,
Give me liberty or give me death"
Around the church cluster memories
of other famous scenes and equally fa-
nous men. 1t is picturesque struc-
ture, standing on a hilltop surrounded
sitting in the building and hurled his
by ancient elms The building Was
completed in 1741, making it at pres
ent 16l years old. Beside it is the
graveyard, where lie the bones Of
many famous colonial cavaliers and
continental regulars, whose names and
many virtues are carved on the crum-
bling gray old stones. A few feet down
the hillside and you have stepped from
the eighteenth into the twentieth cen
Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1901-190?, 1902-04-16

Especial letter.
HE news comes from Rich
mond, Va. that another Of
the country's historic struc-
lures is to be sacrificed to
the relentless march of mod
ern commercialism. IL is
stated that negotiations are
under way for the sale of old
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-01-02
QUICK LUNCH TIPPING.
curing the Favor of the
Waiter.

Two men sat side by side on the
high stools of one of those quick
lunch places, lined with pale tiles like
bathroom, that abound in this city,
says the Philadelphia Record. One of
them said to the other: 'In a cafe
like this few persons tip the waiter
behind the counter They think it
would be waste of money, because
the waiter calls their orders down a
tube into a kitchen somewhere I'M
derground, and they hold that he has
no Jurisdiction over the portions, and
that they are served just the same
whether they tip him or not. Well,
they are altogether mistaken. l
know, for have made a study Of this
matter. The waiter here has two
tones with which to speak through
the tube. One tone is for the patron
who tips, the other for him who
doesn't. Now, watch a minute" The
waiter, in an ordinary voice, now
called three orders, and then, in a
strange falsetto, called that of the
man who had been speaking. "You
see?" said he to his companion. 81
tip, and those other fellows don't"
A moment later he added, tri-
umphantly: Look at the difference
between my order of roast beef and
our friends over there. I've got a
big cut out of the heart of the roast,
and he's got two or three little
chunks of end oh, yes, it pays to
tip in these places as well as it does
anywhere"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-01-02
NEW VOGUE IN POSTAL CARDS.
Bearing Picture of Sender's
Residence.

Postal cards are coming to be con-
sidered good form. Whereas, they
were formerly admissible only as a
means for dispatching an order to q
tradesman. they may now be used for
the transmission of personal mes
sages. The stipulation, however, is
that they must bear a reproduction of
ones house, says the New York World.
This promises to make the fashion
an exclusive one. Anybody can con-
suit a heraldic expert and have his
family insignia discovered and trans
ferred to his note paper. But not
everybody lives in a mansion that
would form desirable decoration for
postal card. In any case the suburb
an resident will, it is plain, have the
advantage.
Now that the use of the camera has
become universal nothing is easier
than to secure pretty country view,
and any stationer can have such a
view reproduced at a trifing cost on
cards of a size suitable to be sent by
post.
1t will be no uncommon thing for
Jones, who has taken q house in New
jersey, to acquaint his friends with
its charms, pot by lengthy descrip-
tions, but by sending them post cards
adorned with it's picture.
The size of the picture need only be
restricted by that of the card. Postal
authorities now allow cards of very
fair proportions to pass as post cards.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-01-02
COLoRADO'S FIRST GOLD.
How the Discovery OF the Precious
Metal Was Made in That
State.

On May s, 1859, as stated in Fossett's
colorado" (1S76), John Gregory, a
prospector, climbed the hill into what
is known as Gregory Gulch midway
between the present Central City and
Black Hawk scraped away the grass
and leaves, filled his gold pan with
dirt and took it down to the stream
Upon panning (washing) it down.
there was about 81 worth of gold in it.
This was followed by a stampede to the
Gregory diggings, as they were after
ward called. Gregory employed five
men from the new arrivals, and by
means of a sluice took out 1912 in one
week. Other rich strikes were made
almost daily and large amounts OF gold
were taken out in a short time.
The Bates, Bobtail, Mammoth, Gun.
nell, Burroughs, Illinois and hundreds
of other lodes were found, and thou
sands of claims were taken up. As the
summer of 1859 advanced the wealth Hf
the gold veins and gulches of what is
now Gilpin county became more and
more apparent. Over $4,000 men were
congregated in Gregory, Russell and
tributary gulches, and many of them
were accommodating wealth rapidly;
but everything valuable was soon pre-
empted and large numbers were forced
to hunt their fortunes elsewhere.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-01-02
LADIES GO FROG HUNTING.
IFS. Favorite Amusement of French
Women at COnstnn-
tinOp1e.

One of the favorite amusements Of
French ladies at Constantinople is
frog hunting, says the London Tele-
graph. A large party is organized, the
ladies all appear in dainty Partisan tot
lettes, with very high heels to their
boots. and each carries a long bamboo
rod. The gentlemen are got up in prop
er costume for "la chasse" and bear
sticks. Then they all adjourn to some
marshy spot where frogs abound and
begin fishing. The bait is a piece OF
raw meat tied to string at the end
of the bamboo.
The ladies do the fishing, and as soon
as one sees that a frog has swallowed
the bait she gives a violent jerk to the
rod. which brings the frog out onto
the land. The attendant sportsmen
then fall upon the ferocious animal
and Stay it with their sticks. The Ia
dies sometimes also join in the Last IA
tai act. but the men always try to dis
suade them, as in their excitement
they frequently mistake a mans head
or foot for the frog and the sport be-
comes too dangerous.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-01-02
THE WATCH NIGHT.

Twas like an old-time lovefeast-that
Watch night, for IT seemed
That heaven was just so near TO US its
light around us streamed;
Jerusalem. the golden. flung all its portals
wide,
crowned and crucifed.
We saw, as 'twere beneath a bright and
all-revealing sky.
That far-off land, Ger Jordan's strand,
where our possessions lie;
And heard, while all our songs OF Joy were
thrilled and waited Ger,
A softer, sweeter music from the bright,
celestial shore.
The dear old songs Of zlon-the old and
ever new
From praying lips and hearts that night
were answered from the blue;
We listened for the answer with perfect
faith, and then
When one cried "Hallelujah" soft echoes
said: Amen"
"Amenw each face uplifted seemed all "a
shine with light
The radiance of the realms that know no
sorrow-neither night;
Where never any blessing to His children
He denies
When the Lord Himself shall wipe away
the teardrops from their eyes.
Twas like an old-time Lovefeast; old
scenes were brought to view
We had the old-time singing. and the "old
religion" too!
We told how He had walked with us
through valleys of Despair,
Until al last, the dangers past, His love
had led us there
And all sang "HalleluJahw in sight Of
heavenly lands;
Twas a glad shaking up Of hearts, as well
as shaking handsl
And the Old Year died in music and the
New Year dawned In light
And we passed to Gods good morning from
the glory of His Night
Frank L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constltu-
ton.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-01-02
CRITICS OF ORIENTAL RUGS.
Difficult and WelI-Paid Vocation
Aided by the Fad of Mil
tonaires.

''To be a critic of oriental rugs"
said dealer, ''is as difficult as to be
critic of painting or of music or of
wine. 1 know men who can tell in
fallibly the province in which a rug,
was made; it is the knotting OF The
threads that they go by. These men
earn a good deal of money, for their
services are in frequent demand and
the fees they get for their expert
opinions are high.
1--WE have number of millionaires
in this city-and in New York and
Chicago there are others--who are
assiduous rug collectors. They hang
their walls with rugs, and certainly
those draperies are no less beautiful
than costly. The most valuable rug
in the world is in the South Kensing-
ton museum. think that it is worth
$4,000. Age improves these beautiful
things, softening their colors and Civ
ing kind of blur, kind of atmos-
phere to their design. Many OF the
notable ones are hundreds of years
old. They did not wear out in the
palaces and the mosques where they
were laid because no one walked upon
them with shoes on; they were prayer
rugs and were stepped on reverently
with shoeless feet, the devotee then
kneeling. OF course with such gen.
tie usage any sort of rug would last
long time. These, made of the
purest woods and dyed with the finest
and costliest dyes, became more
charming as the years passed.
81 don't know why it is" continued
the dealer, according to the philadel-
phia Record, "but moths will not at
tack good old Persian rug"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-01-02
THE BACHELORS CHRISTMAS.
Tie stretches and yawns and rubs at his
eyes,

He stretches and yawns and rubs at his
Poor old bachelor
No loved ones troop In to lmplore him to
rise.
Poor old bachelor!
The room is in order, his trousers are where
He hung them last night, on the back of
the chair,
And the change that he left In his pockets
is there
Poor old bachelor!
No fires to start and no furnace to shake,
No loved ones around to spend all he can
make,
Poor old bachelorl
No Gliding for what he neglected to do;
He sits down alone when his breakfast Is
through
And he reads-and he gets to remembering,
too!
Poor old bachelorl
He walks through the streets and sees
wreaths that are green,
He hears happy voices, and knows what
they mean,
Poor old bachelor!
The churchbells are ringing-"Rejoice, YET"
they say;
Tn choirs are singing-he trudges away.
And sits down alone, at the close of the
day
Poor old bachelor!
The hair that falls over his temples Is
white.
Poor old bachelor!
Long-long he looks out at the gloom Of
the night
Poor old bachelorl
On table beside him an old picture lies
That he took from some place near his
heart, and he signs,
And something like tears seem to CLEAN
in his eyes
Poor old bachelori
s. E. Kiser. in Chicago Daily Herald.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-01-02
THE UNSELFISH SPIRIT.
The Christmas Gift Should Garry No
Thoughts of n Present
in Return,

Do we need a reminder that the
spirit of the Christ-Child most truly
animates that Christmastide which
is most lovingly unselfsh? Do we
bestow on the children it's best OPP
portunities when we load them with
benefits yet impress on them no wish
to give presents in their turn? Is
there any true Christmas sweetness
in which there is not a drop Of self
denial? OF these things, familiar by
frequent repetition, at Christmas
tide we may well think once more,
writes Margaret E. Sangster, in Chi
cago Interior.
Our American way is to lavish
money in our Christmas merry-mak-
ing, to lavish it sometimes without
the requirements of individual adapt
alton. And if we have not money
enough to go round a large circle,
we are compelled to leave outside
some whom we might please without
great expense, if only we exercised
more thrift. A bit of holly, Christ
mas card, a flower, a letter, a mes
sage, a hand-clasp, all these cost
little, but how much they may carry
of heart warmth to the friends
on the edge of things, instead of in
the midst. Run over the list of ac-
quaintances, and you will discover
that in your church, in your hus-
bands office, in your favorite chart
ty, somewhere you know a homesick
or a homeless person who ought to
be brought in to the love-light of
your own Christmas.
These are days when business calls
so many away from home, that 1t is
by no means possible for every
household to gather its sons and
daughters in one beautiful group
when the holidays return. But
every woman in whom motherhood is
regnant may do some sweet thing
for some other mothers boy or girl,
for the sake of the Child who
brought peace on earth and good
will to men. She may widen her
Christmas friendships till the circle
takes in more than kith and kin, and
as she does so a blessing shall come
to her own life.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-01-02
Ceremony of Hand kissing.

On New Years day at the Russian
capital the princes of the imperial fam
lily. personages of the court, function
aries and servants of the palace, come
in regular order to present their hom-
age and good wishes to the emperor,
who kisses all the members of his
family, and all the high officials three
times, according to the Russian fash
ion. People meeting in the street in
Russia on New Years kiss each other,
whether acquainted or not. The ia
vored ones who have been kissed by
the car are permitted to kiss the hand
of the empress. The ceremony Of hand
kissing was suppressed for a time. but
reestablished a few years ago under
the reign of Alexander III.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-01-02
rrnnsnorting GentIewomen

The subject of emigration for gentle
women is attracting an increasing
amount of attention throughout the
British empire, both in the mother
land, where the surplus and unem-
ployed woman is a serious problem,
and in the colonies, where these same
women are sorely needed, says the
New York Tribune. 1t is said this is
partly the result of the Boer war. The
intense patriotism of the Beers and
their faith in their cause is generally
attributed to the lessons learned at
home from the women. a life in the
wilderness might not be regarded as
alluring, but there are compensations,
for while the average woman in the
older countries is an unappreciab.e
unit. even if not actually surplus, I"
the woman in pioneer society is an nc-
tnowledged power.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-01-02
Crstom LargeIy Due to Dutch.

The custom of celebrating New
Years day in our country is largely
due to the Dutch. Old Peter Stuyves-
ant made much of the day, and CHEEKY
assemblages were held at the govern
or's home, at New Amsterdam. The
Dutch method of kissing the women
for "a Happy New Year." was OBJ
served, and toll taken of all who were
young and handsome. In fact, during
the reign of Peter Stuyvesant New Am
sterdam was the most thoroughly be-
kissed country in all Christendom, and
formed a marked contrast to the staid
Puritans, who thought the observance
of this day savored strongly of rev.
erence for the god Janus, and who
made no note of their first New Years
day in the new world, save to record:
eve went to work betimes."
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-01-02

ed the invitation to his aunt ''It's a
little late" he said, "but better late
than never"
"Mary," cried Mrs. Lawton, "can
you ever forgive me for doubling your
word?"
Indeed, / can" returned the other,
because | know that If I had been
in your place I should have felt just
as you did"
"Well, it's all right now" Sighed
Mrs. James Lawton, contentedly, land
I'll begin my reparation by giving you
the best Christmas dinner I know how
to get up. Tom will you go to my house
and tell Lucilla-"
But Tom was nowhere to be seen;
he had already gone to tell Lucilla.-
Washington Home Magazine.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-01-02
Tho JexIsh New Year.

New Years day was not regarded as
a Christian festival until the year 4S7,
and there is little mention of it until
1850, when 1t was included in the
liturgy. Most countries celebrate New
Years day on January 1, but the He
brews celebrate theirs in September,
for they arrange their calendar &C
tording to the new moon, and as their
months are either 20 or 30 days long,
New Years with them is a movable
Holiday.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-01-02
THE DYING YEAR.

Now the year is sinking slowly,
Sinking to its last long sleep,
And the passing hours seem holy,
While we turn aside and weep.
like a friend about to leave US,
Very precious still it seems;
All too honest to deceive us,
Though made up of transient dreams.
Yet those dreams are interviewer
With the fabric of our souls,
And In passing they have proven
Life Is real as 1t unrolls.
o the year of tears and laughter,
Shade and sunshine, calm and storm.
Passing on, while We come after
Vainly searching for its form.
Still that form, so feeble. fingers
Like pilgrim by the sea,
And II points with trembling fingers
Toward the unsolved mystery.
o how lovely in its dying
Is the year so gray and old,
While the wintry winds are signing
Ger a new grave iR the mold.
BY that grave with open portal.
Thoughtfully we stand and wait
TILL the old year, Ike mortal,
Sinks beneath the walls of fate
From that grave we come rejoicing
At the breaking of the morn;
In these words our gladness voicing:
"'Loi another year Is born!'
C. w. Crofts, in Chicago Inter Ocean.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-01-02
A singular Discovery.

An Ottawa correspondent writes
that intelligence has been received
from the Yukon of strange discovery
that the language of the Nulato In
dams who live within the arctic circle
and that of the Apaches of New Mexico
and Arizona are the same. The facts
have come to light through the return
to Dawson City of Father John Rene.
project apostolic of the Roman Cath
ole church in Alaska, from journey
to the fathers working among the
aboriginal tribes of the Lower Yukon.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-01-02

antry and trade people OF Scotland,
of parts of Ireland and of the north
of England, as Handsel, or gift"
Monday, says the New York Trib-
une. On this day tips or small gifts
were expected by servants, as well as
by the postman, the deliverers Of
the newspaper, the scavenger and all
persons who waited npon the house.
The word "handsep is an old Saxon
word which means "to deliver into
the hand" 1t refers to the first sale
of the New Year or of the day, as
well as to the first gift of the New
Year. In some parts of Ireland and
Scotland there is considerable merry
contention in putting off all pay
ments, however trivial, that come on
this day until the next, it being con-
sidered unlucky to pay out money on
this day. On the other hand, there
is special demand for such money,
as money received on Handsel Mon
day is supposed to insure full purse
all the rest of the year.
After a somewhat riotous period Of
spending money Handsel Monday
called for a sudden stop in all eX-
penditures, and probably was pru-
dent check upon what had often be-
come by this time reckless eXtrava-
gance. A vast number of people i'll
this land of plenty buy a great many
things which are of no practical use
to them, and spend money otherwise
in foolish ways. The people who do
this are not those with plethoric
pocketbooks, but those who can least
afford to be wasteful. New Years
day is usually day for good reso-
lutions, and there is no resolution
more common than one which calls
for a general retrenchment of eX-
penditures.
AS a people, we are generous to
fault, and vast amount of unhappi-
ness in the household as well as
actual crime can be traced to inn
prudence in money matters. 1t is a
wise thing to have day which calls
attention to the number Of things
which we can easily do without, if
for any special reason we are de-
sirous to avoid spending all money.
There is little danger that 1t will
make niggards. Comfort and happi-
ness depend as much upon prudence
in giving and spending when we can
not afford to spend as they do upon
being properly open-hearted and
generous.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-01-02
An Afterthought.

"John," asked Mrs. Torkins, tearfully,
"do you remember the present Mrs. Page
gave me last Christmas"
eyes," replied her husband; what Of
itY
81 am almost sure Rave sent it to her
this year. Brooklyn Life.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-01-02
A Lively Urchin.

"Your little boy seems to be full of
energy"
"Yes; by noon on Christmas day he
has broken all his own toys and has
begun on his little sisters. "-Detroit
Free Press.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-01-02
Innsnn In Natural History

Teacher-Name an animal that has
clay 3, but one we think is very nice.
Y zee from the tail of the class-I
know. Santa Claws!-Philadelphia
Record
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-01-02
HANDSEL MONDAY.
"Gift" Day Is Universally Celebrated
by Peasantry of Great
Britain.

The first Monday of the New Year
is universally celebrated by the peas
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-07
The SUMMER SCHOOL

The Journals summer school Of hOr
ticulture has been a red-hot success
the past few days. Thousands ol
weeds have been slain. and not one
has recovered. The dean OF the fac
ulty is still alive and keeping school
An assistant professor OF hoe-ology
has been appointed. and there may be
other additions to the faculty. II we
can raise that 100000 endowment
The assistant is also required to mend
the fence and keep the COWS out.
A boy showed up and wanted TO en-
ter the class. He wanted 20 know what
salary he would get. II was explained
that he would be amply well paid by
learning all the mysteries OF strawber
ry culture from the ground up.
He lasted 20 minutes. when he made
an anatomatical discovery that he had
bone in his back. He left, and was
advised to become good lawyer
banker or politician. II ne wanted to be
sure never TO go 10 the pen.
A new course has been added in
weeds Students in the freshman
class are required to identify and cor.
rectly name ten OF the common weeds.
like hre-weed. rag-weed. pIg.weed.
chick-weed, skunk.weed. pigeon.weed
sour-weed, poke-weed. smartweed and
yard.weed.
A prize will be offered for a list Of
weeds that cows will eat, but that will
not injure the quality OF the milk. The
assistant says: Sure, COWS will eat
amy koind OF weeds. They're stuck
afther weeds You never see amy
weeds in a COW pasture"
Special advantages will be given at
this school 20 agricultural college stu.
dents. who are very ignorant about
wedding, as they are not in school
during the weed season.
A young man from a divinity school
applied at y. m. Wednesday. when
the mercury was 1O2 in the shade. He
wore cottolene pants, and could not
see just what there was to learn. He
tackled one row, but got wrong end
towards the sun, and quit In 10 min
utes.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-08-07
EDUCATION IN CRIME.

Children on the streets OF Pendleton
playing Merrill and Tracy Is one Of
the fruits OF sensationalizing crime.
There should be no exhibition Of
Tracy In the bile morgue at Salem.
Conslgn him 10 the Quicklime as soon
as possible. Pay the reward. and drop
the subject from the newspapers.
There has been too much demorall.
zation Of the public mind already.
when the Gilbert bank failed one
little school boy remarked to another
Never catch me saving my money
again. IN spend II In place Of letting
some other fellow get Il 10 spend"
The Tracy.Merrill case and the
public schools savings lost in a looted
bank are terrible object lessons foI
the lowering Of the moral standards
OF the growing generation.
The Journal still insists that the
only safe way for the community ia
pursue will be 10 make up every pen
ny. with interest. to the school child
ron.
With one OF the school board sell
ing musical instruments for the bank
ing hrm with the bank taking In the
school savings and cashing the notes
that will be collecting for the next II
years. the connection is too close q
be misunderstood on the part Of even
child. The court or the receiver. oi
the community, will have 20 make the
chIldren's losses good principal and
interest