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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22
HOPI SNAKE DANCES.
One of Thirteen Religious Cere-
monies of Nine Days Among
Arizona Indians.

DR.. George A. Dorsey, Of the Field
Columbian museum, Chicago, recently
delivered a lecture on THE Hopi
Snake Dance" at the Museum Of Sci
ence and Art of the University of
Pennsylvania. The lecture was illus
trated with lantern slides of photo
graphs taken by DR.. Dorsey on re-
cent visit to these peculiar people.
The snake dance is one of 10 religious
ceremonies of nine days each which
occupy the attention of the Hopis, who
live in the northern part Of Arizona.
During the first four days OF the
festival the country on every side Is
secured and every snake of any de-
scription that can be caught is brought
into the village. The most successful
snake catcher was a small boy, who
caught IA reptiles, six Of which were
rattlesnakes. On the ninth day of the
festival occurs the great snake march.
The Indians are divided into squads
of three; the first of these is called
a Carrier" He takes a snake and
puts it in his mouth, grasping 1t about
four inches from its head; the second
member of the squad is called the
"hugger," and he places his arm
around the carriers shoulders. The
third member is the "gatherer," who
picks up any snakes dropped by the
carrier during the rounds Of the vii
lace
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22
THE DEMOCRATIC ATTITUDE.
A Sharp Rebuke from One of Its Own
Party Organs.
Richmond News.

Richmond News.
The Democratic Senators apparently are
proceeding on the theory that the men
and officers of the United States army are
some special kind of monsters and have
,ortured and killed Filipinos for the love
of it and without provocation. Their
whole effort is to put their Own country
and people in the wrong and these yellow
savages in the right in every transaction,
episode and conflict between the two,
Their position is that Aguinaldo and
followers are'gentlemen and patriots and
men Of courage and that oul people from
highest to lowest are ruffians and treacher-
ous murderers, towards, liars and robbers.
With that kind of an issue, especially
presented from Southern men, the Re-
publicans need no more campaign mater
ial. The Goals to fire the Northern heart
are laid all ready to their hands. All they
have to do is blow little.
vi III 1ClliCcCSC dllu COuth OtRi "
lima there will be vast cackling and hur-
raining among the people who do not know
anything beyond their township lines and
do not see anything beyond their own
noses. We shall have sophomore praises
# the "manly" and fearless" and out
spoken" declarations of Tillman and
Carmack. But that will be poor salve for
the harm likely to be done, politically and
generally. 1t may help Tillman and Car
mack, but it will be heavy burden to
the Democrats in the States where real
elections are held and work must be done
to carry districts. 1t will leave the Re-
pubicaDs free to do as they will with the
Southern question or any other.
The people at the North and West will
be intent only on sustaining the party that
will represent to them the honor of the
army and navy and the flag and on re-
buking the party put by its own reckless
representatives and leaders in the position
of assailing both.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22
THURSDAY, MAY %. 1902.
RHEA BREAKS SILENCE.

The Republican members Of the House
of Representatives must have fe.t awfuly
nice when they listened to w. F. Rhea as
he made his first speech in the House of
Representatives on the Nth inst A cor
respondent of the Richmond Times says;
"He scored IN unmeasured terms tue Re.
publican party for the course it is pursu'
ing in the Philippine Islands, and de-
nounced its inhuman policy of crime, tor
ture and exploitation. "
The correspondent further says, speak
ing of Rhea's aggressiveness: "He has
shown the same disposition mere in Wash
ington, tempered with great deal OF
adroitness, in the management of his con-
test, and now that this is of bis hands
will probably be heard from frequently"
THIS correspondent has evidently taken
in the situation and measured Mr.. Rhei,
pretty accurately. As long as it was
necessary to remain silent he was not
heard from; Eut managed his case with an
adroitness that secured the condoning by
Republicans OF the fraudulent methods
that enabled him to secure seat in Con
gress. We wonder what Mr.. Tayler, Of
Ohio, thought Of this speech of Mr.. Rhea ?
We have been told that General Walker
was traded off in the first contest to secure
the defeat of Senator Quay-that the vote
of Senator Martin was necessary to that
end, and that Martins vote secured the
seat for Rhea If this be true, we are
glad that Rhea has at last turned himself
loose on the Republicans of the House
who became parties to such an outrage.
We wonder what the Republican mem
bers of Elections Committee No. 8 thought
of their Democratic prOtege from the
Ninth Congressional District of Virginia:
They must have asked themselves, lis this
the good fellow who marched into Goa
gress under the Scott County Ballot end
whom we declared duly elected, though
there was not an honest ballot used in any
county in this district at the election in
1902"
Judge Rhea cannot say anything too
mean to those fellows who traded off the
gallant Walker in the first contest, nor to
those Congressman who legalzed the
Scott county infamy. Rhea knows how
mean they have been, and, now that he is
safely lodged in the sea. to which he was
never elected, we are glad to bear that lie
is sinking his venomed fangs into those
who were willing to be beguiled by his
adroitness.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22
One Result Ofthe West Indian CatacIysm
New York Times.


There is considerable likelihood that
the volcanic eruption in St. Vincent has
DESTROYED the few last survivors of the
race which peopled the Antilles, large and
small, when the Spaniards found them.
In the other islands the Caribs melted
like snow after the whites arrived. War
that waG no better than murder and slave
ry mitigated by no CLEAN Of human kind
ness made an end of them in few years
and their successors did not allow their
memory to survive even in the shape of
geographical names. In st. Vincent,
where the Spaniards never thought it
worth while to establish themselves, the
natives profited by a bene6cent neglect,
and when The English took possession of
the island well along in the seventeenth
century the Carib population was still
numerous. Cold blooded slaughter was
then going out of fashion, and, as the In
dams were almost worthless as slaves, the
newcomers were content to drive their
predecessors off into the least fertile parts
of the mountains. There they managed
to live after fashion, slowly diminishing
in numbers, but decently treated, for the
most part, and of late years they have
been gathered in a single valley and re-
gnlarly assisted by the islaud government.
They numbered only a few dozen. Of
these most plainly showed admixture of
African blood, and perhaps none was of the
pure Carib strain. st. Vincent did more
than protect the living Caribs; it retained
the names they had give to many parts
of the island, and these given distinctive
note to the map of the little land. A few
of these names have already appeared in
the dispatches, and the list will lengthen
as the details come in. Among them are
Wallibu, Barrualli, Owia Himairo, Calla.
qua, Mariaqua, Laya and Babaka-grate-
full contrasts to the St. This and st. That
peppering the other islands in endless and
confusing duplication. The St. Vim
cent Caribs lived in the windward slope
of the volcanic range, and if they have
been killed the dismal tragedy of their
race is at last completed.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22
PERSONAL NOTES.

Don Prospero Colonna, Prince of Son.
nino and Mayor of Rome, proposes visit
ing the United States this Summer.
Thomas g. Masaryk, professor Of
philosophy in the University of Prague, is
lecturing in this country on socialism in
Bohemia.
The Emperor of Japan is to confer the
highest decoration upon Lord Salisbury
it is said, in honor of the Anglo-Japanese
alliance.
By direction of the Shah of Persia,
General Isaac Khan, Persian Minister to
Washington, will sail on Thursday to join
the Shah in a visit of state to various
European courts.
The German Social Scientific Society
of New York intends to create, in honor
of the SEVENTEEN birthday of Ambassador
Andrew d. White, a professorship OF
history of German civilization.
Colonel William F. Cody has given to
Captain Charles Chrisay, an old comrade
in the early scouting days, ranch of 100
acres on the Shoshone River, near the
national park, in Wyoming.
The Sultan of Turkey never reads any
thing but state papers and the very few
laudatory articles upon himself, which
bis diligent secretary now and then I'M
earths in some foreign journal.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22
WhoOping Cough.

A woman who has had experience with
this disease, tells how to prevent any
dangerous consequences from it. She
Gays: Our three children took whooping
cough last summer, our baby boy being
only three months old, and owing to our
giving them Chamberlsins Cough
Remedy, they lost none of their plumpness
and came out in much better health than
other children whose parents did not use
this remedy. Our oldest little girl would
call Justify for cough syrup between
whoops. -Jessie Pinkey Hall, springvile,
Ala. This Remedy is for sale by Jno.
E. Jackson. druggist.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22

because their new found company was
worse than their old friends. They came
back with the odium of having deserted,
of having caused Democratic defeat, OF
having turned on the South, of having
brought on in part the Spanish war with
the blood OF the Philippines on their
hands, and want to take the Democratic
feing and run the party. At the same
time they come il. blowing their trumpets
about saving the financial part of the
government, and damnng Bryan, who
the rank and file of the party supported,
and who today is cheered when Cleveland
and his little squad of non.descripts are
Missed. THIS is poor way to "re-umte :"
the party. These gentlemen will have to
take back seat for while at least
Stsunton Spectator.
The above is a pretty severe arraign'
ment of the so.called reformers in the
Democratic party. If there are many
Democrats in the country who share the
bitter resentment of the Spectator there is
not much likelihood of the Democrats get
ting together for the campaign
of 1904. 1t does seem unwise for
the gold Democrats "to inform the
great mass of Democrats who sup
ported the regular nominee in 1876
what fools they were" We are inclined
to think that the great mass who support
ed Mr.. Bryan so wildly on the tree silver
issue are now saying just such things about
themselves. If the boilers of 1896 want
to re.unite the party on another foolish Is
sne-the tariff-it would be wise to let the
silver men curse their own folly and go
wild again over another as stupendous
folly.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22
Democrats Getting Together.

There is but little hope of getting the
Democratic party together so long as those
who deserted it in 1896 continue to in
form the great mass of Democrats who
supported the regular nominee what great
fools they were. We hear that tariff is
to be the issue. Grover Cleveland, who
on one occasion sent in a message con-
tanning nothing but tariff talk, incurred
the hatred of the tariff lords and they
combined to defeat him. They put up
their money by the millions. and the drub-
bing they gave Grover was long to be re-
membered. Nobody ever heard any more
tariff talk from that source. He jCined
Wall Street Immediately on the money
question, he destroyed our silver dollar,
when his duty was to uphold the currency
of the constitution. Along with his
destruction of our money, came the
destruction of our party. Many misguid-
. ed people looked on this individual as a
prophet. a Solomon in fact, and we're ready
to follow him into the Republican party
or any where else, to do as he did vote for
Mckinley or the decoy ducks, Palmer
and Buckner. BY his assistance and
theirs the party was defeated. Does any
body suppose that Cleveland and his
cohorts can now return to tie Democratic
party and dictate its policy? For
ourselves we would rather be dog
and bay the moon than submit to
such thing. They came back
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22
THE HOP CONGRESS.
Pages in the Hsuse of Representa-
tives Have n Congress of Their
own Formation.

The bright youngsters who serve as
pages in the house of representatives
at Washington have formed what they
call the chop congress" They call it
so because the members put in their
time during the sessions of the real
house hopping around from desk to
desk on errands for the legislators.
The chop congress" assemblies at 900
o'clock in the morning, before the gen
uine members are at their desks, and
its deliberations are carried on with as
much dignity and precision as is the
real thing which assemblies at noon.
Page j. H. Hollingsworth, of New
York, is the speaker of the miniature
congress and he dispenses his rulings
from the chair which Speaker Hender-
son occupies later in the day. He en-
phasizes his remarks by pounding the
same marble slab that speaker Hen
derson pounds. Mr.. Payne's desk is
occupied by the chairman of the
Junior ways and means committee and
Mr.. Dalzell's by the leader of the COM
mittee on rules. The pages have a SER
geant-at-arms and clerk of the house
and recently legislation reached such
a stage that it was found imperative to
have a Maj. Pruden to deliver mes
sages from the president.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22
Friends Don't Use Rinrn

The marriage service, according to
the Society of Friends, does not re-
quire a ring. A Philadelphia, while
at a winter resort with her husband
not long ago, was comparing engage
ment rings with chance acquaint-
ance. "Where is your wedding ring?"
at length asked the chance acquaint-
ance. "Oh,' replied the Philadelphian,
1--WE are Friends. What" cried the
other, to whom the term Friends" for
Quaker was evidently as unfamiliar as
the Friendly custom of doing without
a wedding ring, you don't mean to
say you're not married2"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22

THE strike of the anthracite coal mine
workers in Pennsylvania it is stated will,
perhaps, be tie most serious labor struggle
in the country's history. The miners
declare they will fight it out to the bitter
end. The trouble is that in such strikes
the miners always get the bitter end.
For that reason strikes should be avoided,
if possible.L
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22

IT will be remembered that the opposi-
ton predicted that the Cuban flag would
never float over Moro, and that the
island would never have an independent
government so long as there was Repub-
lican Administration in this country. This
has ended like all the predictions of the
Democracy abodt what the Republicans
would do in the future. Cuba now has a
free and independent, government and
the Cuban flag now floats to the breeze in
every portion of the beautiful island. The
Republicans have made good their prom
Use.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22
CONSOLIDATED COAL, IRON AND LAND
COMPANY.
Dividend of Capital.

Notice is hereby given that the stock.
holders of the Consolidated Coal, Iron and
Land Company, in general meeting of the
Company, have resolved and ordered that
dividend of capital amounting to $3.50
per share and another dividend of capital
amounting to $62.50 per share upon the
common stock of the Company, amount.
ing together to $50 per share, be paid, and
the capitaIstock ofthe Company be reduced
to that extent. Full details in regard to
these resolutions or orders, including the
time and place of payment, will be fur
nished upon application at the office of the
Company in the City of Philadelphia, Pa.
CHARLES s. THoRNE,
5.15-3m Secretary.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22
No Loss of Time.

l have sold Chamberlain Colo,
Cholera and Diarrhoe Remedy for years,
and would rather be out Of coffee and sugar
than 1t. sold five bottles ofit yesterday
to threshers that could GO no farther, and
they are at work again this morning-H.
r. Phelps, Plymouth, Oklahoma. As
will be seen by the above the threshers
were able to keep on with their work
without losing single days time. You
should keep bottle of this Remedy in
your home. For sale by Jno E Jackson.
druggist.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22
Don't Follow Advice After Paying For it.

In a recent article a prominent
physician says, at is next to impossible
for the physician to get his patients to
carry out any prescribed course Of hygiene
or diet to the smallest extent; he has but
one resort left, namely, the drug treat
ment." When medicines are used for
chronic constipation, the most mild and
gentle obtalnable, such as Chamberlain
Stomach & Liver Tablets, should be en-
ployed. Their use is not followed by con-
stipstion as they leave the bowels in a
natural and healthy condition. For sale
by Jno. +. Jackson, druggist.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22

We observe that Hon. Carter Glass has
yielded to the solicitations of bis friends
and will stand for Congress in the Sixth
district. We have felt from the first that
Hon. Carter would be prevailed upon not
to deprive the country of his services
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot.
The Democrats of the Sixth District
cannot afford to do otherwise than send
the "hon. Carter" to Congress. When
it becomes necessary to explain in the
House of Representatives the reduction in
the Virginia electorate he would be better
equipped for that task than any man we
know in Virginia. He has succeeded in
making himself, it seems, and many other
Democrats believe that restricted elector-
ate and popular electorate are one and
the same thing. By all means this won
derful sophist should 60 to Congress.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22
CONSOLIDATED COAL, IRON AND LAND
COMPANY,
Dividend of Capital.

Notice is hereby given that the stock
holders of the Consolidated Coal, Iron
and Land Company, in general meeting
Of the Company, have resolved and
ordered that the Preferred capital stock
of the Company be called in for redemp-
ton and cancellation and that the capital
stock of The Company be reduced to that
extent. Full details in regard to this
resolution or order, including the time
and place of payment, will be furnished
upon application at the Office of the
Company in the City of Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania.
CHARLES S. THoRNE,
5.15.3m Secretary.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22
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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22
Sciatic rheumatism Cured After Four
teen Years of Suffering.

81 have been afflicted with sciatic rheu-
matism for fourteen years." says Josh
Edgar, of Germantown, Cal. 81 was able
to be around but constantly suffered.
1 tried everything 1 could hear of
and at last was told to try Chamber
lain's Pain Balm, which l did and was
Immediately relieved and in short time
cured, and am happy to say it has not
since returned" Why not use this lini
ment and get well? 1t is for sale by Jno
e. Jackson, druggist.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22
The Most Common Allment.

More people suffer from rheumatism
than from any other ailment. This is
wholly unnecessary too, for a cure may be
effected at very small cost. G. W..
Wescott, of Meadowdale, n. Y, says: 81
have been afflicted with rheumatism for
some time and it has caused me much
suffering. 1 concluded to try Chamber
lain's Pain Balm and am pleased to say
that it has cured me-" For sale by Jno.
E. Jackson. druggist.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22

THE piomptness with which our Govern
ment acted in sending relief to the suffer
ing inhabitants of Martinique and St.
Vincent demonstrates that the American
people are as philanthropic as they are
progressive.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22

Rev. G. w. Wendte, in speaking of the
life of Theodore Parker, at the forty-sec-
ond anniversary of his death at the Parker
Memorial, in Boston, said the great
preacher bought his first book by money
earned from gathering huckleberries.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22

If the Democrats had any chance for
winning control of the next House of
Representatives they have lost it by the
foolish speeches that have been made by
Democratic Congressman and Senators
on the Philippine question.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22

The Philadelphia Press says: There
are some erruptiOns worse than Till
mau's. There may be some that are
more destructive but none more loathsomP,
not even smallpox or leoprosy.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22

Mr. William Jennings Bryan is in Cuba,
having gone there to see that the Govern
ment is properly turned over to the
Cubans. 1t seems that Mr.. Bryan still
conside himself the man of greatest
authority in the United States.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22

THE Nashville American says: cite
American flag is in the Philippines, and
it is not to BE- shot out Or driven away"
This is good talk from a Democratic jour-
nal; but the trouble is that the most of
the Democrats want the flag to run away.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22

Bentley Warren, of Boston, who has
just been elected Williams College trus.
tee, is one of the best-known lawyers of
that city, bis partner being Irwin Garfield,
President Garfeld's son, also a Williams
alumnus.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22

THE heated debates on the Philippine
question in Congress will, no doubt, con-
tinue the solid South, but it will also
create solid North. This will not result
in much good for the Democracy.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-05-22
A President with an Antitrust Record.

A President with an Antitrust heCoru'
Kansas City Journal.
There is no statesman in America today
who can show an antitrust record which
will compare with that of the President
He commenced fighting the idea OF special
privileges twenty odd years ago In the
New York Legislature and he has been
fighting it ever since. Long ago the
American people tired of the role of COM
plant and opposition which is played by
the Democratic party year after year.
Democracy had just one chance Of pop.
ularizing itself in the mind of the plain
people and that was to fight the trusts and
force the Republican party into the attitude
of defending them. But how that can be
done with the leadership of the Republican
parry In hands of Roosevelt is something
the subtlest mind cannot comprehend
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-01-03

me ia,tef m no way reiaxed ms cor
diality and all received the same greet.
Ing. For more than an hour this hu-
man stream flowed past the president.
II was estimated by the white house
attendents that more than 5000 people
passed before the receiving party. We
teran officials regarded II as one OF
the largest and most successful recep.
lions held.
Following the reception az the white
house. the principal events OF the day
here were the receptions Of the cabi.
net officers.