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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-04
THE MUSIC OF THE soUoHs.

The nAsic Of the Swaying boughs,
| Where sifted sunlight fakes the grass,
No instruments Of mans device
The harmony can e'er surpass;
The quiet charms Of earth and sky,
To sound transformed by such rare art
Behold, the strain,
With shy refrain,
ReSistless, steals to win the hearth
In murmuring swell and cadence low
The tuneful tide is borne along,
BY turns 1t fioats the hum Of bee,
BY turns the wild birds llnpid song,
And straightway Memory and Hope,
By Fancy's aid, in bliss unite.
Till one forgets
The old regrets,
And life becomes q vista bright.
Beneath the great trees ample arms,
Whose kind protection grants no room
Where all is tenderness and cheer
For vague repinings. thoughts of gloom.
A snkit dwells amid the shade
Thai hath a thousand, storms defed.
And calm and strong
Its gracious song
Makes bold the soul whate'er betide.
What fruits Of meditation wait
For those who seek the forest aisles;
What courage bides for trembling hearts
To meet the threat OF Fate with smHes'
What restless sins may be confessed
To Natures kind anG plying ear,
Till washed anew.
The soul grows true,
And faithful to its visions clearI
The music Of the swaying boughs-
No tapered mass from human tnroats
Can vie with that pure harmony
Which, windIhown, through the wood
land, floats.
How futile seem the narrow creeds
With which man stains the musty scroll!
Be mine, be mine.
The forest shrine
Where glinting sunbeams lead, my goal
Samuel Minturn Peck in Boston Tran
script.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-04
GUAM AND ITS PEOPLE.
tevere Enrthqunkes-Names OF the
Island Group-Pec and
SuperStitiOns of Natives.

Guam, Y. S. A., has broken the
earthquake record. She has had $50
shakes in "A hours one day recently
Many of the buildings came tumbling
down, but they tumbled gently and
there is no frightful death list.
1t is now in order for the group OF
islands far out in the Pacific, of which
Guam is the largest, to undergo an
other change of name. 1t is fashion
which has been followed. when any
thing out of the ordinary has hap
pened, says the New York Tribune.
Earthquake Islands" might make a
good name, though it is probable that
"Shake-Shake" or some such hyphen-
ated combination would appeal more
strongly to the natives. Neither
Earthquake" nor "Shake-Shake" has
been used as the name for islands
of any other geographical subdivision.
The islands of which Guam is one
have had many names. When Magel-
ian sighted them from a distance iT
1881 he called them the Islas de las
Velas, or, the Islands of the Sails. His
excuse was that many of the islands
looked like distant ships when he saw
them upon the horizon 1t did very
we'll for a maiden name.
Then came Legazpi, who rediscov-
cred them. One of his ships was
robbed while at anchor there. He got
even by calling them Ladrones, or
Thieves islands. In the seventeenth
century nervous ship captain saw a
ieper at one of the fishing villages.
Again the name paid the penalty, and
for more than a hundred years they
were Lazarus islands. A priest came
TO work among the natives, and, wish
ing a religious title, added Saint to
Lazarus.
In 1868 Fray Diego sailed from Aca-
pulco to found Jesuit mission on the
islands. He received a pension OF
5000 a year from Queen Maria Ana,
the Spanish regent. Promptly on his
arrival he changed the name to "Islas
Marianas," and as such they were
known TO the Spaniards.
How the name escaped a change
when the island of Guam came under
the stars and stripes is not known.
Perhaps they thought they could not
improve on Thieves or Ladrones. Now
that the earth has quaked there il
a chance for a new designation.
Earthquakes, at home and abroad,
have had a hand in shaping. the affairs
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-04
THE PRETTIEST NAME.
A German WarshiR That Bears the
Reminder of Very Pretty
Incident.

OF all the war ships in the world one
that is in the German navy has the
protest name. 1t is named "Frauen-
lob" meaning Praise of Women"
The story of how a warship came to
carry such name is as pretty as the
name itself, says the New York World.
Fifty years ago, when Germany was
poor and threatened and attacked con-
stantly by one enemy or another, the
Prussian king, Frederick William w.,
announced that the country needed
more ships. But the country hao
lspent so much money for defense and
lost so much in war that it was easy
enough to say that ship was needed,
but not so easy to obtain 1t.
In this crisis the German women,
stirred to their brave hearts by the
troubles of their fatherland, came to
the rescue. For several years they
worked Increasingly, and the result
was that in 1854 war schooner was
launched, the gift of the German wom-
en- to Germany.
IIInce AudIDerI VI IAuSSA"
commanded the navy. And he and his
father, the king, gave the ship its
name, praise of Women"
The praise of Women" sailed away
one day six years afterwards and
steered out into the world. 1t never
returned to Germany. In the Japan
seas it was overcome by a typhoon and
sank with every man aboard.
But praise of Women" was not to
be lost to the German navy. Last
March new steel cruiser was
launched and it bears the name now.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-04
PHILIPPINE PIPES.
Come from the Philippine Is
lands to the United States.

The increase in the number of
tourists to the Philippine islands has
flooded New York with various styles
of pipes that are new to local deal
ers. They are in the main unique
and are more valuable as ornaments
and additions to collections than for
the actual satisfaction obtained from
smoking them. Yet pipe smokers
who always are on the lookout for
something novel have grabbed them
up and wouldn't trade an old reed
stem and coblike bowl for the finest
meerschaum in town, says the Phila-
delphia Ledger.
The large MORO pipe, which is in
tended to serve as war club when
not otherwise in use, is by far the
most novel of the recent importa-
lions from the Philippines. 1t has
an immense stem, covered with short
barbs, and the bowl is of sufficient
weight to make it dangerous
weapon when welded by a native
Filipino. There are several of these
Moro pipes in this city, and smok-
ers have taken to them with alacrity
simply because they are queer.
One pipe smoker is the owner Of
a highly priced specimen that was
carved out of a steers horn. A bowl
of briar was inserted at the end and
connected with reed stem tipped
with amber. He spends his evenings
smoking his pipe and couldn't be
induced to try any other. 1t is
heavy and hard to handle, but he
likes it, nevertheless.
Some curious designs are to be
found in the collection of pipe smok-
ers who appreciate carving. One
man who consumes a pound of to-
bacco every week smokes from a
snakes head ingeniously worked out
of French briar. Another finds So /.
faction in a bowl representiT a
dogs foot. The human sku' has
also been counterfeited to meet the
fancy Of the pipe smoker.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-04
WORLDS COAL IN 1901.
Standing OF the Various Producing
Countries in the Output
of Last Year.

The forthcoming volume Of the Min
eral Resources of the United States
for the calendar year 1901, United
States geological survey, estimates
the worlds production of coal in 1901
at 6G,165,54O short tons. The three
great coal producing countries of the
world are the United States, Great
britain and Germany, reports the Sci
entific American. The output of these
three countries combined makes up
S1.61 per cent. of the worlds to-
tai. Austria-Hungary comes fourth,
France is fifth, Belgium sixth and
Russia seventh The last country,
duces only about six per cent as
much coal as the United States.
The three countries which lead
in the production of coal are
the three countries that lead
in industrial development. Prior to
1899, Great Britain led among the
worlds coal producers, but during
1899, 1900 and 1901 the United States
uds ulduc SuNl btudIhdUlt increases
in coal production, due principally to
the unprecedented activity in the iron
and steel and in other metal trades,
that we now stand far in the lead of
all competitors, with a production in
1901 exceeding that of Great Britain
by 47,9G5,93S short tons, or 10 per cent.
Up to the close of 1900 the coal pro-
duction of Great Britain and her col
onies, if taken together, still exceeded
that of the United States, the excess
IL 1900 being 3.36S.S25 short tons; but
the enormous output of the coal mines
of this country last year exceeded by
about 26,000C00 short tons the entire
output of Great Britain and her de-
Tendencies, including India and the
Transyaal.
Of the output of coal in 1901, the
United States produced 80. sc per cent,
Great Britain and her dependencies
3O.S6 per cent, and Germany 1912 per
cent, or, combined. S4.14 per cent. of
the total production.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-04
PHILIPPINE RICE FAMINE.
and Cholera Cause Reduction
I'm supply.

A rice famine threatens portions Of
the archipelago, owing to disease
that has appeared in the growing
crop, says a recent report from
Manila. The war and cholera have
diminished the always insufficient
local supply, and Saigon, whence rice
is usually imported, reports small
crops. Prices are rising. There has
been such an increase in the rates
on coastwise freights that they are
now almost prohibitiye. One COM
pany declared a dividend OF 20 per
cent. and divided in addition so per
cent. further in profits, and then
doubled it's rates. Owing to the
Spanish laws Spanish companies
have practically a monopoly of this
trade, there being but few English
or other concerns engaged in it. The
Philippine commission is seriously
studying the situation. 1t is suggest
cd that the laws be so amended as
to admit japanese and Chinese into
the trade, thus promoting COMPETE
ton. Should the suffering caused by
the scarcity of rice increase, it is
possible that the commission will i'm
port 100000 piculs Of the grain and
distribute il at cost.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-04

there is only this nagr8w glen. Among
the mountains there is not a single
path which may be used as a highway.
There is no place where traffic can
get over the mountains, and the only
thing to do is TO use this narrow path
between them.
TIE glen, in fact, forms funnel, up
or down which travellers going in diff
ferent directions must necessarily
pass. All roads in that part of the
country converge at one end of the
glen and diyerge again at the other.
For about ~ miles persons going from
south to north travel side by side with
others who are going from east to
west.
1t has always been easy even with
cur imperfect maps of Asia Minor to
trace the route Of the Ten Thousand,
according to the lucid description in
Xenophon's "Anabasis" over the
plains of Asia Minor. But a gap has
existed in his route as laid down on
cur historical maps.
This mountain region had never
been thoroughly studied by explorers,
and the question was how the army
got over the mountains. Prof. Ram
tey has shown that there need no
longer be any doubt on this point.
There was no possible way for the
Greeks to pass the mountains except
through this glen. 1t is Obvious that
the Ten Thousand, who had marched
from Sardis toward the southern end
Of the central Phrygian mountains,
as If to follow the route around their
southern end, and then turned back
ward toward the northwest, must have
traversed this valley ard gone around
the northern end Of the mountains.
No other route was possib.-; and
now that this fact is understood it is
easy to follow the march Of the Ten
Thousand all over Phrygia.
Any traveller in this mountain re-
g;on may confidently say that az any
point of it the Ten Thousand must
necessarily have tramped within
few hundred yards Of the place where
he may happen to stand along the
road. Xenophon and the retreating
Greeks entered the valley from the
southwest and, after leaving its north
eastern exit, were soon on the broad
plain Of Kaystros where the route,
so far as its topography was con-
cerned, was practically open and easy
along the way eastward toward
Greece.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-04

summer garden of the Pacific ocean,
says the Chicago Chronicle. 1t is less
than decade since the people of that
country lived almost exclusively in
huts, windowless and with but one
door for ingress and egress. From a
distance these habitations looked not
unlike haystacks that dot the prairies
of the west. But civilization took
root easily in the tropical country.
The brown-skinned, sunny-dispOsi-
toned people were apt at imitation
and the manners and customs of
America soon became the manners
and customs of Hawaii. Now the
islands are modernized and Ameri-
canized. The huts have given way
20 handsome palaces and well-built
domiciles. The dirt floors have been
replaced with polished woods and
Rlancing marble. The matched roofs
are supplanted by those Of tile, slate
and shingles. The towns have been
changed as if by magic from sloven-
ly, irregularly massed houses TO
straight streets and elegant public
buildings and Hawaii is now abreast
of the world.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-04
AMERICAS BIG LANDHOLDER.
A s,issouri Man Who Is Little Heard
of, But who Has More Acres
Than Amy Other.

John S. Bilby, of Quitman, is man
whose name doesn't often appear III
the newspapers, but If any newspa-
herman was shrewd enough to get
him to talk he could write an inter
esting story about the old man.
There is hardly a doubt that he owns
and controls more soil than any
other individual in America lie
owns at least $4,000 acres of highly
valuable land in Nodaway and Atchi-
son counties, Mo. He has 10000 or
10000 acres in Nebraska. He has
bio tract, embracing $4,000 or 10000
acres. in Arkansas. He owns land
N five other states. Still, he is not
satisfied. Recently he has been get
ting control of some immense tracts
in the Indian territory. The FAR
fax Forum says he has leased $4,000
acres there already, and that he IS
determined to add 10000 more to the
sum. On a conservative estimate, he
already owns or has leased 10000
acres, and he expects to have more
than 100000 acres before he closes
pending deals. There are, of course,
ranch companies and syndicates
which can make a bigger showing
than this, but probably no one per-
son, says the Kansas City Journal.
Mr.. Bilby has lived in Nodaway
county many years. He came from
New Jersey, bringing with him an
Unsuitable appetite for land. He is
Tough in speech, dress and manner,
but no man of penetration can look
into his face without perceiying that
he has great shrewdness. Although
now far along toward 70 years old,
he spends most of his time on horse
back riding over his lands. His
northwest Missouri holdings are all
rented ION shares"
1t has been suggested to Mr.. Bil0y
that leasing Indian lands may involve
him in legal difficulties, but this only
makes him laugh. He is of an ex-
ceedingly litigious disposition, and it
is doubted if there has been a time
in 40 years when he has not been
involved in from one TO a dozen law
suits. So keen a business man is he
that he seldom loses a suit, and he
seems to get as much satisfaction
from winning a case as from driv-
ing a sharp bargain.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-04
Size OF Hawaii.
The land area Of Hawaii is 100000
XENOPHON'S ROUTE FOUND.
An OId Mystery of the March OF the
Greek Ten Thousand Has Been
Cleared Up.

1t is only within the past few years
that fairly satisfactory maps Of Asia
Minor have been made. The Germans
have done more than any other geog-
raphers accurately to describe the
physical features of this great land
bridge which connects Asia with Eu-
rope. An Englishman, also, Prof. w.
NJ. Ramsey, who has spent his best
years travelling over Asia Minor in
all directions and studying its topog-
raphy in connection with what we
know of its history, has greatly en-
riched our knowledge of that interest
ing part Of the world, say the New
York Sun.
Prof. Ramsey has recently printed
a map Of Asia Minor in the Geographic
cal Journal, containing information
that has not appeared on earlier maps.
In describing this map he points out
little valley in west central Asia
Minor and says that it has played an
important part in the history of Asia
Minor.
This glen until recently was a sore
trial and puZS' to the explorer. In
his long years Of work he found him
self again and again tramping up and
down the little valley.
Filled with the desire of constantly
traversing new routes and endeavor-
ing always to avoid ground which he
had previously explored, he did his
best, but in vain, to keep out Of the
valley. Year after year he found him
self in the most annoying way doing
the treadmill up and down the glen.
In one year, when thoroughly on his
guard against it and fully resolved to
avoid the valley, he traversed 1t three
times. The vague, featureless and in
accurate old maps did not help him
at all, and it was not until he had
worked out the geography in every
nook and corner of this region that he
understood the absolute necessity for
all travellers in that part of Asia Minor
to pass through the valley.
This is what he discovered at last.
The lofty mountain range, starting
from Trojan Ida in the west, and
known by the names of Temnos and
Dindymos in its different parts, ex-
tends to the southeast and closely ap-
proaches the central Phrygian noun
tains.
Between the central range and the
long range coming from the west
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-04
Charmed by Violin Playing, They
Manifest Preference for Meas
ured Strains.

col. j. NJ. brennan relates an IN
cideAt of his recent fishing trip at
Moosehead which presents a story
t. rank with both the tale OF Or
rheus and that of Robinson Crusoe
Kidding TO his goats. Col. ana
Mrs. brennan forsook the sport OF
trout-catching for a time and
crossed the lake to the Masterman
farm, on the west shore, where COL
brennan had been told the deer came
to feed every evening, reports the
Boston Advertiser.
The deer had grown wonderfully
tune and cane daily to crop the
sprouting vegetation in the newly.
planted fields. There was an old
DOG on tie place who made 1t his
duty to repsl the depredations OF
the deer. But he had lost his old
time vigor in the chase and consld-
cred his duty done when he had sent
the deer scurrying over the fence al
the foot of the lot. The deer were
quick to learn that the dog was not
a very terrible fellow and kept rlght
on making their visits with lncreas-
ing boldness.
Camping near the Masterman place
was Mr. Lougee, a well-known vlohn-
list and leader of an orchestra IN
Bangor. Col. brennan suggested to
the musician that he steal out TO
the edge of the garden plot and treat
the deer to a few airs on the VIOLIN,
Just for the fun of noting the effect
The next evening just before the
deer were que Mr.. Lougee hid I'M
der the cover of a few branches and
waited for the deer to make an APP
pearance. Pretty soon big buck
rushed through the foliage and be-
gan to feed. The musician dashed
off "Old Zip Coon" money Musk
and several of the popular airs OF
the day.
The music was played softly al
first. At the sound of the first Few
measures the effect on the deer was
magical. He stopped in his feeding
and became the soul of attention
His head rose slowly into the air and
his whole body seemed to expand TILL
he had struck one of his stately at
titudes that one notes in Landseer's
pictures. The music was a mystery
to him and held him spellbound.
Finally the measures OF a marcn
were sent gliding off the strings
The deer became the soul of stately
action at once. With a loftier poise
on his head and antlers thrown back
he marched about the Enclosure with
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-04
HonIss on Ships and Trims.

Many Of the transatlantic liners
are now equipped with circulating IL
braries, some steamships having up
ward of half a thousand volumes,
principally "seaworthy Stories" but
a goodly supply Of substantial read
ing as well. Other lines will probably
follow suit. Nearly all of the better
trains in transcontinental service to-
day have circulating Libraries oper-
ated on the same principle as obtains
on board the European vessels. This
system allows Of passenger borrow
ing a book from one library and ex-
changing same for another work on
returning car or steamer upon pay
ment of a nominal fen. Y. Times.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-04

grace that would surpass the per-
Torrance Of the most accomplished
high-stepper in horse show. At
times he would stop to show his APP
probation and bring his sharp hoofs
down to the earth in a forcible way.
Then he would go on with the
march.
Tt was the march that pleased the
deer, evidently, for he was more than
pleased to trip off its measures. But
when "She May Have Seen Better
Days" or some other of the latter
day airs were played the deer showed
his disdain by clearing the opening
with a big bound and making away
to cover.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-04
English sweet Sauce.

Put the yolks of four eggs and hS't
q cupful of sugar in a saucepan ans
heat until -colored. Add a cup
ful of sweet cream, beating it in grad
uallv: then CRATE in the rind Of an
orange. Set over a pan Of boiling wa
Ter and stir and cook until it thick
ems. Remove from the fire and STRAIN
through a sieve and serve.-Washing
.on Star
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-04
Dissatisfied American women.

The American woman is restless,
dissatisfied. Society, whether among
the highest or lowest classes, has
driven her toward destiny that is
nor normal The factories are full
OF old maids; the colleges are full
of old maids; the bathrooms in the
worldly nlilieux are full of old maids.
For natural obligations are substi-
tuted the fictitious duties Of clubs,
committees, meetings, organizations,
projections, a thousand unwomanly
occupations.-Eyerybody's Magazine.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-04
NATIVE AND MODERN HAWAII.
Primitive Habitafions of Straw Have
Been suppIanted by Modern
American Structures.

1t is far cry from grass thatch-
ed hut to a modern palace with pill
lars and porticoes, stone foundations
and marble floors, but few short
years have witnessed this far cry
bridged over in Hawaii, the beautiful
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1902-12-04
Trouble About breakfast.

Hobson-It isn't so easy mat
ter to plan ones housekeeping ar
engagements.
Dobbins--I believe you. I've been
thinking what to do about breakfast
tomorrow morning. l should like
beefsteak, but if pay the price for
il, | can't afford to burn the coal to
cook it, and if l burn the coal l can't
afford the steak.-Boston Transcript
DEER THAT DOTE ON MUSlC.
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Officers.
THE CHURCHES.
Methodist Episcopal Church South

Public worship of God on the LIST and
Srd SUNDAYS at II A NJ, on the End and
4th at 500 P. NJ.
Meeting for prayer, Wednesday at 500.
P. NJ. Sabbath School at $50 A. NJ.
Young mems prayer meeting each Sunday
at p. m.
Almost cordial welcome is extended toall.
K. A. KELLY Pastor.