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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08
AS TO BATHING.
Don't Go In Cold Water with Weak
AaSrf

Don't Go In Cold Water with Weak
Heart.
Most people believe that cramp is
the most dangerous foe of the swim
mer. Peter S. McNally the long dis
lance swimmer says this is very
much mistaken notion. Apoplexy and
heart trouble he says, are more to be
feared when swimming than cramps
and have been responsible for a great
majority of cases of drowning.
OF course, a cramp in the stomach
would be dangerous, but it is rare.
With an ordinary cramp in the arm
or leg many swimmers become so ter
rified that they make no effort to save
themselves and sink before help can
reach them. But Mr.. McNally asserts
that the majority of people who can
swim who are drowned in the summer
months at the seaside resorts lose
their lives not because they are at
tackled with cramps, but with a fit OF
apoplexy and heart failure. A man
with any affection of the heart is liza
Bile to instant death if he steps into
cold water.
One Of the greatest dangers to sea-
side bathers, and one of the things
that brings on apoplexy, is the cool
ing off process. Many people leave
their dressing rooms and then wait
on the sand, saying they will not go
in until they have got cooled off. IL
they are really overheated they should
not go into the water at all. The only
safe time to battle is when the body
is ordinarily warm Never go in to
battle unless your body is in a glow
Frequently" said Mr.. McNally,
I'VE hear that a drowning person has
thrown up both hands and then sunk.
This can't be so. Only an expert
swimmer can throw up both hands
while in the water. l mean throw up
his hands so that people near can see
his arms out of the water.
"a drowning man may sink htty
times and again come to the surface.
There is no such thing as the third
and last time. Children when drown
ing will sometimes struggle in the
water for twenty minutes. Some peo-
ple who are not strong enough TO
struggle just sink once and that is the
last seen of them alive. for in that
once that they 60 down they have swal'
lowed sufficient water to strangle
them. A person who browns is prac-
tically strangled to death. Some peo-
pie say that death by drowning is an
easy death, and that the person
drowning hears sweet music and all
that sort of thing. l never heard OF
any one who was strangled having an
easy ending
"Now as to the way to handle a
person who is in danger Of drowning
We hear how many lifesavers work
by punching the drowning person in
the face, but such a blow would not
stun a struggling person, because the
person who strikes has nothing but
the water to brace him for the blow
and where there Is no resistance
there can be no force. A person who
is struck in this manner in the water
is drifting and there is no resistance
to the blow"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08
Best Age for Mutton.

The sheep is in its best condition.
as food, when five years old-an age
which it is almost never allotted to
attain, unless when intended for the
private use of the owner and not for
market. 1t is then full-favored and
firm, without being tough; and the
fat has become hard.
At three years old, as commonly
procured from the butcher, it is well
tasted, but it is by no means COM
parable to that Of five years. II
younger than three years 1t is de-
f1cient in flavor, and its flesh is pale.
Meat which is half mutton and half
lamb is very unpalatable food. al
ways choose mutton of a dark color
and marblelike."
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08
PRETTY HANDS.
How TO Care for Natures Attentive
Hfff


There is a subtle fascination in
pretty hand, impossible to explain,
but so powerful that it has been able
to command love when there was
nothing else about the possessor to at
tra2 special attention. A naturally
beautiful hand is a gift to the few; a
graceful, well-cared-for hand is pos
sible to the woman Of humblest sta
ton.
No matter what the type OF your
hand may be-the delicate, artistic
hand; the square hand of the orderly
person; the comic hand of the emo
tional woman or the philosophic hand,
long and angular, with knotted
knuckles-to all grace Of movement
and perfect grooming are possible.
Flexibility is the first step toward
beauty Of movement. No grace is pos
sible with stiffened muscles, and in
such a state more nerve force is vast
ed than in actual physical labor. With
perfect control of the muscles you will
use the hands naturally, and entirely
conceal the art by which you acquired
fiexibil1ty.
There are a few rules which materi-
ally aid one in the struggle for grace
of movement Drop every mannerism
in which the hands play an important
part. Do not fuss with the hair. pull
the ears, rub the nose, finger the face,
play with rings or other adornments,
or fiddle with any part of the wearing
apparel Do not drum with the nm
gers, above everything, for that is
the most common habit and the hard
est to overcome. Bear these things in
mind when alone, and you Will soon
find no necessity for remembering
them in cOmDany
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08
COAL FOR SIXTY YEARS.
Our Anthracite Will Then Be Ex.
hausted, Says Prof. Walcott.

Our Anthracite Will Then Be Ex.
hausted, Says Prof Wacott.
Charles d. Walcott, director Of the
Geological Survey, in lecture before
the National Geographic Society,
made the statement that the anthra-
cite coal fields of the United States
would be exhausted in sixty years,
should the present rate of consump-
ton continue. He said that by the
yeal 2203 the bituminous coal field
would also be worked out, and that
the country would then be obliged TO
secure its full supply from the Ignite
beds of the West, which are all but
inexhaustible.
Speaking Of the value of the work
of the Geological Survey, Prof Wal
colt told how, twenty-five years ago,
the Rothschilds before investing in
gold mining properties in California,
sought the opinion of the Survey, and
were advised to sink a shaft in Green
Meadow, Cal. They did so, and struck
one of the richest gold veins in the
West.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08
MarroWfat Peas.

These or similar dried green peas
are excellent and, the last two or
three years, have come greatly to the
fore. Usually instructions are put on
each packet how to cook them, and if
they are carefully followed, the result
is very successful.
Soaking is essential, of course, then
afterward they can be cooked by any
recipe given for fresh green peas.
Should there be any yellowish or
greyish peas amongst them after
soaking, they ought to be removed,
as they take longer to boil than the
younger ones.
You will find they make the most
tempting green pea soup, especially il
YOU boil ham or bacon bone with
them. or use pot liquor in which fresh
or salt meat has been boiled.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08
The Immigration of Salmon.


TIE Fishery Board of Scotland has
experimental upon the migration OF
salmon to determine if the fish re-
turn. year after year, to the same
river. A metal tag bearing a number
is attached to specimens that are sub
seouently freed. The last report or
the board recites that twenty-four
salmon so marked were caught dur
ing the next season. OF these twenty
four, nineteen we're taken in the
same river in which they had been set
free during the preceding season; four
we're caught in waters close to their
birthplace, and only one in distant
waters. This latter specimen was TAX
en- 500 miles away from the place
where it was set free-iR Norway.
Salmon remember, then, and have an
acute sense of direction; as we'll as
preferences of a marked character.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08
THE MALIeNED BACHELOR.
Western Auditor Comes to the De.
Tense Of the Much-abused.

western Audltor ZONES 10 tne De'
Tense Of the Much-abused.
At last the bachelor has found q
champion. A Western editor has
come to is defense in the following
glowing tribute:
"The bachelor represents the most
congenial and blg.hearted type Of our
commonwealth. His name, while held
in public derision by host Of people,
will always remain closely interwov-
en- in the history of pioneer life.
"He it was who pushed out into
the wild and woolly West at time
when the buffalo, Indians and coyote
were lords Of the prairies, and by per
sistent efforts and under privatiOn
and want led an heroic life by con-
verting vast Arrears of the barren
wilderness into fertile lands of peace
and plenty. Then. without aid OF
femme piety to keep vigil over his
everyday acts, this sturdy empire
builder remained at his post, blazing
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08
Officers.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

BAPTIST CHURCH.-Sundsy School
every Sunday $50 a. IN. Preaching first
and third Sundays, Il q. IN. and Z p. m.
ID. A. Glenn. pastor.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.-Sun d a y
School every Sunday at 9:3Oa. M. Preach,
ing first and third Sundays Up. M, second
and fourth Sundays IL a. N. Christian
Endeavor every Friday at : p. IN. h. T.
Elmore, pastor.
METHODIST CHURCH, Main Street.
Sunday School every Sunday at $3.50 a. d..
"Little Workers" Juvenile Missionary
every second Sunday 8 p. m. Preaching
first and third Sundays IL a. M, second
and fourth Sundays Up. m.
NORTH TAZEWELL CHURCH,
Sunday School every Sunday at III a. III.
Preaching first and third Sundays Z. p. M 8,
second and fourth Sundays ii a. m.
PRAYER meeting every Friday p. m. H.
A. Kelly, pastor
UNION PRAYER SERVICE.-Every
Wednesday evening Z p. M, alternating
between the Baptist, Christian and Meth
odist Churches.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-Sunday
School every Sunday at $50 a. m. Preach
ing second, third and fourth Sundays at
IL a. NJ. and Z. p. 10. Preaching NTH
Sundays Mt II a. M. Prayermeeting every
Wednesday evening Z p. m.
PRESBYTERIAN, BURKE'S GAR
DEN.-Preaching on first Sunday at II a.
m. and p. m. S. o. Hall, pastor.
TAZEWELL PREACHERS COUNCIL
Every Monday at 2 p. m.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08
SETTING THE CLOCKS.
How Time Is Made Uniform and Cor
rected

rected.
Strange as 1t may seem, Uncle Sam
does not make use of the sun for rec.
koning time, but turns his attention to
some of the regular steady-going stars,
or fixed stars" as they are called.
Every clear night an astronomer With
big telescope looks at certain Of these
stars and makes his calculations, from
which he can tell just when the SUD
would cross the seventy-fifth meridian
One Of the great clocks in the observa'
tory is called the transmitter, because
it transmits or sends out the signal
that keeps standard time. This clock
is set and regulated by the star-time,
and then every day at three minutes
and fifteen seconds before twelve a
switch is turned on and the beats of the
pendulum of this clock are sent by
electricity over the wires to the tele-
graph offices in Washington and New
York. When the telegraph operators
hear this sound on their instruments
they know that the noon signal is
about to be sent out, and they at once
begin to connect the telegraph wires
with other towns and cities, until in a
minute or two the "tick. tick" of the
clock at Washington is heard In hun
dreds of telegraph offices.
The beats stop at ten seconds before
- as notice that the next "tck" will
be the noon signal. and so as to give
the operators time to connect their |
wires with the standard time balls and |
clocks. There are time balls in great
many cities--usually on top OF some |
prominent building, where they can
easily be seen The one at Washington |
is on the roof of the State, War and
Navy Department Building, at the top |
of a high pole, ready to drop the In
slant the signal comes over the wire. |
In the government offices ut Washing |
ton and in many places in other cities |
there are large clocks connected with |
the observatory by electricity. These
are so arranged that when the II
O'Clock signal is flashed over the wires |
the hands of each one of these clocks |
spring to 10, no matter what time the |
clock may show; in this way hundreds |
of clocks are set to the correct time
each day.
Well. the moment the sun is sup |
posed to cross the seveDty-ffth meri-
dian the telegraph instruments give
single tick, the time balls drop. the
clocks begin to strike, and everybody |
in the district knows it is twelve
oclock.-St. Nicholas.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08
Divine Leanness,

No actress has ever had more jokes
made at her expense than the divine
Sarah had in her younger days, when
she had very attenuated form. Once
Dumas the younger was shown a pic
ture of the great actress painted by
NJ. Clarin In the picture a dog was
lying at Nine Bernhradts feet. "Ah,
I see." said NJ. Dumas, "a picture Of
a dog and a bone" On another oc-
casion a Partisan paper told a story
Of how Nine. Bernhradt was attacked
by robbers but escaped by hiding her
self behind her parasol. Once the ac-
tress was rehearsing a piece in
Paris theatre when she was suddenly
called off the stage to see a friend.
The manager turning round quickly
and not seeing Nine Bernhard
looked thoughtfully at the floor of the
stage for few seconds and then said
sadly, "Ah, poor mademoiselle, she
must have slipped through the
boards"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08
Ghosts

A professor in Berne University has
traced the history of a family which
gives striking testimony to the force OF
heredity. In the end Of the eighteenth
century a woman died who for forty
years had been a thief, a drunkard
and a tramp" The savant has found
S34 descendants from this woman, and
of 100 he has succeeded in tracing the
history from youth to old age. or
these 10G were born out Of wedlock,
142 were beggars, and sixty-four more
lived on charity. Among the women
ISL lived loose lives, and in the family
have been seyenty-six convicts and
seven murderers. He estimates that
in seventy-fye years this family has
cost the German authorities in aims
houses, law courts. PRISONS and other
institutions abut $1.250000.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08
Personal.

The Gear of Russia is the largest In
diyidual landowner in the world. The
area of his possessions is greater than
that of the Republic of France.
Emile Waldteufel. the waltz writer,
though an old man, still composes a
large amount Of dance music. Over 800
waltzes, polkas, mazurkas, and other
ed by NJ. Waldteufel.
dances have been written and publish
The nrst newspaper, puDnsned IN
Boston. was the Boston News-Let-
ter" in 1904, which was continued I'M
til IVA, and was, up to that period,
the only paper published in the coun-
try.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08
WROTE 5000 HYMNS.
Remarkable Industry Of Frances Jane
Crosby, Who Has Been Blind
Since Childhood,

Since Childhood.
Though she has been blind since
she was six weeks old, Miss Frances
Jane Crosby, as she Is generally
called, though her real name is Mrs.
Alexander Van Allstyne, has written
more than 5000 hymns, many Of them
known all over the world. And though
she is now eighty-three years old,
rather feeble and totally blind, she
still travels to evangelstic meetings
in various cities and gives readings
and lectures. Her home is in Bridge
port. Conn.
Among the most famous gospel
hymns written by Miss Crosby are
those beginning: safe in the Arms
of Jesus" Pass Me Not, oh, gentle
Saviour" "All the Way My Saviour
Leads Me" and 81 Am Thine, Oh
Lord; I Have Heard Thy Voice"
Save for the heavy green glasses
she is compelled to wear, there IS lit
tie in Miss Crosby's manner while
lecturing to indicate her sightedness.
She reads her notes, printed in raised
letters, with almost imperceptible
movements of her fingers, and turns
her head as though glancing about the
audience.
Hymn writing is my life work"
says Miss Crosby, land l canot tell
you what pleasure derive from it. l
believe l would not live a year if my
work were taken from me. A great
many people sympathze with me,
but, although | am grateful TO them,
l really don't need their sympathy.
What would | do with itT-Chicago
Journal.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08
Berlin's Matrimonial Boom

The following in;imation to couples
DESTROYS of entering into the blissful
state of matrimony has been published
in Berlin. 1t is interesting inasmuch
as it throws light upon the influence
exer, ed by certain seasons Of the year
and days OF the week on the number
of marriages: Attention is hereby
called to the circumstance that the
number of marriages contracted be-
tween the end of March and the mid
die of April is so great that the civil
officials find it increasingly difficult
to meet the wishes of betrothed per
sons as to the wedding day. The lat
ter are extremely prone to select Sat
urdaYs. So much so, indeed, that it is
not always possible for the officials to
transact all the business which is fixed
for that day. 1t is necessary, at least
in Berlin, for the officials in question
to consult the interested parties with
view to distributing the marriages
more evenly over the week days, in
order to avoid congestion Of business"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08
The Ear Gives No cIeW.

After studying and photographing
more than 10000 pairs of ears and per-
sons, including those Of 1000 insane
and 800 criminals, and those Of 300
animals, an English criminologist is
forced to conclude that the ear gives
no clew to personal traits. This is a
hard blow to so called scientists who
think they can pick out the enemies Of
society by the angles at which the
latter wear their ears.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08
TO Remove superfIuous Hair.

Superfuous hair may be permanent
ly removed by repeatedly pulling out
with a pair of tweezers. After several
pullings they will not grow again.
The more common way is to apply
to the superhuous hair peroxide Of
hydrogen and diluted ammonia water.
Apply the peroxide one night and the
ammonia the next. The first bleaches
the superfuous hair until it becomes
colorless, while the ammonia destroys
it. If the hairs return, repeat the ap-
plication.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08
The country's Biooest Mule.

A farmer from neighboring county,
writing In the Farmers Home Jour
nal last week, claimed to have the
largest mule in the state. This mule,
it is said. measured seventeen hands
and one inch. Mr.. Harvey Douglas,
of this city. seeing the article, had
his big mule brought out, which he
claims to be the largest mule in the
country. A committee of three was
selected to take the mules measure,
and his height was found to be eigh-
teen and a half hands, by the stand
ard.-Richmond Climax.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08
How Sea Birds Drink.

The means by which sea birds
ouench their thirst when far out at
sea is described by an old skipper,
who tells how he has seen birds at
sea. far from any land that could fur
nish them water, lowering around and
under a storm cloud, Gathering like
ducks on a hot day at a pond, and
drinking in the drops Of rain as they
fell. They will smell rain squall a
hundred miles distant, or even fur
Their off, and scud for it with almost
inconceivable swiftness.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08
To Keep Light Hair from Growing
Dark,

One tablespoonful of sal-soda two
tablespoonful of borax, five drops am
p1onia, castle suds, two eggs. Take
all the above ingredients except eggs
and wash head; thoroughly rinse; then
take the eggs, beat well, rub into scalp
and hair until it forms lather; have
fresh water ready with one teaspoon
full borax; wash head in it; then rinse
thoroughly with two more clear
waters.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08

If you are an amateur, but want to
paper a room yourself, always remem-
Der that a self color paper is far easier
to manage than one in which there is
pattern to be matched These can
be had in almost any shade, and, with
fancy border round the top, even II
there Is no nlolding, look extremely
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08

The most ancient manuscripts are
written without accents, stops, or
separation between the words, nor
Lombard street, London, where many
was it until after the ninth century
that copyists began to leave spaces
between words.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08

The well known cotton cloth, calico,
is named from Calicut, a city OF IL
dia. which was discovered by the Por-
tuguese in 1893. Calico was frSt
brought to England by the East India
Company, in 1881.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08

Pawnbrokers first established them
selves in Italy, as regular traders,
taking pledges and advancing money
on the same. in the year 1853, and
soon after many came and set up in
England.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08

world is one in China, which passes
over two thousand miles, and to forty
one cities; it was commenced in the
tenth century. A monster work Of
man.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08

Chocolate. the flour of the cocoa
nut, was first introduced into Eng
land from Mexico, in the year 1920
an dsoon became a favorite beverage
in the London coffee houses.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08

The first place Of artery was In
vented by a German, soon after the
invention Of gunpowder, and artillery
was first used by the Moors at Alge-
siras, in Spain, In the siege of 1341.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08

The first banks were established in
Italy in the year sos, by the LOm
bard Jews. of whom some settled in
latter parchment was generally sub
bankers have ever since resided.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08

The oldest version of the Old and
New Testament belonging to the
Christians, is that in the Vatican,
which was written in the fourth or
fifth century. and published in the
year 1887.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08

Stones were first used for bullets;
iron ones are first mentioned in 1850.
Leaden bullets were made before the
close of the sixteenth cntury.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08

Piano-fortes were invented in Ores
den, in 1717. The square piano-forte
was first made by an organ-builder OF
Saxony, named Freiderica, sometime
about the year 1853.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08

ljTs1e vvnll Va Practices in the courts of Taze
well la and adjoining counties and in the Supreme
Court of Appeals at Wytheville. PartlcuIss al
tention paid to the collection OF claims. Omce-
Stras building
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08
Weak
Hearts

Are due 10 indigestion. NInety-nine Of ever
one hundred people who have heart trouble
can remember when It was simple indiges
ton. II Is scientific fact that all cases d
heart disease, not organic, are not only
traceable to, but are the direct result OF indl.
gestlon. All food taken into the stomach
which fails Of perfect digestion ferments and
swells the stomach, putting It up agains, the
heart. This interferes with the action Of
the heart, and in the course Of time that
delicate but vital organ becomes diseased.
Mr. D. Kauble, Of Nevada, o.. says: had stomach
trouble and was in bad state as had heart trouble
with It, | took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for about -four
months and II cured me.
Kodol Digests What You Eat
and relieves the stomach Of all nervous
strain and the heart Of all pressure.
Bottles only Sloo Size holding IN times the trisl
size, which sells for soc.
Prepared by e. o. DEWITT & CO., CHICAGO
For Sale b. Jno. E. jackson, the Durk'
z st
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-10-08

nREYVER & GILLESPIE, LAWYERS, Tazewel
GVa PreLS.te; n the courts of Tazewell and ad
dining counties Ofice--Gillespie building
Edgar T. Greever. Barns Gillespie.