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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05
KILLING ANTS WITH CANNON.
riOr Species, AssaiIed with
Artillery.

Artillery charged with grapeshot has
been employed to destroy great for
tresses which the termites, or warrior
ants, have made in many tropical
countries, reports the New York Her
aid.
In South Africa the termites work
enormous havoc. They live in re-
public Of their own, and some Of them
have wings The workmen, the SOL
diers and the queens, however, have
none.
The workmen construct their build
ings, the soldiers defend the colony
and keep order and the females, or
queens, are cared for by all the others.
These become, In point of fact, mere
egg laying machines which have to
remain tied to one spot
Their nesting homes are often 20
feet high and pyramidal in shape. Cat
tie climb upon them without crushing
them A dozen men can find shelter
in some Of their chambers and native
hunters often lie In wait inside them
when out after wild animals.
The ants construct galleries which
are as wide as the bore Of large
cannon and which run three or four
feet underground.
The nests are said to be 800 times
as high as the ants body, and it has
been estimated that If we built our
houses on the same scale they would
be four times as high as the pyramids
of Egypt.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05
CULTIVATION OF GINSENG.
Tho Root Is Being Raised with Cone
adorable Success in Central
wisconsin.

Ginseng is being cleared out Of cen
trail Wisconsin rapidly" said G. S.
Banks, Of Newcastle, reports the Wash
lngton Star, but the Indians around
Horizon lake still manage to find enough
Of it each season to get on good drunk
with the proceeds. have never been
able to learn just what is done with the
root, although l know 1t is shipped to
China, where It Is used for many pur-
poses. What disease 1t is supposed to
cure is mystery to me. The root when
1t is dried is shaped something like a
small carrot. 1t is not the same as the
Chinese ginseng have been told, but It
makes satisfactory substitute now that
the real article is all gone. At one timd
the woods around Newcastle were full
Of 1t, and 1t sold for about dollar a
pound. AS the producers gradually came
to realize the men to whom they were
selling 1t were making an enormous
profit, they raised their prices about
thousand per cent and then kept 1t golns
up. The demand has never lessened any
but 1t is probable that there will be no
ginseng growing wild in Wisconsin
after few years Some people are rails
ing II In cultivated fields and making
good profit, although the plant requires
a great deal Of care. What is obtained
near our town is mostly sold to Chicago
firms, their representatives taking a
trip up the state at the proper seasons Of
the wear"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05
ROMANCE IN VARIED GUIsE.
The Definition of the Word IL Sus-
ceptibIe OF n Wide Diver
HineatiOn.

What is romance7 Even the colo
quail use of the term is varied. When
We say you are romancing" or call
anything as romantic as distinguished
from what Is real or what is true, we
mean one thing, but quite another
when we apply the term romantic to
natural scenery, says Harper's Maya
zine. And in this application we must
distinguish between the effect upon us
of that which we call romantic because
Of human associations with certain
sights or sounds and that wildness OF
nature which we call romantic because
of its absolute dissertation from any
thing human.
Keeping out of mind for the present
the use Of the word In artistic and lit
erary criticism, let US try to find what
element of reconcllement there Is In the
diversities of colloquial usage.
In all that is generally called romantic
In the cases above mentioned there is
the common element Of strangeness.
We easily revert to what must have
been the original sense Of the word in
it's connection with those medieval
notifications Of the Latin tongue known
as the romance languages. The Saxon
or Celt would have found his native
tongue sufficient for all ordinary needs,
but If he caught the Roman air in any
way, by travel or refinement Of taste
and habit, he would, 20 meet the newly
developed need, borrow the graces Of the
Roman spsech-that Is, he would ro-
nance.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05

ing a candidate that violated the law in
the start; and, worse still, Mr.. Barksdale
comes away from his Halifax home to
assist in whooping up candidate who is
defeated under the Barksdale pure cleo
ton law"
Here is pretty strong indictment made
against our Richmond contemporaries.
We have made the same points against
them, but this Henrico Democrat rebukes
them for their inconsistencies in way
that ought to make them ashamed.
AS for Senator Barksdale' we knew all
the time his professions for honest e'ec-
tions was fake. He, and his class of
politicians, in the eastern part of the State
have come into prominence by the consist
ent use of fraud for many years past. And
he and they love it too we'll to attempt to
destroy it. But we expected better
things from the News Leader. 1t does not
undertake to reconcile its inconsistent
positions-it cannot.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05
ARID ACRES RECLAIMED.
Vast Section of Idaho to BE Opened
for Settlement Because OfNew
Irrigation Canal.

Seventy-five thousand acres of arid
land will be reclaimed and opened for
settlement in Idaho as the result of a
deal just made by an irrigation COM
oany. A big canal is to be constructed
from the Snake river, about IL miles
above the town Of Blackfoot, in Bing-
ham county, and it will run southwest
So miles. 1t terminates just below the
American falls, Blaine county, where it
discharges its surplus water back into
the Snake river.
The country that will be traversed
by the canal Is considered one Of the
most fertile valleys along the river,
and for years has been an object Of
envy to agrculturists. The canal will
be So feet wide al the top, go feet wide
at the bottom, and capable Of carrying
six feet of water, river in itself. 1t
will have the capacity Of irrigating
$4,000 acres Of land.
Ten thousand acres of school land
will be watered under contracts made
by the company with the state of
Idaho.
The Snake river has a watershed Of
over 10000 square miles. At the time
when the greatest amount of water is
required for irrigation purposes there
is the greatest amount of water avail
able. When the river is the lowest
there is Eve times more water availa-
bic at the point Of diversion than can
be carried in the canal. The amount
Of water appropriated, If placed upon
The land at one time, is sufficient in
quantity to cover the entire tract 70
depth Of over six feet
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05
EFFECTS OF FRUIT ACIDS.
Many Kinds of Bacteria Are Quickly
Dispatched by Lime and
Lemon Juices.

II Is a matter of common knowledge
that fruit juices exert a most beneficial
effect In the treatment Of scurvy and
similar ailments, and their action on the
typhoid bacillus and the colon bacillus,
which are the cause of many forms Of
acute intestinal and other diseases, has
been studied on a considerable scale by
Dr. Reynolds, health commissioner Of
Chicago, says the London Telegraph.
He finds that the juices Of different spe-
cies Of lemons vary very materially In
germicidal effect, that from some speci-
mems requiring as much as ten per cent
to kill all the exposed germs. Lime
Juice, apple Juice and grape juice all
have a more or less inhibiting effect, but
the bottled grape juice sold at grocery
stores gave the most conclusive results.
Distilled and tap water were infected
with the bacteria, and bottled grape juice
added in proportions varying from one
to five per cent Examination showed
that some brands had killed the germs
at the end Of the first minute, as did also
the lemon juice Of proper strength
Strangely enough, the freshly extracted
juice Of the grape, prepared in the labor
atory, had no effect, even IN the proper
ton of 100 per cent.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05
Living, YET Dead,

In a German law journal may be
found a curious account OF woman,
who, though actually living is legally
dead. Some years ego she disappeared
from her home, and after three years
had elapsed the court formally pro-
nounced her dead and turned over her
property to her next Of kin. Soon aft
erward she returned to her native
place, and as there was no question
as to her identity, she naturally
thought that she would have no diff
Guilty in recovering her property. The
court, however, fatty refused to COM
ply with her request "You have been
declared dead" it virtually said, "and
1t is impossible for us to regard you
as living" Thereupon the woman ap-
pealed to higher court, but her labor
was In vain, for the verdict Of the
lower court was upheld and, more
over, an official notice was issued to
the effect that the plaintiff, having for
mally been declared dead, cou Id not
now be restored to life. as the u w un-
derstands that word, and must temain
dead until doomsday.--N. x. Herald.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05
A lust REBUKE

Ia the Richmond News Leader of the
29th ult. there was published communi-
cation from Mr.. Henry Harrison, a cti
zen of Henrico county. He is q Demo.
crat but was not well pleased with the al
ttude Of the Richmond newspapers to
ward the contest for treasurer in that
county. The Tmes-Dispatch and the
News Leader had both been urging the
Democrats of the county TO vote for Brau-
er for treasurer, though be had been re
fused the certificate of nomination because
he had violated the Barksdale pure elec-
tions law. Mr.. Harrison Gays:
"Mr. Brauer vas proven guilty of viola
ting the Barksdale pure election law, and
Mr.. Brauer confessed that he paid MFR.
Green money, etc. Now with all due re.
spect to the county and State committees
this is all the information voter wants to
know. So the case is so plain that she
who runs may read" From what hear
and see, the only thing about the affair is
that the two RICHMOND daily papers,
having devoted so much space for the past
years in recommending an improvement
in our politics and election methods, we
had the best reason TO think that under
the new constitution and with the Banks
dale pure election law our candidates and
our elections would be something long.
wished fer. Instead we have the News
Leader and Times Dispatch recommend.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05
ORANGES GOOD FOR SMOKERS.
Juices of the Fruit Il Said to De-
strOy the Effects of the
Nicotine.

Did you ever notice." asked a we'll
known uptown physician the other day,
according to a Philadelphia report, that
men who eat oranges are not much in
1ured by smoking? It is fact. Orange
Juice has the faculty Of neutralizing
Nicotine, and that Is the reason. have
seen men weakened and even made Ill
by excessive smoking, and few oranges
we're all that was necessary to straighten
them out.
"All this pother about the injurious
effects Of cigarette smoking wearies
me-" he continued. II don't mean to
say that they are not injurious to boys
any kind of smoking is, for that mat
ter. But those who put up hue and
cry against cigarettes say that 1t Is the
raper that is at fault. That is all non
sense. It is the inhalation of the nico-
tine laden smoke that causes the trouble.
You don't inhale cigar smoke, because
It is too strong. But II you did you
would find that the injury inflicted by
cigarettes is ridiculously slight COM
pared with It. have smoked cigarettes
for 20 years, and look at me. eat
oranges"
As the doctor Is an athlete, and has
not known sickness during the whole AZ
years of his life, it looks as If there NIGH
be something In his claim.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05

VTIRGINIA: In the clerks Office of
v the circuit court of the county Of
Tazewell on the 18th day of October, 1908.
John Kessell, Plaintiff.
against
Mary L. Resell, Defendant.
The object of this suit is to obtain an
absolute divorce for the complainant from
thu Defendant. And an affidavit having
beau made and filed that the defendant is
NONRESIDENT of the State of Virginia, 1t
II or itiel that she do appear here within
fifteen DAYS after due publication hereof,
and DO what may be necessary to protect
her interest in this suit sAnd il is further
ordered that copy hereof be published
once week for four weeks IN the Hepub-
ican weekly newspaper published at
Tazewell, Va, and that copy be posted
at the front door of the court house Of this
county az prescribed by law.
A copy-r ste:
II. BAue Harman O. rk.
W M. MiDter, p. q.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05
UNCLE SANS GIRL ARMY.
Five Thousand Young Women Work
ut Typewriters for Him
Every Day.

From eight o'clock in the morning
until close to six in the evening there
are 5000 typewriters grinding out let
tiers for the United States government.
During these hours there are, of course,
5000 typewriter girls busily hammer
ing the machines, says the Chicago
Tribunbe.
Uncle Sam is the lnrgest employer Of
typists in the country and should be
the patron saint Of the typewriter girl.
The amount Of manuscript his workers
turn out would make even Clyde Fitch
look dizzy.
Uncle Sam Is the incest hind Of q man
for typewriter girls to work for. He
pays large salaries and he supplies his
workers with everything they want. II
= girl expresses preference for GER
tain kind of machine she gets 1t. She
does not have to sit down and try to
pound a typewriter she does not Ike.
Whenever a new typewriter girl Is
Employed IN one Of the departments
Ihe names tho machine and it Is pur-
chased for her.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05
sPooLs MADE FROM PULP.
Material Now Used I'm the Manufao-
ture of the Reels of Larger
Size.

The process Of making spools from
pulp has been In course Of develop
ment for the past two years. and many
obstacles have had to be overcome be-
fore the spool was perfected 1t was
comparatively easy to mold the spool
into the proper form. but after It had
become dry and hard the difficulty was
to grind or turn 1t into the proper
size TO hold the required amount Of
thread. This trouble has now been
overcome, reports the Hartford Cou-
rant. Pulp will be used only for the
large size of spools. as It is not prac-
teal to make the smaller spools Of
that material
Many of the large spools are nearly
four inches in diameter and up to the
present time they have been made OF
wood. When they were first made they
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05
Stepped Against a Hot Stove.

A child Of Mrs. Geo. T. Benson, when
getting his usual Saturday night bath,
stepped back against a hot stove which
burned him severely The child was in
great agony and his mother could do
nothing to pacify him. Remembering
that she had bottle Of Chamberlain
Pain Balm in the house, she thought she
would try it. In less than half an hour
after applying it the child was quiet and
asleep, and less than two weeks was well.
Mrs. Benson Is a well known resident of
Kellar, Va. Pain Balm is an antiseptlc
liniment and especially valuable for burns,
cuts, bruises and spralns. For sale by
Jno. Z. Jackson, druggist.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05

One of the most remarkable cases of a
cold, deep seated on the lungs, causing
pneumonia, is that of Mrs Gertrude E.
Fenner, Marion, Ind, who was entirely
cured by the use Of One Minute Cough
Cure. She says: 1.-THE coughing and
straining 80 weakened me that l ran down
in weight from 148 to 90 pounds. tried
a number of remedies to no avail until |
used One Minute Cough Cure. Pour
bottles of this wonderful remedy cured me
entirely of the cough, strengthened nv
lungs and restored zoe to my normal
health and strength" Sold by
,Jfho 49, Druggist.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05

were turned from a single piece Of
wood. but It was discovered that in
many cases the pressure Of the thread
as it was wound on the spool would
push the head off the barrel, although
II was the same piece Of wood. In or
der to remedy this difficulty, 1t became
necessary to make the large spools
from three pieces, the barrel and the
two heads, and when the heads were
closely fitted to the barrel and glued,
they were found to remain better than
when they were one piece Of wood.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05
VTIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office of
v the Circuit Court of the County of

VTIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office o.
v the Circuit Court of the County Of
Tazewel on the 2nd day of October
1903.
J. w. Mcneil and all other creditors o.
Elizabeth Rose, deceased, who may
choose to participate in this suit by
paying their proportion of the costs,
CompiAinants,
against In Chsncery.
Z. King Crockett, sheriff of Tazewel
county, and as such administrator Of
Elizabeth Rose, deceased, Richard
Rose and the heirs at law of Elizabeth
Rose, deceased, who are proceeded
against as parties unknown, Defen-
d4nts.
The object of the foregoing suit is to
subject TO sale the undivided moity in
sixty acres of land lying on the north eide
of Stony Ridge, waters of Dry Fork, Taze-
we'll county, Virginia, of which the said
Elizabeth Rose died seized, to the pay.
ment of her debts. Aud an affidavit
having been made and filed that the de-
PENDANT Richard Rose is a nonresident OF
the State of Virginia and that the heirs at
law of Elizabeth Rose are proceeded
against as parties unknown by the proper
affidavit having been filed under the
statute, it is, therefore, ordered that they
10 appear here within fifteen days after
due publication hereof and do what may
be necessary to protect their interest in
this suit. And 1t is further ordered that a
copy hereof be published once week for
four successive weeks in the Tazewell Re
publican, a wee ly newspaper published at
Tazewel, Virginia, and that a copy hereof
be posted at the front door of the court
house of this county as prescribed by
law.
A copy-Teste:
H. BANE HARTMAN, Clerk.
II. @. ANDERSON, p. q.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05
The Best Remedy for Group.

From the AtchisOn, Kan. Daily Globe.
This is the season when the woman who
knows the best remedies for Group is in
demand in every neighborhood. One of
the most terrible things in the world is to
be awakened in the middle of the night
by whoop from one of the children. The
Group remedies are almost as sure to be
lost, in case Of Group, as revolver ls sure
to be lost 10 case Of burglars. There used
to be an oId.fashioned remedy for Group,
known as hive syrup and tolu, but some
modem mothers say that Chamberlain's
CouglKRemedy is better, and does not
cost SO Much. 1t causes the patient to
''throw ANhe phlegm" quicker, and
gives relief ~ a shorter time. Give this
remedy as sooa as the croupy cough APP
pears and it will prevent the attack. 1t
never fails and il pleasant and safeto take.
For sale by Jno. L. Jackson druggist.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05
a Scientific Discovery.

Kodol Dyspepsia Cure does for the
stomach that which it is unable to do for
itself, even when but slightly disordered
or overloaded. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
supplies tie natural juices of digestion and
does the work of the stomach, relaxing
the nervous tension, while the infamed
muscles of that organ are allowed to rest
and heal. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests
what you eat and enables the stomach and
digestive organs to transform all food into
rich, red blood. Sold by Jno. E. Jackson,
Druggist.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05

Hon. James D. Richardson, member
of Congress from Tennessee, by his recent
elevation to the Office of provincial grand
master of the Royal Order of Scotland of
America was elevated to the highest posi-
ton IN Missionary in the world, and is the
ranking man in every organization with
which Masons are in anywise connected.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05
4 Sure Thing,

Il is said that nothing is sure except
death and taxes, but that is not altogether
true Dr.. Kings New Discovery for Con
sumption il sure cure for all lung and
throat troubles. Thousands can testify to
that. Mrs. G. B. VanMetre of Shepherds
town w. Va, says Il had a severe case
of Bronchitis and for year tried every
thing l heard Of, but got no relief. One
bottle of DIR. Kings New Discovery then
cured me absolutely" It's infallible for
Group, Whooping Cough, Grip, Pneumon-
ia and Consumption. Try 1t. It's guar
anteed by Jno K. Jackson, druggist.
Trials bottles free. Reg. sizes SOC, Sl.OO.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05
2 Startling Test.

To save life, DR.. T. G. Merit, Of No.
Mehoopany, Pa, made startling test re-
sulting in a wonderful cure. He writes,
"a patient was attacked with violent
hemorrhages, caused by liberation Of the
stomach. / had often found Electric Bit
GERS excellent for acute stomach and liver
troubles 50 l prescribed them The
patient gained from The first, and has not
had an attack in il months" Electric Bit
tiers are positively guaranteed for Dyspep'
sia, Indigestion, Constipation and Kidney
troubles. Try them Only 500 at Jno.
+. Jackson's, druggist.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05

The jubilee gifts of the late Pope Leo
XIII will be exhibited at the Worlds
Fair. w. E. Curtis, "The Press" cor
spondent, now making tour of Europe,
will go to Rome and arrange for the trans-
fer of the treasures from the Vatican to
St. Louis. The intrinsic value of the gifts
is incalculable, nearly every crowned head
in Europe being represented in the list of
hOnOrs.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05
Wooden BOwlders.

The most singular forest growth In
the world is encountered in the Falk-
land islands, dismal region constant
iy swept by a strong polar wind. What
appear to be weather-worn and moss
covered powders are scattered about,
and when one of these curious objects
Is seized in an attempt to overturn IT.,
strong roots are found to hold 1t down,
these "bowlders" being, in fact, native
trees, which the wind has forced to
assume this shape The wood appears
to be twisted mass of fibers, almost
impossible to cut up iuto fuel.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05
KIM. C1nsest Gnnrd.

The English bodyguard Of gentlemen
at arms, which is the nearest guard"
10 his majesty. is limited in numbers,
and composed Of officers who have seen
active service, who are Of a certain
height and under so years Of age at the
date of appointment. His majesty per-
sonally selects the officers who form his
English guard, and the appointment Is
looked upon as a great prize. The gen.
tlemen at arms receive pay.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05
A Good Name

From personal experience 1 testify that
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are unequalled
as liver pill. They are rightly named
because they give strength and energy and
do their work with ease. w. T. EastOn,
Boerne, Tex. Thousands of people are
using these tiny little pills in preference to
all others, because they are so pleasant
and effectual. They cure biliousness
torpid liver, jaundice, sick headache, con-
stipation, etc. They do not purge and
weaken, but cleanse and strengthen. Sold
by Jno. E. Jackson, Druggist
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05
What to do Until the Doctor
Comes.
W M. MiDter, p. q.

Zone of my children was taken with
cramp collie and suffered severely" says
5. b. Elzee, of Monet, Mo. 81 tele-
phoned for a doctor, then gave a dose of
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and DIarr-
hoea Remedy, and few minutes later a
second dose. Before the doctor came the
child was relieved" For sale by Jno. +.
Jackson, druggist.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-11-05

Hon. John V. L.. Findlay, of Baltimore.
is the last surviving member Of the Mary
land Legislature Of 1862, which was es-
pecially called to make provision for
Maryland assuming her quota OF the
money for the support Of the Federal
Government during the war.