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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09
TOO MUCH TRAINING.
Ch;1dren Should Be Taught Proper
Behavior, But Not Nagged
About Manners.

There is such a thing as too mucn
teaching and training, but mothers
cannot afford to overlook certain I'M
portant, indeed absolutely, essentlal
points in the bringing up OF chlIoreh'
There should be a careful and constant
surveillance when it comes to good man
ners and breeding and any neglect III
this direction is injustice to the child
Teach the little boys to be chlvalrous'
which is really only regard and KIND
ness after all, and make them realize
that it is below their dignity as young
men to push themselves forward ana
overcrowd girls and women OF any age
or condition in any place, says writer
in American Queen.
Teach them to raise their hats; 10
sit up and not lie down in their seats'
to express appreciation for kndness
done them, and always to excuse them
selves for unconscious or accidental
neglect of their manners" Sho"
them the vulgarity of attending to any
part of their toilet in public places
Make them realize that bad manners
are an indication, not only Of lack OF
training, but of their own ambition
to be gentlemen. And above all things
teach both girls and boys consldera-
ton for infirmity, and show them the
great unkindness in laughing and jest
ing at the expense of some unfortunate
or afflicted person.
do not mean to crowd their minds
with set rules for every act Of their
lives, but to develop their sensibilities
and sympathies and understanding so
that their good behavior will be spon-
taneous expression. Any other method
invariably fails for character and real
culture cannot be simulated. Tell the
little girls that LADY" means a loaf
giver and therefore implies nobility OF
heart. and that fine clothes or beautiful
homes can never make up for not being
true lady.
The work is really very simple after
all and requires only timely and con-
vincing suggestions that will be ap'
preciated by the child when constant
preaching and nagging would fail. VI
all things, avoid this last method
nagging-for it is not only irritating
to aLy child, but it is also disastrous
to the right development of young
| minds.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09
ABOUT SUBMARINE CABLES.
How They Have Multiplied Since the
First One Was Laid Half
Century Ago.

1t is more than 50years since the first
submarine cable for commercial use
was laid in the straits of Dover, but all
the work since 1851 in reticulating the
ocean beds with 100000 miles of cable
has been a training for the severer
problems of the Pacific, deeper body
of water, with longer spans, than any
previously encountered. All the other
1850 cables, little and big, have afford
ed lessons of value for this, the bold
est undertaking of the kind.
AS usually happens, the Pacific no
sooner has one cable stretching from
Asia to North American shores than it
becomes possessed of two. Apparent
ly nature abhors a monopoly no less
than it does a vacuum. While the
S275, 100000 invested in submarine
cables pays very well on the whole, says
a writer in the North American Review,
it may be doubted whether at first the
two Asian-American cables can earn
much profit. That, however, is not di-
rectly the question. When Dewey cut
the cable in Manila bay he decided
for the United States the point that
at least one Pacific cable must land on
our shores.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09
pa+ail Value of the Output of Cigars
Cigarettes, ETC., Is Placed nj
$500, 100000 Year.

The trust has gone into the manu-
facture of cigars. 1t has been in busl-
ness less than two years and during
the past IL months it produced about
a billion cigars AS the total production
Of the country is approximately Hooo'-
100000 this represents a very talr
amount of business for an infant con-
Germ. This has been a period OF re-
markable expansion in the cigar trade
however, and the production OF the
American Cigar company represents
inst about the increase for the year,
so that the new enterprise has not in
terfered seriously with the indepen-
lent manufacturers, says Leslie's
Monthly.
The enormous extent of the tobacco
business in America may be realized
from the fact that 1000, 900, 600 cigars,
1000, OoO, 900 cigarettes, and 2so,oOO,OOO
mounds of manufactured tobacco and
$4,000, 900 pounds of snuff are produced
every year. The retail value Of all the
smoking and chewing tobacco, in it's
various forms, approaches $5OO,OOO'OOO
annually. 1t is indeed business Of
royal proportions, and its control is
rorth fighting for.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09
HATS OF CORNHUSKS.
style of Headgear That VIII Rival
the Costly Panama the Com
Ing Summer.

Corn husks during the present sea-
son have been bought up for the pur-
pose of utilizing them in the manufac-
ture of a new style of hat which may
become both fashionable and popular
next summer, says the Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post.
The material is cheap. In fact, it is
usually wasted. Properly cured corn
husks are tough and may be folded
without cracking. Dampened, they
may be made to assume any desired
shape.
The process of working corn husks
into hats is novel, somewhat intricate,
and is protected by patent. 1t is said
that samples already turned out are
artistic as we'll as light and strong.
An element which enters significant
" into the construction of the hat is
the natural shape of the husks, which
taper in width from base to tip. When
split the parts maintain this confg-
uration, as they parallel the fiber.
IHls tdpeIlhS vi al hie pa 10 has
been'an important feature in the man.
ufacture of the hat. The brim and top
of the hat are formed by series of
layers of corn husks. To impart a
novel appearance, the outer end of
some of these layers are pointed. Con-
siderable ingenuity has been displayed
in the entire construction of the hat
even the band is made of corn husks-
and it is asserted that the result is
graceful and attractive, and that,
though it may be constructed econom-
icallS to be sold at popular prices,
more expensive brands, requiring ex-
ceptional skill in the manufacture, will
be turned out to meet the demand for
hats at fancy prices.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09
MEDICAL PRACTICE IN INDIA.
1t Has Some Very Curious Sides for
Professionals Engaged
in Healing.

A correspondent has sent us from
Calcutta a collection of anecdotes bear
ing on the supposed efficacy of contact
with live animals in the treatment Of
certain morbid conditions, says the
London Lancet. Some 60 years ago, he
says, there was great Kaviraj or Ben
gall, physician in Nuddea, whose name
was either Janardan or Jaggannath.
This worthy followed the method of
the ancient school of Indian practi-
TONERS, and was, moreover, specialist
in the animal cure" When sent for
to attend young man suffering from
asthma he announced that he would
employ the goat treatment" Ghee
prepared with goats flesh was admin
istered internally and a goat which
made itself disagreeably perceptible
to the nasal organs was brought into
the room three times day. The pa
tient inhaled the odor, made use of the
animal as pillow, Rugged it during his
paroxysms, and recovered in a few
days
The "reptile cure" was prescribed for
a patient attacked with violent head
ache. A large snake was caught in the
jungle and after its jaws had been
properly secured it was wrapped round
the sufferers head. The poor snake
died in few minutes, but the patient
made a rapid recovery.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09
HOW ARROWHEADS WERE MADE
Indians Broke Flint Rock Into Small
Pieces by Heating and Drop
ping on Water.

We did not know until to-day how the
Indians made the flint arrowheads that
are very often found all over the coun-
try. They had no tools to work with,
and the question of how they made
them was not answered. "Abe" Math-
eney, who was for many years heap
big chief of the Wahoo tribe, says the
souaws broke flint rock into small
pieces by putting it into the fire.
They then selected suitable piece
for an arrowhead, held it in the fire
till it got hot, then put drop of wa
ter on it, which "chipped off" small
particle of the flint, and by this slow
and tedious process the squaws shaped
the arrowheads, says the EldoradO Re-
publican. A look at an arrowhead will
convince one thaS this was the process
adopted to make them, all they all have
rough surfaces.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09
HUMAN AND ANIMAL MIND.
There Is Less Difference between
Them Than Most People
Imagine.

The fact may not be f1attering tothe
human race, but it is nevertheless true,
asrecent scientific investigation proves,
that there is very little difference be-
tween the minds of animals and those
of men. Those variations that exist
are those of degree rather than OF
quality. On the whole the Investigator
in question thinks that animals GER
tainly have some glimmering of rea-
son. With regard to the senses of hear
ing and sight he has found that some
animals can hear sounds inaudible to
us and can perceive rays of light that
are invisible to the human eye. Atmos-
pheric vibrations varying from 80 to
10000 per second strike the human ear
and produce the sense of sound. But
certain animals can hear vibrations
more rapid than this--thAt is, they can
hear higher notes than we can, says
Nature.
In the same way vibrations Of the
ether impinging on the human retina
produce the sense of color. These,
measured on the ample scale of mil
lions of millions per second, vary in
number from 400 to 700. BY the aid of
the thermometer and Of photography,
respectively, we have discovered the
existence of rays beyond the red at
one end of the spectrum and beyond the
violet at the other. 1t has been found
that animals are sensitive to rays be-
yond the violet end. 1t is, therefore,
quite possible that the world around
us is to animals full Of music which
we cannot hear, of color which we can
not see and of sounds which we can
not conceive"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09
HEIRS OF JOHN HANCOCK.
Descendants of the American Patriot
Put In Claims for French
SpOIintiOn Money.

1t looks as if the "line of descent"
from John Hancock of revolutionary
fame might have to be run down for
the purpose of determining at this
late day who are his heirs-at-law,
says the Boston Herald. Though the
governor died about 1888, and all his
estate then apparent was admins
tered upon by Dorothy Hancock, his
widow, it has recently come to pass
that his estate is entitled to some
thing by virtue of a French spoila-
ton claim, and in order to receive
payment of it supplemental admin
istration has to be taken out on his
estate.
A few months ago Mr.. George A.
King, an attorney, upon the request
of Mrs. Elizabeth L. H. Wood, upon
the supposition that she was the
only heir at law of the patriot, filed
a petition in the Probate court for
Suffolk county, asking that he be ap-
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09
CHARLES WAS "NOTIONATE."
Had Horse Sense and Knew What to
Do When He Didn't Want to
Do Anything.

1.-THE other evening l went out to
my country place on business" said
q man according to the Detroit Free
Press. II walked out-just for the
walk-and found l had to stay all
night In the morning as l started
to walk in, a nice old colored man
whom 1 know came along in an old
fashioned carryall, driving a rather
fine-looking sorrel horse. Jerry drew
up and took me in at once; although
/ protested that l wanted to walk.
The horse, old Charles, stepped along
in good style for about an eighth OF
a mile; then he stopped stock still.
Jerry urged him a little; but he
didn't bulge. Then Jerry whipped him
q trihe, but the horse never moved.
After about five minutes waiting,
he lifted his hoofs and trotted along.
Jerry 1 said, what's the mat
ter with your horseP Is he balky|
"'No, sah,' Jerry demonstrated, in
dignantly. OF Charles amt balky-
no he amt. He has got sense; he
knows when he wants ter rest-an'
he jes' stops
Just then old Charles stopped
again.
"Didn't tell your exclaimed Jer-
ry. Dat boss knows when he wants
ter rest. He amt no balky hoss-he's
Jest got sense. He got notions, too.
wy, l lent him to Teller onct to
pull a load O. wood t town, an after
dey done got out O. sight, neighbor,
comm back dis way, SEE: "Mr. Jerry.
you better go down aroun' de hill, an
ten to yo' boss. He won't let dat
Teller drive him t. town wild dat load
O. wood. He's done stop stock still
in a mudhole an gone t sleep"
"Dat wuz so, sab. l had ter take
OF Charles outer dat wood wagon an
fotch him back home; he's notionate,
he is
"All this time the horse hadn't
moved. 1 told Jerry 1 must get out
and walk, but he said:
"'NO, sab. Set still; SET sIlll' WHICH
OF Charles ficks his ears dat means
he's a-gwine ter start up in minute
Jest you set still, sah.'
"Sure enough, in minute we
logged on again.
"Onct, lent dis same boss ter q
wilder woman, t do some Grants
continued Jerry. Den she wuz I
meet me on de cornder, an wed
trabble back home. Lawsl dat wild
der woman had ter send boy ter
tell me t. come roun' t de blacksro;t
shop an git OF Charles. He didn.
like her; she couldn't make him 60.
"The horse stopped again; and /
Jumped out. Thank you, jerry l
said, III have to walk; guess old
Charles don't like me- Jerry looked
humble and apologize.
9Th mighty sorry he said' but
HOSES will have der ways-same as
folks. OF Charles is mighty notion
ate, but he amt balky.'"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09
Officers.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

BAPTIST CHURCH.-Sunday School
every Sunday $3.50 a. N. Preaching nrs'
and third Sundays, II a. m. and I p H.
ID. A. Glenn, pastor.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.-S u n d y
School every Sunday at $50 a. m. Preach,
inc first and third Sundays p. M, second
and fourth Sundays IL a. IN. Christian
Endeavor every Friday at p. H. H. T.
Gilmore, pastor.
METHODIST CHURCH, Main Street
Sunday School every Sunday at 9;3O H.
"I,ittle Workers" Juvenile Missionary
every second Sunday 3 p. m. PREACHING
first and third Sundays IL a. No., second
and fourth Sundays Up. NJ.
NORTH TAZEWELL CHURCH.
Sunday School every Sunday at 10 a. M
Preaching first and third Sundays p. M
second and fourth Sundays II a. N.
PRAYER meeting every Friday p. M H.
A. Kelly, pastor.
UNION PRAYER SERVlCE.-Every
Wednesday evening z p. M, alternating
between the Baptist, Christian and Meth
odist Churches.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-Sunday
School every Sunday at $50 d. m. Preach
ing second, third and fourth Sundays al
IL a. ID. and 7. p. IN. Preaching nith
Sundays at II a. IN. Prayermeetlng every
Wednesday evening Z p. N.
PRESBYTERIAN, BURKES GAR
DEN.-Preaching on first Sunday at IL
m. and 4 p. m. s. o. Hall, pastor
TAZEWELL PREACHERS COUNCIL
Every Monday at 2 p. IN.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09
THE RETORT COURTEOUS.
One Messenger Boy Who Was Not
Slow in COuntering on
Famous Wit.

George AIDE is an expert at badinage,
but in Chicago one day little messen-
ger boy got the better of him, says
the New York Tribune.
Having only few minutes for
luncheon, Mr.. AIDE had gone to cheap
place, and was sitting on stool before
a marble counter when the messenger
boy entered, took place beside the
humorist, and ordered a piece of apple
pie. AS he ate the pie the fact became
evident that his hands were dirty.
There was on his plate a piece Of
cheese piece of very yellow, hard
cheese, cut with mathematical preci-
sion, so that it resembled cake of
soap. Mr.. AIDE pointed to it and said:
Here, boy, take that and go wash
your hands with it,
The boy answered: "You takeit, and
go shave yourself"
There was no possible rejoinder, for
Mr.. AIDES beard was individually of two
or thrss days' growth.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09
AT THE MUSICALE.
The Player Was an Acknowledge
Genius, But ShOpin' Was
Ahead of Him.
How beautifully he plays"

How beautifully he plays"
Doesn't he? So much soul"
ooh, yes, and SO much expression.
Wonderful. They say his technique
Is grand" commented the fair audi
tors, relates the New York Times.
so 1 understand. 1 love to lis
ten to him, don't your"
"Oh, yes. 1 could listen to him
for hours. By the way, what is that
he IS playing?"
Lets see; why, that's-oh, for
the life of me 1 can't remember"
"Nor l."
"Oh, well, it doesn't make any diff
ference"
"Not a bit; everything he plays is
so exquisitely done. They say he
could play before he could talk
plain"
"Oh, yes; a genius"
"Well, he shows it,"
Doesn't he? Wonderful"
isn't it? 1 love to hear him. Don't
you?"
81 never get tired of it. Hello,
there's Mrs. Chiffon"
eyes; pretty gown, don't you
think?"
Rather. Have you seen the dis
play at Pusher's?'
Eyes. Grand, isn't it?"
Wonderful. Born in him."
ooh, yes; Pusher is certainly a
genius. He looks at our shape, and
then"
81 know. Simply grand. But his
prices!"
81 don't care. It's worth it. Hello,
who's that?"
Don't you know"
ooh, yes, surely. How she has
changed. Why, she looks ten years
younger"
"Well, you know, that's the way
divorce affects some people"
cha! Ha! Of course. Beautiful hat
isn't it?" .
Exquisite. One of Miss Trimmer's."
"Oh, yes. Thought recogIi~eu H1A
style. She's a grand milliner"
"Wonderful. Born in her"
eyes. Perfect genius. Dear me, he
is going to stop"
80 he is. 1 could listen to him tor
hours; couldn't your"
Eyes, indeed. What is the matter!
Look at him. He's angry, Why,
he says the talking has disturbed
him."
"Now, isn't that a shame! OF
course he won't play again"
"Of course not. don't blame him
at ALL Some people are always dis
turbing a fine player like that WITH
their rude conversation"
eyes, that is So"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09
SLANG IN THE MAKING.
Many of the Up-tO-Dnte Phrases Cam
not BE Traced to Their
Origin.

The study of slang in the making
has always been hampered by the fact
that no investigator ever sees the in
ventor at his work. In some college
students room, behind the screens OF
a drinking hall, or among the rousta-
bouts of the levee the words and high
ly colored phrases taken up by the
world so readily have probably first
been altered. Where lived the man
who coined word "chump?" asks the
New York Evening Post. Who first
thought of saying to his rival: Go
way back and sit DOWN." No one
seems to know, and the inquirer has
to be contented with inferior speci-
mems for study. One of these has
just come to light in Chicago. 1t is
not one of the elusive sort, full OF
fancy and inspiring suggestions. But
it has the merit of having been de-
signed, as it were, before our eyes,
like the wheat cakes which the white
capped cook makes in the window OF
dainty restaurant. It is the word
"seg." which is applied to the young
women now attending the University
of Chicago. Since coeducation has
been abolished it is obviously mac
curate TO call them goods. At the same
time, the west does not take up the
less complimentary terms which the
young men in some eastern colleges
apply to their feminine fellow stu
dents. The new word is certainly as
euphonious as the old (more so, if any
thing, because it has no hiatus), it is
highly descriptive and not in the least
uncomplimentary.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09

pointed administrator Of the unad-
ministered estate. 1t now appears
that Mary S. Sanford. of Westches-
ter, says that she is one of John
Hancocks heirs, and Albert F. Con-
verse, her counsel, has fled an ap-
pearance in the case in opposit on to
the petition. The matter is pending
in court no day for the considera-
ton of the matter having been fixed.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09
Nut Pastry.

There is nothing more delicious than
nut pastry. Nuts are far superior to
lard for shortening. English walnuts,
pecans and hickory nuts are the best
for making pastry. The proportions
are one cupful of nuts to pint of Hour.
Add salt and enough cold water TO
moisten for rolling. The crust is made
in the ordinary way.-American Queen.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09
Curry of Beans.

Chop one medium-sized onion and
frv a golden brown in tablespoonful
of butter; add one tablespoonful Of
curry powder and two teaspoonfuls OF
milk and mix smooth; add one quart Of
baked beans, and the juice of half a
lemon and just zest of the grated
yellow peel. When steaming hot, dish
in border of boiled rice.-Albany Ar.
Qus
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09
FOR SALE
Half Interest in Valuable
Mill Property.

We Will sell our one-half interest in the
Wiuen & Smoot roller mills, at Witten's
Mills, Va.
These mills have been recently fitted up
with complete roller system Of the most
improved patterns of machinery, and With
burrs for corn meal. The mills have won
the reputation for making the highes
grades of flour and meal. Fayorably
located for shipping and receiving. Ad-
dress or call on
T. X. SMOOT,
Agent for Smoot Heirs,
l223m. Tip Top, Va.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09
Little Loss I'm Post once.

The post Office money order depart
ment handles about S3OO,OOO,ooo year.
The loss by the dishonesty and care
lessness of clerks has been only 1921
in the last two years, but this is part
ly explained by the fact that the clerks
are made responsible for the money
they handle, and any loss is considered
theirs.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09
Butter Sponge Cake.

Two cups of sugar, one of butter,
six eggs beaten separately, one-half
cup milk, one-haf cup water, two
teaspoons baking powder, three cups
-four. Mix butter and sugar to a
cream. Add yolks. Do not beat
much. Next milk with whites and
-four last. Bake in loaf or cup cakes.
flood Housekeeping.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09
Penalty for Tobacco Selling.

Returns obtained by the Scottish
Anti-Tobacco society show that in
four-ffths Tor 43) of the United States
of America it has been made penal
offense to give or sell tobacco in any
form to children. The age limit varies
from IA up to 21.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09
Examination of Pork.

The quantity of pork examined mi
croscopically which was exported last
year amounted to 33,6S1,22 pounds.
The cost of this work per pound was
one-third Of cent.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09

For two years the slaughter of cows,
heifers and calves for sale as meat is
prohibited in the Transyaal, under pen
atty of ESQ fine or six months impris-
onment.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09
TAzEWElL co. DIRECTORY.
Circuit Court.

Robert c. jackson, judge; II. Bane Har-
man. clerk. Terms of court-lst Monoay
in April, 4th Nor day in August ana lst
Monday in December
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

By mutual consent the firm Of w. II.
Kelly & Son has this, the lst day Of
January. 1903, been dissolved; aud the
business will hereafter be conducted at tie
same stand by VIM. w. Kelly.
The firm extends many thanks to their
customers forthelr past encoursgemeliaaa
respectfully solicits their trsde<H
concern, which they will always fi'Sf
to wait upon and sell them goods at 4
down prices.
William H. Kelly
VIM. w. Kelly.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09
County Court.

J.H. Stuart, judge; L. L: George, CLERK
Terms of court- Tuesday after Sd Monday
II each month.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09
Disasters from Volcanoes.

The five volcanoes active last year
destroyed 10000 lives.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-04-09
CONFEDERATE VETERAN REUNION.

New Orleans, La. May 1922.
Very low Iates will be granted for this
occasion by Norfolk d Western Railway.
NJ. +. BRAGG, w. b. BEVlLL,
T. L. A., q. Z. A.,
Roanoke, Virginia.