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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-20
KEkWAN OCCUPIED.

> Tokio, December 19-Evening)- { . The Japanese fired an immense mine . under portions of the north fort of l < Kekwan mountain at o'clock yes . terday (Sunday) afternoon. . The infantry immediately after : . ward charged and occupied the fort ! < with a heavy force. < It is reported that the Japanese 1
 . have seized a strong position about !
 < thousand yards southeast of 203 !
 . Meter nil. preparatory to assaulting < the new town and pushing between
 ~ Liaoti mountain and the Russian :
 . headquarters at Port Arthur
 The fighting against Sungshu {
 . mountain continues.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-20
Authorized to Sign Treaty.

Madrid, December liking Alfonso has signed decree authorizing Senor Ojeda, the Spanish minister at Wash ington, to sign the arbitration treaty with America The king today signi- fled his consent to the establishment of a Spanish American college in Mad rid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-20

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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-08-25
HAS SUED A PRESIDENT.
Pawanee County, Kansas, Man Once
Brought Suit for $500 Against
Grover Cleveland.

Pawnee county claims to be the
residence of the only living man who
sued a president of the United States.
His name is G. S. Van Eman and he
lives at Jennings. Van used to run q
sheep ranch up in Lyon county, Kan,
and was getting along all right until
Grover Cleveland was elected presi-
dent and the edict went forth that
wool was to be put on the free list.
Van had about consummated a sale,
but claims the fear Of tariff changes
forced the price of sheep down sever
al points. Furthermore, his regard for
his sheep and country was so high that
he was ashamed to look sheep in the
face under the conditions that Cleve-
land forced upon them, so during the
reign of Grover he made a practice Of
beginning at the rear end Of 4 sheep
to shear 1t. This greatly Inundated
him and caused him to lose prestige
with his hired hands and merinos.
Feeliag intensely aggriered and
materially damaged, he sued Grover
Cleveland, president Of the United
States, getting service by publication,
and obtained judgment for $500. OF
course, it was never collected, for
Grover never got in reach Of an exc
cution. But Van claims he felt better,
though the debt remains unpaid.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-08-25
BOOK VANDALS ARE ELUSIVE
Author Of Mutilation Of Library Vol
vines Is Very Rarely Dis
covered.

In the many cases Of mutilation Of IL
brary books only small percentage Is
traced to the culprit, declares the New
York Herald. THERE'S, of course, record
which enables the attendants to tell who
had the book on certain dates, but 1t is
almost impossible to find out just when
the mischief was done There is a
clause in the rules and regulations re-
questing all borrowers to report to the
librarian at once any mutilation which
a book may have previously suffered,
but through the usual carelessness that
characterizes the average easy-going
New Yorker the discoverer of the van
dalism fails to report 1t, hence when the
attention of the attendants is finally
drawn to it the damage may be several
weeks old.
Illustrations are the particular prey
of the library sharks, especially those
that appear in the magazines that run to
colored pictures. In many cases, too,
several pages of the text are distracted
for good measure.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-08-25
IRRICATE FROM ICE SUPPLY.
Montana People Freeze Water to Be
Used During the Sum-
mer Months.

In Montana the experiment has been
tried of freezing water to be used for ir-
rigation. AS soon as the weather be-
comes such as to melt the ice 1t is fit for
the operations requiring the water.
The plan, which so far is In the nature
of an experiment, consists in making a
series of shallow basins on the slope OF a
hill In such locations that, when water
is plentiful, they may be filed, each OF
those below the highest receiving sue
cessively the overflow from the one
above 1t.
Once frozen, the ice in these shallow
reservoirs is there until the thaw sets
in. when It melts so slowly as to keep
up a supply of moisture sufficient for
the termination and growth of early
crops. This unique method has been
tried so far only in the vicinity of Dillon,
but 1t appears to be successful and is to
be given a trial in several other favor
able localities.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-08-25
GODS oUT-oF-DooRs.

FOR the earth 70 the Lords, and the full
ness thereof."-1 Corinthians, 1925
There Is q teRple-not of stone,
Nor with contracting walls and roof
Wherein eaeh man may stand alone,
And be from srosser things aloof;
There with his soul he may commune,
Where waters whisper to the shores
And distant hills send back the Groom
The temple of Gods Out-of-Doors.
1t may be on the desert sands
When night has hung her tapestries
And when across the silent lands
There comes wondrous censer-breeze
Scent laden from some far off isle
Where bud and Fruit hold pungent stores
That thus ara waited mile on mile
Into this House of Out-of- Doors.
1t may be IN SONS wooded place
With sunshine sitting through the leaves
Until It's flashing jewels trace
A wealth Of rare mosaic weaves;
All green and gold the forest walls,
All gold end green the forest floors
This is the grandest of all halls,
The temple Of Gods Out-of-Doors.
Gods Out-of-Doorsi The ceaseless march
OF sun and stars from night to dawn
Trace for our eyes the domes high arch,
Show US wisat it is builded on.
HyHA, 4atAsh and raressional
I've AktdMN9 aseS~ ~ grandeur pours;
Nuts wGsgb1@A M ksar His call
In - .Ss<Ng ElEzIS ct Out-of- Doors.
w S.&N@ q AzeeEsS Daily Tribune.
H..N
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-08-25
WHAT PIKE FEED UPON.
Tippsrary Fisherman Declares That
They Are Especially Fond
of Flatirons

There is a professional fisherman OF
my acquaintance in Tipperary who kills
many pike during the winter months, for
which he finds ready sale in town, says
writer in the Country Gentleman. He
told me Of one customer OF his who was
in the habit Of so beating him down in
price that he felt justified In resorting
to somewhat questionable means to in
crease the weight of his fish. In the
manner Of the winner of the stakes in
the celebrated Jumping Frog" sporting
event, he would introduce some weighty
substance into their interior, stones,
bits of iron railing, etc.
Once he went so far as to stuff two
old handless fatirons he had picked
from a refuse heap down the gullet of
one before taking it to his customer,
who, having weighed it carefully, and
after much haggling, paid him frac-
ton less pound for 1t than he might
have perhaps obtained elsewhere.
Meeting him next day, he was instantly
aware that there was trouble in the
wind by the opening remark What
do pike feed on, Pady?" Och. and ia
dade, your honor, but there's mighty lit
tie that comes amiss to thin lads" he
answered; frogs and fish, sticks and
shtones they like well, but they would
give their two eyes for Aatirons."
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-08-25
MANY ARRESTS IN CHICAGO
Nearly $4,000 Persons Gathered In
by Police During the Last
Fiscal Year.

If every citizen Of the United States Is
an American, and it is generally ac-
cepted that he is entitled to that CLASH
fication-then there are a great many
wicked Americans in the country.
Nearly $4,000 were arrested in Chica-
go last year They all claimed to be
Americans, and declared that they could
give proof of native birth or papers OF
adoption. These self-styled Americans
head the lists in the matter of arrests,
without counting the negroes, who were
represented in the police records by
64S5 of their brethren.
The "peaceable" Germans we're next
in line, which will be something of a
surprise on the North side. There were
5,295 who acknowledged the vaderland,
but who failed to keep the peace In this
country. And then came the Irish, with
3, h6 arrests to their creditor discredit.
The Italians had only LIZA countrymen
in the tolls, being beaten by the Poles,
who were represented by 1903. The b.
hemians had 992 The Swiss made the
best reoord-because there are fewer Of
them, and, considering their number the
heather" Chinee are the best citizens
But 104 Of them were arrested In Chica-
go during the last fiscal year.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-08-25
MANY FREAKS OF IcEBERGS
Fishermen Of Newfoundland Possess
Curious Faculty Of Smell
ing Them.

The fishermen of Newfoundland pos
sess the curious faeuFN Il being abba
as they say, to "smstB' nssbergs, aad
thereby escape many 1neeHnAsfs WITH
them, relates P. T. hNGS9th, in Ne
Clure's. Really, however. the fact h
that the approach Of berg Ia heralded
by sudden and decided cooling of the
atmosphere, which these experienced
mariners soon perceive, and are
warned by. But oftentimes a vessel
will run into a nest OF them. and may
have to be towed to safety by her boats
A frequent cause OF disaster Is that,
the submerged section of a berg being
caught in the grip of a current, the
mass moves steadily against wind and
sea and crashes into the craft before
she can escape.
Phe same circumstances cause the
remarkable sight sometimes witnessed,
of foes driven one way by the wind,
while bergs cut wide swath through
them in another direction, impelled
by the currents. The lee Of berg ia
often a fayorite shelter from storm,
and Arctic steamers. northern whalers
and Newfoundland sealers frequently
adopt the novel expedient Of anchoring
to bergs which experience shows them
to be surely balanced.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-08-25
WOMEN SPIES OF THE TURKS
An Illustrative Instance of the Meth
DDS Employed to Gain Sc
crets of Enemies.

The Turkish spy system includes q
great number of women. The basis upon
which the Turkish police work. says the
Washington Star, is that beautiful
woman may learn the secrets of Allah
himself. AS a matter Of fact, their most
useful information comes from women.
A wealthy Albanian who was leader
of several rebellions against the Turks
was one time, during period OF peace,
presented with beautiful wife as ar
addition to his harem by the pasha Of
the province. The Albanian was i'm
mensely pleased, and made the woman
his favorite wife, which position she held
for over year.
Meanwhile, it became known among
the Albanian revolutionary leaders that
some of their most important secrets
were mysteriously reaching the ears of
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-08-25

"a moment she heard Dawes voice
in the kitchen, and stole softly out, wiz
ing to let him see what a creature Of
light and air she really was-how far
removed from his homely life. Her
mother had gone into the dining room
and was making great clatte4ing there
with the dishes. Dave started up froE
his chair and looked at her with q
strained, frightened look on his face.
~ What you got on all that borrowed
finsry fuT?" he demanded in q tone that
he had never used to her.
ut isn't borrowed, Mr.. Lorry-it's
mine-t's been give to mel" she re-
torted, fitting up her indignant little
chin and sailing around him haughtily.
you lSok-Idon't know how you look
with such things on!" he said, almost
with sroan. We're all plain workin'
people, Indy. Take 'em off!-p1ease
take 'em off-you don't know what
things it makes me think of-do take
EN-. off, Lindy!"
I'D like to know what you've got to
de with i'll" said the butterfly out Of the
midst of the blue cloud, frowning at him,
and yet laughing, too. because she knew
she was so pretty, and because another
man was coming in little while and he
would see how pretty she was.
Even while she fluttered around the
room, she heard them coming-the
sound of wheels and her fathers loud,
jovial tones. He would come in through
the kitchen, as he always did-her father
always would bring people In through
the kitchen Not now-she could not
see him at once-and the butterfly fed
wildly through the house and out into
the porch in front, where the moonlight
caught and held her Miss Margaret,
glay-clad within and without, drew
further back into the shadow Of the
vines, so that she could look at the radi-
ant thing palpitating there in the moon
light.
But what was this?-there was her
fathers voice in the kitchen-but some
one was coming in at the front-ane
Indy tV4Red her back to the moonlight
lest he EhOuld see how her heart. her
foolish heart, was shaking her from
head to foot. And then
Indy lay still in his arms with the
silly butterfly soul half swooning out OF
her. He was talking in broken sentences
against the crown Of bonny brown hair
and what was that he was saying? She
steadied her Keeling brain and tried to
listen
'They told me you were here, Mar
garet-and l could not stay away longer
we must make it up-what is life worth
without you? And you knew was COM
ing, and put on the dear blue gown to
wait for me? Why, Margaret am not
sure l would have had the courage to
speak II hadn't seen the blue gown.
Sweetheart-don't let's quarrel again!
1t takes too much out of a mans life"
He felt the light form begin to move.
slowly and family.
Let me go!" the girl whispered, with
her face still away from him. "I'll see
you again-after awhile. Let me go
won't quarrefany more!"
Ne id not LET her 70 very readily. bat
she brooks away from him and ran intG
darkened room. He drew his hare
across his eyes, and perhaps it was be-
cause Of the happy mist there that he
went into the house without noticing the
gray figure that trembled and wept in
the shadow Of the vines.
"But why did you change your gown"
he asked afterwards e. the gray frure
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-08-25
SUIT MUST MATCH THE DOG
New York Woman Goes Shopping and
Uses Feathery Canine as
O Sample.

"Have you something in brown to
match this?"
The clerk glanced up inSuiringly at
the tall woman who held out nothing
but Pomeranian dog, which she was
placing upon the counter He held out
his hand politely and questioningly,
says the New York Sun.
This" explained the woman, pat
ting the little feathery dog.
The man still held out his. hand, .
dazed look growing on his face.
Il want a walking suit to match my
dog" the woman said.
The sample barked and called the
clerks attention to business.
81 am sure we can do it, madam"
murmured the clerk, glancing over the
golden-brown Of the dogs coat. Hes
just in the stylish color"
81 know and that's what put into my
head the idea Of having suit to match
him. A friend of mine has a black
Pomeranian and she's got black suit
on purpose to wear with him. The eff
feet is stunning, but think mine will
be more so. 1t is funny that his coat
should be just the yellow brown that
Is the rage this spring"
To be sure that she was getting just
the right shade, the material and the
dog were carried to the door into the
strong sunlight. A perfect match sent
the woman with face wreathed with
satisfaction into other departments
with her precious sample tucked under
her arm.
With smile Of accomplished pur-
pose she left the shoe, hosiery and mil
lery department.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-08-25
MEDICAL JUDGMENT OF JAPs
Plenty of Water and Unlimited Fresh
Air Depended Upon for
Strength.

The japanese have taught Europeans
and Americans lesson and quenched
In some degree the conceit Of the eau
casian in his superior capacity to do
all things. Even in the matter OF
diet, our long cherished theory that
the energy and vitality Of the white
maa is largely due to the amount Of
animal food consumed, must undergo
revision, says the Medical Record.
The Japanese are allowed to be
among the very strongest people on
the earth. They are strong mentally
and physically, and yet practically they
eat no meat at all. The diet which
enables them to develop such hardy
frames and such well-balanced and
keen brains. consists almost wholly Of
rice, steamed or boiled, while the bet
ter-to-do add to this Spartan fare fish,
eggs, vegetables and fruit. For bev-
.erages they use weak tea without sugar
or milk, and pure water, alcoholic
stimulants being but rarely INDUCED
in. Water is imbibed in what we
should consider prodigious quantities
to an Englishman, indeed, the drink
ing of so much water would be re-
garded as madness. The average Jap
anese individual swallows about a gal
Ion daily In divided doses.
The Japanese recognize the bench
cial effect of flushing the system
through the medium Of the kidneys,
and they cleanse the exterior of their
bodies to an extent undreamed of in
Europe or America.
Another - and perhaps this is the
usage on which the Japanese lay the
greatest stress-is that Deep habitual,
forcible inhalation of fresh air is an
essential for the acquisition OF
strength, and this method is sedulous-
ly practiced until 1t becomes a part OF
their nature.
The japanese have proved that
frugal manner of living is consistent
with great bodily strength-indeed, is
perhaps more so than the meat diet
of the white man. AS to the water
drinking habit. which is so distinctive
a custom with them, 1t is probably an
aid to keeping the system free from
blood impurities, and might be fol-
lowed with advantage In European
countries, to far greater extent than
is at present the case. Hydropathy
and exercise seem to be the sheet an
chors Of the Japanese training reg
men, and, judging from results, have
been eminently satisfactory.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-08-25

the military authorities. They appoint
ed several of their number to track down
the source of the leakage Of informa-
ton.
One evening one of the Albanian spies
observed small Nubian boy leaving the
headquarters of the khaimakam. He
recognized the boy as the attendant OF
the woman who had been given as
present to the insurrectionary leader.
The spy reported his discovery and the
Nubian boy was watched. The spies
caught him one evening going down to
the town and searched him, but without
result.
Then, according to the Albanian mer-
chant In New York, who tells this story,
they proceeded to torture this hey, and
learned that every time he was sent to
the Office of the khaimakam his fez was
taken away from him and returned after
a long interval. The Albanians immedi-
ately examined the boys fez and found
letter in the lining. They took this
and let the boy go, threatening him with
terrible death If he revealed their iden-
titles.
The Albanians, not recognizing the
handwriting Of the letter, at once sus-
pected their leader himself, not thinking
that the boy was the exclusive attendant
Of the leaders favorite wife. When
they reached their headquarters in the
mountains 1t was only TO learn that
their leader had been arrested and was
in prison, while the fayorite wife had
fed.
Such is one Of the favorite methods
Of spying employed, not only by the
pashas, but by the sultan himself.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-08-25
Offers.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH.-Su n d a y
School every Sunday at 9:30a m. Preach,
ing first and third Sundays Up. M, second
and fourth Sundays ii a. IN. Christian
Endeavor every Friday at : p. Ia. r. E.
Elmore, pastor.
METHODIST CHURCH, Main Street.
Sunday School every Sunday at $50 a. m.
"Little Workers" Juvenile Missionary
every second Sunday 8 p. m. Preaching
first and third Sundays ii a. M, second
and fourth Sundays 8 p. m, fifth SUN
days ii a. m. and p. M.
NORTH TAZEWELL CHURCH.
Sunday School every Sunday at 10 a. m
Preaching first and third Sundays. p. No.,
second and fourth Sundays IL a. M.
Prayer meeting every Friday p. m. I.
]. Eskridge, pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-Sunday
School every Sunday at $50 a. m. Preach
ing second, third and fourth Sundays at
IL a. 10. and 7. p. In. Preaching fifth
SuAdays at IL a. m. Prayermeeting every
Wednesday evening p. N.
PRESBYTERIAN, BURKES 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. N.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-08-25
Axhamed of Hairless Horsa.

A farmer near Jackson raised a colt
that was as bare Of hair as a Mexican
dog. The parents of the freak were of
the ordinary covered kind, and no the
DRY is advanced as to the cause OF the
offsprings ridiculous nudity. The an
imal grew to horsehood, but seemed so
sort OF repulsive like" that the owner
was ashamed to drive him to town and
kept the hairless monster at work on the
farm. A Jackson man heard of the horse
and for $40 became his owner, and now
has an offer Of $500 for him, sum which
he has refused on the ground that the
freak Is worth much more.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-08-25
HER FACE STOPPED TRAFFIC
Remark Directed at "Girl Just Ahead"
Is Overheard, But Speaker
Escapes Scoring.

There's a girl who ought to be sued
for damages by the Union Traction COM
pany! Her face stops traffic every time
she looks toward the car lines"
(Which girl?"
1.-THE one just ahead Of u.s."
The speakers were two young Chicago
men and the "girl just ahead" CHANGED
to overhear the remark. Her eyes blaz-
ing with anger, she turned upon her
critic and demanded:
What do you mean by saying my face
would stop trolley carr"
Pardon me, my dear young lady"
quickly responded the offender. You're
mistaken as to what said. said your
face stops traffic every time you look to-
ward the car lines. Well, that's true.
One sight of your pretty face makes the
motorman forget his business, and he
instinctively turns off the power"
A beatifc smile illumined her face,
and the incident was closed.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-08-25
JAPS AND RUSSIANS DIFFER.
Followers of the Mikado Haunt Ship,
But Cars Men Lack Inter-
est in Theirs.

Some Japanese naval officers were
sent to England to watch the building
of a Japanese ship there and bring
her home. A Russian ship, according
to Leslie's Magazine, had Just been
completed there. Russian officers had
been stationed at the yard for months
to study the construction of their ship.
They were big, splendid, careless chaps
and the time they devoted to the dock
yard depended on their other engage
ments. They took some experts with
them to show them the ropes when
their ship sailed away.
Then came Kannmura end A&s ~
low officers. For months they haunted
the dock yard where their ship was on
the ways. There came invitations a
plenty, but these Japanese officers sent
regrets. When the work was finished
on their ship they took possession and
no foreigner has been aboard Of her
since, except by invitation.