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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
BEARD CAUSE oFPRoMoTIoN
University Graduate Held Down by
Youthful Appearance - Hirsute
Appendage Has Telling Effect.

A recent graduate of one Of the great
universities secured place with
well-known firm at a modest salary,
says the New York Sun. He fulfilled all
his duties satisfactorily, but there
seemed to be something lacking. Busi-
ness callers did not seem to take him
seriously, and one would occasionally
inquire:
Say, bub, where's the boss?"
The graduate finally decided to raise
beard. At the end of a week his en-
ployer came to him and said:
ITS a rather delicate subject, but
I'm glad that you have realized that
1t Is your youthful appearance that
has been keeping you back. You will
take charge Of the shipping department
tomorrow" "And some people say
that appearances count for nothing"
remarked the graduate 1T took me
four years to get college education.
and In four weeks I'll have a beard.
made ten dollars week on the
strength of the education, and got pro-
NOTED the first week on the strength Of
the beard"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
SENT SAMPLES OF TALENT
French Tenor Ships Records of Voice
and Moving Pictures of Acting
to Theatrical Manager.

"This is marvellous age we live In"
said theatrical manager, land its mar
velousness was brought home to me for
chilly last week. | had written to
French tenor and asked him what he
would take to come over here and sing
next season. His reply consisted of
letter and two cylinders. will come
for $500 a week. the letter said, and ]
forward in another package samples Of
my voice and of my acting The larger
cylinder was a Photographic record of
,ne Of the mans solos. The smaller one
was moving picture film of him singing
the solo. | took the cylinders to dealer,
and one we put in a photograph, the
other in moving picture machine. Then
we darkened the room, and we started
the machine and the photograph stimuli
taneously. BY Jove, sir, the actor might
have been present personally. There he
was on the screen, walking up and down
the stage and gesticulating, and there
was his voice issuing in sonorous notes
from the big photograph horn. l got
from it as satisfactory an idea of the
mans talent as could have gotten if he
had visited me-"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
ART OF PIcKLINC STEEL.
Process First Tried in This Country
at Williamsburg Bridge in
New York City.

The picking of structural steel was
probably first done in this country in
connection with the steel flooring of
the Williamsburg bridge in New York
city, declares Engineering Record.
The specifications for the 11-inch chan
nels on which the paving blocks are car
RED required them to be cleaned and
painted with pure linseed oil while still
hot from the rolls. When 1t came time
to execute the work these specifications
were changed 80 as to permit the metal
to be cleaned in picking baths, which
has long been done to a considerable
extent In Europe. IN the case of the
channels for the williamsburg bridge
the shapes were first boiled in ten per
cent solution of caustic soda to take
off grease, and were then rinsed in boil
ing water Afterward they were dipped
into q boiling ten per cent. solution OF
sulphuric acid until all the oxide was
removed. After being rinsed in boiling
water they were dipped into a boiling
ten per cent. solution of carbonate Of
soda to free them from any trace of acid.
Finally they were rlnsed in boiling wa
ter, dried over steam pipes and then
treated by the Sabin process Of enamel
ing.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
RICH MAcHINIsT A REALITY
Once Abhorrent to Men Of Fashion,
Millionaires Are Now Proud
of Skill in That Line,

'In my time" said an old broker to
Cincinnati Enquirer reporter, "machin-
cry was abhorrent to men of fashion.
Black grease, befouled hands, revolving
wheels, and the ugly odor Of oil were
things unknown in good society. Con-
slider the change. The motor car, the
naphtha launch, the automobifeboat and
the motor cycle have made machinists
of US all. 1t is as needful for million
aire to-day to be wise about spark plugs,
oil cups and battery wires as it was need
full in the past for him to be wise about
cobs, hackneyS and high-steppers Ma
chinery plays so big part in the luxur-
les of modern life that a rich man to-day
Is proud Of being good machinist, just
as he would have been proud ten years
ago of being good fencer or a good
horseback rider"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
BLACKSMITH A SCIENCE.
Seven Schools in Germany for Train
ing Locksmiths and Expon-
ents of the Anvil.

In Germany, the home of chronological
instruction, there are seven special
schools devoted to the sole purpose of
training locbsmiths and blacksmiths.
they are in the cities of Burgstadt.
Grossenhain, Frankenberg, Nielsen,
Clauchau, Rosswein and Zittau. Only
graduates of public schools are admitted.
The course of instruction in three of the
schools lasts three years; in three of the
others it is shorter To the school at
Rosswein are admitted such students
only as have completed a course in one
of the other six schools, and the curric-
ulum is highly advanced covering
physics, chemistry and electricity, with
particular reference to practical con-
struction of machinery. The schools are
supported by the blacksmith and lock-
smith guilds, aided by subventions
from the government of Saxony and pri-
vate benefcence.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
FROM ALASKA TO BRAZIL.
Golden Plover Traverses 10000 Miles
in Order to Spend Ten Weeks
on Arctic Coast.

Some Of our shore birds appear to
make travelling their chief occupation.
The American golden plover arrives in
the first week of June in the bleak,
wind-swept barren grounds" Of Alaska,
above the arctic circle and far beyond
the tree line, and while the lakes are
still icebound hurriedly fashions a
shabby little nest in the moss, says the
Saturday Evening Post. BY August 1t
is in Labrador, where it stuffs itself
with such quantities Of "crowberries"
that its flesh is actually stained by the
dark purple juice. From Nova Scotia
1t strikes out to sea and takes direct
course for the West Indies, 1000 miles
away, finally reaching southern Brazil
and the prairies of Argentina. Sixteen
thousand miles does 1t traverse In order
to spend ten weeks on the arctic coast!
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
CAR HAD MAD ANCESTORS
Queer Stories About Russian Mos
arch Recall Doings Of suppos-
edly Insane Forefathers.

While little oredence need be attached
to the curious stories about the car
that have been flying about recently. it
is an unquestionable fact that insanity
runs In his house Three Of his prede-
cessors, Peter ILL.,, Emperor Paul and
Ivan the Terrible, were all more or less
mad, and some Of their vagaries kept
their immediate attendants in perpetual
hot water. Peter ILL.,, to accustom him.
self 10 war, insisted upon having the fir-
ing of cannon constantly In his ear. At
one time he gave an order to have hun
bred Of the heaviest guns in the world
simultaneously discharged In Moscow
solely that he might not In time of war
be terrified by an unaocustomed noise.
II was Ivan the Terrible who, when suf-
fering from some illness, commanded
the city Of Moscow 10 provide him
with cask Of fieas as cure for his
malady. (.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
HOW SEEDS TERMINATE.
Writer Describes Method by Which
Plum and Apricot Tree Enter
on Stage Of Life.

'aThe method by which plum or ap-
ricot tree makes its entrance upon the
stage of life is interesting" says Pear
sons. 1.-The hard shell Of the plum stone
splits it into halves through the siren
uous power of the embryo within. Out
of the kernel the little root energies and
grows fat, while the nutty kernel also
divides into its halves, and each grad
ually transforms itself into thick fleshy
green leaves which show above the
ground, while between these peculiar
leaves two pretty, bright, ordinary
pairs of green leaves above ground-one
pairs of gren leaves above ground-one
pair fat and full of food, which they
keep passing on to the plum infant, the
other pair thin and delicate, but daily
growing stronger to take up the task of
manufacturing food, not merely handing
on stores, so that the plant may grow
and flourish when the stores are fin
ished."
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
Officers.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH.-Su y
Schuol every Sunday at 9:SOs. m. Preach,
inc first and third Sundays Up. M, second
and fourth Sundays ii a. IN CHRISTIAN
Endeayor every Friday at : p. IN. H. T.
Elmore, pastor.
METHODIST CHURCH, Main Street
Sunday School every Sunday at 9:S0 a. ID.
"Iittle Workers" Juvenile Mlsslopsry
every second Sunday 3 p. M. Preaching
first and third Sundays IL a. M, seconu
and fourth Sundays p. M, NTH oun-
DAYS III a. 10. and p. N.
NORTH TAZEWELL OHUkCh'-
Sunday School every Sunday at 10 m.
Preaching first and third Sundays p. Nd. >
second and fourth Sundays Il g. o.
PRAYER meeting every Friday p. M l.
j. Eskridge, pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-Sundaay
School every Sunday at $50 u. M. Preach-
inc second, third and fourth Sundays at
II a. IN. and 7. p. 10. Preaching NTH
Sundays at IL a. M. Prayermeetlng every
Wednesday evening p. NJ.
PRESBYTERIAN, BURKE'S GAR
DEN. Preaching on first Sunday al II g.
M. and 4 o. m. 5. o. Hall, pastor
TAZEWELL PREACHERS COUNCIL
Every Monday at 2 p. N.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
CHRISTIANS IN JAP DIET.
Although Only Seven of Them, They
Possess influence Beyond
Their Numbers.

The whole number of members Of
the Japanese diet is &c., and Of them
seven are Christians, including one
Baptist, two Congregationalists and
four Methodists. The Christian repre-
sentation is thus in minority OF to
81, but it is influential beyond that pro-
portion. In the population at large
there is, roughly speaking, only one
Christian in 10000 little leaven in a
great mass, but its effect is visible and
recognized even by those who are not
nominally Christians. In old Japan.
Shintoism, Buddhism and Confucianism
all encouraged absolutism and feudal-
ism, while constitutional government,
representative institutions and local
self-government are fruits of Christian
civilization. It is favored by good
many who make no open profession OF
it, and is particularly valued as an In
strument of social and moral reforms.
1t has long road to travel in that coun-
try before it satisfies the desires of It's
propagandists, but the road is open,
and there is no opposition worth speak
ing of, but rather spirit of receptivity
and encouragement.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
DECLINES AT THIRTY-oNE.
Investigations Prove That the Aver
age Man Begins to Lose Strength
at the Stated Age.

Careful investigations have proved
that the muscles as we'll as other organs
of the body have their stages of devel-
ppment and decline. Tests of the
strength Of several thousands of people
have been made by the use of dyna-
mometer strength measurer), and the
following are given as the average fig
ares of the white race. The lifting power
If a youth of II is $50 pounds. In his
twentieth year this increases to 800
pounds and in his thirtieth and thirty
irst years 1t reaches its height, $50
pounds At the end of the thirty-fi-st
year the strength begins to decline. BY
the fortieth year 1t has decreased eight
pounds, and this diminishing continues
at a slightly increasing rate until the
iftieth year is reached, when the figure
Is $50 pounds. After this period the
strentgh fails more and more rapidly,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
CALLS FOR YARD OF MILK.
Customer Tells Dairyman That Prod
uct Is Sold in Siberia by
Linear Measure.

"Glve me a yard of milk" said a IA
cetious customer. The dairyman smiled.
But a yard of milk, all the same" he
said, 'is not the impossibility you deem
it. have bought milk by the yard,
though not in this climate. 1t pleasant
to think, with the thermometer at 95, Of
the days when l got my milk by linear
measure" the dairyman continued. 1T
was in Hrkutsk, the coolest town In ST.
IBERIA. l spent winter there when was
valeting, and everything that l bought
In the markets came solid-frozen solid
Fish, meat, chickens, ducks-all were
stacked up like so much wood, and when
they needed to be cut the vendor took an
ak OF a hatchet to them. All the Irkutsk
liquids were frozen solid, too. Milk, for
convenience. was put up in meters-a
meter is, you know, about yard-and
you would buy one or two or three yards
of milk, as you required. A string was
always frozen in with an end protruding.
The end was to carry the milk by"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
WILD DOCS IN AFRICA.
Central Part of Continent Infested
with Ugly Beasts Which Play
Havoc with Game

The wild dog of Central Africa is COM
mon. He is an ugly-looking beast,
with a pied body coarse hair, short
head and large upright ears. These
wild dogs play fearful havoc with game,
occasionally clearing out%hole districts
precisely in the same manner as the red
dhole of India, before which even the
tiger is said to retreat. They have a
wonderful power Of scent wonderful
boldness, endurance and pertinacity,
and their loose, easy gallop covers the
ground far more quickly than 1t ap-
Dears to do. They usually hunt in con-
siderable packs, although have some
times met them In threes and tours.
have never heard Of wild dogs actually
attacking man, but they often behave
rs II on the point Of doing so, and I'M
armed travellers have been literally
freed by them before now
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
ARIZONA SNAKE DANCES.
Genaral Public Hears Little Of the
Hopi and Moki Indian
-Ceremonials.

With each recurring odd year, rumor
has it that the Hopi or Moki Indians Of
Arizona will again handle live rattle
snakes at Haulpai and will speed them on
their way to the other world with
prayers for rain, says Field and
Stream. The general public hears
but little of any snake dances,
other than the public handling at Haul
pal on the first Mesa, whereas the same
ceremony Is always observed few days
beforehand at Mishongnevi, on the sec
ond Mesa, and is even more interesting
there on account Of more reckless hand
ling of the snakes, and is more available
for information and photographs, be-
cause less visited Beside these, on each
even year the snake ceremony is OBJ
served at Cipaulow and Shengopavi on
the second Mess. and at Oraibi on the
third Mesa. Alternating biannually with
each of the five snake dances are Ave
flute ceremonies, also of nine days dura-
ton, and quite as interesting as the snake
dances. Preceding each Of the Ave snake
and Ave flute ceremonies are sunrise
races and professions of much interest
and beauty, eliminating In receptions
by the villagers who strive to secure and
carry away some souvenir Of the occa-
ZION AS the Hopi reckons his years by
SHOWS, his months by moons, his days by
sleeps. and his hours by the position OF
the sun, no one can predict just when the
snake dance will take place, though it Is
safe to say that the public handling Of
snakes at any of the five villages observ-
ing the ceremony will be between August
IA and rs.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
HOW TO REACH A DECISION
Indecision an Insidious Foe and
Should Be Strangled by Firm
moss and Positiveness.

II indecision runs in the blood you
inherit, arouse yourself and strangle
this insidious foe to your achievement
before it saps your energy and ruins
your life chance, is the advice OF a
writer in Success. Do not wait until to-
morrow, but begin to-day. Compel
yourself to develop the opposite quail
ty by the constant practice of firm de-
cision. No matter how simple the
thing you are called upon to decide,
be it the choice Of hat or the color
or style of a garment, do not vacillate.
Throw all the light possible on whatever
you have in hand for decision; weigh
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
BANNERS AT CHINESE BURIAL
Rich and Important Oriental Is Laid
Away with Much Pomp and
Splendor.

When a rich and important China
man dies his funeral is conducted with
much pomp and splendor His friends
and relations, instead of sending
wreaths, send innumerable banners
These are made of white silk, with in
scriptions beautifully worked in black
velvet, and express the senders' good
wishes to the deceased himself, or to
the members of his family for many
generations. On the day of the flu
neral these banners are carried by hired
men, who are all dressed alike for the
occasion. After the funeral, which
lasts several hours at the cemetery, is
over, the banners are all brought back,
and eventually grace the rooms of the
late Chinaman's house.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
Fortunes in Old String.

There is money in handling bits Of
old string and rope and there are sew
eral large dealers in these commodi-
ties in London. Thousands of pounds
are made by buying and selling old
fishing nets alone; but this is mere
bagatelle to the cash that is turned
over in handling old cordage at the
docks. When it is stated that the cord
age-not including the fitting-of
large vessel costs from $4,000 to
$4,000. and that this has to be con-
stantly renewed, it will be seen that
an enormous trade must be carried on
In this particular Observation-Disclosures
Tit-Bits
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
London's New Craze,

Fashionable London society has in
vented a new craze in the shape of
''war dinners" served in the latest
styles of Russian or japanese cooking
and cooked after the methods of those
countries. From a astronomical point
of view, the Russian dinner, with its
vodka, is perhaps the most successful,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
Cork for the World.

The Cadiz chamber of commerce
reokons the total annual production Of
cork for the entire world at S1,2S7, 100
pounds. OF this Portugal produces the
largest amount In 1902 its cork trees
contributed S2,515,104 pounds. Spain
comes next, with contribution In the
same year of 2S,45O,716 pounds. AL
geria and the other minor cork-produc-
ing countries together contributed TO-
321, $40 pounds.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
- Four Ages of Woman.
A woman is glad to be 20, ashamed to
be 40, sorry to be 60 and proud to be so.
Uncle Sans Big Rice Farms.

Rice is beginning to loom larger in
The export trade of the United States,
and ready market is being found in
Cuba, where, Consul Baehr asserts, 1t
will monopolize the market within a few
years. The diversified character of
American exports could hardly be bet
ter shown than by the fact that the Pa
cific northwest is supplying the rice
eating orient with -four and the gulf
states are supplying Cuba, which is
largely relocating country, with rice
that is superior to that of India or China.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13

as the japanese cooks serve up some
weird dishes which no self-respectins
European would touch under ordinary
circumstances, and the diners must SIT
on the floor. Fashion is, however, 3
taskmaster, not servant, and fashion
DEGREES that whoever wishes to be smart
must eat these dishes no matter how
they taste.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
Worms Make Silk in colors.

successful experiments in feeding silk
worms on various colored substances
so as to produce colored silk is reported
to the state department by John c. Gov
ert, consul at Lyons, France. By this
coloring of the food the necessity of dy-
ing the silk in the thread or piece is said
to be obviated.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
Smoking at Its Best.

Tobacco when smoked in the open
fresh air, and particularly on bright
day with a sharp wind, is peculiarly
fragrant; the effect is enhanced by
ozone, and tobacco smoke in the pres
ence Of static electrical apparatus de-
velops a very agreeable aroma.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13

and consider it from every polntof view;
call your common sense and best judg'
ment to your aid before reaching a con-
clusion, and then, when you have once
made your decision, let it be final. Let
there be no going back, no reconsid-
aring, and no opening the matter up for
further discussion. Be firm and posi-
tive. Declare the polls closed
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
Peculiar River In Spain.

Extraordinary qualities are possessed
by the River Tinto, in Spain. 1t hard
ems and purifes the sand in its bed, and
II a stone falls In the stream and
alights upon another, in few months
they unite and become one stone. Fish
cannot live in its waters.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
G.. T. PATTON
Blacksmith and
General Repalrer
TAZEWELL, VIRGINIA

1 am prepared to execute, at
short notice and on reasonable
terms. all classes of iron work
horse shoeing, all kinds of repair
ing, etc. =,
There is also connected with my
establishment a Wood Working
Department, under the control OF
J. b. Crawford where he is pre-
pared to do everything pertaining
to that branch.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
Rara RfrdS

Commenting on the craze for killing
rare birds wherever they may be found.
a writer in London Truth says: 81
should have thought that the fact that
a bird is rare would be a reason for not
killing II, make him rarer."
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
lust Resentment.

For erecting in the facade of girls
school at Wilmersdorf, Germany, a fig
ure Of goose and duck, an architect
was mobbed by the pupils. The archi-
tect said the figures represented the be-
setting weaknesses Of the feminine
charaeter-gossip and vanity. !
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
TAzEWELL co. DIREC ORy.
Circuit Court.

w. J. Henson, judge; I. E. George,
clerk. Terms of court Srd Monday In
February, and 4th Monday in May, Au'
gust and November.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13

ovo ~ at CLAIR ATTORNEY AT LAW
Iirs.a,ysu Va Practices in the courts OF rae
SelI and adjoining counties and In the supreme
Court Of Appeals at wytheville Particu nas az
tention paid to the collection OF claims Omce-
etrss building
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13

n g. ANDERSON, ATTORNEY AT Law, Taze-
H,weii. Va. win practice in the courts OF Isze-
well eonnty and the Court Of Appeals al "ytne-
Vile. Collecting specially.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13

8. HIGGINBOTHAM, ATTORNTY-AT-LAW,
a. TazeweTi, Va. (0fice up stairs IN Law Bull9-
imyl Practices in Courts Of fazeVen and ad-
.olninR courties, aud in Court of )peals OF Viz
ginis-
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13

nREgvER & GILLESPIE, LAWYERS, TaSewei
tjVs Pra...Ls n the courts Of Tazeweil ano A., ao
'oining counties. 0fRee--Gillespie oulloihg
Edgar =. Greever. Barns Gillespie
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13
Resemble Hummine Birds.

1t Is said that the Jersey mosquito,
famous for its size. is mere gnat COM
pared with the Panama mosquito.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13

al p. sPRATT, ATTORNEY AT Law, Rich
w LANDS. Va Practices in the courts OF Ia aIN
we'll and adjoining counties Prompt sttenuon
paid to the collection of claims
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13

.iENRY & GRAHAM, LAWYERS fszewelI, Va
UOhice in building near Court House H. D.
Henry. 8. G. Graham.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-04-13

FULTON COUPLING. ATTORNEYS SI,I;S al ~ I Tazs
tTazewell. Va. Practice in the courts on la r.
pssli comfy. s. NJ B. Couling will continue ms
ractice in all the courts Of Buchanan county nnnS
4 Futon, wytheville, We. g. M. b. Ooulins'
rasewei, Va.