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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03

scene is simply terrible. One sees
nothing but an enormous sheet Of
water disappearing into the bowels OF
the earth, with noise as Of noun
tains falling upon one another, while
from the awful cash comes back In
fierce gusts and swirls the foaming
breath of the tortured element below.
But in December, when the water is
low. the edge of the cataract shows as
a long, creamy film Of lovely lace; the
rising mist flows softly away through
the little rain forest below the cav
ern's lip; the gigantic vault itself be-
comes a wonderful spectacle, a dream
of neutral tints, cave Of beauty. Far
down in its dark depths the waters,
gliding along the rocky walls, and
bending gracefully around the cor
ners toward the narrow outlet, pass
gayly and laughingly to freedom. For
a time the demon Of the cataract Ia
sleeping.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03
Legend Of the Ostrich.

Among the Arabs there is a curious
legend to account for the ostrich's
residence in the desert. con a GER
tain day appointed" so the story runs
"all created beings met together to
decide upon their respective order and
precedence. All went smoothly until
the ostrich, pleading its inability to
fly. disowned the birds and claimed to
take rank with the mammals These,
however. would have nothing to say to
a creature clothed not with fur but
with feathers, while the birds, when
the ostrich went dejectedly back, re-
pudiated It also as traitor to its race.
But the ostrich was equal to the occa-
sion, and declared that being neither
mammal nor bird it must be an angel.
At this all the other animals indig-
nantly rushed upon the ostrich and
drove 1t before them into the desert,
where it has lived in solitude ever
since. with no one to contradict it,"
Chicago Daily News.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03
SEPTEMBER.
ABOUT MEDICINAL SPRINGS
Therapeutic Value of MineraGzed
Waters at the Various
Bathing Resorts.

Some years ago, at about the time
when argon and its equally inert col
leagues krypton, neon and xenon were
discovered, we ventured to suggest,
states the London Lancet, that these ele-
ments, owing to their occurrence in
natural thermal waters, might account,
in part at any rate, for the value of these
waters in the treatment Of disease, since
it could hardly be supposed that few
grains per gallon Of chalk, sulfate Of
lime, common salt and so on could have
any marked beneficial influence. The
case is different with waters which con-
tain a notable amount Of salts, such as
carbonate of soda or the aperient salts
of soda and magnesia. The waters of
Bath, Buxton, Contrexeville and other
places exhibit a comparatively feeble
degree of naturalization, and yet there
can be no doubt Of their theraueutic
value. Nor can it be supposed that
water which is naturally hot can have
greater therapeutic effects than would
be gained by the similar use of artificial
ly heated water So far, then, the find
ings Of the physicist and the chemist do
not afford satisfactory hypothesis in
regard to the therapeutic value of such
waters.
The question now arises whether the
fact that these waters are radioactive
will supply any explanation. Most, if
not oil of tba fbarroa1 oDr;poe in Fin
rope which have been examined have
been found to contain in slightly vary
ing quantities argon and helium, and in
the majority of cases these waters have
been found to be distinctly radioactive.
Indeed, the presence Of argon and helium
would appear to be inseparable from
radioactive properties. We seem here
to be getting some light at length on
what has long been an enigma, that of
two waters showing the same chemical
composition as regards their saline con-
stituents the one of natural origin is
distinctly superior therapeutically
speaking to the one artifcially COM
pounded.
Inc fact is that natural water we'll
ing up from the earth is at the moment
of its discharge from its source radioac-
tive, while ordinary drinking water, rain
water, we'll water and the like do not
generally exhibit this property to any
extent. Further, since the property of
radioactivity is rapidly evanescent, the
emanation quickly vanishing, it follows
that if the benefit derived from undergo
ing course Of waters is due to the radio
activity of those waters the treatment
should obviously take place near the
source of the water-in other words, the
waters should be used when they are
showing maximum degree Of radioRc-
tivity.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03
THE VICTORIA CATARACT.
Great Falls in South Africa Unlike
Any Other on the En-
tire Globe.

The Zambesl valley, for 100 miles or
more in every direction from the
cataract, is a rough and broken
plateau, covered with low brush and
stunted trees, with here and there an
outorop Of somber basaltic rock. all
thoroughly undressing, writes Theo-
dore F. Van Wagner in THE Vic
torian Falls" in Century. The herb
age p but family green, and the trop-
ical sky only family blue. 1t is a
hazy halftone landscape, wanting in
clear-cut lines in every direction, and
lacking above everything else that ele-
ment we always uncOnsciously seek in
a nature picture-life. The absence
Of this produces in the mind feeling
of loneliness and often fear. Across
this solemn scene appears river that
in food-time is perhaps half a mile
wide. If a deaf man were following
down one of It's banks he would notice
little but the quiet water and the odd
looking column Of smoke ahead. AS
this column was approached, he would
expect to see the river banks bend
ing, and the water flowing away to
one side of the confagration, and
might glance to the right and left to
note the direction taken. But the
panorama changes as he gazes. The
river Is no more. And there, where
it should be, is only the brown plain,
as lonely, brush-cOvered, and monot-
onous as ever One must go 90 miles
further before the vanished water and
the surface of the land again COM
mingle. before 1t will be possible to
walk along the bank In company with
the river. So sudden and startling
Is the transformation.
Meantime the pillar of smoke has
resolved itself into a dense mist
forced upward in terrific puts from
yawning cash stretching directly
across the bed of the river. This fear
full abyss is every second swallowing
thousands of tons Of green-and-white
water and belching up blasts Of mist
that rise hundreds of feet into the air
and hurry away with the winds as if
rejoicing at their escape from the in
ferne below. And somewhere, nearly 400
feet below, the entrapped river is
fighting It's way between sheer walls
Of black rock toward a narrow cleft
In the eastern wall whence it escapes
foaming and boiling through the zig
gags and curves of a deep gorge lead
ing off to the eastward. One goes to
an edge of this delivering chasm, and
looks down upon the tossing waters,
ever pressed from behind by other |
floods struggling out of the narrow
black gateway, and perhaps the most
prominent mental sensation is that of
thankfulness that even in such a
grim and CHASTITY way nature has pro-
vided a means by which the fearful slit |
of throat above that has swallowed |
the stream can disgorge t again with
out causing an overwhelming catas-
trophe.
The Victoria cataract should be Wis
tied at least twice before one Is COM
petent to pass an opinion upon it.
When the river is in flood July the
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03
Edison's Intuition.

In the practice Of his profession Mr..
Edison has to save time. There is a
pretty we'll developed suspicion among
his assistants that his deafness is a
ruse to avoid hearing things that he
does not care to pay attention to. At
one time he was sitting to photog-
rapher and in one Of the poses his
eyes were dropped, looking at his
hands. 1t was time exposure, and
the instant the shutter Of the camera
closed with a slick he looked up and
exclaimed: "Overexposed." His at
torney shouted to him: did you hear
that click?" "Eh?" How did you
know he had finished that exposure?"
ooh. I had an intuition"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03
Pleasant Poisons.

AS England is a nation Of tea drink
ers some vigorous words on the tea
habit lately spoken by DR.. John H.
Clarke, London physician, have at
traeted much attention. 1T would al
most SEEM" says DR.. Clarke. that the
human animal is determined to assert
his superiority over all the rest OF
creation by the ingenuity he displays
in discovering or manufacturing
pleasant poisons for himself. The
great majority Of mankind are the
slaves to one or more poison habits.
OF these habits the tea habit is one
of the most subtle, insinuating and in
furious"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03
n = : v Norfolk & Western
Schedule in Effect Jan. %, 1905.
Lave Tazewell for Bluefeld
1888 p. m. 1902 p. m.
For Norton
1907 a. IN. 1902 p. m.
LEAVE BLUEFIELD.
EAST BOUND.

1O.O5 a. 10. for East Radiord, Roanoke,
Ivnchburc. Norfolk and all points on
Shenandoah Division. Pullman sleeper
10 Roanoke. Parlor car Roanoke to Nor
Golk. Pullman sleeper Roanoke to New
York, via Hsgerstown.
$50 a. IN. daily for East Radford, Roam
oke and Intermediate Citations.
500 D. m. daily for Roanoke, Lynchburg
and intermediate stations and the Shen-
apdoah Valley. Pullman sleeper Welch
TO Philadelphia via Hagerstown.
$40 D. IN. for Roanoke, LynchburR,
Richmond, Norfolk. Pullman sleeper to
Roanoke, and Lynchburg to Richmond
and Norfolk, cafe car.
WEST BOUND.
600 a. m. for WEIGH and local stations.
S:55 a. 10. for WEIGH, Williamson, Ke-
nova. Portsmouth. Columbus and points
West. Pullman sleeper TO Columbus.
Cafe dining cars.
900 %. NJ. for Welch and intermediate
stations. Pullman sleeper.
800 y. m. for WEIGH, Williamson, Ke-
rova. Portsmouth, Cincinnati, Columbus,
ST LOUIS and the West. Pullman Sleepers
20 Cincinnati and Columbus.
WINSTON-SALEM DIVISION.
Leave Roanoke 9:l5 a. M, daily, and
5:l5 o. M, daily except Sunday.
DURHAM DIVISION.
Leave Lynchburg Union Statlon) 8 q.
M. 80 D. ~, daily except Sunday. Ar
rive Lynchburg from Durham l.59 a. M,
Il:47 p. No.
w. B. BEVII.L, NJ. +. BRAGG,
Gen. Pass. Agt. Ira. Pass. Agt.
RoaEoke, Va
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03
DEMAND CHANGE
SHALL GO DEEP
Appeal by Officers Of Southern Cotton
Association.
REFORM IN The METHODS NEEDED
Change That Efforts Are Being Made to pi-
vert Attention From Deficiencies Of
System Itself 10 "Tbe Thieying
PrOpensilieS Of Few In
worthy Officials"

Washington, Aug. President Jor-
dan and Secretary Cheatham, of the
Southern Cotton Association, today
issued a statement addressed to the
members of the association calling at
tntion to the recent disclosures in the
cotton statistical work in the Depart
ment of Agriculture, declaring that
efforts are being made to divert atten-
ton from the DEFICIENCIES" of the
system itself "to the thieving propensi-
ties of few unworthy officials" and
setting forth demands to be made on
Congress to reform conditions:
The statement follows:
APPEAL TO THE ASSOCIATION.
ITO the Members of The Southern
Cotton Association:
1.-THE members of the Association
have been apprised through the public
press from day to day of the work done
by the officers of the Association at
Washington. AS a result of their
charges the unreliability of the reports
of the Department Of Agriculture relat-
ing to the cotton crop has been fully
disclosed, and the mal-administration of
that Department under its present head
has been made evident.
Following these exposures, efforts
are now being made to divert public at
tention from the main issue, which is,
the imperfections of the Department,
forward an attempted prosecution of
anybody, who can be found as a scape-
goat. Their punishment, even if it is
accomplished, if of secondary import
ance as compared with the reformation
of the system which has made their per-
formances possible, and the purpose of
this address is tosecure the cooperation
of the members Of this association in
influencing in every legitimate way a
reformation of the system, and a re-
organization of the Department.
1.-THE membership of this Association,
numbering nearly one million, includes
the producers of the most valuable pro-
ducts of American agriculture. The
cotton crop of the United States and its
by-products is worth between $500, 000,-
900 and $7OO, 900, 900 annually. 1t fur
nishes two-thirds of our annual trade
balance, and its production and manu-
facture employs many million individ-
uals. No other product of the United
States is of greater or of equal impor-
lance. The practical monopoly of cot
ton which America enjoys, and the mar
row balance which has existed for years
between suficiency and scarcity in the
worlds cotton supply, render the cot
ton market peculiarly and acutely sus-
ceptible to the reports of the Depart
ment of agriculture regarding the con-
dition and prospects of the cotton crop.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03
Difficult Problem.

Mrs, Caller-What is your husband
doing nowy
Mrs. shiftless-He's got a mathemat-
zeal job at present.
Mathematical job"
eyes. He's trying to figure out some
way to live without workinG"-Chi-
ago Daily News.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03
A Difference.

Educational methods have changed
a great deal within the past few years."
said the man with gold-rimmed spec
tacles.
"Yes," answered Miss Cayenne. "A
college professor was once expected to
be so erudite that no one could under
stand him. Now he is expected TO say
things that amuse the general public-"-
Washington Star.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

Mrs. Jos. S. Gillespie is visiting her
sister, Mrs. ]. Meek Hoge, in Burkes
Garden.
NOTICE-All watches left with me
before January LIST, 1904; will be sold
for charges on August 18th, 1905.
aug3w4 H. w. PoBsT.
A party of young men left town this
morning to camp for several days in the
head of Poor Valley.
FOR SALE-One large double door
mahogany wardrobe, formerly the
property of Mrs. Ann Boyle, as / do
not want to move it.
july20tf MRS. S. E. Young.
Mr.. w. G. HARRISON left on Tuesday
for the eastern markets to buy his
Fall and Winter stock Of goods.
The only cigar on this market that
contains a combination of Havana and
Porto Rico tobaccos and sold for 10cts,
Tabard Inn, only 5cts. Ask your deal
ers for it.
Miss Eleanor Blades, of Hot Springs,
Ark, is visiting Miss Nanola Gillespie,
at Tazewell.
Wanted-A young lady with seven
years experience desires to secure a
position of Governess. References
given on request. Address
Miss IDABELLE BLAKE,
Harmony Village,
aug3t4 Middlesex Co., Va.
The delegates from Tazewell county
to the State convention will leave for
Roanoke Monday afternoon.
We want to do your job work. We
guarantee satisfaction.
Eugene Price who had been visiting
his parents at Johnson City, Tenn, is
back at Tazewell again.
Bring your job work to the Republican
Office if you went it DONE RIGHT.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03
Needed It in his Business.

Jones automobile ran away with
his wife and mother-in-law. an scared
'em so they have been speechless ever
since!"
my, my! Do you think Jones could
be induced to sell that automobile?"
Atlanta Constitution.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03

Make the cake mixture as for cream
puffs, and when baked and cosl, split
and fill with a mixture Of chopped
dates and whipped cream beaten to-
gether until thick and light
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03
Smaller sleaves.

The newest and smartest sleeves are
far from bouffant, and If the present
tendency continues we shall see the
tight arm covering back.
impossible.
Cholly-D'ye know, agree with
Mlthter Ingertholl. think Eve wath
a myth.
Chauncey-Nonthenthe, old chappiel
How could she be NTH when she
wath Adamth wife?-Cleveland Leader.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03
Appointments of J. N Hartman For Au
gust and September.

AUGUST.
1st Sunday at Graham.
End Sunday at Richards, II a. M,
and Pounding Mill, 8p. m.
Ord Sunday at Thompson Valley
white church,, II a. M, and at head
of Valley, p. M, and continue meet
ing for one week.
4th Sunday at Concord, II a. M, and
Burkes Garden, 4:30 p. m. and will con-
tinue meeting one week.
SEPTEMBER.
LIST. Sunday at Cavatts Creek, II a.
M, and Tazewell, 8p. M, and will re-
turn to CavattsCreek on Monday follow
ing and continue meeting for one week.
End Sunday at Crocketts Cove, II a.
M, and at Dicks Creek q p. m.
Ord Sunday at District Convention,
place of Convention to be announced
later.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03

HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
MIR. R. C. Chapman will leave for
New York today to buy his Fall and
Winter stock of goods.
August is the month for special
bargains.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
Mr.. L. C. Anderson, prominent
attorney from Welch,, W. Va, is at
Tazewell looking after some important
professional matters.
Special bargains at The Big Store.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros.
Mr.. C. E. French, a prominent
lawyer from Keystone, W. Va, was
at Tazewell on professional business
yesterday.
Suits Suits!! Suits!!l For men and
boys-at COST.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros.
Mrs. R. P. Holland, of Newberry,
S. c., will arrive at Tazewell today to
visit her sister, Mrs. VIM. c. Pendleton
Now is your time to buy a suit cheap.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros.
Judge Henson will hold special term
of the Circuit Court this month, begin
mo on the 23rd. The regular term will
begin on the 18th.
A big bargain in mems and boy's suits
at The Big Store.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros.
A few nights ago party of gentle
men went on fox hunt on Rich Noun
tain. They followed the south side of
the mountain as far as Plum Creek but
did not succeed in starting fox.
Do you want to save money? Try our
August prices.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
We are requested to announce that
Rev. III. Greever, of Columbia, S. c.,
will preach in the Lutheran church next
Sunday morning. Mr.. Greever and
family are visiting his parents in Burkes
Garden.
All during the month of August we
will divide profits with our customers.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Crockett gave
an elegant o'clock Dining on Tuesday
evening in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w.
Gillespie. A number of young ladies
and gentlemen of the town were the
invited guests.
The reduction sale of clothing is still
on at The Big Store.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros.
Mr.. S. D. May is preparing to have
built handsome residence. 1t will be
located short distance from the resi-
dence of Mr.. John w. Crockett, and
will be built of cement blocks. Work
men are now engaged making the blocks.
Ladies' shopping, wrist and hand
bags-latest styles and best quality, are
going at less than cost at Boyer's.
Mr.. j. H. McNeer has gone to Poca-
hontas to take charge, as cashier, OF the
National Bank just started at that place.
Mr.. McNeer's family has also gone.
The kind wishes of many friends here
follow them to their new home.
Bower has just received the second
shipment this season of the celebrated
Peerless Ice Cream Freezers. Sent out
on trial.
The people of this community have
heard with deep regret Of the death Of
DIR. ]. A. Pepper, which occurred at
Bristol, Va, on last Sunday. DR..
Pepper resided here and practiced his
profession for about two years, but had
0 give up his work on account of ill
health. He was an excellent gentle
man and made nothing but friends
while he lived here.
At Boyer's.
Large Bowl and Pitcher. ......... $l.0O
Large set (6) plates. .............. SOc
Small set (6) plates. ..............' 25c
Set (6) tea cups and saucers. 49,. Zoe
6 cakes Casco Soap for. .......... Zoe
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03

Victor Herbert spent the month of
July at his Summer home on Lake
Placid. He has just finished an opera
called ODDLY Dollars, y and is at work
on two others, one for FRITZ Scheff.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03

Colonel Campbell sIemp and Mr.. G..
B. Slemp came to Trzewell yesterday
afternoon and spent the night here
with friends. They left this morning
for Big Stone Gap.
Rubber fruit Jar rings have had to
90: All Of this seasons fruit jars are
Supplied with sealing rings. Sealing
riries don't cost any more than the rub
ber and are much safer. The makers
of all fruit jars would not use them II
they were not the best. Sealing rings,
fruit lars and jelly glasses also rubber
rings if you must have them may be
had at BOyer's.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03

Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Crockett gave
an elegant 7 o'clock Dining on Tuesday
evening in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. j. W.
Gillespie. A number of young ladies
and gentlemen of the town were the
invited guests.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-08-03
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

Boyer already has full line of school
books and school supplies.
Next Tuesday will be horse market
day. Bring your horses to town.
If you want to buy nice fresh cow
see ]. N. Hartman.
See the advertisement of SPOTS Bros,
if you want to buy lemons.
The Auto-Try-It is the best 10cts
cigar sold here You ought to try it.
Mr.. j. S. Cunningham, of Johns
town, Pa, was at Tazewell yesterday.
Read Higginbotham & Shanks ad if
you want good Feeds.
Rev. S. O. Hall will preach in Burkes
Garden next Sunday.
Higginbotham & Shank have the
best mill feed-see ad.
There will be preaching in the Meth
odist church next Sunday morning.
Eagle mop wringers make house
keeping pleasure. For sale at Boyer's.
Mr.. and Mrs. jeff. Ward, who were
visiting at Chatham Hill, Va, are at
home again.
Save money! Buy your suit now.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros.
A Game of baseball is scheduled to be
played here on next Saturday between
the Graham and Tazewell teams.
Save money! Come to The Big Store.
HARRISON q Gillespie Bros.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-13
cIeanIne meme clothes.

A. tailor Of fifty years experience
gives the following information:
All mems clothing to be cleaned
should be thoroughly beaten and brush
ed. Some things are SO dirty it is abb
soIutely necessary to wash them as
any other wooden goods. Iron on the
wrong side. To remove spots, use the
following:
of CASTLE soap, quarter of an ounce
of saltpeter Dissolve in quart Of
rain water.
He has used many cleaning mix
lures, but considers this the best. Fut
a wad of soft cloth Qike an old towel
under the spot, saturate well and rub
hard. The secret of success lies in
hard rubbing, which will drive the
grease through into the wad of cloth.
Rub dark goods with dark wooden End
light goods with light Press on right
side with damp cloth between iron and
9arment.-BuRulo News.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-13


mother s love Tor her children 5 a.
ways being iliIist rIted, not only IN
books. but In real lie. a true story isr
told OF lady whose baby WAS very ~
and who sat watching the child with
ASSORTED attention, every instant fear
ing another cOnvulsIon and pray ing toE
deIiverance from 1T Al her side stood
an older child, who had stolen into tne
room t1nobsetved and who was trying
ia prick the little black spots In mann
mas muslin sleeve with a needle he
had found. Presently the father came
In. ana the little child was seen and
sent away.
what Is the matter with your ARM
whispered the gentleman TO his wife
when at last they turned tSeach other
ard smiled their thanlzfulness that the
baby had fallen asleep.
at don't know" said she. Nothing
that 1 am aware OF"
She put up her hand and found that
the thin muslin sleeve was soaked
with blood. The little boy had become
SO absorbed in his sport that he had
jabbed with all his might and she in
her terrible anxiety had not felt the
thrustS