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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05
NAMES scALLoP FISHERS
Industry of Recent Inception, But
Has Proved to Be Prof.
liable.

A new industry for the fishermen OF
the Maine coast is that of catching seal
lops. 1t has already proved profitable,
and hundreds of men are engaged in the
work. They drag with huge nets the
bottoms of the bays and harbors and
take out thousands of gallons Of these
shell fish. The fishermen about Blue
hill and Frenchman's bays are all at
It, reports the New York Sun. Scallops
were discovered in the latter bay only
last spring.
The scallops live in deep or shoal
water to suit their taste, and, in a
sense, are migratory. They are found
in shoal water during the summer, and
In the winter they live in deep water
In the summer they cling to soft bot
toms, and in the winter prefer sandy
places. They are often seen in huge
cluster and sometimes found piled up
on one another several tiers deep.
Great beds of them have been discov-
sred in Bluehill and other bays ten feet
In depth. Near Bartlett's island last
winter Ernest Moore, Of Bass Harbor,
and his companion, ran their boat upon
what they supposed to be ledge. 1t
proved to be scallop bed of great size
and density. The scallops were piled
up in windows and cocks, just as
though some farmer fisherman had been
there and stacked them up with pitch
fork. The men made small fortune n
the next few days. They caught bar
rels and barrels Of scallops, for which
they found a ready market.
In the winter scallops bring the fish
ermen In Boston and New York about
$3.50 per gallon. A hundred scallops
will yield gallon of sweetmeats. The
fishermen last winter, in some instances,
made as high as $3.50 in single day, and
an average days catch ranged from $40
upward. They retail here now for 70
cents a gallon.
The fishermen in dragging for seal
lops use boats 80 or 40 feet long, which
are propelled by sail and naphtha power.
A big feet of these auxiliaries has been
operating on the west side Of Mount
Desert island for several winters with
marked success. The coming fall will
see q still larger feet in Frenchman's
bay, since scallops in untold numbers
have been found there. There is no
fishing there now, for the scallops are
not so good in the summer, and sell at a
low price.
The scallop boat has power and der
rick. A large, strong net with five or
six foot iron plate at its mouth, attached
to 100 fathoms of rope, is the equip
ment for scraping the fish from their
deep sea beds. When the net is full the
load is drawn into the boat by small
windlass run by naphtha engine OF
several horsepower.
It is the practice Of lobstermen on
the Maine coast to build huge pounds
and when Holsters are plentiful and
cheap in the summer to put them in
these pounds and keep them until the
following winter.
scallop fishermen believe that
an reap harvest in the same
oy catching mp scallops in sum-
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05

Whereupon the two seekers after
truth withdrew from the legal pres
ence. Having reached the corner, they
turned in and asked the barkeep.
"Never heard Of It, What Is 1t going
to be, gentlemen
1.-TWO mint juleps and an almanac, "
said the 1902 man.
The alamnac came first. They con-
suited It together.
"'Pan-American'-no. Worlds fair
no. 'Exposition'-nothing doing"
"Look up President of the United
States,"" said the other in a burst of
inspiration. "See when Mckinley
died"
They consulted the index, and then
the page 442.
Nineteen hundred and one!" they
exclaimed, through hedge of mint.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05
Korean Curiosity.

Oriental gardeners are adopts at
plant tricks, but one of the unique
productions of the Korean gardener Is
q natural armchair, In which the re-
Quired shape was attained during the
growth of the vine. Almost from the
time the first tiny shoot appeared the
vine had been carefully treated In an
ticipation Of the use to which II was
to be put. BY the time 1t attained It's
growth 1t was formed into perfect
rustic arm chair, studded with the
seeds of the ginko tree. which had
grown into the nbres of the wood, as
ornaments. All Of the joints were made
by grating, so that the chair is prac-
tically in one solid piece. and after 1t
had attained growth of some three
feet 1t was cut and dried. When thor
oughly seasoned 1t was polished. the
wood taking a finish like mahogany.
and 1t forms the only complete chair
grown upon the plant
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05

VIXEN A FELLER's TIRED OUT


The prospects O. the future are nightly
No colors IN the rainbow when feller's
tired outl
When he's toiled in barren vineyards. an
''Toil oni-" storm-voices shout
Oh, he faces starless heavens-that Teller.
tired out!
when he gives unto the homeless a shelter
overhead,
An hears no sweet "God bless your from
the Hunger he has fed,
Is 1t any wonder. people, that the Night
falls round about?
Oh, a feller's tired out then-a teller tired
outi
Tho toilin' would be sweetsr. If he knew,
when toll was done,
An he thought of rest an dreamin', an
said "Good-by" to the sun,
TheIed be lights in glad, sweet windows
like stars Ger stormy foam,
An hearts to time bis footsteps, where
Lies highway ends in Home"
But when never falls a blessing on the
tired slave OF a day.
An hands let slip LIES lions-croucheo
cruel, In the way,
tell you. earth's a desert. an heaven
itself In doubt,
An feller's tired out, friends-a fellers
tired out!
An / think, when Life is ended. with
it's sorrows an its signs.
An the faith formed light Of Heaven dawns
on Ids dreamin' eyes,
II there's any rest hereafter his will never
be in doubt
Six feet o. dust an daisies for that Teller
tired out!
Atlanta Constitution.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05
them until nine o'clock of the next
day to settle their difficulties.
Sleep in the Antarctic.


We complain of the difficulty Of OBJ
tanning refreshing rest during the heat
waves in London. But the men with
the Discovery found that in the low tenn
peratures sleep was practically impos-
slble. Describing the mems experience
on the sledge journeys, DR.. Edward
Wilson says: zones very flannel shirt,
with nothing but a vest beween It and
the skin, Is full of hoar frost, the re-
suit of frozen perspiration, and all ones
clothes outside 1t are the same. All the
accumulated wetness then begins to
thaw wherever ones body comes in con-
tact with the sleeping bag interior.
After it has set In properly one begins
to dream. and but for dreams, the most
absurd under the sun, one would not be-
lieve that one had slept at all. Every
hour or so one wakes to shivsr, and
then again the dreams begin, and this
goes on until at last there Is light enough
in the tent to cook by, and one knows
that purgatory is over."-St. James
Gazette.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05
THE YOUNGEST PRISONER.
Chinese Child Held by Government
Authorities for Being Sold
Into Slavery.

The youngest prisoner in the United
States is Yute Ho il. aged five. She
has been a prisoner Of Uncle Sam for
more than four years. The crime for
which she is paying the penalty is the
crime OF being a girl baby, which in
China is a crime indeed. She was
born in an interior village In China,
and her mother was very glad to take
ten dollars offered by woman who
went there from San Francisco to buy
slave girls for the San Francisco
Chinatown.
The buyer knew her bargain, for
what were the risks Of the childs
death to the possible $4,000, $4,000 or
$4,000 she would bring in a dozen
years or SO? She was young enough,
too, to have her feet bound to be
palmed of as of better class than
that from which most slave girls
come.
she was happy, this slave dealer,
when che sighted San Francisco on her
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05
FUTURE OF NIAGARA FALLS
Will, in Few Thousand Years Any
way, Have Entirely Dis
appeared.

The earliest discussions Of the re-
cession of Niagara Falls led to appre-
hension Of danger and disaster, be-
cause the continuance Of the present
gorge erosion must eventually extend
to Lake Erie, the reservoir whence
the river flows. 1t was thought, there
fore, in the excited imagination Of
many ignorant readers, when the early
geologic discussions of the history
of Niagara were published that de-
structiye flood would thus be let loose
from Erie and the upper lakes, and
would deluge the Ontario basin and
the st. Lawrence valley. Prof. James
Hall in 1843 endeayored to allay these
fears. The increasing southwark dip
of the rock strata between the pres
ent falls and Lake Erie will cause the
Niagara to cut into softer and easily
eroded beds along the distance, so
that its great cataract, which de-
ponds on the thick and hard Niagara
limestone everything soft shale, can no
longer be maintained The river will
then run, as Hail declared, in series
..iLs a.Jlg lis course from Lake
Erie to Lewiston, with perhaps a low
fall at the outlet of the lake.
Another anxiety has been raised
more recently by computation of a
probable fitting Of the land, which
would slightly change its inclination
in all the region of these great lakes
so that ultimately the mouth OF Lake
Erie would be lifted higher than the
very low water divide close to the
southwest of Chicago. From compu-
.ations Of the heights of beach marks
above the surface Of the lakes, deter
mined at successive dates separated
by periods OF from 20 to 81 years, Gil
bert computed in 1898 this lake region
is being tilted toward the south
southwest at the rate, during q cen
fury, of five inches in 100 miles. He
therefore concludes that Lake Mich
igah, if such fitting continues, will be-
sin to overflow across the natural wa
tersheds to the Illinois river within
1000 years; that 1000 years from now
this flow will take away half OF TIE
volume of the Niagara river, and that
after $500 years there will be no Nj
agara. The basin of Lake Erie will be
tributary to Lake Huron, the current
of the Detroit and st. Clair rivers be
ing reversed.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05
Ingenious Device.

The Icelanders have a strange but
effective plan for preventing horses
straying away from any particular spot.
If two gentlemen happen to be riding
without attendants, and wish to leave
their horses for any reason, they tie the
head ct one horse to the tail Of another,
and tho head Of this to the tail of the
former. in this state it is utterly i'm
possible, for the horses to move on,
either backwards or forwards. II dis
posed to move at all, 1t will be only in a
cicle, and even then there must be
mutual agreement to turn their heads
the same way.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05
CHEERFUL AND EXPERT LIAR
But His Best Efforts Were Set at
Naught by His Best
Beloved.

"The truth Is mighty scarce ar.
ticle nowadays" remarked business
man. relates the Cincinnati Enquirer
mine persons out Of ten seem to think
nothing of telling a lie, even when
there is no reasonable excuse for it.
My bookkeeper came down to the
Office an hour late this morning, and
when | remarked about it he began
at once to stammer excuses.
my watch stopped and missed
my train he said, weakly.
"Is that the only reason?' 1 asked
"'Then the ferry got blocked and
was delayed and l took the wrong
trolley, an he went on to say when
interrupted and said:
"'See here; what In thunder Is the
use Of your attempting to string me
with those old gags? Tell the truth,
man, and confess that you were out
late last night and oversight
No, sir; 1t wasn't that" he pro-
tested. The fact is, our baby had the
collie last night and l had to walk the
floor with him until four this morn
ing. didn't get much sleep, and nat
urally I didn't hear the alarm go off.
I'm sorry, but
"'There, that's more like IT, I said.
Why didn't you tell me that in the
first place? Now, you go right home
and make up your sleep. You can
have a day off,
"The man thanked me very heartily
and went of. felt sorry for him, be-
cause l had been in the same fix my
self when my children were young.
lost that sympathy, however, an hour
later when a telephone message came,
inquiring for the bookkeeper.
b care you his wife,? l asked through
the phone.
"'No, not yet, but we're engaged
lisped a feminine voice at the other
end"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05
Get
SCOTT'S
Emulsion

When you 90 to . drug store
and ask for Seott's Emulsion
you know what you want; the
man knows you ought to have
It. Don't be surprised, Though,
IT you are offered something
else. Wines, coTdials, extracts,
ETC., Of cod kVee oil are pIentl-
full but don't imagine you are
getting cod liver oil when you
take them. Every year for thirty
years we've been increasing
the sales OF Scots Emulsion.
Why2 Because It has always
been better than any substitute
for Il.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05

Southampton. After a few brief rest
ing places, necessitated by the time
taken by the correspondents in the
United States or in Asia to repost them,
the postcards will return to Paris, when
the sender of the one that arrives first
will receive a prize Of money.-London
Globe.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05
One-Toed Women.

Everybody has heard of the small
feet of the ladies Of China. But 1t is
not so generally known that they
commonly have but one toe. This is,
however, the fact. The great toe Of
the females of the first rank, and Of
some of the inferior classes also, is the
only one left to act with any freedom;
the rest are doubled down under the
foot in their tenderest infancy, and re-
tanned by congresses and tight band
ages till they unite with and are buried
In the sole.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05
The Jostlin1 Train.

did you have to stand up all the
way on that excursion" said Miss
Brown.
Eyes, but l didn't mind" said Miss
Jones. II was damned right up next
to that snippy Mrs. Snifty, and It gave
me such a fine chance to accidentally
trample on her toes!"-Detroit Free
Press
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05
Realistic Realism.

Hyker-D'Auber is certainly a great
artist. | saw MIN draw a hen on a
piece OF paper the other day, and when
he threw it on the table 1t actually
laid th5re.
Pykei- IIuh, that's nothing. l saw
a fellow who doesn't pretend to be an
artist draw e glass of beer to-day so
naturally hat actually drank it,
Chicago ~ >>.%.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05
Patchouli.

The patchouli plant Is a native Of
India and China. where It Is quite
common. It is also grown succ, ssfully
in Ceylon. Paraguay and ths French
possessions of La Reunion. The lfaves
and branches possess musk-!.ke per-
fume, and upon distillation furnish the
essence of patchouli. 1t resembles ths
sage plant in height and form. but its
leaves are less feshy.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05
C.. T. PATTON
Blacksmith and
General Repairer
TAzEWELL. VIRGINIA

I 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 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, 1905-10-05
Eloppy.

81 don't see why women shouldn't
be allowed to wear kimonos!" snapped
the lady. Its the national dress of
Japan"
at isn't the kimonos," said the man
who knew, "it's the way the Amer
leans wear em."-Dstroit Free Press.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05
On .he Links

Does that man pay you much for
being his caddie:" asked one boy.
mo" answered the other "He only
gives me some small change for being
caddie, but he gives me 81 for not
telling what HI says when he misses
the ball. Washington Star.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05
Sour
Stomach

No appetite loss Of strength, Nervous
ness, headache, constipation, bad breath.
general debility. sour risings, and catarrh
Of the stomach are all due to indigestion.
Kodol cures indigestion. This new dscov-
cry represents the natural juices Of diges-
ton as they exist in q healthy stomach.
combined with the greatest known tonic
and reconstructlve properties. Kodol Dys-
pepsa Cure does not only cure indigestion
and dyspepsia. but this famous remedy
cures all stomach troubles by cleansing,
purifying, sweetenlng and Strengthening
the mucous membranes lining the stomach.
Mr.. s. S. Ball. Of Rsvenswood, W, Va. says
was troubled with sour stomach for twenty years.
Kodo cured mo and we are now using II N milk
for baby"
Kodoi Digests What You Eat.
Bottles only. sl.oo Size hodiag az times the trial
size. which sells for so cents
Prepared by e. o. Dewitt q co., CHICAGO.
For sale by Jno. +. jackson, the Drug
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05
Honor Ian Soldiers.

At the Shokonsha festival. which Is
held in japan every May, the names Of
all soldiers who fell In battle the pre-
vious year are officially printed. The
soldiers who succupb to disease are
not thus honored.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05
Really a Good Mixer.

Johnny-Pa, what is a good mixer?
Pa-A man who can mingle the mint
of the moneyed classes, the ice Of the
Indifferent and the whisky Of the ma
jority into one grand julep.-N. Y.
Sun.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05
Successful Philosopher.

Briggs-Is Perkins successful in his
philosophy? >>
Griggs-Oh, yes. His wife has sup.
ported him for years.-Life.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05

A 9. HIGGINBOTHAM, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
"A. Tazewell, Va. (Ofiee up stairs In Law Build
in4l Practices In Courts OF TsZeuen and al
,oining counties snd in Court OF 'pesls OF VIZ
KiHte.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05
we'll.

we'll.
Suleiman dined with his friends at IL
o'clock Turkish, and at two O'Clock,
when darkness had settled down upon
the evening, he was told he could go in
to his bride. But she had imposed a
curious condition; for whole night he
must not light the candle.
When Sleiman's nsighbors had left
him, laughing In their sleeves at the
joke, he entered the dark room. A strong
scent Of rose and simmer of white
led him to the sedia where Melsk sat,
cold and shaking
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05

Az b. sPRATT, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Rich
H,Iands Va Practices In the courts Of TeEe-
Seil and adjoining counties. Prompt attention
paid TO the collection Of claims
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05

III. STUART, ATTORNEY ALLAN, ell,
lava. Land titles In Mcdowell enG Log oun-
Hes, West Virginia, a speciality. once % Stras
euilding.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05
TAzEWELl co. DIRECTORY.
Cireult Court.

W. j. Henson, judge; I. E. George,
clerk. Terms If court-Srd Monday In
February, and 4th Monday in May, Au'
gust and November.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05

SCOTT & BOVINE. Chemists
4oS-415 Pearl Street, New York
500. and S1.oo. All druggists
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05

m q. ANDERSON, ATTORNEY AT Law, Taze-
nj, Well. Va. Willpractice In the courts OF Taze-
we'll county and the Court Of Appeals at "ytne-
Vile. Collecting speciality.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05

powEy a RoYAbL, ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
b Tszewell, Va. Will practice In the courts OF
Tazswell and adjoining counties, and the Court
LnDeals at Wytheville Collections gwen
uecial attention. Once near Courthouse.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05

g them in pounds or
price Of scallop meat
goes up. Scallops will live and thrive
in a car as we'll as Holsters. The expert
ment has been tried with good results.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-10-05

"''Melek" is Turkish for angel
Springfield Republican.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1905-05-25

him. He was unconscious but
still alive, and theeldest son
was dispatched for medical aid.
DIR. Young hurried to the scene
but Hagen was beyond human
aid and passed away half an
hour later.
Hagen feared he had ap-
pendicitis and rather than un-
dergo an operation decided to
commit suicide. The deed was
lpremeditated as the children
saw him taking shells for the
gun from a drawer last night.
The coroner decided an inquest
was unnecessary.
Hagen had previously made
three attempts at hanging, the
last about three years ago
Hankinson News.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1905-05-25
R. r. IMPROVEMENTS AT
RREGK.

| Some of the long looked for
Great Northern improvements
at this point are about to be
realized. The company has
planned for many years to re-
build and extend their plant
here and are now ready for
active work. Orders have been
received by the local officials
to begin work at once and with
in the next ten days the work
will be under way.
H The large slco to the west of
the present round house will be
filled in. work of large pro-
portions in itself. All the
western part of the round house
will be extended and rebuilt to
accommodate the large engines.
a new gangway will be cut in
on the west to reach the coal
shed. New machine shops will
be built on the west connecting g
with the round house. Besides
this there will be new oil
house, sand drying house, car
penter shop, etc, in fact a
colony of buildings, large and
small, between the round house
and coal shed. On the north
side of the track, about where
the Minneapolis beer depot is
located will be built solid
brick building 80 by 100 feet,
two stories high. The lower
story will be used for a general
store house, while the upper
will be fitted up for the use of
the division superintendent and
other division officials.
All the new buildings will be
durably constructed, steam
heated, electric lighted, in fact
modern in every way.
The new depot ard the re-
construction of the yards will
come through another depart
ment and will likely be ordered
little later. These improve
ments will mean a great deal
to Breckenridge, especially set
ting at rest for all time, those
harmful periodical stories
about division point removal
etc.
Now watch us grow.-Breck-
enridge Telegram.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1905-05-25
A FARMER SUICIDES.

ohm Hagen committed sui
eide by shooting himself
through the head at about 'day.
break this morning. The
tragedy occurred on the old
Everett Green farm three and a
half miles southeast of town
The weapon used was d 50.
calibre Marlin rifle, the ball en-.
tering just in front of the righ,
ear and coming out at a point
above the left ear. Death en-.
sued about two hours later.
Mrs. Hagen arose about day.
break, dressed and went out to
the barn. On returning a few
moments later she heard the
report of a rifle. and entering
the bedroom, where she had
left her husband a short time
before. found him lying in {
pool Of blood on the floor with
q gaping wound in the heae
and the smoking rifle beside
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1905-05-25
TEAM DROWNED.

While returning home from
Wyndmere last Thursday night
Selvan Lee of Standy, lost a
valuable driving team by
drowning in deep ditch by
the roadside. 1t was very dark
and storming at the time and
next to impossible to follow the
road and while passing on a
high grade the horses became
frightened at pile of straw
and ran into the ditch where
both drowned before they could
be unhitched from the buggy.