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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-03-09
Home Instinct in Cattle.

There are 1900 head of cattle running
loose in the Pinal basin of Arizona and
they are owned by 20 men. Each animal
has a brand on his hip as broad as a
ham, and crops, bits and underhacks
galore in his ears. Beyond these marks
of ownership he is as free as a deer,
and, should he SO elect, could wander
from the Mexican border to the Can
adian line without running up against
a barbed-wire fence. Yet such is the
simple nature of cattle that they use"
in the country where they are born and
only the utmost stress of wind and
weather will suffice to drive them away.
They are home folks" and stick to their
barren canyons and water holes with
all the devotion of untutored rural man.
The calf runs with his mother and
learns her ways, which become his ways
1t is upon this home instinct that the
practice of western cattle raising rests
Sunset Magazine.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-03-09
Street Railways in SMYRNA.

The first line Of tramway in Smyrna
was inaugurated in 1879 with about
three miles of track. 1t is known as
the Tramways des Quais, and is oper-
ated by a French company, of which
the president, secretary and general
manager is Anne Tissot Twenty-Five
horse cars are in use on this line,
which has recently been extended five
miles. The only other line operating
in Smyrna Is the Societe des Tram
ways, Smyrne-Guez-Tepe This line be-
gan to run horse cars in 1886, with two
miles of track; subsequent extensions
have given them nearly five miles, and
they require about 20 cars to accom-
modate their traffic. This is an Otto
man company, the president being N.
Harentz, of Constantinople; treasurer
and secretary, Bedros Boloubeyan;
general manager A. Harentz.
RUFUS W. LANE.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-03-09
Ramie Fiber in Germany

I desire to call attention to the grow
ing demand for ramie in the textile
industries of this country. The long.
strong and glossy fiber of this plant
serves as an admirable substitute for
fax, cotton or silk, and only its pres
ent scarcity and cost prevent a largely
increased consumption. If, as was so
long and earnestly insisted by the late
Prof. Warehouse, our southern states
are specially adapted for the success
full cultivation of this plant, it can
not be too strongly urged that expert
ments in cultiyating it be more widely
extended. The raw material will find
as ready market in Europe as would
fax fiber.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-03-09
THE WAYS OF SQUIRRELS.
Peculiarities of Voice and Action of
the Animals in Summer
and Winter.

Zone of the most familiar sounds of
the summer woods is the rafting bark
Of the red squirrel" writes an observer.
THE tones of his voice are varied and
there is a great difference between his
angry bark, his cry of fear, the chatter
ing monologue with which he addresses
an intruder on his domain, the running
fire of repartee which is the constant &C
compartment Of the antics of pair at
play, and the long rafting roll call
which he utters apparently from sheer
enjoyment of the sound or as challenge
to some unseen enemy of his own tribe
and which reverberates through the
woods often with sufficient force to car
ry the sound for as much as half to
quarters of mile. If we listen
for an instant when we hear one OF
these challenges sent forth we may hear
it answered from some distant point,
so family that we cannot be certain that
it is not an echo. Some other male has
heard the challenge and, detecting the
self-satisfied note in it, has answered,
and we may be fairly certain that they
are Fastening toward each other, each
with the intention of annihllating his
foe or at least teaching him a lesson.
"Gray squirrels, unlike most Of the
rodents, do not hibernate in the winter
time, but are abroad and very active
during most of the season. Their nests
are then in hollow trees, but they usual
ly leave these retreats in March and
build airier and less vermin-infested
abodes in the treetops of leaves and
twigs. If you can watch gray squirrel
nuts in the fall you will see
him take a nut in his cheek pouch and
hop along the ground, testing it every
few yards with his front feet When
he has found a spot entirely to his Tx
ing he will scoop out a shallow hole and,
placing the nut in it, will cover 1t up
with the loose earth. This he will stamp
down and restore to its former condi-
ton by scraping tht loose leaves and
small stones over it.
"This performance he repeats again
and again in that and other localities,
until he has hidden away in this manner
a large quantity of nuts, one squirrel
often burying several hundred. In the
winter, as he needs them. he unearths !
these nuts, and it is wonderful how I'M
erringly he can 60 to his various caches, !
even though, as frequently happens,
they may all be covered with foot or
more of snow"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-03-09
DEAF ARE NEVER SEASICK.
Stomach Nerves Are Controlled by
Those Of the Ear, Says Veteran
Surgeon.

Strange thing, but do you know that
deaf persons never can getseasick?" said
old surgeon in the employ of one
of the local transatlantic lines re-
Gently, reports the Philadelphia Press.
This was found out" he said,
when a whole class Of deaf mutes went
abroad some years ago, and, despite a
particularly rough passage, none Of
them wanted to lie on the deck and beg
somebody to heave them overheard.
That's the seasick feeling, you
know. A little investigation proved
that the stomach nerves are mostly con-
trolled by those Of the ear, and that deaf
persons are not nearly so liable to the
nausea that comes from the rolling mo-
ton of ship as are others.
"The experiment of saturating ball
of cotton with cocaine and thus dulling
the hearing has been tried by ship sur
geons since. 1t gives relief to those who
dread any sort Of a sea voyage, but,
after all, the best way to do Is to feed
the fishes, and get over It,"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-03-09
October 10. 1913.

October 10, 1913.
Work on the monument was started
during the spring of 1900 The base COW
ers no less than $500 square meters,
while the extreme height, when finished,
will be 1862 feet. The monument is built
on hill in the neighborhood of the city
of Leipsic, which rises to an altitude OF
about IT'S feet above the ground level OF
the city, and, therefore, will be visible
from great distance. The steps leading
to the first terrace are of German gran
tie; relief 210 feet in length and So feet
high adorns the front Of the structure.
When completed the main figures of
the monument will show the Archangel
Michael, the patron saint Of the Ger
mans, standing on gigantic war chari-
OF; around lie the bodies Of the soldiers
who fought the battle of Leipsic. In
Gothic letters the relief bears the in
scription, "Gott Nit Uns" (God with u.s..
The monument will cost several million
marks, the entire amount having been
already collected. Prof. Bruno Schmitz
a famous architect and sculptor, is in
charge of the work
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-03-09
CHANNEL WAVES NOT HIGH.
Greatest Height Observed in New
Harbor at Dover Fifteen
Feet.

At the international engineering con-
gress, recently held in St. Louis, some
unusual figures were given on the sub
! ject of the height and power Of ocean
waves, particularly as regards their eff
feet upon harbor works. In the course
of a paper dealing with the new Dover
harbor it was reported, says the Scien-
tiflc American, that since these works
had been in progress no wave OF great
er height than Is feet had been record
ed-a fact which will be surprising to
those who have experienced the mis-
cries of the Doyer-Calais passage. The
fact Is the most remarkable because at
the entrance to the Tyne waves from
95 to 40 feet high have been measured,
and the last named height has also been
observed at Peterhead.
In dwelling upon the necessity for
what are known as spending breaches
and wave traps, for dissipating and con-
trolling wave action, it was declared
that the depth to which the latter ex-
tends is now known to be much greater
than was once commonly supposed.
Proof of this is shown by the fact that
lobster pots placed in from 100 to 1870
feet of water have been found to be
filled with sand and single after a
heavy gale; moreover, sand had been
found deposited after heavy gale in
the gallery of the Bishop Rock light
house, the latter being 12O feet above
the water and the depth Of the water at
that point $50 feet.
That the water, even at considerable
depth, must be moving during a gale
with great momentum is shown by the
fact that at the Peterhead breakwater
blocks weighing Al tons, and To-
Gated over SO feet below spring tide,
low water, were displaced during a
storm, while section of the breakwater
weighing $500 tons was moved bodily
for a few inches without the brick
work being dislOcated
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-03-09
JAPAN'S CIVILIZATION.
Formerly Called Barbarians, But the
People Have Won a Differ
ent Title.

When the war began, whatever was
the opinion of travellers, and those
specially informed, the world in gen.
eral regarded the japanese as oriental
barbarians The judgment was based
on plausible reasoning, says the New
York Globe. AS the present year Is
only the thirty-seventh Of the Meiji era,
and as before Meiji Japan, practi-
cally untouched by western influence.
was as she had been for 1000 years,
it was impossible for japanese re-
generation to be genuine. However
fair the semblance of civilization, it
was only veneer, We were told; a mere
aping, which should not deceive. In
the stress of war, it was predicted. the
oriental would cast aside his assumed
occidental garb and reveal himself in
his true character-as cowardly and
cruel, a torturer of prisoners, a muir
derer of women and children, and a
mutilator of the dead. Whether the
Japanese are to win the war or not,
they have effectively exploded this
theory in regard to themselves. If they
are barbarians, many nations esteem
ing themselves civilized may profitably
go to school to them.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-03-09
A REFORMER OF MANNERS.
Ex-Football Player Finds a Mission
in Elevated and Subway
Trains.

| The speaker was young man who
played once on the Columbia rush line
He played football well, and it is o.
record that he can scrap even better
than he can kick. Further, he look:
it, says the New York Sun.
when l left college, he said, 81
made up my mind to put in part Of
my time doing good to my fellow men
When | looked over the field | found
that | wasn't cut out for Sunday school
teaching or social settlement work.
was looking for branch of muscular
philanthropy where could find scope
for my talents.
81 found it last month. | have a
mission now. 1t is the reformation OF
the subway and elevated hog.
81 take a subway or an elevated
about four times a day on an average
usually an express. wait until the
gate is opened for the hog who makes
rush and jams his way in ahead OF
women, children and weaklings.
"He is always there. sometimes three
or four of him. pick out the worst
one and follow him. Just as he reaches
the gate tap him on the shoulder.
Pardon me, sir l say. You have
dropped something and point to a
pillar in the background.
"He always turns back feeling In his
pockets T. In three cases out of four
he misses the train. l trust that while
he waits for the next train the point
dawns on him.
"If he does catch the train, he either
subsidies, crushed, in which case know
he's got the point, or else he comes at
me and says:
See here, what the blazes do you
mean? What did / drop?
81 look him over and kind of raise
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-03-09
you darling" She Oreathed. sOttly.

"You darling" she breathed, softly,
ito think that doubted you'll"
Ellsworth returned to his hotel in the
gathering darkness, his head bent
a prey to furious and conflicting emo
tons
'If there ever was id rascal" he
unused. Poor little Edythe."
He waited day and then wrote and
dispatched the following:
MY Dear Mrs. Barsdale-After all, 1t
will not be necessary for you to trouble
your husband with this affair of mine,
as | have succeeded in locating B. with
out any trouble, and prefer to keep the
matter as private as possible.
please accept my appreciation OF
your interest and hospitality, and be-
lieve me, most sincerely yours,
THOMAS T. ]. ELLSWORTH"
N o. Times-Democrat
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-03-09
ANGORA GOATS THRIVE.
Good Grazing Lands in New South
Wales Productive Of
Fine Stock.

From 1856 to 1875 about 300 Angoras
were imported from Asia Minor into
Victoria and South Australia, but sue
cess seems not to have attended the
efforts of the pioneers. Some OF the
failures were due to the fact that An
goras were tried on unsuitable coun-
try, but probably the chief factor In
causing breeders to lose interest In
them was the profitableness of the Me-
rino sheep in those early days when
there was such an abundance of rich
grazing land available in the two states
mentioned. Now the best Of the graz
ing land is occupied and the situation
is reversed.
The common goat and the Angora
are as unlike as the wild sheep and the
Lincoln. The common goat will browse
and yield milk-beyond that it is worth
only its skin and is looked upon as a
pariah in the land Of the stock raisers.
Not so the Angoras; they are highly
bred animals and look as well on a
farm or station as any of the breeds
of sheep or cattle.
The Angora goat and mohair indus
try in Turkey, South Africa and the
United States is a very considerable
and profitable one Asia Minor is the
home Of the Angora, and the rearing
of the animals there has been carried
on for an unknown number of genera
tioIs. In South Africa and in the
United States it is of comparatively
modern development British manu-
facturers. finding the supply of Turk
ish mohair insufficient for trade re-
quirements, secured the introduction Of
Angoras into South Africa, and now
the supply of mohair from that quar-
ter is double the output Of Asia Minor.
The recent rapid development Of the
Angora goat industry in the United
States has been brought about much as
the business might develop in Aus
tralia, namely, by the stocking of bush
land with Angoras for the purpose OF
bringing the land into condition for
grazing or filling. All Angora goat
breeders do not, however, run their
stock solely for preparing the land for
grazing They run goats for mohair
precisely as Australian sheep herders
run their flocks for wool and mutton.
Once they enter into the business they
are 10th to give it up.
The flock masters Of Australia are
now beginning to take an interest in
the Angora and mohair growing may
yet become an industry of considerable
Importance there
F.. w COOLING.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-03-09
MATRIMONIAL ELIGIBILITY.
Some Of the Many Various Reasons
That Prompt Men to "Pop
the Question.

The reasons which prompt men tc
make offers of marriage to women are
as many and various as the number and
kinds of women thus honored, says the
New York Times. Not alone are the
natural graces and charms of femininity
the foci of attraction for the average
man. Acquired accomplishments often
count for a great deal, and it frequently
happens that women are eagerly desired
for qualifications, which, while strongly
appealing to those who desire them,
would not in the least appeal to others
occupying a different point of view.
These very general and not altogether
luminous reflections are suggested by a
news item which reaches us from north
ern New York of an avalanche of mar
riage offers which has overwhelmed two
estimable young women, the daughters
Of farmer at Schuyler. They are not
described as beautiful. So far as we are
advised. they are not distinguished for
accomplishments of the kind which
make for social prominence. Perhaps
they are not more amiable, more affec-
tionate, nor more practical in the gen.
eral duties of housewifery than others.
Their claim to distinction is that they
KILLED, cleaned, scalded and hung" two
300-pound hogs without masculine as
sistance.
Instantly an oyerpowering passion
took possession of the heart Of every
eligible bachelor within what may be
called buggy radius. The rural delivery
carrier has had to provide himself with
a wheelbarrow to transport the offers
of marriage which come by mail, and the
concourse of vehicles which is strung
along the paternal front fence every
day and evening suggests that a con-
tinuous funeral is in progress within.
Perhaps It is. A great many nascent
hopes OF domestic happiness along
strictly bucolic lines perish in the fam
lily "settin' room" every "a hours, and
enough broken hearts are left behind
by departing suitors to fertilize the farm
If their fragments could be composted.
The young women are said to decline,
firmly but kindly" the offers of mar
riage which are pressed upon them. It
may be that their unique claim to dis
tinction puts them in a class which
makes 1t an impertinence for the sutton
to offer them the commonplace life of
the farmers wife, who can count upon
hog killing not oftener than once
year. Their sphere of social triumphs
obviously lies in Cincinnati or Chicago.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-03-09
BALLADE OF PIPE AND BOOK.

When swirling snow-gusts blur the blue
And wan the ways Of winter lie,
When, like shrill furies. down the hue
The myrmidons of cold cutlery,
Then give me not, fate, forth to HE
And face Euroclydon's white ire,
But rather, as the hours slip By,
A pipe and book before the fire.
Let whatsoever will pursue
Pleasure where skimming skaters vie;
Let whatsoever fancies view
The gliding sleighs with cleaning eye;
Let whosoever wishes try,
Skee-shod, old tyrant Time to tire,
You ask my choice, and reply
A pipe and book before the Tire!
A pipe and bookl-some "honey-dewv'
pipe and BOOKING pedant dry!
Romance with all her merry crew;
Heroes who dare-and never die!
The Muse, not she Of sob and sigh,
But she who stirs the laughing Tyre;
These happiness for me supply
A pipe and book before the fire!
ENVOY.
Prince, Of the joys that fieetly fly
This is the crown of my desire,
With one dear friend love anigh,
A pipe and book before the firel
Clinton Scotland. in Reader Magazine.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-03-09
IN QUEST OF
BARSDALE
By NELLIE C. GILMORE

IT HERE was something subtly ia
miliar about the graceful sweep OF
the blue tabernacle gown ahead, and
Ellsworths heart Quickened with his
pace as he hurried forward to overtake
the owner Of it.
Edythe Carol always had blue tall
or-made gown; he recollected this with
the fastidiousness common to men who
urge a delicate point of correctness in
the harmony of woman's dress.
Miss Carrol-Edythe!" he called,
I'm not mistaken, am I?''
The girl turned abruptly, a quick smile
of welcome sweeping over her face.
tom Ellsworth, Of all people in the
world" was her greeting.
$50 good of you to recognize me-" he
returned, relieving her of a trifiing
bundle. Five years ring many
changes"
mot between old friends" she amend
ed archly. But what brings you to New
York so-unexpectedly, should l say?"
Ellsworth inclined his head.
"In a measure, yes" he replied, his
face clouding little. More definitely
speaking, nasty piece of business" He
looked at her musingly, as though de-
batting the propriety OF fuller explana-
ton.
"Too bad!" was her comment; II was
beginning to think that perhaps we
were going to have you back in the old
circle again." Her voice conveyed the
delicate compliment of regret.
Ellsworth looked refiectively into her
upturned blue eyes and after moment
added:
"The fact isl am here in the pursuit
of a scoundrel."
Edythe glanced at him in quick sur
prise; then laughed.
'Tmagine!" she exclaimed, "a tragedy
In real life! How interesting"
He did not answer anything then, but
merely stared at her vaguely, his face
paling.
Its on account of my little sister"
he said, briefly, after a silence.
The girl turned toward him suddenly,
with sympathetic eyes.
"Oh, beg your pardon" she apollo
slzed, hastily, Il didn't dream of-of
anything like that"
They walked on in silence up the
crowded, sunlit avenue and presently
turned into a cross street
II am taking you home to dinner"
explained she, the first to speak; you
have no other engagement"
Ellsworth answered with a negative
shake Of his head.
THAT is right. / want you to meet
my husband, and"
your husband. Impossible! Are
you really married."
why, of course" she returned, with
charming blush. Does 1t seem so
very absurd to your"
ooh, no! Only, you gave me some
thing of start; / hadn't heard; that's
all"
Indeed? Then shall have to forgive
you. suppose. Jack is such a dear
you'll be sure to like him; everybody
does"
Ellsworth was not so certain OF adding
himself to this list; the memory OF other
days was still too fresh, but he crushed
this thought and replied courteously, II
a little mendaciously;
Naturally. Good taste usually ex-
hibits itself in the choice of a husband
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-03-09
MEMORIAL OF GREAT BATTLE
Monument in Course of Erection to
Commemorate Napoleon's De-
feat at Leipsic.

One of the greatest battles in history
occurred on October IS, 1913, at Leipsic,
when Napoleon was defeated by the al
lied European armies. During the past
few years funds have been collected all
over the German fatherland in order
to provide for means for the erection Of
al immense monument in commemora-
ton of this great battle, which laid the
foundation for a united German nation.
The gigantic monument, which will be
the greatest in the world, is now under
construction, and it will be finished to
be unveiled on the day of the one hun
dredth anniversary of the great battle,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-03-09
Every pav Is Sunday.

Few people know that other days of
the week than the first are being OBJ
served as Sunday by some nation or
other The Greeks observe Monday; the
Persians, Tuesday; the Assyrians,
Wednesday; the Egyptians, Thursday;
the Turks, Friday; the Jews, Saturday,
and the Christians, Sunday. Thus a
perpetual Sabbath is being celebrated
on earth.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-03-09
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
1 establishment a Wood W orking
/, 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, 1905-03-09

my shoulder at him as a warning that
I'll be right there if he gets trouble
some. and say:
Your manners. sir
1--WE reformed at least six persistent
hogs who get on at my station, and I
trust that | have taught manners to a
number of others whom haven't been
able to observe regularly.
ooh, yes, some day I'll probably run
up against better man and take a
beating, but 1t will all be in the inter-
est Of the cause.