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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04
MOON BLINDNESS IN HORSE
Peculiar Affection That Is Quite Com
mon Among the Animals
Of Kentucky.

This disease is more common here in
KENT cky than any place / know Of;
there is an unusually large number of
blind horses to be seen on the streets
Of this city, writes a correspondent Of
the Kentucky Farmer and Breeder.
Some writer's attribute it 10 the ell
mate, the soil, feeding, filthy, badly
ventilated stables and heredity. The
latter, think, Is the true cause OF SO
much blindness among horses here,
Like produces like. II you breed from
spawned mare, the larger part Of her
offspring will be spawned. II Is the
same with ringbones; and II you breed
from a mare blind from periodic OPP
thalmia nearly all her progeny will be
affected in the same way. It is, there
fore, important not to use such for
breeding purposes. II all breeders would
adhere to this, the disease would soon
be stamped out. This course has been
followed in other places. and large de-
crease of the number of blind horses has
been the result.
In buying young horses, the purchaser
should endeavor to ascertain II either
the sire or the dam has been AFFLICTED
with blindness; II so he should be care
full, as have known many well-bred
horses very much reduced In value by
developing symptoms of opthalmia. 1t
Is we'll known there Is no cure for II. and
such horses are continually changing
hands until they become blind.
Symptoms: The eye is weak and wa
terry, with a free discharge Of aqueous
fluid, which runs down the cheeks; the
owner may think some foreign substance
has lodged in the eye; In three or four
days 1t clears up and is apparently all
right, but in four or six weeks It occurs
again. In this way It will recur again
and again, until total loss OF sight en-
sues. It Is these occurrences which
stamp It as a clear case Of periodic OPP
thalmia, and certain blindness is the re-
Eult
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04
THE KAISER OFF DUTY.
Emperor William Enjoys Poking
About the Machinery Of
His Yacht,

Everybody's Magazine says perhaps
an Insight into Emperor Williams char
acter can be better gained during his
long cruise to Norway than at any other
time, for It is then that he throws OF all
the restraints imposed on him by GUS
tom and lives as he would really like to
live. Even on the Hohenzollern he is
not entirely free from care, as dispatch
boats frequently arrive to keep him In
Souch with the affairs Of the government,
but the fresh air and the freedom from
the necessity Of dressing formally and
meeting uncongenial persons is a great
relief to him. That the emperor is the
boss" Of the yacht there is no doubt. 1t
amuses him to go poking about among
the machinery, and he even pays fire.
quent visits to the kitchen to watch the
cooks and perhaps take hand himself
in the preparation of the food. Those
who have had the privilege of being pres
emit on such an occasion say 1t is great
sight to see his majesty ascend from the
kitchen to the upper deck with a plate
of pork and beans and mashed peas, sit
down on little chair with the plate be-
tween h. knees and proceed to polish
of It's contents with evident relish and a
tin spoon.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04
officers.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH.-Su y
School every Sunday at 9:30a IN. Preach
ing first and third Sundays Up. M, second
and fourth Sundays ii a. IN. Christian
Endeavor every Friday at ; p. IN. X. +.
Elmore, pastor.
METHODIST CHURCH, Main Street.
Sunday School every Sunday at $3.50 a. IN.
"Iittle Workers" Juvenile Missionary
every second Sunday p. m. Preaching
first and third Sundays IL a. M, second
and fourth Sundays s p. M, fifth Suh-
days IL a. M. and z p. m.
NORTH TAZEWELL CHURCH.-
Sunday School every Sunday at III a. M.
Preaching first and third Sundays Z. p. M,
second and fourth Sundays III a. %.
PRAYER meeting every Friday p. N. l.
]. Eskridge, pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-Sunday
School every Sunday at $50 II. m. Preach
ing second, third and fourth Sundays at
ii a. IN. and Z. p. 10. Preaching hftn
Sundays at IL a. ~. Prayermeeting every
Wednesday evening p. M.
PRESBYTERIAN, BURKE'S GAR
DEN. Preaching on first Sunday at ii a.
m. and 4 p. m. S. o. Hall, pastor.
TAZEWELL PREACHERS COUNCIL
Every Monday at 2 p. m.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04
New Cure for CONSUMPTION.

A novel cure for consumption has re-
Gently been discovered by DR.. Canu, 43
Rue Fontenelle, Rouen, France. The
patient is first placed upon the operating
table, where the usual saline solutions
are injected. Afterwards he is seated
upon an insulated table and electricity
passed through him for some minutes
by attaching poles to metallic plates
which had been fastened to his breast
and back. During this time sparks can
be drawn from any part OF his body. This
finished, the patient inserts The small
end Of a conical-shaped tube in his
mouth. Into this tube is put little
broom previously dipped into the neces-
sary medicants for the healing of the
lungs or whatever organism is at
tanned, and through it the mans body.
and an X-ray globe In the rear goes the
electric current, carrying with it the
medicinal "irons" from the broom.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04
SILENT SOLDIERS.
Observations of a Woman at Whose
House Two Detachments
Were Billeted.

My friend, Baroness s., dined with
me tonight. In commenting on the
days doings, she said that Is soldiers
and three officers were quartered at her
house on Tuesday, and IS soldiers anc
four officers on Thursday, says Toxic
correspondence Of the New York Sun.
Without regard to rank or circum-
stances the government DEGREES that oil
given date certain houses shall receive
troops coming from the country in ex-
cess of the number the barracks can ac-
commodate. This week 1t was the baron
ess' turn thus to supply lodgings.
A furious storm swept over Toxic on
Thursday, and knowing that the soldiers
had long march from Chiba, across the
bay, the baroness gave them up when
they did not arrive at sunset ItWas long
after midnight when the weary Eetach-
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04
Cures Piles Permanently
ment reached her house.

ment reached her house.
They came silently. Only the crunch
Ing of the gravel under the foot Of man
CT beast was audible
The four officers dismounted noisless-
ly and Frustrated themselves before the
hostess thanking her in true japanese
fashion for so graciously receiving the
humble party.
The library and smoking room had
been turned over to them, futons were
!pread on the floor of the cool veranda,
while the men were quartered equally
we'll on the servants side OF the house,
and the horses champed at their bits
when led to the private stables-a lux
ury unknown for many day to the poor
beasts.
The cooks and servants had supper
ready for all, 1t being the custom to feed
these visiting soldiers from the private
larder rather than on the government
ration. They expressed immense salts
faction over the generous supply Of beer
and cigarettes and were much awed by
their surroundings.
Bath tickets were then furnished, and,
after gaining permission from the Of
fcers to leave the premises, they sought
the nearest bathhouse In true japanese
fashion and after their bath quietly crept
back for few hours sleep.
All the next day they went about az
silently as the deaf and dumb, and In
stocking feet, lest their coarse shoes
should mar the floors-never trespass-
ing in the smallest way, but gazing Won
deringiy on city sights-they were coun-
try boys-and especially on the lovely
flowers in Baron SIS famous garden.
No matter how interested they were,
they religiously avoided looking in the
direction where the family might be as.
sembled, and but for the evidence Of
sight the baroness would not have known
Of their presence.
They had never seen a foreign house.
and when she took them through II they
whispered solemnly together, paused
long before the pictures and ornaments
In the drawing-room, walked apologize
ally on the soft rugs, and when their eyes
oeheld fine picture Of their emperor
with one accord they Frustrated them
selves before him.
Night fell again. In the gray morning
light my friend saw these soldiers 20
forth as silently as they came. :
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04
DATE AND FIG INDUSTRIES.
New Tropical Importations That
Thrive and Prove Successful
in California.

If the good work that has been prose-
cuted in California and Arizona during
the past few years in eultivating figs
and dates continues, these now imported
tropical fruits will became as cheap and
as common as the California prune and
raisin. According to reliable author
tiles, the California crop Of Smyrna figs
during 1903 amounted to 100000 pounds.
OF course, 65 tons of dried fruit is mere
bagatelle compared with the market
in this country, but it must be remem-
bered that it is only within the past five
years that the secret Of the pollination of
the fig, which fills the fruit with the char
acteristic minute seeds and develops its
delicate flavor, was wrested from nature
by the governments experts. The pol
lination is accomplished by tiny insect,
that had to be imported from the shores
of the Mediterranean, and, what is still
more interesting, this insect Is particu=
larly fastidious, and refuses to employ
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04
THE JAPANESE ARE SUAVE.
An Incident of 1878 Which illustrates
the Diplomacy of These Won
derful People.

The newspaper correspondents who
have been cooling their heels in Toxic
while polite japanese officials have
gently thwarted all their endeavors to
get to the seat of war are probably in a
frame of mind to appreciate an incident
related of Ii Hung Chang by Mrs. Archi-
bald Little, says Youths Companion.
In 1873 trouble arose between China
and Japan over Formosa. A Japanese
ship had been cast away on the island
and its crew murdered. Japan protest
ed. China unwisely replied that It could
rot restrain the bandits OF that uncivil-
lied land. Japan, without delay, land
ed an armed force and disciplined the
offenders. minister was then ap-
pointed to so to China and explain the
affair.
Ii Hung Chang openly boasted that
this minister would never be allowed 10
90 to Peking. In order to prevent it
ne went to meet him at Tientsin. to head
him off. The willy japan csc. Soyeshira.
called upon him. informed him that he
had been appointed minister to Pehine
md told him how he was lootire fer
ward to seeing that wonderful city. CT
Formosa he said rot a word
Ii promptly introduced the Giplo-
matte tonic. and spoke at great lerPti
against the encroachment Of Japan on
China's territory. Soyeshima listened
with the utmost politeness ard gravity
When Ii had exhausted himself in elo-
quence the Japanese rose and made the
exasperatingly self-possessed bow Of
his race and rank.
He would respectfully take his leave.
he said It was an honor to have heard
III speak. However. he "had called only
to pay his respects. not to discuss inter-
national affairs He had been accred-
tied to the Chinese government at Pc
king" and was then on his way thither
With another impressive bow he lett
the room and Ii. The Chinese states
man, who had probably already regret
ted the foolish boost, found it advisable
to be suddenly "indisposed," and did not
return the call, so the Jap" went Sc
renely on his mission to Peking, where,
instead Of giving an indemnity, he per-
suaded the Chinese government to pay
the expenses Of the japanese invasion
OF Fornlosa, which were settled at half
a million taels.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04
Ignorant School Children.

In a class in a Manchester school not
one OF the children knew what a bee
was. This statement was made at Nor
witch the other day at the conference
of the Museums association by Mr.
Pritchard, Of Boston. America The
ignorance in his own town was even
greater. Statistics showed that II per
cent. Of the school children there had
never seen crow. 81 per cent had never
beheid a frog, 20 per cent. had not seen
q butterfly, 81 per cent. did not know
an elm tree, rs per cent. did not know.
what season of the year It was, and SO
per cent. could not say what butter was
made of.-London Tit-B.ts.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04

its talents for the benefit Of man unless
fed on Capri, or wild figs. Accordingly.
wild figs, which are worthless for table
purposes, had to be imported and now
one Of the expenses Of fig cultivation Is
the distribution of the Capri figs
throughout the orchards for the benefit
of this exacting little insect.
Down in Arizona, where the expert
mentallsts have been struggling with
the date palm question for some years
past, most gratifying success has been
achieved. While large number Of the
suckers, brought at great expense and
trouble from Algiers and other African
date districts, as we'll as from Arabia,
have died. the station now has some 422
trees started, some 60 trees in blossom
and at least four varieties in fruit. The
thoroughness of the world search for
promising varieties of dates vii be ap-
preciated when it is stated that specl-
mems of 68 varieties are now growing at
the Arizona experiment station grounds.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04
COUNTRY AIR AND VOICES.
Noise of the City Has Much to DO
with Deterioration of Vo-
cal Powers.

did you ever notice how quietly the
countryman will speak and how harsh
in contrast sounds the voice OF the
city MANI" asked the observant man,
according to the Philadelphia Press.
"If there were no difference in dress,
In the color Of the skin, no other line
to mark off the city folk from the folk
Of the countryside we could still
distinguish the one from the other by
the pitch of the voice. The man from
the country will always speak in low
tone and in the case of the country
girl there Is a mellowness about her
voice which has proved an inspiration
Of the poet. Mark the sharp, rasping
voice of the city man in contrast.
Even the voice of the city woman,
while retaining much that is mellow
and musical, is yet pitched in a higher
key than the voice Of her country SIS
ter.
Nor need we travel far to find the
reason for this difference. The human
voice finds an enemy which is working
ceaselessly against 1t in the activities
Of the city. Noise is probably the
more important factor in bringing
about the deterioration of the human
voice In the cities. Children, as soon
as they learn to lisp the first words OF
infancy, begin to pitch the voice in an
extraordinarily high key. They begin
loud talking and they keep it up
throughout life. The quiet OF the
country, on the other hand, makes no
such demand on the voice.
"The child may speak without pitch
ing the voice in a high key. There
are no sharp noises, no changing car
bells, rumbling vehicles or din and
whirl and rattle to arrest the meih-
fiuous vibrations. He may speak cas-
lily and naturally without straining the
muscles of the throat or expanding
the lungs beyond the normal limit.
Here we find the explanation of the
striking difference between the voice
Of the countryman and the man Of the
city.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04
Morocco's Sultan.

The sultan of Morocco, though only
20 years old, Is already quite portly.
Notwithstanding the opposition Of his
subjects, he persists in his quashi7Jap-
anese preference for everything that is
foreign and ultramodern. Automobiles.
bicycles, photography, take up much
of his time. He has formed band OF
over 100 musicians and has a piano.
which had to be transported from Lar
rash to Fee on the back Of a camel. He
even prefers, 1t is said, the members of
his harem imported from CONSTANT
nople to the native beauties. His at
tempts to persuade his wives to wear
corsets and Partisan gowns have, how.
ever, so far failed.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04
In No Position to Interfere.

"Your daughter plays a great deal Of
classical music in a rather original
way" remarked the man with gold
glasses.
"Yes," answered Mr. Cumrox, regret
fully. "She bought the piano and the
music out of her own spending money,
and suppose she feels that she has a
right to do what she pleases with
them. "--Washington Star.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04
Get
SCOTS
n1uIsiOn

When you 90 to a drug store
and ask for SCOTS Emulsion
you know what you want; the
man knows you ought to have
Il. Don't be surprised, though,
If you are offered something
else. Wines, cordials, extracts,
etc., of cod liver oil are pIenti-
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.
Why? Because It has always
been better than any substitute
for IL.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04
Train Song Birds.

Yorkshire has at Huddersfeld novel
English association, which promotes
the singing of larks. Captive birds are
trained by being taken in boxes into the
fields, where they are left to pick up
the notes of free birds as best they can.
Competition for prizes have Just been
held at various public houses, birds
singing for ten minutes or longer with
out break. In this way 96 or Ell
In small prizes have been distributed,
and the contests, from their sheer
novelty, have proved an infinite source
of amusement, If not of profit. The as
ISOLATION has been in existence about
80 years.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04

Then the president spoke: 'Mr.
Kirby" he said, you do not voice the
sentiments of the union as they stand
today Gentlemen" raising his voice
and addressing the crowd, this man
who stands before you, endangered his
life to protect one Of our members, and
to save the funds of an association that
had ill-used him. When we have Of
fered him a reward he has asked for
nothing but justice, and that only If It
could be shared by others. take off my
hat in the presence Of such a character,
and acknowledge that I, for one, have
learned a much-needed and wholesome
lesson. Mr.. Bentley, 1t shall be as you
wish"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04
billiards In China

John Roberts, noted London bill
lard player, having nearly circled the
globe, says that in India and China par
ticularly the English game is played
In Java he found the American, o.
French, game mostly in vogue. English
tables are different from the American
and the game differs from that played
here, being, he says, more scientific
than three-ball billiards.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04
c. r. 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 a Wood w rking
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, 1905-05-04
What She Played, Merely.

Bacon-What did say was that my
daughter played the grand piano.
Egbert-Yes; that's what l under
stood.
We'll, it's all right if you understood
IT,. | was afraid perhaps you thought |
said she played the piano grand. -
Yonkers Statesman.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04
Irreconcilable.

Molly-What makes you so naughty
when you meet George? Why don't
you make up with him?
Polly-Because | should have to de-
mand an explanation, and l can't re-
member what it is I'm supposed to be
offended about.-Detroit Free Press.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04
England Wars on wv

War is once more being waged In Eng
land on ivy and on elder bushes near
cathedrals and other fine buildings. The
Ivy is accused of being a destructive
constructor weed" while the elder
is condemned because its roots have a
habit of forcing themselves into mas
onry chinks,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04

Even the wise man who thinks he
knows it all doesn't know why the siren
uous old hen lays aL egg instead Of
standing it on end.-Ohicago Daily
News.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04
Two STYLES.

Mrs. Spenders-I wonder what will
be the popular styles in hats this sea-
son?
Mr.. Spenders-My dear, women's
hats will be divided into two styles this
season, as usual; the style you don't
like, and the style I can't afford.-.Il-
Illustrated Bits.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04
TAzEWELL co. DIREC ORY.
Circuit Court.

w. ]. Henson, judge; I. E. George
clerk. Terms of cOurt-3rd Monday IN
February, and 4th Monday in May, Au'
gust and November.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04
THE HOME OF vINoL
To our Gust omers

HOME OF vINoL
To our Customers
We are anxious to have you all know
that Vinol is a new form of very old
and valuable remedy. 1t is Cod Liver o11
preparation, because it contains all the
medicinal elements actually taken from
fresh Gods 1ivers. By new process
We are able to make 1t without oil or
grease and give you real Cod Liver OIL
preparation as delicious to the taste as
a fresh orange. Respectfully,
JOHN E. JACKSON
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04

,,f 3. sPRATT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rich
w lands. Va. Practices in the courts OF Iaze-
we'll and adjoining counties. Prompt sttenuon
psId to the collection OF claims
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04

powEN & RoYALE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW
d Tazewell, Va. viii practice In the courts Vi
Gnneals at Wytheville. Collections gwen
oeeial attention. Once near Courthouse.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04

nEo. W. ST. CLAIR, ArroRNEl "a AZ :, Lev TaNs
veil and adjoining counties and in the Supreme
Court of Appeals at Wytheville. PartlcuIss al
tention paid to the collection OF claims Omce-
etras building
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04

N a. ANDERSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Taze-
HI we'll Va win practice In the courts Of Taze-
we'll county and the Court of Appeals at "ythe-
Vile, Collecting speciality.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04

a g. HIGGINBoTHAM, ATTORHTY-AT-LAW,
a. Tazewell, Va. (01ice up stairs IL Law Build
ingl Practices in Courts Of Tazeuen and ad-
,oIning counties, aud in Court of ppeals OF Viz
ginia.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04

II. STUART, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ell,
Iva Land titles In Mcdowell and Log oun-
Hes, West Virginia, a specially Once % stras
building.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-05-04

:iYNRY d GRAHAM, LAWYERS faEewell, Va.
nOhice In building near Court HOUSE H. H.
Henry 8. c. Graham.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1905-10-26
M'cURDY WILL NOT RESIGN.
PRECEDENT Of Mutual life Insurance
Company Says Nothing Can De-
Drive Him of the Place.

New York, Oct. 20.-Richard A. Nc
Curdy, president Of the Mutual Life
Insurance company made the state
ment Thursday that he had no inten-
ton Of resigning, that he was elected
to serve until June and that nothing
can or will drive him out.
It was also announced from the dis
trict attorneys office that no action
will be taken regarding the George J.
Plunkitt matter that was turned over
to the district attorney Wednesday by
the legislative committee that is in
vestigating the insurance companies.
Closing one Of the most sensational
and strenuous weeks Of the insurance
Investigation, the committee Just be-
fore adjournment Thursday concluded
the examination Of Richard A. Nc
Curdy, with the exception Of few de-
tails he is to supply next week.
Mr.. McCurdy has been ON the stand
the greater part Of the three days of
this weeks session and some of his
testimony has been the most startling
Of any that has been adduced before
the committee. His testimony Thurs
day, however, was very much Of a
technical nature, though It was of
much value to the committee in its
work.