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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-02-16
Some OF the AihIctions OF the Flesh
to Which Animals Become
Subject.

All animals, both great and small,
suffer as severely as mammals in the
matter of parasites, according 70 Les
lies Monthly. The parasite or the os-
trich is P formidable looking example.
The most interesting of the pigeons
parasites is the one known as the slen-
der pigeon louise, which is supposed to
do good service to the bird by thinning
its body plumage as the weather grows
hot. Fish also have parasites. The
legs of one variety which inhabits the
carp and pike are attached TO the pos
terror part Of its anatomy, and consti-
tutes paddles by means Of which the or
ganism can change its host and depart
to pay its attentions to another fish.
Two dark spots in the forepart Of
the creature represent the first pair Of
legs, which have been converted into
suckers, by means of which the organ
ism retains hold of its host. There Is
good reason to believe that this pike
louise" is not a parasitic torment, but
rather a desired attendant. In all prob
ability It derives its nourishment from
the mucous products secreted by the
skin of the fish. And when 1t has sat>
isfactorily arranged the toilet of ona
fish 1t abandons 1t for another which
needs its help.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-02-16
OUR CONSULAR SERVICE.
Better Than That of the British, Ac-
Cording to Recent Showing in
London Journal,

Comparison of the British and the
American consular service is made in a
recent number of the London Chamber
of Commerce Journal, says the New
York Times. Comparisons have fire.
uuently been drawn" this article says,
"between our consuls and those Of the
United States of America, to the effect
that the latter do much more to promote
American commerce than the former do
for the trade of the empire. This is UNI
doubtedly the case, owing to the reasons
we will endeavor to set out
1.-THE American consul has at his com
mand far greater facilities for gauging
the trade and commerce actually trans
acted at the place to which he is ap-
pointed than his British colleague . 5.
sesses under the existing conditions OF
the two services. He receives all the
assistance he can reasonably expect
from the department Of state, which for
wards to him all statistical matter relat-
Ing to the general trade of the United
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-02-16
WOMEN AS WORLD WORKERS
Figures Given Regarding Them That
Are Not Altogether Dis
couraging.

A statistician has gone to the trou-
bic to ascertain that 55 per cent of all
the divorced women, 80 per cent Of
the widowed and 81 per cent of the
single women are engaged in gainful
pursuits says the Cincinnati Enquir-
err Only about six per cent of the
married women are similarly situated.
While the great body of married wom-
en- are at home attending to the do
nestle duties which are naturally set
down for them, there is some hope
still that the old order Of things is not
going to be completely overthrown
The world will not be without homes
The figures indicate that 81 per cent
of the married men are supporting
their wives, though the women are, of
course, doing their full share in main
tanning domestic establishment which
are bulwarks of morals and good or
der and which keep the race from dy-
ing cut.
On surface analysis it may seem
wonderful that "a per cent Of the
married men find enough to do to sup
port families when so many women
are in mems occupations, but the earth
Is big and the ordinary attempt at
compromising the things to be done
and the number of people to do them
is puny indeed. In the long run there
appears to be room for everybody
the home woman, the new" woman,
the mannish woman, the bachelor
woman, ETC., likewise for the woman
ish man and the men who depend ON
the labor and shrewdness of their
wives to keep them going.
The mixture of the sexes In the ac-
tive business affairs to-day would
have scared writer's on political
economy rs years ago. 1t seems plain
enough, for example, that when
man on a salary gets work for his
daughter in the same occupation at
perhaps smaller compensation than he
receives he is sapping the foundation
of his own employment and prosperi-
ty; that in the long run will be sim.
ply dividing up his salary among the
members of his own family and driy.
ing other men out Of employment.
The results of widespread changes
of this sort look apparently TO an en-
tire revolutonizing of society.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-02-16
THE HABIT OF BEING ILL.
Pet Ailments That Are Easily Over
come by a Determined
Mental Effort.

Some people simply have habit of not
feeling we'll They get up in the morn
ing expecting to have headache, and
morning after morning they complain Of
headache, until it simply becomes a
habit. If they stopped really to con-
slider whether their head ached or not
1t may be they would find there was no
headache at all, says Medical Talk for
the Home But they have simply got
used to saying they have the headache
and so they go on saying it morning
after morning, headache or no head
ache.
Instead Of sleeping in a well-venti-
lated room, and getting out in the fresh
air in the morning and taking in some
deep breaths Of air, they just settle down
to whining about a headache. They
keep this up until it becomes chronic.
And so it is with many other little all
ments. They have got in the habit Of
having something the matter with
them some little pet ailment and they
wouldn't give it up for anything. Their
friends have all learned just what this
particular ailment is and know just
about what answer they will get. Really
many times this pet ailment gives its
owner no trouble whatever, and he never
even thinks of it unless he is asked about
it or has a chance to talk about it. The
truth is the pet ailment is a myth, exist
ing only in the mind of the person who
has adopted 1t.
1t might be we'll for you just to watch
yourself for a few days and see If you
do not complain a great many times
when there is really little or nothing
the matter with you. Watch yourself
when friend greets you with How are
you this morning?" Be careful that
you do not commence saying that you
have a wretchedly bad cold or you
didn't sleep we'll last night and are feel
ing miserable, and so on, and so on.
Just habit just simply a habit. You
don't feel nearly as bad as you say you
do, and as soon as you get through with
your usual complaint you rattle away
talking about something else and are
totally unmindful of any ache or ailment
of any sort. The truth is you really
haven't anything to complain Of 1t is
just habit, a very bad habit of always
saying there is something the matter
Watch yourself and if you find you
have this habit, commence at once to
break it. Say you are feeling well. Just
fine, and then draw in three or four long,
deep breaths and say 1t again. If there
is any little pain or ache lurking around
it will fee away in the face of your per-
sistently denying its existence, and you
will find yourself truly and wholly free
from any ailments whatever.
Get into the habit of saying you are
we'll and see if 1t is not a pleasanter and
wholesaler habit than the habit of COM
planning about every little indisposition
Or temporary bad feeling.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-02-16
TazeWeII Steam Laundry
n : " Norfolk 8 Western
Schedule in Effect Jan. %, 1905.
Leave TazewelI for Bluefield
1888 p. m. 1902 p. m.
For Norton
1907 a. m. 1902 p. m.
LEAVE BLUEFIELD.
EAST BOUND.

1905 a. M. for East Radiord, Roanoke,
Lvnchburg, Norfolk and all points OF
Shenandoah Division. Pullman sleeper
to Roanoke. Parlor car Roanoke to Nor
folk, Pullman sleeper Roanoke to New
York via Hageretown.
$50 a. IN. daily for East Radford, Roam
oke and intermediate stations.
800 .. IN. daily for Roanoke, Lynchbu'g
and intermediate stations and the Shen-
andoah Valley. Pullman sleeper Welcl
10 PHI ladelphia via Hagerstowp.
GAO D. NJ for Roanoke, Lynchburg,
Richmond, Norfolk Pullman sleeper t.
Roanoke, and Lvnchburg to Richmond
end Norfolk, cafe car.
WEST BOUND.
600 a. m. for Welch and local stations
sos a. M. for WEIGH, Williamson, Ke-
nova, Portsmouth, Columbus and points
West. Pullman sleeper TO Columbus.
Cafe dining cars.
2:20 p. N. for WEIGH and intermediate
stations. Pullman sleeper
$40 y. m. for WEIGH, Williamson, Ke-
nova, Portsmouth, Cincinnati, Columbus,
| St. LOUIS and the West. Pullman sleepels
to Cincinnati and Columbus.
WINSTON-SALEM DIVISION.
Leave Roanoke 9:l5 a. M, daily, and
5:l5 p. M, daily except Sunday.
DURHAM DIVISION.
Leave Lynchburg Union Station) 3 a.
M, 400 p. m, daily except Sunday. Ar
rive Lynchburg from Durham ll:59 q. H.,
Il:47 p. m.
w. B. BEVILL, NJ. F. BRAGG,
Gen. Pass. Agt. Ira. Pass. Agt.
Roanoke, Va.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-02-16

States, and, If required, the advance
sheets of the reports of his colleagues
on particular subjects.
ION the other hand. British con-
sui is, we believe officially supplied only
with the Board of Trade Journal and
copies of consular and diplomatic re-
ports on trade and commerce, which,
moreover, are not sent as soon as pub
lished, but in bundles once or twice q
year.
IAN American consul has not to per-
form marriage ceremonies. His notarial
duties are a source of income, the fees
from this source being personal. He has
not intricate legal questions to deal with.
such as our men have, owing to our I'M
mense mercantile marine. He has not to
bear in mind all the frequent changes as
to regulations relating to distressed citi-
zens from a worldwide empire He is
not the maid Of all work for the war of.
fee or the navy.
eve believe we are correct IN saying
that the American consular cficer is bet
ter remunerated than the British. The
salaries may average about tic same. bur
with the fees the American is allowed TO
retain be is, rs a general rule. better
off. 1t is in what may be called admin
istratiye expenses that tie American has
decided advantage over the British
consul.
"He gets adequate allowances for office
rent and clerical G7sis,srce. Tie latter
never being refused whcn necessary.
As a resu!t-giying men Of equal abil-
ity-the American has the advantage In
other words, an American consul. who is
not always a man CT frst-class educa-
ton, is able to perform better and more
appreciated work than one of his
majesty's consular officers, simply by be-
Ing able to get particular work done for
him by paid expert"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-02-16
NOT WHAT HE EXPECTED.
over-Anxious Employe overdoeS thu
Ingratiating Act and Gets
His Comings.

He was a very good young man, and
was determined, when starting in busl'
ness, to follow the straightest path, re-
lates London Tit-Bits.
He studied manual Of business on go
ing up to his office in the morning, and
his lunch consisted of buns and book
keeping.
Relish was given to his tea in the shape
of shorthand textbook, and he sailed
home in the train gorging French gram
mar.
He was particularly anxious to I'M
press his employer, and cast about him
for a means of doing so. Then an idea
occurred to him.
He went to wholesale text shop and
selected few appropriate texts, which
he would hang round the Office in which
he worked
In front of him he hung Nothing Like
Industry" while on the wall to the right
he suspended "Punctility is the Soul OF
Business. On the vacant hat-peg he
placarded "Procrastination is the Thief
of Time" and on the mantlepiece, Hon
eSty is the Best Policy"
All he then cared for was the entry oil
his employer This soon happened. His
cheeks burnt in anticipation of tho
words of praise and increase OF salary
which he expected would instantly fol-
low the observation by his chief of his
evident excellence.
Then fell the magic words after the
great man had scrutinized the texts.
Hem! Tomkins, think you had bet
ter see the cashier"
He ,trembled a little, then said;
"Thank you, sir"
eyes, see the cashier He will give
you your weeks salary, and another in
lieu of notice, and you can go at once"
The youth turned ashy pale.
But, sir L"
Don't argue. Go at once. don't
want lazy, unpunctual, shilly-shallying,
dishonest people working for me-"
but, sir, don't understand"
Don't you? Well, if you're not lazy,
what do you want a placard 10 remind
you of industry for? If you're punctu-
al, why do you want to be told that it Is
the soul of business to be sog II you
do things when they ought to be done,
why do you want to gaze at that motto
about procrastination? And, If you're
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-02-16
What sfolsers Drink.

Down in the holds of the ocean mon.
stsrs, where scores Of men are show.
cling coal into the mouths Of the inn
mense furnaces, It is far hotter wealth.
er than a landsman can find even I'M
der the direct rays of the sun. 1t is
so hot down there that the stokers go
naked to the waist Their thirst is in
tense, and they alleviate 1t in a simple
way. They do not seize upon buckets
Of ice water and drink for momentary
relief. They know better than that
They have had experience with heat,
and they adopt the very best method
when they take mouthful of cool
water upon which is floating a littfs
oatmeal. They have found that this
drink is Just what they need,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-02-16
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
Opera house tonight.

Opera house tonight
Wanego The great blond purifier.
Mr.. j. p. Krull, Of Panther. w. Va,
WAS at Tazewell yesterday.
WANTED-To huv a IL or shoat APP
ply at Republican Office.
II is stated that there are several. cases
of smallpox at Bailey in this county.
Bring your job work to the Republican
office if you want it DONE RIGHT.
Mr.. V. L Sexton has been electe d
chairman of the Democratic party for
Tazewell county.
Mrs. j. S. BroNning and her daughter 4,
M ss jamie, have gone to Florida TO spend
the balance of the Winter.
Mrs w. q Harrison and Mis- Mamie
Gillespie accompanied MIR. Harrison 10
New York last saturday.
Mr.. Albert Hagy has been away from
his shop for the past few days, being kept
at home by an attack of grip
NJ. J. f. Hurt has been confined to BIZ
home for several days with asevere attack
of grip, but he will be out again in few
days.
Tomorrow night a valuable souvenir will
e given to every person attending the
Wsnego medicine show. Admission l0c.
toall parts of the house.
The thermometer registered eleven de-
grees below zero at Tazewell his morning.
This was only one degree less than was
registered Tuesday morning.
The Misses Graham gave valentir g
party Tuesday night, which was attended
and enjoyed by number Of The young
aides and gentlemen of the town.
Miss Mary Adair who has been engaged
in stenograpbic work in Buefeld since she
resigned her position here with the j. F.
Hurt ms. Agency, is visiting her friend,
Miss Crocker, at the RatliG Hotel.
Cecil Hartman. one Of the mosr respected
colored men Of Tiptop, has been very i'll
with grip but is now much improved. He
has been faithfully attended by his breth-
rem of q. U. o. O. f. fraternity.
On last Friday night Pocahontas Lodge,
No. us, |. 0. D. f., gave an elegant bar
quet at the Masonic Hall in Pocahontas.
The guest of honor WAS Grand Warden
Roland 4. Chase, of Clintwood, Va. Me-.
V. l. Sexton was toaslm lster.
1t raned all day Sunday and melted the
snow which had covered the ground for
more than two weeks But Monday morn
ing before daylight snow began to fall
again and the ground has since been cor
cealed with a white mantle.
We hear that the Tazewell Millinery
Company will move from their present
store room to the second floor of the
Masonic Building. The first floor of their
building is occupied by Hankins & sons as
a general merchandise store. The en-
trance to the millinery store will be
through that of Hawkins & son.
On Tuesday morning ]. NJ. Cline, died
at his home in WEIGH, w. Va, he was a
resident of TazeweIl county for a number
of wears. He mrrried Miss Huford,
daughter of the late Dr. Huford, who iv-
ed near Tiptop in this county. The de-
ceased was brother of w. g. Cline, for
merly of this county, but now merchant
at WEIGH w. Va.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-02-16
KAISER'S CLEAN CAPITAL.
Everything Neat, Quiet and Orderly
in the Principal City of
Germany.

There are no street cries in Berlin.
Newspapers are sold almost in silence
by specialized mep who look like pro-
fessors. HandbiIls-most Of them in
viting to cafes of the baser kind-are Of
cred at street corners by old gentlemen
who might easily pass for deacons OF
the kirk, says Harold Begbie, in London
Mail.
No piano organs play in the central
streets.
No costermongers bawl their wares.
The only sound in the city is the clatter
of the horses hoofs on the clean asphalt
Berlin is wise enough to avoid wood
payement-and, Of course, the grinding
OF electric tramway-cars on their end
less journey round the city.
Every here and there, too, sounds the
noise Of hammer and chisel where work
men are raising new palaces.
Cabmen share in the general cleanli-
ness.
Their little broughams and victorias
are not so neat as our London hansoms,
but they themselves make Drawer show
than the Cockney cabman
Those of them with taxameter cabs
wear shiny white hats, with black brim,
black band, and brass cockade, and over
their shoulders is a dark blue cloak
thrown back to show the lighter blue Of
the lining
Omnibus men and tramcar-men turn
themselves out with equal smartness,
their faces shaven and clean, their uni
forms brushed and frightened.
The policemen, in squat black helmets
with silver ornamentation, and with the
tail of sword poking out at the bottom
of their dark blue ulsters, are clean and
smart, with the same military neatness.
The postman, driving his light yellow
mail-cart, wearing a shiny gold braided
billycock with a tiny tar-brush stuck
rakishly on one side, is as proud of his
appearance as the soldiers staggering
on the footpaths.
Everybody is brushed and clean.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-02-16
New Restaurant.

On Monday, the Goth day of February
1905, we will open a restaurant at Taze-
we'll in the building just west of the Ere
publican" office. Meals and lunches car
be secured at all times during the day,
and we promise to give customers the besI
of service at reasonable prices. Come and
try us on court day.
Smith & Young,
Proprietors,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-02-16
Display of Emotions Frequently In.
terrupts Festivity OF Class
suppeFs.

The senior class suppers at com.
mencement time at the women's COL
leges are apt to be much more emo
tional affairs than the same functions
celebrated by their brothers. Women
are naturally more demonstrative than
men, and the girl graduates really en-
Joy the opportunity to dissipate In their
emotions which this final meeting after
four years Of association affords, says a
college paper.
The festivity, If so fearful an occasion
deserves the name, is, of course, private
and restricted to members of the class.
The toasts are largely personal and
commemorative of events in the class
life, and are arranged to bring each
member to her feet in the course of the
evening.
At Vassar matrimonial engagements
are announced in a roll call that is a
most interesting part Of the proceed
ings. Each girl must answer to her
name with the words Guilty" or Not
guilty." according as she has said
Eyes" or not.
Sometimes a suspected member he's
itates to speak the committing words
and silence follows the first reading Of
her name. The etiquette of the occa-
sion demands that the name shall be
repeated three times, and the shyest
girl is apt to cry out her guilt rather
than face more than one perod of this
speaking silence.
When the supper is over, the speeches
made and the engagements announced,
the class starts on its last sad duty Of
saying goodbye to places and things
about the campus. This is a most pa
thetic pilgrimage, and those who have
heard the quavering voices Of the girls
as they try and fail to sing the class
songs have found their own eyes filling
in sympathy. This round ends the ag-
ony as a class and the members dissolve
into small groups, slowly crossing the
campus and picking their way through
trunk-flled corridors to dismantled
booms.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-02-16
Claimed Free Passage

The spirit of independence rules in the
girl of the period Sin the state of ILL.,
nois. Two beautiful daughters of Judge
H. we're driving out on the plank road
near Chicago, and stopped at the tollgate
and asked the keeper:
How much is it?"
eFor man and horse" replied the
Eatekeeper, "the charge is 10 cents"
We'll, then. git out Of the way, for
we are two girls and mare. Git up,
Jenny. "-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-02-16
Ancient Love Letter.

The Boston Art museum has recently
acquired a love-letter $500 years old
1t is written on brick and is addressed
to an Egyptian lady. In those days it
was not always an insult to throw brick
at ones sweetheart, and there was no
danger Of carrying such letter forgot
ten in ones pocket.-Youth's Compan-
fon
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-02-16

honest, why must You din it into your
self that It is the best policy? No. it
won't do. expect my employees to be
able to do my work properly themselves
without outside aid. ard don't buy mot
toes to tell them how to do it, Good
morning."
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-02-16
Gen. BlldsrIinu to Succeed GrIpusnbsrg

st. Petersburg, Feb. l3.-This city con-
tinues quiet. The Putilof works and four
other large establishments are still Idle on
account of the strike.
1t is officially announced that General
Grippenberg will return from the font to
be succeeded in command of the Second
Manchurian army by General Bilderling.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-02-16
Never Hurts.

Pallid Sufferer-Does pulling front
tooth like this one Of mine hurt
much?
Husky Dentist-Not a bit! | never
sprained my arm over anything but a
m oil -Chicaon Journal
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-02-16
DAMAGE SMALL IN FLORIDA.
Growers Had Been Well Warned of Mon
day Nights Freeze,

Jacksonville, Fla, February l4.-No
considerable damage is reported from last
nights cold weather. Warnings had been
sent from Jacksonville Weather Bureau
throughout the fruit and vegetable sections
Sunday and repeating Monday, and grow
ers were we'll prepared. Twenty six above
was the lowest Registered, and that in the
northern portion of the State, where there
is no great acreage of vegetables and fruit.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-02-16

Send us your orders for job work. We
guarantee satisfaction, and our prices are
reasonable.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-02-16
FOR SALE

Business and Residence Lots
along the line of the Jaeger &
Southern Railroad, on Dry Fork,
in Mcdowell County, w. Va.
Call on or write
w, T. HUFFORD,
I2,S-tf Wittens Mills, Va.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-02-16
THREE
TIMELY
THOUGHTS

That evely business man and prop
erty owner should keep fresh in their
minds:
FIRST: Am l carrying sufficient
fire insurance on my home and out
buildings?
SECOND: In case of fire would
the companies carrying my risks pay
promptly and in full
THIRD: IL you cannot answer
these questions satisfactorily to your
self we would suggest that you call on
us for assistance. We are fully pre-
pared and always ready to help in
matters Of FIRE INSURANCE.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-02-16
Do You Want
Your Clothes
Washed Clean?

Do you wish them starched
and ironed nicely?
We are prepared to fill your
wishes on these lines. Try
us, if you have not already
done so.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-02-16
FEARFUL GIRL GRADUATES,

Everybody is brushed and clean.