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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-12
MANY FISHING ON SUNDAY.
People Of City Island Know the Day
Under Peculiar Nams-Early
Corners Happy.

There is O certain Sunday In May
that the people of City Island know as
"Fishermans Sunday" but Il is not
marked with red letters on the calen-
dar, and TO a plain everyday citizen OF
New York who happens up that way
any Sunday in May or June. or July
even, 1t would seem that he had come
on Fishermans Sunday, says Bertha
Smith, In Four-Track News To be
most sure of 1t he must start Tot later
than six o'clock in the morning Tor IL
is uos only the early bird that gets
the worm, but it's the early worm mat
gets the fsh, and the early man that
gets the boat to cast out the worm that
gets the Ash. Six O'Clock is none too
early In May. and It is almost too late
from June TO September to dn0 sun
that is not ready TO pelt you with net
rays; and 50, for the few minutes be-
tween that hour and the time when
the first train for Barlow pulls on, Of
the uptown station, every street car.
and every elevated train contributes
its mite-a man, or two, or a half
doxen-to the line at the ticket win
dow. Later in the autumn a later
start can be made.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-12
GOWNS TELL LOVE OR HATE
Dresses Symbolical of Emotions Is an
Idea Bred of the Ancient
Times.

Psychological gowns" said a milli-
ner to a Newark News man, were worn
by an actress In piece that recently
fell fiat. The gowns were called psyche
logical because they symbolized things,
and the Idea Of such symboiical gowns
was thought to be quite new. tits, how
ever, as old as dress Itself. The actress
In her play, to symbolic viciousneHs, at
tired herself In scarlet She wore a de-
licious sky blue In love scene to sym
bolize virtuous happiness between
sweethearts. But her garb was yellow
when she mixed the poison to extin-
guish her unfaithful lover. All this was
considered new and clever. What,
though, could have been older? Consid-
er the bride as she approaches the altar.
Doesn't her white gown symbolic in
nocence and her white veil maiden mod
esty? Consider the widow in black.
Aren't her inky and lugubrious robes
symbols OF her desolation2 Consider
the maid In white who is about to take
the veil. Does not her snowy robe SYM
bolize the purity of her heart? Dress,
in fact, has always been symbolical. The
SoRth Sea island women wear their
shells and feather with much psycholog-
ical Significance. The women OF the
Congo arrange their scanty draperies
and ornaments in ways that mean: !
desire husband, 4 am rich and twenty
other things. All these forms Of dress
may truthfully be called psychological
forms. Hence don't understand why
this actress with her varied gowns gave
an idea Of novelty"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-12
AMERICAN APPLES POPULAR
Fresh Product, First Sent to Germany
During Season 1s96-97, Creates
Good Foreign Demand.

The traffic in fresh apples and the
various dried fruits produced so album
dainty in the United States is an i'm
portant branch Of the American export
trade to Germany The first important
assignment Of fresh apples from the
United States to Germany occurred dur
ing the season of 1862, when stimu-
lated by an enormous crop in the United
States and a practical failure Of that
fruit in northern Europe, exporters
sent over whole cargoes, which filled
the city markets in German cities and
gave the public an opportunity to ap-
preciate the superior quality Of the
American apple Unfortunately, the
apples had been gathered and packed
for the home trade, and had not been
selected for export. AS a result, large
quantities were lost through decay. The
following year brought a short apple
crop in America, and fewwere exported.
Then the trade was taken up more in
diligently. Apples of preferred vari-
cites were carefully gathered, selected
andpacked for the continental trade, with
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-12
coURTsHIP BEGINS WHEN 2
Famous English Judge Finds Himself
Facing a Perplexing Prob
lem In Court.

When does courtship begiDY Al the
moment when a man first meets his
affinity? At the time when he real
ICES that ''the only girl in the world"
is his affinity Or at the time when
he determines to let her guess his
views on the subjecti asks tie Chi
cago Tribune.
This delicate question was raised In
the English probate and divorce court
The president. Sir Francis JeuLe, was
compelled to admit that the solution
was beyond him. The poin: was
raised in this way: A young man
named George Whitehead waz asking
the court to declare that the Scotch
marriage between his parsnts was
valid. His mother, Mrs. Whitehead,
was called as witness in support OF
his case, and gave evidence about her
courtship, which began, she said. In
the gardens that flank Princes street
In Edinburgh How long had your
husband been counting you when he
proposed to your" asked counsel. Mrs
Whitehead hesitated, finding the query
hard to answer, and the president
came to her rescue. Can anyone say
that?" he remarked. Il doubt If a
man knows himself when he first be-
gins to court girl"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-12
RIVAL RIGHTS IN VOLCANO.
Four Communes Near Mount Vesuvius
Assert Proprietary Powers
Over the Domain

VesuviuS, with iS eruption. has
done more than provide magnificent
fireworks to attract the foreigners; II
has set four communes-Resua.T Tore
Del Greco, Boscotrecase and Ottaiano
by the ears Each claims that the
volcano stands within its confines, il
not all, the greater part OF 1t. and that
II 1.-THE commune) can thus claim the
taxes Of the guides, Cooks railway
and the one hundred and one other
things which yield money. The quar-
rel is a pretty one, and bids tan to be
unending. as 10 sooner have the con-
fines been established and a compare
tive, II Disconnected, peace patched up,
than the volcano belches forth 3ew
lava, forms new hills and valleys and
obliterates the confines. Since the
late eruption feeling has risen 10 such
heights that the people OF one COM
mune throw stones at those OF the
others, and refuse to speak as they
pass by. Each declares that IT has an
cient documents to prove its rights be-
yond dispute. but when the moment
comes for exhibiting them they some
how have misplaced them. They
would have been the most useful of
the council Of state, 10 whom they
have appealed. but they carrot be
found Meanwhile, until the quarrel
Is settled, Resina has decidedly the
best of It, as, while the others we're
terror-stricken. she boldly liked her
confines by herself taking In the
whole mountain
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-12
WOMEN WON'T WE'D MUTES
Observations Of a Man Who Has Paid
Particular Attention to
the Matter.

Men gifted with the power of speech
look with much more favor on the idea
of marrying deaf-mutes than do
women" said the man who always
goes about with his eyes open," &C
cording to the New York Times. Il
have known several men whose wives
were mute as the proverbial oyster
who lived in perfect happiness in the
inevitable silence, but have never yet
seen a woman who was content to tie
herself to a man who had been denied
the blessed privilege Of making things
hum.
His affection seems to debar her Of
the divine right to sass back and the
deprivation Is too much for her. OF
course there are, according to statis-
tics, many of the latter class of one
sided unions, but they are by no means
as common as marriages between a
speaking man and mute woman, else
we would run across them more fire.
Quently.
II have asked q number Of people
interested in the education of deaf
mutes for their opinion as to the
cause of this dissimilarity of taste In
the sexes, but the replies received
were mostly facetious and unsatisfac-
tory. Having been unable to form any
conclusive deductions, am still seek
ing information as to the causes of a
condition which is so very obvious,
and hope somebody will be able to
set me right"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-12

form of fireplace was evolved. AS the
armorial bearing was prominent fea-
ture Of decoration In these times, It's en-
bodiment In the treatment Of the IRE
place became common and the already
important fireplace became the central
feature of the room. At q later period
the fireplace was let into tbs wall, as is
the common form to-day. At frst tho
fireplace opening was OF small dimen-
sion, but, on the theory that the larger
opening meant an increase OF heat. t
was enlarged to great size. Then. when
the tendency to draw children and fur
niture up the chimney or let In all the
outside cold through the enormous open
ing found little hindrance In the iron
doors employed to remedy the defect,
they went back to the smaller opening
as q relief.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-12
Officers.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH.-S n
School every Sunday at 9:S0a. IN. Preach,
ING first and third Sundays p. M, second
and fourth Sundays IL q. IN. Christian
Endeavor every Friday at p. IN. K. 4.
Elmore, pastor.
METHODIST CHURCH, Main Street.
Sunday School every Sunday at $3.50 a. IN.
"Little Workers" Juvenile Missionary
every second Sunday 3 p. m. Preaching
first and third Sundays IL a. M, second
and fourth Sundays 8 p. M, fifth Sun-
days IL a. 10. and z p. NJ.
NORTH TAZEWELL CHURCH,
Sunday School every Sunday at 10 a. m.
Preaching first and third Sundays 4 p. No.,
second and fourth Sundays IL a. %.
PRAYER meeting every Friday p. m. L.
]. Eskridge, pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-Sunday
School every Sunday at $3.50 a. IN. Preach
ing second, third and fourth Sundays at
IL a. no. and z. p. In. Preaching nth
Sundays at II a. m. Prayermeeting every
Wednesday evening p. N.
PRESBYTERIAN, BURKE'S GAk-
DEN.-Preaching on first Sunday at III a.
m. and 4 p. N. S. o. Hall, pastor
TAZEWELL PREACHERS COUNCIL
Every Monday at p. m.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-12
HE GOT THE HELPING HANC,.
And Out of Gratitude Would Have
Bought" But for Several
Things.

The understood and notwithstanding
man who was wheeling the baby car
rage had good reason for his express
sion of anxiety. The infant in the
carriage, relates the Chicago Daily
News, was screaming at the top OF Its
voice, which was not weak one. The
man "jiggled" the vehicle in vain; he
addressed various soothing remarks
10 the infant without the slightest ef-
feet. From time to time the UNDER
sized man looked despairingly at a
house, in one window Of which was
displayed the sign, Modes"
Whats the trouble with the kid?'
inquired deep bass voice at the I'M
dersized mans ears. The voice pro-
ceeded from the burly driver OF a
wagon that stood beside the curb.
There was a friendly interest in its
tone to which the understood man in
stantly responded,
"Darned if l know" he said with
en- air Of desperation. Il Here!
shool Shool Shoe! Hey! Baby, look
al the horsey-great big horsey!
O-oooh What a nice horseyl l think
he's hungry. Baby see the horsey?"
"He amt interested in stock" said
the driver with grin. Here, you
young Teller! What are you maxim
ali that noise about?"
The infant held its breath and then,
being shaken, emitted a heart-broken
howl.
where's its mother?" inquired the
driver.
The understood man jerked his
thumb at the sign Modes"
why don't you go in an apply for
help?"
The understood man shook his head
md again applied himself to the pacj-
fcation of the infant, with Indifferent
success.
Amt that a bottle in the buggy?"
asked the driver.
Yes" said the understood man,
"but it's empty"
bland it up here" said the driver,
ana as the small man doubtfully COM
piled he reached into basket at the
back Of the seat and drew forth a
package which he united. Then he re-
moved the rubber nipple from the
bottle ard shook something from the
package into it, tying it up with a
niece of the package string.
Whats that?" asked the father.
Sugar" said the driver, deftly re-
tying his package and replacing it in
the basket Put that in his month
III see if that doesn't quiet him I've
Got kid O. my own at home his size
II works we'll with him"
The understood man hesitated. HE
nin't allowed to have sugar" he said.
at might put his $ummick out o
Vhack. But"
He put the nipple in the baby's
mouth. The effect was instantaneous
Its cry ceased and an expression of
absolute bliss came over its infantile
features.
You don't need TO tell her, Sug-
eested the driver.
The understood man breathed deep
sigh of relief and then looked CRATE
fully at the driver. Say" he said, IF
there was place near here, and If
could leave the kid"
"Oh, that's all right" said the
driver. You're welcome. That ought
to last him 10 or Is minutes. After
that, If the missus doesn't come out,
Heaven help youI. So long!"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-12
EVOLUTION IN HoUsE-HEAT
From Bonfires In the Main Living
Rooms to the Dangerous
Suction Draft.

In the primitive fireplace the smoke
was supposed to pass through an open
ing In the roof, but failing in this, says
Country Life In America, 1t escaped,
with the occupants, through the handi-
est side opeing. The middle ages set the
hearth against the wall and built pro-
jecting bod of brick or stone above 1t to
carry off the smoke. Gradually the fire.
place was built with two fianking lambs
which supported it, md thus the present
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-12
TALL STORIES OF THE KAW
One of the Most Altitudinous About
Kansas River Is De49Nl by
Man from the West.

James A. Cameron is a cattle breeder
of near Topeka, Kan. His place Is on
the Kaw river The Kaw ambles serene
metimes-through Kansas City,
Kan. and Mo. They tell few stories
about the Kaw. And most OF them
are true" said Mr.. Cameron, especially
The one about the steamboat that got
caught in the Kaw one dry season and
had to be pushed out by an excavator. l
have never known the Kaw to be real,
downright muddy, but sometimes l
wonder why people want to travel to
Vesuvius to look at q sluggish lava bed
when they can get about the same effect
on the banks Of the Kaw. Now and then
a log or something will get stuck in the
water and stop the current Then they
have to pillow it loose and turn 1t over 10
get the liquid side on top. had horse
that tried to cross the river once, but
every time he took foot out of the water
the shoe was pulled off. He finally &C
complished it comfortably by lying
down on his back and rolling over. But
there is one SANDER about the Kaw that
ought to be nailed
whats that?"
"Why, the one about all the cattle
grazing on the banks of the Kaw having
their mouths fitted up with filtration
plants"
at isn't true?"
at most positively is not" said Mr..
Cameron, solemnly.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-12
Iannn.a Ilnnarial Mint

One OF the earliest western institu-
tons established In Japan was the i'm
perial mint at Osaka, and II has been
one OF the most successful and useful.
In the convention which was signed at
Yeddo, in 1866, between representatives
Of the Japanese government and those
of the foreign powers. the establishment
OF mint was stipulated. The Japan
ese government purchased from the
British government a mint, which bad
been established at Hong-Kong, but
which the latter had resolved to discon-
tinue. The mint is now managed entire
ly by japanese
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-12
THE ToILERS.

Dur legs and our arms are the toilers
That bring us our case;
they serve as we wish to direct them
And not as they please.
We proudly put burdens upon them.
Not asking their leave;
Without them how could there be glory
For US to achieve?
they are the toilers that bring us
Contentment and pride;
The thrills which come after long hoping
The workers provide;
The pleasures we taste and the pleasures
OF body and brain
They patiently labor to give US
And what is their gain?
Shall we foolishly add to their burdens,
With never a thought
Of their WEAKNESS or Of their aching,
Ignoring their lot?
How stupid were such unfair treatment,
And where is there one
That would thus wrong the toilers whose
service
Is faithfully done?
They that arise in the mornings
To weave and to hew,
To plow and to sow and to hammer
The long seasons through,
Are the legs and the arms that earn pleas
ure
For those that have pride;
The thrills and the wealth and the splenGor
The toilers provide.
S. E. Kiser, In Chicago Record-Herald.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-12
A RACE
WITH DEATH
By JOLIET LA SALE
Copyright, 1907. BY Daily story Pub. Co..

sAJ'M JUST a plain, unadulterated
idiot"
This announcement James Fairbalrn
confidently made to himself. Though
uttered aloud it was necessarily to him
self, for he was riding over a billowy
prairie, and besides himself and his
horse and a saucy prairie dog that
watched him nervously so feet away,
there was no sign of life anywhere
Eyes, an idiot" he repeated, solemn
ly. Nobody but an idiot would ride
out to see her to-day, even If he did
know that she was alone, after she
had told him she did not want him to
come again"
"She" was Eunice Whitworth, and
she lived with her father and mother
on a farm eight miles from the South
Dakota village Of Elburn.
AS he upbraided himself his horse
had without his notice taken turn to
the left of the road and was cropping
the long grass, Drowned by long sea-
son of drouth and hot suns. When he
noticed this he jerked the horses head
back to the road and then looked about
him.
"Whew!" he whistled. A thick bank
of smoke was spread over the horizon
ahead of him, and its smell came faint
Iy down the breeze, which was waxing
into something stronger than breeze.
The sun shone red as copper through
the thickness.
"a prairie frel" he exclaimed, as he
touched the spur to his horse. And it
isn't far off, either"
His horse sped along rapidly under
repeated applications of the spur. Has
tily hitching his horse on reaching the
house. he ran up the walk and knocked
at the front door. A sweet-faced girl
in charmingly work-a-day costume
came, and when she saw who 1t was
her face clouded.
"You!" was all she said, but he felt
a volume of contempt in that one word.
Eyes, it's me-" he said, too hurried
to be grammatical. 81 know I'm fool
for coming here, but l Just couldn't
stay away. We have no time to quar-
rel, though. A prairie fire is booming
this way, and you must get out Of
herel"
81 am able to take care Of myself,
thank you," she said, resentful' of his
tone; but she looked around the house
at the clouds Of smoke that were
sweeping up before the wind.
Maybe, but l am not going to risk
II. When that fire gets into the slough
| It'll jump for this place like mad, and
you must come with me. Your horses
have taken fright long ago, and are too
far away to be caught" The girl could
see them galloping madly away, and
knew that he spoke the truth.
"Get whatever you want to take
along. and come" he commanded.
Fairbairn swore, and then stepped
TO the corner of the house and took a
look. Great tongues of fame were leap
ing toward the house hardly more than
mile away. The fire was coming with
amazing speed, licking up the long, dry
prairle grass eagerly. Half mile from
the house was the slough he had
spoken Of. dry lake bed wnere the tall
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-12
Very Valuable 2.aiment.

The women OF savage tribes have not
infrequently a wardrobe consisting OF
furs which would be worth from $1,000
to 10000. Grundeman. the explorer,
relates how one fair Greenlander wore
a dress Of sealskin with hood OF that
costly fur, the silver fox. The garment
was lined with fur Of the young seal o.
ter, and there was fringe Of wolverine
tails. About 5000 is probably the aver
age worth Of the dress Of Indian women
on the Columbia and Fraser rivers.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-12

but he could tell that If he did not
reach It soon the end was at hand.
Then he shot blindly over a steep
bank, and the cool, grateful waters OF
the river dubbed in his ears as the
couple sank into 1t.
The water brought the girl to her
senses and she was able to help her.
self. The FIRE roared over their heads
for a short time. then leaped the river
and was gone.
They emerged, dripping, from the
river, looked over the black, smoking
waste, shuddered, breathed a prayer of
thankfulness, and then he turned to her
to feast on the love light in her eyes.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-12
Gloomy view Of 10.

James Mooney. attached to the Smith
uonian bureau Of ethnology. sees hope
less future for the Indians, among whom
he has spent the greater portion Of bis
life. He believes that It Is practically
impossible to civilize the Indian; that
having no ambition for improvement oil
progress, they viii continue in their
present state, dying out in numbers TIL
they become simply rowing banda
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-12
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 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, 1905-01-12
WAYS OF DEvIL-WoRsHIPERs
Peculiarities Of Devotees Still to Be
Found in One of the Tur-
kish Provinces.

Worshipers of baal and the devil are
still found in one of the Turkish prov
inces, writes an army officer who has
lived among them, in the New York
Mail. The Yezidees, or devil worship
ers, are an extraordinary people, and
although forced by the laws of conscrip-
ton to serve in the Ottoman army, the
seizure Of one or more Of their young
men by Turkish recruiting party is
such distressing spectacle that once wit
messed, 1t can never be forgotten.
Walls and yells of despair are raised.
Men, women and girls kiss the recruits
eyes, cheeks mouth and hands. Throw
ing themselves.on the ground, they even
embrace his legs and feet.
The conscript appears quite dazed with
sorrow. He folds his arms and caresses
over and over again his weeping kindred
whom he will never see again. He kisses
the walls and the hearth of the cabin ia
which he was born, but which he is about
to quit forever, and vets them with his
Tears, DuL Wnen, accompanied by hiS
Turkish captors, he leaves the village,
the lamentations of the villagers cease.
Then, and as though nothing had hap
pened, the latter 90 about their ordinary
occupations Never again is the con-
scripts name mentioned, and on Joining
his regiment, the young Yezidee be-
comes Mussulman. His kindred, be-
lieving him accursed, affect to forget him
and were he to approach the village
from which he has been forcibly dragged
away every Yezidee even his dearest
friends, his father, mother, brothers, sis
tiers and sweetheart, would drive him
from their presence with curses and pelt
him with stones.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-12

the result that in 1900 the total export
of fresh apples to Germany reached
1,76O tons. This increased the next
year so that 1t trebled itself, and the
American apple made its way into more
general use than ever before, and laid
the foundation Of large and permanent
future demand.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-12
Opinion Of Jap Newspaper.

A Japanese newspaper, the Kyoi-
Ku-Kai, censures the schoolteachers for
talking so much about the war and
teaching their pupils chauvenism. 1t
laments the fact that Of 5000 teach
srs Ia the public schools, $4,000 have
been obliged to join the army, and
asks pertinently II 1t is not their supe-
rior education that has given the jap
anese such an advantage over the Rus
slams In the present war.
His Only Afiiiction.
Does your father have the hay fe-
ver?"
"No, the only kind pa has Is the
golf. Chicago Record-Herald.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-01-12
What He Did.

An Irish dsiryman was recently &C
cused of adding water to the milk he
sold and grew very indignant over II.
He said that 1t was absolutely untrue,
that he always added the milk TO the
water.