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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-09
VIRTUES OF MINERALS.
Medicinal Waters and Hot Springs
Have Long Puzzled Scien-
fists.

The medicinal hot springs in some
parts Of Europe and the natural hot
waters owned by the United States
government at Hot Springs Ark, have
always puzzled science, for, while the
curative effect Of the hot water was
beyond doubt, no chemical analysis
ever revealed anything to satisfactor-
lily account for it, says the London
Lancet. 1t could hardly be supposed
that a few grains per gallon of chalk,
sulphate of lime, common salt and so
on, could have any LHarked beneficial
influence. The waters of Bath, Bux-
ton, Contrexeville and Hot Springs,
Ark, exhibit a comparatively feeble
degree Of naturalization, and yet there
can be no doubt of their therapeutic
value. Nor can it be supposed that q
water which is naturally hot can have
greater therapeutic effects than would
be gained by the similar use of arti-
ficially heated water. So far, then, the
findings of the physicist and the chem
list do not afford a satisfactory hy-
pothesis in regard to the therapeutic
value of such waters.
The question now arises whether the
fact that these waters are radioactive
will supply any explanation. Most, If
not all, of the thermal springs in Eu-
rope which have been examined have
been found to contain in slightly vary
ing qualities argon and helium and in
the majority of cases these waters
have been found to be distinctly radio
active. Indeed, the presence Of argon
and helium would appear to be insep-
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-09
IN THE QUIET EVENING.

There are times when life is something
more than eat and drink. and sleep;
When the surface shows no ripple, though
the stream is swift and deep;
When the good that's in the worst of US has
taken us In tow
And has famed loves fading embers TIL
they fash again and glow;
When we feel there's something In us has
escaped the madding crowd
When it's quiet in the evening and the
clock ticks loud.
When the Crate fires crimson aftergloW
is CRAVING into gloom,
When there's none but she and you within
that cozy little room;
When the cat upon the hearth rug yawns
and drifts again to dreams,
Then how very like the heaven we have
learned to long for seems
That delightful little chamber with the
magic charm endowed
When it's quiet In the evening and the clock
ticks loud.
Not a word to break the stiffness. yet
there's music In the air
Music born OF softest silence, music sweet
and low and rare;
For the one who sits beside you Is your
sweetheart, and you know
That she loves you, for she wed you many
patient years ago;
And her love songs. born OF silence, make
you brave, and great. and proud.
When it's quiet in the evening and the clock
ticks loud.
IN. Y. Times.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-09
ODD WAGER EASILY WON.
Flesh and Blood Leg Was No Match
in Endurance with One
of Cork.

1t was in the commercial room and
the conversation had turned on the
topic Of the powers Of endurance
shown by the men of the past and pres
ent. During lull in the conversation
a young commercial man said:
Amy man, If he has the will power,
can endure pain or fatigue; | know
can" Silence for moment, and an
"old man of the road" replied: "Pll
bet you a dinner you can't hold your
foot-boots on-in a bucket OF hot
water as long as can"
The bet was taken and two buckets
of hot water were brought In and a
kettle of boiling water to raise the
temperature to the point of endurance.
In went a foot OF each bettor. The
young mans face began to pale, but
the other called for more boiling water.
What the deuce is your leg made Of,
sir?" yelled the former, suddenly TAX
ing his foot from the bucket.
Cork, sir-cork," was the cool an
swer, and the other gentleman felt
that he had, indeed, lost.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-09
QUEER SOUVENIRS BY MAIL
Worn and soiled Collars, Cuffs, Shirt
Dssoms, Socks, Etc, Pass
Through.

"Ths souvenir postal card cregs
seems to be governed by none Of the
bounds Of propriety and decency," de-.
elared q postal clerk at the federal
building as he was distributing the
deposits found In the public drop
boxes. says the Philadelphia Tels-
graph.
If the government doesn't put a
stop to this nonsense I'll have to find
. better job" he continued TO muse.
1t was q disgraceful lot Of stun, tD
be sure. In the collection were any
number Of worn and soiled collars,
euffs and shirt bosoms. not to speak
Of old socks, garters, and even sew
sral pairs Of shoes.
The proper postage had been pre-
paid on sverything-ths cuffs, collars
and shirt bosoms bearing stamps and
addresses, the socks, sarters and shoes
being attached 10 tags inscribed vita
designations.
There 10 no doubt the post once re-
esipts are Increasing everywhere BE-
cause Of this popular custom Of send
Ing oddities through the mail" said
another clerk In the same depart
mens, but I wonder where it's GOING
10 end. The government will accepts
in the mail anything not over four
pounds In weight Why, the other
day We found a set Of false teeth
merely attached to tag and adj
dressed to a woman in Germantown.
It's the limit"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-09
GRINDING TEA TO POWDER
Makes a. Good, If Rot Better, Bay
srRgs as the Whole
Leaf.

History tails that when coffee W
first brought to the cities OF western
Europe the nrst makers Of 1t were
Turks. They roasted and ground As
berries and served the liquor ~ 1t IL
served to this day in the east, grtth
and all. We still drink coffee ~ we
DRANK 1t then, with this difsrsnSaI
that We mostly omit the griA and
drink an infusion instead OF . dseso-
ton. 1t was not 80 with tea No
Chinaman was imported with the hrst
pound of tea to teach w how to make
and drink 1t. The consequence hsA
been that we have never drunk tea In
the Chinese Way-that 10, ~ . single
infusion.
"At first there seems to have bean
great doubt as to how " deal with tbs
new herb. 1t is even said that 1t WA
sometimes boiled, with salt and but
ter, and served up as sort OF spinach.
The old phrase, a dish OF tea, ses&as
to bear out this legend. Finally 1t
came to be settled that the moat
wholesome and pleasant way to treat
the tea leaf was to make 1t into a kind
Of sweet soup with sugar and milk OF
cream. l have personal knowledge OF
no country in Europe but one where
tea is used az in ChinA-Portugal.
which got its knowledge Of tsamakina
from a province OF China, with which
at that time, no other nation OF En-
rope was In contact.
1T was while travelling on Aorssbach
with a guide in the wilder DartS OF
Portugal. away from the shops and
inns, where we had perforcs TO make
experimentAls in the most economical
use of the few ounces of tea and cot
fee that We could AFFORD to carry with
us. that we hit upon discovery. HAY.
ing no milk. We drank our tea, as most
Portuguese drink theirs, As simple
infusion. sweetened with sugar
81 remember to have read, believe
In the travels Of the Able Hue, that
when the Chinese desire 10 be thrifty
in the use OF the finer and more e.,
pensive teas, they grind tho leaf to
powder and use Less for the infusion
We found that tea could be ground In
a coffee mill - easily ~ cokee; that
eat made with the powder = as gsea
as or better than when made with the
whole leaf, and that the powder, az 1t
naturally would. goes further THAI the
tea leaf"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-09
Impoverished Soil

impoverished soil, like impov-
erished blood, needs a proper
fertilizer. A chemist by analyz-
ing the soil can tell you what
fertilizer to use for different
products.
If your blood is impoverished
your doctor will tell you what
you need to fertilize it and give
it the rich, red corpuscles that
are lacking in it. 1t may be you
need a tonic, but more likely you
need a concentrated fat food,
and fat is the element lacking
in your system.
There is no fat food that is
so easily digested and assimi-
lated as
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-09
MRS. PERRY'S
GRIEVANCES
By susAu sRowH RoBBIHs
NkTo, the day of miracles amt Ov'

WKIO, the day of miracles amt over.
IN and folks dream dreams and
see visions even now. You don't be-
lieve it? Well, I'll tell you of a case.
'Tt was year ago this coming month
that went over to spend couple OF
weeks with Cousin Elvira at MaIshalps
Corners. Now, you probably don't
know it, but Marshall's Corners amt
exactly the liveliest place in all the
world. They are mostly farmers there,
and mile from Elvira's is store and
post Office and a tack factory. oh,
yes, and there's schoolhouse IN
pine grove half a mile from her house
tie other way.
81 guess it was the third day I was
there that l says: 'Elvira, who Is 1t
lives in the house across the road,
and what's so much coming and going
there for? Seems to me there's some
one calling there every half hour
"Elvira, she folded up her work and
stood up. Come along with me- she
says, and you'll see why there's so
much calling there. It's Mrs Perry
lives there. Her husbands sick, has
been for a long time, but he's getting
better now. We all think everything
Of Mrs. Perry. though we didn't like
her a bit the first month or 90 she
was here
81 noticed, as we went across the
road, what a pleasant look the house
had. The curtains were raised quite
high SOS to let in lot Of light, and
there was one window full of bright,
clean-looking, poisoning plants A
big yellow cat set on another window
sill and blinked at us as we went by.
/ never liked a yellow cat, but some
how this one seemed different, and no
other kind would have seemed so
cheerful
"The minute laid eyes on Mrs.
Perry knew why everybody liked
her. You know there's some folks you
Just meet ON the road; they don't do
nothing more than nod and smile At
you, but you somehow feel better for
seeing 'em. Mrs. Perry was like that.
She want what you'd call pretty, but
she had nice elean-looking teeth and
her hair was tidy, and size had the
plsasantest cordial smile I ever see.
She had on a plain calico dress, but 1t
was clean and whole and fitted her
nice, and looked kinder stylish. She's
lust what she appears to be- Her
house was just like her; 1t was plain
and neat; there was comfortable
chairs, and there was books and Q
piano.
"Mr. Perry was lying in 9 reclining
chair, and although you could see that
he was a pleasant sort of person
enough, It was his wife that was the
one folks liked best,
'rWell, we had an awful nice call.
and Just before we went, Elyira asked
her to play and sing for us. She never
made word of objection, and she
didn't say she had a cold and couldn't
but she went right over to the piano
and set down and begun to play. Now
I've heard more or less good music
in my day, and when I heard Mrs.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-09
COMING AND HE GOT 1T.
How a Man Who Wanted the Entire
Seat in Street Car Was
Taken Down.

A dapper young man, who acted Like
he was a director Of the company, oc-
oupied . whole seat on a Brooklyn
avenue car the other evening and
seemed satisfied with life. A working
man with dinner basket on his arm
entered the car and made for the seat,
relates the Kansas City Star.
Excuse me, sir, but would you
mind moving over bit" he said po-
litely.
The dapper young man looked up
and scowled. He did not bulge an
inch.
Never mind, old man, your time
viii come some time, observed q sym.
pathetic young man who was jammed
over against a window by a woman
who held a baby in her arms
Just then the car stopped, and a ne
gro woman who might weigh 300
pounds, entered. She held two squawk-
ing chickens in one hand and basket
Of vegetables in the othar. The work
ingman turned, as If he had just risen,
and beckonOd the negro woman to the
seat. She sailed along the aisle past
the crowded seats with q grateful
smile on her face. When she sat
down she struck the seat so hard that
the dapper young man was sent fly
ing over against the window. He look
cd miserable, pinned there as he was.
while tho passengers giggled and tit
tired and chuckled all the way out to
the end Of the line.
The workingman held on to the
strap and looked satisfied. His time
had como.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-09
MEANING OF SUMS ECLIPSE
Homely Illustration Serves to De-
scribe Cause and Peculiarities
of the Phenomenon.

In these days of popular astronomy
for the million, it seems scarcely nee
esary to describe at length what .
Jolar eclipse means. Suffice it to say
that 1t is a temporary blanketing OF
the sun by the moon coming bstween
it and the earth. Both the sun and
the moon are of the same apparent
size, but at times the moon, in her
orbit, seems to be decidedly the larger,
and If then the moon passes exactly
between the earth and the sun total
solar eclipse ensues and Is visible az
such at those portions OF the earth
within the shadOw-track, and as q par
tial eclipse along a broad strip on
either side Of this.
The shadow thrown on = blank
wall by any globular body held bS-
tween a lighted lamp and the wah IL
a simple and homely Illustration OF An
eclipse. The shadow will be seen to
be much darker In the middle than at
the edges. and the former Is known sci
entihcally as the umbra, while the
lesser haze Is termed the penumbra
If the observer now so stations him
self that his eye views the globular
body from the center Of the unbra.
the lamp Is seen to be entirely hidden.
but when viewed from the psnumbrA
part of the lamp Is visible. Such Is
precisely what happened in a solar
eclipse. For two or three minutes the
moon completely hides the sun, AMI
the light Of the latter Is shut off from
the observers Of the earth, but because
Of the distance the three planets are
from one another the shadow Of the
moon is cast on only a small portion
of the earth's surface. Where the
eclipse Is total, or almost so. the light
enjoyed at the greatest phase, or mid
die of the eclipse, will be similar to
that of a bright moonit night
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-09
Hnvslona IN the window.

II you were in . certain Irish town
and were looking out for lodgings you
would probably come to the conclu-
sion that none were to be had, for
search as you might for the familiar
apartments to let" notice so often
seen In the windows OF houses In other
places, you would search In vain.
Instead you might observe fastened
by the Zap to the window clean white
envelope. This Ia an indication TO all
whom II may concern that apartments
are to be had within. This curious
custom Ii greatly In vogue at the sea-
side health resort, Kilkee, County
Klare, where all houses that have
apartments to let exhibit q white en-
Yelope.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-09
RIDE IN KNIcKERBocKERs,
Women Thinking Only of Their Cam
fort Are Shocking California
Society.

California society has been quito up
set by the forwardness of some society
women who have had the hardihood To
ignore public opinion and, thinking
only Of their own comfort and safety,
assumed knickerbockers and coat IN
stead of the conventional riding habit,
and Lady Algy" In the San FRANCHISES
News Letter sets forth in lively fasA',
ion the excitement this action evoked
At the time Of writing 1t was the prime
subject OF conversation in Del Monte,
where Mrs. Walter Martin had Ap-
peared In very stylish suit and
walked a very storm of criticism, which
had not hindered other women from
sending to New York tailors for the
same costume.
On the whole. the question seems to
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-09
MOON AN IDEAL BALL PARK
The Rare Atmosphere of Marian Sat
elite Described by = Col
lege Professor.

Phobus, satellite Of Mars, Is the
ideal place for baseball players, &C.
cording to Prof. Ray Forest Moulton
Of the University Of Chicago, who de-
ohrsd to Ids students in astronomy
yesterday that on Phobus. which "a
from i've to 30 miles In diameter, q
man can tcsa a ball around the entire
planet ana catch 1t on its return
A poor amateur could compel the
ball to take on curves In the atmOs-
phsre Of Phobus that would put to
shame the best efforts OF "ohristy"
Mathewson or the eccentric Waddell.
Then, too, Phobus would be a great
place for the managers. Salaries
would have to be paid to but one
man. The pitcher could fulfill the
oatcher's task as we'll as his own, and
It would be an easy matter for him
TO I'LL the outer gardens, as q ball bat
ted into the little resisting atmosphere
surrounding the satellite would remain
in the air for several minutes, giving
the twirler plenty OF time 10 move
from the slab to the outfleld.
For the inhabitants Of Demos, the
other satellite Of Mars, to play catch
with his netghbors on Phobus would
be q simple mornings recreation. He
could toss the ball to q waiting catch
or on the sister satellite and then per-
form his mornings work before the
ball would again seek his level after
its lofty flight from Phobus.
Prof Moulton did not advise any
of his students to lead baseball teams
to Phobus and Deinos, at least not
until navigation OF the air has been
mastered, but he explained to them
how the weak power Of gravitation
would make 1t possible for a man to
throw 8 cruve around the satellite
writhnlt oVereYartinp himself
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-09
Where Beigians Lead

Health happiness and a long life
for the toiler are designed in Bel
GUMS new laws, providing that in the
ordinary workshop each man must
have free space of ten cubic yards
the shop must have height of three
yards and must be thoroughly Vsnt-
lated. Ventilating apparatus must
have a capacity OF 30 cubic yards an
aour fOr each workman, and where
az work is unhealthful 60 cubic yards.
revision must be made for the escape
# gas or any other noxious material
II dust which may in any way affect
he health Of the workmen. Sweep
-gs and ether accumulations must be
cmoved daily and destroyed, and
IS here the work is unhealthful work
nen must change clothing in begin
ing sad ceasng work. No alcoholic
,laIts are permitted in any work
mop.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-09
Wheels for Vehicles.

Attention has been called by tech
meal writers to the fact that the
wheels of vehicles intended for driving
roads have not kept pace in develop
ment with the other parts OF carriage
mechanism. Experiments with hsaVy
vehicles indicate that wheels should
be made higher AID broader. In Eng
land it has been recommended that
with a maximum axle load Of eight
tons the width of tire should be about
ten and a half inches. Increase q the
diameter Of the wheel is said TO b
more effective in preventing damage to
roadbeds than width OF tire.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-09
nanxine pueriss In darmanx.

In Germany motorist can be pun-
ished for allowing his car to give on q
strong smell Of benzine. A German au-
tomobilist was fined for this offense re-
Gently, and appealed 70 higher court.
II has now been decided that punish
ment for such an offense can only be
meted out when the smell of the ben.
zine is SO great as to force passers-by to
take another road"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-09
officers.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH.-Su d y
School every Sunday at 9:3Oa' IN. rreach,
inc first and third Sundays Up. M, second
and fourth Sundays IL a. m CHRISTIAN
Endeavor every Friday At p. IN. H. u
Elmore. pastor.
METHODIST CHURCH Main Street.
SUNDAY school every SUNDAY at $3.50 a. IN.
sJjttIe Workers Juvenile Missionary
everv secnnd Sunday p. IN Preach'ng
Brst and thru sundays IL a. NJ, second
and fonrih sundays s y. n.,n'th SUI
days IL a. IN. and y. IN.
NORTH FAREWELL ChUkOd'-
Snndsv Scn,nl every SUNDAY at 10 a IN
!. Preaching first AM thIvd SUNDAYS D. W y
Second and fourth Suudtv- in
PRAYER meeting ~ rv FRIDAY 10 M I
7. Eskridgs. pastDr.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SUNDAY
scho,l syary sun Ia, At 9:3n m Pr-"''-
inc -ec,nd. tnIrd "a fmrih 81" isvs
Ii a, ~ aud ~. IA P'rac ing u'''
Sundavs Il IL a. IN. PrayermeetinH every
Wednesday evening p. IN.
PRESBYTERIAN, BURKE'S GAR
DEN.-Preaching on first Sunday al ii a.
m. and 10. NJ. S. O. Hall, pastor.
TAZEwELL PREACHERS COUNCIL
Every Monday at 2 p. IN.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-09
Underground Garden.

A clever DubIinite hhS TURNED 10
serted wine-cellar in his native city
into an underground market garden.
In this retreat, which once sheltered
barrels and casks of fiery liquors, now
grow seakale rhubarb and mushrooms.
Az the produce IL right in the heart OF
the market district, the city farmer he's
no railway charges to'pay, and In truth
many Of his customers, DESTROYS Of OBJ
tanning fresh vegetables, visit his under.
ground farm and select what they desire
by the light Of lantern.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-09
Friend in Nasd.

The TEamp-Please, ma'an, could
youse gimme er bite to eatR
The LADY, haven't thing in the
house to eat.
"Well. / amt one Nv dem kind Nv
guys wot1l stand eroun' and see er
woman starye, ma'am. Gimme a ole
baskit an I'll hustle Ground an steal
sumthin fer youse an me."-Chicago
Daily News.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-09

Mama. Nov. as this is your sAh'
birthday. Robert. would you Ike &c
have q pretty cake VITA i've candles
IN Ii?
Robert--Well--I guess I'd rather
have FIVE cakes and one candle!-- Phil
sdelphia Inquirer.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-09
Dangerous Proceeding.

Prof. Sutterlin writes in the Frank
furter Zeitung that it Is dangerous to
bring complaint against a Naples
coachman for cruelty to animals; he
knows of an Englishman who did so,
and was found dead next day in a mar
row street with q dagger wound In his
heart
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-09
C. r. PATTON
Blacksmith and
General Repairer
TAzEWELL. VIRGINIA

/ 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 Working
Department, under the control of
!. B. Crawford where he is pre-
fpared to do everything pertaining
. 10 that branch.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-09
TlzEwELl co. DIRECTORY.
Circult Court.

W. j. Henson, judge; 4. 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, 1905-11-09
Pleasant Relief.

Mrs. spenders-George, I've got lots
Of things l want to talk to you
about
Mr.: 6penders-Glad to hear 1t, my
dear. Usually you want to talk to me
about a lot of things you haven't got
but must haYe.-Philadelphia Press.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-09

a q. HIGGINBOTHAM, ATToRNIY-AT-LAw,
n. TazeWell, Va. (Ofhce up stairs Ia Law Build
inel Practices in Courts Of rszeWell and ad-
,sining counties, and in Court Of )pesls Of Viz
sials-
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-09

M B. sPRATT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rich
UsIands, Va. Practices In the courts OF Faze-
vail and adjoining counties. Prompt attention
paid TO the collection of claims