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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-16
TALE OF CAT AND MIRROR
An Observer Doubts Printed Tale Of
the Animals Wonderful
ClsVerness.

"I've half a mind to write to pa
per in the New Hampshire village
where l was born and reared" said
a lover of animals, according to the
Providence Journal. "and ask the edi-
tor If a story that read in his last
weeks edition is true story.
Its about wonderful cat that
sits on the edge Of the sidewalk with
his back to the gutter and looks into
a store window as if he didn't care for
anything or anybody. When he secs
by means Of that window that the
English sparrsws are peckins close
behind him he turns as cats can turn.
like the Whit of a flashllght, and nails
bird or two.
NOW I've unused with cats and dogs
and all kinds of living critters ever
since l could walk; studied their ways
and habits, and l never could make
any of them pay the slightest atte1-
ton to themselves in a mirror. I've
held them up to the glass, thinking
they might spit or growl or fight and
they weren't SO much as inteTeste1.
The joke was always on me.
"And you can't fool them on dunn
mics, toys made in their own image
and made perfectly-runabout rats and
mice and limitations of that kind.
They won't even paw them over and
examine them. Accordingly, I'm rath-
er doubtful about that very clever
New Hampshire cat"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-16
UNDER THE KNIFE DAILY.
Woman Died Recently Who Had Been
in Hire of Vivisectionists for
Twenty Years.

Frau Magdalen Gelly, who for 20
years has been known among the med
zeal faculty as the "vivisection rabbit"
died at the age of 62 in Vienna.
Frau Gelly exercised the curious call
ing of subject for anatomical expert
ments, and her services were in great
demand by the most eminent surgeons.
She owed her remarkable reputation
as a subject for experiments to an abb
normal formation and development Of
her respiratory organs.
Over these she had marvellous COM
mand, controlling them at will and al
lowing them to be freely operated upon
without the use of anaesthetics. Under
the operation she described to the as
sembled surgeons and students the SEN
sations she experienced in her throat,
nose, palate, tonsils and other organs
under the action of the surgeons knife.
Frau Gelly reported daily at the Gin
ical laboratory and at the private
houses of the most celebrated doctors Of
Vienna, usually carrying a black retl-
cule containing all sorts Of objects, such
as needles, marbles, pins, pencils, ETC.,
intended to be swallowed or passed
through her nostrils or ears for expert
ments.
AS the "vivisection rabbit" was paid
three and sixpence for each sitting and
averaged two daily for 20 years, she has
left a small fortune, and having died in
testate, the money will probably be APP
propriated by the medical faculty of the
university.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-16
The Householder Is Not Supposed to
Indulge in Desires of the
the Flesh.

Absolute self-mastery is the ideal Of
q Hindoo, writes Swami Abhedananda
in Good Housekeeping. Every man
and woman in India struggles hard
to accomplish it by practicing austeri-
ties, fasting and various kinds OF de-
votional exercises. The householder is
not supposed to indulge in the de-
sires Of the flesh. He should practice
moderation in eating and drinking.
He should hold the ideal of simple
living and practice 1t in his daily
life. The Hindoo men and women are
not allowed to drink liquors, and the
higher the social rank, the more rig
orous becomes the law Of self-restraint.
The majority of the Hindoos live
strictly upon vegetarian diet. and do
not eat animal flesh. They do not
kill animals for food, and they train
their children to practice this virtue
of non-killing. They do not believe
that lower animals are created to sus-
tain human life; but, on the contrary,
they hold that in the process Of evolu-
ton the life of the lower animal Is
as important as that Of the human
being. The lower animals possess
mental faculties, feelings and intel
lect just as we do, the difference be-
ing only of degree and not Of kind.
What right have we to kill them
when we do not possess the power of
giving life to any?
The ideal of truthfulness is held very
high, and is carefully practiced in the
Hindoo home. There are many fami-
lies in India whose ideal is to sacri-
fee everything for the sake OF truth,
because they believe that the eternal
truth cannot be realized by one who Is
not absolutely truthful The Hindoo
boys and girls learn these lessons In
their Sanskrit primer and try to live
up to them as they grow older.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-16
GODDESS DIRE WRATH.
Recent Report from India Describes
Workings Of Strange Su-
perstition.

A South milan correspondent
writes: Recently a very singular re-
port has been abroad among the WON.
en- Of this district respecting the brace
lets they wear. The report is to the
effect that certain bracelets are very
dangerous, l. e., those that are made
of Bombay glass and have small
moons and crescents. etc, imbedded in
them. 1t is affirmed that a certain
small worm bores its way out of this
glass and bites the wearers of these
Inflated bracelets, and that whoever
is bitten by this worm becomes afflicted
with plague or some equally fatal dis
ease and dies. The worm is said to be
a small one with a very hard head.
"The report arose in Pithapuram,
where three women are said to have
died from the bite, and spread with
great rapidity over the whole Of the
Godavery district. The result has
been that thousands of these brace
lets have been destroyed Of late. The
report goes on to say further that this
glass was mined in quarry where
there was an idol of a certain god
dess, and that in getting the glass
from the mine the idol was broken,
and as a consequence the goddess has
been very angry and has sent this
disease as a punishment"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-16
EAGLES THAT HUNT FOXES
Big Birds of Siberia Swoop Down and
Quickly Snatch Up Their
Unwary Prey.

A Siberian correspondent of the Lon
don Sphere sends some photographs re-
lating to a form of fox hunting which
is probably unique. The hunting OF
foxes with eagles takes place among
the Khirgese, in the southwest district
OF Siberia, known as the general gov
eminent Of the steppes.
1t is a fayorite sport with the Khir-
gese, and takes place in the autumn and
early winter, when the foxes coats are
ruddy and perfect, though hunting is
not always confined to this period. The
eagles selected for the purpose are pow
erful birds, of such weight that small
wooden support is carried by the eagle
bearer. A we'll grown bird Of more
than usually fierce temperament will
occasionally kill a wolf.
Directly any game is seen the birds
make their fight and swoop down with
great precision. zone of these birds
has, to my knowledge" writes our cor
respondent, killed II foxes in the last
six weeks. l can vouch for the killing
of foxes by eagles, for personally took
all these photographs and saw the
whole sport from beginning to end"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-16
BUYING A CHINESE FAMILY.
'Sojourner in Hong-Kong Acquires
the Whole Household for Nom
inal Sum.

Looking about in Hongkong for o
lcongenial household wherein to make
my home for a few weeks, fell in
with a most friendly Chinaman-an
ielderly person whose family consisted
lcf himself, his wife, several children.
two sampans and certain wooden gods
of various sizes and degrees of power,
says a writer in Parsons Magazine
acquired the whole for SIS and was
supposed to own everything, including
the gods, for a period of three months,
with board in the bargain. The food
was good, too, well seasoned and
lpalatable, though l did not always
know just what l was eating. l
gained flesh and | really saw some
thing Of China during those three
months. The old man found his chief
occupation in being head of the house.
hold and smoking opium, while his
wife did washing for the vessels in
the harbor, and ran the two sampans,
She also acted as my foster mother
and sometimes took me in a sampan
to collect or deliver laundry, and
found myself indorsing the establish
ment among the ships Of my &C
'Quaintance. Often my foster sisters"
took me in tow and we visited the
neighbors or some theater. or took de-
lightful rambles into the country
climbing the terraced hillsides to get
a view of the splendid harbor. / real
ly enjoyed being Jack in clover" for
the time, and acquired great fond
ness for the Chinese life as l saw 1t.
AS a sailor I had let my hair grow
long, and I now braided 1t in a pig
tail, put on the national costume, and
with tan and a little tint applied by
my merry relations" l passed well
enough for a native to have good
deal of sport and to perpetrate a num-
Der of jokes, one Of which came near
landing me in a Chinese prison If not
on the execution block.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-16
NO WHEELED VEHICLES.
Ancient City Which Until Recently
Had Never Seen Such a
Conveyance.

In all the 5000 years since the
great-grandson Of Noah founded the
city of Sidon, never, until few weeks
ago, so at least tradition asserts, had
wheeled vehicle been seen in its
streets. On that occasion, states
Youths Companion, an obliging and
updaunted driver brought his horses
and carriage to take two missionary
ladies to Beirut Admitting bystanders
lifted the carriage up the frequent
steps and round the sharpest corners
OF the narrow streets. Another OK
poncnt of antiquity of the place 10
Murex hill, near the castle. This hill
is formed entirely of the shells Of the
murex from gland of which the his
toric dye Of Tyre and Sidon-the
TyriaD purple-is made. Compare
with this magnificent purple, the
manufacture of which has gone Oh
uninterruptedly for many centuries
the cheap aniline dyes of this age,
which resemble natural dyes Just long
enough for the purchaser to get home
again! 1t is interesting to note, also,
that the two ladies for whom the cal
rage rumbled down Sidon streets we've
daughters of the honored DR.. Eddy,
and that the years Of the two genera
tions of noble missionary workers III
SidCn now number just 100.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-16
LOOK NOT TO THE EAST.
To Do Ones Best Work His Desk
Should Be Placed to Face
Towards the West.

For long time it has been declared
that those whose heads pointed toward
the north while they slept enjoyed
better rest than those whose feet were
pointed in that direction.
Now a sayant gravely declares that
the position of ones desk largely in
fuences his capability. and that to do
ones best work the seat must face the
west.
1t is asserted in all gravity that
those who face the south lose at least
one-third of their capability, and seat
facing the east is only less hurtful
than one which faces the north.
The originator Of the theory de-
clares that he stumbled upon the So
luton by finding himself unable to
work in new library until the posi-
ton of his desk had been changed, and
that he has verified the correctness of
his claim by experiment with a score
of his friends. In the course of time
the compass will become as essential
to the landsman as to the mariner.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-16
KNEW HER CASE AT ONCE.
Elderly Society Leader Startled by
(. Bluntness of Eminent
Physician.

One Of Americas greatest physicians
was called to the bedside Of a grand
dame of distinguished name and many
millions, who is leader of American
society. But now the grand dame
groaned and grunted in her silken bed
like any washerwoman. The physician
examined her carefully. Then he said
"You must get up every morning at
six o'clock. Take for breakfast a cup
Of weak tea and two pieces of dry toast.
From nine to eleven exercise, either
walking or sweeping or busting. At
noon lunch on a slice of cold meat, fill
tered water and stale bread. Don't sleep
in the afternoon; exercise again. For
dinner take nothing but little meat
vegetable and toast No sweets, no
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-16
CLOTHING ONLY CAPITAL.
Raiment Of the Sailor Exempted
from Attachment by Fed
eral Statute.

The clothing of a sailor is practi-
cally his complete outfit for work, AM
without this he is unable to join his
vessel properly equipped for duty
Because Of this fact congress has
passed a law providing a penalty for
refusing to give up the clothes of a
seaman whenever he demands then.
This law was not as effective as il
should have been, and a new law
has been passed recently which pro-
vides that a person who shall keep
ally seaman's clothing. when demand
ed, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
dcmeanor, and shall be imprisoned
not more than six months, or fined not
more than $500, or both.
A seaman not a deserter, in any
part of the United States, has right
10 demand his clothes at any time,
and If he does not receive them, he
cen call upon the United States DIS
trict attorney, who will secure them
for him and inflict a penalty upon TIE
person OBTAINING them.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-16
TRUTHFUL JAMES rEsT#IEs
kansas Character Tells One That
May Test Crsdulity Just
! a Tribe.

This year looks like a mightful
fruitful year." remarked Truthful
James as he looked over a field Of
corn that was standing about ten feet
high, and still growing, relates the
Kansas City Journal, "but l hev seen
one or two years that would beat 1t all
hollow. Back in 1875 l was Twin
down In the Arkansaw valley and
everything did sure grow amazin' that
year. / had a neighbor who was
little the slowest critter l ever see.
He was a great Teller to stand around
and dream in the daytime and forget
what was goin' on round him, appar-
emily. One day he was a standin'
out on some fresh plowed ground
gain around as usual While he
was standin there some wild mornin'
glory seed that | suppose was in the
ground when it was plowed up com
menced to sprout and before that
Teller woke out Of his day dream
the vines had twined round his legs
up above his knees and be was held
fast to the ground just like he was
rooted there He commenced to helfer
for help and heard him and come
a runnin with brush scythe l had.
BY the time I got to him them blamed
mornin' glories had growed up and
covered him over, maxim him look
like Twin bower of green. I man
aged to whack down the vines and turn
Jim loose, but some of the stalks was
over quarter Of an inch thick and 1t
took a considers BILE spell to get Jim
unwound after l had him out loose
from the ground"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-16
officers.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH.-Su n y
School eyery Sunday at 9:SOa. N. freach
ing first and third Sundays Up. M, second
and fourth Sundays IL a. III Christian
Endeavor every Friday at : p. W. H. L.
Gilmore, pastor.
METHODIST CHURCH, Main Street.
Sunday school every SUNDAY at 9;SO a. ~
"Iittle Workers Juvenile Missionary
avery second Sunday 3 p. IN PreacninH
6rst and third sundays ii a. IN. sec1ho
and fourth Sundays p. m., NTH SUI
DAYS III a. ~. and p. IN.
NORTH TAZEWELL ChUk Ch'-
SUNDAY School every Sunday at III a 10
Preaching fret and third sundays p. M,
second and fourth SUNDAYS IL a. o.
PRAYER meeting every Friday p. IN l.
II. Eskrldge, pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-Sunday
School every SUNDAY at $50 u. IN Preach
: inc second, third aud fourth Sundays ~
III a no. aud 7 o. 10. Preaching htth
SUNDAYS at ii a. IN. PrayermeetlnH every
"Wednesday evening p. ~.
PRESBY TERRAIN, BURKES GAK-
DEN. -Preaching on first Sunday at ii A.
m. and %. m. 5. o. Hall, pastor.
TAZEWELL PREACHERS COUNCIL
Every Monday at p. IN.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-16

was worth more to me than the whole
world beside. l did not know 1t then,
but | saw It a moment later, and 1t
almost froze the blood in my veins!
AS we rounded sharp curve,
through a deep cut not half mile
from the station, saw, not 20 rods
before us, woman lying PROSTATE
across one of the rails, and, a little
nearer, a man standing on the ties,
right IN the middle Of the track!
AS we came yet nearer, I saw that
the woman was tied there, and that
the man was my Spanish rival, Santa
Eidoi
Great Heavenl I dared not ask my
self who was the woman! / dared not
utter her name!
Keeling, half flaming from my IN
tense excitement, whistled down
brakes" seized the lever and. throw
ing myself upon 1t as a maniac hurls
himself against his prison walls, re-
versed the engine.
We were running fast, and couldn't
stop quickly. The loaded train pressed
US on, the driving wheels sliding and
shrieking on the rails. shivered and
shook like one In an ague fit when
I thought that nothing could hold us
back!
How my heart shrank within nae
when realized that the Spaniard was
being ground beneath the wheels!
Then shut my eyes!
The next thing knew we had
stopped-stopped with the cowcatcher
within three feet Of my bound and
insensible darling!
But she was saved!
II was six weeks before she was
herself again; but long before that
time had elapsed l knew of the hor-
rid treachery of Santa Edo.
Sometimes I think he was a maniac.
IN. Y. Weekly.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-16

The Boston Transcript. Animals are
treated locally and internally with Gu
raLive medicines, while, aside from
fumigation aud spraying of diseased
breaking in treating diseased plants
and trees with indictments, some nii-
tritive, and others curative. A Rus
Sian investigator has just reported the
result of some 500 experiments of this
character, which he conducted by in
Producing into the trunks nutritlSe
salts, both in the dry state and ia
solution.
Experiments were made with oaks.
poplars and sycamores, which SUI
fercd from frost, diseased white aca-
cias, pear and apple trees. In all
cases the results were more or less
favorable. Chlorosis, or bleaching Ut
leaves, was treated successfully with
iron sulphate, as well as destructive
fungus disease of the grape vine
known as anthracnose. Fungus dis
ease Of the apple and oak were also
ouCCCoolullg OOluDolCu Wy domihAobSA
ing medicine internally, as 1t were, d.
lowing the plant to distribute them to
the diseased cells In this way.
The extensive changes Of the tissue
OF old trees into gum, as familiary
encountered on cherry trees, a proc
ess known as gummosis, was effec-
lively treated by solution of acetic, OK
Ollie and tartaric acids. OF greater
significance, however, was the at
tempt to combat the numerous bor-
ing insects that infest orchards by poi
soning them by the introduction Of
poisonous solutions into the sap. For
this purpose arsenic, copper sulphate,
manganese and barium were used, AM
the results were quite satisfactory in
destroying the bark borer. apple moth.
and one species Of plant louise. With
an extension Of the knowledge Of plant
pathology and physiology, the new
method Of healing, nourishing and
stimulating trees may be looked for
to assume proportions undreamed Of
at present.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-16
Annronriate Title.

Hell wonder what the meaning Of
that picture is? The youth and the
maiden are in a tender attitude.
She-Oh, don't you see? He has
Just asked her to marry him, and she
is accepting him.
"Ah! How appropriate the title!"
81 don't see it."
"Why, the card at the bottom says:
Sold Chicago Journal.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-16
Cures Piles Permanent,

wines, no social dissipation Of any
kind"
The eyes of the grande dame flashed
fire as she said:
But, doctor, do you comprehend my
position? Do you know who ann"
Perfectly, madam" answered the
physician. you are an old woman
with a sour stomach"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-16
FOR OWNERS OF A COLLIE.
Some Advice Concerning the Care Of
Dog That Becomes Great
Favorite.

A few words on general care: In all
favorable weather wash the dog once a
month, and in summer once each week,
advises A. D. BUREAUS, in Recreation.
Feed him twice daily of cooked food Do
not keep him too fat. Good muscular
condition and a smart, alert collie are
not the result of too much feed. Once
week give a half teaspoonful CT pow
dered sulphur in a pan with some milk.
1t keeps his blood in fine condition. Use
a medicated animal soap when washing
him. Disinfect the kennel with crude
carbolic acid once month. In fall and
winter, when washing is out Of the
question, owing to the unfavorable
weather, dust him through all his dense
coat with a tobacco dust powder. II is
a fine method of keeping his skin clean
and insects off after contact with ether
dogs Have him clipped in summer il
convenient, and let him go on the vaca-
ton with you. He will love the water
and it will be a sin to leave him home.
"Once owner of collie, always an
owner" is an old but true saying. No
circumstances will prevent the keeping
Of collie after they have once won you.
We know the truth of this in a dozen in
stances. They are the pride of every one
who possesses them and will always be
first in the heart of man or woman
who is fond of the dumb but true.
Knew Feminine Nature.
First Burglar lin hotel bedroom)-
Go quiet, Jim. There's a woman asleep
In that room.
Second Burglar-It don't matter Il
she wakes up.
"It don't? One scream would bring
half the folks in the house to the
door,
"She won't scream. II she wakes up
she'll throw the sheet over her head
ana keep STILL"
why will she?"
"Her hair is all up in curl papers. -
Stray Stories.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-16
Rigid Regulations.

Straight and narrow is the gate for
professional men in the Argentine Re
public. BY law enacted in June all civil
and mechanical engineers, architects,
chemists, agronomists, and surveyors
must hold diplomas from the national
schools and universities, or if from for
eign institutions pass examinations
such as are nearly everywhere required
Of dentists and physicians.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-16
Amusing Japanese Signs.

Clarence Ludlow Brownell in his
book, 1.-THE Heart of Japan" tells
amusingly of some signs he saw If
Japan on the shops of merchants who
were bidding for English and Amer
lean trade: Barber to Shave Beard
or to Dress Hairs Away" "The Gen
timely Bier Buy the Health for
Drink" "Of smoke our tobacco is
pressure to Our tongue and give the
healthiness to Hers and Hes! Also
All People by It." "Cowmeat ard Pig
meat and Ramune SCUBA Sasupre Tin
sinbiya Jinjyael." This last means
lemon soda, sarsaparilla, ginger beer
and ginger ale.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-16
Goldfish as Gold spinners.

There is a steady demand for gold
fish, both for use AID for ornament.
they make an attractive lure for bigger
fish, hence are sought for and bought
by anglers whenever such bait IS need
ed. They are likewise purchased for iii,
vast number of aQuariums. private AMI
public, which exist in every city and
town. There are cheap goldfish and
costly goldfish, some very common and
others quite as rare. He who goes in
for goldfish breeding on scientific lines
is reasonably sure to turn pretty profit.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-16
Liveried Housemaids.

Housemaids in livery are the latest
innovation in smart London houses.
The conventional costume for maids
black dress, white apron, and cap
has been in several cases superseded.
One lady has attired her maids in
smart skirts, tight-fitting bodices, with
smart, double breasted waistcoat Of
yellow and black stripes with tiny
brass buttons on either side relieved at
the neck by white linen collar. On
her head little French mob cap is worn,
while the costume is completed with q
small frilled muslin apron.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1905-11-16
Wonderful Boy.

1--WE got a kid at home who is
wonder" said the proud father to his
bachelor friend. The bachelor turned
in disgust, and was walking away
when the proud father overlook him.
81 was reading to my wife about
Witzhof, when the kid spoke up. Say,
pa he said, when man has two wives
is it a case of bigamyP
YES l told him.
"'Well, say, pa, when man has
one wife, is it case of monotonyT". -
N. Y. Sun.