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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-09-19
For the COMPLEXION.

1t often happens that a change in
ones toilet soaps and powders will
benefit the skin. When pimples ap-
pear again and again and the entire
complexion seems to be thick with
blackheads and postules, it is high
time to go to a specialist and have
the diseased tissues properly healed
by means Of massage aud the proper
applications and treatments. In the
long run it will not cost any more
than experimenting with lotions and
ointments. Keep the digestive or
gans active, drink a great deal of
water, battle the entire body every
day and keep the finger tips away
from the eruptions. Open the pos
tules and apply hydrozone. Twice a
week battle the face with green soap.
Don't use cold cream or anything oily
while the acne persists. What is
needed is some drying application like
spirits of camphor to dry the poison
Gus liquids and to cause the old skin
to shed itself in tiny particles.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-09-19
Sea Firinu on Land.

Considerable interest is. being man
ifested in naval and military circles
on the northeast coast by the installa-
ton at the drill hall of the First Dur
ham Royal Garrison artillery volun-
teers at Sunderland of a model sea
range for artillery practice, says the
London Express. A stage at one end
OF the hall is covered with silver sand
to represent the sea, and by means Of
an endless belt driven by a small
electric motor model ships are made
TO sail" over the stage in a realistic
way. At the other end OF the hall is
a battery consisting of two fouc-inch
guns. A miniature rife is attached to
each gun in such a way that it fol-
lows the aim. The rife is fired, and
the effect is most realistic. If the shot
hits the sea" sand splashes up like
water, while If ship is hit it sinks
out of sight. The range is being used
to the great improvement in the gun
merry Of the men of the corps.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-09-19
NO CHARGE FOR IT.
The Laundry Man Gives the Bachelor
Man a Little Lesson In Nerve.

When I came to open my bundle
Oh stun sent home from the laundry
this morning" said the bachelor
man, Il found in 1t, sent back washed
but not ironed, one shirt that had
pinned to It q ticket reading like
this:
we are returning this shirt on &C
count Of it not being in a condition
to withstand ironing.
This was a new one to me, but
when l came to open up the shirt and
looked it over 1 didn't wonder that
they hadn't tried to iron it; one arm
was all but torn from it's socket and
there was hole punched through one
cuff, with a tear extending from this
hole for an inch or two up the sleeve.
The shirt was sure not in condition
for ironing, but how did it get so?
Il certainly never sent it to the
laundry in that shape I'd have had
hard work tearing the sleeve out Of
the shoulder the way this one was
torn, and 1 couldn't have made that
hole in the cuff without some sort of
a sharp and big punch Clearly the
shirt had been torn and mangled in
that manner by being caught in the
laundry machinery, and so l wrapped
it up in neat little bundle and took
1t over to the laundry office, intending
to make claim for the value of it. 1
spread the shirt out on the counter
and called the clerks attention to it
and told him that 1 couldn't have torn
the shirt in that manner. it must have
been done in the laundry, and how
about it?
Well says the clerk, we made no
charge for it.
"As the full significance of this
came upon me-they had torn my
shirt all to pieces, but they didn't
make any charge for It'll staggered
back, and I kept on staggering that
way until I had got out of the door.
Il shall never make any further
claim for the shirt. l got back far
more than its value in that lesson in
clear, cold nerve"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-09-19
Serviceable Couch.


To a 36-inch-wide bed spring legs
are fastened with bolts. Pieces Of
2x4s IL inches long will do for the
legs.
l used the lower parts of an old
bedstead, says a correspondent. On
this spring place a mattress the same
size. Cover mattress with a table
oilcloth which is large enough to tack
firmly on sides OF bed springs. This
keeps out the dust. On the back side
Of the couch drive in row Of nine
carriage knobs.
For the cover use four and one
sixth yards of ingram carpet. Sew it
together, making it one and one-half
width of the carpet wide. The piecing
will not show under the pillows. Fin
ish front edge and ends of cover with
rug fringe. Face the back edge and
in this facing work button holes to
button the cover on the carriage
knobs. This keeps cover in place. For
pillows use stair carpet to match
cover. To clean take off cover and
shake it and wipe dust from oilcloth.
Our couch like this has been used
in an office ten years and still looks
Hike new.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-09-19
ONES OWN GARDEN
FASCINATION IN THE PURSUIT
OF HORTICULTURE.
Pleasure and Health Combined in
ThB Ideal Form of Exercise
To Honor Ones Favorite
Poet or Author.

A number of women, blessed with
leisure and opportunity, have sue
cumbed to the destinations of garden
ing, and the present is just the time
when Mother Earth proves irresistible
to her yotaries. Gardening as a hobby
possesses the great advantage of
combining all the qualities OF the
ideal form of exercise, as it not only
conduces to healthy movement. but
is an absorbing pursuit as well. The
countrywoman. when no longer young
enough to play any game more violent
than croquet, and condemned to live
as she is where there are no shops to
tempt her from her own Preside. often
oblges herself to take that objection
able thing known as a constitution
al Its very name-reminiscent Of
Cornelia Blimber-is enough to bring
on an attack of the blues" and to
go out for a walk with no other object
but the uninspiring one that it is sup
posed to do one good, is as depressing
as the breathing exercises or the daily
skipping for 20 minutes. recommend
ed by health faddists to poor afflicted
mortals. Truly, our desire for health.
an incidentally for a good complexion.
has to answer for much patiently
endured boredom
The latest horticultural fancy is to
have a Shakespeare garden in which
are grown all the fiowers-a goodly
list-mentioned in the plays of the
great Elizabethan. This is decidedly
more romantic than the culture OF
sweet herbs, and much easier for the
amateur to manage than an alpine
border. The idea could be extended
according to ones personal taste. and
the fair gardener might choose her
own favorite poet or author and study
his works while she cherished her
plants. Tennyson garden. a Words
worth garden. or a Meredith garden
would each and all be charming
Poetry and botany seem. indeed. to
have an unexplained affinity: and in
most instances the plot of earth con-
secrated to ones chosen bard could
not be particularly small one.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-09-19
Facetious Testators.

VIII making often affords a man an
unrivaled opportunity of paying off
old scores and speaking his mind
without any fear Of unpleasant conse-
quences 10 himself
The great duke of Marlborough evil
IDENTIFY could not resist the tempta-
ton of a farewell slap" at his Ouch
ess when he left her 10000 where
with to spoil Blenheim in her own
way and s15.OOO to keep clean and to
go to law with"
There is also a distinct note of
spitefulness in the extract from the
testament of a Mr.. Kerr who. after
declaring that he would probably have
left his widow 10000 if she had al
lowed him to read his evening paper
In peace, adds: But you must re-
member, my dear, that whenever I
commenced reading you started plav-
ing and singing. You must therefore
take the consequences. | leave Won
& 1,000."-Grand Magazine.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-09-19
Another Nature Fake.

In 1884. says Henry E. Warner |
met Mr. Joseph Mulhatton, a journal
list OF wide repute, and went with him
to South Africa, where we studied the
habits of Beers and other wild ami
mails for two years. Among other
things, we took with us a pocket
piano, on which Mr.. Mulhatton used
to make beautiful music, to the great
distress of our dog, which howled
solos at every performance. We cap
tured a monkey, an anthropoidean
quadrumanous mammal with prehis-
toric feet and long tail, we'll known
to the natives. We trained him to
wait on the table and perform other
domestic services. One day Mr.. Null
hatton got out his piano and was
about to play Give My Regards to
Broadway" which had not then been
written. when the monkey stepped up.
gravely pushed him aside, and picked
the tune out himself with both hands.
both feet, and his nose. He played
many times for us, but always labored
under the disadvantages of not being
able to stretch an octave.-N. Y. Sun.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-09-19
WifA-Rnaf

Two fishermen named Smith, living
near each other, had met with misfor-
tune, the one having lost his wife and
the other his boat.
A lady visitor called on the one
who had lost his boat, thinking was
the one who had lost his wife. Good
morning, Mr.. Smith. I am sorry to
hear OF your sad loss"
"Oh, it amt much matter, mum.
She warn't up to much"
Dear me, you don't. say So"
Aye, she was a rickety old crock.
When 1 went out with her / was al
ways in danger Of my life. Indeed.
| offered her to my mate only last
week. but he wouldn't have her. I
have had my eye on another for some
time now"
But the old lady could stand no
more of the old mans denunciations
Of the weaker sex, and hurriedly took
her experimentation Tid-Bits.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-09-19

big handle. or rafting a big hammer.
while the lightning was due to God
putting his finger out, or turning the
gas on quick, or striking matches. or
setting paper on fire. According to
Boston children, God is a big. per-
haps blue man, to be seen In the
sky, on the clouds in church, or even
in the street. They declare that Coo
comes to see them sometimes. and
they have seen him enter the gate.
He makes lamps, babies. dogs. trees
money, etc, and the angels work for
him. He looks like a priest or a
teacher, or papa, and the children like
to look at him; a few would them
selves like to be God. His house in
the sky may be made of stone or
brick; birds, children and Santa Claus
live with God.
Birds and beasts. their food and
their furniture. as Burnham points. all
talk to children; when the dew is ON
the grass the grass is crying" the
stars are candles or lamps. perbars
cinders from Gods stove. butterflies
are flying pansies, icicles are Christ.
mas candy. Children have imaginary
play-brothers and sisters and friends
with whom they talk. Sometimes
God talks with them. Even the prosi-
est things are vivifed; the tracks of
dirty feet on the floor are flowers; a
creaking chair talks; the shoemaker's
nails are children whom he is driving
to school.-Nineteenth Century.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-09-19
BaIIoonists in the Sea

1t is not a little remarkable that al.
though scores of balloons have been
driven cut to sea cases in which this
miuadventure has ended fatally are
few.
More than a century ago. when Mai.
Money made an ascent from Norwich.
England. he was compelled to descend
IN the sea, where he remained for
seven hours until his plight was seen
and he was rescued by the crew of a
revenue cutter. Some years later. in
1912, James Sadler narrowly escaped
drowning in an attempt to cross the
Irish channel; his balloon dropped
into the water some miles off Liver
pool and he was on the point of sue
cumoing when rescue came in the form
OF fishing boat
In a similar attempt a Mr.. Crosbie
was saved when almost in extremis
many miles from the English coast.
Lunardi, in 1885. nearly lost his life in
the sea off Edinburgh, and in the same
year two aeronauts. in an attempt to
cross the English channel, had also a
narrow escape.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-09-19
Missouri Mystery Cleared Up.

Thousands of hogs in southeast
Missouri are fattening on a crop that
was planted II years ago-a crop of
17-year locusts.
Since early spring the hogs of the
farmers in this section have been get
ting fat on something they found in
the woods, and each farmer secretly
wondered whose corn crib his pigs
had found, for they came home each
night not squealing for their food, but
only to sleep; and every day they
brought home a layer of bacon and
lard added to their once lean and
hungry bodies.
The rail sp1itters" of South Mis-
souri, and Arkansas were fast being
turned into prize Berkshires and
Polands by what or whom the farm
er did not know until a few days ago.
when the Goods were filled with the
song of the 17-year locusts.-Kansas
City Journal.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-09-19
LINGERS In MEMORY
MARK TWAIN RECALLS STUNTS"
OF BICYCLE DAYS.
His Efforts to Tame the Wild and
UnruIy "ordinary"-Deserv
Compliment Paid Him by
His Teacher.

Susy's next date is Nov. 29, 1885.
the eve of my fftieth birthday. 1t
seems good while ago. 1 must have
been rather young for my age then.
for was trying to tame an old-fash-
Toned bicycle nine feet high. 1t is to
me almost unbelievable, at my pres
ent stage of life, that there have real
ly been people willing to trust them
selves upon dizzy and unstable alti-
tude like that, and that 1 was one of
them. Twichell and 1 took lessons
every day. He succeeded, and be-
came master Of the art of riding that
wild vehicle, but had no gift in that
direction and was never able to stay
on mine long enough to get any salts
factory view Of the planet. Every
time tried to steal a look at a pretty
girl, or any other kind of scenery. that
single moment of inattention gave the
bicycle the chance it had been wait
ing for, and l went over the front of
1t and struck the ground on my head
or my back before 1 had time to real
lie that something was happening. l
didn't always go over the front way:
L had other ways, and practiced them
all; but no matter which way was
chosen for me there was always
one monotonous result-the bicycle
skinned my leg and leaped up into
the air and came down on top OF me.
Sometimes its wires were so sprung
by this violent performance that 1t
had the collapsed look of an umbrella
that had had misunderstanding with
a cyclone. After each days practice
arrived home with my skin hanging
In ribbons, from my knees down.
piastered the ribbons on where they
belonged, and bound them there with
handkerchiefs stepped in liniment and
was ready for more adventures next
day. 1t was always a surprise to me
that ! he'd so much skin, and that It
held out so well. There was always
plenty, and I soon came to understand
that the supply was going to remain
sufficient for all my needs. II turned
out that I had nine skins, in layers,
one on top of the other, like the leaves
OF book, and some of the doctors
said 1t was quite remarkable.
l was full of enthusiasm over this
insane amusement. My teacher was
young German from the bicycle fac
tory, a gentle, kindly. patient crea-
ture, with a pathetically grave face
He never smiled; he never made a re-
mark; he always gathered me tender
iy up when plunged off, and helped
me on again without a word When
he had been teaching me twice a day
for three weeks l introduced q new
gymnastic-one that he had never
seen beforehand so at last a compli-
ment was wrung from him, a thing
which 1 had been risking nv life for
days to achieve. He gathered me up
and said mournfully: "Mr. Clemens,
you can fall off bicycle in more diff
ferent ways than any person l ever
saw before. Mark Twain, in North
American Review.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-09-19
Edison's Courtshln.

Mr.. T. A. Edison's courtship was
characteristic of the great inventor.
The first Mrs. Edison was, previous
to her marriage, a telegraph operator
In his employ. One day, while stand
Ing behind her. watching her at work.
Edison, who had long admired the
young lady. was surprised when she
turned around and said: "Mr. Edison.
can always tell when you are near
me" How do you account for that?'
returned Edison. 81 don't know" re-
sponded the young lady, but it is
fact, and said: I've been thinking
considerably about you of late, and
If you are willing to marry me |
would like to marry you" A month
later they were married, the union
proving a very happy one.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-09-19
Down on the Farm,

The unsophisticated chap from the
city had passed his first night in the
old farmhouse.
Wall, neighbor," drawled the
farmer at breakfast, how did you
sleep last night?"
Sleep" blurted the city chap in
disgust. why, man, l was turning
and turning all night"
The old man laughed uproariously
Kept turning, did you, neighbor?
Wall told you that you would sleep
like a top"
Funny, eh?" Well, do you know
there was so much loose straw in the
mattress it kept getting in my ears
and nose all night?"
Just so, stranger. When you
asked about the bed, didn't l say 1t
would tickle you to death?"
And then the old farmer passed
over the leftover pie and black
coffee.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-09-19
Family Reunion in China.

No people on earth observe family
ties so closely and hold so many
family reunions as the Chinese. The
Scottish clans have no closer bonds
of union than the families in China
In America 1t is the individual, but
in China it is the family No i'm
portant step is taken without a fam
ly caucus. II one member goes
wrong, the disgrace rests upon the
whole family to the remotest degree
Of relationship. The disgrace often is
felt so keenly in case OF a heinous
crime that the offender is taken away
by permission of the courts and the
death penalty inflicted by members
OF the family. That's the way the
family purges itself,
The feature in the family life in
China is the big reunion once every
two years. One member of the fam
lily acts as secretary and enters in
big book the new additions to the
family. In this way is kept a com
plete biography of every person in
China.-Kansas City Star.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-09-19
THE CHILD MIND AT WORK.
Results of an Investigation Into In
FAINT Mental Processes.

OF 48 children, says Stanley Hall,
20 believe the sun, moon and stars to
live, 16 thought flowers could feel, and
IS that dolls would feel pain if burned
The sky was found the chief field In
which the children exercised their
philosophic minds. About three-quar-
ters of them thought the world a plain
with the sky like bowl turned over
1t, sometimes believing that it was of
such thin texture that one could cas-
lily break through, though so large
that much floor sweeping was neces-
sary in heaven. The sun may enter
the ground when 1t sets, but half the
children thought that at night 1t rolls
or flies away, or is blown, or walks, or
God pulls IL higher up out of sight,
taking ii up into heaven, according to
some. putting it to bed. and even TAX
ing off its clothes and putting them
on again in the morning, or again, It
is believed to be under the trees at
night, and the angels mind it. God,
of whom children always hear so
much, plays very large part in these
conceptions, and is made directly re-
sponsible for ali cosmic phenomena.
Thus thunder to these American chill
dren was God groaning or kicking or
rolling barrels about. or turning
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-09-19

When the steamship Arabia arrived
at Tilbury, England. recently, four
cases of undistinguished appearance
were handed over to four men EN-,
ployed by tourist agents. Each man
guarded his case with particular care,
never releasing his hold upon 1t dur
ing the train journey to town.
On arrival at Liverpool Street sta
ton the four men, each hugging his
charge, entered a van, sat on their
cases, and were driven to Ludgate cir
Gus, where the cases were immediate
ly consigned to the safes.
The mysterious boxes contained the
hereditary jewels of the Maharajah of
short time ago. The jewels, which
are valued at about 925,000, were
guarded in India by an armed escort.
Abstsmious.
Don't you drink wine, Mr.. Clay
ton?" the charming daughter of the
host asked, lifting her own glass and
smiling across at the young man.
NO; 1 never do" he replied, blush
ing.
"Oh, but I am sure you will this
time-just one little glass-with me?"
she insisted.
No. thank you," was the resolute
reply, and the minister looked upon
him with growing admiration. The
young lady very nearly achieved a
pout.
you won't, them" she asked.
mo-" was the firm reply, though
the blush of embarrassment deepened
on his cheek 81 never drink wine. &"
he added, but if-er-you have got a
little old Bourbon, reckon l could
stand three or four fingers. Harp
er's Weekly.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-09-19
Lord Partinqton."

The duke of Devonshire, now in
his seventy-fifth year, and very iii,
is simply a name in the dispatches
to the average American Of the day.
To the Americans of As years ago.
when he was the marquis OF Harting-
ton, he was the most offensive travel
er in the United States. He made an
open display of his secession sympa-
tkies In a particularly offensive man.
ner. He narrowly escaped assault on
one occasion, but when he visited the
White House President Lincoln's
only rebuke was to address him as
Lord Darlington" - Boston Tran
script.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-09-19
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH.-S d a y
Schuol every Sunday at $50 q. M. Preach
ING first and third Sundays p. M, second
aud fourth Sundays ii a. IN. Prayer
every We'd day at y. III. Stephen Davis.
pastor.
METHODIST CHURCH, Main Street.
Sunday School every Sunday at $50 a. m.
Little Workers Juvenile Missionary
every second Sunday 3 p. IN. Preaching
first and third sundays Ii a. ~, second
and fourth Sundays 8 p. M, fifth Sun-
days IL a. m. and p. m. 6, Z. Rector
pastor.
NORTH TAZEWELL CHURCH.
~ C.y School every Sunday at 10 a. m
IA ..cIing first and third Sundays p. ID
-, -,r1 aud fourth Sundays IL a. m.
- &C meeting every Friday p. m 4.
e. Rector, pastor.
PRESBYTEiSl AN Gu URCH.-Sunday
School every Sunday at $50 Il. IN. Preach
ing secoud, third and fourth Sundays at
II a. III. and 7. p. IN. Preaching nth
Sundays at IL u. IN. Prayermeeting every
Wednesday evening p. IN.
PRESBY TERRAIN, BURKES GAR-
DEN. Preaching on first Sunday at / II.
N. and p. m. S. o. Hall, pastor.
TAzEWELL PREACHERS COUNCIL
Every Monday at p. IN.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-09-19
Portuauese Salad

Slice two medium sized firm cucum-
bers. one small Spanish onion, two
medium sized tomatoes, two sweet
peppers and two sound apples. from
which the cores have been removed.
Mix in salad bowl with four table
spoons of French dressing. Serve
plain or on lettuce leaves, ice cold.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-09-19
BUNGALOW Stools.

Jolly little bungalow stools are con-
structed on the plan Of the old-fash-
Toned rush bottomed chair. with the
four legs reaching up a trihe above
the seat. Instead of rush bottom,
however. strong braided cord is used
in an interlacing manner, and as the
stools come in all colors, with cord
bottoms to match, they may be selec-
ted to fit any chosen color scheme in
a summer home.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-09-19
MsndIna Bows, STOCKINGS.

When your boy comes in with his
whole knee OUT don't spend an hour
darning the unsightly hole in the
stocking, but haste a piece Of black
crinoline little larger than the hole
on the wrong side and then with black
darning cotton weave back and forth
through the crinoline a few times
each way and the hole is mended
neatly
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-09-19
G. 7. PATTON
Blacksmith and
General Repairer
TRZEWELL VIRGINIA

| am prepared to execute, at
short uotiro and on reasonable
t rms, all classes of iron work
horse shooting, all kinds of repair
ing, etc.
There is also connected with my
establishment Wood Working
Department, under tho control Of
J. b. Crawford where he is pre-
pared to do everything pertaining
to that branch.