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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30
What Is the SoiI7

If you were asked to name the most
important of mineral substances, you
would doubtless hesitate for moment,
and weigh the respective merits of coal.
iron, and precious metals. Only after
some consideration, probably, would it
occur to you" says Henry Smith Will
Hams in Appleton's for June, that
these highly useful substances have in
significant value as compared with that
familiar mixture of grouudup minerals
which we call the soil.
MAN could make shift to live and
even IN measure to progress without
glass or cement of metals, but his very
life depends upon the little film of tritu-
rated rock that is spread over the sur
face of the globe in the form of earth.
The constituents of this are metamor-
phosed into the substance of plants, and
ultimately into the tissues of man him
self.
Properly to understand the matter.
however, it must be comprehended that
the soil is no important part of the
earths structure, except from a strict
ly human standpoint. At the best it is
only little film of material fraved' off
from the jacket called the earth's crust.
To giant Of such size that the earth
were to him what an apple is to US, the
soil would be no more than the bloom
on the peach. With his handkerchief he
could wipe off the films of water that
we call oceans, like so much dew; and
polish off the soil as we rub the bloom
from an apple, clear down to the rock
foundations, without changing appre-
cIably the size or the weight of his TOW.
To scrape away the entire crust of the
earth $50 far as known to us) would be
but to remove an infinitesimal shell:
and the total bulk of air and oceans az
gregates only seven per cent of that
shell. Yet the oceans cover three-ffths
of the earth's surface, and, as measured
IN human terms, are some miles in
depth. How, then, shall we estimate
the insignificance of that little powder
ing of soil, only few feet in thickness.
that is busted over the remaining two
ifths of the earth's crust.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30
QUEER WAYS OF FISHING.
Trout Killed with Hammer
Masked Lake Fishermen.

Il wore a wooden mask when |
caught that fish," said the angler.
pointing to a mounted specimen above
the sideboard, and the thermometer
registered IL degrees below zero atsthe
time. II was on lake Michigan. On the
lakes the summer fishing viii aggre-
gate 1SO,O00.000 pounds a season. There
is a winter fishing, too, when men in
windmasks sit over little holes in the
thick ice and. at a polar temperature.
watch their tieups. They don't catch
much, but what they do catch they
get seven or eight cents a pound for,
and thus ii is possible for the winter
fishermen to earn $12 doy. I'd have
earned SIT the day went out IL I
had sold my fish. The little carp over
the mantel was caught with a mirror
My line had mirror behind the bait.
When fish approached his own re-
Election made him think that another
fish was about to snatch the bait from
him, and he bit greedily. The fine
trout above the hole in the carpet l
caught with a hammer. What? Yes.
a hammer. That is the Georgia way
They wade up and down a stream and
whack with stout sledge every big
stone they pass Then they turn over
the stone and find as like as not, a
stunned trout underneath" New Or
leans Times-Democrat.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30
FIND PRIDE IN OWNERSHIP.
Frequently Incentive That Will Lead
to Personal Success.

Innate in every humansbeing is the
pride OF ownership. 1t has been the
incentive to most of the great per.
sonal successes that the world has
known. When IL is found lacking in
child every effort should be made
TO stir 1t up. to inculcate it, and to fos-
ter the least germ. Fathers who are
In despair about their sons lack of
interest In their daily work should
supply them with something of their
own Mothers who are in despair be-
cause their girls care nothing for
household duties, should give the
daughters some personal possessions
in the house
A tablecloth, with a dozen napkins.
as a gift has been known to work
wonders with a girls lack of interest
In housekeeping. A dozen towels. a
new bedspread, or a complete outfit
or bed linen and blankets have turned
careless, thoughtless girl into q
model as far as her home is con-
cerned.
A gift of furniture, curtains. or
pretty general furnishings, has often
aroused the housekeeping interest.
After all, it is not very inspiring to
work day after day, year after year.
with tools or implements in which
one has no special personal inter
est.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30
Andrew Iackson's Desk.
washington Herald) .

wv dSIluBUOn 1eralQ).
To Judge Lewis Jordan, an Indiana
man and chief of the miscellaneous di-
vision of the treasury department, has
fallen the honor of owning a desk at
which the mighty Andrew Jackson used
to work when President. Not long ago
Judge Jordan was poking around in an
antique furniture store in historic
Georgetown and came across a substan-
TALLY built desk covered with the accu-
mutation of years of dust and dirt.
Scraping the surface with his penknife
he exposed a mahogany foundation.
That was enough to convince him of its
worth to him, and he bought the desk
for mere song. Then he took it home
and proceeded to put it in shape. He
was surprised almost into breathless-
ness when the cleansing process reveal
ed to his astonished gaze this inscrip-
ton:
Presented to his Excellency, Andrew
jackson, by his friend, Caleb Pierce. +"
Judge Jordan has investigated the
case thoroughly and has been convinced
that the inscription is genuine.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30
THE MUSIC OF THIS COUNTRY.
Philadelphia Prints Much Of All That
ls Published.

Philadelphia prints more than one
quarter of all the music published in
the United States, and the total
amount of it is six times as great as
IT was 10 years ago. But while Europe
shows no such increase as that, this
country's total output is still less than
half of that of Leipsic, Germany. and
less than that of several other Eu.
ropean cities. In PHILADELPHIA the
amount Of instrumental music printed
used to exceed that or vocal music
This was due, it is said, to the cheap
ening of pianos in recent years and
the popularity OF banjo and guitar mu-
sic. Now, however, the banjo, at least.
has lost some of its popularity. and
the gain in vocal music-until 1t is
about equal to the instrumental In
Quantity-is attributed to the current
prevalence of musical comedies. In
vocal music the comic and the senti-
mental keep about even. The gain in
religious music has not been SO great
as that in other lines
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30
- My Best Friend.

Alexander Benton, who lives on Rural
Route !, Fort Edward, N. Y, saws:
DR.. Kings New Discovery is NV best
earthly friend. 1t cured me of asthma
SIX years ago. 1t has also performed a
wonderful cure of incipient consumption
for my sens wife. The first bottle end
ed the terrible cough, and this accom-
phshed, the other symptoms left one by
one, until she was perfectly well. DR..
Kings New Discovery's power over
coughs and colds is simply marvellous. -
No other remedy has ever equaled it.
FULLY guaranteed by John E. jackson.
Druggist. SOC and S1.OO. Trial bottle
free.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30
Hob Game and Fools.

IF we can't eat game" said an an
dQuary, I'VE can at least talk about
it"
Stirring his bread and milk, the de-
vout old man, with longing look at 9
haunch of venison, resumed:
Never eat game high. People will
tell you that high game is tender.
What rot! OF course it is tenderer.
but would you want your steak or
your chop spoiled in order that It
might be a little softer to the teeth ?
No. Never! Highness In game is
an anachronism, a relic of the days of
stage coaches.
In those days It was impossible to
deliver game to the cities fresh-tran.
sit was too slow. All game was high.
and men ate it high because otherwise
they couldn't get It at all.
Hence, to eat game high NOWADAYS.
when there is no necessity for 1t. is to
be a fool Journal.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30
IRISH AND SCOTCH HUMoR.
Dissertation by Great Writer on the
Two Schools.

Life is grave. But it is a good
thing to laugh. In Ireland the humor
Is of kind that is not found beyond
the soil Of the emerald isle, writes
Ian MacLaren. The Irish act as IL
every one of them had been stood on
his head so that his thoughts would be
unusual, and perhaps this same is best
illustrative of Irish humor. 1t is IN
usual. The essential character of
Irish wit is drollerY. But that Of
Scotch wit is it's irony, somberness, it's
searching character. To put your I'm
ger on Scotch humor and define II is
ike catching the fragrance of a flower
In the hand. English intelligence hard
ly ever grasps it. An Englishman
merely suspects 1t. It is thorough and
irresistible-not fun. drollery or wit.
To illustrate: An Englishman is al
ways CONNIE II faut" at a wedding. in
dress, speech, ETC., while the Scotch
man takes the lead at funerals. A
Scotchman never knows how to blend.
as 1t were. He can't express his
thoughts. Black is his congenial col
or. His face accords-but it is not
black In color. 1t is the atmosphere
OF the awfulness OF life in him. He
creates the atmosphere desired for a
funeral
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30
FLY ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.
Numerous American Birds Make
Trips to the British Isles.

The occurrence of American birds
IN this country raises the interesting
question: How do they cross the in
tervening 1000 miles of ocean? SAYS
the London Globe. Can we suppose
bird is capable Of sustained flight
ior sufficiently long period to accom-
push this? On the superstition that
this yellow shank can fly at the rate
OF 100 miles an hour, it would ac-
complish the distance in IA hours.
AND then 1t must be remembered that
this bird, being a wader, would be
able to rest from time to time on
the water. AS regards the rate of
hight attained by birds in their mi
gratory journeys some interesting
computations are to be found In Kat
ke's "Heligoland as an Ornithological
Observatory" His figures are 125
miles an hour for the hooded crow.
EOS for the northern blue throat and
z45 for the Virginia plover. At the
last rate the Atlantic could be cross
ed IN about eight and three-quarters
hours. Some six other American
birds, including the red-crested snipe
and the Eskimo curlew, are recorded
from Sicily islands.
Other American birds, including the
yeliow-billed cuckoo, have been re-
corded in Ireland. And In connection
with this crossing of the Atlantic by
American birds it is interesting to
note an apparent attempt to cross in
the opposite direction. In a British
association report from 1887 we read:
AT Rathlin O'Birne West Done
gaD immense fiocks of birds-star-
lings, thrushes and fieldfares-passed
west from December Is to %. The
nearest land to the west Of this rock
island is America This is not an
isolated occurrence. The westerly
flight of land birds at stations off
the west coast of ireland has been no.
ticed on other occasions"
IL would be interesting to know If
any OF these enterprising migrants
ever reached the other side.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30
REFUSED TO BE CAST DOWN.
Old Jason crabtree Proved Himself
Real Philosopher.

old Jason Crabtree is a great
philosopher" drawled the chronic loaf
er on the empty herring keg.
In what way?" asked the drummer.
wal, when the food came and
reached up to the second-story win
dows he said it was a good thing. be-
cause the windows needed washing
anyway"
Pretty good"
Then when the earthquake shook
the foundations of the house he said
the shock was a great benefit because
1t showed the weak spots that needed
repairing"
Very philosophical, indeed. But
what did he say when the cyclone took
the roof of his house?"
oh, he was tickled to death. He
said he had always been an advocate
Of sleeping in the open air and now
he had the opportunity Of testing its
health-giving qualities"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30
VIRTUE IN THE EELsKIN.
Worth Trying by Those Who Suffer
from rheumatism.

why don't you get an eelskin ?"
said the old vegetable lady" as the
master at one of our largest markets
paused in front of her stand and
rubbed his knee. giving utterance to a
half-smothered exclamation that
rhymed with clam, ham and words
like those. What good would an eel
skin do?" growled the market-master.
Don't you know" was the answer.
that an eelskin is the very best thing
you can try for rheumatism? Some
folks think that the eel, being natural
ly timber and quick in its motions.
gives virtue to the skin, and this
makes a rheumatic joint as timber as
the eel itself; but I guess there isn't
much in that notion. It's a kind of
magic, you know. But the eelskin
really does do good, and the way It
does II Is this: The eelskin is Just
like leather, only not so thick, and It
feels like a piece OF tough kid that
has been soaked In oil. Now, you
wrap the eelslin round your knee and
tie 1t on, or pin It on, it doesn't mat
ter which, and it keeps the Joint
warm and the oil makes the skin soft
and after awhile your rheumatism Is
gone. People laugh at the idea and
call 1t an old woman's notion, but
some old women's notions are pretty
good notions. "-Philadelp Ledger.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30
Crowded Vienna.

Visitors to Vienna, admiring the
symmetrical compactness of the city,
little think how dearly this compact.
ness is paid for. Shocking revelations
regarding the overcrowding which ex.
lists among the poorer classes were
made at a congress convened to dis.
cuss the housing question there recent.
ly. No less than 5s2.134 persons, or
AZ per cent. Of the whole population of
the city, live in apartments containing
only one room besides the kitchen.
OF these dwellings. 23.3s7 are reported
to be overcrowded, that is to say, occu-
pied by six or more persons.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30
Trade.

When young Vanderbilt was in Nu.
rope a native of France, taking him
for his own chauffeur, told Finn what
he thought of those dogs of Amer
leans who rush about French coun.
try roads trying to kill people. "I
have a sick hog" said the peasant.
which l will drive into the road and
you kill 1t. Then I will collect from
your master and divide."-Argonaut
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30

The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot speaks OF
W. R. Hearst as a blackmailer. Mr..
Bryan says that he and Hearst are
travelling the same political road and
that he regards Hearst as an ally. Our
Norfolk contemporary ought to be more
careful in its remarks about Hearst, or
it will prove serious offensive to its pres
ent leader and prospective candidate for
President in 1908.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30
Oddities In Lanouaoe-

Mrs. Hwfa Williams, the best dress
ed woman, according to the king. in
London, was talking at a dinner party
about the odd name Hwfa.
Hwfa," said she, lis a very old
and honorable Welsh name. like your
name of Stuyvesant or Biddley. You
pronounce it Hoo-fa. You know in
welsh W takes the place of u. Odd.
isn't 1t? No odder than the English
language, though. A Frenchman and
an Englishman were discussing a
young lady.
But, ees she fair? said the
Frenchman.
:'She is pretty fair the other
answered.
mean, ees she pretty?'
Fairly pretty"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30

Let me mail you free, to prove merit.
samples of my DR.. Shops Restorative
and my Book on either Dyspepsia, The
heart, or The Kidneys. Address me,
the Stomach, Heart or Kidneys. are
merely symptoms of deeper ailment.
Don't make the common error of treat
ing symptoms only. Symptom treat
ment is treating the result of your all
ment, and not the cause. Weak stom-
ach nerves-the inside nerves-means
Stomach weakness, always. And the
Heart, and Kidneys as well, have their
controlling or inside nerves. Weaken
these nerves, and you inevitably have
weak vital organs. Here is where DIR.
Shops Restorative has made its fame.
No other remedy even claims to treat
the inside nerves" Also for bloating,
biliousness, bad breath or COMPLEXION
use DR.. Shops Restorative. Write for
my free Book now. DIR. Shops Restor
alive sold by John E. Jackson.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30
Wonderful Eczema Cure.

"Our little boy had eczema for five
years, writes N. A. Adams, Henrietta.
Pa. 1.-TWO of our home doctors said the
case was hopeless, his lungs being af-
ttected. We then employed other doctors
but no benefit resulted. By chance we
read about Electric Bitters; bought a
bottle and soon noticed Improvement.
We continued this medicine until sever
al bottles were used, when our boy was
completely cured. Best of all blood
medicines and body building health ton
les. Guaranteed at John E. Jackson's
Drug store. SOC.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30
Where He PUT Lin

And you really claim to be an arts.
tocrat In disguise?" said the naughty
lady in the barouche. as she dropped
a gold piece to the mendicant who had
stopped the runaway horses.
Yes, num-" replied the latter, tip-
ping his crownless hat.
We'll, we are descended from the
Normans. What house are you
from?"
THE house Of correction mum"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30

Sixty years ago Pennsylvania farm
er cut down a chestnut tree on a neigh
oors property. Last Saturday the heirs
of the two farmers paid the costs upon
the final decision of the suit. The total
expenses have been $500, 900.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30
The Manners Of American Woman


Il have often wondered, say. If the
address of so many of the persons OF
either sex serving in so many OF the
shops had originally come after or
come before the address OF so many
OF their customers of both sexes.
had held my breath on certain occa.
sions to hear these parties all imper.
turbably stand and bark at each other
tsince that affected me, inveterately.
as the nearest image for their inter.
course); and would have given worlds
to be able to make out, In the spirit of
the historian, which, In the bright
morning of our national life, could DOS.
sioly have begun 1t. One of them
must, the hearer could but helplessly
suppose; consensus, a coincidence
more precipitate and instructive was
too difficult to imagine. No, one of
them had to be responsible for the
other, since what social order with
any self-respect would consent to be
responsible for both? There were
times when I inclined, on certain
showings, to lay the burden on the
shop people; but then, again, as sun
dry accents from the other side of the
counter smote my ear, who would be
so bold?"-Mr. Henry James, in Har-
per's Bazaar.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30
THURSDAY, MAY 80, 1907.
THE ELECTION NEXT FALL.

On the 4th of this month the list of
qualified voters in Virginia was COM
pleted, as that was the last day on
which the necessary poll taxes could be
paid as prerequisite to voting at the
election next November. We are not
informed as to what extent the Repub-
licans in other sections of the State
have qualified themselves; but, from all
we can hear, in the Ninth Congressional
District they have paid their poll taxes
pretty thoroughly. This being true,
the Republicans of the Ninth are in
position to win another sweeping vic
tory and add greatly to the future
strength of the party.
AS we have before stated in these
columns, at the coming election men,
bers of the House of Delegates and the
State Senate are to be chosen. In each
Legislative and Senatorial district in
the Ninth District the Republicans
ought to bring out good, strong men as
their candidates, and put them on a
uniform platform. Among the planks
in the platform, we suggest the follow
ing:
l. The speedy repeal of the poll tax
qualification for voting, and radical
change in the suffrage and registration
laws.
Nearly one half the white men of the
State have lost their right to vote by
these unfair laws, imposed upon the
people by partisan Constitution.
2. The amendment of the Constitu-
ton so as to restore to the people the
right to elect their officers, such as
Commissioners of the Revenue. And
arraign the Democratic party for so
framing the Constitution as to make
many of the state, county and district
offices appointive instead of elective.
8. The Virginia Democracy should
be strongly assailed for the corruption
and graft that have been found in diff
ferent departments of the State Gov
eminent, and the disposition of
committees and the party leaders to
whitewash and conceal the crimes
rather than bring the offenders to pun
ishment.
4. The generally fraudulent, parti-
san and arbitrary manner which was
used in the making and forcing upon
the people an Objectionable Constitu-
ton.
There are other issues that can be
raised by the Republicans of Virginia,
but these are enough to appeal to the
good sense of the honest masses.
In addition to the election of members
of the House of Delegates and State
Senators, the people of each county in
the State will have to elect a county
treasurer, Commonwealth attorney,
a sheriff, board of supervisors, magis-
trates and constables. The Republicans
ought to make determined fight for
these officers in every county in the
Ninth District. in fact in every county
in the State. No Republican need
apply for an office that is filled by
appointment. The Judges and others
who have the appointing power will
consider none but Democratic appli-
cants. Besides, it is very important
for strengthening and keeping up the
party that the county officers shall be
in sympathy with the principles of the
party.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30

Cascasweet for babies is the best
remedy for collie, summer complaint,
diarrhoea and sour stomach. 1t is es,
pecially good in cases of teething when
irritation affects the stomach and in
testines. Cascasweet is a pleasant, safe
remedy, containing neither opiates nor
narcotics; all the ingredients are printed
mothers because it acts so quickly. Sold
by Jno. E. Jackson.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30

The London Ladies' Pictorial saws
that cigarette smoking has gone out
generally among those girls and women
who adopt all the smart" little tricks
of the day.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30
For a cold or a cough take Kennedy

For a cold or a cough take Kennedy's
Laxative Cough Syrup. 1t is BETTER
than any other cough remedy because
its laxative principle assures a healthy.
copious action of the bowels and at the
same time it heals irritation of the
throat, strengthens the bronchial tubes
and allays Inflammation of the mucous
membrane. Contains Honey and Tar.
pleasant to take. Children like it. Con-
forms to the National Pure Food and
Drug Law. Sold by Jno. E. Jackson.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30

Consul C. P. H. Mason of Grenoble
from which district about $500, 900
worth of walnuts are annually exported
to the United States, reports that the
crop, which had been estimated below
average, proved to be fairly good one.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30

Let me send you free, for Catarrh,
Just to prove merit, Trial size Box of
DIR. Shops Catarrh Remedy. 1t is a
snow white creamy, healing antiseptic
balm. Containing such healing ingre-
dents as Oil Eucalyptus, Thymol, Men
thol, ETC., it gives instant and lasting
relief to Catarrh of the nose and throat.
Make the free test and see for yourself
what this preparation can and will ac-
eomplish- Address DIR. Shoop, Racine,
Wis. Large jars so cents. Sold by
John E. jackson.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-05-30
Awkward PoIlteness-

Caller-So sorry to hear Of your mo-
tor accident.
Enthusiastic Motorist-Oh. thanks:
it's nothing. Expect to live through
many more.
Caller-Oh. but trust not.