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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
Origin of Typhoid Fever.

President Mayo said at the last
meeting of the American Medical as
ISOLATION that a sufferer from typhoid
fever has as good a right to sue the
city where he contracted the filthy
complaint as though he had hurt him
self by a fall on a defective pave
ment and yet We read in the news
papers of epidemics of typhoid fever
broken out in Cincinnati, Newark and
other places. Were it outbreak of
rinderpest or foot-and-mouth disease.
stringent means would be at once
taken to stop 1t, and all the forces
of the government would be enlisted
to save cattle or sheep that have a
market value. But human beings may
die of typhoid fever. as our soldiers
did in Camp Thomas, and no one be
called to account-Dr. Richard Cole
Newton in the Popular Science
Monthly.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
KNEW THERE WAS A TRICK.
Suspicious Countryman Found His
Worst Fears Were Justified.

A trust conference-any kind of a
conference, for that matter-is a good
thing" said Gov. Sheldon, of Nebras-
ka, If it is conducted fairly.
To be unfair, to be prejudiced, to
be suspicious, is always to judge wrong
ly. The suspicious man; falls into
error and makes a fool of himself
There was a very suspicious coun-
tryman who went to New York to see
the sights. Coming to the Metropoli-
tan Museum. he was amazed to find
that the admission to this splendid
building cost nothing. He mounted
the steps and entered.
Your umbrella, SIR said the uni
formed official, extending his hand.
The countryman jerked back his
umbrella, laughed scornfully and
turned on his heel.
1 knowed there was some cheat
about it when we got in Free he said"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
Leave Railroad for Farm

So profitable has farming become in
Pennsylvania that many employees of
the railroads are deserving their pres
ent occupations to take up farm work.
Many of the railroad men were
brought up on farms, but deserted
them for what was at the time more
lucrative employment on the railroads.
But the high prices obtained for all
products of the farm has again caused
a change, and some of these railroad
men have found it a most profitable
venture to buy up farms which have
been indifferently cultivated for years.
The Italians, who are largely en-
ployed as section hands on the rail
roads, are particularly anxious to be-
gin careers as farmers. The fact that
1t is almost impossible to buy land in
their own country makes them eager
to become land owners in the country
of their adoption. and 1t is predicted
that their thriftiness will soon make
them strong rivals Of the hardy Penn
sylvania Dutch farmers.
The Italians are anxious to buy I'D
the lands which Dutch farmers have
partially abandoned as barren. and
with their methods of intensive farm
ing they bid fair to add largely to the
number of acres now under cultiva-
ton in this country.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
Veteran Good for Manv Years.

In point of service William Henry
Higgs is the oldest engineer on the
Chicago division of the Big Four road.
having begun work for the company
In 1866. He is II years old, but still
finds his chief pleasure in driving a
giant locomotive, being regular en-
gineer on one of the best trains of the
entire system. During his long term
of service he has never injured a fell
low employe to sufficiently draw blood
and has never hurt a passenger. Mr..
Higgs does not look a day over so,
having an undimmed eye, a steady
hand, a strong and hardy frame, a
clear head and not a single gray hair.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
BEAN POT NOT IN FAVOR.
Boston Women Objected to Il as En-
biem Of Homecoming Week.

Boston is not to be represented by
naring red label and q pot OF pre-
suma6ly superb Boston baked beans,
says the Post of that city. That is,
only partially will she be represented
thus.
certain OF the clubwomen of the city
have -aithfully considered the city's
reputation OF culture and quality and
have decided that il would be folly 70
send out stickers giving the vulgar
world to understand that our culture
lay in the baking of beans.
Delegates from all the women's
patriotic societies met Wednesday
afternoon In the Twentieth Century
club and discussed things connected
with the celebration of Old Home week
in Boston.
The Indian sign was put on the
mayors pet baked-bean stickers.
1t was suggested that a sticker bear
ing a representation Of Faneuil hall be
used instead and at this point Thomas
Anderson of Mayor Fitzgerald's pub
hcity bureau arose and made haste to
explain that the quick ones had been
quicker to see that the baked beans
stickers had fallen fat and that stick
ers of a more dignified character were
In preparation.
Neat little bundles Of the pot and
Deans stickers were passed around.
but the delegates gracefully repudiated
them by saying that they guessed they
would wait until the Faneuil hall kind
made their appearance.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
"PLANT STONES" OF VALUE.
Germs That Are Occasionally Found
in Certain Vegetable Growths.

Among the many strange things to
be found in the Philippine islands are
the so-called plant stones" encoun.
tered now and again in certain vegeta.
bic growths.
The bamboo. for instance, according
to Kultur and Natur, contains a stone
very similar to the opal, but on &C
count of the rarity with which il is
found, much more costly than the opal.
In many thousand cane stalks cut
down and carefully examined there
may perhaps be one in which this
beautiful greenish-pink scintillating
stone has been formed from the minute
particles of silicious deposit that i'm
parts its intense hardness to the outer
covering of the cane. The bamboo
cane stone is known as Tabashirs.
In the interior of some cocoanuts a
stone-like secretion is found that is not
inferior in brilliancy TO the most beau
uful genuine pearl
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
The Man Who Runs the Railroad.

mile down the track the express
comes round the bend. You watch n
as 1t grows rapidly larger, then in a
moment 1t thunders by. The tower
trembles and you gasp in smoke. The
signal-operator glances at his clock
then leans out and shakes two fingers
at the engineer. who mods and pulls
his throttle in a bit He is two min
utes ahead of time.
AS the express vanishes in a blue
haze OF steam and dust. a
heavy freight comes numbering down
the southbound track, the big black
engine shaking and belching smoke
and cinders. The operator turns and
tugs upon his levers. Out upon the
track there is changing among the
switches, and upon the signal-bridge
the green and yellow semaphores rise
and fall. The painting locomotive
halts. The signal is against him Far
back at the caboose a brakeman drons
on, and you see him running I'D the
track, waving a spot of red. The en-.
gineer, in greasy oyeralls, swings
down from his cab and hurries to the
tower. The operator shouts to him
that there is a freight wreck at Up-
land crossing. and after the South
shore limited has passed he is to pro-
coed on the passenger track.-Har-
per's.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
HE HAD A MARROW ESCAPE.
The Engineer Almost Ran His Loco
motive Into a Burned Bridge.

THE narrowest escape 1 ever had
was when 1 was running a locomo-
tive on logging railroad out in Colo
rado,' said William McNeery. an old
engineer. Il was working for a man
named Thompson, who had a saw
mill up in the mountains. about 35
miles from the main line of the Den
yer & Rio Grande, and | was pulling
his trains of lumber from the mill
to the main line with little narrow
gauge engine. We did not always
have enough coal to last until we
reached town, and we would burn
wood when we ran short
One night We were coming back
from town. 1t was in the middle of
the winter and the thermometer was
down about 40 degrees below zero.
We had taken up a train load of
lumber and were bringing back a
string of empty cars. We had Just
tipped over the top Of the Contiuen-
tai divide, which we crossed between
the mill and town, and were dropping
down hill at a pretty fair rate of
speed, when l saw a light ahead. It
was JUST over the shoulder or the
hill that we went round and did not
look more than a hundred yards
away.
Must be an Indian campfire said
Tom French, my fireman.
We were running through the
Apache reservation at the time and
the Indians often built their campfires
close to the track. 1t looked too big
to me for a campfire, so l threw over
the reverse lever and put on the air.
The engine stopped Just where the
track began to curve around the hill.
sent the fireman ahead to see what
the fire was, while 1 went over the
rods with my oil can.
In moment he was back.
Bridge burning said Tom.
And when I went around to look
l saw a wooden bridge over an ar
roya about a hundred feet wide burn
Ing away merrily The sparks from
the ashpan Of the engine had set fire
to the bridge when we were going ND
and about all there was left now was
the two rails hanging over the hole"
kansas City Star.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
The True Phonetic spelIer.

The child is the true phonetic
speller. Mr.. Roosevelt, as Kipling
might say. is a bloomin' amateur be-
side him-or her Little Eslie had
been staying in a quiet woodland
place-the Cockney grille was con-
valescent from a severe illness. Her
letters home were full of the Joys
Of country life. and reckless spelling.
The lanes and meddoes (she wrote to
girl friend in London) is crammed
wiz luvly fiours. got bofe hands
full. Bootful Star Annie Means.
Prim Roses. Daiseys and Butter Cups
and Jhon Quills-o my" And the
adult into whose hands the artless
letter fell wondered if spelling were
not a vastly over-rated accomplish
mont!
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
SIZED HIM UP WRONG.
Fistie Encounter Did Not Turn Out &C
IL Was Planned.

IL was this way. you see," said the
young u3a with the black eye and
skinned nose, ami gap In his mouth
where two front teeth used to be. Il
was eibowed by Teller on a street
car and We had some words. l deter
mined to lick that man or die. /
could have hit MIN with a stone or
club or hired some rufian to waylay
hlm' but l wanted 20 polish him on
scientifically. l wanted to daily with
hlm-to Jab and uppercut him and
straight punch until made a pulp of
him"
And SO you took boxing lessons %
was queried.
That's what l did-24 of them.
When had finished my instructor
said l could knock out any man twice
my weight in America. l had kent
an eye on the elbow man and when I
got good and ready l threw myself
IN his way. He gave me the elbow
again. l called him a rufIian and a
coward and invited him to step on
the car"
And the buffer didn't dare do it,
of course?"
But he did dare. Yes, sir, he got
down lively. l squared of at him
and let go with my right. 1t missed
Then let go with my left. 1t missed
Then l swung on him. He wans't
there. Then-then-"
Then you caught him an awful wal
lop and killed him stone dead?"
Not quite. Something came boom
ing along and hit me over the face
and went down and awoke in an am
bulance."
but you had taken % lessons in
boxing"
i had, but as 1 afterward found out
the other Teller had taken AS"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
Palace SMOKING Room.

A quite small chamber was the one
room in all Windsor castle where the
late queen permitted smoking.
A self-colored blue gray paper was
on the walls, and the single billiard
table was lighted by six oil lamps
until quite the last years of Queen
Victorias reign.
1t was indeed homely apartment,
says the Throne, but If the walls
could speak they could tell strange
stories of emperors and kings, princes.
commoners, ministers of state, poets.
bishops and the endless procession of
great and important people who
passed an hour there to smoke a last
cigar.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
Her Fathers Child.

A lawyer we'll known for his ready
wit in adapting himself to circum-
stances and circumstances to his case
has a young daughter who bids fair
to be his match. Lucy was told she
should have no more candy, and the
dish was placed on high shelf, out
of the child's reach. left alone in
the room, Lucy pushed a chair to the
shelf and climbed upon the chair. Just
as she touched the dish her father
entered.
why, what is papa's little girl do
'ing?" he exclaimed.
Getting a candy for papa" ex-
planned Lucy, neutrality-suspicious. s
Magazine.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
Sardine Salad.

This is a delicious luncheon or tea
dish. Remove the skin and bones
from six big sardines and cut into
tiny pieces. Place these in a salad
bowl with six cold boiled eggs cut in
quarters, and one big firm apple cut
into strips, and three cold boiled
potatoes cut into dice. If you like the
flavor, add half teaspoon of finely
chopped chives. and then four table
spoons of French dressing. Serve
very cold.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03

would be buried under huge piles Of
snow. From the cab of the engine
Egan would emerge and give direc-
lions to the shovelers, and in emer-
gencies he would seize a shovel and
work like laboring man himself.
1t was Egan who rugged sails on
handcars and went out over the line
when trains could not get through.
The handcars were dragged across the
cuts and then the sails were set for
a long run on the clear portions Of
the track.
After Egan went to the Canadian
Pacific he was stationed at Winnipeg.
and had much to do with the con-
struction of the road westward. Then
he went with Hill on the Manitoba
system, and later was general man.
ager of the organization of railroads
centering In Chicago.-A. w. Dunn, in
The Sunday Magazine.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
MARYLAND Chicken.

Joint small chicken, roll In sea-
soned -four, then egg and crumb the
joints, says Good Housekeeping. Lay
in a dripping pan and on each Joint
lay thin slice of fat bacon. Bake
20 minutes in very hot oven. re-
moving the bacon to a platter when
thoroughly crisp. Arrange the joints
with the bacon, thicken the fat in
the pan with two level tablespoons Of
-four. add one cup of thin cream, and
when thoroughly blended strain over
the meat.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
SEEING All the Town.

There was a whole family OF chill
dren, and they were only to spend one
day in the city with their aunt and
cousins.
Upon their return home a friend
asked: What did you see in the
city?"
"Oh, we saw all of It," was the
reply.
"All of It! In one day?"
Yes, you see we've lots OF cousins.
so one of them took one of us to one
place, another cousin took another
of us to some other place. and so on.
Each of us went to a different place,
but the family of US saw pretty near.
ly the whole city"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
Officers.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH.-S u d a y
School every Sunday at $50 a. 10. Preach
ing first and third Sundays 7p. M, second
aud fourth Sundays II a. IN. Prayer
every We'd day at : p. IN. Stephen Davis,
pastor.
METHODIST CHURCH, Main Street.
Sunday School every Sunday at $50 a. IN.
"Iittle Workers. Juvenile Missionary
every second Sunday p. IN. Preaching
first and third Sundays IL a. m, second
and fourth SUNDAYS p. M, fifth Sum-
days ii a. m. and p. IN. q, q. Rector,
pastor.
NORTH TAZEWELL CHURCH.
.r C-.y School every Sunday at 10 q. m.
p-,scliuy first and third Sundays7 p. m,
-r--0nd aud fourth Sundays ii a. M.
- II meeting every Friday p. m. g.
q. Rector, pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-Sunday
School every Sunday at9:30 n. IN. Preach
ing second, third and. fourth Sundays at
ii a. m. and 7. p. IN. Preaching nth
Sundays at IL a. IN. Experimenting every
Wednesday evening Z p. III.
PRESBYTERIAN, BURKE'S GAR
DEN. on frst Sunday at ii a.
m. and 4 p. m. s. o. Hall, pastor.
TAzEwELL PREACHERS COUNCIL
Every Monday at Up. m.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
A Paradox In Ace.

At an entertainment provided by
the Woman's Philharmonic society
the most widely advertised attraction
was a dancer who, so it was whis-
pered. had become too old to teach
in the public schools and had taken to
dancing for a living" That remark
able announcement drew a crowd of
curious persons who were anxious to
see what a woman looked like who
was too old to teach but young
enough to practice the terpsichorean
art in public. Also. everybody wanted
to know what that topsyturvy age
might be, but of course. no one found
out.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
Women Doctors on Trains.

The Great Western Railway com.
pany, of England, has just made an
innovation in its express service
which is sure to meet with apprecia.
ton from the general public. On
every train from London to Penzance,
a distance of 800 miles, woman doc.
tor is to be in attendance. She will
occupy special compartment at one
end Of the train and is supposed to
go to the assistance of sick passen-
gers at a moments notice.
Other railway companies in England
are considering the adoption of the
same plan.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
To Clean Leather.

To clean leather upholstery wash
the leather with warm water to which
is added little good vinegar. Use
an absolutely clean cloth. To restore
the polish prepare the whites of two
eggs with a teaspoonful of turpentine
to each egg. This should be whisked
briskly, then rubbed into the dry
leather with piece of clean flannel
and dried OF with a piece of clean
linen cloth.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
The Conductors Story

We'll, gentlemen, in the 35 years
of my experience on the railroad this
is the only time such a thing has ever
happened" said a conductor, address.
ing a car full of business men on
their way to New York a few days
ago. Curiosity prompted the men to
ask questions. We'll, this is the
first time l have ever gone out on a
train and in a whole car full seen
but one woman passenger" the con-
ductor answered. In all of this
crowded train there is but one wom-
an. She is seated back there in
the middle car" The conductor point.
ed with his finger to a small woman
in black, and ali the passengers of the
male sex addressed craned their necks
to see her. That one woman sat
blissfully unconscious all the way
from Philadelphia to New York, quite
undisturbed by her solitary state
Philadelphia Record
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
Lucid.

Finally Archimedes. who for an hour
had been patiently guiding the mind
of his pupil through a demonstration
Of an abstruse mathematical problem.
was rewarded by the CLEAN of intelli.
gence that appeared in the young
Athenian's eye.
And dost thou see the light. lad %
Perfectly" was the enthusiastic
response. 1T had me stumped a,
first. I'll admit. but it's really absurd
ly simple. The whole thing is like
Greek to me."-Puck.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
Jackrabblt Faster than Train,

A large, tieet-footed jackrabbit races
with trains on the Central New Eng
land railway for miles down the
mountain side between West Norfolk
and East Canaan daily, furnishing
fun and amusement for the engine
drivers, firemen and trainmen. Jack
jumps out of ambush when he hears
a train approaching, and. hopping upon
the track, jumps along the ties for a
distance Of three or four miles, easily
beating the trains. Engineers Pinney.
Mulligan and Blake have all tried to
overtake Jack without success,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
Alaatlan Salad

Arrange the usual bed of lettuce.
Cook three frankfurter sausages for a
few minutes in boiling water. Chill
these and cut into very thin slices.
Slice four medium-sized cold potatoes.
and one small white onion, half a
dozen firm pickles and stir this mix.
ture lightly with four tablespoons of
French dressing. Serve on the bed of
lettuce leaves.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
VALUABLE LAND
70 r 8 ALE

| offer for sale 700 acres of very val
liable land lying in Washington County.
Virginia. This land is in the very best
state of cultivation. yielding fine crops
OF grain and grass, and has valuable
improvements so arranged as to make
1t possible to divide the tract into three
farms of nearly equal acreage, giving
each farm good residence, orchard
water and general improvements. The
land IS practically level, with sufficient
timber for fire wood and farm use.
This property lies within one and a
half miles of Emory and Henry College.
depot and stores; three miles to a fine
mill, and three-fourths of a mile to a
free school. Taking into consideration
conveniences, neighborhood. schools and
roads, this is one of the most desirablv
located pieces of property in Washing
ton county, and would make a most
suitable location for anyone wishing ed
ucatlunal and social advantages for
their family. Would be glad TO answer
inquiries or show property to anyone
interest ted. Address
Box No. 3.
augZ2m4 Meadow View, Va.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03

the Des Moines river, which was quite
a feat of railroad building in those
days, as the trestle was 60 feet high
for more than a quarter of a mile, and
was wholly Of wood. Van Horne
watched the progress of that bridge
day after day, and was often seen
walking along foot wide timbers at its
extreme height, scanning first one and
then another part of the structure.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
What ne FeAr SO.

Miss Passay asked Charlie Dunno
IL I had any engagement Thursday
night. And Charlie, without thinking.
said he was sure l hadn't any,"
What do you fear?"
u feel almost certain she meant to
invite me to one of those card parties
where they play alleged bridge"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
DO YOU NEED A
MONUMENT

If so-would like to make
you prices. Guarantee all
work to be first-class in every
respect. win supply you
with all kinds of
Granite OrM0r6Ie Monuments
9tatudTy and Tombstones
at the lowest possible price.
1t will pay you to see us be-
fore you purchase.
viii sell you an Iron Fence
cheap.
The Granite and Marble Co.,
A. J. May, W.K. VermiIlion.
oec' q treas Manager.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
EoAN AN ENERGETIC BOSS.
Worked with Men to Help Trains
Through Snow Drifts.

When Van Horne went to the Cana
dian Pacific he took with him John NJ.
Egan. While he had been superin-
tending the building of the Southern
Minnesota, Egan was chief engineer,
and the latter became superintendent
OF the division when Van Horne was
advanced. and spent one or two win
ters trying to keep the road open. In
those days the snow pillow was simply
pillow with moldboard on each side
The worst billiards Minnesota ever
experienced happened about that time;
and every railroad cut from the Blue
Earth river of the Dakota border line.
some hundred aud fifty miles, was full
OF snow. Egan went out with the
crews. and | have seen him with two
engines, between which was a fiat car
heavily loaded with railroad iron,
bucking the snow in the deep cuts.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
G. T. PATTON
Blacksmith and
General Repairer
TAZEWELL VIRGINIA

L 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 nv
establishment IA Wood Working
Department, under the control of
}. b: Crawford where he is pre-
pared to do everything pertaining
to that branch.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1907-10-03
KEPT EYE ON BUILDERS.
Railroad Man KeenIy Watched PROG
ress of Bridge.

When 1 first knew Sir William C.
van Horne, he was superintendent Of
the Southern Minnesota railroad, a
line running from the Mississippi
river through the southern tier of