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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-12-10
Death Of a Venerable Citizen,

Abram Ascue, one of the venerable
citizens Of the county, was found dead
in his bed on yesterday morning at his
home at Midway, in this county. On
ths.day previous he had gone about his
farm as usual, and retired at night in
his usual health. He died some time
during the night with what Is supposed
to have been heart failure.
Mr.. Ascue was a good man and a
good citizen He was eccentric, but
was hard working man and a success
full farmer, and was highly esteemed by
his neighbors and acquaintances. He
is survived by his wife, several sons
and number of grandchildren.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-12-10
ARE ACTIVE AGAIN.
Practically All Coal Operations In Wise
County Have Resumed,

Bristol, Va, Dec. Z. practically all
OF the coal and coke operations in Wise
county, Virginia, have resumed busi-
ness. Already since the determination
to resume work, hundreds of men have
been given employment, and coal and
coke shipments from that county are
now so heavy that the Virginia & South
western Railway is overtaxed with ton
mage.
Ihe latest plant to resume operations
is that Of the Stonegap Colliery Com
pany, at Glamorgan. This company's
ovens are being fired as rapidly as men
can be had for the work.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-12-10
hasons Elect Officers.

An interesting and instructive meet
ing OF the members of Tazewell Lodge
No. 62, A. F. and A M, was held in
their hall on last Monday night, and
much business Of interest to the craft
was transacted. A number of visiting
Masons were present and participated
in the meeting.
Officers for the incoming year were
elected as follows:
Worshipful Master, R. o. Crockett.
Sr. Warden, C. T. Patton.
Jr. Warden, E. L. Greever.
Sr. Deacon, F. W. Pendleton.
Jr. Deacon, Roy S. Thompson.
Tyler, o. A. Bennett.
Secretary, John S. Bottimore.
Treasurer, W. T. Gillespie.
After election of officers and installa-
ton OF same, the Masters degree was
conferred upon Mr.. T. N. B. Puckett,
of North Tazeweu.
A Christmas donation of fifty dollars
was sent to the ,iasonic Home, Rich
mond, Va, to help bring good cheer to
the large family of little children that
are gathered there.
The following visiting Masons were
present at the meeting: Charles Con-
ner, No. p. Uniontown, Pa; VIC.
Craig, No. 2S1, Castlewood, Va; ]. A.
Mcclure, No. 26O, Cedar Bluff, Va.;W.
e. Mulkey, No. 254. Honaker, Va, and
X. +. Sykes, No. 294, Cleveland, Va.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-12-10
Used a Shotgun.

Bristol, Va, December Iva special
from Jonesville, Lee county, Virginia,
states that John Garrett was shot and
killed near there by H. P. Eagle, the
latter using shotgun. They were out
hunting together and are said to have
been drinking.
Eagle surrendered, claiming that he
shot in self-defense, Garrett's people
will prosecute Eagle.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-12-10
NIGHT RIDERS
ARE INDICTED
TenneSSeeanS Charged With the Nurder
Of Captain Quentin Rankin Are
to Face The Courts at 0nCo.

Union City, Tenn, Dec. 8.-Ei0ht
indictments charging alleged members
OF the night rider band of Reelfoot Lake
with murder in the first degree, were
returned by the grand jury late TODAY.
the indictments alleging that the eight
men named: Garet Johnson, Sam Ap-
plewhite, Arthur Cloar, Fred Pinnion.
Roy Ransom, Job Huffman, Tid Burton
and Bud Morris, had part in the actual
putting to death of Captain Quentin
Rankin at Walnut Log, on the night of
October 18th last. All of the men in
dIcted today are under arrest and when
their cases are called for trial tomorrow
the prosecution will announce as ready.
The defense, however, will doubtless
ask and be granted brief delay.
The witnesses upon whose evidence
the indictments were drawn are Colonel
K. z. Taylor, the associate Of Captain
Rankin, who narrawly escaped a similar
fate; P. c. Ward, the hotel keeper at
Walnut Kog; Ed. Powell, farmer who
declared that he was forced to accom-
pany the band on the night in question.
and Frank Ferriner, a member of the
clan, who has turned States evidence.
and upon whose testimony the State de-
pends largely for a verdict.
OF the men indicted today five are
those whom Judge Matthews at Nash
vile ordered released under bond last
week. In all one hundred and thirty
one indictments have so far been re-
turned against the night riders, almost
all charging capital offenses.
Warnings have been sent to Colonel
Taylor, who was with Captain Rankin
when he was hanged by the night riders
and his body riddled, but who es-
capped a similar fate by plunging into
the water, that he will yet meet death
at the hands of the clan.
A few Ladies Suits left. Prices sur
Dri6inClv lOuy
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-12-10
Marked for Death. 4.

Three years ago ! was marked for
death. A graveyard cough was tear
ing my lungs to pieces. Doctors failed
to help me, and hope had fled, when
my husband got DIR. Kings New Dis
covery," says Mrs. A. C. Williams, of
Bac, KY. THE first dose helped me
and Improvement kept on until / had
gained So pounds in weight and nv
health was fully restored" This med
icine holds the worlds healing record
for coughs and colds and lung and
throat diseases. 1t prevents pneumo-
mia. Sod under guarantee at Jackson's
drug store. Dc end $1.00. Trial bot
tie free.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-12-10
Trespass Notice.

All persons are hereby notified not to
trespass on the lands in my possession,
by hunting, passing over the same, or
cutting timber on same. Said land is
situate on the north fork of Clinch river
adjoining the lands of Henry Peck, Geo.
Yost, Henry Melvin and Bud Repass.
Il2-lO-O8 G. T. GERALD.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-12-10
Chapter Meeting.

There will be a stated convoeation of
O'Keeffe Chapter, No. 26, R. A. M, at
Masonic Hall. on Main Street, Monday
evening, December 18th. at 7 o'clock.
Important business.
All Royal Arch Masons in good stand
ing are fraternally invited to be present.
By order Of the High Priest.
JOHN s, BorTIMoRz, sec'y,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-12-10
LADIES:

LADIES'
Do you want to dress your boy in
the best style? Bring him to The Big
Store.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-12-10

We have 88 Ladies, Misses and Child
dren's Coats and Rain Coats which
must be sold before Xmas. Will make
price to suit the customer.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-12-10

Get ready for Xmas. Buy your Suit
and Overcoat now.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-12-10

YOUNG MAN.
Do you want handSome, stylish,
up-to-date Suit? We have them.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-12-10

See our line of Mems, Boys and Child
rcn's Suits and 0vercoats. Prices re
duced.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-12-10

See our ad on first page.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-12-10

Ladies' Coats and Rain Coats almost
at your own price.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-12-10

We i your business We Time Deposits
;tb % a3w you to withdraw without notice which does not
Che per cent rate for time
aCnon TO small accounts large ones Your money scc
nsS "he you sleep, and is always disposal when
Out-oown customers
~ N'eNAS "hch"e cohect With
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-12-10

Rugs, Druggets and Mattings for
Xmas.
HARRISON & Gillespie Bros.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-12-10

A few Ladies Suits left. Prices sur
prisingly low.
Harrison & Gillespie Bros.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

i174-William the Lion defeated at AIN
wick
i356-The eIector Of Brandenburg VA
appointed hereditary arch-chamber.
lain Of the German empire by the
golden bull of Charles ", and In
that capacity he bore the scepter b.
fore the Emperor.
170S-English and allies under Duke Of
Marlborough and Prince Eugene de-
feated the French besiegers at On
denarde, Belgium
1776-The statue Of King George b
Bowling Green, New York, destroye|
1779-Stony Point taken from the Brit
ish by the Americans.
i7s6-The United States and Morocco
concluded treaty of peace.
f799-Aboukir in Egypt attacked and
carried by assault by the Turks un-
der Said Mustapha Pasha.
1904 Famous duel between Hamilton
and Burr.
1872 Sweden concluded an alliance with
England
United States declared dividend Of
31a per cent.
IS39-Chartist riot in Birmingham, Eng.
land
1910 Treaty of London between the
Sultan and Mehemet Ali.
is49-Vice President Willard Fillmore as
suned the presidency of the United
States.
iS62-Gen. Halleck appointed commander
of all the land forces of the United
States.
iS63-United States ship Wyoming sank
three japanese ships in battle at
Shomonoseki.
1878 Communist rising in Spain.
1888 Chilians defeated the Peruvians
with great loss at Huamachuca-
1884 Democratic national convention
nominated Cleveland and Hendricks
international park at Niagara
Falls opened.
1896 Charles D. Graham went through
the Niagara whirlpool rapids In a
barrel.
tS90-The President signed the Wyoming
admission bill /. +. Wyoming territory
became a State.
Earthquake at Constantinople, with
loss of 200 lives.
Nicola Pierola elected Presi-
dent of Peru. Henry NJ. Stanley
elected to the British Parliament.
tS9S-Admiral Ceryera and other officers
of the Spanish feet reached Annap-
oils, as prisoners of war.
disaster at Johnstown, Pa,
resulted in loss of ia lives. 4. The
Porte demanded the suppression Of
Cretan money with Prince Georges
efigy.
Senate ratified the treat,
giving the United States coaling and
naval stations on the island.
L9O6-Dreyfus finally acquitted by the
court of cessation. The seventy
fifth anniversary of Belgian indie
pendence celebrated in Brussels.
.9O7-Ten persons killed by an explosion
in a turret of the battleship Georgia
Seven persons killed by the col
lapse of a building in London, On
tario.
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5 STRONG AND STEADY )
ALGER.
Es1~&aa@@a@&a~s@aaa@a@aeaaaeaaasas
BY HORATl0 ALGER. JR.

When Jack reached the fence, and be-
gan to pull out one of the rails he un-
derstood his object His position was
evidently becoming more dangerous.
Jack came back with triumphant
smile upon his face
Now" he said, I've got you y
Walter watched him warily, and low
cred the plank, ready to convert it into
bridge as soon as necessary Jack put
down the rail. 1t was long enough to span
the ditch, but was rather narrow, so that
some caution was needful in crossing it.
Walter had moved several rods farther
up, and thrown the plank across. Though
his chances of escape from the peril that
menaced him seemed to have diminished
since his enemy was also provided with q
bridge, and 1t became now a question of
superior speed, Walter was not alarmed.
Indeed, his prospects of deliverance ap-
peared brighter than ever, for he caught
sight of two men approaching across the
meadow, and he suspected that they were
sent by the boy whom he had hired. These
men had not yet attracted the attention
OF Jack, whose back was turned towards
them. He crossed the rail, and, at the
same time, Walter cross the plank. This
he drew across, and then, leaving it ON the
bank, set out on quick run.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

Jack Mangum; but be was mistaken
Three days later, while walking III the
main street of Riverton with book un-
der his arm, for he had received a fresh
supply m the agent at Cleseiand, he
heard the sound of wheels. Looking up,
he saw wagon approaching, containing
two men. One of them, as he afterwards
learned, was the sheriff The other he
Immediately recognized as Jack Mangum.
There was no installing his sinister face
and forbidding scowl lie had beer TAX
en- early that morning By the sheriff, who,
with couple of men to assist him, had
visited the cabin in the forest, and, de
spite the resistance offered by Jack, who
was aided by his wife, he had been
bound. and was now being conveyed to
Jail. lie also looked up and recognized
Walter. His face became even more sim
lister, as he shook his fist at our hero.
II VOW I'll be even with you some
day % he exclaimed
Not if l can help it, thought Wal
ter, but he did not answer in words
lie was rather gratiied to hear the next
day that Jack had been sentenced to six
months Imprisonment. He felt some
pity, however, for Meg, who might have
been good woman if she had been mar
ried to different man
Ito be continued.)
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HoT-WEATHER HINTS.

Avoid black clothing. 1t draws tho
heat.
Above all, avoid anger. Keep your
temper.
While eating less don't forget to take
plenty of exercise.
Avoid alcohol. Total abstinence Is
best, sparing use Of liquor imperative
Easy shoes help to preserve the temper
and keep down the temperature
Remember, as little meat as possible.
Vegetables and cereals are the best.
An inyeterate foe to comfort in warm
weather is the ice water so universally
used.
Persons often complain of suffering
from heat when an overloaded stomach Is
the only trouble.
Thin, loose, unlined garments Of light
color go far toward insuring comfort and
health in summer.
If child has any intestinal troubls
milk often acts as an actual poison. Ce-
reals should be used instead.
The white stiffened linen or canvas
ventilated hat is the proper headgear.
Stanley, the explorer, said that the derby
was an abomination and the straw hat
no; much better.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

What will the women say to the as
sertion recently made by John Burns,
president of the British local govern
ment board, that the Servant problem
arises not so much from the scarcity
of good servants, as from the incompe-
tency Of present-day mistresses to man
age their help? Whether his charge is
true or not, a girl without training for
the work will find it as difficult to run
her house and direct her servants as
her husband would find it if he tried
to direct business without first learn
ing how
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OVER OCEAN FOR HOURS woRR
Engineer Would Have Returned
Same Day IL Steamer Sailed.

Engineer Would Have Returned
Same Day II Steamer Sailed.
Alfred Fl. Williams, a mining engi
nee7 of the English metropolis, has just
crossed the Atlantic ocean to transact
one hours business, says the New York
Herald.
He arrived here on the steamship
America of the Hamburg American line
Saturday afternoon Before twilight
fell he had kept his various appoint
ments, closed the transactions which
brought him to this country and would
now be on his way home had there been
q vessel TO carry him. AS it happened,
however, he has been compelled to wait
until Tuesday.
1t was not only the brief time requir-
ed to carry out his negotiations, but the
fashion In which his most important
engagement was kept that makes Mr..
Williams visit out of the ordinary,
even in these days of fast travel. Apart
from his mining business he. IS also
interested in railroad affairs in Mex
leo and it was chiefly to consult with a
man from that republic that he made
his 3,000-miIe journey.
The place chosen for the meeting was
the Waldorf-Astoria, but when the
America was off Sable Island Mr.. VIII
liams found he would be unable TO
reach New York at the appointed time
He could not send a message because
the big German liner was too far away
from Sable Island for wireless commu-
nication. That same day, however, the
Kronpinzessln Cecille. outward bound,
hove in sight, the message was sent to
her and in turn transmitted to the Isl.
and, whence it was sent to this city.
When Mr.. Williams reached the Wal
dorf his friend from Mexico was await
ing him, they transacted their business
quickly and it was only then that Mr..
Williams discovered to his regret he
would have to wait until Tuesday be
fore he could depart for home. He was
not inclined to attach much Importance
to the fact that he had made a journey
involving virtually two weeks at sea
to effect a transaction requiring no
more than one hour, because for years
he has been a kind of Phlneas Fogg in
the matter of travel in record breaking
time and on three different occasions
made the trip from London to Mexico
in eleven days, on swift steamships and
the Southern Pacific railway
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01
Dough-.

Dough is made out of wheat, real
estate, oil, literature and magazine ar
ticles But dough made of wheat IS no
stickler than any other. Dough is the
prior fact to bread, motor cars, steam
yachts and collections of old books. 1t
is the staff Of high life. 1t embitters
matrimony and puryeys the lovely
scandals we read about. 1t gets girls
sent off to college and fitted to be some
thing more spectacular than mere wives
and mothers. 1t curseth them that go
In for it. but not unto the third and
fourth generations. We are too good
spenders for that. 1t is from dough
that the dowdy, the dull and the d)tty
derive distinction otherwise denied
Puck.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

If within the range Of possibilities,
a sure and speedy solution of very
practical problem should be found
the problem OF labor on the farm. 1t
Is discussed year after year, but is
oftener treated as joke than as a Sc
rious problem bearing in the most d.
rect way upon the prosperity of the
country. We have succeeded in NOV
Ing the bulk of what the harvest fields,
gardens, orchards and vineyards have
yielded to such labor as could be had
to gather their products. Transporta-
tion and money have not always been
adequate, but have In the main met de-
mands at the most pressing season Of
the year. The record is, however, that
millions of dollars worth Of farm prod
allowed to wither on trees and vines
because the help to gather and market
them was not to be had, even at the
best prices ever offered for such serv-
ice. 1t will be recalled that during one
harvest time the farmers of Kansas
adopted the shotgun policy and brought
the hoboes into camp, compelling them,
for a time, at least, to earn their
bread by the sweat of the brow But
this is not plan to be considered,
and In spite Of what we have lately
been referring to as our "army of the
unemployed" the yexatlous problem
now seems more difficult than ever be-
fore. The manufacturing interests are
reviving and expanding. Public works
are enlisting larger army than ever.
In consequence, the trouble of the
farmer is even more acute this season
than in previous seasons. The farmer
labors under handicap because he
wants extra men but few months in
the year, because the job is a rush one
and because the demand for short hours
is not conceded when there is ques-
ton of saving crops. They mean the
wealth of the nation, and some way
will have to be found to harvest and
market them without the heavy loss
which we annually sustain.
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The ProIongation of Life.

Why we grow old is problem which
many scientists have tried to solve
The fact that we do grow old is incon
testable, and the changes in the tissue:
that come with increasing age are
known to Psychologists, but what causes
these changes, and whether they are
the cause or the result of old age, sci
ence has been unable to show.
We know that the process of aging
is hardening process. The soft and
yielding structures, the arteries and
the cartilages, stiffen with age; the
juicy tissues dry up, and fibrous materi-
ais, or those containing lime, strangl,
or take the place of the structures
which are concerned in the vital proc.
esses.
Some believe that it is simply wear
ing-out process, and that the body is
used up by work just as an engine is,
or watch. But this is no explanation,
for living machine which has within
itself the power of regeneration, as the
animal body has, is not comparable to
machine of lifeless material, which
friction wears away and which cannot
be automatically renewed.
The cause of old age in the tissues
is a gradual loss of the power of re
generation. AS the cells wear out with
use they can no longer be replaced by
other cells of the same sort which are
able to do the same work, but their
place is filed by fibrous material which
is incapable of doing the work neces.
sary to nutrition and vital action.
This explains the process of growing
old, but gives no hint as to the cause.
One of the most recent theories pro
posed to account for this fatal change
in the body Is that of Prof. Metchni-
koff of the Pasteur Institute in Paris
He says that there is constant war
fare going on between the cells of the
body-the noble" cells, such as those
of the brain, the walls of the arteries,
and the various organs, on the one hand,
and those of lower order, the "phago-
cytes" or eating cells, on the other The
noble cells are always on the defensive.
and so long as they are well nOurished
they are able to resist the attacks of
their enemies. But within the large
intestine are numbers of bacteria con
stantly creating poisons which weaken
the resisting power of these noble cells.
The remedy is TO lessen the production
of these poisons by attacking the bacilli
which make them.
This Prof. Metchnikoff proposes to
do by introducing harmless bacteria
into the intestine to take the place of
the injurious ones. He says that among
these harmless bacilli are the Tactic
acid bacilli-those which are present in |
sour milk and he advocates, therefore,
the daily drinking of buttermilk.
His theory Is simple, but he himself |
is not so simple as to regard butter
milk as the elixir of life. He maintains
only that the use of sour milk helps to
prolong life by preventing the formation f.
Of poisons which shorten it.-Youth's /
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

Freight shipped to merchants east of
the Mississippi must be plainly marked
with the name and address of the con-
signee, according to a recent decision
of the railroad companies 1t has been
the practice of manufacturers to mark
the goods with a hieroglyphic. partly
to save time in shipments, and partly
to prevent spies from competitors learn
ing who their customers are. This
practice has made it difficult for the
railroad companies to deliver the goods.
Onecompany is said to have lost 81 800
Coo in the last ten years, because 1t has
had to reimburse shippers for goods
lost on the road. Goods in carload lots
may go marked in cipher as heretofore,
as it is not difficult to deliver car at
+ie poiat to which it is billed.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

Among the sincere mourners at the
death Of the late Secretary of State,
John Hay, there were none who felt
more keenly the loss of friend than
did the Jews. They have not forgotten.
The other day, at a convention of the
Independent Order B'nai Birth, resolu-
tons were adopted to erect In Wash
Hay The thing for which the Jews
vauerate the great Seeretary's memory
is his action at the time when the Kish-
Cngf masSncres stirred the whole world
to horror. The B'nal Birth requested
Mir Hay to forward petition to the
Russian government; and although Mr..
Hay was definitely, but unoflicially, In
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-10-01

Louis Honore Frechette, who died
recently, was the unofficial poet lau-
reate of Canada. He wrote in French,
and his work was crowned by the
French Academy. Longfellow hailed
him as the pathfinder of a new land
of song" As poet he was born, so to
speak, in two nations. One of his
poems, 'Le Drapeau Anglais, 1.-THE
English Flag'-suggests his allegiance
to the British flag and his affection for
that other flag, the flag of France,
which, as French poet, he kissed on
Bonded knee.