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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-07-16
In Memory Of Old Hickory.

If the spirit of "Old Hickory" should
decide to journey to the spot near
which he entered the earthly house
of this tabernacle in 1867 he would
hardly recognize the place, so great
has been the change. The wilderness
has been made to bloom, and in its
midst stands the thriving town of
Waxhaw. He would soon discover.
however, that he is not forgotten, for
a bronze tablet on the railroad sta
ton proclaims the fact that near this
place Andrew Jackson was born. And
Squire Henry N. McWhorter, who
lives hard by. is always ready to greet
the spirit of the great Andrew with
Welcome. dear guest and ghost"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-07-16
Glvlnq a Town Color.

Jason Williams took advantage OF
the open weather last week to paint
his woodshed a beautiful sky blue.
and in passing his house we found
our sentiment bubbling up at the
sight. A blue woodshed with a red
door to 1t comes as near art as you
cen hope to find it. We hope that
others will follow out the idea.
Strangers entering town for the first
time judge the people by the color of
their Observation-Disclosures (Pa)
Banner.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-07-16
Vagaries Of the Plumb Line

One of the curious things that men
OF science have discovered in their
innumerable efforts to measure and
map the earth with the least possible
error, is the fact that there are places
where the direction of a plumb line
is not vertical. Irregularities of den.
sity in the crust of the globe NAV pro.
duce this phenomenon.
A remarkable instance has been
found In the island of Porto Rico
where the deviation from the vertica,
is so great that. in mapping the island
the northern and southern coast lines
as shown on the older maps. had each
to be moved inward half a mile.-Il
Illustrated Sunday Magazine.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-07-16
HAVE'FIRM BELIEF IN FAIRIES.
Curious superstitions That Are Still
Prevalent In ireland.

In ireland there have been for MANY
many ages curious superstitions re-
garding fairies. In the old time these
imagined little elfins were thought to
be half human and half spirit nature.
and had strange powers over mankind.
The good folk Of Erin used to propiti-
ate the fairies in many ways, a few Of
them being as follows:
II child spilled milk on the floor
the mother would say: That's for the
fairies" thinking that some fairy had
caused the accident. Thus the careless
child went unreprimanded. II one were
throwing Stops out of the window or
door she must cry out to the fairies:
Take care Of the waterl" Otherwise
some fairy passing might get drenched.
and retaliate in some unpleasant man
ner. II horseshoe was nailed over
the door 1t would prevent the fairies
from entering to do mischief to the in
mates. If small piece OF iron were
sewed into an infants garment the
fairies would never modest Il by caus-
ing 1t to suffer collie pains II large
vessel filed with pure drinking water
were placed IN the kitchen at night the
fairies on entering would not touch
the food there, but content themselves
with drinking the water.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-07-16
Rule of Character.

Our own problem looks exceptional
to us, but ii Is not. The next man
we meet has an equally hard sum on
his slate and is working it out or Civ
ing it up, quite in our own fashion.
We think, perhaps, that riches would
solve our difficulty for us in no time
or pleasure would soften 1t, or change
would substitute an easter one. But
in reality there is only one rule by
which to work it out-the rule of
character.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-07-16
Irish League Honors President.

T. p. O'Connor was presented with
his portrait in oils at Leeds by the
Irish league OF Great Britain, In com
memoration OF his unbroken presi-
dency Of the league for %. years.
John e. Redmond made the presenta-
ton and paid a tribute to Mr.. O'Con.
nor as safe. consistent and cour-
ageous guide for the Irish people in
Great Britain. John Dillon also spoke
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-07-16
An UnapproachabIe Horse.

A young man CALLED to take his
sweetheart out driving the other day.
but when the stunningly attired young
lady caught sight of the turnout the
young man had hired for the occasion
she feigned a headache and refused
to accompany him.
why. Violet" asked the astonished
mother, why don't you go with him ?''
Wen. mamma was the indignant
reply, Il consider that a very foolish
question on your part. How could I
90 when the horse he was driving
didn't match a single thing l had to
wear?'
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-07-16
DIR. Shops
Cough Cure
John {. JACKSON.
G. T. PATTON
Blacksmith and
General Repairer
TAZEWELL VIRGINIA

am prepared to execute, at
short notice and on reasonable
terms, all classes of iron work
horse shoeing, ali kinds of repair
ing, etc.
There is also connected with my
establishment a 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, 1908-07-16
Self-knoWledue.

The last of long line of recurring
plumbers stood at the pumpless wen
of suburban residence.
This well has been badly tinkered
with" he announced as others had
done before him. Half the pumpinp
apparatus seems to be gone. Is there
a sucker anywhere about the placer"
"Oh, yes" replied the chastened
owner. here 1 am-"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-07-16

low MS sister to marry the Corsican
parvenu."
This was assiduously reported to Ma
poIeon' who, from that moment. plot
Ted that mighty invasion Of Russia
which cost him 10000 troops LEFT in
tne snow. and proved the beginning
of the end"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-07-16
The OnlV Wav.

Towne-Of course the scheme is a
good one, but do you think yor wife
will approve OF It?
Browne-Yes. If by careful limiting |
can set her to formulate it herself and
make her believe it's her own.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-07-16
Rich Indeed.

Despite all your wealth." said the
cynic, your very name will be gen
orally forgotten 20 years after your
death"
mo. it won't" replied the financier
My estate is large enough to keen
my heirs lawyers sQuabbling lonEe:
than that"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-07-16
ALTERED.

What are you looking so pleased
about?" asked one shade OF another.
Well" replied the one addressed.
with the ghost Of chuckle, Il took a
little trip back to the old home and
saw what was on my tombstone"
With an unconscious putting of his
plumage he passed on.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-07-16
Omeers.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

THOMSON, ch'm'n. Jeffersonvi lie Dist
E q. WAGNER Clear Fork District.
w. j. LESTER, Maiden Spring District.
Annual meeting, 4th Monday in Jlly.
Sem-annual meeting, 2ud Tuesday in
January. Call meetings, 2ad Tuesday in
esch month.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-07-16
Proof Of Wealth.

Has your friend much Of a for
tuner"
81 should say so! He has nine
children. and can afford to write
poetry as we'll"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-07-16
Cough Caution

Eeye-. positively never poison your lunsIL nyou
always heal soothe and eAas thu irr1tats6 bron-
chlsl tute@- box bl.ldly suppress it with q
etupei1 LhE poison. liza strange how HQma thin0H
finally come about For twenty years Dr.. 6hoop
has constantly warned people not to taxa cough
mixtures OK Prescriptions containing Opium,
Shlotoiorm. or similar poisong And nova little
late thouGh-Conaress says Pat Il on thu label.
II poiSoDs are In your Cough Mixture" Good
very cool u Hereatt for MISREPRESENTATION.
ana otherS. ehould tnnat on having Dr. Shoop'a
Cough Clre- No poison marks on DR.. Shops
iaoeia-and mono In the medicine. else Il must By
Is said TO 10 By those that know t best truly 10.
mArkable cough remedy. Take no chance then
particularly with your children- Insist on having
Or. shooD . Cough Cure. Compare carefully the
Dr; shooD package with otheSrs and nota the
oifferencs- No poison marks therol You can
Always 20 on The safe ode BIZ danandinR
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-07-16

4 5 HIGGINBOTHAM, ATTORNIY-AT-LAw,
r. TaxeWell, Va. (Oface up stairs In Law Build
IugD Practices in Courts Of Tasewel and ad-
roining counties, and In Court Of A 'peals ofVir-
ginta.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-07-16

pOwEN q ROYALL, ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Tazewen Va. VIII practice In the courts of
farewell and adjoining counties, and the Court
Appeals at Wytheville. Collections given
peeiaf attention. Once near Courthouse.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-07-16

ul B. sPRATT, ATTORNEY At LAW, Rich
~ Islands, Va. Practices IN the courts of Taze-
we'll ana adjoining counties. Prompt attention
paid to the collection OF claims
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-07-16
TAzEWELL co. DlREC OHY.
Circuit Court.

W. j. Henson, judge; S. M. Graham,
clerk. Terms Of court-3rd Monday IN
February, and 4th Monday in May, Au-
gust and November.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-07-16

"a Z. ALDERsoN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Ta1e-
III we'll Va. VIII practice in the courts Of Taxe-
well county and the Court Of Appeals at Wythe-
Stlle.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-07-16

rNsEVER Il GILLESPIE, LAWYERS, Tsrewel
s1Va PraCsiCe II the courts Of TaKewell and ad
5ining counties. Ofnce--Gillespie building
Edgar [ ireeveT Barns Gillespie.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-25
For Better Roads.

L is UnGoubte6 tzzr the action taken by
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General 91r.
p V De Graw. in demanding that the con
linuance Of the rural free delivery system
should. in a measure. he dependent on
TIE condition Of the roads over which
The delivery system extends. has already
been productive OF great good Al the
tine thar he issued his order. several
months ago. lie Instructed the post
masters At rural free deliver. onces 10
report on the condition Of the roads ii
their vicinity These reports showed the
department In Washington Just what was
needed on the various roads Of the coun-
Try. and they also carried the information
as TO what officials were charged with
the du,y Of keeping these roads in good
order These officials were promptly
notified that If the necessary work was
not done on the roads the rural free Ge-
livery system would be discontinued there
until the roads were made passable.
Much Of the effect Of this stand taken
by M De Graw depended, Of course. On
Tie standard Of excellence demanded by
tae department ard 1t was plain that !.
the requirements were 100 severe TIE or
De- would null-ly itself II would seem
1L-L generally speaking. excellent 1ude-
1aent has been used no unreasonable ex-
actions have been made. and, on the
whole. the farmers who benefit by rural
free delivery have been quick to respond
10 the requirements Of the postal authori-
ties
and this is as il should be. For The
rural free delivery service. a convenience
TO TIE people. ard which has IN effect
Gsne more to Go away with the isolation
Of farm life than any other agency. costs
TIE government SO much money 10 oper-
The Washington herald., 1908-08-25
Honi Soft ON MalH Pense.

some girlical correspondent signing her
self Mamie. requested the New York
Globe recently 70 tel her whether the
custom Of barring the arms or yelling
them so thinIy as 10 suggest baroness is
either vulgar or immoral
To this inquiry the Globe replies. in
part, after this fashion.
This is debate sabiect AID sqssazsish persons
are warned away. We should -1t venture 70 touch
j, az al had not one Of oar yoarg LADY readers
ssat sn appeal fer advice There is nothing 20 be
gained b. blinking the facts strict logic leaves
DO l'6rhcis of escape from the conclusion that
hare arms axe immoraI-5istinctly and unequiFocali
So There s 10 essential difference from an ethica
point q view. between AIMS AID legs. and no ore
we take IT, VII dispute the intense and saEish IN
morality Of bare legs"
We suppose the squeamish Globe would
argue that bare hands are parallel Of
fenses 10 bare feet If people are suf-
.fered 10 bare their arms with irnpunity.
why not their pedal excrzulities also? We
presume the Gl5es would even contend
that gown showing a suggestion Of
throat IS immoral
Equity. in legal philosophy. IS that
noble art which corrscts the Deficiencies
in general laws which grow out Of such
laws universally. s1d it is this fine.
Intangible thing We cali equity that says
a bare arm may frequently be q thing os
beauty and a JOY forever. while ascribing
simultaneously no measure OF sanction
TO a bare Ie-umb. And equity and ethics
are nearly enough related 10 be employed
as Synonymous terms herein. We think.
We rejoice 10 see contemporaries as
sume high ground in considering ques-
uons OF import and moment We ire
que1t high ground ourselves as rule
and are perfectly a. home therein Bat
we srieve TO see erstwEls leveI-headed
newspapers lean 50 far back rhar they
tumble over and fau dowu-and that is
what The Globe did when II essayed t5
answer Mamie after the fashion il did.
The GI05e should accept The goods The
GODS provide. and thank tlen that during
these sizzling, bl.s-eriag. perspiring
August days we are permitted 70 gaze
upon female l0ve-lnezs clad snugly Sc
cu-ely. and m75es--y in its entirety. but
a1ord-ng. nevertheless. destllg gIimpses
of snowy recks through peek-a-5oo shirt
waists and The contour OF a vvelI-n0delsd
arm here and taere-and all without any
hurt 20 our moral makeup. or the les
S=-5-E OF OILY 5lar---7-ad -as-er- ~--
lovely w0uank-1d.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-25
WELL-MATURED IDEA.
That of BetterinE the Condition OF
the Farmer

Fr-r Br1os-rn Life
4Ir Roosevelt IS accused Of issuing his
aEeliorar.0u-of-the c0nd.tiou-of-the-carul-
er letter for the purpose OF influencing
the rural vote for 8Ir. Taft Nonsense
Mr. Roosevelt is not only a farmer him
self. but good one. and can give cards
and spades 20 many q successful tlIler Of
the soil To prove that the President
has long had in mind the purpose re so
practically expresses in his appointment
n q commission on country life, the
writer recalls q conversation with him
some four years ago upon this very sub
5ecr. During lt he expressed many Of
the ideas which may be found in his re-
cent letter and closed By advising The
writer who vas enthusiastic upon the
subject OF t.~ing and living in an old
farmhouse. the older the better. 70 be
sure % have electric Hz-rs. t=Ieo-01e
might finally select Country LIE is fine
in itself. .le said. but there is no yea
son why one should. in these days. deny
himself ordinary comforts In order 70
enjoy IT," Quoting from lIr. R5cseveit-s
letter The condition Of the farmers
u some Of our best farming regions
leaves little 70 t= desired. but we are far
from having reached so high q level IN
all parts c- the country. II portions q
the South. f1r example. where The De
partmeu- OF Agriculture, through the
Farmers Cooperative 6suC1srrar-7n
work Of Dr. Knapp. il directly instruct
ing more --a- 11l farmers 5u better
methods e farming. there is nevsrJ1e-
less much unnecessary suffering and
needless loss Of efficiency on the farm
He might have added that while here N
the East improved methods CT ri-l-1g
have added much 90 the material welfare
Of rEe farmer as yer 81 cur most cEicE-v
populated farming sections little or moth
ing has been done 20 improve The social
condition OF the farm labcrer. The cor
Eer grocery. or more frequently the sa-
loon IS the only place where he can md
social relaxation. This IS true Of such
sections near New York a. any rate
The Washington herald., 1908-08-25
4 NEWSPAPER CAMPAIGN.
Both Candidates Connected with
the Press.

From the Baltimore American.
Attention is being called to the fact that
never before was @ Presidential campaign
SO completely in the hands OF newspaper
men Mr.. Taft was reporter M Bryan
was an editor when he was nominated the
first time. and he has since been editor
and proprietor 1Ir- Hitchcock, the Re
publican chairman. is aided by a corps Of
trained newspaper men SIR. Bryan's
chairman, Mr. Mack. is a newspaper pro
prietor. and his assistants will be news
paper men
In former campaigns passes have been
plentiful for The speakers so that It was
a comparatively easy matter 70 move
them around from point TO point To pay
fares on the basis Of former travelling. IL
is estimated would cost considerably over
half million 6Ollars-and the size Of the
campaign funds is yet al unknown guam
Jity- So there VIII be a larger appeal 70
tne neD spapcrs for their space In fact
the parties are already Offering 10 supply
all the political matter any paper can use
They viii even send editorials and text
already put IN type II the humblest
country editor were satisfied TO give his
readers only politics he might take q
vacation until next November. and h.s
party would see that everything was pro-
videG To- his paper.
There is danger in OVERRIDING in this re-
specL Readers may grow weary Of too
much politics. and If they turn against
such literature. all the kings horses and
all the kings men cannot make them
read f. The best thing viii be for the
candidates 10 make short speeches and
for all other matters 70 be put in mod
crate suace-
The Washington herald., 1908-08-25
BID FOR FAVOR
Way Get Credit for Aiding In Pros
perity'x Return.

E---- --n E-s--- r-a----1---
Il can hardly be denied that E H Ha--
r.1au IS making a strong bid for public
favor II experimenting his recent action
In the case OF the Erie with q similar
move -5oz-GE toward The bracI-g Up Of
the Gould lines now II receivers hands
There are some unfortunate aspects. -c IS
% be feared. 20 a situation which seems
likely TO end all prospective rivalry be
tween the Hartman lines and The pro
iected scheme OF a Gould trausc5ut.-e1tsI
sys-eu-an ambitious proposal nov put
rather far into the future 20 say the
least ECr fer restoring confidence IL
financial conditions nothing can be much
more se-viceab-e Just now than a speedy
strai Tightening out OF the affairs Of rail-
road lines either lCs0lvsut or nearly So
and II bending his energies IN this 6.-ec-
ton Dir. Hartman may e-t5rIe himself
70 some c-sdiI for restoring prosperity as
ll-- Morgan did for checking the panic.
That the Hartman party was cons -6ered
a responsible factor iE the panic o. Isl--
as AR No-Elr's groups were blamed
FOR the 1-Ust-pr1I0tilE difficulties OF 1913
Is an incidental consideration going 10
show that finance as well as politics
sometimes makes strange beG-felI0ws
The Washington herald., 1908-08-25
GUARANTEEING DEPOSITS.
The Law Is Now Against the
Guarantee.

The Law Is Now Against the
Guarantee.
F--E Tie Oslo s-z-s J1--aL
CJ II We had the bank guarantee srs-
cem ln vogue. and a bank would &c 70
the wall where would the other banks
get the money 90 pay the deposlt5-s2
Way. from the people. Of course-the
saving mechanic. the honest trad=sus1.
the widow and ali other people who use
banks 70 set their returns from and do
their current business w.t1. You can
not Set $4,000 from the air OF not
buried IN the backyard but from all
the people who work and save and plan
for coming days.
% The bank guarantee system would
tend 20 make both -he banks and the de-
pos-tcrs reckless. The former would make
greater risks because they would nor
have 20 face The resentment Of people
who lose. and Jle la--er would pacr1-ize
in-i1e-eutLy reckless and reliable bs-Iere
because -ley cannot lose But the rs-s-
less banker would have the preference
because he would make the greater prom
isas- So the project would turn or N
De- a scheme % encourage wildcat bank
.Hz.
H3 s. FAR as national banks are cor
c6-Iel- the laa is now against tie guar
a1tee- So says the Attorney General Of
the United States And so Tar as -ra
present constitution of Congress IS con
cer1ed- a guarantee Isw would be -r--
possible Therefore. the advocacy o. a
guarantee can be for no other purpose
than 70 curry favor with the few who
TANK they need IT, IN utter disregard
Of the rights Of many Who 61u-z
The Washington herald., 1908-08-25
Bsron SDeck xon Srernhu-r-

Regret VII be general throughout This
country al me uuumely death OF Ra-on
Speck Won Srernb1rg. German An
5assad0r 70 The United states Compare
lively a young man. he had succeeded in
1mpress--g himself upon rz.s country and
there was something about The affection
ATE regard in which he was held Is a per
sonal friend by President Roosevelt -Aa-
won for him The kindly consideration Of
most Americans
In q way he was q Rooszvsl-an man
He came Of q good family. --az a close
student, al ardent sportsman and n had
high Ideals He was a soldier. to5. and
as a member OF the second saxon D-a-
goons he Won distinction for himself in
The Franco-P-uss-an war Il vas .a -Ss5
that he d-sc came 70 this country as mill
Ca-y ar-acEe TO The German Legation. and
1t was while serving I'D this capacity that
he gained The friendship OF Theodore
Roosevelt then a police commissioner IN
New York That friendship grew. for
the Two men had much l- common. and
through that friendship Baron Won stern
burg came 10 know many Of The best
-cer prominent IN A1aricz-s s public a1fzi-z-
men who remained his close personal
friends, and who VIII mourn his loss.
Bar-n Won S-z-n5grE received his ap-
polntnenr as Ambassa51r from Germany
10 The United States just on The eve Of
the election OF Ny Roosevelt lu 1874 ana
UndoubredIy the German Kaiser appointed
min because Of the knowledge he had
gained Of American affairs. his sv1us--.v
with the American spirit. and his friend
snip for 8Ir- Roosevelt
II was a most happy appointment in
every way. As a member Of what was
called "the tennis cabinet the German
A1hassadcr figured largely and pleas
s1t-E- Il was he who taught the sons OF
The President that hcrsema-s1ip which
hs knew so wei. a1d these things. which
are not ordinarily counted as diplomats
Qualifications may have had-unG0ubtsGIy
did have-colslderadIs influence IN the
diplomatic 5utercharges between Germany
and America
II the social life Of Washington Baron
Won Ster15Urs cut a conspicuous Ggure:
his friends were many and srarcE. and
his loss viii he severely felt The United
States has lost IN htl a man who was
a sincere friend his country has lost a
public servant Of The highest type and
c-e who served her wei