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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05
HIS BRILLIANT IDEA
SCHEME THAT BROUGHT NEG
LECTFUL GIRL TO TIME.
BY Working ca Her Curiosity Swain
Famed tho Cooling Embers Of
Love That Mas Ne~er to
Fade Away.

They had made their vows Of q su-
perlatysly transceudentaJ affection
and love which they were cocksure
bad existed from the beginning OF
things, and which. according to their
charts. would endure long after noun
tains had been crumbled BY the ruth
less hand OF time.
Then, when her visit In his town
was over, she returned 70 her distant
home. All, yes, she bad a home to
return 70.
He shaved away at the Office for her
sake.
The months went by. as months
will
Then her letters stopped. In fact,
they didn't start. For she had ceased
TO write any more. Or II she had
she sent them somewhere else. He
dd not get them.
For three weeks he yeeraed for the
daily billy dukes which came not
He felt that 4; he could get just ono
more word from her he would have
the courage to Journey to her and
win back the eternal affection that
1ad slipped cog and permitted tie
bulletins to cease.
Ona day he thought and t7souEht.
and Tsvoived things In his head, and
finally ali Of a sudden an idea rolled
out
A few minutes later he had m en-
Teiope all sealed Up With her name
ana address on < He put on the
conventional two-cent stamp. added a
special delivery stamp, and dropped
the envelope hloo tbs box marked
western ct the pest once.
He looked sp the mail trains and
figured It out that she would get his
special from the bands Of the uesssn-
ger at about ten O'Clock the following
morning
The next morning At 1924 he was
called to the telephone 1t was a
hong distance call from her town. a10
miles away as the bird htes.
Excitedly she told him that he had
neglected to place q letter In the en-
velope-and 1t must have been Oh.
ever 20 important, because it came
by special delivery. And" she told
him, Il Just couldn't wait another
minute. l started TO write. and then
l had to call you UP and find out
what the important thing was you had
to tell me-
Gradually he was obliged to break
ene news to her that. cowerdly as It
had been to take mean advantage Of
woman's inherent curiosity, he had
omitted the letter for the sole purpose
Of hearing from her.
Less than week after that she sat
et her little escrttofrs IN the distant
city making cut the list Of those she'll
nave TO invite. And he was passing
up the 1nstanment house ads.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05
a Deal In Tenementa.

An old mechanic In a New England
manufacturing town owns 20 houses
which have paid for themselves. I've
worked SO years at tookmakine." he
said. and never got over three dol
lars day-snd very seldom less. I
never had a chance to become a fore
man or superintendent; 1 guess they
thought I was worth more at the
bench Ny chance came another way.
One day l overheard Walters. the
bookkeeper. say that II a man paying
$50 month rent could buy q house
for $4,000 1t would pay for itself In a
tribe over ten years. I wasn't paying
$50 month rent, but his remark sunk
In, and that evening 1 saw an ad. in
the paper about q two-tenement house
for sale at $S,600-rents $40 and SIS.
So got Walters to help me figure it
out and l offered to take the place
II the owner would take my savings
-$4OO-es first payment. He agreed
as he wanted to go west, and that $500
was every cent ever paid on that
house-the rants paid the balance.
Two years afterward I'd got $500
ahead again and then looked for an
other bargain. That's the way have
kept on. I've got the titles to 20
now, and-excepting $500 or $500 to
start each one-they've paid for them
selves Saturday Evening post.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05
Balancing a Flying Machine.

The balancing Of a flyer may seem.
az nrst Thought. 10 be 4 very simple
matter. yet almost every experimenter
mas found in this the one point which
he could not satisfactorily master
says Century. Many different meth
DDS were tried. Some experimenters
placed the center OF gravity far be-
low the wings, in the belief that the
weight would naturally seek TO remain
at the lowest point. 1t was true that
ike the pendulum, it tended to seek
the lowest point; but also. like the
pendulum, ii tended to oscillate in a
manner destructive OF all stability A
more satisfactory system. especially
ior lateral balance, was that of arrang-
ing the wings in the shape of a broad
V, to form a dihedral angle. with the
center low and the wing tips elevated
In theory this was an automatic svs-
TEN, but in practice it had two Sc
Tous defects; first. it tended to keen
the machine oscillating, and. second
ITS usefulness was restricted to calm
air.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05

Advises Him 70 Cultivate RseIconcs,
as Becoming and Profitable

"Jabez." said that wise old fellow.
Jabez's father. to his laxative son
you talk TOO much; your datter is go
ing on all the time.
There's an old saying: Young
folks should be seen, but not heard
You've passed the young folks stage.
you are now a man out In the world
on your own account, and when there
Ia really occasion for you TO say any
thing you want to say II and be not
AFRAID, and there may even be times
when you want 70 blow your own horn
and blow it good and strong; but you
want to know when those times are
and never, never talk Just to hear
yourself talk.
It's astonishing how much L.
norance man can reveal by aimless
conversation, and even more aston
lshing how much credit a man can
get for knowing things simply by keep
Ing his mouth shut Many a good
many big reputation has been built
on so slender q foundation as reti-
cence- And when you come to think
OF II, reticence makes not so slender
a foundation, after all, for it betokens
at least self-control, and Is not self
control. self command the foundation
OF all success? 1t surely Is.
"Jabez, my boy. you have much to
learn. Even you in your sane mo-
ments viii admit that Don't tell PEG
pie how little you know by overtalk-
Ing. Talk when you have to. and
DON'T be shy; never be afraid; but
even In this talking condenss and be
always clear and explicit
Don't say unnecessary and irrele-
want things; they distract the mind Of
your hearer and weaken the argu-
ment say again, Jabez, talk when
tho time comes and never be afraid;
but as to talk in ge1eral-don't-
~Culdcate, rather. a habit of reti-
cence. So you viii get a reputation
for knowing something and that even
more valuable reputation, that Of a
man who is not a gabblsr. Cultivate
habit OF retoence, Jabaz: and when
In doubt keep your mouth shut You
Will live to thank the old man for
this advice
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05
TRUNKS TOO ELIMSY
Mr.. sToeoLEToN THrNks He
HAS KICK COMING.
Many ThIngs Happened In a Short
Time to Receptacle with Which
He Was TraVelIng-Not
What They Were.

Tn the garrett OF the old house back
nome said Mr.. Stoggleton. L used to
see old hair-covered trunks that
think must have been scores of wears
1 uon know but what centuries. old:
trunks that looked as II they'd never
wear out and never could be worn out.
and l guess are there still II the
moths haven't eaten them up. and II
seems 10 me as II all trunks were
made stronger in those days than they
are in the present advanced era. Those
DIG trunks all used to seem rockbound.
as II nothing could break them. where
as the trunks of now, or some OF them
anyway, must be handled pretty gin.
geriy II you want to get through with
them.
You take that last trunk I bought
1t looked solid and massive: great
heavy bullying metallic corners on It
ana no end Of clamps and thick
straps, 1t looked as II a giant might
throw 1t down from a mountain and
not do 1t any harm; but In the course
OF three trips one OF the handles pulled
on those massive corner pieces turned
out to be stamped tin and the CLAIMS
OF the same material, and one strap
Oroke and the buckle Of the other
pulled OF and the bottom OF the trunk
was split and the oIoats inside The
trunk spread so far apart that they
let the tray fall through to the bot
tom and generally the trunk got so
Wabbly and rickety that the next time
me baggage man came for It he said
20 me as he ended It W 30 that he
could get hold OF the sole remaining
handle:
You know It really ain't safe IN,
lne trunk 70 travel. don't your
But we put a brand new heavv
soaid strap around II and buckled II
up tight and the trunk went through
without falling apart, and now we're
going TO have a trunk doctor como
In and give Us an estimate ON the coat
OF repairs, that IS. as far as II can be
repaired. for II never was and II
couldn't be made a solid trunk. II
was originally a pretty GOOD Iookar
out II had no constitution.
Now. you know, you can't charge
al that damage up to the baggage
men; II was originally a fimsy trunk.
You say we travel more now than
they used tor Yes. know that and l
know that We can't expect a trunk
toted around every day in the year to
last as long as one carried once q
year. and still that doesn't account for
me way my trunk went up the hume
You don't suppose, do you. the
trunk makers make EN- that way now
so that they will wear out fast 10
make more businesse No. no: that
can't be so; the trunk makers wouldn't
DO that; it must be Just the way trunks
are made nowadays.
What? Was this trunk of mine a
cheap trunk? Why. yes. IL was
cheap trunk. but what's that 90 to do
with itY Trunks ought to wear. hadn't
theyf l toll you trunks are not what
they were"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05
The comparatIva Method

AT a certain age In the masculine
education, cleanliness is the main
thing to be inculcated. Vigorous soap
and water practice is about the only
way to succeed. After giving the boy
q chance to better his own condition,
harsher methods usually follow.
Theodore had twice been sent to
wtIsh his hands, and was now return
Ing for the second inspection.
My child" sadd hts mother, COM
pairing the tvs hands critically, your
right is just as dirty as your left. What
have you been doing all thLs timer"
Why, mamma" explained the youth,
last time you said that my left hand
was cleaner than my right, 50 I tried
to make them even. I'll go again" -
Youths Companion.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05
Consolation
The musician with a compassionate
smile watched the poet trimming the
fringe from his Gun.

The musician with a compassionate.
smile watched the poet trimming tho
fringe IRON his cuff.
After ALL" he said, your verse NAV
live when Marie CorelM. Winston
Churchill and Hall Game himself are
forgotten. Remember the case OF
Guarnerius."
Who was hop the poet asked
pauper and 3 violin maker. Guar
nerius in the seventeenth century
made violins that everybody thought
TOO thick; hence, they only brought
two dollars apiece. Musicians would
buy them and have them pared down
Guarnerius insisted that they were
not too thick. When he heard Of ona
OF his Instruments being pared down
he flew into frightfu rage. He had
a crouch against the world because
1t wouldn't agree with him about vto-
nn-maldng. Ho died a pauper he
cause the world would have none Of
his violins.
A GuerneT1us ie now and then to
be picked up. Usually Il is q pared
instrument, and its value is not very
high. But md an unpared Guarnerius
and you can get anything you Hks for
It, It is one OF the worlds few per
feet Violins.
But Guarnerius died a pauper. The
Hail Gaines and Winston Churchills
Of the violin world of his day refused
with sneers to drink with him. He.
too, trimmed his cuffs
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH -BibLe Sch d
every sunday at 9:45 n. m. Presr' =
fourth sunday m Ring ct ! z. m: fif-t
and third Sundays p. ~. PRAYER me- &
icg Wednesday evening at 8 D. Nd. C. 5.
McC ary, pastor.
METHODIST CHURCH, Main SER.
,-nduy School every Sunday ~ 9:3Oa. n.
Little Workers" Juvenile Missiou. ?
svery second Sunday 8 p. m. Preach 2
drst and third Soodays II a. n. Sec. i
and fourth Sundsys p. ~, ffh ST.
days ii Il. N. and p. m. q. c. Rect, :.
pastor.
NORTH rAZEWELL CHURCH -
cay School every Sunday at lU q. a..
=, -schinH hrst and third SUNDAYS !. D..
ecnnd and fourth Sundays Il q. -.
IT meeting every Friday ,. N. -.
Q. Rector, pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.-Supc y
School every Sunday at $50 u. m. Pres, =
ing second, third and fourth Sundavt 4
II a. m. and Z. .. In. Preaching o. d
sundays at II a. N. Prayermeeting ev, '
wednesday evening p. m.
PREsBYTERIAN, BURKE's GAR
OEN'- Preachipg on 6u-t sunday at u I.
n and p. N. 5. y. Hall, pastor.
TAZEWELL PREACHERS C0UNC L
Every Monday at 2 p. M.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05
Bother Of DRESSING Up.

Thackeray's crossing sweeper who
kept his carriage was not entirely a
creation of his imagination. knew a
man who took his stand daily outside
a public house. fetched cabs and did
odd Jobs. His relatives were very
well on, indeed. and they persuaded
him to go and live with them.
After leading a life of luxury for a
couple Of months he reappeared one
day outside the public house. I. know
Ing his circumstances, asked him why
he had left comfort for the cold pave
ment.
Il had to-" he said. Il stood It as
long as 1 could. but when they wanted
me to dress for dinner every time they
had company l chucked it."-Referee
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05
a Vivid Picture

Senator Beveridge, at a luncheon in
Boston during the convention of the
General Federation of Women's
Clubs, made telling little speech
against the mad pursuit of wealth.
From the window of the room a
sunny garden was visible, and in the
garden a number OF children pursued
with breathless cries a swarm of blue
butterflies.
Mr.. Beveridge, waving his hand
toward the racing children, said:
Take a company of boys chasing
butterflies; put long-tailed coats on
the boys, and turn the butterflies into
dollar bills. and you have fine pano-
rama Of the business world"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05
Two Judaes.

a western judge. sitting In cham
oers. seeing from the piles of papers
In the lawyers hands that the first
case was likely to be hotly contested
asked: What is the amount in cues.
TOM" 1.-TWO dollars" said the Main
tins counsel. I'll pay it." said tho
Judge handing over the money; call
the next case" He had not the pa
thence OF Sir William Grant. who, after
listening for two days to the argu-
ments of counsel as to the construc-
ton Of certain act, quietly observed
when they had done: THAT act has
been repealed. "-Argonaut
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05
Would Mend the Mann.rs

Mrs. Miriam N. LOOMS, at a meet
Ing OF the Home Economics confer
ence at Chautauqua, said that girls in
some OF the leading colleges throw
bread and cake at one another at the
table and some Of the hotels require a
fee before they win serve students be-
cause of bad manners. She thought
the table should be the center of the
social life OF the school, as it is in the
home. Why should It be necessary for
young men and women TO apologize
for college nannarsf
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05
The Early kiornlnn.

There is no hour of the day so
hushed and beautiful as the early
morning, when the day is young, fresh
from the hand OF Coo 1t is a new
page. clean and white and pure, and
the angel Is saying unto Us Write. 4"
and none there be who may refuse to
obey. 1t may be gracious deeds and
kindly words that we write upon It in
letters Of gold, or it may be that we
blot and blur 1t with evil thoughts and
stain It with unworthy actions, but
write we must!-Nenie L. McClung,
Sowing Seeds In Danny"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05
Source OF the Crop.

The bishop Of Richmond told q good
story the other day about his father
He was q farmer" said DR.. Pulleine
and q nice old gentleman, too. One
year he took 1t into his head to grow
max, 50 he sowed the seed, and, hav.
ing a good crop. sent it away to be
made into a tablecloth. Some time
later when seated at dinner he re-
marked to a lady near him: DO you
know, grew this tablecloth myself!
Did You. really?' she answered, with
the greatest surprise. How ever did
you manage itT 'WelP-most mysteri.
ously-ff you'll promise not to tell
anyone, tn tell you. PLANTED a nap
kim"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05
Even the Hnah

Embarrassed h the fashionable res.
taurant by the menu written in
French, the Wall street man of bust
ness exclaimed:
Hang these frofds, entremsuts and
nors doeuvres-bring me a plate OF
good plain hash, II you've got such a
thing on the premisea~
You mean an Ola podrida, sir"
SAID the waiter. In tone Of dignined
reppoeah And a1.aDS<AnAr-
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05
Gentle Reminder.

She was from Boston, and as cool
as the traditional cucumber.
What will you have7" ventured the
young man as they sat down at the
restaurant table
'Er-really, don't know" she said
undoubtedly. What do you think
would suit me?"
Here was his chance.
II you really want my opinion as
to what would suit you," he respond
cd, with a solemn face, Il think Won
had better try little Chile sarce."
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05
Alarmed Him

The great foreigner was surrounded
by mob of admirers.
Give me your ear q nainutA.- plead.
cd one.
And give me your eye a minute. %
echoed another. who wanted to point
out the scenery.
And give me your nose a minute. -
added third. with a huge bouquet
The celebrated foreigner was non
plused.
BY re shades OF Bonaparte!~ he
exclaimed Il hat often heard Eat ne
Americans we're great souvenir hunt
erH. but l did not know nat zey would
take a man to pieces. better get
away from here while am yet
whole"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05
A Simple Precaution.

So you have decided to let the
people have constitution"
Yes" answered the autocrat. 81
have concluded that we might as wei
have one. But we will take care 10
have enough good constitutional law.
yers attached to our court to make
sure Of its being interpreted our way"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05
A Clear Conscience.

Did you ever take advantage of
anybody in a bargain?"
Not Of recent years." answered Mr..
Cumrox. You see, we've been Twin
so much in the great capitals Of Eu-
rope that I've gotten sort of accus-
toned to bein' the Teller that pays up
without askin' questions"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05
Superior skin.

why Is it that American youth n
30 lacking in reverence for mature
people?"
Perhaps" answered Miss Cayenne.
Its because mature people permit
themselves TO be lured into trying
these new games which youngsters
play so much better"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05
History Of ShIps.

Ships Of note have their biographies.
in many cases as interesting as those
OF men. Romance, adventure and
psthos abound. jay Goulds yacht At
Atlanta, for which he paid $4,000. has
Just been cold FOR $1,76O. As the gun
boat Presidente Of Santo Domingo II
had been plundered and abandoned in
a southern harbor.-Washington
Times.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05
handIna Him the Lemon.

Out in Arizona" yawned the pretty
girl, I saw an artesian well drill that
had been digging away for weeks and
weeks. It reminded me so much of
you"
'Weally," hspSd the young man who
never glanced ut the clock. Tn what
way?"
why, 1t was such a chronic bore.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05

now employed in the banking house
Of Edgerley & Clinton. under the spe-
cisl tutelage Of the junior partner.
Miss Edserley, with the sweetest
smile imaginable, babe Benton keep
the marplot miniature IA a memento.
and-well, we all know that the queen
loved Ruy Bias despite his serviIe DO.
sition.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05
Uncertainties Of Fame.

TN Europe it is customary to name
streets after great men"
Yes" answered Miss Cayenne. TN
some places the compliment is a little
bit unsatisfactory owing to the aAR-
Guilty Of foretelling what kind Of q
street 1t is going to be-"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05
HERE'S A MEAN FISHERMAN,
Bad Luck Got on the Nerves Of Wayne
County Citizen.

The meanest fisherman ever knew
was one who ate his bait" said Judge
Tom, the wisest Of all the wise fisher
men OF Wayne county. Pennsylvania
Besides resembling Buffalo Bill, Judge
Tom is famous for an encyclopedia
knowledge Of the men and fish of the
county.
This fellow I'm telling you about
was kind Of half horse and half alli-
gator sort Of fellow, anyway; he was
Just naturally mean, that's all. He
and l went after bass over In Lake
LAHORE one time and It was then
learned just how mean a fellow he
was.
l never was so shot with bad luck
as on that day. First off one OF our
horses went lame before we'd gone
hve miles and We had to borrow Pat
Coggins' team to DO the rest of the
trip to the lake
Then we went out and borrowed
not of ice Peters and waded ont for
live bait, these little lingering perch
and sunfsh the bass like. Well, sir,
this fellow I'm telling you about
RfNN vi INC nllll - tQEt Vi "A SdIGAut
can before we'd been wading five min
utes and he cut a deep slash in his
foot That started him mad.
We borrowed Joe Peters boat and
rowed over To q corner of the lake
where we knew the bass lay. Before
We started this fellow filed his pipe
and laid his paper package Of tobacco
under rha scat 7 uf. h. =
70 take q smoke he found that the
bat leaked and his tobacco was float
ing on about half an inch OF water.
1 never did hear a man curse like this
man cursed; II really was something
unique.
We'll. sir, we flshed for three hours
and all we caught was an eel. The
feller I'm telling you about caught the
eel.
When he pulled it in the thing
Hoped all over his coat. which was
piled up on seat. snarled his line
and knocked over his bottle Of whisky.
which was uncorked. The eel had
swallowed the hook. This fellow cut
that eel IN sections with his knife and
swore at each chunk as he threw 1t
overheard
When We decided to give it up we
dumped all OF our minnows overheard.
All Of them swan away but one big
one, and he did nothing but swim
around in a circle
We'll believe me, this rhinoceros
got so mad because that one minnow
wouldn't swim away that he reached
out Of the boat. scooped up that min
now and bit it IN half. Then he threw
the two halves back in the lake.
Now will you sink, you hall devfl!'
said that fellow"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05
SCOTS
Emulsion

Of Cod Liver Oh IS the means
of life and enjoyment of life TO
thousands: men, women and
children.
When appetite fails, it restores
it. When food is a burden, it
lifts the burden.
When you lose flesh, it brings
the plumpneSS of health.
When work Is hard and duty
is heavy, it makes LIE bright.
It IS the thin edge of the wedge;
the thick end is food. But
what IS the use of food when
you hate it and can't digest it?
Scoft'S Emulsion of Cod Liver
Oil is the food that makes you
forget your stomach.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05
TAzEWELL co. DIRECTORY.
Circuit Csurt.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

+. THOMSON. en- 'm'n, Jeffersoavile DIT
= T.. AGNRH Clear FORK District.
W. ). LHsrKR. MAIDEN -rrinz District.
Annual m-e'inR. T.. Monday in Joly.
S'm'-snnuHi meeting, 2nd TUESDAY, n
January. Cali greetings. 2ud Tuesday u
each month.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1908-11-05

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