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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
Nests That Weigh Tons.

In Australia are to be found the
largest, heaviest. and most peculiar
nests in the world. These are the
nests OF the jungle fowl. so-called.
and are built in the form Of great
mounds, the average measurement in
height being Is feet and the circum-
ference $50 feet. The nests are erect
ed in secluded, sheltered spots: and.
as in the case of the small nests Of
birds, they are skilfully interviewer
with leaves. grass and twigs. and such
other suitable material as the fowl
may be able to procure.
similar system in the construc-
ton of nests is followed by the bush
turkey. whose home is. however. more
comprehensive in design. Its shape is
pyramidal. II has been asserted by
Australian naturalists that the nests
of the bush turkeys. which live in col
onies, are so large that to move them
requires the services of six or seven
men. The material of a single nest
has been found to weigh upward Of
five tons.-Sunday Magazine.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
Indian Buns lawn Wolues.

Charley Taylor halfbreed Indian
living at Colon Springs, a small town
near Superior is in the wolf hunt.
ing business for the bounty there is in
ii and catches the wolves by running
them down. He hit the hot trail of one
OF the timber beasts February 10 and
overlook the exhausted animal on
February %. He killed it with stout
club, which he carries when hunt.
ing"
Taylor says that thcre is nothing
remarkable about hunting wolves In
this manner. With snowsnuss a man
can run down wolf. whose pace is
slower in snow, in from one a1.5 q
half to two days, but Taylor was with.
out snowshoes. All one needs is en-
durance. patience and the ability IL
follow the trail &c the wolf after DARK
The indians usually hunt in pairs
Superior correspondence, ST. Pau
Pioneer Press.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH. Bible School
every Sunday at 9.45 a m. Preacb,,y
fourth Sunday m ring 1T IL a. m; fir t
and third Sundays Sp. u. PRAYER NEE /
ing Wednesday evening at p. IN. j. n.
Hartman, pastor.
METHODIST CHURCH Main Street.
sunday School every Sunday at $50 a. M.
Little Workers" Juvenile Missionary
every second Sunday 3 p. M. Preaching
nrst and third Sundays IL a. m. secord
and fourth SUNDAYS p. m, fifth sun
days II a. m. and p. m. q, c. Rect, r.
pastor.
NORTH TAZEWELL CHURCH -
Z C~y School every Sunday at 10 a. n.
oo--escaing first and third SUNDAYS :. n. n
'e''nnd and fourth Sundays IL a. m
r meeting every Friday p. m. q.
Q. Rector, pastor.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. -Sund "
school every Sunday at $50 a. m. Prearh-
ing second, third and fourth SUNDAYS At
II a. m. aud I. p. In. Preaching fifth
sundays at II a. m. Prayermeeting eyecv
wednesday evening p. m.
PRESBYTERIAN, BURKE'S GAR
OEN.-Preaching on first SUNDAY at IL a.
n. ano p m. 5. o. Hall, pastor.
G TAZEW ELL PREACHERS COUNCIL
Every Monday at p. m.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
DUELs AMONG suDANEsE ARABS.
Where Pastoral Life Doesn't Always
Lead to Peace and Quiet.

The country to the southeast OF
Tekar, in Africa, is the home of the
Hasas; the Hadendoas occupy the
khors to the south and the plateau to
the southwest. Both OF these are
black Arabs, speaking different Ian
guages.
The Hasas live almost entirely on
sour milk, while the Hadendoas are
agricultural as well as pastoral. Their
dokhn and durra, milletlike grains,
were ripening in February and being
protected from countless swarms of
small birds by men who stood on ele-
waited platforms, from which they
cracked loudly large whips with palm
leaf lashes 20 feet long.
The dress Of these Arabs is a cotton
sheet held in by belt in which they
carry crooked knives For other weap-
ons they use sticks, spears and
swords. Firearms are prohibited.
Judging by the many scars borne by
the men the pastoral life is by no
means SO peaceful as the poets would
lead us to think Many of the scars
come from duels, in which the men
cut each other alternately in the back
till one cries Enough"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
PUT ON TO A NEW WRINKLE.
City Salesman Learned Something
About Regulation of Watches.

After carrying watch for 80 years
1 have Just learned something new in
watch lore" said the city salesman. ct
don't know whether 1t is true or not.
but an old matchmaker told me. I
bought a watch of him the other day.
1t was a cheap watch. He said:
What pocket are you going to
carry your watch in-the right or
left?'
Il told him the left.
Then said he, I will regulate it
for the left
Il asked what difference It made.
and he declared that a watch runs
faster on the left side than on the
right, so to keep it from gaining time
he regulates it accordingly. In fine
watches the difference is hardly worth
considering, but in watches of cheap
make like mine it is very noticeable.
| asked for scientific reason for this
variation. He could give none; said
he only knew It was true. and then,
whether he was taking or not, he pre-.
tended to regulate my watch for the
left pocket"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
HARDsHIPs ENDURED sV TRUTH.
Why She Took Up Her Abode at the
Bottom Of a Well.

Il am naked" said Truth. and shiv-
cred Come here" said the CRATER,
and l will dress you as you should
be dressed" And so Truth was rigged
out in the garments he provided for
her. She presented a sorry figure, and
many people took her for an efigy.
Looking at herself in the glass, she
discovered that something was wrong.
And so she flung aside the garments
and started forth once more
Il am still naked" she moaned.
AS IT," cried the Scientist. IL hadn't
been waiting all these years to show
you just how you should be CARRIED"
And so he caught her, and fitted her
out with complete wardrobe. 1t GER
tainly looked alluring. Truth was
fetching in the extreme. She looked
so convincing that she was almost
ready to believe she had now become.
through the force OF outward appear
ances, the real thing. But alas, Her
colors did not wear. AS fast as her
clothes were made for her By this new
tailor they faded. And so once more
Truth stole away and denuded herself.
Still naked" she murmured.
A theologian came along.
And So" he said. perhaps you will
be ready now to believe that l can i'm
prove your appearance" And he
promptly logged her out in surplce
and stole and put a solemn mask on
her face.
Truth stood IL as long as she could.
L am suffocating," she exclaimed
at last, and tore of the mask and the
other robes and started to run away.
Come here" said Good Society.
and l will give you precedence over
the mighty"
But Truth shook her head.
Sorry" she replied. but I have a
permanent engagement at the bottom
Of a well. No one will trouble me
there. as there are too many germs"
And so Truth found herself at last.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
No. indeed. Would lovers OF hash ever

No. indeed. Would lovers Of hash ever
order that most toothsome Wand were
1t not for the delightful uncertainty
attached to 1.-THE compelling mystery
IN which It is wrapped?
Why be wise when perfect happi-
ness lies in ignorance? Hash has stood
the test OF time, and. whatever il is
made OF, history has yet to place a
calamity at its door. Wine has caused
the head to rise above the church
steeples; pie has ruined the digestive
apparatus and hot biscuits have
brought the price Of nightmares down to
a surprisingly low figure; but hash,
plain, regular, inoffensive hash, has
gone on down the ages and left moth
ing in its wake but a fond memory
and a sweet taste in the mouth. Why
worry?
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
A Legal Triumph.

A seasoned old lawyer was cross ex
aiming a recalcitraIit witness. The
question at issue was the Identification
of an individual charged with assault
and battery. For some time the law
yer endeavored to break down the at.
tempt on the part of the witness to de-
scribe the guilty party, and at last.
becoming irritated, he put the follow
ing question:
You say the assailant had black
hair?"
Il did, calmly replied the witness.
What is the color of my hair?
continued the attorney.
1T is brown" was the answer
Thereupon the lawyer rose to his
feet, and snatching off his wig, which
disclosed a pate as bald as an egg, bel
lowed out as he glanced in triumph
toward the jury box, What is the
color of 1t now?"-Harper's Weekly.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
BETTER THAN THE GROUNDING.
Did Farmer Rad Own Weather Sign
That Never Went Wrong.

DO believe in the groundhog?" re-
Piled the old farmer with a smile. as
che question was put TO him. Wall, /
can't say as do. Mebbe there's some
as do and mebbe they find him all
right, but l reckon it's mostly folks
IN the cities. I've noticed that they
git all sorts o. notions into their
neads'
But there is a grounding. ISN'T
there?"
"Mebbe. but no farmer can swear
to it."
But tradition tells us that the
grounding comes out of his burrow on
the second day of February
Like enough he does, but 1 never
heard Of any farmer fool 'nuff to watch
for him"
Then you can't believe that If he
sees his shadow he will go back in his
burrow and stay for six weeks?" was
asked.
What's his sbadder got to do with
lt?"
Il can't say"
No more can I. He's a fool Of a
srounohog IL he don't make his bur
row In the woods. and how's he goin'
to see his shadder there? Would 1t
make any difference if a calf saw his
shadder on that day."
Then l can take it that you don't
believe in the old saying?"
Il hain't sayin' yes or no to the
grounding bizness," replied the old
man, but Pm tellin you that I've got
better thing. When l git up on the
mornin' of February 2 l take a good
long look at the old woman's face. II
l see a scowl between her eyes and
hear her teeth griffin I git ready for
six weeks of snow and hail and Jaw.
in and faultfindin' and calm me
names. II there's smile on her face
instead. and she makes extra good
slap1acks for breakfast l just turn to
and begin to grease the pillow and hunt
up the seed corn and look for blue
birds and robins within ten DAYS
The rest of the folks can have the
grounding II they want to, but as for
me, gimme the old woman every
time"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
Small Scale Love.

DR.. Pierce Underhill. whose book on
divorce and marriage is to appear next
month in Indianapolis, delivered a lee
ture on divorce recently in a fashion
able Indianapolis church.
Extravaganza" he began. rs one
Of the big causes OF divorce. My cous-
in. a bank clerk. married a pretty
girl and took her home to a nice little
fiat But she frowned and bit her lip.
"'Oh. Jack. she said, I can't live
in q tiny fiat like this
"'You don't love me when you say
that. darling said my cousin.
"'Oh, yes l do, but not on such a
small scale
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
Jim Crow.

The crow is the enough and daw of
Shakespeare, the raven of Poe, and the
jackdaw, maybe and rock of English
story writer's. His inky highness is a
remarkably cunning bird, and an ar
rant rogue. but superstitious withal,
for, great corn thief that he is, a COM
mon white string strung on poles
around a field will keep him out better
than would a tight fence a mile high.
If you have a gun you can't get near
him; otherwise you can. have seen
him steal hens egg out OF a nest and
fly on with 1t, and he did 1t by run
ming his beak through the shell at one
end, and holding the delicious morsel
close to his breast by bending his
neck, and so flying away."-New York
Press.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
The Riddles.

The Increasing respect for children
is beginning to make itself felt on all
sides. Little boys and girls are no
longer put of with careless words and
second rate toys. They are studied
with constant thought by parents. sci
entists devise their playthings. and lii
erary and artistic celebrities" make
the books. OF these things modern
children are not Unappreciative. If
they are growing hypercritical in some
directions they are becoming very FOL
Grant in others, and not infrequently
they understand their parents little
shortcomings much better than do
those Inundated elders" themselves
philadelphia Record.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
Phenomena Awed Eurnn.-

Europe and Asia were covered by
fog during the summer of 1888. Says
Gilbert White Qetter 109): The sum
mer of the year 1888 was an amazing
and a portentous one for. be-
sides the alarming meteors and tremen-
dous thunderstorms the ne
culiar haze, or smoky fog, that pre-
vailed for many weeks in this island
(England) and in every part OF Eu-
rope, and even beyond its limits, was
a most extraordinary appearance. The
heat was intense Calabria and part
OF the Isle Of Sicily were torn and
convulsed with earthquakes" Cowper
also refers to this phenomenon. in
speaking of nature, with a dim and
sickly eye"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
In and Out Of Focus.

beg a thousand pardons." said
the man with the strange eyes. for
not speaking to you the moment l en-
tered the room. l will tell you why
When 1 enter a room 1t is almost ia
possible for me to recognize anybody
for few minutes. My eyes won't
focus. When I was a child I had a
serious illness. When l finally re.
covered, my eyes were in this condi.
ton, and have remained so ever
since"
But just the same she noticed that
when the waiter passed with the
punch his eyes focused on it correctly
every time.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
The Lost Leisure.

Leisure is gone-gone where the
spinning-wheels are gone. and the pack
horses and the slow wagons, and the
peddlers who brought bargains to the
door on sunny afternoons. Ingenious
philosophers tell you, perhaps, that
the great work of the steam engine is
to create leisure for mankind Do not
believe them; IT only creates q vacuum
for eager thought to rush In. Even
idleness is eager now-eager for
amusement; prone to excursion trains,
art museums. periodical literature
and exciting novels.-Georgs Eliot
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
OIdtIme Treatment of Maniac.

Vienna's Fools tower" which is
to be replaced by a more modern
building, was remarkable for its ex-
traordinary collection of strange in
struments and letters used in the
treatment Of the insane of past ages.
There was a curious machine in which
unruly maniacs were swung until they
were in state of stupefaction and
therefore quiet. And the same idea
caused the invention of a wheel that
revolved like that in a modern squirrel
cage There was a narrow upright
box called an English coffin" from
which the patient could look out. but
could not move. When ii was built
in 1894, the Fools tower" marked a
great change for the better in the
housing of the insane From 200 to $50
patients occupied its 1873 cells.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
He Knew the EnIks

An amusing comment was made by
a miner at an ambulance lecture in
Elphinstone, East Lothian, Scotland.
recently. The lecturer had stated that
If suffocation from choking was like
ly to ensue, the simplest remedy to
give relief till medical aid arrived was
to take a fine-pointed pen-knife and
make small incision in the throat.
One of the miners then shouted: "Ye
dinna ken Elphinstone folks. II was
to try that the morn, here's what wad
happen: If that man died his folk
wad hae me prosecuted for murder.
and If he got better he himself would
be the first to prosecute me for cutting
his throat"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
PECULIAR WHEEL OF FORTUNE,
Breton Peasants AscrIbe Miraculous
Powers to Odd Continuance.

In the village church OF Comfort
(near Pont-Croix). in western Brit
tany, is very good specimen of the
now rare wheel of fortune" It is
made of wood, with a row of bells on
It's outer rim and pivoted be-
tween couple OF rough beams
altogether very primitive workman
snip. BY means of cord attached to
crank the wheels can be made to re-
volve and set all the bells a-jangling.
l have often heard that the peasants
believe that it has miraculous power
OF healing when run over the head OF
sufferer who has placed a sou in the
Sox to which the rope is padlocked !!
received remarkable confirmation of
this belief, for while making a photo
graph well-to-do sailors wife and
her husband came into the church and
looked round. The woman asked me
II l thought there could be any truth
In this belief. as her child was very
backward in learning to talk. Her
nurse, who came from those parts. had
ADVISED her to bring the baby and
ring the bells of Comfort over his
head, when he would be sure to talk
AS she was passing she had looked in
10 see If 1t was worth trying!
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
Warned of Fathers Death.

There was a peculiar coincidence in
connection with the sudden death of
the Alkham (Kent, England) village
blacksmith, Mr.. James Pay. His
daughter, who was in service with a
doctor in a neighboring village, went
to her mistress on the day of her IA
Tiers death. stating that she had a
feeling that she must go home AS the
girl seemed anxious, her mistress al
lowed her to go, and she arrived home
in time to witness the death of her
father, 20 minutes after he had been
working at his forge.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
Not Supposed to See or Know.


On the relief train that had been
rushed to the scene of the railway
wreck was newspaper reporter. re-
marks the Chicago Tribune. The first
victim he saw was a man whose ewes
were in mourning and whose left arm
was in sling. With his hair full Of
dirt, one end of his shirt collar flying
loose, and his coat ripped up the back.
the victim was sitting on the grass
and serenely contemplating the land
scape. How many people are hurt?'
asked the reporter. hurrying up to
MN L haven't heard of anybody be-
Ing hurt, young man." said the other.
How did this wreck happen?" "I
haven't heard of any wreck" You
haven't? Who are you. anyhow" II
don't know that it's any of your bust
ness, but I'm the claim agent of the
road"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22

and comprehension dawned in the
thiefs plying eyes.
MOI" said Lord Mordon quickly; Il
Will not let her thank me. have borne
enough without that" and he went
out Of the room.
A few seconds later the thief, known
10 a large circle of friends six years
before as James harrington Myth
am, was looking into his s'ife's tear
stained face.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
Cause of Badness.

After considerable POPULARITY the
pair turned to the participated
stranger and one said:
My friend and | have been discuss
ing the cause of badness. but we can't
seem to agree. Would you mind tell
ing us what you regard as the real
cause of baldness?"
The stranger wheeled about, eyed
his questioners fiercely and snorted:
"Brainsi"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
Officers
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

+. THOMPSON, ch'm'n, Jacksonville DIT
+: &. WAGNER, Clear Fork District.
W. }. LES rER, Maiden Spring District.
Meetings of the Board of Supery /
ors for Tazewell county are as follow ::
Regular meetings first Monday in
January and fourth Monday in Ju'y :.
Call meetings the second tuesday n
each month except January and july.
S. Nj. Graham, Clerk.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
HASH.

Some people find fault when eating
hash because they don't know what is
in It. Such souls are simply trying to
dodge happiness. Would anybody ever
start upon a journey II they knew the
cars were going to leave the track, or
that the bridge We sure u collapse
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
A WilV One

while hunting in the woods got on
the track of black bear. which l shot
five times before he dropped"
"A hard one to kill, eh?"
Eyes. Even after he dropped life
less he was dead game!"-Bohemia
Magazine.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
The Limit.

Hewett-Gruet is pretty mean fel.
low.
Jewett-What's the matter now?
Hewitt-He knows l need the sun
light for my garden stuff and so he
keeps his old airship anchored right
over my property.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
Family Likeness.

They say baby looks just like me. Sc
We'll. that's just what I wanted to
say. but was afraid you might be Of
Tended. New York Herald.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
How To
Gain Flesh

Persons have been known to
gain a pounda ddyby takingan
ounce of Scott S Emulsion. II
isstrange, but it often happens.
Somehow the ounce produces
the pound; it seems to start
the digestive machinery going
properly, so that the patient is
able to digest and absorb his
ordinary food which he could
not do before, and that is the
way the gain Is made.
A certain amount of flesh is
necessary for health; if you
have not got it you can get it
by taking
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22

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AMERICAN OFFICE,
Baltimore. MARYLAND.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
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.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-04-22
TAzEWELL CO. DIRECTORY.
Circuit Court.

Fulton Kegley, Judge; s. NJ. Grshs,n,
Jerk. Terms Of court-3rd Nh a, IN
February, and 4th Monday in ~. -.
gust and November;
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ly. Lord Mordon had leaned forward
and the light shone on his haggard
face.
Mrs. Wytham has told me every
thing" he said quietly; will you shake
hands?"
The thief did not move, and his Gym
ical smile crept back to his lips.
Then she cannot have told you
everything" he said bitterly; men
like you do not want to shake hands
with professional Thu"
"Rot!" said the young fellow, blunt
ly; "as If cared. after tonight"
So they clasped hands, and the
thiefs face flushed strangely. Then
Lord Mordon rose.
I'm going to send her to you" he
said; and look here, she wants you
to take her away with you, to one of
the colonies. / have a large farm in
Manitoba, and l want a manager for
it. II you will take the place will be
very pleased"
His boyish face was crimson, and he
avoided the thief's eyes. The thief lay
very still for a few seconds; then he
spoke. Perhaps 1t was from weak
ness that his voice was unsteady.
You make me think there must be
a few decent fellows In the world /
did not think there were any left OF
course. I'll take the plaoel But don't
know what to say; how to thank you.
Perhaps Ida may know betteri"
At that the other laush1d hnrshiy.