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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
The Upper Case.

Columbia State.
The English periodical, the Saturday
Review, recently called attention to
some peculiarities of the use of capt.
tai letters. The printers of France of
the revolution thought they were hav-
ing delicious revenge upon their enc
mics by printing ''roi,'' noble" and
similar aristocratic titles, in lower case.
Some journals printed their own names
IN capitals, while allowing only the first
letter capitalized in the name of their
rivals or esteemed" contemporaries.
Upper case" is the pretense of the
world. When we wish to give an adj
ventitious significance to our puny
Ideas, we tell the printer to set the sen-
fences or paragraph in caps" When
we wish to make a gallant appearance
anywhere we play up, and get ourselves
expressed or arrayed in upper case. "
It's a game, as the French say, like
any other. And we are generally
taken, at least in large measure, for
what we pretend to be. In certain cir
cles of the social world there is little
else except upper case"-the CLINT OF
unpaid for jewelry, the swish of bank
rupting silks, the swsgger and the n.y.
pocrisy. All upper CASE" all big cap
itals!
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
LOVE NEVER GROWS OLD.

4 The Tazewell Republican grieves its
best friends, among whom the Virgin
isn-Pilot desires to be numbered, by its
addiction to "reminiscences. That is an
unfailing sign Of senectitude, and it af-
hicts Us to realize that Pendleton is
growing old enough to live in the past.
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
II there is anything on earth we wish
to avoid it is to grieve our best friends,
especially those who were our best
friends in the days that are past Men
may and do grow old but love never
does And we still have a deep and
abiding affection for those friends and
comrades, among them VIM. E. Cam
eron, with whom we fought the great
political battles of 1881 and 1882 for
Virginia Would that they were all
now here to help US fight them over
again, for Virginia needs them as sore
ly now as she did then. Is this wish a
sign of senectitude, is it reminiscent?
If so, we plead guilty to the charge
But if our venerable friend Cameron
and this writer should live to fight in
the battle which is to come off next
November we promise him that he shall
see no evidences of old age, as we
SILVER a lance with the adversary; but
we hope he will see our lance pointed
with the same bright resolution and
vigorous truth that made it useful ano
effective when we marched under his
flag in 1881.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18

Edmond Moberly, in Success Magazine.
An elephant lay dying on Atrica's sun
ny plain,
No soft-voiced elephantess soothed his
elephantine pain;
But comrade stood beside him, while
his life-blood ebbed away,
And bent with plying chances to hear
what he might say.
MY hold on life is slipping, quoth the
dying pachyderm,
And though his eyes were glazing, his
gentle voice was firm.
Take message" he continued, land
a token to the herd,
My obituary, tell them, will bring a
PUNK word.
Tell my brothers and comuanions.
when they meet and crowd around
To hear my mournful story, in our old
time stamping ground,
That L stood without a tremor, and
didn't try to run
When found that l was up against a
rapid-firing gun.
faced death well and bravely for the
glory of the clan
And the further ACKNOWLEDGMENT of q
literary man;
For well knew that distant lands would
be profoundly stirred
By the story of my passing, told at q
plunk a word
Tell them that l stood at MONDAY,
eating tender bamboo sprouts,
When my meal was interrupted by
fierce, ear-splitting shouts.
gazed about me wide-eyed, and ceased
to masticate,
And in perturbation wondered whence
such sounds could emanate.
L heard footsteps behind me, and swift
ly wheeling round,
L trumpeted and tapped my ears, pre-
pairing to stand my ground,
'Dee-lighted!' cried loud voice,
This yarn will be bird,
l dee-clare that it is worth it-fully
worth a PUNK a word
"Of his face saw but little but pail
of glasses thick
And a great display of ivory that made
my own look sick.
In rage | charged me toward him;
He swiftly raised his gun,
l met storm of bullets, and knew my
race was rum
The feeble breaths grew weaker in the
dying elephant,
His loyal friend drew nearer to hear
what he might pant;
And as he listened closely, these fina
words he heard:
Tell them few obituaries bring a plunk
word"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
A Humane People.
Brooklyn Eagle.

Brooklyn Eagle.
The Arabs, even though barbarians
and half savage, are the most humane
people. Every one knows the fame of
Arabian horses. The Arab loves his
horse as much as he does any member
of his family. And in return the faith
full horse loves him. Each would offer
his life for the other. The Arab never
touches his horse with whip or spur.
but wins his obedience and affection
with kind words.
There is a story told of the freeing
of Hassan, the Arab. He was captur-
ed by some enemies, and put in prison.
He was bound hand and foot, and laid
outside of the tent-prison. When night
came Hassan could not sleep. Soon he
heard the whinny of his faithful horse.
He rolled to where the horse stood, and
the dumb animal shifted about hun and
recognized his master. He picked I'D
his master by his girdle and ran all the
way home with him between his teeth.
When they reached home the poor ami
NAL died. The Arab never forgot his
friends last act. Thus we see there
are humane people all over the world.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
Notice to OelInquents.

Recently we have been sending out
statements to number of delinquent
subscribers, and we will continue to do
this until all are notified of the standing
of their account. Some have responded
to these statements while others have
failed or refused to do so. AS rapidly
as possible we are finding out the per-
sistent delinquents and are removing
them from our list. Their accounts will
be collected by law when possible. Some
have been made angry by our effort to
get what was due US. This disposition
is both ungenerous and unjust.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
a Wonderful Bird.
Buffalo Truth.

Buffalo Truth.
One day a wonderful bird tapped at
the window of Mrs. Nansen's wife of
the famous Arctic explorer) home at
Christiania. Instantly the window was
opened, and in another moment she
covered the little messenger with kisses
and caresses. The carrier pigeon had
been away from the cottage thirty long
months, but it had not forgotten the
way home. 1t brought a note from
Nansen stating that all was going well
with him and his expedition in the polar
region. Nansen had fastened a mes
sage to the bird and turned it loose.
The frail courier darted out into the
blizzardly air. 1t flew like an arrow
over a thousand miles of ocean and
plains and forests and one morning en-
tered the window of the waiting mis-
tress and delivered the message which
she had been awaiting so anxiously.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
Origin Of 20. X"
Chicago Record-Herald.

OncaGo hecord-Heraid.
How many Of the countless thousands
OF persons who daily use the popular
abbrevistion 20. X" ever give a
thought as to its origin? Yet a very
interesting story is told of its birth and
a. one time 30. X" was the slogan of
a Presidential campaign. There are, in
fact, several explanations of its mean
ing, and quite few legends are told to
explain it. 1t is plausibly held that in
early colonial days the best rum and to-
bacco imported came from AUX Caves,
in Santo Domingo. Hence the best of
everything came to be known locally as
Aux Cages, or o. K. The term did not,
however, pass into general use until the
Presidential campaign Of 1923, when the
supposed illiteracy of Andrew Jackson.
the Democratic candidate, was the
stock in all trade of his Wing oppo-
nents. Seba Smith, the humorist.
writing under the name Of Major Jack
Downing, started the story that Jack
son endorsed his papers o. K. under the
impression that they formed the initials
of "Oll Korrect." 1t is not at all i'm
possible that the General did use this
Endorsement, and that it was used by
other people also. But Mr.. Parton has
discovered in the records of the Nash
vile courts, of which jackson was
judge before he became President, nu-
rnerous documents Endorsed 20. R., >"
meaning Ordered Recorded. He urges,
therefore, that it was a record of that
court with some belated business that
Major Downing saw on the desk of the
Presidential candidate. However, this
may be, the Democrats in lieu Of deny
ing the charge, adopted the letters o.
K. as sort of party cry and fastened
them on their banners.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
NO TINE SHOULD BE LOST.


The agitation of the tariff has always
seriously affected the business interests
of the country; and an avowed purpose
of the party in power to revise the tar
iff is almost equally disconcerting. The
Republican party has declared its inten-
ton to make a revision of the tariff,
and an extra session of the Congress
has been called by President Taft and
is now in session to carry out that inten-
ton or pledge of the party. The bust
ness interests of the country are in q
measure standing still, waiting to see
what that revision will be. This is per-
fectly natural. The manufacturer is
not going to buy his raw material when
ne has reason to believe that the ma
terial he uses is likely to be placed upon
the free list. The merchant is not 60
ing TO buy largely of manufactur-
ed articles, where there is reason to
think that the price of such articles
may be greatly reduced by revision OF
the tariff, and the placing of the raw
materials from which these articles are
manufactured on the free list. And the
consumer will postpone buying what he
wants, and even needs, if there Is reR-
son to apprehend that a revision of the
tariff will cause a reduction in the
prices of the articles he would other
wise now purchase.
Business in all lines is now waiting on
Congress to see what it will do. Will
Congress act with the celebrity that the
situation demands, or will the Demo
cratic members, assisted by few Re
pubicans called the insurgents, re-
fuse to satisfy the business interests of
the country and put the wheels of trade
again in active motion? Will these rep
resentatives be foolish enough to make
their hostility to Speaker Cannon a pre-
text for prolonging the business de-
preston that makes labor the chief suf-
ferer?
The representatives in Congress who,
from petty spite or inane political mo-
tives, delay the enactment Of a new
tariff bill will be held responsible for a
continued business depression. The
business and laboring classes want the
tariff revised as speedily as possible,
the people have given Congress direc-
tions and authority to revise it on pro-
tective lines, and woe to the represen-
tatives who obstruct the will of the
people.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
Her Comment.
Tit-Bits.

-iI-DlIS.
An old Irishman named Casey made a
lot of money as contractor and built a
fine house for his children.
The sons and daughters were much
ashamed of the plebian father, and
Casey was always kept in the rear of
the house when they had party or a
reception. One day Casey died, and
there was great-to-do about it. The
children had fine coffin with plenty of
flowers, and Casey was laid in state in
the parlor.
That evening an old Irishwoman, who
had known Casey when he was a labor
er, came and asked to see the face of
her dead friend. They conducted her
to the parlor.
She walked up to the coffin, took a
long look, and said:
Faith, Casey, an they've let We into
tn parlor at lasht."
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
Kills WouId-Be Slayer

A merciless murderer is Appendicitis
with many victims. But DR.. Kings
New Life Pills kill it by prevention.
They gently stimulate stomach, liver
and bowels, preventing that cIogging
that invites appendicitis, curing consti-
patton, biiiousness, chills, malaria, head
ache and indigestion. 25c at Jackson s
drug store.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
Skinny Boys and Chunky Girls.
Atchison Globe.

Atchison Globe.
In referring to thin boy, it is all
right to call him Skinny" but you
must call thin girl "Spirituelle. 1t
means the same, but sounds better.
Never call any one but boy "puny. {"
A ''puny" girl should be called era
gile." 1t sounds more like delicate
china, and all of that sex like to be
compared to fine Dresden. A Chunky"
boy is all right, but girl has ''fineIy
rounded figure" A boy is "gawky, {"
but girl displays "untutored grace. {"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
NOTICE.

The overseer of the poor for each
Magisterial District of farewell county
is provided with q contingent fund Of
fifty dollars for each year, which is
under control of the overseer of the
poor and the member of the board, of
the respective districts, to be used for
cases of emergency. After this emer-
gency fund has been expended by any
overseer of the poor, for any one year,
ne has no authority, under the law, to
bind the county fer any further amount
under any circumstances. All further
allowances must be made by the Board
of Supervisors.
Published by order of the Board of
Supervisors Of Tazewell county.
Tests:
Jan28tf S. M. Graham, Clerk.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18

1t is believed by many people that
John D. Rockefeller is financing the
Prohibition movement with the desire
of drawing public attention from the
wicked trusts. Such game would just
be one that John D. would play, and
one that appears to be 4 success.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
New Minister Makes Hit.
Everybody's Magazine.

EVeryDody's Magazine.
The new minister in Georgia church
was delivering his first sermon. The
darby janitor was critical listener
from back corner of the church. The
minister's sermon was eloquent, and
his prayers seemed to cover the whole
category of human wants.
After the services one of the deacons
asked the old darby what he thought of
the new minister. Don't you think
he offers up good prayer, Joe?"
"Ah mos suhtainly does, boss. Why
that man axed the good Lord TO things
dat de odder preacher didn't even know
He hadv'
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
AN UNHOLY ALLIANCE.

Very strange political conditions are
being developed in Virginia. There is
a bold combination of the so-called
moral forces and the proclaimed wicked
forces to help the Democratic Machine.
The ultimate design of this combina-
ton is to make William Hodges Mann
the Governor of this State. Of course
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO,

STATE OF ONO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY. s.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is
senior partner of the firm of +. ]. Cheney
Il Co., doing business in the City of To-
ledo, County and State aforesaid, and that
said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS for each and every case
of Catarrh that cannot Ue cured by the
use Of Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. ID. 1856.
(SKAL.) A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls CatarTh Cure is taken internally.
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Send for testi-
monisls free. F.. J. CHENEY x CO,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constips-
ton.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
IL Saved HIs Leo

IAN thought I'D lose my leg" writes
j. A. Swenson, Watertown, Wis, "Ten
years of eczema, that Is doctors could
not cure. had at last laid me up. Then
and well. Infallible for skin erup-
tons, eczema, salt rheum, boils, fever
sores, burns, scalds, cuts and piles. Csc
at Jackson's drug store.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
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.
1Z-lO-O8 G. T. GERALD.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
NOTICE.

All persons are warned against OBJ
structing any of the roads of this coun-
ty, or any ditch constructed for the
drainage of any road, by throwing
therein any waste material of any kind
whatsoever.
By order of the Board of Supervisors.
S. M. GRAHAM, Clerk.
Sept. loft
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
Officers.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

F. THOMPSON, ch'm'n, Jacksonville Dat
n. u. WAGNER, Clear Fork District.
W. J. LESTER, Maiden Spring District.
Meetings of the Board Of Superv g
ors for Tazewell county are as follows:
Regular meetings first Monday in
January and fourth Monday in JU v.
Call meetings the second TUESDAY IN
each month except January and July
s. M. Graham, Clerk.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
ONLY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR
Six Months, so Cents.

The Twice-a-Week American is pub
hshed IN two issues, Tuesday and Fri
day mornings with the news of the
tains interesting special correspondence
entertaining romances, good poetry
local matter of general interest and
fresh miscellany suitable for the holae
circle. A carefully edited Agricultural
Department and full and reliable Ffnsu-
cial and Market Reports are special
features.
CHAs. c. FULTON & Co.
FELIX AGNUs, Manager and Publisher.
AMERICAN OFFICE,
Baltimore. MARYLAND.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
TAzEwELl co. DIRECTORY.
Circuit Ceurt.

Fulton Kegley, judge; S. M. Grshsia,
clerk. Terme of court-3rd Monday IN
February. and 4th Monday in Nay, Au-
gust and November.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18
THE
BALTIMORE AMERICAN
Established 1773
The Daily American

The Cheapest and Best Family NJ s.
paper Published.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-03-18

Sept. loft
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-08
perscna &c.

Mrs, Harvey Woody of Market street
has been real sick for several days.
Mt. Clyde Travis of Raymond street
IS quite sick.
Harold Barker of Wilson street is
suffering from an attack of typhoid
ever.
Mr.. 4. B. Henderson returned today
from Pittsburg where he mas spent tine
past two days attending the bowling
tournament.
Asson was born recently to Mr.. and
Mrs. MORLEY of Stevens street.
MRS, Dave Baker is very Ill at her
home on Jacobs street.
MIessrs. Eliza Floyd and Howard
Norris have returned from short
visit with their sister, Mrs. Corbin al
Farmiugton.
Mrs. Ann Baker of Pmlippi arrived
last evening to visit her daughter
Mrs. W, E. vannort of Gutfey street.
Mrs. Alice Stevens of Raymond
street is very sick.
Cecil G. Rice Of Ptttsburg rs expect,
ed here this evening to spenl few
days with his parents Mr.. and Mss
A. g. Rice.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-08
Moylng.

MIS- Florida Holland has moved
som Fourth ward to rooms In the
propefty ON Raymond street belonging
NH Greed Powell.
~ and MRS Charles Jones have
moved from Raymond street 10 New
treeet,
and Mrs Luther steeie moved
Yesterday from Market street to The
property vacated by Mr.. AMI Mrs.
Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Flanagan are moving
from Diamond street to the residence
"a Market street which they recently
purchased.
MI. and Mrs. Thompson moved yes
terday from the Second ward to the
Travis property on Market street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-08
BEGINNINGS OF AMERICAN PAINT.
ING

Naturally the early painters in Col.
onial times we're immigrants, says
Charles H. cafin in the Art Circle OF
the Circle Magazine for April. They
were for the most part men whose
names have long since persisted, and
were. probably. of little account ey,n
in their own day. We picture these
men. with their paint boxes end rolls
of canvac packed upon their knap,
sacks.trudging up hill and ,lown dale,
begging an occasional rlde, putting
up at road inns, and painting a new
sign to settle he landlords score. AS
late, by the way, as 1888 Matthew
Pratt, a resident painter of Phlladol
phia, found sign boards as prcfteble
a subject as portraits.
Benjamin West may be reckoned
the earliest of natiye-born American
painters, for although his Dl-1n occur.
red in 1898, year after that of John
Singleton Copley, his rise to notice
preceded the latter's. West, in fact,
began by being an infant prodigy and
never quite got over it. 1t was re,
markable fact in itself, that an artist
should be born of u Quaker ramlly in
a little Pennsylvania settlement, amid
the rigors of frontier life, AMI that
without any known encouragement
from his family and surroundings The
child at six years old should have TIL.
mtstakably shown artistic tendencies.
The story is that, while left in caarge
of baby sister, he tried 10 maze n
portrait OF her in red and DIlc,t ink
Then the following year some indiana
showed him how to make red and vel
low colors, while his mother allowed
him to dip into her indigo tub ami ev.
en- made brush for him from the fur
of the cat. With these rude material:
he executed some colored drawings
that attracted the attention OF a Mir
Pennington, of Philadelphia, who pre-
scented him with real box o. paints
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-04-08

IRE hleh Tie highe IS 100 teet,
and It spans 4 valley "a the wess!
ward slope beyond Prhcetoh.
4esterdays TIP aas another reye.
laiion 70 the members Of tie Rogers
party Princeton. "a old county seat
mas become the assembling gard and
diyision point Of the new road. Here
all the eastbodnd coal tonnage Will be
delivered and the 4.000-ton trains
made up for the 40Galle run to the
seaboard. The town has increased in
size since the railway started from
q population Of 1850 people to 5000.
An ovation greeted the party as it
rolled into the station at Princeton.
Two thousand citizens were at the
station and brass band sounded the
welcome.