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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-12-09
Xmas Turkeys High

We predict the highest prices for fat
dry picked and nicely handled Turkevs
Tor the Xmas Holidays ever heard of.
thanksgiving prices were fine but from
present outlook Xmas prices will be
much higher. 1T you haYe not sent us
your name yet DO so at once and we will
keep you posted on prices every few
days. Our circulars and dressing in
structlons will be worth many dollars to
you and they are free for the asking.
Turkeys lose one-eighth dressed as per
our instructions. Four cents per Mound
Will cover all expenses of shipping lin
Guiding loss of weight) from Virginia
and West Virginia, hence a sale here of
24c Is equal to Zoe on foot at your home.
Rrlces will be good all through Decem-
Der on fat stock. Ship right along.
First-class goods is our speciality and
our house has enjoyed that reputation
Tor ~ years and as consequence we
nave built up q colossal patronage
among the fancy buyers of several
cities which enables US to handle thou
SANDS every day at extreme top figures.
You cant overstock US. Every ship
ment has our personal attention. Your
interest is our interest. Write to s'The
National State Bank of Camden. N J. -
or the Commercial Agencies about our
responsibility. We are by far the lsrg-
est receivers of fancy dressed poultry
IN the East and are prepared to handle
any quantity promptly and to your en-
tire satisfaction All produce high and
wanted. Eggs extremely high. Ship
Yours for Business,
FRANK HELLERICK & Co.,
354 North Front St.,
Philadelphia. Pa.
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To the Public.

We have purchased the mercantile
business of M. Harris at Richards, Va.
and will continue the business at the
same stand. In behalf of Mr.. Harris
we wish to thank the public for its for
mer generous patronage and we ask q
continuance of the same for our firm.
w. P. FARMER & CO..
noVl9t4 Richards, Va.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-12-09

We advise parties wanting wheat
bran to place their orders now. Prices
are gong to advance by January 1st.
Send US your orders promptly.
Star Milling Co.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-12-09
Cemetery Bazaar.

The Bazaar for the benefit of the
cemeteries will be held in the courthouse
on Friday, December 10th, and all who
feel an interest in the cause are request
ed to contribute to it.
Contributions of fancy work or plain
sewing should be sent to the residence
OF Mrs. E. V. SPOTS not later than
wednesday, December 9Th.
An oyster lunch will also be served at
the Old Inn, on Main Street, at noon
and on the evening of the 10th.
Special arrangements will be made
for the entertainment of children.
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have ended at Buffalo on June IL.
However, Mrs. Mckinley Was taken
seriously III at san Francisco, and
after she recovered an entire change 1T
program had to he made ard the party
returned To Washington direct from
the Golden Gate. On this trip an ef-
fort was made to arrange ii meeting
nj El Pasn. Texas. between President
Mckinley and President Dla2 of~ Mex
iso-just such a meeting as fl 10 form
tho croWning spectacular feature III
President Tafts present tour Al that
time the project fell through but Mo
kfnlcy, during the Sunday he spent
mt the frontier town. did walk tn tire
center of the international bridge
spanning the Ria Grande, and stood
there for some time surveying the peu-
pie and the picturesque scenes in
Mexico, He MAS urged To visit rlud4a
Jaureg. the quaint MeSienr toRn op-
poste III Paso, and where President
TAFT IL to call upon President Diag,
but Mckinley. with his we1i-knawn
conservatism. refused to break the ira
dtion that a president IT the United
States cannot journey beyond tho bnr~
ders Of the country. In addition - his
transcontinental tour, President Me-
kiniey's more notable Journeys In
cluded Il tour of the south IN Deeem-
her, 1898; trip to the omaha eNpnsi-
tlon. and A Journey through tho narth-
west in 1899.
A. President Mckinley has surpassed
all his predecessors ds Traveller. 80
his successor. President Roosevelt. iii
turn antdil McklnlegS achievements.
The Roosevelt tours are " such recent
date as to be yet fresh In the mpm-
cries of newspaper readers. suffice 1t
to say that the strenuous president.
in search of sport or opportunities FIR
speeeh-making. visited every nook and
corner Of the country and established
precedent by voyaging To Panama.
President Rooseyelt's longest tour was
the transcontincntal one, which lastai
s6 days. aud embraced nearly rs many
miles of travel as the present record
breaking Taft tour President Ronse-
Welt also made a voyage m the AIis-
stssIppi which was in the sense L
counterpart nf Taft's present fs2aa-mile
boat trip on the father nf waters
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as an EZRA of good feeling" that con-
Timed for years. indeed. in its ac-
complishment in this respect Nonroe's
tour of the north was quite as tnflu-
eutial rs was the late President Nc
KinIey's memorable tour of the south
some wears ago. From Boston, Mon
roe went eastward hy easy stages To
Portland, Maine. and then passed
through New Hampshire, Vermont and
New York state en rnut" westward.
He went as far west as Detroit. and
then, returning by way of GAINESVILLE,
Ohio. Pitisburg and Fredericktown.
Md. reached the capital on Septem-
ber Il. three and one-half months
after his departure.
Andrew Jackson was the next presf-
Dental traveller to make journey Of
notable length. and it was. he who In
stituted the custom. 50 universally Toll
lowed bv our three most recent presf-
dents. of having the leading members
of the cabinet accompany the chief
magistrate on his Nanderings. jack
son left Washington in June, 1888. soon
after the beginning nf his second term,
and trayersed much the same route
az Monroe. up the Atlantic seaboard,
visiting Baltimore, Philadelphia. New
York and. Boston. lie had intended To
continue as far north as Maine. but
at Concord. \. H., he became i'll and
was forced to retraee his steps. arriv-
ing at Washington on the Fourth of
July. or just one month after the date
of his departure. President Tyler made
a tour of the eastern states in 1si3, in
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ctdentaliy attending the dedication OF
the Bunker Hill monument ut Boston.
President Polk. in 1si7, toward the
clcse of the Mexican war, made a tour
nf the south, and followed 1t by a tour
through the New England and middle
states, going as far north as Augusta
Maine.
Andrew Johnson's trip, In 1866. was
rot only a record breaker in length,
but it was in many of the circum-
stances attending ii the most remark
able journey ever made by an AmefI-
cen president. At the time President
johnson and congress We're engaged
In the bitter quarrel that later re-
suited in the well-nigh successful at
tempt 10 impeach the chief executive,
and i'm many of his speeches on tour
Johnson bitterly attacked the national
legislature with the result that there
was disorder that at times came near
the verge of rioting. The objective of
the journey on which President john
son set out on August u, 1866, was
Chicago, where lie laid the cornerstone
of the monument tn stephen A. Doug
las. He went via New York and
Cleveland, Ohio. continued on from
Chicago tn ST. Louis, and then re-
turned to Washington by different
route-the circuit giving rise tp the
phrase swinging around the circle"
which has stuck to this day. He got
back To Washington Septerdber Is,
having been four weeks on the tour.
President Grant was Il confirmed ex-
cursionist while in office, and was
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ranch for nine years until last spring,
lie went over the farms and said that
they were a revelation tn him.
Back from the railroad and extending
along the shore of Copauo. Corpus
Christi and Seuces bays for = miles
il "A region of virgin wildness where
many kinds OF wild game. such as
deer. wildcats, coyotes and lobo wolves
abound. In one pasture of 2s,0o0 acres
not IA gun has been fired in Is years. ii
II said. The thick growth of the mes
quite trees and various smaller shrubs
afford splendid protection for the wild
game. IL il i'm this pasture that Presi-
dent Taft Is tn be given an opportun-
its tn try his prowess as q hunter
one Of the fayorite forms of amuse-
ment upon the ranch. particularly dur
ing the fall and winter seasons, when
the big residence at La Quinta -
usually filled with a lively set of
young people as guests of MIR. and
Mrs. Green. is wildcat chasing. These
chaparral cats are about four or five
times the size of the ordinary house
cat, and they are desperate lighters
when c0rnered. = 0ne of them is a
match for the best trained hound \
pack of three cat hounds, as they ar"
called. is kept by Mr.. Green at la
Quinta. The leader Of this pack il "A
big brown dog named Jim Buster. He
was brought from Liberty. Mn,. and
since his stay upon the ranch has had
many encounters with cats ard wolves
His body. as well as those of the other
two dogs, is covered with sears from
these sanguinary contests.
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President Taft has plenty uf prcce-
dent for all the travelling he may wish
To do while occupying the highest of
flee in the gift Of the nation. The man
who set the fashion inthis respect was
none other than George Washington,
the first president Of the republic. He
was even more prompt that Taft in
setting out upon a swing around the
circle" for 1t was very shortly after
the close of the first session of the
first congress that President Wash
ington set cut upon IA tour Of New
England and OF the middle states. AL
ways fond of travelling, Washington
was impeiied to make this journey by
several different considerations, chief
among which were his need for n brief
rest and vacation and "a desire to
arouse sentiment In favor Of the new
government by showing Il sincere de-
sire 10 ascertain and meet the needs
Of the people.
Washington. who was at this time
81 years of age. or five years older
than il President Taft at the present
time. set out from New York city,
which was then the capital Of the ma
ton, on October Is, 1889 and rode by
easy stages in his own carriage. He
traversed Connecticut, but did not en-
ter Rhode Island, which had not yet
come into the Union. He spent week
i'm Boston, and then went on to New
Hampshire. whence he returned tn New
York by different route. arriving No
vemher 1a. just four weeks after the
date cf his departure. Washington's >
progress was continuous ovation. and
the governors of the various states
through which he passed met the pres
ident and. each in turn. extended the
welcome Of his commonwealth-a>n >nre-
cedent which has endured In the pres
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the other guests present may witness
every play that Is made. Tho begin
ming and end of the links are within
IA few feet of the residence.
II it lis absolute rest that will he de-
sired by President Taft when he
reaches La Quinta Il more suitable
place than the big ranch residence
could not be found. 1t commands a
beautiful view of Corpus Christi bay
on one side and a wide scope of pas
ture country on the other side. The
residence is three stories and contains
Ii bedrooms The suite reserved for
President Taft consists Of three rooms.
Each suite is provided with private
bath. The residence is handsomely
furnished.
President Taft will hc connected with
the outside world by means Of a tele-
phone line Ia the ranch hotel at Greg
ory. in which the presidential offices
viii be maintained. None but mem
her of his party and invited guests
will be permitted To visit La Quinta
during his stay.
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away from Washington So much of the
time that the democratic house of rep
ressutatlves. In April. 1875. passed a
resolution which indirectly twitted him
with his prolonged absences. However.
Grant came hack at them with "A mes
sage in which he incorporated a
lengthy detailed list of the number nf
times each previous president had been
absent from the seat oT government.
and demonstrating that his record did
not suffer severely by comparison.
President Garfield was setting out for
a tour of New England when he was
shot ON April H. 1881. and his success
sor. President Arthur. mafa several
visits to various sections uf fhe ceun~
try. President Cleveland made several
tours. including rather important
one Of the south and west which he
gan September 30. 1887. and extended
over several weeks Settifg = out 0n
April II, 1891. President Harrison de-
voted mon'a tn tour OF the west
'cra and southeru states.
The late President Mckinley did
more than twice as much travelling ms
any preceding official had done while
performing the duties of chief magts-
trate. having made more than forty
trips ont of Washington during the
four and half years of his incum-
h.ncy Of the high office To President
Mckinley belong the credit Of having
originated the transcontinental presi-
Dental trip as We know IL today
that Is, the form of prolonged country
wide tour made popular by Mckinley.
Roosevelt and Taft. Another iinova-
ton introduced by Mckinley on his
most important tour was that Of hay-
ing the personnel Of the presidential
party include all of the members of the
cabinet and their wives and hy means
of cabinet meetings held on the train
and routine carried out by the clerical
workers detailed from the departments
at Washington the affairs Of the ma
ton were literally administered from
a portable seat of government on
wheels
President Mckinley's memorable
journey to the Pacific coast which. as
originally mapped out. covered II goo
miles and extended over seven weeks,
began on April -. 1901, and was to
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ranging from $1,000 to $4,000 acres in
size. Mr. Green, who has charge of
the ranch arrangements for the presi-
dents visit, has planned that the dis
tingnished visitor shall be shown as
much Of the big property as possible
during his stay. The thriving little
town of Taft Is one of the places he
will visit 1t Is situated seven miles
from Gregory, and is part of the
ranch property. 1t has population of
about GOO people. and is only few
years old. 1t east"a solid vote for Taft
for president. 1t is at the town of
Taft that the great Industrial enter
prises of the ranch are being estab-
lished The plans now being carried
out there include the erection of IL
large meat packing plant, cottonseed
oil min. an ice plant aid an additional
cotton gin. These concerns will repre-
sent an investment of about $500. 900
when completed. Most OF them will be
finished and ready for operation by the
first of next year. :.
IL il stated by W. T. George. mama
ger OF the packing house department.
formerly of Liberty. Mo. that the Taft
plant will be the most complete and
modern in the country SO far as CON-
struction and equipment is concerned.
The latest improved insulation and ce-
ment finish will he installed. and in its
sanitary arrangements it will be unex-
celIed, lie says.
The source Of supply for the packing
house will come chiefly from the other
Texas ranch of Mr.. Taft. This last
mentioned property embraces 40. 900
acres. and is situated about 15a miles
west of Gregory. IL is now grazing
about 10000 head OF cattle. In addition
To the cattle. La Quinta ranch has
about LOO head of sheep. Prepara-
tlons are being made IL raise hogs on
an extensive scale.
This aa.000-acre tract Of land and
its various interests and Industries are
divided into several different depart
ments, which give employment al this
time IT, about ~ men. When the in
dnstrIal plants now In course Of erec-
tion are finished the number of en-
pioyes will be greatly Increased. Each
: department has its OWN manager. with
Mr.. Green in charge Of them all The
big property Is in such a high state of
development that il resembles on Il
giant scale an un-to-date stock farm i'm
one OF the eastern states more than il
does A western ranch. Even the cow
boys here have lost their picturesque
uess. They i've in little communities
scattered over the ranch each of
which has direct connection by teIe-
phone with La Quinta residence. where
Mr. Green resides These cowboys are
steady. industrious men whose chief
i work Il to see that the wire fences are
kept in repair
Charles r. Taft has not visited the
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TAFT's great trans

DREslDENT TAFT's great trans
continental tour is of especial
interest as the latest excursion
of our most-trayeled president. When
Taft entered the White House he was
most emphatically the champion globe
trotter among the nations two dozen
chief magistrates. From his bpyhond
days IA great traveller, William II. Taft
has steadily developed a nomadic ten
dency. to which he has been able to
give free rein since lie entered national
official life. Indeed in the 10 years
intervening between his appointment
as Philippi&e commissioner and his in
auguration as president he Travelled
more than 200800 miles, incidentally
encircling the globe several times.
Now, though he liz burdened with the
cares of state, President TAFT has nu
intention to allow his official respon
sibi1ities to Interfere with his penchant
for roaming up and down the earth.
Indeed. he is practically certain. if he
keeps his health, to distance all rivals
as presidential traveller. although in
this respect he has formidable compet-
itors in President Mckinley and Pres
ident Roosevelt, both of whom trav-
eled extensively. However. Taft IL the
first president to set out on jaunt
that will carry him entirely across the
continent I'm less than seven months
after assuming the presidency. Fur
thermore, this l3,n0D-mile tour that will
carry him from the eastern To the
western seaboard. and from the north
ern border of the country to Old Mex
leo, is likely To rank rs the longest
i'm point of time consumed and num-
ber of miles traversed of any presi-
Dental junket Finally. President Taft
has let 1t be known that this is only
the beginning. He has virtually prom
ised TO visit Alaska next year. and
while he may not be able to carry out
his ambition To visit the Isthmus of
Panama every year during his admin
istration as president, there is no
doubt but that he will manage To sail
down and inspect the big waterway
i'm the making several times during his
tenancy of the White House.
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ent period and is being conspicuously
followed in the case of President Tart $
tour.
The second of the presidents to get
i'm touch with the people by means of
extended travel was James Monroe.
and his most notable journey was
made in the year 1877. The ostensibie
object of Monroe's tour was the in
spcction OF the Qualifications on the
Atlantic coast but the real purpose
was the removal of hostility to the
new government which was being tos~
tered by one of the political parties
of the period. This latter ambition. 1t
may be added. was fully realized
Monroe left Washington on May 81,
lSf7. less than three months after his
first Inauguration as president. ana
successfully visited Baltimore, Phiia-
lelphia, Trenton. New York. Hartford
and Boston. Monroe, on this journey
set the example of travelling by steam
boats ian invention of few years
previously whenever possible. and his
voyages ON the Delaware and Hudson
rivers and Long Island sound were. in
point of the enthusiasm aroused,
worthy predecessors of President Taft's
current l.20o-mile cruise on the Mis-
sissippi river
The first stage of Monroe's journey.
as has been explained. ended at Hart
ford and Boston, where the opposition
to the existing government had been
strongest. but where the visiting presi-
dent made so favorable an impression
that 1t inaugurated what was known
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At top-The telegraph and telephone
bureau at. the White House, with
which the government will keep In
touch with President Taft Below
Typical United States government
wireless telegraph station on ship
board such as will be used by Prest-
dent Taft down the Mississippi river
Washington. oct. One 1T the
most difficult tasks in connection with
the carrying out of presidential tour
is that Of maintaining constantly un-
interrupted communication between the
White House AT Washington and the
president. wherever hc may be This
responsibility rests largely with what
lis known as the telegraph and cipher
bureau of the executive mansion-in
effect, the nerve center at American
officialdom. This Intelligence office
at the White House il never closed for
a minute from one end OF the year tn
the other, and Of the two dozen t~le-
graph wires that enter this cammuni-
catiVe bee hive a double wire Is TT
served at all times for direct cssm-
munlcation with the president NheF-
ever he may be. Expert telegraphers
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ADOPTS PLATFORM.

Boston oct THE Massachusetts
republican convention today adopted
platform and nominated candidates ts
he voted for In November next. In
an eulosistic speech United States
Senator Lodge moved the nomination
of Governor Ebcn :. Draper for re-
election. The motion Was adopted
unanimously, Governor Draper spoke
briefly in recognition ot the compr-
ment.
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RATE WAR is ON.

Los Angeles. Oct. 2-The war of the
coast steamship companies is on in
costly earnest and a passenger can ride
from Los Angeles TO San Francisco
meals inclrded, for 81. The thousands
of homeseekers that have reached Cali
fornia an reduced tourist rates from
the east are taking advantage of the
steamship family war and are erowdins
the coast vessels Ia their capacity
Railroad travel has fallen off cnor-
nuuStE
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Entertainment.

While various kinds If entertainment
have been planned for the president, it
is thought that he will devote cool
part of his time while at La ournta
playing golf. The links. which have
been laid out for his especial benefit.
are said to be the equal of any golf
course in the country. Robert II, Com
nerig of Austin. golf champion nf
Texas. and Frank Lewis, a galf exber1
IF san Antonio. laid off the links
The main idea foil wed in lonst#:tg Tn"
nine holes Mas 10 Bring the whole
course within as close view ess lie uu-
psr windows and parrieos OF La
Quinra residence as possible. sa that
members af the presidents partr and
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BUILDING THREATENED.

Washington. oct. Fire seriously
threatened the Munsey building here
at an early hour today, After over
coming the difficulty encountered in
forcing water IL the top of The ln-starv
structure the fire was gotten under
control The damage vas slight
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ISSUES A WRIT.

Helena oct 1.-The supreme cnur,
today granted writ Of haheas corpus,
making 1t returnable October u. before
District Judge Leslie AT Great Falls.
The writ Is directed - L. k nevljn,
a deputy state humane officer. who in
the petition Of the complainant. Mr-,
Katherine Sctnitt nf HaYre. Is alleged
I" have taken possession and refuses
tn return hcF child
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Gregory. Texas. oct -.-The mag.
nifieent couatry home of Charles +.
Tart. on his Texas ranch. is situated
three miles from Gregory. II is in
this beautiful residence. called La
Taft and other distinguished members
of his party will make their home dur
ing their stay unon the ranch The
house faces on Corpus Christi bay aud
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FACTS ABOUT CHARLES
TAFTS TEXAS RANCHES.

Includes as5. .00h acres.
TWO prosperous towns, Gregory
and Taft.
Has its own meat packing plant.
eottonseea mill. ice plant, cotton
gin.
President Taft vii! spend four
days here.
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FoRclBLE FEEDING ILLEGAL.

London, 0ct- 2--NriEs aggA heeH -
sued against Home Secretary dad
stone ana the prtseH otfleIalS 1T BEr~
mlngham In connection with an as
SaulF for the farethIe feeding with .
stomach pump Last week IL aam14er
of suftra segteS vino persisted in ausns
on 4 hunger strike" While In Isl rar
SGffragette leaders saRtended taat
farclh1e feeding il Illegal