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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
Verse stirred HIs Msmsrx.

A young married woman recently
took her little boy with her to make
call. AS they were about TO leave
the yourgster faced one corner of
the room. stretched out both his
arms. muttered something and then
shook hands with the hostess. Nstu-
rally she was unable to understand
the chiid's strange behavior and
asked his mother the reason.
"Oh. that's all right" she replied.
George uses one hand Just as well
as the other and he has to face the
north and say little verse which I
taught him before he can distinguish
the right from the left. have told
him not to shake hands with his left,
SO he has to do that frat"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
EnsIl.h pInleuI, {. Pronounce.


The difficulty Of English for strau-
gers does not lie in its orthoxrsphy.
but In its pronunciation. Abroad. peo-
PIE viii constantly say that they can
read and write English readily while
unable to utter a weird or 10 under
stand word OF the spoken language.
rs. Of course. VIE versa, a great
many English and Americans can
read and write French lsaK before
they can understand. or make then.
selves understood: the other Ian.
guaGes are just as difficult for them
TO pronounce as English iG for others.
The only difference 10 that English
stands alone with its system or lack
OF syrtem. OF pronunciation When a
Frenchman knows how to write Ger.
man, he Is at the same time able to
speak the language, II not beautifully
at least so as to be understood: the
same holds for e German speaking
French.-Prof. Albert Sehinz. in the
North American Review.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
Nor VET REAOx FOR coFFlN.-
Prospective Jvrymsn',s eseertIon That
He Was Not ODD ceuPSfstlyeiy
Easy to eIfsa& -


On > eeeent jung dsx in the FIRST
Idiekrict eoart 4 stdfiG lo6kinx German
pEe*entsa To- Jaslice sJosepA a certinS
cato ffom the eommiesio OF Jurors.
After rapid glance at the document
the Justice ordered the man TO raise
his right hand and administered the
oath.
Your name is Herman KaufmanH"
Eyes, your honor"
This paper" continued the court,
requests me to excuse Herman Kauf-
man from jury duty on the ground
that he is dead. Now, remember that
you have sworn to tell the truth, and
think we'll before yous answer: Are
you deadr'
Moo. your honor" was the bewiI-
dered reply, Il don't think I am"
You claim that you are aliver"
Yes, your honor"
That will do. New take this paper
back to the commissioner Of Jurors. 4"
The man did so. When the CON-
missioner examined the certificate It
bore the following Endorsement in the
Justices handwriting: "The deceased.
appearing before me in open court,
Insists. under oath, that he Is not
dead. Please investigate, and, II his
testimony be false. have him indicted
Tor per1ury."-Nsw York Press.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25

''Tezderh,c'z~ sVe noe necessarily
fo0ls, az the .-',ide OF whom q writer
in the New York Herald tella disc0V-
cred. He was accounting some " his
early experiences with the brethren
OF the Wild. for the benefit OF his
Open-mouthed audience OF e2sterners.
Yes. SIR" ha said " II was my first
grizzly. and / don't deny was proud
OF having killed him in hand-to-hand
struggle. We began fighting about
sunrise. and when he hsally rolled
over. done for. the SnA Was golnS
down"
He paused No ore said anything.
and so he added slowly. for the sec
ond time"
DO you mesn That il took you two
days to kill a Grizzly?" asked the Eng
liSh tourist.
Two whole days ard one night r
renlied the guide. He died mighty
hard"
"Ckoked to deathf" asked the tour
ist.
Yes. sir" the guide said. ealniy-
We'll. we'll, What did you try 10
get him to swallow"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
A Little Sermon 70 olr,s-

Each one Of US. then. must do these
two thingR: Understand ourselves
and understand others. II is not
enough to claim the right Of the In
dividual 70 grow" as he sees At. It
Is impertinent to announce that my
mother is behind the times" None
OF US can grew rightly n we grow
rudely, denaatly. wounding uaneces-
sariiy, failing In kindness and consid-
Grafton. We may sometimes have to
give pain, as when one changes q
church, and no orends a parental pref
udice. But II conviction be strong.
one cannot be irritable. the crisis is
too vital. and II Is Just because we
do lack real eonvicton in any stand
we take that we grow irritable In lit.
tie things. Conviction makes MS SO.
rious. It u when We have only hall
thought out some subject fer our.
selves that we grow irritable and
prove unequal TO the task q either en-.
tightening these We pain or Of steer.
ing the bark Of our chsriahed pur.
poses through diatraodnE shoals
Harper's Bazaar
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25

lew rivals in the art OF capturing in
sects In midair. They sss nothing Of
value to man except a few predsceous
wasps and bugs, and in return for
their services In destroying vast num-
bers Of no1ious Insects ask only for
harborage and protection.
1t Is to the fact that they capture
their prey on the wing that their pc
culiar value to the cotton grower IN
due. Orioles do royal service in catch.
ing weevils on the bolls, and black
birds. wrens, nycatohers and others
contribute to the good work, but when
swallows are migrating over the cot
ton fields they find the wseviIs flying
In the open and wage active war
against them. As many as a adult
weevils have been found in the stom.
ach Of single clir swallow.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
All Can Work md rr~

Milton wrote: who best can suf.
Ter. best can do" The progress and
success OF the other fellow always
.ooks easy. But only the other fellow
Knows AL about It. We cannot all
work Just the same way brilliant
minds make great leaps. Ttey are
daring and courageous Tin!id ones
must rlod because I, Is their nature
The old saying. What others have
done, | can do" Ia not strictly true
ard is misleading to the inferior in.
'elect strong man cen nrt great
weights. for he has the muscular
strength. Weaker men cannot do
what lie has done. But they can work
and try. That's about all that most of
us can Go.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
Canal Long Ass Prsi.et.a.

II is now nearly 4ss years since the
first proposal was made for the PARa-
ma canal A canal vas suggested az
early as 1880 by Angel SaaVedra. but
for a long time all such suggestions
met with determined opposition from
Spain. who made it a capital offense
to seek or make known any improve
ment on the existing route from Porto
Belio to Panama. More reccatly
Louis Napoleon. when = prisoner at
Ham, spent much time considering
the praeticabiiity Of such a scheme. IL
was not. however. until tie California
gold rush Of 1S49 that any accurate
knowledge OF the Typographical condi-
lions was obtained. aRd even then 30
more years elapsed before the actual
site was chooses by an internatioaI
commission and the werk begun.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
Artificial "cofee" Factories.

According to the statistics OF a
Paris paper which has Investigated
the subject, there are no less than
106 factories in France for the man.
ufacture OF artificial coffee. These
factories turn out $4,000 tons annu.
ally. while there are 56S such estab-
lishments in Austria-Hungary, in
Guiding 412 for the manufacture OF
coffee from figs and in Germany
nearly $4,000 hands are employed. in
the trade and the annual output is
1000 tons.
1t follows that large quantity Of
coffee" which we drink has not an
atom OF the real berry in t. The list
OF substances out of which 1t is man.
ufactured is alarming. Cereals soaked
with beer, brandy or rum. chestnuts
and horse chestnuts. haricot beans
and broad-beans. carrots. dates and,
nnally, the hard roe of the cod. The
annual output Of what Is charmingly
called "tanciful coffeef tor Europe is
estimated at over 257,0G0 tons.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
knew When to Steo-

The shred lawyer knows when To
stop questioning, and none is more
shrewd than the one who. conducting
case Of bribery. questioned a man
the other day. who is rated high in
the business world.
Have you yourself ever refused q
bribe7" he asked.
mo. but"
That is ALL" said the lawyer.
At latter time he was asked wh~
he had dismissed the witness so soon.
Because" he replied, Il knew hy
the but that he was going to tell nae
no one had ever attempted to bride
him."
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
Ordered TO Muzzle Rooster.

In Mount Vernon. one OF the sub
urbs north OF New York a man was
arrested the other day because his
rooster had disturbed his neighbors
by Growing at the break OF day. AL
though there Is no ordinance in the
village which prohibits the keeping OF
chickens on a mans premises, the
owner OF the aforesaid rooster was
found guilty Of maintaining a nuis-
ance and warned to keep his rooster
from Growing early in the morning
like other ROSTERS In less sensitive
neighborhoods. Now the amateur
chicken raiser has the choice between
muzzling his rooster or exchanging
him for one OF "crowless" brand.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
Carrier Pigeons for Country Doctors.

Carrier Pigeons for Country Doctors.
Provincial medical men have made
and are making considerable use of
pigeons In connection with their pFac-
tice. They will take with them a
basket Of pigeons in their motor cars.
After visiting the patients the neces-
sary prescription 10 written out and
forwarded home by pigeon post; the
dispenser at once makes up the pre-
scription and practically before the
physician has finished his rounds and
long before he has reached home
again the boy in buttons starts OF to
deliver the bottles of medicine In his
bicycle car. In many provincial dis
tricts 1t is OF course useless to write
out prescriptions to be sent to the To-
cal chemist. for the nearest is often
some miles away.-I4ondon Tit-Bits.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
IN DEFENSE or THE RILLoRY
English Writer Shows some Good
Points Abouts This oId.Tims
Form u Phnisbments 81 Ss


Perhaps one Of Tho few really demo
cratic Institutions ever created was
the pillory. ! do not say that it was
a humane institution, though II, was
certainly more humane than our sys-
tenn OF silent Imprisonment But be-
ing humane has nothing to do with
being democratic. You may have bu-
name and inhumane democracies, Just
as you may have humane and inhu-
name despots.
The point is that the pillory was
real appeal to the people. II IL was
cruel, IL was because tbs people we're
cruel. or perhaps Justly indignant.
The people threw dead cats (the les
humanitarian. / believe threw live
eats). but they could throw bouquets
and crowns Of laurel II they liked.
Sometimes they did. The argument
about the old public punishments cuts
both ways. The publicity was an ad-
eitional risk for the government az
well as an additional risk for the pris-
oner, and this II specially true Of the
executions for treassa- II was ne
small thing that half q million men
might possibly treat as q martyr a
man whom the king was treating az a
murderer; that the prince haa to con-
esde to every obscure rufnan exactly
what that rNfnsn probably wanted
nost-fame.-G. X. Chestsrtsn, in
London News.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
PREMATURE AGE NOT NORMAL
Mankind, Not Nature, to BIame fei
IntirmIties that Tend to
6horten life.

Il Is not q crime to grow old II you
do SO naturally and gracefully. In
fact It is most creditaeAe, and highly
honorable.
However, It h a cIzsae to grow old
beyond yeur years. 70 do so you
must abuse and mistreat yourself. Ma
ture never intended that any one
should grow old prematurely, but to
mature and ripen normally, and re-
tain the natural senses and tastes I'M
til the machine finally runs down ana
stops.
Infirmity Is never sent upon any
one, but every one wAe ages prsma-
turely, or grows infirm must take the
blame to himself Inarmitz, which IL
physical weakness, h invited, en-
couraged and maintained. and II
comes not except in answer to dis
tinct and oft-repeatea tavitati0ns.
It is true that with centuries OF Ill
breeding, with selash culture and
wrong living. II Is bat natural that
there should be many physical and
moral detectives, but the tendency II
30 strong toward the normal that II
does not take long to set back to the
right way.
This tendency 70 tho asFAal 10 wsll
marked and quite Noticeable In all
the Kingdoms Of nature.
The daisy Is beaten down by the
storm, but how quickly IL RECEIVERS
stalk of corn is bsht and hindered
by a clod, but when the hinderance is
removed 1t Boon straightens up. The
twig may be bent and finally grow
into unnatural form, but its branches
point upright and their fruit is good
Pittsburg Gazette-Times.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
BOUND TO OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Determined Woman shopper Would
Not Let Little Thing Like
Closing Time Interfere. '.--

You're too late" said the man.
they're closing up" The woman
looked at the door Of the store where
a boy was drawing down a curtain.
IT'S not six o'clock" she said de-
terminedly; they can't close till six
o'clock Wait here for me-" She tried
the door and found Il opened to her
hand.
The woman went In and found a
scene Of confusion Shoppers were
being skillfully hustled toward the
door with due respect to their feel
insS. and down every aisle people
we're covering the counters with pro-
tecting covers.
Young women with mouthfuls OF
hatpins scowied at her and continued
to put on their hats Men In shirt
sleeves who were carefully protecting
the stock looked at her and said
things to each other.
A procession Of employees passed on
Its way to outer air and freedom and
clouds OF dust arose.
Outside the man stood on one lea
and watched the curtained door. He
tried to give himself the air of one
waiting for a car. and hoped nobody
would mistake him for Johnnie
waiting at the door for the la
dies to get through work.
The stragglers grew fewer and fev-
or. The door opened less frequently
to let them out. And at last through
the door came the woman In triumph.
She had a package in her hand and
nrNe -
who let her out muttered and
alarmed the door after her, securely
locking It,
I've got It," she said triumphantly.
You see just had to- The sale was
only for to-day. and all their 5O-cent
ribbon was reduced to 80 cents"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
Thu cuitnra Of m. Ana

We are now passing through the
age Of the Distribution Of Knowledge.
The spread of the English-speakins
race since 1880 and the cheapness
Of printing, have brought IN primers
and handbooks by the million. All
the books Of the older nteratutes are
being distracted and sown abroad In
popular editions. The magazines full
AL the same function; every one Of
them IL a penny eyclopedia.--Joha
Jay Chapman, Emerson and Other
Essaps"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
uss foe El.,tIs csr,ai.ne..


Riggs and Briggs are two Montreal
citizens. more or less interested in
municipal Affairs They 1.7er on sew
ersl burning qsestious. but unite in
a strong dislike for O'Flaherty (which
Is not the gentleman's nare). The
same O'FIaherty has n positive gift
for manipulating votes ssd IS capable
of locking after q lager band q the
faithful" than any other Montreal
politician.
IT'S men like O'Flaherty who give
this city . bad name" said Riggs
warmly. Hes got no principles at
all In fact. he doesn't think OF any
thing but getting his man In
That's So" responded Briggs IF
! had Q conscience as elastic as
O'FlaheTty's. I'D make Il into a rubber
trust"
Had No Complaint 20 Mako.
Two young women bo2fded crowd.
ed street ear and were obliged 10
stand. says the Washington Post. One
of them. to steady herself. took hold
of what she supposed was her friends
hand. they had stood thus for some
time. when. on locking down sAe dis
covered that she was holding = mans
hand. Greatly embarrassed. she ex-
claimed: ''Oh. I've got the wrong
handl" Whereuron the rsac. WITH
smile. stretched :ssgA Bis e;&es hard.
ravsrg;> -Esse 70. IN. e.isss on.
n1aeam-"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
In Memory Of Samuel Johnson.

The memory Of Samuel Johnson has
been honored by the placing of a
stained glass window In st. Clement
Danes church. In London. II is near
the pew wherein he used to sit. Bos.
well gives us a glimpse Of the good
man in that pew: His behavior was
as had imaged to myself, solemnly
devout. | never shall forget the
tremulous earnestness with which he
pronounced the awful petition In the
Litany. In the hour of death and In
the day of judgment. good Lord de.
liver us.'"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
Juvenile Astronomy.

On her third birthday little Eliza
beth was allowed. as a special conces-
sion, to postpone going to bed until
eight o'clock. AS she stood at her bed.
room window she saw for the first
time in her life the full moon in all
its silvery glory.
ooh, Lucy" she cried to her nurse.
come quickly! There's a big hole in
the sky and you can see right through
to heaven"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
OHeers.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

+. THOMPSON, ch'm'n, Jsffsrronvils Dist
+. q. WAGNER. Clear Fork District.
w. J. LESTER, Maiden Spring District.
Meetings of the Board of Supervis-
ors for Tazewell county are rs foliowsi
Regular meetings first Monday In
January and fourth Monday in July.
Call meetings the second Tuesday In
each month except January and July.
S. NJ. Graham, Clerk.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
Nature makes the cures

Mature makes the cures
after all. ~~.'
Now and then she gets
into a tight place and
needs helping out.
Things get started in
the wrong direction.
Something is needed to
check disease and start
the system in the right
direction toward health.
SCOTS Emulsion of
Cod Liver Oil with hypo-
phosphites can do just
this.
1t strengthens the
nerves, feeds famished It's
sues, and makes rich
blood.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
He Didn't Care.

See how fair and white your sis
ter's complexion is. Robbie" said the
mother.
We'll. suppose my face would be
the same way IL kept washing it ev-
cry day like sister doesi" was the
youngsters reply.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
IS FRIEND OF THE FARMER.
Peculiar Qualities Of the Swallow
Should Endear Him to All TIL
Iers Of tho Cell.

From the standpoint OF the farmer
and the orchardist perhaps no birds
more useful than tbs swallows exist.
They have been described ~ the light
cavalry Of the avian nrny.
Specially ada2ted 81 fisat snd un,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
Literal.

What shall / write about7" asked
the lazy reporter Of the busy editor
Right about facet" snapped the edi-
tor. And. taking him at his word.
the reporter wrote an article on the
care of the complexion.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
Unfortunate Emulation.

A North Carolinan recently eloped
with three women on the same train
And 1t seems that events win persist
IN showing that Solomon lived for
nothing!-Salt Lake Tribune.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
hOTIcEI

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
whatsoever.
By order of the Board of Supervisors.
S. M. GRAHAM, Clerk.
Sept. loft
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS

Send DC. name OF paper and this ad for our
beautiful Savings Bank and Child's Sketch Book
Each bank contains Good Luck Penny.
SCOTT & BOVINE. 400 Pearl St. New =
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
Has 70 Be Learned.

There are lots CT complaints that
are catching. but experience is no.
one of them.-Hutchinson.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
Particularly Scandal.

There are people who believe every.
thing they hear. and a lot they don't
Exchange.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
Make Life. BrIshtsr.

II Wa cannot strew hfe's path with
Sewers. We can. at least. strew It
with ERiiss.-Dickens.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
Chinese Sroverb.

The more talents the more they win
be deve.oped
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
JustIce MOI a comnon vIrtua

OF all human excellences, justice
Is the most uncomEcon.--Plutarc
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
No Ex,use for conc.,.

However much a man has done TO
be proud of. 1t isn't enough to war
ant q sweiled head.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
TAzEMELL co. DIRECTORY.
Circuit Court.

Fulton Kegley, judge; S. NJ. G-sbsrn,
clerk. Terms of court-3rd MNn'a, N
February, and 4th Monday in .'s,. An.
gust and November.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25

The Umuly Member.
A man whose tongue is unbridled
works badly In any kind Of harness.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25

The Only Real Test.
By the work one knows the work
N0ns->-La Fontaine
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-25
SECRET ORDERS.

Meets 3rd Monday In each month.
@. X. BROWN, &. q.
JNO. s. BOTTIM0RE, Recorder.
Evening journal., 1909-09-02
TAFT PLEASED
With THE NEWS
BY United Press Leased speclal wire.

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
BEVERLY, Mass, Sept. 2-Presldent
Taft is immensely pleased over the
achievement Of Or. Cook in planting
the Stars and Stripes at the top Of the
world, and although he will make no
formal statement until the discovery
Is verified. he does not conceal the fact
that he Is greatly gratified that an
American captured the prize.
Papers giving a circumstantial ac-
count OF Dr. Cooks discovery were on
the Presidents breakfast table when
he returned to the house after his
early morning exercise stunts, with
Or. Barker, his physical instructor.
He read several columns before
breakfast. During the perusal OF the
news be laughed several times and the
waiter who was behind his chair.
heard him give expression to such ex-
carnations as great" "ine!" won.
derful.'
As soon as the ceriication of the
North Poles discovery reaches him.
President Ta.t viii issue a statement
expressing his satisfaction over the re-
suit and will send a message Of con-
graduation 70 the explorer.
Evening journal., 1909-09-02
MARS OBSCURED
BY MOON LAST NIGHT

Mars had its light put out last night IN
one of the most interesting conflicts Of ma
ture's warfare. The moon did it after q
struggle that was spectacular and inter-
estng. Mars with its large volume and
diameter has always been considered some
pumpkins in the planetary world, but last
night II yentured too near the earth and
the moon slipped in and shut off his view.
The eclipse occurred at S57 o'clock and
was clearly visible to the naked eye. Even
the man with ono eye dressed with raw
beef could get a pretty good squint at the
phenomenon.
When the moon rose II was clearly eVi-
dent that it was ready for the fray. Slow
iy but surely It approached its adversary,
and at s57 it looked as if It had swallowed
the sparkling star.
At the time Mars was 70 the left. and
the moon crossed its line Of vision below
the middle axis. In about an hour Mars
emerged from behind the moon and went
on its course.
II was the first time the moon has
eclipsed Mars since the early seventies
and astronomers say It viii probably be
several decades before It occurs agan.
While the mean distance OF Mars from
the earth is 100000 miles. at this time
the nearest approach. IT is only about 4o,-
10000 miles. It's diameter IS 4,250 miles and
its volume about one-slxth that Of the
Garth