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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-17
HABITS AND BRAIN nsooros.
= Noble Personality the Result OF
Noble Desires Inscribed In Brain.

Remember that the brain is the in
strument through which the real per
sonaIty expresses himself: and he
can only express what is already writ
ten there. says a writer In the Nauti-
Ius Consequently, the external man
VIII be just what is inscribed upon his
brain. for all his actions must be die
tated or directed through these brain
records You cannot saw wood with
a hammer; nor can the soul play a
piano with the fingers until the knowl-
edge OF piano playing is written in the
music place Of the brain. You cannot
snow forth high and noble person
snty until you have written within
your skull a record of noble and holy
desires; according to the tools you
give It, so will the expression OF your
soul be.
You ian wind up phonograph.
and you may make It run fast or
SLOW, but you cannot make II say ANY,
thing that is not on the records. II
some one had put his opinion of you
on record, even though you knew
that opinion to be untrue, you could
not make the record tell the truth; the
only thing possible would be to make
another. You have written your opin-
Ion Of yourself upon your brain; you
cannot be anything else until you
change the record.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-17
INJURED TO POVERTY AND TOLL
Natives Of shantung Province Live
Lives Of Wretchedness.

or Shantung province, China, a cor
respondent writes: "a little more
than a generation ago one of the
greatest famines In the memory of
man spread devastation in the great
oVer-populated sections OF the west of
this province and now famine faces
the stoical toilers OF the land once
again The Shantungese illustrate
well the law Of the survival of the
nttest. for such dire poverty only per-
mits the strong ones to live, with the
result that we find sturdy men Of great
endurance all over this province. Liv-
ing on the land, which barely produces
. sufnciency for Standings teeminE
millions, the people have become
hardy, for they are hardened to all
kinds Of privations. Their brains are
deadened by ceassless toll and this
may account for the reputed backward.
ness OF this province In progress along
commercial and industrial lines. A
less long-suffering people would have
revolution every year. 1t is an
axiom with westerners that discon-
tent 10 an absolute condition of prog.
ress. and we who live among the
Chinese know there can hardly be n
race in the world so contented az thew
are. considering their lot. This is one
OF the factors which makes the regen-
GRAFTON Of China such an enormous
problem"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-17
FOUNDED NEW SECT
JOHN WROE FOUNDER OF CHRIS.
TrAN lsRAELITEs.
Had Many Followers, Particularly Ir
Australia, Many Of Whom Still
Believe That He Is
Not Dead.

The alleged bogus burial Of the
duke of Portland as bruce make. one
mink Of John Wroe He died In Coll
ingwood, Melbourne. February 5. 1858.
aged 81. and yet some fanatics appear
to believe that he is still alive. mas
much as he is reported TO have said
he would never die.
johanna Southcott died In 1914.
aged GA. Her followers believed she
would give birth to the Messiah. SAYS
the Imperial Review. Six doctors tes-
tined that they would believe she Wac
ABOUT ~ become a mother II she was
young enough. A silvered cradle cost
Ing E2OO was prepared for the in
fant and 500 more was spent in
Sold spoons. pap boats and what not.
Wros was her first principal follow
er- With her sect as a nucleus ba
tormed the Christian Israslites. Hs
preached his doctrines for nearly half
century throughout Britain, Europe,
America and Australia.
A follower named Stanley rava hin,
$500 with which a temple wa,
built at Ashton. Eng. Arterward It be-
came a theater. Yet WToe never sue
eeeded anywhere so well as in Mel.
bourne. His followers there sub
scribed and bought him a mansion
melbourne house-in Wakefield Eng
No portrait was ever taken of him.
as ne forbade portraiture. He is de-
scribed as an exaggerated likeness of
Gen. Booth. with hook nose. fiery ewes
and shaggy hair and beard. The Chris
uan Israelites are also called Wroe-
ties and Beardies. The sect is still
prosperous in Melbourne.
Visiting its church. a handsome
oiue-stone place in FItzroy, on a re-
cent Sunday S5ening we found what
was described AIS an unusually small
attendance-about forty ladies and
20 gentlemen. Twenty-eight OF the
ladies' were in white straw bonnets.
Inc younger ones had them coqust-
tshly trimmed with feathers ane
they inclosed pretty faces. too. We
thought of Carlyle's saying when
queen Victoria came to the throne.
Poor girl. At an age when she can
hardly be trusted TO buy her own bon
net"
An outcome Of the wroeites was the
Fisheries. When Wroe died James
Fisher. charcoal burner of Nunawad-
ing, eight miles from Melbourne. then
In the wild bush. tried to obtain the
succession. Failing this he made
secession. He founded the Church of
the Ffrstborn and obtained 100 fol-
lowers. with an astounding combina-
ton Of Wroeism, Mormonism, Spirit
uRlism aud Freemasonry.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-17
DANGEROUS FORM OF SPORT.
Bear an Ugly Customer to Deal With
at Close Quarters.

vice In my chase of bruin l have
made use of a bear spear as my
weapon of attack" writes Count Eric
Won Rosen, and l may take this op-
portunity to maintain that the use of a
spear entails no greater cruelty than
any other mode of attack, and that
every hunter should be armed with
one in reserve, since these powerful
beasts have a vitality that triumphs
over stray bullet or more. unless
lodged In a vital region; and when
wounded, their retaliation is redoubta-
Die and easily fatal. In Karelia Fin
land, the bear is yet regarded as a
noxious horror. The great black haired
'slagbJorn,' or killing beai is still ram
pant there, and a couple Of winters
back L was able to wreak justifiable
vengeance on some beasts that had
Killed over score of cows and nine
horses. News had been brought me
that some Of these rascals were hiber-
mating on small marsh bound island.
We found no difhculty In locating
their lair. and took up my post at the
entrance to IT. armed only with my
spear. 1 may explain that bear
spear consists Of an ash staff some
two yards long and about a couple of
inches in diameter; there is a blade
OF steel about twelve inches in length.
and the shaft Is copper-cased as a pre-
Vention against the teeth of bruin. As
soon as my gentleman appeared tried
to stick him in the throat, but he par
ried adroitly and l missed: l made an
other lungs and succeeded in driving
my spear point through his breast
He started roaring furiously and
snapped at my copper-cased stan,
then made an attempt to strike at my
arm with his huge forepaw, SO that
might drop my weapon. The powerful
brute hung on to my spear at one end.
while l as grimly held on at the other
copper plate and he started shredding
the wood beneath. Strenuously
checked his further advances. and
gradually. for his wounds began to tell.
his resistance weakened. and he
dropped at last over the aperture of
his den.
Il pulled out the spear. but so much
still remained in him that he seized
the blade and bit it with a force that
left deep indentations in the steel. MY
companion then finished him off with
his own weapon. This struggle from
start to finish covered five minutes"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-17
WAS JUST ONE DOLLAR AHEAD.
What Little Financial Transaction
Had Melted Widow.

More than a year ago." said the in
surance man, q received a letter
which said that the writer was a
widow and asked for a little financial
assistance. She wasn't very greedy.
but would let me of with a dollar. I
showed the letter into a pigeon-bole
and paid no further attention to it
Next week another came. Then a
third and fourth, and as a matter OF
Iact one came for each week IN the
year until had 50 Of them. The
widow had spent $1.O4 in her efforts to
obtain a dollar from me. 1 thought
such persistency deserved an answer
Oh some sort, and so wrote her:
All your letters received. send
you the dollar asked for, but can't
you figure that you are still four cents
out?
AS promptly as II she had been a
business man closing up a $4,000 deal
she replied:
Thanks. No, l cant figure that
way. As begged my stationery and
stamps from the neighbors | am lust
81 in pocket in your case
1 have always had a tender heart
Tor widows" smiled the insurance
man, but in this case / don't think
'here is any call for my sympathy"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-17
HE HAD THE FAMILY FAILING.
Humorous Apology Made by Pompous
Old Colored Butler.

A relative OF Thomas Nelson Page
who resides in the south, has in his
employ An old family butler, who goes
by the name of 'Ebe," short for Eben.
ezer. Ebe is very pompous "cul.
uhed gemmun," intensely proud Of de
family" and cumulative Of his master.
de cuhnel," In every possible in
stance.
A few days ago there was a big
dinner up at de house." and in the
coloners absence Ebe took advantage
Oh the occasion to get gloriously in
toxicated, and WAS unable to attend
to his duties for a day or two. A
daughter of the household undertook
to reprove the old man, who expressed
great repentance, promised reform.
and. finally, when he saw how serI-
ously his ortense was taken, ended
with:
Now. Miss Lucy, doan' yo' be too
hahd on his dahkey. All knows ah
oughtnt tub drink dat whiskey when
all dem folks was heah. but den yo'
knows, Miss Lucy. Abs JUS lax de
cuhnel; and. Miss Lucy, yo' knows
yo'se'f none OBJ us Pages evan could
stan no iquah."
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-17
ORIGIN Of "Caucua-n

caucus" is said to have arisen
from corruption OF the term "calk-
ers house" After violent fighting he
tween the military and the ropemak.
ers Of Boston in 1910 the ropemakers
and the calkers. the better to meet
the soldiers, formed themselves into
society. AT the meetings of which
lnnammatory addresses were delivered
and the most violent resolutions
passed against the British govern
ment and its agents and instruments
In America" The tories scoffed at
the calkers' meetings and the term
became in time softened into caucus.
however. DR.. Murray declares that
the word existed previously. and he
suggests the Greek 'kaukos," a cup
perhaps because at private meetings
the flowing bowl is sometimes found.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-17
Remarkable Educated Horse.

The remarkable sagacity Of Trixie
the educated horse that was killed in
a railroad wreck recently, is vouched
for by Mrs. Louise Culp, of Cleveland
o.. who saw the animal while 1t was
on exhibition at the jamestown fair.
Spell the lsdy's name" said Trixie's
owner to the horse. Her name is
CONSOLIDATING the syllables and
pronouncing them 'Lo-es."
The horse promptly spelled the
name and spelled 1t phonetically-
'To-es."
About two months later, when he
had become acquainted with the
name, he also conformed to the spell
or and picked It out properly
Louise.
What puzzles the students of natural
history IL how the horse learned to
spell at all.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-17
Simple Water nlstiII.r

A ooatload OF shipwrecked mariners
having few panes of glass may col
iect from the ocean enough fresh
water to sustain life. The great rain.
less area of Chill had some brackish
water, which, however. neither man
nor beast can drink. and drinking wa.
Ter Is now obtained by means of a
novel desert distillery containing 90.
VOO square feet Of glass The panes
are formed into V-shaped troughs
winch are placed over shallow pans of
the brackish water. The vapor OF the
water eVaporated by the suns heat
is condensed on the lower side of the
glass, and runs down into little chan
heIs, which conduct the fresh water
10 the main receptacle. A supplv of
about 1000 gallons daily is thus pro.
vided
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-17
HANoMAN WAS ALSO SURGEON
Until 100 Years Ago Executioners
Wore Permitted to Practice.

Two OF three centuries ago execu-
TONERS not infrequentIy performed
surgical operations, says the British
medical Journal This seems to have
been particularly the case in Denmark.
July "a, 1879, license was issued by
Frederick II. to Anders Freimut. exc
cutioner Of Copenhagen, granting him
the right to set bones and treat old
wounds; he was expressly forbidden
10 NEEDLE with recent wounds. In 1909
It Is recorded In the municipal
archives Of Copenhagen that Gaspar.
the hangman, had received four rigs
dalers for the cure of two sick children
In the infirmary. In 1888 Christian ".
summoned the executioner of Gluck-
stadt In Holstsin to examine the dis
eased foot of the crown prince. In a
letter addressed to Ole Worm, a lead
Ing Danish physician Of the day, Henry
Roster, Notwithstanding to the
king, complains bitterly of the slight
thus put upon him. He says that for
two whole months the hangman, who
Is as ut to treat the case as an ass
Is to play the Tyre" had the case in
hand and the doctor was not asked
us advice. Again, In 1881,
Christian v. gave q fee Of 200 rigs
dalers to the Copenhagen hangman
for curing the leg Of a page. In 1892,
Bergen, an executioner In Norway, was
authorized by royal decree to practice
surgery.
Even mp to the early years of the
nineteenth century this extraordinary
association Of surgery with the last
penalty of the law continued. Erik
Peterson, who was appointed public
execudoncr at Trondhjem In 1876,
served a. surgeon to an infantry reSi-
ment In the war with Sweden, and re-
tired In 1914 with the rank of surgeon
major. Frederick /. of Prussia chose
his favorite hangman, Coblenz, to be
his Notwithstanding. It might be
suspected that this peculiar combipa-
ton OF functions had its origin In q
satricd view OF the art of healing;
but In the records we have quoted we
can trace nothing Of the kind. Per
haps the executioner drove a trade in
human fat and other things supposed
to possess marvellous healing proper
ties; he may thus have come to be
credited with skill In healing. though
the association surely represents the
lowest degree to which the surgeon
has ever fallen In public esteem and
social position.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-17
TypeWrIters In 1z14-

Inc idea Of mechanical letter-writ.
Ing seems to have first occurred to an
Engllshman, for the earliest record OF
a patent for such a device is of one
granted by the English government
TO Henry Mill in TIA. The first tyne
writer invented in the United States
Gained the "typographer." was patented
IN 1879 by William Austin Burt OF
Detroit Mich. also the inventor OF the
solar compass. The machine was q
primitive AFFAIR. and could be maninu
iated only slowly. No practical results
were accomplished by the Burt ma
cnine' and to-day 1t is known merely
as a starting point OF a great Ameri
can Industry.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-17
italian Villa Habit.

II IL impossible for the Italians to
get away from their villa habit. In
italy every little shanty you meet on
the roadside is villa something or
other, the smaller the shanty the
longer the name. Down In Grand
street you come across the grandiose
names OF Villa Penza. villa Gordiolo,
villa MacarOni above the measliest OF
small places. where they dish you up
spaghetti for the SUN OF ten cents
with a small glass Of wine for five.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-17
AN ANCIENT RACE DYING OUT.
yeddahs Of csyiOn Regarded a. Rem
resentIns the stone AGE.

The eldest Inhabitants OF Ceylon arc
passing away. These are the famous
Veddahs.
Fifty years ago Il was estimated
mat 5000 of them were still living In
the forests, but DR.. Max Acszkowski.
who has recently visited them. saws
there are only so or so of them still
alive and that few moro years will
see the end of their race.
The Veddahs have interested an
thropologists because they have been
regarded as the best living types Of
the man Of the stone age.
The attitude of the Cingalese toward
them is remarkable. They hold the
poor creatures in great honor and rank
them as belonging to the highest caste
In the island. The reason is that they
are reputed to have descended from
the ancient demons or spirits that
were the original possessors OF the
island.
These nomad, hunting people, never
leaving their forests, living under
trees and In caves, without knowI-
edge OF pottery or any other art ex-
cept that OF making bows and arrews
are perishing because of their way OF
living and Of their inability to stand
up when stronger folk are pressing
closer around them. They are exact
ly what they were centuries ago when
people Of India came and conquered
their green island
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-17
In Gay Paree.

What kind of an eating borso do
you call this?" asked the man from
chicago as he entered a queer-looking
establishment in Paris.
This is one horse restaurant mon.
s-eur' explained garcon. You can
have re horsehesh in any style. HOW
would you like yours?"
Horse in any style. Ell? Well sun.
pose you have mine curried."
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-17
The sIekroom Runhaar

The great bugbear OF the sickroom
Is monotony. This is the problem that
every nurse must meet and study
ways and means to prevent. She may
do this In several ways. She may
alter the appearance of the room oc-
casionally by pushing the bed or sofa
to different part Of the room in or
der to give the patient a fresh out
look; the cut flowers may be replaced
by growing plant; cid magazines and
books may be removed and new ones
take their place; the pictures may be
changed, especially those that hang Mt
the foot OF the bed. or perhaps. a
blank wall may be found to be restful
to the tired eyes.-Circle Magazine.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-17
IN TINE DAYS OF THE DUEL.
Reminder OF Times When Gentlemen
Met on "FieId OF Honor"

The years which separate US Amer
leans from dueling are fewer than
most Of us realize. The late Prof
Shalers Autobiography, in the Allan
Tic, has this amusing Renaissance:
The first occasion was when a
silly cousin OF mine with too much
wine in him challenged q well-known
duelist, James Jackson. who as a gen.
eral fell at Perryville. Fortunately. I
knew Jackson well as n boy OF Is may
know a man OF twice his years. 1
made my plea to him to give my kins-
man an easy way out. At first he was
obdurate. saying that he would have
MS hfe-he had, indeed, reason to be
Vexed-but in the end he told his sec
ond to FIX IT up with me. My good.
may say indeed affectionate. reIa-
uons With jackson had begun a year
before in like absurd business in a
ballroom. Frankfort. had acct
dentally stepped into a mess made on
the noor by the breaking Of a bottle OF
champagne, which he as manager was
trying to have cleaned up. With a
sharp word, he pushed me aside; nv
new-found manly dignity was offend
ed; so therefore, as usual in such
cases, 1 asked him for his card. His
answer was: I beg pardon, my dear
sir, took you for boy We
both saw the fun OF the situation, and
became friends. He was one of the
glories of this world; he lifted my
sense OF what 1t was to be a man
the ancient type Of gentleman"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-17
Not Included.

After the dry goods salesman had
completed his business with Cyrus
Craig, Centerville's storekeeper, he
asked what was going on in the town.
Had any entertainments this winter ?"
he inquired.
NO" said Mr. Craig, mot one. sa.
lone Howe's pupils have given two
concerts. piano and organ. and the
principal Of the 'cademy has lectured
twice, once on Our National Forests
and once on Stones As Know Them;
but as far as entertainments are con.
cerred, Centerville hasn't got round to
'sn yet."-Youth's Companion.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-17
M Norfolk 8 western
Schedule in Effect June 8, 1909.
Leave Tazewell Daily for Bluefield
1:l6 p. m. GIL p. m.
For Norton
9:19 a. m. 1897 p. m.
LEAVE BLUKFIKLD.
EAST BOUND.

$50 q. m. for Roanoke, Lynchburg,
Norfolk and all points on Shenandoah
Division. Pullman sleeper and Cafe Car
to Roanoke. Pullman sleeper Roanoke to
New York, via Hsgerstown. Parlor car
Roanoke and Norfolk.
1925 q. m. daily for Eat Radford, Roam
oke and Norfolk. Pullman Parlor
car Roanoke and Norfolk.
2:30 p. m. daily for Roanoke, Lynchburg
and intermediate stations and the Shen-
andoah Valley. Pullman sleeper Gary
to Philadelphia via Hsgerstown. Cafe car.
9:lS D. M. for Roanoke, Lynchburg,
Richmond, Norfolk. Pullman sleeper to
Norfolk. Roanoke to Richmond cafe car
WEST BOUND.
500 q. m. for WEIGH and l0:46 a. m.
for Williamson.
500 a. m. for WEIGH, Williamson, Ke-
nova, Portsmouth, Columbus and points
West. Pullman sleeper to Columbus
Cafe dining cars.
ESQ p. M. for Gary and intermediate
stations. Pullman sleeper. Cafe car.
$40 p. m. for WEIGH, Williamson, Ke
nova, Portsmouth, Cincinnati, Columbus
st. Louis and the West. Pullman sleepers
to Cincinnati and Columbus. Cafe car.
For additional information, apply at
ticket Office or to
W. B. BEVILL, ID. +. BRAGG,
Gen. PasG. Agt. Ira. PAS. Agt.
Roanoke. We.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-17
should Genuine Heroes Be Dead

Real heroes are like Sherman's def
milton Of good Indians" they are
all dead. They commit suicide as he
ross by appearing in the music halls,
BY qualifying as professional athletes,
by giving out too many newspaper in
teryiews, by yielding too readily to the
camera, by succumbing to kissing
bees, by becoming too strong to work
in one method or another by seek
ing to capitalize the admiration Of the
moment into permanent maintenance
and support. II they escape suicide
they are asphyxiated by the adulation
Of mankind or extinguished in its
speedy forgetfulness.-Nsw York Mail.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-17
Pay to Enter House After 10 p. NJ

=
There is a funny old custom in the
City OF Mexico which entities the jani-
tor, or portero, of lodging houses to
collect a few cents from any tenant
who stays out after ten o'clock at
night" said Mr.. P. H. Dugan, a min.
ing engineer. of that capital.
Some of the porteros put out signs
which translated in English, read
about this way: If you want me to
OPEN the door. you will have to pay
me, else I shall keep it closed Many
a time I've seen young gallants stand.
ing in the vestibule of their apart
ments in the wee. sma' hours, lurching
like ship in gale as they fished in
their pockets for the needful coin that
would cause the heart of the domestic
to relent and let them n."-Ba.timcre
American
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-17
Woman's Riohts.

Madam, do you believe In woman's
rights?" asked the man standing in
the car.
I do" she replied shortly.
Excuse me-" he went on. "T am
but an Ignorant male seeking light.
May l ask you II you construe these
rights to include the privilege OF
spreading your really becoming skirts
over three seats?"
Thereupon she condensed herself
ae took seat and conversation
tagged \,
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-17
A Literal Begging.

"Convicts seem to be very polite sort
OF people"
VIII you tell me what led you to
that conclusion"
Sure; they never do wrong without
begging pardon for it"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-17
Noodle Scramble.

Take a half pound of homemade
noodles. bell about Is minutes in salt
water. then strain off water, put them
in hot skillet with a good-sizsd piece
Of butter, mixing same thoroughly;
then add three or four eggs and
scramble all together until eggs are
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-17
sordId.

Il am sure" said the sympathetic
friend, that posterity will attach
great value to what you have written"
Yes" answered the cynical author,
but posterity doesn't indorse promis-
sorry notes for ANYBODY
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-06-17
Cornmeal PUDDING.

Take a cupful of sour milk, a cupfui
of dried fruit, pinch OF salt and a half.
teaspoonful OF soda; add cornmeal [.
form a batter. Steam in a turks hca
tin.