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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-11
Some European Populations.

According to DR.. Bsrtillon, although
in France in 1907 statistics showed an
increase in population of $4,000. Ger.
many could show nearly 800. 900,
Great Britain 100000 and Austria
100000. The doctor makes some sis.
niflcant COMPETITIONS. In 1851 France
possessed, as did Germany. 35,oo0. 900
Inhabitants; to-day she has $4,000, 900
against Germany's $1,000, 900. Great
Britain, which in 1881 had $1,000. 900
inhabitants, has to-day $1,000, 900. In
1851 the population Of Austria was 81. :.
100000; at the present time It is 60.
100000. Italy during the same period
has increased from $4,000, 900 to 49,.
100000. DIR. Bertillon adds that 1907
shows the lowest relative birth rate OF
any year since the introduction OF
these statistics a century ago.
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ONLY AS OLD AS SHE LOOKS
Woman Of To-Day Retains Youthful
ness Longer Than Her Grand
mother Did.

Women In Switzerland grow old
more Eracsfuly than any OF the other
women In Europe, according 70 a let
ter to the Emporia CKan.) Gazette.
That does not mean that women who
work hard In youth and sap their lives
out before they are 80 are pretty.
Not even American women Of that
type are beautiful Perhaps II means
tAat owing TO social and economic
conditions, women do not have to
wear themselves out as their mothers
did. and hence they are beautiful in
their forties and nftiss. It may be
pertinent to digress here and present
this query: Are not women the world
over, ~ 4 rule, adding q decade to
their years Of youth? II does seem
that there ars more handsome women
bstween 10 and IS than there were
Is years ago. Or perhaps a boy in
bis teens isn't so charitable to the
minor failinss Of = woman in her for
ties ~ q man 10 in his forties. But
discounting the pride OF youth. II
does seem that to-day, all over the
world, the woman whose family in
come ID between $40 and $1,000 a
veek-e wide range, surely-this
woman retains her youthful fresh
ness and charm longer than her
grandmother retained hers. Labor
saving machinery seems to have done
that much for the woman in general
everywhere in civilization.
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The Man with Mechanical Ability.

The man with q natural aptitude for
mechanics received so many invita-
tons to take automobile trips with
friends who acted ~ their own chauf.
feur that he came to be envied by his
less fortunate asQuaintanoes. One day
the popular guest condescended to en-
tighten then - to his true status.
You fellows needn't get green
eyed" h said Il haven't such q
snap. after all What they want me
to 80 aloag for IL to blow up the tires
and make repairs in case Of an acct.
dent wouldn't be such a hot favor.
lite II wasn't 80 proficient in that
line That knowledge is somewhat
CALLING. but as enjoy the trips swal.
low my pride and accept the invita-,
tions."
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In CONSTANT FLOW
SAMOAN VOLCANO PoURs LAVA
INTO OCEAN.
Only Four Years OLD, But u 10 Easily
the Titan Of Them AIl-Nsw
Coast Line 10 Being
Created

In the island OF Savaii, In the Sa-
/ moan group, during an August night
in the year 1905 there arose from the
midst OF a peaceful cocoa plantation
volcano that in four years of its
still ceaseless activity has sent forth
more molten lava than has any vol
cano of which there is record.
Today this flow of lava, in some
places 700 feet in depth, is filling UP
the sea along a frontage OF more than
seven miles, has destroyed about so
villages and as many square miles of
what was once the most productive
area In all Samoa. From Apia, about
90 miles away on the island OF Upolo.
1t is sometimes possible to read at
night by the glare Of the Savaiian vol.
oano, whose twin pillars Of vapOr by
day become columns OF red
Above the ever seething lake Of fire
within the crater hangs a great Grim.
son cloud, while eight miles distant
from the volcanic cone appears a less.
er cloud, sometimes divided into many
columns Of apparent IRE. II Is but
the steam arising from the sea, col
ored by the red glowing lava that
pours Niagara of fire over the cliffs
that the ceaseless torrent of molten
rock builds higher and higher every
day. The ocean steamers touching al
Apia pass within close hailinE dis
lance Of this dramatic spectacle.
Scientists who have seen the most
recent flow say that every minuts
100000 tons Of lava now over the
lower rim OF the crater; and this not
resembling In any way the other la
va, but like molten iron spreads over
the cid field and beyond untu At the
sea there is a Niagara of IRE fun ten
miles in width. AS this molten lava
falls into the ocean, says Harpsr's
Weekly. It turns to a nne black sand
and sinks, and SO a new coast line Is
being built up in water 800 to 400
feet deep.
This moving molten lake advances
at the rate of four miles an hour. As
It pours Itself into the sea columns
Of water are raised In steam to meal.
culable heights, and this, descending
In nne rain OF brine, destroys veEe-
tation and corrodes the galvanized
iron roohngs OF churches and trading
stations for miles around
AS the torrents of boiling lava
break against the baselt cliffs or hum.
mocks left by the Old now cliffs are
melted by the heat, hummooxs disin.
tegrated and carried forward by tie
now to be hurled into the sea, where
they explode Nike Titanic bombs and
this is taking place every moment
along an ever widening sea froat OF
ten miles at least For more than Q
mile out in the ocean the water boils
and from the crater still flows q
steady stream OF lava greater, II IL
said, than man has ever seen In the
past Issue from any volcano OF which
there is record.
Never once since that night foul
years ago. when this volcano wa,
born in a peaceful valley. has 1t re
manned for a moment quiescent.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1909-11-11

Hszel twiss long have been used as
instruments with which to discover
water under ground. The twig has at
various times been credited with many
marvellous powers. Not only could II
discover water, but concealed lodes of
metal. especially silver, were be-
trayed by the hazel. which, according
to tradition. was guided by the pixies
who guarded the treasures of the
earth. In France the divining rod Of
hazel was used In the pursuit O.
criminals. while IN many Of the m~t.f
DDS Of investigating the future tbs
busziAE Of Assai puts played q part
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NV Norfolk & Western
Schedule in Efiect June 20, 1909.
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For Norton
9:24 a. m. sos pm.
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EAST ROUND-


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New York, via Hsgerstown. Parlor car
Roanoke and Norfolk.
7:20 8. N. daily for East Radford, Roam.
oke and Norfolk. Pullman Parlor
car Roanoke and Norfolk.
1910 p. m. daily for Roanoke, Lynchburc
and intermediate stations and the Shen-
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to Philadelphia and New York via HaQere-
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9:l8 p. m. for Roanoke, Lynchburg.
Richmond, Norfolk. Pullman sleeper to
Norfolk. Roanoke to Richmond cafe car
WEST BOUND.
500 q. m. for WEIGH and 1915 q. M
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West. Pullman sleeper TO Columbus
Cafe dining cars.
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500 p. m. for WEIGH, Williamson, Ke
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st. Louis and the West. Pullman sleepers
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NoTIcEi

AL 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.
+ 8. M. GRAHAM, Clerk.
Sept. loft
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ElxIna Her statua

In . police court In New York the
other day a magistrate asked wom-
an. witness: Are you a friend OF
the prisonerf" mo. I'm his mother
I in-iaw," replied the woman. without
ANY particular show Of feeling.
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Omeers.
BOAkN OF .uPERvhuRe.

+. JHoMPSlN chm. JEFF ,snnei 90. DIT
r.. T.. " NGNER Co. Fork D,-trici.
". j. LIZ tR Midi. =! my Distinct
Meetings of he Board Of Sunerv -
ors for Tazewell County are as follow :.
Regular meetings first Monday in
January and fourth Monday in july
Call meetings the second Tues.iav IN
each month except January and july.
s. NJ. Graham. Clerk.
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ousIItl.. 70 cuItIvate.

Thoughtfulness for others, gener-
osity, modesty. and self-respect are
the qualities which make a real gen.
tleman or lady. as distinguished from
the veneersd article which common.
ly goes by the nams.--Thomas KBa
icy.
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.TLzeWELI. co. DIRECTORY.


Fuitoi X. y, jU .: i.C ,sIi,
lerk. Terms r cou 81 " 4, IN
February. and 4th Nj, day d. A..
gust and November.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-12-31
Storm Sweeps New England.

Boston.-A northeast storm swep,
into New England Sunday with ter
rife energy. The gale drove n tide
into Massachusetts Bay which nearly
equalcd that of the famous storm OF
1851. the wet snow prostrated wires.
telephone. telegraph. electric light and
trolley. and railroad trains were
stalled. Three persons lost their
lives in Everett and Chelsea by the
sudden rise Of the tide.
From midnight until late Sunday the
storms destructive powers were un-
usually extensive and severe. The
gale swept over the greater portion of
New England and was accompanied
by a heavy fall Of snow.
Coming on a full moon. the gale
rolled a wave along the coast which
in some places reached a height OF
over fourteen feet above low water
mark.
In this city the tide went across At.
lantic avenue on the water front and
caused an estimated damage OF more
than 100000.
Large cities. such as Cambridge,
Somerville. Lynn. Brockton. Provi.
dence. Fall River and New Bedford,
were in darkness except for the light
afforded by the full moon.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-12-31
CHAPTER XII.

But IL there were no promises. there
was much happiness in the months
that followed. After the talk in the
studio their life assumed a new phase
something as far removed from the
unrest of courtship on the one hand.
as from the commonplaceness OF mar
ried life on the other.
Derring had accepted her decision
as final. There was to be no marriage
not even n promise of marriage at
some distant day. His love for her
must begin and end in itself. One less
capable of love. or one who had
longed less for love. might have fret
ted at the anomalous position in which
he found himself-neither aspirant
nor accepted lover. But to Derring 1t
seemed that never since man was
created had a love so unique been
upon the earth.
lie was at the studio daily, some
times several times a day. He fell
into the habit of going there to write
up the articles for which he had been
gathering material-an art lecture be-
low stairs or a first view above. Oft.
en- he read these articles to her as she
sat at work. Her criticisms were
frank and unsparing. Sometimes for
days together. n stranger. overhearing
them as they talked or jested. would
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-12-31
"Halcyon Days,-

The expression "halcyon days" has
been handed down to us from the an.
cient Sicilians. They firmly believed
in an old legend that during the seven
days preceding and the seven follow.
ing the winter solstice December 21)
the halcyon. or kingfsher. brooded
over her young in a nest afloat on
the surface of the water. and that dur.
ing these II days the seas would be
calm and safe for the mariner. Hence
the name "Halcyon Days" when, ac.
coring to Milton. Birds of color sat
brooding on the charmed wave"
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Bread" and "Pioeon- Seed.

School children in the crowded
parts Of New York do not speak of
corn and oats and wheat by those
names. but always refer to them as
seeds" The other day in one of
the big schools the teacher was talk.
ing to her pupils about gardening.
She ended with a request for each
pupil to bring a few seeds the next
day to be planted in the window
boxes. The following morning the
children appeared mostly with either
oats. wheat or corn. While putting
n few grains of each in the earth the
teacher referred to them by their IA
miliar names. One Of the girls in
the class took courage to set the
teacher right" and said: Some one
must a told you wrong. teacher
That"-pointing to the wheat-"is
bread seed. an that yellow stun amt
corn: it's pigeon seed. We always
call them that in the block where we
live"
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CHANGED HIS NAME AND FLED
IN DISGUISE TO EUROPE .
FOR SAFETY. z
SHADOWED BY SPIES.
STORY AS TOLD BY Mr.. WAKE,
DR.. COOKS MOST INTi-
MATE FRIEND.

New York.-That Dr. Frederick A.
Cook, Arctic explorer. regarding whose
strange disappearance there has been
such mystery. fearing plot to take
his life, shaved his mustache and, in
disguise. left for Europe under the as
sumed name of Frederick Hunter, was
the gist of statement issued by Mr..
Charles Wake Sunday night. Mr..
Wake. who. for many years was DR..
Cooks most intimate friend. makes no
effort to defend the explorer.
When Mr.. Wake last heard from DR..
Cook the explorer was stopping at the
Central hotel in Lisbon, Portugal. and
in a cable message dated December 10
and signed Frederick Hunter" the
explorer asked for the address Of Mrs.
Cook. who, 1t had been planned, was
to have accompanied DIR. Cook to Eu-
rope with the original polar data. The
cable message read:
where can 1 reach Marie? Has
she my original records?"
Mrs. Cook was then nearing Europe
ords in her possession. and Mr.. Wake
said that he communicated this fact to
DR.. Cook by cable.
Later. he said. he sent a cable mes
sage to DR.. Cook informing him where
he would find Mrs. Cook. Since then
Mr.. Wake has received no word from
DR.. Cook. and. SO far as he knows. the
explorer and his wife have not met on
the other side.
Several letters were received by DR..
Cook. Mr.. Wake said, telling OF the al
legged plot to destroy his data. even II
1t was necessary to kill DIR. Cool, to
gain possession OF the documents. Mr.
Wake said it was not until he had re-
ceived letters OF u similar nature that
he put any faith in the conspiracy
story.
Evidences OF the plot. as pointed out
by Mr.. Wake. were the warning let
ters. the fact that DR.. Cook was con-
stantly followed by spies. or detec-
tives, and that there was n telephone
leak" which made 1t impossible for
either DR.. Cook or himself to commu-
nicate over the telephone without
other persons hearing their conversa-
tions.
After detailing the plan arranged
for Mr.. Walter Lonsdale. DR.. Cooks
secretsry. to convey only n typewrit.
ten copy OF the polar records to Co
penhagen. while the genuine data was
to be taken to Europe by DIR. Cook and
his wife. who were to meet Mr.. Ions
dale at Stettin. Germany, Mr.. Wake
tells how plans were upset because of
DR.. Cooks sudden impulse to flee
from the men he believed were shad
owing him.
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SYNOPSIS.

Richard Derring. returning from a win
ter in the woods to his mothers farm
home. is overtaken by his uncle. accom-
panied by his eccentric wife. coming to
pay visit at the farm. Aunt Jerusha' 8
questions about Emily Hutton. supposed
to be Richards sweetheart. bring out the
fact that she is to marry merchant,
Edwards. behring's disappointment slim
uIates his ambition and under the advice
Of Seth Kinney. a hermit OF the woods.
he resolves to fit himself for college. Kim
ney promises TO teach him Greek. Der
ring tells his mother his resolve. In
oratory begins the study Of Greek.
Seth Kinney hears Richards Greek
recitation in the woods while lie and Tom
Bishop ply the cross-cut saw. Der
ring learns that he can look indinerently
upon the loss Of Emily. He visits Aunt
Jcrusha. who volunteers to help him
through college. The Greek learned In the
woods carries Richard triumphantly
through entrance examinations. wins ap-
proval from the professor and insures his
popularity among his fellows. Four years
in college obliterates the memory Of En-
lily. DerrinS begins journalistic work in
Chicago. He meets Helen Gordon. an ar
list. Derring is promoted to art critic on
his paper. He makes rapid progress in
comradeship with Helen.
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But there are other claims.

But there are other claims.s = ,,
He was looking at her intently. .r.
Grace must be sent to school and
the boys are hardly able to take care
of themselves; and there is mother.
They all depend on me. Don't you
see that it would be self1sh?" She was
leaning forward and looking at him,
impersonally. with the old air Of COM
radeship.
But I would help"
Il know. But you have no right to
marry yet. There would be children.
and the children of Bohemia are not
always 30 happy as their parents. 1t
is not fair that two people should be
happy at the expense Of SO much.
Probably marriage was meant to be
right; but 1t is all wrong as things
are now"
Spoken with quiet conviction, rap
idly. Whatever she decided must be
right. But one phrase stirred his
pulses.
THAT two people should be happy"
he repeated. You think"
Il think that most marriages are
mistakes" she replied. taking up her
brush again and sketching rapidly.
People are madly in love. They mar
ry. And then apparently the love
dies. l should die myself" she said
quickly. 81 could not bear that"
He had risen and was standing, one
hand raised and resting on the easel.
looking down at her.
She lifted her face to his. smiling at
him a little wistfully. II had not
hoped that you would understand. l
thought there would be an explana-
tion-and parting"
Not that-never!"
But there are no promises" she
said quickly. No." holding up her
hand as he would have interrupted
her. 81 am older than you. you know.
You may outgrow me. You must not
be bound even by promise. II we
are made for each other, we shall find
1t out, as time goes on, without them;
and II we are not. we shall only drift
farther apart and there will be no
pain for what never really existed.
But II we were bound by marriage"
She broke off. looking straight before
her.
you have loved before" He was
looking down ut her. You would not
reason SO clearly"
II thought once-that l loved" Her
eyes were on her work.
The question sprang to his lips,
"And he is dead?"
Thank God-yes."
He stared at her blankly.
Il should not have found out in
time. We should have been miser-
able. l thought loved him. l mourn
ed a long time. But lately-I have
known" Her head bent lower over
her work.
His face deepened. He started to-
wards her. "Ah. you have learned"
81 have learned that dare not trust
myself" she said. She began to gath
er up her materials and put them
away.
Presently she stood beside him. She
had put on the long gray cloak. Il
am going now." she said.
He looked about for his hat and
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-12-31
A Home for Spirits.

Andrew Hale. a recluse who re-
Gently committed suicide at Lebanon.
Ore, had a house to which he had
about twenty additions. Each of its
small rooms was for the abode of the
spirit of departed friend. The
house was filled with curious things.
gathered together to amuse the spir.
its. A lot of shoe strings. several
clocks. musical instruments and vari.
Gus articles were there. The colIec-
ton must have cost Hale more than
s25OO
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zeiaya Boards Mexican Ship.

ManaGua.-Jose Santos Zelaya. for.
mer president OF Nicaragua. has ia.
ken himself out of the country. and
is now aboard the Mexican gunboat
General Guerrero. bound for Salina
Cruz. Under the cover of darkness
Thursday morning Zelaya. accompa.
MED by a heayily-armed guard. went
to Corinto. in which port the Mexi.
can warship had been lying for sew.
eral days close to the United States
protected cruiser Albany. Other
American warships swung at anchor
in the harbor. with marines aboard.
awaiting instructions
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1909-12-31
CHAPTER xI.

He sought her the next day in the
studio and found her occupied with a
pupil. He had forgotten 1t was her
day for pupils. She would be busy
until four o'clock.
Il will come around and walk home
with you-if l may"
Very WELL" she assented.
They stood in the doorway, Just out
OF sight OF the pupil. He was watch
ing her face anxiously. He fancied
that she looked pale and worn. as II
she had not slept.
You are tired?" he questioned in
low tone.
She admitted that she was-"a lit
tie"
Perhaps ! would better not come
for you tonight
mo. Come. 1t will rest me to
have some one to talk to-
But II l come. shall speak," he in
sisted.
She did not raise her eyes to his as
he had half hoped. She hesitated for
a moment. and then only said. as she
turned towards the studio. II will
wait for you"
and doubt in his heart. She had given
him permission to speak. but she
seemed to have refused his demand
before II was made. He dared not
hope. He hoped in spite of fear.
As the day wore on the fear sub
sided and the Joy of love took pos
session of him. That, at least. she
could not take away. no matter what
she might refuse.
He found her alone, at work in the
gray afternoon light.
Il am improving the last minutes"
she said, looking up as he entered and
speaking lightly. as IL eager to put
their meeting on n commonplace foot.
ing.
He did not answer, but seated him
self on the long couch opposite her
He watched her rs she sketched in
the outline OF still-life study. She
was sitting as usual. with the light
falling full upon her. Yes. he had been
right. Her face was pale.
What is it?" he asked abruptly, at
last, in a low tone.
Il am afraid of it," she answered
quietly.
why?
Because things will never be the
same again.
81 hope not" he responded quickly.
Il want them to be. l don't want
them to change" she replied as
quickly.
Then they shall not. I won't say
anything more"
A silence fell on the studio. The
shadows in the corners grew darker
and heightened softly toward the CEN
ter OF the room. The light suited the
room. DerrinG thought. as he sat wait
ing for her to speak. The harmonious
tones and subdued colors seemed to
gather and center in the quiet figure
under the skylight 1t was always so.
She would always gather the light and
life in everything and transmute it to
something softened and human.
She was trying the colors on the
edge of her block. making ready to
wash in the sketch. She spoke slow.
ly, without looking up. But you know
that l love you?"
Derring started suddenly No. !
didn't know-you hadn't told me"
Their eyes met, and they broke into
a laugh
You will marry me?" he said
bluntly.
No
why not?"
She had become absorbed in the
edge of her sketch and was draw
ing futile. ineffective lines.
why not?" he repeated.
Its so selfish"-after a pause
Selfish ?"-blankly.
"Yes. two people fall in love and
they forget everything else and mar
ry. They seem to think that love jus
tifies everything"
1T does"
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A Literal Interpretation.

A traveller riding in a rather wild
part of Scotland came to the edge OF
q morass.
Hailing peasant lad who was not
far away, he asked If the bog was
hard at the bottom.
'Ay, quite hard" responded the
youth.
So the traveller rode on, and pres
emily his horse began to sink with
alarming rapidity into the mlre.
"You rascal" he yelled to the grin
ming urchin. You told me the bog
was hard at the bottom"
so it is." joyfully shouted the
peasant, but you're not there yet"