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The evening world., 1911-08-30

If you should speak Of the
Kiowa Reservation to the
average New Yorker he prob
ably wouldn't know whether
- you were referring to a new
political dodge At Albany or a leitmotlf
from "Parslfal." But out in the Kiowa
Reservation advices have been received
concerning thu existence Of New York.
A party Of US We're Of a hunting trip
In h Reservation. Bud Kingsbury.
our guide. philosopher. and friend. was
broiiipg antelope steaks In camp n
night. One OF the party, = pinkish-
haired young man In a correct hunting
costume, sauntered over TO the fire to
The evening world., 1911-08-30
THE CHAMPION
OF THE WEATHER
The Story of a Man Who
Used a Jimmy to Pry Con-
versation's Lock Off.

Copyrighted ny Doubleday, Page & COZ
co b pcblishcd in book form after Sep. al
The evening world., 1911-08-30

HE consptrators. among his STEADY
customers, who had resolved to
i give Gus, the saloonkeepsr. .
The evening world., 1911-08-30
The Jarr Family
SW. Sas- Heads a Conspiracy to
Extract Sr1shi1e From a Crouch.
By Roy L. McC ardell.

Copyright. 1911. b, The Prs Publishing Co, Crhs New York WORLD.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20
THURSDAY. JULY 20, 1911.
TAZEWELl'S NEEDS.

In our news columns will be found an
account of an outbreak of typhoid fever
resulting from inadequate sewerage.
How about Tszewell? What sewerage
we have is practically owned 10y midi
viduals. What we need is a compre-
hensive system, laid out on scientific
lines, and designed to protect the health
of every citizen. Shall we await the
terrible object lesson of the death of
some of our fellow townsmen before we
act?
The quality and quantity of our water
supply has been the towns boast. The
drouth of the present summer showed
how inadequate the supply was and cast
a cloud on the sanitation of our water
sheds. What are we going to do about
it7
The fire on Saturday demonstrated
that our means of fire protection are in
adequate. Organization in emergencies
is more effective than at any other time,
and unorganized efforts at fire are al
most as disastrous as the fire itself.
Let US have an organized fire company,
fully provided with the means of fight
ing fire, and q chief, with executive
ability, who shall be clothed with full
authority to take charge at fire. We
should also have at least three hose
houses, at convenient points, so that
there will not be so much delay in get
ting the hose to fire.
These are immediate needs, and the
town council, assisted in sanitary mat
tiers, by the local health board, should
get to work at once.
BY the way, when does our town
council meet and what do they do?
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20
NEWS NOTES FROM NATIONAL CAPITOL

Washington, ID. c., July 18-It is
news to most people that the Interstate
Commerce Commission has undertaken
the investigation of the express COM
panies. The announcement that this
policy has just been decided on is mis-
leading, for the Commission has had
men in the field for months making a
searching inquiry,into the business meth
DDS Of the companies. AS result of
this investigation they filed new sched-
ules which are probably intended to meet
some of the more serious complaints re-
garding the manner of conducting the
express business. 1t has been contend
ed for long time that the express
monopoly was making excessive profits.
1t will gratlfy the public if something
can be done to insure more equitable
charges for service and better protec-
ton to the customers of the companies.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20

Some people over in Canada, with
more jealous patriotism than wisdom.
suggest the development of distinctly
Canadian language to the extent of hav-
ing a distinct pronunciation, accent and
other features. Even if the project
were reasonable, which it is not, it is
feasible. In olden times when travel
ing was as rare as it now is common.
and when, as in England, many people
never left the parish in which they
were born, and to go into another coun-
ty was regarded as quite an event
among the common people, it was pos
sible to retain the dialect for which each
county was noted. But the ease and
frequency with which people now go
from one country to another not only
results in modifying dialects within lin
tied areas, but also tends to bring about
q uniformity of pronunciation, spelling
and idioms of the English language.
therefore the plan of the Canadian en-
thusiasts is doomed to failure.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20

When dog is idle it longs to be pet
ted, but when it is chasing a rabbit it
doesn't care whether it is noticed or
not In that the dog gives lesson to
those people who, because they do moth
ing, are always looking for recognition
and pout if they do not get it. If they
would only employ their time in some
thing useful they would cease thinking
of themselves.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20
Has Ring in Its Nose.
Bluefield Telegraph.

The Roanoke Times is a rare bird If
consumes two columns to express it,
disapprovsl of the action of Congress
man Jones in proving the yellow dog
fund" charge on Senator Martin, and so
strongly does it disapprove of mud
singing tactics that in expressing itself
as being inclined to take up the Martin
side of the fight. Such great political
charity is refreshing if it is genuine.
but we fear it is merely buncombe. In
the last gubernatorial campaign, an
even more remote and baseless and
more illy-defned, unsupported and silly
charge was made against Candidate
Kent. Did the Times rise in righteous
enthusiasm and deprecate the action.
Not so you could notice it. Later when
the groundless and flimsy charge was
made that Glass had endorsed Martin
aud the Machine because he had writ
ten, at the request of a committee a
certain article, the Times did not rise
up and m vcciferous cadences denounce
that actin. The trouble with the Roam
oke Times ia that the Virginia Machine
has ring in its nose, and in view of
the fact that Jones has proven his
and they are so damaging to
Martins cause, and so distressing to bis
some excuse must be made
Tor further advocacy of his cause.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20

sistent effort than with spasmodic at
tempts. IL you were to tell a man or
woman daily about the quality and
prices of your wares you would produce
more effect than if you were to talk to
him or her at uncertain intervals.
The question Of changing the sales
manship or copy" in your advertising
space is an important one. 1t acts this
way Suppose you had pile of some
special goods for sale. Suppose you
were determined to sell some of those
goods to some particular customer.
After you had asked that customer to
buy those goods would you, the next
time you approached her, use exactly
the same language and arguments?
You know you would not. You would
hunt up new ideas to attract her atten-
ton, new ways of convincing her and
new methods to get her to buy. You
must apply the same principles to your
advertising. You must be continually
hunting up ideas, new arguments and
new ways of attracting and holding at
tent'on. Salesmanship in newspaper
space is just the salesmanship behind
your counter.
Advertisement constructing is a pro
fesslon like medicine or law. When
you are sick you go to a physician.
When your business wants toninp up.
why should you not go to a business
doctor?-an advertising expert? There
are on the market number Of what
are called Syndicate Advertising Ser
vices. They give you you precisely the
same service as is given to department
stores and national advertisers by first
class individual advertising managers.
These services are usually supplied in a
series of fifty-two advertisements. one
for each week in the year. together
with fifty-two copperplate cuts of high
grade illustrations drawn by high sala,
RED artists. The advertisements are
constructed by writer's of national renn-
rational and with great experience. men
who have made success for thousands
OF other retailers in the same position
as yourself. The low price charged for
these advertisements is only made pos
sible because of thousands of the same
advertisement that are sold to different
merchants throughout the country.
Only one merchant in each town is al
lowed to use the service for his own
trade.
Particulars of the best of these syn
oicated advertising services may be had
from the editor of this journal, and l
earnestly advise you, as an up-to-date
merchant, to get them at once. THE
early bird catches the worm" is true
saying and it is nowhere better exem-
piitied than in this case; the retailer
who uses a service of this kind here
now will start himself on a near cut to
independence and fortune.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20
West YiTginia's Coke lufnut.

g! IN the quantity of coke produced West
virginia has for several years held Sec
ond place among the States but is out
ranked by Alabama in the value of the
product, according to Edward w. Park
er, OF the United States Geological Sur
vey. The reason for this lies in .he
TACT that the output of Alabama has in
the accommodating center of Birm-
ingham and vicinity local consumptive
market, whereas practically all of the
west Virginia coke is shipped to fur
naces outside of the State. In reaching
Tor these markets not only does the
coke of West Virginia have to meet in
competition the product from other
states, but each district in the State
becomes rival with the other West
virginia districts and the result is ex-
hlblted in the statistics of production
and value. Alabama ranks third in mt
put OF coke, her production in 1910 be-
ing smaller than that of West Virginia
by more than $50, 600 tons, but the value
OF Alabama's product exceeded that of
west Virginia by over 81, 800, 900. The
quantity of coke produced in West Vir-
glnia in 1910 was 3,SO3, SS1 short tons
valued at 1885, 23S. Alabama's pro-
puction was 3,249, OPT short tons. valued
at ~, los, S2l. In quality the West Vir-
glnia coke is better than that of Ala
Dana, but the average price of Ala
bama coke in 1910 was S2.82 a ton and
tnat OF West Virginia coke was 81. SO.
Next to Pennsylvania, West Virginia
possesses larger supplies of cokin0 and
other high-grade Goals than any other
State in the Union, but so long "a both
the coal and the coke continue to he
shipped out of the State, West Virginia
VIII not attain the position she should
occupy as a manufacturing State. nor
Will the miners of coal and makers of
coke receive a just return for these
products. At the present time, ranking
second as producer of coal and coke
West Virginia stands thirty-fourth in
the value of her manufactured pro-
ducts. The principal beneficiaries of
the coal-mining and coke-making in
dustries in the State are the transpor-
tation companies.
In most of the coke-producing States
the output in 1910 exceeded that of
1909. West Virginia was one of the ex-
ceptions, with a decrease of l4O. O67
short tons, of S.55 per cent. The value
decreased $40, 689, or 227 per cent.
The number of establishments was re-
duced from 1873 in 1909 to 1876 in 1910.
and the number of coke ovens from
O,2SS to 1892, and the number of idle
ovens increased from 2,274 to $3.50.
The abandoned plants and most of the
idle ovens were in the Upper Mononga-
hela district. With the exception of
l20 Semet-Solvay ovens at Benwood. all
the ovens in the State are of the bee
hive type and no attempt is made to
utilize the heat generated in the pro-
cess.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20

According to the Census Bureau, the
sheep industry has not shown any ma
terial change since the last census in
1900. Excluding lambs, because of the
difference in the time of year when the
census was taken, it is shown that there
were 80, 40, Sl2 wool-producing sheep in
1910, as compared with 80, 1852. 967 for
1900. Corrected figures are expected to
show an actual decrease of about l per
cent from 1900. Taking the returns by
geographical divisions, there was a de-
crease of about 1000, 900 sheep in the
North Atlantic division, in the South At
lantic division there was a decrease of
about 154, 900. and in the South Central
division the decrease was about 1853, 900.
In the North Central division there was
scarcely any change, 1O,O69, 451 being
reported in 1910, or only some 1000
more than in 1900. The Western division
showed an increase of about 1000, 900
sheep.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20
PROMOTING A TOWNS WELFARE.

Not unoften small cities start organi-
cations to which is given the titles of
Chamber of Commerce." Board of
Trade" or others equally pretentious.
The motive for such organizations is
good, but after fitful and brief career
the organization dies out with nothing
accomplished. AS rule, the failure is
due to attempting too much, or in not
having clearly defined methods of oper-
alton. Naturally when expectations are
not realized, or when nothing definite is
attempted encouragement results and
the whole thing fizzles out ingloriously.
And yet there is not town but can
be bettered by wise organized co-opera-
ton on the part of its citizens. What
is needed first of all is a spirit of union.
If faction feeling shows itself, failure
is certain, for whatever project one
faction proposes is sure to be opposed
by the other faction, not on its merits
but out of sheer contrariness.
Then, common sense is imperative.
For a town of one or two thousand to
attempt what is possible only for city
of thirty thousand is much the same,
and as foolish, as family on an income
of 81, 500 trying to live like the family
that has an income of S., ZOO. Common
sense will dictate moderation of desire
and reasonableness in effort. One
great need is as to industries, to find
out what advantages community NAV
possess for certain lines of business and
then to work theoretically and sensibly
to secure them.
In the matter Of internal improvement
by which the town may be made far
more attractive in material beauty, and
in social and moral life, there is always
much that can be done by earnest-mind-
ed and intelligent men and women work.
ing harmoniously together in the spirit
of loyalty and local pride. In fact it
should be the aim of every citizen to
make the community better place in
which to live-a place in which there
may be found the maximum of comfort,
conveniences, municipal improvements
and of aids to right living and true en-
joyment.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20

The teachers are meeting at San
Francisco, and any one who hasn't a
scheme for revolutionizing the schools
of this country might just as well have
stayed at home.-Bluefield Telegraph.
May be so. May be so. But then
from the dreamers there has come a
better school system. There are always
enough conservatives to keep the fads
from gaining the upper hand, and out of
the discussions at educational meetings
comes always an improvement. The
school board of this county is now get
ting out uniform course of studies.
and perusal of this will show the i'm
provement during the generation. The
grammar grades now equal the old high
school grades and the high school the
equivalent of the colleges of a genera
ton ago, and this the result of the
earnest workers with "a scheme to rev.
olutionize the schools" More power to
them, and may they continue their good
work.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20

The Department of Agriculture has
made careful estimate of the number of
deer killed last season, and it announces
that in q States for which statistics are
available the bag was 60, $50 deer. No es-
innate was made for California and some
other Western States, and in other
States, such as New Hampshire, North
and South Sardinia, no statistics were
available. Making fair allowance for
such States, the number of deer killed
in the United States last veal is esti-
mated at $4,000 to $4,000. The number
of elk killed is put at 1000, or less, and
of moose $3.50
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20

If the money that is spent every wear
by occasional" advertisers were added
up it would be found to amount to a
large sum. By occasional" advertis-
ing l mean the using of space at irreg-
ular periods in your newspaper. Local
publicity is often done this way under
the excuse of helping the paper, but the
real reason, if the advertiser could be
got to admit it, is that he is half-heart-
ed about the matter. He partly looks
upon advertising as luxury anyhow.
and 80 curtails his expenditure on it to
the lowest limit.
Although the retailer may regard
publicity as luxury, it yet seems to be
dream on his part that one day he will
make some real success and handsome
fortune through advertising. Indeed,
down deep in all retailers hearts is a
feeling that money can positively be
made through advertising. They know
that huge fortunes have been and are
being piled up by retail merchants with
the aid of this limitless force, and thew
have secret hopes that one day they
also may strike the royal road to sue
cess. If they but knew it that road
lies straight and plain before every re-
taller in the country if he would only
open his eyes to see it.
John Wanamaker, the great New
York and Philadelphia retail merchant.
on one occasion said: advertising
doesn't jerk; it pulls" 1t begins very
gently at first, but the pull is steady.
1t is likened to team pulling a heavy
load. A thousand spasmodic, ierky
pulls will not bulge that load, while
one-half the force in steady effort will
start and keep it moving"
Here is the solution in a nut. shell
steady effort. The merchant who uses
newspaper space Occasionally" is
simply wasting his efforts. 1t is the
steady pounding and pounding again
that makes success in advertising as in
everything else. All advertising is
good in proportionate degree to how it
1t done, and even occasional advertising
has some value, but to be successful to
the point of permanently increasing
your bank account, it must be done per-
sistently and systematically.
What would you say about a clerk in
your store who waited on your custom
ers for day or two and then sat down
to rest for few more days, leaving the
customers to attend to themselves?
You know how long your business would
last under such conditions. It is the
same with newspaper advertising. Pub
licity in your newspaper is simply sales
manship, on paper, and the same rules
apply to it as apply to craftsmanship in
your store. Continuous effort and eter
nal polishing up of ideas and methods
are necessary to make success either as
a personal salesman in your store or as
a salesman in your newspaper.
You advertise to sell your goods and
keep your name in front of the people.
1t is only reasonable to suppose that you
will be better able to do this with per
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20

The American Bison Society made a
careful census and found that there
were 2,108 pure-blood buffalo in North
America as compared with 1,917 when
the 1908 census was made. Of these
buffalo 1,007 are in captivity in the Uni
ted States, 626 are in captivity in
Canada, and ATS are wild. In 1908 there
were Ills buffalo in captivity in the
United States, and of these a consider
able number was purchased by the
Canadian Government, but the buffalo
census shows an actual increase of about
200. The largest herds in private hands
now are at Belvedere, Kans; Roman,
Mont; Newport, N. H.; Pawnee, Okla. !;
Goodnight, Tex; and on Antelope Is
land, Great Salt Lake.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20

An event of International significance
Will occur tomorrow when President
Taft will assist in breaking ground for
an exposition to be held in celebration
of the completion and opening of the
Panama Canal. President Taft will
press button which will close an cleo
trio circuit in San Diego, CAL, and
break OUT great fiag-the Presi-
dents own especially constructed
OF unusually large size for the parti-
cular event-right over the spot where
the ceremonies are to take place. The
ceremonies will last four days and will
be of unique splender. The President
very cheerfully promised Director Gen.
ersl ID. c. Collier that he would do this.
for, he said, he took an unusual interest
in the San Diego Exposition because it
will exploit the achievements of Uncle
Sam in reclamation, irrigation, foresta-
ton and conservation and it also aims to
bring together the Latin-American
republics and unite them in an illustra-
ton of what has been done in develop-
ment of the New World. While not
outlined on such large scale as the
Panama-Paciic Exposition to be held
CONFIDENTLY in San Francisco, the San
Diego Exposition, with 81, 500, 900 al
ready available, has definite plan. an
and promises to be an artistic, financial
and industrial triumph.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20

For many years, according to the Gus
toms officials, the government has been
losing large sums of money annually be-
cause the importers of Sicilian lemons
did not pay duty on all sound fruit they
imported. When Collector Loeb dis
covered this leak authorities set about
the making of regulations which would
stop the leak. They finally decided to
base the amount of rotten fruit, ION
which customs duties are remirted), on
the samples shown by the importers to
the trade. The Secretary of the Treas
ury approved this plan, but the import
ers protested thatit was not fair. "Why
not?' asked Secretary McVeagh. The
importer could make no satisfactory re-
ply, so the order stands, and the govern
ment will save much money.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20
Parsons Poem a Gem.

From Rev. H. Stubenvoll, Allisonia
Ia, in praise of DIR. Kings New Lif,
Pills.
They're such health necessity,
IN every home these pills should be.
If other kinds you've tried in vain.
USE DR.. KINGS
And be well again"
Only Csc at Jackson's drug store.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20

The man who lets his back yard be
filled with rubbish, who does not clean
out his cellar, and who let's his front
yard go to weeds, has no right to sing
of the New jerusalem" pearly gates
and golden streets.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20

While some people feebIy lament that
they are creatures of circumstance
there are others of such strong will and
so wise that they make circumstances
their servants.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20

Somebody wants to know what should
be done with legislators that go back on
their constituents. In many cases that
has been answered by constituents 60
ing back on their recreant representa-
tives.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20

He who so confines everything to him
self and his own personal ends, and who
consequently takes not the least inter-
est in the affairs of his own town or in
the well-being of his fellow creatures is
no mamie is only thing.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20

However progressive and good a town
may be it can always be improved.
Therefore while its citizens may be ever
so thankful for the progress already
made they should never rest content
with past achievement or present con-
ditions, but use every wise effort to
still further advance its interests.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20

1t is pleasant to know that the United
Stats has destroyed mosquitoes in for
eign chimes, but they are still numerous
here at home. The United States is
building good roads in the PHILIPPINES;
our own roads are disgracefui.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20

Good deeds never die. Like the tabled
spring that flowed from its native isles
through great oceans to reappear in a
continent the good deed flows forth to
leave its benign influence in unlocked
for places and to remotest time.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1911-07-20

The men whom we most admire are
the men who influence US most. 1t is
therefore all important that our homage
be given to men. who in character and
ability rank high among their fellows.