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Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-06-13
POUNDING MILL NEWS.
Items Gathered by Our Correspondent About
People Down The CInch.

Pounding Mill, Va, June IL.
George Ben Harris has returned from
school at Newport News.
Miss Bessie Brown, of Tannersville.
is visiting friends at this place.
Mrs. J. H. Stinson, of Grundy, is Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. w. B. Harris, of
this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Wright and baby
returned to their home in Athens, w.
Va, today.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gillespie, of Taze-
well, visited Mr.. and Mrs. John Asbury
here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Moore, of Graham.
were the guests of Mrs. NJ. j. SturgiIl
here last week.
Misses Virginia Maxwell and Maidie
Dye. of Maxwell, visited friends here
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Susan Ringstaff was the guest
of her son, Billy" and family, at
Richlands recently.
Miss Neva Altizer and Mr.. o. FerreIl
spent Sunday near Bandy with the
formers grandmother.
Mrs. Ollie Hurt returned this morn
ing from visit to ner father, George
W. Gillespie, in Tazewell
Mrs. Lou Robinett has returned from
Castlewood, where she visited her
daughter, Mrs. Taze Smith
Miss Alyse Mulkey, of Graham, is
here spending the week with her grand
mother, Mrs. Susan Ringstaff.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Robinett visited
homefolks on Dry Fork last week and
made trip to Bluefield Monday.
Mrs. w. R. Holland and children have
returned to their home near Bedford
City, after a visit to relatives here.
Mrs. ]. Marion Mcclure and daugh-
ter, Miss Pearl, of Cedar Bluff. spent
Sunday here with w. B. Steele and
family.
Rev. Evans, of Horsepen Cove, was
here Sunday and delivered an excellent
sermon at IL O'Clock that morning. He
formerly lived here and his many friends
were glad to meet him again.
Mr.. and Mrs Blair Brewster, of Bap-
tist Valley, and their pretty five months
old twins, Mary and Sarah, were here
yesterday on their way home from Tan
nersville, where Mrs. brewster had
been for several weeks visiting home.
folks,
The protrscted meeting. conducted by
Revs. c. A. Pangle, of Maxwell, Rosco
&. Jerreli, of South Central, Kansas,
and William Vernon, of Mcclure Val
ley, closed Sunday night with an able
sermon on Christian Perfection, Holi-
ness and Sanctification, by Rev. Jer-
rell, who handled his subject in q mas
terful manner. He is but twenty one
years old, and will graduate from AS
bury Coile-s. Wilmore, KY, in 1918. A
deep thinker, careful student and full
ly consecrated to religious work, be in-
tends becoming missionary IN the for.
eigu field. The above named ministers
will begin a series of meetings at Max.
well tomorrow "wednesday night.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-06-13
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.

j. W. Hicks, of Graham, who was
called to Radford last week by the ILL
ness of his sister, Mrs. Jasper Kinzer.
returned home Saturday. Mrs. Kinzer
remains in critical condition, but her
recovery is hoped for.
Robert Little, of Raven, has succeed
ed A. II. Bell as superintendent of the
Jewell Ridge Coal Company, located
near Richlands. This mine is largely
owned by local people, and has been
making rapid strides in its output re-
Gently.
A party consisting of Misses Mary
Turk, Mary Preston and Margaret St.
Clair will leave Saturday for visit to
friends in Roanoke and Suffolk. At the
latter place they will attend the com
mencement exercises of the high school
and witness the graduation of their
friend, Miss Doris Jones.
Miss Carlotta Stuart. Of Jonesboro.
Ga, and Miss Mary Phillips, of Ports
mouth, Va, are guests here of the fam
ihes of DR.. John E. jackson and George
w. St. Clair. The young ladies' are re-
cent graduates of Randolph Macon Col
lege, and are meeting their old fellow
students here.
Mrs. W. r. Burton, of Unaka, left
Friday for Harrissonburg to attend the
commencement exercises of the State
Normal School, at which institution hel
daughter, Miss Ada, graduates this
year. Miss Burton has been elected
one of the teachers in Graham higl
school for the coming term.
Among the out-of-town guests at
tending the Kilby- y-Graham wedding
here on Tuesday were: Mr.. and Mrs
Lloyd Bell, Mr.. and Mrs Wallace Kilhy
of Suffolk; Miss Claire Guillaume, Mis-
Ellen Bland Cox, of Richmond; Mis-
Ruth and Robert Flannary, of Wise
James Airport, of Barnesboro, Pa. ; Mis-
Anne Fleming, Miss Zollie Martin, vii
liam Wray, r. S. Graham, of Norton
John Kelly, Big Stone Gap; S. &. Ora
ham. Jr., of Gary, W. Va: Mr.. an
Mrs. H. T. Riddick, of Bluefield. w
Va.
! J. S. Bennett, of the Republican OF
fee force, was called to Bluefield Satur
day to see his brother, VIM. E Bennett
who had been brought to St. Luke
Hospital there for an operation for
fractured skull. Mr.. Bennett, who i
an employee of the Norfolk and West
ern Railway Company, living at Blue
stone Junction, w. Va, was attacks e,
by Frank Bean, who struck him a ter
rife blow on the forehead with the sharI
edge of an axe, laying the skull opel
for several inches. Although seriousl,
injured by the blow from the axe, h,
used his walking stick so effectively al
to prevent Bean striking him & secont
time. After reaching the hospital ,
two-inch section of the injured skull wa
removed, and Mr.. Bennett is recovins
nicely. Bean is being held in a thous
and dollar bond pending preliminary
hearing.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-06-13
Sunday School Convention.

The Sunday School Convention of the
New Lebanon Baptist Association was
held in the Baptist church in this city
on Tuesday and yesterday. The out of
town attendance was very gratifying,
but, as usual, there was but a poor turn
out of the local workers in this impor-
tsnt field. The program published last
week in this paper was followed close
ly. Rev. j. I. Watts and Mr. w. c..
Grigsby were unavoidably absent, but
their places were ably filled by Rev. J..
b. Thomas, of Clintwood, and Rev. j.
c. C. Dunfcrd, of Richmond, assistant
Sunday school superintendent of the
state.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-06-13
Big Lick Personals.

Lee Lambert, Of Bandy, was a pleas
ant visitor here Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Anthony, of Coal Creek,
visited friends here last week.
w. F. Whit, of Coslwood, w. Va, is
at home here for few days vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Plaster were WIS.,
iting Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Newberry
Sunday.
Misses Hestou Hall and Maude Robin
son were the guests Sunday of Miss
Rosa Whit.
Mrs. Floyd Whit and Miss Rosa Rob
inett the guests of friends on Kent's
Ridge Thursday and Friday.
Clarence Lambert, of Raven, spent
Saturday and Sunday as the guest of S.
H. Robinett and family at this place.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-06-13
N1y--6Taham.

Fairy hands made a fairy land Of the
Presbyterian church here on last Tues
day. Beautifully decorated with ferns
and flowers, it made a fitting back
ground for the beautiful ceremony by
which Miss Jean McDoDSld Graham, of
this city, was united in marriage with
DIR. Clinton Maury Kilby, of the faculty
of Randolph-Macon College, of Lynch
burg, Rev. S. o. Hall officiating.
Both of the contracting parties are
well known here. The bride is a native
daughter, and by her attractive ways
has been a universal fsvorite, not only
in our town but throughout this entire
section. DR.. Kilby taught here some
years ago, and has spent bis summer
vacations here each year since then.
The bride entered on the arm of her
father, judge S. C.. Graham, who gave
her away. She was handsomely gowned
in white duchess satin, with trimmings
of rose point lace. Her white tulle veil
was arranged with natural orange blos-
SONS and she carried q shower boquet
o. white orchids with lilies Of the val
ley. Her Only ornament WAS a pendant
of diamonds and pearls, the gift of the
groom.
Her sister. Miss Jessie NJ. Graham,
was maid of honor, and Mrs. Lloyd Bell
was Inatron of honor. Misses RATHER
inc Elizabeth Graham and Mary Preston
were the bridesmaids.
The groom's brother, Mr. Wallace
Kilby, attended as best man, and
Messrs. Robert S. Graham, Samuel C.
Graham, jr and Lloyd Bel acted as
groomsmen
The bride entertained the wedding
party at her home on Monday evening,
and large dance followed the wedding
Tuesday evening in Greever's hall.
Al wedding, ali eyes are on the
bride, and on this occasion justly so,
but in truth it must be said that Miss
Jean will have 70 share the honors with
her sister, little Miss Kate, who looked
like portrait by Vatican that had
walked out of the frame The day was
ideal, and let it be hoped auspicious of
their future.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-06-13
viii Meet 10 TazeWeII Next Year.

The Southwest Virginia Dental Asso-
citation will hold it's next meeting in our
little city in June, 1913. This was de-
cided upon at the meeting held last Fri
day and Saturday in Abingdon. DR..
William Palmer, of Pulaski, we'll known
to the older citizens of this place, was
elected president of the association at
the Abingdon meeting. DIR. e. A. New
land was elected secretary and treas
urer and the executive committee is
composed of Drs. r. p. Copenhaver and
c. A. Thompson, of this place, aud DIR.
r. H. Phipps, of Marion.
Drs. Copenhaver and Thompson at
tended the meeting in Abingdon, and
returned home Sunday morning.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-06-13
0emOTeSt Medal Contest

The Demorest Medal Contest, under
the auspices of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, will be held in the
Main street Methodist church on
Saturday evening at s o'clock. The fol-
lowing young men of the city will com
pete for the medal: Lapsley Carson,
Kenneth Patty, Joseph Leslie and Lind
say Mcclure. The services will open
and close with singing by chorus of
the young people. A cordial invitation
is extended to everyone to attend.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-06-13

Wilson this matter went over until aft-
er the arrival of the new engineer and
the work is somewhat Strengthened out.
The general opinion is that real pro-
gress was made in getting the road
building Of the county Strengthened out
at this meeting, as some of the points
of disagreement between men in charge
of the work were emoothed over, with a
prospect that all points of variance may
eventually be eliminated and good roads
no longer be an .'irridescent dream"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-06-13
Information Wanied.

Among the victims of the explosion
at Jed, W. Va, on March 26th, were
the following persons about whom TIE
relief committee has been unable to Sc
cure definite information:
Frank Hill, colored, driver, supposed
to be married.
Frank Rice, miner.
Alex Saloski, Russian miner.
Ed Mcclure, white American, SUP
posed to have wife and two children.
The committee has been unable to get
any further information about any Of
these n'en than that given. 1t is hoped
that persons knowing of these men will
write to Howard N. Eavenson, Gary,
W. Va.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-06-13
Mail Order Houses

Don't undersell me for same quality
goods. Tell me your wants. Note
prices. No paying in advance No
freight charges. No risk whatever
Try me on paint. cell L. & M. Paint
lite thick Must add Oil, and then you
have the best pure Lead, Zinc and Lin
seed Oil Paint made, and it's cost is
only about 81 81 per gallon.
Call on j. A. Greever, Tazewell, Va.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-06-13
Deafness Cannot se Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness il
caused by an Infiamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube.
When this tube is infiamed you have a
rumbilng sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it Is entirely closed, deafness is the
result, and unless the inflammation can be
taken cut and this tube restored to ts
normal condition, hearing will be de-
stroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are
caused by, catsrrh, which is nothing but
an infamed condition of the mucous eur.
faces
We will give Ore Hundred Dollars for
any case Of deafness (cansed 10y catarrhl
that cannot be cured hy Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
+. j. HENEY & CO.,
Toledo, ..
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-06-13

Speaking of the piano recital given by
the pupils of Miss Darst's class in Pu-
laski last week, the Southwest Times
says; 'The duets by the little Misses
Marie and Josephine Painter delighted
the audience" These little ladies are
the daughters of Mrs. c. T. Painter, of
Pulaski, who before marriage was Miss
Rachel Peery of this place.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1912-06-13

Judge S. M. b. Ooulling was in Welch
frat of the week on professional bust
ness.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
LINEN 5000 YEARS OLD

In one Of the apartments at Univer-
sity college, London, Prof. Flinders Pc
trie has placed on exhibition some re-
markably interesting antiques unearth-
ed at Tarkhan, Heliopols and Mem
phis under the auspices of the British
School Of Archaeology in Egypt.
The great cemetery of Tarkhan
which occupied a mile Of desert 40
miles south Of Cairo and which dates
from the earliest historic age until the
day Of the pyramid builders, has
proved to be exceedingly prolific in
antiquities. What has struck Prof
Petrie is the extraordinary preserYa-
tion of the woodwork and clothing un-
earthed from these places of inter-
ment of long ago.
A great sheet of linen, which is
placed on exhibition is as fresh and
as firm as when cut from the original
length-and it is some 5000 years old.
So, likewise, with the woodwork, which
in but few instances shows signs of de-
cay. Here are boxes that served their
purposes as funeral caskets, built of
planks of acacia and shittim wood, and
as firm and secure as when lowered
into the bosom of the earth in dim an
tiquity,
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27

1t has been proposed to start in Ma
laysia a small export trade in sharks s
liver oil. This oil is refined in Eu-
rope and sold as cod liver oil. In Oc-
tober the ocean sharks come into the
lagoon, between the barrier reef and
the atolls, to pair At this time they
can be speared in large numbers by
people skilled in catching them. There
are several species Of these sharks
and they ordinarily run from seven
to fifteen feet in length. The girth Of
an ordinary shark is the same as its
length, and an eleven-foot shark
would be eleven feet around the body.
The liver of a shark Of this size gives
about five gallons OF >oil. The oil
brings $73 a ton. The sharks are
found in pairs and the harpooners try
to kill the male first, in which case
they are able to also spear the female,
as it does not desert its mate.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
HAD PHoNoeSAPHs IN EGYPT
Reports Are That BabylonIsn Tablet
Also Shows That the Wireless
Telegraph Was Known.

I'VE think we are a great people"
said the retired army officer, taking
off his glasses, "and we feel that we
are progressing at tremendous pace,
but here's n newspaper account say
ing that the French government has
unearthed in Babylonia $4,000 tablets,
giving a history In full of the reign
of the ancient kings, Here we find
for the first time that Babylon, and
not Rome, was the real Mother of
Laws In those days there was a
system OF courts and Of appeals that
even suggested a recall. Sir, this re-
port also states that in the days of
Nebuchadnezzar they had free rural
delivery Of mail over every highway
In the kingdom. And shades of
Grover Cleveland!-It has also been
proved beyond a doubt that the Egyp-
tlan government in $500 B, c., had
a perfected system Of civil service.
There is a record that the first tur-
bine engine was invented by the
Egyptians, and that Archimedes de-
vised this mechanical contriVance by
which the fields could be watered
when the Nile was low This is the
same principle that is used to drive
the latest additions to the Cunarders."
What shocked the doughty old
American most of all, says the Ma
tional Magazine, was the informa-
tlon that four thousand years ago the
phonograph was used in ancient
Egypt, and was In reality only per.
fected by Edison in the nineteenth
century. There is evidence also Of
the use of wireless telegraphy before
the Christian era, while the Egyp-
tia alphabet has proven to be a sci
entifc key TO organized human speech.
It Is hard blow to our self-suficiency
to find that the banjo Of the southern
plantation with It's fascinating
"thrum" only echoes the musical In
struments used by Egyptians in pre-
historic times.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
Doctoring Milk.

Because he knew his patient thG
doctor was not at all ruffled when
she exclaimed;
But I cant take it doctor; it's re
use talking, I Just can't. l hate milk
I can't drink it. I will take any kind
of medicine you wish me to, but ]
cannot swallow sweet milk"
VERY well" he said, soothingly. TheE
he opened the door, and from the
kitchen there drifted in the smell Of
popping corn.
Who is popping corn?" she asked
your nurse" said the doctor.
Half an hour later he persuaded hei
to taste a spoonful of milk
why that's not so bad, after ALL
she said. what did you do to it?"
Soaked the popped corn in it,
said he Gives 1t an entirely differ
ent taste, doesn't It? Sweet milk'i
bitterest enemy is bound to say it il
drlnkabl6e after it has soaked up thu
essence of popped corn for ten OF
fifteen minutes"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
OLDEST OF MEDICAL WORKS

The most ancient medical work, now
existing is the Ebers papyrus, secured
in 1873 by Prof. George Ebers from a
native of Luxor, in Upper Egypt. 1t is
generally assumed that it was written
about 1850 B. c., but refers in some
sections to methods and medicines
prescribed as far back as 3700 B. c.,
5,612 years ago. Among the 101 sec
tions or chapters of this papyrus, chap
ter 103 begins;
beginning Of the book about the
uxedu in all the members Of per-
son, such as was found in writing
under the feet of the god Anubis, in
the city of Letopolis; it was brought
to his majesty, Usaphais, king of Up
per and Lower Egypt" Usaphais is
said to have been the fifth king Of the
first dynasty, reigning about 37OO B. c.,
and it is hard to say how long previ-
Gus to this fading the sage had lived
who first compiled the chapter or used
the cures recorded.
Page 72 contains three dental pre-
scriptions against throbbing of the
bennut blsters in the teeth" and ito
strengthen the flesh" (gums), and is
supposed to refer to the small alb
scesses known as gumboils. The first,
a poulbce, consists Of equal parts of
"sept-gEains" dough, honey, and oil;
parts of fennelseed, dough, anest-
plant, honey, incense and water; and
third, also to be chewed, has no
less than II equal parts Of "dam-plant,
anest-plant, incense ,ama-aplant man
plant, saffron, aloe wood, annex plant
cyprus, onion and water"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
Is the Same Old World

In reviewing Professor Frank Frost
Abbott's new book The Common
People of Ancient Rome" a critic
says: 1T should be something of a
corrective TO modern conceit to note
how little we have advanced since
paternalism first became dominant
in Rome and since the Roman govern.
ment prided itself on opening public
baths and washhouses for the people.
Los Angeles is doing that same thing
now and lauds herself as pioneer
in civilization because of it. Diocler
tian denounced the rich and their
luxuries, attributed to them the high
prices of necessaries, in language al
most indentical with radical newspa-
per of today. Plautus tells us Of the
trusts that were founded to control
prices and the trust problem was as
much a reality in ancient Rome as
It is today"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
T ORpIHlARI !.
F6 [5l
WATER TURKEY OF FLORIDA

In the Indian river region Of Florida
are to be seen islands green with man
grove bushes dawn TO the waters edge.
The scene is animated by the presence
OF many water fowls-pelicans, galllJ
mules, water turkeys. cormorants and
fish crows-feedlng on the island, to-
gether with smaller numbers OF gulls,
terms. vultures, ospreys and man-o-war
hawks swoopng skimming and sail
ing in the air above. In all this array
Of bird life there is no more curious
and interesting creature than the wa
ter turkey, which is sometimes called
the snake bird.
AS the stranger gazes upon this
scene he is sometimes apt TO think he
sees a queer snake wriggling out or
the water several feet into the air.
II he grabs his gun and fires II Is
probable that a part of the supposed
snake will drop upon the water, While
the other part takes wing and hies
away.
The stranger wonder whether the
snake dropped the bird or the bird the
snake. The explanation is quite sim
pie. A snake bird. or water turkey
(Piotua anhinga), swimming with It's
long neck only out of the water. mad
the snake in its bill and the snake
was dropped when the gun was hred,
The water turkey has been called
the most preposterous bird within the
range of ornithology. He is not
bird" says one authority, "he is
neck, with such subordinate rights
members, appurtenances and heredita'
ments thereunto appertaming rs seem
necessary to that end. He has just
enough stomach to arrange nourish'
ment for his neck, just enough wings
to fly painfully along with his neck
and just enough legs to keep his neck
from dragging on the ground; and his
neck is light colored. while the rest OF
him ia black"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
Perfectlon In Cookery.

"The essence of good cooking,
says Henry T. Finck, in the Century,
"lies in four things-the ability to
preserve, develop, improve and vary
the flavor of foods. The French ex-
eel particularly in the art of varying
the flavor. A small piece of meat suf-
fees them to make a whole pot of
vegetables redolent of 1t. Converse.
ly, they use all sorts of vegetables to
impart their unique flavor to meats
in soups, stews, sauces, and the wa
ter in which meat or fish is boiled.
The combinations and variations are
endlesss. An English epicure de
clares that the secret of the excel
lence of French cookery lies in the
lavish use made of vegetables. Where
we use one kind, French cooks use
twenty"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1912-09-27
E1ard.Worklna statesmen.

Any one who thinks public serv
ice is a sinecure may find he is mis-
taken in some instances Secretary
Meyer of Mr.. Taft's cabinet some
time ago was stricken with typhoid
fever from the unsalubrious waters OF
the Potomac, and had to get off the
JOB. His place was taken by Beck
man Winthrop, who had recently re
turned from a leave Of absence in
Europe, where he went to recuperatC
his strength, utterly exhausted by the
demands Of the service. He finds Il
necessary now at the end Of every
week to get out Of Washington and
come back Monday to his desk. Sum
mer weather in Washington is mighty
trying.