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CLEAN FEED FOR HOGS.
)An Adjustable Rack Which Accom?
plishes Its Purpose.
\ The, old notion that a hog- prefers to
kvallow in the mire is a great mistake.
fcThe hog prefers clean water and food
[the same as any animal, but his style of
petting it is at fault. This difficulty is
[easily remedied by some such plan as
[illustrated below, where an adjustable
irack can bo fixed for any sized pig or
thog so it cannot get into the feed
ftrough. The trough is mode of two
jdnch plank, one plank seven inches the
)other nine inches, and instead of being
jailed at right angles they aro 1 y2 inch
i ADJUSTABLE HOG TROUGH.
]cs or so ciT the square. At each end,
iafter the mala ends of the trough are
mailed in place, another piece of plank,
in, is nailed to it with a slot, cut in it for
a 3xt-inch stantling, c, or a round
straight pole four inches through. This
Ipo'.e or scantling should have a hole
I'ored in each end so a pin may slide
[through it and the upright plank, a, to
keep the pole, c, in place. The pole can
(then be raised or lowered to suit the
size of a hcg. In the pole five-eighths
inch holes should be bored 7, 8%,10 and
11% inches apart, in which is placed a
One-half-ir.ch iron rod (d), two feet
long, pointed and driven slightly in the
"plank on the front side of the trough.
iThese rods never become loose in my
[trough, but when they are to be shift
(ed, as the hog's size requires, two or
;three slight taps with a liammer loosen
|them end they can be driven into the
jnext width of place. My trough is 10
tfcet long. About 30 inches of one end is
ipartitioncd off and kept filled with wa?
iter, but has the rods in front so the hogs
Cannot get into it in hot weather. The
rods are driven into the trough about
one inch from the edge as nte and are
(pointed from iys inches back. The
front edge of the trough, f, is rounded
??o that it will not chafo the hogs.?
-Jarsden Smith, in Farm and Home.
I THOROUGHBRED HOGS.
""Why They Should lie Given n Place on
Every Farm.
Ast an Iowa farmers' institute in re?
ply to the question: Would you have
thoroug-hbred herd of hogs on every
ifarm? a prominent hog-raiser 6aid:
i If my plan could prevail 1 would
have nothing but pure bred hogs in
>this country. I do not mean by thai
that every herd should be registered.
That would be on expensive useless
jjiess, but I do mean that all stock
should be traceable to recorded ances
ftry. Then let the registered herds ?e
kept up to the highe* standard of ex?
cellence to supply a male b<f|d for each
of these pork herds. The professional
breeder would then do a flourishing
business and the farmer would not be
looking around for the best hog in
Christendom for ten dollars. He would
jdemand something better than that
und would be rea,ping#he profit which
3;e justly deserves from feeding his
[farm produce to a class of hogs that
would net a snug profit and command
a premium on any market, whether
high or low, and at the same time have
a bunch of bogs that he could take
infinite satisfaction in "banging on
the fence" to look at and to show his
neighbor because they always call
ioNj'i favorable comment and admira?
tion, which would be an incentive for
something a little better if possible for
the next crop. I say that until the thor?
oughbred hog shall be given a place on
every farm his true mission is not ful?
filled, and further that the mission of
the professional breeder if he be honest
und unselfish and sees the whole thor?
oughbred scheme in its proper light is
Scot fulfilled until such is the case. If
every farmer could see this plan from
?the proper standpoint and could com?
prehend the advantages accruing from
its consummation three years at most
would accomplish the work. Hut
though firm in the faith as 1 am I have
grave doifots if it is ever accomplished.
There is too great a diversity in human
Jn&turo, too wide a range of disposition,
1oo many scrub men, too much difler
vr.ee. to ever expect to see all the farm
t-rs stand on a level in any branch of
industry. However, the cause is ad
vancing, and one fact is well estab?
lished, that when a man once gets a
taste of thcrougihbred blood, like the
bulldog, he never lets loose except to
get a better hold.
RATIONS FOR HORSES.
Starvation Al way* Spoils the Shape of
n Grotvinsr Animal.
We talk about the loss of the horse
business from one cause or another,
hut the most mischief comes from the
want of proper food, sa}-s an exchange*
This means loss to the horse and
greater loss to the farmer. A good per
cent, of the horses seen on the streets
of any town show insufficient or un?
balanced food supply. Horses that
have been ill-fed when young are al?
most invariably small, long-legged,
light-carcassed and narrow-chested.
Some of them have a great deal of
ienergy, but all are soon exhausted, un?
fit for protracted exertion. Grown-up
horses, when much reduced by defi?
cient- nourishment, require more food
to put them into working order than
would have kept them for two or three
months in the condition they require
to possess when going into work.
When a horse is starved, besides losing
Etrength and flesh, his bowels get full
of worms ayd his skin covered with
lice. Very often he takes mange, and
sometimes he does not moult, or the
hair falls out suddenly and entirely
off, leaving the skin nearly bald for a
long time. The skin of an ill-fed horse
is always rigid, sticking to the ribs,
! AT OUR STORE I
You suit yourself in style.
We guarantee the quality,
and the price takes care of
itself.
HARRISSON &
GILLESPIE BROS.
Bead our ad in this and
I every ether issue of this paper.
'sec-: coeoeeeeeMeeoeod
and their hair dull, staring1, son, aeact
like. If not famished to death they re?
cover strength and animation with
good and sufficient feeding, but star?
vation always spoils the shape of a
growing horse.
FOR HINGING HOGS.
Clever Contrivance Which Is Sot Pro?
tected by Patents.
This is the way we catch hogs for
ringing. Take an ordinary shipping
crate for hogs, take off cleats at both
ends, on one end nail at four corners
of the crate four cleats two inches by
three inches. Over these crosswise at
top and bottom of crate nail two two
inch by three-inch strips. Through
these bore one-half inch holes, dodging
PRACTICAL HOG RINGElt.
three inches apart. Into this space in?
sert two movable levers with holes in
them opposite those in cleats. When
finrished the end of the crate will look
like this:
Levers No. l and 2 are held in place
by two bolts without burrs. This
makes them adjustable to differ?
ent-sized hogs. No. 2 is thrown back
ready for the hog to put his head in.
Ret the "trap," we call it, at your pen
door, with hogs inside, with one man
or boy to chase one at a time into it
and as the hog runs his head into the
open trap catch him just behind the
ear6 by moving lever No. 2 to an upright
position quickly. When you hove your
hog in the trap you can ring him at
your leisure. We have used this kind
of a device for ten years. There is no
patent ou it.?E. D. Hale, in National
Stockman.
POULTRY FEED EOX.
-tsr -
It Keeps the Fowls from TrarapHns
*\Cl>on Their Ratios'is.
Despite a!I that has ever been said to
the contrary, the idea still prevails
iu some sections that poultry can get
ulong and even thrive if their food is
presented to them in the simplest man?
ner. This is a mistake. Where soft food
is given, it is generally trampled upon
by all the birds before it is fully eaten,
and, in cousequence, they are compelled
CONVENIENT FEED BOX.
to devour a more or less amountof dirt,
which is ustiallj- of such a nature as to
be no good- to them. In order to avoid
this. I would suggest that a feedbox be
made, having a door of slats made of
laths, as shown herewith; also, on the
side opposite from the door, I should
have slats, as seen from the inside of the
box. Place the food in this, shut the
door, and the fowls can reach the food
from each side readily between the
ilats, but cannot soil it. Furthermore,
a dish of water can be set within it, and
the fowls can reach through and drink,
hut they cannot pollute it as they other?
wise would. By this device, stray cats
and dogs have no chance of getting at
the food, should it happen to be of a
nature palatable to them, and stealing
it away from the fowls. The semi
rotundity- of the roof is to keep the
fowls from roosting on it.?Frederick
0. Sibley, in N. Y. Tribune.
POINTS FOR* STOCKMEN.
Don't keep more horses than you
need.
The offspring from a mature sow is
stronger than from a young one.
Swine need bulk in their feed.
Don't feed on concentrated foods alone.
Pork is one of the very best of meats
if swine are properly fed and cared
for\
The selection and setady use of the
best of even common scrub stock will
lead to improvement.
On the whole, the horses would be
better off, and so would the owner, if
'the whip-making industry were abol?
ished.
Thereis too much talk and notenough
action in the matter of reviving in?
terest in the Morgan horse. The Mor?
gan will revive itself if given half a
chance.
Sell half the scrub herd, if necessary,
nnd buy a thoroughbred bull. If cattle
must rough it take the Hereford, Polled
Angus or Galloway. If well cared for
the shorthorn is a prize.?Western
Plowman.
To Break a Kicking: Horse.
If you have ahorse that is.iu the habit
of kicking, put him in a narrow stall
that has both sides thickly padded.
Suspend a sack filled with hay or straw
so that it will strike his heels, and let
the horse and sack fight it out. Be
sure to have things arranged so that
the horse ca-nnot hurt himself. The
sack will be victorious every time, and
in the end the horse will absolutely re?
fuse to kick the sack or anything else.
?Farmers' Ttevie**'.
How to Cool Off a Vis.
A great many breeders upon having a
hog or pig over-heated, or very warm,
attempt to reduce the temperature by
dashing a bucket of cold water over it.
Very often the result is a dead pig in a
very short time. The proper way tc
cool off a pig just received in a erat?
or one that is overheated, is to let it lie
still and commence pouring water
gradually on its hose, continuing for
the spnee of two minutes on the nose,
and up to the top of the head. Then
when the head is thoroughly cooled,
proceed backward gradually, not pour?
ing too rapidly at first, till you have
reached the tail. In this way the hog
will be cooled off without danger of any
bad effects from the overheating.?
Hural World.
The Fancy Farmer's Mission.
"Fancy farmers," or the owners o!
"fancy" stock, are frequently ridiculed,
but it is due to their willingness to im?
prove stock and their persistency in ad?
hering to their belief in something bet?
ter than scrubs that the farmer, is bene?
fited. The man of capital goes on with
his improvement of stock and may
suffer loss at first, but after awhile he
begins to make profits, the farmers be?
ing lifted up with him, as the farm or
which improved breeds are specialties
becomes a fountain source from which
superior animals are distributed in all
directions. ;
COUNTING THE COIN.
Examining the Contents of Uncle
Sam's Strong Box.
Four Men Have Been at Work for
Tvro Months ? A Taak That
Would Take nn Expert
Fifty Year*.
Down in the dimly-ligbted interior of
the treasury building four of the secre?
tary's subordinates are counting the
contentsof Uncle Sam's treasure vaults,
amounting to $707,7S2,216. This is al
wnys done when a change occurs in the
oflice of treasurer of the United1 States.
The gentlemen now having the matter
in charge are Messrs. E. B. Daskam,
chairman'; A. T. Huntington, M. It.
Vance and Howard Elliot. The latter
represents the new treasurer, Ellis H.
Roberts, while the others act on the
part of the governmpnt, especially the
retiring treasurer,D.N.Morgan, who on;
the completion of the count takes n re?
ceipt for the funds. So correctly kept
are the books of this immense financial
institution that the least shortage is
readily discovered and must be traced.
Notwithstanding the absolute certain?
ty of discovery, the temptation to steal
is too great to be resisted by some of
the employes, and only a few days ago
one of the negro laborers: assisting the
committee helped himself to a few
depreciated silver dollars, was found
out, confessed, and is now in the dis?
trict jail awaiting trial. An occasional
theft like this is the exception that
proves the rule of honesty.
The committee began Its labors on
July 1, nnd will probably complete the
count the latter part of this month or
early in October. The following are the
present contents of the vaults in the
United States treasurer's office:
Vault 1?Amount, $103,733,000; de?
scription, standard silver dollars;
halves, $345,000. Vault 2?Amount, $48,
017,000; description, standard silver
dollars. Vault 2?Amount, $3,300,000;
description, gold coin. Vault 2?
Amount, $009,000; description, frac?
tional silver, $522,000; minor com, $87,
C00. Vault 3?Amount, $3,500,000; de?
scription, national bank notes received
for redemption. Vault 4?Amount, $1,
000.000; description, mixed moneys re?
ceived daily for redemption. Vault G
?Amount, $27,000,000; description,
mixed moneys for daily \ise. Vault 7?
Amount,$270,023,210; description, bonds
held as security for national bank cir?
culation, etc. Vault 8?Amount, $310,
000,000; description, held as reserve to
replace worn and mutilated notes unfit
for circulation. Total, $767,7S2,210.
The silver vault is the largest in the
world, being 89 feet long, 51 wide and 12
feet high.
The latter section of the treasury
chambers is the most interesting and is
open to the general public, who Tlew its
interior from a dungeon-like corridor
when accompanied by a messenger of
the department, and then only through
the bars of a securely locked steel door,
where a Cerebus-likc conservator eyes
with seeming suspicion all visitors.
The silver is packed in small sacks,
holding $1,000 each, and weighs 59
pounds 4 ounces. It is counted by
weight and the least deficiency or de?
fect in the bag is sufficient cause for
rejection. Such a sack goes to the issue
division, where it is counted numeri?
cally by an expert, placed on the scales,
returned to the vault and again
weighed.
In the vaults iron latticework parti?
tions divide the space into several com?
portments. Around the outer edge and
against the iron frame the silver coin
is placed in boxes, and the central part
of each chamber is then filled with the
diver in sacks. Each of these apart?
ments is secured Toy key locks, only
opened by two different keys kept by
the cashier and the vault clerk, while
the burglar-proof metal doors protect
the entrance to each vault. On these
combination time locks are xised.
Some interesting figures were, fur?
nished by one of the employes who is
somewhat inclined to make computa?
tions. A cubic foot contains 4,684 stand?
ard silver dollars; packed in sacks of
1,000 each, $4,100 are required to fill
the same space. At the department
1,000,000 of these dollars are estimated
at 30 tons, and the contents of all the
vaults, if represented by silver dollars,
puttingthe amount at 707,000,000, would
weigh 23,010 tons. This, loaded into
ordinary freight cars with a earning
capacity of 20 tons, would require for
transportation n train of 1,150 cars,
that would stretch along for a dis?
tance of a little more than seven miles.
The experts in the issue division are
ladies, whose daily task in handling
notes means Dae actual counting of
eight packages of 4.000 bills each, the
close scrutiny of the seal, the careful
watch of the serial numbers and, in
the case of old money, the instant de?
tection of counterfeit notes. Their
hours of labor are from nine o'clock
until three, with an intermission of
half an hour for luncheon. When hur?
ried some of these experts can count
40,000 notes in a day.
An expert counting at the rate of 49,
000 every working day would be en?
gaged for more than 52 }ears and G
months counting the above sum in dol?
lar bills.
Notas In the issue division, after pass?
ing through the hands of the counters,
are packed in bundles of 1,000 each and
weigh 11 pounds. When enveloped in
a manilla paper wrapper they measure
ty, inches by 7 inches by 6% inches.
The 767,000,000 if in one dollar notes
would weigh 4.21 S% tons.
A one-inch cube of gold Is worth
$210; a cubic foot, $3C2.3S0. and a cubic
yard is valued at $9,797,702.?Washing?
ton Star.
FASHION NOTES.
Kent and Pretty Features of the New
Costumes.
Chine effects are still the keynote of
very many elegant and pretty fancies
in the world of dress, the patterns ap?
pearing among silks, satins, muslins
and silk-and-wool fabrics and instead
of the crisp frou-frouish taffeta silk
dress lining, pretty chine brocades are
much used. Then a flounce of the same,
cut bias, pinked on both edges, and
placed inside the hem, is imperative.
These fancy siiks look well for o
change, but the shot patterns, or, bet?
ter still, the plain lustrous taffetas in
monochrome, are really the most ele?
gant and refined choice.
Some of the new dress skirts have a
vertical or otherwise circular trimmine
Tetter, Salt-Rheum and Eczema.
The intense itching and smarting, inci?
dent to these diseases, is instantly allayed
by applying Chamberlain's Eye and
Skin Ointment. Many very bad cases
have been permanently cured by it. It
is equally efficient for itching piles and
a favorite remedy for sore nipples,
chapped hands, chilblains, frost bites
and chronic sore eyes. 25 cts. per box.
Dr. Cndy's Condition Powders, are
just what a horse needs when in bad
condition. Tonic, blood purifier and
vermifuge. They are not food but
medicine and the best in use to put-a
horse in prime condition. Price 25
cents per package.
For eale by J. E. Jackson, diuggist.
A. GOODMAN,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
Foreign and Domestic Liquors and Wines. Pabst Milwaukee Beer.
POCAHONTAS, VA.
PRICE LIST.
WHISKIES.
Quart Gallon
Overholt.guarauteed 10 yrs $1.50 $6.00
Finch's Gulden Wedding... 1.25 5.00
Gibson's Pure Rye. 1.26 5.00
Goodman's (ISM) Private
Stock. 1.15 4.50
Belle of Nelson . 1.00 4.00
Springdale 1875 Rye. 1.00 3.75
Laker's Pure Rye. 1.00 3.60
Old Time Kentucky Rye.SO 3.20
White Mills Old Bom bon. .75 2.70
Old Virginia Glades rye.75 2.50
Old Velvet.75 2.50
Honeymoon Pure Kentucky
Bourbon-..'. .60 2.20
McBrayer Kentucky.60 2.20
Imperial Cabinet.50 2.00
Commercial Rve. 1.50
DuhV.'B Malt Whisky. 1.00 -
White Malt Rye (4 years).. .75 'J.70
Canada Malt.75
Old Crow.75
Per Gallon.
Pure White Rve.$1.50 to 2.00
North Carolina Corn. 1.50 to 2.20
IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC
BRANDIES
Bottle Gallon.
California Grape.$1.00 |4.00
Distilled Blackberry. 1.25 5.00
Slivovitz.-. 1.50 5.00
Floyd Co., Va., Apple. 1.00 4.00
Maryland d'ble dis.Apple .75 3.00
Kentucky Apple.75 3.00
Virginia Apple.50 1.50 to 2.0:
Pure Blackberry Brandy .75 1.50 to 2.00
Rock and Rve.501.50 to 2.00
Peach and Honey.50 1.50 to 2.00
Ginger Brandy.501.50 to 2.00
Florida Orange Brandy.... 1.00
Crvstalized Brandies. 1.00
Ktimmel. LOO
IMPORTED RUMS AND
WHISKIES
Quart. Gallon
Jamaica Rum.$1.00 $4.0ji
Old London Dock Rum. 1.50 5.00
Oporto Rum. 1 00 4.00
New England Rum.75 2.50
Genuine Irish Whiskey.75
Gam Kirk Scotch Malt. 1.75
Jameson's Irish. 1.75
John Jameson ciSon,Dublin 1.75
CHAMPAGNES.
Pint Qt.
G. H. Mumm & Co.'s Extra
Dry.$1-75 93.25
Piper Heidsick, Grand Sec. 1.75 3.2 ?
Gold Seal Extra Dry. LOU 2.0)
Werner's Extra Dry.75 1.25
Moet, Fils et Cic Epemay... 1.25 2.25
COGNAC.
Hot. Gal.
Jas. Hennessey & Co***.$2.25 $8.00
Jas. Hennessey & Co.**. 2.00 7.5
Otard Dopuy & Co. 1S74. 2.25 8.0
I'inet, Castifon & Co. V. S.
O. P. 2.25 8.00
Lenoir, Fils & Co. 1.75 6.00
Jules Pomeroy & Co. 1.50 5.00
Bernard Frei es & Co. 1.00 4.00
WINES'
Bot. Per Gallon
Tokay Cabinet..-.$1.00
Vino Vermouth. 1.00
Catawha.75 $2.50
California Sherry.75 2.0U to 2.50
Deidesheimer Lhiiie.75
Niersleioer Rhine.75
Forslcr Heuling.75
Blackberry...50 1.50 to 2.00
Malaga SweetWine.75 2.00
Dufi Gordon sherry. l.ou 4.00
Pen Park,Virginia, Claret .30 1 do*. 3.00
St. Julen Claret Bordeux .50 case 5.00
GINS.
Bot. Gal.
Booth & Co. Imported
Old Tom.?1.00 $4.00
Wood & Co. Domestic Ohl
Tom .75 3.00
Crown Malt Rye Gin. 3.00
Pusthoorne Gin. 3.50
Superior Holland Gin. LOO 3.50
Holland Gm. 1.50 to3.00
Send for Full Price List.
carried f ro'm the w aist downward to the
depth of half a yard or so. Many wom?
en will be glad of this fashion, for a
perfect figure belo%v the waist line is
rare, and it is always the study of tho
modiste to rectify this trouble, and the
severe uncompromising skirt that has
so long prevailed gave the wearer no
chance of improving upon too great
. slendcrness, nor of moderating the re?
dundancy of the figure by judicious
trimming. For the first-named defect,
circular decorations are carried quite
nround the figure about the hips, and
for the second, vertical garniture of un?
equal length, and slightly radiating as
they descend, greatly modify the effect
Of over broad hips.
The checked, brocaded, striped and
barred silk-and-wool materials im?
ported this season are suitable for any
ordinary occasion, and if 'tailor-made
and stylishly trimmed, they form ele?
gant church, visiting and carriage cos?
tumes. Some of the mohair Siciliennes
are likewise as handsome in appearance
as a rich silk, and the white and cream
patterns for evening, bridesmaids', and
graduation dresses are as elegantly dec?
orated and delicately silk lined as white
satin or taffeta silk.
The woman who wishes to look her
best must never blindly follow any and
every new caprice of fashion, but aim
to adapt fashion to her own special
needs. Take, for instance, the very
large ruches and collarettes now so
popular. Very many women purchase
these full frilly accessories, with no
thought beyond selecting the shapes
which please their fancy. They put the
huge airy yokes about their necks, and
in not a few cases the}- have a bison-liko
appearance. As a rule, the all-round
collarettes arc not so becoming to most
figures as the pompadour style; or, bet?
ter still, the shape cut in deep points
one on either shoulder, the other two or
three on the front an^back respective*-'
ly. Some of the latest collarettes are
much elongated, not meeting just in
front, but tapering downward, forming
a sort of border to the wide box plait
which still distinguishes the front of
many fancy waists this season.?N. Y.
Post.
FRUITS CANNED AT HOME.
They Are Cheaper and Better Than
Store Good*.
It is said the American stomach has
universally suffered from the use of
canned goods. This, of course, applies
only to bought goods- which contain
some chemical to preserve them. Peas,
beans and tomatoes are treated to pre?
serve, their color, and with the excep?
tion of tomatoes all vegetables, it is
said, contain something to prevent fer?
mentation. Fruit's, being without
starch, keep more easily than vegeta?
bles, but many are variously treated to
insure their fair appearance as com?
mercial articles. Nearly all fruits, anil
some vegetables, are easily canned for
winter use; and if a housekeeper onco
supplies her qwi> storeroom, bought
goods will never after have nn attrac?
tion for her. It is a mystery why wo
use canned- tomatoes) when we are so
often warned against their injurious
effects, and when home-canned ones
are so much better, altogether whole?
some, so easily prepared and keep eo
well. Perhaps it is because of an im?
pression/ that the bought ones, at nine
or tern, cents a can, are cheaper. This
is not the case. The first cost of quart
jars, at retail, is GO cents a dozen. To- j
matoes, at tho height of their season, |
can be bought, even in cities, at 25 or
even 20 centi a bushel. So even the first
season a quart jar would not cost ten
cents, and after that the cost of the
jars can bo subtracted, making- the cost
of the canned vegetable nominal.?Ella
Morris Kretschmar, in Woman's Home
Companion.
SEEKING ADVICE.
The Habit of Goinff to Others for
Connsel.
There is a certain class of women who
habitually seek advice. They often do
this as if they were conferring a com?
pliment upon the superior judgment or
knowledge of human affairs possessed
by the pesson sought. There are cer?
tain friends that every one of us pos?
sesses who are so nearly related to us
by tics of friendship or kindred that 1
they are as deeply interested in our do- j
ings, our comings and goings as we are
ourselves. It is to such persons a sensi?
tive, refined woman naturally turns,
and not to a comparative stranger. Yet
the woman who habitually seeks ad?
vice seldom goes to such a legitimate
source. She comes to a person who is a
trifle Btartled and half flattered per- j
haps by the request. The woman who
does this may not be aware of it her- j
self, but she is often a sham; she is not '
seeking advice, but sympathy. She
usually desires to follow a certain
course, and has often become so stub?
bornly fixed in her determination that
nothing short of a violent upheaval of
all her plans would keep her from it. I
She will not follow advice. She wishes !
merely to be confirmed in her previous- \
ly formed opinion. She wishes to gain
sympathy with her plans and strength
of purpose to do as she prefers to do.
There are few persons so selfish or so
tiresome as those who persistently
throw their burden of whatever nature
upon other people. If there is a prob?
lem to be solved at school or a difficult
example to be done, there are always a I
number of scholars who wait until cer?
tain schoolmates arrive, and then copy
the work from them. The rule is tho
same in mature life. There are cer?
tain people habituallv too "tired" to
think for themselves. They wait an 1
ask advice of Mrs. Brown or Mrs. Smith,
who are in no way bound to them, ex?
cept as obliging- neighbors. These
women probably have their own life
problems to occupy them, and it isnn
unjust and selfish thing to burden them
down with problems they arc not calle 1
on legitimately to solve. One of the
most aggravating ways of the woman
who habitually seeks ndviee is the cer?
tainty with which she holds her oblig?
ing neighbor responsible for every fail?
ure that advice given her brings. It is
hard to bear one's own blunders, but
doubly haird to bear the blunders which
other i>eople have committed upon axl
vice which has been honestly given.
The truth is that no one but some
person who is fully cognizant of all th*3
circumstances which environ an Indi?
vidual is capable of giving advice on
vital matters.
It is for this reason that even mor;
objectionnble personage, "the womaa
who is always giving advice," is not to
he tolerated. She is particularly de?
cided in matters judged from the super?
ficial external light in which she sees
them, and therefore her judgment is oT.i
impertinence.?X. Y. Tribune.
DOLLARS DAILY DESTROYED.
Women Experts Who Can Detect tfco
Uest-Made Counterfeits.
Every working day in the year Uncle
Sam destroys a million dollars; de?
liberately tears up and grinds to pulp
Sl.COO.OOO worth of paper money?
genuine bank notes and greenbacks.
A million> dollars in one, two, five, ten,
twenty, fifty, one-hundred, and onc
thousaud-dollar notes are daily punched
full of holes', cut into halves and throw i
into a machine that rapidly reduces
them to a mass of mushy substance.
Whenever a piece of paper money bt
comes soiled or torn it ma}- be presented
to the United States treasury and re?
deemed. Sooner or later ever}- note
that circulates among the people be<y
comes unfit for further service, for it
is bound to become dirty or mutilated
by constant handling, and the Unite 1
States government stands ready to give
the holder of such a note a new note in
exchange for it; or, in other words, the
government will redeem it.
The majority of the clerks employed
in this important department of the
government are women, many of whoia
arc the most expert money counters and
counterfeit detectors in the world. In
fact, only experts can properly perform
the work that is required; for not only
must the soiled and mutilated money
be accurately and rapidly counted, butf
all counterfeit notes must be detected
and thrown out. When we consider
that some counterfeiters can so cleverly
imitateg-enuinemoney that their spuri?
ous notes will circulate throughout the
country without detection, and are net
discovered until they are finally turned
into the treasury, some idea of the
proficiency of these experts can be
gained, especially when we bear in
mind that these notes areoftenso worn
that the imprint on them can scarcely
be deciphered. It not infrequently hajv
pens that these bad notes are detected
simply by the feel of them, which, in
some cases, is really the only way of
discovering the fraud; for while a
counterfeit may occasionally succeed
in so perfectly imitating the design of
a note as to mislead even an expert, it
is next to impossible for him to counter?
feit the paper used by the government.
?Clifford Howard, in Ladies' Homo
Journal.
The Kaiser and the Telegraph.
Emperor Vi'Uliam when he is on h's
.numerous journeys keeps up a lively
telegraphic communication with Ber
'lin. Before he starts arrangements ui e
made with the telegraph authorities cf
the country he proposes to visit to in?
sure uninterrupted connection between
him and Berlin, wherever he may be.
If any place that he may find himself in
is not on- a telegraph line a temporary
wire is 6trung for his benefit. More?
over, care is taken that his messages
shall be relayed as seldom as possibly
and precedence is always given to the
emperor's dispatches. The imperial
yacht, the Hohenvcollern, is general!v
connected directly with the telegraph
line, so that when the emperor was at
the little town of Odde, In Norway, re?
cently, he could send messages directly
to Ohristiauln, whence they were for?
warded to Berlin.. Telegraph operator s
are always kept aboard the yacht, and
connection with the shore is speedily
established whenever the vessel makes
a harbor, the necessary directions hav?
ing been sent in advance and all ar?
rangements made.? Chicago Tribune.
an rt"w;msw4 isi m n 11 i g
A Hopeful Slg-n."
Oklahoma Belle?I think papts a
goin' ter faverye, Bill, overall the otihter
fellers. I've been a talkin' to him about
ye, and he never said nothin/, but I know
he likes ye.
Squatter Bill?How d'yer know,
Nance ?
? "I told him ye was commin' 'round
ternight, and he loaded up his gun with
squirrel shot instead ov buck."?Detroit
Free Press. ? ;
Pecan Slacaroons.
Four eggs, one scant pintof4flour, one
scant pint of sugar, one pint of chopped
pecans. Bent eggs separately, mixing
yolks, sugar and flour, fold beaten
whites Into the mixture, adding nuts
last. Drop from a spoon into a but?
tered baking pan; put a whole pecon
into the middle of each.?Albany Jour?
nal.
Don't Tobnero Spit anil Smoke Tour Life Away.
To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
nctlc. full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To
Bac, the wonder-worker, that maacs weak men
strong. Ail drugtrkis, 50c orSi. Cure guaran?
teed. BocUlet und sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or New York.
No-To~Bao for fifty Cent;?.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, mal.os weak
rnuii strong, blocd pure. 5Cc,$l. All druggists.
LAWYERS.
n J. ,t P. n. MAY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Taze
M well. Va. Practice in the courts of fazewell
county and in the Court of Appeals at Wvtheville,
Va. Particular attention paid to the Collection ot
claims.
Bakns .t BARNS, ATTORNEYS at LA wt, Taze
well, Va. Practice in the courts of raxewell
county, Court of Appeals at-WythevUle und the
Federal courts at Abingdon. C. J. Barn;. John T.
Harn?.
Chapman" & GILLESFTE, ATTORNEYS AT
law, TaaeweU, Va. Practice lu all the courts
I Of TaieweU count; and Court of A-.peals at
Wythevllle. J. w. i bapman a. P. GUlesple.
FULTON & COULLTNG, ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Taxewell, Va. Practice in the courts of Tuze
ivell county. S. M. B. Couling will continue his
practice in all the courts of Uuclianan inty. J.
II Fulton, Wythcville, Va. S. M. B. Couling,
Taxewell, Va.
GREEVERi GILLESPIK. LAWYERS, .'azewell,
Va Pruu... c'. n the courts of Tasewell and ad
oinihg counties. Office?Stnu building. Edgar
L. Greever. Bams GOlespie.
GBO. W. ST CLAIR. ATTOR>*Ei AT LAW
TazeweU.Va. Practices In tue coon of Taze
wall and adjoining conntisj anil in the -uprcmc
Court of Appen is at Wythevllle, Particular at?
tention paid ??) the collection Ol claims. Office?
. trus building;.
HC. ALDERSON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Taze
i well, V?. Will practice in the court! of Taze
well county and the Court or Appeals nt Wvthe?
ville. OOifectiog a specialty.
VrNCENT L. sextos. ATTORNEY AT law,
Taxewell, Va. Will practice In the 'ourts ot
raxewell end ndlouilng counties. PtrLvular at?
tention paid to the collection ofelalnu. Office In
-trus building.
WB. 8PRATT, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Rieh
? lands, Va. Practices in the courts of Taze
ivell and adjoining counties. Prompt ..ttention
paid to the collection of claims.
I n. STUART, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Tasew
J i Va. Land titles ii. McDowell and Logan coun?
ties. West Virginia, a specialty. Office in Strus
ouilding.
HENRY GRAHAM, LAWYERS.Taxewell, Va,
Office In building near Court House. R. R.
Ileury. 8.0. Graham. B. W. Stras.
mm^m
ssea Sch Utie in EfTcct
JULY 4th, 1897.
TRAINS LEAVE TAZEWKLL
EASTBOUND
4.30 p. va. daily and 3.23 p. m. daily ex?
cept Sundav.
WESTBOUND
1.56 p. m. daily and 11.12 a. m. daily ex?
cept Sundav.
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Descriptive Pamphlets to any Stuion
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(Near Courthouse Square)
TAZEWELL, - VIRGINIA.
SURFACE & TOE. - - Proprietors.
Livery Stable attached. Good Sample j
Roonia. Table fare the beat. Nice Bed?
rooms, etc.
Fancy Mantels,
Tile Beartbs and Facings
Artistically Arranged n Complimentary
Colors.
Perfect eatfcf&cboD guaranteed. Write
for samples and references.
E. C. JONES,
Lock box io. Graharo, Ya,
Wanted-An Idea ?H3
Protect your Ideas; thoy may bring you wealth.
WrltejOHN WEDDERB?RN &-CO., Pat. nt Attor?
neys.Washlnirton, D. C. for their ?1,800 prize- offer
and new list of oue thousand inventions viv.ntcd.
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Chocolate Bonbons?
25 cent pi
gives you a
Try our Domestic AmmonU
Only 15 cents for a quart bottle ud it
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? jackson s pharmacy
tf * TAZEWELL,
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kelly building,.
Tazewell, - - Virginia.
E. D. BROWN, Proprietor.
Board and Lodging by day, week or month. Meals at all
hours at 25c. Table first class.
If you want
to see
SNAKES
DRINK
IMPURE WHISKY
If you desire sweet repose and delightful slumbers try mine. hare TEX THOU'
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JOHN M. SMITH_
. . . Newport (Giles C o.), Vrgnia.
Distiller and dealer in best homemade pure copper-distilled
RYE WHISKY.
SOUR MASH?This celebrated whisky is distilled only by me and will be deliv?
ered at Railroad Station at $2.00 per gallon. Pure Corn Sour Mas Whisky at ?1.30
per gallon by the barrel, 100 proof. Warranted pure goods. A orders promptly
filled.
DIRECT FROM MILL TO WEARt I, ^
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These Sui;s are OUAKANI F.KD tobe made from imported
Wool Cheviot, in Clack. Uiue, Grey, and biown. in sizes from
3 109 yeau of age. Made Lp d >ub!e-breasted, wl:h Sailor
rc!Iar--Co!Iar fancy embroidered?lined with fist tlack Albert
Twin Siteen snd I'atent Wa:*t Bands. Trimming km! Work*
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Waist over
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from Crotch
to Heel lor
Cants.
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Money Order or Registered Letters,
age at la-t birthday, and if large or s
for his age. Moncv cheerfully refunded
not satisfactory Semi tc. stamps f.sr i
pies, taiie measure, measuring, blanks.
Notice!
I have for sale three
Poland-China boar pigs;
farrowed Oct. 29, '96.
These pigs are thorough?
bred, and pedigree fur?
nished with each sale.
Write for prices.
a . jj. may, jrr*.,
Tazowoll, V?a.
J. W. WALL,
HOUSE AND SIGN PAINTER
TAZEWELL, VIRGINIA.
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J. H. FA 1ER,
stone iv ason.
Sip aM Carriage Msg a Specially.
Perfect fit guaranteed in every instance.
Prices reasonable.
All kinds of Btr and brick
work and plasteri rig done. Bids
and estimates mat.! on all kinds K
of work in my lin . Inspection t*
of my work in Ta; well invited. ?
Also lime kiln bui ter.
Call on or addrt s
j.h. farmer, I
TAZEWELi . VA.
Wanted?An \ aa
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Write JOHN WKODBRBDH . & CO., Patent Alter
neya. Washington. O. C for their ji.BOQ priae otlor
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