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TA2EWELL CO. DIRECTORY,
Circuit Court.
Robert C. Jackson, judge; H. Baneliar
man, dterir. Terms of court?1st Mondav
y m April, -itb Monday in August and 1st
v -Monday in December.
County Court.
J. H. Stuart, judge; T. E. George, clerk.
Terms of court?Tuesday after 3d Monday
in each month.
Officers.
Jno.T, Barns.Com'th. Atty.
Ino. W. Crockett,.Sheriff.
James Bandy.Deputy Sheriff.
R. K. Gillespie,.Treasurer.
H. P. Brittain and
H. G. McCall.Deputies.
R. S. Williams,.Comity Surveyor,
Address, Pounding Mill, Va.
P. EL Williams,.County Supt. Schools,
Address, Snapps, Va.
THE CHURCHES.
STRAS MEMORIAL EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Divine Service?First and Third Sun
days of the month at 11 a. m. and8p. m.
Holy Communion? First Sunday at 11
a. m.
Sunday school every Sunday at 9:30
p m.
A hearty welcome is extended to all.
Rev. W. D. Bucknbr,
Hector.
Methodist Episcopal Church Soulh.
Public worship of Cod on the 1st and
3rd Sundays ai 11 A. M., on the 2nd and
4th at 7:30 [\ M.
Meeting For prayer, Wednesday at 7:30.
P. M. Sabbath School at 0:30 P.M.
Meeting of Epworth League each Mon?
day night at 7:30., the third Monday
night of ouch month being devoted to
literary work.
A most cordial welcome is extended to all.
Isaac P. Mastis, Pastor.
Baptist Church Services.
Sunday school every Sunday at 9:30 a.
m: preaching 1st ami 4th Sundaysat 11 a.
Ion 1st and 3d Sundays at 7:30 p.
in.; B. V. P. I*, every Monday a 7:30 p.
m.; prayer meeting every Thursday at 7:30
p. in.; Missionary Society 2d and 4th Sun?
day.- .:: 4 p. m. Ali are invited to attend.
Strangers welcome. W. O. Foster,
Pastor.
SEGRET ORBERS.
XCLINCH VALLEY
COMMANDERY, NO. 20,
KMC HI'S TEMPLAR.
Meets ?rst Mondav in each month.
JAMES O'KEEFFE, E. C.
^AV- C. YOUNG, Recoider.
fS^ O'KEEFFE ROYAL
Im AUCH CH ALTER
NU. 20.
1 Meets second Monday in each
?W month.
^VV/ 11. W. O'KEEFFE, U. P.
- ' W. G. YOUNG,
Secretary.
TAREWELL LODGE,
; NO. G2, A. F. & A. M.
Meets the third Monday in each
month.
II. W. O'KEEFFE, W. M.
W. G. YOUNG, See'y.
BLUEGRASS LODGE, NO. 112, LO.O.F
Meets every Tuesday ni<:bt. Lodge
room over Pobst ?V Wmgo's store.
A. S. HlGSINBOTJIAM, N. G.
IL R. Dodd, Sec'y.
J. B. Crawford, S. 1'. G.
TAZEWELL EN?
CAMPMENT, No. 17,
1. 0. 0. F., meets ev?
ery Wedne.-day night
in hall of Bluegrass
Lodge, No. 142.
A. W. Landon, P. C. P.
D. bvckker, C. P.
HlQGINBOTHAM,
Scribe.
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A.I. .v s. D. MAY, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Taze
-.veil. Va. Practice in the courts of Tazewell
county and ? the Court of Appeals at Wythevlile,
Va. Particular attention paid to the collection ol
claims.
DARKS Ss BARNS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Taze
DwellpVa. Practice in the courts of Taxewell
county, C'mrt of Appeals at Wyihcville and the
Federal courts at Abuigdon. C. J. Bums, Johu T.
Dams.
CHAPMAN & CILLESPIE, ATTORNEYS AT
LAW, Tazewell, Va. Practice in all the courts
of Tazewell county and Court of Appeals at
Wythevlile. J. W. chapman. A. P. Gillespie.
CULT >" .v TO ULLLNG, ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
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BETTY GIVES THE MITTEN.
BALLADE.
There was tho ring of steel-shod foot,
There was the winter sun's last glow
That lighted up the happy fleet
Of skaters flitting to and fro;
There was the sound of voices low,
I heard Dan Cupid laugh In glee?
L victim of his dart and bow
When Betty gave the mit to me!
Ah, me! she was so small and sweet,
Her lips like rose-leaves o'er a row
Of pearls, her hair like ripened wheat,
Her voice that seemed to me as though
Some far-off organ's note did blow,
That I fell straightway on my knee,
With pulses at fortissimo.
When Betty gave the mit to me!
Oh. ask me not did I retreat.
For I am not a man to go
Because a woman might repeat
A naughty, willful little "No!"
We lingered till night's portico
Fell wide; what must yovr wonder be,
That I should stay on with horso,
Whon Butty gave the mit to me!
L'EXVOY.
Ah, rrincp, 'tis va!n to hide, I know,
What eyes as keen as yours must sec;
Her hand was there Inside?(oho!)?
When Betty tmvo the mit to me! .
_?Yellow Book.
^ Sir Toiyy's Church.
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:? BY OPJJE READ.
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SEVERAL times wifhin the memory
of men not yet old have troops of
state militia been sent into Liggitt
county to put down the spirit of vio?
lent insurrection. Once the Light
horns objected to Matt Proctor, who
had been elected sheriff, and stormedi
his office with sledge-hammer and gun;
and ou another occasion the commu?
nity arose to mob a surveyor employed
to sight a line for a railway. Upon
the whole, and without halting to give
instances, Liggitt county was a pre?
cinct of outlawry and moral darkness.
Years ago an old log church stood near
the roadsic-e at Blue Springs, not far
from the geographical and iniquitous
center of the county. And why in?
iquitous center, with a church at
band? The egg of much devilment
had been laid and hatched in that old
church, at the d?ad' of night, while the
law-abiding citizen of the county was
sound asleep with his pistol under his
head. One night a rough dance was
given therein. It was mastered by
the Lighthorn boys, and the law was
afraid to open its mouth in objection,
though it was a disgrace and an out?
rage upon those who believedi in the
Lord. The dance was at its height,
and' Abe Lightborn was cutting high
capers with Betty Sowers, when in
stepped old man Dagley, deacon of the
church. In his arms he carried a
bundle of split wood and a wisp of
hay. lie put his burden into a corner
and began to pile bench-legs and pieces
of board about it.
"What are you goiu' to do?" Abe
Lighthorn asked', leaving off his high
capers.
"Oh," the old man answered; look?
ing up with a smile as sharp as a
crack in a frozen goud: "I thought
I'd warm things tip a little. I looked1
in as I was passin' an' I 'lowed it
must be sorter chilly in herc,-and I
don't want the young folks to catch
cold. The futur* hope of the commu?
nity is in a bad box when the young
folks are ni!in\" He struck a match
and held it to the hay.
"Look out here, you old fool!"
Ligbtliorn cried, attempting to stamp
out the mounting blaze. The oldi
man shoved him aside. "This is my
bouse," said he, "and I don't want you
to interfere with me. You are stronger
than I am, but my gun shoots just as
strong as yourn, an' if you put out
this ere fire, we'll both be mighty apt
to use 'em. Step up. folks, if you are
chilly, an' git warm. The stars are
all out an' the moon's full, an' I be- j
lieve we'll have a sharp frost before 1
mornin*. Step up an' git warm."
Lighthorn decided that it was best
to take things good-humoredly, so,
inviting his friends out, he permitted
the fire to burn; and in the light?no |
dim, religious light, but a great glare
in the woods?the ron-rhs and hoydens
danced till dawn fell upon the embers.
Another church was built, a small
house deep in the woods cs if it were
hiding from the Lighthorns. But they
found it, but rot to dar.ee In, for it
was too small. It was 'not, however,
too small to have fun with, so they
amused themselves by frightening the
meek preacher. He ran away, and
the deacon had sore trouble in pro?
curing another man with nerve enough
to take the apostolic job. But finally
he found one.
In the Kncb country was born n boy
child, early evincing the strong trait
of bu?-headechness. Iiis mother had
re::d a romance, and-she called the boy
Sir Tony Brown. Sir Tony grew into
a lusty lad, whipped boys older than
himself, snatched kisses from demure
and red-flushed maidens, and was pro?
nounced a most promising youth. It
was agreed that it would be a cruelty
to flatten him out on a farm; he was
born for a profession. But prepara?
tion required money. Finally his
mother, a widtow by this time, decided
that he should preach the Gcspcl. Be
had powerful legs and a neck like a
bronze Vulcan, but strength was needed
by the evangelist, fie bent his bull
r.eck to study, for in preaching the
youth saw an escape from manual la?
bor; and by the time be was well of
age, he was granted the privilege to
stand in the pulpit and groan at the sin
cursed world. His enemies respected
him, for he was a convincing boxer, and
his pistol shooting had bfen pro?
nounced a performance of. wonderful
art. But he had put aside these pro?
fane practices, and it must be acknowl?
edged that he was sincere. The be?
lief that he could accomplish a great
good b}- preaching had become a part
of his nature, and was therefore strong.
And it was Sir Tony whom the dea?
con found. The old man made no effort
to give a smooth picture of a rough
pathway. Sir Tony smiled at the
danger. Tie said that he would really
like to fight for the Lord, not merely
the fight of polemic contention, but
the fight, if needs be, of red blood and
blue bruises.
"Then I reckon you hare in front of
you the place you have been wantin'
to find. But I'm afraid' that I hain't
made it out as bad as it is. The Light
horns, with the help of a little licker,
may go so far as to lay mighty violent
hands on you."
"Ah, and this will give me an oppor?
tunity to thank the Lord for the
strength He has given me."
"Ah, but they may come with their
guns, if in public you have said any
thin' ag'in their unlawful practices,
and may shoot at vou."
'Then," said Sir Tony, "I shall
have just cause to congratulate my?
self for having learned to shoot."
"Ah," ejaculated the deacon, "the
Lord chooses in Iiis own way. To
some lie says 'praj' ye,' and to others
lie 'lows?"
"Says," the preacher corrected bim.
"It's all one and the same. And to
others He says:: 'He that hath no
sword, let Jjini sell his raiment, and.
ouy one. \\o have tried Far son Pray
and he has failed, and now we are goin'
to try Brother Sword."
Arrangements were made. Brother
Sir Tony lived in an adjoining coun?
ty, 30 miles from Alas meeting house,
the name of the new church. lie as?
sured the deacon that he would be on
time, and then urging him to.remain
a few moments longer wrote out, upon
impulse, the following notices to be
posted on trees in the neighborhood:
"Don't fail to attend services at Alas
next Sunday. The steel of the Gospel
may strike fire from the Hint hoofs of
Satan."
"All enemies of the Lord are re?
spectful^' requested to meet nt Alas
next Sunday at ten o'clock."
"An exhibition of a lively and some?
what noisy nature will be given in front
of the door at Alas next Sunday be?
fore the regular services begin. Come
one, come all. Doctors are especially
invited."
"Bring lint and bandages with you
to meeting at Alas next Sunday."
The notices were put up; the peo?
ple marveled, and in groups at the
store discussed the strange invitations.
The deacon was applied to for light,
but he hid it under his bushel of eva?
sion. Months had passed, and the peo?
ple had felt no sensation. There had
been killings, but they were well with?
in the limits of the ordinary. Between
two acquaintances, meeting in the
road, this form of colloquy was not
rare:
"Hi, Dave."
"Ho, Bill."
"Any news out yo' way?"
"Xothin' unusual. Well, I must be
goin'. Wait a minit. Let me see.
Oh, yes, Tom Atchersou killed old
Pruitt at the mi'.l yesterday."
"That so? What's the price of nigs
out yo' way?"
Such information was commonplace,
but in the church notices there was a
thrill of true excitement. The county
had been so dull and sluggish of late
that the peaceable citizen had forgot?
ten to put a pistol under his pillow.
Even the state militia would have been
welcomed as a change. And now the
neighborhood was blessed with a sen?
sation. Abe Lighthorn rode abroad,
gleeful in his saddle, and he told ac?
quaintances that if they would only be
on hand he would promise them a good
time. The day came. The weather
had been wet, but the cloud-curtain
was ripped asunder and the sun burst
forth. The woods rang with merri?
ment. The people were taking their
good-humor to church. The deacon
had come early to unlock the door.
But no one entered the house. Men
and women waited for the exhibition
outside. The preacher rode up. The
Lighthorns grunted in derision.
"Wait," said their leader. "Let's give
him a chance to cut his shines. I reckon
he will open by abusin' us."
Sir Tony mounted the log step at
the door. He bowed to the men and
smiled upon the women. Then ho
took from his pocket a number of
small apples and gave them to the
deacon, whispering something to him.
"That's a funny caper," said one of
the Light-horns,
"Wait," Abe commanded. %
The preacher drew out a pistol. The
deacon threw an apple high in the air.
Crack, went the pistol, and the apple
fell, shattered. L'p went another
apple. Down it camo in fragments.
This was kept up till all the apples had
been smashed. "He's a regular cider
mill for bustin' apples," Abe whispered
in astonishment. .
"Come into the house." the preacher
commanded, and they lost no time in
following him. lie stepped leisurely
into the pulpit, took cut two pistols and
placed one on each side of the Bible.
Then he surveyed Iiis congregation.
".My friends," said be. "I have come
nmong you to bring the word. Several
of the brethren have preceded me on the
same mission and they have been driven
away. A preacher receives better t rent
meut in the heart of Africa than he
docs In this community. There are
many good people here, but there are
enough of the bad to make this place
a speck of hell on God's green earth. I
can forgive ignorance, but I hate bru?
tality. Sit down there."
A man bad arisen. "I've only got up
to stretch," said he. "I reckon a man's
got a right to streich."
"Well, then, stretch nnd sit down."
The fellow stretched, sat down, and the
preacher continued: "I don't come
among you with a foreign title, as it
would seem. My first name?we won't
call it a Christian appellation?is Sir.
But of this 1 need not tell you. I have
conic to speak the word. I have come
out into the highway of iniquity nnd
among the hedges of hell to compel you
to come into the feast, nnd you've got to
com* or outsboot me, and T don't be?
lieve you can. Keligion lias foc'led with
you long enough. You laugh at gentle?
ness and sneer at love. I am with you
to stay. I am going to settle down
among you; I believe that the Lord has
appointed me to set your souls right
and I am going to do it or let my own
go to its reward. Yes, I am going to
stay with you, and pursuant upon that
determination, I believe it a good plan
to take a wife frc*m among you." Be
looked searchingly over the congrega?
tion. "Is there any 3-oung woman here
who would like to marry me? Speak
out."
"I would," spoke up a comely crea?
ture, "but I'm afraid Abe won't let me."
"Who is Abe?"
"Why, my brother, Abe Lighthorn."
"Ah, nnd he is the devil's special rep?
resentative in this place, I hear."
Abe arose. "Xow, Mr. Preacher, I
want my sa}'. I like your shootin' and
all that, but I've got my rights and
I'm goin' to stand up for 'em. You
set. a bait to get me here, and now
that j-ou've got me you want to poke
your words down my throat. I don't
believe in yo' book. It's in 'cordance
?with that book that our fellers air tuck
up by the militia and put in jail. There?
fore I hate it and won't have nothin' to
do with it. A pass'ul of us come here to
ride you on a rail, but you sorter tuck
the wind outen us with your shootin'.
I never thought the Gospel would im?
prove that much; I didn't believe thar
ever would be sich a able preacher. But
enough is enough. I will agree not to
pester you?you may preach all you
want to and my fellers shan't bother
you, but if you cut scollops round my
sister I'll fill you so full of lead that
two hosses couldn't pull you on a slide."
"But," said the preacher, "she has
announced her willingness to marry
me."
"Yes, and I am mighty surprised at
it, for all the fellers in the county fust
and last have been after her and she
won't have 'em. But that's neither
here nor thnr, she ain't goin' to marry
you."
"Well." replied Sir Tony, "just wait
till the sermon is over and we will dis?
cuss the matter."
"You may preach all yon want to, but
I won't stay to bear you."
"You have come forth from the
hedges of torment," said the preacher,
"and you must stay. I don't want to
bill my prospective brother-in-law, but
if you attempt to leave this house I'll
shoot you."
"I reckon the rest of us can do a lit?
tle sbnoti"'."
"Yes. in u slow sort of way, but 1
can have n hole through all your heads
before you could get me."
"Well, T ain't no blame fool, and I
reckon that's so. Co on with your
prenchin', but I won't stand no abuse."
"My friend, 1 did not come to abuse,
but to talk of love. Listen to me."
Then in the simplest way lie told the
story of the Saviour of mau. His words
were warm and poetic. The Saviour
hnd not come to enforce a law?He had
violated a law made by the hard-heart?
ed, lie was the gentlest and bravest
of all the universe. lie hnd blessed a
thief. "And if lie were to come upon
earth now, the rich man, the man of the
law, the banker, the railroad king,
would be as hard toward Him as the law
that crucified Him."
"Wait a minit," cried Abe. "Was it
the law that killed Him?"
"Yes, the law; and the rich and the
powerful gloried in it."
"Why, I always Mowed that TTc was
the law."
"lie was 1 lie law of gentleness and
love, but not of legislatures."
"Co ahead. You are g-ettin' next to
me."
When the sermon was done Abe came
forward and said: "I reckon 1 must
be the ignuntcst man in the world.
Why, the Christ you tell about loves a
poor brute like me."
"Yes, lie died for you."
"And for Sam and Dave and the rest
of us?"
"Yes, for you all."
"Well, now, they didn't tell me that
before. That always told me that Tie
hated sin and wculd send me to hell,
and I couldn't love no man like that.
I can't help bein' ignunt?I never was
in a school."
"Will you come to church to-night?
We arc going to hold a revival."
"I don't know what that is, but I'll
come and help you hold it, I don't care
how hard it tries to git loose. Now
let me gityo'hoss for you and fetch him
up to thedoor."
At night the Lighthorns were there.
They asked many questions during the
services; and at last, when called upon
to pray, Abe said: "Fellers, it ain't no
part of a coward to pray to a man that
give His life for you. Tie could have
been rich and powerful if He had want?
ed to go with the high-headers, but He
stayed down with the poor and needy,
and I'm going to pray to Ilim."
On the following Sunday there was
a wedding in the church. "You fell in
love w ith him quick," said an old wom?
an to the bride.
"Not so very quick," she answered.
"I met him when I was over in his coun?
ty, and we have been engaged six
months."
I understand that all this happened
last year. And now I hear that Abe is
a deacon in Sir Tony's church. The sur?
veyor has been suffered to sight his
railroad. A simple story accomplished
more than the state militia.?Carter's
Magazine, Chicago.
NOT REPENTING AT LEISURE.
Hurriedly Married Coni>le Grutcful
to a ^Mutual Acquaintance.
Most old sayings have more or less
foundation In fact, and probably of
none can this be more truly said than
of the adage: "Marry in haste and re?
pent at leisure." Nevertheless the fair?
ies arc somelinics good to couples who
wed without conventional deliberation,
as is proven by the story related by the
best man at a recent wedding. "About
as quick a wedding as ever 1 heard of,"
said he, "was one in which 1 was the
matchmaker. It was about four years
ago, in a Louisiana country town. I
won't mention actual names, but I shall
say that Percy Allen, of the country
town, and Miss Jessie Milton, a visitor
from New Orleans, met each other.
You know how it is in the country;
young people don't have to climb gar?
den walls to be able to converse to?
gether. Well, in a week Percy ami Jes?
sie were on pretty friendly terms, but
nobody suspected them of anything
more than friendship and they them?
selves had no suspicion of anything
more serious. Now here is where I
come in; it was I who fixed them for
life. By the force of suggestion, as
in the case of Beatrice and Benedict,
I caused them to see each other in an
entirely different light. We three were
walking down the street together. Sud?
denly I looked with a very critical eye
at Percy and Jessie and said: 'What a
line couple you would make. I never
saw two persons better suited for each
other.' Percy laughed awkwardly, Jes?
sie blushed. 'I would be perfectly will?
ing,' said Terey, 'but I don't know
whether Jessie would have me.' Jessie
laughed. '1 wouldn't mind,' siie an?
swered. 'Get married this evening,
then,'I put in. 'Have snap. I shall get
the liceuse to-day.' 'But I have no
clothes ready,' remarked Jessie. 'Well,
if you wish to put it oil',' remarked
Percy, 'we shall make it to-morrow.'
When we reached the house Jessie went
into the parlor to receive the visit of
a young man. Percy came to me. lie
was agitated, ne said: 'I wonder if
Jessie was only joking? I wonder if
she?would?have?me?' 'I think so,'
I answered. 'She has told me that she
likes you.' As a result Percy waited
until the young man left, and after
half an hour's conversation with Jes?
sie matters were arranged. By noon
of the next clay they were married and
on their way to New Orleans. I ac
conq^anied them to help Percy out. Of
course, Jessie's people raised all man?
ner of row, but when they discovered
that Percy was a nice young fellow
and able to support a wife, 'bless you,
my children,' followed and champagne
was opened. Percy and Jessie are a
happy couple to-day, and they prob?
ably wouldn't have had gumption
enough to come together unless 1 had
been there. Until events proved that it
was a happy union 1 was in mortal ter?
ror because of my share in the affair,
nnd you may be sure I would never play
such a part again. Marriage is much
too serious a matter to be entered into
in that way."?Chicago Chronicle.
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To feed the nerves.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Cures nervousness,
Dyspepsia, rheumatism,
Catarrh, scrofula,
And all forms of
Impure blood.,
HOME EDUCATION.
The Inflncnccji Which M.ikc Men und
Women Well Ured op Otherwise.
"What is born and bred in a man
sticks to him," is a saying more wise
than elegant. We have all met thewom
an, costly uttired, flowery of speech,
genial of manner, yet lackiug the es?
sential charm of a lady?that charm
which can no more be analyzed and de?
scribed than can the scent of the rose,
but which we feel through all our be?
ing when we urc in the presence of its
owner, be she talking or siicnt, grave or
gay. It is born and bred in her. It is
not put on with her evening gown or
laid aside with the same. It is the manly
tenderness of ber father and the wom?
anly grace and virtue of her mother
blended with the daughter's life cur?
rent?it is her home education.
The smile, the gTacefu] inclination,
the quick solicitude of another's com?
fort, the quiek eye and the firm, gentle
hand are all part of herself, seen by her
with baby eyes, learned unconsciously,
and therefore never to be forgotten.
She is as different from her neighbor
.Lady Show as the rose is from the dan?
delion. Some like dandelions. All love
the Yoses.
Lady Show is lovable, too, but she
shows her early training. She is lovable
because she does not try to conceal her
early training, thereby becoming stiff
and unnatural nnd didactic and horrid.
As with women, so with men. We all
know the self-importnn.t little man
with the large visiting card and the still
larger display of "good form, don't you
know." lie tells us that he is "self
made." He is wealthy and at the top of
the ladder, else be sure we would not
?tolerate him for one minute. This en?
ergy is to be comemnded. "Nothing
succeeds like success." Yet we shrink
from him. We remember the poor fel?
lows, the good fellows, wlhom he jostled
and crushed down and stamped on be?
fore he reached the top of the ladder.
We do not want our sons to be like the
little man in aught save his success.
This little man has had a selfish, brutal
father and a patient, hard-working
mother. Selfishness and patient toiling
were born and bred in him. His early
education at home was rude and incom?
plete. He Is not to be blamed too much
that he has no fine feeling now.
Xext comes Lord Show, stout, florid,
good-natured and good-hearted, all ex?
cept a gentleman. He is lovable, tco,
but he shows his early training. His
father was a country gentleman of
easy-going habits who married a third
rate actress while he was under the in?
fluence of wine. He knew none of the
sweetness of a refined home life. He is
not to be blamed too much.
Along comes a gentleman, ?e has
not wnlwcd over anyone to get on
faster himself, and he shows it in the
easy grace and dignity of bis bearing,
in the kind glance of his eyes as well as
In the pleasant voice nnd reverence for
women, be thej- worthy or not. The
gentleman was born and bred among
sweet, good women. lie cannot bear to
think that they are not all angels. Iiis
father was n man of noble aim in life?
his mother, well, she was your and ray
ideal lady. "What is born and bred in a
man sticks to him." The education of
the home is indelibly stamped on the
children of (Ore home. The home may
not be rich in costly furniture, but i:
should be immaculately clean, nnd
beauty of manners and beautiful
thoughts and words and actions and
beautiful daily living should nil be
there.
If the best china is tint used every
day, how can you expect your sons and
daughters to handle china gracefully
by nnd by? If the parlors are not used
every day how can you expect your
children to be easy in the parlors by
and by? "Men are only boys grown
talL" They keep their boyhood man?
ners. The finest things of earth are not
too fine for home use. The sweetest be?
havior in the world is not too good for
home use?for father, mother, son nnd
daughter, wife nnd child. They are the
ones we love best. Let us give them our
best behavior.?X. Y. Times.
BORING FOR RABBITS.
A Wire Cable end n Dttitoelc the Ont
llt?Spealcinff Tubes Ised.
It has remained for a La Crosse
sportsman of nn inventive turn of mind
to provide rabbit hunters with an in?
animate substitute for a ferret, the use
of which is prohibited by the game laws
of Wisconsin, a bitstock and flexible
wire cable attached to a perforated iron
bulb being capable of driving "bunny"
out of his subterranean home.
At this season of the year rabbits are
In their prime, and within a small radius
of Milwaukee they are extremely plen?
tiful, but the weather is unfavorable
for hunting. In Wnukesha county, and
particularly in the immediate vicinity
of Pewankee lake, between Watcrtowu
nnd Madison, west of Racine and in
Dodge county, Milwaukee hunters en
joj' their best sport in December and
January, and with the first fall of snow
a great many rabbits were killed by
local sportsmen. In spite of the laws
forbidding the use of ferrets, hunters
have evaded the vigilance of the game
wardens, but unless they are securely
muzzled the rodents seize the rabbits
in their burrows and enjoy a feast while
the hunter impatiently waits above for
the reappearance of his quarry.
With the new hunting apparatus,
however, the hunter is equipped with a
device which is sure to drive the game
to the surface and give him a shot. The
cable is flexible, but sufficiently rigid
to cause the iron bulb attached to it
to rotate positively throughout the en?
tire length of the burrow, following
each ramification with a lateral, snake
like motion, and does not become en?
tangled in the roots of bushes or trees.
A depth of 20 feet can be reached suc?
cessfully, nnd those who have used the
tleviee say it Is infallible. The bulb
should first be placed in the burrow
where the rabbit has taken refuge and
then the bit brace revolved to the
right, pushing on the cable at the same
time. The bulb will follow nil the de?
viations in the hole until il strikes the
animal, which becomes sufficiently
alarmed to leave its refuge and take
to the open. To withdraw the apparat?
us the operator should continue to re?
volve the brace to the right, but pull on
the cable. The threads cn the bulb and
coupling are made right-handed, as are
the stmnds of the cable.
If a hunter desires to smoke a rab?
bit out of his hole he can fill the iron
bulb with cotton waste saturated with
kerosene or powdered sulphur, and then
heat the metal until the filling begins
to smoke. After inserting the cable In
the burrow one of the holes should be
closed, and the rest is easy, providing
the hunter is proficient in the use of a
gun.
This winter a number of hunters have
also used a section of garden hose.which
they insert info the rabbit's burrow
nnd then use the hose for n speaking
tube. A horrible racket is created by
this method, and the game is scared out.
but the cable and bulb is said to be
much more effective.?Milwaukee Sen?
tinel. I
DISPLAY OF PROPER SPIRIT.
The Shopping Woman Pnllcncc
Over a Clerk's Rudeness.
The display of spirit is often a good,
.thinir. This is the story of a womon's
recent shopping experience. She
wanted n number of household articles,
among (hem a little twisted wire rack
of a certain pattern. She inquired at
several places and could not find just
what she wanted. At length she entered
a store where she thought it would sure?
ly be in stock.
A young woman came forward to wait
on her. The shopping woman, who is a
very kindly disposed, person, spoke to
the clerk pleasantly and explained her
wishes. The girl thrust out her chin,
but led the way to the wire counter.
There was no rack of the description
called for.
The clerk was very unpleasant. She
remarked, spitefully:
"I haven't that thing in stock! I
don't know what anyone wants with
that cheap stuff. I am sure I wouldn't
have it!"
The shopping woman turned away in
disgust, but'she snid nothing.
The clerk came up behind her and
nsked:
"Is there anything else you want to
see?"
The shopping woman thought the
clerk was becoming more amiable, and
said that she wanted to look at clocks.
"Right up in front; just walk up."
said the girl.
The shopping woman was tired, and
she walked leisurely along the aisle. The
clerk said, rather sharply:
"Right up in front, pfease."
The shopping woman did not hurry;
she did not want to do so.
Then the girl said, very sharply and
peremptorily:
"Walk up'! Walk up!"
The shopping woman had borne as
much as she could. She turned to the
clerk, gave her a hnughty look, and
remarked acidly:
"T will walk as I please."
The disagreeable clerk drew in her
horns..?St. Louis Re public.
NOVELTY MILLS OF MAINE.
Make Spools, Skewers. Toothpicks,
Dice lioxcs and Iiaby SlclRlis.
The spool factories of Maine turn out
annually about 250,000,000 spools, which
will hold 50,000,000,000 yards of thread?
200 yards to the spool. There are 17 of
these factories in the state, employ?
ing 550 hands, at average wages of
$1.50 a day each, or $247,500 a year total.
In the making of the spools, 30,500
cords of white birch timber, or 15,250,
)00 feet arc used. This timber is worth
v'ouir dollars a cord. A large part of the
spool timber cut in Maine is not man?
ufactured here, but shipped from
Rangor to great factories in England
and Scotland. This year Rangor export?
ed 0,973,003 feet of spool bars- to the
United Kingdom, the value being $144,
000, and more will be shipped next year.
There is practically no limit to the sup?
ply of white birch available.
The so-called "novelty mills" of
Maine are numerous all through the
hard wood districts. In these mills are
turned out all kinds of little wooden
boxes, many of which are used by
druggists; checker boxes, checkers,
dice boxes, wooden stoppers, handles
of a thousand kinds and shapes, tootlh
pieks by the million, ladders, swings,
school desks and chairs, toy carts and
wheelbarrows, tables, desks, cycle
stands, baby sleighs, and other things
too numerous to mention. The largest
"novelty" factory in the world is at
Sonth Paris. Oxford county, where
about 200 hands are employed.
A Dixfield factory has just completed
an order for 8,000,000 checkers and
200,000 dire boxes, and at another fac?
tory in the same town they have made
tfhis year 525.000.000 toothpicks. One
firm has made 5,000.000 skewers, such
as arc used by butchers. Wooden bi?
cycle rims arc also an important article
of manufacture. The product of these
factories goes to all parts of the world.
The timber used was once considered
practically worthless.?X. Y. Sun.
A C:ihs of AhseJit-MiiiiieiiNi'KH.
There are a coi'pI<T"cf lawyers who
have adjoining office roms in a certain
downtown block. Both men. while able
practitioners, happen to be exceedingly
absent-minded. The other day both en?
tered the elevator at the same time,
and were "lifted" to the ilooron which
their offices are located. Each entered
the other's office. An hourorsocla.psed
and a couple of women were taken to
the floor, and made their way to the
offices, one passing in to one of the rooms,
and her companion entering the other
ofiice. The women were strangers to
each other. Later in the day the two
lawyers uppcarcd at the courthouse in
company with the women, and each
filed a complaint for divorce. Each of
the women chanced for the first time
to address their attorneys by name in
the file room at the county clerk's of?
fice, and not until then was it discov?
ered that each of theseekers for divorce
had intended to employ the other law?
yer, and by accident had entered the
wrong office. Said one of the attorneys
afterward to tho Pickings man: "If it
hadn't been for my absent-mindedness
I would have been sure of my fee; as it
is I wii! have to depend upon gettingan
allowance from my client's husband.
The other woman, who was recom?
mended to me, has plenty of property in
her own name."?Indianapolis Sentinel.
Puffed Mnfilns.
Two teacupfuls of stfted flour, two
cupfuls of sweet milk, two eggs; beat
the eggs separately. One teaspoonful
of salt Beat yolks light, add to them
part of the Hour with part of the milk
to make a batter that will not lump.
After using all your flour with part
of the milk beat the batter light, then
add balance of milk. Have the whites
of the eggs beaten very stiff, and stir
in the white. Grease your muffin rings:
let them get warm. Half fill your rings,
and bake one-half of an hour in a very
hot oven. It takes one-half of an hour
to bake thera done.?Boston Budiret.
THE CHRYSANTHEMUM.
II? Development Since Its First In?
troduction.
When the plant was introduced, about
1S40, it was only the small daisy-like
flovfer, now only seen as a rule in cot?
tage gardens, which was highly prized
as a novelty. The taste for growing
and showing it began early, and before
1800 theri were many chrysanthemum
societies in existence, among them the
Stoke Xewington, which formed the
nucleus of the National society. Yet it
was not until 1S59, when the plants suf?
fered severely from early frosts, that
there was any idea of growing them
under glass. The Japanese variety was
noticed in 1801 as a novelty, "very curi?
ous and interesting, but scarcely orna?
mental." How little did the author of
these remarks suspect that a f uture^ was
before the plant he so summarily set
aside! Three years later, however, we
find Japanese varieties recommended
with pompom and incurved, and since
then they have increased in favor, says
Longman's Magazine.
The gorgeously colored mop-like
bloom.3 now exhibited every autumn
would certninly astouish that writer
of 30 years ago. The golden and bronze
shades of the chrysanthemum suited
the taste of the promoters of the "high
art" aesthetic movement of ft few years
ago, which. If it had no other merit,
helped to bring this flower more for?
ward and revived the culture of sun?
flowers, which were fast becoming ex?
tinct in our cardens. .
lei mix
Why is it every sarsaparilla
which tries to sell itself, ranges
itself against Ayer's as the stand?
ard ? Why is it that all have to
offer extra inducements ? bigger
bottles, fancy wrappers, cheaper
price ? anything, everything, but
the one inducement of quality ?
has never been equaled by any
cheap imitation of it, and quality
tells, just as blood tells.
If is (De staB?ard.
" I have sold Ayer's Sarsaparilla for mnro
than twenty-five years, and have never
heard anything but word3 of praise from
my customers; not a single complaint baa
ever reached me. A preparation must
possess great merit to maintain such a repu?
tation. I believe your sarsaparilla to bo
tho best blood purifier that has ever been
introduced to the general public. I often
hear other manufacturers say that this is
" as good as Ayer's," but no cne ever yet
heard it said that Ayer's was "as good "as
any other kind. They always set Ayer's up
as the standard of excellence."?S. F.
Boyce, Duluth, Minn. .~? - ?
SCHOOL AND CHURCH,
?One hundred and seventy-five mis?
sionaries, 800 Bible women and 10,000
pupils in schools are supported by the
Woman's Foreign Missionary society ol
the Methodist Episcopal church.
?v\s an evidence that Welsh Calvin
bits believe in higher education, an en?
dowment of $200,000 for Bala college
was raised in one year, the contrib?
utors being mostly farmers and work
ingmen.
?Dr. P. D. Tower, of Washington city,
is the new president of the Home Mis?
sionary society of the Disciples' church.
He will preside at the convention to be
held in Chattanooga in 1S0S.
?The national council of the Chris?
tian Endeavor society has taken steps
to secure the Crystal palace and other
large buildings in London for tiie meet?
ing of the international convention in
1D00.
?It is 2J years since David Living?
stone died in Africa, and his body
brought home to rest in Westminster
Abbey. .Recently it has been proposed
to mark the spot in I lain. Africa, where
he died,-with a single stone shaft ami
metal plate bearing* an inscription.
?Miss Jessie Ackcrman, the round
the-world white ribbon missionary,
pledged Bishop Thoburn to secure
means for the tuition for three years
of 100 girls in India at ten dollars a
year, /ffready 45 of these girls have
been adopted by individuals or mis?
sionary societies in Oregon.
?The lord mayor of London recently
opened a public meeting in the draw?
ing-room of the Mansion house, in the
interest ot the British and American
mission homes in Paris. The object of
these homes Is the befriending of Eng?
lish-speaking young people in the
French capital.
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Sliredded (lam trttli Currant Sauce.
Melt one tablespoonfui of butter, four
tablespoonfuls of currant jelly and a
few grains of cayenne. Add cne-fourtb
of a cupful of sherry wine, and a cupful
of shredded ham. Serve the ham on
toast, cut into small squares or bits.?
Ladies' World.
Notice.
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tilied ami warned not to ride, haul or walk
across or otherwise trespass on my prem?
ises, especially those leased to John and
Cosby Bowman; for the law against all
such will be rigidly enforced.
Wm. G. W. Iaeger.
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\T IRGINIA: In the clerk's office of the
" cminiy court for Tassewell county,
March I?th, Ib'JH.
Application. T?> the clerk of the county
court of Tazewell County, State of Vir?
ginia:
I, the undersigned A. C. Gardner,
hereby file with you this my application as
provided by law to. purchase a certain lot
or parcel <?f land in the town of Richlands,
in said county, designated as lot 11, sec.
7<S, plan C, on a plat with a certilicate by
the Clinch Valley Coal and Iron Co., filed
in the clerk's office of the county court of
said county, and being the same lot or
parcel of laud sold by the treasurer of said
county for taxes due thereon for the year
1SU2 by and in the name of George* A.
Shirey and bought, at sai i sale by the aud?
itor of public accounts of Virginia for said
State and county. Said lot or parcel of
land now stands on the commissioner's
books of saiil county in the name of tiie
said George A. Shirey, and I hereby agree
to pay the amount for which the sale to
the Commonwealth was made, together
with such additional sums as would have
accrued from taxes and levies and interest
ifisuch real estate had not been so purchased
by the Commonwealth with interest on the
amount for which said sale was made at
the rate of six per centum per annum from
the day of sale, and on the additional sums
from the l?th day of December in the year
in which the suuis would have accrued by
law. A. C. (rAHDSKB.
And it appearing from affidavit tiled with
the foregoing application that George A.
Shirey is not a resident of the State of Vir?
ginia, it is ordered that he appear here
within four months after ?lue publication
hereof, and do what is necessary to pro?
tect his interest. A copy.
3-17-Jt Teste: T. E. George, Clerk.
VIRGINIA: In the clerk's office of the
count v court of Tazewell county,
March 15, 1SH.S.
Application. To the clerk of the county
court of Tazewell County, State of Vir?
ginia.
I, the undersigned S. A. Richardson,
hereby tile with you this my application
?s provided bv law, to purchase a certain
lot or parcel of land in the town of
Richlands iu the said county, known and
designated as lot 3, in section 42, plan 13,
on a plat with a certificate by the Clinch
Valley Coal and Iron Company, filed in
the clerk's ollice of the county court and
being the same lot or parcel of land sold
by the treasurer of said county for taxes
due theieon for the year 1893 by and
in the name of F. M. Etting and bought at
said sale by the auditor of public accounts
of Virginia for Baid State and county.
Said lot or parcel of land now stands on
the commissioner's books of said county in
the name of F. M. Etting. And I hereby
agree to pay the amount for which the
[sale to the Commonwealth was made, to
| gether with such additional sums as would
have accrued from taxes and levies, and
interest, if such lot or parcel of land had
not been so purchased by the Common?
wealth, with interest on the amount for
which said sale was made at the rate of six
percentum per annum from the day of sale
ami on the additional sums from tiie l?tn
day of December in the year in which the
same would have accrued by law.
S. A. KlCHABDSOK.
And it appealing from affidavit filed
with tiie foregoing application, that F. M.
Etting is not a resident of the State of
Virginia, it is ordered that he appear
here within four months after due publica?
tion hereof, and do what is necessary to
protect his interest.
A Copy?Teste:
T. E. George, Clerk.
SEMINARY FOR SALE.
The valuable property known as the
Tazewell Female Seminary is for sale. It
is a new and large building and located on
one of the principal streets of the town. It
can be used for school or other purposes.
For terms apply to
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