Tazewell Republican. [volume], September 21, 1899, Image 4

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BETTER BE SURE
THAN SORRY?
Your property may take tire in any
oneof a hundred different ways?through
your own careleesness or that of the ser?
vants or children, by the explosion of a
lamp or other accident, a spark from a
chimney or defective flue, a stioke
of lightning, spontaneous combustion.
Your property may be tired by some in?
sane or vicious person, some discharged
and worthless farm hand, who takes
this means of "getting even" with you
by subjecting you and your family to
loss.
If you are insured, the knowledge of
the fact on the part of Buch a man will
tend to prevent him from destroying
your property. He will know that he
cannot ruin you, that the Insurance
Company will stand between you and
loss.
Let it be known that you are insured.
The J. F. HURT
Insurance
Agency.
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A Tazewell, Va. J
Parents wish to take no risks in A
? sending their children off to school. I
% Patrons have already told us they Y
A, had entire confidence in the "High y
? School; if you are not a patron con- y*
a sider the following points. ^
Tazewell High School has a a
9 central location in the county site of I
& Tazewell Co. You can enquire per- j
? sonally after youi child here oftener y
? than elsewhere. The town is moral ^
A and exercises a refining influence ft
J over resident students. &
? The school buildings are hand- 1
9 some, comfortable and well equip- Y
^ ped. A student takes pride in be- V
^ ing connected with a school that
A has good appointments. ?
The faculty is the strongest the ft
** school has ever known. Consider f
9 the experience and reputation of the I
teaciiers,positions in leading colleges "
^ have been offered to two of them
Jj. this Summer. ?
v-- The discipline is firm, encourag- ^
** ing the developement of noble a
W character. I
^ The training is thorough in the 1
elements of an education. v
You have the advantages of y"
f
Music, Art, Physical Culture, and ^
? Business instruction. a
9 Those preparing for teaching ?
?3 have a special course in the theory 1
and pract'ce of teaching, and a "
A thorough drill in public school *|
f stndic.-. There will be no fear of ^
9 public examinations after taking this m
9 course. 1
4 The two schools?High and ?
Grammar?areseparate and distinct. "
^ Remember there is no school ^
4in the Clinch Valley that has stu- ^
. dents fnither advanced than we 6
9 have. We have no siiain in our ?
$ name and believe, none in our worK. j
^ There is no school in our section o X
^ Va,, that does anything beyond \
A 1 ?gh School or Preparatory work. ^
This is a successful school that fj
? has nnt changed management for ft
& t wo years and that will remain un- 5
^ der the same management for four J
years to come. The gain in students V
A last year over any previous enrol ^
* ment was over sixty. Parents warn 6
? stability and success in the school c
9 they patronize. ?
^ Students to the Higli School J
? board in Christian home?. They "
A are under the supervision of the "
? principal. Very low rates of board I
Y can be made. f
TiiiTinu iu uipu cnunni fl
6
TUITION IN HIGH SCHOOL f
A^ Music, Art and Business De- f
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partments $27,01) each per session. f
Intermediate Department free first ^
w term, $7,00 the second term. Pri- m
ij mary Department free first term, Z
A, $5,00 the second. Physical Culture
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A (4,00 per term. Contingent fee Y
^ $1,00 per session. *|
4 G. L. Byrom, Prin. J
SUICIDE OF A DOG,
Dcwer Could Not Staad the Ridicule
and Humiliation That Hair
Cut Caused.
! A large Newfoundland dog named
Dewey, owned by a family in Brooklyn,
ds declared to haVe committed suicide,
?says the Philadelphia Enquirer. Own?
ing to the warm weather that prevailed
lately the head of the family had the
dog's hair cut very short?so short.Tn
fact, that the skin could be seen through
what little hair remained. When the
operation was completed a homelier
dog could hardly be Imagined. His
?large feet and head, in contrast with
his long, lean legs and body,'made a
? laughable appearance.
Before his hair was cut Dewey was
the leader of all the dogs In the neigh?
borhood, but after the clipping the mo?
ment he saw one of his former chums
he would put his tail between his legs
and sneak away as fast as his long legs
could carry him. He appeared to be
so ashamed of himself that when any?
body looked at him he would slink
away, and no amount of coaxing could
bring him back.
The humiliation seemed to worry him
so much that one night he was seen
deliberately to lay himself down in
.front of a fast-moving trolley car, and
;before the motornian could check the
'speed of the car Dewey was;dead.
fjj Arizona's Burled Cities.'
A petition. 1s to be presented to con
tgress at its next session asking that
steps be taken to protect against'van?
dals the buried cities of a wonderful
prehistoric race in southern Arizona.
The ruins of an ancient temple at Case,
Grande have been preserved by the cre?
ation of a government park, and con?
gress will be asked tc create a similar
reservation embracing the best pre?
served remains of prehistoric cities in
Gila valley._j._
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
There has been but little work done in
the county court at this term.
The Board of Supervisors met on Tues?
day and audited all outstanding claims
against the county.
Full line of school eupplies, and the
prices are all right at?
Jackson s.
The most of the Republicans with whom
we talked on Tuesday expressed them?
selves for keeping up the party Hag.
School Books, Slates, Pencils Tablets,
Pens and Ink at?
Jackson's.
Mr. J. S. Stout, town sergeant of Poca
hontas, was in Tazewell yesterday on offi?
cial business.
Free school and High School books at
wholesale and retail at?
Jackson's.
Judge R. C. McClaugherty, of Bluefield,
was in Tazewell Tuesduy on professional
business.
Our stock of school supplies is one of the
best ever brought to this town, and the
prices will suit you.?Dodd & Co.
Mr. E. H. Bobbitt, formerly with W. N.
Surface is now one of the force of the Re?
publican office. He is an excelleut printer
and worthy young man.
Evangelist J. W. West arrived at Taze?
well to-day. Mr. West was here in the
spring and assisted Rev. J. N, Harnian in
the tent services he held at that time.
Mr. James F. Hurt on yesterday receiv
e I and placed by telegraph a sixty thous?
and dollar fire insurance risk. The proper?
ty insured is in West Virginia.
Mr. W. G. Young, our accommodating
pjstmaster, has been kept at home for
about a week with sickness. He is now
getting all right.
Some peisons in town are permitting
,heir cows to run at large at night, and
they are depredating on the gardens of
other persons.
There is no use hunting for a better
place than Dodd & Co's to get school
b )oks or school supplies for your children.
They have everything in those lines.
Call on them.
Deputy Sheriff Bufl'alow brought five
pruoners up from Pucahcntas yesterday
and lodged the n in the county jail. They
are all charged with stealing.
Mre. R. P. Holland, of Newberry, S. C,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Win.
C. Pendleton, will leave today for Salem,
Va., where she will spend a few weeks,
and then go South.
Mr. Jno. Brittain moved to Thompson
Valley to-day and will enter iuto the mer.
canlile business with the firm of Thompson
Correll a Co. We have not yet heard
what the 6tyle of the firm will be.
Rev. F.T. McFaden.Grand Prelate of the
Grand Commandery of Virginia Knights
Templar, will visit Clinch Valley Comman?
dery tonihgt for the purpose of inspection.
1 It is hoped that all the members of the
i commandery will be in attendance.
' Col. A. J. May will sow this Fall about
I forty acres in wheat and rye, the seed be
I ing mixed, which he propose to cut ar.d
I bale for feed next year. The two grains
^ combined make a very valuable forage.
I Dr. James O'Keeffe, who made an offici
. al vieit to the Royal Arch Chapters at Big
. Stone Gap, and Wise, Va., got back to
' Tazewell yesterday afternoon. He reports
) the Chapters he visited as being in excel
f lent shape.
.Messrs. Surface & White on yesterday
f purchased two very handsome vehicles
) from Foote & Johnson. One is a carriage
i with two seats and the other a single
I buggy. They will be used by the pur
^ chasers in their livery business.
} T.izewell Steam Laundry, on account of
I necessary repairs to their engine, did ino
. work on Monday and Tuesday. This has
[ necessitated putting on an additional force,
' and the laundry will be run day and night
I t ie balance of the week.
Dr. George S. Walker and wile, Of
Staunton, Va., are visiting their daughter,
I Mrs. Geo. W. St. Clair, at Tazewell, hav
I ing arrived at our town on yesterday. Dr.
I Walker is one of the physicians at the
I Western State Hospital, at Staunton, nnd
is a most excellent gentleman and accom
^ plished physician.
, Mr. H. G. Peery, owner and manager
( of the Tazewell Supply Company, at North
Tazewell, will start for the eastern markets
' today to buy his fall and winter 6tock of
1 goods. On his return ami the reception of
i his new stock he will have some eye
i openers for the trade.
' Mr. J. W. Pendleton, of the Chilhoivie
Lumber Company, was registered at the
Central Hotel on last Monday. He has
moved one mill to the head of Poor Val?
ley to commence manufacturing the tim?
ber recently bought by his company from
the Sheffey heirs.
As usually treated a sprain will disable
the injured person for a number of weeks,
but if Chamberlain's Pain Balm is freely
applied a complete cure may be effected
in a very few days. Pain Balm also cures
rheumatiem, cuts, bruises and burns.
For sale by Jno. E. Jackson, Druggist.
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On yesterday afternoon Dr. Geo. Ben
Johnston performed a difficult and serious
operation on Mrs. Reba Ball. He was as?
sisted in the operation by Drs. Crockett
and St.Clair. We are glad to state that
Mrs. Ball rallied nicely from the operation,
and at last accounts was doing well. Her
friends are very hopeful that she will be
restored to good health
Rev. H. C V. Campbell, of Salem, Va.,
filled the pulpit of the Presbyterian church
at this place on last Sunday morning and
night. In the morning his subject was
"The Gates of Zion," and at night "For?
get Not God." Both of the sermons were
very interesting, being full of thought,
graceful in composition and well delivered.
Rev. W. W. Ruff, pastor of the church
here, on the same day filled Rev. Camp?
bell's pulpit at Salem.
Jno. E. Jackson guarantees every bottle
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and will
refund the money to any one who is not
! satisfied after using two-thirds of the con?
tents. This is the best remedy in the
world for lagrippe, coughs, colds, croup
and whooping cough and it is pleasant
and safe to take. It prevents any ten?
dency of a cold to result je pneumonia.
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English Flown Delft ware is up-to-date ware for the
table?it is the very top notch of style.
According to our study of the different kinds of Queens
ware, we find that none other is as good as English ware.
We also find that' the wholesale dealers will not guaran
teeDther than English ware not to crack or craze. This is a
strong point in favor of the English goods.
We have a large line of this English Delft ware, worthy
of your inspection?every piece of it. Our guarantee goes
right along with the wholesalers', too, that not a piece of it
will crack or craze.
Dodci 8c Co.
P. S.?Have you seen our 4-pc settsof Glassware at 25c
a sett? You will want a sett?perhaps two setts?when vou
see them. DODD & CO.
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JOB LOT,
School Bags, 5c to 50c
School Baskets, 10c and Up.
In this Job Lot you will find some Bags an(' Baskets at genuine Job
Lot Prices. Haven't sold Baskets and Bags so cheaply before?haven't
had a Job Lot before. May we suggest that you look inside these
Bags and Baskets ? there's money in them. People who know bran
when the bag is open buy their Bags here. These ^Bags and Baskets
are open?you can see money in them.
JACKSON, The Druggist,
TAZEWELL, VA.
P. s.?Please ask to see our line of Stationery. That's the best way to |5
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TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS.
Tazewell College is thoroughly organized
and its new president is entirely familiar
with all departments of college work.
There was an unusually small crowd in
town on court day. This, no doubt, was
occasioned by ti.e inclement weather.
Dodd & Co. have a supply of all kinds
of school books which tiny will sell you at
regular, bottom prices.
It is stated that there will be a Demo?
cratic meeting at this place on the oOth
inst., to select a candidate for the House
of Delegates.
If your child needs a school book the
place to get it i^ at Dodd & Co.'s.
Mis. J. D. Harrisson, wiio lias been in
town several weeks under ilie treatment of
Drs. Gillespie & Painter, id now convales?
cent.
i'br school supplies of all kinds call on
Dodd & (Jo.
Urdeis for job work continue to pour
into the Republican office. Do you
know the reason why ? Because of the
superiority of our work.
Tazeweli College has reopened with a
fail number of students and new ones are
being added each day.
Kufus and James Harmau arc now kept
very busy with stenographic and typewrit?
ing work. They arc industrious and
worthy boys, and will succeed.
Tazewell College has classes in Sopho?
more, Freshman and preparatory classes?
Daily recitations.
The Tazewell Insurance Agency has as
new advertisement this week on the first
page of the Republican, to which we call
attention.
All the new members of the faculty of
Tazewell College prove to be efficient
teacheis and have already won the confi?
dence and esteem of the pupils.
Some of the public schools in the county
have not yet been opened, because they
have nut been supplied willi teachers
Do you want to take a course in Stenog?
raphy, Type-Writing, i>uok-Keeping, Com?
mercial Law, Trauspurtution, if so it will
pay you to come to Tizewell College.
A number of fanners have expressed
their appreciation of our article last week
about trespassers shouting in the county.
Miss Pansy Alexander, who has been
coulined to her home for over a week with
a mild case of diphtheria, is about well
ugain.
Excellent advantages are offered for the
study of French at Tazewell College. The
Leuciier has had wide experience in leach?
ing the subject and speaks the language
almost as fluently as English.
Messrs. J. W. Chapman and II. Lane
Dar man have gone to Wytheville, the first
as attorney and the second as a witness in
a case in the circuit court.
Prof. Dodge, of Manasas, Va., a gradu?
ate of Strayers Business College, Balti?
more, Md., and a man of wide experience
as a teacher and expert in stenography,
will arrange classes in the Dusiness De
purtmeut of Taxewell College on next
Monday.
Misses Maud McGuire and Mammie
St. Clair, of the county, ami .Miss Vivian
Gillespie, of our town, left this week for
Bristol, Va., where they will become stu?
dents at Suliins College for tiie coining
suholritic year.
Professor I louskeeper, of Tazewell Col?
lege, has ijuite a collection of physical and
chemical apparatus and new ones will be
added from time to time. His long ex?
perience as a science teacher in one of the
leu^ug laboratories of this country enables
him to oder one of the best scienttie
courses in this section.
The export cattle that are being shipped
from Tazewell this year are not weighing
iiji as well as usual. This has been occa?
sioned by the dry hoi weather. Some
days during the past month were so hot
the cattle would stand in the shade instead
of grazing.
Mis. Elizabeth -\. Kelly arrived at Taze?
well last Thursday afternoon, and is now
discharging her duties as teacher in the
Ait Department of Tazewell High School.
Mis. Kelly is looking well and expresses
great pleasure at being buck in Tazewell.
Clinton Harns, Esq., has been in town
all the present week miugliug with his
friends here. .Mr. Barns rarely comes to
town now , and his friends were glad to
shake bands with him again.
Lev. R. A. Kelly, of Bramwell, West
Va., is at the sanitarium of Drs. Gillespie
& Painter, where he received surgical
treatment a few days ago. Rev. Kelly
was at Tazeweli last winter to assist Rev. J.
S. French iu a meeting which was held in
the Methodist church.
Mr. J. P. Cameron, the genial manager
of the Thistle Plow und Foundry Compa?
ny, at Graham, Va., was iu town Tuesday,
and paid the RxPUBLICAN offce a pleasant
call. Mr. Cameron informs us his works
are kept constantly busy with the numer?
ous orders that aie being received.
We have received the first number of
"The Commercial and Industrial Maga?
zine," which will be published monthly at
Bluefield, West Va., by the Interstate
Directory Co. The first copy of this mag?
azine is a very creditable production and
we welcome it to our exchange list.
The glorious rain that came on Tuesday
morning and continued at intermissions
throughout, that day, was a very welcome
visitor to Tazewell agriculturists. The
drouth had become a sei ious one, and a
few days more of dry weather would have
necessitated the feeding of cattle on a
number of farms.
Dr. Geoige Sen Johnston, of Richmond,
Va , spent Tuesday and yesterday in our
town, being called here to consult with
Drs. Gillespie and Painter about the con?
dition of Mrs. Jos. S. Gillespie, who re?
mains very ill. Dr. Johnston is one of the
leading physicians of Virginia, and the
most noted surgeon now in the State.
Cards have been received by a number of
relatives in Tazewell, of the prospective
bridegroom, to the marriage of Mr. Wil?
liam C. Gretter to Miss Gertrude Rich,
which is announced to take place in the
Episcopal Church, at Pacific Grove, Cali?
fornia, on the 3?th inst. Mr. Gretter is
;he grandson of Col. Robert Smith, for?
merly of this county, who went to Califor"
brnia in 1S71.
Notice.
A partnership for the practice of medi?
cine in Tazewell and surrounding country
las bemi formed by Drs. R. B. Gillespie
tnd W. L Painter, beginning August 1st,
1899.
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AGENCY FOR THE
MER1C?N steel WOVEN WIRE FENCE
Hade of Large, Strong Wires, Heavily Galvanized.1
Amply provides for expansion and contrac
tion. Only Best Bessemer steel wires
used. Always of uniform quality
Never goes wrong no matter how
great a Strain
is put upon it. *=? mm
Does not muti?
late, but doss
efficiently turn
cattle, horses,
bogs and pigs.
every rod of american fence guaranteed
by THE MANUFACTURERS.
Call and Sea It. Can show you how it will save you money.
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North Tazewell. Ya.
Merit
For proof of the above we refer you to the
great volume of work being turned out from our
up-to-date
Job Department.
Upon merit we have, in a short time, and in
, the midst of many competitors, buit up a busi?
ness which we are proud of. Our books show an
increase in each month's business during this year
over the corresponding month of last year, and
the business done during nine months of this
year is larger than that of the whole of 1897.
REPUBLICAN JOB PRINT,
Tazewell, Va.
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HIGHLANDS, VA,
Old Dominion College will open her fourth session SEPTEMBER 12, 1899, and
will continue idne months.
The session in divided into three terms of twelve weeks each.
Tuition and board are reasonable, and payable three months in advance, unless
other arrangements are made.
Special advantages are ofTeied girls and young ladies who^board in the Dormi?
tory with the Principal and his teachers.
The courses taught are Primary, Intermediate, Common School, Collegiate,
Elocution, Music, Art, Book-keeping and Banking.
The College Building and Dormitories are elegant and have modern improve?
ments. The Dormitories are well furnished,
Location is exceedingly healthful with the quiet ami health of the country
mountains.
There are six thoroughly qualified and experienced teachers in the Faculty.
We ofl'er more advantages fur the least money of any school in all this
region of country.
A thorough home-training school for girls and boys.
For further infuimation address
T. J. KEKDRIGK, President,
The LOOK &
LINCOLN WAGONS
Have established a reputation for supe?
riority in Southwest Virginia. They
are manufactured from the best timber
found in our section, carefully selected
and thoroughly reasoned. The work is
done by skilled mechanics and the most
improved machinery. A number have
been sold in Tazewell County and refer?
ence is made to persons who are usin
them.
For information and prices call on
V, L, SEXTON
TAZEWELL, YA,
145 Years
of successful business in paint?De.voe is
he best paint in existence.
Tennis Tournament.
Last Thursday and Friday, on the
court of Dr. Giliespie, a tennis tournament
was held, participated in by Messrs. Isaac
Mann, J. B. Perry, B. G. Bryant and M.
B. Carrington, from Bramwell; II. B.
Hawes, G. H. Zimmerman and Edward
Mann, from Bluetield, and J. S. French,
V. L. Sexton, Walter Steele, Barnes Gil
lespie and Dr. R. B. Gillespie, of Tazewell.
A number of sets were played and
Messrs. Isaac Mann and J. B. Perry,
of Bramwell, were victorious.
The playing ooaupied the afternoon of
Thursday and forenoou of Friday, and
was witnessed by a number of interested
spectators.
Until September 30th The Norfolk and
Western Railway Will Sell Ex?
cursion Tickets to
Cresson, Pa., Niagara Falls, Elmira, Wat
kins Glenn, Jamestown, Long Brauch, At?
lantic City and Cape May, tf. J.
via.
H-igerstown and Pennsylvania Railroad.
Tickets are limited to October 3l8t, 1899,
and good to stop off at Luray, Natural
Bridge, The Grottoes, or any Summer He
sort on the line of the Norfolk and West?
ern Railway. Apply to Ticket Agent, N.
& W. Ky., or to
W. B. Bevill,
General Passenger Agent,
Koanoke, Va.,
ANNUAL CELEBRATION.
Rev. (Willis L. Wayts and Prof. H. S.
Houskeeper Speakers of the Day.
Paint Your Buggy for 75 Cents
with Devoe Gloss Carriage Paint, ready
for use; 8 colors. Gives a high gloss, equal
to new. Sold by Jno E. Jackson.
Mr. J. Powell Royal qualified to practice
law in the county court of Tazewell county
on Tuesday, and is how a candidate for
practice in our courts, lie ha9 his office
with Chapman & Gillespie.
J. POWELL ROYALL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
TAYBWELL, YA.
OHicc with Chapman & Gillespie
The Annual Celebration of the Jr. O. U.
A. M., which was announced in our last
issut-1, was held on Monday, the 18th inst.
The services were held in the chapel of the
High School, and was enjoyed by those
present.
The members of the Council were great?
s' disappointed and put to considerab'e
trouble by the short notice of the speakers
who were engaged for the occasion, that it
was impossible for them to be present.
The Bible was presented by Rev. Willis
L. Wayts, pastor of the Baptist church,
who presented the objects of the Order
with great force to those present who were
not acquainted with the Order.
Prof. H. S. Houskeeper, president of
Tazewell College, made an address that
was very eloquent and highly appreciated
by those who were so fortunate as to be
present.
The band played some excellent music,
which added considerably to the pro- J
gramme.
After the address the Council, followed
j by the audience, marched to Main street,
: just in front of the public school building,
j and as the Hag was being raised the band
played "Rally 'round the Flag" and "Dix?
ie." When the Hag reached the top of
the staff the crowd below gavemany
cheers and hats were seen Moating in the
air.
In behalf of the Council the writer
thanks the speaners for their kind and
excellent aid in the success of our cele?
bration; the business men of the town,
who so readily closed their business in
honor of the day; and the members of the
hand for the assistance they gave.
TAZEWELL JTEAM
[AUNDRY,
On Tazewell Avenue.
With all Modern Equipments.
First-class Work at Reasonable
Price-? Guaranteed.
TRY US.
Respectfully,
L. 0. WINGO,
J. M. BEAVERS,
J. N. HARMAN,
Proprietors.
L. C. WINGO, Manager.
Phone 40.
SPECIAL CONTRACTS
Made For Family Laundry.
Deposit your I.aundiy at Pobst's.
PLEA FOR PEACE.
Komtncc of 4>ne Woman Who liegen
That Wau Between Nation?
May Cease. /
One of the most noted European
women in attendance at the interna*
tional council, of women in London
was Baroness Von Suttner, the great
leader of the peace party in Austria.
She is as well known on the continent
as our own Susan B. Anthony is here,
but while Miss Anthony's hobby ia
"suffrage," the baroness' hobby hi
"peace."
Back of her hobby there lies a strong
motive power. When she was a gay
young girL moving in court circles at
Yienr*a, she became affianced to Prince
Wittgenstein, a match which was both
brilliant and desirable, for the prince
was a nobleman by nature as well as
by birth. Shortly after their engage?
ment was announced the prince was
killed in battle, and for months the
young countess grieved for him, finally
conquering her sorrow, after being
transformed into a grave, thoughtful
woman, with a great desire in her heart
to study the causes which create war
and do what she could to prevent them.
About 1S63 she published a work en?
titled "Die Waffen Nieder" (Lay Down
Your Arms), which made her fame as
a thinker and has been translated i*rto
almost every language. It promulgated
her views of the horrors of war in a
masterly, graphic way, and with a
charm of expression that made its read?
ers feel as she did.
The Austrian minister of finance said
when the book first appeared, and
when the budget for the army was be?
ing discussed: "Gentlemen, I advise
you to study the romance, 'Die Waffen
Nieder,' for a few hours. I pity the
man who, after that, has any desire for
war."
In 1376, at the age of 33, her second
love romance came to her. She met
and married Baron Gundacar von
Suttner, and her life with him has
been as perfectly happy as an earthly
union can be, and in spite of many
trials Baron and Baroness Suttner may
be said to be, and have been, a most
happy couple, which proves that the
baroness can practice peace as well as
preach it.
Baroness Suttner is gifted with won?
derful tact and a great charm of man?
ner, and she has the pleasant gift of a
beautiful voice in speaking. She visit?
ed the peace congress at The Hague
and many people who met her and
heard her talk were convinced by her <
arguments that a movement which they
bad ridiculed was a beautiful possibil?
ity.?St. Louis Republic.
Town Overlooked.
Loud's island, on the coast of Maine,
near historic Pemaquid, in the Lincoln,
county town of Bristol, is one of the
very few places on earth where there
are no taxes. This island, otherwise
known as Muscongus, was overlooked
when Maine became a state, and was
put into no town or county. It is said
that during the war the people cast
their votes for a time in the town of
Bristol, until some election officer dis?
covered the illegality of the vote. The
island was first settled by John Loud, a
deserter from a British man-of-war, and
Ids great-grandchildren are now prom?
inent inhabitants. By voluntary con?
tributions school is maintained, the
parents paying four dollars for each
child. The school term averages eight
months in each year, and there is an
average, attendance of IS scholars.
Catching bait for the fishermen of Bos?
ton, Gloucester and Portland is the
most profitable business of the people,
but when bait is slack in running they
turn their attention to lobstering,
mackerel fishing and catching porgies
for the big oil and fertilizing factory
opposite the island in Bristol.?Port?
land (Me.) Press.
Pears. ^
Next to apples p'ears are our most}
abundant fruit. They are among the
most delicious of orchard products, but
are exceedingly perishable and have but
a brief season. They are best when
eaten fresh, although canned pears are
a favorite fruit with many. Children
and delicate persons should be very
moderate iu their indulgence in this
fruit, as it is liable to generate gas in
the stomach and cause colic. It seems
to have this tendency more than any of
our popular fruits, and persons with a
predisposition to troubles of this na?
ture cannot be too careful. Pared, cut
in quarters and with cores removed,
pears are sometimes stewed with a lit?
tle sugar or molasses and make a very
nice dish. Some varieties of pears are
filled with granules, that detract very
much from their delicacy. ? Ledger
Monthly.
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Swecit Sympathy.
A pretty story is told at Vienna about
Archduchess Valerie, youngest daugh?
ter of the emperor. It seems that whe?;
traveling the other day from Linz to'
Vienna she noticed on the platform at
Linz a 14-3-ear-old schoolboy crying bit?
terly. She had the conductor bring the:
lad to her compartment and, finding
that he was proceeding to Vienna to'
attend his father's funeral, she insistedj
on his traveling with her, paying the.
difference in his fare, as he had only a
third-class ticket. During the trip she'
devoted herself to the task of comfort-,
ing him, telling the boy, among other
things, that she, too, had suffered much!
from the loss of a fondly loved parent,
who had died suddNmly iu a foreign1
land. It was only when the boy'reached
Vienna and was leaving the train trifte
he discovered that the kind lady waa'
Archduchess Valerie.- V \,
People of South Africa.
The population of the South African!
republic consists of 03,000 Boers, 87,0001
other whites, called uitlanders, and o00,-j
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