Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-02-20


chat he only found Que grain OI
wheat aud that was not worth the
labor. 81 DIR. kertoot after writing
nearly three columns tor the CoUa
lex has not even given Us the Onv
graIu OF wheat tut much "POtliok
eli" aud venom. Dr. krrfoOt gRvs
us the druuItlon of "Layman anu
says lake uOtlce farmer" MIR. Web.
ster > deGiuItlon OF Lsymsn Is Que
VINO Is uVt clel gyman. LANE
NOTICE, Dr. therefore concluded
that AIR. Moore might come IN aS a
IayuIau, OuL as Mr.. Webster was not
a GREEK SCHOLLARD like DIR. ker-
toot L suppose We Will have TO nc
know ledge our mistake ANA apollo
give.
1 had almost come to the COnclu
sIuu from DIR. kertoOts indictment
uIau, that he was effected with many
of the weaknesses OF our poor hu-
mauity, but | WAS NOT prepared for
the charge that he was n Hydra
headed monster 1 dId't know ex-
actlY at hrst what this meant,
whether 1t was GREEK, LATIN, or
CHoCKTAw, but | was satisfied OF
Que thing that IL was something ter
rIble aud that If Que should meet II
on the public highway he would get
over the teuce aud give II n wide
hearth, or If II WAS a water FOWL,
(Which | found upon examination Il
waS) tuat he would not get within IA
mile of II II he could avoid It.
As have taken the trouble TO
make an examination OF the Myth
illogical history Of this animal l think
1t proper that your readers should
have IL SO as 10 be warned ia time OF
the danger to which they are exposed
The ancients represented TINS AM
mai AS being a great sea- monster,
with many heads, NariouslN estima
tea from nine 70 one hundred, that
II one head was cut off another i'm
mediateiy appeared to taSe MS place,
that each head had mouth aud
from that mouth there VS. emitted
most deadly venom
have 40 hesitation /. sayia- that
il 4. Moore, Jr. Is ;hls auimai come
20 life again that can't au wiil not
vote for mm, although >.-n-E his
/ petition believing hiu % hr good
aud capable person g repre- u- Us
in the convention. A. the ir~truct
/ iun Of this animal w3s oue 30 the
( great lahOrS of Hercules aua as h.
has gone, long since, 10 has reward,
We are fortunate ~ hs.ing amongst
us "A Modern Hercules VINO can Till
ALL the MOUTHS of this MONST Err
with dose of his "POTLICKER,"
which will efectualiy give II the
qUjetUS.
MIR. Editor, there has been great
/ deal of STUFF written which does not
/ touch the question a. issue. The
gravity of the matter to be consider
ed should not be treated with levlty.
! The time will soon be here hen the
people mast decide who shall repre-.
sent them in the convention. If any
one has personal enmity against MIR.
! Moore or anyone else that Is his af
fair, As MIR. Kenuerly well says, and
not the public.
As said in my former commu
nicatiou that was satisfied that Mr..
Moore had nothing TO do with get
ting up the petition which called
upon him 10 become u Candidate. 1t
was largely sigued by many OF the
best aud most intelligent people Ol
the county, the act was voluntary
there was no compassion, every mau
had the right aud could do as he
pleased. Inns petition WAS publish
ed in the county paper, l have 1t
doubt the uIan called upon telt CRATE.
full, who would not IL was hIgl
honor aud he accepted il; conditions
ally, that if majority OF the people
wished him ~ till this post, he wu"lu
serve them To the best OF his ability.
If Moore is the rascal that he l.
represented To be, We have been a
long time finding 1T out. Ia all thl:
boom business which has been drag
ged into this question there Is n'
|
plated or diSnUuestly used che fundt
that came INFO his hands. 50 far al
that is concerned his character hk,
Caezar wife is beyond suspicion.
Old Hickory Jackson used to hav'
two questions that he asked of appl'
ca hts fo-' office is be honest, Is h,
cupable?" l believed Mir. Moore lille,
these requisites and therefore SIgncC
his petition.
Furthermore, | am not willing I,
see friend, who has lived AS far "a
| have been able to Judge an honor
aule life who has built up ID char
acter by years of honest effort \
life that his children after he Ia
gone, can mention without shame
smirched, blackened and ruined. all
| might say III all instant, wlthou
entering protest. | would do IT,
same for DR.. Kerfoot when / knew /