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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24

The principal event of the week and
one of the principal events of the season
was the first concert of the Philharmonic
society the Oldest orchestral band in
America. For sixty years this organiza-
ton has appeared year after year, giving
of its best for the encouragement and
betternent Of musical culture. Two gen
erations have lived to bless it and one
friend, the late venerable Dr. Thomas
Masters Markoe, who died during the
past summer, has been faithful adj
mirer counselor and subscriber of the
society from the date of its foundation
In 1892. He even went SO far in his en-.
thusiasm as to go to all of the public
rehearsaIs and thus by his presence and
patronage continuously sustained the 20,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-11-24

perfect accord were they with the SOLO
list.
The Philharmonic society has been
called the most conservative of bands.
Its officers object to untried paths. For
over half century they have counseled
moderation and again moderation. But
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-12-18
Afghan Ferries.

The Afghan ferryman at some
ferries on the river Oxus makes use
Of ponies to get his clumsy boat
across the stream. Gone or some
times two of these rather INSULT
cient looking animals are attached
to the boat by bellybands or sur
cingles, which allow them to swim
alongside, with the strain of the
haul on their middles. They are to
a certain extent supported in the
water by the ropes which attach
them to the boat, but only their
heads are usually visible as they
strike out with measured pace,
snorting with each stroke, being di-
rected from the boat as to which
way they should go. So powerful
is their stroke that two small thir-
teen hand ponies Will easily pull a
boat which might carry ten tons
of dead weight. One almost looked
to see if their feet were webbed as
they struggled into the shadows of
the river banks 1t was a revelation
as to the strength of a horses
stroke in the water"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-12-18
Small Farms.

The attention of those wishing to pur-
chase small farm in the fertile county
OF Clarke Is called 10 the following list:
80 Acres, half mile fl ON turnpike; good
house, stabling, cistern and large young
orchard. $45 an acre.
100 Acres first quality limestone land,
fairly improved; on turnpike, near de-
pot, store and pOstOffice. $50 an acre.
Dwelling of rooms, large lot, stable,
&c, for $4,000
House and lot of acre, ? miles from
Berryvisle on turnpike, $500.
FARM OF 400 ACRES Al miles south of
Berryville-3 miles from illwood-
large Brick Dwelling, tenant house, barn,
&c, 40 acres OF Timber, Spring and bold
stream of water through the center of
the farm. 100 acres of No. l river bot
tom One of the most productive as well
as one Of the best stock farms in Clarke
county. Price $50 per acre.
Farm of 1861 acres near Wickliffe, of
No. land, under good fencing Price
$45 per acre.
Farm of 20 acres near Boyce, good
dwelling and out buildings at fair price.
House and lot of IL acres on turnpike
two miles north of 3erryville. House
has rooms, out kitchen. smoke house.
small barn with stabling for 6 head of
stock, good fruit, cistern st door and
well of water so feet therefrom. Price
$1,000.
We are not advertising the entire list
OF properties we have TO sell, and a de-
scription of the farm you may want will
prove guide in selecting from our list.
ApplYto ID. c. SNYDER.
BerrYville, Va
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-12-18
Reversing the AIphahet.

Mrs. Wordsworth. the wife Of the
English poet laureate, was woman
universally beloved and distinguish
ed for that personal beauty which
caused her husband to describe her
as "a phantom of delight"
She was a capital story teller, and
related her anecdotes with strong
Westmorland accent which added
much to the telling. One of her
stories, and one in which she took
great delight, went to illustrate the
pride of county families.
y Mr.. II. and Miss f. had been
recently married. Both were from
old north country families. They
were going to their first dinner
party after their marriage. and at
the announcement of dinner the
lady was about TO enter the drawing
room in advance of her husband
when that pompous individual re-
strained her with a grand flourish
and said:
''Stop, madam, if you please. The
HIS We're always before the F.'s."
And thereupon the lady fell back
in confusion and the proprieties of
county family distinction were vim
dicated.-Youth's Companion.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-12-18
Too Valuable to Lose.

An important cricket match was
scheduled in an English village,
and, to the disappointment of
everybody, the best player was I'M
able to play owing to a sprained
wrist. The new curate was hur-
riedly substituted and by his bril-
liant play secured victory for the
local team. The next morning as
the squire, himself an enthusiastic
cricketer, was leaving the church,
where the curate had just preached
his first sermon, he was asked by the
vicar what he thought of the new
curate.
"Oh," responded the squire, 'Hhis
voice is weak, his doctrines shaky,
he isn't IS learned as he should be.
but his cricket is fair eye opener.
We must keep him, even If we have
to pay him double the salary"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-12-18
Defeated b. Mature.

Nutmegs grow on little trees
which look like small pear trees and
which are generally not over twenty
feet high. The flowers are very
much like the lily of the valley.
They are pale and very fragrant.
The nutmeg is the seed Of the fruit.
and mace is the thin covering over
the seed. The fruit is about the
size of a peach. When ripe. it
breaks open and shows a little nut
inside. The trees grow on the
islands of Asia and tropical Amer
lea. They bear fruit seventy or
eighty years, having ripe fruit on
them all the season. \ fine tree in
Jamaica has more than 1000 nut
megs on il every year.
The Dutch used to have all this
nutmeg trade, as they owned the
Banda island and conquered all the
other traders and DESTROYED all the
trees. To keep the price up they
once burned three piles of nutmegs,
each of which was said TO be ''as big
as a church."
Nature did not sympathize with
such meanneSs. The nutmeg pi-
geon. found in all the Indian islands.
did for the world what the Dutch
had determined should not be done
carried the seeds. which are their
food, into all the surrounding coun-
tries.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-12-18
The Street Market. colohne-

This street market is a peculiarly
democratic institution and one rap
idly becomes friendly with the sales
women or even a chance passerbv,
entrapped unawares and becomes
a purchaser like oneself. Thrift
and sturdipess are the distinguish
ing characteristics of these Rhine
land peasants. They know well how
to drive a bargain, but they are hon
est to a pfennig and good humored
to fault. Very interesting is their
babble about the flocks and the
crops, very quaint they look clad
In their national costumes, and most
delicious are the mountain straw
berries, fresh cheese and thick
cream which these clever house
wives bring in from the country,
especially to tempt hotel weary
travellers. One eats the little lunch
con with leckerly-sweet cakes-in
the shade of the green trees which
line the Cologne market, gazing on
the tiled houses which girt it about
and catching glimpse of the cathe-
dral's slender spire, pointing ever
aloft, rising above all, patiently re-
mote" and in its superb proportion
of matchless architecture, making
one, as Lowell says, Gown himself
a happy Goth. catholic World
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-12-18
ThG Baltimore Weekly Sun.

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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-12-18
Coal, Damn and Dry

If a load of coal is left out of
doors, exposed to the weather, say,
for a month, it loses one-third of
its heating quantities. If a ton of
coal is placed on the ground and left
there and another ton is placed
under a shed, the latter loses about
rs per cent of its heating force, the
former about AZ per cent. Hence
1t is great saving of coal to have
1t IN dry place, covered over on all
sides. The softer the coal the more
heating power it loses, because the
volatile and valuable constituents
undergo slow combination.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-12-18
A JOACHIM C0NCERr.
How IL Was Enjoyed by sympsshssse
Enlllsh Lord.

Joachim, the violinist, told With
keenest relish the following joke, of
which, he said, he was the victim.
Whether he or Lord r. was the VIC
tim the reader viii decide for HIM
self, according TO his possession or
lack OF a fondness for classical
music:
During his sojourn in London
Joachim formed close friendship
with Lord r., a gentleman much
sought after by society, but well
known for his antipathy TO all
music. Having learned that Jos-
chin was to give a series of concerts
at st. James hall, Lord r. announc-
ed to him that he would go 70 hear
him play.
The musician thanked him for
this mark of sympathy and added
that he would be charmed to know
the impressions of the noble lord
afterward.
Two DAYS afterward chance
brought together the two friends at
an evening entertainment. The
virtuoso did not fail to ask Lord r.
what he thought of the works of
Beethoven and if the concert had
not been little long for him.
by no MEANS" replied Lord r.
81 have been much amused. l did
not recognize you at first under your
negro mask, but later l laughed the
more on account of it"
A chilly silence prevailed among
the guests until Lord R. explained
his meaning.
1t seems that Lord II. had made
mistake in the floor. Instead of
mounting TO the first floor, where
Joachim was giving his concert, he
had entered at the ground floor,
where some negro minstrelS were
giving a performance.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-12-18
French Snail Gardens.

AS is well known, certain species
of snails form a favorite dish with
French gourmets, and the caltiva-
ton of these land mollusca is con-
Quoted on large scale in the out
lying suburbs Of Paris, particularly
In the department of Aube, where
there are large snail gardens, with
plantations of thyme, mint, parsley
and chervil for the animals to feed
on. When a Frenchman takes snails
wild, he leaves them, if prudent,
few days to digest their last meal.
TOR there is a current belief that
they may be dangerous if they have
recently fed on poisonous plants
London Post.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-12-18
Buy, Sell and Rent


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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-12-18
WATER IN THE AIR.
sks~ st Great Heights There 10 Con-
siderable Moisture

siderable Moisture.
II is seldom realized. save by
aeronauts and mountaineers, how
much watery haze the lower air con-
tains. Blue sky itself is but the
ultimate fading out Of haze, and
when whole lower layers of the at
mosphere are surmounted the blue
above is bluer than before only by
reason of the haze there being more
attenuated. The result of investi
cations carried out chiefly by high
flying kites goes TO show that.
though at great heights the air may
De spoken of as dry, this is but a
relative term. Commonly about
one-hslf of the water vapor in the
air Is left below by the time the
first mile end half is climbed. but
the actual moisture present varies
with circumstances. Thus ND to a
few thousand feet the air is drier
during winter and at night and
damper during summer and by dsy
than 1t is near the ground.
In the light of these facts it be-
comes easy TO conceive how in GER
tain conditions of moist weather
and on a dark night the light of a
large town reflected in the heaven
may be seen even at a long distance.
Under the clear skies of other lands
reflection may be seen on the under
surface of cloud over great ranges.
Thus the cloud heaps over thunder
storms on the American prairies
may sometimes be seen at night on
the horizon at a distance amounting
TO some 200 miles.
Again, it will be easy TO grasp
the further fact that haze in the air
Is more clearly manifested to the
observer who, whether in balloon
or on a mountain side, has climbed
above Its lower mOister levels. Here
the explanation is simply that from
his new point of view the haze is
seen against the dark earth while
being itself illuminated by the light
from the sky overwhelmingly
Magazine.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-12-18
FARM OF go ACRES

S DOOR Eun Tenant T S through P s Spring
cresofbott
0Vemss good Price $40 an acre and terms ~ "
Hn or Ts c Esvs at s u sGns .s a GnsAf
FARM OF ACRES 3 from station 90
100 acres river bottom 20 of timber per acre W. H.
Farm OF 1860 ACRES of Shenandoah river f
s corn I r bottom land producing
Streams awi1e 400 acres Of good upland
may and PINE Situated on located
the Premises % sg water pe
farms springs sufficiently colony r oppot ni4 two RSe
speculative deal in iron other " ~
r nnsaFeS S % on five miles Byye
valuable @ tine aEnand best qoayo
n Ts are age brick dwelling
house d oR MOUNTAIN and river barns
Ss l SaSs p S9S S s" ass, %s % Hing
~ ' an A'nc Two sairways and Mansard ~ ~
o,e
Soou ochad well and Price.
o,o, o. ACRES
am acre rom beryvne Nice smooth running water Price
FARM
fangprng ~ large STONE barn. orchard and never
Price f'yViHe Fairly good water
ACRES
harms snrn. ann ,,rriro wa
so
mouse with four rooms good statlng Price
% ACRES
mouse orchard etc
ACRES
. ~ ~ "'nns sranary orchard running
~ on ADDRESS d O. SNYDER BerryviIe, Va
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-12-18
A PIOUS PARROT.
How He Learned a Sentence From q
Rival Parrot.

ntNdt fSffot.
If Coco meant the half of what he
said, and was even a quarter as wise
as he looked, he was a wonderful
bird. i met him in Paris. where
he lived with an old English lady,
who spent her life in her own apart
ments between her maid and her
parrot. Coco was thus her almost
constant companion, her guide,
counselor and friend. He had an
easy flow of conversation, and said
many funny and apt things that I
have forgotten, but no one who saw
and heard him at his devotions of
a Sunday morning is likely to forget
it. His mistress, being unable to
attend the English chapel, read the
service in her own room aloud. with
Coco for congregation, for none
ever exceeded the JUNCTION of his
long drawn "amens" nor the con-
trite quaver of his "Good Lord, de-
liver us" in the litany, and when it
came TO miserable sinners" he roll
ed up his eyes and nodded his old
head in dismal approval.
1t would have been unkind TO
smile during the performance, for
Coco's feelings were sensitive, and,
moreover, the old lady found COM
fort in the thought that he, per-
haps, dimly understood. She told
the following story in proof of his
sagacity:
A friend came to visit her one
day who also owned a parrot. The
talk turned upon the rival birds,
and the visitor instanced, in proof
of her pets powers, an intricate
sentence that he had been taught to
say. She repeated the sentence sew
eral times, mimicking the parrots
nasal voice. Coco, meanwhile,
showed evidence of great excite
ment. He sidled hand over hand
across the back of the sofa on which
the visitor sat, putting out his chest
and holding his breath till all Of his
feathers stood on end. Something
was on his mind, and he was strain
ing to get it off. As the visitor
rose to go his efforts eliminated,
and as she passed out of the door he
screamed the sentence after her cx-
actly as he had heard his rival
quOted.-FOrest and Stream.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-12-18
When Horses SIeen.

Horses always point one ear for
ward when they sleep, Exactly VIII
this is done no human being can
tell, but the probability is that the
practice is a relic of the time whel
they were wild and OBLIGED TO be on
their guard even when asleep. Cat
tie, on the other hand, are apparent
ly indifferent as to the position of
their ears while sleeping, but, no
matter what position they are in,
both are always pointed alike.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-12-18
The Social Rank Of Cabinet

INC OOCtSi ndnk OF OaDinet OtuccrS.
The social rank of each cabinet
officer is reckoned according to his
standing in the order OF succession
10 the presidency, which is arranged
according to the age of each exec
utive department The state de-
partment having been the first exec
utive branch of the government
created, the secretary of state is the
official and social head of the cabi
net and the first of its members to
succeed to the presidency in the
event of the death of both president
and vice president. If the presi
dent, vice president and secretary Of
state were all to die before their
successors had been appointed, the
secretary of the treasury would be-
come president, because his is the
second Oldest of the executive de-
partments. This right to success.
sion extends in turn to the secre-
tary of war, attorney general, post
master general, secretary Of the
navy and, lastly, to the secretary of
the interior. This graduation thus
indicates the social rank of each
cabinet officer in his own circle
Ladies Home Journal.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-12-18
Shark Skin, and Shark Fin.


In all the equatorial islands of
the north and south Pacific shark
fishing is very profitable industry
to the natives. and every trading
steamer and sailing vessel coming
into the port of Sydney or Auckland
from the islands of the mid-Pacific
brings some tons Of fins, tails and
skins of sharks. The principal mar
kets for the former are Hongkong
and Singapore hut the Chinese
merchants of the Australasian colo
MES will always buy sharks fins
and tails at from six to eleven
pence per pound, the fins bringing
the best price on account of the
larger amount Of glutinous matter
they contain, for which they are
highly relished by the richer class of
Chinese as a delicacy. The tails are
also appreciated as an article of
food in China, and, apart from their
edible qualities, they have a further
value as a base for clear varnishes,
etc.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-12-18
Stands bv Him

Mrs. Youngwife-How do you al
ways manage to have such delicious
beef2
Mrs. Oldwife-I select a good.
honest butcher and then stand by
hum.
Mr.. foungwife-You mean that
you give him all your trade?
Mrs. Oldwife-No; | mean that I
stand by him while he is cutting
the meat.-Recollections of Mrs.
Minnie E. Leo.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-12-18

am again candidate for the trade ofthe
good people of Berryville and vicinity. and
most respectively ask a share of the public
patronage. My Goods are clean. Fresh and
trst-class. Call and examine them.
In connection with my store handle Sew
ing Machines and Sewing machine Repairs
Anyone having repairs TO be made to their
sewing machine are invited to give me a
call
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-12-18
J D. HART.
1887. The SUN. 1901.
BALTIMORE, MD.
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From now on the news of the world
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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-12-18
PARTIAL LIST OF FARMS
FARM OF 1914 ACRES.


berryvlle
W ""'N
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-12-18
Good and desirable Farm

situated on east side of Shenandoah river
mnes from wildwood, containing GOO acres
upland GOOD LIHEsroNK land. Fairly i'm
proved, and desirable for cultivation or
grazing.
VIII divide and sell in two tracts of 800
acres each.
For Prices and terms apply to
D c. SNYDER.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-12-18

By mail Fifty Cents month; six months
49, one year, So.
Warren sheaf., 1901-07-18
The State Bank Of Warren
is the place where you can
get a Loan on your Farm with.
out delay.
asRelief in Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder
Disease relieved in six hours by NEW
GREAT SOUTH AMERICAN KIDNEY
CURE. Z 1t is a great surprise on ac-
count OF it's exceeding promptness in
relieving pain in bladder, kidneys
and hack, in male or female. Re
lieves retention of water almost i'm
me';ately. II you want quick relief
and cure this is the remedy. Sold
by E. F. WHITNEY, Druggist, War
rem, Mimi. .
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1901-04-06

There is conservative element
among the Cubans which has not yet
been heard. This element will be en-
couraged now to speak out. One ex-
ponent of this ingredient of the Gu
bans, the newspaper La Realidad,
comes out in favor of the retention of
American control of the island for a
considerable time yet, or until the new
government gets fully under way. 1t
says, after look over the situation,
that ignorance, wastefulness, venality
and incapacity are in evidence in the
municipal governments by the Cubans
which have been set up under Ameri-
can auspices. 1t asks, therefore, that
if the Cubans have failed even when,
in some degree, under American tute-
lage, what would be the extent of their
failure and consequent disorder and
chaos throughout the island If Amer
lean restraint were withdrawn? This
is the attitude which is likely to be
taken before long by large majority
of the educated Cubans. Americas de-
mands are going to be accepted by the
Cubans. They will quickly see that
these guarantees are essential for
their own safety, and that the Ameri-
can government has their interests in
view in formulating them.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.