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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1901-09-18


Commissioners Office.
Berryville, Va, Aug. 81, 1901.
Lewis Williams......... .......... Complt.
".
Lucy Holmes, W. W. Smanwood.
Admr. of Robt. Williams. Lewis
Jackson, Aaron Harper, Henry
Jackson, Lucy Jackson Lucy
smith, Mary Bailey and MARI
-"HeS'''''..' ...............-... Defts.
IN CHANCERY.
Extract from decree of May term. 1901.
9. c. CT
This cause is referred to one ofthe Master
COMMISSIONERS OF this Court who will report
as follows:
list; What real estate Robt Williams own
ed at the time of his death, where The same
is located, its annual and fee simple vaIne
said Williams ~
"2nd. The liens. if any there be. binding
sald real estate and the order of their priori.
ty.
Bird. He will convene the lien and other
creditors OF the said Robt. Williams
attn. lie VIII settle the accounts of w w
SmallwOod, Committee Admir-. of the said
Robert Williams. The Commissioner exc
cutting this decree will give notice of thetir,a
and place for SO doing in the CIARKF 90 90
kiER LOT Tour successive weeks, which notice
shall be equivalent to personal service of tbe
same" Vi INC
The parties to this cause and the lien and
other creditors of Robt. Williams. deco. are
hereby notified that shall proceed to exc
cute the provisions of the foregoing decree
at my office in Berryville, Va. on SaturS
DAY, September ri, 1901
CONRAD KOWNSLAR
ID "Hi'ihe' pa Comr. in Chy.
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Beware ofOintments for Oatarrh that
contain Mercury.
Commissioners Notice.

Commissioners Office, |
Berryville, Va, Sept. 16, 1901
Annie NJ. Carter. Complt.
VS..
Jennie Carter, Martin Carter, Caroline
Carter, Writ Carter, Shirley Carter,
Eugene Carter, Bertha Carter and
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Turnpike Notice.
Turnpike Notice.

The annual meeting of the Directors
and stockholders of the Millwood and
berryville Turnpike Company will be
held in Millwood, Va, on SATURDAY,
SEPT. 2STH, 1901, at 10 O'Clock a. m.
II. II. WHITING, Secy.
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How Are Your Kidney.s
Dr. Hobbs Spa-agus Pills cure all k,dn.v,,
pei's Add sterling Remedy Co. Chicsgn 90 S 81
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WANTED-SEVERAL PERSONS OF
Character and good reputation in each state
Zone in this county requiredD TO represent
and advertise old established wealthy bust
ness house of solid financial standing. Sala
~ $500 weekly with expenses additional,
all payable in cash each n eduesday direct
from head offices. Horse and carriage fur
nished, when necessary. References. Enclose
sclf-addressed stamped enAelope Manager,
306 CaxtOn Building. Chicago.
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Cuts and Bruises quickly Healed

SUbS SthQ ok u1ScS QuhCAiy ItOaiot
Chamberlain's Pain Balm applied
to cut, bruise, burn, scsld or like
injury will instantly sllsy the pain
and will heal the parts in less time
than other treatment. Unless the
injury is very severe it will not leave
scar. Pain Balm also cures rheu-
matism, sprains, swellings aud lame
ness. For sale by DIR. j. @. Avis
druggist
Have you a sense of fullness in
the region of your stomach after eat
ing? If so you yon will be benefited
by using Chsmberlaiu's Stomach aud
Liver Tablets. They also cure belch-
ing and sour stomach. They regu-
late the bowels too. Price, % cents.
Sold by DR.. j. G. Avis
When you want a pleasant physic
try the new remedy, Cham berlsin' s
Stomach and Liver Tablets. They
are easy to take and pleasant in eff
feet. Price, 25 cents. Samples free
at j. q Avis's drug store.
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sTNs MIS- NO.N NO.n No % No. 25 No. p No. % Nol7
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-29

time it looked as il liz might
give rise to SeriO;ls d llit'u! lies, be
cause the LONG fin and heavy bal
last demand lWenty feet OF water,
which it is impossible to get.
In this dilemma Mr.. Watson
devised all ingenious Ian This
involves a huge water tight box
OF sufficient buoyancy I, carry I've
entire Weig! OF tn" Yacht. The
box is being built arour 4 her under
body in such 4 fashion that the
whole of the II uIIoW between the
body of the Yacht and the fin will
be filled up II is calcuaie'. that
this will float six fe:t above the
normal water iue Of the Yacht,
and that VIII n deep water i,
reached it can be knocked away.
One result Of the use the con
trivance will be that the under
body will he hidden as til yacI
goes dawn the ways and il will be
impossible to oct complete photo
graph of her Washington Post.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-29
Postum Caused Separation.

Nv
man | evan see, Jndye,n remarked
complainant to Magistrate Mayo,
III the Harlem Police Court. "He
llevah satisfied Wit notnin nohOW.
Amt 40 use nah lryin' to please
him. done peen lryin' it too
long TO he leave me. Seems he
glts mon fraclious lie oldrh he
grow"
Rebecca Bryant is an Old South
ern negro woman with white hair,
who came here with her husband,
Allen, from Franklin County, Va.
1t came out in evidence that the
old couple were married away
back "beto' de wah,' bat recently
they separated over the apparetiy
trivial matter OF the cooking of
" postum" Bryant, who is EN-
ployed in the street cleaning de-
partment has been paying his
wife - week, oy order of the
court, but he wife was not salts
fed with that amont, and had her
husband Summoned to court.
HE husband protested That it
,'kep' him scratchiny'' to get
along himself and pay his wife the
80 / week.
What did you old people
separate for in The first placer
asked the Jud1 e.
Here Reb. d:u took up the ex
plantations: WAY, Judge, dat man
he even sly | can't cook. | don
mex 'tickIah etfoht to please
him, too. Di int l'yo out an buy
, ,noss,,m and Gx him nm foh him
sos h4 have ) nice 81, ona, when 10
oi, fran ha law. wa ~ VIVA. dat
nivuah doy tie i-,t ,uho m he
mas. -, look ], ma kin, !, ..r,.tic
like and ask me ~ think he uwine
o,t d,, v,nH d., NO oft nm an,
walk on1 do ho,,sp ~, didn,, come
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-29
WORKING "a HOURS A DAY.

There's no rest for those treless little
workers-Dr Kings New Life Pills. Mil
lions are always busy. curing Torpid
Liver, Jaundice, Biliousness, Fever and
Ague. They Danish Sick Headache drive
out Malaria Never grippe or weaken.
Small, taste nice; work won ,e.s Try
them. 25c at all druggists.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-29
Launch Of Shamrock =.

Glasgow, March 24.-Sir Thomas
Upton was at Dumbarton yester-
day making arrangements to
launch the Shamrock II. The
ceremony has been definitely fixed
for April 20. The Marchioness Of
Duferin will christen the yacht
The attempts last week to dredge
the channel deep enough TO float
the challenger failed, owing to the
shi'ty nature ofthe bottom For
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02

effective. While Il can not be fired
nearly so rapidly as the Iatllng gun, its
prototype, IL has the compcnsatlng adj
vanlages Of throwing explosive shells
aud Of having a range and accuracy
equal TO field artillery
The Hoiehkiss revolving cannon was
adopted by the War Department several
years aho, and IT'S utility has been re-
peafedly testod IN field practice and
range tests. In los appearance the llotcb-
kiss gun resembles the Gatling. there be.
ing . wide variance, however, IN the in-
terror mechanism. ii has FIVE barrels,
made OF the finest oil.tempered cast
steel, mounted around a common axis.
between two disks. on central shaft
The brcech IS composed of a sold cast
iron breech-block. weighing nearly 400
pounds. purp0sely made heavy SO as
% absorb the greater part OF the rccoil.
Through door at the rear end the
mechanism is freely accessible The gun
weighs l,0iT pouns; and with a trayers-
ing apparatus I, l57 pounds It's caliber
Is 4 A. inches and The length OF bore 4
feet and inches
The Hotchkiss gun attains greater ac-
curacy than other revolving guns from
thn fact that II Is stationary at the mo-
mont Of discharge, while with the others
their motion is continuous. This stop
motion is obtained by the shaping Of the
which rcyolvos the gun, IL
being so constructed that the inclined
driving thread only covers half IFS cir
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02

A curious incident occurred recently
on one Of the bfidges crossing the
river Limat. which flows through the
city Of Zurich, illustrating the sagacity
Of the gulls frequenting The Swiss
lakes. A gentleman who was in the
habit Of feeding the birds with refuse
meat, which they like very much, had
his bat knocked of into the rapid cur
rent below by one Of the more eager
Of the terms The on-lookers laughed
at the mishap. and q boat was about to
be put ont into the stream TO secure
the trophy. when. TO the surprise Of
every one, a gull was noticed to dart
down upon the floating hat. and. after
several Intellectual attempts. succeeded
At last iu rising with it In his beak and
Aying toward the bridge, where be
dropped the well-soaked hat and the
by-standcrs secured it for its owner.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02


gunner standing with his shoulder
against a brace.
There Is $50 q Hotchkiss breech-load-
Ing mountain rifle, which has been made
as light as possible to it it for the re-
quirements Of the service. IL weighs
only ll6 pounds ! one man can place
it upon tie back Of mule, its ordinary
means Of transportation, prOvid8i the
mule IS willing. 1t throws All explosive
shell fitted with percussion fuse.
While an Improvement in some re-
spects the Hotchkiss gun is, after all,
modelled on the plan Of the Calling The
general appearance OF this Is familiar
The onlytimc the Gatl.ngs have been IN
aetlz=s sszE4lsss iGl 44-anun1rg MAS during 9
thh Riel rebellion in the Canadian North
wcsta few years ago, when the inventor
himself went with the battery 70 super
intend its operation.
The Gatling gun can be fired AT the
rate Of ,2eJ shots a minute al any de-
gree Of elevation or depression II con-
sists Of anumber OF very simp'a breech-
loading rife barrels grouped and rev0l-
ing around a shaft to which they are
parallel, and surrounded by a.statiOnary a.
case These barrels are loaded and fred
while revolving the empty cartridge
shells being elected 80 continuous sfe-
cession Each barrel ls fixed only once
IN a revolution, but as many shots are
delivered IN that time as there are bar
res, so that the tenrbarrel Catling is
fired ten times in one revolution. The
working Of the gun is simple One man
places a cireular feed-case fun Of cart
ridges into a hopper al the top Of the
gun, while another man turns a crank
By which the gun is reyolved. Feed
eases may be substituted without inter
ruptng the revolution. IN che casing
behind the barrel is a metal carrier block
aitlched 10 the shaft, with ten grooves
cut IN its face which guide the cartridges
from the hopper to the barrels. In the
shaft behind the carrier block Is another
cylinder called the lock cylinder, in
which slide ten long brcech-plugs. which
push the cartridges into the barrels, ex-
plode them by iiring-pin running
through the breech-p plugs, and,th ex-
tract the empty shells as they are drawn
back. This motion backward and for
ward is produced as the shaft is re.
yolvcd by the breech-plugs working
against a stationary cam
nspectO-Gencral breckenridge in his
annual report says that @it Is SO injuri-
Gus TO an army TO know that its arms are
obsolete and inferior that the demand
for something better than we have now
is very earnest Our citizens, especially
the militia, are not satisfied, knowing
they must pay with their lives for any
lack Of PREPARATION when the next war
comes. The British have their Lee re-
peating rifles; the French, their Lebel;
the Austrians, thels pIannicher IN
short, nearly all tho BaFopcan nations,
great and small, have adopted magazine
guns aud many of them have smokeless !
powders giving a high initial We ocity
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02

The musical art OF a people who
represent one-ffth Of the earth's pop
ulation ought to be studied If not for
the sake Of aesthetic pleasure, at least
in the interest of scientific knowledge.
Yet there is scarcely a department in
the history or philosophy of music con
cerniDg which the information to be
found in the books is so unsatisfactory
as that Of Chinese music. Even his
torian Of the thoroughness and pro-
fundity Of Ambros, after devoting
many pages 10 an attempt to elucidate
the Chinese theory. seems willing to
believe the first traveller who sets down
the modern practice Of the art as moth
ing but crude, barbaric, unregulnted
noise. Crude, barbaric and noisy
Chinese music certainly is, but not IN
regulated. Even the little music which
can be heard on any holiday in the
Chinese quarters in New York will
serve to disclose to a discriminating
ear that it is nothing if not methodical.
The difficulty on the part of the his
torians has been that they have never
come In contact with the Chinese, and
therefore have had to depend on the
descriptions Of travellers and mission
aries touching the practical side Of the
art. Correctly to apprehend music,
however, requires special qualifications
Of education and natural gifts, and
these have been possessed by so small
a minority Of those who have written
about China that they are scarcely
worth enumerating. n i. hrehbiel,
il Century.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02

and the firing aud extracting is also
performed, a continuous but slow fire Is
kept up. by supplying the gun in this
manner with single cartridges. about
thirty rounds minute can be fired
Should rapid firing b. required the gun
is then supplied. not with single car
trdges, but with feed eases containing
groups Of ten cartridges each, and IN
this manner from sixty TO eighty rounds
a minute can be fired, with only three
men to work the gun one to aim it and
work the crank, one to place the feed
cases into the trough and a third al the
ammunition chest 10 iill the cases and
hand them 20 the charger ms extreme
effective range against troops is 1000
yards 10 is terribly destructive at any
distance within 1000 yards.
The ammunition consists Of center
fire metallic cartridge, throwing either
an explosive she'll or ease shot. The
shells are LOG inches long. Of east iron,
with q percussion fuse nearly an inch
long which eXplOdes the shell as soon as
10 strikes. They are constructed with
three parallel walls united 20 solid
base. So that when they explode they
will be broken into large number of
pieces The percussion fuse Is driven
forward inside the shell when il strikes
an object, SO exploding. Should ths
she'll turn over IN IT'S flight aud strike
with the butt, the fuse would remain
stationery. and would not explode. The
greatest effect IS found whom the point is
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02

We know that at the wedding fes-
tivities Of Alexander the Great with
Statira, the daughter Of Darius, some
of the most famous kitharists, as
Kathrinos Of Methymna, Athenodores
Of Tejos, and others, had to play. Il
is also known that some Of the best
either players Of those days, like
Anobeos, received a magnificent re-
muneration for public appearance an
Attic talent about five hundred dol.
lars being nothing unusually high
for the performance Under the
Roman Emperors, too, the kithara.
often changed and improved. -four
ished as a fashionable instrument. and
even as late as 1850 after Christ. the
Greek Emperor Manuel esteemed the
famous kitharist. Samotheres Logothe-
IA very highly because Of his art.
During the following centuries sew
eral varieties Of zither-like instru-
ments were in use, such as the cithara
barbara, the cithara tontonica. and tho
.paslterium in Germany and adjoining
countries, the crowt in England and
Scotland, and the varginale or clari-
chordiun later On--about 1900 The
latter, together with the psalter, was
popularin nearly al European conn
tries, and 10 WAS really not until the
time that the forerunners Of the pres
ent piano, the spinet. ETC.. came into
general use about the end Of the last
century-that the either went out Of
date
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02

conference. the other half of ihe thread
being straight Tho efcrt Of this is that
She barrels only ree1'Fe during half a
revolution Of che worm. and stand siiIi
during ~. ther half revolution. Tie
rombi,,a y. or the mechanism - @ arr
ranged lat The Iuading. firing aud exc
tracing takes place during this pause
Two racks. with . CognhceI between
ftem. Sd that when one is moved the
other las 40 opposite motion. insert and
extract She cartridges After The car
fridge is extracted from the barrel it
strikes an eIect0r. which pushes 10 out
81 TIE extractor aud allows 90 30 fa'i 10
tho ground through Oh opening ln the
bottom oi fhe breeeh
The operation of the mechanism is as
follows supposIng lbe crank to Be in COM
NnuaI motion: A cartridge is placed in
ere trough. fhe rack and piston pushes
ii into the barrel. the barrels begin TO-
refoite. and the cartridge is carried on
nnH Sc arrives before the firing pin.
which is drawn back aga'nsi a spring ~
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02

inclined a little at the time 81 striking.
a special carriage has been construct
cd for the gun. as the ordinary field
carriage would not furnish an unm0v-
able rest II can hc raised and lowered
bt screw. and a turn-table allows Of a
certain amount OF lateral motion. So
that 90 may be made % sweep iaferaiiy
along a lino between each sing e shot
or dur ng rapid discharge s light
steel shicid attached to the carriage pro-
tecis the gunncrs from small arm. fire.
az the same time furnishing seats for
two mcn lt is folding arrangement.
aud when open on'y the mazlics oi fho
barrels and iho wheels OF the carriage
are exposed t0 the enemy.
Various forms OF The gun arc made.
one which has been found valuable be-
ing for use on shipboard for repeiiina
the attack % torpedo boats II 81
mounie I on the rail Of tho ship. ana is
SO nicely balanced that it can be easily
trained by ihe gunner One form e sr-
ranged to be fired with a trigger, the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02

In the recently published memoirs
Of Talleyrand. the French diplomat, be
gives the following account Of meeting
Benedict Arnold. Ialleyrand was about
to visit this country. when the inn
keeper where he took his meals told
him that one Of his dodgers was an
American gentleman "Ihereup0n. {"
says Talleyrand, expressed the de-
sire Of seeing that gentleman, and,
shortly after, I was introduced. After
the mutual exchange Of greetings
put 20 him several questions concern
ing his country. bnt from the first it
seemed 10 me that my inquiries an
noyed him. Having several times
vainly endeayored to renew the con
versation. which he always allowed b
drop. I ventured to request from him
some letters Of Introduction to his
friends in America. No. he replied.
and. after a few moments Of silence,
noticing my surprise. be added I
am perhaps the only American who
can not give you letters from his own
country ali the relations / had there
are now broken I must never return
to the States He dared not tell me
his name. It was General Arnold.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02

Originality in writing has had its
day. Nobody but q quack will strain
for it. The best any one can do Is to
make the trail little palmer for others
to follow.
Wisdom doesn't take away our folly
It only help to hide it.
Ones own horn is most delicious
instrument TO blow.
Popular opinions have their day
just like fashions. Every generation
has o new set
Ecceniricity. at best. is but a fungus,
just o. apt to grow out Of the soil Of a
philosopher as q fool.
The cheapest thing in life is common
sense, but a few people seem to have a
corner in il, and are holding for a rise.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02
30 oME Ex-vIoE pREsIpEMr:

Hannibal Hamlin is the only living
ex-Nice President of the United States,
and, to be in his eighty-second year,
he is about the liyeliest old man in the
country. His tall form is almost as
erect as ever, and he walks with free
and swinging stride. When he goes
out on the street he at once attracts
the attention Of strangers. His dress
is a relic of the past. He is almost
invariably attired in the old-fashioned
black swallowtail coat, wears regu-
lation silk hat and a stock and dickey.
He has no time for new-fangled no
tions in dress But, although his dis
position is still lively, and he loves
dancing. he is said to hate music. He
rarely, if ever, enters a church until
the opening musical exercises are over.
In Maine, where he has been
familiar political figure for over half
century, there is a large stock Of good
stories about him. One among many
viii serve as an illustration. A caucus
was called at Hampden in his early
days, bat was only responded to by
two men. One was young Hamlin him
self, the other a man Of enormous pro-
portions. The young lawyer had set
Of resolutions to propose, but there was
neither Chairman. Secretary, nor meet
ing. Hamlin, however, was equal to
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02
cHlnEsE PLAYlNo-cARps.
The Packs Used BY the cslestlals Are Of
Peculiar shape and Size.

The Packs Used BY the Celostials Are 0l
Peculiar shape and Size.
"The Chinese namo for a card, con
sidered singly or as one Of the parts Of
a pack, is shen, OF fan, a most evident
reference to the manner Of holding
cards spread open like a fan, which is
common to all nations.
@The shape and size Of the Chinese
card are peculiar They are printed
in black on a thin cardboard. The
backs are sometimes bright crimson,
and sometimes black or yellow, and
they are The shane and size of a finger
Some of them are little more than half
an inch broad by three inches long
aud others are one inch wide by ~
long. The pips and court cards are
always printed in black on a white
background, and on the face Of
some of them are stamped Chinese
characters printed in red. In some
packs the cards have animals, such as
horses and deer, represented upon
them; while in others characters which
may mean the names only of the ami
mails are written above the pips. The
cards are rounded at the top, aud at
the upper end a small portion is left
blank, as if to hold them conveniently
and allow Of their being spread or
famed out, showing the whole Of the
pictured surface, the blank space be-
ing held under the thumb and fingers.
Strangely enough, this blank space
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02

Bromley I'm right in with yon: Il
viii take money, bat it viii pay hand
somely. 1 have $4,000 at interest
which ! can call in upon ten days' uo.
tice. If you can command the same
Amount"
@But how is this, Darringer2 Yes
terday you made an awful poor mouth
You said you had no bonds, no stocks
no money at interest no
Did ] say il to you. Bromleyg"
no, bnt TO a stranger who sat Just
over there; l was by, you know.
OH, / remember. Vel, do you
know who the stranger was ?"
Mo-
He was The assessor.
@Oh. / understand Phnadelphid
Call
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-02

being at the top instead Of at the bot
tom Of the card, it would seem that
they should be held by the top and
spread ont in exactly the reverse way
customary among Europeans. The
tiny cards are so narrow and so small
that they might we'll be held concealed
in the palm of the hand, which could
effectuaHy cover them aud prevent the
shape Of the pips being seen through
the thin cardboard or the number Of
the cards being counted by the op-
ponent."