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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29

If single beds were more numerous
than they are. a great many people
would be better of. When one is
tired. sick. cross. restless out Of sorts.
he or she ought TO sleep alone and not
communicate by proximity the NAL
aides that affect him. The brute crea-
lures when sick 20 away by them
selves till they die or get over their
troubles. and this instinct great
many human beings have Those that
have il are best If INDUCED I'm il. not
To the slightest degree of neglect. how
ever. Where two children in a family
must share the same room i'm a great
many cases they would be better off To
have two single beds rather than one
Wilc double bed. We can share q
.ect many things with those we love.
b0t olitude clings To us from birth TO
C. 3. We come into the world alone:
va mast 20 out OF il alone. and we
l-' P" ii alone in n certain important
md TO get and keep our bear
must sometimes be left alone.
that we should be.-Family
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29
COLLISION. WITH A COMET.
what Sseh - Catastrophe woui
Mean For the EartA.

Mean For the EsrtA.
Although IL is exceedingly improba-
BILE that the earth may be DESTROYED by
collision with n comet or some huge
meteor. still he fact that such a con
tingency is possible Is sufficient ground
Tor discussion on the subject aud for
imagining what the result might be-
says the Woman's Home Companion.
The earth il moving around the sun
at velocity OF eighteen miles n sec
ond. whhS the sun. with all Its attend
ant planets. is being hurried on toward
the great fiery constellation OF Hercu-
les ut a far greater velocity. The very
fact that small meteors exist proves
the possibility OF the existence IN space
or mcteors of inconceivable magnitude
Even great black dead worlds may lie
I'm our path. like breakers I'm the path Of
ship. Fifty miles a second is not an
unusual velocity for heavenly bodies,
and some are known 10 move ut
speed even i'm excess OF a hundred
miles a second. five hundred times the
speed of II rifle bali. Small meteorites,
which reach the earth at n velocity OF
from twenty To thirty miles a second.
are Instantly consumed by the friction
generated with the atmosphere. Large
meteors. however. occasionally reach
the earth. escaping destruction from
their size. but are found To have their
surfaces fused from heat generated by
the passage through the atmosphere.
Although il is not probable. still IL Is
possible. that the earth may some time
encounter such a shower OF small me-
teors. perhaps i'm the form Of a comet.
that the heat OF combustion from fric-
tion with CIr atmosphere and the pol
sonouS gas : thereby generated might
destroy all terrestrial life
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29
RHlNoCERos HUNTING.
The killing of - Big Rhino ON tn.
Banks OF the Nile.

The killing OF big Rhino ON the
Banks OF the Nile.
/ was dashing along. confident that
the rhino must be far ahead. when 10
wanji whlstled. could see nothing till
he pointed OFT the brute lying quite
close TO me. The sun beating ON her
mud caked hide made Ii blend SO per
fectly with the red earth and yellowish
grass that l should have walked right
up without seeing her. She sprang To
her feet. We both fired. She made a
short dash toward us. but thought bet
ter OF IL and rushed down small slope
on TO Tat bed OF short reeds. Here
she turned again and defied us. Again
the heavy guns reared She spun round
and round several times. staggered. re
covered and dashed off only TO stop.
however. under the next tree. The .3OSs
cracked. and I'm n wild chorus of thank
full yells she toppled over. rose again.
spun round and finally subsidized into
finish her. She fought hard TO rise and
have a last charge. hut the little pencil
like bullet again sped on its sad errand.
and the game old relic of prehistoric
times breathed her last. We were sad
men as we gazed upon her grotesque.
misshapen form. Somehow one feels
such blatant upStart In the presence
OF the pachyderms when one thinks OF
the unbroken line that dates back un-
changed into the unthinkable ages of
the past.-Ewart Grogan In Outing.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29
Raising the Wind.

Ii seems incredible. but is neverthe-
less "A fact that as late as the year
1914 an old woman named Bessie Nil
lie OF Pomona, in the Orkney islands,
sold favorable winds 10 seamen at the
small price OF sixpence vessel For
many years witches were supposed TO
sell the wind. The Finlanders and Lap
landers made quite a trade by selling
winds. The old woman. after being
well paid by the credulOus sailors.
used to knit three magical knots The
buyer was told he would have a good
gale when he united the first knot, the
second knot would bring strong
wind and the third a severe tempest
Irish Times.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29

AZ lIoathhcld. in England, is farm
ON which still stand the remains OF
an old stone house that is said once to
have been The home OF the notorious
Jack Cade. Whether or not Cade ever
lived there can never be accurately de-
termined. but there is no disputing the
fact that he was killed in that neigh
borhood. ON the main road. not far from
the ruins Of the house, stands mon
ument with this inscription: Near this
spot was slain the notorious rebel Jack
Caje 10y Alexander Iden, Esq, sheriff
OF Kent, =. II. 1850. His body was
carried to London and his head fixed
upoa London bridge. This is the sue
cess Of all rebels, and this fortune
chanceth ever TO traitors"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29


We met i'm the midst ct dream.
But I'm waiting for E,r TO come true,
The style OF his nose - Soc.pletely for
got.
But his eyes. I remember. were blue.
V was eight d. IN. by the clock.
Which stood. recall. on its head.
when his mother spoke up and said.
Kiss me. my son.
And run away quickly 20 bed.
thought that the next thing would be
Loud wrath and perhaps even tears.
But instead-well. | really give YOU my
word
That I've not been so staggered fop
years
For he mumbled. this wonderful boy
I can feel my establishment yet
Its pity I can't 80 at seven when you
know
How tired and sleepy 1 GET
felt myself falling away
On dreams chairs collapse without
sQucaking).
And when came to the first thing {
heard
Was the voice of the fond mother
speaking.
She was kind. she was patient. but firm:
And her calm words decided his fate:
1T is settled. my son. that boy OF your
size
Must learn TO sit up until eight"
1 sat on the floor. and I stared
In dazed way from one TO the other:
Then I said. You are truly a wonderful
boy
And the son Of a wonderful mother
Francis Wilson i'm ST. Nicholas
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29
IL IL a Hmm

The president says the Monroe doc
tr1ne is useful only when backed by a
strong navy. and yet from the day OF
Presidcnt Monroe until the present
tive the occupants OF the presidential
otice have made the monarchs Of Eu-
rope keep their hands of this CONT
nent. The navy was infinitely less
than 1t is today and this country much
smaller in population and wealth in
the days when the doctrine was an
bounced. Is this a BLUM to get con-
yress to build more battleships, or is
there a European coalition formed or
forming against us. or is our strenuous
president anxious for a scrap with
Germany or some other country that
has larger navy than ours?
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29
Inst,Enihcance.

Man dies. UnmDved the world goes l-an-
gull on:
Earth back 10 earth: tits over soon. anu
he
Meets the great change. yet leaves be-
hind when gone
Not cen ripple on the living sea
The hand that for a season shook the
world.
All potent in the great affairs OF men.
Sinks in the dust; a gasp. feather
Swirlcd.
A breeze gone blythe world fOrgets
again
thread
That holds a lifei A second-it is gone
How soon may sink the most nlustrious
head
\ thousand leagues deep in Oblivion,
Lowell o. Reese I'm San Francisco Bulle-
tin.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29
In the Happy Hnnks.

Can't be always roamin' in the valleys o.
the May;
Any sort o weather. so we're happy on
the way
Same sky bends above us. or whether
blue or gray
Night is always driftin' to the mornin
Can't be always rollin' in the wealth that
will not stay:
Poverty-what is 1t IL we're happy on
the way?
Sweetest songs for singin' sweetest
words to say.
Night is always driftin' TO the mornin' T!
For all our little blessin's. heart that
thrills with thanks
We're crossin' Ger the country In the
halieluia ranks
An singin songs OF happiness on Jor-
dams stormy banks;
Night is always driftin' to the mornin' :
Frank l.. Stanton in Atlanta Constltu-
ton
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29
4 Sand Tree of Prussia.

We are accustomed 10 regard sand as
utterly barren. but the plants native to
the coast sands of Prussia have been
enumerated by naturalists, whose esti-
mates vary from III TO 234 varieties
or these one OF the most available is
the Arundo arenaria marram), which
thrives only in sand and in the salt air
OF the beach. This in time serves TO
prepare the soil for larger plants.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29
when Mnn.nrId Wnr a Ror.

a somewhat roted singer who was
pupil OF MGnSfeld's mother says that
she recognized the peculiar recitative
which the actor intcrpolatcd in the
balcony scene of "Cyrano" as some
thing that Dick. ns she called him.
used TO do years ago before he went
on the stage and was still clerk at
Jordan. Marsh * cos. Boston. He
used TO have Il kind of reception al
most every Saturday night" She said
land each of us would do some little
OF the general entertaining. but the
evening almost always ended in i'm.
prOmptu opera being given by Dick
and his mother. She would sit down
at the piano and begin an aria. and he
would answer. each making up the
words TO the music which madam i'm
provised. The idea was wonderfully
clever and showed clearly the genius
and poetical temperament of Richard
Mansfield and his gifted mother"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29
His sympnthies Too strong

you might think" said Meandering
Mike, dat l don't know how TO work
If yO1 do. lady, OATS a mistake I'm
wonderful handy man ut a lot o
things"
Then why don't you get employ
mentT"
ITS me principles dat keeps me
from followin' me industrious inclina-
lions. Every time dere's strike de
clared / goes on n sympathetic strike
TO help along de cause. An dere's Il
strike somewhere or another purity near
all de Observation-Disclosures Star.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29
= Quiet Place.

There are queer hooks and corners
in England yet.
y country parsOn went to preach in
an old remote parish one Sunday.
The aged sexton, in taking him 10 the
place, insinuatingly said:
Il hope yer riv-rence won't mind
preachin' from the chancel. Ye see, this
is a quiet place, and I've got a duck
sittin' on fourteen eggs in the pulpit"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29
Fertile | lake County Farm
f O r : a LIE

+ . r = a LIE
situated ia Long Marsh District. Clarke
County, Va, between Crums Z. q. and
stones Chapel, containing i25 acres of good
land. ImprOvements-Old-t mansion,
six rooms Kitchen detatche from main
house, and cellar; necessary out-buildings;
tenant house; large bank barn, a strong
well. cisterns and ponds. Two-acre orchard
bearing good fruit: Fencing in good condi-
ton. rem acres of timber. Land is splen-
did limestone quality and bears good crops.
New depot on +. IL o. X. r. in course of
erection is in sight of farm, an gives best
Accommodations for delivery offarm products
Terms to suit purchaser.
For further particulars, Address,
A. NJ. Monroe, or p. NJ. Penick,
BOX 277, Lexington, Va.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29
The Robin Ia f,t. ,s,tr


Said ROBIN IL !.... fr S.. s.aie:
Bring herr "a /. .... Las
Lay here stick ..us, tncTe "a straw
And bring Iitl!v Gay
"And we Will buiid Litle nest
Wherein Oh soon ~a..H lay
Your little eggs. 80 smooth. so blue;
Come. let us work away
And you shall keep them very warm
And only think. my Gear.
Twill not be long before we'll see
-Four little robins here
They'll open wide their little mouths
And we will feed them WELL
For We shall love the little dears.
Oh. more than I can tell.
And while the sun il shining warm
Up in the summer sky
I'll sit and sing to them and you
UP In the branches high.
"And all night long, my love. you'll sit
Upon the pretty nest
And keep the little robins warm
Beneath your downy breast"
Mrs Carter.
What Low Wages Meas.
A low wage Is the greatest curse tina;
could possibly be visited upon any
in the world. A low wage
means the destruction OF business and
ambition. II means the whitening OF
hope and the giving away to despair.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29

Laffan-I've got 4 new conundrum.
Do you know why 1 am like mule
with a sore head?
Grofat-No; know you are, but /
don't know why you are. - Chicago
Tribune.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29
Spilled Milk.

De COW kick de milk over kase she
Amt got no sense, en- folks stan roun'
en- cry bout It kase dey in de same fix
az de cow.-Atlanta Constitution.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29

The muscles Of a birds wing are
twenty times more powerful. proper
tioa~Jsly speaking. than those OF a
MAJ ; arm.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29
Soap For Soft Bodied Insects.

For plant lice snd delicate larva.
such as the pear slug. strength Oh
tanned by dissolving half pound of
soap I'm gallon of water Is sufficient
Soft soap will answer as well as hard.
but at least double quantity should bc
taken. Any good soap Is effective In
destroying soft bodied insects. such as
plant lice and young or soft bodied
hryes. ssys Msslett.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29
THE COURIER

The COURIER, as you are aware. !,
the only newspaper in Clarke cour:v.
There is no need of another, beca e
this journal covers the local field 50
completely and promptly with uni :
sal satisfaction, that it has long s'nc
been recognized as a permanent in
stitution.
We are endeavoring to get ~.
COURIER into every Clarke c",,u,,
home, and our efforts are meeting
with great deal of success.
1t will cost just ONE DOIl.tR
to have the COURIER mailed to YOUR
address for whole year. You will
then get all of the county news.
Send for free sample copy.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29

IL is little wonder that the bitterest
resentment is aroused among the
trusts by the popular demand for tariff
revision.
The tariff and the trusts are one is
sue, and this is the dominant issue of
the campaigns OF 1902 and 1904. Amer
lean Democracy is lighting both these
evils In the interest OF the people.
There is good reason to believe that
American voters are at last so fully
alive TO the fact of Republican sub
serviency to the tariff created trusts as
TO insure n support OF Democracy at
the polls which will overthrow the Re
puhli''''a party from power in this gov.
crnment-St. Louis RCDt.i.!ic
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29
He Ready.


When the train you wish to board comes
roaring through
BE ready:
Not a precious second will Il wait while
you
Wish TO hurry back to see
IL perhaps there still may be
Some little thing which YOU forgot to do
BE ready.
When she sweetly looks at YOU and signs
some day
Be ready:
Some one else may hover near. prepared
to say
The word that you i'm fear
Hesitate TO let her hear:
Love is often lost when IL is turned
away
BE ready.
Opportunity will some day ring your bell
BE ready;
She viii not inquire IL YOU are in or well
She will not stand waiting there
While you hasten to prepare:
She must hurry 20 where anxious others
dwell
BE ready
messenger will summon YOU some day
BE ready:
He will not withdraw. implore him as YOU
may.
He viii not consent TO wait
While you pray 10 God. too late.
To let you live TO clear mistakes away
BE ready.
Chicago Record Herald.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29

There are two sides TO every CUES
ten. and it's surprising how much
there is To the other side when you
h ar il fairly pres entcd. - : tchison
Glo1..
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29
so?" replied his wife.
scheme That Failed,

Tom deasingly)-Wo you be sorry
to hear that / am going to marry
Edyth?
Mayme-Indeed l should.
Tom-Why2
Mayme-Because really like Edyth.
Chicago News.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29

Il can't understand your dislike for
Mrs. Nexdore." said Mr. Goodars. "Sbe
seems a nice. quiet, home loving wo-
man.
Think sO?" replied his wife.
Yes. She certainly appears to be a
busy little body"
You've got the little in the wrong
place. Press.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29
iIic SIN at Onc Crlt
l. T CnrME>F HuGH-CLNs PArFR
Il - F IlNIrrn SrArrs

lhE - : J ecial correspondents through
ou thv L. n,u States, as well as i'm Fnrore
M' a. ,Uil Africa. the Philippines. Porto
] l'.. 'Gi'a. "td H. very other part OF the
"' RI make II the greatest newspaper thai
g.; II tc printed.
H. Na>l ington and New York bureaus
are among the best in the United States. ana
give lHE UN'S readers the earliest informa-
ron upon ali important events in the les,is-
iatlNe and financial centerS of the country.
lHE - Ms market reports and commercial
columns are complete and reliable. and ,ut
the farmer. the merchant and the Lruker in,
touch With the markets of Baltimore. Nor-
folk: Charleston, New York, Clicayo. Philn-
delphia and AL other important points i'm
the | tied States and other countries.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29
Completeness.

In low detail the foot - wise:
The essential a.s,i."s lie man,
And he who would 'smes guerdon
prize
kust-Srasp ttsN:sn-s 4 fiAn. :
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29
RAISE YOUR SALARY.
Some sound Advice For All Who Are
Wage Farmers.

Some sound Advice For All Who Are
Wage Farmers.
Most men who work for salary
cherish the belief that they are not
getting enough pay to fit either their
needs or their deserts. They delight
in whispering confidentially. over their
cigars and whisky. that their employ
ers are becoming rich while the real
brains of the business. the real money
making power i'm the house. is none
other than their humble selves. poor
slaves that they are. toiling for others
gain.
AS the pile of cigar ashes grows and
the contents of the bottle lessen these
oppressed beings become pathetic in
their complainings. They tell OF their
employers riding about i'm swift. luxu-
rious automobiles. while the unknown
underlings-to wit. themselves strug-
gle along on a pittancc. lodging bill
collectors pinched by poverty. union
ored and unSung. IF we only had so
or $50 more each month" they say.
1--WE could be comfortable"
Any one of these discontinued gen
try, says writer i'm the san Francisco
Bulletin. can add from 2O To 10 per
cent To his salary without asking his
employers leave. All he need do is
cut off his whisky and cigar, ana
cease feeding his other vices. II Ia has
any. But none of these gcntry ever
thinks of taking such means to in
crease his income. Gcnil;; such as his
cannot be required To economic. and il
seldom dots
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29
Except His Mother

Folks all called him no account:
Stamped him as a worthless loafer:
Said he never would amount
To a common striped gopher,
And whate'cr he might commit
SO they vowed TO one another
They'd not he surprised bit
CIhat Is. all except his mother).
Till sudden crisis came.
Sacrifice and courage testing:
Lcaped 10 lips hero's name
iaud from cen the coolest wrestling.
And the chap thus signalized
Was that !oafer'' and no otherl
Then the folks were all surprised!
Chat Is. all except his mother)
Edwin l.. Sabin in Good Housekeeping
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29
H. nnh Death.

size hnb br1th.
SO d. . s. :cr his faith. That is fire
Nor N.su :l1St of us do.
Bu;. .ay. can on add TO that line
Tha; hc lived for 10 too?
In his death ne bore witness At last
As Iiai ~ to truth.
Did hiS life do the same I'm the past
From The days cot his youth?
IL Is easy TO die. Nen have died
For wish or "A whim.
From braVadO or passion or pride.
Was IL harder Tor him?
But TO live. every day TO live out
All the truth that he dreamt.
While his friends met his conduct with
doubt
And Tho world with contempt
Was IL thus that he plodded ahead.
Never turning aside?
Then We talk Of the life that n" led:
Never mind how ne died
-fTucst Crosby i'm Conservator.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29

A little work. O little play
To keep US going-and so good dayi
A little warmth. a little light
or loves bestowing-and so good night.
A little fun 10 match the sorrow
or each days growng-and so good NOR.
.owt
A lille trust that when we die
We reap our sowing-and so goodbyi
-G~cree du MaurieF.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29
A FEW
WORDS ABOUT
JOBPRIN7INC

liz used to be that the quality of
job Printing did not amount TO
much, so far as success in business
was conceived. Any business man
or woman could get along fairly we'll
without it. But We live in another
and altogether different era.
Today it is necessary for business
people to have neat stationery if they
intend to occupy a prominent place
among their competitors.
When you see piece of job print
ing crowded and the type jammed
too close together, with dirty-locki, z
ink aud finger marks smeared over
1t, on low grade of paper, it doesn' /
speak well for the firm which uses il
In fact, you don't have the same
opinion of that place as you have #
the man whose stationery is clear Y
printed with good ink on the b.. t
grade Of paper.
The quality of stationery reflects
the standing of ones business. 1t is
therefore duty you owe to yourself
to have good printing.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29
Consider.

Consider well your actions:
What's done you can't recall.
No use to pull the trigger.
Then try 10 stop the ball.
George Hyde in Lippincott'e
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-10-29

II stirs the blood in an old mans heart
And it makes his pulses fly
To catch the thrill OF a happy voice
And the light OF pleasant eye.
Willis.
Friend after friend departs
Who hath not lost friend?
There is no union here OF heart
That finds not here an end.
MONTGOMERY.