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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14
DRY POISONING.
Popular Ncthcd OF Fighting tho
Cotton WOrm-Cb~ap and Prompt.

A Popular Ncfhcd OF Fighting the
Cotton Worm-Cb-ap and Prompt.
The dry application OF poisons i'm the
form of powder. which is busted
over plants. is popular as means
against the cotton worm i'm the south.
where the rapidity Of treatment possi-
bile by this method and its cheapness
give il Il value against this insect I'm
the practical treatment of which
prompt and economical action il an
essential. This method is also feast
BILE for any low growing crop. such as
the potato. young cabbagcs or other
plants not 10 be immediately employed
as food The following description ap-
plies 10 the dry method" Of pole and
bag duster commonly used against the
cotton worm:
y pole = to = feet long aud about =
inches i'm diameter is taken and three
fourths inch hole bored through IL
within six inches Of each end. Near
each end is securely tackled bag or
eight ounce Osnaburg cloth foot
wide and Is inches To = feet long. 80
that the powdered poison may ie in
troduced into the bags with n funnel
through the holes at the ends OF the
pole
The bags are filled with undiIu6ed
paris green. which is generally pre-
ferred To london purple on account OF
its quicker action. and the apparatus
is carried on horse or mule back
through the cotton fields dusting two
or four rows at once. The shaking in
duccd by the motion Of the animal
going at a brisk walk or at trot *
sufficient TO dust the plants thorough
~. or the pole may be Jared 10y hand
I The application X preferably made IN
early morning or late evening. when
the dow is ON. to cause the poison to
adhere better To the foliage
From one to two pounds are re-
Quircj to the acre. and from ten To
twenty acres are covered In day
Z Do" occurrence of heavy rains may ne
ccsSitato "a second application. hui FIRE
Quoutlv ono will suffice. This simple
apparatus. ON account of its effective
mess and cheaprcSS. i employed
+ throu-hout thc cotton belt 60 the gcu-
F cr3l exclusion OF more complicated and
expensive machiuc;y. The cost fire
oucvt.y does NOT exceed - cents per
acre. aud the results arc so SatiSfac-
/ tory thnt tho Tear worm is mo- lou-er
/ considered serious factor in cotton
culture
Niil the patented air l'ast machines
I Tor thc dry distribution uf noi~n1~
am .ic1is arc diluted with tvu parts of
0.ur limo cor ground gypsum. and from
/ si>ty Go >,vcnty-iivo acres may Dee cov-
/ crol n day lv using relays Of uon
/ arG 'CamS. Greater uniformity is sc-
/ cured with these machines in diStrilu-
/ tion OF the poisonS. but thcir cost Urom
/ $50 To SG0l prevents their general use.
The planter should have a good sup.
ply OF poison ON hand and apparatus
for its application prepared in advance
since when the worm puts i'm an ap
pearance its progress is very rapid. anC
a delay OF a single day may result in
material damage 10 the crop.-C. /
! Marlatt
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14
ROADS IN MISSOURI.
SOME OF THE SPLENDID HIGHWAYS
IN THAT STATE

How the Pike County Gravel Road.
ed-B~n~nts the Fsrmer- Derive
From TbeEn.
The pioneer good roads builders OF
the west were the sturdy farmers OF
the southeastern part of Pike county,
Mo-. who In the early fifties began the
agitation for highway improvement
which crystallized I'm May, 1857. in the
organization of company to construct
a gravel read from the city of Ciarks
vile to the village OF Paynesviile a
distance OF ten miles
The road. probably the first gravel
road ever built west Of the Mississippi
river. was completed in 1860 and is a
fine piece OF good roads engineering II
Is doubtful If its equal can be found III
the entire country. says n writer IN
The Good Roads Magazine. 1t was the
nucleus OF a general system OF high
way Improvement I'm Pike county
which now owns and maintains more
than dfty miles OF splendid gravel and
macadam roads.
Calumet township alone has more
than thirty miles OF gravel road. whose
fame Is country wide. The belt road
which has its beginning and end in
Clarksville. is twenty-one miles long
and forms loop into the rich agricul
tural region in the rear OF the town
making communication between city
and country easy and delightful
That good roads building pays is at
tested by the fact that Calumet town
ship boasts OF being the richest agricul-
tural township I'm the world. its wealth
being greater than the sum that Thorn.
rs jefferson paid for the entire LOuisi-
ana purchase - S15.OOO.O0O. Million
aires. seeking an ideal retreat for a
country Ecmc. have erected magnlfi-
cent mansions along this highway. aud
wealthy farmers live in easy comfort
within n Stcuc's throw OF the famous
road. their chief recreation being daily
drives In handsome rubber tired car
riages over its smooth gravel surface.
The ClarkSvillc and PayuCsyine road
was originally built Uy n corporation
known rs tac Clarksvillc. HrairiC1 ille
and Payncsville Road company The
projectors OF the road operated upon
the broad principle that the public
should hc On" beneficiary OF highway
Improvement. and "a is % matter OF
Pride to the l,cople OF the county that
not enc dollar OF dividends was ever
paid by any Pike county road company
Co its stockholders. The roads were not
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14
Good Roadsrn ,Ins.achu.ett..

Massachusetts has permanent high
way commission of three persons
which has charge of the expenditure
OF SG0oO00 annually Tor the building
and maintenance OF what are called
state roads. and through this plan more
than 800 miles have been built at an
average cost of $1,000 pcr mile These
state roads of Massachusetts are the
finest examples of highways in this
country. ANA they are equal to most of
The best roads in Europe. The com
mi~~'oucrs cannot build more than ten
milo, of s.atc roads iu one county
v.t.'u a period of six years. The
roads t.ls Auit are cvcr.--'iy turned
"r to .h. county ana or.-fourth If
G.. m IS >..., uvs, hc r.id 10y the
G. -Cty when t.e highway IS finished.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14
Things That Ave Told.

Flowing land wet iS the quickest way
% destroy the fertility This is thc
chiof cause OF the poverty of southern
rolls. The damage will last for several
years.
Sa0tAcrn mill owners are expected io
maAc a great display of jhc cotton iu-
lustry. from the cotton jn the boil to
The finished product. at the Louisiana
Purchase worlds fair
farmer cannot be M 10 date if he
farms aS his grandfather did.
Some seventy different varieties Of
olives are now grown in California.
In some sections of North Carolina il
will De well to plant corn very early or
very late TO escape the ravageS Of the
bud worm that infcsts the corn.
Celeste (Or CELESTIAL is considered by
the state station by all odds The best
early liz and the one in most general
cultivation in Alabama.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14
TESTS ROAD MATERIAL.
tsiuabie WORK OF the Roadmaker.'
Laboratory.


According 10 experts. the cost OF
building the best sort OF macadam road
is about $4,000 a mile and that Of
building the poorest is about $1,000.
The best will last some thirty years
with ordinary care; the poorest will call
for expensive repairs after about two
years and will sometimes have to be
entirely renewed within five or six
years. II all depends on the materials
used, says The Saturday Evening Post.
Often the better materials are easily
available and are even cheaper than
the poorer ones and yet are not select
ell owing TO the ignorance Of the road
builders.
This ignorance. for which the tax.
payers suffer severely. the government
has now set itself TO destroy. About
year ago 1t established In the bureau
OF chemistry Of the agricultural de
partment a road material labora tory"
the sole business of which is To test
samples sent IL and determine their
value for roadbuilding under the con
ditions OF actual use. When samples
Of all the rocks available i'm given
locality are sent TO it. il will determine
which will give the best results under
the conditions Of rainfall and tempera-
ture obtaining there.
All material sent i'm il tested for abra
sion. cementatiOn and tOughncss and
will be tested for hardness as soon AZ
the proper machines can Toe built. The
accurate determination Of hardness.
however, is Of far less Importance than
that OF the other qualities named
The abrasion test determines to what
extent given material will Doe worn
away 10y given amount OF rubbing
grinding. shaking together. and 80 on.
1t is obtained 10y placing fragments of
uniform size i'm cylinder. where they
are agitated 10y machinery at rate
which ordinarily is not sufficient TO
break them and thcu a~rortaiufu.- the
amount ly which th.l are reduced in
size. The ccmcutation test iS to dis
cover the adhesive power OF the DUST
ground from the substance aud cc-
meutcd together ly n.tr arl hy the
rolling or trmpHn- 90 the rn.d. Il Is
oltr .u'd 'v -ln'e.ri- I.,lr cylird .,-..
forwel lv uiya- th, d.-. with oi--
titled water to JOB. c.n....a. blows of
wc.-nt falling t'I..-h fixed o. s.
t1nre S.ur >I. I.-..Hr. H'. .e >lll-
tered .. ouc.. .ct .,,r.. ril sustain
ass many as $1,000 exactly e.f,ar blows
before r.1t. to r,.ce rl.- shows
the ah.Hjy a- tho aafer'ai to repair it-
SELF W.cu n.l on road.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14
ingalls, on Butter.

Many years ago. when John J. In
gals. the brilliant KanSan. was mem
ber Of the senate. oleomargarne was a
bone of contention. The debate led In.
gals TO utter one of those epigrammat
ic sentences which made him famous.
Il have never. TO my knowledge. tasted
OleOmargarine." said Ingalls,. but !
have stood In the presence Of genuine
butter with awe for its strength and
reverence for it's antiquity"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14
Pay Handsome DiVISeuda

The difference between good and bad
roads is often equivalent to the differ.
ence between profit and loss Good
roads have money value 10 the farm.
ers as well rs a political and social
value, and. leaving out convenience
comfort. social and refined influences
which good roads always enhance and
looking AZ them only from the almigh-
" dollar side. they are found to pay
handsome dividends each year.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14

lr ou address at the Interstate good
roads convention held i'm CciumbiS. ).
.. rccco ly General Butler strongly adj
vocatcd national appropriations for
ro2dmakng, He believed that if the
government could make appropriations
For rivers and harbors. build the Mica
Iaguan canal and give land grants 10
assist railroads then il was proper and
right for il 10 make appr0pria lions for
improving The common highways. Gov
ernor Gambler OF Georgia thoroughly
incOrsed the good roads movement.
Road Improvement. he said. was one
matter which did not receive adequate
attention II was a question which
was coming 10 the front and must be
considered
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14
No Loss of Time.

have sold Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and diarrhuea Remedy for wears. and would
rather be out of coffee and sugar than it. !
sold five bottles Of it yesterday to threshers
that could go no farther, and they are al
work again this morning-H. r. PHKLPs.
Plymouth, Oklahoma. As will be seen by
the above the threShers were able To keen on
with their work without lOSinsa single day' :
time. You should keep 4 bottle OF this
Remedy in your home. For sale by j. c.
Avis.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14
The Forage Crop. of the sou,b.


It has been stated that an acre of
Spanish peanuts grown on poor pine
lands at Calhoun. La. contained 1872
pounds of nitrogen. worth at CONNER
cial fertilizers value al least SO. An
acre of velvet beans contained 191
pounds and an acre of cOwpeaS los
pounds. These crops made from two
TO three and half tons Of fcodStuns
richer in food elements than wheat
bran. When they can be FED 90 stock
without serious loss Of fertilzing val
ne. is there any excuse for having
poor land and poorer stock? Profess
or Duggar at the Alabama station
found an acre of Spanish peanuts on
poor gravelly land produced 6GO pounds
of live weight of hogs and an acre Of
cOwpeas about 400 pounds. No coun-
try on earth has such advantages for
growing restorative forage crops.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14

OONbIEUCIION OF hOOF FOB Hay TRACk.
upper portion OF the NOW untitled. The
sleeper the roof the less thrust there
will be on the plates and the easier
Will the load be carried. Rnfters by
inches will be strong enough TO car
~ an ordinary barn roof and the load
OF hay since the track is attached 10
every pair or rafters and the raftcrs
are but sixteen inches apart. This dis
tributes the load. II the barn is small
and the roof steep. = 10y inch raftcrs
will be strong enough. The sleeper tie
pitch the smaller the rafterS may be.
other things being equal.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14

Divine Services and Sermon every SUNDAY az
IL a. IN. and s3o =. IN
sunday >chop, = D. a. Moore ~upcrintem-
dent, at $3.50 "a. "a.
Bible Glass;. Monday. p. m.
Ladies Aid Society Mn. D. VI. a.. Mcclure.
President MrS Lila Morgan. Secretary
and Treasurer meets every two weeks.
on Thursday, a. 80 r. m.
WomanS Auxiliary Missionary society.
Mr,, Edw. Wall, President; Miss Annie
{. Moore. Secretary and Treasurer. meets
first Wednesday III each month
Kings Daughters. Mr. Lorenzo Lewis Pres
ident; Miss Gretta Mccormick, Vice Pres
ident; Miss Emily Smith, Secretary: Miss
jamie Moore. Treasurer. meets every twC
weeks. on Thursday. al IL a. IN
Chapel Society. Mrs. X. T. Page. Treas -rer,
meets on call when necessary.
Brotherhood of 81. Andrew, John Il. Neill.
Director; John X. Crown, Secretary and
Treasurer.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14
Sss9EEsRM RMm
FlELRasNp CRRDEN
.-soss----
BARN ROOF FOR HAY FORK.

Almost Any Roof VIII CrrrH One.
Curb Construction the Rest.
Almost any kind of roof structure
may be made to carry a track for
hay fork. Hay forks ana bay curriers'
are operated most satisfactorily where
the roofs are steep. thirl pitch or more
and the mows deep The c..rb con
structiOn Of roof. shown ia tie iliustra-
ton. carries the track high up. SAYS
The Country Gentleman. and in this
day OF economies il * best To make
the roof high and leave the extreme
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14
A Moving Thought.

II lazy man should desire 10 change
his mode of life and lead u busy exist
sugar beet business and do the work
himself. II will keep the fungi from
adhering to his anatomy.-Denver Field
and Farm.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14

Convince yourself that Ely's Cream
Balm deserves all that has been said of il
as means Of quick relief and final cure in
obstinate cases Of nasal catarrh and hay
fever. A trial size costs but ten cents. Full
size, 80 cents. Sold by druggists or mailed
by Ely Bros, SO Warren Street, New York.
Mt. Olive, Ark, May IL, 1901.
Messrs. ELY Bios Please send me one
bottle of Cream Balm, family size think
it is the best medicine for catarrh in the
world. Very respectfully, J. NJ. ScHoLrz.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14

Many man after attaining high
position fcrgets all about the laws Of
gravity unit! II is everastingly too
iate.-Chicago News.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14
DIRECTORY
or THE
TOWN AND COUNTY

CIRCUIT COURT.
Hon. w. HARRrson. Judge,
Winchester. Va.
Meets February l, May - and October %.
COUNTY COURT.
Hon. :. J. c. MOORE. Judge
Berryville. Va.
Meets first Tuesday in each month.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Chapel DiStrict-T b. Levi. Chairman.
Greenway District-R. Powell Page
Battle Town.. Ed. Barnett
Longmarsh-C. T. Hardesty.
JOHN VI. GIBSON,
Clerk Of the Circuit and County Courts.
JoHS b. NELL.
Deputy Circuit and County Court Clerk
w. T. LEWIS.
Attorney for the Common wealth.
JOSEPH T. GRIFFITH.
County Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
W. \. BRADFORp.
Treasurer of Clarke County, Berryville Va.
W. II. CATER.
Deputy Treasurer &C Clarke County. Berry
Vile, Va.
Hos CoNRAD KowNsLAR.
Superintendent Of Public Schools. Berry
vile. Va.
". w. SNALLwooD.
Sheriff of Clarke County. Berryville. Va.
JESSE NJ. LuProN,
Deputy Sheriff and Jailer of Clarke County
Berryville, Va.
Z. r. SHENK.
Deputy sheriff of Clarke County. White
Post Va.
Hon. ID. II. JoNE,.
Mayor Of Berryville, Va.
uE. GEoEcr y. HNRprsrY.
Recorder
W. T.. Horrv>v.
Treasurer Of Eerryville
GroEoE e.. ElcNNonr.
Chief "f Police
Hos. >. r. ,1.ow.
superintendent of Water Company.
COMMON COUNCIL
n. lr. Baker. Ward SO. D.
P.I. Aalcck. W rd No. o.
Conra. howusiar. Wand SO @.
L.E. >t.ile. Ward No
BERENNlLIE FEG COMPANY.
Meet~ ar>t Friday bob oa,. month. $3.50 p. m
John II. Finders CAP tain. /. @ Gore
First licutcuaut q. Is. Jones. ~ecou,
Lieutenant james W. Ware. Thirt
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14

1t is said that no musical work has
aided ~ materially the cause Cf chart
ty as HRnders oratorio OF "The Mes
siah. ."-Ladies' Home Journal.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14

Some people are So suspicious that
Il is wonder that they trust them
selves.-Atchison Globe.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14
The Coffee Heart.

The largest part of the coffee grown
In the world is consumed in the United
States. and some OF our life insurance
societies are beginning 60 realize how
its excessive use increases the risks Of
life. Its effect is In shortening the
long beat OF the heart. and medical ex-
aminers for insurance companies have
added the term coffee heart" to their
regular classification OF the functional
arrangements OF that organ. These
physicians advise that the use OF cof-
fee be limited to not more than two
cups day. Coffee topers. they say,
are plentiful and are as much tied to
their cups as the whisky topper. The
effect OF the coffee upon the heart Is
more lasting and consequently worse
than that OF liquor.-Detroit Free
Press.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14
MARSHALL Confectionery,
Opposite Virginia Hotel.

Fresh Bread Cakes, and Pies received daily. An
uPto-date Candy Shop, where be found clean,
fresh, wholesome Candy and Tafy that is good for
the children to eat. Bananas, Oranges and Fruits.
The Best Goods at the Lowest Prices.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14

built 10 grind out dividends. They were
built for the people. for the communi-
tvs good. They have always been op-
Grated as toll roads. those who use
them willingly paying the small fee ex-
acted for the privilege.
The county encouraged the early good
roads builders 10y Offering TO become an
equal shareholder with the people. The
municipality OF Clarksville subscribed
for 81. 900 worth OF stock, and the farm
ers living along the surveyed route
helped the movement by contributing
the right OF way.
The uniform width OF the roads is
thirty feet. In their construction a
grade twenty feet wide was thrown up
on the route of the survey. Some por-
tons of the roads cross many hills and
valleys, making considerable grading
necessary in places. Upon the graded
bed stratum Of gravel twelve inches
deep was originally laid. The road was
then ready for use and few months
of traffic packed the gravel so sOlidly
that il became as smooth as a floor.
Among the later benefits derived by
the community from the splendid road
system is the establishment Of n rural
free delivery mail route by the govern
ment The carriers leave Clarksville ut
s O'clcck each morning and 10y noon
have completed the circuit of the town
ship. delivering the days mail to near
ly every farmhouse.
No tax is levied upon the people for
the maintenance of the roads. They
are sustained wholly by the revenue
derived from the tolls. While the old
turnpike road. dotted here and there
With its tollhOuses. is regarded i'm some
parts of the country us a relic of years
0gonc, yet the system is so entirely sat
isfactory and the results are 50 patent
that there seems TO be no inclination
on The part Of those most interested to
discontinue the toll system. IL is argued
and very logically that the county
could not legally levy n tax upon all
the people OF the county for the main
tenance OF road system peculiar to
any particular community. The eX-
pense Of keeping the roads in repair is
not nearly equal. mile for mile. to that
required to keep dirt roads in even
passable condition.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14
BAPTIST CHURCH.

REV. IULI>N BEoNppU~, Pastor
Preaching every sunday AT Il a m. and :
y. m.
Prayer Meeting every Wednesday At p. IN
sunday school every sunday AZ go a m
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METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
REV. u. W. SrAIITNGs. Pastor.

hEN- q. " STALLINGs, Pastor.
Preaching every First, Third and Fifth sun
days at IL q. m. and every Second and
Fourth Sundays al 7.50 p. m.
sunday school each sabbath at 10 a. IN
Class Meetings every Second and Fourth
Sundays at IL a m.
Prayer and Song Service on First, Third and
Fifth Sundays at 80 =. m.
Prayer Meeting on Thursday of each week
al 30 d. m.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

REy. ID. II SCANLoN, Pastor.
Preaching every sabbath morning AT IL.
Sunday school every sabbath morning at
9.Se o'clock.
Ladies Aid Society, hrst Friday evening Of
each month al g o'clock, az Mrs. Isaac
Bowman residence.
Childrens Missionary Society. second sab
hath each month al p m. az church.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
SOUTH.

REv. W. MELVILLE. Pastor.
Preaching, sunday At II a. IN. and ; p. IA.
Epworth League meets sunday at p. IN.
Sunday school, sunday, $50 a. m.
Prayer Meeting, Wednesday, 80 p. II.
Ladies Foreign Missionary Society meets on
the first saturday in every month al 3
r. IA.
Ladies Aid Society meets on the first Satur-
day IN every month AZ y. III
The Little Lights Missionary society
meets the first sunday in every month
II =. IA.
Womans Christian Temperance Union
meets every third Tuesday in every
month AT $50 p. m.
The Mothers Meeting in connection with
the ". &. 4. L. meets on the first Tues
day IN every month ~ $50 p. II.
The Loyal Temperance Legion meets every
Wednesday al p.
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I AW OFFICE:
Geo. 3. Harrison. B. L.,
UNIVERSITY UF VA lS72.
orrIoE OvER RAcSsr sront

Late ot The Richmond. Va bar. and late
commissioner IN Chancery forthe Chanccry
ourt of said city
Office aud Residence at Boyce, y. * ".
ky., Glars County. Va.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14

How the PIKE County Gravel Roads
Were Duiit snd Are Now Maintain
ed-B~n~nts the Fsrmer- Derive
From Them.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-05-14

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Chapel DiStrict-T B. Levi. Chairman
Greenway District-R. Powell Page
Battle Town. Ed Barnett.
Longmarsh-C. T. Hardesty