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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-10
THE OLD FIRE HORSE.
Pathetic Ending to his brilliant and
Glorious Career.


The story OF a veteran fire horse that
was disabled and found his way into
tie street cleaning department. is told
~ Sewell Ford In Horses Nine The
author says:
There WAS no delay about his initia-
ton. Into his fore hoofs they branded
this shameful inscription. ID. :. g.
931." ON his back they flung a forty
pound single harness with dirty
piece OF canvas as blanket. They
hooked him To an iron dump cart. and
then with Il heavy dashed whip they
hailed him forth nj 5:30 a. IN. Ia begin
the inslorous work OF removing refuse
from the city streets.
Perhaps You think old Silver could
not feel the disgrace. the ignominy OF
IL all. Could YOU have seen the lower
cd head The limp hung tail the dulled
eyes and tire diSpiritcd sag OF his quar-
ters YOU would have thought differ
emily.
II is one thing 10 jump hook and
ladder truck up Broadway to the re-
lief pf = fire threatened block and
quite another to plod humbly along the
curb from ash can To ash can. How
Silver did hate those cans. Each one
should have bcce for him a signal TO
stop. But il was not. In consequence
ne was yanked To halt every two
minutes,
Sometimes he would crane Nhis neck
and look mournfully around at the un-
slightly leg which he had come to I'M
derstand was the cause OF ali his mis-
cry. There would come into his great
eyes a look OF such pitiful melancholy
that one might almost fancy tears roll
ing out. Then he would he reused by
an exasperated driver. who jerked cru
ely on the lines and used his whip as
II it had been fiail
To another horse. unused to anything
better. the life would not have seemed
hard. But to Silver. accustomed TO
such little amenities as friendly pats
from men. and the comradeShip of his
fellow workers. Il was like bad
dream. Had he not lost his caste? Ex-
press and dray horses, the very ones
that bad Qnee scrIrled into side streets
at sound qf his hoofs. now insolently
crowded him 10 the curb. When he had
been on the fire truck Silver had yield
cd the right ~ way "a None, he had
held his hesd high, now he lodged and
waited. he wore blind bride. and he
wished neither to see nor to be seen.
Huge stones From the Noon.
In q catalogue OF Mexican meteorites
prepared by NJ. Antonio del Castillo
one mass Is mentioned which exploded
In the air and fell in widely dispersed
fragments. portions of It being found
IN three places at the angles 81 q trf-
angle whose Two longer sides were
some hfty-five and thirty-five miles in
length. In one OF these places two
plates of stone were discovered lying
about $50 yards apart, which had evi-
GENTLY opce formed one huge block.
Measurements and estlmations place
the combined weight of the two blocks
at eighty tons In TINS one shower OF
i:mQon stones" according TO NJ. del
Castillo's paper not less than 3.QQQ
tons OF rocks fell
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-10
ID C.. 5 " Y I'D E IL ,
REAL E STA TIE AGENT,
Berryville, Clarke County. Virginia.
Buy Sell and Rent Farms, Lots,
erse and Houses.
NEGOTIATE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE

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Good roads maadnie turnpl cen
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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-10

There Is in the museum OF Turin.
Italy. a papyruS roll which displays a
Whole series OF comical scenes In the
nrSt place, lion. crocodile and an
9p" arc giving vocal and inStru-
mental concert. Next comes an ass.
dressed. armed and Sceptercd like y
pharaoh. With majestic Swagyer he
receives the gifts presented 10 him by
eat OF high degree. To whom a bull
acts rs proud conductor \ lion ana
gaelic are playing At checkers. hip
popot7muS - perchcd in high tree
and a horse has climbed into the tree
and is tryins To diSlodye him.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-10
A shre,nd H1A.nt

An amusing story is told among law
yers Of a Walloon peasant who had
gone to law with n neighbor. In con-
versation with his lawyer he suggested
sending the magistrate a couple OF fine
ducks.
Not for your life." said his adviser.
'If-you do you'll lose the case"
The Judgment was given in his favor.
when he turned to his lawyer and said.
II sent the ducks" Astonishment on
the latter's part turned to admiration
when his client continued. But sent
them in my neighbours name."-London
ExDrcSS
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-10

At fable DR.. Holmes was unfiagging-
ly vivacious. ready at repartce, as Wit
" as Lowell without LOwcn's audacity
at punning ana Tor the immediate mo-
ment as wise as Emerson. Underwood.
in his monograph on Lowell, the Poet
and the Man." has by some lapse OF
memory miSquOted a passage Of words
that took place between Emerson and
Holmes at one OF the early Atlantic
dinners The conversation was upon
the orlerS of architecture. Ii was En-
erSon, not Holmes. who had been say
ing that the Egyptian was character
lied by breadth OF base. the Grecian
by the adequate support and the Goth
&c by its skyward soaring Then it was
Holmes, not Emerson, who flashed out
instantly. One is for death. one IS for
life. and one is for Immortality" 1 did
not hear this. but it was repeated 10
me at the time 10y one who did. Il.
Trowbridge in Atlantic.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-10

This is how the Indians of Central
America cure snake bite: They pin
the unlucky patient To the ground and
wind strong creepors above and below
the bite until they cut into the aesh.
Then they apply a live COAX To the
wound to cauterize II and follow that
up by rubbing in mixture OF chcyved
tobacco and crushed garlic. by this
time the victim is nearly mad with
pain and ready 10 kill everybody I'm
sight, especially when he finds. as he
often does, that the snake was not
venomous.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-10
The old Mans snake story.

"And YOU say the snake was fifteen
feet longf"
We'll, sub. he looked dat long wen
he stretched his full length ter strike
me"
'But-a snake never strikes unless
he's in coil"
'MarSe Tom" said the old man. 1--WE
better end dis conversation right whar
IL is. Either I'm nachul BON liar or
long drinkin' hcz made you 4 fust class
authority on akeS"'-Atlanta Consu-
tuition.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-10
The Mean Height ofInrd

The mean height OF land above sea
level according 10 the most Scicnuae
geographerS. is 100 feet. Tho mean
depth OF the ocean is l2.4SO feet. only
: per cent az the sea oceans i'm gen.
eraA Is included inside a depth of 50o
fathomS. while - per cent lies be
tween 800 and 5000 fathomS. II the
land were filed into the hollowS Of
the seas. water would roll over the
earth'S crust 70 uniform depth CT
two miles
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-10
Bird superstitIons.

In many parts OF England there are
curious superstitions about birds. The
stonechat. for instance. is believed u
be continually CHATTING with the evil
one. so it is held in bad repute, and as
the raven commonly impersonates his
sable majesty it is ranked in the same
category of evil birds. Sometimes, how
ever, the ravens appearance. so it is
held, forebodes death.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-10
shasias his ned.

4 HFnb street frlend 0f DIR. John
sons was Derrick, Of WHOM he wrote,
Il honor Derrick for bis strength pe
mlnd" pae Alght when Floyd, an
ether pa0r author, was wandering
about the streets he found Derrick
asleep upon q bulk. Upon being sud-
dcaE awakened Derrick started up.
MY dear Floyd" said he. II am sorry
TO see you In this destitute state. VIII
you 20 home with me to my lodgingsr'
And they turned In on the bulk to-
gether like the good fellows they were.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-10
THE COURIER

The Cor TER, rs YOU are aware, is
the only newspaper in Clarke county.
There IS no need Of another, because
this journal covers the local field so
completely and promptly with univer.
sal satisfaction, that il has long since
been recognized as permanent in
stitution.
We are cndeayoring to get the
COURIER into every Clarke county
home, and our efforts are meeting
with great deal of success.
Ii will cost jus, ONE DOLLAR
to have the COURIER mailed TO your
address for Whole wear. lou viii
then get all OF the county news.
Send for free sample copy
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-10
A Lfteralfst.

Wealthy Citizcn-Rut I said distinct.
~ In my advertisement that wanted
"A reliable colored coachman." and
You are a red faced Irishman.
Applicant-But sure. sor, isn't red as
reliable a color as black?-Baltimor
American
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-10
Natural Conclusions,

EFF dey's milk in paradise dey mus
have cows dar," said Brother Williams,
zen ct dcy got honey dar dey sho mus
have bees. en- whar bees Is dey's bios
SONS. en- whar biossom is dey's always
watermi,iions IN season. bless de
LawdH Atlanta Constitution.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-10
A FEW
WORDS ABOUT


1t 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 well
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 prominent place
among their competitors.
When You see piece of job print
ing crowded aud the type jammed
too close together, with dirty-looking
iuk and finger marks snearrd over
- co. lo" grade Of paper. it dorsn I
i'.h Wa. for the firm hi,h uses IL.
In fact, you don't have the sam.
Opinion %. that place as You h,,. %
d. ".an ~io-c ,'auon,., j, cl,ari,
,'..',d oih po.d ink Oh Tine les,
s'..r'f I.l~t,
.h' q'.-.i', e >'"' oa,r, reflect,
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-10
OILY One nnr-

"Yes, think he'd be poet il it were
not Tor one thing"
Whats that?"
He isn't rich enough 70 be able to
Indulge in Improbable pleasures"
"But poets are OFTEN poor"
We'll. he isn't poor enough 70 be ut
terly discouraged either" - Chica so
Post.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-10
Generous HOST.

Tommy-Ma. can play maxim be-
heve I'm entertainin' another little
boy?
Mamma-Yes. dear OF course.
Tommy-Au right. Gimme some
cake for him.-EXchange-
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-10

tAttte 'iiarryss oldest sister has Just
presented her husband with new
baby.
Well Harry" said his fatheE ide
fag Ieel proud of being an uncle%
No. replied the urchip.
"Why notf': asked his father.
n'Ganse amt NO uncle; I'm an aunt,
Fhe pew paby's q girlrINew York
Press:
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-10
Envelopes In t,.c rirhtecn,h cen,ar

Envelopes are supposed 20 be quite
modern, but in the Birch manuScriofs
In the british museum No. 4l&3 To-
ther| Is letter from Martin Tricwa.
TO Sir Hans Sloane. dated Stockhor
April -. l155. incloScd i'm am ordinary
envelope. which IS opened ont and
mounted at the end OF the letter
Notes and Queries.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-10
Accumulated.

Ethel-isn't Judy newsy2
Mayme-Isn't she, though? She tells
so much | don't see how she gets time
to hear Northumberland Free Press.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-10

NV A-t."- VAIL, hector.
DIVINE Services AMI Sermon every Sunday 20
II "a. ID. and 1880 g. 20.
sunday school. s. r. C. Noon. ~.n.-,nrsn-
dent. A. $3.50 a. ~.
bibieC,a>> Monday. q. III.
Ladies Ala Society. M->. D. NJ. a.. SrcCui-,
trtsident Nr>. Ida Morgan Secretary
and Treasurer. meets every Two weeks.
~ Thursday, at $3.50 p. m.
Woman's Auxiliary Missionary Society.
Mrs, Edw. Wall, President. Miss Annie
Moore. Secretary and Treasure. meets
hrst Wednesday in each month
King. Daughters. Mrs Lorenzo Lewis. Pres
ldent, Miss Grttta Mccormick. Vice Pres
ldent, Miss Emily smith. Secretary Miss
jane Moore. Treasurer. meets every two
weeks. ON Thursday. al II a. IN.
Chapel Society. Mrs. R..P. Page. Treasurer
meets on call when Necessary
brotherhood OF -. Aulr,v John b N.u.
Director, John e. Grown. ~,.re.ar, aui
TreASurer
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-10


METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
SOUTH.
REv. j. ~ GREENE Pastor.
Preaching. Sunday atII d. M. and SPIN
Epworth League meets Sunday affirm.
sunday school sunday. a.5oam.
PRAYER Meeting WEDNESDAY. -.31p IN.
Ladies Foreign Missionary society rn.a.. ,r,
the nrst saturday in every month al 3
p. N.
ladles All Society meets on thc first Satur-
day IN every month AT & p. m.
The "Little Lights" Missionary Society
meets the nrst sunday in every month
az ?. m.
Woman Christian Temperance Union
meet, every third Tuesday in every
month at $50 o. m
The Mothers Meeting .n connection with
The W. g. i. u. meets on the first Tues
day IN every month az $3.50 b. m.
The Loyal Temperance Legion meets every
wednesday 81, q b. M.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
REy. =. W.. >rttiN.-. Pastor
Preaching every Fir~t. Third aud Finh >un-
days AZ ID q. ul.. aul every Second and
fotl<tl >uDlay~ az 1870 D. nl.
Sunday School each Sabbath atloa.m.
Glass Meetings every Second ana Fourth
sundays 81, liza. n.
Prayer and song Service ou First Tlf-lani
FiitA Sundays 40 -.lI p. I'D.
PRAYER Meeting oa Thursday of each week
AZ $500 u. ll-
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Our Job
Department

l. fully equipped with mod type
and all other supplies with which tc
execute printing which will please
the people and their purse.
Let Us make estimates for your
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brings business, lnas it is the onl,
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and that We never dissppOint.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-10

Don't think that every sad eyed wo-
man you meet has loved and lost She
may have loved and got him.-Lyre.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-10
Sour
StOmaC

Nc appetite, loss Of strength. nervous
ness. headache. constipation. bad breath.
general debility. sour TiSings. and cStarrh Of
the stomach are al due 10 Indigestion. KoGol
cures Indigestion. This new discovery repre-
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only cuEe Indigestion and dyspepsia. but this
famous remedy cures al stomach troubles
BY cleansing. purifying. swseiening and
strengthening the mucous membranes lining
the stomach.
NJ. s s. Bal. Il Rlversosoos. ". Va ss.,
. ~as troubled Nith sour stomach fer twenty years
Nodol eured me and ~ ara ncw usirs z n mi x
Tor baby"
kodol Digests What You Eat.
Bottles only $500 Size holding q; ,,ra.sth .rt.l
size. which sc.ls f1r s 0 cents.
Prepared 6Y e. Q. Dewitt & Co.. CHICAGO
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DIRECTORY
or THE-
TOWN AND COUNTY

Az n ~ ~ OOO IN l.
CIRCUIT COURT.
HoN. T W. HAEnison. Judrc
WincheSter. Va.
Meets February I. May - and October N.
COUNTY COURT.
HoN. :. J. e. Moons. Jud,,,
Berryville. Va.
Meets first Tuesday in each month.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Chapel District-T. Il. Levi. Chairman.
"reenway District-R. Powell Page.
Battle Town.. Ed Barnett.
LongmaSh-C r. Hardestv.
JouN N. GIBSON.
CLERK Of the Circuit and County Courts.
SAMUEL McCoRMcx.
Deputy Circuit and County Court CLERK.
W r. LEWIS.
Attorney for The Commonwealth
JosErH T. GnIrrrrir.
county Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
W. a. BnAnronp.
Treasurer of Clarke County Rerr,.v;li. w.,
IA y Co.,,
Deputy Treasurer OF Clark. Commit. H..
vile. Va.
Hos c.,p,,.L,...
Superintendent or p,i-,. So,
,ir. w..
GEES I,,,,.
Commit. -,,-.....'- ~
w.
" W. NNNlLwoop.
''''e' y Dc
"hiNE WILEY.
peinit sheriff anal Lailer of ,iarkcD.unf,
Her-,,rf. ~.
T. H. ~HENe.
Deputy >hcr.H COZ Clarke. c..,.. ,yts,.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-06-10

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
'haPei District. H. Levi. Chairman.
Greenway District-R. Powell Page
Battle Town.. Ed. Barnett.
Longmarh-C r. Hardestv.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-19

We're mounted and lined up for instrnc-
tons. MacGrath's horse, not realizing
that he was carrying distinguished
writer, became FESTIVE, and breaking
OF 1.-THE Grey Cloak" cllnglng desperately
to the bride reins.
"Hey there cried the irate professor
OF equestrlahisn, where in the d. are
you going?'
u don't know" called back MacGirath
in his anonymously deep voice, TASK the
One OF the little touches which evidence
e opea novelist " Ssu 6c9 ar. IN Spectre Of
Power" Charles Egbert CraddocS's re.
Gently published book. where an incidental
reference to the presence OF sna!:poX
the anorg'Aes OF North America are 70
be cassed among the appalling plaques
mated by it. and historians estimate that
the total number Of It's victims ran UP
into the millions,
The guesses as to the authorship Of IN the
Some writers declare tlY the author Is
a good deal OF thinking aalong original
woman who therein relieves her mind Mn !, Of
It's load of unrequted love. ana slyi Is, .ne
book 'maunderings. = One very clever
woman asserts that two W., Wr'ters nj nave at.
wv W Tvs .,,,,; -,
other writer says that the two writers
who have collaborated are man IA an ~ =
woman: a certain widely circnlatea vol
ume OF extraordinary silly love Letters Ter $
turned out to be written by man, ,yIne
Letters with their sound philosophy, their ne,
Wit and enthusiasm and thelr cieVcIi y
sustained argument are therefore the
work OF man? The other volume was
feminine to The very furtheress DEGREE ,a ~
The Kempton- Wace Letters. which J are
not love letters but letters apoue ai,ie
| are as masculine and vlrle as poss,In;,s.
The author or authors possess masculine
One of the specially satisfying things Mii !;
about Jack Londons The ca raa Il 'f ferebia
and direct way Of some of the universe
5 tssf in The Wora # eF sIs DG aapy
Of pure adventure; one one Of the most splee!n-
f hsu Of S ol kRa h SsTa hu SP9b beings
play the chief parts in the story !, J, M II;
Phillp Goodwin has made sS' tSe sP 6aoIs s
| pictures OF Klondiya types lo' wv pooN :
! illustrations,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-19
Literary Notes.

Harold MacGrath, who recently gradu-
ated from Muldoon's University Of Physi-
cal Culture. at Mn fis. Fia'ns repopts that
writing THE Grey Cloak entirely dis
appeared under Professor Muldoons en-
eIgetic and unliterary treatment One
sity's rigorous curriculum for MacGrath,
Who Is very thin and light. was the
daily manoeuvres on horseback One
crisp spring morning all The patients
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-19

Crailcy emerged instantaneousiy from
the general throug and mounted a chair,
tossing his light haid back from his fore
head, his eyes sparkling and happy iou
the place you mentioned, do you, Gen.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-19
NEW CONCEPTIONS IN SCIENCE. Rs

Cam snyder FubIlshed by FIarper
Brothers of New York For sale in
Richmond by the Bell Book and sta
tionery Company Price, sl,O
little that appeals to the uninitiated
They are written for the scholar or the
professor and worded In technical way
that outsiders generally cannot under
The case is altogether different with
MI snyders book, II IS we'll Illustrated
and so concisely and interestingly pre-
scented that those least familiar with
scientific problems In the abstract can
here find useful instruction and infor-
nation
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-19
SINFUL PECK. BY Morgan Robertson
Published by Harper Brothers. of New
York For sale In Richmond by the
Bell Book and Stationery Company.

For those who like a story of sea
voyage, with plenty Of lively humor life
and movement in it, Morgan Rohertson's
tertainment, From the decorous furnish
ings of an American dinner-Darty table
10 the deck of a sailing ship is an abrupt
ed developments. and many tragi-comic
scenes in which Sinful Peck and his
companions see stress and hardship, as
well as make mischief, Fortunately be-
fore fatalities ensue the end comes and
With it return to civilization and san
ity,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-19
Bv BOOTH HARRINGTON.

SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS CHAPTERS.
BY a singular chain of circumstances
Miss Betty Carewe has come to confuse
Tom Vanrevel and Crailey Gray. believ-
ms each to be the other. Miss Betty is
the relgning belle OF Rouen. Indiana IN
the days Just preceding the Mexican war.
Tom Vanrevel is a young lawyer OF fou-
en-. and her fathers mortal foe. Inc Two
men have quarreled over politics ana aiso
on personal matter, and old Carewe ma
threatened to shoot Tom should he ever
find him on Carewes property Tom mas
fallen desperately in love with MISS Betty
at first sight. Crailey Gray, lazy gen
erous, popular. talented, good-tor-ho.l.,'n,ss
and poet, Is Toms law partner, anu Is
engaged to Miss Fanchon Bareaud, PVT
he, too, as we'll as Tom, has fallen uruer
the spell of Miss Betty's beauty.
Crailey Is the first to discover MISS, MISS
Betty's mistake. Instead of undecelVlns
her, he takes adroit advantage OF the SIT
uation to make love to her N the person '.,
OF his friend. Old Carewe's bitter dennn-
Citations Of Vanrevel naturally serve only
further to raise in Miss Betty's esumauon
tho gentleman whom she supposes 10 ne
the subject of them. Carewe leaves rouen
on business. and Mrs. Tanberry. an ola
friend of the family, comes to stay with
Miss Betty.
For Vanrevel all this while Miss Betty
has only contempt. When he makes love
to her at ball she publicly and Wither-
irgly rebukes him for what seems 10 her
his inf1delity to his fiancee, Miss Bareaud:
On the night Of Carewe's rcturn<a card
game takes place in the cupolh room or
Miss Betty's house. Miss Betty IS a"aK-
ened by a noise, and going out into the
hall dlscoyers Crai1ey GRAY lust returning
home. Crailey again has to pass himselt
OFF as Vanrevel. telling Miss Betty that
he has come there at the risk OF his lie
to drag his friend away from the game,
at which he has already lost to Carewe
more than he can ever pay.