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ments, such as marching in single file Or forming fours, but all such childs' play is now passed. The Ideal twentieth century institution has its school corps organized into a miniature army, carry ing out the tactics of every branch of the service. and not only has the in- fartry work been supplemented by dash- ing cavalry drills and practice with field artillery. but a full military band is provided. and the lads are given an cycles, military balloons, searchlights and all the other up-to-date adjuncts Of the present day armed conflict.
 The national government, recognizing military academies. is aiding them in substantial manner. Any institution mastering 150 or more cadets can secure from Uncle Sam. artillery ammunition. rifles and signal apparatus, whereas States Army are now serving on detail as instructors in these schools TOT poy soldiers. As matter of fact, such as- signments are coming to be eagerly sought by off1cers of the regular army, cure the services of such officers offer them monetary Inducements. which add tioy sum to their regular government salary, and the keen rivalry which has developed between the different schools anords officers splendid opportunities to make demonstration of their ability as tacticians and drill masters.
 Although the present enthusiasm for this private military training is a new Bfowtn, sCfns of the institutions which are reaping the benefit have been estab- lished for long periods. Particularly ie this true. of the military academies in % %tHs fsn,ous % ~ virSInIs MiIItaft iIISh ihSliiat1 Sif It Lexington Xa-s Whieh a1oho esn-
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bridges. At the close of each academic year the battalion Is moved into a camp of instruction for six or eight days. and the cadets get taste of hospital corps work. being instructed in the general principles of first aid to the injured;
 If there Is one partlculaE field In which the cadets of the best private military academies particularly excel 1t is in cavalry work The tactics include S., not not only the movements prescribed by the government riding schools, but many truly remarkable feats of horsemanshlp. Today the boA cavalrymen in blue not only mount their galloping horses at a run, take hurdles standing on their saddles and duplicate all the. other dare soaps ssy oSsh o ntsa sng States sss aSa S the at F Myer and. Fort Ethan Allen. put TOT pluck. daring and mastery of horseman- ship. are not far behind the most prii-
 These boy riders learn the practical side of the troopers life, Tor each cav alryman cares for hts own horse. Under the si1pervision of veteran troopers of the regular Army they learn the proper seat and mount, beginning with merely a blanket and bridle and without either aflrrltps or saddle to assist In holding on. After tha rider has acquired the mill tary seat he Is allowed to use the sad die and stirrups. Then comes drilling In various formations at a walk, trot and raiiop. iil and finally the post-graduats course in rough riding, which Includes such feats as standing on the backs. of inc mounts while walking and trotting singly or in squads and piatoons: mount ing at a trot, riding two, three or four horses standing on their backs in Roman hippodrome fashion, and all kinds of hazardous hurdle work, such as stand Ing bareback while the animals clear the hurdles.
 Nor must it be supposed that the horses used in these marvellous exhibi- tions are circus animals. trained to maintain an even gait. and with broad backs. On the contrary. they are met tied troon horses. although of superior grade. I4deed. there is no cavalry troop in Uncle Sam's regular Army that Is SO well horsed as some of these junior
 0f course, the West Point ideal is the one which Is constantly before the eyes of every cadet at one of the private academies. He aims to stand. to dress and to drill like West Pointer. At most institutions the uniforms are made In West Point styles. At the best of these military schools the charge for tuition in all branches. including fur nished room, light, heat. board. laundry and use & of aTms M an and s eauipments m ranges uniforms cost about s65. and the boy who wishes to enter the cavalry must invest about 375 per year over and above '"' WxLDoN TAwCETT
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present United States Ambassador to Austria Hungary, placed social slight Republican boss" of Cincinnati. she ended her husbands political career as effectually as could be- The country re- members the feud which existed between Mrs. Cushman K. Davis wife of the Senator at the head of the all-powerful Foreign Relations Committee. and Mrs Merriam, wife of the former governor of Minnesota. For years the enmity of the senatorial hostess kept her enemy's husband out of public life, and he finally obtained the position of director of the United States Census only after she had been placated. Finally, there is a memorable case in which a congressman lost the coveted position of speaker of the House because his wife had com fnented adversely upon the gown worn by the wife of another member, and who promptly took revenge by giving to the opposing side the one vote which turned the tide of the election.
 In the ranks of the Democratic party women have proven quite as efficient
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Root, wife of tho New Yorker who is 90 generally regarded as a presidential pos- sibility of the future
 No mention of women in noIitics would be complete without reference fo the women who not only take an in- ,.,erest ,,t in such matters. but are priv local and national officials. This is boon enJoyeu by the fair residents sof a quartette Of states-'The Four Free states they are denomnated by the progressive women who regard the bal lot as their right Wyoming was the first state to try the experiment of equal sunrage and Mrs. Helen Nj. Warren. now deceased. a daughter Of Massa- ehusetts and the wife of the senior Senator from wyoming, has been gen sraIlg so1dgy. credited t with being the first or the United States. It was her arnbI- ton to make this record, and her hus- pand conducted her to the polling booth Tn Cheyenne early in the morning, much before the usual time for bailofInE to begin there or elsewhere in the state. Those In charge opened the doors i'm
 tie w5an sratsa MsS boa to see yoth the bright times before in the territorial elections ,,. mat women may yet revolutionize po- nueai campaign conditions to a certain of the state of things which they have brought about in Wyoming In speak- ing, of the matter recently Mrs. Mon utiy Wltc ol representative MOndeil, said: We Wyoming women do more than merely vote, When there ere po- liticai mass meetings during the cam paigns we decorate the halls with flow CTS and bunting and furnish music to vary the program, and very often we conduct dance after the meeting proper Is over. I do not think that this plan has been followed by any other state. but 1t has proven marvelously effective In our section of the country In Inducing the people to attend the
 It is coming to be recognized that social training ie, after all, the prime requisite for the wife whose part in politics Is to assist her husbant Tn political career at the capital Of sov- efeign state or at the capital of the na- tion., Mrs. Nj A. Hanna, widow of tho greatest politician the Republican party has known in a decade. Is one of tho women who declares that every girl should be given every possible advan- tage that would help to fit her to grace fully preside over q politicians home should fate give her the opportunity. In speaking of the matter once Mrs Hanna said: "The wife of man ia public life will find that It Is repeatedly within her power to aid or irittire him A wifes disposition In itself has vast influence upon her husband. She may be a help or a hindrance in possibly greater degree than any other single factor" WALDON FAWCETT.
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allies as In the Republican political camp. No public official ever received more valuable cooperation than came to President Cleveland from hts young wife. The assistance rendered by Mrs. Cleveland was, however, of somewhat different nature from that vouchsafed in some other cases and consisted or a sweet. gracious. simple and democratic manner. tffat endeared her to all who came within the sphere of her smile and went far to disarm those who dis agreed, with her. husband In Washing ton. where the hufnblest citizen has an opportunity to meet the occupants Of the White House and form opinions at close range. Mrs. Cleveland Is and will probably repa!n, at least throughout the tenure of this generation, tho most admired Of ali mistfesses of the White House.
 Mrs. William Jennings Bryan has d. ways been her husbands trusted ad. watchfuiness 1t Is doubtful whether his health would have withstood the ter- rife strain of his whlrlwind speech making tours. during the, campaigns of Clellan, widow of General Mcclellan. is known to have been one of tho primary factors in. arousins the political ambi-
 sa ons of hsr ss o s9p the wnS ser eaSsfss sagns ever elected to the Congress of tho United States, Is now the Mayor of Greater New York, with his eyes on the presidency. It has grptihed one of the dearest ambitions of Mrs. Hearsts s life to see her son. William Randolph Hearst, taking most active interest In national politics, and Mrs. Alton B. Parker has had far more than an ip- direct influence in carving her husbands political fortune.
 Mrs. George B. Cortelyou, wife of the man selected by President Roosevelt for commander -in-chief of the Republican forces in the coming battle. has aided her husband in much the same manner that Mrs. Cleveland Hsslsted our only recent Democratic president. Mrs. Cor teiyou Is good-iooking woman. of great simplicity of manner and absolutely without affectatipn. Brought up simply, she is intelligent, reasonable and prac- tical In all her views of life and has proved a true helpneet to her husband both In his early struggles and when confronted by his present responslbili- ties. Perhaps her greatest aid has come, however, through her tact which has enabled her to avoid with singular success tho many. pitfalls laid for tho wife of the man universally recognized as the confldant of the President. Not once has Mrs. Corfelyou embarrassed her husband by letting fall inadvertant- ly hint as to any state secret, Another woman similarly discreet is Mrs. Elihu
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BY wALDoN FAwcETT.

The power of the American woman In American politics has just received another very significant illustration if w are to believe the story that 1t was Mrs. Charles Warren Fairbanks who Induced her husband to accept the Re- publican vice presidential nomination. Senator Fairbanks Is naturally a eau tious man, and 1t would have been small wonder if he were Inclined to hesitate between life position in the United States Senate and a brief four-year term In a role which is in a sense a concerned. Mrs. Fairbanks is, however, socially ambitious and in this case very possibly she has employed a woman's Intuition as well; Certainly. since she inal Fairbanks man in the furtherance of her husbands presidential boom she can be. depended upon to have been social vanity in her latest move.
 Mrs. Fairbanks Is assuredly entitled to recognition as a political general of ability, since she has not only contrib uted very effectually to her husbands success during. all the years he has been In public life but also, in order to further his ambitions, has won her way to the influential position of president general of the Daughters of the American Reyo- lution, an organization in which there is more politics to the square inch than in any other body of women in the United states states '.,a and to attain the leader.
 
 and skilful maneuvering. Incidently, she has become one of the best parliament rarians among women.
 ThIs clever feminine politician was. prior to her marriage Miss Cornelia Cole, daughter of Judge Philander B. Cole, of .Marysville, o. She and Senator Wesleyan University as boy and girl and co-editors of the college paper. Out of their association In this amateur editorial work grew their. courtship and they were married in 1872. Mrs. Fair banks. who IS a handsome woman. al- ways well dressed. but never over dressed, has always been great enter tainer and her receptions and dinners have for years been among the notable functions in official life at the national capital.
 Another woman who Is suspected of having had hand in recent moves on the political chessboard Is Miss Helen Cannon, daughter of the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Miss Cannon who has been her fathers trusted con past, is admittedly better versed in the inside phases of American politics than almost any other member of the fair sex. and there Is ground for. belief that
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mother her own sons will be among tnese men of mark of the future.
 The aforementioned recent events nave only given fresh emphasis to a political power which has been yielded by Miss Columbias daughters ever since the days of Dolly Madison. Evidence of It's strength was given when a woman broke up President Andrew Jackson s Cabinet. and again when a pretty woman kept at the head of the Union Army in the. Civil War a general who would have been speedily deposed but for her magical influence. After all, however, perhaps the best evidence of the weight of feminine aid or opposi- tion has been afforded by the social feuds in which women In public life have sometimes engaged and which have been reflected upon the political horizon.
 The feud between Senator Cullom and the then Governor Tanner. of Illinois, is believed to have had it's Inception in the reported dictum of Mrs. Cullom that Mrs Tanner was socially impossible. When Mrs. Bellamy Storer. wife of the
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culver. of st. Louis, Mo. Here the in-
 fantry course includes the schools of the soldier, company and battaiiora . Des,ys cays
 airy nfsj~rnfn involves the manual of the sabre! Ssbrs exercise, fencine. mounted
 ana dismounted, care of the horse and equipment. mounted exercise, schools of synboSies position and aiming drills. gall isTy' practice and .practies o9 the ra9gs af three, four. fve and six hundfed yards. Signaling presents the use of the practical field work; and military engi- insering introduces tho practical con. slrScti0n of ha1ty intssnchmsnss and
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she was partly responsible for Uncle Joe's" determination not to be shifted from his present place to the vice pres idential position.
 Finally. had Representative Hit. of Illinois, secured the vice presidential nomination at Chicago 1t would have been conceded that mulch of the credit wife. Such men as the late Speaker Reed, Senator Hale, Senator Depew and Senator Cullom have asserted that Mrs.
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HRa far Eoing through the Invaluable 'set- scSs % 1D uD, exercise until all his muscles ne s has been provided with his his new sre tue and dress uniforms. They are ux ,saue 70 mt without a wrinkle and to sncn srem 80 as to cause the appear, s- VI any tell-tale creases is to call forth reprimand.
 and 70 likewise is the practics which he undergoes in that other ''awkward s9uad where he Is first fsmiliarized witn the manual at arms, learns how incvemsnts s,ch Ss nssrck;Hu @ ehGcu'6 ev y fours, Ause1n9 ana wheelinGs With enrolment
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in the company comes tho commence- ment of the regular work in earnest work that involves drilling for from one to two hours daily. with perhaps only 10 minutes intermission for rest, All tactics and maneuvefs are conducted strictly according to regular army prac- tice, and while there are dress parades much gold lacs about the real practice work.
 How wide is the scope of the progres- cated by the curriculum of the famous Culver Military Academy at Cllvxr, Ind, founded and endowed by A F
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than any woman now holding a promi- nent social position in this country. She Is well versed not only upon Ameri- tics as well, and can converse with al- most everyone of the diplomats in their native tongue. For all that, very few foreigners are to be found at Mrs. Hitt's entertainments. Her speciality is the looming men" of the republic. and there IS little doubt that with such
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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-17
THE TORREES SYSTEM.

The action of the House Com
mittee on Courts of Justice in re-
porting favorably the Torrens bin.
OF which Mr.. Blackburn Smith Is
the patron, Is marked and de-
cided step toward incorporating
the TOrrens system into our laws.
For years, Mr.. Eugene c. Mas
sic has been studying and expound-
ing the advantages of this system.
In 1902 the State Bar Association
endorsed this system and since
then the State Board of Trade. the
Virginia Real Estate Association
and the Virginia Bankers Asso-
citation have also come out in favor
of the Torrens system. At the
argument before the House Com
mittee distinguished body of cit
liens from all the walks of life ap-
peared in support of this measure.
WHICH promises so much for the
relief of property owners. The
bill as reported by the House Com
mlttee does not call for the estab-
lishment of any special court, the
administration Of the law being
placed under the jurisdiction oft
courts now in being.
We trust that the action of the
House Committee is only the pre-
cursor of the speedy passage of the
bill by the House and Senate. 1t
will be good day for Virginia
when the Torrens system is gener-
ally In use.-Richmond Times Dis
patch.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-17
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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-17
ANIMAL ODDITIES.

The iiercest OF all animals Is the
black panther.
The lion Is the only wild animal that
Is capable OF affection.
Statistics show that serpents KIN
more persons in India than In any 9TH
er country.
Most reptiles are notSFiously deaf. ex-
cept caymans and erocodiles. The boa
seems absolutely So
The sense OF smell I'm the snail has
been found TO be limited. as rule. TO
n distance OF about an inch.
The West Indian crab is remark,
able creature. Although born I'm the
sea. IL natures In fresh water aud
passes its adult tie ON Iand~~
Shepherds allow their collies one
meal a day. and on this allowance
health and efficiency are secured. La
dies who are 'scod" TO their pet dogs
arc rewarded ~ seeing their pets sink
ing rapidly into decrepitude.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-17
WORKED BOTH WAYS.
Clever Manner In Which "A Paris
Concierge Was OutwEtted.

Clever Manner In which Paris
Concierge Was Outvvftted.
HonOrc Palmer once outwitted a CON
cie-ge in Paris very neatly.
Il lad OF sixteen or thereabout at the
time, Mr.. Palmer was spending the
winter in Paris with his mother. One
cold night in February he stayed ont
unusually late, and desiring To- set in
without awaking any one he rang up
the concierge softly The concierge.
with equal sofness. came downstairs.
He whispered through the keyhoIe. rs
that you. Mr.. PalmerT" and then lie
said positively:
Il can't let you IL. sir"
Why notF' asked the young man.
Because the rules are very strict"
said the concierge. NO one ever is
let in after midnight"
The boy desired ardently To enter.
He thought moment and then he
slipped a gold louis under the door.
Il have just slipped gold louis IN
der the door for you, concierge" he
whispered. Now, let me in; that's a
good fellow"
The concierge instantly drew back
the bolt. Come in softly. Make no
noise, monsieur" he said shamelesslv.
But young Palmer was already re-
GREETING the gold louis, his last one. 4
thought struck him. and he had no
sooner entered than he said:
"Oh, by the way, left a-book on the
stone balustrade outside. Do you mind
getting il for meT'
With great poIiteness the concierge.
IN his bare feet, tiptoed out upon the
cold stones. While he fumbled the boy
pushed 10 the door and locked il.
Let me in, monsieur" whispered the
concierge, who had nothing on but
nightdress Of white linen
Il can't let you in. We let no one
IN after midnight, unless
But young Palmer had to 90 no fur
Their. The concierge, freezing in the
cold, perceived he had been outwitted.
and, in his turn, slipped the gold louis
under the door. Pocketing it. the boy
admitted the man and then went quiet
" TO bed
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-17
a OlSRAELI EPISODE.
Now the Statesman Took His Brand,
Neat I'm the Commons

""N t"c Stote>man Took His BrU INDY
Neat In the Commons.
was stationed in London nearly two
years during the seventies. when Dis.
raeh was prime minister. and often
heard him speak. frequently saw him
upon Whitehall. walking home with
Lord Russell 10y his side. once inter
viewed" him and Witnessed the So
IDENTITIES of his elevation TO an earl
dom. But the most characteristic and
thoroughly Disraelian incident I recall
has never been told.
About 1 O'Clock in the morning. short
" after the return OF the earl from
Berlin bearing peace with honor" 1
left the press gallery Of the house to
80 to the cable office Passing stand
In the lobby where 8 stoop shouldered
woman WAS wont 10 sell spirits and
soft drinks dropped into line with
half a dozen men and waited my turn
10 be served. I paid no attention ~ the
man directlg I'm front Of me except to
notice that he was hatlcss and TO com
ment mentally upon the dangers Of
such conduct i'm that cold and drafty
place.
e'a-N ANAAAAe NAtA - DlAlIl. neat.
said the broad shouldered little man
directly ahead. The dame courtesied.
an unusual Alteration TO a customer.
served the spirits. and the purchaser
drained the glass nj gulp.
Put II on the book said tho Gus
toner as ne replaced the glass upon
the counter Then ne turned. facing
me, and made his way through the
crowd toward the house OF lords The
man was unnoticed i'm the badly light
ed corridor. although his name was
ringing throughout the civilized world.
the Earl Of Beaconsfield.
The interesting feature OF this epi-
sode was not that his lordship took a
drink OF brandy during n long nights
session, but that he bp6 all account
with the woman tapkecper and from
sheer force OF habit had walked over
10 the commons end OF Westminster
palace 10 get his brandy neat" at the
familiar place.-Julius Chambers in
Harper's Weekly