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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13
An Important Difference

Not long after a series of losses at
sea on a certain steamship line two
travellers were discussing transatlantic
liners. One Of the men preferred the
c. line, the other the T. line, the
one on which the repeated wrecks had
occurred.
There's one important difference"
said the first, that you don't seem to
have considered, but which weighs
strongly with me-"
what Is thatT'
why, the c. line guarantees to
take you across. but the T. line
guarantees TO take you. only as far as
it goes. Helpers Weekly.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13
PITH AND POINT.

Laugh when n friend tells Il joke. 1t
is one Of the taxes you must pay.
People who visit the cemetery a good
deal gossip about the monuments.
About the only thing a man will al
low his wife 10 have monopoly Of is
patience.
1t is natural for man who was once
in the harness TO imagine he is still n
fire horse
y man may not Ice able TO manage
his own affairs, but he will give you
advice about yours.
Those riding in carriages are not as
happy and comfortable as those on
foot think they are.
These things that are cooked in a
chatting dish late at night taste terribly
like Grape on the door.-Atchison Globe.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13
ENCAUSTlC PAINTING.
The Art Was rrscttced by Ancient
Greeks and Romans.

The use OF paint brushes is OF great
antiquity. But as late as the fifteenth
century Il was customary TO apply var
nish 10y Smearing II ON with the fingers
or with a bit OF sponge. as the var
nisheS then used were too viscid to
flow well with brush and could be put
on moro thinly and evenly with the fin
gers. This practice was used i'm the
earliest times Of which there is any
record. The Egyptian mummy cases
bear evidence of having been varnish-
ed i'm this manner.
The use of frcSco. or water color
paints. though the oldest. was not the
only method known to the ancients.
The Greeks and Romans especially
practiced encaustic painting Encaustic
plants were made OF clarified bees
wax, with which. when melted. pig
ments were mixed. These paints We're
applied hot with brushes or spatulc.
and when cold they We're given glazed
surface 10y holding a torch or hot iron
near them. The hot iron was called
the "cauterium."
Another method is said TO have been
TO melt the wax with rosin. and after
the pigment was added the compound
was allowsi 10 cool to n hard and brit
tie mass. which would be pulverlzed.
The colored powders made in this way
were mixed with water. 80 that they
could be applied with brush like fires
co paint. after which they were melt
ell 10y the cauterium II resins were
thus used with the wax. sort OF var
nish was the result II the wax was
used alone. the finished painting was
sometimes vanished. These colorcd
wakes were also used for writing. The
red especially was used for royal sig
natures whence the use OF red sealing
wax for n seal. And this 'inCauSticum."
as il was called i'm the middle ages. is
the origin Of our word ink-CaSsier's
Magazine
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13

DR.. South Oh one occasion after
preaching before Charles H.. who. by
the way. did not care any more than
the humbleSt diSsenter To listen To Il
read sermon. was twitted 10y the king
Of having read from manuscript
How is IL. Or. South" said his males
". that You. who are so famous FOR
preaching without book. should read
your sermon when you preach before
meg May l answer your majesty
with another question:" replied the
witty doctor. How is IL that your
majesty always reads your speeches
TO your faithful commonSf'' "Odsfish.
doctor" said Charles. because I have
asked them for money SO often that by
this time I am ashamed 10 look them
In the face Or. South. IL must be
admitted. had fairly laid himself open
10 the retort.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13
startled the EnEIishmcn.

\ London paper relates that an en-
terprising Yankee came over 10 Eng
land and decided 10 open shop in
birmingham. He obtained premises
next door 10 man who also kept a
shop OF the same description. but was
not very pushing in his business meth
DDS. The methods Of the Yankee. how
ever, caused the older trader TO wake
up. and with the spirit Of originality
strong upon him he affixed a notice
over his shop with the words, 'Estab-
lished fifty years" painted in large
letters. Next day the Yankee replied
10 this with a notice over his store TO
this effect: Established yesterday.
No old stock"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13
AN AFRICAN ADVENTURE.
Paul du ChaiIIu's First Encounter
with "A Monster Gorilla.


In his Explorations and Adventures
In Equatorial Africa" Paul du Chaillu
tells of his first encounter with a go
rilla.
we saw an immense one coming
straight toward us out of the woods"
he wrote. As he came he gave vent
10 terrible bowls OF rage, as much as
10 say, 1 am tired of being pursued
and Will face you
1T was lone male, the kind which
is always the most ferocious. This fell
low made the woods resOund with his
roar, which is an awful sound. resem-
bling the muttering of distant thunder.
He was about twenty yards off when
we first saw him. l was about to take
aim and bring him down where he
stood when my most trusted man, Ma
laonen, stopped me, saying in .whis-
per, Not time yet
we stood in silence gun in hand.
The gorilla looked at us for n minute
or so, then beat his breast with his
gigantic arms-and what arms he had!-
then gave another howl Of defiance and
advanced upon us. How horrible he
looked
- Not yet whispered MaIaonen
Again the gorilla made an advance
upon us. Now he was not twelve yards
of. His face was distorted with rage
His huge teeth were ground against
each other so that we could hear the
sound. The skin OF the forearm was
drawn forward and backward rapidly,
making his hair move up and down
and giving fiendish expression to his
hideous face. Again he roared, sound
which shook the woods like thunder.
1t seemed as if / could feel the earth
trembling under my feet. The beast,
looking us in the eye and beating his
breast advanced again.
DON'T fire too soon said Malaonen
If you don't kill him he will kill you
This time he came within eight
yards of us before he stopped. / was
breathing fast with excitement as |
watched the huge creature. Malaonen
only said, Steady as the gorilla came
up. When he stopped Malaonen said:
| Now
And before the beast could utter the
roar for which he was opening his
mouth three musket balls were in his
body. He fell dead almost without a
struggle"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13
Lnint Amictinn

When the Halliday twins were ba-
bies their mother always referred to
them collectively This was natural
enough, for they shared everything,
from their baby carriage to chicken
pOX.
As they grew little older however,
there were slight differences between
Elnora and Eudora. but Mrs. Halliday
took no account of them. When they
had reached the age of seven, she still
referred 10 them in a way which struck
casual listeners rs amusing.
Where are ElnOra and Eudora p
asked cousin, who had come to spend
the afternoon.
The twins have gone with their ia
Their TO have one of their teeth out, "
said Mrs. Halliday calmly - Youths
Companion
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13

The Hungarian government does not
sell any part OF its forests. hut buys
more each year. I'm some parts OF the
country. as i'm the eastern region OF the
Carpathians. woods are found of sew
cral thousand acres i'm extent. consist
ing FOR the most part OF red beech
This is used for fircwood. carriages.
slaves and agricultural implements aud
I'm the manufacture OF bent wood
There are few fires. and they seldom
permanently damage the woods There
are large resinous forests in Transyl-
vania, but they are not very accessible.
and there are also some I'm the district
or Marmaros. i'm the northeast OF the
country.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13

The first windmill in Germany was
built at Windshelm. The Augustine
monks at that place desired to build
one such as they had seen in Italy. but
the lord Of the manor forbade them. de-
claring that the winds. belonged to him.
The monks applied to the bishop Of
Utrecht, who promptly laid down the
fundamental principle that no one had
any power over the winds OF his dio-
cese but himself. He gave permission
to build the mill and it was erected in
the closing years of the fourteenth cen.
turV
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13
No Questions Asked.

Old Brother Cooley is a colored phi
losopher, but he is superstitious in the
extreme. He tells this story:
II once wuz in house that wuz
haunted, but didn't know IL. Oar
wuz bright fire burnin' in de room /
wuz in. Wen all er sudden de do
opened, en- man with his throat cut
shuck his head at me. Now, / knowed
right well it wuz n ha'nt. en- de only
thing ter do wuz ter AK him, In de
name er de Lawd, what does you
wantY"
and did you ask himY
mo, sub! Bless God, | wuZ too
feared dat he'd tell mer'-Atlanta Con-
stitutiOn.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13
THE ALBATROSS.
Curious and Elaborate Dances In
which IL Participates

Which IL Participates.
1t is well known that many OF the
cranes and other long legged wading
birds indulge in curious antics that
pOrtake closely OF the nature OF the
human dance. out IL is not known to
many persons that the albatroSs has
the most elaborate and ceremonious
dance Of them all
Only very few have ever seen the al
batross on land; probably nine persons
out Of ten who have seen the wonder
full birds at all have observed them
only on the ocean.
One OF the nesting places OF this
great winged creature is the island OF
Laysan, in the Pacific ocean. and there
at times the ground is absolutely COW
cred with their nests. 1t is on Laysau
that the albatrosS dance was first seen
10y lucky scientist.
The ceremony begins when lot OF
the birds are grouped in a circle. Two
VIII advance toward each other bond
ing and nodding the. heads in exact
imitation of the human bow. Then
they spar with their bills. crossing
them gently and still making funny
little bows. Then one bird Will lower
its head ana stand quite still i'm that
pose. while the other throws its head
back till the bill points straight into
the air. II puts ont its breast and ad-
vances with queer fantastic strut.
uttering a curious grunt The other
bird begins 10 snap its bill till IL pro
duceS the sound of castanets
So the two will alternate advancing
and retreating ana bowling TO each 9th
er by turns. Sometimes one will pick
up bit OF grass or feather and Offer
it 10 the other Then second couple
Will join the dance. and ut last as many
as forty of the huge birds may be en-
gagged In the queer pastime
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13
Dissolution of Partnership.

Notice is hereby given that the partnership
heretofore existing between Chas. Il. Huehe>
and Edgar G. Hcamorc. under the firm name
of Hughes a Bicamorc. Is this day. by
mutual consent dissolved. The physicians
Of said +. c. Ricamorc have ordered his
retirement from the business because OF
sickness. and hc has sold. transferred aut
assigned TO G. r. Hughes his undivided ono
half interest I'm the CLARKE COURIER the
building and lot on Church Street Berry
Vile. Virginia. the printing and publishing
business conducted by them az that place
and all open contracts for work of any and
all kinds In the deed. which was recorded
in the Clerks Office this day. G.. r. Hughes
assumes any and an indebtedness OF the late
firm of Hughes & Bicamorc. The business
viii be conducted I'm future by Chas r..
Hughes. AS sole owner.
CHAs. r.. HUGHEs.
EpeAE G.. RIcANoEE.
June -. 190f
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13

Rossini lived before the day Of spe
cial pleas for the dog. but he was suf-
hciently in advance Of his time TO rec
ognize the equality if not the superior
ity of his own favorite beast. The Gen
teman's Magazine says thdt the late
Sir Arthur Sullivan made ROSsini's ac-
Quamtance in Paris One morning.
when Sullivan called To see him. he
found the composer trying over piece
of music
What is that:' asked Sullivan.
Its my dogs birthday" Rossini re-
piled gravely, and write little piece
for him every year"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13

We have heard very few com
ments unfavorable to the proposed
electric railway from Winchester.
by way of Berryviile and Blue
mont, to a point in. Alexandria
county. To tap the line running
INTO Washington.
Such line, it seems To us. would
be great benefit to the farmers
and residents of this section. for il
would give them chance to make
choice between two or more
roads in making shipment of grain
and produce to market.
At present we are confronted by
a practical monopoly of transporta-
ton, and a consequent high freight
rate.
The first fruit of competition is
a more equitable rate of prices.
The new road would offer a more
rapid and satisfactory passenger
service between Winchester anC
Washington city, with probably
reduction in the cost of the same.
1t has been said that all of the
trade would be taken away from
Berryville and given to the larger
cities by the new road.
1t Is possible that a portion of tn,
local trade would be diverted b,
increased facilities and lowerprices
but II Is also true that local mer
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13

The above notice explains itself
The publication Of the CtAEKr CoUEru
viii be continued by me at the office on
Church street. as heretofore as well as the
job printing and advertising department
conducted Jointly Herewith.
The public has given this office a very fair
share Gifts patronage In the past. and J hope
that this patronage viii continue
ann adding great deal OF new material
and machinery 70 the office for the execution
of high-class work I'm the printing line. and
VIII be glad &C. submit prices AMI samples 40
any time.
Thanking You for the patronage shown
the late firm. and trusting that may receive
the same iu the future. J am
Yours very truly.
CIAs. r. HyGEs.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13
Mortified so Denfh.

"Of course. doctor. German measles
are never serious"
II never met but one fatal case"
"FatalTr
Yes. IL was Frenchman. and
when he discovered il was German
measles he had modification set in
Philadelphia Press.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13

Customer think this is what my
daughter told me to get You guaran-
tee u To be one of the popular songs
of the day. Music Dealer-Yes. sir:
but, OF course, l can't guarantee its
popularity among your ncighbors after
your daughter has learned 10 sing it
Chicago Tribune.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13

Kate-Charley and Bessie are very
fond Of each other. Decentralization
say they are both very fond of Charley.
1t is case OF two souls with but n sin
gle thought, you know.-B Boston Tran
script
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13

Pecksnin When the evil one starts
out TO tempt me / always say, Get
thee behind me. Satan" and he gets
there. Wiseman- Yes, when Satan starts
out to tempt You he usually does get
there" doesn't Philadelphia Press.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13
So Many Like Him

Il see dat ole Brer Thomas is still
growlin at de world"
What de matter wild him nowY'
"Set his mind on gittin' n dollar. an
somebody give him 80 ents."-AtIanta
Constitution.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13

wonderfully successful IL promptly curing
lame back. kidney. bladder, uric acid trou-
bies and Brigh;'s Disease. which is the wors;
form oi kidney trouble.
Dr.. Kilner's Swamp-ROot is net rec
ommendedfor everything but If you have kid
ney, liver or bladder trouble IL will be found
just the remedy you need. lthas been tested
ia 50 many ways, IL hospital work. in private
practice. among the helpless too poor to pur-
chase relief and has proved So successful in
every case that q special arrangement has
been made by which all readers Of this paper
who have not already tried it, may have q
sample bottle sent free by mail, also a beck
telling mere about Swa-ap-Root and how 10
find out hyou have kidney CT bladder trouble.
When writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper and RyF
send your address 10 rEs7=---ss y. =. -
Dr.. Kiuer & Co., Sing s e.
hamton, n. Y. The ----lsl. ,. :. g. = -
regular fifty cent and Home Of sWamp-Roo,
dollar sizes are sold by al coed druggists.
Don't make any mistake. but remember
the name. Swamp-Root. Dr.. Kilmer' S
Swamp-Root. and the address, Binghamton,
NY, on every bottle.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13

Hope is datterer but the most up
right Of all parasites, for she frequents
the poor mans fat as well as the
palace Of his superior henstone.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13

Bacon-I hear your uncle IS TO lecture
on "Our Great Waterways" What
does he know about waterways? Egg
bert-Why, he was I'm Wall street for
six years!-Yonkers Statesman.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13
Time and Money

The counterfeiter was in prison for
ten years.
What are you doing hereT7 asked
n visitor.
Passing time"
'Ah, what fOr?"
Passing money" And the visitor
passed on.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13

Pins have been found among the
Egyptian mummies and in the prehis-
toric caves Of Switzerland.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13

Wife - I'm sorry to see you come
home in such a state as this. Charles
Husband-I knew you'd be sorry, Car.
RE, and that's why l told you not Ia
sit up.-BOston Transcript.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13

To give up of your own VIII what
would cost too much I'm time and
strength IS not failure-it is success.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13

a
cures made BY d.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root,
the great kidney. liver
and bladder remedy.
], is the great ne6i-
caltriumph of the nine
tcen,h century dis
covered after years Ct
scientific research ~
Dr.. Kilmer. the emil
ncnt kidney and bad
Ger sre-ialir. and f-
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13
ii. II. DEAHI,.
UNDER TAKER
MAIN STREET.
IlInl u VIII

NNIN eIHEkI.
BERRYvILLE. ......vIRGrN1n
l am still doing business at the old stand
All orders are executed promptly and Will
dispatch. TELEPnoNK AND TFLEeRAPu On
DEl,s have immediate attention.
A nice Black Cloth Casket.
From $500 ur
4 nice Black Cloth Coffin.
c,.us-. ,v,,. From $i2cO M
From $3.50 ul
ssT-Give me your orders and save IN f.
per cent
EMBALMING A SPECIALITY.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13

An advertisements excepting legal solver
tisemcnts and professional cards inserted Tor
less than three months are consldcreo 'i'hs
sient and Will be charged for at tire rae OF
eve cents per line FOR the first ins iuon,
aud three cents per line for each su'c> ding
insertion.
Obituary notices. resolutions cd 'eSpecI
and social organizations, other than those
which the editor himself shall give as a
matter of news. will be charged fpr, at the
aforesaid rates.
Our advertising rates are uniform, and a
liberal reduction Is made ON all standing adj
vertiscments and rates viii be made known
on application. Changes Of aGVer, iscmcnts
must be handed in not later thar saturday
morning of each week.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13
DO YOU GET UP
WITH A LAME BACK &?
Kidney TrOuble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everybody who reads the news
Papers IS sure % know q the wonderful
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13

A. :. ABELL COMPANY.
Publishers and Proprietors.
Baltimore. Md.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-07-13

IONS Miles NoI2 NoloNolsi NoIIoNol7No5
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-13

by their occupying owners to remain abso-
lutely vacant during portion of each year.
Owners of dwellings offered for rent fire.
auently have such houses vacant on their
hands for considerable periods while await
ing tenants. 1t is. of course within the
power of the owner to select his policy, or
to stipulate changes In it, If he wishes to
forestall loss of rights on this score. But
how many sign such contracts without
closely reading and carefully Weighing each
item?
Should this Philadelphia decision stand
all tests. important questions will arise re-
lating to the exact meaning of the clause
relating to non-occupancy. Is the presence
of care-taker in the house sufficient
safeguard? Would nine-day visits to the
premises by some authorized agent of the
owner serve the ends of the policy holder
to secure his rights? Or must there be a
continuous inhabitation of the house? Must
somebody sleep there at least once during
the period stipulated? In other words.
what constitutes non-occupancy of the
premises? This term will require exact
definition IL the clause shall be finally con-
strued by the courts as wholly voiding all
policies permanently after the failure to
occupy the insured house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-13
Cleveland and Buchanan.

Mr.. Cleveland having boosted that his
first vote was cast after what may be call
ed grave and polysyllabic reflection for Mr.
Buchanan for President, the date of his
birth Is irreverently thrust at him. He
lacked a year and more of the lawful age
for exercising suffrage But little mat
ter like that ought not to be pressed even
for partisan purposes in the light of the
larger admission. Mr.. Cleveland was a very
young man at the time, and it has always
been a New York custom to vote early and
often. Besides. he was by nature a Buch-
ananite. Mr.. Buchanan as President did
nothing to prevent the war from breaking
out, and Mr.. Cleveland nothing as a fledge-
ling citizen to put 1t down after 1t did break
out. Mr.. Lincoln bore the brunt of Mr..
Buchanan's inactivity. and substitute took
Mr.. Cleveland's place in the field The two
men, Mr.. Buchanan and Mr.. Cleveland,
have so much In common, it must have
been great temptation for the budding
and phegmatic New Yorker to flesh his
maiden ballot in behalf of the mature and
undramatic' Pennsylvania. And then,
why raise the point now? The statute Of
Limitation runs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-13
Look at the Fire Policies.

Every Washing tonian who holds fire in
suranee policy. whether on house or furni-
ture. should Immediately look to the text
of the contract between himself and the
insuring company, to ascertain it's terms
relative to the validity OF the policy in case
of the non-occupation of the premises for a
stated period. A Philadelphia judge of the
court Of common pleas has just ruled in
case before him, unfolding the clause which
provides that the policy in evidence was
absolutely void on the ground that the
premises remained unoccupied for ten days
during the potential life of the contract.
This, was Notwithstanding the fact that the
premises were later reoccupied and that the
fire occurred during such occupation. An
appeal has been taken to a higher court and
will be pressed to secure a final decision
on this important point
Probably many. If not most. policy holders
are acquainted with the exact terms of
their policies. But it is also doubtless true
that many do not know all the contents or
do not understand the full Significance of
those documents. Some fire insurance COM
panies do not claim immunity on the score
of non-occupancy. Some fix the period at
ten days, others at thirty days. Some pro-
vide that the policy is non-operative only
during such non-occupancy Others read,
as in this Philadelphia case. that any
temporary vacation of the premises perma-
nently utilities the contract
This is an important point to be ascer-
tained, for hundreds of houses are allowed