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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-23
A SENTINEL AT THE GATEWAY.

In considering the choice of
books for the public schools of this
State the State Board and all
others should keep in view that
the johnson Publishing Company.
of Virginia, is a faithful. native
born sentinel at the gateway of the
children of the South. A few
years ago indignation and disquiet
were caused throughout the South
by the fact that the histories and
readers put into the hands of
Southern children were planting
in their minds contempt for their
own fathers and people, and the
belief that the heroes of the Civil
war were all on the Union side
and that the people of the South
engaged in an unjust and unpro-
voked rebellion for the promotion
of personal ambitions and the graf
lhcatlon of sectional prejudice
This Richmond publishing house
undertook to conquer this by Civ
ing to the Southern schools books
presenting the South side of the
great conflict. 1t has continued
and improved that work. Even
where It's own books have not been
adopted it has forced other pub
fishing houses To meet competition
In Southern States by Offering
books for their children present
ing something like a fair view OF
the men and issues of the war.
| The standard of exact fairnes,
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-23
CONGRESSIONAL POSSIBILITIES.

BY securing eighteen new mem
bers and retaining the members
now in Office, the Democrats can
secure control of Congress. Now
Is the time to begin efforts looking
to that end. There are fourteen
Republicans whose majority was
less than 1000 at the last election.
They are Messrs. Brooks of Coz
orado, $50; Lorimer of Illinois,
$50; Wachter of Maryland. 1873;
Ames of Massachusetts, SS3: Me
Carly of Nebraska, 600: Norris of
Nebraska, 1Sl; DunwelI of New
York, IA; Otis of New York. $40
Jackson of Ohio, 227; Van Vorhi>
of Ohio, 612; Connell of Pennsyl
vania, 591, and Slemp of Virginia
21S.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-23
4 SRRDLERS APPLE.

After experimenting for several
years, John f. Spence. of Grand
Junction, Col, an old nurseryman
and fruit grower, has succeeded in
perfecting seedless apple.
The new fruit very much resem-
bles the seedless oranges in that
the meat is solid and there is a
Slightly hard substance in the navel
end. The trees have no blossoms.
and for this reason no termination
takes place and seeds are impossi-
bic.
Spencer says he began expert
menting with the apple shortly
attire the seedless orange was placed
on the market. He reasoned that
if 1t was possible to destroy germ
inatiOn in the orange it was posi-
BILE to destroy it in the apple.
Originally he produced fine trees
that would bear seedless apples.
and next experimental to see ifhe
could make the buds reproduce
others.
Succeeding in this, he secured
forty additional trees. From these
he has budded 200 more, and his
seedless apple is now assured.
Spencer has kept his experiments
to himself for all these years, and
now refuses to divuIge his secret.
He has sent some of his apples to
the Smithsonian Institute at Wash
ingIon for examination.
In addition to avoiding seeds,
Mr.. Spencer claims that many dis
eases which now follow the laying
of eggs by moths in the apple bios
SONS will be avoided.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-23
Cats Fond of 0IIYen.

81 have often wondered if all cats
like olives" remarked woman who
Is very fond of the feline tribe All
mine do, ana have six. olives are
usually an acquired taste with the hui
man race, but eats seem TO take TO
them naturally-at least mine do. An
olive will set any one Of them into par
oXysms of joy. They will leave milk
or fish or any other article OF food for
Il, purring and rolling over it much
rs though it might have the intoxicat-
ing effect Of catnip before they finally
eat it, have often tried olives on
other eats in the houses of friends ana
have found them equally appreciative,
only they prefer their olives cut up in
TO pieces. "--Philadelphia Record.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-23
The "c1ar" Went to Bed.

a foreign nobleman who, if report
speaks true, is somewhat henpecked in
vited some men night or two ago to
play cards in his house The meeting
was n convivial one. and all went
merry as a marriage bell" 1t grew
late, and fears were expressed by the
party that they were trespassing upon
the Kindness of the mistress OF the
house, who, by the way. was not pres
ent.
Not at all, gentlemen not at all,
Play as long as you please. am car
here" said the master of the mansion.
Yes, gentlemen, play as long as you
please" said silvery voice. and all
rose Immediately as the baroness. stood
before them. But as it is after /
o'clock the car is going to bed" He
went
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-23
WILLIAMS PAYS THE PANALTY.

Henry Williams, the convicted
assailant of Mrs. George j. Shields
and her little daughter, was hanged
last Saturday morning at / / o'clock
in Roanoke.
The crime for which Williams
was hanged was committed January
30 last. He entered the house of
George j. Shields, a welI-known
young business man, and after as
saulting Mrs. Shields cut her throat
lie then struck Milded, the three
year-old daughter of the couple
over the head with a Ratchet, and
robbed the house. After his cap
turc he was taken to Richmond for
safekeeping, and during his trial
was guarded by eighteen COM
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-23
GARDENS OF THE ALcAzAR.
one of Their Greatest Charms Is the
Apparent Lack Of Cultivation.


Apparent Lack Of Cultivation.
The garden Of the Alcazar is one
garden composed Of several. each OPEN
ing into the other by steps descending
from terrace or through arches in
marble or living green.
All the gardens are surrounded with
wonderful hedges of myrtle, juniper or
box. II the gardens Of the AlcazarI
should be stripped of all but their
hedges. palm trees and magnolias
they would still be most wonderful. In
some places walls about eight feet in
height separate the gardens, and
against these walls are trained orange
and peach trees. with tangle OF jas
mine and roses climbing among them
as they viii. In fact. the flowers grow
in such careless and natural profusion
and there is seemingly so little cultiva-
ton that one might almost think the
hoe OF gardener had not visited the
place for hundred years. This very
carelcSsneSS was one of the greatest
charms of the place and added TO the
effect of age that chung TO everything.
Modern gardeners would stand aghast
at such apparent neglect.
I recognized that the very lack of
modern care was artistic and suitable
and yet wondered. II the place were
mine whether could forbear the use
of shears. trowcl ana hoe. The hedges
were trimmed. These. with some or
ange trees growing in a solid mass of
green along some fifty feet OF palace
wall and reaching To the very roof.
alone bore signs OF the gardeners
shears.
The flower beds were OF intricate
shapes. filled with n tangled mass OF
flowers ana always surrounded with
box. And such box, Ny heart sanh
within me when 1 thought of the boz
in my garden at home. where not ever
n hundred mild winters and n hundred
rainy summers could give growth Xix,
the smallest of that nj the Alcazar.
The bouquet that is considered I'm Sc
Vile as model of beauty and eleganc'
was TO our eyes most hideous thing
In shape like pyramid. about four
/ teen inches high. IL was formed 10y fas
/ tening a magnolia bud to the top of
/ smooth. round stick and then windin.
! flowers tightly around the stick. Gael
/ succeeding row becoming larger. :,
/ that ut the bottom the bouquet wa,
/ probably two feet around. 1t was
\ frequent sight 10 SEQ two men carryin
n pole between them with from six to
dozen Of these bouquets swinging
heads down. from the pole.-Scribner's
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-23
Officers Of Building Association.

At the annual meeting OF the
stockholders of the Berryville
Building Association, held in the
office Of {. NJ. Broun last Saturday.
the following directors were elected
for the ensuing wear: MeSsrs.
X. ID. Hardesty, W. w. Jones.
John b. Neill. G. NJ. Broun, III.
W. Baker, Louis Scheuer and NJ.
b. Pulliam.
After the stockholders meeting
had adjourned, the Directors held
their meeting and the following
officers were elected for the enSIc-
ing year; President, NJ. W,
Jones: Nice-PreSident, II. W.
Baker; Secretary and Treasurer.
Il. ID. HardeSty;' Solicitor, c. NJ.
Broun; Surveyor, VI. b. Pulliam.
The bond of the Secretary and
Treasurer was reduced from 81
600 to $1,000.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-23
Grips
Grim Grasp Caused
Heart Disease.
Could Not Lie On
Left Side.
DIR. Miles'Heart Cure and
Nervine Cured Me.

Mrs Ii. II. lobe, formerly of Birmingham,
Ala, writes from Eldredge, the same state,
as follows:
II Is with the greatest pleasure that rec
ommend DIR. Miles Nervine and Heart
Cure. 1 only wish that I could tell every
sufferer how much good they have done me.
Last winter | had n severe attack OF La
Grippe, which left my heart in a very bad
condition. i could not lie down for the
smotherng spells that would almost over
come me and the feeling Of oppression
around my heart ! had not been SO that i
could lie on my left side Tor a long time /
got your Heart Cure and took three bottles
L have no trouble now with my heart and
can lie on my left side as we'll as my right.
Formerly had suffered for years with ncrv-
Gus proStration. i had tired so MANY rem
edieS that had GOT clear out OF heart Of get
ting anything that would help me. The
nerves OF my heart were so affected that
sometimes il would lose beats SO il would
seem TO stop altogether. IL was on the ad-
vice OF alady friend that tried your Restor-
atiye Nervine. j felt better after the first
few doses and two bottles OF Nervine and
one OF Heart Cure made me feel like a new
person. My heart is all right and my nerv-
BUSINESS Is all gone. 1 never fail to recon-
mend IT to Others afflicted as was"
All druggists sell and guarantee FIRST bot
tie DR.. Miles Remedies. Send for free book
on Nervous and Heart Diseases. Address
Dr Miles Medical Co, Elkhart, Ind.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-23

An English professor of mineraIogy
tells good story about a certain big
English commercial magnate He says
that the great merchant in question
came to him TO consult about the in
struction of the hopeful son and heir
who was some day 20 run the vast
business interests from which 1.-THE
pater' had made his wealth
"But mind YOU SAID he, II don't
want him to learn about strata or dips
or faults or upEeavals or foundations.
and / don't want him to fill his mind
with fossils or stuff about crystals.
What l want him TO learn is how to
find gold and silver ana copper in pay
Ing quantities, sir-in paying quaint
ties"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-23

The WOman's Home Companion
for April Is 4 timely, up-to-date
magazine. Its bird'S-eye view Of
the st. Louis Exposition is of in
terest to everybody. Curious
Easter Customs in Spanish Coun-
tries Is another unique pictorial
feature. Arthur Hoyt, the bril-
liant young correspondent. writes
intimately of The Chicago Girl
Who Rules India" and Martha
Sanford gives us a glimpse of the
prankS of college girls. Fiction
by Opie Reed, John Wornc. Ohio
Senga and others gives just the
right brightness of tone to an EaS-
ter number. Miss Gould's fashion
pages. Mrs. Saint-Maur's travel
helps, Mrs. Low : cooking-lesSons.
are all Just what the women want
at this season. There are also
talks on gardening, on Easter en-
tertainments, on how to make pin
money. No reader can afford to
INSIST. Published by The Crowell
Publishing Company. Springfield.
Ohio: one dollar Il year; ten cents
a copy.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-23
SAVAGE ATHLETICS.
Rough rrsisinx OF the Natives OF
the Canary t<isnd..

the Canary Islands.
In this age OF athletics one might
think that no people ever showed so
much interest an feats OF muscular
might and skill as those who have per
fected football. but modern games and
even the games of the Greeks at Oiynl-
pia may have been more than matched
by the sports OF peoples who are now
held in little esteem. 4 writer on the
Canary islands gives Oh account OF
their athletic training which makes
even the college giants OF today seem
weak and effeminate.
The Canary islands were subjected
by Spain about the time Columbus dis
covered America. The conquest was
due solely to the superiority OF Euro
pean weapons and not 10 better skill
and prowess. The native soldiers were
trained athletes. developed under a
system which held athletic sports an
important business. like military drill
Spanish chronicles lave left us ac-
counts OF the sports OF the islanders.
From babyhood they were trained TO
be brisk I'm self defense. AS soon as
they could toddle the children were
pelted with mud balls that they might
learn how 10 protect themselves When
they were boys stones and wooden
darts were substituted FOR the bits OF
clay.
I'm this rough school they acquired
the rudiments OF warfare which en-
ablcd them during their wars with the
Spaniards 10 catch In their hands the
arrows shot from their enemies cross
bows.
After the conquest OF the Canaries
Il native OF the islands was seen at Sc
Vile who for n shilling let man
throw at him as many stones as he
pleased from n distance OF eight PAGES.
Without moving his left foot he avoid
ed every stone.
Another native used TO defy any one
TO hurl an orange at him with so great
rapidlty that he could not catch IT,
Three men tried this. each with a
dozen oranges. and the islander caught
every orange. AS further test he
hit his antagonists with each OF tho
oranges
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-23
new VIRGINIA LAWS.

BY receiving the signature of
the governor several bills of consid-
cradle public interest passed 10y the
legislature became laws. The one
of most widespread interest was
the Edmondson road bin. since il
applies TO the whole State. The
bill makes provision for an over
seer of roads in each county. to be
elected by the supervisors. The
strongest opposition TO the measure
was raised on this point. an effort
being made TO allow circuit Judges
to make the selections. 1t Is
thought that there will be great
Improvement in the roads under
the new law.
The governor also signed the bills
making an appropriation of Sl65.-
coo to the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute at Blacksburg, and 500
600 for the State Normal School
at Farmyille. Other bills signed
by him included the following:
To punish persons deserving
their wives or minor children with
out cause.
To prevent nepotism in the pub
lie school system.
To make April next a legal
holiday so that all who desire it
may attend the launching of the
battle-ship Virginia at Newport
News.
To require county supervisors to
make publication of their proceed
ings.
To prohibit railroads running
excursions to places which have
not adequate police protection,
without the consent of such place
sumner resorts an exception.
To appropriate $4,000 for an
electric plant to light the buildings
in the Capitol square.
To allow liquor dealers thrown
out of business by local option
elections or State dispensaries a
rebate on unused licenses.
To punish persons throwing
stones at or interfering with rail
road trains, vessels, or electric cars.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-23
WHO Is FOR THE PRIMARY?

Public opinion in Virginia is of
slow growth, but when it is once
rooted and grounded, it is a force
that must be reckoned with. This
characteristic of Virginia people
has been strikingIy exemplified in
the development of popular de-
mand for some efficient and work
able primary law. The need for a
change in the method of nomina-
ton was at first only dimly com
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-23

panies of State militia. He con-
fcssed To the Shields crime, and
also confessed to having murdered
a woman in Ohio and another in
Pennsylvania. Shortly before be-
ing hanged he confessed that he
had committed numerous criminal
assaults on women, but had always
escaped. The capture, trial, and
execution of Williams cost the
State $4,000.
Ii took considerable time and
a vast amount of good money TO
remove this brute from the earth.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-23

Consumption is a human
weed flourishing best in weak
lungs. Like other weeds it's
easily destroyed while young;
when old, sometimes inn
possible.
Strengthen the lungs as you
would weak land and the
weeds will disappear.
The best lung fertilizer is
SCOTS Emulsion. Salt pork
is good too, but it is very hard
to digest.
The time to treat consump-
ton is when you begin trying
to hide it from yourself.
Others see it, you won't.
Don't wait until you can't
deceive yourself any longer.
Begin with the first thought
to take SCOTS Emulsion. If
it isn't really consumption so
much the better; you will soon
forget it and be better for the
treatment. If it is consump-
ton you can't expect to be
cured at once, but if you will
begin In time and will be
rigidly regular in your treat
ment you will win.
SCOTS. Emulsion, fresh air.
rest all you can, eat all you
can, that's the treatment and
that's the best treatment.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-23
ONCE Secretary Of Anti-SalOOn League.

Weunderstand that Rev. Edward
j. Richardson. formerly of Clarke
county, and who has recently been
in charge of Baptist Church at
Urbana. Va, has accepted a posi-
ton as Office Secretary of the Anti
Saloon League of Virginia, with
headquarters i'm Richmond. Rev
erend Richardson is son of the
late DIR. Webb Richardson, and has
many relatives and friends in the
town and county.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-23
Industrial HaserStOwn.

We have derived great pleasure
and much profit from review of
a special industrial edition of the
HagerStown Daily Mail. This Is
sue, under date of March IL. COM
priSes twenty-siX pages. of
which eighteen are devoted exclu-
sively to a resume of the business
industrial outlook of the city OF
HagerStown. The edition is we
prepared, and shows that HagerS-
town is pushing rapidly forward
in business affairs.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-23
A nishon.. R.hn,.s

Bishop Dudley of Kentucky could
administer rebuke delicately. but on
occasions he took care 20 see that the
point was plain. One of the wealthiest
members Of his church as well as one
OF the closest told him he was going
abroad.
Il have never been on the ocean," he
said to the bishop. "and would like
to know something that Will keep me
from getting seasiclz"
"You might swallow a nickel" re-
sponded the bishop. you'll never give
that up."
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-23

An eminent scientists estimate Of
the age of the world is mot So great
as 100000 years, possibly as little as
2OOOO,OO0 years, probably 3OOO0,OO0
years" As not even the greatest sci
entists have been able 10 find out with
in 100000 or 15.00OOO0 years how
old Mother Earth is. il must bc con-
fessed that she keeps the secret OF her
age quite rs well as do her charming
daughters. The scientists may at last
come 10 the conclusion that, like the
others. she is only as old rs she
looks. "-Baltimore sun.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-23
Happy, Healthy Children.

Any child can take Little Early Risers
with perfect safety. They are harmless,
never grippe or sicken and yet they are so
certain in results that robust constitu.
tons requiring drastic means are never
disappointed. They cannot fail TO per.
form their mission and every one who
uses DeWi,ts Little Early Risers prefer
them to all other pills. They cure bill.
iousDess. Sold by alldruggists.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-23


and justice in telling of the war
has not been reached. Some of
our Southern publishers have
erred as violently on the Confed-
crate side as Northern publications
did on the other, have been as un-
Just to the North as the Northern
writers were to us. In the con-
tiict, however, we are progressing
as nearly toward the exact truth as
it can bc written. and that is what
all honest and patriotic men wish
their children to have. If South
ern publishing houses are broken
down, we will leave the gateway
of our children's minds i'm the
keeping of those who have proved
by past work their determination
to lead those minds. which will
govern the thought and action of
the next generations. to reverence
Grant, Lincoln and Sherman and
TO behttle Lee. Jackson and Davis,
TO consider the armies of the North
as holy crusaders and the soldiers
of the South as misguided or mali
ciouS supporters of treason.
When we exclude the publications
of Southern houses from our
schools or allow other hOuser un-
fair advantage over them, we take
the Surest way to break the South
ern houses down.
This Is serious and practical
consideration. Putting aside all
sentiment. if we allow the minds
of our children to be filled with
contempt for their own ancestry.
State and sections, we strike at the
very roots and foundations of char
acter. Some of Us might diSre-
gard the rights and interests of the
hundreds of Virginia working peo-
pie and taxpayers. dependent on
this publishing house for their pros
perity. Surely none of us can af-
ford to disregard the character of
the instruction given our children
on the greatest issue and the
most tremendous event in the
history of the country. In the
contempt or reverence for their
father and people and the cause
they represented. Richmond stands
to-day As she stood in the actual
conflict in arms, the capital and the
citadel of the Southern cause. To
disregard her position and her for
tunes in this present conflict would
be a. treacherouS and As foolish as
indifference to her fate would have
been from 1861 10 1860.
We do not want our children
trained 10 prejudice or to sectional
hates. We do want our them
taught truth and given the oppor-
tunity to reason fairly. The John
son Publishing Company has been
the most powerful of all factors in
securing for the Confederacy fair
hearing in the school and before
the children of the States which
formed the Confederacy. It's the
chief factor in maintaining that
condition. Thequestion is whether
1t shall be struck down or. thrust
aside, leaving the gateway wide
open and in hostile keeping. Rich
mond News-Leader.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-23

Spirit of Democracy" in highly
comprehensive manner. The cen
trail thought that he elabcrted in
the address was that every man
shall have an opportunity and bc
guaranteed the reward of his inn
provemcnt of il.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-23

All advertisements excepting LEGAL adver
tisements and professional cards. inserted for
less than three months are considered tran
silent. and will be charged for al the rae Of
Eve cents per line for the first inS rtlon,
and three cents per line for each SUCc, eding
insertion
Obituary notices. resolutions Oi itSpect,
and social organizations, other thar those
which the editor himself shall give rs
matter of news. viii be charged for az the
aforesaid rates.
Our advertising rates are uniform, and
liberal reduction II made on all standing adj
vcrtisements and rates will be made known
on application. Changes of advertisements
must he handed in not later thar Saturday
morning of each week.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-23
RnSpcd.

DO you shave yourself very closer
said the barber
Not very" said the victim. Il usu-
ally leave enough skin TO fasten the
court plaster on. but Of course you
didn't know that before You began
Cincinnati Times Star
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-23

ut is better 10 rule 10y love than
fear said the gentle philosopher.
yes" answered. Senator Sorghum:
lit is peoples love of money that has
made life easy for me"-Washingto
Star.