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MODERN uTOPlAs
European Countries Ina which Pau
perism IL Unknown.

= " NJ
Denmark claims that there is not a
single person in her domain who can
not read and write. On the northeast
coast OF New Guinea the island OF
Kutaba, surrounded by a wall OF coral
300 feet high on one side and from
80 to 100 feet on the other. maintains
thirteen villages of natives. to whom
war, crime and poverty have been I'M
known since the beginning OF their
traditions. The most peaceful and com
Portable community in Europe is the
commune OF the Canton Vaud. i'm Swift
zerland. Nearly every one is we'll of.
and there are no paupers. Finland is n
realm whose inhabitants are remark
able for their inviolate integrity. There
are no banks and no safe deposits. for
no such security is essential. You may
leave your luggage anywhere for any
length Of time and be quite sure OF
finding it untouched on your return.
and your purse full of money would be
just as secure under similar circum-
stances. The Firms place their money
and valuables in holes I'm the ground
and cover them with a big leaf. Such
treasure Is sacredly respected by all
who pass ii. but in the rare event OF
man wishing TO borrow OF his neigh
Dor during his absence he Will take
only the smallest sum he requires and
placeNa message I'm the hole telling OF
his urgent need and promising to re-
pay the amount on a specified date.
And he will invariably keep his word.
for the Finn is invincible In his indie
pcndence.
Agneta Park, near Delft, in Holland.
is another Utopia example. \ tract OF
ten acres has upon it 80 houses. each
with its little garden and with GER
tain common buildings and common
grounds. The houses are occupied by
the employees Of a great distilling com-
pany, who form a corporation which
owns the park. Each member owns
shares i'm the corporation and pays
rent FOR his house. The surplus, after
all expenses have been paid. comes
back 20 him as dividend. II he wishes
20 go away or If he dies his shares are
bought up 10y the corporation and sold
20 the man who takes his place.-De-
troit Free Press.
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A WHISTLER PICTURE.
The Dramatic Manner of Its Finish
md an AntEcIInlnN.

AnE Urn HlNtff MANNER OF Its ElmIN N
and AnttcIimax.
Whistler was ono day visited by
foreign artist. an old acquaintance.
with whom Whistler had not as vet
quarrclcd He was received with gen
uinc corliality. and. artiSt-like. he ran
round tLc studio looking at everything.
one small picture seemed TO charm him
especially. and he said. Now that is
one OF your good ones" Don't look ut
ii. dear boy" said Whistler airily. Its
not finished "Fiuislcd-' said the
visitor. "Why, il is the most carefully
finished picture of yours that have
ever seen" Don't look at it, per
sisted Whistler You are doing in
justice 10 yourself. you are doing i'm
justice TO my picture. and you are do
ing injustice to mc~ The visitor looked
bcwidercd. when Whistler. in a the
aTical tone, cried out: stop. TN finish
/ IL now Then DE procured very
small camors hair brush. fixed il on a
long and slender handle. mixed q little
/ spcck OF paint on his palette. dipped
/ the tip Of his brush into it, and then.
/ standing OF from his picture and with
I the action Of a fcncer with his rapicr.
be lungcd forward and touched the
/ picture ia one spot with his pigment.
NOW It's finished" said he Now YOU
may look at g." This was an highly
/ dramatic, and indeed very well acted
/ but as ia the case of some stage plays
| the final act OF Whistler's performance
proved to he an anticlimaN. The for.
I cign artist took his leave. but. finding
| that he hau left his umbrella behind
him, called Tor il next day. The scrv-
ant. recognizing him. told him that Mr..
I Whistler had gone out FOR the day. but
invited him To 80 10 the studio and
seek his umbrella. He went there and
found IT, but also took the opportunity
OF having one more look nj the picture
which had been finished for his Spe-
cial benefit the day before, and then
be saw that the little dab of wet paint
which Whistler had SO dramatically
put on he had afterward Scrupulousiy
wiped on again.-Frederick Keppel in
Tho Roo1pr
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Never occurrcd TO him.

Il don't know why il is" said Mr.
CLOSEUP as he came downstairs red
eyed and sleepy and greeted his guest
but never can set used to the strik-
ing Of thar clock i'm our room.
1T has such loud. inSistent bang
when il strikes the hours that il wakes
me up nearly every time We've had it
In the house two or three years. but l
can't become accustomed to it. We
would have put il in the attic long ago.
only It's a present from my wife'S
motlcr. and that would never do. Good
clock too, aside from that. but IL wor-
ries me nearly To death. wish l knew
what 20 do with ill.,"
'Why don't you wind merely the
timekeeping part of it," said his guest
"and let the striking part 20 I'M
womdt'
johnson, You have saved my lifew
exclaimed Mr. CLOSEUP joyfully. Il
never thought of that"
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WASTED INDUSTRY.
A Mouse Task That Failed Becaus
of "A Lack Of Ingenuity.

A Mouse TnSk THAT T-,iIca u.,.,-.-
ofn Lack Of Inrenuitv.
4 number az white footed mic,
vrbi.l, b,,i e., .,,.,;,.;,,. ~. -
=, - ,.e
- '-''' III -N''''.' ''' cSeap,"
~ " 0Uioo''u IN inc
~ '0''"' ana lhehce through hole an
the plaster and between the lathS 20 the
walls of the house. Every night they
came ont for food. one evening 1 saw
"a mouse come out Of the cupboard
He found hickory nut on The floor
and attempted To- carry it up the wall
twelve inches To- the hole I'm the PLASTER
but. alas. the crack between Tie Iatbs
was zoo narrow. and after fllmblinr
with his burden for minute or two
he dropped II to the floor Next ho
tried to push it I'm alcal of him and
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-17

Is
count and
the
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Good roads every direction turnrikes
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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-17

Amos Cummings OF New York used
10 tell this story Of his first assignment
Us n newspaper reporter: He was sent
out 90 write up an accident where an
Irish hodcarrier was injured i'm fall
from n building. lie arrived just as
two officers were assisting the injured
man into the ambulance.
whats his nameT" asked Cummings
OF one Of the officers. at the same mo-
ment pulling out his pad and pencil
The Irishman heard him and. mistak-
Ing him for the timekeeper on the job.
exclaimed. with a look OF disgust Gov
ering hiS face;
Isn't il trouble enough 10 fall three
stories without being docked for the
few moments l lose going TO the hos
pital?"
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she Took Them a, Their word.

Keuka lake is one of the most attrac-
tive of the great chain OF lakes in the
interior of New York state. Bluff point
ut its head is a bold promontory which
rises grandly and impressively. 1t was
upon the banks of this lake that the
famous "Jemima Wilkinson" founded
q colony nearly three generations ago
and announced that she could walk up
on the water of the lake. \ large crowd
gathered TO see her undertake the ex'
pertinent. Turning to her followers,
she asked, "Have you oil faith that |
can walk upon the waterT' I'VE have!
We have!" her followers replied. "Then
there is no use in my undertaking 10 do
So" she replied. IF We have faith we
shall be saved without my walking up
on the waters Syracuse Telegram.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-17
= ,s'LuoNARe.s SYMPATHY
sr. So cd Friend Loan OF -. but
Ssarled Him Anew I'm Life.

- man whom I knew well. one who
D. zee bega prosperous business
u.a.. IN 81. Louis. but who had met
rcYc.scs. walked into the Office OF one
OF our Western Dliili0naires and asked
the loan or So" said a Missouri ex-
CONGRESSMAN.
The man seeking the favor had been
a close friend OF the millionaire before
he had become immensely rich. The
unfortunate one went TO the other in
fear and trembling. dres ding TO be
turned down. for he knew that the
news of bls taking TO drink had reach
ell the ears OF his old time friend.
lie was greeted with cordiality.
however and plucked up heart 20 ask
for the money. Immediately the mil
lionaires demeanor changed No.
said he, i can't let you have SO.
al hardly expected you would re-
piled the supplicant, but thought that
maybe for our former friendship you
might do me that little favor How
ever. IL does not matter. When mans
luck deserts him he can get no assist.
ance from any quarter and with an
air of absolute detection he turned 10
leave the office.
No. l won't give you what you
want. but wait here few minutes.
and the millionaire went into his pri-
vate room and held a brief convcrsa-
ton with one OF his employees. In a
quarter of an hour the clerk returned
and he'd ont "a big. fat envelope To the
miserable being. The latter. hardly
realizing that amy one should send him
a communication. broke the cover and
inside found five brand new 500 bill
and a railway ticket TO 81. Louis. with
berth or parior car. ON seeing these
and realizin- that the man whom Inc
SUPPOSED would not lct him have =
had been his benefactor. tine recipient
% this unexpected generosity broke
down and cried like child
"Therc is not much more to the story
except THAI with the money the man
went TO his old home and started M
small business Out Of which he
derives comfortable living. The
moral. II there is one. is that mil
lionairs are often as sympathetic as
ordinary morials. This particular on,
l know TO- Doe the posScsSor OF a bie
heart. and yet he has the best reasons
for never talking about his acts OF
/ charity Washington Post.
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HISTORY OF THE COACH.
The First OF These Vehicles Was
Built In 1857.

Built In 1857.
A. popular as coaching is in some
parts OF the country. but little reliable
information has ever appeared i'm the
public press respecting its history and
Development AT the town Of Kotze. liz
Hungary. I'M 1867, the first coach was
constructed. This was soon afterward
presented To Charles VII at Paris. The
first authentic record of a StaSecuach
in England shows that SIX of such
vehicles were in use there in 1862 So
popular did they become in that coun-
try that a few years later they were in
general use On all the principal roads
Of the kingdom.
Steam railways have 70 a large ex.
tent done away with the use OF the
coach as a link in the commercial chain
but rs means of furnishing the high
est type of recreation the coach and
four is rs popular today in the British
empire and i'm France as il was when
this was practically the only means Of
locomotion In those countries.
StagccoachinS in America was al
most cocNtenSive with the settlement
OF the colonies. and in the early history
OF the country there were few if any
places of any Importance that did not
welcome the sound Of the coachman'S
horn IS one Of the fascinating incidents
of pioneer life. rs civilization pushed
itself westward the stayecOach was
ever in the lead of those agencies which
hlaZed its pathway. These vehicles. as
well Is their equipments, were COM
paratively crude in their construction
and unpreJentiOuS in their appoint
montS. but they admirably served the
purpose for which they We're intended
and laid the foundation for the popu-
larity of coaching as pleaSurable pas
time developed in later years.
Coaching parties had been popular ir
England and France for several gener-
aionS before they were introduced i'm
this country. Yet the sport is 81 whole
some and enjoyable that il cannot be-
doubted that i'm time il will become as
popular here as il is across the Allan
uc.-lllustrated Sporting News
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-17

THE man l am looking for" said tho
mature looking spinster sentimentally.
must be utterly unselfish, brave as a
lion. tender truthful rs the day. indus
trious, intelligent, thoughtful OF dis
tinguished presence and one who never
drinks. smokes. CANDLES or uses pro-
fame language. ! shall not mind if he
is poor-that will not matter"
Not n bit" remarked the damSels
cynical old father grimly. He'd have
fine chance of making money. my
dear"
'HOw so. papaf"
"Why. they'd give fortune for a
man like that i'm n show"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-17

II is not often that a monument is
erected in honor of the tactfulncSs Of a
hostess in a trying situation. one OF
the few such, II not the only one, is n
bowlder from the battlefield Of Harlem
heights, removed 10 Park avenue in
New York, 10 mark the site of the
home OF Mrs. Robert Murray, who en-
tertained and so detained the British
officers under General Howe while the
American troops under General Put
nam Were escaping from the city. The
monument bears an inscription on
brass setting forth Mrs. MUrray's
achievement What a difference there
might have been in American history
had Mrs. Murray been less capable
hosteSsl
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PARTIAL LIST OF FARMS.

1870 AcRES
hay NOV ahov
good n for gan
Will
mil
rooms gcoiop
depot.
90, ice
100 Of tete producing hest located and desirable small
lies ON ca 0acrS river
located at
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An Ant Quotation.

The readiness of repartee Of Thomas
b. Reed was never better illustrated
than on one occasion when he went to
visit friend who lived at the top of
long and narrow flight of stairs. Half
way up Reed missed his footing and
fell to the bottom. His friend, hear
ing the racket, rushed to the door and
shouted down the semidarkness Of the
hall. "Who is thatT'
"'Tis Eiser rolling rapidly" drawled
the man from Maine as he picked him
self no,
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-17
Hidden Wafer sunnIr.

The Investigation Of neglected
spring or r.yulet may bring to light a
valuable supply of water for gardening
or domestic purposes. \ surprising
quantity is often obtainable by in
stallinS ram at some seemingly in
significant source. y ram is cheap. be-
cause the first expense is the last. there
being lao cost of maintenance. and il is
satisfactory, because the ram requires
no attention. once started. il takes
entire care Of itSelf.-Country Life In
America
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-17
ZoIn and nrexfus, book.

The editor OF a Paris paper. recalling
what Zola had done FOR DrcyfuS. called
upon the novelist To have him review
the unfortunate captains book. the his
tory Of his troubles. The visitor found
him at the biz table in his library. do
ing his days work. Review Captain
DreyfuS' book he repeated when the
proposition WAS made To him. lie GOT
up and amhicd round the table-a short
man. wiki a stomach and no presence
-grunting az intervals. Finally he
said: WHY should l review his book ?
lie never even read mine"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-17
THE USE OF IRON.
ITS Effect In the Industrial World n
barometer or Trade

its Eject I'm the Industrial World n
barometer or Trade.
There is an old industrial tradition
that the iron market is the "barometer
OF trade. This saying has been rs.
eribed TO many modern authorities.
ranging from Jay Gould to Andrew
Carnegie. AS n matter OF fact. il is
much older than any oracle Of this cea-
fury or the last. II had its origin i'm
the earliest days Of the period when
iron manufacture and the use OF credit
were simultaneously rising 10 impor-
lance. The basis for the tradition is
that the use OF iron and OF its products
Is essential FOR the prosecution Of vir-
tualiy all other industries. Before the
output OF miscellaneous manufactures
In community can be much enlarged
the industries concerned must bc euuip-
PED with new tools aud new machinery.
Before railroad system can be pre-
pared 20 transport greatly increased
traffic IL must have new rails. new
bridges. new stations. new cars and
new locomotives. In these DAYS OF tile
steel and iron office building Il boom"
in the building trade cannot go far
without increasing enormously the de-
mand for structural iron. Even I'm the
agricultural industry IL may be said
that expansion and prosperity involve
necessarily largely Increased demand
for farm machinery Since the use Of
such additional equipment must pre-
cede any increase in the business OF
these other trades il naturally follows.
first. that demand In the iron market
will be felt aggressively even before the
other industries have shown full meas
ure OF activity. and. second. that IL
such other industries forcsec a period
Of slack demand and idle mills the first
thing they Will DO will be 20 reduce
their orders from the iron and steel
mills.-Alexander ID. Moves in Forum
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STATUES IN ITALY.
Whr= a mssuns~ns IL got n Monu-
msnt Ia Rome FLORENCE

"fr- honurirnt ~ Not n uonu-
meat Ia Rome or FLORENCE.
Rome Is la the absurd condition OF
possessing a monument which the mu-
nieipal authorities declared nOnexistent.
Long. long ago monument was raised
TO the philosopher Spedalieri, but never
unveiled. as there was n difference OF
opinion about the advisability OF hav-
Ing the monument at all. SO through
sun and rain. wind and hail, the poor
statue stood. swathed In its dingy
drapery. an eyesore and object OF de-
rision 90 all.
Finally. I'm the dead OF night. 10 put
an end TO the scandal and disputes. the
police stripped of the old and rotten
cloth. and in the morning the Eternal
City found herself enriched by the
ownership OF a new work OF art. The
citizens laughed and crowded 10 see
what had become n curiosity. but the
city fathers were furious. said the no
lice had overstepped their powers and
absolutely refused TO acknowledge the
existence OF the monument.
Florence has bad a similar expert.
ence. tablet TO Gustavo Modena. i'm
his day a celebrated actor and still
more celebrated patriot. had been at
tached to the house In which he lived.
But the authorities refused TO allow II
TO be unveiled for fear OF provoking an
anti-Austrian demonstration. just as i'm
these days when public feeling is I'm n
state OF effervescence. Day after day
passed until the students made a sud
den dash. and. stripping of the cloth.
added another interest 10 the City OF
Lilies. The municipality here also was
highly offended and Informed the citi-
zens that the tablet does not exist
All this irresistibly raises the cues
ton. when is n monument not a mon
umentf When it is in Italy.-Pall
Mali Gazette
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-17
Twenty shots In His Head

At the present time there is 4 keeper
on Hcrtfordshire estate who has
about twenty shots in his head. Nearly
thi#ty years ago this man was acct
dcntaly shot 10y an under keeper. and
there were twenty-five holes in the hat
he wore. which is preserved 10 this
day. The injured man never had the
shots extracted. was long between life
ana death and completely lost his hear
in.s-I ou8.o Sfaularl
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ChickWced.

Like the plantain. which the Indians
called 1.-The white mans foot" because
1t sprang up wherever the whites pene.
trated. the chickweed seems 10 follow
the track of the white colonist. and in
New Zealand the Maoris call it the
mark of the paleface." The little flow
err is sort of barometer. 1t opens
when fine weather is coming. remains
closed if rain is i'm the air.
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THE COURIER

The Coz IER, as 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 uniyer-
sal satisfaction, that it has long since
been recognized rs permanent IN
stitution.
We are endeavoring to get the
COURIER into every Clarke county
home, and our efforts are meeting
with great deal of success.
1t will cost just ONE DOLLAR
to have the COURIER mailed to your
address for whole year. You Will
then get all of the county news.
Send for free sample copy.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-17

Yes" SAr said with sarcastic bit
terncSS. Il believe il is true that man
is known before marriage by the com
pany ne keeps"
NO Doubt he Smilingly replied. Il
remember thar l kept company with
You for fully -four Minneapolis
Times.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-17

\ Philadelphian was nj an evening
gathering recently. where he met Il
widow 10 whom he wished TO be cSpe-
cially complimentary. The fact IS"
said he during the after dinner CONVEX
satOn. you women make fools Of
the men"
Sometimes. perhaps" said the wild
Ow carelcsSiy. Sometimes we don't
have to- Philadelphia Ledger.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-17

y Scottish parish minister was one
day taikinS to one OF his parishioners.
who vcnurCd the opinion that minis
tcrS ought to lee better paid.
Il am glad To hear YOU say that"
said the minister Il am pleased that
you think 50 much of the clergy. And
so you tA.ak we should have bigger
StipcndS:"
Aye" said the old man We see.
we'd set a better class q men"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-17
it All ncncnhs.

He-Thcve is nothing thar interests
a woman 50 much as mans love
She-Oh. l don't know. Sometimes
thcre is nothing So diSintCrcSting He
For instance? She-When he happens
10 be in love with some other woman
Cincinnati Enquirer
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-17
Preacher ana Exhorter.

There was an old darby preacher in
Virginia who would never become or
dained. but was content to remain just
an eXhortcr This seemed rather
strange To some OF his congregation,
and one day they asked him about II.
"Well. it's dis way" said he "WheL
you's n preacher, you's gotter have n
tex an stick right close to II. but il
yous only a exhorter YOU Kin branch"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-17
A FEW
WORDS ABOUT
JOBPRIN7INC

1t used to be that the quality of
Job Printing did not amount 70
much so far as success in business
was CONCEIVED. ANY business man
or woman could get along fairly we'll
without 1T. But We live in another
and altogether different era.
Today it is necessary for business
people to have neat stationery if thev
intend to occupy a prominent place
among their competitors.
When you see a piece of job print
ing crowded and the type damned
too close together, with dirty-looking
INK and finger marks smeared over
It, 90 a low grade of paper, it doesn' t
speak well for the firm which uses it,
In fact, YOU don't have the same
opinion Of that place as you have of
the man whose stationery is clearly
printed with good ink on the best
grade of paper.
The quality Of stationery reflects
the standing Of ones business. Its
therefore duty you owe to yourself
to have good printing.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-17
A Critical summary.

"What do you think OF that writer's
work -
"Oh." answered Miss Cayenne. he
has said two or three clever things and
several thousand others. Washington
Star.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-17
The Criminal Escaped.

Jack You've heard about the eScap-
lag criminal who stepped on slot ma
chine and got a weight Mack-Yes:
that's old. blackwell, even the blood
hounds couldn't get his cent.-Yale Rec
A,sl
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-17
Rnfh Artists.

"My pa" said the blind mans boy,
"can tell dimes from pennies and nick
els from quarters by just feeling OF
them"
"Huh," replied old Hardphist's son.
that's nothing. My pa can tell the
difference 10y the smell. Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-02-17
Whnt Rothcrcd Him.

Physician Don't be downcaSt. You're
not dead yet. Patient That's what
botherS me. IL We're dead. l shouldn't
have TO trouble myself about your bill
Boston Transcript.