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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05
ENGINEERS LAST RUN.
His story OF How lie Lived His LII
All over In "A Flash

All over In a Flash.
Drowning is not the only experience
that causes man 10 read his own
biography in the flash OF second"
said L. G. Roberts. locomotive engi-
neer.
i was running on the passenger
trains between Atlanta and Macon sew
eral years ago. and ! was 10 meet the
northbound train AT certain station
on the road. Well. it was all my fault.
l hadn't slept any for five nights, and
the only rest had was in my cab.
The last stop that we made before
this experience OF which / speak the
fireman had To wake me up when the
signal 10 so ahead was received.
had gone 10 sleep in my cab
AS we approached the next station
the conductor may have Signaled me.
as he claimed he did. but we dashed
through the town ut about forty miles
an hour before ! heard the down break
signal. The minute | heard il saw
the headlight Of the northbound train
less than 800 yards away. coming
around Il curve. l threw on the air
brakes and reversed, but tSan looked
too late. The fireman jumped. but l
was paralyZed. The two great engines,
one bearing 4 special train. rushed to-
gether like angry bulls. and l was
frozen there. and while those trains
rushed together saw every incident
Of my life just as plainly rs the day
it happened. That's all know about
IT,
They took me To the hospital. and
nine days later woke up after Il spell
OF brain fever. The trains stopped -
close together the pilots were sprung
out of place, but otherwise there was
no damage. They had TO get a new
engineer before my train pulled out,
though. and that was the last time |
ever pulled throttle" Louisville
Couricr-Journal
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05
STARTLED CARLYLE.


Charles Godfrey Leland said that on
his nrst meeting with Carlyle the wise
man showed himself In n somewhat
cynical frame OF mind. from which he
was aroused only by DIT OF whole
some opposition.
"And what kind OF an American may
you be-Germsn or Irish or whatY'
Carlyle asked.
Since II interests you. Mr.. CARLYLE
replied Leland. Ito know the origin OF
my family I may say that I am de-
scended from Henry Leland. a noted
Puritan. who went To America In 1895. {"
Il doubt whether any OF your family
nave since been equal TO your old Puri-
tan great-grandfather." growIed Car
lyle. and this. combined with some
slurring remarks which he had pre-
yiously thrown out In regard TO Amer
lea and her history. reused Leland's
spirit.
Mr.. Carlyle" he said deliberately. II
think that my brother. Henry Leland.
who got the wound from which he
died standing by my side I'm the war Of
the rebellion. was worth ten OF my
old Puritan ancestors. At least he
died In ten times better cause. And
allow me TO say, Mr.. Carlyle. that I
think In all matters OF historical criti-
cism you are principally influenced by
the merely melodramatic and theatre
al"
Carlyle looked utterly amazed and
startled. though not at all angry.
"Whots thOt ye sayT' he cried In
broad Scotch.
Mr.. Leland repeated the remark. A
grim smile as OF admiration came over
the stern old face. II was with a deeply
reflective and not displeased air that
he replied, still in Scotch
ma. ma. I'm nae thot." he said. And
he dropped into a milder strain and
made the interview an occasion to be
treasured long in memory.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05
USE OF PERSONAL PRONOuN
why the UncuItivnted Appear Al
Mays TO BE Talking OF SELF.


All the uncultivated appear almost al
ways TO be talking about themselves,
but il is easy for Il superficial observer
10 eXacgerate the extent 10 which this
is the ease. For instance. il you dis
cuss with cultivated man a question
Of morals or the wisdom or rectitude OF
any particular line Of conduct. be will
tell YOU what Lee thiuS> right or what
he thinks wrong or what strikes him
as wise or foolish. with Vey little use
OF the personal pronoun lie can see
the situation from the outside But if
YOU discuss il with an unelucated man
he is incapable of this detached atti-
tude OF mind. The uneducatel man can
only picture the circumstances II him
self 10y picturing himself i'm the midst
Of them. What he thinks right and
wise is. no doubt. often great deal
better and wiser than what he would
actually have done. such and such
thing was wrong; | should not have
done it." he says. or: "Such and such
was foolish. Now, had il been me. |
should have done so and So" To the
sophisticated listener he gives an i'm
preston OF appalling self righteous
ness and even perhaps OF Hypocrisy,
but the impression is Il mistaken one
He argues in the vocative case. because
II is the one in which he can most cas-
lily express himself.
Some people. il must be admitted, at
tract condolences from those who have
no weakness for making them. We are
not abiding TO those persons who by
method of deft cross questioning
manage 10 abstract Information with
which they have no business. Such
information is not cOnfided by its orig
inal owner. but stolen from him. or at
least wormed out OF him. The people
we mean have that i'm their face and
bearing which makes all the world
| at home with them. Whoever meets
them may know that they are incapa-
BILE of giving a snub or rebuff TO any
one who claims their sympathy, be he
never so silly. They 80 about the
world Inarmcd and unafraid and. Il
| give human nature its due. unhurt. Tn.
| consciously. il is they who make the
| first confidence. telling those who see
| them, even for the first time. that they
/ are sympathetic and detached. and as
| shrewd as they are harmless. London
| Spectator
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05

Headaches, Dizziness, Constipation.
Pain in the Right Side, and sometimes
the skin becomes ssllow and yellowish.
and itchy. Take two or three California
Prune Waters after meals, and in a short
time your liver will be performing its
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the system. Use nothing but California
Prune Wafers-no other medicine Is
necessary.
California Prune Waters II taken as
directed, Will positively cure the most
obstinate CAGES of indigestion, Torpid
Liver, Constipation, Billiousness, etc, so
as to stay cured.
CALIFORNIA PRUNE wAFERS do
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They are natures own remedy, better
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teas that grippe and nauseate, better than
any thing for moving the bowels, because
CALIFORNIA RUNE WATERS are
NATURAL DISSOLVENT and not
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Breath, Bad Blood, Wind on the Stom-
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Dizziness Tivor Tonic from, Na,,,-o,.
Lsbratory. 100 Waters for % cents.
Irving Drug Co, Sole Proprietors, Phila
delphia. Pa.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05
A FEW
WORDS ABOUT
THE COURIER

The Coz Ter, 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 as permanent in
stitution.
We are endeavoring to get the
COURIER into every Clarke county
home, and our efforts are meeting
with a great deal of success.
1t will cost just ONE DOLLAR
to have the COURIER mailed to your
address for whole year. You viii
then get all of the county news.
Send for free sample copy,
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05

Heine's sense of humor did not leave
him until she last \ few days before
his death Hector Berlioz called on him
Just as tircsome German professor
was leaving after worrying him with
his unintCr, sting conversation. Il am
afraid you will fld me very stupid.
my dear fellow" he said THE fact is
l have just been exchanging thoughts
with Or. -
ON one occasion when the doctor was
examining his chest he asked him.
Can YOU whistler lie replied. Alas.
no; not even the pieces OF NJ. Scribe"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05
ASlATIC TIGER PROVERBS.

A tigers meal-a gluttonoU~ rc,as;
To face the tiger i'm lie lair -r,.t
bravery.
4 winged tiger-cunnin- added ID
power and ability.
After the Chinese the tiscrS-tot.I
devastation Of n country.
A tiger OF wood harmless being
with dangerous exterior.
To bring mp q tiger and Gave him
turn upon you-inEratJuGc
"MaingohO." man catcr-a person
with an unsoveruable tempcr
\ tiger with broken lack-ra-c
and fury which are poverlc-~.
To let go the tail ~ tigcr-to avoid
one danger and encounter another.
To turn from deer and meet a
tiger-the danger of too much caution
Devoured 10y a tiger-said Of a man
who wishes To- be concealed from his
creditors.
You must enter the tigers den if You
would secure a cub-what is worth
having is not procured without risk
and Misunderstanding Post.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05

An old and curious key and lock are
attached To the door of Temple church
IN Fleet street, London. The key
weighs seven pounds. is eighteen inch
es long. and. unlike other keys. il was
not made for the lock. ON the contra
~. the lock was made for il. Both Key
and lock have been in use since the
crusades. the church itself having been
built by the Knights Templars in 1875.
London Standard
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05

and thereby cause the letters TO he
treated as unpaid. Do not pin on the
stamps,
"Stll," said the clerk, the public
didn't understand, Think of tit
didn't understand the simple matter of
sticking a postage stamp on n letter
SO we got out third bulletin"
The third bulletin in big, impatient
letters, said;
The simplest and most efectual
method of causing stamps to adhere
firmly is first to molsten well the out
side of the stamps and afterward the
gummed side slightly, taking care not
to remove the gum"
The clerk said that philatelist had
offered him SD apiece for these three
queer bulletins. Tribune.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05
A FEW
WORDS ABOUT
JOBPRINTINC

1t used to be that the quality of
job Printing did not amount TO
much, so far as success in business
was concerned. Any business man
or woman could get along fairly well
without 1t. But We live in another
and altogether different err.
Today it is necessary for business
people to have neat stationery if they
intend to occupy prominent place
among their competitors.
When you see piece of job print
ing crowded and the type jammed
too close together, with dirty-looking
ink and finger marks sneared over
It, on a low grade of paper. it doesn't
speak we'll 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. 1t is
therefore duty you owe to Yourself
to have good printing.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05
To Land Buyers.
request after Of courtesy that after have introduced
" will close the through secured
PARTIAL LIST OF FARMS.

radt store
arand nbo sf
~ cash rent
dwelling ate
M IN andha mlc
"AoREs-A desirable of
AEN Tctoce Large
Price
the AGIhi oneS the best producing located desirable small
IA EcRkS-Near turnpike house WELL orchard
on of iah
on
esiden in
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05
ID. e. = n q I'd e ER i.
REAL E S A TIE AGEN It,
Berryville, Clarke county. Virginia.
Buy Sell and Rent Farms, Lots,
and Houses.
NEGOTIATE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE

% The noted niahNa
frns
ngn from oli'1n and fauqier COUNTIES Warren
count. krr,a-
srtv ofi hht
f lands cSn.st
this county leufaceo h
lis
eraniti
Rrizc andfe Stands
am many
Good direction
o. the tytw ltl cutan rsn,uti ut
Blue h. he systeat
lin town and
nv lntvn
all of
cNtnisth
means avelur shipnen
3 aims 10
nof from
alita
@ dsiraep
II wills me tlekiu
n from to
e
a
lonionn or Ia
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05
His Occasional Wish

why don't you ever want TO go 10
a we1dingT snapped Mrs Enpeck.
II don't believe you've been TO we'd
ding since you attended Your own"
NO" mildly responded Mr.. EnTcck.
Il haven't And" he added softly to
himself. Il sometimes wish hadn't
attended that one Philadelphia Rul-
letin
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05
ITIs ReQuest.

Papa" said little Arthur after his
mother had punished him. will you do
something for me-"
What is IL YOU wantt"
Marry somebody else. and I wish
you'd pick out grandma. because she's
always 'i-d o. Exchange
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05
Merely Wished To LInnrX-

Miss PasSay." he said, there is
something have for some time wish.
ell 10 ask you"
oh" she gasped. I'm 81 glad that
Is, Il mean. is il anything person
alp Chicago Record-Hcrald
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05
inCOnSfstent.

she is the most Inconsistent woman
! ever saw
but. you know. il is woman's
privilege TO change her mind"
"Of course il is. That is what is
expected. But this girl never does
New York Press.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05

Remember that your neighDor is con
stantly taking an inventory az yaur
blessings and wondering what you can
possibly have TO worry about.-Atchl-
son Globe.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05
COTTON SPINNING.
The scheme by which Workman
Kept His Bobbins Clean.

The father Of the famous Sir Robert
Peel was cotton spinner in a COM
paratively small way until he sudden
ly went straight ahead of all his com
petitors. The earliest cotton spinning
machinery gave serious trouble
through filaments Of cotton adhering
to the bobbins. thus involving frequent
stoppages TO clear the machinery. The
wages Of the operatives were affected
by these delays, but IL was noticed that
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05
In A Had Nav

Doctor-So you think you have In
somnia? Spoiled Darling Sure OF IT,.
doctor. can't sleep after o'clock in
the morning !-Detroit Free Press.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05

Divine Service, ami Sermon, .,..-, ,s,,,,.y,,. .
ia. m. ans -.Su,,. rn.
s...,...,
SUNDAY NCAuo.. -. 81. O. Moore. SUperinten-
,,..,
hi'le '-a>>' Monday. T. III.
Ladies Ait SoCSiety, Mn. J NJ. q. Mcclure,
tEes-Gen'' Mrs LA Morgan. Secretary
anu tre.1S l.rcrf meets every two weeks.
~.
oman = AuNlN2ry Missionary Society.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05
Mhni MnN Re

Passenger ION ocean liner of the fu-
turel-Will you please direct me TO
my Stateroom? Its No. 80. Clerk
It's about half mile aft Take trolley
car on starboard promenade Chicago
Tribune
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05

Letter Heads.
Note Heads
Bill Heads.
Statements
Envelopes
Receipt Blanks
Contract Blanks.
LEGAL Blanks.
Circulars.
Sale Bills.
Tickets.
Cards.
Tags. Etc.
ReD'ember, that good printing
brings business, vhat it is the only
kind We do, that our prices are right.
and that We never dissppoint.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05
Our Job
Department

Is fully equipped with modern type
and all other supplies with which to
execute printing which will please
the people and their purse.
Let Us make estimates for your
next order of some Of the following:
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05

DIRECTORY
or THE
TOWN AND COUNTY
CIRCUIT COURT.
Hon T. W. HAREison. Judge.
Winchester. Va.
Meets Fourth Monday in January. March.
May. July. September and November.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Battle Town. Ia. barnett Chairman.
Chapel District. Ralph Crigsby.
Greenway District-Jacob Carver.
Longmarsh-C. T. Hardesty.
JouN VI. GrusoN.
Clerk n the Circuit Court
S,vUEr McCoRuIcK.
Deputy Circuit Court Clerk.
". r. Lewis.
Attorney for The Commonwealth.
JosEru r. GRrFrIru
County COMMISSIONS 20 Internal Revenue.
N p-....
Treasurer of Clarke County Ec-rvviue Va.
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Deputy Treasurer of Clarke County Berry.
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Treasurer Of TerryviIe
GuonsE a.. Rir,voEr
Chief Of Police
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II. w. Baker. Wari NO. I.
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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05

President. Mrs. Ann Broun. Vice President.
Miss Laura w. Gold. Treasurer. Mrs
George y. Harde>ty Secretary. Miss
Moore
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05

Woman Christian Temperance Union
meets every tL.-d tuesday in every
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-10-05
DIRECTORY
or THE
TOWN AND COUNTY

CIRCUIT COURT.
HoS. r W. HAREison. Judge.
Winchester. Va.
Meets Fourth Monday i'm January. March.
May. July. September and November.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-04

The special train will return to New
York Saturday evening. During the
next three days the forty and five will
make the most of a big city. Tuesday
evening, Feb. 9, they Will start for the
North Star state, and will reach ST.
Paul Feb. IL. Miss Pennington will
thus be home in time for a notable
celebration of her birthday.
Those in the Party.
The launching party last night, which
was in charge of Assistant General
Passenger Agent G. E. Stone, included
a score Of members of the ST. Paul
chamber of commerce. The guests in
all were:
Luther S. Cushing, Mrs Cushing, Jason
w. Cooper. Kenneth Clark. Walter F.
Myers, Robert A. Kirk, Charles p Noyes,
Theo. Schulze L. p Ordway, j. ri.
Skinner. c.. ]. McConville, Charles M.
Power, HI. G. McNair, E. A. Webb, Archie
Guthrie, c. E. Stone, A. w. Lindeke V.
M. Watkins. Jesse A. Gregg and the sec
rotary of the Chamber of Commerce, st.
Paul; II. W Jones, Minneapolis; Col c.
Il. Graves, Ward Ames, Duluth; Ezra G.
valentine. Breckenridge: Mrs. H. M.
Newton, Sparta Wis; Hon. R. J. Turner.
Joseph Hare, M. H. Jewell, Gen E A.
Williams. Bismarck, n. D.; J. c. Hunter,
J, 3; Folsom H G. Plumley. Fargo, N.
p; Miss Mary B. Pennington, George B.
Winship, Grand Forks, N D.: E. Y.
Searles, .Hillsboro n. D.; George M.
Young, Valley City. N D. Lee Pettibone.
Dawson, N D. Hon. Joseph Roache.
Minot, N. d.; Charles Deisem La Moure,
n. D.; w. E, Kellogg, John Knauf,
jamestown. N d.; Daniel Mcmillan,
Langdon, N. D.; Arthur Lynn Canton, s..
p; Judge John +. Garland, Sioux Falls,
IS. D. fr
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-04
A Freak Doc,

A dog covered with the silky fleece
Of an Angora goat, from which it diff
fered only in color, is owned by Hosh
Mills, bartender of Hartford City,
Ind. The little animal is a most beau
tifu1 creature and has many unusual
characteristics.
The mother of the dog is an Irish
setter, and the sire Is said to be one
of the most beautiful specimens of the
goat family to be found A massive
head of the st. Bernard adorns a short
thick body not over eighteen inches
long, and it's height does not exceed
six inches It's legs are short and the
feet unusually large, while a stubby
tail points skyWard. The little freak is
one Of litter Of ten pups. and the re-
mainder possessed no features similar
from the start than it's little brothers
and sisters, and the mother seemed to
take special pride in caressing 1t in
preference to them, especially when
anyone was around.
The cross in breeding is thought to
be one of the most remarkable ever
heard of in this country The hybrid
Is covered with a fleece that is silky in
texture and so thick that one IS unable
to pull it apart far enough to see the
skin
Mills prizes the animal very highly,
and, though numerous offers have been
made for it, he has refused to part with
1t. So far as known this is the only
cross of this kind on record, and stock
men all over the country have become
interested in the matter-Indianapo
Journal
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-04
PARTY 9E|PARTs TO
ATTEND LAUNCHING
Stately Maiden Who VIII Chris
ten the Craft Has Very At
tractiNe Personality.


Six feet three inches tall, Miss Mary
Bell Pennington, of Glendale, N. D.,who
left st. Paul last night on her way to
christen the steamship Dakota at New
London, Conn.,, next Saturday, appear
ed by far the most distinguished in the
launching party" of half hundred
Northwesterners among whom she was,
in fact, the distinguished guest. As she
halted at the door of her stateroom in
the Great Northern sleeper Everett,
last evening she bowed her
head to meet the eyes OF
tall men expressing their congratu-
lations. Despite her height she looked
in no wise masueline. Her geld-brown
hair, scintilIant gray eyes, delicately
brilliant complexion and harmonious
features, her sloping shoulders, her
curvilinear figure, were those of the
prairie Diana whose fame for comeli-
ness had gone before her.
When Miss Pennington was recent
ly chosen to represent her state, fell
low students at the Grand Forks uni
versity surrounded her portrait with a
wheat sheaf inscription-"The Pretti-
est in N D."
her gentle voice and unaffected man
ner. Referring to her manifest diff
dence, a North Dakota friend observ-
ed: Mary was delighted with her
good fortune; she was eager to come;
but she did dread the publicity. She
doesn't forget that she's only seven
teen. Her valentine will be her eight
zenith birthday-Feb. a."
Miss Pennington arrived in st. Paul
at o'clock Yesterday afternoon on a
train that had been delayed five hours.
She was accompanied by a family
friend. She went at once to the home
of Mrs. Luther Cushing, 223 Arundel
street. There Miss Pennington was
joined by her aunt Mrs. H. M. New
ton, OF Sparta, Wis, who viii be joint
chaperon with Mrs. Gushing for the
young sponsor sponsors for a greater
sponsor, so to speak.
Party Occupies Two SleePers.
The launching party occupied two
special Great Northern sleepers attach
ed to the Burlington limited that left
st. Paul at $40 o'clock last night.
These naval reserves" as some of
them called themselves, will reach Chi :
cago at o'clock this morning, and will
leave the metropolis of mud and mi
crobes at 2 O'Clock this afternoon over
the Lake Shore and Michigan South
ern. They will get to Gotham tomor-
row afternoon. Spending the night :in
town" they will start Saturday morn
ing for New London in a special train
provided by President G. S. Mellen, of
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
road, and will enter the yards of the
Eastern ShipbuildiHga company about
1880 o'clock a. m. Two hours later
they will applaud the fair Miss Elem
ington as she breaks across the bow
of the Dakota a bottle of -. This
will happen as near as possible to 12:45
o'clock, in accordance with the fol-
lowing invitation to guests.