The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-02
Here S. Your Place
For Nice Vacation

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A flrst.class free advertisement of an
interesting Virginia community appears
as an editorial in tho Chicago Inter-
Ocean. Tho 1Id-ad was built on vague
Information found in a special that re-
Gently appeared in tho Timcs-D Dispatch
from It's regular Conorn correspondent
Here Is the Inter- Oceans article:
People who never heard of Comorn,
Var will now look up the place on the
map or In the atlas or postal and rail-
! ROAD guides; some with It view TO stop-
ping or there, perhaps, during their out
ing THIS summer, and others with a
view 10 avoiding the place, IL they should
ever lind themselves within the borders
O.. the Old Dominion.
But, II percliunco you should ever visit
Somorn 1t Will be necessary for you to
lake the carryall which. plies between
Colonel John S. Dickinson, to profit. fully
by your visit, for Ii Is at Berry Plain, on
the outskirts of Comorm. that flying
snakes five feet odd in length fit from
Dough to bough, rob birds nests and
give color, variety, and interest TO the
surrounding landscape.
Any person whose nerves havo been
strengthened by contact with a Chicago
labor dispute, and who has not contract
cd the lodging habit by reason Of the
frequent discharge of arbitration paving
stones during the progress, of an AMIGA
bic Industrial misunderstanding. may
safely venture nron Colonel Dickinson,,s
estate, with Colonel Dckinson's consent,
and seating himself on the emerald
sward observe the flying, snakes 1--WE
feet odd in length. as they fit from
3bough to Dough.
|. The Berry Plain of Colonel John Dick.
jinson or Comorn flying snake is not
known to be possessed of wings, or even
fins. It can ny backward or forward.
'e':se. So n.tin,es 1t will dart ike. an
arrow frora one tree % another: az
other times It will roll through ,spac,e,
like toy hoop: at other times 1t VIII
move like q corlscrew, wh;le It has been
known to fly from point to point at an
angle of forty-nve degrees, straight as
n billiard cue, in u pccfeatlY upright,
position.
There is story nfoat That only these
who Nlwa enjoyed the HOSPITALITY Of Co
morn for a few days can see the flying
snakes Mt their best, but what truth there
may be In this 1t is not for us 10 say
1t is worth while to repeat. however. as
a matter Of passing int .est, the state
ment that the longer one stays in &C.
morn and partakcs of Comorn hospitality
the keener becomes his 7ansn Of seeing
qualified is he to follow the rapid move
ments of thu flying snakes and to de-
tect the signals which hey exchange
when they are about to fit from bough.
not been able to sec tliem at all. while
others have not only seen them ay. but
clearly observed them standing eract On
their tails and whistling Dixie. he
Bonnie Blue Flag" Take Me Back to
Old Virginia." and other airs dear to
the people Of the historic Rlppahannock
Valley
II should be- said that there is 4 fine
summer hotel not far from Comorn
where the best of accommodations may
hn had on4the most reasonable terms
either by trnnsients or those who desire
to take boardbby the week An expert
enced and attentive physician. IS always
within call, land the State asylum for the
nervously depressed is In the next coun-
ty. faS