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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-11-22
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fantastic duty fails every fifth
year TO the lot OF the mayor of st.
Ives in Cornwall. England. when the
requests left 10y John Knill. former
collector Of customs. are distributed.
Accompanied 10y the borough mace
bearers, ne has To walk in procession.
with ten maids dressed i'm white AMI
ten old widows. 90 the monument
known as Knills steeple. round which.
20 the strains of a fiddle. he and his
strangely assorted companions are re
Quired 60 step measure. Then the
requests which include - for the best
knitter of fishing nets and - FOR the
best curCr and packer OF fish. are ais
tributed. Nf;cr this the trustees adj
journ 10 dinner.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-11-22
Poiiteness of Children

The politeness of children - only
s sam deep. One cannot help sympathIz
ing win the little London girl who
sald sleepily to her hostess at par
sue had not been old enough to enjoy.
rlease, will you tell me which Is the
,au! WHAT'S giving this party, cause ]
promised mummy to say, 'Goodbv.
thank you very much for the nice mar
W ana can't go home till I've said
~ midland do so want TO get away
rom this horrible placer But ones
Wpoie heart goes out to the little boy
VINO. having greatly enjoyed one small
i'SuiIcient chocolate, was asked sharp
~ Wei, Johnny, what do You saw? P,
More" answered Johnny
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-11-22
THE EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION.

The Educational Convention at
Lynchburg, November % to
December /, inclusive, will be dis
tinctive in many ways, and the
foremost educators of the State
will be present and take an active
part in the work.
The opening days session will
be presided over by Governor
Montague.
The second days session will be
presided over 10y Professor Eggles-
ton, the newly elected Superinten-
dent Of Public Education.
The third and last session will be
presided over 10y Governor-Elect
Swanson.
The entire session will he an in
teresting and instructive one, and
every teacher in the State who can
go should make special effort to
be there.
Mr.. Swanson and Mr.. Eggleston
Will very likely outline their pro-
posed reorganization and improve
ment of the public school system
of the State, and everyone is in
terested in knowing what they in
tend TO do.
y number of teachers from
Clarke county are expected to at
tend, and no curtailment of their
salaries will occur while away.
The hope Of future generations
lies IN the improvement and up
building of our public schools, and
it Is hoped that it will not be long
until every child of school ace in
the Commonwealth will have held
out to him the opportunity of a
free education.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-11-22
FROM WASHINGTON.

| see that Senator Morgan. of
Alabama, who is a pretty good
sort of an old fashioned Democrat.
has come ont fat-footedly in favor
of the position that / have taken in
my correspondence for some time
past. He says in recent inter-
view: Were national commits
sion given power to fix interstate
rates, this would become a promi-
nent feature in national politics
with all the evils of re-pulling
and rivalry of interests that would
entail"
The Federal control of railways
which President Roosevelt Is ask
ing for SO strenuously. Is a politi-
cal proposition, and you cannot
make anything else out of it no
matter from which side you look
at 1t. The agitation started in the
West because the West wanted
certain markets in the Southern
States that are now practically
given over to the North Atlantic
States. 1t is essentially a FIGHT
between communities of trade. and
people who run away with the idea
that there is anything philanthropic
in 1t for the farmer, the manufac-
turer or the consumer, will find
themselves very much mistaken
before the agitation ends.
Personally | think we will have
some sort of legislation by the
present Congress which will do
away with confessed evils in the
transportation business. These are
the payment of rebates and any
determinations in favor of certain
shippers, who by reason of the |
volumn of their trade, have been |
able to hold up the railroads and |
demand concessions from them.
There may be some steps taken
toward the inspection of railroad
accounts to ascertain whether re-
oates are allowed, and other minor
egislation to make the present
Interstate law more efficient: but
rate legislation. which will
'ut into the hands of the Commits
non the power to fix rates, does
lot now seem probable.
Such a step as Senator Morgan
has pointed out would be Interior
nee with State rights, and that
I'D Democratic theory is sure to
Ne thrashcd out in Congress before
ny legislation of any sort is taken.
several of the States have rate
baking commissions already and a
federal commission with similar
over would come into direct con-
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-11-22
TWO ROUTES TO CALIFORNIA.
Three Routes 10 Pacific Northwest af-
iOrded by Rock Island System.

Are YOU going west this summer
on that long deferred vacation. An
unusual opportunity is presented
that YOU cant afford To miss. Great
~ reduced rates for summer tours
to the Pacific Coast-Los Angeles,
San Diego, San Francisco, Port
land. Tacoma, Seattle. Rock Is
land Is the way to go. Via New
Mexico, Colorado. Wyoming or
the Northern route. Full details
and illustrated literature from John
Sebastian, Passenger Traffic Man
ager, Rock Island System, Chicago.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-11-22
LOW SALARIES TO TEACHERS

In an interview with a Wash
ington Post reporter last week
President Thack. of the Alabama
Polytechnic Institute, said:
The great trouble ofthe South.
in an educational way, is the sorry
condition of the rural schools.
IL have I'm mind one Southern
state, where tho average salary
paid school teachers Is but thirty
one dollars "a month, and where the
public schools are not I'm operation
but for five and a half months in
the year. Now, viii You tell me
what induccment there Is for any
man or woman To adopt the pro-
feSsion of teaching. where the pay
for year Is less than is given a
farm hand: This deplorable situa-
ton must be changed, and be-
lieve that our Southern people are
beginning to realize the need of
wiping out the stain of illiteracy.
The splendid examples set 10y Mis-
sissippi and Texas are worthy of
the emulation of the rest of the
States beyond the Potomac. In
these States the people supplement
State aid with local taxation. and
in this way. manage to keep the
schools open for the greater part
of the year.
President Thack appears to have
grasped the matter where the
hair Is short" as his remarks are
certainly TO the point.
Speaking especially of Virginia
schools, it strikes us that it Is high
time something was done for their
Improvement.
Governor Swanson and Superin-
tendent Eggleston have what Mr..
Dooley would call an Elegant op-
porchunity" to help tile public
schools of our State.
The Lord knows, they need help.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-11-22
First T,pesettips Machine.

In answer 70 the query. How old are
typesetting machineS2 the London
Chronicle prints an extract from a
copy of the Birmingham Herald or
1923; DIR. Church is now NJ Brmng-
ham preparing his new printing ma
chine. The compOSitor has only to sit
down at this curious mechanism as he
would 1T pianoforte. and as he strikes
the keys the types all fall from the
case into their proper places with a
velocity that keeps pace with the most
rapid speaker. The form having been
worked of. the type moves into the
melting pot from which il Is returned.
recast into its original state without
any diminution of material and thence
distributed into the case quite new.
One OF these machines placed at the
bar OF the house of commons would al
ways insure correct report of the de-
bate. DR.. Church. the inventor. is
native Of Boston. i'm New England"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-11-22

now as at any previous time in our
history. 1t is eminently fitting
that once year people should set
apart n day for praise and thanks
giving To the Giver of good. and at
the same time, that they express
their thankfulness for the album
dant mercieS received, should man
fully acknowledge their shortcom-
ingS and pledge themselves solemn
ly and in good faith to strive To
overcome them.
During the past year we have
been blessed with bountiful crops.
Our business prosperity has been
great. No other people has ever
stood on as high a level of material
well-belng as ours now stands. We
are not threatened by foes from
without. The foes from whom we
should pray to be delivered are
our own passions. appetites and
follies; and against these there is
always need that we should war.
Therefore, | now set apart
Thursday, the 3Oth day of this
November, as day of thanksgiv-
ing for the past and of prayer for
the future, and on that day | ask
that throughout the land the peo-
pie gather in their homes and
places of worship and, in render
ing thanks unto the Most High for
the manifold blessings of the past
years, cOnSecrate themselves to a
life of cleanliness. honor and wis
dom, 50 that this nation may do its
allotted work on the earth in a
manner worthy of those who found
ed it and of those who preserved it.
In witness whereof l have here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the United States to be
affixed.
Done at the City of Washington
this second day OF November i'm
the year of our Lord. One Thou
sand Nine Hundred and Five and
of the independence of the United
States the One Hundred and Thir-
tieth.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
BY the President. Elihu Root.
Secretary of State
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-11-22
A QUAINT WARDROBE.
The Ontat OF n seventeenth Century
Gentleman of Fashion.

~
Gentleman of Fashion.
In the year 1861 Sir Ralph verncy.
aged thlrty-sevcn and recently widow.
ell. decided 10 make the grand tour"
Of the continent with his son Edmund,
aged fourteen. lie gave list or the
clothes that were TO be sent after them
TO Lyons. 10 included "6 Fine night
capps Laced marked V IN black silke.
and > Fine night capps PLANE" for his
own use. and "A new plaine capps
marked V I'm Blew sllke" for the boy.
There were als' numerous elaborate
shirts with lace nj New Cambrlck
double Rutlie marked v in blew
thread. : paires of little Holland Cufres
for Nun. , paircS OF Cambrick double
Boot-hoSe." and a large number OF
fine Holland Handkcrchers Buttoned."
Also 20 Tufted Holland Wastcoates
Lined. Dimothy WaStcoatcs. Face
Napkins and old Handkerchers and 2
paircS of old Llnnen Stockings" At
Lyons "Biacke trunke with lockes
and Wooden Barres" was packed TO 90
10 Florence and the widowed baronet's
careful inventory OF its contents shows
that there was great deal or the
heavy mourning which the etiquette
OF grief'' required. BLACK Cloath
Doublets. Black Brooches and Cloake.
Blacke Cloath Cape for a Cloake and .
other pccceS OF Black Cloath. Black
Has and Hatbands. Old Blacke Tafaty
carriers and new Black ribbon roses
and SEVERAL peeccs OF extra Grape"
Sir Ralph Nerney's baggage contain
ell no fewer than "6 serge under
capps and 6 Browne calico under
cappS." These were for wearing by
day when the wig was taken OF. And
, PLANE new night capps coarse and
30 Fine Peaked night capps and .
Night Periwlggs." His toilet equip
ment included I'D Tortus shell Agen-
das. . gold Plcktooths. Hair Powder.
= PaircS new BARKING Larmes. STARS.
and 3 Head-rubbers." And there were
"MuSke Tor Powder. Cyprus Powder.
and Pune." For emergencies there
were a BLACK Leather needle case
with great gold Bodkin. Papers OF
Pinns. Blew Thread. Shirt Buttons. and
old White Round Buttons. Cap-strings
and Tape" In the interests OF health
3 papers about Phisick" and "Sir r
Hastings plaster for straine" were
taken. but rose water. rose viniger
and elder vinigcr" were perforce left
behind. though considered most neccs
sary for his comfort FOR the winter
or precious possessions subjected TO
the risks Of travel there were few
rings whereof one hath 2 Diamonds
like harris" two silver rings OF the
boys and "a Bundle" Of Mary's hair.
lie took 90 Florence as a gift TO "A friend
There The new Paris luxury the Teeth
Brushes ana Boxes" and in reply to
the thanks he received for them said.
These are such inconSidcrable Toycs
that ] must intricate Won 10 speake no
more Of them. Chicago News.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-11-22
PAUL OF RUSSIA.
His AssHsSination Wns Like the End
INK OF Julius Caesar.

His AssnsSination Wns Like the End
tnE OF Julius Caesar
The 25th Of March. 1901. was the dav
On which the Emperor Paul OF Russla
was aSsaSsinated Paul had received
some whispers OF the plot against his
life and had arranged 10 leave st Pc
terSburg the following day and go TO
Moscow. where he fancicl he might be
safer. On the evening OF the 25th he
retired 70 rest NJ an early hour that he
might thoroughly rest himself before
commencing his Journey. Atl1 O'Clock
about "A score OF the consplrators-ofi
GERS holding high rank I'm the army
appeared at the gate OF the palace. IL
was closed. but the officers presented
an order signed by the emperor him
self-or. rather. with a forged signature
attached-and. informing the sentinel
mat they were called 10 hold "A council
OF war with the car. were admitted.
The emperor's abide cam was ono
OF the foremost OF the consplrators ana
went In advance OF the others 70 Paurs
bedchamber. before the door OF which
was a Cossack soldier on guard. .The
emperor sleeps" said the man. Il must
rouse him. There is fire In the city,
replied the treacherous aid. The Cos
sack. seeing others push forward
shouted out 10 alarm the emperor and
immediately fell, pierced by the swords
or the conspirators Paul ATTEMPTED to
DOT the door, but being unable 10 do
so seized his sword and turned boldly
on them. What is your design" he
demanded Of Count Plato Zouboff
and what do these men want who are
with your we demand your abdico-
ton. replied Zouboff. who then read n
formal deed, which had been previous
ly prepared.
What! DO you. who have been had
Ell with hounties by me. turn thus up-
on your maSterT said the emperor.
You are no longer our master" re-
phed Loubof. The nation has proyid.
cd YOU a successor I'm the shape OF vour
son Alexander"
Paul at this raised his sword and
the conspiratorS. who had not expected
nlin TO show so much courage. drew
back, with the exception of man
named Beningsen. who urged the 9th
erS forward. saying:
IF you hesitate. you are lost"
Ihen Count Nalerian Zouboff struck /
the hrst blow. and the others Quickly /
Followed his example As Paul still |
Struggled an officers sash was passed |
around his neck, and the life was chok-
ed out Of him. his last words being:
Ana YOU. too. my ConstantineT'
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Size of the Sun.

we sometimes see a huge ring o,
n"io round the moon. occupying a
space in the heavens so large that nine.
" moons breadthS would but inst suP.
fee 10 span it, Yet the body of the srn
would I'll! all that space ere we had an.
preached within 100000 miles of him
once on his apparent surface were we
permitted to travel thereon and with
the speed Of an express train it would
require five whole years of continuous
JourneyinG before we could make the
circuit Of this orb.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-11-22
Bcttcr Than the ToothpIck.

We are told that the health and pros.
perity of the teeth are greatly promot.
Ell 10y the prompt use OF the toothplck
Immediately after eating and that this
being 50 only a Miss Prim" or an
Aunt Betty would presume TO object
10 it We reply that If this is so the
person afflicted should az once repair
TO the dressing room and. away from
the observation Of others. should relieve
his teeth OF their fatal burden. II IS
advisable. however. that he should en-.
ploy FOR the purpose the highly hygien.
lc dental floss. This Is pronounced by
all good dentists FAR less harmful 10
the teeth than the ubiquitous tooth
pick. which has, as we firmly believe.
pushed its way into pretty good so
ciety by false pretenses and n species
or Lcslie's Weekly.
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Trfncv.

we are often reminded OF what Mrs.
Chlllingly said when asked who man
aged her household. Her reply was.
My husband has agreed that | may
decide upon all the small questions If
l VIII let him decide the large ones. -
AS small ones arose many times each
day and large ones only at intervals
OF months. it ended in her '.ruling the
Poost."
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-11-22

I've been trying that physician you
recommended So highly 60 me"
"Ah, And YOU found him all that I
said. reliable i'm every respect. chg"
We'll. he assured me he would nut
me ON my feet inside of two months"
And did he'd it,"
That's what he did. I've just sold
my automobile in order To pay his
bill"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-11-22

Southern railways offer special
rates to homeSeekers. On the first
and third Tuesdays In each month
special homeseekerS' rates are Of
fered on roads running South. with
very considerable success. Farm
ers of the West and Northwest,
finding land too expensive where
they are or the climate too severe,
go South in crowds every other
Tuesday, to see for themselves the
attractions of the South from an
agricultural point of view. On
September II, 1908, it is stated,
the Iron Mountain railway carried
out of st. Louis within two hours
six special trains, with 5000 home
seekers.
The South does not want the
lower classes of foreigners that
have swarmed into the ports of the
East. 1t wants the kind of people
who have built up the West. 1t is
getting this kind for the most part.
The newcomers are not mere
laborerS, as rule, but men who
after few years acquire farms of
their own. They do not care TO
enter the Black Belt, but displace
the negro. When they do enter
the best they go in colonies. settle
near the railway and rely upon
their own labor. The Italians are
becoming particularly numerous
IN Louisiana. where they have be-
come in many instances successful
planters of cotton and sugarcane.
The great numbering companies
are employing them also largely in
their extensive enterprises. In
1904 Louisiana had 80, 900 Italians
against 1900 in 1900. In the
former year there were in the
Southern States of the Mississippi
Valley, it was estimated. over
100000 Italians. In the region
between New Orleans and Baton
Rouge the Italian labor has largely
replaced the negro. When the
negroes who unloaded and loaded
steamers at New Orleans became
lntractable they were supplanted
by whites from the upper reaches
of the MiSSippi. The negro it i
thought, does not furnish labor in
the quality or quantity required to
develop the South. He has dete-
rlorated since he was enfranchised.
while in the same interval the de-
mand for efficient labor has been
greatly increased. The progress
of the South since the Civil War"
1t Is remarked, has been almost
wholly in the white districts"
This Is well illustrated in parts of
Louisiana where new industries
and new prosperity have been
created by colonies of whites from
the West and the North. 1T Is
estimated" says the National
Geographic Magazine. summarize
ing the situation, that not more
than one-eigth of the cotton lands
of the South are in cultivation.
The mineral resources Of the South
are almost unlimited: it has more
timber than any other section of
the United States; in every South
.ern State there is water power
never vet used, and there are ideal
situations for market gardening on
the largest scale. Baltimore Sun.
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State rights is sure to come, and
Democrats are not going to en-
dorSe a movement which means a
centralized government. Demo
Gratis do not want imperialism. That
Is the reason | believe the Repub-
hcanS are counting their chickens
before they are Matched, when they
assert that the Democrats will help
Roosevelt 20 what he wants, which
Is nothing short of the first step
toward imperialism. Imperialism
Is not good democracy.
1t also would not be good de-
mocracy or decency to pass-a bill
placing the railroads and the pri-
vate car line people under the
jurisdiction of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, without includ-
ing u lot of things in the same
category that properly belong
there if they do. was not Joking
last week when l said that there
were men in the Congress of the
United States that would vote TO
put the railroads and the refrirera-
tor car line under the jurisdiction
of the Interstate Commission to fix
rates for them, because they had
no passes over the refrigerator car
lines and did not want to ride in
the refrigerator cars. They do
get favOrs, however, from the
Pullman Company. the telegraph
and telephone companies and from
the express companies. According
to one of the highest legal authori-
ties that ever lived in the country.
VIZ. Chief Justice John Marshall.
these companies as well rs the As
sociatcd Press, would become sub
Ject to the same regulation as the
refrigerator car companies. Chief
Justice Marshalls said that interstate
commerce did not mean merely the
Interchange of commodities. hnt
included all intercourse between
the States, and ii the use of The
telegraph and the telephone. the
express and the Pullman cars and
the sending of associated press dis
patches isn't intercourse between
the States. than what the devil /
1t! Let's not make fish of one and
flesh OF another. Lets regulate
the whole Kit and bilin' of them
and make of the Interstate Com
mcrce Commission the only de-
partment of the government and
the biggest political machine in the
country.
The late elections are the subject
of the most of the gossip ut the
nations capital Just now. There
are divergent opinions rs to the
lessons taught by the late elections
in the different Sataes. and my
opinion Is no better than any other
man but it does seem to me that
the election points to one thing rs
straight a. 1t can and that is that
the rule of the boss in the politics
in this country is rapidly coming
to an end. 1t was bad day for
the bosses and the grafters and the
corruptionists, glory be unto the
Lord for that.
The election in the City of New
York was revolution and party
lines were obliterated. 1t was the
protest against and graft and cor
ruption. Every body here believes
that William Randolph Hearst was
honestly elected, and that the thing
was stolen from him by the Tam
many methods. They walked up
the wrong customer in Mr.. Hearst.
and before he gets through with
them he may land in the mayors
chair and land lot of thugs and
criminals in Sing Sing. More
power to his elbow.
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Climb n

Get out o the valley O. Desolation.
It's only Z step TO the hills or Joy.
where the stars are shining and the
morning breaks i'm splendor TO the mu-
Sic of the trumpets of Atlanta
Constitution
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