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The Washington times., 1906-06-02
THOUSANDS ENJOYING
COOLING SEA BREEZES
Chesapeake Beach Daily Growing in
Popularity With Washing
ton Excursionists,

Now that the weather man has az Ia st
struck the proper gait, Washlneton,s :
thousands of pleasure seekers are Show
ing their appreciation OF the summer re-
sorts, ard from the hot, tired throngs
that flock TO Chesapeake Beach each
day and return rejuvenated. there is lit
tie doubt that it has taken its place
among the leaders.
The effort OF the management at the
beach this year has been 10 give the
people fair exchange of pleasure for
the money spent. This was decided up.
on TO eliminate the old custom of hold
ing up patrons Of such resorts at every
turn for money. In addition to the fair
prices and square deal policy at the
beach, the management has expended
thousands of dollars curing the winter
ana early spring in oquipping IL with
eli the modern ConVeniences and devices
TO produce fun.
one Of the great attractions at the
beach this year is the free dancing pa
vilion. 1t has been refioored and Ha-
leys ful band has been secured for the
enCire season The pavilion IS the only
one IN or around Washington which is
built out over the salt water.
II mas been decided by the manage
ment 10 put Vari-colored electric lights
in the trees, shrubbery, and along the
board walk at the beach The 0sbin1
boating and grabbing at the beach a re
improving each day and hundreds are
pTlhshg nome The material for meals
of sea food
Decorations of bunting and averoreans
have been placed along the boar5iwaIlS
and IN every nook and corner 30 20
vilions and pagodas housing the Sftv. a.
fractions at the beach.
The Washington times., 1906-06-02
JUPITER PLUVIUS SPoILS
JOLLY FAT MEMS PLEASURE

1t was with somewhat subdued ni-th
that the Jolly Fat Mems Club was
forced to enjoy its annual outing down
the Potomac yesterday. Extensive prep
arations bad been made for a days
pleasure at River View. but the rain
spoiled It all. Quite a number went
down to the picnic grounds early in the
day. hoping that the sun would come
out and dry the grounds.
1t was anticipated that the ST. Johns
would go down the river as far as In
dian Head. but after a brief stop at
River View the e&cG-sionists were pre-
pared 10 return home.
The st. Johns reached her wharf at
1870 O'Clock D. N.
The Washington times., 1906-06-02
CARNEGIE AGENT FIRED
QUERIES At MINE HERO
Winner of Medal of Award for Bravery
Was Given a Strenuous
Examination.

WILKESBARRE, Pa, June 2-Wu-
liam Watkins, Of Edwardsville, the
young anthracite miner who is 20 re-
eeive a Carnegie medal for heroism and
$1,000 from the hero fund, was greatly
surprised by the news that his deed had
been recognized.
What I did was not so much; the
boys were there. and I knew II they
remained they would be suffocated or
crushed 1 knew 1 might be killed my
self, but took the chance and I got
them out"
The $500 which Watkins will get will
just pay off the mortgage on his house.
There had been an explosion IN one
Of the collieries OF the Kingston Coal
Company on September 3. 1904 AS the
workers rushed out Of the mine TO avoid
the deadly black damp and the possible
fail of roofs, Watkins realized that three
men who were al the bottom OF the
lope where the explosion occurred
might be alive
He turned back. and calling TO his
comrades to stand by to help. he rushed
down into the mine TO the rescue.
Talk about a newspaper man asking
questions continued Watkins: why
they amt in 1t with the agent of that
Carnegie fund. He fired more questions
at me than 1 ever heard before, and he
cross-Questioned the men 1 got out, and
lhe mine foremen and the superintend-
eht, ana ne got mapS OF the mine. He
was from Missouri; I guess they had to
show him. all right =
G. T Matthews, of New York a
Wealthy Welshman who takes a great
interest In his countrymen, heard ~
/ Watkins heroism through friends. and
was so impressed that he gave Watkins
a handsome gold medal himself and
later brought the case to the notice ~
the Carnegie hero fund commission
The Washington times., 1906-06-02
NO MORE FREE PASSES
ON PITTSBURG BOATS
Vacation Seekers, Cut on by Rail-
roads, Flood River Lines With
Requests.

PITTSBURG. June 2-''No Free Pass
cs Given Here. This is Absolute ana
Means Every One
The above In letters six inches high
adorns the top OF the doorways in sew
eral Of the river steamer lines OF
Pittsburg, and the lines which have not
yet put up such a notice are thinking
OF so doing.
There are thousands IN and around
PittsbUrs who have been taking their
vacations by aid Of the railroad and
free passes for many years. but since
the railroads have shut down. these
beneficiaries are looking for other points
from which the passes may come and
SO the steamboat lines, in self-defense,
have been forced TO declare themselves
in tall letters so that he who runs may
read. and the pass hunter upon reading
may run.
II is estimated by the steamboat
offices Of Pittsburg that they have al
ready received and turned down ap-
plications for 5000 passes so far this
year. One half OF those who have ap-
piled have been women.
The Washington times., 1906-06-02
PARK BENCH SLEEPER
ALLEGES He WAS ROBBED

Charged with robblng Llucian Massian.
OF 1908 Ninth street northwest, Green
Jordan. eolored, twenty-eight years old.
was arrested by Bicycle Policeman
Raymond Kleindienst. and locked up
at the First precinct station last night.
He will be given a hearing in the Police
Court on Monday evening
1t Is said Massian was sleeping on a
bench in the park opposite the National
Theater when Jordan ransacked his
pockets. Kleindienst arrested the man
and says he found in Jordans pocket a
sum of money which corresponds to
Massan'S alleged loss,
The Washington times., 1906-06-02
La TOILETTE WINS
FOR LIABILITY BILL
After Twenty Years Fight,
Measure Passes.
ORGANIZED LABOR HAPPY
Senator From Wisconsin Wins Out in a
Determined Battle to Gain Proper
Protection for Railroad Employees.

Senator La Toilette won his first great
victory in the Senate when he secured
the passage Of the employers liability bill.
For twenty-one years organized labor
headed by the great brOtherhOods of
railroad employees, has been fighting 70
get this measure into the statutes. and
by hook or crook the railroads have al-
ways headed it of. Sometimes II would
be sent TO one committee, sometimes TO
another. The committee first getting II
would consider Il as long as II could
find excuses for holding II, and then
ask that il be turned over TO another
In both houses this has been the game
and year after year. Congress after Con-
gress. ii has been flibustered out Of its
chance for a vote.
Bill Passes Both Houses.
The bill has at last passed both
houses. and must go to conference. q
provides that interstate carrying coAe
panies shall be liable for the injury .
death Of the employe. caused by Rhe de-
feets OF equipment or the negligence of
the cO-employe.
Senator La Toilette offered the meas
ure as an amendment to the railroad
rate bill. and when Il was reached IN
the Senate forced :oll calls on all the
motions relating TO Il. There was a de-
termined effort 20 prev him, but most
Of the Democrats stood by him. The
bill was eventually dropped from the
rate bill.
La Follette's Opportunity.
Yesterday La Toilette watched for his
opportunity, and got IT, He again got
the bill up, and this time il passed. He
was even permitted - get in two or
three amendments strengthening II. and
on viva Yoce vote, with no voice 20 be
heard in It's favor except that OF the
Senator from Wisconsin. II passed. No
body voted against fl; nobody demanded
a roll eau. The bill is passed. de-
clared the Vice President; and the fight
Of twenty years had been won by the
determination OF one man 10 win Il or
make every Senator put his vote against
the measure into the record
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-10-10
A BRAKE ON SUCCESS.
She Habit OF Making Excuses VIII
RctnFd Any Mans Career.

Good excuses have kept back many
man from realizing a prosperous ca.
reer. Once You get the excuse making
hubit formed You might as wcu have n
bali and chain attacked 20 your neck
SO FAR as your prospects for rising 10
the top are concerned.
There are two kinds of excuses which
keep clerk I'm the business world oc-
cupying clerks position when he is
capable (haS it in HIM to be something
better If he only would. The first class
OF excuses are the ones he makes to
himself. These are often as enervat-
Ing, subtle and death dealing rs tho
nasty cigarette.
y clerk secs piece OF work which
he knows ought 10 be done today. He
knows that the best interests OF the
business require that this work should
not be put on until tomorrow. But he
has not yet reached Il point where he
realizes that his employers interests
are Identical with his own. and per
hapS he was out late last night and
feels lack of ambition today. 50 he
excuses himself from doing the work
on the ground that THE boss" didn't
tell him 10 do II today. After soothing
his conscience with this spec!ous men
tai dope he puts IN his spare time read
ing about the way Slobett knocked out
Casey In twenty-one rounds. Several
days later when the neglected work
comes under the eye Of the boss" our
clerk Is asked why he did not do 1t.
and he then repeats his stereotyped
excuse that he wasn't told" to do ii.
For such a one the gateway to success
is always barred.
This brings us TO the second kind OF
excuse, that made TO ones employer.
OF the two this latter kind Of excuse is
the less injurious to the clerks chance
OF advancement. When he excuses
himself from doing obviously impor-
tant work he inSuus into his own
mind subtle mental poison. Il don't
care-a-hang essence that breeds lack OF
backbone lack of concentration. lack OF
continuity and application. He weak
ems and incapacitateS himself far more
when he excuses himself 70 himself be
cause he viii then often allow his mind
To dwell! on excuses 50 weak that he
would never dream Of giving them
verbal utterance I'm the presence of his
employer.
And when he has once set the men
tai habit OF cXcuSing himself he goes
ON and on binding the letters which
Will forever hold him back from any
rise. Ii is now only short step to
finding good excuses for not doing
what he has been told to DO. Then 4
little further along ON the same line il
will be strange indeed If he does not
land himself on the boot toe that Gle
Yates the incompetent and deposits
them outside in the cold world.
Shun eXcuSeS.-Spare Moments.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-10-10
PARTIAL LIST OF FARMS.

10 AeRIs on Shenandoah miles railroad
ec0mo seand
aho
% eof clWa
fr me
OF SS' Long lne
b turnpike roal
y0dor
efomt miles
acre
- AcRE-S desirable small House
AcErNo andd Mansion
good rice 900
OF be
ia ATTs-Near eel orcar
from
wem farm
frs class farm
- A'RhS-arse brick house nacre
10 AcHsWel and espec iei fort
los in timber Oh LAND and weln
81 welim
{ house SS5O
Oh Afs-So
Sl and barn running water
~' N' ~ VIZ" ~i0'VV' O"e NiS
farms the and
O cat
have properties Beryve
find tito
n fer hme
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-10-10
KGrnStOWn
WhiSkGy
IN ABSOLUTELY PURE WHISKEY FOR
MEDICINAL And HOME USE.
Main St. BERRYYILLE, VA.
Real Estate Opportunities.

go acres of land, with store
house and mill property. > dwell
lingS. 5-acre orchard. Large
spring. Il mile, from Govern
ment weather bureau. 4 profita-
0le mercantile and milling bust
ness has been carried ON at this
place for years. Fine frlit land.
Price SD per acre.
30 acres. Half mile from
Government weather bureau.
Land adjoining sold for 800 per
acre. Fairly good house. Stab
ling, spring and orchard. Espec-
tally suited for fruit farm. SD
per acre.
l32 acres. g miles from Berry
vile; turnpike road except one
mile; smooth first quality limestone
land and a VIGOROUSLY productive
farm; divided into five fields and
, lots. House of > rooms and good
barn. Well of never-failing water
at Observation-Disclosures through
the farm. \ bargain to a party
wanting a good small farm at a
fair price. Price, $50 per acre.
and terms accommodating.
Fruit farm (slatel. So acres. in
nice neighborhood, room house.
- acres of timber. over 1900
apple and peach trees. never-fail-
ing spring and we'll of water.
Price $1,000.
Farm of 120 acres, b miles from
Berryville, land especially suited
for fruit. Large dwelling. Price
$4,000.
ID. G. SNYDER.
Real Estate Agent.
Berryvillc, Va.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-10-10
sHoElNo HORSES.
Why This Process. which t. Very
Ancient. II Ne~esxarv

Ancient, L. necessary.
As soon as the horn OF the hoof be-
gins TO be worn away faster than Il Il
renewed by natural growth. and that
- as soon rs the horse Is obliged 20
do regular work upon ground which
Is not itself In state OF nature or to
undergo more than voluntary amount
Of travelling under imposed conditions
on any sort OF ground whatever. shoe
81 some kind becomes a necessity
When shoes OF one kind or another
began To be worn by horses has always
been disputed by learned gentlemen.
Nor perhaps Is it OF much consequence
whether The horses or Pharaoh were
shod or how they were shod when
they persisted I'm the Red sea or wheth-
or Homer. Virgil. Horace and other
ancient classics" when they arc Doets
are TO be taken literally rat5er than
hgurativcly I'm the cpithets which they
apply 10 horses. These would no doubt
be considered by farrler to Indicate
that reference Is made 10 a hOOf gar
nished with some sort Of metal
As for the ingenious observers who
ture. they might as well argue that
the heroes and hcroines OF antiquity
habitually went about winter and sum
mcr mid holdings on"
Nenophon no doubt as a writer OF
plain prose and OF works relating 10
horSy matters would deserve the most
serious AMI respectful attention. but
memory fails TO recall any remarks OF
his about what we should regard as
properly called shooting.
Certain projections for the horses
hoof may be mentioned In the works
OF Columeil1 aud Negetius. and IN the
time Of Constantine the Great there is
said 10 have been known a footgear
for horses which was fastened 10 the
paStcrn However the earliest known
specimen II an iron horseshoe fasten-
ell with nails is said 10 have been that
which was discovered I'm the tomb Of
The frank King Childeric. who died in
Isl and whose tomb was opened in
l653.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-10-10
FARM
FOR SALE

A FARM, consisting of 665
u acres, lying on the Blue
4 n Ridge Mountain, Il miles
from the Government Weather
Bureau. 300 acres of this land is
cleared and good smooth farming
land. Would make a fine fruit
farm. The remainder is in oak.
poplar, chestnut, pine and locust
timber. There is an excellent stand
for a store, and business man
could clear S75 per month on the
store alone. 4 good Grist Mill Is
located on the farm. The proposed
Trolley Line from Winchester to
Washington will cross the farm.
An abundance of good Building
Stone upon the farm, and limestone
for lining purposes within Z mile.
This property will be sold at an
extremely low price.
For further particulars,
address,
NIX. Care of COURIER,
Berryville, Va.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-10-10

Many farmers who occasionally or.
der the destruction of fruit trees on
account OF advanced age or uafru!tful
ness are quite unaware of the value
attached 10 much OF the wood thus
sacrificed cherry wood is largely used
IN furniture ;ud when polished reveals
hc@NtGll color aod provides a passa
bic limitations of mahogany. Apple tree
Wood Is Ia. .arssbly we'll adapted &C.
turner's woc6 and is i'm demand for
making coSNNhCelS ON account OF its
great strength and durability. The
coSS of wooden mill wheels are often
made Of apple wood IL is also exten,
sively used for fruit presses. where Il
proves very durable The value OF
walnut wood I'm fine cabinet work Is
well known, and good prices are ob.
tanned for this beautiful and popular
wood.-Londcn Times
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-10-10
Striking Clocks.

The salesman In the jewelry store
was talking of the merits of various
wall clocks to patron and finally
pointed out one as great bargain.
"Not for me-" interrupted the GUS
toner; that clock strikes. and
wouldn't have it as gift" You're
different from the usual rum OF pur-
chasers; they prefer striking clocks"
commented the salesman. "Yes. but
they don't keep billiard rooms" ex-
planned the customer. 'I want the
clock for my establishment and strlk-
Ing clock would lose me money. Pool
and billiards are fascinating games
and players get so absorbed they for
get all about time, which they wouldn't
do II there was a clock striking regu-
larly. 4 clock striking every hour In
my place would make big hole In the
receipts. and l guess clock that
struck half hours would put me out OF
business. No. sir; you don't find wise
pool room keeper hanging n striking
clock In his place"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-10-10
Hidden JeNNelH.

The quantity OF turquoiSes that lie
hidden In jewelry. combined with 9th
er stones and with gold or 10y them
selves, Is so extensive in the cities OF
eastern Europe that il is believed that
more of them are bought by gem mer-
chants in this way than are ut present
secured from the principal mines
This Is not strange, however, for not
only turQuoiSeS, but other precious
stones, are known 10 exist in remark
ably large collections in ConStantinople
as we'll rs in cities In TurkeStan, Per
sia and communities of southeastern
Europe. They are hidden away in gin
ger jars, rugs, old boxes and other re
ceptacles OF the household. where the
owner believes there is little prospect
Of search being made FOR them Gem
collectors who have searched for stones
I'm this part OF the world say that no
one can tell how many and what valu-
able specimens are thus hidden away.
only 10 be brought To light when the
owner is absolutely forced 10 part with
them through dire necessity. Undoubt-
edly many gem brought from the IA
nous mines of India, Egypt and Per
STA has been thus Secreted.-People's
Magazine.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-10-10
The story OF n Hymn.

The following is the story OF how
the famous missionary hymn. From
Greenland'S ley Mountains" came TO
be written. aS related 10y Heber's bloc.
rapher. George Smith: 1t was Whit
sunday IN the year 1919. His father
in-law, the dean OF st. Asaph. was
vicar of Wrexham and arranged TO
preach the missionary sermon on the
day appointed. On the Saturday.
when preparing for the services, tho
dean asked his son-ln-law to write
something for them TO sing in the
morning. The almost Immediate result
was the composition. as If by m in
SEPARATION, Of what is still the greatest
hymn In the chief missionary language
Of the race. Retiring TO corner OF
the room, Heber at once wrote down
the first three verses. beginning From
Greenland's icy mountains when the
dean called out, What have YOU writ
temp Heber read over the lines. when
the dean exclaimed. There. there: that
Will do very we'll. No replied the
poet; the sense is not complete. and
added the fourth verse He would
have gone on with fifth. but the
dean was inexorable 10 his request.
Let me add another-oh. let me add
another" And the hymn was sung
next morning in Wrexham church."
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-10-10
CURIOUS DESIGNS.
Odd Results May BE Produced bv
Dropping OF ON water

Dropping OF ON Water.
y curious experiment may be made.
the result OF which will produce n
strange natural desi cn. and the attempt
may Ice carried or with almost endless
variety iu the result The only things
needed are a deep dish OF water AMI
some OIL Any Kind Of oil will do. bu+
better results arc obtained with vari-
ctv.
FIJI deep dish with pure water and
let II stand until the water is perfectly
stu. then let fall Into 81 drop of pl,-e
sperm oil. The drop will Snread on.
forming n film circular In shape. but
very RAGGED az the edges. II YOU watch
the film You viii soon perceive that tho
center begins 10 break up. forming
ovalS and circles. and the combinations
OF these form endless designs which
keep on forming and breaking M from
one TO another for fully half an hour.
making vcritablc Kaleidoscope.
You viii see some designs that YOU
may wish 20 preserve. and n that be
so take n piece OF glazed paucr and
place Il gently over the surface Of the
water whom The film is In the desired
design. The oil will stick TO the paper.
and when You remove II from the wa
ter. as gently rs YOU placed X there.
run nm linked roller over 10 or place the
design on an linked plate The ink will
cover the paper except where the oil
has touched it. and when your process
Is finished your design OF oil will stand
out white against black background.
This same experiment made with
castor OH will Cive n similar result. ex-
cept that the designs Will be smaller.
and every kind OF oil will give differ
ent design. Indeed. no two drops Of
the same oil Will produce the same de-
sign. so That you may preserve an end
los II h. : I
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-10-10
AnHNerpH.

There is story of an inquisitive old
gentleman who asked cabman wheth-
err he thought that his horse preferred
standing still or drawing the cab.
'Wel, sir" replied cabby, Il think.
ON the ole, he'd rather pull the cab.
You see. he reads the names over the
shop winders. and they makes him
laugh. Strand Magazine.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-10-10
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REAL E ST A TE AGEN
Berryville, Clarke County Virginia.
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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-10-10
Modern Music

She - Why did Professor Schincker
stop playing at Mrs. I.ards musicale
He-IIe said lie had to because the con
versation was not pitched In the same
key rs his music. IIarper'S Weekly.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-10-10

An exchange asks. What becomes of
all the pins: Why. they fall 70 the
rarth and become tcvr0pinS Atlanta
Journal
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-10-10

BE extraordinary in your excellence
If YOU like. bot be ordinary in your dis
play of H. BnlthISar Grac!an.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1906-10-10
To Land Buyers.

lest as matter Of courtesy that after have
close The contract through that commission will be
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-02-06
COOKING LECTURES.

The cooking classes which are being
conducted by Mrs Helen Armstrong of
Chicago were opened yesterday under the
auspices of the Ladies' Aid society of the
First Presbyterian church. The classes
were attended by 300 women and promises
to be even more successful this winter
than last. Mrs. Armstrong looked into
the faces of many old friends made during
her preceding visits and expressed her
qualification at the large attendance.
Her demonstrations included a varied
menu of broiled steak, cheese custard,
date mullins, and Russian salad. The
demonstrations for today will be breads
and rolls and sweet breads and chops.
The hall where the lectures are being
Given was somewhat uncomfortable yes
terday, but gas stoves were put in last
night and the room win be entirely COM
Portable today.