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Methods Of the English at Table In the
Seventeenth Century.

Tho old English had three meals 4
Hay. of which the chief meal was tax
en- when the work OF the day was I'm
ishcl. Tho first meal was nj .. dinner
was about 5 o'clock. and supper was
taken just before bedtime. The Nor
mans dinod at the old English break
fast time or little later and supped at
=. N. IL Tudor times the higher
classes dined at II and supped at ..
but the merchants seldom took their
meals before II and o'clock.
Tho chief meals. dinner and supper
were taken In the hall both by the old
English ana the Normans for the par
Tor Gid nor come into use until the
reign Of Elizabeth. Breakfast did not
become Il regular meal until quite late
". and Dr. Murray In the oxford Die
uonary gave 1853 rs the date OF the
earliest quotation In which the word
occurred. The meal did not become
recognized until late I'm the seventeenth
century. FOR Pcpys habitually took his
draft Of half pint OF RheniSh wine
or dram OF strong waters IN place OF
q morning meal. Dinner was always
The great meal of the day. and from
the accession Of Henry ". TO the
death OF Queen Elizabeth the dinners
We're AZ sumptuous and extravaganza as
any of those now served
Carving was then n fine art. Each
guest brought his own knife and spoon.
for the small fork was not introduced
into England until Thomas Coryate Of
Odcombe published his "Crudities" in
16Il Hcpys took his spoon and fork
with him 10 the lord mayors feast IN
1868. The absence Of forks led to
much stress being laid upon the act Of
washing the hands both before and
after meals and 70 the rule that the
left hand alone should be dipped into
the common dish. the right hand being
occupied with the knife
The perfect dinner nj the best time
OF English cookery consisted Of three
courses. each complete in itself. and
terminated 10y a sUhtlety or device, the
whole being rounded of with ypOcraS,
after which the guests retired into an
other room, where pastry. Sweetmeats
and fruit We're served with the choicer
wines. The English were essentially
meat eaters. and IL was not until the
time Of the commonwealth that pud-
ding attained its extraordinary popu-
larity Indeed. the first mention Of
pudding in the menus of the BuckfeaSt
at 81. Bartholomew hospital did not
occur until 1T1O. and in 11l2 Is an item
Of = ShillingS for ice.-LondOn Times.
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BUYING OLD RIDDLES.
Many Fine instruments Have Bee
Picked Up Cheap.

Picked Up Cheap.
Great numbers OF fine old violins and
yioloncellos that come into the high
class market of London are procured
through the medium of advertisements
inserted In obscure country papers
and especially those of ancient cathe.
dral cities.
OF course few of the fiddles thus OBJ
tained are veritable masterpieces, but
q great many OF them are fine exam.
pies OF early English and foreign max
ers, and they are often bought for RI
diculously small prices by n group Of
experts, who have brought the bust.
ness TO lucrative system. Many Il
struggling family OF long descent, In
some out Of the way part OF the coun-
try, happens to see In the one county
newspaper Of the week SSat good
prices are given for old fiddles. and
some long forgotten instrument In a
lumber room or put away on a shelf
suddenly comes TO mind.
Correspondence follows. The dealer
sends deposit In order that some i'd
die spoken of may be sent to him and
examined, and he usually replies that
the instrument sent is dilapidated and
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-09-11
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Vanity IN woman IS bad enough.
but conceit in n man Is worse.
You can't tell anything about a man
by his looks. Like mince pies. some
Of them can look very innocent
If YOU can't have your way, take
consolation from the fact that every
man encounters his stone wall
When parents are old and poor and
become 4 charge Il their children the
children ofto" act like all persons act
who have been paid in advance.
How prol;Sate we are with the hours
of rest when il is bedtime ana how
we haggle over the flying minutes
when 1t Is time to get up in the morn
ing,
Mark this i'm favor Of father: The
woman who Is charging things To IA
Their at a dry goods store buys moro
freely and with less worry than the
timid woman who charges to her huS-
band.-AtchiSon Globe.
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over the bridge and lid not deieu To
bring his engine TO a stop until Blue
Ben station. on the south side OF the
S-huyikili. had been reached. Then
he demanded To know OF Wolf VIII. he
had been Jerking that log an about the
locomotive
Wolf hoJy declared that he had sir
nailed to stop. but Fogg retorted that
he would stop when ana where he
pleased and that. too. without any ref
ercnce 60 orders from the conductor.
whom he Gid ros regard as his superior
IN the management OF the train. The
alteration grew very heated. and WOLF
invited the engineer from the cab to-
settle the matter. and the challenge
was quickly accepted.
Pas. engcgs and group Of men who
had gathered at tLe station 10 see the
traln come I'm formed n ring about the
combatants. hut the fight did not last
long. rs Wolf proved by far the su-
perior artist With his fists and with
Few blows made il almost impossible
Tor the engineer TO see sunciently To-
complete his run. but Fogg admitted
that he had been fairly beaten. and the
supremacy OF the conductor on n train
was settled FOR all time
Is the log signal was crude and In
effective. Wolf devised the use OF n
bell on The locomotive. and this method
was soon adopted by ell OF the Amer
fcan railroads. Then Il code of sig
nails was adopted. and these remain
practically 90 this day. The only
change IN the bell cord is that by use
OF the az from the brake system a
whistle has superseded the bell in the
.'eomotivc cab--rhliadclphia Ledger.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-09-11
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Your dog never bothers any one.
When the joke is on YOU It is never
very funny
There is good deal Of inhumanity
In human nature.
How loud the door bangs when some
one else slams II,
II Is easier TO keep a secret than It
IS 10 keep n promise
Every one IS superstitious enough to
believe IN the dollar sign.
You can't judge the speed Of a loco
motive by the way it whistles.
There are lots OF happy people, but
they are unnoticed in the noise the
wretched make.
As we grow older We are all COM
PEELED 20 give up much OF the spunll
we displayed in youth.
If You think YOU are right. 20 ahead.
II you want TO, but don't expect every
one 70 60 with you.-Atchison Globe.
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ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY.
Experiment Suggested BY Franklin and
Ee-r~-----f .... r-sn CO.

-~FS''"f~Ns OA9 Jcste1 cy Franklin and
Performed u D'Ah5ard.
70 Bc1jamin Fga-k.il belongs the
merit % having per Give. that a direct
experiment was need lib prove what
SO FAR WAS only q guess. -nSn article
entitled Opinions ana Coajectures
Concerning the Properties and Effects
of tine Electrical Master Arising From
Experiments and Observations Made
az Philadelphia, 1912" the following
passage occurs:
To determine the question whether
the clouds that contain lightning are
electrified or not would propose an
experiment 10 De tried where II can be
done conveniently. On the top OF some
high tower or steeple place a kind Of
sentry box big enough 10 contain n
man and an electrical stand. From the
middle % the stand let an iron rod rise
and pass. bending out Of the door and
then upright twenty feet or thirty
feet. pointed very sharp at the end. II
the electrical stand be kept clean and
dry man standing on Il when such
clouds ate passing low might be cleo
triicd and AFFORD sparks. the rod
drawing fire to him from q cloud.
IF any danger TO the man should
be apprehended. though think there
would be none. let him stand on the
floor OF his box and now and then
bring near 20 the rod the loop of a
wire that has one end fastened TO the
leads. he holding il 10y wax handle.
so the sparks II the rod be electrified
VIII strike from the rod TO the wire
AMI not affect him"
The experiment suggested by Frank
liz was successfully performed fra Mar
~. France. 10y D'Alibard on May 10.
1852; in London by Canton I'm Spital
square on July 20. 1872. and by Wilson
in Chelmsford. Essex. on Aug. l. Of
the same year. Franklin himself de
scrircd having used kite IN Phila-
dciphi1 i'm q letter dated oct. - with
out giving the date OF bis observations
ROsCnhcr-cc CGeschichte der Physik."
volume -. page 31Gl mentioned that 1t
was done I'm June.
Franklin's disbelief I'm the dangerous
character Of the experiment must have
received q severe shock when he heard
of the death of q. ". Richman. who.
I'm tie year 1913. was killed by an clec-
tric discharge drawn from the clouds
by means OF a kite.
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A HOG ORCHESTRA.
French Musician Made the squealers
Sing a Tu7e.

French Musician Made the Squealers
Sing a Tune.
During the reign OF Louis NJ. II
France there was attached 70 his court
one Abbot de HaiCDe. q man OF con-
siderable wit. The abbot was some
that unsteady Inclined AID delighted
the cour, with inventions 81 odd mu-
steal Instruments One day the king.
after having enjoyed hearty laugh
over one ~ these curious coutrivances
and desiring % bame this musical
genius. commanded him 60 produce
harmonious sounds FROM the cries II
hogs This seemed au imn0ss.bility
10 the king. and he prepared himself
To enjoy the discontinue of the abbot
Much 4 his surprise. however. the abb
boz readily agreed 90 produce them.
All he required was sum OF money.
upon receipt ~ which Dec declared he
would invent the most surprising thing
ever heard in the way Of musical atroc-
ity.
lie secured the country ana secured
large number OF hogs. trying their
voices rs 20 pitch and quality. and
finally having fully satisfied himself.
he arranged the animals in q sort OF
pavilion richly decorated. The day 81
the trial arrived. and the king and his
court entered the pavilion prepared Tor
something hut greatly IN doubt rs 10
the success Of the abbot with tie hogs.
However. there were the hogs. sure
enough. and. much 10 tie surprise and
delight ot the King. they commenced
To cry tremendously and in good tune.
rendering an AIR that was fairly roe
oguized. The abbot had arranged a
series ~ stops that were connected
with the hogs aad upon pulling one Of
Thorn ONT caused spike 70 prick the
hog Il connected with. making linn
sOUeai his note. The rest was easy.
FOR by pulling ont the different stops
he produced The tune
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-09-11

but strychnine. and not always that
VIII bring an end To his forlorn career.
As his gray back moves slowly along
above the reeds and coarse grass and
he turns his head 10 look at you he
knows at once whether or not YOU
have with you a gun. and you cannot
know how he knows Once satisfied
that YOU are unarmed he will remain
near In spite OF any vocal remon-
strances and by and by may proceed
10 Interview you In way that for I'M
obtrusivcness might - taken as n
model OF the art
Lie down on the thick brown Garnet
OF the wilderness and be still for TWEEN
ty minutes. and. watching him from
the corner OF your eye. you viii see
that he has been Joined by others Of
his brethren hitherto unseen. He
seems 20 be curious 20 know. first. II
you are dead and. second. II by any
chance-and he lives upon chances
there IS anything else IA your neigh
borhood that he might find eatable.
II you pass on with Indifference.
which is the usual way. he Will sit
himself down upon his tail on the
nearest knoll and loll hrs red tongue
and leer az you as one with whom he
Is half inclined TO claim acquaintance.
He looks and acts then 50 much like Il
gray dog that one IS inclined TO whistle
to him Make any hostile demOnstra-
ton, and he viii move a little farther
and SIT down again.
II by any means you manage To Of
tend him deeply at this juncture. the
chances are that he and his comrades
may retire still farther and then bark
ce2Selessly until they have hOoted you
out OF the neiShbOrhOOd That night
he and some OF his companions may
come and steal the straps from your
saddle, the meat from the frying pan
and politely clean the pan-and even
the boots from beside your lowly bed.
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but $3.50 generally. but that he Is will
Ing TO give 30 shillings or ~ for II In
great many cases the offer X nc.
cepted onhand. ana I'm this way most
or The finest fiddies extant OF the sec
os'i class come into the hands OF deal
ers. only lately a ccn) that carle
from ShropShitc farn at the price
or Y SOL the s:t.ne dag To- a west
end dealer FOR nearly glOO.
Que or the most shrewd and respect
cd Of all these dealers was until n
year or two ago a humble member 81
the orchestra of London suburban
theater. He began to advertise in re-
mote papers to the greatest limits of
bis seanty wages and is now one Of
the most extensive and PROSPEROUS
dealers In the trade London Tit-Bits
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-09-11
Canned PAINTINGS.

Painting under glass may now be
preserved indefinitely. Had the men OF
old known this the pictures OF Apellcs
nj ght still 1--we In the first freshness Of
their colors. and the work Of Raphael
and Michael Angelo would look today
rs it looked when it left the painters
hands The method OF preservation IS
simple. The canvas Is placed in 4
vacuum. / = preserved. like fruit. Ii
is scaled up from all the destructive in
hueDccs ~ the atmosphere. Since
metal figures In the operation the can
vas might indeed De said 10 be canned.
There is 10 reason why paintings kept
10 this manner In n vacuum should not
endure indefinitely.
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No Sentiment.

Edith'S Papa-And so you love my
daughters Edith'S Admirer-I DO in
deed, sir. l cannot tell you how much
l love her. DO YOU know what il IS 10
see Il single face everywhere. 10 hear
Il single voice ever sounding i'm your
ears, 10 be possessed by the one idea.
TO feel all the time that the one pres
ence IS before YOU Edith'S Papa-No.
young man, l have never had any of
those feelings since l signed the pledge
-PearSOn'S Weekly.
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q Safe Place.

General William W. Belknap went 70
the war OF the rebellion rs the major
Of the Fifteenth Iowa infantry. IN one
Of the companies Of that regiment was
a young fellow named Darby Greedy
When the regiment was marching over
the cangpiauks on 20 the steamer
Sucker State the major sat on his
horse close by. As Darby Greely
stepped on the plank his mother grab
bed him and pulled him 70 her bosom.
With intense emotion she cried and
crooned over him and then. seeing the
major. she cried. DARBY. me by. stick
close 10 the major an ven niver git
hurted.'
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-09-11

Nowadays the duties of clerk and
sexton are usually performed 10y the
same person. and an amusing story IS
told of person who, visiting n village
church and being struck Icy the knowl-
edge Of legends and history shown 10y
the old man who was taking him
round. asked his guide what occuna-
ton he followed. We'll" said the old
man, Il hardly know what Ice. First
vicar he called me clerk; then another
he came. ami he called me virgin: then
the last vicar said | was the Christian.
and now | Toe clerk again" VIRGIN"
was, OF course. a confusion OF verCcr.
and Christian" FOR Sacristan or sex
ton.-London Strand.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-09-11
ClaNs Rcadw Wa

When Henry Clay vas stumpins
KENTUCKY for reelection: ut one OF his
mass meetings 81 OLD hunter OF wide
political i1iircuce said. We'll. Harry.
I've always been FOR You. but because
o. tAat vote (Which he nameO I'm
goin' agin you."
let me ce your rifle" said Clay.
It was l.-'cl 10 him.
as Size COOL riGe?"
EYE"
"Dil size ever miss fire."
"Wcn, yes. oace."
WIZ diln't YOU throw her away
Tho old hunter thought a moment
and then said. Harry. I'll try Won
again"
And Harry was elected.
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FAR IA
FOR SALE

A FARM. consisting of 665
u acres. lying on the Blue
Ridge Mountain, u miles
from the Government Weather
Bureau. 800 acres of this land is
cleared and good smooth farming
land. Would make fine fruit
farm. The remainder is in oak,
poplar, chestnut, pine and locust
timber. There is an excellent stand
for n store, and business man
could clear SIS per month on the
store alone. A 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 b mile.
This property will be sold at an
extremely low price.
For further particulars,
address,
NIX, Care of COURIER,
Berryville, Va.
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III, limo % CIV .Ealtlr

II one he watchful there comes a
time In tie life OF every man and wo-
man when one or more discoveries are
made. The walk is not 50 brisk. the
shoulders have got into a way Of
slumpinS forward and the back is not
50 erect IS formerly. Now is the time
u cry Halt" IL IS the time 20 drill
the body. the time 70 revise sleep. diet.
exercise. occupation. relaxation and all
habits. Every son ana daughter Of hu.
mOnity should refuse this gradual
yielding 10 decay.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-09-11

Many coral reef islands in the Pa
cifc are in the form Of more or less
perfect rings. or ovals. inclosiag ID
sOonS. The ring island Of N.uafou.
halfway between FiU and Samoa. IS
not q coral reef, but a volcanic ring In
closing q crater containing lake two
miles In diameter Toward the sea
the ring is ho~dercd with walls *
black lava. ana on the inner side those
break down in cliffs 200 To BOO fecr in
height. IN eruption IL 1856 formed q
peninsula on the eastern side Of the
lake. While the ocean outside Is treni.
bling and laundering under a heavy
wind the lake remains smooth or is
simply wrinkled with rlpples.
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Neiohhors.

II beg your pardon. sir. but I'm
going to ask YOU If your daughter
would mind not playing on the piano
for the next two wccks?"
May ! ask. sir. the reason FOR this
extraordinary requisite"
Well YOU see. my son wishes to
get n good start with the nute."-New
York Life.
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Johnny. where have YOU been: Your
hair Is SuSpiciouSly wet school was
out two hours ago"
L fell In The creek"
but Your clothes are not wet
Well YOU see. mamma. while I was
standin' on the bridge 1 thought may
be I'd fall in. 50 l took OF my clothes.
an did"-Iife.
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VIRGINIA SANATORIUM
FOR CONSERVATIVES

lronyille, Bedford Co. va, n. Il W. Ky
A benevolent institution for Sanato-
rum treatment of cURABLE cases At cost
or less as tbc means of the institution
permit
Application blanks on demand.
Patients admitted only IN the consecu-
tive order ~ the approved applications.
Ambulant dispensary service. general
supervision and suitable sites for tents,
shack', etc, free TO others who desire
open air treatment for themselves or
friends.
Secy. & Resident Physician In Charge,
J EDWARD Harris, VI. ID.
IrOnyille, Va.
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Hard On The Renortors-

Il had strange dream the other
night" said the major.
What was IL" asked the young
thing
Il went 10 heaven and as an old
newspaper mJn was Interested In their
journal up there 1t was a miserable
thing-not a we'll written story in it
and told ST. Peter so"
What did he sayE"
lie said: It's not our fault We
never Get amy good reporters up here -
Philadelphia Press.
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BuyinG Everything.

Wealth won't buy everything" said
the philosopher
That's what | tell mother and the
girls answered Mr.. CumroX. but il
looks rs If they were going to keep on
trying rs long Is the checkbOOS holds
ont. Washington Star.
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Difficulty.

What is difficulty: Only a word in
dicating the degree Of strength recui-
site for accomplishing particular OBJ
JectS; mere notice Of the necessity
for eXertion; bUgbear To children and
fools; only a mere stimulus 70 men
Samuel Warren.
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Wonderful ABILITY.

Il understand he is man Of great
ability"
"lou bet he Is. He can convince YOU
that YOU are wrong I'm any argument
without having 10 shake his finger I'm
your face. Milwaukee Sentinel
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WHY She LauoheS

Nell-She always laughs AT him so:
and yet he ISN'T NJ all humorous. Belle
No. but believe she heard that he
had remarked once that he admired
her teeth
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Still Green-

Teddy brought green caterpillar IN
from the garden one day. and. showing
1t to his mother, he exclaimed. i've
got biS worm. mamma. but BE- Amt
ripe yct."-St Louis Republic
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A Trc-cllrc

Mrs. DE Hitt-The Dobsous at last
have girl t.icy hope 20 keep. Mrs. De
Witt-Ahsurd, Where is such a girl
10 De found: Mrs. De Hltt-She was
born To them yesterday. Harper's
Weekly.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-09-11

Il always thought" remarked IN
English judge. THAT q paroSol and
sunShade were the same"
No replied the witness on the
stand; n SuaShade is 70 keep the sun
OF; Il paraSol IS To hirt WITH
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4 Gnnd Niottn

Il is only the thinking man who says
things worthy Of utJerauce. some talk
the hvclong day. yet say nothing
Hang this motto on the wall II mem
ory, speak little; say much"
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The Sun at One Cent
Is rHE CHEAPEST HIIGH-CLAss PArER
IN TIKI UNITED STATES.

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ont the United states as we'll as in Europe
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Those who occupy their minds too
much with small matters generally lie.
col0e Incapable Of Sreat-Ia Roche
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Pure hearts are glad. and they who
tread the paths OF duty find Gods
world sweet.
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Raw. JULIAN BRoADoUs. Pastor.
Preaching every Sunday al II p. NJ. and
2. m.
Prayer Meeting every Wednesday at Sp M
Sunday school every Sunday at 9.SOa. n.