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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-02-06
ROYAL MESSENGERS.
They Garry other Things Besides
Government Dispatches.

They Garry other Things Beside.
Government Dispatches.
Very odd are some Of the errands
doae by che royal messenger service In
Great Britain. At an English seaport.
for instance. n sealed packet which
was being conveyed across the channel
20 Windsor I'm care OF the British for.
eign Office became accidentally unfas-
tened in the custom house and a guam
tity OF cigars tumbled out. As the
packet On question was invoiced as
containing Important confidential gov.
eminent dispatches" no little amuse
ment was caused. Nothing serious,
however. came Of the incident. for II Is
recognized rule that "the king can
DO no wrong" and neither. therefore,
can the kings messengers.
Besides. IL is well understood that
the service is maintained for other
purposes than the nominal one. Dur.
ing the late Queen Victoria's reign
these messengers used frequently 70
carry 20 the continent I'm sealed BAGS
supposed 20 contain dispatches shirts
ana collars OF n special make and pat
tern for one Of the British ambassa.
doris. hats and bonnets for her males
tvs female relatives, all sorts OF Eng.
lsh knickknacks for the late Empress
Frederick at Berlin and even barrels
OF native oysters for the embassies at
Paris aud Vienna.
For many years, moreover. il was the
practice OF the messengers to call each
week on their way back 20 England
at Brussels. where they received from
the court kitchens Il box Of special
biscuits OF which Queen Victoria was
very fond and which she believed no
body could make as we'll as the head
pastry co7N OF King Leopold's kitchen.
This box of Biscuits was sOlemnly seal.
ed up at tAe British legation with the
official seal and then conveyed with
Infinite care to Windsor 10y way Of
Dover and LondOn.-Chicaco News.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-02-06
A TREE OF Ill REPuTE.
The Fresh Juice of the UpaS Acts ~
Deadly Poison.

The Fresh Juice of the UpaS Acts ~
Deadly Poison.
An evil reputation has long been
borne by the upas tree. AutiariS toxi-
caria. which grows I'm Borneo and 9th
sr East Indian islands 1t is still a
common belief that birds flying with
IN the influence of It's poisonous vac
porS instantly perish and that it is fa-
tai for animals or mon % rest be-
meath its shade II resembles certain
rhus plants dixie the poison ivy in
emitting a volatile substance which
affects the skins Of certain suScepti-
bic persons though others are unaf-
fected. The sap is very poisonous and
is the chief substance used bv the
Dyaks of Borneo for poisoning the tins
OF their darts.
IN this process an iuciSion is made
in the bark of the tree and the milky
emulation collected ON palm leaf
and dried first i'm the sun AMI then
over fire until q thick brown mass
is left. In this state IL can hc kent
without deterioratiug. and when re-
quired for use il is made into a thin
i'A'NN WIN NAiN .Al'E NA lNIA root.
which is used to stupefy fish. or with
tobacco or lemon juice. and the ends of
the darts dipped into the mixture and
dried. These darts are made from the
middle stem of the palm leaf and are
about six or eight inches in length and
Of about the thickness of a knitting
needle
They are used with wooden sumpl-
tan, or blOwppe. which is about seven
or eight feet i'm length and has an in-
ternal diameter of about one-Quartcr
inch. \ bird struck 10y one Of these
little darts is Instantly killed. and
pig dies in about twenty minutes.
The fresh juice of the upas tree.
whether swallowed or injected into
the Blood. acts rs violent poison.
causing commissions and dcath-Chi-
cagO News.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-02-06
EDMUND KEAN.
To See Him Aet Was Like Reading
Shakespeare ~ IfEhsDInr


Before the third century after the
birth Of Shakespeare had reached its
first quarter there was born I'm England
TO stage carpeater and n strolling &C.
tress child destined 10 graphic with
The poets highest thought aud inter
pref IL with vividness that to this
Gay stands unrivaled. Coleridge's terse
comment. that 10 see hdn act was read
ing Shakespeare by lightning. favcals
him with the fullncss OF "a volume. Ed
mund Kean, along with most people
early trained 20 an art. had little II any
education Of the schools. He was when
boy provided with instruction by
some benevolent people whom his
smartness and beauty attracted. but he
re0elled against the tasks OF study and
went TO sen. But life there was too
rough for his fine nature lie returned
10 England and at the axe OF seven DO
gan the study OF Shakespearc's charac-
ters with his Uncle Moses. This he
continued with nm actress named lids
well, who taught him. besides. as well
as she knew. the principles Of Ter art.
At an early age he had the credit Of
originality SO surprising as even then
10 challenge the supremacy Of Philip
Kemble. At fourteen he played Ham
let King George had him recite At
Windsor castle. ana il is said this Incl
dent led some gentlemen 10 send him
TO Eton. but there is no record of IL.
At twenty he was I'm q provincial troop.
member Of which ne married. and
for six years thereafter. until his clori-
Gus night NJ Drury Lane. his life was
one Of hardship. struggle obscurity.
but. thanks 10 the faith i'm himself. not
hopeless His London debut was made
at twenty-eight He had fought for il
hard and LONG and would then have
missed IL but for the falling reputation
of the thelter. London debuts ia first
roles are uot easy for provincial ac-
tors. and none knew better how hard
they are TO get than Henry Irving.
Kean seems 20 have been at his fun
splendOr and made lift. After that
his habits were altogether preiudicial
10 the refinement of taste or the acqui-
sitiOn of knowledge
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-02-06

BY breaking open rotton logs one can
ind IN midWiutcr the -ruhS or larvae Of
many Of thc wood boring beetles. and
beneath loE, and stones near the mar
gins OF ponds and brooks hordcs Of the
maggots or larv;C of certain kinds Of
flies may often bc found hudGlod to-
Sether in great masses. The larvae OF
few butterflies also live over winter
beneath chips or lunches of leaves
near the roots of their food plant or in
webs of their own construction. which
are woven on the stems close To the
buds whose expanding leaves viii fur
niSh them their first meal in spring
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-02-06
FARM
FOR SALE

A FARM. consisting of 665
"A acres. lying on the Blue
Il Ridge Mountain. II miles
from the Government Weather
Bureau. 300 acres of this land is
cleared and good smooth farming
land. Would make fine fruit
farm. The remainder is i'm oak.
poplar, chestnut. pine and locust
timber. There is an excellent stand
for store, and business man
could clear SO per month ON the
store alone. \ 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 mile.
This property will be sold at an
extremely low price.
For further particulars,
address,
9 MN, Care of COURIER,
Berryville, Va.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-02-06
EnrIN BnIInnn Trnrnh,.

Count Zambeccari. the balloonist. had
at least two warnings OF the terrible
rate that finally befell him. Twice his
balloon descended in the Adriatic sea.
ANA lie was only rescued from the
waves when death seemed certain. But
Nemesis overlook him one September
day tn 1872. When he was descending
after trip from Bologna his balloon
caught fire when about 100 feet from
Tie ground. The count leaped from the
car and was picked up dead. while his
companion suffered terrible injuries
from which. however. he recovered.
Less than three months after this
tragedy two French aeronauts. De Ro-
zier and Roman. attempted to cross
the English channel from Boulogne in
gas balloon thirty feet in diam
cter. beneath which was suspended u
smaller fire balloon. When the aero
nautS had assembled about 5000 feet
the spectators were Mortified TO see the
balloon burst into a mass OF flames
ana drop toward the earth with the
speed of 4 spent rocket ROzier was
dashed 10 pieces and killed on the
spot and Roman only survived n few
minutes
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-02-06
The Nickname.

The public man in America who has
never been tagged with n nickname
may be just as efficient and worthy of
praise as his brethren who are known
as "Rill' and Joe" but he has not
achieved an equal measure Of popular
ity Mechanics are oftener inspired bv
affection than by aversion. The men
or the people," so called. are invar,.
ably nicknamed. Venerable citizens
still refer to ABE" Lincoln. dwelling
with reminiscent affection upon the alb.
Dreviation. Mechanics both good and
bad are rs old as. history. In this coun-
try the people have way Of abbrevi-
ating the names OF the men they really
like and assigning their full titles TO
the men who prefer dignity to popular
ity.-Pittsburg Gazette.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-02-06

Trusts were sometimes dealt with
summarily In old England. For In
stance, tho records Of the Brewers
company show that ION Moud2y. July
80. ll22. Robert Chichele. the mayor of
London, sent for the masters and
twelve OF the most worthy of our com
pony % appear at the guiIdhaH for
selling dear ale. After much dispute
about the price and quantity Of malt.
Wherein Wh.tyngtonc the late mayor.
declared That the brewers had ridden
INTO the country and foreStaucd the
matt 20 raise its price they were CON
Victcd in tie penalty OF $40 lSlOO1.
which oljccung 10. the masters were
ordered 10 be kept in prison in the
cAamberlain's custody until they should
pay it or find security for the payment
thereof"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-02-06
DO Animals Commit suicidet

do not believe that animals ever
commit suicide do not believe that
they have any notions Of death or take
any note OF time or ever put up any
bun game or ever deliberate together
or form plans or forecast the seasons.
They may practice deception. as when
n bird feigns lameneSs or paralysis to
decoy You away from her nest. but
this. Of course. is instructive and not
conscious deception. There is ut times
something that suggests cooperation
among them, as when wolves hunt in
relays. as they are said TO do. or when
they hunt in couples. one engaging the
quarry in front while the other assaults
II from the rear; or when quail roost
upon the ground In ring, their tails
10 the center. their heads outward. or
rs when cattle or horses form circle
when attacked in the open by wild
beasts, the cattle with their heads out
ward and the horses Nth their heels.
or course all this is instructive and not
the result OF deliberation. The horse
always turns his tail to the storm as
well, and cows and steers. If remem-
Der rightly, turn their heads.-John
Burroughs in Outing Magazine.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-02-06

The hotels are usually grouped with
in square or two of one another Each
one seeks 10 attract guests by higr
sounding titles. For example. i'm Can
ton are hotels which Haunt The signs OF
the Fortunate star. The Golden Prof
its Gan unusually frank confession for
landlord "a makel. the Rank COa-
ferring and the Happiness. The fool
is not 50 bal. but the traveller who
goes TO one cr these houses 10 sicr1
will wish that he had gone to another
The bedrooms are small. Thin walled
boxes In which Won may hear the
breathing OF your next ueighbor or Gc
kept awake half the night by the con
verSation o. people at the other end of
the hall or. worse SILL. hc almost S..-
fed 10y the ma>c from an opium pipe
which is being injulgcd i'm 10y the man
across the p2Ssag way.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-02-06
Ancicn, and Modern BATHING

soap IS really quite new factor in
The worlds life. Most Of our ancestors
were filthy and dissembled the fact bv
the use of Suhing perfumes. Washing
ones hands which was only done by
the very best people. meant dippinc
the fingers in rose water and driving
them ON 81 napkin. Even the Romans
OF lhe decadence. who were probably
cleaner as a community than any be-
lore or since, bathed i'm water and rub
bed themselves with oil. 1t sounds
nasty 10 us. but then SO does. for ex-
ample. Chinese mCeic. which millions
OF human beings think delightful
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-02-06
THE ART OF SEEING.
S'e@S the World and Get as Educa-
ton by AbsorpfIon

WORTH and Get as Educa-
tioa by Absorption.
John WaDamaker was once asked TO
invest La an expedition 10 recover
dOu0loons from the Spanish main
which for hair n century had lain M
the bottom or the sea In sunken frig-
ntes.
houns men," he replied. Il know OF
better expedition than this right
here. Near your own feet lie treas
ures untold. You can have them all
by faithful study.
Let MS not be content to mine the
most coal. to make the largest locomo.
yves, To weave the largest quantities
or carpets. but amid the sounds OF tho
PICK. the blows of the hammer the rat
Tie OF the looms and the roar OF the
machinery take care that the immortal
mechanism Of Gods own hsnd-tbe
minds still full trained for the high
est and noblest service"
Inc ignorant man Is always placed
at great disadvantages No matter
how much natural ability one may
nave, II he Is ignorant he IS discount
Ell IL is not enough TO possess ability.
IL must be made available by mental
discipline We ought 10 be ashamed 70
remain in Ignorance I'm land where
the blind. the deaf and dumb. where
even cripples and mvaliGs. manage 70
get n good education. Tho trouble i
that many youths throw way little
opportunities FOR self culture because
let the years slip by wl-hout any sne-
clal effort 1T self Improvement until
they are shocked In middle life or
later by waking up d In" Tact t'iat
they are still ignorant OF what tlev
ought 10 know.
IL Is not absolutely necessary that an
education shoSld he crowded into 4
Few years OF school life Tho bost
educated people are those who are
always learning. always absorbing
knowledge from every po ssible source
and at every opportu-ity. ki.l.v
young people who have acquired n bet
ter education. finer culture. through "A
habit OF observation or carrying a look
or article In the pocket TO read nj odd
moments or by taking courses i'm coz
reSpondence schools than many w
have gone through college. Yout'.s
who are quick 10 catch at new ideas
ana who are In frequent contact with
superior minds not only often acquire
personal charm. but. even to n re-
markable degree. develop mental
power
The world is great university.
From the cradle 20 the grave we are M.
ways in Gods great kindergarten.
where everything is trying 10 teach
us its lesson. 10 give us it's great Sc
cret. Some people are always at school
always storing mp precious bits 81
knowledge. Everything has lesson
for them. IL all depends upon the eve
that can see. the mind that can apDro-
PIRATE. Very few people ever learn
how 20 use their eyes. They 60 through
the world with superficial glance nj
things. Their eye pictures are so faint
and so dim that details are lost and no
strong impression is made on the mind
The eye was intended for great cd
ucator. The brain is a prisoner never
getting out 10 the outside world II de-
ponds upon it's five or six servants. the
senses. 10 bring ii material. and the
larger part OF IL comes through the eve.
The man who has learned the art OF
seeing things looks with his brain
Success
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-02-06
TIE LAKE SKIPPER.
How He Taught a snIt water Vet
ernn TO Hustle.

How He Taught SnIt water Vet
eran TO Hustle.
There was salt water captain who.
for reasons OF his own. accepted n
berth ais first mate I'M big passenger
steamer on the great lakes. lie was a
capable seaf1ring man. but he did not
know what hustle" meant until he
went aboard at Buffalo. The lake skin.
per 10 whom he reported for duty re.
marScd 800 the most casual manner:
Just give her a coat OF paint this
morning. and. II the sun stays hot and
She dries in good shape. give her q sec.
onj coat this afternoon"
The salt water mate staggered in his
tracks ond made amazed protest This
was a 1900 ton vessel. and giving her
two coats OF paint was several DAYS
work 10y his reckoning. The lake skip
per was person OF diScernmept.
wherefore he had pity on his now mate
AMI forhore 20 deal harshly with him.
explaining with Il tolerant grin:
All right / suppose you'll have &c
learn 10 move lively after suoozinc
around salt water an your life You
just pass that order along e. tile hos d
ana tell him it's got TO be done. and
then You sit up and take notice"
The hls'n took the order calmly. as II
il were i'm the days work. AMI by night.
fan the big steamer was spick and
span with two coats OF paint from her
water line o. her guard rail. The sailor
from deep water had learned his first
lesson IN The ways OF the great lakes
during the navigation season. when the
hard driven shipping must be forced 10
90 twelve months work in half a year.
Ralph j.. Paine In Outing Magazine.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-02-06

4 glove manufacturer took from 4
cabinet handsome pair of brown
gloves These gloves are made Of
ratSIiu." he said They look we'll at
irSt glance. but examine them care
fully IooS into tho skin. The skin.
thou-h SOFT oud tuc. revealed on close
examination "a grcat many cuts and
gears and scratches None of these
went quito through. Nevertheless their
enect w:~ o. weaken the gloves great
l.. These cuts and scars" said the
manufacWrcr. are what bar ratSkin
out Of gloycmakiug Nou never get a
skin wi,ho", them; hence YOU can't
tum the damaged skin into a good
glove. Rats tight 50 much that they
b.oome at am early age a mass Of
scars. Their torn hides are of no use
t. commerce."
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-02-06

The Awe Inspirinz. Costume Play
One very common notion seems to
possess piaygoerS on both sides or Go
Atlantic 1t il the notion that Il cos
tune play. play whose scenes are
laid anywhere and any time between
the birth Of C-riSt and 1910. dleS b
that very fact acquire n literary mort.
n literary distinction and profound So
hificancc which rank il immcasura bly,
above the mere prose play OF modern
everyday life. IL matters not whether
the perSOnages OF the costume play
talk blank verse or 4 patchwork die
ton compounds from every literary
and conversational style from Chaucer
TO Whitechapel costcviaOnger. to the
great majority of p!aygoers the cos
tune play brings that elevation Of
mind and feeling. that vague but graft
flying sense of superiority. which was
felt by the bourgeois gentilhomme
when he discovered that, without tax
Ing the least pains. he was person OF
very considerable literary attachments.
This feeling of awe in the presence of
@ costume play has persisted so long as
can remember. Henry Arthur Jones
in Atlantic
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-02-06

Never say OF anything. Il have lost
it, but Il have given it back" Us
your child dead? Ii has been eivcu
back. Is your wife dead? She has been
given back. Is your estate taken away Q
Well. and is not that likewise given
back but he who took it away is %
bad man What is it 70 YOU 10y whose
hands he who gave it has demanded it
back again: While he allows you to
possess il. take care Of it. but az OF
something not your own, as travellers
Go Of an Epictetus.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-02-06

Mamma" queried little Willie.
what is 'huShT"
why do You ask, dearG" said his
mother
Because" explained the observing
urchin, when asked sister what
made her hair all muSSed after her
beau was here this afternoon she said.
Hush, dear. - Chicago News.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-02-06

y sailor WAS brought before a maciS-
trate FOR boating his wife. whom tho
magistrate attempted TO reach his
heart by asking him il bc did not
Know that his wife was the weakest
vessel"
III she is. She ousht not TO carry so
much sail replied Jack.-London Tit
Bits.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-02-06

MARY, has any one called while
was out?"
Yes, ma'am; Mr.. Biggs was here"
Mr.. Biggs: ! don't recall the
name"
mo, ma'am; he called To see me-.
ma'am. strand Magazine.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-02-06

Teacher - What are parallel lines?
Micky Mulberry. what are Won grin
ming at? Micky Mulberry -Scuse mo.
Miss Sharpe. but any loidy might
make de Same mistake. Yer means
parallel bars don't ycr:- Puck.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-02-06

TasSS m When Will you learn that
razorS are not things TO sharpen pen
ellis with: Mrs. Taggs-Oh. Just as
soon rs you've learned that hairpms
are not things TO clean pipes with
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-02-06
THE DOOM OF VENICE
1T NAY sE TO LiE iN The sOsoM or
The ADRiATiC.


q sinking into the Adriatic and that
she gradually VIII disappear beneath
the waters OF the great lagoon from
which her palace crowned islam IS
arise. Other cities have gone that
way before her. and ships now sail
over spots which were once tcemmg
with a pOpulous life.
At the eutrance 90 the harbor of King
ston. Jamaica. Che ORIGINAL city OF Port
Royal lies flthoms deep beneath tie
blue and sUnlit waters OF the Carlb-
bean sea. 4 narrow strip Of land. on
which are 80 small settlement and n
fort, is all that is left of what was
once the richest and wickcdest town IN
the West Indies It was the resort of
pirates. who rested there from their
depredations and made the city hid
eous with their revclry. But these ui-
rates brought great stores OF their loot t1
the city. and its commerce crew. ana
fOurishe1 Palaces AMI churches were
built. pirate often striving by Rich
endowment of 81 church 90 square his
accounts with heaven.
Throughout The greater part of the
seventecuth century mo- town I'm tho
western world was So magnificent as
70 its buildings orr SO luxurious as o. its
habits MS Port Royal Then one dav in
1902 the anger % the Lord shook the
island OF jamaica. ana tho greater part
Of Port Royal sank beneath the sea.
carrying with it hundreds OF its in-
haDitantS. Towers churches D11lr.s
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-02-06
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The secret OF being tiroSome is in
telling everything -Noltaire