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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27
BuYINe A saw.
Find Out the Kind Yoa Want 5sfors
You Go 20 Purchase.

Find Out the Kind You Want Before
You Go 20 Purchase.
When the man i'm the golf cap start
ell downstairs his wife ran 20 the door
and called him back.
Harry" she said. 81 want you TO 60
into hardware store today and get 4
saw. Don't forget 1t. please. We need
one badly"
Being an accommodating person. the
man In the golf cap said he would not
forget It. He chose the luncheon hour
as the most opportune time for making
his simple purchase. He was I'm a good
humor. and he smiled blandly when he
went bustling into the store and said:
Il want n saw, please"
"What kind OF SAW" asked the
clerk
why" said the prospective pur-
chaser II don't know: just a saw.
Any Kind Will do. presume"
The clerk sighed. ''If you only knew
what you want 10 use IL for. perhaps
l could advise you" he suggested.
what want to use it for?A echoed
the man In the golf cap. WHY. 1
want TO saw. OF course-that is. my
folks do"
'Sawwhat?" asked the clerk.
Il don't know" admitted the nom
plused shopper.
The clerk led the way TO the rear Of
the store. Il will show you few OF
the different varieties of saws we have
on hand" he said. Observation and
explanation OF their uses and prices
may assist you In making decision.
Here Is metal saw. 1t Is made of
highly tempered steel and will saw
iron, copper. lead and all manner OF
metals. Is that the kind you wautf"
The man in the golf cap was sorely
perplexed. NO." he said. II don't
think so. We have no metals at our
house to work on that / know Of"
Perhaps you would like meat
saw" suggested the clerk. But you
are not n butcher"
Heaven be praised, no." said the
man who wanted saw.
Here is Il regular kitchen saw for
general utility purposes. 1t will cost
you only 90 cents. How does that
strike you? No? Then here is the
cabiDetmaker's saw. Then / have
here the plumbers saws. the fine deli
cate saws used 10y. all manneE-of artifi-
GERS and the ordinary wood saws,
which will cost you anywhere from 30
cents TO 81. In that back room we
have still other varieties OF saws-the
two man ten foot saws. buzz saws and
circular saws. III YOU want to nav n
big price you had better take one OF
the circular saws. III give you n good
one FOR $500. Would you like to see
them?" g.
The man in the golf cap looked about
him wonderingly.
NO. thank YOU" he said. II guess
1 won't take any till find out Just
what kind / want"
II regret being unable to make
sale" said the clerk affably. but I
really think that the best plan."-Cin-
cinnat Enquirer.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27
Girls Names

In the eighteenth century girls were
christened Sophia and Caroline. in the
early nineteenth Emma and Jane. n
little later Laura and Clara. Then
came crop OF Dorothys and Mario
rieS, who are now all calling their own
babies lin reaction against the
"Qualnt'D Elizabeth. The names OF
men suffer no such emphatic fashions.
and yet 1t Is 4 pleasure to note that
there are certainly no more young
men called ALI and Gus. as were the
young men who walked with the erin
oline in the days Of Leech. Good is the
sound of John through all changes
London Chronicle.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27
RAISED HIS WAGES.
The Way an Employer Got Square
With Faithless Assistant

A story is told In Milwaukee con-
corning an elderly German who con-
Quoted n good sized manufacturing
plant on the south side. He had an
engineer ut his factory who had been
with him for fifteen years and the old
gentleman had implicit confidence in
him. IL was with Il profound shock
that he discovered finally that the
trusted engineer was grating" most
shamefuIly.
The proprietor thought 1t all over for
long while and then sent for the en-
gineer~ When that functionary arriv-
ed the following dialogue took,splace:
All, John! Good morning. J"lM. How
long haf you been Working 10y this
placer
ZACH. so. And vot are your wages -
Twenty-Five dollars week"
"M-m-m. Veil. after today it viii be
50 week more"
The engineer thanked his employer
profusely and withdrew. A week later
-the old gentleman sent for him again.
and the same conversation ensued,
ending with another So week raise.
The third Saturday he sent for the
engineer again. and after the same
questions and answers he raised his
salary another 50 week.
On the fourth Saturday the engineer
was again summoned before the loss.
How long have you been working
here, Johnf" asked the proprietor
Fifteen years." replied the engineer.
who by this time had grown 10 expect
the weekly question and salary raise
as regular thing.
And how much wages are you get
ting?"
Forty dollars week"
"Ach, so? Veil. you are fired"
"Firedr' exclaimed the engineer. al
most fainting. why, you have been
raising my salary s. at clip for the
last three weeks"
Sure l have" reared the Teutonic
boss. all his indignation flaring out at
once and the reason that / did it
vas that ii shall make 1t harder for
You for when l ire you. you loaferr-
Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27
SILVER KING OF THE SEA.
The Feats That a Tarpon Will Per-
form When Hooked.

WUcU TtookcO.
II you have never seen n tarpon i'm
agine the Mediterranean sardine that
You take from the box for lunch
heightened out TO six or seven feet.
Give II two enormous staring black
eyes. supercilious lip OF the most
grotesque shape coming down and
twisting up again, mouth that can
be thrown so wide open that thirty
feet distant when the fish is in the air
You can see blue sky down its throat
and out through the arched gills. Give
the fish greenish back and long
spine at the dorsal. powerful sardine-
like tail and equip its belly and sides
with scales which look more like new
ly minted trade dollars than anything
else, dollars often twice their natural
size, into which the purest molten sill
yer has been dropped, scales that flash
thousands OF rays in every direction,
scales that CLEAN, corruscate and In
the full glare of The sun form so many
sunbursts to dazzle the eye and con-
fuse the excited angler.
i have taken the "sabalo" under va
rious circumstances and have seen if
10y sN'O4o ZIG O0lCI lOElua TeeI and
down by the Rio Grande, where it
forms In gigantic schools and moves
south IN winter, and everywhere 1t is
the same sensational equilibrist, the
same air climber and sky scraper when
hooked or shared. What the sensations
or the tarpon- are when hooked II
would be difficult to say. but / fancy
1t Is frightened and leaps in the direc-
ton away from the pain center. and
no two leaps are alike
IL may go directly up into the air.
carrying big wave with IL, and lash
the air, or 1t may go out OF the water
mead nrst, rising lie u ray OF light ten
or fifteen or more feet, then fan
gracefully. Every possible position /
nave seen the frightened tarpon take.
from standing on its tail as upright as
a soldier to exactly the opposite direc-
ton. and an old angler informed me
that he had seen tarpon make a
lateral leap OF thirty feet.-Charles f.
Holden In Recreation
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27

~. b-folloNing schedule figures NJ.
published only rs Information and are mo-,
guaranteed nv ''''
In Elect November II, 1907.
WESTBOUND.
=. Week DAYS, trains leave Washington f,r
hnemont as follows; $40 a. m; So n m ..
a. 40 y. m; ) 05 y. m.
Week days, trains leave Washington for
Leesburg only: @ p y. m '''
sunday trains leave Washington for Rlue
mont rs follows: 9-i0a. m: .tI5 u. m.
- 10 a. M train connects nj Riuenont for
Ninches;eE via Stage Line.
EASTBoUND.
Week days. t-aihs leave muemont for
Washington; o.l3 a. IN; Clio n m: m ~ a.
M $50 (a-m. ."
Sunday trains leave Bluemont FOR Wash.
inEsen; $50 a. m; $40 p. m; eco y. m.
week day trains leave LeeSburg Cor Wash
~ ~ "a IN: train connects Il Bluemont with
Stage Line from WincheSter.
g II. AcKrRr. Vice Pres and Gen Mgr
y H. HARDwicK, Passenger Traffic Man
". II; TAYLoE, General Passenger Agent
l.; ;. brown. General Agent, EOS 10th -.
~. W. Washington. -. c.
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Riding Backward.

To be comfortable in summer. al
ways ride with your back toward the
engine. Your eyes miss ali the smoke
and cinders. Insist that the porter
make your berth with your pillow
toward the engine. This will drive
your blood to your feet and keep them
warm. winter and summer, and your
head cool-which is one of the famil-
lar rules of health. handed down from
our forefathers. In case OF accident
you so in headforemost.-New York
Press.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27
oettino Even

AT the savings bank IL Is reuisit,
to obtain the signature of new depos
ltors- to an Identification form. Recent
~ a lady with more independence Of
spirit than experience exhibited un
Willingness to comply with the reg
ulation.
what Is your husbands manner
asked the clerk.
MY husbands name Is Peter Jones
What is your wifes name?" snanned
the fair depositor.-~London Scraps.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27
ANOTHER CHAPTER OF SANE STORY.

This Is 6nanceering by the
Grand Old Party with ven
geance. Fifty millions Of 3 per
cent Government bonds are
bought by National Banks, with
the understanding that the money
is to be left in the hands of the
purchasers without interest. but
by them To be hawKed for their
own benefit at any cid usurious.
bloody rates the necessities of hon
est business or the terriers of wild
cat stock gambling will yield.
Then, currency at par, and for n
trifing cost. is TO be issued to the
holding banks upon the faith of the
bonds and lent out to the starving
public. The sum total of this
iniquity is, interest on the bonds,-
interest on the money that bought
the bonds, and interest on the
money issued on the bonds-all
for Wall Street. This must, OF
course, please the masses of toilers
who work for a scant living. They
should be duly grateful that
leaky roof and a Whit. of untaxed
fresh air are left them. Was there
ever such a strangulating coil of
oppressive privilege since the
avenging serpents would their
clammy scales around the agonized
forms of LAGOON and his sonsg'
Richmond Journal
1t looks to us like simply another
chapter in the same story which
was so ably written into the history
of the country when Grover CIeve-
land occupied the White House.
He, too, gained the eternal love of
Wall street and the "financiers"
by fat issue of bonds. There
was a merry howl raised by our
Republican friends over Growers
act, but a similar play on the part
of Theodore the Meddler seems to
be accepted rs the climax of fost-
cred banking. About the only
difference that we can see in the
two chapters is the fact that Theo-
dore will be unable to alIot the en-
tire issue Tor the latest part there
of to certain Wall street bankers,
at price to suit them"
The trouble is not with the
volume of currency in circulation.
for not penny of new money will
be coined because Of this latest
banking scheme; but the real trou-
bile lies~in our system of finances.
The financial laws of the country
must be amended by radical and
untainted Congress, with a view
to proper safeguarding the real
interests of the people, before any
relief will be apparent.
The election of Democratic
President and Congress on a radical
and honest platform pext year will
assure that action.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27
Stoves, Furniture, Etc, for Sale.

One Keystone Range and one
Double Heater, both nearly new.
Pair of combination Bird Eve
Maple and Walnut Tables Ealing
leaf.
Mahogany Diniur Room Table.
Three Feather Beds.
Lot of Pillows.
VIII sell cheap for cash.
For further Information. apply
q. COURIER lHcc.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27
CORNISH DIALECT.
Some Quaint Terms That Are Com
mon Among the Natives.

Some Quaint Terms That Are Conn
mon Among the Natives.
~ hisched my foot Ia the sconce
anu knacked my naddick. and A
wadnt able 20 chunky for = Fortnight
Readers OF dialect tales win proba-
bly, take IL FOR granted that this sen.
tcnce IS Scotch. II Is. however. Cor.
nish and, being Interpreted. means. II
caught my foot IN the pavement and
struck the nape OF my neck, aud / was
Not able TO swallow for fortnight.
There are some quaint terms COM
mon I'm Cornwall which have a pleas
ing SAVIOR OF their own. The phrase
my dear''-prolonged TO two syliables
lis not for instance. any indication OF
especial affection. Ii is a common
form OF address TO either man or wo-
man. So also. though with rather more
discrimination In Its use. is my deear
life"
young child is mentioned In terms
OF endearment as my ansome'' or
tender deear" or even tender worm. :"
"Son" and sonny" are used without
the least relation 10 the age or sex of
the person addressed. A son may some
e@-a~r ~ hN%AN SlNNNthS 10 Ills own
father as my son" or n husband call
ing his wife sonny
Young" means simply unmarried. A
bachelor OF eighty is "a young man."
OF bride still In her teens It was
said that she was n pretty lot better
looking than when she was young"
An old person is not simply old. He is
''old ancient" Several New England
-localismS are found I'm Cornish speech.
as cricket for small stool. chores"
for household jobs and "dowdy" for
pudding. though in America the latter
word survives only as part OF pan
dawtly." tie delicious deep spiced APP
pie pie OF country housewives.
\ Cornish anecdote relates that n
small boy left at home to supervise the
family dinner while the rest OF the
household were at church, having. like
King Alfred. neglected his duty and
allowed the liz pudding to scorch. in
his dismay ran TO the church and from
the doorway made signs to the house
wife TO come forth. Sire Indignantly
signed him 10 wait. which for a time
he did. but at length. becoming fmpa-
iicnt, cried aloud in reply to her fur
iher winNs and grimsces. to the scan
la OF the startlesl'congregation
"Niew' may winky and skrinky as
long rs view ia phase. but the fggy
dowdy Is burnt gin the crockr'-Liver-
pool Mercury.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27

You New Workers. are wonders. /"
SAID The man from the west here for
q Drief stay and seeing everything
from the Bronx to the Bowery.
Nothing is impossible here-at least 1
saw vines twined across the sky last
night 1t was in a restaurant in Forty
second street" he celitinued. "The
ceiling Is painted sky blue. and there
are little electric lights set to look like
stars. Also there are the clouds float
Ing about. but then there are the vines
mat XIII the otherwise very neat II.
fusion Originality Is all right. but
vines mitchell TO a sky Is too much for
lAan from the west New York
GIole
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27
A Trick With Numbers.

Choose any four consecutive num-
bers. as 90, 81. 81 and IS. Multiply
them together, and the product may be
divided by "a. This will be found to
hoid true, for any four consecutive
numbers we may choose unless one
OF the numbers is "a or a multiple of
"a such as As. -. 96. etc In the same
way any five consecutive numbers mul-
tipiied together may be diskied by
-l2o unless one of the numbers is 100
or multiple OF 120.-St. Louis Repub-
lie
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27
Dancing Proves Fatal

Many men ahd women catch colds nj
dances which terminate in pneGmonia
and consumption. After exposure. If
Foley Honey and Tar is taken /, will
breakup coid and no serious results
o"td he feared Refuse any bu, he
fe'4"'''' i"sse COW package ] { Jon 8
x - Gii.s os,J, "a.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27
SCHEDULE
Winchester, BerryviIIe and
Biuemont Stage Line

Round Trip Daily EXCEPT uuiay.
Heated by Carbon Heaters.
Good Macsdamized Road.
Leavc-EaStbound w~sti,ound- A,r,,.,
800 am. Winchester Evans ttotci, .OOp.m
o.s0 4na Jordan Springs June. - Is sc
s.VO o. .-..- Lake View. >"
so To- Berryville( Baitieiown mnli. 30
sO 10 Castleman' : Ferry. - Oinoon
ivVo L. Blue Ridge hn... II Sua.m.
iv.lo lo',blnemont (SouthernRy.) lice
A'rNo Leave
Close connection with the III O'Clock train
az Biuemont from Washington, which re-
turns 10 Washington after few minutes
~ connection with both morning trains at
Berryyille for passengers for RInemon, II
notified the day previous Write for folder
giving information of meeting evening trains
at berryville and Winchester
MAURICE +. CsSrLEaAN, Prop,
Castleman's Ferry, Va
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27
gF EldtT salts His P5htIcs

H. IrOR CcURIER:
VIII yen kindly correc, the state
lneht in Apur paper that l am a
Democrat. have been consis-
teit Republican all Of my life, and
lave ncv v",ed am thing but the
Republics ticket CT given voice
To anything but Republican prin-
ciples. la REGARD 20 That part of
,nr edition Of November 20, about
conversation concerning the
'l'laics for Governor of Vir-
/. ....', ! lsS 10 "a. that rcmem-
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27
Her Method

Uncle Bob - Yes, my wife allus
b'lieved in ty.n' string to her finger
to remember things. Uncle Bill-She
has one on her finger most of the time,
L notice. Uncle Bob = Yes, 'ceptin'
when she has somethin' very pertikler
TO remember; then she leaves of the
string, an when-it amt there she re-
members why.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27
Shed Roofing for Sale.

On account of replacing our
present roof with steel, we will
have about 80 squares of cor
rugated iron roofing for sale
cheap for cash. 1t will make
excellent roofing for sheep sheds,
etc. Apply at COURIER Office.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27
Unappreciated.

i've worked for the party faith.
July Tor the last twenty years. be.
gan the Office seeker, "and cam say
with truth that ] never once asked
for an Office -s'
Great record" put in the party lead.
err - wouldn't think of urging Won 10
>Dreak II. Keep 1t up."-Philadelnbls
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27

We have secured the agency for Orino
Laxative Fruit Syrup. the new laxative
that makes the liverli vely, purifes the
breath, cures headache and regulates the
digestive organs. Cures chronic consti<
patton. Ask us about it, ]. c. Jones &
Co., Wildwood, Va.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27
The New Pure Food and Drug Law

We are pleased TO announce that
Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds
and lung troubles is not affected by the
National Pure Food and Drug law as it
contains no opiates or other harmful
drugs, and we recommend it as q safe
remedy for children and adults ]. c.
Jones Il Co, Wildwood, Va.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27
The First Golf Links.

The orthodox number of eighteen
holes, II seems, was Fixed by pure
chance. There were originally twenty
two holes on st. Andrews links. and SO
1t continued It'll 1894. when the first
Tour holes We're converted into two.
ihenccforward every full course has
Deen laid out to correspond with alma
professionalism Saturday Review.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27

Ofhcer (as autolst flew down hill, his
machine beyond CONTROL Hi, there!
You're breaking the law. Autoist las
he whisked from view)-WeIl, amt
breaking the law of gravitation.-
Harper's Weekly.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27
For Sale or Exchange.

a high-grade Canopy Top Two
or four-Seated Trap, in good con-
dition. Seats changed in minute.
VIII sell cheap, or will take nice
heifer or sow and pigs in exchange.
Can be seen at my stable.
p. III. Powers,
Berryville, Va.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27
Return Library Books

A large number of books belong
ing to my circulating library hav,
been out beyond the time allowed
Fines are now being imposed
Retnrnthc books at once, and ssv,
cost of fines.
l.. f. RICAMoPE.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27
Richter's CONDUCTING.

Countless are the stories told OF the
genialy OF DR.. Hans Richter. Once
while rehearsing Mozart symphony
in which the first violins had n number
OF delicate trills and turns TO perform
these were played too heavily for Rich
ter, who said: Please. Centlemen.
pianissimo. Queen Nab. not sufrra-
gettes" Again when on one occasion
Richter was not thoroughly satisfied
with the orchestral rendering of n
scene from Tristan und Isolde" he
stopped the rehearsal ana asked for
more dignity in the playing, adding
that Isolde was the daughter OF q king.
not OF cook. On another occasion
while rehearsing Tschaikowsky's "Ro-
meo and Juliet music tie violoncellos
have very passionate melody to play.
Richter was by no means satisfied
that the needful warmth OF expression
had been obtained. Gentlemen. gen.
tlemen," said he. you all PLAY like
married men, not like overs."-London
Tit-BtS.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27

remember having a talk with YOU
shortly after my return from the
jamestown Exposition, but have
no recollection of saying anything
that would give the impression
that | was Democrat, unless it
was that l said that l was sorry
that Hon. Harry St. George Tucker
was connected with the Exposition,
as, from what l had heard, many
people seemed to think that it
void prevent his nomination for
Governor. | am great admirer
of Mr.. Tucker, and, while l would
vote for the Republican nomiee, /
would rather see Mr.. Tucker Gov
.ernor of the State of Virginia than
any of the Democrats that / have
mentioned as possible candidates.
Ifyou will kindly note in your next
edition that / am and always have
been Republican, / will be oblig-
ed to YOU. With very kindest
regards, | am,
Very truly yours,
j. Il. ELDER.
Washington. Nov. 81, 1907.
The above letter explains itself.
AS we stated in our last issue, we
had heard indirectly that MIR. Elder
WAS a Republican, but, as we had a
conversation with him only few
weeks ago concerning the chances
OF Mr.. Tucker being nominated
for Governor of Virginia, we SER
iously questioned the reliability of
our information, as we had no
thought that any Republican would
interest himself in the welfare of
Hon. Harry St. George Tucker.
We seem to have been mistaken,
however, and take pleasure in
printing the above letter direct
from Mr.. Elder. Ed. COURIER. |
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27
Pneumonia Follows a Cold

but never follows the use of Foley's
Honey and Tar. 1t stops the cough.
heals and strengthens the lungs and
prevents pneumonia. ] c. Jones & Co,
Wildwood. Va.
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An advertisements excepting LEGAL adver
tisements and professional cards. inserted Tor
less than three months a.e considered tran
silent and will be charged 70 = the rate of
Eve cents per line FOR the INST ms 'rtion,
ard three cents per line for each succeeding
insertion.
Obituary notices resolutions Oi aspect
and social organizations, other than those
which the editor himself shell give as a
matter OF news. will be charged for, at the
aforesaid rates.
Our advertising rates are uniform, and a
liberal reduction is made on all standing ad-
vertScments and rates will ne made known
on application. Changes OF adVSr, iscments
must BE handed i'm not later than Saturday
morning Of each week.
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He Had Tr.,.eIaA

Speaking of the Mysteries OF Par
is said the literary boarder
The greatest one of them" said the
boarder who mad been on a personally
conducted" lis the ."-Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27

Our strength grows out OF orr weak
ness Not until we arc gsriciscl and
stung and surely shot at-awakens The
indignation which arms itself with so-
cret forces. -Emerscn-
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27

TRESPASS NOTICES. printed
on Cloth, for sale at this Office.
Five cents each, or so cents per
dozen.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-11-27

rommy-Pop, what is memory?
Iommy's Pop Memory. nav son a
something that enables us TO forget the
, money we borrow and remember the
money we lend Philadelphia Record.