Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-01-23


sheep day. Everything and
every part of each animal is
utilized and converted into money
except the squeal of the hog.
The large hotels and beautiful
suburban homes of ST. Louis are
all IN keeping with the grandeur
OF the city in other respects. It's
churches and theaters are models
of modern architecture and COM
fort. l do not admire however,
nor do l appreciate the privilege
or choice one has of going either
to church or the theater on the
Sabbath day. The saloons numer-
Gus AID inviting as they are every
where. are closed on Sunday. /
noticed a surprising statement in a
city paper that 80 counties in Mis-
souri, arc without saloons. Hip
pockets, though, in the counties
referred to, are made quart size.
The most notable event the St.
Louisian sporting fraternity are
looking forward to is the inter-
national balloon race to come off
here the 10Th of October. next.
The contest is for the James
Gordon Bennett Cup for a long
distance race, and for an interna-
tional trophy, rs a prize for the
longest continuous balloon voyage,
open tn aeronauts of all countries.
France, Germany, England and
Spain will be represented and each
country have the full quota of
three balloons. These aero clubs
have two-fold object; sport and
making experiments in the devel-
opment of aeronautic science. /
am not well up in aeronautics, but
this all looks to me as the initial
movement of the age to perfect
flying machines. The balloons are
inflated with coal gas and will take
up three persons. The Business
Mems League here has agreed to
furnish 100000 cubic feet of
pure coal gas.
Pardon me if / have already
made the letter too long. l am
located on Shenandoah avenue.
The name is suggestive of pleasant
memories of home, with the spark
ling water of the Shenandoah river
cOursing its way along the base of
the beautiful Blue Ridge mountain,
whose lofty tops and peaks are
more enchanting to me than guild
ed spires and sky scrapers of St.
Louis. AS appropriate in this
connection, you are aware Mr..
Editor, our grand, beautiful little
county of Clarke in Virginia has
quite a number of representative
acquisitions OF the wealth and cul-
tured people of st. Louis, who
with their families have sought the
locality as a place where life is
worth living on II farm. The graft
flying influx set in some years ago
when our genial, public spirited
citizen, Mr.. Charles MulIikin, as
the pioneer, purchased his beauti-
full charming Colonial home, Page
BroOk"-a gentleman whom all
residents of our county honor and
esteem. Since then do you note
how rapid the increase has been of
wealthy residente to our county
from the cities of Cincinnati, Pitts
burg, Washington, Baltimore, New
York, Boston and other sections.
who have also purchased beautiful
and charming homes? From my
standpoint of real estate agent, ]
have just pride in feeling assured
inquiries will continue to come
similar to one received since / left
home, for property suitable for a
gentleman's country home.
And now to conclude, Mr.,
Editor, get up a smile on the
countenance of my genial young
Office associate 81. Y. P.), by tell
ing him that most charming i'm,
pressions have been made upon me
in his old home town by the many
handsome women | see. With the
great prestige and pride of being
la Virginian-an +. f. V. yor
know-and with a pedigree as Ions
as the Mississippi river, something
might happen to break up the
lonely life ! live, unless / heeC
that great blot upon our civiliza
ton, the epidemic of divorce, fear
ing ] might become a victim, upoI
the ground that | was an old foo
and non campus mentus,