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City Servants Mustn,t sno-.


Excuse me- said the polite employ
ment agent. but do you snOreT'
The rosy face of the young girl fresh
from the country turned roster.
Not that l am aware of. sir" she
answered. But what has snoring to
do with my suitability for this post Of
chambermaid?
You are from the country" the man
answered, 'Or you would understand.
You see. here in New York we all live
in apartments or flats and snoring is
with us IN objection. n grave objec-
ton, for it binders sleep. Suppose
your master turned in. worn out with
a hard days work and could not get
to sleep on account Of your snoring.
That. If it happened night after night.
would settle your hash though YOU
were very model of a cham bermaId.'
Il see said the young girl thought
fully. 4 must look into this. "IlI let
you know later whether snore or
not"
Yes, l can't give you the place till [
find out. II you do snOre.'' the agent
went on, the vice may with patience
be cured. Stop sleeping on your back:
sleep only on your side Your slum-
bers Will then be as silent as a babes.
All city people have learned to sIeep
on their sides so rs not To snore."-New
Orleans Times Democrat
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THE JERUSALEM CHAMBER.


In the southwest wall OF westmin.
ster abbey a narrow recess shows an
did oak door. Behind IL Is passag &c
leading into small room with finely
carved paneiing called the Jericho par
lor. which leads into the celebrated
Jerusalem chamber. This chamber Is
OF profound modern interest IN that II
was the scene Of the 1911 and 1884 re-
visions OF the Bible, La the latter in
stance the United States taking a most
prominent part
The Jerusalem chamber Is also of
great historic interest, being one OF the
few remains Of the old palace OF West
minister. which for centuries was dis
unct and separate from the abbey.
Many rooms in the old palace had sim
liar fanciful names, such as heaven.
paradise and the Antioch chambers.
The Jerusalem chamber was built by
Abbot Litlington In 1886 and was so
named from the colored glass brought
from Jerusalem. which decorates 1t.
The room Is rectangular In shape.
wainscoted with cedar and. other
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The kc.eidoseopo.

Have you any idea what wonderful
thing Kaleidoscope really Is? Did Won
ever catch yourself wondering low
many different kinds OF patterns could
be formed by the little bits of colored
glass which the instrument contains
and which adjust themselves with such
remarkable facility when the tnStru-
ment is turned In the hand? 4 ralcu-
lation has been made by noted math-
cmatician which we are sure will as
tonish readers. He shows that n ka-
leidoscope containing twelve bits OF
glass may be turned rapidly enough
TO make ten changes minute day and
night for ninety-one years and forty
nine days without eXhausting the diff
ferent combinations or the possibilities
or getting new figure on the next
turn. II the number OF pieces OF glass
DC increased TO twenty. a calculation
shows th2t 462, $50, Sa9.5T6 years would
DC necessary TO 80 through all OF the
changes OF which II would be capable.
the holder OF the Instrument turning
all the while so as TO get ten changes
minute and working day and night
those millions OF years.
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A FAMOUS SERMON.
Or. Dod's Compulsory Discourse From
the Text Mat"

Or. ood's Compulsory Discourse From
the Text Mat"
DIR. bod was an old time English
clergyman, Incumbent Of a parish close
to Cambridge, who had made himself
very unpopular with certain class OF
the university students by his forcible
sermons against drunkenness. A short
time after the delivery of one of these
phiiippics the good doctor was walking
toward Cambridge when he met sew
eral undergraduates, who thought they
saw chance for revenge. According.
~ they stopped him and with mock
politeness urged him then and there to
deliver sermon. They insisted on his
preaching 10 them from a hollow tree
on a text OF their own selection. the
one word Malt"
Resistance being useless. the doctor
quietly obcyed and, assuming his pull
pit manner. delivered the following
sermon:
Scloyed. let me crave your atten-
ton. 1 am little man and come at a
short notice 10 preach from a short
text 10 thin congregation in an I'M
worthy pulpit. Beloved. my text is
Malt I cannot divide it into sen
fences, there being none: nor into
words, there being but one. must
therefore divide IL into letters.
M IS moral y is allegorical l. Is
literal. T is theological.
The moral IS to teach you good
manners. Therefore. M-my masters. \
all Of You, Leave OF, Tipping.
''The aliec0rical is when one thing is
spoken Of and another meant. The
thing spoken Of is malt: the thing
meant IS the spirit OF malt. which you
make M-yOur meat. A-your apparel,
L-ycur liberty. and T-your trust.
The literal is, according TO the let
tiers. M-much. A-ale, Little. T
thought.
The theological is according TO the
effects 81 works: M-murder in some.
Adultery in others L-looseness of
life in most. and T-treachery in many.
Il shall conclude the subject. FIRST by
way OF exhortation: M-my masters. a
ali Of you. Listen. Ito my text.
Second. by way of caution: M-my
masters, A-all Of you. look for. T
the truth.
Thirdly. 10y way OF communicating
the truth, which is this: 4 drunkard is
the annoyance Of mOdesty. the spoil of
ciVility. the destruction of reason. the
robbers agent. the almshouse benefac
tor. his wife's sorrow. his children's
trouble. his own shame. his neighbours
SCOT. walking swill bowl, the picture
OF beast, the monster Of a man"
Then Or. bod descended from his
arbOreai Dulnit and resumed his wall
leaving n very shamefaced and crest
fallen congregation to follow at re
I spectful distance. He was mover way
laid again 70 deliver extemporaneOus
sermons.-Scrap Book
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grace there and TO stifren Il. The giis-
tening little gold shavings that be cuts
or In these various operations all fall
into a canvas trough.
liz lacks yet the familiar indentations
in its surface that serve TO support the
needle and to hold 1t In place. These
the thimbie maker now proceeds to
make. 1t Is done with n tool called n
knurie- There are an end knurIe and a
side knurle. An end knurle Is simply
handle having set In IL tiny thin
revolving wheel OF steel upon whose
periphery is continuous eucircling
row or little bosses or knobs CORE
spending in size to the little indenta-
lions to be made. The side knurIe has
IN place OF such wheel little steel
cylinder OF length sufficient to cover
that section Of the thimble that Is TO be
indented on its sides. this cylinder hav-
ing knobs all over It's surface as the
end knurle wheel has around its edges
and turning. like the wheel. on its axis.
The thimble in the lathe Is turning at
$500 revolutions minute. and II
seems as IL the application to its sur
face of any sort OF tool with protuber-
ances on IL must leave there only a
tangled and mixed up lot OF irregular
marks But now. with the end knurle
the thimb,e maker makes an indenta-
ton in the enter of the TOP of the
thimble and then proceeds rapidly and
with perfect certainty with the end
knurle to describe around that center
concentric rings of indentations. with
the indentations all perfectly spaced
from the center of the circumference
OF the top.
You may see him do this, but you
can't tell how he is able TO do II. And
then with the side knurle he makes the
indentations in the side Of the thin
Die, making them as well rs he deftly
presses the tool against II. indentations
that run absolutely uniform and true
and that end at their lower edge I'm Il
perfectly true encircling line.-Chicago
Chronicle.
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woods. all OF which were brought from
the Holy Lnud. The ceiling and the
upper part Of the walls are freseoes
and here and there hang coytIy tapes
tries. which Henry VIII. risrei IN the
choir Of the abbey. bot wh.ci la .
sfnce been removed to this rcc.o. The
splendid cedar mantelplcce ,ras mt
up I'm corl;Bemoraficu OF the tia-ri,-e
or Charles l.. then pri-ce az Wales.
with the Princess Henrietta Afaria of
France. The carved AMI r-o-.ien heads
on either size OF the rssn ., .,.,e.s r-,,1-a-
sent the royal pair.
One or the fresc g s:o,ic;. KIM
Henry ~. who brcGthcI bis Ia Z With
I'm these walls In fz1c This event o..
Cured twenty-five years sfter the
room was bsiilt ana wa doabt,ess Tho
first really Important incident "a ITS
history. for celebrated indeed sa--cl.
as the chamber has since lie. ono. NJ
Its construction Il was only intenJcI
as the withdrawing room for the
guests OF Abbot Ellington.
King Henry. with the 1neasy con
science OF usuTper and supersti-
lions belief I'm prophecy that foretold
bis death at Jerusalem. decided upon
Crusade TO the Holy Land The cru
SADIE. which the king deemed ample
atonement for his sins. was. however.
too long deferred. Preparatory 10 leav-
Ing on his journey % Jerusalem. while
praying before the shrine OF St. Ed
ward the Confessor In the abbey. be
was stricken with mortal sick ness.
and. IN the words OF the old chronicle.
they for his comfort bore him into the
abbots place and laid him down be-
fore the fire In this chamber"
On coming TO himself ami learning
that he was IL the chamber named
Hierusalem then said the kim. "I.au,l
5e to thee. Father OF heaven. for now
1 know that | shalt lie In this cha,n-
Der, according to the prophecy made OF
me before aid that should die i'm
Hieiusalem-" Apl 80 ic-made himself
ready aI,i tiiea shortly afier.
The body Of Addison lay in state In
this rooso. whence II was borne at the
dead OF night to its last resting place
In the chapel of Henry VII. the pro-
cession passing round the shrine OF Ed
ward the Confessor AMI the choir sing.
Ing funeral hymn From the Jcrll-
saiem chamber also the body OF Sir
Isaac Newton was carried to the
grave. the pail being borne by the lord
chancellor and by dukes and earls.
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LAMARTINE'S PRESENT.
How the French Author Got a slu
Price For a Little Poem.


Price For a Little Poem.
Francois Buloz. the founder and ell
tor OF the famous French journal. IA
Revue deS DeuX Mondes. was by no
means celebrated for his generosity 20
contributors. One day shortly after
the publication or Lamartine's Les
GirondinS," and while the literary
world was ringing with the fame Of its
great author. Buloz called on him and
asked him 10 write an article for his
magazine. Lamartine consented. but
stated that he could not have it ready
for some weeks.
Buloz, fearing that this was only an
excuse and that he would never set
the article, offered Lamartine an ad-
vance. 1t so happened that the author
was in need OF 1000 francs at that
time, and he so informed the editor.
who at once handed over the money.
Three months later he called Lamar
tines attention to the fact that the
contribution had not yet been received.
1t was toward the end OF 1S4T, and the
great author was devoting his entire
time 10 politics.
ucle would you care for a little poem
have heref" he asked Buloz.
He enthusiastically replied I'm the ar
firmative.
Months later, when Lamartine had
become minister OF foreign affairs. Blu
loz again called upon him TO remind
him of the promised contribution.
But you see my position" answered
the minister. how busy 1 am
BulOz frowned.
But. citizen minister. n certain
amount of money was advanced. and
the interests Of my magazine do not
permit me to-
How much was it?'
-Four thousand francs"
Lamartine took this amount OF
money from the drawer and laid it
upon his desk
The editor. however. looked some
what embarrassed.
"Well. what more can l do for you?
You have your money"
The fact IS, owe you for a small
poem"
"Oh. that's not worth mentioning!
I'll make you Il present OF IT,"
Buloz drew himself up haughtily
Citizen minister La Revue DIES
DeuX Mondes does not accept pres
ents. How much do I owe you?"
"Oh, well. If you insist" answered
Lamartine dryly as he took up the
1000 francs and replaced them In his
drawer. I'VE will call 1t square,"
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He Paid For N. annA.

According 10 an old French tale. n
number Of shoemakers argue the cues
ton. Which one OF them is the most
meekly submissive 10 his wife? To the
one who is least so the. host offers to
give the best pair OF boots in his shop.
II any one claims the boots and fails
70 prove his claim. he must pay double
price for them. The boots are claimed
by man who declares that he Is not
afraid of his wife. The man who Of
fered the prize is somewhat taken
aback by the mans confident manner.
but he determines not To let his boots
so without an attempt 10 save them.
The boots are stiff. 1 think" he said.
Take this grease with you 10 soften
them, but put it inside your waistcoat.
so that my wife may not see it,"
"Oh, no." was the reply. and the
grease was hastily pushed away. NO.
my wife would be angry II I should
grease my waistcoat"
Then the others promptly decided
that he must pay double price for the
boots
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GOLD THlMBLES.
Process by Which These Dainty Finger
Caps Are Fashioned.


The gold from which thimbles are
made is bought AT Il United States sub
treasury in the shape of snug little in
gotS brick shaped and two aud n half
inches long and one and a Quarter
inches thick. Each one contains OF
pure gold twenty -four karats fine metal
OF the value Of 5000.
Gold of this fineness would be much
TOO soft for thimbleS, and ii is allowed
down 10 fourteen karatS. in which con-
ultlon II Is rolled into sheets of suIta-
BILE thickness. In the first process OF
manufacture sheet OF this gold is run
into machine, which cuts out of il \
DISK IN size sufficient 70 form Il Thin
Ole, the same machine stamping this
disk also into the form of = straight
sided capsule with irregular edges.
Then the thimble blank goes into an
other machine, in which the die stamps
1t into its conical shape. Out of this
machine II goes into an anncaling fur
nace for ;emperinS and from that into
an acid bath for cleaning and the re-
movai OF The fire coating.
Then the thimble is put into a lathe
10 lie turned DOWN Il It's final shane
and dimensions.
With repeated applications of the
tool the operator brings the crown of
the thimbie into its perfect form and
cuts down along the thimble's sides To
bring the walls OF the thimble to the
requisite thickness. defines and finish
eS the smooth band that runs around
the lower part OF the thimble and
brings into relief the rounded rim that
encircleS The thimble at its opening at
once 10 give IL finishing ornamental
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Divine Services and Sermon every Sunday al
IL a. III. AMI $50 ?. 10.
Sunday school =. D. a.. Moore. Suuerinter-
dent. al $3.50 a. Cd.
Bible Glass, Monday. 4 p. m
Ladies Aid Society. Mrs J. NJ. q. Mcclure
President, Mrs Ida Morgan. Secretary
and Treasure meets every two weeks
on Thursday, al $50 p. m.
Woman's Auxiliary Missionary Society,
Mrs. Edw. Wall. President Miss Annie
G. Moore, Secretary and Treasurer meets
first edut>uay lu each month.
Kings Daughters Mrs. Lorenzo Lewis, Pres
ident Miss Grctta Mccormick. Vice Pres
idsnt Miss Emily Smith, Secretary, Miss
Florence Baughmau. Treasurer meets
every two weeks, on Thursday, a. IL a. IN.
Chapel Society. Mrs. r. p Page, Treasurer
meets on call when necessary.
-O-
SroNEwALL CHAPTER. DAUGHrERs or rHs
CoNFEuEEACy.
President, Mrs. Ann Brouu. Vice President.
Miss Laura ". Gold. Treasurer, VI rs
George y. Harde>,y' Secretary Miss
Lucy y. Gold. Historian, Miss Annie e.
Moore.
The following orders meet in Masonic
Hall, Berryvlle, Va
TREADWELL LODGE, a. +. * y. NJ. ~.
2l3, meets first Thursday on or before
full moon. and second Thursday hero
after NJ $50 @ clock.
SEMINOLE TRIBE. l. q H. VI. 30. 30,
meets every Tuesday night.
BATTLErOWN TENT. No. %. Knights 90
the NacabeeS. meets every Friday nigh
a. q clock.
THE MODERN WOODMEN meet first and
third Monday nights OF each month.
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VIRGINIA SANATORIUM
FOR CONSERVATIVES

Ironyille, Bedford Co,Va~ lN.S W lty)
A benevolent Institution for SanatO-
rum treatment of cUENELE cases AZ cost
or less as the means of the institution
permit.
Application blanks on demand.
Patients admitted only in the cOnsecu-
tive order of the approved applications.
Ambulant dispensary service, general
supervision and suitable sites for tents,
shacks. etc free 20 Others who desire
open air treatment for themselves or
friends
Secy. n Resident Physician ia Charge,
}. EDWARD HARRis, VI d.
Ironville, Va.
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Tho Ostrich

In its habits. methods OF life and
prejudices the ostrich is one of the
most curious creatures of the animal
kingdom. 1t cannot be tanned, though
II Is easily trained to harness. When
taught TO race il seems to delight in Il
brush on the track or road with a
horse. The gait of the ostrich is a
numbering sort of jog trot. which be-
comes delightfully."- easy when the bird
is travelling fast. Unhampered with
n rider and travelling with the wind
this muscular creature can outStrip
any horse
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Music a. an tsjure. to Education

Music az an fdjunet to Education.
1t has come To De very generally rec
ognized that music Is great factor
In education. Robert Foresman in the
Musical Standard gays: 1T helps the
other branches by accustoming the
children to respond 10 their impress
sions by teaching them how TO express
themselves freely and naturally. 1t
may be made 10 help the cnunciation
In reading; Il may be made to empha-
size and illumine the facts in history:
It may be utilized for the purpose OF
making poetical expressions more per-
feet. 1t Is possible to reproduce the
real life AMI soul OF music. to have the
vital phase OF the thing itself as an
influence and an inspiration for all
whether they sing or listen"
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An Aldrieh Autograph Story.


Thomas Bailey Aldrich was always
ready 10 grant request for his auto
graph when he believed that IL came
from an honest admirer who desired IL
as personal token or for his or her
preferably her-private collection. Ii
was the professional autograph hunter.
who sought n specimen OF HIS hand
writing Tor commercial purposes. set
ting pitfalls for the unwary author.
whom he tried. not always successful
~, - avoid. On one occasion Mr.. Al
drich received a pathetic letter in a
woman's hand. telling o. the death of
little daughter and asking the poet
II he would send in his own handwrit-
Ing n verse or two from Babe Bell
10 help 2SSuage the grief of the afliict-
cd household. His sympathics were
touched, and lie wrote ont the whole
poem and sent it on its com forting
mission. y few weeks later lie saw in
an autograph dealers shop the ident-
tcal manuscript displayed for sale at n
good round price.
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No Apology Needed.

Il hope our running the graphophone
last night didn't annoy you," said the
renter Of The third floor fat
"What?' responded the new renter OF
the fourth floor fiat. producing an ear
trumpet
II say it's fine morning!" beloved
the other into the trumpet-Chicago
Tribune
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-05-01

DO youuS birds Learn their songs by
direct imitation OF their parents or IS
the power Of song an innate quality?
Some observations made 10y W. II.
Hudson on species of tinamou Rhyn-
chotus rufesCensg throw some light on
the question. This species has n pc.
culiar and characteristic song or call
OF its own, and. according t. Mr.. Hud-
sons observations. It does not require
10 learn IT, y young bird was taken
from the nest when just breaking the
she'll and brought up IN n house where
II could ncvCr have had the chance OF
hearing its parents. Yet long before
IL was full grown IL would retire 10 4
dark corner Of the room and give its
characteristic song IN great perfection.
Here the song must have been innate.
The experiments OF the Hon. DANES
harrington. IN which various sDecles
were reared under linnets and learned
and sang the linnct song instead OF
their own, suggest. on the other hand.
that the young bird learns 10y direct
fmitation.-Lcndcn Globe
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F AR M
FOR SALE

A ENRM. -,n~iSting of e65
II 49, living on the Blue
i'sre Mnaniaia, II miles
fisea ia. Government Weather
'ss'r''aa s'o.acres of this land is
ci'sirsj ana g,a,d smooth farming
Sr a iiae fruit
3tfa, g1s. essssi:,ler is in oak,
l'1i'l,ir. c''e~tlut, pine and locust
timber. There Is an excellent stand
for a store. aad business man
could clear So ter month ON the
store alone. \ good Grist Mill il
located 90 the farm. The proposed
Trolley Line fcom Winchester to
Washington viii cross the farm.
An abundance OF good Building
Stone UPON the farm, and limestone
for lining purposes within I mile.
This-propcrty will Toe sold at an
extremely low price.
For further particulars.
address,
NIX, Care of COURIER.
Berryville. Va.
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A Portrait of Wordsmnrth.

One OF Charles Lambs friends said
to him that he had never seen Words
worth.
why, you've seen an Old horse.
haven't you?" asked Charles Lamb.
Eyes, suppose So
"Then you've seen Wordsworth. -
Pail Mali Gazette.
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Her Dear Friend

Clara wish could believe what
he says. but Maud--W'hat does he
say? Clara-Why. he says be loves
me. and hs has known me oaly two
days. Mard-WeI perhaps that's the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Inquirer.
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Hardly a Compliment.

Nadia centleman to see you. mad
am. Mistrcss-IS 1t. by chance. my
cousin the professor: Maid-No. he
doesn't look as clever as that. lie looks
more rs though lie might propose 10
you.-Fl.cxende B.atter.
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The Sun at One Gent
Is rEE CHEAPEsr liiGH-CIAss PAPER
IN The UNITED STATES.

Is TEE CHEAPEsr ltiGH-CIAss PAPER
IN The UNITED STATES.
TnE SUNS special correspondents through
out the United States, as well as in Europe.
China, South Africa, the Philippines, Porto
kico, Cuba. and in every other part of the
world, make Il the greatest newspaper that
can be printed.
It's Washington and New York bureaus
arc among the best in the United States. and
give THE suns readers the earliest informa-
ton upon ali important events i'm the legis-
lative and financial centers of the country
THE FARMERS PAPER.
The Suns market reports and comm erc;al
columns are complete aud reliable and nut
the farmer. the merchant and the broker in
touch with the markets of baltimore. Nor
folk, Charleston, New York, Chicago. Phils-
deiphia and all other important points In
the United States and other countries. All
OF which the reader gets for one cent.
THE woMAN's PAPER.
THE SUN is the best type of newsnaper.
morally and intellectually. In addition 10
the news of the day, il publishes the best
features that can be presented such as fashion
articles and miscellaneous writings from men
ana women OF note and prominence. Ii is
stantly stimulating 20 noble ideals in indi-
vidual and national life
THE Sun is published on Sunday, as well
as every other day of the week
BY mail THR DAILY SUN, 90 a wear. includ-
ing Tux SUNDAY Sun, 81. THE SUNDAY SUN
alone, 81 year.
Address
a s. ABELL COMPANY,
Publishers and Proprietors,
Baltimore. Md.
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sraver as joke Il not known. but the
resembinncc = SO close that II indt.
Gates prcmeditation on his part.-wash-
ington Post
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Womans Christian Temperance Union
meets every third tuesday ia every
month AZ p. M.
The Mothers Meeting Ia connection with
the W. 4. t. I. meets ou the h-st Tues
day IN eve-y month az $3.50 D. m.
The Loyal Temperance Legion meets every
Wednesday a, Z p. ID.