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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-12-25
In MEMORlAH.

Suggested by the first snow after The
burial of our dear brother, Willie,
November %, 1907, and written December
4 5, 1905.
Under the snow. under the sodY
Mol MOI MOI Gone To be with God;
Gone TO the home prepared for the blest.
G""e To be with Jesus and all the rest
Under the snow. under the sois
Look through your tears up 10 your
See Him receiving our blessed dead.
To be with Him, just as He said.
Under the snow, under the clay?
No, Jesus said. Il 90 away
To prepare you n place and some dav
I'll come again and take you away:
To be with me. that very day.
Under the sod, under the CLAW.
Though they may lay your body away.
In life shalt thou be with me-" say
Jesus said, not under the sod.
lin my Fathers house, Father God.
Where mansions are many, bright and
fair,
Twill go and prepare you place there "
Not in the grave. under the snow,
We look for Willie, for we know
Jesus has taught us. "They that believe
Though they be dead now, yet do they
live.
He that believeth ia my name.
Shall never die, now proclaim:"
so declared Jesus; ;Een 10 the thief,
To-day Paradise for thy belief"
Jesus hath said, with me today"
To all believers, passing away,
Daily and hourly. since to the thief,
Paradise today, for thy belief"
So to our Willie, for his faith
Rested on Jesus, his life saith.
Jesus has said, as we dust TO clay
with me in Heaven, this very day"
Wife. mother, sisters and brothers.
Not without hope, as do others,
Weep for your loved, but lost for
awhile,
Your darling one is Gods saved child.
Under the sod, under the snow,
We shall not rest when called 10 go
The way our Willie has gone before,
upto God'seome with wide-open door
There we shall know and love and sing,
Jesus, deaths conqueror, now King;
Love each other as we could not here,
Knowing each one so perfectly there.
BY HIS BRorHER,
REV. c. A. MAHKs.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-12-25
Two WAYS of Love.

Two brothers who had not seen each
other for ten years met at the Grand
Central station, New York. AS soon as
one saw the other coming down the
platform he rushed toward him and
fell on his neck. They Rugged each
other, these honest German black
smiths; they kissed each other; they
jumped about and shouted and laugh
ed wildly in their joy. An observing
crowd fmpeded the movements OF pas
sengers. and the brothers, arrested for
disturbing the peace. were thrown into
cell. where they could exchange rem
iniscences and vent their happiness
without Earring the less sentimental.
An eminent Bostonian was away
from the city for q dozen years. Re-
turning. he visited his club, and he
thus described his visit: There were
the same men in the same seats. They
were drinking the drinks they used to
order when left. They were talking
about the same things. One of them
looked up when | went into the room,
nodded and said: Hello, Wigglespoonl
How are you? Haven't seen you late
ly.' And then he turned to the crowd,
AS / was saying. the park system
would be still better If -
Boston Herald
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-12-25
CIVIC RETIREMENT.

There is undoubtedly an i'm
provement In the moral condition
of Church street since the saloons
closed their doors, and especially
on Saturday night.
The rowdy, drunken. disorderly
crowds which have made the street
an eye-sore and disgrace from
the COURIER building to Main street
were conspicuously absent Satur-
day night and the other nights since
the saloons closed.
OF course there is some drinking
being done yet, and there probably
will continue to be some of it.
Wherever enough whiskey can be
obtained, there is also certain to be
some drunkenness. But the quan-
tity of whiskey to be obtained is
not so large as formerly, and the
number of intoxicated men on our
streets will be at the minimum in
stead of the maximum.
The near location of Charles Town
and Winchester will make it easy
for anyone to have their stimulants
shipped in, or even go to either
place for it; but there will not and
cannot be as much of it consumed
in Berryville as formerly.
Really, it was a pleasure to hear
a we'll known farmer say last week
'hat hcsaw a larger number of ladies
"n the streets Tuesday night than
q had ever seen here in residence
Of ever fifteen years. That shows
people have noticed the difference.
Our hope is that the people who
VIII derive most benefit from the
! rohIl itlnn arc the poorer classes.
and ;!iOsc whose husbands and
brothers have habitually spent all
of their salaries (or most of IT'D for
whiskey. without properly provid-
lngforthe support and maintenance
of their women. 1t remains to be
seen Just what effect the prohibition
will have upon the more well-to-do
class.
Every decent and self-respecting
citizen OF the Corporation owes it
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-12-25
DO YOU OWE US ANYTHING?

We have about $500 due us from
subscriptions, advertising and
printing. Do YOU owe any of
IL The accounts range from
- 10 S95. The accounts.
ken one bN .oue. do 10,
mean much to the people who
owe us; but when YOU re-
member that the total rep
resents a large sum of money
las counted by the weekly news
paper mani, you can see that
it is something worth considering.
Can't You strain a point and pay
your bill within the next week or
ten days. We need the money.
We need it badly-more so than
we have ever needed the same sum
of money before in our life. Will
You do your part toward helping
US choke off, this financial
stringencyl
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-12-25
SHAMED.

In the financial disturbance of
the last three months many high
names have been blasted. many
regulations, both for honesty and
wisdom, have been shattered, some
men have been driven from high
places of trust and responsibility
to the ignominy of suicides graves.
Through 1t all nobody has been
more thoroughly discredited than
certain newspaper and magazine
publications. When contempo-
rary like Worlds Work speaks,
a casual matter of course, of the
New York Sun and Harper's
" eekly as being owned, controlled
and directed in Wall street. and
when the assertion is allowed to go
by unchallenged, we can under
stand how low the Sun and Har-
per's have fallen.
1t has become customary to
speak of these publications and
some others as kept newspapers.
The degrading significance of
that term is plain to the sophisti-
Gated. 1t means that they are
bought body and soul with money
and habitually prostituted.
1t is true that here and there In
the country honest and well mean
ing newspapers which could not be
purchased at any price or improp-
erly controlled by any inaence
have enlisted themselves on the
Wall street side. The position of
these, however, is very different
from that of those publications
openly and evidently having their
editorial policies and utterances
directed by the financial powers,
the wreckers and the looters whose
nefarious operations have be. n
disturbed by the administration
policies.
We think the fate of these pub
locations is sure. They have lost
what little of public confidence and
good will they ever had. They
have become recognized as the
mere tools and organs of bad,
powerful and dangerous men.
They will decay slowly but very
certainly unless they are reorganiz-
ed to independence, courage and
vigor, change ownership and be-
come known as representatives of
the public interests rather than of
the crafty schemes of rich
criminals. Richmond News
Leader.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-12-25
SALOON ADVERTISING.

We had seriously contemplated
refusing saloon advertisements
after the Town went dry" but
have arrived at the conclusion that
such course would do no good
to anyone, and would deprive us
of whatever small revenue we may
receive from such sources.
We shall accept saloon advertis-
ingfrom the saloon men of Winches-
ter and Charles Town when such
advertisements are offered, but will
not accept any advertising from
what is known rs the mail order
whiskey houses" no matter where
located.
All of the newspapers of Charles
Town and Wincherter have sub
scribers and readers in BerryviIIe
and Battletown district. and we
should only be biting off our nose
To spite our face" if we refused to
carry legitimate advertising for
saloons located in these towns.
When Winchester and Charles
Town become dry" Gf they ever
do), then the COURIER will accept
no saloon or whiskey advertising
of any character from anyone.
So loDgas saloons or are licensed.
their advertisements constitute Just
as legal business as a clothing
store or a hardware establishment.
and should be accepted, we think,
upon the same basis as any other
legitimate advertising.
We hope our course in the mat
ter, as well as as our explanatory
remarks, meet with the approval
of our subscribers-as we believe
they will.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-12-25
In NameIess Graves.

Not far from Hamburg. on the island
OF Westerland. is a small graveyard to
which pathetic interest attaches. Here
the bodies OF those washed up by the
sea-bodies unrecognized and unclaim-
ed-arc buried The cemetery was
dedicated to this use In 1856. and from
then up to now over sixty nameless
ones have found their rest In 1888 n
stone was raised bearing the dedication
The Home OF the Homeless" ard
each little mound is further marked by
simple black cross.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-12-25
THE VARSITY LETTER.
To the College Men II is ~ Flag to


To the College Men II is ~ a Flag to
a Nation.
What a dag Is to nation varsity
letter Is TO a college man. Like ban
ner, varsity letter is clustered around
with comedies and tragedies, with
yearnings and heartburnsngs. The
RI" OF Harvard. the ~" OF Yale, the
'P' OF Princeton aud the varsity let
tiers OF the various other colleges Md
universities have meanings TO college
wen which never occur TO others. And
there are strict rules authorizations
surrounding the letters.
Every Harvard athlete who wins an
III" sweater must obey the unwritten
rule OF that universlty-the rule which
says succinctly that an III" sweater
must not be displayed save on the field
OF action. Even In such appropriate
places ii ought not TO make its appear
nnce with excessive frequency. on or
binary occasions good taste at Har-
ward inspires a varsity athlete TO wear
class or prep school sweater. At
Yale a 'Y" man, IL he be a modest
fellow generally, may appear even In
Chapel street in his "Y'' sweater. but
that sort OF thing at Cambridge Is alb
solutely prohibited.
1t is generally thought that the man
who would display his-''H" I'm the
streets or In the yard is the sort OF
man who wishes people to know that
he has done something. Therefore, the
argument runs. he is the sort of man
who should feel the force OF the gen.
eral contempt
There are four kinds OF "H' sweat
ers which may be worn on the field OF
action. In baseball and track ath-
letics solid crimson sweater is the
RI" for the baseball and n white err
for the track. The varsity football
sweater ut Cambridge is black, with a
small crimson I'll" The crew sweater
is solid white. with crimson oh"
or late years the custom has grown
up of giving some sort OF "H'' recog-
milton to the varsity men in the minor
sports.
In basket ball the athletic powers
that be confer n crimson sweater, with
white III" which contains between
its uprights two small "R's.-
The varsity tennis men get a white
sweater with a red ''H." In the lines
of which are small ''T's."
The hockey men. who are strongly In
touch with the football team. earn an
"H. T." black sweater
The day has gone 10y when a superb
athlete .can-reap a collection OF all the
HIS" for the faculty now restricts an
athletes participation TO two majo
sports In the nineties it was possible
for a man TO earn nm III" in football,
rowing. baseball and track. = Boston
Herald.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-12-25
MERRY CHRISTMAS, TO you!

The COURIER is issued one day
early this week, in order that the
boys may havoc hristmas day at
their homes,an the news feature of
the paper is therefore not up to
our standard.
We wish for every one of our
readers Merry Christmas-one
in which the sorrows and troubles
and worries of the past twelve
,9sohths may be forgotten. and
cnmities forgiven. The centuries
through which the day has passed
hive added much to It's pleasure
ami enjoyment by both young and
cid. While formerly it was cele-
brated with the most severely
simple ceremony. it now brings
forth a season of entertainment and
fcasting, noise and play. The
difference between the simplicity
of few centuries ago and the dis
play of the present day represents
The change in opinion and senti-
ment among the great mass of
people.
To-Day we sympathize with you
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-12-25
The Standard Visible Writer

spirit the office which is equivalent to
a kings bodyguard-then tragedy with
sceptered pail comes sweeping by"
According TO my state of mind | am
with Achilles shouting In the trenches
or with Theocritus In the Wales of Sici-
~, or throw my whole being into
Troilus, and, repeating those lines. 81
wander like lost soul upon the Sty-
gan banks, staying for waftage." /
melt into the air with righteousness
30 delicate that / am content TO be
alone These things. combined with
the opinion have of the generality OF
women. who appear to me as children
10 whom ! would rather give sugar
plum than my time, form barrier
against matrimcny which rejoice In.
Poems of John Keats" by Walter
Raleigh.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-12-25

Barrier Against Matrimony In Which
the Poet Reioiced.

barrier Against Matrimony In Which
the Poet Rejoiced.
Notwithstanding your happiness and
your recommendation, hope | shall
never marry. Though the most beam
tifui creature were waiting for me at
the end of journey or walk. though
the carpet were OF silk, the curtains of
the morning clouds, the chairs and sofa
stuffed with cygnets' down, the food
mamma, the wine beyond cIaret. the
window opening on Winander mere. /
should not feel. or, rather, my happi-
ness would not be so fine. as my soil
tude Is sublime. Then. instead OF
what have described, there is a sub-
Unity to welcome me home. The roar
ing OF the wind Is my wife. and the
stars through the window pane are
my children. The mighty abstract idea
i have OF beauty In all things STILES
the more divided and minute domestic
happiness--an amiable wife and sweet
children | contemplate as a part OF
that beauty. but must have thou
sand OF those beautiful particles TO fili
up my heart
feel more and moro every day rs
my imagination strengthens that do
not live In this world alone. but In n
Thousand worlds. No sooner am
alone than shapes OF epic greatness
are stationed around ne s,.d serve my
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-12-25

i thought you had gone to raising
pees, said the man from the city. II
aon't see any sign OF them around
here"
had half dozen colonies OF the
hhest bees J could get" answered the
suDurDanite. and a whole library or
literature on bee raising. but they
swarmed one day, aud while was
looking through my books TO find ONT
wnat was the proper thing to do when
bees swarmed the blamed things few
away. and I've never seen 'em since.r
Chicago Tribune.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-12-25

There is nothing better offered the
public today for stomach troubles, dys-
pepsia, indigestion. etc. than KODOL.
This Is scientific preparation Of natural
digestants combined with vegetable acids
and il contains the same juices found In
every healthy stomach. K0DOL is
guaranteed to give relief. L, is pleasant
TO take; it will make you feel fine by di-
costing what you eat Sold by Blencowe's
Pharmacy.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-12-25
REV. c. A. MARKs,

Millions OF bottles of Foley's Honey
and Tar have been sold without any
person ever having experienced any
other than beneficial results from its use
for coughs, col : and lung troubles.
This Is because the genuine Foley's
Honey and Tar in the yellow package
contains no opiates or other harmful
drugs. Guard yonr health by refusing
any but the genuine. j. Clones & Co.,
Wildwood, Va.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-12-25

The receipts of the Loudoun
Mutual Insurance Company for
premiums due for 1908 insurance
have been placed in my hands, and
are payable on or before January
l, 1908. All policy-holders of the
Company will please take notice
and make their payments to me on
or before the date stated.
L can be found any time at the
office of Powers & Broun, over
postoffice, or at Battletown Inn.
w. L. MILToN, Agent.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-12-25
FEATHERED ANGLERS.
How the Great Heron Slabs Fish With
It's LanceIike Bill.

While the kingisher feeds by day.
the great heron begins his Gishiug at
dusk just as the stars peep forth.
casts and stop fishing In a trout pool
hear the-loud whiz OF his vast stretch
of wings passing close by. flying low
10 favorite shallow part OF the river.
ana Gown drop his long legs. aud he
Se;t,cs right down 10 business. notion
k-ss rs a stone. Sometimes for half an
hour not n feather moves
He watches with unwearied patience.
When he does strike Il Is MS quick and
as sure as fate for the first luckless
fish that approaches within his reach
Is seized with surprising dexterity.
Like the kingfisher. the heron beats to
death those fish of larger size. swallow
ing them whole. headforemost. such
Icing their uniform positions when
found Ia the stomach. He will then
az once assume the same attitude OF
silent watchfulness. and the finny tribe.
though frightened nj his first dash
among them. return again In a short
interval only TO be traAsfixed with his
long lance shaped bill
Hornaday's Natural History says:
When heron is fishing 1t stalks slow
ly and silently along the shore. prefer
ably In water about six inches deep.
its head carried we'll forward. but
about on a level with its shoulders.
while its big eyes keenly scrutinize ev-
cry object IN the water. 1t takes long
steps and plants each foot softly I'm the
true still hunter fashion TO avoid
alarming its game When a fish Is
found within range the kinks OF the
neck fly straight and the fish Is seized
between the mandibles. The fish is
not stabbed through and through"
This latter statement Is only correct
when small fish are taken. have IL
ON expert authority that herons re-
peatedlX stab large trout up to two
pounds In weight. making a hole In
the back large enough 10 insert the
thumb.-Louis Rhead in Recreation.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-12-25

Public speakers are frequently inter
rupted dy people coughing This would
not happen IL Foley's Honey and Tar
were taken, as II cures coughs aud colds
prevents pneumonia and consumption.
The genuine contains no opiaies and is
in yellow package. J. c. Jones & Co +,
Wildwood, Va.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-12-25

James Donahue, New Britain, Conn.
writes; 81 tried several kidney remedies,
and was treated by our best physicians
for diabetes, but did not improve until /
took Foley's Kidney cure After the
second title | showed improvement and
five bottles cured me completely. Ihare
since passed rigid examination for life
Insurance " Foley's Kidney Cure cures
back-ache and all forms of Kidney and
bladder trouble j. G. Jones & Co,
Wildwood, Va.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-12-25

20 himself and to his customers and
friends to use every honest effort
to see that the law is fairly and
impartislIy enforced.
We have no idea that the people
of the Town and District will ever
vote for the replacing Of the saloons
here if the present law is given a
fair taial.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-12-25
Thaekerax as q Diner.

Many worthy and some notable per-
sons have possessed the onion habit
now and again. William Makepeace
ell the Widower," says, "It is notori-
Gus TO all my friends there Is a GER
tain dish | cannot resist" He referred
to stewed tripe and onions. as n proof
OF which it is narrated OF him that on
one occasion while on his way TO dine
with the Marquis OF Westminster his
eye caught sight OF n placard I'm the
window OF London restaurant bear
ing the legend, ''Tripe and onions to-
night" Going in, he called for the
dish and writing materials and wrote
of as an excuse TO his would be host
that he. had unexpectedly met an old
friend that insisted upon OBTAINING
him. Thackeray's favorite edibles were
raw oysters and onions, and it may be
recalled that he told Mr.. Field. the
Boston author, who acted as agent In
his lecture tour in this country. that
his chief purpose in coming to Amer
lea was TO obtain some OF the famous
large oysters OF this land-which he
had heard grew TO fabulous size-in-
stead OF the little coppery things OF
England. At this first dinner OF Bos-
ton. therefore, a plate or large "Provi-
dence rivers" was set before him as
an appetizer. He partook OF one with
surprised look. Being asked how he
felt he replied: Profoundly grateful.
1 feel as IL had swallowed q baby"
BE added that he must eat an onion to
digest him.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-12-25
Notice TO our Customers

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 rs it
contains no opiates or other harmful
drugs, and we recommend it as a safe
remedy for children and adults. Soil, by
j. c. Jones IL Co., Wildwood, Va.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-12-25
Like the Parrot.

'Thumper occasionally says things
that are wonderfully apropos." said
one statesman.
''Yes,y answered the other; .he's like
our parrot at home 1t doesn't know
much, but what 1t does know 1t keeps
repeating until some circumstance
arises that makes the remark seem
marvelously apt
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-12-25

Don't worry your correspondent.

Don't worry your correspondent.
Don't write him anything by hand
that takes him time 10 make out-that may
leave him in doubt-that he can't easily read
And don't fill out legal papers or card
memos-or make ont accounts or hotel menus
in your own handwriting
Ii looks bad reflects on your standing,
makes people think you can't afford a stenogra-
pher. and is sometimes ambiguous
You can write out your Ietters-make
out an abstract-iill in an inusrance policy
enter your card memos-make out your ac-
counts or a hotel menn-or do any kind of
writing you need, on any kind. size or thickness
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1907-12-25

Your residence can be made more
attractive, more stylish and more
comfortably by having it papered
with neat, artistic paper. lean do
this work for you at a fair price
and guarantee your satisfaction.
The price is low when the character
of work and material is considered.
p. M. RICAMoRE,
Berryville, Va.