davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-13

steer, however. continues straight
along the road until exhausted.
In studying the moods of domestic
fowl, Mcintosh, who has toured in
thirty or more states, declares the
goose bellies it's reputation for lack of
wisdom Invariably the goose steps
from the road on approach of an au-
tomobile, while the chicken loses it's
mental equilibrium and cannot decide
whether to race the car or select one
side of the road or the other.
The turkey will stand on its dignity
as long as possible-sometimes trifie
too long-but it is not as cautious as
the goose.
The comparative receipts of last
weeks hunting trip seem to bear
out McIntosh's theories. Not single
goose was bagged during his travels
in Kansas. This weeks researches
will be through Missouri where the
Studebaker party hopes to obtain sta
tistics on the relative speed of the
mule and other animals native to that
commonwealth.
The director of public safety of
Philadelphia has asked for twenty au-
Los Angeles herald., 1908-12-13

"Automobilization" is the term now
applied TO the scheme brought forward
in England for the rapid assembling of
all large motor cars in case Of war for
the purpose of placing men on the
coast.
The duke of Northumberland believes
that the penalty for misuse of the
roads by motorists should be confisca-
ton of the cars for certain periods, de-
pending upon the degree of violation
and the number of the offense.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-09
sNoozERs ARE LosEas-

Look a-here. Why Is II everything
that teller touches turns 10 goldf LIKE
TO kstch on 10 L.
That's easy as bumpin' your he,d."
You snooze In bed and don't feel tul
. O'Clock. His stock Is all watereI
and fed before .. and there's three
hours on you already. Three hours a
day mean over 1905 hours a year or
over forty-fve days. Forty-live DAYS
srom ducks growth Is a bic item.
II your stocks penned up tin you ret
down they've lost three hours. and II
they're out on range some will miss
breakfast.
BY feeding so early our hu.fl.n,.
friend runs In an extra feed. and that
means extra proHt. BY doing so much
early he gets In extra licks. and there's
some more on you. His most impor.
tant Wort; is done before the heat.
Now he can work In the cool or res,
or read In the shade to add 10 his
gray matter. while you sweat your
hide trying TO "ketch up" He's n
success and viii have lots Of long
green umbrellas to run up when that
rainy day clOudburst comes
No. dear. we're not n preacher OF
nose grindstone doctrine. nor do We
believe 10 n man making a mule Of
himself. but take our word for tt
enoOzers are losers.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-09
a GRAIN OF WHEAT

Beautiful In waving green. beautiful
In golden shock. beautiful IN granary.
beautiful In sweet brown loaf-aH hail
the staff OF life,
Look at this single grain It's sound
red wheat. the best for fowls The
center OF the grain is starchy. and mod
ern mills strive to make -four entirely
OF It, But the good bread grandmother
spread for you with golden butter had
more gluten In It than today's grist
Next TO the center IS the gluten. This
material midway between the -four and
the bran coating Is the middlings.
Good middlings has protein O2s). and
that's EGG maker. It's rich in gluten.
That's what makes It sticky I'm the
mash. II II isn't sticky it's likely mill
-four sweepings or ground rice bulls.
and that gives the hens diarrhea. But
buckwheat middllngs has more pro-
tein COZ. though wheat middlings has
more fat producer GOD.
The outside Of our wheat grain is
bran. Bran bread IS good-good for dvs-
peptics. Bran is your standby by add
Ing bulk to the ration Otherwise feed
would lie in n lump. but through bran
in the crop the digestive juices Do their
work. Bran is not Ike sawdust. II
contains protein G22). fat C45.3). bone
and shell producer (5.S.
It's an egg puller. and the cows and
pigs show its effect IN rich milk and
good sausage Good bran should have
little gluten and starch IN It. mid
dlings should have 4 little bran and
-four IN IL. and good -four should have
oil three. When water is mixed with
bran and the particles refuse to gather
and set lumpy, the bran is not real
bran
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-09

Asia. Africa and the Philippines. This
remarkable fowl has webless feathers.
like fluffy silk, which mostly lie hori-
zontally. but in some the fuzzy plum
age falls osprey style or grows in diff
ferent directions and reminds YOU of
big powder pun.
The white specimens have a fluffy
crest. lumpy dark purple comb. face
and wattles, dark skin and flesh. slate
blue legs and white silk stockings.
It's swell bird on n green lawn.
but when cooked Its bones turn red
and IL looks as II Bridget had boiled
IL in Ink. One African variety is black.
lays black eggs and has Jet black
bones. The Silkie Negro has FIVE toes
and white toe nails, is n favorIte OF
the ladies because it is so gentle and
Is often passed off at geological gar.
dens and shows rs a Wild bird.
IL Is Standard bird, is fine LAYER
and Its quiet disposition and soft. silky
plumage make IL very valuable for
Matching pheasants and quail.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-09
DoN'TS.

Don't expect much from your pleas
ants If you feed them like chickens
and cage them like canaries
Don't feed ground oats unless YOU
sift out the hulls nor buy corn chop
that's half corncob.
Don't forget that soft mash is the
egg puller and kerosene Is the mite
killer.
Don't send Off for feed If your miller
and grain merchant can supply your
need at fair price.
Don't ger mad and shoe hens around
the lot when it's hot. Your hens might
get brain blood clot.
Don't forget TO feed meat products
during the mOult. but don't use sui
phur on rainy days.
Don't fail to furnish the WATCHDOG
with drink and keep HIS kennel In the
cool.
Don't believe all you read about
the innocent crow. That's where some
OF your fine chickens 60.
Don't say Il told you so" To the
man who bought cheap eggs. His Gull
chicks tell him that every day.
Don't put your wheat straw or grain
In the sheef for winter scratching I'M
der a leaky roof
Don't neglect to keep posted on the
market price for poultry and eggs.
You might be selling at half price.
Don't promise more quality to your
customer than you can deliver and
throw in a little extra for a good tss-
timonial.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-09
A HINDOO'S TOILET.
Curious Morning Scene In an East
Indian Compound.

All over the compound. from veran-
das and "go-downs." forms are seen
rising from sleep. each one 'v--f1i-y
the drapery Of his couch aIo.. him"
with no idea in doing 50 OF c-rf5rni. =
10 any standards urged upon Tie att
tention Of the race by Mr.. Bryant. but
for the simpler If less poetic reason
tnat these draperies constitute his bed
ding by night and his neither garment
by day. But DO not make the mistake
Of thinking that because the reeut-,-
ments Of the Hindoo's COS - are
Scanty his toilet is therefore p.--
functory matter. Follow him % the
well The chances are that YOU VIII
never drink water again. but you VIII
obtain knowledge. On the brink Of
that great yawning hole In the ground
known as the compound well. whose
sides are Of stone and whose steps lead
you down to the waters edge. behold
the males OF the compound. Di-
vested Of the droperies already To-
ferred 70 and IL attitudes ranging all
the way from the pose Of the Disk
Ihrowcr' 10 that OF the most res0lute
squatter upon western claim. they
are lined up In row from the ton II
the steps 10 the bottom. In the hand
Of each Is 4 chatty. and one and all
are engaged II the Offices Of the morn
Ing bath. Aud their tub is the we'll.
The brimminS chatties are passed I'd
and the empty ones down. legs are
curried, feet are secured. teeth are pol
ished with charcoal and stick. throats
are S2rSled, noses trumpeted. and. in
short. the whole man receives such 4
washing and splashing. such q rub
binS and scrubbing, such q molishi1-
and polishing. IS leaves nothing TO be
desired except In connection with the
we'll. This latter consideration. how
ever. is one that does not disturb the
Hindoo, who. priding himself upon be-
Ing externally the cle1rest platter IN
the universe, devotes but little thought
70 the inside Of the dish.
His Oblutions and those OF Lis col
leagues concluded. he fills his chatty
once more from the pure fountain be-
low, lifts It high in the air. throws his
head back and with unerring aim pou~s
the crystal Nbation in one long. steady
stream down his open throat. skiufulv
poised 70 receive and conduct il 10 his
germ proof interior. This done. his
draperics are resumed. and he departs
20 his work.
Suddenly. Is out OF a catapult. tie
sun leaps up from behind the eastern
hills, and day Is az hand.-Mary Ana
bel Chamberlain in Atlantic.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-09
THE WHITE sILktE NEGRO

In 1G45 sailors returned TO England
from an African cruise reported hav-
Ing seen chickens with black face and
sheepskin caps. coats and stockings.
They got the grand laugh
In 1f76 man appeared In Belgium
with one OF these Wild and woolly
chickens and furnished witnesses 20
prove that II was the tender offspring
or white rabbit and Il white hen. he
even showed the bunny and Biddy.
AS In America. people loved to be
humbugged. but when a scientist
proved the cross impossible the i'm
poster fled.
Perhaps some one saw one OF these
bunny chickens laying and hence the
report that bunny lays the Easter egg.
The origin Of this peculiar fowl is
hard to settle. for IL IS found in Japan.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-09
FARM
FOR SALE

A FARM, consisting OF Sos
u acres, lying on the Blue
n 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 in oak,
poplar, chestnut, pine and locust
timber. There is an excellent stand
for store, and business man
could clear SIS per month on the
store alone. A 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 I mile.
This property will be sold at an
extremely low price.
For further particulars,
address,
MN, Care of COURIER,
Berryville, Va.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-09
scHNlrz unp KLAsE.
Treat the csds Missed. but Proeurabio
In the Mohawk yalle~

Something Ina the line OF .,eod ,h,n..s
ID eat the gods never had: consequently
the gods missed n great trvat AMI.
ny the way. friend. have you ever
hooked up TO dish OF schultz una
klase1
NOT Thought So Few have In these
Tines. and those who have been so
fortunate have Just cause 10 recal, t,
uehcious morsel time eau never erase
'rom the tablets OF mesnory
fou can order schnitz~ind klase unti,
YOU faint, furnished. awaiting Il. You
VIII never get II In any public e,tin,,
p"ce. IL isn't on the bill OF fare and
never Will be.
Ane up TO date chef would give you
the laugh II you asked him 10 concoct
IL Tor you. Ten chances TO one he'd NO,
understand what schnitz una klase
could possibly mean. Few know I'm,
those who do know It know Il well.
a good hig ham bone Is the central
portion. light dumplings aud dried an.
pies Anything else would spoil II.
The ham bone gives the dish a
smoNy hayor. the dumplings give II
BODY. and the dried apples give Il color
and tartness as well as sauce
Tut the hdm bone IN cold water and
open the dues and let the Dot boil
nlie the pot is getting into cool and
ready shape make your dumplings. and
make them as light as possible.
Tut the dried apples In separat.
uish aud stew them down 10 a nIcetv
Zen the pot with the ham bone bilb-
pies and froths drop In the dunipllncs
one by one. No; you do not stir the
contents OF the pot. That would spoil
The consistency OF the dumplinrs and
make mess.
Any one who has watched pot bo,;
knows when dumplIngs are done 70 !,
dot.
Take deep platter, fish out tho
dumplings carefully with a drain spoon
anu place them about the ham bone I'm
the center Of the platter. Looks dry
but when you pour over all the dried
apples and their nice sauce-wowl
That's schnitz und klase as YOU NAV
nave had 1t years ago when liyina,
with German family In the Mohawk
valley. You can eat 1t until your eyes
start out and your waistband grips your
middle. II VIII stay by you through q
hard days work, and II there is any
left over you hit II again for supper
cold
Ever try lt?-New York Sun
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-09
FEATHERS AND EeesHELLs.

The Windsor township farmers had
been wondering how the York Pa)
chicken thieves cleaned up their coops
so quietly. II was explained when
forty-three fowls were stolen from
Abram Grim. Several chickens that
were tossed aside had 4 thick rubber
band over their heads and in their
beazs. They were gagged. Such fel-
lows need an ungagged judge and
Jury.
Americans who enjoy foie gras au
naturel IN the Paris cafes often Won
der what 1t is. Only fat goose liver.
The geese are closely confined and fat
fed until their livers weigh about three
pounds. These are preserved in goose
grease and served.
When a man starts TO raise fowls
he feeds by SO many ounces 10 the
hen. He gets over such stunts after
awhile and feeds according TO the sea-
son, the need and the breed.
In laying cement floors do not wait
till late IN the fall. The floor Will not
have time 10 dry, and that means
/ dampness and disease all winter.
Holes in metal roofs may be stopped
by Jumps OF putty and paint \ leak
in the winter means wet litter canker.
colds and roup
The duck yards should be plowed
and sown as soon as the young Stoc'
goes TO market. Put the breeders out
in the fields where their plaster drop
pings Will do the most good.
1t is mistake TO think poultry drop
pings are wasted when thrown out In
the fall 10 be plowed down in the
spring. The heavy spots in our oats
show what it can do.
In locating your poultry plant espe-
cially look at two poIntS-a healthful
I location for the hens and railroad IA
cilities for shipping. The latter also
means your family will be In civiliza-
ton.
If you intend TO enter your poultry
at the fairs and shows, six weeks be-
fore the exhibition pull the broken
feathers, and nice new ones Will take
their place. If certain feathers are
broken or missing, your specimen will
be cut or debarred altogether
To preserve the sticking quality Of
lime Stake it TO Il paste. not to powder
Use two quarts Of water to pound
OF lime. Thus the lime VIII Stake
smooth and not lumpy. To keep your
hands from becoming sore oil them
well before applying whitewash
The Pekin duck seldom sets. and II
duck grower that matches $1,000 per
year had 10 depend on hens It would
take just 5000 clucks 10 cover 10000
eggs. but some duck men expect only
one duck from every two eggs. Thus
to set his $1,000 man should have
10000 broodies. But where could any
man get 10000 clucks? Let Us all
chip in and build a monument for the
man who built the first incubator.
V. No N.anHwAk.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-09
CHICKEN AND wAFFLEs.

1 do love the perfume OF roses
AS fair and graceful they grow:
L do love the odor OF lilies
With petals white as snow
1 love the smell Of new mOwn hay
or violets that from grasses peep:
love the smell OF lilacs gay
And arbutus IN deiis deep.
But the smoII that rises from down be-
low
The fragrance OF chicken meat
That starts up tho saliva flow
That smell IS far more sweet
L love 10 hear the robins sing
And list 20 thrushes trfil
lis music when the woodlands ring
With song from hill TO hill
But. oh. the song OF the waffle iron
The song so full OF charm
THAT turns the golden waffies out
So rich. so light 50 warm.
Just let your waistband out a foot.
Pile wafiies on your plate;
NOW pour the chicken gravy on
And laugh at any fate.
G. NJ. b.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-09
A Book She Woulan't Reaa.

'rhere is one book Of Mr.. Steven
sons that I myself have never read. s."
said Mrs. Stevenson once. Il refused
TO read it and held 70 my refusal. l
make ii 4 rule never to read q novel
the scene Of which is laid in a bygono
age. The author always deems it his
duty TO make his characters talk in
what he considers the language of that
period, and I am always sure that he
doesn't know positively how they did
talk. SO l won't read such books. |
would never read the Black Arrow,
and Mr.. Stevenson thought it such a
good joke that he insisted upon dedi.
eating it to 9s"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-09
A STORY OF MILLIONS.
The Way One Man Had a Fortun
Thrust Upon Him.

Thrust Upon Him.
\ story IS told Of how the reluctant
giving o. a promissory note by peuui-
less New York lawyer brought for
tune into his pocket amounting 10 sew
eral millions The man referred ro.
John NJ. BiXby. went 70 New York in
1880 from backwoodS district us =
half starved lawyer. To pay 81 a we x
Tor board and washing kept him cn the
verge Of bankruptcy. He struggled ON
for year or two and was constantly
seeking odd jobs outside of the law 10
enable him TO exist when n friendly
lawyer in whose Office he had desk
room called him aside one day.
Here IS chance Tor YOU. BiNby. ."
said the lawyer. I have an estate ID
settle and must set rid Of the farm on
the north side of the city. Il IS ap-
praised ~ $500 You can have it ut
that figure"
L have not dollar TO my name"
exclaimed Bixby.
You can give me your note. and :
viii renew it until you get ready 10
pay it, replied the lawyer
The young man heSitatcd for Some
time. He was very nervous about ploc-
ing himself under obligation for SO
large sum, but finally consented
Young BiXby had TO ask for the re-.
newal OF his note two or three times
had 10 deprive himself Of the ueccs>i
ties Of life 70 hold the farm until the
opening of the Erie canal and the FIRST
lighting OF the city by gas save the
metropolis a new birth and his farm
was quickly swallowed in the growth
At the time of his death BiXby'S prom.
erty was worth 100000. Today its
market value is more than $13OOO.OCO
National Magazine.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-09

Steer straight course and let III,
other fellow DO the lodging YouI
find the world willing 10 step aside rar
a fellow who knows where he is go,nf:
-Marcus
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-09
Oncorruptcd.

Il once spurned bride OF 100000"
said the orator. naturally evoking n
round OF applause
Nay. friends, DO not cheer" he con.
unued 1T is the duty OF all to be
honest. Besides. the services demanded
by the brazcn scoundrol wore worth
double the money" - Philadelphia
Ledger
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-09
An Attractive Residence.

Your residence can be made more
attractive, more stylish and more
comfortably by having it pspered
" ith neat. artistic paper. lean do
t'iS WORK for you at fair price
and guarantee your satisfaction.
The price is low when the character
at work and material is considered.
L. NJ. RrcAMoRE.
Berryyille. Va.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-09
Not the Suitor,s EauIt.

Fond Father trembling with emo
tom - You are audacious, You are
hearlessl She Is my only child. Suitor
(wishing to pacify)-But. my dear sir
you-er-you can't blame me for that
Illustrated Bits.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-09

'seco"d Floor Postofice Building)
Having formed partnership for
the purpose nf doing a GENERAL
FIRE INSURANCE business, and
having secured number of respon-
slole companies, we hereby solicit
your patronage and offer To insure
Your property as reasonably as it
can be insured elsewhere.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-09
BAPTIST CHURCH.


~ : OLlAN bkoApDCs, Pastor.
reaching every Sunday al ii %. M. and s
p. II.
Prayer Meeting every Wednesday at p. NJ
sunday school every Sunday At $50 a. N.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-09
TrsadSslI Lodge A.F.&A.M. No. ats

Meets in Masonic Hall, A
berryville, Va, on first Wy
and third Thursdays in ~
each months from October to Ma,
L, and on first Thursday in eacl
month from May l to October /.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-09
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURcu
NOITH

- 0Ai1A EElSCOPAL CHURCH.
SOUTH.
XIV. J. HAIRY SMITH. Pastor.
: reaching sunday at II a. m. and p. m.
ApWorth League meets Sunday atz.pm
sunday school, Sunday, 9.Soa. n.
IraYer Meeting, Wednesday, Ppm.
Nomans' Foreign Missionary Society rnas,.
90 me hrst Friday in every month Al 3
p. N. ~
Lau!es AID Society meets on tho ~ Fri5.w
III every month az 1 ?. m.
The Little Lights Missionary Socis,,
meets the first sunday in every month
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-09-09
DIRECTORY
or THE
TOWN & COUNTY

CIRCUIT COURT.
HoS. +. W. HAREfson Judge.
Winchester. va.
Meets Fourth Monday in January. \ ,rcn
May, September and November
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
Battle Town. Ed. barnett Chairman
Chapel District Ralph Grissby.
"reenWay Distcct- Jacob Carver.
Longmarsh- Hugh Pierce
MEETINGS
January-First Monday
March-SeCond Monday
May-Second Monday
July-fOurth Monday
SSePtem oer-Second Monday
NoFem oer-Second Monday
SAMUEL McCoRMfcK.
Clerk Of the Circuit Cop-,
JoHN n. GIBSON.
deputy Ciasuit Court Clerk.
W. r. LEWIS.
Attorney for the Commonwealth
r. L. THOMSON
county Commissioner OF Revenu.
-O-
". A. BRADroRp
Treasurer Of Clarke County R.--,,.;,,. ~
". r. CATER.
DepU'y treasurer OF Clarke County. Bsr-v-
vile. Va.
C. G. MASSEY.
superintendent Of Public Schools Wb;t.-
Post va.
C. z. s. Harms.
County Surveyor Bowles Va
GEORGE II. LEvr
0he'n OF Clarke County. Berryville. Va
JESSIE NJ. Lrrrox.
DePu'y sheriff and Jailer Of Clarke Conot-
Berryville, va.
". ". SMALLwoon
deputy Sheriff OF Clarke Countv R.-..
Berryvilie Va.
Hon. d. II. JONES.
Mayor Of BerryviIle. Va.
DR. GEORGE y HAEDEsrY.
Recorder.
p II. Powers.
treasurer Of BerryviIIe.
GEORGE c. RIcAMoRx.
Chief Of Police.
+. HAMP ERB
superintendent of Water COMPANY
COMMON COUNCIL.
II. W. Baker Ward No. /
John II. shackletsru Ward No. .
W. t. Lewis, Ward No. 4
&. NJ. Broun, Ward No
BERRHNILLE FIRE COMPANY.
heeis i hrst triday in each month, 40 D. ~
John II. Euders. Captain. - 81
irst Lieutenant, I. Y. Stole
ISCo1u Lieutenant, Jas. r. Dakeman.
--4u Lieutenant. John II. Shacklefo-5
Secretary, Chas. W Marks.
re;ss Irer. =. r. Baughmau. i
surgeon, DR.. A T. Osborne
chaplain, A. +. Jackson.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
meets every third Tuesday in everv
month az p. N.
The Mothers Meeting IL connection With
SLe W. 1. 4. I. meets on the first Tues
gay 10 every month al $50 p. m.
Ahe Loyal temperance Legion meets everv
Wednesday AZ p u.