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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
ADVICE FOR THE STUDENT
By FRANCIS M. PURIFOY.

of the sciences, whatever is to be your occupation you may prohtably give some attention to, at least, the elements of physiology and hygiene. Daily physical exercise is necessary and in college this may be had usually by engaging to a reasonable extent in the college games and athletics In connection with your exercise is thorough and regular bath ing, the better to assist the body in discharge of the waste. Fresh air and sunshine are excellent. In vacation your regular exercise and baths should not be neglected Get plenty sound sleep to in- sure your health. In matters of food. drink, clothing, headwear, footwear, be sensible and temperate. Be careful to develop and protect your brawn as well as your brain.
 Tn the address already referred to, Froude does not omit to advise his stu dents that the Lords prayer and the Ten Commandments, along with practical ability, make "a good and wholesome equipment to commence life with,' and in my suggestions to you, those that may help you morally and spiritually should not be passed lightly over. While your attendances on Sunday school and church services may not of themselves be to your credit, you will find that regularity In these attendances will assist you great y in the study and consideration of the scriptures-the infallible rule and guide
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30

(Note-The following is a copy of a personal letter from MT. Purifoy to his nephew. who is just entering Howard college)
 Your intention of attending college the coming session, with my kindly interest in your welfare, prompts me to offer sug- gestions which may serve you well in your development into manhood Your desire for a college education Is laud- able. May you continue steadfast until the attainment of your bachelors degree in the arts and sciences. However be careful in the selection of your subjects In after years you must earn your own living Whatever your field of employ ment, that of lawyer, doctor, minister, merchant, farmer, engineer carpenter blacksmith, machinist, accountant, clerk or whatever profession, occupation, or trade, select those subjects that give you light helpful to your work, and that as~ sist you to find food, clothes and lodging.
 In his inaugural address as rector to the students of St. Andrews in 1869, Froude advises them that the practical necessi- ties must take precedence of the intel lectual." You must work, beg or steal. Unless you work you cannot maintain yourself in honest, independence. No ed ucation which does not make this it's first aim is worth anything at all.' History, poetry, logic, moral philosophy, classical literature and such may be excellent as ornament, but remember to pay attention first to those subjects that are useful in your selected occupation Froude rather excepts Latin from his classical litera- ture," for he considers the Romans the most practical people that ever lived- a people so pre-eminently effective that they have printed their character in- delibly into the constitution of Europe" He regards Latin necessary attainment for the lawyer and the doctor. And when we consider that 30 per cent of our words are derived from the Latin, we can, in some measure, estimate the practical value to us of Latin in the pursuit of literature as applied to any of our pro. fessions or occupations. If you must learn another language, one of the modern languages will be more useful to you than Greek, unless you should desire to enter the ministry in which event Greek assists in the better understanding of the New Testament Mathematics and Eng fish are also useful to every class of students, and the ground work of every liberal education may be said tc consist of the subjects already mentioned Physics, chemistry-in fact every one of the physical sciences, each have their proper value to. the particular ground work of any occupation to which they are applicable. In the selection of these be careful to choose those most useful to you.
 As you develop into manhood don't neglect your personal physical well be- ing, for upon this. in large measure, de- bends your success in life, both mentally and morally considered. In your study
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
NINETY MILLION
 DOLLAR PAYROLL

J. K. Mumford, in Harper's Weekly.
 The Pennsylvanias payroll east of Pittsburg alone was $90,OOO,OO0 last year, before, and Its outlay for materials $7O,- 100000, of which the greater part repre- scented more labor In the June just passed the employees of the system drew down $4,0O0000 less than they did in De- tober of last year. In Altoona, with it's 243 acres of yards, 210 miles of tracks, and 1O50 switches, there are huge shop buildings which were then in process of construction. Today they are sealed up almost anyhow, waiting for the nation to get sane again and business to resume. All along the line and It's branches are Improvements, begun or contemplated, which there is no money to complete. While I was In the Pennsylvania dis triot the Altoona shops already running at a tremendous reduction. were com peiled to cut off, at the end of July, four days work from one department In or der to keep the months expenditure within the frugal limit that present con ditions have imposed.
 In five years the Pennsylvania has in- creased its rate of wages 22 per cent. The total earnings of the lines east and west last year showed an increase of 30,0O0, 900 and Of that enormous sum labor got 65 per cent. In nine years $S50, 100000 have been spent in betterment, extension and equipment. Of this s2O0, ,0O0, coo was charged to capital, upon which in this hour of anxiety and idleness MT. McCrea has to find money out of earnings to pay the interest.
 Thanks to long time policy, instituted by the company long ago when he was @ boy, of making the most liberal appro- priations possible for the purpose of im- provement, but of charging against earn ings all extension which could not imme- diately produce additional revenue, the remaining $150,000OO0 of this vast outlay was taken out of profits.
 Had it not been for this policy, had the road been forced to pay interest now on that additional $150, 900 900, his task would perhaps have been beyond accomplish ment and this year of grace and "re- form might have witnessed the most elaborate railroad disaster in history. The stockholders rate of dividend was not increased That s15OOOO,00o was sim ply given back to the public from whom 1t came in the shape of increased faclli- ties. Here is where iron-heeled economy saves Napoleonic foresight from coming to naught.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
The Hot Weather Face.

Yes the weather is warm.
 Read the fact, writ large, on the hot weather faces about you.
 See the scowls?
 Look at the faces.
 Beads of precipitation are on them. The faces tell story of sticky clothes and burning feet. The air is murky, and the faces frown. Brows are cor rugated Mouths drop at the edges. Eyes are suenly glazed. Gestures of dissent and protest Browns. Scowls.
 Look at the faces.
 These are the faces you frequently see. But they gre distorted. They re- pei you You dare scarcely smile into them, though ever so feebly.
 And so, though you may try to look pleasant, with the angry, fussy bunch of humans about you before you are aware, so much are we all of kin. your own temperature goes up a notch or two.
 But wait.
 There's a. face that is different It is the face of a woman-a rare woman She Is hot. like you, like the others. Undeniably her face is somewhat red. But her brow Is placid. Her eyes have a laugh in them. And her face is smil ing. It is the smile that will not come off. What a relief to look at the pleas ant face and note the cheerful manner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
Que Of pecias 5ey G0M ey Interest you

$2.37-Dixie, Dixie, Dixie. Only a few left. Think of 1t A large size Mosquito Net and frame con- plete, never sold for less than $3.50. You can use them for years. Better get one. For metal or wood beds.
 39c.-Pepperell Drill Elastic Seam Drawers for men, equal to any 75c values; all sizes. 15o.-Choice of mems fancy Half Hose, values 25c to 35c. 19c.-Men's "Guyot" style Suspend CTS, black or white. $1.5o-For 6 pairs mems Never mend" Socks, any color. Why pay more?
 33 1-3c.-Choice of any and all our mems soc fancy socks; now 35c pair or 8 for $1.00.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
'rsf Fall Jate of Underwear

69c--Bed Pillows, 1Sx26, heavy tick ing, weight 21s pounds. 1oc.-Fruit of the Loom or Lons- dale Domestic, 1 yard wide and a nice smooth, soft finish. They are worth 121ac yard. 1ec.-9-4 Bleached Sheeting, me- dium weight, sold for 25c. $1.37-Large size Mosquito Net and frame, ready for use, the kind we have been selling all summer for s1.75.
 $1.5e-Longcloth 12 yards in a bolt, smooth weave, soft chamois fin ish. This was good value at $200 bolt.
 EXTRA: 88c.-Don't lose any sleep when you buy Mosquito Net and frame complete at such price.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
l)ash Fabric Department

FALL WASH FABRICS arriving daily for the past two weeks have made reputation Birmingham We showing
 
 
  s a call
 FIANNEETTE and goods for dresses and select yd 12lac over shirts 36INcH BRITISH LINEN solid colors merceized and shunk fast linen brown <. GINGHAMs FOR SCHOOL We
  kind coors Price, yard 121ac 
  shir for Price, yard .... ..12Iac will wool challe Price yard 1oc
  and goods Price. yard .12Lac
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30

your occupation. All vices tend to blunt the morals as well as to stunt the growth of the spiritual man, but be careful es- pecially to avoid those that also under mine the physical man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
Unbleached Canton lannels at Greatly Reduced Prices 5omorrow. from SC Up.
New Fall Dress Goods -JM and Nets

Herringbone in all fall coo sale at esc 20inch, all colors and
  $1.98  small colored white, black dots at soc all the herringbone patterns
  AWoo Serge and Chevo all colors for school  plain sale at a colors, all wool sale at Silks $100 s9c, $125 at $0o,
  44nch Stripe Storm Serge in bue brown and red with small air t is he Big on select from.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
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 NEW YORK

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 persons, S2.0O, S2.5O Rooms with private bath, one or two
 persons, $2.50, $3.OO
 Suites two and three rooms and bath, two to six persons, $4.00, 5000, $500 CORRESPONDENTS SOLICITED Wm. F. InGold, Prop. 1T. ID. ToIson, Mgr.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-30
nIcoRpis VITAL IN REST0R RATIvE

Restores Men,s Vitality. Price e1. At all druggists. Always on hand at Collier Drug Co, 1O0 North 9Oth street. Mall orders solicited.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-04-15

London TO Berlin without a crumb and
never mind it. Give them water and
grit at once and keep them on dry
floors for two weeks IL you do not
want gapes.
The brooder chick should start with
out lice, but some pOultrymen never
fumigate the brooder or set it in
an infested place. The greedy English
sparrows often carry lice TO the peeps
and in return carry of the feed.
These lousy pests steal half the feed
on some plants. and back yard fanciers
lose more. Thanks 10 our big tiger
cat. who snOozes with one eye open out
among the Breeders and on the wire
pens. we lose no feed TO the pirates.
Before Tom came we set up 4 stuffed
owl among the pens. The sparrows.
robins, catbirds chippies, wrens and
cherry birds gathered in the plum and
OK heart trees aud did some tall cuss-
In and threatened that long cared owl
with dire calamity; but, more faithful
than the majority Of policemen. he
stood TO his duty, and not even the
cackle Of juicy hen tempted him
away. And the birds fed.
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DON'TS.

Better be late in Matching than never
get chick
Don't forget that guinea is an ire
pressible hawk alarm Keep one and
be convinced
Don't expect every egg TO hatch. 4
chick and every setting to bring six
prize birds. Greedy.
Don't set heavy hens on thin shelled
eggs. CroQuet balls are more suitable.
Set medium sized cluckS.
Don't act the bull in the china shop
among your China geese. 1t will Jar
the egg production. Cochin Chinas
know better.
Don't forget To set your best cluck
on those turkey eggs. You want some
thing bon ton TO raise birds that bring
SOa ton profits.
Don't imagine that the earliest pull
lets are the best winter layers. Solo
mon says, There is a time for every
thing under the sun" That means pull
lets. Leghorns Matched before April
mott before December and don't lay
winter eggs at all.
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F A r M
FOR SALE

A FARM, consisting OF 66s
"A acres, lying ON the Blue
n Ridge Mountain. Il miles
from the Government Weather
Bureau. 800 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. aud business man
could clear SO per month ON the
store alone. A good Girls, 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 Z mile.
This property will be sold at an
extremely low price.
For further particulars,
address.
NIX, Care of COURIER.
Berryville. Va.
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FEATHERS AND eeosHELLs.

Don't be surprised that the poultry
man asks FOR cash in advance. He
does not know you any better than
you know him. but it is to be hoped
that you Will not know him worse aft
er he knows YOU better
Does thunder Kill chicks in the
SHELF Answer: Does il kin chicks in
the shell TO fire OFF = shotgun right be-
side n nest? We've done the latter,
and the eggs Matched. rs thunder a
million miles away wOrse?" Thunder
alton, No.
The Audubon society is after the
cats for killing the birds and wants 4
bounty put on them. Don't care IL they
do kill or the cat chicken killers. Say,
are all the members OF that society
married? Must be They certainly do
beat the cats.
Many Of our poultry friends aro
keeping fox terriers. They are holy
terrors 10 rats, minks. weaSels and
skunks. An Indiana crank declares
his two bobtailed pups can lick an
elephant Rats, Males are selling at
$40; females, 81.
The clamor Of the claimants for the
credit OF originating the dry feeding
method is greater than that OF sacred
writ where seven women laid hold OF
one man. But Aristotle (SS4 B. c.
discarded il because his ancient hens
got fat and lazy.
Mother, may l go out TO swim:"
asked little Willie Drake of his hen
\n l. - ~. L II
get the curls in your pretty tail spoil
ed, the life guards are not on duty. and
this Philadelphia water is neither boil
ed nor filtered" TadpOleS.
The rascal who kept nonlaying culls
TO sell rank eggs for spring Matching
when any old feather bed lays got il
where the Ratchet caught the rooster.
He formerly had bonanza. but high
priced grain and nonlaying culls
knocked him out. May his tribe great
" increase-down there.
The farmers are sprucing upon tur-
key stock. Buy the best. and they'll
do the rest Prices for birds descended
from fifty pound gobblerS and thirty
pound hens: Old toms. $40. So. $50:
young toms. IS. $40. So: hens. old or
young So. s.. $40; breeding fiockS. four
and five hens. $50. SO. SEQ. Seems
high; but. oh, my, what bronze beautS!
VIII some OF our farm and town
friends tell US why they keep mon
grels instead OF thoroughbreds? Read
this: In November. December. January
and February fifty White Leghorns
laid 1000 eggs and fifty mongrelS laid
S65 eggs. difference of 665 eggs.
They were housed and fed alike \
LeShorn ate s. cents worth of feed for
the year and I mOngrcl 20 cents
worth. Which pays? Better wake up.
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shak.sreare Netmithst,ndino-

rs there anything In a uamey in.
qutrcd the man with mouse coloreti
whiskers. "You can bet there Is
Name boy StuyvcSaut cor Van Rens.
selaer 81 Gnuverucur and he'll never
hold anything but Il first class lob
Nobody Will ever dare ask him TO swah
windows or mop floors And by the
time he's Forty he'll be head OF Il
trust company and director in t,eenty-
seven prominent concerns. oh. yes:
there's heap in n name. femme tell
you. Washington Herald.
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"Havr yoI -. au. ~ 'sa... p-caar.t
tonS Tor removin<< rl....-'- un.'r hairY
asks the man who enters the drug sto-,
with n firm tread anu Il SET counte
nance
yes. sir" answers the druggist.
Give me pint. want To use 1t
my head"
But. man. you haven't got any su
perauous hair on your head Your,
nearly bald now"
Il know 10. And I've got so agra
waited and tired watching the confound
ed hair leaking of day 10y day that
want to remove the res; of IL at on,
sweep and have the agony over"
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eCHlCkIETSu

II the mother hen mas been properly
busted. she and the chicks will come
of the nest without lice As nits
hatch I'm two weeks. dust her again on
time, but remove her from the chicks
for thirty minutes. for the lice not kill
ed would be chased or on to the peeps.
When the chicks creep under the hen
the bugs will creep Off the chicks. You
make mistake in feeding chicks be-
fore forty-eight hours have passed.
They have not digested the yolk which
they absorbed before breaking the
shell Thus you gorge them. and they
die with white diarrhea. Remember
they ship day old chicks 1000 miles
without feeding They ride clear from
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DO TRY AGAIN.

When the hens refuse TO lay
And there's nothing seems 20 par
And you're sad and Rad and blue.
Don't forget the old refrain
Just 20 tryf and try again.
For you'll get there n you do
When the clucks mash all the eggs
And SIT upright on their legs
And you're mad enough 20 swear.
Now's the time 20 hear the strain
Brother. try. on. Try again.
jus try and you'll not despair.
& NJ r.
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The lnfalIibln Man.

The most dull and WHISKY washy man
In all the world must bc he who never
made mistake. But he is douh,e
dyed when he VIII make no mistake
himself and lose sleep over the mis-
takes OF his neighbor. - Manchester
Union.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-04-15
The STOOL PIGEON.



There arc occasional reports OF small
Hooks OF Wild pigeoas ha.ing becn
seen IN different parts OF far United
States aud Canada. Possibly 80
gre the harbingers OF their return from
south America. whence they migrated
Tor some unknown reason nfty wears
ago
it may not be generally known that
the somewhat odions term stool al.
geon as used to'isy arose from the
stool piccoo that used 10 ~. eriploxcd
In c$tchirg wild pigeons In FORMER
times. They used to be so plenty thar
they were taken in great numbers bv
the use OF spring nets These nets
varied In size. but were from two 10
ten yards long aud wire bali as wsfs.
lhcy were concealed a much AS p.,s.
STOLE. being partly covered with har or
straw or whatever WAS most susia',i.
az each end was stron. snrin. =,
which ropes were attached Somethin,
Ike 10 feet long. 10 where the watch.
er was concealed. Gloss. 20 the net was
n stool. OF s,1nd. where as. ~sfo.,i ass
geon. usually a tame or cap;D~aa one
was placed. The pigeon was tel hy
the feet TO the stool anl from this
stc1i a rope extended - the person IN
concealmcnt Wheat or some other
grain was scattered about the net. AMI
when the docE was passing the 70,
attached 70 the stool was pulled. caus.
inS Tire pigeon 10 rise ANA nutter ia
wings in trying TO escape This at
tracted the attention Of the passing
Hoes ana induced them To LIGHT where
the grain had been scattered Then .
slight pun on the ropes would release
the spriaE To- Tire net. wSiel would be
thrown of@r them SO vuick'- that thr
hau no time N F7c1.'' 1-i"timcs
MANI huntici's wee cipiu-p. "a Fiji
way at q si,i-'r hanl Amaieur sports
me-.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
REv. ID. II. ScANLoN. Pastor

Preaching every Sabbath morning atll.
Sunday school every Sabbath morning at
$50 o'clock.
Ladies AID Society, first Friday evening OF
each month AZ 3 o'clock. az Mrs isaac
Bowman's residence.
Children's Missionary Society. second Sab
bath each month at 5 p. m, AT church.
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An AttrattIrs RssIdsncs.

Your residence can be made more
attractive, more stylish and more
comfortably by having IL papered
= .tb neat. artistic pairr. lean 10
tbi~ work tor YOU a, fair price
ai'd guarSntrr your satisfaction.
The price Is lDW vhen the character
90 s''rs and material Is eoDsidered.
T. NJ RfcANoRE.
lSerryvilie. Va.
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BAPTIST CHURCH.

REV. JULIAN BRoADDUs, Pastor.
Preaching every Sunday al Il ?. m, and
p. ~.
Prayer Meeting every Wednesday at p. M
Sunday School every Sunday at $50 a. N.
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W. A. BRADFORD.
Treasurer Of Clarke County. BerrvviIls Y.
W. II. CATER.
Deputy Treasurer Of Clarke County. Berry,
vile. Va.
G. G. MASSEY.
superintendent Of Public Schools. White
Post. va.
c. +. : Harms.
County Surveyor, Bowles, Va.
GEORGE II. LEVI
Shelf Of Clarke County, BerryvilIe. Va
JESSIE NJ LUTON.
Deputy Sheriff and Jailer of Clarke County
Berryville, Va
". ". SMALLwoop.
Deputy Sheriff Of Clarke County. Berry
Boyce, Va.
Hon. -. H. JONES,
Mayor Of Berryville, Va.
DR. GEORGE y. HAKpEsrY.
Recorder.
2. II. Powers.
Treasurer of Berryville.
GEORGE c. RIcANoRE,
Chief Of Police.
+. HAMP ERB
Superintendent of Water Company.
COMMON COUNCIL.
II. W. BaSer Ward No. 1.
John II. Shackleferu, Ward No. .
W +. Lewis, Ward No. <
{. NJ. Broun. Ward No. I.
BERRYVILLE FIRE COMPANY.
Meets first Friday in each month. 40 o. n
John II. Enders, Captain.
FIRST Lieutenant, L.V Stole.
second Lieutenant. Jas. r. Dakeman.
thlrd Lieutenant. John II. Shackleford.
Secretary, Chas. ". Marks
treasurer. :. r. Baughman. If.
surgeon, DR.. 4. =. Osborne
Chaplain, i. +. Jackson.
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