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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-05-20
POISONING AS A FINE ART.
Scale CT Prices Submitted to the Vsne-
tisn Council cf Ten.

Venetian prisoners arSt came into
notoriety in the fifteenth century. At
iaat period ;he mana Tor pc...cr.nS
had risen % such height that the
governments ~ The S;atcS wcrc FORM
ally rVcCgai2ing Sc rel as.;assi.ltion
b. poison and considering the removal
OF emperorS. prir g. and powerful no
bics by this method.
The noJo,i, us COUNCIL az ten ,rS; to
consider - plJCs. al az account
and record &, . their .,ro eeGin. san OK
lists. giyinv ghr number "a tr,s.. l,ao
voted FOR 9,G who vctei .rii2., thc
proposed ~ .,val. the rvasa "a, fDg he
assassination ;IG the Sun o. be PAID
for Is exc u,iou
Thus tAc-e ,crspivatcrs ou.etly ar
ranged a. t1se the l.vcS 81 macy PROM
inent iu.i,: ra,s. ard when ihs deed
was execute & wcs registered on the
margin ~ .',-ir o:iyiAl record by the
Significant vogd n tum."
GA be - l5is. Jcha OF I.:xnba
offered tie ,."r,. selection cf poi
sons and declared himself ready 20 re-
move amy person whom the deemed
objectionable out OF tie way. lie
calmly stated MS terms which for the
FIRST successful ease were 10 Toe Il pen
sion OF 1.5Jo du,atS Il GEAR. 20 DC in
creased on the execution OF further
services.
The presidents Guolando proda and
pietro Gui@rni placed this matter be-
fore the council on Jan 4. I5i4. and
on division Il was resolved 20 accept
this natriotr Offer and 10 experiment
first on the Emperor Macmillan. John.
who had c'ilcntly reduced poisoning
20 tlne ara. submitted aftcvva-d 4
regular graduated tariff 20 thc ,c-ncil.
The highest fec was for poisoning the
sultan 5so duats: fov ihr hing Of
Spain. 100 lucats. incluGin- the ex-
penscs Of the Journey: Tor the Duke OF
MILAN. 60 drcats: FOR The Marquis Of
Mantua. - ducats; FOR the pope. $50
ducsts.-Health.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-05-20
shirsz. Xeres and Sherry.

Sir Henry Drummond VOLTS 'knowl-
edge OF Spain and of Persia IS shown
in the following paragraph taken from
his Rambling Rec0ilections:"
in Persia no wine is manufactured
for sale except at Shiraz. When Persia
was invaded by the Arabs they took
back with them 10 Morocco the grapes
Of the district. In Spain they wished
tor naturalize the new fruit, and this
they did NJ place called Here's. in
tended for Shiraz. there being no
sound equivalent to 'sh' In Spanish.
There they cultivated the grape and
made wine. which now returns 10 Eu-
rope as sherry that word being q
paraphrase OF ShiraZ. Shiraz wine is
very similar In taste TO sherry"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-05-20
CLIMBING AN ICE SLOPE.
Vain and Perilous Effort to Scale
MoUnt HeKirley.


Mount aieKiclsy.
The long trail 20 the north brings out
the best in men and the worst. declares
Mr.. Rober; Dunn In The Shameless
Diary OF aa Explorer" As n member
OF party which made 4 vain attempt
TO reach the top OF Mount Mckinley
he tells something of the harlshlps of
one days travel:
Furtively. imperceptibly. the steep
ness had stolen a march on us AS
one line OF footholds gave out we had
10 slide deXterouSly TO another. The
sleeper slope was swept clear and hard.
Steps had TO bc cut
We have only three ice axSs AS
never gave them a thought this morn
Ing, all OF them were gobbled UP when
we started. aud wSs left with only
one long willow tent pole. Ii was never
meant to balance YOU in half cut steps
that may or may not hold your toe.
AS the steps changed from a stair
way 10 4 stepladder the other three
betrayed no excitement. no uneasineSs.
Neither did l at first. but | felt both.
Il was not dizziness. not vertigo, but
simply that as I looked down the sheer
1000 feet from where we chung by
our toes imagination reSistlessly told
over how il would feel. how long it
would last. what the climax in SEN
sation would be. were to fall.
As hour succeeded hour l lived each
minute only to make the false step.
Courage is only n matter Of self con-
troll anyway.
Climbing the highest mountain ON
the continent with n tent pole, Some
times l boiled in those dizzy. anxious
places that I had put myself in such
I position with such men. Yet l must
reap my own sowing. Once | asked IL
il wasn't customary 90 rope on such
steep slopes. but no one but Fred an
swered. and he said: "Y' amt goin' to
ketch me tiel UP TO anybody. y man
don't want To take chances with any
one but himself. haulln' him down
from these places"
One requisite Of explorers besides
aversion 10 soap and water is insensi-
tiveneSs. They can't see: they can't
feel. They couldn't do these stunts IL
they did.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-05-20
THE CHARM OF ISLANDS.
Mat Is Missed b. These Who live
Far Fren, the Sca.


Far Frem the Ssa.
No men OF the world arc SO 10 be
altied. I think. rs those Who dwell far
from the sea. They shall never know
but a piece OF life. \ plain. TO be sure,
is very well. IL responds dellcately
enough TO the hUmor Of the seasons,
changing from green 60 gold. from
gold 20 dun. from dun 90 white. II
has. too. its moods. It's daughters. fits
melancholleS. its ruShings or the wind.
its illimitability Of the dark 4 hin.
though. Is bctter-thct is. hill that
looks across 4 plain. never one that is
huddlcd among it's fellows. FOR there
one Is caught like n beetle I'm cup.
A hin gives one sense OF freedom
and perspective upon the world 1t
is something TO look down on the par
quetry OF Held and town and wood aud
stream. TO keep vigil upon the drama
woven nvisibly below ones eyes And
II has momentS-a hill: certain nights
OF stars. certain bursts OF storm. GER
tSla iridcScept afternoons. when the
whole tragedy OF autumn is unrolled
at ones feet
But above ali else IN the world give
NE an island, There is Your true mi
crOcoSmOs, There yon hold I'm your
hand. rs Il were. the essence and epit-
ONE Of the universe Your own earth
spreads under your feet. Your own
sky hangs over your head. Your own
sea encircicS you. Your own portion
Of life IS msted ont t. YOU day by day.
distinct from that of other men. For
not the least charm of sn Island is its
privacy. IN iSlet. OF course. mean
one from which YOU may catch tho
CLINT &c water on every side. Other
wise your island Is no better than a
pasture Whether You be hermit or
whether you Esvc hook OF verses
underneath ~" lourh-rnd the re1ui-
site conccwiiauts - o. whatever be
your personal circumstances. YOU are
yct divided from hostile or indifer-
CT world. You are at liberty To feel
AID Co ties, y2gr own personality. You
cre not cveraorre iy the rush Of hu-
marity wh,~h Is the burden OF terra
drma -Soriruos' Magazine
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-05-20
Juvenile Looic.

Marie is very bright kindergarten
pupil. She came home TO her parents
the other day and told them that the
Kindergarten teacher had said she will
grow up to be = very nice looking
young lady If she is good girl but will
grow up 10 be Il very ugly woman II
she is a naughty girl us that true.
mammaT' asked Marie, and she was
Informed that If the teacher said so It
was true. Marie then sat still for a
while. pondering seriously. But,
mamma she suddenly burst forth
again. why was the kindergarten
teacher so naughty when she was a lit
tie Observation-Disclosures Record.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-05-20
Bio Tips For Little Eaunrs

1T is surprising" said a veteran
Pullman porter, how big a tip a DOR
ter sometimes gets for doing q very
little thing" He added:
"A passenger once tipped me extra
because he said ! did not leave his
shoestrings cooled up inside his shoes
after l had BACKED them. He said
nothing made him madden than to sin
on MS shoes in a hurry in sIeeper
only to find that he had to take them
on again because the shoestrings were
inside. Ever since that time | have
been careful not to leave shoestrings
Inside OF the shoes | black, and more
than one passenger has thanked me for
oeilS thoughtful. But Il wasn't me
tslHt Gid i,i@ tl.n..iag. The tip did that
10 &c. acl / never forgot tiles
u - Wcpi,lr.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-05-20
South American Animals

Many curious animals haunt the
marshy parts Of South America north
or the pampas. Frogs big and Zero
cious Cthe ceratophyrs). given to MAX
ing vicious springs when closely ap-
preached; the capybara, Il cavy con
tented with the bulk of the Sheep" the
huge coypu rat and the swarthy tapir
are frequently seen. Along the forest
margins troops Of peccarles are often
met with. occasionally the iaguar.
sometimes the puma: likewise that
toothless curiosity the great ant bear.
long in claw, long nosed and remark
ably long tongued. Very plentiful. too,
are those little knights in scaIy ar
NOR" the quaint, waddling armada
Ices. Long toed jacanas pace about
upon the floating leaves. A familiar
object is the great jabiru, a stork with
preference for the desolate lagoons,
where it may often be observed statu-
esque on one Les and wrapped I'm pro-
spection
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-05-20
The Oldest Enexclonedia-

The most ancient encyclopedia ex-
tant Is Pliny's Natural History" in
thirty-seven books and 2,493 chapters,
treating of cosmOgraphy, astronomy,
meteorology, geography, geology, bot
any, medicine, the arts and pretty near
~ every other department of human
thought known at the time. Pliny,
who died 40 4. D., collected his work
In his leisure intervals while engaged
in public affairs. The work was a
very high authority in the middle ages.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-05-20
Missed tho Marx.

A north of England clergyman re-
Gently preached against i'll natured
soSsiping and spoke pretty plainly to
MS congregation on the subject. One
OF the members Of the congregation to
whom he was especially abiding came
up TO him after the service. The vicar
thought he had touched her and that
she was about to express contrition.
Dut she said. "Ah. Vicar. am so glad
you spoke out and what good thing
= WIS the Misses - were there to
rear you."-Church Family Newspa-
per.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-05-20
& CkSTELLANE PIRATE.
Took Srltsn's Library ana Demanded
Ransc ~ Fer It's Return

Ransom Fer It's Return.
In 1911 Iean Phui. &c Castenane
was commander OF the French man-of-
war Notre Dame &c il Garde. Henry
". sent HIM 20 Morocco TO demand OF
the sultan tac release Of certain
French prisoners. DC Castelane car
RED his negotiations 90 q successful
conclusion. AMI The Sultan as peace
Offering sent 20 the French commander
twenty Arabian horses Tor the king.
Just rs the \otre Dame was about to
weigh anchor the pre;endcr 20 the Mo-
roccan throne gained decisive victory.
and che sultan decided 20 Gee FOR his
life. re engaged passage for himself.
and harem OF = Dutch merchantmen.
and To he Cas,cilane be intrusted his
library. ono Of The most extensive col
lect0ns OF Arabic manuscripts and
books IN existence The great Mulay
Ahmed was the founder OF the library
ARRIVING ut the place OF rendez-
vOus. Commander de Castellane sent
word 10 tho sultan that he could have
his library for 5000 ducats. the price
Of transportation.
THE sultan protested that he had
made no such agreement and that bc
sides he did not have the money 70
pay the demand. whcreupon De Cas-
tellane sailed away.
He had not gone very far when n
great storm overlook the Notre Dame
and drove her. 4 wreck. upon the Afrl-
can coast az Casablanca. then occu.
Pied by the King OF Spain. who was at
war with Morocco. The Spaniards
seized the library and shipped II to
spain. where II was placed in a wins
OF the Escurlai What remains OF the
library can be seen today IN an alcove
labeled the Arabian collection Flor
ence Qtaly) Journal.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-05-20
Gout The Foe of consvmption.

Sir Dyce Duckworth In his address
TO the faculty Of medicine said that
many persons We're constitutionally
predispoSed to rheumatism and govt,
but an important characteristic in such
cases was the antagonlSm OF the It's
sues TO the bacilli Of tuberculosis.
The more rheumatic or gouty a person
was the less pronounced was his tend
ency to consumption.-Lon Post.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-05-20
New Lioht on ~. Zones

A class OF boys averaging about
twelve years OF age hal been exam
ined In geography. which had been pre-
coded the day before hy grammar.
Among the questions In the geography
paper was the following:
Name the zones"
One promising youth OF eleven years
wrote this answer:
There are two zones. masculine and
feminine. The masculine Is either
temperate ~ Incorporate; the femi-
nine IS either torrid or frigid" New
York Sun.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-05-20
The ChiId's Advice.

Little Arthur stood peering down into
the countenance of his baby sister,
whom the nurse was singing to sleep.
Say, nurse" he finally whispered,
Its nearly unconscious, isn't itT'
The nurse nodded in the affirmative
and sang or.
Then don't sing any more or you'n
kill it"-Lippincott's.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-05-20
Then He subsidized.

81 never saw such woman I'm all
my life" said Bass. You are never
satisfied with anything"
People who know the man took
for n husband" replied Mrs. b. think,
ON the contrary, that am easily sat
isfed. "-LiverpOol Mercury.
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THE APPLE INDUSTRY OF VIRGINIA.

Virginia State Horticultural Soci-
ETY., which has just been received,
is a most encouraging exhibit of
the possibilities OF further develop
ment along the cultivation of fruits
and vegetables. Perhaps the most
interesting paper read before the
society was that of DIR. Emerson,
OF New York. on the relative rank
of Virginia as an agricultural
State. In the course OF his report
DR.. Emerson showed that the rank
of Virginia was as follows:
That of forty-three wheat States
Virginia ranks twenty-Grst in total
yield and thirty-third in average
yield per acre.
OF forty-eight corn States Nir-
GINA ranks ,wenty-rr>t in total
yield and lhirty eighth in average
bushels per acre.
OF forty-nine hay States Vir-
ginia ranks twentY-eiyht in total
Weld; average tons per acre,
foriieth
o. twenty-five tobacco States. in
total Weld Virginia ranks third; in
output and in average pounds per
acre, nineteenth.
From the census of 1900. 10
fruit or vegetable statistics for
1906 being obtainable, we learn
that in apple trees Virginia is
seventh, and in bushels OF fruit
raised, fourth: for peach trees Nir-
ginia ranks twenty-tirst, and in
Bushels of fruit seventh; for pear
trees Virginia ranks eighteenth.
and in bushels of fruit fourteen:
for grape vines, eighteenth. aud in
value Of fruit raised. seventeenth.
In evaporated fruits irginia ranks
sixth; in barrels of CIDER produced
she ranks eighteenth; in ali orchard
fruits Virginia ranks tenth, and in
value of vegetables, sixth.
As Or. Emerson points out, these
statistics show that Virginia is high
III in the front among the fruit and
vegetable producing States. while
in the productions Of cereals. hay
and tobacco she ! about the midil.
In point Of average production ger
acre 1t must bc rcgretfully admitted
that Virginia i near the foot.
This Is not unexpected, for Virginia.
despite her wonderfully diversified
climate, cannot hope to successfully
compete with the prairie farms of
the Central West. She can, how
ever. with proper methods and Sc
lected seeds. produce as much agri-
cultural wealth per capita a. any
State in the Union, aud 40 field
appears more attractive than the
Development of horticulture.
Virginia is within twenty-four
hours 10y rail of 30. 900, OOOpeople,
one-third OF whom are city-dwell-
ers. This population is annually
consuming more and more fruit.
and the success achieved 10y Oregon
and Washington is shipping apples
as far east as New York and Phil
adelphia is not an Indication, but
a convincing proof of the great and
prosperous business that lies ready
TO Nirginia's hand. According tc
DR.. Emerson. with modern methods
Virginia can excel New York il
Quantity and equal Oregon in the
beauty of her fruits. 1t is. there
fore, most encouraging to find what
intelligent and successful work is
being done by the Virginia State
Horticultural Society. the members
of which are. by their example and
teaching, spreading the knowledge
of how TO utilize to the best advan-
tage the natural fitness Of this State
as one of the great fruit producing
sections of this continent. Rich
mond Times-Dispatch.
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Po.rnrfuI ErnInsiuns

what are the most powerful explo-
sives known qreried the young man.
1.-TWO prima donnas in one opera
company" replied the ex-theatrical
ger.-Chicago News.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-05-20

Among TIE Hciien.o;s women hold n
Better position than they do anywhere
else in Africa The married woman"
says one Traveller. "reigns supreme mis-
Tres Her husband cannot without her
permission take u lit or meat or drop
OF milk" Generally "they raak much
above the average O. The negro races"
London Spectator.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1908.

All advertisements excepting legal adver-
tisements and professional cards. inserted for
less than threc months are considered tran
silent. and viii be charged for at the rate OF
five cents per line for the first insert ON, and
three cents per line for each succeeding in
SertiOn
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and social organizations, other than those
aforesaid rates.
Our advertising rates are uniform. and 81
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on application. Changes of advertisements
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morning Of each week
Entered at the Postofice at Berryville, Va.
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You Can Easily Operat(
his Typewriter YOursel
Don't worry your correspondent.

HNH WVIIE yUuf uFft>punucnt
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 ill out legal papers or card
mcmos-or make out accounts or hotel menus
in your own handwriting.
II looks bad. reflects on your standing.
makes people think you can't afford a stenogra-
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Tou can write out your letlers-make
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Trouhlo Ahead

Book Agent-Madam, was request
ed TO call on You 10 show You this great
work, How TO Cook Properly" Mad
am-Who sent you here; Book Agent
Your husband-New York Press.
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Relic Of the Past.

$50. woman. you treasure another
mans Photograph
Don't lie foo.i p. Henry This is
portrait Of yourself when you had
Courier-J ournal.
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Hope is the bread of the unhappy
German Proverb.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-05-20

One pound Of learning requires ten
pounds of common sense to apply it
Persian Proverb.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-05-20

After the German had carefully scru-
tlnized the bill he set his lips tightly
ana In very determined manner said:
i pays de state tax, pays de coun-
" tax und | pays de school tax. but
l be doGgoned if | pays dat total tax.
l never had no total tax! ! think he
Is fraudv'-St. Paul Pioneer Press
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One Execution

Il am reduced from affluence to beg.
gary"' he faltered.
In as few words as possible she
broke their enga cement.
wish to show" she observed
hauShtily. that women, contrary to
general report, do not necessarily care
Tor things just because they are re-
ducedp'-Detroit Journal.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1908-05-20

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In Effect April l., 1905
WESTBOUND.
Week days, trains leave Washington for
Bluemont as follows: :. 10 a. m: 4 IS p m.
5.O5 I. m; 6'2S p. m.
Sunday trains leave Washington for Blue
mont rs follows: 90 a. IN; 1 10 y. IN.
:. 10 a. IN. train connects al BluemOnt for
Winchester via Stage Line
EASTBOUND.
Week days, trains leave Bluemont for
Washington: 5.45 a m; 1915 p. m.;45Op. m.
sunday trains leave Bluemont for Wash
ington: .. 70 n. M; 40 p. IA.
Week day trains leave Leesburg for Wash
ingtOn: 5l5 a m
Flo =. m. tram connects n Blucmont with
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