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Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-02-02
CARAVAN 8RcA0W&KlN6.


afshsns Use Ccb5'c-tcose W,,as Tur-
oomans like sans.
The bread OF the Afghan caravan
was cooked 10y hcatiug small round
cobbicstones i'm the tire and tbcn polk
Ing them cut and wrapping dough an
inch Thick about them. The balls thus
formed were again thrown Into the
Gre. 90 be poked out again when cook
ca. The bread tasted we'll there in the
desert. although in civilized commuui-
ties the grit and ashes would have
seemed uncomfortable
After gocd fellowship had been es
tabiiShed the AfghauS actually sold US
some flour. says writer in the Na.
tio0ai Geographical Magazine. The
camp where we used it little later
happened TO be beside the sandy bed
OF o trickljuS salt stream. which was
drinGcbic En- winter. but absolutely un-
disable in summer. when evaporation
is at its height and the salt is concen-
tratcd
Sec" said one of our Turcomans
rs we diSmounted: here is some sand.
Tonight we can have some good
bread"
When some dry twigs had been gath
cred he proceeded 90 smooth Of bit
OF the cieanest sand and built upon il
Z hot Gre. when the sand was thor
oughly hot he raked OF most of the
GOALS and smoothcd the sand very neat
ly. Meanwhile one OF the other men
had made two large sheets Of dough
about thrce-quartcrs OF an inch thick
ana eighteen inches IN diameter Be
tween those he placed layer OF humps
90 Sleeps tail far. making huge
round sandwich. This was now spread
on the hot sand. Goals mixed with sand
were placed completely over Il. and IL
was left 90 bake Now and then an
edge was uncovered. ana "a Turcoman
smellcd IL apprcciatively and raped
ON 30 TO see ir &c was yet cooked.
When the top was thoroughly baked
thc bread was turned over and covered
uu again Il tasted even better than
the Afghan nrcad after IT was cooled
q little @uo thN sand ard ashes had
boon whiskei on with cirdle The
Turcouaus are 50 accustomed 90 lie
in the sandy desert that they think ii
impossible o. make the best kind of
bread without sand. while the AZ
Ehans who i've in the stony noun
tains. think tha, cobblcstoues are a
REQUISITE
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-02-02
The EARLE AS A noon.
Our Word as Il Appears 10 Venus and
Our Own rcon.

Our Woria as u Appears 20 Venus and
Our Own roon.
IL we could hc transported .o the
planet Venus q peculiar ,,t ol views
could be obtained ~ our .l.ll which
would enable rs o. 500 us-rr.~. to
some extent at least. rs ..l.., SEQ us.
Venus is about the saao ...r ass The
earth. is somewhat closer 90 She sun
an0 has more amO, .cre than The
earth. When tine car,l lui Venus are
nearest together they lr.. of .out>c. On
the same side oi the sur. sud ga cousc.
qucuce OF this the aar,a lr.> NOT see
more than "a very -uaD i..t w ,bc
Venus illuminated but Ncur- "a The
other hand. sees oll OF one ~iic ~ thc
earth Illuminated and .olsy ,ueatly Is
able 20 claim She has something That
takes the place OF q moon au. aou Tor
the earth TO Vents az this ume looks
very large and bright. moss as much
so as our moon does 60 u>
II we could see aH the Illuminated
surface Of Venus ou these occasions
we should have quite distinct sec.
ono moon. When we DO see aha Of her
Illuminated surface She is ou thc op.
positc side OF the sun fyom us aul con.
SeQucnuy at an enormous distance. vet
she is SO brilliant as to Keep ts from
seeing her surface distinctly
But 10 our own moon ,rr appear in
the best light MS moon 4 fuil earth
as seen from the moon. lccorUng 90
Professor TodG ard other astronomers.
is a very inspiriuG sight emo ilc moons
surface. IL can a' once bc seen why
this is necessarily true TIE c1rih Is
several times larger than he moon
and would appear I'm the heavens ais a
disk about fourteen times the size o.
the moon. il would shine with prob
ably variable li-ht. due to tho shift
ing clouds ON the earth. though Ga,
light. Of course. is rc1ret,i from %
sun. and the rejecting is dome in part
ny the upper surfaces 81 ;he clouds
The outlines Of the continents 81 the
earth appear very clearly to the moon
rs IL they were formed of rapier
mache ON n globe Cities off compare.
lively large size could De- made ont
with ease In ease people were tacrc
10 make them out. The Intensity ~
the reflected earth light would he ais
much as fourteen moons and would
enable the Selenitcs. II such they are.
10 read or work iu comparative day.
llght-St Louis Republic
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-02-02
THE HORSE WON.
A Race With Locomotive When Rail-
reads Were New

A Race With = Locomotive When Rail-
roads Were New.
In 1892 the nrSt charter WAS obtain
ed FOR railroad in the United states.
IL was for line from PHILADELPHIA ia
point on the SuSquehanua river. but
was never built. Ou th. announce
mcnt of the project some one asked
one OF the Baltimore newspapers.
What is 4 railroad. anyhOw:" The
editor was forced to reply that ne did
not know. but that perhaps some 9th
er correspondent can tell.
Seven years later on the HIDE ,yovd.
en- track along the Lacaawauila creek
the first locomotive had its ,riai The
experiment WAS Tar FROM successful.
and Tor a number uf years afterward
the trains ON most of the railroads com
tinued To be drawn los horS,s. Ibe
first locomotive or the Baltimore and
Ohio had sails attached. - did the
cars. These sails were hOisted Warn
the wind was ia the right direction 80
rs TO help the locomotive.
The rivalry between the railroads
using locomotives and those using
horses WIS very bitter ia August.
1880. au actual trial Of speed WAS held
between Il horse and oue OF the pioneer
locomotives watch dill not result in
favor Of the locomotive. The race was
on the Baltimore and ohio. the loco
motive being one built by Peter Coop
e.. who also acted rs engine driver.
The horse. 4 gallant gray. was in the
habit OF pulling car on track paral-
lei To that used 10y the locomotive. At
first the gray had the better OF the
race. but when he was quarter OF
mile ahead Mr.. Cooper succeeded I
getting up enough steam 20 pass III,
horse amid terrific applause.
At that moment z band slipped from
pulley. and though Mr.. Cooper lac
Grated his hands trying to replace it
the engine stopped. the horse passed it
and came in the winner"
AS there were no brakes on the ear
~ trains. they used TO stop and TO
start with jolts which threw the pas
sengers across the car. The coupling
was with chains. having two or three
feet Of slack. which the engine i'm
starting took up with Il series OF fierce
jerks. The shock on stopping was
even worse and never failed 10 send
the passengers flying"
There were no whistles in the old
days. Signals were given by pushing
up the valve on the dome by hand and
letting the steam escape with loud
Kissing noise. On the New Castle and
Frenchtown railroad when the signal
was heard the slaves around the sta
ton would rush TO the arriving train.
seize hold Of it and pull back with all
their might while the agent stuck n
piece Of wood through wheel
There were SO many collisions and
explosions that some southern rail
roads introduced what they called n
barrier car between the locomotive and
the passenger coaches OF the train.
This barrier car consisted Of a plat
form on wheels upon which were piled
six bales Of cotton. and il was claimed
Ii would safeguard the passengers in
two ways-it would protect them from
the blowing up Of the locomotive and
would form n soft cushion upon which
the passengers could land in the event
Of collision. There is no record OF
how this experiment worked out
American Cultivator
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-02-02
Little Locals
Coal, Coal, Coal All kinds and sizes
RerrVville MILLING On

Coal, Coal, Coal. All kinds and sizes.
Berryville Milling Co.
Mrs. 4. p. Osborne gave tea ON
Thursday afternoon in honor Of her
sister, Miss Nellie Byrd Plaster. of Blue
mont, Va. Among those present were
Misses Ora Martin, of Parkersburg. W.
Va, Margaret Moore, Elvira Moore.
Kitty Mcdonald, May Mcdonald, Mamie
White, Mamie Lippiu. Bessie Meteor
mick. Mrs. George Rice and Mrs. Frank
Mccormick. Miss Margerat Moore pre-
sided at the tah!e-table, and the house
was decorated with red carnations
Miss Mamie White left FRIDAY for "a
visit to friends in Richmond
Mis- Ellen McGnl Baker :, At home
from Hollins Institute for 81 visit
Miss May Mcdonald has rctutacc To
Rappshaunock county, Va.
Money to L'an--in sums ocs 80"
more; secured nv d,',,. 81 trust - K.NI
Estate
SEQ. u. ltNEi>soN. At;v;
Rove y.
The Kings baugh,ers met at The resi-
dence az Mrs : : Pslmbauu yesterday
Nh has NJ Broun cuterlaintd the
Married Ladies' Bridge Club on Tuesday.
and among the guests were Mrs John
NELL. Mrs. \. Z. Osborne. Mrs. George
Rice, Mrs. Frank whiting, Misses Nellie
Plaster. Kitty Mcdonald and Elvira
Moore
Miss Hough. of Charles Town. is the
guest Of Mrs. !. +. Harris
Miss Jane Moore spent yesterday at
Boyce.
Miss Ely, of Charles Town, is visiting
Mrs Will Moore
Mr.. Leo Wheat, Jr., spent the week
end with his mother, Mrs. Floronce
Whea, near town.
Money to Losn-Money to lend in any
amount on Farm Land.
BLACKBURN SMITH.
Mrs. J. r. Elder and daughther, Vir-
ginia, have returned from visit to
Washington.
Mrs. Jacob Warden returned Saturday
from Staunton, where she had been called
by the death OF her sister.
The Dramatic Club was entertained
Saturday night by Miss Gertrude
Mccormick.
Rev. and Airs. Edward Wall have
returned from visit of several weeks TO
friends and relatives IN Washington,
Baltimore and Alexandria.
Mrs. Cyrus Mccormick is visiting Mrs
Mcdonald in Alexandria.
Mr.. Benjamin Ricamore, of Keyser,
W. Va, visited his brother, "Chief'' Geo
G. Ricamore, here. this week
For Neutrality-suspicious. Manse For
terms, etc, apply TO l. Bowman.
Mr.. \. X. synder is visiting relatives
near Stanton.
Mr.. ID. c. Snyder mas returned from a
months visit to his daughter, Mrs. d. S.
MeVeigh, in Baltimore.
Mr.. \. L. Warthen, OF "Rosemont."
spent Thursday in Front Royal
Mr.J. ID. Wiley went to Strasburg on
business trip last Thursday.
Miss Garrett Booker, of Northnmber-
land county, is visiting Miss Ollie Thomas
Miss Annie Curtis, of Swimley, has
returned home after an extended visit to
friends here.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-02-02
Z Bunch OF Kicks.

I'm in harl luck" sighed the steel
rail
Look at me. get nothing from
morning tin night but hot air" groan-
co the pumping engine.
I'm always iD hot water" sighed
the boiler
Consider my plight" cried the mac
adam road- invariably walked over
AND troddcn under foot
Pm used TO il. for I'm always up
against H." philoSophically remarked
Che wall paper
you're Zone Of you rs badly OF as
am" said the furnace. FOR. no mat
ter where ! go. I'm generally fred
Baltimore American.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-02-02
The Planning Machine.

As to the original inventor Of the
planlng machine there is perhaps
scarcely machine about which there
has been more controversy than this.
and there are many claimants to the
honor. There are records. however.
showing that Nicholas ForQ. a French
clockmaker. used metal planer i'm
lI0l for machining pump cylinders. APP
parertly being under the impression
that they could be made more accu-
rately in this manner than by re-
volving utter.-CasSier's Magazine.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-02-02

Has Bibles son ever made any use
OF his college education?'
Il should say so. lie was held up
! few nights ago"
''Yes:"
And he tackled his assailant low
am. threw him for Il loss OF four ribs.
He learned tina; trick on his college
eleven. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-02-02
Gasoline Engine for Sale.

Expecting to install electric
motors. we offer for sale very
cheap for cash A Horsepower
Blakeslee Gasoline Engine and at
tachments. Is in excellent copdi-
ton, and can be seen running at
COURIER Office any day.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-02-02
The Rov,srds.

The Austf.a.s avy known to be ;hc
greatest "~ ifNI.r' for .r,rn.I. p
many of t.p r.' a.. irari-. s...... 49,
scent back ta s,.n.f thn DIVA .r
tory Even +, sn ria. Anv .rr. &. ,.
generally a.nit Tar tl.
Norfolk rem .he Ole .a. -n
the world ..ccouing IT, t-.
trustworthy authorities. the lIu.
are Of Saxon origin the name g. -.
days being i rarl As far back
957 there az. lsworthy records az
the family. i.fncDu Globe.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-02-02
Rent Your Popular Novels.

All the leading popular novels
of the day can be rented from us
at the rate of 10 cents per book
per week. Large assortment to
choose from. Come and see them.
THE RICAMoRE STORE.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-02-02
DR.. Miles
Restorative Nervine

should be taken for some thne
to thoroughly restore nerve
strength.
Dr. Miles Nervine Is sold BY all druq-
SistS. II the first bottle does not benefit,
your druggist viii return your money.
MILES MEDICAL CO., EIkhart, ind.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-02-02
Out Of the Ordinary

Sapieigh- Bah Jovc. you know. an
idea has occurred 10 inc Miss Pert
dnterruptingi Pardon mc. MIR Sap
leigh. isn't that more than mere nc
currence: | should caH 1t an event -
Boston Transcript
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-02-02
A Pertinent Question

\ little hoy whose Spraiued wrist
had been relieved by bathing IN whls-
Ky surprised his mother by assing
Did papa ever Spraiu his th-oai when
he was q liillc hey:'
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-02-02
The Editor Won.

a London paper described n chill
dren's excursion as long white
scream Of joy" and was called TO ac-
count by a correspondent. who said
that scream could be tong. but not
white. whcreupon the editor justified
himself hy urging hat - hue is often
associated with a cry"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-02-02
Raj fer Renl.

Five-roOm Flat, over Kercheval's
store. Water and Electric Lights.
Apply To
- If Mrs. j. w, MARKS.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-02-02

Talent Is ;hal wh.ch Is Ia q mans
power; genius is that In whose power
D man is.-Lowell.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-02-02

Every heart contains perfection's
germ .-ShelleY
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1910-02-02
After
la Grippe

Il had suffered several weeks
with LaGrippe. Had pains in
my head and eyes. 1t felt as
though there was heavy weight
on the top OF my head, until it
seemed that my brain would
burst. / was so nervous that
L could not rest or sleep. When
l dozcd off would awake with
a sudden jerking of my whole
body. DR.. Miles Nervine, Heart
Remedy and Nerve and Liver
Pills cured me. A number of
friends have since realized the
same benefits"
MRS. ALVIN II. LOCKS,
Seabrook, n. II.
The after effects of LaGrippe
are often more serious than the
disease, as it leaves the system
III a weakened condition that
invites more serious troubles,
such as pneumonia, etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-27

the shipman can ever forget. dialect and
all, the lift Of "nothe, nothe-by-east
east-nothe-east." and SO on around the
points. to the full tale of thirty-two?
Useless lumber now. No longer shall
this ancient lore be allowed to clutter
up the decks; away with it to the fore
peak and stow 1t in the '.shakings bar
rel" The Navy Department has abol-
ished the traditional compass boxing.
All the charts now issued from the
photographic office are decorated with
new compass card shorn of the ancient
f1eur-de-lys that SO long has pointed
poleward. robbed of the bold black tri-
angles and diamonds which once marked
the points. Nothing now but wheel,
and at its rim no more distinction than
! 1O-2O-3O-4O all the way from 0 to $50
How box such 2 compass? "Five-ten-
fifteen-twenty'; that sounds like chill
dren counting out in a game of hi-spy.
Not thus were sailors made when Glou-
cester and Saccarappa bred captains
courageous.
How long will it take masters and men
to adjust themselves to the glacial glitter
of cold mathematics in the pinnacle?
head comes above the companion hatch,
''Hows she head?" Fancy the answer
of the man at the wheel: Nor west,
sir! Beg pardon, sir, 315, sir!'' Such a
thing may come to pass, but slowly, we
feel sure. It took all of two centuries to
change larboard to port, change not
yet wholly established.
If the sea will go slowly in the change
of it's compass boxing. how about the
shore? We fear that the poets will fight
shy of the mathematics of the circle.
New north is zero. naught, cipher. That
might he used in somes cases:
1.-THE naught wind doth blow
And we shall have snow"
The change there is slight and easily
negotiated" but when we swing around
to pleasanter winds we find the diff
Guilty cumulative. Zephyr reformed is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-27
SHAWLS.
Memories of the Men Who Wore
These Comfortable Coverings.

From the New York Sun.
We thank our always estimable CO.
temporary, the Springfield Republican.
Escaping from the wreck of It's arctic
voyage, it returns to sound principles,
to hallowed institutions; 1.-The shawls and
capes of the long ago. which wasn't
SO long ago after all:
THE warm wooden shaWls that men
used to wear forty and more years ago,
long ago disappeared. In many cases
they supplied the place Of an overcoat
They were warm and convenient. because
they could be readily shifted on the per-
son to the point Of greatest need. They
used at times to be pinned around the
neck with long suckers resembling the
modern hatpin of growing proportions,
and they were deemed thoroughly manly
affairs in the ancient days"
1t is only for two or three years that
we have missed venerable clergyman
Of our acquaintance, faithful to all his
morning crossing City Hall Park, &C
coutered as to his neck and shoulders
with gray and black shawl. We can
not think that he was the last of the
shawl bearers. dignified and venerable
race. The republican party, in the east
at least. was founded by shawl-wearing
men. The free sellers had shaWls. The
suffering torches of the wide awakes
fell on protecting shawls. We remember
an old Baptist deacon who had made
a pilgrimage to Lancaster. Pa. as his
descendants might make one to STRAIT
ford-on-Avon. Buck was the great
est of mortal men to him. AS the deacon
took off his we'll brushed ancient Sticky
at the shrine a good shawl enveloped
as stiff a. neck as ever Hunker democrat
had. Douglas democrats breckenridge
democrats, Bell and Everett men-a pro-
cession of peplophori comes to the eyes.
The country lawyer, Squire" SOandso,
was shawled. Some curious chain. giided
or otherwise, some rustic clasp. he wears
on his shawl, or memory betrays u.s.
Are there now any such bold Roman
noses, some fiery of the Medford. such
salient, keen, clean shaved faces, such
wrinkles, innumerable from the open
air. such 1egs-save among the Connec-
ticut Martians, the Putnam Phalanx? In
those days legs were still reminiscent
Of small clothes. bound to be shapely,
coat collars, the mighty stocks, the
dickeys, embroidered waistcoats!
We don't know how conscience Whfg
looked, but we are certain that cotton
whig wore in his best estate q blue
dress coat with brass buttons, a buff
waistcoat-but our Springfield friend is
but lad; he cannot go back, save by
means of old folks concerts and such
vain shows, to the medulla of history, to
costume as we remember it. Yet he says
good word for mems capes, however
bravosh they may seem to the dull
moderns. We should love to see Mr..
La Toilette in a cape. Boots, thank
good fortune, are still drawn on feet
and legs of flesh and blood: yet a boot
jack may come to be as Anticipated as a
thumbscreW.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-27
PIE
A Rhapsody, and a Solid Philosophy
of That Joy Of Life.

Letter TO the New York Sun
Let us consider pie from the top, that
delight to the eye, down to that real
crown of the pie. the bottom crust. Pie!
As Munchhausen said to the sultan:
''Majestat, es ist Elm grosser Unterschied
zwischen Tokayer und Tokayer."
Pie. 1t may be crust, ordinarily made
of flour and lard. But how mixed! There's
the rub. The top crust! A rich, brown
ish, yellowish, undulating surface, to In
dictate a supposed surplus of filling be-
low to the untutored mind, a much
sweeter hollow, covered with the crisp
airiness of a well Drowned top crust to
the cultivated intellect. ! am speaking
of pie as 1t ought to be, as you meet 1t
once In a while on hfe's byways
Bottom crusts are soggy, or in their
vain endeavor to be dry they are hard as
slate. But 1.-The" bottom crust. We can
not do it justice. With an appearance
ness: brittleness without dryness, but
rather with a gentle moistness 10000
miles away from sogginess.
And the filling? Tart sir; SO gently
tart that it's tartness never would make
an impression on a tongue smoked first
and preserved in alcohol afterward. If 1t
is cream or Dutch cheese" let the
vanilla flavoring come from the bean in
and some even eat lemon pie. but ''auch
solche kauze muss es geben"; there is
no accounting for tastes.
A good pielnaker eschews spices. One
pie only requires them; spices form his
very essence, his very soul and body. But
they should be used in doses so discreet
that the charm of their fragrant appeal
Is as the witching of dreamed beauty
on your senses half awake. That pie is
mince. But mince pie is a thing to write
about separately. This feel. I who eat
pie only once a year or so, because try
as / may 1 never run up against pie as
pie ought to be-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-27
THE COBRA.
How the Mongoose Conquers the
Most Poisonous of Snakes.

Letter to the New York Sun.
have read the account of the opera
ton on the jaw of the cobra in the Bronx
zoo with considerable interest. for during
my extended residence in India l became
very familiar with these venomous rep
tiles At the present time there Is a
standing reward in that country of many
thousands Of rupees for a cure for the
cobra bite.
Cobras were pretty constant boarders in
our bungalow. and our only assurance OF
protection was found in the fact that
they fled from the light and dreaded any
kind of noise. If we knew that a cobra
was in the house we poured boiling water
into the hole and there was an end of
him. The cobra bite is always fatal. One
evening after dark a clerk in the tele-
graph Office walked out In the garden and
trod on a cobra, which bit him in the
ankle and he was dead in less than an
hour. The poison went like an electric
shock through his body.
l had a friend commanding a regiment
of Bengal cavalry who prided himself on
his nerve. He had stood on the top Of a
church spire, and he could seize a cobra
at the back of the neck and hold hin,
tight He even taught his wife to do it
But the general commanding the station
ordered his pet cobras to be killed. The
only creature that can withstand the
cobra is the mongoose, a civetlike animal
with extended claws and very agile in his
movements. We placed cobra and a
mongoose in a tub and watched the fight
1t was fight to the death. He seemed to
tease the snake into darling at him. and
then with inconceivable rapidity pounced
upon the reptiles head and tore it &c
shreds. 1t was an interesting sight The
prevalent belief that the mongoose as
soon as he is bitten seeks an antidote &c
the snake poison in a root known as mon.
goosewail, or that he IS not quickly af.
fectej by the paison Of the snake. is alto
gether a misconception. The mongoose
conquers his adversary and escapes be-
ing struck. entirely by quickness and skill