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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-24
Mr.. THOMPSON PROMOTED
BECOMES 9. & o. CHIEF ENGINEER
OF MAINTENANCE OF WAY.
Was Division Engineer Of the Cum.
beriand Division and Has Beer
Frequently Promoted.

Mr.. A.. w. Thompson has been pro-
noted from superintendent of the
Wheeling division to chief engineer OF
maintenance Of way Of the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, in place Of Mr.. ].
B. Dickson, who resigned to become
assistant to~the general manager of
the Erie.
DIR. Thompson is a young man, hay-
ing been born at Erie, Pa. May s,
1875. He was educated at Allegany
College, M~eadville, Pa, and entered
the railway service in 1898 as rodman
on the Pittsburg and Lake Erie rail
road. His adaptability oon asserted
itself, and the frequent promotions
since have been the result. From Au,
gust Z, 1899 to September 20, 1900 he
was transitman on the Pittsburg di-
vision Of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road; and from September 90, 1900, to
September !, 1901. was assistant en-
giaeer. He was made division n
gfneer of the Cumberland division Sep
TENDER 1, 1901, and IN November IS,
1903, was promoted to division en-
gineer of the Pittsburg division, in
charge Of maintenance and construc-
ton. December 1, 1902, he was adj
vaneed to superintendent of the Cum
berland division, and February /, 1904,
became superintendent of the Wheel
ing division, which position he has
held up to the present time.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-24
PUBLIC SALE
vALuARLE REAL estate.

BY virtde Of the authority vested in
the undersigned executor BY the last
will and testament Of George P. Riner.
deceased, of record in the Office of the
Clerk Of the County Court OF Berkeley
County, West Virginia, in VIII Book
No. "a. page $50. he win offer for sale
at public auction. at the front door OF
the court house in the town Of Mar
tinsburg, Berkeley County. West vir-
ginia, on
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 81, 1907,
at 1:30 in the afternoon. the following
described real estate, to-wit:
First-The home tract Of land Of the
said Geo. p. Rlner, deceased, consist
ing about 2o7 acres and 50 50. poles,
situate about six mites north of Mar
tinsburg, Berkeley County, West vir-
ginia, about three miles east OF
H~edgesyille and North Mountain, and
abodt two miles west Of Bedington,
West Virginia, and on the county road
leading from the Martinsburg and Po-
tomac turnpike. to Hedgesville, West
Virginia.
This tract of land Is improved by
three dwellings, two Of them large
brick dwellings, the home dwelling
containing eight rooms and the other
containing seven rooms. The other
dwelling on said tract is a wood build
ing, containing six rooms The tract
is also improved by two good barns
and a stable, two corr cribs and wag-
On sheds, one a double corn crib and
wagon shed, one never-failing well,
five good cisterns, one never-failing
spring of water, hog pens, ice house,
two large poultry houses, meat houses
and wash house, two stories high and
three Dom in same. implement shed,
blacksmith shop. and large platform
scales, Jones make.
This tract is further improved by
four orchards, one an old orchard, an
other in full bearing, another just
coming into bearing. and the other a
Young orchard, about % acres of this
land is in fruit. About % acres of this
land is woodland. This tract is con
venient to schools. churches, markets.
and free delivery of mail at the door.
This land is the very best qua ity of
limestone land and will make a very
desirable home for anyone desiring a
large farm This land is also suscep-
tible of being divided into three nice
homes as follows:
The home-or middle tract, contain
mig about 141 acres. / rood and 1 pole.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-24
SHOT CHANGERS BUSY
Up srated in This City and Then
Went to ~Hagerstown.
THEY THREW DOWN $40 BILL
confused the CLERK and Left With IS
TOO Much Change-Was Thought
10 Be 2 Mistake Here.

The nagers own Mail Of Monday
con sains ire following story which
VIII prove interesting to several mer.
chaats here.
Two b eg q snort changers were
ssota s. De q atiag In the south end
@a wa SATURDAY evening. 1t Is said
tne7 4sttm8 Cd their scheme on
. cr IL Lewis store S. Potomac
81 est they vent to Banf's at Lo-
ces point. ana then to snyder's store
Ca Souamit Ave
Esera Nere four IA the bunch origin
aIlY and when tao Of them were taken
an tscg had money on them. The other
twp going up Washington st. escaped
somehow. The two arrested gave fake
u
T05 fpst tried their scheme at
1ieDi ga s.. Potomac. Clerk Ray
eaasat the dad. They threw him
aspssp $40 bill n said; Gimme
Gen eaata worth Of potatoes, want
10 Snip Ehem to our show at Berry
vile Ha1 made the change and then
the other mar butted in: Was that
aS13 8IH, i thought it was a ST..
Gimme the ten and take this, holding
.oat q Is bill and there is the $4.90 and
hths dime for the goods. That would
aass made The store short S.. Mr.
ftay declined. | have the $40, you
hay ha change.
TAs game is a clean one and some
store aeapers may have passed back
the ,en ANA seeing the $3.50 and the
dim saought they had all their
mua y when the himiammer had n
his socket tie flyer that belonged
II trs store.
'fosq wen 10 Dyer's on w Wash,
faasDa St sad tried it on Overs son.
u er slrelled a rat and called
fua 5le back of the store for him to
,e x~4fafil The men laughted and
gassez mt
&C was reported later on that two OF
snem were seen counting up and divid-
EnE "a . Store box down in the square.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-24

On Friday evening 81 the past week
three strangers sauntered into a local
grocery. one asked for 10 cents worth
Of cigars, another asked for something
else, while the third desired a differ
ent article. As a result the clerk be-
came confused and when the mar
pushed forth a ten spot, he at once
handed 1890 in change. Just as in the
Hagerstown story, a pal got into the
game with the IS biz idea. The finn
fam worked the same and the grocery
firm was FIVE dollars minus when the
strangers passed out onto the street.
The clerk somewhat bewildered by
the intricacies of the problem at the
time thought for a few minutes. saw
the trick and phoned for a policeman.
A fourth stranger who had been lin
gering about the front Of the store
then quickly took to his heels and
melted away into the darkness. Off
GERS Hollis and Blake, Constable
Lemen and Jailor Wolf answered the
call for a policeman, and after hearing
the details started out on the search.
In the meantime the fourth stranger
returned TO the store, laid a five dollar
bill on the counter saying that he re-
ceived too much change. The clerk
called him a crook, but as he disap-
peared through the door he replied,
mo, not a crook, but a perfect gen.
tleman."
The whole affair looked tricky and
probably would have resulted as in
tended, had not the officers been
called. The search however by the
officers proved fruitless. allowing the
merchants and officers of Hagerstown
an opportunity to try their mathemati-
cal ability. Other towns II the val
ley have not yet been heard from.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-24

I'll stop your pain free. To show
you first-before you spend a penny
what my Pink Pain Tablets can do,
will mail you free, a Trial Package
of them-Dr. Shops Headache Tab
let's. Neuralgia, Headache, Tooth
ache, Period pains, ETC., are due alone
to blood congestion. DR.. Shops
Headache Tablets simply kill pain by
coaxing away the unnatural blood
pressure. That is all. Address DR..
Shoop, Racine. Wis. Sold by all deal
ers.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-24

The game Is confusing. the fact that
all the money IL plain III sight being
apt to mislead anyone. the other mar
Duttirg IN So casually and naturally.
Justice Hoffman dischared the
men without more ADD and they went
away.
The justice said: It is evident that
the heat wave has not subsidized yet.
People think that every time some
one thinks some mar is trying to
work something on another man,
uoght to send out a warrant and con
vict someone. There is no evidence
in this case.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-24
WILL MOVE TO MARTINsRuRe.
Bunker Hill Man Buys Property Here
and Will Occupy II April 1.

Real Estate Agent John L. Whit
more this week purchased from Mr..
G. II. Quenzel his property on South
aleigh street. Yesterday he sold it to
Mr.. w. M. Boltz, of Bunker Hill, who
will move here April / next. and occu-
py it.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-24

and will be improved bg improved 81
eight room brick dwelling. bank barn.
double coin crib and wagon shed
~three-room wash house. double hos
pc, Ice house, two poultry houses
meat house, blacksmith shop, nipple
ment shed. wood shed, platform
scales, n well, three cisterns, grain.
AIRY in barn and about 81 acres of the
fruit land and about ~ acres OF wood.
land.
The northwest end Of said land will
contain about % acres, 2 roods and SO
sqq poles. and will be improved by a
good new brick dwelling. Z rooms;
good new bank barn, corn crib and
wagon shed, meat house. grainery in
barn, three large cisterns, and about
three acres in fruit.
The southeast end Of said land win
contain about SO acres, j rood and %
50. poles, and viii be improved by a
wood dwelling, six rooms. stable. new
er-failing spring of water. and some
timber.
Second-A tract Of land, containing
about 1S9 acres, situate about one-half
mile northeast Of Jones Spring, Berke-
ley County, West Virginia. This tract
of land is improved by a good brick
dwelling, containing seven rooms, good
bank barn, wagon shed and corr crib,
grainery in bara, meat house and
wash house, a good never-failing well,
one c~istern, about eight acres in fruit,
part of it in full bearing condition.
About 80 acres of this tract is in good
thrifty timber. This is good limestone
land and is in a high state of cultiva-
ton, and would make a most desir-
able home for anyone. Churches,
schools, markets convenient, and free
delivery of mail.
Third-A lot of land in Rothwell and
Loyett's addition to the town of Mar
tins burg, West Virginia known as No.
1877.
The first tract of PSF acres will be
offered as a whole and in the parcels
as h%erei1aboye set forth. The land
lords share of the wheat crop will
be soldl with the land, which is the
two ifths thereof. Thecord wood
now cut on al of the lands will be re-
served. Possession given April /,
1908.
Terms of Sale.
One-third of the purchase-money
cash on day of sale and the balance
of the purchase-money in two equal
payments of one and two years, re-
spectively, the purchaser to give his
note bearing interest from day of sale
with aDprpVpd cnonrffV for Tho L.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-24

Fall term Begins Sept. 2, 8, and 4.
The Tri-State Business College, Cum
berland, Maryland. Write for cata.
iogue and terms. W-h-8-7.td
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-24
Pupils In Music Wanted.

Wanted-Pupils in Piano, Harmony,
Theory and Musical History. For
terms, call on Miss Mary V. Hoffheins,
Reformed Parsonage.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-08-24

It'll Hd5N41HEa1 I'll 4 list 1se0 q
trust on the property sold to secure
the payment Of the balance Of pur
chase-money and interest.
JOHN H. RTNER,
Executor Of the last will and tesla
ment Of Geo. P. Riner, deceased.
JOHN w. DODD. Auctioaeer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-13

half believing that he could put himself
beyond range. 1t was Seigo against them all
now, and he began to glow with triumph, not
knowing the character of those men of the
West who still gave him a chance for his
life. Drunk with excitement, he shouted back
a taunt in his own tongue.
Two of the men the beach knelt down
and aimed their rifles calmly and steadily
at that moving target which drawing
away They were as cool as they would have
been if covering grazing deer in the hills. The
rising sun made of the Japanese a fair mark,
lighting up even at that distance his sneering
face. There were two quick puffs of smoke,
which rose simultaneously into the air and
foated away in little wisps. two short sharp
reports, and Seigo sprang to his feet, dropped
in agony, whirled round in his wildly bobbing
craft, and then slowly pitched forward and
over into the waters of the sound his days of
effort terminated in defeat and his mission at
an end.
To be continued next Sunday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-13

viously getting ready to make a belligerent move,
the Government had complacently and supinely
gone its way even stopping work its fortifica-
tions in the Philippines; and indeed, when war was
finally declared and Japanese warshps appeared off
Manila the Stars and Stripes were lowered from the
fort and the white flag of surrender up notwith
standing that not shot had been fired. The same
procedure followed at Hawaii.
The administration replied with Indifference and
evasion to all requests from the press and foreign
representatives for information, and to cap the
climax of its amazing action ordered all warships
in the Pacific to report at once to Baltimore; and
then announced mysteriously that there probably
would not be any fighting on land.
Guy Hitler, secretary of the British Embassy at
Washington was ordered to London to lay before
the Foreign Office such things as he knew. He was
in love with Norma Roberts, daughter of old
Bill Roberts, eccentric inventor who main
tanned close relations with the Government.
Upon the outbreak of hostties, Norma, to whose
ability her father said had been due the perfection
of his Inventions started a secret trip to Florida
where the Roberts plant situated, in company
with several of the highest officials of the United
States navy.
The Government suddenly issued call for vol
unteers and est abished a line of excommunication
across the borders of Canada and Mexico. War
ships ordered to patrol both coasts the cables
cut, and wireless stations destroyed, and the
foreign representatives in Washington were told
that after forty -eight hours they would not be
permitted to send receive any outside communl-
cations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-13

an attractive little souvenir booklet entitled,
let us say, The Chauffeur: Its Habits and
1t; with a quantity of Timely Hints Re-
garding It's Peculiarities"; but no. He has
better way. He sends you his neat little
card and his nice little pencil Perchance you
have been wealthy for so long that you are
now used to the sensation of wealth, in which
event you tell the waiter to tell his esteemed
boss, with your compliments, to go to- You
may add the of the place which
you regard as the most suitable place for him
to go to- Very well, naughty signor, you will.
But perchance-and here's where the bluff
works-percnanCe you are one of that large
and growing class of our population who fear
that if they are ever caught counting up the
change the country at large may be led to be-
ieve that they ignobly acquired their money
by working for it. If you carelessly fill in the
blank calling for dinner for the chauffeur,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-13
THE BROADWAY BLUFF
tnued tonpa
Continued from page 4

you will be taken aback when you see the
check. You will be taken quite severe back
for the dinner for the chauffeur will be found
to run up to about three dollars.
All me! dear old Broadway Bluff Without
you what would become of the hand made
counts and the self Amounted dukes who con-
gest certain of our hotel Hobbies? And what
would become of many of the actors and the
sports and the writers and the poets and the
artists and the wine agents and the press
agents and the fight promoters and the pub
hcity promoters and the just plain-so pro-
moters-where would they get off?
On Broadway ordinary chorus girl walks
to her daily toll, which is in every way accord
ing to the ritual. A show girl rides on the half
SHE'LL as it were, in hanson cab. The SOU
brette comes in one of those gravy boat vic
torias, and the prima donna a large gaso-
lene chariot
By their bluffs shall ye know them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-13

ence of three Englishrnen he shot an arrow a
distance of four hundred and eighty-two yards
The penetration of an arrow IS another in
teresting matter about which more persons
know verv little. Leaving out the thrilling
stories of the Welsh archers whose arrows
penetrated an oak door five fingers thick, and
the English war shafts which forced their way
through the HarveyiZed armor belt OF the
medieval knight, we may come down to the
hard facts of modern times and present day
weapons.
A few years ago it occurred to an English
archer of scientific taste to apply to his bow
and arrow the same kind of tests which are
applied to shotguns. He took eight of the
pads used for gun tests, each pad consisting
of fortv-fve sheets of the strongest and tough
est paper, tightly bound together by wire
clips, and these pads, fastened upon one an
other, he hung against the trunk OF tree
loaded with smokeless powder and one and
one-eighth ounces of chilled No shot, t1red
at distance of seven yards, penetrated thirty
six sheets.
Then, taking a sixty-fve-pound bow-that
is, a bow which requires sixty -flve pounds of
pressure to draw the arrow to the head, the
archer shot an ordinary target arrow at the
pads 1t penetrated two entire pads and
fourteen sheets of the third; total penetra-
ton of one hundred and four Sheets as against
thirty-six for the shotgun
To many persons this may seem incredible;
but the explanation IS simple. 1t does not
mean that bow is more powerful weapon
than shotgun but only that the missile-the
arrows better calculated to penetrate deeply
than is the charge of shot. The shot, being
made of lead easily fattened and SO en-
arged The deeper they go, the greater IS the
deformity, and therefore the greater the re-
sistance. The head of the arrow, on the con
trarv, is of steel, which is not detormed at all.
Moreover, the total energy of the charge of
shot is exerted over a wide space, with a cor
responding increase of resistance. The energy
of the arrow is concentrated on a small space.
l myself recently made a test of the penetra-
ton of the bow which gave results even more
remarkable than those secured by the English
archer. My bow was of fifty-four pounds
power, and the target, instead of being
bunch of gun pads, was a package of four
monthly magazines The total number a 90 OF
leaves-not pages, but leaves-was four hun
dred and thirty-two. l placed the bunch
against the back of a chair, and at a distance
of three yards shot at it target arrow of five
shillings in weight; that is, of weight equal
to five new silver shiings of English money.
The arrow penetrated all four of the maya
zines, piercing every sheet, that six inches
of the shaft projected on the back of the bunch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-13
pow Err OF THE BOW
from
Continued from page 8

to shoot much farther than any of their Sue
cessors of the present time.
Old English records seem to bear out this
view; yet the distances shot in those times
were not so very much in excess of those shot
to-day In the reign of Henry VIII. Parlia-
nent passed an act which forbade any
above the age of twenty-four years to shoot at
a mark at less distance than one hundred
and eighty yards, under penalty of fine of
six shillings and eightpence for every shot.
Another thing which throws some light on
the range of the bow in times when 1t was
military weapon IS the records OF the dis
tances between the butts or marks which used
to occupy Finnsberry Fields, the outskirts
of London These marks were placed at dis
tances which varied from another and
were purposely kept secret, because 1t was
necessary for a good military archer to be
able first of all to Judge the distance OF his
enemy accurately. But enterprlSlng pub
hshers saw a chance to make an honest dollar
by issuing maps of the fields which the dis
tances of all the marks were set down in
yards: ponies for the assistance of those
who had to pass an examination in military
craftsmanship. Some of these maps are still
IN existence, and some of the distances are
found to have been as long as three hundred
and sixty-tlve yards.
Shakespeare too is usually good authority
on anything of his time 1t is interesting,
therefore, to recall Shadows inquiry OF Silence,
about old Double.
Shallow: " Is old Double of your town liv-
ing yeti"
Silence: Dead, SIR
Shallow: "Jesu, Jesu! Dead! A drew
good bow,-and dead A shot a fine shoot.
John o Gaunt loved him WELL and betted much
money on his head. Dead! A would have
Clapped the clOut at twelve score, and carried
you a forehand shaft fourteen and fourteen
and half, that it would have done a mans
heart good to see"
The fourteen" and fourteen and a half"
of Shakespeare, which is, of course, two hun
bred and ninety yards, is not beyond the
reach of the modern longbow, for some of the
Scottish archers still practise shooting at two
hundred and forty yards. The 'clout, which
still forms the mark, is a circular piece of
pasteboard eighteen inches in diameter, and
it is hit not infrequently. In most of the
flight" or distance, shooting at modern
archery tournaments space but little under
three hundred yards is usually covered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-13
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters

A MOST astounding apathy prevailed in the
n United States when this country threat
ened with war with Japan. Although the conflict
had been impending for several weeks, and the
Japanese had been mobilizng their navy and OBJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-13
Longest Shot on Record

PUT the longest shot from bow of which
there Is any auth ef record was mace IN IN
Turkish Ambassador to London. He was a
man of very powerful build, and in the pres
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1907-04-22
Seitie in Electromagnetic.

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