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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-11-26
COST OF A THuNDERBoLT.

What II Would Take In kilowatts and
Cash to Make One.
A Belgian engineer has been making
novel calculation, which he publishes
In the Bulletin de IA Societe Beige
d'AstrOnomie. 1t is nothing less than
the value Of thunderbolt In kilowatts
and In cashl
He took as the basis Of his calcula.
don the price that the electric plants OF
great European cities charge their Gus.
toners for current
Measurement Of the magnetism OF
certain rocks containing iron ore, be
says, proves that the electric current
which rnagnetized them must have had
u strength of at least &. 900 amperes. II
reality the strength 81 the current
must hage ben p,ucl Rfea terss sincs
! Inc rocks were aE q G61Sid ef66l6 dis;
tance from the spot at which the thun-
derbolt fell However. one must be
conservative 10 treating Of such mat
eers, and the modest figure Of 27.8OC
kilowatts may be taken as fairly cor
rect.
The lowest price at which current
can be supplied industrially when OBJ
tained under the most favorable condi.
tions-that is to say, by hydraulic pow
er-is one-fifth OF a cent per kilowatt.
30 the minimum value OF thunderbolt
would be $500.
But the author notes that In Brus-
sells, where he lives. the price Of cleo.
tricity is 10 cents a kilowatt. This d
the price Of current for ordinary house
hold use In New York. At this figure q
thunderboit would come to $3.50. Az
the price Of electricity varies very
widely in different cities. according to
the conditions under which It is pro.
duced, every one can calculate for him
self what it would cost to produce q
thunderbolt In the city In which be
hves.-New York World.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-11-26
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IN THE LONG AGO.
Some Clippings From Our
Old Files Of 1899.
Eighty five Years Ago This
Week. {
LATE FROM EUROPE.
Peace In The East.

The Sylvanus Jenkins arrived below
New York on Sunday evening, the 18th
inst from Liverpool, which port size
left on the 9th ult. By this arrival ad.
vices will have been received to the
9th; but the papers she brought out
were not generally received in time for
last nights mail We are indebted,
however, to the National Gazette for
some extracts from Liverpool papers
of the 9th ult. received from a CORES
pondent of New York, in anticipation
of the more general advices which may
be expected by tomorrow. The prin-
cipal item of intelligence is that Off
cial information OF Peace, between
Russia and Turkey, had been received
by the British government. The pre-
else terms of pacification were not an
nounced officially, but the statement of
them, taken from a Paris paper, is
supposed to be correct outline. The
treaty was made at Adrianople, where
the Russian headquarters remained.
I'VE scarcely doubted at any time, =
says the National Gazette, that the
Allies had it in their power to termi-
nate the war when they pleased. =
+. +
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-11-26
THE STAGES.

We dislike to appear so often upon
the Stage, but our part must be per-
formed. Itnow seems that the stages
between Smithfeld and Fredericktown,
by way of this place, have been with
drawn from the route, whether in con-
formity to the contract of Messrs,
Stockton & Stokes with the Post Office
Department. or to the will and interest
of those gentlemen. we are unable to
say. It is true the roads are wretched-
" rough, but there are other ways
that require mending as well as those
Of our county bad as they are. We
ask for public information. Are. the
contractors authorized to haul off six
months in the year? If they are, we
wonder if they get the same pay that
others did, who formerly dashed
through at all seasons.
We have, however, some remunera-
ton for the loss of the Frederick stage,
in the line from Washington City, via
Leesburg. to this place. twice q week.
The fare il w-bnt $4.50-and if the
gap in the line between this and Smith
field were filed up. We do not know
that We should much complain except
that We do not entirely like to have our
direct intercourse with Baltimore, BY
aks,0a al1k IF fnt N lo,,tr : Y,a,irSf
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-11-26
ONE VIEW OF WAR.
And tho Question Of the Mother OF the
Slain Soldier Boy.

And the Question Of the Mother OF the
Slain Soldier Boy.
When / but consider the word war [
feel shock. as If one spoke to me OF
witchcraft, inquisition. some dead and
distant thing. abominable. monstreus
unnatural
When we hear OF cannlbals we smile
with pride and proclaim our superior.
ity over those savages-
What are savages eeal savages-
those who fight to Cat the Victims OF
those who fight to kilt merely to kill?
Those youthful soldiers OF the line
speeding along yonder) are destined to
death. just as the fiocksN of sheep driven
along the roads by butcher. They are
destined to fall on a plain, their heads
cleft by stroke from sword or their
breast pierced by bullet And these
are young men who could work. pro
duce. be useful. Their fathers are old
and poor; their mothers. who during
! twenty years have loved andsworship
ed them, as mothers can worship. will
learn In six months or perhaps year
that the son. the child. the big child
brought up with 50 much trouble. with
so much money, with SO much love
was thrown into hole Ikea dead dog
! aftsrs body Had by bullet. bad
been trampled and crushed Into pull
BY the charge Of cavalry. Why have
they Killed her boy. her noble boy, hef
only hope. her pride, her life2
She cannot tell. Yes. why2-Guy de
Maupassant.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-11-26
DUMDUM BULLETS.
They Get Their Name From the Town
Where They Originated.

They Get Their Name From the Town
Where They Originated.
Dumdum bullets have their name
from little town In India, near Cal
cutta, where the ammunition factory
for the British government in India is
situated. For the benefit Of Afghans,
possible Indian mutineers. negroes and
other barbarians the British had bull
let manufactured here which Is half
covered with steel. but with soft
leaden nose. When discharged from a
modern ride Of high power this soft
nose expands. or mushrooms" turn
Ing the bullet In the air into horrible
bullying object. which tears through the
hesii Of man. surely bleeding him to
death.
The purpose OF this bullet Is to kill
the man every time. The purpose Of
the ordinary humane bullet OF modern
warfare, which Is wholly incased in
steel or nickel, Is merely to put the
man out Of the fight It makes small.
clean wound. II It does not strike a
vital part the bullet may go entirely
through the man without wounding
him seriously. But 1t shuts him out
Of the fight for the time being
The British military authorities In
India considered that a humane bullet
like that would be of little use to fight
savages with, and therefore. at DUN
dunn, they manufactured the soft nosed
expanding horror. But the interna
national conference at The Hague in
1899 decided against the nse Of this
bullet in war and adopted ae9rule for
bidding it.-New York Mail
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-11-26
G. w Brown
Special Fountain Pen
Price 800

In the purchase of this
pen you save from one to
two dollars--use it II
months you save the price
of steel pens--after the
first year you derive 100
per cent. dividend on your
purchase. Give it kind.
treatment and it will last
for years.
The Brown Special is
guaranteed to give salts
faction. The pens are
l-4k gold with best hard
iridium points, with hand
tempered nibs.
A good pen for the Bust
ness Man, School Boys
and Girls, Ladies
c. w. Brown. Jeweler.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-11-26
Damascus

. It Is estimated that at least 20.o0t
pilgrims pass through the city of Da
maseus each year They are materia
to the financial welfare Of the .ancien
: city. spending IN the neighborhood o.
100000 for goods of every kind. Da
mascus is busy. and the people are in
-dustrious. Nearly everything actually
needed by the native is made there
and there is surplus sufficient to sup
ply a large surrounding territory ant
the pilgrims and visitors who pass tina
way. In this respect Damascus has no
changed in hundreds Of years 1t ha.
always been maker and Distribute
Of food and acknowledgement
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-11-26
NOISES HIGH UP IN THE Air.
Where an Echo Il Louder Than the
Sound That Produced Il

Where an Echo Il Louder Than the
Sound That Produced Il
10 cause the echo OF a sound to be
louder than the sound that caused It
seems an impossibillty. but under Ger.
tain conditions this can happen. and
the echo b sometimes many times
greater in sound volume than the orig
inal noise that produced It
This happens away up in the air.
For instance. II an aviator Is. say. 1000
or 1000 feet above ground and some
one on the ground firesaa revolver
there b q brief time when nothing, Is
heard The aviator can zee the smoke
from the muxzle Of the revolver. then
wait little. then the sound comes to
him, not like. the sharp report Of q re-
yolxer. but more like quick peal Of
thunder. loud and sharp and really
several times greater In sound volume
than the actual report Of the revolver.
The cause Of this ID that the air be
low Is much more dense. while mp
aDOVG IL u uKuteE, uuU tneFe uIe uU
hills and trees and buildings 70 help
muffie the sound. 80 It comes up on
sound waves with increasing noise
Having no solid background around
and about the aviator. the rebound OF
the sound waves Is greater up there
than on the ground.
It Is said man In balloon mas.
lower IN explosive on cord severa:
hundred feet below his basket and sci
1t of with an electric wire and battery
There Is sharp little ''crack" like the
report Of a fobert rife; then comes the
most terrifying noise, like great
burst Of thunder. the loudest ever
heard The actual explosion did moi
make anywhere near this amount Of
noise, but the air being much more
dense below causes the line of least re
sistance to, be straight up. and 30 the
sound wages expand nightly In an up
ward direction. increasing the sound
Boston Herald.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-11-26
Mo Heart In Il.


A Broad street employer Of tenn
peramental stenographer is a man Of
practical sense and real kindness who
wants the girl to succeed at her bust
ness. The other day he called her into
his private Office and had fatherly
talk with her. Later one of her col
leagues In the same building met her II
the elevator.
@Say, Gladys" she said. whats this
about your boss having heart to hear
talk with you this morning?"
Heart nothing" responded the ten
peramental creature, tossing her bionG
locks like an orif1amme Of war. "What
he handed to me hadn't no more hear
in It than there is in a slab Of liver al
ten cent beanery Seer
Which Is one reason why girl stenog
raphers can be hired at Sc "a week
New York Sun
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-11-26
Toys Safer Than Men
German Christmas Articles Cross Dan
gerous Seas.

German christmas Articles Gross Dan.
gerous Seas.
Coming From Far-Stricken Europe,
Warship Commanders Know They
Are For American Children.
Straight from war-stricken Europe
yesterday came toys for Christmas
trees in peaceful United states. They
were uncovered when an employee of
the Baltimore Bargain House stuck a
stevedore's hook into case brought
from the hold of the big steamer Slo-
terdyk, ripped it open and disclosed
such collection of dolls as would make
any band of little girls the country over
delirious with joy.
These dolls had come straight from
Germany same Germany whose
men are now taking and giving death
in the terrible rain of artillery. And
dolls were not all that there were.
There were other toys-of thousand
kinds There were Christmas tree
ornaments straight from the country
which gave the Christmas tree to the
world. There were 319 cases of Christ
mas goods in ALA very treasure trove
Of childhood joy, come out of land
many of whose children will pass Christ
mas in deep sorrow this year.
From Hamburg and Bremen they
came, via Rotterdam, in neutral ship,
and perhaps over mines, through the
same seas in which hundreds Of men
have gone to their deaths since the
first of last August. In the neutral
ship, as they were, they were safe.
Who ssupposes that if they had not
been in neutral ship even the grim
vessels of the ocean who are now seek
ing each others destruction would have
disturbed theoe packages of good will
and joy for the little children? Dolls
and toys. tinseI and gold from war
bound Europe to happy and peaceful
America.
When the cases have all been opened
and the merchants Of Baltimore and OF
the south ana .ne soutnWest nave
DougnI them and nad ,nem snlpped 3
.lsi1 s'olss .naly = .he DacA country
tne'S e 81" = my oo!ssss aDou
Wnlcn Wni cen.sI ~ .ns ssnusl uomes.
'lc smo.lons = lose = parent lor snlio
mDlcn nase maae onllssmas SINCE
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-11-26
Dancing as an Ar.

"As a pastime dancing Is capable Of
becoming the most potent influence in
favor Of national health and beauty
that America ever had" declares Troy
Kinney In the Century. "As an art it l.
vehicle not one shade less eloquent
than painting. music. drama or litera.
ture- Ballet pantomime. In fact, com.
bines the resources Of these, adding
for any one attuned to line harmony. q
gupremely poetic message ofsits own
1t becomes an obligation to consider
means by which the present magnl6.
cent beginnings of a national choreg.
raphy may be conserved"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-11-26
The Doldruns.

''In the doldrums'' is a phrase more
often employed than understood. II
refers to belt of calns contiguous tc
the equator and situate between the
course Of the southeast and northeast
trade winds. Long periods with scarce
" a stir In the air and torrid sky
above, broken by sudden squalls and
violent storms of short duration, make
the doldrums dreaded area for sailing
ships,
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-11-26
Women Arc Independent.

Rheta ChiIde Dorr says that the wo-
men Of Finland share IN everything
with the men and are chimney sweep
ers and bod carriers as wen as
clerks and stenographers. She says
that most Of the unmarried women
have money, which they have earned
themselves. and it Is almost impos-
sibIe to nnd one Of them depending on
father o. brother.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-11-26
sImpIe Enallshi

"A certain quality Of force and dt
rectness, owing to its simplicity. would
seem to be unattainable through any
oehAr medium. and q realization Of this
is probably the Indictment to the dia'
lect story. 50 uniformly unsuccessful
because the writer b an imit&tor and
not writing his native language
philologint heapips encomi1ms On sin
"a E1nlls1 = sAe AlsA xszk -
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-11-26
A Request or ! WarninoY

Mrs. Z. was on a visit to her parents
and wrote the following card to h~
next door neighbor at home:
Dear Mrs. G.: VIII you do me q
favor while l am away7 VIII you put
out little food on our back porch ev.
cry day or SO for the little tramp cat ]
have been feeding lately7 The cat will
eat almost anything, but please do moi
put yourself out. Ladies' Home Jour
nal
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-11-26
London's Costly Tree.

Probably the most costly tree in the
world Is plane tree which grows IL
Wood street London. It occupies 9
space that would bring a rental OF
e1,250 a year. and this capitalized al
thirty years purchase gives value Of
$4,000.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-11-26
One Drawback.

whats the matter. old man1"
II was ont last night where lot Of
my friends repeatedly sang that I was
4 jolly good fellow"
weren't your
II guess was. an right. but can't
get my wife 10 believe r. Chicago
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-11-26
!. "a Teet.

when I wants to be plumb satisfied
IN muh mind dat 4 sistah has done
been converted and not dess merely
poiiyfoxin' to be poplar" confessed
sage old Parson Bagster, Il takes her
husband to one side and tells him to
let wet dog into de parlor de fust
time It rains. Judge.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-11-26
Menorx.

Says Jean Ingelow: They are pool
who have lost nothing; they are poorer
far who. losing, have forgotten: they
most poor Of all who lose and wist
they might forget"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-11-26

Our wealth is often a snare 10 our
selves and always temptation 4
others Cotton
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-11-26
Hsr Flattory.

Nina Green--Do yo1 ever tlatter your
husband1 Mrs. Wysa- Yea | some
times ask bis advice about thin0a-
Boston Transcript.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-11-26
Perfumes, Sachets and
Talcums.
Fountain Syringes.

In our stock of Rubber Goods
we have two grades ofred rub
Der fountain syringes, each of
which is guaranteed for one
year, and which we sell for
85c. and $I.oo each. The or
der for these was put in the
factory before the war which
caused a very material advance
in the price of rubber goods.
We are giving to our custom
ers the advantage Of our good
luck.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-11-26
Stationery.

! Let US supply you with
| your Stationery, whether
! it be Box or Pound Paper,
I Tablets, Correspondence
/ Cards, or Typewriter
| Paper; if you want a
/ Typewriter Ribbon we
. have it, or maybe it IS
/ Pens or Pencils, Ink
| Mucilage, Glue Or Lib
rary Paste, We have al
| Of them Perhaps you
! want a Fountain Pen
| either for your own use
or as a gift. We sell the
. Parker Lucky Cure, and
there Is not a better pen
made.
{ Perfumes, Sachets and
{ Talcums.
The War in Europe has very
materially advanced the prices
of many of the. best makes of
Toilet Waters, Perfumes,
: Soaps, etc. We have been
fortunate enough to secure a
! very good stock of all of these
: goods, and will sell them until
/ our stock is out at the same
low prices for which we have
/ sold them in the past.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-11-26

You must hurry hurry hurry wish to get into The
Free Press Historical and Trade Edition. your
wideawake and compct distance you you
still in business and have anything let the people
and they will do tile advertising
advertise it sometin up Charles Town
Every live wire city tie boosting itself
Why chsrles samsa sonering Do It
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1914-11-26
HILL TOP HOUSE.
HARPERs FERRY. W. VA.

Tie Hotel with improved service every department.
open the public. Rooms with and without baths Meals
noted the location of this beautiful Hotel makes of the
in the community Charges reasonable Special
attention given winter parties and pre-
pared to furnish everything
s week. Double $50 90 to
private $50 90 week. Day 3d. ST. s8
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-04
COUNTY TAXATION.
Supervisors Fix Rate al Sl.iO on TIE
500.

The Board Of Supervisors Of AleXan-
dria county have fxe- the annual Lax
rate for the coming year at Sl.4O per
500, tie levy being apportioned IS
follows: county purposes, 40 cents,
roads so cents, schools 30 cents. In
addition the residents Of the county
are required 10 pay the State tax Of
80 cents bringing their total up to
SITS. The supervisors have nane.i the
following board to prepare general
plan for the Improvement of the hlga-
ways Of the county ana secure est
mates CT tie cost Of the work: Com
monwcalth Cr2Gis,al Mackey, Supcr-
visor Henry Croker, Judge Gordon
Finney, Charles Jesse and Frank I.
Lyons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-04
MARINE RAILWAY PLANT
I =, ~ .I1it
Reported Sale Of Property TO Sand Il
I'll Dredging Companies
III -! ri Denied -

!iDuring the past few days a report
hRs been circulated in this city to
the effect that Louis E 'smooti and
Superintendent Barnett, of'the Co
lumbia Sand Dredging Compay,
of washington, have purchased the
Alexandria Marine Shipbuilding
plant at his place
Inquiry this morning at the OF
fee of Louis E. Smoot in Washing
ton failed to confirm this report; in
fact it was stated that there Is no
truth whatever in the rumor. The
report originated probably from an
attempt on the part Of the present
owners of the shipyard to dispose OF
the property to the parties mention
ed above.
This plant is about three-quarters
OF a century old. In ante war days
it belonged to a company and was
rented to Henry Thompson and Ma
thanicl Goodhand, who conducted 1t
for many years.
The first-named died Il year before
the civil war and the latter about a
wear after its close, and in 1873
il was purchased by new company
and much larger ways constructed.
Several large ocean going schooners
were subsequently built there.
In recent years operations have
not been spirited at the plant, most
Of the work being in the nature OF
repairs to river craft.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-04
FUNERALS.

Funeral services for Charles E.
Smith were held yesterday after
noon from Wheatley's chapel and
were conducted by the Rev. John Lee
Allison, D. d., of the Second Pres
byterian Church. The deceased was
son of Robert and Florence G..
Smith. He died last Monday in Chi
cago, aged 90 years. The pallbear-
ers were William Beavers, Samuel
T. Beavers, and Arthur Beavers, of
Washington. and Ewald NJ. Forsyth,
of Chicago, Edward Windsor and
Fred A. Smith, Of Alexandria.
The remains of J. Fl. Rose, for
mer resident of this city, who died
in Washington Thursday were
brought here Saturday afternoon
and inferred in the Union Cemetery.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-04
FINED AND IMPRISONED.
,JaNI ff{t}F-aIiI
Westinghouse 10 Pay Ten Dollars
f and Spend Three, Months in jan
{. 81 Subject to Roads 1Ii


Disorderly Washingtonians were
in evidence again last Saturday
night on an electric train coming
from the capital city to Alexandria.
Several Of this element virtually
took possession of the trailer and
finally started fight. Their con-
duct became So gross that it became
necessary to call officers into the
car after the train reached this city
and take charge of three of them.
During the fray an attempt was
made by the visitors to assault the
conductor, when railway employee
and an Alexandrian came to the res
cue. At this juncture one of the
men jumped from the train and
made his escape. A window pane in
one of the windows of the car was
smashed during the row.
The trio arrested gave their names
as James Frazier, A. L. Kramer and
Henry Riley. The frst-named could
not be found when his case was call
ed this morning, and he forfeited his
collateral.
At the investigation of the case
this morning in the Police Court the
evidence was to the effect that Riley,
who was represented by Robinson
Moncure, while in a happy mood,
was not guilty of conduct to attract
general attention. It was shown
that Kramer was the man who caused
the disturbance, ad that his con-
duct was rude while the train was
proceeding to this city. 1t was al
legged that he expectorated upon
other passengers, seemed anxious to
start row and finally attacked the
conductor and showed a man into a
window, breaking the glass.
Kramer, in his statement, denied
the charge made against him. JUS
tice Cation fined him $40 and in addl-
ton sentenced him to serve three
months in Jail.
Other Washingtonians who, it Is
alleged, were also disorderly, made
their escape. The latter took es-
i'pecial care to let the other passen'
gers know what attractions brought
them to Alexandria.
The jail sentence imposed IN th'
above case may prove a deterrent tf
Others living in Washington who oc'
casionally come here for a gooc
time.