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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-21
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SPEED OF PRoJEcTILEs.
How the Velocity of Cannon Balls and
Bullets Is Measured.

TOW tne VetoCity OF CanHon 0auS ana
Bullets Is Measured.
How fast does a bullet travel? The
highest velocity ever gwen to cannon
bah is l.G26 feet per second. This is
equal to mile in little more than
three seconds. or nearly twenty miles
il minute.
a rife hullel does not travel SO fast
Ms cannon iaH. the average rate be
ing l.275 feet per second. This mat
ter Of speed IS tested il very inter.
esting way.
A long wooden shed is used, in which
distance of exactly Ie0 feet has beea
carefully marked III 1t each end of
this space is 4 stand something ike a
target with large circular opening
where the bullseyt Should be- Across
each opening Is stretched small cleo
trio wire. col neeied with delicate
instrument in aposher ROOM
The rife from which the firing is
done is so aimed that the bullet which
dies from it cuts both wires. Obvious
ly the difference in time between the
cutting of the two wires marks the
speed of the bullet through that 100
feet
When the first wire is cut an electric
current is broken and rod falls. mos
ing pointer on slide IN its deseeat.
The breaking Or the second wire acts
in the same manner on another set OF
rods. slides and pointers.
The difference id the marks made ty
the pointers on she slides makes Il pos
sible to estima the difference ii their
time OF falling ana from these caleu-
!ations accurate figures as 70 speed are
obtained. -Loniian Answers
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-21
SEEKING HAPPINESS.
Little Things That Make Living joy
Are Not Always Appreciated.

Little Things That Make Living . JOY
Are Not Always Appreciated.
We are told that happiness comes BY
pieces and that 1t Is these small bits
linked together that mike our lives
worth while Some of Us are not con
cent to take our happiness by degrees
pr al intervals. We want ii all the
time In big pieces. and If we cannot
have il that way We think thar we are
deprived o. Our iatlral rights and look
Glt3n ourselves. is injured beings.
II IS a rather singular expression Of
human nainre NOW happiness affects
the Individual. With some of us it
makes us f.ienGlier toward others and
anxious that they should experience
like joys; with others It makes us too
satisfied with ourselves 70 think very
much OF our neighb0rs.
Perhaps those % us who know waat
the joy of living meais have expert
enced both OF these attitudes at diff
ferent periods d our lives and are IN
position. therefore 70 appreciate a
varying viewpoint. hut even so Ii is
only after we iaso something VI that
joy of living al haye found ent for
ourselves that there Are 4EaaC@s aieb
no amount OF sunlight can disperse
that we can readily appreciate the
blessing of whatever happiness may
find its way into our lives.
The little thugs that count 50 much
in our intercourse with each other are
not always regarded as highly as they
should be. and for this reason we pass
by much that would give us joy if we
only knew how and where to find it,
Charleston News and Courier.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-21
CONTROL or SOIL BLOWING.
Warning Sent out to Wheat Growing
Farmers Of Western kansas.
PREPARED by Kansas State Agricultural

Warning Sent out to Wheat Growing
Farmers Of Western Kansas.
PREPARED BY Kansas State Agricultural
coliege.f
This is a warning that has been sent
QUE to the wheat growing farmers OF
western Kansas. Soil blowing can be
controlled. and its control means the
saving of thousands Of acres of wheat
every season.
"The blowing of the soil can tie con-
trolled If attended to at the right time
says O. G. Cunningham. in charge OF
the cooperative experiments for the
college. BEST results are obtained by
preventive measures rather than by
trying to stop the blowing after II once
starts.
"Wheas g Gsmaeed BY blowing only
when the soil particles obtain sufficient
speed or momentum to cut or injure
the plants. This occurs only when the
particles are blown a considerable dis
lance over smooth surface. Every
farmer who has had experience with
wheat blowing has observed that the
first few rods of wheat on a protected
edge of the field do not blow. even
though considerable soil on that area
blows over upon the damaged portion
of the field The survival of the wheat
along the edge Is due to the fact that
soil particles are not blowing upon 1t
from other areas with sufficient mo-
mentum to cut or injure the wheat
IL by any means the soil particles can
be prevented from drifting far enough
to obtain the momentum necessary to
damage the wheat there will be no
loss through the blowing.
"The most practical method to pre-
vent blowing. especially IL 1t is about
to start or even has already begun. is
to list one or two burrows at intervals
of two to three rods at right angles to
the wind. In this way land can be
got over very rapidly. and, as a rule,
the drifting Of the soil can be COM
pletely controlled. A number of fields
of wheat were saved In this way in
1914, while the wheat on adjoining
! ones. which were in practically the
same condition. was entirely destroyed
| After the wheat makes sufficient
growth to protect the soil the lister
| burrows may be leveled with disk
lister cultivator. so that they viii not
| cause trouble at harvest time.
STRAW spread thinly over the ground
will usually do great deal to prevent
blowing. especially If it is partly press
ed into the soil by subsurface packer
or dull disk set straight. The former
implement is highly effective for this
purpose and does little damage to the
| wheat. but may benefit the soil by
making it firmer il 1t is in loose con-
dition. The disk Is not very satisfac-
tory. bnt can often be used TO adVan-
tage in the absence of more desirable
| implements"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-21

Just N Ye-Old Time Comfort Shoes.
nneket Stores,
~ DOR Covering r Pslmraum's.
Ask Millet's Pharmacy first.
When our house or barn roof leaks see
" phi Burns,
Ye-Old ~. mfort Snoes, for hot
weather at the Racket Stores.
LYMAN Wiener is III the III lrket Tor old
tires, bones and iron and uk OF al kinds
yard ID North George Street.
Hot Drinks at Brown Bros.
Fords Shoes for Ladies, the latest styles,
1t s NJ OFT Co.
aides to the c r Wall "a,
For sale-A few heifers, mostly Holstine
G, +. Wall.
Long cloth, nains ooks, Indie linens, dim
ties, madras etc. zee S. H. Lands.
School shoes for Boys see Marstellers-
Majestic and Laurel ranges also coal OF
stow in stock and will erect i'll your houss
On short notice. John c. Burns d Go.
If you have any junk. let Hymsn Wiener
know.
If you want Roofing and Spouting don,
special price IN a quantity see o " PhiliiP'
Lumber and supply Company,
The jefferson Garage has received ths
new Overland car, which will be demon
,t,ated TO GU any time that you wish.
Gotow. t. Writings for crockery. til
ware. oil cans and brooms.
Fresh batteries at the Jefferson Garage
ard shy thing eIse in the automobile linz
that you NAV want.
Gapr adine, linen, linens, lawns organdier
| pioue. silks & at 8. II. Lsndis-
r.spr,pe styles it, Que Quslii, Shoes 1ol
| Ladies at Theodore Brothers.
Parcel Post Egg Crates one TO ave dozeE
size Al Phillips l. Eore'snd's.
Have 20 on 40 heavy killing hogs for ale
| c. F. Wall.
Mems and Ladies' underwear reasonable
at Reuner's.
Ever Ready Fab Lights at Phillips a
| MoTeland's.
\ sify nee what you went in he cstt
tine. size, quality whether Hol,tine heifet
little SIC rs or some higher grade feed err
CT Wall.
Hot chocolate ard ccf e at Brown Broe.
wbriug pays cash for butter anu eggs.
Hills and AndToseoegin Cottons at re
duced prices. at 3. H. lands,
Wh'tlocksIHerIa al Rem. dies are sold ii
Caailes Town only by KILLERS Pharmacy
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-21


See Hsmas Wiener for beef and hr-s
hides. tie bu oil kinds and pays god
prices.
If you want nice fresh clean grocerse
give us a call. We can supply yen With ~
thing in the grocery lIne, at right prices
E. FRAsK RoEEMus
Ingeisol Watches at Phillips 4 xofeiand
Don't mics he 2srat school days safe Of
Boys Clothes ~ Marsteiiers.
Car IF fe Gers fer ale. 900 TO 1000 pounds
fat. G. Wall.
Glove hosiery. shirts, collgrs and m
derwesr at s. y. OFT Co.
Parties having money to loan snonld see
me. I can give them an attractive per
cent investment. W o Norris
stock Bull for sale x Loan. Few steers
or sal. G Z. WAA.
Oatmeal rightfrom factory tor 25c at
Renners.
Gold Bond Guaranteed Hats for Fall row
ON Sac at Msis;elier The one price Clathier
HySrsn Wiener pays coed Irlces for al
kinds OF iu"k Let him know ii have
any.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-21

Just N Ye-Old Time Comfort Shoes.
nnekel Stores,
~ F DOR Covering r. Yalmtaums.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-21

-
JOE PRINTING |
OF all kinds done promptly. neatly Il
and at Lowest Prices st the
SPIRIT OFFICE.
Handsome new faces of Latest Il
Style Type recently added 10 our
already excellent joe outfit
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-21
Gift Goods.

IThermos Bottles. Everyready Flash
lights, Nunnally's candies, Whitmans
Candies Perfumes, Sachets Powders,
Parker Fountain Pens Holiday Box
Paper, Gillette Safety Razors. Cigars
.Tobaccos, Pipes, Cigarette Cases.
Clocks. Ingersoll Watches. Fishing
Tackle. Magazine Subscriptions. A
these and many others.
No Cheap Goods Gotten up Especially for
Holidays but all Standard grade goods reg
ularly carried in our Stock
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-21
MlLLR's pAlaale7
AnENr noo CHOLERA.

II man is careful and keeps
his hogs Wen fenced on his own
property DE is fairly safe as long
as the cholera doesn't ger any
closer than three miles. When
nearer than that be had better
get ready 10 protect his hogs.
Please don't consider the three
mile danger limit as definite or
reliable guide mention that
distance simply TO give an idea
on the long striking arm Of the
cholera plague and because 1t IL
abort tie average % the opin-
ions OF turner's and veterinarl
ans who have had experienee
with the spread OF the disease.
d. S. Burch, Associate Editor
Farm and Fireside.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-08-20
REPULsE CROWN FRINGE
Eeaten Back in Attempt to Break
THROUGH French Lines.

Eeaten Back in Attempt to ereaE
Through French Lines.
Adviccs from Paris declare tina
Crown Prince Frederick Williams Ell
forts to smash the French defensive
west of Vardun have again resulted
in failure.
The statement issued by the French
war office announces another repuis(
of the Germans in their attacks II
the Argonne.
Unofficial reports from the from
state that. the finest troops in thu
German army have been sent to re
inforce the crown prince and that hC
has been ordered to break through
the French front at any cost. ThC
German attacks are being rEle will
great violence both night and day.
German military authorities in Be-
GUM, SAYS news agency despatch
from Amsterdam, have notified Ge.
man civilians there to return to Ger
many Immediately in order that the.
may not stbfer poverty and mise.
during the coming winter.
The despatch is taken here as .:
indication that the German gcvc II
mcnt expects Belgium to be the IL s
important theater of war in saCr
time
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-08-20
ZEPPELIMS KILL SIX
23 Injured and II Houses Damaged
in New Raid on England.

IN New Rald on England.
Announcement was made of an air
ship raid on the east coast of Eng
land.
The official account says that 81:
persons were killed, twenty-thret
were injured and fourteen houses wer,
damaged seriously by bombs.
One Zeppelin, the announcement
says, was probably damaged, but es
capped.
The official announcement said:
1.-TWO Zeppelins visited the cas-
coast Thursday night, between 9.3t
o'clock and 11.45 o'clock, dropping in
cendiary and explosive bombs. in va
rious places, resulting in the following
casualties:
"Killed, four men, two women; in
jured, three men, eleven women, nine
children, all civilians. Fourteen
houses were seriously damaged.
"The Zeppcins were engaged a
some points, bat succeeded in getting
away from our aircraft patrols. Ont
Of the Zeppelins was probably dam
aged by the mobile anti-aircraft sec
ton"
This latest raid, according to Eng
lish official announcements is the six
tcenth. Total casualties have beer
226.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-08-20
MILLIONS CUT IN
HARD COAL RATES
Commerce Board Finds Anthra.
cite Schedules Too High.
CUTS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER |
Decision SternIy Condemns Granting
of Special Privileges and Raps In.
terlocking Drectorates.

The interstate commerce commits.
sion held that the present rates for
transporting anthracite from the coal
producing regions of Pennsylvania to
tidewatcr are unreasonable.
New rates, effective October /, were
set, whilh reduce the annual reVen'
ues OF the railroads by several million
dollars.
The commission harshly criticized
several railroads that handle coal
business, saying that they extended
special privileges to companies they
controlled. This practice, the COM
mission said, "is as pernicious as dl
rect cash rebates.
The commission declares the an
thracite roads show from S.76 to 34.6l
per cent OF their gross earnings avail
able for dividends, surplus, improve
ments or other uses. 1t points out
that the anthracite railroads are gov
erned by interlocking directorates
and that railroad directors also sit
on the board of the coal companies.
George F. Baker, e. T. Stotesburg,
Il. Dewitt Cuyler, H. C. Frick, W. H.
Moore, William Rockefeller, P. A. B.
Widener and others prominent in the
financial and business world are
among the directors mentioned by the
commission as sitting now or recent
ly having sat in interloCking capaci
ties on the railroad and coal company
boards.
Under the decision of the commits
sion, the coal carrying roads will be
compelled to reduce their rates 10
cents a ton for the transportation OF
the commodity to tidewater points
This will result in a saving OF ap'
proximately $S,0O0,0OO year to
the consumers of anthracite coal, as
the railroads transported over 71,OOO,'
900 tons CT coal during the year 1913
the largest figures available to the
commission.
The rosis affected by the decision
include the Philadelphia and Reading,
the Central Eai:r&2d of New jersey
Delaware, ac!:awanna and Western,
Lehigh Valley, Erie, Wilkcs-Barre and
Eastern, New York, Ontario and
Western, PENNSYLVANIA, Northern
Central and the Delaware and Hud
son.
The commission further ruled that
railroads hauling fuel for their own
use must q here to the same rules
and practices they follow in hauling
coal for the public.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-08-20
Hsrvestind EUmper Crops.

American farmers are harvesting
the greatest wheat crop ever grown
in any one country. 1t may reach a
billion bushels.
Department of agriculture experts
estimated the crop at 966,000,C0O bush
els, basing their calculation on the
condition Of tic crop Aug. l. Bumper
harvests of other cereals and food
crops are Indicated.
The spriny and winter wheat esti
mates arc: Winter, GI9,000,000 bush
els; srring, 3oT,GGG,OO0. The condition
of sprins wheat is given as 93.4 oi
normal, compared with 93.3 for lasl
month, 75.J last year AMI 1873 the ten
year average.
The 1914 wheat crop was: Winter,
695, o G,00G; srring, 206,000,O00; all
wheat, 3gi.C0O,C0.
Cther crop estimates by bushels
are: Corn, 2,91S,0O,000; 1914 crop
2,U7G, GOO; oats, 1,402,0C0, 1000; bar
ley, 217,GO0,GO0; rye, 44,000,OO0; buck
heat, 1G,G00,GC0; white p2tatccs, 43l,
OGG, ,O00; sweet potatoes, G5,OOO,000;
tobacco, 1,Gc3C00,0O0 pounds; flax
1S,00o.0GC: rice, 30,O00,0O0; hay IS,
GoU,.E tons; apples, 205,0O0,OO0 bush
els; peaches, G0,2G0,00G.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-08-20
COULD SCARCELY
WALK ABOUT

believe | would have died if | HADN'T
taken it.
After | began taking Cardui, | was
greatly helped, and all three bottles re-
lieved me entirely.
| fattened up, and grew SO much
stronger in three months, felt like an
other person altogether"
Cardui is purely vegetable and gentle
acting. Its ingredients have a mild, tonic
effect, on the womanly constitution.
Cardui makes for increased strength,
improves tine appetite, tones up the ner-
VOLS system, and helps to make pale
sa!ow cheeks, fresh and rosy.
Car6ui has helped more than million
weak women, during the past so years.
It will surely do for you, what it has
done for them. Try Cardui today.
Write TO: Chattanooga Medicine Co.. Ladies, Ad-
Vsory Dept. Chattanooga, Tenn. for Special Irs.
StructtOHS on your case and 64-page book. Home
Treatment for Women" sent in plain wrapper. J-hs
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-08-20
DISTRICT ATTORNEY SHOT

Father of Abused Girl Attempts Muir
Ger, Charged Official With Neglect.
Marion Carringer, district attorney
of Forest county, was shot and prob
ably fatally wounded in his office al
Tionesta, Pa.
Bereno Schectino, charged with fir
ing the shots, was overpowered alter
he had menaced a crowd OF citizens
and police with his revolver. Threats
of lynclling were made, but the police
succeeded in landing the man in jai
unharmed.
Several shots were fired through
the closed door OF Mr.. Carrigaa's
office and one took eject in the off
cials left lung and the ct.ers in his
back. Schectino, whose 15-year-old
daughter figured in sensational case
a year ago, accused the district at
torney of neglect of duty in connec
ton with the case.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-08-20
cicdIce. Poland, Captured.

The Polish city OF Siedlce, fiftyfvc
southeast OF Warsaw, has been cap
tured by the Germans. Announcements
to this effect was made at army head
quarters in Berlin.
"The first real Russian, not Polish
town OF some Importance entered by
the Germans was Vlaiimir-Bciynski,'
says an item given out by the Over
seas News Agency. Retiring C,ssacks
set fire to the buildings. AS the Cos
sacks galloped away German cavalry
arrived at the other end Of the town
The incoming troops tried to stop the
fire, bat with small success, aid the
central part OF tie city was entirely
destroyed.
"1he German cavalry commander
restored order AID estab'isher mil
ta~y and also civil government, the
latter by appointing three adElinistra
tive presidents, one Of whom was a
Pole, another Russian anI the third
Jew"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-08-20
GERMANS FAIL
RUSSIANS
Grand Duke Nicholas 'Extri-
cat8s Armies.
KOVAO Forts HOLD OUT

Invaders Meet Obstinate Resistance
All Along Front and Suffer Heavy
Loss in South.
The Russian armies, having sue:
cessfuily eAtricated themselves from
the Warsaw sack in which the Ger
mans tried to enclose them, are now
etubbornly opposing the German ad'
vance towa,d Bialystok on line
seventy mics to the east OF Warsaw
and on botn sides of the railroad be-
tween the Polish capital and Bialy'
stOk.
The Baltic German campaign ap'
nears to be at a standstili, with the
russians astri1e the highway between
Vilkorir and Poinewesch, threatening
the communications between these
invading armies.
The Germans are approaching Sngnl'
~ nearer to Kovno. They are pound
ing that position with their heavy
guns, to which Russian artillery is
replying effectively.
Desperate German attacks on the
roads between Cholm and VladoVa
have been repulsed with heavy losses
by the Russians, according to an offl'
tial statement issued at the headquar'
tiers Of the general staff.
The communication follows:
nf too nC6QV
we reDulsed German attempts to
oYerwhelm our advance guards. In
the direction of Jacobstadt and Dvin'
SIX our troops on Tuesday and We'd
nosday continued their progress, sue
cessfully pressing the enemy. In the
region north of VilEomir we occupied
Kovarsk and Toviny after fight and
took some prisoners.
"Near I[ovno we continued to re-
pulse German attacks on the front
west of the Niemen as far as Jassica'
The enemy was not successful any
where except near the village OF God
ievo, where a desperate artillery duel
Is progressing.
"On the front between the Narew
ard the Bug the Germans continue
persistent attacks, especially on the
roads tc Lomza, Snidaovo and Kos.
sevo. Further south on two sides OF
TIE Tchijef-Malkine railway our
troops Wednesday afternoon were
able to assume counter offensive.
"On the roads Of the middle Vistula
there has been no change of impor'
tance. On the front between the Vie
prz and the Bug, Wednesday, the enc
my delivered a series Of desperate at
tacks in the direction Of Parczew and
on both roads between Cholm and
Vladova. All were repdlsed with
heavy losses to the enemy. These
were especially severe east of Os'
trow, where the German dead lay in
enormous heaps in front of our posi-.
tions. On the Bug, the Vistula and
the Zlota-Lipa there has been no es.
sential change.
''Tn the Dniester district around the
mouth of the Stripa we stopped an
enemy attempt to take the offensive"
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-08-20
ITALY CljRBS
wheat GAMBLE
Cancels Contract For 2,OOO,'
600 Bushels.
TO KEEP BREAD DOWN
Chicago Quotations Drop Four Cents
and Exporters Find Their Profit'
Cut Off.

authoritative explanation was OBJ
tanned in Chicago for the sensational
action of exporters in sudden can
ceiling during the last forty-eigh
hours contracts for large amounts u
wheat purchased in the United States
roundly estimated at two mil.ioi
bushels.
The announcement of the cancella
tion caused wheat prices to breal
wildly, the downward plunge at onf
time amounting to as much as 4a4 Is
cents a bushels, smashing the marhe
to $1.07 for the September delivery.
Most of the contracts cancelled
were on wheat that had been intendet
for Italy. The buyers, however, &C
cording to one of the largest export
ers, found all prospective profits Gu
off by plan of the Italian govern
ment to fix maximum prices or other
wise circumyent speculation.
A careful statement OF the situation
resulting was made by an exporter
He did so after consulting with 1
prominent Italian who is in position
to know the facts. The statement il
as follows:
at has been said that the Italian
government had authorized repulia
ton of oncrous outstanding purchases
of wheat. While there seems no do
cancellations were effected, the occa
sion thereof should no doubt be lai'
to a different cause.
"In the first place, the Italian go"
ernment could not lawfully authorize
such procedure and even if sucn au
thority was vested in the authori ie
at Rome, to exercise it would be The
beginning of the destruction OF he
credit in the United States.
"What has happened is very prob
ably this: There has been In the las
few weeks quite large amount o
wheat bought by Italian firms or pri
vate individuals and to such part1e
the Italian government may have is
sued ali order prohibiting or regula
ing speculation by the Italian graf!
dea!ecs with millers and consumer
throughout the kingdom. On this &C
count the Italian importer sacriticin!
his profit on purchases from th'
United States than in letting the con
tracts be shipped showing good pa
per profits, but which and more Nigh
be lost by efforts of the Italian gov
ernment to give the consumer a:
cheap wheat as possible. Much of tht
wheat bought by Italy last winter
was resold to the consumer at cost.
Gust now the government Of Ital!
is not likely to buy wheat in the
United States, not only because they
think our prices are too high, but OF
account of high exchange. The ex
change basis between the United
States and Italy is about twenty-five
per cent over normal. The basis be
tween Argentina and Italy is approx
mately normal and some well-in
formed Italians predict there will be
no buying Of wheat by their govern
ment until next January or Febru
ary,"