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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-04-14
UNCLE SAM SPONSORS
RIFLE SHOOTING CLu1s
Idea Is To Have One In Every
City and Town.

From a national defense standpoint
the training in rifle practice of the
unorganized militia is OF as vital i'm
portance to our country as the train
ing OF the regular establishment and
the organized militia The volunteer
who can hit what he shoots at is so
per..cent efficient as a soldier,
M fhS United States government has
stored away in its arsenals approx
mately 900 900 (Krag) T. S. magazine
rifles, model 1905. and 10000 O00 ball
cartridges Tor same Uncle Sam will
issue these rifles and the ammunition
free TO organized rifle clubs aftiliat-
ed with the National Rifle Associa-
ton Of America tor use OF members
at small arms practice.
During the first quarter OF 1916 just
ended the Ordnance Department is
sued TO clubs SIC rifles and 1,4SSs7f
bali cartridges.
President Woodrow Wilson must
have had in mind the rifle club move
uaent when he wrote his message to
Congress. in which he said: We
must depend in every time Of Nation
al peril in the future as in the past
not upon standing arm, nor Yet up
on a reserve army, but upon a citi-
aenry trained and accustomed 10
arms. It will be right enough. right
American policy, based upon our ae-
customed principles and practices. 10
provide system by which every cit
izen who Will volunteer for the train
ing. may be made familiar with thn
use OF modern arms"
To teach the citizenry the use OF
the modern arm requires orgaRiza-
ton of rife clubs and small arms
practice under capable instructors
Ten or more citizens OF the United
States in any town or county near
which or in which "a rifle range could
be. constructed, are eligible to organ
ize a civilian rifle club and affiliate
with the National Rifle Association OF
America. Blank forms and copy 81
bylaws prescribed by the National
Board for Promotion OF Rife practice
in the United States and instruc
tions how to form rife club may be
secured from Major Fred H. Philips
jr.. Assistant Recorder National Boarc
for Promotion OF Rife Practice anJ
Secretary National Rife Associate
OF America.
The obJeet ot the National Rife Aa
ISOLATION is to encourage markham
ship throughout the United States
particularly in the direction on qual
flying as finished marAsmen those in
diyiduals who may be called upon q
serve in time of war rs ancuurag,
competition in workmanship terweet
teams and individuals; 10 eucouraa.
legislation for the establishment aaG
maintenance OF ranges 10 secure 70,
issue OF military rifles aaa smmui
ton TO those practielue on 8e
ranges. and to create public =ati
u respect to the necessity o
as a means 81 uaugna
defence.
The Association mebership on n-
cember 81. 1915. as reported by m,
Secretary. was: % State Ritz Ass8
Citations; So Regiments; AZ Separate
military organizations; 639 Nyiliai
rifle clubs; GA college and uniysrsit'
rife clubs; lzs School rife clu5N
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-04-14

need
Right off the bat OF course it is
said that the President of France
aud the Queen of England and the
Czarina. who are to get 100000 each
from Americans. may do as they
please with The moneH since tie war
has caused them great deal of eX-
ira expense,
Mrs Vanderbilt, il is understood,
SO far has raised $4,000, which
means thar fourteen OF her friends
have contributed to tbe royal relief
fund She and Mr. Vanderbilt head
the list with $4,000 each Henry {.
Fricll and Mrs. e. Il hartman are
said 10 be among the lwelve others
who have Clipped IN gold TO help
deserving royalty AMI presidents.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-04-14

Journal want ads bring results,
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-04-14

See our line of Wagons.
HENSHAW, HOLLIS & co.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-04-14

The Womans Board OF ihe Ameri.
can Foreign Mission Society received
100000 from the viii OF The late Mrs
Rockefeller and the Womaus Home
Missionary Society 100000
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1916-04-14
GETTING READY.

The W. c. r. u. of Parkersburg,
is arranging for the state convention
Of that organization which will be
held there next fall.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-20
MANY CARS BUILT
RAILROAD EQUIPMENT CONTIN.
UES SATISFACTORY.
That Better, More Expensive Grade
Is Being Produced Is Fact Made
Prominent by Recent Sta
tistics.

The 1914 figures showing the con-
struction of steam and railroad cars
in this country, as announced by the
United States bureau of the census,
furnish evidence that, compared with
1909, cars of higher price have been
produced. Another fact brought out
in the statistics is the great increase
in number of steam passenger cars and
slight increase in the output of cleo
trio cars. The average value of
steam freight cars remained about sta
tionary.
Returns for 1914 were received from
242 establishments which manufac-
tured 13S,17S steam and electric cars,
valued at $165,071, 427. These totals in
clude figures for 11S railroad repair
shops which reported the construction
of 11,049 new cars, valued at $12,S11,-
0S7, and seven establishments engaged
primarily in other lines of manufac-
ture but which produced 4,4S1 rail
sidiary products. For 1909 there were
reported $50 establishments which
manufactured 101 ,243 cars, valued at
$1O2, LAT 1896. OF these 2S0 establish
ments, 40 were railroad-repair shops
which constructed 14,792 cars, valued
at $13,952 923, and 16 were establish
mentS engaged primarily in other in
dustrieS but which built 1881 cars, val
ued at $5,934,S71, as subsidiary prod
uctS. The number of establishments
engaged in this industry thus de-
creased by SO, or 1876 per cent, during
the five-year period; but the number
of cars built increased by 36.5 per
cent, while their value increased by
GIG per cent.
In 1914 there were built 135,357
steam-railway cars, valued at $780,
C29539, as compared with 9S,471 cars,
valued at 1914, 1874 ,287, built in 1909, the
percentages of increase in number and
value of annual output being 37.5 and
63.4 respectively. The number of
steam passenger cars built in 1914 was
1858. The corresponding product for
lCOJ was l,OIO CuISt NuluCu at PlO,-
120961. The increase in annual out
put of such cars during the fve-year
period amounted to 95.6 per cent in
number and 1878 per cent in value
OF freight and other cars for use on
steam railroads, the output in 1914
was 131, 799, valued at $110,002, 456, the
| corresponding output for 1909 being
96,652, valued at $79,763,326. The in
crease amounted to 1854 per cent in
number and 37.9 in per cent in value.
The number of electric cars manu-
featured in 1914 was 1921, and their
value was $10,O41,S 1888. in 1909 there
were built 2,772 electric cars valued
at $7,263, 100. The number of cars
constructed was thus only Is per cent
greater in the later year than in the
earlier, but during the five-year period
their value increased by 1873 per cent.
The output of electric cars in 1914
comprised 1888 passenger cars, 10
freight cars and 12S other cars.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-20
Pneumatic Tire Business.

How many people realize the sensa-
tional development that the pneumatic
tire business has experienced? The
first company to undertake the manu-
facture of pneumatic tires was the
Dunlop company, organized in Dublin,
Ireland, in 1889, with a capital of
about $4,000 to make tires for bicy-
Giles, and it rapidly grew to be great
business. Then came the automobile
to add it's demands, and today, only 81
years later, the pneumatic tire bust
ness of the world is estimated at the
enormous sum of $65O,OOO,OOO.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-20
Renewing Railroad Lines.

Many people think that railroad
lines hardly ever want renewing. A
steel rail is in its old age, however, in
it's tenth year, though some on local
lines last twice that amount of time.
In the big railroad functions and ter
mini the rails are continually being re-
newed. At points and curves the lines
wear out very much more quickly than
on those sections which are straight.
They also wear away rapidly at sta
tons, where the wheels are often
locked by the brakes and tear off a
thin coating from the rail top.
When the surface of a rail on q
main line is worn down too much for
safe travelling, it is taken up and put
on a siding. When it is beyond fur
Their use it is sold to steel and iron
merchants, who melt it down and turn
it into iron fencing, cheap iron rods,
and indeed all the odds-and-endS of
cheap iron and steel ware. 1t is no
use going to a railway company and
offering to buy a ton Of rails, or even
so tons. When rats are sold they go
at the rate of thousands of tons at a
time. An order for 10000 tons Of Sec
Ond-hand railroad lines Is nothing out
of the common.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-20

and drawn as soon as possible after
killing. Remove the pin feathers,
SINCE by holding over blazing paper
on the stove. Remove the head and,
feet and don't forget the oil bag from.
the tail. Carefully remove the gall
bladder and cut open or press the
heart to remove all blood. Wash the
giblets carefully in water and cook
them, if used for gravy, separately in
simmering water, then chop and add
to the sauce.
The real game lover prefers the
gamy taste rather than spices or sea-
sonings that destroy that flavor.
If the tishy taste is not liked, parboil
the birds in water with a slice of onion
before the brOiling or roasting.
Quail and partridge being white
meat should be cooked well done, US
ing care not to dry it and lose it's
flavor. Duck, snipe, grouse, squad and
woodcock have dark meat so should be
served rare. All meats should be
steaming hot when served. When
trussing birds, use string rather than
skewers as they tear the delicate flesh,
The breasts of game during the pro-
cess of cooking should be wrapped in
bacon, or thin salt pork, Sitting it to
keep it from curling, fastening on with
toOthpicks. AS game lacks fat it
should be well basted while roasting.
Serve it with perfectly sliced and
Drowned potatoes.
Venison should be cooked as one
does mutton and served rare, allowing
10 to II minutes to the pound. Serve
with spiced grape jelly or currant jel-
ly.
Avoid game that has hung too long,
as serious digestive troubles may re-
suit from such meat. Birds that are
torn with shot will not keep for any
length of time.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-20

In financial troubles, which was pretty
often, he could count upon the assist
ance Of Mr.. Tryon, a benevolent ancient
man of wealth. Tryon never refused
him money, but didn't hand out as
much as the colonel thought was nee
essary. Mr.. Tryon's mind ran Cn shil-
lings, while that Of the colonel ran on
pounds. In those days, as in our own
times, the man who makes business
of high wassail needs large income,
and the coloneps embarrassments grew
and multiplied. He realized that
good haul was necessary to get him out
of his difficulties. The idea of robbing
Mr.. Tryon at once occurred to him. OF
course it was rather mean to pillage
a man who had befriended him so
much, but no good business man allows
sentiment to interfere with commerce.
So it happened that on the night of
January s, Mr.. Tryon woke from
deep dream of peace to find huge
masked figure bending over his bed.
The figure held lanthorn in one hand,
and horse pistol, about the size of a
hitching post, in the other. While this
intruder stood guard, second robber
bound the old man cruelty and gagged
him. He was trussed up so tight he
had great difficulty in breathing.
Leaving him in this shape, the maraud-
ers ransacked the premises and carried
away $4,000 in money, and jewelry to
the value of $4,000. After two or
three hours Of misery, Mr.. Tryon man.
aged to free himself Of the gag, and
yelled so shrilly that the night
watch came to his relief.
The robbery remained a mystery for
about twenty-four hours. 1t happened
that Mr.. Tryon had friend, an alder
man, who was fond Of sleuthing, and
this alderman soon traced the crime to
Turner, and recovered the money and
Jewels where that gallant warrior had
hidden them. And as Pepys intimated.
the robbery was the talk of the town,
and continued to be for many a long
day. 1t was one Of the first important
burglaries in ,he criminal annals Of
England.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-20
HUMAN RISK EVER PRESENT
Impossible Entirely to Eliminate That
Peril in the Operation of
Railroads.

A correspondent of the New York
Sun sends that journal the following:
"Your editorial article entitled An
other Rear-End Collision referring to
the recent wreck at Milford, Conn,
prompts the following on a subject
which, to me, has been of absorbing
interest for several years past, more
especially since the wreck of the Fed
eral Express ON July II, 1911, which
resulted in the killing of IL persons
outright, the injuring of 100 and large
material damage.
"The train was in the hands of an
experienced engineer Of proved trust
worthiness who ignored signal and
took the short crossover at a high
rate of speed. The engineer of the
locomotive which caused the Milford
wreck-he was killed-was a man of
good reputation and high standing as
locomotive engineer, yet he evidently
ran by, first , caution signal, and later
a home or stop signal, without ap-
preciably reducing the speed Of his
train.
1.-THE signal system in use on the New
Haven railroad at the present time IS
beyond question as complete and me-
chanically perfect as any in this coun-
try. In the recent wreck, it was not
the signal which failed, but the human
response to the signals command.
Thus many serious wrecks of the past
few years have been due, as far as in
vestigation has been able to determine,
to the failure of some responsible en-
ployee to obey the command of me-
chanical signal. In the majority Of
cases, had the engineers adhered to
the running rules, the wrecks would
have been averted, no lives lost and
no property damaged"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-20
THE coLoNEL's LAST STAND.

IN THE night Of January 10, 1864,
" just before retiring to his virtuous
couch, Samuel Pepys wrote the follow
Ing in that diary of his, which was
destined to become worid-famous long
after his death:
"All our discourse tonight was about
Mr.. Tryon's late being robbed; and
that Colonel Turner Ga mad, swearing,
confident fellow, we'll known by all,
and by me) one much indebted to this
man for his very livelihood, was the
man that either did it or plotted it {;
and the money and the things are
found in his hand, and he and his wife
are now in Newgate for it; of which
we are all glad, so very known a rogue
he was"
Col. James Turner was the sort of
man you read about in historical nov
els. A swaggerer and ruttler, with his
hand ever upon his swordhilt, and his
eye quick to read offense in look or
a smile. He was great drinker and
gambler and spent his evenings in the
inns, where he kept the varlets busy
drawing sack. In his day he had been
a mighty soldier and had demonstrate
ed that he was a brave man upon sew
eral fields. He had made hit with
King Charles, too, for he was man
after the kings own heart. He was
humorous and jovial, and had no re-
spect whatever for the moral law.
The colonel had many false friends,
and one true friend. Whenever he was
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-20
Fealty of Partners.

A member of the New York supreme
court, reproving a New York firm of
architects for canceling an agreement
says: Authorities unanimously agree
that there is scarcely any relation in
life which calls for more absolute good
faith than the relation of partners"
Also, "a purer and more elevated NOR.
ahty is demanded Of partners than the
common morality of the trade" The
meaning is that an individual who
transacts business for himself may
look out solely for himself, while u
partner must never consider his own
advantage apart from that of his as
sociates.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-20
Possibilities of Air Travel.

Already the business of flying, like
the marvellous business of the automo-
bile, has made an impress on the Ian
guage, customs and thought. When
flying is the routine of life, when a
jaunt to Japan or flying trip to Rus
STA is only a matter of hours, when
families take their outings in air
yachts, the details of living will be
amended again and that the change
will be for the better is a hope justi-
fled by the perfection of those other
mechanical marvels which have built
up our civilization.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-20
Big Crew Cutting Xmas Trees.

Barton.-George LaBar, Of Della
ware Water Gap, Md, is due to ar
rive soon in Barton with a crew Of
30 men to gather Christmas trees.
The LaBars are the largest company
In the country which handles Christ
mas trees, and last year from the vi
cinity of Barton they shipped to the
cities over $50 cars. Mr.. LaBar's
father is managing crew at Cole
brook, N. H., for the same purpose,
while a brother is operating in the
vicinity of White River Junction.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-20
Electric Brakinu Control.

Probably one of the most remarkable
features of the installation Of electric
power on the mountain divisions of the
st. Paul is the electric braking control
to hold back trains on long descend
ing grades and to return power to the
line. When the summit of a grade
is reached and descent is begun there
is none of the speeding up and chok
ing down process that characteriZes
steam traction. On dOwn-grGde work
the electric locomotive glides down the
mOuntainside at precisely the same
rate of speed, all the way, and, more
over, reversing it's giant motors, be-
comes a generator of electric energy
all the way down, returning to the sup
ply wires overhead anywhere from %
to so per cent of the power used in
making the ascent. The airbrakes will
be required only in emergency, so that
in addition to the economy in power
consumed, there is q marked advan-
tage over ordinary friction braking be-
cause of the reduced wear and tear on
track, wheels and brake shoes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-20
Will Have Charge of Choir at U. of V.

Burlington.-Prof. ]. w. Crosley,
choirmaster and organist at St. Paul's
church, Burlington, is to have charge
Of the choir and the musical organi-
cations at the University of Vermont,
and will teach piano and organ. He
will also make a specially of instruct
ing those who wish to fit themselves
TO be teachers of music. This is a
new department at the university,
and is established to meet demand
which has been growing for some
time at the institution.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-20
Arrives Safely In England.

Montgomery Center.-A letter has
been received here from Harry Mar
tin, formerly of this town, and now
a volunteer in the Canadian army,
telling of his safe arrival in England
and of his expectation to enter
France soon. For some years Mr.
Martin has travelled through Ontario
for a drug firm and his duties in the
army have to do with the handling
Of drugs in the hospital corps.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-20
V E r M O N T
STATE NEWS
ParoIed Man Back to State Prison.

ParoIed Man Back to State Prison.
George LaRose, who was arrested
recently by Deputy Sheriff Edward
Higgans for the breaking of his pa
role, was before the assistant judges
of Addison county court and was
ordered back to the state prison at
Windsor, to serve three years. He
was arrested at first for stealing
horses and was sentenced at that
time to serve five years.
After he had served a portion Of
the sentence he was released in the
charge of the probation officer. In
February last he disappeared and had
not been heard Of until Higgans ar
rested him.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-20
Probate Judges Elect.

ontpelier.-About II judges OF
probate attended the annual meeting
Of the Vermont Association Of Pro-
bate Judges held here. The follow
Ing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President, Frank ].
Martin of Montpelier; president,
Henry L. Clark Of Castleton; secre-
tary and treasurer, Otis N. Kelton
Of st. Adams.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-20
Brother in France Seriously Wounded

Burlington.-A cablegram just re-
ceived from France states that
Charles S. Marks, brother of George
W. Marks, Of Burlington, has again
been seriously injured He had but
Just returned to his command, hav-
ing been wounded in one shoulder
June 2, at the time of the beginning
of the Allied advance, and was dis
charged from the field hospital about
two weeks ago.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-20
vermonter In Hospital In France.

Montgomery Center-Daniel Duffy,
who resides on East Hill, has receiv-
ed telegram from the war depart
ment at ottawa that his son, F. L.
Duffy, was in war hospital in
France, shot in the head and Shout
ders.
Mr.. Duffy did not know the where
abouts of his son until the telegram
was received.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-20
Manufacturer Assaulted With Hat
Chef.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Frazier, a
granite manufacturer of this city, was
severely cut over the head, apparent
ly with Ratchet, while walking
from his Office to his home.
A physician who attended him said
that he feared that Mr.. Frazier had
suffered conclusion Of the brain.
The manufacturer was taking a
short cut along the railroad track
when assaulted.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-20
Women Workers on Railroads.

About $4,000 women are employed
on the railways of France as station
masters, guards, conductors, porters,
carpenters, clerks, platform cleaners,
carriage cleaners or engine drivers. On
the Orleans system women Get as sta
ton agents, and at unimportant depots
do all the work.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-20
Cow Goes 21 Days Without Food.

Lyndonville.-After one Of Arthur
jays cows had been gone for 81 days,
In spite of advertising and hunting
for it, 1t was found wedged between
two lumber piles on his farm here.
The creature was nearly famished for
want of food and water, but after a
few days Of good care and feed it re-
covered.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-20
LOCOMOTIVES OF CLAY
Composition.

When western railroad wanted to
convey the information to the trav-
cling public that its locomotives were
of the newest and biggest design it
called in Emory p. Seidel, the sculp-
tor, and asked him to make models on
them. Mr.. Seidel searched some time
for suitable substance out of which
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-20
HeKTUEN


God sends experience to paint mems
portraits Does some longing youth
look at the settled face of Washington
whose lineaments have been trans
mitted to us by the artists skill and
strive to bear as noble a mien? The
look-the winds of the AIleghanies.
the trials of the Jersey winter, the
suffering at Cambridge, the conflicts
with congress, wrought it out; and he
who would gain it must pass through
as stern a school-H. w. Beecher.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-20

to construct his models and finally de-
cided upon greasy composition from
Italy which closely resembles clay.
The models are five feet in height and
represent three weeks work on the
part of the sculptor. The cost to the
railroad was $500.-Popular Science
Monthly.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-10-20

TIVEN' IIIV wv Ntt u =
flavor of peaches cannot
be improved upon by any
flavor made by man, yet
we like a little change
from the same every
day methods once in a
while.
Peach Trifle.-BOil to-
gether for five minutes
one scant cupful of sug-
or and ono cunfuI of yo-