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The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-08
THE WHIP IN RIFLE BARRELS.
II Is Caused by the Pressure of Mod
ern Hiof Power Powder.

IL Is Caused by the Pressure of Mod
ern High Power Powder.
The use of high power powder in ri
des has given rise to phenomenon
which did not exist in black powder
days. This is known as whip and is
due to the pressure and vibration set
up by the powder. 1t is constant with
given loads and is always i'll the same
direction.
Sights are aligned by the manufac-
Mlrer to compensate for this whip in
proportion TO the powder charge used.
In firing auxiliary cartridges it will Of
ten be found that the rife shoots Of
center. As a matter OF fact the bullet
from the auxiliary is travelling in q
true line with the bore, and 1t is the
sights that are wrong. The lighter
charge of the auxiliary does not pro
duce the usual whip, with the result
that the line in prolongation Of the
bore Of the rife along which the bullet
travels is not the line given by the
alignment Of the sights.
Two other rifle terms that must not
be confused are upsettage and keyhol
ing. Keyholing is the tendency of the
bullet to turn over in fight, while up
settage is the slight shortening Of the
major axis Of the bullet due to the
force of the charge. 1t was peculiar to
black powder fired behind lead bullets
and does not exist to any appreciable
extent in metal jacketed bullets with
smokeless powder. In the latter case
the charge burns more slowly and the
jacket stiffens the bullet against the
sudden blow from behind.-Outing.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-08
ORIGIN OF THE PERIsc0PE.
The Rejecting spygIass Used at the
SIEGE of SebastopoI.

Speaking of the origin OF the peri
scope. the following extract from the
writings Of the well known inventor Of
Peppers Ghost" gives the credit to
the clerical profession. Pepper wrote
soon after the Crimean war:
During the siege Of Sebastopol num-
bers Of our best artillerymen were con-
tinually picked off by the enemy's rifles
as we'll as by cannon shot. and in order
to put stop to the foohardiness and
incautiousness Of the men. very in
geniouS contrivance was invented By
the Rev. William Taylor, the coadju
tor Of Mr. DeniSon i'll constructing the
first Big Ben bell. 1t was called the
rejecting SpyglaSS. and by its simple
construction rendered the exposure Of
the sailors and soldiers who would look
over the parapet or other parts Of the
works to observe the effect Of their
shots perfectly unnecessary. while an
other form was constructed for the
purpose of allowing the gunner to lay
or aim his gun in safety.
''The instruments were shown to
Lord Panmure. who was so convinced
of the Importance of the invention that
he Immediately commissioned the Rev
William Taylor to have number Of
these telescopes constructed, and if
the siege had not terminated just at
the time the invention was to have
been used no doubt great saving of
the valuable lives of the skilled ardl
lerynen would have been effected. y
London Express.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-08
THE RUINS ON THE HILL.
Where Richard Of the Lion Heart
Dwelt In France.


Dwelt In France.
Perhaps the loveliest spot in all the
winding miles Of beauty along the
river Seine between Rouen and Paris
is Petit Andely. Ragged and shattered
looking, the stony hills rear proudly up
above the placid river and sleepy town.
and squarely upon it's crest looms the
ruin of Richard the Lion Hearts Castle
Gallant, a great, burst keep and a
few bits Of massive wall. Once the
castle faunted its menacing leopard
standards against the blue and white
and gold of the Frankish skies, but
that was before Philippe. Auguste
stormed and smashed it and smashed
the townsfolk while he was doing It
Now, ghostly and wan, the stark
ruin shimmers upon its hill, with never
a single spear to CLINT from keep or
barbican. The spears are still grow
ing far below-the stout young poplars
on the river bank and island sentinel
ing through golden days when the riv-
er is cleaning jade; in the fiery sun
sets, when it mirrors back every
sturdy limb and feathery frond, and
ali the silent blue nights. when the
stars bend cracking down TO whisper
and coquette and the ripples chuckle
softly against the rich brown banks
Arthur Stanley Riggs in National Geo
graphic Magazine.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-08
RUNNING THE BLOCKADE.
It Was Successfully Done Ages Ago at
the Siege of Syracuse.

Blockading and blockade running is
not a young war measure by any
means One of the earliest authentic
instances Of the practice dates back
two centuries before the Christian era
Marcus Claudius Marcellus. command
ing powerful Roman army and an
efficient feet, laid siege to Syracuse. a
rich city on the isle Of Sicily. Car
thage. Rome's great rival on the north
powers Of that time was not at all
pleased with the idea Of Rome captur-
ing Syracuse. d free city and probably
a source of great revenue through
trade with Carthage.
Syracuse was a We'll fortified city,
and there seemed to be no immediate
prospect Of Rome taking it by storm.
so Marcellus decided to starve its in
habitants into submission He put a
Gordon Of ships across the entrance to
the harbor and arrayed his army on
the land side so that no SuccOf could
come from without. But he had under
estimated the boldness Of the Cartha,
ginians. There was no question Of
contraband in those days-conditional
or other
In their swift oar driven galleys the
sailors. Of the African city easily elud
ed the ships set to watch the port and
carried provisions and war material
into the beleaguered city. So success
full were the Carthaginians in getting
supplies into the city-running the
blockade-that had it not fallen through
treachery it would have been enabled
to hold out indefinitely. While block
ades probably had been esta blished be-
fore on a small scale, the blockade Of
Syracuse is one Of the earliest in
stances where the efficiency Of block
ade by sea was Of vital Importance in
determining the success Of war on an
important seaport. - Munsey's Maga.
zine.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-08
LEGEND OF THE DONKEY.
Showing Why the Arabs Beat the
Brute With Impunity.

In his article on his journey to Baby
lon, in Harpers, William Warfeld tells
a legend prevailing among the natives
by which they justify beating Of don
keys, but not horses.
I'VE stopped to change our mules. In
the roadway before the khan sat a
group Of Arabs. A servant supplied
them with little cups Of tea from a
rude samoHar. We saluted them, and
taking our places in the circle. we
were served in turn. Some one in the
dark doorway was humping away on
a drum. A boy came out of the khan
beating a poor lame donkey with fy
infested sores. turned to one Of my
neighbors:
lis it not cruel for that boy to beat
a lame donkey in that way?'
"'Effendi. it is the will Of God!'
but you do not allow horses or
cameEs to be beaten thus
"'Efendi the donkey is not like
the horse. nor yet is he like the camel.
The reason is this: Upon certain gay
the donke5s went before Allah and
complained that they were grievously
beaten by men, so that life was a
greater burden than they could bear.
Then said Allah: Il cannot make men
cease from beating you 1t Is no sin,
neither does it cause them any great
loss. But | will help you. will give
you so thick a hide that however
much you are beaten. you shall not
suffer
so said my informant. it is Of NO
consequence if men beat a donkey. So
thick a skin did Allah give him that
after he dies men use it in the making
Of drums. and the donkey continues
to be beaten after death
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-08
BYRON'S UNHAPPINESS.
His Icy, Frozen hammered Wife and
His Cruel Parents.


Marie Corelli. the English novelist.
says poets do not really love. If they
did they could not write about it.
They imagine they love. And their
Imagination embraces many fair OBJ
jects.
Byron" she says. was an unhappy
man. But he was not as unhappy as
he imagined himself to be. He found
pleasure. even inspiration. In dwelling
on his own trouG.cs. 3iany poets do.
She tells US that Byron's mother had
been a Miss Gordon before she mar
red the shiftless and dissolute Captain
Byron. the poets father and that amid
constant quarreIings. thrashings and
unjust abuse and the most coarse and
Incorporate language poor Byron be-
gan his career.
with such a father and such
mother" says Miss Corelli. "the Won
der is that be managed to store his
mind with so many impressions of
beauty and grandeur and that he was
able to lift his soul above bis surround
ings to such a height Of inte&ectual
power His mothers furious temper
and her cruel mockeries stung him. not
into reply, but into silent and lonely
brooding on his wrongs.
He himself describes the sense of
horror and humiliation which came
over him when. in fit Of passion, she
called him a lame brat When Sir
Walter Scott met him be said he should
scarcely have noticed it In fact, the
great novelist was as lame as the great
poet, only Byron's brilliant personality
made him, more than Scott, an object
Of comment. His marriage was fail
ure. 1t was fortunate thing for lit
erature that his wife left him after
one year of matrimony.
"Had she remained with him his
genius might have perished under the
freezing influence of such a paragon
Of propriety and dullness William
Hewitt tells US that Lady Byron had
frozen moments.
81 have seen her, be says. come
down in the morning as If she had
lain all night on glacier. frozen. as it
we're, to the very soul. and no efforts
on the part Of those around her could
restore her for the day to any genial
social warmth. "
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-08
TREES IN BOOKS.
Probably the Most Curious Collection
Of Volumes In the World.


There is perhaps one Of the most
curious collections Of books in tho
world to be found in a small town on
the continent OF Europe. says the Lon
don Tit-Bits. 1t is really a botanical
collection. Outwartlly each volume pre-
sents the appearance Of block OF
wood, and that is what it actually fs-
But an examinations reveals the fact
that it is also a complete history OF
the particular tree which ii represents.
AT The hack Of I've ioo.i thP Lark
has been removed from a space which
allows the scientific and the common
name Of the tree to be placed as a tide
for the book One side is formed from
the split wood of the tree. showing its
grain and natural fracture. The other
side shows the wood when worked
smooth and vanished. One end shows
the grain as left by the saw and the
other the finely polished wood. On
opening the book it is found to con-
tain the fruit, seeds. leaves and other
products Of the tree, the moss which
usually grows upon it's trunk and the
insects which feed upon the diSerent
parts of the tree. These are supple
mented by a full description Of the
tree. In fact, everything which has
bearing upon that particular tree Sc
cures place in the collection.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-08
Scotch Iudoes, Eruaality.

Scotland might safely be backed at
least to rival England in the matter OF
frugality among her judges. There is
Dean Ramsay's story Of the dinner
party given By Lord Polkemmet. When
the covers were removed. the guests
were surprised to find that the dinner
consisted Of veal broth, roast flllet OF
veal, veal outlets. dorentine ian old
Scottish dish composed Of yeaD. calf's
head and calf's foot jelly. Observing
the sensation. Lord Polkemmet ez-
planned: "Ou az. it's a cauf. When we
kill a beast we just eat up ae side and
down the er."-London Chronicle.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-08
Effects Of Frost.

An egg expands when 1t Is frozen
and breaks it's she'll. Apples contract
so much that full barrel will shrink
until the top layer is foot below the
chine. When the frost is drawn out
the apples assume their normal size
and ill up the barrel again. Some va
rieties are not appreciably injured by
being frozen If the frost is drawn out
gradually. Apples will carry safely in
refrigerator car while the mercury is
registering fully 20 degrees below zero.
Potatoes, being so largely composed of
water, are easily frozen. Once touched
by frost they are ruined.-Northwest
Trade.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-08
1.-THE Wind Is In the Palm Trees"

But the glory Of palm trees! No pic
lures or description in books had ever
made me realize that before. The
wind is in the palm trees had been
for me but a haunting phrase in Mr..
Kipling's most famous ballad. but
when the bellboy threw open the door
Of my room Tin Nassau Of the Bahia.
mas) looking into the hotel gardens !
cried. What Is that sound?" for my
ears had been instantly filed with a
delicious rippling. as though the room
was alive with invisible rivers OF run
ming water ran to the window. II
was the wind in the palm trees-the
freshest, purest, gladdest sound to oe
heard in the world.-Richasd lie CALI
enne in Harper's Magazine.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-08
A Delicate. Tasteful Breakfast.

Apropos Of monotonous unimagina
tive breakfasts, Thomas Love peacocB
once drew up the menu for breakfast
"for a man Of taste" Coffee. tea,
cream, eggs, ham. tongue. cold fowl
he wrote. "all these are good and De-
speak good knowledge in him who sets
them forth. But the touchstone Is
fish. Anchovy is the first step, prawns
and shrimps the second. potted CHAR
and lamprey the third. but lobster is
indeed, matter for a May morning and
demands a rare combination Of virtue
and knowledge In him who sets II
forth."-London Standard
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-08
Shin Of the Desert.

For safety and endurance in travel
ing in desert regions the camel has
been found unequaled by any other an
imal It's foot is a soft cushion, pecui-
iarly well adapted to the stones and
gravel over which it is constantly walk
ing. During a single journey through
the Sahara horses have worn out three
sets Of shoes, while the feet Of the
camel, travelling over the same course.
were not even sore.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-08

pgger as your thumb You have on your new uniform coas
und some of them fits you like shirt fits poe but never nu
tenn or der pig guns Your guns car kill as veil as ders una
peer as YOU oghts yourselves and hey for their LANDLORDS
that dey do not care not apou Ven David went Quot TO
fought nit Goiah he only sling und rock put was
not gin sling mndt sling you woudt all want to cake
one also It vas sling like goodt hickory stick vat can
keel man it. like Tavd you fight pravey So If you folghS
prave1y the will strengthen arms as he dldt laV1oS
and YOU viii take good aim like Tavid and your pue Oy
His help keel the British as Iavlds did oah una de
all the pretty gals will and sing for you und let you KISS
dem nd ali dat as ey did for Tavd when he kilt Goliah Go
und NAV de Lord be you de end und pring you pack
safe home vctors de fight for your homes your wives und
vour sweethearts Go und do your duty like men, Amen
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-08
Mammoth Cave.

ITO me the Mammoth cave Of Ken
lucky is simply portion of the Grand
Canyon of Colorado underground, ;,
saws George Wharton James. the traV.
eler and author. in Our American
Wonderlands Almost all the phe-
nomera Of the great cave are revealed
in the Grand canyon region. and. given
time enough. it is not incouceiVaDla
that the Mammoth cave might develop
into a Grand canyon region OF its
own"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-08
Qeyilhsh.

In Japan deviltish weighing 2OO
pounds are sometimes caught These
fish are amphibious; they are often
seen wabbling on their tentacles like
giant spiders in search Of patches of
sweet potatoes. The natives kill them
with clubs. In the water they are
caught in jars lowered to the bottom,
which the octopus enters. thinking
them a good retreat from which to
catch his food.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-08
Not Graspino.

what grasping fellow yo1 are,
Hawkins! You've bothered me about
this bill fifty times in ten days"
"You wrong me, farley. I'm not
erasping. rye bothered you about the
bin. admit, but haven't been able
to grasp anything yet"
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-08
Cholera.

Cholera was first recognized by the
Portuguese in India as far back as i,
the middle of the sixteenth century.
It has the peculiarity Of following a
wen defined route, with progress just
equal to that Of an average journey
on foot.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-08
Mean.

Its so hard to buy for man."
Yes. I've noticed when you women
are doing it you look as though it
hurts. s."-Detreit Free Press.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-08
plies Cured In s to IA Days

Your druggist will refund money If PAZo
OINTMENT fails to cure any case of itching
Bind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles Ill 6to laf'7s
Tho 81. arDIicatiou 2i,-e~ ~" H''a ;<rs'
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-08
NEWS.

1-11BE 70 THE HERALD AND
New Britain herald., 1916-01-12
GRIFFIN'S DEFEAT
 CAUSES SURPRISE
Japanese Tennis Performer Shows
 Way to Champions Partner

New York, Jan. 12.-The defeat of Clarence J. Griffin ranked seventh among the American tennis players of 1915, by Japanese expert Kumagae in the championship match of the Far Eastern title tournament at Manila, on Saturday Jan. 8, is another illus tration of the progress being made in all branches of sport by the Japanese. Kumagae is far from being novice with the racquet as his victory over Griffin demonstrates yet there are sev- eral other native players of Japan who can always be counted upon to give Kumagae hard battle when they meet him on the court
 As far back as 1913 Kumagae was making it interesting for American tennis players although he was com paratively new to the game at that time. In company with three other Japanese players he entered the Far Eastern tournament played at the beginning of 1914 and succeeded in working his way to the semi-final round of the singles and with To- mura reached the final of the doubles. The entry list included the leading English, German and American res ident players of Far Eastern countries as well as William M Johnston, the present American champion, and E,lia Fottrell who made the trip from Cal ifornia especially to play in the tour ney.
 At that time Kumagae was a stu
New Britain herald., 1916-01-12
AUGHTON AIMS TO a REINFORCE BRAVES
lmnnons StaIlings Up From South i Get on Trail of New
 Players.

Boston, Jan. 12.-R. D. Haughton, the new head of the Braves, is going to add players to the payroll if tlsy will strengthen the team and he can get them in any way. He sent des- patch to Manager Stallings yesterday asking him if he could come north soon to talk matters over and advise him how the team can be strength- ened He also asked Stallings ir there were any top notch men who could be purchased.
 All the exhibition games between the Braves and the New York Yankees which were to have been played con- ing north from the spring training camps have been cancelled. This af- ternoon F. R. Killeen of New York. assistant treasurer of the Boston club transferred the stock heretofore owned by President Gaffney and Robert H. Davis to the new owners.
 The annual meeting of the club will be held on Thursday morning if Gafr4 ney and Davis can come to Boston at that time. Otherwise the meeting will be held on Friday. As this will be the regular annual meeting of the club, the present officers will not be obliged to resign. It will be a matter of electing the new officers and anoth- CT board of directors.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-12
DARCY TO MEET BROWN.
Fast Chicagoan to Try Skill Against
 Australian Wonder.

Chicago, Jan. 12.-Les Darcy the Australian middleweight champion keeps on picking on poor Americans. Darcy will clash with George ''KnocN- out" Brown the local Greek boxer, at Sydney, Australia, next Saturday, ac- cording to a letter from Brown, re- ceived in Chicago yesterday. Eddie McGoorty, Jimmy Clabby, Billy Mur- ray and Jeff Smith all have had a trial against the Australian phenom and were beaten. Though not gener- ally considered as clever as McGoor- ty, Brown is a tough proposition to knock out.
 Freddie Gilmore, a local welter- weight, was outpointed last Saturday in Sydney by Tommy Uren, an Aus tralian.
 Snow Baker is promoting the bouts Gilmore wrote to Chicago that the Sydney fight fans are 33d degree bugs.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-12
 AnnexBo Losz zmoGa

dent at Keio University who had taken up tennis only two years before and who had played the game with a plain rubber ball such as children bounce on the sidewalks of the coun- try, up to within a few months of his first tournament. Notwithstanding his limited experience Kumagae made it decidedly interesting for both J. Fottrell and Johnson. In the semi final of the singles it required five sets of the hardest kind of play by FottreI to defeat the Japanese The scores were 7-5. 4-6, 6-4 4-6 6-2 in favor of Fottrell but the match was carried over a day on account of darkness when F'ottrell led at two sets to one with the fourth 5-2 games in favor of Kumagae. This unfinished set was thrown out the next day and the Japanese won the play over at 64. Had he received credit for his overwhelming lead of the preceding day he would have undoubtedly won the match and met Johnston in the final. As it was Kamagae, with Nr- mura for partner, gave Johnston and FOttrell another hard battle in the final of the doubles although their
 
 cap against the clever play of the Americans and they were defeated 6-2, GA, 6-2
 Aumagae is short stocEy Japanese with a powerful overhead and fore arm drive while his service and back hand compare favorably with that of the average American big tournament player. He is exceptionally fast on his feet and possesses remarkable powers of endurance. If he should complete in this country next season, as has been suggested, it will be found that Kumagae will be entitled to rank among the first fifteen of American lawn tennis. In all his matches he had shown indomitable spirit and determination, never con- ceding a match lost until until the last
New Britain herald., 1916-01-12
(NNEX ARE EASY | FOR LIVE OAKS
league Leaders Get Surprise
 Other Results on Aetna Alleys

The Annex boWlers struck a, tartar lst evening at the Aetna Alleys, when ley went down to defeat at the hands the Live Oaks, who took two games (cn the league leaders. The victors %cvcr, secured some glory, when in c second game they broke the Sle record, by piling up a grand al of 555. Huclk was the star per- ner, being high man with a single 125 and a total of 312.- Cage for &e victors was in fire shape and led F teammates with a total of 3O7 1Ihe Wanderers took two games
 Pm the Tigers and the Tribunes had easy time winning two games from
 Elites. Another round was rolled the Stanley Tool league, and the :mes proved to be close and ex- ling.
 The various scores of the evening
 re as follows
New Britain herald., 1916-01-12
EISs He Will Be Able to Resume prnelI Crew Work This Spring.

Alaca. N. Y, Jan. 12.-Charles E. #tney, coach of the Cornell crews, 8 has been under the care of physi-
 ss since last summer, said yester- #that he hoped to be able to take
 8ge of the Cornell rowing practice
 M the men go out on the water,
 Rr next month or early in March. 3ular rowing practice will not until the beginning of the second .gin February.
 S. Courtney does not expect 70 di- this work, but when the crews koated on the inlet he hopes that physicians will permit him to Ib again. Courtney is gradually IUering from a fracture of the skull Bb he sustained at Poughkeepsie June. Many oarsmen are prac- Q on the machines each after but no attempt has been made |ut them into regular combina-