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SlfLE WOUNDS STUDIED.
la the present war we are finding
-out a few more facts concerning the
mtll calibre bullet wounds, and they
may make some people's pet theories
totter upon their pedestals, It they
-are not wholly knocked out.
The truth Is we have not solved the
-entire question, by any means. If there
in one fact established. It Is that the
character of the wound appears to de
pend upon the striking velocity of the
bullet more than upon Its calibre, shape
-or composition, though these are cer
tainly factors. Perhaps we shall reach
some definite conclusion before the war
4s over.
The regular army Is using practically
the same calibre as that of the ma
jority of the Spanish weapons, which
Is .301 Inch; our volunteers are chiefly
-armed with the .45 calibre Springfield;
the marines und navy have the Lee
straight pull rifle ot .236, and the Span
iards have a few of their last model
Mauser, which has a calibre ot .276
7 millimetres), and a good many old
suns of .43.
It would seem as If here was diversity
In calibre autllclent for comparison. But
the apparent simplicity of the case
may cause u to Judge too hastily.
The performance of our new navy
.rifle In the hands of the marines has
convinced those of tho officers who
have opposed bmall bore weapons of
their mistake.
Iu the first place. I think we may re
assure those who have feared the rifle
Hacked the "stopping power," and was
.therefore unsulted to use against fa
natlcs or savages. If there Is any sort
of man who Is not stopped by n Lee
.236 bullet which hits him in the body
or leg at close range, he can only be
stood off by a twelve-Inch gun.
In every observed case In which the
range was less than about 600 yards for
the Mauser .301, or 700 yards for the
Lee .236, the results were practically
the same. In soft flesh the bullet made
a small wound In entering, but an enor
mous hole at the point of exit and all
bullets go completely through the body,
not only at thiH range, but at much
greater ranges. When leaving the
body they drove the flesh before them
and draggpd ft along with them, al
together making cone-shaped, rapped
wounds sometimes two Incln-b In diam
eter on the surface, particularly when
bones were struck.
At the rlose ranges (limits about as
stated but not yet accurately deter
mined). If a bullet strikes a bone the
"Injury Is of a Oiucking character, the
destruction i'f both bone and tlssu
belnp very extensive. In almost every
case In which the head is perforated
at short range the.trtJallWlsuspllt oi
burst open In the rases Examined
ialong the top on the center line extend
ing from front to rear. In nrnp of thi
cases did the break occur In the su
tures. The fractures were nearly
straight, four to six Inches long, and
opened about an eighth of an inch. One
Spaniard was shot in the back by a
Lte bullet ut less than six hundred
yards. It hit a rib, splintered It. and
made a wound big encugh to put your
fist in almost.
One of the marines was Bhot through
the arm at the elbow. The range Is
unknown, but believed to be very short
perhaps thirty yards and the bullet
was a Mauser of .276 or .301 calibre.
The entering hole through the Pleeve
was so slight as to be unnotlceable,
and the hole In the flesh likewise small.
The wound at the exit waa an Inch
and a half to two Inches across, and a
Mill larger piece of cloth was torn
from the sleeve.
This was one of the marines killed on
the picket line. The two were found
on outposts on one of the paths leading
to the camp from the Interior. The en.
emy crept up behind the pocr fellows,
and when almctt on top of them opened
fire from, fifty guns and fired several
shots each. One of the men was struck
by twenty-six bullets; the other by
fourteen. Parts of the breast, face and
front par's of the body were torn away
by the escaping bullets, and the fright
ful appearance cf the corpses led to
the report about mutilation of the dead
One shot entered the base of the brain
and escaped through the eye. The ikuil
was splintered near the point of en
trance, split along the top and a large
wound cf exit made, which Included
the whole eyesocket and part of the
cheek.
So far as observed, the tearing effect
of the escaping bullets is limited to
ranges of four or five hundred yards
for the .301 Mauser and seven or eight
hundred yards for the .236 Lee. So,
also, is the smashing of bones and
splitting of the skulls by entering bul
lets. Within ranges assigned these ef
fects are not always very marked, es
pecially when the upper limit Is ap
proached, and. as a rule, the less the
range the greater the destructive ef
fect. Beycnd the upper limits there Is a
zone of complete perforation without
tearing or deslructlrn of tissue aside
from the narrow path of the bullet.
This zone Is not very well defined as
yet. Beyond It there Is another In which
the bullet frequently tumbles and
causes broad lacerations and large
wounds. Irregular In depth and direc
tion, and so variable In character that
many were thought to have been re
ceived at clcse range.
The greatest advantage of the Lee
rifle is the long ranpe atpolnt blank and
its very flat trajectory or line of flight
at all ranges at which fair marksmen
may reasonably expect to hit a single
man. This Is, of course, due primarily
to the high velocity of the bullet and
that again to the calibre. A further
reduction In calibre would enable us
In Increase the velocity, but the bullet
would be so light as to make its flight
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erratic at long range, and the difficulty
of cleaning the bore and trbubletTwIth I
the cartridges. Jackets of the bullet j
extractors and rifling are likely to pre
vent any reduction In the Immediate
future.
The deadly character of the present
piece I? shown In the principal tight
In which the marines were engaged,
though this took place near the upper
limit of the "close" zone, six to seven
hundred yards, and much firing was
done at over elpht hundred yards.
The Are of our men into the cover of
the enemy was so rapid that they be
lieved It to be from machine guns, and
so well aimed that they could not stand
It, and broke for the hills in groups of
five or six. Each fleeing party was a
target for many rifles, and not more
than half escaped unhurt.
The difference in loss on the two sides
Is, of course, no argument for or against
the armB used. The Spanish Mauser
is an excellent weapon. 11 has few, If
any, superiors. The condition of the
pieces found on the field after the fight
was very bail. The mechanism was
In fair condition, but the sights were
generally useless. Many were rusted so
that they could not be raised; some
were brcken off. and ethers to tent that
they lest all value. Not one showed
evidence of having been recently used,
although the marines- were beycnd the
point blank range cf the guns. Most
Spaniards and Cubans appear tc fire
from the hip or a little higher. Very
few brought their pice to the shoulder
and took aim.
Biography of a Man Who Had Been
Dead.
He was looking lank and lean; he
wore a threadbare suit of black and
under one arm he carried a volume;
under the other there was on umbrella
which had seen better days, says the
Detroit Free Prpss. He entered so qui
etly that Dodson. who was busy at his
desk, did not hear him.
"I have here" he began softly.
Dodson whPPled In his chair and took
In the situation. "I don't care what
you have!" he roared. Don't ypu see
that sign. 'Peddlers and Book Agents
Not Wanted, or are you blind?"
"The life of Samson" continued the
agent with an apologetic smile.
"Why didn't you say so before?" said
Dodson, subsiding.
"In one volume, price J1.50." continued
the long thin man In black.
"Ill take It." said Dodson shortly.
"Good day, sir."
A few minutes later a friend of Dod
son's happened in and picked up the
volume.
"Hello, old man," said he, as he look
ed It over. "I didn't know you went
In for biblical subjects."
"1 don't see the Joke," answered
Dodson Testily. "I believe that In
times like these every patriotic Amer
ican citizen should familiarize himself
with the lives of our prominent men
who arc at the frcnt making history
fcr this glorious country. Wo neglect
these things too long. I propose to
keep up with the times."
VYou will have to hurry if you do,"
answered his friend drily. "This par
ticular Samson without the p has bten
dead for 3,000 years."
Alexander Overran In His Con
quest. West of India are vast lands that
Afghanistan, Persia and Turkey In
Asia. How many scores of millions or
even hundreds of millions may they
not contain? Manyof- the uplands cf
Persia are practically unknown to the
civilized world, but they can support
u great population. No one knows how
many people Arabia contains.
Nobody knows how many Eskimos
there are dwelling In the lands of eter
nal Ice that encircle the north pole;
many of the Islands of the vast Pacific
swarm with Inhabitants living on the
open bounty of nature, whose free and
careless life has captivated the Imagi
nation of highly cultivated men like
Kooert Louis Stevenson; and when the
census Is completed, if It proves prac
ticable, what will It probably show the
total population of the globe to be?
The editor of a periodical was rash
enough to remove a few lines from n
pcem which he had accepted, where
upon the author wrote him a letter
which wound up thus;
"And now, O slaughterer, vlvlsector,
mangier, maimer, destroyer, dlsflgurer,
deformer, defacer, crlppler, mutilator,
good-by! Put this in your pipe and
smoke It!"
A Michigan man recently married his
mother-in-law. Perhaps It was the
only way he could get rid of her. Years
ago a daring Clevelander reversed this
operation and married his stepdaugh
ter. It Is a pleasing remembrance that
he soon afterwards removed to Chica
go. Cleveland Plalndealer.
Why does the average man swear to
love before marriage and love to swear
afterward? Chicago News.
Magnificent Train Service
of the Union Pacific from Council
Bluffs or Kansas City makes it tho pop.
ular lino to all points in Nebraska, Kan
sas, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah and the
Pacific Coast. Thrro trains daily
I'roiti Council HUHIm. Two trulnw
daily l'roin Kiuihus City. INill-
nmn 1'aiaco douoio urnwmir
Itoom Sleepers, Bullet Smoking
and Library Cam, Free Reclining
Chair Cars, Dining Cars. Meale a
la carte.
For time tobies, folders, illuptrated
books, pamphlets descriptive of the ter
ritory traversed, or any information,
apply to your local Agent, who can soil
you a ticket via the Union Pacific, or
address E. L. LOMAX,
Gen'li'ass.amlTkt Agt.,
OMAHA. NED.
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Good Places
jto Spend
ithe Summer-
Hot Springs, S. D.
Sylvan Lako, S. D.
Monitou,
Colorado Springs,
Donvor,
Yellowstone Park,
They're all on or best reached via !
our lino. Descriptive literature and
full information by addressing
J. Francis, fleneral Ifusenger Agent,
Omaha, Mob.
I1. 8. If you go west via Omaha and the ,
a iHiniUKiuu nuuiu, juu can itui uu aau see ,
tlinTrans-Mlsslsslmil Kiuosltlon.
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The hotel stood on a corner of a
main street and a comparatively un
frequented side street. One evening I
overheard the little old black man tali'
tng very savagely with another around
the corner on the side street, and
among other things lie said:
"Yes, suh, an' ef J hits you dey woan
he but two licks struck. I'll bit you an
you'll hit de groun'!
"You done heah whut I say.
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FOR OEC0RATIN8 WALLS AND CEILINQS l.2iyru'!'&Z?Sl MURALO
paint dealer and do four ova dMoleUaf. ThU material ii a BAUD FINISH to be applied wttb a
bru.h tad beeomee u hud a Oiaut, Hilled U twenty-foal1 tlnta and work! eqaally a wall with
oold or bot water.
SV IE.MI ruB SAHPLSE CeLAB CARDS and if yon aaanot pnrchue this material from loot
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OYAL fU8TLERS.
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in thi Willi. IB ""rj Uf Sima,
Trial Bx 2J ctati
Logan aaraaparflla At
Celery Co.Uoha.Nb
Teache You may tell us. Tommy,
some of the ways In which the element
of fire confers a benefit on the human
race.
Tommy (who knows something1 of his
father's business methods) When the
amount of the Insurance exceeds the
value of the stock on hand.
A Beautiful Girl's Affliction.
From Uui tlejiutdican, VtriaUUi, lml.
The Tuckeriof Versailles, lad., like all fond
parents are completely wrapped up la their chll
Uren. Tlielr daughter, Lucy, la particular, lias
given them much concern. She U fifteen, anil
from a strong, healthy girl, three years ago, had
becomo weak and kept falling off tu tlojli, until
she became a raero skeleton. Sue seemed to
have do life at all. Her blood became impure
and Dually she became the victim of oervous
prostration. Doctors did not help her. Most ot
the time the was confined to bed, was very ner
vcus and irritable, and scorned on the verge of
H Vitus' dance.
"One roornlng,"sald Mrs. Tucker, "the doctor
told us to giro tier Dr. Williams' rink Pills for
I'ate Teople, which he brouKht wltb him. Ho
said he was treating a similar case with these
pills and they were curing tho patient. We be
Kan giving the pills and the next day could tea a
DUcurttU tiitlr Oaughttr't Cast Jot Hauri.
clmriKO for the better. The doctor enm and waa
surprised to see such an Improvement. He told
us to keep giving her the medicine. We gave
her one pill after each meal until elcht boxes
hail been used when she was well. She has not
teen slclc iIucm, and we have no fear of the old
trouble returning. We think the cure almost
miraculous."
Frank Tvckkk,
Mhs. Frank Tuck in.
Bubvrrlhed and sworn to before me this JStJs
day of April. IW.
11 iron JoiiffOK, JtwUeeuflhe 1'tact.
These pill are wonderfully effective In the
treatment of all disuses arising from Impure
blood, or shattered nerve force They are
adapted to jouug or old, and may be had at any
druK store.
Women talk more about a man wha
marries twice than they do about a
man who does not marry at all.
NalhawarA Millar' KtaporaUnr; Neat
Fvv atllellee and mitaa on poultry, mak.
in? lh ben lay mora freely, aad add
health, comfort and beauty to the fowl.
At itrorer. drufulit or factory 10
each, ft IXi l)oi fcxpree prepaid
Amenta wanted. iMKS-MlSl EXHIBIT.
NtTHlWU & Mllltl, W1H0O.NH.
O. P. Co., Omuha,
No. 32,1808
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