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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1902)
f s ) Mne marksmen in 'mim Urcle Sam'g Bolder. "Win Mdalg fcj Oood Vork on Bifl. Eaoj. TEACHING SOLDIERS HOW TO SHOOT Ilow tba Compatltlo.a Art Arr..K . and Carried Oat, with Storlee at Hasafe Oateiaa la Farmer Te,r. The Infantry rifle competition Just eon. fit a'.V Frt Lworth. I. the flmt U be held under the present organlxatlon of tbe army by which the headquarter, at the Department of tba Missouri were located at Omaha, but It la not by any mean the first In which the troopa atationad at or Bear the city bay taken part, and at army headquarters thera la the liveliest Interest among officers and men aa to tha result of this con t ert. .-The competitions were first authorized long before tba civil war, but they did not reach their present state of perfection until afterwards, when tha officer la charge found that the men required something mora than the ordinary drill to Instill In them a love for practice at tha targeta. Tha deaira on the part of the officer for a high state of aklll la marksmanship on tha part of the enlisted men waa the prima reason for tba establishment of. tba annual competitions In the departments, and recent events have ahown that, coupled with tba general use of firearm In tha TJntted States, these aa aual con teat with their subordinate eon test between tha members of tha various Companies of the regiment have made the Oldler of the United Bute army the beet y Individual marksmen In any of tb armies of tha world, now that the army of the lata Boer republic has been disbanded. Gearral Bate aa Eataaalaav.. - The present regulation are somewhat dif ferent frcai those in force during the greater part of tba time tha contest have been held, for tha reason that the introduc tion of the magazine gun made tbe rule which applied to the operation of the Springfield rifle Inapplicable. On the board 'which framed tha present regulation for the contests wa Major General John C. Bates, - commander of tb Department of the Missouri, thin whom no man baa taken greater Interest In tbe markmanshlp of the enlisted men. As colonel of tha Second regiment General Bates not only took great Interest In the target practice, but alao gave his men every opportunity to perfect themselves In rapid and sudden firing at moving object. It 1 related of blin on good authority - that when commanding a post In Montana, Just before the beginning of the Spanish war, he not only permitted but Insisted upon bla men taking part In the hunting which waa carried on to a great extent In that part of the country, said aa officer who wa at the post at that time: "The general never refuHed tbe application of a man to go upon a bunting expedition, unless he bad gone on one since other mem- bar of bla company. Tbe result waa not only that tha post wa supplied with mora tban enough deer and antelope to run it, but the men had learned to see tha object of their pursuit before the pursued law them and that 1 about all that la neces sary to make a man a good scout in timo of war." ., . , Conadeace ta Haatera. ' Another illustration showing ' the I'.eh confidence that General Bate placed In men having experience a hunters la shown by a conversation between him and Captain WaBsela of the. Twenty-second, now at the rifle competition at Fprt Leavenworth. The Twenty-second waa part of the command of tbe general In tbe Fhlllppinea, and it was apparently crippled tor vldets or scouts. The general met tha captain and asked him If he bad no scouts In bla company. ""No," replied the captain, "my men ar largely recruit brought In slnoa the be ginning of tha war." "Have you say men who have been hunt ers T" he waa asked. "I believe I have a few who have done Some hunting," he replied. ."Well, I want you to give them permla lion to go In advance of your company, to . scout around your camp and bring la any Information they may learn of the enemy." The captain acted upon the advice and inca his return to tb United State be told the general that the action of those hunter surprleed him. They would rang for a mile to a mile fed a half abead of tha company and secured information which was of great value. "They would go so far" said the captain, "that I would be afraid that they bad been captured, but 4ky alwava returned all right" ' j ' " ' Advaalao af Com petit laa. Speaking of tb advantage of Individual competition. General Bate ha said: "Sucfc practice not only raise tb effi ciency of the army, but It give the men confidence In themselve. If they know that the chance are that they will bit tha enemy at whom tbey shoot, they ar not so apt to become panic-stricken aa If they were In doubt of the result. In warfare, . such as we have carried on against tba In dians and aucb a the Filipino have forced upon us. this I especially valuable, a In engagements with a conoealed .... Tie Instinct of Bioueaty natural ta ' trr-ry woman ia often a great hindrance to the cure of woman!? diaeeee. Women ibriuk from the piuni question at ih9 local phy- tcUn which rrcia indelicate. Tbe thought of czaiainatiuii 1 abhorrent to ttiero, and o they endure in Uene a condi two of dnwiiie tiioh surely frjjreaeea from Lad to worse. It ha been Ir. Pierce' privilege to cure x great many woman w n w . . . . .1 Lave found a y'. refuge i or moa tuty in hi offer of free consulta tion by letter. All cxirreepond ence ia held aa ttrteUy private avnd sacredly coa SdentiaC Address Doctor "2- V. Pierce, . Vfcuffido, n. y. - Ir. Pierca'a Favorite Pre emption ectab- ln.be repoilarity, drie weakening drains, beala in Ad munition and ulceration, ana curea female weakness. ' tii.iug nard Dr. Here' rtnriu rlfulp. aud 'UoiHca lrau-.l btumty' durtug tne p-t yr." write, Mrm. U41W Lamt. u. KouL V.!W, Pwry r ! can tnu.iully mxuuoiciul ikiK ni 1ms fur all fcuil? 1 ha vi ur J K-vrl Ull. of ' Faw froTiinkn,' whuk 1 ruuirf a nl btum.g wtk WfB. I u to briMut aad O' cuulK1 llul 1 Lanil ki vital u o. Yvur iau a lvvjr tt howl lrctmeul mc mum acifc.ii.. Tiiaua. Lit. 1-auva. Bxliouanra ia cared by til UM gf De, l'crc'e f Uaaaut PcUaUa, I nemy, wher It I erery man for himself, the men ar likely to become aeparated, and when alone defending themselves It I of the utmost Importance that tb aoldler may not only be able to shoot trala.bt. but that he should know that he can. Thla wa forcibly Illustrated by the experience of a Kentuckiaa who was In one of tbe regiments In my command In the Philip pines. The man was separated from Ms quad and cut off by a band of lasurgent. He wa out three day orfor be wa resound by a party sent to find him, and In that time ha killed forty Flllplnoa. ac cording to bis owa statement, and the Filipinos of tha party admitted when cap tured that they bad burled eighteen of the men at whom he had ahot. The man aid that when be found himself alone with the Insurgent band between htm and hla fellow ha fired three shot which did not take effect. Then be became aroused to bla situation and from that time on, he aid, he did not miss once. At the time the rescue- party appeared he believed that the shooting meant a renewal of the rueh upon the bole in which be had con cealed himself, and resolving to aell bla life dearly be bractd himself against a tree and ahot at the neartst of the enemy. At that moment the American broku through the line and the Kentuckiaa fainted In the arm of hi oomradea." Reaalt af Ksaerleaae. Not only tha general, but other officer of tb army, say that auch deeda could only be performed by men who bad had ex perience aot only In the ordinary duty of aoldler life, but at the targeta. where they learn exactly what they can do with the gun which they carry. With this high Idea of tha beaeflta to be derived from Individual practice and com petition, which create Interest k In th practice. It Is not itranre that ki in upon to it oa a board to prepare rule for th competition xthe general paid gTeat at tention to the work, and waa one of the men who arranged the present regulation, which are considered the beat which iuive ever been prepared. The rulee not only were changed to allow for tbe difference In guns, but an Important Innovation wa made In separat ing the officera and men In tbe competi tion. Speaking of thla Innovation a for mer enlisted man who haa taken part in everal competitions said: "On the part of the enlisted men there wa a feeling that the officer had a little the better of It when It came to the com petition. To Illustrate what 'I mean I will relate an Incident which took place at Fort Wlngate. Art.. Ia the 'Wa. A captain, who I now a colonel, wanted ta mnr....t the company at a departmental shoot at the oeuevue nne range. He waa already a 'distinguished marksman' anil aa w. i a rule had been promulgated that during the compeuuon or the regiment no one would be permitted to practice excant at th, tin... pecifled In the rule. At that time we ahot in ine morning only. The struggle wa at ihe aklrmlsh firing, aa I wa weak In that particular. Thla captain, after the day contest waa over, would load th skirmish target on a wagon and with a number of men, Including a bugler detailed from hi eompny, would go out on th prairl a mile er mora from tha post and practice all afternoon. The soldiers could not do thla. permitted to." Tended to Weakea DlacIpUa. ' Not only , did tha - superior advantage . v tUO wru vuang- Ikg the rule; but aam of tha member of me Doara Deilevea - that th competition between officer and men on equal term tended to weaken discipline. In this con nection a atory la told by on of tha old guard. Shortly after the war, when the competition were reeumed. General Sher idan -and Sherman were preaent at a range where a captain and a private were aboot Ing aid by aide at a target. Uttle Phil turned to the hero who had marched to the sea and said: . . "What would the general of the old army have said had they aeen auch a mix ing of ranks?" "If 'Old Bull' Sumner had seen It," re plied General 8herman, "he would have had us all arrested for permitting It." It waa the eo-ODeratlon nf hntti r thoughta which caused the board to provide separate competitions for the officers and men. A It I of more Imnortanaa that th. men be good marksmen with the rifle tban inai ine omcers be usn, the opportunity for the men I given tht widest scope. In post th men are eacouraged to practice aa often aa possible with he rifle and the department competition ar beM annn,n Tba regulations provide that ucon th, av,n numbered year there shall be a competition or tbe army, and at that competition thera I held a competition amonar th, nfflonr. Th officer who ar to take part in the omeer competition are placed In charge of, the-competltioB of the army and after the men have decided their relative ranks aa marksmen tbe officers' competition take place. Tbe officers who are to eompeta are elected by tb colonel of th regiments, while for tha competition of th enlisted men the captain of companies make th election. How tm Get aa the Tcaaa. In selecting them to take cart l th. annual competition the captain are not solely governed by the ability of the men aa marksmen, the regulations . requiring them to take ln'o consideration the man's record as a soldier. With this provision tbe men who taka Dart in th, mntct ... not only good marksmen, but they are the Deai specimens or th America., aoldler. There 1 a rreat desire on th, nai-t r.t .i... good aoldler to represent hla company at me departmental competition, and thla has no small part in keeping the record of th soldier clean. After tb men have been ularl fn tv. contest their names are sent to tbe adju taat general or Inspector cf amall arms practice of the department and they are earolled. The department commander ap points an officer to take charge cf the com petition, aelecta one aa- chief range officer, another as statistical officer, and another commisaary and quartermaster cf the range. In addition to tb!, elfht range officer are selected, the latter holnir n. erally lieutenants, while the other officers re oi niftier rank. The officer in chara-e has general control of the nun ,nri th. competition. He is empowered to rulo on point not specifically covered by th rgu latlnna,' to fix tbe hours of flrinv . enforce police regulatloaa upon the ground. in range officer attend to th marking and scoring of th shot. Ttuev th. th competitor observe the regulation auu inspect in work of th men In skirm ish firlnr. The statistical affl ..... tha men to targeta and to order of firing. vermes the score made by th score keep, era and prepare th announcement af th. results. Details af Caaaaatltlaa. In the oomoetltlon there n t, frrm . firing, ooe at rectangular targeta. placed at ZOO, JOO. tno and o yards, and what Is known aa aklrmiah firing. In the latter tha a ia ia nee te tha target la not know a. Tha man atart at tha Urine' notnt ,nt ,t th. aound of a bug! they begta to advance upon taa tari a, nrtng at command. Ia the aklrmiah firing there ar three targets, cne representing a man atandlng, the eecond a man kneeling and the third a man recum bent Tha men are given twenty cartridge to be fired at th figures, tan while advanc ing and tea while retreating from the near est distance. Striking the recumbent figure counts five points, striking the kneeling fig ure count tour point and aiming the TITi; OfAITA I)AITE III: IS i SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 1002. standing flVur counts three point. Under J these circumstances It la enly tha beginners who wast shot at th standing figure, and only In extreme case and at the longest distance does tbe expert shoot at any but th recumbent figure. Elaborate achemea have been prepared for deciding ties In the competition. If tbe total for two men Is th same, tbe score I analysed and th man making th best record at th longer distance or at skirmish firing la gtvea th preference, or a a last retort, after ex bauitlng a docen methods of analysis, th men are permitted to (boot oft the tie. Gaaalta" David,. At army headquarter and among th retired aoldler aa well, a at tba different post, storle are told of the remarkable acorea made by men when the Springfield rifle wa th gun of th army, and from th tales recounted ther wr certainty glanta In those day. In and arouad Omaha tbe men are seldom weary of apeaklng of the record and style of R. N. Davidson, who because of hla peculiar method of handling hi gun at aklrmlsh firing wa given tba name of "Gun-Sling Dave." Thla method of handling the gun waa by aome means to place the leg of tbe aoldler between tbe gun and the leather strap, by which It could be alung oa a saddle In auch a manner that when the competing marksmen fell prone to make a shot be would aim tbe gun by a movement of tbe leg and have both bands to manipulate the lock of tha gun, the breach and the cartrldgea. It wa gen erally understood that "Oun-Bllng Dave" waa the originator of this method, and hence hi name, but according to A. W. Stay of thla city, a man who wa among th "dlettnguUhed marksmen" of hla day In th army, th Inventor of this method of handling th gun In skirmish firing waa Sergpant Week of th Sixth Infantry. Tb sergeant came to Omaha one time to contest for a place on the department team which wa to go to Fort Snelllng to take part In the division competition. He had tried every method to improve hi record, but failed to make a place on the team. At that time ha waa experi menting with tbe leg and gun-sling method, and when he returned to hla post In tbe northwest he practiced tor a year with ' the result that th next year at Omaha he carried off every prize he shot at by reason of hla efficiency at aklrmlsh firing. Rapid Fir Iteanlta, Th method "caught on" among tha men who desired to make high scores at iklr mlah firing and by Sergeant Davidson of the Sixteenth Infantry wa probably de veloped to a higher degree of efficiency than by any of tha other men. It wa said by men familiar with the army tbat a year after tbe introduction of the maga line gun, "Oun-Bllng Dave" could load and fire twenty shot from hi Springfield rifle as rapidly and aa accurately aa the average aoldler could ahoot twenty shot from th magailne rlfie. So far aa known the actual test wa never made, but timed. Sergeant Davidson haa fired ten shot In consider ably lesa than twenty' second and struck tha target often enough to establish hi reputation a one of the crack abota of tb department. Local Record for Army Tha first competition oi the trapai liucut of the Platte waa held at Omaha In 1881. If tha government offered any prize tbat year they were not sufficient to satisfy tha demand of th officer or men, and the late General Guy V. Henry, who wa officer n charge, went among tb. business men of tb city and secured prlxea In mer chandise and cash which were added to the government prize. Tb reault of that competition waa that a team wa selected to. represent th Department of the Platte at the ' division contest. This team waa made .up In defiance of the regulations, having seven men from the Ninth Infantry, Including A, W. Stay, then sergeant of Company F. By a ruling of tb general of tbe army It wa permitted to enter the competition of tb division, and made a good record for the department. The de partment competition that year waa held at old Fort Omaha, where they continued to be held until 1885, when the rifle range at Bellevue waa established. Tbi was coatlnued until 1884, when the range at Fort Crook was opened. ' General Bate waa th first officer to attempt to use the range at Fort Crook. He decided after looking tha matter over that th range waa unsafe, a with th magazine gun th live stock of the farmer would be endangered, and be took hla regiment upon the Omaha Indian reservation tor prac tice. Other poat commander hav fol lowed thla course, and It la said tbat not without the expenditure ot considerable money, probably more than would be war ranted under the circumstances, can the Fort Crook range ever be utilised. Medal wltk m History. Mr. Stay haa several medal won In de partmental and division contest, and haa one with an Interesting local history- In 1881 h attended a competition at Fort Omaha, at which tbe bar of tbe city bad offered a gold medal tor tb first prize winner. Beveral officers and men strug gled for tha prize and Mr. Stay won. Tbe Laying an Tbe laying of the first Pacific catlo under American auspice 1 expected to begin at the Golden Gate before the year closes. Tbe first land station will be Honolulu, thence to Guam and Manila, The total sea distance to be covered by the cable approximate 7,000 mils, and th greater portion of two year will b required to lay It. V. 1 - . Jtttt .f Tnk. TCf M.ckay. the original projector of the en- terprlse. will delay th. work materially, Mr. Mackay'a a.aoci.tes will undoubtedly push the enterprise along tbe plans de- v.l.ri. hsfni. hi. rinutti Pnntra.il tnr the cable were let over a year ago and m..i. r,f it t... h,.n m.nuf.r.nrert The cable-laylug ship is being made ready at Ban Francisco and the last link of globe- encircling telegraph will in all probability b laid before tbe year 1904 rolls around The laying of an oceanic cable la a work of stupendous magnitude and coat. In the first place the cable must be constructed with a view to the strain It will have to sustain, and In order that this may be don It Is necessary to have correct aound- lng of th ocean'a bed along the entire routs. Aa Instrumeat for th taking of ounding has beea Jevlsed that meet all posaibl oontlngencie. It 1 very simple, consisting only of a cannon ball pierced with an Iron rod and held In place by allnga- Aa the ball got. dowa awiftly It orive the roa into th bottom ilk the point of a apear, when an opsclng at th end catches the ooie In Ita Iron Hp. Tbo same Instant the slings loosen the ball drops off and tba naked rod with lta "bits" 1 drawn up to tb surface. Th cabl muat be constructed with care ot only as regards strength, but a to continuity of connection and perfect taula- .. " l" Hieiai. wauui speeauy aesiroy u. It con.UU. in th first plac. of a cor which comprise, th. conductor, mad. ot a . . ru vaat tb eacape of electricity. . . ' Then com., a l.y.r of tanned Jut. yarn YdDM Hire tavlted We have determined to dispose of every sample piece of furniture that haa been on our floor beyond a certain time 16, 000 worth, including Dining Hoop, Parlor, Bed Room and Library Furniture. Not one piece but what will bo much less than cost and many at half cost. All go on sain MondayTAug. 11th at 8 o'clock. This ia positively the greatest price inducement we have made customers on furniture. A partial list herewith t5.00 Vernl Martin Desk. 13200 Vernl Martin Muslo Cabinet.,.' $48.00 Mahogany Desk 1100.00 S-pleoe Parlor Suite. 142.00 Bird'-Eye Dressing Table. (23.00 Maple Dressing Table f 12.00 Maple Dressing Table 117.00 Baby Carriage 111.60 Baby Carriage $20.00 Baby Carriage $90.00 Library Tabl $48.00 Library Tabl $32.00 Library Tabl $1S.00 UbrarrTabl $40.00 Viking Tabl and Cbalr.bornt work $3178 S-piece Den Suit $5.00 Oak 8tand $3.00 Folding Tabl $21.00 Buffet $37.00 Buffet '.. Folding Table Monday morning at 8 o'clock be on hand list of the hundreds of pieces in this sale. rehard & WilheSinni aroet o. ININ VV ID rki fMiiri no -Mr.MM a. ' 0 money to purchase the medal had been placed in the hand of a prominent law yer, alnce deceased, who, when he learned that an enlisted man bad won the medal over., an officer who waa hi- personal friend, became so disgusted that he pro ceeded to spend the money, drowning hla displeasure. The prise, wa offered in tbe preliminary contest, and tbe next year when Mr. Stay wa asked to take part In the preliminaries for a prize, he related hie former experience to an officer who wa taking part In the competition. Tb officer became interested and remarked: "I'll have that medal for you It that man haa any sense of honor." Just what the officer did may never be known, but at the close of tbe competition of 1884 the medal won In 18S3 waa pinned upon the ' breast of the winner by on of the belle of Omaha at a public gathering tor th awarding, of prize held at Fort Omaha. Th Incident is commemorated on tbe medal by an attempt made to aubetl tut the final diget "4" for that of "(.". Year of Bla; Beorm. But It waa la 1891 and 1892 that tb De partment of tbe Platte waa moat Interested in the work ot It rifle team. The former year at the Bellevue range "Oun-Bllng Dave" had won the first place In the conteat. HI method wa novel and caused much com ment and hi work at aklrmlsh ftiing waa crtalnly remarkable. Tb combined rec ord of the department marksmen wa ahead of that of any department, and when the army competition waa held many persons never before Interested awaited the new from tha range. Tbat (year waa the third tbat Sergeant Davidson won a medal and Ocean Cable laid over the gutta pert ha to protect it from tbe sheathing ot steel wires over which come again Jute yarn and a bltuml- nous compound. The sheathing varies In type with the depth of tbe water In which It la laid. Tbe deep-sea type haa a sheath- lng of many amall ateel wires; then through several Intermediate typea th sheathing wires become gradually larger until finally .t t. .w. .h ,. .k.kJi , V. a at.na,A A .U ........ .. V . I. .. .. cabl. 1. again sheathed with atrands. each made up of three ateel wire, aet trlangu- larly. It will b noticed, how.ver. that the core la tha same th'C'hout, la the same th'S.hout. Th. AATn. I w .... .a.4.1.1.. twisted up together or stranded. They are th.n ,,,.,.. ik. , ,., - by which the gutta percha la aqueesed around the conductor In a continuous n- velop. touching it throughout. Th. coll 1 then .erved with Jute yarn, which are laid spirally around it. forming an elaatlo soft bedding for the sheathing wire. Thea laUer, as well a the outer eervlng and compound, are put on in one machine. The served coll passes through a hollow shaft of a circular akeleton framework at Iron oa which are mounted bobbin filled with ateel wire or'ju.t yarn, aa th caa may be. Thla framework can be rotated and th cabj at th same time being drawn along, th wire or yarns ar wound spirally around tbe cor. The bitumlnoue com- pound la applied by th cabl being passed under a spout from, which tbe melted com- pouna run. Th finished cabl 1 then coiled In large circular Iron tank, ta wmca n is aepi unaer water. Despite the care accessary la Ita mana- fact ure, the rate at which the cabl la m.ii. b remarkably rapid, being for the deep- sea type more than five nautical mile (a nautical mile. 8.029 yard.) per machln la iraifiour aaurs, an aa tbe manufacture is carnea oa continuously day and night with ten-cable machine, la operation ail at one. if will be een tbat from fifty to fifty- ...ij i..uij-iuur noun. Mackay several year. ago. which atr.tched cro th Atlantic 2,Iul nautical milea in length, aggregate a total ef 6.40 ton. U BED ROOM SUITES $300.00 Solid Mahogany IArt Nouveau Bed Room Suite, consisting of, dresser, chiffonier and dressing table sale price, Tf 00 olj f 160.00 Brass Bed, handsome design, O "OO Bale price 1140.00 3-piece Bed Suite, solid mahogany dresser chiffonier and dressing table, a00 sale price sD ,$12.60 $75.00 Davenport $100.00 Davenport 10.00 14.00 40.00 21.00 11.00 $.00 1.60 4.S0 I.7S 45.00 24.00 16.00 7.25 12.60 18.00 2.00 1.00 11.60 18.00 60o $68.00 Bed Sofa $78.00 t-plec Bed $7.00 Rush Seat Chair $16.00 Mahogany Chair ..... $11.00 Parlor Chair ......... $9.50 Tarlor Chair $39.00 Mahogany Dresser $16.00 Mahogany Stand $26.00 Oold Wood Stand .. $24.00 Mahogany Stand .. $10.00 Mahogany Stand .. $15.00 Mahogany Stand .... $16.00 Flemish Chair .d AA , ,OV.W U1BB $34.00 Chiffonier $62.00 Bookcase $20.00 Iron Bed $17.00 Iron Bed $7.60 Wood Bed I41416'18'20 DOUGLAS STREET. he went on the. "distinguished marksman list. He stood third on tb 1st of winners, being preceded by V. H. Sweinbart of the Third Infantry and T. O Rourke ot the Fit teentb, both of whom were from another de partment, i That year the team of the De partment of the Piatt made tbe best team record, the aggregate point being 5,710, nearly 400 more than tbat made by any other department. Tbe last army competition was held In 1896 and tha last departmental contest in 1897. The next year the war with Spain began and alnce that time the soldier have been so busy that they hav not been able to meet In competition. For thla reason th competition at Fort Leavenworth at this tine la In the nature of a revival and officers are watching It with considerable Interest Speaking of thla aa officer of the depart ment said: "While our syatem of training the men In individual marksmanship has been ahead of that of any of the other nations, England haa adopted a new syatem which promises to beat our. Tha new system I a reault of th Boar war. In addition to the rectangular and aklrmlsh targeta In use with ua they have Introduced moving tar get which come upon the aoldler at unex pected placea, a squad will be marching over a field when at an unknown range a target ahaped aa the upper half of a man' body will aprlng In to, view and sink to th ground Id a moment! The aoldler la ex pected to have put a bullet Into tb target before It disappear. Again, a he marches, the figure of a man running will emerge I rem concealment and at rapid rate disap pear behind an obstacle. These targeta are Work of Stupendous Magni tude and Cost weight, made up of the following compound parts: Copper wire, 436 tons; gutta pert ha, (15 tens; Jute yarn, 675 tons; steel wire, (.000 tons and compound and tar, 1,076 ton. Over three time a much material will be required for the Paxlfio cable, . Theft tfi V,1 alkl. Itaatlf la aa ...( 4 ln,.r7 " . " " , I Cleric arrangement, especially designed tor a ' 'tm, w a f. "v " " 1 ,J, ' floating workshop a. . v . , "7. ? mmD' , . .1,1 . . manufactory, thirty-four feet In diameter, l", ? ctJ CV1, hTto,t conical core for guMlng the cable when It Is beln" .pkl!?Ut. . 'T" P wUniB thes Cor" , to iola reB water. Th IZ, . U M0 tone of cable, thl. being ' " , ,Z, v "OT 4 m"m 01 lB,DOT "ble' 'hlng fourteen ten to th mil, or 1QT ml1 0f " oeeP"" weighing "" ww - r The eable tank are all connected by wa7 er trough, so that a transfer may b made from one tank te aaether or from any tank to either of the huge paying-out machine. Handling of th cabl mad necessary by auch transfer la usually done by meana of a mall angin connected te a drum and all mounted on a truck by which It may be moved about th deck. Aa the cabl ia brouxht from tha tank it pae over an Iron sheave, fastened to the framework of the hatchway, t tunes around another larger, deeply-grooved Iron sheave, and th frtctloa of the tabl at thl point apt. . i.in. i. h. . . times arouad the giant drum of the great dynamometer, ever several pulley, o. the deck and out over the sheave of the stern ta lta resting place at the bottom ef the Th. dyaemom.Ur Indicate, th amount f .-trala to which the cable 1 .ubjected at any moment and else enable, the man in strain cut oa bv tha brake to suit th. dynamomet.r It passea under and over .v- ral large retarding wheel before wendlna 1U alnueu. waV lAe Ue a!T oooo DINING ROOM SUITES $225.00 and $117.50 1395.00 Dining Suite, solid mahogany the new art design, handsomely haxid carved, side board, dining table, 5 regular QQ and 1 arm chair, sale price .... 1185.00 Dining Suite, English oak, . sale price $25.00 25.00 80.00 Suite 45.00 2.60 (.00 4.50 ) S.75 17.00 ..... 1.00 18.00 13.00 t.00 f.00 (.00 15.00 16.00 (0.00 ......... $21.00 $24.00 Iia.50 $22.00 $12.00 $3.00 (.00 (.00 (.00 promptly. The above is o arranged to appear at different place and run In various angle. As I under stand th. system, if carried out,. It will make marksmen who will be unexcelled. "Tbe United State la not considering the imroauciion or these moving targeta at thla time. The War department la anxious to eatab'tao the present system of competition In all department and to awaken In the officer and men a keen Interest In the work, after which tbe targeta will doubtless be Improved and made to conform In a cloaer degre to the target offered in actual war fare." PRATTLE OP THH YOUNGSTERS. "I never went to a clrcua when I waa a little boy." aaid th rather austere parent "Waa that because your father wouldn't let you go nnleaa you would be goodT" asked the youngster, In entire Innocence. He was having a good time at Lake Geneva, where the Swla watchea com from, but b did not forget to aay bla prayers. "Ob, Lord," he said, aa he knelt at hla bedside on evening, "make me a good llttl boy. I asked you th other day to do it, but you didn't" Teacher And what la that part of 'th fac called that extends from the bridge of the nose to th root of th hair? Tommy I-er-wby, It's er-I dunno. Teacher Brow, Isn't It? Tommy W'at If de root, o' yer hair la at de back o yer neck, like my Uncle Blll'aT aaaaaaaaaaa. Ann! waa late, and, like a aenstble child, she recognized the tact and atopped run ning, relates the New York Sun. Not so, Johnnie. He belonged to the elaaa that aever kaow when It haa eaough of either Joy or trouble, ao he kept up hla laborious trot . until the school door waa reached. There he leaned dejectedly and breathed heavily. Annie eyed him with a corn that grew aa ah looked. Later on they atood In the office looking like a eat ot Illustrations for a new version of th "Live of th Hunted," and Johnnie waa talking. "I couldn't mean It," h sobbed. It wus m big sister Katie's fault Sh made me eat three eggs, an' me madder ses I can't hold that much till I'm t years old, aad He would have babbled en ' In definitely, the tears rolling off hla ta". fool ish little face, but the principal handed him h's admission slip and turned to Anni. Tbat young lady had a passion for ac quisition, ao without further ado she ac quired Johnnia'a excuse. "I ate too many egga, too, and It made aa late," she explained. "Indeed," aald the prlnolpal, "and how many did you eatT" Annie' Up curled scornfully aa sh remembered Johnnie and bla miserable three egga, "I ate seventy-four," she replied blandly. Aa Ajaaaaaeeaaeat ta Reader. The Thee. Noel Co., of Chicago. 111., teak a special offer oa page 20 of thl. Uau under the heading, "Personal to Subeorlb ers." which ahould be of Interest to every reader ot thla paper who la ailing er haa a relative or friend who la In poor health. 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