The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-03-01 00:00:00

Now Ready, Part ht, (post fru), One Shilling,
THE RIFLEMAYS COMPANION.
A NEW WORK BY FRANCIS JOHN LOCK,
OF LONDON AND READING .

Author of " The Volunteer's Friend," 14th Thousand,
and Special correspondent for the Lai,' News).

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thor in tue Standing and Lpug Yositems. stuaress,—
Editor Rifleman's Compunion, at Deacon Leedenhall-
street, 8.C.; or may be obtained of soy bookseller in
the World.
Amongst the subjects (classified and indexed) treated
spun are: Lucky Shooting—Training—How to Select •
Rifle—Nstural Deviation—Home Practice--hange Prae-
ttee—Ainunv-Cuachieg—W indage—Burrowing—ou t
Weather-1. unecessary Baste— s s hti u-- St
taeles—Blur—Temperament—Dress— Stimulants-1
—Positions of the Swiss, Belgian, French, Scoten,A no-
clean, lineman—Secret of Shoulder Shooting—Light—
Shade—Mirage—Refraction (revised) Registration—
Cross Winds—Eddies—Fouling—Pull of Trigger—Pres-
sure—Lucid Explanation of Use of Screw Sight Eleva-
tor—Wind Tables, correctea from '• The Volunteer's
Friend "—Dewy Weather—Misty—Heat Sunshine—
Varied Elevaltunt—Animunitiou—How it is tested by
Crack shote—Defective Sighting—The only way to get
Consecutive Eyee—Confidence—The Balance—The Urip
—Militury Breechloaders—Martini Rapid Firing
Lying Positions Numerous 'Target Outlines Ruled
moo, intersecting Lines—Steel Barrels, How to fit them
and where to obtain them for 19s 6d—Sore Shoulders—
How the " Cracks" master the Wind—Warning to Com-
petitors at All-corners' Matches—Cooking the Scores—
Corps, County Fees—Physical and Moral Effects of Vol-
unteering—Father and Son as Private Practice (with
separate index)—Cantiug the Kith—Practice/of Messrs
Baker, Burt, Cortes, liumphry,C•meron, &c.—How to
detect Short Cartridges—Bad Bullets—New Barrels—
Peculiarities of different Ranges—Cause of Ricochets--
Change of Wind—Density of Atmosphere—The Uses of
the Barometer, liygrorneter, and the Anemometer fully
espliuned—Shuoting from 600 to SOO Yarda—cßialitica•
twos for a Really flood Shot, ticc •&c,

Target Outlines, with Meg:sten,. cloth 12 stamps.
But a few cloth copies " The Volunteer's Friend '(100
pages, crown tivo) remaining, these can be sent to young
shots at wholesale—price-14 stamps, post free, or sin
copies fur 6s.
Officers desiroue of advancing the shooting powers of
their companies, and of emulating the example of others
by presenting copies of "The Volunteer's Friend" to
their men, can have 25 cloth copies for 20.; 50 for Vs
62. Sixpenny Edition, sfis per hundred.
The Metal Screw Sight Elevator, with Tabulated Seale
(range practice obviated), 7e 62; postage, 22.
A best Steel Barrel snider, chequered stock, as allowed
at Wimbledon, sighted correctly upon a range similar in
every respect to Wimbledon, accuracy guaranteed, price
I:6 15s,
Lock's Sight Black (equal to one dozen bottles any
other), 82 per bottle, post free.
A box containing one dozen la bottles of Gould's Fluid,
or chemically refined oil, sent to any address on receipt
of Post-office Order, 8564. Six bottles fords 62.

" Lock's Treatue'on Pitman's Shorthand," 6-.stampe
post free. (No leacher required).
Stamps accepted as payment, but, when convenient,
send Yost-onice Order, payable to krencia John Lock at
the Lesdenhall-street Yost-odice, London. Cheques
crossed Bubeck Bank.

All Volunteers' necessaries supplied by the Editor.

O. F. GREEN,

pIANOFORTE TUNER,
260, Castle-street, and 168, Iligh•slreet, Lindley,
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TESIIMONIALB.

From Mr. C. Potter, Professor of Music, from the
Inatitation for the blind, St. John's V ood, L 011•011
I can confidently recommend Mr. Green as • Piano-
forte Tuner. He tunes by equal temperament, and ob.
tanus an exact scale. (Sign.) C. Puma."
From Mr. J. F. Patterson, Organist, St. Patrick's
Church, Huddelalleld :--1 have much pleasure in tee-
talying to the abilities of Mr. Green as • Pianoforte
Tuner. He lays the bearings with exactneas and perfect.
lion. (Signed) James F. l'Arreasox."
From Mrs. Bandersoa, Solo Phusiste, of the Locus
end Liverpool Concerts Mr. Green is one of the few
who can Tune my Piano to the nicety I require previous
to giving my Public itecitals. (Signed) E. K. SANDER.
ION."

From Mr. Butterworth, Organist, Dobeross, near
Manchester :—" Mr. Green's equal as• Pianoforte Tuner
can rare) be Wei tSigised) DAVID Errranwonm"
s. d.
Terms for Yearly Tuning, rending minor re.

pairs—
Cuttages, per annum 1 1 8
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Cottages.... 8 6/4 5 0 Fnl. , 5 6& 7 0
Sem-brand. 5 0& 6 0 L o,cUt Iron
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