The Nevada journal., 1856-03-07
Pistol Shooting-A Counter Chailangt
BY JOHN PHGNIx.

the Spirit OF the Times for July Is:
s'PIsToL sHooTING-A CHALLANGE.
Owing to the frequent and urgent scli-
citations of many OF my friends, am in
duced to make the following propositions:
| L. | will fit dollar to tie end Of a
twig two inches long, and while second
person will bold the other end in his mouth,
so as to bring the coin within an inch and
half of his race, engage to strike the
dollar, three times out OF five, at the dis
tancc of ten PAGES, or thirty feet. I will
add in explanation, that there are several
persons willing and ready to hold the twig
/ or stick described above, when required
2. | will hit dollar, tossed in the air,
or any other object of the same size, three
times out Of five on a irheel and fire.
g. At the word, l will split three balls
out Of five, on a knife blade, placed at the
distance of thirty fec.
4. will hit three birds out of five,
sprung from the trap, standing thirty feet
from the trap when shooting.
5. will break, at the word, FIVE COM
mon clay pipe stems out of seven, at the
Ni"'"hSS "a I'M y iSSt'
6. engage to prove, BY fair trial, that
no pistol-shot can be produced who will
shoot an apple off mans head, at the
distance OF thirty feet, oftener than can.
Moreover l will produce two persons will
ling and ready to hold the apple on their
heads for me, when requested to do so.
7. | will wager, lastly, that no person
in the United States can be produced who
will hit y quarter Of dollar at the dis
tance of thirty feet, oltener than I can, on
a acheel and fire.
am willing to bet $4,000 on any Of
tAe above propositions, one-fourth Of that
amount forfeit. SO soon as any bet will
be closed, the money shall be deposited in
the Bank Of the State of Missouri, until
paid over by the judges,or withdrawn, less
forfeit. l will give the best and most sat
isfactory references that my share will be
forthcoming when any Of my propositions
are taken up. Any one desiring to take
up any of my propositions must address
nle by letter, through the ST. Louis Post
Office, as the advertisements or NOTICES of
newspapers might not meet my eye
Propositions will be received until the first
of September next.
EDMUND W. PAUL,
l40 Sixth street, between Franklin Az
cnue and Morgan street, ST. Louis, Mis-
souri,"
L am unable to see anything very ex-
traordinary in the above proposition, by
Mr.. Edmund W. Paul. Any person, ac-
quainted with the mercst rudimcnts of the
pistol, could certainly execute any or all
of the proposed feats without the slightest
difficulty.
Owing to my entertaining these opin
ions, "without solicitation from friends,
and unbiased by unworthy motives" am
induced to make the following PROPOSE
tions:
l. Twill suspend t,Vo dollars by ling
from second PERSONS nose, so as to bring
the coins within threc-iourths of an inch
from his face, and with double -barreled
SHOT gun, at distance Of thirty feet, will
blow dollars, nose anu man at least thirty
feet further, four times ont of FIVE. Twill
add, In explanation, that, San Diego con-
tanning rather intelligent community,
can ind, at present, no one here willing or
ready to have his nose blown in this man.
ner; but L have no manner of doubt [
could obtain such person from.St. Louis,
by Adams s. Co. S Express in dae season.
2. | will hit a dollar, or anything else
that has been tossed in the air (ofthe same
size,) on wheel, on a pole or arletree,
or on ne ground, every time out Of I've
3. At the word, l viii place five balls
on The blade of penknite, and split them
all,
4. will bit three men out of five.
sprung from obscure pareutage, and stand
within ten feet of steel-trap (propcrly
set) while shooting.
5. will break at the word, a whole
box Of clay pipes, with a single brick, at a
distance OF thirty feet.
6. lengage to prove by fair trial, that
no pistol l-shot (or other person) can be
produced, who viii threw NOR. apnIes at
mans head than 1 can. Moreover. 1 !
can produce in this town more than sixty
persons willing and ready to hold an app pie |
on their heads for me, provided they are
allowed to eat the apple subsequently,.
:. will wager, lastly, that no person
IN the United States can be produced,
who, with 4 double-barrclled shotgun,
while throwing a back-handed summerset,
can hit otteneT,a dollar and half, on the
perimeter of a revolving wheel, in rapid
motion, than l can.
Any one desiring to take up any Of my
will address me through the
columns Of the Pioneer Magazine. Prop
ositions will be received on the first Of
April next.
JOHN PHGNIx.
1884 Seventeenth street, allecetos.-I
"Se compra orc aqui, up stairs"