Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-02-27
WAR TERMS.


ced pay-zan,) is large gun, designed
principally for firing shells-it being far
more accurate than the ordinary short
mortar.
A mortar is a very short cannon, With >
large bore, Of some thirteen inches in di.
ameter, for firing shells. Those in use in
our army are set at an angle Of forty
degrees, and the range of the shell is varied
by altering the charge Of powder The
shell is caused to explode at just about the
time that it strikes, by means of fuse,
the length Of which is adjusted TO the
time of fight to be occupied by the
ball, which, OF course, CORES ponds with
the range. The accuracy with which the
time of the burning of the fuse can be
adjusted by varying its length is surprs-
ing good artillerists generally succeeding
in having their shells explode almost at
the exact instant of striking. In loading
a mortar, the shell is carefully placed with
the fuse directly forward, and when the
piece is discharged, the shell is so com>
pletely enveloped in flame, that tho fuse
is nearly always fired. The 1use is made
by filling wooden cylinder with fuse
powder, the cylinder being of sufficient
length Cor the longest range, to be cut
down shorter for shorter ranges as re-
quired.
A Dahlgren gun. is an ordinary cannon
except that it is made very thick at the
breech for some three or four feet, when
it tapers down sharply to less than the
usual size. This form was adopted in con,
sequence of the experiments of Captain
Dahl hlgren, of the United States navy, hay-
ing shown that when a gun bursts, it usu-
ally gives way at the breech. The Niagara
is armed with these guns, and at the
Brooklyn navy yard there are sixty, weigh
ing about 5000 pounds each, and six OF
| Il, 600 pounds weight, the former of which
are capable of carrying a nine inch, and
the latter ten inch she'll a distance OF
two or three miles and there is one gun
of this pattern which weighs 1916 pounds
and is warranted to send an eleven inch
shell four miles
A easement IS a stone roof to q fort
made sufficiently thick to resist the force
of cannon balls; and easement gun is
one which i. placed under a easement.
A barbette gun is one which is placed
on the top of the fortifcation.
An embrasure is the hole or opening
through which guns are fred from fortifi-
cations.
Loop holes are openings in walls to fire
nusketry through Scientific american
A SOFT ANSWER TURNETH AWAY WRATH.
The horse of a pious man IN MaSsachu~
setts happening to stray into the road a
neighbor of the man who owned the
horse put him into the pound. Meeting
the owner soon after he told him what he
he had done, and added
of ever catch him in the road heres
after, III do so again"
Neighbor," replied the other, mot
long since Hooked out of my window in
the night, and saw your cattle in my
moving g'ound. drove them out, and
shut them in your yard; I'll do it again.
Struck with the reply, the man LIBERIA
ted the horse from the pound, and paid
the charges,
Eg-'What do you call this? said
Jones tapping his breakfast lightly with
his fork.
Call it?' snarIed the landlord, what do
you call it?'
We'll, really said Jones, Il don'tknow,
it hasn't quite enough hair in it for plas,
ter, but there's leetle to much in it for
hash
Bsa. ."How much did yees ask for thin
buttons ?" inquired an Irish customer.
Fifteen cents"
an give ye thirty-seven."
81 didn't say firty-I said fifteen," re
piled the honest dealer.
"Bedad, an ri give ten cints, thin j."
was the prompt reply.
Bay-In the tenth century, to eat off the
same plate and drink out of the same
cup was considered mask of gallantry,
and the best possible understanding be,
tween lady and gentleman.
Bg@Upon the marriage ofa Miss Wheat
of Va, an editor hoped that her path
might be fiowery and that she might nev.
er be thrashed by her husband
gI~Why is the letter 40" the most
charitable letter in the alphabet?' Be-.
cause it is found oftener than any other
letter in "doing good"
Eas~ Liberal dealing is better than aims
giving for IL tends To prevent naunarisr,,