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

;, o'ui OF IalNhon, (pronoun.
q ced paN-zan, is large gun, designe,
;, principally for firing shells-it being ta
!, more accurate than the ordinary shor
y mortar.
r. A mortar is very short cannon, with
: large bore, of some thirteen inches in di
ameter, for firing shells, Those in use il
our army are set at an angle Of forty -fiv,
q degraes, and the range of the shell is varied
by altering the charge Of powder. Tn,
, shell is caused to explode at just about th,
time that it strikes, by means of fuse
the length Of which is adjusted TO the
g time OF flight to be occupied by the
ball, which, oG 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 surpris.
ing good artillerists generally succeeding
in having their shells explode almost at
the exact instant Of striking. In loading
mortar, the shell is carefully placed with
the fuse directly forward and when the
piece is discharged, the shell is so com,
pletey enveloped in flame, that tho fuse
is nearly always fred The iuse is made
by filling a 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 DahIgren gum 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
Dahlgren, Of the United States navy, hay
ing shown that when gun bursts, it usu.
ally gives way at the breech. The Niagara
is armed with these guns, and at tho
Brooklyn navy yard there are sixty, weigh
ing about 5000 pounds each, and six Of
$4,000 pounds weight, the former of which
are capable of carrying a nine inch and
the latter ten inch she'll distance Of
two or three miles and there is one gun
of thisp pattern which weighs Is, 9l6 pounds
and is warranted to send an eleven inch
shell four miles
A easement Is stone roof TO n fort
made sufficiently thick to resist the force
OF cannon balls; and easement gun is
one which is 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 fortif.
cations.
Loop holes are openings in walls to fire
musketry through.-Scientifc american.
A Sort 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
"If ever catch him in the road heres
after, III do so again"
" Neighbor" replied the other, "not
long since looked 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; III do it again
Struck with the reply, the man libera.
ted the horse from the pound, and paid
the charges.
E1~'What do you call this? said
Jones tapping his breakfast lightly with
his fork.
Call it?' snarled the landlord, what do
YOU call it?'
We'll, really said Jones, 4 don'tknow, {
it hasn't quite enough hair in it for plas,
ter, but there's leete to much in it for
hash
Beas Vow much did yees ask for thin
buttons p inquired an Irish customer.
Fifteen cents" :
"I'll give ye thirty-seven."
"I didn't say frty-I said fifteen" re-
Piled the honest dealer.
"Bedad, an ri give ten cints, thin"
vas the prompt reply.
Ray-In the tenth century, to eat off the
3ame plate and drink out of the same
,up was considered a mask of gallantry,
md the best possible understanding be- i
ween lady and gentleman.
GsG@ Upon the marriage Of a Miss Wheat '
If Va, an editor hoped that her path d
night be fowery and that she might nev.
II be thrashed by her husband. t
Bsg@Why is the letter "O' the most O
haritable letter in the alphabet?" Be-. h
muse it is found oftener than any other
etter in doing good" :
RAJ Liberal dealing is better than aims ;,
living for it tends to prevent ,pauperism,
which is better than to relieve il.