The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1862-03-13

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Police ~ hsss slsnl Ilpele knives
w,lh strong neoIen hanllpa we'll htL
~ ahi bladas " hehe. long and
twb lhehes wIde, mais IN The sunlf Il
biaeL smiths shop. A f.T h.tier
wsapm y piha wilh tbltds 4 lnelet
hroad, and q handle ar dafi ~ feel
long Tic should have IRON tips 10
the s'sfi' ~ resting upoh The ground
and small guard n a. lnuftlun IN
the Made lsto the slan - that "
the shafl u ualea. the blade and
handle can be uscl q. a knife.
a iool soldier with one n thesn
pixies and pistol, on d short gun
sluhg upon bis back. would b. more
than = mach for any single mustet
OF riilelarmed foe, ~ ans heavily
dFmod trooper, II the boys aud old
men Of our country, under anil over
the age repaired for drafting, will
have tlei, pixies mafr by the com
mou hlick smith Of ,hc county. they
will h. more than half armel. The
Mood I0f ihe shafts ought to w. made
ofstum seasoned tsh or Mulberry. or
Hickory thoroughly dried aud oiled.
hrt them be- made one Inch ahl u
half n diameter. of strri ut grained
wood, without ksDts. ~ The crossing
of the gram 81 knot. vii cau@ them
20 break. They should be- often well
|, CREASED especially wlaic The iron og
.tc,l Join. the MOOD. 4 crooked
knilc may be- added for independent
: use. but !, is condemned Cor companies
Of infantry or cavalry on account u
t.c accidents lt causcs IN crowded
rank. Nhea the war j. over il will
be- casy 10 turn there "speaf, hit
pruning h3oA,' TOR our hedges aud
vines.
: bet all Of our old men and boys,
AMI militia men. ~mldrhflc1. and with.
ont guns, Nee, and drill with these
. on horseback wncrcycr they hay,
, horses, aud on loot where they bay,
: none. Place them in the hands u
every Missisipp,u, and va VIII still
le armed aud able to achiye our in
! dcp,,. .sncc eve. without tue ai'
! Of better arms.
= ! sincerely hope that our State vii
\ avail herself oi her great resource
in cavalry, aud tina, al vhp can rid,
will form companies u moun,c Linen
armed with such Weapons as ! hay'
, described.
!. 1t is easy Tor livery pan who hns
' gun, powder. and lead. to make AIN
muniiiou to iii his gun. aid such mel
i should bose no time in preparing /
for immediate use. II lis weapop i
a shot gun, he sllsnld separate hi
ammunition into cartridges to it i,
The best charge for a shot gun in ba,
10 il of buck shot or large slugs
lie, these bc wrapped IN stout paper
) or scved in snail tits Of cloth mad,
to 4, the bore Of the gun, and secures
with paste or thread, 20 as not mi,
with the powder cartridge made sep
a~raicly or attached. Ii the o~ncI
las q povder.liorn or flask with
charger screwed TO IL. his charges o
4 shot or Sings may BE- WRAPPED M.
fixed without having the charga o
powder attached. II Is better, how
ever. to have the whole charge Of Leaf
and powders ecurcd together, % acct
dents may happen to,hc hort. o . flask
and all the POWDER DO lost.
II Is easy to prepare cartridges 70
the common hunting rifle IN the FOL
n lowing way. ! suppose That ever,
man who owns q rifle kaosss the in
: portance Of having . pair Of bulIe