The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-11-29

b t1sfee pounds fighter and seven shil-
lings cheaper than the present needle
gun, can be fired eight times in a minute,
md in the hands of an experienced /
marksnaan hita a man Mt the distance of
= thousand PAGES. In addition to this
one we have another specimen from the
hands If the same aingeniops gunsmith,
looking exactly like the first, only that |
the barrel is a little more bulky, and |
the bore preportionately wider.
1.-THE projectile belonging to the latter |
gun tells at distance Of fifteen hundred |
PAGES, and, by bursting into eight pieces |
at the moment of striking, approaches
in its effect the deadly execution done
by the modern grenade. Ammunition
wagons are Is easily ex ploded by h rs
by shot thrown from cannon, and as
its weight admits of its being carried by
men of ordinary strength, it is this rifle
to which, In tile eyes of Its originator,
ought to be accorded the palm. a#
.r~ f.'The internal mechanism of both new
rifles is that of the needle-gun in an i'm
proved form. One Of the amendments
introduced il the rapid retreat of the
needle after piercing the spieget and
igniting the cartridge which not only
adds to the celebrity Of the discharge but
alsoprotectst the needle from being burnt.
1t is the practice now to supply every
soldier with couple Of reserve needles.
but still more remarkable instru-
ment for the prompt and artistic trans
ference of an animate being from the
state of life to that of death than any OF
the foregoing has simultaneously with
them left the famous workshop at SOM
merida. This is breech-ioadiIig double
ifi0N
chest inserted between the two tubes,
and semi-circuIar hooks, such as before
described, fixed at the end. No more
than one man Is needed to work each
barrel, the ammunition being propelled
towards the gunner by u simple process,
and falling into its allotted place directly
the valve is removed. Each barrel fires
off on an average four shots a minute,
the two together accordingly discharg-
ing eight in that space OF time. The
few who have seen the instrument in
operation speak ofthe effect both moral
" and physically offs continuous volley
as something tremendous. Dreyse con-
structed specimens of different calibre,
corresponding to the three-pounders and
six pouiIders of the Prussian service
Aconical projectile shot from the heavier
sort was seen to penetrate an iron plate
two inches thick, and ignite the wooden
frame behind, at two thousand PAGES
For further details concerning these in-
teresting productions we shall have to
wait till they are more freely circulated
among the public. For the present, the
few models extant are in the hands OF
the war-office, undergoing the strictest
scrutiny by special commission OF
artillery and other officers. Herr Won
Dreyse was the only one who, while all
the world were marvelling at the merits
of theineedle.gun rs demonstrated in the
late campaign, was dissatisfied with the
results obtained. AS he 10 comparative
" contented with his new efforts, l
| wonder what Is the number Of slain he
counts upon2 S*t
sssThe impetus given to the murderous
| inventions by the war is also noticeable
| in the appearance in the market Of a
new and superior powder. 1t is the dis
coyery ola certain Herr Neumeyer, at
| Taucha, near Leipsic, and, if the half
saidin it, praise be true, is destined to
| rank among the many dangerous COM
petitors Of the old article tn at Lave lately
c - .ce. public attention. III series Of
experiments lately conducted before q
number of professional gentlemen at
i Leipsic, it is stated to have been proved:
bob Tha n th aeeonnMHedP a spaee ehX e
/ exposed to the air it burns, bu. does not
! 60 OF. This precludes explosion, both
intentional and spontaneous. OF powder
magazines. ?. Pressure or sudden
shocks do not cause it 20 ignite, a quality
which will also tend to preserve many
lives now lost through earelessness;-
3. It ia more comp e ely consumed BY
4 explosion than the common powder
tieaying hut trifiing residue In TIT
barrel. 4. 1t produces less smoke, ut
tracts less moisture, and is cheaper thar
, | that now in use. ). tspower Of explo
sion + equal to the old article, a bal
! from an ordinary RE having rele!ted
" perforated a pine-t tree target thre
Inches thick at u distance of one hundred
PAGES. may q Id that all the quaiitie
: mentioned in this commentator ar
{ also claimed for the powder invente
;. manufactured in his own mill by Cap
!. Inrod scs. however. which, among oths
q + ,aredlents, consists oi'sawiust saturate
O " h >alpharic acid, has tie nnden,ah
4 ! advantage ofnoU being sp,llt NJ WaIe
.sstsrcrs tfffI, ttith tE
! best sort of the regular casbonic powde
d It is tired BY the slightest spark butt
- Its component parts may lac slowed avs
d separately, and are easily mixed befo
: being made into cartridges, the peril
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! FLOODED BUCKS FOR SALE
ID r WOULD inform the Farmers Of Cedar ecu
/, L te-taas have So We mont Bucs-s fsr sa
y this state Try III. ". Gilbert, Of Gap Grove,
IL riieg are ali Of the Atw cd at@cx. raised fro
< i ~ l-hlooael ewes, aud sired by araiaTaisedl
- Edwin II anlmon. out se6 Ull Swee pstnkes.
= u. an Is known by the na,ue lof LIT
le Greary. and Is vnlued at I'VE thousand dolls
Of by h.a prssent owner. He was sired BY Q
= Tptin5han's Verlu ont Buck. -
Farmers wishing to improve their breed
. sheep, ": III do wei 10 cali aud see these al
y N ais before purchasing elsewhere They q
at on my place. AZ miles northwest Of Tiptor
Or Little Linn Grove, Red Qaa township, -
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