The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1870-08-18

could warrant fresh ana lively, and which
could be obtained for twenty i've cents per
/ bottle. Oar hero immediately closed A har
gain, and seized upon two bottles with avi
/ dlty: They were placed under the seat Of
! the buggy with great care and everything
} oelng III readiness, the young LADY, was soon
I enScoaced by his side, behind a spanking
team, gong the double quick, for the sub.
I uTbs. After drive Of an hour, the GAL
/ lant driver reached under the seat a4d sur
! priSc9 hIS talr companion with the pres
] enee ot t|o bottles of l;qaIi. which, he sug-
EeSte1' would OF refreshing cnthc dusty road
! Beih suffering from severe thirst, the con-
/ tents OF The two bottles soon di,ann,arei
and the hue flavor commented on tavera-
/ bly,. Thus refreshed, the lash was fretly
/ anplcd 10 the team, and our haapy
couple were iolted over n somewhat uneven
road, with their equilibrium unlisturbed
until sometime atterward, on their return,
! when they We're both suddenly seized with
an unpleasant sensation in the vicinity of
the retreshme0; receptacle. Tho fair one
bent over forward, the gaDantry admirer
doubled up AMI Squiru,lG, until things
began TO assume serious character. The
perSpifauon rolled down in huge drops
from The forehead Of one who few NO.
mentS before declared his happiuc,s cons
pIcte. The smiles of the maiden we're
suddenly transformed to unpleasant con
t0TtIonS OF the face, until Al last the mag
neSla about to become master of the situa-
uon, tor5earaace ceased to be virtue. the
team was stopped and without one word of
explanation each party made o desperate
ana ive,y leap from their respective sides
OF the buggy, and the scene which cusued
our pen IS Incapable of describing. Suffice
1t II. to to, say no UNNECESSARY time was lost in
ncs,ly engaged in hunting the druggist
who could not be found he expresses
huge disgust at the mere mention of ci-
tra,e Of n.agucsia as buggy beverage
.Colusa lNIo.l Sun.
TIE Needle Gun.
The following account of this arm is fur.
nished to the Chicago Tribune
I. The range Of the needle gun is from
200 to I,+1G yards.
, the movements Of loading are execu-
ted with the right hand, as follows. An up
ward stroke with the palm of the right
hand against the chamber knob opens the
brecch, the cartridge is inserted into the
cavity Of the barrel, a push forward and a
downward stroke Of thcrhamber knob with
the right had close .he breech and another
rush on the ucedio chamber with its
spiral spring. cnmp!ytes the loading, and
the rife j. ready for 'Ero.' During the
Whole movement the gun is held with the
lett hand At ready.
B The gun is never loaded or reloaded
while at "ainI, simply because II is im>
possible 70 do So
4 The powder is not ignited at the rear
end Of the cartridge, but next to the ball,
where the igniting matter Is placed in 4
kind of socket of paipiermachine; and this
Is what gives more power TO the ball, tho
powder burning from the front to the rear.
5. The cartridges made up--bal in
front, ball socket with igniting matter,
powder The shape of the bali resembles
the shape of a cucumbct, and is called long.
lead Nnag bi@).
6. The rec,il Of the gun is only felt when
1t becomes very much heated and the air
chamber filed with the refuse Of powder.
When clean, 20 -ecoil is felt at all.
III case the needle should break or lend
or otherwise become useless, u new one can
be inserted in less thaa Eve seconds; each
soldier carries an extra supply Of about six
needles
| It Is not mach the superiority Of the nee
( die guD over other brcech loaders, which
has secured, agu, N oil probability, will, in
4 the present Struggle. secure success to the
/ Pru~sian array, as It is the thorough eGuca-
ton Of each individual soldier and his per-
I feet familiarity with his weapon.
/ The nscdle gun va. first used in Prussia
in IS4s and 1910, in Baden aud SchIeswig,
and not being deemed effective without an
entire change, of tactics, ana especially of
/ SkiTHiNh instruction, was almost con
( drmu3 1.
The Prussian army has but one caibra
for all small arms, so that Infantry or sharp-
shooters can be supplied with carbne car
/ fridge wagon