, 1870-10-23
PIsTOLsHOOTING,

4 Funny Connter-ChnilenEe
Owing to the frequent and urgent solicita-
tions OF many Of my friends, am Induced to
uAke tic following proposition:
/. will fit dollar 10 the end OF twlg two
il chez long, ard while second person vii
hold tie other end in lis mouth, 80 ~ to
tripg the coin within An inch aud / haif OF his
face, engage 70 strike the dollar, thEee
timer out OF i've, 1t tte distance OF ten piccs,
or thirty feet. I will add, in expisuation.
ready to hold the twig or stick described above,
=" :. vii lit dollar, tossed in the air, or
2ny other object Ct tho same size, three times
out Of five, on wheel and fire.
s. AT tho word. will selit three balls out Of
five. on knife blade, Placed ut the distanee
OF thirty feet.
!. will hit three birds out Of five. sprung
fscm the trap, u:apding thirty feet from the
t-sp When shooting.
s. will reak al the word, five common
clay pipe stems out Of seven, At the distance
ct shlIt. feet
6. ct gage TO rrove, by fai1 trial, that nc
pist1l-sl4ol can be produced who will shoot II
alrle oil mans head, Ut the distance Of
thirty feet, oftener than l can- Moreover,
will produce two pessons willing aud rra1y t.
hol1 tue Arple on their heads for me, when
requested TO do TO.
!. Iuiil wager, lastly, that no person in the
United States can be pr,s,uced who will hi, .
quarter # dollar. 1t the distance Of thirty
| fett, oitcuer than can, on wheel and hre.
am willing to bet $500 ou any Of tbs
| above r-o, os,tions, ope-lourth Of that amount
forfeit So soon az any bet will be closed. tht
money tl.all 10 deposited in the Bauk Of TIE
State of Missouri, until pnia ovcs BY tue
| iuaEee, ur witldtaWn. less forfeit. will Glys
tho hest and mort satisfactory references thai
my slate will be forthcoming when any o. u!
! PROV ositious arc t-kcu up. Any one desiring
to take up any of nsy propositions must I'd
dtcs- me by letter, through the st. Louis ros
! OMcc, As Advertisements or notices Of news
lapers might nut meet my eye Proportion.
sill he received until tho let OF Serten,oe
next, EDIrSu ". pAc1,
lI0 Sixth ttree', between Franklin Aad Nor
Sau st1tet, st Louis. 1fo.
| COUNTER CHALLENGE EY Iolts rnESI1.
am unable to SEQ anything extszordln2r,
III the above rrc7 i1tons by Mr.. Z 1munI u
Paul. Any person acquainted with tho meres
n.dtrtuts of The is,ol, coult certainly exc
cute any or ri of the proposed fcata without
he slightest difficulty.
- Owing" to my entertaining these opin
i"ns. - without sol: citation from, friends, ant
ur.iasea Is unworthy motives" am induce:
to make the following propositions:
]. will suspend two dollars by rug from
second prteoua muse, 20 as to bring tht
coiu= within tarcc-f:tiEtha Ut a. in:l from hi,
face, and, with a douh.e-b.r.alle'i shot gun, =
distance Of thirty fee:, will blow dollazs
nose. and unn At least thirty feet further
four rimes tint ef five. will add, in expl.l,n
t1oi,, that San nisgo, containing rather in
.+i!iEent coEnnuritv, cau lind, It present, n
cnc here wiling 10 hayc l,ts moss blown. il
this manner; but hare ITO manner Of doub
| could ol.cin enc', = pcrson from S.. Louis
by Adams L t'o.'H Express, in due rcason
.. l viii lit dolter, or anything c!4e ths
Las hetn tosretl in thc air fof the same eizcl
nr wheel, on i rutr. or a11a;tee, or on tn
ground, every iIu.u cut Of Eve.
4. Al the wurtl. will rla:e five halla o.
tho blade OF pen-aii:e, 1Il split thcI
all.
4.IuilI hit three r,en Ont c1 five, sprun
fctm obscure rnTer'.Se. and stand within to
feet Of 4 stce:-tsac (p-arcr!y) ect wh1a shooi
s. will break. 1t tl,n word, whole boz Q
cemmun clay pipes, with single urick throw
At dirtauce Of thirty feet.
G. I engage to prove at & fair trial. thu
no pistol shot Tor any OTHER pcr.onl can b
produced. Mllo Will throw more apples at
mans lead than can. Moreover, can nrc
cMce in thle scwn more than tixty person
wiling md ready to hc!l m arple On the
hcacs ter nc rrovi led they are al,wcl to e.
the apple subsequently.
T. 1wilI wager, las ly. that no person
the United States can lw produced, who. wit
aduuble-lsarrellet -hot- gun. while throwing
back handed summer-ssu suit. can hit oftenc.,
dollar AID a hslf in the lc,imetcr Of j r
yolvibg wheel, in rapid motion. t!l.n can.
Anyone dcairing to take up mY proposition
viii Address through, the columns Of tt
Ito:seer Magazine Proportions will be Z
cesved on the lst Of Arri 's~@t.
~ = rHESIJ,
l,3": Serentec T. IT,. s;.t. yallccitos,
Srte,nn+.u d.u t4ui, mp -tairs.
r. s. Satisfactory references given and +
Quirel. 4 het from n rtead5, industrio,
person, who will l,e apt to I,sy il he loses, "
meet with prompt attention. J. T.