Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-09-07
PISTOLS An,

-, There = have bssu -, =
sold sold in the last ten ysat ls'A
mae ma 4 ? 'palation Of he ~
country has n %a'' IN and sIs !,
' because us'.. the cheap p H. :
long enough TO be h n,,,,
he'rloons.' So spoke s' y
a famous house in lie q, +, y
ness on NJ .lden lana 1sss
ing In proportion "a !, p.Nss
populationp' 'ne NJ
u am glad to say tia, I.
pecially in the South, ",
heretofore been the ruI, r., =
sex TO go armed, ana y
crack Of the revolver b,. n.y. :.
the Il umpire in argument. '' =
t'es In several Southern !, =
parently seen the nece,s s.'a
some restraint on The ca,r,', =
" weapons. and the ,,rrs ~;
public sentiment
against the indiscrlml,,,".
Texas has enacted alaw;s
Tonths' imprisonment ~ NJ
$3.50 for carrying a pi.t II
''sscc. Georgia. Alabsm, 3,
aas the sale Of pistol carI,;ls
hibited. The Northwe.,.~..s
illinois has a very COOL Isr
dealers in pistols to keen
every sale. and to w.
potheca ries must do ~ ~
poisons. This law. 81 en-.
'a'es the procuring 81 "
'ases OF murder BY The d.
tol."
DO you approve Of che,
81 do not. The purchass,
lcslring n good. durab's !,
worthy weapon should NJ
han ten dollars. and M,
fifteen dollars. Tie vast u
pistols are however, cf Il,
i've cent and one dollar ouajis
IS probably no danger Of ,r,
8 ng such weapons Thy
likely to burst as the str,i,
she'll and at the breach M,
ample strength as a genera
prevent bursting. Bat ma
soon wear out L ke The nm
bought at a shilling a dozen
manufactured to sell.
do many women buy ph.s
Some respectable waus
solaled or under circum,taur
justify the apprehension that.
be need for a deadly wsapnk
defending themselves or !A,r
". procure pistols. But in Vi
hey arc very apt to lock IL,
up in a drawer, and not b n,
Mt it when they may happens,
As a rule. when a woman BIN,
she probably has some ven
idea in her head. Under oria
J.um stances the sex has no II;
for such weapons.
"'The trade in sporting ra
added the manager. is incr,s
good many more shotguM
han rifles; and notwilhsi,a
thiry-five per cent. duty, ES
runs continue in favor bcas
are made by hand and hara
n thoro ,gh Government b
while the American weape
by machinery and is subis4
G ,vernment test whaieves
English shotgun can be md
from $25 to so a frs. -,lassa
from SIS to 800, but sOn
shotguns are sold a. low As
e Oh these are safe, q
bursting is concerned
10 The rigi'l Governs
spcction. All shot ,uns ind
not hand made, AS there aeiT
ufacturers in Belgium who
chinery. American slots'1
for from $40 10 SIS and sAj
better grades. the English ~
goods being able to undes
American.
"In riffs, however, the
hold the market. Their mss
ufact.lred rill es can not be ~
the handiwork OF Engi'aa
American riff 3 are sold Al
world. The demand "
rifles has. however. been uii
affected by the iudiscrlmln'a
ter of large game in lNal
The class Of arms sold to Olls|
ers has almost gone out Of u
owing to the rapii ext'neA]
buffalo. f"
These dealers in arms az
of The protection OF gamer
"Emphatically so. ana u
sportsman is. Thu extinc'laJ
would mean the cessation on
for sporting arms, al
us game decreasing in11
and Middle S alesy'
II should say not judsl%;
demand for shotgms 'na
rifles. The game laws are y
more and moro stringent y
sentiment sustains Their enlSj
The small game of tine a NJ H
is rather on the increase
ing Sun
An Albany newspa"
there are families in ms /, .
have got the art oil kew r.
pearanoes reduced to s scFs.
they want TO make theh
hink that they have e0A,
country they are not eo'@ y.
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