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The morning call., 1892-07-03
ROT YET IDENTIFIED
Captain Poole Talks About the Latest
Coat Island Suicide.

Captain Poole Talks About the Latest
Goat Island Suicide.
Captain Poole of the Oakland ferry
steamer Piedmont was n very tired man
when reporter asked him last night for
further particulars about the latest suicide
from his boat. He said: "Well, we have
been getting a sort of legacy from the Fl
Captain, which long held undiSputed su-
premary on the bay suicide list. As to the
case that happened last night | will only
say II was just like all the others. The man
jumped over without warning and was
smoking cigar on tue starbosrd quarter Of
the steamer a minute before he made the
leap. think he must have put weights ia
his clothing. for he evidently went plumb
down and was never seen from the moment
he left the rail. lie went over right abreast
OF the Goat Island light and within a boats
length Of where Nav Jenner threw herself
In. The steamer was going Is miles an hour
but boat was IN the water within "A
minute ana half after the man jumped
over
There has been much silly talk about
stopping or watching people who board tie
vessel IN e drunken or excited stale, and
also about keeping the boats ready on the
outside of the davts so that they could be
dropped al once. This last idea is quite ab-
surd, and as TO the other, | will only say
that II We were 10 stop or watch all the CO.
pie who come b) ri crying or excited or
acting strangely We should never get the
steamer off al all. There isn't n steamer
that starts with overland passengers, for
Instance. that hasn't got score of such
people. We have fried to Il I'd out who
THIS man Is, but all eff Tts have failed, but
we are pretty sure he was from Oakland"
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THE SERPENT'S WAY.
How Snakes Have Got the Credit OF
Charming Birds.
Forest and Stream.

How Snakes Have Got the Credit of
Charming Birds.
Forest and Stream.
IL Is the popular belief that serpents have
power to charm their prey before deyouring
It, This belief seems TO be applied only TO
the smaller snakes The small snakes,
observe, are endowed with more patience
and when they wish to procure a meal they
do not rush uron their vic tim and by force
crush out its life. but calmly and patiently
await their opportunity. / believe that no
serpent has the power TO charm The snake
is the natural enemy to bird-life. For this
reason, when bird observes a snake IL
Immediately sets about to drive away its
enemy. The snake may raise It's head and
retain motiOness attitude, save now aud
then the thrusting out OF the tongue The
bird viii fly or fiutter about, manifesting
the greatest excitement chafing and chat
tering, scodiDg and screaming by turns,
all the while fitting in hurried manner
back and forth until by this violent exer-
else in the fruitless effort to accomplish its
purpose, it so reduces its physical force
that it Is unable TO continue the warfare
further than TO retain with difficulty its
hold upon some friendly branch. In this
exhausted condition it can only flutter its
wings, make fluffy its feathers and emit
slight vocal sound. Tired out, the bird Is
unable t0 escape and thus falls an easy prey
to the snake, that simply bids its time and
at the right moment reaches up and cap
turpS il
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beat J. W. Phillips 5-7, 6-3. Us; G. +; Dntel
defauited to Joe Tooln; A. Stewart beat w. Nc
Alllster 6-1, 6-9; s. ). SanbOrn beat L. Dris-
coll I'd, Go; Sam Nrel beat W. Wheaton Ga,
6-1; L. de Long. G.. de Long. w. English, w.
b. Collier Jr. and G. Krug drew byes
First Tound-F. de Long defaulted TO G. de
Long; Ste,son beat Holman Ga. Sc; Hub
baId beat Alexander Cd, 6-3 Bates beat &.
Neel 81. Sc. Ga; T0bln beat Haight 6-3,
Sc, 6-3; Sanborn oeat Stewart 6-3, 4-6,
6-l; Sam Neel beat English 6-2, TO; and
Collier beat Krug 6-1. 6-2.
Second round-Stetson beat De Long &C.
Ga. 6-3; Hubbard beat Bates Ga, 3-6, Sc;
Sanborn beat Iobin go, 1l-9; and Neel beat
Collier CO. 1l-9.
Third round--SemLfnals: Stefson defaulted
TO Hubbard, Sanborn beat Sam Nee Go. Go.
Final natch-Charles p. Hubbard beat 5. ;.
Sanbol u and won the tournament Score Cd,
81. 6-1.
The winner will play w. II. Taylor Jr..
the Pacific States champion. for that honor
at 80 on Monday, July 4.
The referee was w. Mayo Newhall; the
linesmen. DR.. Phillips, Alex Stewart w. B.
Collier, L. \. Bee. c. A. Culver aud +. A.
Field. A. B. Wilberforce acted as umpire
and scorer
The morning call., 1892-07-03
STANDARDS OF BEAUTY.
Fixed to Accord With the Varying
Tastes OF Nations.
Toudon T5mex

London Times.
Is there any handsome people on the face
2 Of the globe? Now, we may set aside the
black and yellow, and polychrome races in
general, many Of whom are well shaped
and like bronze statues to look upon, but
who do not come up to the Aryan standard
in features and color Leaving these chill
dren Of nature out of the question, it may
be confessed that there is no race among
whom beauty is common. II the ancient
Greeks were like their statues. then
there was once beautiful race.
but it is not so certain that they
did not idealize themselves good deal.
There is the more reason to guess this, as,
when they have TO represent a barbarian,
say Gaul or a German, or professional
prize fighter, they make these people as
handsome as themselves, though in a
rongher way. There is a famous bronze
statue OF a boxer, who might be taken for
an orator or poet we're it not for his heavy
metal studded gloves. Thus it may be
deemed that there is a great proportion Gf
the ideal in these statues, vases, coins and
figures, where every one is so graceful AID
goodiy. Every nation has high opinion of
its own charms. The French pride them
selves on small feet, and it is certain that
their women walk very little and have cum
ming Dootmakers.
The Americans write as if their women
were galaxy Of loneliness; and then comes
military critic (EDglsh) who only saw
three pretty women In the States, and one OF
them was foreigner. There Is no know
The morning call., 1892-07-03
EEBYEgG GUARANTEED 70 Be As REEsETgD OR MONEY EEgUDEn

ing what TO believe when patriotism boasts
of the local fair. Are the women of Aries
really more lovely than their neighb bOrs2 Is
Aud Ayr peculiar, beyond Girvan and
Mavhole. for the presence of bonnie lasses f?
Were the women Of Tanagra pretter than
those of Thebes? Or do they owe theirrep-
utation TO the local school of artists? Are
IRISH complexi0ns and Irish eyes the pardon
able inventions of Hibernian patriotism
Are all Lancashire witches more bewitching
than they of Shropshire? These questions
can never be satisfactorily answered. Per-
haps it might pay an American journal to
send a commissioner on beauty all around
the world, one who should give a cOmpre-
hensive and unbiased opinion. But it
would be difficult for the world to believe
In his judicial fairness, and no really scien-
tifc result could be obtained. At home we
may all look about us and ask where beauty
flourlshes most. Now, it may be a heresy,
but we think that the scientific observer
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sui, for ID images D.,m sseI.

On June % OF this year Mrs. Ann O'Fla-
herty eommeneedian action against the San
Francisco and North Pacific Railway Com
pany. praying for 500 900 damages and for
an injunction restraining the company from
using It's Tlghi-of-wsy over certain land
decided TO 1t. On yesterday Charles 4.
Hanion, the attorney for the company.
made a motion to dismiss the suit on the
ground that IL had been commenced in the
wrong court, the land being situated in So
Doma County. and on the further ground
that the plaintiff had not flied the customary
bond for the Issuance of the Injunction.
The point Involved in the case was a new
one, Judge Slack holding that the rule
under The new constitution as 10 the bring
Ing Of actions for damage to land was per
emp'ory and that the case should have been
commenced in the county where the land
is situated
The morning call., 1892-07-03
BORN.

SMITH-ln this city. July /, 1892, to the wife OF
James Ii. Smith. . son.
HIMAN-In this city. July 2. 1892. to the wife OF
D. lyman, a daughter
H1LL-ln TINS city. June % 1892 to the villa a Z
Thomas vi. Hill, son.
HORR-In thI. city Nav 2l 1892 to The wife OF
George T. HoTr, SON
PALM Erin this city June % 1892 To The wife
OF Harry II. Palmer, 4 son.
DOMAIN UE-In this CITY. June % 1892 To the
wife OF i. J. Donahue, a son.
DUNN-in this city June ~ 1892 TO ths wife OF
John J. Dunn. as son.
BESSoN-In this city. July !. 1892 to the wife OF
+. BeSSon, daughter
ANDERSON-In North Oakland June 70 1892
TO the wife OF John Anderson. a son.
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for by the contract with the armor-makers,

for by the contract with the armor-makers,
400 feet per second.
The pertorations in no case reached the
backing, thus showing that the plate would
furnish perfect protection to the ship under
actual FIRE, with tue circumstances rs in the
tgiaL There were the usual raisings Of the
surface Immediately around the holes, but
no cracks diyerging from the holes. The
distance Of the plate from the muzzle of the
gun was only about l3j feet
IL will be seen that one Of the projrctiles
was broken of. All three were thrown
back. Two Of the three were imported
Sheffield shells, While the third was an
American Drojectile made by the Carpenter
Steel Company. under the same process,
known as the Firminey. The broken shell
was one Of the two that were imported.
This was the largest and thickest nickel
steel plate even fired at anyW here, ana its
success under trial shows the quality of the
aTmor mat is provided for our new navy.
The morning call., 1892-07-03
A Narrow Escape.

James Good was playing at the usual raft
game within the section B Enclosure of
the seawall, on the site Of the old ferry
landings. when he lost his balance and fell
In. The water was quite deep at the spot
and the bay would have been drowned had
not Dave Levy. who drives one Of Gold befg
& Bowen's wagons, lowered himself over
the piles so that the lad could catch hold of
MS feet: BY strong, muscular effort Levy
pulled himself up, with the boy clinging to
his feet, and held on till the boy got grip
on The top OF a pile and erawled to a place
of safety
The morning call., 1892-07-03
The INDIANA'S ARMOR.
Results OF the Recent Trial at India
Head.

Results OF the Recent Trial at Indian
Head.
The accompanying cut tells the story at a
glance Of the resisting powers of the
diagonal casemate armor Of the battle ships
Indiana and Massachusetts, now under con-
struction at Cramps shipyard. 1t repre-
sents the results of the recent trial al Indian
Head. in which a specimen 14-inch nickel
steel plate, one of lot of such plates made
at Bethlehem for these ships, was fred at
by ahigh-power 1O-inch breech- loading rife.
1t Will be seen tnaf. as was asserted at
the tine in the New York Sun, the plate
was lett uBcracked at the end Of three
rounds from this powerful gun, with its
projectiie If 900 pounds. propelled by a
charge Of 40 pounds Of powder. This was
4 charge sufficient to give the velocity called
The morning call., 1892-07-03
To Eourth At Renecfa.

The captains of the British grain fleet at
Beneea, Martinez and Port Costa have
arranged to celebrate with the rest Of the
boys and have joined with the people Of
BeLeca In Offering three prizes, open to all
cOmers in a rowing regatta. The ships Will
be gayly decorated and a great international
J0llihcat0n is assured
The morning call., 1892-07-03
FURNISHING GOODS.

I5c a Pair-MEN'S BLACK HOSE good, fine
qua ity aud fast Hack; actual value 25c pair
23c Fach-GFNTS' OUTING TENNIS SHIRTS,
domet iaHhel extra value; reduced to 23c each.
39c Fach-NENS UNLAUNDRIED SHIRTS,
good muslin. linen bOsOmS. re-eaf0rced back
aud front
6Dc q Garment-MEN'S NATURAL GRAY KNIT
UNDERSHTRTS, faacy six stitching. double
breasted back and front; drawers 10 match; re-
duced from csc per ga ment.
The morning call., 1892-07-03
The Fate OF a Rat.

In the neighborhood of Burley the other
day gentleman, looking over wall, saw a
dead hen in tue field Presently rat ran
up. shifted at the defuEct fowl with much
Satisfaction and went away ia sou haste.
Ihe onlooker. who is student of natural
history, knew what that meant, and re-
moved the hen from the spot. In minute
or TWO the rat came back with half a dozen
friends, with the evident intention of re-
moving the carcass for future use Arrived
at the spot where the fowl had lain the rat
raised loud speak Of astonishment at its
absence. In a trice the other rats fell upon
him SO savagely that they left him dead on
the field as warning not 10 play practical
jokes with his friends.
The morning call., 1892-07-03
MARRIED.

BRoRAW-FRIES-In this city. June 9, 1892. by
the Rev Mr McCliSh, Gilbert B. Brokaw ana
Blanche l.. Fris.
jCSfER-AUKLiN-Tn this city, July 2, 1892. by
Inc Rev DR.. Easton, Cyril C. Juster and Sadie +.
AuElin.
MiSSLER-MC6 UREN-In this city. July .. 1892.
by the Rev. Father Duffy, William A. " iSsIer and
Mary A McGuren.
The morning call., 1892-07-03

OF the yenHg men is accustomed to wearing,
and the fact that Mckay was on guard at Tho
door of tie shop while Nelson was negotiat-
Ing within arous Ell the officers suspicious.
Nelson lives at the Lovely Rouse on Pine
street, near Dupont. Mckay resides at 7i2
Shotwell street
The morning call., 1892-07-03

Eugene Nelson. alias II. Z. Wilson. and
Z. Mckay were arrested for petty larceny
last night by Officer Parrote. who found
them at a MoBigomery-avenue pawnshop in
the act of shocking" valuable dressing
gown. 1t was net such q garment as either
The morning call., 1892-07-03
UNDERW WE

29c Esch-LADIES' MUSLIN CHEMISE good
quality material and well made, reduced from
5Jc each.
i5c Eacb-LADIES' MUSLIN CHENISE. fancy
trimmed. embroidery or prain-tucked Oke. re-
duced from Csc each
csc a PRir-LADTES' MUSLIN DRAWERS. fancy
'uckiug trimming, reduced from 4 sc pair.
G9C n PaiI-LADIES' MUSLIN DRAW Frs, tuck
ing, embroidery torchon lace trimmed, re-
dUCed from 81 pair.
IG2sc E7ech-LADTES' RIBBED VESTS. low
neck. N-Shaped yOke, reduced from 25c each.
wonderfully reduced.
The morning call., 1892-07-03
BIRTHS MARRIAGES DEATHS.

Birth, marriage and death notices sent by mall
VIII net tie inserted. They must be handed In at
ellner OF The publication offces and be indorsed
WIN the name ana residence of persons author .zeI
10 EaVe the same published
The morning call., 1892-07-03
MoRE FLEpeELrNa LAwYrns--The follow
Baggag. Nntlce.

RouDd-trip transfer tickets are now on sale at
any oil our Offices at reduced rates, viz: One
trunk, round trip. 80 ceals single trip 80 cents.
Keep your baggage checks until you reach this
city. Morton Specials Delivery, II Geary street,
4OS Taylor, Oakland ferry depot
The morning call., 1892-07-03
DRESS GOODS

ISc = Yard-FANCY STRIPES. 81 inches wide.
boaTette and hair line stripes ia contrasting
colOrs. reduced 10 lSc yard.
soc Yard-FRENCH CHEVIOT SOY yFLTIES,
as inches wide al wool worth soc yard.
55c a Yard-BIARBITZ CORD. 46 inches wide,
hard tWIsteu, dust shedding, RlI wool, in coIors
and BLACK. Actual vaCc, 81 a yard.
69e a Yard-AMAZON CLOTH 81 inches wide
extra heavy quality, all popular co!ors. Reduced
from 81 yard.
S5c Nard-CREPON BEDFORD CORD beauti-
ful lightweight goods - inches wide. all
c0loTs, Including black. Reduced 10 75e yard.
The morning call., 1892-07-03
SILK

60c q Xard-BLACK RHADAME, 1872 Inches
wide. Reduced from 81 yard.
s5c a Hard-BLACK RHADAME, p inches wide
Reduced from 81 - a yard.
SIC Sard-CRYSTAL SILK or BENGALINF
fine qual ", 20 inches wide Reduced from
81 25 yard.
CSC a Yard-BLACK RHADAME. 81 inches Wide,
extra heavy. Reduced from 81 80 q yard.
S115 a Yard-BLACK RHADAME II Inches
wide. gr0sSrain bacA, heavy quality. Reduced
from g. IS yard. 81
The morning call., 1892-07-03
FAECY GOOD S.

sc Yard-TORCHON LACE. 2Is to 3 inches
wide good heavy quality; actual value l21ac
and sc yard.
Zoe Each-LADTES' LINEN LAWN HANDKER-
CHEFS hen-sttched. seal oped or fancy EN-
broideTeI borders: actual VaIue zoe each.
soc Pair-LADIES' KID GLOVES good quail
ity. stitched back. all eOlors; reduced to soc a
pair. Great reductions have also been made in
our fancy Laces, Moss Trimmings. Ribbon
FrinseS Stomachers, Gold Paints and Curling
Irons.
The morning call., 1892-07-03

us LiFE WORTH LIVING :'-Professor N.
Nicoiai OF Eden College, st. Louis. VIII deliver
German lecture this afternoon at 3 o'clock
before The German branch OF The Y. H. &. A.,
232 Suffer street. Subject: lis Life Worth Liv-
inR?r
The morning call., 1892-07-03
Skin Diseases.

Mha: spectacle is more disgusting than thar Of
man or woman with skin disease which
SHOWS Itself In pimples or blotches on hands
arms, face ana neck? 1t Is simply impure
Dlood. see what BRANDEETH's FILLS did for a
chronic case:
George Chapman, Pincening. Mich., says;
r or Tour years was In the mounted Infantry
~ the Onlted states army Tesiding during that
lime principally In Texas. Almost all OF .hat
time had Chronic skin disease. characterized
Dy an eruption over the entire surface OF my
legs and thighs, arms and chest The doctors
termed 81 eczema. had given up all hOpes OF
ever belng cured, when BRANDRETH's PILLS
were recommended 10 me. l concluded TO try
lnem, aud have thanked God daily since then
that did so. i used them for about Three
months, ana by that lime was completely
cured, aud have never had any trouble since"
MORE FLEDGELING LAWYERs.-The follow
ing named OF class from the Hastings Law
College have been admitted to practice by the
Supreme Conrl: Richard Beicher, A. p. Ber-
Eetot, William i. Brobeek, Charles J. Evans, j.
J.. Flaherty, Charles W. Jones, Thomas Z. Kier-
nln. George w. Lane, George X. Lukens Il. d.
Madison, Joseph a. McInnis. Ii. A. Melvin,
James i. Okeefe, Lawrence Schillig, c. ID. Siiy-
and j. T. York
The morning call., 1892-07-03
A supsrhuoua Gown.

BERTELISG mas the only reliable metho Is q
fl ctitetye sight. 42T Kearny street.
The morning call., 1892-07-03

finds beauty most common among the young
workwomen and shOpgirls on the one hand,
and among ''the highest cireles,' the oldest
families on the other.
The morning call., 1892-07-03
Hosiery.

sc a Pafr-LADIFS' BLACK ROSE, extra long,
heavy quality, actual value l5c pair
I6c a Pair-LADIFS' FANCY COTTON HOSE
fast coior. me quality, actual value 25c pair.
IGesc a Pair-LADIES' CARDINAL HOSE
Spliced heels ana toes. extra heavy quality. fast
colors, reduced from 25c pair.
csc Pair-CHILnREN'S HOSE, sil%-plaited
fancy and plain coIors. reduced from soc pair.
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DOmestiCs.

sc Yard-FANCY STRIPE TENNIS FLANNEL,
good heavy quality, reduced from 10c a yard.
GI4c a Yard-l5O0 yards EMPRESS CLOTH. an
eXcsllent fabric Tor summer wear, reduced from
l2Iac yard.
Is Yards St.00-FINE ZEPHY RINE CLOTH,
fancy printed pl2lts, reduced 10 15 yards for 81.
&C Hard-FANCY FIGURED SATINE, medium
and dark patterns, reduced from lOc yard.
I2ILc Fach-BLEACHED DAMASK TOWELS.
knotted fringe, size l7x36 inches, reduced from
81 - a dozen.
tSC r ~Ch-BLEACHED DAMASK TOWELS. open
work aud knot;ed fringe borders, size lSx40 re-
dUced from 81 50 dozen
The morning call., 1892-07-03

The river approaches to Lake Nicaragua
abound with Me only species Of fresh-water
shark known b scientists.
The morning call., 1892-07-03
SUMMER CLEARANCE SALE!
COMMENCING TUESDAY, JULY 8,

Sale nauguad that Will
sale that viii
wub found generally throughout the house
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-05

We were camped M tie Hot Springs
on the 10 10 trail. mndo tumuu. iu In.
dian annals 10y the escape OF Chief Jo-
seph aud HE baud Of Ncz pcrccs. just
above rs was "a large olmp Of Flathcads
who were making their fan hunt. ono
morning we were awakened hy shouts
and cries, Evidently thcro was grca.
excitement somewhere. aud wa promptly
Jumped uu. Il was just after daylight
and GOLD clouds OF steam were rising
from tho big basin shipped p1ol at tho
foot Of tho granite wall, from which
poured "a thick atrcam OF boiling water.
The pool was 20 large that ut the lower
edge the water was almost cold. Tho
nearer you approached 20 the place
where the winter burst from the rock tho
betttrchlucc You stood Of getting boiled.
At the edge, at u point where the water
was Of % comfortable temperature. stood
two Indians, one on the bank aud the
othCr ON q stone 10 ,ho water. Near hy
Were o dozen other Indians guarding o
number Of little Indian boys and girls
who had nothing on and were bowling
and crying.
Whom We looked out " tho tent tbs
two Indians ut the pool had an Indian
boy, one holding him By the feet the
other by the hands, and were gravcly
swinging him backward and forward
through the warm water, while hoycllod
at every dip. As soon rs They had fin.
ishcd with him he was set upon tho bank.
and ran 10 tho willow brush near by.
Thon tho uDi.c roloublrd, for each
child In tho group guarded by tho In.
dams feared that 1t was his turi. They
all tried To escape 10 She brush, hut their
elders pursued and caught them. unit.
tho very last one had hocn put through
the cleansing pruCCss.-Now York sun.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-05

With an IT, novel modern powers and
practical sense am forccdJo admit TINT
the purely scientific brain IS misorably
mechanical; it seems TO have become %
splendid sort Of self directed machine,
an incredible automaton, grinding on
with So analysis or constructions. But
for pure sentiment, for all that spon-
t0neous Crock waywardnoss Of fancy,
for the temperature OF passion and tho
rubtlcr thrill OF idcality, you might ~
well look 10 u wrought iron derrick.
Science found education laundering
peacefully along, cultivating half Of tho
mind with charming results aud letting
the other die Of disuse; 1t worked the
startling miracle Of olcctrifying this
dead half into lifo and bringing It to
perfect activity, and airaightway, salts.
fed with this remarkable achievement,
it proceeded 10 neglect the ideal half
which tho classics had made so much Of
and caused It TO perish. II Inns substi-
tutcd now sort of hnlf mal Tor the old
one, Clarence King in Forum.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-05

II Is wonderful what q part the wrist
plays In exercises iu which physical kill
aud dclicaoy arc required. After man
learns TO play billiard wcll enough 10
be- familiar with tho cushions aud the
English, the .iuportam, Thing To cultiynto
is his stroke. Il Is the hardest thinis
about billiard playing TO get good
stroke, aud sometime the greatest PLAY.
crs fall down" because they lose con.
troll Of 1t. Now, tho stroke wholly do
ponds on the action of the wrist. jake
Schaeitcr, or any good playcr,will mako
shot of seven cu.h,or' with less ap.
parent force than beginner will cxurt
in getting three. This Is due to the su-
posi0r wrist movement.
lts the same way with violin playing.
The quality and touch nh depend on
wrist manipulation. $50 with curying u
baseball. Great pitrhyf always wur, q
strong wrist movement on tho ball A. Il
leaves tho hand. II they didn't It
wouldn't curve at all.-st Louis Globe
Democrat.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-04-05

II yon insist ON high velocity you have
10 add 20 much additional machinery 20
your gun carriage aud have 90 sorrcatly
strengthen its construction that You
destroy iia mobility, while even II you
gain long range you arc still unable to
mako use Of your most efficient proicc-
tile az L.. Moreover, since tho remain
ing velocity OF its shrapnrl IL n trucr
measure OF the value oil a gun than It's
initial velocity, and tho two arc by no
means directly proportional, IL does not
follow that we bcngiit as much ms we
might expect by submitting TO these
disadvantage, Thus, tho ie.poundcr
has an initial velocity Of over | 200 foot
per second and u remaining velocity at
5000 yards Of sJ2 feet; while tho
l3-poundor, with an initial velocity Of
only 900 feet, has at the samo range q
remaining velocity greater by six feet
per second than that Of rs rival.
One Of our highest authorities on scll
artillery has, indeed, recorded his opu
ion, TINT, as regards tho efficiency u
fhripncl, We gain nothing 10y the in
creased muszlcyolocityof tho best field
gun in Europe Mt all practical ranges.
Moreover, (, Is the attempt TO squeeze
ont tho last fow extra feet that does an
the harm.-London Saturday Review.