Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1894-04-19
a Remarkable eulIet-Proof Cloth.
Experts in military affairs through

the Mannheim tailor. There seems
to be no longer any doubt that Doves
invention is a most valuable one and
that he was justified in refusing the
princely offers made to him by firms
Of army contractors and others who
are desirous of purchasing his rights.
The Russian ambassador, Count Won
Schouvalof, at the Russian embassy,
IN Berlin, on Sunday last, fired two
shots at the tailor while the latter
was encased in his bullet-proof coat,
and as Dove sustained absolutely no
injury the Russian ambassador pro-
nounced himself satisfied with the en-
pertinent.
The experiments before Count Won
Schouvalotf began with thorough
test Of the new rife in use in the Ger
man army. From box of cartridges
one. was selected at random. and the
rifle was fired at block of solid oak,
which was pierced by the small steel
like bullet
After the shot at the block Of oak
Dove dressed himself in his bullet
proof coat and offered himself as
target. While the rifle was being
aimed at the tailor the spectators We're
strung to an extreme state Of nervous
ness and instinctively closed their
eyes in anticipation Of seeing Dove
killed upon the spot, But after the
report Of the rife rang out, and the
tailor was seen standing apparently
unhurt, there was feeling Of immense
relief among all present Dove evl-
IDENTIFY noticed the state of excitement
produced by the experiment, for he
smiled, much to the relief Of the on
lockers, and sad, II feel nothing.
A second shot was then fred directly
at the tailors heart, but il had the
same effect as the first; the tailor was
absolutely unhurt and both bullets
were found imbedded in the bullet
proof coat which covered his breast
and body in the manner which II is
proposed to adopt for soldiers, leaving
the arms and legs, as well rs the head,
without protection.
Then commenced a series of expert
ments which were even more inter-
esting than the first A horse was
covered with a bullet-proof coat, for
it is proposed that the cavalry
of the future is 10 be protected
by the wonderful material invented
by the tailor of Mannheim. In this
case number Of shots were fred in
quick succession at the animal while
1t was quietly eating oats from man
ger. The horse. well-trained cayal-
| ry mount, s,'.-.-j ~l;ohtlr at the first
shot, apparently, however, only d~-
turbed by the unexpected report OF
the rife. Then other shots were fired
as quickly as possible, some of them
striking almost in the same place as
previous bullets, but the horse contin-
ued eating as if nothing extraordinary
was happening.
A naval officer who vas present at
the experiments asked Herr Dove II
his bullet-proof armOr could be applied
to warships, and he was assurcd by
the inventor that ship protected by
his bullet-proof material could stand
a pounding from all the warshIps IN
the world without sustaining any con-
siderable damage. OF course this Is
only Herr Doves theory, but as he
seems to have carried out his theory
in regard 10 the bu!let-proof coat for
soldiers. il does not seem unlikely
that be may be able TO carry out his
theory in regard to protecting war
ships.
The new garment is described as
looking ike ordinary army clothing
material, the resisting secret substance
being placed beneath the outsid"
cloth. The garment is IN the nature
Of a breas-plate and is fastened to
the si1e buttons Of the soldier nnl-
form. It is only to be used in actual
warfare and weighs about six pounds
Robert Collyer tells the story OF a
!, little girl with a vivid imagination
which constantly led her into amazing
extravagances regarding things which
she claimed to have seen. One day
after an extraordinary exhibition o.
her inventive powers, her mother c1-
claimed in despair: Lob, my dear
my dear my DEAR Don't you knO"
that Ananias and sapphira fell dowr
dead on account Of the lies they told
Don't you remember that terrible
story2" "oh, yes," responded tn
child, unabsshed, Il saw them carried