Evening star., 1896-06-06

Intended. The result Is delay, veXation and
expense of firing and the ball. Now, my
patent, for l have finally forced the patent
office to patent it, calls for a conical-shaped
ball for all guns. rifles and pistols. pointed
It each end. Between the ball and the
powder there is a soft lead contriVance
| call driver. which takes the rifle of the
weapon and delivers the ball turning
around Ike screw. 1t goes exactly
where it is started. There is no escape
from it. 1t has to go where directed. Be
iEg shaped right. if properly directed it
does the work intended, and every ball
does service. saving loss of firing and cost
of ball and powder. Marksmen fret and
fUme about rifle matches and feel very
T1oud when they get six or seven bull s.
ey es out of each ten they fire. The cause
of it is rot their lack of skill in properly
directing the rifle. but because the bail
they fire is shaped wrong. If they shoot
a conical-shaped ball. pointed at each end,
they can get ten hulrs-eyes out of each
ten shots. Indeed, they can shoot the ten
balls through the same hole in the target,
if they desire, for, properly aimed the ball
cannot go elsewhere than where directed.
Now, as simple as this idea IS, don't you
know that Russia was the only government
that had intelligence enough to buy my
patent, though 1 offered 1T to them all.
R;fiemen everywhere welcome to my
idea, but if any government uses it they will
have to pay royalty. 1t is bad enough to
shoot any man in battle or elsew here, but if
we must keep up the practice of killing Off
people because we have not enough intelli-
gence or judgment to arrange national or
international difficulties otherwise, why not
Kill off the people of our own or other
countries on scientific principles and at the
least possible cost? 1t seems simple
enough, but when it is remembered that
the expense of firing some of big guns
is over three hundred dollars for each
round, cost comes into the COnsderat ton.
If all the guns of navy and forts
were to be kept firing as rapidly as they
could for twenty-four hours continuously it
would nearly bankrupt the country. 1t
would cost much less to buy off a nation
than to fight them
X
A Columbia cable car going west a few
evenings since was delayed a short time
at the crossing of 9TH street northwest by
a large block of granite that had slipped
from a heavy truck. A young white man
coming south on 5th and colored man
going west on H, both on bicycles, met at
the corner near the car and collided. Both
were pretty well shaken up, and both were
covered with dirt
You Internal fool.' exclaimed the white
man, angrily, scraping the mud from his
clothing; couldn't you see me coming
along here in broad daylight"
I'm awful sorry began the coored
man, in an apologetical tone; Il didn
see you at all-was looking at that big
stone"
You blockhead!' broke in the other;
I've a good mind to have you arrested for
scorching along the streets here without
regard for the rights of others, and run
ming into people in this way"
Did you see me?" Interrupted the col
ored man, as the other one caught breath.
No. l didn't. l."
Where We're your eyes, you idiot? The
insane asylum ought to be indicted for
allowing such a BANKED fool to escape in
daytime. You should"
Just then the started with a load of
laughing passengers, and none haw-ha wed
ore heartily than the fat policeman on
the back seat. he said:
BE jabersi the nayEur is batting him az
his own argymint."
In herdic the other day manly little
fellow got up from his seat by the door and
moved down to the other end, to make
place for a one-legsed old gentleman, whose
crutch would have made havoc of the
dainty dresses. Thank you, my son." said
the old fellow. You have good mother" "
Best ever was" was the smiling response
of the little fellow. he raised his hat
and then took the fare to put in the box.
That was a boy in a thousand and his
stockings We're darned a the knee, and the
hem let out of his short knee pants, so tha,
riches had nothing to do with 1t. One must
think sometimes. when riding in public
conveyances, that good mothers are a
scarce article. or better boys" boys with
improved manners, would be more fire.
Quently met with.