Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1900-03-22

NHufh Nfrita WIS tfiisd ne g. distance
of ff1 tafds al HaIuh5 hfii w lost
terribly lea pHrete a. the tight men
'ioas't aui sl-p 10 lsire. aekaud
torts irift sam the seadiy rifles
Of tho ~harp~hootfne Fo-r
lt b, es-t suausb 10 -e. bows the
i.1.r became so eNl-rt with the rifle
History of eae tum.'rstl and more
agp in the |authve-t ana "a,
er-t " fthz country b. Htuating itself
on tine ~aIfh Nfrlets s%-tit~ Every
o'u State "f fh4 tWeri un uuipu ~
erpt Louisiana Ua vy1u from IT..
rrj otsu-r- bt the pioneer aud his
Heaa's ras far -ta year, the Hoi
I-Hder who went te farnT south
Nftiea und bis defendants have
Fought Vtti Hff aul uzlI -ien for
fhe eaunfp this wanted The t'oer
region 80 south Nfrira producing fine
wheat suI corn crops Is very fertile
II bins "a uttite gra- thar lite stock
thrifrs oH. ,-ith q climate WY murh
like that of The epuutrg frsm south
western Kansas to New NrNieo i:uf
20 obtain This country the It1.F had
fret - conquer H. This mlIe ham
% sharp-boofer tine hundred anil
fifty wears aru ff~ Dutch farmer with
bis hts-fopt barrel ruer smooth
pore gun was . dead -fiaf within the
limitations sf hts weapon Etere
i'asr e htuJrr. IL. has 20 b- a..
farm l. large a1F h-r from IS
70 ar-e The epn1tre sparse
y settled The zion anal other small
er eats aud tho ttrua rsre fhr mat
Hral eu'Wiss 10 his ha. aud herds.
They had ts h. kept down by the
ro-r aui later by fhs rifle Kruger
himself said To have killed ESQ
lions, NOT - peak nf panther and
hNsuas Then the ~cter-prvssnt dan
GER Of a native outbreak cau-el the
solitary farmer or Beer ~ see To- il
that be had the best arm. available
for defense and oheue.
The Hoer weapon thar did such *
ccutian the other day Is the sporting
model Of the Nannlicber. a Gsrman
arm perhaps the most powerful
weapon al ife e%aIjs-r aud weight IN
the world The military Naaniieh~r
Is used iu The aruis~ ~ Austria. Hot
land. Grecce i;5afiI Chilli Prra and
Eoumania. The iirti Manaiicher =
a sporting rifle known - the HaeneI
model II : "a BEAUTIFUL fuish~i arm.
weighing shout e5shf HaHad- and
costing ian son O. Africa 1p8 German
msfk- The rife barrel ~ luchm
long. ti- earblu@ g. BE- pa. = pistol
grip srt sling STRAPS ana hair
Fingered d. raIh-r This
rife has ln extreme range OF E54o
wards anl 3 sir uuE ~ 1000.
q, that distance rH~ bullet viii %
through fvs aches ~ solid ash and
nearly three ~ pa~ quite enough
force 70 XIII II the bullet struck a
veal part A. 81 yards it viii shoot
through ~ inches 81 pin The bullet
for war g.. fuitmantl-d. With a fine
outer skin 81 copper or nickel That
for game shooting is ouiy half man
tied. leaving the lead point exposed
- that il opens back or mushrooms
when II strikes. For IL rr. elk and
bears there can b. no better arm.
Though the bullet makes but a small
orifcr where u enters. the expansion
causes II 10 tear "a hole a. large as
n mans finger when IL makes its
exit. Travelling n the rate Of 1900
feet a second the force Of this bullets
blow Is tremendous. There has been
much discussion oyer the dum-dum
bullet. II is a soft-pointed missile.
but by no meat 10 deadly Or destruc-
tive a. j. this Hacnel-M annlicher bull
let which the BOers are using. II IL
strikes - close range, or loco yards
hr under, ami does not iatten. the
Aannlicher bullet horcs a hole right
through q bone without splintering.
But when IL upsets the shock is ter
rtble. The bullet literally smashes
the flesh and bone into fragments.