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Mfprter bleu forIeOen Dag mootaeet
ira Srron og in0iat / Nuipet / aaer.
brugscoae9et Der uu6er Opium al
DIR. Shaaer, iom fulgte meo ielp.
Samlingen er pprb $2,400 OF err al
lterre S%etDoning eib fsrit antaeet,
ba Ell Del at bens 6ugIe og DIR Ell
uobebe. 0ette er en- goo 9egpnoelie
til ct Nni9im al flor @igtig6eb. %
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bpao ban fan iaa fat paa. San lam.
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iPet.
Sjpber Spo Snfpta 9ano.
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teresie plies Spo Safota 9ano emo
paa mango aar. SrGn brinaet
2anbissere ira Soma os Sainois, ia
ielp ira 8isconiin. Sgaar anfom
II Tpnb ira 8rano Mioge, Sn., for
at ie paa 5armlano / bette Oiitrift
eiterat bare giennemreiit Charles
Ntir Gountp. ut Der Q. itPrfere Gf.
%teripsrgiel eiter 2anoet emo isr, ices
al oct antal me Gienoom-Sirmoer,
ion bar begpnbt 5%orretning / Senne
og ANDRE 9per.
Hesjerinsen tabor i'm Sag.
Genofpooo, t3oe Sept. Seite6anSs
lere slRber fig oper S1irpens aien.
oelie i De Screnebe Cutters Sag moo
Sobn 8. Sale | 5iIforb. Regierin.
gen bauoe iagisgt bam for $500
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fplbe aontraften paa at Ierere 20
Seite. aisbeagenteu tog Sageu no
al Sales SProer og iplbte aontraf.
TEN peb at fisbe Seire1ie paa Chicago
Marfeo og betale BEN Gum. for bpil.
fen Resieringen baooe iagiegt oper
aontrdftpriien. CONNER Garland
initrirereoe Surpen til at aigiue en-
aienoelie nj 8oroel for Sale.
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Seire fommer hurtie i @unit hos ar.
mcen. ! iorrise S9ion bIep oper
600 Seite ira Sauregangene fisbt /
sort Meabe til oct tretteroe aapal.
leri. iom refriiteres Der. 9aaoe ais.
b~eagentcn os Yoitens acmmanoant
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MI to Spla9 uoiolst, % ben fan
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Waoiion, 12te Sept. Sam airbp
/ Stougbton. en- ganmel Seteran.
bIep uoitebt ira @raro Grmp Boiten
for at bape benlPrfet at ban pil6e life
at ie "oen Spr, iom bapoe iorlsgt at
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Waoiion, 12te sept. @itpernsr
Ga Soaette ororeoe ioag lnoer BE.
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2ooe, iom bleo peotaget al Segislatl.
rem, at 12te og 16oe @isconiin ne.
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ifal lanes Ill Grant adjournment us.
location. 1e ifal pIaceres poo 8e.
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Bart, Ietp Dorf. 8eneral grpont
ifal paste paa, at 6ldgene bIiuer or
oentlia m9rfet % ienot.
Statcns llniuerftet.
Waoijon, 13oe Sept. Staters
llniperiitet ifal begpnoe lit npe
Mar ben 25oe Sept. Oct tegner iii,
at geiseet inar piI 5lipe 5000 Sti'
ocnter eller mere. 5ibite aar bar
ser $500 Stuoenter. NrPiioeni
aoants penSer tilbage eiter et Mars
Gerier isr 17oe Sept.. oa llniperii'
tetsbeitprerre fol holoe Wsoe. San
bar / europa ct baIot Mar ior al
aienpinbe i'm SelbreO. E~rPlioentens
SeIbreo iises at uGrc iiIot gienop-
rettet.
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Norris. 13oe Sept. On In, aarr.
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inofdnot iig / en- ganf for at betole
en- Note til Ell SeIsb al $40.15. San
lagoe | Sosiererens @inom fire ii.
oaleriebler og De iemten Gents open.
paa Dem. ausieeren itempleoe go.
ten "betaIt" o. Iagoe BEN. bpor 0oro.
manSen finoe r9ffe Den. Gerpao
tog ban Gengens ipr at t9ae Dem.
Ga ban fom til oen unoerite Se0oel,
lda bon ltrdr, al oct bar en- fonfeoe.
reref SeoSel. San off rurot Tiifen
for al taac Roten. men Solo forefom
ham oe rep gsoten filler. Horoman.
Sen Tiger. at ban ff al en- 5raifer
Seboelen Tor to So Seoler. oa iinen
ban tos Seii. MATTE Sanfen taee Den
ira BAN. Get ier no Ill, at ganfen
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maaife bore uforitaoeIig, oeriom
mon life uioite, at Here Of Rasterne
init MI operpeier, hporodn De pad
beOite WaaOe ifal oele Warcffo mel.
lem Tia.
Decorah-posten., 1901-09-17

Sra ct. Petersburg t~eleBroieres
Ben i2te September: Si6lte Sirs.
0ng bIeu oe finite Senatorer Nomeu.
Seitel. AtltnmeIin % Romiap i~iernet
ira line Stiuiuser, foroi De bapoe
"mooiat Jig aeiiererts @eialinger" :.
Genne MooiGttelie MOB "1eiierer8
9eiaIineer" beitoo /, at DC hauoe
itemt / MOB OiientIiggiereIie al oen
me MilitProp. Solp Seuutorer
ltente Tor Sffentliagisrelie.
Decorah-posten., 1901-09-17
Gn ajGmpebanpn.

Sra Berlin teleemieres, at BRO.
feSior 3eteli / Rotsoam, Der iiior IN.
t~ereSiereoe iig meaet for at ioa lItano
en- 9ailon.@ Expedition iorat isae eiter
Inoree. meo oct isrite oil begprNe at
erperimentere meo en- 9aaon al
umaaSeligc Gineniiorer. Geu uit
bIi paa onnfrinq $4,000 alibtfico.
San oil meb oenre airupeballon
iorisge, hpor heit oct er mtligt at
noa op / Suiten iant bporlPrpe Den
fan hp[nc iid ~iprpgnoe.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

Sioux City, To-, Nov. 30
Mrs, J. Fred Meyers, living five
miles from Correctionville.
wrapped her months old baby
in blanket, put her in the ov.
en- OF the kitchen stove to keep
warm and went out in the yard
to gather fuel. When half an
hour later she returned the fire
in the stove had blazed up and
the room was filled with smoke.
Rushing to the oven. she found
she blanket and clothes in
flames. The baby was dead
and its arms and legs burned to
crisp.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

Vint Spalding and Jim Hlck
man had an old fashioned fox
hunt Saturday night, 1t began
at Z o'clock and was a long hot
ron that did not wind up until
3 o'clock Sunday morning when
they caught an extra large red
fox.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

Miss Louise Lyon has had a
delightful visit with her sister
Mrs. Theo Gartner at Brook.
field. Master Lyon accompan.
led her home. The young man
always receives a hearty wei.
come at this end of the line.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

VIM. T. Payne has been proud
ly exhibiting six inch twig
with eleven juicy oranges on it,.
1t had been sent to him by his
nephew, j. w. Payne. of Man,
go, Florida. The card said the
oranges were grown in my little
grove.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

j M. Proctor Jr. left Sundav
for Chicago where he attended
the meeting of Hereford Breed.
ers Association and the Fat
Stock Show
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

Miss Davella Hendricks, the
schoolmarm at the Pettibone
school near Palmyra, spent
Saturday and Sunday in the
city with the homefolks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

Jim Sullivan, one of the at
tractive employees of the Bur
lington r. r, at BrookfieId.
came down Sunday to spend a
couple of days with his own
and onlyeSt.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

James, McClintic learned Il
lesson during the drouth and it
was this; the fortunate and hap.
py man is the one with a good
supply of good water. He has
it now for he has drilled two
good wells on his farm.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

Editor Nolen, of the La.
Grange Indicator. spent Satur
day and Sunday in the city
with his mother and other rel.
atives.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

James T. Umstattd advertis,
ed a lost or strayed COW last
week. He has found her but
not as good as new. She had
fallen into a deep gully in the
pasture and in such a way as
to double her head under her
shoulder and break her neck.
The hide was all he had left OF
a fine animal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

Mrs, Lille Phirman and chill.
dren, of the Gem City, spent
the latter part of last week in
the city with Mrs. Phirmans
sister, Mrs. Peter Werner.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

The Chinese of San Francis
co, Cal, are preparing to make a
vigorous fight against the re
enactment of the Geary- Chinese
exclusion law
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

Perry Lewis and family, of
Hannibal, spent Saturday and
Sunday southwest of this citv
with his brother and family c..
E. Lewis.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

Mr. aud Mrs. Ben Hayden at
tended the funeral of the form.
ers brother Jefferson Hayden ia
Palmyra, Tuesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

If you want the best sc cigar
it is the FreCkled Squaw.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

Did you borrow one section If
my yellow extension ladder.
1t so l need it. please bring it
nome A. JAEGER.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

Miss Minnie King, of the Blu fl
City spent Thanksgiving in the
city with friends. She did not
see the Sultan, but did full JUS
tice to a TuI key.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

Congress did big business
in receiving bills Tuesday.
About 1000 were sent in while
warm.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

Captain William Fahy, of
Huntington, was a business
visitor in the city Saturday.
While here he dropped into the
DEMOCRAT Office for socia
chat Come again.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

The p. f. O's. will meet at
2:3O Saturday afternoon with
Mrs. Martha Scott.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

Colored sugars for trimming
cakes
1919 JAMES K. CHRISTIAN.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

Mrs. A. HI. Green and children
spent the latter part of last
week with relatives in ShelbinaO
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

We want all the Church
News we can get, but please re-
member the Church News col
una is closed promptly at 900
a. m. each Wednesday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

Miss Nellie Landers, who is
attending school in Palmyra.
spent Thanksgiving day ana
the balance of the week with
the homefoll1s north of the city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05
Penny Pictures
20 AT &c
Belle Johnson's Studio

Hon. S. North, of near Perry
spent the fore part of the week
in the city with his old chums
who gave him Il cordial wei
come.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

Prof. W. B. Fahy. the idea
spronter" at Brush Creek. spent
Sunday in the city with friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

The wife of Charles Losson,
the tie maker, presented him
with twin babies Monday morn
ing They are lovely little
girls.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

The Moberly Democrat had
so much turkey and rode the
"hight horse" so hard that
night that half,a. paper was
the best it could do Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

William Cowherd, of Colum.
oia, was a business visitor in
the city Saturday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

After spending severa
months in the city with friends
Miss Nora Terry. of the Gem
City returned to her home Sun
day afternoon and now Willie
will be lonesome.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

Ferd Wood spent Sunday
with the homefolks at Lentner.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

Mr.. and Mrs. E. L Rees
who moved to this city from
Burlington Junction. have Sc
cured the cottage on Cleveland
Street formerly occupied by D.
d. Nelson and moved into it.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

Senator Bailey, of Texas. is
out for German, of Maryland
tor president in 1904 Says he
is the best aud most available
Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

Friday Will II. Clark bought
400 shocks of corn and fodder
near the Club House on the Sni
opposite Hannibal. He has
moved his 60 head of cattle
from the prairie pasture over
there to feed it.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

G. H. link, Inspector in
charge of the United State
bur EAU of animal industry at
Buffalo, N. Y. has discovered
what he believes to be an out
break of mall.pox in a consign,
ment of hogs. Whew, we knew
a long time ago that some hogs
had mall,pox.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

Candies for trimming cakes.
1919 JAMES r.. CHRISTIAN.
You will be pleased with the
FreCkled Squaw cigar
DR.. A. B. Miller, of Macon
City. was a professional visitor
in the city, Friday.
DR.. r. FL. Goodier, of Hanni.
bal, was circulating among
friends in the city Friday.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

Smoke the F'reckled Squaw,
the best sc cigar.
Mr.. and Mrs A. K. Rutledge
were called to Shelby County
Sunday on a sad mission. 1t
was to attend the funeral of
Mrs. Rutledge's niece Mrs. Lii.
lie Click which was conducted
at Bacons Chapel.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

Marshall Krum came up from
St. Loui, on Wedna ,dIv after.
noon Of last week to take tre,t
ment at the Ely Hospital Mr..
hrum has taken treatment from
many eminent physicians and
has visited the no. springs bat
has not been given tn desire |
relief
Should the difference between
the par value Of the State
bonds issued in favor Of rail-.
roads and the amount for
which the properties were sold
by Republican administrations
be termed Il "discrepancy?" If
so. the amount exceeds Sl3, 900,
600. Republican fiscal mana ge,
ment did It's worst to Missouri.
Republic.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-05

The Freckled Squaw is the
best sc cigar made.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-19
THE SUPERVISED TURRET.
Lieut.. Joseph Strauss, 1t Is said,
Originated the Idea.

Discussion Of the superpOseG turret for
the new battleshipS and the action Of the
experts in rejecting II in designs Of the
new vessels Congress viii be asked TO au-
thorize next session recalls the fact that
advocates Of Admiral ". Il Sampson have
been attributlng 20 him the initiation Of
the system. which was first applied 20 the
kearSarEe and Kentucky and Is unlike
the gun arrangement Of any battIeships
in commission.
Admiral sampson was given the credit
for inyentiug these turrets. which were as
wide "a departure from generally accepted
ideas Of gun mounting as the monitor va
rled from the types OF ship built during
the civil war period. While the turrets
were developed during Admiral Sampson's
administration Of the Naval Ordnance
Bureau and had in him an enthusiastic
advocate. the real inventor, the man who
is said to have first conceived the idea Of
placing one tUrret above the other. was
Lieut.. Joseph Strauss, now in charge Of
the Indian Head Proving Station. He was
then alta -hcd to the bureau.
Strauss IS also the inventor Of other ord
nance devices. including a Tammer and
breech mechanism for gun He is re-
garGeG AS one Of the most capable ord
nance experts in the navy and IS the
youngest officer ever placed in charge Of
the proving station at Indian Head. lie
firmly believes in the correctness Of the
principle Of the supeTpOSed IUFret and is
with Admiral Sampson in his strong ap-
prevail or the system. Il was Strauss who
suggested the superposed turret TO Admit
raj sampson and under whose direction
the invention was perfected
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-19

not be excused on any ground but that
of insanity, and insane people should be
kept under restraint. II a poor man
can stay honest and be kind 60 his
wife and bring up his children decent
". a rich man certainly can If he wants
10. He may have 10 defy some Of the
conventions of his society. If the society
happens TO be- corrupt. but it viii not
cost him his bread and butter nor. in
the end. anything which is worth hav-
ing. The only possible excuse for a
leisure class created 10y wealth is that
leisure gives time for the cultivation
of character. and if the character is al
lowed To run To waste and develop an
of the vices known TO the nottingham.
together with some which he has not.
there Is not much use in the leisure
class from any point Of view. IL is not
necessary that a rich man should be
philantEropist, but at any rate ne can
keep his life clean and refrain from
lawbrcaking.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-19
RELIEF FROM HAY FEVER.
MinnesOtans Claim to HAVE Found \
FosItfxe Cnre.

FOslNGNe cure
ST PAUL. Aug. lg-Hay fever victims
have noticed a popularity Of this season
which seems 10 confirm the theory that
the disease IS produced by the pollen OF
rag, weed goIdenrod. and other milar
plants Wherever drought has prevailed
10 an extent sufficient 20 destroy these
weeds before they reached maturity hay
fever has not made its appearance
Hundreds Of victims Of the maIady who
live IN South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, and
Kansas visit Northen Mimi sofa and Wis
consin resorts annually. and generally
have their quarters engaged a long time
In advance While a great many sufferers
have already come north from other
States the annual pilgrimage from the
States named has not Yet set In Letters
have been received saying the hay fever
people in those States were waiting for
the appearance Of their enemy. but that
il Is a month overdue
Physicians here have wondered why
their hay fever patients have not sought
their aid. as they have done Tor years. be-
tween July 10 and August 10. and have
been surprised to learn that no treatment
has been needed by them thus far 4 St
Paul physician who has treated annually
such patients said today that not a single
case had come 70 his notice this year.
early as July 10
In this region the weather has been
very dry this season. though II cannot be
said To be within the drought district
The absence Of hay fever here is atrri-
buted 90 the drought Of the Southwest
which destroyed the Gisease-pruduCin
vegetation
on the theory that hay fever is pro
1uced by ragweed pollen a St Paul man.
who contracted hay fever in Southern
Minnesota. undertook 10 cure himself by
excluding the cause. Beginning IN the
early spring he tightly closed the win
dows of his bed room every afternoon
~ > O'Clock. By beginning when the wea-
Their was cool he gradually became accus-
TONED 10 the closed room and endured IL
throughout the year. The first season
only slight touch Of the disease an
pearrd. and this he attributed 10 hunting
trips. The following season the same
procedure was kept up. but there was no
recurrence Of hay fever. After COntiuu-
ing through another season the windows
Were opened, except between July Is and
September Is This was five years ago
and there has been no return Of the mai
adv.
4 sever case Of asthma was treated
the same way with success A physician
says he has no doubt this treatment Will
furnish RELIEF n not effect a cure where
the patients are not Of too nervous a
temperament. and ne adds that h. has
never seen "A victim Of hay fever OF asth-
ma who was not extremely nervous. often
ding treatment for the nerves more
than for the fever
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-19
YANKEE FLYING MACHINES.
Two Inventors Get Together With
Their SevernI DEVICES

BRIDGEPORT. Conn. Aug. Is.-Nith
the purpose Of perfectiug a flying machine
that Will solve the problem Of aerial navi-
cation Gdstave Whitehead. Of this city.
and ". D. CUstead Of Waco, Tex. have
formed a partnership.
Mr. Whitehead has invented q fiving
machine ana Mr. Custead an airshfp. LAST
Tuesday night AIr Whitehead. with two
assistants, took his machine 10 a field
BACK Of Fairfield and for the first time he
Kew 1t for half a mile. II is said to have
worked perfectly.
Mr. Whlteheads machine is e0ufrr,s5
WIN Two engines, one 10 propcI fl on The
ground on wheels, and rhe other 10 o.
ate the wings or propellers In 0Td4r 81
ny the machine Is Speeded TO "a sufficient
momentum on the ground by the lower
engine ana then the engine running The
pIoprllers Is started, which raises il az
an angie OF about sixty degrees Gus
Irfd alrShlT raises vertically. recurring
no runnirE start
The hopes of the inventors for success
are PINNED q - new pressure generator
which Whitehead has invented II. bas
demonstrated that the generator VIII
work Tor he used IL 10 furnish power for
bgJh OF MS engines AT the trial of his ma
chlue last Tuesday. Calcium carbide is
used as fuel BY series OF rauId eyuI0-
SloHS the dcetyltue gas is forced into the
chambers, where with other Chemicals IL
produces powerful and even piston
pressure. This new generator will II is
20 Der cent
Mr. Custead Is backed by a number Of
Texas and Southern capitalists 10 the y
tent Of SSlUu. go
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-08-19
WORK OF THE MACHINE GUN.
Claimed That Il II Equal TO That of
Two Hundred Rines.

The destructive power OF the machine
gun as compared 20 the small arm even in
large numbers has been the subject Of in
teTosting trials abroad. reports Of which
have reached the Navy Department here.
That one machine gun properly and ef-
fectively worked is equal 10 zoo niles IN
the hands Of as many soldiers has been
amply demonstrated. Each shot from the
machine gun works greater injury also to
the body struck than the small bullet Of
the army rife, and its range IS tar
greater.
In recent trials 30 marksmen were chos-
en- 70 compete with the Hotchkiss s-mHH-
metre gun. which has lately been widely
adopted in France and Germany The
ranges fired We're from so 70 500 Yards.
At 500 yards the 50 rihemen. each having
hve rounds independently. obtained q
hits, or &c per cent Of the number Of
rounds fired Thirty-two men were then
CHOSEN from among the 80, and these had
70 Irc each eight rounds in 30 seconds
Under these conditions 81, or I3.3 per cent
or the rounds expended. were recorded
ne machine gun was then brought into
dclou, and In . seconds fired ZII bullets
making 80 hits II was shown from the
results mat the machine gun was far
ahtad N hits made and rapidity Of fire
NO such practical tests OF the relative
merits Of the machine gun and a number
OF small arms have been made before