The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-14
SENDS POETRY"
: UNDER A FRANK
War Department Distributes
Rhyme of Battle.
URGES PEOPLE TO SHOOT
MAKES A PLEA FOR BETTER
MARKsMANsHIP.


The National Board FOR the. Promo
ton Of Rifle Practice. an adjunct of the
war department, has appointed a lit
erary bureau which II calls the com
nit'ee on publicity. From this be-
ieau was received in Sair Lake yes
1erday some interesting matter. m
Guiding poetry in a press bulletin"
~ war department envelopes, ola which
40 postage is required 10 be paid and
Tor. which there is penalty OF $500
Tor private use il will be seen from
these statements that all the litera-
fure that comes from the committee
on publicity IS promulgated by au-
thosity or the government Of the Unit
"a States
Among other things IL is advocated
that all male civilians, including school
boys Of Is years and upward, be taught
TO shoot. it is proposed that indoor
ranges be established for the public
schools at which the boy pupils be
taught 10 shoot with the government
rifle and gallery ammunition.
Long Range Practice Wanted.
Practice with the long range weap-
on is what the government desires
from its citizens" says the press bull
ietin, and 1t is therefore proper the
government should furnish the weap-
ons and the ranges. a few million
dollars would provide every state with
4 number OF ranges accessible 20 those
who desire TO familiarize themselves
with the modern military rife. Con-
Rress can we'll afford TO encourage a
sport which trains The citizen sOldiery
IA long range shooting even if a few
creeks are left upim/roved i'm the back
country One-siXth of ! per cent OF
the annual expenditures Of the gov
eminent. IL the plans Of the Natiouai
Board for the Promotion of Rihc
Practice are followed, wiz provide the
country with a national marksmen's
reserve OF one million men within FIVE
Years and afford one million male cit
liens sport and recreation of a highly
beneficial character"
Official Pom of Department.
The following pom" the argument
of which is that the victories won by
the soldiers and sailors of Uncle Sam
ia some of the past wars were the pc
suit OF good luck. and that, should
'S FlrE fail us. we would get badly
licked III we don't learn to shoo.. ia
Ayeh prominent position in the
press bulletin" and is evidently % be
regarded as the official utterance of
the war department through the com
lnittee on publicity
Uncle Hiram's Reflections.
We've bin a burned brave nashuu.
We've fit LOT of wars,
An jos because we're lucky
our old eagle he still scars
And II keep OF soarin' grandly
I'LL some nashun wat kin shoot
VIII put us out Of bizness quick
And swipe lot of loot.
Watts the use of our manuvrin'?
W ats the use OF guns an drillc
w en- the shOotin' of the ndshun
Is so rank il makes you III?
Wen the hull dOgEOn'd caboodle-
Ceot some fellers on the teams -
Cudnt hit a great big barn door
Evsn in their wildest1dreams- So.
Wen we fit for Independence.
Ev'Ty man c'ud shoot a gun
An the Dic6in' off the redcoats
Was q most amazin' fui
An wen we fit IN 1872.
" en- rifles was the game.
We dubbed up the British trooDs
And some went home real tame.
Then in the war with Mickey.
Most all OF us c'Ud shoot
The man who c'udn't hit the mark
Was called a darned galoot.
But Wen we had our family fight,
An lots OF blood was shed.
To Kill man il TUX about
Three hundred pound of lead
Since then we'er CROWN wusser,
An in that war with Spain.
Wen ciimbin' up that JOo-an hill,
We mist a. mess OF pain.
Fur If the dagoes c'ud hev' shot
We'd bin nut on the bum.
An Mr.. Shafter by himself
W'ud had TO sail fur home.
Watts the use of armunishin7
Watts the use of wind-gage sites?
Watts the use OF lcng-range rifles?
watts the use of 'em-fur fights?
We might just we'll use pick forks
Er a lot Of good big oars.
Then per'aDs we'd lick the emmy
Like the British lckt the BOres.
Amt I rite?
-Uncla hiram.