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winter takes a special course at ths
Massachusetts, Institute OF Technology,
in Boston.
International comfy is the principal
reason for the opening OF our doors to
the cadets and officers OF other coun-
tries. The system Is not peculiar TO
the United States. for all nations grant
the same courtesy. At the great French
schools at ST. Cyr and Sarmur many
foreign officers take courses At Sand
hurst, the British military college,
there are always foreign students cape
cially Chinese and Japanese. The bBg-
raphies OF the men who led the J4pa-
nese armies to victory over the Rus
SLAMS show that most Of them received
a part of their training in foreign
schools.
The sending Of foreign officers to our
schools is merely a matter OF interna-
tional courtesy. and we are merely re-
turning, In the case OF France. a COM
pliment that has at various times been
paid to US by that country. In the case
OF the South American countries we are
simply extending to them what other
countries extend to them In years
past the men who graduated highest
at the Naval Academy were sent abroad
and took a postgraduate course in ma
val construction both in France and
England Now these men are sent 10
the Institute of Technology.
Rulers OF nations and their ministers
feel that this intercourse with foreign
ers is good for their own oficers and
cadets and that such courtesies tend in
the long run toward amity. and con
sequently toward peace.
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have made far better record. Tns
bullet being lighter more attention has
to be paid to the atmospheric condi-
tions than with the old bullet.
In. the old Springfield rifle isad huf
let was used. which would xsnsra1lv
hatten out when it struck a man ana
make large wound. When the Era~
Jorgensen guns were introduced in 1ss2
the present service bullet was adont.S
The nickel steel jacket prevents tha
lead from nattening out and the buIlef
bores clean hole. The same Il frua
Of the new pointed bullet
The argument has been put eorth
that the new bullet will wound ana rof
kill man unless IL happens to stri1<e =
vital organ. Colonel Phipps saws thts
mas been taken into considerably A BY
the army board and 1t Is BELIEVES y, -
IN war with civilized nations to wound
a man is OF more value than TO ESlI
him. A wounded man requires the So
vices OF two other men to tax. hin,
from the field, and thus with one bnlist
three men are put out OF counu,ir~5on-
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other hand, only rises 10 feet, an aver
age rise and fall OF two feet per 100
yards. With the old bullet troop OF
cavalry could march across the line OF
fire at mid-distance of 1o00-yard
range and the bullets would whistle
over the mems heads.
With the fiat trajectory of the new
bullet this could not be done and
soldier on foot would be in danger 500
yards out of the 1000. The sharp
pointed bullet weighs $50 grains, as
compared with the 220- grain bullet
now in use in the United States maga-
zine rifle, and is fired with SOB grains
of smokeless powder, which is an in
crease of about % per cent in the
charge behind the old service bullet.
The proJectile is slightly more than
IL inches long and is incased in a
nickel-steel jacket similar to the old
bullet The point is long and sharp
and as consequence the bullet has
less bearing surface against the barrel
ot the rife than thesold service bullet
with a length of l.s inches and its
blunt head.
Another OF the desirable features at
tendant upon the use of the light bullet
in the rife is the noticeable lack OF
recoil in the rife, as contrasted with
the new model rifle and the old service
bullet. One of the chief criticisms that
has been directed against the new
rife is its sharp recoil. which is gen.
orally attributed to the carbine style
of the rifle and seems to be due to the
whip of the barrel at the beginning
OF the explosion of the charge, which
draws the gun away from the shoulder
and imparts the actual force of the
rccoil against the shoulder in a sharp
blow.
The actual recoil OF the gun as meas
ured in foot pounds with the sharp
pointed bullet is only II, as compared
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NEW ARMY BULLET
WILL BE POINTED

TT NEW pointed bullet which It is
"A s1sisas Ta rife pro pre,essil. Gu '"'s' in
the world. as adapted to the
requirements OF modern warfare,
is soon TO be adopted by the
United States Government for use
in the new United States mag
azine rife. Tests have been under
way for several months at Springfield,
Mass, and the new bullet has shown
so many advantages over the present
service bullet that Brigadier General
William Crozier. chief of ordnance of
the United States army. says that it
Will undoubtedly replace the one which
.lss peen used since 1882.
The new bullet is sharp pointed-an
innovation in rife projectiles-and is
considerably lighter than any bullet
now IN use in any Of the standard
army rifles Of the world. The muzzle
velocity OF the bullet is 200 feet per
second. and its force is such that when
fred cross-grained into a piece OF sea-
soneo oak timber the bullet penetrates
the wood for over thirty-nine inches
Add 20 these results, which have never
before been attained in an army
weapon, fat trajectory that renders
the projectile dangerous to an infan-
trymsn for 900 yards on 6 1000-yard
range. and the United States has
rife ball which will be more effective
for service in the field than anything
Of it's kind ever conceived for use in
any army weapon.
The fat trajectory is one of the
greatest advantages the bullet has
pver all Others. The present service
bullet in travelling 1000 yards rises to
height Of % feet at mid-distance. This
Is q rise and fall of z-e feet per 100
yards. The new pointed bullet, on the
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Raul MADEHO MEXICO
AT CWlNES

the imperial japanese navy; Giro Kuni-
tiomo entered Annapolis October {,
1872, graduated and retired as a cap
tain: Tasuku Serata entered September
u. 1877. graduated in 1881 and died
August 3, 1900 as a rear admiral; Soto
kichi Uriu entered September IL, 1877,
graduated in 1881, and was the rear
admiral in command of Japan's squad
ron that sank the Russian ships Variag
and Korietz at Chemulpo February S,
1904. and is now at or near the head
of the general staff of the japanese
navy; Yonoske Enouye entered October
is, 1877. graduated, became Il captain
and later attained flag rank: HirOaki
Tamura entered May 25. 1896, gradn-
ated in 1900 and has become an expert
connected with the torpedo service,
.Youchi. eraduete Of Annapolis, is the
present chief engineer of the japanese
navy. 1t is interesting to note that Ad-
mirals Enouye and Uriu have married
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In the world. The old service bullet has
penetrated oak blocks, well seasoned
and ranged cross grained to depth of
So.4 inches. The new proJectile is ca
paole OF a penetration in block of this
Kind of over thirty inches. The
penetration of the sharp pointed bullet
In white pine at 500 yards is 32 inches,
and az 1000 yards 141a inches while
the old service bullet at 500 yards is
70 inches and at 1000 yards l01s inches.
With this new bullet trees will be of
little protection to soldiers, for at close
range the bullet would not only pass
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to about foot pounds with the old
service bullet. 1t is q reasonable the
ory, and one supported by army ex-
perts, that the new sharp pointed bull
let, with it's smaller bearing surface
against the rifle barrel, exerts less fric-
tion in the bore, which of necessity
diminishes the snap to the barrel of
the rife when the charge is exploded
In the tests for penetration the sharp
pointed bullet demonstrated again a
clean superiority over the old service
bullet which had record of penetra-
tion untouched by any service weapon
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.s-ough the trunk of the tree but
through couple of men hiding behind
1t. The pointed bullet makes a
straighter course through wood than
the old bullet. The velocity of 2700
feet per second is an increase of 600
feet and Is the cause of the increase in
penetration.
The great trouble with the high We
locity bullets that the Government has
experimental with thus far is the
heavy erosion that has resulted in the
rife barrel. The gases from the ex-
plosion of the powder force themselves
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HOW NEW AND OLD BULLETS COMPARE
PRESENT SERVICE BULLET.
welght-22o grains.

weight-22o grains.
Leqgth-1.3 inches.
Powder charge-ss grains (about)
smokeless.
Muzzle velocity-21oO feet per
second.
Penetration at short distance
so.7 inches in cross-grained season
ed oak
Penetration at 500 yards-2s
inches In white pine.
Penetration at 1000 yards-1O1s
inches in white pine.
Rise and fall. 1000 yards-23 feet.
or average as feet per 100 yards.
Recoil-s foot-pounds.
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NEW POINTED BULLET.

weight-150 grains.
Length-1.1 inches
Powder charge sos grains
smokeless-
Muzzle velocity-27oO feet per
second.
Penetration at short distancs-ss
inches in cross-grained oak
Penetration at 500 yards-37
inches in white pine.
Penetration at 1909 yards-14n
inches in white pine.
Rise and fall. 1000 yards-10 feet.
or average feet per 100 yards.
Recoil-s1z foot-pounds.
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after. Tho act OF June 20, lsus, a,t-
thorizes the Secretary of the Navy TO
receive for instruction at the Naval
Academy not exceeding six persons. to
be designated by the empire OF Japan,
provided that no expense shall thereby
accrue to the United States, and that
the Secretary of the Navy may in the
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case OF said persons, modify or dis
pense with any provisions of the rules
and regulations OF said academy which
circumstances may in his opinion rem
der necessary or desirable. Congress
by act of June. 1905. will hereafter only
admit foreign cadets by special acts.
At the Culver Summer Naval School,
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on Lake Maxinkunkee, in Indiana, there
are FIVE foreign cadets. sent there and
being educated at the expense of their
respective governments. They are Jesus
Castro Ansedondo. Evanisto Madero and
Paul Madero, of Mexico; Engel c. Hi
dalgo of Ecuador. and Tinsan Tsang
of China, and the latter during the
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american wives ana that Uriu IS a
Christian.
The law providing for the admission
of Japanese cadets was passed in 1893
and 1t has been in effect repealed by
the clause of the naval bill which pro-
vides that foreign cadets can be ap-
pointed only by act of Congress here
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TIE recent unfortunate death
from typhoid fever at Annapolis
OF the young Japanese cadet.
Kinjiro Matsukats, has given
rise to much discussion Of the fact
that there are now at the American
Eer colleges many foreigners taking
courses in military science. The ques-
tion is asked. Why should we impart
our military and naval knowledge to
ofncers and cadets OF countries with
which we may one day be at WARP"
Foreigners are admitted to West
Point as cadets only upon application
through Official sources and by the
authority of Congress. A number Of
foreign governments have been invited
by the Government of the United
States TO designate officers of infantry,
cavalry and artillery TO take the
courses of instruction at the service
schools at Fort Leavenworth and Fort
Riley, and these invitations have been
accepted by Mexico and by several
Central and South American States
In each case of foreign cadets under
going instruction al West Point and
foreign officers receiving instruction
at the infantry and cavalry school
Fort Leavenworth, and at the cavalry
and field artillery school. Fort Riley,
this Government pays none of the ex-
penses. Otherwise the cadets and on
GERS are on the same footing as our
own.
At the United States Military Aca-
deny. at West Point, there are four
foreign cadets-Arthur r. Calvo. Costa
Rics; Frutos Thomas Plaza, Ecuador;
Ting CHA Chen and Ying Hsing Wen.
China. Cadet Calvo is a member OF the
present second (junior) class, while
the other young gentlemen are in the
fourth tfreshman) class, and it is in
teresting TO know that the Chinese are
the first cadets ever received at West
Point from that country. Lieutenant
Brugere Of the French army son of
the late generalissimo, is at present
the only foreign officer at Fort Leaven-
worth, but the government of Mexico
has been granted permission to send
two infantry officers to the infantry
and cavalry school and four officers of
the cavalry and artillery to the school
Of application for cavalry and field
artillery at Fort Riley. The two in
fantry officers are Lieutenant Jorga
Lsnda. Fifteenth Battalion. and Lieu
tenant Louis Manter. Twentieth Bat
talon. The others are Lieutenants
Felipe Neri OF the Eighth Cavalry:
SUb-Lieutenant Alfonso Rainos, Four
ueeuth Cavalry. and Lieutenant Rodol
Casillas and Arturo Certucha of the
artillery.
Japanese Graduates.
1t is a singular fact that the United
States Naval Academy at Annapolis has
graduated more japanese than any
other foreign cadets. Until the death
already mentioned. of KinJiro Natsu-
kata there were two japanese there;
the survivor is Cadet Asahi Kitagakf
But a long and brilliant list of japanese
have gone home from Annapolis who
won fame honor and distinction under
the Mikados flag. Zun zow Matzmulia.
graduated in 1873. became vice admiral
Of the imperial Japanese navy and re-
tired in due course; Koruku Katz, be-
rarr hls lnath attained hic-h n. ir
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-08
WALTER L. DAVIS
SERIOUSLY INJURED
Run Over BY The Cars At Marshall,
Texas, And Gets One Leg Cut Off
And Thigh Broken.

Columbia friends will be grieved by
news of fearful accident which be-
fell Walter l.. Davis at Marshall
Texas Sunday afternoon. The news
came in a letter to Mrs. Chas. Dod-
son from her son, Robert Dodson, who
is also making his home at Marshall.
1t appears that Mr.. Davis and Robert
Dodson were at the depot at Marshall
Sunday Afternoon and Mr.. Davis at
tempted to cross the track in front
of an approaching train He fell in
crossing and was run over by the
train One leg was cut off just above
the ankle and one thigh was broken.
He was taken to the hospital at Mar
shall and was doing as we'll as could
be expected when the letter was writ
ten.
Mr.. Davis had been making his
home at Marshall for the past five or
six years, having moved there from
Columbia. He was foreman on the
Marshall Messenger and was doing
we'll
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-08
AWFUL TRAGEDY
In WARREN co.
INSANE FARMER STAYS HIS FAM
lily AND HIMSELF-BLOODY
WORK OF WIN. AkERS.

MMlNNVILLE, Tenn, June A.
News reached here early this morning
Oh one of the most horrible killings
n the history of this county, which
occurred about 10 o'clock Saturday
night near the village of Trousdale,
n the southwestern part OF this coun'
ty.
William Akers, who has had period
&c attacks of insanity for several
months, stole out of bed while. the
family were all asleep, secured an
ak and returned to the house. Enter
ing the room where his wife and older
laughter were sleeping he dealt sew
eral we'll directed blows on their
ueads He then proceed to another
ipN where his two sons were sleep
\ one aged % and the other 13
years and shattered their skulls I'M
" jhoir brains were scattered over
'he Pillows on which they slept. Com
pleiih- The work of fiendish destruc-
.'oh of all his family who we're at
nome he placed a 3S-calibre pistol to
MS mouth and blew his own brains
out
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-08
RELINQUISHING
SEAT In SENATE
JOS. R. BURTON SENDS IN FOR
NAL RESIGNATION TO THE
GOVERNOR OF KANSAS.

TOPEKA, Kan, June 4.-United
States Senator JOS R. Burton of Abb
lene, after a conference here today
with several close friends, placed his
resignation in the hands of Gov. Hoch.
Senator Burton left home yesterday
for Topeka and Immediately upon ar
rival here went into secret confer
ence with his close friends to talk
over the situation. These friends in
Guided Bailie P. Waggener, of Atch-
ison, a Democrat; w. P. Hackney,
George Findley and few others.
AS had been his custom since the
charge of Irregularities were first
brought against him, Senator Burton
declined to talk for publication be-
fore going into conference this morn
ing. However, it had been freely
stated that the Senator would place
his resignation in the hands of Gov.
Hoch before the day closed, and when
it finally was handed to the Executive,
no surprise was exhibited by the
State officials and politicians here.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-08
THETA SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT

On June LIST Theta school came to
the close of a most successful years
work.
The primary exercises in charge of
Miss Brantley, was indeed the climax
of six years of earnest toll by this
very efficient teacher.
Senior class was composed of the
following pupils: Harry Pelham Dali
ton, Conner Bliss Shaw, Mary Louise
Mcknight, Matte Snow Walters, Ona
Adell Walker, Elizabeth Reams Cox.
Certificates were also given to Mary
Louise Mcknight and Lula Morgan
Cox for the completion of the prepar-
atory work in elocution and physical
culture.
The Senior class exercises were
very creditable to each member of the
class. In fact this school may well
feel proud of their efforts.
Mrs. Passmore, the music teacher,
and Miss Robinson, the elocution
teacher, presented their classes Fri
day morning, June l. Each pupil
showed that she had been we'll trained.
In fact, these exercises were a perfect
success.
DR.. ]. w. Brister, of Peabody Col
lege, Nashville, delivered the annual
address,
On August 6, 1906, this school will
begin work again
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-08
Had a Right To Be Happy.

MY good man" said the professor
of sociology, you seem to be happy;
would you mind telling me the reason
for your happiness?"
"Oi wud not, sor, said the Irish
man. "Oi hov just done three good
deeds, and any man who has per-
formed three good deeds has raisin to
be happy"
Indeed ne has said the profes-
sor; and may ! ask what three good
deeds you have performed"
We'll, as OF was coming past the
cathedral this morning, | saw a wum-
man wild a wee bit infant in her arms,
cryin' thot hard it would melt the
heart av sthone. | asked her phat
could be the matther. She answered
that for the want av tharee dollars
10 pay the fees she could not get the
child baptized, an it was a sickly
child at that, an liable to die SOON
felt that bad for her | pulled out the
only tin dollars l had, and tould her
to go and get the child baptised and
bring me the change. She went in
side rejoicin, and soon returned wild
her face all smiles, give me my
change, and went away hapin' bless
ms on my head. Now amt thot
enough?
That's good" said the professor;
now, what were the others?"
"Others?'' said the Irishman that's
ALL"
Il understand you to say you had
performed three good deeds"
And so l did, don't you see.
dried a widows tears,-thot's wan; /
saved a soul from pergatory,-thots
two; and lastly l got swim dollars
for bad tin, and if thot wouldn't
make you happy thin you are hard to
please "-Lippincott's
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-08
CONGRESS- URGED
TO ACT QUICKLY
Al pECWDlNG FOR A DRASTIC
INSPECTION OF ALL PACKING
PLANTS.
p/ iJsnt Declares Revolving condi-
Y tons Discovered.

WASHINGTON, June 4 President
Roosevelt today sent TO Congress q
,necial message concerning conditions
IN the stock yards of Chicago. Ac'
conpsp,ing the message is the report
made TO him by ]. B. Reynolds anG
r p. Neill, the special committee ap.
rointed by the President to iuvestig ate
the stock yard situation.
TIE President 'eclaTes that what has
been brought to hight is revolving, and
saws it shows the urgent need of i'm
mediate scticn by Congress In the
direction of providing a drastic and
thorough inspection 5v the Federal
Government of ell stock yards and
hacking houses and OF their products,
81 fsr as the latter enter into inter
state and foreign commerce. Of the
conditions now said to tie prevailing
at Chic @, he 5 ys:
1t is Of Imperative necessity, in the
interest Of ciecency, that they should
be radically changed.
The report shows he says fur
ther that the stock yards and pack
ing houses are not Kept even reason.
ably clean, and tkat the method of
handling and preparing food products
IS uncleanly and dangerous to health. !"
Packers Deny Statement.
CHICAGO, June Eight of the
big packing Adjustments in Chicago
issued JOINT state nent tonight, reply
ing to the charges made in the Nelll-
REYNOLDS report OF their investigation
Of the packing plants and President
Roosevelt's message to Congress.
In this statement the packers declare
that their plants are kept clean; their
methods of manufacture ale sanitary;
their products wholesome, and that
for years doctors, chemists, sanitaT1ans
and official Investigators from pIacti-
cally every civilized nation on earth
who have made examinations of the
manner in which the meat packing
plants ale conducted, have been en-
tireIy satisfied in every instance with
II Aconditions existing IN this in
dEEny
Despite this fact, the packers assert
they stand ready to adopt any plact-
cal suggestion IN the line OF improve
meDt.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-08
ANOTHER BLOW
Aimed at Senator Smoot by National
Congress of Mothers.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, May 81
Aiming another blow at United States
Senator Smoot, of Utah, the Execu-
of Mothers today adopted resolutions
of Mothers, today adopted resolutions
as follows:
''The National Congress of Mothers
urges the United States Senate to re-
port on the Reed Smoot case at this
session, and to declare his seat va
cant; also that no political party for
the sake of votes forget the duty it
owes to the Nation by condoning or
ganized crime in retaining a repre-
sentative of a lawless, defiant, disloy-
al organization in the Senate"
1t is asked that a constitutional
amendment be enacted giving the
Federal Government power to deal
with polygamy. The Executive Coun-
Gil also took up the divorce question
in the following resolution:
Whereas, the enactment of uni
form divorce laws prove of universal
interest to women.
Resolved, that the National Con-
gress of Mothers requests every wo-
mans organization to use its influence
in securing the enactment of bill for
uniform divorce laws which will be
presented to State Legislatures by
the committees appointed by the re-
cent Divorce Congress in Washing
ton"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-08
JOE EDWARDS
BADLY INJURED

Joe Edwards of Columbia, foreman
Of the L. & n. bride gang, was badly
injured while at work at Brentwood
Saturday, sustaining broken leg
and some cuts on the head.
Mr. Edwards was having a heavy
timber elevated and was standing on
the ground at the foot of the timber.
While the timber was in the air, the
rope slipped and the timber fell strik-
ing one leg, breaking it in two places.
He was taken to Nashville and placed
In a hospital for treatment
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-06-08
Has He No Faith !?

We air not sure whether we will go
to the Kentucky Homecoming or not,
as the matter was misrepresented to
us at first A Kentucky colonel told
US that there would be booths from
all the counties in the state, and we
understood him to say booze from all
the counties, and we accepted the in
vitation on the spot Until we hear
definitely about the jag facilities, we
shall reserve. our decision in the mat
ter.-Hardeman Free Press