The Curtis Courier. (Curtis, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 7, 1907 Page: 3 of 10
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0 SHOOT AT HUMAN TARGETS. ♦
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9 Frenchmen Sring Bloodless Duel- 4
S ing to an Exact Science. 4
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Poverty and Lava.
"When poverty romte in at tho
door, hive flies out of the window '*
Fiooi our earliest childhood we have
t>. en taught that thl* la a very ignoble
sentiment, but a* »c a under—or are
Shot ting at human targets merely ; tos«ed—through the yearn of life, we
lor the stiort derived from it. and an
t test of marksmanship, in other
voids, bloodless d tiding or fencing
with pistols, has been mado ixinnible
through the inventiou by a french*
Han of a harmless wax projectile.
This new diversion is really no more
question it very seriously. Xot that
we canuot see the lieauty of k»ve under j
all conditions, if it can exist, but we |
are inclined to believe that it is utler*
ly incompatible with the degrading
influences of poverty. Degrading' Yes,
that Is the phrase we use. Let the II-
lerious than fencing with swords, and lunionlsti clutch the air and rail as
5as that spire of re iflsm in it that
lends to make any siwrt popular.
The new bullet is an ingenious de-
vice and required a great deal of ex-
they will, we still hold that poverty is
degrading even in the realms of gcutil
Ity. Not to the di ptlis of depravity, as
aoiue may Interpret this, but degrad-
periment before btlng perfected. The | lug so far as sentiment, romance and
tituation was thus: A heavy project- pride are cpnrt r*
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t:5 f'eney tested
lie must necessarily have a wounding
lorce, a light one los“s Its precision,
tnd a soft bullet will be changed In
lhape and describe an irregular trajec-
tory; therefore a harmless projectile
to be effective must differ from all
these. The Frenchman's product is n
spherical ball of wax fat, with a small
Ix>ve is the llel.tni * and the bright-
ness—the butt* illy whose wings flut-
ter only In the warm sunshine. How,
then. Is It possible to sing, to dream,
to laugh, even, with the fascinating
abandon of Joy when the mind is
weighed down with the hard, cold
facts of life, and tho heart is numb
tharge, and In tests twenty-four balls with the despair of selfdcnlal?
vere lodged In succession In a rec-
.anglo four by live Inches at twenty
We know ull the stereotyped plati-
tude such as "riches do not always
rards. At a six day tournament held j bring happiness;" "poverty Isn't tho
worst thing In the world.” etc., etc.,
but we say unreservedly that, general
ly speaking, poverty Is the worst thing
n the Tullerlcs the efficiency of the
sax bullet was demonstrated.
The combatants wear thick screens
for masks, with heavy glass over the ^ in the w°rld. Does it not make people
tyes and wear thick clothing to prevent I steal, forge, and even murder? Does It
bruising from the Impart of the balls, not send women to the dogs and men
The distance Is twenty-five paces and
the weapons are revolvers. The direc-
to the penitentiary? Does it not break
up homes and separate families? Then
tor of the combat, keeping his gaze isn't It utterly absurd to tall: of com-
fixed upon a metronome which beats , bining it with tho beauty, the romance,
80 to 100 times a minute, makes the | the sentiment of love?
Inquiry as In an actual duel, “Are you
ready?” and when they reply “Yes”
If riches do not bring happiness,
then why should otto man be able to
the director, timing his words exactly travel the world over that he may ho
to the heats of the pendulum, cries,
“FI re—one—t wo—three! ”
rid of a distressing malady, going
! where the air is most bracing and the I
At the command "Fire!” the adver- waters most famous? If not cured, ho
saries raise their weapons and shoot, has prolonged his life many years. Why
The two shots must be made before ■ are you able to -ush your suddenly
the command 'Three!” As the par* stricken child on to a noted specialist,
tlclpants in these trials were experts while I must wring my hands and see
they mode a good average, hitting their t tnine die? Why is a neighbors wife
man six or seven times out of eight carefully carried to the best hospital
shots. Although more than 1.CO0 balls and watched over day and night by a
were fired, there was not the slightest trained nurse, while another’s drifts
accident. j Into the great beyond solely for the
The wax bullets can bo used In want of proper attention? Answer me
apartments ns well as In the open air these questions and 1 will tell you If
without the inconvenience of the lead the rich man docs not thank his God
ni mm-tiai lias
phii-m cn HIM.
Cold Affected Head and Throat—At
tack was Severe.
Chas. W. Bowman, 1st I.ieut. and
Adjt. 4th M. S. M. Cav. Vols., writ s
from Lunham, Mil., as follows:
‘ Though somewhat averse to patent
medicines, and still more averse to be-
coming a professional affidavit man,
It seems only a plain duty In the pres-
ent Instance to add my experience to
the columns already written concern
lng the curative powers of Peruua.
“I have been particularly benefited
by its use for colds in the head .and
throat. I have been able to fully cure
myself of a most severe attack In for-
ty-eight hours by its use according to
directions. I use It as a preventive
whenever threatened with an attack.
“Members of my family also use it
for like ailments. We are recommend-
ing It to our friends."
—Chas. TV. Bowman.
Ask Your Druggist for Free Peruna
Almanac for 1907.
ball of small caliber, which will proba-
bly lead to Its Introduction into the
armies of the various nations for prac-
tice shooting—Popular Magazine.
Broken Friendships.
Some one has said “It Is sad to bury
t friend, but sadder far to bury a
friendship,” and only those who have
felt the desolation of this can appre-
ciate its full truth. To realize that an
Ideal Is shattered, a faith misplaced,
and an affection slain is an experience
too bitter for words, and yet, auch
things are.
We may say the friendship did not
axist, or what did exist was not
worthy that exalted name; but what-
ever It was, we know we believed In
It, swore by it, and suffered when we
came to the end of It.
Those charming lines from Moore,
the melody of which is as beautiful
and soul stirring as the words them-
selves; “The heart that has truly
loved never forgets, but as truly lovee
en to the close.” was not meant, we
fear, for this age of spasmodic tenden-
cies. Any of us who are of spasmodic
tendencies ,any of us. who turn and
look back upon life are horrified at the
long line of ghosts following In our
wake, and multiplying so rapidly aa
we grow older that we wonder why
the angels of faith and hope ever walk-
ed before us. We have believed In
love; we have counted upon and lived
for lore, but love often greeta ua at
last with grinning teeth and sunken
eyes.
We have been taught, too, that “the
greater absorbs the lesser," yet, whst
a tiny thread will oftentimes sever an
affection that has brought us joy for
years. A foul word, a treacherous act.
a canker worm In the shape of '‘some-
body else.” and then—the end. We
bury our dead and look upon even the
memory of It with a heart as cold aa
ft will be under the sod. Our grief waa
Intense, maddening, perhaps, but it la
over and we walk on through life, wls-
*r and sadder, for ever more.—Imogen®
In Washington Herald.
, “Do you Intend to Inaugurate any
(great reforms this year, Senator?"
«aked the beauttful girl. “No,” replied
ithe statesman. “My present term will
•not expire until 1909.”—Chicago Rec-
ar« Herald.
with the rising and setting of every
sun for the blessings he enjoys, then
he Is not worthy the name of man.
But we are not here to discuss great
wealth. Let this be clearly understood
The theme of these few lines is pover-
ty and love.
Some finds In a degree of wealth the
power to give It the food It feeds upon
—flowers, music, diversion, the dainty
accessories of life. Each and all of
these combine to keep the heart light
and the mind free from care. Without
these, the love that goes with rom-
ance and with aentlment will surely
die, and, once dead, come disaster and
divorce.—Washington Herald.
Bottled Up.
D. H. Morris, the president of the
Automobile Club of America, has on
his Long Island estate a fine chicken
farm, says the New York Tribune. At
a dinner In New York Mr. Morris, In
response to some compliments on the
success of his farm and on his knowl-
edge of chickens, said, with a laugh.
“And yet I was as Ignorant of chick-
ens a few years ago as—as a farmer
on hts first visit to New York was Ig-
norant of city ways.
‘“Everything was fine,' this farmer
said when he got back home from New
York. ‘Everything was fine except the
light. They kept the light burning In
my room all night long—a thing I
ain’t used to, and I couldnt sleep on
account of IL*
“'Well, HI, why didn't you blow It
out?’ said his wife.
“'Blow It out? How could 1?’ said
the farmer. “The blame thing was In-
side a bottle."
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An Irishman having been told that
marriages were made In heaven felt
some doubts on the subject, and tak-
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lowing:
“Though matches are all made In
heaven, they say,
Yet Hymen, who mischief oft
hatches,
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t’other side of the way,
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Elderly Coquette—I don’t like fhla
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Dealer—What do you say to some-
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The marquis of Lansdowne, leader
of unionist peers In the British porlia-
ment, speaks rerely but always with
effect. He revels In grave sarcaani.
On one occasion Lord Crewe, the lib-
eral leader, made a speech on a sub-
ject which he desired to leave a mat-
ter for open voting among his follow-
ers. Lord Lansdowne congratulated
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the Importance of the subject but also
on account of the noble lord's judicial
attitude. 1 admired his earnestness
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most was his Impartiality,” A pause.
“Yea, until the last, minute I did not
know on which side of the fence his
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Doesn’t Believe In Unwritten Law.
If the “unwritten law,”—and may II
long remain unwritten—Justifying
murder for slandering a woman’s rep-
utation, la no longer potent In Mis*
tssiaatppi it ought to be dismissed freiff
favor everywhere in America. And If
is not potent In the case of that par-
ticular wrong. It should not be recog-
nized for condoning passionate rw
venge for any wrong. Every man sub
ject to jury duty should be made to
understand that the "unwrlten law” Iff
a relic of barbarism and an expreasloa
of anarchy. —Boston Herald.
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