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OUR CONTRIBUTORS. 



VI. 



The young officer whose portrait is shown 

 herewith has had a remarkable career. He was 

 born at Berlin, 111., August 10, 1855, and 

 entered the army as a private in Troop A, 1st 

 cavalry, August 17, 1872. He served through 

 the Modoc war, 1872-73, and was made a 

 corporal December 20, 1876. Discharged June 

 5, 1877. Again enlisted October 15, 1878. 

 Joined Troop G, 1st cavalry, February 3, 1879. 

 Sewed in the campaign against the " Sheep- 

 eater" Indians, Idaho, in the summer of 1879. 

 Was recommended for promotion to grade of 

 second lieutenant, February, 1881, and com- 

 missioned second lieutenant, 18th infantry, 

 March 27, 1882. He entered the school at Fort 

 Leavenworth, Kansas, September 1, 1883; gradu- 

 ated, July 1, 1885 ; took a course in electricity 

 and submarine mining at the U. S. Engineers' 

 school, Willets Point, N. Y. H., in 18S8 and 



iting the country between the Mississippi river and 

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LIEUTENANT C. B. HARDIN, U. S. A. 



1889. Was promoted 1st lieutenant, 18th in- 

 fantry, December 26, 1888 ; won a place on the 

 rifle team, Department of the Missouri, 1887 

 (two medals) and 1888, and on Division of the 

 Missouri rifle team, 1888. Was gazetted dis- 

 tinguished marksman, 1888. Detailed as pro- 

 fessor of military science and tactics at Doane 

 College, Crete, Nebraska, March 22, 1894. He 

 was raised on a farm, and had only a common 

 school education, but by close and diligent 

 study has become one of the best scholars in 

 the army. He is an ardent sportsman and has 

 killed specimens of all the species of game inhab- 



A LIVELY POWDER. 



Pueblo, Col. 

 Editor Recreation : 



I tried a can of Dupont's smokeless powder 

 about a week ago, and want to tell your readers 

 how it works. I like it better than any other 

 smokeless I have used, and I have tried most of 

 them. The greatest error with most shooters is to 

 get behind their game, and this powder will help 

 cure that on account of its quickness. It patterns 

 as close and more even than Wood or S. S. 

 powder and penetrates as well as Walsrode. It 

 is quicker than anything I ever tried, with 

 scarcely any recoil. 



A single duck swung by me at about forty-five 

 yards range. With S. S., E. C, Wood, Wals- 

 rode, or any other smokeless powder, I am used 

 to shooting, it is necessary for me to lead a bird 

 at that distance, angle and speed, about three 

 feet. I did so with the first barrel, and as he 

 kept on going I increased the lead about six inches 

 with the second, and for all I know he is going 

 yet. While I was sitting there wondering how 

 that duck got through both those charges, three 

 spoon bills came along, and as near as I could 

 tell, in the same line as the one I had just 

 missed. They were in a straight line, one be- 

 hind the other, just about 18 inches apart. I 

 made up my mind that I did not shoot behind 

 the duck. I held as if I were using my hereto- 

 fore favorite smokeless, and drew about eighteen 

 inches in front' of the leader, thinking, " Well, 

 if I don't get the middle one perhaps I may get 

 the hind one, or some one of them, and see how 

 the powder shoots." To my surprise the leader 

 dropped as if I had hit him with my 45-90 

 Winchester. I got the second one with the 

 same lead, and then I was properly on to the fact 

 that Dupont's powder is quick. J. M. Killin. 



Moss Point, Miss. 

 Editor Recreation : 



Seven of us were out on a hunt in October. 

 We camped 40 miles from the coast. Were 

 gone nine days ; hunted six ; two days consumed 

 going and coming and on Sunday we rested. 

 Killed 5 deer, 34 turkeys, 2 ducks, 48 squirrels 

 and some quails. 



Do you know any sportsmen who would like 

 to spend the winter on the Mississippi const ; 

 who would go in with me, lease some 8,000 

 to 10,000 acres of pine and swamp lands ; fence 

 it with wire, for deer, turkeys, squirrels, ducks 

 and smaller game ? I know of two good loca- 

 tions that we can get. One is 18 miles from 

 Mobile and the other 45 miles. The latter is the 

 best. By fencing we can protect the game and 

 have as many turkeys and deer as we want, with 

 lots of smaller game. We would have to hire 

 some one to look after it and keep trespassers off. 

 I would also look after it myself and see that 

 everything went all right. Would like to get 

 about six good men, who enjoy such recreation ; 

 build good, comfortable quarters, and have 

 everything nice. Hunting to be from 1st 

 October to 1st April. I should like to corre- 

 spond with any one wishing to go into such a 

 scheme, giving cost and expense of maintaining 

 it. C. H. Wood. 



