Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1894 — Blue Eyes and Bullets. [ARTICLE]

Blue Eyes and Bullets.

The annual report of Lieutenant C. L. Collins, inspector of small arms practice of the Department of the Colorado, shows some interesting facts. Nationally, the result of one year’s competition shows the following result, with a possible score of 100: Norway, 98.18; Austria, 91; Switzerland, 88.82; Ireland, 87.41; France, 84; Denmark, 83.91; Scotland, 80; Germany, 76.80; Canada. 76.30; Belgium, 74; United States, 72. 73; England, 68.79; Mexico, 65; East Indies, 65; Sweden, C 0.53; West Indies, 58; Russia, 57.78; Italy, 55; Holland, 45; Wales, 35; Australia, 10. There were but one Australian and twp Welshmen in the competition. Of the 2,200 officers and enlisted men classified as practising in the department, 65.77 per cent. were born in the United States; of these 82.73 per cent, are white and 17.27 colored. Compared as to theirgmerit at the target the whites scored 80.42 and the colored men 50.58. In his table showing the merits of the troops and their height, men six feet tall and over rank 83.06 per cent, and 5.5 men 69.56. It is almost a steady plane down hill from six feet to five feet five inches. Men with light blue eyes rank Highest, followed in their order by dark blue, slate blue, light brown, dark brown and black. In the colored troops light blue eyes again stand at the top, but followed in this instance by slate blue, light browD, dark brownj black and dark blue. There is but one troop' of Indians in Ge eral McCook’s command, being L, of the Second Cavalry. This troop not only stands at the h‘ead of its regiment for revolver firing, but is at the head of the entire department. This, however, is for troop work. Whites beat them individually.—[Denver Republican.