Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1916 — AMATURE ILLINOIS PHYSICIST [ARTICLE]

AMATURE ILLINOIS PHYSICIST

Russell Moore of this city got into an argument as to whether a Springfield army rifle would shoot a hole through a railroad rail, and to settle the argument he took a Springfield rifle Sunday, secured a section of a railroad steel rail, got behind a rock, took Careful aim and fired. He expected to dodge behind the rock, but Russell didn’t take into consideration the speed at which a bullet travels. The gun went off like a cannon, the bullet hit the rail and then it bounced back in about a hundred pieces. One chunk of the bullet split Russell’s ear, another gashed his cheek and others peppered his countenance until he looked like he had just escaped from the trenches. If there is any person who believes a bullet can fierce a steel rail one look at Russell Moore’s countenance will convince him he is wrong.—Montgomery- County News.