People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1894 — BLUE EYES AND BULLETS. [ARTICLE]

BLUE EYES AND BULLETS.

Men with Orbs of That Shade Are the Belt Marktmen. The annual report of Lieut. C. L. Collins, inspector of small arms practice of the department of Colorado, shows some interesting facts, says the Denver Republican. 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, 88.91; Scotland, 80; Germany, 76.80; Canada, 76.80; Bel* gium, 74; United States, 72.73; England. 68.79; Mexico, 65; East Indies, 65; Sweden, 60.53; West Indies, 58; Russia, 58.78; Italy, 55; Holland, 45; Wales, 35; Australia, 10. There were but one Australian and two Welshmen in the competition. Of the 2,200 officers and enlisted men classified as practicing 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 their merit 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 6 feet tall and over rank. 83.06 per cent, and 5.5 men 69.56. It is almost a steady plane down hill from 6 feet to 5 feet 5 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 brown, dark brown, black and dark blue. There is but one troop of Indians in Gen. McCook’s command, being L of the Second cavalry. This troop not only stands at the head of its regiment for revolver firing, but is at the head of the entire department. This, however, is far troop work. Whites beat them individually.