Show 0 OS 1 TIIE THE CHOICE OF or A other observations which I 1 have hite made nude in j th the short period af pf life said the celebrated gyden syi 1 denham am this one th thing mg appears to me particularly t adser deserving notice and which I 1 am anxious bould should be most roost str strongly angly impressed on the mind of in my son bat that hat the acquaintance of those who are distinguished by integrity alad and other graces of character has hag invariably turned to tny rny profit and advantage and oi on the other hand that the friendship of the wicked if indeed thit that a alliance L i which is not based on virtue should not rather bo be called a combination or even a conjuration than thin a friendship although they may way nevar have injured me either by word or look has in someway way or other at length done dond mischief or dunae to me of or my affairs thE denew rifle musket manufactured av W the ked hed states armories kas has the length of its barrel reduced leduca from 42 to 40 inches the exterior reduced and the calibre from ogg 0 69 to 0 58 of an inch tile the barrel has three decreasing grooves with a point and rear sight brazed on graduated from one to 0 o one thousand ya yards ds the weight of the new arm is one quarter of a pound lighter than the old model the alock is changed to a front action swivel lock with the maynard attachment which will contain sixty primers the hall ball is an elongated hollow pointed ball weighing grablis gr ailis which is about CO 60 grains heavier than the present round ball the new model rifle requires but 60 grains of powder which is 50 grains less than the present service bervice charge of the smooth bore musket true delta odessa has inhabitants representing a great many different nationalities the foreign commerce is in the hands of englishmen germans italians and frenchmen the retail trade is carried on principally by greeks eels armenians Armen ians and jews some of whom are e also engaged in foreia foreign rrt commerce the riis russians s ians lans are in n the minority in the city they inhabit mainly the country where there are a also aiso ISO german and bulgarian settlers in the neighborhood of the city are extensive vineyards and mulberry plantations for the production of silk since e the beginning of the siege of sebastopol sevastopol Seba the fortisi of odessa have been improved and extended and it is probable that a regular investment will be required to effect its surrender lez LEs |