. Guns and gunning. there is a growing interest in and appreciation offirearms. The strength of a nation depends on thestrength of its people. One of the strongest reasonsfor our boys and young men becoming skillful in theuse of firearms is, that at any time they may becalled upon to protect their flag and homes. Aman who will not fight for his country, if the needarise, is, of course, to be despised. But a man whoknows nothing of firearms, is, for a time at least,almost as useless. To-day, an army of sharp-shooters, even with conditions against them, havethe best chance to win, as modern warf
. Guns and gunning. there is a growing interest in and appreciation offirearms. The strength of a nation depends on thestrength of its people. One of the strongest reasonsfor our boys and young men becoming skillful in theuse of firearms is, that at any time they may becalled upon to protect their flag and homes. Aman who will not fight for his country, if the needarise, is, of course, to be despised. But a man whoknows nothing of firearms, is, for a time at least,almost as useless. To-day, an army of sharp-shooters, even with conditions against them, havethe best chance to win, as modern warfare is car-ried on at long range. The other advantages tobe obtained by the use of firearms are physical. There is probably no life more beneficial, phys-ically, for a man, than the life of a hunter. Besidesbuilding up the muscles and sinews, it producesthose traits of character necessary for success in , the world over, are noted for theirhardihood, courage, and resourcefulness. Nature has been lav
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