Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1903-03-26
THE SILHOUETTE TARGET.

AOIA NEWS.
THE SILHOUETTE TARGET.
Not So Good as the Round Eullseyc in
the Army.
A number of years ago many expert
rl1emen arrived at the conclusion that
for target practice there was nothing
50 good and equitable as round bulls
eye. Various forms of bullseyes had
been tried before reaching this de-
cision It was with no little regret in
1885 that the announcement was re-
ceived that the Army would discon-
tinue the use of the round bullseye and
thereafter would use an elliptical bulls
eye. A committee of the National Rifle
Association visited the Secretary OF
War and urged that the round bulls
eye be retained for the Army, but as
the elliptical bullseye had been adopted
the committee was, Informed that no
change could be made at that time.
Following the elliptical bullseye, sill
houette figures We're introduced for
rifle practice in the United States
Army. These figures are Of undoubted
value. but they serve their purpose
best i'll skirmish firing For the train
ing OF the regulars of the Army and
the volunteers rs expert rifle shots the
form Of target with the round bulls
eye is undoubtedly superior to all 9th
ers. This. we understand, is the Opin-
ion of most regular Army officers and
01rr,, II l., %1,>
board Of United States Army officers
revising the firing regulations for small
arms practice will return to the Ma
tional Rife Association target with a
round bullseye for qualification of the
Army.
We regard this as most fortunate.
The new lines of the National Rifle
Associa ton now agree with those of
the British National Rifle Association,
| and with the adoption of the same tar
get by tie United States Army we are
likely to have higher order OF skill
developed and 4 better understanding
Of the work Of rifemen at home and
! Notwithstanding and Fishing.
The Origin of Pie.
The early form of pie was undoubt
! edly a filing of meat, and meat which
needed The grinding Of the teeth,
| writes Ellen H. Richards in Good
| Housekeeping. In the sixteenth and
seventeenth centuries meat was moi
| often kent until tender. The result OF
| the hunt was cooked and eaten al
once, only small portion being car
ried away. When the guest was des
| cried on the neighboring hill, or whel
| the sound Of the horn announced his
| approach. the domesticated anima
was killed, to appear on the table only
| few hours later. Tender meat wa:
not always possible, hence some form
of serving which should remedy this
and also which should eEe out tht
oftentimes scanty supply would be
come Il popular one. Another advan
| tage was that the ingredients of +:
meal We're served all together and hot
OF, if cold, the "pasty' was still sa
| vory. The derivation OF the wore
bears out this view. Gaelic ''pighiann.
Irish ''pighe' or 'pithan,'' defined b,
the dictionary as "a dish consisting o
a thin layer OF pastry filled with ;
preparation CT meat, fish. fowl, fruit O
vegetables, seasoned. generally covered
with a thicker layer of pastry an,
baked" This applies to the earle
forms. An essential dish on Thanks
giving in early New England days wa
the chicken pie of this description
Pot pie and beafsteak pie Of the res
taurant. survive to remind us of tn
ancient form: =.