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The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
SHOOT AT HUMAN TARGETS.
Frenchmen Bring BIoodIess DueIing
to an Exnct Science.
Prom the Popular Magazine.


Shooting al human targets merely for
the sport derived from il. and as a test
OF craftsmanship. in other words, blood
less dueling or fencing with pistols, has
been made possible through the invention
by a Frenchnan OF a harmless wax pro-
jectile. This new diversion is really no
more serious than fencing with swords.
and has that spice Of realism in It that
tends to make any sport popular.
The new bullet is an ingenious device
and required a great deal Of experiment
before being perfected. The situation
was thus: A heavy projectile must neces-
sarily have a wounding force, a light one
loses its precision, and a soft bullet will
be changed in shape and describe an ir-
regular trajectory: therefore a harmless
projectile TO be effective must differ from
all these. The Frenchman's product is a
spherical ball of wax fat. with a small
charge, and in tests twenty-four balls
were lodged in succession in q rectangle
four by five inches at twenty yards. AT
a six-day tournament held in the Tuil-
cries the efficiency Of the wax bullet was
demonstrated.
The cOmbatants wear thick screens for
masks. with heavy glass over the eyes.
and wear thick clothing to proven: bruis-
ing from the impact Of the balls. The
distance is twenty-five PAGES and the
wea pOns are revOlvers. The director Of
the combat, keeping HIS gaze fixed upon
a metrOnOme which beats so to -)
times a minute makes the inquiry as in
an actual duel, Are you ready?" and
when they reply Yes the director, tim
ing his words exactly to the beats Of the
pendulum, cries, "Fire-One-tWO-thTee
At the command Fire the adver-
saries raise their weapons and shoot. The
two shots must be made before the com
mand Three As the participants in
these trials were experts they made a
good average. hitting their man six or
seven times out Of eight shots. Although
more than 1900 balls were fired, there was
not the slightest accident.
The wax bullets can be used in apart
ments as well as in the open air without
the inconvenience Of the lead ball OF
small caliber. which will probably lead
20 its Introduction into the armies Of the
various nations for practice shooting.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
scotch Lad Got Even.

From Spare Moments.
An American tourist on a visit to Glas-
gov, on emerging from the railway sta
ton. was accosted by a lad with the IA
miliar shout Of Garry your bag, sir?'
The gentleman handed the boy he BAG
and requested to be shown through Glas-
gov.
Crossing Georges Square, they came op-
posite to Sir Walter SCOTS monument.
and the boy said proudly:
THAT is one Of the largest monuments
in Scotland"
oh" said the Yankee, with an air OF
Indifference. we have threepenny cigars
as big as that In America"
They got onto a tram car going east. and
just as they alghted at the terminus, 3
long circular piece of iron on q. lorry,
drawn by twelve horses, came up the
street
The American. in surprise, asked The
boy what that was for The boy. remem-
bering what the Yankee had said about
the cigars, and with resolve to be even
with him, replied:
''Oh. a new hotel has just been built in
the Toongate. and that is the kitchen
poker"
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
THE HOUSE OFORANGE
How Emperor William Is the Only One Entitled
to Its Name and Armoral Bearings.

the court Of Versailles as the officially
recognized favoTites Of that prOdigdte
monarch.
With regard TO the House Of Nassau. Il
was founded by a brother Of Emperor
Conrad /, and was known in its early
stages by the title Of Counts Of Lauren
burg. Henry. the son Of WaIram OF Lau-
renburg. being the first to assume the
name and title Of Count Nassau. At his
death the family divided itself into two
branches, known as the Otto line and the
Wairam line The Otto line Is the one
which occupies to-day the throne Of HOI-
land The Walram line. which furnished
an emperor 10 the throne Of Germany.
Adolph by name, Is now in the possession
OF the grand ducal throne Of Luxembourg.
where, by strange coincidence. fl is
about 10 become extinct IN the same way
as the Otto line is on the eve Of passing
out Of existence in Holland
For the present Grand Duke 81 I.uxeu-
burg, the last prince Of his branch of
the house. is dying without male issue
leaving nothing but daughters. the eldest
Of whom will. Of course. succeed 10 his
throne. On Queen WlhelmIna's dea+b
without progeny the throne Of Holland
will pass to her cousin. the young Prince
Of Reuss. who sailed the other day from
America lot Europe, AFTER spending sew
eral weeks IN the United States where
he was extensively entertained al Wash
ington, Philadelphia. Chicago, &c The
Grand Duke Of Saxe-W eimar, and his own
mother. the widowed Princess Of Reuss.
are understood 10 have waived their prior
rights TO the Dutch crown IN hts favor.
Even were Queen WiIhelmina, contrary
to all anticipation, to become a mother,
and TO leave a direct heir 10 the throne,
the latter could no longer be regarded
as a member Of the House Of Orange
Nassau. but o. Mecklenburg, TO which her
husband belongs.
There is lOnly one thing more TO be
said in conclusion, namely, that whereas
Queen Wilhelmina Of Holland represents
the junior line Of the so-called house
Of Orange Nassau. which owes its status
in Holland merely to the testamentary
disposition Of King William III Of Eng
land and Of Orange. a representative Of
the senior line. and a lneaI descendant
Of William the Silent, still remains IN
the person Of Emperor William, who, ac-
cording 10 the terms Of the treaty Of
Utrecht, Is the only lawful Prince OF
orange. EX-ATTACHE.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
GOING TO WE'D A NATIVE.
Daughter Shocks Her Irish Mother
by News from Australia,

From London Tlt-Bits
When quite a girl old Mrs. McCarthy's
daughter took an opportunity and emil
grated to Australia. Years passed by.
but, although IN her letters Matilda never
referred to the probability Of her return
to the land which gave her birth, still
the old lady cherished the idea that she
would some day come back.
This belief received a somewhat rude
shock. therefore, when a few weeks ago
Matilda announced in her letter that she
was about TO be married to a native OF
her adopted country. II was a great dis
appointment. for in Mrs. McCarthy's
opinion, the only men worthy Of serious
consideration We're Irishmen, and to help
to dull the knowledge Of her grief tho
old lady accompanied one Of her sons 10
a fair which was being held in the neigh
bOrhOod. 1t so happened that a wild
beast show was one Of the principal at
fractions and she was vastly interested IN
the occupants of the various ornamental
cages.
And phwats them things?" she asked
Of the attendant, pointing to a certain
cage.
"Kangaroos, madam" was the polite
reply. They are natives of Australia
Goodness met groaned the poor old
lady. rs that the sort of thing my good
looking Maltida's going TO marry?'
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
Wnr,s Huge Harvest.

From the International Journal Of Ethics.
In the so-called glorious victories OF
Caesar a million men persisted on the field
of battle Napoleon. in the short space OF
nine years, was authorized 10 devote to
the glory of France" .. 105,0O0 Of her sons
In the ten years following the attack on
Fort Sumter the world destroyed In war
l. 4OO. 600 lives and $6,000,000,c00 worth OF
property Two-thirds of the comDlhe1
budgets Of the various states of Europs
are devoted to the maintenance OF arlheu
forces and to the service of a debt prac-
tically the whole of which was lncuIIed
by wars War expenses in Europe az
serb one-half Of all the wealth created
by productive labor. In the COMPARE
lively insignificant war Of England Win
the Beers England lost $50 men and
spent 81. 100 900, 00e Three hundred ana
nifty thousand men were withdrawn by
her from productive industry TO engage IN
the destruction of war. Military expendi-
lures in the United States during the last
eight years have absorbed $500. 900, 900.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
More work for the Explorer.

From Harper's Weekly.
A large amount of pioneer work still
Invites the explorer, for many Of the
unknown areas have much territorial ex-
tent. In the Amazon basin. for example.
three of these regions are each much
larger than all Of our New England
States. One unknown area in Northwest
Alaska is nearly as large as New Eng
land and the Sahara has two areas in
black that are each twice as large and an
other three times as large as New Eng
land. Asia stu has several OF these
vast mysterious spaces and the solid
chunk Of the unknown in New Guinea,
the largest island In the world excepting
Greenland. would swallow UP New Eng
land and leave black border all around
it
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30
One Date Left Open.

From the Detroit Free Press.
While the date has been fixed for the
marriage Of Miss Schenley. OF Pittsburg.
to Lord Peterborough. the date OF the d.
vorce has been left open, as unforeseen
contingencies may delay the ceremony.
The Washington herald., 1906-12-30

Putnam's Magazine has been fnvestigat-
ing the prevalence Of the reading habit
throughout the United States, and. as
might have been expected. it finds the
habit more pronounced in New England
than in any other section. In New Eng
land taken as a whole, a hundred persons
drew from libraries an average of 243
books in a year. The nearest approach to
that number is found in California, where
the average was 207 books New York
counts next with only 155 books All Of
the other States fall far behind these
marks. Putnam's, which Is, as far as its
conscience goes, New England IN its ten
dency, prides itself on this showing with
fine New England egOtism. saying: The
preponderance Of New England in the
matter is the logical sequence Of its intel
lectual hegemony. II is the race which
has given the nation its poets, which now
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-12
MAINE SECRET SOCIETIES

Cumberland Lodge Of Good rem
plars al knigiitville has organized =
Juvenile Temple with charter list ~ 30
little ones.
AT a recent meeting Of the Grand
Orient at Robinson hall. Oxford, -
candidates took the degree. The work
was done by the Mechanic Falls degree
team. About $50 members were pres
ent
Thirty-five candidates received the
third degree at the Knights of Column
bus meeting recently held in Calais. A
banquet at the Grand Army hall fol-
lowed. Knights were in attendance
from St. John. Bangor. Ellsworth, Au-
susta. st. George, PASSPORT and Lubec.
The dedication exercises of the re-
nairod |. q. o. F. hall at Orrington
Corner were held recently. The hall
has been enlarged to twice its previous
capacity bv the addition of one more
ante room and an extension to the oid
one. which gives the hall a large pan
ouet hall beneath. The Rebekah lodge
OF Orrington gave the lodge hand
some carpet, which has been placed on
the floor.
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How the Salmon is Caught.

Naturally. when $50 many sIl:lon arr
caught, various way, are Adopted To en-
trap the unv:arE fish. one Of the nnt4I"
sights on a trip down the Columbia I;ve"
are the big fish wheels, which r.Volvr
slowly. operated hy the current, ard
scoop W thousands Of the refugees. An
oihsr novel sigh; IS that Of horses and
men hr, as: inc the current THESE az"
drawing III In" nets Tat hay" been st
over night. Down ar"uno Astoria. at the
i,"CIh as tin columbia. $ the & ntcr Of
til" Oregon salmon Industry, and mere
tli- business is conducted almost entirely
by Finnish fishermen. who fish three
months of the year, make on an aVtriG t
fifteen hundred dollars a season ANA live
on tines" proceeds until tho next fishing
tim e, ines around. These fishermen ur''
til" same method of catching that they
learned in tho + own country. Each man
has Z clumsy boat. tNtntN-ilVc feet long,
with a niut-iout huoni. \ SpUS'll is con-
StrllC ted 50 it can S"rv" as tent when
desired. and the boat rutS off ut night,
d.'ittS with the tide. and slowly erectS 4
:cn 3. Ibis fence is kept upright by
floats on the tor ard whciGhts. :tt TIN
bottom. When the rIcn draw TINS III tnt :
hay" thousands OF fire ch:naa%s, ready
To lie sent to the canning factory.
Further n"rth, in Aln*kI,. stu other
measures are rmplrT'l, ana it il a W"r :
G"rfal sight to soc the H,ir"s sci about
the mouths Of tn" rivers. Dit"n IN" not
l. four or iiv" thousand feet long. TINS
is slowly set in Til" water by a s. an
tug. which makes q ".rcrit N-nr IN"
mouth If Il Stre.un. After 1 l-a hours
the seine is steadily drawn in H.; mems
al = steam windllss. 'lnI ~ i ,:nIuaIiy
pr.rronchrs shore IL. fishermen i";t "ui
in small boats ana dip til" sa1nl"u "lit al!
the water Tie surrounding net Keeping
tnr fish in 4 small area. later t''. MT IS
pulled entirely t. IT," shore 9l; the FEW
remaining fish are r"ln"ltc WIN lHtrn-
forks. 1t frequently occurs that IN ore
morning : work Of this nature" fifteen
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Nevada DouqIas Mines

a. }. orrIh & O., Of Boston in their
weekly lrttrr say that thi5 rr.,I,t.,
Is improving every day under ,lr..I.,i,-
Intht. but there never has htru .r,..
DOUBT ahpnt tn" success or THIS c,,f..,-
Prise and We are ready to rt.n.,y Il..
prcdirtion made ~ Us that TN. MAN.
ad;t-Dous!tS VIII become 4 rr,IlI.e.
Of great Importance ana That thD Y,.,-
lngtDn, or Mason Valley. Nevada. die
ulct viii become one Of the biz comm.
camps Of the world. VI d. r..a.. j
Wen known Salt Lake mining engineer.
recently made an examination Of ma
Neva Ia douglas mine, ana we quot.
the following excerpt from a oommnni-
cation sent by him To wholly diaint...-
eStcd party:
Standing on tn Hill on the crounin2s
Of the Douglas claim. ore for :, ,0G9 feet
| IN length ANA 3OU feet in width can H..
seen cropping ~ The southeast Vita
another contract of lime ana purp!,vI-,
cDLrslug 70 the southwest for over Gnao
feet, showing ore for its entire I-neth.
on the douglas cain the groupings
extend in one place for over 200 fr.t
~ width, and tIanell with shafts,
raises, etc, has been driven i'll the hill
exposing thousands Of tons Of ore of I
high tenor, making Il showing If on
that places this mine in the FRONT
RANK OF COPPER MINES; OF TIE
COZ NTRY. Organized by Il strong
company, with a broad plan of davcl-
npluent ard with plenty Of money. /
see no reason why copper should not
be produced as cheapIy here as any
whore else in this country. The future
Of the Nevada-Douglas Company can
not be anything hut bright"
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The Only Woman Mint Grover.

Miss Nary Clark, an orphan. is the onIv
woman - the world to make a success l.,
growing peppermint for the market 4
business heretofore controlled exclusively
by men. She has improved upon fin.
methods employed by the veteran MINI
growers IN several Instance. and h.
ciShty-acrc farm Is one Of the bcst Min
producers IN the world The h,rveat nF
the mint crop. which is gr0an cyoIrc{,,,..
ly in the United States in southern Nirhi-
gan, northern Indiana ana III II gIntio
county III New York, * now Du NJ t6i,
locality. With most growers the htrvnet
comes in September, but hayiUl 4gcl-l-
tanned That with q falling mcIcurv VIII
mint principle starts for the ruots az tH.,
plant, MiSS Clark harvests hor mint n,
tnic - catch all til" motLul tnrrr II l.,
the plant. selecting III" hottest qUcu ~
weather she can pick out. Tho result i
mat she produces higher grade. oC rr.t,,
and more Of it 10 the acre imam Irir
n"ighb2rs. Miss CLARK has herself emf
and TAXED twenty acres ~ nav. rnil,s,I
t'n COWS night ana morning. Lrsirr.s
ippkh'- hft'r her pcrk"fs. ohirI.cug anil
nn'&.'". Tin" lives with mn y-J,n,1
W tr"'i n'ttcr. tIi'r" Icill, III M. \,
foiHE e.. ia" IIrfl cXn,.Dt In the SUNNI
S':t:SpH. Wien she employ helm III I',bl
Cire 81 the peppermint lndianap,lis
star. '''' = ''i'
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niAiNE LIBRARIES.

At Il meeting at the trustees Of the
Ellsworth public library the gift from
Hon. John De l.aittre, of Minneapolis.
was unanimously accepted. This sit
is S30Ho worth Of preferred stock Of The
Tri-State Telephone Company. and is
paying six per cent in dividends
amounting to $50 a year This; sum
IS to be used for the purchase of new
books for the library. There is but one
condition attached to the donation and
tina; is that one-lhird Of the books pur-
chased shall he selected by Miss Min
ME a. .Iodgkins. daughter Of Dr.. L..
". Iiodgkins Of Ellsworth. through
Whose inStrunentality the needs of the
library was made known to Mr.. DE
Laittre. At this meeting Justice l.. A.
Emery. chairman Of the trustees. in
trUduced Il plan whereby the resident :
Of jIIe suburbs may have the benefits
Or III. library. He proposes 10 let some
pei son in North Ellsworth, Bays'idt.
and West Ellsworth, become response
lie for the books, and to distribute
them to those who wish to read during
the long evenings Of the fall, winter
and spring These books will be under
the same rules and regulations as those
at the library.
The people of Southwest Harbor are
rpioiciuy this winter in an increased
number of new books and increased
subscriptions to their public library.
For q small town. Southwest llarEor
has made Il remarkable record in this:
respect. ana now has Il public library
thai many 4 town of len times IFS SIZE
might envy. 1T has been acquired en-
tircIy through the unSeltShnesS and
hard work Of a number Of the towns
people ana few generous summer
residents. The library Association was
f,,nlcJ in March, iSSS. Previous to
that time private in!INIdllaiS S;tthtfFd
4 collection of books. which We're KEEP
in the house Of Mrs. =. NJ. Downs Il
SIMMER visitor. the collection later re-
inc moved to u. a. Lamont IS drug
storr, With Mrs. Lamont ~ librarian
In 1893 il was believed that Z new u
nrarr lMildin@ would not only he an
added attraction to the resort nni
would u of in"Stin:able value rs Il 50
ciai ccntcr for th.- people OF th' '"Wh
Mrs. j. NJ Mason inaugurat"d q cam
plian Of .o,'iiiH, and iufii'I'nt iuhuS
Wer. raised in this way 10 purchase
j building lot. ana in 1898 it was an
,,ounccI that enough had been raiS"i
IL nav for III" erection of tn" building.
4 beautiful little frame structure was
then luili. which is in use at the pres
ent time. ana Is; admirably adapted tor
the purpuac. IN Il. J. I,emont, the
first president Of tn" asSocia-
tion *til holds that honor.
Among the chief contributors To me
building ara the library are Mr.. MAI
tbe,ys New York. the Owl Club, fr"i T..
r. Homer If Providence, Il. J., VII
liam l.. Underwood Of Boston. ReV.
Charles +. Dole Of Jamich Pam ana
Mrs. s. Nj. Downs of Andover, Mass.
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MUSICAL NOTES.

Frank Il. Kendrie of SAGE recently
played violin solo at the Brunswick
Consregat ional church that quite
captured the music lovers in his
audience. His selection was the
adagio from De Bc,ioi's Seventh Con-
',,rto, and he interpreted 1t with
unusual power. Mr.. k.ndrie has
entered Bowdoin College with the class
Of 1910. Each Sunday morning MIR.
kcndlic can be heard at the First
Parish church in brunswick.
Maine people will be Interested to
learn that Miss Bessie May Bowman,
TIE We'll known contralto, was recently
married IN New York To Samuel
Raymond t-&try ut the Calvary Bap-
tiat church. IL" ceremony being per
formed by Rev. Dr. Robert Stuart
Macarthur. The bride was given
away by her father, Edward Morris
Bowman tn" urgInist ana choir di-
rector. Special presents We're made by
the Temple choir Of brOoklyn ANA
Calvary church ch1ir Manhattan, both
organized ny the brides father and Of
which lii" bride herself has been a
member anal popular officer. Mr.
t.sity j" 4 successful business man ana
il tn" musical world known as the
talented baritone singer. Prof. r.. NJ
;oI: man ,iid family haV" spent many
summers at Squirrel Island where. h
has played HE oEr:in al the seaside
chapel in years p;i:,t. Al oi.. time h.
WIS q :li'Inbtr % the faculty of Na4saI
college. The bride hiss figured
prominently in the society If, at tho
island.
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MAINE SCHOOL TOPICS.

Miss Ellie Atwood, teacher In the
Webster Grammar school, Auburn, has
resigned.
The Presque Isle High school juniors
nc:t"l $40 from the proceeds Of its
Halloween dance and social in Pcrry's
theatre.
Miss Bcssic Grown Of West Pembroke
has gone to AthOl, Mass. to take a post
graduate course in one Of the High
schools of that place.
Through the efforts Of Principal G.
w. Thomas seven prizes have been Of
fercd 10 tho Washington Academy,
East Machias. making total Of s45.
Miss Myrtle Hitchcock, teacher in
Nurnher ) school, Richmond, has re-
signed, and Miss f.stelle Levitt, a
graduate of Farniington Normal has
been chosen to succeed her.
At the school entertainment and
basket social held in District No. !, at
she, man, taught by Miss Nina Will
iiau!s, they received $3.50 which goes
for the benefit Of the school.
H.ics Dorothy Maistpn Of IIalIoweII,
Of Wellesley, 1909, is one Of the 20
tpi. r. students Of the class Of 32J
pupils. The distinction is given for
Schniarehip for Tho year preceding the
award.
Miss Maud Clark has just closed
| successful term Of school in the Liver
more district, T.. Dover The scholars
gave IN entertainment ana Il goodly
| sum was realized, the money 10 go
tty-l Itti.: h,. G,l..l iIl,rtl'V
School has begun in the Methodist
| chapel at .ttcWarthurSt in Milo ANA
| viii BE contInucd in this building until
| the erection Of = school building by the
| town. The school III the Davis dis
| trict la@ been Discontinued ana Miss
| Lillian Stoddard WHO has been teach
| in" tsi:t school, has been transferred 10
| til" school in the chapel.
F., f.aration3 are being made for
| the coming annual convention Of the
| Hancock County Teachers AsSocia-
| ton which viii be held at Ellsworth
| FRIDAY ana saturday, Nov. % and "a
| Indication" pom! to the largest at
/, nance in the history Of the asSOcia-
| ton. y novel feature Of the meeting
| Y in Lo tie Illustrating Of subjects in
IA" lower grades by teaching exercises
* iii actual classes taken from the
school. Pros. William H. Dresser Of
that city, ami Superintendent of
Scho jls 4. J. Richards Of Eden, have
charge of the arrangements.