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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-11

+ while in summer baseball, trips to the
woods. etc, constitute counter attrac-
lions, In winter the want of something
with which to employ the idle hour is
often strongly felt: hence the club will
be wise that constructs its range SC
as to permit shooting by night as well
as by day and in winter as well as in
summer. This implies illuminated tar
gets and sheltered firing point, OF
which at least portion can be warmed
in winter. The whole firing point
should be rooted 50 as to afford shelter
from sun and wet, but as the attend
ance OF members Is usually less In win
ter than summer 1t viii moi. be neces-
sary entirely to incIose the whole, but
norton sufficient to allow OF say
per cent OF the members shooting at
one time should be SO constructed that
it can be warmed, and the tnclosing
medium should be removable in SUM
mer.
Something in the nature of club
house or a pavilion is desirable. The
most successful club Is generally that
which, while steadily prosecuting it's
primary objects, does not entirely ignore
the social aspect For this reason It
is Impossible to emphasize too strongly
the desirability OF comfortable, at
tractive pavilion In conjunct ton with
comfortable, pleasant and easily ac-
cessible range.
In addition to butts and clubhouse
the club should provide few club III
hes and telescopes for the general use OF
members, a small charge of say 8 cents
per day for the loan OF these Will pro
vide a fund which will eventually pay
their original cost and subsequent re-
pairs and renewals.
Points on Handieappins.
One of the most important items Of
successful club management is hnndi-
Gaping. Nature has failed to endow
I.us all with equal ability, and no
amount OF efrort on the part Of SOME
men win enable them to equal the
performance of others In all kinds OF
sports. This is the case in rife shoot
ing. although steady, careful practice
win work wonders with many of those
who at first think they can never
become good shots. Consequently
to make it possible for these to COM
pete with any hope OF success it is
necessary to establish equality artih-
ciaily. This may be accomplished BY
4 process known as hnndicapplnS
With the decimal system OF scoring
with ten points as the highest value
Of a hit, q good method Of allotttng
handicaps Is to regard the members
ability as expressed by the average
.vaIue per hit of his shots and allot
him the difference between this aver
age and ten as handicap per shot, null
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-11
Rifle Shooting Becoming PopUIaI Nation

mt g the sealnifi cap atty Of the
range upon which the income Of the
scinb IS largely dependent s. exactly
5prnporf ioned 10 the number Of targets
multiplied by the number OF hours il
EhIeh they are available for use target
snfRcient for at least
10 Der cent OF the club TO shoot ut one
time Niils never be found too much nor
add materially to- the cost ofs the range.
- pay, OF Night, Summer or intsrs
Tnrxet shooters have not. as q rule.
too much spare time during daylight
even in summer and none in winter.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-11

covering expenses and provide for tax
ing up bonds The sale of old. copper
and lead, special matches and other
sources Of income viii suggest them
selves to an energetic management.
If the proposed system of financing
is adopted an annual subscription OF
81. so, collected by half yearly or q uar7
terly installments, should suffice.
A small bore rife of good design and
construction is as effectiye as any for
target shooting up to 100 yards. In
designing a range, therefore, you are
not necessarily limited to seventy-hve
feet In fact, ranges which admit OF
shooting Mt several longer distances,
such as so and 100 yards, afford more
variety and are on many grounds
preferable. While, however, seventy
i've foot ranges can often be built in
some existing building at relatively
little cost, longer distances mean OUT
door shooting and specially constructed
ranges for making such shooting pos
sible at all seasons. For this reason,
though clubs are strongly advised to
make such arrangements at the begin
ming that they can eventually provide
SUFFICIENT target accommodation for. a
large membership and expand their
range to 100 yards, many viii prefer
ito start with an indoor range-of seven
lty-five feet OF less, for. be it observed,
very good practice can be had on q
range as short as forty feet Seventy
1--WE feet Is generally recognized as the
standard distance for Indoor ranges.
Tho Outdoor Range.
Though In SparseIy populated coun-
try it is often simple matter to Inn
proyise an outdoor rifle range, suitable
| for % ammunition, improvised ranges
almost Invariably lack that comfort
and convenience so essential to the
permanent prosperity OF a rife club
and, of course, can only be used for
few months In the year The fact Is
| that while the present clubs consist
mainly OF enthusiasts prepared to sub
NIT to almost any inconvenience in
the pursuit OF their hobby, the gener-
atty of munkind neither possesses ex-
ceptional enthusiasm for anything nor
can be induced for very long to toler-
\ ate even moderate amount of dis
l'comfort and Inconvenience. Yet 1t Is
mainly upon its success in attracting
these that the future development OF
the rife club movement depends.
Consequently the first conside ration
is the choice of range site upon which
shooting can be conducted With due
regard to the safety of the public and
which is conveniently accessible and
served If possible by train or trolley
car. The ground should be inexpen-
isiye, with pleasant surroundings, and,
lie possible, should have such natural
Features as would dispense with the
erection OF large. costly butts and firing
points. n
To give variety to the shooting the
site should be wide enough to admit of
firing at three butts % yards, so yards
and 100 yards distant stmultaneo
Each butt must be large enough to &C
lcommodate an ample number OF tar
gets. Members do not like waiting
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-11
illuminated forlnisht shooting.

borhood has fifty young people who
will Ike shooting when they get ac==
ouainted with it. You can find that
many in your town. 1t is only neces-
sary to put the proposition before them
in an interesting way and bring them
together for organization. When you
issue the Invitation to the first meet
ing be sure to extend it to everyb body
men and women, boys and girls, old
and young, rich and poor. The more
people brought out the better the club
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-11

city neighborhood). Fifty So bonds will
provide working capital of $3.50. and
these can be easily sold to members.
Tho Self Supporting Club.
+ In addition to capital a club must
have income to meet its current work
ing expenses. Heretofore under the
system on which clubs have been man
aged practically the only source of in
come has been the members subscrip-
tons. The effect of this system is to
impose an equal expense on all mem
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-11

Rifle shooting does not call for physt-
cal strength or proves like athletic
sports But it does demand mental
and physical control in marked de-
gree and develops these qualities:
hence its great value to boys and
young men. Learning to hold q rifle
without letting it wabble and to pull
the trigger without jerking it means
self discipline It is discipline in it
self. Rifle shooting requires great
deal OF practice all the year around.
This develops will power, determine
ton and sticlz-to-it-iveness. 1t also
more than almost any other sport de-
velops concentration, self control and
..cold nerve" Many are the matches
where victory or defeat depends on
the man shooting, and he must be able
to keep his hand steady and his 1udg-
ment cool under the hard strain of an
excitine. competition. There Is more
Individual work in this sport than In
any other In baseball or football 1T is
teamwork that counts. One man may
have an of day and not make much
difference to the team, but this is not
true In shooting. Rife practice devel-
ops clean living and temperance. The
rifeman has to say goodby to bad hab-
its If he has them.
A Change of Opinion.
The old idea that 1t is dangerous to
let Son Johnny have rifle Is fast dis
appearing. Once every mother firmly
believed that johnny, If he were al
lowed to handle firearms, would shoot
himself or somebody else, perhaps with
..the gun that wasn't loaded. The
newspapers every little while print &C
counts of such accidents. But that is an
argument in favor of organized rifle
shooting, not against it. How do IRE
arms accidents usually occur? Through
the carelessness of somebody who does
not know how to. handle firearms, some
body who has had no instruction and
training in their care and use. Johnny
NAV be forbidden to have rifle, but
he Is allowed to go camping with. other
BOYS. Somebody sneaks cheap fire.
arm into camp. None of them know
how it should be used, and one after
the other proceeds to "fool with 1t.
Then the accident.
How to Organize.
| A small bore rifle club usually starts
with one man. This man owns a rife,
lind. though he enjoys shooting for its
own sake, he feels that there would be
much more pleasure and profit In it If
he could get some other rifemen to-
gether and thus provide for all the zest
of competition. Or this prime mover
may be the good citizen who sees in the
establishment OF rife club a means
of helping the boys or Of supplying n
Ineed in the general social life Of the
community. The purpose behind the
project may also be incident to the de
! velopment of one or more of the exist
ing local organizations. Ike a frater-
nal order, the grange, the J. NJ. G. A..
the churches. Reasons for starting a
rife club thus extend all the way from
the sheer fun that shooting affords to
the good IL may do the town and to
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-11

win start OF. Put the proposition on
platform of neighborhood pride and
court newspaper publicity.
Finance, organization and manage
ment of the club are simple enough II
A1e keeps in mind certain prtncipies
that bring success. To provide money
for ranges. rent and equipment the cup
usually Issues bonds IN small denomina-
lions and should have little difficulty
in selling them to members These
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-09-11

bers irrespective Of the amount OF
shooting they do, and this expense has
been such as to deter the less well to
do members of the community from
joining the club. A far more prefer
able system is to impose a light annual
subscription and to derive the greatest
source of income from the sale OF am
munftion used In the club to the mem
bers at profit. This can be done
without undnly adding to the cost of
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-12
WI SHOULD EAT Fec SHELLS.

Hens may soon be worth their
weight in gold. for science has discOv-
cred that IN their familiar daily pro-
duct lie the making Of aperfect hui
man race.
Science in this instance is repre-
sented by Prof. Emmerich, of Munich,
the famous specialist in diphtheria
end cholera. and his colleague. Prof.
Loewe.
They declare that the barnyard fowl
is one Of the greatest benefastors of
mankind, not merely because she lays
the popular breakfast egg, but because
that egg is contained in a shell.
These scientists then go on to say
that egg shells. taken in proper form.
lengthen human vitality, increase the
power Of resistance against the with
cred blight of time, add weight to the
body, activity to the brain, and
strength to the heart. destroy injurs-
Gus bacillf, prevent Inflammation and
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-12

Defny in his recent ilness andsezpress
our qualification In having him back
al his post Of duty. We also wish to
thank his honor, Judge 3. B. Cline. for
the kindness shown us during court;
also the honorable Michael schenck,
our solicitor, for the assistance rem
.dered us during the court
"Now. having finished the business
which has come before US, we ask to
be discharged"
The grand. jury was composed of the
following persons:
A. M. Maxwell chairman; y. B.
Justice, w. j. Jones, j. M. Drake, 2.
B. Huntley, =, M. Gray, W. w. Hyder,
S. NJ. Mccall. J. B. w. Whitaker, WI.
Galloway, w. c. Stradley, s. N. Bed
dingfeld, j. M. Osteen, P. ". Anders,
Walter Reese, s. B. F. Lanning, J. M.
Peace, v. B. Shipman.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-12
Mountain Industries Directors.

The directors of the Mountain In
dustries Association held a meeting in
their Home. Monday Afternoon, Feb. 8.
Mr.. Ralph C.. Erskine presiding.
After considerable business was trans
acted of a routine character, severa;
interesting and important subjects
pertaining to the working of the as
ISOLATION were discussed. and a men,
bership committee created by appoint
ing Mrs. j. L. Washburn, chairman.
with power to appoint others to assist
her.
A committee was also formed to fin
ance a fund of $25OO.OO with which to
purchase the property the association
is at present occupying, $4,000 of this
fund, is already subscribed by Mr.. ].
L. Washburn. This committee is Pres.
r. G. Erskine, Mrs. M. T. Wynne and
Mr.. E. E. Brownlee.
The secretary, Mr.. ". T. Lindsey
felt obliged to tender his resignation
owing to his having too many bust
ness calls upon his time every day to
warrant his giving the duties of tina:
office the attention of deserved and the
Office Mr.. E. G.. Holden who was duly
elected by the directors present.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-12
MCDOWELL GRAND JURIEs.


Threaten to .Indict Officials Unless At
tentfon is Given to Recommendations.
The Old Fort Sentinel contains the
following as the grand jurys report
at the last term of the Mcdowell SUI
perior court:
We find that several grand juries
have recommended that several
changes and repairs be made upon the
court house and that these recommea-
dations have been ignored. We would
further recommend that His Honor
instruct the solicitor that if these
recommendations are not acted upon
that he send a bill of indictment to the
grand jury of the next term of Nc
Dowell Superior court. We would
suggest changes and repairs to-wit
That the steps leading to the court
rom be made wider as they are too
narrow for the number of people who
constantly use them during the sitting
OF court. We recommend that a suita-
bic bell be purchased by the county
commissioners for tn ecourt house.
A recommendation was also made
that iron hunks or cots be placed in
the Jail. so as % keep the bedding eff
the floor and furnish a sitting place
for the prisoners.
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-12
"A TRIED AND PROVED GUARANTEES
Man Bought q Bottle Of Dodson's Liver
Tone, Then Took 1t Back and
Asked for His Money and
Got ia.

&aEaHN
A mar recently tried out the guar
antee which Justus Pharmacy gives
With every bottle OF Dodson's Liver
Tone. He bought a bottle and then
went back to the drug store and said
the medicine hadn't helped him.
This druggist just reached into his
cash register and took out a half dol.
lar, the price of the bottle of Liver
Tone, and handed it back to the gem
tleman. But he didn't take the money.
He owned up that he was Just trying
the guarantee and, as a matter of fact,
ha had found Dodson's Liver Tone tho
best remedy for constipation and bill
i~ousness he had ever tried. Why"
he said. my wife wouldn't be without
a bottle in the house for anything.
It's the best thing in the world for the
whole family, and the medicine that I
prefer to take or to give to my chill
dren for a lazy liver"
Justus Pharmacy sell Dodson's
Liver Tone and guarantees it to start
the liver without violence. 1t is TAX
ing the place of calomel everywhere.
IF you buy a bottle and don't find this
pleasant-tasting vegetable liquid the
lest thing to start a lazy liver, he will
hand your money back with a smile
Adv. 3-12-2t
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-12
"CLEAN-UP" SLOGAN OF AN
OBSERVANT GRAND JURY.
One of Most Remarkable Grand Jury
Reports Ever Submitted to the
Henderson County Court.

The grand jury for the present two
weeks term of Superior court for Hen
derson county completed it's work last
Friday and made what is considered
one of the most remarkable and
thoughtful reports submitted here IN
many years, in that the report showed
that the grand jury was a most obser-
want one and did not close its eyes to
whiskey bottles and other forms of
rubbish but, instead, had an eye open
to the aesthetic, the neat. the inviting
and sanitary.
The report follows in full:
ITO His Honor, E. B. Cline:
I'VE, the grand jury for this, the
march term of 1914, beg to submit the
following report:
I'VE have by committee visited the
County Home for the poo and unfirm
and find it's condition good. We make
the following recommendation for re-
pairs of the Home: We recommend
an overhauling of the plastering, and
good window panes and doors and the
following furnishings: Some sheets,
pillow slips and pillows and cooking
utensils, also some clothing to the in
mates.
I'VE have by committee visited the
county chain gang and found every
thing in good condition.
"We. in a body, examined the coun,
ty Jail and found the following repairs
needed: New floor for the upstairs,
especially the room that contains the
cage, and all the inside walls to be
white washed, the cage inside and
cat; and the roof be- painted, also
mouldings and bookings. We also re-
commend the following: Three mat
tresses and four spittoons and that
the basement and outside grounds
have a general cleaning up.
I'VE, in a body, examined the court
house and found the public Offices
clean and in good condition. We do
earnestly recommend that a safe be
placed in the county tax collectors
Office and that the basement have a
general cleaning up; that the doors
OF the toilet be repaired, the walls
busted and white washed. We find
n room covered with old records
and if they are of any use we recon-
mend that they be filed, but if not. re-
moved, and we also found a large
number of bottles and garbage in the
basement and recommend that they be
removed. We also recommend that
the two rooms built for the undecided
jurors be put in order for the occu-
pancy of said jurors.
I'VE wish to extend to our clerk of
the court, Judge C. M. Pace, our SYM
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-12

feated and expressing desire that Nd
further strife be created, withdrew
from the Congressional race and
made a stirring speech in which he
pledged his undivided support to Con-
gresham Gudger during the remand
eT of the campaign. His statements
were reiterated in the Congressional
convention which met at Asheville q
few days later.
In the congressional contest two
years ago Mr. Reynolds was handi-
capped by several circumstances. One
was that he was not as we'll known
to the people of the outlying counties
as he was in Buncombe and the sur
rounding counties; another that the
greater part of his time during the
spring campaign was consumed by
his official duties in the courts Of
Pennsylvania, Buncombe and Madison
counties; another that he should fill
cut his ~unexpired term as Solicitor of
his district; another that he should
add to his age a couple of years; an
other that there was a feeling of many
people that Mr.. Gudger should have. a
second successive term. 1t was
argued that although Mr. Gudger had
previously served two terms, being
defeated by Mr.. Crawford for a
third nomination, he had redeemed
the district" and was entitled to two
terms in succession.
Mr.. Gudger is now serving this sue
cessive term and whatever debt there
was to him has been paid and it can-
not be said the people are not free
to choose the a they want.
To this race. now on, Bob Reynolds
brings with him two more a of ex-
perience "a wide acquaintance through
out the entire district, more skill and
experience in campaigning, almost a
completion of his four years as solicit
tor, and training from his former
campaign. He returns to the political
arena with all he had in his previous
congressional campaign and from
every county of the district come over
whelming evidences of support
Bob" Reynolds belongs to the
widely known Reynolds family, whose
members and connections are distri-
Euted in Buncombe, Pennsylvania,
Haywood, Rutherford. Henderson, and
Macon counties. He is a great grand
son of James M. Smith, the first white
child born west of the Blude Ridge and
relatives in this connection live in
every county of the district. Mr.
Reynolds is thus a natives SOL of Wes-
tern North Carolina.
Bob Reynolds is the son OF the late
w T. Reynolds, Twill" Reynolds, who
was clerk of the Superior court of
Buncombe county in the eighties, and
is remembered by hundreds of the
older citizens in kindly affection.
Clerk Will Reynolds was a very pop
ular man, having received a majority
in Buncombe county, which stood as
the record until his son slightly sur
passed it four years ago in his cam
paign for the so%licitorship. when he
received a majority of 1886 votes over
his opponent in Buncombe county.
Bob Reynolds seems to have inherit
ed political taste. When he was at the
Univ rsity of North Carolina, he was
= - -inator of County Clubs and
Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1914-03-12

established there the Buncombe Coun-
tt Club. Returning to Asheville he
was chosen secretary of the Demo
cratic County Executive Committee
and served under Chairman D. f.
Sewer.
He is a forceful speaker and very
effective before a jury. A hard, bu-
Fair prosecutor, the only democratic
solicitor his district ever elected; the
author of several books describing his
travels and wide experience through
cut the world: Captain of Troop "B,'f
Cavalry, the Governors Horse Guards
and said by his many staunch sup
pcrters to be the next Congressional
Representative in Washington, D. c.,
from the Tenth North Carolina Dis
trict. His many friends say that lie
will make good in Washington and
they are going to give him a chance
to see what he can do for Western
North Carolina. Advt. 1t
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