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MARLBORO 



lutely necessary to make up one's' mind to 

 work with a determination to succeed. 



The rifle is the first weapon to be considered 

 in the art of shooting. The beginner should 

 use a rifle that has the plain, open sights. The 

 gun containing the hair-trigger and peep-and- 

 globe sights should be avoided in preliminary 

 marksmanship. 



After you own a rifle, become acquainted 

 with it before you begin shooting. Know your 

 gun and know yourself. Take hold of the rifle 

 with the right hand, gripping the stock firmly. 

 Make sure the grip is from center of the palm, 

 so there will be no slip of the stock and so one 

 can get a long reach with the index finger. 

 The beginner must first try to obtain the lift 

 of the gun without using a support to raise it 

 to the shoulder. After the rifle placement, with 

 the gun butt in the arm socket, raise the right 

 elbow to a position parallel with the shoulder 

 edge. Then grasp the rifle with the left arm 

 extended. Once in this position, place the gun 

 so that the fore stock may be gripped firmly 

 by the left hand. Press the gun firmly against 

 the shoulder, and follow this pose with a reach 

 for the trigger. The effort must result in the 

 first joint of the index finger clutching the 

 trigger. Then take aim. Be sure to stand 

 erect. Take care that the body is balanced 

 evenly. Do not use a rest. As you take aim 

 hold the breath and concentrate the mind upon 

 the target. Pull the trigger gently. Do not 

 jerk the rifle, for a hard pull will make the 

 shot go wild. By breathing through the nose, 

 as breath should be drawn, the beginner can 

 avoid giving the rifle a slight momentum, and 

 is thereby enabled to make a steadier shot. 

 Always aim at the lowest part of the bull's-eye 

 when practicing upon a target. 



In starting early practice one should at no 

 time shoot at anything except stationary ob- 

 jects. Once the off-hand position is mastered 

 the beginner then can take up the other posi- 

 tion at his own inclination. 



Do not become discouraged at first; constant 

 practice makes perfect the art of shooting. As 

 one continues in the work he will learn more 

 rapidly how to become proficient with the gun 

 than he can through continual instruction from 

 any master or expert. In using a military rifle 

 commence with shooting-gallery ammunition 

 at 100 feet range. After having attained per- 

 fection with this ammunition, use full charges. 

 Always prepare yourself for the recoil. 



To become a perfect marksman, which is the 

 ambition of most boys, one must be much out 



in the open air; he must fill his lungs with 

 oxygen that will help build up his system. 

 Marksmanship goes hand-in-hand with health. 

 No proficiency can be obtained with any gun 

 unless the person be physica-lly qualified to be- 

 come expert in the art of shooting. Temperate 

 habits and fresh air are highly essential in keep- 

 ing the eyes clear, the mind refreshed, the heart 

 beating regularly, and the nerves as steady as 

 steel. J.D.L. 



MARK TWAIN. See CLEMENS, SAMUEL 

 LANGHORNE. 



MARL, a term rather loosely applied to cer- 

 tain mixtures of clay and carbonate of lime. 

 Marl is a valuable fertilizer when its various 

 constituents are suited to the requirements of 

 a given soil, and this is its chief industrial use. 

 Slaked lime, which has a quicker action, is an 

 efficient substitute for marl. Shell marl is a 

 soft, crumbling deposit of the remains of shell- 

 fish and water plants found on the bottoms of 

 lakes and ponds. When such deposits become 

 stone, they are known as fresh-water limestone. 

 See FERTILIZER. 



MARLBORO, mahrl'buro, MASS., a manu- 

 facturing city in Middlesex County, in the 

 eastern part of the state, twenty-eight miles 

 west of Boston and fifteen miles northeast of 

 Worcester. The main automobile route from 

 Boston to New York state passes through 

 Marlboro and Worcester. Two great railway 

 systems serve the city, the New York, New 

 Haven & Hartford and the Boston & Maine. 

 Electric lines connect with cities south, west 

 and north. French, Irish and Italians comprise 

 two-thirds of the population, which increased 

 from 14,579 in 1910 to 15,187 in 1916 (Federal 

 estimate). The area exceeds twenty square 

 miles. 



In the great variety of manufactures in 

 Marlboro shoes and boots lead. Shoe-making 

 machinery, automobiles and tires, electrical 

 machines and accessories, bicycles, carriages, 

 wagons, woodenware, cigars, miners' lamps and 

 machine-shop products are also included in its 

 output. The city has a fine city hall, a post 

 office, a $65,000 high school, a public library 

 and Saint Ann's Academy. Lake Williams, a 

 quarter of a square mile in size, is near. 

 Wellesley College, for girls, sixteen miles dis- 

 tant, is connected by a trolley line with Marl- 

 boro. 



The first settlement was made in 1656 by a 

 colony from Massachusetts. In 1660 it was in- 

 corporated as a town, and in 1890 it became a 

 city. It was named for Marlborough, England. 



