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The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

George NJ Odom, the former jockey.
who is rapidly coming 70 the front as a
trainer. saddled two winners at Benning
yesterday. He had the Plaudit filly
Comedienne IN splendid shape Tor the
fifth race at a mile with 9 to about her.
She made all the running and won In a
gallop with five lengths to spare. OK
ford. 3-to-2 favorite, had some early
speed, but GraziallO, to 2, closed resO-
lutely and beat him by half dozen
lengths for the place.
Odom also put over Tea Leaf, a real
good thing. at TO ], in the first event
for maiden two-year-old fillies, at five
furlongs. She showed her heels TO a big
field and won in a drive by length from
Bill Daly's Winning Star, 6 TO /. Dollie
s. u 20 ., was a length and a half back.
Miss Marjorie, 3-to-1 favorite, was never
out of the ruck. The time was los 2-5.
After numerous defeats on the Metro
politan tracks, p. J. Dwyer's Red Friar.
at 10 ], scored an easy victory in a
mile and a quarter. Peter knight. TO
!. led for six furlongs and then gave way
10 Ostrich, S-to-5 favorite. also trained by
Odom. But when Notter cut Red Friar
loose at the head of the stretch the old
horse easily caught Ostrich and beat him
by TWO lengths in 2I3 Banker, to ..
was third. four lengths back.
Another for Mr.. Taylor.
Mr. Taylor, of Baltimore, won his third
consecutive jumping race when he rode
Yama Christy. 7-to-5 favorite. in the
steeplechase handicap at about two miles
and a half Guardian, 10 3, led for about
two miles. where Iama Chirsty went 20
the front and won easily by n length in
5:l5 %,
With eighteen starters in the third race
for platers at seven furlongs, the talent
made NJ Cassidys Greene a 3-to-1 favor
ite. Greene made all the running, and
finished on the extreme outside of the
track, directly under the judges Most Of
the spectators who We're close at hand
thought that Greene had won by length.
but the judges gave the race to Baby
Willie. a 6O-to-1 shot against whom a
few layers quoted 100 10 !, at the same
time placing Greene second, n head back
of Wabash Queen. 10 to /. third. a half
length away. The crowd made loud pro-
test. but It did no good
Ardri, 6-tO-5 favorite, made a runaway
of the fourth race for twO-year-Olds, six
furlongs, and came home on the Bit
four lengths in front Of BraggadOccio,
backed from 20 20 Is TO l, Apple Toddy.
Z well-baclIed good thing at s to !. was
third Truro, 4 to /, had some early speed.
but quit. The time was LII Is.
Four favorites were beaten. Notter and
Mcdaniel each rode two winners. 1t
raincd all the afternoon and the track
was sloppy, but a good crowd saw the
sport.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
Detroit on PugiII.tic Man.

Detroit. Mich, Nov. I.-Pugilism is to
be resumed in Detroit this winter under
the protecting wing OF Eddie Barnett
Plans have matured n such an extent
that forfeits have bee posted by the
principals in the main bout. They are
Harry Cobb and kid" Leathem. both
lightweights. Both pugilists are now in
training
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
Intercity billiard Tourney

Frank Sherman, OF this city. and Mr..
Klein, Of Baltimore. have agreed TO head
intercity fOur-men teams to play I42
tournament The teams are to be strictly
amateur The games are 20 be I42 balk-
line. played on 3 by 4 tables. 400 points
TO be played IN each match. The dates
are the second Tuesdays OF December
January. February. and March. and will
open in Washington on December TO-
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
PENN IS DISCOURAGED.
Coaches Unable to Rouse Players in
Secret Practice.


Philadelphia. Nov I.-Again in secret
the Pennsylvania football team went
through It's daily practice in a disheart-
ening fashion The field was slippery.
owing 10 a slight drizzIe. which added
to the dullness Of the play. was un-
interesting despite the frantic efforts the
coaches made TO rouse them.
The team met with little success in the
several attempts at forward passing and
on-Side kicks, the scrubs being ready Tor
the varsity plays, and successfully driv-
ins them back 70 their favorite STYLE OF
play, hne-bucking and tackle plunges.
At this style OF play. the men were
more successful and rushed, the scrubs
OF their feet on several occasions. and
undoubtedly would have scored If they
had not resorted again 10 the forward
pass.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
CORNELL VARSITY HELD.
Unable to Carry Ball Across Line on
the scrubs.

Ithaca. Nov I.-The Cornell varsity
held It's third successive scrimmage this
afternoon, and the scrubs gave the regu-
lars the hardest game of the week.
The varsity was not able to cross their
opposing goal line, and Gardner's drop
kick from the 25-yard line gave them
their only score. Moreover, the scrubs
caught on 20 a quarter back run. and
pushed Gardner, who was catching the
ball. back over his own goal line, scor-
Ing a safety for the second team.
Every varsity man was in the line
up except O'Rourke and Thompson. The
scrubs. taking II altogether, put up a
splendid game, and resorted 70 a kicking
game, which puzzled the regulars some
what.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
McCrackens Arrive To-day.

Mrs. Ruth McCracken, her two daugh-
tiers. Jean and Ruth. and her son WI
liam Robert. who were arrested by the
Baltimore police upon request Of Capt
Boardman. were not sent back 70 this
city yesterday. as was expected. In
stead, United States Marshal Langham-
me- and his deputies will escort them
over this morning. The Baltimore au-
thorities have been making a further
investigation. and il is now believed that
they are wanted in Bay Shore, Long
Island
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
wixemnn Defeated Todd.

George wiseman, of Washington. de-
feated Joe Todd. of Baltimore in the
Southern pool tournament last night al
the Brunswick club by 100 TO 81. To-
nights game will be between J. c. Nee
dies and J. B. Cunningham.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
MOVEMENTS OF vEssEI.s-The FOLLOWING n

OF VESSELS-The following move
ments Of vessels have been reported to the Bu-
reau of Navigation:
Arrived-Noyember %. West Virginia Colorado
Maryland, and Pennsylvania at Redondo.
Sailed-November .. Strinsham. Shubrick Thorn
ton. De Long. and stockton from Annapolis Tor
Norfolk; Marceilus from Portsmouth. y H.. for
Philadelphia. West Virginia. Colorado Mary
land. and Pennsylvania from Long Beach for
RedOndo. Cal. Prairie from Sexan Point for
New York; Adams from Las Palmas. Canaries
for Bermuda. Nebraska from san Francisco for
BremertOn.
Arethusa ordered commissioned. navy yard. Nor
folk. with naval complement.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
READY FOR The FRAY
Tech and Preps Eager for
To-day's GPidirOn Battle.
PLAY FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP

Two Heaviest Tennis in the District
VIII Meet at Georgetown Field
This Afternoon Mt $3.50 O'Clock to
Contend for InterschoIastic Hon
ors-WiH End Local Season.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

Foundry men did not
show up. 50 forfeited the
game TO Sight Machine
shop.
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RESULTS AT BENNING- NOV q. 1907

WEATHER. CLoUDY-TRACK MUDDY.
tToye
east Time by ST
Trainer G. W. Oiom
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The George Washington manager made
a formal offer, in which he suggested that
all of the funds OF the game be turned
over 10 a committee composed of two
representatives from each university. with
a fifth member mutually agreed upon, and
that this committee be empowered 70 turn
over the money 10 whatever institutions
that il shall see 1T.
What Georgetown's answer 10 this last
proposition Will be IS not known, but
there is little likelihood of IT being ac-
cepted While George Washington in
sists that it is sincere in its offer it is
believed that it was made more TO force
some sort Of an agreement than in any
hope that IL be accepted
The Georgetown executive committees s
action in refusing 10 accept the compro-
mise. which was effected at Mondays
meeting, was predicted IN yesterdays
Herald. and with the close Of the season
now less than a week off there seems 20
be practically no hope of the two local
universities meeting
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
PLAY FOR CHARITY
G. w. e. Makes a Final Offer
to Georgetown.
ALL CONDITIONS ARE NAMED
Ask That Committee Be
Named 10 Handle Fund-GeOrEe-
town Executive Committees Re
fusaI to Back Manager Brings Forth
Remarkable Offer from Hutchetites.

Satisfied that an agreement for the d.
vision of receipts of the proposed Thanks
giving Day game is practically out of the
question, George Washington last night
offered 10 play Georgetown and turn over
the receipts to charity.
Manager Wilson and Manager Fitzger-
aid reached compromise Monday, but
no contract was signed and when the
matter was put before the Georgetown
executive committee yesterday that board
refused to agree to the arrangement
Manager Fitzgerald was instructed 20
hold out for his original offer.
When Fitzgerald notified Wilson Of the
action of the executive committee the
George Washington manager stated that
under no condition would his college
agree. and then it was that the offer 10
play for charity was made.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
ODOM HAS GOOD DAY
Former Jockey Saddles Two
Winners at Benning.
BABY WILLIE, go TO /, IN FRONT

Loud Protest Is Made when Judges
Award PIater's Race TO Outsider,
as Crowd Claims the FHvOrite Is
the Real WinRer-Mr. Taylor Cap
lures Third Consecutive Victory.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
RACING CARDS FOR TODAY.
BcnninE.

FIRST RACE-TWo-year-Old and upward: high
weight handicap; six furongs; Columbia course.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22
RECORDS OF TIE TEAMS.

Technical. o; Maryland "Aggios. T.
Technical. G; Episcopal High 5.
Technical. . Amy and Navy Preps. Q.
Technical, 2; Western High. 0.
Technical. g; Central High, 5.
Technical. 81; Eastern High. Q.
Technical. 80; Business High. 0.
Technical. O; Woodbery Forrest, ).
Technical. ls3; opponents 8
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

closed
5 hcGEh b EH I'D Queen oed strong
fudoss ADDED
@neT Tmell i Wrnerh h G6sn+
NJ A. Rean
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

T % = 80 " - 10 I
-Loveless rolled third Z
second and third games.
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

REQ Friar caught Ostrich the head Of the stretch
ways l4eld the others Banker was always outrun
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

10 Of dsan whpg
race N Vol tha stronger rider up S huEn
nn
aeTda du
o god Won easily; place sans. Tine 5l5
g. Warner
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

Refused. but finally went the course.
Yfna Christy stumbled in last balf-mIe but quic
ran 20 his form. Others beaten off.
17-THIRD RACE-SellinC Throe-year-olds and u,
II winner. $40. Start good. Won driving: place :
FlorenG Hubbard. Owner. Mrs. g. EngeIking Ira
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then
in &c esrtdL
3( SIXTH RAJ HanSn Twoyr nd
good Won easily
J. r Mcrrey
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

THIRD BACE-Fouryear-ol and upward: non
winners SINCE November ?. 1907 one mile and forty
The Washington herald., 1907-11-22

fOOkIH RAtE-Thrcc-year-
slr f..rIrr,-.. Hnl-.-r.hsn ......-
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Foundry Shop

Totals. 70 $50 40
anne. tDanenhewer rolled
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IsrTped early
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N. B-Objectionable characters positively excluded
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-07
Continued from page y

NC0|tLtHtu pOHF puSt
out license. This is good policy and good sense But
far there law to prevent the foreigner the
logue house. advertising his goods and soliciting orders
by mail He saps the life blood of the community and
contributes nothing to its support. As nation we
keep out the foreigner by imposing a tariff his i'm
ports. But even this not be done by the munici-
pality. The only remedy is appeal to the good
and the local pride of the citizens Most of this
foreign trading is thoughtlessly done. In local
tiles the difficulty lies with the merchants who do not
advertise properly or, least, not sufficiently in the
home papers. As a result the people attracted by
the continuous bombardment by advertisements of the
outside concerns until they get to think and believe
that the particular goods they want be bought
where else They have the catalogues their elbows
and, without taking second thought send their money
for the things represented by the pictures
What the average country town needs is healthy
and active public sentiment. The average man is too
selfish for his good. He is apt be penny wise
and pound foolish in matters pertaining to the welfare
of the community He is willing to run along in old
ruts He sees his business slipping away, but refuses
to do anything to stop it He will join a commercial
club and forget to attend its meetings What is
needed are more men who appreciate their obligation
to organized communities = more good citizens
more loyal citizens; men to whom feel like
taking off our hats because = they stand for some
thing besides themselves, because they are - -.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-07

which, in its rage and fury, the bafled cobra snapped
at, holding hard And that, said the charmer, would
wipe the rest of the poison away.
"And now for the threasure, Masther Hubert, "
O'Connell cried. But father and mother persisted in
laughing at him.
tree, and he worked harder indeed than the natives
First of all they upon a little box; and in the
box the skeleton of little child And round the
skeleton wrapped a native womans saree that
thrust through with dagger dagger with
jewels in the handle The mystery never cleared
up
However, O'Connell cleaned the blade for Hubert
till he made shine. Hubert has the dagger and
OConnel is surer than ever that where cobras STAY
it is always worth while digging.
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and - snapped his finger and thumb! And OCon-
nell was superStitOuS man.
The cobra supposed to be the spirit of the man
who had buried the treasure or of the man from
whom the treasure had been stolen i forget which
and Holy Saints prcsarve u.s." O'Connell exclaimed
Father said the cobra must be killed. and both he
and O'Connel watched for it often with their rifles
But it came. Not when they were watching, at
least. Though they did sometimes see its tail dSap-
pearing into our hedge
The natives wagged their heads
sometimes charming said Govnd Rao.
And, "Not killing spirit" said Ram Singh
"The haythen naygurs is right" said O'Connell.
cts snake -charmer we must FETCH sor if you
phase"
Somehow, nobody had even thought of snake
Charmer. In the excitement, we had forgotten that
there such person, indeed. Mother was quite
relieved that Govind Rao had mentioned him. And
father sent off Marian to call a Charmer directly.
Hubert Rugged himself at the thought of its being
Saturday - half holiday; and [ excited that
couldn't eat anything. The snake Charmer came and
all out into the yard to watch what he would do
We knew that they charmed snakes with music but
we had never seen a charmer charm a snake before.
1t strange to that a snake should be fond
of music! The first thing he did to blow through
his little pipe.
The servants told him how fond the snake was of the
peepu tree and that its hiding place was somewhere
in the hedge of the pricky pear. So he started
of the hedge, walking slowly along and, ''Too
too, tooing" on his little instrument.
1t was very monotonous air, and the sound was
something like the sound bag pipe makes "Too too
too" 1t rather sad thought Indeed it almost
made feel a little melancholy.
Besides the musical instrument, he carried little
forked stick Hubert wondered if it was to give the
cobra a blow on the head viii it.
And "Too, too, too! we followed the music little
distance off, and every pair of eyes glued to the
prickly pear.
At last, "Kape still, Masther Hubert" I heard
O'Connell whisper. And mother suddenly caught my
hand and held it tight in hers
We all stood quite still We hardly dared to breathe
For there we saw the cobra's head poking from the
prickly pear.
Too too toon played the charmer, "Too too
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tool" And the music sounded, to my ears, more
monotonous, and more melancholy than ever.
The cobra Crawed out of the hedge and the Charmer
backed slowly away. He walked backwards into the
yard, and the cobra followed him, fascinated. 1t
looked as if it under spell.
And, "Too, too, too" the little pipe and the
snake thought it a lovely tune.
Suddenly the music stopped. And quickly - so
quickly, that we hardly it done = with dexter
Gus thrust, the charmer had pinned the snake to the
ground = pinned it just behind the head, in the
fork of his little stick.
Then the GREATNESS silence amongst us was broken
with, "Well done!" from father, well dOne" And,
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snakes we have in India. India is dreadful place
for snakes. They are everywhere, and the curious
thing | want to tell you is about this cobra
Hubert saw it first. "There's snake in the yard"
he said He didn't know it cobra But he
burst into the bungalow with rather scared face.
"And it's curled up at the foot of the peepul."
Father said, "NOnsensew But he got out his rifle
at once, and went on tptoe to the big peepul. We
called the big peepu to distinguish it from the other
peepuls in the yard. There snake there, and
father said, you must have imagined it" But
Hubert insisted that he had snake, and that it
was cured up under the big peepul.
Fathe- laughed. We all thought Hubert had mag
med it. And Hubert got very vexed. But the next
day Ram Singh - he the butler - declared that
he had a snake, and that it was crawling away
from the peepul tree.
1T seems to have fancy for the peepul," father
said, and he looked little disturbed Mother said
children not to play the peepu tree at all,
and told a. TAX special care of little BERTHE.
After that melody always seeing the snake,
and it always under the peepul. And when
Govnd RaO came into the veranda one day and said,
with low Salaam, sometimes seeing snake, some
times finding big cobra all the other servants put
their hands their mouths and said, "Wah! wah! lin
a low mysterious chorus.
why shouldn't it be a cobra, Govind Rao?"
Hubert asked Because was the fact of the snakes
being cobra that made the other servants say 'Wah
wah!' And Wah, wah, in Hindustanee means,
"Wonderful! wonderfu'
Cobra Curled up under peepul tree, said Govind
Rao Sometimes watching"
''Watching WHAT" cried Hubert and l.
'WatChing treasure" said Govind Rao And
"Wah! wah! cried the natives with their hands upon
their mouths
TREASURED" cried Hubert, with pair of sparkling
eyes and added, breathlessy, What Of treasure
Govnd Rao?'
sometimes gold,' said Govind Rao "Sometimes
watching jewels Burying jewels sometimes he
added. Cobra sometimes guarding"
1t turned out = and it O'ConneI who explained
the matter to though father too said he had heard
of the legend before - that the native believes that
wherever treasure is buried = and in India wonderful
jewels buried everywhere "a cobra generally
watches the spot and jealousy guards the secret
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-03-07
By ALICE F. JACKSON

And when Govind Rao came in to say that the snake
under the peepul cobra, the natives Jumped
to the conclusion once that treasure buried
there.
Father laughed But we were dreadfulIy excited
And O'Connell think was the most excited of all.
"Bedadn' he said cts making your fortunes yell
be now, Masther Hubert" And he was for going to
dig up at the foot of the peepuI tree there and then
But the natives were Mortified.
Govind Rao talked mysteriously of the cobra's
crawling up sometimes" to find them at their work
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"Howly Saints pre-
sarve u.s." cried o.
Council. And, " Wah,
wah." said Govind
Rao.
So firmly was the
cobra's head pinned
down, that it was
powerlesS to strike the
charmer. And when
he beckoned us to come
and look at it, we all
drew nearer very bold
ly.
The charmer then
took a pair of pincers
and actually pulled
out two of the cobra's
teeth, which, he said,
were connected with
the poison gland.
T he n, wit h his
thumbs, he pressed
the cobra's jaws to-
gether SO hard, that
it was compelled to
spit out the poison.
After h at h e
dangled a bit of rag
before it's out h,
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Not about the ayah's
baby-she was grieved
at that, of course ~
but because Hubert
had frightened BERTHE.
Hubert said, He's
such a cowardly kid"
Il know somebody
who was just as cow
ardly," said mother.
| think - and Pm a
girl - boys are greater
towards when they are
little than girls. After
wards boys grow BRAY
er, OF course. IL would
never do for a man to
be a coward.
| said that it was a
comfort wild beasts
couldn't come through
our hedge; but it turn
ed out afterwards that
something quite as ter
rible had its home
there. 1t was a cobra.
Cobra da CapeIlo is
its real name, and it is
one of the most awful
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The C0bra's Treasure

\ Ii round the yard grew hedge OF prickly pear
~ 1t had curious thick leaves and out of the
n leaves grew peculiar little knots of thorns II
you got one into your finger = well-you
knew 1t! It bore pink fruit, too, which the natives
used for dyeing clothes pretty pink dye it was, and
very fast colored. 1t made splendid hedge. Nothing
could come through it. which was a comfort, because
wild beasts used to prow around at night Not tigers
they lived in the jungle beyond : but cheetahs,
which are big, fierce cats, and of course jackals
Little BERTHE used to go screaming to bed because
of the Cheeahs for Hubert told him they little BOYS
at night One had really eaten up the ayah's baby;
but that was long time ago. 1t made mother very
amor
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-23

found these interests very much inter.
ested IN the good roads movement, the
Improvement of the roads meaning
mat they could get their farm pro.
ducts TO market. He received good re.
ports from school work, but the
schools In the towns and cities are
now suspended for two weeks vaca.
ton. He said the Fairmont Normal
School has had n most prosperous
year. The new principal Dr.. Bennett,
measures up to the standard demand.
ed and was frequently called out to
lecture.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-23
Miller Returns
STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS HOME. AFTER TRIP
OF SEVERAL DAYS.

CHARLESTON. Dec. 23.-State Su.
perintendent Miller, of the department
OF free schools, returned Friday night
from n trip to Weston, Clarksburg,
Fairmont and Parkersourg. His trip
through the central section OF the
State had TO do with educational mat.
tiers. At Weston, Superintendent Nil.
Ter attended the meeting of the aeri.
cultural bodies and stated that ha
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-23
THE NEW ENGLAND TEA ROOM.

THE NEW ENGLAND TEA ROOM,
located in the Yost Flats, is offered for
sale fully equipped and with an estab.
lished trade. The best patronage in
Fairmont visits this Tea room. See
Larney Lloyd at his new book shop, 10.
Gated on Main street, under stemple's
store for terms. II
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