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THE MiDSHiPMEN
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around the field headed by their band
At the navy stand. the Army boys
stopped, and cheered the Navy and
the Navy cheered the Army.
The lineup:
Army Position. navy
JOHNSON ...............'' 'o
Left end.
Byrne (Besson) :. Northcroft (Cap'l
Left tackle.
Wier .............. Meyer (Leineck)
Left guard.
Philoon Capt -. Slingluff (Brand)
Center.
Moss (Nix) ............ wright
Right guard.
Pullen Leighton (Stuart)
Right tackle.
Stearnes (Carberry) Reifsnider CeDD)
Right end.
hyatt ............. .''''.. Lang
Quarterback.
Dean .............. Dalton (SoWell)
Left hal(back.
Greble ................... clay
Right hafback.
Chamberlain (Walmslry) Richardson
Fullback.
Score: Army 6; Navy a. Touch
down-Dean. Goal from touchdown
Dean. Field goal from placement
LANCE. Referee Evans, Williams
College. Umpire Sharpe. Yale.
Field Judge. Marshall, Harvard.
Llneman, Torrey. Pennsylvania. Time
of halves. IS minutes
At Observation-Disclosures College, II;
Randolph-Macon, 2.
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AUSTRALIANS WINNERS

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The sun., 1908-08-16

rists was to search for a missing ancestor
Of the elephant. The party secured some
$50 various specimens big and little.
representing the various ancient land ami
mails Of Egypt. About two weeks after ar
riving on the ground they achieved one OF
the principal aims OF the expedition by
finding skull Of the little tapirhke creature.
the moeritherium. from which the whole
elephant race is supposed to have sprung.
and afterward they discovered fine skull
representing the next stage in the evolu-
ton Of this animal. the paleonastodon.
which antedates the\ earliest elephant
form in this country by something like
half million years.
With the discovery of these fossil treas
ures, representing the primitive ancestors
OF the elephant dynasty. the primary object
Of the expedition was accomplished. In
addition the expedition made another
striking discovery in bringing to light the
skull Of an arsinoitherium. land animal
of ancient Africa. known to science for only
4 few years. The most astonishing feature
Of this animal is the greet pair Of pointed
horns, two feet long. pretruding upward
and outward from the nose, and two smaller
horns over the eyes The skull. now at the
American Museum, is the first seen in
America.
The Fayum desert became known as
fossil bearing region less than half a dozen
The sun., 1908-08-16

partly marine and partly fresh water
deposits.
II was In the top tiers. made UP from the
deposits Of the delta Of some ancient river,
that the expedition found most OF the Inn
portant remains. Here the arsinoifhertum
was unearthed. The monster was named
after the Egyptian Queen Arsinoe. the SEQ
ond wife of Ptolemy H., 2s5-227 Z. O.
The arsinoitberium was probably the
miehtiest creature OF its day. 1t stood
about o feet high and was nearly 10 feet in
length. The neck and feet were short and
had five toes spreading out like those
Of the modern elephant.
The theory accounting for the finding OF
the head of the arsinoitherium and the
other remains where they were found is
that at this spot there existed in bygone
ages two or three millions OF years ago
sandbar which checked the current OF
some large river Here were collected the
bones Of animals big and little which were
drowned In the stream.
Seldom were more than two bones OF one
animal found together. They were often
soft and powdered. requiring shellao to be
poured over them to harden them before
they could be removed safely from the
ground. The whole mass Of material when
f,,jly described and worked out by Prof.
Osborn will form new chapter in the
theological history Of the earth. 1t
is believed that It will demonstrate that
Africa was the original home OF the ele-
pslant, that 1t found its way TO this country
and others by former land bridges and that
It was the greatest prehistoric traveller
among all the animals of the earth. win
the Fayuu, discoveries an almost complete
series Of skulls is supplied, showing the
evolution Of the elephant from its d.
minutive tapirlike ancestor. the moeri-
therium of Egypt. to its highest develop
nant In. the form of the mammoth and mod
ern elephant on the American continent.
The sun., 1908-08-16

years ago. when two members OF the Geo
logical Survey, Mr.. Beadnen and DR.. An
drews Of the British Museum. announced
the discovery Of the buried remains OF
extinct animals inhabiting the African
shores in the upper eocene age. estimated
TO have been some two or three millions Of
years ago.
The american party was accompanied
by picturesque caravan of twepty-one
camels carrping eight tents and the camp
outfit for life In the waterless desert and
by seventeen Arab. Bedouin and Egyptian
workmen. From the museum Walter
Granger. who has had fourteen years ex-
perience In digging In the fossil beds Of
western America. and George Olsen. q
Dane. well trained in the handling Of the
delicate and fragile remains. went along
to conduct the field work.
The Fayum district is a natural depres-
sion about fifty miles In diameter. situated
In the Libyan desert fifty miles southwark
The sun., 1908-08-16

as II on forbidden pleasure intent. would
not have thought much OF IL had not
seen Gussie Aurum flying about the various
aoors with all the excessive energy OF
One Of the hrst whom had the pleasure
Of greeting In the grand corridor was the
Emir, correct of dress and speech and
elegant Of manner. Outside Of his saifron
skin the only thing that differentiated him
was the sienet ring on his thumb, with
ton recording the conversion of bis regal
family TO Christianity many hundreds Of
There was an anxious, watchful light In
the Emir's somewhat obliqhe eyes, and
reasonable words. When Evelina I.e CIero
came down the corridor on her fathers
arm l. saw this expectancy change into
look Of delight.
he took a step forward with . hasty
shrug Of dismissal and then stopped fr,
reeoiute. At the elevator entrance stood
Angel, pressing his black mustache with
his handkerchief In way that might be
It was the old case Of the lady or the tiger
again. and the tiger won: With sigh,
.GS yet ss Ss as hs nsR
All this while had been conscious that
Gussie Aurum, who had also descended,
was repeating his superactive antics, cir
culatinR through the throng ana stopping
at every couple with whispered sugges,,
tion, supplemented by mods and winks and
gestures 30 earnest as to be ridiculous.
Presently he called me to one side with
backward turn OF his fiat thumb.
Il hardly need to ask you 20 the surprise
party. Mr.. Sniffen." he said; you must
be on"
sThe surprise party' Where and whenT
! gueried .,,,
i have made all the arrangements. Every
Somehow / felt disappointed in Gussie.
Such intense feeling. such exuberant energy,
thought, should not have produced an
issue 30 fat. stale and Improbable.
you'll not surprise him with any such
party as this / warned; che viii be more
than equal to the situation" %
Gussie Rrinned mysteriously.
This will not be the only surprise or the
only party no whispered. "Now don't
fail me with Evelina.'
Accordingly, when he had flown away,
fairly swinging from invisible branches, /
asked Miss Eyelina II might escort her.
sGladly,' she acoeded, Tor do you know.
Mr.. Snifien. ! am beginning to fear that that
Mr.. Angel 10 hardly a fit companion for the
dear Emir."
Poor Gussie.
The sun., 1908-08-16
LONDON LANDMARK GOING
o-EIundred-Year-Oid scottish'C 'CnureAkr
Covent Garden Coming Down.
R1nrn Ms London Dniln GrauAin

Two-EImdred-Ye scottislrC CaureAtAr
Covent Garden Coming Down.
7 From As London Daily GyapAie
The most famous London building IN tAa
hands of the housebreakers at tho presep.
moment Is undoubtedly the old National
Scottish Church In Crown Court, Covens
Garden, q little alieyway which runs north
out Of Russell street. opposite the stage
entrance to Drury Lane Theatre. 1t is-or
was-a veritable London landmark. II Ia.
however. for long been too big for the cali
upon 1t, and has been paying under strees
very large ground rent to the Duke Of Bed
ford. IL will be rebuilt upon the same spo,
but on a much smaller plot Of land Mean
while the services Of the church will be CON-
Quoted In the Newt--n Hall. Fetter lane.
The old church In Grown Court was orig
nally built about one hundred and ninety
years ago. IL realized the designs Of its
founders In q normal fashion for a long
while. Then suddenly came a time when Il
was famous. John Cumming. who had
been licensed to preach in May. 1882. by the.
Aberdeen Presbytery. was acting as tutor In
Kensington, when he was invited to preach
in the old church In Crown Court.
In August Of the same year he received
call" from the church. It was then small
and inoonvehient and the minister's income
was not over e20o. But his preaching soon
attracted huge congregation, and the
church was rebuilt in is47 at cost OF s50 0oo
Il was opened in is4s with sittings for q
thousand persons. The income from pew
rentsreached Ei 500 per annum. but Cumming
refused to accept more than E9o0. the re-
mainder paying off the debt incurred for re-
building. The church has remained. strangely
picturesque and grimy. until to-day.
Now the fashionable congregation has
drifted westward to the new church In Pont
street, Chelsea. and the old Manse. or dwell
ing as they call II. built for Cumming. b
being pulled down with the rest OF the build
ing. The big organ Is to be- sold and Lady
Frances Balfour, ono of the last patronesses,
has, II Is understood, secured the possession
Of some Of the woodwork. which is beautiful
and valuable. in the Manse.
The sun., 1908-08-16
FARMING IN INDIA.
Religious Rites Required From the-sBe-
ginning TO the End ofthe Season.
From the Madrus Mail.

Agricultural practice In southern India
from start to finish requires religious rites.
In the Tamil districts the agricultursl year
commences about April. On April % the oul-
tiyators of village consult "valluvan-
who fixes for them the kind Of wood that
they should out and take away. He II sup
posed to settle the question as tho result
of astrological observations made on che
commencement Of the Tamil New Years
Day. which falls about April Is. Each oul-
tivator then takes 6 little camphor. some IN
oense. a few plantains and q cocoanut and
with others assembled for the purpose hs
proceeds to the forest where he worshtps
the tree he is about to cut by burning the IN
oepse and the campher and offering the plan
tains and the cocoanut. Then he lo7s OF the
first branch. taking good care that 1t falls
on the right side. In each year the side 10
different. Prosperity to himself and his osttls
is firmly believed to depend very much upon
this He then cuts away the required guam
tlty OF wood and takes IL home.
Another day L. then selected, soon afVer
the early rains OF the same month, by ehs
-valluvan," and then the greatest event Of
the agricultural year occurs. Each ryot
takes the wood he has selected for the plough,
which is newly fitted up and taken 10 ths
field. where the bullocks are tied TO 10. and
behind It stand other ploughs with teams Of
oxen tied to them. while largo crowds as
semble around the teams.
The principal ploughman then daubs shs
pair Of oxen tied to the new plough with AMI
line powder and turmeric paste; he hshts
camphor and burns incense before u, breaks
a coooanut and with it he makes an Offering
Of o pot Of jaggery water and psrchod grain
and Bengal gram. Then he drives the plough
across the feld. preceded by the other plough
men, and after few rounds tho oxen are
unyoked and the offerings distributed 10 thoss
present.
The sun., 1908-08-16
THE ELEPHANTS ANCESTORS
A STORY pr EVOLUTION COM
PIETED BY FINDS IN EGYPT.

American Museum Has Now Set OF Skulls
showing the Elephants Descent From
Little TapirIlke Creature - Three
Foot Skull OF . Monster OF Antiquity.
Prof. Henry F. Osborn OF the American
Museum of Natural History 10 about to
put on exhibition In the fossil mammal
hall some OF the finds made by the ex-
ploring party sent to the Fayum desert
district In Egypt last winter. This ex-
pedition was made possible through the
generosity Of the late Morris X. Jesup.
The chief object Of this expedition Of
paleontologists into region which has
hitherto been field chiefly for arch@olo-
The sun., 1908-08-16
AN APACHE DEBUTANTE.
Geronimo's People Danoing' 90 Hours Z
Mark Blossoms Coming Out.

Geronimos People Dancing 80 Hours to
Mark blossoms Coming Out.
LAwToN. Okla, Aug. 16.-Blossom. the
daughter Of O white man and an Apache
woman. IL having her coming out party
ON Medicine Greek, near Fort SLn. II
began at A. NJ. yesterday and win continue
until sunrise tomorrow.
When an Apache girl has attained hsr
majority she 10 permitted to choose her
helpmeet. The festivities begin with
religious service. which h followed by .
bridal dance. ..r
All Apache dances are presided over
by the chief and . medicine man, and have
some religious characteristics. Although
Geronimo has been removed from the
chieftaincy he is permitted to lead in
these dances. Another part assigned to
old Geronimo is that Of bandmaster, the
post OF chief musician being one Of the
great honqrs Of the ceremony.
The marriageable young men Df the
tribe put on their best clothes and appear
anoe for this occasion, each hoping that he
may be chosen as Blossoms partner for
the lovers dance. which begins at II o clock
tonight, and does not close until the sun
comes forth on Sunday. After midnight
the married Indisns leave for their homes
and the maidens and young men take
possession Of the platform. This Is the
only time in the life Of the young members
Of the tribe that they are permitted to make
love. At all other times the young man
Is content TO make q. visit to the parents
and do his oourting through the father Of
the girl.
Blossom will make known her intentions
In the matter of a helpmeet not even her
father is advised Of the choice Of her heart,
and he will not know 1t until she makes
It known on Sunday morning. As In the
leap wear dance Of white people, at the
lovers dance the young women ara not
permitted to choose partners, first the
debutante being provided for. ,
camp and win dance along to the beating
Of the tomtoms and chanting Of weird
hlyi. She dances once around the fire
and Ia then Joined by another maiden, and
they complete the circle around the glowing
fire twice, another maicen joining the
party at each revolution until all are dane
In sacred dances, their bodies stripped to
the waist and painted In war colors.
Blossoms father was only O boy at the
time Geronimo surrepdered twenty-five
years ago, and was a frightened witness OF
the event. Through being able to interpret
he took an active part In GeronimoIs de.
livery Of his followers over to tho United
States soldiers and was taken along with
the redskins as an official middleman.
His services were valuable to the Govern
ment and he long continued In Government
employ. Many years ago he left his Indian
wife and married white woman: Because
she married a white man the first wife was
named White, which she still beers. She
is still living on the Fort Sill military
reservation.
The sun., 1908-08-16
AUTO TO CATCH TRADE.
Real Estate Man Had q Hollow Shell OF .
Car TO Give Air OF Wealth.

Some years ago. when the automobile
was FIRST coming into use Familiarity said
the man. Il used to pass an apartment
house uptown before which there was
standing always an auto. This car never
had chauffeur In II. and although had
occasion to pass and repass many times In
the course OF the day never saw any one
preparing to leave In the machine.
aOne day I went up and inspected the
machine carefully. Although 1t gave every
appearance OF being q complete car. dis
covered that some things were lacking
from II, whdch left Il really o skeleton
I sought out the agent and asked him
"Weii, you see.' he explained. II looks
DO stylish and is such good advertisement
for the house TO have an automobile always
in front Of the door that when the boss
had O chance to buy that deception out
front pretty cheap ne did 30. And we've
Of folks believe. OF course that the oar
belongs to some one who lives inside and
they come In. 10 be surprised at the cheap
ness Of the apartments. Then they rent.
)sI was thinking that nowadays that
wouldn't be enough Of novelty to attract
any one
The sun., 1908-08-16

of electricity with which to send the mes
sages. and this represents strength OF
from one to three horsepower.
The operator 10 provided with an ear re-
oeiver such as is worn by the girls In a tele-
phone exchange and he hears the dots and
dashes of the Morse code as they strike
the system Of wires above him. he sends
by means Of telegraph key
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-21
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers.

C.arles Bav les of WoOdfo'd IA reg
Is cred tt day at the Amer 2an house.
Guy Edison of North Adams IL spend
ing the day at his home on Putnam
street.
A. K .Wcudard and C. J. Ne ,'e of
the branch job, are enjoying days
vacation.
Frank adams of New lBerli1, y y
is guest O. his mother Mrs. John
E'!dington of School street.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward b. Huling and
daughters, Katherine and Elizabeth,
left this morning for Saratoga for a
couple IT days stay.
Juhn Cronin Of the AmeT3aA-llnus Z
ha, retained from HartfJ'd, Conn
where he las been spending several
days as the gu st of friends.
Rev. II. S. Rowe, pastor o. the NJ
lE. church. left this morning for Riy'
erside in the Adirondacks. Nj Rowe
| will be absent until September LIST.
Mr.. and Mis-. Stephen Mulyey and
Ichild who Lave been gut'lr OF her
mother. Mrs Ann Gavin Of Jefferson
avenue. returned this morning TO then
home in Rutland.
There was a large attendance at me
hand dance given at Act.em{ ha
Th,r,day c,tIing. A la'?e uuml o.
of those present. waited up &c see The
circus come in this morning..
George H. Bahan VINO was called
aero by the death of his brother, the
ate John lsaIian, left this morning T. Z
his home IN Minneapolis. On his
way hack he will visit relatives ia
Schenectady and Rochester
/ st of letters remaining mcared
for at he postolIice: w. .. Mu,bLy
Care Bcnn ne.Cn Paper Co Chas
Perry. Etta Fenrvino, Clara Fergst n
VI Regina Hanmond, Mo Ena Lab
csans, Mrs. Gargan Moulls Mrs Il
e. Stewart.
over fteO rccple witness c the n
Jading of the circus at The freight
Yards this n.o'ning. The train of -
cars was Ge,6ved somewbl, on afrl'
ing As it did not reach here until . -
Many who vent thinly CidI suffered
considerably from the cool nO-tn
breeze One nan with q lur lined
,vtr'oat s. emed very ha1py aud corn
Portable.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-21
DEMOCRATIC RALLIES
New England Progressive League
Meets at Burlington

Burlington. Aug 21-The New Eng.
land Democratic progressive League
held conference here yesterday after
noon and last evening, and rousing
democratic rally was held last evening
in city hall. The Progressive League
works In conjunction with the state
committees of the New England states
and yesterdays meeting was held to
consider conditions in Vermont, and
particularly to arrange for speakers
Tor the remainder of the state cam
paign. The dominating figure in the
league. President Alexander Troup, cd.
itor of the New Haven Conn Union.
was present and presided over the de.
alterations. 1t was expected that Geo.
Fred Williams OF Massachusetts would
aIfo be present but he was unable TO
come, owing to another engagement.
He will speak twice in Vermont next
week. At the meeting of the league
held at the Quincy House. Boston.
August IL, IL was voted TO hold the
adjourned meeting in this city AUGUST
Goth.
The concluding conference of the
league was held last evening at the
Van Ness House to discuss plans for
rallies to be held throughout the state
within the next ten days and the fol.
lowing assignment of speakers was
made subject to slight changes: SAT
lurday afternoon, August %, at Castle.
ton, E. l. Abbott and G.. II. Pape of
Barre; Saturday evening, August 90.
at West Rutland, j. Il. Burke OF Bur.
iington and G. H. Pape of Barre; Tues
day evening, August 20, at Middlebury
Emile Blais of Winooski and j. +.
Burke of Burlington; Wednesday eve.
ming, August 26, at Vergennes, ]. T..
Burke and Emile Blais; Wednesday
evening, August 26, at Swanton, ]. Il.
Burke and G. H. Pape of Barre; Thurs
day evening, August q, at Barre.
George Fred Williams of Boston: Fri.
day evening, August 2S, at Bellows
Falls, George Fred Williams; Friday
evening, August 2S, at Richford, ]. II
Senter; Saturday evening, August 20.
at st. Johnsbury, ] e. Burke and ]
II. Senter; Saturday evening, August
~, at Hardwlck, p. F. Mccarthy and
&. n. Pape Of Barre.
Senator Gore will not deliver an ad.
dress. in Vermont
Among those at the conference were
Alexander Troup of New Haven, Ct,
DR. j. 4. Cahlll of Lawrence, Mass.
Whitefield Tuck of Winchester. Mass.
z, II. Quinn of Providence, r l., Ma
poleon b. Dion of Laconia, N. H., f.
F. Fossett of Portland, Me-, A. II.
Gleason of St. Johnsbury, John II.
Senter of Montpelier, G. Herbert Pape
of Barre, James e. Burke of Rutland,
John II. Donnelly of Vergennes and
James E. Burke and John r Kelley
of Burlington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-08-21
What's an Inch of Rain2

The rain fell in buckets, the thun
der racketed terribly, and the light
ming drew zigzag lines of bright gold
upon the violet sky.
so you, too, don't know what an
inch OF rain is exactly" said the
weather clerk, as he looked at his rain
measuring instrument. Very few
people do, It seems. I'll explain It to
you.
IAN acre is 6,272640 square inches
An inch of water on an acre is there
fore 6,272,64O cubic inches. That
amount, at 227 cubic inches to the
gallon, equals $4,000 gallons, or 800,
600 pounds, or 100 tons.
ran inch of rain is, in other words
rain falling at the rate of 100 tons
to the acre"