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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-24
BATTLE AXE WINS

opportupe hitting, coupled with fast
fielding, enabled the Battle Axe tosde-
feat the Eaglev yesterday by score
OF 4 to Q. Traylor, Augustine and Whit
field starred for the winners. Both
pitchers did we'll: Isl
The lne-ups:8
Battle AXe--N1iller, third base: HUI
cher, centre feid Traylor, left held;3
Strain, pitcher; Boehling, catcher;
j. I,oehling, shortstop: Augustine, Sec
3ond3 base: Withheld, first base; Lewis.
right field.
MANCHESTER Eagles Nelson, right
field; L. Jones, third base; Bosher,
catcher; II. Jones, shortstop; j. Jen-
nings, centre field; W. Jennings, left
field 4 Burrows, second base; Bass first
base; Waymack. pitcher .
Summaries: Two-base hits-L. Jones'
Hulcher, Augustine. Struck out--By
Strain, 4 by Wayack, 0. Base on
bnlls--Off Strain, s.; off Waymack l..
Stolen Her, Hulcher, Bass,
Eagles, Take Game.
The Eagles Yesterday defeated the
Glen Allen baseball team by. the score
of 0 to 8. The features of the game
We're the pitching OF Thorp and the
batting of Z. Simms, 8s e
Tho lineup was as follows;
Ford,. first base; Thorp. shortstop;
.Dowdur, second base; IL Simms, third
base /; Davis, catcher; T. Simms, left
field; Morgan, centre field; q Thorp,
pitcher, Jones, right field. 8sis "
ssS5 The Fac CLOS will challen sc any team
not over seventeen wears Of age. Adj
dress sIo, o. BOX 945, Phone a ISL,
Score BY innings !: " 5SsI
Eagles .,,..9s ,,i,3 . o % % "a a s. \
Glen All Ian i. 4 ~, Ia 0' o o "a % 0
Struck out by q Inslepy. by hl'orpl
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-24
Richmond College.

RiVersfde .........-.-...O o q 90 O O1U-O
Summary: Two base hits-Heath.
Stolen bases-Gardner. Double plays
RichmondS 4; Riverside. /. Base on
balls-off Wright. 1; Gwalthwright. s..
Struck Gout-by Wright, 81; by Gwalth-
wright, a.; Passed balls--Fowlkes ID.
Time of game. 1:45. Umpire. Mr..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-24
W. Il. S. S. ASSOCIATION
Standing of the Clubs.

clubs, Won Lost. Pc
Z. rova a venue n .75C
Tabernacle ..,.,,. "A. AZ
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-24
.snt,,rdn.y,.,s Games

Saturdays Games.
West End. 8, Grove Avenue,
Tabernacle, g. Asbury Methodist, 4
Westminster, s.; Seventh Street. o.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-24
standing Of Of the Tea a. ms IS

Games Next Week.
Tuesday, Merchants, VS.. First.
Wednesday, Virginia VS.. Planters.
Thursday. Richmond VS.. State.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-16
aRlevlNe FOR HIS OLD HOME.
Possibility That Unfortunate Was Not
Altogether Deserving.

The old man was seated in the park,
great tears coursing down his cheeks.
He was such a pathetic picture that
the sympathetic passer.by stopped and
asked him II he we're III.
Yes, SIR said the sorrowing old
fellow 81 have Just had bad news
from home. The house that has shell
tered me for years is to be sold and
torn down, and haven't penny to
my name to stop 1t. Everybody in 1t
will be turned out, and Heaven knows
what will become of them"
Poor soul" said the sympathetic
passer.by. slipping dollar into the old
mans hand. THAT isn't much money,
but you are welcome to It,"
"Thank you, sir, said the old fellow,
smiling through his tears. Every lit
tie bit helps, and l am very much
obliged to you"
Where is this old home Of yours,
my friend?' asked the philanthroplst.
up at Slng-Sing." replied the old
man. ITS the Jail. sir. I've lived
there rs years altogether"
And the philanthropist passed on
Harper's Weekly,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-16
FASTING As a RELIGIOUS RITE.
Ceremonial obseved by the japanese
Twice a Year.

From time out OF mind, says the
Japan Times, certain devotees Of thst
country have visited q celebrated
temple at Martha twice year to per.
form the pious act OF fasting within
It's sacred precincts A fasting hall"
has been specially erected for their
accommodation and the number enter
ing this hall is on the Increase. Those
who have already tasted in the fasting
chamber this year number 226 men
and 80 women. OF the whole number
SO tasted less than week, TIA tasted
one week, ten continued fasting two
weeks, IA tasted three weeks and one
went without food for nve weeks.
Inquiry as to the motives of the fast
ers showed that 1853 men and rs wom-
en- desired to rise in the world, 10
men and two women wanted to In.
crease their business profits, 16 men
prayed for the safety OF their families,
10 men and four women sought cures
of diseases and ten men wanted gen.
eral good luck.
Only three persons, two men and
one woman, tasted In gratitude for the
fulfillment Of former prayers 1T need
scarcely be said remarks the Japan
Times, that the period of their fast
Ing was the shortest"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-16
CURIOUS pAPUAN LAWS.
Tribe Where Sisters Children Inherit
Mans Property.

A Methodist missionary in British
New Guinea-now known as Papua--
Rev w T. Brownlow, has added to
the worlds knowledge of the curious
and little known races OF the great
north Pacific island by the discovery
and partial tanning of a new tribe.
The race In question consists Of about
10000 blacks, living at a place called
Dobu The customs Of the race are
must curious.
The immigration policy is more
drastic than that OF white Australia, p"
for all strangers have either to be-
come full members OF the tribe or he
eaten. When dealing with Mr.. Brown
low, however, the difficulty was got
over by making him father Of the
tribe.
Each tribe and each family had
their own land, and no portion is al
lowed to go out OF their possession
except as a loan for a seasons crop.
The men marry out OF their own tribe
and on their death their land becomes
the property of their sisters children.
Women have great influence in the
AFFAIRS of the tribe, and their duties
are quite distinct from those of the
men. The men clear the bush and
dig the ground, then the women pre-
pare It and plant yams. the crop be-
ing theirs. If man wants any yams
he has to ask for them. The banana
patch, however is his own property.
Wives are obtained by purchase. II
man pays we'll for his wife he can
thrash her occasionally, but she could
leave him II she did not like II, and go
back to her own village.
Their heaven is a place where the
healthy. strong and gcod-looking go.
All the others go to hell.-London
Chronicle.
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WANTED; ANSWERS TO THESE.
Can You Reply to Queries Of Young
Readers7

The editor Of the Children's En-
cyclopedia hit on a happy idea the
other week when he invited his young
readers to send him questions that
they would like answered. The CUES.
tons sent In have proved veritable
revelation Of the strange paths into
which the juvenile mind wanders.
What color was Adam?" is a prob
lem that will puzzle the anthropologist;
while the Psychical Research society
may be interested in the question,
Where do our spirits 80 when we go
to sleep?" In the latter connection
comes the startling query, "Why have
I dreamed the same thing every night
for two years."
Among genuine puzZlers, which will
be read alphabetically by every wor-
ried father, We may mention: Why
does time never Stop?" what is the
correct age OF the skies?" why don't
spiders get caught in their own webs?'
why does white smoke make the tun-
nels black?" What is the use of
heas?"
AS final query for our readers to
puzzle over come the questions: why
have Manx cats no tails?P and "Wh.'
do the hens cackle when they have lait'
an egg?"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-16
Jan View Of Baseball.

One strong-arm gentleman called q
Pitch is hired to throw. Another gen.
tleman called a Stop is responsible
for whatever that Hon. Pitch throw to
him, so he protect himself from
wounding by soft pillows which he
wear on hands. Another gentleman
called a Striker stand in front OF
that Stop and hold up club to fright
of that Hon. Pitch from angry rage
Of throwing things Hon. Pitch in
hand hold one baseball Of an unripe
condition OF hardness He raises that
arm lofty-then twist--a student He
shoot them bullet-ball straight to
breast OF Hon. Stop. Hon. Striker
swing club for vain effort II is miss
and them deathly ball shoot Hon. Stop
In gloves, Struck oncen decry Hon
Emperor person who is there to
gossip about It in a loud voice,-H.
Togo in Atlantic.
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Fiddle Church vans

One Of the most curious vanes to be
seen on any church In Great Britain
is at Great Gonerby, a parish adjoining
Grantham
1t is in the form OF fiddle and a
bow and is unusually large. Its his
tory is curious. Many years ago
peasant resided in Great Gonerby who
eked out modest livelihood by per.
forming on an old violin which was al.
most part OF his life. AT last he de-
cided TO emigrate, and out in the ia,
west prospered and became a rich
man.
One day he sent to the clergyman at
Great Gonerby q sum sufficient to
build church, and attached to the
gift the curious condition that a metal
replica of his old fiddle and bow
should be on the summit Of the edifice
The gift was accepted and the yane
may still be seen on the church.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-16
4uRRvlNo COURSE OF NATURE.
Farm Life Brought Into Union OF
Cities and Towns.

The social conditions of farm life
undoubtedly are deplOrable in certain
parts OF the country, and in other
parts far from IDEAL and yet there
can be no doubt that In a considerable
section there has been notable i'm
provement. This has been the result
in the main of three things first, Of
the telephone; second, of the trolley,
and third, OF good roads. All three are
tending to make farm life less solitary
and to bring II into closer union with
the cities and towns. In other words,
some Of the advantages OF town life
are being brought TO the farms. and
this is tending nightly to give TO
farm life more refinement and COM
fort and communication with the
outer world. This Improvement which
has taken place in part of the coun-
try ought to extend to all parts. and,
while In general It may be said that
It must inevitably come about as q
result OF a natural economic progress,
yet much may be gained by the APP
polntment OF the commission which
President Roosevelt has named.--
Wall Street Journal.
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wbv She Could Not Tell.

What was the text, Jane?" asked
Mr.. Tribbles, as his wife came home
from church.
Mrs. Tribbles had to confess that
she had forgotten 1t. "or, rather" she
added, II lost II. In fact, didn't get
It,"
when l fail to remember the text
you always want to know why. What
was the reason that you didn't get lit"
Something happened that drove 1t
from my mind"
What was II that happened?"
well, II you must know" said his
wife, rubbing her nose, "just as the
preacher was about to give out the
text moth few along right In front
of me, You know we'll enough what q
woman does when she sees moth.
OF course, l couldn't clap my hands
there in church and crush 1t between
them, but I spread out my handker-
chief, made quick motion, and folded
It together. Then I pressed It tightly.
II got the moth, but lost the text
Youths Companion.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-16
No Satisfaction.

The Editor-Eh, what's wrong?
The Correspondents that letter
of mine that you printed this morn
ing several gross errors were permit
ted to appear. Look at this. l wrote
Nobody has any desire to impeach
the rugged quality Of Mr.. Skinner
horns honesty" and you turned
honesty" into hosiery" Look at tt!
The Editor--I see 1t. And what's
more, l see nothing wrong about 1t,
Anything else?
Yes, here's another. This Is what
| wrote: Mr.. Skimmerhorn' ripe ex.
perience and his respect for honor
must not be forgotten And you
speak here Of his 'tripe experience
and his respect for Homer"
Yes, that's so. And they're both
highly commendable virtues. Good
morning, sir"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-16
ALL BORE THEIR TRADEMARKS.
Occupations Of Vacationists an Open
Book to This Man.

Sherlock Holmes, seated on the
boardwalk, languidIy injected pint
Of cocaine into his sunburnt arm
my dear Watson" said the detec.
tive. let us beguile an hour by pick
ing out the occupations Of these va
catlonists. In their cheap white fan.
nels they all think they look like mil
lionaires. but-ha. ha-what delu-
sionl
There goes a waiter Walters are
to be told by the size OF their feet and
the soft, careful way they set them
down.
The man In the imitation Panama
hat is tanner. His clear and rudy
complexion gives him away. The tan
ming trade imparts to the face pc
culiarly healthy look. Why shouldn't
It? What is good for dead skins must
be good for live ones
'She is cook, the stout, scarlet
lady getting weighed. Her FIRE, of
course, gave her that unmistakable
color, but II was not the eating OF 1000
that made her so fat. No; cooks have
VIGOROUSLY poor appetites II was the
inhalation of the rich fumes Of food
in her kitchen that filed her out
Cooks inhale their fat That is cheap
er for the mistress isn't It?
"The little, thin chap In the large
bathing suit is a grocer. All grocers
are small and bow.legged, and they all
wear tight trousers and are partial to
brown.
DO you see. my dear Watson, the
stately man whose overtures the girl
In white just repulsed? Well, he Is
an actor. The muscles of his face
show 1t. Actors. you know, by the
continual practice OF expression, de-
velop face muscles as marked as the
arm muscles of baseball pitcher"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-16
Subtle Crltlclann,

A certain young artist In New York.
who Is on terms of comparative in
timacy with the janitor of the apart.
ment-houso wherein he maintains his
studio, Is in some doubt whether the
said janitor Is cynic, or something
OF an art critic, or both.
"One day, while doing BIT OF re.
pair work In the studio" says the
painter, Mike scrutiniEed bit OF my
work with ominous solemnity. When
indicated a portrait of myself the
blow fell. Said /:
THE paint on this ia badly
cracked, which spells the likeness
with no more expression In his
countenance than Is to be seen in the
face of representation of Buddha,
Mike replied:
"'Not at all. slr.'"- Harper's
Weekly.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-16
ocuLlsr a MAN OF RESOURCE,
Has a Blind 5es1ar Woman to Adver-
tlse HIs Business.

Enterprise takes various forms,
even in Warsaw. A young oculist,
finding that patients were few and far
between, hit upon an original means
Of advertising.
He engaged blind woman who sits
and begs by the Church Of the Holy
Cross to hold light board wherein
are written his name, address, profes'
sional qualifications and consultation
hours.
AS the church is In the busiest
thoroughfare of the town the notice
attracts a good deal of attention. The
beggar herself says she is quite salts
fed with the results, as many people
notice her who would otherwise pass
by, and as the doctor has added his
assurance that she is hopelessly
blind benevolent old ladies throw cop
pers into her tin mug, sure that their
money is not wasted on an impostor.
II 10 not yet known whether the num-
Der OF patients has increased.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-16
WHERE SHE MADE THE MISTAKE
Mrs. Jack Frosts Experience as a
Chicken Raiser.


Eyes, farming is all very easy" the
farmer said. Amy city person could
make a success OF 1t at the first go.
of"
He sneered at his three girl board
ers from Chicago in order to show that
he had spoken in bitter irony.
Mrs. Jack Frost" he resumed,
took the farm next TO mine one year.
Being from the city. she thought she
would show us country people thing
or two about real farming. She be-
gan on q chicken yard.
1T was a fine yard. Pretty soon a
hundred eggs Matched out. There was
half hens and half ROSTERS. Mrs.
Jack Frost, before sailing for Europe.
separated the two sexes. and, killing
all the ROSTERS, she sent them to her
friends. A fine lot OF spring brilers
they made-they were no bigger than
squads.
But when Mrs. Jack Frost got back
from Europe. a strange sight her
chicken yard presented. II was moth
ing but young roosters-young roos-
tiers Growing, young roosters swagger-
ing about, while here. with flying
feathers and squawks and blood, a
terrible fight went on, and there, dis
regarded by all, lay the corpses OF
brave birds slain In single combat.
At sunrise you could hear the crow
Ing Of those ROSTERS all over the
county.
Poor Mrs. Jack Frost understood
the theory Of chicken raising all right;
only, in separating the young birds
she mistook the males for the females
and vice versa"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-16
On Good Breeding.

The immoral man, who invades an
others property, is Justly hanged for
It; and the ill-bred man. who. by his
Ill manners, invades and disturbs the
quiets and comforts Of private life
Is by common consent as justly ban
ished from society. Mutual complais
ances, attentions and sacrifices Of lit
tie convenienoes, are natural an i'm
piled compact between civilized people
as protection and obedience are be
tween kings and subjects; whoever, In
either case, violates that compact just
ly forfeits all advantages arising from
it.--Lord Chesterfield.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-16
Mandlna Ruhbera.

We have found that thin spots in
our rubbers can be mended at home
by applying q cement made from five
cents worth OF real rubber dissolved
In chloroform. Keep the bottle con-
tanning the cement tightly corked and
apply with q mucilage brush as quick.
ly as possible that 1t may not harden
We used rubber darn for an actual
hole. Cut a piece OF the rubber the
right size, fasten 1t with few stitches
over the hole, and brush with the
cement. Both kinds Of rubber may be
obtained from Q dealer in dentists
supplies ---Harper's Bazaar.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-16
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Toll
Briefly for Busy Readers

tNNtuu VI AtlJ IONstt aNt9 NIigNg l0N9
Briefly for Busy Readers
John r. Burton OF Hoosick visited
friends in town Tuesday.
Mrs. A. X. Richie has returned
from a short trip to Philadelphia.
Hon. Charles H. Darling OF Burllng-
ton is spending a few days In town.
Robert s, Drysdale left Tuesday af-
ternoon on business trip to New
York.
Mrs. c. H. Plumb OF North street is
spending few days at her home in
Manchester.
William Clements of Mill street is
spending the week in various Rhode
Island cities
Wilbur Tiffany, a former resident,
now residing in Winthrop, Mass is
camping for a few days at Sucker
pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell c. Graves
have returned 10 their home in New
York after spending the summer in
this town.
Miss Ada Woodwork, investigator
of the bureau of charities for the city
of Newark, N. j., who has been a
guest of her friend, Mrs. w. d. New
ton for the past couple of weeks, re.
turned home Tuesday.
The opening football game of the
season will be played on the athletic
field Saturday afternoon at $3.50 be-
tween the local high school and the
Hoosick Falls high school teams.
This Is always a hot contest similar
to the rivalry between the two towns
in baseball, and, as both teams are
we'll matched, good game seems as
sured.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-16

beautiful, silky and lustrous HAIR In a
few days.
Partisan Sage is today the favorite
hair dressing and tonic of discrimina-
ting Americans, not because of SEN
sational methods of advertising, but
because 1t Is the only hair restorer
that will do just what it is advertis-
ed to do.
1t kills the dandruff germ and cures
dandruff In two weeks. If 1t doesn't,
w. L. Gokay, the agent In Bennington
will give you your. money back.
Il had been troubled with dandruff
for five years, but since using Paris
ian Sage have not been bothered
with 1t. ! only used one half bottle
when l noticed the dandruff disappear
ing. l consider it the best hair tonic
| ever used" Mrs. G. B. Morton, 450
Balm street, Buffalo. N. Y, Aug. 10,
1908.
If you haven't tried Partisan Sage get
a bottle OF 1t today. 1t is a delight
full dressing. The price is only so
cents a large bottle at w. L. Gokay's,
or direct, all charges prepaid by the
American makers, Giroux Mfg. Co.,
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-16
Hunters ru.sle with a Deer.

James Shook of this city had an ex-
citing experience with buck deer at
Occidental, in Marin county. recently,
Shook was out hunting alone and
sighting the animal fred two shots.
The deer fell, and thinking It was
dead, Shook ran up to his prize. To
his surprise the apparently dead ami
NAL jumped up and rushed at him vi.
ciously.
Before he could protect himself
Shook was knocked down and
trampled into insensiblllty. He final.
ly recovered and upon staggering to
his feet, discovered the deer lying
dead not more than 200 yards away.
Shook sustained fracture of two
ribs by being struck by the deer's
horns when he was first thrown to the
ground In addition he was consider.
ably bruised by the animals hoofs.-
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-16
rhouah, Main Wa. VINE. MANS FOOD.

Rev Hiram Bingham, who arrived
here the other day from Honolulu ON
the liner Alameda. is one of the most
picturesque figures in the modern his
tory of the South Seas. His life has
been devoted to work In and for the
Gilbert islands, which he first visited
In 1857,
When he first visited the Gilbert is
lands the natives had no knowledge OF
writing-and had never seen paper
The first mail that arrived for the mis-
sionaries was stolen by the native
carrier to whom It was intrusted ana
distributed in particles to the other
natives, who ate the scraps under the
impression that they were some kind
of white mans food.--San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-16

Women Of the next generation will
regard cooking as a chemical process,
certain fixed laws governing It, and
there will be less attention paid to the
recipe and luck will have nothing to
DO with It. It ia to be hoped the re-
suits will be as good as those Of our
grandmothers, who put In a pinch Of
salt, and believed In tho luck Of the
oven above everything else.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-16
OF Interest to Ladies' and Gents

N. Levin, the Tailor of No. 100,
North St begs to inform the Lad
les of Bennington and vicinity that
ne will do any kind of Ladies Tail
oring work at short notice in the
latest style at lowest prices. Also
Ladies and Gents Clothes Cleaned
and Pressed.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-16

Millions OF bottles Of Foley's Hon.
ey and Tar have been sold without
any person ever having experienced
any other than beneficial results from
its use for coughs, colds and lung
trouble. This is because the genuine
Foley's Honey and Tar In the yellow
package contains no opiates or other
harmful drugs. Guard your health by
refusing any but the genuine. --.@nin'
lan's Pharmacy,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-16
Il - - = -. -eS L "a.
su,s A The Kind You Have Always lIuur
''s''" I1HzZzzI

Kenedy's Laxative Cough Syrup
does not constipate like most Of the
old fashioned cough cures, but on the
other hand 1t gently moves the bowels
and at the same time heals irritation
and allays Inflammation Of the throat
Sold by ID. A Ward.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-09-16
Mrs. Winslow,s Soothing svrup

as been used for over sIxTY-FIvE YEARS by MIL
LIONS Of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE
rEETHING, with PBRFECr SUCCESS. / soOTHEs
CURES WIND Collie and IL tho best remedy for DIAR-
KHUA. Sold by Druggists In every part Of the world
Be sure and ash for " Mrs winslovs 0oohing Syrup,
audiats no other kind Twenty-Five cents holis Guar.
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