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Connecticut western news., 1910-09-08
In a Maori Wooina House.

Among the Maoris sometimes in the whare matoro (the wooing house). a building in which the young of both sexes assembled for play, songs, dances, etc., there would be at stated times meeting. When the fires burn- ed low a girl would stand up in the dark and say: "l love So-and-so. want him for my husband" If he coughed (sign. Of assent) or said "Yes' it was well; if only dead silence. she covered her head with her robe and was ashamed This was not often, as she generally had managed to ascer- tain either by her own inquiry or by sending a girl friend if the proposal was acceptable. On the other hand, sometimes mother would attend and say, T want So-and-so for my son." If not acceptable there was generally mocking. and she was told to let the young people have their house the wooing houseD to themselves.
Connecticut western news., 1910-09-08
Pepys and the Comet.

On Dec. 21. 1864. Pepys. the diarist. records, My Lord Sandwich this day writes me word that he hath seen at Portsmouth the comet and says it is the most extraordinary thing be ever saw" Again. three days later. he writes. Having sat up all night till past 2 o'clock this morning. our porter. being appointed. comes and tells us that the bellman tells him that the star Is seen upon Tower hill, so l and my boy to Tower bill. it being most fine bright moonshine night and a great frost. but no comet to be seen" Later the same day, however, Pepys did see the comet, which now, wheth- CT worn away or no. l know not, ap- pears not with tail. but only is larger and duller than any other star."- Westminster Gazette.
Connecticut western news., 1910-09-08
Our Elastic GIohA.

Nothing seems more rigid than the crust of the earth, but scientific men tell us that it bends and buckles ap- preciably under the pull of the heaven ly bodies. Careful observation has also shown that the shores on opposite sides of a tidal basin approach each other at high tide. The weight of water in the Irish sea. for instance. is so much greater at that time that the bed sinks a trif1e and consequently pulls the Irish and English coasts nearer together. The buildings of Liv- erpool and Dublin may be fancied as lowing to each other across the chan nel, the def1ecton from perpendicular being about one inch for every six teen miles. It has been shown, too
 that ordinary valleys widen under the heat Of the sun and contract again at night. We live not on rigid but an elastic globe.
Connecticut western news., 1910-09-08
Only Wanted Ills .Conssnt.

Only Wanted Ills Consent.
 He was well dressed and breezy, and when he entered the private office of the great tea merchant be looked ca pable of doing anything from selling books to writing up insurance.
 'I have come. sir," he announced without hesitation. ito get your con- sent'-
 Consent for whatY demanded the old man without looking up.
 'Well-er-you see, your daughter"
 'Oh. understand now. So you like my daughter, eh" '"I think she Is the finest young wo- man l have met in many moons. AS l was saying. if you'll give your con- sent she will have the handsomest"-
 Come, come! Don't get vain and say she'll have the finest husband if she accepts you"
 ''I'm married. sir. Pm trying to tell you that if you give your consent she'll have the handsomest auto runabout in town. Shes dead stuck on 1t, and if you'll consent and put up $1,0Oo cash we win"- .H
 But the great tea merchant had col lapsed. News.
Connecticut western news., 1910-09-08
Education.

What sculpture is to block of mar ble education Is to human soul. The philosopher. the saint and the hero. the wise. the good and the great man very often lie hid and concealed in plebe- ian, which a proper education might ,-AddiSon
Connecticut western news., 1910-09-08
Shakespeare's Handicap.

Mrs. Montmorency Smythe - And what were you reading when l came in, my dear? Shakespeare! An! What a wonderful man! And to think that he wasn't exactly what one would call a gentleman!-London Punch.
Connecticut western news., 1910-09-08

L. C. RHoADES, BARBER STOP. Three Chairs. Prompt Service.
 Ladies and Children's work solic-
 ited. Garfield Bldg, Canaan, Ct
Connecticut western news., 1910-09-08

w. SLEIGHTER, PAINTER - Houses, Signs, Wagons, Etc. Guar anteed work.
 CANAAN, CONN. (Wilcox Shop.)
Connecticut western news., 1910-09-08

Our friends must be more and not less to US in the other world than they are here. This world only begins friendships. Phillips Brooks.
Connecticut western news., 1910-09-08
Conceited.
"IS he conceited p

"ConceitedI 1 should say he is. He even tmagines that be cut some fig ure at his own wedding."-Detroit Free Press.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-23
WILL BE EASY NOW
TO SELECT WINNER!
Colleges Will Decide Baseball
Supremacy in Future on
Percentage Plan.

Richmond College. Randolph Macon,
Hampden- Sidney and William and
Mary Will play on the baseball cham
pionship series this spring on a per-
scentage basis. This change Is made.
so as to avoid any possibility of
tie, which has occurred frequently
since the organizations the Eastern
intercollegiate Athletic Association.
Under the proposed plan, each nine
will play two games Instead of onaS
with each opponent, and the team hav-8
ing the highest percentage will be
awarded the cup.
Y has frequently happened In tina
past that one team has won from
Two others, whereas tho fourth. which
has probably lost to one OF the other
two, has Won Tuck" victory. ma king
II impos sible 10 agree on the Winner.a
The schedules will be arranged by the
managers. but all questions OF dis
pute will be decided bx, the executives
committee OF the association, s
Under tho agreement OF clubs here
tofore the constitution stipulated that
mo college should be compelled to
play on M any other than neutral
ground. This section has beer, res
Gently eliminated, and II. baseball. mr.
least. there will he no uncertainty In
selecting the bert team at the artta ~
each HeaSor. gis N ssta
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-23
Course Of Eight Miles
Covered in Less Than
Two Hours.
HOUNDS CAUGHT
SCENT QUICKLY
Ground Conditions Excellent, but
High Winds Made Riding
Disagreeable-An Inform
al Reception at Club
House to Members and
Their Friends.

+ 4 ~ e
Ground conditions were excellent for
the weekly drag OF the Deep Run Clut
yesterday, but high winds, which
served to make this possible, made rid.
Ing disagreeable. although the course
was run without a mishap, and tho
eight miles. In fine FOX hunting coun-
try, was completed in less than two
hours. w. Ormond Young, master,
threw in at Brook Bridge at $3.50
o'clock. and with infrequent delays
for recasts. kept the pack we'll in hand
The hounds caught the scent quickly
and gave tongue loudly from start to
finish. The Eight was through Mac
Donald's. yellow Tavern, Squire parrf-
colts. Major Werth's, Bloomingdale.
Bryan Park and Acca. to the club
house. Those who followed the pack
were w. Ormond Young, on Overlandj
Miss Elsie Lindsey. on Lady Nicotine;
clifford Miller, on Westchester; b. H
Ellington. on Robin Hood; Frederick
Campbell, on No Good; Archer Ander-8
son. Jr., on Chorus Girl; j. "A. White q
on Iron Prince; Thomas Atkinson, on
Squedunk. and Huntsman Draper. on
Allenbrech. ~ n
AN informal reception to the club
members and their guests was given
at the clubhouse after the hunters re-
turned. The receiving party was cons
posed of Mrs. +. r. Noting, Mrs. II. d.
Adams. Mrs. B. III. Ellington, Mrs. b.
Stewart Hume. Miss Caroline Armt-
stead, Miss Avis Grant, Miss Margaret
Preston, of Lexington, KY, and Mis1
Virginia Whfteley
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-23
INDOOR MEET AT
VVAsH|NGTON& LEE

Lexington. Va. January 22.-The
first indoor track meet of Washington
and Lee University will be held about
the middle of next month (the exact
date not yet decided upon. Tho meet
Will be an interclass affair, each class
entering team of men, and to that
class securing the greatest number of
points a large silk banner Will be
awarded
Besides this there Will be individ-
ual prizes of gold. silver and bronze
medals in each event. The track
events will consist of 30-yard dash
30-yard hurdles. intcrclass mile relay
(for four mem, a two-mile run and
potato race. The field events will
include shot-put. pole-vault, running
high jump. standing high and broad
jump.
AS this is the first indoor meet, all
men who secure first place VIII also
hold an indoor record.
It is hoped by the management that
this meet will become an annual
event. A yearly indoor meet as an
intercIass affair. will not only do
much to develop class spirit but will
aid Immensely in turnin govt strong
varsity track team-sometning almost
without some preliminary
indoor work during the winter.
1t is hoped that the classes Will take
a strong interest in the proposed meet
and do all in their power to make 1T q
success.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-23
YEAR OF FINE SPORT
IN LOUDOUN COUNTY
Hunting Season Will Not End Until April
Representatives Of. Leading Northern
Clubs Follow the Hounds

Nedneld. Mass. and the Brunswick
FFox-Hound Club were at the club
throughout November. Then came a
number OF sportsmen from the Black
burn Hunt. of Pittsburg. and the Es-
sex Hunt Club. Of New Jersey, with
their wives, shipping their stud OF
fifteen hunters down by express. Sport
In Ieesburg broke up for Christmas,
while Mr.. Smith was in the North. but
on the new year Windsor T. White.
master OF the Chagrin Valley Hunt, of
Cleveland, o., with Messrs. Sullivan
and Baldwin. of the same club. ex-
pressed nine horses down, and had
good sport for ten days. and now stay
Ing at the club are two Toronto. Can
ada, sportsmen. Hume Blake and
George c. Howard. members of the
Toronto Hunt. on a sporting Pilgrim
age of a few days. They hunted here
to-day, and dined with John G. Hop
kins of the Colon Plantation, the best
hunting country In Loudoun, and on
Sunday are the guests of Clarence
Moore. NJ. F. H.. Chevy Chase Hunt,
whose stud and kennels they will .n7
Spect,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-23
VIRGINIA SHOWS
5PLE NDID FORM
Defeats Hampden- Sidney
Basketball by Score
of SO to II.

Especial to The Times-Dispatch
Charlottesville, Va. January 22.--Bv
scoring five points before the basket
ball game tonight was two minutes
aold, Sidney frightened Viz
ginia into the best display OF form
of the season. and after having lost
to Jefferson School In the afternoon
by the score OF "a to 10, the Collegia g
added SO to l13yictory to the VAR
sity string.
The perfect team work Of Cecil and
May, the latter taking Cecil's drlb.
bles the length OF the floor. and shoot
ing difficult baskets, and Kearns' $
alertness on his feet. were responsible
for yirginia's good SHOWING. I. From
ditHcult positions. and on Tho run.
both Ilearns and May dropped the hall
through the netting Without touching
the sides
Hampden-sldnc was AZ Handicapped
by the length Of the floor, miscalcu.
iatIng distances and throwing for goal.
at absurd distances. Bernier was the
star for Hampden- Sidney, totaling
seven points although playinr a
guard position. The CoIlegians threw
all goals, but one In the first half.
The wrestling and boxing atnhes
were the drawing cards responsible
for the large crowd. The star mont
was between Umpire Rigler. az tbo
National League. and pop, C;eyer tha
sAllssouth Atlantic tackle. fore the mi
yersity heavyweight championshin.p
The featherweight honors Went 10
Cary Jacob, tile ninety AVE- pound
The basketball. teams lined up as
follows; .t5 N
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-23
FOOTBALL SHOULD
BE PLAYED IN QUARTERS
Agrees With Virginia Expert in This; But Be
lieves Each College Should Have Two Elevens
in the Field for Each Game

Believing expressions from those
having made a study of the game will
be OF great benefit to the football rules
committee in agreeing what is to be
done to eliminate danger. w. Bruce
Bnford, of Roanoke. an alumnus of the
University OF Virginia and Of Hamp-
den-Sidney College. has addressed a
letter containing his views to the
sporting editor Of The Times-Dis-
patch.
Mr. Buford,s idea is that each COL
lege should be represented by two
squads. which may be played alter
Fnately. He believes With DR.. Lambeth.
of the University OF Virginia, that to
divide the game into quarters. instead
of halves. will lessen the number of
injuries. DR.. Lambeth will represent
Virginia when the rules committee
meets in New York next month. and
will urge the adoption of his plan to
give the participants more frequent
rest periods.
Mr.. Bufords susEcstions.
Mr.. Buford's communication Is as
follows: I'LL
.'Dr. w. A. lambeth, of the univer-,
sity of Virginia. who Is also on the
football rules committee, takes the
View that the injuries and tho fatali-
ties In football are attributable. In tho
main, to the fact that the injured or
Killed player in each instance was
physically tired out. and no longer
had any physical reserve force. To
sustain this theory, he marshals sta
}tistics and the history Of contests to
show that the injuries or the fatalities
occur during the last part OF tho
game, And to remedy this evil, DR..
Lambeth suggests that the game
should consist OF quarters,' instead Of
halves: the entire game to BIO no
Longer In duration than now.
I, Now, the suggestion that the writer
would like to make is that mot only
should the game consist Of quarters
which is, In itself, an excellent sug-
gestion, but the rules should provide
that each side In any contest should
be represented by two 'elevens.' In,
stead of only one, rs at present. The
writer's idea is that one eleven would
play In the first and the third quar-
ters,' say. and then the other eleven
would play In the second ana tho
fourth quarters r hus, each side
would be represented by at least
TWENTY-FIVE different players.
Such a provision would permit each
eleven to rest q con "a cradle len 9Th OF
time between the two quart ers' N
which AZ plays. no sIppos Sc an average
game. Ii each NJ quarter conststed q OF
fifteen minutes Of actu play. he
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-23
Y. NJ. G. A. Athletics,

The team games in the boys class
yesterday resulted as follows: Bas-
over the Greeks, and by the Celts over
the Romans. The basketball games
resulted as follows. Greeks. Z; Spar
tans, g; Romans, q: Celts, 2.
The contests Tomorrow afternoon
will be indoor baseball, dumbbell. re-
lay and pull-ups., S. -
Next, Saturday night the Juniors Will
play the Intermediates es a curtain
raiser to the basketball game between
ISOLATION team. Sg3S-
In the indoor baseball game last
night the Dodgers put 1t over the Cubs
s to 3. Lawrence for the winners Sc
cured nine strikeouts Twlninre for
the losers famed seven men 5.-F..El.a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-23

time taken out would bring the total
time OF each quarter up to about
twenty-five minutes. Then several
minutes should be given-and would
really be necessary in order to make
changes-between the quarters
Hence. when the eleven that had
played in the first quarter went into
the third quarter Of the game. they
would have rested half an hour. and
would be fresh.
What Changes VIII Do.
Some Of the good results that
would attend such provision are the
following:
Whereas. now the player is under
a physical and mental strain for the
entire game Of. say. an hour and
twenty or thirty minutes. or even
more. with the exception of the inter
mission between the halves Of only ten
minutes, under the new provision the
player would not be subjected to any
such protracted strain.
Since two elevens would have to
be selected. where only one was select
ed before. this would beanincentive for
more men to try for the teams and,
while 1t would be just as much honor
as ever to ma le' ono Of the eleyons,f
this form ofsathletics would do much
more good than before by furnishing
less dangerous exercise and by fur-
nishing such exercise to more men
than at present. This reasoning ap-s
plies alike to high schools, colleges
and universities.
Having two elevens would work
admirably during the coaching and
Ipracticing period for several reasons.
In the first place. since, besides sub
stltutes, two full elevens would have
to be selected. and since the game
would BIO less dangerous, more h men
would try for the teams. seeing that
more good players would have to be
selected for the two elevens than IL.
the case now. Then, too, when The
two elevens are pitted against each
other for practice. the work could IN
done with more definiteness and with
out feeling. as Is the case at present
that the labors OF the coach or coaches
are lost upon many OF the men, since
under tho suggested syst en-, al least
of those being trained
would afterwards. and constantly MT
into execution what they had learned
at practice M i u VA Isl n II
This provision would admit Of tho
same 'gp God old football heing playati
as b Store. Tho same good Qualities
before requlred In tho players would
still be ecessary. and the game itselfF
would N y retain Its old form gand char
acter.'sa tai-ass 8sH isf i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-23
HUGHEY JENNINGS TALKS
FOR a DELIGHTED FANNY
/, an outlet. Honest. I do" he said. SCI
rIously. Is I continued to look incred-

( i ~ ! + e 80 : Z 3 III
/, an outlet. Honest. I do he said. se-
riousy. as continued to look incred-3
lulous.
why. I thought there was some-
thing In It," I said disappointedly.
Ii"Recause when Hughey Jennings goes
to grass. the fans all wait for some
thing to happen--and 1t usually does,
too" I added suspiciously. It struck
me that baseball players might not be
particularly veracious
Nothing to IT, scoffed Hughey, his
eyes twinkling. But I've got to go
now the game is coming Off Keep
your eyes Open" he lnughd as we
shook hands, and watch the human
grass-nower,"
l watched the game from a point
where Mr.. Jennings was under by di-
rect surveillance, His gpostures and
remarks We're truly marvellous.
I'll! Yah! Hip! Ray!' he barked wild
~. kicking out with his left leg and
striking an attitude reminiscent of the
Flying Mercury. Two Detroit men
We're on bases and there were two
strikes. Hughey described wild hiero-
glyphics on the grass with tingernail
turned his cap rapidly around on mis-
Uranium. and emitted ear-ptercing
whispers through two fingers Inserted
in his mouth,
From the grandstand the fans
whlstled back In derisive sympathy.
Whack! The leather ball sailed out
over Ssh ort and the Detroit men loco
mottoned around the bases. Hughey
was the most animated of the three.
His knees worked up and down con-
vvulsively. He did a standing Mara
3thon on the. coacher's hoN. He8yelled
G far 1r1, xJy>8T y
heard above the tumult. He dashed
his cap upon the ground in a yeritable
frenzy, and as last resort shrleked
out more whistles,
3"Qut!" yelled the umpire and with
a loud sigh Hughey wilted Through
each succeeding inning It was the
same. He was like a human dynamo
that literally shocked every member /
OF the Detroit team into action,
The grass around the coachers' |
boxes 2began. look sparse and moth |
eaten, Hughey's voice waxed hoarse
and gutteral through much shouting.
ana he sucked numerous lozenges toy
up his throat
~ last the game was over With a
victory for the Athletics, The warm
crowds melted out to the
streets, contsntedly buoying up their
Wllted collars and wearing the smiles |
Or those whose home team had come (
off winners.
h turned TO go homo with them Az /
ter q last look at the tiela, II love |
nay a thletlcs,'' mi,rmureda Thought. v |
fully but, g YOU AnlheI lenrinSS-,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-23
ccia, n nh. Ttmox-Dtsnatci Il

Especial to The Timos-Dispatch.1
Leesburg, Va. January 22.-Hunting
is still going on gaily in Loudoun
county. and the master, with his string
of thoroughbred hunters and the two
packs of American hounds. the ring
necked beauties and the spotted dog
pack, contemplates remaining here un-
tt! April /. although 1t vii, be neces-
sary to ease up on the work trihe
to put the hounds in condition for the
New York Dog Show, where they APP
pear annually, never having been de-
feated In the sawdust ring. While the
sport this year has not equaled that OF
last season. as the masks on the gem
mel door show, still, considering the
extremely dry year, all who have come
and content with the feeling that the
Loudoun hounds gave all the sporf
that any pack could give under the
circumstances.
The national idea OF the master in
Inviting sportsmen from everywhere
to come to Virginia, has proved very
successful. Members of the Myopia
Hunt, OF Boston; Norfolk Hunt. of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-23

i i q 4 s.ai
AS Hughey Jennings. manager Of the
Detroit baseball team, looked back at
me with contiding smile decided
that real, live BASEBALL player wasn't
much Of an awful thing after all.
I'm afraid I'm not much of a ladies'
man." he said, trifle shyly.8 II m
rather afraid Of them, to tell the truth.
1t has always seemed to me that as
soon as a woman sees the lay of q
field her intentions get matrimonial
right away, and when few wild
curves come in my directlonSit's me for
slide for safety every time"
"Oh, you needn't mind me" reas-;
sured him. I'm a female fan, you
know" says a writer in the Philadel-
phia Record.
Hughey looked somewhat skeptical.
.4They tell me 1t is a great experience
to take a girl to a game OF baseball.
particularly If she has never seen one
before" he remarked. I've never
done 1t myself. I'd hate to waste time
explaining the points. I've always
thought that when man took a girl
to the ball game he must be near the
stage where double cussedness is be-
ginning to look better thanf single
loneliness. 1t is somewhat Of a strain.
you know, to keep explaining that the
signs on the pitcher.''
Then you don't like the sprnlSling
of peach has ts In among the plain
straws?" queried.
Indeed, do" he answered, enthu-
'siastically. 1T has pleased mo Inn
mensely to notice how popular base
ball is getting to. be among the ladies'.
The presence OF number Of them on
the stands lends prestige to the game.
and they tell me that some of them
really understand IT." He looked al
little dubious.
"oh, they can,"l assured him, ea-
gerly. Why I'm getting so expert
can tell the difference between q foul
and fly at first glance"
Hughey's face worked eagerly for
a minute, but he said nothing
'There is something I should like
To a sk you, Mr. Jennings" said after
a pause. eve been wondering since
FRIDAY why you pick up grass the way
you do when you stand in the coach
5er's box"
Hughey's face underwent several
lightning changes. He looked suspi-
cious. puzzled, annoyed. and then
finally burst into q roar of laughter.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES purely a method OF
off my supertiuous spirits, =
he explained. You see, I'm 50 ex-
players are like Ia lot
az fuu-blooded horses. anyway-7-that
j juat--er- dig 8ep thc.tirf q a. sort q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-23

NIT OF the filing in or tho useless
waterway are now being arranged
and the material for the purpose Will
be brought from excavations still to be
made IN connection with the Grand
Central Station improvement.
The New York Central and putnam
Railroads run along two sides OF Gle
new ball park. so that the work OF
Milling In ran be rapidly completed.
The proposed location of new grounds
Is such that there Is little chance
of streets being laid out through 1t
for many years to come.
This Is also factor IN Mr. Far
relis determination to build n perrna-
nent stadium instead of the ordinary
'bleachers and grandstands.
!. IL Is reported that the property will
be fitted with facilities for all kinds
of athletic meets.