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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
5sws Of the IOwn and Village fold Bfistir
'or Busy Readers

Home chickens. sausage and heavy
beef at l.. ]. Eddington's. Tel. 81.
Mrs. E. T. lockwood is in Troy and
Albany today.
Mrs. William Kennedy of Troy is
the guest of Mrs. James A. Eddy at
Old Bennington.
Be sure when buying a fountain
pen, name of A. A. Waterman & Co,
is imprinted on barrel. 27ts
]. Guy Livingston, who has been
spending several days in Rutland. re-
turned home last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Caswell of
Maiden. n. Y, were guests Thursday
at the home of r. H. Merrill.
For Sale Green corn at whole
sale or retail. Order of John Collins,
telephone 16411 or at Estes market
A. Nolan, opera house block has
made reduction on all trimmed hats
also have a number of untrimmed
hats to go at rs cents each. 27t6
Ht bdiG dl
the Noyeck stores will begin tomor-
row when every article in the store
will be offered at marked-down
prices Nothing will be reserved in
the price-cutting.
The first rehearsal of the Pageant
SCIENCES begins tonight at the "Y"
gymnasium, when those taking part
in the Colonial scenes will meet.
Other rehearsals will follow rapidly.
Inasmuch as there are no lines TO be
learned not as many rehearsals are
required.
The Pleasant Street Stars still
claim that they are the undisputed
champions of all youngsters" teams
| in Bennington and claim that the
game played between them and the
Bennington Juniors was only schedul.
ed to give the Stars some practice
for future contests and was therefore
not championship contest.
The funeral of the late Frederick
H. Martin will be held from st. Fran
els de Sales church Saturday morning
at 9o'clock The deceased was the
son of Michael and Anna Martin OF
Old Bennington and died Wednesday
morning at Amsterdam, n. Y, from
heart disease. He was 80 years old
and unmarried He was a young
man who had many friends to whom
his sudden death will be a shock
He lived in Bennington until seven
or eight years ago when he secured
employment in New York
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21
Not Substitute.

Joseph p. Sherer told humorous
experience" while automobile rid.
Ing" which. he said. illustrates the sar.
casm which a woman Is capable OF
when occasion demands
I'VE were going along at an awful
speed" he said. IL didn't see the dog.
but | heard his 'kI.yi,' so ordered the
chauffeur TO stop. Going back. we
found an lrate lady standing over her
dead dog-one OF the ugllest dogs you
ever saw
"She met us with n TRADE OF re-
marks. telling us In no uncertain terms
what she thought OF US and automo.
bllists in general finishing up by call.
ing us the murderers OF her dog. II
was then that thought would paelfy
her.
Madam. said. L will replace
your dog
"'Sir. she said In n freezing tone OF
voice. YOU latter yourself "-Mllwau.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21
EveryMan
Needs a Vacation and
Every Man then Needs
His Watch

If you have ever gone into
the Country and wandered off
for a long jaunt after breakfast.
YOU remember how you were
late for dinner because you had
no watch with you.
The situation is embarrass-
ing and discomf ring. Per-
haps you had a wa tch, but it
stopped or ran irreguiarly,
making things just as incon-
venient for you as if you had
no watch at all.
Therefore. it would undoubt-
eddy be advisable before leag-
ing for your recreation trip to
submit your watch to the in
spection of our expert. He
is paid to tell YOU honestly just
what ails it.
We have built up reputa-
ton by honesty and accommo-
dalton. If your watch is ac-
curate you will take pleasure
in the thought that you have
with you a relia lie watch If
it is impaired in any way we
will correct it at a very mod
crate cost.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21
CHANGING STREET NAMES
Correspondent Makes Proposal tc
Preserve Historic Names.

A correspondent writes In con-
nection with our celebration OF the
l5Oth anniversary OF the founding OF
the town, would suggest the remain
ing OF our public thoroughfares, all
streets running east and west TO be
called avenues and named after the
founders and prominent families Of
the town, and all streets running d.
agOnally TO them to be numbered
from one up especially those abut-
ting upon Main street, skipping the
nuu.Otta 10 take care OF such streets
as Jefferson. Park, Maple. etsc. that
may some time be carried through to
Main might answer. and short streets
like Odams. Maple. etc, might be
called places would like TO see
Main street called Putnam avenue.
because the time will come when the
people will delight to honor this
name. Some confusion would natur-
ally result for a time, but within a
few months everybody would become
accustomed to the new arrangement"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21
He knew the Brand.


Mr.. Gumble visited Coney Island TO
look at the ruins OF the Dreamland
fire. He wandered about the street.
He found a small boy with n bucket
OF lemonade on the head Of barrel
His sign. In twisted childish letters.
proclaimed that he had that beverage
for sale. Poor little boy. unused Mr.
Gumble. gazing upon the weakened
and pinched features OF the young
ster. mo doubt he needs the money
bitterly. will buy glass OF lemon
ade."
So he did. He gave the kid a nickel.
As Mr. Gumble was standing by the
stand. trying 10 get used to the taste.
another small boy appeared. Hey,
Jimmie" said the lemo-seller. come
watch duh stan while go git me a
drink"
MIR. Gumble's heart was again stir
red by an impulse OF pity. He with
drew a five cent piece from the south
bound pocket OF his immaculate sum
mer walstcoat Here, sonny" said
he. "l'll stand treat. Take a drink OF
your own lemonade" He beamed
fondly upon the lad.
"For 10 cents I will" said the boy.
"Not for no nickel l won't drink IT,
New York Cor. Cincinnati Tlmes-Star.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21
The Great Attraction.

When the St Paul baseball club was
on its training trip last spring it was
led to Hannibal. Mo. At the time a
stock company was playing at one Of
the theaters for the week. and Josh
Clarke was the first one In the bunch
to take In the show. The next night
he started for the theater again. and
Charley Jones asked him how 1t hap
pened that he was going TO that same
show twice. Pretty fine show?" ask.
ed Jones Yep" replied Josh. Got a
friend in the show?" queried Jones.
"No: don't know a person in the com
pany." "Then you must like the looks
OF the eirls?" NO" said Josh; II don't
bother my head about the girls. but
I'll tell you something. You know. In
the third act, the burglar cracks safe
and escapes. Well, they're going to
catch that guy some OF these times,
and want to be around when they do
It."
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21

Any proposition involving the
element Of chance in connection
with the awarding Of prizes in
which a consideration is requir-
ed Of contestants. The oonstit-
uent elements OF a lottery or
other scheme Of chance as de-
fined by the authorities are (D
consideration, (2) chance, (3)
prize.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21
kee Free Press,
The Worst Had Happened.

Jerome X. Jerome objects to being
labeled as "A humorist pure and simple,
but II was. OF course, as a humorous
writer and lecturer that he first at
tracted public attention. One Of his
Iecturing tours was In the United
States. and on his arrival in New
York he was met by the usual group
OF reporters
Aren't you rather nervous asked
one. "about submitting your particu-
lar brand Of humor to American au-
diencesy'
young man." was the solemn reply,
II have faced Scotch audience on a
damp night, and now fear no foel"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21


And here are two cases and two de-
clslons You may take your pick with
out any fear OF coming under the ban
Of the United States laws.
A. certain newspaper out west Of
fered some gold coin prizes for win
ming numbers on calendars sent ont by
Il through the mails. II asked for the
purchase Of its daily issue FOR seven
days at cost OF 10 cents. Then II
the number on calendar correspond
ed with n number printed at the top
OF the first page OF the paper each day
the fortunate holder could trip lightly
10 the newspaper Office and get any
where from So to $50 In shining gold
coin.
The postal authorities promptly leap
ed into the middle OF that contest aud
brought II TO a quick close. The legal
talent employed by the newspaper
maintained that the tirst element OF a
lottery. consideration. was missing.
inasmuch as subscribers were buying
the paper and not a chance In the
drawing.
Finally. however. II was decided that
there was a consideration In the work
done by contestants In advertising the
paper and 10y personally carrying the
winning calendars TO the office for re-
demption
A shoe merchant In Denver placed
piano consplcuously In his show win.
dow and advertised Il In the newspa.
pers and by letter.
Every customer registering at the
store or sending stamped and self
addressed envelope resolved mum
bercd card which entitled him to a
chance In the drawing.
The supreme court OF Colorado held
that there was no consideration paid
for the card and hence the scheme was
not n lottery.
The court adds:
'rhe fact that such n chance or card
given away 10 induce persons to visit
their store with the expectation that
they might purchase goods and there.
by increase their trade IL n benefit too
remote TO constitute a consideration
for chance"
Here are two rulings on the question
Of consideration az variance with each
other
As we graclously observed before,
Take your pick"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21

II wakes In the throat OF the woodland
bird
In the rose flushed hrsh OF the morn.
10 CLEANS In the gold OF the blllowlng
wheat
And the tasselcd pride OF the corn;
II follows the feet Of beauty and love
II stirs In the strength % the strong,
And It's lisht leaps up on the trampllng
field
Where bravery battles with wrong.
Il sings through each deed that Is Dobly
done.
But sweetest. most undecided.
IL shines TO the world In the world old
way
From the face OF each little child.
Priscilla Leonard
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21
- The -
Scrap Book
And pepaw Aaread.

Chauncey NJ. Depew at a dinner in
his honor In New York said OF his
notable oratorical gift:
IL have received many compliments
on my skill at after dinner speaking.
but the naivest compliment Of all came
from an up state farmer
"'Senator," said he. you might have
typhoid and recover you might have
pneumonia and recover. you might
have yellow fever and recover. but II
you ever get lockjaw you'd bustr"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21

Before venturing your craft on
such uncertain waters send Il to
the attorney general at Washing
ton for test of it's ssaworthiness.
In this way you will avoid a
visit from postoffioe inspectors
and perhaps a great deal Of ex-
pensive and unnecessary litisa-
ton.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21

said to a student. "Mr Slack, how do
you slack lime?"
The student. supposing the pun upon
his name to be intentional. answered
quick as a fash, Cook 1t, sir"
or course the class roared, but in
stead Of enjoying the apt repartee the
professor took It as a personal affront
and reported Mr.. Slack for a repri-
mand
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21
unappreeis,sd Humor.

The elucidator OF the mysteries OF
chemistry IN Harvard in 1860 was
Professor Job Cook, very sedate
man aud never Intentionally guilty Of
Joke. one day In. a recitation he
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21

AT a recent business show held in
the east a manufacturer purchased
several tons Of heavy wire. stretched
1t from floor to roof and promised a
considerable prize to the man who
guessed nearest to its weight. A pro-
fessor of mathematics examined the
wire, learned the exact height Of the
building and, Of course. found no diff
ficulty in giving the correct answer.
"Yet the courts held that this was
lottery when 1t was really a question
OF simple arithmetic.
"A merchant In an Ohio town made
the experiment OF guessing contest
with a quart Mason jar Of white navy
beans. The visitor comes along. sees
the jar OF beans, writes his estimate
of the number OF individual beans in
the jar. and the one who makes the
closest guess is winner Of the grand
prize.
"He put the jar in his show window.
sent out letters to his patrons announc-
ing the event and prepared TO profit
by the advertising. An envious COM
petitor reported the matter to postal
officials. and the progressive merchant
was hailed into court and tried for VIC
lation Of the lottery statutes.
at was finally decided that the ad-
vertiser was gulltless on the grounds
that the beans were contained in a
quart mason jar and that all navy
beans were Of exact dimensions and
hence II was not guessing contest
at all but merely a matter Of mathe.
matics"
Whereupon the puzzlesome question
becomes more puzzles0me than ever
Now. here IS the governmental view
Of a lottery:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-21
WHEN A LOTTERY
is NOT ALOTTERY
This Is a Priceless and Hope
less Contest.
LAWYERS CANNOT SOLVE IT.

And Even Uncle Sam, Who Ought to
Be Familiar Has Precisely Different
Rulings Handed Down on Precisely
Similar Questions.
That most puzzling of puzzlesome
questions. Just exactly what is I'm
Gle Sans idea Of a lottery?' is an
swered by Omer f. Doud in Judicious
Advertising as follows:
And he cites these two particular
cases:
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
REVIVAL OF AUTOMOBILE
RACES is SUCCESSFUL

BoULoGNE SUR MER. France. June
25-There was a revival of the Grand
Prix automobile race here today, but nm !.
der new and improved conditions. and II
proved a complete success. Only one ma
chine capslzed, but no one was injured.
The Grand PriX was abandoned last
year owing Ia a lack of entries. The con-
ditions under which the previous races
were run permitted the use OF machines
which were mere shells with enormous
engines, quite untitled for ordinary , use. ,n
day provided that the machines must be
of a minimum weight Of 500 kilograms
G760 pounds) of moderate engine power
and carrying the usual equipment OF
touring car,
Thirty-one cars started, the drivers
representing France, England, the United
States, Belgium. Germany and Italy. The
Frenchman Bablot won the event, COW
ering 624 kilometers (SSS mlles) In seven
hours and two minutes.
The American driver. Richard, finished
seventh, in seven hours and thirty-nine
minutes. ,-
The record for the Grand Prix is Az
miles in six hours and forty-six minutes
made by Blassario. the italian driver, In
1907.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
CHANCE TO BUILD UP
CUB MACHINE SLOWLY

Behind the determination OF Manager
Chance to reorganize that Cub pitching
staff there lies purpose which Is not
revealed on the surface says Bill Bailey,
Maybe you have read the story of the
one horse shay.
1t was built so that one part was as
strong as the other. When II went it
went all at once. And that's the way
many great ball clubs have gone. In
fact. It's been the case with almost every
great ball club.
To begin with the team was recruited
from among youngsters. AS they played
together year after year they improved
field and in the inf1eld, the pitchers and
the catchers. reached their zenith at
about the same time.
The team enjoyed a few years of great
ness, Then IL went TO pieces and IL was
necessary to begin with the recruits and
build another such team.
That's been the history OF great ball
clubs. They were Irresistible when the
men were at their best, But the men
being OF the same age. having spent about
the same years OF service. went TO the
bad together and there was but the
wreck OF the once mighty machine
Wen, Chance figures that he Will change
baseball history He declares that he
will not allow his team TO go 10 pieces
all at once, as did the one horse shay
And that's the secret behind his deter
mination in reorganlzing his pitching
STAFF.
You remember that old pitching staff
the Cubs had when they were at their
best in 1907.
There were Mordecai Brown and led
Reulbach. Orval Overall and Jack Pies
ter. You remember the pitching staff
that faced the Athletics last year. Nor
decat Brown was there. and Overall and
Reulbach and P6ester But the pitching
staff OF 1907 was a wonder and the delight
of the Cub fans, II moved down the
Detroit batters as II they were weak
lings. instead OF strong men with the war
club
And The pitching staff I'm the world s
series of 1910? A Joke. A disappointment
TO the West Side fans. and one that gave
the Athletes much pleasure.
When spring came Chance had not for
gotten the sorry exhibition those pitchers
made He decided TO give tho men an
other chance. Brown looked and is good,
Overall was not there Phester was bad
and remained so, Waivers were asked
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
Little Stories
About Baseball
The Hard Luck Of Heinie Spies
By w. A. PheIon

The maddest man | ever saw upon a
ball field" says Mike Mitchell, the big
outhelder. was Heinie Spies, well re-
membered a catcher many years ago
"a catcher who kept on in the game tiIl
within recent times | have seen many
wrathful gentlemen in my time. but
believe that Heinie was the sorest athlete
ever looked a in all my long career
And really, l don't think you can
blame Mr., Spies He was playing one
afternoon on the ground al Portland. or
In Tar corner OF the park. in one OF the
renee angles back of the outfielders stood
an electric light pole a towering staff
OF great height and thickness. II was
set precisely I'm the corner. so that one
side OF the pole was inside the grounds
and the other side was out in the street
quite decoration. that pole, but II broke
the heart OF Heinie Spies.
1T was one OF the seasons biggest
games, and when the ninth inning came
the last hope OF Heinie's team rested
on his own eXertions. Two were down
for the final great effort of the day. Ii
would have 10 be long hit 10 tie the
score-4 10 against Spies's team-and
still longer hit ii Heine was to make
II home run. for he was. perhaps, the
slowest runner on the coast that season.
"Eeinie met the ball with tremendous
power, and as he dug. head down, for
first he heard roar after roar of applause.
Shouts OF over the fence-go on, Heinie
go on" came to his delighted ears. and
glancing over his shoulder as he fed he
could see his teammates rushing TO pack
UP their bats
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
ORIING NEWS FROM EVERYWHERE
Cobb Continues to
ShOW Improvement
EOery Game That Detroit Plays ProUes
Tvs Remarkable Value TO That Team

To have predicted that Ty Cobb
would show Improvement this year
over his work of former seasons would
have seemed ridiculous, and vet the
Tigers wonderful PLAYER is undoubted
ly doing more sensational work this
season than be ever has before, saws
j. Ed Grillo of Washington. The use
of the lively ball has increased his hit
ting, while he is displaying even bet.
ter speed on the bases and fielding and
throwing as he never has before.
Every game that Detroit plays
proves Cobb remarkable value TO
that team. 1t is usually he who does
the best offensive work for the Tigers
and the description of every game
shows him to be the factor in most
every rally. Detroit without Cobb
would not be factor in the race It
is hard to believe that one player could
yet this point must be conceded.
Cobb value TO his team is hard to
estimate. He is drawing $4,000 per
season and that contract expires at
the end OF the campaign of 1912, That
he will demand and is entitled to a sub.
stantial increase at the expiration of
his contract goes without saying and
that he will get it is foregone con
clusicn. Cobb is the one player who
can virtually ask wbat ne pleaSeS t0r
his services aud stand an excellent
chance of getting it,
Judging from some of the reports of
the Cobb Baker mixup in the Phiiadel-
pha papers, Connie Mack s third base,
man was entirely at fault. Baker, who
has displayed animosity towards Cobb
ever since the latter spiked him two
years ago. seems to have been looking
for trouble. and knowing that the
crowd would be with him tried to pro
woke fight, but fortunately for the
good of baseball this was prevented.
Cobb is not easily scared. He play:
his game before hostile crowd will
the same daring that he would at home
In fact, he seems to do better work
under conditions which would discour
| age the average player. That the bet
ter element in the stands at Philadel
phia appreciated Cobb's position il
shown by the fact that the great play
er was applauded when he deliberatel,
walked toward the mob which started
for him after he retired the last man
Had Cobb run he probably would hav
been injured. but his nerve did no
leave him, and the cowardly attacl
went up in smoke.
1t would be most remarkable if Mix
Donln, after several years layofI
should return TO the game and displa,
the same ability he did when he playe,
regularly. Few athletes can 90 int
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
GOULD COLT SECOND
IN $4,000 RACE
Stewards Turn Down Protest
That Winner Forced Him
Into Ropes.

Special to The Tribune.
PARIS. June 25.-The Grand Prix de
Paris. the blue ribbon event Of the
French turf. was won today by Marquis
de CIanay's black colt AS d'Atout. Frank
j. Gouid's bay colt. Comhourg, was sec
ond. close up and Michael Ephrussi s
English horse Matchless. n bad third.
Yvette. owned by Mason Carnes, New
Yorker who resides In Paris. ran un-
placed
Every year the president Of the re-
public. accompanied by the members OF
his cabinet, attends the Grand Prix de
Paris, which is the closing event OF the
Paris season. Notwithstanding the low
ering clouds and two showers OF RAIN
President Fallieres was In attendance.
Many diplomats and great gathering of
Anne ricans. witnessed the race, which
proved "A spirited struggle between As
d'Atcut and the Gould colt.
Both horses were at long odds. the
former at 16 TO ! and the latter al
Il 10 1. but In the stretch they had the
wire. the two raced head and head, but
Combourg was in bad position against
the ropes and ReifI. who had the mount
was compelled TO give way and forced to
the outside. losing by bare length
Three lengths sepa rated second and third
horses.
Reiff filed a protest against the winner
on the ground that the rider of AS d 'Atout
had forced him to the ropes, but the
stewards refused to sustain the obtec-
ton.
The Prix de Paris is a three year ole
event at one-mile and seven furlongs
The value of the stake this year wa!
$40. 200.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-26
ATHLETES GATHER
FOR BIC TOURNEY
Six Hundred Athletes From All
Parts of Country to Com
pete at Pittsburg.


PITTSRURG. juno 25.-Athetcs from
every part OF the United States are be-
ginning to reach this city to participate
in the National Amateur Athletic union
Junior and senior championship games
TO be held al Forbes field for two dayp.
June 80 and July ].
Ranking in Importance to any previous
sporting meet !or size and talent ever
held In this country. special interest at
taches TO the forthcoming affair because
from the winners will lbe selected the
American representatives TO the Olympic
games next year at Stockholm.
Provision has been made TO accommo-
date $4,000 persons In the two days,
Everett c. Brown of Chicago. president
OF the National Amateur Athletic union.
will act as referee.
Among the places which will be repre-
sented arc Seattle and San Francisco.
Six hundred athletes will compete.