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RUMPUS WINS RACE OF
RUMSON KNOCKABOUTS
Bertram II. Borden Sails His
Yacht to Victory on
Shrewsbury.

RrMsoN. y. j.. June 2%.-By sailing
his fast zach, Rumpus to victory to-day
n a pretty o.sh. mile race With four
other n design k~nockabouts Of the
Rumson Country Club yachtsmen. Ber-
tram IL Borden. one Of the most en-
'husiastic shippers In the club. clinched
the special prize cup for winning the
largest number of points In June's four
races. The Rumpus won two Of the
events this month.
The race was sailed over the regular
club course ON the South Shrewsbury
on the Rumson clubhouse in a moderate
south southeast breeze. 1t was nip and
tuck between Samuel Riker, Jr.'s
Frances. which won last seasons cup.
and the Rumpus. the latter finishing 35
seconds in the lead. The start from the
yacht clubhouse WAS al 3 IS and the
Rumpus finished AZ 5:O7. Thomas ".
McCarter's new Yacht Madeleine. sailed
by his sons. was a close third. while
Hugh Camps Elseadore WAS fourth and
Andrew Stout's Trouble NTH.
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FATHER AND SON AID NUTLEY.
The >aurhtons Play Well. hut Pas
sale wins ~ Tennis.

PhssAIC. June 2i-The Passaic Ten.
mis- club defeated the Nutley Tennis
Club in four Of seven matches to-day for
the first LEG on a silver cup put up by
Nutle, to become the permanent prop
erty OF the organization winning II two
years in succession.
Edwin Van Ripper and James Prescott.
the Passaic school team. won the de-
Gliding match OF the afternoon. II. and
r Naughton. father and son. kept Nut
ley in the running IL Saughton beat
Capt Dixon in the singles, and with his
son defeated Dixon and Crothers.
Blodgett and Barry played fine tennis.
beating Nutley's crack duo. Welsh and
Mueltzer. The Misses Crane and Mac
Arthur won their match from the M.sses
Dorr and Stats. The summaries:
II Naughton. Nu,ley. bea, Dixon. Pas.
sale. 81. Sc. Ko!he PAssaic, beat
Woodtord. Nu,iey. 0-s. 7-J. SIS.
Matthews, Hutlcy, defeated Gleason. Pas
sale. 50. Is. -
and r Naushton. Nutlcy defeated
Dixon and Crothers, Passaic, IS. Is,
SIS Blodgetr and Barry. Passaic, de.
feated Welsh ana Nuelt1cr. Nutl.}, TO,
81.
Miss Crane and Miss Macarthur. rasss,c.
defeated Miss porr and Mis-. stats Nut.
PRESCOTT and Van ripper. .Psssaic, de.
feat"d, Matthews ana Woodford. Nutley.
At. TT. G-9.
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LIGHT AIRS BAFFLE
YACHTS IN REGATTA
Carolina Finally Wins Race Of
FifticS by 12 Seconds
From Grayling.
MAMMA DEFEATS ALEDA

Light baf'inR winds marred the ar
rinthian Yacht Club yesterday afternoon.
but there was so large a feet at Sea-
wanhaka harbor last night that the
dsappointments Of the yachtsmen were
somewhat sootned. The fleet gathered
III the interclub cruise IN which racine
If TO start Tomorrow morning. and last
niGht tn" visiting yachtsmen made
things lively In the clubhouse.
There was a lare. fleet ready TO star
N the races and the commi,tee-Clinton
Mackenzie and Harry l.. Maxwsll-sent
the racers or just as soon as the wind
was Of suffic!en, strength. The light
ar came from north %northeas. and gave
IN" yachts a reach across the Sound 70
Greenwich Point The three 30 .ooters
go away IN close ornpany with Gray
ling steered by J. =. Morgan. first and
~ me Weather position. George T..
Bakers Ventura was next and Carolina
ahuu: the middle Of the line The yachts
moved well IN the lich, air and Ventura
'""k the lead on the way across the
Sound
The 40 foo,ere were we'll punched with
Iilph first. followed by Pauline and
'csslca AT me lee end Of the HE ar-'
~" others. led 10y P,npero. Rowdy and
Black Duck. at the weather end NaNma.
win Addison g 'Ianan a. the tiller. led
AlvGa IN IN" = class and Johnston dc
Forests Mink led tho thir,ies. followed
hj okee, juaniti. Adios. Les Mona. Lena.
Alcra and Banzai. The last named was
nt'cen minutes late. hut the others had
not cone Ear and M. Lang Thought he
nd rs good a chance as anv ore IN tho
* 1t wind
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COUNTESS IS FIRST AT GOAL.
Reaches Block Island shorts After
: o'clock In Afternoon.

BLOCK ISLAND. June CIV. II. Hand
sNs express cruiser Countess finished
'rst this afternoon in the New York
athletic Tubs long distance race. She
crossed The finish line In the West Har-
nor AZ il2 20. having made the 100
nautical miles from Whortleberry Island
N hours l2 minutes 20 seconds. which
y nearly twenty-five nautical miles an
hour' This VAS the first OF the long
distance races for the express cruisers.
= J. Cpjohn's F1ysway Ill. the crack
~ Two seasons. finished second A long
distance behind Countess. Edsmens.
owned hy f. r. Charlton, had engine
'rono'e The other starter In this class
Vas Romance, owned by B. f. Eldred.
Mn" sailing Yachts started in a very
EgSt rorthclsterlv wind at II o'clock
Ieserdhy morn ng 10 race from Whor-
''e'erry Island 10 Block Island. 100
niles T. was the annual race 81 the
No." York Athletic club. For a long
I'M. the Yachts barely had steerage way.
ana NOV ~ not get started until E
ococH m the afternoon, when they
i'uhd 2 s'uthwesterly wind when OF
'ys,er Bay
~ noon tho express cruisers were sent
over 'h@ sam" course. There were four
starters and Countess. a new Hand
'9t'. took N" lead AT once and soon
hHd fIyawav III far astern. When they
p"SS'9 oyster Bay shortly before |
'''o.H Countess had a lead OF about
a nils
Tn" slower division Of cruisers was
,,.aFr"d ~ = o'clock. Among these were
" = frosts Zero, r. f.. Slaven's Lady
ne'l J " VILLAGES criana and ]. VI.
"allsoc's Heather.
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LATONIA RACING RESULTS

First Race Tuo-year.old maid.ns:
GENTRY. straight ~ 90. place $3.50, show
$40. first. Lady Ivan. ioa 'Hunt', place
81. 90. show s. 90, second firaeus,. llz
cooper, show s. 20, third Time, 1901 IL.
rrusty. Glad, Tom Manson
Dr. Barlow. king DICK. II " Anderson,
Duchess OF iIZvil and DO Rieht aiso ran.
second Neutrality-suspicious. and up
ward, the Cuvier. Press club Handicap:
purse 500, six acknowledging II"
Garner, straight s.. place S.3n. show
8. so, trst, leo Skolny. III Connolly:
place s.. 20. show s. 80, second, Bars ana
stars. II. ,Cooperl, SHOW $50 thiro.
Tine, l!ll 80. vogue ana S"H' SUIT a's0
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Jack DILLON FACES
Big Size HANDICAP
Frank Moran Will Outweigh
Him IS Pounds and Is 5
Inches Taller.
ROTH NOTED FOR PLUCK

The Old argument that n good big nan
,i.oys can beat a good little mar will
', tested AGAIN next Thursday evening.
yhen Jack Dillon Of Indianapolis at
,.mnts 10 knock out or outpoint the much
hSeer Frank Moran of Pittsburs al
Vaccination Park. Brooklyn. The last
ms this theory WAS on trial the bigger
"a, 70, the honors-whc Moran was
,p.classed on points by Jess willard In
madison square Garden back In the
,arly spring or that occasion near,
,varyhody picked the larger man. his
,irs ,ust as many favor the smaller
man.
Dillon measures s feet Nv inches In
se,sh, and will weigh 165 pounds when
he enters the ring. tie will be Ave inches
shorter than Moran and will have to
give away thirty tive pounds in weieht.
The Indianapolis Giant Killer. however.
with remarkably long arms for his size.
owns a reach that Is a quarter ~ an
.nch greater than Pittsburg Frank.
There is plenty OF ring precedent on
both sides Of the big man-little man ques-
,,on. Amlg the most notable victories
o, smaller fghters over larger opponents
are thoee In which Joe Wolcott and Kid
rAv,sre were concerned. wolcott, the
original gldnI hlIlcT, hnOCkeu OUT any
number Of hieger foes. including Joe
Choyrskl, who wac ten and n half inches
taller and weighed twenty-three pounds
mora The squat stopped Choynski
N seven rounds Just after the latter had
held the great Jefries even through
,venty rounds.
wolcot; went along invincibly until he
met KID Lavigne, much smaller than him
self When the KID knocked him u
here was general CONSERVATION in hstlc
ranks OF the day. Lavigne also was
much smaller than Dick Buwe. the Eng
i!sh lightweight champion. when he took
the worlds title from the Briton.
The more rational lei amor those
Who favor Dillon's chances do not con-
.Ard that a larger man has no advantage
n his size. They admit the bigger boxer
tas an edge in that fact alone. but con-
tend tina; Dillon enjoys other advantages
that vii. more than offset the weight and
height handicap.
Dlilon's admirers declare first OF all
that he Is a better boxer than Moran.
They base their contention on superior
speed, greater accuracy in landing blows
and more cleverness in ducking and
blocking on the defence. They 60 fur.
her--that IS, some Of them do-and
claim FOR him a more powerful punch
than Moran II also boast that ne can
hit hard with either hand. whereas
Moran can do no real damage excent
with his right They poin, out tina, he is
essentially a body runcher and will MOI,
have 10 Ain high TO land such blows.
Iae.r last argument. and the one they
regard as TIE hes'. vs. that Dillon will
not be worried At all by the size OF
Moran, because nearly all his opponents
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LARCHMONT Y. c. FIXTURES.
vac" Week viii BrRiu Thts Year
IN SaturdRy, july Is.

THO Lar'hmont Yacht Club will have a
'rf''H 'nr AT classes on July 4. and Il is
'''"d 10 make the sta rts carly so that
no r7o"s VIII hc finished early in the af-
'''. Race week will open on Saturday,
,' i' and last uutil Saturday, July 90.
.'.i' mis- week six open reeattas will
'''''d on N" opening DAY, july rs :.
.'''r'9dy july -, and the closing da y.
Na'H'iav, July 90, these regattas viii
no ''' at classes and on the other days
'' 'A'''s NJ Classes II and below. All
,a'N's up to * Will sat- a series Of six
,H'"s' ana IN each class the winner will
y, 9"'triH'ucf or the point system. In
''7''"' 10 these prizes there will he
ass ,r'zcS each day. with second prizes
Nh'h i"ur yachts start and third prizes
RHen six start
Tuesday, July is, will he given up TO
"sl'r srnrls, and for these women are
admitted 10 the clubhouse. Race week
'n's year promises 70 he even more non
,'a' than n has heen In the past. The
&rthNort Yacht club by good manage
MeM has completely recovered from tho
se'hh"k = received two wears < through
We p""Ilat!ons Of some Of It's employees
ahd Is row In better condition financially
ana socially than ever before In It's his
tory
The fa.l regatta will h sailed on
labor Day. September I. That will BE-
me closing event Of the season. These
rees are managed by Howell G. Perrin,
e" Etherinston and Harold c. Pryor.
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II was \ long tedious reach FOR each
Nacht across the Sound and then they
had w~ludward work as far as Long
Neck Point A. they ncarcd his mark.
however, The wnd came southwest.
which gave them more windward work
on the last lec The ffiies made a
very close fuish. Carolina. sailed by
George Nichols. was Just able to cross
';rayl rg near he line and win the race
by twelve S"couds Grayliug was thirty
four seconds ahead Of Ventura.
/tlph finished first in the 10 f~ooters'
race. winning by ~ seconds from Dolly
RoN.u Mistral was third. Ndlma won
again. this time defeating Alcda by =
minutes \ seconds. MAMMA again out
sailed all hut two Of the 80 ~foo,crS. In
IN. 80 foot class the winner was g +.
kuicnkampNs Les Noua. with pkcc III.
second and Adios third In the 20 foot
Long island iutercluh aud Scawauhaka
fish classes protests were filed with the
rommittc" after the races.
There wa a large fleet Of yachts on
tho sound all day, Some We're following
tn. racers while others were returning
from the boat races at New London,
pur that attracted much attention was
Iita. the now apartment" yacht ~
Horace T.. boucher, This yacht made
hrr FIRST trip Yesterday morning, ruu-
ming from the lower bay to Oyster Bay.
aud her ngiuc ia we'll. ON board We're
Mr. and Mrs. Horace L.. lSOuch.r and
Naval Constructor and Mrs, BAILEY. An
other yacht to attract attention was
Ansantawsc owned by Wilson Marshall
Mr. Marshall had this yacht rebuilt and
NOW has u very commodious househoat
which is named for the Indian sachcm
Of Fairfield county IN Which MIR Mar
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KINGS COUNTY BAFFLEDI
BY WORM And RUSHTON
Suffers Defeat by 81 Runs in
Cricket Match at Pros
pcct Park.

Kings COUNTY was unable 70 make
much of a stand against the bowling
~ {. A. Worm and Harry Rushton
ana was defeated by Brooklyn in a
Metropolitan League cricket game a,
prospect Park by - runs. Worm can.
'ured D wlckets for l. runs and Rushton
got . wicke's for 20 runs. After the
Kings County team had been pu, out
for - runs. only q W. Bliss and +
Marshoanks getting double figures the
Brooklyns ran up a total Of las Worm
MI IN splendid style and was no, out
Tor 80. while doubles were added by
b, a Meyer and Rushton.
a close finish characterized the game
oe'ween the crescent 4 .. and Benson
hurst At Timer Park. the half moon
representatives making a fine stand for
the last wicket and winning bv the mar.
row margin OF , runs. The feature of
the game was the performance Of the
hat trick by J T. Maclennan. but three
hatsmen eXcelled in run getting. On the
crescent side j A Simpson and r
Macpherson scored ~ and IS respec-
lively. while for Bensonhurst f &
Franklin made top score Of the match
in an innings Of 4S W. Edgehill and
A. Lowell also got into the double figure
column The total R%ensonhurst. ia
Crescent A G. rs
The West indian ran up a total Of
ia for 4 Uickets and then decla red
their innings closed and put their OPP
ponenfs. the Colonials. In to bat. So
well did n. Clarke and q. L.ayne bowl
that the entire side was out for the
e,,.ll tatnl 80 ~ a -
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AND MISS KISSEL TO
MEET TENNIS CHAMPIONS
Formers Defeat of Imam in Middle States Tourney
Gives Him Right to Face Behr-Philadelphia
Woman Miss Bjurstedts Opponent.

MOUNTAINS STATION. y. j., June a.
Theodore Roosevelt pell earned the right
10 meet Champion Karl n. Behr by de-
feating Fred C.. Inman In the final round
OF the middle States championship
singles at the Orange Lawn Tennis club
here to-day. rell was In his best form
and Won quite easily. at 81. 81, 81.
Inc challenge round match will he
played early next week. The titular
round match In the doubles, with Pell and
Behr AS the defenders. will he played
tomorrow.
The challengers will be Harold A..
Throckmorton. the national interscho-
lastic champion. md Dean Mathey.
FORMER Princeton star. who won from
Natha niel W. Niles of Boston and G..
Frederick Wilson. Jr.. at SO, S..
IL, St
Miss Ina kissei Of Philadelphia was
the winner In the final of the women's
singles. and AS the result OF her victory
over Mrs. Robert lie Roy. at i--6, g.,
60. she will meet Miss Molla Blur
stedt. the national champion, In the chal-
lenge round. The date for this match
has not been set. Az Miss Bjurstedl Is
at Lakewood. ohio, defending her ma
tional clay court title.
Pell played his best ennis OF the sea
son In the final OF the mems singles. and
completely ovcrcame Imam by the man
nor In which he sent his strokes "a the
far corners OF the court lie elected to
play from the base lines for the most
! part. and repeatedly passed his oppo-
nent when Inman attempted to make a
Kill from the net. 1nman was pretty
! we'll exhausted at the end. The point
score
X SET.
1nman .............< l-l-iS
fel ..ss.ss. ....si s0o-s'
sECOND SET.
fnnan ............% <<S43%- e-7e
Pei ...............2 I z 2 1-a-so
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lnlhb Sci
tnman ...........t (-s-5
Pell .O22 Ill
Throckmorton and Mathey played ar
excessively n brilliantly III the first two
sets Of their match with Niles and Wat
son but fell of considerably in The
third set. Thier opponents. who had
been unable to make any Roadway
against the driving tactics OF the ultt-
mate winners, improved as the match
progressed. but after losing the third
set, Throckmorton and Mathey played
in a manner which approximated their
form at the start of the match and
finally pulled out the victory. The
point score
FIRST Il
Mathey and T~hroekmorton: =.
Me. and 80,
SECOND SET.
Mathey and Throckmorton: :.
$3.50 8 <-s-as
Niles and Watson =.
THIRD SET
Msthey and ~Throckmorton: -
l7ti i-i-l'
as2tst- s-3:
FOURTH SET.
Mathey and T-hrockmorton: .
) I 8 <tfS b-b-b
Mica and watson: =.
After dropping the first set. Miss ks
sci settled down in her match with Mrs.
Re Roy md won her way into the
challenge round with very little fur-
ihcr expenditure % hor best efforts. She
was steady 'u hey driving, while Mrs.
lie Roy repeatedly broke out into erru,ic
streaks. The point score:
FIRST SET.
E,saet q 6-&-31
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BOYNTON DOUBLE WINNER.
President Of CIab Has 10 Drive
Three Heats In One Race.

MiNEoLA. L. +. June 2t-Horse men
turned out In large numbers this after
noon TO witness the t~rottinR and pacing
events held by the Nassau Driving Club
on the Mineoia Fan Grounds track.
Eleven races were carded and every one
wal disposed Of. although the last was
hold very late.
l.. w. Boynton. the president NJ the
club, was a double winner, and N.
Grunzfeider also had W. wins to his
credit. Tho second race. with his horse
Setssr Mac. required three heats before
he was returned the winner.
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FLUSHING AND ELMHURST WIN.
QuecnsbOrO Nennts LeREue Con-
tests End nv Same Margins.

In tho two matches in the Queens
boro Lawn T"uul League yesterday
Flushing, on it's home courts, DEFEATED
Ba yside by 3 matches to 2, and Elm
hurst son over Whitestone by the same
margin. the latter playing on it's own
courts.
J. r. Harrison, Flushing, defeated
Merle Johnson, Bayside. 10. 60. n.
Cornelius, Flushing, beat Ralph Rob-
erts. Bay side. Sc. Ga.
In the doubles, Cornelius and Har-
r.son beat Johnson and Roberts. 10.
SO. 90 Randolph Leo and Howard
y. Borden. Bayside. beat r, Adams and
G. Fisher, Flushing, 6-l, As. 60.
Jack Creighton and 7. Hoxie. Bayside,
won by default.
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Binscn and Hartmann Triumph.

Elliot Binzen and lingo Hartmann
won the Amackassin Clubs open tennis
doubles tournament at Yonkers yester-
day. defeating L., II. Crowley and Capt.
Harry Bassford In the Anal round at
St. 6--3. 81. Crowley and Bassford
put up a hard night In the opening cot,
hut weakened In he last iva.
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ST. Paul, Z Columbus. I 'Nrst gsme,.
Columbus, II; ST. Paul, I 1second same).
Minneapolis, &; Toledo. : tnrst game.
Toledo. "a: Minnea polls. (sscond
camel.
Louisvi!le. q; Esnsas city, D.
Milwaukee. 2: Indians polis. (.
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sioux city, IL, Lincoln. Il,
wichita, u Denver, o ,sis innings, rain,
Topeka, 3; 81, Joseph. l.
Dcs Moincs, .: Omaha, 1,
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North Carolina League Results,


NUINNW. Gr"onfhorO "
Raleigh, e.. t~harlotte, q
AShoville, g. winston .Sa Iom. .
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Augusta. I; Charleston, -:
Jacksonville. Columbia.
montgomery s Macon, T.
Albany. 1: Columbus. ! fourteen In
dsrkneaa)
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YACHTING KNOTS AND SPICES.

The long distance power hoat race
OF the Mddletown Yacht Club from
M!ddletown to Sachem's Head will be
started or July l.. The course is forty
-FOUR nautical miles and the first division
will be sent away AT I A. NJ.
The annual regatta Of the Manhattan
Island Yacht club will he held this after
noon. starting from off the clubhouse at
~" foot of West lI2d street. There will
be a power boat race, canoe races, a
swimming race and a fitting contest.
The new clubhouse OF the Point Of
pines Yacht Club built al Revere, Mass.
~ q cost OF 10000 will be opened on
July l.
charles r Till!nghast has Llttl,
ihodv In commission and Will enter the
long distance race Of the Rhode Island
Yacht club, which viii start next Sat
drday.
The power Yacht building at City ISL
and for - H. Marks is To he named
N'lmis This yacht designed by Swa-
scN, Raymond 4 Page, - 1877 feet over
Ill. l3i feet water line, .. feet 4 inches
beam and : feet drausht
joNn l.. Saltonstalis eNprcss cruiser
scooter ant Thomas \ Howell's cruiser
vcr" launched from laW'cy's yard last
week. Scooter I~ q feet long and D.,
driven hy two 150 horse-poWcr Sterling
engines. and the Howell yacht is e feet
long and is fitted with two l20 horse
power Speedway engines.
capt. Richard sherlock, vino Was with
Alexander smith Cochran on tine Mohl-
can ana Sea can, ~ sailing master of
j Fred RroNuS new Iierreshof built
.rhuoucr Marietta.
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The new clubhouse OF tho Point of
Pines Yacht club built at Revere. Mass.
~ q cost OF 10000 will be opened on
July 4.
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westesn Association Results.
Sherman. 6: Tulsa, 2,
Paris, Z; NuskoGse, .
OkiShoms City. z: Fort Smith, ..
McAfester, . Oenison. . fAftesn inninss).
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COURsE-6,4 MILEs-sTART, iD.
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SEW YoRky e. 20 HOOTERS CouRsr

~, MILES START. 20
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HUMoR IN TRAGEDY.
Trees Literary Friend Experienced .
Change of Heart.

OHanye OF I1edrt.
In a recent address at Birmingham
Sir Herbert Tree. the eminent actor,
related the following personal recol-
lection.
II had" he said, constantly relieved
the opportunities Of one who claimed
to be literary man on the grounds, l
subsequently discovered. that he ad-
dressed envelopes for an advertising
firm. His constant plea with me was
that he wanted to get glass eye out
of pawn. / received letter couched
in these terms:
'Sir-Unless I receive 10 shillings
this evening by 10 O'Clock my body
will lie floating down the Thames. On
your head be it. 1 will call at the
stage door.
II told my secretary that he had bet
ter send out the 10 shillings. at the
end of the evening | thought Of my
friend.
"Did you send out the money to
that deserving suicide:' I asked.
"'No.' replied my secretary. 4 did
not
Il felt myself guilty of manslaughter
at the least and was much relieved on
leaving the stage door to End the i'm
Fortunate literary man outside.
"'Good evening. my friend | said
in cynical revulsion. I thought you
were In the Thames
"'Dont be filppant. sir! he said. I
did mean to submerge myself, but on
gazing Oh the dark river my better
feelings conquered. and I've come back
for the 10 shillings" - London
Chronicle.
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His Best buds.

81 suppose by this time you realize
the advantages of married lfe?' que
ried the professor of holnely philoso.
ply of the Y. of. H., addressing an
alumnus who had changed his social
condition some time before. W
Il can see some good in it," was the
answer. 1 5e 81, nst III
why. look at the economy you can
practice. Think how much longer your
clothes last when properly taken care
off,
That's right. My wife seems to
think that for the first five years after
man gets new suit he should only
wear it on national holidays
Saturday Night.
Considerate.
Friend - Now that you have been
married some time, old friend, tell me
frankly your opinion on the marriage
state. Much Married Man Ito his wife)
Just go outside, my dear, win your
Fliegende Blaetter.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-21
Gard of Thanks.

We hereby wish to thank the
friends and neighbors who so kindly
assisted during our recent bereave-
ment, the death of our husband and
father. For the many beautiful floral
tributes and other acts of kindness.
Mrs. John Powers and family.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-02-21
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News OF the Town and Village Told
Briefly for Busy Readers

Ernest, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Hall of Branch street entered the
North Adams hospital today for an
operation on his throat He was ac-
companied by his father.
Miss B, NJ. Rothefmel. head nurse
of the nurses training school in Troy,
has been spending several days with
Miss Ethel Morse of Division street
Miss Rothermel was for some years
a Baptist missionary in India.