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welded SlxTY-FouR YEARS.
And a Cuss Word Has Never Passed
Between This Couple.

IL 4 day Of has.y divorces, when
m!aGs ave tnrniag to seek ways in
which married couples NAV live hap
ply, credit Is due to My. ana Mrs
Charles iodine of Phladcluhia. whc
Lave been married sixty-four year
TIE fact that they have lived together
that Icing is interesting in itself. but
their cA.cr claim to public notice Is in
their statement that they have never
4Uagrclcd OF even exchanged n cross
word.
The wife aseyibes her happiness TO
these causes.
Because ! think there is no one like
father
because am always willing 70
aun1r us little ways
Because | viii do anything in the
world 20 please him.
Because | have always given him
plenty ii good food.
Because have always praised him
when lie deserved It."
Tic husbands viewpoint of The mari
IA partnership anl the reasons Which
&c E.ds for The uamarfea felicity Of
himself and his wife are contained in
the following:
Because think my wife is the finest
woman IN the world.
Because never have n vacation nm.
less Size gees too. iihsN5h
~l,ccausci /. have always been really
20 listen 10 wha, she has 20 say.
because have never wanted any
body else but mother
The fnct * thai ihis couple continued
.ourtship after marriage and each ION
trlhutel to the union love. respect and
Willingness to makc saWitices. cael for
throthor, in iie little as welias an DIX
ihiass. Most maaital uNaappincss IS
based on seiaSAGess Exc Agsac.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-27
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Tuesday, February 27, 1917.
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News Of the Town and Village Toi
Briefly for Busy Readers

On all library books not returned by
March LIST will be placed a penalty of
81.
The library will be closed March
LIST for inventory and all books must
be returned on or before that date.
Rev c. w Petty of New York city
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Towart
this week and assisting in special ser
vices.
Coming TO the Harte Theatre tomor-
row Cleo Ridgely and Wallace Reid in
"The Yellow Pawn'-lts Para
mount. Adv
Don't fail to see Nine Petrova in
her big special production "Extrava-
gance" and Pathe News at Harte
Theatre today. Adv
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-27
a Great Medicine.

That most successful of all rene
dies for woman's ailments, Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, owes
its origin to botanic recipe which
came into the possession of Lydia e.
pinlSham about fifty years ago.
This recipe had proved SO effective
in the practise of skilled physician
that Mrs. Pinkham procured the herbs
and stepped and prepared them in
true old-time fashion on her kitchen
stove for her friends and neighbors
who suffered from woman's ailments.
The fame of the virtues Of this won
derful medicine spread until it is to-.
day recognized as the standard .m-
edy for woman's ills
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-27
TWO GOOD REMEDIES
WORKING TOGETHER. PRODUCE
MARVELLOUS RESULTS.
Hoods SarsapariIa and Peptiron Pills
as Course of Treatment.

For instance. Hoods Sarsaparilla,
the standard blood purifier, is recon-
mended for conditions that are scrof-
ulous or dependent on impure blood
Peptiron Pills, The new pepsin, nux
and iron tonic. are recommended for
conditions that are radically or char
acteristically anemic and nervous
Many persons suffer from a combi-
nation of these conditions. They are
afflicted with swellings of the glands,
punches in the neck. cutaneous erup-
tions, and sores on different parts of
the body. limbs and face, and are be-
sides pale and nervous.
If these patients take both Hoods
Sarsaparllla and Peptiron Pills they
are reasonably sure to derive fourfold
benefit. Two hundred doses So
Get them from your druggist today.
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A woman's Experience with Grippe.

When a cough or cold hangs on,
and you have aches and pains in youi
joints and muscles, II is likely thai
grippe is taking hold of your system
Mrs. ]. A. Rodgers, Switzer, S. c..
says Il am susceptible to colds;
often ending in grippe. In this case
have found Foleys Honey and Tar tc
prevent doctor bills This sterling
family remedy loosens the phelgm
stops irritation. allays soreness and
inflammation and frees the air pas
sagas. Good for children. Sold
Everywhere.
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Twelve Was a Mys.i. Number.

Why should jury number twelve?
blackstone attributes the fixing Of tho
number 10 the Normans, who ike all
twe!yein veneration as a mystic num-
Der stephen, in his Commenta Ties, !"
supports this idea and gives instances
Of ae regard paid to twelve Ia early
Teutonsc laws and finds distinct nv..
dence that twelve men were required
among the Anglo-Saxons to form an
inquisition. London Standard.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-27
SOLD POTATOES AT COST
Baltimore Mayor Takes Crack a
High Food Prices

Baltimore. Feb. 26-This city,
through Mayor James II. Preston
went into the open market today and
bought 1000 bushels of potatoes at
1925 bushel. They will be sold to
the public at cost.
This was the first step in move
ment by the municipal authorities to
break down the abnormally high
prices of certain food staples. Deal
ers have been asking SO and more a
bushel for potatoes.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-02-27
RUBBER HEELS coNrRABAND
Removed From Shoes of Germans on
Frederick VIII

Halifax, n S. Feb 26.-Rubber heels
worn by German officials who are ac-
companying Count Won Bernstorff. for
mer German Ambassador, on his home
ward voyage aboard the steamship
Frederick VIII. were removed today
by the British authorities in the final
stage of the close examination for
contraband.
The Frederick VIII will depart as
soon as 100 tons of coal are put in
her bunkers. The coaling is expected
TO be finished not later than tomorrow
morning
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Safe.

Flubdub- Why have You never mar.
ried Singleton: Singleton Wcll. the
women have always regarded me as
an unfortunate follow who wasn't bad
enough to need reforming or good
enough to make Il desirable husband p
Life
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Started Early.

He When did she begin to fear that
he had married her fo, her money?
She-N'el ! believe her suspicious
were first aroused when she had to
pay the minister London Telegraph.
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Ther is no gate into heaven except
Mt tic end Is the path Of dqty.rvan
Dyte. sf
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11
ATHLETES ARE TURNED DOWN BY
ARMY BECAUSE Of FLAT FEET

I Haskell Indian football team. re.
Gently, said on this subject
During the physical exGuiuat
I was somewhat surprised at the
great mum Der OF flat feet and won
dered what sort Of q team 7 would
have. 7 soon found that their flat
feet were a natural Inheritance and
that the team did not lack Of speed.
shift and endurance.
An athletic friend OF mine on the
Pacific coast several weeks ago took
a picture Of Hswaiians sent TO this
country 10 be prepared for war. He
tells me that he found them shoeless
and universally flat footed. Many OF
the natives fighting for the allies in
Europe today are said to be shoeless
and flatfooted.
During my undergraduate days
at the University OF Nebraska.
one Of our greatest all around
athletes, a football. basketball.
baseball ard track star, was fat
footed He apparently suffered
no defects from his fiat feet.
Last fall, at the University Of
Tennessee. one OF my safeguards. a
letterman. was decidedly over weight
and flat footed He did not appear
hampered by this defect One OF the
best hurdlers and athletes in Iowa
Just recently was rejected from the
military service because Of flat
foot Many other good sound men
have experienced a similar rejection
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11

EW YORK. Sept 11.-Playing
NJ with a losing club IS often a
i y big handicap 10 the ball player
/ who possesses class
The star who is firmly hitched TO
{ a loser doesn't get the same op2or-
/ tunities TO shine as the player who
cavorts about the big league lots with
a winner. and ne isn't kept before the
public
/ Look at Walter Johnson. for in
I stance.
Johnson is ranked as one OF the
| greatest pitchers who have ever toed
the rubber, and ne still nOlQS tne
lofty place today, but because OF the
poor showing OF the Senators this
year, and the weak support Johnson
has received he has been kept from
a commaudi/ position in the won and
lost columns in the American league
But the player in mind Is not
n pitcher. He f. an outfielder-
and his name Is Max Carnarius-
He f. better known as Max Carey.
premier outfieIder Of the Pitts
burg Pirates and leading base
runner OF the National league.
With all OF his ability as a fielder.
hatsman and baserunner, Max Carey
doesn't get his full share OF publicity
IN the columns OF the daily press, out
side OF Pittsburg. Now and then he
pulls off some particularly brilliant
play and gets his name on the wires
But the average "GOpester' who wants
20 mention a constellation OF outfield
stars generally passes up Carey.
Ask any fan, offhand, 10 name the
three greatest outfielders in the busi-
ness and he'll probably say Cobb
Speaker and ROusch, or II not Rousch
he'll name Jackson, Burns. kauff
Cruise or some other player, who, be-
cause he is starring with a winning
CLUB or happens TO be in the race for
batting houors, has been kept in print.
The pastime OF handing punches OF
laurels TO the ball players is always
an interesting one and when il comes
TO classifying the outfielding stars OF
the game Max Carey deserves serious
consideration.
Carey'E work with the stick this
season f. greatly improved. He
has been hitting close 10 the 800
mark f. leading his league in
stolen bases and despite the fact
that the Pirates are hopeIssIy
wonderful ball Carey may not
he quite rs good a. Cobb or
speaker.
He may not be quite as heavy a
hitter as some OF his rivals in the
National league, but when il comes TO
combining all-arOund ability he's all
there.
In a recent game at the Polo
Grounds Carey beat the Giants sin
le-handed by scoring from second on
Whal was TO have been a double steal
boeckel was on first and Carey on
second when the sign was hung Up.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11


Al Boston-lst game: R.H- K.
Philadelphia POO POI 600 f.
Boston .-.-.- 1000 10 600 10 4
Batteries Philadelphia. Alexander
and knlifer. Boston. Tyler and Ira
gressor.
Second game R-H.E.
Philadelphia 900 10I 600 /
Boston .----- -A03 0Oa OIz-I2 Il /
Batteries Philadelphia. Lavender
and Adams, Burns, Boston. Reagan and
Meyers
At New Tork-1st game r. n. Z.
Brooklyn --- -.0f0 001 Oils - 3
New York POO $50 0OO-6 II !
Batteries: Brooklyn. Pfeffer and
Miller New York. Tesreau. Demaree
and MCCarty. Rariden.
Second game R.HE
Brooklyn go 300 600 600 .
New York .-----0 900 100 OoO-l
Batteries Brooklyn. Marquard and
Kruger New York. Benton, Ander-
son and McCarty. Rariden.
At St. Louis R.H.E.
PittsburE ..- 100 600 001-1 ]
ST; Louis ---.----- 0o2 600 COX 9 1
Batteries Pittsburg. Jacobs and
Schmidt; ST. Louis. Goodwin and Snv-
der.
Cincinnati at Chicago. cold; two
games tomorrow.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11

2 INDOOR athletic fans. OF basketball
and indoor baseball are keeping
4 their eye on the Y. n. e.. A. where
director A. Z. Holm is working like q
Trojan. in preparation for the grand
fan opening night 10 be held next
Monday evening. A number OF athletic
events to be held on the opening night
have been arranged by director Holm.
who viii also within a short time is
sue a call FOR a meeting Of the base
bah enthusiasts and mana gers FOR
the purpose OF making preliminary
plans FOR the opening OF the winter
schedule. Two or more leagues are
certain for the gymnasium not includ-
ing the younger grammar school cir
cults.
The White Sox did not play. Boston
remained at practically its former
position. the Giants were white
washed In two games and Philadel-
phia gained half q game The above
briefly sums up the activity OF the
four leading teams OF the two major
leagues who right now are engaged
in a stiff battle for the premier hon
ors Of their circuit Boston losing and
winning game falls back Slightly
where the percentage is concerned,
a point or two.
Philadelphia closed up a few points
Of the big breach separating the
Quaker club and the fast McGraw
team.
Deming. since the failure OF the
Labor day card seems TO have fallen
down. as a boxing city. and IL is up
10 the promoters TO get busy and
stage something in the big arena. that
is said 10 have been erected for this
purpose. DeminE. the host OF thou
sands and thousand OF soldiers could
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11

~HICAGO, Ill. sept 11-Athletic
coaches and other experts here
- criticize the army authorities
sharply for the many reflections Of
candidates en- account Of flat feet.
several noted athletes have been
turned down because OF this alleged
defect. although it does not prevent
their hopping around the gridiron or
the diamond mighty lively and keep
ing their speed TO the end OF the day.
as vel as the men with feet more
according TO the ballet masters stan
dard.
1t Is feared here that the army
authorities are making the same
mistake the British did at the he
ginning Of the War-setfinE the
standard in physique too high.
Our cousins across the water have
had to lower their standard con
sidernbly since 1914.
OF course. broken arches are an
other matter They are an obvious
bar TO long marches. But American
Indians. almost all Of whom are nat
urally athletic. characteristlcally have
flat feet Jack" Johnson won the
heavyweight boxing championship
anchored on big. pancake hind paws.
John r. Bender. who coached the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11
Who's Who In World Series
By JACK VEIOCK.
JIM THORPE. L niity outnelder.

, ing 90 make wonderful BAH player
he has made Thorpe sort OF hobby
and nothing would please him better
Z than being able 10 teach the big In
I dian how TO hit major league pitch
I ing consistently
When Thorpe was sent to the
Reds early in the season every
one thought IL was n final fare
well insofar az the Giants were
concerned. But when Matheyvson
finally turned him back to the New
York club. in August. McGraw de-
cided 10 keep him on the pay
roll. and a. a result Jim f. one
OF the elIEibles for the worlds
series.
Lucky for. Thorpe7 Wen. rather
Any other manager IN the two big
leagues would have turned Jim over
to some minor league club without a
moments hesitation, and he would
have watched the worlds series from
the outside. As it IS now he viii get
a cut Of the melon. and whether or
not he gets into the lineup he viii
be a member OF the National league
and. perhaps, the worlds champions
OF 1917
In everything but hitting Jim
lie fields well and runs the bases
we'll He can cover outfield territory
with less effort than the average
fielder. and he is by no means the
9loWest thinker in the big leagues
today.
But when it comes 10 wallopins
the bail Jim is lacking. A curve ball
Will cause Jim to tie himself into
n bow knot and every pitcher in the
National league IS Jerry 70 his weak
ness.
Now and then Thorpe gets hold Of
a fast one. and when he does SO IS
tough on the fences. FOR he is a long
fly hitter. But the trouble is that
Jim doesn't hit 'em often enough TO
be Of much use as a regular. for the
outfielder who fails to hit has no
business IN the lineup OF a major
league club.
Thorpe is twenty-seven years old.
He was born at Tucson, Ariz-, IA 1880
and he stands . feet II inches IN
height and weighs 1S5 pounds. He
got his A. p. Cs in baseball at Car
Isle, and before signing with the
Giants he played with Wilmington.
n c.. Rocky Mount Fayette and
Beaumont. Since he first came to the
New York club he has played with
Jersey city. Harrisburg. and Mil I
waukee, and although ne always hits I
well IN the minor leagues his bat .
.Sils him when he faces big league /
Lucky I.a Thorpe, Yea. 30,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11
CHAMP HERMAN
GETS AN APPEAL

New Orleans. La, Sept. 11.-Pets
Herman. claimant OF the worlds ban
tamweight pugilistic championship
Monday was granted exemption from
the army draft until October Is BY
the district appeal board in order 10
defend his title. Herman had claimed
exemption from service in the national
army on the ground OF dependent par
euts. He stated he had several fights
pending which would bring him SUI
ficien- money 70 provide for his par
ents and the board decided 70 give
him until October Is TO join the army
Herman's manager stated he had
bouts arranged with Johnny Eggers.
Of New York, and frankie Burns. OF
New Jersey
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11

made in 1857. whose records gen
orally are given little recognition,
because four strikes were allowed
and bases on balls were marked
up as base hits.
Crawford. when he gets through.
VIII add further 10 break up the
Twenty Years club Of famous play
ers. Lajoie is out, Wallace has been,
and now is back merely as a sub.
and Wagner is nearly through. sam
hasn't played twenty years, but VIII
If he comes back next season.
He viii be IS years old next spring.
so practically half Of his life has
been spent on the diamond. He is
one OF the few men who ever worked
on three clubs in one year-Chatham.
Grand Rapids and Cincinnati-with
no release in any case and a promo
ton in each move
Most Of the men who have hit
500 as often as Crawford were
through or nearly so, before he
started. Some he never saw on
the diamond Only Cobb has come
into the game since sam began his
macinE career. Which seems TO
show that the claim that batting
is being made more difficult each
season fc n true one.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11

Jew YORK, May 11.-Sam Craw-
M ford. the famous slugger OF thu
L y Detroit Tigers, probably viii
retire from the big leagues at the fin
ish OF the present season. He may
wind up his career on the diamond as
a manager
Crawford viii so out with one rec
ord TO which he can always point
with pride. IN eleven different years
ne has batted better than 800. Only
fifteen other batsmen OF all the thou
saids OF all time have eQualed this
mark.
Crawford was four years with
Cincinnati, and had an average
OF -3fI; fourteen years with De-
troit for n grand mark OF SOB. and
for the eighteen years has an av-
eTaEe OF .3IO. These figures do
not include the present season.
When you stop TO think of the num-
Der Of men who have PLAYED major
league ball, and Of the large number
OF regular hitters the sport has pro
uuced, CrawIOrd's record is one, as
said worthy Of special recognition.
IN compiling the dope consideration IS
given 10 any year in which any man
played in the National. American.
Players or Federal leagues. OF in the
old American or Union association.
These are the men who have barted
500 for more than ten seasons.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11

twenty-roUnd route with Johnny
Griffith at Akron. Ohio. Labor day
but for some reason declined TO e
through with the match, and called
il off a week previous 10 Labor day
It is very probable that the Fulton
Morris bout at Canton. Ohio. had q
great deal 70 do with the calling of
OF the other.
II is up TO Lewis. however. TO
give Griffin n chance at the
title, over the marathon route
and where there will be a refe-
rce's decision, for according TO re-
ports the Akron flash had the
best Of the contest when they met
a month or two ago in q nO-decia-
ion battle.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11
N. O'D0WD DID NOT WIN WELTER
CHAMPIONSHIP FROM TED LEWIS

- ERING the past week several
queries have been received by
this department as TO whether
Nike O'Dowd, the St. Paul boxer. won
f the welterweight championship from
Ted Lewis. when they fought at Bos-
ton. The fact is the boys did not
T fight at weight ant there was no
title depending upo8 Re result OF the
fight but If O'Dowu had weighed in
/ at the proper poundsge, and then re-
B celved referees decision over Lewis,
ne would have had a very good claim
TO the title.
In this instance, however. Lewis
+ was under weight while O'Dowd was
above the stipulated welterweiEhr
limit Of 145 pounds at 9 o'clock
therefore the match could not be for
the championship.
Some OF the reports gave IL out
rs a nO-decision affair. but ac-
cOrdinE 10 the Associated Press.
IL was referees decision and
this verdict was given 10 O'DOvd
on points at the end of the 18th
round. These boys have met in
previous bouts, but always in no
decision contests 1t Is a question
whether O'DOwd can make the
weight for n title match and
therefore Lewis title IS pretty
is concerned.
Mike will have TO devote his time
20 trying for the middIeweight
Championship and from all reports
he has put up a forfeit OF $4,000 for
a match with Mike Gibbons at any
time. This would indicate that he
mas no intention OF trying to make
the welterweight limit.
In this connection il might be well
to say that Ted Lewis was matched
in ? real championship fight over the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11
WINDY CITY GETS
THE FIRST GAME

St Louis, No, Sept 11-President
Johnson, Of the American league. said
Monday that If Chicago wins the
American league pennant. the plans
for a reduction in seat prices for me
worlds series viii be carried out as
Tar as the games played in the Amer
lean park are concerned.
The new scale viii be simply this"
said Mt. Johnson. Seats will be lust
double in price over those prevailing
during the playing season Comiskey
VIII nave 1000 bleacher seats at so
cents; 5000 pavilion seats al 81 and
the entire grandstand reserved for
Sl.50. Box seats will cost IS.
II chicago wins, I think there Is
little doubt that the series will be
gin Saturday. October 6. as that viii
enable US 10 get in a Sunday game in
Chicago"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-09-11
SPORT SHRAPNEL
by BUD RUTHERFORD.

certainly be made 10 pay as a box
ing city. provided OF course that can-
teen checks were issued by the man
agement Of the fight A cantee1
check is as good as gold as the
amount Is stood for the company
funds Of each aggregation and Il
would not be hard matter TO collect
the money on pay day which comes
around regularly each month.
President Ban johnson I'm
statement issued Monday night
declared that in the event that
the leadership Of the two leagues
was won by the Giants and Sox
the first game would be played
IN the Windy City on October 6.
as would the second contest also
in order to get the benefis OF
large Sunday gate in the western
city sabbath baseball il pro-
hibited in the east.
Whether the White Sox VIII be
nosed out in the end or not seems to
make little difference to the Chicago
fans who are going ahead with their
preparation for a world series ana
are already attempting 20 arrange
for the reservation Of seats for the
big event
Fl Paso high school football cam
didates continue stiff practice at the
big stadium below the school ana
viii be in fine condition for the open
ing game Of the season TO be held on
either September Il or 20.
=
Coach Beuenumanu favors
later opening IN order that the
players be given a good tryOut
before they face n strong eleven.
The Mesilla AEEies are reported
20 he very anxious OF arranging
battle with the Tiger team. aud "a
f. probable that some understand
ing viii be reached