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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-10
HAD 10 HUSBANDS; is DEAD.
80 Year Old Woman Dies When Told
OF Suit.

Evansville, Ind, Sept. S.-Mrs
Polly Anne Weed Strodes, aged SO,
who had been married thirteen times,
died here today at her home. Physi-
clans say her death was due to shock
over the filing of a $4,000 damage
suit against her last Saturday.
fgsThe suit was brought by James
Handley, who was shot last February
by Harrison Strodes, the thirteenth
husband of Mrs. Strodes, who disap-
peared after the shooting, skipping
$500 bail that his wife had to pay.
Mrs. Strodes then sued her husband
for divorce and made it known at the
time that as soon as she was given
the decree she was going to look
around for her fourteenth husband.
She said that husbands were the
easiest things in the world to get,
and that in spite of her many matri-
monial experiences she still believed
i'll men.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-10
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Friday, Sept. 10, 1915.
BENNINGT On BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village ToIS
Briefly for Busy Readers

slOscar Elwell is passing the day in
Pittsiield.
Joseph A. Blake of New York is
the guest of f. c. Bennett
|; Il. Wheeler Rice, Harwood Hill, is
attending the Rutland fair today.
Mrs. Jerua Curtis from Orange,
Mass, is visiting friends in town.
For Sale-House hold furniture, in
Guiding piano. 3OS Silver street. Ad.
Miss Pauline Hathaway has return
ed from two weeks VACATION in
Boston.
Seven more students have entered
the local high school making the tot
al registration 226.
Or. and Mrs. e. W. Gardiner will
leave Sunday for ten days motor
trip in New York state
Miss Elizabeth d. Bennett of New
York is visiting her brother, Probate
Judge Edward c. Bennett.
Mr. and Mrs Leroy Hathaway
from Wayerley. Mass, are visiting
their parents, Mr. and Mrs John
Hathaway
| desire to lease nine Or ten
room dwelling rs centrally located as
possible. Possession Oct. / if con
yenient. Address j. H. Livingston. ct
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-10
A VILLA 81 FOR A CENT.
Northern Leaders Money Value
Isl Drops With Defeats.

FL Paso, Sept 1O.--Two villa
Pesos, supposed to he worth a dollar
can be bought for n cent here. The
drop is due to the downfall of the
villa arms in recent engagement
The city Of Durango has been captur
ed by Carranzista forces under Gen
Arrieta. who took fifteen locomotives
and arms and ammunition left by the
retreating Villista garrison, the Car.
rama agent has been advised.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
Business After the War

That it would be long war-a two or three years war-was the gen. eral belief when it began last August, but now the end is expected within the next few months.
 The rapid rise in the stock market is based directly on the outlook for an early peace. Wall Street seldom misses it when it comes to discount ing facts or influences affecting the financial or speculative world. The bankers and stock brokers of New York have recently manifested greater degree of confidence in the future of business than at any time since the depression set in; and the 0uoyancy of the stock market is to- day being reflected in various branches of trade.
 At the beginning of the year when it was felt that the warning nations would fight on indefinitely, indus trial leaders and financiers were minded to make the best of the situa- tion. They worked resolutely to build up and to prove that this coun- try was not so dependent upon Euro pean demand for our manufactured products as had long been believed. At any rate they were endeavoring to develop a spirit of optimism and create conditions that would result in fair degree of prosperity regard less of the war. But no one said or pretended to think that business re- covery would be complete until peace negotiations were in progress. When the war is over there will come an era of genuine prosperity, but not be- fore then, was the consensus of opin- ion in business circles everywhere. And now that certain large interests
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
From the Providence Journal.

From the Providence Journal
 " ASY-GOING people in the United States are accustomed to say that - Germany has no idea, and has never had any idea, of combating the Monroe doctrine. But these same people would probably have said a year ago that Germany would respect the Belgian neu- trality treaty.
 Since the war began, the past teachings of German writers as to the new Teutonic ethics of force have been widely published and read on this side of the world We know now that there was a well defined sentiment in Germany for years before the invasion of Belgium in favor of mak- ing all other political considerations sec- ondary to the one main object of increas- ing the empires borders and prestige Anything that stood in the way of this ambition was to be ignored. If the doc Urine of might ran counter to the world s former conceptions of morals or proprety, so much the worse for them. Germany felt perfectly competent to invent and adopt a modern morality to accommodate it's greedy aims.
 The world should make up its mind to the fact that the Kaiser and his people have long cast envious glances in the di- rection of South America. Herr Wilhelm Sievers, professor at the University of Giessen, wrote book as long ago as 1903 in which he pointed out that the only real world powers at that time were Great Britain, Russia and the United States; .1. as interiors; and that if Germany de' sired to safeguard her future she must "seek to acquire influence where this is still possible to be obtained, namely, in South America Professor Sievers dis claimed the idea of a political connection as at I<iao Chau; he argued, however. for "an economic, and industrial and, II requisite, a military support to be given to the South American states. against the growing ambitions of the United States of the north" If this does not mean an nexation, it at least signifies German protectorate.
 Herr Joseph Ludwig Reimer two years later in "A Pan-German Germany" wrote that the more reflective South American states would receive Germanys S material and moral assistance not only willingly, but with pleasure, since they would recognize in it an effective support against their natural enemy. the United States" Herr Alfred Funke in "rhe Colonization of Eastern South America with a View to German Interests Q9os) declared indeed that Germany ought not to let itself ''be tempted to cherish polit- ical aspirations that are entirely out of place." but he insisted that Rio Grande do Sul should become field for German capital and immigration; and flor this," he said, we have in our favor both his- torical right and force" Herr E. Von Libbert in 1907 said in Aims of German Colonial and Immigration Policy" that German emigration must be systemati- cally diverted from North America to- ward Germany's colonies, and southern
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
LUKE M.LUKE SAYS

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 Daughter loves the castle dip because it gives her some much needed exercise. But mother gets her exercise doing the bungalow scrub.
 Many man who spends most of his time mixing drinks wouldn't take a job as bartender for any money.
 The man who pays his grocery bills may not get to heaven. But he sure is on the right road.
 Some men expect opportunity to go around to the back door and wipe his feet on the door mat before he knocks.
 If the average married man knew that his wife knew what he knows about him. self he would begin hunting up a lonely spot in the South Sea islands where a boat makes only one call year.
 The lad who has his sleeves rolled up to his shoulders and who has a pencil behind each ear isn't always the man who does the most work.
 A man will often complain that he is leading the life of dog. Well, if we had as many privileges as a dog and could be as informal when we were in public we wouldn't have any kick com ing.
 The man who sleeps with the windows and doors closed tight always gets up in the morning and wonders where he got his cold. because he knows he didn't t sleep in a draught
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
Bond Election Next Monday

Let's roll up great majority for Birmingham's proposed $1,25O,000
 bond issue. The election takes place next Monday, and while there is some opposition to the issuance of bonds,
 there IS scarcely d doubt of the re suit.
 Some municipal problems, especial ly those having to do with finances, are complex and are, therefore, not easy of solution. For example, on the question of taxation there will always be opposing views. There may be various views, too, on the question of city expenditures and on city retrenchment. But the question pressing for immediate solution is how to get rid of Birmingham's float ing indebtedness. The only business like way to handle the matter is by funding the debt at a low rate of interest on 30-year bonds. The city will not owe dollar more. On the other hand, there will be an appreci- able saving on interest account.
 After this question for the tenn porary relief of Birmingham is dis posed of the other measures proposed for the city's permanent relief will receive renewed attention. But dur ing the rest of this week all public spirited citizens should give some thought to the importance of work ing up an overwhelming majority for the bond issue. In the present circumstances the people can perform no better civic service than in help ing to bring out full vote.
 A practically unanimous vote for the proposition would have reassur- ing effect on the entire community, for it would show that on occasions, when there is demand for it, Bir- can get together and stand shoulder to shoulder for the city's good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
GOSSIP IN LONDON

"Down at Victoria station, the Lon don terminus of the railway line from the continent, the other morning might be seen a distinguished Frenchman who had come to England on i'm portant business for his country" writes an American in London to the Evening Telegraph. About 10 years ago he oc- cupied an important position at the Quai d'Orsay, and he has since been French ambassador to Vienna. He is, therefore, one of the best men in Eu- rope to give ideas and impressions. Moreover he has always been noted for clear insight into popular sentiment in France, and is one of the few men who might, if he had so wished, been President of the republic-he however, preferred to follow to the end his diplo- matic career, and has become a noted man in that circle.
 He told me that from the moment he left Paris until he reached the coast he was under the impression that he was skirting the fringe of battle. All the stations along the long journey at which the train stopped held signs of the tragic efforts being made within a few miles. -begrimmed soldiers-Eng- fish and French, Red Cross trains of wounded, women doing the work of men, and all dressed in sable mourn ing-these and similar tokens never left the eye of the traveller.
 "The general aspect of England is such as to strike the imagination very forcibly. There are signs, it is true, of preparation for war, but they are car ried out in such matter-of- fact way that they are hardly noticeable Men in khaki are everywhere, but they go about in quite an unobtrusive manner. They give one the impression the sight of soldiers in Berlin or Paris give in times of peace. To Frenchman or a German the sight of these citizen sol diers would not convey a sign of the country being at war. And yet England is playing game in which her exist. ence as a nation is at stake,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
The cotton situation

A prominent New York cotton broker
 age house in it's review of April says in part:
 Acreage reduction was the chief topic of discussion in trade circles during the week. As the planting season approaches the market is coming more and more
 under this influence and there is no doubt that the continued strength in prices is due to a general belief that the area to be
 planted to cotton this year will be greatly curtailed. Early estimates however, are still matter of guesswork, as there are many factors. chief of which is the high price which now prevails, which loom up as an incentive to plant liberally. Sen timent has been against a big crop, as it has been felt. and rightly so, that the best interests of the south would be conserved by a yield of moderate proportions the coming year in order to offset the bumper crop the past season and the reduced con- sumption due to war conditions.
 Tt is a question, however, if a big cur tailment in acreage would prove un- mixed blessing, it is just possible that we may have an unpropitious growing season with a greatly reduced yield per acre, in which event, assuming that the cotton area will not be large, the result might be a crop so small as to seriously embarrass the entire cotton industry. It is consid- erations such as these which are begin ming to have their influence, and some authorities high up in government agri- cultural affairs are quoted privately as expressing the opinion that an acreage reduction of not more than b per cent is likely. This, of course, does not repre- sent fully the probable reduction in the yield. Early cultivation has been back ward and what has been done is far from thorough. The use of fertilizer will un- occasionally be greatly reduced and this is a factor which will undoubtedly have a marked effect upon the final yield. If there was any question regarding the con- traction in fertilizer use it was set at rest by the statement of the Virginia-C Caro- lima Chemical company, who, in deferring the dividend on their preferred stock, gave as reason that sales of fertilizer were 25 per cent below those of last year"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
Efficiency and the Lack of It

You've heard the old fable, of course, about the man who went out to hunt elephants, and who loaded his gun with many fine shot. "Tll put in plenty of shot," he said, land instead of killing just one elephant, I'll bag a whole herd'
 So, he located the herd of elephants and he biased away at the herd as a unit.
 Result: The hunter barely flecked the hides of a dozen or more ele- plants, but not one did he capture, for he had so scattered his shot that the effect was but little more than flea bite on the thick hides of the ele- plants.
 And so it is with a great many men who go out into the world hunt ing for business or professional sue cess. They try to do too many diff ferent things all at once-and they don't do any one of them quite well enough to ring the bell of successful achievement.
 If the man who hunted elephants had loaded his gun with just one big bullet instead of so many small par ticles, he might easily have landed at least one elephant-and that would have been success.
 But he scattered, and in scattering, he lost.
 This is an age of specialized busi- ness. The man who tries to add line of millinery to plumbing shop is bound to fail. That, it may be, is a far-fetched, ludicrous illustration, but it carries home the point we seek to make.
 Tersely stated, the man who wins is the man who focuses all of his en- ergy upon some one line of en- deavor-he learns to do that one thing just little better than seems neces- sary. Then, sooner or later, his effort is almost certain to be rewarded.
 Remember, young man, efficiency counts.
 There's work enough for all-leave
 f f II In short, don't scatter your shot,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
THE MONROE DOCTRINE

Brazil and the Argentine republic, that is to say, toward regions where are areas monopolized by German immigration
 Does anybody doubt what the ultimate aim of this propaganda was to be? If so, let him consult Map of South America in 1950' in Herr R. Tannenberg's Larger Germany" published aS Leipzig in 1911. According to this map the United States is to have the northern fringe of South American countries, the central portion of the continent is to become "Englische Sudameril1a," and the lower portion, in cluding the more temperate part of Brazil, and in addition Paraguay, Uruguay, the Argentine Republic and c;Ti.5, is to be "Deutsche Sudameril<a.'
 If Germany should win the present war, her eyes would be more than ever tempted in the direction of the western world and she would care no more for the Monroe doctrine than for any other scrap of paper"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
Steady Improvement Noted


 "Collections have much improved.n said the credit man Of large local jobbine house." and from now on, expect to see a steady easing-up of financial condi- tions.
 'The reorganizing of the Jefferson County Savings bank. which will release into active business life many thousands of dollars; the authorizing of the bond issue, which of itself will pour three quarters of million dollars into the banking vaults of the city, and into trade circles, will stimulate all lines, and the building trade particularly. Real estate will come forth from moratorium, as to payments on deferred notes, and show more activity; and everybody will begin to get busy with this beautiful spring weather now on.
 q recently made trip into north Ala bama. found much cotton in the hands of farmers and merchants. We are sell ing a good deal of farm machinery. and all sorts of implements. I note a good demand for stalk cutters and cotton chop pers.
 You hear many persons declare that the merchants will control the farmer, and the banks, the merchants. as 10 the reduced acreage of cotton. The fact is,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06

, covered from an aillness which brought him close to death. Yet his spirit is still uncovered. He writes: 'T am past the four-score mark. A friend said to me: Don't you hate to be old and close to death?' Here is what I told him: T know no more when death will come to me than man of 20
 q am well today. I have done no serious wrong in my life-so am hale and hearty today, and as I grow old in years my spirit becomes more mellow. my philosophy more optimistic. I feel like an honest laborer nearing the end of an honest days work, looking to the eventfde as 8 time of rest. I am not afraid. You see. old age has no terrors for me, and I wish that other old peo- pie might have an experience similar to mine My wife and I re- turn to our Kansas home shortly"
 The other day I heard of 92-year- old native of northern Missouri who lives alone in his cabin home on the Grand river, and who hunts and fishes and provides for himself in every way. He shows no evidence of dissolution and expects to enjoy many active years to come.
 "Fye lived clean outdoor life" he said to me, who marveled at his health and strength. I've worked hard all my life, but l neved abused nature have lived clean in body and spirit. I can endure more now than men half my age. l can go through the hardships of a freezing winter with nothing but water to drink, where a man of so who has daily drink of whisky would freeze to death"
 Why dread old age?
 Live right and it's terrors will vanish.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
A DISAPPOINTING PARROT

From the Kansas City Times
 A good deal of surprise and some resent ment are indicated in a statement that a widely known and highly respected par rot that died lately in Independence had all his life refused to learn ''cuss words" Not that the resentment was openly ex- pressed. It was only inferable from the fact that this obstinate peculiarity of the parrot was noted
 It must have been, indeed, a sore dis appointment. One can imagine many gentle ladies and other amable persons missing the shock that they have come to expect from parrots. The "snealxing fondness' for profanty-which distin- guishes civilized from uncivlized peoples of the earth-has had one of its best as- sets in these girds. Also, they have min istered to the secret satisfactions that many of us get from shining by proxy. Say it for me, George" has it's draw backs. If George says it. he may be in danger of hell fire. But, Say it for me, Polly" imperils no one-Polly being inno- cent in motive and lacking immortality
 There is poetry, too, and romance, and "the charm of the somewhere else'' in . parrot of blankety- blank vocabulary. Vaguely you think of such fowl as sea faring On what foam of perilous seas In faery lands forlorn did some pirate brood teach the fowl them sentiments?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06

are getting ready for the rush which will be in evidence right after the war, normal conditions will soon be we'll in sight.
 With abundant harvests assured, business will begin to boom before summer. This year is almost certain to have good average of prosperity; and there is fine prospect of record breaking activity in the industrial field in the coming autumn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
IN HOTEL HOBBIES
Business Improvement in the south

"The manufacturing concern with which l am connected keeps in close touch with the cotton south, and am glad to be able to say that the business situation in this section has improved wonderfully within the past three or four weeks" said John F. Raines of Chicago.
 T had thought it would take the south sometime to get over the depression caused by the demoralzcd cotton market of last fall but the steady advance in the price of the staple has put a very differ ent aspect upon trade conditions here abouts. The outlook for southern business seems 50 per cent brighter than it did in FebruarY"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
The Prison School
good.

AS time passes wonderful change is coming over penitentiary manage ment.
 Note, for example, the good work that is being done in the Kansas state prison school There illiterate prison- CTS are given instruction that fits them for better life when they 20 out into the world again and those who are not illiterate are employed as instructors.
 Just another Kansas idea" some conservative plodder may say, but it so happens that Kansas is not the only state to give vent to the idea that after all the convict is human and well worth an effort to save. Ohio has recently equipped a penitentiary school building and the institution is in full operation. In Texas, for many years fabled in fiction as the widest state Tn the union, the governor an- nounces splendid results from an hon. or system he has placed in effect among convicts.
 These educational experiments are at least well worthy of consideration and it is reasonable to forecast that the substitution of the school book for the whipping post may in the course of time bring gratifying results.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
HOW TO BE HAPPY

F. K. Wooley in the Kansas City Times. T HE man of 75 and the man of
 S5 were talking. The former
 is venerable ex-mayor of a large middle west city and he is now enjoying a vigorous old age. The lat ter has already attained prominence in his profession but was voicing a mood of weariness and depression.
 "Son," said the septuagenarian. let years more than twice the number of yours. I've found that there isn't such an awful lot to this life after all Counting all our troubles and all our happiness, it sinners down to a few simple things in the end. Thsre's just about one rule to follow: Don't be Q renegade
 Don't join the crowd that's ever Jastingly kicking at its luck and don't join the bunch that's always kicking the fellow that's down. Don't go back on human kind or the Lord. It doesn't pay About the best way to get along in this world is to be a good fellow. I mean by that--be a good friend to yourself and the other fellow. Get all the good out of life that you can and sidestep all the bad that you can.
 I'm getting along pretty well in years, but I'm getting the most good out of life that a man of my years can get. I see plenty of men younger than I am getting only misery out Of their old age. They've been renegades that's all. They haven't lived up to the best that's in them nor the best they could find in other folks
 Today I received a letter from an- other aged man who has recently re-