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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-21

The reelection OF President Wilson
will mean that the lawmaking Of the
country will be controlled by the
Democratic congressional caucus and
this caucus is absolutely controlled
by the senators and representatives
from small group of southern states.
A vote for Wilson is vote for gov.
eminent by faction and chiefly in
the. interest OF one section of the
country. 1t is hard to understand
how any son OF New England can vote
to place &c affairs Of the nation in the
hands of a group Of men who have
disliked New England ever since the
Civil war We are not merely choos-
ing between Woodrow Wilson and
Charles e. Hughes on November Z
We are deciding whether to trust the
affairs Of government to the Demo
cratic party for the benefit Of the
solid south or to the Republican party
in the interest of the nation
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-10-21
FRANK E. HOWE, Editor ard Pub.
Saturday, October 81, 1916.

II ic only two weeks tc election and
it is not too soon to urge voters to see
that their names are on the checklist.
Particularly the younger voters and
those who have net long resided here
should not fail to set on the voting
list. Even if they think they do not
care to vote they may find at the last
moment when it is too late that they
wish to take part in the election The
opportunity is presented now to regis
ter and no one can vote who is not
on the list. There is no expense at
tached and tax receipts are not re
quired for this election.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-29

self struggling against your thrift less self. trying to show you that you waste money only to regret it, and, even though you forget it, you won't alter the situation.
 Every summer resort is built upon the proposition that most everybody wastes a certain amount of money, sets foolish at times, takes a throw CT two at something they know they can't hit, just to see how it feels. Coney Island and the "movie" do not despise the nickles-all they want is enough of, them. Did you ever stop to consider that nothing at amusement resorts costs over ten cents except food? Summer resorts know that human nature is frivolous in summer time, bound to spend a part of the weeks wage in being foolish, general ing thrills, that even though innocent: are costly. and only thrills after all And if the crop of foolish folk were not bumber one, every year, and if the strings. of conscience were heed> ed. there would be many an empty booth at the beaches this year.
 You can spend money foolishly so long that your conscience will not trouble you. just as you can cultivate a bad habit so long that you cease to
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-29
TALKS ON THRIFT. THROWING MONEY AT SOME.
 THING YOU CAN'T HIT.

Thrift is that feeling which comes over you when you know you've been stung. Did you ever notice the man al a summer resort who steps boldly up to the counter. lays down nickel picks uo three balls and throws them wildly at negrcs head. row of grinning dolls, or some other con- traption devised to lure him away from h's nickel, hit nothing and walk away with a dejected look?
 Did you ever go on an outing. Or on a nights pleasure bent, and be a "good fellow" a good spender." and go homa with that what did-I- I-get-out- of-it feeling?
 Did YOU ever attend an auction, loso your head and buy something you didn't need and couldn't use. at a price twice as much as it was worth and have the same sensation * That was your conscience enter ,ng a protest against wasse-your thrifty
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HOW THE BREAD LINE WORKS

An amusing investigation by the po~ lice and Salvation Army has resulted Il the latter organization giving up its bread line in Cooper Square, New York, as a superfluiy.
 The two investigators offered 30o jobs paying from $1 to $3 a day to several hundred ''unfortunates" in the b, cad line and got five acceptances. Most of the frequenters of the charity simply laughed. Why work when there are plenty Of breadlines?
 Here is the way the breadliner ar- ranges. his day, according 10 the re- port of the -nvestigators: v
 Six D. m., Salvation Army bread line; 12 midnight, the original Fleischman breadline; a. m., Bowery mission for hot coffee and sand ches: 12 noon, bread line of the New York Sun. |
 The same men make up the four different bread lines, so far as they feel hungry. Between times they beg long enough to get the pennies nec- cessary for sexen-cent n ght lodg- ing and few hookers of five-cent plain killer whiskey. The major share of their day is spent in the reading rooms of public libraries, warm, cheerful places with comfort able chairs, good pictules and inter- testing books.
 The breadl ne men are as ragged and lpicturesque as ever, but less pity 1 will be wasted on them in the future.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-29
such data useful generally.

such data useful generally.
 [. To. lessen the enormous eX- pense to governments O. the abnorm al classes by study of the causes of tta evils that involve such expense.
 One reason why so many profes- onal organizations dealing frs hand with some phase of this worl, support this measure is that they think it IS cime that gSvernments begin 8 scientific s udy of those social evils which are their greatsst enemies Many worthy efforts are be lg made tc lessen social evils, but they are mostly palliative, and do not go to the loct of the matter.
 People who are interested in rem edying the conditions sought to be re- lieved by the measure, should write their congressman and senators urg ing support of senate bill No. 1890 and house pill SS20.
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GETTING TRADE.

One way to get trade is to deserve it. Business reliability is just as important as persU1fsf reliability. ~
 But there has got to be more than that mixed with it. There is the neces- sity for publicitym"~tfo move desirable goods from off a shelf it is essen- tial to let the public know they are there z
 Readers of The Graphic expect to be told regarding the things they need and the other tn hngs they might be prevailed upon to buy if presented to them in the proper light,e
 Those living in the vicinity of The Graphic should m Ike this their trad ing center because in that way they help to build up a good town near their homes, wh ch is an advantage to them in many ways.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-29

Texas sent Cyclone Dav's to tho lower house of congress. md is now sorry. Davis recently had opportun- fly to make a speech, and about the first words he said constituted an at tack on Jefferson Davis. Texas papers scored Cyclone" for his re- marks, and he penned reply, slip ping it into the congressional record by the "leave to print method which means that congressman ob- tains permiss on to insert in the rec ord a statement he does not make be- fore congress. The reply was su vituperative and indecent that congress has eNpunged it from the record. Nc wonder Texas. is ashamed. Some rep resentative Texan will certainly get the goat of Cyclone" if he offers for reelection.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-29

tn nk it wrong. Even the best of us, with the most careful management, are bound to waste certain amount of money. somehow it gets away from Us, try as we will to prevent It. But the man who deliberately throws his money at something he can hit, whether it ba a negro's head or business proposition, must not com plain if the ball goes wide of the mark.
 If you cant resist th S tendency to throw things. either stay away from such places, or don, carry much money with you.
 You can have a day at the bsach for a dollar. Fifty cents for youf swim, fen c2nts lfoc car fare and forty cents for lunch. And that will put red blood ia your veins and key ED yon: appetite wholcsomely. Thfee tails rCi' nickel never does that.
 The crowd would rather look on while you throw your money away than to throw th:i. own: but what compensation have you! When your money is gone they viii buy no snoe5 for yolr babies, nor pay your rent when you're ok, nor subscribe to your pension when you're down and out Many catastrophe in life is caused by throwing money at some thing yeu can't hit. whethe" in bus:- ness, .n society, or al the beach; but listen Q that still. small voice-that sting of conscience, and do what 1t tells von, for t stings to profitable purpose. It is waving a red flag Of danger 10 keep you safe. Heed it.
 A. B. A.
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INE BLUFF ROGRESS
 ROsPE!!RITY
FOR SCIENTIFIC STUDY. OF
 SOCIAL EVIL.

Senator Joe T. Robinson has intro duced Tn the senate bill Ito estap- fish a bureau for the study Of the criminal, pauper and defectlVe classes" that should have the support of all congressman.
 The bill has been endorsed by the principal representatives of the legal and medical professions of this coun- try, including the American Bar as- sociation and six nat onal and twenty five state medical societies; it has also been recommended by many re- ligious associations of different de- nom nations, including twenty-five nresbytsries. It also has the endorse ment of the congress of Criminal Anthropology in Europe. No bill ever in congress has had such endorse ment. The plan of work in the bill was presented to Russia and Belgium, and adopted by both counties. Many other foreign nations are long. scientific york in criminology.
 The general purpose of the bill IS to lessen and prevent crime, pauper- ism and effectiveness by the best meth eds known to science and socloi- cgy. In addition to this general scope of the bill, there are some di- rect ends n view:
 1. To gain more trustworthy knowledge of social evils. Such know ledge would furnish basis for modi- flying defective laws, adapting them to present conditions.
 ,. To furnish a basis for methods of reform, and in addition seek, thorough knowledge gained by sc en- tific study. to protect the weak (es- pecially the young) in advance before tlfey have gone wrong, and not after tfey have fallen and become tainted, which is the great defect of most schemes of reform.
 3. To find whether or not there s1e any physical and mental char acter' sites that distinguish habituai from occasional criminals. Such knowledge would enable the commun- ity to protect itself in advance from habitual criminals and assist prison officials in preventing them from con terminating other criminals.
 4. Exhaustive study of single typl- cal criminals. which represent large number, will give definite knowledge as to just how men become criminals ard to what extent their surround lngs influence them as compared W t!i their inward natures. This would make possible rational application of remedies for these evils.
 5. More exact knowledge of the abnormal classes will enable us to manage them better in institutions Such studies will bring men of better education and training in control of the institutions, and increase inter est in rbe professional study of these classes, which the American Bar as socfatidn emphasized, when endorsEng the worx. :,
 6. To summarize aud combine re- suits already gathered by city, state and federal institutions and govern Dents. encouraging uniformity oi method in collecting data and making
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-29

By custom we refer to them as the "boys ill blue" but in reality they are wearing khaki, which is a bad word for war poets because there isn't a word in the language that will rhyme with it.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-29

One man was, killed and five serlous- ly injured when gun cotton left in 8 pipe exploded in the repair shop of the DuPont Powder company's plant at Hopewell, Va.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-29

Fire, which originated in motion picture theater in the residence sec tion of New Orleans, destroyed block of houses, causing loss of $50. 900.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-29

By adding an ounce of camphur to each five gallons of gasoline an Eng fish automobilist says he has effected a fuel saving of 20 per cent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-29

Leather has gone up, but the strap behind the door goes both up and down.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-29

The Graphic gladly publishes fret of charge notices for churches, socl- cites. fraternal organizations and clubs when the events are not intend ed as money-makers. If there is at tempt at profit-taking, notices of the events are advertisements, and will he charged for accordingly.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-29

RfGIlT) UT SHOPPING
 25-spansh sent thane Alfonso Austria have ties and the the
 age Battenberg a land She said to be holding Ali onso impulse declare tra check.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-03-29

Why is there so much talk about the wedding bells when in fact they seldom rng?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-30

and don't mind confessing that have "in.
side" information. Not before every cobole.
stone in the city has disappeared will any
Italian garrison consider such thing as sur.
render By the time the citizens Of any other
besieged country in Europe would be dying
of famine, the merry sons Of Italy will be sub
sistng bithely on a diet Of public buildings
old masters and sea water. The Italians can
eat anything.
On cruise in the Mediterranean some years
ago put in at the delightful island Of lschia
in the Gulf of Naples. 1t is beautiful and
historic spot, but it is not its scenery | want
to talk about just now. In the chief hotel
there | had one Of my choicest gustatory ad.
ventures. | saw name on the menu that
sounded musical to me, so pointed at it An
oblging waiter brought it
1t was indeed a most curious looking dish
1t appeared to be a large, horny tarantula that
had committed suicide in bowl Of oil. At
first l thought it must be table decoration
or souvenir Of my visit. But, no; l saw
the same dish handed to other guests, who be-
gan to eat it. It turned out TO be that popu.
lar Neapolitan delicacy, fried octopus.
thought of American cartoons, the STANDARD
Oil Company and Dante. Then that chronic
inordinate curiosity for new experiences from
which | suffer swept over me. | gazed once
more at the repulsive looking thing and
gulped down a piece. AS it forced its way
down my cesophagus | had the sensation Of a
small balloon bursting within me and then
initiating again.
Fried octopus is very satisfying dish. One
piece satisfied me- 1t took several glasses OF
water to remove the queer feeling | had OF
having swallowed something alive. I retained
a ticklish sensation in the throat for hour
Octopus is hardly the thing one should pa'
take of before going to sea or up in an aers
plane.
Haven't you in your secret stomach dreamed
of one day slipping cup Of real, honest-to.
goodness Mocha? Haven't you imagined your.
self in a spice-laden Arabian-Nights setting
regaling yourself with the fragrant brew
while the dancers tinkled and the Muezzin
called, and all those other lovely Eastern
things happened?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-30
Always Athirst for knowledge, l Tackled 1t.
took aim. I pulled the trigger. Bang! am

took aim. pulled the trigger. Bang! and
oh, Joy Of Joys! down fell my first game"
Let poets poetic if they will about first love
and that sort of thing Tush, pish and like
wise bosh! l know something much thriller.
There is no sensation in life to compare with
ones first kill To my boys eyes my bird
seemed the largest, widest and most ferocous
thing in the world. In reality. it was little
larger than a robin, light gray on the breast,
dark slate on the back. The contour Of its
beak should have made me suspicious, but JOY
obscured all critical sense Of vision looked
at the bird. It was quite strange to me. /
had never seen its like before did not even
know its name. There was no one near 20
inform me- The possibility of getting any edu-
cational advantage out of my slaughter seemed
remote. l was very much puzzled.
The sun was straight overhead. That meant
lunch. The brilliant inspiration came to me
that in obedience to my promise | ought to eat
my prey. small creek was at hand. l
plucked my bird. disposed of his superfuous
interior as well as | could. / cleaned him in
the creek as a boy cleans things. Made an
amateur spit Then a fire. Patiently roasted
my quarry And then I ate him. The flavor
seemed little disappointing. 1t did not taste
anything like the kind of game got at home.
1t tasted almost queer" l attributed this to
my inexperience in cooking lack of proper
facilities, absence Of salt and other necessary
details. Such a blasphemous thought as blam-
ing my bird did not enter my head.
Several days later l again went shooting,
this time accompanied by much older boy,
who knew lots and lots about game and BUSH
lore and things had tried to tell him all
about my bird, but had not succeeded in con-
veying picture vivid enough for him to recog-
nize To my delight, shortly after we had
plunged into the bush l brought down another
of these gray birds and proudly came running
to where my companion was, to show him my
prize. To my amazed horror he burst out
laughing.
"And is that the kind Of bird you ate?" he
roared "Do you know what that isl"
mo"
"That," he answered as a butcher-birdl It's
carnivorous! Lives on other birds, mice, frogs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-30
TRACKING ARABIAN COFFEE TO
ITS NATIVE LAIR.

For years and years had longed to meet 9
cup of Mocha in its native lair, far from where
slant-eyed suspicion could poison the cup with
doubts of its genuineness. So when at last
found myself at Alden, | dashed madly to
cotfee-house where the delectable Arabian brew
was said TO be had. | do not think it could
have been a very high-class coffee house the
l0ullltd led me to. II did not smell aristocratc.
But ! cared not. Was | not in the sacred land
Of the original coffee bean? In a fever Of
ante patton | called for a cup of Mocha A
smiling son Of the Prophet salaamed grace
fully and withdrew with confident air.
began TO feel just like Haroun al Raschid.
In q few moments ne returned and handed
me something slm.-hquid Of about the same
consistency as honey, in a cup that strongly
resemo.ed Tie receptacle an Englshman uses
for boiled eggs. tried it, and instantly found
IT guilty tried 1t again. | stirred it. That
seemed to irrItate the thing, and bring out all
It's worst characteristics | tried coaxing IL
1t tasted Ike Portland cement through which
a htte-a very httle-moIasses had been per-
mlt,ed 10 percolate 1t was too thick to drink
or nIaie so | attempted to chew il. Evidently
| was not educated up to the stuff.
They say that in time one gets TO like IL
But hadn't the time And met many fellow
travellers who expressed themselves in Just the
same way about it. have a sneakng suspi-
cion that the Arab who kept the coffee house
may have been conducting a little jihGd Of his
own against the dog of an unbelever. AT
least that is how his coffee tasted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-30
SITTING DOWN TO DIAMOND
SNAKE A L'AUSTRALIENNE.

Experienced bushwhackers had often told
me that the Australian aborignals looked
upon snakes as more or less of table deli
cacy, but having come in actual contact with
these smeful black gentlemen from time to
time, they had not particularly impressed me
with their judgment on gustatorial matters.
However, when the prospect of tasting a piece
Of snake was put before me | put my pre-
conceived notions aside and commenced reason
ing the matter out with myself. | felt forced
to admit that a great deal of perhaps unde-
served prejudice existed against snakes Their
habits might not be really bad, thought, if
we judged them from reptilian point of
view. | succeeded in convincing myself that
eating snake would be perfectly legitimate
experiment for me to undertake, provided
chose a non-venomous specimen.
So one day in the bush, on Wallaby hunt,
Fate led me to cross the path of huge dia-
mond snake, about six feet long and corre-
spondingly wde-g rthed. He was sprawlng
on the trail at full length enjoying a monday
siesta A tremendous bulge amdships told
me that he had just finished lunch, and there
he was sleeping his way to perfect asslmila-
ton. interrupted his slumbers rather rudely
by blowing his head off. Then | opened him
I'D and extracted large wombat, which had
provided Mr.. Snake with his midday meal |
next skinned him and left him to wriggle until
the sun went down. When the time arrived
to prepare him for dinner / had him coied up
in a ball of clay according to the native meth
cd and baked.
In the search for knowledge there must be
martyrs, of course, but will gracefully step
aside in future and let who will wrest from
me without struggle the right to inform
waiting world what it feels like to indulge in
diamond snake baked PAustralienne. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-30
By PERCY WAXMAN

wasps and big insects. Golly! You might as
we'll have eaten crowW
did not dare TO tell him that at that stage OF
my archaeological development ! would have
eaten crow. How was to know that certain
birds have diets that are not looked upon as re-
spectacle? How did ! know that what bird
eats makes difference in what you eat! 10
me at that time, birds were birds. discov-
cred later that my butcher bird belonged to
the Shrike family and had really very bad
habits. learned that it was quite as pro-
miscuous in its choice Of food as say, young
snortSman Of twelve.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-30
Dishes | Have l aSted
ONCE
Illustrations BY WILL CRAWFORD

menu recalled painful experience once sur
vived.
On fishing and shooting expedition In
remote corner of New South Wales, meat De-
came rather scarce The surrounding coun-
try not being the kind that rabbits could 1--we
in. our menu consisted variously and intermIt-
tently of plover, snipe, flock pigeons, fish, vege-
tables and fruit. The presence of three or
four hunting dogs served to make the absence
of meat little more acute, and 1t was my duty
to 20 off and pot Wallaby or two now and
then in order that the dogs should have fresh
food without cutting in on our own larder.
Wallaby, as you may know, is just one OF the
forty varieties of kangaroo with which Aus
tralia is more or less blessed.
One day we found ourselves almost entirely
out of supplies. With no immediate oppor-
tunity of receiving any, / made up my mind
to try an experiment and add roast Wallaby
to the bill of fare for supper. Now, the only
part of the animal that is considered even
edible for human beings is the hindquarters
And thereby hangs this tale. All the kan
CARGO family, as you know, are singularly
gifted in the graceful art Of jumping, and an
all-bountiful Nature has seen to it that Wal
labies are provided with adequate muscular
development precisely where it is most needed
/ make no pretence at flattery when pay my
honest tribute to the magnificent upholstery
possessed by the hindquarters of Wallaby
alive or roasted. When l attempted to dis
pose Of my portion of the succulent dish that
was set before me found it difficult TO believe
that my teeth were struggling with something
that had once been animate. 1t seemed as if
an automobile tire stricken with wanderust
had strayed into my dish. 1t possessed
Krupp-like recoil that acted rehexly. And
the flavor Well the flavor of roast Wallaby
is supplied entirely by the imagination.
If Wallaby's headquarters are really the
result Of vegetarian diet, then we meat-eat-
ing creatures are all making very sad mis-
take. Anyhow, vivid my experience was,
there was one consolation to it. / did not pay
81 portion for it.