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A soft answer never
book agent.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31

The question habit grows. You
may ask a question of any one. Why
should the dear old public escape?
Here are few from The New York
Sun for the man In the street:
Do you approve Of the Rivers and
Harbors loot2
Do you want four years more Of watch
ful waiting with the National
Guardsmen undergoing military
training in tropical climate In mid
summer
Do you hold that the duty Of the
United States is to serve humanity
and let its own citizens be killed
and outraged2
Do you feel proud of notes with MOTH
ing behind them7
What do you think Of the Vera Cruz
adventure?
Would you like to have been an Amer
ican soldier at carriza1?
Do you love Carranza?
Do you believe in financial regime
conducted largely in the interest Of
one section of the country?
Do you desire to cut the Philippines
loose in order that Japan may gobbIe
them7
Do you want four more years of
Daniels?
Do you approve of wrecking the dipIo-
matte service to provide Jobs for
deservino noyoorr,+e7
Are you in favor Of infiation7
Do you believe in preparedness for
a flood of cheap European wares as
soon as peace comes?
crease Of imports in the past year,
despite the war?
How did fool free trade hit your line
of business before August, 1914?
And your friends7
Were you all cheered up by the Un-
derwood tariff bill?
Do you think the doubling of the
income tax is fair while millions
worth of competitive imports come
in free?
Where are you going to be when the
war babies die and business slips
back to the cold, hard, normal basis?
Can you conceive of any possible
good to you or to the country from
another Presidential term like the
present one7
Will you perpetuate sectionaIism,
greed, ignorance, stupidity-generaI
ineptitude in Congress-?
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31
The Children's
Curious Experiment.

Take a piece of pasteboard or heavy
paper about five inches square; roll it
into a tube, with one end just large
enough to fit around the eye and the
other end smaller. Hold the tube be-
tween the thumb and first finger of the
right hand (do not grasp it with the
whole hand); put the large end close
against the right eye and with the left
hand hold book with the edge square
ly against the side of the tube. Be
sure to keep both eyes open and there
will appear to be a hole through the
book and objects seem as if seen
through the hole instead of through
the tube. The left hand can be held
against the tube instead of the book,
and the hole will seem to be through
the hand
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31
How Centipedes Walk,

An eminent authority has investigsss
ed the peculiar wavy motion of cent?
pedes and millepedes to determine tho
manner in which these animals mxn-
age to use their superabundant pedal
extremities so gracefully and harmo-
n1ously. 1t has been found that tbs.
legs move in groups or waves. each
wave including a definite number Of
legs. The number of waves included
In the length of the body is constant
for each species. In millepedes the
waves of each side are synchronoUs.
In centipedes they are symmetricany
alternate. giving rise TO beautifully &C
cOrdant movements. The difference
may be explained by suggesting that
the millepede moves like a pacing
horse, the centipede like a trotter.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31
Miseries Of the Red Sea,

In the waters Of the Red sea the
cessation Of the engines on a steamer
for an hour means extreme physical
suffering for passengers; for day 1,
would involve absolute torture. The
wind which prevails every day is q
not, asphyXiating blast, and its contin-
uous directions are from north and
south toward the center. AS a result
every passing vessel is subjected h
two days Of almost intolerable heat
followed by two days of compare.
tive comfort, but instances have been
known Of crowded liners being com.
PEELED when travelling with the wind
to turn round and stem back for an
hour or so in order to give the pas
sengers even a brief respite from the
sufferings induced by the dull, dead,
unbearable atmosphere.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31
LIVING CHEAP
100 YEARS AGO

chester Knipe, of North Wales. Pa,
has compiled some interesting data.
collected in this section, setting forth
What 1t cost our forefather a century
ago to live. At that time potatoes sold
at 80 cents a bushel, a coffin was
made for $3.50 and 25 cents was
charged to mail letters.
Some of the data is obtained from
an old ledger kept by David c. Kulp,
FOUNDER of Kulpville, near North
Wales, from 1913 to 1884.
Some of the interesting prices
shown follows: In 1913 sugar was %
cents pound; in 1915 it was 27c a
pound; coffee was 25c a pound and
molasses S1.25 a gallon. Calico was
SO cents yard, cotton flnanel 22c
and handkerchief costs 55c. Shoes
for adults cost S1i20 pair and for
children soc. Trousers sold at 93c.
suspenders 43c, stockings Gle, writing
paper 4c sheet, candles 22c pound.
tobacco 121sc a pound.
About 1915 oats sold at soc a BUSH
ell. straw 4c bundle, powder 75c a
pound. Eggs sold from &C to 12c a
dozen and butter brought from 1Oc to
12c a pound. Tea at that time sold at
$1.o2 pound. Meats were exceeding
ly cheap. Pork was 4c, veal sc, beef
&c pound. Flour was 4c pound.
Anent labor, it is shown farm
hand was paid so cents a day except
ing in the harvest season, when 60
cents was paid a hand Mr.. Kulp
charged 6 cents for cutting a pair of
trousers. The entries show that he
made a new frock for Polly Rina-
walt" for 81 cents. Snuff was used
extensively 100 years ago and the
price was II cents a pound. The vii
lage storekeeper paid 81 a week to
have his merchandise hauled from
Philadelphia to Kulpsville The rec
ords show Mr.. Kulp was a milliner
and charged 40 cents for altering a
bonnet"
In 1916 Kulp paid David Meschter
$3.50 for making a coffin for his faith
er. Potatoes sold at 80 cents bushel
and bricks cost $3.50 per thousand
He was allowed per cent. discount
on bank notes, paying 95 cents for a
dollar bill.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31
ATTRACTS BUSINESS MEN.

Mr.. Hughes has not tried to scare
anybody, but has merely portrayed
the errors Of the present Administra-
ton and set forth certain principles
on which the affairs Of the country
should be managed in the future.
There is political logic in this por-
trayal, the elimination of which in the
mind of the voter is expressed by the
frequent remark:
HE is the kind of man we want to
steer us through"
This has been said by many a busi-
ness man. The qualities seen In Mr..
Hughes are poise, a strong, sane mind,
sincerity and willingness to sacrifice
life, physical or political, to the good
of the country. Nor is there any ques-
ton as to the quality of nerve to meet
the emergencies Of the four years be-
ginning March 4, 1917.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31
FAMILY DINNERS.
In England They Flourish Mainly &
Weddings and Funerals,

Family dinners are rare in England
They flourish only at weddings and ~
funerals, especially at funerals. for
mankind collected enjoys woe. Butt
other occasions-birthdays and ChrfsE-
mas-are Stunned. Christmas especial
ly, in spite of Dickens and Mr.. Ches-
terton, is not what it was. for its quors
dam victims. having fewer children
and being less bound to their auntS
apron strings, go away to the seaside
or stay at home and hide.
That is general change, and many
modern factors, such as travel inter.
course with strangers, emigration, have
shown the family that there are other
places than home. until some of them
have begun to think that least CT
west, homes worst"
There is a frigidity among the rela-
tions in the home, a disinclination to
call ones mother-in-law mother" In
deed, relations-in-law are no longer rsl,-
atives; the two families do not iIume..
diately after the wedding call one an,
other Kitty or Tom. The acquired
family is merely a subfamily. and Of
ten the grouping resembles that OF the
Montagues and the Capulets. if Romeo
and Juliet had married. Mrs. Herbert
said charmingly in Garden Oatss@
Our fn-laws are our strained reIa.
tions. L. George in Harper,s
Magazine.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31
THE GREAT W2iTG pLAaur.
Women Teachers Have Good Reason
For Dreadino tuberculosis.

Women Teachers Have Good Reason
For Dreadino tuberculosis.
That teachers are especially prone to
tuberculosis Is the statement made by
the bureau Of educational hygiene Of
the city of New York. This department
says that this disease is 20 per cent
more prevalent among teachers than
among others of corresponding sex and
age and that about half of all deaths
among women teachers is caused by
tuberculosis, and this in spite of the
fact that teachers belong to better
hygienic grade than the general aver
age
Strenuous, nerve taxing work that
causes physical exhaustion and nerve
breakdown is given as the main cause.
Terman states that -four hours Of ac-
tual teaching represent about eight
hours of ordinary office work" What
Is probably the second cause is lack
Of sufficient rest and regular exercise
in the open air.
Speaking along this line, the state
board of health says: "The wan. tired
look that usually marks the teacher.
especially about the close of school, Is
too often condition of serious conse-
quence. 1t may be just a tired, rum
down condition or q case of 'wornout
nerves or both, but these are predis-
posing causes of tuberculosis as much
or more than others.
Unless the teacher is WISE" says
the board, "and as quickly as possible
overcomes this tired feeling and re-
gains her usual state of health and
vigor she subjects herself to an open
risk against tuberculosis as well as to
other diseases.
What the wise teacher will do is
to avoid overwork and a nervous strain
and see that she gets sufficient rest
daily as we'll as daily exercise in the
open air. This wornout condition that
Is too often the beginning Of a long
sad story is easy to prevent To pre-
vent it should be the teachers first
duty"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31
MADE A POOR GUESS.
The Chinese General Knew More Than
Did the Tibetan Buddha.

'S S'eSe NeheTai NneW wore ] h&n
Did the Tibetan Buddha.
AT the entrance of the lamasery at
Kumbum are eight large monuments,
which contain the ashes of eight
Buddhas. Long years ago, at the be-
ginning of the Ming dynasty, after
hard fighting the Tibetans were driven
back from Chinese territory, which
they had oyerrun for hundreds of
miles. When the victorious Chinese
general reached Kumbum he sent for
these eight Buddhas and said to them:
"You can read the future. Can YOU
tell me when you are going to die?"
One Of them, shrewd enough to under
stand the generals mind, said, 'To-
morrow" NO" said the general; ''it
will be today" And 1t was.
Quite number of temples and
buildings make up the lamasery. The
chief temple, which is dedicated to
Tsong Kaba, the great reformer of
Tibetan Buddhism, has roof Of gold.
variously conjectured as being from
one-eighth of an inch to half an inch
thick. Inside is a large image Of
Tsong Kaba, said by some to be Of
gold. but it is probably overlaid with
gold. The temple threshold is covered
with planks, and we saw many poor
deluded people prostrating themselves
in worship there. Around the main
building are many large prayer wheels,
which are kept well on the turn by the
devotees to obtain merit. - Christian
Herald.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31

Tried on "Stonewall" jackson, 81 Acsoss
the Wrong Way.

Tried on "stonewall" jackson, 81 &ceoes-
the Wrong Way.
Major Thomas J. Jackson later tfsss
famous 'StonewalP Jackson, was esx-
instructor In mathematics and driueaN
the students In artillery tactics" sEfE.
General Armistead, an antebeRum1
graduate of the Virginia Military inst5-
tute. "'Old Jack, as the students
called him, with his worn mifor1,
faded cap, usually perched at ridicu-
lous angle upon his big head, rusty oad
cavalry saber and ungraceful gait, was
in appearance far from our beau ideal
Of a soldier. Nevertheless 1t was pos.
sible even then to guess at the zeal
greatness of the man.
"The guns we used in our artiHerY
drills were pulled by hand As ehe
drill would proceed our instructor
would become transformed into t6s
very semblance of Mars himself as.
with form erect, waving sword a1gdsl.
flashing eye. he would give the cons,-
mand Fire. in voice that rang oyeg
the campus like the blast of a bugle.
"One day in a spirit of mischief the
students who were drawing the gux
pretended to lose control Of it as ff
moved rapidly down a gentle inelfns
directly toward Major Jackson. Bus
the commander, instead Of scuttling ou@
of the way, as the boys had gleef1EY
anticipated, stood sternly erect xmEz
immovable right in the track Of thu.
gun.
II tell you there was some lively
hustling and just in the nick Of time,
too. to keep Old Jack from being run
over. That was our only attempt t1
play a practical joke at Major Jack,
sons expense. e."-Youth's Companioza
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31
Branding Criminals.

The branding of criminals was aboE.
ished in ITS. Until then this punish
ment was inflicted in open court, gen,
orally in the presence of the Judge,
the necessary implements-the trcu
brand. the chafing dish and the iroa
gripper for keeping the hand steady
being always in readiness. The usual
brand was an 'R" applied to the 1afe
shoulder. Child stealing, ETC., however,
were at one time punished by branding
the offender with "R" on the shouldss
flor rogue), "M" ON the right hand ffax
manslayer) and "T'' on the left haasI
for thief).-Pall Mall Gazette.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31
Must Try Somethina Else.

1--WE planned a new cookbook for
wives who take but a desultory inter
est in the kitchen"
Whats your idea?''
Recipes will be sandwiched between
short stories''
THAT won't work. They won't read
the recipes. Next to looking at the
back of a book to see how a story
ends the favorite occupation of the
average feminine reader is skipping"
birmingham Age-Herald.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31
Suggestions For
Home Decoration

The thing of greatest importance in
the estimation of all authorities in
home decoration is the value of color
combinations.
The floor covering is just as impor-
tant as the other decorations, and the
color scheme of the room in which the
rug Is to be used should be kept in
mind when purchasing. A red rug and
blue wall paper would clash, and there
are many other colors which do not
combine any better.
On the whole, the plain carpet is the
more satisfactory, for in time the eye
becomes tired of the figures in a car
pet, as well as those in the wall paper.
The plain rug with the border tone
or two darker will fit into almost any
color scheme.
The English ingram rugs are being
used much and wear well. Woven
rugs made of the odds and ends of old
carpets are much in vogue at present
and wear eXcellently. The shades of
the old carpet are blended beautifully
into the new with no definite figure
There are many other kinds of car,
pets and rugs suiting all purses. But
quality in CARPET or rug pays, as ii
does in other things:
While tie choosing of a good rug has
much to Go with making an attractive
room, it is only one of the things that
contribute toward it. The window cur
tains, hanging in soft, straight lines
and made of some white or cream ma
terial, will do far more toward making
the room genuinely attractive than will
the most expensive and elaborate val
anceS.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31
Transformation.

An English farmer had a number cs
guests to dinner and was about to help
them to some rabbit when he discow-
cred that the dish was cold CalIfassc-
the servant, he exclaimed, "HerG
Mary, take this rabbit out and eat &
and bring it back little 'ottert"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31
Perforated Stamps.

The man who invented perforafsE
sheets of stamps made big fortune
out Of the idea. 1t is said to have first
occurred to hunting man who wanted
to stamp letter, but could not lay Its
hand ON knife or scissors. He suddenly
bethought himself of his spur Rum
ming the rowel along, he perforated the
edges of the stamp, tore it off and thus
started revolution.-London Tatler.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31
Some Reach.

Bacon-It is said a dinner table
reaching around the earth sixteen
times would be required if the inhab-
1tants of the world sat down at
meal together. Egbert-Imagine your
self reaching for the butter!--Yonkers
Statesman.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31
Diplomatic.

Young Man-So Miss Ethel is your
Oldest sister. Who comes after her?
small Brother-Nobody amt come yet,
out pa says the first fellow that comes
can have hey.-EXchange.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31
HOME OF AVERAGE MAN.

But America is. not simply a
land for the man of special tai
ent or of distinguished aptitude.
This is the home of the average
man, the ordinary man who is
doing his best, whatever, by tai
ent or aptitude and in our large
industrial occupations where
thousands are gathered together
in one service, we want a recog-
milton of human brotherhood in
providing for the welfare of
those who make the wealth of
this great country.
1--WE want workingmen to be
safeguarded from every injury
that can be prevented. We
want the health of the work
ingmen looked after; every
means provided which conduces
to the proper standpoint of liv-
ing; every means provided for
proper recreation; appropriate
means for education, for voca-
tonal training. In short the
workingman who is on the job
and expects to continue in that
job ought to feel that he is doing
something worth while for a
community that appreciates it
and gives him a fair chance to
lead happy and decent life
From Mr.. Hughes speech at
Detroit.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31
Another pefirition.

Little Willie-Say. pa. what is a cr.
auette? PA coquette. my son. ID =
girl who gets more admiration thss1
proposals, Exchange.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31
C. o. .,

Tommy-Mamma had a lot of thfn-x
sent home C. o. D. today. What does
c. Q. D. mean? Tommy's Pope. o.
D., my son. means Call on pad',---
Philadelphia Record.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31

adjoins that occupied by the British
forces. He distinguished himself at
- battle of the Marne and later at
Ypres. He commands the forces op-
Grating on the river Somme.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31
General Ferdinand roch,
Noted French Soldie.

Next to General Joffre, commando.
in chief of the French forces, General
Foch is the most popular soldier in
France. He is the commander Of the
French armies of the north, whose line
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31
QUESTION CRAZE
SEXES The COP.
Democratic WORLD Long Had
Monopoly of This Idiocy But
opposite Party Is Infected.
STRING OF INTERPRETATIONS
TO TEASE WILSON IDOLATERS

QUESTIONABLE No. Twill All the Will
son Notes Be at His Notification
How Did Fool Free Trade Hit
Your Line Of Business Just Before
the Battles 5egan?-When the War
Babies Die Will You Weep at the
Funeral2
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31
children CRY
FOR FLETcHER'S
q a g = . - E
YOU CAN MAKE MONEY

right around your nome. just as hundreds of
men and women are doing. Work is easy,
pleasant and permanently profitable. Be your
own boss and build your own business. You
take NO risk, m Ak e sure profit right along
Send name. address, and one reference. l..
BROWN, 66 Murray St., New York City.
7-1S4w
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31

will always be the wish Of
to be admired the con-
ambition.-Dr. Johnson.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31
~HA.g.HOPE" ends GRAY HAIR

Restores Natnral Color in few appIications MOI
aquick dye which gives weird, streaked, stained,
unnatural look, but acts so naturally, gfaduaily, no
Stops Dandruff, Itching Scalp, Falling Hair Leaves
Hair nice, SOFT fluffy. No complants-45 years sale.
WIlplease You. Does the work right. No samples.
Sent prepaid for$1.00 Z. SWes, Jersey City, N. j.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31

Fishbone In Throat.
A raw egg swallowed will detach a
fishbone in the throat.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31
Too Rouuh.

did the girls sparring match
very brief. Mabel feinted
ide fainted."-EXchange.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1916-08-31
PERSONAL tales
OF BRITISH PUSH
Wounded Tell Of Thrilling Mo-
ments In PiCardy Charges.
BOOK STOPPED TWO BULLETS

Hundreds Killed and Wounded on Both
Sides as the English Opened Their
offensive-Artliery Work a Marvel
Of Exactness-Praise German Brav-
cry.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-07-07
GENERAL ESTES

After the members had cele-
brated the Glorious Fourth on
Tuesday, the court of impeach-
ment met at Nashville Wednes-
day to take up the trial of Attor-
ney- General z. Newton Estes, of
Memphis.
On july A, 1776, our forefathers
threw off the yoke of British rule
and promulgated the Declaration
of American Independence. 1t
is to be hoped that on July A,
1916, the members of the i'm
parchment court threw off the de-
spotic yoke the Commercial-Ap-
peal has attempted to place upon
them and determined that Gener-
al Estes should be given a fair
and impartial trial.
The Memphis bar favored a
hearing by the impeachment
court of the charges against
Judge Edgington, but by an al
most unanimous vote the bar op-
posed any proceedings against
General Estes and had it not been
for the C ommercial-Appeal's cam
paign of SANDER, denunciation
and abuse against him. the matter
would probably have been drop
ped then and there.
General Estes is entitled to a
square deal. If he is innocent he
deserves to be indicated. If he
is guilty he deserves to be re-
moved from office. He is entitled
to every opportunity to establish
his innocence, and he is presum-
ed to be innocent, or should be so
presumed, until proven other
wise.
The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1916-07-07
SIR ROGER EASEMENT

Sir Roger Easement has been
convicted of completely in the
Irish rebellion and sentenced to
death.
This man should not be COM
PEELED to die. His crime was his
desire to see Ireland free and
independent. Already England
has executed many leaders of
the revolution, to the horror and
CONSERVATION of the whole civil
lied world. No wonder these
bloody executions wounded
soldiers of the Irish rebellion
propped up before firing squads
and shot down caused Arthur
Brisband, the greatest editor in
America, to cry out in protest.
No wonder a shout of indignation
went up from every State in the
American union.
England should stop this
butchery of Irish patriots. She
must stop it if she expects to
remain civilized and humane in
the eyes of the world.
The liberty loving people of
America should send up such a
protest against the proposed exc
cution Of Sir Roger Easement
that England would not dare
carry out the bloody sentence.