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twenty feet above IL. How so gigantic
an animal could be trapped here was
something OF a puzzle. but I soon dis
covered that the mammoth was in an
old quicksand and the explanation was
easy.
ages ago the arroyo bed was twenty
or thirty feet higher and larger. The
mammoth had walked into the water to
drink and bathe. and it is an easy mat
ter to see the scene. 1t was hot and
the colossus stood tossing water over
himself, not realizing that he was sink
ing rapidly. When he did attempt to
lift one Of his legs he ana himself
hard and fast, just as n horse was
caught on which l was fording river
not far away from that very spot. In
point Of fact in the old days. on this
river, when Don Yorba OF Santa Ana
saw his friends or for Los Angeles he
invariably sent some caballerOs ahead
to drive twenty or thirty horses NJ
and down, in and out and across the
river, thus to pack down the quicksand
so that their horses could go over in
safety.
"The great mammoth did not apprc-
ciate the danger and stood. perhaps.
drowsily in the cool water until he
sank above the knees; then, alarmed
at the mysterious grip. he began to
struggle, as you have seen horse back
and strain. to lift one leg. which only
caused the hind limbs to sink deeper
and deeper. Trumpeting ana whis-
tling with fear and rage he endeg vored
to turn ana fell, when death IN II short
time put an end to his struggles.
THE mammoth was trapped. helt
and drowned The sand piled uI
against his body, covered It IN deeper
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MAxr1hsvf", xn1s Il, may ns be ,,,a.a,,,S., said Of the
Conference for Safety at Sea.
In London. there can be no
question as to the urgent need Of bet
ter lifeboats and better ways Of getting
them overheard. What does 1t avail to
have lifeboats on board unless they are
At for service at any time and can be
got into the water with a REASONABLE
prospect Of being able to fulfil their
mission when there?
In the story Of the loss OF the Vol
turno one fact is vividly conspicuous.
out Of the six boats that the officers and
crew succeeded in launching four were
promptly smashed and most OF the
people they held were drowned. while
the other two survived just long enough
to get their exhausted crews under the
lee Of succoring ships and then drifted
away in a swamped condition
Upon the Great Lakes the recent
storms further eXemplied the defects
of the boats commonly supplied to ship
ping for life saving. Many Of those
had the boats been fit for the duty ex-
oected Of them. Even II the boats
,ould have lived through the seas rum
ming what chance had their crews and
passengers OF surviving the bitter cold
md rigors Of that exposure? The an
ials of the seas in winter time and of
he northern lakes as well are full of
instances in which shipwrecked men in
Dpen boats have been found frozen stiff
their seats-first soaked by the
hrashing waters and then killed by the
biting blast.
Isn't there some way to diminish
-hese risks? Cannot the ingenuity Of
nan devise a practicable form OF life
ooat that will float securely in the
itormiest seas and at the same time
shelter the passengers aboard? Isn't
here something better for the modern
ship than the life RATS and the open
)oats commonly carried? Fortunately
al these questions can be answered in
he affirmative.
There has recently been examined by
he United States steamboat inspectors
novel form of lifeboat which is de-
signed to meet all the requirements de-
sCribed. Sixty vessels are to-day
equipped with 1t. This is the globular
raft. commonly known as the Brude
ifeboat, and her trial voyage from
\alesund. Norway, to this coast under
all affords evidence Of the courage of
he crew and the seaworthness of the
uraed, as she was named. "Uraed" in
he Scandinavian tongue means fear
ess.
Capt Ole Brude a Norwegian. was
inspired to design the vessel because
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URGENT NEED OF BETTER LIFEBOATS
'ETV AT CE Many Lives Sacrificed to Boats
IL a. OA~<A Unfit for Service and Poor Means
Ole Brudes Thrilling Voyage From Norway in The Uraed

the sea, instead Of being lowered from
davits.
or course. this may be undesirable
where the boat deck Is anywhere from
fifty to seventy feet about the water
line, as Is the case on the big passenger
liners. From vessels OF this character
even the Brude boat would have to be
lowered.
There Is another advantage in the
type which should appeal to the ship
owner the Brude boat occupies less
space than the ordinary lifeboat, while
Offering greater carrying capacity.
Because of its covering the boat cam
not be swamped. and because of its
water tight bottom compartments it IL
substantially unsuitable. 1t cannot be
capsized by the sea; 1t can withstand
great deal Of battering and rough treat
ment, and the little boat that crossed
the Atlantic was able to make under
canvas seven miles an hour.
But any seafarer will tell you that
there is something more needed than
just lifeboats, even IL they are Of the
type or possess the qualities Of the
I'rudc boat. a vital part of the problem
is to get the boats overheard in case
of need and the need may be of two
sorts. first tn suCCOr another ship, and.
second tn get the passengers away from
a stricken vessel. These two sides to
the question have not been considered.
apparently with equal care in arranging
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~ CIENCE has always recognized
sport. good clean sport. as a
necessary adjunct to the
higher education" said q nat

sport, good clean sport, as
necessary adjunct to the
higher education" said a nat
uralst who knows how to cast fly.
but I fancy few sportsmen appreciate
he new scientific sport with big game
which is now going on in California. To
illustrate. have enjoyed an elephant
hunt and whale hunt when the game
was 100000 or more years old, belong
ing, in fact, to the time just previous to
the Glacial period. and 1t was just as ex-
citing. in a way. as a hunt to-day in
Africa, and much safer.
II see you think I am joking, but I
am not. The fact is that southern Cali
fornia has proved to be one OF the most
extraordinary fields known for the study
If the Pleistocene period Of the worlds
history.
AT one time I received notice that a
gang Of laborers at work on a railroad
had cut into a lot OF bones. When !
"eached the spot not ten miles from the
Pacific in the heart OF the hills found
that they had stumbled onto an ele-
phantine tragedy that dated back to the
Pleistocene time. The bones had be-
longed to a specimen OF the great i'm
perial mammoth, Elephas imperator.
"The location Of the bones told tho
entire story OF the animals undoing
The skeleton and huge tusks were foun,
in the centre OF a sandbank on the sid,
of a little arroyo or dry river and som
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tll' I1f'S untNT I"T bDIltTS lltH. sf'fI
! drowned.
Here again invention offers a remedy.
In this city there Is IA man. Nal'r
Hart hy name. who has spent - i' de-
veloping "A boat hoisting and '.a..y.n.
| apparatus IF a novel Charact.r Nuv
person with sufficient ntcllis.i." u
| turn a crank or to rock a l,s.r ,an
ol,erat" it. So cunningly dev,i...i IS
the power Of the mechanism thar fun
laden lif"hoat can he lifted frr. .'e
water hy on. or two men with cruuYsIl.
tive cas-" and with speed. Tho, M
clIanc" "f th" line slipping boo. 60. Il
inserur" f""ting ON the part of '.., "r.r.
ators: tn" apparatus grips '. '1pe
positively ani holds it when na.
chin" halts
But This is description If th Ter
task. that of reSculng or hr.n-ll- n"
boats aboard again. What can MI Itrt
do to max" IT pnssih" tn 60 'h. tti
"v"rhoar! when abandunin- "a ~'t. N
ship"
T Her" a few Movements of 'l' ..'r>
. ~ a turn nr So Of "A crank ~, .."
boat from her chocks fun If pas. ..t.
ana swing II clear Of III" Shtr- .f-
AT tn" daNits Just one htt,, .l
which any person could work re-, .,.,s
| tn" slack"nIng of the two ruIr~ /, g.
to the bow and stern falls \ li,t'' ts-
nii. uf tn" pressure 10y means r' his
| wheel and "ut 20 un formy ~. $50
| limos, the boat settling waterward Iuup
an even keel. The safety of IT, .ud
| does not depend upon naked Is
through which the ropes mus :.
neither must the operator ha,. re
footing against which to brace, ...,
to withstand the stress of a dui- -
pull; the boat can bc lowered ~.. ly
or slowly hv the slight wurkiu- s
wheel.
II would seem that two >lia.. s.
sary things have been devised .rn
bent upon saving life at So. . "a,
that will live despite the w u
weather and likewise shoit,, .. 4s-
scngers against the cold ami go. 'v-
ing waves, and an apparatus N an
handle any rope. big ur small .r r N,r
or hoist a loaded lif-hoat VIII .er.
tainty and n cclerity Not ur .r.y
possible under the circumstar.. Hr'-
NailinG in time of need or d.su-' But
the critic Will tell You that t'I- not
all, and he will say that i, Is N,l. -
sary that the boat should be- ly
released from the falls the m.a. .1"
water is reached; there m.-'
chance Of one hook holding OFF,. ..
other has let go.
Just such detaching Hppu'
been produced hv an Amvr.,I. .r
James Il. Raymond. II Is So
balanced in its action that an, .'
one end Of boat reaches 49, .'rr
should it do so ahead If tA,. .u'' fN
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-15
YOUNG BOY OF TEN A SLEUTH
Son of Police Chief Has Caused Ar
rest of Many Thieves in sir-
mingham, Ala.

Birmingham, Ala.-Only ten years
of age, Daniel Allen Badeker, son of
Chief of Police Badeker of Birming-
ham, is a clever amateur detective.
He has caused the arrest of all sorts
of offenders, mostly thieves of various
sorts, leading to the recovery of not
less than $4,000 worth of stolen
goods. Car robbers, bicycle thieves
and shoplifters have come to grief
through him. He is, also the terror
of blind tigers.
Ever since he was five years old,
when his father was chief of the Bir-
mingham secret service department
he has been much around police head
quarters. and before he was seven
years old he manifested analytical
powers, and on occasions gave the de-
tectives useful tips" Sometimes his
father or others carried him along in
working up cases.
He became known among the men
as assistant chief after his father
was elected chief of police. Two
years ago he donned the full uniform,
including cap and gold band, gloves
and leggins, and was given special
officers badge SO. Joining the mount
ed police squadron, he appears regu-
larly on his Shetland pony at the
head of police escorts at all public
parades. He is a skilful horseman.
Il want dads job" Dan says. ITO
wear his badge is my ambition
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-15
HUM0R DISFIGURED BABY

Clarendon, n. C.-"My baby was
broken out with a red, thick and
rough-looking humor when about two
months old. 1t would come in patches
and went almost all over her in that
way. The places were like ringworm
and as they would spread they would
turn red and make sores and itch.
The trouble went to her face aud
disfigured her badly. Her clothes IT.
ritated 1t.
Il saw the advertisement of Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment and / got a
sample and in one nights time could
see a change in the redness and In
two days the place would be nearly
gone. l sent and got one twenty-five
cent cake OF Cuticura Soap and two
fifty-cent boxes of Cuticura Ointment,
which cured my baby. She was well
in three months" (Signed) Mrs. Ber-
tina Sawyer, Oct. IL, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. ADV.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-15
STOMACH MISERY
GAS. INDIGESTION
"Pape's DiapepSin" fixes sick,
sour, gaSsy StomaChS in
five minutes.

Time It! In five minutes all stomach
distress will go. NO indigestion, heart
burn, sourness or belching of gas, acid,
or quotations Of undigested food, no
dizziness, bloating, or foul breath.
Pape's Diapepsin is noted for its
speed in regulating upset stomachs.
1t is the surest, quickest and most GER
tain indigestion remedy Ia the whole
world, and besides it is harmless.
Please for your sake. get a large
fifty-cent case of Pape's Diapepsin
from any store and put your stomach
right. Don't keep on being miserable
life is too shOrt-you are not here
long, so make your stay agreeable.
Eat what you like and digest it; en-
JOY it, without dread of rebellion In
the stomach.
Pape's Diapepsin belongs in your
home anyway. Should one OF the fam
lily eat something which don't agree
with them, or in case of an attack of
Indigestion, dyspepsia, gastritis or
stomach arrangement at daytime or
during the night, it is handy to give
the quickest relief known. Adv.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-15
PLAN FOR MEMORABLE TIME
tuberculosis Day, December 7. Is to
Be Participated in by Hundreds
Of Thousands.

Nearly 100000 members of the
Young Mems Christian association of
the United States, including several
thousand members Of the allied health
leagues. hundreds of physical direc-
tors and $4,000 members of the phys
operate in the tuberculosis day cam
paign during the week of December
I, according to an announcement made
from the headquarters OF this move
ment In New York.
Lectures and discussions on tuber-
culosis will be held on Sunday after
noon. Devember T. and during the
week preceding or the week follow
ing that date, by many organizations
connected with the Y. NJ. c. A Prom
inent speakers in various cities Of the
country will address these meetings.
The details Of the program are being
worked out by DR. George j. Fisher
director of the physical department Of
the international committee Of the
association.
Secretaries of the local branches Of
the Y. NJ c. A, or members of the as
ISOLATION who are interested in this
subject can secure literature, free Of
charge, from the Office of the Nation
al Association for the Study and Pre-
vention of tuberculosis, los East
Twenty-second street, New York city.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-15
IS CHILD CROSS,
FEVER|SH, SICK
Look, Mother! If tongue is
coated, give california
Syrup of Figs"

Children love this fruit laxative,"
and nothing else cieanses, the tender
stomach, liver and bowels so nicely.
A child simply viii not stop playing
to empty the bowels, and the result is
they become tightly clogged with
waste. liver gets sluggish, stomach
sours, then your little one becomes
cross, half-sick, feverish, don't eat,
sleep or act naturally, breath is bad,
system full of cold, has sore throat,
stomach-ache or diarrhoea Listen,
Mother! See. if tongue is coated, then
give a teaspoonful of California
Syrup of Figs" and in a few hours all
the constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the sys-
TEN, and you have a we'll child again.
Millions of mothers give California
Syrug of Figs" because it is perfectly
harmless; children love it, and it new
er fails to act on the stomach, liver
and bowels.
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottle
Of California Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle Adv.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-15

pedeza has been recognized as one
Of the best hay crops of the south.
This is true not only from point of
quality, but in the yield and sureness
of production.
Being very low in moisture content,
the hay is more easily cured and han
died than any other legumes. This is
very important factor in hay max
ing. where the rains are so frequent
and excessive as in many sections in
the south. The writer considers oats
and lespedeZa. grown together, one
OF the most valuable crops for the
southern farmer. This is undoubted-
ly true when the expenses of the pro
duction and harvesting are considered.
The two fit in nicely together, and one
preparation Of the land answers for
both crops. Growing both on the
same land will not only prove profit
able, but if properly handled will build
up the soil II will also help 10 solve
the question of farm labor, now one
of considerable worry in all agricul-
tural sections Of the country By
utilizing a large part of the farm in
hay and oats, much Of the work may
be done by the use of laborsaying ma
chinery. The mower rake, binder,
thresher, seeder and several other
high-class implements can be used to
great advantage and profit.
After thorough preparation of the
seed bed, apply fertilizer when it is
used just before or at the time OF
seeding. except nitrate of soda, which
should be used as a top dressing in
early spring Oats should be drilled
in with seeder. two and onehalf to
three bushels to the acre. between
September Is and November the 1st,
according 10 the locality. II the land
is not already seeded with lespedeza
from a previous crop, it should not
be sown until the latter part of Febru-
airy or in March. after all danger OF
killing frost is past. Twenty to %
pounds of seed per acre should be
used. Sow on the oats. and follow
with section harrow, set slanting.
This will give sufficient loose soil to
cover the seed and prevent drifting
after rain. termination will be rapid
after when moisture is present. The
plants will grow rather slowly until
after the oats are taken off. after
which the growth will be rapid In
case weeds should get a start. run
mower over the land to clip them in
July.
The oats Will be ready for the binder
by June l. The lespedeZa is ready
for the mower in September and Oc-
tober. The period of harvesting can
be extended over a longer period than
for any other hay crop The seed
forms in September, and when the
land is to be continued in lespedeza
enough seed should be allowed to be
mature so that in handling enough
will scatter off to reseed. thus saving
of buying and reseeding. Where only
hay is desired, cutting may he done
when the plant is in full bloom. in
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-15
ON
SOUTHERN FARMS
LeSpedeza Destined to Become
important Feed Crop.
HlGH-GRADE HAY AND FORAGE
Plant is to South What Glover and Al
faIfa Are to Other Sections
Grows on Any Soil and Needs
Little Attention.

Botanists and eXperimenters are
constantly searching the world for ag.
ricultural plants, especially of the
legume family, that will furnish
abundant crops of high-grade hay and
forage. Lespedeza, or apan clover. a
little plant Of Asiatic origin, and IN
til quite recently little known, is des-
tined to become the most important
all-round crop for large areas of the
southern United States
Lespedeza is an annual, appearing
after killing frost is over, and lasting
until freezing weather in the fall 1t
may always be distinguished from 9TH
er small wild clovers by a small pur-
pie bloom, which does not appear I'M
til August The seed resembles un-
hulled clover and are sold and planted
in this shape. 1t has long tap roots
and a profuse system of lateral roots.
The plant maintains a vine-iike ap-
pearance when thin on the soil. Over a
large part of the territory covered the
growth is dwarfish, from four to six
inches, which leads to the impression
that it is only fit for grazing In the
southern part of the belt it attains a
growth of from 12 to 50 inches, and is
so thick on the land as to yield from
two to four tons of dry hay per acre
Lespedeza is to the south what
clover and Alfalfa are to other sec
tons. 1t has the advantage over them
of. growing on practically any soil
and with much less cost and attention
than either Of the others. The plant
is equally hardy and at home on poor
clay soils, sandy hillsides, alluvial
bottoms or crawfish flats; the growth
Of course, corresponding to the fer.
tility OF the soil. In feed value II
equals red clover and is little inferior
to alfalfa.
AS a soil renovator nothing sur.
passes lespedaza, from the fact that il
makes considerable growth on the
poorest lands and will increase in size
and denseness each season, while
nearly all other legumes must be
planted, fortified and doctored to
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-15

ness of aspect, in one direction or
another, for which he will assuredly
be wholly unprepared. Need it be
said that this of itself is paramount
as an attraction?
Almost unlimited is the list of char
acteristic features for any one of
which the country is worth visiting;
and each in its way is so important
that priority of mention must be en-
tirely fortuitous. Before descending
from the general to the particular one
may attempt a summary of these as
follows, but with the premise that
they might be given in any other
order:
The climate is the most wonderful
in Europe. A polyglot crowd of
scores OF thousands flies annually to
the Riviera from every part in Eu-
rope in order to enjoy the supposed
maximum of sunshine. but often to
be undeceived by weeping skies, and
with the cruel mistral as a certain
ty. At Lisbon, on the other hand,
cold weather as understood elsewhere
is literally unknown; the temperature
is not only higher than that OF the
Riviera, but is equable to a degree
that almost defles itself. What this
means in practical effect is illustrat-
ed by the fact that, in March last,
met an English lady on board ship
who had stayed six weeks at Mont
'EStOril near Lisbon and had bathed
in the sea every day in February!
Nor was the season exceptionally
warm.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-15
ut SEEMED
| WOULD DIE"
Expression Used by Mrs. MCGEE
in Describing the Terrible
Agonies She Underwent.

Stephenville, Texas.-"For ten
years." says Mrs. Jay MCGEE, of this
place, 81 suffered from womanly trou-
b1es. l had terrible headaches, pains
in my back etc.
My husband told me to try Cardui,
the woman's tonic, but | did not think
anything would do me any good.
1t seemed as though | would die,
suffered So At last, | consented to try
Cardui, and 1t seemed to help me right
away. | was interested, and continued
its use.
The full treatment not only helped
me, but 1t cured me. 1t will do the
same for all sick or suffering girls or
women-both married and unmarried.
l will always praise Cardui, the
woman's tonic, highly, for it has been
the means of saving my life and giving
me good health"
Other women, who suffer as Mrs
McGee did, should profit by her ex-
perience, and get relief, as she did, by
taking Cardui, the woman's tonic.
For women's pains, for womanly
troubles, for nervousness, weakness,
etc, its so years of splendid success,
has proven that Cardui is a good rem
edy, prompt, reliable and harmless.
Cardui is almost sure to help you
and will leave no disagreeable after
effects. Try it.
NJ B.-Wrife to- Chattanooga Medicine Co.,
Ladies' Advisory Dept. Chattanooga, Tenn. for
Stecial InstyactioHS your case and 64-paRe book
Home Treatment fox Women" sent In plain
wrapper. ADV.