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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02

ground with a cry of despair that left
with me another memory.
My legs were growing numb from
the eXertion of il all. Ahead of me
fled the army, or what was left of 1t.
Behind me echoed the wall of the
wounded, the vivas of the victorious
Federals, the hiss and scream of their
bullets. Ever present was the mem
DRY of the Alamo and Tecate, where
our wounded and those of our fellows
taken prisoners had experienced liv-
ing bells before death relieved them
OF their torment.
On and on | stumbled. falling now
and then, but always my burden. 1t
had ceased to urge me forward. this
manned bit of boyhood, but its lone
arm still encircled my neck with a
vise-like grip that at times made it al
most impossible to breathe.
Sounds of the battle left me now.
! no longer saw men. | dared not
stop. however, for fear OF not being
able to rise again, but at last | STUN
bled and fell with my burden for the
last time. For long time remained
on the ground, breathing heavily and
resting.
How sweet that rest was. ! cared
net for Federal soldado or rural Let
them come! would sleep. The
weight slipped from my back and |
breathed freer. / must have lain
there for an hour. When ! arose the
little figure at my side did not speak.
| bent over him. He had cheated the
torture chambers. They could not
get him now. From his pocket a
worn and thumb-marked bit of paper
protruded In the hope OF learning
his name / read it.
1t was a message from a mother to
her son. There was no post-mark
No address. Nothing to lead to his
identity. Just Jim. come home.
Mother needs you. Your little sister
and | pray for you every night. We
a.o very lonely with you away. Come
home. dear boy"
That was all. Just a good-by mes
sage-the last he was ever to receive
from that little mother somewhere in
the states. II she could see her boy
now,
The Price of the Wanderlust.
And what did he die for?" | asked
myself. What would | have died for ?
Just the battle-lust, that is all The
something inside of us that makes us
soldiers of fortune. The wanderlust!
| buried him. in the night, on the
side of hill where the soil was softer
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02

and little grass grew. A nameless
grave with not even a mark to show
that body rested there.
Perhaps the mother may read these
lines and recognize in the little soldier
of fortune her boy At least she may
console herself with the thought that
his flesh was not food for coyotes; his
bones not bleaching white in the sun
like two hundred others OF his COM
rades who in five short months paid
the penalty of the battle-lust in MeXi.
co.
AS for myself, | stole like a thief in
the night across the border and sur
tiles. With ninety-three of my fellows
was penned up in Foft Rosecrans at
San Diego for five days. while the
government in Mexico we had sought
TO overthrow pleaded for our posses
sion. Uncle Sam refused to give us
up. but he kept our general. daring
young Jack Mosby, veteran OF five
wars, beloved of his men, who is now
at the naval disciplinary barracks Pu.
get Sound, for taking French leave
of the United States navy when the
Mexican war cloud broke.
OF the ninetythree who survived
that bloody day which cost us so
many men, some are now fighting in
the Balkans under different flags. and,
if the powers of Europe clash over
the division of the spoils, feel that
| must join them, even at the penalty
of the cost,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02
FOR WEAR ON CAR OR BOAT
Crepe de Chine Dressing Gown Is the
Most Practical Garment for
the Traveller.

The most serviceable and durable
dressing gown for the traveller is made
of some dark. inconspicuous, untrans-
parent material.
Crepe de chine is ideal for summer
wear. A dressing gown of this ma
terial in a dark color can be worn
comfortably for months. 1t does not
show oil easily, and when it is soiled
1t can be easily washed and will look
as well after a trip to the laundry as
before. A dark gown, besides the
fact that it will not show soil so
quickly as a light one, can be CON-
fortably worn on the way to the bath
on shipboard and in the corridors OF
hotel or pension.
A gown of dark blue crepe de chine
could be made with little V-shaped
vest of gathered cream or ecru net and
with net undersleeves, or a ribbon
sash in gay colors and futurist design
could be used to give the somber gown
a more interesting character.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02
CBy II. ATWOODN

On dairy farm a silO is almost a
prime necessity. Silage is succulent.
adds variety to the ration. is relished
by the animals and promotes a more
healthful condition of the digestive
system than when dry feed only is
supplied. For a silo to be satisfactory
the walls must be air tight and sufii-
ciently rigid to withstand the pressure
to which they are subjected when the
silo is filled with heavy green material.
For ordinary silos filled with corn
silage this pressure increases eleven
pounds per square foot for each foot
in depth of the silo.
Corn for the silo should be cut
just before 1t becomes fully mature.
At that time there is still enough juice
in the stalks so that the cut or
shredded material packs in the silo
firmly and yet there is not that earlier
superabundance OF juice whose pres
ence tends to produce very sour or
acid silage.
In building a reinforced brick silo at
the experimental station of West Vir-
glnla, an excavation was made about
four feet deep to the underlying rock
In order to secure a solid foundation.
Then cylindrical brick wall was laid
up four inches thick. cement mortar
being used. AS the wall was laid god
wire nails. which previously had been
annealed by heating them. were i'm
bedded in the mortar with the ends
projecting from the wall about two
inches into the silo. Two nails were
used for each square foot OF surface.
After the wall had stood a few days,
woven wire fencing was cut into
pieces of the proper length to go
around the silo. and the projecting
ends of the nails were clinched over
the wires so as to hold the fencing
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02
Uqliest Man the Most Married.

Lupungu. chief of the Basongi. one
of the wealthiest chiefs in the Congo.
is a much married man, for he is the
proud possessor of 800 wives. for each
of whom he pays a yearly tribute of
two francs to the state. This. how
ever, is not his sole claim to distinc-
ton, for he has also been dubbed by
the officials of the province the ug-
lest man on earth" With some rea,
son." says Vice-Consul Casteus. who
describes him as a Misunderstanding
native possessing but one eye, and a
countenance horribly SCARED by small
pox.
AS a young child. Lupungu was de-
serted by his father, and afterwards
adopted by a sub-chief. In later years,
he persuaded the gullible natives that
his one eye gave him certain occult
powers: he then made friends with a
band of Arab traders, and with their
assistance made war upon his father
whom he conquered and succeeded as
chief of the Basongi
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02
NEEDLE BOOK TO FIT PURSE
With This Equipment Any Ordinary
Mishap to Garment May Be
Quickly Repaired.

Almost any of the scraps Of pretty
silk ribbon that are in the family
rag bag may be fashioned into a needle
book small enough to go into the av-
erage sized purse without overcrowd.
ing the receptacle. At the inner side
of one cover, which of course is mount
ed over thin cardboard. should be a
tacked-down sheet of fine flannel in
which may be stuck needles of sew
eral sizes, and at the inside of the OPP
posite cover should be straps of the
silk through which reels may be run.
These reels. formed of silk-covered
matches or toothpicks. should be wound
with a few yards of black and white
sewing silk. black and white linen
thread, black and white or tan silk
floss, and. thus equipped. the shopper
is prepared to repair any ordinary mis-
hap to her garb.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02

white
that is
~ favor Here
hats for mids if
he drted cleaning
to and
called
the undebrim There is
mounted leaves from which trails also the
beyond the brim
Of under
Of
Of
peculiar
a fronta a
the which
poised which
RICH TO a
reaching the elbow finished
JULIA BoTTOMLEY.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02

close to the brick wall. Only fencing
with straight horizontal wires should
be used for this purpose, for il it is
not drawn close to the wall in all
places an unnecessary amount OF ce-
ment is required for the plastering.
Two thicknesses of wire fencing
were put on for One-half the depth
of the silO and only one thickness on
the remainder. Each strip was Tapped
about two inches over the lower one.
The top course projected four inches
above the top of the wall. and thus
was stapled to the plate. fastening the
roof securely TO the structure.
After the wire was in place the In
side OF the silo was plastered with ce-
ment mortar. thus covering the wire
The mortar consisted of one part
cement and three parts sand. Four
openings were provided for removing
the silage. The door frames are or
cast iron. one inch In thickness with
a projection which laps couple OF
inches over the brick work on the in
side OF the silo. The doors are made OF
two thicknesses OF seveninch flooring
with roofing paper between. and they
are held in place by being bolted to
four by four inch pieces OF timber
which extend across the door frames
on the outside.
1t is believed that this method OF
construction possesses many advant-
ages where a permanent structure Is
desired. The wire fencing. being
protected by the coating of cement,
has no tendency to rust. and the life
of the silo should be almost indefinite.
In every agricultural community the
services of brick-mason can be Sc
cured easily. the job of laying up the
four-inch wall is a short one, and the
farmer himself can put on the wire
and do the plastering.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02
CARE OF THE BLOOMING ROSE
Powers Should Be Cut in Early Morn
ing and Placed in Deep Receptacle
Full of Water.

Never allow a rose to wither on the
stalk or form a seed pod
When cutting rose buds cut back to
a strong leaf bud and another rose
will reward you. Use a good. sharp.
knife and give clean. slanting cut.
While you are about it-cutting
roses-bear in mind the future shoot.
that is, SO it adds to the beauty and
symmetry of the bush.
Cut roses early in the morning and
place them in a deep receptacle full
of water until you are ready to form
bouquets Or use them for decoration.
II you want them to last long keep
them out of the sunshine and out Of
draughts. Cut of. the stems every
morning and add salt to the water.
which must be changed daily.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02
HORSE WITH SORE SHOULDER
Too Little attention Is Paid to the Fit
and Cleanliness Of the Animals
Collar.

1t is cruel 20 work horse that has
a sore shoulder. Yet We see many a
horse pulling against a raw shoulder.
Too little attention is paid to the fit
Of the collar. The hired men often
sling on any collar that is handy.
whether it was bought for that partic-
ular horse or not.
Consider the cleanliness Of the collar
and the shoulders. A sweaty rough
ness accumulates on collar in a short
time. Keep this OF. Keep the name
out from under the collar. Battle the
shoulders frequently to keep the skin
free from salty. irritating sweat. Do
as you would be done by.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02
Soft Bows on Iinuerje.

Fastidious women have long been
tired of the lingerie garments that are
slotted for baby ribbon in all possible
places, but the touch of color which
the ribbon gives is introduced by sin
gle soft bows. On the newest French
nightgowns there are two large but
tonholes to be found at the front and
through these is passed soft wide
ribbon which is tied in bow. This is
much less troublesome than threading
ribbons through slots or stitching on
q made bow.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02

party. left Lyttelton. two years ago
for the Antarctic regions. Miss Anne
w. Hardy OF Rakaia placed in his
land. with the request that If Doctor
Wilson formed one OF the Polar party
he would take the little flag with him
This Or Wilson did. and the flag was
found on his dead body when discov-
cred. Ii was brought back by the
relief party and returned to Miss
Hardy by Mrs Wilson. the late explor-
er's wife. and by Miss Hardy pre-
sented to the museum
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02

gold carpet-weights encrusted with
diamonds, were prepared in the reign
of Khande Rao Gaekwar 0S56-1s7W
probably at the instigation of his Mo
hammedan wife as an Offering 10 the
tomb of Mohammed at Madina
The panel, which is suggestive of
the wonders of the whole carpet. con-
sists of an arabesque design embroid-
cred in pearls and colored glass beads
with applied gold bosses and studs
set with lasque (flat) diamonds and
cabochon convex form) rubies, emer-
aids and sapph.res. In the center a
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02
Simmer Than Ever

Smart women of this season look
simmer than they have done for a
long time. To secure the effect de-
sired undergarments that add to the
size are being dispensed with. To take
the place of the abandoned petticoats
the new muslin, which is very thin,
crepons and other transparent materi-
ais, are being used, while some wom-
en- who may be described as ultra
fashionable have conceived a petit
coat combination made out of woven
silk which fits the hips closely.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02
Pea Vine Cutter.

mounted on the handle is another
head, curved In the opposite direction.
so that when the two come together
they form a wire basket. The farmer
opens the basket-like arrangement and
sets II down over a clump of pea
vines. He then shoves the movable
handle down until the blade sewers
the vines and there is bunch of vines
already cut and ready to deposit in
basket or cart.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02
Summer Cushion.

It's beauty.
II is comfortable.
You may sit upon 1t.
You may use II as a pillow.
II makes an admirable boat cushion.
1t may also serve for a life pre-
server.
II is covered in Spanish or artificial
leather.
Covered with genuine leather. the
cushion costs $3.50.
In artificial leather covering it is .
matter of $125.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02
NO NECESSITY FOR STOPPING
Michigan Man Invents Implement for
Cutting and Gathering Pea Vines
in Bunches.

An interesting addition to the con-
tinuously growing list of farming i'm
plements has been patented by a Mich
igan man. 1t is for the cutting and
gathering of pea vines and not only
enables the farmer to work more rap
idly but saves him the back-breaking
exercise of STOPPING over for hours at
a time. On long handle is a curved
rake-like head with cutting blade on
the lower ends of the tines. Slidably
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02
FLAG Of Tragedy Returned.

Tragedy and noble deed. are
wrapped up in a miniature flag which
has Just been presented to the Can
terbury museum, New Zealand. 1t is
a New Zealand ensign with the Union
Jack and the Southern Cross, and 1t
measures only two inches by three
Despite its size. il will prove a
source of interest for many year to
come. Briefly, it has been 10 the
south pole; a dead man kept his prom
Use. When Doctor Wilson, one OF
Cant. Robert Scotts Inflated Polar
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02
A CatastropI,e.

A man had occa sion TO ship a mule
by rail to another county He sent
the animal to the station in the care
of darby. When the freight was put
on the car the darby looked through
the bars and saw that the mule was
eating the tag upon which his destina-
tion was marked
The darky at once ran home anc
shouted:
'Massa. massa! dat mule, he done
gone and ct up de place where he'e
gwine toI"-Harper's Magazine
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02
GRAND CARPET FOR ONE ONLY
Is Gorgeous With Gold and Jewels
and No One Has Sufficient
Wealth to Buy II.

The Gaekwar of Baroda has lent to
the Victoria and Albert museum.
South Kensington. one of the four
magnificent panels which together
constitute the celebrated pearl car
pet of Baroda" These panels. with
other intended gifts. including a can
opy (the Pearl Veir) and a set OF
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02
We Velvet Neckband and Bracelet.

The first Is narrow.
Sometimes tabs hang down.
Some tie at the side in spreading
bow.
Others in a tight little bow at the
back
One had a butterfly cravat bow d.
rectly in front.
The bracelet" Is a narrow velvet
band tied In bow on the outside of the
arm.
II can be worn on the bare arm or
over a very long tight fitting sleeve.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02
Save Your Reputation.

Keep the poor melons of the mar
ket. and feed them to the pigs or
cows. There is no surer way to spoil
your reputation or your trade thar
10 sell them TO be hawked about town
by peddlers.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02

conventional full-blown flower en-.
closes large bass of soft gold mount
ed with a rosette of diamonds. the
field filled with ieweled palmettes and
howers proceeding from leafy stems
scrolling. encircling, and interlacing
on a close ground of iridescent seed
pearls. In the border are twenty-four
diamond rosettes.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02
Lace Fichu Over Silk Gown.

A charming fichu of maline lace is
worn over a gown of soft silk or sheer
material. The lace is draped in soft
folds across the back and shoulders.
gradually sloping toward the front,
where IT ends in two sharp points.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02
Feed for Goats.

Goats are very fond of sunfower
leaves. pigweeds and most other gar
den and field weeds. They prefer the
seeds and will clear a pasture OF OBJ
jectionable growth.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02
Travellers Hat Box.

Make your own hatbox of paste
board and cover II with wall paper or
cretonne. Hinge the sides to the bot
tom Of the box with baby ribbon run
through eyelets. Make the top to
hinge to one OF the sides. This can
be folded and carried in a trunk. and
Is more convenient than a regular
hatbox.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02
Feed for Hogs.

Hogs running OIL. good pasture and
receiving a liberal allowance OF but.
termilk and skimrnilk require but lit
tie or no bone meal
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02
Important Factor.

Fosl shows should be a great factor
in improving the horses Of COM
munity.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02

Enormous Damage by Floods.
The food damage in the United
States is estimated at about 500. OOO..
900 annually.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-08-02
TIE REAL EXPIRED
A REAL INSURRECTO

HE battle was lost.
Even the most san
guine of Mosby's dare
devils admitted that.
So, after the manner OF
their kind. they broke
the firing-line into a
hundred pieces and
punched in tWOs and
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-28
GRIFFIN BEER DEALERS
SPECIAL TAXED $4,000
FOR SALE OF SUDs

Griffin, Ga, Dec. 27.-The license on
beer saloons in Griffin for the year to
come was raised to $4,000 by city
council last night at the regular ses-
sion. AS result of the recent agita-
ton as to near beer saloons for the
coming year, the regular meeting Of
the city council tonight was well at
tended, the newly organized law en-
forcement league members being pres
emit.
AS will be remembered, the license
fee was lowered last January, from
$4,000 to $4,000, despite agitation for
an increase. The situation was made
the issue in the fall election for coun
cilmen, and new members were elected
in part.
There are several unique features in
the ordinance. 1t regulates the deal
ers, who must abide by the prohibition
| laws of the state, and give bond Of
81 900 that they will abide by them.
The mayor is given power to forfeit
the licenses if the dealers do not
abide nv them.
| No saloon can be opened within one
hundred feet of any building unless by
consent of the occupants of the build
ing. Applicants will only be granted
after being approved by the police
commission. 1t is not known now
what step the beer men will take
against the new ordinance. They may
institute test case in the courts This
is the highest tax charged in the stat,
Other things contained in the new
ordinance follow. A tax of $500 ia
placed on pawn brokers' Fortune
tellers. gypsies, palmists and readers
OF the future must pay $500, and tax
OF SIS is placed on hand organs. with
or without monkeys.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-28
PLENTY OF Cash COMING
into The STATES TILL

Atlanta, Dec. 27-During this week
money receipts at the treasury are
expected to be heavy, as tax collectors
will be RENTING, following the clos
ing date Of tax payments on December
90. Treasurer Speer stated today that
he expected to have sufficient funds GA
hand by January /, to pay the loans
and maturing interest and bonds, for
which purpose about three-quarters OF
q million dollars will be needed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-28
Student BODY
RETURNING FOR
Spring session
COLLEGE HALLS FILLED AGAIN
OOrmit0rieS Are Crowded to
Capacity

The student body of the Third Dis
trict Agricultural and Mechanical col
lege in Americas will crowd the cam
pus of that excellent institution to-
morrow morning, at which time the
work of study for the spring session
will be taken up. The school has been
closed during the Christmas holidays
and practically all of the hundred or
more boarding pupils went to their
homes throughout south Georgia to
spend the vacation; only those who
reside in distant states remaining here
during the short recess of week. The
college will resume work under the
most flattering auspices, Supt. j. NJ.
Collum states, and the 1914 session
will be the most successful since the
establishment of the Third District
College. Every room in the two large
dormitories is taken already, and
many pupils will, no doubt, be turned
away for lack of accommodation.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-28

President Vail, of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Compan!
and Attorney General McReynolds are
chiefly responsible for the agreemen
by which the telephone company VIII
give up its stock in the Western I'm
ion Telegraph company, which 1t con-
trolled. Rather than stand suit un-
der the Sherman law, which would
likely have been brought by the at
torney general, Mr.. Vail has consented
to sell the stock of the telegraph com
pany held by the telephone company
This peaceful settlement of a con-
troversy which might have dragged
its way through the courts for years
as a disturbing factor in business
was the cause of an immediate better
feeling in the financial centres of the
country. The part played by ]. p
Morgan & 60. in this settlement, il
not known. They are believed tc
have been the power Rhind th'
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-28

The only man who could success
fully pillow his way through the re-
cent Christmas shopping crowds In
Americas streets was the one who
had received good football educa-
ton.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-28

for Richland, Allan
Hurtsboro, Mont
s West and Northwest
20 q. m.
3 p. m
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1913-12-28

BUS for Cordels. Able
pd intermediate points
20 p.m