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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-01

which he can project wireless waves
at an enemy's ships and blow them of
the face OF the waters!
These are not the idle mouthings of
an irresponsible dreamer. Were they
uttered by any one less important per-
haps little heed would be given to
them by oflicialdom abroad. Not so
with the talented Italian. All Europe
is watching his every move, and even
now the government of France is con-
sidering whether of not 1t is advisa bic
to pay the vast sum the wireless ex-
pert demands for a MONOPOLY OF his
invention.
Imagine what It means to be able
to blow up a battleship or a cruiser
without the firing of a single shot!
Warfare will be revolutionized indeed!
A steelsided leviathan OF the deep can
do no harm far out at sea II the enemy
has no ships. but let 1t once approach
the coast and threaten to lay low some
great port-behold!
The press of button In a shore
station, the instant crackie of the
wireless as 1t zips through the blue
ether and instantly the great thing Of
steel parts amidships with the roar OF
a thousand guns and sinks to the
oceans floor, a broken. distorted mass
No dream. this.
1t has gone beyond the experimental
stage. For weeks past q mysterious
yacht, fitted with powerful wireless
apparatus. has been lowering OF the
Norman coast Of France. Aboard has
been a notable party And-Uiivi. Now
the secret is out. They have been
blowing up submarine mines by wire
less as a preliminary TO more drastic
experiments.
The yacht is the rakish Lady Henri
eta. flying the British flag. but under
French ownership. Within her sharp
lines 10 hidden the revolutionizing
secret which not only France but the
government Of the United States and
all the powers OF Europe have been
seeking ever since wireless waves
have been fact and wireless pod
or q possibility. And this secret is
the new invention-as yet In it's in
fancy-for exploding at any desired
distance from 500 to 5000 yards by
wireless infra-red solar spectrum
waves all explosive substances In con-
tact with metal.
Briefly this means that Ulivi says
he can detonate the guncotton or the
powder contained in a warship's mag
aZine by means Of wireless, and the
French Government Is seeing II 1t can
be done.
The infra-red rays OF the solar
spectrum are those mysterious beams
beyond the edge OF the red, invisible
to the human eye but nevertheless
there. For convenience UNvi calls
them "Frays." They are akin to
X-rays In that they can penetrate
metal, but instead Of making objects
visible they develop force beyond the
barriers which can defect the most
powerful projectile, but are as glass
to the potent force Of the little known
rays beyond the red. whatever un-
thinkable color they may be.
How they work or ii what manner
Ulivi has controlled tn EN- nobody but
he knows. But that they have worked
he himself frankly states and the off,
cial commission which went to sea
with him solemnly gives assent. Ulivi
did not go about his work under .ny
cloak Of secrecy Of mystery. With
him on the Lady Henrietta went Gen.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-01
A Real Attraction.

Caroline, aged sixteen, was busily
engaged placing pretty cushions about
the porch, when her Cousin Joe. who
is a couple of years older. arrived on
the scene
What are you doing. sis?" the cou-
sin inquired.
Just making the porch attractive
for company" the girl answered.
Chuck the cushions" grinned the
youth; what you want is q ham
mock. "-Ainslie's Magazine
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-01
Women In Mems Clothes.

An American woman has petitioned
President Wilson for a permit to
dress as a man. on the ground that
in male attire she can earn SIS a
week, or more than twice as much as
when hampered by skirts. In France
such permits are granted by the To-
cal police without any great difficulty.
provided a substantial reason is
shown for the application. Rosa Bon.
heur used to dress as a man, and so
did a widely known writer, Nine. de
Montifaud. who died last year; while
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-01

Nine Dieulafoy. the explorer, grew
10 Ike mems attire so well when on
her travels that she wears 1t on all
occasions According to a French
law passed in the eighteenth century,
any woman growing beard has, ipso
facto, the right to dress like a man
London Chronicle
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-01
PASSING OF THE COACHMAN

The coming in OF the chauffeur has
evidenced the passing Of the family
coachman, that naughty and purse
proud individual who scurried you to
an isle of safety with look Moth
ing in New York has stood for the re-
moteness, the exclusiveness, the
haughtiness Of the rich more than the
family coachman. as on his rolling
throne he has always owned Fifth
avenue and demanded his right OF
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-01
Experienced.

AID Vertysen-We want a man who
knows both how to keep his mouth
closed and how to stave of the curl
Gus.
Applicant think | would suit you
I used to be clerk In An Information
bureap.-Puck
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-01

edging to match to finish the sleeves
are required for this plain and elegant
waist
Side plaits a half inch wide are
stitched in at each side OF the front
portion and reach to the bust line.
There are six in each group and they
appear on the back OF the waist. but
not in the same position They are
midway between the fastening and the
arms at the back and extend the
length of the waist.
The sleeves are moderately long and
roomy enough TO slip up away from
the wrist. They are decorated with
,wo little groups of pin tucks five in
lumberl on either side the elbow.
Two rows of the lace insertion are
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-01
Pleasant Diversion.

Bacon-Doesn't your wife get very
impatient when you're buttoning up
her dress behind?
Egbert-No; she used to. but she
doesn't now.
How do you account for that"
"Oh, | have her stand in front of
the mirror now"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-01
Hint for the Bride.

In all the linen sales. especially
those called manufacturers sam.
pies" which are found so often at this
time OF year, one finds ends of fine
towels In both buck and damask. that
appear 20 have been cut with too
short border to hem. These can
be scalloped and make beautiful tow.
els. at generally half the original
price.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-01
Helped Him Move.

Whose mule was 1t that kicked
you. Sam?"s
DE landlords, SIR"
That wasn't very kind OF him: now
was 1t, Sam"
We'll. ! don't know. boss; you see
de mule heard de landlord say I'd
got to move. and de mule / s'pose
didn't think i was movin' fast enough. I"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-01
An Ambush.

The leaves are turning early. See
that clump Of red by the wayside?"
Il think them are the local con-
stables whiskers," declared the chat.
feur. putting on extra speed.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-01
ST{as3
Gathered Smiles
Help for the Poor.

Bacon see by this paper that
Pittsburgh may supply free tennis
courts for the poor.
Egbert-l'm glad to hear that. Do
you know when a poor man is good
and hungry there's nothing he likes
offered him more than a nice Juicy
tennis court.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-01
Chinese Barbera.

In China BARRIERS go about like ped
dlers from house to house, though
there are one or two shops in the larg-
or cities where the charge averages
1ouS cents.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-01
Worked Day and Niuht.

Why did you break into the house
in the middle Of the day." asked the
magistrate
Well" said the accused. 81 had sew
eral others to cover that evening"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-01
Down to Earth

When is the honeymoon overr
When the bridegroom begins to
bring home tripe and limburger in
stead Of bonbons and violets.".
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-01
Perfectly Safe.

Better lap up that split milk" said
the first cat. IF the missus sees
the mess you'll catch fits"
Not me-" said the second feline.
The woman live with blames every.
thing on her husband"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-01
Street Lighting.

one contest that deserves approx
al Is that Of the downtown streets to
achieve the greatest illumination
Chicago News
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-01

I de Casteinau. assistant chief OF the
/ general staff of the French army;
/ Commander Ferrie, director Of the
wireless telegraph station on top Of
! the Eiffel tower. Paris. and Captain
/ Cloitre. representing the French min
lister Of marine.
We have reported to our govern
ment,' said General de Castelnau
seriously, land everything we have
said must be kept a profound state
secret"
1t is no breach OF confidence to say
however, that the commission has
unanimously reported in favor of
France securing the invention without
delay. no matter what the price. This
consists, stripped of technicalities. of
a special projectile emitting return in
fra-red rays which find the exact dis
lance and the exact electromagnetic
capacity of metallic objects. When
these are determined with precision
the Ulivi Fray" is then shot out
from its station afioat or ashore and a
long distance explosion takes place in
stantly with mathematical accuracy.
This is not merely Ulivi's hope of
revolutioniZe warfare. Experiments
made near Villers prove that it can be
done even with the unprotected ap-
paratus already put together. So &C
curateiy has the protector worked that
two mines we're placed five yards
apart at 1000 yards distance and
either one exploded at will, the other
remaining intact.
1t works as well by land as by sea;
1t can be applied to dirigible balloons
like the German Zeppelins.
And" declares Ulivi confidently
1T will render a ship freighted with
explosive ammunition more dangerous
to those aboard her than to their own
enemicsi"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-01

never makes you feel like a worm.
He is 4 real development-New York
Evening Sun.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-01
Dictated by Commander George v
Williams, v. s. NJ.

Inspector In Command U. S. Torpedo
Station, Newport, r. l.
II the Italian, Ulivi. has devised
something by which he can explode a
magazine at a distance by the Hert.
zian rays then we will surely get
something to combat It. II projectiIes
can be DETECTED by shields surely
wireless power can be DETECTED too.
But this new power-if there is such
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-01

PROPOSE to revolution
ize warfare on land and
seal"
This IS the confidently
calm, wholly matter-of-
fact prediction made by
Ulivi, the Italian en-
gineer and chemist. In
n word, he fatty declares
that he has perfected an
apparatus by means of
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-11-01

You never can tell about your
N next door neighbor For in
stance here is DR.. l.. w.
! Luscher sitting peacefully in
hfo Vn,, t.ar,IIr't fHfrl
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-02-26
Pleasant Valley

Dock Henson, shipped big consien.
menl Of Iurs last Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs James Pitts Of Lawrence.
burg, visited Mr. aud Mrs Tom Henson
Of Elhridee recently
Tom Parker and vile have moved
from James UsserY's to The Joe Moore
place for the ensuing year
Mr. aud Mrs Chas Walker and son
are expecting to 90 to Michigan soon.
Our hustline merchant, Mr. Hewitt,
had business IN Elhrdee Saturday
Jesse Polk has just returned from a
visit to his brother, Fate Polk, who
is very i'll at his home in West Point
Harry Smell was a pleasant visitor
at the Henson Home Sunday.
Misses Myrtle and Carrie Morrow Of
Seven visited Mart Pryor Of this place
Dock Henson is improving his farm
by building a new corn crib and stable
combined,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-02-26
Valuable Premiums on Display
AT Our Store

To see them Is to want them,
Pure Aluminium Eaking Sets TO he
followed by percolators and other
articles useful in the kitchen
Articles of genuine merit and
utility
Ifyou ever bought this ware at
a retail store You know how expen'
sive it is
If YOU ever used it you need no
other argument-sanitary, durable,
convenient, and being a perfect
conductor of heat, logically time,
labor and fuel saver. We desire
to present you with an entire set
absolutely free one of our ways
of showing you that we appreciate
your trade
Now, get in line for these hand
some and useful presents, super
added to what is still greater in
ducement-prompt and efficient
service at prices that are moderate
and reasonable. Pleased custom
ers are our best advertisements
| If YOU are not among our man!
both new and Instrumentation
ers. lose no time in enlisting
Awake to your opportunities.
]. P. SPRINGER, Grocer
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-02-26

The compulsory education law
was passed by an overwhelming
vote of both houses of the legisla-
ture. Now that it is a law, calm
discursive study of the law and
it's probable workings under exist
ing conditions, does not elate the
friends of real schoo! prog
ress. Only about half the child
rem in Tennessee are now attend
ing school. If the nOn-attendiDg
half are to be thrust Ivy the law
into school, provision must be
made for houses, books, teachers,
and sometimes even food and
clothes, ample to their comfort and
necessities. At the smallest fig
ures this means either that school
taxes must either be doubled OF
school terms cut in halt. On
which horn of the dilemma is it
better to be impaledf If the new
law results in cutting short our al
ready too short school terms it will
be a positive hurt instead of {
benefit; if it results in the inoreas'
of taxes, it will be an enormou:
burden but, we hope, an ultimat,
blessing,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-02-26
JUNKETING COMMITTEES

II begins to look like the leglsla.
tufe'is about to 60 to pieces under
the ever-present temptations OF
petty grabs, and gifts, that pnor
to this time they had stood firm
against. First came the lure OF
free passes, and yielding to this
temptation in fragrant disregard
Of their platform pledges, their
weakening conscience failed utter.
ly TO strengthen them against the
useless and unsavory graft Of jun.
keting committees. These com
mittees have long been a discredit
to the honor and patriotism OF
Tennesseaus, needless waste Of
public funds, petty scheme Of
private pillage, and as conducted
TOO often shameless debauCh ut
public expense. Formerly, how
ever, there was some excuse for
them in the fact that there was no
state auditor TO make the investi-
cations, these committees were
chosen TO make, and generally did
not. But now there is no such
defense to be made for the men
who forgetfuI of their Oaths and
their honor voted this iniamy
again upon a state harassed by the
ever widening gap between obli'
cations and the means TO redeem
them. An auditing department,
with an able chief and capable as
sistants has been created, for this
very work, and at considerable
cost, which it was intended waf
TO be more that saved by abolish
ing these junkets. Yet in the
face of every consideration of pat
riotism, duty and honor, the house
of representatives on last Wednes
day adopted a resolution provid
ing a iunket with unlimited ex
penses for nearly half its member
ship. Such things as this almos
make honest men lose faith il
the cause of popular government
, and feel that the weakness or out
right dishonesty of public servant
makes its perpetuatiOn a thlnI
not greatly to be desired There
no reason for our legislators !
have done this shameless thing
, Every better impulse and conceE
ton of honorable pubic servlc
condemns it. Nothing but gree
stands out as it's advocate,
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-02-26
THE WEBB BILL.

The following is the text of the
Webb liquor bill as it was passed
by Congress:
THAT the shipment or trans
portation, in any manner or by
any means whatsoever, of any
spirituous, vinOus, matted. fer
mented, or other intoxicating Ii.
quor of any kind, from one State,
Territory or district of the United
States, or place non contiguous to
but subject TO the jurisdiction
thereof into any other State, Ter
ritory or district of the United
States, or place non.contiguous to
but subject to the jurisdiction
thereof, or from any foreign cOun-
try into any State, Territory or
district of the United States, OF
place non contiguous to but sub.
ject to the Jurisdiction thereof,
which said spirituous vinOus,
matted, fermented, or other intoxi
eating liquor is intended, by any
person interested therein, to be re.
ceived, possessed, sold, or in any
manner used, either in the origin
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-02-26

geon and blossom as result Of
mutual confidence and aid that
the people and the corporations
are giving each other Raw mem.
bers Of the general assembly seem
to be obsessed with the idea that
they must do something to ettr4 ct
attention and as a rule are so uni
formed and incompetent that they
are as apt to do one thing as an.
other, The public will regret TO
see these chickering's and animosi-
ties stirred up again. All good
citizens had hoped that these
demagogic doings We're things Of
the past
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-02-26
ORION The summertown Press.l

The doctrine Of capital punish.
meut is filing the puOlic mind in
this state at this tine Many able
men have come forward 10 combat
the doctrine and an effort is being
made in the present general as
sembly TO repeal the law There
is a strong feeling for its repeal
and this may be done. In some
of the states Of the Union it has
been abolished and il is claimed
that in those states crime has been
lessened, The sentiment of Chris
tian people has always been di.
vided on the question. The doc
trine is based on the law of Moses,
which says that "Whosoever ,bed-
deth mans blood by man shall his
blood be she'd" Many enlis hten.
ed civilizations have considered
this declaration as the law of God
and as a consequence have inCOr-
porated capital punishment into
their laws as a part of the govern
ment policy. This iow Of Moses
was written 1,6OO J ais after the
creation and 1000 years after the
food. The law was written 1900
years before Christ and the OPP
ponents of the law contend that
many corruptiOns may have crept
into the law. They also contend
that Christ declared that this was
not the law when he used the fol-
lowing expression: you have
heard that it was said by them oil
old, an eye for an eye and a tooth
for a tooth" And that he an
nounced that this never had been
the law. Many learned Christians
have all along maintained thai
capital punishment is not in &C
cord with the gospel of love al
taught by the Nazerene. The sen
timent has been growing agains
g the law in proportion as Christian
1 civilization has moved upward
land onward. 1t cannot now b
told what will be the fate of tn
bill now pending in the Tennessee
legislature. But the question i
being discussed in all lis phase
and as result the public will be
come better acquainted with it
various bearings.
NOTE.-The above article We
: written before the bill had bee
= defeated in the legislature.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-02-26
VERY GRATIFYING.

We extend congratulations to
our attorney general on the fact
that as result of his vigorous
prosecution of illicit liquor dealers,
not single fedora! license is now
held In his district. 1t is the duty
OF the federal officials to furnish
the state with the names Of license
holders, aud a letter from the
revenue collector states the graft
lying fact that Gen. Frierson's dis
tHct is pretty we'll cleaned.up in
this respect.
Gen. Frierson, who has by his
ability, courage and fairness, made
one Of the best officials the state
las ever had, is naturally pleased
with the splendid results of his eff
forts, and has the following to say
The letter from the collector
is Of course very gratifying to me
] have, together with the otheI
officials charged with the enforce
ment of the laws, made a vigorous
fight against the bootlegger anC
while there are doubtless a nun
Der of pocket bOotleggers plying
their trade, we have made it 81
warm for them that a boOtlegge
with a bar and permanent plac
Of business has been PRACTICAL,
destroyed in the counties OF m.
circuit. | have been assisted b.
the local and county officials il
my fight for the enforcement o
the law aud of course could no
have succeeded without this as
sistauce. The little pocket boot
logger is not the menace to tn
peace and morals of society tina
the ban bootlegger is
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-02-26
Killen, Alabama

Nellie Rose, daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs Ingram Rose, is suffering from
bad eye, the doctor being called in to
examine il
Miss MOllie Clayton and Mrs Myrtle
Crews Of Mt Lebanon are visiting their
cousin. Mrs J W Bradley at this place
Henry Richardson and daughter,
Miss Ida, visited at ROeersviIle recently
Don Killen and wife have been on
the puny list for some time.
Mrs Maggie Robinson and Mrs Tom
Hill visited Mrs Henry Killen Sunday,
Messrs Roman Killen and Gillie
Williams, Misses Ida Richardson, Annie
Rose, HOllie Clayton, Myrtle Crews and
Oma Killen attended the singing at
Mr. GladleY's Thursday night
We have several cases of measles in
our community at present,
Grandma Richardson is visiting her
SOD and family, Mr. and Mrs Henry
Richardson.
Brother Reuben Golden preached al
Richardson's Chapel Sunday.
Tom Hill has sold out and he anC
his family will leave our vicinity soon
The singing given at Henry Richard
sons Tuesday night in honor Of Mise
Mollie Clayton and Myrtle Crews wa
quite an enjoyable affair
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1913-02-26
Saint Joseph

Rhett Danley and Leonard Gable Of
Iron City we're here Saturday night on
business"
Mrs. ] A Belew of New Decatur, Ala
bama, is the guest OF her mother, Mrs,
J J Suits.
Miss Roxie Willis has returned from
a visit TO friends at Tuscumbia, Ala
Miss Sue Lilies passed through here
Tuesday enroute TO Green Hill to visit
her sister Mrs R F WiIcoxson.
Frank Mabry of Sprineers Station
spent Saturday night and Sunday at
the Williams home,
Miss Maude Wilcoxin Of Green Hill
and Miss Ida Mae Thiepen OF Florence
visited here Monday of last week.
Johnnie Brown Smith and Robert
Brewer were in town Sunday,
Miss ToccO Hollis was shopping here
Tuesday
Miss Ida Willis was the guest oil
Miss Jessie Mae Suits recently
There was quite an interesting at
fair took place Tuesday afternoon a
five clock at the home OF Squire Beu
mer, in the nature Of runaway couple
to be married, the contracting parties
being Miss Maude Wilcoxson of Greer
Hill and Mr. Earl Hughes of HaleYville
Alabama. Those in attendance were
DR. E H Ethridge and Miss Jessie Mae
Suits, Mr. Gentry Gray and Miss Roxit
Willis. 1t was a quiet but happy LITTLE
affair The bride is the yOunses
daughter of Mr. and Mrs W D Wilcox
son, and the groom is one Of the mos
prominent young men of Haleyville
They LETT Wednesday afternoon TO
Nashville where Mr. Hughes is employ
ed by the Nashville Railway and Ligh
Co. Their many friends wish theI
much SUCCESS.