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Abbeville progress., 1913-12-13
For the Poor Children.

On Friday afternoon, Dec. 19.
from 2 to 5 p. m., the domestic
science department of the Abbeville
high school, under the direction
Miss Bertha Franks, teacher, will
entertain. Candy will be sold and
the proceeds will be used for a
Christmas fund, for the benefit of
the poor children.
Abbeville progress., 1913-12-13
City Council
holds Meeting

The city council met last Thurs
day evening with the mayor and
all members present.
The minutes of the meeting held
on Dec. l were read and adopted.
The report of the chief of police
and tax collector was submitted,
covering the settlement of TIE roll
of 1912, and on motion duly
seconded was accepted and Tax
Collector L. Dutel was given his
quietus and final discharge from
the rolls of the year 1912, the
report being as follows:
Abbeville, La, Dec. ), 1913.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council
men, Town of Abbeville. La.
Gentlemen, | beg to submit this my
report of taxes collected for the year
1912:
am charged OH the roll of 1912 for
Sl1, ,S1O.S5.
have collected and turned
over to the treasurer. sSll l4S. IS
My per cent commission re-
tanned. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $50. IS
Less amount unCollected as
per list attached. 1915
S11 ,S10.S5
Treasurer receipt attached to cover.
l.. DUTEL,
Tax Collector.
An ordinance was unanimously
adopted authorizing the issuance
of a certificate of payment to the
Dixie Culvert and Metal Co., of
Atlanta, Ca, under contract with
the town of Abbeville, for material
furnished by said company for
public improvements on the streets
in the corporation of Abbeville,
and authorizing the mayor to issue
certificate of payment in the sum
of S1419 go, with five per cent per
annum interest from date.
In order to provide for the pay
ment of the said certificate a tax
of one mill Oil the assessed valuation
of the property subject to taxation
ill the corporation of Abbeville
was levied.
The license ordinance was then
unanimously adopted, and is as fol-
lows:
Section One. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and the Board of Aldermen of
the Cooperation of Abbeville, State of
Louisiana, that it shall be unlawful for
any person, persons, partnership or
corporations to conduct bar-roonl
caberet, coffee house, caffee, beer saloon,
Abbeville progress., 1913-12-13

liquor exchange, drinking saloon, grog
shop, beer house or other place where
alcoholic, spirituous, vinous and malt
liquars or Intoxicating beverages, b;tters
or medicinal preparations of any kind,
directly or indirectly, in quantities of
less than fvs gallons, until he or they
have obtained license from the proper
authorities of said Corporation.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained etc
That license of one thousand 81 .0O0.00)
Dollars, annually, is hereby levied OH
all pefson, or persons, partnership and
Corporations conducting a barroom
caberet, coffee-house, cafe. beer saloon,
liquor exchange, drinking saloon, grog
shop, beer house or other place where
alcoholic. spurious, vinous and malt
liquors are sold or dispensed; provided
that for that business of selling malt and
vinous liquors exclusively the license
shall be Two Hundred 1920. .00) Dollars.
Sec. g. Be it further ordained etc.
that no person shall sell spurious,
alcoholic, vinous or malt liquors capable
of producing intoxication, or conduct a
bar-room caberet, eehouse, cafe,
beer-saloon, liquor exchange. drinking
saloon. grog-shop. beerhouse. beer
garden or other place, where alcoholic,
spurious, vinous, or malt liquors. i'll
toxicating beverages or bItters, or
medicinal preparation of any kind are
sold directly or indirectly i'll quantities
of less than FIVE gallons without taking
out license for such business.
Any person who shall violate the
provisions of this section shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor. and upo cen
viction thereof, be punished by .se
not exceeding One Hundred Dollars and
be incarcerated in the Parish Jail not
exceeding Thirty days. or both at the
discretion of the Mayor.
Sec. 4. Be it further ordained etc.
that this ordinance shall become effec-
tive Immediately after its passage and
adoption.
A communication from A. G..
Nauck, manager of the light and
water plant was received, regarding
an offer to lease the plant, and
which we will publish next week.
A committee composed OF
Messrs. Joe Immergluck. d. L.
Mcpherson and E. M. Stebbins
was named, whose duty will be to
go over the condition of the water
and light plant, and consider what
will be best to be done with tie
same: To install an up to dSte
system and recommend a bold
issue therefor, or to lease the plant
The object in view is to reduce the
cost of operation and maintenance
Bills were approved against She
street and bridge fund and ordered
paid when fund Ire available
amounting to $29f
Bills amounting to 40 were
approved against the general fund
! to be paid when funds are available
Abbeville progress., 1913-12-13

The non-advertising merchant
knows that his only chance for
getting a part of your trade lies in
the possibility that you are not an
ad-reader.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-08
Woman's War on Nuisance Be-
comes World Wide.
Battle Begun In New York City Eight
Years Ago to Suppress All Need
less Clamor-Zone of
Quiet Extended.

New York.-That movement to sup
press unnecessary noise which Mrs.
Isaac l.. Rice began in this town eight
years ago has now extended to foreign
countries, and the suppression of un-
necessary noise has been added to
the reforms of international scope.
says the Evening Post. Three years
ago Prof. Theodore Leasing Of Han
over, through the efforts Of Mrs Isaac
l.. Rice, the founder of the Society for
the Suppression Of Unnecessary Noise
has been added to the band, the first
organization of its kind in Germany.
Today there are 80 local societies scat
tered throughout that country. and
Professor Leasing, who is in constant
communication with Mrs. Rice, reports
the movement is steadily growing.
In England practically nothing had
been done until Mrs. Rice had success
fully launched her campaign in this
city. There is, however, at this time
the Betterment Of London association,
working along these same lines, with
the hope that its efforts will event
ually be emulated throughout Eng
land.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-08

canoes made from cottonwood trees
and floated down the Platte and Mis-
souri, rivers to st. Louis.
Thirty years later Bruce Husband.
In charge of Astor affairs In Wyoming,
dropped down the river and built a
new post, this time within two miles
of the post of 1873 The Importance
OF this post to the Astors can be seen
when it is told that the hides of $1,000
buffalo were shipped to ST. Louis from
the post in a single year. But by
1850 the Aston company had LETT the
field, and not until a member OF the
family became director of the Union
Pacific railroad did they again hold
an interest in that part Of the world
Along in 1883 when so many eastern
men of wealth were investing in great
western ranches, William H. Force
and others bought a big tract of land
in eastern Wyoming and western Ne
braska. On the tract was the old As
tor trading post, now In ruins. Along
with Force were the Arbuckles OF COT
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-08

duced to 9SS, but from these figures
one can easily see that there is still
much TO be accomplished. Mrs. Rice
has had the cooperation of the may
ors Of many cities, who have put them
selves on record as opposed to any
thing but the same celebration.
Since the crusade against unneces-
sary noise was started in 1905 there
has been an improvement of So per
cent. in tugboat whistling on the river.
1t was then personal matter, but as
the Hudson is a federal waterway, VIII.
liam s. Bennett, member OF congress
from New York, succeeded in having
a bill passed on February 2, 1907,
which regulated this unnecessary dis
turbance. Last year, through the rul-
ing of the board of health, the noise of
motor boats was also regulated.
Associated with Mrs. Rice as an ad-
visory board are William Dean How
ellis, Nicholas Murray Butler. Cardinal
Farley, DR.. w. H. Maxwell and others,
while the board Of directors is made
up of various superintendents Of hos
pitala
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-08

"the man for the job" | also realized
why the people of the Nile country,
when asked why the nationalists were
quiet, why the schools of agriculture
and commerce were thriving, why
thousands of acres of rich Egyptian
land were being reclaimed by new
systems Of irrigation and drainage,
why the European timeserver is un-
tremendously disappearing, why the
journals Of the agitators have been
going out of business at the rate Of
one each day, why thousands of fella-
heen were beginning to have a grow
ing confidence In the government as
evidenced by their trust in the postal
savings bank. or why Turkey did not
send its soldiers across Egypt in its
war with Tripoli-yes, and why even
Downing street seemed affected with
a new confidence-always gave the
same answer-Lord Kitchener.
1t is said that without bayonets be-
hind or before. moral force cannot
exist. Egypt sees in the soldier who
drove out the mad Mahdi hosts the
spirit of command, which seems to be
the only attitude deeply respected by
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-08
Doctor Offers Couple Board, Lodging
and Unique Chance of
Glory.

Chicago.-Board, lodging, incidental
expenses for fifteen months and the
glory ultimate of being the parents of
the first perfect baby, endowed with
the acknowledge, is the offer of Chi
cago doctor, to any young couple who
will put themselves entirely in his
charge for fifteen months.
Minerva, goddess of wisdom, says
mythology sprang full panoplied from
the head of Jove. The little stranger
the doctor wishes to superintend into
the world will, he promises, arrive
with perfectly formed mind and soul.
and will inhabit this world forever
and forever.
He claims to have solved the rid
die of eugenics. He says that given
a normal man and wife he can, in IF
teen months, make them parents of a
baby, which, at birth, will weigh IF
teen pounds and have teeth and eyes.
Moreover, 1t . will know all things
snd live forever. 1t will be devoid of
those temptations and faults to which
the human race is heir. 1t, and its
kind, will inhabit the earth, and re-
produce its kind (not its young, for
there will be no young, in the sense
of today once about every 500 years.
1t will eschow meat and have dis
taste for all that It should not eat 1t
will live on nuts, fruit and vegetables.
He says that he will place $4,000
in any bank as forfeit, that he can
accomplish this result, but he must
have perfectly normal people. educat-
ed, and in a receptive mood. He de-
clares that the result of his expert
ment will be to change the entire
course of theosophy.
He does not divulge his method. but
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-08
SHE IS NO JUDGE OF LIQUOR
Firm That Sends Sample Flask to
Miss M. 3. Chisholm, w. c. T. v.
Leader. Gets Sharp Reply.

Canaljoharie, N. Y-"Are you q
judge of whisky? II so, you viii ad-
nit that our xxx brand is the mel
lowest and best you ever tasted. We
are sending you under separate cover
sample fiesk. We are sure you will
like IT, To customers who order be
fore April we will send express pre-
paid a IS demijohn for S3.SS. Fill out
the inclosed order blank and return"
Thus read a letter received by VI. b.
Chisholm of AZ Maple street The re-
cipent of the letter read il again, gave
little gasp of astonishment and then
smiled The address on the envelope
was looked at again There II was.
plain as typewriter could make II:
M. b. Chisholm, AZ Maple Street Can
aljoharie. n. Y"
And here is the reply the company
received:
your letter duly received and
promptly burned. Would that all 9th
ers sent out might meet the same fate.
Demon G. Devil should be the firm
name on your letter head. ! am, very
disrespectfully yours, (Miss) Mary b.
Chisholm, president Woman's Chris
tian Temperance union"
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-08
iron HAND IN EGYPT
lord Ntchener's Sway in Nile
Country Is Masterful.
Speaking Of Education Of Youths, 1--WE
DON'T Want Them to Get Their
Hands Soft" He Says-Holds
Some Unique Views.

Cairo, Egypt.--No explanation OF
the government of Egypt is adequate
without the presentation of the name
of Lord Kitchener. who since his APP
pointment as British agent in October
OF 1911 has been increasingly the
unique and dynamic force behind all
the government agencies, alike the
protector of imperial English interests
and the humanitarian Regeneration OF
the land he loves, writes Clayton Sedg
wick Cooper in letter from Cairo to
the Christian Science Monitor.
He came TO Egypt to assist in the
completion of the splendid work of re-
generation commenced by Lord Gro
mer He himself had before contrib
uted to the problem as the soldier
leader in Khartum. the conqueror of
the Khalifa, sweeping out Of the SUI
dan the fanatical dervishes, nor did he
arrive one moment too soon to arrest
the tide that was surely carrying
Egypt backward from the high and
superb craftsmanship of Lord Gro
mer's regime.
The presence of On iron hand was
needed and not few of Egypt's lead
ers were unconsciously turning in
their minds toward Kitchener. AS
the conversation of certain Egyptian
officer who commanded a brigade at
Omdurman infers: Lord Kitchener is
a soldier. He is a man of iron. He
made clean sweep of the Sudan. He
just. but he is not to be trihed with.
There is not nationalist in Egypt
who would not bury himself in the
sand if Lord Kitchener came to Cairo.
He is the man for the job"
After an interview with Lord Kitch-
ener in Cairo | realized that he was
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-08
Chicago Couple Garry Out Woman's
Last Dying Wlsh-Funeral
Wedding Trip.

Chicago.-The most urgent request
OF the late Mrs. Peter Peterson. 1922
East Seventeen street. to her son,
Christ Peterson. during her final years
was that he get married before her
death.
IF not before | die, then at least be-
fore am buried" she told him.
The son was in no hurry, and not
thinking there was any likelihood of
his mother dying soon, he kept putting
1t off. Perhaps one factor in the post
ponement was the hesitating attitude
of the girl of his choice, Miss Hannah
Jensen, 6S3S Adams avenue.
But on last Saturday Mrs. Peterson
while visiting a neighbor was stricken
with apoplexy.
Young Peterson remembered the
last wish his mother had expressed.
He telephoned Miss Jensen and OBJ
tanned her consent then telephoned
the license clerk and discovered it was
too late to get marriage license.
The Rev. William Steinmeyer, pas
tor OF the Zion Lutheran church, was
asked to officiate.
On Tuesday the minister was tele'
phoned again and asked to appear q
few minutes before the time set for
the funeral service. He was escorted
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-08
Orientals, especially in certain stages
of their development.

Orientals, especially in certain stages
of their development.
AS Lord Kitchener sat and talked
and questioned in the British resi-
dency with its beautiful tropical gar
dens sloping down to the Nile; as he
spoke in short. crisp phrases his Cos
pei, the new plans for the fellaheen,
telling us of his ideals for the practi-
cal rather than the theoretical educa-
ton of Egyptian youth-"We don't
want them to get their hands soft"-I
was inclined to agree with the Egyp-
tian opinion.
1t is to be hoped that this efficient
official who commands an army to
whom the name Kitchener" is an in.
centive similar to that of the name
Napoleon" to the old guard, and who
in a comparatively brief time has
gained the confidence of the Egyptians
who have most at heart the countrys
good will receive the unstinted sup
port of the home government in the
progressive and highly utilitarian
measures which he is now promulgat-
ing for the new Egypt.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-08
AST0RS' TRADE DAYS
Post Stand Century Ago Comes
Again to the Family.
Ranchers OF the North Platte Valley
Are Interested in a Somewhat
Curious Chain of
Events.

Cheyenne, Wyo.-A little.knOwn ro-
nance of the Astor family is being
told among the ranchers of the North
Platte valley, where the old original
John Jacob Aston had a fur-trading
post just century ago.
The first link in the chain was
sOrged by the Aston traders in 1912.
The second was created when young
William II. Force came to Wyoming
thirty years ago and purchased a
tanch upon which were the remains of
the old Aston trading post. The third
has to do with the time when Kate
Talmadge of New York came TO visit
Forces sister and remained to marry
the brother, the courtship taking place
around the old trading post The fourth
LAX was the birth of little Madeline
Force. Other links are the marriage
Of Madeline Force and John Jacob AS
tor and the probable return of the old
Astor trading post site to the great
gSeat-grandson of the original Aston
himself bearing the name of the found
ef of the American family.
A century ago last December seven
trappers, headed by w. PRICE Hunt.
who was returning overland from AS
toria, Ore, stopped on the North
Platte river. built winter quarters and
opened trading post. They all wore
the insignia Of the American Fur com
pany, the Astor concern. That post
was the property of John Jacob Astor,
ard remained so until it was deserted
by the trappers in the spring of 1913,
when the men loaded their furs in
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-08
CRUSADE ON NOISE

Through the association in New
York all unnecessary noise has been
regulated in hospital zones, and night,
with 'its great gift of Sleep" is no
longer menace to the patient. School
zones, too, though they do not rejoice
in primeval quiet, are no longer beset
by the noisy pests which once destroy
ed the nerves of teachers and made
real work for the children difficult.
Mrs. Rice feels, however, that the
greatest work of the association has
been done in promoting and populariz-
ing the sane Fourth throughout the
country. There is still great chance
to extend this branch OF the work,
and an effort is being made to con-
vince the school children, not only Of
the danger Of the firecracker, but Of
the pleasures to be derived from the
new method of celebrating.
Statistics show that in 1908 there
were 1923 casualties resulting from
the efforts Of Young America to cele-
brate the national holiday.
In 1912 this number had been re-
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-08

fee fame and some others. Western
ranchers say the books of the COM
pany showed an ownership of 5000
brood mares. Mr.. Force was manager.
Mr.. Force has long lived in the cast.
but he retains ownership of the up. o."
ranch-one of the largest in the west
This ranch probably will some day
come into possession of Forces grand
son. the posthumous son of John Jacob
Astor, who went down in the Titanic
With the ranch will, Of course, go the
site of the first trading post estab-
lished by the Astors in the trans Mis-.
sissippi country.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-08
GOAT HAS RANKNOTE MEAL
Farmer in French Town Has Animal
Killed to Recover $500 1t
Masticated.

Paris.-A farmer living near Tou
louise has just presented to the Bank
of France the fragments of ten 500
notes for payment. They were much
torn, having been eaten by goat A
few days ago the farmer. on entering
the goats stable. placed his coat on
the ground. Later he found that the
goat had got at his pocketbook and
was quietly eating the contents. He
Immediately had the goat killed and
he recovered the fragments Of the
notes.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-08
COLLEGE MEN SEE SNAKES

preached his subject. which happened
to be Snakes and Lizards" with all
the ease and abandon OF a man sign
Ing an ordinary check. The careless
way IN which he handled such deadly
snakes as the rattler and the water
moccasin was enough 10 make the
cold chills run up and, down ones
back.
He spoke OF the reptiles as one
would speak of friend. In terms OF
warmest affection, and said that
snakes were greatly maligned and
that some of the attributes accorded
the reptile were based upon popular
superstition and we're not warranted
by the actual facts.
AS a matter Of fact" said the
speaker. the snake is not cold and
Shiny"
OF lizards, which number over 5000. |
and snakes that number over 1000. |,
Curator Ditmars affectionately exhib-
tied ella monster, which was not so
dangerous, he said. as its marking
would paint It,
In quick succession the speakerk
then exhibited a glass snake whiche
Head Keeper of the Bronx Zoo Charlesb
Snyder dexterously took from a white.
bag.
This snake" said the speaker. "gets'
its name because, II struck a blowp
from walking stick. it would breaks
up into bits"
Mr.. Ditmars then produced an inc
FAINT boa constructor. There Is a.
certain art in handling snakes" said
the speaker as the reptile turned
about his wrist. 1.-The snake has an
erratic temper and should be allowede
to have its own way Very often II $50
affected by the nervous condition ole
the person who handles 1t, and II geta
real mad If the handler is not In thdt
right frame Of mind toward IT,"
Mr.. Ditmars then picked up a mill.
snake, which, he said, despite the facps
that 1t is a frequenter of barns. doepe
not milk cows. according to the poprfy
lar belief. 1t is of economic value tfg-
the farmer, because 1t feeds on mic@y
which are pest to the agriculturisfo f
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-08
STORK IS FAR OUTCLASSED

says that he would go about 1t as a
superarchitect would plan wonderful
and lasting ediflce. He will lay out
the plans and specifications. The
young couple who agree to the offer
must put themselves entirely in his
charge, and must not deviate from
the rules and regulations he lays down
for them. He has no fear of the out
come. The doctor is married. and
has no children.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-08
TWO MEMS HEARTS SHIFTED
x-Ray Shows Organs on Right Side Of
Breast Bone of Males in Phil
adelpha.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Following an ex-
animation in the X-ray department of
the University of Pennsylvania, 1t was
announced that Frederick Steiner.
forty-two years old. of GIL Henry
street, Camden, was suffering from a
displacement Of the heart, the organ
being four inches to the right OF the
breast bone.
1t was the second case of the kind
brought to light In Camden by q doc
tor, the other being that of Edgar Mer-
rill, sixty-three years old, of IL Fo-
garty avenue. It was stated that with
rest and care cure can be effected
in both cases.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-08
WED AT COFFIN OF MOTHER

into the room where the casket lay.
At the head of the coffin in deep
mourning stood young Peterson and
Miss Jensen hand in hand.
Some one whispered the circum-
stances to the shocked clergyman, and
after he had regained his composure
he marched forward, forgot the funer-
al service temporarily. and united the
couple in marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson took their
places with the other mourners and
the funeral proceeded They went to
the cemetery, watched the burial, and
returned to the house. That was their
only wedding trip. Peterson said philo-
sophically
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-05-08
HAS BALE OF WIGS TO SELL
U. S. Seized Them When Attempt to
SmugeIe Was Discovered in Ho-
boken.

Jersey City. N. J.-Going! Going!
Who wants a wig? The United States
government advertises for sale q
whole bale of them. OF all kinds and
colors of hair. The sale will be at
auction in the Jersey City post office.
The wigs were seized recently by Gus
toms officials in Hoboken whenfan ut.
tempt TO smuggle them into this coun.
try was discovered. a y