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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
Rain Worth Much to Crops.

Amite-A heavy rain fell Friday
The moisture was practically worth its
weight in gold to the truckers and
farmers. The big corn crop was es-
pecially benefited. A successful Irish
potato crop is being harvested. The
yield is enormous, owing TO the abb
sence of the potato bug and other
pests. The cabbage and carrot season,
Just closed, was prolific, but prices
were poor. The shipment of beans
proved a remunerative industry for
the late spring Spring beets also
have brought good returns. There is
a very promising crop of tomatoes,
sweet peppers, cucumbers, squash and
egg plant coming on.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
DRAGGED From Home and Beaten.

Kentwood-A dastardly assault
was perpetrated on Mrs. Parnell, liv-
ing a mile and half from Kentwoou,
shortly after midnight Thursday morn
ing. Mr. Parnell is employed at night
at the local mill. His wife was at
home with several small children
when a man entered the house. Drag
Cing the defenSeless woman from her
bed into the yard. he administered
severe beating. Her screams attract
ed her neighbOrs. who came to her
assistance Although they probably
saved her from further indignities,
they did not arrive in time to capture
the ruffian. whom Mrs. Parnell de-
scribed as a heavy-set man weighing
close to 1870 pounds. He was care
fully disguised and no further descrip-
ton could be given.
Bloodhounds were dispatched from
Amite and the trail was picked up
readily from track caused by the
peculiar manner in which the shoes
had been worn. The trail was follow
ed to the home of George Lewis, a
short distance from the Parnell home,
and the shoe was found on his gallery.
The dogs picked the shoe up and
shook it,
When the dogs and the followers
arrived at the place Lewis was not
at home. but was found later and &C
knowledged he owned the shoes. but
protested his innocence and. further,
that the shoes had not been worn
since the previous day, when he pass
ed the Parnell home on his way to
work.
No arrest has been made and no
cause for the assault can be assigned.
Much mystery surrounds the case.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
oil compsny PAYS Dividends.

CHARACTERIZATION W. W. Duson
of the Crowley Oil and Mineral Com
pany has mailed out dividend NO. %
to its 2O0-odd stockholders. aggregat-
ing $4,000. or 10 per cent on CAPT
talization of 100000. This makes a
total of $1,O60.OOO paid in dividends
since July /. 1904. The company was
organized in 1901 and began opera
tions in the Evangeline oil field. near
Crowley. where it has large holdings
of proved oil land. The officers OF
the company are: w. w. Duson, pres
ident; p. S. Lowell. vice president
p. l.. Lawrence. treasurer; A. M. Fin
ley. secretary.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
Eiqht Graduates at New Iberia.

New Iberia-The usual yearly COM
mencement exercises Of the city high
school were held Friday night at the
Elks theater. The program, opening
with prayer by Rev. r. r. Diggs, in
cluded an able address by Prof B. c.
Caldwell The presentation of diplo-
mas was by superintendent Frame,
the exercises closing with the usual
benediction by Rev. Father Langlois.
The graduates were Lovetta Deblanc,
Lucille Leblanc. Ada Looviere. Rita
French, Solonge Melancon, John
Lyons, Mic Muller and JAG Deval-
court
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
CHICAGO Visited by Cold Wave.

Chicago, Ill.-A death, a reported
fall of snow and thousands of dollars
damage was brought to Chicago Sat
urday by a forty-mile gale. The tenn
perature fell from 81 degrees, the
highest of the season, to A degrees in
fifteen hours. The gale wrecked many
Yachts in the harbor, sinking one. DC
cupants of these boats narrowly es-
capped death.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
War in Balkans Imminent.

London.-With both Bulgaria an0
Servia stubborn in refusing to make
the slightest concession, war among
the Balkan states is hourly becoming
more imminent If Bulgaria sends
negative reply to the Servian note
and nothing indicates that she will an
swer otherwise-Servia and Greece
will proclaim the annexation OF the
occupied Macedonia territories. there
by establishing a definite casus belli.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
c,. for Heart Disease.

Sugar is a splendid medicine ,S ,Ts On, ne
so ore in certain diseases Of this or =.
near' III ~ others. such as oedema' It
gan gan ~ etrect. DR.. Stanley E. Denyer
mas no - the Lancet the cure OF a
repo. an Of seventy-seven with rapid;
woman .,,r - feeble pulse. cyanosis and
iI ..su. o, paro1ysmal breathing oy
ATTACKS ,,n,stration Of four ounces OF
1 lnu sugar every twelve hours . srsqal
lump n,,n diminishing the dose. for seSera'
weeks
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
Mexico Protests Against Law.

Mexico City-The minister of for
eign affairs has sent note of protest
to Washington against the anti-alien
land law recently passed by the State
of Arizona. 1t is reported that at
least three designations in the cabinet
will be presented before the end of
the week
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
DENY viii Build Naval Station.

London-The British government
has no intention of building a big
naval station at Kingston, Jamaica, as
a consequence of the completion of
the Panama canal, according to the
announcement made by the first lord
of the admiralty Wednesday in the
house of commons.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
Are Found With Boots On.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-Three mer
suspected of blowing the safe at
Wheatland Sunday night when $1,000
was taken were arrested Monday by
Sheriff Benion and his posse. They
gave the names of George King, Harry
Williams and Charles Davis. They
were found at home six miles from
Wheatland. All were in bed when the
posse arrived but they were fully
dressed and had siy-shooters strapped
ar
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
Alamo Case Disposed OF.

Austin, Textile supreme court
Wednesday overruled the motion for
rehearing in the Alamo case, thereby
finally disposing of the case. This
was the case of the Daughters OF the
Republic against the State seeking to
restrain the governor from proceed
ing with the work of restoring the
Alamo in accordance with his plans.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
Hiqhwayman Gets Term.

Shreveport.-Charles Malon. sup
posed highwayman, who was captured
under a house by poker game pro-
prietor at Oil City a few nights ago,
wearing a mask and heavily armed,
pleaded guilty in the state court Mon
day of carrying a concealed weapon.
He was sentenced to six months i'm
prison nent
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
Cold Weather in Many States.

Washington.-The coolest weather
ever recorded during June in the Mid
die Atlantic and New England States.
the Ohio valley and the Great Lakes
region, was reported Monday to the
weather bureau. The Gulf States are
the only ones east of the Rockies to
escape an unreasonable drop.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
e+orles About Words

Tool and touch" are the words
that Sir James Murray is at present
nursuing for his great dictionary
Man Is a toolmaking animal is a
saving attributed to BENJAMIN Frank.
lin hut Sir James wants positive evi.
dence Franklin is believed to have
Mad his brother american man in b,s
roipd's eye when he said that. In
touch with" seems such an old and
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
PASTORS Wife Laws First Brick.

Crowiey.-The first bfick on the
new 100000 Methodist Episcopal
church, South, was laid by Mrs. c. d..
Atkinson, the pastors wife, Saturday.
1t is proposed to have the corner stone
laid July 4. Bishop Gambler of Geor-
gia is invited to be here for that cere-
mony.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
Convict Attempts Suicide.

Baton Rouge.-Convict Labree, sent
ap two years ago from Pointe Coupee
parish for a term of seven years for
murder, Friday attempted suicide at
The levee camp of the State peniten-
tiary across the Mississippi river in
West Baton Rouge parish. Labree cut
his throat with knife.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
Will Close at $50 p. M.

Plaquemine.-The leading dry goods
and clothing merchants of PlaQuemine
have signed an agreement to close
their stores every evening at $50 ex-
cept Saturdays and Mondays, giving
employees several hours recreation
during the summer evenings.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14

You remember. don't you, that eau
temala borrowed s2.500,000 from
Great Britain in 1869? Well, Great
Britain is unreasonable enough TO
think II is time for Guatemala to
whack up, and is beginning to be I'M
pleasant about II.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
Good Rice-Growing Weather.

Beaumont, Tex.-A week OF good
growing weather has given the rice
crop another good boost on the coast.
and the Arkansas crop is now about
all in. Practically every pumping
plant on the coast is running and most
of the planted area flooded.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
Two FREIGHT Cars Turn Over.

Crowley.-Saturday two freight cars
on westbound freight No. 243 were
derailed and turned over on the main
line of the Southern Pacific near Es-
therwood. but little damage was done
and no one hurt.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
Governor Accepts designations.

Austin, Tex.-C. Herbert Walker,
representative from the One Hundred
and Twenty-fifth district, has tender
ed his resignation to Governor Col
quit, who has accepted it. Mr.. Walk
er resigns to accept the appointment
of postmaster at Dalhart.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14

The statement made that a woman
saw a soul passing from a dying rela-
tive's lips is received by scientists
with skepticism. Even were such
a thing allowed to be possible there
are so many souls 80 small as to
be invisible under any circum-
stances.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14

The public health bureau says that
fear Of the germs they may contain
need deter no one from amassing
greenbacks as swiftly as possible.
since the ink kills the germs. Was
anyone ever discovered who allowed
such a fear to keep him poor. and
II such craven-spirited soul exists,
10 II worth while to reassure him?
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
Special School Tax Defeated.

Cold Springs, Tex.-In an election
Saturday for the purpose of levying
tax of CSC on the 500 for the mainte-
nance of school in precinct No. 1 in
dependent school district. the vote was
Al against and 20 for.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
Cotton Blooms in Louisiana.

Alexandria-The first cotton blooms
of the season were received in the
city Monday from three sections OF
Central Louisiana, one from st. Lam
dry parish, one from Grant and an
other from Rapides parish.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14

That all potato cars must be heated
In winter is the mandate OF the inter
state commerce commission. There
must be a society for the prevention OF
cruelty to the potato.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
China Likes Peace Also.

Washington-China Monday became
the fourteenth nation to indorse Sec
rotary Bryan's peace plans. The Chi
nese government accepted the idea in
principle and would like to consider
the details.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
ST, James School Closes.

Alexandria. - The commencement
exercises of st. James Church school
were held Friday night. The grad
yates were Misses Merrill Flower and
Grace Hubbard.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14

The new British ambassador is re-
ported to be baseball fan. which may
prove even more influential than prof.
cheney on the tennis court or the golf
ing green.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
Prof. Annette Goes to JENNINGS.

Welsh-Prof. w. p. Annette, late
principal of the local school, has
moved to Jennings to take charge of
the public schools of jefferson Davis
parish as superintendent
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
Foster New City Attorney.

Shreveport.-Former District Attor-
ney James NJ. Foster has been select
cd for city attorney to succeed G. w.
Jack, who expects to resign at an
early date to become United States
district attorney.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14

familiar phrase that IT is surprising
80 inarn that no examples OF its use
earlier than 1884 can be oisoo ". ,ha
In that year there was run upon I'M. inc
phrase nj and Sir James surmls s'' t ina,
:. nao then used by somebody tna'
a had caught on.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
A Face.
i" arkened. storm
weeks.

T, uas sun-darkened' s'oi,"-
,,,,en caunt from suffering under r. ' ne
bitten, - ss seIf,represslon, mystical in . its
irons OF sen sen ~ a cosmos within-the
manifeSla', "~i,e-who hae felt the hate
,%o man. an the distance of women AL" '"'
presence OF God.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14

a H., Lpees. the women III Snort
We sat in a large
ho,t with two sails and moved merrliy
over the little waves. On boaru 'hero
were fifty yards of netting, a DasNe'
of black bread and picked co., a ket.
tie and a not. two bark boxes TO con
tain tho fish. and one or two heavy
deerskin Jackets to put on If the night
should be very cold. The men were
idle. the women rowed. | ladleG our
water now and then, for we leaked
badly. and there IS nothing more IN
pleasant than to have ones food or
clothes splashed with bilge. writer In
the London Evening Standard says:
There was little conversation.
why is 1t SO much fish comes up
the Dwina this season Of the Year,
"A bug drives them"
IF they didn't come up 1t would be
bad for us"
God sends the bug to chase them.
so that the poor moujik shall not
starve."
That Is true. Glory be to Thee. o
Lord"
The women discussed whether the
tide was coming In or going out. They
agreed that IL the tide were still com
ing in we should catch nothing but
"spittles," meaning thereby very little
fish or nothing at all. We all hoped
that the tide had turned.
Casting Nets on the Dwina.
BY s O'Clock we reached the shore OF
a Dwina island, drew In on the sand
and prepared to tackle for our first
cast into the depths. The nets, fifty
yards long and ten feet wide. were
much entangled. and the stone weights
attached all along the bottom did not
make unraveling the easier. We spent
an hour extricating the stones and the
corks and repairing the big rent.
through which. In their imagination
the women already saw our finest fisf
leaping. Attached to the four extrem,
corners of the netting were long rope.
these were the pulling ropes. Ikra',
son and Laika took pair of these an,
Ikra and the two women took the locs,
ready netting on board and rowed GU
upon the water. throwing out tn,
tackle as fast as we travelled, so tina
there was long tail of corks and rop
stretching behind US to the shore
where the other two held their ends
The women rowed. | helped to throy
out the nets.
When we had reached a convention
point we turned the boat and rowe
back to the shore, making the foatin
line of corks and rope into a hal
circle. Once on the shore we took ON
our ends of the rope and pulled. Youn
Ikra and Laika also pulled; one OF tn
women went over to help them. TIL
nets were very heavy and yielded yer
slowly to our tugging. so heavy thu
one might have thought that thew il
closed all the fish of the sea As
matter Of fact, 1t was the river thu
resisted us and not the draft w
, wound the ropes round our middle
, and lay back and dragged like captair
, of a tug of war.
, Gradually, very gradually, we game
the victory, and approached the othe
party pulling toward US. We drew
the first strands of netting and the
the second and third, our exciteme,
and expectation increasing as the ba
: circle narrowed in and decreased an
= we saw little fishes darling to and Z,
4 in the shadowy water.
r We watched; but. alas! what di
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14

The strength with which a man
Yields a piece of bamboo depends up
on whether said bamboo Is a compo-
nent part of a carpet beater or a fish
ing rod.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
Arrested for Murder.

Alexandria-M. NJ. Beauboeuf, aged
30 years, was jailed Saturday on the
charge of having shot and killed
Bezey Belgard, a man of his own age,
at Big Island.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
Calls for Bank Statements.

Washington.-The controller of the
currency Monday issued a call for a
statement of the condition OF all ma
tional banks of the United States at
the close OF business Wednesday.
June
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
Hookworm Work in Waller.

Austin, Tex.-Dr. c. H. Brownlee,
field director in the hookworm COM
mission work, moved into Waller
County this week, and will give six
weeks free treatment in the field.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14

One sporting writer says that 1t is
now anybodys pennant. But from the
claims put forward by the various
baseball managers We are led to be-
ueve that 1t is everybody's pennant
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14

There is a movement in Buffalo for
an ordinance forbidding the beating
OF rugs or carpets within the city
limits. Good idea! There should be
an ordinance. also. making 1t a penal
offense for man who has been eat
ing garlic and drinking alcohol to
take ride in street car or other
public conveyance within a period OF
"a hours thereafter.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14

This country has imported $4,000.
900 worth of gems since the first OF
the present year. Somebody must be
trying TO square himself with his wife.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
New Orleans Rice.

New Orleals.-Rice market Monday
was strong. No receipts nor sales.
Quotaticns: Rough: Honduras S2.50Q
-ifr550; clean, Hon
0an 81 Q4c.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14

How long since you have seen a
woman darning a pair of socks?" asks
the Cincinnati Enquirer, thus Offering
an admirable topic for the historical
societies.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14

The blasting at Panama is killing
the sea serpent. This will not do. At
least one of the sacred traditions of
ages must be preserved from the COM
mercial iconoclasts of the age.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
Falls Backward From Pole.

Alexandria.-Will Bones, negro
lineman, was severely injured Friday
by the falling of street railway troll
ley pole he was climbing to make re-
pairs.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
Hotel Man Fined $500.

Shreveport.-EarlW Williams, head OF
the Majestic hotel. was convicted OF
violating the blind tiger ordinance and
was fined 500.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14

appointment! We did not catch a fish
larger than our middle fingers. They
were all "spittlcs," and we all agreed
that the tide had not turned yet.
it was our lot to repeat this .abo-
rious and fruitless performance three
times before success attended our eff
forts. 1t was at the fourth cast that
our fortune suddenly changed.
AS usual we drew in the nets slowly
and heavily and approached one an
other, and then stood hopeful but
ready to be disappointed. watching
the finale. On this occasion we saw
big fish swimming about, trying to
escape the tolls, and one of the
men could not contain himself. but
rushed into the water and tried to Sc
cure one in advance: the consequence
was sudden splash and a jump and
lively pike had leaped out OF the
trap back into the river. "Oh, oh.
three pound, a four-pound fish. come
back, come back" we cried out. and
brought young Ikra back.
With a one, two, three, we landed
the heavy sack OF the net with its COM
plement OF mud and weeds and shells
and splashing. slithering fish.
A glorious sight presented Itself
three large white gwineads all To-
gether and half a dozen fair-siZed nsh
enmeshed. half escaped, but caught.
then a bushel Of perch and dace and
founders. We all smiled and felt
pleased.
Stared At by Wild Horses.
By II O'Clock. when the sky was
STEPPED In the first red OF sunset we
had already cast the net six times and
were content with the result. Two or
the marty went off to look at the
bushes to see whether the wild black
currants were ripening. and the rest
Of us sat round on the sand and ate
bread and fish. While sitting So about
twenty wild horses came trampling
over the sand and stared at us curl
ously; then, when | tried 10 sunk
them, galloped of pellmell.
The river was perfectly tranquil, the
yellow peach burned to crimson from
the low rays OF the sun. The Dwina
villages slept, there was scarcely
craft TO be seen on the river. ana we
eeaued utterly alone in the world.
We hogan to feel cold and proposed
IN On in search OF the others. wneh
suddenly they appeared. declaring
tbere were no berries this year.
nothing at all. We had better keep
to fish; we should do nothing gamer
ing fruit.
That meant that we set TO WORK
,oain When we had filed our pas
kats we would light BONFIRE anu
: ,,oLo tea and warm ourselves.
Eortune remained with us-God al
, ,o,,od the fish to be caught. as one
: mouiik nut it-and we did well. we
? brought in much jack. many muddy nat
= gsb then a fat salmony looking nsn
t Of which know not the NAME anu
= - ,aost n score Of gwineads over
A foot Iona. Ever and anon big nsn
[ would Jump and escape
Ar in the morning the deep Danu
s Snnset still glowed in the north
and west. The waters OF the river
drowned crimson with purple and the
sands were becoming brown again a. =
Tho dusk settled down. Soon II wou'o
n be dawn. ..a On,
: Atsit was cold, and we fnisn S Su u
!, eshing and built a brushwood Donnrs
a on the beach 1t cackled' smokea anu nm,
. eamed scorched our bare legs. ou'
y ,"armed not our bodies. Yet the Yea
J. was good
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14

II there are no germs on paper
money. all right. But some people
were willing to take desperate risks
with considerable nonchalance.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
A. M. Brothers Drops Dead.

Ruston.-A. NJ. Brothers, one of the
Oldest and most highly respected citi-
zens of Lincoln parish, dropped dead
from a stroke of apoplexy Friday.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14

An advance OF IS foot is an
nounced in the price Of show snakes.
But an advance in the price OF the
bar room kind would be better.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
Brewery AGENT Convicted.

Shreveport-P. La Crouts, agent of
the Lemp Brewing Company, was con-
victed Monday of violating the prohibit
ton law. His bond was increased
from $500 to $500 until sentence.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-06-14
Sanctions Treaty With Uruguay.

Montevideo.-The Uruguayan senate
Saturday gave its sanction to the con-
clusion of a treaty of arbitration be-
tween Uruguay and the United States.