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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
Ready for Shipment In
February.

root and soon produce trees. Many
northern flowers and vegetables are
forced by the warm, humid climate
into wood and leaf growth at the ex-
pense of blossoms and fruit. Cowpeas
and cucumbers fruit fairly well
throughout the rainy season, so do
also a number of other vegetables
Most of the indigenous plants make
rapid development until checked by
the scant supply of moisture attendant
on the rapid drying out of soils in the
dry season. Owing to the great sur
face inequality of the country and the
imperviousness of the clayey SOILS,
run-ofr is extremely rapid. With few
DAYS of sunshine exposed soils dry out
stuff GENTLY to cause excessive baking
and cracking. When land is to be
broken by blowing, advantage should
be taken of the first favorable weather
during the latter part of the wet sea
son. due care being taken in all cases
that the soil is in proper condition
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
HAIR CAME OUT IN PUNCHES

Route No. 8, Box GOA, Broken Ar
row Okla-"My trouble began with
an itching OF the scalp OF my head.
NV scalp at first became covered with
fakes of dandruff which caused me to
scratch and this caused a breaking
out here and there on the scalp. IL
became so irritated until l could not
rest at night and my hair would come
out in punches and became short ana
rough.
Everything / used would cause II
10 grow worse and II continued that
way for about three or four years
While reading the paper / saw the
advertisement OF Cuticura Soap ana
Ointment and sent for a sample. IL
proved so good that | decided to get
some more. | used them as directed
and in two weeks | saw good Ell
feet Now my hair is longer and
looks better than have ever known
It TO be. | give all the credit OF my
cure Of scalp trouble to the Cuticura
Soap and Ointment" (SignedD Mrs
Ella Sheffield, Nov. 80, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment solo
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address posi-
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston. Adv
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
SpoiIs Woman's Fad.

Newport-A woman bather started
the fad here of wearing a garter with
a tiny bell attached. Other women
soon took up the fad and the beach
now fairly tinkles The fad was voted
a great success until man walked
into the dining room of one OF the
hotels with a pink garter around each
OF his trousers leg. to which was at
tached a cowbell The fad blew VI
right there.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11

with respect TO moisture, that Is not
soggy or sticky.
Among the important temperate
zone vegetables that have been more
or less successfully grown are cucuih-
bers. eggplant, lettuce, beans, COW
peas. radishes. carrots, peppers ana
pumpkins In fact. there is httle
reason to doubt that with knowledge
gained through systematic eXperl-
mentation a sufficient supply OF vege-
tables will be produced to replace In a
large measure, the canned and cold
storage products at present consumed
by the white inhabitants. 1t Is true
that many obstacles will be en-
countered in the establishment or an
agriculture upon a modern business
like basis. and much remains to be de-
ter.ained through experimentation, es-
,~cially as to manurial treatment ana
.r to the best varieties of native ana
i.g,ign plants.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
Tomatoes Ripening In February.
Bv Il. X. BENNETT.

BX n. ~
Tho climate OF the Canal Zone IS
humid and typically tropical win
very narrow annual range In tempera-
ture. but with marked contrasts IN
ouantitv OF rainfall. the seasons are
aptly divided into dry and rainy. me
dry season proper begins usually
about the middle OF December al
though there are occasionally con
siderable variation from this. Fairly
heavy precipitation sometimes occurs
in the dry season. particularly on the
Atlantic slope.
Normally the season is character
lied by cloudless skies. constant
winds, and such scanty ralntah that
many crops which made steady growth
throughout the rainy months hasIeh
to maturity, practically cease to grow.
or are completely parcsed unless lrrl-
gated. The prevailing type OF corn
planted about December l usually
natures the latter part OF February.
Northern vegetables are unable 10
survive the dry season. but certain
tropical species and many tropical
fruits are uninjured or only slightly
retarded In growth.
Many trees shed their leaves at TINS
lime of the year which corresponds tc
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
Alfred G. and His Second Wife Give
an Elaborate Dinner to New
4, port Society.

MISUNDERSTANDING closely upon
the elaborate masquerade dinner OF
Mrs. Elsie French Vanderbilt, all
Newport is talking of the novel enter
tainment given by Mr.. and Mrs. Al
fred Gwyne Vanderbilt at their Oak
land Farm home. and those who were
fortunate enough to attend both az
fairs are OF the opinion that the one
arranged by the newest Mrs. Wander
bilt far outshone that Of her predeces-
sor both in novelty and attractiveness.
The dinner was really a return to
the gatherings for which Newport was
famous several years ago. but which
of late years have been succeeded by
the larger and more coldly social en-
tertainments. One Of the features OF
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
10000 THIEVES IN ODESSA
Chief Of Police Declares II to Be the
Most Dishonest Town on
Earth"

st. observation-disclosures is the most
dishonest town on earth" is the asser-
ton of it's police chief In accounting
for the rarity OF arrests and the ire
quency Of burglaries. There are, he
saws. no fewer than 10000 thieves IN
the city, 16 per cent of the population
and the women thieves far outnumber
the men. The harvest time for the
transgressors is In the summer, wheh
all who can afford to leave Odessa In
fear of the cholera. Then round Oh
burglaries starts with which the au-
thorities are utterly unable to cope.
One day recently there were no Few
er than 364 cases against thievery and
the like down for hearing in the local
courts. The arrests number about
score a day. Sentences for theft are
light, as it would be to expensive oth'
erwise.
It is now proposed to transport the
worst of the prisoners.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
OSTERHAUS SEEKS BIRD FARM
Rear Admiral Comes Home From Ger
many and Says He VIII Raise
Canarles.

New York.-Rear Admiral Hugo
Osterhaus, U. s. NJ, retired. who was
in command of the great fleet OF war
ships making up the north Atlantic
squadron at the time of his retire
ment on his sixty-flrst birthday last
June, proposes to start canary bird
farm He is bach from Germany,
where he has been visiting his ninety
one-year-old father. Brig Gen. Peter
]. Osterhaus. U. 8. A., retired, who
has a bird farm in Germany.
Il feel lost without something to
do" said Admiral Osterhaus. and ]
have invented a Job for myself.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11

been clearly shown that the CHIEF
benefit resulting from a vacation OF
two or four weeks spent In the noun
tains. at the lakes or on the seashore
where there is an absence OF the
smoke and dust of the city. is to clear
the head and lungs and make life
worth living until one gets all stuffed
up again with the deadly eflluvium OF
civilization. 1t is held that the gen
eral efficiency Of a community Is ap-
probably lowered under smoky condi-
lions, and that the expense OF the com
munity In the increase of disease and
death far overbalance the industrial
gains that come from an unrestricted
output Of dense. black smoke.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
DIAGNOSING AIR CURRENTS

The most remarkable conclusions
drawn by the writer relate to the We
locity of the upper winds at various
levels. as indicated by the movement
of the train. Between the attitudes
Of 491a and 81 miles the streak lay
in a west wind of over 10 miles an
hour, while at big miles the current
was almost from the east. with We
locity approaching 200 miles an hour
These conclusions hardly agree with
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
DINING FOR 4 CENTS
How TO Live in London on PraC-
ticaIIy Nothing.
Getting a Six Course Mea'-Nisn
Without Price in Billingsgate
and Bones for the Stockpot
at Smithfield.

Iondon.-'I never go without one
good meal a day at least" said the
weary old man with the dropping Tea
lures. I'm shabby, | know want
a shave nut I'm not hungry. Never
nm And why should be. when there
Is plcrt, OF food for all-food in heaps
all over the place, only waiting TO Dc
picked up?
Mind you." he went on, you have
10 walk about a bit to get it.. And you
must have the use of a room, however
humble. You must have. besides
saucepan and a frying pan. Last oil
all you ought to have at least two
pence if you want 10 do the thing II
style
Now. II a man hasn't sufficient
eumption md enterprise to get hold
OF twopence somehow he has no right
TO live at all. so fer as ! can see
Can't he hold a horse for i've MIN
utes? Can't he carry a bag? Can't
he do a bit of grinding In
the street?
iii tell you how to get five course
dinner for nothing at all III tell you
how TO get six course dinner-with
Il gIass of bitter beer thrown in-for
twopence." He considered WINE.
The dinner would consist OF hors
d'oeuvres soup. fish. Joint. cheese and
dessert.
Let US begin with the six course din
ner. Let US see how we can procure
our hors d'oeuvres for nothing. nrst
OF all
I'VE rise early. We don our very
ragged rags, in case OF emergencies
Then we HE us to Billingsgate. There
the statesmen are sorting out their
goods. Frequently they come upon 9
red herring. or bloater or spra'
that has got broken or crushed II
transit. They dare not restore those
damaged goods to the box they have
opened as a sample. The buyers are
not too nice. They would plunge
their hands In among the fish, discover
the damaged one. and use their discov
cry to beat down the salesman
prices. So he throws it away. An'
pick it up and put 1t in my bag
Dried fish, filleted and cut into strips
makes an excellent dish. You get NJ
better at swagger West end hoteI
There is other damaged fish, o
course, which is flung aside, and gath
cred in by you In just the same way
Thus we have, you see, obtaine
courses one and three.
ITO procure the material for sou
we go to Covent Garden marke
There we shall find. amid heaps {
cabbage leaves and other waste greer
stuff, abundance of vegetables-sma
cabbage, potatoes, onions, carrots. tn
nips-whatever happens to be in Sc
son, the spillings from overfull ba
kets. We shall find. also, the fruit Il
our dessert. and II you are fond
beautiful things, you may even pie
up flowers to adorn your table wit
so, you see, we now have cours
one, two, three and six. From Cove
Garden we wend our way 10 Smit
field. There we shall find any amou
OF bones to put in our stockpot und
the stalls, in pals. everywhere. v
shall find odds and ends OF meat. to
for our fourth course. We shall FIJI
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
Canal Zone Farm House.

winter or the dormant season OF
plants In the temperate zones.
The growth of vegetation during the
rainy season Is phenomenal An
abandoned or untenanted clearing Is
quickly covered with a dense tangle of
rapidly growing plants. whilo I'M
seasoned fence posts cut from soft
wood trees, driven into, or in many
cases even laid upon the ground, take
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
Economical Mabel.

Percy (sitting on the parlor sofa
with Mabel by his side)-It's just this
way. Miss Mabel; truly wish 10 get
married. but. above all things, the girl
who consents to be my wife must be
economical
Nabel-Say. Percy. this is getting
interesting Wait a moment till turn
down the gas.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
Wireless at Panama.

The proposed wireless station al
Panama to be erected by the United
States government will be known as
the Darien Radio station. In It's gen
eral equipment It will duplicate the
station at Arlington except that all
three towers will be 600 feet high,
whereas at Arlington only one OF the
trio reaches that height. the other
two being $50 feet shorter. The low
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
New Sanitary Appliance.

An individual shaving cup for each
shave or shaver is the latest SAM
tary barber shop innovation. for which
a patent has been obtained by n Yer
mont man. The cup is made OF para
fin paper. with a thin layer Of soap.
sufficient for a sinela shave coa'iue
the bottom When this has been used
il is intended that il should be throw
away. This greatly reduces The
chances of any exchange Of disease
germs taking place through the me
dunn of the BARRIERS chair
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11

Air currents at a height of bO
miles above the earth are discussed
nv ]. Edmund Clark in the Quarter
Journal of the Royal Meteorological
society. on the basis of observations
made at many places in southern
England and northern France OF the
drift of a particularly bright and per
sistent meteor train seen on the
night of February %. 1909. Mr.. Clark
himself saw the train for 104 minutes
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
nnrse In the Show Ring.

A young horse that has done iit'le
ought to be sound; he has no more
excuse for unsoundness than man
who never stole anything because ne
never had a chance. 1t Is at this point
with young horses that the show ring
should fill one of its most important
functions in awarding premiums not
only to horses that are sound but have
a chance to remain so. There are now
adays a sufficient number of draft
horses of horse character in the ring
so a selection can be made of horse
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
Romantic Start Ends With Wedding.

Binghamton. n. Y.-As result oil
her prank two years ago when she
dropped a slip with her name and ad'
dress OF 1t into a mail box, Miss NIL
dred Norton, clerk in the Uneven
post office, near here, was married TO
Iyey Callow Of Pensacola, Fla. Cal
low, also a post office clerk. found the
note. a correspondence followed and
then came the wedding.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11

medical authorities have pointed out
the iii effects of smoke-fillcd atmos-
phere upon the mental as well as the
physical health of the community, says
the indianapolis News. 1t has been
shown that catarrhal affections, with
their long train of sequelae. particular
ly tuberculosis, are increased. 1t has
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
AGRICULTURE In THE CANAL ZONE

and receiving radius will be about
5000 miles direct reach. 10 the
Arlington station. to san Francisco,
and to Valdiyia. 42O miles south OF
Valparaiso. ON the Pacific, and buenos
Aires on he Atlantic II would
cover a vessel anywhere ON the east
coast az the United States. and com
muucatc with St Vincent. 800 miles
west OF the coast Of Africa.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
GOLF BALL BURST; EYE Is OUT
Son of Assistant United States At
torney Hawken at Washington
D. c., Is Victim.

Washington.-An explosive golf ball
may cost the sight of Stafford Haw-
ken. the twelve-year-old son OF Assist
ant States Attorney Hawken. The
boy is in the hospital, where the ply
sicians declare the sight Of his right
eve is destroyed, but they hope TO
save the Other eye.
Acid in the core of the golf ball ex-
ploded while the lad was engaged In
seeking TO discover the balls compost
ton.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
Aoed Man Makes Long Trip.

Wilmington. Del-Driving one horse
and accompanied only by a dog. Geo.
w Grant, aged eighty, arrived here
from Bellaire. Ohio. having completed
a drive of $50 miles in 46 days. His
children live in Wilmington. He will
make his home here after being absent
46 years.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
A VANDERBILT SOCIAL WAR

taken to the trophy room where dane
ing held sway. The honor guests OF
the occasion we're Mr.. and MIS-
Mitchell Henry of England and among
the guests were Lord Campden OF the
British embassy, Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Oelrichs and Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald
Vanderbilt
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
Lloht Sentence on KILLING Charge.

Munfcrdville, Ky.-Walter Galloway,
having faced an intermediate sentence
OF from two to twenty-one years, found
guilty for the second time of killing
Blise Richardson, was fined one cent
and costs by a jury here.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
Zine Iall Not Needed.

Guthrie, King county, Texas, one OF
the few remaining stands Of the cattle
kings and real cowboys. has a $1,000
iaiI which has not contained King
county prisoner In three years. The
sheriff and his family live in the low
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
Air AduIteratIon

In view Of the recent decision IN
New York court declaring the sWoAe
ordinance of the board of health u".
constitutional. the New York Nedl'"
Record asks the question. why make
laws against food adult,ration, IN the
consumption Of which there Is Mt least
some choice when air adultcrati"n Is
allowed to go mmol"stcd2' I'lS'
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
Find Cats in Mail Bag.

Rochester, n. "a mail bag from
New York city opened in the local
postoffce was found to contain under
the mail matter a cat and four kittens.
All we're alive and apparently unin-
jured.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
"Extraordinary" Experience.

Yes" said a budding woman, given
70 the inordinate use of big words, Il
had pretty bad fall yesterday on the
consecrated sidewalk in front of the
new church. Why. was unconscious
for two whole hours"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
Snake In Fire Hose.

New York.-After tackling several
firemen and biting one, a four-foot
snake that dropped from a fire hose
hung to dry was killed by Smoke"
the company's feline mascot
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11

that combines bulk and conformation
that promises to remain sound or re
cover from accident, and not from
those predestined by faulty conforma-
ton to ndness.-Breeders' Ga
Zette
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
SprInkIIna the Garden.

And the one with the light hair and
pink frock, who Is she?'
"Oh, that is Daisy; she's the flower
Of our family garden"
And DO you ever turn the hose Oh
herr"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
Awakes After 40 DAYS Sleep.

San Jose, Cal.-Wright Kesbel of
Tennessee, awoke here after 40 days
sleep, apparently sound and well. Sew
eral physicians had worked over him
without results.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
Bible Sale Proves Disastrous.

Washington.-Alfre H. Grey, who
sold bible for 60 cents, with which
he bought whisky. was fined $40 for
the offense.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11

the dinner was the wonderful red and
white electrical display. During the
dinner the guests were RECALLED with
plantation songs by Ministries brought
from New York. and hundreds OF Mr..
vanderbilts farmer neighbors gather
ed to hear this singing.
Just after midnight the guests were
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11

the prevailing conception OF the
stratOsphere as region or gentle
winds.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
Not Near-Wit.

What do you think of that joke
about the end OF the world!
ut is too far-fetched."
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11

Lack Of nerve keeps lots OF us out
OF iall
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11

or part Of the Jail building. Guthrie
has no county attorney and there is
not a practicing attorney in the
county.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11

Rear Admiral Hugo Osterhaus.
have brought over twelve canary
birds and am going to start a bird
farm like my fathers. / shall raise
doves on my farm. too, and call them
doves of peace.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-10-11
Foley Kidney Pills Relieve

promptly the suffering due to weak. in
active kidneys and painful bladder action
They offer powerful help to nature
in building up the true excreting kid
nev tissue. in restoring normal action
and in regulating bladder Irregularities
Try them.
Bisbee daily review., 1913-03-18
To CLEAR TIMBER AND
OPEN UP FARM LANDS

WASHINGTON, D. C. March TO-
The government is selling 2e7,OOO'oOO
board feet of timber in the Priest
River valley of the Kaniksu National
Forest, Idaho. This sale differs from
most Of those made by the govern
meut in handling its national forest
timber business. Not merely the
ripe timber will be sold 70 make
room for a new crop, but on part of
the area the purchasers will be ex-
pected 70 take everything in sight,
after the time-honored fashion OF
most numbering that is done on pri-
yate lands. In short, the forest will
be destroyed.
In the Kaniksu sale part OF the
area will be clear-cut because the
land is more valuable for agriculture
than for forests. Stump land in the
same neighborhood sells for as high
as $40 or $50 an acre; sometimes
even more. While the present stand
of timber on the best land within
the forest is, according to the forest
service. in general worth more than
the land apart from the timber, the
annual returns obtainsble from farm
crops make agriculture the best form
Of use for this land.
To open to homestead entry land
with from $4,000 to $1,000 worth OF
timber on each homestead until, as is
the case on many homestead areas
on the Kaniksu. tends to put prem
Jun on its entry by timber specula-
tors. From the spectators they go
TO lumber companies, and the lum-
Der companies may hold back agri-
cultural development either by keep
ing the timber intact for long per-
Tod. or by cutting the land clean
and then holding it at price which
the prospective homebuilder looking
for cheap land to develop can not
pay. Therefore the government does
not open to entry heavily timbered
agricultural land on national forests
until after the timber has been cut
off.
In this instance the federal gov
eminent will receive about se5O,0Oo
for the timber, OF which sum s225.oOO
will 90 to the benefit OF the state for
public schools and good roads, and
the rest will be covered into the
treasury. All told. the yearly re-
eeipts from the national forests have
been about 100000. Of which tim
Der sales have contributed about one
half. but the forest service reports
that the demand for government tim
Der is now increasing rapidly. Since
July / twice as much timber has
been sold as was sold in the entire
preceding i2 months, and while the
timber will be paid for only as it Is
removed during a term of years the
forestry officials expect to see the
timber receipts mount up fast each
year during the period Immediately
ahead