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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-30


la STA, the women folk must have
enjoyed a much higher and more
honorable and happier position
than at the present time, for today
they are esteemed greatly inferior TO
men.
Ii is really no wonder that one ire
Quently hears from the lips OF some
OF these poor creatures the patheuc
exclamation. "Oh. God, why was not
born a boy-life would then have been
30 much easier to bear!"
When a boy is born there is great
rejoicing. but when the hopes OF
male child are disappointed, one Of
ten hears the sad saying only a
girl!"
Unfortunate little creature, she Is
unwelcome! The 8yah or nurse, Is
in a bad temper and the unhappy
mother has to suffer for the unful-
filed desire. In all probability she
will lose the favor Of her lord and
master and this is almost certain to
be the case when she Is SO unlucky
as to present him with "a second
daughter. In his rage and chagrin
he will introduce a new bride into his
anderson" or woman's quarters;
that is to say il he can afford to add
to his household.
Female Children UnweIcope.
As for the poor little girlchild-
little attention and care, to say moth
ing Of parental affection, is bestowed
upon her. II she Is strong and healthy
she will live. II not, she will die and
will not be much lamented. A com
mon cradle is good enough for her
in place of the costly and luxurious
cot that would have been though
none too fine for a boy The poo
nurse. frightened. trembles when sh'
announces the sex of the child to thu
Agah, for the disappointed and angr,
man In his rage is not unlikely II
give the order that she is Ito ca
sticks" the Persian euphemism 70
punishment with the bastinado, o
whipping the soles of the feet will
thin rods. This wrathful feeling to
wards his wife may even 90 SO IA
as divorce for her omission to provide
him with an heir.
Girls seldom are sent to school, an,
1t is a rare thing to find a Persian
woman who can 80 much as read o
write. There are no such tnstitu
lions as girls schools.
The features are concealed benin,
the rouband, a long. narrow whit
veil which is fastened at the back o
the head over the chadar by tw,
hooks. or In some cases by an elabo
rate clasp of silver or gold filigree
either plain or studded with gems
This veil is pierced just in front o
the eyes, the opening being covere'
with lace, to form a window from
which the wearer can look out with
out being herself visible. Not eve
her hands may be seen, 30 they ar
always carefully wrapped in tn
chadar.
The lifting of the veil (zefaf)
the most important event In the LII
of the Persian girl, and until thi
moment arrives her sole duty Is t
look pretty, making herself attractiv
by the use of innumerable cosmetics
paints and hairwashes which ar
found in every anderson" SO ths
her good looks may be the subjee
of conversation and find her q hui
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-30
Tests Of Wisdom.

"Of course. you rely on the wisdom
Of the plain people?"
Yes" replied the statesman. But
there are times when I expect them to
be wise enough to recognize the fact
that my wisdom 10 superior to theirs
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-30
San Antonio Gives $1,000.

San Antonio, Tex.-San Antonio do
mated more than $1,000 Saturday to-
ward raising the fund of $4,000 for
constructing a Texas building at the
San Francisco-Panama Exposition.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-30
SLENDER OR PLUMP WOMEN
pisaoreelng a. to the Best
Female Type.

One of the London papers has put
the question to its readers, rs the
slender woman or the plump woman
the ideal type?" II arose from dis
agreement among the physiological
and artistic authorities, Kate Epson
Clark writes In Leslie's. The American
doctors have declared that the plump
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-30

William Edes These
Wilson members OF the
location OF
chief
engineer the this work by
located
q once to o
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-30

always anxious to get their daugh-
tiers married as early as possible. and
many girls. especially among the
well-todo classes, are betrothed
while stiTl mere children.
Unless the husband-to-be can bride
the go-between, who arranges the mar
rage, he rarely sees the face OF his
bride until the ceremony takes place
and then 1t is only by hiding him
behind a curtain, where he can OBJ
serve without betraying his presence.
When the preliminaries have been
settled to the satisfaction of the two
families the bridegroom is expected
to make some handsome present.
such as a shawl or a diamond ring to
the girl The, details of the dowry.
the most important part OF the nego
tiations, must then be decided upon
AS in most cases there Is no immedl-
ate hurry, the bride and groom being
still infants, this mercenary haggllng
Is often carried on for months, or
even years. before the parties come
to terms.
Ready cash forms the most desired
contribution. and jewelry, dresses.
land houses, cattle, even slaves, and,
last OF all. a copy of the Koran beau
tifully bound In velvet or brocade.
are included In the inventory OF the
dowry provided by q wealthy bride
groom.
All Persians are very superstitious.
and the day for the wedding cannot
be fixed without the dictum OF the
mullah. or priest, who consults the
Koran for a propitious time.
Marriage during the two mourning
months of Moharram and Safar would
be considered sacrilege. neither may
1t take place when an eclipse of the
sun or the moon is looked for or In
the fasting month Of Ramadan.
rich wedding Is a sight well worth
seeing Usually all the male attend
ants are mounted, q number OF serv-
ants carry trays Of sweetmeats. cakes.
fruits and bottles of rose-water. with
which they sprinkle the hands and
| faces OF the onlookers.
When the party arrives at the house,
musicians play and dancers receive
them. The women, with the bride In
their midst, watch the performance
from the fiat roof of the anderson
: or women's quarters, and welcome the
bridegroom and his followers with
| piercing, shriif and high-pitched cries.
All the guests crowd into the re-
|, ception room. where the principal
visitors take their places round the
walls. The room is partitioned by a
curtain. behind which the women sit
all deeply yelled. The mullah address
ing the bride, through the curtain
asks her II she is willing to accept
the young man whom her parents
have selected. as her husband. This
question Is repeated three times, bu,
no reply Is expected. silence being
taken as the sign of acQuiescence. The
man is next INTERCEPTED in like man
ner and also remains silent
The young bride Is taken to heI
new home just before sunset, her prog
ress being the occasion of another
great display.
The bride. aged perhaps barely
twelve years, rides a richly-capari
soned horse. whose saddle IL bidder
under fine cashmere sbawls which
hang right down to the ground.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-30
Another BIG Well Brought In.

Mexia, Textile Central Texas Oil
and Gas Company brought in a six.
inch gas well Wednesday on the Joe
Kennedy lease about five miles west
of Mexia.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-30
Senator Bradley Dead.

Washington.-William o. Bradley,
United States senator from Kentucky,
died Saturday after lingering Ill.
ness aggravated by a fall.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-30
TampIeo Improves Under Rebel Rule.

Washington-Condit at TampicO
continue to improve. and the secre-
tary OF the navy granted permission
to refugees now al Galveston, who
claimed they we're brought from Tam
pico against their will, 10 return on.
the transport Hancock.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-30
Wool Movement is Now On.

Lampasss. Tex -Shearing Of sheep
and hauling Of WOOL TO Lampasas 10
be stored, awaiting sales later, begun
last week
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-30
Interurpan Will Be BuiIt.

Temple, Tex-Actual work on con-
struction of the proposed interurbaR
railway to connect Waco and Austin
via Temple is to begin soon.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-30
Fewer Mining Accidents.

A statement issued by the state
department Of mines shows that the
fatal accidents in and about the b.
luminous coal mines for the three
months ending March 81. 1914. num-
bered los as against 126 for the same
period in 1913. The inside accidents
numbered IS as against liz and the
accidents on the surface 10 as
against IA.
OF the ss killed inside during 1914
&c were killed by falls, "a by mine
cars. by suffocation from gas, / by
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-30
Third Company Files New Rates.

Austin, Tex. - The Southwestern
Surety of Denison, Texas. Wednesday
filed for use in Texas the reduced
wprkmen's compensation rates. This
is the third company to thus file the
rates.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-30
SILL In Doubt.

Why didn't you marry, old chap"
do you think a man could procure
all the necessities OF life on $1,000
year."
"Of course; but not the Injuries"
We'll, l haven't decided yet whether
3 wife 10 a necessity or a luxury"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-30
Relative Values.

Dunbar-Did the woman who sued
Pollard Doubleday get anything?
Sprague-No; but she got more than
Mrs. Doubleday did.-Judge.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-05-30
SPORT
IN !
ALBANIA

HE announcement that
Prince William of WED oc-
cupies the throne of Albania
will give birth to some hope
OF sufficient tranquility be-
ing restored to allow OF
shooting there again: at
any rate, In that part of the
country which is opposite
Corfu. For two years this
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-11

General Secretary Iowa State Sunday
School Association
tematic study Of the word. A place has
been provided for every age from the
cradle to the grave. regardless of rank
or station. None too rich. none too poor:
none too high, none too low: none too
good. none TOO bad; none too young.
none too old; none too intelligent, none
too ignorant.
The modern Sunday school provides
d place for all OF these. Our aim Is
winning Iowa to Christ" our means.
teaching the word" our business,
getting folks and the word together"
Results expected: Conversion. Christian
service, Christian character and Chris
tian citizenship both here and In the
world to come. 1t emphasizes service
and provides q means for expression
through the varied activities Of the
twentieth century Sunday school. The
present Sunday school Is not satisfied
with merely teaching the word The
lesson is not taught until 1t finds ex-
preston In the lives Of the taught and
manifests itself through the church ac-
tivities
The forty ninth annual convention of
the Iowa State Sunday School associa-
ton will be held at Shenandoah. la. Ii
is designed as a meeting place for all
the forces throughout the state The
program is planned to meet the needs
Of county and township officers and de.
partmental superintendent. pastors,
Sunday school superintendent. officers
teachers and individual workers In
short, any one who is interested IN sys.
tematic Bible study. soul winning and
intelligent Christian service and the
development Of personal workers will
nnd something to meet their needs.
The association is directly managed
by a general secretary, Mr.. w. ID
Stem: an assistant general secretary
Mr.. w. III. Rockefeller, and an Office
secretary, Miss Hannah Graham Thes.
are directly responsible for the rec
ords. held work and general admins
tration of the business end Of the az
ISOLATION.
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The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-11
ELM GRoVE-GARFIELD

Married, June 4th, 1914, at the
home of the officiating minister, Mr..
! Lloyd Williams OF Oskaloosa, Miss
Hazel Reynolds of Garfield township,
and Thomas Jones OF Harrison town
ship. Miss Mary Reynolds and Her
bert Worthy did the honors OF brides
maid and best man. The bride is the
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. +.
&C. Reynolds and has grown to WON
anhood in this neighborhood where
she is highly respected by large cir
Gle of friends Mr.. Jones is the eldest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Jones
and has grown to young manhood in
our midst where he is much respect
ed for his upright and industrious
life. They will make their home in
Oskaloosa where Mr.. Jones has a po-
sition with the Kalbaeh Lumber Co.
Both will be missed from the Sunday
School and social life of the commun-
lity. There was a reception held at
the home of the brides parents Thurs
day night when about sixty invited
guests partook of a bountiful supper.
The young couple were the recipients
of many useful presents.
| The young folks of Elm Grove spent
! Wednesday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Amos Chord of OskalOosa and
report a fine time.
Miss Josie Smart has returned tC
Des Moines after spending a few
days at the home of her father, Geo
Smart.
! Mrs. Jennie Robertson of OskalOo
sa and Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Plate,
were Sunday visitors at the home Oi
Ross Colville.
Mrs. 2. T. McFadden and Mrs. Al.
bert Westercamp are visiting friends
in Davenport, Iowa.
Mr.. John Peters has a fine new
! barn completed 1t has cement base
ment and is protected by lightning
rods.
We had quite a downpOur OF rain
! Wednesday afternoon, accompanied
by high wind and some hail. 1t broke
limbs from trees. blew down a corn
crib on the Y. TMcFadden farm and
took out a few trees for VIII Wilson
Mrs. Albert Stringfellow Of Oska
Iloosa is visiting at the +. c. Reynolds
home
Mr.. Edward Worthy is under the
doctors care with sore eye which
doesn't seem to be improving as il
should
Mr.. Richard Davis and family Of
White City visited relatives here last
week.
June 8. X.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-11
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN

For the week ending June I, 1914.
Des Moines, Iowa.
The week was hot, and up TO Thurs
day night, very dry. The average tenn
.perature was. about six degrees above
the normal and the daily readings
we're the highest recorded this seas
on. Showers were frequent over the
larger part of the state during the
last three days and the rainfall was
excessive in some localities, espec-
tally in the east-central and north
western counties. Following are some
of the greatest amounts reported:
Wright county, 6.6l inches; Marshall,
I513; Osceola, 4.97; Dickinson, Az;
Linn, 4.63; Black Hawk, 4.53 and
Scott, 4.3s inches. The rainfall was
practically nil over the south central
counties, and within this area all
crops except corn, suffered from lack
of moisture, and stock water is get
ting scarce. Over the balance of the
state, all crops are in line condition
and were greatly improved by the
Timely rains The week, as a whole,
was exceptionally favorable for farm
work and the growth of vegetation
but considerable damage was done in
the area of heaviest rainfall by the
floods and soil erosion. Some dam
age also resulted from wind squalls
hail and lightning. Probably the
most destructive storm of the week
occurred In the northern part of o.
Brien county or Friday night. Con
siderable alfalfa was put up during
the week In the best OF conditions
and some clover will be cut during
the coming week.
| Following is summary showing
condition OF crops on June LIST, as
compared with the average OF past
years on that date: Corn, l0l pei
cent; oats SO; spring wheat SO; win
ter wheat IS; barley IS; rye 81; fax
s6; potatoes. 80: tame hay 80; wild
hay 95; pastures 81; alfalfa i01: ap
pies SIS; plums rs; peaches (Southern
Iowa. 81; grapes 80: strawberries
80; raspberries 80; blackberries 81;
cherries 81.
GEO. NJ. CHAPEL.
Section Director
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-11

To the old dear boys in. blue, the
remnant of that mighty army OF 1861
to 1865, ! give you this thought Tae
drum and the sword and musket have
been laid away, the wounds of the
war healed. up, and the command,
Close up, close up" is given more
frequently, and the long line of blue
that few years ago extended from
ocean to ocean Is now made up or
an outpost here and there. And yet,
boys, your children, grandchildren
and greatgrandChildren have filled
up the gaps with love and thoughts
Of the dear faces and forms gone for
ever from our sight; and when the
last command is given to close up,
and the last long roll beat, remember
that the dear ones left behind will
continue to meet on this glorious
day, recount your deeds of ValoF and
hardship, and place on your graves,
during all the future years, so long
as liberty and freedom is our portion,
the flowers of hope and remem-
brance, and water them with tears
of love.
The muffled drums sad roll has beat
The soldiers last tattoo;
No more on Lies parade shall meet
Inc brave and fallen few.
On Fame's eternal camping ground
Their silent tents are spread,
And Glory guards, with solemn round
The biVOuac of the dead.
The great Grand Army may march
by, but the coming generations will
always love and cherish the old boys
in blue. Here are three cheers for
the living and tears for the dead.
May God bless you all and make you
happy to the end.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-11
CONVENTION OF
FEDERATED LABOR
ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON THE
VARIOUS STRIKES EXISTING.
OSKALOOSA STRIKE MENTIONED
The Mystic Workers Are Meeting in
the Tenth Biennial Conference In
Cedar Rapids - Rivalry for
Newt Meeting.

Davenport, June 9.-The Iowa state
federation of labor opened its 22nd
annual convention at the St James
Hotel here this morning with 200 in
attendance.
Action OF the federation on strikes
in Michigan, Colorado and West Viz
ginia is expected to be the main feat
ure of the meeting. No factionalism
is expected to develop according TO
L.e statements of officials.
President j. II. Strieth, of Sioux
City, in his annual report told OF the
growth of the federation during the
past year and lamented the fact that
the difficulty with the building trades
union in Des Moines had not been
settled
In speaking of the strike in Oska-
oosa he said: The lesson learned
by organized labor in this strike will
not soon be forgotten and hereafter
when a franchise is to be given by
the public, organized labor will see
to it that their interests are properly
protected before going to the polls to
vote away their valuable rights"
r. A. Evans, president of the tri-
city federation of labor, called the
convention to order and Mayor Muei-
Ter gave the address of welcome.
Only a morning session was held
today as a boat ride is the feature of
this afternoon.
The Mystic Workers.
Cedar Rapids, June 9.-Between
1900 and 1900 delegates are here in
attendance at the tenth biennial con-
ference of Mystic Workers OF the
World. Delegates from many states
we're present when the meeting was
called TO order today at the auditor
ium.
Addresses of welcome were given
by the mayor for the city government,
by a member of the Commercial club
and other organizations. Responses
we're made by Supreme Master j.
Ross Mittey, J. r. Walsh and A. D..
SchOch.
The new officers will be elected this
afternoon. Grand Rapids, Mich, and
Peoria, ILL.,, are fighting for the next
meeting.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-11
BIRTHS, DEATHS. MARRIAGES

WERDEBAUGH - Earl F. Verde
baugh, the infant son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
J. r. Werdebaugh, died Monday, June
g, 1914, at 500 o'clock a. m. at the
home of the parents, No. All X ave
nue. East Funeral Tuesday, June 8,
at 800 o'clock p. m. Interment in
Forest cemetery. Earl was born in
the month of May of this year. HIS
father, J. X. Werdebaugh, and his
mother. whose maiden name was Arr
IONA Faith, were both born In Penn
sylvania. Death resulted from pneu-
monia of four weeks duration His
father, mother, one sister, and six
brothers are left to mourn.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-11
INTHE DISTRICT COURT
Disposition Of Various Matters by
Judge and Jury.

Judge Willcockson convened dis
triet court for a few hours yesterday
AFTERNOON for the purpose OF approx
ing the sale of the laundry property
in the case of John w. Tilton VS..
the Monarch Steam Laundry and
making an order regarding the dis
tribution of money received from
such sale. The laundry was sold at
receivers auction sale several days
ago for $l2,600. The court ordered
yesterday that $3.50 of this money be
turned over to the clerk OF courts
for the payment of certain accrued
debts and tnat $4,000 of it be dis
tributed among the creditors accord
ing TO the provisions OF the order.
The remainder of the money is to be
held by the receiver. The order pro-
vided that the American Laundry Ma
chinery Co. and the Tokhein Manu-
featuring Co. are 10 be paid in fun
out of the $500 and that the remain
der shall be distributed pro rata
among the secured creditors. The
distribution is to be made by the
receiver, S. V. Reynolds, within five
days and a full and complete report
is to be filed by the receiver before
9 o'clock a. m, June %. The Amer
lean Laundry Co. will get S2,496.3S
and the Tokhein Co. S404.49. The re-
ceiver was further ordered TO execute
the deeds to the property for the
purchaser, James DeBoard.
The next session of the court will
convene at 9 a. m. Monday, June %.
Final reports were approved by the
court yesterday in the guardianship
of Clifford Evans, guardianship OF
Irene Newbrand, and the estate OF
Francis Ireland.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-11

l-NSSi " ShdNC SOHNSHbiOU
andoah, la, Planned to Meet Needs
of County and Township Officers, De-
partmental Superintendents, Pastors
and Teachers.
The Iowa State Sunday School asso-
citation is an INSTRUMENTATION or
ganized agency for the promotion of
greater efficiency in the Protestant
evangelical schools of the state.
Its purpose is to increase the eff
cheney of every Sunday school in Iowa,
with a view to winning boys and girls
and men and women to Jesus Christ
through the study Of Gods word and
building them up in Christian charac
ter, thus making a better citizenship
for tomorrow.
1t cultivates the spirit Of co-opera-
ton, while at the same time 1t develops
UNCONVENTIONAL loyalty. 1t brings the
strong schools into helpful contact with
the weak, promotes the latest and most
approved features of Sunday school
work in organization. Bible study.
training, evangelism and general etti
cheney.
1t promotes graded lessons and grad
ed instruction, teacher training, cradle
roll, home departments, systematic
missionary instruction and giving 1t
encourages temperance instruction and
pledge signing.
1t is auxiliary to the international
Sunday School associa ton, which has
given us both the international Uni
form Lessons and the international
Graded Lessons and made possible the
great wealth of lesson helps and help
full books at reasonable prices. IL has
given TO us the blackboard, the map
and many other modern articles Of
equipment that have proved success.
full in the religious education of the
young.
1t is a federation of the Protestant
evangelistic schools Of Iowa for the
purpose of making possible a more sys
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-11
Both Claimed Lake Bed.

The state executive council has had
to deal with one of the old lake bed
cases left over from a previous admin
istration. In the case of drainage of
Rat lake, there we're two farmers
claimed a right to twenty-a acre
tract, as each one had land adjoining
1t. They appeared before the council
and had a trial lasting all one day,
and that evening the two met and
agreed upon division, dismissins
their suit.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-11
SEEK 800 BODIES IN WRECK
Canadian Officials Start Search for
Dead In sunken Empress
Of ireland.

Rimouski, Que. June 9.-The first
step toward recovering the eight hun
dred OF more bodies in the wrecked
Empress of Ireland was taken when a
diver descended from the Canadian
government lighthouse tender Druid
and for more than an hour explored
accessible parts of the sunken liner.
The Empress was found to be lying
on its side In about one hundred and
eighty feet OF water.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-06-11
Rendered Unconscious.

During severe electric storm at
North MeGregor. the Berry hotel was
struck by lightning. Miss Anna Berry
was leaning on the cash register and
was knocked unconscious by the
shock.