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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17
NAMUR AND BANK OF ENGLAND

True" courteousy replied MIR Cod
frey; but am no more exposed than
your majesty"
Yet" returned the king, 81 am in
my duty, and therefore have a more
reasonable claim to preservation"
AT this moment cannon ball. fired
from the ramparts, struck Michael
Godfrey and killed him instantly
This sad event greatly affected Will
liam and he commanded the body TO
be taken to England, where IL was
laid to rest in st. Swithin's church.
near the Bank of England. In the
church records Godfreys memory ia
honored thus:
He died bachelor, much lamented
by all his friends, relations and ac-
qualntances, for his integrity. hIs
knowledge and the sweetness of b,s
manners"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17

PUBLISHERS OPPOSE
WAR TAX PROVISION
Claims Made That II Would Cause
Endless Trouble and Delay to AZ
fix Stamps to Packages.

Washington .-Newspape publishers
generally are preparing to ask the
senate to change that portion of the
house war revenue bill providing for
stamp on the bills of ladng on all
packages. The newspaper owners do
not object to paying the tax, but con
tend that neither the railroads nor
other transportation companies will
hold their cars until newspaper pack
ages are checked, stamped and re-
ceipted for.
Pittsburg newspaper publishers who
have inquired into the effect of that
section of the bill as passed suggest
that a tax could be imposed on the
basis of sworn circulation.
Newspapers are not delivered in
freight Offices" says a statement is
sued by the Pittsburg publishers.
They are taken direct to trains (pas-
senger trains) at the last possible mo-
ment before departure. Facilities for
issuing bills of lading or receipts are
lacking at trains.
ITO comply with provisions of the
proposed law would require news
paper publishers to go to press many
hours before time of shipment and
their news value would become of lit
tie worth. Many hours time and great
labor would be required to make out
manifests for each bundle and affix
stamps thereto with still additional
delay made necessary for cancellation
of same by railroad employees. making
a compliance with the requirements of
the Proposed tax practically a physical
impossibility.
We respectfully suggest that in
steadtof stamps being placed on mani
tests or bills of lading for cancellation
that each newspaper be taxed on it's
sworn circulation statement now made
semi-annually to the United States
government and paid daily, weekly,
monthly, semiannuaily or annually, as
may be imposed. either applying on
post business or payable in advance
at is worthy of note that news
papers mailed through the United
States postoffices are received and de-
livered without affixing any stamps
and special arrangements for weekly
payment being in effect. The recog-
milton on the part of the postoffice
department of the necessities of
daily newspaper establishes a prece-
dent that might consistently be APP
piled in the application of the pro-
posed tax legislation,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17
New Lien Bill Becomes a Law.

Austin, Textile governor Friday
signed house bill No. IS, the landlord 8
lien bill, which was received in the
executive office on Sept. %, the last
day of the second called session. 1t
will become effective ninety days
from Friday.
This bill amends article SAT-, re-
vised civil statutes. relating to the
landlords lien law so as to provide
that such lien as to agricultural prod,
ucts when stored in public or bonded
warehouses regulated and controlled
by law of the, state Of Texas shall
continue so long as such products re-
main in such warehouses.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17
TEXAS FARMERS URGED
TO RAISE MORE HOGS
Should Cultivate Forage Crops With
Which to Fatten Hogs for Mar
ket-A Way Out.

Mr.. c. c. French. secretary of the
Southwestern Boys and Girls Clubs,
and a member of the advisory board
of the Texas Industrial Congress, is
earnestly urging the farmers who in
tend to reduce their cotton acreage
next year to cultivate forage crops
with which to fatten hogs for the mar
ket
In a letter to the congress. Mr.
French says:
Il have read with much interest OF
the efforts that are being made to
reduce the cotton acreage. but so far
nothing has been done to show the
farmer what he can substitute, profit
ably, for cotton, or how to procure
live stock for feeding purposes
The situation reminds me of a
story | once read: Once upon a
time the story goes, the king of
France decided to declare war on
Italy, and called upon his generals
and engineers for plans to get the
completed the king said. Now we will
declare war Then the kings fool
said, Your Majesty. your plans for
getting your army into Italy are all
right. but where are your plans for
getting your army out of Italy?
Then the king threw a chair at the
fool, but war was not declared
so the cotton farmer must have
the scheme of reducing the cotton
acreage, and planting other crops.
IF a cotton growing community
wants to secure mich cows, let it
form an organization and adopt the
Moser dairy plan as outlined by the
Texas Industrial Congress; if it wants
brood sows, let them follow the ex-
ample of San Angelo and Pecos.
These two communities called
meeting of their Chambers of Com
merce and business men, and a
finance committee was formed; then
every farmer who wanted one or more
SOWS WAS l1Nileu 10 Sigh up lOT tnt
number he wanted. The finance COM
mittee passed on each mans ability to
handle the number of sows he order
ed, and his ability to meet his obliga-
tons. Then car of sows was
bought and paid for by the finance
committee; the hogs were dipped and
inoculated to prevent them from TAX
ing cholera They were sold at the
market price for meat hogs, with
cost of dipping, vacinating and
freight charges.
IL am glad to say that the Fort
Worth stock yards and its allied in
terests have made arrangements by
which communities that get together
like Fort Stockton, Pecos. San An
gelo and other points and act in con-
junction with their Chambers of Com
merce and banks. can be supplied
with high-grade or registered hogs,
which will be sent out properly i'm
munized against cholera, under SUI
pervision of the state sanitary board"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17

The home builder and housekeeper
make themselves active agents in
the spread of consumption when they
SO arrange the dwelling place that it
lacks sufficient ventilation, particu-
larly In sleeping rooms. A lOw-ceiled,
tight little room, with only a fraction
or the air space needed for single
healthy adult, and with the windows
kept closed in winter to retain the
warmth, affords ideal conditions for
the development of the disease. Bad
air debilitates and weakens the whole
system. poisons the blood. and makes
the tissues, especially the lung tissues
"a veritable hOtbed for the propaga-
ton of the germs. The story-and-a-
half house. with the contracted space
and slOping ceilings given to it's sleep
ing rooms. is a menace to the health
OF all who live in it, whether it be
called cottage or bungalow"
The impression that tuberculosis
prevails chiefly in the cities is an I'M
founded delusiOn. II is quite natural
that such an impression should pre-
vail, for we are accustomed to asso-
ciate with country living, an album.
dance of pure, fresh air, plenty Of
room indoors and an unconstrained
observance of the laws of health. But
the actual conditions are found to be
20 often at variance with this ideal
as to compel even the most jealous
advocates of country living to admit
that the mere fact of ones living in
the country is no security against con
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17
First Deputy Governor Of Great Brit
ish Financial Institution Killed
in the Trenches.

BY a strange coincidence Namur.
the Belgian city which is fighting so
prominently in the great European
war, is connected with a stirring story
concerning the Bank of England. says
London Tit-Bits.
As everyone knows, William Patter-
son, Scottish farmer, was the found
er of the great institution in Thread
needle street. His plan for national
bank was submitted to the govern
ment in 1891, but 1t was not till three
years later that the chancellor of the
exchequer. Mr.. Montague, and Mi
chael Godfrey, one of the richest mer-
chants in London, put the scheme into
operation. At this time England was
at war with France, and Godfrey, who
was the banks first deputy governor.
left his peaceful occupation to visit
Namur, then being vigorously be-
sieged by the English forces under
William III. Godfrey had undertaken
this perilous journey in order to con-
suit the king respecting the supply OF
money to the army necessary to carry
on the war. Thinking that the safest
place would naturally be somewhere
near his majesty, Michael ventured in
to the trenches and soon caught the
eye of the king.
Mr.. Godfrey" said William, grave
ly, Il think you ought not to run this
risk. You are q civilian and can be
OF no use here"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17

spread OF this dread disease can be-
prevented. and that it can, within
reasonable period, be banished from
the land, just as yellow fever has been
banished from regions once looked up
on as its permanent, heaven-oTdained
habitant. One would think that the
narrowing spectacle of 1900 OF our
people dying every week OF the year as
result of our careless seed-sowing
would kindle in every breast a deter
mination to stop 1t. But such a result
can be secured only by such co-opera-
ton on the part of the public with pa
tients and their families as involves
the sacrifice of mucn money on the
one hand, and of much affectionate sen
timent and some liberty" on the other
1t depends largely on the answer made
to the question. Can our people rise
to the high altruistic level necessary for
such sacrifices?" whether or not con
sumption shall be banished in a gen
GRAFTON. From what we now know
regarding the spread of tuberculosis
1t is plain that If we would prevent the
scattering of the seed we must isolate
those who scatter it, II should be-
done as kindly and with as much re-
gard TO the affections of patient and
family as possible. but it should be
done Every citizen should take
hand in the work Of stamping out this
fearful disease, which takes such
heavy yearly toll. Urge your senator
and representative to support any
measure looking to this end
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17
s45. ooo. 600 for Cotton Crop.

Dallas, Tex.-Forty-five million dol
lars will be available to care for the
cotton situation in Texas, as a result
of the st. Louis plan, provided that
Texas raises its full quota of $15,000,-
900 toward underwriting the PROPOSE
ton. In other words, Texas will re-
ceive 81 for every 81 it raises.
These facts were made known Fri
day by r. II. Stewart. president of
the Dallas Clearing House Associa-
ton. following a meeting of that body,
at which the plan was unanimously
approved. The st. Louis plan aims at
providing s150,OO0.OOO to finance the
surplus of this years cotton crop.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17

latures, for combating the white
plague, a fraction of the moneys
which they would freely vote to pro-
tect voyagers from the less destruc-
tive white caps of the sea. Yet the
ravages OF tuberculosis are far more
easily preventable than are the calam-
tiles attendant on ocean traffic.
Our foe is an invisible one. 1t Is
true he marches upon us millions
strong, but we know OF his presence
only by his works We call him the
white plague" because OF the color
he gives the tubercles ("tubers."
"lumps") which he causes to grow In
our lungs and elsewhere in our bodies.
When we hunt for him with micro
scope we find he is a bacillus, or won
derfully small, rodlike plant or germ,
which, having found his way, say, to
our lungs. propagates himself with
greater or less rapidity according to
the circumstances surrounding him.
The little invader may find his way
into the body through lungs, stomach
or skin.
The old-time belief that tuberculosis
was hereditary is now known to be
unfounded. Unless il is cOmmunicat.
ed to a child after birth he may never
know the disease. He may, however.
inherit a bodily condition which pre-
disposes him to afford a ready lodg-
ment of the germs in his tissues. The
disease never comes of itself" 1t
requires the planting of a specific
seed, ripened in some other organ
ism. No one can become infected
with human tuberculosis unless some
other person or animal, infected there
with, has scattered the germs upon
the ground, in the house, upon bed
ding, clothing or food, from which,
through the air we breathe. the food
we eat, or otherwise, they may enter
into our bodies. II is communicated,
through these carelessly scattered
germs-oftenest from the dried spit
of a consumptive-from one person to
another, until a whole family or
group OF families may become agen-
cies for the spread of the disease.
Whole tribes and nations have been
known to be free from tuberculosis
until some traveller brought it to them,
perhaps unconsciously in his own
sputa, or in the clothing or bedding.
it may be. of some companion who
had died of II.
A secondary source of the disease
is found in the fact that the tuber-
culosis OF animals is very nearly the
same as that in man, and so it may be
communicated through the eating of
milk or meat of infected animals. In
innate association with a person hav-
ing the disease-sleeping in the same
bed, drinking and eating from the
same vessels, kissing and fondling.
and breathing the dust raised by
sweeping rooms inhabited by such
is the most common way in which tu
berculosis is spread. The dwellings
in which one or more cases of the dis
ease have occurred, without the OBJ
servance OF modern sanitary precau-
tons have often become effective in
for propagating the
after family contract
ing it as each has successfully occu-
pied the house.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17

lief that water does not remain long
In the stomach, but passes within a
few minutes into the intestines.
1t is true that water flows on quick
ly if the stomach is empty, cold water
taking ten minutes and warn water
five on the average. But II the stomach
contains the smallest quantity of food
the water will remain ia 1t several
hours.
The X-ray has revealed another er-
ror. one of sensation felt by the sick,
which is the belief that the stomach is
full when IT is absolutely empty, or
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17
Cute"

The word cute" which is a short
ened form of acute, is not classical
English, and 1t is not to be wondered
at that you failed to find il in the die
tlonaries you consulted. 1t is a colo
quail Amer canism and might almost
be classed as slang. II has two mean
ings In the first place II means clever.
especially in looking out for ones own
advantage In petty ways. shrewd.
smart. as "a cute trick. II also means
small and pretty. attractive. az "a
cute baby" "A cute little watch"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17
THE WEATHER

Carothers Observatory Force st.
General Weather Movements Due 10
Gross United States, Week OF Octo-
Der t-18, 1914.
cool WAVE SERIES, no. Due
for its next recurrence in Northwest
United States october -. will be a
moderate 10 Averare movement. pre-
coded hoy warm weather. IN the West
with little or mo- precipitation and
bringing cooler weather in Great
Lakes region. ohio Valley and East
eTn States.
so due October H.. viii Zoe
an average movement. preceded tE
rain I'm Central West. Southwest and
Mississippi Valley prd hr'urur -.t-
sonably colder weather over the cnuu-
try generally.
(For forecasts by states. including
Temperatures. etc. apply 60 DJrothers
Observatory. Houston. TeNJSD
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17
WATER FOR THE DYSPEPTIC
French Physician Gives Advice Which
Should Be Of Much Value to
the Afflicted.

Doctor Leven of Paris, one OF the
most famous specialists in disorders
of the stomach. gives in a recent paper
some advice on how and when dyspep-
tics should drink.
He says that X-ray observations of
the stomach have proved the er
roneous nature of the established be
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17
Most Injurious Of Trades

Quicksilver miners follow the most
unhealthful trade in the world. The
tunes of the mercury produce con.
slant salvation, and the system. be-
comes permeated with the metal; the
teeth OF the unfortunate men drop
out they lose their appetite become
emaciated and as a rule seldom live
longer than two years.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17
TEXAS PROJECTS
TO GET S2,47O,OOO
OUT OF $2,47OoOo ASKED FOR,
STATE GETS HALF.
They ALL GET SOMETHING
Contiguous Waterways Are Given
Appropriations, But Much Less
Than Hoped For-Pro-
jects Itemized.

Washington.-Under the $4,000. 900
appropriation for rivers and harbors
to be apportioned by the board of
army engineers. Trinity river will re-
ceive 100000. as against s205,O0O
asked for in the house bill, and the
Brazos, for which was asked $685. 900,
will receive $4,000 The house bill
asked for the Texas projects a total of
$2,47O,000 The existing projects were
TO receive s2,0S5,000. Under the APP
portionment made by the engineers,
son Thursday. the existing projects in
Texas, which are the only ones in the
state to be taken care of. will receive
S1.475.0O0.
Port Arkansas, asking for 100000,
receives $4,000. and Sabine Pass,
which wanted $55O,OOO, will get s24O,-
900.
The Houston shipchannel is cut
from 100000 to $4,000. The follow
ing sums will be expended on the Tex
as projects Indicated.
Texas Projects itemized.
Galveston harbor, $4,000; channel
from Galveston harbor to Texas City.
$4,000; Port Bolivar channel, $4,000:
Port Arkansas, $4,000: Sabine Pass.
$240.000; Houston ship channel, S110,-
900: Anahuac channel, mouth of the
Trinity river. Oyster creek and Cedar.
Chocolate. Turtle, Bastrop, Dickinson.
Double and East Bay bayous, S25. 900;
inland waterway on the coast of Tex
as, West Galveston bay, Brazos river
section. $4,000; Brazos river, Mata-
gorda bay section, $4,000; Arkansas
Pass. Pass Cavallo section, 5000;
Guadalupe river including bay section,
and river up to Victoria, $4,000;
mouth of Brazos river, $4,000; We
lasco to Old Washington, 10000; Old
Washington to Waco. 100000; chan
mel from Arkansas Pass to Corpus
Christi, $4,000; Trinity river, open
channel work $4,000, locks and dams
S1SS,000; Cypress bayou, Louisiana
and Texas, $4,000; Red river, above
Fulton. Ark, $4,000, below Fulton.
Ark. 100000.
The largest single allotment was 3d.
100000 to the Mississippi river com
mission.
On the Mississippi river. from the
mouth of the Ohio to the Missouri,
$250.OO0; from the mouth of the Mis-
souri, to Minneapolis. 100000.
Missouri river. Kansas City, to the
mouth. $S5O,OOO.
Louisiana Appropriations.
Bayou Teche, Louisiana, $4,000.
Bayou Vermilion and Mermentau
river, Louisiana and tributaries, in
GLIDING Bayou PlaQuemine Brule. $12,-
900; Bayou Terrebonne. Louisiana,
$4,000; Atchafalaya river below Nor
gan City, La, 10000; Bayou Grisie-
tete, La, $4,000.
Ouachita river, Arkansas and Louis
lana. open channel work $4,000.
Arkansas river, Arkansas and Okla
homa. $4,000.
White river, Arkansas, $4,000:
Cache river Arkansas, $1,750; Black
and Current rivers, Arkansas and Mis-
souri,. s17,lOO.
st. Francis and L'Anguilie rivers
and Black Fish bayou, Arkansas.
$1,000.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17
1856 Bales Ginned in De Witt.

Cuero. Textile report to the gov
eminent by Special Agent w. H. Ora
ham. filed Saturday, shows there were
ginned in De Witt County prior to
Sept. Is from the 1914 cotton crop
1856 bales of cotton. as compared
with 39,436 bales ginned prior to Sept
25. 1913.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17

that 1t Is empty and craving for food
when II is really fairly well full.
Liquid of any sort added IN any
large quantity to the food swallowed
dilutes the nutritive juices to excess.
excites the contraction OF the nuscu-
lar walls Of the stomach. and tires out
an organ already weary or i'll.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17
His Cue.

A couple Of stars were rehearsing in
a new play. This is a lie, comments
the reader: plays don't have two stars.
Yes. but this was veryImodern play,
with a very reckless manager They
do almost anything these days.
Well, anyhow, as we were saying
before you interrupted, a couple Of
stars were rehearsing, and the first
star said:
Now. in this scene ! am supposed
to exit in the rear, while you stand
in front, facing the audience. Now.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17
Large Ranch Transfer.

San Angelo, Tex.-William Schnee-
man, Sr., has decided to his son, vii.
liam Schneeman, Jr., forty-five Sec
tons of land in Reagan County. The
property is located about fifteen miles
from Big Lake, and has been used by
the senior Schneeman for years as
his home ranch property.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17
Paris to Entertain Mex, SYNOD.

FL Paso, Tex.-Paris will entertain
the next synod of the Presbyterian
churches of Texas. This was decided
at Fridays session when the invita-
ton of Paris was presented and ac-
cepted by the synod without debate
and by unanimous vote of the body.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17
Wanted a Supply.

Mr.. Highseed (from Worcester. In
Italian restaurant)- Say. 81, this here
spaghetty's all right, amt it," Mr..
Meddergrass-"You bet! When | git
home I'm a-goin' tew write tew our
congressman fer package O. the seed.
SOS kin raise 1t fer myself"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17
Appointed to Yves, Point.

Washington.-The secretary OF war
announced that two Texans had been
designated for the West Point Mill
tary Academy. They are Cyrus F.
Smythe. alternate. Thorton. Texas;
Anderson II. Lumpkin, Texarkana.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17
Cotton Is About All Gathered.

Corpus Christi.-With practically all
Of Nueces County's cotton crop gin
ned, reports from all sections of the
county now show that a total of 26,-
029 bales of cotton have been han
died by gins in the county
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17
$4,000 900 In Bullion Returned.

City of Mexico.-Six hundred and
eighty-six bars of silver bullion, valued
at s2,000,000. seized recently by the
Mexican government, were returned
Saturday to the six foreign mining
companies.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17
VIII Endeavor to Open pardane,l.s

Petrograd.-M. Sazonoff, Russian
foreign minister, announced Wednes.
day that the powers comprising the
triple entente RUSSIA, Great Britain
and France) are taking steps to Sc
cure the reopening of the Dardanelles
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17
Justice. Mckenzie Resigned.

Ell Paso, Tex.-Associate Justice ].
F. Mckenzie of the Sixth court of
civil appeals resigned Thursday, being
succeeded by District Judge A. NJ.
Walthal.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17
To Build Pine Line

Tulsa, Okla.-That the Royal Dutch
Schell Combination of Hothschild in
terests are to construct a pipe line
from the Cushing field to the Gulf of
Mexico, a distance of 600 miles, was
the information given out Friday.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-17
Sixth Gusher Is Brought In.

Lake Charles. Lathe Gulf Rein
ing Company developed its No. s gush-
er on the Bright Company lease in
the Edgerly field Wednesday. The
initial flow was at the rate of 5000
barrels a day.