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The Washington herald., 1914-03-15

Beamish roughly. Get to your cabin
sir; and If there's any more foolinI
I'll have YOU put in irons for the res
of this trip"
He measured the distance between
them carefully with his eye, but
| No, no. mani" said Charles Captain
quite coolly. IF you move without nj,
permission in the wrong direction II
shoot. Two OF your crew as it is have
had taste, being fools enough to wax,
up mad, and to try to fgh: firearm!
barehanded."
What You've shot,"
Two OF your crew are winged. Some
little fuss seemed 10 be made, too, over
the supplanting of the lookout and the
eneine-room men; the quartermastei
also was sorry to give the wheel into
other hands. But such little fuses are
soon arranged" He smiled.
Beamish had bewiidered volley OF
his choicest expletives. What is my
crew doing? There's a crew of sew
eniy on this boat-not to speak of the
male passengers. What were the fools
doing? Curse you, sir: Put that gun
down. and let me out and find 'emI'
Charles Captain stood with his back
against the door, and made a brief but
courteous summary of the affair.
You have seven men. your officers,
a cook, stoker. ant about twenty pas
scnserS, all unarmed, against nearly a
hundred armed men, Most of the crew
you picked up before you started be-
longed TO certain society which | need
not mention at the moment, and they
were sent down to the docks for that
purpose. The greater number of your
passengers also are members of this
certain society. and for the certain pur-
pose shared by the crew | have ~men-
Toned they booked accommodation on
your boat. Now, captain, we shall do
very little harm beyond what an hour
or two's work will set right. We
purpose to be very careful indeed of
all property on this boat-it not, in
deed, having any appreciable value"
he smiled rather sardonically yet very
loyfully, but we wish TO borrow the
Ella for FIVE or six hours For that pur-
pose. therefore, | propose to escort you
below. whittier your seven sailors, your
officers. your cook. that stoker, and
the twenty or SO bona fde passengers
will have already been taken. We pro-
pose to place the forecastle at your dis
posal, batten down the matches and shut
down the water tight door to exclude
all draughts."
He opened the door with his left
hand, keeping Beamish covered with the
right, and whistled on his fingers.
The stout passenger with the mad
eye. who had talked of the Argentine,
slipped in.
"Fasten him up, Ragtar," said Mr..
Captain.
Beamish felt the cold steel of hand
cuffs round his wrists, and, covered by
the automatic pistol, he did not murder
Ragtar while he performed the task of
adjustment.
AFTER you. captain" said Charles,
aside.
Beamish walked out. manacled, and
white with fury. ami saw four men
drawn up outside with cooked pistols.
He had engaged them himself at the
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01
Six Men Killed in Wreck.

Broaddus, Tex.-SiX men were kill
ed outright and twelve were seriously
injured Saturday when a work train
backed into a car laden with logs at
the Lufkin Land and Lumber Com
pany's camp five miles north of Broad
dus. The carload of logs was stand
ing on a siding at the camp and the
switch had been left open, leading the
train into the collision with terrific
impact.
The dead: William Sanders, Ma
rion Sanders, Hyman Roebuck. Ster.
ling Miller, Babe Goings and a Mr.. Sa-
banton. All of the dead and most Of
the injured workmen were in the ca
boose of the train and apparently
went to their deaths without warn.
ing.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01
Bear Committed Suicide.

The big black bear. Bob" OF the
menagerie in Central park, New York.
committed suicide in the presence of
a large number OF spectators a few
days ago. NJ Snyder, the head keep
er, says that the animal recently
stopped taking food. and in other ways
showed signs Of remorse 1T hav-
Ing strangled its mate The other
morning Bob climbed to the top of
the rocky ledge in the rear of the den
and deliberately threw himself back
ward to the asphalt flooring below.
distance OF 20 feet. lie broke his
neck and died In a few minutes
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01
PRIZE FOOD.
PaIatabIe, Economical, NourIshIng.

A Nebr. wom-n has outlined the
prize food in a few words, and that
from personal experience. She
writes:
After our long experience with
Grape-Nuts, l cannot say enough in
its favor. We have used this food al
most continually for seven years.
we sometimes tried other adver-
tised breakfast foods but we invariably
returned to Grape-Nuts as the most
palatable, economical and nourishing
Of all.
when 1 quit tea and coffee and
began to use Postum and Grape-Nuts.
l was almost q nervous wreck. l was
so irritable 1 could not sleep nights,
had no interest in life.
After using Grape-Nuts a short
time | began TO improve and all these
ailments have disappeared and now ]
am a we'll woman. My two children
have been almost raised on Grape
Nuts. which they eat three times q
day.
They are pictures OF health and
have never had the least symptom OF
stomach trouble, even through the
most s5Tere siege Of whooping cough
they could retain Grape-Nuts when all
else failed.
"Grape-Nuts food has saved doctor
hills. and has been, therefore, a most
economical food for US"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read The Road to Well
VILE IL pkgs. There's a Reason. -
Ever read the above letterf 4 new
one appears from time to time The
are genuine, true, aud full OF human
interest.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01

ris. - Nine. Henriette Caillaux,
whose trial for the killing of CASTOR
Calmette has provided many thrills
for Paris, tainted while her husbands
love letters, written to her before his
divorce from Nine. Gueydan, were
read in court Saturday. She recover
ed after an hour and, although in the
dock the remainder of the sitting,
seemed scarcely conscious of what
was going on.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01
A Daily Bath for the Eye.

A daily EYE bath" is an excellent
means of preserving the sight and
beauty OF the eyes. and is particularly
valuable for persons who motor a
good deal. for nothing is more injurious
to eyes than frequent contact with
dust. Dissolve one teaspoonful of bo-
racic acid powder in one pint Of rose
water Every night pour some OF the
lotion into a glass eyebath. add
enough hot water to render it tepid,
and battle each eye in turn by open
ing and shutting 1t In the lotion.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01

one OF the leading Industries OF Amer
lea is contained in the records OF the
American Catholic Historical society
of Philadelphia, prepared by a direct
descendant of the original American
papermaker
The exact date of the opening of the
old Wilcox mill is unknown. although
it appears that James NJ. Wilcox paid
taxes in the town of Concord. Pa. as
early as 1925. From its establishment
until 1915 little is known Of the opera
tons Of the mill. but at the latter date
the first paper for Continental Curren-
cy was manufactured, and here, too.
was made some of the paper used by
benjamin Franklin, who was at that
time operating a printing Office in Phil
adelphia.
In 1916, when the war made impos-
sible the Importation OF foreign paper,
congress realized the necessity Of
keeping in operation the paper mills in
the vicinity OF Philadelphia. which pro-
duced nearly one-half of all the paper
made in the colonies. and resolved,
That the papermakers in Pennsylva-
MIA be detained from proceeding with
their associates to New Jersey"
As illustrating the Importance Of the
manufacture of paper in those days
and the limited number of manufactur-
ers engaged in the business, the ex-
perience OF Nathan Sellers in May.
1916, may be told. Nathan Sellers was
an expert in the manufacture Of molds
used in the making of paper. and
while he was serving In the patriot
army the papermakers experienced
so much difficulty in obtaining proper
molds that petition was addressed
to congress praying that Nathan Sell
ers be ordered to return from service
to make the proper. suitable molds for
carrying on the paper mandatory.
| This petition received favorable &C
ton.
The Wilcox mill made the first bills
containing water marks for the state
of Pennsylvania and also manufac-
tured paper for the currency OF several
other colonies. Years later paper for
| the currency Of the Confederation OF
| States was made at the same estab-
| lishment. and it was to the old Ivy
mills also that the government applied
! in 1912. Ii was at the latter period
that a distinctive paper with colOred
| silk threads woven through II was
made for the governments use.
The first machine for grinding wood
into pulp was invented in Germany In
/ 1874, but il was in the United States
that sulphite fiber was first used in
1867. resulting In the production. very
much more cheaply than previously, of
a strong cellulose fiber from spruce
wood
The American paper trade began It's
real development about the year 1850,
and it's progress since that date has
never been interrupted. New and wider
machines soon replaced the old narrow
| ones, and the rapid advances In prices
of cotton helped to popularize the use
| of many articles made of paper The
result was an equally marked advance
! in paper prices.
Paper machines used from 1870 to
1885 produced paper at what was then
regarded as the tremendous speed OF
1870 feet a minute on machines Of a
maximum width Of from So to go
inches. Many modern high speed ma
chimes are now running night and day
on news paper at almost five times
| that sDeed
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01

bed with his clothes on. so l gave IT
up"
Il can't class this as cruelty" said
Judge Monroe. Perhaps his deport-
ment did CRATE on you. but that's not
what the law calls cruelty. | cannot
help you."-Los Angeles Times.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01
New South Wales Prosperous.

Some striking figures showing the
increase in value of New South Wales
pastoral production were recently
made public by the state minister for
agriculture. the Hon. J. l.. Trefie. The
minister said that the value of the
states present pastoral production
was s97.200,OO0 as against S66,S65, 900
in 1906 The value of the states pro-
duction from all agrarien industries
is at present S195, 1000. an increase
OF nearly S5.OOO.OOO since 1906 Dur
ing the eight years under notice the
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01
To File Suit AGAINST New Haven,

Washington. - The long-continued
effort to untangle the New Haven rail-
road without litigation came to an
end Wednesday when President vii.
son in a letter to Attorney General
McReynOlds directed the institu ION
of a Sherman law suit to dissolve
criminal aspects of the case" be laid
before a federal grand jury.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01

When | met Mr.. Bryant was earn
ing $50 a week as a buyer Of pictures
for a New York establishment" said
Mrs. Bryant in court. After our mar
riage we came to California. Then |
discovered it was his daughter who
had written his letters for him. They
were beautiful letters.
One OF the first discoveries | made
was that he ate with a knife. Also he
never changed his clothes when he
came to dinner Bathing was some
thing he did not do very often, and he
developed propensities for going to
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01
Crop Money In Banks.

Washington.-Money from the fed
eral treasury will be deposited in ma
tional banks throughout the country
again this fall to facilitate the move.
ment of the crops and promote bust
ness generally. Secretary McAdoo
announced he would put out approx.
mately s34,OOO,OO0 and that he stood
ready to increase the amount to any
extent necessary to meet the coun-
try's needs.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01


years supply. During that period the
spruce would largely reproduce itself
so that by progressive and caretul
management Of the forest an area or
100000 acres should afford perpetual
supply 10 a mill of the capacity given.
The problem has also been studied
by Clifford Pinchot, the forestry eX-
pert, and the valuable and elaborate
experiments he has carried out on the
subject of the growth Of spruce are OF
special interest. \ large area OF for
est land was carefully examined as TO
the nature of timber its condition and
its growth. Mr.. Pinchot's experiments
enabled him to figure the exact
amount of timber which could be cut
from the forest and the number Of
years which would elapse before an
equal quantity of timber could be cut
from the same area. This is best illus
trated as follows:
The case studied was that of a man
owning 100000 acres. yielding an av-
erage OF seven cords per acre Of
spruce ten inches or more in diameter,
and the problem was to ascertain how
much the owner could cut annually If
yield, and how soon he could return
to the portion cut over the first year
and cut the same amount of timber Of
about the same diameter limit as at
first. Mr.. Pinchot prepared tables
showing the total amount of wood with
a diameter limit of ten inches to
be 100000 cords, while the same yield
of pulp wood could be obtained after
81 years. The area to be operated an
nually would be the thirty-seventh
part OF 100000, or 200 acres, while
the annual cut of wood would be the
thirty-seventh part of 100000, or 10000
cords.
A brief examination OF these figures
I and facts would indicate that there is
no apparent danger of either the pulp
or the paper industry being deprived
OF the sources of raw material
The discovery of the art of making
of many nationalities. 1t has, however,
been established beyond a doubt that
it originated in the Orient.
The Hindus and the Arabs learned
it from the Chinese. The Arabs, In
vading Spain. brought the art with
them and little by little Europe learned
from Asia and from Africa how paper
was made Bailey Willis of the Uni
ted States geological survey has gath
cred in his travels through China
some interesting documents showing
how paper was made there many CEN
turtles ago.
One of these documents is a photo
graph taken by hi1 Of double trip
hammer used in many parts of the
Celestial empire and which is still
being used in some places for making
paper from bamboo stalks. The Chi
nese papermaker's outfit consisted of
several tanks where the bamboo was
rotted with water, trip hammer run
by an undershot water wheel, a tray
on which the pulp was dried and dyed,
resulting at length in strong wrapping
paper.
In the United States the history of
papermaking does not cover more than
two hundred years. The first paper
mill was probably that established by
James NJ. Wilcox, who flourished
about 1880. The old mill still stands
today in a picturesque and fertile val
ley of Pennsylvania. The interesting
story OF this pioneer of what is today
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01

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private -asr,tar. OF Colonel G,ar-.
W. Bmrh.ar.Iee Of san Antonio.
In addition ro nr....,.-r t..rtf..fr..
the body as that of Miss gIt... Davis.
Or. Schacfer told 3D., Grand wry and
submitted statement IT. the hearing
o. the Justice OF the peace 10 the ef-
feet that She has letter written Ly
the young woman. mailed aft,r She
left San Antonio. and declaring that
she was driven 10 desperation hy u
health. was going 10 the ocean. -1 ovr
as far as possible. and then shoot her.
self.
mdro John Harris who has cbar-o
or rra Investigation docs NOT beIfava
the woman took her own life. and
returned verdict coutaiuiu- the
statement that She came to- her death
from a aurshot wound i'm the head
caused by d party or parties unknown.
In his verdict the Justice of the peace
outlines briefly his reasons for not be-
ing able to support the theory OF sui
eide, as advanced by Or. Schaeier.
The statement OF DR.. NJ. Charlotte
Schaeter, made under oath at the IN
quest, IS as follows:
Il have viewed the body and | iden.
tify the same as far as practical I'M
der the circumstances. | have my.
self no doubt as to the identity of the
body. From a letter | received from
her mailed en- route between San An
tonic and Houston. she must have left
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01
MAY EAT WITH HIS KNIFE
sreach Of Department Not Cause for
Divorce, Says Court In
Los Angeles.

Mrs. Adele T. Bryant. formerly OF
New York. who left there to become
the wife OF Solomon f. Bryant. a Co
vina rancher, failed to obtain divorce
on the ground that her husbands man
ners Jared her. They were married
September %, 1912, and separated Sep
TENDER Is, 1918.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01
Germany's Care of Its Babies.

OF late years there has developed
in Germany. and especially in Sax
ony, a theory that the COW, and not
the milk, should be the subject of
FIRST care Germany is proud, not only
OF its high birth rate, but of its grow
ing ability to make the births effective
by caring for the infants through the
period OF greatest mortality. Proper
nourishment is recognized as the
largest factor.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01
Aued RAD Picker Enriched.

Austin, Tex-Sulliyan Courtney, an
old negro of Austin. who for years
has earned his living by picking rags,
has suddenly come into a fortune in
the form of back pension money
amounting to $3.50 The pension
dates from March "a. 1892, at the
rate of so a month.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01

crop production advanced from s27,-
100000 to s59.OS5.OOO. Speaking at
the same function at which these fig
ures were made public, the governor
Of the state Sir Gerald Strickland,
said New South Wales compared ia
vorably with. the greatest of the Do
miniors in agricultural prosperity.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01
Carbaial Names DELEGATES.

City of MeXicO-President Carbajal
Saturday decided upon General Lauro
Vilar, chief of the supreme tribunals
of military and justice, and Judge
David Gutierrez Allende of the SUI
preme court as the Mexican govern
meut's representatives to the SaltiIlo
peace conference.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01
,so 600 Russians on Strike.

St Petersburg strike in ST.
Petersburg. which was called as a
protest against the drastic measures
Of the authorities al Balu and else
where against strikers, is rapidly
spreading. One hundred and sixty
thousand men are now out.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01
Advice on Pastuerlzatlon.

The Bureau of Animal Husbandry
at Washington has issued a mono
graph dealing with the cost OF pas
teurization from an engineering point
OF view It contains desirable infor-
nation for proprietors OF creameries
and milk plants and for designers and
manufacturers of pasteurizing appa
ratus
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01
Bee County's First Bale Ginned.

Beeville. Tex-Bee County's first
bale of 1914 cotton was ginned and
marketed Wednesday. The cotton
was grown by John Bremen. The bale
weighed 496 pounds and sold for 12l2c
per pound.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01
Colorado Gets Moose sanitsrium.

Denver, Colo.-The $4,000 900 sani-
tarium to be erected by the Loyal Or
der of Moose will be built in Colorado.
Either Denver or Colorado Springs
will be chosen as the site.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01

Parkersburg. w. Va -Samuel Gun
ningham. farmer of Belleville, re
puted to be wealthy, was arrested
Tuesday on a warrant charging first
degree murder. cunningham is
charged with starving his vile 70
death.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01
No SIX SlYTY-CIX

This is a prescription prepared es-
pecially for Malaria or Chlls anc
Fever. Five or six doses viii break
any case, and If taken then as a tonic
the fever will not return. 25c.-Adv.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01
Oil Man Left $4e.ooe.oee.

New York. - Henry II Rogers,
Standard Oil millionaire, left an es-
tate of $49,OO9,O99 in New York state,
and d. Ogden Mills left $36,536,791,
according to official appraisers filed
"Wednesday.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01
Lightning Strikes Oil Tank.

Houston, Tex.-A 10,000-gallon oil
tank belonging to the Texas Com.
pany, located on the bayou near Har.
risburg, Texas. was truck by lightning
Wednesday.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01
Vote for Issuance of $4,000 Bonds.

Port Arthur, Tex.-In the city cleo
ton held Tuesday and at which prop
erty owners alone had privilege of
voting. the proposed bond issue of
$4,000 to provide for new fire alarm
system carried by a slight majority.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01

Munich. Bavaria-The betrothal o.
Prince William Of HOhenzoiiern, fati.
er-in-law Of former King Manuel OF
Portugal. to a daughter OF the king
of Bavaria, is understood TO be immi-
nent.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01
Largest Insect Is - Inches.

The largest known insect is a spe
cies of phasmid, or walking stick
found in BOrneO. This. which IS wing
less. has a body 13 inches long
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01
SUGAR and Cement.

Tests have shown that as little as
one-quarter Of one per cent Of sugar
will prevent cement settling, while
from one to two per cent will make 1t
set quickly, but later disintegrate.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01
What Causes the Trouble

Half the trouble in life is caused by
the fact that a man will marry a living
picture and then kick about the cost
of the frame-Cincinnad Enquirer.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-08-01
II Seems That MaN-

Hen-Landsakes, Marian, take that
benzine can away from the fire!
Mariar-What's the matter, HEM
Gettin' superstitiOus?