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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-03

obligation to pay a military exonera-
ton tax OF $3.50 for every 1875 males be-
tween the ages of fifteen and seventy
five. Under the new regime. however,
all Ottoman" are subject to mill
tary service, although under certain
conditions exemption is purchasable.
Active service in the Turkish army
lasts nine years. OF this the soldiers
are three or four years with the col
crs. and the rest Of the time they are
reserves. In cases OF necessity all
males up to the age OF seventy can be
called upon to join the colors.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-03

mere sight OF death that was so ap.
palllng; it was the outlandish postures
OF those rigid corpses and the look
upon the faces. Since the angel of
death passed above the camp OF the
Philistines | am sure nothing like it
has been seen.
Dawn was just breaking as came
upon the trenches where the fighting
had been Dloodiest. The gray light
rested upon ghostlike scene. Clus-
tiers of corpses. with rigid arms and
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-03
TURKISH ARMY RANKS NINETEENTH in WORLD

The peace strength of Turkeys
army is 100000 men. She is able to
draw upon 100000 reserves, bringing
her war strength up to 100000. The
population of Turkey is a little more
than 25.00O,O00, and of this number
fully 100000 could be drawn in case
of necessity.
Before the new regime was inaugu-
rated in 1910 the military service had
been obligatory on all Mussulmans.
Christians being excluded. but under
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-03
CHASTITY SCENE ON BATTLEFIELD NEAR MEAux

Paris.-"It was as though some
blight from heaven had descended
upon the German ranks. smothering
them in an embrace of DEATH" declared
a member of the American branch of
the Red Cross, who returned to Paris
after a visit to the battlefield near
Meaux. He had gone with an ambu-
lance to collect wounded soldiers.
Il saw trenches filed with German
dead. just as they had been left by the
French guns. 1t was not so much the
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-03

Turkeys army and navy are both
ranked nineteenth among the armies
Globe remarks. While her army is fair
ly well organized and has a war
strength of 100000, which is only 80.
900 behind that OF Great Britain, her
fleet is practically nonexistent. In
fact, until 1910 the sultan had sys-
tematically dismantled the navy, for
fear 1t would turn against him as it
had turned against his predecessor.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-03

legs protruding. filled the bottom
Along the rim. with rifle to shoulder
and head bent along the barrel. stood
a line of dead. They died as thes
stood upon the firing line.
1t was a CHASTITY sight. Upon the
faces of many were no expressions Of
fright or horror. Except for the glaze
of death in the eyes, one would NO,
have guessed that their souls haC
passed The boundary OF eternits
Never have seen anything so terribi
as that erect. silent company of stil
figures in the chill dawn"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-03

One of the eight-inch rapid fire ar
mored howitzers OF the French army.
II is mounted on a fiat car OF war
train and folding arms swing from
both sides when it is fired to keep the
recoil from overturning the car.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-03

Joseph l.. Neyssent, boy scout of
Belgium, who has been given the
bronze medal of merit Single-hand-
ed he captured two German engineers.
one uhlan and two priests who were
spies. He had fought in five engage
ments when this photograph was
taken. and had made several daring
trips on his bicycle carrying dis
patches.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-03
Wounded Nine Times.

Ostend.-Among the French wound
ed in recent fighting was a dragon
with six bullet and three bayonct
wounds in the upper part of his body.
He was expected to recover.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-10-03

fury in the course Of digging opera.
tons, and re-erected beside East Pres.
ton farmhouse. 1t is made of free.
stone, measures SIX feet 4 inches in
height and two feet two inches across
the arms, and bears no inscription or
carving of any kind.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-09
Globe Sights
By THE ATCHIsON GLOBE
Learn to smile through sorrow.

Learn to smile through sofrow.
Favor your enemies: your friends arc
yours anyway.
If natterer works at 1t persistently he
Is apt to have many friends.
We hate the man who il always talking
about the psychology Of things.
The rule is that, II a preacher is satis-
factory, some fault Is found with his wife,
Other things beside the tariff need re-
vising. For instance. there Is your fool
talk.
Most Of the heroes seem to have escaped
from the novels to appear in moving pic
lures.
ury when you itch; much depends on
what 10 wanted.
E Man occasionally improves on nature.
although canned goods are no evidence In
that direction.
The professor who educates a flea for
vaudeville hasn't much to do, and should
try teaching a calf to drink.
Even during q hard winter few Of the
Common Peepul wear whiskers and there
is q silver lining on every cumulus.
AS long as there arc plenty OF Elbertas
in the street parade. we refuse to worry
about what q late frost may do to the
peach buds.
Sometimes q man becomes economical
and buys his cigars by the half-doxen.
After which he gives away one and
breaks another. and woudefs about the
high cost Of living. -'1
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-09

Halt de trouble you meets on de xoaA /.
wn4I you made yo.se'f by dreamins OF RI
You told me I would have tn testif, -,
A. Gvil SUIT well. this - q civil asst :: ;:
= oon see how you make that o,,e
AuOse nort10 lawyers W0rn a r1r6e ~
toey could De."-B4lt1mOre Amerfcsn
airs. BHgEs-''8o there's not rosre - T.,
postal strike after all Mrs Tnh.sn- -
MrS Johnson (remembeffng fhe ~,
stslkel-WeIl, you never can fel, Ts.1
wnct II may come At any moment. -
snall lay In good stock Of stamns no. !. !
Eant you to be particularly caref,,, ;.
I'D Senator Sorghum. you msen FL,
tbs speechf said the stenn~re,,wsesHt!n wsstn
speech may merely xiii time. h,,f = lCe.,.A a
- expected to be the real monev.s r<stS },
Ia Lsawys:-.You have an sxcss,ent -.
- =. Ensnt--B1tsa friend 81 naise ~
ne na0 An exactly similar easa anS ~. ~
Sexe Sexe fnS nWyer on the otfef sl5e IN xSss ~
CeAt alm Lawyef-''Yes 1 rem~..SS011e ~
sna1 put I. viii zee tnat no suc1, Se,.n .aue[
Pseyed tnas time-"-Puck. ~@.sae -
hsi6s never seeana ab1e a uae,, -.
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The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-09
Jayhawker Jots

Trouble with most theories is, in
sists the Onaga Herald. that their
loudest exponents won't put them
into practice.
Tom Thompson OF the Howard
Courant insists that everybody lies
about their kin. If they don't brag
on them and fatter them more than
they deserve, they abuse them and
exaggerate their faults.
According to the Arkansas City
News. negro Of that city explained
boss. am sort Of easy motion. Ye
jis go stealin' along easy like like ye
didn't have any knee joints and wuz
walkin' on eggs that cost fawty cents
a Dozen"
From the Westmoreland Signal:
Because of his solemn garb a cigar
salesman was mistaken for q man OF
the cloth and invited to make a few
remarks. He acceded to the request
and ascending the platform said:
Men are like cigars. Often you can
not tell by the wrapper what the filler
is Sometimes good old stogie is
more popular than an important
the showcase. on display, but are
great disappointments when you get
them home. No matter how fine q
man is, eventually he meets his
match. A tWo-for often puts on as
many airs as q 50-center. Some men
never get to the front at all except
during campaignA Some are very
fancy outside and are selected for
presents. Others have a rough exter-
ior. but spread cheer and comfort
about them because Of what is inside
But all men. as all cigars, good or
bad, two-fors, stogies, rich or poor.
come to ashes at last"
Something new in the way Of in
door sports for men is told about by
the Shawnee Chief, as follows: An
interesting way to spend the evening
has been worked out by one young
man who lives in the country. The
way may eventually prove profitable.
The young man in question is Ben
Palmer Of the Indian Greek neighbor-
hood and the occupation in question
is fancy work. While reading at his
home one evening he noticed q piece
in the paper about hemstitching and
Immediately hunted up a needle and
thread and piece Of goods and hem
stitched by instructions. He can hem
stitch three different ways now. From
hemstitching to other work Of the
kind his interests travel until he cx-
poets to be able to pull down several
prizes at the Indian Creek grange fair
next fall. Since Mr.. Palmer does not
care to wear hand-embroidered clothes
he Is thinking Of doing it at reasonable
prices for some Of his girl friends and
Barnes or Penrose that did 1t.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-09
By the War
III HARVEY PAReOfI9.

The Progs are making efforts to
secure largo attendance for their
banquet. but are pursuing the wrong
I metnod They are going to charge for
In this town to secure q full attend
ance to hear Bin White pan the estab-
usaed political parties. unless the
menu u good ahd the whole show Is
~ a..
: Doc Hodgins. Who has just return
ed from Rartleeville. Okla, brings the
report that Jese Leach. while digging
postholes In his back yard. tapped a
gasser OF rare producing powers. 9th
er e: advices are to the effect that Jess
- fourth owner of q recent earth
puncture near the town. and that the
well looks like a sure winner. Hence.
II appears that Doc was nearer the
straight-and-unvarni than usual.
Those arms NAV come in handy for
the Mexican rebs. but the Feds are
using legs almost exclusively.
It requires some effort to enjoy
tneSe snappy mornings. when the
gas in the stove is so low the coffee
percolator refuses to perc.
But the wheat has been saved again.
80 Nish GefiddeIt
Advocates Of temperance should not
Give up hope. There is q move afoot
to put q portion Of the lid on Russia
the land where they not only drink all
the time, but drink between drinks.
The scheme IL to prohibit the sale Of
vodka and other boozeovich between
IL at night and in the morning. It
Is not probable that many Of the Rus
slams will die OF thirst, as they all
wear boots with capacious legs. but
the moral effect OF the prohibition will
be good.
situations and q correct estimate of
any political party. it is safest to read
nonpartisan political dope. A writer
who IS closely identified with one par
ty may see his party through magnt-
flying glass. To belittle his particular
gang is an offense in his sight. and he
can see no good in anyone who takes
that liberty. Anyone who pictures his
candidate as anything but Noses.
has about as much chance of q fair
hearing as Edwin Booth, who por-
trayed "Shy1ock'' as a cringing crook.
would have had at the hands of Yid-
dish theatrical critic. The safest line
to follow, II you must get your politics
from print, Is to follow the writer who
refuses to consider any politician or
party as sacred. and can write about
them without calling them either
horse thieves or saints.
Sylvy Pank and Christy Pank are
now scrapping over Mammals estate.
The estate, as you may remember.
consists Of the finest collection of
modern and antique Jail sentences and
other advertising matter ever collect
ed by q woman.
An Ohio lawyer, who doesn't
amount to much. and has never seen
his name under an A. II. CheCk-Nne
before, is threatening to Jail Jawn D.
Rockefeller in about two minutes.
There are other ways OF getting in the
limelight, but threatening to do some
thing to someone who cannot be
done to is the suFest and quickest.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-09
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

from the Chicago News1
Many a poor tune is played on a good
horn.
1t takes a brave man to do = mean thing
in the open.
A woman doesn't always better her
mind by changing 1t.
A genius is crank who gathers in =
goodly supply OF coin.
Few people expose their ignorance by
keeping their faces closed
An ounce OF gray hair begets more re-
spect than 4 pound OF bald head.
A rheumatic sufferer knows q sure cure
for everybody elBe's aches and pains.
Once in about 4 thousand years you'll
meet . man who feels sorry for his credit
Ors.
Figures may not lie, but some cashiers
can make them stand for the cash they
are short
You can expect your business to run
itseif-after perpetual motion has been
discovered.
The old fashioned woman who used to
cry for what she wanted probably ac-
quired - much happiness ~ the modern
militant suflfagettos
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-09
Journal Entries

Too many men attempt to emulate
the lion In his role as king Of beasts.
=
A man IL seldom able to dig q grave
sufficiently deep to bury his past ef-
fectively.
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Among the more ludicrous performers
are the fat people who are keen for
trying the new dances.
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Parents who invest in q mechanical
piano-player are saved the agony Of
hearing their children practice.
If a peep into the after-married life
were possible there wouldn't be SO
much rivalry among fellows for the
hands Of certain fair ladies.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-09

ture or . vase or . statuette u not to
be accounted q good investment aim-
ply because It can be obtained a.
small cost.
On the whole, the risks in tho art
market are not greater than they arc
in the market for securities. Judg-
ment based on knowledge and expert
ence is liable to err In buying stocks
and bonds; The interesting fact,
after all. Is that II you 30 TO tho pic
ture sales this winter and see th1nga
you like there is a better chance than
usual to get them for what you can
afford to pay. The cost 10 likely to
be smaller than it was a year ago.
1t may be smaller than their value =
year hence. but that is another mat
ter. The most expert collectors do
not ignore luck az a factor in buying
and selling.-New York Times.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-09
Eephslnts, Tears.

Laughing is believed to be peculiar to
man. but the same II not true OF weeping.
which is q manifestation Of emotion that
IL met in several animals.
Among the creatures that weep most
know that the sta~ weeps, and We are
also assured that the bear sheds tears
when 1t sees its last hour approaching.
The giraffe Is not less sensitive. and re-
CARDS with fearful eyes the hunter who
has wounded It, Do~- weep quite easily.
The same il true of certain monkeys. As
for the elephant, there IL abundant evil
dence Of the ease with which It Weeps.
1t sheds tears when wounded. or when 1t
eeez that It cannot escape: its tears roll
from its eyes like those Of q human being
In aHliction.-London Tit-Bits
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-09
QUAKER AfEDTTATIONs.

(From the Philadelphia Record.J
Many man Ii more worried about his
friends than about his enemies
Even when they play poker some fel-
lows expect their friends to lend q hand.
He-'sYou have made q fool Of me-" She
well II I didn't. some other girl
would
No man remains poor just because he
IL convinced that wealth doesn't bring
happiness.
Even when We are thoroughly convinced
that the past IL dead it sometimes comes
to life again.
silncus-''Would you marry for love or
for money!" Cyntcus-.'Weu, think I
should split the difference"
Every cloud has silver lining. and
away down In her heart every married
woman feels that she might have done
worse.
..Patience IL VIRTUE" quoted the Wise
Guy. yes. think there is sometime
Tine and ennobIing about tho pa4tonoo n
5ou4 cro0ftpgN a66e0 tho 6cmp1o 1EnG.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-09
n SEA VISrf1Ms

a SEA VISION.
There Il NO sound nor movement Of tho
Nor any sign Of the tides ebb or now,
Only q mist-veiled watarWoTld .a4loW,
The suns soul. and the logs immen1ity.
Nearer. the brown sails slacken and tall
And idle a. the nirrored hosts below,
Save where the bent, seA-wearied seamen
row.
And the stin water ripples lastly.
For we must wait the tides win and the
winds
Ere we can fret the outer seas again:
Must wait with anchored keel and can
vas furled
Here where the wintry. fog-hlprred morn
ing blinds
While the sun-tinte0 distances retain
The lure Of the illimitable world.
Horace Shipp. In the Pail Mall Gaxette.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-09

victoriano Huerta insists that he
has an army OF $4,000 men at his
command and will increase It by 50.-
900 within few days. But where are
these soldiers? Presumably they are
all being used to guard the sacred per-
SON of the dictator. Certainly they
are not plying their trade in the field
where Villa is marching, by easy and
almost unobstructed, stagse, In the di-
eoetion Of the City Of Mexico.
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-09
Human welfare NEWS.

The South Carolina legislature has
voted to repeal the fifteenth amend
ment and disfranchise negro voters.
+ Following the military suppression
Of general strikes in British South
Africa, ten of the strike chiefs have
been banished to England.
Terrell and Amarillo. Texas. and
Cadillac and Manistee. Mich. have
recently revised their charters to
provide for administration under the
city manager form of government
Japan is training 10000 factory in
spectors who will inaugurate an era
OF factory inspection there in 1915.
Women retained In the Portland.
sewing machines and put to work
making blankets for the place.
The Chicago association Of COM
merce has sent Edwin q. Cooley, for
mer superintendent OF the public
school, to Europe to make an extern
sive study of vocational education.
San Francisco has begun work on
extensions to its municipal street rail-
way system. for which the people
voted $3.60o.O00 last fall.
of chauffeurs in this country total
more than the wages Of school teach
ers-more money for guiding automo-
biles than for directiong the youth Of
the land.
Prizes are offered In South Aus
tralia by the secretary of the railroad
department for the best gardens at
the railway stations and barren places
have been transformed into veritable
floral bowers.
New York city has established q
drafting department designed to aid
in the drawing up OF measures sub
mitted to the aldermen or presented
to the legislature on behalf Of the
city.
California, Nevada, Colorado, Ari-
zona, New Mexico and Utah legisla-
lures and civic bodies have arranged
for an expenditure OF $40. 900, 900 Tor
the construction OF highways prior to
the Panama-Pacific exposition.
A department OF city planning has
been created for Pennsylvania cities OF
the third class A commission of five
has power to supervise creation and
changes Of streets, parks. Fairgrounds.
parkways. public buildings and civic
centers for three miles outside the
city.
Mrs. Eva n. Murphy OF Goodland.
Kan, has announced her candidacy
for congress from the Sixth Kanaaa
district ~ Progressive.
L1nchburg, Va. Il conductine :
street forestry exhibit to show III citf-
zens the proper plant1ne. care anja
pguooxva41on 0e 0hA6o txoeGk
The Topeka state journal., 1914-02-09
Ex-sLAvE MAKES FORTUNE.

Clyde A. Mann, q well known news
paper writer, contributes to the cur
rent issue Of Farm and Fireside an ar
ticle entitled studying Fertilizers
Without Books" in which he tells the
remarkable story of methods OF soil
enrichment worked out in the south by
an ex-slave named John Benson. OF
course new methods Of agriculture can
accomplish the same results in a frac-
ton Of the time required by the negro's
plan, but the story Of what he has done
is interesting and an extract follows:
From one hundred and sixty acres
of depleted land in Alabama. on which
white men had not been able to eke out
living. a FORMER slave has produced
a fortune by following his own system
of soil enrichment. For four miles up
and down the Kowaliga creek in FL
more county. the fields and the stand
ing long leaf pine timber nearly all are
his. But beside there are blooded cat
tie and horses, cotton gin and sawmill,
and probably other assets elsewhere.
THE land which would produce no
more than fifth of a bale of cotton to
the acre has. under his methods. yielded
year after year increasing crops of
cotton and today produces on his big
acreage from one to one and q half
bales Long before the practice Of
burning the cotton seed ceased through
the south, years before the value Of
cotton-seed meal for fertilizer had been
discovered and heralded by the gov
ernment and every experiment station.
John Benson was following a Systematic
use of cotton seed to bring up his
land. He used the cotton seed with
other vegetable matter, including leaves
from the woods and barnyard manure.
for making a compost which in the fall
he put in trenches in the field and COW
cred with soil. Buried there it heated
and decayed, the steam being a notice
to neighbors that Benson's fertilizers
we're at work during the winter, manu-
featuring ammonia for boosting the
crop yield Of that field yet another
fraction Of bale beyond the best Of
the year before.
There has been system and order in
his operations. and degree Of honesty
that has made his word as acceptable
as his bond. These have brought a
degree OF success that is the most re-
markable in the fact that 1t was won
despite the general race prejudice
, against the colored man which was
nowhere more pronounced than in Ell
more county. Alabama. Moreover,
what he has done and the way he has
done it has abated in the measure that
very prejudice"