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New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
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DRESS TRIMMINGS
Exceptional Offerings

Spanged Bands in Black and Coors, to Is rows -
regularly 4Oc to $50, yd 25c to l5O
Flower Trimming in the newest coors '.yd' 3oc u I~o
regularly SOC to 2.75
Metal Cloh-Gold or Silver. ~ 59S
regularly 2.s5 and 3S5
Metal Bands and Flouncings |oo ~ 80
Leather Sets regularly l''o. w 80. -
Leather Straps with buckle .each Z5c anu oo'
New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
BLACK & COLORED WOOL DRESS GOODS

98
and shrunk
"a inches wide Special yard 65
Cheot and Gdne "a inches vide
' ' Special yard LIS
'"r' ~ Special LIS
WASHABLE DRESS GOODS
SKIRT Dress Con
exclusive designs and cos especially adapt
for his seasons smarest models
norted Whte eCosum
Remarkable Values
WOMEN'S SPRING APPAREL
fashioned CafarCine Shepherd Check
effectively trimmed and lined
245O $3.50 $500
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
The Missing Coat-Tails

SchoOlboys usually stand by one an
other and refuse to betray a compan-
ion who is in trouble. well-knOwn
instance of this occurred while Doc
tor Vaughan was headmaster of Har-
row. Returning one night from a din-
ner party the master caught sight of
a pupil who was taking walk when,
according % the rules, he ought to
have been in bed. The moment the
boy saw lis master he fed as if for
his life. Doctor Vaughan ran also In
hot pursuit, and just managed to seize
his pupils eoat-tails. After a lively
tussle the boy escaped, leaving one
tail in the masters hands. 1t was a
dark night, and the master had not
recognized the pupil, of which he had
not seen much more than the back.
He made sure, however, that he would
find out the culprit in the morning by
means. of the missing eOat-tail. But
when Doctor Vaughan entered the
school he saw that every boy of the
sixth form had only one tail to his
coat Thus the offender went unpun-
ished. 4sa
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
Don't Neglect Kidneys
Swamp Root, DR.. Kilmer's Prescrip-
ton, 0vercOmes Kidney Trouble

1t is now conceded by physicians that
the kidneys should have more attention
as they control the other organs to a re-
markable degree and do a tremendous
amount of work in removing the poisons
and waste matter from the system by
fltering the blood.
The kidneys should receive some as
sistance when needed. We take less ex-
ercise, drink less water and often eat
more rich, heavy food, thereby forcing
the kidneys to do more work than nature
intended. Evidence of kidney trouble,
such as lame back, annoying bladder
troubles, s'aarting Or burning, brick
dust OF sediment, sallow complexion,
rbe,v iatisfn, maybe weak or irregular
action, warns you that your kid
- require help Immediately to avoid
more serious trouble
An ideal herbal compound that has had
most remarkable success as a kidney and
bladder remedy is DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root. There is nothing else like it. 1t
is DR.. Kilmer's prescription used in pri-
vate practice and it is sure to benefit you.
Get a bottle from your druggist.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper. Adv.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
Needles Made of Bone.

The needle is one of the very old
domestic instruments. The earliest
were probably of bone. Steel needles,
close upon the modern style, were
made by the Moors at a very early
period, and there is a record Of their
Introduction into England in the four
teenth century that the matchmaking
industry became quite an important
one in England, and companies were
formed for making them. Needles
made Of fish bone, bone of other ami
mails and also Of ivory, sometimes hav-
ing an eye at one end and sometimes
having an eye in the middle, have been
found among the refuse Of the cave
dwelling peoples Of Europe. The ma
chinery now employed in making nee
dies of the many kinds used in sew
ing is quite as wonderful as the ma
chinery used In making the pins that
the world uses so recklessly.-Wash-
ington Star.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
Why Not Move High Schools
From City TO the. Country?

II seems a strange thing. when one
thinks Of it. TO. send boys and girls of
twelve or fourteen away from their
country surroundings to the city to
attend school. where people are more
or less crowded together and there
are so many temptations 10 spend
money. waste time and divert the mind
from study.
How much more sensible it would
he If high schools and grounds were in
the country and the young folks of
the cities were sent to get their edu-
cation where they could learn some
thing of rural conditions and means of
livelihood. Instead of that, country
hovs and girls often learn to prefer
city trades and occupations, Just sup
nose; there was a well-equipped high
school right out in the country with
fields and woods surrounding it. There
could be cottages where nonresidents
might board and gardens. poultry
plants, orchards and small model farms
where students might pay their way
in part at least. If they chose, and
learn other lessons than those In books.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09

homes has become so manifest that 1t
is not worth while to dwell further up
on it.
During the recent battle against in
fantile paralysis we took two small
towns which were badly infected with
the disease and had the homes
cleansed, insect life destroyed, food
kept clean and no garbage, ash piles
or manure allowed to collect. The
streets and alleys were made clean in
each town and infantile paralysis rap
idly disappeared. The cleaning up Of
the municipalities seemed TO run paral-
lei with the Subsiding of the disease.
The fact that the disease spreads at
times beyond the boundary lines Of
these dirty breeding places is no argu-
ment against the theory of cleanliness
as n preventative of infantile paraly-
sis At present it is well to look upon
filth and insect life as factors taking
a large part in permitting the so-called
plague to invade our homes.
Cleanliness regarding our children,
homes, stables, yards and towns, as
well as guarding our houses from all
kinds of insect life, must be insisted
upon by each individual citizen and by
those in charge of the health and
cleanliness of our towns, country, vii
lagos and homes.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
Your Corner

Don't you like your little corner of tina
world?
Have you sweeteued II with sunshine
and with song?
Have you tried to make it brighter as yor
toiled
Have you trieu to right its sorrow anc
its wrong?
Do you think it's just the finest spot yor
know.
And the noblest spot for effort thai
could be?
Have you made it shed around a brighter
glow?
Have you tried to help the rest of u,
to see?
Are you happy in your station and YOU
time
And contented with the way that things
go on:
Have you made the little corner 'rounc
you chime.
Does it sparkle with the dewdrops ii
the dawn?
Do the thousands that go marching or
their way
Stop to smile before the beauty thai
you've brought
From the chaos and the turmoil of the
fray
BY a little friendly purpose and swee
thought?
Don't You Ike the little corner he has
given
For your gladness and your use ant
your delight?
Have you made it just a little nearer
heaven,
Have you turned It from its darkness
and its night?
It's your corner, and 1t ought to be sc
fine
No other corner anywhere could glow
With the beauty and the gladness anc
the shine
That your special little corners learned
to know.
Baltimore Sun.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
Uric Acid Poisoning ?

The most eminent physicians recog-
nize that uric acid stored up in the
system is the cause of rheumatism,
that this uric acid poison is present in
the joints, muscles, or nerves. BY ex-
perimenting and analysis at the In
valids' Hotel and Surgical Institute in
Buffalo. n. Y, DR.. Pierce discovered
combination Of native remedies that
he called Anuric-which drives out the
uric acid from the system, and in this
way the pain, swelling and inflamma-
ton subside. II you are sufferer from
rheumatism, backache, pains here or
there, you can obtain Anuric at any
drug store and get relief from the
pains and ills brought about by uric
acid: or send DR.. Pierce 10c for trial
pkg. Anuric which you will find many
times more potent than lithia elm
mates uric acid as hot water melts
sugar. A short trial will convince you.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09

Only one species of hummingbird
inhabits the eastern part of the United
States. This is the ruby-throat,
which Is more or less common almost
everywhere in that region. The wri-
ter has seen 100 Of these tiny crea-
lures lowering about the flowers of
buckeye tree, and this number was
maintained all day and for many days,
though the individuals were going and
coming all the time.
In order to obtain definite knowl-
edge as to the food of hummingbirds
in general. and the ruby-thrOat in par
ticular, 80 stOmachs Of this species
were examined. Although the hum
mingbirds are the smallest of the
avian race, their Stomachs are much
smaller in proportion to their bodies
than those of other birds, while their
livers are much larger. This would
indicate these birds live to a consid-
cradle extent upon concentrated
sweets, as stated above, and that the
insects, spiders. ETC., found in the
stOmachs do not represent by any
means all their food. The quantities
of food found in these tiny stomachs
are so minute and the insects COM
prising them are so small that identi-
fication is very difficult and uncer-
tain.
The food of the hummingbird fam
lily, it appears, possesses but little
economic interest, and that little is
mostly in the wrong direction. The
ants eaten are probably largely
parasitic species and so to be reck-
oned as useful, while the gnats and
spiders may be considered as neutral.
although it is possible that some of
the former may be of the gallgnat
family and so be harmful. The bugs
eaten are probably mostly of the in
furious species. On the other hand,
hummingbirds do no harm to any prod
net of husbandry and, as they are
beautiful and interesting creatures.
their preservation may well be urged
on purely sentimental grounds.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
IMiIiuht of the Gods.

At the base of the vast structure so
patiently reared by Herbert Spencer
the mists are already dense, though
not as Obscuring as the clouds at the
mausoleum of Comte. That great
charmless woman, George Eliot, smiles
the smile of somber ennui before the
Spencer tomb, and the inevitable voice
Of Ernest Haeckel Is heard whisper
ing: "Where is your PositiviSIn
Where Is your Rationalism? What
has become of your gaseous inverte-
brate god?" Surely there is sadly re-
quired in the cynical universities of
the world chair Of irony with subtle
Edgar Saltus as its first Incumbent
James Huncker in New York Sun.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09

Here's Gown Without Hook

We have had the dress which
fastened with three, two, or
even ii single hook, but here is
a frOck which has no fasteners
whatever. II is made of soft taft
feta i'm a delicate lavender. The
blouse is cut like a MILDLY and
slips over the head. Ii is
shocked on each side of the
front along the shoulders and
across the back with SOFT green
silk. White chiffon over green
silk forms the collar, which is
not as wide or deep as a sailor
collar. The skirt is shocked to
form a SiX-inch yoke and is
SeWed onto the blouse with an
elastic as n waiSthand. This
elastic stretches to permit the
frOck 10 go on over the head. A
large, soft green cord, with loose
taSSelS, ties about the waist and
hangs down at one side. and a
narrow green silk cord. ending
in tiny taSSels, laCes up the front
of the blouse. Time expended
in putting on the frock-one min
ute.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09

I discovered a vegetable compound that does
the work of dangerous sickening calomel and
want every reader of this paper to try bottle
and if it doesn't straighten you up better and
quicker than salivatng calomel just go back to
the store and get your money.
| guarantee that one spoonful of DOdson'S
Liver Tone will put your sluggish liver to work
and clean your thirty feet of bowels of the sour
bile and constipation poison which IS clogging
your system and making you feel miserable.
l guarantee that one spoonful of this harmless
liquid liver medicine will relieve the headache bill
iousness coated tongue, ague, malaria, sour stom-
ach or any other distress caused by torpid liver
as quickly as dose of vile, nauseating calomel
besides will not make you sick or keep you from
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
LOUISIANA NEWS

Alexandria, La.-"This Is to certify
that l have taken DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery and can testify to
its merits. l was so weak when be-
gan taking II i was not able to roll
over in bed, but after taking six bot
ties felt like a new man-was strong
and healthy. Try II, and be convinced
of It's merits."-J. S. SMALL, 100
MOnro st.
Get Golden Medical Discovery today
either in liquid or tablet form from
your druggist If you want TO better
your physical condition speedily. II
is a wonderful prescription prepared
only from natures roots and herbs
with no alcohol to falsely stimulate
and no narcotic to wreck the nerves
Ingredients on wrapper.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
best little liver pills because entirely
vegetable. No calomel. All druggists
sell them in vials-25 cts.-Adv.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
STOP CALOMEL! TAXI
D0DSON'S LIVER TOM.
New Discovery Takes Place of Dangerous CaOmt Puts Your Liver 10
Work Without Making You SiCk-Eat Anyhng-It Can Not
SaWate-Don' Lose Days Work!

a days work. | want to see bottle 81 this won
derful liver medicine in every home hCre
Calomel is poison-it's mercury-t a. acIs the
bones often causing rheumatism. Cal nlq IS dam
gerous. 1t sickens-whie my Dodso"5 Liver
Tone is safe, pleasant and harmless. Eat 9hy-
thing afterwards, because it not salivate. Give
it to the children because it doesn't upset the ston-
ach or shock the liver. Take spoonful tonight
and wake up feeling fine and ready for a full
days work.
Get bottlel Try it! If it DOESN'T do exactly
what say, tell your dealer to hand your money
back. Every druggist and store keeper here knows
me and knows of my wonderful discovery OF
vegetable medicine that takes the place of danger
Gus calomeL-Adv.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
Odd Names for Pickaninnies

A colored servant in Aiken, S. c.,
who had just heard of the birth of her
third granddaughter, and who was in
a quandary as to what to name the
child, heard her mistress reading an
account of the Titanic disaster and
rather fancied the Carpathia. So in
the old town of Aiken there's little
pickaninny running around by the
name of Carpathia Jackson. The 9TH
er two grandchildren are Exima Jack
son and Mutual Life Insurance Jack
son.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
Rrouuht IL On Himself.

"What is the difference" began
the Cheerful Idiot.
Everybody but the grim-looking man
arose and left.
"What is the difference" he went
on undeterredly, between somebody
placing wearing apparel in a Saratoga.
and II bloodhound with bad coldT
The grim-looking man said nothing,
but drew a pistol stealthily from his
pocket.
zone is trunk packer and the 9th
er is a punk tracker."
(He drew n veil over the sickening
details. l-Farm Life.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
To Avoid Trouble.

There's no particular reason why
you shouldn't take a cheerful view of
life"
Eyes, there Is" answered the pes
simistic person. II complain in self
defense"
81 don't understand"
eff 1 appeared happy and contented
all the time reformers would accuse
me Of not having the interest Of my
fellow men at heart, so 1 frown and
growl occasionally just to show that
I belong to the progressive clement
New Haven Journal.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
An Execution

"Would YOU like to see the log cab
in where our greatest citizen was
born?"
why, yes" answered the visitor.
"Do you mean to tell me that this
town has turned out a president of
the United States?"
NO. That's one reason why we are
so proud of him. He writes books and
is one of the few log-cabin celebrities
produced in this country who has
never entered politics"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
GOOD FOR HUNGRY CHILDREN

Children love SINNERS Macaronl
and Spaghetti because of It's delicious
taste. 1t is good for them and you
can give them all they want. 1t Is q
great builder of bone and muscle, and
does not make them nervous and irri-
table like meat. The most economical
and nutritious food known. Made from
the finest Durum wheat. Write Skin
ner Mfg. Co., Omaha, Nebr., for beau
tiful cook book. 1t Is sent free to
mothers.-Adv.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09

Hummingbirds are popularity sup
posed to live upon the nectar of flow
ers, and unquestionably this substance
forms an important part of their food.
Close observation has shown, however,
that these little birds do not visit flow
ers wholly for the purpose of gather
ing honey, nor do they obtain all their
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
Careless Speech.

81 hear the Grabcoins have hired a
tutor for young Reginald GrabcOin."
Eyes, but whenever MIR. Grabcoin
mentions the new member of the
household Mrs. Grabcoin is greatly hu-
inflated"
why so?'
"Mr. GrabcOin has way Of pro-
nouncing tutor as if the person re-
ferred to did exercises on the from
bone. cornet or some other kind of
horn" .-....
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09

There would he domestic science
course, especially adapted to country
girls.
Music, lectures. games and worth
while motion pictures would not he
forgotten. But no rows of stores. beg
ging for hard-earned money; no NOV
les. that are simply dime novels put
on screens, no slums 10 sadden the
heart and scatter disease.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
Expensive Money.

Cant we pad out our currency by
using paper money!" asked the ruler
Of country in pecuniary difficulty.
with the present scarcity of pa
peru exclaimed the minister of finan-
cial affairs. 'Impossiblel Bills of
the smallest face value would be
worth an enormous premium"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
Most Worthy.

"Why do you seek admittance here!
asked st. Peter.
'On earth many blessed me and Sala
/ would surely go to heaven when
died" answered the shade.
"HOw did you win such grautudeE
81 was always kind and considerable
to the people who owned flivvers."
Enter" said the saint. "A place Is
prepared for you"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
The Main Oiect.

"Pa, what's meant by party afiilla-
tionY"
That's a term used by diplomatic
persons to conceal the real motive
which prompts men to hang together
In the hope of sharing the spoils Of of
fee"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
An Effort to Define

Father" said the small boy. what
is diplomat?'
"A diplomat, my son, is a man Of so
much courtesy and distinction that you
wouldn't dare offend him by question
ing the reliability of any statement he
may deem it eXpedient to make"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
EnvyinQ a Loser.

Dat man done made an election bet
dat leaves him 'bliged to eat a gallon
Of Iasses wifi a toothpick," remarked
Mr.. Erastus Pinkly.
"Well," remarked Pickaninny Jim.
DE toothpick makes 1t slow work, but
de Iasses Is with It."
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
Consistent Economy.

people are undoubtedly making a
proper effort to avoid wasting paper"
remarked Mr.. Chuggins.
"How do you known"
81 Just bought one Of those FHv-
word autos and the man asked me II I
wanted II wrapped up"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
~ SNA u a. -
81 GS3A ~, d
eartened.

"NaS there much
money spent in the
elcction?'
Don't ask me-"
replied the disap-
pointed politician.
IF there was any
m on g y b e ing
passed around |
didn't see it. Be
lieve me or not
but I'll be lucky if
| get n new silk hat
and "A Prince AL
bert coat"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
New Fire Escape.

cleverly made steel fire escape,
which rolls up in a coil small enough
to be carried IN ones pocket, is the in
vention Of PietrO VescOvi. To prove
the excellence of his invention, Mr..
VescoTi used it several times in de-
scendtng from the upper stories of tall
buildings of Stockton. Cal. The steel
is tempered to stand the weight of two
adults.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09

year, and now ad-
vanced sanitation
requires that the
home must be
kept clean at all
times.
The benefit of
cleanliness about
the home reflects
both upon the
physical h e a | t h
and the morality
of our people. The
necessity Of clean
illness in our
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
Whenever You Need a General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as a Gen.
eral Tonic because it contains the well
known tonic properties of QUININE and
IRON. 1t acts on the Liver. Drives out
Malaria. Enriches the Blood and Builds
up the Whole System so cents
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
Preserving a Sense Of Security.

do you think the electoral college
should be abolishedT
NO" replied Senator Sorghum ;
''now and then few men should be
permitted to take part in an election
with no fear of heckling and with alb
solute confidence In the result"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
No Fanatic.

Are you a devotee Cf the ScreenF
Certainly"
Then you know all about Charley
Chaplin and Mary Pick"
The dickens | do. The kind OF
screen that's popular with me keeps
out flies and mosquitoes"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
Something in the Air.

Waiting for carr
NO" replied Mr.. Dubwaite' III
waiting for my wife. She's over there
talking to a neighbOr. | may be mere
for an hour or more"
"Why so long?"
when they met the other woman
drew her aside and began: My DEAR
have you heard"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
Preparedness.

Mamma, 1 wish / had crutch,"
complained Johnnie.
"What in the world does a boy with
two good straight legs want with a
crutch?"
well, mamma. it's good thing to
practice on in case you get hurt and
have to use ii some time"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
The p. p.

II put may faith in the wisdom of
the plain people," said the statesman.
yes" replied Senator Sorghum.
"The wisdom of the plain people is all
right. The only thing 1 fear is that
some of them are getting so that they
know too much"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
CHT UUINE
For Headaches

Try It and be convinced. Good for
aches in back and limbs also-Assists
Nature to get right and stay so. It's
LiQuid-easy to take.-Adv.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-12-09
A Wobbling Gait.

Didn't you know that if you struck
this pedestrian he would be seriously
njured?"
"YeS, sir" replied the chauffeur.
Then, why didn't you zigzag your
car and miss him?'
He was zgzagging himself, your
honor"