davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-01
Masurian Lakes.

The Masurian lake region lies in
Masurenland, gently rolling region
of East Prussia marked by hundreds
OF lakes Of various sizes connected by
channels and canal system more
than 100 miles long. Roughly. the
area Of the district is covered by the
circles of Sensburg. Oletzka, 0sterode,
AllensteIn, Roessel, Ortelsburg. Lyck
(capitaD. Loetzen and Neidenhurg.
The lakes are Of different shapes,
some being rounded and others basins,
with numerous radiatlng branches
others are long. narrow channels Wild
ening into pools at intervals like beads
on string. The largest, Mauer and
Spirding, cover 40 square miles. The
lakes form a very effective barrier for
Germany against Russia, as was evil
denced several times during the early
part of the war, when the Russian
armies were trapped there or forced
to retreat. This bore out the wise op-
position of Won Hindenburg and 9TH
ers against draining the lakes, prof.
ect considered by the German govern
ment several years ago.-Philadelphia
Evening Ledger.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-01
TAKES OFF DANDRUFF
HAIR STOPS FALLING
olrisl Try This! Makes Hair Thick
Glossy, Fluffy, 6eautiful-No
More itching Scalp.

Within ten minutes after an appli'
cation of Danderine you cannot find q
single trace Of dandruff or falling hair
and your scalp will not itch. but what
will please you most will be after !
few weeks use, when you see NJ
hair, fine and downy at first-yes-but
really new hair-growing all over. the
scalp.
A little Danderine Immediately dou-
bles the beauty OF your hair. No diff.
ference how dull. faded, brittle and
scraggy. just moisten q cloth with
Danderine and carefully draw 1t
through your hair, taking one small
strand at time. The effect Is amaz-
ing-your hair will be light, fluffy and
wayy. and have an appearance of
abundance; an Incompatible luster,
softness and luxuriance.
Get a % cent bottle Of Knowlton's
Danderine from any store, and prove
that your hair is as pretty and soft
as any--that 1t has been neglected or
injured by careless treatment-thats
all-you surely can have beautiful hair
and lots of 1t If you will just try q Ut
tie Danderine. Adv.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-01
Mistaken Zeal,

An old Australian farmer visited his
daughter, who had antimacassars on
the backs Of her chairs. As he was
sitting by the window. he spied the
minister coming to visit Jean" as she
was called As she Went to answer the
door, her father, not being accustomed
to such finery. snatched all the anti
macassars off the chairs and threw
them under the table. ..
Aye, Jean. lass, glad | was to get
yer washing oct o the way afore the
minister came in said the old man
when the minister had gone.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-01

So 1t will be seen that the farm loan
act, In addition to providing way
for the farmer to borrow to the limit
Of safety, provides that he must put
his borrowed money to productive uses.
and furnishes the machinery to get
him out Of debt In an honorable and
buslnessllke way. The farm loan act
helps the farmer by placing within
his grasp the means to help himself.
1t makes for business initiative and In
dependence.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-01
FINE REPORTS REGARDING
KIDNEY MEDICINE

As a kidney, liver and bladder prepa.
alton Or. Kilmer's Swamp Root is rated
with the best and during the past sixteen
years | have sold lots Of it, and my Gus.
toners are very satisfied with the results
obtained from its use 1t is meritori-
GUS preparation and am not afraid to
recommend il as ! believe it will do what
is claimed according to the reports re.
ceived. Very truly yours,
Il. A. ULLERY, Druggist,
July Is, 1915. Arvada, Colo.
Prove Whit Swamp-Root Win Do For yos
Send ten cents to Dr.. Kilmer 4 Co.,
Binghamton, N. Y, for a sample size bot.
tie. II will convince anyone. You will
also receive a booklet Of valuable infor-
nation, telling about the kidneys and blad-
der. When writing. be sure and mention
this paper. Regular 6fty-cent and one
dollar size bottles for sale at ~ dEua
storss.-Adv.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-01
ClveaWay.

Elderly Sister-So, Mr.. Goodcatch
said had teeth like pearls. And what
did you sayf
Kid Brother-Oh, nothing, 'cept that
you were gradually getting used to
'em.-Boston Evening Transcript.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-01
Prove What Swamp-Root Win Do For Yos
Gosh!

Farmer Corntossel-Got a letter
from one Of these autymobeel fellers.
squire, and I'm all worked up about
II.
Squire-What's the matter, Cy?
Farmer Corntossel-Wal,t the letter
says, 1.-THE inclosed car Is one of the
most popular models on the market
But the blamed fools clean forgot t
inclOse it.-Maxwell Accelerator.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-01
Sometime.

" told him be couldn't kiss me-"
"WellT
"NothIng. It's rather pleasant to
have people differ with you now and
then. don't you thinkr-Clevelant
Dealer.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-01

Makes the laundress happy-that's Red
Cross Bag Blue. Makes beautiful, clear
white clothes. All good rocers. Adv.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-01
FARM LOAN ACT.
III. Amortixation-Hcw Loans
Under the Farm Loan Act
Are Designed to Be
Helpful to the eor-
rover.

Se~se~eeesse~ees~~s ~~s~ss~~~sss~s-~ess
(By Frank r. Wilson, federal loan bu-
reau. Washington, d. C.)
1t has always been recognized that
the most effective aid one can get is
that which enables him to help him
self.
Some critics of the federal farm loan
act have charged that this act makes
1t too easy for farmers to get into
debt, and that there will be tendency
to overborrow.
A careful reading of the bill will
show that this objection is met by very
carefully limiting the use to which the
borrowed money may be put and by
the requirement that farmers gradual.
ly each year must reduce their in
debtedness.
The farm loan act was designed to
be helpful TO the farmer of average
operations who has heretofore been
denied adequate credit. 1t wisely lim-
its the loans to 30 per cent Of the
appraised value of the security, be-
cause this limitation makes the Sc.
curity Of high character. thus salts
flying the investor. and therefore re-
suits in lower rate Of interest.
The use Of the money is carefully
limited to the purchase of land. to pay
of existing indebtedness. to purchase
live stock, or TO make any productive
improvement such as fencing, drain
age. buildings and machinery.
Is Really an Investment.
When money can be borrowed cheap
ly for productive use. mortgage be
comes an investment rather than a
handicap. The farmer Is enabled to
get money to put his land to better
use so that the profits of his invest
ment will pay Off his Indebtedness.
Hereafter judiclous borrowing on the
part of the farmer will be regarded
as business enterprise, just as 1t is
now considered beneficial for large
commercial institutions to borrow.
The farm loan act creates form Of
Indebtedness which peculiarly fits the
farmers needs. 1t recognizes that the
farming business is one of slow re-
turns.
So. II provides that a mortgage made
under the act be paid on the amortiza-
ton or installation plan through long
or short period Of years. The mort
cages may be made TO run from five
to forty years, at the option Of the bor-
rover, and they must be paid of, In
terest and principal, In equal install.
ments through the period Of the loans.
Permission is given to pay all Of the
loan or any part of 1t on any interest
paying date after it has run five years.
Table Of Payments
To give the prospective borrower
an exact idea Of the size Of the pay
ments required annually to wipe out
mortgage In a given period, amortiza-
tion tables have been prepared. The
following table shows the amount of
annual payments required to extin-
guish, In the period indicated, thou
sand dollar loan bearing interest ut
5, 5lls and 6 per cent:
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-01

American gloves are In demand In
Cuba.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-01

Every dentist does wide-open busi-
ness.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-01

Send l0c to DR.. Pierce Inyalids' Hotel.
Buffalo, for large trial package Of Anuric
for kdneys-cures backache.-Adv.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-01
HaIf-Watt Lamp Popular.

There has been wide adoption in
England Of the half-watt metallic fila.
ment lamp for interior lighting, and
II Is said that had II not been for the
lighting restrictions the half-watt
lamp would probably have supplanted
the arc lamp for outside lighting.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-01

1By Frank r. Wilson, federal loan bu-
reau. Washington, d. c.
The Raymer enterprise., 1917-03-01

. RESIDENT WILSON called attention
81 very widely in 1913 10 the ancient
4 and honorable custom OF holding an
\ inaugural ball to welcome the new
Il president TO his job by refusing to
sanction the affair. And owing to
\ pressure of official business" there
will be no inaugural ball this year Of
III 1917. In other words, American Of
II ticialdom Is In no mood for gayety.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-07-21
OUR FINANCIAL STRENGTH.

Two billion dollars is a tremendous
sum Of money. Yet the American PEG
pie have loaned their Government that
much and have barely touched their re-
sources. The money was raised so cas-
lily it only seemed to show the tremen-
dous financial strength Of the country.
It is not one tenth of our bank de-
pOsits. 1t is less than one-eighth Of
our bank loans for one year. 1t was
less than One-half Of our national saw
;nss for 1916 and only five per cent of
our national income for that year ac-
eording to estimates.
Not only is this first Liberty Loan
Bond issue of two billion dollars much
larger than the initial loans Of any or
the other nations engaged in the war
but it was raised in much less time
with much less effort and was sub
scribed to by vastly greater numbes
Of individuals; this too when danger
was far from us and the nation in a
calm frame Of mind.
The coming second issue of Liberty
Bonds, with the great mass Of the peo-
pie of the country much better educat-
ed as to Government bond issues and
Government finances in general, it is
reasonable to suppose, will be disposed
of with even greater success than the
initial issue.
The Over-subscriptiou TO the initial
issue Of over a billion dollars augurs
well for the success of the next issue
There are several million more isves-
tors in Government bonds in America
than there were q month ago. Then
there were some three hundred thous
and holders Of United States bonds:
now there are over Four million. And
the thrill of the thought Of our soldiers
in France win rally the people to the
nations call.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-07-21
HELPING TIE OIL MGN.

Practically no peanut oil was made
IN this country prior to 1915, aad 50 far
he oil mill men had not been benefited;
out it was brought to their attention
that the United States, in 1914, was i'm
porting 1,332,10S gallons OF peanut oil,
nd 4+,J4J,1o9 pounds OF nuts. More
han half OF the oil went to Chicago
and presumably went into oieomargar-
ne, and the lower grades into soap The
ii brought more than cottouSeed oil
Y few changes il the oil mills, having
to do largely with the cleaning Of the
.,eanuts, and they were ready for the
extraction, and the peanuts began to
come to them. Recently, there has been
such a demand for the nuts themselves,
cor manufacture into products else
where, that the mills have not bceI
ioing much extraction because they
5ould make more handling the Hu,s
themselves than they could by selling
he extracted product. \ single man
afacturer Of peanut butter, for example,
-ses more than POO carloads OF shehe!
nuts year and expects soon to g
to 500 carloads.
Bakers use immense quantities in
cakes and confections, and it is stated
nat many chocolate cake is coated
yith a mixture Of which peanuts form
4 considerable part. With imports cat
If by the war, prices are high aad give
, present large impetus to growing pea
nuts; and even at present prices for
-ottoa, peanuts are more profitable
where there is serious depreciation by
Tho Wecyil.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-07-21
TYPHOID FEVER EXISTS.

The following letter was received BY
this Office and is self.explanatory:
New Orleans, La, July IA, 1917.
Editor Abbeville Progress:
Reports received in the office this
week show that one or more cases Of
typhoid fever exists in a number OF
communities in various sections of the
State. The probable source of infec-
tion in many instances is thought to
be polluted water of surface wells, or
where there are open privies, flies.
If there is one case in your commun-
ity or in the parish every precaution
should be taken to prevent its spread
The source Of infection should be in.
vestigated and if thought to be the
water supply citizens should be advised
to boil all water used for bringing
purposes. If there are open closest
immediate steps should be taken t.
have same screened.
The State Board of Health furnishes
free anti-typhoid vaccine, and will SEND
upon request of any physician.
For protection and as a precaution
airy measure vaccination against ty.
phoid should be encouraged.
The State Board of Health will thank
you for information concerning an
case and will appreciate your cooper
alton in the effort to eradicate this
dread disease.
Yours very truly,
- OSCAR BOWLING,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-07-21
FALL WEBWORM IS
CAUSING, MUCH DAMAGE.

\ serious outbreak of the fall web
w-rm has occurred in portions OF
southern Louisiana, the caterpillars be
coming full grown about July LIST. In
jury is especially severe on willow,
gum, pecan, pear, Persimmon, mulberr,
and peach trees. After devouring thg
foliage, of which they are especial,
fond, the caterPillars fed upon a grca
variety OF plants, including some fielu
and garden crops.
1t is possible that the next genera
ton OF caterpiilars which viii aDpea.
shortly viii also be very destructive
one in Louisiana. Farmers should
watch for the appearance of the small,
young caterpi!Iars, which form oves
ne foliage upon which they feed, -
SAYS y. Il. Jones, chronological ass.s
tant, [. 5. Department Of Agriculture
"SPraying the cultivated trees, shrubs
vines and other plants upon which the
appear with an aTsenical poison vii,
kill the caterpillars and prevent furthai
damage. For this purpose arsenatc
Of lead at the rate of three pounds oi
the powdered form or six poalds Of I'll.
paste form to fifty gallons Of wac.
is recommended Spraying should -,
done when the worms are small-as
soon as possible after they have ISIS &c
from the eggs-in order that as little
vegetation as possible be destroyed. -
l.. S. l. Press Bulletin.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-07-21
BEATING THE BOIL wE1vI-,.

The hou w,ceil drove many a Texas
farmer t, peanuts, From what seemed
to be hopeless situation the pcuut
has rescued him, and "a, the same timc
rescued the oilmill men who were en-
the verge OF shutdown with their
supply Of cotton seed diminished. The
department o. Agriculture has long
been advocating a change from the sin
yie crop standard set by cotton. As
long as cotton was the only money
crop the arguments fell on deaf ears,
out, backed up by the boil wcevil, the
campaign began to bear fsuit. The
farmers began to give part e the cot
ton acreage to peanuts. This presented
a new problem and the oil-mill man
began to ask questions.
They found that many Of the growers
were ''hogging down. the peanuts;
hat is, they were turning the hogs into
;he fields to harvest the nuts. and were
marketing the crop ION the hoof. "
The Department of Agriculture had
proved that 40-bushel crop OF Spanish
peanuts would produce more than 400
pounds of pork to the acre, and supplied
a good ration that needed only a little
topping off with corn to harden the
meat. Furthermore, if the peanut hay
IS harvested before the hogs are turned
n, the hay alone almost pays for the
growing of the crop, because it furnishes
4 palatable food to which all kinds of
lock VIII turn eagerly from any other
kind Of hay. And if that were not
enough, the peanuts, in common with
sher legumc-, bear noduies on their
roots which gather nitrogen from the
air and put ii in the soil.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-07-21

Spend some of your evenings at
home with your wife and children. II
YOU have an amiablc, gentle wife, sure
" your home must be a pleasant one,
but if from increasing cares or other
reasons, she has grown fretful or sullcn,
who knows but a little more attention
or Kindness ON your part might do a
great deal towards the return Of the
amiablity you so much admired in her
girlhood. If you would stay at home
5ftcncr evenings, treating her with
something of the old tenderness, max
ing her believe, at least, that you ar
not wholly Indifferent to her happi-
ness, YOU would soon see a change fo,
the better in your household.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-07-21
THE CANE CROP.

Local showers, gradually increasing
in frequency and volume, have occurred
throughout the Louisiana sugar district
and these have reached the proportion
Of flooding rains In many localities.
There are some areas, as is generally
the case, that seem to have been dis.
eliminated against, but in general the
Louisiana sugar district has had the
rains II was so much In need Of and in
some places more than was wanted. Ex-
tremely high heat has prevailed during
the past week, the thermometer going
into the upper ninties every day, and
the conditions have therefore been such
as to promote the growth Of the cane
parkedly,-La, Planter,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-07-21
= BALANCED AGRICULTURE.

The department 5 advice is not t
substitute peanuts for cotton and thu
maintain the uneconomic system Of one
crop agriculture. On the contrary, tn,
advice is to utilize the peanut in certain
sections by making it a part of well
balanced agriculture and especially by
using it in areas of serious boll-weeviI
depreciation as part insurance against
cotton losses. The farmer need not hes
itate to plant a somewhat larger acre
ase than his present needs for hog and
cattle feed. If the price happens to be
low, he can buy more hogs and mar1c.
the peanut in that way; if the price
happens to be high, he can sell the sur.
Plus to advantage. To raise peanuts
year in and year out as the sole none,
crop would be as unwise as to depend
upon cotton alone.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-07-21

Why should You 20 cut 10 tea and
,rais, your noighbors' mullins, whc1
you have forgotten to tell mother how
good hers were! Why should yo0 IA
,ouLcc how much Mr.. Wilson over the
way knows, when father is a great deal
letter informed man, and it has never
inferred your little head 70 whisper
luictly to him how much YOU appreciate
is wisdom? You keep your ability t.
liscovcr faults fer the home while the
I'VE that should look for virtues is clos
ii tightly until YOU 20 out.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-07-21
THE PROOF OF TIE PUDDING IS
IN The EATING.

wA,ro is 'qucstion but that the
U,ru, Shorthand is ttg greatest system
:. us- today. it mag Pc written either
A.a Il IcasI CO. an. ty.e~ri;or. 1t
.... .... -, ..9 ..s,- asia. ur.,"-s- it
....- ;ac @.,.t. ...... *..t 81"
A..ra length of time, is the most SIN
pie, Icgibie and raiiI s.stcm in use, .
is shown from the following remarks
p. oor students who first studied other
SYST, ms:
81 take pleasure in telling the public
that thc Eyrnc Shorthand is the only
system. l previously studied Pitman
$ months, used it in actual practice for
four months; at the end of weeks
study Of the Byrne | was a better writ
cr than | had ever been with the Pit
man."
81 have been a an-nuployan stem
,grarhcr for ] years; I found the sys-
tenn inadequate. then took the Gregg
under Mr. Gregg Of Chicago, but foGaf
,....'.,.,.,,.i. ,,or.
vel of the age
.t.3
.,.u... ona
-
',' .l 81 1;l.o
''. .., :, '"'' " ''''' '
i',',' ,.., ,,...-.. ,......... .,ouo
.. ..,I. 49,, 31,nio
~ ''''' WIN. -, Ia,.
,,. ,, ..,,,,,.an.
T,., -. ~. 81,
49,. ' " aI al
A., ...,.:.I - ....;t;.n >,
''' ..,,
......', ,n' ...I. .';..., af..u q
...n. ...,. 49,. .,.I..;mo .ho
...,.,, o:,..,;c.l ..,..... ,.;.h Dc
n.o.+;..I p..,.,.,.,.in. fo- uon,hs
.,nIl ,,.ri., p..r,o ,,,.h fos+or o,d
rora,J i y,anrior - on, otIor svstom,,
81 .horar-,,I,. u,os+,rod - customs
! -p,-a-, pf ~, ,,,g+ .,r,v,ipou+ Ditp,op
STONE Groo- Cbar+;or R,.rno aud
e.. ,.,;,.... =. 90, e. ~. D.,
.',
ma IA.
'''''" 10" 'i'' anu '", nan 'iiii7S
go ''''' ''i '' i'.''''e Win any
- ','' o'"'' 10 SSS't"'''
-. 't'"' "'oH'''S '!ing 10 le''h
IN" '''Vi manu- 'u' o"i"s 10 'ne
'''7' ''''i'.'''''' VI eA''p.
-oi-' anu '''0''''"'' Vi "''" signs
." e'0'' '''''05''l,''''
,' - ~ NV !" 'O"' '''.oo,
'' ','''' P'@'','"'
-, ~ - '''o' manu- 'nan
,,oa,, ''' '''' STUDY u '"e j ~
To-. "a.
-. - 80, '--s 'lN Dl''ei'H' ~
- ',.a 80 60 - ui''o,, - 'o'U d"
"'1N'
n;a.s;.t Ceo. 'n' -, "s''' in'o 'H0
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-07-21

Who Of ms is so immersed in the
ares Of business or 81. hardened by
fLr Grind of daily toll that we cannot
find ia thi. magic word, Home, q charm
ucyoud the spell Of the amulets! Home
Home, The very name itself is an an
them in an acorn! Composed Of only
four letters of the English alphabet
it is one Of the simplest words known
10 the tongue Of Tennyson and Shake
sgcare. 1t takes lut a breath to voice
it. But an ocean plummct cannot sound
it's crystal depth Of meaning. 1t has
been the dream Of all poets. 1t has
been the burden Of all songs. 1t has
been the inspiration Of all heroic
thoughts and deeds and lives.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-07-21
BLACKWELL BROTHERS TO DIE.

viii and Robert Blackwell, brothers,
who were convicted by jury at Crest
view, Fla, and sentenced TO be hanged,
for the murder Of A. II. Davis and
wife, aged 80 and IS years, respectively,
near Crestview several months ago,
were taken to Pensacola Tuesday and
placed In Jail. The brothers have given
notice Of an appeal TO the Supreme
Court FROM their coayletlaH aud sea.
tsnss,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-07-21
500 REWARD. S1OO.

The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science ha
Neen able to cure in all its stages and
that is catarrh. Catarrh being great,
influenced by constitutional conditions
requires constitutional treatment. Hall 's
Catarrh Medicine is taken internall,
md acts thru the Blood on the Mucous
surfaces of the System thereby destroy
Gg the foundation of the disease, Civ
ng the patient strength BY building u
The constitution and assisting nature i
doing its work. The proprietors hars
50 much faith in the curative powers OF
Tall 5 Catarrh Medicine that they offc.
)ne Hundred Dollars for any case tina
{ fails to cure. Send for list of test
mOnials.
Address 7. J. CHENEY & CO, Toi
edo, Ohio. Sold by all druggists, 7jc
ADV.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-07-21
COMPULSORY MILITARY
SERVICE IN MEXICO.

The new law FOR the reorganization
Of the army Of Mexico, which Is now in
course Of preparation provides for COM
pulsory military service for all youths
or men more than 10 years old.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-07-21
Cause Of Ossconisncv.

Dependency is often caused by in
digestion and constipation, and quickly
disappears when Chamberlain 5 Tablets
are taken. These tablets strengthen
the digestion GRd move the bowels.
Obtainable everywhers.-Adf.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-07-21
NEGRO KILLED BY TRAIN.

The local train on the Texas and Pa.
cifc at Plaquemine Monday morning
ran over a negro named Willie Jones,
causing injuries from which he died
within an hour. The negro had been
walking along the track He had come
from White Castle just a few weeks
before.