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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-04-07
A Word To Mothers

There seems to be more than the
usual number of children suffering
from measles, whoopirg cough and
other children's diseases this spring.
Do not neglect any cold weakens the
system and makes a child more liable
to tack of more serious ailments
Foley's Honey and Tar relieves
coughs, colds and Group. Sold Every
where adv.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-04-07
Chautauaua Parade.

Tuesday a number of automo-
biles, decorated for the occasion,
made flying trip over this part of
the country, letting the people
know that Abbeville has a big
chautauqp week here. The trip
covered all points between New
Iberia, Jeanerette, Lafayette and
other towns.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-04-07

The chautauqua tickets are selling
fast, and we would advise that YOU secure
yours in time. Children's tickets are
only 81 90, students tickets are 81 so,
while the grown-ups get theirs valued
at $3.50 for 8 So In another column
YOU will find where to buy tickets, and
there is a committee of ladies out who
will wait upon YOU, but don't put off;
YOU NAV regret it.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-04-07

State Of Louisiana, Parish Of vermliou, 18th
Judicial District Court, No. 1880,
Succession Of Antoine T, Leleux,
whereas, Felix Leleux has petition this Hon
ornble Court for letters of Administration on the
ahoys numbered and entitled estate;
Notice is hereby given to all whom it may CT
doth concern, to show cause within ten days
why the prayer of said petition should not be
granted and letters Of Administration should
not issue to Felix Leleux as, prayed for and &C
cording 10 law.
By order of Court.
Clerk Office, Abbcyille La, this 18th day o.
March, A, d. 1917.
REMY BROUSSARD.
Deputy Clerk of Court
BrousSard & Samson, Attorneys
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-04-07

Brief News Items of Local Interest

Do not forget the Abbeville High
School speaking contest at the Victor
Theatre Tuesday night April 10. The
speaking will begin about Sis p. nj. Our
local representatives for the Parish Rally
will be chosen at this time. There will
be no extra charge for the pictures.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-04-07

II. L. Cueydan, of Guevdan, was a
business visitor here "Wednesday, in at
tendance at the meeting of the police
jury. he being one of the committee on
the hard surface road proposition.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-04-07

The young BOYS and girls who were
fortunate enough to get one of the
Junior chautauqua kites have been having
a merry good time, even to the extent
that one of them had to miss a day
from school to hy his kite while the
hard winds were blowing.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-04-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. S. Ewell rnotored
over to Alexandria and Opelousas last
Sunday. Mrs. Kibbe, with her two
childrens aftera pleasant visit at Opelous-
as, accompanied them home. Mrs.
Willie Ewell, of Opelousas also came
with them and will be a guest at the
Ewell home for a while.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-04-07

Principal E. A. Skillman has teen ap-
pointed an instructor in the State Normal
to be held at Lafayette this summer. He
will have charge of the English depart
ment. This speaks we'll for the local
schools as we are glad to see that we
have in our faculty material that can be
used BY the State in the conduct of its
summer school work.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-04-07
Had Troubls Four Or Five Years

Many people suffer from bladder
trouble when thea eau be quickly re-
lieved. ". J Furry, r F. Dc. Salem
No, wijtesi Il Was bothered with
blaidar trouble four or five years.
gave me great deal of pain. t0rt
different medicines hut nothing did
me aDv good unril ] got Foley X On y
Pills Sold Every where. adv.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-04-07
John Nusicr Attorney
Sheriff's Sale.
State Of Louisiana Parish Of vcrmilion I'll
judicial District Court No. Sl-S.
ElodiaS Savo


rs virtue Of writ Of seizure and sale to me
issued on, Of The Honorable Seventeenth Judicia,
District Court in and Toy ,Hc Parish Of vcrnilio,
safe uf Louisiana, IN lhc above numbered auC
entitled suit tully authorizing and emrowerinl
r.s ia ,Hc pfcini,c- have tHi. day seized and
taken into u} uos,s,si0u 20 saitsf, said writ
and will pro--ed 90 sell M public auction 20 IN,
ia,' and highest Responsible bidder ~ The
principal lroBt door ~ The Court House in
Ahve,j' Vsfmil,rp. Parrish ta within ta,
io-a' hnuFs prescribed hv law frr judicial sale,
ru
Saturday, April 2sth. 1917.
th, following de,c,i5sJ pr,usu1 situated IN
Vcfa,irlu Parrish to.vi,.
That certain ipl or rc-csl Of Crolrd Sing .aa
h.,us Situated IN rr Village of Ergth L..
md being designated a- lot No 90. ON tic Plat
Of said Village which pIl, g, annexed 60 sale
from Aug Ersth to the Specific In,p Co. i'll Vo,
8 Of Con page so Of Nerm:lior Parish Entry
SO 557- July goth. 1890 measuring Fitg .Sn
f,et on nuutCue Street OF slid Village. by . depth
Of one Hundred aud Thirty G5ol feet together
with all Of tie buildings and improvement,
thereon situated and thereto belonging
To be sold for Cash. without the heus6t Of
appfaisemeut
sherids Office. Abbeville la. this i7th dsy
OF March, 1917.
AUG MORTON.
sheriff vermilion Parish, Ia,
y, r. eeFdF sliorpry,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-04-07
School Board Meeting.

The Parish School Board will meet in
special session OH Saturday, April 2lst
for the purpose Of selecting teachers for
the session of 1918 and to order spt cial
elections for school purposes Teachers
should file applications prior to the above
date.
J. A. SUMMERS, Pres.
J. H. WILLIAMS, Superintendent.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-04-07
General Cha ta qua Story

A surprising 4 hlnil1 GER of head
liners top str4ghshist of red
letter attractions fol- Abbeville's
Chautauqua this year. Like a
range of summits, the musical
oratorical aud entertainment mum
bers eliminate in the peak of all
Chautauqua featute attractions ever
brought West-James Goddard, OF
the Chicago GrandOpera Company.
Goddard is one oflthe great singers
OF the present day, and by all odds
the greatest bass baritone. He
was formerly On Covent Garden
Opera, London, and the Royal
Opera, Vienna. On the last night
Of the Chautauqua, Goddard will
be heard in the operate roles in
which, during the Chicago Grand
Opera season, he has starred op-
posite Julia Claussen, Geraldine
Farrar and Olive Fremstad.
The deserved prominence given
Goddard does not detract from the
other musical attractions of the
week, however, fol- none shine by
reflected glory, having a brilliant
lustre all their own. Especially is
this true of the Boston Light Opera
Company in Chimes of Norman.
die, " who give a complete, cos
tuned production of Planquett's
famous comic opera exactly as pro-
duced for 400 nights at the Fo1lies
Dramatiques, Paris. This Boston
company carries its own orchestra.
Then in their own field as vocal
and instrumental ensembles, the
Davenny Festival and Smith-Spring
Holmes Quintets are unsurpassed
on the stage and concert platforms.
Balanced against the musical
program is the lecture staff, partl'
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-04-07
Sheriff's Sale.
stnth Of Louisiana, Pnrish OF vermilion, 18th
Judicial District Court. No, s0Sl,
Mrs +. c. SChwing,
Broussard & Samson Attorneys


b virtue OF a writ of seizure aud SHE to NE
issued out Of tho Honorable Seventeenth judicial
District Court in and for the Parish Of vermiliou
State Of Louisiana. in the above numbered and
entitled suit fully authorizing and empowering
me in the premises have this day seized and
taken into my possession to satisfy said writ
ard ! will proceed to sell at public auction tc
the last and highest responsible bidder, at tn,
principal front door OF the Court House, in
Abbeyile, verinilion, Parish, La, within the
legal hours prescribed by law for judicial sales
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-04-07


There Is more Catarth in this sec
ton OF the country than al cuher
dis1ases put getber, and for years it
Was supposed to be incurehle Doctors
prescriaed local RENT dies, and by
Constantly falling TO cure with local
treatmeDt pronounc, d II i'cura lie,
Calarrh il local disease, gresls in.
nuenced by constitutional conditions
Sha therefore requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Cstarrh Medicine,
manufactured by F. J.Chcuey & Coz,
Toledo, ohio, Is a constitutional reme'
dy' a. taken internally and a3ts thru
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of
the system One Hun tred Dollars
reward Is offered fer any case that
daiPs Catsrrh Medicine fails To cure.
Send for c'rcnlaIs and Testimonials.
F. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sod by Druggists, $50,
Hsll's Family Pills for constipation.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-04-07

Joe Laporte has returned from visit
to New Orleans, where he spent few
days.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-04-07

Mrs NJ. NJ Bendahan, of New Orleans,
is spending the Easter hollowdays with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. o. Bourque.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-04-07

This community was visited by very
beneficial rain Wednesday. followed by
rather cool winds.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-04-07

The Chamber of Commerce postponed
its meeting until MONDAY night on &C
count of the heavy rain Wednesday
night.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-04-07
a Smart One-Piece Frock Developed If
Two Materials

What are the smart women wear.
ne? Ard what are the tempting bi.
of finery exhibited in three glitterna
windows that cast such spell aboul
them?
Straw hats are quite the sccep &c
thing now. One can count the hats
that are not springlike, so few and
far between are they. The number
Of people who still cling to the idea
that straw hat is out of place before
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-04-07

The drug stores of Abbeville have began
closing their places on Sunday afternoons
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-04-07

Hot and Cold Lunches at (. Guidry
Restaurant.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1917-04-07
Succession Notice.

Broussard & Samson, attorneys.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-22
What's Doing Tonight

Dinner and vaudeville, Jovian Electrical
League Hotel Walton Undian Room),
o'clock. Members and guests.
North kenslngton Business Mems AsSocis
alton dinner kugier's, 7:3o O'Clock. Mem
bers and guests.
Suffrage meeting. Settlement Music
School. 4l6 Queen street. 8 O'Clock Free.
Haverford Glee and Mandolin Club con-
cert. Association Hall 5s49 Gerniantown
avenue. s o'clock. Admission charge.
Annual alumni dinner. University OF
PennsylvU".t Hotel Adephia, 1880 o'clock
Members.
supper and evening Of Scotch and Irish
songs, New Century club. O'Clock. Ad-
mission charge
Cedar Avenue Improvement Association
Fifty-second Street and Lancaster Avenue
o'clock Ere.
Fifty-second street and Lancaster Avenue
Business Men, Fifty-third street and Lans-
downe avenue, o'clock. Free.
First Regiment Infantry parade and re-
view, First Regiment Armory. Free.
Plays and Players Club Night" ~
South Eighteenth street Members.
Evans recital, wtherspoon Hall Admts-
sion charge
knights Of Columbus celebration, Metro-
poitan Opera House. Members.
Banquet Cadets of Temperance, Hans
CONS. Members
Dinner. Society OF Cincinnati Bellevue
| Stratford Members
Reception. Pennsylvania Historical So
| ciety, 1900 Locust street. Members.
Womans Ad Club dinner. Adelphia.
| Members.
Phi Alpha Epsilon dinner, AdelphIa. Mem
bers.
| North Kensington Business Association
! dinner, Kuser's Members.
East Pennsylvania Conference OF United
| Evangelical Church, Christ Church Twelfth
| and oxford streets. Free.
Philadelphia Teachers Association din-
| ner RittenhOuse. Members.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-22
T II e IVORY CHILD
BY II. RIDER HAGGARD

of command these light siJrmishers van
ished. except those who were dead or
wounded, taking shelter behind the advance
ing regiments which now were within fifty
yards of us
Then, after n momentarv pause another
command was shouted out and the first regi-
ment charged in three solid ranks. We fired
Il volley point blank into them and. as il was
hopeless for fifty men to withstand such an
onslaught bulted during the temporary con-
fusion that enSued, taking refuge as il
had been arranged that we should do, at
point of vantage further down the line Of
fortitcations, whence we maintained our
CALLING fire.
Now It was that the main body of White
Kendall came into action under. the lead
ership OF Ragnall and Ilarut The enemy
scrambled over the first wall, which we
had just vacated TO find themselves in
II network of other walls held by our
spearsmen i'm a narrow place where num-
bcrs gave no great advantage
Here the fighting was terrible and the
loss Of the attackers great, for always as
they carried one intrenchment they found
another a few yards in front of them, out
of which the defenders could only be driven
at much cost of life,
Two hours or more the battle went on
thus. In spite of the desperate resistance
which We offered, the multitude of the
Black kendah, who | must say fought
magnihcently stormed wall after wall.
leaving hundreds of dead and wounded to
mark their difficult progress Meanwhile
| and my rinemen rained bullets on them
from certain positions which we had Sc
lected beforehand, until at length our am
muniton began to run low
At haf-past eight in the morning we
were driven back over the open ground to
our last intrenchment, II very strong one
Just outside OF the eastern gate Of the tenn
pie which it will be remembered, was set
in tunnel sperced through the natural
lava rock Thrice did the Black Kendall
COMB on and thrice we beat them off, till
the ditch in front of the wall was almost
full of fallen. AS fast they climbed
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CHAPTER XVuI-(Continucd)

CHAPTER NNnI-tContinucD
TANA never stirred. 40 bullet thudded.
y No mark of blood appeared upon his side.
The horrible thought overramc me that l.
Allan Quatermain. I the famous shot, the
renowned elephant hunter had four times
missed this haystacli Of brute from
distance OF forty yards. So great was my
shame | think | almost tainted. Through
kind of mist ! heard various calculations;
Great Heavens said Ragnal.
"Allemagte!" remarked Hans,
The child help us muttered liarut
All the rest Of them stared at me as
though | were freak or a lunatic. Then
somebody laughed nervously, and immedl-
ately everybody began to laugh. Even the
distant army OF the Black Kendall became
convulsed with roars of unholy merriment,
and t. Allan Quatermaiu, was the center of
all this moclery, till felt as though | were
going mad. Suddenly the laughter ceased
and once more Smba the King began 10
roar out something about Jana the InNinc-
ible and lnvulnerable,' to which the Whte
Kendall replied with cries of Magic" ana
"Bewtched, Bewitched"
YES" yelled Simba, 'no bullet can touch
Jana the god. not even those of the white
lord who was brought from afar to XIII
him"
Hans leaped on to the top of the wall,
where he danced up and down like an IN
toXicated monkey, and screamed:
my bullet put IT out like lamp? II Jana
is invulnerahe, why did my bullet put out
his left eye?'
Hans ceased from dancing on the wall,
and. steadying himself, lifted the little rlhe
lntombi, shouting:
Let us see whether, after all this beast
is god or an elephant
Then he touched the trigger, and. stimuli
taneously with the report. / heard the bull
let clap and saw blood appear on Jana
hide just by that very spot over the heart
at which | had aimed without result ol
course the soft ball driven from small
bore rifle with Il light charge of powder
was far too weak to penetrate to the HitalS'
Probably it did not do much more imam
pierce through the skin and an inch or
two OF flesh behind II.
Still its effects upon this 'lnNulnefaple
god were of marked order.
He whipped around he lifted his trunk
and screamed with rage and pain Then on
he numbered back toward his own people
at such pace that the attendants VINO
held the chains on either side of him were
thrown over and forced to leave go of him.
while the king and the priest upon ms PACK
could only retain their seats by clinglnB
to the chair and the rope about his neck.
The result was satisfactory so far as the
dispelling Of magical Illusions went, but II
left me in a worse position than before
since now it became evident that what mad
protected Jana from my bullets was nothing
more supernatural than my own lack OF
skill. Oh never in my life did | drink OF
such a cup of humiliation as 1t was my lot
to drain to the dregs in thus most unhappy
hour. Almost did | hope that l might be
killed at once.
And vet, and vet, how was II possible that
with all my skill / should have missed this
towering mountain of flesh four times in
succession? The question is one to which
have never discovered any answer espe-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-22
100000 WOMEN OFFER
THEMSELVES FOR WAR
census Detailing Capabilities of
All Will Be Made at
Once

NEW YORK, Feb 22--Seven million
club women have lined up by proxy for
national service In case OF war Fifteen
women were the proxies, and they met at
me nome OF Mrs. John Hays Hammond.
sV5 tltth avenue. In an al-day conference
calied by the National Council of Women,
which IL made up of the largest organiza-
tons OF women In the country. Among those
VINO attended we're Mrs. Philip North
Moore, of st. Louis, president Mrs. Ham
mond hrst vice president; Mrs. Joseph r.
Mumford, of Philadelphia, Mrs. NJ T.. Har-
rus or Bradford, Pa, head OF the Ma
llon council OF Jewish Women; Mrs. Kate
waller Barrett treasurer OF the National
Council OF Women and head of the Flor
ehce Crittcnton Mission. Mrs Frederic
SchoH' or Philadelphia. representing the
National Congress Of Mothers Miss Mary
Garrett Hay representing the Federation
or Women's Clubs and also, In the absence
from the city of Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait
the National Woman Suffrage Association ;
Miss Maude Wetmore, Of New York, and
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
There was a discussion Of how best to
serve the Government In case of need It
was decided that the most important thing
was to get census Of the women In the
various organizations making up the Ma
tional Council with details OF their capa-
billties. Headquarters will he opened in
washington this week, aud the work Of
census taking will be begun through the
local organizations
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-22
CHAPTER NIX
Allan Means

an THEY came, slowly and steadily, pre-
" ceded by a cloud Of skirmishers-a thou
sand or more OF these--who kept as open
an order as the narrow ground would allow
and carried each OF them bundle of throw
ing spears arranged In loops or sockets at
the back of the shield, When these men
were about n hundred yards away we opened
fire and killed "A great number Of them
also some OF the marshaled troops behind
But this did not stop them in the least, for
what could fifty rifles do against horde
OF brave barbarians who, it seemed, had
no fear of death? Presently their spears
were falling among us and few casualties
began to occur, not many because of the
protecting wall but still some. Again and
again we loaded and fired, sweeping away
those in front of us, but always others came
to take their places. Finally, at some word
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CATi

to the top of 1t the White Kendall thrust
them through with their long spears, or we
shot them with our rifles. the nature of
the ground being such that only "A direct
frontal attack was possible.
In the end they drew back sulenly, hav-
ing as we hoped given up the assault
As It turned out, this was not 80. They
we're only resting and waiting for the ar
rival of their reserve, 1t came up shouting
and singing n war-song, two thousand
strong or more, and presently once more
they charged like food Of water. We
beat them back. They reformed and
charged a second time and we beat them
back.
Then they took another counsel. stand
ing among the dead and dying at the base
Of the wall, which was built of loose stones
and earth where we could not easily get
at them because Of the showers Of spears
which were rained at any one who showed
himself they began to undermine it, lev
erng out the bottom stones with stakes
and battering them with poles
In five minutes Il breach appeared
through which they poured tumultuously. 1t
was hopeless to Withstand that onslaught
of so vast a number Fighting desperately,
we were driven down the tunnel and
through the doors that We're opened to us
into the first court Of the temple BY
furious efforts we managed to close these
doors and block them with stones and
earth. But this did not avail us long, for,
bringing brushwOod and dry grass, they
built fire against them that soon caught
the thick cedar wood of which they were
made.
While they burned we consulted together
Further retreat seemed impossible, since
the second court of the temple save for
n narrow passage, was filled with corn
which allowed no room for fighting, while
behind it were gathered all the women and
children, more than two thousand Of Them
Here, or nowhere we must make our stand
and conquer or die.
Up to this time, compared with that
dah, of whom couple OF thousand or
more had fallen, our loss was compare
lively slight, say two hundred killed and
as many more wounded Most of such OF
the latter as could not walk we had man
aged to carry into the first court of the
temple laying them close against the clois-
ter walls, whence they watched us In a
grizzly ring
This left us about sixteen hundred able
bodied men or many more than we could
employ with effect In that narrow place.
Therefore we determined to act upon a
plan which we had already designed in
case such an emergency as this should
arise About three hundred and fifty OF
the best men were TO remain to defend the
temple till all were slain. The rest, to the
number Of over a thousand, were to with
draw through the second court and the
gates beyond to the camp OF the women
and children. These they were t. conduct
by secret paths that were known TO them
70 where the oamels were kraaled. and
mounting as many rs possible of them on
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