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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-16
DR.. OSCAR BOWLING ANDtT.
SAMBoLA JONES COMING HERE

The following telegram wa@ received
;ust before going to press 9Th this
weeks paper:
Baton Rouge, La. Feb. Is, 1918.
Mr.. J. w. O'Bryan. Editor T togress,
Abbeville, La.
Dear Sir: DIR. Oscar DOviling and
Mr.. T. Sambola Jones wilt deliver
~atriotic addresses in behait of the
Council of Defense matters, 0 Wednes-
day, FEB. Gosh, at 4:30 p. m.
SHERARD BPTS BANE.
Secretary Speake | Bureau.
In reference to the above Telegram.
arrangements are being M te for a
large audience to be entertai bd at the
Court House in this city D. Dowling
will also show the latest wa lpictures.
which will no doubt be apprt Hated bv
all who are fortunate enough 10 attend
Inform your neigh of tie coming
addresses and come to hear 4 hat these
gentlemen have to say.
---w.s.s.-
STOVE AND 2-FT. WOOD r 3R SALE
Ring 2seJ. Deliveries made any time.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-16

Next week we will have a large al.
t NAV be of your direct benefit to
watch for it,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-16

/EealeFs in feedstuffs are again being
warned that after February ID they
will not he permitted to trade with
out a license from the Food Admins
tration. Every manufacturer, importer
lealer, handler, or storer of about 80
IF the principal ingredients used in
making commercial mixed feeds is in
cluded in the requirements. This COW
ers baled hay, shell and ear corn.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-16

Something to self Let the pubb'
know Of 1t through our columns
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-16

An exchange tells the story
. of a boy who was sent to mar
ket with a sack full of rabbits,
lingering around town all day
and coming back home without
selling them. When asked by
his mother WHY he had not sold
the rabbits, he said no one ask
ed him what was i'll the sack.
How many of our merchants are
like this little boy7 They have
plenty of goods for sale, but
fail 10 teiiif the people what is
in the sack If you expect to
sell goods in this day and age,
you must open your sack and
keep shouting the merits of
your stock in trade.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-16

Mrs. d. E. Wishard and Mrs. U. S.
Wishard, wife and mother of Dir. D. E.
Wishard, who recently came to this
city to locate, came in Saturday after
noon from indianapolis Ind.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-16

STOVE AND EFT. WOOD T Or SALE
Ring 2seJ. Deliveries made any time.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-16

War wSs Savings W SIS. Stamps w SIS
are wss wss promise VS. 5. to VS.
pay wsS Won SIS the ws.s. amount
wSs. YOU wsS invest VS. $. at WIS S.
the wss end SIS. Of VS. s. five VS. s.
years, VS. 5. with wss 49t w.ss inter
est w.ss. compounded w.s.s. every w.ss.
. three w.Ss months
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-16

Hatch a bunch of early chicks, but
do not get out more than you can care
because they try to raise just few
for properly. Many poultry raisers fad
more than they have room or equip
ment to handle. Don I overcrowd.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-16

In last weeks paper we stated that
the hog killed by Mr.. J Mcpherson
yielded % gallons of lard. The fact
is il should have been. 3S gallons We
made the error and not the hog.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-16

Members of the Paris association of
chocolate manufacturers because of the
shortage Of sugar now make only tablet
chocolate, having abandoned entirely
The manufacture of various kinds OF
chocolate coated candy. The assqsiae
tion has requested that throughout
France the manufacture of chocolate
candies be prohibited, and the importa-
tion of such products be prohibited.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-16

U. s. Wishard came in Friday from
q trip to Cuba, and will be the guest of
his folks for a while Mr.. Wishard is
the father of Drs c. S. and ID. E. Wish
ard, of this city.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-16

Old Prob. is evidently getting ready
TO start off with a clear stock of
weather, as he has for nearly three
months been unloading ON us all the
odds and ends of storms, job lots Of
SHOWS, saop-worm thaws and misft
bhzzarGs which have been aceumula-
ting in his business for several years.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-16

For the hcneft Of those who were 50
anxious to know who the masked man
was that looked so much like "Uucle
Sam we can oalv sav it was Mr..
P. y. Zyrangue, of near this city.
He went about town, and had them
all guessing as to WHO he was
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-16

Whitney J. Broussard has been APP
pointed by the parish police jury as
parish road superintendent. Until re-
Gently Mr.. Broussard was with tue Rose
Hill Sugar CO., having held that posi-
tion for seven years.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-16

Passport regulations of the State De
partmpnt now restrict the number of
American women Permitted to go
ah9oaf~~ta those whose presence in
France is I'M eratively required by
some relief agency recognized by the
United States Government
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-16

M individual licenses are now re-
the expectation of horses to Canada
and Newfoundland Shippers will be
given notice through the press if there
should be change in this ruling in
the future.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-16

This is the age Of women. We I'D
u the avocations, professions aad
trades Of life opening their doors to
ad'lit-ll,t enterprising woman. Some
a-c ling intOs their own and some
are going. into other peoples business.
y our admiration for thSrew wonlan
taere is danger, of forgetting the wife
and mother and -w9man's- true sphere
a. 4 homcn.aker =, ...
-wss--
Engine Disk, 20 Disk $225,oe.
~, 4, Summers,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-16

Lord Northcliffe, publisher of several
big dailies as well as magazines, saws
what the bows in uniform want is the
home paper, the local (Which tells who
was at church social, who has been
married and which team won the game.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-16
3 Engine Gang 3 Bottom.
j. A. Summers

r. l. Wilson and J. l.. Hires, re-
presenting the Mortgage Securities Co,
were here this weak, looking over the
territory in which the company is lend
ing money at ner cent interest. They
are locally represented by Messrs.
Broussard and Samson.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-16

Frequent reports come from Holland
Of 'he death Of Stalled animals at
.rihutcG 10 snoiled or otherwise UNI
wholesome food. In MANY eases the
animals had been given acorns. chest
nuts. aql beeehnuts, shelled and I'M
shellra. l. Ia said horses have died
within - horrs after having eaten
raw al unshelled beechnuts in eOnsid-
erGtl1 quantities 49,.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-16
ABBEVILLE PROGRESS
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1915.
LATEST BUYERS OF w. S. s.

Those who have purchased War Saw
ings Stamps Through the Bank of Alb
beville since Feb. LIST are the following
Mr.. G.. p. McNccl
Miss Louise Broussard
Miss Marie COlomb
Mr.. Jacob We'll
Mis- Blanche Scharff
Miss Mathildc Vallee
Miss Alinc Abadie
Mrs. V. l.. Caldwell
Miss Annie Mai DubuS
Mr.. +. =. Putnam
Miss Elsie ScharfT.
Miss Margaret Elizabeth Knox
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-16

Il sis a we'll known fact that the
most severe critics of the pnolic
schools and the churches are inc people
who have never taken the trouble to
'nter the doors of the Institutions thaf
they criticise. Thew stand our side aud
bark instead of entering aad learning
for themselves tibet trIth ahou. mat
.crs. 1t is far easier a. st up lue
Id cry than TO maxi turcGah iu-
vestigaticn.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-16

Lloyd Brousard, Luther Blanchard,
Sammie Lemaire and Reno Nallce were
visitors to Lafayette last Thursday,
having gone to attend dance there.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-02-16

In this issue Of the Progress we
publish a list of some of the members
of tle Red Cross, and in following
papers will publish additional names.
Evening star., 1918-05-23

to keep his temper on edge all the
time Also 1t worried Buster a little.
He was afraid 1t would keep right
on working its way into his foot.
and IL it did 1t might make that foot
so sore he couldn't use 1t at all.
Now, of course IT didn't do the
least bit Of good to be angry at that
little spear. He couldn't possibly
hs.e harmed the little spear any. and
he knew 1t. So Buster straightway
turned his anger on Prickly Porky.
"I'll look for that fellow till I find
him and then Til teach him lesson
in his deep. grumbly, rumbly voice.
"I.ll teach him to be more careful
of those little spears of his. I'll
shake him till he hasn't one left in
his coat"
"Ha, ha, ha." cried a sharp voice
right over Busters head. 'Ha. ha.
ha, Excuse me for laughing. Brother
Bear. but ] just have TO. I want 10
be on hand when you do that shak-
ing. Poor. poor Prickly Porky. !
shall be SO sorry for him. Ha. ha.
ha."
Buster didn't need to look UP.
There was only one with a voice like
that. There was only one with such
impudence as that. 1t was Chatterer
the Red Squirrel. Buster took no
heed. He pretended not to hear. He
limped of down the lone Little Path
and after him floated the sharp.
taunting voice Of Chatterer. II Bus
ter was angry before he was so
angry now that he hardly knew
what he was doing. He was so angry
that he actually forgot that his foot
Evening star., 1918-05-23

When hats are largo they are so
very large that one needs no parasol.
Sometimes these picturesque affairs
take charge Of situation so entirely
as to practically obscure their wear
ers. Such a one was found in local
shop. It is Of beige georgette. the
charm of its wide brim further en-
hanced by double frills Of quilted
georgette around the edges. while
a fiat tailored bow is placed close
against the crown.
Black net Is used very charmingly
on a large picture hat. The broad
brim Is transparent and a wide frill
of net on the crown gives the right
height Narrow black velvet ribbon
finishes the crown, tied in loose
loop at one side. A morning hat smart
for Wear with shirt waist dresses Is
of coarse white straw trimmed with
an enormous pink satin bow.
Wells are to be more than ever in
evidence this year. for the hats for
general wear are small. and for the
most part untrimmed. and it is on
these hats that wells look best. One
is a soft gray. Navy blue. dark
brown and a soft shade Of purple will
also be in high favor. The veil with
one spot or figure Is good. also an
open wide rlesh with a dot or spray
of leaves done in velvet or chenille.
These wells are not drawn tightly
over the face, but are allowed to lie
in a number of becoming wrinkles.
A glance at shoes this season shows
Evening star., 1918-05-23
Fine Work by School Children.

School children of the District of
Columbia have totaled s167.415.23 in
sales of stamps. In addition. pledges
of pupils number 25.12S.
This latest report from E. L. Thurs
ton, superintendent of schools. is
based on all sales to May 10. Dur
ing the week of May 10 the sales for
all schools in the city totaled
s7.535.97. with 222 new pledges.
For this one weeks sales the third
division schools made the best show
ing so FAR with a total to their credit
of S1,757.56. and 43 new pledges. The
fifth division took second place. the
total receipts being s945.29,. with Al
new pledges. Third place was held
by the first and second division
schools, these students having pur-
chased stamps during the week total
ing sSSS.60. The new pledges were 2S.
The Interstate Commerce Cornmis-
sion is conducting one of the liveliest
campaigns for the sale of stamps of
the government departments Alfred
Holmead. assistant secretary of the
commission. reported yesterday to
Director Callahan that the sales for
the week from May 13 to IS amounted
to S2633 as. This makes a total since
March l of s9s,A30. For a little over
two months this is probably the best
record made in the city considering
the small number of employees in this
department.
Evening star., 1918-05-23
GARDEN HAT OF BEIGE

dressy and smart and perfect COM
plement to an afternoon gown of
black. Some prefer the military heel.
and this style is really more appro-
pirate with tailor suits than the high
French heel. Charmingly old-fash-
ioned is a patent leather pump with
it's beautifully curved Louis Philippe
heel. This heel is destined to grow
in favor. as the modes of 1850 are
appearing in the latest frocks. There
is no very new style of evening slip
per. but there are many attractive
especially beautiful one seen was of
platinum finished metal inlaid with
sparkling rhinestones.
Pink organdy still holds center
stage. No matter what variety Of
frocks are on display, this fresh. crisp
confection has no rival. One much
admired frock seemed to have become
quite hectic over rose coIored ruff
f1es of picoted ribbon. They were
everywhere, and there was also an
abundance of hemstitching and the
sash was fastened in front with a
handmade nosegay. And that was
enough to make any frock a success.
A beige corduroy street dress is
truly delightful with it's satin revers.
vest and sleeves of white georgette
and much Persian embroidery in red,
orange and yellow. The navy blue
satin sash is also a diversion. and
buttons and button holes Of corduroy
complete the costume.
A war time evening dress which is
unusually attractive Is of Persian
chiffon with an overdress Of black
chiffon. The kimono sleeves are wide
and graceful in cut and the loose
panels are edged with jet beads.
Evening star., 1918-05-23
COMMENCEMENT PERIOD
ARRANGED AT MANASSAS
Twenty-Third Annual Event to Be
Held During Five Days,
May 90 to 80.

Invitations have been issued to
friends of the institution through
Fred D. Morton, its principal. by the
board Of trustees. to the twenty-third
|annual commencement of the Manas-
sas Industrial School, Manassas, Va.
to be held from May 26 to 80. inclusive
Sunday. May 26. the commencement
sermon is to be delivered at the First
Baptist Church OF Manassas: Monday
there will be an exhibition by the
music department and a defamation
contest; Tuesday. will be given over
to reunion activities; Wednesday
there will be display of trade sew
ing; Thursday, an inspection Of the
farm and the judging Of school gar
dens. while on the last day the princi-
Commencement exercises proper are
scheduled for Thursday. May 80, at
2 pm. Judge Robert H. Terrell of this
city being announced as the first
speaker. Mrs. jamie P. Barrett. presi-
dent Of the Federation of Negro
Women's Clubs Of Virginia, will de-
liver an address on THE Principles
of Community Service" while Oswald
Garrison Willard, president of the
board of trustees. will award the
diplomas. There will also be a num-
Der Of musical selections. including
characteristic negro "spirituals" by
the school quartet.
Evening star., 1918-05-23

There is less sickness In the Ameri-
can army than in any army ever
known. Still. the casualty list SHOWS
that more deaths are caused by dis
ease than from wounds.
The receipts from war savings
stamps go into the United states
Treasury and come out for war pur-
poses. building ships, airplanes, cloth
ing. food, armament, etcetera, eject
era, ad lib Incidentally such money
is used in keeping soldiers well and
in good fighting trim. Everything
that money can buy is being sent TO
France TO protect the health of the
American soldier. That is using up
quite a bit of good money derived
from the sale of war savings stamps.
"War savings and thrift stamps offer
one of the most effective means OF
loaning the government money to
keen up the work of thousands OF
physicians and nurses who are offer
ing their lives to the cause. says
D. J.. Callahan. director of the
W. S s. campaign in the District or
Columbia. War savings workers
will see that every one has the oppor-
tunity to help. so that the fighting
man shall not lack anything to make
him fit
Evening star., 1918-05-23
TO GET WOMAN WORKERS
identified WITH UNION
Joint Meeting for stenographers
and Other Office Employees Called
for This Evening.

Stenographers and Office workers
are invited to a joint meeting of the
Stenographers' Union and the local
branch of the National Women's Trade
Union League at the home of Mrs.
Clifford Pinchot. 1915 Rhode Island
avenu, at o'clock this evening.
The meeting will be part of the
organization week program of the
league for the purpose of getting all
woman workers in the District into
the union which covers their kind Of
work. The subject of discussion will
be "The Stenographers' Case. Their
Pay and Overtime Work"
The principal speakers will be Rep
resentative Keating Of Colorado. Mrs.
Antoinette Funk of the woman's lib
erty loan committee, Miss Grace Abb
bott of the childrens bureau and
Miss Margaret Stewart Of the Stenog-
raphers' Union.
Organization week will end with a
meeting in Typographical Temple at
o'clock Saturday night for the
woman employees Of the bureau of
engraving and printing. Women of
the bureau who do not belong to the
union existing there are especially
invited. The speakers have not been
decided on.
Evening star., 1918-05-23
ENOUGH POTASH IN q. S.
American Match Industry Was De
pendent on GERMANY Before War.

Dependent upon Germany before the
war, for potash. the American match
industry now has a sufficient supply
for It's use. according to an investiga-
tion of the tariff commission into the
industry.
The output OF matches in this coun-
try in 1917 was 2s.so5. 900 gross. al
most SO per cent more than in 1914.
Most serious foreign competition
has been from Sweden and Japan. the
latter increasing her exports to the
United States from s22.797 in 1914. to
$Ss0,S74 In 1917. Sweden. in the same
period. increased her exports of
matches approximately so per cent
Proximity to raw materials has aided
Sweden and Japan.
Tests made by the bureau of stand
ards and the national board OF fire
underwriters indicate that the jap
enese matches are inferior to those
made by Sweden and America, and
that in respect to fire hazard the
japanese product is more dangerous
Evening star., 1918-05-23
Boiled Oats Bread.

~ cups rolled oats.
cups wheat -four.
cups scalded milk Tor half milk and
half water).
l cake compressed yeast.s
teaspoons salt.
tablespoons sugar.
tablespoons shortening.
"a cup lukewarm water
Dissolve the years in u cup luke
" warm water. Place the salt, sugar
and shortening in a bowl. Pour the
scalded milk over the rolled oats. Stir
and add to the bowl. When cooled
te lukewarm. add the dissolved yeast.
Then stir in the flour gradually and
when thoroughly mixed, take out and
knsad until smooth and elastic. which
place in the howl, cover and set in a
sI1s wsrm !,.,s Place to rise When light.
knead down in a bowl. pressing it
down on side 50 as to leave a smooth
surface. Let stand until light (about
J hour}, then mold into 1oaves. Place
in creased pans and allow to rise un-
til moderately light ~ to n hour).
Bake thoroughly in a moderately hot
oven. II set over night use " cake Of
Evening star., 1918-05-23

was sore. You see. no one knew
better than he how difficult IL would
be to lay so much as a claw on
Prickly Porky. not to mention shak-
ing him. He wished he had kept
his tongue still. chatterer would
tell every one he met what Buster
Bear had said. Buster knew now
that II he didn't do as he said he
would do he never would hear the
end OF II.
So with Chatterer the Red Sauir-
rel following through the tree tosA,
Buster began his search for PrfckY5
Porky. Right down in his heart he
hoped he wouldn't find Prickly Porky.
The surest way of not finding him
would be to look in places where he
didn't expect to find him. This is
Just what Buster started In to do.
He hoped that chatterer would get
tired OF following him So they
roamed through the Green Forest.
great. big Buster Bear in his black
coat and little Chatterer in his red
coat.
Evening star., 1918-05-23
Kaiser,s Trophy Cup Melted.

NEW YORK, May PA solid gold
cup. valued at $4,000. and bearing the
likeness of Emperor William, is to
be melted down and the proceeds of
the sale of the gold turned over to
the Red Cross. The cup is a yachting
trophy won by Wilson Marshall, a
well known American yachtsman. in
a race from Sandy Hook to the Lizard,
in 1905. Emperor William was the
donor of the trophy.
Evening star., 1918-05-23
many VALUED USES OF
/ WAR STAMP REVENUES
One Of the Most Effective Means Of
Lending the Government Money
! to Sustain Hospital Aid in War.

One five-dollar war savings
stamp will buy one-fifth OF q
mile of bandages-enough Tor
fifty-five wounds-or will pur-
chase gauze and plaster for 10o
soldiers.
One five-dcllar stamp will rem
der painless forty operations.
will assure safety from lock1a"
to fourteen wounded soldiers.
will furnish first-aid packets to
care for sixteen injuries. or ad,
hesive plaster and surgical
gauze sufficient to benefit nun
dreds of wounded soldiers.
Evening star., 1918-05-23

his temper-well. I just don't want
to be around. And Buster certainly
had lost 1t now.
It was such provoking little
thing. that little spear OF Prickly
Porky's sticking in his foot. 1t was
the very smallness Of it that made
Buster so angry. You see he couldn't
get hold of it to pull it out. 1t wasn't
very much, yet it was enough to
make him limp when he tried to
walk 1t was just enough of a smart
Evening star., 1918-05-23
Sugar Substitute in Soft Drinks

Soft drinks bottlers may save ap-
proximately $4,000 tons OF sugar an
Eualiy by using other sweetening ma
terfals. according to experts of the
bureau OF chemistry, who are prepar-
ing formulas that will allow the actual
sugar content In soft drinks to be cut
TO so per cent or less and at the same
time preserve the customary taste and
quality of the beverages Starch su-
gar. starch sirup. maltose sirup and
honey are the substitutes proposed.
Evening star., 1918-05-23
lI1IILESI0RIEs lI1IILE
%rBEDTlmE
BY THORNTON ". BURGESS.
Copyright. 1918. by T. w. B~,yess.)
Buster Looks for PrickIy
Porky'

Dear me! Dear me! Can there be
anything worse than to see a good
natured person become bad-natured2 z
Buster Bear is naturally Rood-na-
tured. Usually he just bubbles over
with fun. But when he does lose
Evening star., 1918-05-23

no radical change in the styles, but
there appears to be a marked ten
year it is not the mannish, nat heeled
oxford, but a truly feminine product,
extremely high-heeled and with a
gracefully pointed toe. These are
the favorites of fashion at present.
Evening star., 1918-05-23
SEEN IN THE WASHINGTON SHOPS

A two-toned effect is obtained with
seal brown kid with gracefully cut
insert of tan suede. Or 1t may be had
in black glace kid with pearl gray
insert. The black satin oxford Is
Evening star., 1918-05-23

Swift & Companyss Sales of Fresh
beef in Washington. D. c., for the
week ending Saturday, May IS, 1918,
averaged 21.96 cents per pound.-Ad-
vertisement.
Evening star., 1918-05-23
Rice Flour Good Wheat Substitute.

Rice -four Is one Of the wheat -four
substitutes recommended by the food
administration.
Until recently, it was not for sale
ever. miIlers ara herinninr 70 grind
1t in larger quantities and it will
soon be commercially available. Nat
urally, housewives are interested and
want full information.
Rice -four is a valuable food. 1t is
nutritious and possessed of a good
favor. Its white color materially aids
the color OF the loaf. especially when
wheat substitute fiours are used.
Mixed with wheat flour, 1t makes very
it in triple combination with barley
and wheat flour.
Rice -four can be used for bread,
cakes, pastry-anything.