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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-01
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us and upheld by afIidayits. For this
carload we got S1GO.
During the winter | formed new
campaign | moved to the city, leav-
ing the farm in charge of my tried
and true assistant. The week before
the Jonathans were to ripen I visited
every grocery store in the city, large
and small, and offered to deliver TO
| them such apples as l showed rs sam
/ pies. for 500 a buShel box, prepaid.
| As that grade of apple was then sell
/ ing 70 the retailer by the jObber for
/ $3.50 nj The least, they were pleased
by my offer. and within three days l
had sold three carloads-1,SOO boxes.
| I wired to the farm to ship them, and
gave the express company the names
and addresses of the cOnsignees.
About ten o'clock in the morning of
the second day the express company
Ltelephoned me to come down at once.
lid 81. ND csi:f1 n .ty aiF--
pies but 100 boxes, piled in the hot
depot. Every shipment except one had
been refused by the dealers. They
had not even opened them for inspec-
ton. and in most cases had refused 70
let them be unlOaded from the delivery
wagons.
! started ont to learn the cause of
this extraordinary behavior. My first
INQUIRIES were unsuccessful, the deal
ers ayaHin- answer. Put after while
found IN old German who was will
ing 10 talk. and he told me that the
i,E,prS of The city had sent an agent
, to see them the day before and told
, them that if they took my apples as
, agreed. tho iobbers would refuse then
/ further "courtesieS"-which meant
7 they could buy no more fruit from
the regular wholesale dealers. In self
: protection, therefore, the retailers haC
} to decline my shipments. The one wh'
had dared to disObey this drastic or
, der from the OverlOrds was thu
} largest retail firm in the city, which
ment, and had taken the apples in tina
/ side of their business.
D Still unconQuered. but feeling might
: weakened. l went to the iObberS direct
n The first man who learned my nam
r turned on his heels from me an
slammed the door of his office in IN
7 face. The next one told me with a
O oath that he couldn't do business wit
I me. So il went along the row till 6
!. last by giving a fictitious name an
+ even denying that | was myself,
: found two jObbers who would take tn
n apples, to be sold on the morrow O
- commission.
re The next morning I attended II
sale Of my own apples on the sidewal
r. in front Of the wholesale house.
u saw the apples sold at prices rangir
m from $3.50 to $3.50, and l felt qui
i reconciled to my fiasco. But when
&C came in for settlement their bOOl
N showed that no box had sold for mo
q than $3.50. and their clerks all d
nc clared that to be the case. | was c
III fered and had to accept that sum. lie
y. their commission of % per cent.
nj The other dealer reported that
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-01

rs the morning wore away, l realized
that her mental faculties were not
dimmed in the least.
She observed everything, ciapped
her hands toyously as child at the
street sights and sounds, turned to
wonder at the elevated and at the
high buildings. I ventured, therefore,
upon the subject that was perp'exing
me.
"Jacoueline." said, you know that
Won will require an outfit OF clothes
before we start for your home. How
much money shall I give you, Jacque-
| liner
"Fifty dollars?" she inquired.
7 gave her a hundred and took ride
ulous delight in 1t.
We entered large department
store and | mustered up enough cOur-
age TO address the young woman VINO
stood behind the counter That dls-
nIaved the largest assortment OF WON
ems garments.
81 want a complete outfit for-for
this lady" I stammered. Enough
for"-I hesitated again Ia two
weeks Journey"
bermuda or Niagara FallsF asKet
the young woman.
~ beg your pardOnT" 1 inquired, con
scious that my face was insufferabl!
, hot.
oIf Won are taking madame TO Der
mudo she will naturally require co0Ie
clothing than if you are taking her [
! Niagara Falls" the young woman eA
nlained. looking at me with benevoleil
natience. And seeing that l was whoii
disconnected. she added;
perhaps madame might prefer
: make her own selection
ASH stood in the center Of the stor
onnarentlv a stumbling block to ever
y sbonner Jacqueline fitted here an
= tbare until a comfortable assortmel
= of narcels was accumulated upon Il
70 cOunteE.
=, hought a neat sole-leather sui
= cosa which. at Jacqueline's practic
SUGGESTION. was changed for a light
"A one of plated straw.
a II was while Jacqueline was exal
" ming the suitcases that my attenti
~ was drawn to a tall, elderly man WI
hard, drawn and deeply LIN
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-01

had found no sale for my apples and
had shipped them to an adjoining town
80 miles away. where they We're sold
at a price. which, after deducting two
commissions and the additional freight,
LETT me - cents a buShel
Naturally this took all the fight out
Of me and the rest OF our crop was
marketed through the jobberS. The
total sales for the 5000 bushels we're
$500. But these apples cost the
consumer more than 100000.
had a new scheme for the ensuing
wear. I advertised in the papers Of
several towns that we would deliver
fancy No. apples to the homes of the
peopIe. with the privilege of inspection
before paying, express prepaid, FOR >
bushel. At that same time the usual
retail market price was more than 81
We also sent circulars to the people
whose names appeared in the tele'
ss-@Fs -,39,--ssss 1: r2s lIas 49, iss-eass
naign we sold less than 600 bushels.
which did not pay for the cost OF the
advertising. Evidently the housewife
is not anxious to save money, or else
She has little faith.
Since then we are going on raising
the best apples we know how TO pro
duce. We prune and plow and fer
t;i-a. We spray carefully. We picF
hv hand with the utmost soiicitude
Our apples are larg" ana free from
bitter rot and other hlemishes-
But we sell them through the job
hers and We receive an average o
50 q husnel even now with the prevail
ing high prices, and these same apple
cost the retail dealers twic" that sum
The difference goes into the rapaciou
and ncyer-Satiated nav Of the me-
who do nothing to raise fruit or {
sell il or to put any real value into it
h,,t who live on the efforts of the othe
two real laborers. | think that the
ougbt To spell their names With an in
tial r instead of J.
But they have on their side antiquit
and religious prestige. For even wa
hock in the time of the Garden
Eden there was there IN apple ire
Eve tended this tree and watched II
, fruit. When it was ripe she presente
II TO Adam. Thus Eve was the pr
, Queer and Adam the consumer. 81
, that was not all. Even there was
, he found the middleman; the Bib
I calls him by more characteriSt
name.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-01
Educated Clerks,

Two Terre Haute school teachers,
both college graduates, spent a week
recently cIerking in n Chicago bakery.
One day they sold several articles to
two customers. The bill came TO ex-
actly % cents and both were elated, be-
cause of the size of the sale. They
were further elated when they heard
one of the women remark to the other
one as they left the store: 'They
must have educated clerks here now
Did you notice that they counted up
the bill in their heads instead of us
ing a piece of paper as the old ones
didY
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-01

post from his office. And. furthermore.
he must learn how it happened that
the little Oriole had not been duly in
sured rs directed by the owner and
cOnSignOr.
Indeed" said Mrs. NJ. (said owner
and consignor). II surely told that
man 20 insure the oriOle, and now
ought to be paid
81 certainly am sorry the poor thing
got hurt" humbly replied the post
master.
You know what an Oriole is. don't
YOU. Mr. Springsteen !"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-01
Narrow Squeak

your front door is unlocked. sir,
shouted the policeman when he found
that Mr.. BolsOver had gone 70 BED
without attending to his locks.
ITS all right" replied the burglar
from the bedroom window a minute
later. "My son Will lock it when he
comes home. Here's a shilling for
you
IAN easily earned bobv' chuckled
the policeman as he walked away.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-01


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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-01
'Twasn't a Bird

Something had gone sadly wrong in
the postofiice, and various employees
hustled hitler and thither and knitted
their brows in attempts to ascertain
what was what and why.
Mr.. Springsteen. postmaster, lost
iust a triile of his customary calm as
he queried among messengers. car
riers. clerks and others to learn how
il might be that poor little oriole
was injured while in transit by parcel
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-01
PIodders Have Their Uses.

It is the men who have had vision
who have moved the world forward.
The rest of US are plodders. We are
good plodders and we all do the best
we can. but we are really followers
In the footsteps Of others. If we fol-
low well. and if we plOd patiently and
ti-eIesslv we also may claim our need
Of praise. Also we shall surely DC
o,ven orr reward-EXChange.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-01

various places, so they would re Sc
cretly obtainable. During the trick
forgot about this and happened to
turn my back to the audience, whence
came innumerable shouts of laughter,
causing me untold embarrassment
Exchange.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-01
STRANGERS PREPARED For.

Does this dog growl?" asked the
lady Of the dog dealer "Oh, yes,
maam." was the answer. well. |
want dog that doesn't growl." Don't
you want something that will grow
when strangers come arOundT" mo
My husband will attend to that"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-01

"A narrow squeak" said the bur-
gar with sheet round his shoulders
as he turned back into the bedroom.
"Veryw replied his accomplice
whose hands were tightly clasped over
poor Mr.. Bolsover's mouth.-LOndon
Ideas
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-01

her while she slept.
In a little while itlwOuld begin to
tighten. and the adv EN- of the day
flied me with sort lof terror.
I watched the sleehng girl. Who
was she? How could she sleep 500
calmly after that nights deed: The
mystery seemed unfathomahie; the
girl alone in the city, the robbers the
dog. the dead man, and the one who
had escaped me.
JacCupIine's bag lay open on the
bureau and disgorged bills. There
were rolls and rolls Of them-e.Sht
thousand dollars Dip not seem 700
much.
| raised her hand tnd held II IN my
own and 7 sat thus Until the room be-
Gan n Tighten. watching her all the
while.
Al last she stirred, her eyes opened,
and she sat up. She gazed at me with
apathy, but there was also recognl-
zion in her look.
"Do YOU know me Jacquellne| l
asked.
"My friend Paul"
"Jacqueline. / am ling to take you
home" said, hopip. that she would
tell me something, HC | dared ask her
no more. l meant to take her to Que
, bee and make inquiries there.
81 am going TO axe you nome
Jscuueline." l repeated.
"Yes, Paul" she answered In that
docile manner of hers.
( 1T is lucky you haze Jour furs, be
=. cause the winter is ,old where your
D home is"
: "Yes. Paul" she repeated as before
: and few more prob ngs on my par
Y convinced me that he remembered
q nothing at all. Her mind was like
r persons newly awak 3ed in strang'
y land. But this state brought with |
:. no fear. only peaceful quietude ant
p faith which was very touching.
y Now, Jacqueline," | said, I'VE shall
S have to begin to make ready for on
journey"
- I had Just remembered that the stol
age company was to call tina
u dav. The van would probably be q
, the house early in the morning, and
was essential that we should be gon
before it arrived.
I showed Jacqueline the bathrool
and drew the curtains. Then l WEI
into the kitchenette and made COTE
: ON the gas range, and, since ii VIZ
: too early for the arrival of my NOR
.. ing loaf, which was placed just with
=, the street door by the bakers boy e
= cry day, l made some toast and bu
tered 1t.
When I took il the breakfa
- Jacoueline was NaNlng for me, loo
,e- ing very dainty and charming. $
ok was hungry, too, ais a good sign.
to She did not seem T. understand tn
ce there was anything TRANCE in the
er, nation in which we found ourselves.
- did not know wheth{r this was due
her mental state oil TO that stran
unsophisticatiOn which l had alrea
observed in her.
al After the meal wds ended and
Z" had fed the dog, JaleQueline insist
"a on washing the dish4s, and l show
her the kitchenette shd let her do
though l should nevbr have need
the cheap plates and cups again.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-01
ParIor MAGIC EXPOSED.

1t happened when l was performing
a few feats in parlor magic for social
gathering. For the purpose of the
trick ii was necessary to have guam
tity of coins fastened behind me in
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-01
Mentality.

Mrs. Willis-"She says She has had
four husbands. What ~ were they?'
Mrs. Gillis-"The - IA. tempera-
mental, accidental al experimental"
Town Topics.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-01
,.JLara Cats Are Popular,

In some parts Of Spanish Guinea
there is a constant plague Of rats-sO
much so that the FIRST thing the trad
ers ask the traveller is whether he has
brought cat with him. They will
cbeerfullv barter sheep for a cat.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-01

"Oh, yes. I know. it's a bird" came
the proud reply.
NO il isn't either" said Mrs. NJ.
ut is one of those baby carts that
fold up"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-01
The arnest Butterfly.

The largest butterfly known Is found
in British New Guinea, and there only.
Measured across the wings, specimens
are often from to IL inches wide.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-01

NJ prevalent of Back To INC
49,, IN rarm." I traded my large
ClNES& city property for nm No-acre
StlEtlEti arpgr farm in the Ozark
SN\LlT3 mountains. This farm had
TX w once been exceedingly val
uablc. bat under "a non-reS-
ffan+ owner and very shiftiess teh'hI
# had becn allowed to degenerate t'H
If ,,as almost yaluelcSs. / took pos
session in July and the gross receipts
for sales that fall from the entire
farm were less than SNO-lcSs IMAM
dollar an acre in income.
had moved to the farm with my
family and I devoted that winter 10
studying apple culture. l procured
and read all the pamphlets issued by
fhe national government and the state
on this subject and correspondent win
successful apple growers. by spring
felt myself competent to assume con-
irol Under my direction we pruned
and rlowed the orchard and sprayed
nj what we thought the proper time.
We had a large crOp-Or what seemed
70 me q large one-picking more than
1000 bushels Of apples. They WERE
however, of poor grade and affected
with bitter rot and San Jose scale,
while the curculio moth made heavy
ravages. My net income was SIOO.
I realized now that it was neces-
sary to appeal for help. l did so.
Upon the suggestion of the state
.-.s p, f4sa1tss .'--.ess = ;i'
ices Of young man just graduated
from the college of agriculture, where
he had spent four years in studying
fruit raising. particularly apples. lie
. came 70 the farm in January and |
Nat once put him in complete charge.
He knew his business. l believed In
A. from the start. To watch him
r.rvnc the trees was an inspiration. He
fro., the utmost care not to infect
ON, tree from another. using aSepuiC
-eIp-'onS with his tools. He cut the
frcrs till ! feared there would be lit
tIc left. INT most of all to be al
u;;rcd WIS his method Of dcterminin!
when and how To spray. From tn
various trees he cut cultures which HI
forced to grow in fruit jars, ant
watched them for the development o
the various kinds of diseases. Wit
this knowledge ne set his time 70
snravin-. and mixed his ingredients {
fit the special cases.
The result was astounding; that YER
wear we harvested more than 500
4 har t.,ra1
fourths of them were Of first grade
Nv old farmer neighbors who ha
laughed at the college Teller VIII
ran my orchard, now came and admit
ted that he was right and asked hiI
to give them suggestions with thei
own fruit.
Eut not yet had | succeeded; for
learned that it was not enough
know how to raise superior apples.
must also learn how to market ther
We sold them through the usual chal
nels Of the jObbers in the large cite
and our income for the whole seasC
was but slightly more than $1,000
lust 90 cents bushel on the avera,
for firSt-ClaSs fruit.
The jObbers reported to us that Of
shipments came at time of glutt'
markets, or were so badly damaged {
the way that they had to be sac
feed. One carload of Jonathan
which I had carefully selected III
packed myself, knowing that not
Door ample went into the boxes, W
turned into vinegar as being too SIN;
and too poor 20 be sold for eatin
ut any rate that was the report sc
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-01

Hewlett eIudeS Leroux
and escorts JaCqueline to
Quebec. where he finds out
who JacqueIine is and where
she lives.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-01
CHAPTER %s.-colinued

7 did not search - tead mans
rgc'-..~. I cared nothin " = he was,
and dtI not want TO k y. Ny sole
1a-sr. was to acouit Jd feline of his
death. ia the worlds e4
T.s lr had come 81 rved'y Ivy it
walls positive. Z
Four O'Clock WGS.-~ D. while I
.a- climbing bac', IL Athe room
.a.r. T"cquc'inc lay r. bed in
.,. same position; she Z mot stirred
during That hour.
took the knife 4 the floor
where I had flung it, bbed it. and
r...J it i'm my suit, 2. Then I
rubbed the floor Gle aftcrWard
..n.n. IL with q sole ~ to make
It's appearance uniform.
Thought had final removed all
races of the affair: but coming back,
perceived something Upon the floor
which had escaped my lotice. It was
.nr leather collar of TN Eskimo dog,
.rh its biz silver studd and the max
a-'S silver name plate.
an this while the aiimaI had re-
manned perfectly quiet In the room
.rauching at Jacquelines feet and be
side she bed. ~
came TO the conct pn that thepC
might have been 4 iggle; that Il
had run to its mistf rs assistance
md that the cOllari Id been tori
from it by the dead \
I picked the collart b and carried
It into the next rOomIhd held it IN
der the light. The ktters of tn,
makers name were alm!st Obliterated
hut after a careful stpy ] was abb,
10 make them out he name wa
Maclay & Robitaille, All the place o
manufacture Quebec. his cCnfrme,
nv belief concerning 4cquNine's ma
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-01

IiplaI had re
IN the room
5 feet and be-
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-01

On that thePe
Iggle : that II
rs aSSiS stance,
Id been torn
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-07
FOR SAL E.

FOR SALE-Pool tables, with balls
 and cues; typewriter and cooking
 stoves. Apply Gus Cazokas. 2-tf
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-07
BELCIANS ARE VERY BITTER
 AGAINST HUNS

BRUGES. Jan [ The civil popu- lation of Belgium is much more bit ter toward the Germans than the sol dicrs who have fought them to StanIstll during fours years. crushed them. battered them about and wrecked the empire during the past four months Terms of bitter exc. crarion. nat" and revenge come from tn" civilians alone
 A kind little old woman. the owner of a cigar store. after selling the As sociat"d Press correspondent a vil- lainOuS Ch"rOOt. an "crsatI" cigar relic of tn" German occupation. launched forth into q violent dcnunciation of th" uninyitcd guests who made Bru Ecs their home for four years This was must not end like this" she said with V"h"mrnce which entrusted greatly with her gentle appearance. w" must go into Germany. they must suffer eXpiatc." On the day of their departure tn" Germans robbed her stor" of $5o0 worth of her best c. a,.t an cigarettes
 On the Grand Place in in" shadow of the famous hrlfry. an iratc gentleman was discourSing loudly. grsticuating wildly "Thr pigs. tn" infamous swine" he was saving Shall il come to pass that they will escape punishment? Is it possible that tn" German population will not suffer any of tn" hardships that their soldiers and officers have inflicted upon us? Shall they not salute our cur soldiers promrnad" on their side walks? Is il conceivable that their women will b" spared the humilia- ticn of humbly begging of our officers a Passport to travel between Aix-la- Chap"llc and Cologne. as our wives and daughters had to do to go from Brug"s to Ostcnd2 If we end it now they ar" beaten militarily. but they ar" not vanQuishod in their pride. in their hearts,
 iIr is a hotolkecpor The Germans :. r"quisitioncd 27oooo bottles of wine f. @ hs cellars. ".'is;. .raI ou. a. h., audience standing by
 CT all the allied soldiers the Bel. Cian Was the one who appeared to hay" tn" greatest desire to enter Ger many. His country is strcwn with the Wr"ckag" of former happy homes. per haps the very one where the soldier dwelt is now heap of ruins But these soldier boys display no hatred. They have not been robbed of their cigars or their wine They have merely risked their lives in rain-hlled trenches and bullet,swcpt fields for the past four years.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-07
QUARANTINE REGULATIONS

All persons arriving on boats at Cordoya will be required to go in de trntion for d period of ten days.
 Passengers in transit to other ports Will be required to remain aboard the Oat
 No members of tEr crew will h" permitted ashore. except for the trans action of such business as is neces- sary, and then only by permission of the health office Any person who may desire to leave Cordova before such time as We consider the danger passed may secure clean bill of health hy going into a prescribed de tenton for period of ten days. they to pay all expense incurred.
 After a period of ten days has passed after tn" last patient suffering from influenza is discharged. the health officers will recommend to the city council that the business of the city may be resumed in a normal way
 From this date no boats will be per mitted to land at the city wharf. un- less by special permission from the health officers. All water front bust ness must be transacted by way of the outer wharf. where we will have guards to see that the quarantine Is strictly enforced
 All incoming passengers will be re quired to have their temperatures taken twice each day. and all the em- plOyes at the wharf will be required to have their temperatures taken once each day.
 The local business houses will be under police restrictions, and every thing possible is to be done to keep the people segregated without unnec- essary hardship or discrimination against any particular line of business.
 We ask the cooperation of all the citizens in all matters pertaining to the suppression of the influenza cpl demic which has been prevalent
 At this date there are no known cases outside of quarantine. CORDOVA HEALTH DEPARTMENT
 Jan. 6, 1919.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-01-07

FOR RENT-New three.room apart
 mcnt, with bath. Apply Times of
 flee. 30-3t