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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08
"You're Not Bad Looking"

money. It seems a shame that some
thing can't be done about it, but I'm
doing my best
"And too il seems a shame when peo-
pie will ask more for butter than it Is
worth. when I and my family do the
large part of the work.
"But at any rate I'm doing my best
to make butter cheaper. And I'm
making back the money my master
paid for me. | was the most expen-
sive COW. I believe. ever bought. A
great and huge sum of money was
spent for me. but / can't help saying
that I was worth 1t.
"Other cows have given more milk
than I have, though l give great
deal. n great. great deal Of delicious
drinking milk, hut I hold the worlds
record. am quite, quite sure of it, for
butter fat
"Youra not bad looking for COW,
either" said Peter, rs ne looked 1t
Miss Jerseys beautiful tan body and
black markings.
"And neither are you for a dog,
moo. moo" said Miss Jersey.
"And even though COWS look stupid"
said Peter. "they do really do some
good work in the world"
"Thanks. Peter, for the compliment,
or rather, the half-cOmpiiment. but
we're not so stupid, old Peter, not so
stupid when we help along with the
food as much as we do"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08

Soft and sturdy yarns, closely and
firmly knitted into sweaters and sweat
er coats with little Ornamentation and
much warmth-these are the Outstand-
ing style features in this years prod
uctS. There is Il reaction away from
strong contrasts in color, but varia-
tons in the weave or knitting serves
sweaters and sweater coats look
warm; their collars take their cue from
those of coats: they are ample and
coy. There is nothing frivolous or
inconSequential about these new mod
els; they are business-like, snug-fit-
ting, and neat.
\ great many sweaters and sweater
coats are knit with caps to match.
There are occasional cOliarlesS models
provided with a scarf in lighter col
or and finished with a fringe of yarn.
Very long sleeves that are rolled back
at the hand, pockets finished with a
band in the color of the scarf having n
narrow yarn fringe below it, and but
tons set close together add dignity to
a handsome sweater Of this kind.
There is a cap to match with q huge
but fiat pompon made of loops of yarn
on the top of it. This is a sweater de
luxe, especially when it is knit by
hand.
The two models pictured are meant
for good service and entice their wear
erS into the open air. They are ma
chine knit and made in several col
ors, blue and gray being the favOrites.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08
Bowels Become Normal

liver liyeRs Up, bile flows freely
headache, hii0C.noss. tOngue-fur,
stomach, nurnr~.. disappear when DR..
Kings NV Life Pills get in their
natural, comfortable action.
Purgatves, never pleasantly COrrec-
tive, sometime hahit-forminE, should
not be taken % rack the system vio-
lently. Nature way is the way Of DR..
Kings New Lie Pnls-gently but
firmly functionnE the bowels, elimi-
mating the inJcstiue-CluEC.ng waste, and
promoting the most gratifying results.
Cleanse the system with them and
know the boon Of regular bowels. 25c.
at all druggists.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08

we'll and feel fine in the morning and
able to do my work. l gladly recon-
mend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound to make weak nerves
strong. - Mrs. ALBERT Suite, 6O3
Omstead St., Winona, Mimi.
How often do we hear the expression
among women, Il am so nervous, can
not sleep" or ait seems as though |
should fly" Such women should profit
by Mrs. Suites experience and give
this famous root and herb remedy,
Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, a trial.
For forty years it has been overcom-
ing such serious conditions as displace-
ments, Inflammation, liberation, irreg-
ularities, periodic pains, backache, diz.
ziness, and nervous prostration OF
women, and is now considered the stan
dard remedy for such ailments.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08
BACKACHE AND
HEAVY FEELING
Weak, Nervous, Restless Woman
In Arkansas Hears Of Cardui,
Tries It and Is Greatly Bene-
fitted. Now Recommends
It To Others.

Peach Orchard, Ark.-Mrs. Monte
High who lives near here, states d:
"Some time ago began to have trou-
bic with my back. I would ache and
l could hardly get up when down. I
was so weak I would just drag around
ana did not feel like doing anything at
all. I was so nervous l felt 1 could
scream, and such a heavy
feeling 1 could not rest at all. It
looked like 1 was going to get down
heard Of Cardui and thought
would try it and see what it would do
Cor my case. After taking a few bot
les l grew stronger The
5loated, heavy feeling left me. I
wasn't 50 nervous, in fact, felt better
all over. l took twelve bottles aud
certainly was greatly benefited aud
can recommend it TO any one as n
tonic or builder. I often tell others
how it helped and strengthened me-"
Cardui is a mild vegetable tonic,
with no bad after-effects. Its ingre-
dicnts act in a helping, building way,
on the womanly constitution.
Ask your druggist. He knows
about Cardui. Some druggists have
sold 1t for 80 years.-Adv.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08

Very heavy YARNS are used TOR them
and most of them are knit with caps
TO match to accompany the sweater
when Skating,i tObogganinS or Other
winter sports fengage their wearerS
The sweater chat pictured buttons uI
the front with bone buttons and Is
provided with batch pockets and bell
of the knitted material. Ii has a rolled
collar and depbnds for Ornamentatior
and snug fit MpOn variations il its
knitting. \ border at the bottom
bands on the pockets and cuffs are al
put in by '-unInfng the stitches in {
horizontal DIRECTION. Worn with a
heavy wooden | skirt and a hat this
sweater will sbrve for practical veal
on the street ln the morning and fol
school.
The gray skweater of very heavy
yarn with sailor collar and cap tC
match, is meiant for sports wear
Every athletic lgirl will see its advan
tages. The new sweaters may be had
in a variety of colors.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08

Split hot baked potatoes lengthwise,
remove contents without injuring the
skin of the potato. Mash the potato,
add seasoning and enough hot milk
and butter to season we'll; beat until
light, then refill the skin, piling 1t up
lightly; do not smooth the top. Sprin.
kie with grated cheese and reheat In
oven until cheese is melted and a
delicate brown.
Rice Baked With Cheese.-Cook a
cupful of rice in a large amount of
boiling water, at least three quarts,
adding teaSp0Onful of salt. When
tender drain and cover the bottom of
buttered baking dish with a layer of
the rice; sprinkle with grated cheese
dash Of cayenne pepper and add
milk to half fill the dish; cover with
crumbs and bake until the milk is alb.
sorbed and crumbs brown.
Pittsburgh Potatoes. - Cook one
quart of diced potato cubes with a
small minced onion until the potatoes
are nearly tender; add a teaspoonful
of salt and half a can of minced red
peppers and cook until the potatoes
are done. Drain and put into a baking
dish. Make sauce of two table
spoonfuls of butter and flour. one tea
spoonful Of salt and a pint of milk.
then add one-half pound Of grated
cheese Pour this over the potatoes
and bake until n golden brown.
Baked Fish with Piquant Stuffino-
Bass or any frm-feshed fish of moder.
ate size may be used for baking. If
the fish lacks fat insert strips Of pork
in gashes along each side of the fish.
Baked Eggs With Cheese.-Break
four eggs into a buttered baking dish
and cook in a hot oven until they be-
gin TO turn white around the edge.
/ Cover the eggs with white sauce and
/ over this a cupful of cheese and bread
! crumbs well mixed. Season and brown
/ the crumbs in hot oven.
/ Egg shells should be carefully scrap-
/ ed out with teaspoon someone who
has tried it says that the bulk of one
egg is saved in the scraping of a dozen
shells, and with eggs worth four or
five cents apiece, il is worth while.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08
REAL THOUGHTFUL OF HIM
Young Man Proved He Appreciated
- rc5its5n Man VINO Had Missed
Train Would Be In.

THAT seat is takenw snapped the
stout old gentleman in the railway car
riage when the youth sought to move
a handbag from the opposite seat.
"My-er-friend will be back present
ly."
The youth murmured an apology and
went out, only to hang about the door.
Time passed. Presently the guard
blew his whistle and the train started
70 move.
With a bound the lad was back in
the carriage and had thrown the bag
on the platform.
"How dare you, sir" gasped the old
gentleman. what did you do that
forT
WELL" said the lad, sweetly, your
friend has evidently lost his train, and
/ didn't want him to lose his bag as
wellr
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08

The production of furs appears TO
lag a long way behind the demand for
them If one can judge by prices they
bring today as compared to those of
three or four years ago. In the past
year price and real value appear 70
have little relation in fur garments; ;
the most plentiful of pelts, undyed
and undiSguiSed in any way, are made
up into garments that are as eXpen-
Sive as good and substantial furs
ought to be. Really good furS have
scared up and away until they have
passed beyond the horizon for the
woman of modest income. Ii was in
evitable that pushes should forge
ahead at the same time but in them
real value and price go hand in hand
as they should. Pushes have been
made to initiate furs very closely in a
group known as fur fabrics and they
are used for all garments that are
made of fur. A good plush is much
TO be preferred to a poor fur from al
most any. point of view. 1t Is. Just as.
warm, It looks better and wears better.
Furs have been very closely initiated
in these substantial fabrics,
A short cape-like coatee of moleskin
plush, also a wide scarf of duvetyn
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08
Preferred the Cash Bail.

Judge Chesebr0 of Los Angeles was
embarrassed when he found that a
man whom he had held for a misde-
meanOr in SO bail, and who did not
have the S25, had disappeared from
the courtroom. leaving his wife as
bail. The judge was much relieved
when, just before it was time to close
the court, the man rushed in, put down
$25 In real money, and walked away
with his wife.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08
CHEST CLOGGED UP
WITH HEAVY COLD?
Don't give it a chance to
"set in"-use DIR. Kings
New Discovery

THAT dangerous stage where a
cold or cough or case of grippe
might get the better of you may
be nearer than you think. Prompt
action with DR.. Kings New Discovery
will avert a long siege.
For fifty years it has loosened con-
gested chests, dissipated tight-packed
phlegm, broken vicious colds and
coughs. Give it to the youngsters
take it yourself. There will be no disa-
greeable after-effectS.
coo. and $1.20 a bottle. At your
druggists. Give it a trial.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08
STRENGTHENS
KIDNEYS
PURIFIES BLOOD

You can't expect weak kidneys to
filter the acids and poisons out of your
system unless they are given little help
Don't allow them to become diseased
when little attention now will pre-
vent II. Don't try to cheat nature.
AS soon as you commence to have
backaches, feel nervous and tired. GET
BUSY. These are usually warnings
that your kidneys are not working
properly.
DO not delay a minute. Go after the
cause Of your ailments or you may find
yourself in the grip of an incurable dis
ease. GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil cap
sules will give almost immediate relief
from kidney troubles. GOLD MED
AL HARLEM Oil Capsules will do
Hsaris% oil nP P1Fs pt d1ess
,fEau' u &, l<..ss ~ 3 @ y S',z
MEDAL and accept no sub. Ates.
Look for the name GOLD MEDAL on
every box. Three sizes, sealed packages.
Money refunded if they do not quickly
help you.-Adv
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08
A Close Observer.

\ little girl of Bellctield was caught
in a gross eXaggeration the other day,
whercupon her mamma said In prop
erly severe tones:
My dear. don't you remember what
happened TO Ananias and Sapphira,
whom / told you of the other day"
"YeS'm, but de dear Lord don't make
people dead now for tellin' stories"
replied the small observer of events
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08
Quite Plain.

Tramp Cat the doOr)-If yer please,
lady
Mrs. Mugs (sternly)-There, that
will do! / am tired of this eyerlast-
ing whine of Lady, lady" I'm just
q plain woman, and
Tramp-YOu are, madam-One of
the plainest I've ever seen, an one of
the hOnestest to own up to it.-Pear.
sons Weekly.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08
HOLD ON To YOUR HEALTH

Health is the most important thing in
life, but you can't be healthy unless
you keep your liver working right.
Today. go to your druggist and get Q
25c bottle of Bonds Liver Pills. Take
one each night for two or three nights
you'll be surprised at the results.
Bonds Liver Pills are better than lax
atives - for they produce not only
prompt relief, but lasting benefit. Try
Bonds Liver Pills. They will help you
hold on to your health.
Sold by all druggists at 25c.-Adv
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08
DADDY,J
UfAIRY TALE T.
6YfARY 6RAHAl1 BONNER
y 90 ia ALTro<
TEE JERSEY COW

My Sr"i'iih"'"'r WAS the greatest
one I" make butter 'at' said Miss
Jersey LOW. mi h'.a record
Before you 90 iWtarr,' said Peter,
we DOG, = wish N"n explain what
you uI''h ny hnjIrF ."j
You don't kno" what butter fat
means: exclaimed Miss Jersey Cow.
ny Thought rF'rIon" knew what
pu'''r i't means.
"PerhaFS all COWS DO said Peter,
tut aiI dogs DON'T
"Ccrtainly all cows do said Miss
Jersey Cow.
"But all dogs most certainly do not,
said Peter AT least here is a doc
who doesn't know"
"Butter fat" explained Miss jersey
Cow, rs that part Of the milk which,
when it is churned. makes butter. good
butter. "Now as I said before my
grandmother was the greatest one TO
give butter fat"
You said she made ii before" cor
rected Peter.
ooh. we'll. that doesn't make 50 much
difference" said Miss Jersey. for the
main thing is that my grandmother
was record giver Of butter fat and
I have beaten the record"
"Rut do Won want 70 beat YOUR poor
old orandmotbar7 asked Potter unite
shocked
"Tm no+ baotiDg bar raoIIv" said
Miss Jersev "Tbat i am NOT beat
inc her in any cruel way I'm making
record for myself thar is 7 am doing
somatbino battar than any other cow
has ever dona II We all want 70 i'm
nrova don't we and 90 on further
and furtbar On ,va con become very
craat3"
.cor,o - -, ,robobI,, u.o,+ 70 40
tbot" soid po+ar "ord otbars ouass
oro trs+ hrs, onoucb Looking for
49, o,,d o,bor +,,ir,,s 20 cot"
;. -, ,,;a,,uooo g.,
-. 49, :. 49,. .r,,
- nv" i'.ip- - G.. :.
~, 49, IAN ho+
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08
Service Plus.

"Is this an up-tO-the-minute water
melon parlorY
1.-THE very last word in such estab-
Iishments."
"Yes?'
"a functionary stands at the door
with a camei's hair brush and deftly
removes the seed from patrons ears"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08

Ordinarily we find in people the
qualities we are mostly looking for or
the qualities that our prevailing char
acterstics call forth. The larger the
nature the less critical and cynical
it is. the more 1t is given to looking
for the best in others.-Trine.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08

Take about four tcaSpoonfulS of fat
salt pork cubes and try them out;
add one sliced onion and cook five min
uteS. stirring often 10 keep the onion
from burning. Parhoil four cupfuiS
of potato slices i'm water 10 cover.
drain and add the potatoes to the fat
and onion. with two cupfulS of boiling
water; cook until the potatoes are
soft, add n can Of corn, a quart of
milk. salt, pepper and buttered crack
erS. Serve will the huttered crackers
on top. This recipe will serve six.
Cream Soup.-put thin slices of
bread as thin as shavingS with a small
amount of butter in a saucepan and
brown; pour over enough boiling wa
ter to make the soup needed, add salt
to taste and let the mixture boil up;
then remove the saucepan and stir
in large cupful of cream, the thick
er the better. Be sure TO have ii well
sailed or the soup will taste fiat.
Cream of Peanut Soup.-Put a cup
full of peanut butter into a quart of
milk, add salt, cayenne, a tablespoon
full of grated onion, bay leaf, celery
salt. and cook ten minutes in a double
boiler. MOisten a tablespoonful Of
cOrnStarch with cold milk and stir
until smooth, add 10 the soup and
cook ten minutes. Strain and serve
with cubes of toasted bread.
Quick Egg soup.-Stir a teaspoon
full of beef extract into quart of boil
ing water, add a grated onion. celery
salt. salt and pepper TO taste. Pour
boiling hot into a tureen with four
tablespoonfuis Of boiled rice and two
well beaten eggs.
Split Pea Soup.-Pick over, wash
and put to soak in plenty of cold wa
ter one cupful of split peas. In the
morning cook in two quarts of water,
sd 2 y n-ineA as'sss fyts'ls-.z1
one sliced onion. Cook end stir often
until the peas are soft, rub through
a sieve, thicken with two tablespoon
fuls of -four and butter. add milk to
thin the PURGE to the desired consist
ency. Season well and serve very hot.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08
Aplonnb.

81 understand Mr.. Grabcoin spent
$4,000 educating Miss Maye Grab,
coin"
WAS the money wasted?"
mot entirely. Since Miss Grabcoin
returned from an expensive finishing
school she has been able to hold her
own quite handily with a traffic po
liceman. "-Birmingham Age Herald.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08

SO bdo 4 SOLiN INV
st at mig b t.
would lie awake and
get so nervous /
would have to get
up and walk around
and in the morning
would be all tired
out. | read about
Lydia E. Pinhham'7
We &c table Com
pound and thought
/ would try it. My
nervousness soon
left me- I sleeO
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08

Before hemnning napkins by hand
run the edges iof napkins through the
sewing machine. hemmer. 1t will crease
the hem straight for the hand sewing.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08

single application OF Roman Eye Bal
sam on going TO bed win prove its merit for
infRmmations Of the Eyes. external and in-
ternal. Adv.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08

the same kind of
nutrients w h I C b
meat supplies It Is
also a food which
Is staple and may
be used in a varie-
ty of ways.
Stuffed Potatoes
With C heese-
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08

meats ami NrTe-
tables. After cook
ing the soup should
be strained ana
thickcnpd as usual
with a binding of
butter and flour
cooked together.
N TInl
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08
Naturally.

How much ought this blonde wig
to sell for?" "Oh. it ought to bring a
fair price"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08
GET READY
-~f0k> flu
Keep Your Liver Active, Your
System Purified and Free From
Colds by Taking Calotabs,
the Nausealess Calomel
Tablets, that are De-
lightful, Safe and
Sure.

Physicians and Druggists are advis-
ing their friends to keep their systems
purified and their organs in perfect
working order as a protection against
the return of influenza. They know
that a clogged up system and lazy
liver favor colds, influenza and serious
complications.
To cut short cold overnight and to
prevent serious complications take one
Calotab at bedtime with swallow of
water-that's all. No salts, no nausea,
no gripping, no sickening after effects.
Next morning your cold has vanished,
your liver is active, your system is puri-
fed and refreshed and you are feeling
fine with a hearty appetite for break
fast. Eat what you please-no danger.
Calotabs are sold only in original
sealed packages, price thirty-fve cents:
Every druggist is authorized to refund
your money if you are not perfectly
delighted with Calotabs.-IAdv.)
e., h.,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08

Always something to do" Is a good
thOught-but why use it in the past
tpnSe2
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08
WOMAWS NERVES
MADE STRONG
BY Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Winona, Mimi. 81 suffered for more
than year from nervousness, and was
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08
CHEESE DISHES.

Cheese naturally suggests itself as a
substitute for meat, since il is rich In
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08
HOT SOUPS FOR COOL EVENINGS

The expert soup-ma5er win obtain
delicious navorS 10y using leftover
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08
The Progress Woma1's Page.

ed by Home Jrna
nDnescE OF
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08

made up with this fur fabric. and a
hat to match, invite consideration as
shown in the picture above. The coatee
does away with sleeves and substitutes
for them pointed pieces that give il
the effect of a cape. There is full
shawl collar and a belt that slips
through slashes at the back and front
where il fasteAs with a buckle. This
model has theAeasy lines of a cape. Is
graceful and May be worn slipping off
the shoulders.l When its warmth is
needed and It is belted in il sets close
10 the figure.
This season has witnessed the return
of long. wide kcarfs to favor along
with q great NSriety of other neck
pieces. Fur Il "ic and duvetyn are
combined to m& the ample scarf pic
tured above LODI though to protect the
chest. encircle 4 Throat and fall over
the shoulder. scarf is the most
easily adjusted 'neckpieces and adj
mits of seH Ingenious arrange
.n..-11HI to match sug.
gests thd Jpn refsfeon sd ss'ESzd
is trimmed With ornament made of
ostrich fues u looks like fiat
tassel. II has ~ approved dropping
pose at the sids b,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-11-08

With G h e e S e.