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The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-13

J. A. Bailey was in Lafayette last
Sunday for the day.
Mr.. Joseph N. Gardner of Lafa-
yette was in town last Sunday for
the day with his folks.
Mr.. v. G. Metoyer of Marshall
Field Company, Chicago, ILL.,, was in
town on Tuesday.
Mr.. Anthony w. Winkler, chief of
police, has gone to Coushatta for a
big hunt this week.
Mr.. Nunally, representing Swift
& Company, of Alexandria, La, was
in town calling on his trade, Wednes-
day.
Mr.. Joseph Hitter of New iberia
was in town on Wednesday.
Mr.. Albert Caller transacted bust
ness in town on Wednesday.
Mr.. Stangue, representing the
Worries Baking Company of New Or
leans, was in town on Wednesday.
Confectioner Barrilleaux of Ope-
lousas was among friends here on
Wednesday.
Live COAX Camp No. 42S, w. o. w.
will hold most important meeting
here at the camp next Sunday eve
ming, December IA, at 2 o'clock. A
large membership is expected.
Mr.. F. B. Voltz, prominent farmer
of this place is taking off his cane
crop this week.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-13
SHIRTS

Fancy and Plain Shirts, just
suitable for a Xmas present,
and at a great savings. From
$3.50 to $3.50.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-13
FINE LINENS

Large variety of beautiful,
linen table cloths and nap
kins to match. A very hand
some line from which to pick
an appropriate Xmas gift,
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-13
SUITABLE GIFTS
les

A dressy Tie is one of the
most suitable Christmas
gifts to be made to your best
love. See our great line of
pretty Test will pay you.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-13

The Washington high school receiv.
ed new Kimball piano on Wednes-
day for the assembly hall.
Mr.. Joseph Rhodes of Colorado
Springs, COL, advance man of the
Heber Brothers circus, spent several
days in town this week.
Rev. Father Sebach of Porto Rico
who conducted the Forty-Ho Adora-
ton, departed for Lafayette on last
Tuesday.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1919-12-13
SUITABLE GIFTS
HERE YOU ARE

The most complete line of
plain and high-priced hand
kerchiefs ever shown in Ope-
lousas. Priced from S cents
to $3.50.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-24
u. S. 1918 Crop Valuation 10
$l2,272,4l2,O00
Wheat Yield Was Second Largest; Oats Crop Third;
Shortest Yield Of Corn Since 1913.

The second largest wheat crop, with 91z1OoOOO bushels for the United
States, the shortest yield Of corn since 1913 or 2532814OOO bushels and the
third largest ot crop, 153S359O00 bushels, are the leading features of the
government report On final returns for the year 1913 in the United States.
Total of wheat corn, oats. rye and barley is 34S3751OOO bushels, a de-
crease of S3,7S1W0 bushels or 15 per cent from the revised returns IF 1917
Valuation of the nations principal crops this year is $12272412W0, the
highest known, and compares with that of $11658O320OO based O the price
paid producers December !.
There is enough for home requirements and for all the allies viii need, leav-
ing a fair surplus for the people in other countries. OF wheat alone it is
figured that allowing 470OoOO00 bushels for domestic consumption, which is
below the prewar average, there are 337OOOON bushels surplus for export
and carrying Over from duly ], 1918. to July l, 1919, o 232OO0O0 bushels
above the prewar average, of which 115O0W0 bushels have been exported
to December 1 this year.
Returns o corn were a surprise, being reduced 16zOO0OO0 bushels from
the November figures and $50, 100000 bushels under the revised yields of last
year, WHICH were 3O65233OO bushels, or 94OOOOO bushels less than orig
inany issued. The yield per acre a "a bushels, compared with 242 bushels
last month and 963 bushels last year, and a fveyear average
consumption of the last five years, which is 2723OO0OOO bushels
An oats crop of ovr 3OO0OO0OOO bushels more than previously reported
was not a surprise and is only 544O0OOO bushels short OF last years bumper
yield, and far above consumption, leaving IN abundance for export
The rye crop increased 2S95SOO0 bushels to the best known, and barley
44616OM bushels over last years revised returns.
Buckwheat returns more than 100000 bushels increase, while faxseed
increased 549,OOO bushels. Rice increased nearly 6OODWW bushels. Pota-
toes although 100000 bushels short Of last years record, re a big crop.
aggTegahng 297676000 bushels, and sweet potatoes are almost 100000
bushels above the record of 1917.
Hay shows a shortage of around 100000 tons tame, and wild fell off 1871
bales in excess of last year was below the fveyear average.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-24
HINTS FOR
POULTRY ROVER

The first step to eradicate the pests
which live in cracks and crevices in
poultry houses is to thoroughly clean
the house, writes p. +. SchOwengerdt
of the Colorado Agricultural college.
All litter, nest, material and drOppingS
should be removed. Then spray or
paint thoroughly the entire surface of
the house and literally flood all cracks
and inside Of nests with a 5 per cent
solution Of cresOl. Use plenty of
spray and do the work thoroughly.
Finally it should be remembered that
one application of either Of these treat
ments is not sufficient. Where there
are lice and mites there are also eggs
or "nits'' of these same pests. A sec
Ond treatment should be given about
n week after the first. BY this time
the "nits" will be Matched and the
treatment will affect them while it did
not kill the "nits" at the first applica-
ton.
These suggestions followed out will
relieve the hen Of the greater number
Of parasites and will enable her to
make the best possible use of her feed
and time. 1t is not profitable to feed
q hen when lice or mites are Sapping
all the nourishment and vitality from
her body.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-24
Farmers Borrow Large Sum
From Government Farm Loan
Banks Since Organization

Farmers have borrowed $139, 37S, 900
from the twelve federal farm loan
banks since their organization in
March, 1917. In reporting this the
farm loan board announced that CAPT
tai stock Of the banks, originally sub
scribed mainly by the government, has
increased from 100000 to $685.
600 through additional subscriptions
by farm loan associations, and that
bonds amounting to $40, 10, 900 have
been issued.
The farmers are making their pay
ments promptly. The report shows
only $4,000 in loans was overdue, and
delinquencies occurred almost entirely
in sections where there had been crop
failures.
Three banks, Wichita, Spokane and
Houston, have an actual surplus, and
the Spokane and st. Paul banks will
begin shortly to repay the government
for the stock originally subscribed.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-24
Damascus, Oldest City, Known
as "The Pearl of the East

Called by o~rientals "the Pearl Of
the East" Damascus is the Oldest city
In the world which is inhabited. 1t is
mentioned repeatedly in the Old Tes-
lament, and documentary evidence
shows that the ancient city dates back
to 400 b. G. Travellers refer to 1t as
"dear, dirty Damascus" for it's odOrs
are many and strong, and it's street
cleaners have long ceased to work.
One Of the city's main features is "the
street which is called Straight" which
runs from east to west. Damascus has
been the scene of many conflicts since
David sent an expedition against it
and took 1t with a slaughter of $4,000
men. Egyptians, Crusaders and Turks
fought SO repeatedly for it that It has
become the most captured as well as
the oldest city in the world.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-24
Restaurants in Other Lands
Serve Meals at Low Prices;
Show Coed Weekly Profits

American fried-egg financiers and pie
%plutocrats should take warning from
abroad, suggests Thrift Magazine. The
national restaurant of London, which
was established to expose the prof.
teers, shows a profit Of $3.50 q week,
or about 20 per cent OF the investment,
Lunches and suppers are sold for %
cents and tea and breakfast for ID
cents. There is a profit of about two
cents ON each meal. The cooperative
restaurant idea also has taken root In
Paris, where ten publicly controlled
restaurants, each seating 1,000 per,
sons, are selling good meals for about
30 cents each.
In the average American restaurant
today a man has to play q mean trick
on his appetite if he expects to hava
much left out Of a dollar after main
tanning contact with a full meal.
Statistics show that there are 1900.
600 persons who subsist ia American
restaurants from day to day. Among
this vast army Of bacOn-and-egg ex.
perts there are many, no doubt, who
would be glad to see the daily menu
card speak in more conclliatory act
cents on the subject Of hash and otfret
luxuries.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-24
Belief That You Are Tired,
Not Work, Makes You Tired

"The thing that makes the tired
business man. tired is his belief that
he is tired. Believe the contrary.
There have been times when you
worked all day and all night on a
stretch. 1t did not kill you. Work it.
self, says American Magazine, as the
modern business world is organ
lied, cannot possibly tire out the man
of average normal health. If it
could, Edison would have been dead
at the age Of thirty-five, Bell would
never have produced the telephone,
Henry Ford would not be now a king
of the automobile business, Herbert
c. Hoover would not be controlling and
directing the nations food supply to-
day, Woodrow Wilson would be in a
sa~nitarium, General Pershing would be
taking a rest cure instead Of COM
handing American soldiers in France"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-24
Topography of Our Country
Responsible for Tornadoes,
Explanation of Scientists.

Why do some portions of the United
States suffer from tOrnadOes, or cy.
clones, as they are generally but erro~
neously called, while others do not?
The question is answered, notes a
writer in Peoples Home Journal
by scientists of the United States
weather bureau, who point to tho top0g-
raphy Of our country in explanation.
Tornadoes occur in the Mississippi
valley, anywhere from the Gulf OF
Mexico to the Canadian line. No por-
ton of this area is more apt TO Suiter
than another, the experts assert. mis-
valley opens to the warm waters OF
the gulf on the south and is closed In
on the west by the high wall Of the
Rocky mountains. Warm. moisture
laden winds from the gulf move north.
ward in the spring and early summer
and encounter the cold north and
northwest winds that sweep down the
east wall Of the Rockies. Whea the
opposing currents meet there is some
times formed one of those rapidly re-
volving, funn~el-shaped clouds SO de-
structive Of life and property.
TOrnadoes travel southwest to north
east, and, in addition to their terrific
whirling movement, which is too great
to be measured, have a forward We!
locity of from 90 to 60 miles an hour.
Their path may be from a few hundred
yards to a mile in width.
The word tornado" at first spelled
tornado" probably was derived from
the Spanish tronada, which means
thunderstorms. Tornado" may have
grown out of an attempt to combine
this word with the Spanish word tor4
mar, meaning to "turn," thus making it
descriptive of a storm that turned or
twisted.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-24
Origin of Word "Yank,"
Applied to Americans in
the War Against Germany

The nickname "Yank," as applied to
the American ex~pedltionary force sol
diery, has something of charm in the
tradition Of the word, says q writer
in Stars and Stripes. Persons inter.
ested in the history Of words may have
noted with interest a footnOte In
Cooper'S "The Deerslayer."
1t is singular there should be any
question concerning the origin of the
well-known sobriquet OF Yankee"
Nearly all the old writer's who speak
Of the Indians first known to the col,
onists make them pronounce the word
English" as "Yengeese." Even at this
day 1t is a provincialism Of New Eng
land to say English" instead of ling.
lish," and there Is a close conformity
of sound between English" and "Yen:
geese" more especially if the latter
word, as was probably the case, be
pronounced short.
The transition from "Yengeese," thus
pronounced, to Yankees" is quite
easy. If the former is pronounced
"Yangis" it Is almost identical with
Yankees" and Indian words have sci
dom been spelled as they are pro.
nounced. . . The liquids Of the
Indians would easily convert "En" into
"Yen.''
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-24
WHO'S WHO ON u. S.
PEACE DELEGATION
Americas Representation
to Conference

The president of the United States
heads the American representation to
the peace conference.
ROBERT MISUNDERSTANDING of
state since June %, 1915. Born at
Watertown, N. Y, in 1864. Was assO-
ciate counsel for the United States in
the Behring sea arbitration case in
1928 and solicitor for the United
States in the Alaskan boundary tri-
bunaI besides having been honored with
ether government commissions. An
authority on international law and
counselor for the state department
prior to his appointment as secretary
Of state.
COL. IL. M. HOUSB-Born in Hous-
tom. Tex, i'm 1853. Active i'm Demo-
cratic politics in Texas but was w
n candidate for office. Has been close
friend and adviser of President Will
Son, and his special representative in
Europe In 1915 and 1915.
HENRY WHTTE-Diplomat, born in
Baltimore in 1850. Ambassador to
itasy from 1905 to 1907 and to France
froxa 1907 to 1909. Has held numerous
consular posts abroad. He is a resi-
dent OF Washington. Represented
United States at international confer
nee In London in 1SS7-SS and at inter-
national conference at Rome in 1905.
MAI. GEN. TASKER FL. BLISS
Bora In Lewisburg, Pa, 1853. Grad
nate OF the United States Military
academy. 1875. and honor graduate of
the United States Artillery school in
1884. Held many important military
posts. His home is in ROsemOnt, Pa.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-24
War Is Responsible for
Many Words and Phrases
Added to English Tongue

The English language is Il very "elas.
words and phrases. AS a result of the
war, observes London Answers, it has
become saturated with terms Of mill
tary, French and American origin In
particular.
Going west has a profound and
poignant significance. Its origin is
doubtless from somewhere in North
America" and it's peculiar applicable.
ity is seen as one thinks Of the sun
sinking to it's rest at eventide, behind
some Of the eternal hills.
According to plan" Is a military
idiom which has been frequently used
Of late, and has much significance.
Among the phrases which have come
to stay is that striking French one
Ills ne passeront pas" ("They shall
not pass!") 1t tells Of grit and per-
severance on the part Of brave men
against fearful odds, and will ever be
an inspiration to future generations.
Much discussion has taken place re-
Gently over the meaning of the word
"decimated." It is frequently used by
war correspondents to express great
slaughter, but really it only means one
in ten, being derived from the Latin
decimus, a tenth. The use of the word
fly" and 'fiee" in our war journalism
also has been confusing at times. "Fly"
means to move with wings, while .t1ee''
is a general term, and denotes moving
with rapidity.
Our old, well-worn friends 'blighty"
and "camOufiage" hardly need refer
ence, but the first named is doubtless
derived from bilati, the Hindoo word
for home, and brought to this country
by our soldiers from overseas. "Camou-
fiage," Is a French expression, mean
ing literally ito blow smoke into an
others eyes"-therfore, a very effective
temporary "blindr"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-24
Sakura, Cherry Blossom, Is
National Flower of Japan

no flower has entered Japanese his
tory, literature, arts and religious
thoughts longer or more richly than
sur sakura or Japanese cherry" says
the Tokyo Herald Of Asia. at was
Bnly natural, therefore, that foreign
visitors to this country began to call
IL the land Of the cherry blossoms and
that we have chosen sakura as our
national flower by common consent.
Our army has adopted the blossom as
Its insignia of always being ready TO
die for a cause, after the manner Of
sakura, which falls in the height of
natural glory and human admiration
without the slightest desire to linger
In the sordid world"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-24
Banks of the Nation Show
Good Increase in Business
During Last Fiscal Year

Aggregate of the 2S,SS0
banks in the United States, state and
national, last June 3, amounted to
$40,2 100000, 900, of which $22, 371, 000,-
600 was credited to the 21,175 state,
savings and private banks and trust
companies, and SIT, s39,OOO,OOO to the
7,705 national banks. This was shown
by a report Of Comptroller Of the Cur
rency Williams.
Deposits of the state banks amount
ed to $1S,567. 100000. and loans to
81, 426, 1000, showing an increase of
5 per cent in deposits over the record
Of the year previous, and 6.5 per cent
in loans.
National banks showed $14,021 ,0OO,-
600 deposits. an increase Of 9.S per
cent.
All banks, state and national, had
$50, $50 900. 900 deposits and $22,O46,-
100000 loans.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-24
Why Paper Will Turn Yellow
When It Is Exposed to Light

Few people know why paper which
Is exposed to the light turns yellow.
Recent Investigations by DR.. Klemm
have demonstrated that these changes
are due mainly to exposure to light. In
wood-free papers the fading is found
to be due to formation Of soaplike com
pounds of iron with rosin and fatty
substances. The greater the amount
Of these compounds present the more
marked the following Of the paper. A
mixture Of ether 1.-TWO parts) and al
cohol Zone part) will remove the soap
like matter.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-24
A Coincidence in a Red Cross
Hospital
By GERTRUDE ORR

Jack" and Jerry were their names, and the other men of the COM
pany had the habit of speaking Of them simultaneously because they were
such inseparable 'buddies"
They sailed for France last spring with several other divisions. Ihey
smiled together at "A pretty Nurse who crossed with them n trained tOSethHr
somewhere" until orders came that sent them toward the front. helr com
pany went into action with the vigor and determination that made the nam
of the marines famous at LucyleIBOcage and Beneau woods.
Jerry was back at IN American Red Cross hospital not long atterwafd
suffering from a bad case of gas" He mOurned for the "buddie' whom he
had lost believing that Jack had been killed during the attack that had IMd
him out. The other men in the ward of hospital No. 3 knew all about JACK,
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-24
Tea Drinking Increased
SO Per Cent in Past Year

Tea drinking apparently increased 36
per cent In the United States during the
year ending last June 30, for 1854
600 pounds was imported, as compared
with 105, 9S4,000 pounds the year pre-
vious, a customs report showed. Near
ly 237.O pounds were rejected by off,
cial tea examiners for containing too
much Japan dust or woody stems, and
3.936,OOO pounds were exported. Strict
regulations Of tea examiners have re-
duced the Importation of ~artiacially
colored tea to practically nothing, it
was reported.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-24
Why France Needs Beef

France suffered a loss Of 100000
head of cattle. Moreover, the cattle
greatly lost in weight. Before the
war the average weight in meat Of
slaughtered cattle va from ITO to
$50 pounds. whereas today it hardly
exceeds $50 or $40 pounds. That is
why France needs the American beef
so much today.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-24
Gun Barrel Life.

A rather interesting side light on
the question of gun barrel life is a
determination of the actual length of
time to which a good shotgun barrel
is subjected to the force and burning
effect Of the powder charge during It's
lifetime. If 100000 shots are fired
from a shotgun the inside Of the bar
rel is actually exposed to the flame
of the powder charge for about four
minutes.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-24
WORDS OF WISE MEN

He who lives upon the fruit of
his own labor escapes the con-
tempt Of naughty benefactors.
Better than getting ahead Of
your enemies is keeping abreast
of your friends.
The more a man accomplishes
the more he may. An active tool
never grows rusty.
The man who goes halfway to
meet fortune Is more likely to
III her than the man who waits
fer her to knock at his door.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-24
Play Fair.

Remember this: You cannot pull
yourself up by pulling lei else
down. You will be tempted occasion
ally to speak disparagingly of some fell
low employee With the idea Of pro-
noting your w interests. Resist the
observation-disclosures Magazine.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-24
Value of Observation.

To become educated we must learn
to observe. Observation gives us facts,
data: from this we rise 10 deduction
then we generalize and make universal
application. This heightens and
straightens both our reason and imagi.
nation.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-24
ERIEF AND BREEZY

The whir-r-r Of the alarm
clock is an eye opener.
The secret of true wisdom is
to know your ignorance.
All is fair in love except the
actions of the other fellow.
Two heads may be better than
one-but not in the same family.
Said a man with the govt.
"This pain is something awful,
but / can't kick"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-24
Health of American Army.

The health Of the American army,
both at home and overseas, has been
excellent and the mortality rate from
disease probably lower than in any
similar body Of troops in the history
of warfare, Surgeon General William
@. Gorgas declared in his annual re-
port.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-24
GAM
BY SAMUEL FRANCIS SMITH

Ny Country, it's OF thee,
Sweet land of liberty,
OF thee L sing;
Land where my fathers died,
Land Of the pilgrims pride,
From every mountainside
Let freedom ring.
My native country, thee
Land of the noble, free,
Thy name l love;
[ love thy rocks and rills,
Thy woods and tempted hills;
My heart with rapture thrills
Like that above.
Let music swell the breeze,
And ring from all the trees
Sweet freedoms song;
Let mortal tongues awake,
Let all that breathe partake;
Let rocks their silence break
The sound prolong.
Our fathers God, to thee,
Author of liberty,
To thee, we sing;
Long may our land be bright,
With freedoms holy light;
Protect us by thy might,
Great God, our King.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-24
SCRAPS OF HUMOR
An Embryo Humorist.

Mother Coming from pantry)-Rob-
ert, did you pick all the white meat of
this chicken?
Bobby-Well, ma, to make q dean
breast of it, / did.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-24
A Drawback.

"A woman can
make any man
propose to her she
p~leases."
Certainly she
can, but some
w o m e n MT
please any"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-01-24
The Proper Kind.

"They say that pilot gunboats ought
to have signal guns when they go out
In a fog"
Il should think they could better
thread their way with a needle gun.