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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
TWO Vital Points.
KEEPING CLOSELY IN TOUCH
Worth While for Farmer to Keep him.
self Informed of Market Con-
ditions Before Selling.

Cprenared by the United states Depart
ment of Agricultural
Farmers who sell vegetables or other
farm produce 70 consumers or retail
stores find that taking pains 10 inform
themselves on the condition OF the
market is very much worth while. Ere
ouentlv telephone inquiry or refer
ence to the local paper will reveal a
demand or lack of demand that seri-
ousIy affects the value of ones product.
The information so obtained may suS-
rest delay in taking the produce 10
town. and give the seller Il consider
ably better price than he or she would
otherwise have obtained. In adVeruS-
inc Goods for delivery through parcei
most il is particularly important that
tho farmer keen closely in touch win
the demands and tastes of prospective
customers. To advertise goods III ihe
wrong time is to throw away money
TO offer them for sale at the most Ill
vorabIe time at proper prices means
getting the largest returns 1or one
labor and investment.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
GOOD
ROADS
SENTIMENT FOR COED ROADS
covernors of Twenty-Five western
States Petition for Increased N''-
nual Appropriation.

II tho massage Of the Townsend NH
denended on the support from western
states the measure calling for ma
tionol system of highways you'd ne
come law by an ovcrwhelmiEg MAJOR
ity. saws representative OF a large
rubber concern.
Al Salt Lake City recently governors
NJ 90 states signed petition Wili'h WIZ
no forwarded to congress, I" increase
immensely the annual appropriation
for road-huilding, to be expended uur-
ing the next five years.
/ While the Townsend bill ASKS Aoi
! s4o5 600 eco. their petition calls tor
billion dollars. Tie Western COVER
nors not only indtrSe the hl!l a. men
but as governors of their respective ',
states This ac} on reflects rlainl!
what the West thinks of the receSSl'.
Of highways and furnishes an intln
ance which cannot he overlooked. IN
West has zone on record aS being VIII
inc to stand its share of the COS
~ a system of nationally administers
roads. and the share will Ice III
one.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
RURAL ROADS NOT IMPR0VED
Nat More Than Cuc-Fourth of 7 per
Cent Of Eaio1'S FuadS SL'ta2.e
for Motor Traits.

CH;riaI figures show that there are
IN tba United States approximately =
700 900 miles of rural roads of when
- uer cent are cia~scd as improved.
Road engineers, however, estimate 'ha'
No more than onc-fourth of ! per cent
Of The nations roads are suitable i"r
motortruck traffic. More than 6'o"O'-
COO motor vehicles are now using th'
biobwavS. and Of this number about
100000 are trucks varying from less
than ton capacity to vehicles capa-
HE of hauling five Ia seventeen ioaoN.
The most conspicuous example OF
ANYTHING approaching the efficiency OF
= national thoroughfare in the United
States is the Lincoln highway. or
gapized as privat" enterprise siN
wears ago. to stimulate good-roaC
building. the officers Of the ASSOCIATION
have raised several million dollars b!
nrivate subscription and have Stimu
lated the Improvement of many sec
tions of the highway by the states ant
counties through which 1t passes
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
The Making OF
4 FAMOUS
MEDICINE
How Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Is Prepared For
Woman's Use.

A visit to the laboratory where this
successful remedy is made impresses
even the casual looker-on with the reh-
ability, accuracy, skill and cleanliness
which attends the making OF TINS great
medicine for wOman's ills.
Over $50, 600 pounds of various herbs
are used annually and all have to be
gathered at the season of the year when
their natural juices and medicinal SUD-
stances are,at theirSbest.
The mostsuccessful solvents are used
to extract the medicinal properties from
these herbs.
Every utensil and tank that comes IN
contact with the medicine fs sterllized
and as final precaution in cleanliness
the medicine is pasteurized and sealed
in sterile bottles.
1t is the wonderful combination OF
roots and herbs, together with the
skill and care used in its preparation
which has made this famous medicine
so successful in the treatment Of
female ills.
The letters from women who hav'
been restored to health by the use O
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound which we are continually pup
fishing attest to its virtue.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
MONEY IN FOWLS
FOR FARM WOMEN
Number Of Chickens Kept Usual
" Determined by Time ana
Skill Devoted to Them.
EARNINGS OF Club MEMBERS
Members Of Clubs Formed by depart
ment of Agriculture Are Taught
.he Best and Most Up-to-Oate
Poultry Methods.

prepared by the United states Dep"''
ment of Agricultural
Rutter and eggs furnish many iarm
women with most of the money me!
snend on themselves and their CHI
dren The amount of butter woman
sells depends pretty much on the
number Of COWS her husband is Will
ing TO keep. The number of chickens
howeyer. is usually determined by her
skill and by The amount OF time Sh'
can devote 10 caring for them.
Club Members Taught
The women who belong "a 'luoS "I'
oonized bv the department of agricui'
,,,ra and the state colleges are taugh'
rho best and most up-to-datc methods
of caring for poultry. The member,
are also helped in organizing egg ah'
poultrv circle, which enable them L
obtain better prices for thrir products
one cg- circle i'm Hcrnand" county
Florida. I'm three months sold >I.>i'.''
worth of poultry and eggs. IN "h
month the members shipped l">o egg
Ta- circles guarantee their Nr""u''
"a d., fresh. and there is always
GOOD marky, for guaranteed eggs.
one of the home demonstration" 'lu
members i'm Prince Edward count
VIRGINIA. cleared 500 last year q
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13

md served during the con tlict on
trovIer. hunting for German mines,
until an explosion left him htind an"
r,roIvzcd. 4 crippled man. he return
ad 70 St. Ives. and rcjoincd his IAN
iIv Then there came another chlIC'
They lived in mousse on the "h'rl'
One morning smoke was seen lSSu-
inc from the kitchen and bedroom
windows of the house. Pollard ;
brothcr ran to give assistance ana
saw his sister-in-law at the window "a
O bedroom. He called to her TO jump
But she only shook her head thre"
mn her hands and went back INTO ,,i'
room. Pollard was not seen at w
time. s.aEtnne sa " the tff' loren. os'
I the .aes we're not spent until tn
parents were lifeless.
Gould she have got out throue
the window when you called to her
the coroner asked the brother-ln-ia'
at the inquest.
YES. she could have come OF
+brouqh the window if she had WIS.,
cd he testified. But she evident
5 chose 10 die with her crippled hu
band"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
5XR eg1@gss,- -s.SSS529 &
Z s'sss:,ss
Cod Weather.

Mr.. Sirecher-Yes' IFS cold, hut
nothing ike what it was at Christmas
three years ago. when The steam from
the engines frozc hard and fell on the
line In sheets.
Mr.. Cufrer yet that wasn't 50
cold as in 81, when 1t froZe the elrc-
tricity in the telephone wires, and
when the thaw came all the machines
We're talking as hard as they could for
upward of five hours.
Mr.. Lon.bow-Well. genetlemcn. the
coolest year that | can remember was
I'm the Christmas week in 81 wher
the very policemen had to run 10 keel
themselves warm.-New York Times
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
A DEAD shot"
SAYS MINISTER
BlaCk-Draught Given High Praise
as a Stomach and Liver Medi.
cine by WeII-KnOWn Old
Gentleman Who Has
Used Il.

Mineola, Texas.-The Rev. u. q.
,kins. a retired minister Of the NJ.
Church South living in this city
saws: 81 have used Black-Draught as
a stomach and liver medicine. ana
have never found its equal.
Once | suffered for two months WIN
cramps and pains, tried everything
could hear of without avail. but biack-
Draught was dead shot
am known here and all over the
state for nv honesty and truthfulness'
am rs years old and have used BLACK
Draught for years.
I can highly recommend II 10 any
ono ms a liver medicine that has 1T
eoual 1t is excellent for stomach
liver and other ailments. use 1t 10
q had taste in the mouth, heaoach
and other sickuc~scs that come iron
tbe disorders Of the liver"
Thodford'. HIack-DrarGht is pure'
vorctablc. and acts actively on IN
howell. gently stimulating the live
and holninc 70 :ncrcas" the norin'
discharge Of bile into the intc-tines.
7, assists in he DIGESTION of foo
and relieves constipation in a prom
and natural way.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13

along the roadway and cStinG ruts'
on a stretch of road which had sur
fered greatly from this cause heaVy
wagons were provided with a sliding
shoe. which was placed under one rear
wheel when descending hill. to tur-
nish braking action. The other Whee'
rcvolved and prevented side slip. Inc
shoe was made of hard wood, surfaced
On the bottom with sheetirOn, and pro-
yided with a staple, ring and chalh' oS
which it was attached to the wagon
7 w. Shaw, Corinth, n. Y, in Popular
Mechanics Magazine.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13

sMisfortunes COME in pairs for the
,kon whose oppondnt holds three of
END. N
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
MIRACLE OF THE THORN STAFF
ore.tv Lecend OF Ancient b''''''
That Is Often Repeated ~ I'5
land at Christmas TINE.

r. is One of tine prr''..~t ''-'''..1 .'
p,..,n, Erti. thr ''t
..,,. ,f rur thorn oi "'"~.''''..'
y,Hf..n.o. NHmr~nurl. thc'"'.''...'
rr,a IL hundreds u. >"".~ AGO ''
.,rtior,.~ ot G.a~;uuhury. IL j.
..,.5 often AT Christmas tonne I'll"
ENGLAND Arr.
,u,nra. WAS ,o prosecuted 10y i'"..r
I..r,,. br,pu>c he had laid away ."'
I.Ly nf christ i'm his >'pui'n'I' ''''
he fled To Gaui, carrying win MN ~
l., . c,otI Of mystical white Sam w.
me Holy Grail. In GauI ne ''"''' 49,,
Apnstlc Philip. preaching I" u't Wv '','
-, and hr rested with HIM IT,"
an. night q radiant light a"aN''''N
him and an angel bade "I"
urit,in and preach the glad ud'i-S "
L-tro AryIcotr7Is; and. where '"' -
mas miracle should come "
tlcrc to build church. On,
lie and Il band OF t""""''
,oyy.d the instructions OF the ','-
.nd Arvicatru~ gave them the lN''
,,-,Inn and babe them erect an "''''
,I.,-., g.. .,nr new God. 1t Was ''"n
nful Gift. The tiny isl" Jay W.
- ,,rdaut valley. Sparkling "'
..f,r, damned its shore. Soft N''''
,I.yrd i'm its trees and nowhere YEA
r,.. Sky So blue rs over Avalon.
When thrv reached tine top 81 III
Al In~rub plInt'
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
ECTIoN OF RIGHT BREED
!, M.kino Choice One Must Decide
Whether Eggs or Meat or Both
Combined Is Desired.

Your chicken breed must be Seiect-
cd with purpose in view. Do you
want eggs? Do you want meat? Or
do Won want eggs and meat combined!
zach Of these purposes have breed or
breeds especially.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
Acid-Ston1ach
Makes 9 Out Of 10
People Suffer

Doctors declare that more than 10 non
organic diseases can be traced 10 Aclo-
stomach Starting with indigestion, heart-
burn. belching. food-repeating. oloat' sour.
gassy stomach. the entire system eventually
becomes affected. every vital organ sunerlng
in some degree other. You see these VIC
tins OF Acid Stomach everywhere-peopl
who are subject to nervousness. headache,
insomnia biliousncsS-people who suffer from
rheumatism, lumbago. sciatica and aches ana
pains all over the body. II Is safe TO say
that about people out of 10 suffer to some
extent from Acid Stomach.
IL you suffer from stomach trouble or
even II you do not feel any stomach distress.
yet are weak and ailing, feel tired ana
dragged out, lack pep" and enthusiasm ana
know that something is wrong although you
cannot locate the exact cause OF your trou-
ble-you naturally want 10 get back your
grip on health as quickly possible. Then
take EATONIC. the wonderful modern rem
edy that brings quick relief from pains OF
indigestion belchiug. gassy bloat, etc. KEEP
your stomach strong. clean and sweet. See
how your general health improves-hoN
quickly the old-time vim. vigor and vitality
comes back
Get a big soc box of EATONIC from you
druggist today II is guaranteed TO pleas
you. II YOU are not satisfied your drugglS
WITH refund your money.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER.

Constipation invites other trouoleS
which come speedily unless quickly
checked and overcome by Greens
Aurust Flower which is a gentle TAXA
five. regulates digestion both IN
stor,ocb and inrestines. cleans ana
s,vootons the stomach and alimentary
canal stimulates the liver to Secrete
the bile and impGritie, from the oioou'
II is A sovereign remedy used IN MANY
thousands of households all over INe
civilized world for more than nan d
century by those who have Suilereu
with indigestion, nervous dyspepsia
sluggish liver. coming up of food pal
IMITATION. constipation and other IN
festival troubles. Sold by DRUGGISTS
and dealers everywhere. Try a bottle
take no subStitute.-Adv-
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
WOODLAND RANGE FOR FOWLS
Hen Can Scratch up Many SIugs and
Worms and Catch All Kinds OF
Bugs and Beetles.

A enecial reason for woodland range
for the hen is that she can scratch
I'M so many slugs and worms. ana
nick hugs and beetles from rotten
wood and under bark, and catch all
Kinds of insects in various places.
I,base rive proteidS which are so nee
essarv in egg production.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13

Pssry, %p ea I: mot lS Se:s .,
=::s $,; z;
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
pm hnary.

hands miss i Ss'! G ny go: see '; sss' ' %S
have in it,"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
Take RICH-TONE
and Gain new energy

Rfch-Tone makes more red corr ~
eurichinE aud purifying the bto"o-
CONFIRMS all of the elemcrts fh"' ~
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
=
TON,GHT!
Take Ceased cts" if sick.
Bilious, C@nstipated.


Enjoy life. Strengthen up i''
.,...toI,, &c filled Via liver and bowel
,oison which Keep, A~-sr skin sallow,
,,or. stomach upsA. your mead dull
.,d ochinq Your meals are turning
in,o roison and yot cannot feel right.
MT stay bilious or constipated. Feel
s,1ond,d ALWAYS b. taking Cascarets
occasionally. TheH act without grip
tho or Inconvenience. They never sick
on Won like Calomel. Salts, Oil or nasty
horsb Mills. They co Il so little too-Cas
carets work while YOU sleep'-Au''
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
Meets Son in Prison.

New York.-"Sammie, what are you
doing here?" exclaimed Mrs. Lotue
Scott as she met her son while cross
ing the Bridge of Signs leading to the
Tombs prison after being sentenced to
from five 10 ten years for manslauGh-
ter.
'Oh, l got pinched for little JoD
uptown. What you doin' here, moth
err"
.Just got ten years for killing your
fotber" answered Mrs. Scott as the
guard led her away.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
GIRL FR!eA-ss.Ns BURGLARS
=, e,..,I2~nd Robbers Flee
Before Trhey Can
era Safe.

1oroir-Reca,N Alice Deckerhot,
Is. talked in her sleep ou' -
the first floor of the nome III Au''l','
Hengartncr fled b'fore they cou'' loy
q safe containipk SEVERN "ul'O' u
.T croes I'll gel up and mail a
- % IottersI said Miss Decker
clock do4n stairs had just
- o,. +nroo Tho girls mother, Mrs
Frieda Deckerhol was a"aN''e' -
her daughters paaA.
She heard noi5 in the olhins I ''',',,
IA rnon aris,-I. w two men clint
through a kit ttndow and yanisi
W. ~. ~ dorrne had been fright
&: {: !: Is; :: :: :: :: ::
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
Alaskan petroleum.

The petroleum. produced IN AlasNa
is derived wholly from single pat
ented claim in tho Katallo Oil held' ac-
cording to the lifted States seoios-
ical survey. depar tnent of the INTERIOR
The old wells oriI this claim ana lhe
refinery we're oil rated as usual in
1918. Two new d bductive wells were
also drilled in the tKatalla field. The
total production 1918 was some
what larger than iiA 1917.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
Placed Dynamite in Ear,
Lit Fuse, Awaited Death

The body of siXty-year-old
Thomas Gray was found in his
little shack at Port Weller. \. \"
he having apparently killed him
self by sticking a dynamite
cartridge in his right ear. attach
ing a fuse to it, lighting the fuSe
and living down on the floor to
wait for the explosion.
The cartridge was found stick
ing in his head. his head being
partly blown OF.
He had told fellow workIneh
that he felt bad and intended I"
blow himself up. He explained
that he used to look after mules,
and when they had to be killed
the men would put a dynamite
cartridge in their ear and attach
Il fuse to it.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
First Typist Unhonored.

A suggestion has been made that all
women who at any time in their Ca
reers have earned q livelihood as typ
lists shall contributed toward fund for
the erection of ueqnument to Latham
SholeS. inventor Of the typewriter
whose remains for hwenty-eight years
have rested in an unmarked grave IL
= cemetery in Milwaukee.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
LOCAL MATERIAL NEGLECTED.
on. If First Economies Engineer
Makes Is Utilization OF over
looked Essentials

When a competent engineer is en-
gagged TO look after road building ana
maintenance one of the first econo'
mics he makes in many cases Is the
utilization of local materials previous
ly neglected or undiscovered.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
Truths.

It's not the gifts 50 much as It's the
giving
That makes the Christmas mirth,
IT'S not the dying rather tbs the living
Which is the test of worth.
Not bv the deed So much as by the doing
Doth God. the Judge. decide:
Not In the wealth. but in the slow accru-
ing
Exists the keenest pride
It's not the word itself. but how irs
spoken
That soothes or wounds the heart
For censure stiu may seem hat friendly
token.
While praise may leave d. smart
--tI-.fp.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13

The total capital invested in British
fisheries is estimated at hgures rans
ing from s5O0,o00,9o0 TO S1,OOo'Ooo'ooV'
A tremendous bodrn in fishing is re-
parded as certain one authority es-
timating that the bnnual catch of "a
GOO OOo bundredweight will Increase in
. few months toi 40OO0.OO0 hundred
weight.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
ACHES AND PAINS
QUICKLY RELIEVED
You'll find Sloan's Liniment
softens the severe
rheumatic ache

Put it on freely. Don't rab II in.
lust let it penetrate naturally. What a
sense OF soothing relief soon follows
External aches, stiffness, soreness
cramped muscles, strained slnews'
back "cricks"-those ailments can't
fight off the relieving qualities OF
SIoan's Liniment Clean, convenient
economical. $50, Zoe, $l.40
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
DANGER IN USING KEROSENE
AS Poultry Remedy 1t should never
Be Given Internally-oil VIII
Cause Bistering.

The use of kerosene as poultry
remedy is dangerous. 1t should never
he given internally, rs results may
nrove fatal. It should never be used
on the fowl. as it will cause blistering
of soft parts.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
Er.shsn = Heavy Skin

With the antiseptif, fascinating Cuu-
crra Talcum Powder, an exquisitely
scented convenient. economical face,
skin baby and dias.ing powder and
nerfume. Renders other perfumes SUI
nerfuous. One of the Cuticura Toilet
Trio (Soap, Ointmdnt, Talcum)' Jaw
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
SLIDING SHOES SAVE ROADS
Wooden Device Tightly Fastened &c
Rear Wheel Does Much to PRE-
vent Ruts Forming.

After 4 road winch las sep grades
is carefully repaired, it is discomfort
ing TO see heavy wagons going down
the hills with one or both rear wheei>
tightly clamped by the brake, grinding
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
Uroent Need of Country,

The most urgent necessity of our
country is good roads-permanent
roads that can be used twelve months
in each year.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
Parsley for Winter Use.

Lift a parsley plant or two and put
in nots or boxes for winter use. Ser
IN a light window. 1t may be usea
nearly all winter.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
American Roads Inadequate.

The roads of America today are ab-
solutely inadequate, inefficient and
antiouated. They are not designed
to carry heavy traffic.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
-. khct II Did.

An. .-o,, no e, hat the moonlight
- noonIe silly Seorge?" asked the
sweet young brio after TIE "''''
moon. IL ,,a
well. dear" ref ed the husband ,
from behind his esening paper you
know 7 proposed Shrria=e t" you III
the moonlight"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
RANK POISON ELIMINATED

Liver secretions areI among the systems
nUSf Nelson's and IL not effectively
Eliminated cause Constipation, bilious
nnns and dizziness. Allow your system to
r',s, down making you subject to conta-
aIinns diseases. particularly the "flu."
s SouS,s Tiver pins aire intended specially
p. Don raata vour Iiv4f a 1ction naturally.
~ U,inatirS the nv I" - Natures own
1.rtnnMwithout grfpinl IN n, rs or personal
MeSSo,ofort &c bd1sh, ~ ail start you on
the road to healtf roo druggist sa can
/ supply you. None f6i "a IL ho' Sa'''
| factory.-A6v. tolfn',
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
THE CURIOUS MiSiltlOG
Something Like 800 Varieties :" '''
WorId-Pink Berries Found OnT
on Cedar Trees.

There are about 200 kinds of miS'ie-
Too IN the world. and each varlet!
rrows on the branches of trees ana
h.. little white or pink berries, says
II Nicholas. But the pink berries
ore found ON only the cedar trees. Inc
mistletoc. unlike other plants, E''s no
food directly from the ground. III
stead. it gets its nourishment from '"e
trees on which il grows.
Another curious thing about inc ms
tIetoe is that though it blossoms carr
ier in the wear than the tree on whicn
if crows. yet the little berries 90 no'
rinen before December. Maybe ina
is because it has to steal its fooo lron
tho trees. and therefore cannot ripper
early. The very name mlS.'e'o.'
gives some idea of its insignincance
l-@--f .ha--A..zI e ka4-la1 80 INT
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13

means gloom, and il comes in mid-wln-
Ter the gloomiest time of the year.
The gathering of mistletoe was
very important ceremony among One
ancient Druids. About five days AFTER
fine new moon they marched in state
" procession to the forest ana raiSeu
an altar of straw beneath the hneSt
misunderstanding oak they could hnd'
The arch Druid would ascend the OAK
and with iewcled knife, remove the
sacred miStletoe. The others stood ne
meath the tree and caught the plant
upon a white cloth. for, if a portion
of if touched the earth, it was an omen
of misfortune to the land.
And this is doubtless the reason WHY
# i still the custom to hang 1t from
the ceiling and why it il supposed u
lose its charm if it touches the noor
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1919-12-13
EnII-pIn,ued Soil Best.

Fall-plowed soil will be in better
condition earlier next spring ula'
spring-plowed soil.