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Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1920-04-09
DEBORAH FURNI2URECO,
WINNESHIEK COUNTY'S
BIGGEST HOUSE FURNISHERS

I'll O-DA we offer you an assortment OF
IL Furniture and House Furnishings never
equalled in this part of the state. Our
store is filled to the limit with the finest
furniture, rugs, lace curtains and house
furnishings we have ever shown. Big as
sentiments are very rare these days. but you
will find most liberal display here. You'll
find our stock to be composed of merchan-
disc that has made and kept its reputation on
quality. DEVELOPS Royal Savalon Rugs,
Quaker Lace Curtains, Globe Wernicke Book
Cases, Rockford Chair & Furniture Co.
Dining Room Furniture, Simmons Metal
Beds, Hoosier Kitchen Cabinets, Hoover
Suction Vacuum Sweepers, Columbia Phono-
graphs, are some of the many quality lines
you'll find we'll represented here.
And you can buy standard quality, estab-
lshed merchandise here just as cheap as you
can the unknown, untried kind elsewhere.
Our Rug and Lace Curtain Department
is an interesting place these days. You'll
find plenty of pretty patterns at reasonable
prices: Panel lace for your windows is the
latest in window decorations and hangngs.
We invite you to visit our store, compare
our merchandise and quality. Well abide by
your decision.
Our auto truck service means delivery
right to your door, and no extra charge.
DEBORAH FURNITURE co.
The Big Three.Story Furniture Story
DEBORAH, Iowa
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
TWO KINDS OF ADVENTURE
New Yorker Who Offered to Sell His
Lies Services Already Has
Had Takers

Jack Hardy, former sailor. Living
in New York, who advertised that he
was ready 10 sell his services for the
rest Of his life To the highest bidder
who had = career of useful adventure
70 offer. has received two bids.
A woman offered him 5000 L" To-
her hoGygHard on "Trip ~ Egypt
'providng the trip WAS successful.
Jack doesn't think he'll take this. not
being certain what the woman regards
as a successful trip to Egypt. The
other offer WAS from Il mar and his
wife who described themselves aS the
wealthipSt couple in Scranton, Pa,
wanted Jack TO help hunt for their tif-
teen-ypar-ofd son with $1,000 and
alOptiOn as the reward.
That is more promising, the Young
man thinks. but he has reached no de-
cisiOn YET He is twenty-five years
old I'm not looking for n soft berth.
he said. The harder the job, the bet
ter like it,"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
ANALYSIS WILL AID
OPERATION OF FARM
Strong and Weak Points More
Readily Brought Out.
Method Given in New Bulletin Just
Published by Department Of Agri-
culture viii Assist Farmer in
Working Plans.

method Of analyZing the farm
ousinpss to determine the investment,
receipts. expenses and profits is given
IN a bulletin which has Just heen>pub-
Iished by the United States depart
ment Of agriculture.
II also includes blanks for use in
making such an analysis and record
ing the amount and value of farm
products contributed toward the fam
iIv living. It's purpose is TO assist
farmers to better understanding of
the financial side Of their business.
Thousands of farms have been studied
by this method within the past few
wears. with the object of analyzing
their operations from business
standpoint and learning some Of the
more important reasons for their sue
cess or failure. Experience shows
that II is not always possible to dis
tinguish profitable farms merely by
casual observation. Where a farm
is operated as large business, if free
from debt, even low rate Of interest
on the capital invested without any
wages for the operator may return
sufficient funds to give the place a
prosperous appearance. In other cases
an appearance Of prosperity may be
due quite largely to income from out
side sources. A farm cannot properly
be called successful unless il pays a
fotr 70 nf int ha
ment. returns fair wages for the farm
er's labor, and, at the same time.
maintains or increases the fertility of
the soil.
Most farmers have the details of
their business sufficiently well in mind
for the purposes OF analysis. but they
are not always able Ia summarize
these details into concrete state
/ ment They realize that the gain
/ from q large business should be more
/ than from a small one. that good
| cows are more profitable than poor
ones and that good crops are more
desirable than those that barely pay
| for harvesting. Their main difficulty
! has been that they have had no con.
venient way Of determining Just how
! good or how poor the business really
was; in other words. no way Of
measuring its efficiency. With such
an analysis rs outlined herein. a farm.
or can more readily find the strong
and weak points in his system Of man.
agement and thus make changes with
some assurance that they will result
I I'm greater profits.
/ Agricultural teachers. county agenI,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
ROAD DRAG MOST BENEFICIAL
implement Is Used Wherever Roads
Are Buiit--Ruts Are Removed
Quickly by Its Use.

If there is call for a piece Of
machinery to economic the growing
or handling Of crops it seems to be
forthcoming sooner or later. But it
remained for farmer to invent one
Of the simplest as well as the most
beneficial Of implements from the
standpoint OF universal comfort
brought about by Its use. 1t is used
wherever men build roads. and ruts
disappear after 1t has taken a trip
over them. Measured In dollars and
cents It costs only trifle. but meas
ured by the service 1t gives. 1t is worth
millions. We refer to the road drag.
Before 1t was invented the roads were
worn down only by travel and it often
took weeks to do 1t. The drag does
II In a day.-Successful Farming.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
p0UERQYNTfS

Cleanliness is an enemy of disease.
chickens sometimes have tubercu-
losis.
Boiled oats make a good ration and
desirable change occasionally.
Feed fowls well but better have
them a little hungry than overfat.
\ man is not known by the eggs
ne sets but by the chicks he raises.
lhere Is no question bur that rapohS
when compared 40 cOckereIs of the
same age show up 10 advantage.
The hen that cackleS loudest aud
longest doesn't always lay the most
eggs.
fmoden geese grow very quickly
1hey can be made to weigh ten POUNDS
al ten weeks under expert care.
II Is surprising how far the taDie
straps and scattered grain viii 80 10
"aru maintaining the hens.
meat scraps IN the winter. insects
ana worms In the summer, keep tn'
nens laying eggs for profit
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30

and other extension workers, as well
as farmers. will find the blanks used
in this form Of analysis helpful.
Teachers may give copies to their
scholars for use In making records of
their home farms These records may
then be summarized and furnish in
formation 10 bofn tacher and schol-
ars concerning ecofomic phases Of the
local agriculture Groups of farmers
assembled for a discussion Of the
economic side OF their business may
find the blanks outlined in this bullp-
tin Of value. as arrangements can he
made so that each farmer can he fur
niShed a copy TO figure his own farm
profits. Later meetings may be de-
voted TO n discussion of the results
true status of the local agriculture
and show some of the problems cen
fronting the farmers. With the blanks
properly flied. the information should
he helpful in solving many problems
OF farm management.
The blanks may also he filled in by
the individual farmer and sent 70 the
State Agricultural college or to the
United States department of agricul-
ture for suggestions as to improve
mentS in his system of management.
When these data are obtained for
farms where no accounts are kept.
some Of the items to be recorded may
appear 10 he estimates. hut experience
IN studies of this nature has shown
that farmers can give most Of the de
tails Of their business If the questions
asked correspond to the terms in
which they think. A farmer may not
Know, Offhand. what his total farm
income is. but he does know with con
siderable accuracy the facts necessary
10 determine this income. II is i'm
portant to bear In mind that the final
results In the analysis of the farm
business are determined mainly by a
Few large items which the farmer
ELBOWS quite accurately.
Persons interested In looking into
ms subject further should write to
the United States department of agri-
culture, Washington. for Farmers
Bulletin 1879. "A Method Of Analysing
he Farm Business" copies of which
VIII be sent free on request.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30

Irtu LATE summer or early fall the
mn 'nrity nf poultry raiSers make little
effort 10 fattrn their birds. Up to thls
time The tiuckS arr usually left on free
rur.,r and their gains are more or
,,raurn IN size fhan flesh. In Septem-
Nrr however. tNr wise. among those
WI, have, birds ~ dispose of cOnilne
m, surplus " their tiockS and put
tNc.u vi lattCu,uG ration.
rn-,,c ,"C.ncL> 81 fattrning poultry
ar v~,t..,,,& IN this country-pen fat
t,~..-. craze (altruing. and machine
cr;.-,.,..rs The first two are the most
cc.rr-o- ,rtay. poultry specialists of
,,;,, United States department of agri-
culture say. while the third is used In
4 CIV places where fine quality Is
aprre, lated.
Pen Fattening.
Pen fattening Is practiced by many
people who do not have the time or
essentials of pen fattening are quiet,
inclination to use other methods. The
and plenty of soft feed given at regu-
lar intervals, usually three times Il
day. Birds may he kept in f1OckS Of
- or 20. but the sexes should be sep
arated. Only cockerels are usually
fattened, as It pays TO keep the pull
lets for laying.
in crate fattening a few fowls are
confined in crates and fed from a
trough. A crate six feet long, Is
inches high. and 1S or 20 inches wide
is suitable and is large enough for a
dozen birds. Sometimes such a crate
IS divided into two or three cOmpart-
ments. with four TO six birds in each
compartment Only little room for
the birds to move about Is desirable.
for the less exercise a bird obtains the
more readily It fattens. The top. back
and ends Of the crates should be solid
II they are TO be placed outdoors, but
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30

tree. Policemen mounted TO the top
armed with ropes. Burns Scampered
far out on a limb and amused himself
by tossing twigS nj passing motorists
while plans were made 10 bring him
down.
A net was thrown across the street
TO break the fall and the reSCuerS at
tempted to throw rope over the BODY
of the "mOnkey-man. Suddenly he
screamed shrilly, threw both hands in
to the air and leaped.
Burns was safely caught in the net
and was not injured by the fall OF
- feet. He was quickly oVerpoWered
and loaded into the ambulance and
was returned to his cell in the county
hospital.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
IMPROVED
ROADS
ENTRANCE ROADS FOR FARMS
Engineers Of Bureau Of Public hoaos
Recommend Use Of 5ituminous
Material.

Owners Of large farms and rural
estates seeking a more satisfactory
type of entrance roads have applied
to the bureau Of public roads OF the
United States department OF ngrlcui-
ture for advice regarding the appllcH-
ton of bltuminOuS material on main
entrance and muCh-trayeled farm
lanes.
The bureaus engineers point out
that such applications may be maze
successfully on any farm road when
has already been constructed OF stone
gravel, or other similar material ana
Is In a thoroughly cOmpacted and rea-
sonably smooth condition. \ coaI-tar
preparation applied cold. or an as
phaltic oil. can be used. and II applied
by the farm employees. the cost should
not exceed : or $ cents a square yard
for materials. The cumpartd GrANel
or stone road should I've thorough!
cleaned Of dust and the httumrh
appiied with ordinary SprinhlinE
pots from which the perforated no.
zle has htpn removed and the spout
carefully fattened into a symuetrita!
rectangular opening about one quarter
OF an inch wide. - that the material
may be poured IN broad. dat stream.
If a large amount " work IS - ce
done. Il specially deSi Susi pouring san
may be purchased " dealers III rN'aj
equipment. Care should ~ taASu q
have an even Distribution and the
quantity, applied should be approx
mately onehaf gallon ~ square
yard Of road surface. After applying
the bituminouS material. clean gravel
OF stone chips should be spread even
" over the surface, and. ii possible,
rolled with a lawn or field roller.
Where gravel or chips are not avail
able. clean, coarse sand will serve as
covering material. 1t should be spread
in sufficient quantity to prevent the
bituminOus material from adhering to
tires of passing vehicles. Attention Is
called to the fact that this treatment
should not be made where drainage
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
SOUND ADVICE
ABOUT EATING
Alabama Lady Says We Impose
on Nature by 0vereating, but
Thedford'S BIack-Draught Win
Make You Feel Better.

Paint Rock, Ala.-RecOmmending
Thedford's Black-Draught to her
friends and neighbors, Mrs. Mary
Manning, Of this place, says: Il never
have and never expect to find better
medicine than Black-Draught. When
I've had cold and needed a laxative,
| used Black,Draught. | use it for
sour stomach, headache and indigeS-
ton, and it does the work.
II believe most ills we have are
caused from inactive liver. We i'm
pose on nature by oyereating, ana
then the liver don't act. We get lazy
and no-account. II is hard for US to
do our work. and we'd get real SICK
if we didn't take something. The best
remedy have found yet is Black
Draught. 1t doesn't leave you con-
situated, and feel better after taking
a round Of it,"
Made from purely vegetable ingre-
dients. Black-Draught acts in natu-
raj way, and is free from the bad
after-effects of 50 many mineral drugs.
Get a package today. BE sure that
il bears the word "ThedfOrd's."
Thedford'S is the only genuine
Black -Draught liver medicine.-Adv.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
! PAID HIM TO KEEP QUIET
Iish Without Any Affidavit as
to Its Truth.

There was Il man in Wall street, EN-
pIcycd aS thirtN-Srcund assistant cash
Ter i'm bank, II took the bark Iii
rcctor> immediately advanced itifH 4"
cashier on the theory that his new
responsibilities WuHh preclude his
conVcrSiny with outsiders on impUr-
tant matters. Hut it didn't work
The cashier was in more favorable
position to relay important things to
the financial ScrihcS. He was pro
NOTED tu vice presidency. lie talked
louder and more frequently.
In desperation the bank directors
made him president of the institution.
1t worked wonders. lie stopped talk
ing. Thereafter he spoke only through
prepared statements, and while they
were long and windy they revealed
nothing diSturbing.-FrOm Life.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
HOW TO MANIPULATE GRADER
ders or bitches by Cutting Away
With Sharp Knife.

II grass or weeds cover the Shout
ders or bitches remove them by cut
ting them away from the edge of the
road with a good sharp grader blade,
cutting just deep enough to remove
the crown of the grass and weeds
and, If possible, use them at some
point on the road to prevent the side
banks Of fills from washing.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
PROFITABLE TO GULL FLOCK
One Farmer Sold 200 Hens Out Of 700
and Did Not Decrease Pro-
duction of Eggs.

Too much of the feed and the time
that 20 TO a flock in which even a
fourth of the hens are naturally poor
layers is wasted. one farmer culled
To the butcher without decreasing the
eg: production. He says that the Gull
ing saved him s. day on feed alone
and made the work much easier.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30

III they are TO be in a building they
may be built Of tath or wire. TheS"
Stats should be two inches apart in
front, so as 10 permit the birds 10 eat
from the troughs which are hung just
outside the COOP The Stats Of the
bottom Of The coop should be about
one inch apart to permit the droppingS
tO fall through.
Indoor Feeding.
In indoor feeding the crates are
placed in tiers to save space and ar
ranged 10 allow for convenience i'm
feeding and 10 give the chickens good
ventilation. They are usually fed
three times dav and are permitted
10 eat for half an hour NJ a time. when
the uneateu feed is removed. Tn"
chickens should he given heavier
feed at night than in the morning or
at noon.
For the highest quality machine
is essential. especially for the
last ten days: otherwise the
birds will not eat nearly so much
as they can digest and aSSim-
ilate. The labor involved by this
method makes the cost rather excess
sive i'm this country. In this method
the bird is held between the arm and
the side of the operator and the ma
chine. which consists of reservoir
aud small force pump. Is operated by
a lever worked by the foot. The head
of the chicken is grasped in the left
hand and the rubber tube gently insert
ed until ii reaches the crop, the neck
being elongated as much as possible.
The lever bar IS lowered by the foot
and the food is thus forced into the
crop, When the crop is sufficiently
full the tube is removed. Any chick
ems having feed In their crops at the
next feeding period are not given any
fresh feed.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
MANIAC HOLDS
FORT IN TREE
Human Monkey Is Finally Shaken
Out by Firemen After Other
Methods Fail.
GIVES PEOPLE SCARE
insane Man Sleeps in Tree, Chatters
10 Himself and Apparently Derives
Much Pleasure From I'M
promptu Toilet Aloft

Denver, COlo.-Frcd Burns. an es
capped patient Of the insane ward M
the county hospital, gave residents in
the neighbOrhood of Third avenue and
Ac0ma street ample proof that it is
quite practical Ia emulate the tree.
climbing proclivities of the Inhabitants
OF Jungle land.
burns was discovered shortly before
eight o'clock in the morning perched
In the t0pmoSt branches OF Il tail tree
by Arthur q. Seavcrs, in front Of
Sewers home at 30 Acoma street. He
was chattering 70 himself and appar-
emily deriving much pleasure out of an
imuromptu toilet
Spends Night in Tree.
Apparently Burns had spent the
night in the tree He was dressed
only in trousers and shirt. was bare
headed and without shoes An extra
pair of pants and uttered coat had
been pressed into service in lieu of Il
MATTRESS. He appeared perfectly com
Portable in his primcval habitation.
Seavers notified the police Patrol
man Henry Sellers and II squad of a.
siStantS were dispatched 70 the scene.
Their efforts for over an hour to coax
the deluded man down from his dizzy
perch proved futile. They were joined
by hook and ladder company Of the
fire department. An ambulance was
summoned from the hospital.
Fear that any attempt TO fOrcihly
bring the man from the tree might
cause him to become violent caused
the housewives of the ncighhOrhOOd to
be pressed into service. Armed with
cups of steaming coffee, griddle cakes.
candy. fruit and other tempting food
StuffS they implored Burns to join
them IN breakfast.
Not q chance, not chance" was
his reply. 81 know you blackhanders
and you'll never get me now"
Shake Him Out
Despairing of their efforts to induce
the man to descend from the tree
peacefully, the police and firemen
placed a second ladder against the
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
r,.;r.motor Crash Killed Ten.

Camden. y. Ten persons were
killed and five badly injured when a
PENNSYLVANIA electric train crashed
into a motor bus containing - pas
sengers at a grade crossing. The ac-
cideat was due to the failure Of oper
a+ion If the safety gates.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
Advantages of Baby Beef

The main advantages IF feeding
baby beef over more mature animals
are as follows: First, greater eff
cheney in utilization of feed: second
cheaper cost per pound of gain; third.
larger margin.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
Catarrh Com Be Cured

Catarrh is a local disease greatly infiu-
enced by constitutional conditions. II
therefore requires constitutional treat
ment HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
Is taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of
the system. HALLS c A T A r r II
MEDICINE destroys the foundation OF
the disease, gives the patient strength by
improving the general health and ASST
nature in doing its work.
All Druggists. Circulars free.
F. j. Cheney & Co, Toledo. Ohio.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
Died Preparing to Operate.

Springfield, Mo.-Dr. Walter A.
Camp. sixty-eight years old, was strick-
en- with ap0pleXy while preparing TO
perform an operation on patient in
a hospital, and died few minutes
later.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
Dark Horse.

look"
what makes you wish such a thing
AZ that?'
because then | would be sure Of
my winter coal"
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
Marketinu BY Parcel Pnst

In most communities there is a
great opportunity for marketing eggs
and poultry by parcel post Often this
plan gives better satisfaction than the
usual method
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
Noncommittat.

Bachelor Friend-Can your wife
cook?
Young Husband (evaSively)-Well.
she can make good family stew.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
Gull Early NOTING Hen.

Contrary to popular opinion, the
early melting hen should be culled.
Under normal conditions. hens that
mott early are not very high produc-
ers.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
,I.. poII.d Dice With Crap Shooter.

Thirsty" Smiddy, negro
Gran shooter. lost 81 and costs when
NunicipaI Judge Stewart rolled the
dice with him for fine in Chicago
court.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
,,,,Ln.n Earned $4,000 a Year.

Columbus. O.-Nine thousand dol
lars a year is the income of Ben katz'
a ,unk peddIer. according TO his wife,
who is suing him for divorce and all
mony.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30

from the stables or barns will flow
over It. Where mudholes are likely
to form around hitching posts or at
stable entrances, If a more durable
pavement is desired, section of con-
crete slab should be laid.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
Essentials for Corn.

Proper tillage and cultivation are
required by corn and This automati-
cally prepares for grain and grass
seeding,
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30
DYE RIGHT
Buy only Diamond Dyes"

Each package of Diamond Dyes
contains directions so simple that any
woman can diamond-dye worn, shabby
skirts, waists, dresses, coats, gloves,
stockings sweaters, draperies every
thing, whether wool, silk, linen, cotton
or mixed goods, new, rich fadeless col
ors. Have druggist show you "Dia-
mond Dyes Color Card."-Adv.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30

In the interior of an ordinary piano
there is about mile of wire.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30

One isn't necessarily wealthy be
cause he has more money than hrnins.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30

No philosopher can give Il reason
for half he thinks.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30

Great opportunities come to thoS"
who make use of small ones
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30

Plan to plant more corn and TO
raise more hogs and cattle next year
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-10-30

The more some men owe, the more
they want TO owe.