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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
GOOD
HIGHWAYS
IMPROVED ROADS ARE URGED
Permanent Highways Will Turn lice
to Rural Sections and Increase
Production Of Food.

"Propagand urging change ot me
present method of federal aid in the
construction Of good roads has made
Its appearance" said Thomas j. gu
sack of Meriden, Conn, to Washington
Post reporter. 1t Is now proposed 70
establish a national highway system
to be wholly constructed and main
tanned by the national government II
Is doubtful T.! such a change would
ever be advisable, but it is certainly
not expedient at this time in view OF
the condition of the treasury.
ut is desirable 10 have a system OF
hard-surface roads throughout the
country, and this result can he OBJ
tnined under the present system.
Highway use is very largely a local
matter. The growth and development
Of a community is greatly Increased by
the construction of permanent roads
in or adjacent thereto \" system
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
STATE ROAD HELP OLD IDEA
First Money Paid for Highway I'm
provement Made by Kentucky
rs Years Ago.

1t Is often said that the use Of state
money for the construction of roads
is of quite recent origin, says a Dulle-
tin from the American Highway asso-
citation. The New Jersey state AID
law of 1901 is sometimes referred to
as the first instance of such use or
state funds In this country. AS
matter of fact, state money was spent
for such purposes more than % years
ago. Kentucky paid out over Sz'oVo'-
600 for road improvements between
1920 and 1910 under the direction OF
state highway engineer, who drew a
salary Of $1,000 q year. a very large
sum for those days.
The roads built then were ~ 10 D"
feet wide between the bitches. me
surfaces we're constructed OF broken
stone, and the bottoms were OF large
stones wedged together to make "lla'
road builders call a telford fonhdauo"-
About 1850 business conditions ID inc
country became bad and this WORK
stopped. When ii was resumed III
1908 such a long period had elapsen
since the earlier state aid WORK 'lla'
1903 is usually fixed as the beginning
of state road work in Kentucky
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
BOYS WIT SAVES TWO LIVES
Ten-Year-Od Lad Snatches his ois-
ter From Paths Of Street
Cars.

New York.-1h" quick wit Of Ten
vear-old PaSquale DrmoriSti Of Lodi
Y !. probably saved him and his six
vaar-oId sister. Rosa from death under
the wheels of Third avenHe ear at
Tventy-niurh street.
The mother ami father had crossed
the street. PaSquale and his sister
trailed behind. Hand in hand, h"th
started across the avenue. \ south
hound and a north-hound car ap-
preached.
Rosa became frightened and
screamed. The children started to
RIM wien the nOrth-hound car bore
down on them. despite the mot'rmanS
frantic efforts 10 stop ii,
When II seemed certain one Of the
oors would strike them. PaSg1a'e
,robhed Rosa around tn" waist. made
a Aving leap and caught hold Of the
odge of the vestibule Of the south
hound car and held on until The car
,,.as brought to stop.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30

NAF1NrSAA

The Automobile club of Philadelphia
is 81 years old.
Mexico recently placed an order in
this country for 100000 automobile
tires.
The cost of new passenger car is
not a deductible item when filing out
an income tax return.
In the city of Montevideo, Uruguay,
there are $500 private automobiles,
1850 taxis and go commercial cars.
A smooth start is the sign Of a
good driver. Do not feed the car too
much gasoline. Let the clutch in very
gently.
Five chauffeurs and two fOotmen are
employed at the White House garage
in Washington, for the operation Of
motor vehicles.
Be very careful when passing an
other car. There may be one coming
towards you. Many head-on collisions
are caused by careless passings.
AS supplement to their inadequate
salaries. three superintendentS of pub
lie schools in Georgia are automobile
statesmen, and two are garage men.
Slow up the motor car before go
ing downhill and use the brakes spar
ingly. Continual dragging of brakes
Is injurious to the health of the motor
car
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
DRAG DISABLED CARS
WITH RIGID TOW-BAR
Piece of Rope or Tire Cham Are
Not Suitable.
:, Gas. of Sudden Stop lowed Ma
chine Runs into Rear End OF
Pilot and Both Vehicles Arc
Unnecessarily Injured.

IrysriabIy when al automobile mas
b-oter dawn in the streets OF on the
road the owner of a small garage Will
sand the first available car, equipped
uith , niece of rope or tire chain that
no NAV have Oh hand, TO the scene
of the breakdown to tow In the dere-
Ifct The driver of the towing has
frequently an exciting time, especially
when II Is necessary for him to drag
the broken down car through city
streets with much traffic. When he is
compelled TO make a sudden stop the
,owed car will often run into the rear
end Of the pilot and both cars are
damaged.
All this can be avoided II the owner
of the garage is provided with q
rigid tnw-har for dragging the disabled
vehicle through the streets. A rigid
bar is by far the best means. as II
keef,s The two ears at fixed distance
from each other. Regardless of the
conditions of the brakes of the dis
abled car. il will come to Il stop when
the touiHg-car stops.
In the accompanying illustration a
tow-har is shown which can be made
from Six-foot section Of one-inch
wrought-iron pipe, two short pieces Of
chain. two bolts, and two tire-chain
snaps. The pipe is fiattened at each
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30

recommended LYDIA r. Plnkham veg
etable Compound and have found great
relief since using It, My back IS much
better and can sleep well. | keep
house and have the care of five children
SO my work is very trying and am very
thankful | have found the Compound
such a help. | recommend it - my
friends and if you wish to use this letter
l am very glad TO hel any woman suf-
fering as / was until used Lydia F.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. -
Mrs. MAUDE +. TAYLOR, 8 St. James
Place, Roxbury, Mass.
Backache is one Of the most common
symptoms of displacementor derange-
ment of the female system. No woman
should make the mistake of trying to
overcome it by heroic endurance, but
profit byMrs. Taylor sexperience andtry
1ydiaE. Pinkham' sVegetableCompound
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
WHY DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SWAMP proof

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by DR.. kilmer's swamp Root,
the great kidney, liver and bladder medi-
cine.
1t is a physicians prescription.
Swamp-Root IL strengthening medl-
cine. 1t helps the kidneys, liver and blad-
der do the work nature intended they
should do.
Swamp Root has stood the test Of years.
Il is sold BY all druggists on ats merit
and it should help you. No other kidney
medicine has so many friends.
BE sure to get Swamp Root and start
treatment at once.
However. if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr'
Kilmer & Co.. Rnghamton, y. Y, for
sample bottle When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
A Standard Dump truck for Road
Building.

should be adopted that would benefit
a few at the expense Of the many. For
that reason the local communities
should contribute their share Of the
expense Of the construction.
1--WE are told by competent authority
that freight can be transported cheap
er on short hsuls by motor trucks
than by rail, but on long hauls the
cost Of transportation by truck is pro
hibitive.
"In April, 1917, the declaration OF
war caused all road building to cease.
All bond issues that had been voted
for road construction were held in
allegiance, and nothing was undertaken
until after the signing Of the armiStice
TO resume construction of highways.
The war awakened the people TO the
necessity of permanent road building
and demonstrated that ii would be
necessary in the future to build roads
that would withstand the heavy truck
traffic.
The present Ssie$7Jrfederai aid
has not been givei~ fair opportunity to
demonstrate its merits II began
peration under abnormal conditions,
h'ch grew worse. The road to be
Improved must be a rural post road
as defined IN the law, to Ne any public
road. major portion Of which is now
used, or can be used, as a connecting
link not to exceed ten miles in length
of any road or roads now or hereafter
used for the transportation of the
United States mails.
Nothing will turn the tide Of hui
mainly back to the rural communities
more effectively than the construction
Of permanent highways. Nothing will
encourage the production of food prod
ucts more than roads that can be
travelled all the year."
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
Had TunneIed Beneath Heap.

On one side was an indication OF a
passage or tunnel into this Strange
hillside of papers and rags. And into
ii the policemen burrowed. They fol
lowed several feet until they came to
wider Opening-a cave in this I'M
usual artificial mountain. II was about
four feet wide and not more than two
feet i'm height.
II left only room enough for a small
man to curl up in reclining posi-
tion. And that was the position In
which they found Theodore GreeSley
dead. stark naked except for the
covering of his long and tangled
beard.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
STRONGER HIGHWAYS NEEDED
Anything Less Stable Than C0nere''
or Special Road Brick Means
Constant Repairing.

1t is beginning to be realized that
concrete or special road brick Sc. , IL
cement over concrete touhual'oa :.
must he used for trunk roads ueS'sle ,,
to carry heavy truck tratilc' any
thing cheaper and less stable SIn'p.S
means bad roads and constant repairs
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
"You Need Money More
Than l." Said Burglar

Some burglars have a heart,
according to Mrs. w. A. Kerr of
New Castle, Pa. When con
frontcd by burglar in the early
morning hours. Mrs. Kerr told
him she had only 81 and that
her husband was sick and she
needed the money for him.
Il guess YOU need the money
more than ! do said the burglar.
who left the house without TAX
iug anything.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30

London.-"The first experiments ID
the use Of the flesh Of doIphinS for hu-
man food have proved sucreSSfnL' q
MOSCOW dispatch reports. "StepN ar"
holm taken to establish proper dot
min fishing industry.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30

SDoIlclL, Hdu ulLLJ
spells and at my
monthly periods 1t
was almost impos-
sible to keep around
at my work. Since
my last baby came
two years ago my
back has been worse
and no position ]
could get in would
relieve it, and doc
tors medicine did
not help me. Afriend
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
COLDMEDAL.
ahMAEM On
W Hx:l5u4H ~

The worlds standard remedy for kidney,
liver, bladder and uric acid troubles since
1896; corrects disorders; stimulates vital
organs. All druggists, three sizes.
Look for the name God Medal on every bon
and accept no imitation
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
BearlncS and Sushlnus.

A bearing made of steel with balls
or rollers is called an antifrictiOn
bearing. A bushing is usually made
Of bronze and has only a smooth sur
face. no rollers. for friction.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
Piston RinC EXPANSION.

Piston rings are placed in grooves
on the piston to take up remaining
space between II and the cylinder
wall. to give better compression. They
are split 50 that they can expand
enough 10 fill that space.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
Transmit. Best Endeavor.

The best thought in ever! i'i' ~.
human endeavor is transmit'ed u", ,,
TO the communities served oS
work Of paved roads.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
Catarrh Cnn Be Cured

Catarrh is a local disease E.eAiy lnnu-
.Dred lv constitutional conditions. II
Therefore requires constitutional treat
ment. HALLS CATARRH MEDIClN r
is taken internally and acts through
the Blood on the Mucous surfaces OF
the system HALLS CATA Il r II
MEDICINE destroys the foundation OF
the disease, gives the patient strength by
Improving the general health and assists
nature In doing ia work
An DRUGGISTS Circulars free.
y, J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio.
Repair first and grumble afterwards.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30

Figuring on the basis of 1920 motor
vehicle registrations in the Unitad
States and the total amount of con.
sumption of gasoline, the AVERAGE
amount for each car last year Is given
as 1921 gallons.
Because of the American uorDo.
"ihd-shlelds, gear shift levers. foot
brakes and upholstery have been al.
tered IN the present style passenpei
automobiles to meet the comfor+
wnims or practical demands Of the
fair sex. A0
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
H.. Eel Ear When Coat Gave way

uontreal-With Office assistants
holding to his coat, S. L. Dale Harris.
= LAWYER. leaned far out Of his sixth
Storv Office window 10 adjust a shut
,or His coat split and Harris fell to
.ha street. He was seriously hurt.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
MANS
BEST AGE

A man is as old as his organs; he
can be as vigorous and healthy at
70 as at IS if he aids his organs IN
performing their functions. Keep
your vital organs healthy with
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
LIVED IN Pile
or Waste PAPER
Man Takes Up the Habitat Ct
Hermit in Crowded Section
OF New York City.
MADE CAVE FOR SELF
Naked Body Reclines Beneath Mass
Of Old Papers and Rags Which
Completely Fill Room in
Tenement

New lork.-New York city's East
side-a minute strip on minor island
is, perhaps the most deHSely popu-
lated region OF the Western hemi-
sphere And yet il was in this hui
manity-throbhiug district that Thpo-
dore Grcesle$ chose L. take up the
habitat of hermit. Ii was in the
spot where more persons live and
have their being than any other In
this country thai TINS old man, long
bearded and gray, sought to withdraw
from all human conlact.
Up on the third floor and to the
right of dull brown tenement AZ
129 ChryStie street there's small
room. which, along with lis few
chairs, its small bed and a picture OF
two Mrs. Alice Bernard had rented To
Theodore GrecNley six years ago. She
had seen little Of him since He
would call to pay the rent occasion
ally-it was only $50 - week. For
almost Il month Mrs. Bernard had not
seen the Old man al all. nor had any
one else.
Police Chopped Door Down.
So this landlady trudged up the
three flights Of steps to find out what
had happened. She stopped at the
door OF the small room and listened
There was no sound and her rappings
went UNDECIDED. E>en unlocking the
door did not gain for her admittance
Frightened she called the police Two
sturdy Irishmen tried their weight
against the portal but they failed to
move It,
A fire ak finally chopped an en-
trance, but upon strange scene. The
room was literally packed with old
newspapers and rags. They were
wedged in so completely that they
had barred the swinging Of tho door
Nowhere was there sign that the
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
~potentate" to Serve Prison Sentence.

Denver.-An 1S-months prison sen
fenced for obStructing the draft ha>
been imposed on Joshua Jehovah
Sykes. seIf-styled ''P0tentate Of
Heaven" and head Of the Tabernacle
Of David.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30

end, and chains and snaps are at
tached by bolts through drilled holes
in the fiattened ends. II no iron pipe
is available, correspondingly heavier
wooden bar may be used to the ends
of which the chains and harness hooks
are attached-G. A. Luers In Popular
Science Monthly.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
Avoid Too Light Roaos'

The mistake of building ro"u9 No
too light construction shou'u
carefully avoided.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
TAKES CARE
or S CHILDREN
Mrs. TayIor's Sickness Ended
by Lydia (. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Roxbury, Mass. y suffered contin-
nallv with hackachc and was often de
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
Wares Black Powder
Quickly Relieves
Sick Headache
Rarely takes over IS minutes for
all pain and nausea to diSap-
pear. One Dose does the WOIk.

If you suffer from occasional or chronic
attacks of sick headache, you will be glad
to know that Wares Black Powder has
quickly relieved many thousands Of suffer
ers from this annoying and dangerous form
of stomach distress.
Purifying and sweetening the stomach
and intestinal tract, this remedy rapidly alb
serbs the gases and neutTalzes tn poisons
that cause the trouble, bringing quick and
lasting relief if directions are followed.
Wares Black Powder Is equally good for
other disorders Of the stomach and bowels.
Contains no harmful drugs. Is not a pur-
gstive. 60c and si.20 the package at all
druggists. Send for DIR. Wares booklet on
treatment Of the stomach and bowels--free.
THE WARE CHEMICAL CO.. DsIlas
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
Found Him Dead.

room was inhabited. IL was complete
ly filled with this waste. From the
ceiling 1t slanted down toward the
door
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
.r,Iice Assured.

Daily Mail Service Assured moi,
Paved roads make daily ruia'
delivery a fact
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30

Every dog has his day-an" The
watchdog also has his night
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-04-30
Came Upon a Corpse.

ty of the dead man never was estab-
lished.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-05-25
DEGREES and Rank.

The two degrees, ID. D., and Ii. D.,
are quite different. The first is doc
tor of divinity, that is, person
learned in those subjects that form
the education of a divine or theolo-
gian. The second, LID, is doctor of
laws, the two LIS being the plural
form where initials are used This
degree is, or should be conferred upon
those deeply learned In the subjects
that make up higher education and
culture-in languages, literature, sci
ence and philosophy. The former de.
gree Is only conferred upon ministers
of religion, the latter upon both min.
listers and laymen. The ranks in the
British peerage, ascending, are Baron,
viscount, earl, marquis, duke. Elk
officlo, Lain -.=.-------------s:tee, that
lss-py virtue of his office, means that
by reason of a person holding GER
tain office he also holds certain other
offices or performs certain other func-
lions. For example the rector of a
pariss is eX-officiO, that is because he
is rector, chairman of a meeting of
the vestry, or Observation-Disclosures
Herald.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-05-25
MUCH is TOLD BY PROVERBS
Household Sayings Throw Light on
characteristics Of Social Groups
Whence They Emanate.

1t is a commonplace to say that a
nations moral code Is revealed in Its
proberbs; but it is less widely recog-
nlzed that proverbial sayings throw
light also upon the long-standing
economic structure of a social group.
A proverb Is not an individual obser-
walton: II condenses the experience
of class, sex, caste. A large
number record the accumulated ex-
perience of the small peasant propri-
etor, his ceaseless labor and petty
saving and screwing. while the
sheep blates he loses a mouthful."
The economies of married life are
often tersely laid bare. "A wooden
mother is better than golden father
(Shropshire) must Sbe taken from the
outlook of wife who would be
summed up in a national census as
"home worker"
"a rolling stone gathers no moss,
says the wisdom of the staid British
countryman, diligently making the
best of his land by long and careful
10y GUNS bhN
the bird builds its nest is the Oppo-
site point of view held by Negro
trader travelling backward and for
ward through the African forest.
Bawbees are round and rim away.
A strip O. the grund is guide 10 haze.
expresses the land-hunger of Scots
man of the old school, mistrusting
investments" which he cannot see
and handle.
Here is a trio from Norway: "a
large stock needs much pasture" "a
COW will not hear that the hay Is
dwindling away" you cannot climb
mountain by a level road" Do they
not sum up certain aspects of the
little farm perched up amid scanty
mountain pastures?
Factory life, a modern growth
everywhere, has not yet left its mark
upon the proverbial lore of any coun-
try because it has not yet been fully
assimilated as a mode of self-expres-
sion. The proverb is everywhere a
spontaneous growth, for "shOes alone
know if 'tocking hab hole" as they
say In Jamaica.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-05-25
HATCHERY FOR PIKE GOES TO
CLEAR LAKE
State to Erect New Plant There at
$1,000 Cost.

Clear Lake, Iowa-The contract for
a new fish hatchery, to be erected
NJ Clear Lake, Iowa was let Tuesday
afternoon by the state of Iowa.
The new hatchery will be devoted
to pike culture, and is to be built
at a cost of $1,000. Work on the
structure of the institution by the
first of October.
One hundred jars will be the capa-
city of the Clear Lake hatchery,
Each jar has capacity of approx
nately $4,000 eggs. Thus the hat
cherry will be enabled to turn out in
the neighborhood of 17,500,000 small
pike for restocking the streams OF
Iowa, and this at a single Matching.
The fish and game commission also
cOntemplates the erection of a trout
hatchery at Backbone park, just
south of Strawberry Point, at some
time in the near future. Plans for
the trout hatchery are well under
way, but as yet no definite date for
the commencement of the work has
been decided upon.
Matching of young pike at the
Spirit Lake hatchery is well adj
vanced, although the distribution of
the fry will not take place until
June.
1t is but ten days until the fish
ing season begins in earnest, and
on May Is Iowa disciples of Ike
Walton are expected to be out in
force to catch pike, pickeral, crap
pies, perch, bass, sunfsh and cat,
fish.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1921-05-25
People Of the World.

The total population of the earth
is 1699.00O,00O. according to the latest
edition of the GOtha Hofkalender. The
1919 estimate was 1.646,000000. The
eastern hemisphere, including Europe,
Africa, Asia and Australia, has 1,494,-
100000 people, while the Western hem
lsphere-the Americas-has a pOpu-
lation Of 205,0O0,0OO
The average density of population
Of the earth Is 2S.5 per square mile.
while Australia Is most sparsely set
tled-2.45 people per square mile. In
North America the average population
per square mile is 10.
The greatest uncertainty exists as
10 the population of Persia, AbyssinIa
and the Congo, estimates differing from
100000 to 100000 100000 to L..
100000 and from 100000 to 10000
600 respectively, so that the total diff,
ference between the lowest and high
est estimates is 100000: That diff.
ference Is Insignificant compared With
total population of nearly 100000,
900.