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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-11-12

Adamson Act. OF approximately ~
45O. 0Uo. 900 annually.
In the light of these figures, IL u
manifest that The recent REDUCTION o.
wages authorized by the labor ooaro
estimated al from 10 to - pr cat
il, m are meets or sglvCs UI" SF"o
IAN, Of labor cess and ia 40 Way
makes Il possible Tor tie railroads &c
a.ro,d a reduction in their irVeau"s.
rhou,anas Of Rates Already Reduced
Indeed. during the past year the
have Li-u hgiN err ''. '".
sand IL, .iuL4, rcc..i SINS o." l!'' ! -
r..es. On some railroads the F-dsr
tions in rates have amounted to more
than the reductions In wages. ana al
lowed no net return on operations out
merely provided against the turthei
accumulation of deficit.
The point is often made that agri'
culture and other industries are also
suffering the same immediate difflcul
ties Is tht railroads, Why, theIe foro
do not the railroads take their medi
cine Ike anybody else? The answer
lies in several facts;
/. The railroads we're not permit
ted as we're other industries, to make
charges during the years OF prosper
Nv, making possible the accumulation
of a surplus 10 tide them over tnt
present extreme adversely. accord
ing to the reports OF the Interstate
Commerce Commission, the rate OF re
turn Ia property inv estment of the rail
roads OF the United States. for the pas
several years has been as follows:
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-11-12
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Home Above All.

Home is the chic school Of human
,,,,,.r It's Responsibilities Tvs. sor-
rn,,s smiles Tears hopes and rares
form rlic CHEZ in'i'roSl 90 hD' l-.
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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-11-12

Oct. 20 No. s.l.-Stauiara OH
Co, Of La, IS. Dr., 6 L Gardner, a.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1921-11-12

Oct. 20. No. 7349--Standar. Oh.
Co., of La. VS.. Euba.e Landry, account
$l2j:SJ ;Brousard & Samson, aftdfhei =
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
EXPERT CATCHING OF TURTLE
Cuban Natives Rely Upon Instinct of
Species to Bring Them a
Profitable Haul.

IN the neighb9rhood Of Cuba pc
culiar method of securing turtles is
pursued. The people train, or at least
take advantage of the instincts of a
certain species of fish, called by the
Spanish reve (meaning reversed), be-
cause its back is usually taken for its
stomach.
1t has an oval plate attached to its
head the surface of which is traversed
by parallel ridges BY this plate it
can firmly adhere to any solid body
it may choose. The boats which 60
il quest Of the turtles each carry g.
tub containing a number Of these
reeves.
When the sleeping turtles are seen
they are approached, and as soon as
they are judged near enough a reve is
thrown into the sea. Upon perceiving
the turtle its instinct teaches it to
swing right toward the turtle and fix
Itself firmly upon the creature by
means of its disk. Sooner would the
reve allow itself to be pulled to pieces
than give up its grip.
A ring which is attached to the tail
Of the fish, in which a string is fastened
allows the fisherman 10 pull in his
prize. BY 4 peculiar manipulation the
reve is pulled off and returned to the
tub, to be ready for use the next time
a turtle is sighted.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
SHOWED SMALLNESS OF MIND
MINISTER'S Petulance Under Criticism
Was Cause of Sorrow to He
Numerous Admirers.

There is no doubt that Whistler was
master OF bitter words. His phrases
nave a casual ease Of swapping ard
stlng1ng that often scarifies and some
tlmes amazes. From his Puritan train
ing ana his extensive knowledge Of the
bible--"that splendid mine Of invec-
uVe, as he enthusiastically called
lt-as well as from his own reckless
temper, he drew a profusion of abuse,
which withered, whether justifable or
not. And occasionally he was capable
OF great imaginative touches that re-
call his pictures.
But In general his writing is vexa-
dous and, to say the least, undigni-
ned; the angry rattle Of a gifted small
boy, who ought to know better. The
Wilde correspondence is perhaps the
worst; but everywhere we get q tone
OF cheap abuse and railing. There is
a careless vigor Of sharp wit, but hard
ly the vituperative splendor Of Vol
taire or Swift.
And it is such a small, such a shall
low, such supersensitive way of TAX
ing criticism; no urbanity, no serenity,
no large, sweet, humorous acceptance
OF the inevitable chattering of the
world. I do not see how any admirer
of Whistler's genius can read THE
Gentle Art Of Making Enemies" with
out signing over the pity of it.-Gama-
l1el Bradford, in Atlantic Monthly.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
THOUGHT OUT BY JUVENILES
lie Schools Are Replete With
Unconscious Hun1or.

Every once in awhile some school
teacher reveals to the world some Of
the unconscious humor Of her pupils
as shown in their answer to questions
In their school tests. One such an
swer sent by schoolmarm of Spring
field, S. D., sounds like it might be a
criticism of much Of the literature Of
the day, for the pupil remarks:
Sentiment is mostly Of dust or 9TH
er impurities that it may get and this
usually settles at the bottom"
Another answer seems to disclose a
serious disorder from which the moon
is suffering, leading to the conjecture
that what pseudo scientists have mis-
taken for efforts to signal the earth
may be but frantic calls for the doc
tor. The pupil says:
'"The moon has sort of blisters on it,
some of them have busted and have
formed deep cruSts."
"Rivers carry their load in solution
and expansion" but qualities this dis
concerning statement with another
which says: "Benefactors which infiu-
ence the amount of runoff are, If they
are streams in deserts, most generally
they are always short"
Another young scientist explains the
formation of snow by the statement
that it is formed By the freezing Of
the atmosphere that is on the air, and
another explains the formation Of rain
as the small particles of ice that get
so big they cannot stay in the air, and
so come down as rain. - May Strana-
than in the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
ANCIENT GUILD OF ARCHERS
Institution Centuries Old Lodged In
One of the Most Interesting
Buildings in Bruges.

one of the most interesting places
IN Bruges, both for its antiquity and
its connection with the royal house
OF Stuart, is the Guild of Archers of
st. Sebastian. The date of the founda-
ton of the guild is unknown, as all
the records were destroyed in the
great fire of the belfry of Bruges in
1880. However, there is every reason
to believe it must have existed before
1895, as 1t had already embl0Zoned in
its arms the Cross of Jerusalem, or
the Holy Land, which was awarded
to all the medieval guilds that took
part in the first crusade. The guild
now has in It's possession archives
dating from 1906. The present build
ing was given by Cornelius De Bloci
in 1878, when a chapel with a remark
ably fine ceiling was built, and is still
to be seen.
Charles II, king of England togeth-
er with his brother, the duke of Glou-
cester, became members during their
two years of exile. Charles II was
| the first to inaugurate the Gold Book
Of the Archers. and put his signature
to his gift in which he promised 1000
golden crowns. The duke of GIouces-
| ter gave 200 golden crowns to the
guild and also a silver arrow.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
ADRIAN ONLY ENGLISH POPE
Is Said to Have Been Elevated to
High Office Contrary to His
Own inclmatons.

Pope Adrian " was by birth an
Englishman, and the only one Of that
nation who ever occupied the papal
throne. He was a native Of Langley,
in Hertfordshire He was born before
A. D. 100. His real name was Mich"
olas Breakspear. He is said to have
left England as beggar, and to have
become a servant as lay brother in
monastery near Avignon, in France,
where he studied with such diligence
that in 1887 he was elected abbot.
His merits soon became known to
Pope III, who made him cardinal
bishop of Abba in 1146, and sent him
two years later as his legate to Den
mark and Norway, where he convert
ed many inhabitants to Christianity.
Soon after his return to Rome, Mich
Olas was unanimously chosen pope
against his own inclination, in No
vembe~, 1854. Henry II Of England,
on hearing of his election, sent the
abbot of st. Adams and three bishops
to Rome with his congratulations.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
Concernind Proverbs.

A proyerb is seen at it's best wne1
II is not oyer-familiar to US. Then
we can enjoy the sudden salt flavor
Of cynicism, the searching irony that
made Bacon describe proverbs as
ledge tools of speech, which cut and
penetrate the knots of business of
affairs"
France, as might be expected, Is
rich in the edge-tool variety of prov
erb-though the edge, naturally, suf-
fers in translation. HE that cannot
pay let him pay" THE nearer the
church, the farther from God" Spain
has proverbs, with a smoothness, a
characteristic blandness in place or
the sharp French rapier thrust. Let
that which is lost be for God "A
fool, unless he knows Latin is never
a great fool."-V, II. Friedlaender, IL
Country Life.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
rh.nDljI Hell. II.
REGAIN STEI':...::: ENG : G II 7 !.
Alabama Lady Was Sick For Three
Years, Suffering Pain, Nervous
and Depressed-Read Her
Own Story Of Recovery.

Paint Rock, Ala.-Mrs. C. NJ. StegaIl,
of near here, recently related the fol.
lowing interesting account of her re-
covery: II was in a weakened con.
dition. I was sick three years in bed,
suffering a great deal of pain, weak
nervous, depressed. I was so weak
I couldn't walk across the floor; just
had to lay and my little ones do the
work. was almost dead l tried
every thing heard of, and number of
doctors. Still ! didn't get any relief.
l couldn't eat, and slept poorly. 1
believe If hadn't heard Of and taken
Cardui I would have died. bought
six bottles, after q neighbor told me
what 1t did for her.
II began to eat and sleep, began to
gain my strength and am now we'll
and strong. l haven't had any trou-
BILE since -. sure can testify to the
good that Cardui did me. don't
think there Ii a better tonic made
and believe It saved my life"
For over 40 years. thousands Of wo-
men have used Cardui successfully,
g the treatment q many womanly
ailments.
4 ~ aaese q 49, women did.
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Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
LOST OUT BY SMALL MARGIN
Daring Adventurer Played for Milltona
- and Almost Succeeded In Die
honest Venture.

A remarkable rogue, at q time wnen
the competition for that distinction Is
keen, was arrested recently. by
name Surran, before the war he kept
a small shop, eking out his Legitimate
profits by receiving stolen goods. This
stage of his life ended in blaze and
he was sentenced to three months I'M
prisonment for burning down his place
of business to get the insurance
money.
Since the war he has become the
most expert Of all the bandits VINO
prey on the immense dumps left be-
hind by the American and British,
and by perseverance he got together
a large sum. Last August he tried a
higher flight. Well dressed and suave,
he presented himself at a certain
dump in France and bought the whole
place, the sum demanded being e.
100000 at the present rate Of ex-
change. To arrive at this end with
out actually paying a penny to the
government he had to distribute f1O,-
900 in brides and tips.
He Immediately started to cart OH
his purchase" but lack of capital
was his downfall. He had hardly q
cent left over from his gigantic cam
paign of bluff and bribery, and could
not pay the wagon drivers, who COM
planned to the police.-Manchester
(Eng.) Guardian
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
Senses Keyed to Dancer,

Since it is more important to be
warned Of danger than guided to de-
lights our senses are made more
sensitive to pain than pleasure, writes
Edwin E. Slosson in the New York
independent. We cannot detect by
the smell one two-milIionth of a milH-
gram Of oil Of roses or musk, but we
can detect one tWo-billionth OF a MILL
gram Of mercaptan, which is the
vtlest smelling compound that man
has so far invented. If you do not
know how much a milhgram is, con-
slider a drop picked up by the point
of a needle and imagine that divided
into 2 billion parts Also try to es-
innate the weight of the odorous
particles that guide a dog to the fox
or warn a deer of the presence of
man. The unaided nostril can rival
the spectroscope in the detection and
analysis of unweighable amounts OF
matter.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
MIGHT LEARN FROM FRENCH
American Writer Of Opinion There are
Things His countrymen Could
Profltably Absorb.

They are a wonderful folk, these
French, and there is no people FROM
whom Americans can learn more Of
the art Of living. While we, with our
high rents, are harassed by the ques-
ton Of where to live, they, in spite OF
their high rents, think only Of how to
live. We would do well to spend less
thought on the abode and more on the
mode. We could learn from them to
forget our national timidity and to dis
cover our next-door neighbors, says
writer in Leslie's.
The contrast between the excited
buzz and chatter and gayety that
strikes one on entering even the most
homely French restaurant and the
frightened and tremulous whispering
thrown in between long intervals of
logged eating that goes on In our own
restaurants is enough to shame any
good American. We could learn from
them to put aside our little pamphlets
on Facts About Sugar" long enough
to enjoy the beauty of hillside-and
still make enough money out Of the
| sugar business.
Our shopkeepers could learn that
politeness does not drive away trade.
We could have learned, alas, how to
| drink and how not to drink behind
| sWing-doors, or too strongly or toe
| much. The American business man
| who hopes to do business with the
French must learn to deal with for
eigners as we'll as they do and not te
| look upon what seems to him an ex
| aggerated politeness as a rich bit Of
| comedy, a fault of which our business
| men are, unfortunately, too often gull
| ty.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
Gets Power Without Coal.

y large paper mill at Yargo, Sweden,
was recently rebuilt on the most i'm
proved lines. Formerly 10000 tons of
coal We're consumed annually and the
problem of maintaining this supply
vas very serious one. but at the
present time no coal whatever is con
eumed at the plant. The hoilerhouse
contains seven electric" boilers, each
Of 5000 horsepower, and the current
enters the boilers at a pressure of
10000 volts. without having to be
stepped down. Each of the boilers is
provided with three electrodes, and the
coupling arrangements are such that
steam generation can be regulated
within 3 per cent. 1t is stated that
full steam pressure can be raised In
from five to ten minutes after switch
ing on the current, and considerable
economy in attendance is obtained, as
compared with coal firing.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
WANT VIEW OF WEALTHY
Visitors to New York More Interested
in MuItimilionares Than in
Architectural Attractions.

The biggest attraction in New York
is the multimilhonaire. SightSeers
from the hinterland who crowd Fifth
avenue buses are not half so interested
in such Spectacles as the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, the great railroad ter
nlnal stations, the WoolWorth build
ing and other skyscrapers, the long
expanse of water front, with its great
sea craft, the palaces along the world
greatest and most gorgeous thorough
fare, or the rabble under the nitrogen
lamps Of Broadway as they are in get
ting a tirst-hand, intimate view of the
great captains of industry and finance
So say the men that Whirl these
slghtseers over and across New York
by day and by night.
Sightseeing buses ply the financial
district, it is true, but the conductors
are as ignorant of who's who down
around Wall street as their passen-
gers from Oshkosh, Alfalfa Center or
Deer Trail, but Wall street is the de-
EGand of the passengers, nevertheless,
and when the sightseeing buses reach
Wall street they Invariably discharge
at least 80 per cent of their cargo,
which goes abroad to see. the sights
For itself.
The sight of a Vanderbilt or an AS
tor would repay most of these sight
seers say the bus conductors. A close
up of John D. Rockefeller. Jr., might
cause a stoppa@e of traffic, they de-
clare, and a glimpse Of J. Pierpont
Morgan would fix New York irrevo-
cably in their minds,-NeT York Sun
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
rad LARGE Sum on Hand.

History relates that Croesus was
given entertainment on one occasion
by a Lydian named Pythius, supposed
to have been a distant relative of
Croesus. During the entertainment
Pythius informed the king that when
he heard of his approach he had made
careful count of all his ready money
that he had on hand in gold and sill
yer, S24000000, and that he wished
to present it to the king as token
of regard.
The king hesitated about taking his
money lest Pythius might be reduced
to want, but Pythius replied: My
lands, estates, slaves and iHcoAie-Oear-
ing property are still untouched.
This sum of MONEY was simply cash
on hand which he had not vet invest
ed. At the rate of 10 to l in modern
purchasing power Pythius had ready
money equaling $o40,00000O.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
"AutomobiIe" Street Car.

Mechanical arrangement similar in
many respects to that of an automo-
bic is the distinguishing feature of
new form of gasoline driven inter1r
ban car described in Popular Me
chanics Magazine. Though the body.
seating 30 passengers. is like that of 4
standard modern street car. there is y
long hood extending in front. In which
the oo-horsepower engine is mounted
An auto-type gear shift is provided,
ana a Shaft transmits the power to,
the rear wheels. Air brakes. electric
nights, and hot water heating plant
are other details of the equipment.
Inc car makes a round trip of 40
miles In a little more than two and
one-half hours, consuming about five
and one-half gallons of gasoline. or
one gallon to seven miles.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
MANY TIMES CLOSE TO DEATH
Cowboy Must Have Had Creepy Feel
ing When He Realized What
He Had Escaped.

The best story of horses jumps
which comes to mind is that of a cow
boy. He was taking steers to Lead
Vile and had camped for the night on
Bear river near its junction with the
Little Snake. In the middle Of the
night something occurred to stampede
the cattle. The cowboy mounted his
broncho and rode hither and thither
ION the flank of the herd until their
fright had died away. Four or five
times the rider felt his horse give ire
mendous leaps and with daybreak dis
covered the cause.
The cattle had climbed to a level
plateau which is intersected by can
yon four miles long and from 1900 to
1000 feet deep. Its walls incline
toward each other at the top, where
the distance is fifteen to twenty feet.
In riding, the man had kept his steers
circling about this plateau. A dozen
of them he found had fallen down the
canyon and been killed.
Hoofmarks showed him that the
great jumps made by his horse We're
occasioned by the animals clearing the
canyon each time it came to the TAX
ing-of spot.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17

In the living room of an Oxfordshire
(EnglanD country house is a
naidenhair fern that has just cele--
brated its ttty-siXth birthday. 1t is
now some two feet across and very
fine fresh and young in complexion.
year or two ago it seemed to be
falling into the sere and yellow leaf
and was threatened with its first i'll
ness. But after consulting with a
local specialist the owner (who has
tended her plant herself for sc years.
gave it dose of cod liver oil The
BROWNIES that threatened to invade
the whole plant soon disappeared IN
der the treatment, and it is now as
vigorous and as green as ever. This
maidenhair has, therefore. not only
lived Sc years, but is still in the
stage Of active growth and develop
ment.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
Must Keep on MAKING Good

Life is an everlasting struggle.
Nothing but the keenest attention to
its great problems will bring lasting
success. There are many that gain
temporary attention and they think
they have made a name for them
selves. The fact Is there are thou
sands Of others with just as much
head striving for a place in the sun.
They are watching every loophole for
an opportunity. Often the fellow who
starts right with small lead can
achieve almost anything he sets out
to. SO folks hay e learned to take ad-
vantage of ever! thing that turns up
or that they can turn up. That means
you are never SGT fe in resting on past
laurels. It's q ase Of making good
eternally or fall ng down before you
have finished you course.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1921-06-17
"Measure Up."

The habit Of measuring up now will
save you time and trouble later on.
Lies loads are not going to get any
easier to carry as population in
,reases. There VIII be keener compe-
rition and more people to compete.
The only hope for you will be such
developed skin that you will naturally
lead in the things you attempt That
.ysLis you will make trial Of every
alent and so train what you have
hat no effort is spent in vain. This
develops the most determined effort
md fitness in the fellow who is will
ny to do his best Then as the bigger
problems come with the years You
will he trained in doing your best I'M
der every circumstance and success is
bound to hover over your efforts. There
is no better time than the present to
begin Keep going and make every
new idea contribute to your growth.
and YOU are bound to succeed.