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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-19

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Doesn't he know that for years you
have gone to your 'incurables' every
Sunday afternoon? Why, we all re
gard you as the most goody, goody girl
in our set l don't see what has como
over the rector"
"It is not worth talking about, said
Evelyn, lightly. "Mr. Dayton has never
been asked to take au afternoon at
the 'incurables' since he came until
now, so he probably does not know
that / am in the habit of going there.
May, you are getting that ruff for her
majesty too high"
And then they all plunged into the
mysteries of dolls dressmaking again.
When Edward Dayton first came to
st. Boniface he had been irresistibly
attracted by Evelyn Gwynn's pretty
face and saucy speeches, but lately his
manner had been much colder, for he
had arrived at the conclusion that Eve
/. lyn cared too little for serious things
to consent to become clergyman $
wife, and he was too unaccustomed to
women. TO divine that her fippant
SpeecneS$ were dSsuHeu, stlu lais.e ~
gay, careless manner concealed warm,
generous heart. The fact was that,
Evelyn was so disgnsted at the sudden
mania for parish work. which had seized
the young ladies of st. Boniface since
Mr.. Dayton's advent, that she had
taken particular pains to appear in
different, and even frivolous, and had
on one CIR two occasions eVaded doing
some church work which Mr.. Dayton
had asked her to attend TO personality;
hence his remark about the sineura-
sbles'' not being Sin her line. Evelyn
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/ me, and had left such a trail Of bright.
| ness behind you. that your path was
easy to follow. The poor souls here
| are witnesses to qualities in you that ]
| have been blind to-
please don't say any more" pleaded
Evelyn. ''You are going to the other
extreme now, and really won't know
myself. Perhaps you did not give me
credit for some things, but after all
you know am very friYolousi'
But the laugh with which she said it
was not quite natural, and there was
really no reason for her to walk to the
window and look out, for there was
nothing to be seen there but blur of
light from the window opposite.
There was a pause, and then a voice
came from the shadowy figure in the
center of the room.
Miss Gwynn, you have done great
deal for these poor souls here; won't
you do something for me ?''
s'But you are not an incurable,' said
Evelyn. The fur monstrosity had sevi-
IDENTIFY come unfastened again and re-
quired great deal of attention, also it
seemed that the blur on the opposite
side of the street had acquired fresh
interest, SO it was to the back of a dim
" outlined figure in the window that
Rev. Edward spoke next.
II am an sincurable,' Miss Gwynn:
am suffering from something that I
must carry with me the restsof my life.
and don't want to be cured. Eve,
dear. listen to me noment-do not
speak, dear. until have fnished-let
me have my say. even II the answeris
no. Hove you, dear. 50 dearly I have
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-19
HERE AND THERE

Unless man has business ability.
it will not help him to have head full
OF theories about farming. But if he
has energy. thorough knowledge will
help him wonderfully.
Twenty-Five years ago a Virginian
paid $4,000 for $4,000 acres of land.
which he planted in walnuts. His in.
come is now $15. 900 per annuna from
the sale of walnut timber.
ALI the higher organisms plead
hard for pure, fresh air. 1t keeps off
disease. Don't close your windowstoo
soon. Keep them open little, or
much, night and day, as long as pos
sible
-As an agency in preventing disease.
sunlight is powerful. There is no is
infectant that surpasses it for cheap.
ness and effectiveness. The sun has
disinfected the earth for ages, as well
as afforded light and heat
There is as brilliant future for
southern agriculture as it's past has
been. and while the clouds lower upon
us, behind them the sun is still shin
his own home supplies and sell only
surplus produce.
For the poultryman who wishes to
make speciality OF eggs or Of dressed
fowls for the market, breeds especially
adapted for either of these purposes
are better than crosses. The rule holds
as true as with special dairy breeds Of
cattle, and special breeds for the race
or the team among horses.
While there is always plenty OF
work on farm during the winter, the
income is nothing else but what has
been earned during the summer. Why
not increase the winter earnings by
building snug houses, stud ying up the
question of winter eggs and winter
poultry?
THE ranks of success iHbusiness
and the professions, !" said Mr.. Depew
in letter published last long ago, ARE
not recruited from the soma of the rich,
but almost entirely from the seld of
workers. In every city and village
of this great land is some .boy OF girl
who will make good this prophecy. Is
1T you? s
No one is better fitted for making
poultry pay than the farmer. He can
find no better market for cheap grain
than poultry affords But poultry on
the farm must be commanded better.
The farmer IS ind diHferant, and the hens
become lazy and lazy hens are rs IN
profitable as lazy farm hand
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them and make the afternoon a it'll,
bright; andsI can't find anyone to tals,
my place; everyone wants to be a
home ON Christmas day, SO must tel
the poor things that cannot keep M,
promise-unless-
He broke off hcsitatingly, and looked
entreatfngly at the bevy Of fair dam
| sells before him.
But they all began with one accord
to make excuse. 4
1 One was so sorry, ,sbut she had prom
ised months ago to go to matinee OF
Christmas afternoon, and couldn'1
break the engagement" another ''fel1
just awfully to refuse Mr.. Dayton any
thing" the last, with melting glance
from pair Of big brown eyes, .sbut
grandnamma was coming to spend the
day, and it would seem SO disrespect.
full to leave her."
A third was taking part in con
cert their guild was to give on New
Years eve, and she had promised Mr.
Trevor faithfully to practice his ac-
compartment with him on Christmas
afternoon; he was so anxious to be
well up in his part of the trio
A fourth girl wished dear Mr.. Day.
ton would ask her something else, for
she would just love to help him, but
really it made her SO dismal, seeing
those poor souls suffer, that mamma
had positively forbidden her to go
again.,
They were all so sorry, and SO re-
GREETED that they could not help him,
that the young rector felt sure that ii
was not the will that was wanting.
and thanked them for their ready SYM
pathy as warmly as though it had been
practical help.
But in the midst of the volley of ex-
cuses q bright thought struck one of
the fair defaulters, and she exclaimed:
"Why don't you ask Evelyn to take
your place, Mr.. Dayton? You would.
wouldn't you, Eve, dear?"
The rector hesitated, then said, in
formal tones. and without meeting
Ewes eye:
"I am afraid that it would not be
much in Miss Gwynn's line"
' ~
Evelyn drew herself up proudly and
seemed about to reply. then half
amused, half hurt expression crossed
her face, as she turned carelessly away,
and sauntered over to tcsl,le where
two girls sat chatting busily as they
arrayed round faced, dimpled, waxen
beauty in the royal robes Of Queen
Elizabeth.
Evelyn, why did Mr.. Dayton say
that visiting the sick was not in your
line?" queried May Lindsay, SIS she adj
justed the crown on the head of the
doll queen. II am sure there is not
girl in the guild who has done as much
visiting at the hospital and Home for
Iner1rahles. as you have. don't see
why he should seem to regard you as
SO frivolous lately, he never used to.
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| 1t was Christmas afternoon and Eve
| was descending the staircase of the
| Home for Incurables" on her way tc
| the small ante-room where she had left
| her coat and hat
/ When she entered the house it had
been a bright, clear day, and as she had
passed from room to room she had
seemed TO the poor sufferers to have
| brought something of the vivid out
side brightness with her; now the sit
uation was reversed, the frosty sun
shine had given way to the sudden win
ter twilight, and, in sympathy with the
change, her heart was heavy with viea-
rious sorrow. Like many seemingly
volatile natures hers was a quickly
sympathetic one, and she was sad with
the sight of so many who were doomed
to spend the last years of their life in
suffering.
The little ante room was dark when
she entered-so dark that she started,
when tall, shadowy figure loomed ur
before her, and voice said: "Good
evening, Miss Gwynn." T think he must
have been waiting for her for some
time, for his eyes were evidently to
some extent used to the dim light; how
ever that may be he could not see well
enough, however hard he tried, to dis
Germ whether she looked pleased or
otherwise, as she said, naturally
enough: ssWhy, Mr.. Dayton, how you
startled me! thought you were miles
away"
"I got back as early as I could!" he
replied, "and came around to see how
the home had Jared for it's Christmas.
Let me help you into your jacket"
Well, it always is terrible business
getting a jacket to go snugly over one
of our present enormous sleeved dress
es, but these two seemed to make
worse job of it than usual. At length,
when it was satisfactorily adjusted
and Eve was fastening monstrously
elongated fur animal of some sort
around her throat, Rev. Edward broke
the awkward silence with rush.
Miss Gwynn, want to beg your par
dom"
Why, Mr.. Dayton?'
Because / have misjudged you.''
Please don't say any more, Mr.. Day
TOM
"But must. I have been sitting in
Judgment on you-as you know
know you know it, and to-day came
mere, and sEses sfseiEes from room to room
found that you had been there before
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-19
At Chrtstmas Tgne.


Who would not be merry at Christmas
time, j
And Danish all worry at Christmas timel
A well-spring of cheer
from the heart OF the year
When earth lieth sere, is the Christmas
time!
'Tis wise to be merry at Christmas time,
All malice to bury at Christmas time:
All envy and strife
To put out of each life.
That joy may be rife at the Christmas
time!
'Tis well to be merry at Christmas time,
To open our hearts at the Christmas time;
That love and good will
Every corner may fill,
And vanquish all Ill at the Christmas time,
'Tis good to be merry at Christmas time.
To open our hands at the Christmas time;
That some who are sad
May by us be made glad,
And glorify God at the Christmas time!
'Tfs meet to be merry at Christmas time,
In Christian lard at the Christmas time
When gladness and mirth,
Since that wonderful BIRTH
Have ruled DER the hearth at the Christ
mas tinel
And while we rejoice at the Christmas
time,
Let this with the peal of our glad bells
chime;
"All glory to God
For the love that He showed,
In the gift He bestowed at the Christmas
timer
M A Maitland In OutInok
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Her Taxs Ssna Cent.

Some of the individual taxes IN tl1is
city are interesting The. figures show
the existence in Savannah of a number
Of good snug fortunes, but they do no6,s
as some mig suppose, indicate the ex-
istence of any millionaires. If there are
such ii Savannah they do not show nj,
on the tax digest. There are mary
whose taxes on property amount to be-
tween rs and SO cents, and there aro
several as low as FIVE and ten cents,
there are tsso or three who pay the
state aud county two cents. and there is
one who only pays one cent tax: Th}s
taxpayer is a woman who owns u snail
piece OF land jill the northwestern part
OF the county The. value. ct s,Yhi rs rer
turned ait less than 81 According to
the. law, ii. she failed ID pax bis enc
cent, the property would have to BE- adj
vertised and sold. and the legal ices for I
this process would r,1r p TO several
times the value of the property 81.
Savannah (Ga.1 News.
There has been u battle IA ctlE17
rear Colon. Perhaps laegg ssi Il eoTsle tt7 s;
fl atop selI1s f,ff these slay
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-19
A Real Santa Clans,

.
Santa Claus, ] hang for you,
BY the n1antel. stockings two
One for me and one to go
To another boy know.
There's chimney in the town
You have never Travelled down.
Should YOU chance to enter there
You would find room ali bare;
Not a stocking could you spy,
Matters not how you might try;
And the shoes you'd find are such
AS no boy would care for much.
In a broken bed you'd see
Some one just about like me,
Dreaming of the pretty toys
Which you bring to other boys.
And to him a Christmas seems
Merry only in his dreams.
All he dreams, then, Santa Claus.
Stuff the stocking with. because
When it's filed up to the brim
I'll be Santa Claus to him!
Frank Dempster Sherman. in Chicag.
Record
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-19
Christmas Trees in England.

Christmas trees were unknown in
England until the reign Of Queen Vie
toria. After the present prince of Wales
had become three or four years old,
Prince Albert ornamented Christmas
tree for the amusement of the infant
prince. The idea pleased the people,
and, as Christmas trees were every year
made feature Of the court celebration,
the fashion soon spread among the. Eng
ish.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-19
M. A. Maitland. in outlool
Meant for the Minister.

A popular minister in Fifeshire, in
the good old times, used at Christmas to
be be inundated with hampers filled with
good things. On one occasion an enor-
nous turkey was sent to him by the
thoughtful kindness Of a neighboring
farmer; but as the minister's family
had already provided for the Christmas
dinner, the bird was sent to the market
and sold.
A passer-by, seeing this fine speci-
men of poultry, said: What splen-
did turkey! just the thing for the
minister's Christmas dinnerl" To the
minister it was again sent.
The provident wife sent it again
to the market, and sold it again for a
handsome sum.
Another friend, similarly struck with
the splendid proportions of the turkey,
purchased it, and sent it to the minister.
The good woman, not wishing to fly
in the face of Providence, said at last:
''It is clear that the Lord means us
to have this turkey" and with the ap-
probation of the family, it formed part
Of the Christmas dinner.--Yo Youth's S Com
panion.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-19
Weeds as Fertilizers.

Recent experiments conducted at the
university Of Virginia on the value Of
weeds as Fertilizers have proved EN-
lnently instructive. The common
poke berry (phytolacca deeandra) was
found to be Of the highest value to the
agriculturist, a dry ton being found to
oe equal to manure that would cost
S21 Oh If the chemical matters, such as
nitrogen, phosphorie acid and potash,
had ILtt. been purchased as fertilizers. Of
the so plants examined, the common
panic grass was found to be the lowest
in the scale, it being found to have an
economic value of but So. 40 per ton.
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ONE DOLLAR PER Z EAR.

every possible source OF supply. In
one case. at least. a tourist, last sun-
fner, saw a few yards square of the
comparatively level top OF 4 once bare
rock that rose some thirty feet abo9e
the roughly piled surrounding rocks,
producing luxuriant crop of vege-
tables. So common is careful inten.
sive farming in that country that this
was by no means regarded as d freak
OF some high farming enthusiast.
In Japan only 10000 square miles Of
territory are occupied by the 100000
ooo people who make up the most en-
terprising nation of Asia, the balance
OF the territory being only bare vol
eanle rocks and mountains, and by
intensive farming they support them
selves so well that they are rapidly
bringing their island to be a great
world power. In China the very
sweepings of the barber shops are
carefully saved to aid in fertiliza-
tion. Paris has no trouble, like Chi.
cago, with her garbage. Ii is sought
for as gold would be, and the three-
acre farms of France pour out
as from a horn Of plenty, a surplus of
wheat to feed the Finishing millions
OF less thrifty countries. Where a
population of 1000 to the square mile
use all the food for plant life that is
attaInable the results instrnct ms .hat
we are simply wasting virgin re-
sources of untold capability for sup
plying demands that stand ready to
repay the effort with almost fabulous
wealth.
Manure gathered from the farm is
the result Of one crop and will most
effectively supply the neess of the
next Itneeds no chemical ANALYSIS
to prove this.
Ihe fullest results from conplete
fertilization can be secured only when
the plants are put in thick enough to
use all the soil and yet admit all the
air and sunshine they need, as well as
the means of proper cultivation. No
hills must be missing. I know that.
one square rod of ungenerous soil. fer
tilted with one years sweepings Of q
farm house, produced three bushels OF
onions from small sets, ripening in
ane, ana was followed by a crop of
three bushels of sweet potatoes before
frost. That gives 4s0 bushels of onions
and the same of potatoes from an acre.
This was done at Leadvale, east Ten-
nessee.
In South Carolina 225 bushels Of corn
has been produced on one acre.
Wheat may be planted and cultiyat.
ed by hand hoeing, one grain to each
square lest, SO that the yield will be
30 bushels to the acre. This has been
done at Cleveland, East Tennessee.
~. GATHERING.
The man who, in one day, for $3.50,
gathers so bushels of corn from ona
acre. and leaves six bushels in ears
upon the stalks, costs his employer
SS a day if corn is worth so cents a
bushel. The potato field in which 3
man can not earn S3 per acre and per
day by cleaning are very rare under
the present slipshod method of dig-
ging.
Wholesale farming is, generally.
wholesale shabbiness.- j. Norton.
in Southern Cu1tivator.
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like magpies, when
the door opened and Rev. Edward
Dayton walked into. the room.
Now Rev. Edward wasrgs tall, he
was young, he had pair of
well opened, honest blue eyes, his
fair hair showed decided symptoms Of
curling, when it was allowed to grow
beyond the orthodox clerical length,
his features were distinctly Greek in
their outline, and his figure would have
done credit to any young athletes his
clerical garb was well cut, and Of the
finest cloth, and when to these attrac-
lions were added a particularly frank
and charming manner, and most fas-
cinating laugh, it can readily be under
stood why the new rector of st. Boni-
aace, Chicago, was SO popular with his
congregation, and so adored by the
feminine portion thereof
consequently when he entered the
rectory drawing on the afternoon
~ question, where 16 pretty girls were
employed in dressing dolls for the
christmas bazar, and, in an incidental
manner, enjoying the excellent tea and
cake dispensed by his maiden aunt, it
Wastnot toll wondered at that his APP
Pearanee caused little thrill of excite
ment to pass through the circle of fair
workers.
Ihe rector had only been at st. Boni-
iace nine months, but already be was
on 1alrly intimate terms with the ladies
OF his congregation, especially the
young girls, SO without any preliminary
he statedshis errand. =
am in fearful fix" he announced,
~ very boyish and unclerical man
net And ! want one of you young
iaeles to help me out of it."
The offers of assistance were many
ana prompt, but the rector still looked
worried and anxious.
You see it is just this way he be-
gan balancing his spoon across the
edge OF his cup, and gazing at it intent
W 1 have suddenly been called away
on some errand for the bishop and it
VIII be impossible for me to get back
70 Chicago for Christmas day.
lie paused here, and storm of ex-
siamation and regrets was poured
iorth in the midst of which saucy
young voice was heard to exclaim:
Ana you want us to write your
snFas J. fmas sermon for you? How per-
iscay charming. / have always fam
'elea II must be most delightful to stand
ap n pulpit and deliver nicely point
"a little moral axioms - always, of
else
and the speaker, a slight, graceful
s.3'le blonde, with piquant express
Mon, and a pair of mischievous blue
esss' shot haif-laughing, half-defiant
1o9A at the handsome young rector,
VINO reddened slightly as he replied in
!, .aehef constrained tonesg Many
'hanks, Miss Evelyn, but I won't trouble I
soa 70 that extent. / have arranged
~ nave one of Mr.. Broole's curates
sake the services for me, but he leaves
ulfectly after the morning service. to
s. g one pf the mission churches, and
so''ssee lshad promised totlevote Christ
~ s,5..s aIternoon to the patients of the
ssaoihe for Incnrahles' and they have
ssahlea on having some one read to
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-19
The Reason why.

Willie Mamma, If Santa Claus is such
q good man, why does be give SO many
more presents to rich children than to
the poor ones?
Mother Because il takes so much
more to please q rich child than it does
a poor one, nv son, oldea DAYS.
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zach laughing sprite In robe OF white away
to bed did go.
when hung up my stock1ng-Ihe world
was different them
Trnvexed the mind by things that blind and
clog the souls of men;
( nrager Ifsped at a mothers knee, hope
to "only peep
IL u,a were auckland see st. Nick while
Others lay asleep.
when / hung up nay stocking-The gray
dawn came SO late
zach little head In trundle bed grew weary
with the wait;
4 stealtfly rush of white-robed three-and
then the stockings split
Their treasure out, to laugh and shout,
upon the patchwork quilt.
when I hung up my stocking-If now 1
could but feel
such bubbling Joy without alloy as reach
ing to the heel
brought In the cold gray dawnings of those
Christmas days gone by,
Not anyone beneath the sun would be SO
glad as I.
when / hung Up my stocking-No mine
Of golden ore, w..
OR Jewels rare, past all compare, as in
Aladdin's store,
Gould make me feel such wealth to-day as
once used to know
when counting out, with laugh and shout,
the pennies in the toe.
When / hung up my stocking-If we could
always hold,
Throughout our days of devious ways, like
pictures framed In gold,
Close to our hearts such memories of child
hoods perfect bliss,
we'd often find what now, too blind, in life
we simply miss.
MARY G. Huntington, In N. 7. Independ-
snt 5as .sssf
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felt sore and hurt at his opinion of her
and mentally resolved that for once she
would desert her invalids rather than
have Mr.. Dayton imagine she was in
fiuenced by his wishes, but better coun-
sci came with the morning, and she con-
soled herself with the thought that Mr..
Dayton was out of the city and would
probably never discover that she had
taken his place.
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THE CHRISTMAS BIRD.

The Horse-It's q fine turkey, eh,
Jimmy?
Jim-Fine? It's a dreami bay City
Chat.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-19

HEY were dressing
dolls; the whole 16,
and they We're talk
ing-or chatbering-
like uninr xubay,
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1t was Christmas afternoon and Eve
was descending the staircase of the
Home for Incurables" on her way tc
the small ante-room where she had left
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1896-12-19
oPELoUsAs, LOUISIANA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 49, 1896.

them and make the afternoon little
bright; and 4 can't find anyone to take
my place; everyone wants to be. at
home ON Christmas day, SO must tell
the poor things that cannot keep my