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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1903-12-16
INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE.
Three Events of Special Interest
to rlark the Holidays.

The regular school work at the
Industrial Institute will close for
the Christmas holidays by a
series of exercises which will
prove of interest to all in attend
ance. The open meeting of the
societies will take place in the
Auditorium next Friday evening
at o'clock; the fair will be held
at 2 o'clock the following day;
and on Monday evening, the 2lst,
the concert given by and for Mr..
Hayden will take place. To all
these exercises the public is
cordially invited.
On Friday evening at s o'clock
D. m., joint meeting of the
Attakapas and the Avatar socie-
ties will be held in keeping with
their established custom of
holding open sessin before the
Christmas holidays. An un-
usually interesting program is
being prepared and the societies
are very eager that all their
friends in town should flock out
to see them on their night.
The annual midWinter exhibi-
ton and fair will be held on
Saturday, Dec. 19, from 2 to +
D. M. The work of the students
in domestic science, manual
training, and art will be on ex-
hibit and on sale: among these
there will be beautiful and useful
things made by the young ladies
Of the sewing school: desks,
tables, bookcases, and other
pieces of furniture made in the
manual training school; products
of the cooking school; and the
drawing made in the art depart
ment by the classes for this term.
The young ladies Of the cooking
school will serve chocolate and
cake during the fair and exhibi-
tion. No admission fee will be
charged and the public is cor
daily invited to attend.
Mr.. Hayden is we'll known in
Lafayette and has already won
warm friendship here for him
self and great applause for his
music. He has now completed
his course of study on the pipe
organ in the national conserva-
tory of music in New York City,
and is seeking a position as
organist in some church. Last
Monday night he scored a bril-
liant success in his first organ
recital in New Orleans at St.
Pauls Episcopal church. His
friends were not able to secure
the privilege of charging ad-
mission. however, Or even OF
taking up a collection to help
defray the expenses Of his trip.
Still the opportunity of showing
to the public what excellent work
he is capable. Of, was a rare
privilege in itself and greatly
appreciated by his friends, who
will make up the amount of his
expenses by voluntary contribu-
tions.
In the concert given at the
Institute for his benefit next
Monday night, Mr.. Hayden will
be assisted by Miss Lucille
Revillon, Mrs. Vavasseur Mou-
ton, Prof. Sontag and others of
our talented local. musicians.
The charge for admission will be
fifty cents.
Seed Oats! Seed Oats!
Buy Kansas Red Rust proof
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1903-12-16
New EnterDriSe.

r. J. Higginbotham will shortly
begin the manufacture of pop,
celery, phosphates and all kinds
Of soft drinks. He has already
received part Of the machinery
and has ordered a car load of
bottles which will arrive in a few
days. He expects to begin bust
ness as soon as possible.
See that fine assortment of books
and Christmas cards. at the Moss
Pharmacy.
Executive Committee of Institute.
The executive committee of the
Industrial Institute met Wednesday
afternoon with the following members
present: Major Lee, of New Iberia;
Robert Martin, of St. Martinville: J.
c. Buchanan, Of Lafayette d. L.
Stephens. The committee approved
appointments. checked the treasurer S
report, and transacted routine busi-
ness.
Ground was broken for the
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1903-12-16
A Small Fire.

Thursday night stable, be-
longing to Cleophas Richard, in
the rear of Nlcholson's store was
burned. Several small buildings
in close proximity were saved
from injury by the prompt and
effective work of the fire depart
ment.
We have the stock, call and
see. Biossat's Jewelry Store.
The Moss Pharmacy can save
you money if you subscribe for
your Magazines with them.
Christmas turkeys, fat and
fine at Broussard Bros.
Births.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. J. c..
Nickerson Monday, a boy.
There is no gift like an Elgin
watch at BiOssat's.
Our oyster loaves are tempt
ing, John Bunt, phone SO.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1903-12-16

We are prepared to meet your
wants, in most satisfactory manner,
in selecting your Christmas presents.
Moss Pharmacy.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1903-12-16
You Needp' , / II Wait

Till Xmas to make yourself
q present. If you need
Dice hat, q good shoe, oD
overcoot or Winter suit, buy
it DOW end you Will buve q
buppy Before xnos." You
Will find that we have just
what you want, for our spec
ioity is clothing. shoes, bats
and underwear, and we buve
an imDense stock to select
from. Look over our stock
and see what elegant goods
we ore selling oDd at prices
below their real value,
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1903-12-16

Buy yourself a nice overcoat
or winter suit from A. l.. Dyer,
Royville, and you will have a
happy Xmas.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1903-12-16
This Week.

Alfred Hebert will leave during
the week for Mississippi to get
i car load of fine Jersey cows,
which he will place on sale here.
yIf you want good mixer, wait
till he comes back.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1903-12-16
Fine Pedigreed Horses To Be
Sold at Auction in New Or
leans Dec. Fl.

Messrs. HARRISON, Jewell and
Patterson, Of Lexington, KY,
the removed dealers and breed
ers of high class horses, will
sell at auction, on Monday
December 21, at Hodgins stables,
st. Charles avenue, near Felicity
Dstreet, New Orleans, La, a con
signment Of strictly high grade
horses. They comprise somevery
fast trotters and PAGERS, and
fancy saddle and com bination
horses, six of the number are
record horses, the balance are
horses Of good speed and breed
ing, and as a whole they are the
best lot that was ever seen in
Louisiana, and it will be a treat
to admirers of horses flesh to
see them, even though you are
not purchaser
The sale will be under the
supervision Of Messrs. Kilduff
and Beall, the well known horse
dealers Of New Orleans, and will
beconducted by w. r. Motzler,
auctioneer.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1903-12-16

Finch cards at the Moss Pharmacy,
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1903-12-16
Births.

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. J. c..
Nickerson Monday, a boy.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1903-12-16

Our oyster loaves are tempt
ing,-John Bunt, phone SO.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1903-12-16
Seed Oats! Seed Oats!

Buy Kansas Red Rust proof
at Magnolia Mills Ltd, phone IS.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1903-12-16

There is no gift like an Elgin
watch at BiOssat's.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1903-12-16

We have the stock, call and
see. Biossat's Jewelry Store.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1903-12-16

Mincemeat, cranberries and
lust the incest and freshest gro
ceries at Morgan and Debaillon s.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1903-12-16

Christmas turkeys, fat and
fine at BrOuSsard Bros.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-14

the holiness movement. and after July I
reunion of his and Mr.. MESSENGERS forces
is expected
Mr.. Morse Is the owner Of the building
formerly used as an Episcopal Church. At
present 1t is known as the Morse MISSION.
and services are held there every Sunday.
The building would make an excellent
meeting house for the Holy Jumpers" and
it is likely to be put to such use.
There are seventy members Of the Peniel
Church in Putnam. and their belief in their
form of religion is too strong to permit OF
a change in practice. that the re-en-
forced church will be conducted on the lines
now followed by the Holy Jumpers" Mrs.
Messenger. when asked for a statement
concerning the religious exercises and origin
of the Pencil Church, said that the Holy
Jumpers" believed a person can get rid OF
inbred sin and be holy In this life
That is the fundamental belief Of the
sect They are not unlike the Methodists.
in that they have an official board that
passes upon the qualifications Of persons
wishing to join the church.
Unless well known ell applicants must
serve six-months' probationary term be-
fore being admitted to full membership
The Holy Jumpers discourage the use
forbidden to wear jewelry or encourage
that that comes from a heart filled with
love and knowledge of God
The Pencil Church was originated by Mr..
Messenger and is one Of the divisions Of the
Holiness Church. The name Pen!el was Sc.
lected by vote of the members.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-14
\ Place where passing soul. can rest
On their way and be their best.

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
This is the alluring inscription on the
lobby outside the den of the poet who Is
known to all the civilized world as the
author of THE Man With the Hoe
And no two lines could give a more ade-
quate idea of the restfulness and concen-
trated sunshine to be found in the study
where truly great man evolves poetry
which will live forever.
Mr.. Markham's sanctum Is bright and
airy.
1t contains five windows commanding a
view of wood and field which impart TO
Westerleigh a charmingly rural appearance
such as some of the more cititied home
centers in Staten Island. n. Y. can beast.
Books line the walls from floor to ceiling
and shelves of all shapes and sizes groan
under their weight.
tically arranged in bowls and vases. fill
the place with sweet odors. And there at
his desk, between two windows. sits the
master poet bending over his work.
In fiction a hero with a "leonine head Ia
often presented to us. but in everyday life
the type is rarely seen.
To all. however. who have had the pleas
ure of meeting Mr.. Markham the adjective
will appear to have been coined specially
for him "Leonine" Is the only word with
which to describe his grand head and
name of thick white hair.
A heavy beard and mustache partly hide
a mouth as sweet and sensitive as wom-
ans. and from beneath the broad forehead
look out brilliant brown eyes. seeming to
gaze straight through one in search of the
soul.
a physlognomist would love to study his
face, because II shows in every line the
finement and dignity of a mighty intellect.
and combination of strength, simplicity
and sweetness which is the keynote to his
character.
Will 1 tell you something of my early
life. and how l became a poet?' he repeat
ed. smiling. where shall begin?
We'll. l was born in Oregon City. Ore. on
April q. 1852. and am 81 years old. My fore
bears? You will find something about them
in this biographical sketch. and he handed
across the table a paper which told that
his ancestry on both sides is of the oldest
Colonial stock in Pennsylvania and Dew
England. his father. Samuel Markham. hav-
ing been related through Colonel William
Markham to William Penn. and his moth
err. Elizabeth Winchell Markham, belong
ing to an old and distinguished family OF
English or Welsh origin forming part of
the early settlers in New England
CHILDHOOD IN OREGON.
"Only part OF my childhood was spent
in Oregon. My father died while was yet
a lad. and the family. consisting of my
mother. brother and small self. moved to
a locked-in, romantic valley near Suisun, in
Central California.
There life flowed on. full Of thrilling SEN
sations. until my tenth year. when 1 began
to shoulder duties and responsibilities con-
nected with my mothers ranch and range.
on which I labored until my twenty first
year.
About the time Of my thirteenth birth
day memorable event broke the current
Of my days. BY the merest accident. while
rummaging In an unused cupboard. found
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-14

parp are contributors to the support Of the
sports.
So far az Is known. but one person who
was prominent in Mr.. Messengers following
and who holds a responsible position in the
mill is now openly worshiping in Grosvenor-
dale es the Holy Jumpers" did year ago.
He Is James BlInn. electrician at the mills
Mr.. BlinE owns some property in the town
aid it is at his house that services are
held every Sunday.
The congregation is drawn largely from
Wilsonville. Putnam and the nearby terri
tory.
The Jumpers" are not on mill property.
and it is probably because Of this that Mr..
Blinn has continued to work as an electri-
clan six days a week and be a Holy Jump
err on the seventh.
MESSENGER WILL NOT
ABANDON NEW FIELD.
The loss of his place as agent OF the mills
, mas not discouraged Mr.. Messenger. and
will not be the means OF making him aban-
don his field in religion.
His family has been moved to Putnam.
where, IN coy cottage on Woodstock ave
nue. Mrs. Messenger and the sons and
daughters are now living. Mr.. Messenger
is In the West.
During his absence meetings Of the Peniel
Church are held regularly twice q weeH in
Putnam.
While Mr.. Messenger is away the truth
Of the biblical adage that a house divided
against itself must fall has been forced
upon some persons.
Deacon Morse has not lost his interest in
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-14
WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC

4NA1 A'>~s = ofs Ahn2 oONbhI ftEfUbblSs
Nowadays model must be something
more than merely pretty.
The Trilhys of the daily feet perfect
hands or beautiful hair have their place.
OF course. in the workshop of the artist.
The girls who are most in demand. and
who are celebrated among the arstocracy
OF the brush and the camera, have, in addi
ton TO these perfectly formed and colorsd
details. other accomplishments and perfec
tions TO recommend them.
The six pritt!est models of New York
city have claims for distinction that rest
not alone on physical attractions.
hey have what is known as soul and
temperament.
and the divine half dozen have more en-
Eagements TO pose and arouse more en-
thusiasm among artists than the most pop
ular actress or society woman in the city.
Chief among the clan is Evelyn Florence
Nesbit. the Pennsylvania girl, who has TAX
Ell Bohemia by storm. and whose beauty Is
q dream of girlish womanhood.
She is a blue-eyed brunette. with the
creamy skin and coloring of Georgian
belle.
Her head is ideal. and more than one
artist has been all but driven to despair by
his inability to transfer to canvas the in
effable. transcendent charm that it pos
sesses. She Is young. hardly out Of her
teens, with n slender figures which retains
the suggestion of "A rosebud.
Devotion to art for arts sake has trans
ferred to her eyes and the expression Of her
face dreamy splendor.
Painting, drawing. singing. music in all
its branches. and that one great art Of
woman. the dance. hold her in thrall.
Artists who are lucky enough to secure
her scrvices-and they are few and far be-
twcen-use her for ideal heads and figures.
Her perfect command over her features
enables her TO assume and hold for hours
together any particular expression that Is
desired. and her intelligence prevents 1t
from ever becoming stiff and unnatural;
hence her popularity in the workshops.
Among blondes the girl who Is first In
sank In the artistic world, and. according
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-14

I to some. the prettiest girl IN NV Ysrk. 10
| Miss Pauline Chase, the original Pink Pa
| jana Girl
While she has long been in demand among
| artists. the greater part of her posing has
| been done for photographers. In this field
| she was supreme until very recently.
Polly Chase's face and figure seemed u
! be the best friend that the camera eser
had, for it made little difference who took
| the picture or how it was taken
1t seemed that all she had to do was to
stand in front of the lens ard the prettiest
OF pictures was IMPRINTED UPON the plate
Miss Chase is a pronounced blonde.
She has just gone abroad for a month or
| TWO, and when she return5 the world will
Know whether she intends continuing her
work among the studios or branching out
into something else.
Artists are anxious to have her pose
again. and she is welcome IN every photo
graph gallery in town.
MISS Chase's successor as the model most
IN demand by photographers is Viola
Schenck. New Jersey girl. The only trou-
pie about Miss Schenck is that neither the
brush nor photographs have ever done JUS
tice to her wonderful beauty.
If l could only secure a picture as beau
tiful as she really isl said a noted art pho
/ tographer the. other day.. IT would be
ranked among the great artists, the Muril-
los, Titians. the Gainsboroughs of the
world"
But Miss Schenck must be seen in real
HE to appreciate this fact. In addition to
having great natural beauty, she has exqui-
site taste in the matter of toilet. Never
overdressed and never minute behind the
latest and most approved STYLE she vet
manages to impress upon her costumes that
individuality and personal note that is the
despair of all save the beauties of the
-Four Hundred. Another New York girl who
has won fame and fortune by her type of
beauty and her adaptability to the work is
Mona Desmond. She is one of the daintiest
| little blondes that ever walked down Broad
way. Petite. slender and graceful, she has
come to be known everywhere as Miss
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-14
AT HOME WITH THE
MAN WITH THE HOE"
Close Range Study of Edwin Markham, Poet,
Philosopher and Humanitarian

| a box OF books and forthwith devoured
| them from cover to cover.
Among the collection were the ten littIe
volumes of Scott's Tales of a Grandfa-
| Their Pope's translation of the Iliad' and
| Byron's poems Such joy for an eager.
| hungry mind, Such a wonder!
! II was like finding the pot Of gold at
/ the end of the rainbow. To this very hour
csAi recall the thrill of delight that made
my pulses leap as pored over the vo,,n.
eaten books
When was The Man With the Hoe
written. Mr.. Markham. and how did vou
come to write it,
oh. l have heard that question before.
Must 1 answer it? Well. about seventeen
years ago l happened upon a copy of MIL
let's picture of the hoeman mot the Anee-
lus) and instantly the pathos and MAIN NJ
IT struck home There and then 7 ioftsd
down the first rough notes of the poem nm,
1t was not until eleven years later that r
elaborated and perfected 1t. Meanwhile th~
picture was on the wall and the Thought Of
,hat pent hgure was In my heart-that
stunned and stolid peasant, the tyne NJ in
dustrial oppression in all lands and In All
labors. "a ~
Il often stood before the picture absorb.
ing the majesty OF its admontion I stood
there while the pity and terror of II ate
, ,h my SOU. My poem. The Man With
the Hoe. Is my souls protest-not apa,n,,
labor, but against hopeless drudrery-mv
souiS cry against the degradation OF labor
the oppression of man by man.
What do l think of Millet's paint,n~ ~
the hoeman? VI
Il consider IL the most eo1er,n,,, ,
i've of all modern paintings
As look upon the august rp,n a.. q.
pictures 1 sometimes dare to think that a..
strenSth surpasses the power of Mich..I
Angelo 1t is wrapped around WITH 49,.
~ lhli 'ne iearsome shapes of Dante.
IA nm arAl
Us, ""As among
present? u on az
wen. like most writers, I have a ~r..>
many pens IN the ink at once.
49,. NOW WRITING LONG POEMS.
under my hand just now.
one of these will be the most ,n,n,-..
thii's 1 shall ever write: possibly NAV h.
considered my best work. 1t will be r.,d,
IN Two years; but OF this 1 cannot sn.sk
with certainty opeaS
J., low DO my inspirations come to me? Oh.
IN many ways-if you can call them in,n,r..
tons. " i"spiTA-
A breath Of air laden with IN. ,,.,,. -.
orchard bloom. the babble of the little brook
OUT lnere as 1t eddies over the stones IN.
"is'iut eyes OF child. word snok.n IN
my nearing about one Of the tremendou.
, ,aan psonlems which confront u, the
Whisper OF the pines the Pickering SHADOW.
~, ..e woodland and all things that appeal
~ the iihasination or touch the heart fur.
hi .'l me with themes and ideas.
,,o nU,he'imes when a new and striking
mind until 1t ripens. - 1o"s IN my
ear pa my my imanuscripts go begging in the
Inc . uaSs psIore fame held out a welcom.,
h tainea on .he ground OF unavailability.
o o.'.s tnat L. the usual experience OF nsI
csntInn "a ana 1 could not hope to be an az
WYNN.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-14

Deacon Morse became interested in tho
holiness movement several years before.
and the Pencil Church offered him an op-
portunity TO become affiliated with the
movement.
The deacon aided the Putnam branch
morally and financially until relations be-
tween Mr.. Messenger and him grew less
cordial
So great was Mr.. Morse's interest in the
church at one time that he prepared let
tiers of resignation as deacon and dismissal
member of the Baptist Church. but
vas dissuaded from presenting them by
friends to whom he confided his intention.
Mr.. Morse is a natural leader.
He is wealthy, having mills at Putnam,
Valley Falls. r. l.. and Holden. Mass.
In January, 1902. he made a large offer
ing TO the support of the Peniel Church in
Putnam, but he did not seem to fill the
place of prominence to which he was accus-
toned in church affairs. and soon his inter-
est in the church waned.
He was absent frequently from the meet
ings. a GOODNESS between him and Mr.. Mes
senger developed, and soon they passed
each other on the street without greeting.
Il was soon after that-in fact. less than
! a year ago-that Mr.. Morse said to some
friends during a discussion Of Mr.. Messen-
ger and his church. that the leader of the
Pencil Church would probably fall from his
high place soon or lose his position as agent
of the mills.
To use Mr.. Morse's words. a wedge had
then been inserted. Developments soon aft
onward followed. as the deacon predicted.
The Peniel Church was organized by Mr..
Messenger, and he had been It's leader for
three years and nine months when it was
announced that Mr.. Messengers employers
did not approve of his connection with the
church, and he was given his choice of re-
signing from the church or from the employ
of the company.
Was this the result Of the insertion Of the
wedge? Mr.. Messenger chose to enjoy his
constitutional right and worship as his con-
science dictated. and resigned as agent of
the Grosvenordale mills
Conditions in and about the Grosvenordsle
mills are such now that few will admit they
are Holy Jumpers" and the stronghold of
the sect is in Putnam.
Following Mr.. Messengers withdrawal
from control of the mill property and the
advent of Mr.. Andem several discharges
occurred of men prominent in the church
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-14

which occurred in the novelists recent visit
to the Crimea. says an exchange.
A rich American arrived in his yacht. &C
companied by a party Of friends. and asked
permission to see the great Russian. who
was Ill. promising that they would DO con-
tent with glimpse and would not trouble
him with talk. Leave was granted.
Tolstoi sat upon his balcony. like 4
Buddhist IDOL" as he said. and the whole
party of Americans defiled slowly and
silently before him. taking their gaze as
they passed.
One lady. however. refused to be bound
by the contract. She stood still for a
minute. and shouted:
Leo Tolstoi. Leo Tolstoi. all your noble
writings have had profound influence up
on my life. but the one which has taught
me the mos. Is your" Here she forgot
the name of the work.
The sick author leaned over tho rail OF
the balcony. and whispered with smile.
1.-The Dead Souls?''
YES. yes" she replied. THAT book. %
Sud Tolstoi. was written by Gogol. not BY