The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-14

the day. taking my meals at my en- ployers' house. And often I see those for whom have worked at- tending mass the following Sunday" The writer of this letter has invented reading desk which holds the book open while allowing the pages to be turned an improved clarinette, vari- ous improved tools for carpentry, and cheap but invaluable forge. The Abbe Bozon was an army chaplain at Porquerolles. He sup ports himself as an optician and 1 clookmaker My parlor is my shop" says he, "and if you would know about my private apartments, why, I lodge in the sacristy. since I can no longer pay rent in the city"
 Quite varied are the industries Of the Abbe Paller at Villebussieres. He raises hares, magnificent hares, with terrible names-"le Belier Francais,' l ''le Gros Normand," "le Geant des Flandres." Also he entertains im- mense snails in his garden. In ad- dition, he has started an enterprise which he calls "le Sou des miettes," and which he thus defines: From cellar to garret, as you pass through l the chambers, salons, and mansards of some house, what hundreds and thousands of worn out objects, which are in the way, absolutely useless and of no present value! Destroy none of them. Send them all to the Sou des miettes' stamps, old paper, wrecks of books, newspapers, chrom- os, paper boxes, old clothes, old iron, old bottles, old umbrellas and canes, i the Sou des miettes' will utilize them all"
 The cure of Bailly- y-Romainvlllers has established a model poultry yard in his garden, and thereby supple ments his income as a fruit grower and bee-keeper. He also raises An gora hares, whose hair-perlodicall pulled out by hand without occasion ing the animals the slightest discom- ! fort-sells at a high price. In 1900 this priest took care of smallpox patient and contracted the terrible disease For this the Bishop of Mi- aux authorized him to wear a beard in order to conceal to that extent, the disagreement which, considering the circumstances, was an honor to the priest.
 The Abbe Van Hollenbeck, cure of Saint t-Paul-lez- -Beauvais, is a talented painter, who exhibits at the Salon and has won distinction there. He was preparing to leave his presbytery when the city government, though intensely Socialistic, addressed him \ in these terms: Don't leave, mon tsieur le cure; we can find a way to manage. Not only shall we refrain from taking away your ancient pres bytery, but we are going to give you a now one also, with D beautiful stu dio. Only. in exchange, you are to decorate our mairle." And the thing I was done.
 The Abbe Metals, cure of Sainte- Sollne writes: Though mine is very poor parish and in part composed of 1 Protestants, I have succeeded thanks \ to my agricultural work. not only in
 making sure of my daily bread, but also in founding certain enterprises of
 which 1t is not my place to speak"
 This energetic priest has started a magazine for bee-keepers, and even
 organized them into associations with
 branches in many provinces Of l Franc
 The Abbe Lecornte, at present cure
 of Montgivray, was cure of Saint
 Plantare in a country where the vine
 was represented only by a few random
 specimens, ellnging to trees in gar
 dens. He felt that vine- growing
 might adapt itself to the conditions of the district. Despite objections and
 oposition, he stuck to his idea, and
 in 1904 was able to show his friends land neighbors perfectly rlpened
 grapes from his own vines, T left Saint-Plantaire three years ago. he says, handing over my experiment. station to my successor At Montgiv- ray found excellent land, and to my innovations In horticulture. began
 last year with new sort of potatoi next year I shall try the American salslfy Later I shall experiment with new strawberry plants, which am now studying. But the really new . thing here is that the people are see , ing the cure trying to make himself . Iself-suporting and working In the open fields. have not lacked en- couragement nor expressions of sym pathy-though they are sometimes 2 mixed with criticisms and harsf words. The criticisms, the left-hand- ] ed compliments, and the insults---I ac- | a that I am in the right and sustained ] by the encouragement of my bishop , who has long urged us to earn our
 own living and set an example oi practical and constant industry" The Abbe Clayel, cure of Polienas
 has won a reputation as a clockmak- CT, his work is in great demand, and
 the people respect not only his skill but his industrial conscience" The Abbe Girard, at Clesse, endowed with
 rare manual dexterity, has become a
 carpenter The Abbe Carteau, cure of Les Magnilo-R Reigniers, is a carver
 of wood and stone, a modeler a
 moulder and an engraver, He makes
 beautiful etchings and achieves the
 artistic restoration of precious wood-
 carvings and ancient sculptures. His
 talent finds remunerative employment
 in the chateaux round about.
 The Abbe Couturaud, apostolic mis-
 sionary and pupil of the painter
 fTarpignies, has been a member of the
 Societe des Artistes Francois since
 1900. He has Q curious studio on the
 seashore at Royan-P Pontaillac. More