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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-17

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human sacrifices of the
He1ngs on the altar
conquerors the
successors OF Cortez shardyb band
which
were immigrants the
a between the two parties
removal Of their
necessated
monophes in
growth OF revolutionary sentiments
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-09-17
BY o. PEQUETZEJ 1z5TozzEL

"a IS indeed fitting that under of that
0no Old Man OF Mexico Gen Porfrio Diaz Mexico should
her centennial of independence her strug
ges Tor freedom and liberty pol
cy whose familiarity with the whose
craftsmanship have given his country sound
government and placed her commercial foot
III ing with the old world will
The Washington times., 1910-11-16
IMPROMPTU LUNCH
FOR COLLEGE GIRL

Here IS the simple but delicious
menu served by a party Of seven girls
IN a New England college recently. as
a relief from the mOnotOD0us Sunday
night supper It was cooked IN a chat
ing dish and might well be used as an
ImprOUDru luncheon
First came little pork saUsages cooked
until they fell 10 pieces for very tooth
soreness. With these went dried beef
and peanut butter. both served as
sandwiches. between two crackers, lit
tie sweet pickles and picked onions
Then appeared large RFpies- sCTaped
out till only thin shell remained.
filed with chopped apple and walnUts,
and covered with salad dressing
Finally chocolate, with two marsh
melIOEs dropped IT. each cup, and home
or rather college-made cakes and
fudge completed the meal
Some Of these dishes are Of course,
out Of season. but substitutes are easily
found For the sausage one might have
eggs baked OF shirred. both OF which
are easily prepared IN q chafng dish
For the apples q good substitute IS TO-
matOes prepared in the same fashion.
chopped with green peppers, topped
with an olive and served in a lettuce
leaf
The cakes may be the little oatmeal
I cookies Of oatmeal -four. butter, sugar
and salt. which any Scotch person
knows how TO make
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MENUS and Uranus occupy mutual
aspects this day that are read as
Of much spiritual and ethical signih-
canoe, bestowing good Influences and
happy tendencies on all who are moved
by the higher and finer emotion
The sign is held TO be exceptionally
good for lovers bringing together
those who have been estranEed- unit
ing harmonious hearts and spirits, and
promising permanent happiness and
success to unions contracted this day
between persons who are iupeiled by
noble ideals and motives. and not IN
der the influence of any sordid mo-
tIveS-
This is indicated as a favorable time
to re-unite relatives and restore har-
rnony in families. visit old friends who
have been neglected. study the disDO-
sitions and characters OF children, de
eide on domestic changes or other
matters Of Importance. and 90 any
Thing in the household
Shopping, entertainment, dressmal--
ing. millinery, art, music, singin 2,
dancing. and conversation are all III
der excellent signs.
Persons who. have complicated mat
tiers to settle with women viii prob
ably find this day fortunate Tor max
1 ing clear statements and explanatiCu rs
and or preserving harmony
The sun ard Mercury occupy places
evil for persons who indulge in deceit
cruelty. tyranny WayWardneSS, nCkie-
ness treachery, and servility. There
Is an evil sign also over those who use
oufckness Of wit or MIN bleness OF
tongue to hurt or Cypress others OF
turn 4 laugh against tl-em-
IN travelling this dav be sure that
nothing needfuI is forgotten.
II IS an III cay for O~eT-induigence-
Frnploves rsuSt be extremely C1TCum-
e-,ac+ and co1f7ne Themselves vigorously
- the efficient prosecution OF their
duties
Persons with this birth-date are under
a-g7rries held to confer ingenuity ana
rhe ability to turn almost everything TO
account Thev must avoid speculation
during the tvelve-mODth-
children born today are under stars
that incline their subjects to diplomacy
ans strategy to gain their ends
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Marriage.

The fit" marriage is based upon two
things; first an Affection which has
grown out Of friendship. honor, and re-
specific sort Of love which a mans
character has the ability TO inspire in a
Woman's heart and which his y 0Ttni-
ness alone can hold Second, a training
II youth which has not been so 2 -'.vly
different as TO result in a continuous
marital misunderstanding
We VIII take for example. a man who
has been brought Up in a frugal home,
who all his life has seen his mother
and sisters take care OF the cooking
cleaning, washing and ironing; who has
been taught that this is woman's share
IN the partnership, who has seen
his mother scrape- and manage and
work on a TfdiCulOusly small sum Of
money through all the years
when he has been through high school
his parents think Il IS high time that ne
should 20 10 work for himself Inis ne
does, winning his own way in the
world saving as his father before him
has saved.
AS IS the way with men. he IS able
through success n business TO meet
women totally outside Of the environ
ruent in which he has lived all MS life
Attracted by the culture and beauty Of
some girl who has never known life
outside Of her own exQufsitely shell
tered home. he wins her 20 companion
him through life
means she has never seen a white
woman wash and iron
II success continues for the nan his
comparisons OF his wife TO his mother
am sisters may not be so frequent. but
II things 90 ali wrong he viii not be
able TO understand why this young Crea-
ture whom he has married cannot work
and drudge IS the women Of HIS fam
/ ily have done
man and woman who have been
reared under such far varying environ
ueut stand little chance OF happiness IT
/ rfe haTnesSed together Their opinions
viii differ at every turn OF the road their
ideals will never be the same: their mo-
tives and desires VIII be misundersto God
l by each other.
call this marriage with no reSpeci
whatever fer 1.-The eternal fitness OF
l things and I believe that It cannot be
enduringly happy
Love at first sight affinity, and al
that sort Of thing, may be written Of
and talked about until doomsday, but
when q man and woman must e
through life sharing the same house
working for the same results COmpGn-
fouinE each other down the long, Ions
lane OF life, there must be something
more than physical att-a ctfon: some
( thing deeper than fnfatuation: as q
basis else the house Of marriage vii
tOpple over into the sea Of calamity.
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SHE QUIT
But It was a Hard orn.

It Is hard to believe that coffee VIII
pUt-a person in such a condition az II
did an Ohio woman She tells her own
story;
trouble, and frequently said I liked It
quit drinking it, but I was q nlisera BE
sufferer from heart trouble and nerv-
Gus pTostTaIion for four years.
7 was scarcely able to be around had
no energy and did not care for any-
thing. Was emaciated and had a con
slant pain around my heart until I
thought I could not endure #
Frequently I had nervous chiIfs and
the least excitement would drive sIeeD
away, and any little noise would unset
me terribly [ was gradually s-etffoe q
worse until finally one time it came OYER
me and I asked myself what's the 1sa
Of being sick all the time and b1lvfnrr
medicine so that I could indulge myself
in Coffee.
SO 1 thought I would see If 7 could
quit drinking coffee and got some Pos
tum to help me quit I made If strict
" according to directions and I want
TO tell you, that change was the great
est step in my life It was easy to omit
coffee because I had the Postum which
I now Ike better than the old coffee
zone by one the old troubles left
until now I an in splendid health
nerves steady, heart all right, and the
pain all gone. Never have any more
can do all my homework and have done
q great deal beside"
Read The Road 10 MELVILLE in pkgs.
There's a Reason.
Ever read the above Ietter2 a new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full % human
interest.
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GREEN GROCERIES
GETTING SCARCE

Owing 70 the storm OF yesterday and
the day before the season for green
groceries has been brought TO a soI-Ie-
what earlier close than usual in this
locality, and most vegetables viii be
shipped to local markets from Florida
with a consequent raise in price
The better class Of tomatoes are
dearer by . cents a box today. while
the poorer class still remains at 8. %.
Prices on eggplant now run from 50
cents to s. per dozen, and beans from
$50 to $3.50 per basket
As there are no indications OF q
scarcity IN the supply Of chickens the
price remains the same today. Tur-
keys are not very plentiful, but as
they are in no great demand they show
10 marked raise in price Small tur-
keys now bring % to i cents a pound.
large, fat turkeys 1S and p cents a
pound
It is probable the usual winter riss
in the price OF eggs and butter viii
not be long in being announced.
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CROSSBAR DIVINITY.

MOST the combination cover and
If1 great convenience. takes
the waist line
annoyance having the slip This
and easily made combination, clos
in the front. The corset cover with at the
slightly gathered the and the lower
OF the drawers IS circular
The combination would be dainty made Of main
SOCK ICngcloth cross-bar dmity trimmed with
insertion edging ribbon three ded
beading would be pretty with little touch OF
dery-a simple and attractive transfer is
pattern 1925 The
making simple together. The
in the drawers and
seam at front. bac. and
Of the drawers Is in piece and
box-pait be
IN B. 30 and ~ inches bust
n1eas Lad These
patterns to be obtained 5 Eann, Sens & Co
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LUNCHEON
PROVES A NOVELTY

At a country house, just before being
closed for the season, there was q de-
IightfUl luncheon given for eight city
guests Everything was suggestive Of
the fall the flowers were asters and
the centerDiece was q brown basket
filed with all sorts of fruit After the
repast there was a game of bridge, with
sra pc juice served from a punch bowl,
with punches Of purple and white grapes
hanging over the edge The effect was
lovely, and all exclaimed, How pretty
For prizes the hostess had arranged
baskets OF vegetables and fruit all
grown on the place and put up dajntiIy
with flowers on top.
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Z BEDTIME STORIES "a
Johnnie and Billie Bushytail
By HOWARD r. GARIS ~
Copyright. *
GRANDPA AND THE PURPLE FAIRY

last Billie saw a lovely purple flower
ana ne was going To pick Il 70 take home
10 MS mamma when Johnnie called. out
:. IN ~ too pretty to pick Leave
Z IN TIE woods, where It's cool and
moist II viii last longer"
All right, said his brother u viii -
anu JEe next minute II they didn't
near voice coming out Of that flower,
saying
Thank you kindly, little boy,
Now r-y heart Is filed with fOv.
Since you've been 50 good TO me.
VIII give You wishes three"
.,Oh, it's a fairy! It's q fairy cried
t5Iliie, and, sure enough. II lovely III
e.e P9rPle fairy LADY didn't step down
90 q tl'dL mower
w hat are Your three wishes. bovs2v
she asked, smiling at them
Let's wish for an aUJOmobTer' vvhis-
pereo Johnnie 70 his brother.
No." answered Billie Il bqva IN
l9ea4 Can you make old folks think
tney re Y0ungE' he inquired OF the pJlr-
pie lady
1t s the easiest thing n the world
All have to DO IS to make them happy
ana COHLenJeC. and they'll be as Young
as ever OF course. have to say the
magical word. too
50 Billie and Johnnie told the fairy
ahout their grandpa, and how he was
growing old.
'-Teke me to him at once" she com
1Tanded, and they led her to where
the old gentleman squirrel was asIeeD
IN the tree, and he was snoring the
least little BIZ.
Grandpa here is a fairy come to
MAKE you feel young" said Billie.
Hey? What's thaJ2 a fairy to make
me young2 Stuff and nonsensIcaInessf -
cried the old squirrel Fairies are an
DoSa- think you boys have been
dreaming Of fairies lately" and he Sar
tp, and rubbed his eyes and put on his
sPectacles. which had fallen Off
ARIES are ali oosht" he repeafel
'Oa, indeed they're not" said the
purple fairy with a laugh ssJl1S.
you wait and see" So she Dro-
nounced the magical word 'PiddIe-
/ lepOdlepun- - ConIv Won -7,r,e+T,,t
say II, You know and then she waved
her magic wand three times.
IneIl wonderful thing happened
( eTanGIsa s buSly tail. that had tuTro5
white because he was so old, got a aice
iSllEeT-e-aE IN an instant, and the pain
+ IN MS back went right away ~ Then h
tstraiahtened I'D, and he cried
w eli, Vel, certainly do feel better
II feel ever so much younger again.
guess n wrong bout fairies befue
bosh- n ever 50 much obliged to you
my dear little lady I surely do Zee,
/ f1net Thank you so muchT'
/ oh, that's al right, spoke the fairy
( with laugh that showed her 9fttis
/ white teeth smaller than Jennie Chin
munk :, I n glad you feel better Now
I must GO So she turned into a hum
ming bird and few away. and johnnie
1 and Billie BuSlyIall went 10. their home
and Grandpa fTlSke6 along to his homo
/ as lively as young puppy dog 81
I course he wasn't really any CONS, --r-
] ence. Now tomorrow night, IL no one
4 ticSIes me with a feather when Tn
asleep, I'm going to tell YOU Scrnethin-
wonderful about Grandma LightfoOt-
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Poem Requested.

Alice BarneS-The poem you request
Is Those Evening Bells" written BY
Thomas Moore II is so short that
am giving It to you If this department.
Those evening beIIst those evening beIIsI
How many a tale their music tells
OF youth, Of home. and that sweet time
When last I heard their soothing chime!
Those joyous hours are passed away;
And many heart, that then was gay,
Within the tomb now darby iwells,
And hears no more those evening bells
And so twill be when 7 am gone;
That tunefuI peal viii still ring on
While other bzrds shah walk these deIIs
And sing your praise, sweet evening
bells
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NJ day Johnnie and Billie BUshy-
~ raiI were out walking with Grand
"a T.ighJfcot. with whom they lived
~rher their papa and mamma were IN
= cage They had come over TO bring
him some rieces Of -hick0Ty-nut CAKE
which their mamma had made, and the
old gentleman squirrel liked it very
much, Jet me tell YOU In fact i N
ver. fond Of that kind myself, and L
spose you are too
Wei. as they walked along Grandpa
ItgbtfOo+ kept going slower and slow
OF. and SometiIes ne would have 10 use
his cane 10 help him climb a tree and
get down again
Grandpa, what makes YOU walk so
slowly asked Billie
Il a7fess it's because he's tired" sug-
Eosted JohEEie-
NO. boys, 1t isn't that answered
grandpa Pm getting old, that's the
trouble. Getting old and then he put
his paw TO mis- back, which, a that mo-
nent, had a pain in It m not 2
young and risky squirrel ike you
rovS.- he went on Pm afraid your
grandfather VIII never be able TO Jump
IRON one tai tree TO another any
more" and he spoke quite sadly.
'-Ch, YES, you will exclaimed John
ME. .sSee. grandpa. here are some Ine
scorns- Are your teeth strong enough
In cr9c5, them-' and he ran down 10
the ground, got some nice acOrESs ana
brought them 20 his grandpa
-'0h. YES. my teeth are ali
rfgEf-'. answered the old semitic
nan squirrel, land can see
.rood- In fact. / con TANK p an 50
very old II Il wasn't for ny Wnlte
tail and re pain in my back seem
quite yoUrE, I think
Then thy walked on e little farther
hut GRANDPA Lightfo0t kept going slow
er and slower until finally he said
II guess you boys mad better run
along without me Grandpa Is SeJuns
TOO tired. You ran along home and
tel your Tn--lms. I'm much obliged Tor
that cake III just take q little nap
in this tree and then III 90 home too
Yep, grandpa i getting Old and the
Door squirrel gave a Slghs Tor you Know
II isn't nice 70 think you're growing
old. that IS. too old OF course, / don
count nine o. ten or even eleven or
twelve or thirteen But after that,
wen, its getting on, let me teft~yOu-
Wei, Billie and Jchnuie felt pretty
badly when they saw how feeble their
grandpa vas Iney started nome IeaF-
Ing him taking his nap, when all at once
Billie said:
Johnnie. If we could only find a nice.
good, kind fairy. think she would make
grandpa feel better
How asked Johnnie
Of his back. and make him younger
Fine cried Johnnie IF we only
could. Let's look around
50 they looked carefully around. but
they couldn't see any fairies. Al the
fairies seemed to be away that day. AT
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CLOTHES FOR CHILD
ALWAYS A PROBLEM
Creeping Garment Pattern
Suggestion for the
Mother.

- HILDREN's clothes are always
a problem for the mother who
~ makes them at home. But
even the baby may profit By
the suggestion here given
For his OF her Imperial majesty 4
creeping frOck may be made by stitch
ing an extra piece Of material, 10 by s
inches, q the center back Of any plain
dress or Sip
Attach by means Of buttons and but
tonholes- This banG IS adjusted after
putting on the dress which Il kee2s
down over the UndercIOC1Bs and stock
Ings while the baby is enjoying himself
on the floor.
In sewing the vents Of ctfidren's
dresses. which usually receive the hard
est Of wear, the continuous pIaCker IS
the best 70 use
This is a straight strip OF material.
cut on lenglnWlSe thread and Seued
TO the edges Of the pIacket in a strafzht
seam The seam IS folded in the mid
Ole and the other edge IS theT- hem
med in position
The band is turned back on the side
OF the placket overlapping the outside.
50 as to form a facing on the under
Mitten time Is coming look up your
scraps OF velvet plush or cloth 10 keep
the children's hands warm in the win
ter.
To secure a pattern, have the child
place his hand on a piece Of paper
draw around IT. Round out the upper
edge, 50 as 70 allow plenty Of room
Cut two sections for each hand and
bind the wrist openings with silk tape.
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TIE altered status of the old maid
and the esteem in which she is
held are coincident with the al
tered status Of woman.
In the dark ages, when every career
except that OF matTImOny was closed
10 woman. the old maid was naturally
a Pest, and her name became anathema
because having no business Of her own
10 attend TO, she was driven to attend
ing 10 everybody eIse-s- Having no
real interests Of her own. she kept
herself from dying Of ennui by pokins
her nose into her Relsh5ors' Affairs
and. having nothing TO do but talk, she
talked too much-
What wonder that. under such cir
cumstances. the old maid became bitter
and disEruntIed, a busybody and scan
daImonE err t was her revenge on
a world that had used her badly and
treated her like a stepchiId-
All Of this was changed the day that
the unmarried woman battered down
the door Of opportunity and rolled up
her. sleeves and went 10 work for her
self For dependence she substituted
independence: for vicarious interest in
other peoples affairs a vital interest in
her own. for daWGUnE days that had
to be filed IN with crOcheted tides and
gossip. real work that meant something
10 herself and others Instead Of beng
the fringe on somebody else'S family,
she achieved a position OF her own in
society
success Is the great sweetener Of life,
and the minute the unmarried woman
Of uncertain age became a success, she
became genial mellow, contented-
happy. and the term old maid lost
its sting because X no lOnEeT stood Tor
a paTiah, but for q guardian angel
When matTimCnE was The only re
spectacle occupation OF woman, and
the only means whereby she could have
any individual life. II was true that
practically every woman who mad any
sort Of decent chance TO marry jump
eG at it. and grabbed the man before ne
could change his mind Inen Tor d
woman 70 be single Indicated mat sle
was less charming and less desirable
than her sisters, and 50 the term 'oio
maid" carried with IL a SUR
Nobody is Grass enough IN 1919 10
think that because j woman Is single
SIatEcrs of proposals Women feel -reC
20 follow their own bent in the matter
now Many women do not marry De
cause they are born Celibates, just IS
some men are porn oacI1eIoIs- (llle-s
Go not marry because they prefer 70
follow their careers and know that the
woman travels the fastest who travels
alone SJil others VINO would have
liked 10 marry had the right man come
along. declined to take the makeshift
that offered
But because they are single does not
mean that the old maids OF today are
mOping through q dull existence. on
the contrary. they are the brightest,
cheeriest, busiest women you find any
And The majority Of them do not re-
sent being called old maids either They
are proud Of the title
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PALE TURQUOISE
FOR TEA GOWNS
Satin Draped Empire Style Pro-
duces Lovely Effect for
This Year.

A lovely little tea gown which con-
tafns an idea for the woman with
similar garment to make over 4 %
male turquoise satin. draped in empire
stvie- and yelled with gray crepe de
chine hemmed with fingers width
OF gray squirrel fur The yelling is
held in place over the undeTbOdy by
heur-de-Iis of seed pearls at the waist
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HAPPY MARRIAGE
REQUIRES RESPECT
Love Alone Not Enough to
Insure Lies Hap
pineSS.
By FRANCES CARROLL.

M continuously Hea p to give s1 them my my
idea of the first requisite OF a
happy marriage.
think I cannot answer the question
better than by saying an observance of
the eternal fitness Of things
Love IS term applied 70 so many
ana 50 varying passions in this genera
Ilon that II is distorted out Of all sem
Diance OF its holy meaning
II Is a MI oh desecrated word. stretched
70 mean Anything or nothing.
q thz love marriage Is the only
perfect marriage: the love that is based
upon respec CT and honor. and IS not a
hickeTiug. physical attraction which
very soOE burns itself out
Respect
Necessary.
No marriage IS fit without basis
Of enduring respect.
have read many statements to the
contrary, but I have never believed
them
I have seen stories published Of wo-
mems fszt5-fulness, and he endurance
OF her love through cruelty; through ne
Elect. through every insult to which q
man might possibly subject her.
Her FAITHF-LNES S may endure
through these things, but 1 d. not be
ieve her LOVE ever does.
We are creatures Of habit A woman
learns TO depend upon her husband fOl
care ana protection She learns to lOOh
10 him for support. she beer mes aCCUS-
toned 10 his presence in the home and
10 considering hin IN the regulation o.
her life
When these customs have taken deeI
root in her life 4 would Re a wrench &c
her 70 tear them out IN TACT the wrench
seems 70 her so great tbat she gees OF
with q life which may have become vel
nigh intolerable to her because she has
rot the courage 70 take the plunge from
the conditions she knows about. and Is
accustomed to, into ones which are to-
tally unfamiliar
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QUERIES ANSWERED
FOR TIMES READERS
Names of Actors.

P I. R-G Robert billiard is the
leading man n "a Fool There Was
% Cold cream IS good Tor chapped skin
or roUghness Of any kind 7 would sug-
gest a skin food for massage IN pref
erence to a cold cream. Be sure that
YOU use a reliable make OF either. 60
Send stamped envelope for reply 10 your
other question.
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HOW TO BREAK A BOTTLE.

Soak a pisa OF string IN turpentine
and tie it around the glass just where
YOU wish the break to csme. Then ill
the glass OF bottle up 10 the point with
cold wafer and set fire 10 the string
The glass viii snap all along the heated
line
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SHOPPERS REMOVED
WITH OLIVE OIL

Great difficulty is often experienced
when trying 70 remove glass shoppers,
but this method viii help to loosen
7hrn. Pour little olive oil around the
stopper with a wooden instrument
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KEEP SAUCEPANS CLEAN.

When enamel saucepans turn brown.
put half lemon with some water and
boil for few minutes in the usual
way You viii find this a great im-
proyement to soda. SO commonly used-
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For Itching Scalp.

c. XXI would not advise the use OF
the preparation you suggest for an Itch
Ing scalp Shampoo the hair and when
thoroughly dry apply this tonic Bay
rum. 10 ounces TesOTCins - grains
cantharides, 3 drains Then massage
the scalp for ten minutes each night,
use the tonic
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Parpose-of Peasant GoqUn Forgotten

peasant gown which have heard 50 much has
rnleIs hnaent We
tridesCence Itself
of evening OF