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Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-10
TIMELY SUGGESTIONS.

Small pieces of toilet soap, too small
to use, should be kept In a small jar,
and when a sufficient amount Is col
lected boil with water until dissolved.
Use this liquid soap for the shampoo,
and there never will be the possibility
Of having small particles left IN the
hair. This is In excellent soap for
the children to use, and they like 1t,
too, especially the boy with the grimy
hands.
Milk that is slightly scorched may
be redeemed by putting 1t into a clean
dilh and letting 1t stand In cold
water.
A good way to warm rolls or muf-
fms: Lay a cloth In a colander or a
sieve, and place the rolls In 1t over
the teakettle; the water a be boil
ing for the tea or coffee and the rolls
heating at the same time.
Every cellar should have a partition
or closet shut off from the rest, where
the potatoes, fruit and perishable
foods may be kept at a temperature
below fifty.
A most dainty dessert and one
which, If the materials are at hand,
may be prepared In a short time Is
the following: Peel and cut in halves
sufficient peaches for the number to
serve. Whip cream, sweeten and fla
vor and a few marshmallows cut into
quarters.
Another unusual peach dessert is
this: Place the halves of very ripe
peaches on slices of angel cake and
! pour over sweetened whipped cream
| Do not tax the brain after a hearty
: meal, as the blood Is all needed in the
digestion of the food; If both func-
tons are at work, one must suffer.
Grape fruit salad with a French
| dressing is an excellent digester at the
end Of a heavy meal, and makes an
appropriate dessert.
Asparagus Is said to be an excel.
lent remedy for rheumatism; 1t is at
least a pleasant one, and leaves no
such after effects as many of the rheu-
matism medicines do.
When cooking beans for Boston
baked beans, always soak them over
right, and a little soda added while
they are parboiling will soften the
skins.
Beans should be baked at least eight
hours in a moderate oven. Keep them
covered until the last hour. A little
mustard added to the molasses gives
q good favor to a pot Of beans. Many
like an onion baked with them for
flavor.
F-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-10
WEST END
J. KfLLJNBERGER- ProvrtetsA
descriptions Carefully F1lled At Nod
srrts PrtcNA
WHAT TO EAT.

He is of all men miserable who en-
1oyeth not his food.
Spanish Stew~-Buy beef ribs at the
price your butcher insists on asking:
put them, after a thorough ~wiping,
into a pot with cold water, a peeled
and sliced onion and a half car Of to-
matoes. a red pepper well mincea' and
five whole cloves. Simmer gently for
three hours. setting on the back part
of the range Thicker with Drowned
-four and serve. Three pounds OF beet
ribs is sufficient for a family Of six.
A little chopped ham left from din-
uev, added to a white sauce and used
on creamed potatoes, makes a very
appetizing dish.
Beans and Baeon-Soak . pint OF
beans over night and cook In fresh wa
tar until tender the next norninx
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-10
Horseradteh Biscuits,

Work six or eight ounces of butter
into eight Of -four, season with
salt and pepper, and add two to four
ounces OF grated Parmesan or other
hard cheese. Work this to a stin dough
with the ~well-whisked yolks Of one or
two eggs. using a little milk to mix
with. Roll out the dough twice. stamp
it into small circles: bake on a creased
tin in q moderate over until crisp, but
not Drowned, cool on a sieve. and
serve sandwiches together in pairs.
with a filling Of grated ~horseradish
in cream. This may be served as a
dinner savory or for afternoon tea.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-10

The place for dirt to gather on the
floor covered with linoleum is around
the edges. ch Sc to the Dashboard.
Often the wa er used In washing the
floor gets IN ,nder this edge and
causes the linoleum to curl or crack.
Ar excellent way to prevent this con-
dition of affairs Is after laying the
linoleum to tacx q piece OF quarter
round along where the Dashboard and
linoleum meet II takes but . little
time. and u Il tims well spent
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-10
Aprfcot-Appie PIE.

Line your pie plate as usual with
nice crust. put In a scant layer Of
halved apricots tcanned). then fill the
pie with sliced apple and finish Is
usual and bake. The mingled flavor
of the two fruits 10 very nice and ap-
petizing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-10
-M-e~<A.
MAKES AN ACCEPTABLE GIFT
Case for DoiIles Need Not Be Expen-
slve, but VIII Show the Work OF
Loving Hands.

One could not make a more accept
able gift to an engaged or married
girl friend than a doiley like the n
illustrated.
Purchase some crepe paper OF Gre
tonne OF a pretty pattern. and about
two and one-half yards of one and one
half inch wide ribbon to match. and
about two inches CROSS
Cover one side OF cardboard with
paste, lay the crepe paper over 1t, and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-10
Tomato SOUP.

One quart tomatoes Il used canned,
one-half pint cold water. pinch soda,
one tablespoon sugar, pinch Of salt.
four cloves. n tablespoon chopped
onion. one Of parsley. Cook all to-
eether 20 minutes. Heat one cup milk
and make a cream sauce Of n heap
ing tablespoon butter melted and one
Of flour. Stir into soup and cook 10
minutes more. Strain and serve at
hence.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-10
Currant Cake,

Three eggs, n cup sugar, one-half
cup butter. one-half cup of milk. two
cups Of -four, one cup of currants. one
half teaspoon of baking powder. n
Of vanilla. Sprinkle sugar over top of
cake before placing 1t In oven. and
sprinkle it with powdered sugar be-
fore cutting.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-10

Color1 In ParIa.

Subdued shades Of every kind seem
first favorites for morning and after
noon gowns. with just a lighter tint
discreetly introduced In the trim
minga Among the leading colors.
many of them are light. such as beige
and gray. antique red, and brick red;
next to these comes a darker series,
including claret. rust tint, mahogany.
navy blue.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-10
II Generally Cures.

Jones-What's good for the tooth
ache? Smith-WaIk about halfway to
the nearest dentist.
A Common Mistake.
Many q man has the idea that he IS
humorist merely because other people
think be r. funny.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-10
|IMyKNTfG1nEN


w HOSE who live on the noun
tain have a longer day than
those who live In the valley. Sometimes
all we need to brighten our day is to
rise a little higher.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-10
Mannlsh shirta

1 Soft materials are used for Inc
shirts which are fashioLed
with high, soft turnover collars n
cuffs and weltsd seams. The turn
over collars are quite high and but
- through q the front
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-10
BENZ. SPIVACK'S

New Paint and Wallpaper Store
O NEW BRUNSWICK AVE
Now ready for business With a big
stock Of Lucas Paints. Enameis anu
ipG, painting and glazing: Our prices
iii surprise you. Special In vail pa
80. s cents per double ran And up
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-10

(Photo, by Underwood 4 Underwood, N. ~
Beautiful embroidered evening stock
ings are now the rage In Paris. The
photograph shows Milady's stockings
embroidered with a snake. Green and
blue beads give the shimmering ef-
feet Of the twining reptile. while the
body Ia embroidered In olive silk
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-10

4 T is rather interesting to speculate now and then upon the othea
side OF life, even though we lay little stress upon the result Of
our speculation. And 20 many minds IT turning now to the
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-10
Scotiand's Islands.

Scotiand's Islands.
There are about 1S5 inhabited Brit
ish isles, Of which Scotland claims over
100.
off"
Horace fearnestiy)-Dearest. II I were
you ! couldn't live without melon
don Taller.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-12-10

children had been talking about buying a Christmas present OF
their mother. There was som trouble in deciding, because what JACK
liked did not please Evelyn. -.
They asked daddy's opinion, but he only laughed n said, I'll
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-08-24
4 GREAT SHOW Al. YEN alLlNlI'

Ii = f $ +
Referring to the vaudeville
performance to be given ae the
Vendome Theatre in conn acti0n
with the regular program alt
next week, the Alexandria
Town Talk says:
The Airdorne was packed to-
capacity last night with an audi
ence that manifested unusual in
terest and enthusiasm over the
vaudeville offering of manager
Salisbury. Geo. Holt, the boy
from the Southland was first on
the bill and made good from the
start. His monologue was i sue
cesslon Of laughs. The Newsboy
Quartette came In for the lion s.
share Of applause. They certain
ly are some singers, and the
little fellow who carries the ten.
or end of the four, IS there in
every way. His yodeling was d.
feature IN itself and received d
n1erited encore. They are TIM
doubtedly the best singers heard
in this city IN d long time.
See advertisement IN another
column.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-08-24
EACH PARISH SEPARATE
.Pareehial Ballot Distinct From
All State Ballots.

Baton Rouge, La, Aug. 19.
| Orleans and every other parish
I.of the state will have a parochial
ballot separate from the ballot
for the state supreme court, con-
gressional and railroad commits
Ision ballot.
This means that the state viii
have to print I, 700 different bal
lots for the primaries September
8.
Mr.. Hebert had intended print
ing all the candidates on one bal
lot, believing that to be the in
tent of primary law, as amended
by the last legislature, which
provided that the Secretary Of
state should print the ballots III
all races, state, congressional,
parochial, etc, except municipal.
The law, however, failedto repeal
that section of the old primary
law which required there be two
CtgGlI csICs sbcAl4OG D0lAESs O1lC LII k811 :
ochial and local Offices, and the
other for state.
Therefore, there must be sep
arate tickets.
Under Attorney General Pleas
ants Interpretation, the respec-
tive committees will have to fur
nish all paraphernalia other than
ballots, Just as they were re-
quired to do under the old law.
A marked inconsistency IN differ
ent sections of the primary law
has developed which may cause
a little trouble. In one section
it is provided that the Secretary
of State shall print one regular
ballot and one sample ballot for
each voter. In another ii is pro-
vided that a voter shall have the
right to use as many as two sam
pie ballots. If, then, each voter
desires to exercise his right,
there win be one half that will
be left out.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-08-24
The Public Schools.


All the public schools in st.
Landry viii open on Monday,
September, I'd.
The following teachers have
been assigned to the Opelousas
schools:
w. B. Prescott, principal; Paul
ID. Pavy, assistant; Misses Belle
Dupre, Leah Hareld, Gertrude
.sandoz, S. B. Crawford, Inez
Dezauche. Eleanor LittelI, Ma
thilde Estorge, Lolita Wilbert,
Elizabeth Balm, Josephine Ward,
Edith Mayer, Noemie Richard,
Leila Sandoz and Mrs. F War
telle.
We can not too strongly i'm
press upon our readers the inn
portanee of sending their child
rem promptly on the opening day
and of permitting no trivial ex-
cuse to interfere with their re-
gular attendance. The educa-
tion Of the children Of any com
munity Is a duty which bears up
on every citizen thereof, and par
ticularly is it the solemn duty Of
every parent and guardian TO see
that their children and wards
never to miss a day without the
grayest reasons. An educa-
ton is the best and richest legacy
that 4 parent can leave his child
rem. The state generously pro-
vides d school house at almost
every man S door. The man who
fails to send his children to
school under these circumstances
fails to perform one Of the plain.
est duties Of good citizenship.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-08-24
JOHN W. LEWIS ON
THE HUSTING
He Addresses a Meeiing Here
Tuesday Night ON the
Public Square.

The first public speaking OF
the campaign took place here
last Tuesday night on the Court
House square.
Electric lights over and around
the IL, eIscel-c..s' ta,s caeee s.gss.Y
the darksome shadows thrown
by the noble oaks which are the
pride of 0peleusas and reflected
back the smiles of the ladies who
filled all the seats. For the men
there was only standing room,
sure enough. But they stood to
the end nevertheless, interested
listeners ike the ladies TO a very
interesting exposition Of the POI
litical situation as it concerns the
contest for Congress in the Sey-
.enth District.
The meeting was called to or
der by Judge E. D. Estilette.
Wha presided with grace and
dignity an d introduced the
speakers IN his usual scholarly
manner He paid a glowing and
eloquent tribute to DIR. Lewis,
and earnestly and felicitously ex
horted his hearers TO give him
their united support.
Mr.. Morton II. Thompson fol
lowed in brief but consid
cred address, forcefuIly setting
forth the claims end qualities
tions Of Mr.. Lewis for the posi-
tion, and eloquently maintaining
that he was the best equipped man
for the position and consequently
could render to the people the
best and most efficient service.
Mr.. John W. Lewis was the
last 81 & fSiztde g. sale
presentation of his case, and d
forceful and eloquent appeal to
the voters of his native town FOR
their votes, He urged strong
reasons for the suffrage Of the
voters of the District, and withal
made telling speech.
At the conclusion Of hts speech
Mr.. Lewis was presented with
q beautiful bouquet by. Miss Nita
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-08-24

not surpassed by any Of the sur
viyors Of the lost cause. He
participated in nearly all of the
great battles fought by the Army
of Northern Virginia, was
wounded several times, taken
prisoner three times and on each
occasion, as soon as released
went back immediately into the
confederate army. He was born
near Port Barre, May 31st, 1889,
attended two sessions Of public
school, became a farmer by occu-
patton, and at the breaking out
of hostilities between the States
was engaged IN the public serv-
ice in the capacity ofmail ear
rier Enlisted in Company E,
Opelousas Guards, 9th Louisiana
Infantry, Army of Northern Vir-
glnia, under command Of Stone
wall Jackson, EWell, Early, and
Maj. Gen. Gordon, Brigadier
Gen. Harry Hayes, 1st Brigade;
Capt. j. G. Pratt, 1st Lieut.. DR..
John Taylor, % Lieut.. G. W.
Hudspeth, Sd Lieut.. Albert De-
jean. Reorganized April 25th,
1862, elected Albert Deiean Cap
itan, John Taylor Ist Lieut.. E.
S. Taylor I'd Lieut., Albert
Moore Sd Lieut.. E. S. Taylor be-
ing the third and last Captain of
the Company. He was present
and took part in the following
engagements: Bull Run a nd
Manassas, July I8 and q, 1861; !;
held in reserve May 23d, 1862;
Front Royal, May 9th, Win
chester, June 8; Cedar Keys,
June 8; Port Republic, June 27;;
Gaines Mills, hit by a minnie ball
knee; June 28 Cold Harbor.: July
/, Malvern Hill; Aug. 10, Cedar
Mountain; Sept. II, Sharpsburg,
Maryland; belt buckle broken by
fragment of shell; Dec. 13, Fred
erickburg, v; May 4. 1863, Fred
ericksburg; May "a. Winchester,
where the gallant Capt. Albert
Dejean was killed; July / and 2,
Gettysburg, Pa, wounded in the
breast; Sept. Is, Raccoon Ford;
Sept. 20, Broad Run; Nov. Z,
Rapphannock Bridge. taken pris-
oner with bulk of company; ex-
changed 1868: May 27, 1864,
Gaines Mills; July 9, Frederick
CITY, Md; Aug. 4, Singers Fer
ry; Aug. 25, shepherdtoWn.
wounded in leg By fragment of
shell, Maj. Gen. ]. B. Gordon
struck By same shell in temple, !
ten feet distant from the spot /
where he was wounded; General
Gordon had to be assisted off Of
his horse, otherwise he would
have fallen to the ground; Sept.
,, Charleston; Sept. Is, Martins
burg Sept. Is, Winchester, tax
IN prisoner and exchanged Nov.
10: remained in Petersburg siege
from Nov. 20 to March 25; ci1arg-
ed Federal Fort Hell, slightly
wounded and taken prisoner and
held at Point Lookout, Maryland.
until July 4tll, 1866, paroled and
furnished lis ansportation
home, arriving Aug s, 1866.
Since his discharge from the
Army he has industriously
occupied his time in different
ways. farming, carpentry, ma
,hinery, clerking. assessing the
in his district for Asses
sors E. 7. Lewis, Alfred Stagg
and VI. III. Prescott. For Some
time he was afflicted with mus
cular rheumatism and partial
blindness from cataract, but is
now able. to see and is enjoying
good health. Mr.. Fisette has a
large family of children and
grandchildren "a son, Mr.. Z. S.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-08-24
Our Streets.

Commissioner Halpiie1, with
a full force Of Worknen, has
been doing some excellent work
on our streets this week. He is
personally experimenting { II q
work and is giving 1t his best at
teation, taking particular care to
improve the drainage, which, ia
some localities, Is not is simple
a matter as most people might
take it to be. He Is proceeding
with caution in such localities,
and being q close observer may
sc depended upon I'd get things
exactly right next time If he
does not altogether succeed this
trip.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-08-24
E. L. LOEB,
H. D. LARCADE,
ARMAS DURIO.

This report was unanimously
accepted by the Board, and met
with the approval of those inter-
ested in the factory as expressed
by their representatives.
On June 10th, 1912, Mayor
halphen having been succeeded
by me, in that office, Mr.. Danel
requested me to call a special
meeting for the purpose Of ap-
pointing a committee to draw up
an ordinance to- amend Section
u Of the General Water a n d
Light ordinance, and for the
fuIther purpose Of acting on the
matter of extending the water
nam to the western corporate
limits, on Grolee street, for the
0pelousas Staye Company. This
eau was issued, meeting of Board
held, and Messrs. Danel and
blacksher were appointed on said
committee. Under directions Of
snls committee, City Attorney
Feyton r. Sandoz, drew the or
ainance changing the rates for
water service to suit the de-
mands of these factory people.
On June 29th, 1912, at a meet
Mg OF the Board of Aldermen,
the said committee presented
1ae ordinance. Mr.. Sandoz had
ieft this ordinance with me q few
aays before this meeting. had
earefaily gone over the same.
PIG discussed the whole matter
With some of our business
men, and with the
superintendent of the Water &c
4lght Plant. After a full and
ueaberate consideration of the
Wnole matter from the stand
gsnt OF the Water Plants con-
aaon, | became convinced that
" Sttempt to operate the same,
uaaer the proposed lowered rates
&oaid, IN a short time, result in.
US failure on the part of the city
contnue supplying water to
inhabitants and taxpayers,
M tae simple reason that the.
9oposed rates were lower than
u cost, to the city, for furnish
g water to said factory. That
vas correct in this conclusion
Wontinued on page 81
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-08-24
j Frank Vfdrlne

Ia the candidates column ap-
pears the announcement Of IsEr.
j. I. Vidrine as a candidate for
member of the School Board
from the First ward at the COM
ing primary Sept. 3d) Mr..
Vidrine has already served two
terms on this important body
and has proved 10 ba.a very use-
ful and efficient n1ernber; SO that,
aside from the fact that of the
various candidates foF that posi-
tion he is the. only resident OF
the important Plaisance neigh
.borhood he is clearly entitled To
q reelection.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-08-24
OPELOUsAs, LA, SATURDAY, AUGUsT a 1912
THE GREAT WORK IS
FINISHED.

The eight constitutional amend
ments prepared by the Tax Com.
mission and submitted to the
General Assembly in extra ses.
sion have all been formally
adopted by the latter body, with
q few minor changes. and will in
turn be submitted to the vote Of
the people at the election in No
vember.
These eight amendments con-
stitute and embody a plan for
assessment and tax reform which
their authors declare is in most
respects superior to any yet de-
Vised by the mind of man.
The consensus of opinion among
those who possess an intimate
knowledge of the subject seems
to be that the gentlemen who
so patiently, laboriously and in
diligently worked out this plan.
SO full Of promise to the people
of Louisiana, are entitled to The
everlasting gratitude Of all our
citizens, irrespective of politics
or factional alignments. The
commission was composed of Hall
men. Michel men and AsWeH
men Regulars and Good Gov
ernment men and close observ-
ers of their proceedings have de-
elared that in no instance did
politics ever cut any figure in
their deliberations, all Of them
being apparently solely intent
upon giving to the whole people
unselfsIly and IN full measure
their best thought, their most
patriotic effort.
There seems to be no doubt
but that their exhaustive work
will be almost unanimously rati-
fed by the people.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-08-24
4. P. FISEITE
4 BattIe-Searred Veteran With
A Glorious Record.

We are pleased to be able to
present in this issue of the CIa-
rion good likeness of the ven
cradle Rosemond Pierre Fisette,
a native son Of st. Landry parish
and one of the noblest veterans
of the civil war, still living and
enjoying excellent health at the
age Of IA years
Like his neighbor, Francois C.
Carriere, he has a military rec
ord for distinguished gallantry
equalled by few and probably
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-08-24
GREAT WORK STARTED
The Sewerage system Under
Construction is First Class
and Up-to Date.


Ground was broken the latter
part of last week by the con-
tractor on the construction work
of tba sa,uoraoa evstayo uhon
80 l a -. .. :
sAedsaelon was oesun d. Tie
place Waere the punncatlon plant
was located blythe Board of Com
nissioners This plant was To-
!. catod ~ Tho nrona,.tu af M
-
/ boagnl, between Inc camp HAM
Ellton road and the right-of-Way
| of the Frisco Railroad, near the
eastern bo,5ndarv of the citv
IT, 49, yrrla, ~ oa,,,,1etod III
e p.e'ils VIZ eoliit'ls.1u VII
pc the most pefIeel oI tne Klnd
ever erected in this part OF the
country, every precautlon having
been taken to avoid contamina
ton to the bayou IN which the
Uttered water will be discharged
after the sewage passes through
the publication plant. The plant
consists OF three large ln1hoH
tanks, q dosing tank and a dozen
filter beds, and when the water
passes out into the bayou it will
be clear as crystal and free from
bad odors.
The excavation for this plant
is progressing rapidly and nearly
eight thousand cubic yards Of
earth will have to be removed to-
make room for the works. The
place where the tanks will bel
placed will have to be excavated
to a depth of about twenty-five
feet, due to the fact that the
ground at that point is high, but
the tanks will be seventeen feet
deep. They will be built of
brick and cement, reinforced
with steel, and will be covered I
with iron covers, the construc-
ton being thoroughly scientific
and up to date throughout. As +
soon as the ground has been re-
moved actual construction Of the
plant will begin, and when com
pleted this part Of the work will
have cost about ST., 600.
The sewer pipes are being
placed along the streets as fast
as they arri4 and much Of thel
cement, sand and other materials
nave arrived. The large trench
Lng machine, which digs by