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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1912-08-17
Council Proceedings.

N OUkAOAA
opelousas, La, Aug. 9th. 1912.
The Board Of Aldermen met
in regular session; present: E.
L. Loeb, Mayor, presiding; Al
dermen, Shaw, Blacksher, Daniel,
and BoWden.
There being a quorum presen-
the meeting was called to order.
Motion by Mr.. Daniel
That the reading of the min
utes Of the last regular meeting
be dispensed with. Motion duly
seconded and carried
Opelousas, La, Aug. l, 1912.
To the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen of the City of
0pelousas, Louisiana.
Gentlemen | beg to report
that I have collected during the
month of July, 1912, water and
light dues amounting to seven
h hundred and Y
FIVE and 29-100 dollars
(S795. 92), and turned over
said amount to the City Treas
urer on the LIST day of Aug. 1912.
l beg to report further, ball
ance on hand Aug, LIST, 1912, to
the credit of the various current
funds as follows:
Corp. Tax, 1911 S $50
License Funds N265
Market Funds 2O2l7
Fine Funds 1896
Incidental Expense Funds 1.3
Col. Southern Tax Funds 559.40
Side Walk Assessment.
Funds 1909 400.71
Power P q t, Account 76.40
Power P | t Account,
Special 4O2.O8
Power Plant Account,
Improvement 1882
Balance on hand Aug.
LIST, 1912 -S2199.3 80
Respectfully submitted,
j. B. a. STAGE, City Clerk.
On motion duly seconded and
carried, the report of j. B. A.
Stagg, City Clerk, was received
as read.
Opelousas, La, July, 81, 1912.
To the Hon. Mayor and Members of
the Board of Aldermen.
Gentlemen:
herewith tender you my report of
collections for the month ending July
81, 1912. as follows:
Corporation Taxl9n 50 50
Licenses for 1912 100
Fines S2
Stock Fines L. 2
Market dues %
~ 40
Respectfully submitted
C. L. HAYES. City Tax Collector.
On motion duly sec nded and
carried, the report { c. L.
Hayes, City Tax Collector was re-
ceived as read
Statement furnished to the Ol1 1T
Opelousas. La, byJ. j. Perrodin, CT
Treasurer, month ending Aug. ].
1912:
DR..
1919
July i + o balance on
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and the skin pale, gray Is a safe
choice, because it draws out any tint
OF pink lurking in the skin and deep
ems the color of the lips and the
lobes of the ears. 1t will be found
astonishing just how much this idea
OF dressing improves the general ap-
pearance. Gray combined with trim
mings of amethyst also suits this
type.
When the eyes are blue pastel
shade may be substituted for the am
ethyst II preferred, though the latter
is often equally becoming. The sim
pie evening flock of black net in a
small design. trimmed with velvet
pansies in all their natural colorings
will transform an insignificant little
sandy-haired woman into a very fair
one to look upon.
1t is, OF course, far easier mat.
ter to dress very thin woman sue.
cessfully than 1t is to attractvely
gown the stout woman. Still the thir
woman has her trials in matters sar.
torial. too. and this Is especially true
when she is quite short. The thir
girl, or woman, must study her in
dlvidual style and have her clothe.
made accordingly. in order to get tn,
best results
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terror motive in so doing.
Perhaps he is sincerely and gener-
ously appreciative OF your business
Kindness toward him and wishes to.
well. sort of celebrate the consumma-
ton of the project in mild little way.
or, perhaps. he figures on bringing
the personal element into your ac-
qualn;anceship with view to being
prepared for additional orders in the
future.
But whether he proffers his enter
tainment before or after the deal you
can tell. nine out Of ten times. why
he's doing it-from his manner and
his conversation. He's either too So
licitous and orders too much and too
expensive things, or he's making no
company" Of you at all.
He, perhaps, carefully avoids any
reference in the conversation to bust
ness, because he thinks 1t better taste
not TO talk shop" at the table or
because he's wise and by doing so
hopes TO disarm you. or. maybe,
he rattles on about business topics
naturally and freely and just as he
would with friend who could in
no way be figured as q prosperity q
| customer.
In any case. Horace, you've got
to dope out" the man from his own
actions. TO be on the safe side,
consider the business lunch a bad
proposition from any angle-if you
accept, you've got to reciprocate In
some way. You can't take and take
and take and not make some return
the men who give the lunches are
too wise for that
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MOTHER worries consider
ably during the first year
when her young daughter

MOTHER worries conHoer-
ably during the first year
when her young daughter
- has a dress allowance. But
the worry Is solely on the part OF the
parent; tho daughter Is completely
and delightfully."- satisfied. Never be-
fore has she had In her charge any
amount Of money. never more than
few dollars at q time.
In most instances her mother has
purchased all her clothes, paid her
bills and looked after all the little
details Of her life. Then she was
given small weekly sum for choco-
lates and the theater and such other
trivialities of the school girl. When
she receives her first real allowance
she feels that she Is really a grown
woman. that she has at last attained
independence.
Such mother naturally has had
all the direction of her daughters
course up to the time tho allowance
Is decided upon; then the father Is
really the head Of the household. Par
ents have discovered that there Is an
age when the young girl should have
her own way in certain things; that
tiicTo 40 tlInc WHen Snc SnOulQ De
given money and taught how to use
It.
So the sum Is named, and the young
lady Is told that such an amount
neither of her parents ever spent In
their young days, and awful threats
are limited at IL she should exceed it
by single dollar. The allowance
usually seems a great deal of money
to the unsophisticated girl, and she
promises everything and anything
that Is desired Of her.
When she gathers up the first
months allowance In her hand, she
laughs to hear the crisp banknotes
crackle. Then she usually rushes to
her own room and plans how she will
spend the money. The latter Is soon
accom- plished. II she is left to her
! own devices.
The bargain sales" thrive on the
first allowances Of the inexperienced
spender. but there is no doubling
that the allowance is a good thing
for the young girl. 1t usually takes
but a few months for her to become
wise in money matters; the money
Is placed in a bank, and It Is drawn
out as 1t Is absolutely needed. The
girl with her first allowance often
hopes to save money by buying things
for which she finds afterwards no
conceivable use. but this habit is one
that lasts only short while.
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Manufacture of Cut Glass

n My during the past few years
has the art OF cutting glass de-
" veloped in the United States.
and now 1t surpasses any manufac-
tured in the world. 1t has unequaled
sharpness of cutting and great brill
lance. There is only one kind Of
glass that can be cut successfully;
this is called lead flint glass. 1t Is
much softer. and has a beautiful res
onant. metallic ring.
The blanks. as they como from the
blowing machine. are given to the
cutter, who marks on the surface a
design with camers hair brush
using red lead paints. The glass Is
then cut to certain depth on these
lines with soft steel wheels driven
by power. Sand or carborundum
mixed with water. runs from hop
per in a steady stream on the cut
ting wheels. This first process is
called "roughng."
The articles are then given to an
other glass cutter, who goes all over
the rougher work with different kinds
Of fine sandstones and cuts in the
more delicate work. which cannot be
done on soft steel wheel. This
leaves the article with a dull gray
finish. Artificial stones. made from
alundum, are used for the finer work,
such as the silver diamond and the
small stars, because these stones are
much harder than those that come
from the quarries Of England and
Scotland.
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noon Mrs. J. met him al
" most at the very door itself.
Her hair was dishevelled. her eyes
were red and there were strange
smears of white-like dust or chalk
over her waist.
"Oh. Homer" she cried. we've had
the most terrible accident!"
Mr.. Justwed fairly jumped through
the doorway and banged the door to
behind him.
What Is IT." he asked quickly.
visions of all sorts of calamities, from
the bursting Of a pipe TO the asphyxia-
ton of the new Swedish maid. whirI-
ing through his startled brain like
the Aim of movie"
THAT perfectly beautiful--that-
you remember that--oh, It's too
dreadful for any-anything-" walled
Mrs j.
What, Blossom, what IS it-speali
quickly" commanded Homer dear,
anxious and exasperated.
You're mean, Homer Justwed-
you're just horrid. Haven't ! gone
through enough. without your blam
ing me for it---and speaking to me
in that rude manner" And Mrs. j
gave way to the tears that had been
threatening to overflow her pretty
eyes ever since Mr.. j. arrived.
Whereupon, Mr.. Justwed calmly
hung UP his hat, walked leisurely into
the living room, sat down and opened
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Mr.. Justwed Fixes It Alright,
ALRIGHT - and for Ten Cents

prevail upon her versatile, obiiging
husband
THAT is simply fine. Homer" she
said. II thought we'd have to send
1t TO an art store-and they wouldn't
charge penny less than three dol
lars to fix 1t? And here, why. you
mend 1t for ten cents! Wasn't 1t
lucky you bought that cement? I
never dreamed, Homer dear, that
those men on the street ever sold
anything worth having. l thought
they were all fakirs"
MIR. j. smiled quite indulgently.
THAT'S the way with you women"
he laughed. IF a thing doesn't come
from huge department store, all
tied up in blue paper and delivered
In an auto wagon, you women don't
think you're getting your moneys
worth. Men don't figure that way,
We judge a thing on its merits. Why,
Blossom, / saw the man take bro.
ken plate, stick some Of this cement
on 1t and then, before 1t even had
chance to dry. bang It down on the
edge of his little table. Actually.
iaS ChiPpCQ OIL several
pieces In that way--and still the ce.
inent held! Great stuff, I tell you
He told me that l could smoke my
pipe I'VE minutes after ia applied
the cement"
And Mr.. ]. proceeded to demon.
strate that fact. much to his satis-
iacuon. The pipe held without q
sign Of falling apart.
Il
1t may have been two o'clock ir
the morning. or three. or four; at al
events, It was around that hour wher
man sleeps the soundest The tim,
or night, you know. when, II 70,
suddenly awake, the noise of a nous,
skipping across the floor sounds Nk,
a troop of cavalry on the charge ant
a trickle Of water from partl,
turned-on faucet like tho roar o
Niagara. At such an hour there wa
a mighty booming. thunderous crasl
In the Justwed household.
Mr.. j. sat bolt upright In bod.
Mrs. j. called weakly and alright
eddy from her room.
"Sh h-h-sh!" cautioned Mr.. J. O.
he climbed softly out of bed an,
reached for his revolver. Cautiousl,
and silently he worked his way owe
to the electric switch and turned
on. Not sound from downstair
whence the noise had come. Thel
he reached the switch that mnnipu
lated the hall lights on the first floor
Still no sound. He peered over tn
bannister. Gradually he worked hi
way to the floor below.
Mrs. j.. frightened trembling Will
both hands to her ears, waited Il
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"SIMPLE freckle lotion can be
made by dissolving one dram OF
- ammonium chloride In four
ounces of distilled water. 1t is best
to apply this lotion to the freckles
with a soft cloth daily, and the best
time for the application is at night.
after the face has been we'll bathed
with hot water.
In order to keep the skin from
becoming loose and baggy, resulting
in wrinkles and crows feet" boil
three ounces of pearl barley in a
pint Of water until the gluten Is ex-
tracted. Strain this and add tine
ture of benzoin, twenty-five drops
being about the correct amount.
An especially good bleach for the
removal of brown spots on the hands
is made by dissolving ten grains of
corrosive sublimate In a half pint
each Of distilled water and rose water.
Apply this to the dark spots with a
small piece of absorbent cotton first
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Aleu- Helpful Moments
With the Get There" Club
The Business Lunch.

A OMETIMES, Horace, as you
w. we'll know, a lunch among men
~ is purely for social purposes
" and prompted by goodfellow-
ship--and sometimes it is for busi-
ness. You're selling something, or
somebody is trying to sell to you.
It's around lunch hour. What is more
natural than for you to ask that
somebody to talk the matter over at
the lunch table, or for him to ask
YOU? Decidedly, there's an intimate,
more friendly something about deal
made over the table than in an office.
Many prefer to do business this way
via tho entertainment route--and in
sist that their sales would fall off
materially If they did not.
But others-and their number is
Increasing each day-as stoutly
maintain that the day of the bust
ness lunch for anything but social
purposes is passing. The man with
4 proposition. they assert, who comes
with that proposition standing fairly
and squarely on it's own feet and
Upholstered up by Chicken a la King
and "a bottle Of wine" Is the boy who
walks home with the bacon these
Jays.
He deals on a strictly business
basis lie doesn't have to figure In
costs If entertainment" In fixing his
prices. He places himself under no
obligations to the prospective pur-
chaser by accepting return invi-
iation" from him; nor does the pur-
chaser feel that he is under obliga-
lions to the salesman because the
latter has paid the check. The bust
ness world is pretty evenly divided
on this subject--to entertain, or not
to entertain.
Somehow. Horace, you can tell
every time whether man Is enter
tanning you for business reasons OF
because he likes your company al
The lunch table. In general. if he
asks you to dine with him before
the contract is signed the chances
are he has an eye out for the main
chance. If he does sc afterwards
he may or he may not have an ul-
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HEAVY LUGGAGE.

n ATTAIN and straw bags and suit
cases are especially suitable for
~ women travellers in summer.
They have so little weight and the
cost Is so slight that every girl OF
woman who goes away for short sum-
mer trips where a small case is neces-
sary and where the luggage must be
carried by hand should invest in ons
of these sensible luggage carriers.
Tramping squares and squares with q
heavy bag or suit case is q trying
and nerve-racking. as well as I'M
comfortable experience, and the new
straw and rattan affairs take away
L larGe mart of thu WaiXht.
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woman to make a study OF her special
requirements in this line. The gar
ments that look we'll on one very Of
ten do not give a pleasing effect on
another.
A famous designer Of woman's
gowns was heard to remark that the
great secret Of dressing lay in know
ing Just what to wear and what to
leave off" 1t Is simple advice, and
could be followed with very little
trouble.
Picture hats. ultra-short skirts,
yirlish frocks and elbow sleeves are
not for the woman of uncertain age,
but only for young women. Dutch
collars, French necks and hard lines
should never be worn by girl with
scrawny throat. Hats to the ears
or hair to the eyebrows should never
be worn by any woman pat her first
iush of beauty.
This season gives sort of advan-
tage to the elderly woman. The mar
.ow two-toned striped woolens in a
light weight make up into excellent
suits for elderly women. For an
average figure a plain skirt. fitting
the hips smoothly. is a very good
model.
There can be a narrow panel down
the front, and by way of trimming,
the bottom may be hemmed with a
Told of the material cut on tho bias
When the fold reaches the panel II
runs up to point which may be
rom nine to twelve inches, depend
ing upon the weight Of tho wearer
The coat is made sufficiently long to
rover the hips and Is shaped q little
20 The figure. both front and back.
In most cases the sandy haired
woman is considered in tho class OF
haired blondes, but she is really
distinct type. This type does wei
TO confine toilettes to black and black
and white If the best there is in hail
and complexion is to be brought out
When the skin is quite pale, the black
should be relieved about the face
with creamy white or be made trans
parent
When the ewes are grayish greer
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VOGUE FOR COARSE NET.

n NE of the latest novelties among
the lovely laces and the dainty
" robes of Broderie Anglaise for
the slender pocketbook is the coarse
net. The summer wardrobe can have
nothing prettier than one Of the pref
ty slips of string colored fisherman's
net and lace. The coarse net may
be mounted over a color, but 1t is
really smartest when its foundation
Is of the same tone. and this serves
as relief for last summers washed
out gown. The trimming must be a
heavy Venetian or guipure Of flet
lace, and there may be a girdle of
black or cOlored ribbon
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back in angry tones, but that burned

back in angry tones, but that burned
ten-cent cement! The plaques busted
again and-say, you wait until I get
hold OF that man tomorrow! Here's
my pipe. too. again-came right
apart. Darnation on"
Come on up, Homer" called Mn.
]. sleepily, now that her fears were
allayed. we'll send It to tho art store
and I'll buy you a new pipe"
I'VE Will mott" grow1ed Mr.. J. tn
scrape every darn bit OF cement Cd
'em-and make that fakir eat III"
EDWARD RIDDLE PADGETT.
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I his evening paper.
"Goodnessl" he exclaimed with a
smilo that was three-fourths relief
and the remainder amusement. II
thought 1t was something terrible.
Gee, Blossom. don't scare me like
that again--it's too hot weather en-
tirely! Now II you'll sit down for a
woment and compose your
1.-The plaque--the plaque!" snapped
Mrs. Justwed. IF l must speak like
First Reader there It is--p-l-a-q-u-e
spells plaque. See the plaque. Is
Is q pretty plaque? No. 1t is not.
Why? Because 1t is broken. How
did 1t break? 1t fell off the wall
and"
Mr.. ]. threw himself back in his
chair and roared. And every time
he laughed Mrs. J. stamped her foot
and sobhed the harder. Suddenly MIR.
!. ceased and an expression OF utmost
solemnity suffused his countenance.
1t was rather shabby to make light of
her troubles in this fashion, and no
doubt, poor little woman, she had
watched and waited for his return
and sympathy, for she priced the
/ pldlue Hleul
"Humph" There were no tears In
her eyes now, nor even the trace OF
sob in her voice. Instead, she was
righteously indignant. "Humph!
daresay you're preparing now, Homer
Justwed, to storm and rave about
fixing it for me. After you've had
all the fun you want out Of 1t, yol
decide it's horse Of very differen
color. Go ahead and laugh-It
rather hear you do that than grow
about mending IT, Il"
MEND it? Why OF course III ment
It, Blossom"
Mrs. Justwed was speechless. Sh,
stared at Mr.. J. in dumb amazement
Homer dear smiled pleasantly. AL
most eagerly he got up and wen
over to the corner In which tn
plaque had fallen.
isn't it strange. Blossom" he re
marked quite as though the YER.
incest thing in the world was jus
about to happen to him, "how coinci
dences bob up every now and then
even in little things? Today l wa
walking along the street and noticed
crowd around a man who was dem
orstrating some new-fangled house
hold cement-guaranteed 1t to sticl
anything together. You rememb
my nice pipe that that confounde'
Minnie dropped the other montl
when she was cleaning my den
Well, the man assured me that mend
ing broken pipe stems was one Of tn
best things his cement did, SO
bought bottle, only ten cents. too.
Now then, my dear, I'll first fl
the pipe and then We'll have tina
plaque back on the wall in a jiffy.
tell you, even II a husband does laugl
at his wife once in a while, he's
mighty handy thing to have aroun
, the house. isn't he? Now tell Huld
, to get me some hot water and swee
up these broken bits Of plaster o
Paris and-well. by that time I'll hav
finished glancing over the paper"
OF course Mr.. j., in the mendins
!; managed to stick up his fingers, hi
Y clothes and the furniture with tn
r wonderful cement; and. sad to relate
3 he did growl and grumble bit abou
2 the job, for after all he was only
human married man. But, event
$ ually his pipe was mended and tn
; plaque ready to be hung again o.
$ the wall
1 TIL get some brown stain down
8 town tomorrow. Blossom" he ex
! planned as he proudly surveyed hi
A handiwork. and touch up the chip
t ped off parts so the white won't sho,
through at all"
And Mrs T. fairly hoamed her a n
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When the glass II smooth It Z
thoroughly washed with soap an<
lukewarm water and dried in box<
wood sawdust, this being tho second
process called smoothing" The
article is then painted inside with
warm paraffln. and rs ready to POLISH
This is done by dipping It into 1
mixture of hydrofiuorio acid and on
of vitriol contained in a lead po>
The glass Is again washed, and .
beautiful polish il revealed.
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SOUTH CAROLINA TEA.

~ HE growing Of tea In South Car
olina has passed the expert
~ mental stage, and 1t Is probable
mat the production will soon be In
creased to such an extent as to be-
come real factor in the tea market
over twelve thousand pounds of tet
or the highest quality have been pro
duced In the past year.
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DAINTY HANDKERCHrEFS.

N NE OF the fashionable shades of
kH the season Is lavender, and this
W color has even been extended to
the latest handkerchiefs. The new
lavender dainties have white Broderic
Anglaise corners and edges. and are
really the acme of prettiness. An
other late novelty in the handkerchief
line Is made of silk and tiny ban
danna SQUARES,
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mortal terror for the awful shot to
ring out. But 1t did not. Instead,
presently she heard frightful series
Of growls and expletives from below.
What Is it. oh. what is 1t, Homer"
she called.
Nothing at all. confound it," came
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the official account book.
parent will discover that Il x
extreme folly to expect any young efra
to explain where every penny has
gone. II takes away all tho grace
and pleasure Of the allowance. Some
mothers reserve a certain proportion
OF their daughters allowance to spend
themselves for the unseen, and too
often ignored, necessities OF tho lat
ters dress. In the case OF many
young girls this is. no doubt a wise
course, for no sensible woman can
either expect or desire an old head
on young shoulders, and all young
folk prefer the ornamental to the
useful
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A Yo,,1q Girls Allowance

1t is quite within tho rights Of tM
father or mother to expect the girl
just freed from the school room Ia
save portion Of her money given
her each month, but It Is great
mistake to expect these accounts ia
be too strictly rendered. All big billS
should be put down accurately. and
the girl taught to keep a strict &C.
count OF smaller sums, and then to