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fire md began 10 play tho wheel and
stone game. Aud time after time, as
the wheel rolled on tho stone. Untsniyi
would cry out:
You see. l have won" And then
The bullfroS would pay tho wager
After long time, the bullfrog had
nothing more To bet. and then Brass
cried out:
This time. tho winner will scratch
some deep marks in tho head Of tho
loser" And the bullfrog nodded and
sent the wheel rolling
You have lost" cried Untsaiyi and
he came TO where the bullfroE sat aud
ran his finger nails deep across the
head or the bullfrog. And TO this day
YOU will sec the yellow stripes across
his head as Il sign that the bullfrog
Is only boastcr.
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Some Reel pes for Potato Salad

Potatoes in salad arc always the
better for tho addition OF some crisp
vegetable Minced or shredded sweet
green peppers or shredded lettuce or
cut-up celery are tho best The salad
is further improved ii it is served ON
crisp lettuce leaves or else with a gar
"ish OF white celery tops or green
parsley.
New potatoes are considered far SUI
per;or 70 ola ones for salad by many.
But old potatoes mako delicious salad.
II they are carefully cooked SO that
they DO not boil to pieces and become
TOO mealy. Here Is ono recipe for po-
tato salad, made with old potatoes: Pare
the potatoes and boil them in slightly
sailed water until they arc tender. hut
DO not boil them rapidly, ana remove
them from the fire before thcv begin
10 break and flake ON tho surface. cool
them and thon cut them TN even dice
MIX thcr. with q third thcii own guam
uty OF timely minced cclHry and moistcu
them with French dressing, made from
Two parts OF oil TO ono Of good Vine
gar and seasoned with CAYENNE, salt
and little celery salt, Then put the
salad in big spoonfuls on lettuce leaves
ana top each spoonful with "a table.
spoonful of mayonuaisc dressings
For ncw-notato salad boil the DO
iatoes IN their skins in Slightly sailed
water. Then peel them ana cut them
IN very thiu slices. Measure out two
cupiuls and mix them carefully with
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two hard boiled eggs. sliced ana each
slice cut in quarters. Il little onion
juice four slices of crisp bacon minced
lno aud Ftcuch dressing ARRANGE IN
dish and cover with mayonnaiso
dressing and rarnsh with capcrs ana
Sliced pimcntos
Here is al Inexpensive potato salad:
Bon ten small old or new potatoes and
slice them when they are cool. Put
them III a dish ana sprinkle over them
half II tcaspoonful OF chopped parsley.
MIN half q t"aspoonfui OF grauulated
Surar' a quarter Of It teaspOonful of
dry mustard a quarter of a teaspoon
lul OF salt. a shake OF pepper. a tn-
blcspoonful Of cider or wine vinegar.
three tablcspoonfuls Of olive oil and n
tcaspoonfui of tarragon vinegar. and
pour II over tho potatoes.
This ~ il potato salad made before
tho potatoes nave cooled: cut the no
tatoos in dice and cook them in saltod
water untl they are tender Add to
the water q few slices of onion. When
the potatoes arc tender remove them
from the water. but do not add the
cooked onion To them. 1t is added Ia
the water simply to flavor the pota-
toes iiavc ready some French dress
Ing amt pour Il over the potatocs Will.
they are stili hot This addition OF the
dressing 10 the hot potatoes results I'm
ID creamy salad. Cool it. and then add
shredded lettuce leaves and mayon-
raise dressing
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tissue Cor GilD papor Tho paper
should he 50 twisted Oh them that the
fringe extends. pom pom fashion.
from each end, ana then these are 10 be
tied on pendant lengths on gilt or
red string. each peanut being tied
around the middle (Which helps TO
keep their Kay covering, ny well as
hold them IN proper place. until from
-FOUR 10 six are on the stands These.
attached at various lengths t. the
tree give it II splendid gala appear
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-13

To clean maps and documents. dip a
sort cloth in powdered pumicc and rub
lightly. This Is preferable to usna; a
piece or rubber. as powdered pumice
does not rub up the surface
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THE BEST WAY

To clean parchment. rub lightly with
spongc dipped IN benz!ne. Heavy
rubbing viii tend 10 weaken tho fibre
Of the parchment and thereby lessen
its lifo ana value
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UPST REAM

Never mind the rocky bed
Or the rapids round you spread;
Grip your oars and pull nhcnd.
Never mind the rushing tide
Nor the whiriinE pools thnt hide
Meath the stream on every side.
Heed yc not tho currents strong
Setting toward the ports Of wrong
Grip your onrs and pull Along.
LIT your sweep he hrnnd md true
on the course that sets Into
I'nrbors fair that wait for you.
lIcadvinds blow ana fnl-o Iichts
CLEAN.
Hard Il rowing Sainst the strcnm;
Hut the prizes are supreme!
Where hcadUAtrrS bubble free,
Iherc the fountain sources lie
OF tho powers of tho scu.
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Now. rs everybody knows tho boys
ana girls Just passed believing In san
Ia Claus are most anxious to assist in
this plcasane occupation. and there are
50 many things they can make that it
would not be fair To them not to let
them. Peanut kisses IN Chains Of four
10 SIX make decoration OF unusunl
DrettincsS, These arc made ~ wrap
ping peanuts in red. gold. silver vol
low. light blue sud pale green friuged
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tn prevent patent leather from
CRACKING. rub VA either sweet OIL or
vaseline y cheaper Kind than that
used Tor medicinal purposes may be
obtained OF either II YOU inform tho
druggist OF tho purpose for which yon
are purchasing
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10 clean sntin slippers. rub w-lth "a
piece Of white flannel dipped i'm spirits
OF wine, hut care should be most par
ucuiarly exercised TO rub only the way
OF the threads of tho satin. II th.
shoes arc tut slightly soiled. rub with
stale hrcNd or kMendeh ruhhcr
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Simpler are the golden canoes. by
folding piece of gilt paper-coVcrcu
cardboard and cutting box and stern
o.. curve tho shape Of Il canoe YOU
have fair pattern. which requires
only piece OF gold paper binding AZ
each end and the hcnding Of the card p
board out at the sides TO give IL the
shape of q canoe. y passenger is cas-
ny made from tho heads already men
toned, and some bits OF bright-colored
tissue OF crepe paper.
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a LETTER To EVER, wcM>x.

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MAKING ORNAMENTS
FOR CHRISTMAS TREES

Making ornaments for the Christ
mas tree IL pleasing occupation in
which man! families ar. ut present en-
gagged. Ballet dancers. dolls. chcrubs
etc. are being manufactured by adults
Who remember The delight such tree
ladoriinents gave them when they
were young, but the modern boy Sug-
costs baseball player and the mod
err Girl a dying machine instead of
TOO many winged chcrubs and paper
dolls.
Eright-colorod paper. tlnsel. gilt.
isinglass. gold and silver paint and glue
not TO mention pasteboard and the
pretty paper faces that come ready to
stick on--aro assembled on Il big TIA
bic and the Christmas tree decora-
tors get busy. With the aid Of paste
board or cork (taiten from old bottlcs)
supports for acroplanes arc easily
made. and very pretty when tho planes
are covered with gold OF silver paper
Tiny paper dolls, preferably represent
Ing children. gayiy dressed in fluffy
crcpc or tissue paper, mako passen-
gers for these.
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Gro BE CoNTINUED.J
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-10-04
Grand Prairie Hlgh School Notes.

The work in the Grand Prairie
High School continues t o
improve, in character and eff
cheney, with the passing days.
All departments in the high school
and in the grades are cooperating
successfully, and the general
management and discipline is
better than it has been for many
years. The attendance is steadi-
" increasing, and the enrolment
has long since reached the
hundred mark.
The literary society work has
been pursued with eagerness and
interest by the pupils and teach
ers. The work is under the di-
rect guidance and supervision of
the principal, Prof. R. G. Childs,
who is assisted in the work by
the teachers of the high school
department.
From the grade and class of
orations, recitations, essays and
debates which have appeared on
the programs of the society, from
time to time, it is safe to say
that, in every respect. the work
of this society is as good as that
of any high school literary society
in the state.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-10-04
PROGRESSIVE LEAGUE
MEETING POSTPONED
Election of Officers TO Be Held
On Oct. 13-The Public
Is Invited

The local Progressive League
did not hold a meeting on las'
Monday night, as was intended,
on account of a quorum not be-
ing present. The weather has
been in such an inclement state,
for the last week or ten days,
that it is difficult for the citizens
of Opelousas to attend to their
business, much less attend a
meeting, when it can be post
poned. Consequently President
Lorenzo Mornhinveg has decided
to hold the meeting on Monday
night, October ID.
The program, which was to be
followed at last Monday night $
meeting, will be the same at the
coming meeting. The election
Of officers will be held, and it is
stated that an entire change OF
officers will be made from the
president down, although many
friends of the present head OF
the League would like to see him
hold down the same job for the
ensuing year.
The League is in such a fnan-
cial fix, that it is impossible to
send out notices of the meeting,
Continued on page A
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-10-04
KNIGHTS TO CELEBRATE
COLUMBUS D A Y

Opelousas Council, Knights of
Columbus, will invite a number
Of its gentlemen friends to par
ticipate in a Smoker which is to
take place at the Home of the
Council here on Sunday night,
October 18th Columbus Day.
The details are being worked
out by the Committee and it IS
proposed to make this affair most
entertaining as well as novel.
The entire membership Of the
Council is expected to be pres
ent. and the Committee has in
vited two prominent members
of the Order to deliver addresses
on this occasion. Tie formal
invitations will be sent out next
week.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-10-04

been pursued, that surprising as
well as pleasing, results have
followed in a very short period
of time. The pupils enrolled as
members of the literary society
engage in the work with a spirit
and determination that is indeed
gratifying and promising. Sew
eral days previous to the conven-
ing of the society, the members
display unusual signs of interest
and enthusiasm in the approach
ing program. In the mornings,
before school, and at noon, the
boys and girls slated to appear
on the program, retire, Of their
own volition, to the high school
auditorium, and for hours sounds
testifying to their histronic pow
ers can be heard resounding over
the hall and building. A change
in the form of a huge wave of
eager earnestness for mental
culture and developement, seems
to have seized upon the entire
school.
The standard of work being
done In all departments of the
school, high school and grades.
is of the very highest character,
and is on an equal with that
done in the best high schools in
Louisiana. The future of this
school is indeed promising, and
bids fair to excel that of many
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-10-04
Henry Gurnette browns LIN
Bayou Waxia.

MIR. Henry Gurnette, a well
known character in the Bayou
Waxia section, was drowned on
last Tuesday.
It is said that Mr.. Gurnette.
whilst out riding on horse
back, came to a point near the
bayou, where the bank was very
steep. and wishing to go across,
spirited his horse into the water,
Whereupon the horse fell, with
his rider. Mr.. Gurnett was TAX
en- out of the water the same
evening. but there was no sign
of life left in him.
Mr.. Gurnett was we'll known
in Opelousas and his death came
as a shock to his many friends
here.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-10-04
Dick O'BrIen Once More Has
Charge of Star Hotel.

Mr.. Dick O'Brien, the proprie-
tor of the popular Gem Restau-
rant. has gone back to his first
love, without leaving his second.
During the week he bought out
the old Lacombe Hotel once more
and is giving it a thorough clean
ing up and remodelling some
portions of it, so as to be able to
accommodate his many patrons
with the best that can be afford
ed. He will also change the
name of the hotel from the Star
Hotel to something else; however
he has not decided what he will
baptize it.
The hotel will be run without q
restaurant, since MIR. O'Brien
has an up-to-date eating place ON
Landry street.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-10-04

high schools older and more rich
ly endowed, financially. than this
one.
On Friday afternoon Sept. 26,
the literary society convened in
regular session, in the high
school auditorium, and very
edifying and enjoyable program
was rendered.
The program was as follows:
I. The Evolution Of Farming,
by Luke Lafeur.
3. Recitation: Little Boy Blue,
by Edith Fontenot.
8. Debate: Resolved, That
Women Should Be Given the
Power of Suffrage. Affirmative:
Thelma Fontenot and Georgiana
Fontenot; Negative: AdoIph
Lafeur and Alcin Fontenot.
4. Essay: The Proper Method
CT Selecting Seed Corn, by Mel
win Fontenot.
5. Grafton: Robert e. Lee,
by Ferdinand Lafieur.
6. Value Of Agriculture in
the High School, by Alcide Vid-
rine.
The position of vice president
being vacant, an election was
called by the president. Several
were nominated for the position,
but after a count of the votes
Leonard Doucet was declared
elected. In the debate on
Woman Suffrage, the judges
rendered a unanimous decision
i'm favor Of the affirmative. The
program of the society having
been finished, Prof. Childs made
"a talk to the members on build
ing a school, spirit in the school
and community, after which the
society adjourned until its next
regular session, Friday Oct. 3.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-10-04
GILBERT |. DUPRE, JR.,
DIES OF TYPHOID
FEVER
Brilliant Young Lawyer Expires ;
in New Orleans After
Ling Illness.

G.. L. Dupre, Jr., 80 years Of
age, son Of Judge and Mrs. Gil
bert Z. Dupre, of this city, ex-
pired. after a long illness, from
typhoid at the home of his
father-in-la Mr.. R. S. Charles,
Id New Orleans early Monday
morning. He was brought to
this city on the Frisco, arriving
here about 2::3O Tuesday morn
ing. Interment was made in
the Protestant cemetery, cere-
monies being conducted by the
Masons and Elks in which orders
he was a prominent member.
Mr.. Dupre was born and
reared in this city, being a de-
scendant of the old Dupre, an
influential family. He received
his early education in the public
schools of this city, after which
he went to Rugby Academy,
New Orleans. He was gradu-
ated from this school, then he
attended Tulane University,
where he received his degree OF
A. B., after which he was a
student of the University OF
Virginia in the Law Department.
He completed his Law Course at
Tulane University. Mr.. Dupre
was the law partner of Con-
gressman Fl. Garland Dupre,
who was his cousin. He was at
one time attorney for the Or
leans Levee Board. He made a
brilliant record for a young man,
and promised to be among the
best lawyers of this state.
A member of several of the
popular clubs Of New Orleans
and of the Masons and Elks
Lodges, Mr.. Dupre was one of
the most popular and promising
young men of the New Orleans
Bar. With such bright future
before him, death was a fierce
blow to those who survive. and.
who will never forget such a
character.
There was quite a number OF
friends and relatives Of the de-
ceased, who met the corpse at
the Frisco depot, Tuesday morn
ing. whilst. despite the inclenn-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-10-04
Tax Collectors Office Openet
On 1st.

The Tax-Collector's Office open
ed up on last Wednesday, 0cto-
ber 1st. The books were handed
over to Sheriff Swords, sometime
ago, by the Assessor Darius Fon-
tenot, but the Sheriff waited an
til the first of the month to start
on his end of the job.
Movable property will become
delinquent after the 1st. of
November.
Don't forget to pay your poll
tax.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-10-04
Old Vets From Here Attend
Monroe Re-UniOn.

The old Confederate veterans
from the Opelousas Camp left on
Wednesday morning for Monroe,
where the reunion of the sur
viving soldiers, who fought in
the Civil War, under Confederate
flags, will hold their annual re-
union. A few from this parish
took advantage of the occasion
to mingle once more with their
old comrades and departed for
the north Louisiana city. MIR.
Walton Sandoz was the first
delegate from the local camp.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-10-04
CROPS ARE INJURED
ny Continual RAINS
surrounding Country Suffers
Very Much From Daily
DOwnp0uTs
1,ho rain which has been COM

The rain WHICH has UCSH CQilt-
mo down in torrents for the last
week ,1a or so has practically de-
moralized business in this sec
+;on of Louisiana, The portion
of the cotton crop which had not
been harvested, before the rainy
snell came upon the farmers of
ct Landry, has practically been
destroyed, whilst the rice crop
has been injured to a great ex-
tent. :,
# is said that in some of the
large rice fields of this parish
the rice which is in stacks had
ia be watched carefully lest the
water would carry the stacks
away.
The country roads have been
flooded for various times, during
the last week, and, it is said,
that in one or two OF the main
thoroughfares of the parish, one
would have almost had to swim
his horse to get across the water.
The roads west of Opeiousas, it
is said are subjected to floods,
and these have gotten their
share of the water this time, be-
ing covered for distances vary
ing Up to nearly one mile with
several inches of water.
The streets of this city, whilst
they were literally converted in
to bonds, are not as bad as could
be expected. The fact that it
has been raining, almost, inces-
sanity, for the last week, les
sens the traffic to a certain ex-
tent, and renders the mud soft
and mushy, But in a few days
from now they will practically
be impossible at places.
With the outlook of the crop
exceptionally bright, in the be-
ginning of the season, the farm
ers of St. Landry felt confident
that a large crop would be yield
ed but it is estimated that the
crop will probably fall short OF
the 1907 crop, which was the
smallest in a number of years.
Business in the towns of the
parish has been on the slack
since the rain started, and there
is little hope for it to increase
for a few days to come.
Nevertheless the people OF
this section of Louisiana are
blessed compared to those living
around Lake Charles and other
cities of Southwest Louisiana,
where water is coming into the
towns. In Lake Charles the
electric light plant was put out
of commission, on account OF
being flooded, the street car SER
vice was stopped, the city placed
in darkness and all but the
Southern Pacific, out OF the va
rious railroads coming into the
city, compelled to cease operat-
ing. The Calcasieu river is run
ming over it's banks, and for the
first time in it's history the City
of Lake Charles is almost all un-
der water. In Crowley, it is
said, the water is bad, but it is
expected that every thing Will
be in tip-top shape within the
next few days.
With rain predicted for a few
days more the surrounding coun-
try will be a veritable lake, but
the water would hardly come up
into the business and residential
districts. with the exception OF
the Northern end of the city.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-10-04

Ihe chafge lESeII reIuteS any
such application Of it.
The bank of which Mr..
Dubuisson is president has no
connection whatever with the
State banking interests which it
is charged would benefit by the
scheme talked of. The Opel
ousas National Bank, as its name
indicates, is incorporated under
the banking laws Of the United
States, and is absolutely outside
of any State supervision or di-
rection. No laws are applicable
to its government but those of
the United States. These re-
quire its bank reserve to consist
only of lawful money of the
United States. II a provision
were inserted in the State Con-
stitution, authorizing the issur-
ance Of State bonds bearing a
high rate of interest, and chasing
them as legal reserve, whether it
good provision or a bad one, as
could effect only sucin banks as
are Incorporated under the State
laws. Whether such a scheme
exists or such a plan has been
suggested, and whether it is a
good one or a bad one, we cannot
say, for we have not sufficient
information concerning the mat
ter, but we can say that we are
confident that neither Mr..
Dubuisson nor Mr.. Sandoz would
let the fact that they are bank
officers outweigh their large in
terests as taxpayers, their obli-
cations to the people of the Par
ish and State, and their honesty
of purpose.
The adherents of Mr.. Lewis
who have made this charge,
however innocent may have been
their purpose, should remember
that while their candidate has
for many years been the attor-
ney of at least three State banks,
the st. Landry State Bank. the
Washington State Bank and the
Eunice State Bank, on the other
hand Mr.. Sandoz has been con-
nected with banking interests
only for a short time, and Mr..
Dubuisson's interest, if any, is
an opposite one.
But the whole reference to a
supposed combination of finan-
ciers" is ridiculous and ill-ad-
vised. Who are better quail
fed to deliberate soberly on the
financial affairs of the State than
our honest and experienced bank
officers?
AS the New Orleans Plea
yune" aptly said in an editorial
on Sept. 18th:
There are no problems to
come before the convention of a
controversial or political charac-
ter, hence there is no excuse for
any bitter partisanship to de-
velop over the choice of candi-
dates. The ordinary run of pol
iticians are not well equipped to
discuss purely financial ques-
tions and the selection of men of
that stamp as delegates would
be very much out of place. A
fair sprinkling of fnanciers and
business men would seem to be
essential if the best results in
the way of evolving a plan for
refunding the State debt are to
be secured. "