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....CHARTER OF TH E
- REGATION OF HOLY GHO8T
Catholic Church of St. Landry
Parish, Louisiana.
of Louisiana,
h of St. Landry.
it known, that on this twenty
th day of the month of November
p, 1920, and of the Independence
b United States of America the
Igundred and Forty-fourth, before
.fliam J. Sandoz, a Notary Public
commissioned, quallified and
in and for the above parish
e, and in the presence of the
ses hereinafter named and un
ed, personally came and ap
His Lordship Jules B. Jean
Bishop of Lafayette, of the Ro
Catholic Church, a resident of
parish of Lafayette, State afore
; Very Reverend J. M. Langlois,
r general of the Roman Catholic
for the diocese of Lafayate, La.
resident of Iberia parish, State afore
the Reverend James A. Hyland,
tor of the congregation of Holy
t Roman Catholic Church of St.
dry parish, La., a resident of the
e parish and state, and Frank
kerY and Ernest Chachere, mem
rs of said congregation and resi
of the above parish and state.
severally declared that, a-ailing
,aselves of the provisions of the
s of th estate of Louisiana, relative
e organization of corporations for
rary, scientific, religious, charitable
"other purposes, they have coven
and agreed, and do by these
ents covenant and agree and bind
Iselves, as well as such persons
may hereafter become associated
th them, or succeed them, to form
d constitute a corporation and body
l tic in law, for the purposes and
pulations set forth in the following
les, which they do hereby adopt
?heir Charter, to-wit:
Article I.
~s corporation shall be known, de
ted and styled "The Congrega
of Holy Ghost Roman Catholic
ch" of the parish of St. Landry,
isna, for the use of the colored
and its domicile is hereby fixed
Ethe said parish of St. Landry, State
Louisiana, and said corporation
h~jave power and authority, in its
te name, to contract, sue and be
'a, hold, receive, purchase and con
iy as well as mortgage and hypothe
e lease and pledge, property, both
l and personal, and shall also have
wer to receive by donation and by
`' est, money and property of all
i~s as provided for by the laws of
`t state, and generally to enjoy all
privileges granted by said laws to
rations of this nature.
Article II.
§'The objects and purposes for which
Scorporation is formed are hereby
fred to be: The holding and ad
tering of property, real, persohal
0mixed ,for religious purposes, so
t.the same may be devoted to reli
a services for the benefit of those c
attend the Roman Catholic I
h belonging to this corporation. r
Article III. I
:aId corporation shall be managed,
nistered and controlled by a
of five directors, which said
board is hereby declared to be
osed of His Lordship Jules B.
n.rd, Bishop as afore
of Very Reverend J. M. Langlois,
general as aforesaid, of the Rev
James A. Hyland, pastor as
msaid, and Frank Pickery and Er
'` Chachere, members of said Con
ption. The officers of said cor
ion shall be a president, a vice
dent, and a secretary and treas
whose duties shall be such as
respective offices imply, and as
be prescribed by the by-laws of
recorporation. His Lordship Ju!es
mard, Bishop as aforesaid, his
or Or the diocesan adminis.ra
or such other person as may be ap
ed according to the rules of the
an Catholic Church, administrator
aJl diosease, for the time being,
'be ~x-officio president; the said
Rteverend J. M. Langlois, vicar
1 ral aforesaid, his successor, or
other persons may be appoiated
ing to the rules of the Roman
is Church, to perform the du
of Vicar General of the diocese
the time being, shall be vice-pres
;and the said Reverend James A.
d, or his lawful successor as
as he shall be recognized as pas
"-t aforesaid by the Bishop, or dio
administrator, shall be secre
and treasurer; the said Frank
.ery and Ernest Clhichere, the twd
en, members of said board, shall
and remain in office as such di
as aforesaid, for the term of
years from and after the first
day of January, 1921, and until
successors are chosen ;iind at the
Iration of the term of office of said
laymen, and on the first Monday
:anuary, biennially, thereafter, or
ever a vacancy shall exist in th'
held by said two laymen, a di
, or either of them, whvr,,
d by expiration of the term of
death, migration, disability or
-M7 manner whatsbever, the office
Offices of directors, as aforesaid,
be filled by the Bishop or admin
r of the diocese aforesaid. The i
ree members of said board, to
His Lordship, the Bishop, the
'General ,and the pastor of said
gation, shall be and remain
of this corporation and mem
.Of the board of directors thereof
ts they shall respectively re
. Bishop, Vicar General of the
diocese and the Pastor of said
tion, and whenever either or
':them shall cease to be Bishop,
SGeneral or Pastor as aforesaid t
hI&d in that case, their respective
ors as said ; shop, Vicar Gen
and Pastor, sh, I be and become e
?espective Bsr cessors as meni- o
t this corporation and as mem- I
Of the board of directors thereof 1
Yhave respect vely said offices of
t, Vice-pr ident and secretary 11
aurer, and in like manner, they o
have uninterrupted succession. tl
:aifd board of directors alone, as i
d, and their respective succes
o ffice, shall have power to
all business of this corpora- a
SWhatsoever nature, but no debt
Two Hundred Dollars shall Lc
ted by this corporation with
cons: t of the Bishop or Dlo
mlni-trator, and no real estate fi
to it shall be sold, mortgaged hi
ed of in any way, wihout the
consent of all the five di-s
' l. board of directors shallb
e rower to make and pass such
for the regulation of the af
this corporation, as they may
not inconsistent with the con
and laws of this state or of
_ ited States ,or the discipline A
ty of the Roman Catholic
church and alter, repeal or amend
same in' wa, 'e or in pact.
T 4rtlcie IV.
.y This corporal-on is formed without
capital stock, and is to exist and con
tinue for five hundred years. All ci
tations and other legal process shall
be served on the secretary of this cor
poration, and in the event of his ab
senee or :nability to act, from* any
cause wha'over, then upon the presi
dent thereof.
e Thus done iric- passed at my office,
'e at Opeloune i,:., on the day, month
c and year a rel. first-above written,
d in the pr ,ien:.. of Jas. Auzenne, J.
h Green and "r, -::on Stelly, competent
e witnesses, wh hereunto sign their
. names wri th said appearers, and
me Not'ar, aft.'e reading of the whole.
(Signed).
J, J, T'-',S B. JEANMARD,
If Bishop of th- ;..'man Catholic Church
for the Ditese of Lafayette, La.
(Signed):
c J. M. LANGLOIg.
L. Vicar General of the Roman Catholli
Church for the Diocese of Lai...
ette, Louisiana.
y (Signed):
JAMES A. HYLAND,
s C. S. S., Pastor.
FRANK PICKERY,
ERNEST CHACHERE.
Witnesses:
JAMES AUZENNE,
JAMES CREEN,
PRESTO STELLY,
(Signed):
SW 3J. SANDOZ,
Notary Publi, St. Landry Parish, La.
State of L.uis,.-na,
Parish o- -t -andry.
The fore it:. act of incorporation
of "The Co lgregation of Holy Ghost
Roman Cat lolic Church" of the par
ish of St. Landry, Louisiana, having
been submited to me for examination
as to its legall y I am of the opinion
that the ob;rc's and purposes of said
corporation, da specified in said act,
are legal, and that none of the provi
sions therein contained are contrary to
law.
R. LEE GARLAND,
District Attorney, 16th District, La.
Opeousas, -L , Nov. 27, 1920.
Filed Dec. 4, 1920.
A. J. T. LITTELL,
Deputy Clerk of Court.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of St. Landry.
I hereby certify the above to be a
true and correct copy of original Char
ter of "The Congregation of Holy
Ghost Roman Catholic Church" of the
parish of St. Landry, Louisiana, on file
and of record in my office in Book of
Charters No. 1 p. - et seq.
Witness my official signature and
seal of office at Opelousas, La., this,
the 4- day of Dec. A. D., 1920.
A. J. T. LITTELL,
Deputy Clerk District Coart, St. Lan
dry, Louisiana.
Palmetto, La., Nov. 5th 192. t
Budget for the Village of Palmetto, i
La., for the year 1921. c
On motion of B. M. Anderson seo
onded by. L. L. Gason. The folowing
budget for the year, 1921 was made, a
read and adopted.
Mayor salary ................$ .50
Three aldermen, at 25e ........ .75 b
Clerk .... .. ................ . 50
Treasurer . .50
Street commissioner ........... .25
Marshall .. .................. 240.00 .
Street fund . .............250.00
Emergency fund .......... 77.50
Attorney.. .. .............. 30.00
$600.00
Estimated taxes available..... $500.00
Estimated licences ........... 100.00
S. ISAACSON.
Mayor.
HENRY MEYER, Clerk. 0
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Mr. W. C. Dejean offered the follow
ing license ordinance, duly seconded.
to-wit:
License Ordinance.
An ordinance for the levying and col
lecting of larish licenses for the
year 1921:
Be it ordained by the police jury of
the parish of St. Landry, in regular
session convened:
Section One. 'That the license laws
of the state of Louisiana now in force
shall, insofar as applicable, be the li
cense laws of the parish of St. Lan
dry for the year 1921, except as hgre
inafter modified and changed.
Section Two. That the annual li
cense for peddlers and hawkers in one
and two-horse vehicles shall be $15.00
and $20.00, respectively.
Section Three. That this ordinance
shall take effect on and after January
1st, 1921.
Adopted December 6, 1920.
JOS. T. ST. CYR
President Pro.Ternm,
Attest:--J. J. HEALEY,
Clerk.
Mr. Eloi Guillory offered the follow
ing ordinance duly seconded, to-wit:
"Annual Tax Ordinance
Whereas, by resolution adopted on
October 4, 1920, this body framed a
budget of One Hundred Fifty-one
Thousand Eight Hundred Twenty-six
and 2-100 Dollars ($151,826.02), as an
estimate exhibiting the various items
of expenditure that the parish of St.
Landry would require for the year
1921; and
Whereas, said budget has been pub
lished in the St. Landry -Clarion, the
official newspaper of this parish, for
the full term of thirty (30) days as the
law directs; and
Whereas, an advalorem tax of five
mills on the dollar of the taxable prop
erty oi this parish will be required in
addition to the revenues to be derived
under the license ordinance adopted
to meet said budget; now,.therefre, p
Be it ordained by the police jury of p
the parish of St. Landry that a tax of
five (5) mill on the dollar, be and is o0
hereby levied on all taxable property
situated within this parish on whieh di
the state lavies a tax, to meet said =
budget of expenditures for the year
1921.
Adopted December 6, 1920. p>
JOS. T. ST. CYR,
President Pro Tem.
&ttest--J. J. HNALBY,
Clerk.
,d Mr. MoCaffery offered the following
tax ordinance, duly seconded ,to-wit:
An Ordinance
it Whereas, by an amendment of the
'- constitution of the state of Louisiana,
i" adopted at the election held on Nov.
11 ember 5th, 1918, it is made the duty of
r- this police police jury to levy an an
- nual tax of one- and one-half (1 1-2)
y mll' on the dollar on all the taxable
i- property situated within this parish for
the gppport and maintenance of the
,, public schools thereof, now, therefore,
b Be it ordained by the police jury of
i, the parish of St. Landry, in regular
F. session convened, that a tax of one and
,t one-half (1 1-2) mills on the dollar be,
r and is hereby, levied on all taxable
d property situated within this parish
. on which the state levies a tax, for
the support and maintenance of the
public schools of the parish of St.
Landry, for the year 1921; said tax to
be collected at the same time and in
the same manner as all other taxes
are collected.
4 Adopted Dec. 6, 1920.
JOS. T. ST. CYR,
President Pro Tem.
Attest-J. J. HEALEY,
Clerk.
Mr. Stelly, seconded by Mr. Clark,
ioffered the followfng ordinance:
AN ORDINANCE
(Ordinance No. 5 of 1920)
To amend and re-enact Section two (2)
of an ordinance of the City of Ope
lousas, La., adopted December 9,
1909, entitled "An Ordinance fix
ing the limits within the town of
Opelousas, in which horses, mules,
horned oattle, hogs, goats and
sheep are prohibited from running
ties for the violation hereof."
Section 1. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
City of Opelousas, La., that Section
two (2) of an ordinance of the City of
Opelousas, La., adopted December 9,
1909, entitled "An ordinnce fixing the
limits within the town of Opelousas,
in which horses, mules, horned cattle,
hogs, goats and sheep are prohibited
from running at large, and prescribing
penalties for 'the violation hereof," be
and the same is hereby amended and
at large, and prescribing penal
re-enacted so as to read as follows:
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc., That if such stock found running
at large, shall be taken up by this or
dinance, shall be taken up by any po
lice officer of the city the owner of the
same shal be fined in the sum of two
($2.00) dollars for the first offense un
der this ordinance, and for each sub
sequent, offense the sum of three
($3.00) dollars, to be paid into the
city treasury for each head of horses,
mules or horned cattle taken up by
such officers ; and one dollar for each
head of hogs, goats or sheep so taken
up by such oticers, with an aditional
charge of fifty cents per head per day
for taking care of such horses, mules
or horned cattle so taken up, and twen
ty-five cents per head per day for tak
ing care of or feeding such hogs,goats
or sheep so taken up.
Section 2. Be it further ordained,
etc., That for good and sufficient rea
sons this ordinance shall take effect
from and after its passage.
The above ordinance, after having
been read section by section and adopt
ed in a like manner, was adopted as a
whole by the following vote:
Yeas: Mouret, Dejean, Stelly and
Clark.
Nays: None.
Absent: Danel.
Adopted December 8, 1920.
E. L. LOEB, Mayor.
ATTEST-P-
J. J. PERRODIN, City Clerk.
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one month. Answers to the name
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FUX. decl8-tf
STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
Merchants and Farmers Bank of Mel
ville, La., will be held at the office of
said bank on the second Tuesday in
January, 1921, being the 11th day of
said month. Stockholders of record
should be present in person or repre
sented by proxy.
GORDON MORGAN, President.
JOS. W. HIAP, Cashier.
dec*1-4t
State of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Lucas County, . .
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of the firm of F. 1. C
Cheney & Co., doing business in the City a
of Toledo, County and State aforessid,
and that said firm will pay the sum of
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and every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of HALL'S CATARRH S
MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY.
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place, is positively prohibited. Violat
ors will be prosecuted.
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dec 4 4t
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LAZARO STANDS
FOR PROTECTION
REPRESENTATIVE TELLS OF BEN
EFIT TO ARISE FROM
ECONOMIC TARIFF
Dr. L. Iazaro, member of congress
r from this district, recently delivered
la notable address on the tariff as an
economic rather than a partisan meas
ure, while the emergency tariff bill
was up before the house of represen
tatives for discussion. His speech,
quoted from the Congressional Record,
follows in full:
Mr. Lazaro. Mr. Chairman, I shall
vote for this farmers' emergency tar
iff bill on the ground that it is better
to get half a loaf than none at all. I
would like to see the bill contain more
duty on certain articles, say, rice, for
instance. I would also like to see the
bill include some other articles, for
instance sugar, and others. But the
committee on ways and means tell us
that this is the only farmers' emer
gency tariff bill they can submit and
pass at this time. However, they
promise us that they will begin hear
ings soon, with the view of bringing
in a permanent and scientific tariff
bill for consideration in the near fu
ture.
I have always considered a tariff an
economic and not a partisan question,
and I have always voted accordingly.
For this reason I have always advo
cated a nonpartisan, nonsectional
scientific tariff commission, on the
ground that information and facts
must be gathered and conditions of
commerce and industry analyzed by
such a commission before a policy can.
be determined upon or tariff rates fix
ed by the congress.
The last war has demonstrated to
all the necessity of our country hav
ing its own vital industries 'at home
and of not depending on foreign coun
tries in time of emergency. The only
way to have our industries going at
home in time of emergency is to pro
tect and develop them in time of
peace. I am sure the southern mem
bers will remember the enormous loss
to the cotton farmers of the south
when the war broke out, because the
United States had no merchant mar
ine to carry our cotton to the mark
ets of the world. Also, our difficulty
in obtaining dyes and many other
things we needed at home. I have al
way' contended that protection should
be given our agricultural products in
proportion to the protection given the
manufactured products. The produc
a ers of the agricultural sections can
no longer survive under a policy that
id compels them to buy in a protected
market and sell in a free market.. In
other words, this nation can not pros
per as a whole and permanently half
protected and half free. There is a
general awakening throughout the
agriculutral sections of, the United
States on the importance of revising
our tariff laws, and keen interest is
being taken in. our treaty relations
with foreign countries affecting com
merce and trade. Our farmers can
no longer compete with those of for
eign countries, for instance in Asia,
where they wear very little clothing
and live on practically nothing, with
o out sinking to their level or go broke,.
d For years everything in the shape of
a manufactured goods has been petted
I and coddled and protected, and the
* real source of production and the real
life blood of America has received
very litle attention of any kind. This,
t of course, is due to the fact that la
Sbor is organized, capital is organized,
r industry is organized, and the farmers
are unorganized. Farmers, are leav
ing the farm to migrate to the cties
because they can no longer afford to
pay for the present high cost of la
bor, implements and fertilizers to
raise corn, cotton, rice, cane, peanuts
and other commodities at the prices
they are selling for. We must equalize
the cost of production in this country
with that of foreign countries, so far
as may be considered with the pub
lic welfare, such schedules- to be so
placed as to fairly distribute the bur
dens and benefits among all industries
without discriminating against any
section, class or product to the end
that there may be maintained Amer
ican standards of living in every line i
of effort.
It should be plain to any thinking
man that free trade can never be a
successfhlly approached until all the r
people of the world shall have devel. a
oped to an .equal degree. Not until I
their. education, methods of living,
morals ,and ideals become the same I
could we begin to think of free trade 9
and when that is reached there wi 'I
always remain the great natural differ- i
ence of soil and climate, and thE near- u
ness to the great markets of the f
world. Let me call the attention of P
my southern. friends who are interest- a
ed in the coton industry and whose C
constituents are sacrificing their' cot- F
ton seed for almost nothing to the a
fact that we have imported, during h
the last fiscal year, 539,326,000 pounds A
of oil from foreign lands, as follows: ti
Pounds F
Coconut oil .... .......... 269,226,000 n
Cottonseed oil . ......... 24,164,000
Palm oil ................ 50,162,000
Soy-bean oil.. .......... 195,326,000 P
Total ................588,826,000 fr
to which we must add 33,906,000 gal- aL
Ions of Chinese nuts, peanuts, and so fr
forth, in the crude state. This
should appeal to the peanut growers' d4
representatives also. ra
We impported, mostly, from EIypt,
690,00 bales of cotton valued at $169,
918,000 during the last fiscal year.
This was principally - long staple,
which cozmpetbs with our long-staple
varieties, produced by very high
priced labor, as against the cheap la
I- bor of Egypt and 'India.
Then, too, let us consider for a
moment the rice industry. Our peo
ple were appealed to produce more.
They have bought land and imple
meats at high prices; they have bored
wells for irrigation; and they have
paid labor high to make the largest
1 crop they ever produced, and to-day
not only that rice is selling away be
low the cost of production but there
are practically no markets. And yet
rice is being imported from Asiatic
countries where they produce it for
practically nothing.
As a foundation to any stability of
values in the live-stock industry, we
must have protection against cattle
raising in South America and the mut
ton raisers of Australia and New Zea
land. Due to cheap land, cheap labor
tropical climate, luxuriant grass, and
the fact that they have a larger per-I
centage of calves and no winter sea
son in South America, meat can be
produced in those countries for much
less per pound then i ed etnutihU
less per pound than in the United
States. All of the big American pack
ers have plants in South America,
some of them larger than anything
they have in the United States. As
matters now stand, they can put us
out of business with cheap foreign
meat, or put the price up on the con
sumer, as they choose.
While we wish to assist other coun
tries all' we can our first duty is to
America. In conclusion, I want to
say to the representatives from the
large eastern and northern cities, who
always take the view that measures
fbr the relief of the farmers mean
higher prices to the consumers, thab
if something is not done immediately
for the relief of the farmers to. enable
them to meet their obligations and
plant a crop next year there will be
th eshortest food crop in the history
of the country in 1921. This will not
only cause non-employment, hunger,
and suffering, but higher prices to
their consumers. Let me also call
their attention to the tact that when
the purchasing power of the farmers
is destroyed their manufactures will
be paralyzed. They shuold also un
derstand that it is not the price of
our raw agricultuial products that
cause the high cost of lving. The
high cost of living during normal
times is mainly due to a faulty ss
tem of distribution and marketing
which lets in too many middlemen,
who profit at the expense of both the
producers and the consumers. (Ap
plause.)
e SAYS HE'LL MOVE
H iIS FACTORY HERE
1g T. A. WALLIOR, NATIVE OPELOU
SEAN, DESIRES TO LOCATE
WORKS IN THIS .CITY
s Toledano A. Wallior, native Opelou
a, sean but for the past several years
i' operating the Wallior Chemical Works
h- New Orleans, spent the holidays in
.e Opelousas and during his stag ap
ef proached" the chamber of commerae
d as to inducements for moving his fac
e tory from the Crescent City and lo
1 cating it in Opelousas in the near fu
d ture. The matter will be taken up
officially at an early date.
Mr Wallior's plant is located on St.
Peter street, New Orleans and while
.s an infant concern is growing rapifdly
and its acquisition by Opelousas
would mean an industry here which
s would add to the pay~oll of the city
and afford employment to a number
of people.
3 HARRY GARLAND HOME ON
NINETY.DAY FURLOUGH
Opelousas' real "soldier of fortune"
Harry Garland, came home from Camp
Dix, New Jersey, to spend a ninety j
day furlough with relatives , and
friends. Ile is looking as fit as a
soldier can and his .general appear
ance indicates that a soldier's life
especially one of Uncle Sam's boys- l
is not so bad after all.
Harry's experience during the war,
on the battlefields of France as well
as in army camps, reads like a ro- t
mance. Many months before America v
accepted the gage of battle thrown at a
her feet by the Imperial William, I1
"Emperor and King," Harry Garland t
scented the battle from afar and de- C
cided, like thousands of young Amer- c
Icans, to enlist with the French army, a
He was down in Texas and with his p
usual ingenuity he managed, through f&
financial difficulties, to reach a sea- b
port on the Atlantic and embarked on ca
a vessel bound for Europe. In the
course of time he reached '"Le Belle
France" and enlisted in the ambul- a'
ance corps. In this perilous position d
he gained much knowledge of modern ei
warfare; saw sights that would have a
turned an ordinary man's head white; 01
went through perilous moments, but
never lost his head or 'eceived a "
scratch. a
When the Ameriqan armie began to 01
pouri; ike a flood-tide, on the shores st
of .tace Harry secured a release p1
from his French companions in arms A
and joined his khakl-clad brothers qI
from hi4e. It was action he was af- th
ter ,an* action he received. As a
dbughbo--a private in the front tb
ranks-hle amelled the smoke of 'bat- M
tle nad participated in the mighty oon- Cl
e. fli f . or ie the battle fought
In awhich.eb..Iarticipated soand-like
romance, but each vvid :story bears
the earmarks of truth, and sometimes
the jteral tells us, truth is stranger
than fiction. Gassed and wounded h.
Wias reported "missing in action," and
for many weary days loved ones here
at home awaited word of his where
abouts. But Harry, had not given up
the ghost--oined the silent throng of
immortal spirits that departed from
the fighting ranks to mingle with the
angelic hosts of heaven-but remain
ed a fighting unit of America's fight.
ing boys that dealt the finishing
touches to William Hohenzollern, "Emr
peror and King."
Harry was lying, gassed and wound
ed slightly, in an isolated hospital and
when discharged as well resumed his
place in the ranks-having fought a
good fight he remained to fight anoth
er day.
In due course he returned to his
native shores and received his hon
orpable discharge and came home to
recuperate after his strenuous exis
tence in army life. It was not long
after his home-coming before the
spirit of unrest seized him and a well
defined desire to return again to sol
dier life overcame all intentions to
pursue the -peaceful calling of civil
life. The longer he remained at home
the stronger the desire to re-enlist,
and when the feeling became para
mount he bundled up his soldier uni
form, signed up again and joined the
"Haas Garage and Machine Shop
Adds to Equipment"
The public is cordially invited to see our
new Machine Shop. This Shop is fully
equipped and ready to do all kinds of re
pair work. Mr. Lanson B. Joyner is in"
charge of same and will be ready to assist
you in your troubles. You will receive
prompt and courteous treatment. Give.
uis a .trial.
LAYSON B. JOYNER,
Manager.
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American VBluejackets have Oppor
tunity to Purchase .Christmas
Presents in Jerusalem
beautiful colored illustration of the
pamphlets describing the wonders of
Jerusalem lead the tourist to believe
that he or she is about to enter a
veritable paradlise with wide streets
and majest1c edifices adorning the
landscape. This belief is soon shat
tered for on the streets of the Holy
City will be found numerous beggars,
crippled and maimed ,all soliciting
alms. They have come to the birth
place of our Lord with the und J z
faith that some day they will be cure I
by a miracle at one of the many sa
cred, shrines.
In the majority of case bluejackets
ashore from American warships at an
chor off Jaffa travel to Jerusalem ov
er the native railroad, but there are
a number of men who prefer the Jog
of the horse to the continual rattle of
th ecoactes and take the carriage
road fromroad from Jaffa to Jerusalem
a distance of 41 miles. Every step
of the way one will find religious
shrines and statues that draw pious
pilgrims from all parts of the world.
Along the road one passes many
quaintly costumed farmers, taking
their products to the market for the
The many Deautiful churches in
the city city attract the visiton; on the
Mount of Olivers is the iRussian
Church, tower and hosjice, and
colors--sa ibtanr ma. of th 'ý _`V
The Yuletide season of 1920 stirrea
in his heprt a desire to. see bhome and,.
loved ones, and the securing of a'
ninety-day furlough was easy. Earry
is home for this short stay, and as
he steps down the street with his unl-
form and French decoration he looks
every inch a man-the true type of
stalwart young American that he
really is--clear of eye, clean of limb
and a perfect' specimen of what the
Gteat Creator intended all his sons
to be. Opelousas welcomes you, HaEr
ry Garland, and only wishes it had
dozens of such stalwart young sons.
Well have you performed you duty
and may its reward be a conscientious.
feeling that you have done your -.,
dividual best.
A FRIEND.
Methodist Christmas, Entertainmnent
A splendi4 Christmas program was
rendered at the local Methodist
church. There were songs, recitations
and a Christmas story told by Mrs.
Riggs. Those who took part is
the program were, Rev.. Mr. Riggs,
Mrs. Riggs, Mr. Ballard, Edward Bal
lard, Alger 'Rose, Irene Hollier, Alice
McSpadden, Georgie Roberts, Augusta
Childs, Mary Kate Ballard, Helen
Eastham.
A Christmas collection for the Near
East was taken up. The returns
of this collection were about }25.
nearby the Chapel of the "oea i..;
the French Paternoster church; th
Carmelite nunnery and the Rusap .
church of St. Mary - Magaas.,: '
nea 'Gethsemane. From early tiates
doubts have Arisen as to whether
the tomb discovered, by Bishop Ms.a
carilus was the veritable sepulchre.
Ae early as 754, when the pilgrim
Wildebad' visited Jerusalem, he re
marked in describing the Holy plAces
thot "Calvary was formerly outside
the city, but thqt the Empress ar-.
ranged that place so. trat it should
be within the city of Jerusalem."
The photograph above shows two
sailors of the United Statese Navy
standing before the reputed sepulchre
of our Savious. ..When they.. have
secured photographs and notes re
garding this sacred plaioe, they will
get astride of the slow . moving
donkey and travel to some other
plact of interest.
The only industry in Jerusalem is
the manufacture of olvie-wood and
mother-of-pearl goods. Many of
these articles have found their way
t othe homes of the American sailors
and have proven very acceptable es
Christams gifts. Bodern Jerusalem
has changed litle since the days of
our Savoir. The hills over wihcis
the Lord walked and the places where
he worked miracles are preserved as
sacred ground for pious pilgrims who
yearly travtl from all corners of the
world to view the birthplace of our
Saviour.