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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-02-25
REPORT ON BOND ISSUE
IS READY FOR COUNCIL
Committee VIII submit $4,000 Proposition to
Next Regular Meeting OF Board
of Aldermen.
of Aldermen.

eve have ascertained that the
total assessed valuation OF tax
able property within the corpo-
rate rate limits Of the city is 81, 495, ,66O
"a ! that it is our opinion that q
snaeial sn s. tax of three [ .003) mills
a ! said assessment will yield mi
forty l4O) years a sum sufficient
fo nav the principal of said issue
of S72, 10000 and interest there
an for the full term for which
the bonds are to run.
Tn making these estimates We
have based our calculations on q
term of forty years and an inter
est rate of FIVE per eentun1, the
MAXIMUM ma term and interest rate
allowed by law. but it IS more
than probable that it will require
a much less number of years to-
mature the bonds, or rather pay
the same. and it is possible that
| the rate of interest at which the
bonds could be sold would reduce
the interest to some extent,
AS it is permissible under the
| law to issue bonds for municipal
improvements to the full amount
| of ten per centum Of the assess
led value Of the property, 1t IS
evident that bonds to the amount
i of S145, 10000 could be issued by
the City of Opelousas, instead Of
a total amount of SIP, ,000.00, as
proposed obove, but we recon-
mend against the issue of any
more than said amount at this
time for the reason, principally,
that the bonds are considered
more desirable and therefore
more easily disposed Of where
the constitutional limit is mot
reached.
Moreover, under the law as it
exists today, it is entirely feas-
libIe to issue new bends as the
property value may increase, the
Eonly limitation being that the
total issue shall never exceed ten
tper centum of the total assessed
valuation Of the property located
lin the city.
To recapitulate this report we
might add these few words: We
recommend a bond issue of $40, :
loco for the construction of a sys-
tenn of sewerage, said issue to be
supported by a special tax of two
and one-half l-O021-2) mills on
1.-THE assessed valuation of the
property situated within the
limits of the sewerage district,
and to be voted ON solely by the
property taxpayers resident
within said district, said bonds
! to run for a aperied of forty years;
and we further recommend that
an additional bond issue of S72,
1000. 90 be authorized for the CON
struction of other municipal inn
provements as above set forth,
this issue 10 be supported by a
special tax of three (.003) mills
on the assessed valuation of the
entire city and to be voted on By
all resident taxpayers OF said
city, said bonds to run for the
same term This would mean
that those who own property
within the limits of the sewerage
district would pay FIVE and one
half {.OO5 1-2) mills on then
assessment, and those who reside
outside of the sewerage district
would only pay three (.003)
mills. .
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-02-25
BOYS CORN CLUB IS
FORMED in PARISH
REaf. Roy Tells Farmers and Youths How
TO Properly Cultivate Maize.
FARMERS PLANT TOO DEEP
seheuls Can Be Supported On what Is Now
Annually wasted" Claims Expert
In ScisalIflc Lecture.

81 believe I am safe III
making the assertion that
4 sufficient quantity Of corn
IS lost every year in st.
Landry Parish to support
the public schools of t h g
Parish. The only fault is
too deep cultivation. You
must not bury corn deep,
nor plow it so deep that the
roots are severed to get the
best results. If you must
stick to the old style, at
least use sufficient judgment
not to ruin the stalk, there
by lessening the output. =
Prof. Roy in his talk to the
farmers and youth of the
Parish at the organization
eff the Boys Corn Club last
Saturday.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-02-25
STATE Is ASKED TO
HELP FLOAT LILIES
Expert Says Fishing On Second Lake Can 30
Easily Saved
LOCAL CLUB WANTS LAUNCH
Representative Of the Fish and Game Com :
mission is Entertained at Second Lake by
OpeIousas Fishing Enthusiasts

The fisherman's paradise
that chain of lakes and bayous
stretching along the 0pelousas,
Gulf and Northeastern railroad
between this city and Melville
is to be saved from ruin by water
lilies if the strenuous efforts be-
ing made by the Opelousas Rod
and Gun Club to gain the assist
ance of the State in destroying
the lilies, are successful. a rega1-
lar hiatus has existed in the sport
of fishing in the past few weeks
on account of the tremendous
amount of water lilies that have
covered Second Lake and which
are spreading to contrlbutary
bodiesof water.
Fearing that a large portion ct
its splendid supply of fish would
die as the result Of the lilies, of
ficials Of the club communicated
with the State Came and Fish
Commission and last Tuesday MIR.
Tulain, the commissions S expert
/ in such matters, visited the resort
of the fishing club, accompanied
by officers and members OF the
club.
From what he was shown Mr..
Tulain expressed the belief that
the lilies could easily be 6oated
out into the Atchafalaya river
and thence to the Gulf. The
cost would be small. 1t is pro-
posed to have the commission
| furnish a gasoline launch and q
portion Of the labor required,
while the O Gee road and the
club will furnish part OF the
labor.
After loosening the lilies,
which cannot be done until there
lis d rise in the lakes and
bayous which will cause sufH-
Icient current to float them
lout. it is proposed to
float them through Big Jack
BAYOU to the SWayze Lake into
l the east prong Of Latanier Lake
Ito the Courtableau. The mouth
Eo fthat stream being blocked by
logs and sand it will be neces-
sary to float the lilies through
/ Fordoche Bayou to the Atchafa-
llaya from the Courtableau.
/ Persons familiar with the
bayous and lakes of the section
saw that the above plan is feasl-
ble and can be easily accomplish.
ed. Members of the club and
| representatives of the O. G q
In. E. will appear before the
! Fish and Game commission at lts
! next meeting and cover any
!, points that might have beer
overlooked by Mr.. Tulain IN llls
short stay at Second y 2 h g
!. While there he was the guest q
ell the club at a surnptuous dlrnel
+ fIseryed in Aunt Mary bes
! lstyle, and remarked that q clul
? with such cook must not b
stopped from its fishing. Super
r intendent Flanders of the O-aee
eEplaced a special train at the dls
: posal Of the party and ali tn
J lakes and bayous from Frs
Lake to Swayze were visited
: Following are the men who mao
s the trip: Sheriff Ne. L. Swords
it Messrs. Harry Flanders, superb
8 tendei4t of the O-Gee; S. Z. He
!, brard, Octave Durio, joe FIR
lberg, ]. A. Budd, F G, Jer
s nIngs, Percy Dunbar, r. Al. Sar
7 doz. Judge Banks Cason of Me
g vile, Thos. B. Wheeler, Jr
9 Raymond Breaux, young Levi
lSWords and two travelling nler
who were guests.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-02-25

l ~. i y X.
AT the next regular meeting of
the City Council action will be
taken relative to the proposed
bond issue of $112, 600 for public
improvements. For the past two
weeks the Progressive League
committee having the sewerage
system, electric system improve
ments and the matters Of adj
ditional educational facilities for
Opelousas il hand, has been hard
at work, and has prepared a re-
port, given below, which
thoroughly covers the several
questions and which viii be pre-
sented to the board Of aldermen.
Great interest is being mani
tested in the question Of sewer
age and that of light and power
improvements and arguments
pro and con are heard on the
streets almost every day.
Following is the report which
will be submitted by a sub-com-
mittee composed Of members of
the City Council and Progressive
League:
ITO the Joint Committees on
Sewerage and Public Improve
ments:
Gentlemen: We, your sub
committee appointed to make
formal report of a plan of action
| in the matter Of securing Sewer
age and other municipal improve
ments, the title to which shall be
vested in the public, beg leave to
submit the following:
We believe the proper course
is to have the Board of Alderman
Of this City passlan ordinance sub
hitting to the property taxpayers
the question as to whether or not
a Special Tax should be levied
for the purpose of paying the
principal and interest of bonds
to be issued for. the construction
| of a system of sewerage; to es-
tabIish a sewerage dist1Fct and to
elect a Board of Sewerage Com
nissioners, as provided by Act
l285 Of 1908; we approve the lines
adopted by the original Sewerage
| Committee as the district to be
Ecreated by the municipal corpo-
ration, Except that the lines,
should include $50 feet from all
said lines, and having ascertain
ed the value of the property To-
Gated within said lines soccording
to the assessment of the year
1910 is 81, 074, 450. 90 and that the
cost of installing a sewerage
system in said DistrictWill be ap-
proximately $40, 0O0.00, we are
Of the opinion that a tax of two
and one-half { .0M 1-2) mills on the
the assessed valuation of said
property for the term of forty
/ (40) years will yield "a sufficient
revenue to retire the bonds and
pay the interest thereon;
We further recommend that 9
similar ordinance be submitted
to the property-taxpapers OF the
entire municipality ito determine
whether or not a special tas
should be levied for the purpose
of paying the principal and in,
4 terest Of bonds to be issued fol
the construction of the following
public improvements in addition
to sewerage, the proceeds of sale
! bonds to be appropriated as fol
lows:
For the improvement and exten.
sion of the water works anc
electric light system S33, 5O(
j For public school building 35, O0(
4 For a public school build
i ing for colored children $500
! Total S72, OO(
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-02-25
Montgomery BOrings

Miss Emma Borings and Mr..
Jim Montgomery Of Lafayette
We're quietly married at the
home of the brides parents in
Bellevue Thursday afternoon at
$50 o'clock. Mr.. Reams OF
Opelousas officiating.
The bride wore a beautiful
blue suit of serge and a black
beaver hat with white plumes.
She carried a bouquet of rose
buds.
The bride and groom left soon
after the ceremony for Lafayette
where they will reside.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-02-25

"A party was given at the
home Of Mrs. Chas Thompson
by a number of young people,
Tuesday last. All present had a
very enjoyable time. They were:
Misses Virginia and Pattle
Thompson, Thelma Healey, Pearl
Dejean, Mathilde and Gertrude
Fux, Lucille Castillo, Esther
Simpson; Messrs. Chas. Thomp-
son, Hart and Ed. Littell Law
renee Fux, Willie Healey, Perry
Major, John Brown, Eugene
Chachere, Louis Crouchet and
Earl White.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-02-25
OFFICIAL JOURNAL.

The st. Landry Clarion Is the OnaciaI Jour-
nal Of every public body In the parish Pol
ice Jury, school Board. Levee Board Muni-
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1911-02-25

Ma 81 LANDRY da.) Clarion Is Without
en0 Of ths best edited nd printed
iles In ths WheIs soHfh.-AMERICAE
PAPER UNION.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04
e. A. SPEAR
Woodstock
Vernon
Sunday Services.

rsalist-Rev. III. l.. Garfield
pastor; morning service at 1890
Sunday school at II.4S.
Congregational Rev. Benjamir
Swift, pastor. Morning service a
1890, Sunday school at II.so
Young Peoples Society of Christan
Endeavor at 7.3o. Thursday evening
prayer meeting aie7.3o.
Methodist Episcopal-Rev. F. 7
Clark, pastor. Services Sunday
Preaching, 1890 a. M; Sundal
school, HAS a. M; THURSDAY
prayer meeting, 7.3o p. m. ; Sunday
evening meeting, 100.
Catholic - Rev. II. J. Maiet
pastor. Mass at II a NJ; evening
service at 7.3o.
! Services will be held the tourtl
Sunday Of each month at Villag'
hall, Quechee, at 9 o'clock, and Al
Barnard, at the town hall, on thu
second Sunday of each month at9
O'Clock
St. James Church--Rev. II. Le
Blanc Lynch, rector. Morning PrayeI
and Sermon 1890 a. m Holy Com
munion on first Sunday III the montH
after Morning PRAYER. SundaI
School at noon. Evening Praye|
and sermon s p. m. All arr
welcome.
Christian Pastor, Rev. E. RI
Phillips. Services Sunday. Preacb
ing at 1890 a. M; Sundal
school at IL; Junior Y. P. S. c. p
at S p. m. Y. p. S. G. E. at 7J
p. M; mid-week prayer meetind
at 7.3o p. m.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04
NORWICH.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Tilton and
Mr.. and Mrs. e. T. Bingham were
an auto party at Newton Inn from
Littleton, N. II last week.
Mrs. L. b. Pell is in Lebanon
nursing.
The ladies Of Union Village bold
their sale and chicken pie supper
Nov. 9, and the Norwich Ladies
Aid have their annual meeting in the
vestry and chicken pie supper Nov.
s.
Miss Annie Stewart of Montpelier
has been visiting Mrs. D. w. Stew
art
A. l.. Douglass spent two days
with his mother at Post Mills last
week.
Will Cove OF New York has been
on visit to his mother and attend
ing to business.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04
PETITION FOR DIVORCE.

STATE OF VERMONT, where's
Windsor County, IS. Henry G. Joh
son of Hartford, VT, has duly filed his pei
ton toihe County Court, setting forth
legal marriage to Lucy Gile. then
Fairlee, in the State of Vermo1
that, he hath kept the marrsl
covenant. but that the said Lucy job
son hath violated the same, for that II
hath wilfully deserted the petitioner
three consecutive years; wherefore
petitioner prays for bill of divorce frd
care and custody of minor children.
And whereas it appears that said Lug
johnson iswithout this State, so that Il
summons of said Court may not be ser'l
upon her:
1t Is Thereupon Ordered that the
Lucy he notified and required
appear in and before said Court and ms3
answer, it any she have, and abide
order and Judgment of said Court in
premises, ut the te IN thereof next toN
held Mt Woodstock i'll and for the CouI
of Windsor in the State of Vermont. on
first Tuesday of December. A ID. 1911, ~
the first day Of said term. by publishing
substance of said petition together vi
this order, for three successive weeks,
the Spirit of the Age, q newspaper p
lished ut Woodstock in said COUNTY.
last publication to be at least six wee Z
prior to said term of Court. which shal'
deemed sufficient notice to said
joins "a:
Gives unler my hand, ut wonjf'd
in the County of Windsor, this 81 Isl n
October A ID. 1911.
A. G. COX
Attorney for Petitioner.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04
Most EiokIa Man.

When Colonel William M. Howard,
now q member of the tariff board, was
electioneering for congress one autumn
in bygone days he struck backwoods
county in Georgia and got very busy
talking softly to the voters. He was
much concerned about man named
John, who was now for him, then
against him, and always changeable.
What's the matter with JohnT the
colonel asked one of his constituents.
Jaw. you can't tell nothin' about
John, colonel" was the assurance.
He is the most tickle man you ever
see. Why, he aas had religion so many
times and lost 1t so many times and
been baptized In the creek down here
80 often that the bullfrogs know him
every time he's 'mersed. Washington
Post
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04
Advertising Vermont.

Let us form an organization of
friends of Vermont, men and women,
residents and non-residents, to be
called the New Vermont association.
Through modest annual dues FROM
each member, let US secure fund
with which to engage a secretary, a
skilled advertiser, man of expert
ence, able to write we'll. and of agree
able presence, and set him at work. "
-Woodstock Spirit of the Age.
The state boark of trade has been
meeting all these requirements for
about year now. Has the contem-
poiary IIuU nearu Of it and Of tire
great work it has been doing for
Vermont Rutland News.
The last Legislature made rather
meagre appropriation for the pur-
pose of advertising Vermont, of
making her resources known and of
awakening interest in her possibili-
ties This state bureau of informa-
ton or board of trade has it's head
quarters in the office of the secretary
of state. and is conducted by him as
an incidental duty for which he was
not elected. Moreover, the work is
made accountable to various state
officials and is bound up in more or
less red tape, and is therefore far
from becoming an organized and
interested effort to advertise Yer
mont. Hence the whirlwind cam
paign such as the News suggests is
not 30 manifest as it might be, and
has not shaken the state to its four
corners.
The state board of trade has issued
a pamphlet or two descriptive of
Vermont's resources, has filed few
columns in the newspapers denun-
ciatory of the last census This is
about all. .Perhaps-it is all the leg
islature provided for, but it is not
yet an impressive showing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04
BARNARD

Cards have been received here
announcing the marriage of William
J. Trevilliai former resident here,
to Miss Alice Eva Hazen of Crown
Point, N. Y.
6. II. Cleveland has sold, through
E. F. Eaton of the Strout agency,
the Cleveland farm to D. w. Jones
of Esperance, N. Y.
The next meeting of the Ladies'
Aid of the Universalst church will
be held at Mrs. X. II. Deans next
week Wednesday.
,--Lonn Cassidy returned from
Barnard Saturday.
Friday, Oct. II, was Alexander
Croweli's 79th birthday, and he
received o. postcards from old
soldiers and other friends.
A NATIVE OF BARNARD.
DR.. Norman P. Wood of North
field, Mass, Republican candidate
for representative of the 4th Frank.
lin district in Massachusetts, was
boin in Barnard, and received his
preparatory education at Perkins
Academy, Woodstock, and Dean
Academy, Franklin, Mass. He was
graduated from Tufts college in the
class of 1874, and received his medi-
cal training in the University Of
Vermont and University Of New
York. DR.. Wood has been resi-
dent of Mortified z3 years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04
Cavendish Woman Sues Rut-
land Railroad for $4,000.

Property OF the Rutland railroad
has been attached as result of suit
brought by Lucinda E. Wiley of
Cavendish for the recovery of $Io,-
900 damages tor injuries suffered by
the plaintiff on Oct. II, 1910, when,
she alleges, the railroad company
carelessly backed a train at the sta
ton at Ludlow, knocked her down
and crushed her right arm so that it
was necessary to amputate it. besides
inflictng various other serious
injuries. The suit is returnable at the
next term of Windsor county court
at Woodstock. Stickney, Sargent &
Skeels of Ludlow are attorneys for
the plaintiff.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04
President Taft Hints at Defeat.

President Taft surprised large
audience at the Hamilton club, Chi
cago, Monday afternoon by what
most of his hearers construed as an
admission of the possible defeat of
the Republican party at the next
election.
He was speaking to an unusually
enthusiastic gathering of Republic
cans and said in part: I'VE are,
some people think, at the crisis in
the Republican party with reference
to its continuance. in-the guidance of
the nation. | am hopeful that the
good people of the country who know
a good thing when they see it, have
only chastened us in an off year, in
order that we may be better here.
after, but with no intention Of shift
ing from the shoulders that are fitted
to bear the burdens of the present
problems and solve them, to those
untried and which have new theories
of action we do not believe in and
that we don't believe the people
believe in.
However. if it so be that they
desire to make change we shall
Loyalty support the new government
under any conditions, with the hope
that it will endure to the benefit of
the country"
Those present fastened to acribe
eresident's utterances to weari-
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04
Mexican carameIs.

Put one cupful of graduated sugar
in clean iron skillet and stir constant
ly over slow fire until sugar Is melt
ed AS soon as. the sugar becomes
strip add a cupful of rich milk or
cream and stir until sugar is dissolved.
Add next cupful each of graduated
and light brown sugar and boil stead
lily until mixture forms soft ball
when tested in cold water. Take
from fire. add cupful of coarsely
chopped nut meats and stir to creamy
consistency. Pour into shallow pan
lined with paratiin paper. spread
smoothly about half an inch in thick
ness and mark into squares while
still warm.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04

lean duelist The fat one complained
that he offered a much larger mark to
his antagonists bullet, whereupon the
lean man proposed chalking his out
une on the fat ones body and no shot
outside the chalk line would be count
ed.
We were reminded of this story by
the following notice which an accident
insurance company has placed In the
elevators of several office buildings:
This elevator is limited to fourteen
persons. All over that number riding
on this car do so at their own risk.
Boston Transcript
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04
Woodstock. VI. Nov. a. 1911
Good Roads in the Village.

In year or two the residents of
the village will know more about the
value and permanency of the road
work done here the past season 1t
has been largely experimental The
rock used has been tested by ex
perts and approved, but it has not
yet been put to practical test This
it will have, however, on Central
street, which has the heaviest traffic
of any avenue through the village.
The newly-built road there looks like
thorough piece of work, but its use
for season or two must demonstrate
the soundness of it's structure and
ability to stand up under the grind
ing of motor cars and heavy freight
teams.
The seasons work, which also
includes a section on Elm street,
represents a considerable sum, but
good roads are not built for nothing
and there seems to be a general
opinion that the outlay is worth
while. Certain it is that the highway
from the square to the railroad sta
ton has been disgrace and injury
to the village for years, and there
should be no protest against a seri-
GUS attempt to remedy these condi-
tions
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04
Chopped PieoaliIIi.

Wipe and slice two pecks of green
tomatoes. Put cupful of salt on
them and let stand all night. In the
morning drain and chop. Six quarts
chopped tomato. three pints chop
ped onion about fourteen medium
sized onionsL one cupful chopped
green peppers five peppers), SIX cup
fuls brown sugar, one cupful white
sugar, one quart vinegar. three round
ing teaspoonfuls cinnamon. one round
teaspoonful allspice, half teaspoon
full cloves Cook until tender.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04
Gilbertian.

This anecdote was famous in the
I0s AS it concerns w. s. Gilbert,
lately deceased, it Is reprinted on a
chance.
The first performance of "Pinafore"
in London eelisted an actor named
Standing, to whom the librettist took a
violent dislike. The show was tre-
mendous hit through its burlesque of
British politics and old time Italian
opera, and friend of Gilbert's. con-
graduating him. predicted that 1t
would run a year or two
To which Gilbert added;
.'Notwithstanding."-Chicago Post.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-11-04
The OttalQQGClGG Savings Bank
Woodstock, Vermont
INCORPORATED ls47.

DEPOSITS JULY /, 1911 Sl,695, 700. 10
SURPLUS 100, 6lOl
TOTAL ASSETS $l,s56, 1880
TRUSTEES
F.. S. Mackenzie Charles III, Markham
Henry w. Walker William S. Hewitt
William S. Dewey Fred'k G. Southgate
Charles f. Chapman
From July l, 1911, this bank proposes
to pay per cent. interest on deposits.
Deposits made during the first five
days of any month draw interest from
the first of the month. Those made
after the fifth day of any month draw
interest from the first day of the follow.
ing month.
Interest will be credited 60 depositors
January l and July /, compounding
twice year.
The Vermont Legislature has repealed
the law restricting deposits in any one
savings bank to $2000.00 This bank
can now pay interest on individual de,
posits of any amount and all taxes will
be paid by the bank. Nothing will be
reported to the listers for taxation.
Safe Deposit Boxes to Rent