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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-11-15

Whereas the City can therefore, after
making provision for the payment OF all
statutory, ordinary and usual charges,
set aside and fund into bonds running
for a period not exceeding ten years
and bearing interest at a rate not eX-
ceeding five per cent Is per cent per
annum, three mills of the ten mills tax
authorized by Article 232 of the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana, for
the purpose of providing for paving and
otherwise improving the streets and
alleys of the City of O~pelousas; and
Whereas, the millage available for
funding into bonds as aforesaid has not
otherwise been appropriated or dedi-
Gated, except that available out OF the
taxes for the current year, 1913, which
has been dedicated to the payment OF a
certificate issued for power house i'm
provement, and said millage for the re-
naming nine years commencing with
the year 1914 and ending with the year
1922, both inclusive, will support in
principal and interest a bond issue of
Thirty-One Thousand Five Hundred
Dollars 1881, 10000 running for ten
years from date on the schedule OF ma
Turtles hereinafter set out;
Therefore, Be It Ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the
City OF O~pelousas, louisiana. in called
session convened:
Section 1. That q debt of Thirty-one
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars $751;
5O0) be and the same is hereby incurred
for the purpose of providing funds for
the paving and Improvement OF the
streets and alleys of the City of Opel
ousas, said debt to be evidenced by
bonds to be executed and issued as
hereinafter provided.
Section 2. That the Mayor and Clerk
of the Board of Aldermen be and they
are hereby authorized and directed to
have prepared and to execute under the
seal of this City, Sixty-three t63) nego-
table coupon gold bonds to be known
and designated as Street Paving and
Improvement Bonds of the City ofOpel-
ousas, La, to be numbered from l to 63
both numbers inclusive, to be of the
denomination of Five Hundred Dollars
($5OO.O0) each, to be dated July 1st,
1918, to bear interest at the rate of five
per cent Is per cent per annum from
date until paid, payable semi-annually
on the first days of January and July Of
each and every year, the principal and
interest of said bonds to be payable at
the office of the Chase National Bank,
in the City of New York, State of New
York, and said bonds to be due and
payable as follows:
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-11-15
purpose of providing funds for the paw
inn ord nnrn1romanf Of tho cfroofc and

purpose of providing funds for the paw
ing and improvement of the streets and
alleys of the City of Opelousas, under
andin pursuance of and in conformity
to paragraph 4 Of Article 281 of the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana,
as amended by Joint Resolution of the
General Assembly of said State being
Act No. 1872 of the Acts of the year 1912,
approved July 8, 1912, and duly ratified
by a vote of the people on Tuesday,
November 5. 1912.
1t is hereby certified and recited that
all acts, conditions and things required
to be done by the Constitution and
statutes of the State of Louisiana prece-
dent to and necessary in issuing this
bond have been regularly done and
performed; thal the total Indebtedness
of said City of Opelousas, including this
bond, does not exceed any constitution
al or statutory limitation, and that three
mills of the ten mill tax authorized by
Article 232 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana, for the nine calen-
dar years beginning with the year 1914
and ending with the year 1922, both in
elusive, have been specifically and ir-
revocably authorized and dedicated to
the payment of said bonds in principal
and interest as the same shall mature.
In Testimony Whereof, the
Mayor and Board of Aldermen
of the City of Opelousas, State
of Louisiana, have caused this
bond to be signed by the Mayor
and Clerk of the Board of Alder
SEAL men of said City, and its COR
porate seal to be hereto affixed
and the interest coupons hereto
attached to be executed by fac
smile signatures of said Mayor
and Clerk. on this 1st. day of
July, A. D., 1918.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-11-15
OuINIHEANDl ROH-THE MOST
EfFECTUAL GENERAL TONIC
Groves Tasteless chill Tonic Combines both
in Tasteless form. The Quinine drives
cut Malaria and the Iron builds up
the System. For Adults and
Children,

You know what you are taking when
you take GROVES TASTELESS chill
TONIC, recognized for 80 years through
out the South as the standard Malaria,
Chill and Fever Remedy and General
Strengthening Tonic. II is as strong as
the strongest bitter tonic, but you do not
taste the bitter because the ingredients
do not dissolve in the mouth but do dis
solve readily in the acids Of the stomach.
Guaranteed by your Druggist. We mean
it. Soc.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-11-15

has reported to the Board OF
Aldermen that he has heretofore
sold the issue Of S31, 500 of 5 per
cent Street Paving and Improve.
ment Bonds of the City of Ope.
lousas authorized to be issued
under d e No. &c
adopted t day. to tn {
firm of Hoehler & Cum
mings, of Toledo, Ohio, at par
with accrued interest to date OF
delivery, subject to the approval
Of the legality Of the issue by an
attorney selected by the pur.
chaser, and said bonds to be
printed under the direction of the
purchaser. the amount Of said
! expenses to be deducted from
the price and being fixed at the
aggregate sum of Eighteen Hun
dred a n d Ninety Dollars
Isl, 800. 00); and
Whereas, the Board of Alder
men considers said sale an adj
vantageous and satisfactory one
in view of the present condition
of the bond market;
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved, by
the Mayor and Board of Alder
men of the City of Opelousas,
Louisiana, that the action Of the
Mayor as set forth in the pre-
amble hereof be and it is hereby
approved; and the contract of
sale made by him as aforesaid
be and it is hereby ratified and
confirmed.
The Mayor then submitted the
above resolution to a vote, and
the roll was called and a Yea"
and Nay vote taken and re-
corded on the minutes as follows:
D. P. Blacksher votes Yea"
Louis L. Daniel votes Yea" G.
P. Dunbar votes Yea" DIR. J.
A. Shaw votes YEA" and Simon
Stelly votes Yea" The vote
being unanimous in favor Of said
resolution, and all members be-
ing present, the Mayor declared
said resolution adopted.
There being no further bust
ness before the meeting, on mo-
ton made by Alderman, DR.. J.
A. 81 aw, and duly seconded by
Alderman L. L. Daniel, the meet
ing of the Board of Aldermen
was adjourned subject to call.
(Signed)
E. L. LOEB, Mayor.
Attest:
(signed) ]. B. A. STAGE, City
Clerk.
Certificate Of City Clerk.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of st. Landry,
City of Opelousas.
/, j. B. Armand Stage, Clerk
Of the Board of Aldermen of the
City of Opelousas, Louisiana, do
hereby certify, depose and say,
that the above and foregoing
nine pages. inclusive of this one,
do contain a true, correct and
exact transcript from the min
ute book of said City showing
proceedings had and ordinance
and resolution adopted at a meet
ing regularly called and held as
therein set out.
In witness whereof, I have
hereto and affixed the
the seal of said City this 30th
of October, A. D., 1913.
(Signed)
]. B. A. A City Clerk.
Sworn to and subscribed be-
fore me at Opelousas, La, this
Both day of October, A. D., 1918.
VIM. ALEX. ROBERTSON,
Notary Public.
My commission expires July Is,
1916.
nov l st
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-11-15
Mayor.
Clerk.

No. /, 10 $3.50
The City Of Opelousas, Louisiana, will
pay to Bearer the sum of Twelve and
5O-1OO Dollars, at the office of the Chase
National Bank, in the City of New York,
State OF New York, being the semi-an-
nual interest due on its Street Paving
and Improvement Bond, dated July 1st
1918, No.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-11-15
Mayor.
Clerk

Section 4. That three mills Of the
ten mills tax authorized by Article 232
of the Constitution of the State ofLouis-
lana, for each of the nine years begin
ming with the year 1914 and ending with
the year 1922, both inclusive, be and
the same are hereby specifically and
irrevocably authorized and dedicated to
the payment of the debt of T~hirty-one
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars
1881, 500. COY hereinabove incurred, and
the principal and interest of the bonds
evidencing said debt and hereinabove
fully described and authorized to be
executed and issued.
Section 5. That for the assurance of
the purchaser of said bonds, and of all
future owners and holders thereof, it is
hereby certified, recited ard declared
that the facts stated and allegations
contained in the title and preamble to
this ordinance are true.
Section s. That the. Mayor be and he
is hereby authorized to negotiate for
the sale of said bonds to sell the same
on such terms he car obtain, provided
that same be sold for not less than par,
and said Mayor is hereby further
authorized to dispose of said bonds at a
private sale if he thinks best.
Section Z, That all ordinances or
resolutions of the Mayor and Board of
contrary TO or inconsistent
with this ordinance, and particularly its
Bond ordinance heretofore adopted but
not carried into effect, being ordinance
No. s of 1918, adopted May 9th, 1918, be
and the same are hereby repealed, and
that this ordinance for good and suffi-
cient reasons shall take effect from and
after its PRONUNCIATION.
Approved October %, 1918.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-11-15
Notice.

/ hereby notify the taxpayers of this
city that / am ready to collect all taxes,
and would wish that they would come
as early as convenient and not let their
taxes become delinquent.
C. L. HAYES, City Tax Collector.
nov 8
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-11-15

IOlAL bS $3l, 90. 90
The interest of said bonds shall be
evidenced by proper coupons attached
to each bond, and both princinal and
interest shall be payable in gold coin of
the United States of America at the
present standard OF weight and fine
ness. Said coupons may be executed
by fac-simile signatures of the Mayor
and Clerk of the Board of Aldermen.
Section 3. Each of said bonds and
each OF said interest coupons to be at
tached thereto shall be in form SUBJ
stantially as follaws, to-wit:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
CITY OF OPELOUSAS.
No. $4,000
STREET PAVING AND IMPROVE
MENT BOND OF THE CITY OF
oPELoUsAS, LA.
Know All Mel BY These Presents,
That the City of O~pelousas, in the
Parish of st. Landry and State ofLouis-
lana, acknowledges itself to be in
debted, and for value received hereby
promises to pay to Bearer the sum of
Five Hundred Dollars
upon the LIST. day of July, A. D., 49,,
together with interest thereon from
date hereof until paid at the rate of five
per cent Is per cent per annum, pay
able semi-annually on the first day of
January and July of each and every
year until final payment hereof upon
the presentation and surrender of this
bond and the interest coupons hereto
attached as they severally become due.
Both principal and interest of this
bond are payable at the office of
the Chase National Bank, in the City of
New York, State Of New York, in gold
coin of the United States of America,
of the present standard of weight and
flneneSs.
This bond is one of an issue of Sixty
three 1851 bonds of like date, tenor and
a mount, aggregating Thirty-one
Five Hundred Dollars
1881, 10000 in principal, made payable
between July 1, 1915, and July
|, 1928, inclusive, and issued for the
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-11-15

There is Only One "BROMo QUININE" That is LAXATIVE BRoMo QUINIassh
Look for signature off. w GROVE IN every box. Cures q Cold in One Day. Nc.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1913-11-15

Attest:
Clerk.
The above and foregoing ordi-
nance was read, considered and
adopted section by section, and
a vote was then taken on its
final passage, by Yeas" and
Mays" and each vote entered
and recorded on the minutes by
the Clerk, as follows, to-wit:
D. P. Blacksher votes YEA"
Louis L. Danel votes YEA"
c.. P. Dunbar votes Yea"
DR.. j. A. Shaw votes YEA"
Simon Sicily votes Yea"
Each member present having
voted Yea" and there being no
Nay recorded, and all mem
bers being present, the Mayor
declared said ordinance adopted,
unanimously, and as a whole.
The following resolution was
introduced by Alderman L. L.
Daniel, and its offering seconded
by Alderman G. P. Dunbar, and
after being reduced to writing
was submitted to a vote by the
Mayor, to-Wit:
Whereas, Mayor E. I. Loeb
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-16
THE BRYAN DAILY EAGLE
Nautical Terms.

Terms Used aboard ship are inter
esting and might, In collision. be use.
full. Toward the ships head is for
ward pronounced for'ard). The oppo-
site direction is aft.
Looking for'ard and to the right Il
starboard: to the left Is port. The
quarter from which the wind blows is
windward; Its opposite is to leeward
pronounced loo'ard)
A scuttle Is window on board ship;
q stairway is a companion ladder; a
bed Is bunk; kitchen range Is a
galley. This term Is also applied to the
captains own boat. The forecastle
pronounced fo'c's'le) Is any covered In
place In the bows. A knot Is a speed
of one sea mile per hour. $3.50 feet
The ship wears flag; that is the cor
rect term. Passages are gangways.
Bollards are stout pillars round
which ruin the hawsers-steel wire
ropes. The bridge Is sacred to the cap
tain and oficers.-London It'll Bits.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-16

homes wanting children. We place
them direct from where we find them
into private homes, We will go to
any part of the State for a child, or to
take one to a home. We are thankful
to the press for all the free space we
need, which greatly helps us. We go
to the county judges in our route and
offer to place any orphans they may
have dependent on their county. Now,
to those who merely want servants,
we will suggest that you go and hire
you a servant. Don't take advantage
of some dead mothers girl by offering
a good home to a stout, healthy girl,
not under twelve years old. When
you know you have a few invalids in
your family, five cows to milk and a
lot of field hands to cook for, surely
you'll give her a good lively home"
Parties interested, address with
stamp, White Ribbon Orphanage, Box
1914, Fort Worth, Texas.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-16
The pots Star.

Any clear night look at the dipper
or Crest Bear and In a direct line
from the two first stars in the quad.
rilateral of this constellation measure
with the eye about FIVE times the dis
lance between them In a straight line
and you will locate luminary a lit
tie brighter than its neighbors This
Is the pole star. Automatically
speaking. there are no fixed stars. SO
called fixed stars are supposed to be
the suns Of other systems of worlds,
themselves performing immense revo-
lutons through the fields Of space
However. of all the bodies which scin.
tillate In the starry night the only
one that remains modonless or Seems
motionless is the pole star. At any
moment of the year. day or night. its
station remains unchanged. All other
stars. on the contrary. turn in TWEEN.
ty-four hours around It. taken as the
center of the mighty vortex. For this
reason It is the most important star to
navigators In determining their course.
-ChristisB Herald.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-16
Perpetual Motion era INKS.

Judging from the applications for
patents. one a week. all Great Britain
apparently Is trying to invent perpet-
ual motion machine, only Great Britain
calls II self moving engine" The
wires and bones of models may be
found bleaching in hundreds on the
shelves Of the patent Office. II goes
without saying that not one shows the
slightest inclination to move Itself
Varied and often pathetic are the his
tories OF the inventors Not few Of
them have spent the years Of their
prime In the chase of this uDattainable
will O. the wisp; others have dropped
thousands of pounds In the quest; still
others have trailed the quarry into the
insane asyums. II all the wasted en-
ergy. spent In seeking the solution Of
this problem had been converted into
the beaten channels Of endeavor the
patent office officials believe there
would be few problems Of mechanics
left today unsolved.-New York Sun
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-16
A Railway Aero.. tn. Open Sea.

The Florida Keys railway runs from
the mainland for q distance of 124
miles over what is practically open sea.
Imagine string of tiny islets stretch
ing like the broken Off piers Of some
Titanic bridge right out into the great
salt ocean and you have the Florida
keys. Most of them are only a few
rods In extent Here and there is one
that reckons its area in acres, while
four or FIVE among them are islands
rather than islets. covering several
square miles. Big or little, however.
they serve merely as stations for the
railway, which runs over and upon
them with the open sea on either side
Of It. Moreover. the viaducts and en-
bankments that carry the trains, al
though immensely strong. are so mar
row and steep that the passengers look
out upon ocean only. There is no land
whatever In sight during the greater
part Of the trip.-Exchange
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-16
The Flying Frog Of Java.

The Javanese frog Is creature
measuring between fifteen and twenty.
Ave inches. The skin of Its back is
pale blue and by night looks dark
green or olive brown. The frog re-
mains motionless during the day. with
eyes sheltered from the light and with
belly up, clinging to its support by ad-
hesive cushions and by Its belly. which
Is provided with sticky covering. and
1t Is hardly distinguishable from the
objects that surround It At nightfall
1t begins its hunt for the mammoth
crickets on which 1t feeds, making
leaps covering seven feet of ground
During the leap the play of lungs 6lled
with air swells its body. To descend
from height It spreads wide its claws
and. dropping. rests upon Its feet-Ex
change.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-16
Enral Nrua

Hensarling Mere. Co. have a car al
lfa on track.
Will Burt of Steep Hollow was in on
lsiness matters today.
Mr. and Mrs. W. p. Bullock were in
e city today from Steep Hollow.
= Hensarling Mere. Co. have a car
is on track Phone Psi.
Colon Morgan of Reliance was in
on business today.
isarling Mere. Co. have some
~ fine liberia peaches.
Mrs. j. II. Reed was in town shop
ng today from Harvey.
Elberta' peaches are the best for
deserving. Get them at Hensarllng
ere. Co.
j. II. White Of Wixon was on the
reefs today
Place your order for peaches at
6ensarling Mere. Co. now. Phone PSI.
An extraordinary sale at Sam b.
ilson's Friday and Saturday on
irts and waists.
Uncle Mark Wilcox was a visitor to-
y from Knob Prairie.
Hensarling Nero. Co. have a car Of
ops on track. Phone 251.
An extraordinary sale at Sam B.
ilson's Friday and Saturday on
irts and waists.
Give us more of your business, Hen.
Fling Mere. Co. Phones $40, 4S9,
Mrs. l.. NJ. Johnson and Mrs. w. B.
ker left last night for Keith where
d ey will spend several weeks visit
\.
Major ], Wl>shaw. formerly of
eep Hollow, now of Houston County,
here visiting relatives and old
ends.
Listen! Why use sour milk when
| u can use aerated sweet milk from
enview Stock Farm Phone 1888.
| Mr.. Mr. and Mrs. w. s. Howell, w.
Howell, Jr., and Douglas Howell,
II Yesterday by auto for a tWo-Weeks
|p to San Antonio and various points
South and Southwest Texas.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-16
What Happened.

Are you the man who writes all
this joyous advice about scattering sun
shine and giving everybody that seems
worried glad hand and a word Of en-
couragement"
Yes" said the man with scarce hair
and inky fingers. II am one of the
professional optmists who do that sort
Of thing"
well. I'm not going to sue you for
damages or false pretenses or anything
Of that kind. l just want to let you
know that tried to heed your lesson.
| went to one Of our great cities and
tried to speak words Of cheer and COM
fort to the overburdened souls that
saw rushing past me-"
What happenedT
Before had cheered up four peo-
pie | got arrested for being a conf
dence man-"-Washington Star.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-16
Renafita of OliXa Oil.

Not every one realizes the medicinal
properties of olive oil. 1t is quite true
that the machinery Of the body needs
oiling occasionally. like any mechanical
machine which is constantly In use.
and olive oil taken internally is ex-
ceedingly beneficial. tablespoonful
will aid digestion and ease liver trou.
BILE. Olive oil should be served fire.
quently as dressing. Taken either
with salads or alone 1t is beneficial for
catarrh either of the stomach or throat
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-16
,ONOMIc AND SAFETY CLUBS
ISSUE WARNING MANDATE.

Mr. II. T. Lawler, Sr., notified the
/ Eagle reporter today that the
|yan Economic Club and Public
|fety Club have united on the joint
|-pose OF getting every qualified vo.
in Brazos County to come to the
Is on the 10Th and vote either for
against Resolution IS. They de-
or an ultimatum that all who are
tiled to vote and fail to do so have
displeasure Of these two powerful
Plantations and forty-eight hours to
We the county.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-16

His Prize Garden.

Somebody asked old Doc Quigie,
why he didn't trim of his scraggly
beard.
"Not on your life," he replied
Then whiskers is tn only thing
ever had any luck in raisin'-an' II
took me seven days a week an TWEEN
ty-four hours day for twenty-three
years to bring 'em to their present
state of Observation-Disclosures Plain
Dealer
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-16
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS,

Charles Davis, Lamar Davis and
Alice Davis Wise to Mrs. Pattie F.
Sims; east half of Block 1912, known
as the old Sims homestead. $1.OO and
other valuable considerations.
Foutain Bros. to B. A. Hugghins; so
feet off the north half of lots Nos.
and 2, block %. Consideration
$2,S22.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-16
MAKING II Easy,

Man ((on dock)- What. in the mis-
chief are you rowing with that trunk
In the bow of the boat for. PATTI Pat
Sure. an If 1t was In the stern of the
boat wouldn't be rowin' uphill all the
timer An this way I'm rowin' down.
hill all the time. Yale Record.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-16
The Compliment.

"Oh, ma passed, and tn teacher
spoke about me particularly. 1t made
my face red to hear her"
'That was fine! What did she say
about you, dearr
"She said she never expected I'd
pass at ."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-16

Capt. ]. T. Lynn and wife, founders
of the White Ribbon Orphanage OF
Fort Worth, formerly of Decatur, are
touring the State in the furtherance
of their work and were in Bryan yes
terday. Capt. Lynn says, "Our mis-
sion is to help homeless orphans into
private Christian homes without
charge to parties concerned. We are
never to make charge for our servic
Ies. Only Christian homes, financially
prepared to give a child advantages,
will be considered Our work is non.
sectarian. We now have many open
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-16
Taking All the Blame.

II was fool ever to marry you"
s0bbed Mrs. Winks.
"Now, my dear" said Winks nobly.
II cannot permit you to take the blame
for that. 1t was I who was the fool
for ever asking you. The mistake was
not yours, but mine" - Harper's
Weekly.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-16
Prepared

Never write on subject without
FIRST having read yourself full Of it.
and never read on subject till you
have thought yourself hungry on it
Richter
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-07-16
Gettina On.

"How's that young son-in-law Of
yours getting onT"
Great! Last week he made within
$3.50 Of my daughters actual ex.
penses. Detroit Free Press.