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PRONUNCIATION OF ELECTION
ROAD DISTRICT No. 10
ORDINANCE OF PRONUNCIATION
ADDIF TAUZIN,
Secretary Police Jury

ORDINANCE OF PRONUNCIATION
By Mr. Cook Seconded by Mr.. Hart:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE POLICE
JURY OF THE PARISH OF NATCHITo-
CHES, LOUISIANA.
WHEREAS, on the 22nd day of Aug
District No. 10 of the Parish of Match
itoches Louisiana to determine
The Proposition to incur debt and is
sue bonds to the amount of Two Humid
red and Fifty Thousand Dollars $780,,
600 00), to run for twenty years from
date and to bear interest at the rate
of 5 per cent per annum, payable an
nually for the purpose of constructing
and maintaing gravel road from the
dividing line between the parishes of
Natchitoches and Sabine; thence to the
village of Marthaville; thence to the
village of Robeline; thence to the City
of Natchitoches: thence to Grand Ecore
on Red River; thence in southerly di-
rection through Ward Four via Clar-
ence to the mouth of the Saline Bayou,
the dividing line between the Perish
of Natchitoches and the Parish of VIM,
and for the construction and mainten-
ance of a gravel road from the City of
Natchitoches to the village of Pow
hatan in Ward Three; thence to the
village of Allen in Ward Five
All in conformity to an ordinance
creating Road District No. 10 of the
parish of Natchitoches adopted by the
Police Jury of the Parish of Natchito-
ches on the Bird day of July 1916
WHEREAS said election was held and
the returns thereof were canvassed by
the Police Jury of the Parish of Nat
chitoches according to law and on the
oath day of August 1916 the result of
said election was declared to be
That a majority in number and
amount of the tax payers of said RoaC
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(Carried.)
AN ORDINANCE

By Mr.. Cook, seconded by Mr.. Salter:
WHEREAS, the Police Jury of Match
toches Parish, has been notified by the
State Highway Department, Board of
State Engineers, under date of jan
uary Is, 1916, that on the 1st day of
January 1917, the State Highway Fund
collected during the year 1916 will be
apport1oned among the parishes ap-
plying and qualifying for State Aid on
before that date and;
WHEREAS, the Parish of Natchito-
ches is urgently requested by the State
Highway Department, Board of State
Engineers, to fill out, adopt and file this
application for State Aid as soon as
possible so that the Highway Depart
ment, Board of State Engineers may
have ample time in which to make the
necessary surveys, maps. plans, inves-
LEGATIONS. reports, ETC., and SO that the
parish may also have ample time after
said surveys. maps. plans, investiga-
tons. reports ETC., have, been made by
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ish of Natchitoches that otter the year
1916 all special taxes now imposed in
Road District No. 2, he land the same
are hereby abbrogated and annulled,
and the assessor is directed and in
structed that after December 31st 1916,
the said special taxes in Road District
No. be not assessed.
Yeas: Messrs. Cook, Harper, Hart,
Hammett, Hood, Sanders, Marshall,
Salter and Charlevill9.
!, Carried
By Mr.. Cook, seconded by Mr.. Ham
nett:
That action regarding supervisor of
Road work be left over until next
meeting.
Yeas: Messrs. Cook, Harper, Hart,
HBmmett, Hood, Sanders, Marshall,
Salter and Charleville. Absent: Mr..
Page. Nays: None.
Carried
By Mr.. Hammett, seconded by Mr..
Salter:
That the claim of Salter for building
dipping vat Ward Two CAT Chestnt) is
hereby rejected.
Yeas: Messrs. Cook, Harper, Hart,
Hammett, Hood, Sanders. Marshall,
Salter and Charleville Yeas: Mr..
Page. Nays, None
Carried
By Mr. Cook, seconded by Mr.. Ham
NETT:
Report of the Special Committee ap-
pointed by the Police Jury to trace
road Ward Ten District No. 8, being
made and received, cost of said Com
mittee amounting to $3.50. The Pres
ident is hereby authorized to draw war
rant against Road District No. 8,
Ward ten in payment of same. In alb
sence of opposition same is carried.
Carried
BY Mr.. CharleviIle, seconded by Mr..
Salter:
Resolved that account of Vim. Bell
for $3.50 90 be approved and President
authorized to draw Warrant in payment
of same.
Carried.
By Mr.. Hammett, seconded by Mr..
Cook:
Resolved. that this body 90 row re-
cess until Tuesday september 9Th 1916.
Carried
r. E. HAMMETT.
President Police Jury
ADDIF TAUZIN,
Secretary Police Jury
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Police Jury Proceedings
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dividing line between the Parish of
Natehitoches and Parish of VIM, and
for the construction and maintenance
of gravel road from the City of
Natehitoches to the Village of Pow
hatan in Ward 8; thence to the Village
Of Allen in Ward 5.
All in conformity to an ordinance
creating Road District No, 10, Of the
Parish of Natchitoches, adopted by the
Police Jury of the Parish of Natchi-
toches on the 3rd day of July 1916.
WHEREAS, Said election was held
and the returns thereof were canvassed
by the Police Jury o! the Parish of
Natchitoches according to law and on
the l4th day of August 1916 the result
OF said election was declared to be
That a majority in number and
amount of the Taxpayers of said Road
District No. 10 of the Parish Of Match
itoches, Louisiana voted in favor Of
SAID proposition, now therefore
SEC. l. BE IT ORDAINED RY THE
POLICE JURY OF THE PARISH OF
NATcHITOCHES, IN LAWFUL SESSION
CONVENED, that the
Proposition to incur debt and issue
bonds to the amount of two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars $3.50, 900. 90
to run from twenty years from date,
and to bear interest at the rate of 5
per cent per annum, payable annually
Tor the purpose of constructing and
maintaining a gravel road from the
dividing line between the Parishes of
NatcEitoches and Sabine; thence to
the Village of Marthaville; thence to
the Village of Robeline; thence to the
City Of Natchitoches; thence to Grand
Ecore on Red River; thence in south
erly direction through Ward 4, via.
Clarence to the mouth of the Saline
Bayou, the dividing line between the
Parish of Natchitoches and Parish of
VIM, and for the construction and
maintenance of a gravel road from the
City of Natchitoches to the Village
of Powhatan in Ward to the Village
of Allen in Ward 5
All in conformity to an ordinance
adopted by the Police Jury of the Par
ish of Natchitoches on the 3rd day of
July 1916.
Carried and said bond issue as pro-
posed is authorized and required by
law to be Nproceeded with and finally
extinguished by an, annual levy assess
ment and collection of taxes on all the
property of Road District No. 10 of
the Parish of Natchitoches, State of
Louisiana.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained by
the Police Jury of the Parish of Natchi-
toches, that the result of said election
shall be promulgated by the President
and Secretary of the Police Jury by
publication in one issue of the official
Journal of the Parish of Natchitoches
of copy of this resolution of promuI-
cation. signed by the said president
and secretary.
The roll call resulted as follows:
Yeas, Mr. Cook, Mr. Harper, Mr.
Hart, Mr.. Hammett, Mr.. Hood, Mr.
Sanders, Mr.. Marshall, Mr.. Salter and
M. Chsrleville.
Absent, Mr.. Page.
Nays, None.
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wise provided at such obligations
shall e. secured solely and only by
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of the Constitution of this State. All
constitutional nrnviRinns IN the con-
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State, whether he votes fH" or against
the proposed aIoA'.. @-ment.
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.nch additional tax wnIcn, when adIed
ia the tax or six and one-aalf MUS
W 49, al......I ana khn hoyar lAyfsn
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the City of New Orleans under the au-
thOritV herphv oonfa1.raI a~I ~
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laws of this State, for which of the
n1anNsitiasps no
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tire SENATE.

tire s5gHdtC.
Approved: June 80. 1916.
r. c. PLEASANT.
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By Mr.. Hart, seconded by

nett:
Whereas the Jefferson Highway road
to be constructed from Natchitoches to
Powhatan passes through Road Dis
trict No 2, and whereas the voters and
tax payers of Road District No. 2, de-
sires and requests all the special taxes
for and in favor of said Road District
No. 2, be abbrogated and ommitted
after the year 1916. Be it therefore
ordained by the Police Jury of the Par
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-07-14
IA CHAPTER XIV M
The Feast of Hurrahs

Mirapolis the marvellous was hus
ting, roaring, wide-open mining camp
OF twenty thousand souls by the time
the railroad, straining every nerve and
crowding three shifts into the 24-houl
day, pushed it's rails along the foothill
bench Of Chigringo, tossed up its tenn.
porary station buildings, and signaled
its opening for business by running a
mammoth excursion from the cities OF
the immediate East.
Busy as It was, the city took time
to celebrate flttingly the event which
linked It to the outer world. By proc
lamation Mayor Cartwright declared a
holiday. There were lavish displays
Of bunting, an ilnpromptu trades pa
rade. speeches from the plaza band
stand. free lunches and free liquor
day of boisterous, hilarious triumph.
ings, with, incidentally, much buying
and selling and many transfers OF the
precious front foot" or choice "cor
ner."
Yielding to pressure, which was no
less imperative from below than from
above, Brouillard had consented to
suspend work on the great dam during
the day of triumphs, and the recla
nation service force, smaller now than
at any time since the beginning Of the
undertaking, went to swell the crowds
on Chigringo avenue. Mr.. Cartwright
had been memorable, and Brouillard
found himself discomfortingly empha
sized as chairman Of the civic recep
ton committee.
1t was after his part Of the speech
making, and while the plaza crowds
were still believing their approval Of
the modest forensic effort, that he
went TO sit beside Miss Cartwright In
the temporary grand stand, hopping
his face and otherwise exhibiting the
after effects of the unfamiliar strain.
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MISTLET0E MAY BE USEFUL
AT TIMES, NOT IN FOREST
Uncle Sans Experts Declare II 10
Pest and Is Very Harmful to
Trees In Many Regions.

Mlstletoe may be all right in its
place-that Is when suspended over
the doorway or from the chandelier
but Uncle Sam has determined that in
the forest 1t Is pest. A recent study,
conducted by the United States de-
partment of agriculture, Of the injury
done by mistletoe to coniferouS trees
in the Northwest indicates that in
many regions this is q serious forest
problem. The. western larch, the west
ern yellow pine. the lodgepole and
the Douglas fir suffer the most. Each
of these is attacked by a particular
species of mistletoe which gradually
reduces the leaf surface Of the tree
and thus causes great reduction In
growth, both In height and In dame
ter.
Excessive inistletoe infection Of the
lower branches Of the tree may cause
the upper portion Of the crown to die,
giving rise to what is commonly called
staghead or spiketop. Severe infec-
ton throughout the entire crown often
results In the death Of the tree. Young
seedlings from three to six weeks old
may be killed within Q comparatively
short time after they become infected.
Furthermore, trees weakened by mis-
tletoe infection are much more sus-
ceptible to attacks from fungi and
forest-tree insects.
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SYNOPSIS.

r,,rd chief engineer Of the Niquoia
BfOulii.s dam. meets j. Wesley Cort-
brig "a bls daughter, Genevieve, and
Wig he reclamation work to them.
sHpa lis,jshf sees n the project q big
|ConWII e. moks money, organizes COM
chance ~ obtains government contracts to
'Qany ~ nower and material for the dam
infIiIsln, A busy city springs up
eonsu u IT, sIts Steve Massingale threat
toOu. .torf gold rush IL Broulllard does
ens 70 - J'' influence President Ford to build
aOes i n branch to tie place, thus OPEN
IalLl, segv market for the ore from the
~ a. susan" mine on a visit to Amy
Li 11li,,'oIs M her fathers mine Brouil-
hasssa.iis her OF his need for money to pay
~ " dsad fathers debts and that to be
on w ~ would sacrifice anything save his
liss 10 ~ one woman Though his influence
D,Si..aI Al the building Of the railroad ex-
. w. ~ shs tells him to be true to HIM
lelS'0't ia decides for It. Mlrapols, the
sen, numbered days. booms. Cartwright
eiy .vsa ~ BrOuiiiard to become consult
a,Sineer OF the consolidated electric
wy ~ ~" Company In return for $l0O, 600 stock.
5srmanent building In Mirapolls and a
~ estate boom are IN tuH swing when
"a stoppage Of work on the railroad
hs..tans a panic. Brouillard spreads the
Wsssingale story OF placer gold in the
.ssov hed and starts a gold rush. The gold
~ pronises to stop the reclamation
.s.oSsrk Amy tells Brouillard that her IA
XII has Incorporated the Little Susan"
.sS h In Cortwright's clutches financial
y He tells her he has made 100000 and
declares his love-
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speakable idiots have gone of and
left the concrete to freeze wherever 1t
happens to be-"
"0ne moment" she replied, while he
was reaching for his hat. This new
madness will have spent itself by
nlghtfall--it must. And yet | have
the Queerest shivery feeling, as II
something dreadful were going to hap
pen. Can't you contrlve to get word
to me, some way-after Il Is all
over? wish you could"
I'll do IT," be promised. I'm come
up after supper"
mo, don't do that. You will be
needed at the dam. There will be
trouble. with q town full Of disappoint-
ed gold.hunters, and liquor to be had.
Wait o minute" She ran into the
house and came out with two little
paper-covered cylinders With fuses
projecting. Take these; they are
Bengal lights-some or the fireworks
that Tig bought in Red Butte for the
Fourth. Light the blue one when you
are ready to send me my message
Of cheer. / shall be watching for It. !"
"And the other7" he asked.
1T Is q red light. the signal Of war
and tumults and danger. II you light
II, / shall know"
He nodded, dropped the paper cyl
inders into his pocket, and q moment
later was racing down the trail to
take his place at the helm Of the aban-
doned ship OF the industries.
Brouillard descended upon his dis
heartened subordinates like a whirl-
wind Of lnvincibls energy. electrifying
everybody into instant action. Glass;
man was told OF to bring the Indians,
who alone were Loyalty Indifferent to
the gold craze down from the crush
ers. Arson was dispatched to impress
the walters and bellboys from the
Metropole; Leshington was sent to the
shops and the bank to turn out the
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something; / have not the same
promptings; things that / used to
ioathe no longer shock me. And there
Is no cause. Nothing different has
broken into my life save the best of
all things-a great love. And you tell
me that the love is unworthy"
No, / didn't say that; l only meant
that you had misconceived 1t. Love
Is the truest, finest thing we know.
IL can never be the tool OF evil: it may
even breathe new life into the be.
numbed conscience"
Again a silence came and sat be.
tween themi and, as before, it was the
man who broke it.
You lead me to a conclusion that
| refuse to accept, Amy; that I am
dominated by some influence which is
stronger than love-"
You are" she said simply.
What Is it?"
Environment"
THAT is the most humiliating thing
you have said today"
mo. However much others may be
deluded, / am sure you can see Mirap,
oils in its true light. The very air you
breathe down there Is poisoned. The
faint Is IN the blood. Mr.. Cartwright
| and his fellow bandits call It the Mir.
acle City, but tho poor wretches on
lower Chigringo avenue laugh and call
1t Gomorrah."
Just at the present moment It Is a
city OF fools-and l, the king of the
fools, have made it so" said Brouillard
gloomily. From his seat on the porch
step he was frowning down upon the
outspread scene in the valley, where
the triangular shadow Of Jacks noun.
tain was creeping slowly across to the
foot Of Chigringo. Something in the
measured eys-sweep brought him To
his feet with hasty exclamation:
Good Lord! the machinery has
stoppedl They've knocked OF work
on the dam!"
why not?" she said. Did you imag
Inc that your workmen were any
less human than other people?"
mo, Of course not; that is, but
haven't any time to go into that
now. Is your telephone line up here
in operation"
mo, not yet"
Then l must burn the wind getting
down there. BY Jove! If those I'm
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n CHAPTER XIII 6
A Tunults and Dangers

B'ouillard turned on his heel and
eaoEsd back the sudden malediction
gay 1859 10 his lips. She had called
Al'apOlis = city Of knaves and dupes;
slsy, 10 himself was the simplest Of
IAs dupes.
! 8aa-after so long . time" he
4sns o.. "Your brother merely salt
2 few shovelfuls Of sand for my
special benefit. Great heavens, but
vac an easy mark"
Dcatl" she cried, and the tears
g neF voice cut him to the heart
aoat make It harder for me than 1t
~ 2 BE- ! have told you only what
~ heard my father say, time and
.slla' mat there is no gold In the Nj
SsOa river And you mustn't ask
- 9 dssDise my brother He fights
Y Say 70 his ends without caring
sea lor the consequences to others;
NJ ~A me-havent you been doing
'ae same thingr"
la you cOndOns in your brother
W. ~ you condemn in me-" he com.
!! brother Is my brother; and you
s-lss me tell you something. Vic.
W., y. uod helping me. 1 shall be no
n nm gu genius, and yours least of
lou broke down the barriers a
\, \. !. minutes ago and you know what
> ! ! my heart But / can take It out
~ 4 y heart Il the man who put It
-sla = not true to himself"
~. ..oulard was silent for a little
!. -, u, .na when he spoke again 1t was
y ~ ARaking from a troubled dream.
d, =, saON There is a change. / am
4 ~. - Aane man I was a few years,
rev months ago. have lost
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CHAPTER xll--contlnued.

BE was abashed, COMPOUNDED; and at
ne bottom Of the tangle Of conflict.
hg emotions there was a dull glow Of
resentment.
4 did 10, as / say--for love Of you,
ANY; and now I have done a much
more serious thing-for the same rea-
nn."
TELL me-" she said, with q quick
asching Of her breath.
Your brother put weapon IN my
hands, and / have used It. There was
one sure way to make the railroad
people get busy again. They couldn't
st still II all the world were trying
% get to a new gold camp, to which
they already have a line graded and
Yearly ready for the steel"
and you haVe-r
he nodded.
She had retreated to take her for
opposition, leaning against the porch
cost, With her hands behind her, and
che had grown suddenly calm.
Donf look at me that way, Amy"
% pleaded. "You wanted something
lnd ! wanted to give 1t to you. That
VHS alias God hears me, It was all.
You believe that, Amy? II will break
~ heart II you don't believe It"
she shook her head sadly.
You don't understand, and I can't
aake you understand-that is the keen
Misery Of Il II this ruthless thing you
lied to do had succeeded, should be
he most Wretched woman in the
world"
II L had succeeded Il has sue
neded. Didn't / say just now that
lh0 town was crazy with excitement
Shm left to come up here?"
The girl was shaking her head again.
God sometimes saves us in spite Of
ourselves" she said graVely. "The
iicitement will die out. There are no
laeeFs In the Nlquoia. The bars have
''sn pEospected again and again."
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Boots From Hair Seal.

Sportsmen, fishermen or lumbermen
who desire soft. lightweight water
proof boots have an opportunity to &C.
cure them at moderate price this
year. Boots made from the skin Of the
hair seal are manufactured in large
quantities in Newfoundland, and many
skins are shipped to the United States
to be manufactured here. The seal
fishing has been exceptionally good
this spring and several vessels have al
ready arrived in port and discharged
their cargoes.
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out Of the pocket Of the coat, and the
next moment the door opened and
closed and the photographer was left
alone.
Having been planned before there
was city to be considered, the gov
eminent buildings incl0sed three sides
Of small open square, facing toward
the great dam. In the middle Of this
open space Brouillard stopped, kicked
up little mound Of earth, and stood
the two paper cylinders on it, side by
side.
The tempered glow from the city
electrics made a soft twilight in the
little plaza; he could see the wrapper
colors Of the two signal fires quite
well. A sharp attack Of indecision had
prompted him to place both of them on
the tiny mound. With the match in
his hand, he was still undecided. Amy
Massingale's words came back to him
as he hesitated: Light the blue one
when you are ready to send me my
| message Of cheer. Z. :" On the lips
of another woman the words might
have taken materiallstic meaning;
the miraculous gold discovery would
bring the riilroad, and the railroad
would rescue the Massingale mine and
restore the Massingale fortunes.
He looked up at the dark bulk OF
Chigringo, unrelieved even by the tiny
fleck Of lamplight which he had SO
often called his guiding star. Take
me out Of your mind and heart and say
which you will have, little girl" he
whispered, sending the words out into
the void Of night. But only the din
and clamor of a city gone wild with
enthusiasm came to answer him. Some
where on the avenue band was play
ing; men were shouting themselves
hoarse in excitement, and above the
shouting came the staccato cracking
Of pistols and guns fred in air.
He struck the match and stopped
over the blue cylinder. "This is your
message Of cheer, whether you take II
that way or not" he went on, whisper
Ing again to the silent void. But when
the fuse of the blue light was fairly
fixing he suddenly pinched 1t out and
held the match to the other.
Up on the high bench Of the great
mountain Amy Massingale was pacing
to and fro on the puncheon-foored
porch Of the home cabin. The girls
gaze never wandered far from a DARK
area in the western edge Of the town
the semicircle cut into the dotting
lights and marking the site of the gov.
eminent reservation. It was when a
tiny stream of sparks shot up in the
center of the dark area that she
stopped and held her breath. Then,
when binding flare followed to prick
out the headquarters, the commissary
and the mess house, she sank in de
spairing little heap on the floor, with
her face hidden In her hands and the
quick sobs shaking her like an ague
chill. It was Brouillard's signal, but
it was not the signal Of peace; 1t was
the blood-red of revolution and strife
and turmoil.
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(To BE coNTINUED.)
Not the Teapot's Fault.

Pat was very fond of strong tea. He
always praised housekeeper accord
Ing to the strength of the tea she
made. Last Saturday the woman OF
the house where Pat worked was pour.
ing out the tea for his breakfast. II
was coming out very slowly, and the
good woman asked Pat to excuse the
teapot as it had bad spout. Pat (not
liking the look Of the teal said sadly
"Oh. begor, ma'am, don't blame tb
tsypot, because anything weak nlu
80 aisy."