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St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-06-03
DRAINAGE TAX ELECTION
WILL BE RECALLED SOON
Demand Comes from Taxpayers and
1t is Supposed Board Will Act

The taxpayers of the Bayous NAL
let and Plaquemine Drainage Dis
trict will be given an opportunity
at an early date to reconsider the
proposition Of levying a tax, so
that funds sufficient to dredge out
every stream of Importance within
the district ian be obtained.
The demand this time comes d.
rect from the taxpayers and it is
evident from current reports, that
landowners will show considerable
interest in the passage Of the meas :
ure.
The property owners of the old
est drainage district in the parish
have always been in favor of a sub
stantial and efficient drainage sys-
tenn.
Several yaers ago a ten cents an
acre tax was voted almost unani-
mously, but before the work was
completed the drainage board did
not have any more money. The ex-
perience had by that board has
proved valuable and now if a tax
is voted everybody concerned will
be properly safeguarded.
On account of some misunder-
standing in some quarters and a
lack of interest in others the propo-
sition of leyying a tax, submitted to
the property owners of the Bayous
Mallet and plaquemine Drainage
District, was turned down last year
It is the opinion of prominent
taxpayers Of the district that inter
est will be manifested in the cleo
ton to be called soon. Taxpayers
who cast their ballots against The
tax last year already expressed
themselves favorably.
1t is the intention of the board o.
drainage commissioners to put vi
the proposition to the taxpayer
that every man or woman eligible
TO vote on it will understand it.
Not only will the main stream.
be drained out, but every gulley
and canal able to carry Volumes o.
water will be worked as diligentf.
as the main bayous.
The property owners of the dis.
trict will have assurances tina
every acre of land in the distric
will be in a position to be drained.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-06-03
sHIERIFF'S SALE
DR.. John A. HAAS.
VERSUS
CHARLES L. PHILLIPS
No. 2o,5ee, Civil Docket, 10th Ju-
dicial District Court, Par
ish Of st. Landry, La.

BY virtue Of a writ of seizure and
sale, issued out of the Honorable
Sixteenth Judicial District Court
in and for the parish of st. Landry.
in the above entitled and numbered
suit, and to me directed, I have
seized and will offer for sale for
cash, at public auction, to the last
and highest bidder, at the front
door of the courthouse sf st. Lam
dry parish, at opelousas, la, on
SATURDAY, JUNE oath, 1916,
at A o'clock A. NJ. the following
described property, to-wit:
Those six certain lots of ground
situated in the Town of Melville,
st. Landry parish, La, being Lots
One, Two, Three, Four. Five and
Six of Block No. ForIy-four Of
Krotz Addition to the Town of Mel
vile, being bounded north BY Ollie
St, south by right of way OF The
Texas & Pacific railroad, east by
Market ST., and west by Block st.,
being the same property acquired
by the said Phillips from the Mel
vile and Krotz Springs Land Co.,
by act of sale before John Fl. Har-
manson, Notary Public, Jan. 2, 1908,
duly recorded in Conveyance Book
D No. 4 f-2, page 5S7, of the Clerks
office, St. Landry parish, La.
Terms: Cash, to pay and satisfy
the sum of $4,000, with interest at
8 per cent annum from Jan.9, 1905,
until paid, and 10 per cent add
tional on principal and interest, as
atty's fees, with costs, unless the
same is Immediately paid.
NJ. L. SWORDS,
may Post Sheriff.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-06-03
sHERIFF's SALE
DR.. JOHN A. HAAS.
VERSUS
MRS. DOMENICA NICCTU
No. 2o,56e, Civil Docket, 10th yu-
dicial District Court, Par
ish of st. Landry, La.

By virtue of a writ of seizure and
sale, issued out OF the Honorable
Sixteenth Judicial District Court,
in and for the parish of st. Landry,
in the above entitled and numbered
suit, and to me directed, I have
seized and will offer for sale for
cash, at public auction, 10 the last
and highest bid.ier, at the front
door Of the courthouse Of st. Lam
dry parish, at Opelousas, La, on
SATURDAY, JUNE oath, 1916,
at II o'clock A. NJ, the following
described property, to-wit:
A certain parcel Of land COM
mencing at the northeast corner OF
Lot No. One ~ of Krotz subdivis-
ion of Lot "A" in Krotz Addition to
the Town Of Melville, st. Landry
PariS, La, measuring south eighty
five 1857 feet; thence west fifty {50)
feet; thence north eighty-flve 1851
feet; thence east fifty 500 feet to
place of beginning. Being the ann
property which this defendant pur-
chased from the Melville & Krotz
Springs Land Co, on April 10th,
1908, and duly recorded in Convey
ance Book D No. 4i-2, at page 259.
of the Clerks office, st. Landry
parish, La.
Terms: Cash, to pay and satisfy
the sum of $4,000 with interest at
the rate of 8 per cent per annum
from April 10th, 1908 until paid, and
10 per cent additional on principal
and interest as atty's fees, with
costs, unless the same is immediate
ly paid.
M. L. SWORDS,
may 20-6t Sheriff.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-06-03
NEW TEXAS & PACIFIC
SCHEDULE PROVES POPULAR
Immediate Connection With Cam
non Ball Satisfactorily Accom-
mOdateS Public

The new Texas & Pacific sched-
ule which went into effect on last
Sunday morning is proving very
satisfactory to the general public.
Immediate connection with east
bound Cannon Ball at Melville is
accommodating to the patrons of
the Texas & Pacific. Travellers can
now leave Opelousas at 500 o'clock,
arriving at ns-Mississippi termi-
nal station in New Orleans at 3i5
P. M. There is no longer any neces-
sity of waiting a long time at Mel
vile and the trip from Opelousas
to New Orleans is consequently
much more pleasant than hereto
fore.
The new schedule also affords
accommodation to the sportsmen
who frequent the lakes along the
Texas g. Pacific railway. A pleas
ant day can be spent on the banks
of the pretty and inviting lakes be-
tween Opelousas and Melville.
The Texas & Pacific has been re-
pairing the tracks on the branch
line between Crowley and Mel
vile. Faster time can be made anG
the passenger service now in effec'
is a source Of qualification to the pa
irons of the old Opelousas road.
The eastbound train now leaves
Crowley at $50 A. M. and arrives
in Opelousas at 500 A. M, ane
reaching Melville at $50 in time tt
make quick connection with The
main line eastbound train No. %.
The westbound schedule remain.
the same, the train returning from
Melville arriving in Opelousas a
800 P. M.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-06-03
STATE A SALES
OF Movable and Immovable Prop
.erty and Notice to Mortgage !.
Creditors
The State Of Louisiana VS.. Delin-
quent Tax Debtors. Parish of
st. Landry, La.

By virtue of authority vested in
me by the Constitution and Laws Of
the State of Louisiana, I will sell
at the principal front door of the
courthouse, in which the civil dis
trict court of said parish is held,
within the legal hours for judicial
sales, beginning at II o'clock a. m,
On
SATURDAY, JULY ist, 1916
and continuing on each succeed
ing day until said sales are COM
pleted, movable and immoyable
property on which taxes are now
due to the State of Louisiana, par
ish of st. Landry, and levee dis
trict, to enforce collection of taxes,
assessed in the year of 1915, to-
gether with the interest thereon
from the 3ist day of December,
1915, at the rate of 10 per cent per
annum until paid, and all costs.
The names of said delinquent tax
payers, the amount of taxes due by
each on the assessment of said
year, and the movable and immov-
able property assessed to each to
be offered for sale as follows, to-
wit:
Ward First.
178LP. T. BI.ACKSHER
1864 wds., e t-2. w f-2 of w t-2
Sec I. w i-2 of NE IA Sec 10, NV
ia, Et-2 of sW IA, Sec is; E IL of
sW Ia, Sec II; E ~ Of Sc IA,
Sec q; w 1-2 Sec %; z s sR 7 e.
Lots 2, 8, 8, g, or w i-2 of w liz
Sec 4; Sc ia Sec 2.
w Ia of NE Ia and NE IA of
NE IA Sec 5; NV Ia Of NV Ia
Sec 6; T 6 sR 7 e; val. $7740; parish
s77.4O, state $3.50, c v STA, cd rds
si.se, levee s77.4O, acreage $500,
X sp I'd $74.40, school $500, int
sf4; cost $35; total $452.28,
290-MRS. r. e. BODEMULLER
1 lot imp, Isaacks, Elks Home,
Littell, val. $500; parish SO, state
81, c v Soc, cd rds zoe, school 81,
int Coo, cost 1928, total 1885.
On said day | shall sell such por-
ton of said property as each debt
or will point out, and in case the
debtor will not point out sufficient
property, | will at once and with
out further delay, sell the least
quantity of said property of any
debtor, which any bidder will buy
for the amount of taxes, interest
and costs due by said debtor. The
sale will be without appraisement,
for cash, in legal tender money OF
the United States, and the prop
erty sold shall be redeemable any
time for the space Of one year, bs
paying the price given, with
twenty per cent and costs and
penalty added.
The mortgage creditors are here
by notified that if the property to
be sold is not redeemed, the sale
thereof when recorded in the con-
veyance or mortgage office shall
operate as a cancellation of all
conventional and judicial mort
cages thereon.
NJ. T.. SWORDS,
Sheriff and Ex-Oficio Tax Collector.
may 81 ct
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-06-03

at will stimulate the horse breed
ers of Louisiana to do much to
build I'D the different parish fairs
and race tracks that have been idle
for years. The races will be held
in each city at a season of the year
when the Louisiana climate will be
shown at its best and besides be-
ing a great advertisement for the
state and the cities where the races
are held, the owners will bring much
money and leave it in payment for
feed and bills and other expenses
incident to the meets"
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-06-03

TO create a Road District in the
Fourth Police Jury Ward OF the
Parish of st. Landry; TO fix the
limits and boundaries Of said
Road District and to designate
the name by which such district
shall be known.
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the Po-
lice Jury Of the parish of st. Landry
in regular session convened, That
pursuant to the authority vested
in this body by law, Road District
Two of the Fourth Police Jury ward
of the parish of st. Landry be and
the same is hereby created and its
boundaries are hereby fixed as fol-
lows, to-wit:
Description Of Proposed Melville
Palmetto Road District No. Two
~ of the Fourth flth) Po-
lice Jury Ward OF st. Lam
dry Parish, Louisiana.
Commencing at a point or the
west bank of the Atehafalaya River
where the north line of T. 4. s. R,
7 E., ~intersects said River, said
point also being the Northeast cor
ner of section two of said township
and range, and thence running due
west nine and three quarter 70 3-4)
miles to the northwest corner of
section one ~, in T. 4 S. r. 5 E.;
thence running due south eleven
{f1) miles to the southwest corner
of section 25, in T. 5 S. r. 5 E;
thence running due east four ~
miles to the southwest corner Of
section %, in T. 5 S. r. 6 f.; thence
running due north two W miles
to the northeast eorner of section
81, in r. 5 S. r. 6 E; thence run
ming due east three (3) miles to the
southeast corner of section IS, in T.
5 S. r. 6 E; thence running due
north three 81 miles to the north
east corner of section 4, in T. 5 S.
r. 6 E; thence running due east
three and one-half g i-2) miles to
the west bank of the Atchafalaya
River, at a point where the south
line of section &c, in T. 4 s. R. 7
E., ~intersects said River; thence in
a northerly direction, following the
sinuosities Of the west bank OF the
Atchafalaya, to point of beginning.
Said district containing in these
boundaries ninety-three 1881 square
miles, or fffty-nine thousand, eight
hundred twenty (59.820) acres
Sec. 2. That all ordinances in
conflict with the provisions OF this
ordinance, be and the same are
hereby repealed, and that this or
dinance take effect from and after
its PRONUNCIATION.
Adopted May 4, 1916.
FRANK DIMMTCK. President.
Attest: ]. j. HEALEY, Clerk.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-06-03

FOR sALE-At a bargain. The best
located Modern Ginnery in st. Lam
dry on r. r. D. near depot, consist
ing of four Gin Stands, with plenty
Boiler power, Press, Condenser and
everything in complete running or
der. Also One large Building built
for an Ice Plant. and two Deep
Wells, with inexhaustible supply
Of Water. For particulars apply TO
J. w. BAILEY, SR, Washington,
La. may Cat
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-06-03
EASTMAN WOULD SPLIT
LEGISLATIVE SESSION
st. Landry Representative Gives
Notice of Bill Providing for
Meetings of General Assembly

Representative E. K. Eastman
gives notice of a bill he proposes to
introduce to the present session of
the General Assembly providing for
a split session biennially.
Mr.. Eastham's bill, if enacted,
will cause the legislature to con-
vene in May every two years for
the sole purpose of introducing
bills; this session of the legislature
would only last twenty days. Six
months, after the first portion of
the split session the General As
sembly would reconvene for the
purpose of adopting or rejecting the
proposed new measures.
By this means Mr.. Eastman be-
lieves that the lawmakers would be
in a position to carefully and intel
ligently pass on the merits and de-
merits of the bills introduced in the
twenty days session. They could
easily dispose in the forty day SEES
sion of every bill introduced.
The father of the proposed new
law claims that under the present
system the heaviest and most siren
work Of the entire session
comes up during the last few days
which oftentimes causes the adop-
ton of bills clearly unconstitu-
tional.
FOR A trained nurse. q Mas
seur Graduate Midwife, write
or phone Mrs. w. N. Davis,
Phone No. $50. Residence No.
651 Vine Street, Opelousas,
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-06-03

FOR RENT a residence in the east
ern part Of this city on the street
leading to the race track, three
rooms, dining room, kitchen and
pantry, a large lot and a big barn.
Cheap. Apply at this office.
feb 26-tf
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-06-03

NOTICE Public notice is hereby
given that application will be made
10 the next session of the general
assembly for a new charter for the
City OF Opelousas. e. L. LOEB,
NAV at Mayor.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-06-03
AN

NJ. u. NWtJHDN.
Sheriff and Ex-Offcio Tax Collector.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-29
sneration ~ tIe De,mocr1.l.ts.

The desperation OF the Democrats
a31s shown by the threat now made to
contest the election OF Harry IS. New
4 and James p. Watson chosen by d.
4 rect vote Of the people or Indiana to
succeed Messrs. Kern ind Tnggart in
the United States Senate, says the
omaha Bee. The move may be use
#ftll .as a ruse to retain. ind definitely the
Democratic floor leader In the Son
ate, but It Will also be Of service, as
showing the insincerity Of the pres
identfs party In its pretense OF devo-
ton to free government
None should know better than Tom
Iaggart Of the practices of the party
dn# past elections In Indiana, as he
/ was very recently acquitted or q
charge Of completely in the extensive
election frauds II that state. To.ig-
more the vote Of the entire people OF
the state is not asking too much. st
these men, especially when the ex-
tre1nittty of the Democratic party re-
squires that it have all the votes IN the
Senate it8c can command. The tactics
are cteFistic Of the leadership.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-29

I Z u Z - i n i
AS part of the great national thrift
movement being promulgated BY the
National Education Association and
the American Society for Thrift.
every boy and girl in the public
schools Of America is to be given q
ichance to earn money by writing an
essay on the subject Thrift These
prizes. aggreE eating more than $1,000,
are to be dtstrbiuted5to school pupils
whose essays are given awards BIZ Il
committee or prominent citizens np-
pointed by the National Education
Association
Pupils WHO do not win cash prizes
are not to be allowed to 20 unre-
warded. for those. whose. essays show
thought and effort will receive thrift
medals. The educators believe that
through this essay contest thousands
of children will become interested in
the subject Of thrift Will become
thrifty in their habits and thus Will
grow lip to be thrifty citizens.
Americans can learn lessons IN
thrift from the people Of other ma
ttons,'' declares statement issued
by he American Society for Thrift.
In New York City alone Italians
own more than 5000, 600 600 worth
Let real estate. Most Of this was ac-
quIred through5the practicesgof thrift
Waste In the United States ts prodi-
.Eious. Almost anywhere one turns
shameless waste IS apparent For
example. we waste $3.50 100000 Al
year through losses tn growing crops.
grain in storage, fruit trees. etc. BY
Insects whose depredations could be
greatly lessened by careful methods
Of Agriculture
We waste $22. 100000 a year in
1.-The manufacture Of coke, ii lost
gases; 100000 Il year IN soil
ierosion s238 100000 a year through
floods and freshets, which could be
very largely prevented by proper en-
fglneerinE. We waste Is $4,000, 600 d
year in the careless handling of eggs.
and SO it goes. It is predicted that
within the next five years thrift Will
be taught In the public schools OF
America, Just as geography and artth-
metic.''
The secretary for the American So
ciety for Thrift declares that even
though thriftis not now ofE1cially
taught in our schools. teachers
throughout the country are writing
/ for information on the subject that
they may disseminate It to their pu-
Epils. Thrift By education" Is the
watch -word Of the thrift campaign
being conducted by the education as
lsociation and the thrift society.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-29
TO DARKEN HAIR
APPLY SAGE TEA
Look Young! Bring Back Its
Natural Color, Gloss and
AttraCtiVeness.

Common garden sage breWed into a
heavy tea with sulphur added, will
turn gray, streaked and faded hair
beautifully dark and lllxuriant. Just
a few applications will prove a reye-
latfon if your hair is fading streaked
or gray. Mixing the Sage Tea and
Sulphur recipe at home, though, Is
troublesome. An easier way is to get
a 50-cent#bottle Of NYyeth's Sage and
Sulphur Compound at any drug store
all ready for use. This is the old time
recipe improved by the addition Of
other Ingredients.
While wispy. gray faded hair is not
sinful, we all desire to retain our
youthful appearance and attractive
ness. By darkening your hair with
5Svyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound,
no one can tell. because it does It So
naturally. SO evenly. You Just dampen
a sponge 81 soft brush with it and
draw this through your hair. taxing
one small strand at3a time; by morn
ing all gray hairs have disappeared.
and, after another application or two
your hair becomes beautifully dark,
glossy, soft and ltlxuriant.
This prepaTationSis a delightful toilet
requisite and is not intended for the
cure. mitigation or prevention Of dis
Advertisement.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-29
!. I7nll Treatment

While New York IFS building many
t1niles Of Water-bound nlacadam
roads III As not generally understood
that these receive Il surface treat
Irlent Of bituminous material and thus
become a different class Of roads
from the macadam used before the
advent Of automobiles. New mac
adam roads are full oil moisture, and
where the climatic conditions are
like those Of New York III takes three
months for this moisture to disappear
and leave the road in such a condition.
that the bttHnlinous surfacing mater
sia1 vii l adhere To it firmly. Conse-
quently roads finished 50 late in the
fall hat they cannot be seasoned for
three months before winter prevents
further work on them are given a
surface treatment or calcium chic
ride
This material has long been used.tn
England as well IS the United States
a $sa dust preventive It hold enough
moisture on the surface Of the road
to prevent the dust formed 81 travel
dust and water act to bind the road
from being carried away, and this
during its transition from green to
4a@ seasoned state
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-29

look the fuct that5the short crops arc
more Of a factor than the increased
demand from Europe. There is suf-
ticlent land available for an immense
increase In the crops DC tile nation.
Moreover, II the United States were
producing as much per acre as most
aof the foreign countries. the supply or
foodstuffs in this country would be
greatly beyond any possible demand.
Instead Of discussing eDibar goes, con
gress should be directing IT'S attention
toward increasing the quality and
quantity OF production.
10 good can come from the move
rnont to check the natural dow OF
tFdae, Whenever that experiment was
tried in the past 1T failed wholly III
It's object. There Is no reason to sup
pose that this country can be indie
pendent Of foreign sales ait the pres
ent time when \ considerable portion
of the nations prosperity IS based
upon the s5,oo0.Oo0.0O0 export
trade
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-29
THE .D.ALLY
NO .EL1ET.
TIEE DoCToR.s DIIlENlNIlA,

1Ts it true, dotor.'' asked the re
porter for the EfHctentville Blaze,
that you are medttating taking up a
residence In the state Of natTimony,
IL you Will pardon my little pun?
al never mediate, yong man."
Ehurclsled EGcieutYilIe' q most eminent
citizen. DR.. e. Fishent, after whose
name the word efficiency was coined.
"I act. Regard! W. And the great
man pressed a button and Uniform
ed messenger sprang into the Office.
Deliver. package 79,' directed DR..
r.. F'ishent curtly, and the messenger
removed the top package from ~ great
stock in the corner, and disappeared.
II am pursuing my courtship as I
pursue everything ea1ong scien-
tific lines" explained the founder Of
efficiency. ON an average of once
every half hour that messen ger deliY-
Iers to the Widow SkIltz a box Of
Fcandy or a bouquet of flowers. In
three days of this intensive counting
/ 4 expect to make the progress that an
Eordinary suitor. with his old-fashion-
led methods, would take several
months to make
IN a fewminutes the messenger re
turned
Begging your pardon. Doctor he
re ported the Widow. Sku1tz has Just
promised to be mine, seeing SO m UGH
of NE lately, thanks to YOU. sir, that
she couldn't resist me. like. and bein'
as that's the case 7 couldn t. allow her
! to accpet any more presents from you,
lsir" And he resi- gned and disappear
ed while the doctor was hesitattng
whether to throw his stetoscope or
his lnlyopeTnun.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-29
For Lechi:z7.e scaZp

You do not want a slow treatment
for itching scalp when hair is falling
and the dandruH germ is killing the
&c Get, & IN dug Store ! bot bottle of
'zeno for 25c Or $l.OO for extra large
size. Use. as directed. for It does the
work quickly. It kills the 3dandruff
germ, nourishcs the hair roots and i'm
mediateEy stops itching scalp, It is
apurc, reliable antiscptic liquid, is not
greasy, is easy to use and will not stain.
Soaps and sharpoos. are harmful, as
they contain a1ka1i. The best thing to
use for scalp irritations is zemo, for it
lis safe and also inexpensive.
The f. w Rose Co. Cleveland @.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-11-29
But Two. WAYS.

Discussing the living cost which
comes severely home TO every one.
the Washington Post ca nHsee but two
ways to lower II. as follows:
If the Vociferous element Of the
population would cease demanding
artificial remedies for every evil and
would turn its attention to more
natural. If less obvi Gus. remedies, real
pros ress would he made. EmbarEoes
Nj ll5not reduce th cost of living. On
the contrary. hey VIII reduce the pur-
chasing power Of the American PEG
pie.
There are tWo ways Of meeting the
thigh cost OF living One is by In
tdIydd dual effort. devoted to economies
inBpurch chasing foodstsl9s md in house
hold nanagemc nt. Another way ts
Tor the government itself to evolve
policies which viii bring about
econ nntes IN manufacture and agri-
en-
hose who are adTocatin an en-
foods apparently oyer