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The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-24
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To vote for the proposition sub
mitted upon this ballot, place a cross
(X) mark in the square after the
word YES" and to vote against it,
place a similar cross (X) mark after
the word mo"
SECTION vi.
Be it further ordained, etc., that
the president of the Board of Drain
lage Commissioners of the said Drain
age District be and he is hebey duly
authorized, empowered and directed
to have the necessary ballots printed
for the said election in accordance
with the provisions of the laws of
this state and this ordinance. He
shall also provide ballot boxes and
the necessary blanks and tellers'
sheets and other paraphernalia for
the holding of said election.
SECTION VII.
Be it further ordained, etc., that
the clerk of the court and ex-officio
registrar of voters for said parish
shall furnish the election officers
herein mentioned with a list of the
taxpayers entitled to vote in person
or by written proxy at said special
election, together with the. assessed
valuation of each Of said taxpayers
property as shown by the assessment
roll last made and filed prior to said
election.
SECTION VIII.
Be it further ordained, etc., that
the election shall be held at w. G.
Mills store in said Drainage District,
and the following persons are here
by duly appointed and empowered to
act as commissioners and clerk at
said election:
Joseph Miller, Theo Bourqua,
Leon Lavergne, commissioners; R.
Lee Mills, clerk.
The officers of election above
named shall hold said election to con-
form with Act 256 of the Acts of the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana Of the year 1910 and all
Acts amendatory or supplementary
thereto, and shall make due returns
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ORDINANCE


Mr.. Bourque offereS the ordinance
which is in words and figures as fol-
lows:
AN ORDINANC >
Ordering and calling a special cleo
ton in the Bellevue and Coulee
Croche Drainage District of the
Parish of st. Landry, State Of
Louisiana, for the purpose of
submitting to the qualified prop
erty taxpayers of said Drainage
District a proposition to incur
debt and issue and sell serial
negotiable coupon bonds of said
Drainage District in the sum of
seventy thousand ($70,000.00)
dollars, as hereinafter stipulated
for the purpose of constructing
a system of gravity drainage in
and for said Drainage District,
by cleaning with dredges or
otherwise the bayous, laterals
and gulleys hereinafter named
and outlined in red on the map
of the said Drainage District.
SECTION I.
Be it ordained by the Board of
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-24

All the other fairies have told me, !"
said Dolly.
eyes, of course. We grow best
from the seed. Some people put out
what they call sets Of course, if
you want very early spring onions, it
is a good plan to put in the sets in
the fall. But we grow very fast
from seeds, and that is the best way
if you want large fine heads. Some
people are too lazy to raise really
good onions. You see, the ground
should be worked up very fine and
soft before we are planted. Then
we should be hoed over quite often.
And no weeds must be allowed to
grow near u.s."
"Oh," said Dolly, 81 saw the weed
Imp"
Wasn't he mean thing?" said
the Onion Fairy.
"Well, and then we need a light
fertilizer ashes are good And
the ground must not be allowed to
grow up around US because our heads
need lot of air and We grow best
partly out of the. ground. Our seeds
must not be planted very deep,
either"
"How deep?" asked Dolly.
"About as far in the ground as
your little finger-nail would CO."
said the Fairy.
"Then, when our tops begin to get
yellow, we should be pulled up and
laid sidewise on the ground so we can
ripen in the light and air. Then we
can be stored in some dry place that
will not get too cold in winter. Or
we can be tied up in punches and
hung up in the cellar. In France,
where many onions will be sent this
year, the peasants-the people swho
live in the country, you know-hang
us up in their kitchens. They eat
great many onions in different ways.
Sometimes they eat onions just with
bread. Sometimes they make them
into salads. And then they make
onion SOUP"
'Is onion soup good?"
"There is nothing a hungry French
peasant likes better than onion soup
when he comes home at night tired
from his work in the fields. They
raise a great many onions with quite
fancy names over there"
"Oh," said Dolly, 81 wish you
would tell me your name"
"My name," said the bald-headed
Fairy, sis Silverskin."
Oh, how pretty. Please tell me some
other Names"
"Well, one of my yellow brothers
is called yellow Globe Red
Wetherfield' is the name of one of
my red brothers. He is very popu-
lar"
"Thank you so much for telling me
all about yourself" said Dolly. 81
think I must go now. 1t is break
fast time and Maria wants her milk.
But will come again tomorrow morn
ing"
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2 2: 3 3 z : =
THE STORIES THE
DEWDROPS TOLD
written for the United States
School Garden Army, Depart
ment of the Interior)
PART dolly MEETS THE
BALD-HEADED FAIRY

Dolly felt very cheerful and happy
this morning. She was neatly dress
ed. Mothermine had given her low
ing pat as she ran through the hail.
Maria was trotting at her heels.
Il wonder what fairy l shall meet
today" thought Dolly, as she went
into the garden. 1t had become a very
happy place for the little girl. She
did not know how much she was
learning, but she had grown to love
her fairy friends dearly.
She had walked quite a way into
the garden before she saw Dewdrop
Fairy. She had learned how to look
for them, and was not surprised when
she saw one perched on the top of a
very slim stalk or leaf. He looked as
though he might tumble down any
minute, because the top of the leaf
was SO small that it was almost
point. But he was very little. He
wore white coat and knee trousers
and green stockings and shoes. He
had little light green cap.
Good morning, Miss Dollyy," said
the Fairy.
He was the first who had called her
miss" Dolly felt quite grown up.
Good morning, Mr.. Fairy" she
said, as polite as he.
81 suppose you were looking for
me?" he said.
81 was looking for dewdrop fairy.
] am sure you are one"
ooh, yes. came to see you this
morning because our queen told me
you were young lady who liked to
hear about all the vegetables in the
garden. l don't think we have met
before. But perhaps you have noticed
me-"
"How could notice you if we have
not metz" as ked Dolly.
"Well-perhaps your nose-but
never mind" said the Fairy. cit is
very warm for this time of the year.
Don't you think so?" And he took
off his cap
Dolly almost gasped He was quite
bald! Not hair on his head! And
his head was white-just as white as
could be.
"Oh," though Dolly. "He hasn't
got a hair on his head-he hasn't
any more hair than-an onion. Oh,
believe he is an Onionw
"of course, am" said the Fairy
Dolly had forgotten they could read
ler thoughts.
81 am sure it looks very nice and I
and COOL" she said.
"oh, / am cool enough-to look h
IT." said the onion. "But am good e
md warm inside as you will soon find l
,ut when you eat me-" 4
Eat your cried Dolly.
"Of course. That is what we are G
or isn't it? ! am sure my plant is q
lot very beautiful, although when it e.
$ in seed the tops are quite pretty. j
But we don't go in for looks as much :
IS some plants-the peas, for in
lance. But we are very useful"
81 like spring onion" said Dolly
eyes, in the spring we haven't any W
eads." 10
Chow dreadful--no heads?" =
'eYou know that. We are just =
traight little stems then. But after
while we get heads, and they are
God ones"
"oh, do some of you have red
eads?"
eyes. And those are the best
ind to keep all winter. But any of
) are pretty good for that"
Dolly had heard agreat deal about
mons because her brothers, Bob and
lille, were soldiers in the United
sates Garden Army. Both boys
ere helping to raise a garden, and
Mons were among the first vegeta-
es planted.
PART II.
won't you tell me how you grow?
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bonds to be Of such den0ml
and the interest and principal
Of to be payable at such Tins
place as shall be determined d
said Board Of Drainage Comm
ers and both principal and in
of said bonds to be secured eng
by sufficient ad valorem saz
and collected in each year that
said bonds are unpaid and
ing, to pay the amount Of
and interest falling due in 81
in accordance with the prov
that respect contained in the
tuition and laws of the State
isiana, and any and all anea
that may hereafter be made
The said special election
held on the 4th day Of Fe0E
d. 1920, between the hours d
and 5 p. m. The polling
hereby designated as follows
f, At w. G. Mills store in sald
age District.
The commissioners and ciel
said polling place are as folloN
Jos. Miller, Theo Bourqu
Lavergne, commissioners
Mills, clerk.
The Board of Drainage
sioners of said Drainage "
meet in open session to be As's
O'Clock a. m, on the 18th day
ruary, A. D. 1920, at the
said Board, in the City q
in said Parish of st. Landf4 9
Louisiana land then and
coed to open the ballot pe
said special election, ex II
count the ballots IN nam
amount, examine and can
turns and declare the Re
election and make, tIie,
record a process verbal g he
Dated at opelousas, sGs
isiana, this 10th day q
A. D. 1919. z,.s... @s
FRANK Bl Fey. Pc
President of Board Of DE
nissioners Of bsi
CouIee CrOche D's
trict.
ATTEST ?
L. A. ANDREPONI
Secretary. IS
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PROCLAMATION
AND NOTICE OF SPECIAL
ELECTION

/, Frank Dimmick, president of the
Bellevue and Coulee Croche Drain
age District of the Parish of St. Lam
dry, State of Louisiana, by virtue of
the authority vested in me, by an or
dinance adopted by the Board IF
Drainage Commissioners of the said
Drainage District, on the 18th day of
December, A. D. 1919, and the con-
stitution and laws Of the State of
Louisiana, do hereby proclaim and
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-24

HUNTING and Trespass Notice
kl The public is hereby rotified that
hunting and trespassing en- my prop
erty in the Port Barre neighborhood
is positively prohibited. Violators
will beA prosecuted according to law.
dec20-6t, CHAS. o. DEJEAN.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-24

CMALL FARM-Any one desiring to
~ purchase a samll farm, near OPP
elousas, may see H. d. LARCADE,
JR., Opelousas, La. nov8-tf
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s. Roberts, civil engineer,
Opelousas, La, bearing date
of December 10, 1919. -
Taxable valuation, $........
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KANSAS GIRL OUTSHINES
PEERLESS

When the forehead coronet was in
troduced to the court of st. James
by Lady Massarene, Kansas
girl, Miss Adelaide Ambrose de-
cided to go her one better in Goth
am. To do so, she had her agents
scout around until they found a
Persian forehead band dating back
to $50 A. D. She has created
sensation by wearing the band and
the earrings to many functions she
has attended in this city
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-01-24
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that the me.
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4 the history
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states than
q, q the oversb.
litical contest
! days. That
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81 viii be dire
economic move
INST importan
|. Z will be held
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parish ehairme
y q local speal
20 snls meeting,
g0ard win dis,
nal plans ~
8 week Of Feb
Z. Thompson
and among
! be President
y Harvie %.
.paisn dirscto
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lon. J. J. BIZ,
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r or the Issuing OF Bonds.
A proposition to incur debt
and issue and sell serial
negotiable coupon bonds
of the Bellevue and Coulee
Croche Drainage District of
the Parish of st. Landry,
State of Louisiana, to the
amount of seventy thousand
(70,000.00) dollars, to run
for a period of from one to
thirty (30) years from
their date, and bear
ing interest at the rate of
five Is per cent? per cent
per annum from their date,
payable semi-annually, at
such time and place as shall
be determined BY the Board YES
IF Drainage Commission
ers under the constitution
and laws of the State of
Louisiana, relating there
%, for the purpose of con-
itructing a system Of grav-
ty drainage in and for
'aid Drainage District, by
cleaning with dredges or 9TH
,rwise the Coulee Croche
Lavergne lateral,
Mills lateral, Bourque
ateral, Wilson lateral, Cook
ateral, Burleigh lateral,
md the Bayou Bourbeux a -
ufficient distance to give
proper outlet to the wa
er of said laterals. Leger
md Meche lateral, Nc
Bride lateral and Bayou
Vykoff to the connection
With the Bayou Plaque
nine and Wykoff Drain
ge District in the Parish
f Acadia, State of Louisi-
ma; also to clean with
redges or otherwise the
line Grove gulley, the Joe
filler gulley and the Rubbitt
nd Cormier gulley a suffi-
lent distance to give prop NO
r outlet for the waters of
aid gulleys. And thereby
improve the gravity drain
&c in and for said Drain
ge District and the inhabit-
nts thereof, the title of
hitch shall vest in said
Drainage District. All of
-hich bayous, laterals and
ulleys are named and out
ned in red on the map of
aid District, made by F.
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Wont you tell me how you grow?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23
The Rurnrnaqe Sale

Did you ever attend one Here on table Old Browns M IA,
his
o.
II dol hat used q
he wnsm
which
has nuttercd like last leaf
longt and then
to
ng shop
10
and cherish forever To their dying they
preiudices fight hard them
Of
bad but
They off
interfere too much with comfort
The gather together
and have packed II all
yourself is theret
ought passions, nd habits lit
u
oil syouca
dispo7e old Clothes you
will yourself better The first
acquainted
II everything myself"
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marked
class were oh~sd by the fear Of tho that
them from
and have to
servan
And
cause others also have lost they s respectable and do
pened to enrich And OF them worked
liked the Is not
before
though for the The
people themselves
often sacrificed maintain What n
Religion and philosophy have maintained
Of heaven within you
would
for the riches 10
u Us clear n
children intelligence
which n
and what Bernard
formal ohservancss and servants and POSSESSIONS
Of
o it,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23
Hair Often Ruined
by Careless Washins

Soap should be used very cars
~. II you want 10 keep your B
looking It's best. Most soaps ana pf3
pared shampoos contain too much ~
kali. This dries the scalp, makes tho
hair brittle. and ruins II.
The best thing for steady NJ q
Mulsified cocoanut oil shampoo
(which IL pure and greaseless), ana Il
better than anything else you can
use.
One or two tcaspoonfuls Of M,ilak
fled viii cleanse the hair and scalp
thoroughly. Simply rnoisten the hair
with water and rub IL in. 1t makes
an abundance OF rich. creamy lather.
which rinses out easily. removing ey>
cry particle Of dust, dirt. dandruff
and excessive OIL The hair dries
quickly and evenly. and II leaves the
scalp soft and the hair nne and silky.
bright. lustrous. fluffy and cary -
manage.
You can get Mulsified cocoanut al
shampoo at any pharmacy. it's vsry
cheap ana a few ounces win supply
every member Of the family fop
months. Be SURE your druggist givea
you Muisificd-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23

her the gas. Dropping all pretense, they made run
for the city limits Immediately they got begged in
mre of legal technicalities.
There the Jitney rested for two months.
The jitneurs then made an effort to salvage the
machine. The nine councilmen grew jealous of their
prerogatives as the saviours Of the city. They de-
cded to call in public help The citizens of the city
should give hand to drag the Henry out Of the mire
Come on over and let's smash the hoomin vehicle to
bits" cried William Hickman Moore.
moi! said the of the tneys, who had tired OF
councimanic troubeshootng IF the voters help pull the
out of the bog let em put them back the city asphalt
where they carry citizens to work every morning."
Let the public Judge" said Moore.
LET em judge what?" pped up Mayor Caldwell. foreman
of the garage, who had not been consulted the job
You fellows don't leave the public any choice but to smash
the machine or let it wild thru the city"
We should worry" returned Moore. wping the grease
and oil from his pants Were thru"
Whereupon the councilmanic mechanics boarded munc
ipal and returned to the city hall take up the i'm
portan work Of repairing the political fences in their
back yard.
MORAL: The Jtney Must Go-but Where?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23

world has changed. and that II in
bent on rushing 20 hell with all the
brakes off
Some degenerate crew OF haif.wits
sets off n load OF high explosive In
New York and we thrill TO the col
unns on columns OF hcaped.up hor-
ror. and begin to lose our sense of
proportion and 20 wonder IL the
world In stu sane.
But always We have had anarch.
lists. always we have had those who
were born with crooked minds and
twisted souls. and who hated every
thing that was.
But until recently the innate De.
cency and sanity OF tho vast major
ity among US has given this breed
nothing In common with us, and
their frothinEs. and their bombings.
and their knifings were only matters
Of public news. like gang murders
and tong wars.
Tho war threw Europe out Of Nh
rut and left empires At the mercy Of
tho hot.hcads. and the scum and
jungle folk who before had prcyed
In tho dark
And this temporary elevation Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23

Any win tell tina.
In
ccntur a hearing 20
Huma
Nature said
N n for that
tell them red
paint make them look hdeous and frhtu
all
employ themselves
they
paint
OF earth
Of criticism
appreciation graphic Of
n Is but
still
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23
ONE MANS OPINION

m Jones has 10 his scat In the sen
ate.
There IN no difference, except tina,
they are socialists and Jones In n
republican. And whenever the day
comes that n republican can have
more privileges under the law than
"A member Of any other political
party. II Ia indeed sorry time for
America
Incidentally. In passing. and apro
pos Of nothing Mt all. n may be noted
here that y. X. Senator Hcwberry.
convicted Of obtaining his seat by
fraud and sentenced 10 two years In
prison. is stiil a member OF the u.
Il. senate.
Pullman chr rntns have gone up
90 per cent lately. II was coinci.
dental with the 20 per cent boost
In passenger rates.
The railroads were having a hard
time. We were told. and they had 20
have the raise. Naturally. then. one
supposed that the Pullman company
was shaving even n harder time.
since It's raise was larger.
Now listen 10 this item which
came over the wire yesterday:
CHICAGO. Sept 20. The
Pullman compeny's total rcvs-
nue. for the past year was
tit.sie.777.zs. After paying all
taxes and all expenses and al.
viding ts.bss.s among the
stockholders. the company has
ss.sia.7osii left to apply 10 tho
surplus fund.
Nine millions in dividends, three
millions more In the surplus fund
and still a boost OF 10 per cent 70
the travelling public
And still We kick nj a muny stree,
car ride for en cents
Republican County Chairman
Reeves Anymore says anyone will
suit him ms his successor, except
Lieut. Ralph Horr. He also says
that he hasn't withdrawn his own
candidacy. WIN somebody whose
memory In good please step forward
and tell US II ~ IL the same Anymore
who said he would oonstrue IL vote
aeaina; him II the county convcn
ton voted against the late Samuel
Perkins an national committeeman
II it's the same chap. what's he still
fusAing about, Tho convention DID
vote against Perkins. and. gosh
what a majority II was'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-09-23
GAYS TRAFFIC LAW
ENFORCEMENT A JOKE

Euttnr the star. As cohstaHs
reader OF your good paper. I have
sren you promote reforms and Inn
provements In our city.
would like to ask for Information
A. to our traffic ordinances. We
Sem to have good ones. and. II any.
thing. too many OF them. II what
Ne have were properly enforced. IL
would cut our list OF accidents TO al.
most nothing. At present there
seems 70 be no prctensc on the part
u the person driving a machine to
my any attention TO the laws. but
Il n a case OF every man looking out
for himself and getting the better OF
Il II he can. regardless OF the other
fellow.
Drive around the city any time:
you win find cars standing for hours
IN the district where they are sup
posed 10 stand but half an hour.
Drive around the city at night for
IN hour. and sec how many cars you
VIII find parked without any lights.
and on the most Travelled streets. at
that. Also count the number of cars
being driven with tail lights out and
one light In 'front.' and some without
any lights at all. Then those with
the giaring hcadlightss What a great
noise there has been made about giar-
ing Stghts-and they are as bad as
tho day before the noise was FIRST
made. I have talked with many peo-
Pile. and they all laugh at me and say
the traffic laws arc joke and are
being made farcscal Arrest these
IAw breakers and give them the. linn
II. an1sOAsn shey md thsy can not
get away with II. we win have our
list Of accidents reduced 10 almost
nothing.
II il far safer 10 drive or wark
on the crowded streets Of Chicago
than II IL OF Seattle. One evening
lately I had occasion 10 drive In the
district between Terry ave- and
Broadway and James and Madison
sts. about . o'clock. After noting
= number OF cars without lights. I
kept count. and counted IS standing
within a few blocks. under the heavy
shade of the trees. That sort Of
thing gives the driver no protection
whatever.
Go out Fremont ave. any night.
and you viii find from one to dozen
cars against the curb without any
sign Of light on L. s.
Editor The Star. Riding In street
cars. II Is common to see the seats all
occupied by children OF gil ages. and
mothers with infants in their arms
standing: also old and feeble people
standing. II Is very rarely that one
sees one OF these pupils rise and Of.
fer the little courtesies to one OF
these sufferers who is riding on full
fare, while they rhe students) are
riding on halffare- They do not
realize that the sufferers are paying
the expense Of the halffare. as well
- the schools. FAIRPLAY.
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Dividends

Dividend distribution OF
half the time II that all how
rich
The babe mothers dends
smiling child, all
tho word-nore dividends Homping town
streets the country fiedsaomebodys dividends
bride wedding dividends
The when he
chosen TO high ofhce-divfdends pa and ma
Children
declare dividend with every
act
Children not good enough
good Big families
Of fact richer than crocsus And coeus
s1
after making HL0oo000 clear
has raised its rites so
Nor Without $3.50
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