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Provided, that the vehicle tax shall
apply to the inhabitants of the incor-
porated municipalities as well asto
those of rural districts when their We
hicles are used for locomotion on the
public roads of the parish. In addi-
dition to said per capita and license
tax, not less than one-half mill of the
regular annual parish ad valorem tax
shall be set aside for road purposes
under this ordinance.
That Paragraph 2 of Section of
said ordinance be amended and re-
enacted so as to read as follows:
A penalty of ten dollars is hereby
imposed for the use of any vehicle
subject to the payment of a vehicle
tax as heerin provided, on any of
the public roads of the parish, after
said tax shall have become delin-
quent without having the proper tin
| tag thereto attached as herein pro-
vided; one-half of said penalty to be
credited when collected to the road
fund of the parish, and one-half there
of to be paid over to the officer
making said seizure.
Yeas-Messrs. Larcade, Pitre,
Mills, Cummings, Pavy, Greig, Cat
lett, Rushing, Martin, Sylvestre, De-
jean, and Mccoy.
Nays-NOne.
Motion carried.
Adopted May 8, 1920.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President.
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ATTEST
j. J. HEALEY, Clerk.

Mr.. R. L. Mills offered the follow
ino ordinance, duly seconded, to-wlt:
" 9 AN ORDINANCE
Whereas, an election was held IN
the First Sub-Road District OF the
Second Ward of the Parish OF st.
landry, La, on Tuesday, the 18TH
day Of March, 1919, in pursuance to
an ordinance of the Police Jury
adonted on the 4th day of February,
1919, for the purpose of taking the
sense of the property taxpayers Oh
said district on the proposition:
sETo levy a special yearly tax OF
one 1) mill on the dollar on all tax
able property within said road DIS
trict for five 80 years. beginning
with the year 1919, for the purpose
of aiding the Police Jury of the Par.
ish of st. Landry in its legal duty OF
aintainp the public roads and
bridges of said road district" and,
Whereas, said proposition was duly
carried at said election, as shown by
the canvas of the returns; and,
Whereas, the result of said election
was duly promulgated on Monday the
7th day of April, 1919;
Now, therefore, be it ordained Dy
thp Police Jury of the Parish OF st
Landry, in regular session convened
Section THAT a yearly tax OF
one mill on the dollar on all the prop
erty in the First Sub-Road District OF
the Second Ward of the Parish Of st
Landry subject to taxation be and the
same hereby~is levied for the perioc
of five (5) years, beginning with the
year 1919, and ending with the veal
1928, for the purpose of aiding tbs
Police Jury of the Parish of st. Ian
dry in its legal duty of maintaining
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'ARMER BOASTS A
ONE-COW DAIRY

=. II. Staples, dairy husbandrlan,
extension Division, L. S. u, vouches
or the following facts regal cling
mat he calls "a One-Cow Dairy"
IN ESQ days William PriIly Konigan
purebred HolSteiu COW owned by
~ n Levy, La, produced
.S'%oV pounds of milk which was sold
y ~ 1910. The COW was purchased by
g Levy from L. E. Morgan, of
1aeon Rouge. as a three-year old
WIN first calf and made the above er-
s0fa after having been fresh for so
Nays and shipped from Baton Bouge
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to Alexandria.

to Alexandria.
The COW cost Mr. Levy $500; ex-
press, insurance and other incidentals
STOP. making a total cost of $5O2.
During the first 80 days of her Sec
ond lactation period Winona Prilly
Konigen produced 2,19O pounds OF
milk which was sold for $l56. The
average cost of feeding this COW has
been 80 cents day or $24 per month.
The ration consisted Of Is pounds
of the following grain mixtures;
, parts cottonseed meal,
2 parts hominy feed,
, parts wheat shorts,
part wheatbrand, and
ID to Is pounds of alfalfa, and
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-22
AN ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE
To amend Section 5 and Paragraph
2 of Section of an ordinance
of the Police Jury of the Parish
Of St. Landry, adopted Decem-
Der 8, 1908, entitled can Ordi-
nance relative to constructing,
maintaining and repairing roads
and highways, and providing
revenue therefor and the man
ner of enforcing payment OF the
same"
Be it ordained by the Police Jury of
the Parish of St. Landry in regular
session convened, That Section of
the ordinance of the Police Jury,
adopted on December 8, 1908, and
being an ordinance relative to con-
struction and repairing of public
troads and providing revenue there
for, be amended and re-enacted so as
to read as follows:
Section 5-Be it further ordained,
ETC., that to make the purposes of
this ordinance effective and in pur-
suance to Article POI of the consti-
tuition of the State, there is hereby
levied an annual per capita tax OF one
dollar (Sl.OU) on all aple-
male inhabitants of the parish be-
tween Is and so years of age not
residing within the territorial limits
of its incorporated municipalities
which maintain their own streets, and
an annual license tax of five dollars
on all log wagons or wagons used OF
that may be used in the hauling OF
lumber in logs, from one point IN the
parish to another; five dollars on all
motor trucks used for commercial
or business purposes; $3.50 dollars
on all automobiles; one dollar on all
wagons, cane carts and other
similar vehicles; seventy-five cents
on all hacks, surries, buggles
and other similar vehicles; fiji
ty cents on all gigs, one-horse
carts, bicycles and other similar We
hicles, kept and used for locomotIor
on the public roads of the parish
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DON'T Always Blame Hens When Eggs
Are Scarce
]. J. HEALEY, Clerk.

Rats may be getting them-U. S.
Government Bulletins prove they
know how to get them. Break cake
of RAT-SNAP into small pieces and
place where rats travel. If there,
RAT-SNAP will get them-positive-
". Three sizes, Csc, soc, $1.00. Sold
and guaranteed by Estate J. B. San
doz and LittelPs 1920 Drug Store
adv.
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cows of all breeds in the State of
Louisiana.
We need more Zone Cow Diaries
in the state to supply milk and other
dairy products for the home.
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lust RECEIVED-Two hundred
j and fifty pieces of corrugat-
ed roofing, each eight and ten feet
length. Phone your order to No. 1885,
ST. LANDRY LUMBER COMPANY,
Opelousas, La. apl24
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y
of bonds and interest authorized
and issued by virtue of the au-
thority vested in the Police Jury,
in the various road districts of
the parish, wherein special road
elections were held and bonds au-
thorized issued.
Be it ordained by the Police Jury
of the Parish of st. Landry in lawful
session convened, that the following
tax on all the taxable property is
hereby levied in the various road dis
tricts of the parish of St. Landry, as
hereinafter mentioned, for the year
1920, to-wit:
In Road District No. IL of the
Parish of st. Landry, tax Ct three
| (3) mills on the dollar is hereby lev
led for the purpose of paying the
bonds and interest of said road dis
trict as same natures.
In the First Sub-Road District of
the Second Police Jury Ward Of the
Parish of St. Landry, tax of one
% mill on the dollar is hereby levied
for the purpose of paying the bonds
and interest of said road district as
same natures.
In the Twelfth Road District of the
Second Police Jury Ward of the Par
ish of St. Landry, tax of five t5)
mills on the dollar is hereby levied for
the purpose of paying the bonds and
interest of said road district as same
natures.
In the Ninth Road District of the
Fourth Police Jury Ward of the Par
ish of St. Landry, a tax of five Isl
mills on the dollar is hereby levied
for the purpose of paying the bonds
and interest of said road district, as
same natures.
In the Tenth Road District of the
Fourth Police Jury Ward of the Par
/ ish of St. Landry, tax of four "a
mills on the dollar is hereby levied
for the purpose of paying the bonds
and interest of said road district, as
same natures.
In the Thirteenth Road District
of the Fourth Police jury Ward OF
the Parish of st. Landry, tax OF
| five (5) mills on the dollar is hereby
levied for the purpose of paying the
bonds and interest of said road as
trict, as same natures.
In the Eighth Road District OF the
Parish of st. Landry, tax of two ~
mills on the dollar is hereby levied
for the purpose of paying the bonds
and interest of said road district, as
same natures.
In the First Road District OF the
Third Police Jury Ward of the Par
fish of St, Landry, tax of four -
mills on the dollar is hereby LEVIED
for the purpose of paying bonds and
interest of said road district, as same
natures.
In the Third Road District of the
Fourth Police Jury Ward OF the Far
ish of St. Landry, tax of two ~
mills on the dollar is hereby LEVIED
for the purpose of paying the bonds
land interest of said road district, as
same natures. ;,
Be it further ordained, etc., that
the assessor of the Parish of St Lam
dry be notified of the foregoing tax
lew to the end that he may carry
said tax on his assessment roll toI
the year 1920.
The foregoing ordinance was duly
read and considered and majority
of the members-elect being present
voted as follows, to-wit:
! For-Messrs. St. Cyr, Larcade
Pitre, Mills, Cummings, Pavy, Grelg
! Catlett, Rushing, Martin, SylvSstre
Dejean, Mccoy.
Against-None.
! Adopted May 3, 1920.
F. OCTAVE PAVY,
President,
ATTEST
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-22

TOR SALE-One heavy horse and
heavy single wagon and harness.
Horse is suitable for logging and IS
six years old. Apply to c. s. WIN
FIELE, Opelousas, La. apllT
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-22

Rub-My-Tism is a powerful
antiseptic; it kills the poison
caused from infected cuts, cures
old sores, letter, etc.-adv.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-22
Don't Always Blame Hens When Eggs
Are Scarce

Rats may be getintg them-U. 5.
Government Bulletins prove they
know how to get them. Break cake
of RAT-SNAP into small pieces and
place where rats travel. If there,
RAT-SNAP. will get them-positive-
ly. Three sizes, 25c, soc, S1.00. Sold
and guaranteed by Estate ]. B. San
doz and Littel's 1920 Drug Store
adv.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-22
ATTEST
J. J. HEALEY, Clerk.

Mr.. F. P. Martin offered the fol-
lowing ordinance, duly seconded, to-
wit:
AN ORDINANCE
Whereas, an election was held in
Road District No. Eleven of the Par
ish of st. Landry, La, on Tuesday,
the 18th day of June, 1919, in pur-
suance to an ordinance of the Police
Jury adopted on the 9th day of May,
1919, for the purpose of taking the
sense of the property taxpayers of
said district on the proposition:
ITO levy special yearly tax of
one % mill on the dollars on all tax
able property within said road district
for five (5) years, beginning with the
year 1920, for the purpose of aiding
the Police Jury of the Parish of St.
Landry in its legal duty of maintain
ing the public roads and bridges of
said road district; and,
Whereas, said proposition was duly
carried at said election, as shown by
the canvass of the returns; and,
Whereas, the result of said election
was duly promulgated on Monday
the 7th day of July, 1919;
Now, therefore, be it ordained by
the Police Jury of the Parish of St
Landry, in regular session convened
Section THAT yearly tax OF
one mill on the dollar on all the prop
erty in Road District No. Eleven OF
the Parish of st. Landry subject ia
taxation be and the same hereby is
levied for the period of five 90 years
! beginning with the year 1920, and
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The best day to buy-MONDAH
Where? At ROOS STOKE
When? EVERY MONDAY.

Mr.. W. NJ. Rushing offered the fol-
lowing ordinance, duly seconded, TO-
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-22
ATTEST
]. J. HEALEY, Clerk.
AN ORDINANCE

Mr.. F. P. Martin offered the fol-
lowing ordinance, duly seconded, to-
wit:
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-22

Mr.. F. P. Martin offered the fol-
lowing ordinance, duly seconded, to-
,ryit.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-05-22

Levying a special tax for the payment
of bonds and interest authorized
and issued by virtue of the au-
thority vested in the Police Jury,
in the various road districts of
the parish, wherein special road
elections were held and bonds au-
thorized issued.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-09-11

GORTUNE and Fashion we. know
Il are tickle, hut they are too wise
TO turn the cold shoulder on very
good thing, and so those new weaves
IN silk and fiber silk that made their
first success In sports apparel have
departed from the main Travelled road
IN several directions, They are
counted upon for handsome after
noon dresses, for formal suits and es-
pecially for new evening gowns and
coats. Their high luster and their
suppleness, together with the great
variety of weaves and beautiful color
Ings make them unusually effective in
evening dress.
Two new creations as pictured
above show their adaptability TO
formal dress. A handsome afternoon
gown at the left shows crossbar
pattern in two colors made by plain
and crepe weave, in a one-piece gar
ment with wide, crushed girdIe OF
plain baronet satin. The design Is
distinctly new with a drop skirt of
the same material as the OVerdress
and panel of plain satin, like the
girdle, set in at each side 1t opens
at the left side where a double row
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-09-11

of small satin-covered buttons do their
believe part while the real work
is done by snap fasteners. The open
ing dlscloses narrow panel of plain
satin and edges are piped with satin.
The long, straight sleeves have deep
cuffs that fare little and single row
of buttons proclaims this novelty. The
crossbar pattern is less pronounced in
the frock itself than in the photo
graph, the colors Elusive and beauti-
full, making a changeable effect in the
silk.
A brocaded and crossbar pattern,
In lighter colors tAmerical beauty and
natter blue in this particular coat is
employed In the handsome evening
coat at the right of the picture. The
big collar and side panels are of plain
blue satin. and the same color appears
in the lining Evening coats furnish
a promising field for these coIorful
and lustrous silk weaves and it has
only begun to he exploited.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-09-11

EALL displays disclose the fact that
4 fashion still regards the severely
plain tailored suit with nothing less
than cool tolerance, but smiles on more
complicated affairs that indulge in
embroideries and other embellish
ments. These other embellishments
Include fur stitching and intricacies
Of cut Not many buttons are used
and fiat braid is absent its place TAX
en- by pin-tucks and rows of stitching.
Taking them as whole, the new fall
suits are tasteful and continue to be
sensible as we'll as charming. Their
coats are flnger-tip length-with very
few exceptions. their collars high and
cOzy. their lines easy.
Rivals of suits, the One-piece dresses,
are among those present in all the
fall displays. Speaking generally
again these are built on very simple
lines and embroidery is their favorite
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-09-11

decoration. The waist lin" varies in
them from normal to very Tonga
cause for rejoicing on the part Of
plump women, and sashes of ribbon
and silk gain prominence with these
quiet backgrounds. One outstanding
feature of the styles appears in the
prominence of brown and other shades
that hold their own with navy blue.
Both one-piece frock and fall
suit shown in the picture, begin the
story of street clothes for the coming
season In straightforward and
authentic fashion. They are reas-
surfing, since they are conservative,
presenting no innovations that women
will not approve at first sight. That is
we do not have to be educated up
or down-tO any extremes in length or
width of skirts or in eccentric de-
signing in coats.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-09-11
~ Think Will Hop"

We hop along our cage bar bending up
and down in a most ridiculous way.
You see we try to be graceful and
move gracefully, and since we can't
be so, we do foolish things.
"Instead of moving quietly so
folks wouldn't notice and see how I'M
graceful we are we bend up and down
and backwards and forwards and try
to be graceful though we know we,
can't be! We're rather ridiculous in
that way and often people stop and
laugh at us as they pass us by here
In the zoo. Now you tell your story
Gray Crow I've told mine"
"And a good interesting tale 1t was"
said Gray Crow. 81 was especially in
terested in how you and Mrs. Hornbill
did when she was sitting upon the
eggs. AS for my story-it doesn't
amount to so much. / come from East
Australia. We are very sociable and
friendly and go about in great flocks.
We like each other and mix about
great deal.
eve live along barren, or bare,
ridges where we feed Oh seeds which
we get out of pine cones. We are u.s.
ually told that we belong to the crow
family, but no one seems to be quite
sure of that. SO we CAM" be quite
sure ourselves. Pm called Gray Grow
here as a name, they're not sure
whether it is right name and when
there is such confusion about 1t 1t Is
hard for us to know!
"Were just the same size as the
crows. We're Of a gray black color.
Don't you like the way we all sit In
row so very near together on the
bar of our cage with our backs turned
to the people. A number OF people
have laughed and chuckled to see us
all huddled together, sitting side by
side and everyone of us with our backs
turned upon our visitors!
'Now l think will hop over the
backs of my friends as I want to have
little nap in yonder corner. 1t
doesn't make any difference to the
members of my family if I do hop over
their backs, it doesn't make any diff
ference at all. But thank you,
Indian Pied Hornbill, for your story,
and am sorry that mine Is bit ride
ulous.
"By the way do you see that speckled
brown wood thrush? There Is lady
in the ZOO who is fond of birds and
who is looking at us and talking to the
keeper and asking about US. That
speckled brown wood thrush wants to
he known. He is out of his cage as
the keeper says he is so tame and ne
is following the lady about wherever
she goes
Hes certain of being known, all
| right, all right. And they say that the
Emeus and the ducks and the smai
birds too. make sure that their little
ones come to the zoo just the same
as they'd see that they came If they
we're free. They want their families
70 become known, that is certain.
"WeI, | must hop off. Goodbye
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-09-11
SOMETHING LIKE A BUGLER!
Player Who Could Produce an Effect
Like That Described Surely
Was a Wonder.

Two darkies in a negro regiment
were Boosting about their company
buglers.
"Glong wild you, boy" said one +;
"you amt got no booglers. We is got
the boogler, and when at boy wraps
his off lip around that horn and blows
pay-call it sound jes' like that um
Boston Symphony band playin' The
Rosary"
"Yeh, l hearn you" replied the
other. "Talk up, boy; talk up. Yo' Is
wadin' deep into trouble"
"-An' when he sounds at tapoo the
angile GABRIEL hisself is lending a
ear, boy. A ear is what l says"
swell, if yo' is yearnin' TO food
yo' wants a booglar with an hypnotic
note like we is got. Boy, when All
hears ole Custard-MOuth Jones dis
charge his blast, All looks at NAH
beans and All says, Strawberries, be-
have yo'selves! Yo' is crowdin' the
whip cream out O nah dish Gold
Chevron.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-09-11
OF SAME ORIGIN AS COAL
Wood Believed to Be Basis of Jet, Sub
stance Long Used for Various
Ornaments.

Jet is a sort of Ignite or anthracite,
often cut and polished, which has the
peculiarities in weight and texture of
the hardest kind Of anthracite. It has
been used in Britain since before his
toric times, and was common in the
bronze age, from which times have
come jet beads, buttons rings, armlets
and other ornaments.
julius Caesar alludes to the abund-
ance of jet in Britain, and jet orna-
ments are found with Roman relics
in them. The monks used jet for no.
sary beads at Whftby Abbey, and at
Whitney, where 1t was found in the
greatest abundance. 1t occurs in If.
regular masses In hard shale known as
Jet rock,
Often microscopic examination dis.
closes coniferous wood in the compo
sition of jet. 1t is probable that JET
was developed when masses Of wood
drifted down river, rotted or became
water logged and sank out at sea. be.
coming gradually buried in deposit
Of fine mud which hardened eventually
into shale. Sometimes drops of BIZ
tumin are found in jet cavities, which
seems to confirm the suspicion Of III
wood Origin.-Detroit News
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-09-11
Lace and Scarf.

All.0yer lace is used for chemise
froeks made up with colored organdie,
And some of the laces are dyed to
match the organdie. Even the old
lace points are used effectively on
tunics. And scarfs, when they are
not worn in attractive draping about
the shoulders form lovely sashes tied
at the side. The black or white ones
are prettlest used on color so that the
pattern is brought out well. The deep
NJ" fronts liked so much in gowns
now offer a wonderful chance for
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-09-11
ADDrJ EVENING
3EA!RY TALL.
81 81 Mary Graham
~ Bonner @S&soS*
INDIAN PIED HoRNBlLL

eve really have quite interesting
ways" said Mr.. Indian Pied Horn.
bin in the ZOO to Mr.. Gray Suuthidea
known as Gray Grow.
81 know you have" said Gray Grow,
cor rather l have heard that you had.
And now that you are a neighbOr Of
mine it would give me great pleasure
if you would tell me something about
yourself and about the ways Of the
ShOrnbilI"
"WilI you tell me of your ways tOo?"
asked Mr.. Hornbill.
81 will" said Mr.. Gray Grow, with
great pleasure. But you tell me your
first. l am eager to hear it.
Tell me how you live and of the
strange ways you have, Not that they
are strange to you of course, but 9th
er creatures ways are strange to
others than themselves"
THAT'S So" said Mr. Hornbill.
"That'S so. Well, we come from the
malayaS--mountans YOU know"
Gray Grow nodded his head.
1--WE build our nest in hollow
tree. When Mrs. HOrnbiIl begins to
sit on the eggs l close the entrance
of our home with clay leaving a mar
row slit through which | always feed
her. That makes it safer for her and
for the eggs and | watch over her and
see that she gets enough to eat and
that the home is safe.
"She never leaves the nest until the
young can fly. She is very good and
devoted mother. Do you like US?
We're pretty good-sized and our eyes
are bulgy and our beaks enormous
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-09-11
GIRLS! LEMONS
BLEACH SKIN WHITE
Make Lemon Lotion to Double Beauty
Of Your Skin.

Squeeze the juice Of two lemons into
a bottle containing three ounces OF
Orchard White which can be had at
any drug store, shake well and you
have a quarter pint Of harmless and
delightful lemon bleach for few cents.
Massage this sweetly fragrant lotion
into the face, neck arms and hands
each day, then shortly note the beauty
Of your skin.
Famous stage beauties use lemon
Juice to bleach and bring that soft,
clear, rosy-white complexion. Lemons
have always been used as a freckle
sunburn and tan remover Make this
up and try it.-Adv.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-09-11
Praise indeed

how was the humorous lecture at
ue opera house last nightY" asked the
recently arrived guest.
First rate" enthusiastically re-
phed the landlord of the Petunla tav.
sln, Why, dad-bIame 1t, l got in
. complimentary ticket and ]
Iaughedp-Judge.