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The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-21

and many scientific men have con-
tended that the only certain way was
to combat the insect with some otner
insect that would prey on it. Perhaps
the Carencro farmer has discovered
the right insect, and If he has, then
the Argentine ant after all is a real
blessing, even though it is a pest
about the homes an devery place IN
habited by man.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-21
IMPORTANT NOTICE

To Holders of Second Mortgage Notes
of opeIousas Lodge No. 1o4s, 3. P.
o. Eri<s.
You are hereby notified that under
the terms of the Mortgage OF February
/, 1913, securing the notes due
on or before february /, 1888.
that said notes have been call.
ed for payment, notices having been
mailed all holders of record, and pub
hshed in the Star-Progress, and you
are hereby notified that funds have
been in hand for the payment of said
notes, and that there are now out
standing notes which have not been
presented for payment although al
efforts have been made to have same
presented, and that unless said out
ment to the undersigned before Sep
TENDER 18th. 1891. court prOceedings
will be instituted to have the mort
gage cancelled off the records seeur
ity to said notes.
II. D. LARCADE, JR.,
aug II st Exalted Ruler.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-21

ton plants.
This discovery gave him new line
Of thought. The ant might be pest
but IL 1t could be turned to gooo &C.
count then its presence here woud
not be so bad after all. On the con
trary, if it eliminated the WeeVil then
If might be a good thing to cultivate
a closer friendship with 1t and help
along in it's propagation.
Having arrived at this determine
ton he began to trap the ants Dy
batting large cans and when these
cans were loaded with the ants ne
set them loose in his field where ne
expected to grow cotton in 1920. He
watched the experiment and kept MS
own counsel. The resultant yield OF
cotton in 1920 was even better tnan
he dared dream and so he followed
up the initial venture with further eX-
perimenting along the same line. Inc
ants increased in great numbers ana
required no further attention. InlS
wear there was a vast army Oh tne
crawling insects and they began WORK
ON the weeviIs as soon as the latter
started to deposit eggs in the cotton
forms and bolls.
The result is that his cotton crop
rivals il it does not exceed the yleid
Of any year before the weevh came
and naturally he is enthusiastic over
the experiment and is firm friend OF
the once detested Argentine ant. He
feels confident that he has found the
mark in a method of exterminating
the weevil and he did not hesitate to
pass his "secret" along for the bene-
fit of his brother cotton farmers who
have been waging a relentless but
losing way on the weevil, seeing all
their efforts fail and the weevil rap
idly cover the entire cotton growing
region.
A news story in Lafayette paper
accounting the visit OF the delegation
of bankers and business men, states
that the ant wages no war on the ma
ture weevll, this latter insect being
provided with wings; but the eggs
and larvae of the adult become easy
prev for the millions of ever busy
ants that work both day and night IL
their amending quest for food. The
adult weevil performs its function II
the process of nature and then passes
away. 1t leaves behind its descend
ants that 60 through the winter anc
emerge from Information in small
numbers in the spring. Increase II
numbers at first is small though the
female weevil is estimated to lay
about two thousand eggs per day
When this first crop Of young WeeVil!
hatch out then the actual destruction
of the crop begins. The ants, pres
ent in the fields when the old weevil
come from Information, are ready t.
pounce down on the eggs and larva
and destroy the first crop of weevils
and therefore in every field infest
ed with the ants the dangers Of Gro
damage grows slight as the weevil
do not begin their annual flight t
cover more territory until late in tn
| season. Fields where there are n
ants will naturally suffer from wee
vii attack and the owners of the Gro
will produce little cotton as compare
= with the ones who have planted tn
, ants in his field.
The experiment is worthy OF tria
Every attempt heretofore made to e.
terminate the weevil by poison or oil
erwise has met with dismal failur
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-21
Special Meeting of City Council

To the Hon. Members of the Board
of Aldermen, City of Opelou-
sas, La.
Gentlemen:-You are hereby noti-
fled that there will be Special Meet
ing of the mayor and board of alder
men, at the city hall, on this Monday
September II, 1921, at seven o'cock
p. m, for the purpose Of considering
the question of purchasing addition
al main for Grolee street drainage,
and to act on any matter pertaining
to the contract for said drainage work
and to consider the question of ex-
tending the time in which to receive
bids for street paving and sidewalks.
Respectfully yours,
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-21
II y. LOI1D1 ItLy VI
Attest. J. PERRODIN,
City Clerk.

Received the above notice on this
18th day of September, 1921, and, on
the same day and date, promptly
served said notice upon all members
of the board of aldermen, in person,
except Mr.. A. c. Mouret who was out
of the city and left notice for him
with Mrs. A. C. Mouret, all Of which
was done more than three hours be-
fore the hour fixed for the holding of
said meeting.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-21
:. L. PRUD'HOMME
Chief of Police.

OpelousaS, La, Sept. II, 1921.
The board of aldermen met this
day in special session, pursuant to
the above call.
Present: g. L. Loeb, mayor, presid~
ing; aldermen J. A. Dejean, L. l..
Daniel and G. P. Dunbar. Absent: Al
dermen A. G. Mouret and Simon
Sicily.
Quorum present. Meeting called to
order.
The call for this meeting was read.
Moved by Mr.. Dejean, seconded by
Mr.. Daniel, that the mayor be and
he is hereby authorized to purchase
200 additional lin. feet of 80 inch.
double strength Terra Gotta pipe for
use in the Grolee street drainage pro-
iect, the same to be turned over 20
contractor J. E. Allen, and laid in
conformity with present plans and
specifications of the city engineer,
and under his supervision.
Motion carried by the following
vote:
Yeas: Dejean, Daniel and Dunbar
Nays: None.
Absent: Mouret and Sicily.
Moved by Mr.. Daniel, seconded by
Mr.. Dunbar and carried, that the time
fixed to receive and open bids for the
construction Of sidewalk on Grolee
street and street pavements, as per
resolutions adopted by this board on
September s. 1921, be and is hereby
extended to November 2, 1921 and the
mayor hereby instructed to change
advertisement for bids accordingly.
There being no further business,
the meeting was adjourned.
E. L. LOEB, Mayor.
Attest. ]. PERRODIN,
City Clerk.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-21

Take care of the pennies and your
heirs viii not have to care until they
are penniless.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-21
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The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-09-21

Marriage is a synonym for either
happiness or misery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-01-13
NOTION DEPARTMENT

Our best bargain Of all will be in SWEATERS.
Bought $4,000 worth which were priced in the
early fall from $4,000 to $4,000 per dozen, got
the lot to sell at $500 each. Less than one third
the wholesale price.
Mems Work Shirts formerly worth $50 for 75c.
Best Heavy Saeen Shirts worth 1928 for 99c
Best Heavy Mems Overalls worth $3.50 for Sl75
Mems Union Suits former price $3.50 for S1.75
Boys and Girls Union Suits worth 81 50 to 81 IS for 81
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-01-13
D. M. DIXON&SON

Having closed out all our HIGH
PRICED stock during the Holiday
rush, we are preparing to start our
1921 business with a reduction of
about 500 in prices. The following
are few of the striking reductions:
Good Brown Muslin July price 25c. price 1Oc.
Best Brown Muslin July price SOC. new price l2tc.
Hill Beached Muslin July price 45c. price 19c.
Fearless Beached Muslin July price 43c price 17c
Bleached Pillow Tubing July price 75c price 4Oc.
Bleached GA Sheetng July price s1OO price SOC.
Heavy Bed Ticking July price 4Oc. price zoe.
Best Shifting, Cheviot July price 45c price Zoe
AZ SO Pillow Cases July price 6Oc. new price SOC.
y go Scanned Sheets July price ST. price SOC.
81 80 no Seam Sheets July price 81 price Sl.25
Indian Head Linen July price 60c. price 25c.
Special Long Cloth July price soc. price loc.
Lancaster Apron Bingham July price Soc price 1Sc
Dress Ginghams July price 45c. price 20c.
Bales Zephyr Bingham July price SOC price 25c.
Best Dark Outing Flannel July price 45c price zoe.
Best Dark and Light Percaes 45c. price 20c.
Boys and Girls Extra Fine Hose SOC. price 25c.
big line Ladies Hose IS to so cents.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1921-01-13
SHOE DEPARTMENT.

Our price will show average Of 40 per cent
ducton from last years prices.
Ladies Dress Shoes formerly SO and S12 now $7.50
Crossett and Peters Best Mems Dress Shoes 81 90
Big Stock Boys and Girls Shoes So 90 to $3.50
We have the cash to 60 in the market and get
all the advantage that quantity buying for cash
gives the buyer and intend to give our customers
the benefit of this in bottom prices.
When you buy from us you see what you are get
ting and get your goods at once. No waiting for
weeks and an addition of Is cents to $l.00 for
charges per hundred pounds.
Thanking our customers for their liberal patron
age in 1920. We hope to merit even better
things for 1921. We are yours to serve.
The Jasper news., 1921-05-12
TELL OF LENGTH OF LIFE
Age Secrets Of Animals. Trees, Plants,
and Even 5Irds, Easily Pens-
trated by tho Initiated.

As most people are aware. It II pos
sible to tell the age Of horse by ex-
amining its teeth. remarks a writer
In London Answers.
The age Of a sheep may be known
In similar manner--that Ia, - its
teeth. The number OF years a cow
has lived is found by different meth
cd. The horns are examined, an6 the
number of rings on these horns tells
almost exactly the age OF the cow.
Just as the horns indicate the age
Of the COW. so the development Of the
antlers helps to calculate the age OF
animals belonging to the deer family,
and the length of life Of other horned
animals is arrived at In the same way.
The age ,of many birds can be dis
covered by examining the spurs
Trees often live to very great age.
and while they are standing II Il q
difficult matter to arrive at the age
Of these; but when they have been
cut down the age Of the tree may be
reckoned by counting the number Of
rings visible IN the section.
1t is a comparatively easy matter
to learn the age OF growing mlstlstoe,
as each shoot senda o2 two new
The Jasper news., 1921-05-12

caInc tc Z little cleared space. three
yttnpee. Qe1k birds flung W on wide.
spreading wings.
He knew fhem at once. AIR noun
taineers cene to know them before
their days are done. They were the
buzERrds, the followers Of the dead.
And what they were doing IN the
thieket lust beside the trail. Dan siid
not dare 70 think.
OF course they might be feeding on
the body Of q deer, mortally wounded
BY some hunter. lie resolved to ride
by without investigating, He glanced
up, The buzzards were. lowering IN
the sky, evidently waiting for him to
pass. Then, mostly to relieve curl
GUS sense Of discomfort In his own
mind, he stopped his horse and dis
mounted.
The twilight had started to fall, and
already its first grayness had begun
10 soften the harder lines OF forest
and hill. And after his first glance at
'he curious white heap beside the
trnll, he was extremely glad that II
had. But there was no chance to mis-
take the thing. The elements and
much more terrible agents had each
wrought their change, yet there was
grisly evidence in plenty to show what
had occurred. Dan didn't doubt for
an instant but that 1t was the skele.
ton of Landy Hildreth.
He forced himself to go nearer. The
Duzzards were almost done, and one
white bone from the shoulder gave un.
mistakable evidence of the passage NJ
a buAet. What had happened there
after, he could only guess.
He got back quickly on his horse.
He understood. now, why nothing had
been heard of the evidence that Landy
Hildreth WIS 20 turn over to the
The Jasper news., 1921-05-12
Results Of Hybrid Mating.

Here Is a strange set Of facts. prov
en- by three different investigators in
three different parts OF the world at
three different times.
In matings Of so-caIled pure" races,
that is to say. Engllshman with Eng
IIsh woman, Frenchman with French
woman, German with German woman,
etc, 104.b4 more males are born than
females.
In hybrid matings, that Is to say. OF
different natlonalIties, there ls more
Significant excess of male over female
births.
In matings of United States whites
the ratio IS about the same as that Of
European hybrids.
In,matings of United States colored
folks there Is significant excess Of
females over the ratio Of British West
Indian colored who are relatively pure
bred.
The Jasper news., 1921-05-12
seuqh. 81 Dorado 10 Vain.

When Sir Walter Raleigh started out
to ind his ri Dorado he was seeking
tabled city whose houses were covered
with sheets Of pure gold, and which
was surrounded BY hundreds OF square
miles OF rock 30 nlled with surface
gold that when the sun shone Il was as
IL great yellow mirror was blazing as
far as the dazzled eyes could reach.
Raleigh. Of course. found nothing that
even came near to such a wonder, and
many a brave gentleman Of England
lost his life or his fortune In seeking
the same tabled FL Dorado.
The Jasper news., 1921-05-12

courts as to the activities of the arson
ring. Some one-probably Bert Gran.
ston hlmself-had been waiting on the
trail. Others had come thereafter.
And his lips set In his resolve to let
this murder measure in the debt he
had to pay Cranston.
The Lennox house seemed very sI.
lent when. almost an hour later, he
turned his horse into the corral. He
had rather hoped that Snowblrd would
be at the door to meet him. The dark
ness had just fallen, and all the lamps
were lighted. He strode Int the liv-
ing room, warming his hands an In
slant beside the fireplace. The 1re
needed fuel. II had evidently been
neglected for nearly an hour.
Then he called Snowblrd. His voice
echoed in the silent room. unanswered.
He called again. then went to look for
The Jasper news., 1921-05-12
Paryum in Multo.

"Gertie puts on great deal Of
style. doesn't she2" "She puts It on;
but It's mighty little"
The Jasper news., 1921-05-12

r ~
ker AZ the door cf ~ anna sSbrs.
he found the note nat ale had lefs
for him.
Z told. very simply and biti1lt I'M
her father lay iIllurtd n hia bed. bn5
ne WIS to remain ana 90 what he
could Ter him. She had gone tor help
to the ranger station.
Tie leaped through the rooms 70 Ian
nox's door, then went 10 on tiptoe.
And the flrst thing he saw when he
opened the door was the erikzled
mans gray face on the pillow.
You're home early. Dam he said
How many did yon eeti"
II was entirely characteristic,
Shaggy old Woof Il too proud to howl
over the wounds that lay him low. and
this gray old bear on the bed had par-
taken Of his spirit.
Good Lord" Dan answered, How
badly are you hurtr
mot 80 bad but that I'm sorry that
Snowbird has gone drifting twelve
miles over the hills for help. les
dark as pitch
And Il was Dan could scarcely
make out the outline Of the somber
ridges against. the sky.
They talked on, and their subject
was whether Dan should remain TO
take care OF Lennox, or whether he
should attempt to overtake snowbird-
with the horse. OF course the girl
had ordered him TO stay. Lennox. on
the other hand. said that Dan could
not help him IN the least and desired
him to follow the girl.
I'm not often anxious about her.
he said slowly. ~But tits a iona walk
through the widest part Of the Di-
vide. Some way--I can't bar accidents
tonight. don't like to think Of her
on those mountains aione.r
And remembering what had lain be-
side the trail. Dan felt the same. He
had heard. long ago. that any animal
that once tasted human flesh loses It's
fear Of men and is never to be trusted
again. Some Wild animal that stiil
hunted the ridges had, IN the last
month. done just that thing. He left
the room and walked softly to the
door.
The night lay silent and mysterious
over the Divide. He stood listening.
The girl had started only an hour be-
fore, and II was unlikely. that she
could have traversed more than two
miles Of the steep trail IN that time.
Although the horse ordinarily did not
climb a Hill more swiftly than hu-
man being, he didn't doubt but that
he could overtake her before she
went three miles farther. But where
lay his duty-with the injured iaan
in the house or with the daughter on
her erranh OF mercy n the darknesst
Then the matter was decided for
him. SO fnint that II only whispered
At the dim. outer frontiers Of hearing,
sound came pricking through the
darkness, Only his months Of listen
ing to the faint sounds Of the forest.
and the Incredible silence Of the night
enabled him TO hear It at all. But he
knew what It was. the report OF a
pistol Snowbird had met an enemy
In the darkness.
Cro BE coNTINuED.l
The Jasper news., 1921-05-12

Z / eontinned using II until had taken
eight bottles. Now am very well and
can Dc my own homework. can gladly
recommend ydia E. Pink emedicine
20 suffering women. - Mrs BERTHA
LlERnsC, R.F. D., Rayenswood, w. Va.
The ordinary day Of most housewives
Il censeless trcadmill Of washing,
cooking, cleaning, mending, sweeping,
dusting and caring for little ones. How
much harder the tasks when soma de-
fangement OF the system causes head
aches, backaches, bearing down pains
and nervousnesa. Every such woman
should profit by Mrs. Liering's expert
enee. Remember this, for over forty
years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
COMPOUND has been restoring health.
The Jasper news., 1921-05-12
The Ellte.

"Dr. Pillers seems to be fashIon-
able physician"
Il should say sol He has patients
n some OF the most expensive health
resorts IN America and waiting list
OF people whose health vii, give way
as soon as they Get money enough to
consult him."-BimIngham Age-Hsr-
aid.
The Jasper news., 1921-05-12

shoots each year, and by counting the
Joints from the root to the tip Of airy
branch the number OF years the nils
tletoe has lived may be computed.
The Jasper news., 1921-05-12

|nud Inflammation 20
that / W6s not able
% DO my housework.
j consulted several
doctors but none
seemed 10 give me
relief. 4 read 10 q
paper shout Lydia
|E. Pinkham's Voes-
table Compound 50
q decided to try Il,
land before the first
bottle wae gone ]
Fnss.41 ,trslanf ro1tof ~
The Jasper news., 1921-05-12

Bees have always been an example
Of induatry. Yet they take q nlx
moEthT yacation each yeak
The Jasper news., 1921-05-12

White cameIs are about as rare a.
black sheep.
The Jasper news., 1921-05-12

Just say to your grocer Red Cross
Ball Blue when buying bluing. Yon
VIII be more than repaid by the re-
suits. Once tried always used. &c.
The Jasper news., 1921-05-12
Important to Naothors

Buddhlsts In japan maintain n reg
ular Buddhist Salvation army.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-08-04
(First pub Aug. 4 last Aug. 49,
NOTICE FOR ADMINISTRATION AND
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY COURT,
Marathon County-In Probate.
In Re Estate of Ann jeanette Shields, de-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given, that at the special
term of said Court TO be held on the second
Tuesday of September, A. d. 1921 at the
Court House in the City of Wausau, County
of Marathon, and State of Wisconsin, there will
be heard and considered, the application of
Geo. K. A. Shields for the appointment of an
administrator of the estate of Ann Jeanette
Shields late of the city of Wausau, in said
county, deceased.
Notice is hereby further given, that at the
special term of said Court to be held at said
Court House, on the Second Tuesday of jan
uary, A. D. 1922, there will be heard, consid-
cred and adjusted all claims against said Ann
Jeanette Shields, deceased.
And notice is hereby further given that all
such claims for examination and allowance
must be presented to said county court at the
Court House in the City of Wausau, in said
county and state or before the first Tues
day of January, A. D. 1922, or be barred
Dated August 1st 1921
By the Court,
F. E. BUMP, Judge.
JOHN P. FORD. Attorney.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-08-04
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Plenty Of Wausau evidence of their
worth
Mrs. Isadore Livernash, 1876 Jack
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They saved me from undergoing an
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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-08-04

Miss Clara Velte spent the week
end at Neenah, the guest OF Mrs. Max
Boehm.
Miss Marie Bird is spending
short time in Chicago with Mr.. and
Mrs. G. E. Bird.
Frank Mathie, George Merklein
and e. w. Lemke motored to Horse
Head Lake Wednesday morning where
they will spend few days at the Robt.
Wegner cottage.
-Hilmer Flatter Of Milwaukee is
visiting his father, G. F. Flatter. He
was accompanied home by Miss Elsa
Platter, his sister, who had been visit
ing in Milwaukee.
Chester McInnis, who has just en-
ioyed a trip to Los Angeles, arrived
home the forepart of the week to visit
his parents. Mr.. McInnis has been To-
Gated at Fort Worth, Texas for year
and a half
Rev. Richard Grauer, recently or
dained at St Paul's church, conducted
services at Merrill last Sunday, in the
absence of Rev. NJ. Schmidt, pastor of
ST. Stephens Evangelical church there.
MI. anu MIs. Dcll hCCiOsSSh VI
Pine River, WIS, are in the city to
spend a short time. Other members
of the family, Mrs. l.. E. Thayer, of
Everett, Wash, Henry McCrossen,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McCrossen,
of Harlowton, Mont, are also in the
city.
w. c. Schlaefer departs on Mon
day for Sheboygan to attend the annu-
al convention of the Wisconsin Shoe
Retailers association of which he has
been president for two years. Repre-
sentatives of G. B. Mayer Shoe com
pany, Tress & Gutenberg and Berg &
Sabatke will also attend.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Zimmerman
and family returned the forepart of
the week from an automobile trip to
various points in the northern part of
the state, including Ashland. On their
return they came by way of Chippewa
Falls and Eau Claire. Mr.. thinner
man as president of the Eighth Rotary
district, had a number of visits to
make and wherever he stopped he
found the Rotary clubs prospecting and
active.