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JtA Few Lines --FROM- acobs News Depot Co. OPELOUSAS, LA. Read every line it means something you need. -WE SELL - Ledgers, cash, journals and all kinds of blank books. Letter, stand, Hang and bill collecting files.' Type writers, ribbons, carbon and letter paper. Inks, paste, pencils, daters, stamp pads, and all4inds of office supplies our book cases and sec tionet are the best for the money. Our steel safe cabinet is ma better, prettier and has i-: more inside room than : itho old astyle iron safes and are half the price. Our bookkeepers' steno graphers' and bill clerks' fountain pens are money and time savers. We give them on trial to responsible persons. Our advertising department Offers every branch of S business-some kind of .. . advertising to suit that kind of business. We have calendars, wall . pockets, rulers, wood no velties, saving banks, mirrors, pocket books, scissors, blotters, maps, S card, tin or paper signs. S~ Sizes from a pocket m nemorandum to a big billboard poster, we can plan, carry out, furnish and systemize and ad vertising campaign that is bound to bring results. Jacobs News Depot Co S Opelousas, Louisiana. IDREAD TUBER LOSIS : AND THE tfLIC SCHOOLS. 273,8 00 Children Between Ages of 8 and 15 Affected With the Disease. - If the percentage of tuberculous children recently ascertained by an I investigation in Stockholm, Sweden 1 (1.61 per cent) were applied to the I schools of the United States, there would be 273,700 children between the 1 ages of 8 and 15 who are positively. affected with tuberculosis, according[ to a statement issued by the National 1 Association for the Study and Pre vention of Tuberculosis. As con trasted with this figure, there are only eleven open air tuberculosis schools in the entire country. At the lowest estimate, however, even with all the schools now in opera tion and those proposed, accommoda tions will not be provided for .4 of one per cent of the children who need this special treatment. In a large number of cities, children with tuberculosis are excluded from the public schools, but in most instances, no special provision is made for them. The National Association declares that chiidren who are afflicted with tuberculosis are a menace to the health of their schoolmates. Both on this account and because they are ,physically unable to keep up in their work, special schools are needed for this class of children. Every city should provide at least one well-equip ped school or special class room of this sort for each 25,000 population. In cities like Providence, Boston and New York, where outdoor schools have been conducted for two years, the results obtained from the treat ment of children in special tubercu losis open air schools seem to show the great advantage of this class of institutions. This, couvled with the experience of open air schools in Germany and England, proves that children can be cured of tuberculvsis and keep up with their school work, without any danger to fellow pupils. Ville Platte Teachers' Institute The fourth meeting of the Ville Platte Institute for Teachers will be held on Saturday Feb. 5, 1910, at 10 a. m. at the High School Auditorium. PROGRAM. I. Opening Exercises. II. Civil Government, by Mr. Voor hies Launey. III. "History of Education," by Prof. P. H. Griffith. IV. "Reading in the Public Schools," by Miss Frances Neville. V. "How to Enjoy Pictures," by Miss Rosa Reed. VI. "Essays in Application," by Miss Helen Vidrine. VII. Singing, by Miss E. Bain. VIII. "Grammar and ts Reasons," by Prof. J. G. Plauche. IX. "Nature Study and Life,'" by Miss Elizabeth Miles. X. "The Art of Questioning," all. XI. Round Table Topics. XII. Lessons in "Teaching Phonics," by Miss S. Cole. XIII. Superintendent's Critique, by Supt. C. J. Thompson. XIV. Assignments. XV. Adjournment. All teachers within the legal dis tance are required to attend these in stitute meetings and do the work as signed to them. Excuses for absences must be made in writing to the Super intendent within the ten days given by law, or such teachers will be con sidered absent without excuse. E. E. ORTEGO, P. H. GRIFFITH, Conductors. THE VALUE OF ENTHUSIASM. It is One Quailty Needed In tihe Succfsstl Pursuit of Businaess. If there is any quality we need in order to sustain ourselves at the top notch of business efficiency, it is en thusiasm. You may know your business thor oughly, you may have everything your own way, but if you lack en thusiasm you lack the one thing that makes for progress. Enthusiasm keeps a man plugging away at his job when others would quit. It keeps him going at full speed when croakers say that he hasn't a ghost of a chance to make good. It turns defeat into victory when the battle has gone against you. Enthusiasm characterizes the man who never knows when be is licked. SKeep at it. and don't get dis Scouraged. Nuothing wrth while in -this world comes easy, but enthusi Sa m will land you where you want to be, if you keep hammering away until you get what you want. -AULT WITi liE AlI EI it EWuh Farmers slahyg F*e At ad Teea By Peplpe SlNl to Twn Te Se rFed.l Washington, Jan. 30.-"Uudoub edly if the farms were raising mor meat the price would be reduced, said Secretary Wilsbn 'i tie' Depa ment of Agriculture today. "There are not enough people on the farms raising food and too man people are goihg to the towns to be fed. "Three quarters of a million of people are coming to the United States annually from abroad. They do not go to the farms. The cities produce nothing to eat although they do produce something to drink." Asked if he had any plan for in ducing people to go to the farms, th secretary shook his head and said: "Jim Hill says they will go whe they get hungry." INTERESTING COTTON FIGURES BY THE DEPARTMENT. Louisiana Makes 254,018 This Year, Against 458,762 Last Year. Washington, Jan. 29.--The Census' Bureau today reports that the num ber of bales of cotton ginned from the growth of 1909 up to January 16, 1910, was 9,792,990 bales as compared with 12,666,209 bales for 1908. The proportion of th e as three crops ginned up to January 16 is 96.8 per cent; for the crop of 1908, 93.5. and 93.8 for 1906. Round bales included this year are 147,846 compared with 232,710 last year, and 188,037 for the season of 1907-08. Sea Island 92,001 this sea son, 90,287 last year, and 80,190 for season of 1907-08. The distribution of the Sea Island cotton by states is as follows: Florida, 27,888; Georgia, 50,872; South Carolina, 13,241. The number of bales of cotton gin ned from the.growth of 1909 to Jan-: nary 16 compared with last year was. as follows: In the Gulf states: Ala bama, 1,028,275 this year, against 1,316,803 last year. Florida 60,896 this year, against 68,614 last year; Louisiana 254,018 this year, against 458,762 last year; Texas 2,378,312 this year, against 3,528,981 last year. *Mississippi 1,088,101 this year against 1,561,792 last year. Proceedings Board of Aldermen Opelousas, La., Jan. 19, 1910. To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Aldermen, City of Opelousas, La. Gentlemen: There will be a meet ing of your Board at the Council Chamber at 3:30 p, m., for the pur pose of borrowing money to pay por tion of the indebtedness of City and pay statutory expenses of the City government for the current year. M. HALPHEN, Mayor. Attest: C. F. BAILEY, Clerk. Received the above notice on the 19th day of Jan., 1910 and on the same day, month and year notified all the members of the Board of Aldermen in person. I. R. GUIDRY, City Marshal. Opelousas, La., Jan. 19, 1910. The Board of Aldermen met pur suant to call. Present: M. Halphen, Mayor; Aldermen: Roos, Danel, Diet lein and Healey. Quorum present. Motion by Dietlein, duly seconded and carried, that a committee be ap pointed to negotiote loan on available balance of the tax revenues of 1909, and that said committee be further empowered to negotiate loan to cover budget of 1910, said loan to be based on daily balances as re quired by the City, throughout said year of 1910. Said committee to re port back to the Board. Motion duly seconded and carried, I the Board adjourned subject to call. M. HALPHEN. Mayor. Attest: C. F. BAILEY, Clerk. The Town of "No Good." Kind friends, have you heard of the town of NO-GOOD, on the banks of the River Slow, Where the Some-time-or-other scents the air and the soft Go-easies grow? It lies in the valley of What's-the use, in the pruvince of Let-her slide: It'. th,* home 'of the reckless I-don't catre, where the Give-it-ups abide. The town is as hdd as the human race, and it grows with ;he flight of years; It is wrapped in the fog of the idler's dreams; its streets are paveFd S.with discarded schemes, I And sprinkled with useless tears. --exchange BUDGET TOWN OF MELVILLE 1910. Marshal's salary... ..............$ 540.00 Treasurer's salary........... 100.00 Clerk's salary ..................... 80.00 Assessor's salary.............. 16.00 Tax Collector's per cent........ 90.00 Sinking fund bond and interest.. Moved by Joseph, seconded by E. G. Richard, that ordinance No. 111 be passed. ORDINANCE NO. 111. An ordinance prohibiting the sale of fruit, soda water, ice cream, or any kind of soft drinks, or other articles allowable on sale on Sunday, in the same building where a general mer chandise or grocery business is con-_ ducted. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Board of Trustees of the Town of Mel ville, St. Landry, Parish, Louisiana, That it shall be unlawful for any per son or persons, corporation or corpora tions or otherwise to sell or ahel tol sale on Sunday in or from the building wherein they are condunttl a, geterl- MOaXP4i4atts:se or gieserjy any fruit or vegetables, soda water or any kind of soft drinks, ice cream;sher berts, etc., or other articles allowable on sale on Sunday under the statute of the State of Louisiana. Be it further ordained, etc., That any person or peat s, corpora tion or corporations or otherwise who shall violate the foregoing tvision of this ordinance shall upo ;conviction thereof be tfined not less than five dol lars ($5.00) or more than fifty dollars ($50U00) and all cost of court; and in de anult of payment of fine and cost shall be imprisoned for a termor worked on the streets within the discretion of the Mayor: or shall suffer fine and impris oqlment or worked on the streets as the Court may deem proper. Be it further ordained, etc, That all ordinances or parts of ordi nances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed, and this or dinance shall take effect from and after, the 1st day of February, 1910. Thus done, read and passed in regular session convened on this 4th day of Jan nary, A. D., 1910, at Melville, St. Landry, Parish, Louisiana. WILLIAMS M. D., Mayor. Attest: E. J. LEBLANC, Clerk. Moved by Joseph, secvnded by E. 1G. Richard that ordianance No. 112 be passed. 0 fSlI4NVE .1. 4 . An ordinance regulatipg the license of fre insurance companies operating in the town of Melville, La. Be it ordained by the Mayor and the Board of Trustees of the Town of Mel ville, La, That all agent or agents, person or persons writing or soliciting are insur ance in the town of Melviille, La., shall pay an anual, lliense of .0 for each and every company he represents. Be it further ordained, etc, That any agent or agents, person or persons who shall violate the foregoing provision of this ordinance shall upon conviction thereof be lipednotless than five dollars ($.00) or more than fifty dollars ($50.00) and all cost of court; and in default of payment of fine and cost. shall be imprisoned for a term or worked on the streets within the dis cretion of the Mayor. Be it ftrther ordained, etc., That all ordinances or parts of ordi nances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed. Thus done, read and passed in regu lar session convened on this the 4th day of January, A. D., 1910. WILLIAMS, M. D, Mayor. Attest: E.J. LtrLANC, Clerk. WILLIAMS, M. D., Mayor. Nottee for Bids. Flacnk.AgenyS. Landpry Parish. Notice is hereby given that bids will be received by the undersigned com mittee from any bank-or banks, within the State of Louisians, to act as fiscal agent of the pasish of St. Landry for the year 1910; at the police Jury rooms, not later than 12 o'clock on Monday, Feb. 7, 1910, said contract to be ratified by the J. E. DAILEY, Chairman. S J.T. ST. CYR, W. P. FONTENOT, Committee. The sign by the roodalde points to our ator'. this young lady hought her saddle, briddle and whip from Ge or ge Going The best saddlery and harness shop -IN- Opelousas, - Louisiana. We just received a big lot of good hartess at reasonable .lices. Come And Look At Them. WHIT WYANDOITE EGS For Setting I havet at present a nice lot of fresh eggs. Get them now. It it the iest time. $1.50 per setting of fifteen eggs. J. B. A. STAIGi ilma Street, - Opelousas, La. Jan 15 3-rnm S"WHAThorine should be without one or in fact sever ,-.-, C". ZI"w" .. al, for they complete the furnishings for every room, be it parlor, bedroom or kitch en. There are two things required of a clock;,first that it be ornament al, that is of small importance if it does not keep time. We guarantee every clock we sell to keep perfect time for if it doesn't it is no clock. H. W. Perry & Co. JEWELERS Opelousas, Louislana. COLD WEATHER PREDICTED We only have a few BLANKETS and COMFORTS left, and will close them out at greatly reduced prices. They are on our center counter awaiting your inspection. IF IT IS THE BEST,WE HAVE IT 0, UI . P eerlees lTrlmph 8 Seed Potatoes . *rC ALS O ' :Red Rust Proof Seed Oatsi I Get Our Price sI SDardeau & Ventre l U OPELOUSAS, LA. _ ISACKS STHE INSURANCE MAN . EXTENDS "HIS BEST WISHES . FOR A ! PROSPEROUSYEAR KxIwomar norxax XaX