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4ATE OF JOSEPH- LASSALLE, ,CLAoceries, Garden Seeds,Tin WARE, ETC. .,ines and Liquors for Fa ily Use. SEEDjPOTATOES. YOUR PATRON AOE SOLICI ED. r. L. LASSALLE, . anager. posXMt M ew ' 41 ItsHurryTime just now on the farm-all it Hustle and Bustle in preparation for the coming harvest. Now is the time to buy your farm accessorless the Latest Improved Ma chinery and Implements to lighten the work of harvest. Place your Order ~ow and be ready when the time cones to use them. i TTATE OF J..B. SANIJr a dandrdOllCo.oILou' ' FOR BEES RE SUL Stanocola 'Stanocol Gas.o.ne. " i * can 15 'secur At Our FiliU next, to CITY A We yaur committee appointed tc draft a budget for the year of 91918 beg to report the following: RIUENUES 10 millsl on 50 per cent of $429,869.00, at 10 mills .... $S148.00 Licenses anticipated.... .... 1200.0(1 Pines anticipated....... .... 200.00 Kiectrlc light ant.elpatcd .... 1700.00 ecotric light, 6 mills tax ... 1288.90 liectrie light slnking fund .. 150.89 Ttal .... ....... ......$0687.79 DISBURSEUI NT Mayor ......... ..... .....$200.00 Aldermen ......... ......... 2.000 Mahal .. ................ 720.00 Cler .... .. .†............. 30.00 Tirb urer ...... ............ 30.00 A-sessor .... ............ .. 50,00 Ispector of A. e. ........... 30.00 Street eommissioaer.... .... 00.00 ta ....... ............1 20.00 i*,aollector's cmamisalon ..$ 167.40 aerebants & Farmers Pank j.4.:.... ............. 827.203 .le.trie light salaries ...... 1800. ltric light anticipated a.pen..se .... ........... 700.00 Uleetrie light bonds and ia teewt ................. 1200.00 Tax eslleetor's commisauie oe electric light tax ...... 6.4.45 Total.... ............ .. 179.05 H sames to imp. utd.n. .... ..508.74 To .................$1687.79 h Cemi*ttee. MevIwill U To the Maybr and Bl te of Town of Melvide ' Gentlemea:-I beg to sea mt the followlag report for th iscal year from October 1st, 1916, to October 1st, 1917. RECEIPTS Oct. 1, 1917, Bal. in bank.... $1079.58 Reg. taxes' collected for 1916 1814.12 Special electric light tax ... 1$51.51 Licenses collected for 1916-17 1.67.50' Fines and cost of courts 1916-17 .... ............ 410.50 Borrowed from M. & F bank 1050.00 Sundries collected.... ...... 15.50 Revenues from Melville Elec. tihe system ............... 2050.10 Interest paid on daily bal.... 23.61 Total amount ....... ....$9862.42 DISBURSEMENTS Mayor's salary for 1 year...$ 200.00 Clerk's salary and fees for 1 year.. .. ................ 410.60 Marshal's salary and fees for 1 year .... ............ 755,90 Treasurer's salary for 1 yr.. 24.00 Inspector's of acot, salary for 1 year ...... ........... 25.00 Board of -Adermen's salary for 1 year .............. 200.00 Insurances for 1 year ...... 135.02 Street commissioner's alary for 1 year .............. 60.00 Paid Point Coupae< Ferry IA censes for 2 year* .. .... 121.00 Paid Superintendent it. B. L. S. salary for 1 year ....... 1020.00 Ilectric light bonds p4d.... 600.00 i Interest paid on Electric light bonds .... ......... :... 756.65 I Paid Merchants & Fara.rsa bank loan and laterest. .. 1419.69 Extra labor, repalrs, freight and other expenses for M. SL. 8. ....... v. ............ 1887/2. * Street bridge and sidewalks repairs .. .. ............ 497.80 For printing of revenues and other printing for 1 ear.. 110.60 { Spent on Jefferson Hi way. 318.42 I For feeding -prisoners and hauling dead animals ..... 15.40 Rent on jail for 1 year .... 27.50 Paid for recording of berths and deaths ............... 5.25 Paid for holding of inquest.. 30.00 Attorney's fees for 1 year.. 50.00 Supt. petty cash acct. bal... .98 Sundry account bal......... . 2.12 Two fines not collected ...... 13.00 Bal, in bank, Oct. 1, 1917.... 1127.26 Total amount.. ..A.. ....$9862.42 Melville, La., Dec. 4, 1917. To the Hon. Mayor and Board of Aldermen. Gentlemen:-I submit to you the P assessment roll for the year 1917, for your exceptance. Hoping the same will meet with your approval. I remain, yours, A. IASENBURG, Appointed Assessor. The followng ordnances were in troduced: ORDINANCE No. 65. P An Ordinance to license the busi ness of conducting a bar room, cab F aret, coffee house oi other place i where adloholic or intoxicating liq uors or medicinal preparations- of any kind sold directly" or less than five (5) gallons. A Section 1. Be it ordained, by the 1 mayor and board of Idermen of the Toth of Melville, Lisiana *in tegu lar session convene hat e ry per son or persons or ot wise o ,shall engage in the busin s of conducting a bar-room, cabaret, coffee-house or other place where alcoholic or, intox icating liq~ors or medicinal prepara tions of any kind sold directly or in directly of less than fve gallons. The minimum license for the year 1918, and? each subsequent year thereafter, unless otherwise ch nged, shall . be eight hundred dollsa ($800.00). Section 2. Be it farther. ordained, et:, that all applications for licenses for the apove business hall be made n strict compliance Iwlth the statute of the state o fLo Vlana.under 'the ct know as -he v-Shattuck 4ct and not other ise. Section 3. e it further ordained, etc., that no half fecense be issued under this ordinate unless upon the full payment oft fullrear's license herein provided tfo. Section 4. Be it further ordained, etc., that all perso.is or otherwise who shall obtain a license to conduct the move described bust'ess shall com ly strictly with all the provi sa a of the Gay-Shattuck Law now inscribed upon the revised statute* of the state of Loisoiana and not other. wise. 4 Section 5. re , further. ordained. etc., that all ordinance or partso of or nee in cenifet herewith be' and t same are herby repealed and this ordinana , sbll take effect om and after December 31, 1917. done and passed in regular sion convened on this 4th day of camber, A. D., 1917. Attest: Mayor. R. N. JONES, J1., (lerk. Mpled by U. .Richard and sec. 'oaded by Lus Darrall that the above and foregoing ordinance 1o passed on roll call. The vote was as follows: , R. H. Jones, . 0.. Richard, Ludf Nays: Nene. INANOE No. 66 ace for the levying alnd the town lioenses. le it ordained by the i yor bod of aldermen of the own of elye, La., in regular see convened at the license laws e state of ouisiana now in force! sh I in sofar applicable be the li cense ordinance of the Town of Mel ville, Lolisiana or the year 1918, and each subsetueat year thereafter, until otherwise obhaged. Seetion 2. Be it.t -'er ordained, I ete., that this ordinance shall take I effect from a4 after December 31, 1 1917. - Section 3. tSe it further ordained. etc., that all rl dinances or parts of or dinances in conflict herewith be and the hame are ereby repealed. Thus done nd passed in regular session convad on this the 4th day of December, A. D., 1917. C. W. STONE, Mayor. Attest: R. H. JONES, Jr., Clerk. Moved by 1. G. Richard and see onded by R. H. Jones, that the above and foregoing ordinance, be passed on roll call. The vote was as follows: A Yeas, Lud Darnall, E. G. Richard, R. H. Jones. Nays; None. ORDINANCE No. 67. To provide our annual revenue for Ii the Town of Melville, La., for the a year 1918 by levying an anhual tax upon all property situated in the cor- o poratetiineits fthe said town not '" uxegapt from taxation under the laws.. nd constitution of the State for the pear 1918 and providing for the en.u-1 orced collections of the same, and to| provide for the payment of the elee- in ric light bonds maturing during the F 'ear 1918 and the interest on bonds Luring said ydr by levying a special ax for the ytar 1918, upon all prop rty situated in the corporate limita f the said town not~ extmpt from tax tion and providing the manner of norcing .cllection, of sammea Section 1. Be, it ordaltd by the mayor and board. -aldermng of the 8 town of Melville, La., that tot the year 1918 there is hereby levied a o , tas ofa tap mills on the dollar of' the assessed valuation' of-all property 50 situated within the corporate limits of 42 the said town except such as is ex empt from taxation under the constl tution and existing laws of the state 0 Section 2. Be it further ordained, 50 etc., that there is hereby levied on all property in the said town of Mel 00 Vlle, La., subject to taxation by the 00 said town a special tax of six mills on the dollar of the assessed value 12 for the year 1918 for the purpose of 00 paying principal and interest of the 26 electric light bonds maturing during the year of 1918. 42 Section 3. Be it further ordained, etc., that said special tax when col of lected shall be applied first to the payment of principal and interest of he said bond maturing during the year or 1918 and any sum remaining shall me conftitute a sinking fund and be held separate and apart from all other funds of the said town for the pur pose of paying principal and interest of bonds thereafter maturing. .n Section 4. Be it further ordained, etc., that the taxes hereby levied shall be due and payable at the office of -i. the town tax collector as soon as the b-tax roll of said town shall have been ,e completed and filed in the office of Ssaitd town tax collector and after this of ordinance shall become effective. L Section 5. Be it further ordained, 'tc., that no forced collection of taxes due upon movable or immov able properly shall be made before the time or date set apart for the forcible collection of state taxes. 11 Section 6. Be it further ordained, etc., that it shall be the duty of the r towq tax collecor to receive and col lect the taxes interest penalt:e, and cost thereon to said town within such time and in such manner as is provid ed by the existing state laws for the collection of taxes due the state of Louisiana, and is provided for in the charter of this town, that this ordi nance shall take effect from and after its promulgation. Section 7. Be it further ordained. o etc., that all ordinance or parts of e ordinances in conflict herewith or in e consistent with this ordinance be and t the same are hereby repealed. ,Thus done and passed in regular session convened on this the 4th day of December, A. D., 1917. e C. W. STONE, Mayor. e Attest: R. H. JONES, JR., Clerk. Moved by R. H. Jones, and second ed by E. G: Richard, that the above and foregoing ordinance be passed on roll call. The vote was as follows: eas. R. H. Jones, H. G. Richard, Lud Darnall. Nays. None. ORDINANCE No. 68 An Ordinance regulating the II cense of pool and billiard tables in the Town of Melville, La. Section 1. Be it ordained, by the i Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the t I Town of Melville, La., that all per. I soi or persons or companies of cor- I porations or otherwise operating a pool or billiard table or tables in the town of Melville, La., shall pay an annual license of five dollars ($5.00) t ftor each table. I Section 2. Be it rther orda ned, I eta., that any perison or persons, com- 4 pany, corporations or otherwise vio- 1 lating the provisionu hereof shall be, fined not less than tea dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars and coats of court and imprisonment, 'at the discretion of the mayor. e Section 3. 8e it further ordained, c ete., that all ordinance or parts of ordinances in ·aonflict herewith are hereby repealed. d Thus done and passed in regular session convened on this the 4th day of December, A. D., 1917. b C. W. SIONE, Mayor. b Atteet: R. H. JONES, JR, Clerk. Moved by R. H. Jones and second ed by Lud Darnall, that the above and foregoing ordinance be plseed on roll a cke! The vote was as fllows: Yeabs. k R. R. Jona, 1. 0. Richard, Lad Dar- fi ablal. N.ats: 9bie. MOTO ERGAV THIS DICAT TE WILD VINOl And He Got Well and Stroas. That's True I a Monaea, P.---My little boy, who W is the youngest of three, was weak, so nervous and tired all the time, so he wa most unfit at school, and noth- fo mg seemed to help him. I learned It of Vinol and gave it to him. It has he has gained in weight"-Mra foi Frederick. Somnmers, Monaca, Pa. Vinol is a constitutional cod liver 0c and iron remedy for delicate, weak,y ailing children. Formula on every bottle, so you know what you a-e giv. se< ing them. Children love it. For Sale by so SHUTES' DRUGSTORE. be Opelousas, La. aei JlRSEYSB FOR BALE--A el C grad- u a Jersey otws and heders that will do dhive sooeet. .pp t the 2. 3. EINALE, O adeusus, 1.4 fro tho. 'LEGUIMES FOR FERT.L-R' the p-ý Sa The question of greater fertility wil the be before practical farmers. Sine, of commercial fertilizer wild be exper ex- sive and hard to get, barnyard manure 1tl- will as usual be limited, legumes wil ate be more important than ever. The a value of these crops can no longer b, on _gel- questioned and those who grow then the liberally will be especially fortunatE rills While the value of legumes, such a slue alfalfa, clovers, vetch, cowpeas, so: of the beans, velvet beans and peanuts ar ring now appreciated as crops for food an' feed they are not properly recogniza4 ned, as crops to restore the soil in fez col- tility, notably nitrogen that expensiv the element in a fertilizer and the one th, of easiest lost. rear hall Some fact upon the value of thn aeld legumes as an aid to build up soil o her restore worn soil may be of benefit ii pur this connection. Facts and figures ec rest the results of growing these "nitrogel gatherers" will be given. zed, ball Some definite facts have been ascer of tained by a few of the. experimen the stations as to the amount of nitroger een that may be expected from certail of this legumes. As will be finderstood, the amount of nitrogen left in the so! red, by legumes will depend upon the of growth of the plants, the condition oi LoV- the soil and the inoculation. Hereto ore the fore it has :been known that the leg umes deposit nitrogen in the soil witil led, the aid of certain soil organisms, bul the little definite knowedge was obtain ol- able as to the amount of nitrogen un. nd ich der favorable circumstances. rid- At the Delaware station sowings of the three legumes were made, soy beans, of cowpeas and hairy vetch, July 22. The the following shows the dry matter and ter nitrogen in growth per acre: Soy beans, 6,790 pounds dry matter in ed. tops, 756 in roots. Nitrogen in both of tops and roots, 140.2 pounds. Cow. in- peas gave 3,718 pounds dry matter in Lnd tops, 310 pounds -in the roots. The lar amount of nitrogen in both tops and lay roots was 69.5 pounds.- Hairy vetch was found to contain' 3,064 pounds of dry matter per acre in the tops and 600 pounds in the roots. The amount of nitrogen in both top and roots nd- was 121.2 pounds. 've on It will be seen from this experiment ra: that for Delaware soils such as at the rd, experiment station that soy beans are better than either cowpeas or hairy vech for soil fertility. *it The New York Cornell station made a test comparing cowpeas and vetch. he The crops were planted July 18 and he the samples taken November 10. The er. following data shows the results: )r- Hairy vetch produced 6,824 pounds a dry matter in the tops, 567 pounds in he the roots. The amount of nitrogen in an 0) the soil by tops and roots was 256 pounds. Cowpeas produced 2,622 7, pounds dry matter :h top., i, roots n- 454 pounds. The pounds of nitrogen 1o- left both tops apn roots was 52.6. e' The two experiments are quite dt. or ad ferent in resuts because, no l.uht, at of the difference in soil. But in bith experiments it was shown that these , crops added considerable nitrogen and of organic matter. There should be no re doubt as to the value of these crops Sfor soil fertility. y It should be borne in mind that far better results doubtless would have been shown in favor of cowpeas had these experiments been made in thu South or Southwest. Nevertheless, soy beans are known to be very valu II able as a crop to improve soil in many s. localities of the Southwest. There are r- farmers who prefer soy beans to cow peas, but as a general rule cowpeas are more extensively planted both for soil improvement and for feed for stock. The safe rule is plant the legume that grows best on your farm. It may not produce as much nitrogen at first as some other, but as the soil gets fully inoculated it is quite likely to produce more. Hairy vetch is a winter crop. These experiments were made in early fall. Vetch may be planted in the early fall and allowed to grow through: the winter. Sometimes hairy vetch is sown in the spring with oats or rye for grazing. It is an excellent crop. It may be sown with rye, oats or wfeat ore ay or grazing wel. as for soil improvement. The worst dif ficulty in the way of planting hairy vetch on a large scale is the price of a seed. Vetclh seeds have been high and somewhat scarce, but as the plant is better understood and better appreci-.t aed more seeds will be saved, i. It must be remembered that leg-. . umes such as those mentioned above do not take all of their nitrogen from 1 the air; some of it is always taken 1 from the soil. And where the soil ;! ' dent. L .gasfl,.C, .e. Chas m, Viee-Pres't. Teopold Via, Ass't Gashier H. D. e, Jr. Ass't Cash.' A. A.A.d., Ass't :Cashier. A ,mfortable Feeling A go y things may happen that will give you a feeling of oomo security, but nothing will do this more surely than the knmo that you have money in the BANK. This ttcularly true if your money is in our bank where you kno fe. You know it is there subject .to your needs. That yo t it when you want it. That is safe until you need it. have no bank account we invite you to start one at our BA . no matter how small. You will add to it from time to id it will soon be a source of comfort and sec uritty to t. alry St.te BAk Opelousas, La. DIRECTORS: J. A. HA JOS, M. BOAGNI C. F. BOAGNI ADOLPH ,(O)S SAM'L HAAS L. T. CASTILLE OPEL AAS NAlONA BANK Chas. 1.5 eaul AL, L LE . Dbl, e IS DIRECTED TO_ E FACT TNi L Ian hl prVERY DOLLAR rOU SPEND YOUe ! leuurgeuls PART WIT Ht PRIENDTtIAT wrp , Rot. Sasdu EARN A INCO. P L 1OR YOU -ASe C "0 AS YOU L"IV DEPOSIT EVRY 8 SPA R'EDOLLA O avings Acov.te 4 On e Certificates .f Depit Resoure ver $- 800,C OO 0 R B AY a OUR~l~,i .7 1 contains very few b a suited to working with the for storini up free nitrogen m he nitrogen may be taken from soil. It is claimed that s are able to take as much as r cent of their nitrogen from t under cer. tain conditions. Soy do not ap spear able to take so from the air. It may be.safe umed as a general rule that legu cure from one-third to two-thi of their nitrogen from the air, favorable conditions. Legumes contain as per cent of nitrogen when the in full bloom as when at full ity, hence as a general rule, they be plowed under or cut at this ti thout loss of nitrogen so far as t itro-gath ering is concerned. B y may be allowed to grow longe out loss of nitrogen. Probably it would be estimate under favorable conditi say that an acre of soy beans sh dd from under anything like fa e condi 50 to 100 pounds of nitr per acre tions:- This value for fe r would be from $10 to $20 per at ordi nary prices at which c rcial ni trogen for fertilizer sell rm and Ranch. LOST--One parse so g 3 $5 bills- 23ii--, akiuats ' - change. Purse was lost ewhere from Shute's Drug Stor stoffice and Red Gross headqua to old ck School buildlaing. A suitable reward will for the return ef the purse to oeice. trde Laeaseese iz tnasa* 2t V aom m0 tQUrRm is bets. Qisise ast does sat cause Sirnd Crucba&Ihfmd Undeltalker and E balmers OPELOUSAS - LOUISIANA •Smplete Line of MeIc Caskets;' Coffins and Burl Robes. PHON Oise--S5; R and 3. 2 FQR SALE CHEAP OR CASH One good gentle bn herse, ant one good second han uN'y. Also. one pair of well brok ules. For further particu , address, . SKILES, nov 24tf louseas, ,La. NOTICE-The Pla s National Bank, located at Ope as, in the state of Louisiana i ing its at fairs. All note holde nd other cre ditors of the associati are therefore hereby notified to p nt the notes and other claims for ent. ROBEIRT CHACH , President. Jan 12 9t. iSeg Over Cold veryone s akse of OBamC ber laln's benh Remned fter havign ued it. "Mrs. George l a, Pitteleld, N. Y., has this to regarding it: "Last winter my lit y, ire years old, was sick with d for two or three weeks. I c him and uedt various cough medi but nothing did hi muehk good bc aus ing Ohamberlaia's C Remedy. He. then impru ed rapi d in a "few lays was ever his -a;rS