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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07
Old Landmark Gone.

The Blaine schoolhouse in Mars
Hill up on the hill, the one James G.
Blaine honored years ago by giving
a bell. which still hangs in the belfry,
is no more. 1t has been converted
into a storeroom and moved to an
other site. A good many bright boys
and girls, now old men and women,
graduated from this historical build
ing, and no doubt there is a feeling
Of sorrow as the old schoolhouse
leaves the foundation 1t was builded
upon years and years ago.-Kennebec
(Me.) Journal.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07

phenomenal. Alfred Snaith, in his lone
ly bungalow situated at the edge Of the
Maine forests, had really given the
world some astonishing discoveries
He was the inventor Of the i'm
proved Crookes tube, of the new pro-
cess for tracing the hitherto invisible
bacilli of spotted fever by staining
them with ultraviolet dyes; he had
found means of establishing the equili-
brium of the aeroplane (patent i'm
pending); he had first isolated the
toxic ingredient of russula emetica,
that almost edible toadstool which to-
day forms so valuable an adjunct to
the pharmacopeia. Now that he had
turned his attention to introducing an
improved method Of anesthesia she
was sure that he had really discovered
something which would make his
name remembered by grateful
posterity.
During the next few days Professor
Snaith remained secluded in his lab
oratory. refusing to emerge even for his
meals, which we're placed on a tray
outside the locked door. More than
once his wife. alarmed by. the pro-
fessor's absorption in his new enter
prise, listened at the door with beating
heart; but on all these occasions only
the most profound silence reigned, un-
til the professor emerged, singing and
chuckling with delight over the sue
cess of his enterprise.
my DEAR" he announced one morn
ing. "Dr. Rupert Griggs. the famous
surgeon, is to pay us visit tomorrow
morning He is at present taking q
fishing excursion in Maine, and, hav-
ing placed myself in communication
with him, he has willingly agreed to
visit US and test the results of my
labors. He will need a-hum-bed
and some-ha-victuals."
DIR. Griggs was scheduled to arrive
on the eleven o'clock train the next
morning. When the hired man had
harnessed the pony to the buggy Ma
tilda Snaith knocked at her husbands
door.
Are you coming, Alfred?" she
called; but there was no answer. She
tapped more loudly; at last, still en-
countering no response, she placed
her ear to the key-hole and listened.
The silence within was almost un-
eannily profound.
Dear Alfred" she unused. He is
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07
.SNAITH'S DIS COvERY
Inventor Knew It Was All Right
Because He Tested It on
Himself.
BY GEORGE p. MUNSoN.

Professor Snaith entered the dining
room with shining eyes and a beaming
smile; he seemed at peace with him
self and all the world. His wife, who
lad already taken her seat at the ia
BILE, looked at him in surprise.
why, Alfred" she exclaimed. you
look as happy as a boy. What has
happened to your"
Margaret" announced her husband,
1 have made a discovery which will
revolutionize the practice of surgery"
Now what do you know about surg.
cry, Alfredo" asked his wife quizzically,
1T will be like your perpetual motion
machine. which was going to run for
ever-only you forgot to provide a
method of starting it."
Il own. Matilda, that you have-hum
logic on your side In regard to that
-ha-matter," answered the professor.
looking at his wife benignantly over
his spectacles. But in this case |
have actually tested my invention up
on myself. not once but many times. "
We'll, don't forget your soup, AL
fred" answered Matilda Snaith. And
after dinner is over you shall tell me
all about It."
1t Is really most remarkable dis
covery, my dear" began the professor.
when the meal was ended. 1T is moth
ing less than a new anesthetic AS
you know, Matilda. the-hum-horror
that most people have Of undergoing
an operation is ue-hum-exclusive
TO fear of the ether or chloroform.
The process of-hum-inspiration is
one SO intimately associated with the
-ha-vital processes that any-ha-
Interference with these arouses alarm
neutrality-suspicious.. l have dis
covered method of inducing artificial
anesthesia by an entirely harmless
component prepared by the trituration
and-ha-chemical preparation of a
drupe. or rather-hum-berry, which
have discovered growing in certain
waste-ah-places. A very few CEN
tilitres of this component, when placed
In 1uxtaposition to certain nerve cent
srs in the-ha-tongue produce, prob
ably by osmosis, q profound anes-
thesia, while there is an entire abb
sence of the restraint in-ha-degluti-
ton Standardization which one
associates with-er-ether"
Matilda Snaith listened with increas-
ing enthusiasm to her husbands ex-
position of his discovery. In spite of
tendency to the discovery of the
commonplace. and an absent-minded-
ness which was nothing short Of
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07
Reason for Inquiry.

The following after-dinner story
was related by DR.. Henry Churchill
King, president of Oberlin college, be-
fore the Chicago Congregational club
banquet:
81 was standing out in front of one
of the big exposition buildings at the
st. Louis fair, when a man came out
of the building much the worse for
liquor.
whats the name of thish here
buildingr he asked as he reeled away.
81 told him the name of the build.
ing.
Thanks he said. I was Just In
1t and wanted to check 1t or"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07
King George superstItIous.

An incident which occurred while
the king was out shooting recently
over the Hon. John Wards preserves
at Woolley shows that the monarch
shares with many other persons the
superstition about the number thir.
teen. The eight guns were joined at
luncheon by five women of the party
staying at Chiffon, and the king no
ticing the unlucky number would not
sit down until Donald Harding, the
acting agent upon the estate, was
called in to make the number up to
fourteen.-New York Herald.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07
End Of a Noted Eollv.

The monocle has long since been
out of fashion in England, and is soon
to disappear from Paris, which has
been its last stronghold. It was in
vented by Dutch dandy, and it's evil
effects upon the eye were at once
noted by oculists. The monocle first
appeared at the congress of Vienna
in 1914, when 1t was worn by it's in
ventor. One folly, at least, has had
only about a century of life.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07
Opera In the Boxes.

What was the story of the opera ?"
|Vhat / heard ran about like this:
he first act l learned that Mrs.
Inhby. the society leader is about
|sas her husband for divorce. In
second act l learned that Misc
h Plunks struggled In that "a
y pearl necklace, and in the third
|oard that Mr.. Gerald Piffle is rap
d drinking himself to DEATH"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07
Why Little. Women FaseInate.

Little women appear to fascinate
men more than big ones do. Perhaps
it is because they look up to men,
and 30 appeal to their chivalry. They
are less independent by nature and
more confiding. A little woman al
ways strikes a man as being more or
less helpless, and he wants. IL he is a
manly man, to shield her, If neces
sary. and to take her part. Little
women are more dainty than big ones
and have prettier hands and feet. A
five and half glove appeals to the
masculine heart where six ano
three-quarters one utterly fails.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07
Wireless Map.

nowlty In the way Of maps has
been issued by the German impe.
1 post Office, which has compiled a
showing the principal wireless
sph stations in the world. The
= b to advertise the facilities
a6orded In Germany for "draht.
4 telegraphy. German stations
tcf course. given special promi.
ION the map, and in this connec-
w b interesting to note that the
~ At Neuen Is claimed to be the
: powerful In existence, its range
e 2,l0o miles. This is two hun.
! mics more than that of Eiffel
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07
A DOCTORS SLEEP
q hs Had to Leave on Coffee.

y persons do not realize that q
eomach win cause insomnia.
y and tea drinking being such
Acaent and respectable form Of
Nv realize that the drug-caf-
eontained in coffee and tea, is
ne principal causes of dys-
md nervous troubles.
~ their usual portion of COT
Ia. the caffeine topers are
irritable and fretful. That's
With a whisky drinker. He
q have his dram TO settle his
habit
We on coffee or tea is an easy
= you want to try It. because
Ewes a gentle but natural
% the nerves and does not
any drug-nothing but food.
ans know this to be true, as
- Ga. writes:
ko cured myself or a long
ease Of Nervous Dyspepsia
on coffee and using Post
y the doctor.
enjoy refreshing sleep, to
N been an utter stranger for
lung dyspepsia in its various
ao little trouble when l can
Nuents to quit coffee and
testum."
= u right and there's a
Read the little book. "The
Wellville." in pkgs.
noW comes In concentrated,
tn called Instant Postum.
sed by stirring a level tea.
: cup Of hot water, adding
~ we, and enough cream to
eoior to golden brown.
fostum is convenient;
= waste; and the favour is
/ !, norm Sold by grocers-so
90, loo-cup tin 80 cts.
uial tin mailed for grocers
1eent stamp for postage.
si Co, Ltd. Battle Creek.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07
Mjsanthropic,

During a discussion Of the fitness
of things in general. some one asked
IF a young man takes his best girl tc
the grand opera. spends eight dollars
on a supper after the performance
and then takes her home in a taxicab
should he kiss her goodnight" Al
old bachelor who was present growl
ed: II don't think she ought to ex
pect 1t. Seems to me he has don,
enough for her."-Clayton H. Ranch
In Lppincott's.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07
GETTING Even.

flour first name is June, is it, lit
J uri!"
fYes, sir; only l don't spell 1t the
y most folks do"
How do you spell it,"
tue-n."
iVhy Is that, little girl?"
DO you 'spose I'm goin' to let the
u got ahead of men when it comes
pelIin' names different?"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07
Explaining What a snob Really ID

UncIe Roy, what ID snoD!
"A snob, Eddie, is a person who in
herits a great deal of money, goes
abroad and buys himself veneer Of
culture, returns home and poses as q
connoisseur of something. and goes
around calling his poor relations par
venues Why do you ask such a
question, Eddier
Because I heard Donald's big
brother talking about you this after
noon and he said you were a snob"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07
The World Of ELEGANCE.

I'VE never buy anything in this e1-
pensive store. Why do you gaze for
hours at those dummies?"
We'll. Edward, one learns from
them much good manners. don't you
know"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07
Rstort Qiscoarteoua.

ranger docking at the taximeter)
he dollars and fifty cents! told
A wanted to come in the most di.
way. and | think you've been
ing me round about.
kbby-Round about, Ell? You ought
Ave hired an aeroplane.-Judge.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07
The Real Problem,

Veil, DEAR" said the young hus-
I TO his bride, I'll make out the
lit slip in your name and all you
TO do is to take it to the bank"
-" she responded, but suppose
u to draw out some money some
how will they know which Is my
ty!-Harper's Bazaar.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07
One Of His Worst,

The Doctor-'Did you hear about
that Methodist preachers daughter
down south who turned sleuth, hunt
ed up the pickpocket who had robbed
her Of her purse, and finally landed
him in the penitentiary" The Profess
sor-"Good for her! She was an M.
E. sis, with a vengeance."-Chicago
Tribune.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07
me people fail to win because 9th.
10 not lose.
> man can stand In his own light
nout casting q shadow.

u Cross Ball Blue gives double value
az money, goes twice as far a. any
Asz your grocer. Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07

4 summer tonic there 10 no medicine
(euite compares with OXIDINE. 1t not
builds up the system. but taken reg
=, p,events Malaria. Regular or Taste
- ala at Druggists. Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07

The one time man doesn't mind put
ting his foot in it Is when he steps
into q fortune.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup for children
testhing, softsns the gums, reduces innamma-
tion allays pain. cures wind collie. sc bottle ~
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07
Excesa Of Riches.

"He has nine tons of coal in his
cellar"
That's nothing. I've got only one
in, but it's paid for."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07

Many a man who would hesitate to
make a wife of his cook will make q
cook of his WIFE
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07

Be thrifty on little things like bluing. Don't
accept water for bluing. Ask for Red Cross
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07

A great majority of summer ills are
due to Malaria in suppressed form. Las
situde and headaches are but two symp-
toms. OXIDINE eradicates the Malaria
germ and tones up the entire system. Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07

Regular practicing physicians recommend
and prescribe OXIDINE for Malaria. be-
cause 1t is a proven remedy by years of ex
perience. Keep a bottle in the medicine
chest and administer at rirst sign Of Chills
and Fever. Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07

II your appetite Is not what it should be
perhaps Malaria 10 developing. 1t affects
the whole system. OXIDINE will clear
away the germs, rid you of Malaria and
generally improve your condition. Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07

Important TO Mothers
mine carefully every bottle of
HORIA, a safe and sure remedy for
= and children, and see that II
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07

It is difficult for q woman to enact
the dual role of soul mate and help
mate.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07
TO DRIVE OFT MALARIA

Take the Old Standard GROVES TAsTBLESS
CHILL TONIC. You know what you arc taking.
The formula Ii plainly printed on every bottle,
showing y is simply Qulnine and Iron In tastelea
FORM and the most enectual form. For grown
people and children, % cents. Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07

1t seems the irony of fate that while
the grass widow is in clover, the real
widow should be In weeds.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07
Kind to Watch.

"Dibbs apparently has no bad hab-
it's"
Beware of that man."
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07

As a general thing the kind Of man
who wears a watch on his wrist
doesn't need all his pockets to carry
his money In.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07

ITCH Relieved IN 30 Minutss.
Woolford's Sanitary Lotion for ell kinds of
contagious itch. At Druggists. Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES
He Answered Truly.

Father-How Is 1t that l find you
kissing my daughter? Answer me.
sir! How is It?
Young Man-Fine, sir; fine,-Satire.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07

Many business man who claims
he wants only fair profit must have
In mind q church fair profit.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07

psupsy cured. Swelling quietly reduced. shortness
Of Breath relieved In few hours. Sample treatmens
Tree. C0LLxA DROfsY RkHKpY co., ATLANTA, "a. Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07
Her Ideal.

Her Ideal.
What Is your idea Of an ideal hus-
band, Mrs. Muchwed"
"One who will begin paying you ali
mony without waiting for the Judge to
name the amount"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07

We are most apt to realize that time
is money when the interest comes due.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07

Especially where flirting Is con-
cerned little learning is dangerous
thing
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07
The Reason.

Mine is a sunny lot" he moaned.
He moaned about it because his lot
was so sunny he couldn't sell 1t.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07
WONDERFUL DISCOVERY.

In this of research AID pertinent. all nature
Is ransackeo by he comfort and hap
pipcssof man. Science has indeed made giant strides
In the past century, and among the--by means
least npOrtant-ulsCOveries In medicine Is that OF
1hcrapiOn which has been used with great 10
French Hospitals and that II Is wort the attention
OF those who suffer from kidney bladder. nervous
diseases chronic weaknesses, ulcers skin eruptions
piles. &C. there is doubt In fact ident
from the big stir created amongst specialists thas
IHERAPtON Is destined To cast into oblivion all
those questionable remedies that formerly the
sole reliance of medical men u is of course iupos-
sibe To tell sufferers all should like To tell them
in this short article, but those who would like TO
know more about this remedy that has effected SO
many.we might almost say, miraculous cures,
should send addressed envelope for FREE book 70
Dr. lie Clerc Med Co. Haverstock Road, Ham stead,
London Eng. and decide for themselves whether the
New French Remedy "THERAPtON" No l. No .
or No Is what they require and have been SEEK ng
In vain during life OF mi sery suffering III health
and unhappiness Therapion Is sold by druggists or
mail 10. Fougera Co., w Beekman ST.. New York.
w Al II ITTIE ROCK No 1o-1o1o
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07
mt the only things some fellows
able to keep are late hours.
Reason.

y, why do they call 1t the rhinoc-
Dscause he has such a thick rind,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-12-07
EGyRE1 37:ENlM sG sstlEE US
TIlIE1d3HH1i3I

Allen 5 Uicerine ly"curesS hronict lcers. bono
Ulcers,Scrofulo us L lcers. Naricoset lcers, In
doient lcers, Mercuriail lcers,N hite SWELL
Ing. MIX Leg Fever Sores slloa."--s h'msi soc.
Booklet free. J. p ALLEN Dept. AS ST. Paul, Mimi
Evening star., 1912-11-24

home here this week from a stroke of
paralysis. She leaves one brother and
two sisters. She had been a member OF
Grace Lutheran Church more than sew
enty years.
Notwithstanding his skull was frac-
tured so severely that part of his brains
came out a.ong with several pieces OF
bone after being caught between trac-
tion engine and a heavy road wagon
young William Mccoy. son of Hugh Nc
Coy. has surprised the hospital surgeons
by making steady improvement. and the
youth was able to go to his home yester-
day afternoon. For several days the
young man hovered between life and
DEATH
The scarcity of public school teachers
in the rural districts has become mat
ter of much concern among the school
trustees, and some of the district boards
lem of how to keep the schools open.
Many teachers who signed contracts to
teach country schools have left for other
states. where they were offered higher
salaries. and number of young wOm-
an teachers have been married since
school opened. The state board Of edu-
cation has been appealed to for emer-
gency certificates.
The various school teachers orsaniza-
tions In this section of the state have
elected delegates to represent them at the
annual meeting Of the Virginia Educa-
tiOnal Association, which will be held in
Richmond November 27-29.
Warnings sounded by the grand jury
of Rockingham county this week have
had the effect of large number of
property owners going voluntarily be-
fore commissioners of the revenue and
correcting their tax assessments, thus
avoiding probable indictments. In one
day the revenue commissioners Of that
county received corrections amounting to
more than $4,000. and the work of re-
vising the lists is still going on.
Evening star., 1912-11-24
Is This Farming?
From Farm and Fireside.

FROM L arm ana FlreSlde.
A news dispatch states that Mr. Fred
erick T. Gates. chairman of the general
education board and adviser to Mr.. John
ID. Rockefeller in philanthropic and other
undertakings. has purchased 1900 acres
of land in Richmond and Scotland coun-
ties. North Carolina. and will turn
farmer" Such operations, Of course
are In no proper sense OF the word farm
ing. They are acts whereby a landed
aristocracy is established. They are Of
all things the worst for the real farm
ing interests of the nation. They lead
to conditions under which the o.d-fash-
ioned American farmer disappears. and
is succeeded by proprietors of immense
and princely estates titled by a respect
full and dependent peasantry. between
whom and the proprietor stands a middle
class Of retainers. Mr.. Gates is not to
blame. Perhaps there is no blame to be
laid at any ones door. But there is deep
and abiding error In the system. Those
who desire to see 1t in full operation
may well visit the immense haciendas of
the Spanish-American countries and
Brazil. The lordly don who owns the
hacienda is one poe of the economic
magnet; the other pole is the peon.
Evening star., 1912-11-24
Role of Dust in Nature.
From Harper's Weekly.

From Harper's Weekly
While much evil has been attributed TO
dust very little attention has been given
to Its benefits. Without dust there would
be no blue sky nor any diffused light:
mans only light Of day would be that
directly radiated by the sun.
Light is produced by the vibrations OF
ether in the form Of waves of yariab BILE
extent. varying in extent according to
the color of the light; and the waves are
differently reflected. according to the di
mensions of the grains Of dust that they
meet as they descend to earth. The fine
dust reflects only the shortest waves, the
blue. Dust Of medium thickness reflects
the yellow and the green waves. while
the coarsest dust reflects nothing but the
red.
We owe the blue of the sky to the fine
dust in the atmospheric heights, where
the air is purest. When the wind sets
the dust in motion the blue turns to gray.
The smoke Of cigar is blue as 1t issues
from the cigar, while the smoke issuing
from the mouth of the smoker Is whitish
gray because the particles or the gray
smoke have increased In volume by fixing
water vapor The blue smoke OF q burn
ing cigar is like the blue sky, and as the
water vapor is fixed by the smoke close
TO the mouth Of the smoker, so the vapor
risen from the seas Is condensed on the
particles Of atmospheric dust.
not a drop of all the water evaporated
from the oceans could come to earth on
anything but the bearer OF its condensa-
tions. the dust. Were 1t not for atmos-
phcric dust there would be no clouds. no
fog, no rain. no snow. no splendid sun
SETS no azure skies. The surface of the
ground. the trees, the houses, men and
animals would be the objects on which
water vapor would condense. The cloth
ing of man and the fur OF the animal
vrfa,rId flrin with water. arg