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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
REJECTED; MAN STEALS GIRL
Another Tries To, but Is Fooled by
keiehbors Who Hear Her
Scream.

Two rejected suitors are being
sought by detectives from the Chicago
avenue station today.
One Of the attempts at kidnapping
was successful. The other victim
struggled free from her captors only
to be injured by bullet from a revol
yer.
The missing girl is Mary Joidige.
III Larrabee street She is sixteen
years old. The other is Josie Tarano.
She is seventeen years old and lives
at S22 Townsend street.
The police learned of the Joidige
kidnapping when the brother of the
girl, Tony, ran into the street with
a revolver shouting that man named
Frank Camille had stolen his sister.
According to the story told by the
brother. three men threatened the
girls life IL she did not accompany
them.
Miss Tarano was returning to her
home when seven men attempted to
drag her into carriage. Her screams
attracted neighbors and the men fed.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
IL Behooves One to Be Careful a,
What Il Is Pointed-Foreign
Nations Are Peevsh.

II the American tourist carries his
camera to Europe with him he must
be careful to avoid photographing per-
sons, private property and particular
ly government buildings, forts. docks
and ships without permission. Many
tourists have got themselves into
much trouble in this way. especially In
Russia, where the restrictions are IN
usually rigid and in Germany, also.
A few years ago Germany passed a
special bill through the reichstag deal
Ing with this matter and imposing
heavy penalties upon those who in
fringe the regulations. Damages to
the amount Of $500. with fine Of
$3.50, or two months Imprisonment
VIII henceforth be the fate of anyone
who snapshots a private person.
work OF art or the interior Of a pri-
vate building and circulates or pub
fishes the picture without permission.
Persons in the public eye. such as
members Of the royal family, states
men, actors and well-known divines,
are excepted. So, too. are public build
ings and works of art in public gal
leries.
In Portugal the authorities are Gu
riously suspicious. A gentleman re-
GENTLY wrote to a London paper say
ing that he was arrested for swapping
the royal palace in Cintra II is pos
sible, however, that under the new
Portuguese regime the palaces will
no longer be held so sacred
In Italy the camera of the tourist is
made the means of providing revenue
for that somewhat impoverished coun-
try. IL you carry your camera when
on visit to Pompeii or others OF the
recently excavated ruins you may take
as many photographs as you please.
but you are forced to pay small fee
for each plate exposed
Films are now obtainable in every
large city of Europe. and in many
smaller ones. so it is not necessary to
carry large supply. but a develop
ing tank is advisable. With 1t one
can develop anywhere in daylight. and
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
CHARMS Of FLYERS
Aviators Pin Faith on Most Pc
euliar MascotS.
Part Of Machine in Slight Accident
Regarded by Many as lndis-
pensable in Subsequent
Flights.

London.-"Tm sick and tired of be
was the remark made not long ago
by man whose whole life is spent
In mechanical and scientific expert
ment and who would be the last you
would think to be touched by the
very slightest breath of superstition.
Many airmen are evidently Of the
same opinion, for they pin their faith
on the oldest of charms, and many of
them have the strongest, though often
secret. belief in omens, mascots and
luck bringers, says Answers.
Mr.. Cody is at present flying ma
chine which. as he laughingly remarks.
Is sort OF resurrection pie being
made up of portions taken from many
othei defunct machines.
Now a part of the machine which
has been in an accident, yet an acci-
dent without sci bus results. is held to
be lucky. But 1t would take a very
brave airman to use any portion of
a plane that killed it's pilot.
lie Blon was one of those very brave
men. and 1t is said that when his
career was ended by falling into the
sea at San Sebastian in April, 1910.
there was built into the plane which
fell with him some spars from the ma
chine In which poor Delagrange met
his end.
1t Is ancient history that Santos Du-
mont never went aloft without his
medallion OF the Virgin which was
given to him by the Princess Isabel
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
Persistent Rains Cause Bishop Of
Chester to Revive an Old
Question.

London.-This is the month of the
harvest festival. but as every crop
in the country has been seriously
damaged. If not ruined. by the per.
sistent rains, it is not surprising that
a bishop has raised the question OF
Ought we pray for fine weather.
In letter to the rural deans OF his
diocese the bishop Of Chester dis.
cusses the appropriateness Of harvest
festivals In such a Jeason. says a Lon.
don letter.
The persistent rains which have
damaged our crops" says the bishop.
cannot but revive the old questions,
In such a year is 1t wise to hold
harvest festivals? Can we expect
farmers to give special thanks when
they have 50 little to be thankful for?'
With our greatly enlarged knowledge
of meteorology, what reason or real
ity is there in praying for changes OF
weather."
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
0 TEACH HYG|EN|CS
Cleveland Schools Also Promote
Physical Growth OF Students.
includes the S;ucN ard Combating OF
Ocular TrcuricS ard Nervous Dis
orders Among Pupils-Plan
Vide IN Its Scope.

Cleyelasd To teach children how
10 liye-to live happily. healthily anc
capably."
In the opinion of Cleveland public
school officials this is the fundamental
thing under the educational system
And it is the object of extension work
undertaken for this school term. The
establishment OF new department OF
school hygiene and the extension OF
school social centers throughout the
city are designed to accomplish the
single result of teaching children how
TO grow mentally and physically In a
way most interesting to the children
themselves.
What shall II profit child TO gain
an education and lose his health" is
the question asked by DIR. Z. A. Peter
son. head of the hygiene department.
In urging parents TO lend their en-
couragement and active assistance.
Within a few weeks social center
clubs will have been formed in every
Cleveland public school Mrs. Sarah
long a Cleveland teacher and champ
Ion OF this work, took the lead by
aiding the organization of three clubs
for boys and girls to study civics.
The building will be open at night TO
the clubs and the childrens parents
Virtually the whole community about
Brownell school will engage in the
study OF civics through the winter
months.
In the broad work for hygiene the
increasing prevalence of ocular trouble
Is to be combatte1 through co-opera-
ton with every outside agency.
I'VE have known for years that
ocular trouble increases In schools
from the first to the eighth grades"
said Doctor Peterson, but why 1t is,
no one has ever explained We wish
to study this trouble and correct it.
We may find 1t is due to the wrong
color OF paper 0r the size OF type
Also, we will find out what causes
nervous disorders among pupils. We
will make the boy and girl so inter.
ested in the schoolroom that they will
be happiest there. because they will
see that to live and study rightly will
make them grow into strong men and
women"
The department of hygiene COM
bines witt the regular medical inspec-
ton instruction in school nursing. per.
sonal and public hygiene, physical
training. recreation and school santa
ton. An elaborate outline of the
WORK made by Doctor Peterson re-
quires the fullest measures of coop
Grafton from parents
Detection Of communicable diseases
and mental and physical defects and
their correction are accomplished
with the aid of the family physician.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
CRUISE IN OLD TUB

pleasant trip. The only bad weather
was encountered during the eighteen
days it took hem to sail from Kodiak
Island to Unimak pass. During that
time they weathered a succession Of
rather heavy gales but, Peterson
writes. at no time time during the
3,OOO-mile trip did We get the decks
as wet as they were while we were
being towed to sea by a Crowley
launch"
The letter says that they suffered
no hardships and got their full and reg
ular share Of sleep For the greater
part of the trip the wheel was dashed
and the Stolen sailed itself.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
ORIGINAL CONFIDENCE MAN
lance In Humanity Was Not
Misplaced.

New York.-A story is told Of old
New York and of how the expression
confidence man" meant a man in
whom one could not place confidence
at all. 1t is said that some time ago
a very we'll dressed man with ccur-
teous address was wont to walk Up
and down the principal streets OF me
city.
Whenever he met a stranger o
looked hopeful to him he would -
proach the man and with the n It
delightfully."- frank manner he word
ask:
My dear sir. have you confidence
enough in me, an entire stranger 10
you. to lend me s. for an hour or
two?"
And il is said that the man made
an extremely good living by this very
simple means.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
PRAYER AND THE WEATHER

He suggests that there is sounder
piety In accepting submissively sun.
shine and rain, even when they seem
unreasonable and excessive. The De-
tition. Give us this day our daily
bread" necessarily involves prayer
for seasonable weather. and Doctor
Jayne submits that the thing
most needful Is habitual PRAYER
for seasonable weather" He main
tains that people should be slow in
asking for changes OF weather, as we
can see but little way ahead, and
weather that now looks disastrous
may In the long run assume a kind.
lier aspect
He finds comfort In the thought that
through the friendly commerce of
nations the harvests OF the world are
ours, and that the price Of food
though 1t may rise. will net rise to
famine heights. as 1t would IL We were
dependent upon our own resources
alone" This part of the bishops let
ter is being widely quotes as an
argument for free trade"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
Result of Chemnitz Convention Gives
Rude Awakening to the
Conservatives.

Berlin.-The result OF the Socialists
convention at Chemnitz gave a rude
awakening to German conservatives
who had maintained that the Socialist
party was not dangerous in spite OF
it's great numbers, because 1t was and
would remain a minority in the Ger
man nation.
The convention not only did much
to unite the party. but also, by failing
to condemn the alliance with the radi-
cal party for the reballotings In the re-
cent elections. left open the door for
corporations with Nonsocialist parties
in coming elections.
Socialists with progressive allies
may become strong enough to con-
troll the German parliament. though
they themselves may never emerge
from the minority.
A break with the old autocratic
system OF party control under which
the party affairs were in the hands OF
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
Trappers Sail 5000 Miles on a
Trading Trip.
Voyage Made Without chronometer
sextant and Compass Being the
Only instruments on
Board.

San Franc!sco-Word has been re-
ceived here of the successful termina-
ton OF one Of he nerviest ventures
ever tackled OF the Pacific coast II.
c, Slate and Peter Peterson, who left
here for the arctic last May on the an
cient hay scow Alice Stolen, have ar
rived safely at Point Barrow. They
left here May 16. both. their friends
believed. headed direct for Davy
Jones locker They not only fooled
Davy Jones. but had delightful trip.
The Alice StCten is a schooner rugged
scow OF seventeen tons that was built
forty-six years ago for service on the
bay. Originally the vessel was stout
sEd serviceable and well fitted for its
work II the sheltered waters of har-
Dor and rirer Never at any stage of
its career would anybody but two
hardened trappers have considered
the Stolen es at for a trip as far out
side the hea Is as the Farallones.
Slate, who has spent twenty years
OF his life trailing and trapping in the
arctics. wanted, to get back there.
and the Stofer was about the only
kind OF a boat that his means would
permit him to buy. He bought the
old scow for a song. He provisioned
1t for . long trip and loaded it with
trading goods. and May l6, with Peter
Peterson for a crew, sailed for the
arctics
Tho only navigating instruments
aboard the Stolen were a little old
boat compass and a sextant as old
as the scow. Slate could not afford
q thermometer and, as he admitted to
q friend before sailing, would not have
known how to use 1t II he had. BY
means OF the sextant and compass he
estimated latitude with comparative
accuracy.
For longitude he trusted. in the
words of more conventional naviga-
tors. to main strength and stupid
ness" Slate called II instinct. He
announced before he left that he could
smell his way into the arctics. and
as he got there all right II is probably
true.
In lettrr 70 friends In this city
Peterson. the crew, writing from Point
Barrow unier date of August Is. said
that they had just arrived after a very
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
WOMAN KILLS BIG COUGAR
Rancher's Wife Fired In the Dark
With Two Shining Eyes to
Guide Her Aim.

Boundary, Wash.-With only a pair
Of shining eyes showing in the black
darkness to guide her. Mrs. Alvin
Thurston. a rancher's wife. shot and
killed a gigantic cougar She was not
sure she had killed the animal or
what kind of a beast it was until her
husband came home and lighted the
lamps.
Mr. Thurston had gone to town for
supplies. At nightfall he had not re-
turned and Mrs. Thurston sat in the
doorway watching the trail. Hearing
noise behind her. she turned and
saw two shining eyes.
Her husbands heavy rifle hung
above the door near where she sat She
took 1t down and fired into the dark
room. She heard the fall of a body.
but she was too frightened to move
Thurston arrived few minutes later
to find her huddled beside the door
and big cougar dead inside. II
weighed 300 pounds and six feet long
from tip to tip.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
board Of health. juvenile court, dis
pensaries and CITY charities

board Of health. Juvenile court, dis
pensaries and city charities.
By assisting the medical inspector
in the treatment of minor cases and
making follow-up calls at homes.
pupils are given a chance to learn the
fundamentals of nursing. Personal
talks and demonstrations form an i'm
portant part of the lessons in hygiene
Lectures, visits to the home and
printed matter are offered to enlighten
boys and girls on this general sub
ject
Doctor Peterson emphasizes the i'm
portance Of physical training in the
school. This first increases the vital
ity and endurance, but is not restricted
to outdoor play. Children are taught
how to sit and stand and walk in the
schoolroom. Trained leadership 10
provided for recreation.
What the children learn at school
abcul school sanitation is expected to
be valuable to many families in their
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
OPTIC AND ALGER BARRED
Books Which Were Considered Classic
Quarter Century Ago now Held
Undesirable.

Neutrality-suspicious. such as those
by Oliver Optic and AIger, which
parents Of quarter of century ago
advocated to their children as suitable
reading, have been placed in the
horrible example" class by the dis
trict public library commission.
The tales and romances that de-
lighted the children of two decades
and more ago have been classed as
undesirable" along with fve-cent
novels Of the "penny-dreadful" type.
The commission bases it's condemna.
ton of the old-time children's
classics on the ground of mediocrity
and not by reason Of any vicious
ness.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
TURKS FOE KILLS SISTER
Greek Patriot as a Preliminary to
Fighting for FatherIand, Takes
Life Of Young Relative.

Chicopee. Mass-John Petropoulos,
a Greek. shot and killed his sister
Theodcra. eighteen years old. because
he did not like her lover. according to
the police. Petropoulos, who has
been preparing to return to Greece to
fight against Turkey. used a revolver
which he had bought as part of his
equipment He escaped after the
shooting and is supposed to be on his
way to New York to join some of the
bands 4" his countrymen which are
forming there 10 go to the Lalkans
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09

upon her literary ability. Mrs. Meri-
wether is eighty-nine years old. the
widow of Col Miner Meriwether. Who
was military aid to Jefferson Davis.
Mrs. Meriwether edited a collection
OF short stories of the Civil war pub
lished by the Neale company. Her
son. Lee Meriwether, a st. Louis law.
yer. acting as her counsel. stated that
Ns mother paid the company $500 to
srint the book after Neale had pre-.
1icted 1t would be big seller. Since
that time Mrs. Meriwether has sued
to recover the rights of the book.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09

There are many other pilots who will
not fly without having some similar
charm about them.
Hirtch, the well-known German
aviator. once had a fall over fifty
feet, from which by a sort of miracle
he came out quite unhurt. Since then
he treasures the shirt which he wore
upon that occasion. He will not allow
it to be washed, and when he makes
ready to fly he invariably ties 1t
around his waist under his clothes.
One English pilot never goes up
without his tiger whisker being safely
stored In his pocket.
Whether Grahame-White has any
real belief or not in the efficacy OF
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09

being laid for their marriage when
the father OF the young woman ap.
peared on the scene.
Casey and the young woman were
taken into Judge Torrison's court for
the purpose of breaking up the love
match.
After hearing the story from the
young couple, Judge Torrison pleaded
for their happiness. the lawyers
pleaded and the BALM pleaded. and
finally Papa Sobska admitted that
1T might as we'll be-"
Everyone kissed or shook hands
with the bride-to-be as the curtain
was rung down.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09

cational work of the church Of which
the reading rooms are the main fea-
ture. and through which classes in al
most every line Of education are form
ed. But in connection with this work
there are to be social rooms and for
NAL and informal functions to which
the girls who board near the church
will be invited.
The Cupid parlors are designed es-
pecially for these girls because. as a
rule. the entertaining facilities In
their boarding houses are inadequate.
Only one thing II lacking in this
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
EL0PERS GET PAS CONSENT
Forgiven When Judge Torrison Pleads
With Irate Father to Let
Them Wed.

Chicago.-Spencer A. Casey, mem.
Der OF the fire department Of Crystal
Lake. ILL.,. is the happiest man in the
state. Casey. after being threatened
with arrest by the father Of his sweet.
heart, finally managed to win the con-
sent OF the stern parent, with the
assistance Of Municipal Judge Tor.
rison.
The girl in the case. Olga Sobska,
nineteen years old. eloped with Casey
from Crystal Lake, and plans were
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09

mascot, he has been known TO use
more thar one, and use them quite
openly. too A little red velvet shoe
has been noticed tied to the machine
just above his head A bunch of
white heather. a knot of violet ribbon
and small goi;'wog of peculiar hide
BUSINESS are among his other amulets.
Speaking OF golliwogs. Wientziers
will never fly without his monkey.
This is a most ordinary-looking child's
toy covered with brown velvet and
with black, beady eyes But Went
ziers has most intense belief in its
efficacy. and so far events have justi-
fed his belief, for he has never yet
been damaged at all seriously
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09

a swarm of enraged bees. all in good
working order. appeared on the scene.
The had invaded tie motor and
started to make honey, evidently
thinking that they had found a very
good hive with comb all ready and
charge. so they did not like to be dis
turbed. even by the owner"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
AGED AUTHOR SUES RICH MAN I
Mrs. Meriwether, SO, Charges Head
Of NeaIe Publishing Company
With Threats.

New York-Walter Neale, presi.
dent Of the Neale Publishing company
of this city. was arraigned in police
cour charged by Mrs. Elizabeth A.
Meriwether, an aged author of St
Louis. with threatening to publish and
circulate booklet containing criti-
cism of her writings and reflections
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
Ford's Theater Under Ban.

Washington, d. c. - Fords the
alter, the building in which Pres
ident Lincoln was shot. and which now
houses many of the records of the ad-
jutant general Of the army, virtually
has been condemned by President
Taft's economy and efficiency com
mission. The building is cons dered
by the commission to be insanitary
and unsafe.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
DIGGER FINDS BIG TREASURE
1000 Pieces Of Eight in Old House
Mob Makes Search for More
Silver Coin.

New Haven. Conn.-PasQuale Val.
emit. a laborer. struck his shovel into
pewter pot containing 1000 pieces
of Spanish silver coin known as eight
reals. The face value TO the coins IL
about &C cents each. but they were OF
dates between 1850 and 1886. and
some may be worth more to colIec-
tors.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
BEES SWARM IN RADIATOR
When Owner Of Auto Makes Up His
Mind to Take Ride He Encoun-
tiers Trouble.

San Francisco.-"One of the latest
extreme auto stories concerns Knox
owner of Southern California. who
was done by swarm of bees several
days ago" says Samuel Grim. head Of
a local agency for an automobile con-
Germ. THE owner had neglected to
use his automobile for a number Of
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
MAKING THEIR OWN WAY
Body at Princeton Wholly or Par
TALLY seH.supporting.

Princeton.-Onen hundred and sixty
seven students, IL per cent of the en-
tire undergraduate body at Princeton
university. either partially or wholly
support themselves during the last
college year according 60 the first an
nual report of the bureau of self-help.
or this number six men came to COL
lege with no funds at ali while nearly
fifty reported at the opea'ng of the
term with less than 5000 in sight
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
TAKING A CAMERA ABROAD

make sure before leaving a locality
just what his results are. Standard
chemicals for tank development can
also be obtained in stores where films
of American sizes are kept in stock
SO one needs only to provide against
possible need in small towns
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09

new plan and that is the young man
to act as guide for the youths who are
expected and needed to carry out the
Cupid idea. I'VE can get the young
women easily enough" says Miss
Mulch, but we need a young man to
lead the way for the boys who are
outside looking in"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09
EUROPEAN "SPY" SWlNDLER

command Of the whole feet in order
to defeat the British feet. Glitch
himself handed this document to
three French officers in Basic. who
gave him G1,00O He sent a similar
document to Russia and England
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1912-11-09

homes. They will be taught to take
pride in good hygiene environment
about buildings and the care of school
and home grounds; also, the proper
ventilation. heat, light and seating
facilities.