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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17
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and forever, victor and vanqulsHeu
are fndissolubly united, knowing but
one God. one country, one destiny.
The battle of Chickamauga had,
according to men who gave the SUD-
iect careful and painstaking study,
the highest percentage Of loss known
To wars. for two days fighting. The
armies threw themselves upon each
other with a fury that is probably not
exceeded in the history Of wars. Inc
battle, beginning in earnest on sat
urday, September 10. lasted until sun
day evening about dusk, when Gen.
George H. Thomas withdrew MS
forces from Snodgrass hill and aban-
doned the field to the Confederates.
There was an intercesslon OF the
fighting. of course, Saturday nlght'
because Of darkness, but hostllltles
were resumed early Sunday morning.
The two armies fought back ana
forth over the field all OF Sunday,
strewing the ground with the dead
and wounded and setting high water
mark for casualties. The loss In this
hattie will never be known, but the
most careful estimates place the num-
her of dead. wounded and missing at
about $4,000, or about one-third OF
the number engaged. Some commands
lost as high as 20 per cent. of their
men.
After this battle the federal forces
began strengthening their fortifica-
tions around Chattanooga. The Con-
federates moved nearer to the city
and also fortified their position.
throwing their lines in front OF the
CITY from the river above to the river
below. The two armies occupied
practically the same positions for
two months. Hostilities were re-
sumed actively with a movement by
the federals. on November %, against
| Orchard Knob. General Grant had
reached Chattanooga a month earlier
and assumed command Of the army.
/ His plan of campaign was to surprise
! the Confederates at the north end OF
Missionary Ridge by sending General
/ Sherman against that potision. and
carry the ridge, which was held by
! the Confederates, to the railroad tun-
mel before it could be occupied by a
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17

old mule and much-patched harness.
A few days after his return an older
brother came back from Lees army
and brought with him a WORKOUT
horse. Then began the struggle for
daily bread.
They had not been at home many
days when they learned that a couple
of men were in Fredericksburg buying
bones. Now, for miles around Fred
ericksburg the fields were thick with
the bones Of wornout mules and
horses. which lad died during that
long period when he country was oc-
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17

navy, opened fire upon this battery,
which was returned briskly. The
fight lasted two hours, when Ward
retired with no loss on either side.
On June l. Ward renewed the fight.
this time for five hours, expanding
about 600 shot and shell, when
again he was forced TO retire
with a loss of FIVE men and the Free
born so badly damaged that it had
to 90 to Washington navy yard for
repairs. There were no casualties on
the Confederate side. though the
works and the officers and mems quar-
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17

cupied by northern and southern
troops AS soon as the Taliaferros
discovered that these bones were
salable they borrowed from a friend
the remnant OF a wagon and started
out to pick them up. AS the result
of two days work they found they had
1000 pounds, which they sold for two
cents a pound. Il thought my fortune
was made when / got that money"
said Mr.. Taliaferro. From that time
on they put in every hour Of daylight
gathering up bones until the supply
was exhausted.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17

a country of which he knew nothing.
His way lost, he could only wander
from one new road to another, until
at last he came upon an unfamiliar
hut. He raped, and an old darby
came out. He was one of his fathers
former slaves. and the man conducted
him to his old home. All outhouses
and fences had disappeared. as well
as shade trees and shrubbery. There
was only the shell Of the house. he
found his father and sister living here
Upon inquiry he found that all that
was left of the farm property was one
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17

as well as one knows the different
halls and rooms of his own home was
like a foreign field to him. The Tor
ests had disappeared, and where once
there had been a single road there
were now twenty. The army OF the
Potomac Of over 100000 men had oc-
cupied this place almost continuously
from November, 1862, until May, 1863.
They had cut every tree and sapling
for miles in every direction, to get
fuel to burn and logs for their huts.
When Lawrence Taliaferro attempt
ed to get to his old home. he was In
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17
PEANUTS AS HOG FEED
Also Excellent for Any Other Kind
of Live Stock.
Plant Greatly Enriches Soil In Nitro
gen and Furnishes Appreciabie
Amount Of Vegetable Matter
Spanish Variety is Best.
CBy w. d. DODSON)

Peanuts are most productive in the
moderately sandy soils. They make
most excellent hog feed. Planted in
early spring they are ready for grazing
about the first of August. Planted af-
ter oats and clover, they are ready
for grazing about the latter part OF
September 1t pays to plant plenty Of
seed and secure a thick stand. About
one bushel of shelled peanuts per acre
is required of the Spanish or Virginia.
Plant in rows as narrowas possible to
permit comfortable use of implements
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17
Point for CheeSemakerS.

1t requires good judgment to deter
mine the amount of stirring the curd
should receive in making cheese be-
fore being allowed to pack. Cheese
makes should study this point care
fully, because 1t has an important ef-
feet on the texture and body Of the
finished cheese
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17
HAD SAILORS, BUT NO SHIPS

few vessels. So it fell to the duty
Of naval officers to command bat
teries, and the first were on the Poto-
mac river.
While both armies were prepar
ing for the contest that commenced
with the battle OF Bull Run, or Man
uassas. the Confederates erected
!,ne OF batterie on the Potomac
which entirely blockaded Washing
ton. and that so completely that
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17

even their gunboats had to sneak
by at night. The most effective OF
these batteries was that commanded
by Capt. w. F. Lynch of the Con-
federate States navy, at Aqua
Creek. To take this battery the en-
envy planned an expedition of four
gunboats. with a regiment Of men to
land and hold the works. On June
20, 1861. the United States gun
boats Pensacola, ten guns; the Ana
costa, Resolute and Freedom, two
guns each. under command Of Cap
tain Ward Of the United States
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17

tiers were badly wrecked. Captain
Ward, in reporting the engagement
to the United States navy depart
ment, said: Il was surprised at the
heroic persistency with which Capt.
w. F. Lynch, formerly of our
navy, who commanded at Aqua
Creek during my several attacks,
held his post, glass in hand, on the
ramparts, against all the urgency of
his men to quit post made des-
perately hazardous by the shot and
shell falling thickly and exploding
about him"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17
hARDSHlPS AT WARS CLOSE
southern Officers, Bred in Luxury,
Forced to Menlai Occupations to
Gain Their Daily Bread.

Lawrence Taliaferro had always
hved the life Of son Of country gen.
ueman. Returning to Fredericks-
burg at the close of the war penniless,
ne crossed the river and started across
country to his old home. Before he
sad gone a mile he had lost his way.
zAs country, which he had once known
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17
Eliminate Insect Pests.

Trapping ants is a new method of
elimination of insect pests. In Lou
isiana and California the ant has been
damaging horticulture by carrying
scale insects from infected trees and
in other ways.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17
Why Officers Of the Confederate Navy
Were Put In Command Of the
Shore Batteries.

Stephen b. Mallory was made sec
Rotary of the Confederate States
navy, and the department was or
ganiled as other cabinet departments
were. but We had no ships. There
were plenty Of officers, but only
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17
For Cutting Canes.

A hook made from An old wood file
and inserted into the end of a short
forkhandle is handy to cut the old
berry canes and surplus new ones
and pull them from the rows.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-17
Injuring Alfalfa.

Alfalfa is injured by pastur!ng and
cannot be recommended if the fields
are to be kept for meadow purposes.
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ASK PARDON !,
 FOR BULLOCK
LEGISLATORS FOR pAc,iG coAsr STATES WORKING eoR l THEM
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SpectaI Nup0et Service.
 WASHINGTON. Aug. 29.-The mem- I,crs of the congressional deIegntions from the states of Washington. Oregon and California called upon President Wilson in botly yesterday. Thursday, md urged him to 6ard..n John Bullock and Houston. the two men sentenced to term of Imprisonment for defraud- Ing the government in connection with the sale of coal. Very seldom have such efforts been put forward to save men from jail and if is expected tha. the president will grant tho request nd give the men their freedom. Bull ock Is still hero working hard to sec urc the aid of legislators md others to keep him out of jail He has many friends who have done all that friends could do to save him from the punish mont and their efforts can bc seen in tho fact that the congressional dele gations of all the Pacific Coast states have united in his hid.
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TOKYO. Japan. Aug. 2a.--onc of the most awful typh"ons in history visited tns city and a grrat part "f the empire 'ooay and brought death and dcstruc- "on in it's wake. Fifteen thousand houses have bccn inundated in this city A'one ny the rising of the waters due !" the typh@n and m:tny of the streets 1e now covered by a great n"od. The "s Of life has moi hcen at all com "ensuratc with the extent of the "0od and up to tine present only six 'eeh lives nrc known for sure ,o have 'een lost in this city although it Is assumed that the loss of life through ''' the country will he found to be .A'eed'ngly great when the full facts nave become known.
 'he number of the people affected m
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LONDON, Aug. 30.-General Feliz Diaz. nephew of the former president of Mexico and the nun who placed Huerta In the presidents chair of Mexico. formally proclaimed himself as u candidate for tine presidency in the election that will come in Mexico next month should the regular course he followed. Diaz arrived In this city yesterday and received d tremendous amount of attention from the general public. In the course of interviews given to the papers he declared that he may not proceed to Japan at all even though Huertu should insist il asking him to do so. He made no statement about the United States and it's action with respect to his own country and in every way ne mani- tested Il desire to avoid controversial subjects. His remarkable cureer since he took Vera Cruz and escaped to aid in the downfall of MaderO has thrown Il halo around him which has caused him to be the hero of the hour here.
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EAGLE PASS. Aug. 3i.-General Jesus Carranza. acting head of the Mexican constitutionalists and n bro- ther of their late leader. issued n state- ment yesterday in which he expressed the greatest pleasure at the stand talk. en by President Wilson in his dealina with the Huerta government. He ad. ded. however. that Huerta is a traitor
 and n murderer and thnt he must bt driven from the country before Mex ico can hope for peace. To this out come he says there is no alternative
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ROBBED TEDDY
 OF JEWELRY
NEGRO BUTLER STEALS S6,o00.o co FROM THE ROOSEVELT
 HOME
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 OYSTER RAY. Aug. 3l.-Theodore Roosevelt arrived home today to find his house robbed of jcwelry by the negro butler who had made his es- cape. George Parker. the butler. had been left in the house during the ab- scncc of NIT. Roosevelt and the other members of the family ns he had en- joyed tho full confidence of his em- ployers. In the house was left under his care the jcwelry and never a thought had entered the Roosevel: head that Parker was q thief until the owner of the house returned and found the butler missing. This created n suspicion that all was not right an'l o search revealed the loss which amounts to s5.000.00.
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the spelling of the name of Exum Exums name in the directory Is gIven us "Exun" and no first name wus at tached to 1t so that there can be nc harm in saying that m error may also be made in the name of Brennemar and that the man appointed Is one whc was q deputy marshal under Harvey Sullivan. the retiring marshal. In the given as one of the candidates for the position but the informn lion given this paper was that he was "recpp- that he did not make any very strong fight for the place at that time.
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GLYNN COMPLETELY STEPS
 INTO SHOES OF SulzER

his trial will take place in the senate and the matter will be finally settled for all time. In the meantime tha Hearst papers and others who sup ported him have had to admit that thc evidence is altogether too strong to overcome and 1t is coming to be real ized amongst his best friends of former times that he hns completely stultiic.i himself and that governor of the Empire state has fallen into disgrace
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-Twcnty three American families have arrivc'1 at New orleans from Vera Cruz in their flight from Mexico where they fear that Americans are no longer safe They left the country In compliance with the advice of President Wilson.
 President Wilson. Secretary Bryan and the presidents private secretary Joseph Patrick Tumulty. have left Washington and the president and Tu- muity are now at Cornish where the president will deliver m address on Labor Day. They arc waiting further developments In the Mexico trouble and the president emphasizes the fact that Lind has no intention of return ing home. Tho president has als, stated that an international commits sion will be appointed to determine the damage sustained hy Americans at the hands of Mexicans during tn" rt heilion and that claim will he mnd,' afterwards for tho amounts against Mexico.
 Word wns received here that the pre-
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WICKERSHAM TURNS
 DOWN REPUBLICANS

was actually delegate to the Full Moose national convention. They seem to think that the republicans elected him to the place. as well as others of the same political complexion. In tho hope that by so doing they would hlI the breach in the party. A day or two elapsed from the time of his appoint : ment on the committee to his declin,- welt is back in the East again the two facts are being put together for ni, explanation.
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AWFUL TYPHOON HAS
 INUNDATED TOXIC

Tokyo by the flooding of the fifteen thousand homes is estimated to he not less than fifty thousand so that the hnrdships inflicted on great portio.i of the population can he imagined. I,oats of all kinds are now being com. m missioned to s,ve those who are left in their buildings and the work of rescue Is proceeding az fnsi as DOS sible.
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30 that they delivered several blows with thcir fists and umbrellas hcfarc they were arrested. They smashed hts hat. pummelicd his face with their fsta md bent him over tho head with their umbrellas until they had iniiictc.i some severe contusinns. Hc made no statement aftcr the affair except t:' say that be was sorry thnt women could stoop to such self deRrndation.
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fallen no matter whether it has been through the machinations of Tammany or not. While it Is admitted that Sul-
 yer would never have been exposed had he not fallen out with Tammany the fact is too evident that he did really use the campaign funds for
 gambling on the stock exchange and this is supposed to he sufficient to encompass his ruin as n public man for evermore. In less than three weeks
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HOUSE FAvORS
 CURRENCY BILL
ADMINISTRATION BILL iS NOW SURE OF THE SUPPORT OF
 REPRESENTATIVES
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Special Nugget Servies. ..
 WASHINGTb Aug. 29.-ThS ad- ministration's currency bill hasUe agreed to hy tn" democratic caucts Jf the house and this means that the blll will pass the lower house without the least trouble. In the senate, however. there is expected to he quite little difficulty as t.e bankers who are op- posed to many clauses of the biR will exert all the influence In their power and they have already secured ahe sup port "f some senators for the.E wi" " of the question.
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LOS ANGELES. Aug. 30.-Captain Joaauin Alcalde. an officer of the con- |stitutionaiist army who Is now in this city. stated today that Huerta intends to have Diaz murdered the very mo- ment he puts his foot across the Mex
 ican border on his return from abroad. Alcnidc also states that Huerta Is only playing with the United States md
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Special Nugget Service.
 WASHINGTON. Aug. S0.-Delegate James Wickershnm of Alaska has de clIned the place to which he was ap- pointed ns the representative from AL nska on the republican congressional campaign committee and 1t is now assumed that his appointment was made without his consent and before the committee had taken the trouble to ascertain his views on the subject
 Some Alaskans here seem to be un- able to understand why he was ap. pointed when it was known that he
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SHERnROOKE. Canada. Aug. 90.-- On application of the chief of police for this district Judge Hutchinson is. sued m order today for the production in court next Tuesday the reasons why Harry Thow should not be released
 It is quite possible that when Thaw comes up on that day the court will decide that he has no grounds sui. Acent to hold the defendant and the latter may then secure hts freedom
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JACK JOHNSON
 AND LANCFORD
BLACK CHAMPION TO MEET BLACK -WoULD.BE iN
 CAV pAREE
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l,0STOE. Aug. 30.-,, Tho news arr rived here today that Jack Johnson and Sam T.angfor,l have hren matched to light twenty rounds in Paris un December 20. I.angford who is here at present snys ihat he wlll Go tu France as soon as possible and get Int" training for tho hig scrap. .& very largo purse will hc nut Mp md some of tho wcaIihicst men In France nre at the bark or thr fight. The sport hns rcrcntly taken great strides ir tho republic md the fight Is cx- pcctcd to hc made onc of continental importance.
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WOOD TAKES
 THE COMMAND
CHIEF OF STAFF NOW IN PER. soNAL CHARGE OF MILL.
 TARY MOVEMENTS.
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Special Nugget Service.
 wASHINGTON. Aug. 29.--General Leonard Wood. chief of stan of the army. has returned to take personal charge of the military movements In connection with the partial miobilizn- ton which Is now taking place towards the Mexican frontier. He has been away for some time during which h" visited the camping grounds of the forces that have been on the Mexican border for some time. He went nl' over the territory and made a close cxa imitation "f the country over which 1t is supposed an invading army would move to invade Mexico.
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MEXICO CITY, Aug. 31.-A general shifting of the Mexican federal forces is now taking place in the northern manner in which the forces are be- Ing shifted k alarminEly suggestive thut the intention is tO prepare for un invasion by m American army us th, mobilization uf the. forces uIi the cotsts could hardly i9 meant as Il movement with the ,,p,n,sip,g ur inc rclIt.ls aS ths. object.
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VERA CluiZ. Aug. 30 Many Amer han refugees are arriving here from Mexico city and from mher points in the Mexican republic and will leave for the United States ns soon as pos sible The request of President Wilson that the Americans leave Mexico was published far and wide by the United
 States consular officers and by the , United States embassy and the people.
 who could get away arc doing so as fast as possible
 The fact has been confirmed that
 lfuerta has notified Lind that he Is willing to renew the conferences and thnt he Is disposed to accept the terms proposc.l by President Wilson. Lind is still here but hc may return {" Mex. ico City today or tomorrow. He has remained here since leaving the cap ital.
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WOODS HEADS
 THE CAMP AICN
IOWA REPRESENTATIVE CHAIR MAN OF THE REPUBLICAN
 COMMITTEE.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 3l.--Tteprc- sentative Frank r. wno,is of Iowa has bccn elected chairman of th. repubii- can congressional campaign committee nftcr n spirited contest in which sev- eral nspirants for inc honor put forth very strenuous efforts to lnnd the place. In 1906 and 1907 he was chair- man of tho state central committee. and his work. was generally conceded to have been most useful.
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6. s. coRWiN.

The steamer corwin will sail for kotzsbus Sound and all way ports, calling at Teller. York, Dserino. kes w.iik and Blossom, on Saturday, Aug. ust 90. For freight and passage apply the kotzsbus Trading q Transporta- ton Co.,, next Lomsn Bros. Studio.
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THAW CASE COMES
 UP TOMORROW

and be placed in q position which will enable him to make his freedom per- manent. Jerome is now busy nj worx on the case and will make strong plea for the extradition of the defen- dant hut il is said tn some quarters that the extraditiOn treaty hardly covers such case and that Jerome will fall.
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TWO WOMEN BEAT THE
 BRITISH PRIME MINISTER
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Special Nugget Service.
 LONDON. Aug. 29.-while Prime Minister Asauith was engaged play ing goif at Lossemouth. Scotland. to- day he was attacked by two suffrn- gsttes who delivered severe beatins to him. Mir. Asauith refrained from striking hack. md he could have eas. fly given both women a severe beating
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The only man by the name of Bren-
 ncman given in the Alaska directory as q resident of Katalln is J. Brenne-
 nun. deputy marshal. It is nearly safe to say that this is the man ap- pointed and that the directory people made Il mistake in the initial of the first name as they made a mistake in
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RRENnEmAn OF kATALLA
 IS APPOINTED MARSHAL

bc appointed by the president to an Alaskan position but an Alaskan. IL is surpassed here that Senator Will lii,ms. who secured the nomination of Exum. was given the choice in the present case also, but Brenneman had several highup supporters.
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opssisi Nveest SssvIes.

opssiai Nugget osrvies.
 ALBANY, Aug. 30.-- Martin II. Glynn h at last acting governor of the state of New York and Governor Sulzer for the present Is no longer executive. The formal recognition of Glynn was given today by all branches of the legislature and by all the officials nf the state nnd one thing and that Is that the state has come. to realize that Sulzer has
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WASHINGTON. Aug. 29.-It was stated here today that tho situation In Mcxic" is encouraging and that 1t has hecn 20 ever since I.ind wont to that country.