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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-09-27

ships while all America joined in one grand hur
rah for a navy that was admittedly one of the
best the seven seas.
The American navy is still among the best, but
the ships that were fought by Dewey and by
Sampson and by Schley are longer figured in
the lineup that makes the great fleet under COM
mand of Rear Admiral Badger one of the most
powerful fighting organizations the world has
seen.
Every one of the famous ships of 1898 is today
officially admitted to be obsolete, and all OF them
put together would not be as powerful as Is the
giant superdreadnaught Wyoming. or the Arkan-
sas or the Florida, the Utah, any one or
which would be a match for all the ships that
fought under Dewey and Sampson combined II
such a test should be made.
Just a year ago the then secretary of the navy,
George Won L. Meyer publicly called attention to
the fact that the American navy had more than
it's full quota of battleships whose day in the
first line had passed and the places of which
would have to be taken by more modern ships or
the Wyoming and Florida classes If the United
States was to retain its position as the worlds
second naval power The other day the observa-
ton of the ex-naval secretary was recalled by a
naval officer in New York. who took pencil and
pad and going back fifteen and twenty and
twenty-five years, figured out just what the obso
lete ships now adjoining the naval lists originally
cost the United States government.
II was so ridculously easy, the computation OF
that total value or FAMOUS SHIPS tnat are ready
to die naval death of old age. The result was
astounding, and when at last the navy man wiped
his brow and announced the result Of that little
mathematical feat of his he had proved that the
value of those ships, some of them still less than
a dozen years old. reached the stupendous total
OF more than s1O0,OO0000. or, to be exact.
$129 s32S14
or this $13000O.000 feet that was 1t is inter
esting and in a way sad to note that 1t includes
the Saratoga the name given Simpsons old flag
ship New York when her name was taken so
that it could be given to the mighty superdread-
naught New York, now nearing completion In the
navy yard in Brooklyn Schley's flagship: the
Brooklyn; the Olympia, from the bridge OF which
Dewey uttered his famous order to Captain Grid
ley, You may fire when ready. Gridley:" the
Iowa that was Bob" Evans ship in 1898; the
Indiana and the Massachusetts. sister ships.
which won fame and glory before Santiago. and
the Oregon which won the plaudts Of an admir-
ing world by her great run around the Horn and
which in her old age will probably be given the
honor of being the first American war vessel to
pass through the Panama canal in April Of next
year
Then of course, there the old Texas, the
ship that was commanded by the beloved Captain
Philip the vessel from the deck OF which he
offered his prayer Of Thanksgiving to God when
Santiagos battle was ended and the Spanish
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-09-27
LIST To THE LAY,
Of THE OLD SALTS
Tell of Many Strange Happen
ings on Amazon River.
THROUGH SEA OF RED
Huge Alligator Attacks Ship; Mando
lin Music Lures WhistIins Monkey
on Deck; Big Turtles Halt Vessel
and Men Fight Vampire Bats.

New York.-Pipe all hands on deck,
mates, and listen TO this CORY tale OF
the sea. 1t is the tale OF the little
steamer Javary which recently arrived
from a voyage OF . 900 miles down the
Amazon river.
Captain Alexander Alexander is mas
ter of the Javary and many trip he
has made up and down the Amazon.
The first mate Is G. y. Duff, the sec.
ond r. B. Furneaux. and the third, j.
l.. Williams. All are familiar with the
waters of the Amazon, its mosquitoes,
it's alligators and its blood-sucking
vampires.
On the second day out, with just
q whiff of breeze to temper the heat,
the Javary was coming along slowly,
as all ships do in those waters at the
start Mr. Duff-they call all officers
Mr." on all well regulated ships-was
on deck. A huge alligator showed his
ugly head above the water near the
river bank, then came with rush OIL
to the steamer.
With a bang he hit the side of the
ship, and the force OF the shock
bounced him back
Mr.. Duff walked forward, looking
over the side, and the alligator fol
lowed him in the water. When they
got to the bow the attacking party
renewed the attack. A kedge anchor
hung over the bow, for in those water:
they have to be ready always to droI
a hook or throw it into the bank tC
warp around a bend. The kedge IL
let go by Withdrawing a steel pin from
its fastening. Mr.. Duff waited unit
the alligator was rushing head on a
the bow plates, then pulled the pin
With an awful bump the hook smash
ed down upon the head of the mos
surprised alligator ever seen in thu
t-1aZon.
Third Mate Williams plays the man
dolin. One evening, shortly after the
alligator episode he was on deck. thu
vessel being at anchor under the
overhanging foliage of the bank. Al
he played he heard a whistling &C
compartment to his playing. HI
stopped, puzzled. and the whistlin,
stopped, too. He played again and thu
whistling was resumed. 1t was eerie
While he was trying to make up hi.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-09-27
state Capitol
News Notes
PAPERS BEING REGRADED
Department Hopes to Pass More
Teachers With Subjects eliminated.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Baton Rouge-To meet the com
plant that has come from the teachers
3ll over Louisiana who failed TO pass
the recent state examination, the de-
partment of education and the state
examining committee are having the
papers regarded, with the first grad
certificate subjects eliminated from
consideration, in the hope of finding
that the applicant can secure sufficient
marks to get second or a third grade
certificate.
A large per cent of the teachers who
stood the examination failed. In some
parishes only one passed in some
none made the required average to Sc
cure a certificate.
The result has been that some OF
the parishes are not able to secure
sufficient qualified teachers for the
work and vigorous complaint has been
made.
In answer to some of the criticism,
the department of education officials
say that fair and reasonable questions
were framed for the August eXamina-
ton.
When the papers were received ac-
tive competent teachers, such as Col.
Nicholson and Prof. Hines, of the
State University, were selected to as
sist in grading. None but graduated
teachers was employed. They were
instructed TO be as liberal as possible
consistent with proper standards.
The department of education says
that where there was a reasonable as
sumption that the papers had been too
rigidly graded the chairman of the
examination committee went through
the papers again, with the idea of
raising the grades, if it could consist
emily be done.
In order 20 further relieve the situa-
ton, teachers who applied for first
grade certificates, but failed on geom-
etry, had this subject eliminated, and
their papers are being regarded to
determine whether or not they can get
a second grade certificate. Should they
fall below the second grade average,
both geometry and algebra will be
eliminated and a third grade certifi-
cate issued. if possible.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-09-27
ROMAN GRAVES ARE FOUND
Fine Examples Of Ancient Pottery
Exeavated In England on Syn
dale Estate.

London.-An interesting discovery
has been made this week on the Syn
dale estate, at Faversham. where, In
the course of some excavations, two
Roman graves have been found, con.
tanning some very fine examples Of
Roman pottery. The articles include
two jars, intact, one Of them of very
graceful design; several pieces Of
pseudo Samian ware 1.-TWO are three
Of these also being intact), and some
fragments of tear glass, a glass vase
and bronze ornament. A Roman
camp was located near where the dis
covery was made, and 1t Is probable
that the graves we're those Of Roman
soldiers. The Syndale estate belongs
to the family of G. c. Il Wheeler.
n. p. for Northeast Kent.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-09-27
BIG RATHER CHARMS CHILD
Little Girl WrIggIed and SquIrmed
Like Snake Until the Reptile
Was Killed.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y.-Charmed by a
big rattlesnake three feet long with
nine rattles. Helen, the three-year-old
daughter OF Andrew Lahey of Armenia,
near here. who was snatched from
the reptile by her mother the other
day, has caused much establishment to
the residents Of that section by her
strange actions. The little child wrig.
gled and squirmed about like a snake
and 1t was not until the reptile was
put to death by the father OF the child
that the little girl stopped sQuirming
and returned to her normal condition.
She was not bitten by the snake.
For several days the mother of the
little girl noticed that the youngster
played around a stone door step in
front OF the house and disliked being
taken away from the spot Finally
the mother noticed the baby playing
in the same place and talking to some
one. Creeping up behind the baby
Mrs. Lahey was astonished to find
that her little girl was bent over talk
ing to an object under the step. Se-
curing an iron bar Mrs. Lahey lifted
up the stone to ascertain the attrac-
ton Of the baby and much to her hor-
ror she discovered a huge RATHER
coiled up under the step. Snatching
the child and screaming for help Mrs.
Lahey attracted the attention of her
husband and he killed the snake. I'm.
mediately after the reptile was put to
death the little girl recovered her nor
NAL condition.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-09-27
ANGLER HOOKS MAN
WHO is DROWNING
Amateur Fisherman Had Mar
row Escape From Death in
Lake Pontchartrain.

New Orleans, La.-Willian Klein.
an upholsterer, of No. 1914 Euterpe
street, an amateur angler. experienced
a narrow escape from death just as he
had finished preparations for a days
sport in fishing off the northeastern
bridge over Lake Pontchartrain. about
500 feet from North Shore.
The presence of mind of John Lam
dry, a negro living at No. 1l9 North
Liberty street. saved Mr.. Klein from
drowning. Landry cast line and
hooked Mr.. Klein as tn latter was
sinking.
Mr.. Klein, accompanied by his son,
arrived at North Shore about Z a. m.
and began walking the long bridge"
When about 500 feet from the shore
the crowd gathered on a small plat
form to permit an incoming local
train to pass. Mr.. Klein carried his
fishing pole strapped across his shout
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-09-27

The party was not trying to make a
record. Through the mountain passes
Of the Southern Sahara they took their
time, reaching the Niger at Banda,
about 1000 miles. In three months. At
Timbuctoo old friends were met
Down the Niger they started by
boat. At least. that was the plan.
But the general fretted at the mac
tivity and went off on a hunting trip
at every chance. Joining the boats
lower down.
II was not long before modern
means Of transportation were reached
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-09-27
FARM DEMONSTRATORS MEET
Devote Time to Discussion and Lee
ture on Farm Subjects.

Baton Rouge.-Farm demonstration
agents and cooperative workers held
their annual conference in Baton
Rouge last week. The meetings were
presided over by Mason Snowden. who
is in charge of the farm demonstration
work in Louisiana. The sessions were
devoted to discussion of farm subjects
and lectures by prominent workers.
J. B. Garrett, of the Calhoun sta
ton, gave a lecture on insects, para
sites and enemies. He touched upon
remedies for these pests, food poison
ing and direct contact.
Prof. Quereau, of the Crowley Rice
Experiment Station, spoke upon fer
tilizers, rotation, diseases and rene
dies.
w. F. Taggart, of the Audubon Sta
ton. talked upon the subject of syrup
making.
The meeting of the demonstration
agents closed Saturday.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-09-27
The Alligator Followed Him In the
Water.

mind whether the sound was that OF
a mermaid or a banshee something
fell or jumped from aloft and landed
on his back.
He screamed in terror as a pair OF
hairy arms encircled his neck, and
rose to grapple with the whatever
II was. Sailors ran to his assistance
and found him tied up with a gibber.
ing, 1abbering whistling monkey. 1t
was a species OF the whistling mon
key of the Amazon, which had been
often heard by those on board and
never before seen.
II was only few days after this
occurrence that Second Officer Fur.
neaux, who was on deck. noticed a
most peculiar phenomenon In the wa.
ter ahead. The river had suddenly
turned black. The officer called the
captain and, by and by, through the
glass they made out an immense
school Of turtles. They were thick as
logs in jam in the northwest. The
motor boat had to be lowered and the
turtles showed of with pixies, Just az
they handle a log jam, to make way
for the steamer. The jam extended
for nearly half a mile.
At Aquim. Hayti, the Javary took on
a deck cargo Of dye wood. The next
day it rained and the dye ran out Of
wood, flooding the sea with a crimson
hne. so that the ship appeared to
sail with a sea Of blood In her wake.
The deck was stained with the dye.
All was red. red, red.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-09-27
Rounds Up 100000 Bugs.

Carlinville, lll.-Farmers in Macou.
pin county, Illinois, are making a
profit out of pest by taking advan-
tage of a strange bounty" offer. Ma.
coupin county business men organized
q committee. which offered 81 bushel
for all cinch bugs sent in by farmers
to the committee headquarters at Car.
linville. Ike Sneadeker Of Jerreyville
was the first to claim the bounty. He
shipped 80 quarts Of bugs. Sneadeker
estimates there we're 100000 bugs
In the consignment
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-09-27

His party included a young officer
and two corporals with apparatus for
receiving wireless messages, with
small escort. The time has passed
when man had to fight his way
through the desert.
The railway took them to Biskra
and automobile and horse to Onargia
On Christmas day they were at In
Salah. in the desert, and here the ma
tives saw for the first time a Christ
mas tree; the children Of the village
enjoyed both the candles and the pres
emit
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-09-27
Long Trip After Prisoners.

Baton Rouge.-The longest trip that
has ever been undertaken to bring
back an escaped convict was begun
last week by Alex Brian, travelling
sergeant OF the state pententiary, who
left for San Francisco, Cal, to get Will
Henry, who escaped from the Louisi-
ana State Penitentiary in 1909, and
has since served a term in the Cali
fornia State Prison.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-09-27
Barber May Shave Churchqoer.

Paterson. n. IA barber may
keep his shop open on Sunday morn
ings in this town provided he does 1t
solely for the purpose Of shaving a
man who wants to go to church. This
ruling was made by Acting Recorder
ST. Lawrence. in the case of barber
Jailed on the charge Of violating the
Sunday closing law, who pleaded that
he opened his store to shave a well.
whiskered man who wanted to go to
church and couldn't have gone II he
hadn', been shaved.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-09-27

ThibodauX.-Mayor A. J. Thorn has
named the following delegates to the
Inland Waterways Convention 10 be
held at Paladocios, Tex, in November:
Guy ]. knobloch, Albert Boudreaux, A.
]. Braud and Henry Riviere.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-09-27
ACROSS THE SAHARA FOR FUN
Retired Generals Peculiar Pleasure
Trip From Aleiers to the Gulf
Of Guinea.

Iss> .t1ter Gen. Bailloud, chief of
tie 18th French Army corps. stationed
in Algiers, was retired under the age
limit law. But to show that he was
not yet ready to quit active life. he
planned a trip across the Sahara to
Timbuctoo and on to the Gulf OF
Guinea
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-09-27

Washington Representatives Es.
topinal and Dupre again saw Assistant
Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt in re-
gard to Mr. Roosevelt's trip to inspect
the New Orleans navy yard. Mr.. Roose.
welt is known to favor opening the
New Orleans yard.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-09-27

automobile and railroao
coast. -, h
The whole journey took aOO"
months: the only casualty IN
death OF a pet dog The nati' ,.iI
were friendly. and there was ~ -
to mar the pleasure trip Of -
party. including a general rs"
age.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-09-27
Tie Iowa -6aus JAyO 1T Gbaa agoaliG7

FTEEN years ago George Dewey
stood on the bridge of the famous
Olympia and won the battle of
Manila bay, William T. Sampson
from the bridge of the armored
cruiser New York directed the
operations before Santiago, and
the pennant of Winfield Scott
Schley fiuttered from the mast
head of the beautiful three-fun-
neled armored cruiser Brooklyn.
The world acclaimed the COM
manders of the squadrons of
tho HnU.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-09-27

One OF the worlds larses'
organs is an electrical insuu "A,
Hamburg, which has lS,i's
some OF which are 81 feet ioHS
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-09-27
No Contest Expected.

Baton Rouge.-Iniications are that
there will be no fight for delegate to
the Constitutional Convention from
East Baton Rouge. No opposition has
developed to Judge Samuel G. lay
cock, and 1t is probable now he will
go in unopposed. Judge Laylock is
city attorney, and one of the leading
members of the local bar.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-09-27
LESS FOLIAGE.

This is great age"
What has struck you now? -
The fact that so many doctors are sue
without whiskers. II wasn't so thirty Year,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-09-27
new COMMISSION ORGANIZED
Doctor Bowling President-created by
LAST Legislature.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
New Orleans.-Organizing the State
tuberculosis Commission in the offices
of the State Board Of Health, DR.. Os-
car Bowling, president of the commits
sion, announced that he was open to
subscriptions. The members who con-
stitute the hoard aud their positions
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-03-20
EDITOR PAusEs TO INQUIRE
Seems to Have Feeling That He Is
Making an Argument Against
Woman Suffrage.

Enemies of votes for women, in
search of arguments to confound the
orators of the case, may use for what
it is worth the following incident
which happened in Madison square
one day last week:
young woman of pleasing and pic
turesque aspect came northward from
Twenty-third street across the square.
She struggled under the weight of a
dog-hainper, and inside one could see
a bright-eyed, restless fox terrier, ca
ger to be let out. The woman carried
leash in her left hand. and the dog
had on a collar with snap. An in
terested observed followed the woman.
She struggled on six blocks up Madi-
son avenue before she reached her
destination, residence on the east
side OF the street Then she unlocked
the hamper, snapped the leash on the
dogs collar, and took him inside the
house. Why had she carried an able
bodied, 25-pound fox terrier, who want
ed to be let out, all that distance?-
New York Evening Post.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-03-20
MUST LOVE THE LITTLE FOLK
Otherwise the Girl Who Adopts Pro-
fesslon of Children's Nurse
viii Not Succeed.

The great essention for any girl
adopting the profession of children's
nurse is that she must have great
love for the wee folk. to be able to
enter into their feelings, to sympa-
thize with their sorrows and Joys. A
child's nurse must not be cynic
She must know the Importance of lit
tie things to children, must know
that the molehills of grown-ups are
the mountains of boys and girls. Now
adays the children's nurse must be
comrade and companion as well as
mentor to her young charges, but the
latter role must never be over-empha-
sized.
1t is well. too. for any girl desiring
to become nurse of this kind to go
somewhere and obtain the proper
training for the position. 1t is big
advantage when seeking employment.
Briefly, the nurse of children must
be able to superintend the children's
health, their good, their clothes and
their lessons-not at all onerous du-
ties to the girl who is fond of chill
dren-FXchange.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-03-20

men of today have just such symp-
toms as you describe. What does 1t
mean?
Look at me. I am eighty-two years
old. Sound as a nut. Tough as hick-
ory. Do not know what it is to be
tired. While / cannot do as much
physical work as l used to when a
young man, l can do great deal.
Probably twice as much as the aver
age young man of today.
What has kept me so strong and
well? l will tell you. 1 do not use
tobacco. l do not use alcoholic stim-
ulants. I do not use tea or coffee
habitually. I go to bed early. ! get
up early. I am always doing some
thing; something. that occupies my
body and mind. l love to work. !
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-03-20
Efficacious Spanking.

Little Martha was cantankerous and
just would not go to sleep, notwith-
standing frequent orders from father
and mother, who were anxious to get
to sleep themselves. Finally, after
many threats, the mother arose, and
went through the motions of giving
Martha a spanking. There was hearty
squalling for few minutes. then
quiet. The father and mother. re-
lieved. were doing off again, when a
little voice piped up:
"Mapma."
No answer. .
I fordet."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-03-20
HOW TO TREAT PIMPLES AND
BEACKHEADS

For pimples and blackheads the fol-
lowing is a most. effective and eco
nomical treatment: Gently smear the
affected parts with Cuticura Oint-
ment, on the end of the finger, but
do not rub. Wash of the Cuticura
Ointment in five minutes with Cuti-
cura Soap and hot water and continue
bathing for some minutes. This treat
ment is best on rising and retiring.
At other times use Cuticura Soap
freely for the toilet and bath, to as
sist in preventing Inflammation, irri-
tation and clogging of the pores, the
common cause of pimples, blackheads,
redness and roughness, yellow, oily.
mothy and other unwholesome condi-
tions of the skin.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample Of each
free with 32-p. Skin Book. Address
postcard "Cuticura. Dept. L. Boston"
Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-03-20
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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1913-03-20

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