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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
ISOLATED 40 YEARS
Aged ReCIuSe Is the "l0neSomest
Man in the World"
James Noodle, Only White Inhabitant
Of Urea Island, on Visit to Broth
er viii Return to South Sea
"kinadom."

New York.-The 'lonsomest man In
the world" sailed from New York re-
Gently aboard the steamship Baltic of
the White Star line. James Noodle OF
Urea island, near Caledonia. In the
south Pacific, claims the distinction OF
being the most lonesome man. For
nearly forty years he has been the
sole white inhabitant OF the south sea
Isle, and so seldom has he met men
OF his own race that he has almost
forgotten the language OF his parents.
1t was nearly a half century ago
that Noodle, an adventurous Scotch
lad, engaged in the south sea island
trade. He found Urea island to his
liking and established a trading post
there. Only at long intervals has he
been visited by white traders. seeking
copra and other products of the is
lands.
During the many years he has been
on Urea island his family has died
on one by one, until today he can
claim but single living relative, Rob
ert Noodle OF Loanhead, Scotland, a
brother. James Noodle has not seen
this brother in thirty years. They
parted as mere youths and In a short
time will meet again. grizzled and
gray.
When Noodle first went to Urea Is
land he took with him a violin that
had previously been the possession OF
his father, and he carried the fiddle
under his arm
This violin has been my constant
companion for more than half a life
time" said Mr.. Noodle before he
sailed. Il have been and still am the
most lonesome man In the world, and
had 1t not been for my fiddle do not
know how | should have lived. At
the present day l am the only white
man on Urea island. but as long as
! have my violin | do not care. As
the years have gone by I have grown
more and more accustomed to being
alone.
I'VE get the mail at Urea island
about once every six weeks. and so
from time to time I learn of the
worlds progress and the death Of my
friends and relatives. They always
seem to be dying. and suddenly the
thought came to me that my brother
and were the last Of our family. and
% packed up my fiddle and set out
for my home In Lonehead, Scotland.
The only people have talked with
for years and years are the natives,
and have almost forgotten my moth
er tongue.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
BOYS PRANK KILLS TWO MEN
Engine Runs Wild Through Buffalo
Yards and Crashes Into a
Freight Train.

Buffalo.-A small boy went into the
New York Central railroad round
house here and climbed into the cab
OF an engine. He pulled open the
throttle and as the engine started for
ward he jumped. The locomotive
ran wild through the yards at a
speed of As miles an hour and crashed
head on into a freight train coming
from the opposite direction. The en-
gines met with terrific force. Fred
Ludoke. engineer, was almost instant
ly killed and William Froelich, fire.
man, was so badly injured that he
died soon afterward.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
SPEND MILLIONS FOR Musr
Three Times Amount Spent on An.
and Navy 10 Paid for II BY
Americans.

Saratoga.-Nearly ssOO,OOO.0o \,
spent annually by Americans on mn.
sic, according to detailed figures uA
mitted to the annual meeting OF "A.
New York State Music Teacher \,
ISOLATION by John c. Freund.
The report gave the following a
nual expenditures: Opera, $4,000 OOa
concerts of all kinds, 10000 Oo.
church music, s50,OOO,0 900 to s5SON.
900: orchestras In theaters, vaudeyih
and moving picture houses, $3o0w.
900: military and brass bands Of Al
kinds, s35,0O0.OO0; conservation.
schools and private teachers. S1750M.
900; American students. expenses ana
tuition abroad, $7,500,000. The q.
penditures In the musical industrs
amounting to 1920. 600. 900 annually, d,
speaker said.
Analysing these figures, Mr.. Freunt
said that this country spent even
year for music three times the amouni
spent on the army and navy.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
RICH MAN A PAPER HANGER
Oons OveraIIs, Labors All Day and at
Night Enters Gay Life In French
Metropolis.

Paris.-Followers in Paris of the
doctrines Of the late Count Tolstoi are
interested in the example set by a
Russian Of great wealth, a Paris cor
respondent writes. Alexis Savaroff
who spends one-half his day as a man
Of fashion and the other half as a
paperhanger. earning S12 a week.
NJ. Savaroff does not carry his mas.
ter's precepts so far that he denies
himself the pleasures offered by mis-
wealth, but he believes, and tries to
affirm by his life, that each man ought
to do his share In the worlds unpleas.
ant work.
He arrives at his job each morning
in his automobile. gets into his over
alls and begins work He is employed
by st. Petersburg firm Of contract
ing interior decorators and lately was
promoted to the position of foreman.
When the whistle blows at the end
Of the day Savaroff returns home and
there begins his life of social promi.
nence and obligation.
He has been doing this for six years
and declares himself happy and con-
tented.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
Friends Of Spokane Pair Use Classified
Ads to Gerry Out Their
PRANK.

Spokane.-An opportunity to sell
black cats over three months old at
20 cents to five dollars each, and a
chance to buy a mich COW for $25, II
taken at once, drew a throng to 100
East Liberty avenue all day. which
looked like David Harum's stable
yard In the height of his boss swap
ping" activities.
"Wanted-Cats over three months
old; black preferred; 75c to S. Call
at 100 E. Liberty.
That little want ad inserted in
the local papers was responsible for
part Of the early morning crowd Of
kitten sellers who called on Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph E. Gray as early as six
o'clock.
Mrs. Gray was Miss Lulu Carr. She
and Mr.. Gray were married at Our
Lady of Loudres church. and the In
sertion of the want ad was part Of
q prank played on the "newlyweds"
by their friends.
The cat ad had only q email part
in the deeply laid plot of well-wishers.
for in the same issue appeared this
offer of sale:
Fresh milch COW. s25. If taken at
once. 100 Liberty"
On top of this a crowd Of junk deal
ers who were requested to call at the
address at ten o'clock also caused the
newly-married couple considerable
amusement. incidental to the annoy
ance. but they took the incidents all
as q joke. az they stood or the va
rious callers during the day.
Several parties with a surplus
stock of kittens were at the house as
early as six o'clock" said Mrs. Gray,
laughingly. Some of them brought
whole sacks full of cats. We didn't
stop to investigate, but there were
at least three or four to a sack. Boys
with cats kept coming at intervals
during the day. but we failed to
select one.
The fresh milch COW for S25 nat
urally appealed to a lot of people, and
callers to look at our COW we're nu-
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19

guardroom. | have the names OF the
officers who did the beating. Driscoll
tried to complain to the superintend-
ent about 1t, but was not permitted to.
A number of the Clinton county Off
GERS who were dismissed by Colonel
Scott have come back and been rein
stated.
Discipline In Sing Sing prison is
in a deplorable state. Prisoners are
doing as they please. You can hear
the noise from the cell block way up
in the village. The prison is full Of
dope and whisky brought in by keep.
ers for little money. Recently a
prisoner threw a bowl of soup In War
den kennedy's face and got away
with It,"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19

Ever since arrived In the United
States have been astonished beyond
measure, especially by the horseless
vehicles and other Injuries of travel.
l have kept track of the worlds prog
ress in the newspapers and periodi-
Gals, but l never realized what it all
meant until | landed In this country
Il am going home to Scotland for 4
few weeks and then | am going back
to Ureau with my fiddle. and there |
will remain until the trumpet calls
me to my everlasting home"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
HaIf-Forgotten Flnanclsr.

London.-In Chancery Lane, ths
other day, a once well-known flgur
passed along quite unnoticed. He WI
no other than Jabez Spencer Baliou
old aud none too robust, and vhs
looked as il the worth did anything
but shine upon him. Not many yean
ago J. Spencer Balfour was the wharf
at touch OF whose wand dross turned
to gcld-the ]. p. Morgan of the Lon
don pf his day.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
Artificial Ice.

The method commonly used in
making ice for commercial production
is to sink oblong tin boxes containing
distilled or filtered water into tanks
Of salt water, through which run iron
pipes. Then compressed ammonia gas
Is released in these pipes and by rap
i'd expansion produces an intense cold
that freezes the water In the tin
boxes into cakes averaging 200 to 800
pounds in weight. In cold storage the
same process is used minus the water.
The iron pipes into which the com.
pressed ammonia goes run on the side
or top. or both. of the cold storage
room and causes 1t to become freez
ing cold.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
Chicago Man Pays Visit to Presi'
dent of China.
Meet In the Forbidden Clty-Discuss
Outbreak for the Investment of
American Capital In the New
Republic.

Pekin, China.-President Yuan Shin
kai now lives in the forbidden city
that famous group of palaces which
for centuries was the residence Of Chi
mas emperors. AS the ruler of free
people Yuan now occupies the very
courts and halls where he was wont
to kneel as a humble courtier before
an absolute monarch. True, the CEN
trail part of the forbidden city Is still
occupied by the deposed boy emperor
and by the widows Of the emperors
Kuanghsu and Tungchich. but this is
only a temporary arrangement.
The first American to be received
by President Yuan since his removed
to the imperial palace was John T.
Lenfestey Of Chicago. The interview
was arranged through E. T. Williams,
the American charge d'affairs and act
Ing minister to China. By special ap-
pointment Mr. Williams and Mr.. Len
festey went to the Palace OF the Three
Seas April 81. They entered the pal.
ace by the east gate, which is a beau
tiful specimen of Chinese architecture.
Just inside the gate they were met
by a servant In uniform who escorted
them to the edge OF the lake, which
lies between the gate and the palace.
There they found a barge manned by
ten oarsmen waiting to take them
across the lake. This barge was for
merly the pleasure boat of the Grand
Empress Dowager TIE Hsi. From the
lake they had fine view of the parks
and palaces of the forbidden city, To
the north was a magnificent marble
bridge spanning the lake. Beyond that
toward the pagoda Of the ten thou
sand Buddhas and the imperial tenn
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19

Westinghouse, at Erskine Park. and
was returning to New York city, on
board the Pittsfeld express of the
New Haven railroad. when he became
suddenly and violently ILL., Diagnosing
his trouble as severe and aggravated
attack of appendicitis, Doctor Vanden-
burg caus"d the conductor of the train
to send telegram from a station In
Connecticut to DR.. George w. Roberts,
head of the Hahnemann hospital staff
to meet him at the Grand Central ter
minal with an ambulance.
When the train arrived In this city
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
SHOWER CATS ON NEWLY WED

merous during the day. The tsle
phono was kept ringing most of hs
day by people who wanted to buy
the COW and also by those who bal
cats to sell. | don't know how long
those ads are supposed to run. but
we don't want any black cats and
We haven't any fresh milch COW 70
SELL"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
DIAGNOSES OWN CASE; SAVED
Doctor, Stricken With Appendicitis on
Train, Sends Telegram for
Surgeon.

New York--Dr. William H. vanden-
burg of 80 West Forty-eighth street
diagnosed his own illness, on board
train. as appendicitis. and underwent
an operation i've hours later at the
Hahnemann hospital. He recovered.
Doctor vandeaburg had gone 20
Lenox. Mass. to attend Mrs. George
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19

ductor gave the necessary bells and
the car came to a sudden stop.
Alighting with reverse English the
excited one turned flipfop and dis
appeared down the tracks in the dark
ness. Passengers rushed to the
scene. So did many passing along the
sidewalks. Women held their hands
in the locations of their hearts and
gasped. AS someone expressed it aft
erward. "a profound stiffness rent the
air like thunder" and then
"Whoopee!" came long-drawn
chortle OF Joy out Of the night. An
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19

instant later the Ioose-jointed one
hoped up the steps Of the waiting
car. He was embracing a corncob
pipe. inserted carelessly in his face.
Got my Jenny" said he with a
grin. A wave Of relief passed through
the car She's an old friend of mine"
explained the stranger. as he car.
essed the corncob lovingly.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
kalser's Daughter Has to See Her
Mother and Bridegroom Wants
to Consult Father.

Berlin.-Berlin society is astonfshed
at the hustle required OF Princess Vic
toria and her husband. even on their
honeymoon.
They stayed only two days at Huber.
tusstock, then they hurried to Pots
dam In order that the Princess might
have chat with her mother. the EN-
press. Then after a few days in the
mountains they moved to Gmunden so
the Prince might talk with his father.
the Duke Of Cumberland. Then they
returned to Berlin and took part In
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
HERE IS ONE ABOUT JENNY
tie Story About an Excited Passen-
ger, Q Trolley Car and q
Pipe.

Pittsburgh, Pa--"Hey, Mac! Stop
the car. quick. Me Jenny's fallen
OIL" excitedly cried a specimen of the
TAN timbers and green cornfelds the
other night from the rear Of swiftly
moving car near Schenley Park With
grind FORCE the person was prevented
froH Jumping overheard. The con-
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
Bride to Sc Gets Black GIe.

Paterson, n. miss Mary OMEN
would listen 70 no excuse for Selayns
the wedding, when her fiancs JANE
Pillar, Explained that they would hsss
to obtain a license at the Guy naA
and ncl from the minister who VIZ
TO maIEy them. Miss O'Neill received |.
gayly colored optic In the argums's
which followed.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
Cupid Hits Commerce,

Ossining. N. Y.-As a result OF mon
lovemaking on the beach near, ths
boat line between this town and thu
beach has been abandoned. and won
en- bathers must walk.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
FIRM NAME OF ISMAY PASSES
Retirement Of ]. Bruce az President d
White Star lIne Ends FamIIy's
Connection.

London.-The famous firm of Ismsy
Imrie & Co.. founders Of the Whit
Star line, has disappeared with The
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
Employers Honor Their Cook.

New York.-Mr. and Mrs. Benz. B
jacobson of this city gave party d
honor of Miss Helena Schwartz, whs
completed rs years OF faithful servics
as Mrs. Jacobson's cook.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
Few Live to Advanced Ace,

Considering the entire earth, about
one person in one hundred lives to be
sixty-fve years of age.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19

Doctor Roberts and an ambulance
were waiting for him. and he Yas nur
ried to the hospital.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19

Emperor Williams Jubilee celebra-
tons. Afterward they went back to
Gmunden. Finally the Prince has been
ordered by the Emperor as comman-
der-in-chief Of the Prussian army to
rejoin his regiment at Rathenow short
ly.
A Berlin newspaper remarks that
the head Of a banking firm would
make the honeymoon easier for a
junior bank clerk than Emperor VII
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19
BREAK HONEYMOON BY VISITS

liam makes it for his daughter and his
son-in-law.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-07-19

retirement Of J. Bruce lsmay from tns
presidency Of the international NJ
rine Mercantile company. When -
may accepted Mr. Morgan's oner "
purchase the business he made u :
condition that on his retirement tn'
name of Ismay be no longer used.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-19
Building and Loan
Elects Officers

A meeting of -Abbeville Building
and Loan Association was held al
its Office Tuesday afternoon and
the following officers were elected:
c. ]. Edwards, president; Albert
Stauffer, vice president; o.
Bourque, treasurer; l.. o. Brous-
sard, secretary. The officers are c.
J. Edwards. Make Sokoloski, O..
Bourque, o. A. Broussard, L. H.
Summers, Albert Stauffer, l.. O..
Broussard. J. o. BrouSsard, at
torney and Broussard & Summers,
notaries,
The auditing committee sub
mitted its report of the years.
business, showing the resources
$3.50, 12l Sc, receipts $50, 1863,
profits $13, 459, As.
This association was incorporated
on July 5, 1890, and has been the
means of building many of the
homes in this city.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-19
Enthused Over
Rural Route

Several dozen mail boxes were
received this week for the new
rural route, and are now being
put mp, in fact one can see them
all along the route now. The
citizens living on this route are
very much pleased with the route,
and are taking great interest in it,
as this puts them in daily COM
munication with the outside. They
are now able to get the daily
papers without any delay. Besides,
the use of the parcel post system
saves them time. From what we
can understand, there are other
people who desire to have a route,
and we trust that Uncle Sam will
soon see fit to provide routes for
them.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-19
Nero Kills
Peter Carrado

Peter Carrado, once prominent
member of the local Italian colony,
died Saturday at the penal camp
on Hope farm, near Jeanerette, as
the result of stab wounds inflicted
by a negro life convict, who as
saulted himin his bed during the
night.
Carrado was serving a life
sentence for killing Mike Maltese
on Rushmere plantation June 4,
1909.
The body was brought here
Sunday evening and the funeral
was held Monday morning at the
Catholic church, which was largely
attended.
Mr.. Carrado was making ap-
plication for a poradon at the time
of his death.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-19
French Society
Celebrates

The French Society of Abbeville,
met at the French hall OH Mon
day of this week to celebrate and
commemorate the fall of the
Bastile.
An elaborate banquet was served
and other interesting features were
speech making, music. Singing
and dancing were INDUCED in by
those present.
The president of the society,
Mr.. Louis Vallee, prepared the
feast and those were present
declared that he is an artist
in the line.
Mr.. X. J. LaBauve acted as
toast master, and in this capacity
certainly done his share toward
the merriment of the affair.
In the small hours of the morn
ing, after spendig a most enjoyable
time, all departed for their homes,
declaring that they had the time
of their life.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-19
At the Victor Theater.

The pictures at the Victor of
late have been exceptionally fine
and there has been large audiences
at most all the shows.
For the coming week. a good
program has been arranged, which
is as follows:
Sunday: Love, Life and Lib
erty; The Model.
Monday: The End of the Trail;
He Ruins His Family's Reputa-
ton; Newlyweds.
Tuesday: Animated Weekly;
Owana, the Devil Woman; The
Boob.
Wednesday: The Honor of the
Regiment; Dolly and the Burglar.
Thursday: Lost Memory; Sham
Suffragette.
Friday: Just a Fire Fighter;
Billy in Armor; The World at
Large.
Saturday: Mary's Romance;
Self Accused; The Ranch Girl and
the Sky Stone.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-19
Boost Bureau
Issues Warning

According to the views of the
Big Boost Bureau, we believe tina,
the following is a very wise idea
and would suggest that when one
turns money loose to be sure tina,
it will do as intended.
Don't waste your money.
With the formation of com.
mercial bodies and prospect of q
boom in sight, this district is sure
to be overrun by boards of suave
gentlemen Offering plausible publ
city schemes and bonus PROPOSE
tons galore.
Some of them will have oil
greater or lesser merit but most oil
them will have no other merit thar
that of plausibility. Those with
the least chance of effectiveness
from the standpoint of community
are likely, for such Is the way oil
the world to be presented by the
smoothest gentlemen and in the
most attractive ways.
The store-rooms of almost every
business institution in the country
are Uttered with gaudy pamphlets
and expensive booklets, excellent
enough, some of them, intrincical-
ly, but worthless to the community
because they never get over" tc
those who might have been in
terested by them.
Bonuses for infant industries
have gone out of fashion very
largely and progressive commun-
tiles nowadays are inviting
industrial development on the
merits of known economic condi.
tons carefully studied.
Better squeeze the cherries
offered before biting. 1t will save
the teeth.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-07-19
Regular Meeting
of Police Jury

The police jury met in regular
session Monday and took TIP
several important matters, among
which are the following:
| The Erath Sugar Company was
ordered to widen their drain boxes
near Theogene Richards in the
first ward from two and half feet
to seven feet.
Nicholas c. Broussard was ap-
pointed road overseer in the sixth
ward.
Edgar Hungerford was appointed
road overseer in the eighth ward.
The proposition fran the Acadia
police jury to build a new bridge
across Bayou Que de Tortue was
accepted, and this parish is to pay
one half of the cost.
An ordnance was adopted Great
ing a new drainage district to be
known as the Magnolia Drainage
District, which is to drain property
on the east side of Vermilion
bayou.
The coroner of the parish is to
hereafter receive regular fee of
S25 for each interdition of insanes.
The Meridional was elected the
official journal of the police jury.
The report of the parish treas
urer, showing a balance of S.
S35.77, was read and adopted.
The secretary of the jury was
instructed to employ the services
of an auditor to audit the books Of
the parish treasurer and the police
jury.
Caesar Broussard was appointed
a representative to attend the COIL
vention of the Southwestern
Development Bureau.