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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31
They Smile Every Time Models Are Mentioned

Y ANSAS CITY, MO.-Mrs. Smith
N Jones is a very ingenious woman.
She is, however. troubled by a short
memory Therefore
Mr.. and Mrs. ST.. went to the the
alter the other night. They enjoyed
the entertainment, and came home
sleepy. Sd. remained downstairs to
look over the pantry, while his spouse
preceded him upstairs. His head was
lust entering the lower part of the re
frigerator when he heard two shrill
screams. He took the stair at one
leap. seized his revolver off the high
boy as he passed through his room
and into that of his wife. He found
her covering on the bed. pointing
with a frozen finger into the closet
ST.. looked cautiously into the dark
regions of the closet. He was startled
to see black figure looking straight
at him. He threatened to shoot, in
highly excited tones. He was ready to
pull the trigger when a thought struck
him. He lowered his revolver. Then
he peered again into the closet.
He began to laugh. He draped him
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31

I OS ANGELES. CAL.-Despite de-
IL clarations that she could not re-
sist the strange power that compelled
her to run away and live the life OF a
nomad attired as a boy. Lucille Muir
ply, the "TombOy Tramp" has been
gwen another opportunity by the Ju-
Yenile court to make good"
I'm grateful. of course" said the
siXteeE-year-old girl tramp. but it's no
use. Try as hard as will can't be
good. want to go to school and
learn, but somehow cant. | try, but
fail. I can't explain why, but ii is as
If some strong hand pushed me out
into the world again and induced me
to dress as boy. I've broke bron-
chos, rode horses in a circus, drove
automobiles, acted as messenger and
picked cotton as ranch hand-all as
a boy.
1t was great mistake that ! was
born a girl. l hate girls and the
dresses and things they wear. I'd like
to be boy, free TO go and come as
| will. The world is harder on girls
than boys.
THE faults Of boys are overlooked,
but the mistakes of a girl are never,
never forgotten. | don't see why they
don't let me alone. I'm happy when
dressed as a boy. l look like a boy,
anyway, and even more so when my
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31
Good Conditions on EARN.

Baton Rouge.-Crop conditions are
splendid on Angola farm, according TO
Colonel c. Harrison Parker, president
of the Board of Control of the State
Penitentiary. During the hard but
unsuccessful fight the board made
to save Angola from overflow this
spring, the convicts had to be con-
centrated on the levee line to hold it
against the rising waters, and as a
result during that period the working
of the crops was neglected. The con-
victs have now resumed work on the
crops. and the conditions in all of the
fields are splendid.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31
BULL IN A FIGHT
WITH AN ELEPHANT
Queer Combat Is Described by an
American.
FORCED INTO BATTLE
Smaller Animal Was Not serappy and
Jumped the Fence Several Times in
Attempts to Eseape-FinaIIy Killed
by a Toreador.

Ell Paso, Tex-H. F. Lang OF Phila-
delphia, who stopped over in this city
q few days ago, thus describes an in
teresting incident which he witnessed
In Juarez, just across the river. in
Mexico:
Il was walking down Mesa avenue,
some few days ago, when all at once
] heard brass band playing the ia
miliar strains of Sousa's Tnvincible
Eagle and as / reached San Antonio
street there | saw a Mexican band
federal soldiers) In civilian clothes
maching down the street Following
the band were two good-sized ele-
plants. A canvas sign almost COW
cred the last elephant. On II was
painted: This African elephant will
fight ferocious bull from Chicucha
to the death in the bull ring In Juarez
tomorrow, Sunday. February 10. Price
for admission, 5000. box seats; $3.50,
shade seats; 500, sun seats
Il concluded to 60 over to Juarez
on Sunday to see the fight. On my ar
rival In Juarez | found the street lead
ing to the bull ring was crowded with
people, mostly Americans, all stand
ing in front Of small boths. | finally
found my way into the bull ring, and
1t was crowded with about 5000 Amer.
leans, very few Mexicans being pres.
ent.
Finally the large elephant was
brought into the ring. He had large
bright red ribbon tied to his tail and
another around his neck. The keeper
securely chained his hind left leg to a
stake in the ground, and the bugle
sounded to bring in the bull. AS the
latter passed through the gate a man
seated on a fence stuck a banderillo
into his back to anger him. He was
a good-sized animal, with rather short
and sharp horns. He ran around the
ring once or twice and finally saw the
elephant, and stood stock still, sizing
up Mr. Elephant. The elephant also
saw Mr.. Bull at this time and they
both stood staring at one another.
Mr.. Elephant seemed the most willing
for q battle. but Mr.. Bull turned his
head and ran away, and then the
crowd yelled to take him out, which
was done. After awhile another bull
was brought in; he was likewise treat
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31
"Fagin' Trains Simian to Enter Homes for Gems

n HICAGO.-The notorious Fagin of
- fiction, who lived from the thiev-
ings of boys he taught to steal, has a
counterpart in real life, II. B. Wheel
ock, Chicago architect living at 1040
Hinman avenue, Evanston. and his
wife believe. Only the modern Fagin
has shown a resourcefulness over the
old-timer that makes the Dickens
character look like an amateur.
The midnight visitor at the Evan
ston home had a trained monkey to
do his stealing for him. In this he
has the advantage Of getting through
windows and into places no small boy
could enter and of making a nimble
getaway If he is surprised in his work
He also has the further advantage of
being able to see In the dark.
The only thing that seems to be
lacking is the simian's proper appre-
citation Of the value OF silence, and
therin lies the fact that he was dis
covered when about to make away
with tray of jewelry.
Mrs. Wheelock was awakened early
the other morning by the rafting of
jewelry in the tray on her dresser.
She sat up in bed. and as she did so
she heard a chattering which she at
once recognized as that made by a
monkey. Then she saw an animal
about the size Of cat spring upon
the window sill and disappear.
Rose Berge, a servant in the Wheel.
ock home, also was aroused by similar
noises in her room, and said she saw
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31
Girl Tramp, Clad as Boy, Is a Regular Nomad

face is dyed brown. It's wearing OF
now"
Miss Murphy is a typical farmer
boy" She has a round, good-natured
face and eyes that sparkle. Her mouth
IS masculine and so are her features
She is freckled. and when dressed as a
boy II is impossible to tell that she is
not one unless she is closely observed.
I'm going to try again" she con.
tinued. but what's the use? I'll prob
ably run away again. have gone four
times already. ran away from home
when | was ten years old | dressed
as a girl then, but soon discovered
this was great handicap. SO I chang.
ed TO boys attire. | made 4 good boy
and got away with it. ! joined a cir.
Gus and rode horses. Riding just grew
on mel never learned how.
"One time my mother hribed me To
do something with a suit Of boys
clothes. | wore 'em a long time and
got the habit When first came into
the Jail this time ! was dressed as q
boy. but. darn ii, they kept me locked
up because | wouldn't change and re-
fused to let me come downstairs. I
was told that | looked so much like q
boy that II would cause a scandal.in
the Jail If continued TO wear them.
Just the same"-this with a smile
of determination-"I'ye still got them
on" and she lifted the folds Of a
kimono and showed that she wore
boys clothes beneath.
I'm not bad continued the little
tomboy. but something is wrong.
don't know what"
Miss Murphy talks and acts exactly
like a boy. She shouted so long!"
to the reporter as he left. She was re-
turned 10 the Pasadena Home, from
which she escaped.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31
DASHED BY LEAPING DEMON
Wounded Victim Staggers Into Police
Station and Tells Of Fight With
Feroeious Squirrel.

Chicago.-Haggard and pale, and ex-
hibiting several serious wounds. H.
Church, 315 South Francisco avenue.
staggered into the Austin police sta
ton the other day and reported that
he had had a terrific battle with @
wild beast.
The sergeant's eyes bulged.
wild beast, did We say?" he asked
when he recovered his breath. What
kind av a baste?"
1T was one Of those animals with
a long tail and terrible teeth" ex-
planned the wounded man. weakly. Il
forget the name of it. It's one of
those things that leap from tree to
tree and from ear TO ear"
"Fr-rom ear to ear? What ARE We
talkin' about?"
The man exhibited two bleeding
ears to prove his assertion. The ser
geant named all of the wild beasts he
could think Of from elephants to
mice, and finally mentioned squirrel.
That's it! That's it," exclaimed
Church. Il was walking along at Park
avenue and west Ontario street when
a savage squirrel leaped from a near
by tree and bit off piece of my right
ear. / struck at IL and 1t leaped over
my head onto the other ear and bit
me again. Then it ran up a tree.
climbed up after 1t and 1t leaped
across another tree. | came down
and climbed the other tree, and 1t
jumped back. We kept this up until
the squirrel got SO dizzy jumpin, back
and forth that 1t fell to the ground and
| grabbed IT,"
And what them" asked the SER
geant, breathlessly. leaning far over
his desk
The ferocious beast bit me in the
hand and escaped"
The sergeant tainted.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31
This Mail Collectors Horse Doesn't Need Guide

aged in the service of Uncle Sans
mail department. In the twelve years
of her service as assistant mail col
lector for the aforementioned route
she has missed only seven days, none
OF them in the last year.
1t is the boast of her master that
substitute mail collector can DO
placed on the route for the first time
and return with the mail without the
aid Of any guide other than the saga
cious Bess. AS her master climbs
into the wagon after gathering the
mail from one box Bess heads direct
ly for the next one, be II around the
corner, across the street or down the
block, and she never misses a box.
Moreover. until the mail is In the
rear of the wagon and she hears her
masters voice, she will not leave the
spot.
Bess, says her master. intends 10
remain a government employee for
many years yet. Except for the fact
that she spends most of the day sleep
ing in her stall until time to go on
duty at four o'clock in the afternoon,
she exhibits no signs OF advanced
age.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31
HE PAYS FOR HIS MISDEEDS
Man Sends Money to the Poor In Re-
turn for His Past Err
rors.

Gallatin, Mo.-Remorseful over mis-
deeds, Charles F. Mccall of Perrin.
Mo, is striving to make restitution
in so far as it is possible.
In August, 1911, he sent County
Treasurer Mcdonald a check for
s16.75. which he said represented the
money he had gained wrongfully.
The other day Treasurer Mcdonald
received another letter from Mccall
inclosing a check for s4S10. In this
letter Mccall said:
Enclosed please find check for
s4S.10 for the county poor fund for
Daviess county poor and needy. The
price of violin. with compound in
terest, which | saw a one-armed man
steal some years ago; in fact. urged
him to do so for charity's sake that
he might sell il and get some money
for himself, as he had none and need
ed It."
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31
LEADER OF ELK HERD
IS SHARED BY CHAIN
"Bad Bill Could Not Resist the
Temptation to Butt Into
Strange Objects.

Altoona, Pa.-"Bad Bill" monarch
Of the elk herd kept by John Kazmaier
at his Sylvan Hills country seat, is no
more. The big fellows death came
about in a strange way. He hanged
himself, but his owner is inclined TO
think it was not a case of suicide,
but rather due to Bills" propensity
to charge something.
A heavy log chain was hanging from
a tree in that part of the preserve
maintained for the elk, and the end Of
the chain reached to within five feet
of the grounS Some time during the
night Bill plunged headlong into
what proved to be his moose. His
antlers, which he could have shed a
few days later, became entangled IN
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31
BAD TEMPERS AND LAWSUITS
That One Leads to the Other, Is the
Opinion of an observant Le-
gal Light.

II you want to insult somebody
and hear no more about it, wait till
summer comes. Winter. with it's
colds and its other painful gifts Of
asthma, influenza, bronchitis, and rheu-
matism is the season of bad tempers
and lawsuits
This is the advice of an observing
London lawyer.
In the winter people go to law
about fancied insults, and are always
taking oTense when none is intended
Little things annoy peopl, and
drive them to law in the winter which
would be thought very little of in the
summer. Litigation and court cases
Of every description are certainly far
more plentiful in winter than in sum-
mer. | should estimate that the bust
ness of the county courts increases
by about 80 per cent, and that of the
law and police courts by 20 or so per
cent. What is the reason? The
weather!
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31

ed to two banderillos: he was a reg
ular Texas steer. long horned and
lively. He ran around the ring sever
al times, when he finally saw the ele-
plant
They gazed at each other and the
elephant finally made a step toward
the bull and the people roared and
whistled. But the bull was not any
too anxious, and finally he ran away
from the elephant and jumped the
outer fence. about FIVE feet high. He
was quickly induced with sharp in
struments on long poles to run around
until he found an open gate, which
led into the ring again. All this time
Mr.. Elephant was lazily tugging at his
chain to free himself with no apparent
reason, except to get loose. Finally
one OF the matadors succeeded In
plunging a rocket banderillo into the
back Of Mr.. Bull. and as II struck in
the flesh II commenced to splitter as
all skyrockets do. Mr.. Bull was
jumping and running around the ring
now like mad. Finally he stood still
a minute and saw Mr.. Elephants tall
or rather the red ribbon on 1t, and
made a deliberate charge. Mr.. Ele-
plant saw Mr.. Bull coming. and he
simply squatted with his hind legs.
Mr.. Bulls horns struck him with such
terrific force that 1t knocked the bull
over. Mr.. Elephant then. in his slow.
moving way. attempted Ito roll his
hind quarters over to crush the bull.
Mr.. Bull was too active for that, and
succeeded In getting up and away. So
the fight went on: every once In a
while Mr.. Bull would charge a fence
and occasionally jump over. only TO
be goaded back again, to have more
banderillos stuck In his back. After
perhaps an hour of these maneuvers
the bugle was blown for the toreador
to come forth and with his red cane
the bull until he was SO
furious and exhausted that II was an
easy matter to plunge the sword into
his heart. and the exhibition was
over"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31

nENVER.-There is probably no per-
- son in Denver who is able to start
at the Union depot. traverse every
street between there and Broadway,
with Fourteenth street as the western
limit and Nineteenth street as the
eastern, and stop without a mistake
or a change of mind at every mail box
in that area, but horse. aged fif-
teen, yclept Bess, known the hundreds
of mail boxes and knows them so
we'll that she can find them on the
darkest Of nights, with a blizzard. a
rainstorm or a ninety-mile wind &C.
cupying all available space.
Bess is the property of Frank Mon
roe, a mail collector. She has grown
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31

the chain. and in his desperate strug-
gle to free himself from the snare he
twisted upward until his hoofs were
lifted clear of the ground. There he
hung until next day, when the keeper
found him. Block and tackle were
procured to lower his 1000 pounds to
the ground.
With something of the old fire,
BIZ rose on his hind legs and sprang
forward, ran 20 feet, wobbled and top
pied over.
About three months ago Bill
"treed" his owner, on whom he had
charged, and kept him on the anxious
limb for several hours. The elk was
finally driven of with clubs and guns.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31
Bar Association BANQUET

Baton Rouge.-The Baton Rouge Bar
Association held its first banquet last
week. Thirty members were present,
with DR.. Tullis, dean; DR.. Williams,
Colonel Prescott and DR.. Flory, of the
Louisiana State University law school,
and F. ]. Whitehead, of Port Allen, as
guests. Senator l.. d Beale, president
of the bar, was POSTMASTER. Toasts
responded to were: Waiting, or the
Laws Delays" Herman Moyse; THE
Relation of the Young Lawyer to the
Old Lawyer" Frank NJ. Cook; The
Bencs, Bar and the Chair" Dean Tul-
lis, of the Louisiana State University
law school.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31

some animal, which she thought was
cat. jump out of the window.
Mrs. Wheelock awoke her husband
and he turned on the light and the
traX full of iewelry was found on the
window sill. The animal had taken
1t from the dresser and set it down
within reach Of his master, who held
the rope evidently fastened to him,
but who failed in the excitement to
see 1t.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wheelock have studied
animal life and taken many pictures
of animals and they know the charac-
teristics of monkeys 80 we'll that they
say there is no doubt that this animal
was a monkey and that he was under
the control of a man.
IF he had been alone he would have
kept quiet and hidden when he saw
me rise up in bed." said Mrs. Wheel
ock. He only chartered when he felt
the pull of the rope. the man either
knowing that he had picked up the
tray Of jewelry or seeing me sit up in
bed"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31
Track Walker Finds BODY.

Dunbar.-A track walker of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad
found the mutilated body of a young
white man on the tracks half a mile
from this place. Both arms and both
legs were cut off, and the head was
crdushed in. 1t is believed that the
victim fell from northbound train.
In a pocket of the clothing was found
a business card of the Texas Tur-
quoise Company. sos San Francisco
street, Ell Paso, Texas, of which A. d.
Hudson is manager.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31

self around bed post and writhed.
Mrs. Smith-Jones began to come out
of her stupor of fright. She looked at
her screaming husband first with mild
interest. then curiosity, and finally
with some show of anger. She arose
and looked into the closet. Then she.
too, became hysterical.
The figure in the closet was that OF
Mrs. Sis new clothes model, pur-
chased the day before for the tanning
of a refractory and ever wrinkilns
spring suit. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith-Jones
have made some mutual concessions
to avoid any discussion OF the subject
before company.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31
10 Enforce Sunday ANS.

Baton Rouge.-There is going to be
a strict enforcement of the Sunday
law in Baton Rouge, according to
Charles A. Holcombe, district attorney.
Moses Marchand was arrested on the
charge of selling beer on Sunday, and
other arrests are likely to follow. The
grand jury recently investigated al
legged violations of the Sunday law.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31

In the summer. if your acquaint.
ances tread on any of your pet corns,
you can go off in a rage. and in ten
minutes you have probably worked
on the greater part of your trouble
through your skin.
In summer your skin acts more
easily than in winter, because of the
temperature-at any rate, in a normal
summer. Then, again. you get more
exercise, or, what is the same thing,
an equivalent amount of exercisn
produces a greater result
Your liver acts more easily. and
you don't feel beaten down and de-
pressed as you do in dark. cold. dis.
NAL weather"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31
Saves Life by leapino

Lake Charles.-An explosion of gas
On the gasoline launch Ruby badly
damaged the boat and nearly result
ed seriously for the owner, ]. E. Whit.
field, who was on board at the time.
Mr.. Whitfield escaped by leaping into
the water, but his hands were badly
injured, his hands being singed and his
face and neck scorched
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31
Governor Halls Appointments,

Baton Rouge.-Governor Hall made
the following appointments: Uriab
Mil!saps, Monroe, a member of the
Board of trustees of the Louisiana In.
dustrial Institute from state-at-large.
vice himself, term expired: J. D.
Barksdale, Ruston, member of the
board of trustees of the Louisiana In.
dustrial institute from the Fifth dis
trict, vice o. ii. Wright, term expired:
V. p. Guilfoux, parish surveyor for the
parish of Iberia. vice himself, term
expired.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31
Methodists Favor Prohibition

New 1beria.AThe Lafayette District
Conference of the'Methodist Episcopal
ck"-cs convened in regular session
last week, with eighty ministers and
laymen in attendance, at the local
church. Crow Gerard, of Lafayette, in
troduced a strong set of resolutions
on statewide prohibition, which was
adopted.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31
Bomb Wrecks a Rectory,

Leroy. N. Y.-The rectory of St
Joseph's Italian church was partially
wrecked by bomb planted on the
veranda by BLACK Hand" agencies,
according to the police. The explo-
sion tore out the front of the building
and broke many windows in the
church adjoining.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31

The more one lives, the more one
learns to act towards people as If they
were inanimate objects-namely, to do
what they can for them. and utterly
disregard whether they are grateful or
not.-General Gordon.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31
Made Many Rich: Leaves Only 1853.

Los Angeles, Cal-Prof. Thaddeus
S. c. Lowe, scientist and inventor OF
artificial Illuminating gas. artificial
ice machines and other contrivances
that have made many men wealthy,
left an estate OF. only 1868 and sew.
sral medals valuable only as heir
looms.
He was in charge Of the Lowe Oh
servatory on Mt Lowe. and was
working on new problems that he
said would amaze the astronomical
world when he died.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31
Leaves to Attend Meetino

Baton Rouge.-Howell Carter, rep
resenting the Department of Agricul-
ture, left for Chicago to attend meet
ing of the feed manufacturers of the
United States, at which, all the states
are expected to have representatives
present.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31

A small latch may open big door
When a savage drilled one stick with
another and kindled spark he gave
mankind fame as q new and supreme
resource
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31
Black Soldiers Of France.

At the national review on July -
Paris may see the black soldiery OF
France for the first time. In sn
years France h~s raised a oiacA
army of practically 100000 and IL "
now proposed that each section-tns
Senegalese, the Madagascar troop~
and others-shall send delegation
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-05-31
"Jarndyce and Jarndyce.'

Seven years ago a New York real
estate operator left $4,000 to the
cause of charity" Recently the court
decided the will valid, but now there
is no estate, to distribute-the law
yers have 1t. The purpose Of the will
has been accomplished.-New York
Herald