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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-11
IF HAIR is TURNING
GRAY, USE SAGE TEA
DON'T Look Old! Try GRANDMOTHER
Recipe to Darker and Beauty Gray,
Faded, lifeless Hair.

Grandmother kept her hair beauti.
fnily darkened, glossy and abundant
with brew of Sage Tea and SULPHUR.
whenever her hair fell out or took on
That dull, faded or streaked appear.
ance. this simple mixture was applied
with wonderful effect. BY asking at
any drug store for "wyeth's Sage and
sulphur Hair Remedy" you will get a
large bottle of this old-Hme recipe.
ready to use. for about so cents. This
simple mixture can be depended upon
TO restore natural color and beautv
to the hair and is splendid for dan.
druff, dry, itchy scalp and falling hair
A wellknown druggist saws every.
body uses Wyeth's Sage and SULPHUR
because 1t darkens SO naturally and
evenly that nobody can tell II has been
applied-it's SO easy to use, too. You
simply dampen a comb or soft brush
and draw it through your hair. taking
one strand at times BY morning
the gray hair disappears; after an.
ptner application or two, 1t is re-
stored to its natural color and looks
glossy, soft and abundant-Ady
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-11
His Usual Custom

Mark Twain IN his lecturing days
reached small eastern town one aft.
ernoon and went before dinner to a
barber to be shaved.
You are a stranger in town. sir?"
the barber asked.
Yes, | am a stranger here" was
the reply.
We're having a good lecture here
tonight, sir" said the barber, "a Mark
Twain lecture. Are you going to it?"
Yes, think will" said Mr.. Glenn.
ems.
Have you got your ticket YETI" the
barber asked.
No, not yet" said the other.
Then, sir, you'll have to stand"
Dear met" Mr.. Clemens exclaimed
1t seems as If l always do have to
stand when I hear that man Twain lee.
ture."
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-11
SHAKING HANDS WITH FACES
Iackaye Said John Drew's Was Only
One With Which That Could
Be Done.

Joseph Jefferson and Wilton Lack.
aye were in the same company one
season. 1t was the custom of Mr.. JEFF
ierson to respond to curtain calls and
make a speech to the audience. He
enjoyed it, and the audience enioyed
IL also. Mr.. Lackaye, however. al
ways contended that an actor should
not step out of his part in this man.
ner.
One night after Mr.. jefferson had
made his speech and was going to his
dressing-room he met Lackaye.
well. Wilton" said jefferson. how
did do tonight"
oh" replied Lackaye. the same
old story. You went out before the
audience and made the usual blum
der"
"Blunder!" exclaimed Jefferson
What did | do or say that YOU would
call blunder?"
Why" said Lackaye. you said. AS
LUX INV sr faces. feel that l
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-11

Fran arrives at Hamilton Grepory's
nome In Littleburg. but finds him absent
Sohductlng the choir at camp meeting
She repairs thither in search of him
laughs during the service and Is asked TO
LedVe. Abbott Ashton, superintendent of
SCHOOLS, escorts Fran from the tent He
teils her Gregory is wealthy man.
oeepIy Interested in charity work, and a
piIiar or the church. Ashton becomes
greatly interested In Fran and while TAX
ing leave OF her, holds her hand and is
seen by Sapphire Clinton. sister of Rob
III CHnton. chairman OF the school board
iran tells Gregory she wants a home
WIN hlm Grace Noir. Gregory's private
secretary, takes violent dislike to Fran
anu ADVISES her to go away at once
rrah nlnts at twenty-year-old secret
anu gregory In agitation asks Grace TO
isaye the room. Fran relates the story
III ~ noW gregory married young girl at
sprInsneld while attending college and
Ihen deserted her. Fran is the child of
.nat marriage Gregory had married his
present wife three years before the death
OF Fran's mother. Fran takes a liking 70
mrs. Gregory. Gregory explains that
4 ran Is the daughter OF a very dear friend
VINO Is dead. Fran agrees to the story
MIS- Gergory insists on her making her
nome with them and takes her 10 her
~ ms. The breach between Fran and
grace wtdens. 1t is decided that Fran
must go to school Grace shows persis
tent interest in Gregory's story Of his
nead friend and hints that Fran NAV he
an imposter. She threatens TO marry Rob
Cnhton and leave Gregory's service much
70 the latter's dismay Fran declares that
'he secretary must 60
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dear. no!-with Fran, for example
what was the world coming to?
There they STOOD" she told Bob,
the two Of them, all alone on the
foot-bridge. and 1t was after nine
O'Clock. II l hadn't been in a hurry
TO get home to see that roomers didn't
set the house afire. not a soul would
have seen the two colloguing."
And 1t don't seem to have done
you any good" remarked her brother.
who, having heard the tale twenty
times, began to look upon the event
almost as matter of course. "You'd
better not have saw them"-at an
early age Bob had cut of his educa-
uon, and it had stopped growing at
that very place Perhaps he had been
elected president of the school-board
on the principle that we best appre-
clate what does not belong to us.
My home has been Abbott's home "
said Miss Sapphire, since the death
OF his last living relation, and her
step, and it a mercy, for nobody couId
get along with her, and she wouldn't
let people leave her alone. You know
now fond | am of Abbott, but your
position is very responsible. You
could get rid of him by lifting YOUR
lhger, and people are making lots of ]
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-11

was sneezing violently II was the
terrible tigress.
rubbed my still somewhat dazed
eyes, and then discerned the great
beast sinking away, sneezing all tho
tlme' and every now and again emit
ting a frightful roar.
only when she had got clean out
OF sight did the strange truth dawn
upon me. The tigress. in shaking me
preparatory to finishing me off had
jerked my recently replenished snuff
box open from my jacket pocket and
received the contents full in her face
and eyes. Hence the sudden retreat
and my salvation"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-11
MRS. RIVERS
DISCLOSES SECRET
Matter Didn't Prove Experiment
After All, and She Now
Makes 1t Public.

Mineral Springs, Ark-In a letter
from this place, Mrs. J. NJ Rivers saws.
III 1t had not been for Cardui. the
Woman's tonic, no doubt | would have
been in my grave.
| was sick all of the time for n
years, and took medicines constantly
/ suffered terribly. At last I decided
l would Just try Cardui on my own
NOOK. and Kept 1t secret. 1t was GER
talniy God-send to me- Since taking
II, nave no pain whatever, feeling
good, and can wrestle with my l6-year.
ola son. In fact, l don't feel over 16
myself. Am as happy as lark. When
+! began taking Cardui l only weighed
iol IDS. Now ! weigh 117b lbs. and
am going to continue taking Cardui
until l weigh 1876.
l just can't say enough for Cardui
and L believe If all women who suffer
from womanly troubles would take il
tnere would be more happy homes"
Using Cardui is no experiment. II
mas STOOD the most severe of all tests
the test or time. Cardui has been r.,
use Tor over half century, and in this
tlme mas benefited more than a million
women. II is composed Of purely vege.
taDle ingredients, which have been
FOUND TO build up the vitality. tone I'm
the nerves, and strengthen the WON.
anly constitution.
That 1t has helped others is the best
OF proof that it will help you. 10y
Cardui.
N B.-W,rtr TO. Chattanooga Medicine ca
ladies' ADVISORY Dept, Chattanooga, Tenn. for
ss.cfdI IsStrKctIOrS your case and 64-pape hoo<
Home Treatment for Women" sent in plain
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-11
Makes America Seem Niooard,v

Compared with the salary and al.
lowances OF the president of France
the pay OF the president of the Uni.
TED States almost sinks into insight.
canoe, The French president eniovs
some petits benefices apart from the
$4,000 he draws yearly as salary and
allowances. Supplies of vegetables for
his table come from the kitchen gar.
dens at Versailles, fruits from the or.
chards OF Fontainebleau, game from
the state forests and hay for his
horses from the meadows of Ram
oouillet Moreover, the state pays
the wages of his table hands and his
coachman. but not his chauffeurs. and
MS naval and military equerries are
maintained by the ministries of war
and marine.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-11
Exceeded His Acreaoe

This hard luck corn story comes
from the Minneapolis Better Way;
"A neighboring farmer having a larg,
number of acres in corn, started
through his field the other day IN
quest of enough roasting ears for bis
Sunday dinner. His search resulted
in only a few ears, which were taken
to the house and duly prepared. The
corn having been removed from the
cob, was placed in a dish and graced
the center of the table. Now the
guest of honor on this particular
occasion happened to be the eldest
daughters steady OF course the
corn was passed to him first, as D
matter of politeness. The young man
helped himself to one heap
ing spoonful and reached for the SEQ
ond, when he was checked by a hasty
warning from the farmer who er
claimed: Stop right there, young
man; you already have Is acres on
your plate. kansas City Star.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-11
She Didn't Intend To

A middle aged couple, made sud-
denly rich through an unexpected
turn of fortunes wheel, were visiting
the senator from their district a this
Washington residence.
At breakfast the first morning aft.
er their arrival, the woman, nervously
trying to chip off the top of her egg
with her knife, attacked the problem
with 80 much zeal that the egg was
knocked out Of the cup and rolled un.
der the table. Not knowing lust
what the proper thing to do under the
circumstances was. she nudged her
husband.
Hank! Hank" she whispered .T
nave dropped an egg. What shall
dor"
Don't caekls." came the mattar-of.
TACT repH
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-11
Significantly

can stay with your mother-sinca she
doesn't care for church-and YOU can
attend services as you did when I first
came to Littleburg."
i am sure" Mrs. Gregory said uni.
city. that it would be much better
Tor Fran to go to church. She ought
to go-I don't like to think of her stav.
Ing away from the services-and NV
duty is with mother"
Grace said nothing, but the expres-
sion of her mouth seemed to cry aIoud
Duty. indeed! What did Mrs. Gregory
know about duty, neglecting the God
who had made her, to stay with an old
lady who ought to be wheeled m
Mrs. Gregory was willing for
her husband to fight his Christian
warfare alone. But alone? No! not
while Grace could go with him.
Gregory coldly addressed Fran.
Then, will you go to church, II
was as If he complained, Since nv
wife won't"
| might laugh" said Fran. 81 don't
understand religion"
Grace felt her purest ideals insuJted
She rose, a little pale, but without
udeness. "Win you please excuse !
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-11
TRAGEDY TURNED TO COMEDY
British Officer Tells How Snuff Saved
Him From Hungry Indian
Tigress.

A comedy which came very near
to tragedy is related by a gallant Of
hcer Of the Bengal Lancers, now
home on furlough.
Here is the strange true story in
the soldiers own words:
Il was out for day in the jungle.
and had had rather poor sport. Lying
down for a bit of a rest upon some
rank dry grass on the edge of a wood
In the afternoon, I was seized from
behind without a moments warning
by huge tigress, which had got my
scent and silently tracked me down.
She seized rue by the breast of the
coat with her great teeth. and quickly
shook me into a state OF unconscious
ness. or course. l thought 1t was all
up with me.
But no. Before long | made a
startling recovery. Hardly realizing
Tor while where l was and what had |
happened. ] heard q little distance
away a peculiar noise. a. II someone
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-11
ENDS DYSPEPSIA.
INDIGESTION, GAS
"Pape's 0iapepsin" cures sick,
sour stomachs in five minutes
Time ItI

Really does put bad stomachs in
order-"really does" overcome indiges.
ton. dyspepsia, gas, heartburn and
sourness in five NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
tnaf-makes Pape's Diapepsin the lar.
gest selling stomach regulator in the
world. If what you eat ferments into
stubborn Jumps, you belch gas and
eructate sour, undigested food and
ACID; head is dizzy and aches: breath
Ioui; tongue coated; your insides filed
with bile and indigestible waste. re.
member the moment "Pape's Diapep.
sin comes in contact with the stomach
all such distress vanishes. It's trulv
astonishing-almost marvellous and
the JOY is its harmlessness.
A large fifty-cent case of Pape's Dia.
pepsin will give you hundred dollars,
worth Of satisfaction.
It's worth its weight in gold 10 mon
and women who can't get their stom.
achs regulated. 1t belongs in vour
nome-should always be kept handy
IN case OF sick, sour, upset stomach
uurlhg the day or at night. It's the
quickest surest and most harmless
stomach doctor IL the world-Adv
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-11
Language intricacies.

Richard Grant White in his Words
and Their Uses" says "Transpire
means to breathe through, and so to
pass of insensibly The identical
word exists in French, in which lam
guage 1t is equivalent of our perspire.
which also means to breathe through.
and SO to pass of insensibly. The
Frenchman says J'ai beaucoup tram
spire Il have much perspired)-
In fact. transpire and perspire are
etymologically as near perfect syn.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-11

Examine yourself" he advised
and find out what it is in you that she
doesn't like; then get rid of what you
find"
Huh" Fran exclaimed, I'm going
to get rid of her. all right"
He saw the old elfish smile now
when he least wanted to see 1t, for il
threatened the secretary, Knocked the
grave superintendent, and asserted the
sirls right to like whom she pleased.
Fran escaped, recognizing defeat:
out on her homeward way, she was
already preparing herself for the next
move. So intent was she in estimat-
ing the forces of both sides, that she
gave no heed to the watchful faces
at cottage windows, she did not recog-
nlze the infreQuent passers-by, nor OBJ
serve the occasional buggies that
creaked along the rutted road With
Grace stood, of course, Hamilton Greg
ory; and, judging from Bob Clinton's
regular visits, and his particular atten-
tons to Grace. Fran classed him also
as victim of the enemy. Ii now
seemed that Abbott Ashton followed
the flag Noir; and behind these three
leaders, massed the congregation of
Walnut Street church, and presumably
the town of Littleburg.
Fran could count for her support an |
Did bachelor with weak heart, and an |
old lady with an ear-trumpet The odds |
were terribly against her.
The first light skirmish between
Fran and Grace took place on Sunday.
All the Gregory household we're at
ate breakfast Sunday-school bells
we're ringing their first call, and there
vas not cloud in the heavens as big
Is mans hand, to furnish excuse for
The secretary fired the first shot.
Apropos Of nothing that had gone be-
ore, but as If ii were an integral part
I the conversation, she offereG-"And
irs. Gregory. it is SO nice tina, yor
an go to church now, since, If Fran ,
oesnt want to go, herself"
Which she doesn't, herself" Fran }
.
SO | presumed" Grace remarked ,
gnificantly. Mrs. Gregory. Fran :
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was not warranted by it's real atmos
pnere. Since there were not many
inhabitants of Littleburg detached
from housekeeping Miss Sapphire
clinton depended for the most part
on transients:" and, to hold such in
suD)ectlon, preventing them from in.
dulging in that noisy gaiety to which
transients" are naturally Inclined
Just because they are transitory-the
elderly spinster had developed an alb
| normal solemnity.
This solemnity was not only benef,-
clal TO "drummers" and court men"
acutely conscious of being away from
nome, but it helped her brother Bob.
Before the charms of Grace Noir had
penetrated his thick skin, the popular
Llttleburg merchant was as unman.
ageaole as the worst. Before he grew
accustomed TO fall into a semi.coma-
Jose condition at the approach of
Trace Noir, and, therefore. before his
FAMOUS attempt to get religion" the
Dachelor merchant often swore-not
from aroused wrath. but from his pc
cullar sense of humor. In those Anti
Grace and heather days. Bob, sitting
on the lorg veranda of the green
frame building, one leg swinging over
the other knee. would say, Yes, -
H. or. No, - It," as the case might
De. 1t was then that the reprovins
protest OF his sisters face would Jelly
IN the fat folds OF her double chin.
helping, somewhat, to cover profanity
with prudent veil.
Miss Sapphire liked a joke-or at
east she thought so-as well as anv.
BODY; but like too-humorous author
'he found that to be as funny as pos
'lble was bad for business. The tray
'ilng men were bad enough, needing
o be reminded OF their wives. whom
heyd left at home, and, she'd be
found, had forgotten. But when one
nan, whether traveller or not-eyen |
staid young teacher like Abbott Ash
on, tor instance-a young man who {
vas almost like son to her-when he c
ecluded himself In the nighttime a
y himself? with another male? oh.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-11
CHAPTER TX.
SkirmIshinu.

fran made no delay in planning he
campaign against Grace Noir. No,
that her position in Hamilton Cree
ory's household was assured. she re
solved to seek support from Abbot
ashton. That is why. one afternoon
ADoott met her In the lower hall O
the public school. after the other OH
pills had gone, and supposed he was
meeting her by accident.
Good evening, Nonpareil," he said
pleased that her name should have
come to him at once. His attentive
look found her different from the night
OF their meeting; she had lost her elf.
Ism smile and with 1t the romance of
the unknown and unexpected. Was II
because. at half-past four, ones charm
Is at lowest ebb? The iapitor was
sweeping down the hall stairs. The
very air was filled with dusty realism
Fran was no longer pretty; he had
thought
Then you haven't forgotten me-"
murmured Fran.
NO." he answered, proud of the
fact' You have made your home
with Mr.. Gregory. You are in Miss
buiIs classroom. knew Mr.. Gregory
would befriend you-he's one of the
pest men living. You should be very
happy there"
No" said Fran, shaking her head
decidedly. mot happy"
He was rather glad the janitor was
sweeping them out Of the house. "You
must find 1t pretty hard" he remarked
with covert reproach, TO keep from
being happy"
III isn't at all hard for me-" Fran
assured him, as 9he paused on the |
ront steps. Really, it's easy to be
Unhappy where Miss Grace Noir Is q"
1t happened that just then the name
trace Noir was sort of talisman
opening to the young mans vision the
Interior OF wonderful treasure-cayes:
was like crying "Sesame!" to the
cry rocks, for though he was NOT
love with Gregory's secretary. he
ancied the day Of fate was not far
head.
he had no time to seek fair and m.
lantic ladies. Five years ago. Grace
olr had come from Chicago as II to
pare him the trouble of a search
ate seemed to thrust her between
Is eyes and the pages of his text.
ooks. Abbott never felt so unworthy ,
when In her presence; an unerripg
stinct seemed to have provided her ,
18th an absolute standard of right and
rong, and she was so invariably right I
at no human affection was Worthy NJ I
II unless refined seven times. Within d
mself, Abbott discovered dross
Try to be a good girl, Fran" he s
BE good, and your asso. T
alton with Miss Noir will prove the X
ppiest experience of your life" "
BE good" she returned mockinglv |,
nd you will be Miss Noir.' Then g
twisted her mouth. "She makes h
feel like tearing up things. don't W
e her. hoped you'd be on nv W
e." "
He came down the steps grayely "
ne is my friend" w
I'm good deal like YOU" Fran W
;lared, following. 81 can like most
thing and anybody; but can't 90 II,
{ far. Well, don't like Miss Noir
she doesn't like me-isnt that 81
?" =,
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InDOrtanf IN Mofhare
Selfish Ewes

A New York theatrical manass
said:
American ragtime is sweeping .,
rope, but the American ragtime con
posers get no credit and no casl
either.
Hence our composers can't heh
looking at this ragtime furore wia
sad and perhaps selfish eyes.
We look at everything, you knos
seinshly. We say, with the milliot
aire:
Poverty is no disgrace, providei
the victim doesn't owe us anything
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onyms as the nature of language per.
MUS; the latter, however, has by com.
mon consent been set apart in English
to express the passage of a waterv
secretion through the skin, while the
former is properly used only in a fig
uratlVe sense to express the passage
OF knowledge from a limited circle to
publicity"
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Always Popular Car.

wen, Bildad.' said Jimsonberry,
4 suppose now that you are living
out In the country, you have a car"
yes said Bildad. That is, my
nelghbors and l have one together"
Really said Jimsonberry.
cooperative arrangement, Ell? Not
a bad idea. What make is it?"
oh, just plain Trolley. Judge.
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should like to shake hands with each
and every one"
We'll, what's wrong with that?"
asked Jefferson.
It's perfectly absurd" retorted
Lackaye. THE only face that | ever
saw that you could shake hands with
Is John Drew's. "-Lippincott's
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-11
Storekeepers in Difficulties

A number of shopkeepers were
summoned at the Grimsby police court
recently for contravening the CLOSING
order under the shops act. They com
planned that they had difficulty in un.
derstanding what they could and
could not sell. One of the defendants
admitted selling soap to a man who
was very dirty. Thinking cleanliness
was next to goodness, let him have
packet" said the defendant.-Lon.
don Mail
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-11
Stomach Irnuhla

Yields quickly to DR.. R. A. ARv
IEAD'S AGUE TONIC. Not oply
Chill and Malaria specific, but a sp,
did tonic for the stomach. reacbing.
cry spot in the entire system and n,
ing the food assimilate properly
dose before each meal. Perfectly han
less. Pleasant to take. soc and ri
bottles.-Adv. -
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AS a General Tonic

DIX. X. A. ARMISTEAD'S AGILE
TONIC has no equal. Whenever Won
feel poorly, lack energy and ambition
Desin taking this tonic Immediately.
II will often ward off serious illness
Doc and $1.00 bottles.-Ady.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-11
His Chief Concern

Mrs. Hemmandhaw-If another N,
should win me would you sue him |,
my love?
Hemmandhaw-Yes; just for spIl
Judge.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-11
RUB-MY-TlSM

VIII cure your rheumatism -,
Kinds OF aches and pains-Nenrs,j
cramps, Collie. SDrains. Bruises n
Old Sores, Burns. etc An,i,
Anodyne. Price 25c.-Ady
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Quite 0iHaran.

lie makes OLD backs as soOa
new" e'Ou
"Sanitarium?"
No; boOkbindery"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-11

De thrifty on little things like blu,,. Il
Except water for bIuinS. Ask Tor l., \
Dali Blue, the extra good value bIra
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-11
Difference of Oniri.

Mamie think my Billy is the salt
Of the earth '
Pa-l think he's too fresh,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-10-11

II makes some girls weary J,
anything but visit Y