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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05

man wins lasting success by
LING the truth.
cannot cure the sorrows Of our
..shors by sympathy alone.
=. best book for a farmer, next to
. p,ble is an account book.
/. . fne thing TO be "soft-hearted"
,o.e as one is also hard headed
- stay-at-home always accumu-
,ore money than the gadabout.
oeod luck consists in having sense
"a to keep on the job all the
M.teyer else you fail to do, don't
"A 70 read the fine print in the agents
sutrsct
Wnereyer the sky line is broken by
"a he sure there Is live farmer
/, hat neighborhood. ,
ne were as good as our moth
:. helieye We are, what virtuous
= of men We would be.
Rve all saved everything that now
- 10 waste there need not be a
ann mortgage In existence.
The COW that produces only 100
..unds of butter a year has missed
~ calling. She should have been
4 steer.
N there is need of a new riding
.cv and a washing machine and you
auuct afford both, let the pillow wait
util next season.
The farmer who deposits his prof
n N bis soil, his animals and build
- will do better than the man who
I~ves his money in the bank.
The grass in the next pasture al
v,yv looks greener to the disconnected
sv. and the opportunities to make
uouey always loom large in some
dher state.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
HORTICULTURAL NOTES


Do not cut out large limbs.
Paint over the larger wounds.
Keep the tree free Of suckers.
Torn wounds are generally fatal.
In transplanting cut back top ana
root.
Heavy pruning conduces to wood
growth.
A heavy pruning is always followed
by a heavy growth of suckers.
Never prune in frosty weather.
Frost bitten wounds are slow to heal.
In the garden and orchard much Of
next springs work can be done this
fall.
Plan to protect the apple trees
against rabbit girdling this coming
winter.
Late fall manuring Of the orchard
is putting the stuff where 1t will do
a good deal, if not the most, good.
Fruit growers who have to employ
pickers cannot be too careful in Sc
lecting their help. Do not tolerate
careless. Indifferent pickers. There
are plenty who really enjoy this kind
Of work.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
LAND AND WATER NAVIGATION
to Reach Home With His
Purchase in Beat.

MY state" says a Missouri man,
possesses in the Usage river one OF
the most crooked streams anywhere.
They tell of a farmer living on the
banks of the Usage who had a small
fatboat. which. one day he loaded
with produce and ioated down to mar
ket. six miles away He exchanged
the produce for goods ar one Of the
stores and loaded his goods in the fat
boat.
How are you going TO get your
stuff home?" asked a bystander. Got
a steamboat TO tow you back"
I'm going 10 foat It back. was the
reply.
How. Id like 10 know.
81 reckon you don't know much
about this river. It doubles on itself
just below here and runs back within
less than a quarter Of a mile OF my
place. I've got a landing on both
banks, and a team OF horses that can
drag the boat from one landing to the
other"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
TRAINED HORSE A NUISANCE
British Officers Experience Shows
That II Is Not Always Wise TO
Teach One Tricks.

It is not always wise TO teach
horse TO play tricks, as this story.
told by Gen. Sir Robert Baden-Powell
in Parsons Magazine, proves.
John Leech's inimitable circus horse
that insisted on sitting down with his
rider whenever he heard a band play,
is the prototype of a horse of mine.
which, in a weak moment. had taught
TO rear up and "salaam" whenever |
leaned forward to make a bow.
1t was all very pretty when l was
out riding and met any lady OF my &C
quaintance, but it became an Internal
nuisance when | was out pig sticking
would lean forward TO meet the rush
of a charging boar with my spear
up would go the silly beast on end.
Just at the moment when his safety
depended on my taking a true and
deadly aim with my spear point. The
consequence was that his hind legs
showed many scars from boars' tusks,
and he was lucky that he did not end
his career with his belly ripped open.
| had, too. at one time, fine, but
somewhat nervous charger. One day,
on a parade. my mount suddenly gave
way with me. and quietly lay down. |
thought for the moment he was i'll,
but. on rousing him. he Immediately
sprang to his feet again. quite fit and
well. A week or two later when rid
ing with a friend, We stopped for a
moment to admire the view, when
down he went again. 1t was evident
to me that he had been trained to lie
down at a given signal, but | never
could discover for the life of me what
that signal was.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
FROM THE SOUTH
~ Eject Of Cotton Condition Will be
b Force DiversiHcation Of Crops
Among Farmers

business depression in Texas and
teuisiana is only apparent; there is
> good reason for any apprehension.
osclared H. M. Maynard. Of Baton
nuge, La, while in Washington the
eher day. II am optimistic about
0s future. II Is true that the lack OF
a immediate market for cotton has
oused some disturbance In all lines
. business, but the FIRST result OF the
nropean war Is passing. Cotton Is
oeginning to move in Texas and Lou
hhrV and is selling for a price that
0ables the farmer to make a profit.
One effect of the cotton condition
vn be to force diversification OF
0ops, and the business men-bankers
nd others-are getting well behind
Ms movement for diversification- The
eoe1n In Tess cotton and more corn,
nnee and cattle Farmers are re-
ending and we expect q marked
saanse by the time the planting sea-
"a b on. The present situation has
senonstrated that the South cannot
lse On one crop. In Louisiana the
.sr planters have come to realize
~ they win do well TO give less
sasntion to sugar and more to other
on Notwithstanding sugar prices
up, there II a strong feeling that
= NE future the farmers must raise
~ corn, ensilaee crops and cattle.
ne railroad conditions are not what
~ should be, but we do not believe
- this is good reason for general
aalness depression"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
Possibly the Truth, but

II understand you were punished In
school Yesterday. Thomas" said Mr..
Bacon TO his twelve-year-old boy.
Yes. sir" promptly replied the
truthful Thomas. 1T was for telling
the truth. sir"
Your teacher said it was for some
reflection you made on her age.
That's the way she took it. IA
Their. You see. she drew a picture or
basket OF eggs on the blackboard.
and while she was ont OF the room
Just wrote under them:
The hen that made these eggs
isn't any chicken
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
No Chance.

Better stop the car" said the own
er. There's three women crossing
the street.
Il think l can dodge through" sug-
gested the chauffeur.
Not without wings. One of them
will dodge forward, another back and
the third probably will go up in the
air."-Pittsburgh Post.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
Enlichtened.

my dear duke" said her father,
loosely. don't you realize that in this
country the men never have anything
to do with it? II she has given her
consent nothing on earth will prevent
her from marrying you. | cannot
understand why she sent you to me.
Nor l." said the nobleman, "but
suppose it was my mistake. II never
occurred to me that she would wish
to make the financial arrangements
herself"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
Neutral.

Cant va give a poor old soldier a
dime" whine the panhandler. Il
Just come over from tightin fer France
and amt gotta cent 10 my name
Sorry. old man." said Dirglebat.
with a deep sigh. I'D like 10 help
You ont, but in these delicate moments
must adhere to our national policy
and decline 70 give aid 10 belliger-
ents. Judge
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
COOPERATE IN PRODUCTION
Farmers Should Aim to Grow Same
Kind Of Crop or Stock to Secure
Uniformity and Standardization,

Uniformity and Standardization can
not be secured IL one member of a
local union, or cooperative associa-
ton. persists in planting Irish cobbIer
potatoes, another the Red Bliss and
another the Burbank, and so on. The
same principle holds true with many
other products as well as livestock.
writes ]. z. Green in Progressive
Farmer.
Inc first step in cooperation should
begin in the selection of one particular
KIND, and then stick to that. For in
stance, II local union decides to put
IL to 10 acres in potatoes all the men,
oers should plant the same kind Of
potato. You will then be able to fill
Two or three cars with a specific. vari-
ely. And this concert Of action in Sc
curing large enough acreage in the
vicinity to make car shipments is also
important, II you intend to reach the
larger consuming centers that buy
only In carload shipments.
Cooperation in production has paid
mighty nice premiums to those COM
munities where groups of farmers
nave united in the production of GER
tain types Of pure-bred dairy and beef
cattle. In fact, there are very few
neids or cooperative activity in which
Ihere are greater opportunities for
tangible and profitable results than
through cooperative breeders asso-
clauons. In the substitution of grain
and feed products for cotton we will
need more live stock to feed. 1t
doesn't cost any more to feed good
STOCK than to feed scrubs. The cheap
| est and most practical way to i'm
prove your live stock is through organ
lied community live stock associations
The purchase Of $500 sire would be
a heavy expense for one farmer. but
Sl5 each for 90 farmers in the COM
munity would represent no burden
some expense.
In our change of program in the
South let US remember again that we
are going to fail to compete in pro-
duction Of food products with the
West unless we substitute, as far as
possible, horse power and farm ma
chinery for high-priced human labor
in the preparation. planting, cultiva-
ton and harvesting of the crops. In
dividual ownership Of all the needed
heavy farm machinery is out of the
question with the average farmer. It
wouldn't be economical for each farm
er to own all the needed machinery
and let it stand idle, even IL he had
the surplus money to invest. Mem
bers of local unions will do we'll to ar
range for larger grain drills and har-
vesting machines. II we will let ma
chinery and horse power take the
place Of the high-priced and unsatis-
factory labor we have been employ
ing in the cotton fields we will not be
apt to become cotton spectators again
after normal conditions return. Now
ing machines, reapers and binders, and
corn harvesters and shredders will go
a long way towards solving the labor
problem upon an economic basis. But
we must learn to sink our individual
ity and selfishness and stubbornness
and cooperate with our neighbors be-
fore we cen place ourselves in posi-
ton to compete successfully with the
West, or with the capitalist farmer, in
the production Of food products.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
Feeding cottonseed Meal.

Poultry keepers using cottonseed
meal often produce bad results in
their fiocks. Because they can feed
considerable quantities Of linseed
meal without harm they argue the
same for cottonseed meal This last
is very fattening and causes eggs to
be laid without shells, besides pro-
ducing Inflammation finally. One tea
spoonful Of cottonseed meal every
other day is sufficient for any hen.
Linseed meal can be fed every day
To a hen in small quantities and is
invigorating. Bone meal used with 1t
gives growthy strength to any fowl,
but especially the young.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
Cut Berry CaneS

In localities subject to deep. heavy
SHOWS, some growers leave the old
blackberry and raspberry canes re-
main standing until spring so as to
help support the weight of snow.
Canes should not be so tall nor thick
in the row as to make this necessary.
II is better to cut them out now and
burn them.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
Worth Hopino For.

Pa-What's that dreadful noise in
the parlor?
Ma-Sarah's new beau is showing
her how he can throw his voice.
Pa-Well, don't disturb him; maybe
he'll throw it so far he won't be able
to get 1t back again.-Youngstown
Telegram.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
Side-Stepplna

Whenever you make speeches, the
candidate for whom you are talking
gets defeated" said the man who is
given to reproachful utterance.
Well" replied the orator, IF l
thought l could rely on winning the
votes do you think I'd go on speaking
for other people than MYSELF"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
In Word and Deed.

Your father and mother had an
awful fuss last night, didn't they?"
Perfectly awful"
which side did you take?"
Papa has promised me piano for
Christmas and mamma has promised
me a diamond. so I am strictly neu-
trail"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
A Serious Case.

What is that injured football player
raving about?" asked the attending
surgeon, who had just come in.
He keeps muttering that he will
get behind with his Latin" said the
nurse.
His Latin, Ell? l fear his mind is
completely gone"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
Oil in ENGLAND.

The first oil field in England has
lately been discovered at Kilham in
the county of Nottingham. 1t Is not
strange that it was not discovered be-
fore, for the oil was only found at q
depth of 2,44O feet while boring for a
mineral deposit.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
A Miaxake-

First Ally-rm afraid Russia is go
ing to stop chasing the Germans to
get a big slice Of Turkey.
Second Ally-What's the matter
with her? This isn't Thanksgiving
dinner celebration.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
DON'T TAKE CAL0MEL

when your liver gets sluggish, and
you suffer from Headaches, Bilious
ness, Constipation or Dizziness, get
a Csc bottle of BONDS LIVER PILLS.
from your dealer. They are small.
mild, safe, effective and inexpensive
and they will relieve you.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
Orchard Needs Nitrogen.

The orchard must have nitrogen
and a good way to supply this is to
SOW a catch-or-cover crop at the last
cultivation-say oats or crimson clo-
YER, or both. OF course. crimson clo-
yer is not for the cold climates.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
Properly Named.

Umson-What variety of chestnuts
do you sell here?
Vender-I dunno. Why?
You ought to call them the early
birds"
Early birds?"
YES. They always seem to catch
the worms."-Youngstow Telegram.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
Its Sound.

THE account of this battle has a
menu sound"
What do you mean"
ct SAYS the well-seasoned troops
were mustered out and then peppered
with shot"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
Sir Rufus Isaacs.

Sir Rufus Isaacs Is the first man
OF the Jewish race ever to hold the
office OF lord chief justice Of England.
Beaconfield was a Jew, but the office
that he held was that of prime min
ister
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
Near Work.

The Judge-You say you've worked
as an artists model. When?
The vag-Wunst when l was takin'
me beauty nap in de woods an artist
Teller come along an sketched me as
a sleepin' faun.-Puck.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05

A pane which will not break readily
consists of two sheets of glass. with
a sheet Of cellulOid between. the three
being cemented under pressure.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
PLANTING Grated Fruit.

Do not plant seed Of grated fruit
II is not likely to grow. Always plant
the natural fruit whole or the seed as
soon as taken from the apple. a. the
dried seed win not sprout
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
Texas Leads With Silos.

Practically every state in the
Union has increased its number Of
silos greatly during the last year.
Texas. howe, r, holds the palm, with
an average of Is silos a day from
september, 1913, to September, 1914.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
Best Chicks in Fall.

The late-hatched chickens from
some of the small. quick-growing
breeds. are best. A slower-growing
heavy bird will be SO long maturing
that cold weather will come before
IL IA thoroughly feathered.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
RUB-MY-TlSM

VIII cure your rheumatism and all
kinds OF aches and pains-Neuralgis.
Cramps. Collie. Sprains, Bruises. Cuts.
Old Sores. BURNS, etc. Antiseptio
Anodyne. Price 25c-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
Deserve the Punishment.

Mrs. Scrapp-Statistics show that
married men live longer than single
men.
Scrapp-Yes, and 1t serves them
right.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
COLDS & LaGRIPPE

5 or doses 666 will break any case
of Chills & Fever, Colds & LaGrippe;
It acts on the liver better than Gallo
mel and does not grippe or sicken.
Pric 25c-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
Forward Movement Fear.

why did the new cook quit in
such a hurry"
Il guess she saw the boarders mo-
bilizing"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
- q cotton.eed Meal Inersa.In

Of cottonseed Meal Increasing.
me use Of cottonseed meal as a
ancer Of corn or silage for cattle
increasing every year. Not many
ago cottonseed meal was a cheap
but because Of its more frequent
u Is now on a par with all other
ncentrated feeds. It is the best
ing We know OF to use with corn
page for fattening cattle.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05

Makes the laundress happy-that's Red
Cross Ball Blue. Makes beautiful, clear
white clothes. All good grocers. Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05

yOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
TRY Murine Eye Remedy for Red. Weak. watery
nxs. and Granulated Byelids; No Smarting-
tnst i've comfort Write for Book of the kye
by nail Free Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05

Many a man who is sure he's right
goes ahead and finds he was wrong.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05

Don't be misled. Ask for Red Cross
Ball Blue. Makes beautiful white clothes.
At all good grocers. Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05

Nothing warns up the congregation
like cold facts from the pulpit.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05

Some men are better satisfied with
failure than others are with success.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05

Yeast treated with ozone shows
greater fermenting power.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05

Alimony has parted many a fool and
his money.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05

A girl thinks she Is a first-clasi
cook If she can make fudge.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
Naturally.

Naturally.
so your apartment house invest
ment turned out badly"
Yes; it was a fat failure"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
c,ttI. a.t,., rh,, cotton.

Cattle Better Than Cotton.
southern planters should realize
- there is nov more money in cat
than cotton.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05

important TO Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-16
MORE BABIES FOR CONTEST.
Mothers Enter Infants at Children's
HOSPITAL Diet Kitchen Station.

This is registration day at the Chill
dren's Hospital station of the Wash
ington Diet Kitchen Association, in
the Deter baby" contest. and it is ex-
pected before the station closes late
this afternoon the entry list there will
have reached the half hundred mark.
The station which is at the 18th and
V street entrance of the hospital, open
ed at o'clock this afternoon for the
registration. but It was some time be-
fore that hour that mothers began to
arrive with their infants.
Eighteen babies were entered at this
numerous letters and personal calls
have been received from parents de-
string information as to just why they
must do to enter their babies in the
contest for the medal prize Whlcn is 70
he PRESENTED baby day." January 20,
in the auditorium at Woodward q
Lothrop's.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-16
AGAIN CABLES REQUEST.
Col. Goethals Shows Need of Torpedo
Boat Destroyers

PANAMA, December 16.-Col. George
". Goethals again has cabled to Sec
rotary Garrison at Washington setting
forth his need for torpedo boat de-
stroyers in canal ports in order to
preserve the neutrality of the Canal
Zone. In his message Col. Cocktails
says he has no means of preventing the
use of canal or Panama ports as a
means of communication, and that
these ports apparently are being used
to this end at the present time.
Speaking of the situation today, Col.
Cocktails expressed the opinion that there
was as much necessity for torpedo boat
destroyers at canal ports as at any other
American ports where they were stationed
to prevent breaches of maritime laws or
of neutrality. He declared that judging
from reports reaching him it was evident
that the vicinity of the isthmus was being
used as a temporary base for the trans
fer of supplies and as a means of COM
munication.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-16
Opportunity No. THE Brim of the
Melting Pot.

Without relatives to help her. but
with her church doing what it can. a
thrifty German widow, handicapped
by poor eyesight, is bringing up in
model fashion five bright American
born future citizens, the eldest thirteen
years. Reports from the children's
school show how well they are doing
at their studies. The eldest boy already
cherishes an ambition to become a
physician in the miss on field. or min
lister. The family is highly respected in
it's own neighborhood.
Five dollars per week, or $3.50 for the
year. Is asked for Christmas present
for this family. $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-16
Received by The Star.
NATIONAL DEFENsEs, TOPIC.
Discussion by Congress Approved by
Representative.E Elect Tilson.

Representative-elect John Q. Tilson
of Connecticut. who, when he was for
merly a member of Congress. was a
student of military problems. has ex-
pressed qualification at the disposition
of Congress to take up the question
of national defense. Representative
Tilson Is colonel of the I'd Regiment,
Connecticut National Guard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-16
FOR SAFETY AT SEA.
Senate Agrees to Treaty by Vote Of
40 to 20.

The safety at sea convention agreed
to by the maritime powers at London
last winter was ratified by the Senate
this afternoon by vote of 40 to 20.
The original resolution of ratification
was amended to satisfy opponents of
the treaty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-16
Clerk Taken Seriously III.

Mrs. Sarah C. Alexander. fifty-nine
wears old, for thirty years clerk in
the Department of Agriculture, was
taken suddenly ill at her desk this
morning about IL o'clock: She was
taken to Emergency Hospital.