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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23

world will not permit that condition
of affairs to exist
Before the American forces can en-
ter the city, however. there is long
and arduous march ahead of them.
In the course Of this perhaps two or
three severe battles will have to be
fought in which the Mexicans will be
able to choose their positions. To
undertake the march to Mexico City
except with a strong force and on
scientific military lines would be q
great mistake.
"One of the things that may not
have been foreseen is the terrible con-
dition of affairs likely to ensue in
Mexico City If Huerta moves out to
meet the approaching Americans or to
retire before them. In the city there
are approximately four hundred thou
sand ignorant poems who have no
higher ambition than to loot and de-
stroy. The moment restraint is re-
moved they will probably set about
the work of murder and rapine. The
one hundred thousand Mexicans of
the better class and the ten thousand
or SO foreigners in the city will be
absolutely at their mercy except for
whatever defense they may be able to
organize among themselves"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23
IMPROVING THE SOILS
ALFALFA is GOOD DRoUGHT-RE-
sISTING CROP.
Good Forage Plant So Universally
Needed in Southern States That
Glover Should Be Given a
Thorough Test.

WHY is it alfalfa is not more uni
yersally sown than it is? / think II
is simply because, being more able
to resist drought than other clovers,
a great many people have jumped 10
the conclusion that alfalfa will do
we'll only on what may be called
"semi-arid" land. But that is a mis-
take. says a writer in Farm Progress.
Alfalfa has to have water as well
as any other clover or forage crop,
but it does we'll on very dry SOILS
sometimes when other legumes and
most other grasses fail. The reason
is not that it can get along without
moisture, but that by nature 1t can
do better in going down into the soil
after the moisture than any OF the
other clovers except, perhaps. sweet
clovers.
BY the accumulation OF the habit
of going deep to get moisture 1t may
be proper to say, not that the plant
can thrive without moisture, but that
1t has acquired the nature and the
ab:l,ty to send its roots down deeper
into the ground to get moisture than
any other clover
But having developed this habit,
which is now fixed, not only Is II q
forage plant that is the salvation oil
the ser. -arid regions, but also one that
can resist the effect Of temporary
drought in humid regions. And since
damaging droughts are apt to occur
in any part of the country 1t should
be the rule on every farm where gen
eral cropping is done to SOW some al
falfa and make a persistent and In
telligent effort to induce a profitable
growth.
| Alfalfa has been tested by quite 9
number in many of the humid states
and been found by many to be salts
factory. should say that where rec
clover thrives alfalfa will also sue
coed IL the land is we'll drained. AnC
another very important point is thai
the soil be not so infested with weet
seed that when the time comes FOL
them to terminate and grow they viii
come so thick and vigorous that the!
will simply smother the alfalfa Il
death. And in the category of weeds
must be included grass, too.
In parts of the more northern states
II NAV be blue grass and in the Soutl
"a likely to be Bermuda or johnson
grass. No matter how suitable tn
soil may be, for instance, in parts o
the Mississippi bottoms in the south
ern states, If the land is infested witt
Johnson grass or Bermuda grass tn
alfalfa will never be able to do an
good. | think 1t is possible, however
for Melilotus Alba, mostly known
sweet clover, to do very well in ric
river bottom soil, in spite of those tw
grasses. And since it is said that thi
clover loses its acrid taste In tn
South 1t may be found to take tn
Mace of alfalfa to large extent.
The importance Of a good forag
n,ant that is a soil improver Is so un
yersally needed in the South that thi
clover should be given a very tho
ough trial. 1t may possibly settle
problem of great Importance In ths
section.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23
ROAD IS HISTORIC

the pope, and Macmillan in his coffin,
shot to death by republican firing
squad at Queretaro.
Soon after the downfall of Maxi
milan, railroad building between Vera
Cruz and the capital began in earnest,
and two lines now span the distance,
the Mexican railway, an Independent
standard-gauge. line, and the Inter
oceanic, a narrow-gauge line which Is
part of the National railways sys-
tenn.
The ascent from Vera Cruz to Mex
leo City is more than seven thousand
four hundred feet, of which the great.
er part is east Of the City of Puebla.
The coast and the district to the west
beyond Orizaba, are included In the
dreaded terra caliente (hot country.
while the district from Puebla to Mex
leo City is in the terra fra, or cold
country, which is cold only by COM
parison.
Three volcanic and snow-clad noun.
tain peaks rise along the way. Orizaba
Is the farthest east, and west of
Puebla are the other two, Popocatepei
and Ixteaccihuati Qs-ta-sewattie),
which are visible from the palace of
Chaupultepec in Mexico City. From
the towers Of the cathedral in Puebla,
all three peaks can be seen.
Jalao. Tlaxcala, the seat OF the an.
cient government Of that name. San
Lorenzo and Texcoco are towns OF
Importance along the route. Pueblo
is the third city Of Mexico In popula
ton. and is a stronghold Of church
influence Its cathedral rivals the
famous one In the City of Mexico
being nearly as large and having q
much more imposing interior design
Puebla has also a large army station
near the hill where In 1862 Porfirit
Diaz beat the French in the battle O
! the Cinco de Mayo (fifth Of May
which made that date national holi
day.
Jalapa, which is the capital of tn,
state Of Vera Cruz, is noted for IT
fine cigars. In this town the soldier,
Of the Fourth Illinois regiment, IL
1S47, played baseball. using as a ba
the wooden leg of the Mexican dicta
tor, Santa Anna, which they had cap
tured.
The pyramid Of Cholula. near Pueh
la, is a mammoth memorial Of the an
cient Aztec civilization. II Is over
grown with shrubbery, so as to look
natural hill. At San Juan Teotihua
can. near Mexico City, are two pyra
mids, those OF the sun and the moon
,, The former is PIG feet high, and 1
said by antiquarians to be larger thar
; any Of the Egyptian pyramids excep
Cheops.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23
TWO QUITE COMMON ERRORS
Value Of Application Of Oil to Wood 10
Misunderstood-Real Working
Of Suction"

Nearly everyone thinks that oil will
make anything slippery and that it
will decrease friction between any
two sliding surfaces. This Is not SO;
for oil poured on wood will actually
increase friction, and 1t has been
found generally that anything used as
a lubricant that Is absorbed by the
thing fabricated will have the opposite
effect from the desired one. Wood fric-
ton will be decreased by soap or
graphite. because these are not alb
sorbed by wood.
Another thing that II q popular mis-
conception is the ordinary meaning
of the word suction. There is no such
thing as suction used in this way. A
so-called suction pump, for instance.
does not suck up water; the water is
pushed up by the air pressure on the
water in the well. All one does in the
act Of pumping IL to take the air from
the top Of the water In the pipe. and
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23
BULLETIN ON STEER FeEDnn
Texas Experiment Station Find, e..
ton Seed Meal and siIage Ratio.
Most Profitable.

The following is the summary n
bulletin No. 159, of the Texas erDss
ment station. on steer feeding M
Prof. John c. Burns:
l. Though all were fed pruftsSh
the ration of cottonseed meal ul
silage was considerably more prca
able than either the ration OF co,io,
seed meal and hulls or the one al
co.tonseed meal, hulls and silage
z. One and twO-thirds tons Of pl
age was found to be equivalent n
one ton of cottonseed bulls in feedIu
value.
3. lot l paid s11.3O per ton for col
tonseed hulls and lot II, sS.l6 per I'd
for silage.
4. Cottonseed meal at s27 per I'd
was more profitable than cotton ~sj
at SIT per ton in supplementing q
age to form a fattening ration.
5. The shrinkage In shipment q
market was much greater in Lou [
and iii, that were fed cottonsssl
hulls, especially in L. !, than In Id
II and w, that were fed only siaeI
as roughage.
6. Though the dressing percs
ages of Lots l, II, III and ", did 4
differ much, the highest yield q
in Lot l, fed meal and silage, q
bulls.
Z. One hundred pounds Of soryhu
hay was equivalent to 105 pound =
cottonseed hulls in feeding value
s. Though yielding slightly hq
gain. sorghum hay at sl2 ton
not as economical at cottonseed
at 81 a ton.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23
Highway to Mexico City Made
Famous by Scott.
Route From Vera Cruz to Capital over
Which Invading Armies Have to
I March-Maxmilian's Gaudy
1. Pageant Of 1864.

Chicago.-The road from Vera Cruz
west to the City Of Mexico, some two
hundred and forty miles In length
which the American army have to
travel in one of the worlds historic
highways. 1t has been the scene OF
three famous marches-the march OF
the Spanish conQuerors In 1919, the
invasion Of Gen. Winfield SCOTS
American army in 1S47. and the taw-
dry pageant Of the so-called Emperor
Macmillan and his wife, Carlotta, on
their entrance In 1864. 1t was also
the route. three years ago, ON the
flight Of Gen. Porfirio Diaz, after his
downfall as president.
Vera Cruz (True CROSSE received Its
name from fernando Cortes, who
landed there with 700 men in March
1873. Cortes burned, in the harbor OF
Vera Cruz, the ships in which he has
brought his men from Cuba, to show
them that they must conquer or per
fish. The Spaniards, In their marcf
west, conquered the independent ma
ton of Tlaxcala, which was at enmity
with the Empire of Montezuma II
central Mexico, and the Tlaxcalai
were made the allies of the invaders
At the ancient city of Cholula, neal
the present city of Puebla, the Span
iards won a terrific encounter witt
the natives. Their march into the Val
ley Of Mexico, and their conquest o.
the capital city, which was then sur
rounded by lake, form one of the
most thrilling chapters in the worlds
history.
Substantially the same route wat
taken by Scott and his men when
after the invasion of northern Mexico
had not brought the expected surren
der. they were sent via the gulf t
the capital city. The principal Incl
dent Of this campaign was long de
lay at Puebla, so that although Yer,
Cruz was taken in April, Scott did no
reach the City of Mexico until Sep
TENDER.
The advance of Macmillan and Car
lotta, from Vera Cruz to Mexico City
which was made in a gaudy stag
coach. took from May % to June Il
1864. There was no opposition, for
French army had gone ahead of them
Tinsel decorations and festivities, h
which an ominously small part Of tn
people Joined, heralded the passage O
the Austrian pair to the seat Of thei
empire" They returned over tn
same road separately-Carlotta on
,fruitless mission to Napoleon Ill an
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23

States would have to go into Mexico
sooner or later was inevitable. Inc
Mexican people. as a whole, are unnt
for self-government. OF the 16,O0O,OOO
inhabitants only about five hundred
thousand are of Latin extraction.
About five hundred thousand are OF
mixed blood and the remainder are
practically pure blooded Indians. Prob
ably not more than one million can
read or write.
or the entire 100000 inhabitants
probably 100000 sleep and eat on
the ground-the bare ground-in mud
or matched huts. They are people aD-
solutely incompetent of understanding
a civil government and have no con-
ception of any rights to govern them
selves.
I'm my opinion the best solution to
the problem is the establishment over
the country of a military protectorate
which shall support a civil govern
ment composed of the best element OF
the educated Nexicans. At the same
time immigration should be encour'
aged from the white races OF Europe
to the end that a new race OF Mexi'
cans, through assimilation. may be
built up capable Of real self-govern
ment. Then and not until then II
seems to me can we retire or with
draw our protectorate.
THE idea Of remaining on the coast
and merely holding the ports Is i'm
practical. The United States forces
must push on at least to Mexico City
That city now Is isolated with its
thousands of foreigners. The civilized
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23
may LAST Is YEARS
Mexican Struggle May Continue
Quarter of Century.
Rebels Will Flock to Huerta's Aid, Is
Opinion of Man From Mexico
Difficulties to Be Encountered
In Present Invasion.

New York.-"Now that the United
States forces have been landed in
Mexico it will. in my opinion. be rs
years before they will be able to
leave. said James Harold Warner.
president Of the Mexican Abstract and
Charter company, the other day in dis
cussing the American invasion of the
southern republic, according to the
New York Herald.
Mr.. Warner is a lawyer, who for
more than ten years was in Mexico.
he left there about a year ago to give
personal attention to the affairs of his
company in this city.
THE task confronting the United
States in Mexico is very much greater
than 1t is generally believed to be,"
Mr.. Warner continued. For example,
do not believe it will be possible to
fight Huerta and at the same time
keep on friendly terms with the Car
ranza-Villa forces. From the moment
the first engagement is fought the reb-
els will melt away from their leaders
II the latter endeavor to remain
friendly to Americans and will Join
the Huerta army to fight what they re-
gard as the common foe.
you might just as well attempt to
separate water in a pail by placing
your hand in 1t as to try to keep the
rebels and the Huertistas apart now
that the Americans have landed
in addition to that, Huertas forces
will be augmented and strengthened
by a class of men who never before
have fought in his army. refer to the
better and to the middle classes Of
Mexicans. such as the mechanics, rail-
road employees and others OF that
type.
villa himself is likely to turn
against the Americans, for no one In
Mexico harbors a greater luminosity to
Americans than does that treacherous.
vicious, ignorant and bloodthirsty BAN
dit. No one who knows him ever has
believed In his protestations of friend
ship for the United States, and 1t is
only reasonable to suppose he will
embrace the first chance to throw on
the cloak of pretense. In fact he will
be compelled to do so II he wants to
keep his men around him.
These statements will convey some
idea of the magnitude of the task the
United States has undertaken. And
yet It had to undertake 1t and must
now complete it. That the United
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23
Innroye the Cattle

The best way for the dair!n
improve his herd is to replace nn \
mon COWS with their dauSn's -
pure-bred sires from advanced u"
dams. n
The high prices for some , y
best dairy animals need DO. ". N
age dairymen from improving !, Z
herds by the introduction ., :. u =
blood, for the obstacles can :, =
come by neighborhood coOps'
buying new sires. M
What would be big pr,o 80 "a
man to pay for a registered . sns
be made a very small
Joint purchasing.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23
Cat Of Ancient Mexico.

The Mexican himself firmly believes
in the nine stages Of heaven and hell.
and the curious cat Of the Aztecs be-
gan existence with its full quota of
nine lives. This feline Of ancient
Mexico today almost extinct was q
peculiar, even repulsive creature, be-
ing absolutely naked. save for the few
sparse hairs which appeared along the
ridge Of its tail and back ct the be-
ginning of wiz
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23

thus remove the air pressure from
above it-and Of course the unbal-
anced air pressure on the outside
shoves the water up. The same thing
takes place when a girl sucks soda
water through straw. She merely
removes the air, and the outside press
ure does the work. When we take
in a breath" we merely decrease the
pressure in the lungs by expanding
them to a bigger volume with the
proper muscles, and the unbalanced
pressure on the outside forces air into
the lungs. So we do not suck in our
breath; 1t Is forced In from the out
side.-Illustrated Sunday Magazine.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23
CBy A. J. Lego


Many farmers think that they can
not afford to feed the pigs literally
during the summer season. The pigs
are allowed TO shift for themselves in
many instances, and of course do not
make much growth, but one may see
a pretty good profit in feeding at the
present high prices of both feed and
pork.
The hogs will just about live on the
pasture they can gather from the field.
and what grain is given them goes to
growth; and any one who has tried 1t
has found that only moderate ra-
ton fed to the shoats on pasture will
make a good growth throughout the
season.
Early spring pigs Of any good breed
can be made to average pound OF
gain a day by the time they are eight
or ten months old. and large part OF
this can be made on pasture.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23

The pig that is fed enough IN.
keep it growing rapidly from thu -.
to finish. is usually the most nros,.S
porker.
In some sections where there 4, -,
ficient waste crop to fatten the No..
it may be profitable to allow ~
shoats to shift for themselves y
However, usually the pigs that :.
allowed to shift for Themselves =.
get fat on the waste, are easy vi.t.'
of cholera, and swine-plague n
There are quite as many hoss N.
die from cholera in certain mar, J
the country as ever reach the M.
barrel. Hog-raising as a bus,n..
must be treated in a busines.la.
way, and If it is conducted within.
cost there is little profit. I
If there is a fair profit in ,eed,,.
hogs, the business should he A..
Quoted in as careful and busines.Jn.
way as the feeding of cattle and sh..
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23

speak English with pronounced &C
cent. Their only son. the hereditary
Grand Duke Friedrich-Franz, who cele-
brated his third birthday on April %.
has two nurses-both American-and
the grand duke has expressed his in.
tention of later on engaging an Ameri-
can tutor for his son and heir. The
picture, which is exclusive and was
taken recently. shows the hereditary
grand duke with an enormous ball.
also stated to be American.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23
Corn for PIGS

Corn which must necess.
the basic ration for all Oh Wv ~.
feeding in the corn oell, ,s an m
supplemented with some ~ hs,|
seed meal, shorts, tankase 10. U
clover hay, if not too coarse sssa n
r oIy bulk and protein and give !, ID
alive effect desired. II thi mn, decrl
on the farm, it materially. .s. so, SOW,
the cost of maintaining 'n Int o.
not get the SOW too fat H., ~ ~.
other 9th hand don't think thai 81
be starved.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23
HIS FUNERAL MADE A REVEL
California Bartender Leaves $1,000 for
Last Rites, Including
Theater Party.

San Professionalism s. Casey. q
bartender, famous in the California
cattle country. had a funeral for which
he paid himself. Casey died by his
own hand. His health had been shat
tered and he told his friends that he
did not want to live IL he could not be
happy. He had $1,000 in the Salinas
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23
TUTORED ON AMERICAN LINES
Hereditary Grand Duke Friedrich
Franz Of MeckIenburg-S
Taught From v. S. Viewpoint.

Berlin.-A good deal Of irritation
has been expressed by writer's in the
German press at the remarkable par
TALLY shown by the reigning grand
duke and grand duchess Of Mecklen-
burg-Schwerin for everything that is
American. They are said to buy their
boots and much Of their clothing in
New York, while lowing to the num-
Der Of their transatlantic friends) both
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23
Cart for Hauling Feed.

bolt to the box and holes ID w
tom to bolt the wheel to. ING
iron is bolted to the box ana W"
strengthen the U-bar. Take
(5) two to three inches wide sne
to the U.bar. When this wheel
a rock it turns instead Of stoppr1]
cart.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23

OF Casey. Before the party sat down
to dinner the urn was taken into the
barroom and placed behind the bar.
Then every one ordered his favorite
drink and this toast was reverently
drunk: ITO Casey. who is still behind
the bar"
The party, carrying out Casey'e in.
structions. then sat down to dinner
and later went to the theater.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23
USEFUL VEHICLE FOR EN-
Cart for Hauling Feed for Any n
Of Live Stock May Be eeaslIy
Put Together.

This cart for hauling feed Is Oh
by taking two buggy wheels with us
axle % and box (2). any widtn y
length desired. writes Jesse Pninl
of Russell, Kan, in Missouri van
Farmer. For a resting piece az u
two irons, one bent to the shape
U. II must have holes In the Iop
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23

Savings bank and he arranged that
the sum be used for his last rites.
MY passing out is not a signal for
sorrow" he said. Il want the friends
that attend my funeral to enjoy them
selves just as II | were among them In
reality. as l will be in spirit"
A special car was chartered to bring
Casey's body from Salinas to San
Francisco. where It was cremated.
With the ashes in an urn, a score of
Casey's friends. following directions
left by him, proceeded to hotel. the
proprietor Of which was an old friend
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23
Gates for the Garden.

The garden should have two gates
one small and one large one. The
small gate should be convenient to
the house and the large one conve-
nient to the barn, for hauling manure
and entering with team and tools.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23
Students Must Be Proficient.

Middletown, Conn.-Students Of
Wesleyan university must not only be
proficient in their studies, but must
attain a certain degree in baseball,
track athletics or other form of sport.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23
Eat Many Weeds.

II is estimated that sheep eat more
than seven times as many varieties OF
weeds and grasses as do cattle or
horses.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23

Field peas sown at the rate Of two
bushels per acre with one bushel Of
oats are now largely used by dairy
men.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23

Riverhead, n. Y.-John F. Fournier,
whose will is being contested, told
witnesses he had not slept for 20
years.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23
Raise Some Pie Melons.

Grow some pie melons for the cows,
hogs and chickens.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-05-23
On Patriotism.

He who loves not his country can
love nothing.-Byrun.