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and then came Phllippc's opportu-
nifty. lie laid siege to the castle, which
was held by Roger de Lacy. the con-
stable of Chester. He camped his army
in huts for the winter and after re-
pcatcd assaults the worn out garrison
surrendered having held out stub
burnly against the French King for five
weary months. With the fall of Cha
tcau Gailard Normandy was lost to The
English. A hundred years later the
castle was the scene of the murder of
Margaret, wife of Louis Y. This merry
gentleman unable to secure a divorce,
! ordered that his beautiful wife be
stranged in her shroud.
Leaving Vernon by the Rue de Paris
it is run of eleven kllomctcrs over n
level, well kept road To Bonniercs. Thr-
teen kilometcrs beyond we enter Nantes
called by the French LA Jolie." The
town is attractivcly laid out, with well
paved streets and handsome modern
bridges. Its chief point of interest Is
the Gothic church of Notre Dame.
When william the Cunqueror captured
Nantes he was 50 seriously injured by
fall from his horse thai he died later
at Rouen. The present beautiful edlfice,
whose twin towers. rising above the
trees and the river. are a landmark to
motorists for miles. was built with
money he bcuucathcd to replace another
church destroyed during the siege.
our second days run carries us out
| Of Paris by the Porte Maillot. Take
| the boulevard straight ahead as far
as the Restaurant dArmcnonville and
then swing into the Alice de Long
lgl,s H.. Inft mi oil 10 fa
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Approaching the MontS
d'Ain, Route Ma
tiOnale No. 81.

rcplenished our motorlst is regaled with
some of the worst dance music in the
world. The bourgeois shopkc,per or
the marchand du vim would think his
daughters marriage not properly OBJ
served unless the festivities following
the wedding breakfast were concluded
by dance in the cafes of Suresnes.
The road to Versailles is cNccllent--a
steady, long ascent, at first under the
railway bridge and up the crest of the
hill. \ fairly level road now leads MS
through the SNUG cnvirons Of the great
city until when we have come fifteen
klomctcrs from Paris We enter Yer
sai,l,s by the Avenue de st. Cloud.
orleans, captured and recapturcd
again and again by warning factions
through its history, was finally used as
shuttleCoCk between the French and
German armies in 1871,
Commanding the valley Of the Loire
and the gate To the south of France, It
has always been an important strategy
cal point. But while its cventful history
Is of decided intcro st, the venerable city
of the past is now "A rather dun proVin-
Cial capital. IL is the chief town of the
Loire dcpartm, and the headquarters
of an army corps. The city's life centres
about the Place du Martroi, and In the
cafes fronting the square one feels the
friendly courtesy and observance of the
little social amenities that distinguish
the manners of the t'ronchman of the
provinces.
The landscape now becomes more
thickly wooded and at st. Dye We swing
| to the left and enter long, wide ave
/ nue. bordcrod 10y trees. In the distance
at the end of the boulevard rise the
massive lantern crowned towers of The
| magnificent chateau Of chambord. The
| forest through which We have passed
/ during the last few kilometers in an
/ cicnt times surrounded the castle for
miles and in it Francis |. and his Cour-
! tiers chased the stag and the wild boar
Many of the ,rccs have been cut down
and the outlying acres given over tn
win yards and gardens. of the game
the King hunted so valantly there is
| left only the ghostly boar that Thiheaut
of Champagne, the "Spectrc Huntsman'
If We have faith in The folklore of the
countryside pursues through tn,
! forest on autumn nights.
, II the motorist has any doubt about
the road To BlOls he has only to pick
up one by one the carriages that bring
tourists out from the city and drive
back with them in the evening. lilois
Is fifteen kilometcrs from Chambord ant
the road we follow takes us through a
HAT rural country of vineyards and scat
tered villages. Here and there an old
plastcred tower with conical roof rises
above its surroundings. They are not
unlike the watch towers on the plateau
Of old CASTLE in Spain, which II
ancient days served the purpose of the
telegraph. We run up an abrupt littl'
incline when we reach the Loire anc
turning to the left follow the road alonl
the top of the embankment until the
church spires of Blois appear in thu
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Rabelais and George Sand, Of ancient
abbcys and royal chateauX rich in
memories and mellow with age, of
vineyards and gardens on the golden
hillsides, of forests and fields and pop
lar bordered highways, and as the
winding rivers reflect the outlines OF
the fairy book palaces about which
they circle, so the old town OF Tours
reflects the sunshine and hospitality
and abundance of the ancient province
Of which it is the capital.
lIalzac revives old memories for us.
The Duchess of Langcais, who appears
SO frequently in his stories. Is "a crea-
ture of fiction, but she seems singu
larry real as we cross the portculIis
between the thanking towers and enter
| II supposed domain. Within the
walls, from the remains Of the ancient
fort built by Foulques Nera, there is
an excellent view of the inner court
Of the chateau. While the Black Prince
| was invading the Loire valley the
English occupied Langeais, as they did
many Of the other chateaux in Tou-
raine. they We're finally bought out
here by subsidies from the Tourangeau
citizens.
In the great hall Anne Of Brittany
was married to Charles VIII. Of France
the marriage contract gave the Queen
the right of wedding the next King Of
France In case she outlived her first
husband. There is a quaint chemin de
ronde that runs around the walls from
which the guards could pour melted
lead on the heads of invaders.
When first visited Poitiers some years
ago | took occasion to compliment the
hotel proprietor on the porcelain bath
tubs that had just been installed in his
establishment lie was not sure that they
would prove profitable investment. he
said. because while motorists used them
every day and did not mind the pr &c.
| the motorists came only in the summer
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7~HE army Of Americans who tour
France in motor cars is increas-
Il ing every year At this present
moment thousands are doing II.
To them and others who hope to do II
Walter Halc's book THE Ideal Motor
Tour in France" will be Of special in
terest. 1t has just been published by
Dodd. Mead & Co.
Planning an ideal motor tour In
France" says Mr.. Hale, lis like picking
an all America football eleven any
one can do it and there is no limit to
the allowance for individual opinion
After carefully arranging this itinerary
which is based on nine years experience
Of motoring on tn" highways and by
roads of Europe | submitted an un
marked map If France 20 three well
known motoring enthusiasts. They were
men Of varying tastes and tempera-
ments, they had toured extensively ON
the Continent. and one Is the only motor
list OF my acquaintance who has driven
his car to Constantinoplc. My idea was
to get from each an opinion as to what
ne considered the finest tour in France
and then find to what extent it differed
from mine. When the three carefully
pencilled maps were returned the routes
differed so slightly from my own itin-
erary that | felt justified in retaining II
as originally planned and calling it
The Idea Tour in France
"HaNre was chosen as the starting
point for this ideal tour. because IT Is
the most convenient port in France for
motorists sailing from New York. To
have the car ready for use at Cherbourg
II Is necessary to send 1t some time
ahead and have it transshipped at
Southampton TO one of the channel
steamers-the American, White Star.
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of an old French squire, retired general "no en
tertained the troops at his house ne sayo.
The old gentleman's two daughters heipeu ~
wait on the men, and after the meal was o'ei 'ne
general said
my dear comrades, let me so call you. IL 10
an old soldier who fought against PRUSSIA ior'y
four years ago. l was then captain OF cuiras-
siers-who welcomes you to his house win a
heart full of emotion and in voice uemonng
with sympathy and thick with tears. You honor
me by this visit. In the midst of all your trials
and privations you have soldiers heart ana
courage and cheerfulness. By your wounds l
know your sufferings. You me old, but am
active and glad to be honored by your sharing
such as / can offer you. France can never repay
the debt she owes to England for giving to us her
best and bravest sons. My father was killed in
the war of 1870 at the battle of Sedan
1T was picture to see the grand old veteran,
with faltering voice, strike the mems hearts by
the first phrase My dear comrades but when he
raised his glass and gave The king and queen Of
England the men stood up and tears chased each
other down their cheeks. Then the parish priest
said few kind words of welcome and invited
the party to attend benediction in the little church
which adjoins the park of the general. This was
happy thought, for Professionals, Episcopalians
and Presbyterians Joined with Catholics in a sol
emn service of devotion under circumstances
which show how easily, under stress of trial and
adversely, the barriers of class and creed fall
down."
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e1G1XAk17FB Y NSNAS

other equally ingenious contrivances. Messages
are often reproduced by photography upon films
reduced to the smallest possible size which the
Oirds carry and which weigh the mere fraction
of an ounce.
recently there appeared account Of the cap
ture OF German spy. He was riding on train
in Belgium The spy noticed that he under
surveillance and hurriedly wrote the information
he had in his possession and released his winged
messenger from the window of the train. The
spy was captured, but the message could not be
stopped.
These messengers of war sometimes are called
carrier pigeons. They are not. Carrier pigeons
lack the instinct that enables the homers to
turn to their cote. Carrier pigeons are only for
the purpose of display at pet stock shows.
Many nations have established pigeon posts,
where birds are trained to fly from one city to
another or from one island to another. They
are much faster than train steamboats, and
message is much safer in their care. They are
numbered today as one of the most deadly mes
sengers of war;
The first news of the siege of Ladysmith, dur
ing the Boer war was carried by homing pigeons.
The pigeons used at Ladysmith we're taken from
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
TELLS OF DEED OF DARING
English Sapper Describes Attempt to
Blow Up Bridge in Face Of
Germans.

London.-A thrilling incident in the
Mons is described by Sapper Wells Of
the Royal Engineers, who passes light.
ly over his own part in an extraordi-
nary act of heroism.
Our officer asked for a man to 60
with him to blow up bridge so that
the Germans could not follow US. and
| went with him." said Wells.
We'll. to blow up bridge we use
gun-cotton and wire fuse. 1t is safe
enough if you take your wire well
away, but this time it would not work.
Our men in running back had stepped
on the wire, and so we had to 60 near
er to the bridge and try again. Even
then it would not act, so the officer
said to me: Get out Of the way, Wells
l said: No; I'll go with you We
were the only two on the bridge and
the Germans were shooting at US, but
our luck was in.
We'll, we both lay down and fired
tel rounds at the gun-cotton with my
rifle and he did the same with pistol,
but it wouldn't work. II 1t had we
should both have gone with it. so you
see what shave we had. We made a
dive back and got some more gun
cotton and were making to have an
other go when an officer ordered US
back, saying it was no use trying"
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SEIZED A GERMAN MEAL

Incidents of soldier life in the fighting zone are
read eagerly in London. How small party Of
British cavalry cheated some Germans of their
supper is told in the following words
"A small party were out on reconnaissance
work, securing woods and searching the country
side. Just about dusk hail of bullets came upon
our party from small spinney of fir trees on the
side of hill. We instantly wheeled off as II We
were retreating, but, in fact, we merely pretended
to retire and galoped around across plowed land
to the other side Of the spinney, fired on the men
and they mounted their horses and flew like light
ming out of their supper ROOM leaving finely
cooked repast Of beefsteak, onions and fried pota
toes all ready and done to turn with about fifty
bottles of lager beer, which was an acceptable rel.
ish to our meal Ten of our men gave chase and
returned for an excellent feed"
The same writer gives an account of a speech
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sitting at the tea table one afternoon
with the justice and his wife, and, all
unconscious of any wrongdoing, be-
gan to talk about a case that was
awaiting the decision of the. court.
The wife Of the justice exhibited as
much alarm and distress as though
a live dynamite bomb had been in
troduced into the company, but she
could not catch her visitors eye and
stop her.
i hope" said the prattling visitor.
that you will decide It in favor of the
- company. because. II you don't the
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price Of the stock auntie left me will
go down."
The justice froze stiff. He as
sumed what his wife calls his "pris-
oner-at-the-bar manner" as he stood
up. He was as grave and as stern
as could be and he nearly scared the
young woman to death as he said:
MY dear child, you must never
speak on such a subject to me again.
am going to leave the room now
as mark Of my displeasure at the
disrespect you have shown me and
my position. and II you are ever %
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
SING AS THEIR SHIP SINKS
Russian Transport Men Go to pea'"
Rather Than Surrender to
Turks.

London.-A dispatch to Reuters
Telegraph company from Petrograu
says:
"A graphic account has been re-
ceived here of the end of the RUSSIAN
transport Truth, which the Russians
sank rather than surrender her 10 tne
Turkish cruiser Goeben. When cailea
upon to surrender her captain heaaeu
the Truth for the shore. opened tno
valves and blew hole in the Dotlon
of the vessel. Lieutenant Rago"sA'
persisted while attempting to nre
second charge of explosives. Part u
the crew got off in boats. while 'no
others jumped into the water ana "ei'
picked up by the Turkish ships
THE ships chaplain and a nanoiul
of men were left aboard. AS the snip
went down the chaplain was seen W
deck giving his blessing to the me.
who remained about him cheering an0
singing the national anthem.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
Germany's Gunmakers.

Berlin.-Krupps, the gunmakers,
who build the leviathan howitzers with
which Liege and Namur were shelled,
employ in normal times of peace go.
600 work people. make nearly $4,000.
900 profit per annum. and spend about
s1,75O, 900 a year on their work-people's
pension, holiday and Christmas funds
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
NO CRIME TO DOUBT REPORTS
Vienna Judge Acquits Man Who Cues
toned Truth Of Austrian
Official News.

vienna.-The courts are being over
worked in trying persons who are ac-
cused of violating the governments
orders which forbid the dissemination
of alarming news. Most of the arrests
are the result Of reports Of police
spies.
The judges are very severe and con.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
Doc Gets Help for Master.

Paris.-A fox terrier belonging to q
French reservist called to the front
followed it's owner to the fighting line
and remained with him till he fell
wounded in the battle of the Marine.
The faithful animal then managed by
some means t, attract the attention
of the ambulance men and led them to
his master.
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victions are inc able. UP u
present only one person, hall porter,
who was accused of having said 'hA'
he did not believe the official reports
about Austrian victories, has been az :,
quilted. In this case the judge ruieu
that unbelief in official reports deSs
not imply unpatriotic sentiments.
The military authorities of Craco1
are forbidding the entry OF refugee'
from Galicia. This prohibition Is
prelude to the evacuation OF CracoN
bv noncombatants. in view OF the eA'
nacted approach OF the Russians
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
PENS VIVID CLASSIC

own children are dead and my hus.
band was killed up there in the Yard
1t was the farmers wife She had
watched, helpless, the work of de.
struction. Children, husband. goods.
she had lost everything And saw
once more the emaciated dog up there
baying in the yard before the clotted
blood of his master"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05

the lofts at Durham and Pietermaritzburg and In
view of the great service which they performed II
is of more than passing notice The dumb mes
sengers used in the signal service OF this
country during the war with Spain. In the Frencn
army than three hundred thousand
trained pigeons and more than six hundred thou
sand in the postal service which can be utilized In
time of Germany has more than two hundred
and fifty thousand well trained iiers and it. too,
has it's pigeon posts that can be utilized by the
government
During the RussoJapanese war an automatic
camera was fastened about the breast OF pigeon
and accurately timed to make photographs in the
air.
When homer is released, it rises rapidly into
the air. flying in large circles apparently getting
its bearings. After rising several hundred 1eet IL
will circle to a point directly above the place
whence it was released, then dart in straight
line toward its home, bearing the important docu-
ments to it's government A pigeon cannot De
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Mrs. Shucks Knew.

AN we went to a big department
shop" said Uncle Jed, on his return
home "an' we got into one O. them
ere things wot whizzes ye clean up
to the top-wot in tarnation is their
name. mar? Shop-lifters. Jedediar,"
MIS-. Shucks replied.
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trained to fly to any
point, but it can be
trained to be taken
hundreds of miles
from its home, re-
leased on battle
fields and return to
its original home
with great haste.
The pigeons were
almost displaced by
the inv en- I ion OF
wireless telegraphy,
but a bird can be
carried easily where
a wirel e s S outflt
would prove too
bulky and could
never be taken. A
SOY can release q
pigeon in the face
of the enemy when
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
DIGNITY OF SUPREME COURT
Member Of That High Body Must
Maintain II Wherever He May
Happen to Be.

How the Justices Of the United
States Supreme court deal with any
attempt at an assault upon the con-
sndences of the court was disclosed to
m indiscreet young woman who was
Visiting at the house Of an associate
Justice Of the court who. had known
her since she was q child. She was
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05

thoughtless again as to refer to the
business of the court in my presence,
l shall see that you are never ad-
mitted to the house afterward."-
Worlds Work.
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u
bound tight to the
bird as'iegs. Releas.
Ing the bird, his
message is started
to its destination
with a speed that
only wireless or tele-
graph can rival.
Messages can be
fastened to birds in
v "a US avs,
a roun d n e tail
feathers, under a
wing, about the leg
or secretly marked
by plucking a GER
tain feather, the
painting of certain
feathers and manv
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
A PARADOX

childhood presents many paradoxes," asserted
the bachelor.
What instance have you in mnd?" asked tho
friend.
"A spoiled child may be extremely fresh"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-05
BATTLE Of the KS"

London.-"The battle of the KS"
announces the Express. "On our side
X. of K; on their side Kaiser, Krupp
and Kultur."
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A GREAT DIFFERENCE.

You always advised against speculation"
YES" returned Mr.. Dustin Stax
You never played the market YOURSELF"
No, sir 1 never played It. worked it."
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war, not peace.

,o the b;rd The messengers are truly birds OF
war, not peace
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-23
ORGANIZATION OF
COUNTY COMMITTEES

There was little interest in the or
ganization of the county central com
mittees Of the two parties yesterday
at the court house, no contests of any
kind developing.
In the Republican Central Commit
tee meeting, A. B. Cox was reelected
as state committeeman from the 18th
District, X. S. Ramsett from the 3Sth
District, P. R. Trubshaw, chairman OF
the Central committee, Lee Cowell
secretary and Darby O'Malley, treas
urer.
The Democratic meeting was equal
ly harmonious, expected opposition
failing to develop to any serious ex
tent.
Hugh Mcdonald was named chair
man, Walter Mcdonald secretary
and DR.. A. J. Lang. treasurer. W. w
Smith, state committeeman from the
18th District, Chas. w. Pollock from
the 3Sth District. The executive
committee, Geo. w. Rasmussen, Johr
NJ. Olson, Chas. H. MCGEE, Hans
Jacobson, A. J. Linn.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-23
LOGAN NEWS.

Mrs. John Wakefield returned from
Durand, Wisconsin where she has
been visiting for the past few weeks.
A party from this neighborhood au-
toed up to Spiritwood Sunday.
Mrs. Dave Colville entertained a
number Of young folks at her home
last Friday evening.
Mr.. Elmer Magnuson visited at the
John Logan home one day last week.
Miss Mary Ludwig had an operation
for appendicitis last Saturday. She is
getting along nicely. .a....
Mr.. Will Colville had and accident
last Friday evening when the horses
SHE'D and broke the pole in the surrey.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1914-07-23
COMPLETES CHlR0.
PRACTICE COURSE

C. P. Smith, agent for the Northern
Express Company of this city, who re-
Gently completed course in the new
profession Chiropractic, expects to be-
active practice of his profession some
time this fall. Mr.. Smiths course OF
study followed one in Mechanic Their
apy, and after completing the cores
pondence course he went with his
family to Chicago, where he spent q
humber of weeks in clinical work. He
is enthusiastic over his prospects fol
business, and the good results which
he has seen demonstrated from Chiro
practic treatment.