davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
Not Exactly Satisfied.

A party of women from a local
church gathered for a thimble party
one day recently at the home Of one
OF the members. The ladies' were in
innate friends and the heat of the
day, the excitement of the war or
some other circumstance, perhaps just
feminine nature. caused them to in
dulge rather freely in neighborhood
talk, commonly called gossip" The
little daughter of the hostess slipped
in unnoticed and sat listening. Absent
friends were mentioned in critical re-
marks and even some of the guests
who took their departure were dis
cussed. AS the talk went on little
Elizabeth edged up to her mother and
said in a stage whisper: "Oh, dear!
Nobody seems just exactly satisfied
with anybody, does they, mammal
Brockton Enterprise.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
Industrious Spiders.

They have very industrious spiders
down in South America. We think
our spiders here work hard enough,
but down there they are said to work
overtime. Upon one occasion. at
least, they completely disorganized the
telegraph service in part of the Argen.
tine republic by spinning too many
webs across the lines. AS soon as dew
fell or a shower of rain came on, each
one of the innumerable microscopic
threads. becoming wet. set in motion
tiny leakage of electric current.
These millions of leaks practically
stopped the operation Of the lines.
thus putting the government telegraph
department, especially in Buenos
Aires. to serious Inconvenience and
expense.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
SAYINGS OF PROF. HEDRICK
Careful Account Kept Of Cost of Grow
ing Apples and of Profits Under
Intelligent Management.

Professor Hedrick of the New York
state experiment station at Geneva
has kept careful account of the cost
of growing apples. and Of the profits
under intelligent management. The
net income from the orchard averaged
during the ten year test period S93.74
an acre, equal to 1SA per cent on
$500 investment He expects the or
chard to do as well or better during
the next twenty years.
The question of tillage versus sod
mulch in orchards has been often and
heatedly discussed. Professor He'd
rick states that for every dollar he
has taken out of the sod half Of the
test orchard he has taken S1.54 out OF
the titled half.
Apples are found more highly col
ored on sod than on titled trees. They
are also earlier and drier. The TILED
fruit is about two weeks later, keeps
better and is OF higher quality. The
TILED trees now are much better IN
general appearance.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
PLANTING THE WALNUT Rec
Prepare Soil Carefully and PIantIuts
Three Feet Apart in Furro~-
Carefully Conserve Moisture

Black walnut seeds are to be nth
cred In the fall, and the nuts ire
fully stratified The nuts are n, to
be hulled even when the seet is
planted, as the hull interferes ino
way with the termination, and it az
prevent the nut from drying out
Gather the nuts, and alternat
LAYER of them with a layer of sd
and leaves. Moisten the pile, ID
allow it to freeze. Let it remain met
and frozen all of the winter.
Plant the seed next spring as So
as the ground is in a workable con
ton. Black walnut trees will 4
make good growth unless the grou
Is rich, and they ought not to
planted on any other kind. Prepa.
the land carefully and plant the nul
three feet apart in burrows ten fe'
apart. Plant the nuts four inche
ieep. AS the black walnut is very Sc
sitive to dry, parched conditions, it
necessary to give the trees good Gu
tivation, and carefully conserve tt
moisture.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
An Awful Vision.

On an English golf links there is a
notice TO the effect that "mistresses
are invited to allow their housemaids
TO practice rifle shooting at the range"
This excites great disgust among the
recruits. One of them told me of an
awful vision he had in consequence
He saw the Germans arriving in town
and, meeting them in deadly combat,
the local corps of housemaids. while
the members of the new army" had
to busy themselves getting the meals
and making the beds,-The By
stander.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
SOUND ADVICE TO FARMERS
Omaha Agricultural College Says Pay
More Attention to Food Prod
ucts and Less to Cotton.

AUnder the caption. Suggestions to
IA lmers." the following advice to the
y liners of the state has been issued
knom the extension division of Okla
homa Agricultural and Mechanical
| college at Saltwater:
War In Europe means ruin for the
American cotton farmer. The s.
| TEN is wrong or this would not be
true. Now is the opportune time to
change the system.
The price OF cotton is nearly sure
70 be low for year or more, and the
price Of food products is sure to be
high.
Increase the production of food
products.
Decrease the production of cotton
next year.
Store the cotton you have and sell
II as the price justifies
In the meantime get a hen, a COW,
Q pig, as many of them as you have
feed for.
Can up the food products that can
/ 1cS VIC PiOhtdOly hclcu now, SuCu
as pumpkins, sweet potatoes, apples.
! etc.
Get home Gamer, or, better still,
make one out of two old tubs and one
good one. 1t will cost less than a
dollar.
AP.nt a garden. Get the ground
{ now. Manure it and plow it
before freezing weather. Get
Ee seed now. Save the seed you
lave, or have the children do It.
Seed that will cost money in the
spring can be secured now with little
effort.
The production of home supplies
and food products is the basis of all
safe farming
Safe farming commands credit in
any money market
Safety first. and low interest will
Follow.
Farm by safe system, and Okla
homa will prosper in spite of the war
In Europe.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
Wives Have Money Now.

Soldiers wives find themselves in
many cases in receipt of much more
money than they were when their hus-
bands were at home.
is a this money for me?" asked
the wife of a Glasgow soldier when
she received her first weeks allow
ance.
Aye, a for YOU" responded the
genial pay sergeant.
viii haze a this money every
week."
"Weel, them" said she, we can TAX
my guild man an keep him as long as
We like. | never had sac muckle
money before. London Chronicle
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
WORK PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR
Director OF Alabama Experiment Sta
ton Urges Farmers to Substitute
Food Crops for Cotton.

(By J. F. DUGGAR. Director, Alabama
Experiment Station)
What are the most advisable sub
stitutes for cotton? In seeking an an
swer to this question we must keep
in mind, first, the present and pros
pective high prices for food products,
including all grains and meats, as a
result of the European war, and, sec
ond, the necessity for farmers spend
ing no money next year for any crops
or products that they can grow at
home.
The general principles that should
govern in the substituting of other
products in part for cotton are chief
ly the following:
L. Produce an ample amount Of
crops that can be consumed on the
farm, thus eliminating the too-custom-
airy expenditure for shipped-in corn,
oats, hay, canned goods, meat, lard,
etc.
z. Produce for sale a surplus OF
those staple food crops or products
that are in wide demand, e. e., corn,
oats, wheat, pork, beef, butter, etc.
3. Prepare pasture of such kinds
that the hogs, cattle, colts and other
live stock may be able to pay a profit
able rental for the pasture lands.
4. Grow limited amounts of those
crops that the local market will con-
sumo in limited amounts, such as
sugar cane, sweet potatoes, melons
and other truck crops; but remember
that competition in 1915 will probably
be stronger in the production and
sale Of these perishable products, and
that hard times may decrease the pur-
chasing power of the local consumers.
5. Devote attention to the minor in
dustries on the farm, such as poul-
try, gardening and canning. both in
order to save expenses and to in
crease by ever so little the total
sales
6. Utilize as much as practicable of
| the poorest land for growing soil
improving crops, so that the farm
may be producing fertilizer in 1915,
which will certainly be salable in 1915
in the form Of increased yields of
cotton, corn and all other crops. More
over, cowpeas, velvet beans or other
legumes thus grown largely for soil
improvement can also be profitably
utilized in 1915, either for seed produc-
ton, hay or pasturage.
Z. Whenever possible make the hog
one of the sale products of the farm !;
this cannot be done with profit chief.
ly on corn, but it can be done by pro-
viding an abundance of suitable pas
lures and of special hog crops, such as
peanuts, soy beans, velvet beans, ETC.,
and by taking precautions that are
now practicable against hog cholera
8. Increase the number of live stock
on the farm, and especially retain or
add to the number OF heifers and
cows.
8. Substitute brood mares for a
part of the mules wherever financial
conditions, supervision and decreased
farm work make this practicable.
10. Organize farmers clubs in each
community with special reference to
cooperative marketing.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26

wna oats brings it's sown reward.
came ends seem to JUSTIFY the
usb words are only too frequently
bs ones.
4 bad egg seldom grows good as he
COWS old.
Look out for open grain bins and
numbered colts :,
peein farming early in life, and
uriy in the day.
Mans a bundle of habits-woman
habit of bundles.
The how who smokes cigarettes will
have many regrets.
Ms dollars to doughnuts that the
busy calf becomes the measly COW.
LIES deepest chuck-hole is just be-
|vo,d the pavement Of good intentions.
A dust mulch on the Bible is not the
hest way to grow a crop of right living.
The secret of winter eggs is good
aock, good care, and good manage
nent
The farmer who has any wisdom at
IN won't be lifetime finding out how
10 live
There is no fool like the one who
varts with his money before it is
earned.
frequently when a farm has been
| Improved" it has rather been detri-
uented.
Happy is the farmer who can go to
Eown when he pleases, and come away
pleased.
Initiative is one Of the rare things
Of the world, and correspondingly
valuable.
It is entirely proper that a prescrip-
tion given by a quack should be taken
By q goose.
A farmer feels most like a farmer
when he feels natural, and that is
when he is in the field at work.
man may be sharp as tack. and
DE very much unlike the tack, for his
bead and sharpness are all at the same
end.
In the scheme Of things the scold
may have been placed on earth to
serve to make US glad that We cannot
live and listen always.
The old-fashioned man paints the
barn because 1t is good for the barn
but when he paints the house he acts
'as though it was merely to please his
wife.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
HIS COMING TIME OF EASE
Georgia Farmer Was LOCKING For.
ward to Period When Hard Work
Should Be Over.

A lumber buyer was staying over
night in little farmhouse in the back
woods Of northern Georgia. The men
OF the house did nothing but sit by the
fire and chew tobacco. The lumber.
man had told how he had held his job
for seven years.
You got me beat" said the old
cracker. I've only held mine for six
years"
What is your iob?" asked the lum.
herman
"Oh, l sit by de fire and watch dat
de kids don't fall in"
What do you do in the summer"
he asked.
Il sit by de well and pull de kids out
when dey falls in"
What will you do when the chill
dren grow up and don't need watch
ing?" he asked.
Den. spOse Is goner take things
easy and retire" he said.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
Their Trouble.

A member OF the board of educa-
ton, serving as chairman of the board
OF superintendent, was in need of a
teacher. and he wanted a certain wom-
an whom he knew to have passed the
examination satisfactorily, but who for
some reason had not yet been as
signed. In his indignation he called
up the office of the board and in a
sharp. impatient voice asked:
What is the matter with the
board OF superintendent, anyway"
The trouble with the board of su.
perintendents.' came the slowly
drawled reply, lis that they take them
selves too seriously. They forget that
God made them just for the fun Of it,"
New York Evening Post.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
Real Wisdom.

Since courtesy cannot be made con-
pulsory. the next best course is to
avoid rudeness, the second best is to
overlook it. 1t is hardly worth while
to resent the behavior of those whom
we may never meet again, is it? We
should be wise enough to avoid posi-
tons where we know rudeness is to
be expected; We avoid streets with a
bad repute because We have a rather
clear idea of the experience we might
meet if we ventured in them, especial
ly after dark.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
DAMAGE BY CURRANT MAGGoT
Worst Pest Of Small Bush Fruits-Its
Attack Causes Berries to Turn
Red and Drop to Ground,

By c. P. GILLETTE. Colorado Expert
ment Station)
Perhaps the worst pest to the cur
rant and gooseberry is the maggot
that gets into the fruit before the Der.
ries are ripe, causing them to turn
red and drop. The adult insect is a fly
about the size of an ordinary house
fly, but a light yellOwish brown in
color with dusky bands crossing its
wings. This fly deposits its eggs. one
in a place, just beneath the skin of
the currant and gooseberries, which
upon Matching develop into the mag
got. The fruit drops 10 the ground
and the maggot escapes and burrows
a little beneath the surface of the
soil and remains until The next spring.
We do not know any remedy aside
from that of allowing chickens to run
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
Fastidious Shopping.

A butcher in nice part" of town
tells of the curious whims of some OF
his well-to-do patrons.
One of them, it appears, rushed into
his shop just about closing time and
exclaimed:
My husband desired that | should
come in this afternoon and order some
special English chops. and I've been
so busy until now l haven't had the
time. Now / shall be compelled to
carry them. And couldn't you please
have them wrapped so that they will
look like a book"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
He Knew Two,

Miss PAUL was one of the teachers
at the mission Sunday school One
Sunday the subject of the lesson was
The Second Commandment" and Miss
PAUL. began by asking little Adelbert
Dugan the question:
Now, Adelbert, have we any idols in
this country"
For a moment the boy hesitated,
and then replied:
Yes, ma'am. Me dads idle, and me
uncle, too"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
What He Meant,

Perhaps 1t is best, after ALL" re-
marked the rejected sutton, as he lin
gered in the hall a man of twenty
five would soon tire of a wife who
lowered round the thirty-two mark"
Why, Mr.. Ardent" said the woman
in the case, how very ungallant of
you to insinuate that am thirty-two."
We'll, perhaps you are not" he re-
piled, but it certainly struck me that
you were somewhere near the freez-
ing point"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
Annie Crates and Boxes.

It is much better to store apples In
small crates or boxes that hold about
one bushel than in large bins or bar
rels. In the latter considerable diff
Guilty is experienced in the beginning
Of rot. Rot spreads very rapidly in
A bin or a barrel and the apples can
not be sorted readily when rot does
appear. Small crates and boxes are
easy to handle and can be arranged
10 make use of almost all storage
space. Crates are better than boxes,
because the former allow for better
ventilation than do the boxes.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26

among the currant and goseberry
bushes after the fruit is off, or the
purpose of picking up these aggots
in the older stages of their ,velop-
ment. Spading the soil arord the
bushes so that the surface Sd will
be covered with four or five in,es of
fresh dirt will also destroy agreat
many of the insects. Whatev, can
be done toward gathering the lfest-
ed fruit and destroyiry it viii also
lessen the number of fees to dtroy
berries the following spring.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
Her Collateral.

Excuse me-" said Bridget, putting
her head in at the cashiers window,
but do Oh understand thot yez lind
money here on character"
"Why-yes," hesitated the cashier.
Thin Old loike fifty dhollars. sorr.
on moine," said Bridget, producing a
number of greasy references. "They's
swim Nv thin from me previous i'm
ployers-"
But the cashier had fed The idea
of explaining the intricacies of col
lateral to lady with seven charac-
tiers was too appalling.-Judge.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
At the First Sicns

OF falling hair get Cuticura. It
works wonders. Touch spots Of dam
druf and itching with Cuticura Oint-
ment, and follow next morning with a
hot shampoo of Cuticura Soap. This
at once arrests falling hair and pro-
each with 32-p. Skin Book. address
post card: Cuticura, Dept X. Boston.
Sold everywhere.-Ady.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
Overheard by Mr.. Mills,

At lunch, a Western Union office
girl was reading letter from a chum
to the other girls. Describing a new
dress the letter said: 1T is certainly
fin de steele"
Fin de sickle" repeated one of the
girls, what does that mean"
Il don't know. Fin sounds like a
fish. Maybe 1t means 1t was trimmed
with fish net"-New York Sun.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
How Else?

How do you explain the reported
reduction in the size of Boston's smart
set?"
"Oh. in the usual way"
And how is that"
There's a strong-minded woman be-
hind it,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
X Made a Difference.

Johnnie puzzled as to how to pro-
nounce the name of an employer
Say, father, do you pronounce K-n-u-d
with a long or a short "u?"
Father (who, of course, doesn't
know)-Oh. it doesn't make any diff
ference.
Johnnie-Well, guess it makes a
good bit of difference whether a man
is mud or nude up in the arctic regions.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
Knew His Dauohter.

Young Mani have called, sir, to
request the hand of your daughter in
marriage.
Grumbells-Has she accepted you?
Young Man-Yes, sir.
Grumbells-Then why do you want
to come round and bother me with
your troubles?
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
Lizzie Would STAY.

Mrs. Atwell had had quarrel with
her maid. Lizzie, and the maid re-
marked that she would leave.
Lizzie said the mistress, severe
ly, you must stay until get another
girl"
Il intend to, num-" said Lizzie.
"Shure it's only right some wan should
tell her the kind of a woman We are"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
slope SPRINGS Eternal"

Lady Bountiful-Oh, rector,
thought you would like to know that
old Jones is laid up with rheumatic
fever.
Rector-Thank you so much. I'm
always so glad to hear of sick par
ishioner.-From the Bystander.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
Home Credits.

The farmer who, through diversified
farming which includes live stock, is
constantly building up his farm, is not
much interested in the rural credit
bill. He can always get all the credit
he needs at home.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
Pleasure and Profit

II is said that those who don't like
carrying should go out of it, or not
engage in It Experience has taught
US that men seldom make money from
any commodity that they do not like
20 hendle. This 10 as true of hogs as
cows. There is money in both IL
n are organized to handle them and
I've the matter plenty of intelligent
n Re.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
Appreciation,

The governors wife was telling
Bridget about her husband
MY husband, Bridget" she said,
proudly, lis at the head of the state
militia
"Oi thought as much, ma am" said
Bridget, cheerfully; 'ain't he got tn
foine malicious look"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
Farming a Profession.

Farming is profession no less i'm
portant nor less difficult to master
than many of the so-called learned
professions, and the man who believes
that farming is fool-proof occupation
will usually make an abject failure Of
the business.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
Not Gu
/ rTth was en-

.-. s-sW years
t.-- Aa,their !.
III we. who
tain .- az We
wage. thsaos
The a., ...- ..e nj.
their nae 4 one DAY
keeper, h. .Iy inccused d
marks passed by the youth
fellow-sufferers concerning tn
city of food on the. dinner ia
ported the matter to the priL
with the result that the young fel
was invited the next day to a fl
lecture by his employer, who began
Il hear that you were one of those
who complained about what was pro-
vided for dinner yesterday"
Oh. no, sir" came the unexpected
reply. You heard wrongly. What |
complained about was what was not
provided
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
A Blow to Estheticisr1.

What's the matter with Professor
Biggers. Is he suffering from palsy?"
mo. He began to shudder when
the Germans first bombarded Reims
and he hasn't been able to stop yet"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
Forced Out.

why did Congressman Blowster re
tire to private life?"
"Oh, for the usual reason"
And what was that?"
Another man got more votes than
he did"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
At the Front.

81 have enlisted as a chauffeur.
We'll, my boy, drive your car like
q man and a soldier"
Father, I'll spill my last drop Of
gasoline in defense of my country"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
COLDS & LaGRlPPE

5 or 6 doses 666 will break any case
4 Chills & Fever, Colds & LaGrippe;
acts on the liver better than Gallo
bel and does not grippe or sicken.
rice 25c-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
STARTING Too Hioh.

You told me before | married you
that my slightest wish would be graft
fed"
so | did, my dear but / had no
idea at that time that your slightest
wish would be a limousine"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
Clean Poultry House.

Keep everything about the poultry
house clean, with plenty Of fresh air
and sunlight; feed in a cleanly way
with a great variety Of food, and water
daily with pure, fresh water.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
Let Results Speak.

II you have planned something diff
ferent for your farm tell it not to
doubling man, but put it into practice
in the field. or in the barnyard, and
let results speak for themselves.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
Visible Proof.

fClubleigh's wife is deaf and
inb."
Does she talk with her fingers?"
= guess so. Clubleigh hasn't a doz
4airs left on his head"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
RUB-My-nSM

Will cure your rheumatism and all
kinds of aches and pains-Nsuralgia.
Cramps, Collie. Sprains. Bruises, Cuts.
Old Sores. Burns. etc. Antlssptls
Ansdyns. Price 2Sc.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-12-26
The Best liniment.

For falls on icy walks, sprains and
bruises, rub on and rub in Hanford's
Balsam Of Myrrh. Apply this liniment
thoroughly and relief should quickly
follow. Adv.