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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-31
Ry ANNA GALIGHERD

A large proportion of the losses, es-
pecially among the ybung poultry,
could easily be prevented by the use Of
common sense and little forethought.
A few years ago We lost lot of high
priced eggs because we placed the
thermometer too near the water pipes
in the incubator. Instead OF setting II
on a level with the eggs it was fast
ened to a little box, where ii could not
be overturned. We thought it a very
clever idea at the time, but found out
too late that we had made a mistake.
Being so near the pipes. the heat
caused the thermometer to register
several degrees too high. That is, 1t
was several degrees higher than the
temperature down where the eggs
were. Only one chick Matched, and it
died. The eggs were broken and eX-
amined We found that they contained
chicks in nearly all stages Of develop
ment. This taught us a lesson that
has never been forgotten, and that
was not our last by any means. In
the poultry business it is just one les
son after another; and still we don't
pretend Ito know it all" One never
gets too old to learn, but we never
make the same mistake twice, but try
to learn something through every mis-
take made, and that is some consola-
ton when things go wrong. Whatever
the trouble is, we try to find the cause
and remove it.
) neighbor of ours lost nearly hun
dred young chicks last year because
of ignorance or ENTHUSIASTICALLY
a little of both. The chicks were not
properly cared for and they became
very lousy. They had been Matched
with hens, but were placed in a small
brooder, inclosed in a small yard
where not spear of grass could grow.
In spite of the fact that there was no
lack of grass on the place, and also
plenty of shade, not BIT of either was
provided for the chicks.
They would probably all have died
sooner or later, anyway, but as stated
above they got very lousy and the
owner made a short job of it by apply
ing lard This did the work-it killed
all the chicks inside of an hour or two
and it is not at all likely that any lice
escaped.
Now it was not the lard alone tina
did all this mischief, although it hat
been applied too freely. This hap
pened to be when the thermomete
registered 80 degrees in the shade
The chicks had no shade except tn
brooder, which was about as good a
none; to make matters worse, the own
er, after treating the chicks to lard
went to call at a neighbours house, an
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-31

The next object that came down to
me was a single hand. looked up;
thought | saw Nikolai smiling
Don't cut it up so fine" | whis-
nared do not know whether he
heard A single finger next came
down: but an instant later | was stag
caring under the weight OF a torso
and the hind part Of head, which
seemed to me to be the compliment
tary piece of the first one that hau
descended. Again | sought the safe-
~ of the bottom of the automobile.
The Waterman paused so long this
time that | thought best to crawl out
IFS the carbureter," | explained,
with a very dim understanding OF the
meaning of the term. And | thlnK
nv spark plugs fouled. Do you know
of any repair shop in the nelghoor-
hood"
Not at this time of the night, an
svered the Waterman, gloating, as II
seemed to me, over my misfortune
This was his revenge for my previous
reception of his sympathetic inquiries.
"Oh. well. I'll start the blamed thing
somehow" answered, and began FUN
bling the mechanism again.
He passed on upon his bent and
looked up to Nikolai. A forearm came
whizzing through the air; an arm; a
second leg; then the greater part of
trunk: finally two ears. And then
as still waited, l saw Nikolai perched
upon the windowsill. | motioned him
back and crawled beneath the automo
bile again.
This time the Waterman hardly look
ed at me. When he vas gone | bundled
the items into the machine. ! look
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-31

dealers part rather than suggest that
1t had been used as a medium for bur
glary. Having done this Nikolai en-
tered the statue gallery.
81 had already formed my scheme.
Summers" he said, but what struck
me at once was the very mutilated
condition of Essayan's statues. Hard
" a one but lacked some member of
the body. And then | remembered
Els :ayan's comment upon this fact, and
how he had boasted that he did not
know one from the other-knew only
that he had paid out twelve million
dollars for them
Now, this was my scheme. | did
not intend TO steal statue. planned
to steal parts of several statues; to
chop a leg from one that had two legs,
an arm from one that had two arms:
a torso from a statue that was other
wise complete; fingers and legs and
ears and other members to make up
my complete art object
Summers, my plan succeeded be-
yond expectation. | have robbed Es-
sayan of an entire statue; yet so skill
| fully has it been done that the ignor-
ant fool will never discover that he
has lost anything"
To this the papers bore witness on
the following day. Gull this extract
| from the Boston Record-Mirror.
"A daring robbery was attempted last
night at the house Of Mr.. Essayan. the
well-known banker. The thieves made
their appearance in an automobile,
and had almost succeeded in effecting
an entrance when they were surprised
by the night Waterman. A desperate
struggle followed, but the night watch.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-31

lating ourselves that we mad shaken
of our pursuers. We were premature.
| heard a chug, chug, chug behind US.
AS | turned my head | saw the police
man leap upon the watchman's motor
bicycle and shoot in our direction.
Now followed a pretty chase. The
motor-bicycle was as swift as the au-
tomobile. Time and again the police
man caught US; but one turn OF the
wheel and our huger bulk turned in
upon him dangerously, threatening 10
shake him from his perch. he whist
led all the while. Crowds came pour
ing out Of side streets. Once he drew
his revolver, but deft movement In
his direction caused a slight collision,
and, in saving himself, our pursuer
lost his weapon. By now we were
speeding through Boston's streets, the
city streets, which were as light as
day and filled with theater crowds.
Soon we should be compelled to halt.
Multitudes took up the chase. we
turned off along the Common, shot
across the grass, and sped along the
deserted glades beneath the old trees;
and all the while the policeman follow
ed us, riding now behind, now at our
sides. We could not shake him of.
Suddenly a desperate expedient oc-
Cured to me. | turned, and, cropping
among the fragments of the dismem-
bered statue, found the leg. ! seized
it by the ankle and. taking aim, flung
1t with all my might at our pursuer
1t struck him squarely beneath the
chin. He swerved and toppled from
his machine, and went crashing with
it upon the ground. Nikolai pulled
the machine to a standstill, sprane
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-31
NOTES OF THE DAIRY Fl
Dairying 10 One Of Few Absolu
Permanent Systems Of Asrleu'tuh
Name Your Cows.

A cows ancestry Is valuable
so far as 1t teaches US how to proc
her counterpart.
Give each COW a name and can
by it, and you will be surprised w'
how soon she will answer to II
Surrounding conditions have u
to do with the milk producing VAIN
any ration.
Dairy cows cannot make % J
use of whole grain as they ca
grain that has been ground. 4
In the generality Of cases. De
with their first calf do not snov
high a test Of butter-fat as tne
at a more mature age.
A period of rest before fresna
will usually produce a larger %.
milk than where the animal 10 mD
close " to calving.
A man can better afford to sel
ter at the cost of production IDA
sell grain, that is. when the "
price of the butter includes the
and labor at their mar1et-value.
Much farm butter sells at :
| price, not because |. Is In itsea
but because 1t is made to SUI
maker and not the buyer.
A stud, of the kind OF butter
best in ones market is quite esq
to high prices-as much 30
knowledge OF the principles un'
ing good butter-making.
/ We can warm water more Gu
in some other way than throus'
COW.
The dairy cows stable shoua
bine warmth, ventilation and
age.
Dairy farming is one OF the 10
solutely permanent systems Oh
culture. DO not try TO cneal
cows by giving them an ounce y
anything than they will profitaop
sumo, nor crowd them at anytiD
yond their normal capacity.
Progress in dairying Is g'
where there is the most interest,"
test associations stimulate in'
and progress.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-31

! horne to the minds Of the public
4 the last few weeks.
Radium will cure cancer. And the
american people are. on the verge OF
moving its precious deposits OF
hrnotite ore, now the principal source
2 the strangest of metals, to be
|hipped abroad for the benefit OF for
|ign Institutions. II ever protection
y needed, 1t is here.
Franklin X. Lane, secretary OF the
Interior, has informed congress that
J should act and act quickly. The
keatment of Representative Bremner
\ New Jersey. who is suffering from
great diseased mass that surrounds
he shoulder, has enforced the warn
Dc.
| Fortunately most of the deposits OF
5arnotite are still government prop
6ry. Even should the private store
\ ores be sold abroad in the highest
barket, the people of the United
0tates. of whom one in every ten over
De age Of fifty 10 Tor was) doomed
. die of cancer. have still an enor
hous amount of raw material witt
Shich to work.
Radium will cure some types o
ancer absolutely. II may cure all
Ve can't say as to the last point be
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-31

use we haven't enough radium real
70 try. Every bit of radium in tins
mos OF physicians in the United
tes-work "a hours a day at savinl
=. but still can only reach one ou
I thousands.
Hooaoly no medical discovery ha
er 30 excited the nation as the re
announcement of certain canoe
ses' Even despite the recent fal,
OF the much touted turtle SERUM
tuberculosis. the public has beel
and eager to believe. thougI
nins miracles are related.
me United States not only need
ave Its public radium treasure
wv private exploitation. Million
needed to set up plants where tn
my De put through the $50 step
.ssary to eliminate the tremenc
eny proportion OF the healip
AND, too. money is needed TO
fermentation. Some OF the hes
'esses for extracting the radiur
secrets. jealousy guarded will
~ water might be kept from
indian captive. New prC
OF extraction must be perfec
me cost of radium must b
down from its present alt
81 100000 an ounce.
-. even II that remains the cos
&. must be had. The mere fac
ancer cases have increased 2
n'' In a short time, assures u
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-31

never knew what was taking plss
her poultry yard until it was ton
TO render aid. This reminds the w,
of a similar experience that nv
only a little less disastrous IN
chicks. We had a fine lot OF h
Leghorn chicks, nicely feathered
and growing to beat the Dn,.
They were kept in a house neys,
fore occupied by any kind of Don,
and quite a distance from any M
poultry house. Suddenly we beeI
aware of the fact that they N
lousey. Several had died after am
ing around with wings dragging
had been busting the chicks \
'louse-killer" and were therefors
much surprised to find their MI
eaten into raw" spots by the n
The powder had possibly lost
strength. Something had to be al
and done quickly. We could thin
nothing, then, but lard. which We
piled in generous quantities. N
was applied to their heads, as no
were found there. Their wings VI
! fairly saturated. They had free rs,|
however, and plenty Of shade 0ad
| few OF the chicks died, but a =
many were injured. The lard ses
to take the life out Of their Vi
they hung down Imply and dried
way; the skin between the feathenl
peared as dry and lifeless as pas
ment. We have never used lard OIL
kind of animal grease on young 70
since. Kerosene is worse. II 80
thing of this sort must be used, ID
I be olive oil, vaseline or even ca
oil. We have used these with good
suits. When hunting lice, alv
raise the short feathers on the out
of the wing, there may be some
on the body of the chick, but |
rule they are most numerous an
the feathers on the outside; thai
under the short feathers among
large wing quilts.
Don't be deceived. When chic
turkey poult begins to drop wit
any apparent cause it is sign Of
when you see the little feathers Ia
wings either ruffle up or outgrov
body, look for lice. When their Oh
or heads look pale or shrunken, Sc
, for lice.
II there are any lice or mites Oh
. premises go after them with q
geance, they will take possessio1
given half chance. Where lice .
: poultry will not. Don't give the
a chance, either. Last year q
} crept in at one Of our chick
, doors, which was left open
: inches, and killed nine chicks IN
, than half an hour. This was q
by lack of forethought.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-31
ANSWERED ESSAXAN.

man having foiled their attempt to
kidnap him in their machine. sue
ceeded in drawing mis- whistle and in
warning the police. Officer Z270 gave
chase upon his motorcycle and follow
ed the burglars as far as the Common.
when he was struck by some missile
and felled unconscious. The thieves
succeeded in escaping and so far have
not been traced, though 1t il thought
that the identity of at least one Of
them Is known to Mr.. Essayan-who'
had, in fact, been led to expect just
such an attempt. 1t is believed that
Mr.. Essayan's art gallery was the OBJ
ject Of the attempt. However. a care
full examination by Mr.. Essayan re-
vealed the fact that the gallery was
never entered"
A month later Nikolai and l were in
London, in the guise Of art agents
from the Levant. We interested Mr..
Berg in our new statue.
Dug up near Gambia, Crete" said
Nikolai, in broken English. THE mu-
tilated condition Is ascribed to the
fact that the statue was demolished
and buried by an earthquake about the
time Of Augustus"
1T has been pieced together credit
ably" said Berg, examining 1t with ex-
traordinary interest. "A truly remark
able piece of work. l should say that
1t had been made experimentally by
one versed in the various schools OF
, the civilized world about the time OF
Christ. Other statues, for instance
show the influence of some special
school. but this head seems to have
been modelled after the school OF Phi
dias; here we have one leg Of con
temporary Cretan sculpture and Its
fellow Of Roman work. Possibly q
composite, prepared by pupils In the
local school. AS a curiosity 1t should
be Of vast interest; but am not pre-
pared to offer an exorbitant amount
How much do you want for it,"
Two hundred thousand dollars
American" Nikolai answered.
Call it hundred and fifty thousant
and I'll purchase it," said Berg
Nikolai agreed reluctantly.
by the way" he continued, wher
Berg had signed in Essayan's name
rs that the Mr.. Essayan who receive,
the mysterious empty mummy cas-,
last month, as reported in the ar
papers? l think l have a clue to tn
sender. Tell him to look inside an,
find whether there is not something
written in English upon a piece o
, papyrus."
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-31

ed up. Nikolai was throwing out a
rope. l caught the end as he sig
nailed me and waited, my heart beat
ing fast, for his descent. He came
down at a terrific pace and landed
heavily upon the ground, his hands
bleeding from the contact with the
rope. A filmy white dust had settled
all over him. giving him the, appear
ance of a miller. He sprang into the
machine.
Let her go, Summers" he cried.
and, even as he spoke, the Waterman
came back before his time and in an
opposite direction. He had evidently
suspected something. One glance at
Nikolai was sufficient for his suspic-
ions to leap into full activity. He
snatched a whistle from his neck and
placed it to his lips.
Before he could blow Nikolai had
seized him by the throat and grasped
his hands. Into the auto with him,
Summers" he cried in a low, pene-
trating whisper. Give a hand"
pulled the struggling man inside.
Now let her CO." Nikolai cried
Hurry, man."
And then a lamentable aspect Of our
situation made itself manifest. The
automobile had actually broken down
| had disarranged the gear in some
manner. 1t would not stir.
Crank her, crank her." cried Nj
kolai, still struggling with. the watch
man. whose powerful strength was al
| most a match for his own. Here
Take him and I'll start the engine"
He forced him into my arms ant
leaped out again. The moment tina
he had left the automobile my antag
onist disengaged himself with cas-,
and blew a shrill, prolonged blast up
on his whistle. A moment later hear,
the thump Of a policemans night
stick upon the pavement, two or thre
blocks away.
The watchman's strength was NOR
than mine. The only fortunate Gil
cumstance was that as yet he ha
not seen the broken pieces of tn
statue in the tonneau. In front, N
kolai was cranking furiously. Tn
Waterman called and shouts re-echoe
from the street. Then the engine be
gan to chug and Nikolai leaped il
just as the Waterman gained tn
street
A policeman had darted up and. a
the wheels began to move, he graspe
at my collar. ! shook him of w
left him and the Waterman behint
A moment later we we're traversin
the street at full speed and congratl
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-31

out, and picked up our useful weapon.
He brought 1t back broken into two
parts but still serviceable. The po-
liceman remained stunned upon the
ground.
Then. speeding up the machine, we
regained the streets, and few mo-
ments after were leaving the city In
our rear as we tore out toward the
country.
We were safe. But, looking at the
pieces Of the statue, l wondered how
Nikolai proposed to sell them to Es-
sayan.
II shall not sell them to Essayan;
l shall sell them in London to his
agent Berg" Nikolai explained to me
on the following day, as we sat to-
gether in our Boston lodgings.
But Berg is an art expert; you
can't deceive Berg" exclaimed.
Berg knows all the statues which he
has purchased for Essayan. You can't
sell him the same again"
Nikolai laughed. MY dear Sum-
mers, perhaps l should have initiated
you into the whole secret at the begin
ming" he said. well, l will do SO
now" And then he told me-
His story began with his arrival at
the custom house. After what seem
ed an Unreasonable period in the OBJ
security of his case he found himself
lifted upon a cart and conveyed to
Essayan's house. The banker had
left deputy in charge while he was
away, a shrewd fellow who was in
structed to admit nobody to the mu-
scum under any pretext at all So
well did he fulfill his instructions that
he dismissed the carrier Q nd, with the
aid of the Waterman, carried the sup
posed mummy into the museum with
much undoing of bolts and bars. He
placed Nikolai and his coffin upon the
ground in the mummy room and re-
tired, chuckling over his shrewdness
After waiting till evening, to assure
himself that he would not be dis.
turbed. Nikolai opened the case and
, emerged.
Cautiously he explored the cham
Der. He found that it opened into the
house by means Of an unlocked door
Clearly the banker did not apprehend
attack from within; and for the safety
, Of his house he trusted his Waterman
Nikolai's first act was to discover the
upper window from which he coult
get into touch with me- His seconC
; was to rearrange the contents of the
mummy case. SO that, when it wal
Z opened. the absence of any body would
; arouse suspicion of trickery on tn,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-31
Money In Honey.

No product Of The farm WE
more readily when taken direc'
w.. ct by the producer than
his IS because the average con-
= AFRAID To buy honey from a.!
.c.~ra because he fears impur''ii
mos nine out of every ten "n.
k.rt a few bees have found 'D.'
derrard for their product has
exceeded the supply they nav
compelled to buy much OF NV =.
through the dealer. dealers -
king a good business OF '''
honey to this class Of trade.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-31
Control Boil WeeviI.

Occasionally the theory Is an
nounced that the boil weevil can be
controlled by late planting better than
by early planting Of the cotton crop.
The bureau of entomology has con-
Quoted many experiments to deter
mine whether late planted cotton will
produce a satisfactory crop. The re-
suits have all been negative.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-31
Avoid All Drauuhts.

The fiockmaster should carefully
guard against exposing the flock to
draught. When they lie in draught
they arc liable to become affected with
catarrh and to contract colds which
produce coughing more or less vio-
lent. These coughs frequently become
chronic.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-31
ikAGEDY OF SUPERSTlTIOI
Co Wife Gives Life That Hu
-"o Might Complete Studies or
Theory of Worship.

INDIAN extraOr
uy Of superstition Is =.
n. .urdwan, where a mar ....
idan murdered his VIE I'D,
consent in the course OF D..
Ceremonial.
.smioan had for some time be
"a me principles Of TantrIc W.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-31
l)NGRESS ASKED To
PRINCIPAL
a.
....,ary Lane Appeals to LegiSI
]. carnotite Ore From Being
" ,Jse-Commodity viii Cure
Still Property of

.,,neton.-Like the wave OF hot
wa,,on which sometimes sweeps
~ : nation and leads iTresist,6ly to
Fer a,a realization that the United
~ -. in danger of losing one of its
ases nossessions has been sudden
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-31
Shelter in Pasture.

Shade and shelter should be In
every sheep pasture. II there are
plenty Of trees, we'll and good. other
wise a cheap building should be put
up.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-31
paddock for Idle Horses.

Farm horses that are not to be used
through the winter have a roomy pad
dock in which to exercise every fair
day.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
Notice.
October q, 1914.

October q, 1914.
Notice..is hereby given to you that
the undersigned on May 20, 1905, &C
quired from, the State Of Louisiana,
through Frank c. Movers, Sheriff and
Ex- Ofici Tax Collector, for the parish
Of Plaquemines and the State Of Louis
lana, by. sheriff's deed, the following
described:.property to-wit:
"A certain tract Of land situated or
the left bank of the Mississippi river
and designated as tive arpents front by
forty arpents in depth. bounded above
by lands of Haspel and Davis and be-
low by lands of Union Benevolent As
ISOLATION"
Advertised and. sold for taxes for the
year 1914, assessed in the name of
William Branch, Sr. The tax deed was
registered in the conveyance office for
the Parish of ~Plaquemines in c. O: B.
80, No. 12l, folio $50. :
This notice is given in accordance
with the provisions of act 224 of the
legislature Of the State Of Louisiana
for the year 1910.
EVELINA EGGERSON,
Nsstor P. O.. La,
Lower coast gazette., 1914-12-26
PARISH NEWS.
Pointe-a-la-Hach

Mrs. Norbert J. Rigaud and children
Virgil and Lester, are spending the
holidays with relatives in New Orleans.
Mrs. G. Favret attended the funeral
of Mrs. Erath in New Orleans Sunday.
DR.. F. r. Singleton spending Christ
mas with his family in Jackson, La.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Favret were
called to New Orleans last Saturday
by the death Of their grandmother
Mrs. Erath.
Editor Vim. F. Roy, of the St: Bern
ard Voice was a visitor in Polnte a Ia
Hache last Saturday.
Among the visitors in Polnte a Ia
Hache last Sunday were the following
from New Orleans: Mr.. and Mrs. Jos.
Mustaiche, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Blank,
Mrs. Bernhardt, Messrs. Geo. Soule,
Stephen j. Tully, Jr., W. M. Zodevick,
Emile Neidemann, Alb. De Maggie,
Peter Mustaiche, Carl Blank, Misses
Mary A. M~ustaiche, Huldah Blank,
Mrs. Linda McGinty, Masters Edwin
and Bernhard Bensel.
Messrs. G. Favret and Son have re-
ceived and have on display their usual
elaborate line Of Christmas Goods.
Dolls and Toys of every description and
a full line of Candies, Fruits, Cakes
and Nuts, in fact all the Right Goods
at the Right Prices. Don'tfail to give
them q call.