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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
WILL SHOW BRITISH

his division had climbed on to the
tender. where h had no business to
be. Just before the engine rolled into
the ditch. The baggageman was
killed, leaving q destitute family.
Give me $1,000 for the widow and
kids" Thornton asked of headquarters.
Not a Nickel" said headquarters
coldly. 1T was the baggageman's
fault that he was killed"
Maybe" said Thornton, with the
big Jaw setting. But meanwhile q
young widow and three boys are In
danger of starvation. I'm going to
put her on my payroll at $45 a month.
and when her name comes on mine
comes with It"
She's still there, so far as any one
knows. Perhaps that incident helps
explain why Thornton was selected to
take charge Of the Great Eastern. for
the position of general manager on
an English railroad IL equivalent to
that Of president of the United States.
The Great Eastern handles q great.
er committing trafiic than any other
road in England. and its short haul
business. during the summer resort
season. Ii perhaps the greatest In the
world.
But, according to the committing
public of England. its directing heads
assay heavily in pure bone. Ticket
sales are never stopped. no matter
how badly the line may be blocked
Trains are held in smoke-flled tun
nels, rather than permit Q step aside
from routine procedure.
ANY one can handle engines and
cars and tunnels" said q railroad
man, but Thornton IL q wonder a
handling men. That's why England
took him."
He must not only teach the railroad
using public Of England to love the
Great Eastern, which entails q com
plete reversal of all the laws of hu
man nature, but must also win the
loyal support Of the Great Eastern's
employees,
In q way. American railroaders and
their methods will 90 on trial with
Thornton in England. This may moi
seem fair. but 1t IN the fact.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11

Psris.-IAbertesqus 10 dead. and
with his death . figure that belonged
to old French romance has passed
away. for LAbertesque was Cyrano de
Bergerac and d'Artagnan rolled into
one. and set down on tho Paris boule-
wards. where he kept alight for years
the flame Of chivalry, gallantry and
picturesque swashbuckling.
Though his clothes were the pro
sale garb Of modernity. his spirit b.
longed to the days of cloak and rune.
when men drew swords on Q quarrel
and spitted their opponents deity. He
was the hero Of 200 duels.
Tall and broad. with q brown lace.
he staggered along the boulevards .
few years ago. ready to pick q quarrel
with anyone whose presence was OBJ
noxious to him and ask for satisfac-
lion at the point Of the sword. His
manner was grandiloQuent and au-
thoritativel
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
Caz9 WHICH, E2nJ kAG OH
eHRAIXEeSE Kz7470ICz2

Most young people are familiar with the ca
nary-bird flower or common canary creeper. and
here again we find that the unusual form Of the
blossom Is due to insect visits The blooms OF
this group of plants seem especially designed to
meet the needs Of long-tongued moths, which
seldom never settle on the flower, but hover
In front OF 1t, lightly poised on their rapidly
moving wings. While in this position the tongue
Is unrolled and thrust far back into the spur"
Of the flower where the nectar is stored. Mean
while. the head or body of the moth comes into
contact with the ,pistil or stamens, and pollen Is
deposited or removed, as the case may be.
very curious plant, which has been famous
since ancient times, is the "Scythian lamb
otherwise known as the vegetable lamb" or by
the Chinese as the "golden-haired dog" 1t looks
remarkably like an animal. and In early days
was popularity supposed to combine in some mys-
FERROUS way the attributes of animal and plant.
The belief was that It sprang from a seed and
turned on its root until 1t devoured all green food
within reach, whereupon II persisted Of starva-
ton. As q matter Of fact 1t is merely the root
stock of q plant, which, densely covered with
soft, golden-brown hairs, suggests q likeness to
q duadruped.
strange plant found in New Zealand il
known as the vegetable sheep" because Of its
woollike foliage. In fact the vegetable Kingdom
offers an almost endless variety of curious imita-
snapdragon look exactly like small human heads
arranged on the stalks like poles Of skulls, I"
such as are set up In certain countries where
head-hunting Is a popular amusement. These
show not merely the head and face. but dried
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11

not picked up he would prefer such an
end to being killed In IN aerodrome or
an exhibition fight with al the fuss
and sensation among the crowd
Somewhere at the back of his mind
think he had some idea Of the dignity
Of dying IN the solitude Of the sea TO
being killed In the act Of amusing .
mob Of sishtsesrs. and he Vas right
That he should have gone In what
vas b him TIE trivial feat Of crossins
the channsl = TIE irony Of fate. but u
cane snmswAsrs near being sueh q
- . - deG1reGs
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11

surroundings on them, said. You
know. Jack and Fred. It is only the
body that lies here. Now. what part
of him goes to heavenT His head,
/ suppose"
There are probably many mothers
who have had cause to smile at the
quaint additions which their children
at times have made to their prayers.
A little friend of mine was once taken
to q ventriloquial entertainment.
which impressed her very much. While
saying her prayers that night she
asked God to look after all her broth
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11

time did not observe him. But, after
sitting quietly beside me for some
time. hardly daring to raise her eyes.
because I told her she must be quiet
or she would not 60 to church again.
she suddenly. in the middle of the ser
mon. looked up and saw him and
screamed, "Auntie. look. there's daddy
up there! And whatever Is he yelling
about?"
Which reminds me Of two little
nephews Of mine who were taken to
. churchyard by . very old and pious
aunt She. thinking to impress the
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11

This applies in particular to the training Of the
youthful student All those who have gained expe-
rence as teachers will readily admit the initial diff
fculty which exists In arousing the intelligent In
terest Of class in study. In other words. some
thing is needed to set the machinery Of the mind
In molten. For example, a flower an insect as
such. may fail to evoke the desired response. But
II we point out some curious or grotesque like
ness which It bears to a familiar creature or thing
we able from this starting point to lead on by
carefully planned stages to such great questions as
structure. natural affinity, and adaptation to envi
ronment
When nature is in one Of her initiative moods.
the products Of her workshop frequently bear all the
ear-marks of a deliberate fake. Occasionally they
seem to have been conceived and executed in a
spirit of sportiveness. AS an indication OF this
mood the remarkable Tara crab of Japan, which
has lately attracted the attention Of science, stands
forth as a conspicuous example.
In Japanese tradition there is story to the ef-
feet that many years ago great naval battle was
fought in the Sea Of Japan between a force OF pi-
rates and Japanese resulting in the total destruc-
ton of the pirate feet. The story continues that
since that day all OF the crabs Of certain species
found that part Of the coast have borne on their
backs the face of a Japanese warrior.
An examination Of of these crabs reveals at
Q glance the somewhat startling visage The hu-
manike face is not only there, and typically oren-
tai in appearance at that. but actually resembles
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11

the face OF a drowned
man, with open mouth
and greatly swollen fea-
lures.
Whether the Japanese
idea that the Taira crab
offers good evidence of
the transmigration OF
the souls Of dead bodies
into the bodies of lower
animals be accepted or
not, the phenomenon
described is certainly
very interesting. An
other curious thing
about this crab is the
fact that 1t is equipped
on its back with four
short supplementary
legs, which are shown In
the accompanying pho
tograph at the corners
OF the mouth of the
face. so that II accident
ally turned upside down
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
Was Hero of 200 Duels

When he lifted his SLOUGH hat with
q medieval flourish you could almost
see Q cloak and sword behind his
lounge suit He rolled his name
grandly a. he delivered his challenge
to those who were luckless enough to
merit his anger. Laber-r-rtesQue." he
would say.
He achieved an instant notoriety
when he came to Paris. for he began
his career by fighting the whole town
council Of Algiers. and finished up
with his famous duel with Max Regis.
the mayor.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
BREAKS" THAT CAUSE SMILE
Three Bright Samples Of the uneon.
seIous humor Of the Small House.
hold Idols.

One OF the most embarrassing situa-
lions In which l was ever placed. says
Hilda Cowham. the artist In the
Strand, was caused by niece Of mine.
whose father was . clergyman, and
whom took 10 church for the first
dine. She did not In the least know
vhst her father I'D. and for . long
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11

portions Of the scalp. eyelids and lN
color is like that Of mummied heads
The insect world is full Of mimicry "a
flies that initiate dead leaves are famih.
the same may be said Of the WALKING
which bears so close q likeness TO wv
though common enough in the woods. hs
detected or captured. The "measurns
assumes the attitude Of q twis. ana
motionless for hours together. Moths,
tect Themselves against enemies. mimic
and other insects adopt the aspect OF inc
Native to Africa is a remarkable inseo
cies of Spalgis, the chrysalis Of which 70
the head Of a chimpanzee. Even tne
the pupils Of the eyes are shown. But ~
derful yet is the chrysalis Of butterfly
which is a likeness, seemingly ma'-
Roman king, Tarquin.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
Rubber Roses Are Popular.

Atlantic City. N. J.-Rubber roses
and cherries adorn the bathing caps
of the fair sex this season. Mexican
color combinations on bathing suits
have replaced last years Bulgarian
display.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
Wife Rarrsd In VIII.

Branchville. N. 1.-THE win Of WIN.
lam B. Ryker. which divides his $780,
900 estate among friends and rsla-
tive. does not mention his wife end
euts % hi two soos It 8 cents soaA.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11

Husband's Acts start Trouble.
New York.-Allegsng that her hus-
band branded her cheek with q nght.
Cd cigar and bit her hands. Nrs.
Jeanne Van Tongelen. who has been
wed 10 years. has sued for Q sspars-
don.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
Bolt starts AutomooIIe Sprinkler.

DoV oSaTS NutoUo0Ue SpfthkIet.
Chicaso.-A bolt Of lightning en-
tered the Haymarket theater by the
pipes Of the automatic sprinkler and
started q deluge Of water throughout
the building. an hour before the eve
ming performance was to have started.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
Admiral, Known . Fiss

Admiral Known . -.
Rear.Admiral Henry ID ta..su
whose demand that 'ne -. r
eminent salute the Ams S.. Il
to the taking Of Vera C's -
tive Of vermont. He has -
navy for forty years, y -
unassuming man. $40"
when aroused 10 counted
tvo-handed fighter.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11

ers and sisters and msAe
girl. Then there was 800
heard. sotto vocs. "Al hs''
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11

St Louis.-Bronxe statuettes Of
their children represent the latest TAD
In local society.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11

o TRACE In natural objects Q re-
semblance. either structural or
pictorial, to other objects with
which they have nj real connec-
ton is a diverting pastime. More
over, though at first thought It
may seem somewhat puerile, 1t
can in fact be turned to good &C
count as q means Of stimulating
the Imagination, and inducing the
mind to embark upon a course Of
truly scientific investigation which
may lead to important discoveries.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16
A MONOLOG.


MagisateTe if
listening
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16
RURAL DELIVERY.

thirty a slow his dinner
said cheese co
fee?"
in a
while might send
postal carde every me Companion.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16

day. looking
They which the
it. and what do
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16
OLD-FASHIONED MOTHERS
(From The Gilmer Mirror.)


of
with fine
a
depths silver,
lying upon
memory
beautiful
OF may
mem of hers will echo in our od
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16
LOYALTY

people jobs they they
position
up o drop, they may step his shoes.
None is
Loyalty job apart
irrespective considerations
you day.
another
likely
that evidently
your it,
So ended q thought would
he o a who working the of his work"
Dublin
The teacher hearing
lesson fractions Now said
caly What "Eggshes"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16
LETTERS LEARNED.

o, woman, in your hours of Es'
Why do you spend so many VS.?
Poor man must mind his Ps and Q's
To earn the KS that you U.S.
While he is working like the BIS
The dough he needs you're prompt to C's
Yet with such tact you put him US,
You seem an angel to his Is.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16
ONLY WAY OUT OF 1T.

deep you
a
I'D suh;-Id hol groun'!"
But yethquake swallowed de groun'?'
goes" Williams,
de amt aithe Providence
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16
The LATEST MAN

We have of lazy wouldn't with
stationary who
hadn't enough energy
have heard Of the one except jumping
illusions.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16

Send me Fifteen Cents and l will
send you by Parcel Post loaf of my
FAMOUS BOSTON BROWN BREAD
You never did taste any so good.
Mrs. L. +. BeauVais.
318 Lawton st. Atlanta, Ga
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16
THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER

"A soft answer may mushy provokes it,
entirely right Neghbor
the most lib
eral noagonist would champion
mouthed
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16
HONEST CONFESSION.
DOCTOR FIDDLE.

A young theologian named Fiddle
Refused to accept his degree,
For" said he, "tis enough to be Fiddle
Without being Fiddle, D. d.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16
UNOSLERIZABLE

chorofomng a certain to
of seouswOud apply
old is having the
preparatory building his plant Who knows
greatest achieved? Go Wizard Edison
admires your pluck
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16
CHARGED FOR CASH.

inviting a
business
walked in brisIy.
the employees
only
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16

Purple and Gold.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16

the wise figuring possibilities
that serla important part
little ruled gentleman
something
able 0
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-12-16
Gri,1s For The Crouch
HER VIEW POINT.

Youthful Colegian taking now.
expect a
The
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-15
STATUS or PLAGUE.

The week shows only one new case
of plague, the discharge OF four pa
tients as cured, all others doing well,
several infected rats found.
The doctors in charge of the present
campaign have decided that New Or
leans was infected from Liverpool. In
1912 the first plague rat discovered in
New Orleans was trapped at Stuyve-
SAINT Docks, near the berth of British
ship. The outbreak of plague in Liver
pool seems to confirm the opinion of
the doctors. At first it was thought
that the plague was brought to both
Havana and New Orleans from the
Azores, where the health authorities
make every effort to conceal the pres.
ence of the disease. The presence OF
several cases of plague in Liverpool
bears out the contention made by the
doctors experienced in fighting the bu
bonic plague, which is primarily a dis
ease of rats, that it is likely to appear
in any seaport city.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-15
FOR A MORE STABLE
CONSTITUTION.

Critics, who draw comparisons be-
tween the frequent changes made in
Louisiana's state constitution, and the
practically Interchangeable constitution
of the United States, must reflect that
the character of the two papers is en-
tirely different. The national consti-
tuition confines itself to the great prin-
ciples of organic law and conduct of
political affairs; the state constitution
goes into minor details, and considers
many subjects that might we'll be en-
bodied in legislative statutes. Such
being the case, frequent changes are
inevitable.
When Louisiana writes a new con-
stitution (which God forbid to happen
any time soon) a paper less subject to
change should be composed The
moral effect of immutability is alone
worth much in the production of a
feeling of confidence and respect,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-15
so FAMILIAR.

pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.)
"Mrs. Flint came home from call
one day in such a disturbed condition
that it was evident that tears were
not far in the background. Her hus-
band gazed at her inquiringly for a
moment, but she made haste to ex-
plain before he could advance any
questions.
"'Well, said she, I am so mortified
that don't know what to do
What's up, little one?' Mr.. Flint
inquired fippantly.
"T have just been calling on Mrs.
Boutelle. You know her husband,
Major Boutelle?'
Eyes
"'Well, l just learned to-day that
major isn't his title at all. Major
is his first name
"Why, sure it is. I've always
known that. What is there so morti
flying about it?'
Nothing Mrs. Flint answered with
a groan, only that Pve been calling
him Major" every time I've seen him
for the last six years.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-15
ONE TOUCH OF NATURE.

Regardless of politics, every heart
in the nation should feel with the
President in his great sorrow: the loss
Of his wife, who practically gave her
life to the success of his administra-
ton. She entered the White House,
apparently In the full bloom of her
prime. In less than three years she
sleeps the last sleep in the little GEM
etery at Rome, Georgia, near the home
of her girlhood.
The public now knows what dark
shadow has hung over the White House
for many long weeks, and with what
heavy heart the President must have
performed his public duties, all the
while. That he has done so, without
any appeal, asked or implied, for pub
lie sympathy is an evidence of the true
republican simplicity of his character
and of the regime that prevails in the
White House. One can we'll imagine
what would have been the case had
certain former presidents undergone
such an experience while master OF
the first mansion in the land Hourly
bulletins would have been issued as il
some royal parsonage were i'll. The
whole nation would have been stirred,
--racked with anxiety. But Mr.. Wilson
bore his own troubles as plain citizen
does, The round of duty was pursued
and the true woman, dying by inches
was concerned lest he should not bear
up under it all.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-15
FALL INTO LINE, FELlcIANAs.

The Felicianas, so far, have not re-
sponded to the legal call for the OBJ
servance of Good Roads Day on the
last Thursday in August. This is prob
ably an oversight, but should be cor
rected by the progressive men of their
respective parishes, as some pubic
demonstration will do much towards
increasing the interest in this impor-
tant phase of country life and business.
1t is not too late for the respective
presidents of the Police Juries OF East
and West Feliciana to issue proclama-
tions and arrange programs in accord
ance with the suggestions sent out
from Baton Rouge.
The Felicianas can i'll afford to show
backward spirit when other parts OF
the state are falling rapidly into line
for Good Roads Day. The advertising
that it gives is alone worth the effort
This paper is ready and willing to dc
Il its full share in making announcements
and working up an interest in the
celebration.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-15
SUFFRAGE MAD.

Last Saturday, the Era Club, in
fluenced by Miss Kate Gordon, declin-
ed to send a message of coincidence to
President Wilson on the death of Mrs
Wilson, because, forsooth, the latter
was not suffragist and possibly in
fiuenced the President against the
movement for equal suffrage. 1t tran
spires that there were only sixteen
women at the meeting, and all OF these
were not agreed as to this outrageous
act of littleness and spite. A message
of coincidence was a courtesy, merely
that and nothing more, and would have
been an expression of womanly feeling
for the President, at the same time
displaying a magnanimity which dis
regarded differences of opinion and
recognized that human grief is a su-
preme claim for sympathy.
But these women are suffrage-mad.
In their determination to secure equal
rights with men at the polls they ruth
lessly override every other cOnsidera-
ton. Like their mistaken sisters in
England, they cast discredit upon the
cause that they seek to advance. They
burden their propaganda with mis-
guided ill-considered words and deeds,
1t is doubly regrettable that at a
later meeting called to reconsider this
action of the club, the Gordon faction
was sustained in its unsympathetic
attitude to the President. This attack
of suffragemadness seems incurable.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-15
THE BONE OF CONTENTION.

D. d. Moore of the Times-Picayune,
a fine city editor by the way, inadver-
family revealed his lack of familiarity
with conditions in the rural press of
Louisiana, when, in the course Of re-
marks before the press convention in
New Orleans, the other day, he de.
plored the poor attendance thereat,
and suggested that to awaken interest
other subjects besides shop should be
discussed and noted men from other
walks Of life be invited to address the
press association. Mr.. Moors little
knew that because the press meetings
are swamped by outsiders is one of the
good reasons why the Louisiana Press
Association does not receive the sup
port of the editors of this state
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1914-08-15
THE AMERICAN GENTLEMAN.

Mrs. Charles H. Anthony, the beau
tiful Muncie woman, who, with fifteen
trunk-loads of gowns of her own de-
sign, has gone to Europe to teach the
European dressmakers a lesson, said
in the restaurant of the Imperator:
"The American woman is the best
dressed woman in the world. And the
American man is the best dressed man
in the world-a fact so we'll recognized
in Europe that he doesn't have to go
over there with fifteen trunks to es-
tablish his claim. t
Eyes, in dress as in morals, the
American man leads.
"And, how splendid his morals are!
"a girl sculptor from the Philadel-
phia Academy Of Fine Arts was travel
ing in the wilds of the, West alone.
"'But aren't you afraid to travel un
protected?' an English rancher asked
her.
"'No, oh MOI she answered. BE
sides, l don't travel unprotected.
never venture beyond the call of the
American gentleman"