davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
SAVE MUCH BY COOPERATION
First Great Result Among Europeans
Is Ownership of Farms by the
Farmers Who Till Them.

CBy B. II. HIBBARD. University Of Wis
consin.)
In Germany there are $4,000 farm
ers' .ieties of one kind and another,
in France more and in other coun-
tries proportionately many These
societies are so numerous that the
great majority of farmers are within
reach of their influence, and wher-
ever cooperation has gone prosperity
follows, not perhaps conspicuous
prosperity and the creation OF
wealthy class of farmers, but a mod
est. persistent prosperity. The pur-
chase of feeds and fertilizers is In
bulk for all the farmers of a group,
ard there is little or no charge by the
member acting as agent except Tor
necessary expenses.
fhis means that 3. 10 or 20 per
cant. is saved, and with the French
or German farmer tAis margin meana
the difference between profit au1
loss. Farming in Europe is not
remunerative business, for il Is dohe
on a narrow margin, and were 81
40 and so per cent. of the prices raid
on the market for farmers produce
taken up in commissions and prohts
of merchants, as is usually done IN
America, European farmers would
become bankrupt. Cooperation mas
made possible the selling OF waste
land, drainage of swamps, purchase
OF machinery, pressing Of grapes, dis-
tilling of potatoes and selling OF
grain and butter. In short co-opera-
| ton has become the agency through
which the great share of business
| transactions of farms is conducted.
The first great result of the saving
through cooperation is the ownership
of the farms by the farmers who TIL
! them. In Denmark the outlook TOT
| farm ownership by the cultivators OIL
the soil was dubious until the advent
of the cooperative bacon factory
| creamery and egg selling company
Now 80 per cent. Of the farms are
farmed by their owners. In German!
there was every evidence that Farms
were on the point of passing into the
hands of a landlord class when co
operation saved the day, and sever
out of every eight farms are operated
by the men who own them. 1t is the
same in other countries where coop
Grafton has developed.
Not only have the farmers beeI
able to hold the possession OF tneiI
farms, but by banding themselves TO
gether they have developed com
munity spirit which enables them Il
see that what helps one helps the res
and that what hurts one hurts tnen
all. Competition with the cheal
lands of America, and especially Wit
the soil robber methods of America
has made it hard for the European
farmer to live, but cooperation ma
made up for large part of the disad
vantage.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
GERMAN COOPERATIVE BANKS
Teaches Farmers of United States to
Get Together, Bury Jealousies
and Develop Confidence.

WHY has the number Of cooperative
banks in Germany increased tenfold
in 20 years, with corresponding
growth in other forms of cooperation?
Why is their growth greater from
year to year? Because 1t pays the
farmers and others who thus cooper
ate-pays in saving money and In
making profits, pays by encouraging
thrift, and pays yet more by bringing
the farmers together and holding
them together, says Herbert Myrick.
editor of the Farm and Home. The
first lesson from it all to our farmers
in the United States is this: Get to-
gether! Get better acquainted. know
and understand each other better,
bury suspicious and jealousies, devel-
Cd mutual confidence. cultivate char
ity of views and unity of action. be
willing to trust capable men to man.
age your cooperative undertakings
and Loyalty back them up. This is
the only solid basis apon which to
build cooperation. 1t is easier to form
such a basis in Germany than In
America, because over there the farm
ers mostly live in houses huddled into
DORIS, or little villages, and know each
other more intimately than here,
where each farmer lives on his own
homestead as lord of his domaine
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
FACE FULL OF PIMPLES

Rufin, N. C.-"My face became full
of pimples and blackheads, and
would itch, burn and smart. The skin
was rough and red. was really
ashamed Of my face. My arms and
back were affected almost as badly.
The pimples would tester and there
would come a dry scab on top. The
trouble caused my face to be disfig-
ured badly and the itching would both
er me so I could not sleep we'll nights,
especially during warm weather.
THE trouble lasted me three long
years without anything doing me any
good until friend told me about Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment and then /
decided to try them. After the first
application I could see some improve
ment. After using Cuticura Soap and
Ointment two weeks / did not look
like the same person; most Of the
pimples had disappeared. At the end
of four weeks / was completely
cured" (Signed) Miss Mamie Mitch
ell, Jan. 9, 1913.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment solo
throughout the world. Sample Of eacf
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston."-Adv
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
Farmers Educational
m and Cooperative
I'LL Union of America

A can Of paint will. like charity,
cover up a multitude of defects.
Driving horse with sore shoulder
is !. mighty poor advertisement.
Except as a topic of neighborhood
gossip the lazy man is of mighty littas
UE<.
I.:ery rural family ought to have .
live. interest in the state and counC
fairl
Tae exercise involved in keeping up
a oGn cob fire would cut lot OF
wood.
II your work creates callouses on
your heart instead of on your hands,
you had better get another job.
A hair-lip man trying to hold tele-
phone conversation with one who Is
hard of hearing is likely to prove
waste of time.
Organize a reading or study circle.
Take up some interesting subject for
study. This will be pleasant way
to spend winter evenings.
Don't bring your dogs to town. 1t is
mighty embarrassing to have them
sticking around in front of the saloon
where you may happen to be.
OF course the world owes you a liv'
ing. But you must not try to have
some one else collect 1t for you on
commission. That's your business.
AS the seasons work wanes and the
evenings grow long the farmer has
time to think of markets. plans fol
selling produce and the advantages Of
! cooperation.
II you cannot have every worker OF
the farm on your pay roll and in add
ton receive a reasonable return on the
/ money you have invested, your farm
| ing is not successful.
The wife seated on chair In tn
back of the wagon while the husband
in company with the hired man, occu
pies the spring seat in front. is one
the reasons why woman suffrage hat
to come.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
met the Secret of Economy

~ nigh cost of living nowadays. and
~ prices are steadily climbing sky
making economy in the kitchen
more important than II was in the
old days Of our thrifty ancestors.
,Ss 10 achieve economy? There's
-. many lines, It depends almost en-
W the housewives knowledge Of
nc on her watchfulness-but for
IN one line. baking, economy
made almost automatic by the use
iamous Calumet Baking Powder.
oIny tn baking. as every good cook
- depends not so much or economy
tne materials as on the success
pekings. Failures mean waste
nsses by far than the savings she
ouying. And the fact that Calu-
lutely prevents failures and
very baking successful has made
~ lxvorite Of every cook that seeks
sonomical. In other words. Calu-
4 we secret OF economy in baking.
~ ne purest, too-attested by hun
leading physicians-and as for
csal quality. II is enough to say
aumet has received the highest
ks TWO Worlds Pure Food EXPOSE
we IN Chicago, ILL.,, and the other
france. In March, 1912 Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
His life-StorY.

Excuse me. sir" said the seedy one
in the hotel lobby, but though a
stranger to me. your face seems famil-
lar. Have you any relatives in Allan
tai"
Not one" was the reply. Years
ago | fioated down the ChattahoOchee
river on a raft, leaving all my relatives
behind. The raft was wrecked in a
storm and had to swim ashore, with
a 40-pound catfish in tow. | traded the
fish for a weeks board, put an 'ad
in the Lost column, recovered my
wrecked raft and started a lumber
yard. You can get doubleheader OF
near-beer at the bar on the left; here's
the price. Atlanta Constitution.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17

must be watched. Little Marie has
thrived especially well on DIR. Cald'
wells Syrup Pepsin. Mr.. Dey consld-
ers it the right laxative for young and
old and has found none better for
young children.
The use Of DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pep
sin will teach you to avoid cathartics,
salts and pills, as they are too harsh
for the majority and their effect Is
only temporary. Syrup Pepsin brings
permanent results. and it can be con-
veniently obtained of any nearby drug
gist at fifty cents and one dollar a bot
tie Results are always guaranteed or
money will be refunded.
Families wishing to try free SAM
pie bottle can obtain it postpaid by adj
dressing DR.. w. b. Caldwell, 203 Wash
ington St, Monticello, Ill A postal
card with your name and address on
it will do.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
PARIS MARKET SYSTEM BEST
Ten Buildings, Covering Twenty-Five
Acres, All Under One Roof-Po-
lice Exercise Supervision.

paris has one of the best market
systems in the world" said Henry t.
French of ST, Louis, Mo-, to Baltl-
more American reporter the other
day. ct is also one of the most ex-
tensive in the world. There Is
great central market in Paris, which
consists of ten buildings, covering ~
acres. all under one roof. There Is
a wholesale and retail market, and, be-
sides, a number of retail markets
scattered throughout the city. The
markets are in charge Of the police
department. The stalls are in charge
of what are called mandatieres, or
agents, appointed by the police. They
have no interest In any agricultural
production. The commissions run
from IL per cent. to 10 per cent. The
mandatieres, or agents. must pay the
railroad transportation and the trans
portation to the market and certain
market charges. These are deducted
from the total amount received on the
sale of each producers shipment. and
at the end of the day record OF the
transaction of each agent is sent to
the deputy commissioner of police.
The amount due the shipper, after de-
Quoting the above charges, must be
sent to him each day unless the agent
has a private arrangement, which is
permitted. for sending money forward
weekly or monthly"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
Vastly Benefited.

On a final examination paper in
English and elocution for students in
the first term of the high school
course, one of the questions was:
State how you were benefited by the
work of the term in English and elo
cution" Two of the students, accord
ing to their own testimony, were bene
fitted as follows:
81 used to say Eyetalian and leave
out my corners, but now am cured by
my English coarse"
Il used to say quit your kiddin', bu
now ! say quit your kidding. New
| York Evening Post.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
NOT MUCH OF A PROBLEM
Observing Boy Had Sure Way Of De-
termining the Breed Of Chicken
Served for Dinner.

At 2 recent dinner in a suburban
district. where all the guests were
amateur chicken raisers, after a dis.
cussion of the egg problem the CONVEX
sation turned to the best breed OF
hens. After the good points of Orp-
ingtons. Minorcas, Leghorns and 9th
ers had all been brought forth the
host said:
We'll. the ultimate end Of every
chicken is the pot, and you can't tell
the difference when il is on the table.
Let's see how many can tell what
kind of a hen we have just eaten
Al, agreed it was very good kind,
but there were many guesses as to the
breed. The only child at the table. a
twelve-year-old boy. was the one who
guessed correctly.
The host beamed on him and said:
Jimmie, how did you know it was a
Plymouth Rock"
"Oh, that was easy" he replied. Il
found a feather in the gravy"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
Good Bowels Are
An Aid to Growth
Growing Children Need "a Mild
LdsofiUe TO Foster Regular
Bowel Movement.

AS a child grows older it requires
more and more personal attention
from the mother, and as the func-
tons of the bowels are OF the utmost
Importance to health. great attention
should be paid to them
Diet is of great Importance, and the
mother should watch the effect of GER
tain foods. A food will constipate one
and not another, and so We have a
healthy food like eggs causing bilious
ness to thousands, and wholesome
fruit like bananas constipating many.
1t is also to be considered that the
child is growing, and great changes
are taking place in the young man or
young woman. The system has not yet
settled itself TO its later routine.
A very valuable remedy at this
stage, and one which every growing
boy and girl should be given often or
occasionally, according to the individ'
ual circumstances, is DR.. Caldwells
Syrup Pepsin. This is a laxative and
tonic combined. so mild that 1t is
given to little babies, and yet equally
| effective in the most robust constitu
ton At the first sign OF tendency
to constipation give a small dose OF
Syrup Pepsin at night on retiring, and
prompt action will follow in the morn
ing. 1t not only acts on the stomach
and bowels but its tonic properties
build up and strengthen the system
generally, which is an opinion shared
by Mr.. John Dey of Bloomfield, n. j
He has a large family and at ages
where the growth and development
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
.rDMA USED SAGE TEA
|1O DARKEN HER GRAY HAIR
/ n,de Up a Mixture Of Sage Tea
sulphur to Bring Back Color,
Gloss, Thickness.

most everyone knows that Sage
| md Sulphur, properly compound
|1dngs back the natural color and
+ TO the hair when faded, streaked
r,y, also ends dandruff, itching
and stops falling hair. Years
|the only way to get this mixture
% make 1t at home, which is
y and troublesome. Nowadays,
liking at any store for "Wyeth's
: and Sulphur Hair Remedy" you
: get q large bottle of this famous
|sscipe for about so cents.
Mt stay gray! Try. it! No one
: possibly tell that you darFened
, hair. as it does 1t so naturally
evenly. You dampen a sponge or
D brush with it and draw this
|nsh your hair, taking one small
"a ct a time; by morning the gray
j flsappears. and after another ap-
Gton or two, your hair becomes
|nihlly dark. thick and glossy. Adv,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
Shanghai and Salt Fish.

y city of Shanghai imported last
sbout 100000 yen worth Of salt
The import of salt fish dates
= years back, and began with the
>1action of salt salmon from
1nrskaya Russian littoral prov
|,falt cod from Kwangtung leased
llny. and salt sardines from Maya
says the Manchurian Daily News.
sddition to salt cod, the leased
ADry exported 5000 yen worth of
Rdnsh last year. This fish, which
It's name to its likeness to a
M In shape as well as in its glis-
ING scaleless body, is found in
~ abundance In these coast wa
p The local quality is better suited
ne Chinese palate than imports
Ningpo and ports on the North
70 coasts, and has a promising flu
On the shanghai market. In fact,
chinese are heavy consumers of
nsh. the total annual import to
shai reaching 100000 piculs.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
LOOK At
TONGUE
ieyerish, constipated,
acaIifornia Syrup
of Figs"

,odav saves a sick child
children simply will not
sue from play to empty their
s,ch become clogged up with
- gets sluggish; stomach
me tongue, mother! If coat
.h,,d is listless, cross, few
bad, restless, doesn't eat
J ,aII Of cold or has sore throat
.,hsr children's ailment' give a
0 Of California Syrup of
- don't worry, because it is
~, harmless, and in a few hours
a,stipation poison, sour bile
srting waste will gently
n the bowels, and you have
,lsyful child again. A thor
s.side cleansing" is oftimes all
,scessary. 1t should be the
.,neut given in any sickness,
of counterfeit fig syrups,
4. store for a 50-cent bottle OF
4 syrup of Figs" which has
.,,ons for babies, children OF
and for grown-ups plainly
!, the bottle. Adv. =
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
CHECKING UP ON MIDDlEMAN
Idaho Potato Farmer Puts Into oper-
alton Unique Scheme and Meets
With Astounding Results.

In order to determine just how bad
~ he was being robbed and at the
same time show the consumer how he
was being held up, L. L. Young,
rancher residing near Nampa, Idaho,
put into operation a unique scheme
that brought astounding results from
the potatoes he raised and sold.
Young is an extensive potato rails
er. After he had harvested his Muir
ply crop last fall and while sacking
the potatoes he placed note In the
bottom of each sack asking the con-
sumer to be kind enough to write him
what price he paid for the spuds. The
potatoes were later sold by Mr..
Young, who received for them 90
cents a sack. a net profit Of 80 cents
a sack.
Some time later letters began to
pour into Mr. Young from all parts OF
the United States. The consumers
had found the notes. The several
hundred replies received stated that
the consumers had paid prices rang
ing from $3.50 to $3.50 sack for the
spuds.
Mr.. Young said he expected the mid
dleman to make a reasonable .pront'
but that he, as grower, was receiving
such a small fraction Of the ultimate
selling price demanded of the buyer
as astounded him.
The revelation has spread among
Idaho growers, many Of whom are
! confident now that sales direct to the
consumers would be more profitable
! all around.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
John JUST COULDN'T MARRY
Had a Peculiar Reason, But After All
Il Is Always a Good Thing to
Look Ahead.

Governor-elect Stuart Of Virginia,
who was at the Raleigh, has traVeled
in every nook and corner OF the Oiu
Dominion, and he knows thousands OF
voters we'll enough to call them by
their first names, says the Washing
ton Post. The governor was down in
one of the southern counties not long
ago. He has a, lot Of friends In that
section, and one of his particular NOD
bies is the promotion of the social well
fare of the negroes. A prosperous
looking darkey ventured to shake
hands with the governor-elect, where
upon Governor Stuart remarked:
John, hope you are well and that
the members of your family are all
we'll"
"Everybody's WE'LL" returned the
darkey, "only All hasn't got no fam
bly,"
Why, aren't you married." in
quired Governor-elect Stuart.
mo, All isn't married" replied
John.
We'll, you ought to get married,
advised the governor. Every maj
ought to be married. 1t is hest fol
ones moral and spiritual welfare ant
his material happiness"
It's this away" said John. "Ah''
lax pow'ful we'll to git married, blu
All amt got money huff to git a di
vorce. 1t costs some Of da 'niggers
down heah as much as $50 to git un
hitched. Why, some Of desc lawyer
makes a good living gittin' divorce
! for us niggers."
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
Mother"

Answers to the question, What Is
Mother" given by supposedly feeble
minded school children of New York:
She's what you chop wood for.
She's what feeds you.
She's what puts clothes and shoes on
you.
She keeps care of you.
She's who's good to YOU
She's your creator.
She's what's dead on to me.
Best composite portrait of mother
ever painted.-New York American.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
Up-to-Oate Claquer.

The theatrical claquer has ever been
an institution in France, especially
Paris, where a chef de claque" en-
joys a recognized status and receives
a comforta BILE income. 1t is a mistake
to suppose that the only duty of
claquers is to applaud. A well-organ-
lied claque includes the art Of infec-
tious laughter. These, called 'chatOuil-
leurs," attend the lighter forms of
drama and laugh so heartily and
naturally that their Deighbors join in
and leave the house convinced that the
play must be a most amusing one
Then. too. there are the 'pleureuses.
who are paid to shake with sobs at the
right moment during melodrama.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
REASON 1T OUT
J, MANAGER Could Form Only
r..elusion From Appearance
Of the Applicant.

NIL" said the general man.
! the young woman who had
-Dlied for a position as stenogra'
slked out of his office.
n.t's her trouble?" asked the
txy.
!. no bad that a girl who Is 80
lone who might be living in
lis compelled to get out look
n work because she refused to
10 her parents. You heard her
a was married, didn't you"
I. but didn't hear her mention
prsnts."
,lsntly you have not developed
,hility In the way Of making de
ms Why would a girl with such
such hair, such a complexion,
,eeth, such a beautiful face and
figure as her have to go out
al for work II she hadn't married
Ia her parents wishes?"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
Calf Disorders.

Bowel trouble in calves is some
times caused by milk that is excess
lively rich. Milk that is moderate or
low in butter fat is usually better for
young calves.
Indigestion in older calves is usual
" due to unclean milk or feed, un-
clean vessels, close confinement in
dark, insanitary stalls and irregular
or excessive feeding. In some cases
II appears to be due mainly to sheer
weakness and inability to digest.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
Subway EIocution School.

On the New York subway is a
school car in which all new employees
take lessons in car coupling. door clos
ing and opening, signaling, the opera,
ton of motor and brake mechanism,
car lighting and heating and what to
do in emergencies. Among the sub
jects taught is elocution. Each raw
recruit has to learn how to shout
loudly and clearly please watch your
step" and call out the names OF sta
tions distinctly.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
Keen the Udder Clean.

A calf objects in hurry to taking
its dinner from a soiled udder. Is 1t
reasonable to suppose that the condi-
tons are better from supplying the
proper food for man? If the cattle
are on pasture, little grooming save
this finishing touch will be needed.
But II stabbed, an abundance Of bed
ding is not only luxury both to the
stock and their owner. but 1t will re-
suit in the conservation of fertility.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
Cure for Heaves.

A level teaspoonful of pulverized
borax put in the feed of the horse
once or twice a week will, according
to Mr.. A. L. Tamblin, cure the heaves.
1t will stop the cough right away,
and in six months you couldn't tell
the horse ever had the heaves. Bur
dock leaves are also good for horses
and they like them.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
Improving With Ace,

= 4 iamb is getting pretty bad"
s new clerk. What shall l do
Wet man. lam ins''e VIC
Shall ] throw 1t away?"
Label it venison and mark
price to go cents a pound.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
Certainly Friqhtened.

Footelighte-Awful case OF stage
fright at the theater, last night.
Miss Sue Brette-Did you have 1t?
NO; it was the author of the play
whom they dared to come before the
curtain"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
CrowdinQ ls Harmful.

When fowls crowd at night, which
is the case when the number quar-
tered is greater than the capacity Of
the house, they sweat. This sweating
causes the feathers to rot at the base
giving them the very appearance Of
noting
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-01-17
Lyino at the Door.

Ethel, you should encourage the
things which lie at your door, said
the. mother.
81 suppose so, mother, but that
doesn't mean that you should en-
courage Katie to say to your friends
that YOU are out when you are In.