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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-07

got on the train and made the engi-
neer run It into the yards. Then they
held him for further use. Later on
they employed him In helping to shift
cars in the yards and make up trains.
When the rebels left Dona Cecilia
December 10, they took seven locomo-
tives, six tank cars of fuel oil, four
tank cars of water, four Gers of dyna-
mite, three cars Of black powder,
three of corn, one Of shoes and a good
many passenger coaches and empty
freight cars. They had picked up
about a thousand poems In Dona Co
ella and the neighborhood and made
them go and repair the track for 80
kilometers. Then SleS brought the
men back and turned them loose.
Il saw the cannonading from the ar
tillery and the Mexican gunboats. It
kept up for three days, but in all that
time not one shell landed near enough
to the rebels to do any damage. Sew
eral shells from the Mexican gunboats
fell in the federal trenches, however,
and killed and wounded the 'volun-
teers' who were lying there. in some
instances chained together to keep
them from running away.
1.-The rebels under General Castro
only executed one man. He was Chief
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-07

any debris that may be found on the
ground around buildings and in the
fields.
BY far the larger number of weevils
appear to hibernate In the fields. They
do not burrow far beneath the surface
unless the ground Is very loose and
soft, and then they may 60 down three
or four inches into the ground.
To destroy the alternating places as
far as possible should be the aim Of
the careful farmer. This means clean
up the weeds, grass and all rubbish
along bitches and fences. Destroy old
stack bottoms. Do not leave small
piles of hay in the fields. Burn or
pillow under all the dead vines. weeds,
stalks, ETC.. left in the garden at the
close of the season. Do not leave
large manure piles or other unneces-
sary materials around the barns or
outbuildings. Cut and carefully re-
move the alfalfa along the borders Of
the fields, as well as as you do that
In the center.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-07
Z20GEMERAL
CEKRMt1N0ES

Don't keep your horses in poorly
ventilated stables.
A poultryman who Is successful.
works all the time.
A mule never overeats or over
drinks. Think this over.
Ventilation is necessary but there
is a difference between ventilation
and draughts.
It Is generally estimated that broil-
ers. shrink-about a half pound each
when dressed.
The most expensive policy is to try
to save feed by giving the cows less
than they can use.
Keep the sheep pen level and keep
1t dry. Any moisture is dangerous,
causing snuffles. etc.
Never market ailing chickens.
Never ship the latter part of the
week, except by special order.
SQUAD broilers" must not weigh
over three-quarters Of a pound each;
generally a half pound is most &C
ceptable.
The raising of a couple OF good
horse or mule colts on the farm each
year does not call for an increased
investment
Many of the farms that have had
one silo before are using two this
year. This Is further evidence that
the silo pays.
Short legged fowls generally make
the best table poultry. Never pack
poultry for shipment until they have
been thoroughly chilled.
The hog Is constituted much Hike
human beings: Constipation is the
open gate through which disease en-
tiers both.-American Swineherd.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-07
INSIDE INFORMATION ON CONDUCT
Of THE FIGHTING AROUND TAMP|C0
Correspondent at City Of Mexico Sends Inside Details Of Battle at
Mexican Port and Tells Of Attitude of Huerta Admnsa-
ton Toward Foreign Correspondents - Constantly
Threatened With Deportation.

on the ground and saw all that went
on, not more than 500 Carranzistas
were engaged in the attack on Tam
pico from start to finish. Their losses
for the three days were seven men
killed and 43 wounded! The federal
losses were SO killed and 21l
wounded.
Il was at one Of the oil refineries
In Dona Cecilia on the morning OF De-
cember 10, when the attack began.
said one Of the oil men to the writer
Two hundred and fifty cavalrymen
rode out from Tampico that morning
and stopped at the refinery to eat
their breakfast. It was about nine
o'clock when they were eating and
they were about half through break
fast when two OF their men who had
been sent out to watch for rebels
came back on the dead run, shouting
that the rebels were coming. The
two men never stopped moment,
but dashed on towards Tampico. In
stantly those ESQ cavalrymen were
6OiuS lOi AOIoCb
and as fast as they mounted they
went off helter-skelter for Tampico
In less than two minutes not one was
left at the refinery.
Fifteen minutes later 20 Carranzis-
tas under General Castro came rid
ing in. They had their carbines rest
ing over the pommels of their saddles
and were looking about keenly for
federals, but they we're not in any
formation. They simply struggled in.
When they reached the refinery they
asked II any federals were about We
told them that the federals had gone
to Tampico. So they dismounted and
ate their breakfast, using some of
the food which the federals had left
behind in their haste to get away.
while they were eating they heard
the whistle of locomotive and saw a
train, loaded with refugees, coming
from La Varra to Tampico. General
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-07

Federal Troops Defending TampIeo.
towards The north. closely pursued by
the federal cavalry and how when
night fell December 13, fully 1,s0O
rebels lay dead along the route Of
their flight One account, sent out by
. gullible correspondent, stated that
the buzzards which inhabit the Next
can coast and which for generations
have been protected by law. fioated
today over the battlefields in numbers
90 great as to present the appearance
Of low-lying black clouds" Which
prompted another correspondent to re-
mark that the "low-lying" was all
right, but he doubted the buzzards and
the black clouds. for as a matter of
fact. 1t Is well known that the buz.
cards won't eat dead Mexicans, and
you can hardly blame them.
General Arzamendi, one Of the fed
eral commanders at Tampico. said
later that the reports placing the num-
Der of rebels killed In the attack at
more than 1000 were not exaggerated,
as he saw piles Of so and more rebel
corpses In many places on the battle
field and that at least $500 were
wounded. These statements were
made for the newspapers and were
published with big headlines here.
From several Americans who were
within the rebel lines. during the bat.
tie, but who took no part In the en-
gagement, and had no interest in II
except as spectators. another story is
obtained. These Americans are con.
nected with various oil companies in
Tampico and may be considered i'm.
partial witnesses Their stories were
obtained at different times and agreed
wonderfully well.
According to these men who were
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-07

nSoSis SeoTHhN9 SoePoees VI iaHPiSo'
Of Police Alcala of Dona Cecilia He
had been very active In arresting
rebel sympathizers and so when the
rebels came, they took him and exc.
cuted him as a warning to others
General Castro sent that same little
dried up Texas-Mexican to take the
chief of police. The little rebel went
to the chiefs house and found 1t
locked. The chief was rolled up In a
mattress. The little rebel had to hit
him over the head with the handle of
six-shooter, for the chief made a
little resistance, but he was taken
easily enough. That night he was
shot on the plaza
When General Castro told me De
cember 13 that he was going away
with his men / was surprised.
Why, what is the matter" !
asked. You haven't been defeated,
have your
No he said, we haven't even had
a real fight; but we have all we came
for and so we are going away. We
may come back again before a long
time and take the city, II We want 1t,
but that depends on orders from Car.
rama
Two messengers came to General
Castro while the shooting was going
on. They were sent by Admiral
Fletcher with a letter. The letter
quoted clause from The Hague arbi.
tration tribunal agreement that "a
hours notice must be given before a
city may be bombarded, according to
civilized warfare. 1t also said that
there must be neutral ground where
the non-combatants could gather In
safety, and suggested that the main
plaza Of Tampico and a radius of two
blocks from 1t be considered such
ground. 1t further said that foreign
property must be respected and not
fred upon.
General Castro had the letter trans.
lated, although he can read English.
Then he answered 1t, saying that as
the United States did not recognize
the revolution, he did not feel bound
by rules Of civilized warfare and
would use his own judgment what to
do. He added. however, that Carranza
had given instructions to respect for
eign property as much as possible, and
that he would respect those orders"
After story like the above. told in
plain. direct fashion by an impartial
witness. and backed I'D by others who
were on the ground. 1t is pretty hard
to picture that battlefield strewn with
thousand rebel corpses and with
"low-lying black clouds of vultures
lowering over it."
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-07
(By e. G. TITUS.)

CBy E @. TITUS)
The weevil passes the winter as an
adult insect, having gone into hiberna-
ton in late summer and early fall. The
time of entering Information varies
greatly in different years and in diff
ferent localities. II the summer Is long
with warm, sunshiny weather through
out the latter part Of the season, the
weevils enter Information late and
many of them perish before the sum-
mer ends On the other hand, II the
late summer IL rather cool and cloudy,
they will go into Information earlier
and apparently more of them pass
through the winter successfully. The
place of Information is as varied as the
regions where 1t occurs. Many secure
a shelter under dead weeds and dead
grass along ditch banks, fence rows
and around trees. Others crawl under
old stack bottoms. piles Of hay left In
the fields. under bark Of fence posts or
dead trees, under bands on orchard
trees, under sticks, stones and almost
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-07
UTILITY IS CHIEF STANDARD
importance Of Careful and Systematic
Selection and Mating Must Be
Insisted Upon.

CBy r. G. wEATHERSTONE)
In the breeding Of today utility
swings to the front as the chief stand.
ard of merit. For this to be secured
and perpetuated the importance OF
careful and systematic selection and
mating must be everywhere insisted
upon.
We talk about man being helped or
hindered by his environments, by boys
being brought up under a choked en-
vironment, but do we stop to consider
the environments Of the farm animals
from which we are trying to reap a
harvest of gain, or the animals that
are performing our farm work?
The success full dairyman is the man
who applies the most improved bust
ness methods to his dairy operations
from the COW to the delivery Of his
produce to the consumer.
1t is difficult to conceive of a good
system of farming without there is a
systematic rotation of crops. Any
other system is based largely upon a
hit and miss plan and is largely de-
pendent upon the season and mar
kets. The man who follows a definite
cropping plan every year is the winner
during a series Of years.
The practical farmer should regard
his farm as a book of nature that is
spread out before him. inviting the
closest study and the most careful OBJ
servation of facts pertaining to soil.
climate, variety Of production to which
1t is adapted and the markets for the
products.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-07

Castro called to one Of his men, a
little fellow about FIVE feet tall, a
dried up little Mexican who l learned
later was from Texas, and told him
to go over to the station and stop the
train. The station was about 500 feet
away. The little Texas-Mexican
jumped on his horse and trotted to
the station. He reached there just as
the train was pulling in. He pointed
his rife at the engineer and told him
to stop. The engineer stopped and
started to back the train. but the lit.
tie rebel wouldn't have that. He
made the engineer stop the engine
and get out Of the cab. BY that time
all the passengers were piling out of
the train and getting away as fast
as they could in every direction.
There were nine federal volunteer
guards on that train, but they left
their rifles and cartridge belts and
their uniform caps in the cars and
got away with the passengers as fast
as they could. The conductor and 9th.
er trainmen escaped. too. Finally
General Castro sent two or three 9TH
er men over to the station and they
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-07

wolves were killed before the pack
beat a retreat
Miss Walker. who was spending her
vacation at the ranch, heard the howl
ing of the wolves while hunting. She
dismounted from her horse when she
neared the cave around which the
wolves had gathered. and the mount
took fright and galloped away. The
man In the cave was T. Adolph Van
Camp Of Chicago. who had become lost
In the darkness while tracking deer
the night before and had taken refuge
In the cave from the wolves.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-07

TampIco Customs House, One Of Main
Points Of Attack by Rebels.
false news, as 1t is alleged they have
been doing. AS a matter of fact, the
foreign correspondents now in Mexico
have been at great pains to secure
and send out the truth, the whole
truth and nothing but the truth, and
that Is just where the shoe pinches.
1t is well understood among the cor
respondents that any news of rebel
successes, of financial near-panics, Of
business depression, of federal losses.
Of anything not wholly favorable to
the government, will be denied by the
government, and, consequently, brand
ed as false news" So any CORE
spondent caught sending out such
facts is liable to be adjudged a per
nicious foreigner" and sent out of the
country for the country's good.
A striking example OF the difference
between the news as officially provid-
ed by the Mexican government and
the real news-that is. the TRUTHS
that Of the attack Of the Carranzistas
on Tampico In December, that was
done there and the final withdrawal
Of the rebels. The official reports,
for publication in the local press and
for the use Of foreign correspondents,
told in detail how several thousand
Carranzistas attacked the city from
the 10th to the 18th Of December.
fought like demons trying to take it,
and finally were repulsed by the well.
directed artillery fire of the batteries
in the city. assisted by the cannonad-
ing from the gunboats. 1t told how
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-07

A systematic culling out of a flock
and the replacing Of the culls by the
most thrifty and promising is a fea-
ture of sheep management that de-
serves more thought than is ordinarily
given to 1t. 1t must be attended to
annually If the owner expects to make
any progress in the general improve
ment of his sheep.
When weaving the lambs Is the
most opportune time for this work.
for 1t is then that the owner can best
estimate the value of each eve on
the basis of her performance, both
as a lamb and a wool producer. If a
lamb is strong and thrifty and its
mother has a healthy. rugged ap
pearance, the chances are that she is
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-07
Brain Exercise.

There has been serious trouble in a
certain school. One of the teachers
said he was no believer in the old
hackneyed system Of teaching.
What Is wanted" said he. lis
something which will make the chill
dren think and reason for themselves.
Mere addition and subtraction are too
mechanical"
In accordance with his ideas he
gave his pupils one hundred quest
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-07

The hunter had been nearly frozen
from exposure during the night and
was assisted by Miss Walker to a
neany deserted miners cabin. The
girl hen tramped three miles through
the snow to the nearest ranch and
summoned medical aid. 1t was feared
at first that Van Camp would have to
have both feet amputated on account
Of the freezing.
Miss Walker has the pelts Of five Of
the wolves she killed and that were
not devoured by the pack.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-07

1t is seldom that a correspondent in the
City Of Mexico finds opportunity to SNUG
gle copy" or manuscript cut OF the coun-
try telling the truth about the govern,
ment. To be caught in this act Woulu
bring dire and disastrous consequences;
the least OF which would be arrest ana
expulsion from Mexico. In the following
article a Mexico City correspondent yves
some inside details of the Battle OF ram
pico, and tells OF the attitude OF tne
Huerta administration towards foreign
correspondents.-Ed.
City Of Mexico.-Foreign correspond
ents In Mexico have been threatened
with deportation as "pernicious for
eigners." as provided In article SO OF
the constitution of the United States
of Mexico. II they do not mend their
ways and desist from sending out
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-07

qualified to give service for at least
another year. especially II on further
examination Of the eve herself it is
found she still has a full sound set of
teeth and that her skin has a good
pink. healthy color.
At the time the flock master is GULL
ing the ewes he should decide on
which eve lambs should be kept to
perpetuate the flock. His selection
should be based on the principle Of
flock uniformity in all points Of size
and type and upon the appearance Of
the lambs that are selected. The Gull
ewes and lambs should then be turned
with the wethers In order that they
may go to market in the best possible
condition.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-07
Studying Agriculture.

where's your son. Miriam!
Going to an agricultural .
I've heard them colleges an
teal"
"You heard wrong. Tine! y
right out in the field. MY wv
that next year they're going
him take care OF center neio
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-07
Cure for Heaves.

A level teaspoonful of pulverized
borax put In the feed of the horse
once or twice 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, 1914-02-07
Barley for Pics,

Barley for pigs is not quite as good
as corn for fattening purposes. But
for growing animals, especially pigs.
1t heads the list Of grains. It pro-
duces flesh Of the finest quality Bar
ley hay does not possess a high feed.
ing value.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-07
MAN IS SAVED FROM WOLVES
Pennsylvania Girl Visiting Relatives
In Wyoming Rescues an I'M
periIed Hunter.

Latrobe, Pa.-Going to the aid of q
man who had been trapped in a cave
by a pack Of timber wolves. Miss Ma
rie Louise Walker Of Latrobe. who is
visiting relatives in Wyoming. stood
on the attack of the wolves and drove
them away with rifle, according to
Q story received here. Eleven Of the
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-07
Use Pure Bred Bulls.

The pure bred bull has done a great
deal to Improve the dairy herds of the
middle west. All states, or at least
the principal ones, are reporting an
increased dairy production and the re-
suits may be traced to better cows,
not more of them.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-07
Interesting Relic.

why are you gazing al y
ture of Santa Claus" "a
TT is a landmark, rev.
statesman. 1T is the last u'
once general tradition that az
kers SIGNIFY great wisdom an
lencf
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-07

tons, OF which the follown'
specimen:
What is 1t that can go W
down, but cannot go down
up?"
The brain fever hospitals
abouts we're full of children !"
afterwards. and the teacher '
missed without a character
answer to the riddle was verJ
AN umbrella"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-07
Fodder an Beddino.

II old corn fodder is used for bed
ding, the shredded article is better
than the stalks; 1t is more comfortable
for the bcrse and Is worked more cas-.
lily through the manure spreader.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-07
All Except One.

The old man had been away to the
pasture, counting his pigs, OF which
he had good many. He was not, as
every one who knew him said. "a
smart man." but 1t was of course sup
posed that he was intelligent enough
to count the number Of things-and
he had not very many-in his posses
sion.
A neighbor asked him, We'll. Mr..
Wray, how many pigs have YOU"
wal, I dunno. prezactly," he re-
piled. 'T counted 'em all except one
little runt. and hit KEEP runnin' round
so / couldn't count hit"-Youth's Com
panion.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-02-07
Scared.

John, / was just reading
price of a full grown ostricn
Help! Are they using
trim hats with now"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-06
METHODIST S. S.
PICNIC ON FRIDAY
THIRD ANNUAL EVENT TO BE
CELEBRATED At RIVER
EAPECT TO HAVE 1000
PEOPLE PRESENT.

Over 1000 people are expected to
attend the third annual picnic of the
Sunday school and members of the
First Methodist Episcopal church
at Tobin's park Friday. Nearly
this number of people are, expected
to be served by the committees in
charge of the affair.
Music for the occasion will be
furnished by a brass band at the
church in the morning and during
the day at the park. Transportation
facilities will be provided for those
who have no means of reaching the
park otherwise. Automobiles, hay
racks and wagons will be the We
hicles.
According to the announcement of
S. ID. van Benthuysen, superinten-
dent of the school, all Methodist
church-going people are invited to
attend the picnic. There will be
sports for young and old throughout
the day. Refreshments will be fur
nished by a confectionery stand and
free lemonade will be provided, as
we'll as boat rides and ice cream for
the youngsters.
Baskets for the dinner should be
left at the church not later than 9
o'clock in the morning. ~