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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-11-14
ELECTRICITY IN RAIN DROPS
German Scientist Has Measured the
Characteristics Results Of His
Investigation.

Rain drops are almost always
charged with electricity. The charge
is often positive, rarely negative.
Many observers have measured the
charge approximately and made it
from O.OOO.D0O, O0O, OOO.000.01 to 0.OOO.-
600 900, OO0.O01 amperes per square
centimetre. Prof. F. Herath of Kiel
describes in the Revue Electrique the
experiments by which he has meas
ured them.
He received the rain on fine me-
tallic cloth % metres square insulat-
ed and attached to a galvanometer in
a cellar The galvanometer registered
photographically. Among the facts he
proves are these:
Rains with a constantly positive
charge are much more frequent than
those that change to a negative. The
passage from a positive to a negative
charge corresponds to a momentary
cessation of the shower. The quanti-
ty of positive electricity brought by
the rain is fifteen times greater than
that of the negative. The positive
currents in a steady rainfall are about
G. 0OO, 600, 000, 000,000,1 amperes per
square centimetre; the negative cur
rents never exceed 100000, 900, 600,
Dol amperes per square centimetre.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-11-14
ENCOURAGE USE OF COTTON
Higher Price May Be Obtained by
Placing Tax on Acreage-Don't
Wear Silk Hosiery.

The cotton growers Of the South
Just now are being much considered
all over the country. That the acre
age In cultivation should be curtailed
in 1915 Is universally conceded, but no
practical way has been devised to in
sure such a result, SO far as l have
seen After giving much thought to
this subject, / have decided that the
best plan to insure fair reduction
on the farm OF each and every plant
er would be for congress to levy a
tax Of five dollars or more on each
acre above Is acres to each laborer
over fourteen years Of age. writes ].
NJ. Richards Of Weatherford. Tex, in
Progressive Farmer. this tax to be
uniform, OF course, throughout the
United States Some such measure
must be adopted to control selfish
planters who encourage a reduction
in planting by speeches. but practice
an increase on their own farms. II
such method should be adopted. the
production Of cotton would be re-
duced one-quarter to one-third, and
naturally result In a higher price.
There Is another way to increase
the price OF cotton and that is to in
crease its consumption There are
several sure ways to do this. Let all
the farmers induce their wives and
daughters and their town and city
cousins TO wear more cotton clothes
The writer remembers the time when
women wore calico dresses that re-
quired from eight to ten yards to the
dress. Now, judging from appear
ances. most women only use about
two yards. Again. in the good old
days, ladies wore $50 l am informed)
three to four undergarments, made
Of cotton goods, linen or domestic.
Now the wearing Of one only is con.
sidered enough among the upper
ten" society ladies. while but few
wear more than one skirt and that
very much abbreviated. One million
bales Of cotton in addition to what Is
now used would not be more than
sufficient to properly clothe the WON.
en- and children OF the United States.
Patriotic Southern people. male and
female. should cease TO wear silk
socks and stockings and return To
cotton hosiery. which until recent
years has been considered good
enough for the best people ever reared
in the United States.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-11-14

The best years of life are those
ahead.
The hand that rocks the cradle rules
the world
No man works so hard as he who
soldiers on his job.
good temper ought to tone down
all harsh judgments.
Incidentally, the muzzle end Of a
gun is very excitable.
Never open your heart in the pres
ence of an open mouth.
People who give out too many
promises never keep them.
Too many resolutions require too
much effort to bear in mind.
Nobody ever kept enough dogs to
chase the wolf from the door.
A stingy man always flatters his
wife that she looks best in calico.
There Is enough blue" In every
Monday morning for all the washings
on earth.
Without purpose no life gets far;
without ideals no life rises to its OPP
portunity.
Taking long walk in tight shoes
will tend to keep your mind of of
other disagreeable things.
1t makes considerable difference
whether man talks bigger than he
is or is bigger than he talks.
1t is not good policy to wait for
the good things to come to US. Bet
ter go out and look for them.
For drowning our sorrows and
griefs the sweat OF honest labor is
vastly more effective than whisky.
People of Sweden work in harness
pull together They have 425 900
persons In cooperative associations.
1t is 30 easy to sit at the bottom
and make excuses that 1t is no won
der there Is plenty Of room at the top.
1t Is funny that the most of US can
see an opportunity better from the
rear than from any other viewpoint
Work and rest are both necessary,
but In the division the daughter should
be careful to see that her mother does
some Of the resting.
The man who saves money by keep
ing his children out Of school usually
loses 1t in the end renting the farm
because the boys have all left
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-11-14
KEYSTONE OF COOPERATION
Business Organization Can Only Sue
coed by Its Members Supporting
Il at All Tlmea
(By II. c. PRICE)


want to emphasize one factor has
is the keystone of the whole sytem
Of business cooperation, and that u
the steadfastness Of the members. A
cooperative, business organization caa
only succeed by its members support
ing II in adversely as well as prosper
ity. Opposition is certain TO ariseana
private interests will do all theycY
to disrupt the system. In the ort,
zation Of the association there shC
be some binding provision In the
laws signed by every member.
Voluntary membership is suicfd3
to a cooperative association, and IN
less members are willing to stay oy
the organization and support the mar
ayers and board OF directors It is sure
to fail. In an organization formed 'or
marketing farm products, for exam
pie. the members should be required
to sign an agreement giving the AZ
ISOLATION exclusive right to market I'll
of their products.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-11-14
Public Benefactors Who Made Dis
coveries in Their Kitchens Are
Unknown to Fame.

Among the sublime sum of human
ignorance may be mentioned the gen.
eral Indifference to our domestic he
roes, the men who have made or
married our famous dishes. Keen TO
honor with trumpet and song the man
who dares greatly with sword and pls-
toll, yet are we forgetful of the worthy
who first discovered. say, the lrish
stew, says a writer In the Seattle
Post Intelligencer.
Surely nation is forgetful OF It's
great when this name is unknown
and unhonored by worldwide festiv1-
ties. And what of him who nrst
braved the onion and detected its Gu
linary qualities? His memory has per-
ished. Would 1t not be a beautiful
thing II we could mediate with CRATE
full regard upon the man who ate the
first oyster? We are inclined to harp
too much upon the spectacular and
are prone to slight the great ones
whose self-sacrifice has made possible
our domestic supper joys. When man
whole tribe put on sackcloth and ashes
and wait with dismal foreboding Tor
news of his demise by explosion or
expansion or deadly poisoning or
something?
Things that are simple joys to US
must have been historic landmarks TO
the age of their inventors. Why is
nothing done to keep green the mem
DRY of the doughty zinc-stomached
stalwarts? There should be hitting
chronicle, thus revealing to us OF later
days exactly what moved them 10
their ungrateful tasks; why. presum-
ing them to be happy men, they should
have felt called to place their life In
jeopardy for the cause Of the ell
curean?
Possibly 1t is something that comes
to a chosen few, spirits otherwise cast
down and SCARED with losing battles;
nerhans the stew came to Its originator
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-11-14

that he thought he would try rising
little higher. The submits of the range
shot under him, unfolding a variegated
rug Of landscape. He dipped the planes
slightly, intending to follow the ranges
descent and again they answered to
his desire. The tower doomed before
him as suddenly as II 1t had been shot
up out of the earth. He must turn,
and quickly, to avoid disaster; he must
turn, OF he would be across the white
posts in the enemy's country.
"Oh!" groaned Marta and Mrs. Gal
land together.
In an agony of suspense they saw
the fragile creation of cloth and bam-
boo and metal, which had seemed as
secure as an albatross riding on the
lap Of a steady wind, dip far over,
careen back in the other direction, and
then the whirring noise that had grown
with its flight ceased. 1t was no longer
a thing Of winged life, defying the law
Of gravity, but thing dead, falling I'M
der the burden Of living weight.
The engine has stopped" exclaimed
Westerling, any trace of emotion In
his observant imperturbability that Of
| satisfaction that the machine was the
| enemy's. He was thinking of the ex-
hibition, not Of the man In the ma
chine.
Marta was thinking of the man who
was about to die. She rushed down the
terrace steps wildly, as IL her going
and her agonized prayer could avert
the inevitable. The plane, descending,
skinned the garden wall and passed
out OF sight. She heard a thud, a crack
ling OF braces. ripping of cloth, but
no cry.
Westerling had started after her. ex-
claiming. This is case for first add"
while Mrs. Galland, taking the steps
as fast as she could, brought up the
rear. Through the gateway In the gar.
den wall could be seen the shoulders
OF young officer, a streak of red
coursing down his cheek, rising from
the wreck. An inarticulate sob of re.
lief broke from Martas throat, fol-
lowed by quick gasps Of breath. Cap.
tain Arthur Lanstron was looking into
the startled eyes Of a young girl that
seemed to reflect his own emotions of
the moment after having shared those
he had In the air.
Il few! few clear over the range,
at any rate!" he said. -And I'm alive.
! managed to hold her so she missed
the wall and made an easy bump"
He got one foot free OF the wreck
and that leg was all right. She shared
his elatioo- Than be found that the
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-11-14

lashes forming a line with her brow
now. and her eyes had the still flame
of wonder that they had when she
was looking all around a thing and
through 1t to find what It meant.
Some day you will be chief OF stan.
the head OF Gray army" she suddenly
exclaimed.
Westerling started as II he had been
surprised in a secret. Then he flushed
slightly.
"Why?" he asked with forced care
lessness. Your reasons? They're more
interesting than your prophecy"
Because you have the will to be,
she said without emphasis, in the I'M
personal revelations of thought. You
want power. You have ambition"
He looked the picture of it, with his
square jaw, his well-moulded head set
close to the shoulders on a sturdy
neck, his even teeth showing as his
lips parted in an unconscious smile.
Marta, Marta! She isis so ex-
plosive." Mrs. Galland remarked apollo
getically to the colonel.
81 asked for her reasons. brought
II on myself-and 1t is not bad COM
pliment," he replied. Indeed. he had
never received one so thrilling.
His smile, a smile well pleased with
itself. remained as Mrs. Galland began
to talk Of other things, and its linger-
ing satisfaction disappeared only with
Marta's cry at sight Of the speck in
the sky over the Brown range. She
was out on the lawn before the others
had risen from their seats.
AN acceptance! Hurry" she called.
How fast the speck grew!
Naturally, the business OF war.
watching for every invention that
might serve its ends, was the first
patron of fight. Captain Arthur Lam
stron, pupil Of a pioneer aviator, had
been warned by him and by the chief
of staff of the Browns, who was look
ing on. to keep in circle close to the
ground. But he was doing so well
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-11-14

In this story Mr.. Palmer, the
noted war correspondent, has paint
ed war AZ he has seen II on many
battIefieIds, and between many ma
lions. His Intimate knowledge Of
armies and ornaments has enabled
him to produce a graphic picture OF
the greatest OF all wars, and his
knowledge Of conditions has led
him to prophesy an end Of armed
conflicts. No man 10 better quail
fed to write the story Of the final
world war than Mr.. Palmer, and
he has handled his subject with q
master hand.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-11-14
Worthy, But Denied Honor

in vision during the night watches,
and he arose and mixed up everything
he could find and took it, thinking he
Would commit suicide, and instead it
made him fat and happy. But at best
we can only speculate. for Of records
there is none.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-11-14

stron nao QuicKened. but war will.
as ever, be won by the bayonet that
takes and holds a position. We shall
have no miracle victories, no"
There he broke of He did not &C.
company Mrs. Galland and Marta back
to the house. but made his adieus at
the gardengate.
I'm sure that shall never marry
soldier!" Marta burst out as she and
her mother were ascending the steps.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-11-14
Co-operation In California.

The dairy farmers OF California as
profiting by the wonderful example Of
cooperation in the California fru'
Growers association and Cooperativs
Creameries and Marketing associS
tions are taking on new life. since
the first Of the year at least twei''
new organizations have been started.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-11-14
Small Job for Earner

With the table supplied from the
garden tended by the wife and ali ths
clothes and other things provided for
from the sale OF butter and eggs, also
the products OF her labor. It would
seem small Job for the farmer TO
Just make money.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-11-14
Fdfnt-heartadnees

Don't blame any one for your trou-
bles. You never fell so hard you
couldn't get up II you would, and try
again. The baby learning TO walk, II
he falls. Jumps up and tries all over
again. The baby could give some
men cards and spades and then win.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-11-14
MIddlemen Eliminated.

Despite the war # is heard thai mo
housewife in Germany pays apou.
third less for food supplies than DC.
s,s,e-s in this country. From Which
we infer that the German midclems.
"a NOT allowed TO do everything ~
wants to. 4.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-11-14
PASSING of Orchard

The farmers orchard is passing not
because ii should but because he
doesn't care. Like the calf that ran
of with the steer he will miss his
supper by and by,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-11-14
CT What We Work For.

After all, most of US get what '.
are willing to work hard for. Juoseo
by the activities Of some folks y
would seem that their most cher'Sneu
ambition was a snug berth al 'D'
county poor farm.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-11-14
Where Some Reformers Err.

A reformer usually has big ideas.
frequently he insists on proceeding
on a wholesale basis instead Of run
ming a small but active business reg
ulating his own faults.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-11-14
c...i.n the Waste.

Az soon as the fields are cleo,
the fences should be arranged SO
cattle and hogs can be turned In
is one way OF saving what us
goes TO waste.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-11-14
Just efficiency

When any man tries To make peo-
pie think he IL better farmer than
you are. call his blurf: farm efficiency
is Just the same as any other kind:
Just efficiency,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-11-14
FEEDING Siiaqe.

There is no need 10 wait for sliss.
70 cure" before feeding il. o'a.
right In feeding any time aiter '"'
silO IS filled.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-10-01
WORLDS SERIES TO OPEN
AT PHILADELPHIA, OCT,

Philadelphia, Sept, 30.-The first
two games between the Philadelphia
Americans and Boston Nationals for
the baseball championship of the
world will be played in Philadelphia
on Oct. and 10.
The third and fourth games will
be played in Boston, Oct. - and
IS. The fifth game will be played
in Philadelphia, Oct. Il, and the
sixth game in Boston, Oct IL, if
more than five games are necessary
to decide the series.
This was decided here today at
meeting of the National Baseball
Commission
The umpires will be KLEIN and
Byron of the National League and
ninneen and Hildebrand of The
American League, There will be
three Official scorers: ]. G. T. SPHINX
Of st. Louis and one man to be
picked by Philadelphia baseball
writers and one by Boston writers.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-10-01

mans. from priyates to general STAFF
officers call the new gun the Brum-
mer."
drummer" means grumbler or
arowler and is word sometimes APP
Piled &c a believing bull. The off
cial North German Gazette, in
speaking of the nickname, says the
appellation shows how popular the
gun has become with the army.
One cannot be astonished," says the
Gazette, that a shot which hurls
with accuracy weight Of 500
pounds over a space of German
nile to its goal, ca .ses an atmos-
pheric pressure while, for miles
around. hurls everything into the
air. Reports have shown that the
projectile after it has lett the NOR
far, causes a great noise only by
cutting through the air."
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-10-01
Az. H Wilson

Golden-voiced AL II. Wilson and
a company OF capable players will
present "When Old New York Was
Dutch" at the Cairo Opera House or
Monday night, Oct ;. Manager Sid
ney II. Ellis decided wisely when
he concluded to provide a revival Of
when Old New York Was Dutch"
this season for Mr. Wilson, for the
play is a refreshingly original com
bination Of pathos, love and comedy
appropriately punctured with love
songs by his star. 1t is pobably the
best play in which Mr.. Wilson has
appeared. and this is saying much,
when one considers the several de-
lightful plays provided for this
comedian in the past. Mr.. VIII
sons new songs this season
include When First Met You. y
Moon, Moon. Moon" when the
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-10-01
INDIGESTION, GAS OR
SICK, SOUR STOMACH
Time It!--"Pape's Diapepsin" Makes
Your Upset, Bloated Stomach
Feel Fine in Five Minutes

Really does" put bad stomachs in
order-~'really does" overcome indi-
gestion. dyspepsia. gas. heartburn
and sourness in five minutes-that
just that--makes Pape's Diapep-
sin the largest selling stomach reg
ulator in the world. If what you
eat ferments into stubborn Jumps,
you beleh gas and eructate sour, UNI
digested food and acid; head is dig
~ and aches; breath foul; tongue
coated; your insides filled with bile
and indigestibe waste, remember the
moment "Pape's Diapepsin' comes
IN contact with the stomach all such
distress vanishes. It's truly aston
ishing-almost marvellous. and the
Joy is its harmlessness.
A large fifty-eent case OF Pape's
Diapepsin will give you a hundred
dollars worth OF satisfaction or
your druggist hands you your money
back.
It's worth its weight in gold to
men and women who can't get their
stomachs regulated. 1t belongs in
your home-should always be kept
handy in case Of sick, sour, upset
stomach during the day or at night.
It's the quickest. surest and most
harmless stomach doctor in the
world
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-10-01

ceeded at a most astonishing rate
and with wonderful consistency.
July the clubs percentage was
.a94. Today 1t is Gil, a gain Of
III points in three months.
The club has Travelled at the rate
of approximately see for this per-
ioa Far from cracking" as pre-
dicted by John McGraw, II has i'm
proved steadily Its record since re-
turning east from successful west
ern campaign has been - victories
and four defeats. or a percentage of
S46.
Not club it has met but has suf-
tered setback at its hands. 1t mas
won with good pitching, bad pitch
ing. regular pitching and take-a-
change pitching. James. the main
rfliance. has pitched games that
would have beaten any other elul
in the league, yielding as high as ! !
hits in VICTORIOUS contests
The Punch in the Pinch.
The team has won close to =;
games by 4 margin of one run sine
The ;hree months dash began, while
numterlcss victories have been cap
tured after the enemy gained tn
lead.
The team has been expected t
crack, hut three times it has out
canned the Cardinals when the fal
tering Of one OF the other mean
the lead Or near it. At least twic
il has looked the Giants in the ey
aid put them on the run,
rhe club has met all tn" tests
Only one club has shown up IN
braves, and that is Brooklyn, whic
has won II games and lost six o
the season.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-10-01
MOTHERS! IS CH|LD'S
STOMACH SOUR, SICK?
Il Tongue is Coated Or If Cross, Fe-
verish, Constipated Give Cali
fornia Syrup Of Figs"

Don't scold your fretful. feverisN
hid. See if tongue is coated; thi.
5 a sure sign it's little stomach. liver
md bowels are clogged with sour
waste.
When listless, pale, feverish, full
cold, breath bad, throat sore.
ioesn't eat. sleep or act naturally.
has stonachache. indigestion, diarr-
hoea, give q teaspoonful of Cali
fornia Syrup of Figs" and in a few
hours all the foul waste, the sour
bile and fermenting food passes on;
OF the bowels AMI you have a we'll
and playful child again. Children
love this harmless fruit laxative, .
ana mothers can rest easy afte~ siy-
ing it, because 1t never fails to make
their little "insides' clean and
sweet.
Keep it handy. Mother! A little
given today saves a sick child to-
morrow, but get the genuine. ASK
your druggist for 50-cent bottle OF
California Syrup of Figs" which
has directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plain
ly on the bottle. Remember there
are counterfeits sol dhere, so surely
look and see that yours Is made by
the California Fig Syrup Com
pany," Hand back with contempt
any other fig syrup
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1914-10-01
ia PLACES Of
BUSINESS CLOSED
MEMPHIS, Tenn.
Where Liquor Has Been Sold Store
Doors Have Been Nailed Up
Big Board is Used.

Memphis, Tenn, Sept. S0.--As a
result OF recent orders of chancel-
Tors Heiskell and Fentress. l24
places of business Will b. nailed I'M
and all entrance forbidden until IL
pleases these jurists to alter their
mandates. Acting under chancery
court orders Deputies CherIlls, Glen
dening and Kirkpatrick Monday
closed twenty-seyen places At this
rate, by the end OF the week, all VIII
be nailed mp.
A board five feet long and eight
inches wide does the work. Cpon II.
is printed in black letters. on
white background, This place il
closed by order Of the chancery
'Ourt. -
because tenants of the places
were found guilty OF selling liquor
IN Violation of chaneery injunctions
the judges have ordered them closed
for all purposes Under the orders
l24 places cannot open to sell gro
ceries, shoes, dry goods. machinery
or airy oteer line of business.
Owners will be compelled to pay
taxes. insurance and npkeep. but be-
cause the tenants violated the liquor
law. by court mandate no remun-
erative line of business not inter-
dicted by law is permitted. and the
places will be tenantless.
Gen. Harrison declares that tho
campaign for liquor law enforce
uent is proceeding merrily and
there is less liquor sold than at any
time since March l. He is quoted
as saying that these inspections
will be made from limo to time in
order that would-bc violators viii
realize that they are being watched.