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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
CAVES ARE PUZZLE
Holes in Hills Near Tokyo Make
ArcheoIogists Wonder.
Students Divided In oplnion-One Side
Says They Were Homes Of Earth
Spiders" the Other Calls
Them eepgars' Refuge.

The low hills around the village OF
Matsuyama. in the province OF Saita-
ma, Japan, but a few hours journey
from Tokyo. are honeycombed with
curious small caves which puzzle the
Psychologists. Students are divided
into two camps in their conclusions
about them. One side AYERS that they
are the ancient habitations of the folk
known as tsuchigumo, or "earth-spi-
ders," who occupied Japan before the
coming of the Amos. The other side
believes that they are sepulchers that
have at different times been the refuge
Of beggars or outlaws. Writes Eloise
Roorbach in The Technical World
Magazine: The caves, at first sight,
seen back of an isolated group Of
cryptomeria trees and over a matched
cottage, look much like swallow
bank. The resemblance Is more no
ticeable upon nearer approach, for
they are set close together in uneven
rows and consist of horizontal pas
sageway ending In a roomy excava-
ton. They are on the south slope Of
the hills-a warm, sunny exposure for
winter weather. II the 'earth-spiders'
sat in their doorways, they could have
seen their enemies approaching over
the plain, while the latter were still
a long distance away. The position of
the caves Is a strategic one, and adds
a point in favor of the habitation the
DRY.
Though the caves vary In size,
their formation Is the same. They
have a small, molelike entrance five
or six feet in depth, which expands in
to a chamber about six feet square
and five or six feet high, In the case
Of the larger caves. Along either side
Of the chamber Is a ledge seven or
eight inches in height and fairly broad,
that may have been covered with dried
leaves or grass for a bed. Marks of
the scraping-tools that dug the rock
out are still to be seen. To enter the
larger caves one must stoop most hum
bly,, but to enter the smaller ones it
is necessary to get down on all fours,
or to worm oneself in, serpentine fash
ion.
Doctor Tsuboi of the Imperial uni
versity Of Japan uncovered, during six
months of excavating work, over two
hundred caves. No doubt many more,
and perhaps many important secrets
are still buried under the grass and
trees of those gently sloping hills. In
some places the sandstone has disinte-
grated so that the roofs have fallen
IN, but on the whole the caves present
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
HIGH CORN YIELDS SecuA
Best Results Obtained From Nv
Tapering Ears, Says expen
Texas Sub-Statlon.

The superintendent Of the y
sub-station at Temple. after
study of corn, concludes that :
tapering parent ears give the
yield. This is more In scccs
the results than cylindrical can
Yields we're associated with %
lively smooth kernels OF slisnw
than average depth and Of 2
horniness. The yield incress.s
an increase in the total WeisM
ear as determined by slight
in length, amount Of grain, ana y
marked increase in weight o.
In experiments at the on'o
braska experimental stations
found that the highest y'ei~
obtained with medium to meo'as
ears. Poorly filed butts -.
were more frequently assocal'.
high yields than well-hllec, ~ w..
Yields we're more Frequently
ed with well-fned butts 'n.
well.fll.d tips. THE old se0s \
placed much emphasis on sO
of butts and tips. but iOi or.
years past investigators -" 4
getting away from this ios 80
been found that these ~
when highly developed -.
so developed at the expense "
valuable characters. suen |.
constitution. etc" There sp ,,.l1
be no relation between -
Smelling percentage and clieS sar,
and width or thickness oi ~
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
TURKISH ENVOY ADOPTS MOSLEM FAITH

Alfred Rustem Bey des Bilinski,
who has Just succeeded to the post
of Turkish ambassador to the United
States is not a Turk. His father
was a Pole and his mother was
Miss Sandison. OF an aristocratic
British family. The ambassador has
recently received widespread CON-
mendation in many Turkish news
papers because he. a short time ago.
embraced the Moslem faith.
1T Is like coming back home"
said the ambassador in Washington
the other day. II have so many eood
friends here that II Is a great delight
to serve my government in Wash
fngton.
mo. / do not apprehend another
war in the Balkans. am one who
earnestly hopes for peace and be-
lieves there will be peace. Turkey.
Il II true, lost some territory in the
recent war. and while 1t is always
bad for q nation to lose territory. II
will probably prove blessing for US
IN the end. The Turkish army 10 In
smaller. bat more of3c1eut.- better dis
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
CHlLDRENS PET KILLS MAN
Babe, Giant Elephant, Noted for Gen.
tIeness, MansIes Its Keeper at
Park In Toledo, o.

Toledo, ON the presence Of sew
eral thousand persons, Michael Rad
datz, animal trainer at Walbridge
park, Toledo, was killed by Babe" q
giant elephant. Raddatz had brought
the elephant out harnessed up to give
his children their usual Sunday ride.
Suddenly the elephant hurled the
keeper to the ground and mangl5d
him with its tusks. The elephant Was
suhdued by the head keeper.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
MINDS DIRTY; BODIES CLEAN
Or. }. J. Walsh Says In Address That
Condition 10 Reversed Since
Shakespeare's Time.

Baltimore, Md.-"In the $50 years
since Shakespeare we have prog.
ressed from dirty bodies and clean
minds to clean bodies and dirty minds,
a doubtful betterment," said DR..
James ]. Walsh Of New York. former
dean Of the medical department Of
Fordham university, in an address to
the students Of Loyola college. He
said modern educators have lost the
secret of education, which Is discip-
line-the training Of the will and
mind.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
VALLEY OF ESK BEAUTIFUL
England, Perhaps, Possesses No More
Gorgeously Picturesque Spot Than
This Stretch Of Land.

London.-There is, perhaps, no more
beautiful spot In all England than the
valley Of the Esk, which stretches
from the sea to beneath the heights
of grim Scafell. The Gatehouse estate
midway up this valley possesses beau
tiful gardens and a glorious view. ON
an outlying spur OF fell above the
grounds a Japanese garden has lately
been called into being as by a magi-
clans wand. The site is ideal: a cup
on the hill top, which was formerly a
peaty swamp dotted with great bould-
ers and slopes and gray granite, has
been transformed into a quaint and
beautiful garden. The bog, skilfully
drained and utilized, has formed a
chain of tiny lakes. spanned here and
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
KILL COTTON INSECTS
APPARATUS FOR BUSTING
PLANTS WITH PARIS GREEN.
BY Use of Homemade Device Good
Operator Can Work Rapidly-GiVen
at Right Time Many Worms
Are Destroyed.
By PROF. r. I. SMITHO

(By PROF. r. i. SM1TH)
A homemade apparatus for dvsting
cotton plants with paris green is
made from a one-inch board. four and
a half feet long and three inches
wide. Bore an inch and half auger-
hole five inches from each end and at
tach under each hole sack five
inches wide by about fifteen inches
long. These sacks can be made from
unstarched sheetlng. II 1t is found
that the poison Is being applied too
fast or too STOW the proportion of lime
tor -four and paris green must be
changed So that the required amount
Of actual posion will be applied per
acre. Gloves should always be worn
by the person making the application
of poison.
BY the use Of this apparatus good
operator can treat cotton very rapidly.
The laborer walks along, swinging and
shaking the buster from which a cloud
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
"BREAD UPON THE WATERS"

Representative HefiF Of Alabama
IL a great believer in the return OF
bread cast upon the waters" and In
proof thereof relates a story of the
time when he had first entered poll
tics.
II seems that about five miles
from the Heflin home q negro jubi-
lee Of some sort was In progress and
was attracting hundreds Of negroes
from all parts of the surrounding coun-
try. One OF those who wished to at
tend the function and had driven
many weary miles was unfortunate
when he reached the vicinity of the
Helm residence. One OF the wheels
on his buggy broke.
The old darby had been told
where Representative Helms father
lived, and probably also that the elder
Mr.. Hefiin had a sympathetic heart.
Therefore, he went to the door and
asked the elder Mr.. Heflin. who had a
blacksmith shop, to let him borrow q
wheel for his broken buggy.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
AvaIanches Made to Order.

BY means Of electric mines placed
deep in the CONCEALED neves mantling
the crests Of the Swiss Alps ava
lanches are being manufactured to or
der for the benefit Of moving picture
photographers and others who And
the sport attractive enough to pay the
prices charged. The mines are con.
nected by cable with a magnetic In
the valley. and when all is ready a
push of the control lever Eliminates a
large quantity of gunpowder up on the
side of the mountain and down comes
the artificial avalanche with all the
terrifying rush and roar of a natural
landslide. World.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
BY THE POOL OF THE LOTUS
Thoughts Of Inmates of the harem
Not Always Pleasant, Despite
Surroundings Of Beauty.

The best of all in this embroidery OF
running water was the square pool
that lay in the midst of the zenana.
for the bottom of 1t was carved into
the image of huge and many petaled
lotus flower, all of one block OF white
marble without flaw or stain, and the
petals seemed astir when the clear
crystal passed flowing over them. And
at each corner Of the lotus, complet-
ing the square, we're triangular panels
Of delicate water flowers. and through
the water the carnelian and the agate
and the jasper of which they were
fashioned shone strangely with vivid
CLEANS.
All around the pool of the lotus used
to sit the flowers of Shah Jehan's gar
den Of girls, and there is no pool on
earth that has reflected the image
of such beauty. Often did the pearl
lily, the chief flower and favorite Of
the harem, sit there with unsandaled
feet. waiting for the summons Of her
lord, and sometimes a cloud would
pass over the image Of her face re-
flected there when she considered that
soon her loneliness would pass and
her beauty be marred by the wrinkles
of the shriveling years, and desire
would fail. and long after her lips had
crumtled int dust and her soft limbs
had been laid underground for the
worm and the red ant to fatten upon.
the water that flowed there would be
ever renewed and know not the hor-
ror of age. From "Dewan-iKhas"
(the Hall of Private Audience), by
K. F. Benson In the Century.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
Bungalow az a Prison.

At Camp Hill prison seven two-room
bungalows are being built for the &C
commodation of prisoners whose char.
acters are apparently improving un.
der preventive detention. In each
bungalow there Will be living room
md q bedroom. The new buildings will
be surrounded by a high boundary
vail, but the prisoners occupying them
sill have more license and privileges
than before-London Chronicle
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
MADE A GOOD GUIDE

Representative J. Hampton Moore.
who succeeded John Dalzell on the
ways and means committee. while
hailing from Philadelphia. knows his
Washington like a native. During the
visit of a party of home friends to
the capital, Mr.. Moore was showing
them the sights Of the city and. while
coming from the northeast entrance
of the White House grounds their at
tention was attracted by the group OF
heroic figures that make up the La
fayette statue at the southeast corner
Of Lafayette square.
This presents, with other things
a woman with a garment about her
loins-which she is frantically grasp
ing-holding up a naked sword 10
Lafayette, who Is standing above. Her
attitude Is one of eager, nay, anxious
and insistent supplication.
AS the party approached the stat
uary group, Representative Moore
struck the posture of guide, and, In
the professional twang of the craft,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
FOR RAISING CAMPHoR I'M
Many Idle Acres In South Adapsfl
Purpose According to the D.
partment Of AerieuItura

Investigations made by the a.
ment of agriculture show that &
southern part of the United Stsia|
the best locality in the world imp(
ing camphor trees. PracHcaIb
the present supply comes from !
mosa. The camphor tree viii sl,,i|
temperature Of over one HUNDRED I
five degrees without injury. q
IL a hedge Is killed down to I
ground, camphor may be ert,d
from the wood and leaves and Z
growth will spring up in q year d
height of eight or ten feet. he n
mings from hedges yield a large \
centage of camphor. An acre Of u
phor hedge will yield about eight Z
of trimmings a year, from which ~
two hundred pounds Of marisuI
camphor gum can be extractA
most cases the production hm
acre of hedges exceeds this g.
Camphor is used in the. manuI>1
Of celluloid and nitrocelluloee
ucts. especially smokeless pove
a drug. antiseptic and insects
Is also valuable. According to
partment, there are thoussl
acres of light soil In the Souo
well adapted to general agre
on which camphor trees cod
grown profitably. The gove'
has over one hundred Thousand
trees in Florida. There 10 co..
ly increasing demand for esnl
and the fact that the gum I
can be extracted by q simple =
Of distillation makes campn0
Ing an industry that promises Z
financial returns.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
curried Eco Sandwiches.

Mash the yolks Of four hard boiled
eggs and finely chop the whites; add
two teaspoonfuls Of curry powder, q
pinch or two Of salt. teaspoonful Of
Worcester sauce, teaspoonful Of to-
mato sauce or chutney, a small
quantity Of paprika, and a squeeze
of lemon Juice. Mix these ingredi-
ents thoroughly and spread between
thin slices Of bread and butter. Serve
with radishes or wstercress.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
BEATING Weeoa

Young weeds are ea'J1
Their root growth is sna al
DAYS work in the early sp, !,
save many days OF w0i - =
field. Blind cultivation can s,'
cessfully practised. Inc 1se VI
vation can be deeper than an.
lowing ones. The main a,. ,n,]
ever, is to keep eVeria''
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11

Artichokes contain twice the amount
of protein that turnips do, more than
twice as much carbohydrates and an
equal amount of fat and require very
little cultivation.
They are valuable as feed for horses
and cattle. but the labor involved in
digging makes them undesirable for
this purpose.
Where hogs are allowed to do their
own digging. artichokes make an ex-
cellent feed and can be raised with
profit.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
WRITING FOR A LIVING

Ambassador Walter H. Page.
speaking lately to the British authors,
dwelt upon the folly Of writing fol-
living From the standpoint Of mere
barnyard gumption. he said. II Is abb
surd for anybody to starr out to spend
his life trying to support himself or
herself with the pen. AS the am
bassador has been an extensive dealer
In literature as a magazine editor. he
ought to be able to speak with some
degree OF authority on the subject.
His testimony Is In practical accord
with the great majority Of those who
can speak from the experience Of an
author. an editor or publisher. One
of the most successful women authors.
pecuniarily considered, at least was
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. In her auto
biography she dwells on the subject
OF authorship. speaking from a wide
experience. and her advice to persons
who are attempting career OF au-
thorship is to the same effect and
very much more pungent than that OF
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11


Marquis de Lafayette
Below him suppan attitude holding sword Apparently
she speaking earnestly to him and"
the ladies OF the what
Lafayette?"
Quzcay moment and sneo
again. :.
very plain condition of attire madam
he quick while
cothes"
And Their wholly impersonal
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11

bring Wheel
indeed All is! All suttny will bring
back eff you'll only let nave it,"
his rejoicing And
Mr. Helm either the wheel or It's
representative had been
old
Helm campaign speech when
the wheel borrower in the back Of the assembage
"Ahd question, sub Are yo the son OF Dr.
had received Affirmative from the speaker OF
continued:
thing All dat wheel
posponin and All
he'll wheel
Aim tell dis old and his three
their for yo," -~o~-
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
Care Of the Mare.

The care of the mare prior to foal-
ing in the matter of work and feed and
then making no radical change in the
feed for a week after foaling except
perhaps to cut off about half the grain
are the determining factors in secur-
ing strong, healthy colts.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
Gets $4,000 for $50.

Newburgh, N. Y.-Mrs. Joseph
Kampe, who, 40 years ago, lent Joseph
Patton $50 when he went West to seek
his fortune, has just received letter
from Patton in which he says he II
preparing to send her $4,000.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11

otherwise
cabbges land keep
telephone
lightning book pedder before set your heart
literary
of
he turned to journalism
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
Qairyind La Supreme.

The fertility which live stock makes
on the farm is one Of the advantages
to be derived from this class Of farm
ing and in all live stock farming dairy
ing is supreme.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11

They will feed on the artichcs
long after the tubers are spuuis
the spring. and will eat tops ana J
if allowed to run upon them tresh
They are best fit to feed as soon
the blooms fall. and they may be s,I
by hogs at all times when the uuuI
is not frozen until pasture ia raj
the following spring.
While not best for fattenins 81
give a pig a good appetite and 4 Y
with corn and other grain, posseu 7
doubted value.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11

Governor Eberhart Pumps Handear.
Crookston, Minn.-Governor Eber-
hart and three companions pumped a
handcar IA miles in order to return
here after the executives automobile
had stranded In the mud near Grand
Forks.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11
New Rule for Dancers.

Cleveland, O.-Dancing masters IN
convention here advocate a rule that
dancers must keep at least six inches
apart.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-11

Gathers CONTAMINATION rat y,
Every instant that milk m ~
the stable it gathers c"n'a"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-23
BISHOP HARRIS
RETURNING FROM
WORK IN JAPAN
Continued from page one)

highly necessary to give more atten-
ton to the subject of religion and
morals. The effect Of this confer.
ence on the people at large has been
that they have turned their attention
toward religion and the attendance al
the churches has increased"
Bishop Harris went on to say that
ii has been decided to hold the next
worlds Sunday school convention in
Toxic. which meeting will convene in
1916. He pointed out that during the
past several years the people Of both
Japan and Korea have taken a new
interest in religion and in the Chris.
tian movement. Relative to the work
in Korea, the bishop said that the
churches of that country are very
prosperous and that the attendance is
increasing steadily. During the past
year, the Methodist mission has built
two hospitals. one at Kaiju and the
other at Womb, as wen as establish
ing a number of schools throughout
the country.
The bishop spoke in the highest
terms of those Japanese and Korean
young men who, having received their
education in Honolulu. have gone back
to their native countries to preach
Christianity. He was a personal
friend of the late Japanese emperor,
Mutsuhito, and is intimately acquatnt.
ed with the Gulicks. The bishop will
leave Honolulu on the Manchuria next
Tuesday and, during his stay in New
York, will attend the annual meeting
of the Methodist missionary bishops.
He is scheduled to deliver several ad.
dresses before his departure from this
city and will speak. in Central Union
church Sunday. morning at joint
service. He delivered an address at
the Nuuanu street Japanese church
last night. The bishop is well yersed
in Japanese history and speaks the
language fluently. ..I
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-23
PROMINENT CITIZENS OF
LEEDS CLEAN UP CITY
BY Latest MALL

LEEDS, (England)-Sixty promin
ent professional and business men,
comprising doctors, lawyers, clergy
men and merchants, acted as street
sweepers here recently, and gave a
practical demonstration q. the deter
mination OF the citizens of Leeds not
to yield to the employees of the NUM-
cipal service, who are on strike be-
cause the city would not grant what
it considered the mems inordinate de-
mandS.
The streets had not been swept nor
the garbage cans emptied for ten
days, so a citizens league was form
ed of volunteers willing to keep the
public works in operation.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-23
EXPRESS. MAKES
ITS INITIAL FLIGHT
Passengers Weighing Over
POO Lbs, Must Pay &c
Extra per Pound
by Latest NALL

TAMPA, Fla-The first daily aero
plane passenger and express service
between two cities in the south, pos
sibly in the country. was recently
opened with a successful flight of a
hy,lrO-aeroplane from St Petersburg,
Fla, across the bay to Tampa, an air
line distance of IS miles. The flight
was made IN % minutes, at an aver
age height of 80 feet above the water
A small amount of baggage is also
carried al specified pound rate.
If a passenger weighs more than
200 pounds an extra charge OF , cents
per pound is made.