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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27

As a rule a man never forgets the
spot where his Ratchet has been buried.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27

Who will open the door in China
when the troubles over?
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27

At Thanksgiving time we may be
glad to realize that we are still out
Of it.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27

1t doesn't matter so much who wins
the most battles as who wins the last
battle.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-27

Speaking of the Nobel prize, the
greatest peace prize in the world is
peace itself.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-20
The Man
and
TheTiger
BY George Munson


downright, 1915, by W. G. Chapman)
When Lofts. seated at his desk in
his office in the little Indian town
where he was deputy magistrate.
looked up to see his trusted orderly.
Ram Singh. covering him with re-
yolver. his first idea was that the heat
had affected his brain. His second.
which was the correct one. was that
the long-expected mutiny had broken
out at last.
Ram Singh spoke with quiet DELHI
Grafton. Your time has come, Sahib.
viii you pledge me your Sahib's word
to come quietly outside. where the
Rajah awaits you? Or must | shoot
the Sahib?"
Lofts understood the alternative.
Ii was sudden death without torture.
or a slow death plus torture. Person
ally he preferred the former. But as
the sole representative of British pow
er within a radius of seventy miles.
he conceived the idea that it was his
duty to be game to the last. and, look
ing up, he saw that Ram Singh had
formed the same opinion concerning
his intentions.
Lofts walked quietly out of his of.
fee into the presence of the mutineers
drawn up outside the Office. Among
them, reclining in his palanquin. was
the Rajah.
Lofts had known the Rajah fol
three years. The Rajah was an up
to-date ruler, with a palace a mile
away, brilliantly illuminated by cleo
tricity, and full of electrical devices
monographs, moving picture appar
ats, with a whole company of trained
actors upon the spot, automatic birds
and animals-just such a ruler as
modern India turns out by the score
Lofts had been instrumental in arous
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-20
PREPARATORY WORK FOR WIN.
TER

What about the winter window gar
den?
Now is the time for much work that
cannot be delayed.
Many old plants should be now dis
carded and new ones started.
Do not let the geraniums get leggy.
Pinch into shape.
Pinch out all buds from p' hts in
tended for the window garden.
Clean, scour, sun and put In place
the pots for winter. Have every YES
sci clean.
Use charcoal in your drainage.
Dead Goals from wood ashes are as
good as any.
Repot all plants needing 1t, cutting
back severely. Don't try to keep ev-
erything.
Drops of water must not stand on
the gloxinia, as water will rot it.
For winter blooming get dormant
tuberous-rooted begonias; give each
tuber a pot by itself.
The Zanzibar balsam - Impatiens
Sultana-is always in bloom. always
beautiful, easily cared for. A fine win
dow plant.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-20
L0WELL'S TRIBUTE TO RILEY
Older Poet Quick to Recognize the
Genius Shown by Youthful
Man of Letters.

Shortly after the return of James
Russell Lowell from England series
of authors readings were given in
New York at which the returning
ambassador and poet presided. James
Whitcomb Riley. the Hoosier poet. had
a place on the second program.
On the morning of the day OF the
reading Mr.. Lowell met a friend in
one of the passages leading to the
hall.
He stopped him and said: why
have l not heard more of Riley? Tell
me all you know about him. sat up
until two o'clock this morning reading
his verse, and nothing that has been
written in this country for years has
touched me so deeply as Knee Deep
in June"
Coming back from his long absence
to the New England he loved. eager
for the wild flowers and for the songs
of the birds of his old home, the old
er poet of the older section under
stood at once the new poet of the
newer section.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-20

stretched from the velvet paws. ready
to rend him.
charmed. he had no chance what
ever. All he could do was to die as
gamely as possible He tried to nerve
himself to set an example to the ruler;
he knew that on his behavior might
depend the lives of hundreds of WON
en- and children. shut up in lonely hill
stations within the Rajahs realm.
The tiger suddenly leaped. Lofts
lodged, ducked and fed away until
he came up against the glass partition.
He heard the laughter of the audi
ence; he heard the handclapping. II
was rare sport for them.
The tiger leaped again, and again
Lofts lodged it. II was curious. but
when he regained his poise the mon
ster seemed no nearer than before. IL
circled round and round. as If it would
never weary of stalking him. the
saliva dripping from its fangs. its huge
tusks projecting like an elephants
Suddenly Lofts remembered that he
had his pocket knife in his trousers.
With that-well. there was practically
no chance, but at least he could make
better showing. He drew it out and
held it in his hand. 1t was a large
pocket knife, but a tiny weapon in
deed. If he could strike forcibly
enough to penetrate the monsters
hide and cut the blood vessels Of the
throat, That was his only desperate
hope.
He, in turn, began to stalk the mon
ster, which seemed curiously evasive
in the dim light at that end of the
hall. Either some Of the bulbs had
been turned out or he was growing
dizzy. He tried to steady himself.
He was drawing nearer to the creature
at every step. though they circled
about each other continuously.
He looked into the striped face. the
cleaning eyes. he read the murder i'm.
pulse there. and suddenly its mate
leaped up in his heart. His fears left
him. With ringing shout he sprang
forward and dashed at the monsters
throat.
1t was gone. He fell with a thud
against the glass of the wall. Stunned
he dropped unconscious; yet even in
| that instant he noted an extraordinary
fact that he had not previously dis
cerned.
The monster had siA legs, the extra
pair snugly tucked away under it's
chin.
"Yes-O indeed, yes. we thank you
for a most entertaining exhibition"
said the Rajah to Lofts.
Lofts opened his eyes. He was
back in his apartment, and the Rajah
was bending over him with a pleased
| smile.
You see," the ruler explained, my
people are very bitter against the
English Just now. 1t was necessary
| to give a spectacle-a show, you I'M
derstand, before they would consent
to my sparing your life and remaining
neutral in this war. That is a nice
tiger, Ell. Mr.. Loftis?"
He chuckled and doubled over.
mo tiger" he said. Just orthop-
teris, you understand. Indian cricket.
shaped and striped like a tiger, but
only half an inch long. Looks very
much like tiger Ell, with half inch
of magnifying glass in front of him?"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-20
ORCHIDS CURIOUS PLANTS
BY &. VAN BENTHUYsEN.

Orchids are curious plants, even the
simplest orchids of the endogenous
type. which belong to the same group
as lilies. palms and grasses but differ.
ing in their snowy, highly colored flow
ers of diverse shapes. Possibly there
is no flower admired more and under.
stood less.
The known species of orchids mum.
Der 5000, which are included in 400
genera. The diligent search that has
been made for these plants in every
country in the world for cultivation
purposes and on account of their great
beauty is undoubtedly responsible for
the great number of known varieties.
Some of the orchids are terrestrial
that is, they grow with their roots
In the ground-but the greater number
are epiphytes-"air plants growing
on trees and shrubs, but receiving no
nourishment from them.
1t is a strange fact that orchids
while supposed to grow in tropical
climates only are grown-beautiful
specimens of them-in the neighbor.
hood Of snow. Rational methods of
cultivation have developed leading to
the separation of orchids in three
kinds of greenhouses, according to
temperatures maintained in them-hot
houses. temperate houses and cold
houses.
There are some artificially produced
hybrids, wonderful creations in shape
which differ greatly from both parents.
On account Of the difficulty of their
production these beautiful plants com
mand fabulous prices. Thousands of
dollars have been paid for beautiful
specimens. Once created, however,
these hybrids may be propagated in
definitely by dividing the root-stock
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-20
UT-OF@DNARN
(fPE0PEEE w.
GETTING SCHWAB'S PICTURE

A photographer tells how he out
witted Charles NJ. Schwab, the steel
man, in order to get photograph OF
him.
The photographer was sent to Lo-
retto, the little Pennsylvania noun
tain town where Schwab spent his
boyhood, and where he has built him.
self magnificently appointed country
home. 1t was easy enough to secure
Mr.. Schwab's permission to photo
graph his residence, and, in fact
everything that belonged to him in
Loretto except himself and Mrs
Schwab.
The steel magnate left town one
morning before the photographer
arose. On the day appointed for Mr..
Schwab's return the picture man, hir'
ing a trap, drove along the stage road
until he reached high hill just mile
beyond the village. Here he hitched
his horse and seated himself on ten
foot embankment. Two hours later a
splendid motor car began to ascend
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-20
SAYS WORLDS END IS NEAR

I'VE knew the war was coming. A
greater one. we are sure will follow.
Germany and Austria are not fighting
for territory in the West. They are
struggling for dominion in the East,
for the control of Constantinople and
Asia. Their eyes look of toward
Armageddon.
Mo matter how this war ends,
there will be another. First, however,
there will be lull. a measuring of
new methods and tools, after which
viii come the last battle OF human
history near Armageddon. China and
Japan will be fighting with the rest.
Then the second coming Of Christ and
the resurrection"
So spoke Elder A. G. Daniels,
head of the Seventh-day Adventists,
and 90 the members of that church
believe.
There il nothing suggestive Of a
Hebrew prophet in the looks. manner
or voice of Elder Daniels. He is
friendly of countenance, modern
though plain in his dress and willing ;
religious views. After a missionary Il
recently returned to the headquarters
northeast edge of the District Of Coluu
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-20
WARWICK, THE IMPERTURBABLE

Imperturbability is something
much to be desired by public official,
particularly by one occupying a quasi
judicial position. Combine 1t with
knowledge and a habit OF thorough
ness and it gives an equipment bound
to command success.
Search through the departments
at Washington and you will find i'm
perturbability exhibited in its finest
development in the person Of Walter
w. Warwick. the new comptroller of
thu treasury.
Seated at his desk in a spacious
room in the treasury department, fac
ing an always open door, he is the
very picture Of imperturbability. He
looks like one who would merely say
tut, tut" should a 42-centimeter
bomb explode in his vicinity-and
leave enough of him to say "tut, tut"
And that is as it should be, for 1t
IL the habit Of other public officials of
this great and good government con-
atantly tn he expIodinp oral and arpu-
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-20
SUCCESSOR TO COMSTOCK

In case a younger sister of the
September Morn" maiden ever should
come up for air in the future with
nothing around her but the polished
plate glass of an art dealers window
in New York, there is every indication
now that il steps are taken at all to
suppress here there will be none of
the spectacular publicity of the past.
One gathered this in few words
with John s. Sumner, successor OF
Anthony Comstock as secretary of the
New York Society for the Suppression
of Vice. Sumner is a young lawyer
and son of an American rear admiral
''The only difference will be the
result of difference of personalities, u
smiled the quiet-spoken young man
You must also remember that times
and conditions have changed. When
the Society for the Suppression OF
Vice, following its incorporation more
than forty years ago, began its work
1t encountered open. opposition which
needed q BLUM personality to wade in
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-20

and sides in masses, and Towering
plants, such as the smaller ANIMALS
and perennials. should be set in Dor.
ders at the outer edge of the lawn or
along the base of the house.
Some shrubs and vines may be
placed in angles around the house or
porch to simplify ard soften the ag.
ricultural lines and make the dwelling
harmonic with its natural surround
ings.
Above all do not place a fowerbed
or a rosebush right in the center OF
the lawn to destroy its unity, or use
fitness as a pleasure ground for walk
ing or playing.
Let the lawn be free. open. and
sweeping in extent. a place where
wholesome flooding sunlight pours the
whole day long. and where a million
dewdrops glitter with iridescence un
der the morning sun.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-20
Looks Very Much Like the Tiger.

ing the Rajah's anger six months pre-
viously. He had, in fact. rescued an
unfortunate slave who was about to
be thrown to the Rajah's pet tiger.
The ruler had hated him cordially
ever since, and Lofts suspected what
fate was awaiting him.
He faced the king with steady eyes.
The Rajah smiled. Lofts did not
smile.
This means rebellion?" he asked.
The Rajah nodded. 20 yes. yes.
certainly" he answered. will you
please come to my palace? 1t is nee
er5ary to take care of you in the pres
ent disturbed state of affairs, you
know. You will be very-er-com-
Portable there
Lofts. guarded by two soldiers of
the native army. followed in the wake
Of the palanquin.
Arrived at the palace, he was es.
corted to a luxuriantly-f suite
Of rooms and left under close guard.
He spent the remainder of the day
there. He wondered what particular
form Of cruelty the Rajah was de-
vising for him. From his impression
of the Rajah's character he assumed
that the pleasanter the preliminaries.
the more distasteful the sequence
would be.
On the following morning at day.
break he was aroused by two of the
Rajah's men and escorted toward the
throne room. Before reaching the en-
trance. however. his guard turned
aside and led him down a fight of
stone stairs that led into a dungeon.
AS Lofts gazed about him in the
profound darkness, he became aware
that he was moving upward The dun
geon was, in fact, large edition of an
elevator. 1t stopped. and suddenly it
was flooded with light.
He looked up, to find himself in the
throne room. Before him. seated up
on a dais, was the Rajah. wearing a
benevolent smile. round the ruler were
gathered his chiefs and statesmen. all
intently watching the prisoner.
Lofts discovered that he was in a
huge transparent cage, built presume.
bly, of glass. but thick enough to have
the resisting power of steel The cage
was circular, and beyond it the faces
of the spectators were perfectly visi.
BILE.
The glass was as conductive OF
sound as all glass is. Lofts could
hear the applause. he wondered what
deviltry the Rajah was contriving.
Swiftly he knew. for he heard a
snarl behind him, and. turning, per.
ceived the man-eating tiger within the
cage. At the same time he heard a
click, and an attendant scurried away
The cage had evidently a door. fit
ting so closely that it escaped detec.
ton. Through this the monster had
been driven, and now stood with barred
fangs, confronting him.
1t wheeled and began to encrcle
him. Lofts turned too. Beyond the
tigers face he could see the interest
ed face of the Rajah, and those of the
audience. evidently enjoying them.
selves.
His blood ran cold as he looked into
the snarling. cavernous laws. distend
Cd. the cleaning fangs, the claws out
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-20

An applicant for a teachers Ger.
tifcate In Kentucky answered an ex.
animation question by defining blum
derbuss" as kissing the wrong girl
Dictionary or no dictionary, we woulo
have given that girl first-class Ger
tiicate.-Houston Post.
In Amsterdam there is being con
stfucted q floating theater which will
accommodate 1900 persons. and which
viii have q restaurant and bar. Tho
theater is to be lowed up the Rhine
and VIII give performances Of Italian
opera IN IS river towns.
JspaHese sugar cane makes excel
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-20
me GROUNDS A PICTURE
BY CELESTE BENTON.

Begin now to plan the arrangement
of the home grounds for next season.
Make all the planting subservient to
the home picture as a whole. All the
planting should be done with view
to enhancing and making it homelike.
II trees, shrubbery and flower beds
are placed in front of the house they
detract from the picture.
II your ground is so situated that
you can have a pond lily bed. or a
rock garden try it. It has been done
successfully where the ground had
water on it. Instead Of draining the
pond out it was preserved into a
thing Of beauty.
The main part of the ground. plant
ing should be lawn. Trees and large
shrubbery should be set to the rear
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-20

as 1t grows; this pc rmanently enrirhes
the collection OF Conservatives.
A new orchid, the Marie-Odile. the
nun orchid, is a dainty white blossom
and is extremely rare. 1t is here pic
tured
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-20
NO LUCK ABOUT GARDENING

There is no luck about gardening.
Every success is the result of we'll
laid plans, and the failures, with rare
exceptions are because of the lack of
them.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-20
Lose Their Appetite for Prunes.

1t is one of the saddest, IL not one
of the most comforting, things in life,
that when people have caught a
glimpse of the best. the second-best
can never again content them. If
they have once--be 1t only for mo-
ment-worn the best robe and sa.
down to the feast, they will never
more really enjoy the husks of the lar
country; even though the citizens OF
that country prepare he same with
their most delicate arts, and serve
them up on gold plate. Unwise men
do not consider this. and fools do not
understand it; So that the former and
out too late that their souls must be
starved to death for lacd OF that bet
ter thing which they once so "are'
lessly threw away; while the otter
enjoy their husky diet in peace. un
knowing that there is any better thing
at all-From Concerning Isabel Car
uaby," by Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-20

mentatve 4centimeer vicinity comptroller Of the
reality Which
executive. the ne s
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-20

the photographer and pretty soon ne
Schwab himself and Mrs.
photographer until they
The picture
futiy of all he turned
photographer and called out:
this instead OF one
guessing all
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-20
Canned" Oratory.

Our candidate is going to use pho
nographs in his campaign. I'll have
charge of one machine"
That's a new idea in political ma
chimes. OF course somebody will have
to start the thing"
Yes. And I'm expected to stop 1t
whenever the voters feel like cheering
particularly ringing statement. so
as to provide suitable intermissions
for applause"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-20
SuperHuous Question.

In that new servant girl" said Mr.
Testy. as he discovered the sugar in
the salt shaker, 1t seems to me you
have found the possessor of stupidity
in its unadulterated. double distilled
form. May ask where you obtained
herr"
Why" replied Mrs. Testy. at the
intelligence office, of course. '-I,~age
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-20
Protection for Submarines.

An automatic device prevents sub
marines from descending to depth
where the pressure of water would be
dangerous.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-20

fight hard The
and
which
tenders work comparative combat largely
question Of q little detective
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-10
FOR THAT nRUN-DOWN"
 TIRED" COND!TIOE
Make Yourself Feel
 "Fine-as-a-Fiddie" With Famous Rheufnasalts

f inc severe strains l- business cd social life a~o b-si.l..-z.6 so --G ca r-o3 and you are il |, rCT-Jo7,. 7.rios2, i've your internal system d bat.
 This is easily done by s.z4 d.szo77-- ing 8 little Jheur.asa}rs in 2 e-s.ss ,or va fer. and YOU have . deEgEltt lsli3ollsl[-;i drink that cleans out. the st -ia..1 s.l... 7r.- tcstiues. clirui.la tess toxins an ,ya-J-.s ard leaves the intestinal c.ra. e.1.-.l a-a sweet.
 If you are bothered with eoa4s,D-. ,cA. headaches. Gauow skin, coated loz.z1e, Lad breath, indigestion, biIiousness. >.e7a- ~s lga or rheumatism, Rheunaasalts V : u,> Eou uu ia short order.
 RheumasaIts acts quickly and gently ol. Inc bowels, liver and kidneys without -rioing or nausea. II is 2 uric acid sol vent as well as q saline laxative.
 Eheumasalts contains no calomel or other injurious drugs Ask your drug -ist fov about five ounces. IT they haven't ,;heumasalts. communicate with the fla nous Eheuu}abath Company. Minneapolis, &inn.. and they will see that you are sup- piled. 25c, soc and s1.09 Bottles
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-10
Evenina of Whist

The Altar society of Sacred Heart church gave a most successful and enjoyable whist and dance at Parish hall Tuesday evening. The weather was favorable for those present the many from downtown. Yantic and this vicinity quite filling the hall. Over B tables of whist were played, after which dancing under general charge of John Kingsley was enjoy ed. Drew $ orchestra furnished music for the vari- ous numbers.
 Programmes were distributed by John .Hubbard: John W Murphy took the tickets at the door. The president of the Altar society, Miss Mary White, was chairman of the committee in charge of the evenings entertainment; others on the committee were Miss Annie German, Miss Julia O'Conneli. Miss Annie E'ijburn and Miss Agnes White
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-10
Study Class Meeting.

The monthly meeting of the Study class Of Calvary church and Second Congregational sunday schools is 10 be held in the chapel this Wednesday, evening.
 Clarence A. W-impfheimer of New York has been in the borough on busi- ness connected with the American Velvet company.
 Miss Ethel Pollard Of the Ma ssacl7u- setts State hospital at Taunton, Mass. has been at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. Edward Pollard, on Broad street, called here by the illness Of her sister -Coretta
 X petition. is being circulated about the borough by Thomas II. Garity to the selectmen asking them to install two 1S-irch water pipes at the Cutler street marsh, which will empty into the harbor, thus draining the pond and preventing any overflow.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-10
NORWICH TOWN
Two Scout Patrols Choose Leaders Committee for Every Member Can vass-AItar Society Gives Whist.

\ preliminary organization of Boy Scouts took place Wednesday evening of last week in the First Congrega- uOnal chapel. Monday evening the two patrols with Rev. q. II. Ewing attend ed the council Of scouts from the Sec ond Congregational church which con- vened at the '. NJ. C. A.
 There are seven boys in each patrol. The leader of each was voted for by the boys. The Ram patrol, Stanley DiCkensOn, leader, is made up of Claude Conlbies, Benjamin Palmer, Jr. William Webster, John Heath Walter Hitchon, George Durr and Arthur Avery. The Wood Pigeon patrol chose Philip T. Luther leader. The others old Sterry Edward Stervy, Theodore Sterry, Sidney Avery and Jesse Eccle-