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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
Buy junk, Get Famous Bell.

One of the most historic bells of the
South American churches was discov-
cred and brought to San Francisco by
two Oakland Junk dealers, William
Rosenthal and Lewis Rothenberg, who
have Just arrived from South America
on the steamer Cuzco. They have been
on buying trip in Peru and Chile for
two years.
The bell is 1926 years old and hung
in the cathedral of San Augustine at
Lima for more than two centuries. In
the revolution of 1885, the cathedral
was wrecked and the bell disappeared.
The twr Oaklanders bought the
debris of the cathedral and in excavat-
ing among the ruins found the bell. It
was thought in Lima that K had been
stolen twenty years before.
Peruvians wished to buy the bell.
but the new owners thought it would
be worth more in this country and re-
fused to sell. The relic weighs 500
pounds and is of bronze, with inscrip-
tions in gold.-San Francisco Chroni-
cle
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
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SUPERIOR RURAL ROAD wle :
..;o,s 20 Communities TOT Wv
CONSTRUCTION and ma'n.e
Country Highways.
iuts Is
cor- ten.
10 ' alA;..

Col, value may be received Ioi
.,e money appropriated ior io .,.s oh
noses and that the best resu
pv1u NAV be secured it is essen g.
ian. .he right man shall be piaceu
tnat 'n 80 road work. He should
selected not only because ne .han
Lnows more about good roaus .,tv
anv other person in the commu .ost
o.. .,So because he can get the De1.
~. from the money furnished -
;s not sufficient, however 70 'e ~
natter rest with the appoih.p
- road oyerseer. He should rece,.e
~ wbole.hearted support OF the cum
.-,nr;,v in the work. 1t should De sees
- 49, under the conditions and win
the money furnished the conilnu
90 Getting what it has right "
nact IN the way of road improvement.
7, 10 we'll TO remember that IL LOT any
roason an incompetent man is piacea
=, ohorge of the work the RESPONSE
bilitv for failure rests upon tne ~
mun;tv There should be no otii
consideration, therefore, in seiectihs
road overseer than that Oh securins
man with the ability to perform tn!'
duties required. It should be reaiiLeu
that good roads have much TO 90 WIZ.
the nrosperity of a community anu
that united action in the right oirec-
tion ia the surest and quickest way 10
secure them.
Where the road overseer has had
but little experience in road work, or
where some new and difficult problem
is presented to the experienced man,
the Office of public roads and rural
engineering of the U. s. department
of agriculture when requested, Will OF
fer advice and suggestions for carry
ing on the work and how best 10 over
come the difficulties.
To secure a satisfying road OF any
type, it is absolutely necessary to re-
member: First, drainage; second
drainage; and third, drainage. The
earth road, properly cared for, VIII
answer satisfactorily for the traffic OF
many TuTdl scctionS lhoe Sonos -
ford the better types Of roads; but
the earth road must be well drained.
After this fact is well understood
two other requirements may be taken
up-the location of the road and the
reduction of grades to general aver
age of 5 per cent.
With the exception Of sandy roads,
which are easiest for travelling when
damp. all roads must have proper side
bitches to carry away the surface wa
ter. In order to lead this surface wa
ter to the ditch, the road surface must
have a crown, or rounded roof, high
est in the center and sloping toward
the side bitches. A very easy and sat
isfactory way to keep earth, clay, and
gravel roads crowned, by the use oil
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
COOPERATIVE MARKET PLAN
ing Literature on Subject Of
Farm Organizations.

The federal government is distrib-
uting literature on cooperative mar
keting and financing of marketing as
sociations and related subjects. in
which are discussed the form of or
ganization, capital, management,
grades and standards, dividends. pool
ing of interests, utilization of by-prod-
ucts and other features of co-opera-
tive dealing.
Attention Is called to the fact that
capable management is of the utmost
importance. From a lack of knowl
edge as to the things required of an
organization manager In the way Of
special qualifications for the position,
selection of men to serve in this ca
pacity. for the most part, has not been
attended by sound judgment. FIRE.
quently failure has been the result.
1t is to be remembered that the sue
cessful distribution and marketing of
perishable products in a large way re-
quire ability of a fine order. A COM
munity adopts cooperative methods
because 1t is beyond the capacity Of
the individual successfully to per-
form certain functions. 1t follows,
therefore. that q man is required
whose experience and capacity for
management are superior to the
standard of the farm community.
Too frequently the producers select
one of their own number for the po-
sition. Such a manager is primarily
a producer and not a marketing agent.
Furthermore, his activities necessa-
rily are divided between private and
public interest.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
BUILDING Great warshiu.

The new dreadnaught California, to
be completed in February, will meas
ure 642 feet in length and for a few
months will be the largest craft in the
world. England is building one 800
feet long.
The California Is the first American
naval vessel to be built with its bow
curved aft below the water. The bows
of the older boats curved forward be-
low the water, so that they formed
rams, which were formidable weapons
They are obsolete now because the
high power of the modern naval guns
makes it impossible for war vessels to
come close enough together to ram
each other.
The armature Of the California is
thicker than that of any other boat in
the world. She will have speed of 81
knots an hour and can carry 1,056
men. The cost of the boat alone Is
100000, but her equipment of guns
and ammunition will increase the
value to s15,OOO,OOo.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
CORN BREAD WAS A FAILURE.
But Husband Tried to Be Discreet IN
His Remarks. to the Discontinue
Of the Guest.

They were a newly-married couple.
The wife, though fair cook, did not
know how to make things his moth
er had prepared. And this vexed the
husband, although he was disposed TO
be indulgent for the sake of harmony.
But there was one point upon which he
sorrowed not little. His wife could
not make edible corn bread. and corn
bread was the food upon which he
was reared.
One day a girlhood friend OF the
wife visited her and, after assisting In
the preparation of luncheon, accepted
an invitation to stay and eat 1t with
the newlyweds. The husband arrived
and the guest and he took their places
at the table while the wife went to the
kitchen to bring some forgotten dish.
Before his plate was the husband
corn bread, but it was a miserable fail
ure, sickly yellow. fiat and heavy. He
became confidential.
There is one of the trials of hus-
band whose wife can't cook" he said
alphabetically to the guest. Just have
a look at that corn bread. But you
mustn't let the wife know what | said.
for il would hurt her feelings"
When the wife entered the room
few moments later she noticed that
deep blush suffused the guests face.
"Why what is the matter, dear?"
she asked -
Its nothing" the guest replied hur-
richly.
An hour later, after the husband
had gone to the Office the chorus OF
two laughing womens voices merrily
resounded through the household OF
the newlyweds.
But the wife has not yet told the
husband that her guest made the corn
bread on that day she stayed for
luncheon; in fact. asked the privilege
because she considered herself an
adept at making corn bread.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
Teddy's Good Shot.

One of Colonel Roosevelts first
hunting instructors was old Bill Sew
all, Maine guide. whom, when presi
dent, the colonel rewarded for years
of friendship and advice by an Office
When he was boy the colonel went
into camp with Sewall Deer season
came along. and they went out to give
the youthful Nimrod his first chance
for a shot. After time, the colonel
says. they saw stag.
Shoot" shouted Sewall, and the fu-
ture president let go with his rifle.
The stag ran a little way and
dropped.
You've got him! You've got him!"
shouted Sewall, as he ran forward to
investigate. How did it happen?"
why" replied young Roosevelt,
drawing himself up proudly. Il aimed
for his breast"
you done well" said Bill. You
done well. You hit him in the eye"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
An Improved Road In Pennsylvania.

the split-log drag, is explained I'm
Farmers Bulletin 597, copies of which
may be obtained upon application to
the department.
After the road has been crowned
and the crown is kept in condition by
the wise use Of the road drag, it
should be seen to that bitches are kept
free from weeds, etc., and that they
are deep enough to carry of the wa
ter which runs into them. In most
cases a wide, shallow ditch is best.
Deep bitches are dangerous to traffic.
At spaces Of every few hundred feet
along the roadway a culvert of some
kind should be placed to carry awaf,
the water which has gathered in thu.
bitches. r.
A road properly built generally viii
not have an average grade of more
than per cent. By per cent of
grade" is meant the number of feet
the road rises or climbs" for every
100 feet of it's length.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
SCHEME TO WORK TOGETHER
Farmers Clubs Can Be Made Starting
Point for Many Cooperative
Agricultural Enterprises.

One of the striking things about the
development of manufacturing, mer-
chandising and commerce is the large
scale on which they are carried on.
says Indiana Farmer. This means that
a great many people work together.
II will be found that the work Is d.
videG up in such a way that certain
groups of people work at one thing
and so develop special skill and speed
In doing this particular work. Other
groups do other lines of work. This
means that everyone employed In the
industry develops special skill for do
ing his or her particular line of work,
and each line of work is under the d.
rection of an expert. This results In
making the factory. railroad or what
ever it is more efficient.
In farming it is not so easy to bring
this about, as each one must necessar-
lily do practically all the different
kinds of work that need to be done on
farm. However, one farmer will de-
velop particular skill in feeding hogs,
another has great success in raising
horses. Another had a special knack
for making roads, still another farmer
can make trees and fruit to do excep-
tionally well. Such farmers are ex-
perts in these lines of work. They
ought to be made the experts for the
community so that their skill can be
brought on to all the farms in the
community. II this could be carried
out the production of the farms in
any community would be greatly In
creased.
One way of bringing this about Is
the farmers club. The farmer who has
his neighbors how he did it. AS his
farm is located right in the locality.
anyone who is interested can visit the
farm and get more information in this
way The different lines can be gone
over in the same way. This would re-
suit in bringing the best methods
| worked out on each individual farm
on to many of the other farms in the
locality.
This would not only spread the skill
of the individual farmer on to many
farms, but it would be a great stimur
lus to the most successful farmers.
They would have the eyes of their
neighbor watching their methods.
They would want to do even better,
which would lead them to study their
| particular line more than ever.
A great deal could be done to en-
courage the breeding of purebred
stock, and to confine it to one breed.
II is a misfortune for a community
to have several breeds of cattle. 1t is
best to have just one. Then the COM
munity will develop that breed better
and that much more quickly become
noted for that one breed.
The subject of marketing and buy
ing can be taken up in the club. II
the club members will buy together
they can often secure better prices
from the grocer, the hardware dealer
and the machine dealer. etc.
| The farmers clubs can be made the
starting point for these cooperative
enterprises. 1t can be used to secure
the farmers the benefits that big bust.
ness secures from doing things on a
big scale. Many have the idea that
nothing can be done unless there is
a big organization. This is mistake
The successful cooperative enter
prises have come from small begin
nings.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
usinu the SchooIhouse.

The idea of the schoolhouse as
community meeting place and social
center has taken Wisconsin by storm.
During the last school year, 500 school
houses were used as such, as COM
pared with Sc so reported in 1911.
and 9.031 meetings held as compared
to 1895 four years ago. In 1911,
not a schoolhouse in the state report
ed gymnasium equipment, while now
1870 schools are thus equipped, and
479 schools have libraries. where only
55 had them four years ago.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
Floor Plan of Rat-Proof Corn Crib.
Marketing Live Stock.

Every farmer should market his
own live stock" This Is to be the
slogan of the extension work in Min
nesota during the coming winter.
There are about 200 live stock ship.
ping associations In Minnesota. There
should be three or four times as
many. Through a cooperative as.
sociation which is well organized and
managed. the farmers can market
their own stock to the very best ad.
vantage.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
ADVANTAGE Of Spreader.

A good reason why the manure
spreader is advantageous is because
man who has his money invested in
an implement of this sort will take bet
ter care of the manure on the farm.
He will not allow it to lie around and
leach. but will get it back on to the
field where ii should be placed.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
What Is Cooperation?

That much-used word is de-
fined in an editorial in Financial
America as "a concert of effort
for mutually beneficial results;
it is not a one-sided effort,
either in the expenditure of
energy or the enjoyment OF
what is achieved"
Cooperation is not an act
of charity and the American
farmer is not asking charity"
the editorial continues. He
asks that the business world
realize he is a part of it and
that they all work together for
the common advantage"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
Best Trees for Fire Wood.

The man who burns up his post tim
Der in the winter should have no SYM
patty when he is searching for trees
suitable for posts and cannot lind
them. All gnarled and knotty trees.
all crooked and deformed trees. and
all partly dead trees should be used
I'D first. This gives room for the
good timber to grow larger and Gives
the woodlot a good appearance.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
whi.ewash Poultry BUILDINGS.

Where not already done, all the
poultry buildings should have a
good coat of whitewash with carbolic
acid or kerosene oil added. Make sure
all cracks and holes In the woodwork
are we'll filled with 1t.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
Every Farmer Concerned

The improvements of good roads
and bitches is a matter which con-
Germs every farmer who desires to I'm.
crease the value of his land or the
farm property Of the community in
which he resides as a whole.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
Iemperature Of cr..-

One OF the main causes for havine
10 churn from one to five hours is
either too warm or too cool tempera.
ture. In temperature from SIS to 60
degrees, butter should be produced in
from 80 to As minutes, providing the
other conditions are right.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
Makjno Good Hoa Pasture.

The following all make good hog
pasture: Rye, wheat. vetch. crimson
clover. red or mammoth clover. Can
ada peas. cowpeas. COY beans. sweet
corn. sorghum, field corn. rape. al
falfa and artichokes.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
Benefits of Paint.

A few dollars worth OF paint will
add many dollars to the actual value
of the farm buildings. besides the
great satisfaction of improving the ap-
pearance of he farmstead so mark
eddy.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
aemoxe Trash and Rubbish.

Remove all trash and rubbish from
the garden. II convenient. 1t is well
to pillow or spade the land that will be
used for garden next year. This will
help to get rid of many insects and
weeds.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
Crown Roads Before n,s,,;,,

Before dragging a road it ought to
be crowned properly and the drainage
attended ton other words, put into
good condition and then the work Of
taking care of it will give the best re.
suits.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
Preventive Measures important.

Preventive measures are more i'm
portant in saving vegetables from the
attacks of insects and diseases than
remedial measures such as spraying.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
Vegetables in Home Garden.

The home garden should aim to pro-
duce as great variety OF high quail.
ity of vegetables for the farmers table
as possible. The supply should be
liberal, Uniform and constant.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
AdJjno veoetabIe Matter

Flowing cowpeas under adds vege
table matter to the soil which tends
to make it loose and resistant to ex.
cessive dr. weather or wet weather.
1t also adds chemical fertility to the
soil in the lay OF nitrogen.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
Complaints Ahou. 1huu..

There will be thousands Of cor,f
plants about thumps in the pigs nextt
spring-corn crop big. prices low ands
farmers Will shovel grain into their
hogs, regardless.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18

-what do you think of the stor,
tbAt Z German oficer has been en-
eseed Tor two months In examining
our Boston defensss :"
'sIle must b working b. the DAY.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
Spray for San Jose ScaIe.

Any San Jose scale in your orchard?
II so. spray the trees with lime-sul
phur mixture after the leaves fall.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
BEST place for Cabbaoes

A cool cellar is the best place for
cabbages. Hang them up or wrap
them in paper and lay on shelves.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
Don't Sell Good cow.

A good COW is not so common thai
one can AFFORD to sell her at ordinary
figures.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-12-18
Test All the Cows.

Don't run your dairy by guesswork
Test every COW you have.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-10
AUSTRIA ABANDONS HER
SECOND OFFENSIVE IN
SERBIA, IS ROME RUM0R
MARKETS
N. Y. OPENING.

NEW YORK. April lo.-The stock
market opened with the same show
OF strength exhibited yesterday,
Amalgamated opened at 81 1-2. up
l12: Interborough.M metropolitan pre-
ferred 6s l-2. up l-2: Baltimore &
Ohio rs 3.s. up Is; Missouri Pa
cinc IL "a, up SIS: New Haven
81 IA. up 3-4, American Smelling
20. up Is; Union Pacific l3o 5-s,
up !.
United States Steel opened al
81 IL TO 3-4-up Ia TO 3-4-on open
ing sales OF $4,000 shares.
IL, a. m.-Trading continued &C
tive. although there was considera
BILE realizing. The stocks generally
active were very strong. in some
cases almost excitedly strong. Brok
ers were generally predicting that
the market had not yet reached It's
climax. Rock Island advanced to
3g-up 4i4-but shortly afterwarc
dropped back to 35. Coppers were
active.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-10
ESTIMATORS
PLAN ATTACK ON
CITY SALARIES

The Board OF Estimates, Friday
evening, adopted a resolution in
-strurtfng The school board TO Item
ize its estimate OF teachers sal.
aries. In this way, the estimators
began their fight for control OF the
salary budget In spite of the ordi-
nances fixing salaries. passed by
the common council. The estima-
tors believe that the ordinance fix
ing the salaries OF teachers is in
valid, since the sum was not item
lied.
The estimators expect that the
school board will grant the itemized
list without hesitation. and the sal.
aries will then be given close scru-
tiny. IL is the plan Of the estima,
,ors 10 cut salaries in every depart.
ment OF the city government, with
the expectation that the controller
will stand by the common council
and It's power to fx salaries, and
that proceedings will then be begun
against him to prevent the payment
OF salaries not authorized by the
Board Of Estimates. That is the
scheme outlined by Estimator Stand
ish Backus. one Of the lawyers OF
the board.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-10
WHEAT.

CHICAGO. April 10,--Prices we're
heavy when today's wheat market
opened. There were overnight re-
cessions OF 1-2. SIS and 3.s. On the
dip there was fairly strong move
ment of commission house buying,
but not enough TO keep prices from
sagging lower later in the day.
Weak cables and rainy weather
were factors In lower prices.
Corn suffered somewhat from the
wheat decline. A fair buying move
ment. however. later held prices AT
figures slightly below opening
Oats prices dipped slightly in
sympathy with other grains today.
There was some scattered buying on
the dip.
Provisions receipts were very
light and prices were generally
sharply higher.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-04-10
Fight With Knives I'm
til All Are Dead
Or Disabled
SPECTATORS PRAY,
WOMEN SCREAM
Quarrel Over Ball
Game Ends Fatally
In West Virginia

LETART, w. Va, April 10-Two
men are dead.s two are dying and
two more seriously and perhaps IA.
tally wounded today as a result OF
a strange triple duel late yester-
day In which two sets OF three
brothers, representatives of feudist
families, paired of as II for nothing
more deadly than a dance, drew
their knives and faced opponents.
selected with regard to age.
While knives flashed and the
fighters cursed and groaned, sew
eral hundred men. women and chill.
dren stood by, some screaming.
some praying. but none dared to
stop the duel.
The dead are Earl Shirley, aged
%, and Urson Bosworth. 3s, both
eldest brothers of feudist clans. who
were paired In the duel. They were
the first to meet, and cut and slash.
ed until both dropped.
Then Jackson Shirley and John
ASOo thC hCAb III ubt VI Nht
fighting sextette. clashed. lighting O
few yards from the place where
their brothers we're engeged. Jack
son Shirley and John .Bosworth are
dying. physicians said today.
Edward Shirley and Tom Bos
worth paired of few minutes lat
er. They are boys in their teens
Both are desperately wounded, but
may recover.
The feud began over a baseball
game many months ago The Grove
which watched the duel had beer
attending an entertainment at tn,
Howell school house, four miles
from here. AS the entertainment
neared It's close, those inside tn,
schoolhouse heard quarreling out
side. The program was cut shor
and the people poured out OF tn,
building to see the fight.
The fight Of the oldest brother: