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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-27
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

All on the subject for the present!
When it was taken up again his sue
cessor would be In charge. He, the
indefatigable, the over-intense, with
medieval partisan fervor, who loathed
in secret machines like Turcas, was
the first man of the staff to go for in
competency.
And Engadir is the key-point," Yves.
terling was saying.
YES" agreed Turcas.
$50 we concentrate to break through
there" Westerling continued, while
we engage the whole line fiercely
enough to make the enemy uncertain
where the crucial attack is to be
made"
But, general, If there is any place
that is naturally strong, that" Tur-
cas- began.
THE one place where they are conf
dent that we won't attack" Wester-
ling interrupted. He resented the
staff's professional respect for Turcas
After a silence and a survey of the
faces around, he added with senten-
tious effect: And / was right about
Bordir!"
To this argument there could be no
answer. The one stroke of general
ship by the Grays, who, otherwise, had
succeeded alone through repeated
mass attacks, had been Westerling's
hypothesis that had gained Bordir in
a single assault.
"Engadir it is them" said Turcas
with the loyalty of the subordinate
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-27

the apron of Engadir The defenses
behind it are very strong
NO. not fatal" Lanstron agreed.
But it's very important"
And Westerling will think it fatal.
Yes. understand his character. Yes
yes; and if our counter-attack should
fail then Miss Galland's position
would be secure. Hm-m-m-those
whom the gods would destroy
hm-m-m. Westerling will be con-
WINGED that repeated. overwhelming
attacks will gain our main line In
stead Of using engineering approaches.
he will throw his battalions. masses
upon masses, against our works until
his strength is spent. 1t would be-
batting the bull. A risk-a risk-but
my boy, am going to
Partow's head. which was bent in
thought. dropped with a jerk. A con
vulsion shook him and he fell forward
onto the map. his brave old heart in
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-27
Hard to Land.

An English correspondent said in
Washington:
Il once tried to interview Lord
Kitchener, the English war minister.
[ tackled him after dinner in ho-
tel lounge as he slipped his coffee and
pulled on huge cigar. He stared at
me when | proffered MY request, then
he blew cloud of smoke and said:
81 never gave an interview in my
life. and | never intend to-
That seemed decisive enough.
felt myself getting red. and | STAN.
mered, as ! prepared to go:
We'll, then, Lord Kitchener, will
you at least give me your autograph?
II would be worth having
He blew another cloud of smoke.
Then he answered:
You'd better go of and make
your own autograph worth having +"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-27
Safety First

In a certain village down South
there was a physician noted for his
reckless automobile driving. One day
when he answered the telephone, a
woman's voice asked him if he were
going out driving that afternoon.
mo: hardly think will have time
this afternoon" replied the doctor.
But why do you ask"
Well" replied his anonymous ques.
toner. Il want to send my little daugh-
ter downtown for some thread if you
are not"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-27
RESIN0l A HEALING
HOUSEHOLD OINTMENT

The same soothing, healing, anti
septic properties that make resinol
ointment standard prescription for
subscriptions, also make it the ideal
household remedy for burns, scalds,
cuts, wounds. sores, chafings, pimples,
blackheads, irritations, and a score Of
other troubles which constantly arise
in every home, especially where there
are children. That is why resinol oint-
ment should be on your medicine shelf,
ready for instant use. Sold by all drug
g.sts. Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-27
Never Good at Mathematics Anyhow

Never Good at Mathematics Anyhow.
This yur town is getting to be too
laundering mathematical for COM
fort!" .grumbled old Dad Bling. Truth
er day. as was standing on a corner
taxicab run over my toes, and then
stopped just beyond me.
Here. confound you!' says | to
the shower. These yur toes that you
just smashed are mine!"
well. why didn't you drag 'em
out Of the way? he asked.
Drag the devil?' yelled. How
did | know how fur they protruded?
Expect visitor In your fair city to
do nothing all the time but figger up
his own feetT kansas City Star.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-27
The Hopeful AnuIer

Going out for little sport, eh?"
Yes" answered the man with a
rod and line. Il hope to be able to
abuse the confidence of few fish,"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-27

its last flutter, and Lanstron was alone
in the silent room with the dead and
his responsibility.
THE order that knew he was about
to speak. Marta, gave for him." Lam
stron concluded. at seemed to me
an inspiration-his last Inspiration
to make the counter-attack feint."
And you're acting chief of staff.
Lanny? You against Westerling?"
Yes"
The colonel of the 12Sth and Captain
Fracasse were eating their biscuits to-
gether and making occasional remarks
rather than holding a conversation.
We'll, Westerling is a field-mar-
shal," said the colonel
Yes, he's got something out of it,"
"The men seem to be losing spirit
there's not doubt of it," exclaimed the
colonel, more aloud to himself than
to Fracasse, after a while.
mo wonder!" replied Fracasse. Mar
tinet though he was, he spoke in grum-
bling loyalty to his soldiers. What
kind of spirit is there in doing the
work of navvies? Spirit! No SOL
diers ever fought better-in invasion.
at least. Look at our losses! Spirit!
Westerling drives US in. He thinks
we can climb Niagara Falls! He"
stop! You are talking like an an
archist!" snapped the colonel. How
can the men have spirit when you feel
that way?"
Il shall continue to obey orders and
do my duty, sir!". replied Fracasse.
And they will, too, or I'll know the
reason why"
There was a silence, but at length
the colonel exploded:
81 suppose Westerling knows what
he is doing!"
still we must go on! We must
win!"
Yes, the offensive always wins in
the end. We must go on"
And once we have the range-yes,
once we've won one vital position-the
men will recover their enthusiasm and
be crying: On to the capital!'"
Right! We we're forgetting history.
We were forgetting the volatility OF
human nature"
CTO BE CONTINUED)
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-27
catarrh Of Kidneys
Cured By Perun,
,ANvrSEXfaRA

have no bitter taste in md
mouth. ! am glad to saw
do not need Peruna AMI
longer, | am perfectly we'll
] have Peruna in the hou,1
all the time. When | hav1
a cold or when | do not feel
well | take Peruna. W.
were all sick with the grin
last winter. We took Perm.
ma and it helped US. Perun,
is the best !. medicine for snp
or colds"
Mrs; Gus. II. Carlson, Box COL. a,
tonyille, Mimi. oH
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-27

It is easier to name a or'
cigars after great man tnan
duce him TO smoke Their
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-02-27
UnexpIored Panama.

There are still large areas in Pana.
ma that are unexplored and unknown.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27
Diverqing Opinions Of Two Managers
as to Attaining Results Are
of Interest.

Two men with offices In the Wall
street district, each employing a cleri-
cal force of dozen persons, were talk
ing shop at luncheon the other day
and one said he was an early riser
and usually was at the Office before
any of the clerks.
I'm an early riser, too, and get up
because like to" said the other, "but
never get to my office before nine
o'clock, a half hour after the Office
opens for business. ] do this because
after considerable experience and OBJ
servation found that 1t is more effec-
tive with the employees.
"They are shrewd folk, they are, and
have their own methods of sizins up
the boss, and find that they conclude
that the employer who gets to his
office early either needs the extra time
to do his work in or he wants to see
that his employees are not beating
time on him. Either of these con-
ditions is, in my opinion, not to the
interest of the employer.
Therefore, l let them see that l
trust them to be on hand promptly
and also that l can do my part of
the work in less time than they can.
| can't always, but when 1 can't do
it at home, where they can't see me
OF know anything about it. l respect
my people and they respect me, and
don't have to get to the office early to
do it, either"
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27
Record in Hard Work.

Lord George Bentinck's record Of
political work, as set out by his biog-
rapher, seems even more striking
than that accomplished by Wellington
in 1884. ut is very difficult" writes
Disraeli, ito convey a complete pic
ture of the laborious life Of Lord
George Bentinck during the sitting Of
parliament At $3.50 began his elab-
crate and methodical correspondence,
all of which he carried on himself in
a handwriting clear as print, anG
never employing a secretary; at
twelve or one o'clock he was al a
committee, and he only quilted the
committee-room to take his seat in
the house, which he never left until
it adjourned, always long past mid
night and often at 2 a. n. His prin-
ciple was that member should never
be absent from his seat. AL
though he breakfasted only on dry
toast, he took no sustenance all this
time, dining at Whites at $3.50 in the
morning. London Daily Chronicle.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27
SYNOPSIS.

A curious crowd of nelghbors invade
the mysterious home OF Judge Ostrander
county judge and eccentric recluse, fol-
lowing yelled woman who proves to be
the widow of a man tried before the Judge
and electrocuted for murder years before
Her daughter is engaged to the judges
son, from whom he is estranged, but the
murder is between the lovers. She plans
% clear her husbands memory and asks
the judges aid. Deborah Scoville reads
the newspaper clippings telling the story
OF the murder OF Algernon Etheridge by
Iohn ScoVllle in Dark Hollow, twelve
years before. The Judge and Mrs. SEQ
vile meet at Spencer's Folly and she
SHOWS MIN how, on the day OF the muir
DER, she saw the shadow of a man, whit
Ting a stick and wearing a long peaked
cap. The judge engages her and her
daughter Reuther to live with him in his
mysterious home. Deborah and her law
yer black, go to the police station and
she discovers a broken knife-blade point
emDedded In it Deborah and Reuther go
70 liVe with the judge. Deborah sees a
portrait OF Oliver, the judges son, with a
Diaek band painted across the eyes. That
night she finds, in divers room, cap
with a peak like the Swallowed one, and
Knife with broken blade-point Anon
ymouS letters and a talk with Miss
weeks Increase her suspicious and fears.
she finds that Oliver was in the ravtne
ana shows her other anonymous letters
mining at divers guilt. In tie court
room the judge is handed an anonymous
note. The note is picked up and read
aloud mob follows the judge to his
nome: Deborah tells him why suspicion
mas been aroused against Oliver. The
judge shows Deborah a statement written
Sy oliver years ago telling how he saw
her husband murder Spencer at Spen-
GERS Folly on the night the house was
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27

guiding star at this happy time.
With a rich girl, it is entirely diff
ferent. She does not pin her faith
to finding in the first man who pays
attention to her life partner saying
TO herself, 'if l do not accept him,
can never get another opportunity to
we'd. She counts on having plenty
OF suitors. 1t will be which one she
will take instead of which one she
could get Hope is not one of the
blessings which make life's JOY for
her. She attends the theater with this
one tonight, goes to the dance with
another one next week, sleigh riding
with still another at weekend party
and has no time to crown any one of
them the hero of her day dreams. She
does not realize, that, with hopes
lamp not lighted she misses a CLEAN
of earthly paradise
The rich girl is never entirely sure
that she will be welded for herself
alone. She never fears missing we'd
lock ultimately. Some rich girls i'm
-erroneously-if a poor young
man is polite he will marry her for
her wealth if not for love of herself
This is not hope but a delusion on her
part. The poor girl hopes for a long
life of welded bliss after she marries
If she finds that the partner of her
life has traits which she did not know
of, she bravely does her best to bear
with and make the best of them She
has no other home to go to, no other
heart to lean on, none to take her part
against him and tempt her to become
estranged from him
If the rich girl finds that her welded
path is not as rosy as she expected,
she is perfectly independent with him.
She knows that she can gain her free
dom, that she will not suffer thereby
as far as support and a roof over her
head go. The relatives who have an
eye to her money take every little act
of his as lover to help them widen
the breach between them and the hope
of reconciliation is crushed in her
heart.
OF the two, the one who has hope
has everything to live for The wom-
an who is without it finds life dreary
and the thought of the future un-
pleasant. 1t is not wrong for young
girls to have love dreams. 1t is nature,
therefore natural. Poor girls are not
building their hopes upon finding
rich young man to wed. All they ex-
pect is a loving and true heart. With
such man they hope to win happi-
ness and good fortune, if the latter is
intended for them
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27
Skiing on the Water.

This ski is recommended as both
a life-saving device and a pleasure
craft. combining safety with novelty.
1t cannot sink; makes better speed
than a swimmer, and does not tire the
rider as swimming does. It is more
practicable for long distances, and can
go through water where there is a
heavy undertow, as it sets so high in
the water that it is not caught in the
grip of the undercurrent as the legs
of the swimmer are. 1t doesn't take a
long time to master, as the surfboard
does; requires no skill in balancing
and sticking on, and has the great adj
vantage of being equipped with mo-
tive power, whereas the ordinary surf
board must be pushed and padded out
to sea before it can be ridden in
Outing
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27
BEST MAKE HASTE SLOWLY"
Little Really Good and Lasting Work
Has Been Accomplished Under
Strain of Hurry.

The more haste, the less speed"
is an old proyerb that would make q
good motto for many people in these
days when most Of US are always in
q driving hurry, remarks the Mil
waukee Journal Work that is hurried
isn't often well done. The letter writ
ten IL haste sometimes proves to be
illegible. or. what is perhaps worse.
so nearly fllegible that it results in q
misunderstanding that loses far more
tine than ii would have taken to write
correctly. One may be in such great
haste to complete an article he is
making that he sights some part OF
it And Just that flaw may cause a
break In the machinery and result In
loss OF time and great waste
Then there are the hundreds OF
times when undue haste doesn't In
volve great consequences, but simply
m ,ans inferior work that must be
done again some time. and perhaps
cause Inconvenience and loss until 1t
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27
WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE
DUDE7

Has thy uncertain bosom ever strove
With the first tumults of real love?
Hast thou now dreaded and now bless'd
his sway.
By turns averse and joyful to obey?
What has become of the dude, that
pink of masculine, so-called, perfec-
ton, he with the scented locks and
curled mustache, who wore a GRIM
son rose in the lapel of his coat. pat
entleather shoes. and who sported an
ebony. gold-headed cane?
He was a picture that many a ro-
mantle girl glanced furtively at as he
stood on the street corners with his
boon companions watching fair maid
ems fit by. Parents frowned him
down unless they happened to have
sons Just like MIN. Women who could
air their opinions without fear or car
ing a snap whether they offended or
not declared that the dude had waist
too much on the hourglass type to
be quite natural. The tattlers whis-
pered to the scandalmongers that
they were sure he wore stays and
pulled them in pretty tight at that.
The dude walked with a mincing
gait. His trouser legs were as tight
as the girls skirts are today He
spoke with a drawing accent, and
flirted shamefully. He was a walking
fashion plate, whose sole occupation
seemed to be to catch the eye of a
pretty girl and bring a blush to her
cheek because of his bold stare.
1t has taken decade of years for
the species to disappear. But where
have they gone? They certainly have
not developed into sensible business
fellows. They haven't brains enough
under their tilted silk salts for that.
The answer to the query is-they have
married foolish girls whose papas
were rich and able to support daugh-
ter's hubby They have been trans
ferred from the street corner to the
old gents Office, where they strut
about with important mien, flirting
with the stenographers and roundly
abusing the male clerks for being so
unfortunate as to be under their con-
troll. They live in brownstone man
sions owned by their rich wives, fit
about in automobiles and are first
nighters at operas and theaters. The
dude will never work He is of the
peoples in life's field of sturdy oaks.
If one sister in a family has married
a dude that has been quite enough of
example for her younger sisters. No
wonder the younger girl profits by her
experience. Her choice of a husband
falls upon the ambitious, energetic
man. who looks what he is, self
made, sensible, energetic youth who
dresses well, but not extravagantly;
who has a stock of good sense in his
head and the right kind of love in his
heart, and is pushing and capable of
supporting, without her fathers aid,
the woman who weds him. 1t is well
for romantic girls that the dude has
vanished and sensible men now have
come to the fore.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27

come from the West en- route to New
York without any intention of stop
ping off in Shelby. But once involved
in play they had got so interested
that when within a few miles of the
town, Spencer proposed that they
should leave the train and finish the
game in his own house. Whether cir
cumstances aided them, or Spencer
took some extraordinary precautions
against being recognized. will never
be known. But certain 1t is that he
escaped all observation at the station
and even upon the road. When SEQ
Vile returned alone. the storm had
reached such height that the roads
were deserted. and he, being an entire
stranger here at that time, naturally
attracted no attention, and so was able
to ship away on the next train with
just the drawback of buying a new
ticket. /, boy of fifteen, trespassing
where i did not belong. was the only
living witness of what he'd happened
on this night of dreadful storm. In the
house which was now ruin
/ realized the unpleasantness Of the
position in which this put me. but
not its responsibility. If were going
to do anything should have done it at
first-so reasoned. and let the mat
ter slide. ! became interested in
school and study. and the years passed
and had almost forgotten the oc-
Cu-rence, when suddenly the full re-
membrance came back upon me with
rush. A nanny fathers friend
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27
CHAPTER xIII-Continued.

Claymore tavern did change own
ers. When heard that a man by the
name of Scoville had bought it, went
over to see Scoville. He was the man.
Then | began to ask myself what
ought to do with my knowledge, and
the more l asked myself this question
and the more / brooded over the mat
ter the less did feel like taking, not
the public, but my father, into my con-
fdence.
had never doubted his love for me,
but had always stood in great awe of
his reproof. and / did not know where
was to find courage to tell him all the
details of this adventure.
There is one thing did do, however
/ made certain inquiries here and
there. and soon satisfied myself as to
how Scoville had been able to come
into town, commit this horrid deed and
escape without any one but myself be-
ing the wiser. Spencer and he had
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27

mark delivered with a little more civil
fty than any of his previous cnes:
What you call evidence may not be
the same as calls evidence II you're
satisfied at thinkir' my words no
good. that's your business. ] know
how ] should feel il / vas Oh Ostran-
der's father and knew what know"
Let him co. spoke up a wavering
voice. 1t was Deborah'sL
But the judge was deaf to the warn
ing. Deborah's voice hac but rem ind.
ed him of Deborah's presence It's
tone had escaped him. He was too en-
crossed in the purpose he had in mind
to notice shades of Infection.
But Mr.. Black had, and quick as
thought he echoed her request:
He is forgetting himself. Let him
go. Judge Ostrander."
But that astute magistrate, wise IN
all other causes but his own. was no
more ready now than before to do
this
I'm moment" he conceded. Let
me first make sure that this man un-
derstands me. / have said that there
exists no evidence against my SON.
This / aver; and this the lady here
will aver. You have probably already
recognized her. II not, allow me TO
tell you that she is the lady whose
efforts have brought back this case
to the public mind: Mrs. Scoville, the
wife of John Scoville and the one OF
all others who has the greatest inter
est in proving her husbands inno-
cence. If she says, that after the most
careful inquiry and conscientious
reconsideration of this case, she has
found herself forced to come to the
conclusion that justice has already
been satisfied in this matter, you will
believe her. won't your"
81 don't know" drawled the man,
a low and cunning expression lighting
up his ugly countenance. "She wants
to marry her daughter to your son.
Any live dog is better than a dead
one; l guess her opinion don't go Tor
much"
pierced with unerring skill the one
joint in his armor he knew to be vul.
nerable, the Judge took minute in
which to control his rage and then ad.
dressing the half-averted figure in the
window said:
Mrs. Scoville, will you assure this
man that you have no expectations OF
marrying your daughter to oliver os.
trander?"
With a slow movement more sugges-
tive of despair than any she had been
seen to make since the hour of her In.
decision had first struck, she shifted
in her seat and finally faced them, with
the assertion:
"Reuther Scoville will never marry
Oliver Ostrander. Whatever my wishes
or willingness in the matter, she her.
self is so determined. Not because
she does not believe in his integrity
for she does; but because she will not
unite herself to one whose prospects
in life are more to her than her own
happiness"
The fellow stared, then laughed:
She's a goodun," he sneered And
you believe that bosh?"
Mr.. Black could no longer contain
himself.
Il believe you are the biggest rascal
in town." he shouted. Get out, or
won't answer for myself. Ladies are
not to be treated in this manner"
Did he remember his own rough
handling of the sex on the witness
stand?