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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-01

women, too. cannot praise Lyon
Pinkham' g Vegetable COMPOUND eno'
for / know I never would have ben :
well If / had not taken 1t and is'
mend it to suffering women.
Daughter Helped Also
81 gave it to my daughter whns
was thirteen years old She 70
school and was a nervous wrecs u
could not sleep nights. Nov ne
30 healthy that even the doctor
of it. You can publish this ktts y ~
like. Mrs. RENA BOWMAN, i@ -
Street, Irunton, Ohio.
Why viii women continue % -. -
day in and day out and drag outs - -
half-bearted existence, missing
fourths of the joy of living, VIZ 1870
can find health in Lydia E hns
Vegetable Compound?
If You have the slighteeg - ~
that Lydia e. PinkhamS w.
BILE compound will help yoc w.
toLydia f. Pinkham Medic1ssi
(confidentiaD Lynn, Mass-I~l
vice. Your letter will Deo6
read and answered by 2 ~
and held I'm strict c0nno
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-01
In a Russian Church.

The interior of a Russian church is
outspokenly oriental, for it consists
merely of a gorgeous hall and a sane
tuary, without any seats, as that is
the custom in other temples. There
is neither an organ nor a pulpit in the
Russian church and the temple cere-
mony Is one mostly of music, chant
ing and spectacular gesticulations.
which remind one of ancient Egyp-
tians dancing in their temples. For
music there is a choir Of boys and
men In all the Russian services.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-01

time. Why-why, he heels her like a
trained dog. Playing the pianner
morning. noon and night, and out driv.
ing. and going to the theater, and
1--we a notion to tell Jim he ought
to put stop to it," said the other.
1T makes me sick"
"Jimll do it without being told one
O. these days, so you keep out of it.
Say, have you noticed how peaked
Lydia's looking these days? She's not
the same girl, Dan, not the same girl.
Something's wrong" He shook his
head gloomily.
Its that doggoned woman" an.
nounced Dawes explosively, and then
looked over his shoulder with appre.
hension in his blear eyes. A sigh OF
relief escaped him.
She's got no business coming in be-
tween Lydia and Freddy" said Riggs.
Looks as though she's just set on
busting it up. What can she possibly
have against poor little Lydia? She's
good enough for Freddy. Too good, by
hockey! Specially when you stop to
think"
Dawes glared at him. Now don't
begin gossiping. You're as bad as
an old woman"
Thinking amt gossiping, confound
you. If wanted to gossip I'd up and
say fatty that Jim Brood knows down
in his soul that Freddy is no son of
his. He"
you've never heard him say SO,
joe"
mo, but / can put two and two to-
gether. I'm no fool"
I'D advise you to shut up"
"Oh, you would, would your" with
vast scorn. I'D like to know who II
was that talked to Mrs. Desmond
about it. Who put it into her head
that Jim doubts"
We'll. didn't she say l was a lying
old busybody!" snapped Danbury tri-
umphantly. Didn't she call me down,
Ell? I'd like to know what more you
could expect than that. Didn't she
make me take back everything l said ?"
"She did," said Riggs, with convic.
ton. And believe she would have
thrashed you IL she'd been a man. lust
as she said she would. And didn't I
advise her to do it anyway, on the
ground that you're an old woman
and"
That's got nothing to do with the
present case" interrupted Dawes
hastily. What we ought to be think.
ing about now is how to get rid of
this woman that's come in here to
wreck our home. She's an interloper
She's foreigner. She"
Mr.. Dawes leaned a little closer. T
wonder how Mrs. Desmond likes bav.
ing her over there playing the piano
every afternoon with Freddy while
Lydia's over here copying things for
Jim, and working her poor little head
of. Ever stop to think about that p"
Il think about 1t all the time. And
by thunder, I'm not the only one who
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-01
SYNOPSIS.

In the New York home OF James Brood
Dawes and Riggs. his two old pensioners
and comrades. await the coming of
Broods son Frederic to learn the contents
OF a wireless from Brood. but Frederic,
after reading throws II into the fire and
leaves the room without a word. Frederic
tells Lydia Desmond. his fiancee. that the
message announces his fathers marriage
and orders the house prepared for an i'm
mediate Homecoming. Mrs. Desmond. the
housekeeper and Lydia's mother, tries to
cool Frederic's temper at the impending
changes. Brood and his bride arrive. She
wins Frederic's liking at first meeting.
Brood shows dislike and yelled hostility 10
his son. Lydia and Mrs. Brood meet in
the jade-room, where Lydia works as
Brood's Secretary. The room, dominated
by great gold Buddha. Brood's father
confessor. Is furnished in oriental mag
nifcence. Mrs. Brood. after a talk with
Lydia. which leaves the latter puzzled. is
disturbed by the appearance of Ranjab.
the Hindu servant of Brood. Mrs. Brood
makes changes in the household and
gains her husbands consent to send Mrs.
Desmond and Lydia away. She tries TO
fathom the mystery OF Brood's separation
from his first wife. and his dislike of his
son, but fails
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-01

what they pleased to call "a nest.
Lydia may have seen the cloud In thei,
sky, but he did not. To him, the world
was bright and gladstone. without a
shadow to mar its new beauty. He
was enthusiastic, eager, excited. She
fell In with his spirit, but her pleas
ure was shorn of some Of its keenness
by the odd notion that 1t was not tc
endure.
He even dragged Yvonne around to
the little fiat, to expatiate upon Its
coziness with visual proof to support
his somewhat exaggerated claims. Hell
lazy eyes took in the apartment at a
glance, and she was done with 1t.
1T is very charming" she said, with
her soft drawl Have you no ciga
rettes, Lydia?"
The girl flushed and looked at Fred
eric for relief. He promptly produced
his own cigarettes. Yvonne lighted
one and then stretched herself com
fortably in the Morris chair in which
no woman ever had appeared comfort
able before-or since, perhaps.
You should learn to smoke" she
went on.
Mother wouldn't like me to smoke.
said Lydia, rather bluntly.
A faint frown appeared on Frederic IS
brow, only to disappear with Yvonne
low, infectious laugh.
And Freddy doesn't like you to
smoke, either, ai-e?" she said.
"He may have changed his mind re-
Gently, Mrs. Brood" said the girl,
smiling so frankly that the edge was
taken off of a rather direct implica-
ton.
Il don't mind women smoking" PIT
in Frederic hastily. "In fact, rather
like it, the way Yvonne does it. It's a
very graceful accomplishment"
But / am too clumsy to" began
Lydia.
my dear" interrupted the Partisan,
carelessly flecking the ash into jar
diniere at her elbow, 1T is very
naughty to smoke, and clumsy women
never should be naughty. II you real
ly feel clumsy, don't, for my sake, ever
try to do anything wicked. There is
nothing so distressing as an awkward
woman trying to be devilish."
"Oh, Lydia couldn't be devilish If
she tried" cried Frederic, with quick
glance at the girls half-averted face.
Don't say that, Frederic" she cried.
That's as much as to say that l am
clumsy and awkward"
And you are not" said Yvonne de-
cisively. You are very pretty and
graceful and adorable, and l am sure
you could be very wicked If you set
about to do it."
Thank you," said Lydia dryly.
by the way, this window looks al
most directly down into our court
yard" said Yvonne abruptly. She was
leaning on her elbow, looking out upon
the housetops below. There is my bal
cony, Freddy. And one can almost
look into your fathers lair from where
/ sit"
She drew back from the window
suddenly. a passing look of fear in
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-01

separate words. or should there be a
siphon between.
weilknown bishop tells the story
OF maid servant who had been in.
structed to address the prelate as
Your Eminenoe." Imagine his hor.
ror. however. when the girl dropped a
curtsy to him one morning with the
words. Yes. Your Immense"
A New York policeman became IA
nous for his slips of the tongue. He
used always to explain to recruits that
Thatavenue ran paralysed to Lexins.
ton. and on one occasion he proudly
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-01

ity passed between young Brood and
his stepmother.
She laughed suddenly and unnatu-
rally. Without a word she started up
the stairs. He followed more slowly.
his puzzled eyes fixed on the graceful
figure ahead. At the upper landing
she stopped. Her hand grasped the
railing with rigid intensity. .
Ranjab emerged from the shadows
at the end of the hall. He bowed
very deeply.
The masters books and papers ave
been removed, sahibah. The study Is
in order"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-01

Professor Mahaffy. In the course of
the address he said that the Celts
were not the first race to inhabit
Ireland, for there were the Firbolgs,
traces Of whose civilization were to
be found in the stone monuments
and raths In parts Of the country.
Even the Firbolgs do not appear to
have been the only people who in
habited Ireland before the Celts. Pro.
lessor Mahaffy believes there were
many different peoples. But what of
their language? Why is there no
trace Of the languages Of these races?
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-01
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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-01
QUAINT ERRORS CT SPEECH
About a. Easy to Be Found Today a.
When Sheridan Wrote his
Immortal Play.

The misguided old lady who would
persist in misapplying words with
ludicrous results is as much among
US today as she was when Sheridan
wrote Of her in his play. The Rivals"
One dear old lady recently inquired
Of q welLknown professor whether
soda water should be written a. two
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-01

Professor Mahaffy maintains they had
a language and he blames Celtic
scholars for not having found It out.
He Is probably right in saying that
place names, names of rivers and
mountains. must have been borrowed
from the older inhabitants, for when
the English came to Dublin they did
not alter the names of places. such as
Drumcondra. Terenure, etc.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-01

stated that he never paid any attention
to unanimous" letters. A Jealous
temperance worker used to have a
habit Of confiding to her friends that
certain persons were adapted" to
drink; whilst another gentleman. in a
mixed moment. once asked a friend
to open the window and "putrefy" the
air.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-01

her eyes. 1t was gone in a second,
however, and would have passed unno-
ticed but for the fact that Frederic
was. as usual, watching her face with
rapt interest. He caught the curious
transition and Involuntary glanced
below.
The heavy curtains in the window
OF his fathers retreat were drawn
apart and the dark face of Ranjab the
Hindu was plainly distinguishable. He
was looking up at the window in which
MRS. Brood was sitting. Although
Frederic was far above. he could see
the cleaning white of the mans eyes.
The curtains fell quickly together and
the gaunt brown face was gone.
Questions raced through Frederic's
puzzled brain. Out of them grew a
queer, almost uncanny feeling that the
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-01

DON'T VISIT THE CALIFORNIA n.
POSITIONS Without supply Of Aliens 70.
Ease, the antiseptic powder to be shaken mo \
Shoes. or dissolved In the foot bath. The sindn|
relief to tired. aching feet and prevents uu1n
hot feet. One lady writes. Il enjoyed svey NJ
Of my stay at the Expositions. thanks b Ain
Foot-Ease In my shoes" Get Il TO-DAY N
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-01
His Natural Bent

ut takes jerks to get around |,
thiEg!"
Il know it from the way he hup
his miseries!"-Judge.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-01

siastic. He grinned over the pleasure
he was giving them. Suddenly he
whipped out short, thin sword from
its scabbard In his sash. The amazing,
incomprehensible sword swallowing
act followed.
You see Ranjab has not forgot" he
cried in triumph. HE have not lost
the touch of the wizard, aih?"
You'll lose your gizzard some day.
doing that" said Dawes, grimly. 1T
gives me the shivers."
CTO BE CONTINUED)
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-01

One reason wrong often sen
preferable is the offensive manner ;
which the right is advocated.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-01
WOMAN COULD
NOT SIT vl
Now Does Her Own Wolk
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegels
bic Compound Helped Hs.
1ronton, Ohio" / an enjoying ~
ter health now than / have for twsw

years. when w
gan to take LydisE
Pinkham's Vegek
bic Compound
could not sit up. !
had female trcuhs
and was very D.
vous. ! ussd y
remedies syeG a
] can do my v'd
end for the lest ~
months I haze
worked for oM
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-01

So live that what your friends will
say of you after you are dead will be
at least half true.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-01
Ancient Irish History.

The Preceltic Population of Ire
land" formed the subject of an ad-
dress given recently In Dublin By
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03

best OF feeling appears to exist between
the French and German soldiers, who
for weeks have faced one another on
the long line between Nieuport and
Belfort.
So close are the camps to each other
that it is possible for the two forces to
exchange words. They indulge in
friendly contests, shooting at spade tar
gets, with no intention Of hitting any
one, and competing for hares, which
run between the lines.
A French soldier writes Of these
amusements:
"A target is painted on a spade and
moved through our trench in such a
way that 1t shows about two feet above
the ground. The Germans shoot at it.
With a stick we indicate the results OF
their fire, and when one hits the bulls
eye he is rewarded with the waving of
a French flag.
There is another sort Of target prac-
tice which is very popular. The region
around US is full of cabbage fields and
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03

the cabbage fields are full of hares and
rabbits. These hares sometimes cross
our own private meadow. Immediately
both trenches are all afame. Long
sounding volleys follow the poor little
beast. He makes a graceful somer-
sault, throws his ears up in the air and
falls a martyr to Europe's militarism.
Then comes the time to divide our
spoils. II Bre'r Rabbit expires on the
German half the custom OF the country
prescribes that a German may leave
the trenches and get the prize. That
day the German cave dwellers eat
'hasenbraten.' If the animal dies on
our side we delegate a man to fetch
him and we eat Lievre farci.' But If
he should die most inconsiderately right
on the line then there is trouble. We
both rush for our meal while terrific
fire is opened, and we run the risk of
being killed by friend as well as by
enemy.
The other day we did not know on
which side Of the line hare had died.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03

no regard OF the hardships imposed
upon even their own countrymen by
shutting them off from communication
from their native lands.
The agony columns Of the London
Times soon filed up with inquiries for
the missing, couched in dignified Ian
guage, brief but no less eloquent.
In Petrograd the bulletin boards in
the railroad station and the high walls
on Avenue Morskaja, near the foreign
hotels, were plastered with frantic in
quiries.
Exalted rank, great wealth and intI-
mate acquaintance at the courts of the
enemy sovereigns were Of small avail
in getting prisoners Of war freed. The
cars only niece, Princess Yousoupoff
the daughter of his sister, Grand Duch-
ess Xenia, was in Berlin when the Mus
covite and German armies started
against each other. An overzealous po-
lice officer quickly seized the oppor-
tunity to become famous by imprison-
ing a parsonage so closely identified
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03
Tuberculosis Fight Nation Wide

~HERE are indications that the
coming year will be the big
gest year in the history OF this
u country in the fight against
tuberculosis. Six years ago there were
but two open air schools where the
great white plague was systematically
fought. Now there are more than five
hundred. The Red Cross seal campaign,
which opened on Dec. l. has been very
successful despite the added demands
due to the great war in Europe.
Wherever the fight against tubercu-
losis is waged the name and praises OF
DR.. Robert Koch are sung. DR.. Koch
was one Of the pioneers in the syste-
matte campaign against the dread dis
ease. He lived to see some of his pet
projects carried out. He visited prac-
tically every civilized and unclvilIzed
country in the world on behalf OF the
German and foreign governments in
search of the causes Of and weapons
against epidemic diseas. He was
awarded the Nobel prize of $4,000 for
his discovery Of the antitoxin Of tuber-
culosis. His discovery OF the germ Of
the white plague won him distinction
throughout the world.
One Of the leading physicians Of the
country recently defined the two factors
in the perpetuation OF tuberculosis as:
"First.-The individuals makeup or
constitution or a temporary state OF the
body, which makes him either continu-
ously or at times susceptible to the dis
ease. This Is called disposition.
"Second.-The presence Of the bacIl-
lus In his surroundings, which, IL he
cannot escape II, is his compulsory
milieu-this is included In the term ex-
posure. The sources of infection to
which man Is exposed are other tuber-
culosis human beings and tuberculosis
food"
He outlined the regulation OF dwell
ing houses, the protection OF workers
In factories and elsewhere against dust
and other mediums Of danger, the regu-
lation Of the hours Of labor and the
enforcement Of the greatest possible
cleanliness, as means Of limiting dis
position" while diminishing exposure"
He also touched upon the safeguarding
of the food supply, especially milk and
meat. from the tuberculosis bacilh,
upon the necessity Of the general i'm
provement of the nutrition Of the peo-
pie at large and the power OF the gov
ernmental authorities to minimize the
danger Of infection in schools and pub
lie buildings and to increase the ability
to resist the disease IN individuals by
subsidizinK private stfortH 20 snrn"-ese
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03

his bat has this appearance Of extreme
facility-to such a degree, indeed, that
his style seems almost casual and care
less. The distinctive trait Of his cricket
is an electric quickness both in the con-
ception and execution Of his strokes.
Thereby is he able to do such things
that a slower eye and wrist dare not
attempt In making the ordinary
strokes he differs from the run of bats
men in that he judges the flight OF the
ball about half as soon again and can
therefore shape for his stroke more
readily and with more certainty. At
the same time he need not, owing to his
marvellous rapidity Of movement, allow
himself as much margin for error as
others hnd necessary. and 1t is this
quickness that enables him to take,
even upon the fastest wickets, the most
unheard of liberties without fatal re-
suits.
who, for instance, but Ranji can hit
across a fast straight ball without
either being bowled or making an ap-
palling miss hit? Yet Ranji finds not
the slightest difficulty in doing so. This
hook is perhaps his most notable stroke.
He has a miraculous knack OF timing
the ball accurately from the pitch and
fiicks it round to the onsIde with sup
pie yet terrific power. He meets the
slightly overpitched delivery with a
similar hit, reaching right out so as to
clip the ball before 1t pitches. There
never has been q greater master of cut
ting and leg play. In cutting his facul-
ty for quick and accurate timing gives
him the power Of varying and placing
his stroke, as well as Of making It with
force and precision.
His leg strokes are sometimes called
'glances,' but they are really wrist
strokes, as the ball does not merely hit
the bat, but IT Is turned aside with a
like forcing movement. His forward
play Il somewhat unorthodox. as he
walks out to the ball as he hits, but II
is none the less strong and safe. He
can drive finely in all directions when
In the mood; indeed, at his best. no can
use every stroke In the game.
He Is beautiful fielder in any POSI-
ton. He excels at point or In the slips,
where there is scope for his quickness,
but as he can pick up ball very clean,
catch anything and throw well. he is
almost equally good as extra cover
or in the long field. His bowling Is
somewhat underrated. He rarely goes
on without getting wicket or having
a catch missed on him. He bowls me-
dium pace. keeps q good length, makes
the ball break from the of and has
plenty Of resource. He IN the keenest
of cricketers, very observant. and is
also frst rate judge Of the game"
WILLIAM SCOTT.
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03

cation until more important duties caGl-
ed him to Nish at the commencement OF
the war, gave a war correspondent q
graphic description OF the important
par played in the Servian Red Cross
work by the American hospital unit.
Surgeons and nurses from the United
States were the only ones who ventured
into Belgrade during the Austrian bonn
bardment. They still are there, and.
so far as Mime. Grouitch is aware, they
are safe, although all about them SOL
diers and civilians have been killed
and buildings demolished by shells
from the siege guns across the Save
river.
1t is understood that representations
Vienna, asking that the military hos
pitaI occupied by the American Red
Cross be spared, and apparently the
Austrian general stan complied with
the request.
when the mission from the Amert-
can Red Cross society, comprising three
surgeons and twelve nurses, reported
at Nish they at first were assigned to
a base hospital near Nish." Mime. Grou-
itch said, but they clamored to be per-
mltted to go 10 the front. didn't sug-
gest 1t to them because of the great
danger involved, but I told DR.. Ryan.
head Of the mission. that conditions
there were terrible. Those in the
American unit simply laughed when
reminded of the perils OF bombardment,
and on Oct. we arrived in the out
skirts Of Belgrade. accompanied the
party as a guide. AS We were pro-
ceeding into the city shells began
dropping in unpleasant proximity to
our carriages When one burst less
than 200 feet from US looked anxious
ly at Miss Gladwyn, the chief nurse.
She smiled and said calmly. Tt sounds
like the Fourth OF July couldn't be-
gin to tell Of the splendid work Of these
men and women in our battered capital
They were magnificent"
The Washington herald., 1915-01-03

Australian eleven In 1878. He has
played for Sussex since 1895. In writ
ing Of the prince C. B. Fry. the crack
Sussex cricketer, said:
His great fame as a batsman Is due
not only to his success as measured in
runs, but also. and in chief, to the
originality and peculiar charm Of his
style. Nothing Is as effective as a
striking result produced without any
apparent effort. There are many bats
men who make some one stroke with
such wonderful ease and effect that all
their other strokes receive in compari-
son but scant appreciation.
In Raniitsinhii's case every turn Of