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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-13
His Opinion.

Mamma. did you say the baby came
from heaven?"
Yes. why?"
Il don't think he came. I think he
was fired. How could the angels sing
with him putin up that boiler all the
timer"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-13
The Throwback.

What have you to say" asked the
sheriff. Just before the trap was
sprung.
only this" said the man who was
about to be hanged. My parents are
In nc way to blame for my present
plight. was a eugenic baby"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-13
Saving Something.

The sunshine had suddenly given
way to a perfect storm Of rain.
What a terrible downpeur!" sighed
, girl to her male escort
YES" replied the man. and ! am
,fraid that my umbrella is hardly
arge enough to cover all your picture
nat
What a shame" r1ourned the girl
but. anyway. see what you can do
Or the pink plush rtse!"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-13
Nov. 10, 1914.

Allies advanced between Ypres
and Armentieres and between
Reims and Berry-au-Bac.
Russians drove German right
wing back toward Mazurian lakes.
and occupied Miechow.
Austrians defeated Serbians
near losnitza.
All allies issued formal declara.
tioh Of war on Turkey.
German cruiser Emden de-
stroyed by Australian cruiser
Sydney at Coeos island.
Russian fleet sank four Turkish
transports.
Karl II. Lody shot az spy In
Tower Of London.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-13
Well EMPLOYED.

Johnnie Wobbs was regarded as the
town simpleton. but occasionally he
was gifted with a fash of keenest re-
partee. as a city visitor discovered to
his discontinue. What part do you
perform in the great drama Of life?'
he asked. 81 mind my own business. :"
replied Mr.. Wobbs.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-13

president Mexico
wounded United States soldiers
United States soldiers guard
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-13
Nov. II, 1914.

Germans took Dixmude, crossed
User canal, captured allies first
line west Of Langemarck and
drove them out of ST. Eloi.
Allies reoccupied Lombaertzyde
and repuIsed Germans near coast.
Russians attacked craeow de-
lenses.
Austrians pursued Serbians on
Shabats-losnitza line.
British torpedo boat Niger sunk
by German submarine near Dover,
Japanese torpedo boat sunk BY
mine at kiaoehow.
Conspiracy discovered In Con
stantinopIe against Germans and
Young Turks; leaders shot.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-13
Nov. 9, 1914.

Ypres set afire by German bonn
bardment.
Fighting on the Aisne.
Russians occupied GoIdapp. Ger
mans still withdrawing.
Germans won victory near
Wyschtuniz lake, taking 1000 pris-
oners.
Serbians drove back Austrians
near Shabats.
Russians took Turkish fort near
Erzerum and won at koprikoi on
River Araxes.
ports.
Russians bombarded Bosporus
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-13
The EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
Nov. 8, 1914.

Allies gained plateau Of Vregny.
Germans continued attacks be-
tween North sea and Lys and
made gains in Argonne.
Belgians gained at Oixmude and
Ypres.
Russian cavalry invaded Posen
province and destroyed railroad
near Pleschen.
Russians entered WlrbalIen.
PrzemysI again attacked.
Russians took koprikoi in Ar
menia.
Two Oardaneiles forts destroyed
by bombardment.
Turks sank Greek steamer.
Germany mourned less of Using
tau but praised bravery Of garri-
son.
German cruiser Geier informed
at Honolulu.
Beye.s' rebels defeated In South
Africa.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-13
No Doubt.

81 wonder II surgeons don't feel
somewhat cheap when they have to
be operated on themselves"
81 dare say they do feel rather cut
M about it."
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-13
An Impossible Experiment

why don't you let the other fellow
do the worrying?"
Il try to-" replied Mr.. Growcher.
But he comes around and worries
me-"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-11-13
Nov. 10, 1914.

Germans broke through British
lines at Ypres.
Allies advanced on coast to Blk
schoote.
Battle between ayiators near
Ypres.
Austrians evacuated central Ca
iicia, Russians taking Tarnow. Jas
10 and krosno.
Germans faced about and ad-
vanced on Poland.
Bomb In Enver Bey's palace
kills five German officers.
Two more Rockefeller founda-
ton relief ships sailed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
ARE WE ON THE
 EVE OF A WAR BOOM7

American exports to Europe, at the present rate of increase, will by the end of 1915 probably exceed our inn ports by approximately s1,5O0, ,00O. Payment for these exports will have to be made in one of three ways, accord ing to Theodore H. Price, in the July number of Worlds Work.
 l. In American securities held abroad, the available supply of which seecs to, be nearly exhausted, or,
 2. In European securities or prom ises to pay, which, as shown by the decline in the French loan recently placed here, do not seem to be accept able here, or,
 3. In. gold.
 The aibnormally low rates of Euro pean exchange indicate that the main tenance of specie payment in Europe has practically been abandoned.
 '@Hhis means infation," says MT. Price. -+It means that the internal commerce of the countries at war will shortly be conducted in a credit cur rency." Gresham's Law will then op- crate, which in this case means that gold will speedily disappear ands be
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
replaced by the less valuable paper

replaced by the less valuable paper money:
 'fThe United States will still. how ever, be in a position to demand pay ment in gold for what it may sell, and the result will be that a, large portion of the gold now in Europe will be sent here to pay debts
 A statement of the principal banks of Europe shows that the total stock of gold on hand in May, 1915, was $3,369, ,895, 1000. Assuming that $200,- 00O,0o0 or $500, ,000, 900 of this will come to America to pay for American exports, MT. Price points out the fol- lowing interesting result:
 This gold will ultimately find it's way into American banks. Now un- der the Federal Reserve Law the sur plus reserve which the banks are re- quired to maintain is 15 per cent. of their deposits MT. Frank A. Van derl1p, president of the National City Bank, is authority for the statement that the present surplus reserve of national banks in this country is $780, 900, 1000, which would permit of loans to a total of $3.0OO. 100000. The sur plus reserves of all other banks other than the national banks would per init of an equal credit expansion. And
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29

a statement of the banking institutions in the United States shows that they have sufficient resources to make these loans. With the addition of the gold from Europe-about s20o, 100000 or $500, their surplus re- serve, it would be possible for Ameri- can bangs to lend the gigantic sum of s7,0OO. 100000 or $8,00O, ,O0O,0Oo.
 An old, fundamental theory of eco monies says that an extensive use of credit tends to depreciate gold and to decrease the purchasing power of money That means that money will buy less than under normal conditions in other words, higher prices Sta tistics in Europe corroborate this the ory. Prices of commodities in Eur ope have risen 80 per cent. since the outbreak of the war.
 Speculation is always the effect of imitation and the illusion of wealth engendered by advancing prices. In Germany, where the imitation is at present the greatest, there is already quite a. boom in stocks.
 With the abnormal expansion of credit in the United States, what will be the result An era of speculation and of high prices? Are We on the Eve of War Boom ?''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
YAOLI INDIANS EMBODY
 ANCIENT CUSTOMS WITH
 MOST MODERN WARFARE
Warning Aborignes Mexico Are Strange Type of Human ity Considerable Factor in Internal Strife of the Eg@-Torn Republic.

Yapai is credited with direct relation l to the Apache. Like his northern cousin the Yaquf has been guilty of all manner of brutality directed against his prisoners, and is known to
 have employed modes of torture as skillful as those of the ancient Chi nese. This has caused a fear of the Yaquf which was not due entirely to his military ability. The Yaqui was the first Mexican tribe to become fully armed with rifles, and to be- come skilIfu1 in their use. Other of the Mexican tribes along the west coast still employ the bows and ar rows for hunting and in some cases in fighting away alien invaders.
 While retaining his tribal tongue and savage customs, the Yaqui be- came skilled in military nthods- He kept his Makillfu1 manner of guerilla warfare, but adopted to a large ex- tent some European methods. In the attacks on the Sonora-Arizona border towns the YapI1i troops made desper- ate assaults on the Carranza trenches, charging the positions much in the manner of the European soldier, It had been difficult to make the Mexi- can troops do this.
 The Yaqui in his natural stage of military development had used small drums on which he gave simple marching orders. The drums took
 
 and had the advantage by their pecu- liar noise of making it difficult for the enemy to locate the source of the sound. In military service with his Mexican nefghbor the Yaqui devel- oped a more extensive system of drum signals. until his officers could com
 nand large numbers of men to make all manner of movements. The Yaqui unlike other Indians always had marched in military formation until depIoyed for action. Many battles were won merely by the noise of their
 Yaqui drums which seemed to ter Erorize the enemy when the sounds of the beats appeared to come from all directions. In some cases Q, few Ya- qu1 drummers would crawl to the enemy's Hanks and by beating out some signal make it appear that the position was being surrounded No reliable information is available as to the Yaquis actual numerical strength so varying are the reports of the Mexican military authorities and American settlers. But it Is known that several thousand rifles mostly of the military model, are in the hands of the Indians, and that large amounts of ammunition have been ogtained by the hill trib esnen. The Yaqnis manner of warfare. and familiarity with the country would make it most difficult. it is believed by the valley settlers, his complete defeat and disarmament.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
WOULD REGOMPENsE SALOONISTS OUSTED
 BY DRY'' CAMPAIGN

Springfield IlL, June 29.-A new campaign issue between '.wets's and
 tdrys. in illinois which may be used in other states. took life during the
 closing days of the Illinois legisla-
 ture It was embodied in a bill that
 proposed that saIoonists who are put out of business by popular vote
 should be recompensed to the full value of their stocks and fixtures and lcompensated for. the good wilI's at
 tached to their places of business This expense was to come out of the public funds of any community vot-
 ing out the saloons.
 The bill was introduced into both branches of the state assembly. It was buried in a hostile committee in the senate. Tn the house it was reported favorably and advanced to second reading where it died in the closing days of the session without coming to a vote.
 F Proponents of the measure have in
 dicateds however, that while circum- stances gave them mo hope of success in the 1915 legislature the bill would
 be re-fntroduced in 1917 and that
 meanwhile it's provisions would be
 used as campaign material elseWh ere. EOpponents of the proposal assert that the sole object of the liquor interests in introducing the bill is to provide a
 ssc1ub to hold over towns and cities.''
 They point out that should the meas uTe peCQm6 law, communities voting dry would not noly lose revenue
 but be mulcted of the most of the Esaloons in solid cash. The anti-sa- loon people also said that they saw in
 the bill chances for ilIegitimate pri- yate gain in that saloonists who vis-
 toned the Handwriting on the walI'' could lay in large stocks of liquor
 previous to elections, lose little or
 nothing if the vote resulted in their favor but gain a considerable cash sum if the anti-saIoon forces won.
 The bill provided that the saloon
 keepers should receive a refund of
 the exact price paid to the whole saler for his stock and fixtures
 The history of the bill in the house began late in the session. There
 were two committees dealing with sa- loon questions, one called the item perauce committee being composed
 of "drys'' and the other. denominated
 the liberals committee being com posed of vets It was to this lat ter committee that the bill was re- ferred- A public hearing was an- nounced on the bill and a special ufacturers came to Springfield from Chicago and other parts of the state. 1 Levy Mayer. a Chicago attorney, was 1 announced as the spokesman for the allied liquor organizations and de- i Iyered an argument in favor of the l bill No opponents of the measure
 were heard,
 MT. Mayer argued that the supreme court of the United States had recog- nized the saloon as a. legitimate bus
 mess enterprise He said that it nec-
 essari1y. followed that the saloon keeper was entitled to recompense if
 his business were abolished by law He pointed out that millions of dol lars have been invested in the rnanu- featuring and dispensing of liquor T., ., MLI- persons gain their livelihood through
 employment in the business.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
TO WOMEN WHO ovERDo

Thousands of American women in our homes are daily sacrificing their lives to duty. In order to keep the home neat and attractive, the children well dressed and tidy, women overdo. Soon weakness or displacement is brought on and they suffer in silence, drifting along from bad to worse. For forty years Lydia E. Pinkhams Veg etable Compound has proved a boon and. a blessing to women in this con- dition, by restoring their systems to a normal healthy condition. Why don't you try it?-Adv.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
Luke MoLuke Says:


 What has become of the old fashion ed heckled faced boy who always had one big toe tied up in a rag and who always had two huIlseyes in the seat of his pants and who always 0aid 'tYes, sir," and ''No, sir," when you spoke to him?
 Kentucky hospitality used to be great stuff, but nowadays in most of the counties in that state the farmer votes the dry ticket and hides his demijohn out in the barn, so nobody can get a swig out of it but himself.
 Before he gets her she is so different from other women that he can't live without her. After he gets her he is always telling her that she is just like the rest of the doggone women.
 The man who is always knocking is sure to miss and hit his own thumb every once in awhile.
 When there are five or six grown girls in a family the oldest daughter always has an idea that her mother is trying to rafHe her off.
 After a man gets to be seventy years old he can remember a whole lot of things that never happened.
 A woman always has because as a reason, but a man sometimes hasn't even one that good
 The merchant who doesn't advertise Is the same fellow who never has what you want in stock because he never had any demand for it.
 Every now and then nature slips a cog and turns out a male gossip.
 The fury of a woman scorned is as nokhing when compared to the fury of friend wife when friend husband
  snoring is keeping him awake.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
Names Is Narnes. Ina Pigg lives at MaysvfIle, Ky.

Get In Line, Undertakers; Don't Shovel
 H. M. Cline, president of county court, of Wyoming county, has got into a war with the Independent Her aid, a newspaper published in his home town Cline charges that the paper called him a skunk. This it very em- phatically denies and gives as the req son that it has too much respect for the skunk. - Mcdowell CW. Va.) Re corder.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
lLuIee Is AIMaye startir1a soretE1ins

.'sOnce in awhfle,'' says Luke Mo- Luke, you will meet a man who is SO careful of his conscience that he uses 1t only on Sundays. Now, when did Luke McLuke meet Mayor Joe7- Johnstown Pa.) Democrat.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
Ah. You MaI<e us BIush!

Dear Luke-Al the folks around here believe that you are woman. They say no man could know as much as you know about women. Are you real y a woman? Pearl, Parkersburg, W. Va.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
We Doff Our Lids.

Dear Luke-A B. c. Dean is attach ed to the Howard Paine college at Brownwood, Tex
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
GiddapI

'I know a pair of 1egIess men, Remarked old MT. Squi1ls,
 'eWho do a lot of kicking when They have to foot their bills.''
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
Bits of Byplay By Luke McLuEe Copyright 1918, the Cincinnati
 Enquirer
By Luke McLulke

Advice. No platitudinarian Am I, and yet I say. That if you want to help a man Just keep out of his way.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
HuhI

"How did young Binhs and that tel ephone girl come to break their en- gagement on the eve of their wed ding2'' asked the old fogy.
 ~I don't know" replied the grouch. '@I guess she said Ring offr
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29

Our Daily Special. Butting in won't give you a level head.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
PANAMA CANAL BOOSTS
 NUMBER OF SAILING SHIPS

Panama, June 2s.-since the opening of the Panama canal it has been noticed by shipping agents in Panama City that the number of sailing ships to appear on the seas has rapidly increased. All of these have at one time or another passed through the waterway.
 Shipping authorities attribute the increase in sail tonnage to the high freights due to the European war with the consequent lack of steam bottoms of neutral countries. It is stated that most of these sailing ships are of American register They are employed in carrying wheat and oth- CT grains from United States Pacific ports to England and case oils from the United States ports to the FaI East.
 Mrs. Jess Willard, wife of the heavyweight champion pugilist is dy- ing from tuberculosis.
 Ex-Judge John c. Gray of the New York Court of Appeals, died of apo plexy at Newport, R. I.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
Happy.

sAre the Nf1llionbucks happily mar ried?" asked Mrs. Rocks.
 eOh, very much so,'' replied Mrs. Scads. ''She spends her winters in Florida and her summers at Newport, and he spends his winters in California and his summers in Switzerland
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29

The college boys have now gone home to help Dad entertain the young lady boarders from the city.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29

''staten Island Baby Week." of which better babies is the aim, was started .by the health department
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29

Things to W6rry About. There is no salt on the planet Jupt- ter.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
Our Present Need.

In times like these, when old Mars spreads His net, let's be discreet; This is a time for cooler heads,
 But not for cooler feet
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
Getting Them Soft.

Getting Them Soft.
 It was their first breakfast in their little fiat after they had returned from the honeymoon trip. Lovey had asked Dovey to fix him couple of soft boil ed eggs. When the eggs were served Lovey opened one of them and found it to be as hard as a rock.
 "These eggs are very hardr' exclaim- ed Lovey. 'T wanted them boiled soft''
 ''Well, dear, they ought to be soft, ? replied DOvey. q just boiled them and boiled them until felt sure that they must be soft. But only boiled them for twenty minutes. Perhaps I should have let them boil for half hour"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-29
Looks That Way.

LOOKS n hat Way. seSone men are born with silver spoons Right in their mouths said BIands; SsAnd other men are born said Boons, with corlzscrews in their hands,
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1915-12-31
PRIVATE WARS.
Any Ps%text Would Serve to Start q
Conflict In Feudal Times.

Any PF%text Would Serve to Start 4
Conflict In Feudal Times.
'Of the many privileges conferred on
the mobiles Of Europe by the feudaI
system none was more jealousy guard
90 or more frequently exercised than
the right of waging private war;"
writes DR.. Macmillan in the Scottish
Review. This lawless custom was
the cause of untold misery. barbarity,
ruin and restitution. Upon the slight
est pretext-often indeed with no ex.
cuse at all-the feudal baron would
sally forth from his stronghold In or:
der to carry fire and sword into the
territories of some neighboring chief.
This abuse says Cox In his His
tory or the House of Austria" was
carried to so great an extent that not
only sovereigns and states engaged in
hostilities from interest or revenge,
but the lesser barons, and even associ-
atoms OF tradesmen and domestics,
sent defances to each other on the
most ridiculous pretenses and In a
manner scarcely credible at the pres.
ent day.
1--WE find a declaration of war from
a private individual, Henry Mayen.
berg. against the emperor; another
from the Lord Prauenstein against
Frankfort because a young lady of
the city refused to dance with his I'M
Gle; another In 1450 from the baker
and domestics of the margrave of Ba.
den against Eslingen. Reutlingen. and
other imperial cities: another in 1862
from the baker of the Count Palatine
Louis against the cities OF Augsburg.
Ulm and Rothwell; one In 1471 from the
shoeblacks of the University of Leip-
zig against the provost and some other
members, and one In 147T from a cook
of Eppenstein, with his solutions,
dairymaids and dishwashers against
Ohio, count of Solms.
But this lawless and mischievous
spirit did not expire with the abolition
II the right OF private war"
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1915-12-31

ton Of hoStilities On ha eas, ern
front, where the British Claim tie
decisive campaign of the war must lie
fought.
Great Britain has called for anotht r
million men. These Will Increase her
total force to four million. Enlist-
ments are to be secured by conscrir-
tion If necessary.
On Dec, 81, japanese steamer W; s
sunk by submarine In the Medlter.
rantan sea. and lost with treasure
said to amount to twenty five million
yen 10 gold. A yen is equivalent to
40 cents.
japanese warshlps are said to be
guarding the Suez canal.
The controversy between the United
states and Austria over the sinkir g
OF the Italian steamer Ancoua re.
mains unsettled.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1915-12-31
HELPFUL HINTS
FOR HOUSEWIVES
Fire Lighting Device For Coal
Stoves.

Designed to be used in stoves, fur
naces and other heating apparatus, a
fire kindling device has been invented
which eliminates much of the trouble
of rebuilding fire which has burned
out during the night, says Popular Me-
chanics. The lighter is arranged much
on the style of gas torch. 1t consists
of a pipe of convenient length, at one
end of which is a gas burner and at
the other end nipple to which a rub
Der hose may be connected. When It
is desired to start fire or prevent one
from dying out this burner is lighted
and the torch placed beneath the fur
mace CRATE in such position that the
gas flame comes in contact with the
coal and ignites it