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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
INVESTIGATION IS FAVORED
Movement Will Be of Lasting Benefit
to Many Sections-Making the
Farm Self-Sustainina.

The crop diversifcation movement
will be of lasting benefit to many sec
tons of this state" said a member Of
the Alabama chamber of commerce to
a Birmingham Age-Herald representa-
tive the other day.
The farmers of south Alabama
have shown especial interest in the
campaign inaugurated by the Birming-
ham chamber, which has been carried
on vigorously throughout the state.
The attention of the southern planter
has been directed forcefully to the re-
suits that can be achieved by raising
crops of provisions which are needed
at home, such as corn. peas. hogs and
beef cattle.
The farmers now see the impor-
lance of decreasing the cotton crop
as much as practicable and that fur
Their benefit is to be derived from max
ing the farm as near as possible self
sustaining. believe the production of
corn will be especially heavy this year
and that much effort will be directed
toward increasing the pork and beef
supply raised within the state. Some
years will naturally be required in
which to develop large beef herds in
this state. but comparatively little
time will be required to greatly in
crease the number of hogs here.
The truckers of the Birmingham
district are also busy, and the guam
tity of imported produce will probably
be much reduced"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
Heaven on Earth.

Heaven consists in nothing else
than walking, abiding, resting in the
Divine presence. There are souls who
enter into this heaven before leaving
the body. If thou believest that thy
God, found, felt and rested in, is
heaven. why not, under the gracious
help which he vouchsafes to thee in
his son, begin at once to discipline
and qualify thy soul for this heaven?
If this be thy chief good, why turn
away from it, as though it were a
thing not to be desired? If 1t be the
very end of thy being. the only right,
good and blessed end, why postpone
thy qualification for it, as though it
were a bitter necessity? Suffer thy
soul, so noble in its origin, to be with
drawn from dust, noise. multitudes,
vain treasures and vain pleasure, to
find its sweetness and fullness in God.
John Pulsford.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
Without Hurry.

Hmry is a great thief of time. 1t
|svents the full and efficient use Of
r. present moment. 1t steals from
|& present, for the sake of the future,
|nnsse of some failure in the past.
a nat man is quoted as saying that
|huss too busy ever to be in a hurry.
|os Who lived for some months in
IL home of widely known Christian
|ndr and prolific worker said that
IL had never known him to hurry ex-
|9l when someone else had caused
II Delay. And even in those cases
I'm was no hurried feeling" The
|6eIsat life In Christ may be lived
|dAout the strain of the wrong sort
d haste. Our Lord himself often
Ind an eager and immediate
|1nts" But there was no sense of
|MJ In his life. Let us live in the
|rusnt though not for the present.
|uhg to the full, in hurry-free spirit,
- eternal now"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
Kindred Feeling.

ne paiefaced passenger looked out
~ ear windows with excee ling in
st Finally he turned to his seat
~:
10Y likely think I never rode in
Son before he said, sbut the fact
rfdnes. ! just got out of the pen
nornin. an it does me good to
around. 1t is goin' to be mighty
though. facin' my old-time
s'pose, though, you amt
nech idee how a man feels in a
= liks that?"
maps ] have a better idea of
ieelings than you think" said the
sentleman with a sad smile.
~ getting home from congress"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
KEEPING THE FARM RECORDS
Cash Accounts, Labor. Cost Of Pro-
duetion of Various Crops and
Live Stock Should Be Noted.
CBy v. L. MARTINEAUJ

During the last three or four years
the terms, business of farming" has
come into very common use in the
newspapers, magazines, and in ordi.
nary conversation. In fact, the public
In general is beginning to realize that
farming is business. Tie sooner
every farmer comes to this conclusion
and applies business methods of man.
agement, the better will be his chance
for success.
Thousands Of farmers today realize
that their farm business could be
changed in many ways. thereby result.
ing in greater profit. These same men
are anxious and willing to readjust
their business: but a lack of trust.
worthy Information as to what
changes should be made is preventing
this step of progress.
Now that farming is recognized as a
business. it is obvious that records Of
cash accounts, labor, cost of produc-
ton of the various crops, live stock,
and any other feature tending toward
better management should be kept in
a fairly accurate way. A carefully
kept record of the various phases of
the farm business will make 1t DOS
sible for every farmer to make intel
ligent adjustments whenever such
changes are necessary. Without such
a record losses due to mismanagement
slip by unnoticed year after year, and
the farmer becomes discouraged.
blaming the business instead Of its
management. It Is an uncommon
thing to hear a farmer who keeps a
system Of farm accounting which he
uses as guide say that the business
Of farming is Improbable.
The time required for keeping such
a record is very small factor. just
q matter of ten minutes per day, pro-
vided the record sheets have been
ruled and headed properly.
II you are a farmer. resolve today
to keep records. They will give you
greater confidence in your business,
help you to utilize labor and capital
to better advantage. and they will al.
ways serve as your surest and safest
guide In developing a more nearly per.
feet system OF management.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08

Diligence is the mother of good
luck
A good way to kill time is to work
it to death.
He keeps his road we'll who gets rid
OF bad company.
You can't improve the weather by
grumbling about it.
The farmer, like the business man,
must use modern methods or fail
Learn more, earn more, have more.
be more" is a good motto to keep in
mind.
The more alfalfa folks grow on their
farms the less you see of it on their
faces.
To despair is to put an utterly false
and foolish estimate upon the meaning
of life.
Just as soon as some men get boys
big enough to trust they learn how to
take life easy.
A hlthy tongue never manures any
poor knoll, but it always points to a
poor knowledge.
Anybody who adds to the wealth of
the world, and prevents waste, makes
everybody richer.
He who never had temptations to
overcome has never travelled any on
the upward course.
When yesterdays duties stick their
heads in amongst those of today they
crowd the quarters.
The theory that like cures like
seems borne out by the fact that
some Of the new dances are proving
a cure for the insane
II your neighbor is kind of heart,
public-spirited and philanthropic, do
not be afraid to say so now, instead
OF waiting until he is dead
A cheerful atmosphere is the one
we all wish to live in and yet many of
us expect some other member of the
family to furnish the sunshine while
We go around looking like a rain
cloud.
Cultivating kindly thoughts and
mental serenity may be begun at any
time In life. but the habit comes cas-
lest to us In our youth and the longer
we use any good quality the greater
the life and the longer we live.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
IN A SHADOW
- urinker Feared Paralysis.

use Of either tea or coffee
PRODUCES alarming symptoms,
poison (caffelne) contained in
averages acts with more DO
ZONE persons than in others.
As never q coffee drinker,"
~ ILL., woman, but q tea drink
- very nervous. had frequent
ss' u sick headache and heart
ana was subject at times to
- attacks of bilious collie.
eng OF sleepless nights-would
pa peils at night when my right
~ 0e'o get numb and tingle like a
~ needles were pricking my
Al umes ! could hardly put my
q ~ out Of my mouth and my right
sAd ear were affected.
uoctors told me to quit using
thought l could not live with
Etnat it was my only stay. 1
- a . tea drinker for twenty-five
-, sss under the doctors care for
sn months ago, I finally quit
eommenced to drink Postum.
never had one spell of sick
800 since and only one light
~ bilious collie. Have quit hav-
- aumb spells at night, sleep
= 4 - my heart is getting stronger
g. sisen by Postum Co., Battle
~ nicA. Read The Road to
s.lle' in pkss.
1891 comes In two forms:
- - cereal-the original form
- ven boiled. 15c and 25c pack.
<,, rossum-a soluble powder
~ quickly in a cup of hot wa
~ With cream and sugar. makes
: 30 oas beverage instantly, soc and
: hads are equally delicious and
set the same per cup.
. Reason" for Postum.
-sold by Grocers.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
Sauce for the Gander.

The game had been called on &C
count of darkness at the end of the
sixteenth inning, and consequently
hubby was very late for dinner.
His wife greeted him with a smile.
but not the kind she turns on when
she wants a new gown. There are
smiles and smiles. as you may have
noticed.
I'm afraid you'll have to be salts
fed with cold steak and potatoes" she
remarked, as he headed for the dining
room. The cook positively refuses to
play extra innings
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
Making a Starting Point.

The farmers club can be made the
starting point for cooperative enter.
prises. 1t can be used to secure the
farmers the benefits that big business
secures from doing things on a big
scale. Many have the idea that moth.
ing can be done unless there is a big
organization. This is mistake. The
successful cooperative enterprises
have come from small beginnings.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
This Years Cotton ACREAGE.

Among the estimates as to what the
cut in cotton acreage will be, It has
been reported that the Texas farmers
mean to reduce their acreage rs per
cent. while Oklahoma. will probably
make a cut Of 80 per cent. says New
York Post. Advices from Alabama
say that the state will probably re-
duce its acreage rs per cent, and,
moreover. that SO per cent less fertil-
izer will be used. 1t is said that the
farmers Of that state had not meant
to make so large cut, but were urged
to do so by the merchants who supply
their wants
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
Dramatic Criticism.

The final curtain had fallen and the
audience was futtering and filing out
of the playhouse. In the lobby was
a picture Of the author of the piece,
a parsonage with an abundant beard
and a pair of flashing eyes under
beetling brows-in short, the we'll
known Mephistophelian mask of
George Bernard Shaw.
He has a clever face" said one
futtering lady to another fiuttering
lady as they went out into the night.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
Enough.

kvas at point-to-point meeting. A
- With an eye to business put up a
1lQuee and was ready to garage cars
=. consideration.
hg touring car came up. How
~ tor putting up the carr" asked
Govner.
i've dollars for the day." was the
~, and the car went on. Other
Wnsive cars we're brought up, and
= anne sum demanded.
\ last up came a small car of
- about which it is the fashion to
- sood-humored jokes.
how much!" inquired the motorist.
me dollars"
- yours" replied the car owner,
onounting.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
CUTICURA COMPILATIONS
Are Usually Fresh and Clear, Soft and
VeIvety. Try One. q.

The Soap to cleanse and purify, the
Ointment to soothe and heal. Thus
these supercreamy emollients promote
and maintain the natural purity and
beauty Of the skin, scalp, hair and
hands under conditions which II neg.
lected might disfgure them.
Sample each free by mail with Book
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. KY,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
JUST ONE BONDS
PILL AT BED TIME

will relieve that disagreeable Head
ache, Sour Stomach, Dizziness, Coat
ed Tongue, due to an inactive Liver.
Don't take Calomel, Bonds Pills are
far better, and they will remove the
cause. You wake up we'll Csc. All
druggists.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
OF Course.

Il see the sheriff is still after those
Indians"
How is it those Indians can gal
lop all over the country without be-
ing stopped?"
Naturally everybody thinks they
are doing a stunt for the movies"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
Prospects for a Good Time.

He-Have you sent out invitations
to your reception?
She-Yes, all of them. Now, If
those l want accept and those | would
rather have stay away decline, we
may have a really pleasant party.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
Only Cotton TO Sell

Six nations. 1t is reported. are now
buying war supplies in the United
States, most Of which consist of food
and arms. and about the only thing the
South has to sell is cotton. Something
wrong!
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
Had Seen IL Done.

Let us play we are married." said
little Edith, and l will bring my
dolly and say. See baby, papa!"
Yes" replied Johnny; land I will
say. Don't bother me now, / want to
look through the paper.'"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
Dav of Power Maebin.

The day Of the power machine on
the small farm has arrived. We can
now find people who are willing to
pillow or cultivate or do practically any
work with the tractor adapted to an
S0-acre place.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
Whenever You Need q General Tonic
Take Crove's

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as Gen
eral Tonic because il contains the well
known tonic properties of QUININE and
IRON. II acts on the Liver, Drives out
Malaria. Enriches the Blood and Builds
up the Whole System. 50 cents. ADV.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
Woman In Evidence

Nowadays we often read about the
woman in business; and nowhere is
she more in evidence than on the
farms Every woman is her husbands
partner. but many a man never con.
siders her as such.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
Dogs and Children.

Yes, at first didn't want a dog in
the house, but Low I've become much
attached to him."
rs that SOP"
Yes; all my friends who keep dogs
say the same thing. And l suppose
people who have children really feel
the same about them, too"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08

When a man is willing to make
spectacle of himself to get
notice, he is apt to find that the trade
is not profitable.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
Cut Out the Middleman

One hundred postal cards addressed
to the people in town will bring you
customers who will buy your eggs all
the year around at a fair price.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
Careful Of the Colt.

Be a little careful of the colt you
are breaking to work this spring. Be
sure to see that his collar fits right
Many a good colt is sweenied by a
misfitting collar.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
Follow Directions.

II you hatch with an incubator. fol.
low the directions of the machine you
buy. not some other machines direc.
tons.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
Cement In Favor.

Cement is rapidly taking its place
on the farm for almost everything
that formerly required lumber.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08

When man tells woman the truth
she says he is insolent.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08

Even the human peach is hard to
digest when taken green.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
Not Willingly.

Don't you just worship the sea?'
We'll, I've often sacrificed to it."
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08

Always use Red Cross Ball Blue. Delights
the laundress. At all good grocers Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08

They say of Sim Heckle that he
never tells lie the same way twice in
succession.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08

Most particular women use Red Cross
Ball Blue. American made. Sure to please
At all good grocers Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08

Should Not Buy Feed.
At present prices for feed no farmer
can afford to buy II
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
Different

Different
i understand Dobbs is painting a
portrait Of the rich Mrs. Uglymug."
He's painting a picture of her. /
don't believe she'd stand for a real
portrait"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08

The best protection for a woman is
the fact that she is a good woman.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08

Increase Forage Acreage.
Increase your acreage to forage
crops this year.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
Easy Money.

I've got a swell job now" said the
private detective.
"NVbat 10 n oD
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08

Perhaps pin money is so called be-
cause most wives stick their husbands
for it.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08

Safe.
Il write for posterity."
Good idea. Posterity can't throw
bricks at you If it doesn't like your
stuff"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08

Most of the stones are thrown BY
those who live in glass houses.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08

YOUR OWN DRUGGIST WILL TELL YOU
T r, Murine sys Rsnedy for Red. Wear. wasery
just Eye comfort Write fol booS Of thn IL.
ey mail Free. Murine BYE Kennedy Co. ChieaSS
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08

"Shadowing a man who has a box
at the ball game every afternoon"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle Of
CASIoRlA. safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that II
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-05-08
OF the Shelf.

OF the Shelf.
What beautiful complexion Mrs.
Mixer hast"
"She ought to. Her husband owns
a drug store"
The Harrison times., 1915-10-30

FOR SALE-Baled pea hay bright
clean aud without weeds; also farm
tools and machinery, ". L. Lovett,
Harrison, Ark.
The Harrison times., 1915-10-30
Better Farms.
u. ID. Sisson.l

Its an ill wind that blowsno one
any good" is true in the case of
European war Uncle Sam is reap.
ing the benefits right now. The
hrst, and most noticeable effect, of
course, is the increase ia foreign de-
mand, and decreasein foreign supply.
The balance in trade was a billion
dollars in our favor this year, the
hrst time in our history. To-day
New York is the financial center of
the world Before now all great
drafts were drawn through the
London banks in pounds aud
shillingS, but now they come
through the New York banks in
dollars and cents. Why? Because
the United States is the supply house
of the world, and will be for years
to come. For, were the war to
end tomorrow, it would be several
years before Europe could get into
working order; millions of men have
been killed, the farms of central
Europe are great barren, she'll
strewn wastes, and it will take
years to remake these into the rich,
peaceful, smiling farm lands of
yesterday.
But aside from these very apparent
effects, we are receiving some more
far-reaching benefits. This country
is fostering hundreds of the war
refugees, Belgian farmers in particu-
lar. The Belgian farmers are noted
the world over for their success in
intensive farming The average
Belgian can do more with one acre
than the average American farmer
can with five acres. In as thiCkly a
populated section as Belgium there
can not be large, semi-cultivated
farms like those dotted all over this
country the European farmer has
only tiny acre or two that has
been cultivated for centuries, and he
must make every foot of it count, he
must enrich it, he must intensity his
methods, and rotate his crops, in
order to obtain a living. These
people are now homeless, their farms
in ruins, so they are coming here
The Harrison times., 1915-10-30

The average yield of wheat per
acre in this country is fifteen bushels.
in Great Britain it is twenty six
bushels, and in Germany il IS thirty.
two. Why should we be so far be-
hind;
The general trend Of modern farm
ing is not to increase your acreage,
but Increase your quality and
amount per acre, intensity. Many
do not realize how much the boys
and girls are doing toward this
Il; ;ougd their industrial clubs, corn
clubs, tomato clubs etc. They are
not only learning a great deal them
selves, but are also teaching their
elders few things. The champion
corn growers of the northern states
made one hundred and thirty nine
bushels to his acre at a profit
S197.S0 The champion girl to-
mato grower Of the Southern states
raised $500 pounds of tomatoes on
one tenth of an acre of land There
are 10000 school girls in the United
States who are members Of these in
dustrial clubs.
Another thing that is greatly
helping the farmer is organized sell
ing, cooperation in placing on the
market. One county in Oregon has
an organization of FIVE hundred
members in that county alone.
These organizations keep in touch
with the markets, place the produce
where and when it will bring the
best prices and can the surplus. One
of the great problems of the farmer
is to market his goods after he has
raised it, but organization and the
canuery have done great deal to-
ward working out this problem.
The farmer of tomorrow will
make his head save his heels" the
day of the ignorant farmer is pass
ing, and the gentleman farmer,
the man who uses his head, is TAX
ing his place The boys with brains
don't have to go to the city to use
them, for a farm properly treated
brings good returns. Every thing
is working toward the bettermept
Of the farm, for therein lies our
prosperity
The Harrison times., 1915-10-30
For Sale or Exchange.

Good 7 rocm House aud good 80 #,
lots in Bromerton Washington, for
sale at the wight price, or will ex-
change for God business in Harrison,
or good farm near by. For full partic.
ulars call oa or address, ], c, Fain.
Box ,S4, Harrison, Ark.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-27

A WRONGED GIRL.-What is the
matter with our city officials? Are
they all asleep.
They are still talking and making
a lot of noise about vice. Why don't
they start Investigating their own
homes first. I think a great many
wives would be surprised.
Look at the number of FunkhOuseT
men who have been discharged since
that office was created.
Their duty is to perform, not to or
strUct, justice. Can there be any
lower creature on Gods earth than
an officer who lives on the souls of
ignorant girls and who protects them
that they may go out and do their
hustling for him?
Don't you think that where there
is so much smoke there must be some
fire? Let girls who have been
wrOnged by these creatures report
to Mr.. Merriam's crime commission
some of their experiences and let
them hear their side of the story. /