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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05
Pearl Culture a New Industry.

AIMING the Interesting 0Auluies Va
the japanese in the Manufacturers
Palace at the PanamaPacific Interna-
tional Exposition is demonstration
of the methods and results of pearl
cultivation In the far East. The dis
plays of this cultivated product, show
ing hundreds of pearls which until
pearl culture was placed on a COM
mercial basis q few years ago would
have been the possessions of royalty,
will delight any lover of beautiful
gems, and the methods of production
will prove interesting to any OBJ
server. Though pearl culture has be
come thriving industry in Japan, at
tempts to reproduce it in other parts
of the world have yielded but meager
results.
The successful method of propaga
ton was evolved by the japanese sci
enlist Kokichi Mikimoto, who discov
cred a species Of oyster which pro
duced the pearl on the surface of ths
shell. Though the finding of the oys
tiers and inserting the nuclei. theI
waiting for the pearl to grow to ,
commercial size may seem a simple
process, the fact that 1t has not re
duced the price of the gems. even u
that of the most expensive limitations
| shows that Il il beset with many dill
ON1kaoes -
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05

Elsewhere in this issue appears
the announcement of the WEDDING
of MIR. David S. Bondurant of Cairo,
Ill. to Miss Arwin Scott of Tallulah.
The ceremony was performed in
Memphis Tennessee January Ord
last but was known to only a few
friends of the young couple. Mr..
Bondurant at the time Of mar
rage was a law student and since his
marriage has completed his studies
and in a few days will come to Tai
lulah to take his wife to their future
home, Cairo, Ill. Miss Scott through
a charming personality, has been
one of the leading society women of
the parish and has a host of friends
here who will wish her and hel
husband happy and prosperous
future. The Journal joins in con
CALCULATIONS and well wishes for the
young couple.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05

bal, PERSONAL,
AS. Coltharp made a bust
mpto Baton Rouge this week.
6. B. Nelson, of Waverly,
h Tallulah Sunday.
rers Henry and Albert Sewer
ned from college Saturday.
h. D. M. Evans spent several
IL TaIlulah.
and Mrs. Geo. w. Jordan, of
Il we're in Tallulah Wednesday.
E.. 7. purdell, of Alton, was
10 this week.
"a Florence Pierson left to
ker brother at Hope, Ark.
Frank H. Reid returned from
nes trip up north.
J.. B. Snyder made a bust
tip to Monroe last Saturday.
IL. Cason left Wednesday
IoRns Wells, where he will
"a this summer.
!. and Mrs. S. B. Belts, OF
Plantation, visited the picture
Monday evening.
&. B. j. Mitchell and daughter
Non. spent part of Saturda,
I|lnIah.
X G. C. Keller, manager of th'
sun Clue, spent Saturday il
Nib.
d. Jack Wiley, proninen
~ Of Lake Providence, was
- TO our city this week.
!. Norris Williamson, candidate
he office Of senator, was i
4hh Sunday.
IN Corneal Warfield, of Read
Ark, Is visiting the family G
Ind Mrs. Montgomery this weel
Y. and Mrs. G. L. Bishop, G
= Point Plantation, were i
Alulah Thursday.
3udge F. X. Ransdell, of Lal
evidence, spent Wednesday
''lulah on legal business.
hB Alice Ward, niece of M
& Ward, was the guest of MIR
zsgF afew days this week.
AB Warfield, of Readland Ar
rdtng the family of Mrs. E.
aaRomery this week.
Ma. W. H. Ward and Mrs. Ne
Holt, of>Mansford, were visitil
lallulah Tuesday.
M. Ed. Helgason, Of Vicksbur
visiting his large planting
1est here this week.
NJ. Max Levy, leading merchs
Lake Providence and Rayvi
y N Tallulah Sunday.
mss Matte Johnson, who
n teaching at Waterproof Hi
'aeol, has returned to Tallul;
'er the closing exercises of
Ehool.
Misses Annie Ward, Julia n
<0adnax, and Pauline Newton,
esent plantation, were guest
US ]. v. Sewer Thursday.
Mrs. Wills, of New Orleans
n'ting the family of Mrs. A
aaains, and other relatives
week.
Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Hutchi
y Mounds. spent several
sanng relatives in Tallulah
sslnut Grove.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05
Ra6Ium Used to Promote Plant
Growth.

Some of the remarkable properties
of radium are being demonstrated Dy
an exhibitor In the Liberal Arts builc-
ing at the Panama-Pacific Information
al Exposition, San Francisco. In con-
nection with a new invention making
possible the radiofying Of water tor
medicinal purposes.
Demonstrating the power Of this
mineral promoting metabolism a num-
Der of young plants. some existing
with and some without the aid OF ra'
dunn, are shown. Those in the radio
active soils are seen to be growing
much more rapidly than those in conn
mon soil, and to have q more healthy
appearance.
This inventor has found process
Of impregnating terra Gotta bricks
with radium-bearing minerals. and
these small bricks placed in water are
said to give it remarkable curative
properties. The porous bricks last al
most indefinitely, losing only half their
potency, 1t Is estimated, in 1900 years.
Since the discovery Of this mineral II
has been found that many celebrated
waters, as Carlsbad and Baden Baden
owe their health-giving properties to "a
dunn. The inventor claims that bis
process produces in ordinary waters
the qualities of these famous springs
The radium ore used In the manu-
facture of radioactive terra Gotta
is known as carnotite, O formation
found mainly in Colorado and Utah
and now producing three-fourths o
the worlds radium. The European
mineral, known as pitchblende. from
which the famous European spring
are impregnated, is also displayed.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05

Mr.. C. S. Nader, of Porto Rico
was a pleasant visitor to Tallulah
yesterday. We were informed that
his visit was strictly business, but
while here Mr.. Nader met quite a
number of our folks, who will be
glad to see him make his visits to
Tallulah oftener.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05
BONDURANT.SC0IT.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Scott an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Mary Arwin, to Mr.. David
Simpson Bondurant, of Cairo, ILL.,,
at Memphis, Tenn, January 8, 1915,
Rev. Benjamin Cox, pastor of the
Central Baptist Church, officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. johnson, OF
St. Joseph La, spent Sunday in
Tallulah as guest of MIR. and Mrs
Kent Jones.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05

Miss Dorothy Vaught, of Lake
Providence, was the guest of Miss
Bessie Johnson the past week,
having stopped off at Tallulah on
her way home from the State
Normal.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05

mr. and Mrs. N. S. Hutchings,
Mounds. spent several days
s'nng relatives in Tallulah and
yslnut Grove.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05

We heard from good source that
the wedding bells will soon be ring
ing near Tallulah.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05

Messers E. 3. Saunders, of Trim
idad, and J. D. Sewer, have bought
Dodge cars from Lee Richardson &
Co., of Vicksburg lately. Both cars
we're delivered by Mr.. J. A. Beard,
Jr.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05

MRS. Wills, of New Orleans, is
sting the family of Mrs. A. E.
edafns, and other relatives this
neck.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05

ludge F. X. Ransdell, of Lake
prudence, spent Wednesday in
Alnlah on legal business.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05

Y. and Mrs. G. L. Bishop, of
rs Point Plantation, were in
kluhh Thursday.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05

In Corneal Warfield, of Read
lark Is visiting the family of
md Mrs. Montgomery this week.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05

Misses Annie Ward. Julia May
<0adnax, and Pauline Newton, Of
resent plantation, were guest Of
S.J v. Sewer Thursday.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05

Interest and costs to be added.
MRS. V. BILLETS, lots l and2, square
63 and improvements thereon situated
in the village of Delta, elso lot l.,
square 81 in the village of Delta. La:
Taxes. ..............................Sl 5. 10
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05

\. Norris Williamson, candidate
&e office of senator, was in
NH Sunday.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05

Ma w. H. Ward and Mrs. Neal
Holt, of>Mansford, were visiting
1allulah Tuesday.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05

nis Alice Ward, niece of Mr..
4. Ward, was the guest of Mrs.
zggE afew days this week.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05

b. B. J. Mitchell and daughter,
Non. spent part of Saturday
llulah.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05

}. md Mrs. S. B. Belts, of
y Plantation, visited the picture
MONDAY evening.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05

n G. C. Keller, manager of the
gun Clue, spent Saturday in
~.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05

]. l. Cason left Wednesday
hoRns Wells, where he will
II this summer.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05

HlH Warfield, of Readland Ark.
visiting the family of Mrs. E. c.
l'agomery this week.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05

M. Ed. Helgason, of Vicksburg,
y visiting his large planting in
Fest here this week.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05

AZ B. Snyder made a bust
ktip to Monroe last Saturday.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05
STATE TAX sales
o.
lMM0VABLE PROPERTY
State OfLOuiSiana
-yerSuS-
Delinquent Tax Debtors
Madison Parish, La.
State OfLOuiSiana
Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.

by VIRTUE of the authority vested
- in me by the Constitution and
Law of the State of Louisiana, l will
sell at the principal front door of the
Court House in Tallulah, Madison par
ish, Louisiana, between legal sale hours
beginning at II O'Clock a. m, on the 4th
Saturday, the 18th day of June
1915, A. D., and continuing each succeed
ing day until sales are completed, all
the immovable property upon which
taxes are now due to the State of Louis
lana and the parish of Madison, to en-
force the collection of taxes assessed in
the year 1914 and interest at the rate
rate of 10 per cent per year until paid,
together with all costs, as follows, to-wit:
MRS. A. C. ARLINGTON, 500 acres,
being lots l, a, and 5, section 6, south
half of southeast quarter, northwest
of southeast quarter section o, east
half of northeast quarter section Z,
township II north, range 10 east:
raves 49,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05

"a. Jack Wiley, prominent
NJ Of Lake Providence, was a
~ TO our city this week.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05

young couple.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-06-05

MIS- Matte Johnson, who has
n teaching at Waterproof High
'aeol, has returned to Tallulah,
E'er the closing exercises of her
hool.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22

much and more than many sections of
the world teeming with tourists, might
be the answer. Dramatically, the u
try is an all-the-year resort, with sum-
mer in the lowlands and perpetual
springtime in the highlands; over it's
mountains and along it's swift and
winding streams primitive man has
left traces of workmanship that cause
us to wonder at his ability; the quaint
clatter of the two-wheeled oxcarts,
often seen by scores as they meander
along ancient highways, are animated
pictures linking present and past; the
peculiar and really inviting little hotel
that has arisen from earthquake ruins
at Carriage furnishes the visitor with a
pleasant home from which to begin the
horseback journey (six hours to the
crest of the volcano Irazu, there to
stand misunderstanding at will over
Costa Rica's forest and plain to the
worlds greatest oceans stretching end
lessly into space; the three-mile troll
ley trip from Carriage takes one to
the famous Bella Vista springs, the
temperature of which is 1876 degrees
F., and a recognized cure for rheuma-
tism and a score of other ills; in San
Jose the modern electric light shines
on the museum with its precious relics
as ancient as Rome herself; indeed,
and in brief. Costa RIGA is a country
of scenic beauty with attractions Pc
culiarly its own.
Costa RIGA is still in the making;
and one of the leading factors in this
formative process is the little school
house that dots the landscape. For
merly, poverty was a barrier that kept
many native children away from school
for want of proper clothing. Today
the system of cheap uniforms for boys
and girls leaves no class distinction;
and the law of truancy is so rigidly en-
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22
DE RESzKE LIVES IN CELLAR
Famous Basso, Like the Rest of His
countrymen, Has Been Hard
Hit by the War.

Edouardi de Reszke, the noted Polish
basso, for so many years familiar to
grand opera audiences throughout
America, is now living in a cellar
in Poland. He has no fuel. no
oil. no coffee. and has been re-
duced to a state of restitution as
a result of the war. This informa-
ton was given out by the American
Polish relief committee. 1t came in
a letter written by the basso to his
brother, Jean de Reszke. the tenor.
MY poor brother!" said Jean de
Reszke, was unable to get away from
the war zone In time. He wrote this
letter several weeks ago. n now l
fear he may never survive the terrible
h~ardships. He had plenty OF money
and a splendid estate. but all were
swept away"
MY dear brother" wrote Edouard.
whether this will ever get through
the lines and reach you | do not know.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22

place, but the one thing remains GER
tain, that with expectation strong
that something is going to drop on it,
London continues to be the phleg-
matte city that it always has been.
On the day that the bombs were
dropped on two villages called Faver-
sham and Sittingbourne, l came into
London from a visit to a town near
the coast and as l learned afterward
l was not far ahead of the aeroplanes
which did the shell dropping From a
personal point of view perhaps it were
better to be ahead of the aeroplane,
but from a reporters point of view
perhaps 1t was not unlucky! Never
theless in the talk of the thing and in
the preparations made by London for
the coming of flying visitors. there
was interest enough to keep the news
paper pulse t%hrobbing.
1t is taken for granted, of course.
that courage is the same in all civil
lied countries, but it does seem as If
the sort of cool Indifference of the
Englishman to the possibilities or
probabilities of overhead attack is a
peculiarly British characteristic. The
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22

nigh up in the mountains where trop
ical heat is only a memory, and coats
and wraps are called into service.
On reaching the coffee region the
question arises, have you ever tested
Costa Rican coffee? On the London
market it is quoted at a higher rate
than that Of any other country of the
American Mediterranean; this is say
ing much when we remember the
many excellent grades of coffee that
this section of the world supplies. Next
to the banana industry, that of coffee
growing occupies the most important
place in the republic.
Natives Are Skilled Artisans.
Another feature Of industry which
the traveller is likely to notice and ad-
mire is the work of the native artisan.
In detail the latter's handiwork is seen
to advantage in many buildings,
notably in the splendid granite thea
ter in San Jose-an edifice that would
Ne a credit to any country; in the new
hydroelectric power installation on
the Virilla river, about six miles from
the capital, are to be seen many varie-
ties of work of the skilled native la
borer, in masonry, in ironwork, carpen-
try, b~ricklaying, cement construction,
ETC., all of which indicate that the trade
schools have brought the lesson of
modernity which, combined with an
Client handicraft passed down from
generation to generation. produce a
structure of permanence, utility and
beauty.
Music and flowers are to be enjoyed
all over the country. In Limon, under
royal palms and amid countless bios
SONS peculiar to the tropics, the mill
tary band in the evening draws the
people to the central plaza; while
among the promenaders may be count
ed the citizens of many nationaIities.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22

am sure no nan could get through
alive, with all this fighting and the
continual bombardment on every
hand.
THE war broke with such sudden
ness that it was impossible to c
| was forced to remain here on my
estate in Garnesk. This part of Poland
has been reduced to worse than a
desert. All is desclate, and everyone
Is suffering. My beautiful estate has
met the common fate and been re-
duced to ashes. | am now living In a
cellar with scanty covering, If a shell
should drop in it would afford no pro-
lection, So fierce has been the fight
lere that there have been days
when / could not venture forth. We
have been between two fires. All 20
land needs relief.
Il have no coal. oil, coffee, and only
a handful of grain left. Through the
cold and the rain / have had but poor
shelter. but my lot is the same as
that Of my fellow c~ountrymeE."
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22
SEEING LIFE 1U7h
HENRY
HShW Geo1qeX Hobart
SiK4 XNE4Y9 John Henry On Poker Parties
John Henry Or Poker Parties

Sensation of being stung for Sam
uell
lie smiled a sickly little smile,
showed three discouraged teeth, and
then for the rest OF the evening gave
an excellent imitation of a e-oc
pied Clam.
Peaches the Bunco Kid! Did you
get that, John, do Skies beat Fulls?"
Isn't she a wonder, on the levell
opened the next Jack and soon
ind myself out on the long trail all
alone with Aunt Jessica.
She plodded along behind me till
she had fourteen dollars in Bad Lands.
then she sat down on an ice-hummock,
removed her snowshoes and called
me.
When l laid down Four Typewriters
she called me again-but I'd hate to
tell you what it was.
She had Four Deuces all the time
and after the first bet she walked into
one of those Maison's on Fifth Avenue
and started to pick out a new gown.
On the second bet she selected a
Worth creation with a slit skirt.
After the third bet she bought an
opera cloak to go with it.
After the fourth bet she babe the
Proprietor ring for a taxi and took
her expensive purchases home her
self.
Pretty soon came the awful awak-
ening and she had to put everything
back in the store.
l don't think Aunt Jessica will ever
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22

recover from the shock. She doesn't
care anything more for money than
you do for your right eye.
And then, to make matters more
like a political afternoon in Mexico
for the M%iffendales. Hep Hardy with
a diamond flush climbed the trellis
work on the outskirts of Uncle Louis
and gave him the gaff for eleven
sawbucks.
1t was a rough night at sea for the
Miffendales.
Those two members in good stand
ing in the ancient order of the Corr
panions OF the Cold Feet had to sit
there all the rest of the evening, play
ing 'em close. trying to get their coin
back-which they didn't.
The mills of the gods grind slow
but once in a while they grind out
something worth while.
When the company had gone l said
to Peaches, Where did you get that
fourth Six and who taught you the
gamer"
"Oh," she chirped with a smile, ct
just picked it up"
Which" l said, "the game or the
Six?"
She hasn't answered me yet.
That was a week ago.
Anyway, I'm glad you don't belong
to the Companions of the Cold Feet"
/ said to her as l swept the icicles
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-05-22

men in authority or prisoners, knew
that a newspaper man visitor was to
drop in to the place. l went there and
found something very much like as.
constituent that a superior officer au-
thority had given mi permission to go
to the camp, to look It over, and to
write about it. This made me certain
that no preparations for my visit had
been made, and that | saw the cap
tives in their normal state of treat
ment and Imprisonment.
The Germans at Dorchester were all
captured during or just after battles.
Every man there had been doing his
best for the Fatherland on the fight
ing line, Some of them had been
badly wounded, but had been kept in
hospitals until complete, or nearly
complete recovery, before being sent
to the prison camp proper. One young
fellow, just or a little more than of
age, had been badly wounded in the
side at the battle of Scissors, or per
haps 1t were better to say at one of
the many battles near Scissors, be-
cause back and forth about the place
the armies had been struggling for a
long time. This soldier youth was a
student. He wore big spectacles, al
most the size of motor car goggles.
He spoke English, which he told me
he had learned at school, having never
been in an English-speaking country
in his life. If the American boy learns
as good German in an American school
as the English that soldier learned in
a German school, u modern language
teachers know their business.
Are Well Cared For.
This boy spoke French also. Per.
haps, in the present state of affairs he.
as a German. is not particularly proud
of his English and French-speaking &C
complishments, but he knows the, to
him, alien languages well. His Eng
lish is almost without a trace of what
we call foreign accent, and I suppose
his French may be likewise, although
am not qualified to Judge. This boy
told me of his prison life. and said
he had good food, a good bed and was
comfortable, but with good food and
a good bed he nevertheless was a pris-
oner. l thought on this as talked
to him, wondering all the while wheth-
er he, after all, would not prefer the
battle and its dangers to the prison
life, its semicomforts and its safety.
Much has been written about the
uniform of the German armies, how it's
color makes it actually vanish when
viewed at a little distance. Nearly all
of the prisoners at Dorchester were
still CARRIED in their field coats and
trousers, and some of them still had
their service caps. l saw many of
these men at a distance of nearly two
hundred yards, but l did not see them
clearly, because with their APPS drawn
down over their eyes, thus making
them virtually one color from toe to
top, they melted into the surroundings
so that they became part of them and
were with the utmost difficulty picked
out by the eye of the observer.
The prisoners at Dorchester live
either in brick buildings which have
stood for a good many years, or in
frame structures recently erected for
their accommodation. They sleep on
the floor or at least upon boards re-
moved from the floor by only a few
inches. On these boards, however. is
laid a thick mattress which seeming
ly is comfortable. Each sleeper has