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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
Importance of Thrift,

The present year marks the hun.
dredth anniversary of savings banks
in the United States. The Philadel.
phia Savings Fund society came into
being in 1916. New York was three
years late in catching step with the
Quaker city. While the last decade
shows remarkable increase in saw
ings deposits, America is far behind
some European countries in the prac-
tice of thrift. Only II per cent of our
population is counted among the saw
ers, whereas France numbers 34.6 per
cent. or more than one-third of it's
people, in the class who lay by. The
Importance of that fact is seen in the
financial stability of France under the
heavy strain of war.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
SPRUNG A NEW ANNIVERSARY
Cold Weather Brought Out Novel
Form Of Wedding ceIebra-
tion Invitations.

I'VE all am goin' to celebrate our
soft coal wedding anniversary soon,
and we wants you to be sure and come
and see u.s."
This was the word passed out by a
negro on the second coolest morning
of the winter.
Soft coal anniversary" one of his
friends asked. How long have you
been married to celebrate this event?"
Eighteen MONTHS" came back the
reply.
why. that isn't any anniversary
period"
Its goin' to be one for me and
Minnie. Hain't nuthin' in the world we
needs more dan coal right now, and
we surely am going to celebrate. And
on our invitations it will read Pres
ents is required And moren dat we
is going to put our address on them
invitations so any sociable inclined
colored pusson can have delivered
what he can't carry.'-Columbus Dis
patch.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
bAMSH PIMPLES QUICKLY
bly, and cheapIy by Using cutleurs
Aoap and Ointment. Trial Free.

NEAR the pimples lightly with Cuti.
} Ointment on end Of finger and
N 1t to remain on five minutes.
b bsthe with hot water and Cuti.
5 Soap and continue some minutes.
) treatment is best upon rising and
ring, but is effective at any time.
lee sample each by mail with Book.
|rsss postcard. Cuticura, Dept. L,
kon. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
Agricultural SchooIa

The present-day collegiate course
in agriculture fulfills all of the rea,
sonable requirements of a liberal
education, disciplining the mind
quite as well as the classics at the
same time that 1t furnishes informa.
ton Of incalculable value to the
farmer in conducting all his business.
1t is not all of success. however, to
make money. The educated man lives
better. gets more out of life. and is q
better and safer citizen.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
FROM GIRLHOOD OLD
ACE WOMEN ARE HELPED

At the first symptoms Of any de-
rangement of the feminine organism
at any period Of life the one safe, really
helpful remedy is Dr. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription for every conceivable all
ment and disease of womanly nature.
1t is woman's temperance medicine
and its ingredients are published on
wrapper.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is
a true friend to women in times of
trial and at times OF pain when the
organs are not performing their func-
tions. For headache, backache. hot
flashes. catarrhal conditions, bearing
down sensations, mental depression.
dizziness, fainting spells, women
should never fail to take this tried and
true women's medicine.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
Business Man.

Harry Pollok. manager of Freddy
Welsh, lightweight champion of the
world, once took a fighter to Atlanta,
and in the second round his man
quit cold, falling to the canvas at a
very light punch, and remaining there
until he was counted out.
Harry dragged the limp form back
to the corner and went through the
motions of reviving the Hopper" Fin.
ally the fellow opened his eyes, fax.
ing slowly returning consciousness
fairly well, and as Harry was about
to cut loose the walls Of wrathful dis
gust, the boxer reached for his bath.
robe and said nonchalantly:
We'll, manager. where do fight
next?"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
LITTLE BUT A MEMORY
FAMOUS BATTLESHiP OREGON
HAS HAD ITS DAY.
Seventeen Years Ago She Was Prob
ably the Most Famous Vessel
Afloat-Now Is RELOCATED to
Minor Position.

seventeen years ago the name ci
the Oregon was on the lips of every
American. 1t had rounded the Horn
on record-breaking voyage of $4,000
miles and then won additional renown
In the battle of Santiago bay. The
oregon was the pride of Uncle Sam
the queen of the seas. For years, how
ever, 1t has been out of date. Officially
1t has been rated as a second-class YES
sci; by the more fiippant as junk.
Now the navy department has got rid
OF 1t by presenting it to the state OF
California for use by it's naval militia.
So runs the world away-for battle
ships as we'll as for men, observes the
Sioux City Journal.
Who that recalls the war with Spain
VIII ever forget the Oregon? Foresee-
ing a break with Spain. Washington
ordered 1t to sail from Mare Island
navy yard at San Francisco to Key
West. The long distance run proved
to be most spectacular undertaking.
War was declared while the Oregon
was on its way. and fears for it's safe
~ were entertained until 1t hove in
sight, reports having been set afoat
that Spain had sent out a fleet to in
tercept it. The long trip was remark
able for the fact that the battleship
stopped nowhere except for coal and
was not delayed an hour by any break
down in its machinery. Capt. Charles
Edgar Clark was in command, and his
name became almost as famous as
that Of the Oregon. He is one of the
few of those who took leading roles
In the Spanish-American war who are
still alive.
Nor did the Oregon rest on its
laurels after it had steamed into Key
West late in May, 1898. 1t had been
brought from the Pacific to the Allan
tic for business, and that business was
to fight. 1t proceeded at once to San.
tiago and in the battle of July 3 with
Admiral Cervera's feet was in the
thick of the trouble from the first to
last. To the Oregon belongs credit
for forcing the surrender of the Viz
caya and the Christobal Colon and
possibly for saving the Brooklyn, the
flagship Of Commodore Schley.
Yet today this one time bulldog of
the navy is not considered of enough
account in the national armament to
be kept in the service! So many
changes have come about in the max. |
ing of battleships the once wonderful
oregon Is now fit subject for the |
scrap heap. 1t was a great vessel in
its day, and around it cluster hal |
lowed memories, but more than that
cannot be said for 1t.
Let anyone who has a notion that
the United States navy has not been
growing in the last twenty years COM
pare list of the vessels which then
made up our defense at sea with a list
Of the vessels of 1915. Where then
the Iowa, the Indiana and others stood
at the head of the procession
now they humbly fall in far behind the
the Pennsylvania and others
Of later make and more generous pro-
portions. Yet the Arizona's day and
he Pennsylvania day also will come,
IS has come that of the Oregon, and
rs came that of the Monitor and that
Of Old Ironsides.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
Measles Yield to Serum.

An entirely new treatment of mea.
sizes is reported by DR.. Umberto Ma.
joh in II Policlinico. 1t consists in
the removal Of blood serum from con-
valescents and injecting it into pa.
tients in the acute stage of the dis
ease. Doctor Majoli tried it during
an epidemic of measles at Ancona,
and with great success. He gave in
1ections from 5 to 20 cubic centime-
tiers OF mixed serum obtained from
several convalescents. The effect was
to lower the disease and prevent COM
plications. The Medical Record notes
that a similar treatment has been used
in scarlet fever since 1896.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
Duly Cautious.

The street car was crowded, and a
gentleman with kindly wrinkles in
his eyes took five-year old Tom upon
his lap.
This will be better than standing,
won't it, my boy?" he suggested.
"Uh, huh," Tom replied without en-
thusiasm. He had rather enjoyed
lurching about the aisle, just like his
father.
But you want to be careful that I
don't pick your pocket" the gentle
man cautioned in phisper
Cant" Tom retorted, his voice
somewhat muffied, soon as saw you
looking at me l put my penny in my
mouth. Judge.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
MEANS MONEY FOR FARMERS
more Attention Should Be Given to the
Question Of Marketing Than Of
Increasing Yields.

Officials of the department of agri.
culture are now of the opinion that
more attention should be given by
them to the question of marketing,
than to that of increasing crop yields,
| says Wisconsin Agriculturist.
Conditions today on the farm are
such that both producers and consum.
ers feel there is something radically
wrong with the business of marketing
farm products.
Higher land values, higher paid Ia
Dor. the expense of fertilization, of
hghting diseases, insect and fungous
| pests. together with decreased yields
In some cases have emphasized the
needs of a radical change in business
methods.
Some claim that land Is not being
properly farmed and that what is need
ed Is to make the land produce more
10 the acre. But doubling of pro-
duction will not necessarily greatly
improve the conditions of the farmer
or relieve the burden of prices to the
consumer.
Officials Of the office Of markets,
say that the largest apple crop, the
largest corn crop. and the largest cot
ton crop in the history of the nation
has yielded the producers of these
crops a less amount of profit than
has been obtained in certain years of
less production, and 1t Is also known
that In these years of enormous crops
the prices paid by consumers in some
sections have not reflected In the
proper degree, the low prices paid to
the farmer.
The American manufacturer is Sue
cessful because he gives as much, IL
not more. attention to the question
Of distribution as to that of produc-
ton; but where would he land IL his
sole thought be on production and
none on distribution or selling? The
farmer of today is in a similar posi-
ton to that Of a manufacturer, but
when the manner of selling his prod
ucts is observed, the conclusion is
formed that his marketing methods
consist rather of dumping" than of
marketing.
The government officials say that
some men attribute marketing difficult
ties to the presence of so many spec
ulators and middlemen, but that it
must be remembered that these agents
nave come into existence to perform
services that the farmer fails to per
form for himself
III the farmer does not arrange to
finance his business, he must pay
others to do 1t. If he cannot store
his crops and hold them until the mar
kets are ready to use them, he calls
INTO existence class of spectators
who demand and receive a liberal
price for taking the chance of per
forming this service. All of these
agents or middlemen must be paid,
and most Of them are In a position to
collect their charges whether or not |
he consignor realizes anything at all. |
The government officials conclusion !
n reference to the middlemen may be
more or less true to the extent that If
armers cannot sell their own crops,
he middleman becomes a necessity.
However, he Is somewhat of a para
lite; a man who produces nothing,
'ut lives of the profits of the pro-
lucer and consumer. The question is:
low to eliminate this middleman who
'ften wakes fat at the expense of the
armer?
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
She Drank, Smoked, Shaved

That a woman had masqueraded fol
four years as a man was not known
until she died Of apoplexy last Sun
day. She was a colored woman, EN-
ployed by Mrs. A. E. Markle in the
boarding house at 4 South Portland
avenue, Brooklyn. After Coroner's
Physician Tong had performed an au
topsy and announced his finding Mrs
Markle said But he drank. smoked
and shaved" Two sisters in Kingston
N. Y, wired to have the body shipped
to them.-New York Sun.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
Children and Policeman

Efforts are being made in some
parts of Chicago to create a better un.
derstanding and cooperation between
children and policemen. In New York
Police Commissioner Woods has fur.
thered similar plans. He has had po-
lice sergeants give short talks to chill
dren in the public schools and he is
planning to extend these to adults in
the form of lectures on the work of
the police department.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
BuIIetproof Textile INVENT q

The Rome Corrier, del PoleSsina an
nounces an invention by the curate OF
Ariano consisting Of an imperforable
textile fabric. Numerous rifle and re-
volver shots have been fired at the
material from a distance of a few
yards without penetrating it. The
projectiles are said to have fallen
without leaving a trace on the fabric.
The cure will offer his invention TO
the government.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
Safely.

Johann, a soldier in a Bavarian
Landwehr regiment, seemed to have
something on his mind Finally he
spoke up. IF only knew what sort
Of humor the captain was in," he said,
Il would ask him for a furlough."
Well remarked Fritz. there's one
thing about it. If you go to him now,
at least he will not eat you. This is
one of the days when nobody amt al
lowed to have meat"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
Constructive Co-Operation.

We cooperate in our public schools.
II you and a few Of your friends de-
sire to take your children out of the
public schools and give them a pri-
vate teacher, that Is your affair, but It
is not constructive cooperation. The
same energy applied to your public
school would be better for all.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
Great Mans Mood.

Does 1t make any difference to you
whether important people notice you
or not?"
We'll. at home I'm not snobbish.
But I must confess 1t makes me feel
better when the janitor says Good
day, and looks genially approving"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
Rub II In Ihorounhlx

A sprain or strain should have i'm.
mediate attention to check the swell.
ing. Rub on, and rub in thoroughly
Hanfords Balsam Of Myrrh and you
should have quick relief. Always have
a bottle on hand for accidents. Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Tn The system

Take the Old Standard GROVE
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking. as the formula is
printed on every label. showing it is
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form. The
Quinine drives out malaria, the Iron
BULLS up the system. so cents.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19

y your dealer for the free book.
Useful Hints for Horse Owners"
" BY G. c. Hanford Mfg. Co., SYRIA
B n. y, manufacturers of Han.
d Balsam of Myrrh. Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
Three Ga important.

The three RS are important, but so
are the three G's-grit, git and gump-
ton. GIFTS the thing that gets us
there; grit's the thing that keeps US
there, and gumption tells us what to
do while we are there.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
Might Better Have Said NOTHING.

Judge-Prisoner at the bar, have
you anything to say for yourself?
Prisoner-Yes, MUD; l admits I'm
a vagabon' and thief; but yer ought
er be very thankful I'm here and let
me OFF lightly.
Judge-How do you make that out ?
Prisoner-Well, suppose we blokes
went on a strike and turned honest,
what would yer ludship and SIGH as
you do fur a livin'?"
Judge severely)-Um-five years
penal servitude.-LondOn Mail.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
COVETED BY ALL

but possessed by few-a beautiful
head OF hair. II yours is streaked with
gray. or is harsh and stiff, you can re-
store 1t to its former beauty and ius-
ter by using La Creole Hair Dress
Ing. Price $1.00.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
Proof Unnecessary.

The Rev. Blox-Then you don't hon.
estly believe that Jonah was swal-
lowed by a whale!
His Son-Sure, did. I'd believe any
thing of a Jonah.-Judge.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19

kpunge the accounts of mans in
unity to man from the worlds his
J and small volume would con-
| the rest.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19

Or. B. z. Jackson, Celebrated Physician,
handed down to posterity his famous
prescription for female troubles. Now
sold under the name OF "Femenina."
Price SOC and $100.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
CIasa leojaIation-

Legislation by prejudice is merely
another form of class legislation, toll.
cradle only because our men happen
to be doing the legislating.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
Not Grav Hair hrt r,r.d

make US look older than we are Keep
your Eyes young and you will look young
After the Movies Murine Your Eyes Don't
tell your age. Murine Eye Remedy Co.
Chicago. Sends Eye Book on request.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
In Not the WhoIe Thin

Someone remarked that the farmer
is, as claimed, the backbone of the
country. but he should remember he is
not the head. the eyes, the stomach.
the hands, the feet
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19

A man never devotes much time to
wheeling his second baby around the
block.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
Hint for Knockers

If you want to knock, get a hammer
and nail lies.-From the New Era,
Published at Federal Penitentiary,
Leavenworth, Kan.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19

herce's Pellets are best for liver,
and stomach. One little Pellet for
1hse-three for q cathartic.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19

sriend money x Pk2o oiNfHBNr fail,
hchlng, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding
duplication gives relief. Soc
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19

But an heiress never has cause to
doubt her husbands love for her
money.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19

hoo HoUsEKEEPERs WONDER
n they ever got along without Red
,o Ball Blue. This really wonder
hlue makes clothes whittier than
|bv Get the genuine Red Cross Ball
Il at your grocers.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19

Men who have lean and hungry
look are nearly always the biggest
eaters.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19

ParadoxicaI Appropriateness.
What raw weather this has been."
yes; that is why everybody has
been roasting it,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
Much Rusted Machinery,

More machinery rusts away than
wears out on the average farm where
shelter for machinery IL not given due
consideration.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
Too Vague.

! know q fellow who is unusually
esssful In handling the grip"
3 he q doctor or a bellhop?'
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
ParadoxicaI Proof.

fHow do you know he is a man of
Be habits?"
|From the way he gets tight"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19

rruguayan banks have gold re-
res aggregating $20,645,667.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19

When the world frowns, we can
face it; but let it smile, and we are
undone.-Lytton.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19

Womans silence signifies more
than a mans because it is much less
frequent
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19

Grating IL an art which the fruit
grower does not practice aloha
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
Dates Back to Eden,

|dan couldn't have been a poet"
Ply notr
cause poets are born, not made"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19

Fools and children can be relied up-
on to tell the truth-at the wrong
time.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19

For calks use Hanford's Balsam.
Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19

nh was a conundrum-and the
had to give him up.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
A. G.. DRAKE.

A slip of the tongue is often more
serious than a slip of the foot.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19

Ebe longer the dogs day the shorter
! cats night.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19

y Hanford's Balsam when all else
] Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19
New Strength for Lame Backs
and Worn-out Condition,
Dear Mr. Editor.

Dear Mr.. Editor:
l suffered from lame back and a
tired, WORKOUT feeling. Was unable to
stand erect and scarcely able to get
around. 1t would usually come on at
first with crick in small Of my back.
/ took Anuric Tablets and my back
commenced to get better. l did not
have to walk doubled over as l did
before using the "Anuric." II is the
best remedy l have ever taken for
what it is intended to relieve.
A. G.. DRAKE.
NOTE:-When your kidneys get
sluggish and clog. you suffer from
backache. sick-headache, dizzy spells,
or the twinges and pains of lumbago,
rheumatism and govt. "Anuric" is the
most powerful agent in dissolving
uric acid, as hot water melts sugar.
Ask the druggist for "Anuric," put
up by DR.. Pierce, in 50-cent packages
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19

important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
(sTORIA, q safe and sure remedy for
{,nts and children. and see that it
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19

= sad sight to see a duck blind?
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19

Home is bower of bliss to some men
only when it's the left bower.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-02-19

owed to have meat"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-20

dent issued several solemn procia-
nations against rioting and partici-
patton in the strike. Finally the
strike failed through the ability of
the railroads. with soldiers on every
engine and car. TO maintain crippled
service.
The workers at that time were not
as well organized as now, nor was the
movement as concentrated az that of
1915. Only a small proportion Of the
workers were members of the Ma
tional Railway Union, as compared
with the highly organized character
of the four big railway brotherhoods
today making demands of the rail-
roads
In 1914 the Western territory mem
bers of the four brotherhoods clash
ed with the National Conference Com
mittee of Railways. which now rep
resents the transportation companies.
Mediation was tried, but failed. and
President Wilson summoned leaders
of both sides to Washington. It was
the day after Germany had declared
war on Russia on August /. 1914. that
the President appealed to the factions
TO make peace in view OF the world
wide crisis them. The railroads re-
ply was that they did not wish TO i'm
peril the welfare OF the nation in a
crisis and would consent to withdraw
their demands If the workers would
arbftrate theirs. Thus arbitration
was effected. The brotherhoods were
dissatisfied with the results. and upon
that dissatisfaction largely base their
aversion to arbitration now.