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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01


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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
GRADERS MUST BE LICENSED
Cotton Exporters and Buyers Take MIL
lions of Dollars Out of Pockets
Of Southern People.

,Bv HON. JOHN l.. MLACRlN, state
Warehouse Commissioner Of South Car
DINA in Progressive FarmerD
The United States government has
established standard grades for cot
ton. and yet every year the cotton eX-
pOrters and buyers in every state IN
the South take millions OF dollars
out of the pockets of the people by
Systematically undergrading cotton. |
myself have shipped cotton from
South Carolina 10 New York to be
delivered on contract there, and IN
one instance the grades given me ny
the New York cotton exchange were
o. points above that OF the local buy
erS in the town of BennettSville.
There must be some law passed that
will not only adopt the definite and
fixed standards OF the United States
government. but the graders must be
licensed and required to grade that
cotton accurately Why, think OF the
system OF grades upon which cotton
is bought and sold in the open mar
kets in the towns of South Carolina,
and the way il is praCticed in the eN-
changes OF this country. If you buy
100 bales through the New Orleans or
New York exchange, and that cotton
is rendered to you, the man who ten
ders it is not permitted TO grade IT;
YOU are not permitted to grade 1t; Dut
they have sworn. disinterested grad
ers and the graders do not know 10
whom that cotton belongs. Ii IS car
ried to them on numbers, and they
grade il without the slightest knoWi-
edge as to its ownership. Now. you
take il in South Carolina, and every
bit of the grading is done by the pur'
chaser of the cotton. You have either
got to let him have your cotton that
way. or not sell at all. When he goes
to tender il on contract it is done dlS
intercstedly. and | doubt exceedingly
if there is one bale of cotton out oil
one thousand that is bought in South
Carolina in the open market from the
| farm that when the buyer comes 70
sell il to the mill he doesn't make a
profit on the grading over and above
the price that he pays you for the
| cotton.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
WAYS OF RUNNING ELEVATOR
Four Plans Described. None of Which
Is Road to Success Without Work
and Capital.

There are four ways of running an
elevator, all of them successful and all
of them permanent.
First. an elevator may be run by
one man.
Second. an elevator may be run BY
a partnership.
Third. an elevator may be run by
cooperation. which is another form
OF partnership with a large number
of partners.
Fourth. an elevator may be run by
a partnership in another form, cor
poration.
All four forms have equal rights
under the law. None of them should
have special privilege. None of them
is a royal road to success without
work and capital.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
SAFE FARMING RULES
Recommendations Made by De-
partment of Agriculture.
Measures Will Steady Whole system
and Be of Benefit to Both In
diyiduaI and Community
Cotton Comes in at End.

Prepared by the United states Depart
mcnt of Agricultural
Civ measures for safe farming in
the South are recommended Dy
the United States department OF ag-
riculture in a recent circular. No mat
fer what the price of cotton may be.
II Is said. these measures will steady
the whole system and be OF beneht
both to the individual and the COM
munity. The program recommended
is as follows:
First Produce home garden for
every family on the farm. the year
round. paying special attention to
plot of Irish or sweet potatoes. Where
feasible, have a patch of sorghum or
other cane to produce strip for the
family.
Second. Produce the corn necessary
to support all of the people on the
farm and the live stock, with abso-
lutte safety.
Third. Produce the necessary oats
and other small grain to supplement
the corn as food. Pay attention to
winter grazing.
!. Fourth. Produce hay and forage
from some forage crop. sufficient to
supply all of the live stock on the
farm. Use legumes such as clover.
cowpeas, velvet beans, soy beans and
alfalfa for the production of hay and
to enrich the soil with nitrogen and
humus.
Fifth. Produce the meat necessary
to supply the people through increased
attention to poultry and hogs. espe-
cially. Plan to increase gradually
the number of cattle and other live
stock so as to have a sufficient mum
Der to consume the waste products OF
the farm and make the waste lands
productive.
Sixth. After all of these things have
been amply provided for. produce cot
ton for the market.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01

A very large area in the South mas
alraqdy been freed from the tick. but
twice as much still remains 10 ~
cleaned The edict has gone lor'h
the tick must so. and go at once
the South is to enjoy anything Ike It's
legitimate share OF prosperity.
Ticky cattle are worth anywhere
from 81 to SO a head less thah 'l'"-
free cattle. but because it Is lhlp's-
sibln 10 introduce purebred stock INTO
tick-infested territory for the purpose
of grading IN the herds, the GliiereH'o
between the average value OF cat
tie in tue TICK stalvs ana IN tle H''
states is much greater than this Tn
January | of this year, for example
the average price of beef cattle over
two years old in ten tick-lhiesI"u
states - North and South Caroiiha
Georgia. Alabama. Arkansas ohi"H"
ma and TeXas-was $3.50. For inc
remainder of the country il was SiS ~
In Georgia and Florida the price was
ONLY SIS, in Alabama $50. In MlSSiS-
sipri S22, in Louisiana $24. WIN inc
exception of Vermont and Tennessee,
where the averages were $@S and 500
respectively. Every ticK-free state
had an average of $40 Or more. Eight
cen states we're over $50.
Tick-infested cattle not only weigh
Iess-and therefore are worth less
than tick-free cattle, but they bring
less per pound. In Alabama and Mis-
sissippi on January l the average
price was four cents. In Connecticut
it was S.4 cents. and in no free states
was it as low as five cents. The
hides of the ticky cattle are damaged
and such hides cannot be used for
making a fine grade of leather, there
fore the market price for hides from
ticky cattle is much reduced. From 81
cents to 1925 is the average loss IL
value of tick-bitten hides.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
Wonderful Feed for Hogs.

Alfalfa is wonderful feed for hogs
when fed in combination with some
grain. Alfalfa alone as a hog feed
does not give good results except per.
haps for mature sows as they run on
pasture after weaving the pigs. To
get good gains on growing pigs in an
alfalfa pasture. they should be fed
from one and half to two pounds of
grain for every hundred-weight of live
hog, corn being ideal for this purpose.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01

We can live indefinitely and d. n.
hardest kind Of worn. provided We %,
enough rrotcid. but I'VE cannu vor,
satisfactorily on di, It which Is nj
only u caluri"s. lnd's"i. a ven lara
proportion of people w'ra.l be mint,
Is better in health if icy Gu, dow,
their h,at.producing foo and reBs
more CA proteid. Ey diminNRiag n
bulk o' tine food. We remove toe pra
sure which an undue quantity Of M
resulting waste cNyrts un the Boz
Vessels of certain parts Of the ht.
times and this pressure is the caus
ol certain diseases like uemOrrhold
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
Thinus Worth Remembering.

That your neighbors are good
people.
That good neighbors are the result
of good neighbOrs.
That the farmers club represents
powerful unit for organizing rural
communities for social and economic
service.
That the strongest community in
the state is the best organized one.
That discussion, publicity and edu-
cation will raise the average level of
any community.
That no community can rise higher
than the average level of all its people.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
DIVERSIFIED PLAN IN FAVOR
Farmer to Be Successful Must Nno"
Something of Poultry as Well
as Hogs and Cattle.

Many skilled mechanics and work
men. even though sober and industri-
Gus. are hardly able to make a living
by following their trades on account
OF not having steady employment.
Shops will shut down or work half
time or less: mines will work half
time in winter and close in summer.
and. therefore, for those who work in
such places, there are seasons when
they must look elsewhere for job,
writes w. S. Crogan of Dubois. ILL.,.
in Farm Progress. Lucky is the man
or woman among them who knows
something of farming. Were ii not
for the little truck patch and the
chicken yard many people would fare
badly.
The same condition prevails with
the farmer today. To be successful
he must work on diversified system.
He must know something Of poultry
raising as well as growing cattle and
hogs. You talk with most any farm
err who is getting along reasonably,
and he will admit that the poultry
grown on his place makes it possible
for him to bank a little money. II
is plain to me that it is necessary
for a man to know several things well
IL ne is to get along in the farm
ing business.
Get knowledge. il you lack it. In
your own neighborhood there is al
ways a man more successful than the
average. Watch him, talk with him
and question i'm. Take teaching from
him. He is usually willing to give it.
A man must have knowledge in the
shop and the mine and most of all
on the farm.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
HEAL YOUR SKIN TROUBLES
Win Cuticura. the Quick, Sur ,,s|
Easy Way. Trial Free

Battle with Cuticura Soap. DRY ana
apply the Ointment Thew stop tcA
ing instantly. clear away Emple,
blackhoads. rcdncss and ruughness N
move dlndruff and scalp irritation
heal red. rough and sore hands :
well as most baby skin troubles
Free sample each by mail with Bo,I
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept 4
Boston. Sold everywhere ADV.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
The Largest Chrysanthemum in the World.

Yourself. One of the best ways 10
show uciChborliness is to keep your
chickens and stock at home and look
after your part of the line fence.
There is no secret about the sue
cess of a man who adopts the best
methods and works for them.
Mixing compost rough Tor flower
pots means without sitting it.
Roman hyacinths are best for late
potting. as they come into bloom
much earlier than the Dutch varieties.
Each bulb throws up several flower
spikes.
Fall planting is best for peonies.
Don't be too severe on your plants
in summer, Tut at the came time let
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
fO-Year-OId Teles,c ope.

A telescope sixty years cd ID
duty in the customs boarding Oafcel
Long wharf This ipstrumnt b
picked up thousands OF fonign /
rivals in its time. having ban us
all those years either lin the custd
house block or in the preset othd
When new, the powerful lens rUud
shipping in Presidents Road alm1
within hands reach, bult II isgetti
shaky now through intirmitks d
dent to age.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
Room for Reciprocity.

There should be more reciprocity
among farmers. On one farm vege-
tables and fruits waste in abundance.
and on an adjoining farm the family
would be glad for a basketful Bet.
ter the old times when neighborly
dishes and messes were passed back
and forth than these all-for-me days.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
To Fortify the System r
Against Wftefl

Many users OF GROVES TASTEsE
TONIC make 1t a practice to take abr
bottles in the fall to strengthen and fo
system against the cold weather u
winter. Everyone knows the toaf
Quinine and Iron which this prepsa al
tainS in tasteless and acceptable
puriiies and enriches the blood am b
the whole system. Soc.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
Close to a Success.

The farmer who provides a good
home for his family. gives them a
good education. works with his neigh
bors for a better neighborhood. and
uses a fair amount OF headwork in
connection with his hand labor, is
pretty close to being a success.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
New Swedish Explosive for shil,

For many years a superpherz
company in Stockholm has b4sf {
perimenting with new explOsir AN
now seems to have found one t'szz
ing extensive manufacture. y lrs
powerful, and one of the prib CID !
gradients is perchloride OF hunt
prepared in some special way. u
solit," as it is called. has gra
plosive power and seems espxz,
adapted for shells. i
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
Forestallinq a Propose,

"You mustn't mind what Ifidn
was delirious."
Certainly not" replied pe,v
nurse. And | will be even mon'
full not to mind what you say
YOU are convalescent." 4
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
Reduce Quality of Milk.

Irregularities of feeding and milk
ing, exposure to heat. cold, rain anG
flies, and harsh treatment tend to re
duce both the quantity and the quality
of milk produced.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
Reuin Crop Plans

1t is not too soon to begin to plan
for the crops of another year. Figure
we'll what you should plant. and why.
Don't 60 it blind, and find you've
planted the wrong crops. II other
people are planning big crops, plan
to have not bigger but better ones.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
Clean Up the Orchard.

Collect and burn all dried rotten
fruits that remain on the trees or that
have fallen to the ground This will
aid in the control of insects and dis
eases next year.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
Why Boys Leave Farm.

Farmers do not, as a general thing.
try to make the farm attractive to
their own sons. which is why they
drift TO the city as soon as they are
big enough TO go it alone.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
Supply of Nitrouen.

Nitrogen is the most expensive in
gredient of fertilizers. 1t is believed
that the cheapest means of supplying
it is by growing clover and blowing it
under green, or by feeding the stock
and returning the manure.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
Money Is Good Foundation.

While money is not all there is to
good farming still it is the founda.
ton. Farming must first of all be a
protit-making business in order that
the other things so much desired NAV
follow.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
Her Mental Status

THAT surely was a paradoi
brought into the family. my dH'
What do you mean" !,
THE cook you said you go' W.
an intelligence Office
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
!; NOTES IN SEASON

HIND a little money for gar
mr. keep a box or two handy
N keep odds and ends
pau staples. scrapiron. etc.
cooIY at save money and a
caDCvood neighbors be one
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01

For genuine comfort and hsrI
ure use Red Cross Ball Blue en-
All good grocers. Adv. A
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
Schemes for MAKING Money.

The number of schemes for making
money without labor or risk are le-
gion. 1t is surprising how gullible
people are regarding investments in
such schemes.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
Don't Trust Cross Bull

The cross bull should be kept In
strong lot OF his own. and not trusted
for a single moment.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
Piles Relieved by First Appls'

And cured in 6to II days by PhLoo'sI
the universal remedy for an ia
Druggists refund money II u iaii' ~
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
EAT Hens unnrnfifahIe

Fat hens produce fewer eggs. and
at the same time a large percentage
of them are fertile.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
Gre az Business AnaA

Hes one ol our most sucees.,.,
business men. -
That so? What's his sacret,p
We'll. in the 'rst place he Inst.
upon his cler.;s elEng his cu,,o~
crs what they 'want; not what -
clerks themselves wcag."-r,a-s
Free Press.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
wowAN,s GROWING olom

Is her hair. II yours is streiked
ugly, grizzly, gray hairs, use Au
ole" Hair Dressing and change y
the natural way. Price sl.N.-M
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
Yet Many Tai. 1,

"a rooT journey, l call it"
"What IS
Going fl7om bad to worse"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01

Experience teaches US III
would rather not know. -
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01

is often fo 5llowed by pDenmo U
dine dine Tablets. &c GiT !ese DI Laxative ouini
cases o Coughs. Colds. La Gri re5,ei IN IN
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
Proff sslon,I L..

why do ye'u snub that YOUNG ,,.
fist who caIls, on you so?" S oen'
"Because ,e gets on nv norvo..
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
Diplomacy After MIcnSn'

Oncer-GO home. /.
Outlate-Gimme snare -
New York sun. n
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01

Youth is going to do tls
morrow that old age didnI O'''
day.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01

them understand you hold the reins
and they cannot run riot.
The queen of bedding plants is the
Phlox DrummOndi. Sow where they
are to grow, in fine rich soil, and thin
the tall ones so that they stand about
ten inches apart, and the dwarfs six
inches apart. Give them rich soil,
plenty OF water and watch the re-
suits.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
DEATH Turks IN A WEAK aEaI

so on first symptoms use "Renan
and be cured. Delay and pay the "a
penalty. "RenoyiAe" is the hGf1
remedy. Price Sl.00 and 5Oc-Ax
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
Move Chicken Coops Often.

The earth under the chicken coopf
soon gets foul. Move them about.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-01-01
Benefit Of Cover C-ope

Co7er crops can be converted into
hay.
The state herald., 1916-11-10
PROUD OF THEIR MODEL SON
OF Course He Was Young. but Just
Then His Habits Were Abse-
luteiy lrreproaehabls.

"Ah, well. wife," said John Rumbles,
the honest farmer, "though our corn
was stricken with quinsy this year,
and our pigs all got the enr disease
and our cabbages were all hollow. and
our wheat had appendicitis, we hive
the consolation Of knowing that we
have model son. Just think. Roland
hns never smoked cigarette In his
whole life"
"Nor anything else, for TINT mat
ter" replied Susan. his honest wife.
"And he would no more think Of TAX
Ing strong drink than he would Of n.y.
ing"
"True," asserted Honest John. with
a sickly smile. "Ahd the regular hours
he keeps!"
"Yes," put in Honest Susan. eagerly.
''To bed right after supper every night
regular MS clockwork."
And for while John smoked In con-
templntive silence. while Susan knit
ted away In her easy chair.
"But Of course. there's this" said
John Mt length. 1--WE can't tell how
he'll be later on. We must remember
he's only six months old"
"Ah. John. we mustn't borrow trou-
BILE. We have enough already. good
ness knows" snickered Susan.-De-
troit Free Press.
The state herald., 1916-11-10
TEACHERS WITH BRAINS
SCHOOLS BIGGEST NEED, DE.
cLAREs HOWARD c. ELLIOTT.
Chancellor Of Montana University Ad.
voeates Adjustment Of Prlncl.
pals and Primary Grades.

Denrer.-As u parting shot at the
present system Of education, Chancel.
lor Howard c. Elliott of the Univer-
sity of Montana told the teachers OF
the Colorado State Association, at its
final session, that. II he could have
his way, he would conduct schools
without principals and would abolish
all the grades from the first to the
eighth. "Our present educational sys.
tenn has become a piecework organi-
xation. In our highly specialized man.
ner OF working, we take the child and
teach him more kinds Of branches
than you and l know. and We lose
sight Of that great force of person.
ality in our work. II could have my
way l would have one teacher take
the elementary work Of the child up
to the eighth grade and would make
that teacher responsible for that
child. I want to bring out the fact
that there is little need Of formal
teaching In q schoolroom.
I'VE have been trying to get that
idea for twenty years, but in every
case where we have eliminated one
branch we have added two. believe
that my boys can learn all the arith-
metic they will need in a half hour
day for few years, and 1t is ten
to one that they will forget half of
that. 1t is high time that the business
Of teaching is gotten into the hands
Of the teachers and out Of the hands
OF the trustees and principals and
school boards, which In my opinion
are the impedimenta Of the present
system Of education"
Mr.. Elliott said that he believed
the greatest work which educators
had to do in the coming era was to
bring the newspapers OF the country
to the realization Of their power and
the good they can be in education.
"Partisanship ID the bane OF the
newspaper in it, relation to educa-
tion." he said. "A partisan paper can
tear down in . week more than tho
whole educational system can build
up. We must work thru the press and
show how It must help US in building
up the morality of the people and the
children"
The meeting just closed has been
the largest In point OF attendance
ever held and educators OF the state
say that greater interest has been
shown than ever before.
The state herald., 1916-11-10
HAD ALL SHE COULD STAND
Despite Possible Proposai, "voung
"0Id Maid" Was Unable TO Put
Up With Bore.

Iole 10 new and charming corre-
spondent who describes herself as -
rather young old maid In whom the
eager desire for mntrimony Is almost
ovcrbalnnced by an unfortunate sense
Of the Righteousness Of all masculine
beings" Her letter relating some rs-
cent experiences with male bores and
xanics Is too long 10 reproduce. We
print this brief excerpt:
HE tniked Of socialism from 8 80 to
o:30. Of the war from then TIL 10 30.
Of Bernard Shaw and how he is DIFF
ferent from Chcsterton TIL II :80-and
then Of psychic therapeutics
~ am. you know he interjected.
connected with the Emmanuel move
ment.'
"'You surprise me- murmurcd.
"'whV should you be surprised that
I am iRssrestsd In 10 absorbing a sub.
jectr he demanded. And I'm afraid
I glanced at the clock as ! m.
swercd:
~ Didn't imngine you could be con.
nected with any sort Of a-er-move-
mentr
"3ut isn't II too bndf l think he
would hnve proposed II I'd let him
talk another hour or sol"