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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-05-20

Those OF Ivan's and Michael's kins-
men who are not slain are going to
assert the authority of this education
and experience later on. They are
never again going to be so drunken
and so ignorant as they were
The strides of the Russian people
after the Japanese war were as mark
ing time beside the pace they will as
sumo at the close of this one. They
will take the first steps in that up
ward climb which will place them on
the mountain tops of understanding
when the Teuton and the Anglo-Saxon
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-05-20
SHARP RAID ON c. D. G. E.
Hundreds Sacrificing Holdings.
Raid On.

Yes. he could make out every word
that spelt his ruin. He even smiled as
he refused to purchase a newspaper
from the lad.
He reached back TO feel the bulk of
the automatic in his pocket. He had
not forgotten. He had managed to
make 4 thorough cleanup in his de-
partment, even finishing with the re-
volver that belonged to the institu-
ton.
In the morning the examiner would
go over his cash books.
Carefully. methodically, solicitous
not TO disarray any of his wife's toilet
articles. he placed the ugly automa-
tic among the delicate pieces there,
then rummaged piece Of paper from
the drawer and began his note OF ex-
PLANTATION.
Dearest Flo. Good-sy. There Was
No Other Way to
He halted. How silly and insincere
that sounded! He cudgeled his
brains for the proper words to convey
the real meaning of such a parting.
The tinkle OF the phone in the living
room brought sharp exclamation of
Impotence from him as it insistently
obtruded upon his mental effort. Re-
luctantly he picked it up, his voice
cool and collected. A slight smile
parted his lips as Field announced
himself.
Yes, l know" his lips moved.
Il have just closed your c. D. & E.
with one hundred thousand dollars
profit, Mr.. Drum. Is that correct?'
Quite correct" the teller quietly
answered then: Just send it to my
apartment by messenger-immediate-
ly. One hundred and seventy-ive
thousand dollars. believe"
Coolly he replaced the receiver on
the hook. then moving to F1o's bed
chamber. Methodically he tore up the
note he had begun and dropped the
automatic into his pocket. The mis-
take Of John Field in buying the wrong
stock did not even strike him as
strange. The whole transaction
seemed commonplace.
Then. like a fash It came; came
with the click of the key in the lock
OF the door; came with the scent OF
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-05-20

ties, and they are seeing their own
country for the first time. They are
going to the capital to drill in front
OF the church; and they are coming
back, wounded, to visit the opera and
the art galleries.
They are, as a matter Of fact, hav-
ing the time of their lives in this war.
with higher wages. greater sobriety
and education than their fathers have
enjoyed for 900 years past. That is
what this war means to them. They
have lived in a hardship that makes
dying In the trenches seem easy.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-05-20
Protection.

A man who employed a number OF
boys to pick strawberries was quite
anxious TO protect them from mos
quitoes. so he had wells made to tie
down around the neck. The boys were
very grateful for his kindness until
they found that there were no mos
ouitoes in that locality, and also that
thew couldn't eat any berries Win
those wells on. The protection was
NJ another sort.-Pittsburgh Press.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-05-20

because. as has been said, that Is the
only way an autocratic power can
preserve its autocracy. To make it
possible for the country to win
against an outside foe. however. it has
been obliged to make its subjects
sober. In the stress Of this great
emergency ii closed its vodka shops
and, with that action. conceded its
most basic power over its subjects.
Ivan and Michael, in sobriety and in
the self-respect that comes with new,
clean costumes, are travelling. They
are In full possession Of their facul-
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-05-20
Old Dining Club.

The Oldest lining club in England
q. 7gtr f..~ The Clubs tho
Dilek.. club d. rf.' in 1874 by Sir
Francis Da- rr0J -N"'Usnt among
the original mt Sand
witch, whose name i in
half a dozen Language Oh his
ordering a waiter to place ne NEAT
between two slices OF breal aGd bring
il to him as he sat at u gaming
table. Since 1884 the DilettJnyi have
dined together on the first Sunday Of
each month from February To July,
inclusive. their present meeting pace
Icing the Grafton galleries, Who-H
their magnificent collection OF pi.
lures is housed.-London Chronicle.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-05-20

ter: and from 10000 tons OF beets
treated, 1000 tons Of carbonate Of
lime is obtained; to this LOO tons OF
clay is added, the resulting product
being 1852 tons Of excellent cement.
The scum is pumped into large tanks
where 1t is allowed to dry partially;
finely divided clay Is then mixed with
II: the mixture Is thoroughly ANAL
gamated by beaters for an hour and
burned in a rotary kiln. much IN the
same way as Portland cement. Thu
clinker is then removed and pulver-
tied into cement.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-05-20

er was trembling violently, shaking
like an aspen as he leaned heavily
upon the brokers desk.
John he finally managed his lips
sufficiently TO blurt forth. I've got TO
borrow those securities for tomorrow
the securities as collateral | left
with you. l only want them for TO-
morrow when the examiner comes.
You understand"
IN think 1t over" Field decided.
John Field leaned back in his chair
and again that hint OF CLEAN showed
beneath the pale eyes. The puzzle
had been worked out to his own COM
plete satisfaction-two thieves in one
bank.
With a little cluck of annoyance he
turned to the memorandum he had
been making when Darius Brown
burst in upon him. A second he
looked puzzled, then completed it.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-05-20
Cement From Beets.

Excellent cement is now being man
ufactured by a French firm from by
product IN the process Of making beet
sugar. Says a writer in the Scientific
American Supplement New York,
January 23):
The scum that forms when the
beets are boiled and which has here
tofore been thrown away consists
largely of carbonate of lime and wa
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-05-20
AHAAsRlNG IN RUSSIA
|uA,..s'e' Rosy Future for tn.
o. the Car After
war 10 Over.

"a =. sa a,c government to
',,, !. authority, it had to make
h !, CONF. concession of its long
viii, limiting to preserve its
An, was nearly in the death
! ,S,r. . N order to control its
''''d Of keeping them d j, uHs
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-05-20
The Reason Why.

Mrs. Wederly - It's all nonsense
about women being unable to keep Sc
crets. There are lots OF secrets
never tell.
Wederly-very true, my dear. There
ara lots Of secrets you don't know.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-05-20

Though he would have knocked
down the man who even queried him
regarding his matrimonial judgment.
Joseph Drum flushed as he reluctant
~ gave room to a traitOrous thought in
his mind For weeks. for months he
had felt the ground slipping beneath
his feet, had seen the pyramid of debt
piling higher and higher, yet had
dared take no exact measurement OF
ii, hoping against all reasonable hope
that something would turn up" TO
save him.
Five thousand dollars year!
What a huge sum II had seemed to
them both! His lips curled in a bit
ter smile. Five thousand dollars a
year and already, within few months
after marriage, his surplus savings
had been wiped out. his salary spent.
and he owed ten thousand dollars.
And it was his own fault-he, the
banker, his fault. 1t was a child he
had married. a pampered. spoiled
child
A perfect wife she had made him,
perfect save in her extravaganza. And
he had not warned at the time when
warning would have been easy. Now
she would take 1t as a reproach. Now
where could he hope to raise ten
thousand dollars? How could he make
the six hundred dollars in his pocket
over into a sufficient sum to start
him anew?
He pushed the tell-tale tabulation
hurriedly aside as Flo swept into the
bank and sought his cage. The old
thrill of delight swept other thoughts
aside as he reveled in the grace. the
beauty of her, drank in deep drafts
OF the intoxicating devotion that
glowed in her eyes as they found his
own. He even smiled as, in her dear,
wheedling way she glowingly de-
scribed the beauties of a pearl neck
lace, amazingly low-priced. she had
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-05-20
po.i,jv. Announcement.

Isaacs-Cohen is going 10 Fe'H'
from business for Ave years
Abrams-Oh. heerd him say dot
before.
Isaacs-Yes, but dis time der Judge
=, tba court said it-Princeton Tises.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-05-20

violets his wife affected. Through the
portieres he could see her brother &C
Companied her. Their voices were
lifted in angry controversy but he
paid no attention 70 the words. 4
fresh panic had seized him as a har-
rowing problem presented HOW TO
GET THE MONEY INTO THE VAULT
BEFORE MORNING.
Where his ruin had meant nothing
to him, had left him cold and pas
Sionless, this problem presented itself
bristlingly. His hands grasped the
pOrtieres and he would have flung
himself into the living room when ne
halted abruptly, MISUNDERSTANDING
Il tell YOU Flo. you've got to can
il. He's a decent guy. this husband
OF yours, and I'm strong for him.
wouldn't say word II didn't know
you were kidding yourself along.
tell you its getting loosely talked
about when gambler ike me hears
il. tell you it amt possible for a
bank teller 70 live the way Drum
lives and support yOu the way you're
supported ami BE- on the up and up.
lie may have got BY up 20 now
amt saying. Put be cant get by
long with this stuff. tell you, and
! know. tell you straight you re-
making. you have made. or you're
going TO make 4 thief outta Drum if
done ~.
and beat it to the bushes quick"
A thief" Flo'S voice rose hysteri-
Caily. You've got a nerve talking
about thieves. you have You've got
/ nerve talking reformed bur.
gIar-'
The eavesdropper felt something
catching in his throat something that
racked his entire body. He snatched
the portieres apart. fling!ng himself
between the angry pair.
Il am a thief" He shouted. then.
at his wiIc's Mortified exclamation Of
protest; over and over again he re-
peated it: Il am 4 thief-a thief-a
thief
What's the limit, Joe" he de-
handed quietly.
1T isn't limit" chOked the teller
I've got it aIl-in the next room. I
won, Fred. az the last minute. 1 won
it all back. Its in the next room"
Then what's the kick" .
Il cant get the money back-into
the vault. It's got TO be there in the
morning-first thing. The examiner
you must get it back for me-"
Williams drew away sharply as the
hidden request was made. 4 quick
shudder Of repulsion shook him, but
Flo's hand was upon his arm. Sudden.
ly with an oath Of capitulation, Fred
Williams flung himself away from the
woman.
Hand me the COIN" he grated
| harshly. Hand it TO me quick-be'
fore l change my mind" \ bitter
grating laugh choked out of him as
| he pocketed the bank notes. I'm a
| bit out of practice folks. and the Job 5
| Observation-Disclosures tell"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-05-20

Joseph Drum stood on the bank
steps, listening without tremor to
the treble OF the newsboy across the
street, the boy who had always be-
fore been able TO cause him such ter
ror Yet now that he knew the worst
he was cool and collected and CO.
barapt
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-05-20

hi Darius Brown gradually
N broad smile Of satisfac-
| Fsrpread his face as he stud
4 record Of his first paying
!. waved the Pinkerton rep
re, with the little bundle I'M
J rm, away, while he stared
! at the opposite wall, then
! DE snnunciator and ordered
!, porter to send in Mr.. Drum.
n he vault. Travers, and fix
! amera," he smiled at the
Ia man. I'm just taking a
| % reward a young man who
apa get enough securities into
Hulk to make 1t worth guard
inactive glanced keenly at the
Insn who answered the sum-
hen bis lips frightened a bit.
y The face Of Joseph Drum,
!, he young man mingling with
y fast set, had marked his
It the Gayety stage door. He
oldschool detective who be-
BE leisure hours Of a banking
5Eht be better employed.
Brown noticed the look, the
Snent OF the sleuth. and
kls he whirled about upon his
ing over the books and recol-
J he circumstances attendant
|rra deposits" he began pom
n ! find that you have brought
|rany customers to the Fourth
Drum. / also am agreeably
that you have shown good
fzt In advising depositors re-
certain investments they in
making. You are a bit gay,
but ! have every reason to
Aat you are careful. and l
luu are working for the bank
o. hours. This is the twenti-
Enry, Drum, and | am a TWEEN
injury man. So | am increas-
p salary 10 Eve thousand dol
lear"
"a Drums Jaw dropped in
ncredulity.
uank me-" Brown said crisp
PEI continue to be careful. Be
IS you please, so long as
0reful and II brings US the
|n5 OF deposits and doesn't af-
I aearness Of your brain. And"
'sssd a long forefnger rather
as ne gave the warning,
'eaf out the bricks in front of
t'su stage door"
@' think I'll need to make but
~ trip there-now."
asnt Brown halted. his hand
mob, as though to answer.
'ssniled as he understood the
.nins OF Drums cryptic re-
NO Joined the detective. who
nnished adjusting his appara-
|As door Of the huge, black
- 'nis way. Mr.. Brown. IS
NE man. The camera
70 'he steel mesh back here.
III ens the angle TO catch any.
Nilng with the combination.
the triggers on each side
~, all set, and the fash pow,
paced In these little contain,
N" look! Here's the trick. -
IL a short ways before the
prytng With his knife and
saving from place a loose
smiled with satisfaction at
81 .@sdon Of admiration from
brown as he looked into
and saw the .ngen,
|,s .0o in which the trigger
sfe, was connected with the
beside the camera.
ly the detective renIacad tbe
|,oo rev away. His back sud
while a turtive, evil ex
,, s.,w In his eyes as he
I, sss, toward the safe
M ,ssianation, the bank presi
|, ~ ~1 he was Stimulating
As watched keenly, utterin.
~~~s->>
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-05-20

are doing in the comfortable dreams
of age.-Saturday Evening Post.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-05-20
THIRD STORY

,he deceased came 70 his
coroner blInked at the
!. - which his jury returned
=. Not that any other YER
,ossible-everybody agreed
\ A waste OF time and pub
S.-the two weeks hearing
"a Darius Brown was r dead ID
"a be no doubt about It.
/ ,.sa respected, living dead,
nave. Gunshot wound ex-
,.s mute. mechanical wit
- me Jury correct in their
! ,,countants, expert sleIths,
leases showed cOnclusively
E...suess Of the late Darius
o., the moneys he had
ANN the bank funds and the
!. Be had borrowed from tn the
I, bsen found beside his life
pepositors had lost moth
r., depositors had gained an
.,..ident. Darius Brown had
m, So why bother?
|, heir heads sagely with the
=, Of having known all
4, audience left the stufy
zymr Of that audience slipped
I, ant as though fearing some
rsble was logging their foot
Listing a chill shadow between
rider blades. But that Is my
1, ale OF the real happenings
suth National.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-05-20


A long silver OF orange light
snatched a segment from the dark
ness. wice-thrice-from
black window OF the Fourth National
it came, the watchman's signal that
all was we'll within.
Crouching against the wall Of the
opposite building Fred Williams
carefully. methodically upturned his
coat collar and pulled the hat brim
low over his eyes.
AS the unsuspecting Waterman
leisurely opened the door, Williams
sprang up close behind him. ramming
the gun into the small Of his back.
Straight ahead" he grated. Don't
turn or I'll"
No need TO finish the threat. The
Waterman marched slowly forward.
Carefully keeping behind the fellow
even after he had bound him to the
chair, gagged him securely. and tilted
his hat brim so low his sight was OBJ
scured. Williams heaved a long sigh.
He then swiftly pocketed the re-
volver and stepped through the presi-
dents office TO the black vault. A
second he stood before the monstrous,
grim barrier, then his delicate hands
reached out and touched the nickel
combination knobs.
With that chill kiss all thought dis
appeared, every sense was submerged
in the instinct OF the skilled work
man. back at his Job after long abb
sence.
Now and then he paused to pare
the tips of his fingers with a razor
blade. that their sensitiveness might
be accentuated A long whistling
sound came from his chest as the
Strengthened. a thin smile upon his
lips. A tickling sound had told him
his work was half finished.
Again he bent to the work. He was
swift. he was certain. he was sure.
And then
Then. without Strengthening his
bowed back. he leaped aside, his arms
instinctively rising TO shield his face,
his Economically twitching face, as he
glared at the man who had interrupted
him in his work. the president OF the
bank standing rigidly before him, 700
surprised for utterance.
Darius Browns Jaws. which had
been loosely opened. clicked shut. The
sound was audible. Williams had not
before been aware that the same ter
ror which had hurled him back before
the man had put the automatic into
his hand.
Came the CLINT OF Darius Browns
nickel barreled revolver, snatcheC
from his overcoat pocket, as he leaped
at the intruder Williams grasped the
wrist OF the man. trying TO unnervt
the fingers that clutched the gun.
For a moment the two men stood
there, silently rigid.
Suddenly Williams felt the oldeI
man relaxing He pressed his minute
advantage, hurting his knee forward
and up toward the presidents groin
An orange squirt Of fame, minglint
with the deep, thunderous detonatioI
Of a revolver split the silence. HI
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-05-20
BEHAVIOUR WINS AT so TO I.

The great, black type seemed to
leap from the box across the front
page and strike him between the eyes.
He found himself inside the cigar
store without any remembrance Of
how he came there He found himself
listening to Fred Williams tense, ear
nest voice. as he thrust a great wad
Of bills in his hands.
well, you COPIED the coin that
time, Joe. I've used up ton of sweat
pulling for you though. You're
man and l cant talk to you like 4
kid but. remember. I'm in the know.
I'm wise I've lived a thousand years
longer than you, and I'm wise. There
is nothing to it. Nine times outta ten
old Mrs. Luck would a give you
kick in the Stats and that's all. Clean
up and drive straight. Put it up to
Flo like a man and she'll understand.
Come clean with her that she's gotta
cut out them chorus James and she's
wife. She's been brought up in an
incandescent furnace, Joe. and
never seen anybody yet that didn't
get parboiled if they stuck in the oven
long enough"
Drum nodded though he heard
nothing of what the man said. His
brain was light as a feather.
Feverishly he lunged through the
81 nin I'd hfl +r,,a ny
house. elbowing people out of the
way. forcing an entrance into the
thickest jam. And then he halted, his
eyes attracted by the exquisite dis
was still there-a proper bauble to &C.
cupy the entire blue, velvet lined
show window He quickly entered the
shop, chuckling to himself as he more
TRANQUILITY made his way home, the
jewel box in his pocket.
He slipped up behind Flo fastening
the necklace Of pearls about her no
less lustrous neck, reveling in the
beautiful creatures delight
Her hand tightly clasping his they
sat before the mirror. reveling in the
necklace.
Joe, dear" she clasped those thrill
ling fingers about his own, drawing
his face very close TO hers, a deep,
serious light in her eyes, SOLDERING
note of intensity in her voice, we've
always got to have money-we've got
to have it. l don't think I could
stand"
You'll never have TO stand any
thing else. my butterfly" he laughed.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-05-20

There was something the air OF a
tomb about the office OF John Field.
confidential broker: there was some
thing the sensation of being about a
corpse when one transacted business
with John Field.
To Field. everything was a prob
lem-fgures as we'll as men. And Field
had taken unusual pleasure in waiting
the denouement he figured was bound
to come when the affairs OF the Fourth
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-05-20

When Justice Sleeps
By EDWTN BLISS
By EDWTN BLISS

80 psfbe Exchange Picture Rights and all For
> I" gi-r p.T.guts Strictly Res-rvctJ
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1916-05-20

END Of Story Number Three.)
The next story, Loves Liar"
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-06-10
No 1883.
Order for Creditors to Present Claims.

No. 1868.
Order for Creditors to Present Claims,
Etc.
State of Minnesota County Of Henne-
In the Matter of the Estate of Robert
L. BOyleS, Deceased.
Letters of administration on the
Estate of Robert P. Boyles. deceased,
late OF the County of Hennepin and
state state, OF Minnesota. being granted to
state:
1t is ordered. That six months be
and the same is hereby allowed from
and after the date of this order. in
mands against the said deceased are
bate Court of said County of Henne-
pm FOR examination and allowance, or
be forever barred
~ 1t IS Further Ordered, That the first
a. M, at a special term Of said Pro-
bate Court, to be held at the Court
House In the City of Minneapolis, in
said county. be and the same Is hereby
appointed as the time and place when
and where the said Probate Court will
demands.
\. And it is Further Ordered. That no
tice OF such hearing be given to all
creditors and persons interested In
said estate by forthwith publishing
this order once in each week. for three
successive weeks. in the Irish Stan
dard, newspaper printed and publish
ed in said county
Dated at Minneapolis. this 9Th day
JOHN A. DAHL.
~ Judge of Probate.
Attorneys 6-1O-l6
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-06-10
No. 1888.
Order for Hearing Final Account and
Petition for Distribution,

No. 1888.
Order for Hearing Final Account and
Petition for Distribution.
State of Minnesota. County Of Henne-
pin. Probate Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate OF Israel
Cohen. Decedent.
On receiving and filing the final ac-
count OF the Administrator OF the Es-
praying for the allowance OF said ac-
count and for n decree assigning the
residue of said estate to the persons
by law entitled to the same.
1t Is ordered. That all persons inter-
e asat, In said estate appear before said
Of July. 1916. at ten o'clock in the
forenoon. at the Probate Court in the
Court House at Minneapolis in said
County. then and there to show cause,
# any there be. why said account
should not be allowed and said estate
should not be distributed as prayed for
in said petition.
And it is Further Ordered. That no.
tice Of such hearing be given by pub
fishing this order once in each week
said day Of hearing In the Irish stan
dard. newspaper printed and publish
ed in said County, and by mailing
copy Of this order to all the heirs-at-
law Of said decedent when their adj
dress Is known or can be ascertained
ll days before the date of said hear
ing. unless notice Is waived.
Dated at Minneapolis. this 9Th day
BY the Court.
JOHN A. DAHL,
Judge of the Probate Court.
JAS TRACY.
Globe Bldg.
st. Paul. 6-10-16