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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-13
LIQUOR TAX

internal revenue men have been busy
curing the week inspecting and making pre.
urinary returns ct the stocks of liquor on
hand and upon which additional taxes will
De required under the recent act of Con-
gress.
1t is roughly estimated that the aggre-
z gate additional tax en- the liquor men in
TINS parish will go well over the one hundred
thousand dollar mark.
Most of the dealers have bought stocks
barely sufficient to meet trade demands for
fhe ensuing year and it is very generally
predicted that the high price of wet goods
Will make it impossible to continue the busi-
ness after 1918
Nearly all the dealers have expressed
&c intention of closing out the present
mock and retiring from business. tits very
l|onat'e that the present law vii settle the
s'e r3A;hition question.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-13

ne government =: good interest.
go you want the money back
gam, you can borrow on your bond
u sen II for what you gave for IT,
Incie sam will take care of vour
money until you need it and pay yo,
interest on it. and you will be nro.
ecting yourself and your business
~ ioaning him tho money.
20 and buy a Liberty Bond .omor.
o"' Don't put it off-things mat
re put OF ofteE do not get done at
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-13
FOR WON EN-.

how does the war concern VIM,
The mothers who have-a how w,,
las gone to fight for his coun,rv
VIII not ask such a question R,,
/. 'ne war has not touched you yer
'ou may ask this question.
There are feelings that only moth.
BIS know, and only women under.
'land. Think of the mothers who
ave given their eldest boy to their
.ountry. How do they feel today?
low would you feel If you were in
neir place They have parted with
ne little fellow that came first and
las always been a little abead or
ne others in their love, because HE
vas the first little tiny human tor..s
nat lay against their breast. he
we're the first little hands ,h.,
ussed at their hair. This other
mother who has sent
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-13
HOW DOES IT
CONCERN ME-?

"A fair question, always. Let us
think for while how the War and
the Liberty Loan concerns the farmer
we went to war with Germany
partly because the rulers of that
country refused to let us send to
europe our ships laden with grain
and cotton. They sunk the ships and
cruelty murdered our sailors. Nov
suppose we allowed them to stop all
our shipping, where would you be j,
None OF your goods would be sold
IN foreign countries, with the result
mat you would get nothing like the
prices which you get today. 1t Is the
enormous demand for what you pro-
luce, that is securing you high
crices. If this demand were cut off.
Town would so prices. This war Is
oelng waged partly that you may OBJ
ain fair prices for your goods.
Farmers have been kept down in
ne matter of prices quite long
enough and the government and ths
people OF this country, are not 60
hs TO let a foreign power interiors
WIN their business-which is your
business.
having entered the war in order
nat we may have the right to send
'our goods to any part of the world.
shat is going to happen if we lose
ne war? Prices of farm produce
viii drop; the Germans will impose
axation upon you which will crippIs
.ou Tor the next twenty years.
worse than that, If the Germans get
,Ver here, they viii treat you in lust
ne same way as they have the farm. |
'rs OF Northern France and Belgium
u tnese sections farm houses have
'een shot to pieces, crops wasted
,hd burned; even fruit trees chopped
'o"h' the cattle stolen, the men sent
Ato slavery to work for Gerna,
masters, their women ill-treated in
'ays tnat cannot be talked of in
,'int' their little children have had
neir hands chopped off in order that
hey may never fight for their coun.
~ or DO any more useful work
gain.
You may say such things will not
appen here" They said this in
rance and in Bel GUM. Such thing.
iii happen here just as sure as Won
re awe, unless we smash the Ger.
lans SO that they are utterly unab,e
!, reach the shores CT this country
ne German feet and the German
r"y VIII take just one week To pa,
ere II we are beaten. They have
l@ue up their minds that America
iaii pay for this war. Thew have
ACE up their minds that our wealth.
en- shall give their money and thai
~ farmers shall provide the food
Y their armies and their peonle -
,me. peopio II
1,i'er thinking over these facts is
ere d farmer who will stand for.
aio ana say This war does NO,
ncern me-" Ao'
iou have money that you do M,
.ed until next spring. Loan il To ,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-13

During the trial of Sir Roger Easement
there was the usual maudlin svm.
pathy expressed for him in America char
acterlstic of the American temperament
Since 81 the expose Of his completely in the
dirty work of Bernstorf in this country # is
certain that he has fallen from grace. The
OF his crimes here will, perhaps.
dry few American eyes.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-13

Tallulah has been headquarters for
nomeseekers again this week. Quite 2
number OF prospective buyers have been
looking over properties. Lands have adj
vanced In the last ninety days from five to
ten dollars per acre and are still considered
cheap as is shown by the number of places
changing hands. Most of the purchases
are OF lands that have been idle since the
ADVENT o. the boil weevil. Many of these
places will be in cultivation next wear In
lace we expect to see practically all the
oPen land operated the coming season.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-13
NOTICE TO LIGHT CONSUMERS

For the benefit of parties ,b,,
want to use electric irons dur;nr
the winter months or possibly the
year round, if a sufficient numba,
of consumers will purchase an iron.
the plant could be run every We'd.
nesday afternoon-or possibly two
of each week. The irons
will be sold at cost to consumers
1915 cash.
For further information phone s..
TALLULAH l.. & w. PLANT
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-13
REGISTRATION NOTICE

The registration of the women of the
parish will be made October 18th. The
registration will be conducted by commits
sloners at the several regular polling places
in the parish.
The chairman in charge of this parish
has requested the Journal to call on the
citizens to assist in getting full and COM
plete registration of both whites and blacks.
Property owners are urgently called upon to
see that their tenants present themselves at
the booths on the day for enrolment. In
order that there may be no evasion of the
registration it would be we'll for planters to
notify tenants of the law and urge all
eligible for registration to be on hand.
Only few minutes time will be required
to enroll each individual and we trust that
every citizen will devote some time to the
work in order that the parish may make the
proper showing.
Inform yourself in the premises and { o
your part to get full enrolment.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-13

Hard times indeed A few weeks ago
a man could get on beautiful jag on one
days pay, but now it takes a weeks work
to get even tipsy.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-13

The British government has recinded
the order issued during the summer order
ing British mortgage companies not to re-
new American mortgages aggregating over
a hundred million dollars.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-13

Don't forget that October 18th is the
day fixed for the registration of women in
this state
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-13

We note that baseball once more furn-
lshes the big headlines for the daily papers.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-13

Get to the polls Oct. 18th and show
loyalty by registering.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-13

Register October 18th omen's Reg
iStration Dey.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-13
BUDGET

Probable expenses of Madison Parish
La, for 1918. Approved and adopted by
the Police Jury of Madison Parish, Wed.
nesday September 5th, 1917.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-10-13

Woman Registration Day October 18th.
BE at your voting booth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-08
was He Really stupid?

A young foreigner was being tried
in court and the questioning by the
lawyers on the opposite side began.
Now, Laszky. what do you do?"
''Ven?" asked Laszky.
When you work, of course said
the lawyer.
Wy. work
Il know. said the lawyer. but
what at?''
AT bench
Obi groaned the1awyer. Where
do you work at a bench?''
In a factory"
What kind of a factory"
Brick"
You make bricks2''
No, de factory is made of bricks"
Now, Iaszky, what do you make in
that factory?"
Eight dollars a week"
No, no! What does the factory
make"
L dunno: a lot Nv money. think
Now. listenl What kind of goods
does the factory producer"
oh" said Laszky, good goods"
u know, but what kind of good
goods? ?"
The best"
The best of WHAT"
The best there is
of WHAT
''Of dose goods"
Your honor" said the lawyer, 4
give up-"-New York Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-08

be sick, or else they wouldn't be
writin' so plum often. Let me have
them letters, will We, Mr.. Hanks2"
The postmaster glared at the youth.
mo, Peleg Anderson. l won't let ye
have them letters till We settle fur
that lot O. groceries wots been OWN
so long!"
The young man took out some
money.
Il kin settle half the account, Mr..
Hanks" he said
Then" said the postmaster, in a
milder voice. Il kin give We one o. yer
letters and he did so. "Squar' up in
full, Peleg Anderson, and yen git yer
other letter, but not before"
way of business. became proud one
day there were a lot of customers in
the shop when the shop boy came in
to say that the mistress bid him say
dinner was ready
What's for dinner" asked the sohe-
ms.-er.
'-Herrings, sir" answered the boy
All right" said the shoemaker, and
when he went in to dinner he repri-
manded the boy for not mentioning
something decent and big, telling the
boy in future always to mention 4
good feed when there were any people
in the shop
A few days after the boy came to
say dinner was ready.
Whats for dinner2" asked the
shoemaker
Fish. sir answered the boy.
What sort OF fish -
"A whale. sirI'' replied the boy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-08
SIDE TALK S
The Man a Woman Likes.
BY RUTH CAMERON.


We have had from time to time sew
eral talks on the kind of woman a
man likes best.
A masculine reader (who is ex-
| tremely anxious to remain inc6gnito)
wishes we would talk about the kind
of man woman likes best
I suppose that depends on the in
dividual woman. But that is a child
ish way to sidestep the question.
There are, of course, certain char
acteristics in man which make an ap-
peal to the average woman.
For instance, 1 think the average
woman likes a broad-shou1dered man.
There is something in broad shoulders
as typically. attractively masculine as
| curves are typically and attractively
feminine.
The average woman, other things
being equal, prefers a tall man. She
may marry a short man and love him
more than she could possibly love
any one else, but her natural prefer
| ence is for height. She may not real
ize it, but this is because she likes to
be looked down on. 1t is part of her
heritage as a woman.
Beauty of features in man does
not make the same appeal to the op-
posite sex as beauty in a woman.
To my mind, there is something al
most objectionable about beauty in
man. The "handsome-homeIy"s is
l'the type that attracts me most and [
have heard many women say the same
Do you know what I mean-the
strong, rugged, irregular type of face :?
Strength, l think, in a man has al
ways far stronger appeal than
beauty; strength OF all kinds. espe-
cially physical strength and strength
of charater. Schopenhauer says that
men are attracted by women's mental
qualities, and women are attracted bv
mems character. 1t is an unusual
thought, but worth mulling over.
There are two manners in men that
appeal to women. One is the caress-
ing, protective manner. woman will
forgive much to the man who will put
her coat about her shoulders in a
protective manner that makes her feel
that he is interested in her wellbeing.
The other manner is that which
combines bullying and outspoken adj
miration- 1 simply cannot describe IT
but know a man who possesses it
and am sure you do, too The one I
know is not particularly good-Iooking
and rather under the average height
And yet women are crazy about him.
Now, if any of my women readers
think haven't answered this question
properly, should like nothing better
than to have their point of view.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-08
BED TIME TALES
BY CLARA INGRAM JUDsoN


An Intruder.
Footsteps. Soft, padded footsteps
coming toward them thru the wood!
Bushy was so frightened he got
great lump in his throat, and Father
and Mother Beaver couldn't even
look at each other. they were so
scared. Their hearts went 'thump.
! thump, thump, thump!" just that
way And back in the corner of each
beavers mind was the thought, Can
that be one of the Geat Big Black
Bears 20 But before they had had time
to run away. who should step out of
the shadows but Policeman Billy
Raccoon.
Mother Beaver was the first to get
her breath. Such a fright as you
did give us!" she cried. We heard
n step in the woods and we didn't one
of us think it sounded like your step
we thought it must be-well-er-
a bear or something like that"
P oil C IN II Billy laughed and
laughed and laughed till he actually
rolled on the ground, he laughed so
much. Then he wiped his eyes, sat
up and apologized like a gentleman.
Il do beg your pardon for laughing"
he said, but it struck me so funny
that L should be taken for a bear,
You see. before you have always seen
me when l was on duty. Then l walk
! so quietly you can hardly hear my
footsteps. But tonight is my off-duty
night and l may walk any way L
| please. So 1 walk heavily just for
fun. 1 never thought of soaring any
one"
Such laughing as there was them!
| For the beavers were sensible enough
to see a joke even if it was on them
selves. Then, when they had settled
down a bit, they asked Policeman
Billy to stay for the party they show
ed him where his place was set and
he was mighty glad to have been re-
membered, you may be sure of that.
"'But," he said. just as he was reach
| ing out for his first helping of honey.
| you've another place set. Who else
| is coming to the party 2"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-08
TRUE PATRIOTISM.

No more patriotic sentiment has
been expressed in an equal amount of
space than that penned by the editor
of the Atchison Globe and appearing
in recent issue of his paper under
the caption, Grin and Bear Your War
Burdens 1t follows:
The war is making some persons
wealthy: others will be much worse
off when it is over
While this unfairness is regretta BILE
1t is something that cannot be avoided
and all we can do is to grin and bear
it. Governing a hundred million Npeo-
pie is such a complex undertaking our
plan of administration can never be
made perfect.
Particularly is this true in war
times when so much is done hurriedly
because of pressing necessity.
The war profits tax law Just passed
| by congress will work an Injustice to
the Globe. 1t is so worded that the
Globe will have to pay to the govern
ment larger proportion of its earn
ings than any other firm or partner
snip IN Atchison. A third or more of
the profits of the Globe will be OBJ
sorbed by the government
The Globe will have to pay three or
! four times as much war tax as the
! private individual who makes a SINH
lar amount each year. The reason
low capitalization. 1t has followed
| the plan of low salaries and of making
| its employees stockholders and profit
sharers. The Globe, because of the
/ high cost Of white paper and the in
I creased cost of doing business. is MAX
! ing less profit than it did before the
war and now the government comes
| along and takes a third of these de-
! creased profits.
! This is not fair or right and we
cannot believe the administration in
~tended the war tax profits to work
out in this manner. But ours is an
! individual case; we are the victims of
the haste and Eush of wartime Iegis-
/ lation.
/ Many other firms and persons will
suffer more than their just proportion
! OF the cost of the war but it cannot
I be remedied at present. All we can
do is patiently to bear our burdens:
| vigorously support the government in
its war making and buy liberty bond
or two if we can possibly secure the
money.
Don't become peeved at the govern
ment sust because you ha ppen to be
| caught in one of the war cogs. Patri-
| otism is love Of country and love of
/ country is love of home. An Ame~i-
cap who pulls back At this time is
| pulling back against his own interests
and his own fireside
OF course youn miss those dollars
but what is money compared to the
supreme sacrifice made by those
American boys who viii give up their
lives on the battlefields Of Europe
We're into this war to our necks;
do your part with gritty, CHEEKY en-
thusiasm. Having your income de-
! creased and borrowing money to pur-
chase liberty bonds isn't nearly as bad
as absorbing bullets.
Some Americans are doing all OF
these. Some of them have given uu
! big salaries to enlist and the bodies OF
a good many of these same unselfish
Americans are sure to be the resting
place of German bullets.
Don't be a long-faced patriot: keer
on smiling and hustling to help Uncle
Sam who has bit off something.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-08
INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS.

AItho the outbreak of the European
war in 1914 and our own entrance
into that conflict in 1917 found US al
most entirely unprepared in a mill
tary sense, yet we were largely pre-
pared industrialIy. 1t is true that be-
cause of lack of foresight we were
without dye or potash industries and
were dependent upon Germany for
many drugs. chemicals and minor es-
sentials. On the whole, however,
American industry had developed to
such degree that we rapidly adapted
ourselves to the task of supplying the
warning nations with the food, cloth
ing and munitions for which they had
urgent need.
AS a new and undeveloped country
of vast resources of raw materials, we
were in colonial days practically
without manufactures. ITO such a
country there was offered the tempta-
ton to continue producing raw ma
terials and purchasing manufactured
articles from older nations which had
already developed manufacturing and
which could supply our needs at less
COSt llldIl we COulQ lllC
goods ourselves.
But the wise men Who shaped our
economic policies were not content
that this nation should remain mere
~ a producer of raw materials. The
first act passed by an American con-
gress was a revenue act which, provid-
ed import duties upon a scale which
constituted protection, the announced
object of which was to provide reve-
nue. and at the same time encourage
the founding and continuous operation
Of factories on American soil.
When Europe suddenly made large
demands for supplies. that demand
found in this country an elaborate
system of factories which could read
lily be expanded to fill the abnormal
market. Almost every one of these
manufacturing enterprises had its
origin ana its development in the fos-
tering influence of the protective tar
iff
Europe never liked our tariff laws,
but the allies would have been in hard
lines now except for the results of the
American policy of encouraging infant
industries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-08
BUSINESS OF LIVING
Once Again Eleanor Has to Furnish
Douglas With business Brains.
az MRs. EVA Lee NARD

Once Again Eleanor Has to Furnish
Douglas With Business Brains.
IF the process of making fast dyes
is perfected successfully what will you
get out of it?' asked Eleanor one
evening not long after her husband
had told her that the company had
given him his time to work on the in
vention.
II do>not know" he answered with
out raising his eyes from the paper
k-he was reading.
rs that wise, to let affairs hang
fire like that?" she asked.
Certainly; they are perfectly hon
orable." Douglas was very much alb
SOrbed in his paper. Eleanor brought
her basket of mending and sat down
by the table. When her husband laid
down his paper she said:
Douglas, 1 have heard of SO many
men who have been robbed of the
fruits of their labor because they did
not know how to push the business
end of their inventions that l am I'M
easy to have you let afi airs slide in
this way
There is nothing to worry about,
dear They are perfectly fair and
will do the square thing by me- was
Douglass placid reply.
his wife. X
why, Eleanor, what ais you %
can you talk SO after Mr.. Barney has
| been so kind p"
What has he done that is so espec-
tally kind % asked the wife.
why, he gave Jack a place in his
office. and has been very good to
| him.
| LAS for that. think lack earned all
he got. and you know it is no especial
| favor to give a hoy work these days;
they are so hard to get
at five hundred more than I had been
earning" continued Douglas. not
needing the interruption.
He is paying you no more thar
he paid the other man who did only
half as much work"
why. Eleanor" excla lined Doug
las. looking at his wife in surprise
what has come over you? You al
ways seemed to like Mr.. Barney"
Il have nothing against Mr.. Bar
ney. He has seemed a perfect gen
tleman and has treated you royalty
| but that is no reason why you should
| feel under such everlasting obliga-
lions that you cannot come to a-5usi-
ness agreement with him. If he is
willing to be fair he will not object
to putting the whole thing In a bust
ness form, and he will respect YOU
the more for wanting it on such 3
basis" Eleanor laid a hand on hel
huspandS knee and looked appeal
ingly in his face.
Il would not have him think
doubted his fairness for anything
! Douslas looked troubled. He has
given me all my time to perfect the
process and l am not sure of his ever
getting anything back for all of this
| IF he gets nothing back YOU will
be Just as well off as you were be-
fore, but If you succeed you should
| know Just what he will eynec+ fo,. III,
share of the profits
Well, when l am sure there will
be some profits it will be time"
No, it will not be time enough
II may be altogether too late to make
any fair arrangement Now you have
the thing in your own hands gWter
everything is completed you may not
be able to agree as to terms. Now is
the time to arrange things
TN think about it." replied Dong.
las after a pause.
| (To be continued)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-10-08

The state of Kansas has provided
itself with elaborate machinery for
thc purpose OF establishing a system
of improved highways. There is a
corps of salaried officials whose bust
ness IL is to see that good roads are
built. The federal government has set
aside a liberal appropriation to aid
81 the work. But few if any roads are
heing constructed. There is some
where large sum of money derived
from automobile licenses that should
he utilized in making pasSable roads
for the benefit of those who paid it
into the treasury Still the roads are
rot built There seems to be lacking
somewhere along the line that eff
cheney which the public hears so much
about. The way TO build roads is to
! uild them. They will not build them
selves. The appointment or election
oC men to office the collection of
taxes, government appropriations
alone will not build them. Somebody
must go to work. Perhaps those who
are directing the good roads move
Hent never thought of that. The sug-
restion is offered for what il is worth.
Work. not wind. makes roads.