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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
WHERE RATS ARE PROTECTED
In Conner Mines of Michigan Rodents
Are Regarded as PreVentors' MOT
Carriers, Of Disease.

There are few places in the world
vbere rats are well thought of. but IN
the copper mines Of Michigan there ro-
dents. so universally despised,. ana
causing so much danger to health ana
damage to property everywhere else'
are regarded differently. In the shafts
Of the copper mines hundreds OF feeC
below the surface dwells a species OF
RAT that never sees the light or day
and is held in high appreciation oy
tho miners. II is because these under
ground rodents are valuable to SANTA
tfon preventers rather than carriers
of disease. They indulge in no depre-
dations for the reason they exist WIN
IN rockbound walls inclOsing nothing
nossible for animals such as they de-
stroy.
The rats are the scavengers or tn'
mines. They keep the workings cleai
of refuse. They are protected oy IN
men: are often fed from dinner PAN
and have become so accustomed u
tbe miners that they frisk about IN
workers wholly unafraid, secure in IN
onnorent realization that, while else
where they are hunted and slain d
enemies of mankind, underground the
are treated as allies and are immun
from harm.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
GARDEN NOTES.

II the garden has been thoroushE
cultivated early in the season, there
ia little wedding to be done. 1et'
few late weeds will strive for suprelh-
acy If not conquered.
One of the most persistent now as
eorIier. is the chickweed, when grows
in such dense masses as to choke OUT
everything else. Keep it cleaned out
IF thrown into a pile it will be decom-
nosad in n few weeks into a light SOIL
rich in humus.
If the cabbages are slow about mead
inc ar the heads lack tirmness,
snrinkle with salt and water. This
will also tend to KEEP the worms down.
Because you have plenty of land
do not think it is of no value. have
Won used your garden TO the utmost
capacity? Intensive gardening has al
readv come where there is most prom
in the occupation. If you have not ap'
plied this principle, see how you can
get more out of the ground
Dandelions are coming into genera
favor in America for salads. The ma
vor is greatly improved by blanchin'
the leaves. To do this, place an IN
verified flower plot over each plant 10
awhile before the leaves are gathered
This salad Is favorite among cOnnois
! seurs.
Before applying liquid manure t
pIants. the soil should be moistene
, nv watering with clear water, unies
the soil is already moist. Apply tn
!, LIQUID manure to the soil Witnou
q shrinking it over the plants.
Where manure is available, space
e full or more tied up in coarse sacKlhI
, SUSPENDED in a tub Of water affords
!. good way to make the liquid.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18

You're bilious, Your liver is slug
gish, You feel lazy, dizzy and all
Knocked out. Your head Is dull, your
tongue is coated; breath bad; stomach
sour and bowels constipated. But don't
take salivating calcmel. 1t makes you
sick. you may lose a days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis Of the bones.
Calomel crashes into sour bile Ike
dynamite. breaking it up. That's when
YOU feel that awful nausea and cramp'
ing.
II you want TO enjoy the incest gen
tlest liver and bowel cleansing you
ever experienced Just take spoontu
Of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone. your
druggist or dealer sells you 9o-ceh
bottle Of Dodson's Liver Tone undeI
my personal money-back guarantee
that each spoonful will clean you
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
DAISIES
sxI M. BENNINGTON.

No flower in all the garden series Is
moro beloved than the star-eyed daisy,
or marguerite And, perhaps no mower
has undergone a more decided I'M
movement than this same flower, wnlch
fills the meadow spaces with us nou-
ding white and in better soil looks
stately from the garden path.
The daisy should have place IN 'he
garden. They make delightful DOT
ders TO beds Of taller growing annualS
and can be used very effectively III
beds Of spring blooming bulbs.
Daisies may be sown in March. ana
later for succession, in shallow ooXes
of light. rich soil. Cover the seed 10
| about three times their own thickness
and press the soil firmly over tneh'
Keep the box in a warm WINDOW
| greenhouse or hOtbed.
Transplant to new boxes and SET OUT
in the omen ground when danger from
frost Is past. Daisies can be so"n IL
beds outside in August or September
They must be protected with stra" Vi
litter through the winter and trans
planted to their permanent position IL
the spring.
The South African orange daisy ma
become a great favorite. II was ihtru
duced few years ago and has pee
made much of at the flower shows an
Is used largely on big estates. IL
excellent for borders and as Pc
plant.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
METHODS USED BY DIPS VARY
pIckpockets of the Higher Grade Work
in Groups in Places Frequentec
by Prosperous People.

As a usual thing, pickpOckets vary
their methods TO suit circumstances.
Only the low-grade dips work in pairs.
These are the men who operate on
street cars, elevated stations, plat
forms. and similar places where they
will find crowds of pushed people and
have opportunity to escape if detected.
One of the pair shoulders a victim
roughly while the other does the WORK
and makes a getaway. says the Bo-
hemian. Arrests are frequent. but con-
yicrionS rare. because the man cap
tured seldom has the loot.
The higher grade dips also work IN
such places. The difference IS thaJ
they work in groups and choose tunes
when prosperous passengers will be IN
the majority. During the fashionable
shopping hours and after the theatei
at night are considered harvest times
Last winter three dips worked a clever
method in Chicago. Garbing them
/ selves in evening clothes. they mingled
/ in fashionable crowds in big cares
tbpater exits. and railway stations
, One Of the party was always hopeless
" drunk and the others, apparent,
acting the part Of Samaritans. wer
hard-put trying TO keep him on HI
feet. With all their care, however n
would stumble occasionally and IA
into groups of ladies and gentlemen
Invariably the sober companions ha
apologized and taken Ae charge ava
before anyone discovered the loss
vaIuahIpS
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
He Didn't Care.

A man pushed his way hurr1edly into
the subway at Brooklyn bridge in New
York. In his haste he cOllided with
another man, who was not too hot ID
fight.
Look where you're going" shouted
the militant as he grabbed the other
I'm going to knock your block on.
al should worry. l was caught IN
the draft" said the other with an air
of resignation.
| The man who wanted to night
laughed. while everybody In the car
] Joined in.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
Sold for AZ years. For
Malaria, Chills & Fever.
Also a Fine General
Strengthening Tonic.
SOC and 500 ut all
Drug Stores.
lulNTERsMlrHS
" gHHLL1oNlc
God Won't Mind.

Location - Nonsteam-heated resi-
dence in city on shore of fog-haunteu
Pacific. Outside dense fog rolling IN
from the ocean; wind bowling.
Time-NIidsumme evening.
Scene-Little Jackie, five years DID,
being put TO bed by sister several years
older Youngster in his nightie, shiv-
erinS.
Sister Alice OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
YOU can kneel in bed and l VIII cover
your shoulders with the blankets whll'
you say your prayers.
Jackie promptly springs into bed
and soon feeling quite comfortable
kreeling in supplicatiOn. he turns nj
head slightly toward his sister, wit
whisper: alice, do you think this
fair?"-LOs Angeles Times.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
I'll. Footwear of Our Dadd;es.

In these days, when shoes cost Si VI
moro an inch, measured up from the
heel the recollections of a Galloway
county pioneer really are painful: In
a letter 70 the Missouri Telegraph lie
tolIs what a simple matter buying
shoes once was. Those VINO Wanleu
shoes lined up with their heels against
a wall and the head of the housenola'
armed with a bunch of twigs' TOOK
the measurement of each. The t Us
were taken to a merchant, who ntteo
the shoe by putting the broken sucA
inside il. one farmer objected to pay
inc s14s7 for ten pairs of shoes, s.
he bought leather and hired sno e
maker to make them at granu 'o'"
of s9.15.-Kansas City Times.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
PREPARATORY WORK Fun
FALL AND WINTER

What about the winter window gar
den?
Now is the time for much work that
cannot be delayed.
One Of the best winter blooming
geraniums Is the Mrs. E. e. Hill.
Many old plants should be dlscarueu
and new ones started.
Do not let the geraniums get legsy'
Pinch into shape.
Pinch out all buds from plants In
tended for the window garden.
Late started plants are not sausrac-
tory. Begin now.
Get your soil, sand. manures anu
noting materials together.
Clean. scour, sun and put IN place
the pots for winter. Have every YES
sci clean.
Use charcoal in your drainage
Dead Goals from wood ashes are d.
good as any.
Repot all plants needing 1t, cutting
h,ct severely. Don't try TO keel
everything.
TRY to have your plants at theli
best when it is time to take them LII
doors. Pinch and prune into soos
shape.
Drops of water must not STAND OF
leaves of the gloxinia, as water VII
rot il.
Get Seeding primrOses from I'll
florist now. Keep them growing an
thrifty for winter blooming.
The peristrophe variegata is goo
bracket plant and free bloomer.
For winter blooming get dormant u
herous-rooted begonias. Give each q
Der a pot by itself.
II one has no plants, and cannot a
ford 10 buy, the seedlings of many ga
den plants are easily cared for. MAI
are very satisfactory.
: The Zanzibar balsam-impatiens 81
tana is always in bloom, always bea
q tiful. easily cared for. A fine windo
plant.
Sims of fuchsias, heliotrOpes, pet
|, MAS. coleus and other soft-wOod
s plants root readily in moist sand 81
y now.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
IN OVER S125
|DOTTlEHEsAYs
\, Farmer Says Tanlac Re.
ssssd His Rheumatism
Entirely.
aJFFEsED As YEARS
WILL Man in Every Way and
-, as Strong and Healthy
as Ever Did" He
Says.

,rldn't take five hundred dol
! sash for the good four bottles
&c did me-" said ]. VI. Mallory,
rtnown farmer Of Stonewall,
=. a short time age.
r. torty-fve years l suffered al
every day" he continued. land
! cr,upled up with rheumatism
4 I had to hobble around on
L.Ass Ny knees were so stiff l
a hardly bend them and often l
heen so weak that | have had TO
1. n nv bed for weeks at n time.
,hsn half the time couldn't do
work had Indigestion and stom-
4 ,,ouble too. and my back hurt so
4 ,haf couldn't lay on my left side
1 m I tried every medicine l saw
..,,sed and many prescriptions be-
8, but kept getting worse.
~ brother living in Atlanta told
!. rhst Tanlac had done for him and
~ me TO try it. Well. sir, 1 have
a. four bottles in all and havS
uxn my crutches away for the rheu
L6sn Is entirely gone and l cal
M two feet off the ground withOu
Ihrrting me a bit. l am a well mai
sery way and feel as strong ant
nl.ty as l ever did in my life"
4 mere is a Tanlac dealer in you
|wn-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
CALOMEL IS MERCURY, It S|CKEAS!
STOP USING SAL|VAIING DRUG
Don't Lose Days Work. Your Liver Is Sluggish or 6o"e's
constnated Take "Dodscn's Liver Tone.'-ltS Fine!

sluggish liver better than a dose OF
nasty calomel and that it won't make
you sick.
Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver
medicine. You'll know it next morn
ing because you will wake Up feeling
fine. your liver will be working, your
headache and dizziness gene. your
stomach will be sweet and your bowels
regular You will feel like working;
vouu be cheerful; full CT vigor and
ambition.
/ Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely
vegetable. therefore harmless aud can
not salivate. Give u 20 your children.
/ Millions Of people are using Dodson 5
Liver Tone instead Of dangerous cal
onel now. Your druggist will tell you
that the sale Of calomel is almost
STONED entirely here.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
His Wife Liked Him.

"My wife," said a defendant to the
magistrate in the court of domesuc
relations in New York. doesn't like
me-" "Ah, but she does" answered
the magistrate. That's the curious
fact of the matter, she actually does
like YOU" "WeIl. even that doesn
cheer me up any" answered the bur
dened white man. 81 took her fof
better or for worse, and believe me,
know what 1 got"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
Tommy Explains.

A couple of Charlestown kiddies
we're celebrating Bunker Hill Day py
exploding a few torpedoes, according
TO the Boston Transcript. Said Nellie
sI don't see how the Germans can blow
I'D a big ship with one of these things
"Oh, you girls can't expect to under
stand about such things" said Tommy
with q superior air. "Of course, the
torpedoes they use are about hundred
times as big and they use derrick t'
lift them up and drop them on th'
ship"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
Worried.

aI don't know what I'll do If my boy
has to 60 10 war"
81 wouldn't worry so much if were
beu. Perhaps he won't be drafted.
aI know, hut / just can't bear the
khought Of him ever having to go.
THAT is a fear that all mothers nave
|tp face Has your son registeredE
Dear me. no. not yet. But I'm just
|wcrried to death for fear that some
|day he will be called away from me.
aHow old is your boy?"
aust six months old yesterday, anc
the loveliest boy that ever was born
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
Tennis Balls.

The present game OF tenni'
gradually evolved from the oslglnai
Same of battledore and shuttlecoek.
The ball used was piece OF cork OF
other light material, with feathers
s+uck in one side to give it a more
accurate flight 1t was oatteo oacA
and forth by paddle-shaped wooden
airhs AS time progressed and rub
her was found to be resilient even
before II was used generally for com
mercial purposes, it found a place u
the game of battledore and shuttle
cock
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
Off. Morally.

An old Scottish woman wished to
sell hen to neighbOr.
please tell me-" the neighbor SAID
IFS she altogether Il guild bird? Has
she nae faults. nae faults at all:
"Aweel. Margot," the other old wom-
an admitted, "she has got one faut.
s-he will lay on the Lords day.
son Evening Transcript.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
What Makes the Valet.

sifs ridiculous" said Cholly Sap
had, TO say that clothes don't make
0e man."
-IndeedT' said Mr.. Peppery.
laas. You see, If fellow like me
amt have such lots of clothes. he
ve1dn't need a man."-CatholiC
1hndard and Times.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
A Teetotal Loss.

Mrs. Clubb-This article says that
the reputation of the colonists for ODE
dience went overheard at the Boston
tea party.
Mr.. Clubb-Yes, and a lot or otner
reputations have gone overheard al
tea parties since.-Judge.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
TRY A MEDICINE THAT
PROVES ITS Value

During the entire period of time that
I have been handling DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root 1 have never heard single com
plant. Nv customers are generally pleased
with results obtained and speak words oil
praise for the merits of the preparation.
Very truly yours,
GILL COMPANY, Druggist,
Per Julian J. Gill,
SAINT % 1916. Starkville, Miss.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
Imitatino the Prodigai.

A young wife reconstructed with her
husband. a dissipated spendthrift.
Love" said he, Il am like the prodi-
gal son: I shall reform by and by.
81 will be like the prodigal son. TOO.
she replied. ''for shall arise and go 10
my father"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
Whenever You Need q General Tonic
Take Groves

The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
chill Tonic is equally valuable as Gen.
eraI Tonic because it contains the well
known tonic properties of QUININE and
IRON. II acts On the Liver. Drives out
Malaria, Enriches the Blood and Builds
up the Whole System 90 cents
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
A Family Secret.

my dad could whip your dad with
one hand tied behind him..
"shucks! My dad could whip your
Rad with both hands tied behind him.
he couldn't
1He could"
How could he? He couldn't DO
nothing 'cept butt my dad"
That's Just it. My mother says my
I'd has the hardest head Of any man
he ever knew"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
Nothind Wasted.

"Jack Spratt would eat no fat his
wife would eat no lean, and so De-
tween them both they kept the platter
clean"
aHigh types of food conservers,
commented Mr.. Wombat.-Loulsvlii'
Courier-JOurnal.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
COVETED BY ALL

Tut possessed by few-a beautiful
Gsad of hair. II yours is streaked with
gray, or is harsh and stiff, you can re-
store it to it's former beauty and lus-
ter by using la Creole" Hair Dress
ing. Price $1.0O.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
Did He Get the Handout?

Housewife-Shall 1 have to ask my
husband to come?
HObo-Lady, if I was married to
peach like you, you'd have TO ask me
TO stay away-Judge.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
Lost in the Shuttle.

81 was just wondering.
About what?"
wondering what had become OF the
patriotic notion l had last April that
I'd spend my vacation this summer
belpiug some farmer to hoe"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
Iy0ut1 ECuSY

IA Nr. Grocer, that's mostly water.
Snce The war started it's more nearly
y uater than ever. Give me Red
uo1 Ball Blue. that's a two-ounce
uckage Of real goodness. You should
= my clothes. | Just can't keep
IN smiling out loud.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
In the Creenroor.

hsenue-I know a man who told
= that m the last month he had a
neusand curtain calls.
'usenile Man-Did you believe him?
msenue- Certainly. He's a fashion
ale house furnisher.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
WHY HAVE cHILLs AND FEvERr

"Plantation" Chill Tonic is guaran-
feed and will do the work in week.
Your money cheerfully refunded Oy
dealers if it fails after giving IL
proper trial. Price 5Oc.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
Sad Prevention.

Did Bill try to develop the top
speed of his new autoF
NO; it turned out to be case Oh
arrested development.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
Letter to
DR.. Kilmer o Co.
Binshamton. N. Y.
p,ov. What sv,mp-Root win Do For You
Sept. %, 1916.

Send ten cents to DIR. Kilmer & Co.,
Binghamton, n. Y, for a sample SIZE
bottle. It will convince anyone. You
Will also receive booklet of valuable IN,
formation. telling about the kidneys and
bladder. When writing, be sure and men.
ton this paper. Large and medium SIZE
bottles for sale at all drug stores.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18

4f. Jackson, Celebrated Physician,
noed down to posterity his famous
npuon for female troubles. Now
~ under the name Of "Femenina."
tnee Soc and sl.0O.-Ady.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18

MANY n man has made his debut on
hroad road TO ruin through the
srow side door.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
A prudent Ouestion.

He-I would give lots to make you
happy.
She-Vacant or improved?
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
Ooqlike.

"He barked his shin on a chair.
"Then what?"
"Then he howled."
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
EnoIish as She Is Spoke.

Funny thing about food.
eyes: a shortage and Il longing al
ways exist at the same time.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18

Winding ones own business is a good
method of developing the brain.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18

Many a man dislocates his common
sense when he falls In love.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18

The loser of the game is never &C
cused of cheating.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18

The crusty old bachelor If consistent
uould make his own bread.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18

"a. aocut the most impossible thing pos
'e Is me milkmaid in a comic opera.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18
Appropriate Trial.

wat mas become of the play you
"ro,e about the racesr'
They've put it on the run"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18

silence is a difficult argument to
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18

Week, Fainty Heart, and Mysteries
can be rectihed by taking "Renovine" a
heart and nerve tonic. Price soc and 81. AdI
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-08-18

!. a'e men go when duty calls-but
"a me opposite direction
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-04-16
KAHN SAYS VOLUNTEER
PLAN AIDS "SLACKERS"

Washington, April 14-Repre-
sentative julius Kahn, of California,
ranking Republican member of the
Military Affairs Committee, now con-
sidering the CONSUMPTION measure as
submitted by the War Department, in
answer to letter protesting against
the draft plan, declares there will be
no "Slackers" under the CONSUMPTION
system, whereas there will be thou
sands under the volunteer plan
1T is the judgment of many men,
bers of Congress that the volunteer
service is not fair service" Mr.
Kahn wrote. "It seems to me that II
is only just and equal and demo-
cratic to have every American bear
his share Of the burden The volun-
tecr system broke down in our own
country in the Civil War and we had
to resort to conscription. 1t broke
down in England in this war and they
have had to resort to conscriptior
over there.
"Under the volunteEr system Their
would be thousands of strikers ant
slackcrs, Under the CONSUMPTION
system there will be none"