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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06

From the United STATED Department OF
Agricultur H.
If there is to be a Inv considerable
lessening of the great loss which oc-
ours in the American cotton industry
from the time the seed cotton Is
sucked into the gin unf hill the baled lint
is delivered at the mi say snecialists
or the I. D depart nent of agricul-
ture, planters must kome 10 realize
that a large propor1ion of this loss
fails on them elthe9 directly or in
directly, and that the1, must co-operate
actively TO eliminat4 II Tho loss so
far as the nDer Is concerned results
cmeny from lliiproler ginning which
injuries the hht' al III the inadequate
pressing ana co'erlliE e Of the bale. BY
concerted acIoh' is pointed out,
larihers sHouiu pe 1ble TO secure bet
Ter lhethous Oh Ginning and better
hahdllhg Oh Ihelr tcOtton, being en-
aDieu' us result to market their
crops to better adtontoca Tho mart
WIlch lhe niechall'1 al treatment of the
cotton plays in TIL q STABILITY of the
INT Is dlscusSeu IL a new publication
Oh the u D uep lrtment of agricul-
ture, Farmers Bull M -64 scot.
ton thinning lhlori IatiOn for Farmers"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
CACTUS AS HEART STIMULANT
Plant is Discovered to Contain Me-
dicnaI and Many Other Use
full Properties.

The occasional discovery of some
useful piece of knowledge that has
been thruSting itself under our very
noses for ages, and yet has escaped
detection, serves to emphasize the linn
itatiOns of the sum total of human
knowledge as compared to the still I'M
solved mysteries of the universe.
1t is n recent discovery, for exam
pie, that the cactus plant contains an
almost invaluable heart stimulant.
Formerly the entire cactus family
were regarded as practically useless
for man or beast so far as could be de-
termined. Then it was discovered that
this plant made excellent fodder for
domestic animals when shOrn Of its
spines; and chemists found in the
be a powerful heart stimulant for HUI
man beings. CuriOusly enough this
substance does not affect the lower an
finals as it does human beings; and
this fact led many investigators TO
question it's potency. Most medicinal
substances affect the lower animals, or
at least some Of them, in much the
same manner as they affect human be-
ings. Cactus Is an exception, how
ever; and although it contains heart
stimulant of such powerful action that
1t must be administered with caution,
1t produces no perceptible effects on
the animals that are commonly used
for the testing experiments.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
EVERYWHERE NEWS
uNrEaes1lNe| ITEMS COMPILED
FOR BUSY PEOPLE.
Matters Of RECORD Boiled Down "a
the Bond fer the Readers
Quictt Consumption.
CRIMINAL.

Otis Parkhtlrst was arrested on ap-
plication Of Kansas authorities for an
alleged violation OF the Mann act In
transferring a 16-year-old girl from
Parsons, KAN, TO Burlington, la.
Frederick l.. Small. a former Bos-
ton broker, was placed on trial at Os-
sipeo, n. H., charged with the murder
of his Wife Florence A. Small.
The Split of Christmas, ably back
stepped by the spirits Of alcohol,
1ammed the Boston jails and 542 were
locked w.
The bank Of Bickleton, 20 miles
southwest Of Mabton, Wash, was
robbed of $4,000 by bandit who rode
into town on horseback. held up the
bank and escaped.
Guilty OF murder in the second de-
gree was the verdict returned by a
jury in Buffalo against John Edward
Teiper. charged with having killed his
mother last January. The jury de-
liberated 29 hours.
Bloddhounds are trailing a band Of
robbed rs that looted Crescent Bank
at Champaign, H., on Christmas day.
They entered through the basement.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
GEN e RAJ,

The Illinois state teachers associa-
ton has recommended that all the
high schools in the state place ban
on secret societies and fraternities.
Jokers told Berisch Hoffman OF
Chicago he must climb the fire es-
cape before he could obtain his cit-
zenship papers. He climbed four
flights in heavy rain and got them.
Every town in southern Nevada
which depends upon electricity for
lighting is dark. due to a break in the
power lines crossing the White noun
tains.
Dr. Appleton Morgan, Shakespear-
can scholar and author, has weighed
the movie" against Billy Sunday, and
the movies win. DR.. Morgan is heart
lily in favor of Sunday motion picture
shows.
DR.. Ben L. Reitman, Socialist, was
playing Santa, distributing birth con-
troll circulars through the Chicago
tenements.
The 11.000-ton Lamport & Holt line
steamship Voltaire, with a crew OF
140, many of them believed to be
Americans, is long overdue. Fears
are expressed that the vessel has
been lost.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
MISCELLANEOUS,

More than 1000 persons attended
free picture show given by Miss
Anna E. Nolen. editor Of Monroe City
(Mo) Semi-Weekly News.
Alvin Willoughby. 81, last week
rode for the first time in a street car
and in an elevator and gazed at the
city of Indianapolis from a point 200
feet in the air. Willoughby is a Ken.
lucky mountsineer.
w. o. Smith, a farmer of Ludlow.
ILL.,, SO years old, and owner of 700
acres Of rich land, and Mrs. Elsie
Peterson Christensen, 25, we're mar.
ried.
The parents Of Jesus would have
had as hard a time to get into the
hotels Of New York as they did in
the inns of Bethlehem" said Rev.
Christian F. Reisner, pastor Of Grace
M. E. church.
Pope Benedict's reply to a congrat.
ulatory address of the college of car.
dinals. just made public, expresses
the fervent hope that belligerents u.
nally would harken to the voice Of the
church invoking a restoration OF
peace.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
Japs Growing Rich.

There are 2,201 people in Japan who
are worth more than $250000, accord
ing to an informal census taken re-
Gently. As indicating the fact that the
number of wealthy people is cor stantly
increasing in Japan it is to be noted
that those having more than $250,0O0,
or half a million yen. has increased by
1,O76 since the last investigation made
in 1911. The ratio Of increase is lis
per cent.
The aggregate wealth Of the 2,201
rich is estimated at 3,470,O000O0 yen
or S1,735, 100000. Those with over TO-
100000 yet or 100000 number 4S
those with over 100000 yen, or 81
100000, 70, and those with over 1000
600 yen, or 100000, aggregate 1,433.
Classified by profession, business men
head the list, totaling 1,433. Then come
land owners, directors of banks and
other companies, factory and mine
owners and peers. Twenty-seven per
cent of the rich live in Tokyo and II
per cent in Osaka.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
COTTON LOaSEs DUE TO IMPROPER GINNING

and subjects the lint TO wastage anu
damage. Primarily to reduce hanulihs
and freight charges. most OF these
bales are compressed at concentration
points and are, in this way, reduced
TO practically one-half their FORMER
hulk. The bales are compressed very
ranidly In these establishments, now
over. with the result that some Danus
are tied shorter than others and bear
most of the strain. Many such bands
break later, leaving the cotton eX-
posed in such way that it becomes
seriously damaged during its long
Journeys. Complaints in regard to the
condition of cotton on arrival at lts
destinations are continually being re-
ceiyed from foreign countries, while
the more carefully-baled and covered
cotton from Egypt and India arrives
ot the same destinations in good con-
ditiOn.
Use Gin Compress.
While little difference in efficiency
between the screw, steam, and n.y.
draulic gin presses for ordinary COT
ton bales is found by the department
SPECIALISTS, they believe that wherever
practicable the local ginner should be
induced by farmers To make use of the
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
ACCIDENTS.

An acetylene plant in the cellar Of
the Madison hotel at Mt. Holly, N. J.,
exploded. destroying the building.
Five persons are missing.
Two men were killed and three 9TH
ers seriously injured at Penobscot,
Pa. when a Jersey Central engine
and a heavy freight train collided.
One mans leg was broken and two
other men were burned when a gas
explosion damaged two hotels and
several stores at Kansas City.
Santa Claus brought Frank Barella
of Bayonne. N. j., a revolver. and
while he investigated the working of
the gift it went off and MORALLY
wounded him.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
h OF FIREFLYS LIGHT
Blation Difficult Because II SHOVE
Brightest Only When in
Flight.

Calculating the candle power Of a
/firefy's light is no easy matter, espe-
cJally as Il shows its brightest light
only when in flight; but William IL.
Pickering of the Harvard astronomical
station az Vaudeville, Jamaica, man
aged TO do it by comparing it with the
light Of certain stars, says the Elec-
trical Experimental. The Jamaican
FREELY gives n brighter light than those
with which we in the States are IA
miliar, and Pickering's calculations are
for that of the tropical insect. In a
recent letter TO Nature he states that !:
"a great number of them fly along
neighbOring road, and their position
can be determined by their illumina-
| ton on the inclOsing stone walls.
| Their brightness was found TO equal
that of the star Campus, which was
just over the road and at rather low
altitude. Its brightness was at that
time equal TO OriOniS, the altitude Of
which was 40 degrees. 1t was "A very
clear evening, as Is generally the case
here, so that we may take the bright
ness Of the latter as Of one magnitude.
The distance of the road was 175 feet,
or SO meters. A zero magnitude star
is equal to one candle power at 526
meters. If Of zero magnitude the light
of the FREELY would therefore have been
just 0.O1 Of candle power. Being of
first magnitude, its light was 0.044
candle power. This result is probably
correct within half a magnitude, or 80
per cent, and considering the apparent
brilliancy of the insect, is smaller
than one would have expected.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
POLITICAL.

Complete official returns on the
presidential election show that Presi-
dent Wilson received 9,116,296 votes
and Charles E. Hughes s.547.474. a
plurality of 56S,S22 for Wilson.
The federal farm loan board, In Sc
lecting sites for these institutions, is
paying particular attention to the
claims of Springfield, Mass; Balti-
more; Charlotte. N. c.; New Orleans;
Houston, Tex, and Hutchinson, Kan.
The HUMPHREYS flood control bill.
appropriating s5O.oOO.OOO for the low
er Mississippi, was favorably report
ed by the senate committee on COM
merce.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
DOMESTIC.


Statistics prepared by medical Of
ficers of the New York police and fire
departments indicate that 1t is safer
to be a fireman than a policeman.
The battleship Delaware was
rammed and a hole three feet in d.
ameter was stove in her stern above
the water line by the naval tug So
Eoma at the Norfolk navy yard.
One of the finest golf courses in
the country, with initial expenditures
amounting to more than a million dol
lars, lis TO be laid out on 1,4O0 acres
of ground near Somerville, n. ].
Snow fell over parts Of Los An
geles. Cal. for the sixth time in the
40 years the weather bureau has been
established there.
All reference to the Christ Child
was cut from the songs used by the
carolers in Chicago.
The federal grand jury in Chicago
is on the track of a gang Of sharpers,
who, for a consideration, will issue
diploma from any college in any
profession.
The British government has found 1t
necessary to keep secret the date
Of sailings Of all vessels engaged in
ocean trade.
The Harvard Union notes that
smoking, pool playing and scholar
ship are all on the decline at that
great institution of learning.
Two Arctic explorers are prepar-
ing to make a dash for the pole dur
ing the year 1918.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
COURT PROCEEDINGS.

David Captain, convicted Of man
slaughter in connection with the Los
Angelo Times dynamiting, was SEN
fenced to 10 years Imprisonment.
Claiming new evidence OF the in
sanity of DR.. Arthur Warren Waite,
conf 3sed murderer Of John T. Peck
of rand Rapids, Walter r. Deuel.,
Wa .e's attorney, and his brother,
frank Waite, are preparing to seek a
new trial.
Mrs. Iva NJ. Barnes, charged with
the murder of her husband, James R.
Barnes was found not guilty by a
Jury in the criminal court. She is the
nineteenth husband murderer freed
in Chicago
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
TICK ERADICATION IN SOUTH
mississippi Makes Next to Largest
Nu imber Of Cattle Clippings In
Any One Month.

trrom the United States Department of
Agriculture.)
Inc next to the largest number Of
cattlet clippings ever made for cattle
uck In any one month In any state
were carried out in Mississippi in Au-
gust of this year. In that time the
people Of Mississippi. who apparent
~ aite not delaying tick eradication
until their recently-passed state dip
ping law becomes compulsory on jan
uaryI /, had provided 1886 dipping
vatsJ an increase of 80 over the num-
Der in operation in July, according to
field! reports received by the depart
menf. In these watts there were 7O5.-
424 supervised clippings of cattle, or
an increase of $4,000 over the dip
plnlks carried out in July.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
LABOR.

Four large department stores in
Chicago. employing thousands of
clerks, announce that they will adopt
a straight eight-hour day, with no re-
duction in salaries.
The switchmen in the East have
been awarded an 8-hour day with g.
hour pay by the fedral arbitration
board.
A 100000 pound bridge at Omaha
across the Missouri River was dis
placed and a new one slipped in its
bed in "a minutes.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06

Cotton lint &c i,,rrad undar the
methods emphoyod by many ,,ins nv
Ou.'ihS VI the fiber. This is due
W TOO rapid running of the
- otten because of the pres
'uie VI ous'i1 ess at the gin. For best
ie'ui''' iioiii the point of view Of the
Pi"n'ei, .he maximum speed should be
about 400 rd,,o,,,,ons nor minute for
Aoihcii gin crews. Twelve-inch saws,
which have 1ooon.,r cor,o int rSo GRO
i.' by the department spe-
ei"iis'' pe' kuse q given amount of
siniilhs eah Fbe done with saws of this
size when he machinery is operated
more slowly tbon With 1o-,nch sous
WIN TIE bw shafts running at the
salne speeu on the other hand, gin
equIppe' hth Pinch saws will have
~ per c' advantage in capacity over
tne Sum gin equipped with 10-inch
saws.
Perhap tbe greatest losses falling
on Athletic In cotton under present con-
uitlohs are due to the careless prepar-
huoh Oh tnl e bales. AS they come from
the gih' NE bales are unwieldy and
poorly GOV ered, which causes handling
charges td be greater than is necessary
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
FEEDS FOR EGG PRODUCTION
Fowls Not Full Of Life and Strength
Cannot Make Best Use of Food
Given Them.

Weak hens. in fact those that are
not full of life and strength, cannot
make the best use of the food given
them and, therefore. it Is usually the
case that food given such birds Is use-
less SO far as profitable egg produc-
ton Is concerned.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
SIF,E OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
sheen Breeder Should Never, Under
Any Circumstances, Use an In
ferior Ram for Breeding.

The most important thing connect
ed with the work of the sheep breed
erf Is the selection of the rams from
Which to breed. Never, under any con-
siferation, breed from scrub, q grade
on an inferior ram; for, In doing this,
YOU do your flock and yourself an ir-
rqparable injury.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
DISEASE CAUSING BIG LOSSES
Government Will Spend $4,000 for
Special Research Work In Con-
tagious Abortion.

The United States government will
spend $4,000 for special research
work in contagious abortion.
AT present contagious abortion is
probably causing greater loss to the
live stock interests than any other dis
ease.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06

gin compress, which turns out much
more compact and better covered bale
than the ordinary presses produce.
More important still, the gin COM
pressed bales, 1t has been found, ar
rive at their destinations in better con-
ditiOn than do other compressed bales.
These gin-cOmpreSSed bales are Of
about the same bulk as bales which
have been repressed in railroad
presses and need not, therefore, under
go this second pressing. AS q result,
the extra charges for freight, compress
sion, and handling accruing to the
common fiat bale are eliminated. The
possibilities for inducing ginners to in
stall gin congresses will be greater
where cooperative organizations exist
and where the ginning compression Of
a sufficient number of bales can be
controlled.
In addition to discussing the faults
of the present ginning system, the bull
letin already mentioned describes In
detail the machinery of the gins ordi-
narily In use. Copies of the bulletin
may be had free upon application to
the department of agriculture so long
as the departments supply lasts.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
WINTER TREATMENT OF COLT
Give Him Roomy Box Stall for Stormy
Weather and Yard or Paddock
for Pleasant Days.

Colts should be taught to stand tied
in a standing stall. but should not be
kept in them day In and day out"
Roomy box stalls for stormy days
and nights, and the yard or paddock
for pleasant days, is the proper treat
ment of the colts and the idle horses.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
TICK THAT CARRIES DISEASE
Doubt and Destroy All Kinds of
Blood Suckers.

All ticks do not transmit the para
site which produces tick or splenetic
fever
Only one species carries the disease,
but 1t is easier to kill all blood suckers
on cattle than to pick out the worst
kind.
Give the cattle the benefit Of the
doubt.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06

Thomas KiIg, o3 years old, and his
son Of the same name, &c, were
burned to death in a fire which de-
stroyed their frame dwelling at Ste
ger, Ill.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06

The Portuguese cabinet has decid-
ed to create a war committee and a
public economic committee. Both bod
les will have extensive powers.
Confirmation comes Of the capture
Of Torreon by Francisco Villa.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
VeoetabIes in Hot Bed.

TGrow vegetables out of season by
Constructing a cold frame and hotbed.
If iudiciously used the returns will
be ten-fold the first season.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
EMBARGO On FREIGHT.

|ngfield, Mo.-Effectfve at once
barge on all freight shipments,
ing merchandise, perishable
i've stock and empty coal cars,
Kansas City was declared by
,ouis and San Francisco rail-
be order was promulgated, It
on account of the blockade
in the Kansas City railroad
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
Grain for Calves

Calves will soon begin to eat a little
hay, and grain, like ground oats.
should thereafter constitute part of
the food ration.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
SPORT.

Polly" Perritt, professional base
ball player, is under $500 bond at
Arcadia, La, on a charge Of assault
to commit murder.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
Gnnd Eences Are Needed.

Good fences are needed all over the
Farm, but especially should those
hround the garden be good.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
Feed Calves Separately

Each calf should be fed separately,
carefully regulating the amount of
milk by the size of the calf.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
Pays to Feed Calves.

If it pays to raise calves at all 1t
pays to feed and care for them from
the day they are born.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
WHAT SlL0 WILL DO

Save the whole crop.
inst re June pasture" in win
save labor and storage space.
double farm capacity for live
! stock
fr9vent waste In feeding.
fryvide more economical dairy
feed.
Ma Ike better use Of grain feed
poss4ble.-Adapted from Louis
lana University Press Bulletin.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06

MS ACTION
emove the
lister TO
baration.
bnstantine sum
ers, the American
ace and cOmmuni-
text of the reply 10
Is peace note. In the
asserts himself with
h willingness to do all
10 promote peace.
|recites the sufferings OF
me hands of the belliger-
bth sides while the nation
bndeavoring to maintain neu-
IT adds that Greece has en-
reater hardships from the war
my other neutral, and desires
bnsummatiOn OF peace.
he text of the kings message fol-
III wish to express, Mr.. President,
ceilings OF sincere admiration and
lively sympathy for the generous ini-
tiative you have just taken with the
view to asceraining whether the mo-
ment is not propitious for negotia-
BILE end OF the bloody struggle raging
on earth.
Coming from the wise statesman
who in a period so critical for hui
manity. as placed at the head of the
great American republic, this humani-
tartan effort, dictated by spirit OF
fUh nft Nd 20
an honorable peace for all, cannot but
contribute greatly towards fastening
re-establishment of normal life and
assuring, through stable state OF in
ternational relations, the evolution OF
humanity towards that progress
wherein the United States of America
always so largely shares"
Then follows a recital OF the trials
Greece has suffered from the war,
which, on account OF the censorship,
It is useless to attempt to cable. The
kings message ends as follows:
"Such are the conditions in which
your proposals find my country. This
short and necessarily incomplete.2-
cital is not made with the purposY of
criticism of the cruel blows at her
sovereignty and neutrality from which
Greece has been forced to suffer the
Pfects. l have merely wished to show
Fou, Mr.. President, how much the
Soul OF Greece at this moment longs
for peace and how much it appre-
ciates your proposals, which consti-
tute so important a step in the course
of the bloody world tragedy of which
we are witnesses
(Signed) CONSTANTINE"
The king has instructed the general
aft to hasten by all possible means
transport southwark of the Thes-
Ian troops. The chief of staff in
ms the Associated Press that, de-
e the difficulties, the transporta.
Of the troops when completed the
rnment hopes the entente block
will be lifted.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
Vermin Work at NiQht.

Lice and mites do their greatest in
jury to the fowls at night while on
the roOst.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-01-06
Personal.

When Miss Mabel Turner of Viz
ginia, ILL.,, went to Sunday school in
the Presbyterian church this week
she completed a record Of 10 years
steady attendance.
A coal famine at Peoria forced the
suspension Of the Leisy Brewing Co
plant
Col. William F. Cody, Buffalo Bill
is i'll at the home of his daughter in
Denver.
Former Premier Asquith has ISSUED
a statement denying that his daugh
ter Elizabeth is engaged to be mar
RED. London newspapers reported
the engagement of Miss Asquith t.
Hugh S. Gibson, an American.
Mary Orton. II years old, a pupil il
the Pea Green school, at Clayton
Adams county, is the champion grad,
school speller Of Illinois.
Rev. Frank w. Imboden of Pueblo
Colo, celebrate, fifty-ninth birth