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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08

Exactly so, sir. You see Messrs.
BiggS were going to send an expert
down to decorate those rooms-a mere
question of papering. | got an inSpira-
tion. Why not represent the eXpertf
Well. sir, McsSrs BigGS are willing. l
start for Hollywood tomorrow as
poor, humble paper hanger"
BOUNDS. are you mad?" cried the
amazed attorney.
Think il over. Ethically, the firm
has no right to spy upon Mr.. Rolte'
but should We not protect our ClientF
sour client. you audacious, presum-
ing"
Paper hanger" chuckled Waldron.
The lawyer had to laugh. too.
a more businesS-cngroSSed young
man never entered the Marsh man N
than Waldron Prothero. The keen
eyed Mr. Rolfe saw him about his
work in the old wing and left him
there with free mind. "DOhSon,' as
he was announced, noticed nothing hut
his work. Apparently he was blind tn
even the radiant beauty of Miss lnez
Marsh. which piqucd the young lady
in question. hut highly pleased her
watchful guardian.
However. il was natural that Miss
Marsh should visit the wing to direct
the work. 1t was Just as natural that
she should become interested in the
handsome, courteous, intelligent young
man who unfolded new points TO nd
mire as the days went on.
"The last room is finished. Miss
Marsh" announced Waldrun one day
and he cast Il devOuring. and then a
lugubriOuS glance upon his pleasant
companion.
Yes. | see" nodded the kecn-wittcd
! little witch. You have put that Dor
! der on upside down, Mr.. er-er Dobson,
and | have noticed other perversions
and omissions that do not coincide
with the expert decorator. Also, here
is card case you dropped. Mr.. er-er
! Waldron Prothero. of the firm of VIII
son & Morton, our family lawyers
Waldrun was petritied. He realized
that he was unmaSked. but also in the
| poorly suppressed smiles of that lovely
face that the imposition was forgiven.
$50 what is the answer" frankly
Intercepted lnez, and just as frankly
| Waldrun made confession full and com
plete.
Back. eh?" propounded Mr.. Wilson
Il few mornings later. as WaldrOn bolt
ed into the office fresh as Il daisy and
wearing a radiant smile on his hand
some face.
Yes, sir" came the prompt reply
II did the papering. sir, and had large
opportunity Of studying the Hollywood
situation. Its gloom and discipline
were wearing away the heart of that
sweet. dear, little creature. Inez."
"Inez!" fairly shouted the petrifiet
lawyer.
Eyes, sir, so advised her to leave.
what? and forfeit her fortune|
"Oh. no. sir" smiled Waldron sweet
ly. "She could not ignore the forfeit
provision. sir. so We"
"We" almost shouted the astOundeC
lawyer You talk as If she " ere SOM
close friend"
Better than that! :" chirped Waldorf
Prothero, cOmplacently-"she is IN!
wife"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08

countries to raise water few feet Tor
irrigation. Still another form Is the
worn hoist" of which short de-
scription may be found in almost any
dictionary. Another form is the "old
oakeI bucket"
2. Compassionate lifts, or steam
lifts. 1. e., contrivances that hoist wa
ter by means of air or steam blown
into the lower end of the outflow pipe,
or into closed tanks filled with water.
8. Centrifugal pumps, or pumps that
drive UP the water by means OF rap
idly revolving fan wheels-a pump
form which is used much in bridge
buildings to raise water from fOunda-
ton pits, and in irrigation work.
4. Suction pumps and force pumps,
or pumps that hoist water by means
of piston actiOn-the usual form OF
hand pump and windmill prmn The
smaller kinds are single-acting pumps
and the large are double-acting
pumps.
3. Hydraulic ramS-pumps which
work automatically by the energy OF
a stream of water which flows through
them.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08

uncared-for condition of such or
chardS is too often revealed by the
great number of windfall fruits and
the inferiority of that which remains
on the trees.
No single feature of orchard prac-
tice yields so high a percentage Of
benefit as spraying. often increasing
the value of the product several hun
dr"d per cent. Every fruit grower,
large or small. has it within his power
to save his fruit from loss by insect
and fungous pests, and thus add mate
rally to the food supply of the ma
ton. Spraying is now recognized by
progressive growers as an exceedingly
cheap form of insurance. not only
protecting the fruit during the grow
ing season, but insuring its proper
keeping in storage.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08
True Friendship q Mirror.

True friendship is self love at second
hand; where as in fiattering mirror.
we may see our virtues magnified and
our errors softened and where we may
fancy our opinion Of ourselves con-
firmed by an impartial and faithful
witness. He (of all the worldD creeps
the closest In our bOsoms, into our ia
vor and esteem, who thinks of us most
nearly as we do ourselves. Such one
IL indeed the pattern Of friend, an
other self-and our gratitude for the
blessing is as sincere as it is hollow
in most other cases. This is one rea-
son why entire friendship is scarcely
to be found, except in love.-Hazlitt.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08

it's of the animal and its surrounding
local conditions. The following tables
will give a good idea, however:
Horses, 6 to II gallons day each.
Cattle, @ to IL gallons day each.
Hogs. ~ to gallons a day each.
Sheep, to 2 gallons day each.
When estimating the consumption
of water for large herds of cattle and
horses, old and young. as they are
found on the average farm, 1t is safe
to reckon 1t per head" at minimum
of one cubic foot a day; that is, about
half of the minimum amount needed
for each person.
Every one who intends to study
water-supply problems should know
the following relations:
/. ! gallon equals .134 cubic feet.
81 cubic foot equals It's cubic
inches.
3. 1 cubic foot equals 7.4S gallons.
4. 1 cubic foot of water weighs APP
proximately 621a pounds.
5. 1 gallon of water weighs s 1-3
pounds.
6. gallon contains 231 cubic inches.
Z. 311s gallons make one barrel.
Chemically pure water is never
found in nature. 1t can be obtained
only by distillation. When left In con-
tact with common air, or with earthly
or organic substances, water rapidly
absorbs parts Of them and becomes
impure. Even the rain water that falls
from the clouds is not entirely pure,
but contains dust particles, ammonia.
and traces of numerous other ingred-
tents. However. as most of these adj
mixtures are harmless, the problem is,
therefore. not how an entirely pure
water can be obtained, but rather how
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08
1.-THE Last Room Is Finished"

in every word he said. He greeted his
employer and relative with a winning
grace that continued to captivate both.
Waldron saw his uncle to his old fam
lily rig at the street curb below and
re-entered the office.
There's a mission for you to attend
to-" spoke Mr.. Wilson. You know
Miss Marsha"
"Wish / did !" brightly retOrted Wal
dron laughingly. "They say she has
a million"
81 mean you are aware Of the condi-
ton of the estate" proceeded the law
yer. 81 have just received a letter
from her guardian, Rolfe:: 1t seems
that Miss Marsh chafes at the lonely
life in the old mansion. 1t is unfOr-
tunate that her father made her the
ward of that old humbug, who thinks
he is strickly puritanical and is pre-
posterOusly hypOcritical and time serv-
ing. He Is so afraid that his ward will
marry, cutting him out of two. years
more of the perquisites, that he shuts
her out from all cOmpanionship except
that of his dull, dreary own family"
"a bird in gilded cage, eh?' he
remarked carelessly.
About that, for he has to humOr all
the whims of Miss Marsh, or she'll
kick over the traces. You see the will
absolutely prescribes that the estate
will pass to charity If she leaves her
present guardianship. unless she mar
ries. That won't happen with that sly
old watch dog of a ROlfe on duty. l
wish l knew from credible source
Just how far her frequent complaints
Of being immured in sort of castle
of despair are warranted"
THAT'S easy" observed WaldrOn in
his sanguine way.
"Indeed?" quizzed Mr.. Wilson skep-
tically.
ooh, yes" ratified on his volatile as
sistant. 81 might find out for you.
Why, I've u dozen schemes for investi-
eating that phase of the situation"
well, we'll talk about that later"
said the lawyer dryly. 'In the mean
time. lust attend TO that, will your
and he extended written sheet 10
Waldron. ITS a letter from ROlfe,
asking US to send decorator TO Holly
wood to fit up a suite of rooms in one
Of the old wings of the mansion. to
which Miss Marsh has taken a fancy
Better take the commission to Messrs
| D;DrS nur ragulor clients
Every well, sir"
1t was one o'clock when WaldrOn de-
parted on his mission. 1t was foul
when he returned. Nr. Wilson had some
legal papers to serve and had fused
and fumed for three hours at the mex
hpIicable absence of his clerk. lie
greeted WaldrOn with decidedly Sc
we're frown as nearly at closing tim'
he put in an appearance. Then amaze
ment mitigated his choler, for Waldorf
was sight. Always immacuiatel!
neat. and a precision In matter O
dress. his hair was awry, his fac
crusted with dirt, his hands grimed
his clothing bedaubed with flour paste
Sorry / was delayed" announces
Waldron sprightly, "but one of IN,
schemes for fathOming the HOLLYWOOD
mystery presented and i practiced.'
"Practiced!" repeated Mr.. Wilso
vaguely.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08

ers and their animals who drink II
freely are not promptly killed." The
answer is that most germs cannot live
in the perfectly healthy body of man
or animal. Only certain kinds of
germs have the power to live and
multiply within the larger animals.
Most of them die when they are de-
posited in the stomach; others are
harmless. and still others are neces-
sary for the purpose of digestion. A
comparatively small number OF spe-
cies produce sickness and death, ana
the only way of avoiding the effects OF
their attacks is to use only pure water,
or to boil all drinking water that
comes from contaminated sources.
The refreshing taste of springs or
well water is due to several causes.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08

ter from wells or cisterns into the
kitchen, the laundry. the bathroom
the farmyard. or into the storage tank.
According to the mechanical principle
involved in their construction or Oper-
alton. they may be divided into several
classes, as follows:
l. Water hOists, /. e., cOntrivances
which raise water by means of buckets
fastened to belts, wheels or levers.
The old-fashioned cistern pump" be-
longs to this class. Another form is
the tread wheel employed in Oriental
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08
Q
Inflammation
SPRAY TO SAVE FRUIT CROPS
mportarce-Sufficien Attention
Lacking in Orchards.

Fruit. either in fresh. dried. canned,
preserved, or jcllicd form. is "a food
product of recognized value The
maximum production OF good fruit at
this time is, therefore OF paramount
Importance. Directly concerned in The
production of such fruit are spraying
operations for the control Of various
Insects and diseases.
Owners of commercial orchards
have long recognized the Importance
of spraying but there are many small
orchards and So-called home orchards,
the owners ct which have not adopted
spraying operations, or do not give
sufficient attention 10 the work. The
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08

the minimum consumption, exclusive
Of the water needed for lawn sprink-
ling, at about 1000 cubic feet per
year for the average family Of five.
THIS means a minimum of 1893 cubic
feet, or about $500 gallons per month,
o. about SO gallons per family per day,
% about 10 gallons per person per day.
While this daily allowance IL sufficient
curing the greater part of the year, it
y generally insufficient In the four or
I'VE summer months. Few homes can
~ along In the summer with the mini
nun quantity named, SO that 5000
Obic feet is probably closer estimate
= me actual annual consumption of a
unily Of five members.
y Aany homes are provided with hot
wst9 cisterns from which the neces-
nfy laundry and bathroom water is
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08

HERE was a time when the
farmer drank his fill from the
cold Oaken bucket that hung in
= the we'll" when his bathtub con-
...ed of an abandoned wash boiler
,,.ced out in the summer kitchen or
doun In the cellar, when the water
Aoset was a fOur-fOot by five-foOt
.hanty planted behind the corncrib,
md when on wash days the needed
soft water was obtained from an old
hsrrel that stood at the corner of the
front porch; but these primitive con-
Ations are rapidly vanishing-they are
almost a thing of the past. No one
srgues now, as was the case then, that
oae or two baths month ought to be
mficient for a healthy person, or that
, well-lighted, wellwarmed and we'll
furnished bathroom is a luxury and
an enfeebling detriment to the devel-
mment of robust constitution, that a
vater-closet In the house is unhy-
denic. and that labOr-saving comforts
ii the kitchen and laundry will make
the cook lazy. We all agree on these
points. The problem is, rather, how
can we get good water in sufficient
quantity, cheaply and effectively,
where II may be needed, 1. e., into the
bathroom, the kitchen, the laundry, the
front yard, and the feed lot.
The first question to be answered in
any water-supply problem is naturally,
How much water will be needed?
The answer must differ in accord
ance with the conditions involved. In
the smaller towns it is usual to place
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08

10 obtain n water with an admiXture
which is not harmful for the purpose
for which il is intended.
Many spring or well waters contain
large quantities of lime in solution.
This lime prevents soap from disSoly-
ing and lathering; IL makes the water
hard and almost unsuited for laundry
purposes The chemist has means to
extract the lime from the water. but
II is a process that could not be cheap
ly introduced into the household.
However, for drinkin" purposes, such
spring or well water is not harmful.
Other substances that are frequent
ly held in solution by water from the
earth. or from rock, are common salt,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08
Art in America.

The first scnooI Of painting TO es-
tablish itself on American soil was
that of Spain. following in the train
Of viceroys and prelates after the In
dian commonwealth had been sub
jected and Spanish towns had been
built. To the present day there exists
in the city of Mexico the oldest acad-
envy of the fine arts in the western
world-the Academy of San Carlos. 1t
is nearly as old as the Royal Academy,
London.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08
Not a Day older.

One evening panhandler sided up
to William Collier as the player was
walking around to the theater. says
Everybody's. and addressed him thus:
"Sir, / began life poor and in hard
luck. /"
Don't say anything more, my man,
interrupted Collier. as tipped the
man quarter. "It's We: money 10
learn how well you Ho' le.d your
own"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08
CARING FOR. ORCHARD TOOLS
Where Used for Cutting out csnkers
or Other Diseases Coco C'S"-
fectant Should Be i~seo

=, ,, ~. n here blight
cankers or similar
a., -. =, be diSinfected
by wiping then -.
Innate (merCu'
nf,or oocb di.,ea. "a area is cut into
and hofore tney are used on another
hno,.hr NIL. This avoids the spread
90 ,ho mt from the diseased to the
health, ryarts.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08
SecSseSSsSScsSc2..
Copyright. by w. G. Chapman

81 must say the hoy is II diSappoint-
ment to me-" spoke Mr.. Jarvis ProtherO
frankly.
in the law way-mayhe, nodded
chirpy. effervescent John Wilson. who
himself was n very good attorney, IN
deed. Outside of that. he is the best
hearted. most brisk and accommodate
ing young man l ever met. He wins
all hearts"
"Oh, if he would only win a legal
diploma ~ groaned Mr.. Prothero.
HE will never do that. and you are
wasting your time trying to make him
do it," clearly declared the attorney.
"AS an all-arOund office man. Waldron
is a tremendous success. makes warm
friends of our clients. attends prompt
~ to the commissions we intruSt him
to execute, but he cannot absorb the
dry facts of the profession. If he were
my boy, would turn him loose like a
wild colt, and let him follow his own
bent"
(Which means he would either turn
out to be Il poor artist or Scribbier
of poetry. No. no, let him keep on
for another year. Then if he shows
no closer adaptation for the law, let
him win his living in some other way.
He'll have to, for my little means
won't support both of us"
For all his gloomy declarations the
speakers face frightened magica!ly
as the subject of the discourse. his
nephew, Waldron ProtherO, hustled
into the office. He brought an atmos-
phere of lively interest in life that
! stimulated His free omen mind spoke
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08
water SOPPlY zoe Tf1C1zE!z
fA2W f1()US(: sr4.:=s's'.===41 e@zzz

First. the water coming from low
stratum in the ground is nearly al
ways quite cold; second, ii contains
much common air and considerable
quantities of the dioXide of carbon.
These qualities make the water paint
able. They can be imp; rted to tepid
water artiticially, but not readily or
cheaply. Water can he boiled to rid
il of dangerous germs; it can be
cooled by ice, or by means Of an am
monia cooling apparatus, the so-called
ice machine. Air and carbon dioxide
can he forced through water TO fresh
en- il.
There are many different kinds of
pumps or cOntrivances for lifting wa
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08

Chile's tillable soil is held by per
cent of the population.
The sweetening power of sycose Is
$50 times greater than that of sugar.
There is an opening in Yunnan City,
China, for the introduction of soap.
There are 2.0T7 buffalo in the Vain
wright Buffalo park at Alberta, Can
ada. This park has an area Of 80
square miles.
Long leaf yellow pine will be great
ly in demand in England after the
termination of the war. reports Con-
sui General Ripley Dilson at London.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08

The resolution for the adoption Of
the Stars and Stripes as the American
emblem was passed by the continent
tai congress June IA. 1777. An Amer
lean ship, the Columbia. carried the
American flag around the world In
17S7-179O.
A million immigrants a year were
pouring into South America before the
war. They came from Italy, Spain,
Germany, England. Holland. Scandi-
navia, Portugal, China, Japan and In
dia. but there is no immigration move
ment from North America.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08

A California inventor has patented
statement or billhead form which
can be folded and sealed so that the
address at the top is on the outside,
thus saving the expense of an envelope
and the additional labor of addressing.
The ash left on Burning tobacco is
considerable and the mineral matter
of the tobacco leaf frequently amounts
TO as much as a fifth part of its
weight Thus ton of tobacco leaf
would yield 4O0-weights of ash, which
represent valuable mineral constitu-
ents withdrawn I'm the soil.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08
Her Sense of Humor.

Even gentle woman is capable. when
dealing with tramps, of perpetrating
n type of humor of which one would
little suspect her.
II told dat lady" Cinder Smith re-
lates. "dat ! wanted just little somp-
in to keep soul an body together"
"An' what did she give your in
quired Billy Trucks feelingly.
Cinder Smith exhibited the handout.
"She give me dis safety PIN"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08
.lohn Daniel Walters says no
'f,ahre of home architecture 1UM
,fxord so much comfort and be
@ Conducive to health as abund-
ant supply of pure euaterD

tom contains sediment that has washed
from the roof, and cannot, or should
not, be used. This leaves about SO
cubic feet or 81 barrels, for actual use.
If we assume that the cistern is COM
pletely emptied three times y$lr, 1t
gives a daily consumption of just 3
cubic feet, or 221a gallons, per family
of five members. Some families un-
doubtedly use twice as much or sew
eral times as much soft water as the
quantity stated, and more would be
used in many homes if the supply was
more adequate and easier to obtain.
The water reports of large cities
show much greater consumption tg-
ures, because enormous quantities OF
water are being used in factories ana
packing houses and for street Sprink-
ling and building purposes. The farm
er should not of course be misled by
these city statistics. When calculat-
ing the consumption of water in the
average farm home the following con-
sentative table is generally used:
To fill bathtub requires from to
20 gallons.
To flush a closet, each time. from 3
to gallons.
To fill lavatOry, from 1 to ] u gall
Ions.
For sprinkling lawn, per 100 square
feet, from to gallons.
For soaking lawn, per 100 square
feet. from ID to 20 gallons.
The consumption of water by farm
animals depends upon the season. the
feed. the age. and the individual hab-
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08
MUCH IN LITTLE

The Maine deer killed last year to-
tailed 1900.
dogs can easily follow deer by
means OF scent. In each hoof there Is
y pasty mass which leaves a slight
ooor on the ground. For this reason
hunters usually take dogs with them
A lion, while an accredited memha-
OF the cat family, cannot purr how.
ever happy he may be when You stros.
nm because the hyoid bone in his
'nroat is loose. He has to roar.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08
WhiteWash.

T. an excellent plan 10 white
-. the trees, filling the cracks in
a., ark with lime, so as 10 fill up
hiding places Of fruit pests, as
as To destroy many which are in
! ne.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08
Avoid Drastic PRUNING.

Drastic pruning strikes at the VI
: Atty of the tree.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08

awn. The average per capita con-
aipuoh OF soft water, like that of
ra water, differs very much. 1t de-
saus on the size Of the cistern and
ne character of the plumbing fixtures
SI.e as much as on the size and
"aoies Of the family. Most homes
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08
Use Disk or Harrow.

Cultivate your alfalfa or meadows
by using disk or alfalfa harrow.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-09-08

would use larger quaint
ties of cistern water if
they had a more adequate
supply or more modern
pumping cOntrivances. The
average home cistern holds
nominally about 400 cubic
feet, which is 100 barrels
of water, but a part of this
cistern is not available,
since the water at the bot