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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
GET EXPLOSIVE FROM FLOWER
British Scientists Discover That Bios
som of Mahua Tree in India Is
Rich in Acetone.

The munition output of India has In
two years been increased q thousand
fold, mainly through the discovery that
one OF lndia's cOmmonest blossoms. the
Hover OF the mahua or mhowra tree
contains acetone in quantity. This tree
Is widely known to all travellers in
Britain's Asiatic empire. but its use rs
a base for explosives is at least one
thing new under the sun, says the
Scientific American.
when the war broke out, acetOne.
which forms the chief ingredient of
cordite, was extracted mainly from
wood, maize, and starch; and the Brit
lSh admiralty erected great factory
Tor the process of acetOne recovery
from starch. But fortunately two Eng
fish scientists in Hyderabad discovered
that the mahua flowers contained ace
tone in larger proportions than it is
found in any other vegetable substance
that this inOffenSive bloom was ten
time richer in the material in ques-
ton than any known wood. In fact,
the director general OF ordnance for
India reports that the nahua is by
all odds the best source for, acetone
known.
Manufacture on large scale is now
under way and it is whispered that the
abundance of munitions with which
the British forces in MesOpotamia ap-
pear to be blessed is to be attributed
| to the new discovery.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
Novelists and SchooluirIs.

Scott never mentions II schoolgirl.
Imagine Thomas Hardy fashiOning Il
schoolgirl out of WeSSeX clay, or
George Meredith venturing to describe
Diana of the CroSsways in those early
years. Arnold Bennett would have
created Il little miniature old wife, as
Van Eyck and Memling paint babies
like miniature old men. III. G.. Wells
would depict her as incipient tempta-
ton to lead Mr.. Drifting, for instance,
into one of dozen romantic adven-
lures. GalswOrthy would try to fit her
into an ethical system, into niche
of social justice or matrimonial ven
lures. Mr.. Howells, one may imagine.
might have essayed the task; but he
would have tried TO meet the difficulty
of getting the right values-as paint
er dabs blues on yellOws to make
green-by adding to primness, remi-
niscent of the Vicar of Wakefield, a
few delicate hoydenish touches. As
there Is no such thing as schoolgirl
on the continent, French and italian
nOvelists do not mention her. Indeed
the schoolgirl. as we see her, is an
American product and mOdern.-H. ID.
Sedgwick, in the Atlantic Magazine.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
Then Silence.

They were dancing merrily, this
young man and the young woman, and
were talking of nothing at all, when
suddenly the girl asked:
''Have you enlisted?"
'NO," answered the youth.
Haven't you Joined the Officers Re
serve corpsT
mo, not vet. haven't thought
much about that sort Of thing"
Haven't you done anything about
the WARP"
"No," the youth replied.
WhereupOn the girl stopped dane
ing.
Il wish you would take me to a seat
don't think / want to dance with
yOu."-Washington Star.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
SOMETHING ABOUT THE PEONY
By E. VAN BENTHUYsEN.

The peony can be planted in spring
or late fall. l consider the best time,
all things taken into account, is the
fall. The ground is then In better con-
dition and the work can be done to
better advantage than at any other
time.
Do not wait longer than October,
the early part of the month, prefer
ably. The bed can be got ready earlier
in the season. See that the soil is thor
oughly mixed with the manure used,
and spade deeply-nOt less than foot
and a half.
Purchase strong plants. These will
cost considerably more than the usual
size sent out by florists, but they are
well worth the difference In price. By
all means have them sent by express,
and put them into the ground as soon
as received. Do not depend upon your
neighbors for supply, as so many do.
No one likes to injure his or her plants
by dividing them, though few of us
have courage to say no to an appli-
cant for 'toe or two" but that is just
what the peony owner ought to do,
and must do, If he or she would have
fine specimen plants.
If the amateur gardener fully under
stood the slowness Of this plant in es-
tablishing itself, and the resentment II
always manifests to any disturbance of
its roots, few persons would be selfish
enough to ask anyone to mutilate his
or her plants in order to enable them
to save the expenditure of the little
money.
While large beds of peonies are ex-
tremely effective, especially in extern
sive grounds, where they can have the
advantage of sufficient distance, and
a good background against which to
display their magnificence of color,
am inclined to the belief that more
pleasure is afforded by scattering the
plants about in mixed border.
Here they come out strongly during
their period of bloom, and after that
they are not as noticeable as they must
be when planted In beds. No one will
claim for the plant much merit In the
way of attractive foliage when 1t is not
seen in the companionship Of flowers.
In this respect the peony is very
much Ike the rose. which would never
be extensively planted IL it had moth
ing but its foliage to commend 1t to
generSt attention.
This Is not saying that the foliage Of
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
CAlOMEL MAKES YOU SICK, UGH!
IT'S MERCURY AND SAuVATES
Straghten Up! Don't Lose Days Work! Clean Your Sluggish
Liver and Bowels With "Dodsons Liver Tone'

Ugh! Calomel makes you sick Take
q dose of the vile, dangerous drug to-
night and tomorrow you may lose a
days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomel, when it comes into contact
with sour bile crashes into it, break
ing 1t up. This is when you feel that
awful nausea and cramping. II you
feel sluggish and "all knocked out" il
your liver is torpid and bowels consti-
pated or you have headache. dizziness,
coated tongue, IL breath is bad or
stomach sour. just try spoonful of
harmless Dodson's Liver Tone.
Here's my guarantee-Go to any
drug store or dealer and get 50-cent
bottle Of Dodson's Liver Tone. Take
q spoonful tonight and If it doesn't
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16

straighten you right up and make you
feel fine and vigorous by morning !
want you to go back to the store and
get your money. Dodson's Liver Tone
is destroying the sale of calomel be-
cause it is real liver medicine; entire
ly vegetable. therefore it cannot salt
vate or make you sick.
/ guarantee that one spoonful of
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your slug.
gish liver to work and clean your bow
els of that sour bile and constipated
waste which is clogging your system
and making you feel miserable. guar
antee that bottle OF Dodson's Liver
Tone will keep your entire family feel.
ing fine for months. Give it to your
children. It is harmless: doesn't grippe
and they like its pleasant taste.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
Medium Early Maiden Blush.

as Red June, but of good quality and
good seller. The trees usually bear
heavily and are hardy.
Yellow Transparent is yellow ap-
pie, soft, crisp flesh, thin skin, mellows
well, and is fine cooking apple. 1t
does not ship well, but is liked as an
eating apple.
Sweet Bough ripens later than the
others named. 1t has rich aromatic
odOr, fine flavor, it being sweet and
delicious. Maiden Blush is also later
than the other varieties mentioned.
The fruit has ''red blush" it is crisp,
tender and of good flavor. The fruit
will bear shipping well and is one of
the best market apples Of the early
varieties.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
PRETTY COMBINATIONS FOR
THE FLOWER GARDEN
BY Betty PAKE.

A particularly brilliant bed Is made
up of scarlet saliva, golden yellow and
brown calliopsis and scarlet and yell
low coleus.
Make the center of scarlet saliva.
Surround this with the rich golden
yellow and brown calliopsis and Dor
der the bed with scarlet and yellow
coleus, using a row of each or alternat-
ing the plants. This makes blaze of
color in midsummer.
Some lovely combinations come from
the annual phlOx.
The use of the pale pink, the pure
white and the delicate yellow planted
in masses or arranged in circles Is
beautiful enough to suit the taste of
the most aesthetic gardener.
A brilliant bed can be made of pc
tunias. Arrange your colOrs, as the
juxtaposltion of puppies and red forms
too bizarre an effect. Fill the center
with red or purple petunias and sur
round them with white. This is a
good way to heighten the effect of each
color by the contrast.
Narcissi are hardy. They live In al
most any climate or soil and may be
left alone for several years aftepOnce
being planted. A rather deep and
somewhat stiff soil is preferred; and
If the position is one particularly
shaded from lots of sunshine in the
spring the flowers of some of the
species retain their beauty for a much
longer period than they would If ex-
posed to all the light and sunshine
possible.
The usual mode Of propagation is by
offsets, which should be collected
from the parent bulbs and planted out
separately for a year in order that
they may grow sufficiently large for
Towering.
The majority of the species increase
somewhat freely by this method and
permanent clumps may be lifted, and
their offsets removed, should there be
a danger of injury caused by the flow
ering bulbs being overcrowded, ensu-
ing from their multiplying.
The process of raising plants from
seeds is a slow one, but is practiced
for raising new varieties.
Seeds should be sown soon after be-
ing collected, in pans Of sandy and
rather loamy soil.
Young bulbs should be planted in a
prepared border, and do not require
more than one inch of space.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
Mantell's Ghost Story.

Robert Mantell tells of barnstOrm-
ing company in the West in the old
days that made try at Shakespeare.
Considerable complaint was heard rela-
tive to the efforts of the man who es-
sayed to do the ghost in Hamlet"
One day a dramatic man on local
paper said to the leading man:
"That fellow who plays the ghost
does not suggest the supernatural"
Il should say not" assented the
leading man with alacrity, but he does
suggest the natural er."-Every.
body's Magazine.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
Both Appropriate.

Longmore-The former clients Of
Smith, the divorce lawyer, who died
last week, are going to do nice thing.
ShOrt-What?
Longmore-ShOw their appreciation
by erecting a monument to his MEN,
DRY.
Short-Have they chosen the design?
LOngmore-NOt yet. A number of
them want something along the lines
of the Statue of Liberty, and the 9th
ers favor a colossal granite cleaver.-
The Lamb.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
REASON GIVEN FOR THINNING
Makes Trees Live Longer and Produce
More Fruit in Course of Time
Saves Vitality.

Thinning makes trees live longer
and produce more fruit in the course
of time. The overproductiOn of seed
(not of fruit exhausts the vitality of
a tree and is the chief cause of short
lived trees. Thin hard and keep the
trees alive and productive.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
TTELS 40 MILES
4 MORE TANLAC
n hawkins Says His Wife
| Gained Fifteen Pounds
on Three Bottles.
Inferred 20 YEARS
!. Improvement Has Been Won
..,v,--All Her Neighbors Talk
~ About How Much Bet
ter She Looks.

!, taking a forty-mile trip to get
rsnlac," was the remarkable
mt made by ]. ID. Hawkins, a
snosn and prosperous farmer, in
~ Pharmacy, Memphis, Tenn,
ndy.
q dr." he continued. 81 live at
1T Tenn, and l drove eight miles
nl<leh this morning to catch the
], 70 Memphis, which Is twelve
I. more, so when l get home that
nike forty miles I've Travelled to
this Tanlac, and that's proof
"A Of what I think about it.
dsdare ! never saw or heard Of a
s6w doing as much good as this
~ ~ done my wife. She has ac-
s aimed fifteen pounds on three
- q II and besides it has re-
rs1er of troubles that have been
uAchg her down for nearly twenty
lhe suffered with indigestion
nHything she would eat made
- ave her severe pains in the
- She had no appetite at all
ugered with nervous headaches
4 ~ couldn't sleep at night. She
= tired all the time that she
IN DO any Of her Homework at
! I.Ras just about to give up in
|p6lE for We had tried everything
: 9uld get hold of, when / read
~ Ianlac and got a bottle for her.
Vel, SIR, she has taken three bot
y % far and her Improvement has
= been wonderful and that's the rea-
y an making this trip. because I
u want her to be without Tanlac.
kon do all her own Homework now
y b relieved of the indigestion and
D good appetite. Her nerves are
= and the headaches are all gone
4 ne can sleep well at night. She
lining In health and strength all
tme and the neighbors are all
~ about how much better she
4 eertainly do indorse Tanlac. for
b what 1t has done for my wife, I
kye II is the best medicine in the
ddr
here is a Tanlac dealer in your
n--Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
Boy. AGED Mine. kiIIs Cougar.

Lynn Obye, only nine, of Portland,
Ore, qualified as hunter when he
shot and killed cougar that meas
ured eight feet seven inches from tip
to tip. The providing animal was killed
In the foothills of Yamhill county In
the Coast Range mountains. The cou-
gar had been killing stock of the farm
ers and his death was welcomed by
those who had suffered from the raids
upon their cattle.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
Foresight.

"When one of those musty thrones
topples over in Europe do you suppose
there is much dust?"
'Not as much as you might think.
Most monarchs are crafty enough to
put their dust away in a safe place be-
fore q revolution starts"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
WATCH YOUR SKIN IMPROVE
When You Use cutieura-The Soap to
Purify and Ointment to Heal.

On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cuticura Ointment. Wash
off Ointment in five minutes with Cuti-
cura Soap and hot water. Continue
this treatment for ten days and note
the change in your skin. No better
toilet preparations exist.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
BEWARE THE INSECT

When ants appear 500 a plant ex.
anime 1t carefully, for you may find
it affected with louse-scale or other
insects. If infested. yDonge the leaves
clean with hot tobaf.D tea, to which
has been added eno{h soap to make
suds. To get rid of3tAe ants place a
layer of chopped tobacco stems around
the plant. and spriqx<1e with borax.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
Didn't Need to Be Told,

oerine, age six, had been going
POI about two weeks when she
her mother one day: Mother,
PC incest and the prettiest and
rest girl In our class" Her
very much elated, exclaimed:
Did the teacher tell you that,
nor said Katherine. II just
"a out MYSELF
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
Attractive Showing Thought Careful study

the rose is without beauty, but rather
that it does not make the plant shrub
worth planting as a shrub, when con-
sidered apart from its flowers.
There are many beautiful varieties
to select from. superior sorts, repre-
senting the most distinct cOlors. and
covering the entire season Of peony
bloom.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
SHAKE into YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot Ease, the antiseptic powder to be
shaken into the shoes and sprinkled in the foot
bath. II relieves painful, swollen, smarting feet
and takes the sting out of corns and bunions
Used by the British and French troops at the
front. Aliens Foot=Ease is a certain relief foy
tired, aching feet. Sold everywhere-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
To Drive Out Malaria
And Build Up The System

Take the Old Standard GROVES
TASTELESS chill TONIC. You know
what you are taking, as the formula is
printed on every label. showing it is
Quinine and Iron in tasteless form. The
Quinine drives out malaria. the Iron
builds up the system. so cents
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
ON FIRST SYMPTOMS

use "Renovine" and be cured. Do not
wait until the heart organ is beyond
repair. "Renovine" is the heart and
nerve tonic. Price SOC and S1.OO.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
Worse Than Crazy.

Wife-You were just crazy to marry
mel
He-CraZy,' 1 was q lunatic -
Town Topics.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16

If it were not for his wife and the
bunko man the average citizen would
be able to save lot of money.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
Control Fire BIioht,

The first step to be taken in con-
trolling fire blight is the removal
during the dormant season) of
sources Of infection so far as possible.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
A HINT TO WISE WOMEN.

Don't suffer torture when all female
troubles will vanish in thin air after using
sFemenina." Price soc and 81. oo-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16

Beautiful, clear white clothes delights
the laundress who uses Red Cross Ball
Blue. All grocers. Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16

DisaoreeabIe and Dangerous Trouble
is diarrhea, but speedy and certain
cure is found in Mississippi Diarrhea
Cordial. Price 25c and 50c.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
Cut Weeds for Mulch.

Now the tall weeds and summer
grasses in the orchard, allowing them
to lie as a mulch under the trees.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16

Let me tell you that every misery l
miss is a new blessing.-IZaak Walton.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
Still Very Much Alive.

"She has past"
"Oh! Why doesn't she bury it,"
ut isn't dead yet."-Judge.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16

Smile, smile, beautiful clear white
clothes. Red Cross Ball Blue, American
made, therefore best. All grocers. Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16

honey makes the mare CO." and al
= lie dogs of war.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16

Some men are like ROSTERS; they
let their wives do all the work and they
do all the growing.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16

COckrOaches can remember, and
have emotions.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
He Is.

Editor-Was the meeting Of the
Poets club unanimous?
RepOrter-Yes, the rs seemed to
have It,.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
Beware Of AGENTS.

Beware of the oily-voiced tree-agent.
Buy of firms Of known integrity. Don't
buy of strangers.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16

"This year the potato is king" Then
God save the king.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16

Pittsburgh has measured telephone
service.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16

l nan Is never such a bonehead that
ke>n fool himself by lying to himself.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16

Pain is no longer pain when it is
past.-Margaret J. Preston.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16

Once in a great while you meet a
bright woman who successfully boasts
of the skeleton in her closet.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16
IMITATION IS sINcEREsr eLArTERY

but like counterfeit money the imita-
ton has not the worth of the original.
Insist on La Creole" Hair Dressing
it's the original. Darkens your hair in
the natural way, but contains no dye.
Price $10O.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-06-16

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|ow be,
} told.
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5 Cook
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III
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-06-04
MANY YOUNG MEN ARE
FLOCKING TO NORTHLAND

Every steamer bound to the west
ward these days is loaded with young
men. Whether they are attracted to
the Northland by the lure of high
wages and adventure, or are leaving
the States to avoid CONSUMPTION is I'M
known. A federal officer this morning
stated that these healthy specimens
of the genus homo were doomed to
disappointment, if they expected to
evade service by coming to Alaska. as
a thorough combing of the Territory
would be made to arrest those who
attempted to evade the law by not
registering.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-06-04
Wasted Power.

Professor Charles Baskerville, head
Of the department of chemistry in the
College of the City Of New York, stated
in a recent interview regarding the
work of modern chemists:
In any chemical problem there Is
no telling where the chemist will stop.
just now there are many chemists
working ON the problem of free gas.
An Unreasonable lot of power is vast
ed in the dumps of our coal mines. II
this waste were reduced to gas by the
retort process enough ammonia might
be produced as a byproduct to pay for
the whole cost of the operation. making
the gas free. The gas could then be used
to generate electric power. Really, one
big railroad ought to be running on
the power it is now throwing away in
these supposedly worthless dumps"
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-06-04
Bio Chains Arc handma de.

In this day Of machine manufacture
it will perhaps surprise some to learn
that the making of big chains is large
ly. if not entirely. confined to methods
dependent on hand labor, says the Sci
entific American. There are probably
no big chains being made in the Unit
Ell States by the use Of machinery.
There are various appliances employ
ed. but these are hand operated or per-
sonally controlled. This situation ap-
pears to he due to two things. First. as
the proverbial expression has it. "a
Chain Is no stronger than the weakest
Of it's links" A handmade chain is
naturally made link by link. II the
workmen are not only careful. but con-
scientiOus as to details, there is a
considerable opportunity for attention
equivalent to continuous inspection.
The making of big chains is largely an
old time blacksmith's job.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-06-04
CLOTHES ON THE LINE.
Putting . Bit Of Poetry Into . Yer,
Prosajc Task,

pFOB1IC aBNs
A ride along the interurban cars Oh
fine Monday will show you line after
line of snowy clothes Huttering in the
breeze, and If you are a woman who
has ever tried her hahd at the washing
game you'll envy the woman who has
the bright afternoon before her to do
as she pleases since she has spent her
morning SO profitably.
Did you ever pin freshly washed
clothes on q line out in the sunshine
and breeze-clothes that you washed
with your own hands?
You haven't? Well. you needn't say
It with such a scornful tilt to your
nose You're to be pitied more than
envied, for you've missed one of the
joys Of being woman.
Maybe the real work Of 1t. the scrub,
bling and boiling and rinsing part.
couldn't he called pure joy, but hang
ing the pieces up. clean and sweet and
white, then standing back to view
proudly the whole long row -ah, then
you taste the glory of real achievement.
and it gives satisfaction that few
achievements give.
It's such a worthy work. making the
world cleaner, more wholesome
place, by beginning on Your own soiled
raiment -Indianapolis News.