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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
MEANS DEATH OF GRAMMAR
New Rule Which Has Abolished for
NAL and Elaborate English Style
of Former Days.

English as commonly written today
certainly seems 10 have lost the purity
and strength that IL had a century ago.
observes the Spokane Spokesman Re
view. Then such masters of the Ian
g,age as CObhe. Coleridge. DeQuincey
or Hazlitt were journalists as well as
poets or eSsayists. and their leading
articles lost nothing of effect on the
public from hein% literature.
TIE arrival of the age Of steam, cleo
tricity and cheap postage was followed
by Il change. not for the better. in the
popular style of speaking and writing.
"Say what you have To say as briefly
and quickly rs possible. and don't
bother about iinenesS Of expression.
became the general rule and practice.
The new millions of readers demanded
that their reading be expressed in the
language of everyday speech. The
obligation of compressing conclusions
about important matters into 1.NF
words. or fewer. is death. i'm the end
/ to style. The literary form favored f.
! in touch with the turned-up-trousers
| fashion of wearing ones clothing. Ii
/ Is free and easy and crammed with
| linguistic atrocities. Plural subjects
are polygamously welded To singular
verbs. and Lindley Murray turns In his
/ grave on account of the death of gram
! mar.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
He Is Ignorant ofeEnglish.

Seeing peculiar headline in Il Bos-
ton paper, the telegraph editor turned
IL upside down and read il backwards.
He cOnld get no meaning out of it
"Four.Ply Slam by McNally Kavo
Blow"-So he set out after enligkten-
ment.
"Cinch," said the sporting editor
with whitening glance. ut meaiis
McNally slammed out round triI
and put the game on ice
"Why McNally made the circuit and
broke their hearts" Clipped in the po
lice court man.
"Yep. He hit her on the nose FOO
four sacks; good night"-the societ!
reporter.
"Tll tell you. old man." ut last spok,
up the city editor patr0nizingly. "Ior
have Ia have II In kindergarten style
'Four-ply slam equals homer Kaye
equals X. o. which equals knockout.
Get .ne?'
"G-r-r-r!" growled the tel. ell
"Mebbe. Mebbe. But it's probably al
'ad' for new breakfast food."-Brock
ton Enterprise.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05

New Ycrk.-BriG. Gen. George J..
Scriven, formerly chief of the Slgn"i
CORPS of the United States army, WI"
WAS for several months attached hs
American military observer to Ine
italian forces in the field, and WHO
recently returned from Rome. speaks
enthusiastically of what he SAW III
ynlona. or Avlona. as il is SOMETIMES
called. iii, ,hief port of Albania. when
the secret treaty of London. in April
1915. allotted TO Italy. NalOna. he si;lh,
is regarded by the Italians as one or
the KEYS to the Adriatic, and their oc-
cunation since December, 1914, when
troops were landed because of internal
disorder. has transformed it from a
saualid fishing village to seaport tilat
is on its way tO attain an Importance
il mas not enjoyed since the days of
the Roman Empire. Docks have been
built. buildings have been erected, and
military roads. unsurpassed anywhere.
have been constructed from Nnlona
throughout Albania by ltalian engl-
neers. he said.
The general described how the
Prince of WED placed on the Albanian
throne by the powers. was overthrown,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
New Outline Map
OfCOuntry Made

tn" distortion due 10 til" method OF
printing arG 10 changes FROM III" hu-
midity or the air. only i'm southern
most Florida and Texas does this pro-
lection attain lis maximum error "r
> l-3 per cent.
The lambert projection is well
adapted To large areas of prcd,ni'na,-
ing cost ANA west dimensions in ~"
United States where the ii~I"nre
across from east tu west is ! - times
dat of the distance north and south.
The strength of he pnlyrnuic lroicr-
tion. on the other hand. is ;;i"n@ IL
central meridian. The merits a"l dc-
fectS of the twO systems of projec-
| zion may be- stated in Il general way as
being AT right angles RI each Other.
Special Features.
/ Special features oi the Lambert pr"
/ lection that are not found III he poly
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
Operates With Razor

Macedonia, where typhus. smallpox
and cholera tread on each others
heels. and where the refugees bury
their dead beneath the dirt floors of
their shell-shattered shacks so that the
bread cards of the dead member of
their family shall not be taken up.
A Greek soldier. one of whose legs
had been crushed. was brought to the
box car on q railroad siding i'm which
Miss Kouroven was living. Something
had to he done for him ut once. Bor-
rowing a razor. Miss Kouroven an
esthetized her patient with her small
supply of ether. and performed an am
putation, using cotton thread to "tie
or the arteries and veins.
Despite the prophecy of local doc
tor that the aged patient would not
| live through the night Miss EOuroyen
| some time later received visit from
her patient. He had an American
artificial limb made for him in the
American Red Cross artificial leg fac
tory for Greek war mutiles in Athens.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
Fortune in Dead Mans Bed.

Colfax. Wash.-Upon request of
eastern relatives of Fred Fisher. an
old man who was found dead in his
shack in Colfax recently, the place was
visited with view to dispOsing Of his
few household belongings. In taking
the blankets from his bed an old TO-
bacco bag was found which contained
deposit slips for $500 and 1855 In
cash. Both slips were on a bank in
Delta county. one being for $1,000 and
the other for $500. and bearing date
of May 6. 1908.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
Attractive Arts. OF London Turns
Thief ard Plays Midas at
Hotels.

London.-FOr four months Sidney
Meredith. an attractive musician of
90, dressed like n prince and threw
money tn the winds in fashionable
hotels on the 81 600 to $500 week he
acquired through the daring theft of
automobiles in London. He finally came
TO grief. however. and has been sen
fenced to three years Imprisonment.
Meredith has thorough driving
knowledge of cars. and this. with his
appearance, was his stock i'm trade. He
would nat attract attention as he
climbed into a big car standing in front
of club or hotel ami drove away. and
he confined himself largely to this
method. He confessed. the police say,
to stealing thirty machines in the four
months he operated. ~
Meredith Is accredited saying
that he sold each car qr
dictate of wealthy men
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
Ca!ome! Today! Sick Tomorrow!
| Guarantee DOds0G's Liver Tone
Don't take nasty, dangerous calomel when billion,
constipated, headachy. Listen to NE.

Calomcl ImdkcS you sick; you lose Il
days work. Calomcl is quicksilver
and it saliyates calomel Injuries your
liver.
II yen are bilious, feel lazy, slug
gish and all knocked out, Il your bow
els are constipated and your head
acnes or stomach IS sour. just take Il
spoonful of harmless DDdSun'S Liver
Tone instead of using Sick"ning, sail
waiting calomel. DodSon'S Liver Tone
is real liver medicine. You'll know ii
next morning because you will wake
up feeling fine, your liver will be work
ing, your headache and dizziness gone,
your stomach will be sweet and bow
els regular. You will feel like work
ing. You'll be cheerful; full of vigOr
and ambition.
Your druggist or dealer sells you q
bottle of DOds0n's Liver Tone for a
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
German Mine Field Ii.
Gina Sea Discovered

Snnttlp.--tierman charts re-
Gently surrendered disclosed a
large mine field ia the China
Sea. over which American ships.
ignorant of its existence. passed
safely many times. Captain j. +.
Guptil OF the steamer Senator
said on arrival from the Orient.
The German raider WOlG in Sep
temher. 1917. laid the mines in
IL field sixty miles long by two
miles wide. hut set them too
deep. Chinese trawlerS. COM
mnded by British officers. are
removinT the mines. one mine
.ioated ashore and killed sixteen
Malay islanders who started to
break II up.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
American Red Cross Nurse Equal
to Emergency.
Performs Life-or-Dea.h Amputatior
With InproVised Instruments
and Succeeds.

Drama, MacedOnia.-Witha razo-. a
spool of cotton thread and small
portion of ether and chlOrofOrm Miss
Maria =. KOuroyen, an American Red
Cross nurse, performed II life-Or-death
operation here as the result of which
and her other e-rands of mercy she
has come to be known as the Amer
lean angel" by the homeless and starry
ing Greek refugees.
Born of Greek parents. Miss kou-
royen is graduate nurse of the Mas
sachusetts General hospital in Boston
Because Of her knowledge of Greek
the American Red Cross sent her 10
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
Praise for Italian
Army i'm Albania

and republic set up with Essad
PaSha as president. He. too. was
forced out. and The little country was
left prey to Austrian intrigue from
the north and the Vaccinations or Tue
pro-GermaI King Constantine Oh
Greece from the south. On Christmas
day. 1914. the Italian government. fear
Ing possible developments in Albania
sent the 10th regiment of bersaglierl
to occupy the little fishing hamlet or
Nalona.
SavcL Albania for Allies.
"By so doing" said General Scriven.
Italy saved at least the greater part
of southern Albania from the horrors
of Austrian and probably Bulgar occu-
patton. and. in addition, became the
deciding factor in the great ultimate
success of the Balkan campaign, when
now appears to have been the loose
stone in the arch that upheld the Ger
man power.
by this peaceful occupation MILL
.ary position WAS sUcurcd that later De-
came an important naval station Tor
the allies. as well a. strategic ana
| tactical base of such importance TINT
had il fallen into the hands Of the
enemy. the great military romance or
the Balkans. if played at all. wou'd
have occupied far more narrow
stage. and the whole of western Al
b,nia would have been thrown open to
the Germans.
"With the entrance Of the Italians
into the war. military activity in the
Raliaus increased. Additional forces
were sent to Valona. from which as Il
base Italian control was extended
over all southern Albania. The Italian
troops. without violence. and. indeed,
at the request of the inhabitants them
selves. occupied the interior towns. or
the ruins. as some OF them then were,
of Tepeleni. Argiro-CastrO. Premati,
Lascnviki. Santa Quaranta. and Porto
Palermo.
Made Modern City of Hamlet.
"Whpn the Italians landed. Nalona
offered only the picture of fishing
village lying asleep in filth on the
picturesque shores of what is II really
beautiful bay.
with the arrival of the Italians the
town awoke as II by magic. Italy went
TO work to make Valona not only hahi
table hut prosperous. Government
buildings rose almost In the night
General Scriven has just been in
formed ny the italian Embassy d
Washington that for his service will
the Italian armies the Grand Cross a
I the Crown of Italy has been conferred
upon him."
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05

few cents under my persona,
tee that il will clean yonr ,L'
liver better than nasty caIomas'
won't make YOU sick and yon 40.
anything You want without holm.
waited. Your druggist gaarantaa, =
each spoonful will start Won, N
clean your bowels and strairbto.
up by morning or you get your Nv y
back. Children gladly take d.
Liver Tone because it is pleoS,D, :
ing and doesn't grippe or cram, =
make them sick.
I am selling millions of ho,s,.
DodSon's Liver Tone to peonls u
have found that this pleasant ~
table liver medicine takes the n,,.
dangerous caIOmel. Buy one bo,s.
my sound, reliable guarantee !.
your druggist about mc.-Aly
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
For a Rainy Day.

Catherine-How many dozen potato
bugs did you get t'day. Martha?
Martha (he yOungesD-Papa owes
me 20 cents. | got twenty dozen.
Catherine beat You, | got thirty
dozen. We must be careful an not
spoil the little yellow things on the
leaves, Martha. cause they're eggs.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
Fire Horse R:fuses
to Be Left Behind

Observation-Disclosures an ex-
ira horse Of Truck Company
No. 13. was left behind In the
firehOuse on Baltimore avenue
when firemen responded to a
fire fifteen blocks away.
Burglar. n big. beautiful bay.
pushed his way out of an in
securely locked stall and with
instinct traditional of fire
horses callOped unbridled
through the streets until he
Spied the fire. He whinnie,l
with joy as he came up to the
engine which was industriously
pumping.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
CAUGHT the Craze.

First Grasshopper-What become Of
your brother?
Second GrasShopper-The poor fel-
low was drowned trying To be a sea
homer
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
Perfect.

But his table manners are poor
observed the Old-fiShioncd mother.
Poor! Why. manma" eXclaimS
the daShing daughter. ''hp took me To
lunch with him Mt the ST. Gorgeous
and ordered nothing hut the most ex-
penSive things on the menu
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
Swivel Chair Officer.

Bacon-And did he take any part in
the war?
Egbert-Oh, yes. He was an off,
GER"
"Where?'
"In Washington"
"What did he commando"
"About $4,000 a year. believe
YonkerS Statesman.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
Goat Wears Wound Stripes.

BOston.-Fannie, the goat mascot OF
the One Hundred and Second infantry.
Twenty-sixth division. is home wear
90 one wound and two service stripes.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
Doesn't Need Alarm Clock.

Jerseyvi!le, lll.-It doesn't require
an alarm clock To wake Frances
Grnves-his watch did II last nigh.
Burglars had dropped it on the floor.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
Drops Music; Picks Up Cars

often made from 100 to 100 per cent
profit after repaintng the machines
and otherwise changing their appear
ance He refused To divulge their
identity.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
Watch cuticura Improve Your Skin.

On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cuticura Ointment.
Wash off Ointment in five minutes
with Cuticura Soap and hot water. II
Is wonderful sometimes what Cuticura
will do for poor compilations, dandruff,
itching and red rough hands.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
Lesson Of Experience

All over the world farsighted house.
wives have been taught new standards OF lvlng
and working Penny-wise and pound-fooish hans
persistently pointed out by the iron hnges%
War that they are never to be practiced again. hgn
table costs had pOwed into our resources but thrn'
has sown the seed OF the greatest crop in history
glorious crop of new standards-new ideas ana qusng
ideals. the rich and poor alike have learnea ~.
eliminate waste, to avoid extremes and to look !"
quality first quantity and price Afterwards.
Take for example the one most an.
portant item in the pantry, the one that
depended on to eaven all the rest-Baking Powoe,;
1t has not been many years since there was elassM
housewives who were guided only by price u, III .s sS
purchase of their baking powder, with the result ns
they paid eXorbtant figures, fully double Wha'" NJ
necessary to spend.
Then there was the other extreme
the misguided woman whose idea OF econOnr
was to get the largest amount for her money In H
types have almost vanished Today neither sS % and
is popular fabric The sensible housewife VINO r. buy
thinks herself taken charge of the home N nav
baking powder she recognizes that single penny rnerss
result in partial if not total loss aS o b ,ne sugar. egg
extracts Hence, she buys high quality al S and
pss s gcs fsumet bs old 0 Trust goods %
double much, thus making four,time SAVING % "
insuring her reputation as good COOK -,
This remarkable improvement, Wh ~
has resulted in the housewife adopting s s
standards of the happy medium variety anu Of ts
dangerous extremes pronounced IN mal naiott
cost other lines merely because OF the Sm
effort that was put behind the SAFE Food he
buyers homes look beyond the size OF th ne
label which carries, and demard 70 ,hr NEE
facts Grocery speciaes longer bought on That hg
titles. What they u is more important Una" ~
lc:ll do.
If small bottle of flavOrlng ex t.sst
at 3O-cents goes twice as far as a large p1us
sold at Is cents, the inducement OF the Gs 0Oss
appeals very few If quarter OF pouno OF
Lacpn olpaVa nIOUv -krrr
the same price the Dig fails appeal to the ssy ys
builder who thinks for herself and no longer az .r days
of something for nothing faker who In S;ng pOsd
frequently used such products tea, conee
spices and extracts vehicle for his pretended ,bsr
furnish home complete" through some lottery 0f w.
scheme.
hAuA h-~-C~.1G,
NOTE-Miss Costello already reH knocn 10 mo y. Ursr
our city She is of Science Bydnch o - Dom
Of CHICAGO a graduate of Lees Institute SHpe,pSm y Ans
Scienoe Public Schools Special Lecturer on DO"
Ecosony Special Lecturer TO the Wontens Clubs "A.
We are publishing series Of her most inIp0'l'"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05

Washington. - The United States
roaSt and .pnGetic survey recent! an
nounccd the completion VI Il new out
line map Of the United S'nteS on me
Lambert crnforiual comic projection
scale 1-5,G0nWD.
This u"u is intended merely aS
rH~c To which may he ADDED any F'h"
OF special information desired. IN"
shore line is compi!ed from the most
recent coast and gpodotir survey
ci""tS. State names and boundaries.
3rin"inal rivers. capitals, ard the
lager ri;'os in the ditiernt states are
nlrp erhod.ad.
Tho m1u i Of Sp"rj:,l interest from
rhp fact that IL : based IN IN" same
system Of projection ns mai smp!"ycd
nv the armies OF he allied forces. in
The military oprr1t:nn> in F"ar"e. To
meet those recIir"mrutS and ~ the
request of thr army. special pubi.ca-
lions were premred by the coast geo
dptic survey
Many methods Of projection have
been designed to solve the difficult
problem Of representing spherical
surface on Il plane. As different pro-
irc;ionS have TGQUestinnable merit as
well rs equally serious defects. the
announcement states. any region to he
mapped should he made the subject of
special study and that system of pro-
lection adopted which will give the
! best results for the area under cOnsid-
Grafton.
Value Of New Map.
The Mrrcator projection. almost uni
versally used for nautical charts. is re-
| sponSible for many f1lSe impressions
| of the relative size of the countries diff
fering in latitude, according 10 the sur
ypy statement. The pOlyconic pro-
lection. widely used and well adapt
ed for both topographic and hydro
graphic surveys. when used for the
whole of the United States In one mar
has the serious defect Of unduly eXac
gerating The areas on its eastern ant
western limits. Along the Pacifi,
coast and IN Maine the error in scale
Is as much rs Gk per cent. while a
New York it rcnehes AZ per cent.
The value nf the new outline maj
on the lambert projection can best III
realized when il is stated that ii show!
that throughout the largest and mos
important part of the United States
that Is, between attitudes 3oia degree
and 40 degrees. the maximum seal
error is only 0ne-half of | per cent
This amount of scale error of one-hal
of per cent is frequently less thai
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05

comets are almost unknown
Mexico, even among wealthy ladss
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05
Cauuht on Old One.

New York.-Carl Beck started for
New York to see the sights and arrived
here with baby in his arms. A dark
woman ca the train gave 1t to him to
hold.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-07-05

The Strong Wthstnnd tHf HcNI OI
Better Than the Weak
Old people who are feeble and younger
people who are weak. will be strengt hened
and enabled to go through tho depressing
heat Of summer by taking Groves tasteirss
chill tonic. II purifies ami enriches the blood
and builds up the whole system. You can
soon feel it's strengthening, lnvigoratins
Effect. G0c.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-30
PLAN SYSTEM TO CONTROL
 MAMMOTH GRAIN CROP

Washington, May 29-Plans for the inauguration of a permit system to control the movement of this years mammoth grain crop. announced to- day by the railroad administration, contemplate the appointment of grain control committees at each primary market, comprised of a representative Of both the operating and traffic de- partments of the railroad administra-
 ton, and a third party representing
 the transportation division of the
 United States Grain Corporation.
 Shippers will apply. through the
 railroad agent at the point of origin
 to the grain control committee at the
 market to which they wish to send their product. If conditions permit ! permission for the shipment will be given promptly Otherwise the shin ment will be delayed until storage ia cilities are such that the grain can be moved without causing freight con gestion.
 A copy of the permit when issued
 will be transmitted by the Grain Con trol Committee to the railroad by which the shipment is to be made so that necessary action may be taken 1 to furnish cars.
 , Tt will be readily appreciated" 2 i statement by Director General Hines l said, that not only producers and , shippers of grain will be benefited hy
 this regulati but the entire shipping l public will benefit. in that the chan 1 nels of commerce will be kept free of l congestion, car detention largely eli ! minated and the maximum use of all equipment more highly developed"
Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-30
GREATER EXCLUSION FOR
 THE FORMER KAISER

AmeronGen. Wednesday, May 2S (By
 the A. P)-Since the former German emperor has been acquainted with the peace terms he has become even more invisible othe outer world The only possibility of catching a glimpse of his
 former majesty is when he crosses the drawbridge twice daily, going to and returning from his log saving in the
 garden of the castle. and then he is only within sight for about four sec
 onds.
 Replying to a repeated request for a declaration. the former emperor sent
 the following words:
 Tell The Associated Press that my attitude is unchanged"
 The messenger, General Won Fstorff gave the correspondent no hope that anything was likely to be given out fol | publication. It is virtually impossible to Slean anything regarding the for i mer emperor's life or plans as every | body in the castle is under strict or ders to maintain silence Apparently there is no excitement amongst the members of his suite oycl | the terms, the only portion which in | terests the imperial exile being tho | clause relating to himself. The former empress appears to bt more affected than her husband. ant | is evidently under the impression tha ! the powers will succeed in bringing i him before a tribunal There have beer no extraordinary movements about tn ! castle lately. the only visitor being Dr i Kraige, who came from Berlin in con nection with the liquidation of the per sonal estates of the Hohenzollerns il Berlin