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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-05-31
CTO BE CONTINUEDJ
Contest in Crimes.

Statistics proving that the states or
the West and middle West are verita-
BILE hotbeds of burglary. as compared
with eastern states, may be found in
the widespread reports of robberies
committed, through interchange OF
crime tabulations for the past year.
Illinois stands far and above all other
states in the reports Of 1,156 bur-
glaries, selected at random from more
than ten times that number of rob-
berries committed which were covered
or partly covered by insurance. Mis-
souri, is second on the list with 10 1;
Pennsylvania third. with ~; Ohio
fourth, with &C. Judging from western
methods employed by burglars who
have made big hauls in and around
New York in the last few weeks, bur
glary insurance underwriters believe
there has been a strong influx of west
ern crooks TO that part Of the country
and that New York city is developing
the biggest crime wave in its history
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-05-31
CHAPTER ~.
The Desert Hotel.

He left the dusty car with relief
when the twin towns were called. He
had expected to see a Mexican town,
or at least a Mexican influence. as
the towns Rugged the border, but IT
was as wildly American as was I'm
perial or Brawley. There was the yell
low-painted station of the Overland
Pacific lines, the water tank. the eager
American crowd. Railroad sheds an
nounced the termGal of the road.
Backed toward the station was the in
eyitable hotel bus of the country town.
a painted sign hanging over its side
advertising the Desert hotel. Before
he reached the step the vehicle was
crowded.
wait, gentlemen, I'm coming back
for second load" called the darky
who was holding the reins.
IF you wait for the second trip you
won't get a ROOM" suggested friend
ly voice from the seat above.
Richard threw his bag to the grin
ming negro and swung onto the crowd
ed steps.
Leaving the railroad sheds he OBJ
served a building which he assumed
was the hotel. 1t looked promising
attractive with its wide encircling We
randa and the patch of green which
distance gave the dignity of a lawn
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-05-31
a Good Audience.

Little Elizabeth studies music. also
elocution, and it means mWh stuiying
and practicing. II is sometimes hand To
impress on her the importance OF
practice makes perfect" however.
she is faithful. Edith. her playmate. I,
not hurdened with these 'MtRs and
often waits patiently while EIizsAeth
practices"
10 encourage Elizabeth. her msther
remarked. won't it be "a terrible tAing
for Edith 10 grow up and not know
how Ia play the pianOT Ehsa>eth
sighed and answered. "Wcn, one Ming.
Edith is going To grow ny TO be q
mighty good audience"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-05-31
# You Need a Medicine
You Should Have the BEST

Have Won ever stopped TO reason Wy
il il that so many products tha' o. AZ,
tensiyely advertised, all at once u,H n,
of s;cbt and are soon forgotten: .,sa
r.oson i nlain-the article did not ' W..
the PROMISES Of the manufacture. RENE.
annlies more particularly TO a m nu raj
A medicinal preparation thAs =. Ike
curative value almost sells lUsen, olr d
an endless chain system the - he z
recommended hv those who Da' a q
he,of;ted 10 those who are IN NJ ~ ior
nromincnt druggist says p0. .
o,a,I,Io DR. Kilmers Swamp-ho',.,. ,,
,,rcnaration | have sold for many q, IN
and never hesitate to recoiii'nn'."olleot re-
almost every case it shows exc. ,,sSfy.
suits. as many Of my customer lo hrrs
No other kidney remedy mas ~
sale" ,.,omeuts ard
ro,iGeJ testimony of Thousands WIZ D.
used the preparation. the SUI. me fad,
Kilmer's swamp Root is due 10 ..',eIl. a.
SO many people clam. tn'I = ;,r kidDq.
most every wish IN oFerco",. 1r-ect. Or
/ liver and bidder ailments: GU ,bs ans
nav ,roubles and ncu'ra.Ne'
/ - mich ,ou1ee rhcuwa'ism- .,,,s 4
V,n ,,,. receive SAMPLE ,Hrs
su',-n,.Poo, his Parcels Pcsf. I.
DIR. Kilmcr & Co.. hinL'"" ,.neotiop ~
and enclose 'cn cents. 10 -" s;,e bO,'S
paper. LARGE and m'o'''" ,dr
! for sale az al! dug store
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-05-31
SAW HUMOR OF THE SITUATION
Commanding Officer, Dreaded as a
Martinez, Proved He Was Not Alto
aether a Bear"

There Is a certain major-general In
the A. EFF. who is great stickler for
discipline and military forms. Most
generals are that. but this one is reg
Mar martinez. The soldier who fails
to salute and to "snap it OUT when
the general is around is in for an ex-
tended spell of that intensive form OF
culinary labor known as Kitchen po-
lice" or for something worse.
One afternoon the general was driv-
ing along when his car met soldier
on foot. The enlisted man stared hard
nj the vehicle and its august passen-
cor hut made no move to extend the
required courtesy.
The general was indignant. He or
dered his driver to stop and hailed the
nIodding private in his best military
voice.
..Wbat do you mean by falling to
salute me?" he roared.
81 beg your pardon, sir, but | Gidn't
know YOU were q general" apologized
the soldier. standing at attention.
"You didn't know | was a general
en-? Well, didn't you see those two
stars on my car? Don't you know
what two stars mean"
"Yes, sir, l know what they mean
They mean that you have two sons IL
the army" said the buck"
The general told this story himsel
that evening at the staff mess ant
now his aids and the other staff Off
GERS know that he isn't such n pear
as they had thought him.-Exchange.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-05-31
CH|LLS, COLDS,
FEVERISHNEss
Black Draught Is Used by Virginia
Lady for Colds, Fever and
Other Troubles With
Fine Results.

Rocky Mount. va.-Miss Mae Gait.
wood, of this place, recently stated
have used Black-Draught for colds and
stomach trouble and certainly have
found it very satisfactory.
When I would feel bad and fever.
ish. as though I was taking a fresh
cold. would make a good cup OF
Black-Draught tea and it would soon
set me all right.
l can recommend it as a splendid
laxative and gladly do so. You may
publish my statement"
When you feel chilly, tired, fever
ish, headachy and fear that you are
taking cold, take q good dose Of the
old. reliable, liver medicine you have
heard so much about-Thedfords
Black-Draught. 1t is made from
purely vegetable ingredients. acts IN
gentle, natural way, and by helplns
to drive out poisonous waste matter
from your system. it will often, II
taken in time, prevent chill from oe-
veloping into a cold.
Thousands of people, during the past
40 years. have found Black-Draught OIL
benefit in such cases.
Try it, the next time you chill OF
sneeZe.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-05-31

were he again subjected 10 the caprice
of rain as II housewife would be were
she compelled to wait for rain to fill
her washtub. There is no irregularity
or caprice about irrigation.
wonder how the old fellow picked
it all up?" unused Richard with dis
respect. Aloud he said, You were
speaking of the value of the SoilT
Look at the earth those plowS are
turning over. See how rich and friable
il is, how il crumbles? You can dig
for hundreds Of feet and still find that
sort of soil, eight hundred feet down!
1t is disintegrated rock and leaf mold
brought in here in the making " Z
delta. Heavy rainfall are rare here,
though we have had them, in spite OF
popular opinion. Were we to nave
/ frequent rains the chemical properties
which rain farmers must buy to enrich
their WORKOUT soils would be leached
out, drained from the soil. l can't
make this comprehensive, but I've a
monograph on desert soil. If you are
interested I'll send 1t to you
81 should like it-immensely." as
scented the engineer, still amused.
ut explains the choice of the Aztecs
of the Incas. of Carthaginians. the
Moors," observed the stranger. They
chose the desert, not in spite of the
soil but because of it. i doubt If they
were awake to the social advantages
of the system, but it was their co
operative brotherhood that helped
..,em 10 their glory. We are centuries
behind them. I'm getting out here
Imperial. If you come up to lmperia
look me up. Brandon's my name. fv'
no card these days"
There are several things l want u
hear from you" answered Rickaru
following brown necktie and pointe'
, beard to the platform. "Pll be sur
to look you up. Mines Richard
The breeze which was now enterin
the car windows had blown over tn
cloyer-leafed fields. Its message wa
sweet and fresh. Richard could sc
the canals leading off like silve
- threads to the homes and farms of tn
future; 1.-The socialists dream com
truew Willows of two or three year
. growth outlined the banks. Here an
: there a tent or a ramada set up
brave defiance against the hard col
: d;tions of the land it was invading
Richard leaned out of the window an
:, looked back up the valley which wa
:, dominated by the range now wrappir
% around itself gauzy, iridescent dra
\ cries.
= THE monument to an effete supe
stition I" he repeated. THAT WASH
bad idea"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-05-31

But the darby whipped up his stolid
horses. Richards eyes followed the
patch Of green.
The friendly voice from above told
him that that was the office OF the
Desert R"clanatiOn company. His
next survey was more personal. He
saw himself entering the play rs the
tive Of a company that was
distrusted II not indeed actively hated
by ,he valley folk. Ii amused him that
his entrance was so quiet as to be sur
reptit.ous. 1t would have been Qlieter
had Marshall had his way. But he
himself had stipulated that Hardln
should be told Of his coming. lie had
seen the telegram before II left the
Tucson office. He might be assuming
an unfamiliar role in this complicated
drama of river and desert, but II WAS
not To he as an eavesdropper.
The heavy bus was plOwing slowly
through the dust of the street. Kick
ard was given ample time To note the
Limitations of the new town. lheS
passed two brick stores ot general
merchandise. lemons and WOODEN
goods, stockings and crackers disport
ing fraternally in their windows. a
board sign swinging from the over
hanging porch of ~" r"cst pretentiou'
( huiIdiH- announced the post ONCE
From a small adobe hung BRAS
plate advising the stranger OF tn
Bank of CalexicO. The 'dobe pressed
close to another twO-Storied structure
of the desert type. The upper floor
supported 10y posts, extended over IN
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-05-31
Cure Bent Backs by Suggestion.

Suggestion plays a great part in the
cure of physical ills of soldiers. Ac-
cording to Lieut.. Col. A. F. Hurst. all
men suffering from bent backs can be
cured by persuasion and re-educa-
ton.
The patient is told that his posture
is n bad habit formed when his back
was painful. He is asked to stand
with his back to wall, with his heels
touching it. His shoulders are then
gently pushed back till they touch the
wall.
In most instances the soldier finds
that in q few minutes he can stand
erect without support, and after walk
ing a few times in the same posture his
cure is complete.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-05-31

you want to hear about a rogue and a
scoundrel ask the water companies
their opinion of Hardin"
swell. what sort of hole has he
got US intoY demanded the other with
heat.
"Hardin's In a hole himself.
mo one seems to remember that he
crucified himself to save the valley.
I've q great respect for Thomas Har-
din"
@YesT returned Richard, whose lik-
| ing had been captured by the speaker.
The Impression Of distinction sharp
ened. The stranger wore a Numbered
I poogse SIX aaxt, opsn At the neck but
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-05-31

do you mind this window being
open?"
I'D mind If it were not. It's always
bad at the Junction. When we get
into the cultivated country you VIII
see what the valley will be like when
1t is all planted. The wind Is not
bad when it blows over grain or al
falfa. 1t is the desert dust that nags
one" He coughed again. Going inF
Richard said he was going in.
Are you going to settle In the val.
ley?' The inquisitOr was a man OF
about fifty, Richard decided, with
desert tan of apparent health. His
face was clear cut and intelligent.
81 don't know"
"Just looking the country overT
"You might call it that"
go slow" admonished his compan-
ion. Don't let yourself be carried
away. 1t is wonderful country. But
90 slow. It's the ones who expect to
make millions the first year that be-
come the worst knockers, Go slow.
l always tell them. Go Slow"
Its not a gG5d time to buy, thenF'
"Not so Food as il was ten years
ago! Br1 land is cheaper than 1t was
a year back. In some districts you
Can buy a good farm for ticket back
4 home, the farmers are so discouraged.
Cold feet" The slang sounded oddly
somehow. The mans voice had the
cultivated precision of the purist'
"Cold feet. The rivers chilled them
The valleys losing faith in the com
. pany."
what company" inquired Richard
again.
There's but one company to the
valley, the one that brought then
/ here. the ID. X. They don't call the
, railroad the company. They won't rec
, ognize that problem! It's had hare
I luck from the first, the d. r. At thu
$ very start the wrong man got hold o
4 II. Sather, the first promoter, was
: faker-a pretty thorough faker. Tn
e company recognized, but it's been II
{: had odor with the public ever since.
|. Richards eyes left the deep cuts i
e the land made by the ravening water
i and looked at his companion.
II thought Estrada was the origins
/. promoter?" he inquired.
t "Estrada's a recent comer-oh. 20
= mean the general. He started the ba
a rolling: that was all. Bad health, 70
n lowing the Bliss complication, tied hi
hands"
m The man In the seat ahead was III
y tening. His head was leOnine, HI
le body shriveled. Richard could see o
20 the neck the ancient burns that ha
ly spared the magnificent head. The re:
ID of the man had been shriveled an
O. twisted into terrible deformity. Ricl
ID ard found himself puzzling over Il
ne incident with its accompanying mi
Of acle. There was not scar on Il
II, powerful face.
Id "Estrada's business methods we
IT then not different from Sather's al
IS Hardin'sr' 1t was q deep, rich orga
. "Oh. you can't class Hardin vii
es Sather," protested Richards compa
n ion. "Sather used Hardin. Hardin
IN honesty cannot be questioned. It's n
MT moneys he's after. His whole hea
IS. Is In this reclamation scheme"
of "Hardins a false ALARM" growl
IL the owner of the massive head. 81
makes promises. He never kee
mr.. them"
10. The older mans smile was tolera
or Barton" he indicated. sis the pre-
ie- dent of the water companies. And
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-05-31

Dandrudf causes a fcveriSh irritation
of the scalp. the hair roots shrink,
loosen and then the hair comes out flst
70 stop falling hair at once and rid
the scalp of every particle Of dandruff,
get small bottle Of "Danderine" at
any drug store for few cents, pour a
little in your hand and rub ii into the
scalp. After several applications the
hair stops coming out and you can
find any dandruff. Your hair appears
soft, glossy and twice AZ thick and
abundant. Try it
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-05-31
Well Even That VIII Help.

They say food is going to be eAeap
pretty soon" remarked the bopeiu'
chap.
No" said the man who loves "
look on the dark side; 1T isn't so'"-
to be cheap-it will mercy w.
cheap by comparison. '-Bos'on f'""
script.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-05-31
oIcv,Ro @eoEs IN" AND AS HE GOES HE BEGINS TO
APPRECIATE THE DIFFICULTIES OF HIS POSITION

engineer of the oVerahu ,,,uo
cauad of Marshall in TuscoL AH
the ravages OF ue
,o.n;e Of Hardin. head of the Desert
omnopv had a under Rickard I'D al
100 and had married Gerry with whom Rckard hau ~
the Overland Pacnc must s'eP "
~ the InperiaI valley send Rickard TO take
Ricksd declines he foresees embarrasseh III up
Hardin. but is
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-05-31
Had a Reason.

"What makes you so sleepy around
the office?"
Its my sense of duty, boss"
"Huh?"
81 lie awake too much at night
thinking about my work"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-05-31
"Toteo Philosophy.

Always carry a little philosophy
about with you. A gilded searchlight
is of little account to the big auto
stuck In the mud.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-05-31
nailY THOUGHT.

II g, never ~o difficult 10 ,,,gss
,rn., a.. are Ashamed ot o"'
Lii Rochcroncauld.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-05-31

Some people make the 0es'
and others take H.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-05-31
How will Hardin receive the

How will Hardin receive the
man who comes to supplant him
and how will Hardin's wife re-
ceive the man who once had told
her of his love and then, torn by
doubts, had run away from her
expectant eyes? These are ques-
tons that worry Richard, but he
is not left long in doubt. Get
the answer, with Richard, in the
next installment.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-11-06
WAR RECORD OF LEvIATHAN
Monster Transport Carried Many
Thousands Of Soldiers 10
French Ports.

The giant transport Leyiathnn, fol-
lowing her arrival In New York har-
Dor with Gen Pershing and troops of
the First division. brought 90 a close
her important service In helping win
the war. The big ship. after being
refitted for passenger service. Is 20 be
turned back to the United States ship
ping board. the agency which seized
II when the United States entered the
war. While the future Of the ship
Is uncertain. Il is reported that she
will be assigned 20 American passen-
ger trade between New York and
Liverpool. with possible extension In
the future OF a service 10 Hamburg.
The Leyiathan. formerly the Water
land. the second largest ship Ia The
world. WIS informed Ia New York By
the Germans IN 1914 She WIS "wi-
fully damaged" 10 the extent of more
than 100000 After being recon
dltloned By American engineers she
was assigned as transport. and
during and since the war made 10
round trips on the Atlantic. carrying
total OF $500 soldiers. Of whom
9s.32i were carried overseas through
submarine infested seas. She was ~
ways a mark for U-boats. but her
speed and the armament with which
she was equipped saved her.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-11-06
Marlorie,s One Hundred.

Marjorie, aged 8. had not been hav-
ing very satisfactory reports from
school. Her father finally said: Mar
jorie. for the first 100 you get I'll give
you a quarter.
Time went on. and the reward could
not he claimed. One day the child was
taken violently III. Her mother sent
for the doctor. When he had gone
Marjorie said: Mamma. am l very
nT"
mo. dear; your temperature is a
little over 100, but the doctor thinks
you will be better in day or So"
Smiles broke through Marjorie's
tears. "Now. mamma. can have my
quarter. Papa said he would give il
20 me If | could get 100 ON anything"
Christian Advocate
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-11-06
ID " T.
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GIVE HELP TO FALLEN HORSE
First unhitch Him and AIIay Fears
by Taking to Hlr-Proyide
Suitable Footing.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment Of Agrlculture.)
When a horse falls in harness he al
most Immediately struggles to regain
his feet. A strong. healthy horse will
not remain down voluntarily. but In
his efforts 10 rise he may become
frightened. II the driver viii give
the right kind Of first aid he can pre-
vent serious injury 10 the animal
Held down by the harness the horse
seldom has sufficient freedom 10 rise
TO his feet, though enough TO struggle
and injure himself by pounding his
head on the ground. Accordingly the
driver should calm the horse first by
speaking In reassuring tone and, by
placing his knees upon the animals
neck just back of the ears. endeavor
to prevent injury from struggling or
from bruising his head. An intelligent
horse quickly learns to place great
confidence In the voice OF a good
driver.
The traces and preceding straps
should be unfastened and the vehicle
rolled back from the fallen animal II
the horse is In double hitch, the traces
aud yoke strap should be unfastened
and the pole. vehicle. and working
mate moved short distance away.
An injured horse will then regain his
feet readily II he has suitable footing.
In case the ground is Icy. scatter some
fine sand, sawdust. or straw under
and In front OF him. If nothing Of this
kind is available, spread blanket or
burlap bagging on the pavement TO
give him better footing as he attempts
to stand.
In case the horse needs more help
and encouragement. and especially II
he lies broadside, roll him on 10 his
chest, with the hind legs under the
belly. Then work both front legs for
ward until the feet are firmly on the
ground and knees fiexed. II after re-
peated efforts and good footing he
continues 10 fall back upon the ground
there is possibly some injury TO the
bind parts, such as a fracture Of the
hip or leg. which should be examined
by a qualified veterinarian.
In all efforts to assist a fallen
horse do not forget that in rising TO
his feet he raises the head and fore
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-11-06
THEY TURNED AWAY 0AzEDLY
Young Couple in Search OF an Apart
ment Run into Unusun
Landlord.

They were swapping yarns NJ the
Athletic club the other night and
Frank Gnrbutt told this one. though
he doesn't youch for ifs verucity.
"The young husband touched the
landlords doorbell timldly and his
wife Just M timidly sought his hand.
when the door banged open and n
fierce bewhlskered man confronted
them.
"H-have you m apartment 20 rentr'
plped the young husband
"llavc you any chndrenf" roarcd
the landlord. running n slnewy hand
through bis whlskers.
"No." replied the young husband.
promptly.
"Any dogsf" blarcd the landlord.
"Not n one" chirped the young wife.
"Weli. then. said the landlord tri-
umphantly. "yon can't get Ia here We
never rent apartments 10 people who
haven't Children or dogs"
The door slammed IN their fnces
and they turned away dazedly.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-11-06
VINCENT NOW A RESERVE AVIATOR

j. G. Vincent. codeslgner OF the
Liberty aircraft engine. has been com
missloned b. the president colonel
In the officers reserve corps Of the
United States army. The appointment
IS TO the aviation section OF the signal
corps and specifies flying status.
Taking service with the army In
1917, Mr. Vincent was given the tenn
pOrary commission OF major; later he
was promoted TO lieutenant colonel for
his signal services. A recent enabling
act by congress permitted his being
commissioned a colonel.
Il am glad TO accept this commits
sion because believe the officers re-
serve corps offers the best opportunity
that peace time affords the citizen for
service to this country" said Colonel
Vincent. ut is an effective means OF
lining up for the government In tine
OF peace the men who. by special train
ing or talent. should be Immediately
available to the government In time OF
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1919-11-06
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER.

Stop a minute and think what ii
means to say that Greens August
Flower has been a household remedy
all over the civilized world for more
than half a century" No higher praise
is possible and no better remedy can
be found for constipation. intestinal
troubles. torpid liver and the depress-
ed feeling that accompanies such dis
orders. II Is most valuable for In
digestion or nervous dyspepsia and
liver trouble, coming up Of food, pal
pifation of heart, and many other
symptoms. A few doses Of August
Flower VIII relieve you. II is gentle
laxative. Ask your druggist. Sold In
all civilized countries.-Adv.