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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-02-14

a change that was like thunder-clap:
"Send it up, you dunghill bantam!
Why the h haven't you sent my
music boX?'
Andrea pressed her hands, her face
and her whole body against the docf.
She was trembling slightly. but she
was not frightened; her intelligence
was too busy. Ii had leaped to an un.
derstanding of Trevor's part in what
was going on outside. She forgot that
she had ever thought 1t mere battle
of tongues. She could imagine this
man. Manchester, as a mountain of
Drawn and sinew against which IRE
vor was deliberately opposing all the
moral weight of the old fighting slo-
gan, Bully a bully."
More than that; she could now feel
that the suppressed hatred she had
guessed at their words had come bold
| ly into the open and that it was in a
sense labored and forced only because
| its intensity was beyond actual ex-
pression. These men were stripped
70 almost unbelievable nakedness-
rapier and broadswOrd, tapping, thirst
ing nightly for hearts blood and
nothing less. In comparison with her
own little struggle with Trevor. the en-
counter assumed the proportions Of a
meeting of elements.
II didn't send it, said Trevor soft
ly, because / didn't want to remind
myself you were still unburied. Be
sides, it looks so clean
Il know" interrupted Manchester
Once more his astonishingly flexible
voice changed its tone to one of un
feigued calm. II can understand, OF
course" he remarked conversational
ly. You dislike the idea of carrion In
conjunction with the virgin polish OF
a mahogany box. Well, let's have q
look at the thing"
II don't remember having seen yOI
so sober before" said Trevor, in the
same easy tone. and from its SOUND
she knew he had turned toward hi!
room.
enforced. ! can assure you" re
piled Manchester. Been strapped OF
the wagon by lack of the neces-"
The sound of his voice was Gu
short by the closing of Trevor's door
Andrea opened her own, just
crack, and looked out. In the YER
center of tie circular court squatted i
, n ring a dozen half-naked boat-boy'
, Their tcrsos were still glistening i
, the moonlight from the sweat of thei
4 labor. They all seemed dull of fac
t but mighty of muscle. None, not ont
E of Trevor's people was in sight
D very surprising fact, for the Africa
. loves a gossip with the stranger witt
in his walls.
There was quite long silence; the
Z came the muffied tones of the phOn'
a graph, rising bell-like through Il
e night in a climbing aria from Faust
y Suddenly the sound wavered, swerve
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-02-14
Filisns Wearing More Clothes.

DIR. r. W. Ration. in his report OF
the trade of the Fiji islands, says
shirts are gradually gaining in popu'
larity among the Fijians. All kinds OF
soft tennis shirts with collars sell free
". These shirts are usually worn fol-
dressy occasions, when the natives are
generally clothed in white or cream
There is an increasing demand fol
khaki shirts and trousers. The latter
are either plain or with buckle knees
and are being wOrr by Fijian men be
meath or instead 9. loin cloth. There
is also a large sale for umbrellas.
Exchange.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-02-14

rumbled near and then wavered afar
according to the bends of the river, but
in spite Of this variation the sum of
its volume swelied steadily in an
ominOus approach until it died quite
suddenly az the boat landing.
There was distant rattle of a
dozen punting-poles dropped across
the thwarts. spoken word or two
that carried marvelouSly across the
still night, and then long silence sud
denly shattered by believing voice ::
ship ahoy. Show your port and star
board lights. d you. How in the
h d'you think I'll make the chan
nel?"
Andrea rose quickly and laid her
ear To a crack in the door. Her pulse
WAS hcatin" fast. but she was smiling.
She heard Trevor come out and pres
emily she heard him speak. His voice
was almost unrecogniZable. it was 50
cold and so inciSiye. like sharpened
steel. In strange incongruity, the
words he let fall were like drops of
molten metal.
Hello. Manchester. you dirty. drunk
en- brute. What's your price to 60
away from here tonight? | can offer
you case of BolS and all the kattil
dogs in the craal to see you Off"
The words and their manner as
| founded Andrea; for moment i
seemed 10 her that these two mel
must be joking. Then she felt the i'm
pact of an undercurrcnt of malevolenc'
such as she had nevCe in her life i'm
agined. much less encountered. Sh'
quivered to the thought that here wa
Trevor absolutely without gloves a
last, every word an Intentionally nake'
blow.
Trevor" said Manchester in an oil
voice that was strangely sOftened AM
indescribably aggravating. Il like you
| can't help likin' you; you're so d
unbiblical. Not Il whisper about
Sanguinary fatted calf. You go RICH
to my heart with case of gin. l az
cept; bring it out"
NO" said Trevor, "Tll send it VI
I'll have il waiting for you by the tim
you get back if you don't rot and ia
apart on the way"
There you CO." said MacCloste
pleasantly. always cheerful, war;
welcome on your tongue" Then. wit
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-02-14

where a man stops asking for favorS
and starts giving them. You'll get the
connection when | remind You that
the possessor of a million of anything
can always give f2yori."
"A whole cotillion." agreed Andrea.
Having a million. | shall have no
difficulty in building railroad across
Africa with other peoples money, and
having built one. shall build another
and then another. To put 1t in nut
shell, might say that from now on
all my prayers will be stated in terms
of miles of roadbed-what you English
call permanent way. Other and greater
men have built empires; should like
to knit them together"
when are you going to start!
asked Andrea.
1--WE started already" answered
Trevor. I've got my stake and q
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-02-14
steamer besides; that's pure velvet

steamer besides; that's pure velvet
nowadays"
I'll tell you when you really
started" said Andrea. THE moment
you connected your inner flame with
the star of Transport"
you're coming on" said Trevor,
pleased at her remembering.
And why" said Andrea, have you
never once played the Photographic"
Eth :" exclaimed Trevor. his mind
turning somersault. Look here" he
protested. "are you trying to bowl Inc
over with my own philosophy of con-
trasts? What the devil has the phOno-
graph got To do with stars and inner
flames? The d thing Isn't mine
that's why l never use it. It's tainted
by it's prospective ownership"
Manchester" mpsed Andrea aloud
Her eyes flashed Il smile at him
well. anyway, | know it's going Il
be awfully jolly"
"What? The photograph"
"No, silly. Building railroads"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-02-14

and fell to a wrangling of frightened
notes rs though some one had swept
the instrument from It's balance.
second later there was the thud of
heavy boot ON wood, TrevOr's door
flew open and the still wailing phone
graph was hurled as from Il catapult
fifteen feet through the air. 1t fell to
the hard-beaten ground OF the patio
with a terrific Sp!intering crash. rolled
! over on one side and was still. An
( drea'S eyes had been watching il. faS-
/ cinated; now they swerved and stop
1 ped almost with click of the sudden
/ ly arrested muscles.
/ Between her and the door of Ire
vor's hut stood the towering figure of
Il man i'm quarter profile. She could
: see his great shock of bushy red hair.
a bit Of his shaggy beard, his enormous
~ broad shoulders and the white CLEAN
I of his two hands hanging almost at his
knees. He was hatless and dressed
in faded blue dungarees many sizes
TOO small for his bulk.
As she watched him. he raised his
arms in wide still GESTURE and began
To sing. At the first note, quite I'M
conscious of action, she let the door
swing open and stepped out on the
veranda. 1t was the aria from Faust,
the same aria, hut oh. Low different.
The voice of this man vas like a huge
and glittering serpent of sound that
writhed smoothly into the air, chal-
, longing the dome of heaven Itself.
. If there was one thing that Andrea
, knew better than another. it was the
, accurate valuation of every operate
voice that had sung in Europe during
she last decade. She had been taken
To Covent Garden regularly before she
, was out, as n matter of education. and
I no less regularly after her eighteenth
!. birthday, as Il matter of matrimonial
= business.
4 She knew instantly that this extra
t ordinary apparition in the wilderness
: was nothing less than the solution o
a world mystery. fie could be but ont
}. man and that person whose tremen
e dous triumph had been so short as t.
Il leave him with fame but without
name She was hearing the Grea
r. Voice-the voice of the star that hat
n shOne for single night; resounde'
b but once through the Scala, set Il
swiftly as il had risen and disappeare
: forever, leaving behind no trace b'
yond memory so short that ii ha
: become recollection almost unbelieN
able TO the few that had heard it.
Now her ears were filled with IL
q music to the exclusion of thought G
. reason or consciousness of self. Sh
? became nothing more than a sentier
I channel. The easy power Of the NoiC
lifted it beyond the common standard
,d of vocal classification and gave 1t III
y allure and the terror of the superh'
Z man. Its tenuity seemed thing IL
. corporated apart, an actual substant
n with reckoning arms and hands.
n drew her slowly. steadily out into Il
quivering moonlight, held her. LITE
her face with it toward the sky.
81 CTO BE CONTINUED)
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-02-14
Sea-ts,and Cotton.

Practically ell of the sea-island cot
ton is produced in the states OF
Georgia. Florida and South Carolina,
the finest coming from the chain of ISL
ands off tne Carolina coast. 1t is well
named sea-island cotton, as when
grown away from the coast the fiber
RAPIDLY degenerates into upland cot
ton unless seed grown in the islands Is
obtained for planting successive crops
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-02-14
n1YElRS--ST|LI WELL
= sioys Best of Health
De- Her Housework
Unaided

~ 0joy one day of good
~ more than two years." says
" u Wildes, TAG Z. Georgia St.,
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-02-14
NEED SPIRIT OF ADVENTURE
Pioneers in New Fields of EndeaVor
Must Have that Animation, or
Failure Is Sure.

Life would be a sorry thing If we
lacked the spirit and the initiative TO
20 ahead and make an attempt at least
to better our condition. We cannot ex-
pect TO enjoy the better, higher, nobler
phases of existence without searching
for them, or rather without steady,
confident endeavor on our part to
make ourselves worthy of absorbing
them by degrees. To do this, however.
necessitates the abandonment in many
cases of certain of those well-knOwn
paths whose opportunities. limited
though they may have been, seemed
sufficient for our needs. If we have
wrung those opportunities dry, how
ever: if we have extracted from them
the essence of their substance and
know that we may hope for nothing
more from them, it Is time, surely, to
turn our thoughts to other opportuni'
ties even if to get them we must blaze
new trails and risk new adventures
The spirit of adventure is, indeed, the
spirit which should dominate the pio'
neer in all new fields of endeavor. I'm
less he is influenced by such spirit
he will stand a poor chance of making
good in the new fields he expects tc
work. 1t were better that such per
son remain content with the little thai
may be vouchsafed him, rather thar
to make an effort which in advance h'
realizes will be futile. Many things
however, come to the man who dare:
no matter what his quest may be. TIT
new adventure always promises well
but as time passes and obstacles o
one kind and another, and trials ant
temptations make the going difficult
the bright promises for the futur'
seem to fade away, and in their plac
come only cold facts and hard lesson
TO be learned. That is why so man,
of us lack the courage to keep on whel
we have undertaken new work. w
do not know just what it will develop
nor are we always willing TO "see
through" Notwithstanding our avowe
intention of doing so.-Charlesto
News and Courier.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-02-14

Memphis, Tenn.
cat first i had
nothing more than
backache. After
wards terrible at
tacks of pain left
me weak and limp.
My arms and limbs
ached. My feet
felt weighted with
tons of lead. /
couldn't W k
without a cane
and had to be car
ried to bed every
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-02-14
Robert Trevor" he confirmed an

Robert Trevor" he confirmed and
simplified.
"Oh. White Mani she cried again,
dropping her hands into her lap and
gazing ut him with an intensity that
slowly drove the blood from her face.
She was sitting in her hammOck-chair.
prOpped against all the pillows the
camp could produce. She took long
breath and then she spoke again.
''Will you do something for me-a little
thing?'
"Why ask" said Trevor.
well, it's like this" said Andrea.
81 want to kiss you" She turned her
eyes from his face and continued rap
idly. 1T needn't mean anything. of
course. Nothing binding, you know,
on either party. Only, you, see, any
thing might happen to me at any mo-
ment: l might fall i'll again and just
pop off. Soft you don't mind-rd
like to do it now, please"
TrevOr's face presented a puzzle
that nobody saw, for Andrea's eyes
We're anywhere but upon it. He arose
and came hesitatingly to kneel beside
her chair. well" he said and she
almost laughed at the weird quaver in
his voice, there / am. G-gO to It,"
She put her arms around his neck
and came blindly toward him. An
drea," he protested. "aren't you goini
to look in my eyes?"
She shook her head. NO" she wills
pered, ait isn't that kind of kiss"
Her soft moist lips on his moutl
were as light as flower that sway
to its mate in the cool breath of th'
morning, salutes gently and recedes
fearful of bruising.
There" she cried sinking back OF
her pillows. NOW go on about tn
star thing"
Trevor. a dazed look in his eyes
mopped his brow. returned to his chat
and obediently repeated, when | real
lied that that NJ. o. wasn't liar afte
all. and that my flying days were reall
over, l had to look around for neN
! steering lights. There are just tire
things in the world today: winning tn
, war is number one, and after tina
come education and transport"
; He nodded to himself as if in COZ
firmation. 81 picked Transport fo
my star My mission is to ships an
: railroads. | believe i'm all reverenc
that together with education they ca
y be welded into the second coming {
, our Lord, bearing peace and not
. sword. If you can only see my sta
. high enough and far enough ava.
q you'll know that it shines on worl
beyond blasphemy."
. He looked at her anxiOusly, g
!. though he feared she might stay anon
4 the shadows while he was trying
!. show her his depths. She nodde
q go on"
beginnings" .he continued, "alwa,
| look small measured against ambition
7 end so don't often look so far ahea
g Just now my eyes are fixed right her
o on this soil of Africa, because fro
/. her overlooking breast I've drawn n
@ stake of a million. That's bit mike
v but it's clear, isn't it,"
o "Yes," said Andrea. go on.
h Another thing that is written
# the book of great truths. which. by Il
way. is the primer of the citizens
q the world" continued Trevor. lis Il
!. axiom mat success begins at the poi
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-02-14
Ri BELIEVER
n BLAcK-DRAUGH1
ni.luma Lady Tells How Her
land Believes in Black
lrauQht and Uses 1t For
Many Ailments.

r,la. okla.-Mrs. W. B. Dawson
.a.st Of this place, says: My
"a /, q great believer in Black
-, and thinks 1t cures about
uhing.
81 plendid for headache 'eonstipa'
1-hich usually causes headache),
don or any kind of stomach
81. and we Just keep it for these
~. / don't know when we
a used It, and we always find it
hdory.
7e,,sw II has done US both a lot of
! "a saved us many dollars. 1 use
= teaspoon doses at first and
- Nth small doses, and it sure
1 rake . person feel like new.
| = >l,enses the liver better than any
- liver tonic / have ever used.
,fter taking a thorough course
- asserts itself and you are not
80 eohstipated condition that
- 4 lot Of other active medicines.
- 3 one thing I like especially
10"
- sver 10 years Thedford's Black
rrkt has been in use for many SIM
p aflnents and today is a recog-
stsndard remedy in thousands
nfly medicine chests. 1t will
I'D 70 keep Black-Draught in the
~ use when needed.
lruggist sells it.-Adv.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-02-14
DARTING, PIERCING
SCIATIC PAINS
Give way before the pene-
trating effects of Sloan's
Iiniment

So do those rheumatic twinges and
the loin-aches of lumbago, the nerve
inflammation of neuritis. the wry neck,
the joint wrench, the ligament sprain,
the muscle strain, and the throbbing
bruise.
The ease of applying, the quickness
of relief, the positive results, the clean
illness, and the economy OF Sloan's
Liniment make it universally preferred.
35c. 7Qc. Sl.40.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-02-14

z - night. i cOuiun
y Of work and kept my people
1ubbing my aching limbs. Some
~ whole body became rigid. Ny
~ swollen twice their normal
a1nost killed me to pass the kid
41&tiens. / lost AZ pounds and
~ felt I had aged q year. / was
voD the rustic of a paper made
naIl | was advised to use Dodn's
~ h1Is and seven boxes made
= vi woman. / have enjoyed the
& 1nlth for seven years, and have
~ my homework without any
Sworn to before me.
11llA AeNULTY, Notary Public.
0l11sp.sst Any Store. zoe . Boz
UnANsS KIDNEY
e4N ~ PILLS
ez1uRN CO.. BUFFALO. N. Y.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-02-14

rrs measure their takes, and
faks their measure.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1920-02-14
Strange Fact.

Aviation flights seem to be popular
in conversation" "Yet IL Is subject
over most peoples heads"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-20
TIDAL CRIME WAVE
SWEEPS NEW YORK

New York, Dec. 90 New York's
epidemic OF criminal activities ragged
unabated today. Daring holdups and
other acts Of violence were reported
from widespread sections OF the me
tropolIs. No murders occurred. but
robbers looted store In Brooklyn Of
$1,000 In dry goods. and bandits held
up and robbed two jewolry messcn.
gers Of $4,000 In gems, and money.
In addition. there were many minor
burglaries and assaults.
Reports Of various crimes were dis
played TO the public In eight column
banner heads on tho front pages OF
all afternoon papers.
Five new holdups and robberies
MS police net for bandits" said one.
New $4,000 daylight holdup." flarcd
another. Band takes woman from
cab In park" and Bandits bind mer-
chant, rob stores" were typical Of
the rest
A fresh summary OF ''lates. de-
velopmcnts" was placed In front
page frame with each new edition Of
most papers. The demand that Po-
lice Commissioner Enright must CO.
also was made In headlines. and cdi-
torials.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-20
BE Prepared"
AN Il PAS0 PAPE R
CA R R|ES H { \ | !
COLORED WR|TE-UP
ON HAMON IRA GEDY

Henry Hunt who is El Paso, Texas,
has sent the Ardmoreite copy Of
one of the papers published in that
city. The paper carries a big front
page story on the Hamon tragedy
in this city. 1t publishes a picture of
Clara Smith that does not resemble
that woman any more than an old
photograph OF Queen Victoria would.
The news writer also goes into detail
and tells of how things happened in
Ardmore and states that the asser-
tions were made by Clara Smith.
AS a matter Of fact the whole story
was made up in the vivid imagina-
ton of a newspaper writer There is
not one word Of truth in the entire
story.
Ninety-nine per cent Of all the
stories published concerning this trag-
edy have been faxed by writers. Such
conduct lowers the standing of the
in a newspaper and knows that every
sentence of 1t is faxed be can have no
confidence in any other assertions Of
the paper. One may spend a life time
reading such trash and in the end he
has no information. His reading is
like the mans who confines his work
10 the reading Of fiction to the exclu-
sion of any real facts.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-20
REPRESENTATIVE FARM
MEN GATHER TODAY
IN OKLAHOMA CITY

Oklahoma City. Okla. Dec. pa
committee of twelve men from DIFF.
ferent parts OF the state met with ].
A. Whitehurst, president of the state
board OF agriculture. at his office in
the state house here this afternoon
for the purpose of discussing n meth.
ow TO correlate service between the
federal and state governments for
mutual aid. A representative of the
United States bureau Of markets at
Washington will address the meeting.
Included in the discussion will be
hte establishment Of bonded ware.
houses for cotton and grain. adoption
of federal grades. measures and stand.
ards OF these commodities, and advis.
ability OF issuing certificates on ship
nents.
Among those invited To attend the
conference are representatives OF the
farmers union, the grange associa-
lion. grain dealers association and
bankers association.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-20

How many men there are to-
day who have lost the respect OF
their associates and made failures
of themselves merely because at
one time or another they Vere
afraid to say No"
When Sam O'Hearn had heard
these words from the lips of Pro-
icssor Simmons, principal of Co.
lumbia High School, one morning
in assembly, ne wondered to him.
self ii he wasn't one of those per-
soaS who can't xy NO" He was
afraid SO.
Now here's the proposition.
O'Hearn. You're the star man of
Columbia's basketball team. The
whole team swings around your
playing at center. It would be the
simplest matter in the world for
YOU to throw the game TO Parker
High next Thursday night il you
just wanted to, and il you will we
fellows'll make it worth your while.
What d'you say?' 1t was Pinky
Pinkerton OF Parker High. Pinky
had the reputation OF being the
leader OF the betting students Of
his school, and inasmuch as betting
on any games between the two in
stitutions was forbidden by the
faculties, .Pinky took great delight
in his reputation.
Sam O'FIearn listened to Pinky's
words with throbbing heart.
Whats il worth to you guys"
he eagerly questioned.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-20
COTTON G|NNED TO DEC
IS IS NEAR L MILLION
BALES, GOVERNMENT SAYS

Washington, Dec. 20.--Cotton exclu-
sive linters, ginned prior to December
l3. amounted to 10,7s7.265 running
bales including 19s,ls4 round bales,
which were counted as half bales; 54,-
467 bales of American Egyptian and
1921 bales Of sea islands, the census
bureau announced today. Ginnings last
year TO December l3 amounted to 81
396,646 bales including lo3.662 round
bales, 27,lO4 bales OF American Esyp-
tian and 6,2S6 bales Of sea island.
This years ginning by states fol-
lows:
Alabama, 6O5.9S9; Arizona 66.7s4;
Arkansas, Ss5,202; California, 37.s02;
Florida 1853; Georgia 1,323,752; Lou
isiana 354,7sS; Mississippi 1859:
Missouri 1859; North Carolina, ESQ.,
O54; Oklahoma sG0,1s4 South Carolina
l,364,650; Tennessee 234.76S; Texas
1901. l.S51; Virginia, 1876; all other
states, 7,4S5.