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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19
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"Such beautiful stripes as all my
grandchildren have" said Granddaddy
Striped GroundSquirrel. "rhey are
all so slender and so lovely: they all
wear such pretty brown suits with
such bright and gay decorations.
Not only do my grandchildren make
themselves look very fine and hand
some and smart. but they wear these
suits so as TO protect themselves from
all the weaSels, skunks and foxes and
| coyotes.
These animals would attack the
Striped GrOund-Squirrels If they could.
But because the Striped Ground
Squirrels wear suits which make them
look like brown earth with its plants,
they are usually protected and safe
"Of course | don't mean that you
wear suits of the earth with plants
growing upon them.
mo, indeed, | don't mean thatl
ut would not be at all beautiful
Tor you to wear earth suits with
plants sticking out all over you. But
what | mean is that your suits are OF
the color of the warm brown earth and
your markings or decorations are OF
the color of plants.
I'm other words, when you keep
quite still you might be taken for a
part of the earth and not for a little
animal at all.
"And dear Striped Ground Squirrels,
Granddaddy Striped Ground Squirrel
wants to warn you of many things.
Though you wear such a safe and
sensible costume or suit. you must be
very careful, for you have lots of ene-
mics. You must never think only of
yourselves. That is not brave. That
Is not right.
when danger Is near. you must
give low warning sounds to each other,
and now ] will teach you those warn
ing notes."
So Granddaddy Striped Ground
Squirrel taught the little squirrels the
different warning sounds which they
could make to tell each other If dam
ger were near.
You must be very careful. When
there is danger you must be very still.
You must be so still that no one will
notice you move so much as an inch
or half an inch.
You must be as still as though you
had no life In you at all. Come, let
US practice this"
So Granddaddy Striped Ground
Squirrel gave the little Striped
Ground-Squirrels a lesson In how to
sit up on their hind feet and stay
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19

l's n OF the night over their plans. II
oeen decided that they were 70
-. ~. within the next couple of davs
-. narris broke the news that his
ae was going on visit, and that ar.
A. sements would have to be made for
81, care Of the farm.
s, ases took the suggestion of q few
delay with poor grace.
a.,. s. an while you're chasing I'M an,
=, u un Ter housekeeper the Yankees
Il, al the homesteads. They're com.
r., - right now by the train Load
s.s o'n up everythin' in sight we'll
-. ey round here till the summers
H.. an then 60 out an get q sand
We ~ u something like. Couldn't YOUR
srn 10 her visltin' no other timer,
sAa tell you, Riles," said Harris
MA au no desire to pursue q tonic
- might lead him into deem water
90 ahead out and get the Law of
'0' and I'll follow you within |.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19
A REFUGE Of Strength.

He who never connects God with his
daily life knows nothing of the spir-
itual meaning and uses Of life; moth
Ing of the calm. strong patience with
which ills may be endured; of the gen.
tie. tender comfort which the Fathers
love can minister; Of the blessed rest
to be realized in His fOrgiving love.
His tender FatherhOod; of the deep.
peaceful sense Of the Infinite One ever
near, a refuge and strength.-Farrar.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19
. THE
NKITCHEN
S3CABINET
Western Newspaper Union }

mans true greatness lies in the
consciousness of an honest purpose in
life. founded on a just estimate of
himself and everything else. on fire.
quent determination, and a steady
obedience to the rule which he knows
TO be right. without troubling himself
about what others may think or say or
whether they do. or do not do. that
which he thinks and says and does
George Long.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19
Nu hAt ~s.Q
Few Have Seen Radium.

Radium is a metal that Is described
as having a white metallic luster. It
has been isolated only once or twice,
and few persons have seen 1t. 1t is
ordinarily obtained from its ores in
the form of sulphate, chloride or bro
mide. according to the United States
geological survey, Department of the
Interior, and 1t is In the form Of these
salts that it is usually sold and used.
These are all white or nearly white
substances, whose appearance is no
more remarkable than that of common
salt or baking powder.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19
Reach Would Be Handjean

How big Is giant7" asked i've
year-old Jim. Does his head touch
the SKYE"
That's what they ten u.s." the little
boys uncle replied.
"Well," Jimmy said. he'd have t.
reach down such long ways that any
kid ought to be able to get away"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19

ful OF flour, two teaspOonfuls of bak-
ing powder, One-third of a cupful of
sweet milk, One-third of q teaspoOnful
OF salt and one tablespoonful of fat.
Drop by spOOnfulS on the steak and
cover tightly and steam for twenty
minutes
Tuna Fish Loaf.-Take pound can
Of tuna fish, two whole eggs or whites
of four, One-half cupful Of water, one
fourth teaspOOnful of celery salt. one
cupful of stale bread crumbs, one tea
spoonful of baking powder, one tea
spoonful of salt, the juice of half a
lemon and speck of cayenne. Mix
well, season to taste. Pack in bread
tn and brown. Turn out on q serving
platter and pour parsley sauce over
the loaf.
Parsley Sauce.-Wash and cover
with boiling water one bunch Of
parsley TO which pinch of salt and
soda has been added. Cook ten min
utes, strain and add to n cupful of
thick white sauce and stir in one
tablespoonful of fresh minced parsley.
Garnish with sprigs of fresh parsley.
Mock Lobster Chowder.-Take one
cupful of faxed and soaked Goldfish.
six medium-siZed potatoes, three
onions. two cupfuls of stewed tomato,
one tablespoonful of salt. one-eighth
of teaspoonful. of pepper, two table
spOOnfuls of butter One-half dozen
milk crackers. two cupfuls of milk,
One-half teaspoonful of soda. Put
freshened Goldfish, sliced potatoes and
onions into kettle, cover with boil
ing water and cook until soft. Add
the tomato, seasoning. heat well. add
the soda TO the milk and add the
crackers. Bring to the boiling point
and serve.
Ox-TaiI Stew.-Cut one and one-half
pounds of OX-tail into small pieces,
cover with water, add salt and cook
two hours. Then add two cupfuls of
minced carrots, one cupful of minced
onions, more seasoning, If needed, and
cook one more hour. The last half
hour before serving add one pint of
strained tomato. If 1t seems too thin
add little flour and cook until
smooth.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19
Will Always Be Poor.

A man that only translates, shall
never be a poet; nor painter, tina
only copies; nor a swimmer, tina
swims always with bladders; so PEG
pie that trust wholly TO others charity
and without industry Of their own, vii
always be poor.-Sir W. Temple.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19

tiles can never be tasted
unless one is privileged
TO visit the zone. as the
flavor is lost or entirely
spoiled by the ocean
travel. Some of the
dishes commoL in that
CLINE are possible to pro-
duce and are well worth
irving.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19
Didn't Relish Rubbisb

A mother who studied dletetics ex.
planned to the family that they needed
"roughage" In their diet. Her small
boy remarked to friend: "Mothe,
says We must eat rubbish, bur d.nt
like the idea very WELL"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19
As One Raised
From Dead
STOMACH PAINS COM
Eaf0nkO Made Hin, Wall

After suffering ten long month";
with stomach pains, l have taxed
Eatonic and am now without any paid
whatever. Am as one raised from tho
dead" writes A. Percifield.
Thousands of stomach sufferers re-
port wonderful relief. Their trouble
is too much acidity and gas which
Eatonic quickly takes up and carries
out, restoring the stomach to q
healthy, active condition. Always car.
~ few Eatonics, take one after eat.
Ing, food will digest well--you will
feel fine. Big box costs only a trifis
with your druggists guarantee.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19
Reasonable ExnIapa.Ior

Mother-What have yor dce>. %
your little sitter?
BOy-Nothin'.
Then what is she crying f.rY
"'Cause she can't think OF any,:,:nr
more to cry for"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19
Extremes MEETING.

"The electrician who was on the
spot was certainly a live wire"
How do you known"
II could tell by the way he han
died the dead one"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19
The Proof

as he a sound sleeperT
Sound, is he? You can hear him
all over the house"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19

When men and women are rightly
occupied. their amusement grows out
of their work as the color petals out
of a fruitful flower.-John Ruskin.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19
DISHES FROM JAMAICA.

Many of the wonderful fruits of the
tropics which have no keeping quail
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19
SOME GOOD MAIN pI3HES.

A good homely dish which is suf-
ficiently satisfying for the hard-wOrk-
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19

IIS HtHU OF II IHIIIIII IS.
DumpIings and Steak.
Cook the steak first on
one side, then on the 9th
er in Il smoking hot,
lightly creased frying
pan. Season well and
cover with boiling wa
ter. Drop on dumplings
made by using one cup
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-03-19

We are none of us above the inv
ence of Observation-Disclosures.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
THE NEW RHEIMS ARISES

enterprises are again flourishinE and 1t has resumed its place as the most populous city in northeastern France. It's streets, boulevards and promenades have been reconstructed on improved plans and it's homes re- stored.
 Great areas in the department of the Marne have been cleared of the disfiguring remains of war. The trenches have been filled, the barbed wire entanglements have disappeared and the rehabilitation of the city has gone on rapidly. Some 2,62l kilo- meters of roads have been repaired and many roads wholly reconstruct ed. The 132 bridges in the depart ment of the Marne destroyed by war have been rebuilt; local railways and street railroads have been construct ed or restored.
 The work of restoration and re- construction has gone on with un- precedented activity and energy, with the result that Rheims has resumed it's old-time ascendency in north eastern France. And in all this work America has aided, though French resources, patience and energy and indomitable will have been the chief factors. A new, greater and more beautiful Rheims is rapidly rising to take the place of the vanished city of 1914, of which the ruined cathedral remains as monument and an in- Spiration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
BOND FOR MILITIAMEN

T OW much longer members of the state militia who charged with compicty in the Baird lynchng Ian guish jail while lawyers wrange legal techncates? The treatment of these since they arrested while duty in the strike has been travesty justice
 The latest development in the Lancaster indicates that may be six months longer before his trial resumed The soldiers kept in a treated like elons and prevent ed from reoining their families They being punished have not been convicted of any crime They should have been given speedy trial Every citizen is entitled to that much consideration in the courts and the circumstances which these arrested made imperative that their guilt or innocence be established possible
 AS there indication when the miamen will be given
 hearing, they should be granted bail They going to The state authorities don't believe they would do that does other responsible person who famar with the facts.
 Disclosures at Hamilton show that attempt to try Lancaster in local newspaper Ever the militia arrested both sides carried on propaganda to influence the courts rymen and public opinion Charges and counercharges have been flying thick and fast An mosphere of prejudice and class hatred created Instead of the prompt and orderly administration justice the state of Alabama has witnessed and undig the defense trying win the advantage both in and out of court.
 Neither side is willing with the trials of and his fellow defendants with the situation it now
 result of the present mudde there telling when the militamen will be tried In the meantime they should be given their liberty under bond restored their families and permitted the places in civil life they gave up when called into the service of the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
"EVOLUTING BY JERKS'

the typewriter in the production of literature. Astrology has more ad- herents than ever lived in Egypt and Babylon. An apparatus to determine the sex of chicken in the egg is sold, consisting of . ball on the end of thread, at a-price 2f ts." We believe the queerest things by jerks.
 .The S0,000 Russian soldiers who were transported from Russia to Scotland and down through England to France were seen by many per- sons en route. The legend originated in the fact that the supply of Rus sian eggs to England was cut off when Petrosrad was blockadsd, so the exporter telegraphed to the Lon don house, 'so.ooo Russians shipped via Archangel'"
 Making due allowance for Dr. Slos-
 sons rhetoric and for the humor which crops out even in Creative Chemistry" most thinking Americana will sec In his address something that must stimulate thought. The flywheel is needed In evolution. in faith, in art. in literature. Radically it Is needed in education. Parhaps that is the very strongest argument for tho cultural education which de- veioped men who insisted on the "old continuum" and a life that had con- sacutfon and character.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
 N CEREMONY of unusual interest
 AA took place at Rheims last Tuesday when the corner stone of the new s200.O0O Carnegie library was laid by Dr. Nicholas Mur- ray Butler. president of Columbia university, In the presence of repre- septatives of the French government and of the American ambassador, My ron T. Herrick. In his address, Dr. Butler spoke of the new library as being admirably typical of the friend ship and mutual esteem of the two countries, and Ambassador Herrick expressed the conviction that from the ruins of Rheims, destroyed by war, will arise new Rheims which will be the sanctuary of beauty as it is the sanctuary of glory"
 The new Rheims is in fact already arising. At the close of the war less than three years ago Rheims was desolate, the devastation so great as | to inspire doubts if the. city ever could be restored to it's former beauty and greatness. Nevertheless, the res toration is well under way.
 With it's great industries and com mercia1 enterprises suspended, the city itself mass of charred ruins, Rheims had less than 4,000 of its for mer population when the war ended
 Today it is a city of So.ooo inhab] itants, it's industries and commercial
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28

From the Brooklyn Eagle.
 SNROF. EDWIN EMERY SLOSSON = istry," brought a technical modern science within the range of any trained mind. and who is one of our keenest thinkers on education. in an address at Columbia university, insists that our literary style is only an index or exponent of our national trend, that we are "evoluting by jerks" and hints strongly that our civilization, as well as our art. needs what is called flywheel in me- chanics.
 Il is true that we have shorter stories, shorter paragraphs, shorter sentences and shorter wordsy "The jerky Journalistic style" which we suppose pr. slosson taught as pro- lessor in the Pulitzer School of Jouy- nalism, ''has taken the place Of the sweeping sentences of classic Eng fish" In art we "see the sepSrate ssrush strokes-" In education specialization has been carried tc extremes" And "the new theory Of evolution is. by jerks. In physics the jerk theory of energy is taking the place of the old continuum."
 spiritualism is recrudescent ths professor finds. "Amulets are again in fashion. The ouija board rivals
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28

From the Providence Journal.
 6N HE 3ayiator's dream Is . ma
 ll chine that will fly 200 miles in 50 minutes. But no one will say that the time of 16s.s4 miles an hour. made by John H. James in the Eng fish aerial derby last week Is slow travelling. This is record for the event, bettering by 10 mics an hour the speed reached by r. P. Rayn- ham over the same course In 1920.
 It is, however. we'll below the mark of 1883 miles recorded by Sadi Le- colnte., the flying idol of France. in the James Gordon Bennett interna- tional air race at Etampes last Sep tember. Likewise it falls short of the time made by Lieutenant Mosley. winner of the Pulitzer trophy over a Long Isuand course last November. Lieutenant Mosley covered the dis tance at rate of ITS miles an hour. For short stretches he tuned up much faster than this speed and mi. ht have come closer than he did D isle world $ record of 1945 miles an hour, held by Sadi Lecointe. if his carburetcr had kept on it's good behavior.
 As 1t was. he challenged compari- son with the Frenchman and beat all English figures for speed in sustained flight. English airmen still have his mark to shoot at. His performance as well as, the performance of rivals in the Pulitzer races, showed that we have reliable aviators and 0epend' able airplanes. We can compete with the /world's best with excellent chances of finishing in front But we still have to develop national all policy on a. progressive pas's' II both commercial and military avn tion we are tagging behind otner ns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
WHO WOULDN'T GOT

From the New York Post.
 Chief among the low-down out rages of these sizzling days is the fact that a half dozen explorers seize on them to announce their depar- ture for the polar regions. Donald MacNillan has just started to go up the Greenland side of the Arctic. Stefansson, returning from the Si- berian side, announces he will set out again soon. Amundsen has chosen the same quarter Shackle- ton is to sail for the Antarctic next month. These wretches put whole continents of perspiring human kind to the tortures of Tantalus. They remind us that we have not really felt cool since the Liberian bishop landed here a few weeks ago and sail that 90 degrees wasn't circum- stance to what he had to endure, There is a certain measure Of revenge in sthe thought that these polar ex- nlorers are sacrificing their reputa- lions for courage. The perils of top bling icebergs. of cold so intense that as Mark Twain said, 1t freezes your shadow to the deck, of fierce blizzards e-who wouldn't rush into them? The rao, hero is the man who wraps his wilted collar about him. staggers over the treacherous floes of asphalt smiles good d-naturedly if wanly when hi. damned train gets stuck in the subway hummocks, and at 4;So D. m
 cheerily shouts "Mush on" to hi' faintinr stenographers and office
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
PITY THE HOOK WRITERS

From the Kansas City star.
 More than one thousand books were offered the "bewildered reader" in America this spring. remarks writer in a current magazine. Probably the estimate of the number of new books
 in the season is conservative. The number of novels produced each
 month in this country alone Is
 around the one hundred mark. But
 where the "bewildered reader" gets
 into the situation is not exactly
 clear
 It ought to be matter of regret
 perhaps, that an ever increasing
 number of books is produced each year; but not on the readers account There is an enormous waste of time in the writing of some books. The authors could be much better em, ployed cutting weeds, repairing roads, working in the garden or do ing something else of useful nG' ture. But the book without pur- pose; the book that is the result q no inner compulsion to write; ths book produced to satisfy merely some whim of the writer deceivei | few persons and bewilders no moro No: the readers are very well abla to take care of themselves. They car endure floods upon floods of book and be moved no whit thereby. A they have always done. the reader l will select the books they want an, reject the books they don't want. Il | Is all very simple. The ones to b' pitied In the sitting process are tn writers of the books the readers fin 1 no use for. It may be that som l of the book writers will become dis I couraEed after awhile But ther
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
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SOUTHERN CONNOIssEURs
,rom the Columbus Dispatch.

From the Columbus Dispatch.
 Colonel Breckenridge and Major Poindexter, Kentucky gentlemen of the old school. noticed some thing unusual about their favorite bever- age, but they disagreed as to what it might. be. Very fine liquah. suh. . observed the colonel to the major. but it has fore:gn flavor"
 ~You ah right. suh; it has foreign flavor. replied the major;I should say. suh, it has an iron flavor" he added
 You ah mistaken, suh; it has the flavor of leather." insisted the colo mel.
 When the hogshead from which their libation came was empty a tack with leather top was found on the bottom Of the receptacle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28
LETTERS TO EDITOR
LETTER FROM MIR. wooLyERroN

To the Editor of The Age-Herald.
 Kindly permit me to express through your paper my deep appre- citation for the many tenders of serv- ice and appreciation of sympathy during my recent double bereave- ment. They were so numerous that it would be an almost impossible task to answer them in person, and, do wish everyone to know that no man ever received more help and comfort than I have.
 Mrs. Carrie Davies, Mrs. Lizzie Williams, sisters of pr. Phillips; Mrs F. T. Holman and Mrs. Pearl Wool verton, mother and sister of Mrs. Phillips, and my wife join with me in this expression of appreciation. Yours very truly w H. wOOLvERTON.
 Birmingham. July 25, 1921.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-28

tered this year at 8,653,9S3, an in creased over 1920 to 215,819.
 The increase in Alabama was from 74,637 to 77,O76 vehicles, which is we'll up to the average increase in the country at large. It is, how ever, notable that the state of Flor ida, which has less than one-half the population of Alabama, is credited with 9O,829 motor vehicles in 1921 compared with 73,914 in 1920.
 The paved roads of Florida are the answer. They invite motor traf- fic. But for its smooth roads stretching from one end of the state to the other the Florida sur face of deep sand would make mo- toring difficult.
 It is also noteworthy that de- creases in the number of motor vehi- cles registered this year and last come from the states that planted most cotton as compared with other farm products. Among these are Georgia, Mississippi, Oklahoma and South Carolina. Alabama began drawing away from cotton as sole reliance before the war and has planted less and less of it.