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The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22
GOOD
ROADS
PNEUMATIC TIRES ARE BEST
Offer Greatest Influence in Reducing
Impact Force on Surface OF
Various Roads.

PREPARED by the United States Department
of Agriculture)
Impact-the force resulting wheh
truck wheel strikes the surface or
road-depends largely upon the KIND
and condition of the tire used on the
wheel, the bureau of public roads OF
the United States Department of Agrl-
culture reports after a series of extern
siye investigations on the subject.
When roads were built to carry Inc
traffic of few years ago the actual
weight or speed of the load was only
generally considered. Much attention
was paid to the question OF whether
the traffic was equipped with steel or
rubber tires, but a definite analysis or
the surface and supporting conditions
of the road and determination or
destructive forces were not deemed
necessary. The transition from horse
drawn to automobile and truck traffic
has changed the surface and strength
requirements of the road Of to-day.
When the realization came that this
heavy and severe traffic was here TO
stay and that roads would have to be
built according to a very careful and
thorough design in order to carry this
traffic It was found necessary to study
very definitely all the forces to which
road is subjected. For two years
the bureau of public roads has been
working on the problem Of obtaining
the value of the impact forces on
roads.
Some high points I'm their report re-
Gently made are:
Thin or worn solid rubber tires, even
though they be very wide, produce very
high impact forces.
Pneumatic tires offer the greatest
influence in reducing impact forces,
and with their use the impact increases
only very slightly with the speed Of
the truck.
Cushion tires. that Is, tires having a
degree Of softness and DETECTION be-
tween solids and pneumatics. offer cor
responding advantages In reducing i'm
pact.
Impact increases with the speed Of
the truck. but it cannot he said to in
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22
WIRE FENCE PHONES ARE IN USE

peared to be too expensive, yet there
was great need of facilitating COM
munication. The county agent fur
nished information regarding the cost
OF installing the line. using porcelain
nall knobs for insulation, which cost
about 50 per mile. These knobs work
satisfactorily when the barbed wire
Is tied to them with a short piece Of
wire.
In order further to reduce the cost
some farmers tried pieces Of rubber
cut from automobile inner tubes as
insulators. Pieces of the tubing III
inches square were wound around the
barbed wire and fastened to the post
with staples. The county agent re-
ports that this insulation is giving
satisfaction, although, of course, the
rubber will deteriorate In time.
The farmers were able to obtain sec
ond-hand phones at from IS to $40 each
and 30 cents bought a lightning ar
rester:, 20 that the total cost per farm
- was comparatively nominal.
Hach farmer - his own peeial
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22
"a Beautiful Woman is
Always a Well Woman

San Antonio, Tex.-"After a serious
Illness, when my strength seemed as tho
1t would not come back to me, decided
TO try DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
% tonic. / had seen it recommended
20 highly that / felt / could not 60 far
astray. This medicine did all for me that
could be desired. 1t restored me to per-
feet health and strength in a compare
lively short time and am just as strong
and well as can be. Favorite Prescrip-
ton is a splendid tonic and builder for
women and it is q pleasure to recommend
It," Mrs. Hettie McLane, 3OS Bowie st.
The use of DR.. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription) mas made many women happy
by making them healthy. Get it at once
from YOUR nearest druggist in either tab
let's or liquid; or send 10c to DR.. Pierce's
lnvalfs' Hotel in Buffalo, N. Y, for q
trial Pkg. tablets and write for free med
ical Advice.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22
Crop Reports Indicate Difference
Few Showers Make in Human
ity's Scheme of Things.
Big PART PLAYED BY NATURE
Takes About 1880 Tons Of Water to the
Acre to Grow a Food Crop-Proeess
of Evaporation Yields Chemicals
Valuable as Fertilizer.

Washington, d. Grain might be
looked upon as the oil which lubricates
the worlds economic machinery" says
a bulletin issued from the Washing
ton, ID. c., headquarters of the Ma
tiOnal Geographic society in connec-
ton with recent reports of Worldwide
drought damage to crops.
with the smallest estimated cotton
crop since 1893" continues the bulle-
tin, with spring wheat in poor con-
dition at home as well as In many OF
the other wheat countries of the world,
with other important crops below their
average, and with drought cast as the
villain, or at least as an accomplice,
In each case. the difference that few
showers make in humanity's scheme
of things is strongly emphasized.
Depends on Rainfall.
"While everybody realizes in a gen.
eral way that the world depends on
rainfall and fertility for food, there
are very few, perhaps, who even APP
proXimately appreciate how compare
lively little the farmer actually does
I'm the great process Of crop-growing.
To pillow millions of acres furrow by
furrow, to spend millions of dollars
on fertilizers. and TO reap and gather
and thresh, is no mean task. And yet
compared with the part that nature
plays in the process, mans work
seems a very slight labor. For in
stance, it takes about 20 inches Of
rainfall to grow food crop under our
general farming methods, which means
about 2,260 tons of water to the acre.
That seems a preposterous figure. but
the dOubter can easily demonstrate
it's correctness. Suppose the Ameri-
can farmer had to haul the water his
ground must have to give him good
crop, and that the distance and freight
rate were the same as the average
railroad haul and rate in the United
States. On that basis 1t would cost
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22

United States for the priceless fertii.
izer with little success. Yet the proc
ess of evaporation generously hands
out more than half hundredweight
TO the acre, in war and peace. This
automatic fertilization Is worth an
additional $3.50 an acre to the farmer
at present prices. and would have cost
him SO an acre at war prices.
From this 1t will be seen that the
SD to S25 an acre that 1t costs the
average farmer to grow wheat is
small figure indeed, compared to what
he saves by having nature as MS wa
ter wagon and fertilizer source.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22
BARRIERS NAMES ON MIRROR
New York Proprietor Thinks Patrons
Should Know Who Is Operating
on Them.

The proprietor Of q barber shop In
New York believes it is u good thing
for his business to have his patrons
call each barber by name. To this
end he has had one Of his Is en-
ployees who is handy at lettering
scroll the first name Of each barber
in soap on the mirror in front of
each chair.
When patron enters he sees
row of names-'TOm." adam" San
thOny," Rob" "James,"-On either
side-Of the mirrored shop. Below
each name is an arrow and a num-
Der.
''It's like branding CATTLE" one
barber remarked. 81 am Sid and each
morning back into stall No. 2. The
boss insists 1t Is good idea. Makes
the shop more hOmelike, he says
New York Sun.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22
Thousands Have Kidney
Trouble and Never
Suspect It
Applicants for Insurance Often
Rejected.

Judging from reports from druggists
who are constantly in direct touch with
the public, there is one preparation that
has been very successful in overcoming
these conditions. The mild and healing
influence of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root is
soon realized. It stands the highest for
its remarkable record of success.
An examining physician for one of the
prominent Life Insurance Companies, in
an interview on the subject, made the as
tonishing statement that one reason why
90 many applicants for insurance are re-
jected is because kidney trouble is SO
common to the American people, and the
large majority of those whose applica-
tions are declined do not even suspect
that they have the disease.
Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root is on sale
ct ell drug stores in bottles of two sizes,
medium and large. However, if you wish
first to test this great preparation send
ten cents to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bingham
ton, N. Y, for a sample bottle. When
writing be sure and mention this paper.
Advertisement.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22
Doqs Rout Tobacco Pests.

Marietta, Pa.-Martin s. Stoll
tobacco grower, who resides On a farm
several miles east of this place, has
two dogs. one a spaniel and the other
fox terrier, which he has trained to
hunt worms from his tobacco. From
the time they enter the patch until
they leave they are busy with their
noses. smiling and smelling tobacco
bugs from the leaves. They take the
worms from the leaves without dam
aging the plants. and ~ q result the
tobacco on the Stoll farm II among the
finest in the country. being almsst ne
from worn loasA
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22

crease according to any constant ratio
or power of the speed.
Although heavy inspiring weight
may give higher impact than lighter
inspiring weight, it cannot be said
that this is the major controlling
factor.
The relative destructive effect pro-
duced by lightweight, high-speed
trucks and heavy, slow-moving trucks
has not been determined by these tests.
They do. however. indicate that equal
impact may be obtained under some
conditions.
Impact may be as high as seven
times the static load On one rear wheel
when q sOlid-tire truck strikes l.
inch obstruction at 16 miles per hour,
an average value being about four
times. For pneumatic tires the maxi
mum impact value Is probably not
more than one and three-fOurths times
the loal at one rear wheel. and an
average value is not more than one
and one-fourth times the load
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22
Six Generations in One Family.

The Pas, Man.-Six generations OF
one family are holding a reunion at
Nelson House. They belong TO the
Greek tribe Of Indians.
Sarah Donkey, aged one hundred
and twelve, is the common ancestor
of the other five. They are: Caroline
Spence, ninety, daughter; John Don
key, seventy, grandson; Ina Spence.
forty-four, great-granddaughter; Sarah
Donkey. twenty-five, great great grand
daughter; Jemina Donkey, two, great
great great-granddaughte Sarah
Donkey the first retains possession OF
all her faculties except her sight,
which is failing.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22
SHINGLES for Trees,

The coniferous trees present no
the same aspect in winter as 10 %
mer, says the American Forer
Magazine. The arrangement q 2
buds and branches of these tres
what we should note. Buds form
the axis of leaves and so Their y
rangement is the same as that Of 2
leaves. Trees have a definite pln !
the placing Of the leaves-just as %
mite as the carpenters plan In arrs1'
ing the shingles on house. The ",
giles are placed so they will catn
the rain. Leaves are placed 50 "
will catch the sunbeams.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22
What RaindrOpS
Mean to Farmer

him more than $4,000 an acre to wa
ter his place.
"But not only would his water bill
be nearly half a million dollars on a
1OO-acre farm, but his fertilizer bill.
also, would amount to a neat little
sum. 1t is estimated that in the proc
ess of normal evaporation. soil wa
ter presents the rootlets, of its neigh
borhOoG with about fourteen pounds
of ammonia a year to the acre. Al
so. it gives them some 81 pounds Of
potash. With sulphate of ammonia
costing only cents a pound lit cost
51a during the war; and hundred
pounds of the sulphate required TO
contribute II pounds of ammonia, 1t
will be seen that the process of evap-
Grafton gives the rOOtlets S1.65 worth
of ammonia to the acre.
Automatic Fertilization.
"When the World war cut Off Ger
man supplies of potash and it scared
to $500 a ton, biologists secured the
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22
Farmers in South Dakota Use the
"Barbed-Wire System"
County Agricultural Agent Assists
Farmers to Install System at
Cost Of Less Than
$40 Each.

prepared by the United States Department
Of Agriculture)
Washington.-There are still many
rural homes that do not have telephones
and, as at present economy in all lines
is imperative, interest is reviving in the
'barbed-wire system" which was more
or less common in parts Of the West
20 years ago.
In Carson county. South Dakota, the
county agricultural agent has assisted
fhrmers to install such a system at an
average cost Of material per farmer
q leas than 80. Carson County u
81 niles lsng and very sparsely settled.
sllhsQgA ~ agEicultural lands ars
lIne.l onnn11s1 tslephane linaD -
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22

ring, so there is no expense for a
central. 1t is possible with a system
like this to connect various parts of
the farm or distant barns with the
house, or the tenant house with the
farm home, at very low cost. While
such a system leaves much to be de-
sired>in the way Of service, it meets
an emergency and can be made to
answer. pending the coming of times
when conditions will warrant a mora
expensive and more satisfactory sys.
tenn.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22
Refugee NobIemen in Turkey Are
Perfectly Willing to Marry
for Money.
HOPE TO GET BACK ESTATES
Many Refugee Russian Women Have
Married Turks in Order to Get
Temporary Homes-StiIl Retain
Their Poiiteness and Courtesy.

Constantinople.-The arranging OF
marriages between Russian princes
and well-to-do American women Is the
latest scheme advanced here by an
ingenious Russian to get a livelihood
for voorhees,, penniless refugees living
ON American and other charity.
1t is argued that the American wom-
an would, in addition to the title, make
good business bargain, since the
exiled Russian noblemen all have
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22
Prehistoric City.

A prehistoric city which fiourS
about 1000 B. c., has been discovds
in ruins unearthed by Professor -
en- Of the American Archaeiopc
school in Athens. The city was sl',
ed between COrinth and Myccnas
southern Greece.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22
Road Work In Wisconsin.

In Wisconsin, $4,000 men are en-
ployed in the construction Of 2SO miles
Of concrete highway, 600 bridges, s.
600 culverts, 1000 miles of gravel
road. grading Of 2,20O miles of earth
road, and patrol maintenance of T.
500 miles of state system.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22
Only Woman Road Builder,

The only woman road builder in
New England Is Miss Eva H. Cressy
of Gloucester, Mass, who took over
the contracting business organized by
her father, incorporated it, and estab-
lished headquarters in Boston.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22
Coolies of Karats.

Hell want to get you the finest en-
gagement ring in the world. What
kind Of stone would you like?
She-One like David in the Bible
used.
He-Menning?
She-The kind that'l knock 'em
dead.-Wayside Tales.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22
Free Kindlinq Wood.

THE city Of Lynn, Mass, has estab-
lshed a dumping ground for broken
boxes, barrels, ETC., from which citi-
9xens are permitted to help themselves
to kindling wood.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22
First Road LEGISLATION.

The first good roads legislation in
the United States was enacted in vtr-
ginia, by the house Of burgesses in
1882.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22

To insure glistening-white table
linens, use Red Cross Ball Blue in your
laundry. 1t never disappoints. At all
good grocers, 5c.-Advertisement.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22

Money talks Of its own accord. but
frugal man makes every penny
count.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22

The hardest misfortunes we have to
bear are those we anticipate but which
never happen.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22

Surfaced Roads in the Country.
The United States has 2,478, 351 miles
Il surfaced highways.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22
Cause and Effect.

"Didn't the bride look stunning' :
"And didn't the groom look stunneO'
Judge.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22

Papuans roll sage into a ball and
roast 1t in a fire.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22
Russ Princes
Ask i. S. Brides

large estates which they hope to re-
cover when private property Is re-
stored and Bolshevik Russia Is no
more.
Many Russians have open minds on
the marriage question. Many of the
refugee Russian women have married
Turks since their arrival here, In or
der to get temporary homes. The
Russian men have followed suit. Many
of the older ones have married Greek
women.
And Age Has Its Weddings.
Youth has its follies, age its stupid
ities," said a Russian general, no long
er young, when inviting a friend to his
wedding.
The difficulty Of locating these
American wives across the seas Is not
one to stump the imaginative Russian
mind. which readily adapts itself to
the lighter branches of commerce, and
has succeeded here with cafes, beauty
parlors, manicure and tea shops. con-
cert halls and public grounds.
The first and only bathing pavilion
near here has been established at
Floria beach, on the MarmOra sea, by
a group Of Georgian princesses,
through the loan of American Red
Cross tents.
Men Are Out Of Luck.
The condition of Russian men refu.
gees here Is bad, as there are few in
dustries or factories to provide work.
Recently the French government cut
off its food ratiOns to several thou
sand men, though still feeding a GER
tain number of children, women and
old men.
1t is hard for them to get passports
to 60 to other countries. Serbia has
accepted some 10000, but her leniency
to refugees is finding its limit.
Prince Golitzy, who formerly held
immense estates near Kiev, and may
recover them, among hundreds Of 9th.
ers, is attempting to earn a living by
utilizing his knowledge Of precious
stones Of which he once had a large
collection.
Such men often lose their clothing
and baggage to rapacious landlords
who serve them In default Of the pay.
ment Of room rent. but the Russian
aristocrats never lose their politeness
and courtesy in adversely.
They still kiss the hands Of the
women, after the manner of theil
country. Often cheerful and cour
ageous in the face of poverty, they
share their last money with friends.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1921-10-22
Coed Road cesAe ~.

A good country road costs less thar
4 bad country road.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18
"McWlzrbureh" Answers Several

Dear Cynthia--Do not you think 1t an
extreme pity, cause for mirabile
dictu, that the verbose Prudence writes
for SO lowly column as this. when
the?( could use (hts?) flowing abilities
in the establishment OF school for
literatt: Rates cheap; long language a
speciality? Prudence. admire you for
one thing only-your inexhaustive pa
tience. Otherwise your attempt at satire
is what l would call humid" Get me?
Gurgler. your laugh still rings in my
ears. 1t makes me terribly moody to
think that such as you 1--we out your
about you and dare not to act for your.
selves. Why not face the direct lie,
and tell your inmost thoughts, instead
of acting on unorigtnal impulse and pre-
tend to admire that in 'literature' which
you know not how TO admire? My
letters are not literature" appre-
ciate your show of praise, but realize,
little girl. that you are not supposed TO
writing Is an imposing one. Tell me,
was II McRoss informed you that
Cynthia might be n young lady on the
verge OF matrimony?
And Vera S.--Please do not m,sinter.
pret tho idea I try to convey in rs Il
Better TO Have Loved" etc ! do not
say that II is, but l reprove those who
do not use enough forethought when
touching a delicate personal question
There are too many people, also, who
those who have been virtually torn in n
love affair But be that as It may, you
seem TO desire an answer to your par
ticular case.
There is no one better than yourself.
who speaks with SO much smack of eX-
perience. to advise you as to the renewal
Of an old friendship. I believe II the
young man who misunderstood your
motives SO regrettably was informed OF
the whole matter he. in his broadminded.
ness. would spur every force to renew
the old, unutterable love you claim to
possess.
However you must allow for a
multitude OF eccentriCities and exercise
indulgence 70 the utmost whenever you
are IN intimate contact with those acct
dental hybrids among whom you class
me as one. No, my dear Vera s., 1t is
not always worth while TO cultivate the
acquaintance OF one who speaks about
everybody else with a critical air, for
such a one imagnes that he has a halo
round his head. And almost always
with such. love affairs so astray by the
very monotony Of the conversationai
diction. Ask Gurgler-she knows.
McwIZZBURGH.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-18
MRS. WILSON GIVES WARNING
ABOUT REFRIGERATORS
Containers for Ice and Food Must Be Wel Made in Order to
Be Santary--V eekly Cleaning Is Necessary

The drain 0ipc and trap beneath the
ircboX should be cleaned weekly. The
ripc is quite easy to clean, although
getting underneath 10 the trap is q
hit troublesome: but when you remove
the accumulation. you will realize that
this should have weekly attention.
Use a pan sufficiently large to catch
the drip for at least twelve hours.
Overtlowing waste pans cause dampneSs
and mold and bring reaches and other
insects.
Never cover the ice In the ice cham.
ber. Many thrifty housewives feel that
b. this method they save ice. They do
save it-but at the expense of the tenn
pernture for the rest of the box: See
that the doors clos" securely and then
cover the top, II necessary.
Suitable containers for food are
really necessary il you wish to obtain
full use OF the storage chambers. Odd
dishes, pans and plates waste space.
These containers need not be purchased
if you have a set Of bowls and some
plates that will At together on the
shelves KeeD them for this purpose
alone and place them in the icebo1 when
empty. They will be cold and when
the food is placed in them, they will
help to chill it without causing the
temperature Of the box to rise mate
rally.
The ice compartment should be kept
VOL filed. Allowing the ice 70 run low
causes the icebox to heat up, and so,
wl"u new i"o is placed in the Compart-
mcut, it mclts rapidly.
Do not for any reason place food
upon the iCn The exceptions 10 this rule