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Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-27
CAN YOUR BABY FIND IT'S NOSE.
Hers Are Some Of the Tests for Determining
Normal Child.

Normal Child.
II a child Of three years knows his name and
can thrust a chubby finger to his nose, mouth
and eyes when asked about those organs, he's
a normal kid If he can't then it's time papa
and mamma got busy with petty's little think
tank or he'll grow up to be boob.
This in plain Boweryesque, is the translation
of the formula given in scientific terms by the
medical slvants Of the Mental Hygiene confer
ence and exhibit, who are holding tests Of
children" in the hall Of the city college, remarks
the New York Journal
"A child or four" continues the scientific for
mula, lis expected to know its sex and to be able
to recognize such objects as a key, knife or a
penny and to tell the comparative length Of
lines
AT five a boy or girl should be able to draw
a square and to repeat sentences When child
is six we ask for definitions | might ask What
is fork% II boy answered: I eat with a
fork. It would be sufficient for that age but II
he inserted the word something In his defini.
ton, as A fork is something to eat with, Il
would place him In the eight-year class. If be
said: "A piece Of tableware he would be In the
twelve-year class"
A child OF ten is asked what he would do If
he missed train. Here the answers vary. ANY
reply lnaL9 IL an answer IL accepted. One child
said: Wait for another" Another said he
would run and catch IT," While a boy from
the Bronx said he would 90 home for the day.
What to do If struck by playmate was the
most puzzIing Of all questions Boys invariably
looked at their mothers when the question was
put Forgive him" was the answer only few
times
The best examination passed 50 far was by
seven.year-old Donald Grant Of 5O7 West 13sth
street. who passed the examination for the child
Of ten.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-27
STRAINER FOR A MILK PAIL.
cheesecloth Placed Over Opening Pre-
vents Dirt Of Any Kind From
Getting Into MIX.

Even though a mixer may be care
full, small particles Of dirt, hairs, etc.,
will fall into the milk pail. 1t is true
that the milk is strained afterward,
but large percentage of the dirt dis
solves and passes through the
strainer along with the milk, writes
W. A Jaquythe Of Richmond, CAL.
In the Popular Mechanics. The best
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-27

the New Year contributions Of her
subjects, and, although she made re-
turn gifts, it is related that she took
good care to have the balance well
In her own favor.
The early fathers Of the church
reprobated the immoral and supersti-
tious observances of the pagan festi-
fal, and directed that the Christian
year should be opened with day
OF fasting, prayer and humiliation,
The Sestal character Of the day, how
ever pertinaciously chung to Il
throughout the ages, and the church
preserved its religious aspect, BY
making 1t festival in commemora-
ton Of the circumcision. In Cath
Ollie countries, New Years day 10 .
holiday Of strict obligation, opening
with a solemn midnight mass and the
singing Of the TIE Deum, Many
Protestant churches hold watch
night service" through the last three
hours OF the departing year-a sol
emn service Of prayer and song ana
which is hushed into 9
few minutes OF silent meditation as
the midnight hour draws near, and
. forth into n song of praise. greeting
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-27
AGE FOR BREEDING HEIFERs
Opinions on Constantly Recurring
Question Differ Considerably
Develop Long Mixers.

The age at which to breed the
heifers Is q constantly recurring
question. Opinions differ consider
ably on this poiont, and unfortunately
experience as related by breeders is
not uniform by any means, writes e.
z. Kaufman in The Town and Coun-
try Journal
The writer has always tried to
make his opinions conform to the ex-
perience and observation, but in the
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-27

are gone, TOT the lrreVocable past Chast-
ening some with the heavy hand Of sorrow
and woeful loss, showerlng blessings Of
happiness and love upon Others the year
that is dying In the night" has striven
nightly tobe the friend of ALL Even
where unmerited misfortune has swamped
the high spirit and bruised the aching
heart, the old years passing stirs memo
ries Of regret for bright hopes faded, and
Of gratitude for the few radiant CLEANS Of
happiness which have illumined the darkness
BY natural force of habit, with many the
declining moments Of the old year are devoted
to a sort of spiritual Btock-taking The mistakes
and the offenses of the past are canvassed over
during this burial OF last years sins" and
resolutions Of reformation adopted for future
guidance 1t has been said that those who make
good resolutions are only those who break them,
Too often they are simply the impotent prod
ucts of lingering habit, aroused to life In the
bewidering swirl OF a customary moral house
cleaning, and doomed to a brief existence. A
momentary repentance, induced by the sol
emnity and associations Of the season, does not
effect much material change in the moral ca
pacity for clean living. Generally, something is
bound to give way when new wine is put into
old bottles. To do as matter of course that
which is right as 1t comes is the true secret Of
q good life, and becomes In time a force more
persistent and effectual than the weakened
habit of shipping an illassorted deck cargo OF
good resolutions, whose shifting in bad weather
will give serious trouble until 1t is jettisoned or
swept overheard.
But hush the hour Is near The old man is
breathing hard, his eyes grow dim, the hue Of
death is spreading over his hollow cheeks and
wrinkled brows. Soon he will be gone forgot
ten with the trouble and sorrow the Joy and de-
light, he brought in his train ACROSS the waste
his son and heir doth ride post-haste," and we
prepare to salute the rising sum- to make the
rafters ring with "The king is dead long live the
king" And SO, unmindful Of benefits forgot"
with regret and remembrance buried deep in
the Joy of the moment we hail the signals Of
the momentous change-the blaring Of sirens
and the boom of cannon, the cheering of reveng
crowds and the mad joyous clangor Of multitude
nous bells
Ring out, wild bells to the wild sky.
The flying cloud the frosty light
The year is dying In the night
Ring out, wild bells and let him die.
The blessed glad new year is coming, her.
aided with rejoicing, and respondent with hope
There's q new foot on the hoor my friend. and
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1912-12-27

plan to prevent this dirt from falling
into the milk is to put a piece Of
cheesecloth over the pail opening.
securing it there by slipping an open
wire ring. A. over the rim. The milk
will readily pass through the cloth
without spatterings
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

Midway island, new one Of the most important
stations on the Pacific cable, was the scene Of
many wrecks and unsolved mysteries in the days
when the sailing vessels roved the seven seas.
Not the least of these strange events says the
San Francisco Chronicle involved the old bark.
Wandering Minstrel, which was wrecked on Mid
way in 1883, while on a shark fishing cruise out
of Hongkong. All hands succeeded in reaching
shore safely, where they found an old building
erected thirty years before by a party Of sur
veyors and here the luckless survivors of the
III fated Wandering Minstrel were marooned for
IA long months, subslsting on fish and the eggs
of the countless sea birds, which wheeled and
screamed over the flashing coral reefs. until res
cued by the japanese schooner Norma and taken
to Honolulu.
The Wandering M%instrel's company found many
marks Of wrecks on the island, including a broken
hull marked General Siegel, and on one Of the
smaller islands close to the main island they
stumbled across two mounds Of sand over which
wooden crosses, made from drift wood, had been
erected, hacked with the Inscription 1886"
A little. distance beyond, upon the sand, was
the form Of a man lying on his back with his
head resting In his hauds As the exploring chip
wrecked sailors approached the man opened his
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
cI11zPFzZZTG III ZOO

OF the many things which interest the visitor
absolute fearlessness are perhaps the most strik-
ing. DR.. Fisher of the Albatross expedition, writ
ing of his impression Of the enormous number
of birds, has very truly said:
1.-THE effect of this at first was nearly over
towering. Where we made our way through the
populous colony Of sooty terms we had to exercise
much care to avoid crushing their eggs and
treading on the birds which struggled panic
stricken before us with the old ruse of a broken
heads. If we would converse, 1t was necessary
to shout.
Turning toward the center Of the island, we
were Obliged to cross a wide area with tall grass
and completely honeycombed with the burrows Of
petrels. Through the roofs Of these tunnels the
pedestrian is continuously breaking, sinking in
the soft soil up to the knee, From out Of the
shadows Of the tussocks young ~albatross, I'M
couth and awkward, snapped their beaks at US,
and occasionally losing their balance from over
haste fell forward on their chins. This proceed
ing usually made them actually sick,
Few of the adult birds, however, seemed
frightened, and with the exercise Of a little care
We we're able to approach most species as close
as we wished. 1t was certainly gratifying to
walk up to an albatross or a BOBBY and watch It
feed its young and to record this domestic duty
with the camera"
More than two dozen species Of sea, land and
shore birds frequent this island in great numbers
during the year. They do not all breed at the
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
MURDERER EXILED BY HIS CONSCIENCE

eyes and without apparent emotion said: no"
are your" Then he arose and with no more ap
parent concern than as If be had had companion
ship constantly, told them that he was the sole
survivor Of the Siegel and that the two graves
were those of the captain and mate, whom he
had buried. His name, he said, was Jorgensen'
and he had lived alone there for two years.
Jorgensen Joined the Wandering MINISTER'S
party and as time wore along his manner became
noticeably strange; he avoided conversation and
especially evaded inquiry concerning his ship and
the details Of It's loss until it became the general
opinion that there was a mystery about the
affair which he could d~issipate.
The man chung to his secret despite the con-
slant efforts Of the others to get him to dis
close 1t. After six months he fell I'll and when
dying told the Wandering M~instrels men that be
had murdered the skipper and mate successfully
after they landed in revenge for previous Ill treat
ment, and buried them where the crosses stood.
When at last the attention Of the Norma had
been attracted and the maTooned sailors pre-
pared to leave, Jorgenscn refused to go with
them. He said he felt that he must remain on
the island-the little white spot of desolation IT
was then-to watch and walt at the graves o.
his victims.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
The Blessing Of the Word.

It is the highest wisdom 70 avail
ourselves Of every help to right lly.
Ing. There Is no other help cOmpar.
able to the Bible; there are number.
less books and tracts on ethics, on the
conduct Of life, on holy living and holy
dying. But the Bible Is the light from
which all these are lighted, and they
shine only in proportion as they re.
feet its teaching and spirit. Why
should people prefer the triokiing
branches to the full tide Of the cen.
trail stream: or the twinkle Of the
small incandescent bulbs to the blaze
Of the sun? However u may be &C.
counted for, the old book brings TO the
sincere and inqaIring heart a message
Of life and light, helping every man
TO know himself in his weakness and
strength, and showing every man the
remedy for his weakness and the
sources OF ever.increaslng strength.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
Child Has Seen the World

strong light upon the mutations OF the
army officer and the frequent recur-
renee of moving day." says the Army
and Navy Journal.
The child was born at Fort Lincoln,
N. D., April 20, 1906, and was the first
baby born at that post. Within three
weeks she had travelled 1853 miles;
within two months, 1850 miles; with
in six months, 1850 miles, and with
In one year, 1890 miles. In this
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

short time the baby had travelled from
North Dakota to Minnesota, to the At
lantic Coast. to San Francisco, and
thence across the Pacific to the Phil
ippines.
1t took her only two years more to
add $4,000 miles to her record, making
the total distance covered In three
yea $4,000 miles, or an average Of
0 than 10000 miles a year. She
has kept or going, and at present has
moro than 46, 1000 miles to her credit.
This youthful tourist, who could put
TO shame Phineas Fogg, Jules Yerne's
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
Inconsistency Of Man.

Your husband seems to be very i'm
patient lately"
Yes, be Is, very"
What Is the matter with him7"
He is getting tired waiting for a
chance to get out where he can sit
patiently hour after hour waiting for =
fish TO nlbble at his bait"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
daughter Of United States Army Off,
Ger a Constant Traveller Since
Her Birth.

The United States army a now
probably claim the worlds travelling
record by virtue Of the globe trotting
On Miss Julia d. Kits. daughter Of
Lieutenant William p. Kits, Twenty
1rst United States Infantry.
, incidentally her record sheds a
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

Tha Taysan albatross. or Wlite-nreaSteu BOuy'
Ia distributed all over the island, with the pos
sible execution Of the sea beach, which Is espe~
ciaIIv nopular with their brown-breasted. black
footed cousins. In certain places, as at the ends
OF the lagoon, they are or rather were, more con
pested than in other localities, The dense colony
shown in the Illustration was at the east end OF
the lagoon. TO the progenltors Of these birds is
due the exceedingly valuable deposit Of bird lmo
or guano, the accumulation Of ages, which has
been removed in years past and utilized as phoS'
plate rock in chemical fertilizers.
The old birds do not mind the presence Of MAJ,
often walking up to the visitor, evidently intend
ing to welcome him among them. Once In a
while an individual will take hold OF the visitors
finger or gently pull at his shoe strings or leggins,
but once ordinary curiosity is satisfied and the
freedom of the place extended to the visitor they
take up their former occupation or go on with
their amusements in utter disregard Of everything
and everybody. Friendly as they are, they VIII
not allow themselves to be handled, avoiding
any attempt to touch their persons, eVidenty TO
senting such approaches as undignifed.
Some years ago a company OF Japanese were
landed on the island to Kill and cure birds for
millinery purposes. That they were rudely inter
rupted In their spoliation by the United States
revenue cutter Thetis, Is a truth well known, but
the result of their ~poaching Is everywhere TOO
anDnrant
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

travelling hero, has nearly completed
her second tour Of foreign service With
the regiment.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

"''' '''H ""'' '''' } "" wv"
N"d Is intensely Interested thai man
should "r'rornl@" hJuI Not only because
man Nun'j TINS Er"ItIy hi'sB himself.
bu' H"I ""ru'Ana" this recognition be'
cause lie Us @rntIu'" t" the aplTeria'
lo0 0I l1n-" "hom hu has created IN
MS own "hoarss and Image. We must
MAINTAIN this Notwithstanding IN" sp"-
rI"dS NIrI that II ""nId b" ignohIe in
''"d I" d"HauI such recognition.
IhIS matter can onIy be SeiiIed by
an appeal to authority. aud muItiiudeS
h"Iicle thA' the lihI" IA such author
liy IN t.N"Iua 3+.l4, we road: "Ihou
FUaIj worship no other God, Tor ia"
LORD whose maine Is Jealous, 10 a Jeal-
o"S G0d, Joshua called "a" attention
OF Israel TO III" same characteristic in
J'oi "hrh he wished Israel 70 return to
Goa, TO the enjoyment of thelr divine
heritage,
IN me text GOO does not ask man TO
khoW MN, he simply asks mat we rec
oghl1o him as God, and appeals In the
6th and 9Lh verses OF this chapter
Tor the use OF the physical senses:
'tom", behold the works Of the Lord,
what desolatiOn he has wrought In
tn" earth; ho maketh wars to cease
unto the end Of the earth, ho break.
eth the bow aud cuttoLh the spear In
Sllhder: ne burneth the chariot In tho
hre.' Our attention Is also called to
what we have heard with our cars, II
our fathers have told US what he has
done in the time Of old. We're not
GodB dealings with the Egyptians to
prove that he was God? Was not God
back OF the blessing OF Is
raei by BaIaam' while Balaams
purpose was TO cursor Has Goa
not set up ore and put down
wees OF the crafty mat their hands
cannot perform their enterprise. II
mas nc not taken the wise In their
own craftiness, and Is not the counse
OF the froward carried headIong? And
"hat shal Do Bald OF the occurrences
OF modern history had Goa any
thihB 10 90 with the earthquake In
Sun pFh''clsco' inc burning OF the deh-
eral sch0heid, ana the SINKING OF tho
llIahlcf VI the latter event II 10
said that IN the last monlcnts OF that
la'ea VesSei remaining ahoat all
cl"SSeb oI people prayed, ana the pahd
Pi"yo uhlil inc very emu, Nearer, MY
uou' 10 ihee' ana what was TINS
out recognition OF co.. ana possibly
win many, 100 iate!
-" Fny 'nh' "oo "H7 mourning 10 90
"''n I"""e tnlhsS Oh inc Brouhd Oh
INC. II "ouln w 'loience 10 INC reign
" ""' u~lSholoIAhb " MIN Il" Hh III
'a''e pei'b' ANU ~i.neiy releYo man
" nioi"l ie"po""'O''lty, ID teai'y hot
worthy u SeilouB cohSideraIoh' Inc
oH7'iouSnesS Vi con ihlllanenee IN
"' Ho'H '"'ns7 "ouiu DC d oelerfeht
''''i ON VI 'no Pa'' VI SONS una
"'DAu 10 an ihcc"'i'o u sooa on the
p",t Vi o'1ei9'
az" arc Ln'n ~ hno" oou' 7iWpy
ny Deils 6liii. ny SearchinB' men cah'
not lnu Vu' dou' Az DaVld "9uid ne
" '"e heipS aI n'shl ahd iook up mo
t"o b'"r'y hea'ehh' II "ould not Dc
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
Sheep like rapa

for wurhHaG h,r-,5.
uurr sprrador daily exercise
The United States produces more
Cows should not he kept too long
on u ration. no matter how good.
Tn" soft maple rs a fast growing
tre" that loves ia fairly moist climate.
Nor" fresh air and less not air are
1t should he remembered mat q
horse '"n DO NOR" than his ie'i Will
s'ah0.
whenever hoR7 are coNN"'u 10 one
l'eU'lH place a I''"'hS moor A''"'o w
PFo''"'"
IMAM LOT l"' "''""' CONSTITUENTS 1t
contains.
Inc nue." 7.'''7 '' ''7'''''"'o
'he "oi'o.
II IL just "E ''''@7'''3 U" ~ ,''
'"' T." " n"I'' Il" IT Is |" "' " 0'"'
l'"'NS "'' '''' ION" 0'''t.
hons ''opp'o ana "'N'u WI"
Sro"'d gram.
from tho time corn lhFS'Is out IN
I'll It become" rilo II increases ''H uIy
matter h'e-Iold.
added to IN" equipment o. IN" 'h''
yersiiy OF Illinois.
Speaking OF the matter now sec
proves The ehsllaEe.
.
The value of corn siIago to the Oee'
producer Ia not limited to Its use IN
Poultry balance their own rations
II they are given Il wide variety OF
feeds to select from.
water will hold about LOBE pounds
pounds Of whole milk.
Gov, Porr,ops upn IUap 90 buuV In
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

Only IN a world where there is sur.
fering could God prove that he Is love.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

same time; in fact, some Of them. as
the plover, the curlew and the turn.
stone. do not breed on the island at
all. Nevertheless. the island was liter
ally covered from center to sea with
breeding birds. mating birds, and
young half-grown fiedgliugs Of q dozen
or more species.
With such an astonishing popula-
ton, numbering perhaps twice the in
habitants of Greater New York, 1t was
to be expected that a study Of the
situation would reveal a method in
their distribution. Generally speaking,
the various species were grouped IN
more or less we'll defined colonies. As
a rule, these colonies had settled on
certain localities that seemed to suit
their fancy or convenience. There Is a
constant coming and going at Laysan,
80 that the visitor arriving there at
different seasons Of the year would
find different species predominating In
the bird population, while other spe-
cies that at another season would be
equally as abundant might not be
found there at all. But visit this ISL
and or any one Of the chain when you
will, enough interesting material for a
volume on birds can be gathered In
an hour or two on shore.
One Of the many curious birds Of the
island. the albatross, Of which there
are two species, Is of the most general
interest. This is due in part to their
splendid sI2e and part to their unusual
domestic habits.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19
Bees require water.


K,s- l. hora,. on Ian. ,,,, corr
the poultry
The hsttor the man tho hattcr rho
Cold water Is practically usrIaes for
removing bacteria
Cover crops must he used ~ prevent
the loss Of plant food
COW how honest she Is
Harrow teeth are made In Dc turn
An inch Of rainfall on an aero Of
land weighs more than 10 o,ons.
shade trees Is Is per cent. better.
If hens develop the fcathcrpulling
habit, send them to market at once.
Corn and alfalfa make n combination
that cannot be equaned on the dairy
farm.
Is money put whero It will draw big
interest,
Don't forget the weeds that are get
roadside.
Every farmer should have a small
wheel seeder and a small wheel gar
1t Is a mistake to keep n monde
script bull simply because he cost a
little money.
Sore shoulders are the result Of
Uniting collars, and not always
those OF this season.
whitewashed walls by an application
of vinegar TO the walls.
Clabbered milk drained and left to
dry makes q fine feed for young chicks.
Second or third crop alfalfa, II
p~ronorIv managed furnishes a very
satisfactory pasture for sheep,
mt nroRtahIe producers. but all Droflt.
obIo producers are hearty eaters.
cortlenoss and n~attence ore al
wavs imnortant IN the dairy barn. Int
ho,,or
r,otood ~ rood,na uot noshos N
.blaLa tru ,ir,na crankod yro,n IN
email ,nortIlfns in litter ia good
'' -
c.,.,uo.o. ,on4... ~, ,noro.,o,
~I,.l,".'o1 ~Sl,tinn a1 NV
" p.a'' l0oD w g'I IIlStaa ~ pc.
me",s uo VI ~
Lave btock h~uSoahury VIII postpone
SOIL depieIioh LOT d loHseT pe''ou u
Time thah gram farming Du' II VIII
not prevent aepIetioh'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

The MAJ who buries his talent
might as well bury hlms1lf.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

session at It's real worth. This, however, Is not
90 difficult to understand as it might at first seem,
since hardly one In a thousand of the limited
number who have desired to make the journey
among them has ever been permitted to visit
these floating bits Of coral sand that apparently
bob aimIessly about, adrift on the bosom of the
great wide ocean. Few indeed have a first hand
knowledge Of what these possessions really are
and know Of the fascination they and their in.
habftants possess as objects of natural interest.
Then, too, the idea Of utilizing the distant islands
in any way that would suggest a natural park Is
so novel and out of the ordinary that it has not
yet taken root in the mind Of the man in the
street.
Though all put together the exposed dry land
and reefs of the reservation would hardly have an
area Of ten miles square 1t literally teens with
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1912-07-19

Soap-suds, or even cold water APP
plications. If pergisted in, will rid
Of red spider, a tiny insect that
sucks the life from leaves and stems,
them To dry and wither away.