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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17

IT has often been claimed by authorities
i that the sound of running water has
the effect of lulling any one to sleep,
but in India they go much farther than
this, for the mothers there make their ba-
bies sleep by letting a small stream of water
flow directly on their little heads.
This practice of the liquid lullaby is cur
rent mostly in the vicinity of Simla, India
where the women have great deal of field
work to do and must leave their babies
alone. Few of these women can afford
caretakers, and they have therefore to re-
sort to what they consider the next best
thing.
A striking example of this was noted
not long ago when a new road was being
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
A Riddle Worth $25, 900 Solued
by Lazy Beggar of Naples.

Thinking that treasure might be concealed
in it, the column was examined closely, but
nothing was found.
Then an idea came to Tosci, who was lazy
beggar. He looked at the column. 1t was
lovely spring morning and the sky was cloud
less. A long shadow of the column was cast
on the ground.
" / have found the secret, solved the riddle"
said the beggar.
He told no one what he had found out. The
next May first morning, bright and early, he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17

powerful steam trawlers recently introduced
into the North sea, which are capable of
capturing hundreds of thousands of fish in
one catch, are robbing the sea of fish about
twenty times as fast as they can breed.
Not long ago England introduced into
parliament a plumage BIZ in an endeayor
to prevent the extinction of birds possess
ing attractive plumage. For it seems the
demands of fashion have been increasing in
jumps as far as birds for womens feathers
are concerned. 1t is for this reason that
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Official Score Card of the American Baby Health Contest Association

The skin should be pink, flesh firm and lips
red, breath sweet, tongue clean. He should
breathe through the nose only and should
not be fretful He should not be restlessly
active, nor disinclined to play.
Clean, pure air must be supplied to children
during the day time as well as at night Each
child is entitled totwo or three thousand cubic
feet of air per hour, and this can be easily
provided without exposing him to draft if the
room is not small or overcrowded.
The child should be given wholesome and
carefully selected foods and should acquire
regular habits of eating and sleeping The
body must be evenly and suitably clothed and
the skin kept open and active by daily
bathing.
Children that are frequently beaten and
scolded or are othefwise badly managed have
co arse, resentful faces and are not likely to
get high rating by examiners. The best bal
aneed minds and facial expressions are OBJ
tained in children who are controlled by gentle
strength, kindness and sweet reasonableness.
Keep careful records of each of your chill
dren, checking up the items of its psychology
cal and physical development not less often
than once in six months.
Kill and exclude flies. Keep your premises
clean. Disease germs are carried to the car
pets and rugs upon shoe soles and by dogs
and cats.
Paci6ers are used only by the shiftless and
ignorant. The use of soothing sirups is always
dangerous.
sick, tired and fretful mother cannot do
justice to her child
Permission for use of score card in Baby
Health Contests will be granted upon receipt
of signed guarantee, promising to fill and
return duplicates to headquarters within one
month after close of Contest.
Copyright 1913. American Baby Health Contest
Association.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17

the lines we urge, and continues SO long as
citation, therefore, if you will it so your state
can be in and of it, if interested; and the
hope is that in Canada and i, every state and
possession of the United States there will be
an active effort to secure a voice in this asso-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17

dreds came back, half that number being
killed and the rest retained in South Africa
in connection with the development of The
country. Since that time there has been an
alarming shortage in horses for the army.
Then, too, 1t is claimed the pig is rapidly
becoming extinct. For, with the growth
Of large towns and the facilities for keep
ing the animals under recognized regula-
tions becoming less and less, the race OF
swine is being slowly wiped out.
Again, the advance of civilization is hav-
ing 4 tendency to do away with fish. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17

the white heron, once so common in China
has been almost entirely wiped out of exist
ence.
Each year the seals in the Antarctic
decrease thousands in numbers through in
discriminate killing.
In the lower animal kingdoms insects
are everywhere paying the price OF civiliza-
tion. The growth of steel built buildings in
the place of wood is robbing them of their
natural haunts, while the advance of santa
tion is rapidly making away with bluebottles,
mice, cockroaches, etc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17

citation by holding local and state contests and
reporting on them.
Progress today demands placing the man
above the dollar and pricing knowledge above
riches We urge that no movement backed by
desire to make money, however clamorous in
its demand for public attention be allowed to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17

not be allowed to become a system of special
shows where professional babies of abnormal
development go about to compete for large
prizes for the benefit of some advertising or
gainful scheme.
Membership in this association is open to
those states holding two or more contests along
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17

came to the statue with pick and shovel con-
cealed in long box.
Promptly at Tosci began to dig at the
spot touched by the end of the columns shad-
ow He had not dug very deeply when be
came to purse of French workmanship, en-
closed in metal box. He seized the purse,
put it into his shirt and escaped to a lonely
courtyard before he could be pursued. There
he found that the purse contained an equva-
lent of $4,000. He had solved the riddle.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17

- EW people realize the sponge is really
a marine animal. If one could take a
! trip to the Mediterranean one would be
extremely interested at the sponge fish
cries there.
: When the sponge is taken from the water
it resembles piece of raw meat 1t is COW
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17

disturb an orderly and scientific carrying for
ward of this work Diversity will weaken,
just as uniformity and cooperation will
strengthen, this cause. It's friends can ad-
vance it by urging concentration and uni
formity in the work, rather than diversity and
multiplicity of organizations"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
The Sponge Is a Deep Sea Animal.

glutinous substance not unlike molasses. This
is called the milk of the sponge and is quick
ly drained out, otherwise decomposition
would set in and make the article useless.
Next the sponge is soaked in bath of Condy
and afterwards comes the process Of sorting,
clipping, and bleaching.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
the chief streets of Naples about forty

Of the chief streets of Naples about forty
years ago.
Since it was first erected the column has
scaused much comment among the resident Ital-
ians and among the French who knew the
history of their odd countryman.
For many years, on May /, hundreds of peo-
pie would come to peer at the column, thinking
that the head would be covered with gold. No
miracle happened and the people were con-
sinced that the quaint inscription was joke.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Asks Only Small Prizes.

Prizes should be of comparatively small
amount or value. To offer valuable prizes, or
to permit such offers by newspapers, baby food
manufacturers photographers, or others in
terested in advertising themselves or their
business, will excite cupidity of parents, cause
a scramble for gain instead of search for
knowledge, and endanger and tend to COM
mercialize the whole movement. This prom
ises to be great worldwide movement, pro-
ductive of great good to humanity. 1t must
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
Hundreds of Contests Follow.

She asked DIR. Margaret Clark of Water
loo, Ia, to prepare score card drafted after
the general plan of the stock judging cards,
but covering various points of physical and
mental excellence in children. DR.. Clark, DIR.
Lenna Meanes of Des Moines, and DIR. Flor
ence Brown Sherbon of Colfax, Ia, were
asked to serve as judges.
Fifty babies were examined and graded on
that memorable August day in the little
kitchen under the rafters of the State College
building, while health talks were being given
in the main amphitheater.
These women saw the possibilities in this
plan and have since organized the American
Baby Health Contest association. The public
also saw these possibilities and explosion
of interest and publicity followed which at
times threatened to sweep the movement off
its fcei Hundreds of ccrtesis followed in all
parts of the country
The second Iowa state fair contest was held
in August, 1912, in a series of tents and COW
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
An Iowa Womans S
Great Work for :
Better Babies
Movement Begun BY Mary
TerriH Watts Has Spread to All
Parts of the Country, uOith Much
Benefit to the Little Ones.

cred period of three days, during which time
250 babies were examined and scored.
This year thousand entries are expected
and the work will be carried on in its own
beautiful quarters in the $4,000 child welfare
building now under way. All child welfare
organizations worked for this appropriation,
notably the mothers congress, the women
physicians of Des Moines, the state fair board,
the contest association, etc
Iowa has long excelled in Prize crops of
hogs and corn. She is not to be outdone when
it comes to the higher order of creation. She
is starting out to show the world how to raise
a prize crop of better babies.
X 4:
Aims of the Association.
The association in circular thus sets forth
it's qualifications and its aims
The American Baby Health Contest asso-
citation is incorporated under the laws of
Iowa, with headquarters at Des Moines. In
asking the cooperation of all public officials,
medical societies, state fair associations, and
clubs of all kinds throughout the country, it
calls attention to some points especially to be
considered in the movement for race improve
menI along SclenIluc ana HUMANITARIAN lines.
This association is the only one organized
solely for the purpose of securing not only
the holding of contests where children shall
be marked on a scientific basis, but also the
collecting, classification, and tabulation of orig
inal duplicate records of such markings
for a long series of years. 1t is interested
only in the humanitarian and scientific aspects
of the movement.
The score card of this association has
been used during the last two years in all the
state and local baby health contests held in
Iowa, Oregon, Wisconsin, Colorado, and other
states.
1t is approved by the. chairman of the
Iowa public health committee of the Ameri-
can Medical association, by the Iowa state fair
officials, by the mothers congress, and by the
General Federation of Womens Clubs
Uniformity is absolutely essential in the
examination and marking of children so as to
secure any results of value in nationwide
movement of this sort. Cur official score card,
so long and universally used is such a basis
for uniformity that its exclusive rse is very
important in this work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
p TWENTY-FIVE THOUSANI

~ TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOL
LARS for solving a riddlel
That is the reward received by An
nibale Tosci, beggar of Naples
The story sounds like page from the Ara
bian Nights, but is, instead, recent happen
ing in modern Naples.
"On May first every year l have golden
head" That is the riddle that was worth $685.
600 to Annibale Tosci. This enigmatic in
which an eccentric Frenchman erected on one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17

Teeth-Central incisors appear about the
7th mo-; lateral incisors from 8th to 10th;
anterior molars 18th to 18th; eye and stomach
14th to goth; posterior molars 18th to Both.
Multiply width of head by one hundred and
divide by length to get cephalic index. When
index is seventy-five or less the child is doll
cocephalic or long-headed; seventy-five to
eighty, unacceptable; eighty to eighty-fve,
brachycephalic.
The anterior fontanelle should not be bulg-
ing, rather slightly depressed. 1t should be
completely closed between the fifteenth and
twentieth month.
The bony skeleton should be especially
examined for ricketts,.
The child should first attempt to sit at
about the 10th week, be fairly successful
about the 40th week, and firmly seated at the
10th or 11tr month.
He should attempt to stand about the 3Sth
week, and be successful at the 11th orf2th
month He should walk unsupported at the
18th or 18th month-certainly not later than
the 18th month. Precocity n.walking is not
desirable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17
By FLORENCE BROWN sHERBoN.

- the grounds of the Iowa state fair
/ at Des Moines is being erected build
~ ing which is unique, differing in some
respects from any public building ever
before erected. Other state agricultural So
cieties have provided for the comfort of wom-
en- and children in special buildings, but it
remained for the Iowa Agricultural society
to provide a baby judging pavilion for the
scoring of babies and awarding premiums for
physical and mental development
This child welfare building provides all the
best known features for the comfort of visit
ing mothers and children-rest rooms, lunch
rooms, a nursery and hospital fifty foot sand
pile, etc. 1t also provides educational features
in its model kitchen, school rooms, milk sta
ton, booths for stationery, educational ex-
hibits, etc
But the interest seems TO center in the part
fitted up for the use of the Baby Health Con-
test association. This provides beautifully
sanitary and artistic quarters for the careful
scientific examination of children. The main
examination room is correctly lighted and
heated finished In white enamel and separated
on one side by glass partition from small
public amphitheater provided for interested
observers. The rooms provided for admission,
psychological examinations, etc. are not open
to the public
In 1911 the extension worker in domestic
science at Ames college, Ia, Miss Neal
Knowles, asked Mrs. Mary Terrill Watts of
Audubon-ex-president of the Iowa State
Mothers congress-to fill an educational pro-
gram for mothers on one day of the fair. Mrs.
Watts had this happy Inspiration: Why not
offer premium for the healthiest baby?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-17

- the grounds of the Iowa state fair
at Des Moines is being erected build
. ing which is unique, differing in some
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-04
Percy Helm Out
With His Hammer

Attorney Helm returned Sun
day night from Pierre. where he
had been spending about two
weeks lobbying for the approprla-
tlon for the Sanatorlum. He was
successful in his mission, having
obtained a total appropriation Of
fifty thousand three hundred
d liars t or maintenance and
buildings, which includes ten
t lousand dollars allowed b Y
statute. The Sanatorium re-
ceives for buildings nineteen
thousand three hundred dollars.
Maintenance for 1913 fifteen
thousand. Main enance for 1914
twenty thousand, This is far in
excess of any amount the instltu-
ton has received heretofore and
Mr.. Helms efforts, given with
ont compensation should be. and
are highly appreciated. Custer
| Chronicle.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-04

Notifies are jubilant over the
rumor that the N. P. may
put in a real passenger train on
its Bismarck Mott branch.
Oscar N. Sampson announces
that, aided by some of the muse
loving people Of the town, he has
succeeded in booking the great
basso, Mr.. Marcus kelIermann,
for concert at Lennon. That
this assures the people OF Lem
mon and vicinity a rare musical
treat is too well known to de-
mand further emphasis. Mr..
Kellerman is arranging a tour to
extend into Montana, and it Is II
this fact that makes 1t possible
for Lennon to hear him. Inc
date is not yet determined but II
will probably be some time the
end Of this month.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-04
Yellowstone Trail
Workers To Meet
At Aberdeen

A general meeting of the work.
ers along the line of the Twin
Clty-Aberdeen- Yellowstone Park
trail is announced to be held at
Aberdeen Wednesday. April 18th
and Thursday. April 18th. The
object of this convention is to
bring together the many who
have set their shoulder to the
task along the entire line. for
the cementing of the bonds that
bind them, and a general en-
change of sentiments upon the
great work so well begun.
The first meeting of the con-
vention is called for Wednesday
evening, and it will be followed
Thursday morning and afternoon
by two more meetings.
Enthusiasm of the sort that
counts is working all along the
line, and much has been done to
bring to success the task. Thus
it is safe to say that the first
stage of the work is completed.
To bring the second stage well
under way is the object of the
Aberdeen gathering. and the
Commercial club of Aberdeen
being the host, it is safe to say
there will be a good attendance
such as the character of the
work well deserves.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-04
LENNON Perkins County, South Dakota friday April d. 1913
The City Election

The city election is not far off
Tuesday. April 18th. Some of
the nomination petitions for this
municipal event have already
been filed, but quite a few are as
yet in the air. =" However there
is time till April 9th, when nomi-
nations close,
Those whose petitions have
this far been filed are:
For Mayor: B f. Watt. C. r.
Braught.
For Treasurer: J. X. Clark.
For City Justice: A. +. Yager.
For Police Justice: C. w. Will
liams.
Talk as to candidates is getting
more definite daily. Chas, Car
rell will make the run for city
treasurer against Jas. X. Clark.
But the crux of the annual cleo
tion bout, aside from the mayor
atty contest will be about the
Hon. aldermannic Jobs. The first
ward will have to elect two alder
men, with Messrs l.. +. Gilman.
A. B. Young and JOS Sternhagen.
For the one position which the
second ward offers, Messrs. Ike
Emberson, Robt. Priebe and A.
G.. Macomber are named. In the
third ward, Messrs. Aug. Meid.
niger and 7. c. Lipman will lock
horns.
In view of the fact that much
of the responsibility that attaches
to the solution of the sphinx rid
die of giving out the two saloor
licenses permitted under the new
law, the aldermanninc contests
in the several wards are likely t,
bring out the greatest possible
interest on the part of the voters
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-04
Sheriff II. J. Sticken, of II

Sheriff H. J. Sticken. of Het-
finger. was in town yesterday on
his way over the cast part of
Adams county serving petty jury
veniries for the term of court
which opens at Hettinger Mon
day.
DR.. Q. w. Phelps, as health
officer, states officially that the
embargo on public gatherings in
the city will be withdrawn Sat
urday evening. April 5th. This
on the supposition that no new
cases Of scarlet fever develop in
the meantime. As the most
careful watch is being held over
the city's health. and all cases
that came down two weeks ago
are carefully quarantlned. it is
thought that no further compll-
cations will arise. The children
who came down with the malady,
are all doing nicely. and are well
on the mend. School will open
Monday, after a three weeks
vacation, The churches will
again have services Sunday at
the usual hour.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-04
Tragedy Near Ekalaka

Tuesday Afternoon about 3
O'Clock the home of Mike Carney,
at the Hall q Snow sawmill about
eight miles east of Ekalaka, was
entirely destroyed by fire and the
three children, aged 3 years, 2
years, and 5 months, were ere
mated.
The father had gone to town,
while the mother was temporarl-
ly absent at the Jack kinsey
home, only 200 or 800 yards dis
tant. Before leaving she had
replenished the fire in the stove.
which is supposed to have been
the origin of the blaze which
soon afterward enveloped the old,
dry log house
Mr.. kinsey was i'll, but he is
rerorted to have made a hel Ole
attempt to rescue the children.
He entered the house. a dungeon
of sitting smoke, crawled to the
bed and made a search of the
room. being compelled to leave
the house to escape suffocatlon.
The Carneys. it is reported,
came to the vicinity last fall from
Belle Fourche. Mrs. Carney
was formerly Miss Mary An
drews, daughter of H. W. An
drews of Colony. She is said to
have attempted to sacrifice her
own life. after the tragic death
of all her little ones. and was
only prevented from doing so by
the timely interference of neigh,
bors. Camp Crook Gazette.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-04

The Star theatre will open again
Saturday evening.
Dancing School reopens April
9Th at Smiths Hall. Good music.
Everyone cordially invited.
Mrs. |. 7. Hermanson, and
children leave today for a sea
sons visit with relatives at
Shakopee. Mimi.
Leroy c. Boyd. of Hobson.
Mont, is visiting in the city with
his friends of honyak DAYS. Mr..
Bovd will be remembered as a
former attache Of the Ray w.
Conklin land Office. and also one
Of the honyak bunch OF Orange
township still owning and vast
w proud of the nice quarter
which he caused Uncle Sam to
bestow on him.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-04
Spring is here at last.

! Richard Evanson was called to
nl'e Butte professionally, to
epare p for shipment the body
Mr. Russell Mealman.
MRS. Philip Crosse and Mrs
rs IS Hawley left Wednesday for
Lies City, having received word
's' Fritz Landaker, their bro
per- is seriously i'll at that place.
T. T. D. Payne came back yester-
~. noon from a trip he had
%a. s 10 southern Minnesota
''s IN quest Of good stock.
~ made the most Of his time
y uylng up the matter Of cattle
- aog breeds, but we under.
lrchases. a"e any
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1913-04-04
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We want you to make quality test of Bowstrng
Six Cord Spool Cotton and compare with the thread
you are now using We know that if you will once use
Bowstring thread you will say that no other thread
equals in strength smooness and freedom from defects
The Sea Island cotton used in Bowsring thread has
fibre longer and finer than any other cotton in the world
Dressmakcrs sayhat Bowstrng defects that
with it they can run their machines all day long without
skip or break. The price is as usual Sc a SPOOL
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-09-06

Charles Peterson left for Crystal
Falls Wednesday afternoon.
l.. A. Henry was caller here Fri
day
Thomas Richards and son Arthur
drove to Crystal Falls Friday.
Mrs. Margaret Padgett and sister
Mis- Riley drove to Crystal Falls
Saturday.
Charles Peterson left for Crystal
Fails Saturday morning.
Harry Riley of Virginia arrived here
Saturday afternoon TO spend a few
days at the home OF Thomas Richards.
Jack Hill drove to Crystal Falls
Sunday.
August Schaal and family drove to
Crystal Falls Sunday afternoon.
Werner Fahler and wife left for
Crystal Falls Sunday.
Jeatin Corhctt and siaters Frances
Ella and Kate drove to Crystal Falls
Sunday.
william Richard of Calumet Mich.
left for the copper country Monday
afternoon after spending few days
at the home of Thomas Richards.
Charles Peterson returned home
Tuesday from Crystal Falls.
John Gustsfson drove to sagola Mon
day.
Supt. James Wall of Iron River was
caller here Tuesday.
John Williams left for the copper
country Tuesday afternoon spending
several days with Mrs Williams
parents, Thomas Richards
Alex Ross was Crystal Falls caller
Monday.
WiIfred Nelson left tor Crystal Falls
Monday to start school.
Willie Ross and sister Cora left Mon
day for Crystal Fails to start school.
Harry Riley and Mrs Margaret
Padgett drove 70 Crystal Falls Tues
day.
Captain Nelson and son wilfred
drove to Crystal Falls Sunday.