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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-01-04
TRAINING 7ODAYS
Boys AND GIRLS
What the Little Ones Should
Learn, and How.
FORCING SYSTEM IS WRONG
Differences Between Information,
knowledge and Wisdom, and the
Value Of Experience as
Teacher Of Children.
BY slpoNiE M. oRUENsERe.

rs 1T not true that every parent
j wishes to give his children the full
benefit of all the accumulated wisdom
of the past? And 1t is quite natural
for parents to do SO, since they are
old enough to realize how wasteful II
Is for the child to get all his expert
ence at first hand. To learn, and learn,
and learn. While children are still
young and capable OF learning; to
learn while they are still young and
quite incapable of doing anything
else worth while-that would seem to
be the Ideal life for children, Yes,
by all means, have the children learn.
But learn what? And learn how?
These questions do not seem TO have
received quite so much attention as
they really deserve. We have been
so overawed by the vastness of the
worlds learning, and we have been so
conscious Of the fact that the heap Is
constantly growing, that we have al
lowed ourselves to look upon the
knowledge Of the ancients as u sacred
treasury that must be preserved ut all
cost. and that must be injected into
children to the limit of their capaci-
ties.
Without In any way dispnraglng the
value Of accumulated experience, IL is
fair to ask whether we have been al
together wise in u pursuit of learn
ing-for the chlldren's sake. Is II
not true that we have too readily ac-
cepted the written word rs something
worth while In itselfI Have we not
too commonly confused information
with knowledge, and knowledge with
wisdomf
In recent years there seems To have
been a wave of frantic fear among
many conscientious parents that the
prevailing methods of instruction are
too slow to give the children all of the
needed learning. Or perhaps 1t has
been q keen realization of the tremen-
dOus store that has to be gathered In
a few short years. At any rate there
has been an eager searching for u
method Of filling the children's knowl-
edge reservoirs more eXpedltlously
and more compactly. So We have the
monstrous sight Of a three-year-old girl
reading and of II six-ycar-old com
posing poetry.
II Is not To be denied that the world
IS quite full of II number of things,
many of which are worth understands
Ing. 1t Is also true that IL you catch
II child young you may get more into
him hnfarn hn agnanAs than VAtt a,ttlI
II you delayed your capture. But just
what good does Ii do IA child Of eight
to read Shakespeare"-as many chill.
dren OF eight have done? OF curse,
they non all the words CORRECTLY.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-01-04

the same time rs II their throats had
been cut. and are exactly as good for
table purposes us If bled Ia the latter
way.
A set OF tools for caponizing costs
$50 to 81, and with each set are sent
directions hat anyone can follow.
After the cuponizing the cockerels
become docile and quiet; they lose
ambition and their combs cease to
grow. In fact, they shrivcl, and when
fed they eat their fill and sit quietly
around until feeding time again.
Capons always retain that sweet
Tess and juiciness Of flesh that are
characteristic OF the spring chicken
the reason they bring such a high
price.
They are fed much as other fowls
would be, only eating more. About all
they eat goes to the formation of juicy,
palatable flesh.
A few years & capons commanded
hardly any attention in the West, and
do not yet bring the prices they do In
the eastern cities.
BY the last of March good capons
sell readily In Chicago ut II cents per
pound, as against 12 cents for dressed
chickens.
As the average Plymouth Rock ca
pom will weigh seven or eight pounds,
it will be seen that the capon sells for
from 10 TO 80 cents more than the
chicken of the same age, and the diff.
ference in the cost of raising Is lnslg.
ulficunt.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-01-04

Logs OF Ignite usually In a hoiaontNl position and greatly compressed,
standing in the position in which they grew, with the cots md trunks fos-
SLICED by iron carbonate nd rn sulphidc. Seeds Of plants are found ear
some of these beds. In places the clay is charged with Ignite, when 1t is
called charcoal clay" or "charcoal ore" and in this charcoal clay" fossil
bones are found. Hatcher. The paleontologst. exploring na Muirkirk. be-
tween Washington and Laurel, found in this formation the remains of
dinosaurs.
There have been restored remains Of the commoncst creuccous dnosaur
remains in The Arundel formation include fossil turtles, crocolles, dinosaurs
gnStropolS and many oher strange things hut the dinoSauria, of which II
number Of species have been recognized greatly predominant.
In the National museum. gathered IN large cases, are thousands Of fossil
shells and fossil plants found in many parts Of the United States, and seat
tered through tina. grcat collection are" perhaps hundreds, certainly scores, Of
specimens that are valuable to the pahontoDgst and which were found in
the region around Washington. Each is labeled and the Waslingonmn is
Offer coming pom u familiar place name which he never thought VAS of any
scientific interest.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-01-04
MIXED RATION FOR POULTRY
Fowls Do Much Better or Variety Of
Feeds and Larger Percentage
10 pleested.

Fowls do much better on a mixed
ration, and although this mixed ntlon
may contain the same nutrltlve ratio,
nevertheless the results obtained are
better.
They seem to relish their meals
o when a variety of grains is fed,
ana n larger percentage Of the whole
ration Is digested.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-01-04

glass tubes and in the latter are tho minute enemies of health-so minute
that billions If them are contained IN II vial II quarter Of eighth full Of
colored liquid.
The doctor who shows You through the establishment handles the walls
Of death with as much nochnlanco rs though they contained merely coored
water. He explains THAT there are only two bottled diseases in the handling
Of which the most extreme carca and preauton must he exercised. They re
started in n single individual that the result of n careless handling might
mean II local or even NATIONAL calamity, while the latter, IL nt ~ con-
tngOus, would mean certain death by II very outhsome process.
Among the diseases here bottled up are Asatc cholera, the widespread
sleeping sickness Of Africa, tuberculosis, dphtherin, typhoid fcvcr-ind"ed.
practically all the maladics that are caused by the Vaccinations OF the tiny
Ind mysterious FEATURES known as bacteria.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-01-04

luton rs II telegraph operator. Sh'
saw many hardships In connection
with the revolution, AT one time being
imprisoned for ~ days without any
thing to a but mildewed bread.
She served on the official stan Of
General CarrnnZn and at n time was
nearly captured by villa, who had
heard Of her and wished to have her
with him. When villa invaded the
Mexican capital, after his break with
Carranza, he searched for Miss Estra-
da, but could not find her hiding place,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-01-04

"TT'H II NWHT II T'TIV0'' y" TVTe t"FTV
that the human mind has difficulty in
gathering or entertaining the concep-
zion.
II Is in the Arundel formation that
some of the rich fossil finds have been
made. The outcrops of the Arundel
formation within Prince Georges coun-
ty are confined to its northwestern
portion, between Washington. and
Laurel, but 1t Is believed 10 undcrlic
the greater portion of the country
south and east of the Anacostia river.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-01-04
HOW TO TREAT DANDRUFF
Itching Scalp and Falling Hair With
Cuticura. Trial Free.

On retiring touch spots OF dandrui
and itching with C~uticura Ointment.
Next morning shampoo with Cuticura
Soap and hot water. A clean, healthy
scalp means good hair and freedom, in
most cases, from dandrur, itching,
burning, crustings and scalings.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, C%uticura. Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Ady,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-01-04

Il VISIT IN Il OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES oStnbTIsIl-
ment will convince any person of the
efforts being made by scientists to
combat the disease pests Of humanity.
1t is II somewhat impressive and
not at all comfortable thought, on en-
tering the room wherein the germ
ovens, or incubntors. as they are
called, are kept, that there are greater
potcntinlities for destroying human
life here than If the apartment was
filed with dynamite. In the neat pol
iShuI cuupn. rprputuclas nrp stored
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-01-04
Glad Tidinus.

mime. Xira, the fortune teller. must
nave had some good news for you"
Correct answered the man who Is.
sued from III" mystic portals with "A
broad smile on his face. IL own this
Nhch"ns, and business is So good she
has leased II from me for another six
months, rent paid In advance"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-01-04
CLEAN HOUSES FOR PULLETs
Spray Interior Of eul!dinq With sou.
Good Characterization In
Mind the Old sayino.

Before the pullets are put in the
laying pens the house should be ,,ver
. thorough cleaning. Spray the ~
terror OF the house with disInfectant
Bear In mind the old saying. "An
ounce OF prevention 10 wsrth a pound
ef cure" N"'
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-01-04

which a In Il cellar In Cheputcpec. II IN % the suggestion OF Carranz
that Miss Estrada came to this country, In order 10 learn English. She de-
cided, however, that she might also learn wireless telegraphy ut the same
time, ana. therefore, has studied II during her stay here.
She Is living with Mrs =. 7. Macauley at the Alabama apartments, but
expects to return to Mexico, where her mother o IL residing.
Miss Estrada suffered Imprisonment when she IA captured by the fol-
lowers Of Huerta, and was threatened with death. While In prison, however,
forces opposing Huerta came upon the town Mazapn, In the state of zhcute.
a and after a battle which Miss Estrada witnessed from a window In her
cell, defeated the Huera forces and subsequently rescued Miss Etrada.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-01-04
His Choice.

cold man, you are too close In money
matters. Your friends are beginning to
classify YOU MS II tightwad."
what does 1t matter: I'd rather
h" classified rs "A iightwad than as "A
good thing"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-01-04
Quite a Feat.

eft was n remarkable election In
many respects
"Ycs. II killed the I told you so
tribe tn some extent"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-01-04

them. they are very pnlntahle. This
Is known ms the grayfsh or dogiish,
but better known as the former.
II has been known for some time
that the tilefish was good for food.
hut It Is only recently that the gray
fish has been introduced and. despite
It's specie, II has met with popular IA.
vor wherever 1t has been placed on
the market.
The government has issued sew
cral pamphlets on this subject, giving
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-01-04
IMMEDIATE ATTENTION

should be given 70 sprains. swellings.
bruises rheumatism and neuralgia.
Keep Mansiield's Magic Arnica Lini.
ment handy on the shelf, Three sizes
-25c. eOc and 81 .00.-Ady.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-01-04
Indications.

"Th" man "" met yesterday Is a reg
.lar tirr.cutcr."
. ! should judge by his supply OF
not atI,-
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-01-04
Uncle Sam Propagating Dread Disease Germs

no YOU know that the government is carefully prop0gatng the organisms
u that produce IN the human system the most deadly and widespread dis
-enses? TnrhnnE Won dom -LMt there Is no cause for mIMrm. on the conrnry.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-01-04

\ pear tree on the farm of ]. T.. En-.
e'e OF Sho"makerSyillc, Pa, one hun.
urea n sIXty'thrce years old, Is bear.
ing fruit.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-01-04

TT fmrnHTTs rm fS Sn6TTT, gVfng
a number OF recipes for It's preparation. Here Is what the bureau u fisheries
has to say about them:
"The bureau has beet dcferring the campaign for marketing the gray
hh' pending te effort to ohtninp pack sufficiently large to supply the demand
that will be created. While the quantity available this year will ct be so
rs IA originally arranged for, owing to the late date that the packing
began. In October, 1t is expected that the amoun will suffice for n demon.
stration tob both the public and the Gamers that the fish is destined to be n IN
important food product"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-01-04
Mexican Girl Licensed as Wireless Operator

Al ISIS MARIA DOLORES ESTRADA. a Mexican girl, who has been rcdd.
WI ing in Washington for nearly Il cal has been granted the first wireless
operators license of the first grade eve granted o n woman in this country.
Miss Estrada is n xpcr teIcgrapher and did her Bit in the Mexican revo.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-01-04
Interesting Fossils Found Near Washington

f ossIL shells and other fossil remains which abound in the region around
! Washington and have been found In the District OF Columbia are more
than mere curos which scrve In som yngMc way TO rcmlnd men of a past
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-01-04
People Of Washington Advised to Eat Shark

W AsIIINGToN-The fisheries commission advises the people of Washing
W tn to at shark. This creature of the sea has 10Y been introduced by
the government us u now food. and according 10 renmts ~ Officials Of the
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-01-04

Only One "BnOMO OUISINE'
70 Fei the genuine, call for fun name AxATTy
hnoMo 0IlNlAk look for Signature OF X. W.
"'o' 4 Curra 4 Cold in Ono DAY 2sc,
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-03-09
FIGURING coIors Of Metals.

A method by which numerical values
for the colors of metals has been OBJ
tanned and described recently in for
eign contemporary. The metal sample
is polished with emery, and IS then
photographed through blue grass
screen. The time of exposure, time Of
development of the plate, temperature
of the developer and all other condi-
tons must be reproduced exactly in
order to obtain comparable results.
The density of the resulting negative
is measured in a Sanger Shepherd
densometer, and the result calculated
to a scale in which the color value
for silver is 0 and that of copper is
so The results obtained show that
an increase of coloration in the metal
does give a higher color figure" but
the method can detect no difference
between pure and standard" silver
silver 92.5 per cent, copper rs per cent
and is only just sufficiently sensitive
to distinguish between German silvers
having respectively 10 and per cent
of nickel.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-03-09
Joke on Grandfather.

Seven-year-old Willie sat next to his
grandfather at the dinner table and
handed him a note from the principal
of the public school requesting the at
tendance of the grandfather at meet
ing of the Parents and Teachers as
ISOLATION. The old gentleman, who is
fond of a joke, pretended to read as
follows, Dear Sir: Your crOp-eared
bandy-legged snitfled-nose boy needs
spanking There are no shingles in
this school sufficiently heavy for the
purpose. VIII you kindly take him
into the woodshed and administer n
much-needed correction?" Everybody
at the table laughed except the young
ster. With a perfectly grave face he
said, "Oh, grandfather, l should not
have thought that you would preserve
all these years a note that was writ
ten to your father when YOU was n
boy."
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-03-09
Among the Autoists

The report is that several fine
new six cylinder autos have been
sold in Brinkley and including
an Oldsmobile to Mrs. Benz.
Emmons.
Well, my entire total expen-
lures for my Ford car since last
Thanksgiving has been just 35c"
said Druggist E. H. Converse.
Now that is a pretty good show
ing when you consider the con-
slant daily use of this car.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-03-09

w. D. Fowler of Cotton Plant,
spent Sunday here.
Miss Lurah Carter of Cotton
Plant, spent Saturday and Sun
day here the guest of Miss Glenn
Flora.
Fine hickory \sto4ewood. 75c
a 2 horse wagonf6ad 4oe a single
wagon load tfdbuble. Hick-
DRY blocks soc per load.
jackson Handle Factory
Money to Loan~erp Improved
Farm Landet 7 percent interest.
Quick action and long time. See
J. D. Henley, !
H. G. Mitchell of Argenta,
spent Saturday and Sunday here
with his family.
Mr., and Mrs. Neil Snyder re-
turned to Jonesboro Friday last,
after a few weeks visit here with
relatives and friends.
BELTING--The kind that don't
stretch. For six years we have
sold this brand of betting ex-
clusively. Over $1,000 feet sold
last year. All giving satisfac-
ion. If it don,t-we stand behind
it. Our prices are lowest on &C
count of the large quantity we
sell. Layne & Bowler Co. Irri-
cation Plant Supplies. Stuttgart.
1t only costs 10c to read the
book, In Another Girls Shoes, -
by Berta Ruck, in Book Club
Library at Converse's Drug Store.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Anderson
of Gent, spent Tuesday here the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Wood
fin.
$4,000 feet of belt! Three miles
of non-stretch Ipowerl 200 salts
fed users! That's our record on
betting for last season. We
bought our 1917 supply early and
bought ATHEIST prices owing to
the large quantity. Drop US a
card flor prices. Layne & Bowler
Co. Irrigation Plant Supplies,
Stuttgart. 2-2-lI
Tell 'em you saw 1t In the ARGUS
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-03-09
Removing Old Paint.

Old paint may be quickly and easily
removed from any surface by scrub
bling with the following mixture: Dis
solve a quart of baking soda in a gal
Ion of water and add a quart of quick
lime. Apply to the surface with a
brush and in a few minutes all traces
of the old paint may be washed off in
warm water. The wood should then be
washed with vinegar before new paint
is applied to remove all the alkali,
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-03-09

Orders filled. same day receiv-
ed. Hart-~sBoe> Store, Helena,
Arkansas. 2-23-3t.
Mrs. Harry Dabbs Jr. of Hele-
ma, spent Monday here the guest
of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Jas.
Woodfin.
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Bailey, of
the Hunter rice growers, were
visitors in Brinkley Thursday.
Ben Vanderford Of Clarendon,
was a Brinkley visitor this morn
ing.
Nevil Pinkley had as his guest
Thursday his brother, j. E.
Pinkley, of Clarendon.
Mrs. NJ. A. Porter of Hunter,
was g visitor in Brinkley Thurs
day.
Mrs. |. SchoIem entertained
the 500 Club at her cozy home,
on West Ash Street, yesterday
afternoon.
) Mr.. and Mrs. Presley Pipkin
have returned from Memphis
where they went to have a
specialist attend their little babe
for ear trouble.
Miss Matthews, the trained
nurse who is attending the
young son of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
K. Smith at Wheatley, was a
Brinkley visitor Thursday. She
reports the little boy as improv-
ing.
Tom Jolly, one of our old citi-
zens living southwest of Brink
ley, a kinsman of H. N. Daniels,
died this morning in Little Rock
where he had been carried for an
operation. The body will be
brought back to Brinkley this
afternoon.
Best Belt for Irrigation Plants
We have it. We sell more belt
every season than all other deal
ers combined. We bought right
last Fall before the raise and can
sell you better belt for less
money. Layne q Bowler Co.
Irrigation Plant Supplies, SUIT
CART.
Men who like to have a fit and
who are hard to fit should attend
the spring display of tailoring at
Browns Shoe Store Thursday,
March 18th. The same expert
tailor and filter. who fitted 35 or
more prominent Brinkley men
with fine suits last fall, will be
here in charge. Read the ad in
this weeks ARGUS.
The extremely low price of
81 90 for making skirt as quot
ed in our ad in last weeks
ARGUS has attracted the atten-
ton Of the ladies of this entire
section and we are forced to ex-
tend the period of the $500 bar
gains otter until March 18th, "
said Mrs. Glade Furgison. The
dress making parlors recently 1
opened by Mrs. Eurgison are be-
ing we'll patronized. ladies COM
ing from Hunter. Wheatley,
Goodwin. Blackton and other
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-03-09
The Futures 8rioht Hone,

Grandpa thought pa was going to
turn out to be something wonderful,
and pa is confident that son will make
a mark in the world. Each generation
seems to realize that ii is failure
but it is betting on the next genera.
tion.-Forth Worth Star-Telegram.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-03-09
The Difficult Task.

"Why do they say that the first year
IF married life is usually the most diff
ficult?" Il don't know, unless it
takes about that long for the groom
to get to know all his wifes relations
so that he doesn't pass any of them
on the street. Detroit Free Press.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-03-09
al AND PERSONAL

R. Jackson was a business
Enr to Little Rock this week.
|, r 7. Murphy was a Little
i visitor on Wednesday.
IB, L. K. Brown was a visi-
in Little Rock on Wednesday.
ms. Adolph Goldberg has re-
ned from a visit to friends in
kthern cities.
b E. D. Mcknight was call
% Cotton Plant on a profess
ral visit this week.
III, and Mrs. Jacob Lamm
/ Monday for Chicago, St,
his and northern markets to
h shoes and furnishings.
|The ARGUS dislikes to chronicle
early removal from Brinkley
II, W. Snyder and family.
lev will move down in the
Ississippi delta country.
Pine hickory stove wood, 75c
ehorse wagon load, 40ca single
)gon load worth double. Hick-
tblocks SOC per load.
jackson Handle Factory.
~ EN- YOU saw ~ In tho Ar0ua
friends of Mr.. and
Is Vim, Hooker of Newport,
|Ve received announcement of
/ recent marriage Of their
lighter, Miss Franchelle. to "A
; Stephens of Newport.
Among the new books new in
( Book Club Library at Con-
're's Drug Store are, In
bother Girls Shoes, " by Berta
leS' and Marion, . by the
Rhor Of Me. - You can read
these books for only Toe.
Sa't buy.that belt before you
cur PRICES. They are. less
cause we bought early and in
y quantities, We guarantee
" loot Of cur belt. Layne &
ner Co Irrigation Plant Sup
= Stuttgart.
'n you saw It IN the ARGUS.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-03-09
AT THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Bishop ]. R. Winchester will
make his annual visitation to the
Brinkley congregation and will
preach at 7:30 Sunday night,
Mar. 18th.
Every Sunday morning at 10
O'Clock there will be Sunday
school at the Episcopal Church.
Everybody is invited to attend.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-03-09
CHURCH OF CHRIST

Sunday School and Communion
Services each Sunday morning
at 10 o'clock.
Bible Study Wednesday night
at 7:45.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-03-09
Perfectly Safe.

Gwendolyn-I don't believe Cholly's
ever done anything to be ashamed
of" Gladys-"How could he? He's
never done anything at alll"-Judge.
The Brinkley argus. (Brinkley, Ark.) 1883-current, 1917-03-09
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take LAXATIVE BRoA1o Qpsnfne ,Itstops the
Cough and Headache ard works off the Cold.
Druggists refund money ii it fails to cure.